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The results were, as expected from Hanks' typical late night appearances, hilarious.
All of the two-time Oscar-winner's suggestions, portrayed by trick-or-treating youngsters, were clearly influenced by Hanks' film roles including "Apollo 13," "Cast Away" and his latest film "Cloud Atlas" (opening today) as a means to simply self-promote.
As Colbert's suspicions grew, the sleazy Hanks assured him he wasn't hocking his new film or, in his words, celebrating his legacy as a living legend.
But then a child dressed as an Army man, as Colbert points out is a reference to "Saving Private Ryan," comes through the door and leads to a cameo from another A-lister who also appeared in that Steven Spielberg film.
It's a great bit, and you've got to hand it to Hanks for his tireless efforts to poke fun at himself and always add something fresh to the late night rounds. Watch the video below.


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SPRINGFIELD - It took a while, but winger Colin McDonald of the Springfield Falcons has come upon a role that could serve him well as he continues his professional hockey career.
Ditto for Geoff Paukovich, who has become McDonald's linemate since the arrival of Rob Daum as coach of Springfield's American Hockey League club.
One of the first moves Daum made after replacing the fired Geoff Truitt was to form a "shutdown line" with McDonald and Paukovich playing at times with Capt. Tim Sestito, and more recently with Guillame Lefebvre.
They'll be together again Friday night when the Falcons host the Manchester Monarchs to start a three-game weekend at the MassMutual Center. The Birds host Hartford on Saturday and Worcester on Sunday afternoon.
McDonald and Paukovich draw the assignment of playing against the opposition's top line.
Their most impressive performance came last week at Hershey, when they shut down the high-powered first line of the Bears - starring AHL goal-scoring leader Andre Giroux. The result was a 3-2 shootout victory for the Falcons.
The team lost shootouts in its next two games, but played well defensively with McDonald and Paukovich handling their roles well.
Why Paukovich?
"He's big, and he's not going to shrink," Daum said of his 6-foot-4, 215-pound winger.
The same could be said for McDonald, who stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 205 pounds.
McDonald took a shot in the right ankle last Saturday against Providence, and is listed as "day to day," but he hopes to be ready for the weekend.
"I've embraced my
McDonald and Paukovich are both American-born players with college backgrounds. Springfield's " Big Mac" grew up in Wethersfield, Conn., and played in Hockey East for Providence College. Paukovich, from Englewood, Colorado, played on an NCAA championship team with the University of Denver.
Before Daum took over, Paukovich spent a lot of time sitting out games, or playing with Stockton of the ECHL. Daum changed that when he tabbed him for his shutdown line.
"It gives you confidence when you get to play a little more, and knowing that the coach wants you against the other team's top line," Paukovich said.
ICE CHIPS: It will be "Referee Appreciation Night" Friday, with the Falcons presenting their Golden Stripes Award to Joe Buchholz, 84, of Wilbraham. Buchholz is being honored for his lifetime devotion to hockey as a player, coach and referee ... All three of Springfield's weekend foes are in the AHL Atlantic Division race. Hartford has a chance to win it, while Manchester and Worcester are dueling Portland for the 3-4 playoff spots ... Paukovich, Bryan Lerg and Cody Wild of the Falcons visited the Southwick Rec Center floor hockey league Tuesday, showing youngsters basic hockey skills and ending the night with an autograph session.


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It is his most photographed guitar, and was the subject of Guitar World magazine's poster feature [photo by Anne Petty] in their August 1994 issue.
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Ghouls and goblins are roaming the night.
Especially in the 300 block of East Michigan Avenue in downtown Kalamazoo.
They're there to remind passersby that Monaco Bay Piano Bar & Grill and its sister business, Wild Bull Saloon & Steakpit, plan to celebrate Halloween with costume parties Oct. 29 to 31.
The downtown revelry points up the fact that adults these days are getting into Halloween almost as much as children. Even senior citizens are getting into the spirit -- the Portage Senior Center will offer costume awards at its "All Hallow Eves" lunch on Oct. 28.
A survey of adult U.S. consumers by the National Retail Federation found that 35 percent plan to dress up this year and 31 percent plan to throw or attend a party.
Halloween follows only New Year's Eve and Super Bowl Sunday as the biggest party night of the year, according to an MSN Money report.
"I don't think anybody ever gets Halloween out of their blood," said Bill Fahl, marketing manager for Monaco Bay and Wild Bull, both owned by Ryan Reedy. "And the chance to dress up, the chance to go crazy for an evening, the chance to really kind of show your stuff, to be around other people who kind of share your enthusiasm is really enticing to people."
At Monaco Bay and Wild Bull, prizes will be awarded each night for the best costume. Fahl, who dressed last year as a lumberjack, said he's not sure what he'll be this year, but he plans to make the costume himself.
Last year's festivities attracted 2,300 adults on the busiest night alone, Fahl said.
The rise in grown-up revelers has caused Robert Simpson Jr., owner of K-D Sales in Kalamazoo, to increase his offering of adult Halloween costumes by 60 percent, he said.
The store carries adult costumes portraying superheroes like Batman and Spider-Man and their nemeses; "Lord of the Rings" characters like Gimli and Gandalf the Grey; Renaissance and medieval costumes; and the traditional witches, ghouls and monsters.
At the Timid Rabbit Magic & Masquerade Shop, it's the adult celebrants who keep the store afloat, said owner Tony Gerard. He estimated that adults make up 85 to 90 percent of the business at his store on West Main Street, which offers more than 11,000 costumes for rent.
He said Halloween traffic is to his business what Christmas shoppers are for other retailers: It constitutes about 30 percent of his business for the year.
Kalamazoo resident Forest Wright knows well that adults love to celebrate Halloween. For eight years he hosted a Halloween costume party at his home, the site of the old BeMo potato chip factory on the city's north side.
He said one year his party attracted about 500 people. While some of them were invited, others dropped in because of word-of-mouth.
"I had the building. It was just a good place for a party, a Halloween party. It kind of fit."
He quit hosting the party, he said, because it grew too large. The last year he threw it, in 2005, it drew about 400 people.
So does he think adults enjoy the holiday as much as kids?
"Oh, yes, they do," Wright said.


