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Through some sort of mix-up or a really benevolent publicist, my tickets to see Fiona Apple were the best tickets I've ever had in my life. To anything. I mean, I've sat cross-legged on the floor and watched Calvin Johnson play a coffee shop; I've been invited to sit onstage to see friends' bands play; I've crammed up into the front at standing-room-only shows. I've even pretended to be a photographer to see a band up close and personal in the photo pit. But at a show like this—a high-profile gig where women in the audience scream like they're seeing the Beatles—I've definitely never turned around from my seat to look at the crowd from about the same perspective of the musicians on stage.
It must be terrifying.
Sitting that close, just about anything would have been entertaining. Blake Mills—pulling double-duty as Apple's guitarist and sharing most of her band as the opening act—certainly kept my attention. I came to like him over the course of the show. He played a sentimental version of Santo & Johnny's great instrumental "Sleepwalk," making a non-joke about Lou Diamond Phillips in the song's introduction. That stands out, but the highlight of his set was a new song called "Don't Tell All Your Friends About Me," which contains a brutal refrain of "I know I fucked up." (Seattle Weekly asked him about that song, turns out.) The cursing seemed to break character for Mills, who looked a bit like Sean Penn in profile and whose sweaty hair began to fall, in Elvis-style clumps, down over his forehead as the set progressed. For the most part he was a man living in the wrong decade, but on that song he was right in the moment.
In the introduction to that tune, some women in the front row—the front row contained precisely one man—were chatting loud enough to bleed over Mills' guitar strums. The crooner turned his head to look down at them, totally expressionless but focused. He just stared a while. The chatty ladies were oblivious to his stare, or maybe a little annoyed by it. I was just behind them in the second row. I was looking up from typing some notes into my phone when I saw his head turn. I froze, terrified that he'd think I was texting and call me out in front of the whole theater. I've been called out once before, for looking bored at the Odd Future show (I had a stomach ache, but I was also bored.) Mills' gaze moved up to meet me, and I just smiled real big, lowering the phone slowly and slipping it into my pocket as smoothly as I could. I think he saw the phone, but he also returned the smile, as if to say "thanks for noticing that I'm playing a show." The women continued their discussion until the middle of the first verse. I kept my phone in my pocket for the rest of the set.
Before he left the stage, Mills gave a few pointers on being a Fiona Apple audience. "She loves it when people get crazy between songs," he says. "But the catcalls and screams during the songs? Not so much." Few in the theater would heed Mills' advice. I don't know if I've ever heard "I love you" screamed as many times as I did last night.
After Mills stepped out and a fog machine started blowing in, I took an awful photo of the empty stage with my front-facing iPhone camera (the back one is broken). I didn't want to risk being seen with my dumb phone out during Apple's set. I hate it when people take phone photos during concerts. That black thing is the piano.
There was a 40-minute intermission between Mills and Apple, which didn't seem particularly strange given Apple's reputation as a scatterbrain. My plus one, having seen Apple play late before, arrived to the show around 9:15 pm. When the lights finally dropped about 9:35, though, a skipping, childlike Apple—wearing mysterious torn red material around her neck; "I made this t-shirt into a cape," she'd announce later—grabbed the microphone and apologized for being "so fucking late." She had just started her period, she explained to the shrieking crowd, and her tourmates thought she was joking about needing a tampon. The largely female crowd roared with applause. She didn't talk much for the rest of the night, aside from the cape comment and a misty-eyed declaration for a friend in the crowd—"Patrick, I don't want to see you"—were exceptions.
The band opened with an electric take on "Fast as You Can" that was almost Prince-like in presentation, then moved on to some bluesier fare, including a gutwrenching version of "Shadowboxer," a song that Apple seemed to still have a real emotional connection with despite its utter played-outness. When she sat down at her piano, the singer swayed back and forth as if blind or terribly excited. Up-close, Apple—her hair thick with product and glitter; her cape sloppily hanging to her side—is all right angles. Her jaw is sharp, her neck is muscular, her knuckles are red and her hands seem fidgety and ungraceful until they hit the keys. She often sings through her teeth, growling the words out and looking ready to find and kill whatever "you" is her muse in a given song. I've seen some pretty hardcore rappers in my day. I have never seen anyone look as furious as Apple onstage.
Fiona Apple songs are almost always âme and youâ songs. They're songs about going out of your mind or about wanting to get out of your mind. Even her most intricate and masterful lyricsâand new album The Idler Wheel... is full of thoseâseem to address the kind of mercurial emotion that teenagers know theyâre losing fast and hesitate to let completely loose. These are up-all-night diary scrawls, and Appleâs live performance, especially when sheâs out from behind the piano, is a lot like watching a teenage kid left home alone. She turns the stereo up as far as it will go and dances with complete abandon. She's wasted without being wasted. Or maybe she was wasted. I kind of hope so. Itâs painful music that she's got to keep revisitingâpainful and personal and a little too much. When Apple says âI miss that stupid ache,â everyone in the building knows exactly what she means. And it's kind of hard to watch a whole roomâthough her fans are mostly female they are diverse as fuckâzero in on the hardest moments and scream for them. It's more than a sad song, it's a sad excavation of Apple's guts that probably disturbs some really necessary organs with each new scrape. I've rarely seen anyone work harder onstage. It might offender her to say she reminded me of a young Iggy Pop (sans broken glass and other weird shit), but that's how I felt about it. There's a playfulness here and I know some of it is theatrics, but there was also an awful lot of ache. If nothing else, the woman makes noises that must hurt to make.
The tension between pissy little kid and poet laureate in mourning was on display all night at the Schnitz. When it came time to play âCriminal,â Apple began by dutifully pushing through the verses, until at the halfway point she decided to improvise lyrics and basically jazz the fuck out of it. It was like watching a cat finally catch that mouse and realize it was more fun alive than it is dead. From my privileged vantage I watched her push herself through boredom and back to something more urgentâback to that stupid acheâand then lose it again.
"Sleep to Dream" found Apple removing the t-shirt cape. She held the red sash that circled her black dress awkwardly near the small of her back, struggling like an escape artist in a straight-jacket to break free or find some comfortable position. Elbows all over the place. Eventually she'd fall operatically to the ground and do what looked like drugged yoga, then prop her ass up on the drum riser and smile devilishly when the cymbals crashed a few inches from her ears (side note: Apple doesn't do any of that in-ear monitor bullshit, as far as I can tell). By the time she came up for air, she had lost her hair-tie and her bangs jutted upward at more odd angles. She looked fucking crazy. It was great.
For most of the rest of the show, Apple stood cranelike on the stage, methodically clapping fist into palm behind her back while making a capital P with her skinny legs. She headbanged a bit, too. For the most part she just looked down at the monitors, but occasionally she'd look up and crack a smile at the edges of her mouth. Her eyes would lock to a fixed point and the tough veneer would fade. Maybe she saw someone singing along. Maybe she found her friend Patrick. Anyway, I can't help wondering how this woman would have grown up if she'd never signed to the majors. Would she be even more Cat Power-esque, or would she have found herself working the audience and striving for a hit.
When you sit that close to the stage, youâre almost an unwitting part of the show. I kept as low a profile as I could. I slouched. I wish I had worn something nicer. You've got to be careful about not distracting from anyone else's experience when you're up front, I think. You can abuse that privilegeâlike the woman in the middle of the front row who screamed âThis has been really fun!â during a pin-drop stand-up bass solo.
Speaking of stand-up bass, that otherwise elegant instrument featured a partially peeled-off sticker affixed to the pickup. It read âSUPPORT VAGINAL PRIDE.â Maybe it was a truly gender-fucking statement from the gray-haired, male bass player. Maybe it was a little joke played on him by Ms. Apple. When they finished the song, she blew him a kiss and he mimed his head exploding all over the stage. There were intimate moments like that between Apple and each of her band members. She whispered in her drummer's ear once or twice. She shared a laugh with the keyboardist. I thought she'd cry at the end of a particularly moving slide guitar signature.
Apple's eyes did begin to well up a bit during the amazing "Anything We Want," a song with a chorus that jerks away from the listener like a dollar bill on a string, then turns out to be a 50. That was the song I wanted to live in all night. It was still haunting me when Apple announced that "this next song is the song we call the encore," and briefly thanked the crowd before a really nice cover of Conway Twitty's "It's Only Make Believe," which allowed Apple to shred what was left of her throat.
It all happened pretty quick. When you're up that close I guess you kinda lose track of time.


