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RADNOR — It wasn't a Big 5 classic, but no one at Temple is complaining. The Owls accomplished something Wednesday night they haven't been able to achieve in more than 20 years: They beat Villanova in back-to-back years.
Scootie Randall scored 21 points, Anthony Lee tied a career-high with 16 points and Khalif Wyatt added 13 as the Owls rallied from a four-point halftime deficit for a 76-61 victory over the Wildcats at the Pavilion.
It marked the first time the Owls (6-0 overall, 1-0 Big 5) beat Villanova in consecutive years since the 1987-88 and 1988-89 seasons. It's also Temple's first win at the Pavilion since a 70-57 triumph Nov. 29, 1990.
"It's a big win for us," said Lee, who had a T, a U and his number, 3, shaved into the left side of his head Tuesday night. "Coaches were telling us all week that we haven't won here since 1990. We weren't intimidated coming in here. We wanted to show everyone that we could win here."
Both teams were ranked the last time the Owls knocked off the Wildcats at the Ski Lodge. That's far from the case this year. While Temple is off to its best start since 1987-88, when the Owls opened the season with 14 straight wins, Villanova has struggled.
The Wildcats (4-4, 0-2) are .500 after eight games for the first time since the 1997-98 season and winless after two games in the City Series for the first time since 2001-02, Jay Wright's first season on the Main Line.
For 20 minutes, though, it looked like Villanova's streak would continue. But then it all came together for the Owls and fell apart for the Wildcats in the second half.
Temple held Villanova without a field goal for 10 minutes, 19 seconds, and went on an 18-2 run to erase a 36-32 halftime deficit. Villanova contributed to its demise. Not only did the Wildcats miss their first nine shots from the field in the second half, they also turned the ball over three times in their first seven possessions and 11 times in the second half.
"Their team defense was outstanding," Wright said of Temple.
Villanova finished with a season-high 20 turnovers and just seven field goals in the second half.
"Our turnovers led to points for them," said swingman James Bell, who led Villanova with 15 points. "We have to do a better job of taking care of the ball.
Tony Chennault hit a 3-pointer to end Villanova's field goal drought with 9:41 left in the first half. He had three of Villanova's seven field goals in the second half and finished with 10 points, but by then the damage was done.
The way the first half went, though, no one would have predicted that it Villanova would have trouble scoring in the second half. After a see-saw first four minutes, in which the lead changed hands three times, the game quickly developed into a jump-shooting contest and that did not bode well for the Owls, even with Wyatt on the floor.
The senior guard went stone cold after hitting his first shot. Wyatt missed his final eight attempts as the Wildcats took a 36-32 lead into the locker room at halftime.
Wyatt wasn't the only Owl to struggle from the field. Temple was 11-for-34 overall (32.4 percent) and 5-for-17 from 3-point land (29.4). Randall and Lee kept Temple in it with 10 and six points, respectively.
Villanova's lead would have been larger had the Wildcats taken better care of the basketball. That was Jay Wright's biggest concern coming into the game. Villanova turned the ball over 17 times in last year's 78-67 loss to the Owls at the Liacouras Center and continued that trend in the first 20 minutes.
The Wildcats turned the ball over nine times in the first half and Temple converted those mistakes into seven points. All that did, though, was keep Temple close. With Achraf Yacoubou scoring all five of his points and Bell netting four of his seven, the Wildcats scored 16 of the last 25 points to take that four-point lead into intermission.
Wyatt did not stay cold for long. He hit two straight, including a 3-pointer, after missing his first attempt in the second half to ignite a 7-0 run that gave the Owls a 41-36 lead. Villanova helped to fuel that outburst with four turnovers and three missed shots on its first seven possessions of the second half.
Hilliard made 2 of 3 from the line to get Villanova on the board, but that only stemmed the tide briefly. Temple ran off the next eight points and Temple had its second straight win over the Wildcats and remained undefeated going into Saturday's showdown with second-ranked Duke at the Izod Center.
"I thought we did a great job defensive in the second half," Temple coach Fran Dunphy said. "I hope this shows that we're going to play better as we move along."


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Family Movie Nights @Wednesday August 1st, Starts at 6pm
Come see "Aladdin " on the library's big screen.
Wednesday August 1st starting at 6pm. No need to register just drop in for a great time. Children can bring pillows to lay down on the floor during the movie. Bring your own Popcorn if you would like a snack! This movie is rated G and is 90 minutes long. Parents or guardians should stay in the library in case of an emergency.


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Kearse Rashon Bradham, now 19-years-old, was sentenced to 6 years in the Department of Corrections with credit for 420 days served, 9 years probation, cannot be around a child under 12 without supervision, may not babysit a child under 12 and cannot inflict corporal punishment on any child.He was also ordered to complete anger management course by Circuit Judge Kathleen Dekker Tuesday afternoon.
Dekker said she agonized over the sentence, which could have been 15 years, she did not believe he killed his child intentionally and that he was a 'kid having a kid."