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The PSAL Open Swimming & Diving Championships are Saturday and Sunday at Flushing Meadow Park, and Staten Island swimmers — led by Susan Wagner's Sydney Ng and MSIT's Casey Abel — are expected to do well.
Last season, Ng turned heads when she placed first in the 200 freestyle and qualified for State Championships.
This weekend, Ng has a chance to place first in both the 200 free for a second straight year and the 100 backstroke, which she's already qualified for States in.
Falcon teammate Radwa Abbas could also make finals.
Abel, a senior, led MSIT to an undefeated season in the Island PSAL. She'll swim the 100 fly and 500 free, where she's expected to place top three in both.
Abel will also team with MSIT teammates Tiffany Lara, Nicole Ksendzovskaya and Jasmine Macias in the 200 medley and freestyle relays.
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Earth Hour Turns Out the Lights for Energy Awareness
Just before the end of March, a month before April's Earth Day, much of the world went dark for an hour.
Under the motto "I will if you will," people across the globe united on March 23 to save a bit of energy while raising awareness of the amount we consume.
The effort started nine years ago with one city and has since grown to 152 countries, including 7,000 cities and towns. Next Earth Hour is on Saturday, March 29, 2014, starting at 8:30 p.m. "wherever you are in the world," as the Earth Hour website puts it.
The video medley below shows the phenomenon taking place all across the globe as humans everywhere united, putting up a common front of darkness against artificial light.
Below, see the Kremlin and Red Square go dark; Parliament, Big Ben and Buckingham Palace disappear, and watch the Sydney Opera House put on a vanishing show of its own. For more fun lights-out videos, click here.
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Q: When I went into Fifth Third recently to deposit money into my checking account, my teller told me that I had to talk to someone about the changes to the checking accounts. So I did, and this woman said they polled about 1,000 customers about what they want from their checking accounts. So they have a whole new system.
I have been with this bank since 1984 when they were Cardinal Federal. Now they're upsetting me. The woman said that because I do not use an ATM card, I cannot use online banking. And she offered me a checking account where I would have to keep a minimum of $1,500 with NO interest. How stupid do they think I am? They want me to give them $1,500 with NO INTEREST just to have a checking account? I just want an account where I can pay my bills. I don't want an ATM card or debit card.
-- K.R., Solon
A: It sounds like there was some sort of misunderstanding, at least on one level. You do not have to have an ATM card or debit card at Fifth Third. And online banking and bill payment are free with every account at Fifth Third, said spokeswoman Laura Passerallo.
However, the bank has redesigned some of the accounts it offers. (Here's a link to Fifth Third's checking accounts: https://www.53.com/site/personal-banking/checking/index.html?WT.ac=HPLink_Checking.)
If you want to have the ability to write checks, the only way you can avoid a monthly fee is if you maintain a total of $1,500 in your monthly average balance across your checking and savings accounts. Otherwise, the cheapest account runs $11 per month.
This is the trend. Banks for a couple of years have started moving away from the "free checking" account that offers a whole bunch of services free for everyone no matter what. Regulations have tightened (many of them rightfully so) and this means banks can no longer rely as much on customers who pay $30 overdraft fees because of a debit card charge, and run up $35 late fees on their credit cards because they paid their bill at 10 a.m. instead of 7 a.m.
Here's the message: Banks aren't non-profits. They offer services and they offer value. We have to pay for that value either by letting them use our money to lend to others, or by paying a nominal monthly fee.
We don't get to stay in hotel rooms free, or get our cars fixed at repair shops at no charge, or go to concerts or major league games for free. Why should banks be any different? If you keep no money in your account and don't have other loans or investments with your bank, why should you use their tellers, have them process the checks you write, use their online bill payment service, use their ATMs and access their phone support 24 hours a day - all at no charge?
You can certainly shop around. You're more likely to find no-charge accounts at smaller community banks and credit unions. But don't be surprised to find more and more institutions charging you a few bucks for the services they give you.
Q: My daughter is in Europe through a college program. She was pick-pocketed in Spain, and they got her PNC debit card (her ATM card with the Visa logo). She called me immediately and we canceled the card before any fraudulent charges were made. She had no other money and no other ATM cards.
She also has an AT&T Universal MasterCard with her; she is an authorized user and has a card with her name on it. I was hoping she could use the card at an ATM to get a cash advance. When I called MasterCard, they said she could use the card at an ATM only with our PIN - which we didn't have because we had shredded it years ago when they issued it. They said it would take a week to issue a new PIN.
MasterCard did say my daughter could go to ANY bank with her photo ID, passport and MasterCard and they would give her cash. This worked at one port, but she could not get any other banks in any other countries to give her a cash advance, even when she had MasterCard customer service on the phone while she was in the bank. The people at AT&T Mastercard, though very apologetic, offered her no other options.
It seems my only option is to wire her money through Western Union, which will cost me a $46 fee.
Could you let me know if you can think of any way I can get this PIN without waiting a week?
-- D.M., Broadview Heights
A: I had no expectation that we could get MasterCard to change its policy about issuing new PINs on the spot.
However, I figured there may have been a way for PNC to help your daughter access money in Europe, even though there are no PNC branches in Europe. When I talked with spokeswoman Amy Vargo, she said that yes, indeed, PNC could have helped you figure out a way for your daughter to get money from her account, since both of you are customers. This most likely would have involved PNC getting some cooperation from a European bank. PNC would have helped you figure out a solution, Vargo said.
The lessons here:
• No one should ever travel far from home - and certainly not out of the country - with only one way to access money. One ATM card doesn't cut it.
• If you find yourself in a bind like that, and you have a relationship with one of the bigger banks, you should put in a call to your bank. You might be amazed how they can help if you ask.
• Have your daughter ditch the debit card. She should replace it with a card that only works in the ATM. You saw first-hand how her account could have been wiped out by a thief and you would have had a big mess to clean up.
Murray is The Plain Dealer's personal finance writer. Because of the volume of requests, she cannot help everyone who contacts her.
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LE GRAND - Not many Class 3A softball teams play home run derby better than East Marshall.
The Mustangs met South Tama's challenge on Wednesday night, winning a game that consisted of three two-run homers for a 4-3 NICL West Division victory.
Taylor Fricke's two-run shot gave the 3A No. 4-ranked Mustangs (16-3, 7-2) a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning, and Katie Roseland's two-run blast made it 4-0 in the fifth. Roseland, 3A's leader with nine home runs, is now tied for third in all of Iowa in that statistical category.
The surprisingly limited amount of offense was just enough for Mariah Fritz, who surrendered a two-run shot to South Tama's Jade Rohach in the top of the sixth - her first of the year. Two of East Marshall's five errors allowed another STC runner to cross home to make it a 4-3 game.
Fritz finished with eight strikeouts in the win, walking none while surrendering seven hits. She also finished 2-for-3 at the plate, as did Roseland. Callie Roseland, Kylee Hoskey, Sophia Grego and Madisen Hinegardner each added singles for East Marshall.
Riley Craun led South Tama (6-12, 3-5) with two hits and scored on Rohach's home run. Sam Holtz took the pitching loss, striking out eight while walking one.
Fact Box
Wednesday's Scores
East Marshall 4, South Tama 3
Clarksville 9, North Tama 1
BCLUW 4, Charles City 1
AGWSR 3, South Hardin 0
Bobcat Softball Classic 2013
At Marshalltown Community College
(Diamond in parentheses)
Friday's Games
11:15 a.m. - Colfax-Mingo vs. South Hardin (1); AGWSR vs. Lisbon (2); Roland-Story vs. BCLUW (3)
1 p.m. - Marshalltown vs. South Tama (1); Bondurant-Farrar vs. Marion (2)
2:45 p.m. - Lisbon vs. South Hardin (1); BCLUW vs. Colfax-Mingo (2)
4:30 p.m. - Marshalltown vs. Bondurant-Farrar (1); Roland-Story vs. South Tama (2); Marion vs. AGWSR (3)
Saturday's Games
9 a.m. - BCLUW vs. Bondurant-Farrar (1); East Marshall vs. Colfax-Mingo (2)
10:45 a.m. - Marshalltown vs. South Hardin (1); Lynnville-Sully vs. South Tama (2); Roland-Story vs. AGWSR (3)
12:30 p.m. - Bondurant-Farrar vs. Lisbon (1); Marion vs. Colfax-Mingo (2); Roland-Story vs. East Marshall (3)
2:15 p.m. - South Tama vs. Lisbon (1); BCLUW vs. Lynnville-Sully (2); South Hardin vs. Bondurant-Farrar (3)
4 p.m. - Marshalltown vs. AGWSR (1); BCLUW vs. Marion (2)
The two teams meet again tonight in Tama.
BCLUW 4, Charles City 1
CHARLES CITY - BCLUW defeated Charles City for the second time this season, handing the host Comets a 4-1 defeat on Wednesday night.
Olivia Callaway struck out eight and walked none, allowing just three hits from the pitching circle for BCLUW (15-5).
Sarah McCoy homered for the second game in a row and added a triple to finish with three RBIs. Kendall Scurr was 2-for-3 with a run and a stolen base, and Mallory Vawter was 2-for-3 with a run scored.
Sara Sharp also singled and scored for BCLUW, which plays tonight at Gladbrook-Reinbeck in NICL West Division action.