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The Detroit Free Press: FirstMerit Corp. purchases Citizens Republic Bancorp
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The Cleveland Plain Dealer: FirstMerit buys Michigan-based Citizens Republic, adds branches in Greater Cleveland
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Citizens Republic Bancorp acquired by Ohio firm
Bloomberg: FirstMerit to Purchase Citizens Republic for $952 Million
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In my interviews with Island beekeepers and their difficulty keeping honeybee colonies healthy, the Island's use of garden chemicals came up often. "The Aisle of Death" was the much-repeated term for the shelves of stinky spray-cans and bags of pesticides, herbicides, bug dusts, and fertilizers.
Beekeeper Cheryl Grunbock told me that "bees are the most susceptible of insects: they'll die way before you get rid of your target insects." In picking up a can to kill those aphids, caterpillars, thrips, termites, or wasps in your fruit trees, roses, or around your foundation, you just might be killing the very insect that makes your fruit tree fruitful.
I looked at many of the garden products on our local shelves and found that many had the following chemicals that are highly toxic to honeybees. And there's a market for them, as many people don't want to take the time to diagnose, but just want a convenient Kill in a Can. So while there has been efforts to steer purchasers away from the most lethal, bee-killing, water polluting substances, you can't really blame the local stores from carrying these products if Islanders are buying them.
It's up to you the buyer to make a good decision. Toward that, I provide the following list of baddies, with a mnemonic device at the article's bottom to help you remember them.
Carbaryl one of the USA's most widely used pesticides used against insect pests. One of the most widely used is Sevin, which combines carbaryl and malathion to kill aphids, caterpillars, thrips, Japanese beetles, and other insects. The EPA has requested that the following be added to all Sevin packaging: "This product is highly toxic to bees exposed to direct treatment or residues on blooming crops or weeds. Do not apply this product or allow it to drift to blooming crops or weeds if bees are visiting the treatment area." However, Bayer CropScience protests that it has a Sevin formulation, XLR Plus, that is a finer-grained dust not so likely by bees to be mistaken for pollen and brought back to the hive with killing effect, so it feels it can refuse the EPA's request.
This carbaryl-malathion combo is in a lot of the products I saw, such as Bonide Fruit Tree Spray that is already banned in California. Bonide puts out a lime-sulphur spray that's less toxic, or you can use insecticide soaps or Bt as the green alternative.
Products with carbaryl or malathion on local shelves: Sevin, Bonide Fruit Tree Spray, Corry's Slug-killer. Also beware it's in Ortho Basic Solutions, Ortho Malathion Plus, and Orthos Mosquito-B-Gone Tree & Shrub spray.
These are systemic chemicals derived from nicotine that the plant takes up within. Bees get it when they (and other insects) suck on the water exuded by plants through their leaf edges (guttation), and the chemical can kill a bee within minutes. Such neonicotinoids as imidacloprid, clothianidin, or acetamiprid work on the nervous system, causing bees (and termites, the target bug for many products with this active agent) to get confused: they don't collect pollen, and they lose their navigational powers and thus, their way back to the hive.
Because these neonicotinoids are systemics, farmers have adopted them happily as an alternative to spraying. However, both through a dusty application process and through guttation, honeybees HAVE become exposed to these harmful chemicals. After studies of colony collapse disorder found imidacloprid highly correlated to high levels of honeybee deaths, these chemicals have been banned in France and nearly so in Germany, and in the State of California their maker, Bayer CropScience, has quietly asked the state ag department to stop recommending its use to orchardists.
(After I posted this story, a friend sent me this link to an article about neonics and bees at Mother Jones: http://motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2012/03/bayer-pesticide-bees-studies
Local products with neonicotinoids: Bayer Advanced Complete Insect Killer, Bayer Advanced 12 Month Tree & Shrub Protect & Feed, Ortho Tree & Shrub Insect Control. With Acetamiprid: Ortho Flower, Fruit & Vegetable Insect Killer and Ortho Rose & Flower Insect Killer.
The first pyrethrins were developed in the 1800s and were once the most widely-used pesticides. They are the principal agents used against mosquitoes, especially in the malaria-prone countries, yet bugs are developing resistance and threatening our ability to ward off malaria. Pyrethrin works by paralyzing the nervous system: the insect's nerves cannot relent firing signals, and so the insect becomes paralyzed and literally falls from the air.
The original formulation of pyrethrin broke down by sunlight after onlly a couple days, so stronger, more toxic formulations have been developed that, while not toxic to humans, ARE to small bees. These 2nd-gen Pyrethrins are legion, but most end with "thrin"—deltamethrin, cypermethrin, permethrin, bifenthrin, and cyfluthrin."
Products with pyrethins: Green Thumb products "Flying Insect Killer", "Insect Control" and "Home Insect Killer. Lily Miller Multi-Purpose Insect Spray, some Safer products like "tomato & Vegetable Insect Killer and "Yard & Garden Insect Killer", Bayer Advanced Lawn PowerForce Multi-Insect Killer, and Bonide Delta Eight Insect Control, plus many RAID products.
Here's a mnemonic device to help you remember and spot the most toxic active agents in these garden products: "Neo burns carbs and gets thin at the Marathon." "Neo" for neonicotinoids. "Burns" for "pyre" as in pyrethrins. "Carbs" as in carbaryl. "Gets thin" as in "thrin" as in those 2nd-gen pyrethrins. Marathon because it sounds a little like malathion.
Another helpful device may soon be showing up on garden product shelves. A local group is seeking to revive a 2006-07 program, Garden Green / Drink Clean that used hang-tags to educate buyers on the best-to-worst chemical products. Watch the Beachcomber in coming weeks for news of these useful and green program.
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AGAWAM – The Board of Appeals Friday approved the two local special permits needed to open a restaurant and micro-distillery in the former Pananas Restaurant building. The venture, to be called Kaptain Jimmy's, is thought by the owners to be the first of its kind on the East Coast.
George Flevotemos said he believes there is only one restaurant-distillery in the country and it is in Idaho. He is the project manager for the venture for the two brothers who were among the founders of the Opa-Opa Steakhouse & Brewery and who are now involved in the Agawam enterprise.
Efthimios Rizos, who will own and run the distillery, expressed gratitude following the board's 3-0 vote. He opened the Opa-Opa restaurant in 2004 with his brother Antonio Rizos and two other partners.
"I thank the board and the town for their support," Efthimios Rizos said.
The restaurant, owned and to be run by Antonio, could open sometime next week depending on how soon it is granted a certificate of occupancy by the city, according to Flevotemos. However, the brothers are still waiting to get licenses from the state and federal governments to operate the distillery.
The pirate-themed restaurant will seat 300 and serve American food. Flevotemos said it will have 69 different types of beer on tap, with the barrels visible behind a glassed-in area behind the bar. Plans also call for diners to be able to look through a glass wall at the distillery operation.
"All of the concerns we had have been addressed. The Fire Department is satisfied with the plan and they hold a lot of weight with me," Board of Appeals Chairwoman Doreen A. Prouty said before Friday's vote.
There had been some concerns about the flammability of the distilling process.
The board approved one special permit to operate a distillery in an industrial zone on the condition that fire safety regulations be met and another special permit allowing for the ceiling to be raised to accommodate a still in a building that constitutes a preexisting, nonconforming use.
The property at 916 Suffield St. has wetlands to the rear and a deed restriction put on it by the state Natural Heritage Foundation because part of the property is home to the protected box turtle. Any work within 100 feet of the wetlands would require the permission of the Conservation Commission.
However, Henry Kozloski, chairman of the Conservation Commission, said he does not anticipate any problems because the structure and parking lot at the property have already been constructed.
Antonio also has financial interests in Mullino's Trattoria and Bishop's Lounge, both in Northampton, and Brewmaster's Tavern, a restaurant-micro-brewery in Williamsburg.
Agawam Board of Appeals approves permits for Kaptain Jimmy's restaurant, micro-distillery
on February 13, 2012 at 5:15 PM, updated July 23, 2012 at 10:14 PM
AGAWAM – The Board of Appeals Friday approved the two local special permits needed to open a restaurant and micro-distillery in the former Pananas Restaurant building. The venture, to be called Kaptain Jimmy's, is thought by the owners to be the first of its kind on the East Coast.


