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FLINT, MI — A Flint dancer, musician and poet brought some of her talented friends and family - -including a member of revered 1960s group The Last Poets -- to town to help inspire area youth.
Alexandria "Brinae Ali" Bradley organized the Destination Forever Youth Rally at Boys & Girls Club of Greater Flint on Saturday night, Jan. 18, attracting about 75 children and adults to see performances and guest appearances from Michigan artists, entrepreneurs and leaders.
The rally featured performances by Flint hip-hop band Mama Sol & Tha NUTS, the Southwestern Marching Band, Cherisse Bradley, dancer Gerald L. Barrett, the Flint Northwestern Wildcats In Motion step team and several other acts. Natasha Thomas-Jackson, of RAISE IT UP! Youth, hosted the event.
Rick Williams and Ro Spit, the co-owners of Burn Rubber Sneaker Boutique in Royal Oak, joined David R. McGhee, a nationally-recognized Flint mentor, author and congressional liaison for U.S. Rep Dan Kildee, spoke to the audience about their start in entrepreneurship.
Umar Bin Hassaan, a member of The Last Poets, a group of poets that arose during 1960s African American civil rights movement, also performed three poems.
Admission to the rally was free, but donations for Alexandria Bradley's upcoming album "Destination Forever" were compensated with raffle tickets for prizes.
"It's a fundraiser, but I don't want people to feel that type of pressure put on them. They'll give if they want to. In order to receive, you've got to give," Alexandria Bradley said. "... I'm receiving motivation, and inspiration to see people engaged the way that they are."
Bradley added that she thought it was important to have both performers and people like McGhee and the Burn Rubber owners to give young artists a full vision of how they can achieve their artistic goals.
"As musicians and artists, it's important that we understand business, and we begin to open dialogue about what we want to do, and how we want to go about doing it," she said. "As an artist or creative person, that makes you a self-sufficient individual in some capacity."
Gary Jones, program coordinator for the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Flint, said events like the rally can go a long way to help inspire children to follow their aspirations.
"This can be everything for these kids. Everybody we saw today ... everything they're doing now all started in them when they were young," Jones said. "It's the same thing with these kids now. These kids are going to grow up to be entrepreneurs, future artists, future talent for the world.
"I'm glad to see Alexandria Bradley put this event together and brought it to the Boys and Girls Club to inspire young people, because someone did it for her at one point."
She knew Hassaan because she went to school with one of his nephews, and she met another one of The Last Poets while she lived in New York. The Last Poets are often cited as one of the earliest influences on rap music, with their lyrics primarily focusing on social issues facing African Americans. The group and its members appeared on hip-hop artist Common's critically acclaimed album "Be," Nas' album "Untitled," and have worked with Public Enemy, among other artists.
"They helped pioneer a movement. Not just with spoken word and poetry, and bringing the beat to the word, but they were out in the communities doing this type of work," Bradley said. "They used their art to speak out against things they felt were going horribly wrong. ... Their message extended throughout the whole entire world."


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This is a practice that has already been used with considerable success by airline magazines, which discovered ages ago that nobody reads those stories about 112 places to eat in suburban Budapest anyway. Cynics might suggest that the Journal's new policy is a cunning ploy to trim editorial costs by soliciting material from rank amateurs and just plain folks, sometimes referred to as "citizen journalists." But cynics are always being cynical.
The truth is, no matter how badly the material is written, no matter how poorly it is organized, and no matter how many times the author cites the canny wisdom of dear old Aunty Miranda, even the most incoherent or fatuous writing can be whipped into shape by experienced editors, provided the material itself is informative, enlightening, groundbreaking or amusing. The magazine itself is on record as saying that its new editorial policy will further empower women, in part by allowing the voices of ordinary people to be heard.
As a professional journalist, I should be expected to deplore this development, seeing as it sends even more of my colleagues to the sidelines. Nonetheless, I do not deplore this development; in fact, I welcome it. This is a harsh, Darwinian world we live in, and we must all get used to it. The Internet has changed the way the press does business and that change is incontrovertible, so there is no use crying over spilt milk.
The long and the short of it is: If amateurs can do a better job than professionals, then the professionals had better start doing a better job themselves. Otherwise, they're all going to be out of work. To which I say: Good riddance!
Many, perhaps most, contributors to general interest magazines are slothful hacks, and this will either light a fire under them or force them into another line of work. Gardening, perhaps. The same goes for sportswriters, an oxymoron if there ever was one; anybody armed with a television can do what most of them do for a living. In fact, I am so enthralled by the idea of citizen journalists that I would like to see the concept expanded to various other fields.
Am I the only one who thinks that citizen economists might be able to do a better job than the jaded professionals who've missed the last two stock market bubbles and the recent housing market meltdown? Take a gander at these ding-dongs' predictions for the last couple of economic cycles and tell me that citizen econometricians couldn't do a better job. To their ranks might readily be added citizen interestrate forecasters, citizen technical analysts and citizen pension-fund managers.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A former member of a Cuyahoga County Boards of Revision pleaded guilty Wednesday to tampering with public records.
As part of his plea deal, Tom Bush repaid $35,000 he collected from the county for time he did not work, and he resigned from his position as Olmsted Township trustee.
He is scheduled for sentencing Feb. 17 by Common Pleas Judge Brian J. Corrigan. He faces up to three years in prison and $15,000 in fines.
Attorney Kevin Spellacy said that although Bush admitted he had not worked all the hours for which he was paid, it was not because of his work ethic.
"He is a very conscientious, hard-working man," Spellacy said. "He believed he was living up to what he believed his requirements were at the board of revision."
A Plain Dealer investigation in 2010 found that dysfunction and mismanagement were the norm for the boards.
County records suggested that multiple board members were not working all of the hours for which they were paid, but Bush, 63, had logged the fewest hours.
Previous storiesAug. 13: Cuyahoga County property evaluator works part-time job while on county time
Oct. 19: Cuyahoga County boards of revision ready to eliminate backlog
Oct. 2: Cuyahoga County changes reappraisal process to regain public's trust
Jun. 14: Ex-board of revision worker Keith Headen sentenced to a year probation, 120 days of house arrest
Apr. 25: Cuyahoga County poised to jump from four boards of revision to seven
Mar. 13: Cuyahoga County's boards of revision turn page on past with new members and refreshed approach
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Although he was paid $64,000 a year for the full-time job, Bush averaged about three hours a day at the County Administration Building, according to county records. He was appointed to the board in 2005.
When questioned by the newspaper in 2010, Bush said that during some of the hours he was not at the building, he was working in sales for news-talk radio station WERE AM/1490.
Bush resigned from the boards the day the newspaper published its findings.
The Cuyahoga County Sheriff and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification quickly launched investigations, which led to Bush being charged Dec. 27, 2010, with two counts of theft in office.
The newspaper launched its investigation in July after another board member, Keith Headen of Solon, was accused of reducing the value of a Mayfield Heights townhouse by $31,000 even though other board members had rejected the change.
Headen pleaded guilty last May to attempted tampering with public records. He was sentenced to a year of probation and ordered to pay $2,500 in fines.
The newspaper found more than $1 billion in questionable and illegal reductions to property values by the board and then-auditor Frank Russo.
The reductions and the boards' failure to hear cases in a timely manner cost local school districts and cities more than $21 million, the newspaper found.
Russo, whose duties included overseeing the boards, has pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges and will be a key witness in the trial of former County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora, which begins today .
Spellacy said that while Bush takes responsibility for his actions, his client's downfall stemmed from the larger problems with the boards and throughout county government.
"He was the victim of the culture during that period of time and that administration," Spellacy said. "He always did what he thought was right for the taxpayers of Cuyahoga County."


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Deputies responded to the suspect's home and learned that the man had outstanding warrants for felony probation violation and failing to register as a sex offender.