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Like anywhere else, at the University of Liège anyone may come across a situation linked to security: a theft, an accident, the presence of a suspicious individual or suspicious behaviour, potentially dangerous objects, road safety, etc ... We can all play a role in preventing and limiting risks ... and when they do occur, we should take the appropriate steps.
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Students from bi-lingual Colegio Menor San Francisco de Quito have been going to class and taking in the local culture, including seeing a Broadway play and visiting several museums.
Since arriving last weekend, the Ecuadorian visitors have stayed with families of All Saints eighth graders. They will will fly back this weekend after a going-away party Saturday.
A group of All Saints eighth-grade students will travel to Ecuador this May, when they will also attend classes, do some sightseeing and do some public service.
"A key mission at All Saints is to prepare our students to be responsible citizens of the world," All Saints Head of School Jill Singleton said. "With this exchange program our students – and the students from Ecuador – are able to gain new and invaluable insight into understanding and navigating the social intricacies of cultural differences."
The All Saints students will not only visit museums but take a trek through a cloud forest and visit an organic chocolate factory.
They will also visit get to visit an indigenous community, where they will try their hand at plowing a field with a cow and a wooden plow.
In keeping with the school's mission to instill a sense of public responsibility in students, the travelers will also deliver school supplies to a charitable program called Amigo Guia.
They will also work with the social services of at the town of Sangolquí to deliver food and blankets to families in the poor, rural outskirts of the town.


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Muskegon Police Capt. Andy Olson said Ja'Anthony Laray Harris, 23, is wanted on a three-count felony warrant for firearms violations and a misdemeanor warrant for assault.
Police would like to speak to Harris about Love's shooting that occurred in broad daylight in the middle of Dyson Street, Olson said.
Since authorities issued the warrants, investigators received information that Harris' hair may be "a little longer" than in the photo distributed by Muskegon Police and he may also have a goatee or light beard.
Harris — a black male, 5 feet 11 inches tall, and weighing 140 pounds — last listed his address as 886 Oak, Muskegon, police said. Harris has several tattoos on his hand, arm and neck, according to a description from authorities.
Authorities are asking anyone with information about the fatal shooting of Jamar Love, 23, that occurred around 1 p.m. Aug. 9 in the 1600 block of Dyson Street to call Muskegon Police at 231-724-6750 or Silent Observer at 231-722-7463.
A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction, police said.
Police are also looking for Ja'Anthony Laray Harris, 23, who may have information about the shooting and ask the public to call 911 to report Harris' whereabouts.
Love was shot in the chest and collapsed in a nearby alley. He was transported to a local hospital, where he died, police said.
Olson has said Love was shot over an ongoing dispute between two feuding Muskegon families with whom Love was associated.
Authorities are urging the public to come forward with information about Harris' whereabouts. But they caution people to call 911, rather than approach Harris, if they see him.


