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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Breaking down the National League division races with Plain Dealer beat writer Paul Hoynes.
Projected order of finish: 1. Phillies, 2. Nationals, 3. Marlins, 4. Braves, 5. Mets.
The skinny: The Phillies have won five straight NL East titles, but they're getting old and brittle. Ryan Howard is still recovering from a torn left Achilles tendon and second baseman Chase Utley sounds like the Phillies' version of Grady Sizemore. It's nice to see him on the field, it's just tough getting him there. ...
A couple of other burning health questions: Can the Marlins' Josh Johnson and the Mets' Johan Santana have comeback seasons? The latter probably wouldn't change the course of the season, but the former could do wonders for the Marlins, especially after they added lefty Mark Buehrle, closer Heath Bell and shortstop Jose Reyes through free agency, renamed the franchise, and move into a new ballpark. ...
The Braves pulled a Red-Sox like collapse in September, but heads didn't roll. They didn't fix the offense either, which means Jason Heyward better hit like he did in 2010, not 2011. ...
The Nationals signed Jayson Werth to a seven-year, $126 million deal before the 2011 season. Werth (.232, 20 HRs, 58 RBI) fell on his face. If the Nationals are going to be as good as some people think, he needs to do better.
Top arms: If Roy Halladay (19-6, 2.35), Cliff Lee (17-8, 2.40) and Cole Hamels (14-9, 2.79) don't give the Phillies the top three starters in the National League, they're close. Now they have Jonathan Papelbon (4-1, 2.94, 31 saves) closing. ... Washington closer Drew Storen had a breakout season last year, saving 43 games for a team that won 80 overall. The Nationals should be better this year with Gio Gonzalez (16-12, 3.12) added to the rotation and Stephen Strasburg back from Tommy John surgery. That could mean more save chances for Storen, who will open the season on the disabled list with a sore right elbow. ... Veteran Tim Hudson (16-10, 3.22) has revitalized his career with two solid seasons in Atlanta, but he needs help from rotation-mates Jair Jurrjens (13-6, 2.96), Tommy Hanson (11-7, 3.60), Brandon Beachy (7-3, 3.68) and Mike Minor (5-3, 4.14).
Top bats: NL batting champ Reyes (.337, 31 doubles, 19 triples, 39 steals, 101 runs) has moved from the Mets to Miami. ... Hunter Pence (.314, 22 HRs, 97 RBI) was a nice addition by the Phillies last year. ... Atlanta's Dan Uggla hit 36 homers, but he could use a few more points on the average (.233). Braves catcher Brian McCann (.270, 24, 71) needs to keep on keeping on. ... Michael Morse (.303, 31, 95) can help the Nationals contend. ... You can call him Mike Stanton or you can call him Giancarlo Stanton, either way he has big power (.262, 34, 87) and a big future for the Marlins. One more thing, is Miami's new third baseman Hanley Ramirez (.243, 10, 45) still in the big leagues?
Top gloves: The Phillies have a Gold Glove defender in third baseman Placido Polanco, who underwent sports hernia surgery during the off-season. ... Reyes takes his flashy shortstop play to Miami, where new manager and former shortstop Ozzie Guillen can offer some tips. ... Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino can go get the ball and throws well. ... Atlanta's Chipper Jones, if he can keep his body on the field, will be on display for his final season.
Top newcomer: Flip a coin between Buehrle and Papelbon. Buehrle probably switched leagues at just the right time, considering he's 33.
Top rookie: Everyone is waiting to see Washington outfielder Bryce Harper. He was injured in spring training, but there's still a chance he could help this year.
Crystal ball: Who are you taking in the best-of-three-falls pool, Guillen or new Marlins pitcher Carlos Zambrano? The odds favor Big Z, but Guillen just may talk him off the top rope.
Projected order of finish: 1. Reds, 2. Brewers, 3. Cardinals, 4. Cubs, 5. Pirates, 6. Astros.
The skinny: This is a damaged division. All eyes will be on NL MVP Ryan Braun to see if he can repeat last year's numbers (.332, 33 HRs, 111 RBI) after he beat a positive PED test on a technicality during the off-season. More importantly, he doesn't have Prince Fielder hitting behind him in Milwaukee's lineup. ...
The Cardinals lost Albert Pujols, manager Tony La Russa and pitching coach Dave Duncan after their World Series victory in 2011. They added outfielder Carlos Beltran and rookie manager Mike Matheny, but there is still a big void to fill. Chris Carpenter, last year's postseason pitching hero and logger of an NL-high 2371/3 innings, is sidelined indefinitely with nerve damage in his right shoulder. ...
The Reds thought they were set at closer when they signed Ryan Madson to a one-year, $8.5 million deal. Madson injured his elbow in late March and is done for the season with Tommy John surgery. ...
The Cubs have a new manager in Dale Sveum and a new front office led by former Boston GM Theo Epstein. They are rebuilding and Cubs fans will need to be patient for yet another season. ...
The Astros could celebrate their last year in the NL with a second straight last-place finish. They lost 106 games last year. ...
Who knew the Pirates had that much money ($51.5 million for six years) to spend on one player (Andrew McCutchen)?
Top arms: Yovani Gallardo (17-10, 3.52) and Zach Greinke (16-6, 3.83) give the Brewers a nice 1-2 punch. ... The Reds acquired Mat Latos from the Padres and signed set-up man Sean Marshall (6-6, 2.26, five saves). Latos is coming off a bad year, but was a 14-game winner in 2010. Marshall could be their new closer following Madson's surgery. ... There are some good closers in the division with Milwaukee's John Axford (46 saves) and Pittsburgh's Joel Hanrahan (40). Axford's 46 saves were for first in the league. ... Houston's Wandy Rodriguez won 11 games last year, not easy with a team that bad. ... Former 20-game winner Adam Wainwright is back for the Cards after missing last season with right elbow surgery.
Top bats: Can Braun dominate the NL again? Last year he finished second in average, sixth in homers, fourth in RBI, second in runs, fifth in hits and second in total bases. One more question for the Brewers: Can Aramis Ramirez (.305, 26, 93) take Fielder's spot in the lineup and protect Braun? ... Brandon Phillips (.300, 18 HRs, 82 RBI), Joey Votto (.309, 29, 103) and Jay Bruce (.258, 32, 97) give the Reds plenty of thump. ... Revitalized Lance Berkman (.301, 31, 94) will be replacing Pujols at first. ... The much-criticized Alfonso Soriano (.244, 26, 88) is still the Cubs' only real run producer, although shortstop Starlin Castro led the NL in hits last year with 207. ... There's not much in Houston other than Carlos Lee (.275, 18, 94).
Top gloves: The right side of the Reds infield is solid with Gold Glovers in 1B Votto and 2B Phillips. Scott Rolen is as good as there is at third as long as he's healthy. ... St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina won his fourth Gold Glove last year. Jake Westbrook, Molina's batterymate, is a fine defender as well. ... McCutchen covers a lot of ground in center for the Pirates. ... Castro, the Cubs shortstop, is exciting as long as he remembers to face the hitter when his pitcher is pitching. He led the NL with 29 errors last year. ... Shortstop Rafael Furcal showed last year he still has some gas in the tank after being acquired by the Cardinals at midseason.
Top newcomer: Despite bunting a ball into his eye, A.J. Burnett should still help the Pirates at some point this year.
Top rookie: The Reds think shortstop Zack Cozart is ready to play in the big leagues.
Crystal ball: The Pirates streak of 19 straight losing seasons will finally come to an end. No, really, it comes to an end.
How strong is Arizona's Justin Upton? Just watch
Projected order of finish: 1. Diamondbacks, 2. Dodgers, 3. Rockies, 4. Giants, 5. Padres.
The skinny: Is this a great game or what? Former owner Frank McCourt puts the Dodgers and their fans through a seemingly never-ending nightmare and then gets to walk away chuckling after selling the team for $2 billion. Meanwhile the Dodgers helped their rotation with the addition of Aaron Harang (14-7, 3.64) and Chris Capuano (11-12, 4.55). ...
Catcher Buster Posey is back, which makes the Giants better, but don't forget that they finished 16th in the 16-team NL in runs scored last year. 2B Freddy Sanchez is expected to open the season on the disabled list with a bad shoulder. ...
Casey Blake didn't cut it at third base for the Rockies so they turned to Chris Nelson and Jordan Pacheco until Nolan Arenado is ready. ...
The Padres, who finished 15th in the NL in runs, traded for Carlos Quentin (.254, 24, 77) for some much needed power, but he had surgery on his right knee in March and won't be back until late April. ...
The Diamondbacks will start newcomer Jason Kubel (.273, 12, 58) in left, but shortstop Stephen Drew won't be ready to open the year on time as he recovers from a broken right ankle suffered last year.
Top arms: Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers) and Ian Kennedy (Arizona) are each coming off 21-win seasons. Kershaw (2.28 ERA, 248 strikeouts, 233 1/3 innings) won the Cy Young. Kennedy (2.88, 198 strikeouts, 222 innings) went to the postseason. Kennedy has a running mate in Daniel Hudson (16-12, 3.49), something Kershaw needs. ... Tim Lincecum, Madison Bumgarner and Ryan Vogelsong won 13 games each for the Giants last year and none had an ERA above 3.21. That's why they need more offense in the City by the Bay. ... It will be interesting to see how Arizona's J.J. Putz follows up his 45-save season. ... What will Colorado's Jeremy Guthrie do now that he's out of Baltimore, where he lost 60 games in the past four years? ... The Padres are counting on Huston Street to replace Bell at closer.
Top bats: The conversation starts and ends with three hitters: LA's Matt Kemp (.324, 39 HRs, 126 RBI), Colorado's Troy Tulowitzki (.302, 30 HRs, 105 RBI) and Arizona's Justin Upton (.289, 31, 88). Kemp was a legitimate Triple Crown threat, finishing third in batting average and leading the NL in homers and RBI.
Top gloves: The Dodgers have this market cornered with 2011 Gold Glove winners in outfielders Andre Ethier and Kemp and Cy Young winner Kershaw. Arizona's Gerardo Parra won a Gold Glove in left field last year, but this year he'll be coming off the bench.
Top newcomer: There are a lot of new faces, but hanging your hat on Colorado's Michael Cuddyer (.284, 20 HRs, 70 RBI) is a wise bet. The versatile Cuddyer should have a big year at Coors Field.
Top rookie: Lefty Drew Pomeranz, well known by Indians fans, is coming off a solid spring and should open the season in the Rockies' rotation.
Crystal ball: The Dodgers, under new owners that include Magic Johnson, replace the ceremonial first pitch by fans with a jump ball.


