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While fellow likely lottery choice Dante Exum has been tapped as this year's mystery man by sports reporters reporters nationwide, Louisiana-Lafayette product Elfrid Payton wasn't a household name among novices this past season either.
Despite coming out of a lesser-known mid-major on the hoops scene, The 6-foot-4 point guard junior has skyrocketed up mock draft boards and could be among top 10 players chosen in tonight's draft in New York.
Payton averaged 19.2 points per game, to go along with six rebounds and 5.9 assists per game while leading the Ragin' Cajuns to a 23-12 record, a Sun Belt Conference tournament championship and an appearance in the NCAA tournament.
Check out what South Alabama coach Matthew Graves and Troy's Phil Cunningham had to say about the player who has drawn comparisons to Oklahoma City all-star Russell Westbrook after facing him two times apiece in conference play in 2013-2014.
On Payton's defense prowess: "We'd find whoever he was guarding and give it to the other guard and them bring it up the floor. He was that disruptive."
On criticism of Payton's outside shooting ability: "One thing that the lacks, and it's been talked about, is he doesn't shoot the ball that well but that's a skill you can work on. You can rep getting shots. You can't work on being 6-4 with a 6-6 or 6-7 wingspan or being able to get up and down the floor in the blink of an eye. Those things are unique talents that he has and it's a talent at the highest level and that's why people are talking about him being a lottery pick somewhere."
On recognizing Payton's talent early on: "I didn't know that he would move up to the lottery but I said after we played them two years ago I thought, this guy, 'No.1 for sure he's an NBA player and he would probably end up coming out early.' For a point guard, he's got great size. He's got elite level athleticism. He's quick...He's not only quick with the ball, he's quick when the ball isn't in his hands."
On gameplanning for Payton: You had to figure out how you were going to guard him in ball screen situations and everything else you were going to do defensively flowed out of how well you did that...He had a different level of competitiveness about him. For example, he took our best player and he just totally shut him down. He guarded our leading scorer and not only could he hardly get a shot off, he couldn't get the ball in his hands to get a shot off."


text: A trip back in time in Bornholm, Denmark 2010-08-30 Some travelers may not be aware that the country of Denmark is actually comprised of over 400 islands, many of which are small and unpopulated. Yet of the larger ones, Bornholm is undoubtedly the one that should command travelers' attention.The island of Bornholm is a popular vacation spot for European travelers. The reason is because the island, located in the Baltic Sea, provides all the warm weather sand and sun typical of an island oasis while also maintaining an interesting sense of culture and history.Many travelers head to Bornholm, play in the water and lie on the beach and have a fantastic time. And indeed, this can be a great vacation. But there's more to Bornholm than the shores.Further inland, guests will find the interesting architectural styles of the island's famous "round churches," which were built in medieval times, yet differ from traditional medieval churches because of their circular shape. They also might be interested in the medieval center of the island, where a historic city has been rebuilt for medieval times. In the summer, the island hosts a medieval festival that culminates with an epic jousting tournament along with archery competitions and cannon fire.View Larger MapSee also ... Celebrate Hans Christian Anderson in Denmark A rejuvinated Brixton district in London Denmark Travel Planner More Europe Travel Stories More Travel Destination Planners Stories

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Remnants from the charred former Leithsville Fire Station sat in a quiet corner of the new station's banquet hall today, though few people paid them much attention. Three burnt face masks, two gauges, the charred nozzle of a fire hose, a siren and an officer's white hat turned black from smoke -- these are all that remain of the firehouse destroyed two years ago in an explosive, fatal car crash.
Instead, all eyes focused on the new station built in its footprint at today's open house in Lower Saucon Township. Small, scattered groups of people poked through the large garage capable of housing two firetrucks, its locker room and a workshop.
Se-Wy-Co Fire Co. President Sal Ghazi said it was important for fire officials to host the open house today to let the community know the Leithsville station is back up and running. Between the merger of Leithsville and Se-Wy-Co taking place at the time of the crash and the 14 months it took to get the new firehouse completed in January, some doubted the station would ever be rebuilt, he said.
"When you're dealing with permits and an insurance company, things are not that quick," Ghazi said.
The new station, while slightly smaller than the old one, is far more modern than the 1984 building it replaced, Ghazi said. The building cost more than $1 million to complete, he said, not including replacing all of the equipment inside. The company is still a few years away from replacing the second firetruck, he said. Most of the expenses were covered by insurance, he said.
The end result is a nicer, more economical building, said Vice President Scott Krycia. The creature comforts, such as a lounge with a large-screen television and fire gear-themed decorations, provide a nice perk, too, he said.
"It's nicer than the one I have at home," Krycia said of the lounge.
Helen Stelzer, a township resident and a member of the Saucon Valley Woman's Club, was impressed. The club regularly uses the station's banquet hall, she said, and members donated money to the rebuilding process last year. She and her husband, Herb, visited the wreckage after the May 24, 2012, crash, and it's night and day from what they've since built, she said.
"It's really beautiful," she said. "It shows that when you want something done, you can get it done quickly."
About 400 people, including members of 15 fire companies from across the region, were expected to attend during the eight-hour open house, Krycia said. While music, food, beer and inflatable rides for kids were available throughout the day, the company made a point to hold a ceremony at 3 p.m. to provide donors, contractors and supporters with plaques thanking them for their help, he said.
One plaque that hasn't arrived yet is a memorial to John Muzyka, the motorist killed in the fire. Muzyka was driving his Isuzu Axiom SUV east on Leithsville Road to his Springfield Township home when an out-of-control dump truck careened through a stop sign at Flint Hill Road and into the SUV. Both vehicles slammed into the fire station and burst into flames.
The resulting fire melted the steel roof to the building and destroyed everything inside and both vehicles. Emergency responders didn't realize a second vehicle was involved until hours after the crash. Investigators later determined the dump truck's brakes failed.
"We just felt it was the right thing to do," Krycia said. The plaque will rest at the foot of a dogwood tree on the property, he said.


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Duluth, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) - A Duluth city councilor plans to vie for the seat of freshman Congressman Chip Cravaack in 2012.
Ely Native Jeff Anderson officially announced his candidacy Wednesday for Minnesota's 8th Congressional seat.
He said he envisions bringing increased prosperity to northeastern Minnesota through job growth and technology.
He called his decision to run a reaction to what Republicans have been doing in Washington, specifically Congressman Cravaack.
"I think you have people all across the eighth Congressional district who have buyer's remorse," Anderson said, "who realize now that Congressman Cravaack is not representing the values of northern Minnesota."
Anderson said he hadn't considered a Congressional run until Cravaack's victory, but now is excited to get involved in the debate.
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Supernova 2007 will take place on June 20th to 22nd in San Francisco, but the pre party took place at Sugar Cafe. It was a great way to get the buzz going about the conference with the most influential agenda and attendees in technology expected to be there.
Kevin Werbach, Host and founder of Supernova
Chatting with Kevin, he told me how this conference was first put together three years ago and its the type of event where all the influential players naturally get together and make things happen.
As Kevin says on the Supernova site, " I put together the first Supernova conference three years ago because, to paraphrase Bob Dylan, we all knew something was happening here, but we didn't know what it was.
My conviction was that underneath all the changes – business becoming increasingly distributed, users becoming more knowledgeable, old industry models collapsing, and everything and everybody becoming networked – is one fundamental phenomenon: decentralization. At Supernova, we bring together business, government, and technology thought leaders to understand how decentralization and pervasive connectivity are changing our world."
