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GREENCASTLE — Although it ended sooner than anticipated, the 2012-13 season will ultimately go down as yet another triumphant chapter in the growing tradition of Greencastle-Antrim boys' basketball.
The bar was set inevitably high from the beginning, with this year's cast facing the lingering expectations left by a state-qualifying squad from a season ago.
Still, several key pieces that were lost to graduation in the spring of 2012 needed accounted for, resulting in a lineup of just two returning starters and a wealth of potential contributors, producing understandable concerns come winter.
Admirably, the Blue Devils wasted little time silencing any doubters, starting the season 10-2 before eventually boasting a record of 16-3 to begin the month of February, basically locking up a berth in the District 3-AAA playoffs.
With the postseason in sight, G-A stumbled down the stretch, losing back-to-back games against Chambersburg and Carlisle to conclude the regular season, thus slipping to No. 8 in the district's final set of power rankings.
The end result was a first-round home game against ninth-seeded Northeastern, a team that had beaten the Blue Devils twice during their 2011-12 campaign. Despite a resilient rally late, G-A was again unable to solve the Bobcats, having its season come to a close following the 54-50 defeat.
In hindsight, as disheartening as it ended, one loss certainly does not overshadow the accomplishments of a team that finished 16-6 overall, solidifying the program's prominence once more.
"When you look at our record, it was a very successful year," G-A head coach Gary Martin said. "We came up short of our goals of winning the league, making a run in districts and getting back to states, but, with that said, I also felt like we probably exceeded a lot of people's expectations considering the guys we lost last year (Denver Cordell, Denton Cordell and Corey Meyers). We had some questions at the beginning, but our guys came together, stepped up and put us in position come playoff time."
Entering the season, it was presumed that much of G-A's success would hinge upon the production of returning starters Zach Faulkner and Joel Zola.
Looking back, both accepted the challenge.
Appointed team captain, Faulkner assumed a leadership role on and off the floor, continuing his emergence as one of the region's elite point guards. Despite suffering a knee injury that forced him to miss two games halfway through the season, Faulkner finished his senior year averaging 12.3 points per game while facilitating G-A's offense to an average of 57.2 points a night.
His impact did not go unnoticed by opponents, earning him a selection to the Mid-Penn Colonial Division First Team announced this week.
"We asked Zach to move to point guard from his natural shooting guard position during his sophomore season and his career just took off from there," Martin said. "He really embraced the transition back then and we've benefited from his smarts, quickness and ability to score ever since. He's just a great kid and he'll definitely be missed."
Joining Faulkner as a Colonial Division First Team selection, Zola consistently served as the focal point of G-A's attack, showcasing the ability to drive the lane while burning opponents from 3-point range. Listed at 6-3, Zola led the Blue Devils averaging 17.4 PPG, reaching double figures in 19 of G-A's 22 games, including a career-high 35-point performance against Shippensburg on Dec. 21.
Only a junior, Zola will return as a highly-regarded talent throughout the conference, something Martin hopes to maximize on both ends of the floor next season.
"Coming into the season we knew Joel was going to have a much bigger role," Martin explained. "He's a scorer and a guy that can average 20-plus points a night. Hopefully he can build off this year and continue improving in some areas. The sky's the limit for him."
While Faulkner and Zola shouldered their share of the workload, the collective effort of G-A's supporting cast of seniors proved paramount in a season loaded with down-to-the-wire finishes.
Ranging from Brandon Puffenbarger's size (6-10), Austin Scott's physical presence, Danny Stepler's desire and Holden Baker's quick release; the Blue Devils' received countless contributions from their contingent of role players.
In the district loss to Northeastern, Puffenbarger rose to the occasion, netting a team-high 13 points to act as the only Blue Devil to reach double figures.
Scott, who returned to the team after missing his entire junior season with a torn ACL, willed G-A to a 49-47 victory at James Buchanan, recording a career-high 18 points on a night Faulkner was sidelined.
In the second meeting with JB, Stepler and Baker stole the show, as Stepler set a new career mark with 23 points while Baker drained a clutch 3 late in regulation before hitting the eventual game-winner in overtime.
The list of highlights certainly goes on, as will the lasting impression G-A's five soon-to-be graduates leaves behind.
"The great thing about this team was we had five or six guys that led us in scoring on different nights throughout the year," Martin said. "Everybody contributed when given the opportunity and that's what it's about. I'm really proud of this group, especially the seniors. They've been a huge part of this program since I came here and just the idea that you're not going to have them again is tough."
As for what lays ahead, the likes of Eli Englehart, Jeremiah Barber, Matt Montedoro, Wayne Kline and Sam Sprague are all eligible to return after receiving spot varsity time this year, giving Martin plenty of options to pair with Zola next winter.
"We're losing a lot of key pieces again, so we're going to have to have guys come in and step up," Martin said. "If we keep doing what we've been doing, working hard in the offseason and believing in the process, I think we'll be just fine."
In Martin's first three years as head coach, he has led the Blue Devils to an overall record of 56-21, including two Mid-Penn Colonial Division titles and a berth in the District 3 playoffs all three seasons. G-A (10-2) finished a game behind Gettysburg (11-1) in the Colonial standings this year, having the quest for a third-straight division crown cut short.
If nothing else, not winning the league only adds to Martin's motivation moving forward.
"I have full intentions of being back in Greencastle and getting right back to work, starting in the spring," Martin said. "It's definitely going to be a busy offseason evaluating talent and working with some younger guys, but we know we have to put in the time to get where we want to go."


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Cerebus Original Art
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Years ago, I owned a piece of original Dave Sim art from Cerebus. It was a page from Cerebus #11. I bought it at a New York convention from Dave's then-wife Deni who was selling pages at their table. It's the page just before the very first full page appearance of Cockroach.
It was the multi-panel page where Cockroach is off-panel, ranting like a nutcase and Cerebus is going through a number of twisted facial expressions.
If I was a true collector, I would've bought the page with the actual first appearance of Cockroach. But I really liked all the different animated expressions on Cerebus' face. It was a tour-de-force of character drawing.
I bought it for $15.
I framed it when I got back home and it hung on my wall through various moves over the years. When space got tight, thought, I sold it off.
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Unbound: Alan Moore, Frank Miller, Drew Struzan, Kaluta, Chaykin
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Interested in a book that features Mike Mignola (Hellboy), Drew Struzan (Shawshank Redemption, Indiana Jones), Duncan Fegredo, Frank Quitely, Walter Simonson, Chris Weston, and Howard Chaykin? Of course you are. Then you're in luck. My buddy Joel Meadows is prepping the 20th anniversary edition of Tripwire, his comics/TV/movies magazine, in a beautifully crafted 200-page hardcover book.
Says Meadows: "It will be filled with the sort of content that has garnered praise from many of the biggest and best names in genre over its twenty-year existence."
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Kickstarter: Micah Ian Wright's Duster OGN
Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Editorials, Independent,
Micah Ian Wright (you might remember him from his comic book work on Stormwatch: Team Achilles, or on the TV series The Angry Beavers and Constant Payne) is returning to comics.
The project is a big one, a 215-page graphic novel called Duster, and the fund-raising began this week at Kickstarter, my favorite site to find new and interesting comics. Micah's posted the first 39 (!) pages for viewing at the site (in full color as a free download). You can't go wrong with 39 pages of free comics.
Joining Micah on the book is his co-writer Jay Lender (who's written for Phineas and Ferb and Spongebob Squarepants).
The book is being illustrated by a pair of excellent Argentine artists, Cristian Mallea (Gayolas, El Eternauta) and JOK (known for his work on Mixtape and Redball 6).
Says Micah, "Duster takes place at the close of the European conflict in World War II, and tells the story of a war-widowed female cropduster pilot who must defend her daughter and her neighbors against a planeload of escaping Nazis who have crashed in her West Texas town. The action-packed story examines women's changing roles in society during the war years and after."
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Yeah, yeah, Avengers-mania is dying down and we're back to counting the days until San Diego, right? Well, I am. In the meantime, let's read:
Want some story-writing advice from the gang at Pixar? Of course you do.