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The bands, which range in size from Group I to Group IV, are competing for a chance to get to the Atlantic Coast Championships, where the Dodgers took second place in the 2-A Class for the last two years.
This is the Marching Dodgers' third year in competition, under the leadership of Director of Bands Russell Batsch. Previously, Madison High School had not had a marching band since 1995.
The band currently boasts 44 instrumentalists, 11 color guard members, an honor guard and a pit crew of parents. They compete almost every weekend, and their show can also be seen at half-time during varsity football home games. The band's exciting 2012 show is in three movements, beginning with Civilizations: Mayan prophecy, followed by the ballad Requiem for a Dying Planet, and concluding more hopefully with Building the Future.
The Tournament of Bands will start at 1 p.m. and includes food and souvenirs as well as fantastic shows. The public is invited to attend for $10 admission at the gate.
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The band is supported by the Marching Dodger Booster Club, an official nonprofit charity that welcomes donations and has helped to fund improvements for the band's 2011 season of shows and competitions, including additions to uniforms, colorful new flags, instruments, safety equipment, music and music computer programs, along with the maintenance of equipment, repairs of instruments, and transportation expenses.
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HACKENSACK — A Hackensack apartment complex must pay a cardiologist $7.4 million after employees allowed underage drinking at the complex that led to a car crash, according to a report by NorthJersey.com.
The crash broke Henry Lau's pelvis, back, legs and several ribs, the report said. Lau was chief cardiologist at Hackensack Medical Center and was walking his dog when the speeding car hit hm and fled. The driver was sentenced in May 2008 to two years in jail and five years probation.
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ROXBURY — Human remains were found in a wooded area off of Route 46 in Roxbury Wednesday, according to the county prosecutor and township police chief.
Acting Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp and Roxbury Police Chief James Simonetti said in a joint news release the matter is currently under investigation.
A crew of investigators established a crime scene around the field near the intersection of Route 46 and Hercules Road, which is located across the street from an auto repair shop, Timing Belt Shop.
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the scene said they are conducting an investigation in the field behind
the home, which, they said, is believed to have been part of
undeveloped land owned by the former Hercules Inc. Hercules Inc. — which has since merged with Ashland Inc. — operated a munitions plant in the township until 1996.
Investigators are currently attempting to determine who owns the land, police said.
Sam Hamida — who recently became of the owner of Kenvil Hot Bagels and Deli, located in the strip mall near the crime scene — said reports of a body being found in the woods across from his business concerned him.
"It makes me feel scared," Hamida said. "I thought this was a good, safe place."
Roxbury police, the Morris County Sheriff's Office and the Morris County Mobile Command Center were at the scene, but requests for comment were referred to the county prosecutor's office.
Authorities said in the news release that updated reports will be issued as more details are confirmed, but that no further updates will be released Wednesday.
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I was at a friend's house in the city recently. A teenager in attendance, learning I was from Vashon, asked, with a teenager look on her face, "What is there to do out there?"
For a moment, I wasn't sure how to answer — so many possible responses to a surly question like that.
Should I be honest, accurate, enlightened, educational or snotty? (I always feel like being snotty to teenagers. Why is that?)
It brought me back to the early 1920s, when I was a teenager.
In small-town Minnesota, we had neighbors, and seasons: blistering summers on 10,000 lakes, winters frost-bitten in backyard igloos, spring on suddenly green baseball fields and brisk falls in dry leaf piles. It was poetic and quaint.
Last year, Vashon saw essentially the same temperature and precipitation level 10 months straight. It was the sequel to a Bill Murray movie: "Groundsog Day."
I'm so not complaining — this is precisely what makes us think of creative ways to spend our time.
I know what I do on Vashon: stare at my computer, walk my dogs very carefully and under full control in the Island Center Forest, drive incessantly, shop for groceries and previously owned clothing far too frequently and so much more.
But how, I wonder, do others manage this what-to-do-here quandary? So I asked four Islanders: a senior citizen, a teenager, a mom and a little kid.
The 80-year-old: "Oh, way more than I can ever do! I take classes, walk every day, spend a lot of time reading, enjoy lunch with friends — but I broke a tooth last week chewing on a cracker, so that's out for a bit. But my goodness, I could be out every night, several times on Saturday!"
Party animals!
The teenager: "Well, I'm weird. I dance and go to brunch with friends."
Urbane sophisticates!
The mom, excited: "Gosh. Biking, running, Saturday Market, be a volunteer fireman, work with Rotary, study upholstery, help at the food bank, apprentice to a gardener."
She had several more coming, I could tell, but the little kid interrupted: "Mommy, say something that's not like work!"
I inquired specifically to the youngster, who responded: "I want to build a play center in that big building nobody uses." From the mouths of babes.
My final generalizing conclusions: Island moms are delusional and yet still optimistic, and little kids are entrepreneurial and green to the core.
This study is non-scientific — your results may vary.
For the record, I'll tell you kids what not to do: Don't hang out in that abandoned bus on Cemetery Road. It is rumored to be inhabited by a family of deer who are engaging in herd-ordered reconnaissance on the Sportsman's Club. And they're pissy.
And a warning to prospective mailbox smashers: That activity is not worthy of this Island's peculiar genius. No, really. We've installed surveillance cams, have moles in your midst, and tar and feathers at the ready.
And no, that was not the point of this whole article.
It's this: In all honesty, it took me years to appreciate this place. And now that I do, I learn most about Vashon when friends and family visit.
My sister, her brain surgeon husband and their four kids come up from San Diego once a year. Their teenager actually screamed in terror and ran, arms flailing, when she saw a banana slug. Interesting.
My mom, an urban museum- and theater-goer, once expressed concern that I was moldering here at the end of my quarter-mile driveway in the woods, and in what sounded like a threat, said, "Maybe we'll move out there, but to Bainbridge".
No really, mom, we're fine here, it's all good, we're here on purpose. And there's plenty of the finer things in life here to keep us busy.
But for those still haunted by inactivity, I have a plan for the next several years, and you're welcome to come along! It's an artful, fun-and-games approach to pothole repair on my driveway. In terms of something to do, it's the gift that keeps on giving!
But I'll let it go if you have a better idea. And if it's building that play center, I'm in.
— Kevin Joyce is a performer, producer, writer and teacher who, along with Martha Enson, runs EnJoy Productions.
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GOODBYE KITTY K is a female fronted high octane energy rockband delivering a raw sound called Scrap Rock!!
Kat van Ville - part Patti Smith, part Jim Morrison – in the front on her explosive vocal, together with her brother Wolfman on drums and cowbell and their great friends Hoff on the fat strings and Hick Corea on guitar have all prepared the ammo to trigger their high voltage steam engine show!!
Since the beginning in Copenhagen's Meat Packing District in 2009 and their first live show in 2010 GOODBYE KITTY K is now playing shows to a steadily growing crowd in Denmark and so far supporting big Danish acts such as DAD and Supercharger.
Summer 2013 was marked with GOODBYE KITTY K's release of their debut album "SCRAPPED" on CD, iTunes and Amazon followed by live shows in Aarhus and Copenhagen to an amazing crowd!!
GOODBYE KITTY K is now ready to take it to a higher level and hit the roads with their performance outside Denmark.
Inspired by dusty roadmovies combined with their own high voltage style GOODBYE KITTY K always salutes the crowd with a solid and intense live show!!
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Scrap Rock – stripped to the bone.
The BAND STORY:
Once upon a time there was a girl...
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She is... just... KAT
Same Time on the road in the city of dirt,
HICK COREA on his six string plays till it hurts.
One man, his bass and his golden attitude,
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WOLFMAN howls as the sun turns to moon,
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With her twisted vocal, KAT gets under your skin,
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GOODBYE KITTY K is the memory of the once fallen girl Kitty K.