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text: BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC 20401 In the Matter of ) ) the Appeal of ) ) GRAPHICDATA, INC. ) Docket No. GPO BCA 35-94 Program D306-S ) Purchase Order 94586 ) DECISION AND ORDER SCHEDULING A HEARING By Notice of Appeal dated October 21, 1994, GraphicData, Inc. (Appellant or Contractor), alleging that Contracting Officer Richard Weiss has failed to issue a final decision on an equitable adjustment claim it filed with the U.S. Government Printing Office (Respondent or GPO or Government) within a reasonable time, asks the Board to assert jurisdiction over the matter.1 GPO Instruction 110.12, Subject: Board of Contract Appeals Rules of Practice and Procedure, dated September 17, 1984, Rule 1(c) (Board Rules).2 The Appellant attached its Complaint to its Notice of Appeal. Board Rules, Rules 2 and 6. The Notice of Appeal and accompanying Complaint were assigned docket number GPO BCA 35-95 by the Clerk of the Board on October 27, 1994, and copies were sent to the Respondent the same day.3 Board Rules, Rule 3. However, on November 4, 1994, before the Board could prepare and serve its official docketing letter on the Contractor, the Respondent filed a document entitled, "Motion to Dismiss" (Motion) asking the Board to dismiss the appeal on the ground that it is premature because the Contracting Officer has not had a reasonable amount of time to dispose of the claim. See, Motion, pp. 1, 2-3. In that regard, Counsel for GPO stated that consistent with the Board's preference for audited claims, see, Motion, p. 2 (citing, Banta Company, GPO BCA 03-91 (November 15, 1993), Sl. op. at 57; R.C. Swanson Printing and Typesetting Company, GPO BCA 15-90, Decision on Motion for Reconsideration and Order (December 20, 1993), Sl. op. at 14), the Contracting Officer had referred the matter to GPO's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for an audit, and until that investigation was finished, there was no basis for an appeal to the Board, see, Motion, pp. 2-3 (citing, Cosmo Construction Company, IBCA No. 412, 64 BCA ¶ 4,059). Since the Contracting Officer was entitled to a reasonable amount of time under Rule 1(c) of the Board Rules to issue a final decision on a claim of this magnitude,4 the Respondent asked the Board to dismiss the appeal.5 See, Motion, p. 3. Thereafter, on November 8, 1994, Counsel for the Appellant filed the Contractor's "Opposition to Government's Motion to Dismiss and Request for Telephonic Conference" (Opposition). In its Opposition, the Appellant argued, inter alia, that: (1) the appeal fully complied with Rule 1(b) of the Board Rules, which allows a contractor to seek Board redress from the failure of a contracting officer to issue a final decision once the claim has been in the contracting officer's hands for 60 days or a reasonable time (the Appellant says that should have been less than 60 days under the circumstances here) (citing, EPCo Associates, GPO BCA 26-93 (November 18, 1993); (2) the Contracting Officer waited an unreasonable length of time to order an audit of the claim, and in any event an audit, timely or not, does not offset the Contracting Officer's failure to issue a final decision (citing, Dewey Electronics Corporation, DOTCAB No. 1224, 82-2 BCA ¶ 15,828; Inter-con Security Systems, Inc., ASBCA No. 45749, 93-3 BCA ¶ 26,061); (3) by analogy to the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (CDA), 41 U.S.C. § 601 et seq., in this case the Contracting Officer not only failed to make a timely final decision, but he also refused to establish a date certain for ruling on the claim, see 41 U.S.C. § 605(c)(2)(A),(B); (4) on the other hand, even if the Board finds that the appeal is premature, it should continue the appeal but stay further proceedings pending issuance of a final decision by the Contracting Officer, see Board Rules, Rule 1(d); and (5) a telephone conference between the parties and the Board would be appropriate in order to discuss the date by which the Contracting Officer would issue a final decision. See, Opposition, pp. 2, 5-8. On November 25, 1994, Counsel for GPO submitted a document entitled "Respondent's Reply to Appellant's Response to Motion to Dismiss" (Reply) to the Board. The Reply served two purposes, namely, it placed on the record: (1) the Respondent's disagreement with the Appellant's version of the date on which the claim was forwarded to the OIG for an audit;6 and (2) GPO's position not only with respect to the meaning of the Board's opinion in EPCo Associates, supra, but also why that decision did not apply to the facts here. See, Reply, pp. 1-2. Accordingly, the Respondent renewed its contention that the appeal was premature and should be dismissed in order to give the Contracting Officer time to render a reasoned decision based on the results of the OIG audit.7 See, Reply, p. 3. The Board has carefully weighed the procedural arguments of the parties against the requirements of the Board Rules, and has concluded that the Appellant's request for a conference is appropriate under the circumstances presented here. Board Rules, Rule 5. As a rule, an appeal is initiated with the Board when a contractor notes a disagreement with a contracting officer's final decision. EPCo Associates, supra, Sl. op. at 3. See, Board Rules, Rule 1(a). Indeed, in most cases the Board's jurisdiction is predicated on a contractor first submitting its claim to the contracting officer for a decision. See, Shepard Printing, GPO BCA 37-92 (January 28, 1994), Sl. op. 32. Accord, Associated Contract Specialties Corporation, ASBCA No. 37437, 90-3 BCA ¶ 23,258; Spruill Realty/Construction Company, ASBCA No. 40477, 90-3 BCA ¶ 23,255. Thus, the underlying precepts of the Board Rules are essentially the same as those of the CDA, which places great emphasis on the role of a contracting officer in resolving contract claims, makes his/her decision an indispensable precondition to the assertion of a contract appeal, and characterizes that final decision as "the linchpin" for the contract appeal process. Paragon Energy Corporation v. United States, 645 F.2d 966, 967 (Ct.Cl. 1981). See also, Continental Products, Inc., ASBCA No. 45193, 93-2 BCA ¶ 25,879, at 128,740; John C. Grimberg Company, Inc., ASBCA No. 42695, 91-3 BCA ¶ 24,074, at 120,521 (The [CDA] does not authorize an impatient contractor to jump-start the litigation process); DHR, Incorporated, EBCA No. 401-12-87, 88-1 BCA ¶ 20,451, at 103,430. To the extent that the Rule 1 allows a contracting officer 60 days to issue a final decision for claims of $50,000 or less, or a "reasonable time" for claims in excess of $50,000, the Board Rules are no different than the requirements of the CDA.8 Compare, Board Rules, Rules 1(b) and 1(c) with 41 U.S.C. §§ 605(c)(1),(3). See also, Robert Augustine & Sons, Inc., VABCA No. 3079, 90-1 BCA ¶ 22,506 (claims of $50,000 or less); Executive Elevator Service, Inc., VABCA No. 2741, 88-3 BCA ¶ 20,964 (claims in excess of $50,000). A "reasonable time" is determined under the CDA by taking into account such factors as the size and complexity of the claim and the adequacy in support of the claim provided by the contractor. 41 U.S.C. § 605(c)(3). See, Roebbelen Engineering, Inc., DOT BCA No. 1814, 87-1 BCA ¶ 98,628; Universal Contracting, DOT CAB Nos. 1565, 1600, 1601, 85-3 BCA ¶ 18,326. There is no comparable definition of "reasonable time" in the Board Rules, although the similarity between those regulations and the CDA with respect to other relevant language, as well as their shared procedural philosophy, allows the conclusion that the CDA's definition is implied in the Board Rules. Simply put, the procedural issue presented here is does the Board have jurisdiction to decide the Appellant's claim because the Contracting Officer has exceeded the time allowed to issue a final decision, or has otherwise unduly delayed his decision?9 See, DHR, Incorporated, supra, 88-1 BCA ¶ 20,451; Computer Systems & Resources, Inc., GSBCA No. 8434-TD, 86-3 BCA ¶ 19,017. Stated otherwise, the question is should the appeal be dismissed without prejudice at this time on the ground that it is premature,10 because the Contracting Officer has not had a "reasonable time" to issue his final decision on the Contractor's claim?11 See, John C. Grimberg Company, Inc., supra, 91-3 BCA ¶ 24,074; Executive Elevator Service, Inc., supra, 88-3 BCA ¶ 20,964; Roebbelen Engineering, Inc., supra, 87-1 BCA ¶ 98,628. A review of the Board's previous decisions discloses that it has never been faced with precisely this question before.12 It has been said that jurisdiction and prematurity are distinguishable concepts, primarily because the former depends on the mere passage of time,13 while the latter invests a great deal of discretion in the deciding official to determine how much time is reasonable under the particular circumstances of the case, a matter on which reasonable jurists may, and probably will, differ. See, Roebbelen Engineering, Inc., supra, 87-1 BCA at 98,630. Regardless, the only procedure available under the Board Rules to decide the prematurity issue presented here is the one established to dispose of jurisdictional challenges. That procedure provides, in pertinent part: Any motion addressed to the jurisdiction of the Board shall be promptly filed. Hearing on motion shall be afforded on application of either party. However, the Board may defer its decision on the motion pending hearing on both the merits and the motion. . . . Board Rules, Rule 5. [Emphasis added.] The Appellant's request in this case for a conference to discuss the date by which the Contracting Officer would issue a final decision, see, Opposition, p. 8, is tantamount to a request for a hearing on the Respondent's Motion. In the Board's opinion, the Respondent's Motion and the Appellant's Opposition have raised a threshold jurisdictional issue, and it believes that a sound administration of the rules in this appeal requires a hearing on that question alone. See, Graphic Image, Inc., GPO BCA 05-94, Order Scheduling Hearing (April 19, 1994), Sl. op. at 4. ACCORDINGLY, a hearing has been scheduled for 10:00 a.m. (EST), on Tuesday, January 3, 1995, in the Board's Conference Room (Room A-651), at the U.S. Government Printing Office, 732 North Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC 20401. It is so Ordered. December 21, 1994 STUART M. FOSS Administrative Judge _______________ 1 From the sparse documentation in the appeal file, the Board understands that the Appellant's claim amounts to $532,092.74. See, Appellant's Complaint, dated October 21, 1994, ¶ 5. 2 Rule 1(c) of the Board Rules provides: "Where the contractor has submitted a claim in excess of $50,000 and has requested a final decision from the contracting officer and the contracting officer has failed to issue a decision within a reasonable time, the contractor may file a notice of appeal as provided in subparagraph (a) above, citing the failure to issue such decision." 3 On October 27, 1994, and October 28, 1994, respectively, Counsel for the Appellant telephoned the Board and was given the docket number of the appeal, and was told that the documents had been served on the Respondent by the Board. At the same time, Counsel for the Appellant was informed that his request to have this procedural matter processed under the optional Small Claims (Expedited) procedure for claims of $10,000.00 or less, on the ground that no dollar amount was involved, see Notice of Appeal, would not be considered. Board Rules, Rules 12.1(a) and 12.2. Simply stated, while the Board admired Counsel's creative interpretation of the rules, the Small Claims (Expedited) procedure does not apply to this preliminary stage of the appeals process or to the procedural issue raised. 4 Rule 1(b) allows a GPO contracting officer 60 days to issue a final decision on claims of $50,000.00 or less. Board Rules, Rule 1(b). Since the claim in this case is more than 10 times that amount, and is governed by Rule 1(c) which speaks in terms of a contracting officer's decision being issued within a "reasonable time", the Respondent believes that it was unrealistic for the Appellant to expect such a decision within 60 days, and hence the appeal itself was unreasonable. 