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If the NFL lockout cancels the 2011 season, players are going to have to find something to do to pass the time.
Chad Ochocinco/Johnson/Whatever he's calling himself these days is way ahead of the curve.
By now you may have heard that the loquacious wide receiver is chasing his week-long dream of trying out for a Major League Soccer team. Shockingly, Sporting Kansas City went along with the ruse and gave Ochocinco a four-day tryout
"Due to the NFL lockout, I'm excited to be able to follow my childhood dream of playing for a Major League Soccer team," Ochocinco said.
That's ... that's just great. I guess.
But what are others around the NFL going to do? Not everyone has their next gig lined up. And as we all know, idle time makes for felonious sexual assault.
Fortunately, we here at The Benchwarmer have a few ideas for a few key people. (Hey, it beats bullying rookies into skipping the NFL draft.)
Rex Ryan: Wing man for hire. Nobody builds hype like this guy, and you'd like to think he wouldn't swoop in and steal the ladies.
Peyton Manning: Voice of the Aflac duck. Gilbert Gottfried is out and Manning already has proven his comedic chops on "Saturday Night Live." Good match.
Bill Belichick: Hoodie salesman. If anyone knows how to dress the part of a homeless person, it's him.
Terrell Owens: Guest host on "The View." Dude likes to think people care about what he says.
Calvin Johnson: Professional lacrosse. Doesn't it seem like he would be a good player? No? Just me then?
Aaron Rodgers: WWE. Come on, the guy already has a championship belt. All he needs is a steel chair and some lycra.
Troy Polamalu and Clay Matthews: Heavy metal cover band. You see where this is going, right? They already have the perfect hair, now they just need the power chords.
Donovan McNabb: Chunky Soup pitchman. Wait, he already did that one. Never mind.
Tim Tebow: Minister. As it is, we're only nine months from a Church of Tebow cult movement.
Al Davis: The Grim Reaper. For all we know, he already has a sickle and black cloak sitting in his closet.


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Krige Schabort is usually in tip-top form when he enters the Crim 10-mile wheelchair race.
The world-class wheeler has won five of the previous eight Crims, including a course-record time of 35:18 in 2001.
The Cedartown, Ga., resident wasn't at his best in Saturday's race, but he was still good enough to top the field in the paraplegic division.
3 Jimbo Boyd Snellville 1 1:44:05
1 Krige Schabort Cedartown 1 45:13
2 Grant Berthiaume Grand Rapids 2 50:13
PARA OVERALL 1 Glen Ashlock Dexter 1 36:34
2 Travis Peruski Linden 1 39:41
3 Bradley Gomoluch Saginaw 1 42:08
4 Roy Zook Grand Blanc 1 42:46
5 Steve Trahey Romulus 1 47:04
6 Dwayne Murray Jr Shelby Twp 1 48:09
7 James Bejcek Midland 1 48:10
8 Adam Rose Macomb 1 48:16
9 Art W Hope Munger 1 49:28
10 Ben Diaz Goodrich 2 1:00:02
11 Kim Stock Bay City 2 1:05:49
"I definitely wasn't prepared," Schabort said. "I use this as a motivator to get going."
Glen Ashlock was the first to cross the finish line in the hand cycle race for the fourth straight year. The Brooklyn, Mich., resident bested the field in 36:34. Linden's Travis Peruski came in second in 39:41.
"Winning hasn't gotten old yet," the 46-year-old Schabort said. "There are a lot of young guys doing hand cycling, and it won't be too long before they catch me. I'm going to enjoy it while I can."
Both Schabort and Ashlock came into the Crim with less than their normal amount of training. After a hectic race schedule, Schabort decided to take some time off.
The 43-year-old stopped competing at the beginning of July and did not get back into his chair until Thursday.
To complicate matters, he also had a new chair to break in -- a Top End Eliminator.
Schabort said the chair wasn't as fluid as he would have liked, but it was adequate for the Crim. Based on his performance, the chair easily past its first test.
"It's not very comfortable, but it was OK for today," Schabort said. "You can't just jump in and go. It's like a pair of shoes. You have to run it in."
Because of his recent schedule, he hasn't been able to keep up with his normal rigorous training schedule of 50 miles per week.
To get ready for the Crim, he organized a four-day 230-mile cycle trip from Holland to Ann Arbor. The extra miles appeared to pay off Saturday.
Ashlock was one of two cyclist at the two-mile mark before separating himself from the field at the four-mile mark. After Peruski, none of the other hand-cyclists finished below 40 minutes.
"The last half I was by myself," Ashlock said. "Going up the hills is where you win the races. If you put in the miles beforehand, you're faster up the hills."
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BAY MINETTE, Alabama -- Baldwin County school board members voted Thursday to take a $2.4 million offer by the Baldwin County Commission in exchange for dropping their independent BP PLC claim for damages stemming from last year's oil spill.
Under the agreement, the commission will pay the school board $2.4 million by Oct. 1 and will continue with a lawsuit aimed at recovering $11.95 million in sales tax losses due to the oil spill's impact on tourism in 2010. Board attorneys had brokered a deal settling their claim with BP for $2.4 million. If the deal had been approved during the current fiscal year, officials said, the school system would not be responsible for reimbursing $2.4 million granted from the Alabama Education Trust Fund.
As part of the offer, commissioners agreed to take on that liability as well, and will pay the school board its percentage of any money in excess of the $2.4 million payment. The agreement applies only to sales and use tax losses, according to documents.
Both the commission and school board initially relied on loss figures calculated by Keivan Deravi, an expert in revenue forecasting with Auburn University at Montgomery.
School board attorneys with Cunningham Bounds of Mobile initially sought $4.4 million in damages. County commissioners, however, hired a team of attorneys from four different law firms to pursue their claim based on calculations by other experts.
Commissioners said last month that the school board's settlement with BP would amount to "pennies on the dollar" compared to the county's pending claim. But any settlement by the school board — which receives the largest share of the sales and use tax revenue — would greatly complicate the county's legal case, officials said.
Baldwin County Commissioner Tucker Dorsey said Friday that the approval was "good news" and that the commission would be voting on authorizing the payment on Tuesday.