She lived her life in a blurry ecstasy of fear, selfdisrespect and lust - blindly looking for love in beds in the loveless corners of life. Low and nasty she hit rock bottom at the end of the circle of pain. Instead of death she found her long lost strength and gained the power to turn it all around. She saw it, she felt it and then she said Goodbye to her old self. You must fall before you rise.
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RAAHUSET - Copenhagen, DK
HIGH VOLTAGE - Copenhagen, DK
VIFTEN Red'N Rock - Roedovre, DK
UNDERWERKET - Valby, DK
HIGH VOLTAGE - Copenhagen, DK
FATTER ESKIL - Aarhus, DK
ESCOBAR's Hell's Kitchen - Aarhus, DK
YouBloom Music Awards (Global) - Semifinals
FALCONER SALEN - Cph, DK (supporting D-A-D)
HARD ROCK CAFE - Cph, DK (Final at Hard Rock Rising)
HARD ROCK CAFE - Cph, DK (Semifinals at Hard Rock Rising)
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Movement of water across the membranes of cells, role of water in the body, chemical reactions within the body to maintain homeostasis
Role of water in the body
all water is used as a medium to carry solutes, like electrolytes and metabolites, throughout the body
How is water distributed throughout the body?
2/3 - intracellular compartments - inside cells
1/3 - extracellular compartments - outside cells
Examples of Extracellular compartments (ECF)
1. interstitial spaces
2. plasma
3. lymph
4. fluid in the eyes
5. synovial fluid in joint capsules
6. cerebrospinal fluid
7. serous fluids in cavities
8. lumens
9. glandular secretions - medium that carries hormones
Intracellular Fluids (ICF) contain what types of substances?
2. Mg²⁺
5. Proteins
How does water shift with solute?
1. movement of solutes will shift water by osmosis
2. solvent drag - fluid will shift solutes
Where do we get all that water from?
10% from metabolic reactions like aerobic respiration
90% from oral consumption
Thirst Reflex
- maintained by the Hypothalamus within Thirst Center that alerts the body for the need of water
Regulation of Thirst Reflex
1. Osmoreceptors - cells that monitor the osmolarity of bodily fluids
2. Baroreceptors - cells that monitor BP (↓BP will trigger thirst reflex to add more volume to blood)
How is thirst reflex suppressed?
stretching the stomach and moistening of oral mucosa will suppress thirst reflex immediately.
1. insufficient amounts of water either by lack of consumption, elevated temperatures, or high activity
3. body will compensate by removing H₂O out of ICF and into ECF
Water Output
1. 61% in urine
2. 4% in poop
3. 35% by respiratory tract (exhalation) and skin (sweat)
1. sweat glands, sudoriferous glands throughout our skin that excrete fluid by exocrine action.
2. excretory mechanism
3. shedds - NH₄, Urea, K⁺, and Na⁺ - forming acid mantle
Insensible Perspiration
1. tiny amounts of sweat shedding at all times
2. not noticeable
3. important for heat regulation
4. lowers body temperature
5. each day .5L of water is shed this way
Sensible Perspiration
1. ↑ temp will ↑ sweat by 100-150mL
2. Diaphoresis
3. associated withe exercise and hot environments
4. an increase in activity can increase visible sweat by 8-10L/day
Affects of BP on Osmolarity
1. ↑ BP will ↑ Glomerular Pressure to ↑ filtration, and pass out more water in urine which will lead to ↓ BP
2. ↓ BP which ↓ Glomerular which will ↓ filtration which will ↓ urine flow. A result is to trigger thirst reflex to ↑ BP.
1. ions or molecules with electrical charges
ie) Na⁺, K⁺, Ca²⁺, Cl⁻, PO₄³⁻
2. electrolytes concentrations will change during weight changes and growing stages
Where are electrolytes stored?
1. skeleton
2. mainly Ca²⁺ and PO₄³⁻
3. downfall is that bone can also store Pb, As, and Hg
1. Cation in ECF
2. involved in sodium-potassium pump
3. vital for glucose absorption
4. essential for muscular contraction
5. Neurotransmitter
6. maintains pH balance with Cl⁻
how much do we actually consume?
1. 15-20g/ day
2. excess is removed via kidneys and sweat
3. regulated by ANH and Aldosterone
Causes of Hyponatremia
- poor diet
- severe burns
- vomiting
- diarrhea
- insufficient Aldosterone secretion
- excessive urination
- Hyperglycemia- ↑ blood sugar
Hypernatremia leads to
- thirst
- dry mucous membranes
- ↑ body temperature
- hypertension
- bounding pulse
- tendencies toward edema
- convulsions
- death at extremely high Na⁺ levels
1. pH balancer in the body
2. Cl⁻ compounds activate digestive enzymes made of gastric juices
3. can be exhaled, excreted by the kidneys and skin
1. Part of sodium -potassium pump
2. Neurotransmitter
3. Essential for muscular contraction
4. Dehydration, circulatory shock, and tissue damage can cause K+ to move out of cells and into ECF as a safeguard mechanism
Regulation of Potassium
1. Regulated by aldosterone - ↑ of aldosterone, ↑ kidney secretion of K+
2. Passes easily through filtration membrane - Primary Convoluted Tubule will reabsorb a lot of K+
Causes of Hypokalemia
i. Diet (not enough fruits and vegetables with potassium)
ii. Renal failure
iii. Insulin administration
Hypokalemia leads to...
i. Poor skeletal health
ii. Bradycardia
iii. Heart blocks
iv. Decreased muscle tone
Hyperkalemia leads to...
1. Restlessness
2. Irritability
3. Intestinal cramps
4. Diarrhea
5. Muscular weakness
6. Muscular paralysis - extremely elevated levels
1. Managed by kidneys, intestines, skin (vitamin D Production), and skeleton
2. 99%of Ca2+ is stored in the skeleton
3. Vitamin D stimulates organs to absorb Ca2+
4. Essential for teeth and bones
5. Acid/base balancer
6. Essential for muscular regeneration
1. Antagonist to PTH
2. Hormone that decreases Ca2+ in the body by slowing down its release from bone
Hypocalcemia leads to
i. Disorientation
ii. Muscle spasms
iii. Frequent cramps
iv. Muscular weakness
v. Convulsions
vi. Tetani
vii. Osteoporosis
viii. Death
Causes of Hypercalcemia
i. Overconsumption of Ca
ii. Excessive parathyroid activity - due to parathyroid cancers
Hypercalcemia leads to...
i. Fatigue
ii. Muscular weakness and response
iii. constipation
iv. coma
v. kidney stones
vi. death
pH of Bodily Fluids
a. acid base balance in the body is crucial to maintaining homeostasis
b. most human bodily fluids are between 6<pH<8
Buffering Systems
i. Intercellular systems use proteins to buffer pH
ii.. Cations attract to OH-
iii. Anions attract to H+
1. primary buffering system for ECF
2. Bicarbonate can absorb a H+ from fluid to form Carbonic Acid to stabilize pH
3. Carbonic acid can lose a H+ to form bicarbonate to stabilize pH
Causes of Alkalosis
a. Overconsumption of Alkaline products - alcohol
b. Low atmospheric pressure of O2
c. Insufficient CO2 - Hypocapnia
d. Severe vomiting
e. Poisoning
Alkalosis leads to..
a. Hyper-excitability of NS
b. Muscular spasms
c. Convulsions
d. Tetani
e. Death
Causes of Acidosis
a. Toxin or drug ingestion
b. Decreased O2 perfusion
c. Increased CO2 levels
d. Problems in Diabetes - Increases glucose level
e. Accumulation of fatty acids
f. Bacterial infections - bacterial waste products
Acidosis leads to...
a. Depresses CNS
b. Disorientation
c. Slow responses
d. Blurred vision
e. Unconsciousness
f. Coma
g. death
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Joseph Pappalardo, 29, reported to the federal penetentiary in Loretto, Pa., on Monday to begin serving his two-year sentence, becoming the third Staten Islander convicted in a $3.5 million stock fraud scam that was run out of a New Dorp office.