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In October, Black was in Holland directing the TicTock Studios film "What's Wrong With Virginia?," starring Ed Harris and Jennifer Connelly. Hope students requested he visit campus for a forum on sexuality, but college officials nixed the event, deeming it too controversial. Black turned down an offer to host a screenwriting workshop on campus, citing scheduling conflicts with "Virginia."
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Toward the end of the Ice Age, early Americans were producing hunting technologies that enabled them to kill mammoths and other large Ice Age mammals. Hunting tools were made of bone, ivory, stone and antler, and used the wood, hide, and fiber of a variety of plants and animals. One of the most commonly used hunting tools was the spear point. Clovis, Folsom and Plano Points
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As the Ice Age mammals disappeared, early Americans began relying on small mammals and other food sources. Many scientists believe this created a need for new hunting technology and "non-fluted" points became the dominant projectile point style after 10,000 years ago and through the Early Archaic Period. Plano points are the earliest non-fluted points. The smaller, more notched design of the Plano point provided an efficient way to hunt smaller mammals. Plano points are also referred to as Hell Gap, Midland, Eden, Scottsbluff, and Agate Basin in the Plains, and Windust, Haskett, Lake Mojave, and Parmann in the southern Plateau and Great Basin.
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Check out the explanation of projectile point parts and shapes.More LinksSummary of Early Idaho Archaeologic SitesCultural Chronology of the Lower Salmon River (pdf), DAVIS, Loren G., Department of Anthropology, Oregon State UniversityMeasuring Late Quaternary Geoecological Relationships In The Lower Salmon River Canyon, Idaho, DAVIS, Loren G., Department of Anthropology, Oregon State UniversityGeoarchaeological Perspectives and Archaeological Interpretations of Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherer Cultural Behavior in the Lower Salmon River Canyon, Idaho, DAVIS, Loren G., Department of Anthropology, Oregon State University


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Field of seniors to lead Wildcat baseball team
The Mount Si Wildcats baseball team is retooling this year after suffering huge graduation losses last year. Coach Gary McGregor is looking for a middle-of-the pack finish for his team this season in the conference.
Last year, the Wildcats made it to the first round of the KingCo Conference playoffs, but were defeated by Sammamish, a team they had beaten twice during the regular season. They finished the season with a record of 12-9, good enough for third going into the playoffs.
"We have 12 seniors [on the team]," said McGregor. Of those seniors, several will contribute heavily to the Wildcats' success. They include: pitcher/outfielder Bryce Kaestner, pitcher/infielder Nick Harpel and infielder Jeremy Bess.
Catcher Brandon Sales tops the list of freshmen to watch this season. Other players to watch, according to McGregor, are sophomore pitcher/outfielder Alex Smart, sophomore pitcher/infielder Jordan Lettau and junior pitcher/outfielder Nick Kirschner.
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The Boston Celtics will continue monitoring Greg Oden during the injury-prone center's quest to return to the NBA, president of basketball operations Danny Ainge recently told the Boston Herald.
Oden met with the Celtics in early February but wasn't able to work out at the time, according to Ainge. Since then, the big fella has increased his activity level. Former Ohio State forward DeShaun Thomas, a projected second-round draft pick, said he has spent time in the gym with Oden and thinks the 2007 No. 1 pick looks "unbelievable."
"We'll look into Greg still," Ainge told the Herald. "He wasn't ready to play when we saw him last. He wasn't ready to work out — I mean, not like a real workout. We'll probably check into that some time this summer."
Despite being limited by injuries to just 82 games in his entire career, and none since 2009, Oden remains an intriguing free agent who will certainly draw plenty of interest assuming he can acquire some good health. Health has always been the issue, of course; Oden has actually dominated the interior whenever he stays on the court (which, admittedly, hasn't been often).
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It was the match-up that the Allentown High field hockey team had long coveted.
"Moorestown is always a very good team," Allentown head coach Mary Ellen McCarthy said. "We're going to bring our best team, and I think it's going to be an awesome game. If you're a fan of field hockey this is going to be a great game to watch."
The top-seeded Redbirds (18-1) will host second-seeded perennial power Moorestown (16-1) this afternoon at 2 p.m. for the NJSIAA Group III Central title.
"It's exciting," said Allentown standout sophomore Kayla Peterson, who has a team-high 27 goals to go along with 13 assists. "I think we just have to come out like any other game. We have to play our best, play our hardest and leave it all on the field. At this point any game could be the last game. We need to play for the seniors and for ourselves."
The Redbirds are one of three Times' area teams still alive looking to secure sectional titles.
Second-seeded Robbinsville (11-4-1) will travel to take on top-seeded Wall (18-2) also this afternoon at 2 p.m., in Group II Central.
Sixth-seeded Montgomery (12-9-1) will hit the road looking to secure the upset against top-seeded Hunterdon Central (17-6) tomorrow afternoon at 2 p.m..
"I came into this season not knowing what to expect," said first-year Robbinsville head coach Alyssa Dragon. "I wanted to take it one game at a time. Together as a team we set goals for ourselves and a sectional title was one of them. I'm very proud of them for making it this far."
Robbinsville has defeated No. 7 Pemberton, 7-1, and No. 6 Manasquan, 1-0, to advance to the sectional final.
Wall cruised past No. 8 Monmouth, 7-0, and No. 4 Delran, 4-1.
"Our scouting report indicates they are a very strong team," Dragon said. "They have a powerful offense so our defense is going to have to step up and play a great game. I believe we are ready, and I know it's going to be a good game."
Robbinsville has been buoyed by the play of Courtney Allen, who leads the Ravens with 12 goals, but has balanced scoring with a dozen different players finding the back of the cage this season.
"Our team is determined to prove themselves this year," Dragon said. "They showed up to practice every day ready to work and ready to do what it takes to win. We focused a lot on conditioning this year, and I think our speed and endurance really came in to play in many of our close games."
Allentown cruised past eighth-seeded Jackson Liberty, 4-0, in its opener and rolled past No. 5 Northern Burlington, 6-0, in the sectional semifinal.
Moorestown crushed No. 7 Burlington Township, 8-1, and blanked No. 3 Toms River South, 3-0.
Moorestown's lone loss came to state power Eastern, 7-0, and Allentown's lone loss came in the Mercer County Tournament quarterfinals to eventual champion Lawrenceville, 3-2, in overtime.
"I definitely don't think we'd be where we are if we hadn't lost to Lawrenceville," said Allentown goalie Hayley Peterson, who established a new school single-season record with her 13 shutout against the Greyhounds.
"That changed the direction of the season. We realized we weren't invincible. We picked ourselves up, and we've been going twice as hard at every team since then."
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The Saginaw Sting have been fined and had three players suspended for the remainder of the season for using an ineligible player during their May 6 home win against the Northern Kentucky River Monsters, according to a release posted Tuesday evening on the Ultimate Indoor Football League web site.
According to the release, the Sting added a player after the league's week 11 roster deadline. Sting General Manager Stuart Schweigert said the player was Alomnese Boyles, a defensive end who played college football at Temple.
Boyles was on the 23-man roster for Saginaw's week 10 game against Johnstown, but did not dress. Schweigert said the Sting mistakenly thought having a player on the week 10 active roster made him eligible for the season, regardless of whetheror not he played.
"From our standpoint, we thought it was legal because he was on our active roster the week before the deadline," Schweigert said.
Schweigert said he was unsure who the other two suspended players were, but did not think they were currently with the team.
In a separate incident, the UIFL also announced sanctions for the Northern Kentucky River Monsters, for violating the league salary cap. The sanctions include moving Northern Kentucky to the No. 4 playoff seed, guaranteeing Saginaw the top overall playoff seed.
That move now pits the top two teams in the league standings, Saginaw and Northern Kentucky, against one another in the first round of the playoffs.
Schweigert called the sanction "ridiculous."
"I just don't think it's right by the league, whatsoever," Schweigert said.
Schweigert said the league considered dropping Saginaw to the No. 2 playoff seed to avoid a Saginaw-Northern Kentucky first-round matchup, before ultimately settling on the final sanctions. According to the release,"since the league policy didn't extensively spell out the sanctions for the violations, the UIFL didn't require a forfeiture of any games."
Saginaw will play Northern Kentucky June 3 at The Dow Event Center. Should the Sting win, they would host the league title game the following week. The two teams that would have been the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds will also battle for a berth in the league title team.