"I believe something snapped and you allowed it to snap. I don't believe you killed the baby on purpose but by holding that baby so tight you caused a battery," she said.
Bradham, who was 17-years-old at the time of the child death had been charged initially with second-degree murder. Through a plea bargain agreement those charges were later reduced to manslaughter to which he plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the Oct. 30, 2008 death of his infant daughter, Kione Watson Bradshaw. The child's mother, Tamala Watson and Bradham were alone in the house when the child received a trauma blow to the skull. Watson,who was in the shower at the time, did not witness what happen.
"The child received a severe injury to the head that caused injuries to the brain. There was also fresh hemorrhaging between the ribs and minor abrasions to other parts of the body but that the abrasion did not contribute to the child's death," said Dr. Anthony J. Clark, assistant medical examiner who preformed the autopsy.
Inv. Scott Ivey, of the Gadsden County Sheriff's Office, testified that Bradham told him that he was carrying the child in a cradling position when he tripped and fell forward causing the child's head to strike the sharp edge of a door.
Dr. Clark said that would not explain the bleeding between the child's ribs in two places or that those injuries would not be consistent with someone giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Tamala Watson shed silent tears as a victim's advocate read her written statement.
"I think about this over and over. My son will never see his little sister again," she wrote. She also stated that the Bradham's put her out of their residence after the death of the baby but kept a photo album that contained the only pictures she has of the infant.
Bradham's mother, Karen Bradham said her son suffered with headaches that had him bedridden for 2 to 3 days and that he was often in a confused state during these episodes. She said that since his release from jail he has become a mentor with the Tallahassee Boy's Choir, travelling with the group and transporting children,
"I feel he has learned quite a lot and has grown up," Karen Bradham said.
His father, Christopher Bradham, said the few times he was around his son and the baby he appeared to be a loving and caring father. After a few statements, Bradham was unable to continue from a prepared statement. Bradham's attorney, Andrew Thomas, finished reading the impact statement.
He said asked for mercy for his son. he said it was hard for his to be in court in his birthday to learn of his son's fate.
"This was a terrible accident and I believe that with all of my soul," his father said.
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Eman Hamsa has received her M.Sc. in Mathematics and is currently working on her Ph.D in Applied Mathematics. She began her work here at UAB in mathematical physics.
Eman explains, "Mathematical Physics is concerned with the rigorous mathematical study of physical systems and the development of mathematical methods suitable for addressing physical problems. One of those problems is the effects of internal randomness on the conduction properties of solids. For example, the existence of randomly distributed impurities inside a metal will affect how well it conducts electricity. My research focuses on the study of systems where the randomness is due to an external magnetic field affecting the metal rather than impurities inside it. The presence of such a field induces certain internal random processes affecting the electrons and causing their behavior to change dramatically, turning the solid from a good conductor to a complete insulator in some cases. A rigorous study of such systems combines a number of mathematical disciplines such as probability theory, spectral theory and functional analysis."
UAB's math department and the outstanding faculty members working in different areas of mathematical physics are why Eman chose UAB for her graduate studies. "Since I have always been fascinated with problems in mathematical physics, UAB was a natural choice for me. The friendly atmosphere at UAB, and Birmingham in general, were also major factors in my decision."
While attending UAB, Eman was inducted into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society in 2004 and has received the Outstanding Mathematics Graduate Student Award at the doctoral level for 2007.
She believes that being at UAB gave her a great opportunity to interact with the diverse UAB community. "These interactions have enriched my life greatly and made me proud to be a member of this community. Aside from research I think my most rewarding experience at UAB was being able to teach. It is an amazing feeling to be able to share with others some of the beauty of mathematics, while providing them with the basic knowledge needed in numerous applications in life."
Eman feels very fortunate to have met some amazing people here at UAB. "Whether they were my teachers or my friends," she adds, "each had an undeniable impact on my life. I think the greatest impact was that of my mentor Dr. Gunter Stolz. His enthusiasm about mathematics, confidence and optimism is a great inspiration for me, while his encouragement and support continue to help me develop both scientifically and personally."
When asked if she has any advice for her fellow graduate students, Eman replied, "Because graduate school is a life enriching experience, my advice for graduate students is to enjoy every class you can take."
Eman plans to pursue a research career in mathematical physics while teaching mathematics at the university level.


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Shrewsbury Street residents and business owners voiced concerns Thursday night about UMass Memorial Health Care's plans to relocate its outpatient psychiatric services to a three-story brick building it owns at 328 Shrewsbury St.
Their concerns centered on the lack of parking for the building, the increase in traffic the clinic would generate, security issues associated with the facility and where employees and patients would be allowed to smoke.
Because UMass Memorial is a smoke-free facility, residents and business owners fear that smokers will gravitate closer to their properties.
"Our neighborhood should not become UMass' ashtray," said Gary J. Vecchio, president of the neighborhood group.
Meanwhile, UMass Memorial officials pledged to work with residents to ensure that the clinic fits in with the neighborhood and is not disruptive.