There's no doubt that without writer Bill Finger, Batman wouldn't be Batman. Booksteve's Library has read and enjoyed Bill, The Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman by Marc Tyler Nobleman. "Bob Kane was rather a self-serving individual who rarely did anything himself when he could get someone else to do it for him." One of those someones was the writer Bill Finger.
Longbox Graveyard blogger Paul O'Connor has a companion gig: a regular column at Stash My Comics called The Dollar Box. Start here.
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Kickstarter: Dead West
Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Editorials, Independent,
I love any kind of mash-up where genres that don't normally go together are creatively intermingled: vampire detectives, robot boxers, super dinosaurs...
Writer Carl Elvis and artist Claudio Munoz have created Dead West, a combining of cowboys and monsters that looks right in my wagon wheelhouse. When a gold rush town starts attracting supernatural elements, Victor Frankenstein creates a "Frankenstein sheriff" to keep the peace along with his pals, a six-gun mummy and a Billy The Kid-style vampire.
The art looks great and the concept sounds like a lot of fun. They're short on their Kickstarter funding, so if this seems as appealing to you as it does to me, give 'em a hand, pardner.
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Kickstarter: Ernie Reyes, Jr. & Sonny Dragon
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Actor-stuntman Ernie Reyes, Jr. has appeared in movies from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Now he's looking to crossover into comic books and he's assembled quite a team to help him out.
Sonny Dragon and The Wuxia Knights is an all-ages comic. According to Ernie's pitch: Detective Sonny Dragon joins "an elite team of martial arts superheroes known as the Wuxia Knights, after he traces the death of his master to a mystical martial arts kingdom hidden in the streets of San Francisco known as the Wuxiaverse."
Ernie's co-written the script with Samuel R. Barrera. Art is by TMNT veteran Jim Lawson, whose stuff is just fantastic. Just look at the sample art on the site. Coloring is by the Eisner-winning Steve Oliff with lettering by Harvey-winning Tom Orzechowski.
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Kickstarter: Combat Jacks by Mark McKenna
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My old funnybook pal Mark McKenna has a great-looking project that you should take a look at on Kickstarter: Combat Jacks.
Created and written by Mark (who also inks) and pencilled by Jason Baroody, this looks like a really fun deal.
Mark says in his video that it's a throwback to the old EC comics of the '50s - like Weird Science Fantasy meets Vault of Horror - but with a modern twist.
What's it about? Space Marines Vs. Monster Jack O'Lanterns on a distant planet.
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Phoenix Comic Con - People Watching
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In the world of instant digital books, this was bound to happen sooner or later.
Paul Moore went to the Phoenix Comic Con over the Memorial Day weekend, and took a bunch of photos. Then he created a three-volume series of Kindle e-books reproducing those photos. I got the first one from Amazon for free during a promotion (it may still be going on).
People Watching Comic Con Phoenix 2012 - Volume 1 is approximately 75 pages, and 70 of them are photographs from the con. According to Moore's description, "There is nothing quite as fun as people watching that is not either fattening, illegal, or immoral."
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Kickstarter: Updates!
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Let's take a quick look at some of my favorite Kickstarter projects and see how they're doing.
The Devil Is Due In Dreary is really close to getting fully funded. There's not much time left, so go over there and check it out.
"Two strangers with a questionable past arrive in the reclusive town of Dreary and unknowingly fulfill a prophecy the town believes will precede the coming of the apocalypse." This looks like a very fun and original project, deserving of support.
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Kickstarter: The Garlicks by Lea Hernandez
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I love funny stuff and after reading about Lea Hernandez's new Kickstarter program for her graphic novel, The Garlicks, I knew I wanted it.
According to Lea's PR material, The Garlicks is "a webcomic/graphic novel about a vampire girl, for girls." But guys apparently dig it too and it's a lot of fun. You can check out some archived strips at the Garlicks website.
Lea's going to serialize three color pages each week on her site and the Kickstarter fund is to finance those strips and the publication of the first story into a nice 148-page trade, with an introduction by Scary Godmother's Jill Thompson.
But what is The Garlicks? Says Lea, "It's a vampire tale, told from the POV of Pandora, a vampire with zero vampire abilities and the big sister of baby Pamila (who's usually called Ham), who seems to have gotten everything Pandora didn't, like being able to shapeshift into an adorable flying fish and eat meat."
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BUENOS AIRES — Argentina's government rejected Israel's summons of its ambassador to explain the agreement signed between Argentina and Iran advancing the investigation of the 1994 AMIA bombing.
Argentina's Foreign Ministry said in a statement issued Jan. 29 that the attack was suffered by its people and did not involve any Israeli citizens. It said the victims were mostly Argentines and included six Bolivians, two Poles and one Chilean.
"Argentina has never summoned an Israeli ambassador to demand an explanation over his government's actions," the statement said. "Therefore, the Argentine Foreign Ministry states that this summons to demand explanations on sovereign decisions of Argentina is an improper act that we reject vigorously and that goes against the traditional relations of friendship between the two nations."
Also on Jan. 29, Argentina's foreign minister, Hector Timerman, who is Jewish, held a meeting with representatives of the AMIA Buenos Aires Jewish community centre and the DAIA Jewish political umbrella, and relatives of the bombing victims to explain the details of the memorandum of understanding signed with Iran. The parliaments of both countries must ratify the agreement, which creates a commission of truth consisting of five independent judges, none from either Argentina or Iran. Suspects may be interrogated by Argentine justice officials, but only in Tehran.
Timerman said later in a news conference that he told DAIA and AMIA "that the Commission of Truth will only produce a recommendation to the Executive, but not to the Judiciary, which will work with total independence."
Local and global Jewish leaders slammed the agreement.
"The idea of establishing a 'truth' commission on the AMIA tragedy that involves the Iranian regime would be like asking Nazi Germany to help establish the facts of Kristallnacht," said American Jewish Committee executive director David Harris in a statement. "It is offensive not only to the families of the 85 murdered and hundreds wounded, but to the entire Argentine nation, which for more than 18 years has sought justice."
"We are surprised that the Argentine government would team up with the Iranian government to seek out justice," B'nai Brith International President Allan Jacobs said in a statement. "Given Iran's deplorable judicial track record and its refusal to turn over those previously implicated in the bombings, there's little reason to believe anything substantial will come out of this commission."
Argentine lawmakers from opposition parties said they'll vote against the agreement.
The pact was signed by the foreign ministers of the two countries on Jan. 27 in Ethiopia on the sidelines of an African Union summit in Addis Ababa.
Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird decried the agreement, citing concerns over its impartiality and noting "there is credible evidence to suggest that Iran was implicated in this act of terrorism."
"We are concerned that it appears Iran will now be investigating itself," Baird said in a statement.
"Iran's ongoing support for terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah and Hamas and its incitement to genocide of the Jewish people are all well documented. Those affected by this incident deserve justice, and that is simply not feasible if Iran joins this investigation."
In 2012 Canada listed Iran as a state supporter of terrorism in the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act. It also listed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qods Force as a terrorist entity under the Criminal Code.
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Kerry Washington and Nnamdi Asomugha had their baby ... almost two weeks ago.
I'm kind of hurt they didn't call.
The little girl is named Isabelle Amarachi Asomugha (say that fast three times). According to TMZ, she was born April 21 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
The 37-year-old "Scandal" actress and 32-year-old former Raiders and 49ers cornerback got married in June. This is their first child.
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Carrie Underwood will perform at halftime of the 2015 Super Bowl, according to sports gossip site TerezOwens.com.
OK ... I guess Van Halen broke up again.
A source reportedly told the site "a few inside sources revealed to us that Carrie Underwood most likely will be doing the Super Bowl halftime show this year."
So sources told a source who told a website most of us have never heard of that Carrie Underwood is performing at the Super Bowl?
Works for me.
Underwood took over last year, from Faith Hill, to perform the NBC Sunday Night Football theme song "Waiting All Day For Sunday Night." She also performed the national anthem at Super Bowl XLIV in 2010.
The NFL announced last month that Underwood will kick off the game with a pre-taped video featuring "high-end digital graphics, the Lombardi trophy replicated larger than life and the traditional Super Bowl Roman numerals taking various shapes across the screen."
That's a lot of Carrie Underwood for one day. Maybe Van Halen is still available ...