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HALIFAX — The independent review of provincial economic development assistance programs has begun.
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Tom Traves is leading the review of loans, loan guarantees, grants, equity and payroll rebates, and will make recommendations about how the government could better support economic growth. There will also be research on venture capital use.
The review was announced by Economic and Rural Development and Tourism Minister Michel Samson last month.
"Nova Scotians gave us a strong mandate to change the way the government supports business and moves our economy forward," said Samson.
"Within a fair and competitive environment, entrepreneurs and businesses should have access to the capital they need to expand their operations and reinvest in their communities.
"Our interest is ensuring the province is providing the most appropriate programs and approaches to help them become more competitive, entrepreneurial and productive in the future."
Traves will conduct interviews with key groups, including business leaders. As the lead reviewer, he will work with Millier Dickinson Blais Inc., a leading economic development consulting firm based in Kingston, Ont., to gather research to help him make recommendations. The research will include a jurisdictional review, assessment of programming and best practices, and opportunities to improve transparency and accountability.
Traves, a former president of Dalhousie University in Halifax, has sat on several corporate boards, been a member of the Innovacorp board of directors for the past 14 years, and was recently named to the Order of Canada.
He is expected to submit his final report and recommendations to the province by the end of February.
The province has hired Saint Mary's University Sobey School of Business and Gilles Duruflé, a leading Canadian expert, to conduct research on the impact of the province's venture capital investments.
Ellen Farrell, a lead researcher in early stage equity finance, will lead the Saint Mary's team. This review is expected to take about four months.
"I am confident we have the right people and resources in place for impartial and sound advice that will help the government and Nova Scotia businesses moving forward," said Mr. Samson.
The province will pay Traves about $40,000, Millier Dickinson Blais Inc., $67,000 and the Sobey School of Business and Gilles Duruflé Consulting $65,000.


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Italian Parsley
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While waiting for my cooking demonstration to start at Whole Foods in Kahala a gentleman stopped by and we started chatting about books and Italian parsley. Considering that I'm a huge fan of parsley, I asked him for his recipe. He looked at me with a question mark on his face. "Recipe? Just take the leaves off a bunch of Italian parsley and add a sliced banana. Pour apple juice over the parsley and banana mixture until the apple juice covers the mixture. Blend. Sure tastes better than wheat grass juice." "I agree." "You do?"


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Boca Juniors have two aces in their pack, one now firing on all cylinders, the other in one of his worst slumps during his final season before retiring.
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Argentina's World Cup squad falls into place
After the century of call-ups and largely meaningless tests against mediocre opposition in friendlies, not to mention the lack of direction in the qualifiers, talent and form look set to win out in the race for places in Argentina's World Cup squad.
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Queen vs. pawn endgames are very important as they often arise in practice. Closely fought endgames can often simplify to a KPvKP endgame, where the outcome of the game depends upon which side is closer to queening. If the side that loses the race is not able to reach the 7th rank when their opponent's pawn is queened, then the Queen wins easily. However, if the pawn can make it to the 7th rank and its King can provide support, then you may find it surprising that the outcome of the game depends upon which file the pawn stands on. If the pawn is a central pawn or a knight's pawn, then the Queen can still win with the technique about to be discussed. If the pawn is a bishop's pawn or a rook's pawn, then the defender has a trick which lets him draw. Imagine the following scenario, where white has won the race to promote but black has made it to the 7th rank and is threatening to queen.
This technique can be performed even more easily with a knight's pawn. However, when the pawn stands on the c- or f- files, the defender has a trick to draw. Take a similar scenario, where white will try to employ the same technique, but fails to force the King in front of his pawn.
Black is threatening to promote, so white has no spare tempi to bring in his King. When the pawn stands on the a- or h- files, the defender has a similar trick which lets him draw. With a rook's pawn, however, the problem is not that the King cannot be forced in front of the pawn. It is that, in doing so, stalemate is threatened. Take the following scenario where the King continues to play into the corner when checked, and so white has no spare tempi to bring in his King.
If the King is checked on a rank or diagonal, then he shuffles between the b1 and b2 squares. If the Queen is brought to the b-file, then the King can simply play into the corner. The game is drawn.
Yeah, I thought about adding that, but then I would have to add the other exceptions as well. That would be too long of an article and this was only meant to be an introductory article. Perhaps you could write for us a 'Queen vs. Pawn on 7th Exceptions' or 'Queen vs. Pawn on 7th Explored' article.
Good, instructive article. Here is an exception when dealing with Rook pawns on the 7th that people should know about
Excellent article! Can be included in a book!
SUPER USEFUL information TonightOnly..! Thanx for the post..!
Sorry TonightOnly :D,I've check it ;). (shy) Thank for your skills :). I will always read your articles. It's helpful :D
Hello Buon. Thanks for checking out my article. Make sure to check the move lists in my diagrams.
The easiest answer to remember is to continue checking on the same file as the King.
And just to help you understand a little better...
You could also use the following technique.
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This is my Grease Box Owners Club entry. I used the basic design that Roy Underhill used, but I added magnets to keep the pieces in place in case they loosen up. My grease box is made from a piece of road kill (no idea what wood), and is finished with oil and wax.
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#1 posted 07-19-2014 02:22 PM
One of the most used tools in my shop is my greasebox. Love this version.
-- "there aren't many hand tools as awe-inspiring as the #8 jointer. I mean, it just reeks of cast iron heft and hubris" - Smitty
#2 posted 07-19-2014 02:27 PM
Nice one
-- Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
#3 posted 07-19-2014 02:59 PM
This is a new one on me. What is a grease box and does it work> Duh!!!!!
-- I am going to go stand outside so if anyone asks about me, tell them I'M OUTSTANDING!
#4 posted 07-19-2014 04:26 PM
mafe's: The grease box story
If you are a hand tool woodworker, you use a grease box to hold grease/wax for lubrication and rust prevention. Or you could put lip balm or Vaseline in it.
#5 posted 07-19-2014 04:48 PM
I need to make one of these, still using a greasy oily rag ( a woobie) after using my tools!
-- "With every tool obtained, there is another that is needed" DonW ( Kevin )
#6 posted 07-19-2014 05:18 PM
Wonderful grease box!
-- MAD F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.
#7 posted 07-19-2014 09:01 PM
Great job. One of these is on my shop list. :-)
-- He who dies with the most tools... dies with the emptiest wallet.
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In my mind's eye, I picture it as a long, colorful circus train rolling into our nation's capital, scattering feathers, glitter and perhaps a stray dancing poodle in its wake. The New Orleans Bingo! Show curated a quirky roster of local and national bands at the Voodoo Experience for many years, the first few in an actual circus tent. Now, the folks at Bingo! have put their crafty and eclectic tastes to the task of booking an all-New Orleans revue for the august John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the show will descend upon – I mean, appear in - Washington on April 13.
The Kennedy Center has hosted many New Orleans acts during recent springs and summers (in fact, Jason Marsalis' Vibes Quartet will perform there the day before Bingo's juggernaut is unleashed, and Big Sam's Funky Nation will play a free after-party the same night, on the Center's Millennium Stage.)
This particular effort brings a slightly different version of New Orleans than has been presented on those stately stages in the past: The revue features brass and trad-jazz, but also indie rock, burlesque, aerialists and, of course, the multimedia cabaret of Bingo!. On the bill for April 13 are the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, the Young Fellaz Brass Band, experimental cellist Helen Gillet, electro-organ rockers Quintron and Miss Pussycat, the ebullient popsters GIVERS and bounce diva Big Freedia, as well as the Fleur de Tease burlesque troupe, the Mystic Pony aerial troupe and the junkyard percussion and circuit-bent sirens of the Noisician Coalition.
"The show may contain strong language, partial nudity, and moderate sexual references," warns the venue's official listing. "But nothing you haven't seen or heard if you've visited New Orleans."
Many Kennedy Center performances are streamed live online; however, its April webcast schedule has not yet been posted. If it is possible to watch Bingo! et alia entertain America's heads of state from afar, we'll let you know.
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In recent years and via a near-complete lineup switch, the Bingo! Show has veered away from its early vaudevillian style and toward a harder-rock sound. According to those in the know, though, the band's performance at One Eyed Jacks on Friday, March 29, will hearken back to its more theatrical roots. For that show, doors open at 8 p.m.; tickets are $10 standing, $20 seated in advance. Add $5 for tickets purchased at the door.