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Toledo couple charged with assault
A Toledo couple faces assault charges for allegedly attacking the employees of a local bar.
Shannon Verdulla, 27, and Eric Verdulla, 29, allegedly came into Rumors Sports Bar and Grill, 309 S. 12th Ave. Place, just before 2 a.m. Sunday, said Capt. Brian Batterson, with the Marshalltown Police Department.
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Because of a previous incident, Batterson said, the bartender, a 20-year-old woman, asked another employee, a 21-year-old woman, to serve to duo.
After a while, the couple began accosting the employee who asked her coworker to serve the two. The 20-year-old victim then told Eric and Shannon they needed to finish their drinks and leave since the bar was closing, Batterson said.
Then, Eric attempted to leave with an alcoholic beverage. The 21-year-old bartender managed to take the drink from him before his wife attempted to strangle the other woman. When the 21-year-old woman tried to intervene, Batterson said, Eric punched her in the face.
Shannon faces an aggravated assault charge for the attempted strangulation. Police charged Eric with serious assault when the couple came into the police station later that day, Batterson said.
The 20-year-old woman sought medical attention on her own, but did not need to be hospitalized, Batterson said.
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On Monday, a vehicle driven by Erendira Vargas-Gonzalez, 404 N. 15th Ave., was westbound in the 800 block of Marion Street when the driver was distracted by oncoming headlights and the driver hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, swerved and drove into a fence owned by Maria Teresa Ramirez-Cardenas, 717 Marion St., traveled through another fence, came to rest against a wooden play set and then left the scene. No injuries were reported. Vargas-Gonzalez was cited for striking fixtures and failure to have a valid driver's license or permit. Damage to the Vargas-Gonzalez vehicle was estimated at $3,500 while the Ramirez-Cardenas fence received an estimated $500 in damage.
On Friday, a pickup driven by Daniel Grant Bohlke, 705 E. Anson St., was southbound on South Center Street at the intersection with Anson Street attempting to turn left on a yellow light when it collided with a vehicle driven by Rebecca Raye Jones, of Tama, which was going north through the intersection on the yellow light. No injuries were reported. Bohlke was cited for failure to yield upon a left turn and Jones was cited for no insurance/accident. Damage to the Bohlke pickup was estimated at $3,000 while the Jones vehicle received an estimated $2,000 in damage.
On Friday, a minivan driven by Amy Michele Kacmarynski, 1207 S. 2nd St., was eastbound on Iowa Avenue approaching the intersection with South Center Street when it attempted to turn north onto Center into the path of a motorcycle driven by Michael Thomas Lyttle, of Nevada, and they collided. Lyttle was possibly injured, but not treated at the scene or transported. Kacmarynski was cited for failure to yield upon left turn. Damage to the Kacmarynski minivan was estimated at $1,800 while the Lyttle motorcycle received an estimated $2,500 in damage.
On Friday, a car driven by Joyce Lorraine Jung, 703 S. 7th Ave., was turning south onto South Center Street from a stop sign at the intersection of East Olive Street when it collided head on with a vehicle driven by Roger Eugene Johnson, 6 W. North St., which was traveling north on Center. Johnson was possibly injured, but not treated or transported. Jung was cited for failure to obey a stop sign and yield of right of way. Damage to the Jung car was estimated at $1,200 while the Johnson vehicle received an estimated $1,800 in damage.
On Thursday, a minivan driven by Esther Buenrostro, 210 N. 15th St., was westbound on Olson Way at the intersection with South Third Avenue when it entered the intersection and collided broadside with a pickup driven by Lance Alan Sponslor, 1003 W. State St., which was traveling south on South Third Avenue. No injuries were reported. Buenrostro was cited for failure to have a valid driver's license and failure to yield upon entering a through highway. Damage to the Buenrostro minivan was estimated at $2,000 while the Sponslor pickup received an estimated $600 in damage.
On Aug. 19, a vehicle driven by Angelina Mendoza Nava, 1106 May St., was northbound on North Third Avenue when it ran the stop sign at the intersection with West Boone Street and collided with a car driven by Scott Edward Backoff, 709 W. Boone St., which was traveling east on Boone. No injuries were reported. Mendoza Nava was cited for failure to obey a stop sign and no insurance while Backoff was cited for no insurance. Damage to the Mendoza Nava vehicle was estimated at $4,000 while the Backoff car received an estimated $3,000 in damage.
On Monday, a car driven by Aaron Michael Keller, of Garwin, was southbound on South Center Street when, due to rain slick conditions, it collided with the rear of a minivan driven by Jose De Jesus Guzman, 211 E. Southridge Rd., which had slowed for a red light at the intersection with Thomas Drive. A third vehicle lightly collided with the rear bumper of the Keller car, but did not stop. No injuries were reported. Keller was cited for failure to maintain control. Damage to the Keller car was estimated at $1,800 while the Guzman minivan received an estimated $500 in damage.
On Sunday, a car driven by Gladys Mabel Ibarra-Minjares, 507 N. 14th Ave., was northbound on South Center Street at the intersection with Olive Street when it collided with the rear of a pickup driven by Felix G. Hernandez-Gomez, 10 N. 12th Ave., which had slowed to a stop at the intersection. No injuries were reported. Ibarra-Minjares was cited for failure to stop within a safe and sure distance. Damage to the Ibarra-Minjares car was estimated at $4,000 while the Hernandez-Gomez pickup received an estimated $400 in damage.
On Sunday, Aug. 26, a minivan driven by Merrill J. Price, 103 Santa Barbara Dr., was southbound on South Center Street when it collided with a car driven by Robert Lee Fleming, of Eldora, as it attempted to avoid a collision when the car made a left turn. No injuries were reported. Damage to the Price minivan was estimated at $2,000 while the Fleming car received an estimated $3,000 in damage.
On Monday, an employee with Menard's, 504 E. Iowa Ave., reported theft by check of vapor mirror eyewear, a 7 inch internet table and a 12 volt Li-Ion three-piece combo from the store valued at $198.95.
On Monday, Eric Vincent Mark Verdulla, of Toledo, was cited for serious assault at Rumor's Bar.
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On Monday, Todo Mathew Carl, 1505 W. Olive St., was cited for disorderly conduct at Rumor's Bar.
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Cats love to play with the most unusual things.
I've mentioned many times that Clio likes to chase wadded up receipts. She also will grab any of my ponytail ties that I don't put out of reach. She'll carry them around, bat at them, and have great fun until I pick it up off the floor. Usually then end up in the garbage after her play session.
Those hair bands got a friend's cat in serious trouble recently.
Cooper loves to run and fetch hair bands and ponytail ties when tossed for him. He will actually bring them back to continue the game. He carries them around in his mouth proud of his catch.
What my friend didn't know was that he acquired a taste for them recently.
After they were removed, she discovered it wasn't just one hair band. Oh no. It was several hair bands and ties. Scarey. Now don't get the wrong idea. She is a great cat "parent". This just goes to show that behind closed doors, or the couch, or just out of sight, our cats can be up to some great mischief.
Makes you want to rethink what you use as a toy. Anything that could be ingested is now off my list of playthings for Clio.
And Cooper is on the mend. He is eating (like a horse apparently) and running round their house looking for hair bands, which have been put under lock and key.