Super Bowl XLIX happens on Feb. 1.
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LOWELL -- After a 40-year career in education, the second-in-command at Lowell High School will retire at the end of the school year.
Wendy Jack, director of curriculum and instruction for the past 13 years, had intended to retire in February, but was convinced to stay on board through the end of the school year.
Jack said after a conversation with Superintendent of Schools Jean Franco, she decided that she would stay on until mid-May to see the high school through the second semester examinations and end-of-year activities.
"I'm going to stay around a little longer," said Jack. "I'm very happy to do it."
In an interview Monday, Franco said Jack's intent to retire surprised her, even though she knew Jack had many years of teaching under her belt.
"Dr. Jack has the commitment of Lowell High School in the forefront of her work," said Franco. "She's always looking to what she can do to better the work."
Jack, of Derry, N.H., oversees all aspects of teaching and learning at the high school, including supervision and evaluation of the staff.
Jack said one of the strengths of Lowell and one of the reasons she's enjoyed teaching there is the city's diversity.
"I've learned I'm really committed to urban kids," said Jack, reflecting on her career.
School Committee member David Conway, who worked with Jack when he was a housemaster at the high school, said Jack will be greatly missed.
"I found her to be a very effective, a no-nonsense individual that rolled up her sleeves and wasn't shy in getting right into and doing the job," Conway said.
Jack will especially be missed as the high school prepares for its accreditation in two years.
Conway said Jack was at the helm of the accreditation process eight years ago and has already been preparing for the school's upcoming accreditation.
In 2008, Jack was a finalist for the superintendent position that went to Chris Scott, now head of the Merrimack Special Education Collaborative. Jack received two votes for the School Department's top job, one from Conway and the other from Regina Faticanti.
Jack started out as a schoolteacher in Salem, N.H., for 14 years before moving on to the Manchester Public School system, where she held various administrative positions, up to assistant superintendent and interim superintendent.
She has been at Lowell High for 15 years.
Jack said taking a position in a school setting was the right move for her.
"It gave me an opportunity to get closer to students. Working in the central office, I missed working with students. It's one of the things I've enjoyed a lot being in Lowell," she said.
Franco said she is discussing with her team whether to fill the position on an interim basis or post it immediately.
She said there are a number of qualified people internally to fill the position.
"We have very talented administrators and people who I believe are going to dedicate their whole careers to Lowell," she said. "All things being equal, we want to hire our own people who know about the system."
Jack was discussed as one of the contenders to fill the headmaster position at Lowell High, if Headmaster Ed Rozmiarek did not return in September.
Jack said she was not interested in the headmaster position.
Jack said she has various consulting positions lined up and she plans to spend more time with her family at their home in New Brunswick.
"I would never retire from anywhere, if I didn't have a plan for another opportunity," said Jack. "I think retiring to stay at home is not for me."
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WEST SPRINGFIELD -- Three area drivers were among those honored during Saturday's Valenti Modified Racing Series Banquet, with Jon McKennedy of Chelmsford accepting multiple awards as the series champion. It was his third title in the past four seasons.
"Jon is a very respected driver," Hall of Fame car owner Art Barry told the audience. "He likes to drive with respect to his competitors and he brings that car home every week and I'm very proud of that."
McKennedy won the championship because of consistency and speed. He finished in the top five in 12 of 15 events, with three wins. Despite running in a series that had full fields of cars, he finished in the top ten in every race except for one. In June at Lee, N.H., he was crashed out of the race lead with fewer than 20 laps remaining.
"This season Art and Kenny Barry gave me the opportunity to focus on my driving rather than working on the car," McKennedy revealed as part of his speech. "It had nothing to do with how much money I could bring to the table. You (Art) believed in my talent and knew I could get the job done."
Norm Wrenn of Nashua, N.H., earned a third place award, and also the Sunoco Hard Charger award, designed to reward a driver for gaining the most positions from start to finish in each event. Louie Mechalides of Tyngsboro finished fifth in the season standings driving for Kevin Stuart of Lowell.
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Star Speedway in Epping, N.H., announced a return of the SBM 125 Modified Open. The third annual event was the highest paying single race in 2012 among the three area tracks, and the third annual event next June 15 is expected to pay even more, and draw a field of close to 40 cars...
The following weekend, on June 21-23, the New England Dragway in Epping will host an NHRA National event, which will almost certainly bring the largest crowd for any race event in New England in 2013 outside of Loudon, N.H. ... Speedway Children's Charities from the New Hampshire Motor Speedway recently announced a donation of $169,000 split between 44 organizations, which will help more than 49,000 children in need. A ceremony will be held at noon Tuesday in Manchester, N.H., to announce the distribution of funds.


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LOWELL -- City police were in the middle of a car chase involving an armed suspect in a violent domestic incident in the early-morning hours of Oct. 22, 2011, when the suspect called Lowell police dispatchers.
In the minutes that followed, dispatchers spoke to that suspect as he threatened to kill himself and the officers chasing him, all while other dispatchers coordinated the pursuit with police from other communities.
At the end of the night, 21-year-old Alberto Pagan was shot to death by five police officers who fired similtaneously as Pagan walked toward them with a loaded gun in his hand. This came after more than two hours of tense negotiations in which Pagan screamed for police to shoot him.
Shortly before his death, Pagan updated his Facebook page and wrote, "I'm ending my life rite (sic) now."
The four dispatchers who were working in Lowell that morning as the chase sped from Lowell through Dracut and into Pelham were honored on Tuesday for their efforts to get Pagan to surrender.
Dispatchers Amanda McCabe, Debra Pierzynski and Christopher Callery, along with former dispatcher John Riel, were given the David M. Connolly Sr. Award for Excellence in Police Service by the Greater Boston Police Council.
"Dispatchers remained on the phone with the suspect, pleading for him to surrender. This transpired while other dispatchers coordinated with numerous local agencies to safely address the pursuit," Capt.
Noting that the incident had a senseless and tragic outcome, Richardson said the dispatchers' efforts nevertheless prevented anyone else from being harmed.
"If not for the efforts of the above named dispatchers, this tragic event could have jeopardized even more lives," Richardson wrote.
The dispatchers received the awards Tuesday at a ceremony in Burlington attended by Lowell Police Superintendent Kenneth Lavallee, Deputy Superintendent Deborah Friedl, Capt. James McPadden and Chuck Ouellette, who oversees dispatchers for the department.


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DURHAM, N.C. - Junior Mike Rosenfeld was 3-for-3 with three RBI as the Duke baseball team scored five runs combined in the seventh and eighth to turn a one-run deficit into an 8-6 victory over Towson Sunday at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
Rosenfeld was one of four Blue Devils to register multiple hits in the game as Duke totaled a season-high 13 on the day. Senior Jeff Kremer was 2-for-2 with a double, three walks, two runs scored and an RBI, while redshirt sophomore Chris Marconcini went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in the second.
Duke trailed Towson 4-3 entering the bottom of the seventh, but rallied for two runs in the frame to take the lead. Kremer drew his third walk of the afternoon to start things off and scored on a Rosenfeld double to left to tie the game at 4-4. After Towson intentionally walked Marconcini, left fielder Andrew Istler knocked a base hit through the left side to plate the go-ahead run.
The Blue Devil bats continued to stay hot in the bottom of the eighth as three Duke runs crossed the plate. Three consecutive singles loaded the bases for Rosenfeld, who picked up his third RBI of the afternoon with a sac fly to center. A double off the bat of Jordan Betts, who turned in a 2-for-5 performance Sunday, and a single to right from Marconcini brought home the final two Duke runs, bolstering the Blue Devil lead to 8-4 heading into the final frame.
Towson pushed two across in the ninth but was unable to overcome the four-run Duke advantage.
"[Towson] had an answer for each time we scored and ultimately we got the last shot in," said head coach Chris Pollard. "I was proud of our club. I thought it was a great bounce-back win. That's a really good baseball team that we played over three games."
The Blue Devils put the first run on the board in the second as Marconcini homered for the second straight game, lifting a 1-1 pitch over the wall in left center.