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CONCORD, N.C. – Jason Meyers put an exclamation point on his championship season by winning the season finale for the World of Outlaw sprint cars at the Dirt Track at Charlotte on Saturday night.
Meyers, of Clovis, Calif., won both sprint-car features during the World Finals on Saturday earning a total of $20,000 and clinching his first career World of Outlaws sprint car championship. Meyers win came in front of a capacity crowd of approximately 14,000.
"Words can't describe this, it's unbelievable," Meyers said. "This team is unbelievable, look at the crowd we have for racing, it's awesome. We've been up against a lot this weekend. There's a lot of people behind this team that made this happen. It's been a long time coming. I've got an incredible team."
Meyers tried not to focus on where he needed to finish to win the championship, but instead, focus on winning the feature.
"This is really special," Meyers said. "I told people, we're not worrying about the championship, we're going out there like we do every week and try to win the race."
Daryn Pittman, who called central Pennsylvania home this season, started on the pole and drove into the lead over Meyers. Sammy Swindell drove from sixth to third on the first lap.
Pittman was beginning to catch slower cars when the first caution flag of the event flew on lap five for two spun sprinters in turn three.
Pittman's lead was three-quarters of a second, but Meyers began to close as the leader approached slower cars. They were on the outside of turns one and two and locked to the inside of turns three and four.
Meyers caught Pittman and when the leader slipped high off turn four, Meyers pounced and would drive under Pittman off turn four and was the new leader on lap 11.
Meyers would get his 12th win of the season by 2.735 seconds over Pittman, Williams Grove National Open winner Sammy Swindell, Jason Sides and Fayetteville's Lance Dewease.
Danny Lasoski, Donny Schatz, Paul McMahon, Joey Saldana and Sam Hafertepe Jr. completed the top 10.
Jimmy Owens won the 50-lap feature for the World of Outlaw late models over Jonathan Davenport, Darrell Lanigan, Josh Richards and Tim McCreadie. Richards clinched his second straight series championship by six points over Lanigan.
Tim McCreadie won the 40-lap big block modified feature over Matt Sheppard, Danny Johnson, Tim Fuller and Jeff Brownell Jr.


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Jim Sankiewicz has earned the rank of Eagle Scout in Troop 385, sponsored by Trinity United Methodist Church in Genoa.
His Eagle Scout Leadership Project included the construction of 17 wood duck nesting boxes for placement at Magee Marsh/Crane Creek, which contains some of Ohio's finest wetlands.
The idea for the project emerged through Jim's interest in and concern for the wetlands. At one time, the wood duck population was in decline due to destruction of its natural habitat and hunting. Jim built the boxes to help provide nesting areas that would allow for increasing the wood duck species.
The construction of the boxes took 267 hours. In addition, Jim participated in duck banding with members of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and trimmed the overgrowth of brush from along the boardwalk area.Jim is a junior at Genoa Area High School, where he has earned academic honors. He participated in last year's musical, "The Music Man," helping to build sets and serving as part of the stage crew.
He has also played the trumpet for Sunday worship service and Christmas Eve services at church.
Jim is the son of Jim and Lee Ann Sankiewicz and the grandson of Leona Sankiewicz and the late Leon Sankiewicz, and the late George and Jeannette Miller.


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ATLANTIC CITY — After a successful debut in 2011, the Atlantic City Boardwalk Rodeo will return to Boardwalk Hall for three more fun-filled days of cowboy competition.
On Friday, March 30, Saturday, March 31, and Sunday, April 1, in more than two-and-a-half hours of non-stop rodeo action, fans will witness all the events of the rodeo scene. Show time for Friday and Saturday is 7:30 p.m.; show time on Sunday is 1 p.m.
Exciting events and activities will be taking place around Atlantic City to support the return of the Atlantic City Boardwalk Rodeo. The PRCA will be hosting a Championship Rodeo Camp for children ages 8 and older on Saturday, March 31 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Camp curriculum includes an introduction to Roughstock events such as safety and fundamentals, livestock safety, injury prevention, tips from pros, chute procedures, riding equipment overview, goal setting, and introduction to PRCA. Limited spots are available.
To register for the camp, visit www.prorodeo.com/youthrodeo.aspx. For questions and additional information, email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 719-304-1471.
Great tickets are still available and are priced at $16, $31, $51 and $102.
Family four-packs are also on sale for $79 and include four tickets; four hot dogs and four soft drinks (must be purchased in advance). There is a $5 discount on $31 and $51 seats for groups of 10 or more. Two complimentary tickets are available for each block of 40 tickets sold. Tickets can be purchased at the Boardwalk Hall Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations by calling 800-736-1420 or at ticketmaster.com. For group sales call 609-348-7023. For more information about the Atlantic City Boardwalk Rodeo, visit http://acboardwalkrodeo.com.
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May 6th, 2010
Feliciano, Carey to be part of Harwell tribute Monday
Jose Feliciano became a national headline after Ernie Harwell invited him to perform the national anthem at Tiger Stadium during the 1968 World Series. Paul Carey became Harwell's partner in the broadcast booth for nearly two decades, their two voices forever linked.
Both remained near and dear to Harwell for the rest of his life. Both will be on hand at Comerica Park to celebrate his life Monday night.
Tigers officials confirmed that both will be part of their tribute to Harwell, the Hall of Fame broadcaster who passed away Tuesday at age 92. The presentation will take place prior to the 7:05 p.m. ET game against the Yankees.
In honor of Harwell, Feliciano will return to Detroit to perform the anthem. It was his slower, nontraditional interpretation of the Star Spangled Banner before Game 5 of the Fall Classic that generated controversy among veterans who called in to complain. It marked one of the first times that someone performed a different interpretation of the anthem at a sporting event.
Harwell was in charge of choosing performers for that series, and he later said he liked it. He was proven right, as Feliciano's version of the anthem actually hit the Billboard singles charts once Feliciano released it. The two remained friends for the next four decades, and Harwell defended the performance for the rest of his life.
The 82-year-old Carey will return to the Tigers to take the mound for the ceremonial first pitch. Born in Mt. Plesant, Mich., Carey joined Harwell to share play-by-play duties on Tigers radio broadcasts in 1973. The two remained broadcast parnters until after the 1991 season.
Aside from the guest appearances, the Tigers plan to have a touching ceremony to honor their broadcaster of 42 seasons in what will undoubtedly be an emotional night. The patches with Harwell's initials that adorned the Tigers' road jerseys Wednesday will be on the home uniforms for the rest of the season. Much like George Kell last year, a flag bearing his initials will be raised in left-center field by former Tigers greats.
A video tribute will honor Harwell's life and career, including his speech to fans last September. Fans in attendance Monday will receive a keepsake commemorating the evening.
Ilitch: Ernie was a true professional
There might be few names tied closer to Ernie Harwell in his broadcasting career than Mike Ilitch, who made Harwell's return to the booth one of his first acts when he bought the team. Harwell never forgot that.
"We had a wonderful relationship," Ilitch said Thursday. "When I brought him back, he was so grateful, and he called me often. And almost every time we would sit down for dinner or a lot of the phone calls, he'd keep repeating, 'Thanks for bringing me back. He was so grateful."
Ilitch, in turn, never forgot what Harwell to the team, to the city, to the game. When Harwell had dinner with Ilitch last fall and brought up the idea of a public viewing at the ballpark, he didn't have to ask twice.
"We went to dinner with his agent," Ilitch recalled, "and he asked me, 'I want to ask a favor of you.' I said, 'What's that, Ernie?' He said, 'I'd like to be laid out at Comerica Park.' I said, 'Well, that would be great. The fans would love that.' He asked once. I answered once."
Ilitch paid a visit to the viewing around midday and took over thanking people in line himself, giving team president/general manager Dave Dombrowski and other top club officials a break for a little while.
"They've been telling me what a great man he is," Ilitch said, "how much they're going to miss him, thank you for having this, thank you. They're very appreciative. There's such a mix of our fans."
Ilitch has done some interviews on Harwell since his passing Tuesday, but has tried to keep them limited.
"If you talk too much about it, you get carried away. It's very emotional," he said. "I did some radio interviews today. I wrote down a lot of things I figured that were characteristic of him, and then I had the response from the announcers. And then all of us came to once conclusion: There were so many nice things about him, we couldn't figure out what was the key to him, what really made this guy.
"I think the best answer I got was he started in radio, and they got used to that voice and they loved that voice and he was all business and he never missed one pitch. He was very, very serious about not missing one pitch."