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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – A record-setting 80,676 fans packed MetLife Stadium to watch the biggest names in the WWE universe rumble and pummel each other.
The live event and pay-per-view special grossed more than $12 million – and that's with a DVD set still to come.
In the main event, Springfield College graduate John Cena reversed last year's loss to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
Johnson ("G.I. Joe: Retaliation," "Pain & Gain") has achieved considerable fame on the big screen, which may have contributed to the relentless booing of Cena throughout the night. (Only an appearance by billionaire Donald Trump drew more catcalls and hisses).
Whether this spells the end of The Rock's wrestling days or just a means of fueling interest in a potential Cena-Johnson III match remains to be seen.
The most entertaining and theatrical pairing of the night pitted CM Punk against The Undertaker. The popular Punk was unable to shatter the 48-year-old superstar's undefeated streak at Wrestlemania, which now stands at 21-to-0.
In other brawls, Triple H – with a healthy assist from pal Shawn Michaels – took down Brock Lesnar.
In a match that pitted conservative politics against new immigrants, Jack Swagger got his headed handed to him by Alberto Del Rio. Tea Party folks have been angry with the use of the Swagger character, which they feel demeans their views.
Wrestlemania, which has long been seen as the Super Bowl of professional wrestling events, added some halftime star power to its roster with a musical performance by P. Diddy.


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March 3rd, 2007
The unbeaten season is over
Not that it really matters, of course, but it was kind of an ugly game. Jason Grilli said after his outing that he was trying something different today, pitching with his foot on the first-base side of the rubber to help out his sinker. He didn't blame that for his rough performance, but any changes like that can be a struggle initially. Other notes …
- Nate Robertson already has a working changeup, but like Jeremy Bonderman, he's trying to improve it. He wants it to be as effective a pitch as his slider, making those pitches 2a and 2b in his arsenal behind the fastball. He threw a couple Saturday and was happy with it.
- Good two innings from Edward Campusano, including a couple outs against left-handed hitters.
- Leyland understandably didn't want to make a big deal out of Marcus Thames' first error at first base. He's going to make mistakes, after all. Part of the error was his positioning. The bright side was that the lopsided score gave Leyland a reason to keep him in all game instead of playing Sean Casey for the last half like he had planned.
The Tigers will hit at home before heading over to Winter Haven tomorrow. Hopefully it's a better day than today, though I realize it's all relative to not relish low 60s, breezy and overcast.
Pudge leads off again
That's his second game in three days doing it with a left-hander on the mound, in this case Sowers. Thames is starting at first base, though Casey will probably be in later in the game. Here's the lineup:
- Rodriguez, C
- Polanco, 2B
- Sheffield, DH
- Guillen, SS
- Ordonez, RF
- Monroe, LF
- Thames, 1B
- Granderson, CF
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No. 21.000 Rev. 2 (4/26/2007)
Effective Date 1/1/99
ScopeThis policy covers all computing operations at Fermilab.
This policy applies to:
- all Fermilab owned systems regardless of whether they are connected to the Fermilab network;
- all systems, regardless of ownership, when they are attached to the Fermilab network (or are assigned a Fermilab IP address);
- all users of these systems.
In all cases where this policy applies, individuals have waived their rights to privacy.
Fermilab's Computing Policy is a set of mandated user and system behaviors designed to:
- operate an effective and efficient computing and networking environment;
- maintain an open environment supporting global collaboration and innovation and free exchange of scientific information;
- guard the laboratory's reputation and protect its computing systems, data, and operations against attacks and unauthorized use;
- ensure compliance with all applicable mandates, directives and legal requirements for computing.
The Computing Division has been assigned the responsibility for the laboratory's computing and networking infrastructure. Complete details of the various policies can be found by following the appropriate links at http://security.fnal.gov/Policies which are maintained by the Computing Division.
Personal Conduct
- Appropriate use: All computer users are required to behave in a way that maintains the security of the laboratory computing environment. Laboratory computers should only be used for laboratory business with exceptions made for limited incidental use consistent with the computing policy on prohibited activities.
- Incident reporting: All users are required to comply with computing policy on reporting suspected computer security incidents.
- Information handling: All users must comply with laboratory policies dealing with information categorization and protection, in particular with protecting personally identifiable information (PII).
- Data integrity and backup: All computer users ("data owners") are responsible for determining what data requires protection and how their data is to be recovered if the online copy is destroyed (either by accidental or malicious damage).
- Security training: All computer users must participate in periodic security training. System administrators receive more advanced training.
- Respecting rights of privacy: All computer users are required to abide by the computing policy about access to private files or data as stated at http://security.fnal.gov/Policies.
Computing Systems
- System registration: All devices attached to the laboratory network must be registered and have a registered system administrator with an up-to-date email address. (The system administrator is the individual responsible for applying security patches to the device and choosing system and software configurations.)
- Virus protection, patching, and configuration management: Computing systems should be running recent and supported versions of operating systems, regardless of network connectivity, as specified in the baseline configurations that can be viewed at http://security.fnal.gov/Baselines. In particular this includes virus protection for Windows systems. Systems not meeting the baselines must document the reasons why the system cannot be brought up to date and must document how the system is patched and configured to provide the same level of security as provided in baseline configurations.
- Restricted services: Services that would create a significant security risk or would interfere with the operation of site computing or networking infrastructure can only be operated by systems authorized by the Fermi Computer Security Coordinator (FCSC). A current list of such restricted services can be found at http://security.fnal.gov/Policies
- Access control: All applications, other than those intended for the general public, must support appropriate levels of authentication and authorization. In particular, any systems allowing arbitrary program execution or data transfer require authentication consistent with computing strong authentication policy at http://security.fnal.gov/StrongAuthentication
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- Individuals who violate this policy will be denied access to laboratory computing and network facilities and may be subject to further disciplinary action depending on the severity of the offense.
- Computing systems with unpatched critical vulnerabilities or exhibiting unusual network behavior typical of hacking activity will be blocked from network access until the condition is mitigated.
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Sometimes it's difficult to choose what the best cover version of a song is. Luckily, technology, creative DJs and video artists have made it easier to decide, as OHADI22 took 35 YouTube covers of Radiohead's "Paranoid Android" and mixed them altogether into one epic mashup.
The original track, which appeared on the band's 1997 album "OK Computer," was named one of Rolling Stone's top 500 songs of all time.
Sites like Mashable and CBS have shared the new version of "Paranoid Android," seen more than 250,000 times in just one week. Radiohead themselves even gave the YouTube mix a thumbs up (or more, literally, an exclamation point) when they shared it on Twitter.
The only version omitted that could've been a nice addition to the mega-mashup is Weezer's recent cover as featured on Billboard:
What version do you like the best? Watch Radiohead's original music video and compare.
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MUSKEGON TWP. -- It turns out Muskegon Township voters will have a Nov. 4 ballot battle for township supervisor after all.
A well-known township resident has filed to run as a nonpartisan candidate: Richard Nolan, 56, of 1635 N. Roberts. Nolan, the former longtime principal of Orchard View High School, last week filed petitions bearing more than the 60 valid signatures required to get on the general election ballot.
Nolan's candidacy was spurred by township Supervisor Patrick Jordan's surprise announcement this month that he will resign, effective Aug. 31. That announcement came too late for any partisan candidates to get on the ballot -- the filing deadline for Democrats and Republicans was in May -- but Nolan was able to beat a 4 p.m. Thursday deadline for nonparty candidates to file petitions to get a spot on the November ballot.
In Muskegon Township's case, no Republican candidates are running for any township office. Until Nolan's filing, that appeared to mean that the winner of the Aug. 5 Democratic primary would be alone on the Nov. 4 ballot, virtually guaranteeing election to a four-year term.
But now that monopoly is broken.
"I've been considering running for supervisor for some time, but the gentleman that's in the office (Jordan) I've known for some time," Nolan said Friday. "I couldn't see trying to take someone's livelihood away from him.
"But when Pat Jordan announced that he was resigning, that opened the door to me," Nolan said.
Nolan said he is a Democrat, but because the filing deadline for partisan candidates had passed before Jordan announced his resignation, the only way to get on the ballot was to file as a nonparty candidate.
Nolan was an Orchard View school administrator for 25 years. He was high school principal for eight years, until the school board reassigned him in June 2005 to another administrative post, a move that drew a storm of protest from Nolan supporters. He retired in December of that year. Nolan has been a township planning commissioner for the last four years.
Competing in the Aug. 5 primary for the Democratic nomination are freelance management consultant John Cox, 46, of 2581 Kent; Alcoa Howmet casting technician Dave Kieft Jr., 43, of 2465 Evanston; and Jordan, who was a candidate for re-election before he announced his resignation after getting a job in Texas.