A three-run third put Towson on top as costly walks came back to haunt the Blue Devils. Dominic Fratantuono's two-RBI triple scored Pat Fitzgerald and Brendon Butler, who had both walked to start the frame. Fratantuono would later score after Kurt Wertz got in a run down after also reaching via walk.
After a bases loaded walk scored Duke's second run of the day, Rosenfeld lined a single to left to tie the game 3-3 in the bottom of the fourth. Towson once again answered, this time with a pair of doubles and a run in the top of the sixth to make it a 4-3 game before Duke rallied late.
"You learn a lot about yourself," Pollard said. "We learned what we're capable of doing. We learned how to play with our backs up against the wall a little bit. That's something that's going to be really valuable when we get into ACC play. We didn't play poorly last night. We came out on the wrong side of the scoreboard but we didn't play poorly. Sometimes that happens in baseball. Today was one of those days where you have to get up off the mat and show some fight and I thought we did a great job with that."
Duke starter Robert Huber was solid on the mound, striking out a career-best seven. The Plano, Texas, native allowed four runs on five hits in 6.2 innings of work.
Sophomore Remy Janco (1-1) picked up the win after recording the final out in the seventh. Frehsm Nick Hendrix earned the save, pitching the eighth and the ninth for Duke. The rookie allowed two runs on three hits while striking out two. Towson's Kyle Paul (0-1) suffered the loss after giving up a pair of runs on three hits in the seventh inning.
"I thought our bullpen threw well the last two days," Pollard added. "I thought Hendrix threw the ball great all weekend. Ultimately the best part in terms of take away from the pitching side of things is that we got great starts all weekend."
Duke's offense had its most successful series to date, hitting .340 as a team for the weekend. Rosenfeld led the way, going 8-for-11 at the plate with two doubles and three RBI over the three games.
Duke will host Pennsylvania in a pair of midweek games Tuesday and Wednesday at Jack Coombs Field before traveling to Coral Gables, Fla., for the ACC-opening series at Miami Friday-Sunday, Mar. 8-10.


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What if they make a Miro wearing Filmation Randor's clothing? A head swap and you get a Filmation Randor to match Queen Marlena.
FINALLY!! GLIMMER IS IN MY SHELF!! Crita is coming... Now I NEED SONGSTER! The Awesometastic Bard!
I want him to come in his 200X outfit, but also with a Filmation inspired 2nd head, to make a Collector from the UK comics!
I'd dig a King Miro figure! I think that would be really cool for a bit later on down the line.
Also anything that reminds us that Skeletor, the Overlord of Destruction... is just a petulant prince is a BAD thing in my opinion. Having 'dad' around to make peace would only lead to the tired annoying trope of 'bad guys turning good again...' And I would HATE Skeletor to go that route...
And how often did Miro get mentioned? Twice? Three times? EVER... I'm not sure I make a distinction between He-man's grandpa, and the quoted " not-often-seen Aunt Ruth" 200+ chances and only seen 3 times... He's not worth a figure. Either he will be 'out of time' and have no place on the shelf... or he'll be 'old and useless' and have no place on the shelf.
Not worth the 2, 3, 4 figures people keep clamoring for...
I love an all inclusive canon!
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Honestly...No I dont want one, I dont see the point.
But if it did happen Id prefer it be a Quarterly Variant, so as to not take the place of an Actual character!
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As an adult collector who was first exposed to the He-Man story through Filmation, I absolutely would want a King Miro MOTUC action figure!
He is a important part of Adam and Adora's family as well as the MOTU story itself.
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It is NOT, "Just a toy".
I don't know if we're going to get a Miro but I would sure love one
Hmmmm ... Tough one.
I like his 200X look and that his story has FILMation origins, however I am still undecided about getting him. If he had a really interesting BIO that gave his character some more depth and the figure looked awesome I would consider it. Maybe he was the original holder of Skeletors 200X sword and he passed it on to Keldor.
I'm still undecided.
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I want Adams Grandpa. He was in the DC comics but he was also in the She-Ra episode I forgot the name but it was all about him. We need this character in MOTUC. His reign could have had a huge input on the past of Eternia.
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Have we seen what he looks like in the new mini comic yet?
Photog is here! thank you, Mattel!
Now how about some mini-comics love (like Lodar, Geldor, Dakon......)? And Mermista?
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So I saw Miro in the minicomic preview...he looks pretty cool with the MYP look, and crown. I'd be interested in a Miro with that look. That would really finish off the royal family, too.
What's his story, anyway? I don't know it outside of the brief mention in MYP. In the vintage era did he just re-appear but not resume kingly duties? An advisor-type role to Randor, or something...?
Yes i hope we do get him very soon. I think he's another character that could flesh out the bios quite well. And please let him be in 200x style like in the mini comic.
was looking forward to a possible figure based on the myp. now with the new mini comics a figure of miro looks very possible.
he may even keep most of his myp look.
MYP look is best to me
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I am home from Haiti, safe and relieved. So many stories to tell, but right now we are mobilizing our energy towards trying to get our son home, too. It was extremely difficult to leave him in Haiti under the current situation. We are hearing rumors that there may be an option for getting him home under humanitarian parole. I know a lot of you are reading this blog and offering help. THIS IS HOW YOU CAN HELP. If this smacks of desperation, it's because we are desperate. We want to get him home. Watching the news since I've been home has made me even more aware of how bad things are over there. I am grateful to be home, but very upset to have left our son there.
We need to make some noise to get our congressman and senators working on this. I would also love you to use any contact you have with immigration, attorneys, press, or anyone who might have influence to get our story out there and put pressure on the state department to intervene. I am outlining the points below. There are also easy form letters on facebook here. If you are interested, let's flood our state reps from all sides: phone, email, and fax. If you contact people in Haiti, please be very sensitive to the fact that they are dealing with their own grief right now.
I've outlined the talking points below, which is followed by the contact info for some of our government officials. If you know of others, feel free to pass this along. I am willing to do press interviews IF they will allow me to talk about Heartline's relief efforts, or about the need for orphans to be granted humanitarian relief.
We have been in the process of adopting our son for 2 ½ years and were nearing the final stages when the earthquake hit. I was in Haiti visiting when the earthquake happened and I had to be evacuated and leave our son there. The government buildings that were processing our adoption were demolished. Many government workers are feared dead. Orphans in Haiti are in grave danger, and yet have willing families in the US who can care for them. When we left our son, he and the other children from the orphanage were homeless, sleeping outside of a missionary's house because of damage to the crèche and to the missionary's home. They are at risk of looting and robbery. Everyone in Haiti is at risk of food and water shortages and air-born disease due to the current situation. The local caregivers are focused on their own families, so the orphanage is short-staffed. Supplies are running low. The situation is desperate.
THE SOLUTION IS HUMANITARIAN PAROLE FOR ADOPTIVE CHILDREN. These children have willing families to care for them and can be brought to the US for care. While granting a humanitarian parole is outside the normal procedures, the United States government has granted them in the past (e.g. Cambodia and Romania).
THIS IS NOT AN EXPEDITED ADOPTION. The adoption process is now completely incapacitated, but when it resumes the United States seeks to honor the adoption process established in Haiti. This is a humanitarian effort to care for these kids, and the adoption will be processed using the usual procedure at a later time.
Humanitarian parole for adoptive children benefits everyone involved. The kids are moved to safety. There is no cost to the government because these children have families ready to care for them. This frees up the orphanages in Haiti to care for more children. It does not circumvent the already established adoption process. It is ethical and compassionate.
Our dossier entered Haiti's system in the summer of 2007. We have visited numerous times. We have a certificate from IBESR, the Haitian social services office, granting us permission to adopt. We have turned in that permission to the Haitian branch of USCIS. We have filed our I-600, which is the petition to classify him as a US citizen. Our homestudy and fingerprints are up-to-date. Our son's legal name is Keembert Estime, date of birth is 10/7/06. He lives in Port-Au-Prince. Orphanage is run by John McHoul of Heartline Haiti. If he is granted humanitarian parole, we can arrange for getting him home.
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POTTSTOWN — For the Pottstown cross country runners, it felt good to finally be home again for a dual meet.
That was mattered most to them on Wednesday afternoon in the double dual against Pioneer Athletic Conference powerhouses Owen J. Roberts and Methacton.