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Well, well, well. What have we here?
Does this look like the remnants of a little rutting going on in my front yard on MY MAGNOLIA TREE???
(Can you tell I'm annoyed?)
Of course, it's the girls that I'm feeding, and this was the handiwork of the young boys the other night when it was very cold out.
Unfortunately, this means that my Magnolia, should it live to a nice, ripe age, will simply not have those full, traditional low branches that we love in the structure of the Magnolia. Mine will look like an fruit tree, instead!
Oh well.
Okay, Carol, I'm "embracing" my bucks!


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Council reappoints Scafide, takes care of legislative matters
EAST LIVERPOOL – Patrick Scafide was reappointed as City Council clerk Monday night, with a second candidate for the position withdrawing her name from consideration prior to the meeting.
Scafide has served eight years in the clerk's position. He is a city police dispatcher.
In legislative matters Monday, council approved an ordinance changing the hire date for the Thompson Park superintendent's position so the current superintendent, J.C. Blackhurst, can receive the same raise other employees received at the first of the year.
Finance Chairman Sherrie Curtis said the Civil Service Commission gave the superintendent's test in a timely fashion but the park board delayed hiring anyone until April, which was past the hiring deadline to be eligible for the raise.
Other legislation approved included an ordinance designating the planning director as the person authorized to sign off on this year's street paving project, which includes paving on Walnut, Parkway, Fifth and Sixth streets.
Council approved annual ordinances authorizing the Board of Public Utilities to accept bids and enter a contract for meters, chemicals and supplies and also setting the cost allocation for city departments, with no increase in the amounts.
A year-end ordinance transferring encumbrances from 2013 to 2014 was also approved, causing the city's budget to end 2013 in the black.
Curtis reported that some people have been calling the tax office, asking if they can complete the paperwork now for unfiled income tax returns then pay the tax after the deadline set by a new amnesty program.
She emphasized that taxes must be paid by Feb. 14 in order to escape late fees or penalties under the amnesty program.
Ohio Avenue resident Linda Ziegler again voiced her concerns that figures provided by Better City LLC in regard to rental units need to be accurate.
During council comments, Curtis thanked those employees who have applied for grants, including fire Chief Bill Jones, planning Director Bill Cowan and Blackhurst.
Curtis was elected as president pro tem by her fellow council members.
President of council John Torma named committees for the new year, with a couple changes in makeup of the committees.
The economic development committee was combined with a new licensing committee to handle issues regarding contractors' and rental licenses, with Councilman Ryan Stovall named chairman.
The recreation and ordinance committees were combined, with Councilman Russell Dray named chairman.
Other committees and their chairmen are: safety/rules, Charles Wade; finance/labor, Curtis; planning/expansion, Ray Perorazio; streets/lands/buildings, Scott Barrett; and refuse/recycling/public utilities/franchise, Tom Cunningham.