5 Alternatively, since the OIG anticipated completion of its audit by the end of January 1995, see, Motion, p. 3, fn. 2, Counsel for GPO suggested that the appeal should be dismissed in accordance with the policy announced by the Board in Universal Printing Company until the audit is completed. Motion, p. 3 (citing, Universal Printing Company, GPO BCA 9-90 (June 22, 1994)). In Universal Printing Company, the Board was faced with a contractor's claim which was "practically undecipherable", and while the age of the case militated in favor of deciding the dispute on the record as it existed, the Board stated that: ". . . in the future, if in the judgment of the Board the clarification of a claim on appeal is necessary in order to resolve a dispute, it will remand the matter to the Contracting Officer, through Government Counsel, with instructions to have the claim audited, and will dismiss the appeal without prejudice until the audit is complete. [Footnote omitted.] See, National Council of Negro Women, LBCA No. 84-BCA-18, 84-2 BCA ¶ 17,436, at 86,827. The Board is confident that, in the long run, this new policy will buttress a major purpose of the Board's preliminary procedures, namely, obtaining fully disclosure of relevant and material facts." See, Universal Printing Company, supra, Sl. op. at 30. The situation in Universal Printing Company is clearly distinguishable from the instant appeal; hence, the announced policy is inapplicable here. In Universal Printing Company, although the Board was not happy with the record before it, nonetheless it had extensive documentation from the contractor concerning the claim, a final decision from the contracting officer, and it was well aware of the respective positions of the parties on the claim from the discussions at the prehearing conference and the briefs they subsequently filed. Here, by contrast, the parties have barely stepped across the Board's threshold in developing a record. In short, this appeal is not what the Board had in mind when it announced its policy in Universal Printing Company. 6 The Appellant claims that an audit was not requested by the Contracting Officer until October 11, 1994. See, Opposition, p. 5, ¶ 8. The Government, on the other hand, contends it asked the OIG to audit the claim on September 21, 1994, see, Reply, p. 1 (citing, Declaration of Richard Weiss, dated November 23, 1994). The auditor assigned to the claim, Edwin L. Hawse, states that he received the Contracting Officer's audit request on or about September 27, 1994. See, Reply, p. 1 (citing, Declaration of Edwin Hawse, dated November 23, 1994). 7 In that regard, Counsel for GPO advises the Board that: (a) the OIG forecasts that its audit will be completed by the end of January 1995, see, Motion, p. 3, fn. 2; and (b) the Contracting Officer will provide a final decision on the claim within two weeks of his receipt of the final audit report, see, Reply, p. 3, fn. 1. 8 There are, however, two significant procedural differences between the Board Rules and the CDA in this area which the Board cannot ignore. First, under the CDA a contracting officer's final decision which may be appealed pursuant to 41 U.S.C. § 606, may be an actual decision or a "deemed denial" decision; i.e., one imputed from the failure of the contracting officer to issue a decision with the "period required", see, 41 U.S.C. § 605(c)(5). See, e.g., Winston Corporation, ASBCA No. 40591, 92-3 BCA ¶ 25,213; Melvin R. Kessler, PSBCA No. 2820, 91-1 BCA ¶ 23,511; Central Manufacturing Corporation, ASBCA No. 39324, 90-2 BCA ¶ 22,885; CBI Na-Con, Inc., ASBCA No. 37972, 89-2 BCA ¶ 21,728. The Board Rules do not provide for "deemed denial" decisions as the basis for jurisdiction. See, EPCo Associates, supra, Sl. op. at 3, fn. 4. Second, within the 60-day decision period the CDA allows a contracting officer to either: (a) issue a decision; or (b) notify the contractor of the time within which a decision will be issued. See, Cessna Aircraft Co., ASBCA No. 43196, 92-1 BCA ¶ 24,425, at 121,909; John C. Grimberg Company, Inc., supra, 91-3 BCA at 120,520; Robert Augustine & Sons, Inc., supra, 90-1 BCA at 112,972 (the contracting officer's notification must be based on a "good faith" estimate of the time within which a decision will be issued). See, 41 U.S.C. § 605(c)(2)(A),(B). There is nothing in Rule 1 of the Board Rules, or in Chapter X of GPO's Printing Procurement Regulation, GPO Publication 305.3 (Rev. 10-90), which applies to the processing of claims, comparable to the "notification" provision of the CDA (41 U.S.C. § 605(c)(2)(B)). 9 It should be noted that even where jurisdiction is asserted, the Board has the same authority as its counterparts under the CDA to still direct the contracting officer to issue a decision and, at its option, stay further proceedings until that it accomplished. Compare, Board Rules, Rule 1(d) with 41 U.S.C. §§ 605(c)(4),(5). See, EPCo Associates, supra, Sl. op. at 3-4. Accord, DHR, Incorporated, supra, 88-1 BCA ¶ 20,451; Emerson Electric Company, ASBCA No. 31184, 86-2 BCA ¶ 18,979; Feinstein Construction Company, Inc., ASBCA No. 30519, 86-1 BCA ¶ 18,660; A.D. Roe Company, Inc., ASBCA No. 26078, 81-2 BCA ¶ 15,231. Similarly, it is also well-settled that a contracting officer is not relieved from the obligation of issuing a final decision merely because the contractor has filed a premature appeal. See, Rice King, ASBCA No. 43352, 92-2 BCA ¶ 24,805; Atherton Construction, Inc., ASBCA No. 41414, 91-1 BCA ¶ 23,635; ACS Construction Company, ASBCA No. 36535, 89-1 BCA ¶ 21,406. 10 Generally, contract appeals boards tend to see premature appeals as "unwise", see, Sierra Blanca, Inc., ASBCA No. 30910, 85-3 BCA ¶ 18,440, at 92,653, and not an inconsequential matter to be regarded lightly, see, Emerson Electric Company, supra, 86-2 BCA at 95,856. However, it is also the case that prematurity is not always fatal to the justiciability of an appeal. See, Briggs Engineering and Testing Company, Inc. v. United States, 230 Ct.Cl. 828 (1982); Monaco Enterprises, Inc., ASBCA No. 27423, 86-2 BCA ¶ 18,922; The Boeing Company, ASBCA No. 27396, 83-1 BCA ¶ 16,256; R.G. Robbins, Co., Inc., ASBCA No. 26521, 82-1 BCA ¶ 15,643. See also, John C. Grimberg Company, Inc., supra, 91-3 BCA at 120,520. This is particularly true where despite the lack of a final decision, the facts indicate that no useful purpose would be served by suspending or dismissing the appeal and directing the contracting officer to issue a formal decision, especially if the record already contains the Government's expression of an opinion on the claim so that the matter has clearly crystallized into a dispute ripe for adjudication. See, Emerson Electric Company, supra, 86-2 BCA at 95,857; Fuel Storage Corporation, ASBCA No. 26994, 83-1 BCA ¶ 16,418. 11 If the Board in this appeal was faced with a claim of $50,000 or less, the issue could be decided by simple reference to the calendar and a brief arithmetical computation to see if more than 60 days had passed without a final decision by the Contracting Officer. Board Rules, Rule 1(b). However, because the claim is for a greater amount, a more complex legal determination of what is a reasonable time under all the circumstances is required of the Board. 12 Although instructive, the situation in EPCo Associates can be distinguished from this proceeding. In that case, the parties came to the Board after the Federal Claims Court had dismissed the contractor's direct action suit because it had not exhausted its administrative remedies. See, EPCo Associates v. United States, No. 93-309C (August 17, 1993). The appeal record showed: (a) the disputed claim was virtually identical to allegations in the complaint considered by the Court; (b) the contracting officer had been substantially involved in that civil matter and had throughout the case opposed the contractor's right to any recovery; and (c) the contracting officer was familiar with the substance of the claim. Under these circumstances, the contractor believed that 30 days was more than sufficient time for the contracting officer to issue a final decision, particularly since the claim and the court complaint were substantially the same. EPCo Associates, supra, Sl. op. at 2. In essence, because everyone involved in that proceeding knew the contracting officer's views, and it was clear to the Board that his decision would be a mere formality, it asserted jurisdiction over the appeal. As the Board pointed out, while a final decision from the contracting officer is normally a prerequisite to an appeal, that "does not mean, however, that a contracting offcer can frustrate the appeals process by refusing to issue a final decision." Id., at 3. On the other hand, for the sake of the record, the Board exercised its option under its rules and asked the contracting officer to provide it with a final decision, giving him 60 days to do so, and stayed further proceedings pending its receipt. Id., at 3-4. Board Rules, Rule 1(d). Accord, Emerson Electric Company, supra, 86-2 BCA ¶ 18,979 (although the contractor's appeal was technically premature, the board took jurisdiction because the government had already expressed its position on the claim so that the matter was clearly ripe for adjudication). 13 The Board's rules allow a contractor 90 days from the date of receipt of a contracting officer's final decision to file an appeal. Board Rules, Rule 1(a). This time limit is jurisdictional; i.e., an appeal filed more than 90 days after receipt of the contracting officer's final decision is generally not considered by the Board. See, Ace Duplicating Company, GPO BCA 44-92 (February 1, 1993). However, there is a critical distinction between the Board's practice and the 90-day rule followed by Executive Branch boards under the CDA. See, 41 U.S.C. § 606. In that regard, under the CDA the 90-day time limit is strictly construed because the right to appeal a contracting officer's decision is a waiver of sovereign immunity by the United States. See, Elden-Rider, Inc., GSBCA No. 8643, 90-2 BCA ¶ 22,878; Avon C. Brown, Inc., DOT CAB 1082, 80-1 BCA ¶ 14,399. The Board normally applies its 90-day filing rule strictly as well. See, Ace Duplicating Company, supra. See also, Moore Business Forms & Systems Division, GPO BCA 3-86 (February 25, 1987). But, the Board sees nothing in the legislative history of 44 U.S.C. § 502 to indicate that by authorizing the Public Printer to contract out printing, binding, and blank-book work, Congress thereby also intended to waive the Government's sovereign immunity with respect to his settlement of contract claims against the United States. See, The Wessel Company, Inc., GPO BCA 8-90 (February 28, 1992), Sl. op. at 44. Accordingly, the Board believes there is a measure of flexibility in its 90-day rule, and it will exercise its discretion to allow an otherwise late appeal if good cause is shown for the delay. See, e.g., McDonald & Eudy Printers, Inc., GPO BCA 06-91 (May 6, 1994) Sl. op. at 2, fn. 2.


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- Long-term outcome in pyridoxine-dependent epilepsyLevinus A Bok
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Dev Med Child Neurol 54:849-54. 2012..The long-term outcome of the Dutch pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy cohort and correlations between patient characteristics and follow-up data were retrospectively studied...
- Pyridoxine-dependent seizures in Dutch patients: diagnosis by elevated urinary alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde levelsLevinus A Bok
Department of Paediatrics, Maxima Medical Center, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
Arch Dis Child 92:687-9. 2007..Recently alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde (alpha-AASA) dehydrogenase deficiency was identified as a major cause of PDS, which causes accumulation of both alpha-AASA and pipecolic acid (PA) in body fluids...