Pappalardo, 29, his bother-in-law Ronald Turner, Miron Vinokur and Vincenzo Danio were charged by federal prosecutors in February of 2005 with bilking 160 unsuspecting investors and pocketing almost $1 million out of the $3.5 million.
Spinning a web of deception over three years beginning in December 2001, the defendants lured their marks into buying futures contracts tied to foreign exchange rates, only to charge them hidden commissions disguised as trade losses.
Pappalardo, Vinokur and Danio all cut plea deals with prosecutors and Vinokur's 366-day sentence ended in April, when he was relased. Danio is currently serving a 30-month sentence in a federal facility in Lewisburg, Pa. Turner's case is still pending.
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MOBILE, Alabama — It was a memorable day for Mountain Brook's golf team at the Ninth Annual Azalea City High School Golf Tournament, held at the Azalea City Golf Course on Tuesday.
First, the Spartans won the team title, narrowly defeating Providence Christian 559-561. The win was due in part to a great day in stroke play, as four of the Spartans' six players shot 76 or better.
Then, Mountain Brook's Taylor Eyster won medalist honors on a one-hole playoff against Northridge's William Walker. Both shot 67 on the final day, which made the one-hole playoff necessary.
Eyster made par on the playoff hole to break the tie and take medalist honors, while Walker, who narrowly missed his chance for par, settled for a bogey.
Mountain Brook needed Eyster's strong play as Providence Christian, led by Kyle Cornelius and Calum Masters, had all six of their players shoot in the 70s for the final 18 holes. UMS-Wright was third with 567, while McGill-Toolen was fourth, two strokes back with 569.
"Providence Christian has a strong team from top to bottom," said Mountain Brook coach Benny Eaves. "When you have six kids who shoot in the 70s, it is evidence to the ability they have.
"We shot pretty well today, and I'm proud of our guys because they did what they needed to do. Luckily for us, we had Taylor, who had went very low which helped our cause tremendously, so I'm proud of our guys. I think it was a great win."
Eyster, who signed to play with UAB, said he was somewhat nervous going into the playoff hole, and said that he didn't expect it to take a playoff to determine medalist honors.
"I didn't (expect it to come down to a playoff)," he said. "I thought someone would have shot lower than that, but it is what it is. I was a little nervous—I'm not going to lie. I hit my second shot off the adrenaline a little bit past the pin, but ended up getting a two-putt in and won."
Eyster added that coming into Tuesday's final round he was relaxed, even though he did not play at his best on Monday, when the field played 36 holes in two-man scramble play.
"I was feeling all right," he said. "Yesterday, I didn't hit the ball the best, but on the range I was getting it back a little bit, and once I was going through (holes) one through six I was hitting it better, so I just let that progress throughout the round.
Eaves said even though the season just started, he knows that Providence Christian will be strong.
"Just by their team and their make-up, they've got some younger guys and we're going to see each other for many years to come," he said. "They have a very solid squad. We have two seniors on our team, and Taylor is the only one that's playing right now.
"Out of our top six guys, we only have one senior (Eyster), but we're going to be losing a big one. "I'm really proud of our younger guys, so I think that somebody will step up in Taylor's shoes next season. I'm real proud of our guys and where we are as a program."
Cornelius and Masters won the two-man scramble, shooting a 58 to break the old record of 59 set by St. Paul's and Hoover, while Auburn's Patrick Harris and Addison Nix won the best ball title, shooting a 65.
Mountain Brook 559, Providence Christian 561, UMS-Wright 567, McGill-Toolen 569, Auburn 571, Fairhope 574, Guntersville 576, Spanish Fort 577, Northridge 588, St. James 591, Hoover 592, Vestavia Hills 599, Trinity 601, Bayside 603, St. Paul's 611, Faith Academy 678.


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GRAND RAPIDS -- Final results from an autopsy showed that Stephen Stiles, a 39-year-old man found dead May 31 in his Kent County jail bunk, died of seizure complications.
Kent County sheriff Larry Stelma today confirmed the finding from the county medical examiner's office.
Some relatives of Stiles were concerned he may not have been given his medication -- he was on anti-seizure medication -- but Stelma said the autopsy showed he had adequate levels of Dilantin in his system.
Dilantin is an anti-seizure drug.
Stelma said Stiles also had "other health issues," but he did not reveal them Sunday because of privacy concerns.
Stiles was found dead on his cell bunk about 8 p.m. on May 31, hours after he had been to court on three warrants for failing to pay child support and contempt of court.
Stelma said Stiles was found when a nurse was making rounds to see inmates with medical issues and he did not come out of his cell.
Police earlier said corrections officers were aware of medical problems that Stiles suffered when he first came into the jail in the early morning hours of May 31.
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Two South Kitsap wrestlers at opposite ends of the weight spectrum took first place at Saturday's sub-regional tournament at Foss High School in Tacoma.
Kolby Fenton (106 pounds) and Eddie Meisner (220) were sub-regional champions, and the Wolves had a total of 19 wrestlers, including one girl, who finished in the top four in their weight class to qualify for the regional tournament that will be held this weekend at Olympic High School in Bremerton.
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Dan. Maffei is pushing for a high-speed railway between Niagara Falls and Albany to employ large numbers of people. This would cost between $1 billion and $14 billion dollars (a big spread) which would come from the federal government (American taxpayer) which is already beyond broke. He does not state who would operate this entity. Since federal funds are involved, the government would most likely have the largest say in the operation. A look at Amtrak, the Postal Service and other government operated entities should tell you the end result of the high-speed railroad. The number of jobs created in building it would be very limited due to the fact that most jobs are performed by machines these days and require trained and experienced operators. This idea is a complete boondoggle on the public. Incidentally an auto can make the trip from Buffalo to New York in about nine hours at less cost and inconvenience than any railroad.
Maffei is too young to remember New York Central's 20th Century Limited. That train ran from Chicago to New York and reverse in as little as 15 and a half hours at one period, 16 to 18 hours at other periods. It stopped running because of loss of passenger activity. The same would happen to this entity.
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Electric-car news is coming thick and fast. Two major Japanese automakers pumped up their green credentials by offering up their EVs for limited tests in the U.S. market, while mighty General Motors opened its kimono a tiny bit more with a technical progress update on its Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle (E-REV). And a legal fight emerged into public view as Tesla Motors, of San Carlos, Calif., sued a former designer who launched his own plug-in hybrid car company.
Last month, Chevrolet updated 80 reporters from around the world on the progress of its much-touted Chevrolet Volt. With unprecedented openness, especially for a vehicle years from production, the company discussed its battery testing procedures, showed off the three-dimensional virtualization rooms that connect design teams around the world, and revealed a few glimpses of the latest Volt styling.
The message is that the Volt program is on course and that it's the company's "Number One priority project," in the words of Volt global vehicle chief engineer Frank Weber. "This is not theory; this is real," he stressed. Engineers are testing the two competing 16-kilowatt-hour battery packs--each 1.8 meters long (or just under 6 feet) and 170 kilograms (375 pounds)--around the clock. GM even provided details on the test cycles they're repeating, thousands of times, to pack 10 years' worth of customer use into the two-year test window that will permit a launch in late 2010.
Reporters also walked through GM's enormous wind-tunnel facility. Low aerodynamic drag is key to extending the Volt's range--at speed, it is more important than lower weight, due to aggressive regenerative braking that recaptures energy for recharging. GM's Bob Lutz admitted the "electric Camaro" shape of the Volt concept was far from aerodynamic, with a drag coefficient of 0.43, higher than most cars today. "It was a shoebox," he said ruefully, promising a drag coefficient below 0.30--among the best in its class--for the final Volt.