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AUBURN -- Excuse the three-week interruption and welcome back the regular programming.
Auburn's three-game slump disappeared amid a withering, big-play offensive attack, a flurry of key turnovers and a defense that toughened when the game was on the line.
The Tigers beat Ole Miss 33-20 Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium, beating one of the SEC's hottest teams to win their first game in nearly a month.
"Our kids deserved it because they never quit fighting," Auburn head coach Gene Chizik said. "It doesn't surprise anyone in our locker room, because that's who they are."
Auburn (6-3, 3-3 SEC) survived an inconsistent first half to seize control in a zany third quarter. The Rebels (5-3, 2-3) collected 394 yards of total offense, but couldn't convert key third downs and coughed up the ball three times in crucial situations.
Auburn started the season with a five-game winning streak on the strength of its potent offense. But doubts cropped up after the Tigers dropped three consecutive games and the offense struggled to move the ball.
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Motley Crue are headed back to Las Vegas for a second residency after the success of their February 2012 run of shows.
The shows will run from September 18 to October 6 at The Joint at the Hard Rock Cafe with the band promising that this will be a whole new production. The show is being designed exclusively for The Joint in conjunction with AEG Live.
The band's Nikki Sixx commented "We are proud to have pioneered the Las Vegas rock residency last year and can't wait to come back this year to take it over the top with a brand new show that will be unlike anything you've ever seen Mötley Crüe do before."
"The guys had such a wild and successful run the first time around, I'm sure they will want to do everything bigger and better this time. We are extremely excited to see what the band brings to The Joint and Vegas during their second residency," said Paul Davis, vice president of entertainment at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino "If some is good, more is better! That was our thought when we got serious about bringing the Crüe back to The Joint. The run went so well last time…..the show was awesome, the numbers outstanding and working with the band and their management was a pleasure," said Bobby Reynolds, Vice President of Booking for AEG Live Las Vegas. "I'm honored to bring one of the most entertaining bands ever back to their element."
The dates for the shows:
- Wednesday, September 18
- Friday, September 20
- Saturday, September 21
- Sunday, September 22
- Wednesday, September 25
- Friday, September 27
- Saturday, September 28
- Sunday, September 29
- Wednesday, October 2
- Friday, October 4
- Saturday, October 5
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Diocese works hard to help Cathedral High School
As chairperson of the Board of Trustees at Cathedral High School I am heartened by all the words of support and concern which have been expressed for our beloved school. I would however caution that in offering this support we understand that the diocese is not the enemy – rather it is a strong supporter of our cause.
The diocese has for many years provided important financial support to CHS, through tuition subsidies and capital improvements, and we are forever grateful. In our present situation diocesan officials have fought diligently for the settlement which we need. They have extended resources to secure CHS a temporary location, and have gone to great lengths in providing thorough documentation that supports our claim.
As of today, Catholic Mutual, the insurance provider, has steadfastly refused to budge beyond a figure of $15 million, which would not restore our facility. It is important for all supporters of the school to understand who is responsible for the roadblocks to resolution.
I understand this is a frustrating time in the school's history and yet despite the frustration, CHS continues to expand its programming and graduates 99 percent of its students to institutions of higher learning.
I am very proud of the resolve and commitment of our faculty, staff and student body who have risen above these circumstances. In recent weeks, we have learned that members of the graduating class of 2013 have gained early acceptance to some of the most prestigious colleges, our hockey team continues our great athletic tradition of success, and our staff is planning to lay the groundwork for exciting new academic possibilities which include the recently approved International Baccalaureate Program. I urge the CHS community to not allow frustration to disrupt their support for a just resolution. For those considering CHS for your child, rest assured we remain a strong and proven choice in providing students a first class education, part of a 130-year legacy of excellence.
– PATRICK GARRITY, chairman, Cathedral High School Board of Trustees
Congress lets Hillary Clinton off hook too easily
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's testimony before Congress about the Benghazi tragedy was unbelievable. When she was asked why the administration – of which she was a key player – continued for a week to claim that Benghazi was attacked by a mob inflamed by a movie, when it was known almost immediately that it was an al-Qaida attacking on the 9/11 anniversary, she responded with two outrageously misleading statements.
First, she shouted "What difference does it make?" Um, lots of differences. Our allies in the Middle East were lied to, the investigation of who was responsible was delayed by a week, we were within weeks of a very close presidential election, the innocent movie maker was jailed, and there was every indication of a cover-up.
Second, Clinton scolded her questioner, saying "Our job now is to find those who are responsible . . ." Um, no again. That's her job. The job of Congress is to determine whether there was a cover-up, incompetence, or both, and who was responsible.
Nixon was forced to resign over a "two-bit" burglary in which no one died. Four dead Americans cry out for answers. Congress just rolls over.
– R. PATRICK HENRY, Jr., East Longmeadow
Get name straight for Ludlow bridge
Media reports about the man jumping off the Ludlow Bridge, including The Republican, and local television stations continue to call the bridge "Putt's Bridge." It is not the "Putt's Bridge." As a matter of fact, the original Put's Bridges were spelled with only one "t."
There were two bridges named Put's. The first was completed in 1794 and was a toll bridge built by Eli Putnam, who was Town Moderator at that time. There was a bridge built in 1796 named the Putnam-Clap Bridge. The second bridge named Put's was built in 1822 with both private funds and matching town funds. This was the last bridge to be officially named Put's Bridge.
The first iron bridge was erected upstream of the Put's Bridge, completed in April of 1898 and called the New Ludlow Bridge.
In 1931, both Ludlow and Springfield jointly constructed another deck type bridge with a steel superstructure, (the present bridge) and it was referred to in a resolution to the governor by a town meeting as the "Ludlow Bridge." Only the Put's Bridges were wooden bridges. Please call the bridge by the correct name.
For more proof, refer to page 308 of Herbert L. Machesney's book "A History of Ludlow, Massachusetts 1774-1974.
– BETTY KIBBE, Ludlow Historical Commission, Ludlow


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NEWARK -- One of the two co-pilots who took the controls of Continental Airlines Flight 61 after the airliner's captain died is from eastern Pennsylvania. He is Jeff Titus, of Upper Macungie Township, near Allentown.
Contacted soon after the plane safely touched down at the airport in Newark on Thursday, Titus' wife said she did not know her husband's role in landing the aircraft. She said he was undergoing debriefing procedures.
Passengers on board the plane said they didn't know anything was wrong with their trans-Atlantic crossing until they landed and were met by emergency vehicles and reporters.
The plane's 60-year-old captain had died of a suspected heart attack midway through the flight from Brussels, Belgium.
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Continental pilot who died on Newark-bound flight identified as Craig Lenell
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Army, which runs a triple-option offense, leads the nation in rushing this season with 375.4 yards per game.
Last season, the Black Knights rumbled for 228 yards and 54 carries in a 27-12 loss to Rutgers.
But it's not the number of rushing yards that the Black Knights can amass that concerns Scarlet Knights coach Kyle Flood as he prepares his team to face Army on Saturday at High Point Solutions Stadium. It's the average per carry.
"There's only two ways to stop an option team,'' Flood said this morning as Rutgers returned from a bye week. "Limit them to under 3½ yards per carry and get them to turn the ball over. Because of how much they handle the ball, there are opportunities to create turnovers.''
Flood said his Scarlet Knights (7-1), ranked No. 23 in the latest BCS standings, are looking forward to the challenge of going against Army (2-7), which upset Air Force, 41-21, on Saturday.
"I think they really embrace the challenge,'' Flood said. "It's different but we've been playing this defense against that offense for several years now.
"You really have to throw the record out the window when talking about Army. You're always going to get a spirited effort and a well-coached football team. Every year we play them, it gets more difficult.''
Note: Flood said that K Kyle Federico (hip) has begun kicking field goals live but he didn't sound optimistic about him being available vs. Army. If not, Nick Borgese will again replace him.


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Palatine's boys basketball team has been playing better the last few weeks but had nothing to show for it in the victory column.
Until Tuesday night's Mid-Suburban League crossover when the Pirates erupted for their biggest offensive output of the season in a 68-63 victory over visiting Elk Grove.
Freshman Roosevelt Smart scored 19 points to help the Pirates (3-23) end an eight-game losing streak and beat Elk Grove for the second time this season. John Millin scored 15 points and Tom Hauert added 12 points.
"Good things happen when you share the ball," said Palatine coach Eric Millstone. "Hauert really rebounded well. He rebounded tonight like somebody was taking something from him and (6-foot-5 Josh) Baldus' presence inside was a problem for them."
Austin Amann scored a game-high 23 points for Elk Grove (12-15). Jeff Miceli added 12 points and Zach Solorio chipped in 11 points.
Fremd 45, Buffalo Grove 42: Sophomore Riley Glassman (14 points) hit 2 free throws in a 1-and-1 situation with 11 seconds left to set the final score for host Fremd (15-11) in the MSL crossover win.
Garrett Peters added 12 points and hit three 3s and sophomore Ben Carlson came off the bench to score 9 points. The Vikings went from an 8-point deficit in the third quarter to a 7-point lead in the fourth before hanging on.
"It was a good game for us to be in going into the playoffs," said Fremd coach Bob Widlowski.
Luke Potnick scored 24 points and hit five 3s for BG (10-16).
Hersey 62, Hoffman Estates 54: Hersey (12-14) scored the final 9 points of the MSL crossover to complete a comeback from a 29-19 deficit at Hoffman Estates (8-15).
Sean Reszotko scored 15 points to lead the balanced Huskies, who matched their first-half point total in the third quarter.
"We did nothing offensively in the first and second quarter," said Hersey coach Steve Messer. "In the third quarter we went right to the rim, basket, right to the rim, basket. Sure enough a couple of 3s go down."
Kevin Kozil (14 points) had both 3s for Hersey, Vuk Vukovic scored 10 points and Jared Martin added 8 points.
Austin Terry led Hoffman with 21 points and hit three 3s.
Prospect 65, Barrington 51: Mike LaTulip had 28 points and 4 assists as visiting Prospect (17-8) overcame a 30-26 halftime deficit in the MSL crossover.
Brad Reibel had 12 points and 3 assists, Jack Landwehr had 10 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists and Bobby Frasco had 7 rebounds as the Knights won for the seventh time in nine tries.
John Schneider led Barrington (18-10) with 19 points and Brad Zaumseil added 11.
Conant 59, Wheeling 34: Tim Manczko (15 points), Mitch Tednes (12 points), D'Angelo McBride (10 points) and Sean Bourke (9 points) led host Conant (13-13) to the MSL crossover victory. Jeremy Stephani had 12 points and Ziggy Jasiunas added 9 points for Wheeling (2-24).
Maine South 47, Maine West 40: Maine South (17-12) overcame a 23-22 halftime deficit to beat Maine West (12-14) for the second time this season in the Central Suburban League crossover in Des Plaines.
Kevin Garcia had 13 points and three 3s, Jon Augustine scored 12 points and Dylan Carson added 9 for the Warriors in their fifth straight loss.
Frank Dounis scored 16 points for the Hawks, who were 19-for-27 on free throws to 3-for-4 by Maine West.
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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Alabama State Troopers say during the Christmas holiday travel period from 6 p.m. Friday through midnight Monday there were two traffic fatalities statewide.
A media release from the Alabama Department of Public Safety in Montgomery indicated that both fatal accidents happened in Jefferson County.
A pedestrian was struck and killed in one accident and the driver of a vehicle was killed in the second crash.
It was not immediately known if alcohol was a factor in either of the wrecks, troopers said.
During the same 78-hour Christmas holiday travel period last year, five people, including two pedestrians, died in traffic accidents across the state, troopers said.