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"Oz the Great and Powerful" – a prequel to 1939's class "The Wizard of Oz" – raked in $80 million in its opening weekend.
It was the third best March opening for a movie on record, according to Hollywood.com It was the first $80million-plus opener of 2013.
Directed by Sam Raimi ("Spider-Man" trilogy), the Disney-produced film stars James Franco as a reluctant wizard and Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz and Michelle Williams as a trio of witches.
The film received generally good reviews. "Oz the Great and Powerful" scored a 60 percent favorable rating from critics at rottentomatoes.com, while 82 percent of movie-goers liked it.
Final number will be compiled Monday. Hollywood.com estimated the top films were:
1. Oz the Great and Powerful: $80.278 million (opening weekend)
2. Jack the Giant Slayer: $10.02 million, with $43.81 million to date
3. Identity Thief: $6.32 million, with $116.53 million to date
4. Dead Man Down: $5.35 million (opening weekend)
5. Snitch: $5.1 million, with $31.85 million to date


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New Jersey and New York commuters will not have to worry about paying higher tolls or PATH fare, according to today's Jersey Journal.
The Port Authority will instead cut costs, starting with jobs, in order to make their 2011 budget, reports say. They do, however, have some big plans still in store including the $98.1 million repair of the Lincoln Tunnel helix, the seven-lane roadway that funnels traffic in and out of the tunnel, according to the Journal.
PA will start reinforcing helix supports and resurfacing the roadway in the fall of 2011 and the work is expected to continue into 2015, reports say. According to officials, the project will result in lane closures and other restrictions that are bound to slow tunnel traffic.
Full story: P.A. budget includes funding of Lincoln Tunnel helix repairs that will start next fall, last for years, cause delays.


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Churchill gave national power Whitney Young of Chicago all it could handle before the Dolphins pulled away for an 89-80 win Saturday night in a Les Schwab Invitational quarterfinal.
Jahlil Okafor scored 40 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for Whitney Young, a preseason top 10 in USA Today's national high school boys basketball rankings. The Duke-bound Okafor, who hit 16 of 20 shots, is considered the nation's No. 1 recruit for the Class of 2014.
Churchill's Deshone Brooks hit seven 3-pointers and led the Lancers with 32 points.
Whitney Young advances to the LSI semifinals, where it will face the Rainier Beach-Jefferson winner at 9 p.m. Sunday.
The Lancers (4-1) spotted Whitney Young a 21-6 lead late in the first quarter before making a comeback. Trailing 46-35 at halftime, Churchill outscored Whitney Young 22-16 in the third quarter to pull to within five points. Kendrick Abraham then a 3-pointer on Churchill's early in the fourth to cut the Dolphins' lead to 62-60.
In the end, though, the Lancers couldn't slow down Okafor or Whitney Young to complete the comeback. The Dolphins shot 65 percent from the floor, hitting 33 of 51 shots.
Malik Morgan and Andrew Smith had 16 points each for Churchill.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than 400 real estate industry players have been indicted since March -- including dozens over the last two days -- in a Justice Department crackdown on incidents of mortgage fraud nationwide that have contributed to the country's housing crisis.
The FBI put the losses to homeowners and other borrowers who were victims in the schemes at over $1 billion.
"Mortgage fraud and related securities fraud pose a significant threat to our economy, to the stability of our nation's housing market and to the peace of mind to millions of Americans," Deputy Attorney General Mark Filip said in a statement Thursday. The Justice Department and FBI planed to announce the cases at an afternoon news conference in Washington.
Since March 1, 406 people have been arrested in the sting dubbed "Operation Malicious Mortgage" that saw 144 cases across the country. Sixty people were arrested on Wednesday alone, including in Chicago, Miami, Houston and a dozen other regions policed by the FBI.
The cases, which involve 28 people charged in Detroit, do not include anyone from Southwest Michigan. On Sunday, the Gazette reported that the FBI may be examining the property transactions of at least one Kalamazoo-area man who lost 38 homes through foreclosure in a 15-month period.
In a separate sweep, two former Bear Stearns managers in New York were indicted Thursday, becoming the first executives to face criminal charges related to the collapse of the subprime mortgage market.
Across the country, reports of mortgage fraud have soared over the past year as the subprime mortgage market collapsed and defaults and foreclosures soared.


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Situated along the southeast of the state of New York is the vibrant New York City. Known as the Big Apple, this city is nestled on Manhattan, Long Island and Staten Island. This place can get too hot during summer reaching up to 41 C and cold during winters dropping up to – 26 C. We hope the weather will be fine when you are staying at New York hotels.
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New York was invaded by different tribes including the Native Americans and Algonquian tribes during the pre-colonial era. The British invasion during the 16th century have made New York an important trading port.
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The arrival of the Statue of Liberty symbolized the country's democracy and is now considered an iconic landmark in New York. New York also became famous for the Empire State Building which is an incredible 102-story skyscraper that has been featured in many TV shows and movies including the world-famous King Kong. Millions of people go to New York to see the colorful floats and shows during St Patrick's Day and Macy's Thanksgiving Day parades. Movie buffs, on the other hand, gather during the annual Tribeca Film Festival which features different kinds of indie films, short films and documentaries. The busiest and most touristic area in New York is Times Square where the annual New Year ball drop is held and where one can find some of the city's most important buildings. Also within the area is the Theatre District which features a strip of Broadway theaters. You can see these landmarks by booking New York hotel deals. America is full of fun, activities and adventure. So if you have enough time you can visit nearby cities such as Washington, Boston and Atlantic City.
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As an executive responsible for customer experiences or contact center operations within your organization, there are certain things beyond your control. These may include initial product or service offering quality, delivery issues and end-user expectations - to name but a few. However, what you can control is the quality of experience the customer receives when they initiate contact with your organization.
Companies that consistently deliver a great customer experience (CX) have realized measurable business benefits far beyond improving customer loyalty and profit. Companies focusing on end-to-end customer journeys across multiple touchpoints and channels can build significant competitive advantage, reduce customer churn and differentiate their brand from competitors. This end-to-end focus on customer experience also improves sales effectiveness – converting customers into advocates and repeat buyers – while driving costs out of their business.
Which Perspective on CX Matters Most?
What's considered critical by an organization may be far from the experience expectations of an actual customer. Sometimes organizations overthink the journey and add unnecessary complexity that can quickly trip up the customer and create a bad experience. To better identify and align each customer touchpoint with business expectations, the integration and automation of customer information from existing back office systems into contact center operations helps your company streamline the customer experience. It provides your agents and representatives with preemptive knowledge – from multiple sources – to paint a true picture of each customer's expectations when they engage with your company.
Central to this customer alignment strategy is the ability to meet your customer expectations, understand the context of each interaction across channels, optimize the routing of customers and how best to leverage customer feedback with detailed business analytics to achieve better results. These core elements provide the engine needed to create a holistic view into the customer journey, with process refinement and actionable intelligence to power great customer experiences. The business advantage to meeting your customer expectations with great customer experiences will ultimately drive higher revenues, lowers costs, improve efficiencies and create happier employees.
Deliver Great CX with Effortless Customer Journeys
As companies make strides to modernize their call centers, many have arrived there by adding more systems and channel solutions above of an already fragmented and siloed infrastructure.
The simplest and most cost-effective route to well-defined journeys leverages a single software platform as the foundation. Rather than working to custom integrate multiple vendors or channel solutions, leveraging a unified platform that delivers touchpoint orchestration and engagement optimization across all channels out of the box – whether a software solution in the cloud, on-premises or hybrid – is key to sustaining great CX.
Great CX is dependent on delivering effortless customer journeys that are proactive and personalized while maximizing company productivity. With customers engaging with your company over multiple channels—including web, chat, email, mobile and social—a focus on CX management is more critical than ever to gain a competitive advantage for the longevity of your business.