- Antenatal treatment in two Dutch families with pyridoxine-dependent seizuresLevinus A Bok
Department of Paediatrics, Maxima Medical Centre, P O Box 7777, 5500 MB, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
Eur J Pediatr 169:297-303. 2010..These results suggest that antenatal pyridoxine supplementation may be effective in preventing intrauterine seizures, decreasing the risk of complicated birth and improving neurodevelopmental outcome in PDS...
- The EEG response to pyridoxine-IV neither identifies nor excludes pyridoxine-dependent epilepsyLevinus A Bok
Department of Pediatrics, Maxima Medical Center, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
Epilepsia 51:2406-11. 2010..Prompt recognition of PDE is important for treatment and prognosis of seizures. We aimed to determine whether immediate electroencephalography (EEG) alterations by pyridoxine-IV can identify PDE in neonates with TRS...
- Development of children with symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage born after vacuum extractionMarjolein J C Schot
Department of Pediatrics and Neonatal ICU, Maxima Medisch Centrum, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
J Child Neurol 28:520-3. 2013..The high prevalence of impaired development in symptomatic vacuum extraction-associated intracranial hemorrhage necessitates long-term follow-up...
- Lysine restricted diet for pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy: first evidence and future trialsClara D M van Karnebeek
Division of Biochemical Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, BC Children s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Mol Genet Metab 107:335-44. 2012....
- Mutations in the ALDH7A1 gene cause pyridoxine-dependent seizuresJasper V Been
Arq Neuropsiquiatr 66:288; author reply 288-9. 2008
- An intriguing "silent" mutation and a founder effect in antiquitin (ALDH7A1)Gajja S Salomons
Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Ann Neurol 62:414-8. 2007..Here, we report an intriguing "silent" mutation in ALDH7A1, a novel missense mutation and a founder mutation in a Dutch cohort (10 patients) with alpha-AASA dehydrogenase deficiency...
- Extensive cerebral infarction in the newborn due to incontinentia pigmentiFemke Maingay-de Groof
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Erasmus MC Sophia Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Eur J Paediatr Neurol 12:284-9. 2008..Vascular occlusive phenomena probably play a role in CNS involvement. Whether these vascular changes are based on macro- or microvascular disease in the neonatal presentation is not fully understood...


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In July, Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson told the Senate Banking Committee: "If you have a bazooka in your pocket and people know it, you probably won't have to use it." Alas, it now appears that Paulson was shooting blanks at the time; all the same, no one seems happy to see him, either.
The Treasury Department is readying a "rescue" of Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM ) and Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE ) , which will be ushered into a "conservatorship" under the auspices of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. That means you and I will pay tens of billions of dollars to bail out mortgages that went south.
This is the year that government is expanding its powers and control over vast swaths of the economy. It began in March, when Paulson teamed up with Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke to engineer the bailout of Bear Stearns to JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM ) . Paulson was also instrumental in pushing the failure that was the so-called economic stimulus package. He followed that up with a proposal to vastly expand the power of the Federal Reserve to the entire financial industry. He tried jawboning the credit markets into believing all was well (hey, wearing buttons proclaiming "Whip Inflation Now" worked so well in the '70s) and now he's brokering the dismantling of the two mortgage backers, bringing them under the defined aegis of the federal government.
The sweeping nature of the powers Paulson is aggregating to the government would be awe-inspiring, if it wasn't so frightening.
Fannie and Freddie own or guarantee some $5 trillion in mortgages, not all of which -- or even most of which -- will fail. Of course that's little salve for those of us who are responsible with our finances and didn't take on mortgages we couldn't afford. Moreover, we are now explicitly backing the mortgage for that neighbor with the McMansion on the hill. Hey, just because you're financially prudent doesn't mean Hank, Ben, and your local congressman think you shouldn't have to open your wallet.
What would happen if Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC ) , Bank of America (NYSE: BAC ) , or Citigroup (NYSE: C ) couldn't depend on ol' dependable Fannie to back the mortgages they issue? They would have to raise interest rates, tighten credit standards, and actually demand that the homebuyers risk some capital in the purchase, too, through bigger down payments. Gosh, you mean what they should have been doing five years ago?
That means no more "liar loans," no nothing-down financing schemes, and a moratorium on submarket interest rate mortgages with gigunda balloon payments a few years down the road.
That's starting to happen in the marketplace, and the years of excess are correcting, bringing housing prices back down from the stratosphere. But instead of cheering the return to normalcy, Hank, Ben, and their ilk seem to be panicking.
It calls into question just why Paulson sees the need to expand the government's purview over Fannie and Freddie now. Their stocks had been rebounding of late as they came close to instilling investor confidence in their ability to forestall an intervention.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
A view of the Minnesota Vikings playoff chances
What follows is hardly an exhaustive statistical analysis, but what I'm doing below is looking at the schedules of two divisional foes – Green Bay and Chicago – and five other NFC teams with 6-4 or 5-5 records who are in contention for a Wildcard playoff spot. And I'll be comparing the record of the opponent's each of these teams are playing, as well as their home and away records, against the Vikings and making some quick observations based on those metrics.
Here goes nothing ...
Remaining Schedules
Vikings (6-4): @Chicago; @Green Bay; Chicago; @St. Louis; @Houston; Green Bay
Record of remaining opponents: 40-19-1
Home record: 5-1
Away record: 1-3
Division title contenders
Green Bay (7-3): @NY Giants; Minnesota; Detroit; @Chicago; Tennessee; @Minnesota
Record of remaining opponents: 31-27
Home record: 4-1
Away record: 3-2
Chicago (7-3): Minnesota; Seattle; @Minnesota; Green Bay; @Arizona; @Detroit
Record of remaining opponents: 31-27
Home record: 4-1
Away record: 3-2
Wildcard contenders
Seattle (6-4): @Miami; @Chicago; Arizona; @Buffalo; San Francisco; St. Louis
Record of remaining opponents: 29-29-2
Home record: 5-0
Away record: 1-4
Tampa Bay (6-4): Atlanta; @Denver; Philadelphia; @New Orleans; St. Louis; @Atlanta
Record of remaining opponents: 36-23-1
Home record: 3-2
Away record: 3-2
NY Giants (6-4): Green Bay; @Washington; @New Orleans; Atlanta; @Baltimore; Philadelphia
Record of remaining opponents: 36-24
Home record: 3-2
Away record: 3-2
Dallas (5-5): Washington; Philadelphia; @Cincinnati; Pittsburgh; New Orleans; @Washington
Record of remaining opponents: 27-33
Home record: 2-2
Away record: 3-3
New Orleans (5-5): San Francisco; @Atlanta; @NY Giants; Tampa Bay; @Dallas; Carolina
Record of remaining opponents: 33-24-1
Home record: 3-2
Away record: 2-3
Ok, now for a bit of context. What does all this mean?
If you look at this rundown of the playoff picture, you will notice that the Vikings would not make the playoffs if they started today. But the playoffs don't start this week, so there is time for the Vikings to get back into this thing – if they can win some ball games over the final six games.
That's not going to be easy. The schedule is as tough as advertised. The Vikings final six opponents have more combined wins (40) and less combined losses (19) than the remaining opponents of the seven other teams listed here. Another big concern – not only are the clubs the Vikings will be facing good, but Minnesota will be playing four of them on the road. The Vikings have not been a good road team this year (shocking, I know) and if you think 9-7 is the minimum it's going to take to at least snag a Wildcard playoff spot, the Vikings probably have to split their remaining four road games to finish with a 9-7 record. Can they grab even one win at either Soldier Field or Lambeau Field – venues where the Vikings have authored many stinkaroos over the years? And what are the odds they can beat 9-1 Houston on the road? Those will be tough, tough victories for the Vikings to get.
On the bright side, the safest path to getting into the playoffs is by winning the NFC North and the Vikings play four games against the two teams sitting one game ahead of them in the standings. Go 3-1 in their four games against the Pack and the Bears, and a surprising divisional title (and a home playoff game) could be waiting for the Vikings.
The other bright spot is those last two road games against the Rams and the Texans, which take place Dec. 16 and 23rd, respectively. I wouldn't call the Rams game an easy win for the Vikings because the St. Louis defense – especially its front four – could cause a lot of problems for Christian Ponder and the Vikings weak passing game. But the St. Louis offense is, overall, pretty tepid, and this is a game that if the Vikings play solidly and don't make a ton of mistakes, they should win. As for the Texans game, Houston could have the AFC South division already clinched by then (it currently has a three-game lead on Indianapolis). Just how much will Houston's starters play in this game if that's the case? I like the Vikings first-stringers over the Texans second and third-stringers if that is how it ends up going down at Reliant Stadium on Dec. 23rd.
But a guy can drive himself crazy thinking about all the "what-ifs" this time of the year. It's probably best just to enjoy the ride from here on in. However, if the Vikings do make the playoffs, nobody will be able to say they didn't earn it.
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- AnonymousNovember 22, 2012 at 9:34 PM
Record of remaining opponents: 40-19-1ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, that's what I've got up there.Delete
For me, it is probably best if they do NOT make the playoffs. I tend to think about paths to the Super Bowl at that point, hopelessly optimistic and crest-fallen when they inevitably fail.ReplyDelete
I watch Vikings playoff games they way I watch a good suspense/horror movie: my stomach slowly winds tighter for 3hrs before I cry and enter a watered-down state of what Pacifist Viking went through post-2009 (although it lasts only 2 or 3 weeks most years). 98 and 09 were particularly bad. 41-0 was somewhat expected, even if humiliating. The win against the big-mouth Cowboys a couple of years ago was so, so sweet.
If the Vikes do somehow get in, I will expect something similar to the 2008 season's playoff game against the Eagles. Mortifying.Replies
Where ya' been? Hadn't had a comment from you in a while. Anyway, I suspect the Vikings will spear you the ulcer this year. These next three games could break the Vikes if they go 0-3. But it's nice to have games that matter as we head into December.
An unfortunate combination of busy at work and relatives staying with my family at home has thrown my schedule off a bit. I've been reading, but then I'm out of time.Delete
I agree that it's nice that the Vikings are in the thick of things at this time of year. It makes Sundays exciting.