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Update: Bank of America halts foreclosure sales in all 50 states
Michigan is not one of 23 states where foreclosures have been halted by major lenders, but some lawmakers are hoping it will be added to the list, along with the rest of the country.
Over the past two weeks, Ally Financial Inc.'s GMAC Mortgage unit, Bank of America Corp. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. said they would stop foreclosures in 23 states where foreclosures go through the court system instead of a sheriff's sale, requiring additional paperwork and affidavits.
The foreclosure halts came after workers for mortgage companies admitted pushing through thousands of foreclosure-related files without reading them.
Except in a few circumstances, Michigan uses sheriff's sales, which don't require the same legal paperwork and review.
Democratic U.S. Reps. John Conyers and Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick of Detroit are among those leading the charge to get lenders to expand foreclosure moratoriums to states with systems like Michigan's.
Conyers said it makes "little sense" for the banks involved to limit the moratorium to 23 states "when many of the same errors and paperwork flaws likely plague" other states."
U.S. Reps. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, and Vern Ehlers, R-Grand Rapids, could not be reached for comment.
Tracie Coffman, lead housing counselor at Home Repair Services in Grand Rapids, is not sure a moratorium is the answer.
"But it should raise concerns about whether the process is still being pushed through," she said.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero is calling for Attorney General Mike Cox to open a formal investigation. Cox's office is in contact with other states to see what might be done in Michigan.
Separate from questions over people signing forms without reading them, many states also are questioning whether banks implementing foreclosures had clear title to do so because of the involvement of MERS -- Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, based in Reston, Va.
MERS allowed big financial firms to trade mortgages at lightning speed while largely bypassing local property laws throughout the country that required new forms and filing fees each time a loan changed hands, lawyers say.
Now lawsuits claim they have no legal standing in foreclosure proceedings. And while some judges stopped foreclosures because of it, MERS cites many court decisions landing in its favor.
The turmoil is headed for hearings in Washington, D.C.
The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman plans to investigate mortgage lenders to learn more about their foreclosure practices. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said he is looking into the allegations of improper foreclosures. And Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., chairman of the Senate banking committee, said he plans to hold hearings on the issue.
So many red flags are being raised about the validity of foreclosures, White House officials on Thursday announced President Obama will not sign a two-page bill aimed at streamlining the foreclosure process to avoid long delays.
The bill, passed with little fanfare by the Legislature and named the Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act, would require courts to accept document notarizations made out of state. Its sponsors intended the effort to promote interstate commerce. But homeowner advocates warn the new law could allow lenders to cut even more corners as they seek to evict homeowners.
Conyers, D-Detroit, said he supports the president's decision.
"There is substantial concern that this legislation may exacerbate the problems we are seeing with improprieties in the foreclosure documents being processed by mortgage lenders," he said in a statement.
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WOODBURY — Nearly a month after a fire sparked by efforts to kill bed bugs consumed a Penn Street home, locals are left with at least two important lessons.
One is best learned by homeowners who should know what methods are actually effective and safe in getting rid of bed bugs. The second came to city firefighters who found out they had to replace some vital equipment on one of their trucks.
The June 11 fire at 46 Penn St. badly damaged the two-story house the first time it ignited. But after firefighters extinguished it, a hot spot, perhaps a tiny ember, escaped detection, former city fire chief and current Mayor Bill Volk said the next day.
The fire re-ignited that afternoon, bringing area fire crews back out to fight an even more fierce blaze. As of Monday, the frame and outer walls at least remained, albeit charred. But the home was uninhabitable.
According to Gloucester County officials, the first fire started when occupants tried to kill bed bugs on some furniture by using a hair dryer, space heater and heat gun.
Entomologists, exterminators and other experts in the bug field would say that won't do. Firefighters would say it's definitely not safe.
Bed bugs are flat, oval, reddish brown or auburn insects that can grow to about the size of an apple seed. They're often found in mattress seams, cracks, in and behind furniture and in other hiding places.
They feed on blood, and they like to do it at night, when their victims are asleep. They can be killed in several different ways, including with heat, but not in the way it was tried on Penn Street and in some other cases that led to major fires.
Pest control companies offer a variety of solutions. The options include pesticides, but repeat treatments may be needed. And in many cases, other steps beside treatments — like preventative measures and/or the cooperation of neighbors — are needed.
Some companies offer heating solutions, which don't include using a space heater on a piece of furniture, and price can reach into the thousands of dollars. They include using expensive equipment to heat up a room to temperatures that would kill bed bugs.
Fans are used to move the hot air through the target room and reach the bed bugs in mattress seams, cracks and crevices.
The heating method, while it can be very expensive, is effective, said Leonard Douglen, executive director of the New Jersey Pest Management Association (NJPMA).
The NJPMA is a trade association of pest control pros that, in part, works with Rutgers University to keep up with the latest knowledge and tech in the bug-battling field.
"Heating treatments (performed by professionals) work well," Douglen said. "They're excellent."
He warned that a room's temperature must be heated to a certain temperature to kill the little parasites.
Another possible route is pesticides.
"Pesticides in a very limited amount," Douglen warned. "People tend to think more is better. But just as medicines can be overused, so can pesticides."
And in multi-unit dwelling like apartment complexes and motels, it also take cooperation from others to keep the bed bugs away, he said.
But it's not uncommon for people to try to take matters into their own hands, and not with very common sense plans, Douglen added.
"There are horror stories constantly about these cases," he said.
They include the Florida homeowner who once set off aerosol "bombs" in his home to kill pests and ended up destroying the house.
And a tenant in a Woodbridge, N.J. apartment set off 32 such bombs, resulting in a major fire to the complex.
Gloucester County firefighters on June 11 didn't have to face such a case. But five firefighters were injured in the day's two blazes combined.
Four suffered heat exhaustion. Another firefighter and a resident of the home suffered other minor injuries.
At a point during each fire, water pressure wasn't sufficient in Ladder 561, one of Woodbury's fire trucks. When asked about the issue, Volk said the cause was a mechanical problem with the truck's pump.
On Monday, City Fire Chief Randall Gartner said the parts needed to correct it were expected to arrive this week.
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KENSINGTON – Nathan Swansburg led the Charlottetown Royals to a 7-6 win over the Kensington Crusaders in a P.E.I. Mosquito AA Baseball League game here recently.
Swansburg earned the pitching win and batted 3-for-3. Jamie Collins (2-3) was Charlottetown's other leading hitter.
Cole Andrews (2-2), who suffered the pitching loss, and Daniel Rice (1-2) sparked Kensington's attack at the plate.