In December, GM teased the press by showing the front corner of the latest styling model. It was smooth and swept-back compared with the angular concept. This time, chief E-Flex designer Bob Boniface briefly lifted the cover from a rear corner of a clay model being shaped by a numerically controlled milling arm while reporters watched. And visible in the wind tunnel was a third-scale model covered in camouflage tape, with an aerodynamics expert wielding a hose that sent propylene glycol mist over the car to show the airflow as a 50-kilometer-per-hour (31 miles per hour) wind roared over it.
What will the production Volt look like? If these models are indicative--and Boniface said "the body's not frozen yet, but it's close"--it seems shorter and stubbier than the concept. Its Kamm tail is an abrupt vertical plane behind the rear wheels, with a high deck lid (actually a hatch, as the Volt will be a five-door hatchback). Its swept front has a distinct resemblance to Saab styling (another GM marque), and the car's shape somewhat resembles a Toyota Prius. Hmm.
One innovation is the lack of an exposed exhaust pipe. The car has one, of course, for its small combustion engine (which drives a generator to keep the car running by charging its battery pack once it has exhausted the 60 kilometers (about 37 miles) of electric range). But that tailpipe outlet will be hidden under the car, reinforcing the primacy of the Volt's electric drive.


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Daca tu mi-ai cere
If you'd ask me
Sa te astept mereu
To love you forever
Pentru tine as sta printre valuri si ploi
I'd stay among (the) waves & rain
Daca tu mi-ai cere
If you'd ask me
Sa te urmaresc
To folow you(?)
wouldn't it be "urmez"?
Dupa tine as pleca pe un munte in nori.
After/behind you I'd go on a mountain in (the) clouds
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Castel de nisip,
Sand castle
E dragostea ta
is your love
I think it'd make more sense to say "Your love is a sand castle," no?
Tu-l distrugi si-l ridici
You destroy it & beat it up
Iar cerul e mov,
The sky is lavendar again
Ca inima ta
Like your heart
Cand mai oprit ca sa te ador
When you've stopped me from loving you(?)
Daca tu mi-ai cere
If you'd ask me
Toate sa iti iert
To forgive you for everything/all you've done
Pentru tine as putea sa inot in desert
For you I could swim in (the) desert
Daca tu mi-ai cere
If you'd ask me
Sa ma simt mereu
To always feel myself(?)
As zbura pana-n cer sa ma imbrac in dïsper.
I'd fly till I'm dressed in despair in the sky(?)


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EAST LANSING — What could prove to be the final piece of the Michigan State offensive puzzle clicked into place when freshman Delton Williams took the field at tailback at Iowa on Saturday.
It was accompanied by Riley Bullough completing his second position move in six months, sliding from tailback to fullback.
Williams, in his first collegiate action against a Hawkeyes defense loaded up to stop the run, rushed for 32 yards on nine carries.
That might not seem like much, but his 3.6 yards-per-carry average in the 26-14 victory bettered that of starter Jeremy Langford (14 carries, 43 yards, 3.1 average) and backup Nick Hill (four carries, 6 yards, 1.5).
Williams also broke an 11-yard run — impressive when one considers that Langford has just three runs of 11 yards or longer (11, 17 and 18) in 72 carries this season.
"He had a couple of real nice runs,'' Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said. "He missed one that could have went to the house, but missed the cut in there a little bit, but I think he's just a different type of back than Langford and Nick Hill, and I think you need that changeup. You need the changeup in there where you're not playing against the same guy all the time.
"I think he'll just add another dimension to our offense. He's a little bit more of a banger, he's elusive in the hole, he's got good vision in the hole.''
Now that the Spartans' passing game has shifted into play-making gear, the next step is for the run game to find an explosive element.
Hill has the longest run of the season — a 35-yard TD run against FCS opponent Youngstown State.
But that's the only run by a Michigan State tailback that's gone for more than 20 yards.
Williams rushed for 697 yards on 88 carries at Cathedral Prep in Erie, Pa., last season and had a school-record 59 receptions for 838 yards (14.2 avg.) and 11 scores playing alongside Spartans' QB Damion Terry.
Bullough, meanwhile, will add another element to the backfield with his hands, feet and brute power.
"We played him at fullback some, what we call our pony sets, so I think he'll become more of a factor in those things and two-back sets as the `F,' '' Dantonio said. "He can always go in as a tailback … and then also I think he can compete directly with Trevon Pendleton, who's done a nice job, but we were one deep at that position. Now, at least, we're two deep.''
Bullough looked adequate at tailback in the spring, but the 6-foot-2, 230-pound converted redshirt freshman linebacker suffered an upper-body injury in fall camp that prevented him from getting much-needed tailback reps in scrimmages.
As the Spartans have looked to spread their offense via formations, Bullough's bull-like running ways have become incongruent with the play calls.
Williams, while the same size as Bulllough, offers more quickness and experience at the tailback position.
Bullough, with his high school quarterback experience, has the potential to develop into more of an H-Back. He's as much a threat to get involved as a pass catcher with good speed as a blue-collar blocker.
On a day the Spartans tight ends couldn't manage a catch against Iowa, both Bullough and Pendelton caught passes for first downs -- Pendleton with a 14-yard grab and Bullough with a 3-yard snare on third down at the Iowa 30.
Dantonio indicated that there are no plans to move Bullough back to linebacker at the present time.
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We gave Wes a doll for his birthday, and it wasn't easy finding the right one. I wanted him to have a boy doll -- it just seemed like the right thing to do. Dolls are supposed to be a reflection of the child, right? But finding a boy doll is no easy task. The only "mainstream" one that I found is the Corolle boy potty training doll, which is too big and not cuddly enough for a one-year-old.
After looking around online, I found these great dolls that come in both genders and a variety of ethnicities. We got this one for him.
I also really like the Waldorf boy dolls, like this one. If we get him another one, it'll probably be that.
Why do I want him to have a doll? This short article sums it up:
Dolls for Boys (and why to buy them)
We offer this category because, sadly, most boys in our culture are not given the opportunity to play with dolls. The outdated myth which suggests that doll play encourages femininity is still pervasive, so the vast majority of dolls are designed specifically for girls. When my son went to buy a "baby" for my grandson, he was disappointed to discover that almost every doll on the market is a female wearing a pink dress!
Many parents wonder why they should even bother to buy a doll for their boys. After all, they love playing with their blocks, trucks, and play figures. Here is why: doll play encourages children to model parenting behavior. It's no accident that my grandson growls, "I eat your tail! I eat your tail! GRRRRRR!" when he plays with his dinosaurs. It's also no accident that he says, "Ohhh. Sweet baby, sweet baby," when he holds his baby doll. He pats him on the back and lays him carefully on the bed. Sometimes he even comments that the baby might be cold, and pulls the blanket up over him. Trust us, the dinosaurs don't fair so well. My grandson is taught that babies (including his) are to be handled gently and spoken to softly. He talks nicely to his baby, and actually treats him with respect.
Will this translate into better communication and a higher degree of responsibility and intimacy in his adult relationships? We think so. The American public spends much time and money on books, t.v. shows, and therapy to try to figure out how to make their relationships work. Women consistently complain that their spouses don't communicate enough, do enough around the house, spend enough time with the kids, etc. Yet, we don't buy toys for boys that encourage these behaviors.
Fortunately, the mainstream attitude may be changing a bit. Corolle apparently sees an uptapped market and is going to start encouraging boys to play with dolls. Let's hope they also add more boy dolls to their product line.
Which brings me back to Wes's doll. It's funny -- even though Kevin had a doll when he was young, and he's very much a "modern man," he didn't quite share my desire for Wes to have his own doll. The fact that it's anatomically correct made him hesitate, too.