Sure would be nice to win against GB and/or CHI though - just to smile about it.


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Bail was set at $100,000 cash only for the Jersey City Heights man who's scheduled to go on trial next week on a charge of eluding police, but was arrested Wednesday after a police chase and head-on crash that resulted in another eluding charge, officials said.
"I am asking you to go above and beyond the guideline," Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Nicole DePalma said to Superior Court Judge Lisa Rose at the bail hearing for Joel Krecz, 25, of Hopkins Avenue, this morning.
DePalma noted that Krecz has a prior conviction for eluding police and was out on $40,000 bail while awaiting trial, set for Monday, on the charge of eluding police at the time of the chase and 1:28 a.m. crash in Hoboken Wednesday.
Yesterday Krecz, who broke is pelvis in the crash, was also charged with theft of the 2002 Dodge Stratus that police said he took without the owner's permission, the criminal complaint says.
The incident began when a Port Authority police officer saw the Stratus speeding out of the Lincoln Tunnel into New Jersey, and when he tried to stop it, Krecz refused to comply, Port Authority spokesman Steve Coleman said.
Krecz turned off his headlights in an attempt to elude the officer and recklessly ran a red light before going the wrong way down a one-way street and colliding with another vehicle at Willow Avenue and 14th Street, the complaint says, adding that the other driver was also injured.
The charge Krecz was to be tried on Monday pertains to an incident in Jersey City on Oct. 14, 2011 at Duncan and West Side avenues, in which Krecz allegedly fled from police in a vehicle and was arrested a few days later, DePalma said. It's unlikely the trial will begin Monday. The charge of eluding police carries a possible prison sentence of five to 10 years upon conviction.
DePalma said Krecz also has an open case on the charge of obstructing a government function for allegedly giving false information to police.
Krecz spent time behind bars for his previous eluding conviction. He did not appear at today's bail hearing in the Hudson County Administration Building in Jersey City. According to the bail guidelines, the upper limit for a bail for second degree eluding police is $50,000.


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Ethanol is a clear, colorless liquid alcohol, which is also called ethyl alcohol or grain alcohol. Ethanol is a renewable source of energy made by fermenting any biomass high in carbohydrates (starch, sugar, and cellulose) through a process similar to brewing beer. It can be produced from ethylene, or any material containing starch or sugar. It is most commonly produced from field corn, sugar cane, or wheat, but is also being made from other grains, cheese whey, and waste from the beverage, brewery, and wine industries. In the US, it is mainly produced from corn grown in the mid-west.
Ethanol contains hydrogen and carbon, just like gasoline, but it also contains oxygen. By putting the oxygen within the fuel, the combustion process is more complete. In other words, the oxygen helps the fuel burn better and more cleanly. New technologies may soon enable the production of ethanol from the cellulose of rice straw, forest residue, sawdust, pulp and paper sludge, and dedicated energy crops such as switch-grass, prairie grass, and fast-growing poplar trees. Ethanol is denatured or poisoned (e.g, blended with gasoline) to prevent human ingestion.
Ethanol has been used as a transportation fuel since Henry Ford and other transportation pioneers began developing automobiles. In the 1880s, Ford used ethanol to fuel one of his first automobiles, the quadricycle. In 1908, the Ford Model T was designed with a carburetor adjustment that could allow the vehicle to run on ethanol fuel produced by American farmers. Ford's vision was to "build a vehicle affordable to the working family and powered by a fuel that would boost the rural farm economy."
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The ruling comes on top of another Court of Appeals decision that went against Ashley Schutz last fall.
The court found then that Schutz wasn't entitled to worker's compensation from SAIF, the state-chartered worker's insurance company, because her catastrophic injuries didn't arise out of her employment even though she claimed she became drunk during a work-related function.
In 2010, Schutz, now 28, filed an $18.7 million lawsuit against La Costita, claiming the Mexican restaurant on Southwest Barbur Boulevard served her so much alcohol that she lost her ability to make safe decisions. She also faulted the restaurant for failing to call her a cab.
Schutz's suit claims that on Dec. 12, 2008, she felt pressured to accompany her boss and two other co-workers from O'Brien Constructors to the restaurant because she was worried about keeping her job as an office worker and didn't want her boss to think she didn't like him.
After four hours of drinking, she drove off in her 2001 BMW about 9 p.m., according to her suit. At Southwest River Parkway and Harbor Drive, she entered an exit ramp to northbound I-5 and crashed into an Acura. Her blood-alcohol level was .24 percent -- three times the legal limit for driving.
A passenger in the Acura suffered minor injuries, but Schutz broke more than a dozen bones. Among them were her C4 and C5 vertebrae, making her a quadriplegic.
Schutz was convicted of drunken driving and fourth degree assault, and sentenced to two days in jail and one year of probation.
Her medical bills and therapy at the time of the 2010 filing had reached about $900,000, with another $5 million in future care costs expected.
Even though the restaurant is now removed from her suit, Schutz is still seeking millions in Multnomah County Circuit Court from the remaining defendants: O'Brien Constructors and her former boss. She claims her boss bought her so much alcohol that she lost her ability to stop drinking. A trial date has not been set.
Schutz's suit is extremely rare. Attorneys say it's almost unheard of for drunken drivers to sue Oregon bars or restaurants for injuries they suffered. Although still rare, it's more common for people to sue when they're hit by a drunken driver.
Oregon lawmakers, however, were prepared for a case like Schutz's. This week's Court of Appeals opinion cites a law passed in 2001 in response to a man who sued a Coos Bay restaurant for selling him so many drinks that he passed out and tumbled down a staircase, badly injuring himself.
The law bans customers -- who voluntarily drink -- from collecting money from bars and restaurants when they hurt themselves as a result.
In Schutz's case, the Court of Appeals determined that that law applies because despite her claims that she didn't voluntarily drink, she in fact did.
Schutz's attorney didn't return a phone call seeking comment.
Mark Scheer, the Portland attorney for the restaurant, praised the decision.
"The statute is very clear that if you drink and drive and have an accident because you drink and drive, you are not allowed to bring a lawsuit against the entity that served you alcohol," Scheer said.
In 2011, Multnomah County Circuit Judge David Rees, who originally dismissed La Costita as a defendant, awarded the restaurant nearly $6,000 for its costs -- the bulk of it legal fees. Schutz hasn't paid. And the restaurant hasn't sought to collect that money.
"This is a very terrible and unfortunate accident," Scheer said. "Our sympathy and condolences go out to Ms. Schutz."
After the crash, Schutz moved to California, where she is working on her recovery, according to news accounts. She can been seen in a 2011 photo, posted online by the Carlsbad, Calif.-based Project Walk, taking a step with the assistance of a walker. A 2012 YouTube video shows her using her arms to scoot along a bench and into a wheelchair.
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It was tough to get a seat in the new physician assistant program at Penn State College of Medicine in Derry Township -- about 1,900 people applied for 30 spots in the two-year program that began this week.
People accepted into the Penn State program must already have a bachelor's degree. The program drew a diverse group, including some who left or put aside careers in the military, higher education and other health care jobs.
The incoming class includes Jennifer Rodriguez, a former Olympic speedskater and Kyle Landis, a former minor league baseball pitcher who was an Eastern League all-star in 2012.
Physician assistants can do many of the things done by doctors, including diagnosing illness, counseling patients and prescribing treatments and drugs. They typically specialize in an area such as family medicine, sports medicine or surgery.
In the coming years, they are being counted on to help meet the medical needs of aging baby-boomers and new patients that will enter the health care system as a result of Obamacare.
It's a financially attractive field, with a starting salary of about $85,000 and an average salary of about $103,000. There are about 100,000 physician assistants in the United States. They typically work in conjunction with doctors.


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Atlanta's Mike Scott and Indiana's George Hill got chippy in the first half of Game 6 after some physical play eventually boiled over and resulted in a face-to-face confrontation.
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Atlanta Fox Sports radio host Charles Olson believes that Pacers star Paul George should face punishment for stepping on the court during the scuffle.
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RIO GRANDE, N.J. -- Authorities are asking for help from the public to find a missing 12-year-old boy from Linden Lane.
His brother reported that the last time the Jared Smith was seen was 8:40 p.m. April 22 skateboarding with friends in the Rio Grande area. The Cape May County Herald reports that the boy is 5'3" 140 pounds with an olive skin complexion and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a gray-and-black hoodie with a skull and cross logo on the front, blue jeans and black sneakers with one having a black lace and the other having a red lace.
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I think so, never really checked. On one account, I got eight items, on the other, seven. They both had the mask and the three abyssinal items though.
So I finally turned in my 20 wakestones and beat the game...now onto NG+ hard mode!
His HP was at the exact center of the 3rd health sphere (starting from the right).This is my first Ur-Dragon fight, hope I'm helping out.
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Kristin Hultquist and Kaitlin Ishman provided an offensive spark and the Warren Dragons moved one step closer to a share of the Region 6 championship with a dominating 11-1 victory over Strong Vincent Tuesday at Hawbaker Field.
On Senior Day, the senior Hultquist was 3-for-4 with four RBI and Ishman gave the Dragons the lead for good in their very first at-bat of the game. Ishman led things off with the first of her two home runs and the super sophomore now has nine long balls on the season.
"Kat has obviously been hitting the ball very hard all season," said Warren coach Mark Bupp. "She and Kristin were our offensive sparks today. Kristin has been gradually getting stronger all season and she is heating up at the right time. It was great to see her have such a strong performance on Senior Day."
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Warren first baseman Rachel Hasselman tags out a Strong Vincent runner in the Lady Dragons' 11-1 win on Tuesday at Hawbaker Field. In addition to senior recognition day, the Lady Dragons hosted Softball Appreciation Day, attended by dozens of Little League softball players.
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Warren pitcher Alexa Bupp fires toward the plate in an 11-1 win over Strong Vincent on Tuesday at Hawbaker Field.