The Trojans knew they didn't have the depth for a team win against the loaded Wildcats and Warriors. But they had the heart to give it their all.
As expected, Methacton junior Kara Steinke, who hasn't lost a dual meet her entire high school career, won the girls race once again by a good half mile with a blistering 17:53.
Methacton senior Curtis Watro, who switched from soccer to running cross country this season and promptly is undefeated in duals, won the boys meet with a 16:42.
The OJR girls team swept the meet, holding off Methacton 26-30, and beating Pottstown 15-50, while Methacton also beat Pottstown, 15-50.
On the boys side, Methacton swept Owen J. Roberts (20-35) and Pottstown (16-45), while OJR beat Pottstown, 18-44.
For the Pottstown runners it was a win anyway. They were finally on their own ground again for the first time in more than two years.
"When we were running by our field hockey team, they were just yelling and screaming for us," said the Trojans' main man Nate Smith, looking happy as can be. "Then the soccer team was also cheering us on. Both teams were going crazy, shouting my name, my teammates' names. I've never felt that much recognition in cross country from any other Pottstown sports. Kudos to both of them."
Smith has been the Trojans' top runner for the past three years and led them again, crossing seventh with a time of 17:38.
"This is my team," Smith said. "Especially Trent Kenciania and Jeff Vontor. They're new to the team, weren't great friends of mine before that, but now they are like my best friends ever. They are pushing me. But so is the whole team. I consider everybody on the team family. They show up for practice and keep a smile all the time."
For Smith it was his goodbye race at Pottstown. He would like to run in college, but doesn't know if it will work out since he plans to major in engineering and there may be a time problem.
"I love to run, but if it interferes with my major, I don't know," he said.
It was Smith, then a sophomore, who held the team together two years ago when it was on the verge of going down the drain after the district voted to stop financing cross country prior to the 2011 school year,
Instead of hanging up his sneakers, Smith rallied the troops, recruited new runners, and sent out endless Facebook messages to bring them out.
"At one point my dad wanted me to switch to The Hill School, or maybe even move to Pottsgrove," he said. "That would have been the biggest regret of my high school career, to have left Pottstown. I love everybody on my team."
Thanks to volunteer coaches Mary Ann Hill, also the Trojans' longtime track coach, and Mark Agnew — the Trojans swim coach — the Pottstown cross country program lived on.
"It's absolutely been worth it," Hill said. "We took the kids to Poconos for a camp and they really bonded as a family. It's just a group that enjoys running. And I enjoy running, so it's kind of nice not to run alone after school.
"We treat them like any other Pottstown varsity sport, make sure they have the equipment that they need. Sometimes it's hard, but we do fundraisers. And everybody has been great about helping out. We just don't get paid. Mark and I put a lot of our money for entry fees, and obviously time, into it. But the kids make it worth it. I try and instill in them a love for running."
"Definitely been worth it," Agnew said. "Just to see the kids improve is so satisfying. We've had a great season. We started out with a camp, had 20 kids come out for it, and had a great time. It's been very rewarding. We're looking forward to keeping the program going. The goal is to double the team again next year."
Pottstown sophomore Kiara Horsey has been the Pottstown girls' front runner all season, and again on this day, crossing 16th (22:29) in a tough field.
"It's fun and our cross country is like a big family," Horsey said. "We're always having fun together. Our coaches are amazing. They do this all on their own time, they don't get paid for it. They are the best coaches ever. So why wouldn't you want to do cross country? I don't run track, I only run cross country. Because track is monotonous. You have to run around the track over and over again. In cross country you get to see different surroundings.
"Being the top runner for the Pottstown girls team makes it more exciting. It gives you more responsibility each time. Like, I most come in first out of all the Pottstown girls."
And she plans to stick with it for the next two years.
As for the race and the top finishers, it was yet another exceptional run by Steinke, and also an outstanding one by Watro, both favorites to win the PAC-10 championship next week at Heebner Park.
"I knew this is a fast course," Steinke said. "And I forced myself not to look back today. Sometimes I look back just to know where I am. I felt great today, but my time did surprise me. I didn't think I'd run a 17. So that gives me a lot of confidence that I have a second gear (for PAC-10, districts and states)."
How about three years of undefeated dual meets?
"It's really exciting," she said. "I'm just going to keep looking forward, keep looking for future accomplishments. There could be any season, any year a girl who comes up in the PAC-10. And I have to keep my guard up, keep pushing real hard and not let down at all."
For Watro, closing out the regular PAC-10 season undefeated confirmed that again that he made the right move switching from starting soccer goalie to top cross country runner for the Warriors.
"I didn't expect to go undefeated, not at all," Watro said. "I expected to be third on the team, second at the best. A couple of guys got injured, I moved up. Coach has us doing some good workouts that definitely got us in shape.
"We thought Owen J. would give us some real trouble today. We did a quick walk-through of the course. And once we got to the second hill, with me and Matt (Schulz) out front, I thought we were doing pretty good.
Moving over from soccer "was a good choice overall," Watro said. "Now getting pretty psyched for the championships next week. A little nervous, but hopefully we can get the team victory and I can win that too."
The Methacton boys, now at 8-1, look forward to challenging undefeated Pottsgrove for the PAC-10 title.
The Owen J. Roberts girls are in a three-way tie at the top with Boyertown and Perk Valley, all at 8-1.
"I've been hoping to run a good race and the girls stepped up in the last half of the race and did a good job," veteran OJR coach Dave Michael said. "It will make for an interesting championship next week. It should be a very good and interesting race."


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Myke Tavarres has been turning heads on the football field in his two years as a linebacker at College of the Siskiyous in Weed.
The sophomore from Lake Oswego, Ore., has become a defensive leader and a key reason the Eagles are 9-1 overall and are hosting its first bowl game since 1985. On Saturday, COS faces Chabot in the Top of the State Bowl starting at noon in Weed.
The 6-foot-2-inch, 215-pound Tavarres immediately contributed to the Eagles last season and was named to the first team All-Mid Empire Conference squad. After his freshman year, he received a ton of attention from a number of elite four year schools.
In June, he visited the University of Arkansas and loved the environment and coaches at the SEC school and made a verbal commitment to play for the Razorbacks.
Recently, there have been questions raised if he would still commit to Arkansas due to a disappointing season so far for the team and the possibility that head coach John L Smith and his coaching staff could be replaced after the season. Tavarres said that he really likes the coaches and the school and is seeing what develops. But, he said, at this time he is still verbally committed to Arkansas. One school that has shown interest in Myke that he's looking at is another SEC school, Texas A&M, which upset then No.1 ranked Alabama last week.
Tavarres said that he is certainly excited about the prospect of playing at an SEC school.
"Every game, I would be playing against the best of the best," he said.This season, Tavarres has had a total of 73 tackles in nine games, with 48 of them solo. He has two interceptions and ran both in for touchdowns. He also had a fumble return and 1.5 sacks. Myke has been wrecking havoc for the Eagles with his speed, size and excellent football instincts.
A key reason for the squad's success this year is the way everyone works well together and strives to be great players, he said.
"This is the best team I've ever been on," Tavarres said. "We play together as a team." He said that "it would be something special," if the Eagles can earn a victory on Saturday, If they win, they would end the season with 10 wins, the most in school history. "If I can finish my college career here with a win like that it would be amazing," he said.
COS head football coach Charlie Roche has been impressed with how committed Tavarres has been to the football program and as a student. He said that Myke has strived to balance being both a student and an athlete. Last spring, he earned a 3.35 GPA and is taking 28 units this fall.
"Myke is a good student and a very talented football player," Roche said. "He's been great for us. He's a leader on defense and he can run and pursue very well." To Roche, once Tavarres moves on to a Division 1 school, their facilities and training program should help him become an even better football player. "I still think he hasn't reached his full potential yet," he said.
Originally, Myke said he was looking at community college football power City College of San Fransisco, but was encouraged by his mother to consider COS, since it was the community college with a football program the was the closest to his home. Myke admitted that it was not easy at first at COS and that it took time to adjust to living in a small town like Weed. "I'm more of a big city boy," he said. But, Myke said, he adjusted and has had a good experience at the school.