When we got the doll, Belle opened it for Wes and immediately took off its clothes, revealing its anatomic-correctness, Kevin looked at me and said, "That's great, but the first time Wes chews on its penis, I think I'm going to have a problem."
When he sees Wes tucking in the doll for the first time, though, he'll see the light.


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PLAINFIELD — The Union County Homicide Task Force and the Plainfield Police Division arrested a city man early this morning and charged him in the death of his mother, announced Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow. He gave the following account:
Police were called to a Watson Avenue home on Sunday for a welfare check after the victim, Gail Vandewalle, 69, had not been heard from since Feb. 19. Police searched the residence and discovered Vandewalle in the living room, underneath a blanket. The death was ruled a homicide, and marks the first in Union County for 2013.
An investigation was launched which revealed that Vandewalle had been living with her adult son, John Quakenbush, 44, and evidence gathered during the course of the investigation revealed the son to be a suspect in the homicide. He was located a short time later at a motel in Green Brook and was taken to Plainfield Police headquarters.
Quakenbush was later charged with first degree murder. He is being held at the Union County Jail with bail set at $1 million.
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NEW YORK — There was a wave of memories that hit Andy Pettitte as he came to the mound at Yankee Stadium today. He had been so used to making the first pitch for the Yankees, now he was making the ceremonial first pitch before Game 2 of the ALDS. Even Jorge Posada was there to catch him, crouching behind home plate.
"Obviously I jog out to the mound and you kind of have flashbacks," Pettitte said. "I jogged out to the mound and he was still messing with the dirt and that's hwat I remember. I'd be ready to throw a pitch and he'd be messing with the dirt, covering up the line. Whenever he was doing that, I was like wow this is pretty surreal."
But that would be as far as Pettitte would go to reliving his old playoff moments with the Yankees. He had made 39 career postseason starts in a pinstripe uniform — his last coming in last year's ALCS against Texas when he allowed two runs in seven inning — but he ruled out a 40th.
"I don't know if that will ever go away because when I'm away, when I've been in Houston and not thinking about playing or thinking about the game or whatever, I'm so content," Pettitte said. "It's just been awesome. Retirements been everything that I thought it would be. I was concerned because a lot of people were telling me that it would be a real tough transition for me but it hasn't been."
Pettitte has spent his first year away from baseball doing what he's never had the opportunity to do: coaching his kids and going on summer vacation. Having just retired in the offseason, he was reticent to come back so quickly to the Stadium.
"I was kind of leery about doing it just because I kind of felt like I needed to stay away, I don't know why," he said. "I kind of felt like I needed to give guys their space and let this team do what it needed to do. But they continued to call and ask me to do this so I kind of figured that I would do it. I called Joe and just made sure that it wouldn't be a distraction. They said no chance."
The lefthander, who 240 games in his career, spent time before Saturday's game in the clubhouse and hanging out with his old teammates. That led up to another great day for him in the Bronx today.
"It was good, it was great, it was fun," Pettitte said.
"It was just another special day for me at Yankee Stadium."
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From Wednesday through Friday at the Bethany Baptist Church in Newark, the Fugitive Safe Surrender program allowed hundreds of nonviolent offenders to clear up open warrants voluntarily, with little chance of jail time. While providing an express lane through the legal process, the program gave most of them a clean start and saved taxpayers money by conserving police resources.
Last year, 2,245 people surrendered in Camden, and it's a win-win that should continue to be replayed all over the state. Cops get to close files, and most offenders leave with an affordable payment plan — and a load off their minds.
Deborah Gibbs skipped town in 2004 after a drug possession arrest. When she turned herself in on Thursday, she was looking at a possible three-year sentence. Instead, the judge dismissed her four warrants and ordered her to pay $1,500 in fines. She can now apply for jobs she had been afraid to pursue.
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Inshore Fishing: Capt. Bob Bogan of the Gambler said his boat hammered the stripers off Island Beach on its last three trips. Avas with no tails are scoring mixed-size bass with pool fish in the 20-pound class, along with some big bluefish. Sea bass fishing has been very good since last Tuesday, Capt. Chris Hueth of the Big Mohawk III. However, he added that the boat will switch to full-time blackfishing Nov. 15. Striped bass fishing has been very good, reports Capt, Greg Market of the Golden Eagle. Most trips are accounting for decent numbers of bass to 24 pounds while fishing to the south of the inlet.
Another boat that has been seeing very good striped bass fishing is the Miss Belmar Princess. Capt. Al Shinn said he has been putting anglers into bass to 30-plus pounds on most trips, along with some bluefish. Capt. Steve Spinelli of the Skylarker said the Al Cranford party enjoyed good sea bass fishing and tog to six pounds. The Tim Scholl group saw fair sea bass, porgy and tog fishing amid tough conditions while the Jason Ween charter jigged a good bite of bass and blues to 16 pounds. Members of the Top Road Rod & Gun Club of Mercer County were on the decks for sea bass, porgies and tog to seven pounds.
Capt. Bob Quinn of the Ocean Explorer said his customers are seeing plenty of sea bass, tog and porgies, along with increasing amounts of cod. Capt. Francis Bogan of the Paramount said double-figure catches of sea bass along with some cod have been the rule on his boat. Sam Cohen of Princeton enjoyed a good pick of sea bass and a cod on a recent trip while Tom Horan of Levittown, Pa., also hit a double-figure catch of sea bass. Another boat captain that reported very good sea bass fishing was Capt. Butch Egerter of the Dauntless. He said sinker bouncers are seeing a mix of sea bass, ling, tog and a few porgies and cod on the boats daily trips.
Bay Fishing: Striped bass fishing in Raritan Bay continues to produce solid number of mixed size striper on clams, bunker and eels. Anglers are also trolling stretch 25s, spoons and umbrella rigs with good success between the channels. There is plenty of shorts, along with bigger bass, some topping the 30 and 40-pound mark. Anglers are also seeing in and out bass action at Shark River and Manasquan Inlets, along with some tog action off the rocks.
Surf Fishing: Mixed-size bass and good-size bluefish hit the beaches between Mantoloking and Island Beach. Avas, plugs and clams took the bulk of the fish. I got reports of bass and bluefish action along northern beaches from the Hook to Deal and on beaches at Long Beach Island.
Local Lakes & Streams: I have been fishing local waters and found some picky bass, pickerel and crappie fishing. Water temps climbed back up into the low 50s and slowed both the crappie and pickerel fishing; however, live bait took some bass from Carnegie Lake, the Millstone River, Plainsboro, Rosedale Lake, Grovers Mills and Lake Mercer. In addition, I got several reports of muskies being caught from Lake Mercer and an occasional trout being caught in Rosedale and Colonial lakes.
Delaware River: Fishing continues to be spotty with some smallies and walleyes being caught north of Trenton. Some of the better walleye fishing is between the bridges in the Phillipsburg and Easton, Pa., area and in the Water Gap.
In the tidal river south of Trenton, crappies, perch and bass are being caught in Tulleytown, Penn Manor and Dredge Harbor on jig combinations and minnows.
Catfishing continues to be good around the mouths of the streams and coves on the incoming tide. Some walleyes, smallies, catfish and perch are also being caught at the warm water discharge at the Trenton Power Plant on the top of the outgoing water.
Water temperatures in the tidal river are in the low 40s on the incoming tide and mid 40s on the outgoing water. In the river north of Trenton, the water temp is in the low 40s. All launch ramps are serviceable.
North Jersey: Bass fishing in the lakes and reservoirs was also up and down. Walleyes are being caught in Monksville Reservoir, Greenwood Lake, Lake Hopatcong and Swartswood Lake. Round Valley is still giving up decent numbers of rainbows and brown trout from the shoreline, while Spruce Run is producing a few northern. Farrington Lake is serving up bass and crappies.