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The HTC M7 May Be Coming To Verizon Wireless, AT&T, And Sprint
The HTC M7 has been very popular with leaks in the past week, and now here comes that many of you will want to hear.
Apparently the HTC M7 will not be a carrier exclusive device and will be making its way to 3 of the major carriers: Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and Sprint.
However, there have been no sources pointing to the T-Mobile receiving the device, but things may change within the next month or so.
Here are the specs you can expect to see in the HTC M7:
- 4.7-inch 1080p 468ppi SoLux display
- Quad-core 1.7GHz Qualcomm APQ8064 processor
- 32GB internal memory (no expandable storage)
- 13MP rear-facing camera
- 2MP front-facing camera (capable of 1080p video capture)
- Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean with Sense 5
- Beats Audio
- 2,300 mAh battery
- IR Port (universal remote control capabilities)
The multi-carrier availability should go a long way in helping HTC regain its profits. The HTC M7 is supposed to launch sometime this quarter, so most likely in March after it gets announced at MWC in February.
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Kenneth A. McCaffery, 72, a former Pompey resident, passed away July 18, 2011, in West Chazy, NY. A 1956 graduate of Christian Brothers Academy, had a long career in education at the Onondaga Nation School in the Lafayette School District. Ken served as building principal from 1982 to 1994.
Ken and his wife, Cindy, owned and operated Riverside Acres, a campground in Clayton, NY, from 1987 to 2003.
No services are planned. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Hospice of the North Country, Attn: Linda Facteau, 358 Tom Miller Rd., Plattsburgh, NY 12901.
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2002 Twomey Cellars Merlot Napa Valley (in magnum)
Producer: Twomey Cellars
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Grape Type: Merlot
Origin: California
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($75) Deep red-ruby. Ripe, complex nose melds plum, currant, chocolate, beefsteak tomato and smoked meat. Lush and sweet in the middle palate, with very fine-grained flavors of dark currant, smoke, licorice and sassafras. Finishes longer and sweeter than the 2003. Very sexy and complex California merlot.


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Abbot of the Benedictine monastery of St. Meinrad, Indiana, born at Dietikon in Switzerland, 12 July, 1835; died at St. Meinrad's Abbey, 14 February, 1898. He studied at the monastic school of Einsiedeln in Switzerland, where he took the Benedictine habit in 1854, made profession on 14 Oct., 1855, and was raised to the priesthood on 11 Sept., 1859. A year later he accompanied his confrère, Martin Marty, afterwards Bishop of St. Cloud, to the newly founded monastery of St. Meinrad in Indiana. Having arrived there in September, 1860, he taught in the seminary and attended a few neighbouring missions. While stationed at Terre Haute Indiana (1864), he organized the German Catholic Congregation of St. Benedict, for which he built a church in 1865. In 1869, when St. Meinrad was raised to an abbey and Father Marty became its first abbot, Father Fintan was appointed prior and master of novices. While Abbot Marty worked among the Indians in Dakota (1876-80), Prior Fintan was administrator of the abbey, and, upon the resignation of the former, who had meanwhile been appointed Vicar Apostolic of Dakota, Fintan was elected Abbot of St. Meinrad on 3 February, 1880, and received abbatial benediction from Bishop Chatard of Vincennes on 16 May, 1880. Though above all intent upon the observance of monastic discipline, he in no way neglected the secular interests of his abbey. He enlarged the college, founded the Priory (now Abbey ) of Subiaco in Arkansas and the Priory (now Abbey ) of St. Joseph in Louisiana, and obtained from Rome the permission to erect the Helvetico-American Congregation of Benedictines, of which he became the first president. When St. Meinrad's Abbey was destroyed by fire on 2 Sept., 1887, the undaunted abbot rebuilt the monastery on even a greater scale, founded a commercial college at Jasper, Indiana, and assisted in the foundation of the Priory of St. Gall in North Dakota. But, in the midst of temporal cares, he remained a man of prayer. He laboured most zealously for the spread of the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and was a fervent promoter of the Priests' Eucharistic League . In 1893 he took part in the Eucharistic Congress held at Jerusalem.
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English: Samurai X: Reflection
Synonyms: Rurouni Kenshin: Seisouhen, Rurouni Kenshin OVA 2
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The province is keeping schools closed again today.
Public K-12 schools and campuses of Memorial University and College of the North Atlantic on the island portion of the province will remain closed on Wednesday.
Once again, students attending private schools are asked to contact their institutions directly to determine if classes are going ahead.
This measure is necessary to allow building systems to be brought back to full operation, and to test the impact on current power supplies, a Tuesday news release from provincial Education Minister Clyde Jackman said.


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As soon as it dries up, area sprayers will be going through
the beans. I sure am glad Bart got ours sprayed before the rains set in. Our
beans look clean, and that makes my heart glad. If I was forced to go back to
walking beans, I think I would run away — temporarily anyway. I asked our good
friend and local crop manager, Ryan Buckler, what the biggest weed concerns in
our area bean fields are this year, and without hesitation, he said, "Marestail
and waterhemp."
A particular problem in marestail is its height — even
though the top portion withers, the bottom portion continues to thrive. Should
you end up with mature marestail or waterhemp, you might just want to dust off
your ol' weed hook, considering each weed can produce 200,000 and more than 1
million seeds per plant, respectively. Mix those seeds with some wind and even a
hint of a less-than-perfect plan for next spring and guess what? Note: Dear Bart, please keep the red chev runnin' and
sprayn' — there simply isn't a weed hook made that fits in my hand. Love,
My father-in-law's wheat field in Coles County was harvested
over the weekend and yielded 75 bushels per acre at 16 percent moisture. Besides
being a little weedy and having to work around some spotty showers, Bart and his
dad, Pete, were pleased with the yields on the light timber soil. They even
managed to get the double-crop beans drilled before — you guessed it — the next
heavy shower moved through. Our two other wheat fields are ready as soon as the
sun shines.
And if you are ready for a distraction, join Kenny Wallace
on his "Corn Ethanol Performs" summer dirt track racing tour July 11 at the
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Some are legendary — such as pilot Amelia Earhart and golf champion Babe Didrikson. Others are less familiar — balloonist Alberto Santos-Dumont and javelin thrower Ana Maria Sagi.
Some went public — NFL running back David Kopay and downhill skier Erik Schinegger. Others, such as Wilhelm von Homburg, were known only to sport insiders.
Some, like jockey John Damien, figured in milestone court cases.
Some, like jouster Joan of Arc and racehorse breeder George Villiers, were historical figures. Others, like tennis player Martina Navratilova and figure skater John Curry, competed in modern Olympics.
But they have something in common: they were gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered. And they stood out extraordinarily in their chosen sport.
Their stories, carefully researched and movingly written by landmark author Patricia Nell Warren for Outsports.com, create a sweeping panorama and a heart-pounding literary experience.