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Sheffield pitcher Maddie Fiscus delivers a pitch to a Kane opponent during the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader. Fiscus started both games for the Wolverines, who are back in action today against Ridgway.
Ishman's first-inning homer was part of a two-run opening inning, but Vincent closed the gap to 2-1 with a run in the top of the fourth. In the next half-inning, the Lady Dragons (16-1) put the game out of reach.
Kennedy Walter led off Warren's fourth with a single and Jaimie Eaton later added a single of her own. Alexa Bupp drove home both with a double and Hultquist added a two-run double of her own after Rachel Hasselman reached on an error. The six-run outburst made it 8-1 and three more runs in the fifth closed out the game via the ten-run rule.
On the mound, Bupp won for the 15th time this season, allowing just one run on three hits while striking out eight and walking none. Defensively, coach Bupp praised the play of middle infielders Ishman and Eaton, calling their play "outstanding."
The Lady Dragons close out the regular season Thursday, hosting Corry. A victory would split the region softball title between Warren and Fort LeBoeuf. The teams split the season series and each have one region defeat. The Bison have completed their region schedule.
Taylor Mineweaser had a three-run double and Walter an RBI double, in a six-run third in Warren's 13-0 junior varsity win.
Meghan Loutzenhiser allowed two hits over five innings in the shutout. Warren's J.V. team is 8-4 overall.
STRONG VINCENT (1): ab-r-h-rbi: Lachina, ss, 2-0-0-0, Jobczynski, 1b, 2-0-0-0, S. Peck, c, 2-1-1-0, Munson, 3b, 2-0-0-0, Hess, lf, 2-0-0-1, Battle, p, 2-0-1-0, H. Peck, cr, 0-0-0-0, Jones, rf, 2-0-0-0, Bruno, dp, 2-0-1-0, Rhimes, cf, 2-0-0-0, Malone, 2b, 0-0-0-0, Totals: 18-1-3-1
WARREN (11): ab-r-h-rbi: Ishman, 2b, 3-2-2-2, Eaton, ss, 2-3-1-0, Bupp, p, 3-2-1-2, Loutzenhiser, cr, 0-0-0-0, Hasselman, 1b, 3-1-0-0, Hultquist, rf, 4-1-3-4, Blair, lf, 1-0-0-0, Bevevino, 3b, 2-1-0-0, Mineweaser, dp, 3-0-1-1, Walter, cf, 2-1-1-0, Latimer, ph, 1-0-0-0, Totals: 24-11-8-9
Strong Vincent 000 10 - 1 3
Warren 200 63 - 11 8
2b-Bupp (W), Hultquist (W) 2. 3b-S. Peck (S). HR-Ishman (W) 2. WP-Bupp. LP-Battle.
Junior varsity game
Strong Vincent 000 00 - 0 2
Warren 006 7x - 13 7
2b-Mineweaser (W), Walter (W). WP-Loutzenhiser.
General McLane 11, Youngsville 10, 11 innings
EDINBORO - Youngsville is getting sick of playing extra inning games with General McLane.
Even more, the Lady Eagles are getting sick of losing extra inning games to the Lady Lances.
After dropping an 8-7, nine-inning decision in Youngsville on April 19, the Eagles were defeated, 11-10, in 11 innings Tuesday at General McLane High School.
A one-run loss in 11 innings would sting bad enough. Making this loss even harder to swallow was the fact that Youngsville squandered a six-run lead in the bottom of the seventh and, later, a one-run lead in the bottom of the 10th.
Youngsville (9-9) trailed 3-2 after six innings, but appeared to have things well in hand after plating seven runners in the top of the seventh. Cierra Ohl started the big inning with a single and Kelsey Anderson followed with another. Colleen Rex's RBI groundout tied the game at 3-3 and Kennedy Cratty walked to put two on base for Amber Fox.
Fox delivered the lead for Youngsville with her 32nd and 33rd RBI of the year, crushing a two-run triple to make it 5-3. Before the inning was over, the Eagles led 9-3 thanks to an RBI single by Elise Dunn and a two-run double by Ohl.
Things would go south for the visitors in a hurry.
The Lancers stormed back in the bottom of the seventh, scoring six runs of their own and tying the game at 9-9 after seven. The 9-9 score held until the top of the 10th when Youngsville inched back ahead. Dunn and Jessica Jameson singled in the inning and Rex drove home the go-ahead run with another groundout.
Once again, McLane answered the call, adding a run in the bottom of the 10th to send the game to the 11th. In the 11th, Youngsville was set down in order and the Lancers plated the winning run to send the Lady Eagles back to .500 on the season.
Youngsville has already qualified for the District 10 Class A playoffs and will close out the regular season at home on Thursday against Seneca.
YOUNGSVILLE (10): ab-r-h-rbi: Rex, 5-1-0-2, Ke. Cratty, ss, 5-2-2-0, Fox, p, 5-1-2-3, Lewis, lf, 6-0-0-0, Gustafson, 3b, 5-1-1-1, S. Anderson, dp, 5-1-2-0, Dunn, 1b, 4-2-2-1, Sveda, rf, 3-0-0-0, Ohl, ph, 2-1-2-2, Jameson, cf, 3-0-1-0, K. Anderson, 2b, 2-1-1-0, Ka. Cratty, 2b, 0-0-0-0, Totals: 45-10-13-9
GENERAL McLANE (11): ab-r-h-rbi: Elder, lf, 6-1-1, Supryniewski, ss, 4-3-3, Clark, c, 4-1-1, Wreh-Wilson, 3b, 3-2-3, Warner, 1b, 3-1-1, Rupp, cf, 5-1-1, Lovato, 2b, 3-0-1, Dowlen, ph-2b, 3-0-0, Weaver, rf, 3-0-0, Bailey, ph, 1-0-0, Lindsey, ph-rf, 3-0-0, Schneider, dp, 4-2-3, Kitelinger, p, 0-0-0, Totals: 42-11-14
Youngsville 002 000 700 10 - 10 13
McLane 000 210 600 11 - 11 14
2b-Fox (Y), Ohl (Y), S. Anderson (Y), Schneider (G). 3b-Fox (Y). WP-Kitelinger. LP-Fox.
Eisenhower 10, Seneca 6
WATTSBURG - Seneca was in a giving mood on Tuesday.
The Lady Bobcats made 10 errors in Tuesday's game with Eisenhower, handing the Lady Knights their second victory of the season, 10-6, at Seneca High School.
"When the other team gives you opportunities like that, there's not much you can say," said Ike coach R.J. Williams. "Haylie caught fire with a 3-for-5 day and four RBI and had some key strikeouts to get us out of some jams."
Seneca left the bases loaded three times in the game, allowing the Lady Knights to be in a 4-4 tie after six innings. In the top of the seventh, Eisenhower took advantage of some sloppy Seneca defense and used a couple timely hits to break the game open.
Brooke Stanton plated the go-ahead run with an RBI double and Birt also had an RBI double in the inning as the Knights plated six runners to take a 10-4 lead. The other four runs scored in the inning all crossed home thanks to Bobcats errors.
Birt had three of the Knights' eight hits and doubled twice. Dakota Williams, Stanton, Kearsten Maine, Ashley Barnett and Mallory Schutt also had hits for the winners.
Eisenhower (2-16) ends its season Thursday, hosting Northwestern.
EISENHOWER (10): ab-r-h-rbi: Birt, p, 5-1-3-4, Byrd, ss, 5-0-0-0, D. Williams, 1b, 5-1-1-0, Stanton, c, 5-1-1-1, Maine, cf, 3-2-1-0, Barnett, 2b, 4-1-1-0, Schutt, dp, 4-1-1-0, Morrison, 3b, 4-1-0-0, Schwanke, lf, 4-2-0-0, Lange, rf, 0-0-0-0, Totals: 39-10-8-5
SENECA (6): ab-r-h-rbi: Snarski, lf, 3-1-1, Heverly, cf, 4-1-1, Cavaretta, 1b, 4-1-1, McChesney, p, 5-0-1, Babe, 3b, 4-1-0, Bender, ss, 4-0-2, Allen, 2b, 3-1-0, Biebel, c, 3-1-2, Biby, rf, 4-0-0, Totals: 34-6-8
Eisenhower 020 101 6 - 10 10 5
Seneca 102 001 2 - 6 8 10
2b-Snarski (S), Biebel (S), Birt (E) 2, Stanton (E). WP-Birt. LP-McChesney.
Kane 13, Sheffield 1
Kane 15, Sheffield 5
The Sheffield Wolverines fell to the Kane Wolves in both games of a Tuesday doubleheader, losing 13-1 and 15-5.
Freshman Maddie Fiscus pitched both games for Sheffield.
Sheffield kept the opener fairly close early, trailing just 6-1 through six innings. The Lady Wolves closed the game out by scoring seven runs in the top of the seventh inning. Brooke Hoffman had an RBI single in the fourth in defeat.
The Wolverines (2-13) outhit the Wolves in game two despite the 15-5 setback. Anna Baldensperger had two hits, including a home run for Sheffield. Erin Fry tripled and Fiscus, Zhara Pratz and Rachel Maines also collected two hits each.
Sheffield travels to Ridgway on Wednesday.
Game 1
KANE (13): ab-r-h-rbi: Huckabone, c, 4-2-2-1, Hoag, p, 5-2-0-0, Jammerson, ss, 5-3-2-1, Ferranto, 1b, 5-2-2-2, Wheatley, dp, 5-0-1-1, Hillman, 3b, 4-1-1-1, Gear, lf, 5-1-1-0, Sluga, rf, 4-1-2-0, Stanko, dh, 1-0-1-0, Walters, cf, 2-1-0-0, Totals: 40-13-12-6
SHEFFIELD (1): ab-r-h-rbi: Barr, ss, 3-0-0-0, Vile, 1b, 3-0-0-0, Hoffman, c, 3-0-1-1, Fiscus, p, 3-0-0-0, Maines, 3b, 3-0-0-0, Pratz, lf, 3-0-1-0, Curtis, rf, 3-0-0-0, Pollock, 2b, 3-1-1-0, Fry, cf, 3-0-1-0, Totals: 27-1-4-1
Kane 101 202 7 - 13 12
Sheffield 000 100 0 - 1 4
3b-Jammerson (K), Ferranto (K). WP-Hoag. LP-Fiscus.