When he first came to COS, Roche said that Tavarres was determined to become a Division 1 football prospect. Roche said that it's been inspiring to see him showcase his talent and put in the hard work necessary to make this goal a reality.
While he's excited about the prospect of playing Division 1 football, Tavarres said that he understands that he needs to "think about life after football."
"I definitely need to focus on my education," Tavarres said. "Football is a way to get in the door."
At this time, Myke is looking at double majoring in communications and journalism with a minor in business.
He feels that these majors suit him well because, "I'm good with people."
When asked for his most memorable play of the season, Tavarres said that it came against Butte. He recalled that he saw both the fullback and running back come his way. When he realized the running back had the ball, Myke jumped over the fullback and tackled the running back for a loss. He said it was his favorite play, because "it's something you don't normally see. It was instinct."
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Thought by many to be one of the best plays of the 20th century, Tom Stoppard's "Arcadia" will be presented May 1-4 in Jewel Theatre in the Center for the Arts by Luther College's Department of Visual and Performing Arts.
Premiered in 1993, "Arcadia" is set in Sidley Park, a fictional country estate, and moves back and forth between 1809 and the present. The residents of Sidley Park in 1809 include 13 year-old Thomasina, her tutor Septimus, her commanding mother Lady Croom, and an assortment of other residents and visitors, including "mad, bad, and dangerous to know" Lord Byron. In alternating scenes, the 21st century descendants of the 19th century family entertain two rival researchers who are visiting Sidley Park to piece together the puzzles of the past.
The play is being directed by visiting artist Kristen Underwood, who says, "One of the things that makes the play so entertaining is watching the people from the past puzzle over the future, while the people from the future try to piece together the past."
Tom Stoppard is said to have been inspired to write the play after reading the best-selling "Chaos" by James Gleick, and the play swirls with references to Newtonian physics, mathematics, and the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics (did a 13 year-old country girl discover it first?). But "Arcadia" also delves into landscape architecture, Romantic poetry, and the nature of time, juxtaposing past and present, art and science, order and disorder, in a witty and exhilarating evening of theatre.
The denizens of Sidley Park in 1809 (and, by the end of the play, 1812) are played by Anna Murray as Thomasina Coverly, Nelson Schreen as Septimus Hodge, Maxwell Lafontant as Jellaby the butler, Tyler Hagy as Ezra Chater, Lucas Chase as the landscape architect Richard Noakes, Elisabeth Athas as Lady Croom, and Josh Harper as her brother Captain Brice. In the modern era, Holly Fusco plays the author and researcher Hannah Jarvis, Bryce Muenchow is a rival academic Bernard Nightingale. The modern day descendents of the Coverly family are played by Maggie Sulentic as Chloe and Tim Komatsu as Valentine, with John Werner appearing as both Gus Coverly in the present day and Augustus Coverly in scenes from the past.
Kristen Underwood is directing, Tom Berger is designing the set, Lisa Lantz is creating the costume design, and Jeff Dintaman is designing the lighting. Alex Klyn is stage managing, Mim Harries is in charge of props, Chelsey O'Connor is assisting with lighting design, Josh Dale is assisting with sound, and Becca Chapin is assisting with hair and makeup, with additional students joining the crew as the week of production approaches.
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WESTMINSTER — One week after 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway was reported missing, grim-faced state and local law enforcement officials announced Friday that a body found Wednesday was hers.
"The focus has changed from the search for Jessica to a mission of justice for Jessica," said Westminster Police Chief Lee Birk, with "a great deal of sorrow" in his heart.
"There is a predator at large in our community," the chief said.
Birk said investigators are putting all efforts into finding the killer and protecting the community and its children, whom he called "our most precious commodity."
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- Video of Jessica's family talking about her disappearance.
- View the FBI Denver press release on the case, Oct. 11.
The body, found near Pattridge Park Open Space in Arvada, was positively identified through DNA tests by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Officials had said they needed the tests for positive identification because the body was "not intact."
Jim Yacone with the FBI said, "The commitment with investigators will not waver. Our commitment to seek justice will only grow stronger."
A public crisis-counseling center at the Wells Fargo Building, 7878 Wadworth Blvd., was open until 8 p.m. on Friday and will be open again from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday to help advise worried parents and counsel anyone who needs someone to talk to.
When Kimberly Bowman heard about Jessica's disappearance, she started a Facebook page devoted to her search and to create a common place where the community could gather.
After the news Friday, Bowman and others quickly organized a meeting place and command center at 9410 Wadsworth Parkway to comfort community members and many of the hundreds of volunteers who had been searching for the fifth-grader.
Counselors from the crisis- counseling center joined the crowd, as did community pastors.
Bowman said she and others are also organizing a balloon release Saturday.
"We had already started planning the balloon-wish release. Now we're just turning it into a celebration of her life," Bowman said.
Markers will be distributed so that people can write messages on the balloons "to send to her in heaven," she said.
The balloon-release event will take place at 2 p.m. at the same location — which is in the parking lot of an American Furniture Warehouse.
Bowman said organizers would welcome more donations of balloons and food for the event.
"As long as we need to be here, we're going to be here for people," Bowman said. "It's been hard, but hopefully together we can find something good to come out of this."
Officials did not delve into details of the tools they are using to locate the perpetrator and would not say if the case is being entered into databases to compare with other unsolved crimes.
Yacone urged everyone to continue reporting tips about the case. Tips are being collected at 303-658-4336.
Westminster police spokesman Trevor Materasso reiterated a plea made Thursday for more information, asking the public to look at co-workers, friends and even family members who might fit the behavioral profile of a suspect.
"You are familiar with your neighborhood," Materasso said. "You will recognize when something is out of place. Call us immediately."
"This is not the news we wanted to hear," Jefferson County District Attorney Scott Storey said.
He said the investigation is the priority and that officials would not jeopardize that.
"The most important thing we can do now is the investigation, the apprehension and the prosecution of the person that did this," Storey said.
Birk, Yacone and Storey did not take questions at the news conference.
FBI spokesman Dave Joly said, "We will not rest until this person is caught."
He added that officials need the community to be "engaged and aware."
Gov. John Hickenlooper released a statement after the news conference: "This is an unthinkable end to an unthinkable crime in our community.
"It is with a profound sense of sorrow that we learned of Jessica Ridgeway's death. On behalf of all of Colorado, we offer our deepest sympathies to her family and friends. The Colorado Department of Public Safety and other federal, state and local agencies involved in the case will continue to provide all of the support they can as the investigation continues."
Shortly before 5 p.m., televisions throughout the metro area blared warnings announcing an Amber Alert update: Nearly a week after it was issued, the Westminster Police Department had officially canceled the Amber Alert for Jessica.
Jessica was last seen at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 5 as she left her home on Moore Street in Westminster. She was to meet with classmates at nearby Chelsea Park to walk to Witt Elementary, but she never arrived at school that morning. Investigators have ruled out Jessica's parents as possible suspects in the 10-year-old's disappearance.
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Westminster police spokesman Trevor Materasso says they are still encouraging witnesses to come forward and call the tip line at 303-658-4336.


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Sturdy wood, similar in size to the old "Charles Ebert Collection" burr puzzles. Thirteen pieces, no two alike, but 3 mirror images. They could have sanded the pieces a little better, which is why I gave it a 4. There are no suggestions or hints for building 6-piece burr puzzles from this collection, so it's up to you to build what you can. The pieces can be seen in Stewart Coffin's book, "The Puzzling World of Polyhedral Dissections," page 59. This "Boite 13" box contains 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 12, 14, 15, 17, 21, 22, 23, of Coffin's "25 notchable pieces." Using 6 of the pieces, and *not* the unnotched piece, I was able to build Coffin's Burr #305. This box is a lot of fun.


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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Columbia women's rowing team claimed a thrilling victory in the varsity eights race, edging out No. 10 Brown by just 0.9 seconds and Cornell by 5.5. However, the Bears captured the Dunn Bowl winning the best of three series of NCAA events.
In the final race of the morning, the Lions and Brown were side-by-side for nearly the entire race with Columbia coming out on top by the narrowest of margins.