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GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- For the second year, a 90-mile motorcycle run is scheduled to raise money for the Children's Miracle Network at Hurley Medical Center.
The POKER RUN, sponsored by STAT EMS and NTC Church, will start at 9 a.m. July 21 at NTC Church, 3484 S. Belsay Road in Burton.
The route will also take riders to PD's Pub in Grand Blanc, Hamlin Pub in Clarkston, Mr. B's Roadhouse in Rochester, Hamlin Pub in Lake Orion and Bubba O'Malley's in Burton.
The cost is $24 a rider and $10 per passenger. The cost includes breakfast, snacks at each stop and a t-shirt.
All proceeds benefit the Children's Miracle Network.
And after-party and pig roast will be held at the end at Bubba O'Malley's.
To register contact Angie Cuneaz, special events director at the Hurley Foundation at 810-262-9399.


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Naughty Black is my favorite item from the new release. It goes on more of a blackened brown, but this is perfect for me. I find it difficult to get straight black eyeshadows to work on my skin (they either look too harsh or greyish) so the brownish undertones make this perfect. I was surprised how pigmented it is. It's swatched below without a base.


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NEWARK — Shavar Jeffries, the former state Assistant Attorney General running for mayor of Newark, has called for an end to the practice of double-dipping — collecting a pensions and working a public job simultaneously — after a report in The Sunday Star-Ledger detailing the latest example of the practice in Newark.
"This has got to end," Jeffries, former chairman of the Newark School Advisory Board, said in a statement. "Because of wasteful spending in the city council's budgets, Newark residents have seen 170 cops laid off, neighborhood and senior services gutted and taxes rise by 40 percent, while Newarkers pay for luxuries like multiple taxpayer jobs and numerous taxpayer-financed cars for city workers."
The latest double-dip came when a former driver for Mayor Cory Booker retired from the city police department on an accidental disability and less than 30 days later was hired as head of security by the Newark Housing Authority.
Jeffries, the only non-elected official running for mayor, vowed to end the practice if elected.


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MOBILE, Alabama – A convicted Foley sex offender awaiting trial for sexual abusing his granddaughter has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for receiving and possessing more than 830 images of child pornography.
On Oct. 8, U.S. District Judge Ginny Granade sentenced 56-year-old Billy Richard Readman to 300 months in prison, after he pleaded guilty to both charges on April 22, according to court records. According to a news release by U.S. Attorney Kenyen Brown, Granade "determined that the sentencing guidelines were not adequate to address the seriousness of the crime" and pronounced a harsher sentence.
Several allegations were made during the sentencing hearing that Granade considered, according to the release. One woman testified that, in 1993, Readman "molested her repeatedly" when she was 13 years old and then, nearly 20 years later, raped her 16-year-old daughter in 2012, it said.
On Oct. 25, Readman is scheduled to be arraigned Baldwin County Circuit Court Judge Joseph Norton's courtroom on first-degree rape and sodomy charges, as well as more than 600 counts of producing pornographic material with someone 17 or under.
According to court records, Readman is accused of raping his granddaughter, who was 15 at the time, on Nov. 7, 2011. He was arrested in Feb. 2012 and faces a sentence of 10 to 99 years in prison, or life in prison, for each charge.
In Nov. 2009, he was sentenced to five years in prison for failing to register as a sex offender. In a 2012 report, a law enforcement official said Readman had been convicted of sex abuse involving a minor in Missouri before coming to Foley. In 2009, Foley police learned that he had moved to the area and had not registered as a sex offender as state law requires, he said.


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A free educational seminar on maximizing insurance recovery from Hurricane Sandy losses was held at the Hilton Garden Inn Thursday.
There were two sessions, one from noon to 2 p.m. and another from 7 to 9 p.m., hosted by Florida-based Ellis, Ged & Bodden, P.A. Attorneys at Law.
Their goal is to make victims aware that they may be entitled to more money from their insurance carrier due to less obvious structural damage caused by high winds that an adjuster might have missed, said Glen Ged, disaster recovery attorney.
After an initial payment from an insurance company is received, victims still have a year following the incident to file a "standard proof of loss" reporting additional damage.
"Once we're retained, we send a team of estimators, forensic engineers and structural engineers, meteorologists to the property to prove basically there is more damage then their estimator said there was," Ged said. "So if they could say it's a flood and not a wind event, and not pay the people for the wind damage, then they save billions."
The attorneys charge a 25 percent fee on any new money they recover, not the initial check, Ged said.
"If you don't know what the loss is and you document it improperly, and you find later on there was more there than what you documented, it's kind of like you're out of luck," said Stephen J. Petosa, director of disaster recovery. "That's why it's important for a team of experts to do a full analysis."
The attorneys can be reached by calling 855-21-SANDY or by visiting www.JusticeAfterSandy.com.


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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is recognizing local electricity provider Entergy New Orleans for its efforts to better manage how much energy its operations and customers use.
The EPA on Thursday (April 3) awarded its Energy Star Partner of the Year award to the utility, praising a focus on "strategically and comprehensively managing their energy use."
Entergy New Orleans, the local subsidiary of New Orleans-based Entergy Corp., serves about 165,000 customers across Orleans Parish, excluding Algiers.
The award is tied to the EPA's Energy Star program, which among other initiatives helps businesses and homeowners identify and purchase energy efficient air conditioning units, water heaters and other products using the signature blue and white Energy Star label.
The recognition comes as the first $11 million phase of the Energy Smart program, developed by the New Orleans City Council and administered by Entergy New Orleans, winds down.
The program, launched in April 2011, provided in-home energy audits for customers and gave cash incentives to those making improvements to curb power use.
The three-year program ended March 31. Entergy New Orleans spokeswoman Yolanda Pollard said Entergy will need approval from the New Orleans City Council in order to move forward. Customers can still request home audits through the program, however.
In a statement, EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe said Entergy New Orleans has "demonstrated innovative strategies to help their customers, partners and stakeholders save energy and cut greenhouse gas emissions."
"Their commitment to saving energy helps fight climate change while also helping their bottom line."
The EPA honored a total of 127 organizations for their energy efficiency efforts. Honorees were selected from 16,000 Energy Star partners, including manufacturers, retailers, public schools, hospitals, real estate companies and home builders.