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Problem for the Gladiators is, Redd only counts for one. His 11 receptions for 152 yards and two touchdowns were buried in the rubble of a 70-35 loss to the Soul in the National Conference championship game.
"I thought I played an all-right game, but it wasn't enough for us to pull out the 'W,' " he said. "All that really matters is, did we win? The individual stuff doesn't matter when you don't win."
Redd is being humble: He was better than all right. Because so few of his teammates delivered to expectations, Redd's performance qualifies as terrific. The Bowling Green product stood out like a giant buoy in choppy seas.
Redd finished off a fantastic postseason. In three games, he caught 30 passes for 399 yards and nine touchdowns. It followed a regular season in which he led the team with 129 receptions for 1,523 yards and caught 16 TD passes.
At some point in the off-season, Redd might pause and appreciate the body of work in his third AFL season. It probably will not happen any time soon, though. The Philadelphia loss, which denied a shot at ArenaBowl XXII, will sting for a while.
"I accomplished a lot of my individual goals, but the season would have been a lot better if a championship came with it," Redd said. "You play to win championships."
It was bad enough for Redd and his teammates that they lost with everything on the line. How they went down made it that much worse. The Gladiators, coming off a 73-70 victory at Georgia in the divisional round, were dominated.
"They outplayed us in every phase -- offense, defense and special teams," Redd said. "They beat us. No excuses."
Redd said it did not matter that the Gladiators played with two days' fewer rest than the Soul. They beat Georgia on Monday night.
"We weren't tired," he said.
The bigger stumbling block arose in warm-ups. Jack linebacker Sakeen Wright suffered a knee injury and was done for the afternoon. "We felt his absence," Redd said. "He's been such a good player for us."
Redd insisted his club was mentally and physically ready to play, even if its execution indicated otherwise. Players on both sides of the ball seemed jittery, leading to a host of uncharacteristic mistakes.
"We had the mind-set," Redd said. "We believed we could do it. We were pumped. We just didn't make plays like they did."
Philadelphia kicked off and stopped on the Gladiators on their first possession, quarterback Raymond Philyaw losing yardage on fourth-and-inches. The Soul capped its first drive with a TD.
After the Gladiators tied it, 7-7, the Soul ripped off 21 consecutive points. To make the surge possible, Philadelphia intercepted Philyaw in Cleveland territory and stopped the Gladiators on downs.
Philadelphia led, 35-21, at halftime, then scored on its first possession of the third quarter.
"It's tough when a team gets on you early like they did," Redd said. "They jumped on us. They did a better job than we did at the start and forced us to play catch-up, which is never easy, especially at this time of the season."
A comeback proved unrealistic because the offense, Redd being the notable exception, largely remained out of sync. The TD machine that knocked out Georgia had broken down. The offensive force that had beaten Philadelphia once in the regular season and almost won a second meeting showed up in fits and starts.
"The key to everything was their fast start," Redd said. "We needed to get off to a better start than we did. They got the momentum and ran with it."
Redd is convinced the Gladiators will return next season better for the experience.
"The guys coming back know we can play with the best teams in the league," he said. "We had an 'off' day and paid for it. We'll learn from it."
Soul quarterback Matt D'Orazio, who was born in Elyria, threw eight touchdown passes and was not intercepted.


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The Jefferson Parish Council one-upped the parish attorney Wednesday, voting to demolish a house and accessory building at 2757 Corinne Drive in Marrero. Parish Attorney Deborah Foshee said it was necessary to raze only the carport and accessory building, which she said met the threshold for imminent danger.
The house itself, while a fire hazard in need of cleaning and securing, is structurally sound, Foshee said. Capital One owns the property, which is filled with debris and has not been occupied for 2 and 1/2 years.
"If there were some children playing with matches in the place and they accidentally set a fire, within four minutes we could have a pretty dangerous situation," said Dennis Guidry, Jefferson's fire prevention chief.
Councilman Chris Roberts questioned the point of preserving any part of the property, ostensibly to put it back into commerce. He said remodeling costs were likely to exceed the valuation of $38,500, especially if the house needs to be elevated to obtain a building permit.
Roberts, along with council members Ricky Templet and Elton Lagasse, also said any security measures were not likely to hold. Nearby residents said they have seen cars with dark windows pulling into the driveway.
"I doubt seriously Capital One is going to come in and invest a whole bunch of money," Roberts said. "I'm just trying not to put lipstick on a pig. If there's a problem, let's address it."


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Samsung confirms it's not the sole supplier of Retina Displays for Apple's new iPad
Ever since the new iPad was officially announced by Apple (on March 7), there have been disputes whether or not Samsung is the only supplier of the new tablet's Retina Display, which has a 2048 x 1536 pixel resolution – the highest ever on a tablet.
Now, according to The Korea Times, Samsung has put an end to the speculation by confirming it's not the sole supplier. Samsung Vice Chairman Kwon Oh-hyun has reportedly declared: "It's a matter of allocation. There is no only supplier in the world. Samsung is just supplying displays to Apple, initially."
Almost certainly, LG is the other Korean company that's supplying displays for the new iPad (as previously rumored). Anyway, for end users, the supplier doesn't really matter, as long as the experience is the same.
As we already reported, Apple relies heavily on Samsung components, despite the two companies' ongoing patent war. A lot of stuff inside the new iPad is manufactured by Samsung, including the new A5X processor.
The new iPad comes in both white and black, and was launched by Apple this Friday, on March 16, for prices starting at $499 (16GB WiFi-only version).