The Lions second varsity eight placed third, pulling in 8.4 seconds behind the Bears and 7.2 from the Big Red.
Columbia is back in action on Sunday, May 5 when they compete at the Women's Sprints Regatta on the Cooper River in Camden County, N.J.
Dunn Bowl Results
Columbia vs. Brown, Cornell
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Providence, R.I., Seekonk River
Varsity Eights
Columbia, 6:12.00
Brown, 6:12.90
Cornell, 6:17.50
Second Varsity Eights
Brown, 6:23.90
Cornell, 6:25.10
Columbia, 6:32.30
Varsity Fours
Brown, 7:15.80
Cornell, 7:31.50
Columbia, 7:32.60
Third Varsity Eights
Brown, 6:54.90
Cornell, 7:15.30
Varsity Four B's
Cornell, 7:52.30
Columbia, 8:09.90
Brown, 8:25.10
Today's Columbia Boatings:
Varsity Eight
Aneesha Baliga, cox; Becca Randall, stroke; Fiona Duffy, 7; Samantha Warren, 6; Amelia Brunner, 5; Karli McMenamin, 4; Jocelyn Bohn, 3; Nikki Bourassa, 2; Lottie Galliano, bow
Second Varsity Eight
Clare Hua, cox; India Knight, stroke; Hilary Going, 7; Maddie O'Brien, 6; Sylvie Krekow, 5; India Knight, 4; Kellie Solowski, 3; Alexandra Swift, 2; Hayley Weil, bow
Varsity Four
Jill Klein, cox; Colleen Condon, stroke; Elisa Mirkil, 3; Caitlin Shufelt, 2; Carli Tashjian, bow
Second Varsity Four
Audrey Warren, cox; Natalie Rutherford, stroke; Sara Hyten, 3; Maia Claman, 2; Nikki Tomm, bow


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2012 Election Day
- COMPLETE RESULTS: All races, by county, city & district
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- LIVE BLOG: Keep up with latest news, info throughout Colorado.
- More photos of 2012 Election Day all across Colorado.
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- Find out who's who and what's what with The Denver Post Voter Guide.
- Watch video of Election Day passions running deep in Jefferson County.
- See photos of what voters dealt with at polling places in Denver.
- More photos of President Obama and Mitt Romney on the last day of campaigning.
Democrats on Tuesday night kept their majority in the Colorado Senate, maintaining such a solid lead throughout the evening in two of four races critical for control of the chamber that Republicans admitted they couldn't retake it.
In the Senate, 18 seats constitute a majority, and Democrats now hold a 20-15 advantage. Twenty Senate seats were up in the election, but eyes were focused primarily just on a quartet of races, three of them in the Denver suburbs. The rest of the races were so lopsided, the outcome wasn't in doubt.
After legislative redistricting last year, under the new maps, Republicans would have had to win all four contested races to gain the majority.
But by late Tuesday, it appeared the Democrats had all but locked up at least two of the seats.
"We had hopes for more seats, and it's unfortunate," said Senate Minority Leader Bill Cadman, R-Colorado Springs.
In Senate District 26 , Democratic state Sen. Linda Newell, a conflict resolution specialist from Littleton, appeared to be holding onto the Arapahoe County seat that she won by just 195 votes in 2008. She faced Republican Dave Kerber, a former Greenwood Village city councilman, former chairman of the Arapahoe County Republican Party and a co-owner of a small business.
Mailers in the race hit Newell over tax liens filed against her in the 1990s for back taxes she owed, and they accused Kerber of wanting to limit women's access to mammograms.
Newell was leading with 52.7 percent to Kerber's 47.2 percent, a 3,016-vote lead.
Sen. Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora, a key organizer in the effort to retain the Democratic majority, said there was no way Kerber could make up the difference.
Cadman agreed.
"From what we've seen that one's done," he said of the race. "Obviously, we thought we had a real shot at that. We can take a little bit of comfort in the fact that we at least maintained the number (15 seats) we had."
In Senate District 22, an open seat in Jefferson County, Democrat Andy Kerr was holding on to an early advantage over Republican Ken Summers.
Returns showed Kerr with 52 percent of the vote to Summers' 47.9 percent, with Kerr having a 2,676-vote lead, another lead Carroll and Cadman agreed would be difficult for Republicans to overtake.
Both are lawmakers in the state House, and both are from Lakewood.
Kerr was blasted for being the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights while attack mailers tried to paint Summers as an extremist for supporting the so-called "Personhood" amendment.
Republicans appeared to be holding a lead on one seat.
In Senate District 35, a seat that sprawls across 16 counties in southern Colorado from the Kansas border to the San Juan Mountains, Republican rancher Larry Crowder was leading Democrat Crestina Martinez, a Costilla County commissioner. Crowder with 49.4 percent to Martinez's 46.9 percent. Libertarian William Bartley had 3.6 percent.
Martinez was accused of being soft on gun rights issues and beat up over a $400 contribution she took from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Crowder, meanwhile, was hammered for his support for a personhood amendment to the state constitution and blasted as a supporter of the Ryan budget.
One race still too close to call was in Senate District 19, where Jefferson County incumbent Democrat Evie Hudak of Westminster, a former teacher, had a razor-thin lead over Republican challenger Lang Sias of Arvada, a commercial pilot and Air National Guard officer.
Hudak was leading Sias 46.8 percent to 46.7 percent, or a margin of just 75 votes. Libertarian Lloyd Sweeny had 6.3 percent of the vote.
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Valentines Day is just around the corner, and what better way to share the day with those you love and care about then by giving out some hugs and kisses? I have to admit, I love those yummy Hershey's Hugs and Kisses and I know that when I give them away to others, it puts a smile on their face. So this year, put lots of smiles on many faces and give out lots of those adorably tasty Hershey's Kisses and Hugs!! Recently I was sent some very tasty treats from Hershey's. I was sent a very cute Jolly Rancher suckers that have a wrapper that is perfect for your kids to give out this Valentines Day to all of their friends!! With the Jolly Rancher Valentines suckers, my daughter will be all set for her party on Valentines Day.
On top of the Jolly Rancher Valentines Suckers, I was also sent some Hershey's Kisses and some Hershey's Hugs. With the Hershey's Kisses, I was sent this very cute box that has a place to put a picture to make the gift even more personal. Then inside is a bag of those adorable and very delicious Hershey's Kisses. With the Hershey's Hugs that I was sent, I got the Hershey's Raspberry Hugs. I had never tried these before and to my surprise they were very good and very addictive, lol. In all the products I was sent were all very good and all make for great treats to share this Valentines Day!!! To make this Valentines Day even sweeter, the wonderful people from Hershey's would like to give one of my readers some Valentines goodies as well!!!
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The electric cabinet unit heater is designed for mounting in any position, fully recessed, semi-recessed or surface mounted. All capacities, voltages, physical sizes, grille arrangements and options shall be as specifiedon the plans. All units must be fieldconvertible to the following: 1. For control by a field supplied remote thermostat 2. Load management control with an external dry switch. When closed unit operates under control of either the internal or the external thermostat. When open, unit turns off. 3. Any grille arrangement.
CABINET: The cabinet shall be constructed of heavy duty 16 Gauge Zinc coated steel. The heater shall have a removable front door for easy access to the control panel, elements, motor-blower assembly, filtersand all internal components. The grill configurationmust be easily fieldconvertible to any air flowconfiguration(by removal of no more than four fasteners). The cabinet shall have a textured finishof two coats of powder coat epoxy and be suitable for use with optional kick space base.
HEATING ELEMENTS: The heating elements shall be warranted for 1 year and shall be non-glowing design consisting of special high temperature resistance wire enclosed in an incoloy sheath to which steel finsare furnace brazed. The heating elements shall be located directly in front of the blower discharge air for uniform heating. They shall be mounted with a single anchor at one end to minimize effects of thermal expansion and contraction.
SAFETY CUTOUT: Thermal safety limits shall be built into the system to automatically shut off heater in event of overheating due to any cause. The safety cutouts shall be of two types: A. The primary limit shall be an automatic capillary type to sense the heat along the full length of the heating elements. It shall de-energize the heaters by opening the coil circuit on the heating contactors. B. The secondary limit shall be a manual reset thermal device to interrupt power to the heating elements.