Trout fishing remains slow due to low participation. A check with tackle shops saw good trout fishing in the Musconetcong, Pequest, South Branch, Pohatcong and Flat Brook for the few anglers that are fishing.
South Jersey: Pickerel fishing is red hot in the South Jersey Pine Barrens with good reports coming from Colliers Mills, Lebanon Lake, White's Bog, Horicorn Lake and Stafford Forge on minnows. Crappie, bass and perch are being caught in Lake Lenape, the Salem Canal and Union Lake while the upper Maurice River and Iona Lake are producing some good trout. The Manasquan and Toms rivers are also producing trout.
Pennsylvania: Spotty bass and crappie fishing is being reported in Lake Nockamixon, the Falls Township Park Pond and Lake Luxumburg. In the Lehigh Valley, trout fishing is good in the Little Lehigh, Monocracy and Bushkill creeks. In the Poconos, I got good reports on the bass fishing in Lake Minsi, Pecks Pond, Promised Land Lake and Lake Wallenpaulpack.


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MUSKEGON COUNTY — It took nearly a year, but Cathy Hamlin is ecstatic to finally see the two men who saved her life last summer receive the Carnegie Medal for heroism, a national honor.
Former Muskegon resident Jared Champayne, 24, and current resident Jeremy Cobb, 28, have been hailed by locals as heroes since the Aug. 3 rescue of the Muskegon Township woman, who nearly drowned in Lake Michigan when a rip current swept her away from Pere Marquette Beach.
The two men this week received letters stating they had received the Carnegie Medal, awarded each year to individuals who display an act of heroism. So far, 45 people in North America have received the award for 2010.
"I was surprised; I didn't expect it at all," said Champayne, who moved to Chicago a month after the rescue. "I figured there might be other people more worthy. I just did what I had to do."
The Carnegie Hero Fund was formed by steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie in 1904, when he became inspired by the ill-fated rescue attempts of two people in a Pennsylvania coal mine explosion the same year.
Sgt. Gary Berdinski, formerly of the Muskegon County Sheriff's Office Marine Division, nominated the two for the award.
"Without a doubt, if these two hadn't swam out there, she would have died," Berdinski said.
Cobb and Champayne were contacted by the hero fund's commission later about the possibility of them being selected. They then went through an interview process in April, where they were asked to describe details of the incident.
"I still think about it from time to time," Cobb said. "I've definitely been swimming since then. I haven't stopped because of it."
Cobb and Champayne have already received a certificate from the Carnegie Hero Fund commemorating their actions, while the medal and a $5,000 grant will arrive in later months.
Hamlin, 42, still vividly recalls the near-drowning, when Hamlin had been pulled out past the pier. She tried fruitlessly to make her way back to shore, as 5-foot waves collapsed over her.
Cobb and Champayne heard Hamlin's cries from a distance. Both swam out to help. One dragged her arm, while the other dove underwater to push her. They reached the beach safely, though completely exhausted.
Hamlin said she can finally feel satisfied knowing the two men have received the recognition.
"This is really, really important to me," she said. "I always wanted the story to be about them, not me."
Since it was established, the fund has awarded more than $32.4 million in grants, scholarships and relief benefits to more than 9,000 people.
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The new uniform..
Whether or not we actually like the new uniforms isn't important. Any time a team changes uniforms, fans will hit the forums to rip it to shreds....then go find it online so they can buy it.
Syracuse.com forum posters...
Who called Demetris Nichols a "choker" after the Villanova game. That's it. Hand in your cards.
You are suspended from being a fan for two weeks for suggesting that garbage. This team wouldn't be anywhere near NCAA Tournament Street if it wasn't for this kid this season.
Conference Tournaments
Here is my take on these in this blog yesterday. All I am saying is take the automatic bid away and I'd be happy. I got alot of email on this (mailbag coming later in the blog BTW) and a big theme of your emails was conference touraments were a "second chance" for teams. Well, I say those teams don't deserve that 2nd chance. They just had 4 months to prove themselves.
SU is a bubble team
This is so absurd it makes me want to find Doug Gottlieb and go mid-evil on his ass.
What makes it more of a joke is those bracket gurus who have Villanova in over SU.
Billy Packer
Seriously, is there one person on this earth who enjoys his commentary? His is college basketball's version of the old man on the porch. His call of the Gerald Henderson elbow in the Duke-UNC game is so horrible you have to laugh at how wrong he is. Scroll down a bit on the link
Trouble in Rochester
This is going to make your stomach turn.
Ron Artest
We'll let the legal system play out here, but I'm going to guess "no prior history of violence" will not be in his lawyer's defense.
Forbes Magazine
In a recent article ranking the best GM's in pro sports, Forbesnamed Minnesota Timberwolves GM Kevin McHale #1. Sometimes the jokes just write themselves don't they?
Cedric Maxwell
Maxwell, now a radio analyst for the Boston Celtics, recently pulled a Cartman telling female referee Violet Palmer to "get in the kichen" and "make me some bacon and eggs, would you?" in reaction to a bad call made against the Celtics.
NFL Free Agency
Hey, I wouldn't turn down that kind of cake. But there is something very wrong with the following sentence: "Nate Clements is now the highest paid defensive player in NFL History."
The Kansas City Penguins
Mario Lemieux has thrown the hammer down and is getting serious about moving the Pens out of Iron City.The Penguins have the best young talent in hockey (Crosby, Malkin, Staal) a rabid fan base, high local TV ratings, and they are about to go AWOL. Meanwhile, teams like the Panthers, Kings, Devils, Thrashers, Predators, and Coyotes play before half-empty buildings every night. Just ain't right.
Edmonton Oilers
How in all that is holy do you trade Ryan Smyth!!! Someone who gave you everything he had, was the reason you got to the Stanley Cup Finals last year, LOVED Edmonton, and tried to get a new deal done before he became an unrestricted free agent to try and save YOU $$$!!
Speaking of the Islanders..
What is worse than getting 56 saves in a game...and losing? The Isles Rick DiPietro found out how that feels last night.
Cam Janssen
Janssen is not a dirty player, but this hit is.
The NBA's Atlantic Division
Toronto 32-28
New Jersey 28-32
New York 28-33
Philadelphia 22-38
Boston 17-42
The NBA...it's fantastic!!!
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Quick facing "unfortunate bounces," per Ranford
Looking back at the two previous postseasons, Jonathan Quick's performances have been superb. A backstop to the all-systems-firing Kings in 2012, he won the Conn Smythe Trophy by virtue of his 1.41 goals-against average and .946 save percentage.
But the Kings and their opponents combined to average only 3.5 goals per game through the first two rounds of the 2013 postseason, and if not for Quick's .944 save percentage and one shutout against St. Louis, and his .951 save percentage and two shutouts against San Jose, we wouldn't have been talking about a Western Conference Final rematch with Chicago this spring. He was at his absolute best in April and May last year before a rough series against the offensively gifted Blackhawks reduced his postseason save percentage down to a still outstanding .934.
It has been tougher sledding this postseason. Quick opened the playoffs with a .914 save percentage against San Jose – numbers that don't really tell the whole story, as he stopped 94.9 percent of his shots in Games 3 through 7 – and followed it up with a series against Anaheim in which he played perhaps his best two games of the postseason in Games 1 and 2. He was sub-par (and was pulled in Game 4) in the following three games before rebounding by allowing only three goals over Games 6 and 7.
Against Chicago, his save percentage was .889, the lowest it had been in any series since facing Vancouver in 2010. Los Angeles dug deep into its league-leading offense to get past the similarly offensively capable Hawks.