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Several local residents are attending Centenary College this fall. They are as follows:
Katerina Albanese from Hillsborough
Nicolas Caballero from Hillsborough
Carlos Cabrera from Basking Ridge
James Graziani from Martinsville
Emely Marroquin from Bridgewater
Amy Miller from Branchburg
Jorgen Olijslager from Basking Ridge
Cherelle Smith from Branchburg
Chloe Zarcone from Bridgewater
Founded in 1867 by the Newark Conference of the United Methodist Church, Centenary College's academic program integrates a solid liberal arts foundation with a strong career orientation. This mix is designed to provide an educational experience that prepares students to succeed in the increasingly global and interdependent world.
Centenary College's main campus is located in Hackettstown, with its equestrian facility in Washington Township (Morris County). The Centenary College School of Professional Studies offers degree programs in two locations: Parsippany and Edison, and at corporate sites throughout New Jersey. The School of International Programs recruits international students for study at Centenary and Centenary


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By GreatSchools Staff
Ages: 3-7
Give your child a leg-up on writing with this interactive writing and drawing kit, which includes a colorful activity book, worksheets, and interactive stickers. The activity book follows the adventures of Dot and Dash, as they search for a band to play at the Doodleburg Fun Fair. The workbooks and stickers provide additional activities and exercises. (Note: To use this kit, you need LeapFrog's Tag Reader, an interactive stylus that's not included.)
Two caveats: The Tag Reader requires grown-up support, at least in the beginning, to download software and help the child get started. And the kit includes a disappointing number of stories.
Bottom line: An engaging introduction to writing and drawing for little ones.
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In 2006, The Edmonton Oilers came within one game of winning the franchise's sixth Stanley Cup. Five years later in 2011, they are the worst team in the NHL for the second straight year.
How does a professional sports team fall so far so fast?
Some may argue that winning the Clarence Campbell trophy made the 2006 team seem much better than they really were. Others could make the claim that the large number of injuries and man-games lost has forced the team to the bottom. While both of these statements hold some truth, the reality is that in the years leading up to and following the Oilers' 2006 Stanley Cup run, Edmonton management made some disastrous decisions that sent the team to where they are today.
Here are eight moves that helped make the Oilers the worst team in the NHL.


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BROOKLYN, Ohio -- No Browns game? No problem.
Reporters at Northeast Ohio Media Group are rallying for a newsy week of post-election stories.
Here's what's on deck for this week:
Mary Lou Balbier's election to Brooklyn City Council Tuesday marks the third member of the Balbier family in city government – in each of the executive, legislative and judicial branches.
Balbier's brother-in-law, Richard Balbier, has been mayor since 2009, and her husband, Ron Balbier, has been the city's appointed magistrate since 2000.
Reporter Brian Byrne will have the story.
Brecksville-Broadview Heights school board members are meeting tonight – in Columbus, during the Ohio School Board Association's Capital Conference.
The board plans to meet only in private, to talk about personnel. But reporter Bob Sandrick will follow up Monday.
Olmsted Township trustees will meet Wednesday to discuss how to cope with the defeat of a 4-mill operating levy that would have raised nearly $1.5 million annually.
Nearly 56 percent of voters rejected the levy Nov. 5, according to unofficial Board of Education results. It was designed to replace about $1 million the township lost in the elimination of the estate tax, as well as cuts in local government funds.
Reporter Bruce Geiselman will cover live.
He'll also be covering the defeat of a tax renewal in Olmsted Falls, where officials are grappling the loss of $200,000 from the 1-mill levy. Officials predict staff cuts there.
Beachwood High School junior Maria Alvarez won the Best High School Experimental Film award recently at the International Student Film Festival in Hollywood.
Reporter Chanda Neely talked to Alvarez and her film teacher about "Difference of Opinion," a one-minute dark comedy about two lovers with different outlooks of their relationship.


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Two men were arrested in connection with the murder last week of a Ponchatoula man, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office announced.
Eric Lane Maurer, 31, who was Rube Rogers' stepson and lived with him, was arrested by Humphreys County, Tenn., police with his father, Ricky Maurer, 51, of Independence, Saturday night just after they checked into a hotel in Hurricane Mills, Tenn., about 75 miles west of Nashville.
Eric Maurer will be charged with first-degree murder and aggravated burglary. Ricky Maurer will be charged with accessory to first-degree murder, the sheriff's office said.
Tangipahoa deputies police found Rogers late Friday night unresponsive at his home, lying in a pool of blood, an apparent victim of multiple stab wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Tangipahoa Parish Coroner's Office. Eric Maurer immediately became a suspect, and police said they thought the motive was robbery.
According to a press release, both Maurers were trying to get a job at Loretta Lynn's dude ranch in Hurricane Mills.
Police say that they were alerted to the whereabouts of Eric Maurer by Ernest Ray Lynn, Loretta Lynn's son, who manages the ranch. Ernest Lynn was a friend of Rogers and knew Eric Maurer, the sheriff's office said.
Both Maurers are in custody of Humphreys County police in Waverly, Tenn., and are awaiting extradition to Tangipahoa Parish.


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Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center - Houston, Texas
Houston VA Physician Reviews Appropriate Treatments for Surgical Implants in New England Journal of Medicine
April 20, 2004
Houston VA Physician Reviews Appropriate Treatments for Surgical Implants in New England Journal of Medicine
Released: 2004/04/20
HOUSTON, TX - According to an April 1, 2004 review in the New England Journal of Medicine by Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) physician Rabih O. Darouiche, M.D., about half of the two million cases of nosocomial infection that occur each year in the United States are associated with medical devices. Veterans, who tend to be older and receive more devices than the general population, are particularly predisposed to develop device-associated infections. Although less common than infections related to catheters, infections associated with surgical implants are generally more difficult to manage because they require a longer period of antibiotic therapy and often repeated surgical procedures to remove the infected implant and insert new implant.
Darouiche, a staff physician in the Medical Care and Spinal Cord Injury Care Lines at the MEDVAMC, is also the founder and director of the Center for Prostheses Infection of Baylor College of Medicine. He is board certified in internal medicine, infectious disease, and spinal cord injury medicine.
The article by Darouiche reviews the clinical and economic effects, diagnostic dilemmas, and principles of medical and surgical treatment of infections associated with surgical implants. He also analyzes implant-specific therapeutic approaches including those used in prosthetic heart valves, vascular grafts, pacemaker-defibrillator systems, joint prostheses, fracture-fixation devices, ventricular shunts, mammary implants, and penile prostheses.
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When it comes to a litter-free world, Terry McKellar of Muskegon isn't content just trying to keep his yard on Mulder Street clear of debris.
Since his retirement as a factory worker in 2001, McKellar said his mornings have included strolls for blocks and hours throughout his neighborhood with yard work tools in hand.
Often before sunrise, he can be found picking up litter off the sidewalks, along the roadsides and in the yards of homes along the streets of Mulder, Getty, Marquette, Jackson, Wood and the surrounding area.
"If their (garbage) cans are blown over by the wind, I stop and pick it up and put the garbage back into their cans," McKellar said.
It's all part of his daily walk in life.
Neighbor Jackie Tisch said she's observed and admired McKellar's community cleanup efforts for about a decade and has had opportunities to thank him.
However, this year she wanted to do more for him, so she contacted The Chronicle to talk about his good deeds.
"This neighborhood would not look like this without him," said Tisch, who said she has lived in her home on Mulder Street for more than 23 years.
Tisch said she's also impressed that McKellar has done these community efforts without expecting to be paid or publicly recognized.
"It makes it nice to know that there are people like that, like it use to be so many years ago," Tisch said.
"I'm retired," said McKellar, who's resided in his home for more than 40 years. "It gives me something to do besides sitting in the house, twiddling my thumbs. It's good exercise for me. When I go around picking up garbage and that, I'm also getting clean fresh air."
He's also finding a lot of discarded debris along the way, including pounds of fast food wrappers, liquor bottles, cigarette butts, clothing and paper products.
"You name it and I've picked it up," McKellar said of his neighborly strolls. "I pick a bag of garbage up every morning, and that's not good."
McKellar estimates that since 2001, he's filled hundreds of garbage bags that he's either purchased or had donated to him to collect discarded rubbish off the streets.
Treasures McKellar has acquired during his morning strolls have been seeing old friends and making new acquaintances along his route, and the opportunity to better know his community.
McKellar's neighborly efforts also include the upkeep of the yard of an elderly neighbor and the vacant lot next to his home.
When he's not busy on his cleanup foot patrol, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Sherri McKellar, sprucing up their own property and with their family and friends.
"I think he's doing a good job," Sherri McKellar said of her husband's community service. "He doesn't like to see garbage floating about him, that's what he told me."
Terry McKellar said he plans to continue his community efforts for as long as he's able and he encourages others to join him in keeping the area clean.
"It would be nice if people could help out," McKellar said. "At least try to, you know, that would be nice, even just trying to put their garbage where it belongs, in a bag, tied, and in the garbage can instead of on the street."
At the end of his morning strolls, McKellar takes pride in knowing that he's helped others and is doing his part to keep his neighborhood litter free.
"I just come back to the house, take a shower, sit down and relax," McKellar said.
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Got extra pet supplies? Do not throw it away. Your trash could be a treasure for animals in need.
Paige Dolphin, a West Michigan pet owner, animal lover and activist, said she's conducting a pet supply drive through Dec. 16 for three local animal agencies: Pay It Forward Outreach, a low-income pet clinic, Pounds Buddies, an animal shelter and Pet Pantry of Michigan.
However, to make the drive a success, she said needs donations.
"During the Holidays, and all throughout the year, many pets are in shelters, many without blankets or beds in their cages, and most with no toys," Dolphin wrote in an e-mail to The Chronicle. "We need to remember the pets this holiday as well, the creatures who know the true meaning of Christmas, to give and not expect to receive."
Requested items include blankets, dog beds, cat and dog toys, pet food and treats and financial donations.
"Any donations, no matter the size, is greatly appreciated by all the animals," Dolphin said.
To donate, a drop-off box is at the Health Hut, 3112 Henry or contact Dolphin at 616-821-9897.
Just a reminder. Friday is the deadline to cast online votes for Andy O'Riley's Fox 17's Pizza Hut Pay It Forward Challenge that fed hundreds during the Thanksgiving holiday and could benefit No More Sidelines if voted a top prize winner. For more information about the contest, O'Riley's challenge or to cast an online vote, go to WXMI Fox 17's website at Fox17online.com.
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KALAMAZOO, MI – With the motto "Let's Run this Town," a new running group has hit Kalamazoo, but with a twist-- the free group's goal is as much about building connections as it is about getting physically fit.
Networkingout Kalamazoo's opening workout session is at 6 p.m. Monday, April 21, on the Kalamazoo River Valley Trail at the Mayor's Riverfront Park pavilion.
Co-directors Carmen James and Regina Miller, and a group of "fitness ambassadors" that includes young professionals from business, public safety, and government, will power walk, jog or run the 1.5 to 3.1-mile course along with participants.
As each participant concludes his or her individual distance, all converge at "Victory Lane" to encourage others through the finish line.
How each session begins is as important as how it ends, though. James said every session starts with a half hour of introductions and networking. "We're not about training for a 5k," James said. "It's about doing our best, collaboration over competition. We want to build a happier, healthier Kalamazoo," she said. "Our demographic is professionals of all ages, but we're not biased, we want everyone to take advantage of the opportunity."
James said she believes participants will be drawn to the camaraderie and enthusiasm generated at the weekly events. "This grassroots movement ... provides the chance to meet some amazing people who motivate one another to better health."
Networkingout: Kalamazoo will meet every Monday at 6 p.m. at the Mayor's Riverfront Park pavilion.
Regina Miller said the group will start together and finish together. "No one is left behind. This is a very diverse but inclusive group," Miller said. "Everyone becomes a winner when they do their personal best."
James said the Kalamazoo chapter of Networkingout joins three others in Detroit, Chicago, and Ann Arbor. Ambassadors include a Stryker employee, a Department of Human Services worker, a police officer, and others and the group has recruited members from churches, businesses, Western Michigan University and area agencies and departments to help assure it is multicultural, she said.
"We want to make sure," she said, "that we look like Kalamazoo."
Partners and community supporters involved in this movement include Muscle Milk, Gazelle Sports, On the Move, Kalamazoo River Valley Trailway, Kalamazoo City Parks and Recreation, NAACP, LIFEstyle Entertainment, and 95.5FM/1560 The Touch.
No registration is required.
The Networkingout Foundation was formed in 2012 to create and strengthen a community of people committed to defeating obesity and living healthier lifestyles through collaborative effort, fitness, education and information sharing. The NWOF serves youth, financially impaired, college students and professionals and operates chapters of Run This Town in Detroit, Chicago, Ann Arbor and Kalamazoo with plans to launch in more cities this year. For more information, click here.