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Close-Up On: Sunset Park
Straddling southwest Brooklyn's Gowanus Expressway, Sunset Park serves as a working-class bridge between old-school Bay Ridge and white-collar Park Slope. Home to a bustling Chinatown, a booming Mexican community, and a growing number of out-priced brownstone-seekers, this quintessential melting pot was originally settled by Irish immigrants escaping famine. Poles and Scandinavians followed, and were succeeded by Chinese and Puerto Ricans, with lesser numbers from Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Jordan, and Vietnam. Thus, you'll catch glimpses of the odd kielbasa purveyor or halal butcher between omnipresent Spanish signage. In the summer, when many residents live out in the open, block parties, mariachi music, shaved ice, and pastel-hued cotton candy color the neighborhood.
Boundaries: Prospect Expressway to the north, 65th Street to the south, Upper New York Bay to the west, Eighth Avenue to the east
Main Drags: Fifth Avenue is the main business street. Eighth Avenue is home to the city's "third Chinatown."
Mass Transit: A 30-minute ride on the W or N train to 36th Street from Union Square; transfer to the R train one stop to 45th Street. Stay on the N until Eighth Avenue for Chinatown. A free 15-minute ferry runs Monday through Friday during rush hours between Whitehall terminal and the 58th Street Pier.
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Average Price to Buy: Two-family homes start at around $300,000 and can reach $550,000 for pristine brownstones near Sunset Park.
Cultural Institutions: Housed in a former police station and stable, the Sunset Park School of Music, 4520 Fourth Avenue, offers instrument, vocal, and music-theory lessons for all ages and skill levels.
Landmarks: Built as a utopian resting place in 1838, 478-acre Green-Wood Cemetery, with its main entrance at 500 25th Street, is still a heavenly sight. Permanent residents include artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, composer Leonard Bernstein, birth-control crusader Margaret Sanger, dancer Lola Montez, and actress Mae West. The park from which the neighborhood takes its namebounded by Fifth and Seventh avenues and 44th and 41st streetsis located on Brooklyn's highest point, affording memorable Manhattan views. The Metropolitan Detention Center, 80 29th Street, housed a hunger-striking Reverend Al Sharpton last year, and recently has been the site of post-September protests against immigrant detainment. While modest row houses are typical, Sunset Park contains what is arguably the largest registered historic district in the state, between 17th and 64th streets, showcasing prime brownstones and limestones.
Community Organizations: The United Puerto Rican Organization of Sunset Park provides educational programs, counseling, and involvement with community initiatives such as fighting proposed power plants.
Famous Residents: Closest thing to a neighborhood celebrity was Honeymooner Ralph Kramden, who was supposed to have lived in nearby Bensonhurst, but worked in Sunset Park. The MTA's Fifth Avenue garage was renamed the Jackie Gleason Bus Depot in 1988.
Sietsema's Picks: Ocean Palace, 5423 Eighth Avenue, is a dim sum flagship. Ba Xuyen, 6011 Seventh Avenue, boasts banh mi sandwiches and counters crammed with colorful pastries. Other Restaurants: An Dong, 5424 Eighth Avenue, battles Ba Xuyen for Vietnamese sandwich supremacy. Taquerías abound, with Ricos Tacos, 505 51st Street, and Tacos Matamoros, 4503 Fifth Avenue, just two key spots. Along Fifth Avenue, look for sidewalk vendors hawking grilled corn on the cob coated with mayonnaise, cheese, and cayenne pepper (it's better than it sounds).
Bars: Traditional nightspots are nearly nonexistent. Perhaps the best-known club is the now notorious Wild Wild West at 3901 Second Avenue amid the smattering of "adult" businesses between the waterfront and the Gowanus Expressway.
Local Politicians: Councilman Angel Rodriguez, Assemblyman Felix Ortiz, State Senator Martin Connor, and Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, all Democrats
Crime Stats: As of June 2, the 72nd Precinct, which also includes Windsor Terrace, reported three homicides, up from two last year; eight rapes, down from 13; 126 robberies, down from 173; 105 felony assaults, up from 96; and 181 burglaries, down from 214.
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Posted on 11/25/2005 4:53:49 PM PST by Pharmboy
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- For more than 30 years, public television station KOCE has dedicated coverage to Orange County in a media market otherwise dominated by the news and glitz of nearby Los Angeles.
But the small station is now battling in court to prevent Daystar, one of the nation's largest Christian networks, from taking over its airwaves.
The conflict began in 2003, when the Coast Community College District decided to sell KOCE-TV to the KOCE Foundation, the station's fundraising arm, over competing bidder Daystar.
Daystar Television Network sued, claiming its bid should have been selected because the sale was completed under a state law that allows college districts to sell surplus property "for cash" to the highest bidder.
KOCE supporters worry that Daystar would strip all local programming and beam in national shows.
"If we were in the middle of Kansas somewhere, these 3 million people would be their own city with six competing TV stations," said Mel Rogers, KOCE-TV president. "But Los Angeles television doesn't stray down here unless there's some car chase or shooting."
The foundation had offered $32 million - an $8 million down payment in cash, with the rest spread over 30 years of payments. That amount later dropped to $28 million.
Texas-based Daystar offered $25.1 million, but in cash. One day after the deadline for bids, it raised its offer to $40 million.
A lower court ruled in favor of the college district and the foundation, but that ruling was overturned on appeal. On Tuesday, a state appeals panel reheard arguments in the case - a highly unusual move - following a petition from KOCE, the foundation and the district.
Daystar attorney Richard Lloyd Sherman said the district had a "symbiotic, close relationship" with the KOCE Foundation.
"There's been a corrupt auction that took place to give this station to the foundation," Sherman told the three-judge panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal. "Their desire to have a PBS station outweighs everything else. It was never going to fall into the hands of a television evangelist."
Ardelle St. George, the foundation's legal counsel, said that district has an obligation to Orange County to keep KOCE-TV as a public asset.
"KOCE offers the only continual coverage of Orange County and it has just been a tremendous asset," she said. "It's really the voice of Orange County."
The appeals court is expected to rule by January.
There goes those wacky Christians, ramming it down our throats again!
:) Sarcasm intended for satirical value.
A day late and a dollar short - eff 'em.
So does the KOCE argument amount to nothing more than "the law can be ignored, aka violated, as long as it's done in the public interest"?
Well put. And I love your tagline.
Thank you and I love that darn tagline too.
Question: How much does a small TV station cost? Could either Daystar or the foundation build a new station for the price of the one they're fighting over?
It's the license that costs the moolah...and is hard to get.
Paid for by all tax payers whether they want to pay or not.
Now some are finally p!ssed because of the intrusion?
Coincidentally, Daystar was also the name of the production company responsible for the original Outer Limits TV series.
KOCE, meet KELO
that was a prayer....
I was wondering how long it was going to be before you RWA's reared your ugly head on the thread.
The suit and subsequent victory had nothing to do with the $40 million amount but the $25 million amount which was still a larger offer than that of the "public" broadcaster, being cash.
That said, your deep-seated hatred for Christianity displayed by your acidic vitriol and loser screen name speaks louder than your posts. You have issues.
Cash is King, or should be.
It's the frequency they are fighting over, not the physical assets.
One of which is that retards keep posting to me. Please don't.
And you would rather have the socialists spewing their dreck rather than the moral voice of Christianity? (Valley girl voice) Hello-oh...
No. I hope neither of you is involved in finance. The foundation offered $8 million cash plus $24 million over 30 years. The net present value, doing a little quick math in my head, would be about $16-20 million. Daystar offered $25.1 million in cash. So their offer would be worth about $5 to 9 million or so more than the foundation offer.
I'll put it in simple terms. If I offered to give you $1.00 now, and someone else offered to give you $2.00 in 30 years, which offer would you accept.
That being said, I'm not sure I'd call a lot of what Daystar puts on 'Christian programming'.
Yep...commies, nazies = same thing.
Oh. I thought this was basically about how to keep the station out of the hands of Christians with legal gymnastics on what constitutes "cash".
I agree with each of your points. (including the typical Daystar programming) Good post.
The cash offer is worth far more than the installment plan.
In that case, the Christian broadcaster, Daystar, wins -- hands down.
I asked my 8 yr. old about your post and he said "It takes one to know one!"
I resent your comment about my head. It's my only body part that I bother to wash :-)
You can always leave...
I'm an atheist and I agree with streetpreacher...
balrog666 is a loser name for someone who's only purpose here on FR is to defame the religious people.
Of course, when you really look at it, the screen name is a pathetic attempt at a harrowing display of blasphemy by a guy who thinks equating himself as some big bad hobgoblin is too scary for anyone to challenge... just a pathetic anti-Christian and wannabe satanist...
Enough already balrog666, you are too incompetent and ignorant to be a Satanist...
Usually I'd be rooting for the PBS affiliate to lose this sort of contest.
The sad thing is that KOCE is the PBS affiliate in the LA/SoCal area
that actually isn't totally sold out to the left.
It's just too bad the judge can't give DayStar the license now held by
the total-leftist PBS affiliate, KCET in Los Angeles proper.
Just checked your Freeper "About" page--can you please put me on the bibliopath ping list?
What is the expected interest rate over that time, and the expected value of investing the money?
Thanks for the clarification. I did not know that.
Amen!!! Daystar has the moxie and male glands to get the job done.
Nobody cares.
If the interest rates is 3/4% per year, or better, the $25.1 million is the higher bid.
It's reasonable to assume that interest rates will be more than 3/4% per year, therefore the single cash bid of $25.1 M would be the higher bid. Everyone involved knows that, but many don't want to admit it, thats why this has become such a problem.
Except you. The fact that you made any response at all is irrefutable evidence contrary to your claim...
Despite what you say, indifference is the greatest form of contempt...
But I like to poop on trolls like you, Il Diavolo!
Who is really the troll balrog666? You're the one using a hobgoblin for a screen name...
As far as pooping on anyone... your mouth is so far open, it would defeat any attempt you could make in doing so...
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Just in case you missed the Trail Blazers' 91-76 NBA Summer League victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday, you can watch the full highlights above.
CJ McCollum and Will Barton had strong showings, and Meyers Leonard saw his first action of the summer. Thomas Robinson did suffer a thumb injury, though, and will have to sit out the rest of the Blazers' run in Las Vegas.
The Blazers are the No. 6 seed as summer league now shifts to the tournament phase, and they next play at 3 p.m. Thursday at Cox Pavilion against the winner of Golden State and Atlanta, who tip off at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Cox Pavilion.