"I think it's just been a lot of unfortunate bounces," Goaltending Coach Bill Ranford said. "You look at the San Jose series, early on we weren't very good as a team, but we weren't getting that big save for him. From probably halfway through Game 3 of the San Jose series on, he's been good for us. He's given us a chance to win every night. You look at the last playoff run last year, and even the year we won it, there were some real bad goals that he gave up. He hasn't really given up any bad goals, and that's been huge. But there's just been more this year around, and especially in the Chicago series, you had two of the best goalies in the world, and the number of goals that were scored in that series, it was crazy. You look at the bounces that happened, it was just two very resilient teams that weren't willing to give up."
Of course, you're not likely to face a more offensively capable group than San Jose (sixth in regular season scoring), Anaheim (first) and Chicago (second).
"That's the other aspect of it," Ranford said. "But still, we've always handled that pretty well. It's just one of those things. Teams are finding ways to get pucks to the net, and we've got to find ways to defend better."
Is there any correlation between the team's raised pace of play in the playoffs, or the extra speed and skill brought about by Marian Gaborik's presence?
"I think your offense always starts from your own zone," Ranford said. "Gaborik's got skill, but it all starts from your end, and if we're good in our end, you create offense in the other end. But when we're not good in our own end, we're not quick, we're not fast, then you're defending more than going on offense. I think it all starts from defense."
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1. Please introduce yourself to our readers.
Hi guys, my name is Ron Mayer
2. How long have you been fishing?
Probably 45 years or better, for as long as I can remember really.
3. Tell us what inspired you to start fishing.
Growing up in rural Nebraska, I developed a strong love of the outdoors at a very early age. Hunting and fishing was a way of life for my family. I had already caught the fishing bug when I saw my first TV show based on bass fishing. I would have to say that the early pioneers of televised fishing like Jerry McGinnis and Orlando Wilson would be responsible towards directing me towards chasing little green fish. The first bass I ever caught was from a neighboring farm pond. Armed with a Zebco 33, a five foot fiberglass rod, a black pre-rigged Creme plastic worm, and a red and white Pop R, I was determined to catch a bass. I cast the Pop R out next to a weed line and after about the third or fourth pop the water literally exploded. The excitement of the strike, the speed and power of the fight, and the shear beauty of that 3 pound largemouth was almost more than a 10 year old could take! The challenge catching the next one quickly became an obsession. In the mid 80's I entered into my first tournament, a catfish tournament. My partner and I were fortunate enough to win that tournament. That tournament win quickly fanned an already strongly burning desire to catch fish into an inferno.
4. In 2007 you founded the 5280 Bass Hunters club, what prompted you and your friends to start this club?
Actually, the founder of the club was a good friend of mine, Sean Hinton. Sean gathered a half dozen fellow anglers to form the core group of 5280 Bass Hunters. At the time there were limited opportunities for tournament anglers to fish organized tournaments in Colorado. We wanted to provide anglers with another circuit to fish, while establishing a sort of "no drama" type atmosphere that so often plagues bass clubs. We also wanted to grow support for the sport of tournament fishing and fishing in general, create more awareness of the importance of habitat and conservation, and develope the continuing growth of the sport through the involvement of our youth. There was a tremendous amount of groundwork that went into the formation of this club prior to ever having our first tournament. I am happy to say that 5280 Bass Hunters has grown into one of the largest and most respected bass clubs in Colorado today. I feel very fortunate to have been a member of that core group and am extremely proud of the growth and development of the 5280 Bass Hunters.
5. Tell us about your involvement with the CAST organizations and your involvement with Jr. Bass clubs.
The CAST (Catch A Special Thrill) organization provides anglers with one of the most heartwarming opportunities they could ever take advantage of. On a selected day, members of fishing clubs, conservation agencies, local businesses, and volunteers come together to take physically and mentally handicapped children fishing for a day. One or two participants, along with their caregivers, are assigned to each boat and we simply take them out fishing. It doesn't sound like much; taking someone for a boat ride, handing them a rod and reel, showing them how to cast it out, then watching their expression as they feel the tug of their first bite. The excitement of battling a fish to the boat. Seeing firsthand the look of pure wonderment in their eyes, the excitement, the smiles on their faces when they finally boat that fish. No, it may not sound like much, but the idea that something that so many of us take for granted can have such a huge positive impact on someone else's life can be extremely humbling and rewarding all at the same time.
As for the Jr. bass clubs, plain and simple, they are not only the future of our sport, but of our country. Getting them involved in fishing not only gets them involved in the outdoors, but it helps to teach them respect for it. It helps them to understand the balance of nature and how big of an impact we humans have on it. I have given several seminars to Jr clubs covering such topics as the basics of flipping and pitching, identifying different species of bass, identifying different types of forage, structure, and cover and how bass relate to them. I have participated as a mentor in some Jr tournaments, as well as providing a boat for some of the college level tournaments.
6. What advice do you give to young anglers who are just beginning to catch the fishing bug?
The absolute most important thing that they need to do is to stay in school. Without an education their future is destined to be pretty bleak. They need to understand that the sport of fishing in general is a multi-billion dollar industry. Tournament fishing is a business and following the tournament trail takes an unbelievable amount of hard work. They will need a good education to present themselves professionally to potential sponsors. They also need to understand that sponsorships are not handouts, they are opportunities to help further their tournament career while representing someone else's business. There are responsibilities and commitments that come with each one. Its not just about standing on a podium raising a trophy over your head. In fact, any tournament angler out there will quickly learn that you will lose far more tournaments than you will ever win.
On the plus side though, you get to go to work every day in the outdoors. They will see things in nature that most people will never experience, like the way a mother goose guards her nest, or how a doe deer checks to see that it's safe to bring her fawn out for a drink, watching a bald eagle or an osprey catch a fish and marvel at how much better they are at it than you. And every now and then, when the stars seem to line up right, all your decisions are the right ones made at the right times, your hook sets are solid and the bass gods let you weigh the heaviest bag...it's all worth it.
7. What goals do you hope to achieve in 2012?
In 2012 I had some pretty high aspirations, including fishing several tournament circuits and developing and testing a new line of hand carved balsa baits. Unfortunately, my first tournament of the year resulted in a destroyed lower unit and about a 3 foot crack in the bottom of the hull of my boat. Those unexpected incidents coupled with less than desirable support from an insurance company tend to put you on the sideline pretty quick. I'll rebound from it though, take the lesson learned for future reference and focus on 2013.
8. What fishing equipment do you use?
My tow vehicle is a Chevrolet 2500HD Duramax 4x4 equiped with Hankook Dynapro ATM tires and a Century topper. The boat is a Ranger Z20 Comanche powered by a Mercury 225 Optimax Pro XS, I use a 12" Slidemaster Manual jackplate, and a Minn Kota Maxxum Pro trolling motor powered by Duralast Marine batteries. The batteries are kept charged with a Minn Kota 330D onboard charger. I wear Cabela's Guidewear raingear, a Stearns inflatable PFD, an AGV full face helmet and Costa Del Mar sunglasses. Fish are located and waypointed with a series of Humminbird Side Imaging electronics. My rods are mainly Quantum Signature Series rods with the exception of a couple Quantum Smokes and some older Fenwick HMG and HMX for standbys. Reels are mostly Quantum PT Series reels with some older Pfluegers' for back up. All of my reels are outfitted with Boca Bearing Orange Seal bearings, I can't begin to say enough about those bearings as some of the Pflueger reels that I use are going on 10 years of age. The Orange sealed bearings have resurrected reels I thought were destined for the parts only bin. I throw Silver Thread line in flourocarbon and copolymer and use Power Pro for braid. My wide gap and worm hooks are Lazer Trokar while the majority of my crank baits carry a combination of either Lazer Trokar or Mustad KVD Elite Triple Grip trebles. I cannot stress enough the importance of using a quality sharp hook in tournament fishing, when one lost fish can make the difference in cashing a check or being in the "also ran" line, they are worth every extra penny.