Game 2
KANE (15): ab-r-h-rbi: Sluga, rf, 4-1-1-1, Huckabone, c, 3-1-0-0, Jammerson, ss, 2-2-2-1, Ferranto, 1b, 4-2-2-1, Wheatley, 3b, 2-2-1-2, Gear, lf, 3-3-2-1, Walters, p, 3-2-0-0, Durante, cf, 3-1-0-0, Stanko, 2b, 3-1-1-0, Totals: 27-15-9-6
SHEFFIELD (5): ab-r-h-rbi: Barr, ss, 2-1-1-0, Vile, 1b, 4-1-1-1, Hoffman, c, 4-0-0-0, Baldensperger, rf, 4-2-2-2, Pratz, lf, 3-0-2-0, Fiscus, p, 3-0-2-0, Fry, cf, 3-1-1-0, Maines, 3b, 3-0-2-1, Pollock, 2b, 3-0-0-0, Totals: 29-5-11-4
Kane 170 511 - 15 9
Sheffield 300 110 - 5 11
3b-Ferranto (K), Gear (K), Fry (S). HR-Jammerson (K), Baldensperger (S). WP-Walters. LP-Fiscus.


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LOWELL - If there's any doubt Ionia girls bowling coach Kendall Krick believes experience was the key to a Division 2 regional team bowling title, he points to Friday's third Baker game.
Ionia jumped out to an early lead with scores of 198 and 172 in its first two games at Lowell Lanes, then stumbled to a 137 in Game 3.
It's that point, Krick said, that experience took over.
"We had a huge lead after two games and after the third game, a lot of teams would have folded their tents," he said. "But we stuck together and put some good Baker games together after that."
The result was a 3,142 total and the team's second straight regional title. Runnerup Grand Rapids Northview (3,126) and third place Muskegon Reeths-Puffer (2,998) also qualified for the state meet to be held March 1-2 at Century Lanes.
Krick said this year's title -- and the ability to fend off a poor third Baker game -- is directly tied to having all eight bowlers back from last year's 10th place state finish. His players refused to panic or let a bad game distract them, Krick said.
"A year older, so you hope to be better," he said. "It's very difficult to win state. There are a ton of good teams there. But you expect a team to be better the year after. These are the same eight girls that were there last year."
Krick said he believed two months ago that experience gave the team an excellent shot at repeating a trip to state.
"That was our goal from the first day," he said. "I absolutely said this team was more than capable of getting back to state," he said. "If we bowled to our potential, it's something I expected."
Ionia had the eighth- and ninth-place finishers in Kendra Beutler and Brianna Thurlby, who turned in scores of 449 and 442.
Reeths-Puffer's Rebecca Johns led all bowlers with a 514, 10 pins ahead of second-place finisher Sabrina Senninger of Northview.
Ionia finished fourth in its conference, but Krick said his bowlers learned from a tough schedule.
"I couldn't be more proud of them," he said. "We stuck together through thick and thin."


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By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Fans who came to Kansas Speedway on Sunday thought they were attending a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
Instead, they witnessed the latest episode of "Survivor."
Matt Kenseth won a wild war of attrition, otherwise known as the Hollywood Casino 400, beating Martin Truex Jr. to the checkered flag by .495 seconds to claim his third victory of the season, his first at Kansas and the 24th of his career.
Paul Menard ran third, followed by polesitter Kasey Kahne and Tony Stewart, who rallied from a 33rd-place starting position and spin on the backstretch during the race.
The slick, new racing surface at the 1.5-mile track produced a track-record 14 cautions for 66 caution laps, and no one was immune from disaster -- not even a five-time champion.
Jimmie Johnson's quest for a sixth Cup title appeared to have suffered a severe setback on Lap 135, when the No. 48 Chevrolet spun in heavy traffic and backed into the Turn 4 wall. After leading 44 laps, Johnson had just taken a wave-around for a restart on Lap 128, having been trapped a lap down when Aric Almirola smacked the Turn 2 wall, and the resulting caution interrupted a cycle of green-flag pit stops.
Johnson, however, stayed on the lead lap through a succession of pit stops under the yellow, and a liberal application of BearBond kept the No. 48 competitive. Astoundingly, Johnson and his team salvaged a ninth-place finish on a day that could have been much worse and remained seven points behind eighth-place finisher and series leader Brad Keselowski with four races left in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.


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GLASSBORO — On Thursday, from 5 to 7 p.m., Rowan University students, faculty and staff — male and female — will sport mustaches and march a mile through campus to promote stroke awareness.
The "Mustache March" begins on the patio of the Chamberlain Student Center. Mustaches can be naturally grown or creatively handmade.
There is no charge to participate in the walk, but participants are encouraged to buy a one-of-a-kind t-shirt that shows Rowan's Prof sporting many different styles of mustaches. 150 of the shirts have already been purchased.
For those who cannot grow a real mustache, the Office of Student Activities is holding mustache-making events. The homemade mustaches are as unique as the event itself and range in color from brown to pink to tie-dye.
On the day of the march, participants will enjoy "mustache-friendly" foods, and awards will be given to the best handmade and naturally grown mustaches.
For more information about the march or to make a contribution, contact Constantine Alexakos at email@example.com.


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Residents who call New Orleans' 311 hotline to report nuisances such as potholes, clogged catch basins, broken street lights or missed trash pick-ups now will have their complaints automatically entered into the city's computerized work-order system and receive a tracking number they can use to get progress updates. Starting last week, Mayor Mitch Landrieu's administration began implementing the automated system for several of the most common problems handled by three departments: Public Works, Sanitation and Code Enforcement.
"Those categories are the ones with the most quality-of-life service requests," mayoral spokesman Ryan Berni said.
Registration for the city-assisted evacuation program -- which provides hurricane evacuees free bus rides from 17 neighborhood pickup spots to the Union Passenger Terminal, and from there to public shelters -- also is part of the system.
The Landrieu administration put the new technology into place with little fanfare, a deliberate move designed to give officials a chance to work out kinks.
Ultimately, the bulk of resident complaints and inquiries will be managed through the automated system, with most departments expected to be connected by this summer, Berni said.
Until now, all calls to 311 have been handled via "warm transfer," meaning an operator receives a complaint, then forwards the caller to a receptionist in the proper department, Berni said.
But while some departments, such as Parks & Parkways, have been complimented for their ability to keep residents apprised of their work, most are unable to give accurate status updates.
Even the new system won't provide up-to-the-minute details on every work order, Berni said, but residents can expect to get far more information than generally has been available.
With a tracking number, the city's 10 311 operators "would be able to tell you (a request) had been transmitted to the department and give you a general understanding about the time frame of when to you will hear something further," he said, adding that operators will continue to man the 311 lines on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Eventually, the new system is expected to have an online component so residents can check the status of a work order online, day or night, Berni said.
The administration also plans to track how well the new system operates. The mayor's new Office of Performance and Accountability, which grades city departments, will provide updates on the tracking effort during monthly meetings, officials have said.
The new system uses software procured under a contract that Landrieu signed last year with California-based Lagan Technologies Inc. The city will pay $212,800 for the first year of service, with a one-year option to renew software licenses for about $51,000, records show.
Michelle Krupa can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 504.826.3312.


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I like to look at investing in stocks from a long-term perspective. Doing that means focusing on a business with a five- or 10-year viewpoint, rather than reevaluating based on every tick in every quarterly report. Some companies, such as Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM ) , make the job easy, because they simply do not have smooth earnings growth that is directly comparable from quarter to quarter.
For its fourth quarter, though, Brookfield reported net income of $346 million, down from $611 million in Q4 2006. Cash flow for the quarter was similarly down from $859 million in 2006 to $575 million this year. Doesn't sound too hot, eh?
Unlike many of the other asset managers that have been reporting lately -- Legg Mason (NYSE: LM ) , Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN ) , and Calamos (Nasdaq: CLMS ) among them -- Brookfield invests primarily in hard assets such as timberland and utilities. That means financial results are far lumpier for Brookfield, since it makes these massive investments and periodically sells them off. For the December-ended quarter, for instance, the company recognized $168 million in realization gains versus $482 million in the same quarter a year before.
Digging below the unadjusted net-income numbers and backing out realization gains, we find that Brookfield's profit grew 38% for the quarter and that cash flow rose 15%. Meanwhile, the company continued to grow its portfolio during the year. It ended 2007 with a total of $94 billion in assets under management, up 33% from 2006. The big drivers of this growth were Brookfield's purchase of Australian construction and property company Multiplex Group, its purchase of private timberlands from U.S. Pacific Northwest, and its acquisition of a Chicago-based real estate securities manager.
The recent turmoil in the real estate markets probably played a big role in the decline in realization income for Brookfield's quarter and full year, given the areas in which the company makes most of its investments. The silver lining, however, is that a lot of assets out there are getting sold at fire-sale prices that investors like Brookfield can take advantage of.
To pull a line from Apollo Investment's (Nasdaq: AINV ) recent earnings release, it appears that Brookfield continues to be a patient yet opportunistic investor, building a portfolio for the long term.
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Protecting Freshwater Resources in the Era of Global Water Markets: Lessons Learned from Bottled Water
Noah D. Hall
Wayne State University Law School
University of Denver Water Law Review, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2009
Wayne State University Law School Research Paper No. 09-22
Throughout human history, water has defined our sense of place. American water law reflects the connections between water and local people, communities, and the environment. Against this backdrop, global water markets have developed to sell and export this increasingly precious resource. Water markets are recognized in international trade law and take many forms, from tankers of freshwater crossing the Mediterranean to bottles of spring water coming to America from distant pacific islands. While the scale of water sales and exports is still relatively small, this emerging market represents a new challenge for management of water resources. This article examines the challenge of protecting freshwater resources in the era of global water markets by looking at the most mature and developed example – bottled water. Bottled water in America dates back to colonial times, but over the past decade it has become a massive global industry. As bottled water has grown, so has the backlash against it. The resulting lawsuits and legislation offer a glimpse of the future of domestic water law in the global water market era. Bottled water fights provide important lessons for how the law should (and should not) respond to globalization of water use. By learning from these lessons, we can meet the challenge of global trade in water by developing effective legal protections for our freshwater resources.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 53
Keywords: water law, bottled water, water marketing, groundwater
JEL Classification: K11, K32, K33
Date posted: September 16, 2009 ; Last revised: December 1, 2013
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Answer: Some of the more common terms and their definitions are listed below.