MOTOR AND BLOWER ASSEMBLY: The motors and blowers shall be direct drive and resiliently mounted on rigid heavy gauge frame for quiet operation and long life. The motor shall be two-speed, shaded pole type, rated for the voltage (480 to 600 Volts are single speed only). Each shall have built-in automatic reset overload protection and are life time lubricated. The motor shall be vented and mounted in the air stream to provide maximum cooling of the motor.
HIGH AND LOW HEAT RANGES: All units will be supplied as standard with a switch for selecting full heat at high fan speed or reduced heat at low fan speed (On 480 & 600 Volt units the switch changes the heat but not the fan speed).
OVER CURRENT PROTECTION: Circuit breakers shall be provided for branch circuit protection where required by NEC. Circuit breakers are optional on all other heaters.
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BATON ROUGE — Despite being outspent on television and facing opposition from a sitting judge, Nicholls State University professor and former state representative Mitch Theriot was elected by more than 3,000 votes Saturday to serve as a state appeals court judge.
BATON ROUGE — Despite being outspent on television and facing opposition from a sitting judge, Nicholls State University professor and former state representative Mitch Theriot was elected by more than 3,000 votes Saturday to serve as a state appeals court judge.
He won election to the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal's Division B seat.
With all 455 precincts reporting, Theriot had 25,793 votes, besting District Judge William C. DuPont of Plaquemine, a Democrat who had 22,783 votes. Theriot carried 53 percent of the electorate to DuPont's 47 percent.
The Raceland Republican replaces Judge Jimmy Gaidry, 70, of Bourg, who wasn't eligible for another term because of age restrictions. Gaidry opted against endorsing either candidate in Saturday's election.
Theriot said he relied heavily on his wife and family to help turn out voters for the runoff election. He added that serving on the Court of Appeal has been a "longtime goal" that is finally fulfilled.
"We're all very excited and relieved," he said Saturday evening. "I'm looking forward to serving on the court, meeting the challenge of the research involved and representing the district."
DuPont couldn't be reached Saturday evening. Between October and this past week, he loaned his campaign $150,000 in personal money to make his bid for the bench.
The local district in the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal includes Terrebonne, St. Mary, Lafourche, Assumption, Ascension, Iberville, West Baton Rouge and Pointe Coupee parishes. The court examines decisions from lower courts, and its proceedings typically involve civil, criminal and family matters.
There are about 125,000 registered voters in the northern end of the district in Ascension, Iberville, Pointe Coupee and West Baton Rouge parishes, where DuPont resides, and nearly 170,000 in the southern parishes, which Theriot calls home.
The Nov. 6 election, which featured a field of four candidates plus high-profile races for president, had a turnout of 186,669 voters. Saturday's election, by comparison, garnered the attention of only 48,576 voters, which amounts to roughly 138,000 fewer ballots cast.
During the primary election last month, DuPont carried every parish except Terrebonne and Lafourche. Saturday's numbers showed the same, only DuPont also lost Ascension and St. Mary in the runoff.
Theriot said gaining ground in both of those parishes was part of his strategy after the primary results were announced. For the rest of the campaign, at least from a financial perspective, Theriot was trying to keep pace.
That's because DuPont was among the first candidates to declare for the race, and his early campaign finance reports showed a fundraising structure that left his opponents scrambling to catch up. That trend continued until his campaign's final days.
For instance, he injected his campaign with $25,000 in personal money four days prior to Saturday's runoff election, according to a finance report filed with the Ethics Administration on Friday. He similarly loaned his campaign another $25,000 just a week or so ago — on top of a $100,000 loan he made in October, as secured through Plaquemine Bank and Trust Co.
Theriot's latest reports don't reveal the same kind of late break for contributions. On Dec. 1, he had roughly $34,800 in the bank, including $25,750 worth of donations raised since the primary election. He also loaned his campaign $30,000 in personal money.
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, in addition to offering its endorsement, made sizable contributions to the Theriot campaign. The Louisiana Democratic Party offered DuPont his most significant endorsement.
In his native Lafourche Parish, Theriot earned 7,263 votes to DuPont's 1,063. In Terrebonne, 6,548 voters sided with Theriot, while DuPont picked up 1,733.
Born to a father in the marine business and a stay-at-home mother, Theriot said he was the first from his family to obtain a college degree. He describes his private law practice as a "country practice," adding that he will "handle whatever comes through the door, from A to Z."
Theriot, now 49, currently balances his private caseload with teaching law at Nicholls State University and serving as a municipal judge in Golden Meadow and Lockport. He is also a member of the state Board of Tax Appeal, as appointed by Gov. Bobby Jindal.
Theriot has run for office on occasions since leaving the Legislature in 2000 after two terms, mostly for his old House seat. Saturday's election was the first he has claimed as the victor since leaving the House.
In addition to DuPont, Theriot surpassed a set of primary challengers last month as well, including Terrebonne Parish prosecutor Chris Erny of Houma and Mark Plaisance of Thibodaux, who served as city judge for Baker for six years.
As for Gaidry, he said his retirement from the appellate bench will include plans to make himself available to be appointed to cases by the state Supreme Court. He was first elected in 2002 after serving as a district court judge 18 years.
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April brought in $48 million more than expected for state coffersBy GARRY RAYNO
State House Bureau
May 02. 2013 3:02PM
CONCORD - For the second month in a row, state revenues are running well ahead of schedule and currently show a $33.8 million surplus for the year.
Led by business tax returns and one-time money from settlements with tobacco and oil companies, state general fund revenue for April was $305 million, or $48.3 million more than budget writers estimated, and $54.5 million more than a year ago.
For the first 10 months of the 2013 fiscal year, state revenues total $1.96 billion, which is $33.8 million more than estimates and $102.3 million more than a year ago.
Business taxes continued their strong showing from March, returning $92.5 million, $17.7 million more than anticipated and $18.5 million more than April 2012.
Administrative Services Commissioner Linda Hodgdon said the business taxes are wonderful news. The returns are up 12 percent from a year ago and companies' estimated tax filings are up 7 percent, she said, which bodes well for June, another big month for businesses taxes.
"The state is now likely to close the current biennium with more revenue than planned, allowing us to overcome shortfalls in the last legislature's budget from unrealized Medicaid Enhancement Tax revenues, unbudgeted expenditures and projected savings that did not materialize," said Gov. Maggie Hassan. "In addition, if current trends continue and there is a surplus generated for fiscal year 2013, we will have an important opportunity to strengthen New Hampshire's Rainy Day fund, a responsible approach that will improve our short- and long-term fiscal situation."
April's revenues include the tobacco settlement money which was estimated to be $42.4 million, but was $63.2 million, or $20.8 million more than anticipated.
The additional money comes from another settlement reached with tobacco companies over money they withheld from statements to the states, claiming states including New Hampshire failed to abide by the original agreement.
The state also received $6.4 million as a result of the MtBE settlement with oil companies. The state retains 10 percent of the money to recover costs incurred in the litigation.
Without the one-time money for the two settlements, general fund revenue would be $21.1 million more than anticipated for April.
Interest and Dividend taxes also produced more than anticipated for April, returning $40.6 million, or $2.6 million above estimates and $4.5 million more than a year ago.The communications tax continued to produce less money than forecast after lawmakers last year passed a law prohibiting taxing Internet access.
In April, the levy produced $3.9 million, or $3.2 million less than estimates and $3 million less than a year ago. To date the tax is $16.5 million below estimates with two months to go in the fiscal year.
Hodgdon said the Department of Revenue Administration is beginning an audit to determine the cause of the shortfall.
"They said they would need six months of returns to do an audit, but it is tied to the change in law," she said. "It looks very disappointing, the $16.5 million hurts."
Producing more revenue than forecast for April were the rooms and meals tax, securities and lottery revenues and the utility property tax, while the tobacco tax and liquor commission returns were below estimates for the month.
Hodgdon said the revenues for the year to date are good news, but she is concerned about the lapses of money state agencies are supposed to save from their budgets and not spend.
"The budget is so tight and the elimination of 1,200 positions which the agencies used to meet their lapses last time, will be difficult," she said. "It's good news, however."