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Klahowya fastpitch thumps Bremerton
The Klahowya fastpitch team inched closer to a district tournament berth with a 12-0 win against Bremerton at home Tuesday.
KSS pitcher Kazandra Holliday continued her dominance of the Olympic League, striking out 14 batters while going 4-for-5 at the plate with two RBI.
The Lady Eagles faced North Kitsap in the regular-season finale yesterday — results were unavailable at press time — with a chance to secure their spot in the Class 2A West Central District III tournament, which begins May 22 at Sprinker Recreation Center in Tacoma.
Tuesday's game against Bremerton (3-13) was never in doubt, with KSS pushing at least one run across each inning. A 2-0 first-inning lead ballooned to 4-0 in the second, 5-0 in the third and 10-0 in the fourth thanks to a five-run outburst.
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Last week, the Lady Eagles pulled out their biggest win of the season with a 3-0 victory at North Mason, which had been undefeated in league play prior to that game.
Both Holliday and coach Holly Carver said the NM victory was a confidence booster as well as a shot of momentum heading into the final week of the regular season.
"It means we can pull out a game if we really need to," Holliday said. "Any team can beat anybody."
Added Carver, "It shows them that they can actually do it. They know they can do it, but we've always been a little short."
With a senior-heavy lineup and memories of three consecutive seasons in which the team fell one game shy of state, this KSS team appears ready to get over the hump. The NM win couldn't have come at a better time with the season winding down.
"Since we beat them, we know that we can compete in state and we're a state-qualified team," Holliday said. "We have a lot of chemistry. We started out rough, but it's a different team than in the beginning (of the season)."
Visit www.centralkitsapreporter.com for updates on KSS' playoff standing and results from yesterday's game against North Kitsap.
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The Lady Cougars are headed to districts regardless of today's outcome against South Kitsap in a Narrows League Tournament game at SERA in Tacoma.
If CK beats SK, then it would secure the Narrows No. 3 seed to districts. A loss, however, would drop the Lady Cougars to No. 4.
CK took second at districts last season behind the pitching of Carolyn Cross.
The team ended the regular season Tuesday with a 1-0 win at Bainbridge.
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