Categorical funds: Funds which come from a specific source for specific purposes. These funds may not be used for other purposes or to finance other activities than those set by the funding source.
Certificated employees: Employees who are required by the state to hold teaching credentials, including full-time, part-time, substitute or temporary teachers and most administrators.
Classified employees: School employees who are not required to hold teaching credentials, such as secretaries, custodians, bus drivers and some management personnel.
COLA: An increase in funding for revenue limits or categorical programs. Current law ties COLA's to various indices of inflation, although different amounts are appropriate in some years.
Employee benefits: Amounts paid by the LEA on behalf of employees. These amounts are not included in the gross salary, but are over and above. They are fringe benefit payments and while not paid directly to employees, they are nevertheless a part of the cost of salaries and benefits. Examples are: (1) group health or life insurance payments; (2) contributions to employee retirement; (3) OASDI (Social Security) taxes; (4) worker's compensation payments; and (5) payments made to personnel on sabbatical leave.
Encroachment: The use of unrestricted money to support restricted program expenditures.
Encumbrances: Obligations in the form of purchase orders, contracts, salaries and other commitments chargeable to an appropriation for which a part of the appropriation is reserved.
Expenditures: The cost of goods delivered or services rendered, whether paid or unpaid, including debt retirement and capital outlay.
Fiscal year: A period of one year, the beginning and the ending dates of which are fixed by statute, in California, the period beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30.
PERS: Public Employees' Retirement System. State law requires that classified employees, their district and the state contribute to this retirement fund.
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Report: Sandwich deliveryman robbed Friday
A sandwich delivery driver was robbed of his keys and $20 late Friday.
According to a police report, the Jimmy John's driver told an officer that he was in a parking lot near 90th and Burt streets around 10 p.m. to make a delivery when the robbery took place.
A man approached the driver, said he had a gun and wanted all his money, according to the report.
The 23-year-old driver told the officer that the robber demanded the keys.
The robber ran from the scene with the keys and $20 before getting into a vehicle and driving off.
The robbery was described as a white man. A description of the vehicle in which he fled was not provided.
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2014 MLive Detroit Dream Team for softball
Player of the Year: Taylor Weaver, Sr., Romeo (Pitcher)
Named as Miss Softball and the Gatorade Player of the Year for Michigan softball. This season, Weaver was 25-2 on the mound with a mind-boggling 0.667 ERA, 275 strikeouts, 44 walks and 17 earned runs in 178 innings. Over her four-year varsity career, Weaver's numbers still maintain their brilliance, gong 95-6 with a .935 ERA, 928 strikeouts in 686 innings.
Read Weaver's full Player of the Year story here.
Hanna Warren, Sr., Canton
Her ankle injury cost her an all-state selection, but Warren was undoubtedly one of the best pitchers in the state. Still managing a 10-1 record, Warren was her dominant self when she was in the circle, striking out 76 in 57 innings. At the plate, Warren had a .403 average with 17 RBI and 3 home runs.
Rozlyn Price, So., Livonia Ladywood
A first-team all-state selection for Division 2, Price's rise up the ranks as one of the state's best continued this season. Going 25-9 with a 2.60 ERA and 250 strikeouts in 207 innings. She led Ladywood to the Division 2 state title game.
Haley Zemmer, Sr., Troy Athens
Zemmer is Athens' program's single season records in for wins, shutouts and strikeouts. Zemmer is also the career leader in the same three categories. Even at the plate, Zemmer has taken down records. She holds the career record for home runs and RBIs. Her single-season RBI record is 52. This season, Zemmer went 23-13 with a 1.69 ERA, 272 strikeouts and just 23 walks. She'll play with Oakland University next year.
Abby Krzywiecki, So., Farmington Hills Mercy
Krzywiecki was nothing short of excellent for Mercy this season. On the mound, she was 18-1 with a 1.62 ERA. She recorded 120 strikeouts and 49 walks in 121 1⁄3 innings. At the plate, Krzywiecki was equally dominant. Her 54 RBIs led the team and she finished with a .530 batting average. She also had seven home runs. It was safe to say that she earned Division 1 all-state honors.
Megan Keller, Sr., North Farmington
Keller is one of those athletes that North Farmington may not see the likes of again for a long time. With career records for batting average (.492), runs scored (169), hits (223), triples (20), home runs (17), Keller is leaving a lasting legacy. This spring, she was .553 at the plate with 32 RBI, 55 hits, and nine home runs. She was a Division 1 all-state selection at shortstop.
Alex Sobczak, Sr., Farmington Hills Mercy
At the plate, it is hard to find anyone in the state that is more affective than Sobczak. In the lead-off position, she batted a mind-boggling .613 and had nine home runs with 35 RBIs. She also crossed home plate 65 times this season. She will continue her career at Michigan.
Rachel Vieira, Jr., Clarkston
Regarded as one of the top players in the OAA Red as a junior, Vieira is one of the best you can find in the area, period. Her junior season this spring was her best yet, as she batted .500 with 44 RBI, 27 runs and six home runs. Already committed to Central Michigan University, Vieira will return as one of the top middle infielders in the state next year.
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Hallea Garcia, Sr., Livonia Ladywood
Hitting .401 with an impressive 59 RBIs, Garcia took home Division 2 all-state honors. She showed great power at the plate, hitting eight home runs and 22 doubles. She will play for the University of Michigan-Dearborn next year.
Gabby Schefka, Sr., Utica Ford
One of the most feared hitters in the state, Schefka batted .515 this season and drove in 44 RBIs on 51 hits. She also blasted eight home runs while earning Division 1 all-state honors. Schefka will look to continue to terrorize pitchers at Western Michigan next year.
Madison Burgess, Sr., White Lake Lakeland
You know you are good when you strike out just twice in a season. That is what Burgess did as she batted .546 this spring. She set single-season school records with 65 hits, 53 stolen bases, and 16 walks. She will play at Saginaw Valley State next spring.
Sydney Heath, Sr., Troy
Selected to the Division 1 all-state team for the second-straight year, Heath will play at Michigan State next year. Not bad for someone who didn't play high school softball until her junior year. Still, Heath competed for years in summer leagues before joining the Colts. With Troy this year, she handled pitchers well, batting .475 with 11 home runs.
Kennedi Thomas, Sr., Lake Orion
Signed to play with Saginaw Valley State, Thomas had one of the best arms and consistent bats in the entire OAA this spring. She ended up batting .516 with 61 RBI while scoring 38 runs. Her efforts helped put Lake Orion on the map as a top softball program and helped lead the Dragons to the region championships.
Becky Corbett, Sr., St. Clair Shores Lakeview
Inked to play with Saginaw Valley State, Crobett was a force on the mound, in the field, at the plate and on the basepath. For her versatility and effort this spring, Corbett was named a first team Division 1 all state selection.
Casey Maybrier, So., Walled Lake Northern
Despite only being a sophomore, Maybrier was one of the youngest players to be named to the Division 1 all-state team. A difference maker anywhere on the field and anywhere in the lineup, Maybrier future is bright.
Second team
Sydney Jones, Sr., South Lyon East
Ryan Kuula, Jr., New Baltimore Anchor Bay
MacKenzie Norton, Waterford Kettering
Payton Riethmeier, Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest
Paige Aresco, Sr., Canton
Erin Barg, Jr., Romeo
Abby Joseph, Jr., Garden City
First Base
Sydni Culps, Jr., Utica Eisenhower
Brooke Senkbeil, Sr., Plymouth
Julia Cavagnini, Sr., Churchill
Kayla Knoblock, Sr., Lake Orion
Alex Sorgi, Jr., Utica Ford
Karissa Gawronski, Sr., White Lake Lakeland
Honorable Mention
Emily Bindus, Carlton Airport
Alexa Cherney, So., North Farmington
Sierra Gonzales, So., Lake Orion
Mary Green, Sr., Wixom St. Catherine
Julie St. John, Westland Huron Valley Lutheran
Juliana Aiuto, Sr., Madison Heights Bishop Foley
Alex Carpenter, Jr., Lake Orion
Lauren French, Carleton Airport
Morgan Gardner, Romeo
Alyssa Lang, Carleton Airport
Haley Lawrence, Sr., Livonia Ladywood
Sarah Mauser, Sr., Utica
Katlyn McIntosh, Jr., Garden City
Brittney Miller, Sr., Plymouth
Mackenzie Nemitz, St. Clair Shores Lakeshore
Olivia Pellerito, Warren Regina
Kendyl Richter, Sr., Canton
Erica Selakoloski, Livonia Ladywood
Nikki Wald, Sr., North Farmington
Olivia Wolfe, Chippewa Hills
First Base
Sarah Cramton, Sr., Livonia Franklin
Kaila Fulker, Jr., New Baltimore Anchor Bay
Phoebe Szakacs, So., Madison Heights Bishop Foley
Gabbi Zott, Sr., Salem
Hanna Bullard, Sr., Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
Ellie Kauten, Sr., Utica Eisenhower
Katie Lipinski, Sr., Livonia Stevenson
Victoria Lupher, Jr., Livonia Churchill
Ashley Messina, Jr., Troy
Abby Skvarce, So., Clarkston
Geordin Craun, Sr., Romeo
Lia Evangelista, Sr., Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett
Sydney Heath, Sr., Troy
Christina Meyer, Jr., Livonia Ladywood
Megan Motte, Jr., Anchor Bay
Ann St. John, Jr., Westland Huron Valley Lutheran