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Vote Konstanty
The pitchers are throwing, the catchers are catching and many of the position players have reported early.
It is not a surprise the three top candidates to replace Jayson Werth in right field — Ben Francisco, Domonic Brown and John Mayberry Jr. — arrived early. It is notable Jimmy Rollins arrived early because he typically does not check in until the official report date for position players. Haven't spoken to Rollins yet, but people seem to think he is in excellent shape heading into Spring Training. That is good news for him and the Phillies, who could use his production atop the lineup.
But let's take a break from camp to talk about the Phillies' Wall of Fame. The Phillies yesterday announced 12 players on this year's ballot: Curt Schilling, Mike Lieberthal, Larry Christenson, Lenny Dykstra, Jim Fregosi, Greg Gross, Jim Konstanty, Von Hayes, John Kruk, Ron Reed, Jimmie Wilson and Rick Wise.
Fans can vote at phillies.com. Players receive five points for a first-place vote, three points for a second-place vote and one point for a third-place vote. The top three finishers are put on the final ballot, which is handed to the Wall of Fame selection committe. Not that you asked, but here is my ballot:
- Konstanty
- Dykstra
- Schilling
My reasoning is simple: Konstanty earned NL MVP honors in 1950 and helped the Phillies win their first pennant since 1915. He went 16-7 with a 2.66 ERA in 1950 as a relief pitcher. And then after pitching in relief the entire season he started Game 1 of the World Series against the New York Yankees. He allowed four hits and one run in eight innings in a 1-0 loss. He did his job. The offense didn't. Konstanty, who died in 1976, really only had one great season, but his accomplishments with the Whiz Kids measures up to some of the other people on this ballot. I think he deserves a spot on the Wall of Fame, so I'm pushing him because fans naturally lean toward the players they're most familiar with — players from the 1980 and 1993 teams.
So then why Schilling and Dykstra? Because if Konstanty doesn't get enough votes to make the Wall of Fame, I want to be entertained at Citizens Bank Park during the induction ceremony. And I think Schilling and Dykstra would provide the greatest entertainment. Need I say more?
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Game 3, and Its Magic Numbers
A few things about last night's 11-0 victory over the Dodgers in Game 3 of the NLCS:
- Ryan Howard has a hit and RBI in every playoff game this year (seven games, 10 hits and 12 RBIs). He is the Phillies' all-time RBI leader in the postseason (22 RBIs in 24 games) and has reached base safely in 16 consecutive playoff games (22 hits and 10 walks).
- Howard's seven consecutive playoff games with an RBI established a MLB single-season playoff record. Lou Gehrig had eight consecutive games with an RBI from 1928-32.
- Chase Utley singled in the first inning to reach base safely in 23 consecutive playoff games (22 hits and 21 walks), which dates to Game 2 of the 2007 NLDS. Utley's streak is tied for second all-time in playoff history with Gehrig. Boog Powell holds the all-time record with 25 consecutive playoff games reaching base safely.
- Cliff Lee struck out 10 batters, tying a Phillies postseason record for strikeouts in a game with Steve Carlton (Game 1 of the 1980 World Series) and Curt Schilling (Game 1 of the 1993 NLCS).
- Jayson Werth hit a two-run homer in the first inning. It was his third homer of the 2009 postseason and seventh of his postseason career. It was his fifth postseason homer with the Phillies, tying him for second on the all-time franchise list with Howard, Greg Luzinski and Gary Matthews. Lenny Dykstra holds the franchise record with six. Werth also became the Phillies' all-time leader in postseason extra-base hits (14 in 82 at-bats), passing Mike Schmidt who had 13 in 140 at bats.
- Shane Victorino moved passed Schmidt on the team's all-time postseason RBI list, when he hit a three-run homer in the eighth. Victorino has 18 RBIs and trails only Howard.
- Carlos Ruiz has reached base safely in 12 straight playoff games (15 hits and nine walks). He is hitting .625 (5-for-8 with one homer and three RBIs) this series.
- Last night's victory marked the largest margin of victory for the Phillies in a playoff game.
- In NLCS history, 20 of 29 teams who led the series 2-1 went on to win the series
Werth Is an All-Star
Charlie Manuel has picked Jayson Werth to replace Carlos Beltran on the National League All-Star team.
I wrote last night that Werth deserved serious consideration for the spot, but I never thought it would happen. From what I understood, Manuel and the league would pick Beltran's replacement. While Werth is hitting .268 with 20 homers, 54 RBIs and 12 stolen bases, I thought the league would steer Manuel in a different direction because the Phillies already have outfielders Raul Ibanez and Shane Victorino on the NL roster. I figured Beltran's replacement would come from a trio of Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval (.328, 13 homers, 48 RBIs), Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp (.319, 10, 46, 19 stolen bases) and Diamondbacks third baseman Mark Reynolds (.262, 24, 62, 15 stolen bases).
Manuel had more pull than I thought.
The Phillies are sending five players to the All-Star Game: Ibanez, Victorino, Werth, Chase Utley and Ryan Howard. The last time the Phillies sent five players to the All-Star Game was 1995, when they sent Darren Daulton, Lenny Dykstra, Tyler Green, Mickey Morandini and Heathcliff Slocumb. They also sent five players in 1976, 1979 and 1981.
The last time a team sent three outfielders to the All-Star Game? The 1995 Cleveland Indians, who sent Albert Belle, Kenny Lofton and Manny Ramirez.


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NAB leases building from Digital Realty Trust
National Australia Bank (NAB) has leased a new 5,000 sq m data centre in Melbourne- the first of two buildings - from Digital Realty Trust, a company that specialises in the construction of data centres.
According to Kris Kumar, Asia-Pacific regional head for Digital Realty Trust, the company is addressing the problem of limited supply of ''resilient, scalable data centre space available to meet customer demand'' in Melbourne. A second Tier 3-certified data centre will be constructed to meet demand in Sydney and will be located at Erskine Park.
Australia's two largest cities suffer from a limited supply of space for large commercial properties, such as data centres, Kumar explained.
Chief executive officer for Digital Realty Michael F Foust, expressed pleasure at the new partnership between NAB and his organisation, saying: ''It represents both our long-term customer commitment as well as our long term investment strategy in the Australian data centre market.''
More than 40,000 people around the world are employed with NAB, which operates an estimated 1,800 branches.
In addition to its financial services operations in Australia, NAB also has businesses in North America, Great Britain, New Zealand and across the Asia-Pacific region.


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Alan Titchmarsh on Garden Lighting
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This week on Alan Titchmarsh's ITV show "Love your garden" he looked at ways to use strategically placed lighting to make your garden an area you can use at night as well as in the day. Featured on this show was the STIX - which is the latest release from our Outdoor Range.
By using just a few select lights, a garden can look just as good at night as it does in the day – and of course, a flickering flame is one of the most alluring light sources. Using bioethanol offers the huge advantage for lighting as it doesn't require any electrical cables or wiring to operate.
You can achieve beautiful ambient lighting in your garden by placing a few EcoSmart Fire bioethanol fireplaces around your garden – perfect for gathering spaces and year round entertaining.


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(b) Where the applicant specifies a facepiece size or sizes for the gas mask, together with the approximate measurements of faces they are designed to fit, the Institute will insure that test subjects suit such facial measurements.
(c) Any gas mask parts which must be removed to perform the facepiece or mouthpiece fit test shall be replaceable without special tools and without disturbing the facepiece or mouthpiece fit.
(d) The facepiece or mouthpiece fit test, using positive or negative pressure recommended by the applicant and described in his instructions will be used before each test specified in paragraph (e) of this section, and in § 84.125.
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(3) Each wearer will remain in the chamber for 8 minutes while performing the following activities:
(i) Two minutes, nodding and turning head;
(ii) Two minutes, calisthenic arm movements;
(iii) Two minutes, running in place; and
(iv) Two minutes, pumping with a tire pump into a 28 liter (1 cubic foot) container.
(4) Each wearer shall not detect the odor of isoamyl acetate during the test.