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To say that the Occupy Wall Street phenomenon, which has spread to multiple cities (including New Orleans) has sparked some interesting conversations, would be a bit of an understatement. A tertiary discussion thread that's sprung up from those has been musical in nature, which makes sense. Seeing so many bodies in so many cities standing publicly in protest is automatically reminiscent of the demonstration-heavy 60's.
The activism of that era came with a soundtrack of new and revived protest music. (Raise your hand if you've seen a documentary-film montage of marching protestors juxtaposed with marching soldiers set to the tume of "Gimme Shelter" or "Something's Happening Here.")
The Wall Street occupation and its offshoots have attracted musicians: Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum, Talib Kweli and Michael Franti have played informal sets to the protestors in lower Manhattan's Zucotti Park, and Kanye West and Russell Simmons have visited. Activist musician Tom Morello performed for the occupants in Los Angeles. In New Orleans (of course) the demonstrators will be second-lining on Saturday, October 15, starting at 2PM in Duncan Park.
But so far, as NPR music critic Ann Powers mused last weekend, the Occupy movement has neither anthem nor bard - like the movement itself, which deliberately has appointed no leaders or official spokespersons. (Village Voice music editor Maura Johnston answered her post with a list of some of the records available at Zucotti Park's free lending library.)
Protest music is as American as the right to public assembly. It would have been hard to assemble a reasonably-sized playlist of the best of the genre in its broadest sense, so here are a dozen songs dealing with poverty, inequity, underemployment, health care and the world of "the 99%."
Listen to the playlist "Greenback Dollar."
1. "Fortunate Son," Ivan Neville. Creedence Clearwater Revival's classic, minus its signature guitar line, plus a New Orleans shuffle beat. Neville cut it in late 2005, for the "Sing Me Back Home" compilation, recorded by Gulf Coast musicians living in Austin after the floods.
2. "We Can't Make It Here," James McMurtry. A hard-bitten inventory of American dreams deferred, from his 2005 album "Childish Things."
3. "The Panic Is On," Loudon Wainwright III. "If they don't do something by and by/ the rich will live and the poor will die/ Doggone! I mean the panic is on." A swinging 1930's number covered by Wainwright for his 2010 album "10 Songs for the New Depression."
4. "Whitey On The Moon," Gil Scott-Heron. The late singer's proto-rap about what he considered the U.S. government's inappropriate priorities. ("I think I'll send these doctor bills – airmail special – to Whitey on the moon.")
5. "The Ballad of Hollis Brown," The Neville Brothers. The Nevilles were one of many groups – including the Swedish death-metal band "Entombed" (!) – to cover Bob Dylan's chilling tale of a farmer whose insurmountable poverty leads him to murder his family.
6. "Bush War Blues," Billy Bragg. Leadbelly's original, "Bourgeois Blues," addressed the racism he and folklorist Alan Lomax encountered in Washington DC in the late 1930's. Bragg's remake is from 2006.
7. "How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live," Ry Cooder. Bruce Springsteen also recorded this – with lyrics rewritten to address the government's response to Katrina - for his masterful "Seeger Sessions" album in 2006, material from which made for one of the most powerful and memorable sets of that year's Jazz Fest.
8. "Factory," Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band. One of folksinger-Springsteen's quietly heartbreaking portraits of working-class life.
9. "Poverty," Bobby "Blue" Bland. The blues balladeer's simple, heartfelt meditation on a hard-working life with a future that only offers more of the same.
10. "The Internationale," Utah Phillips & Ani DiFranco. An instrumental take on the French socialist/communist/anarchist anthem. Phillips and DiFranco collaborated on two albums of traditional pro-labor songs.
11. "I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore," Woody Guthrie. Workingman's champion and pro-union balladeer Woody Guthrie wrote more songs for the 99% than anyone - including the last verse of the chestnut "This Land Is Your Land," which is infrequently sung around the fire at camp.
12. "Fortunate Son," Cat Power. To bookend this list, another cover of CCR's defiant tune – this time reimagined as a whispered incantation.


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Detroit Red Wings forward Johan Franzen left Saturday's game in the first period after being hit in the hand with a shot. X-rays at Joe Louis Arena revealed no break, but he was sent to the hospital for a CAT scan and another X-ray, coach Mike Babcock said, after the 8-3 win over Edmonton.
Franzen was injured less than two minutes into the game. He skated off the ice holding his hand, but he returned to play three shifts before leaving the game.
Babcock said forward Tomas Kopecky didn't play due to a strained hip flexor. Babcock said he will play Sunday in Pittsburgh.


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