"We recognize there will be a change to the neighborhood," said Cheryl Lapriore, senior vice president, chief of staff and chief marketing officer for UMass Memorial Health Care. "Our job is to make sure there are no negative impacts to residents and businesses. We don't anticipate any problems, but if any should arise, we will solve them very quickly."
UMass Memorial has been providing outpatient psychiatric services for more than 15 years at a building near the Beechwood Inn.
Ms, Lapriore said UMass Memorial wants to relocate those services to a building it owns on Shrewsbury Street because of the cost of renting the property from the Beechwood.
While the current outpatient facility is in a fairly isolated area, the new clinic, which is expected to open between May and July, is in the heart of a commercial and residential area.
While the clinic will be providing various outpatient psychiatric services, it will not offer methadone treatments or programs for sex offenders, and medication will not be distributed in the building.
About 140 to 150 clients are expected to be served at the Shrewsbury Street clinic each weekday. Also, about 100 employees will be working there, though no more than 30 are expected to be there at any one time.
During the course of the year, the clinic is expected to generate about 40,000 visits with about 4,000 unique adult patients. Residents fear those numbers will lead to greater traffic congestion on Shrewsbury Street.
While the current clinic near the Beechwood has 83 parking spaces, the building on Shrewsbury Street has about 60 off-street spaces.
Ms. Lapriore said UMass Memorial is negotiating with the Bancroft School of Massage Therapy, across the street, to rent an additional five to 10 parking spaces.
She added that if parking becomes a problem, UMass would consider providing a shuttle transportation service for staff employees so they would not take up parking spaces at the clinic.
To address security concerns, Ms. Lapriore said UMass Memorial police will have a presence at the new site. She said police will be on-site a minimum of three times a day during the hours the clinic is open to perform security checks.
UMass Memorial will also post clear signage indicating that the clinic is smoke-free and in a residential area and, as a result, staff and patients will be asked to leave the residential area if they are going to smoke.
Ms. Lapriore also acknowledged that UMass Memorial made a mistake by going forward with the renovation project before discussing its plans with the neighborhood group.
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The class is Aug. 18 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Students who have taken the online course and wish to complete this classroom portion must bring the online-completion report with them.
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text: This past weekend, Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina hosted the Sprint Cup Coca-Cola 600 and the Nationwide Series History 300. The Camping World Truck Series will return to action on May 31 with the Lucas Oil 200 at the Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware.NASCAR Sprint Cup SeriesTime Trials: Denny Hamlin won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 54th Annual Coca-Cola 600 with a lap of 27.604 seconds, 195.624 mph. This is the No. 11 Toyota Camry driver's 14th pole in 267 NSCS races. This is his second pole and seventh top-10 start in 2013. This is Hamlin's first pole in 16 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He led six laps and finished the race in fourth place. Hamlin moved up three spots to 24th in the point standings.Did Not Qualify: No. 19 Mike Bliss.Race Winner: Kevin Harvick won the 54th Annual Coca-Cola 600, his 21st victory in 442 NSCS races. This is the No. 29 Chevrolet SS driver's second victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2013. This is his second victory and eighth top-10 finish in 25 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.Rookie of the Race: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., the No. 17 Ford Fusion driver, started 30th and finished 14th. He was named the "Rookie of the Race" since his finish was best of the ROTY contenders in the event. Stenhouse is currently 17th in the 2013 point standings.Contingency Awards:- Kasey Kahne, the No. 5 Chevrolet SS driver, won the 3M Lap Leader Award for leading the most laps (161 of 400). He started sixth and finished second.- Hendrick Engines won the Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race award. They supplied the engine in Kahne's No. 5 Chevrolet.- Kahne also won the American Ethanol Green Flag Restart award for recording the fastest average speed on restarts and finishing the race on the lead lap.- Matt Borland, crew chief on the No. 39 Chevrolet SS driven by Ryan Newman, wins the Moog Problem Solver of the Race award. The award goes to the crew chief that improves the most from first half of the race to the second half utilizing the 40 best lap times (improved 0.327 seconds). Newman started the race in 10th place and finished in sixth. He is currently 16th in the 2013 Sprint Cup point standings.- Kevin Harvick won the Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race award given to the winner of the race or the next-highest finishing driver displaying the Mobil 1 decal.- Harvick also won the Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap award given to the driver displaying the Sherwin-Williams decal who clocks the fastest lap of the race.Points Leader: Jimmie Johnson leads the point standings by 32 points over Carl Edwards.NSCS Top 12 (G/L):1. Jimmie Johnson 02. Carl Edwards 03. Matt Kenseth 04. Clint Bowyer +15. Kasey Kahne +16. Dale Earnhardt Jr. -27. Kevin Harvick +38. Paul Menard +39. Martin Truex Jr. +510. Brad Keselowski -311. Kyle Busch -312. Aric Almirola -3Next NSCS Race: FedEx / Autism Speaks 400, Sunday, June 2, 2013 at Dover International Speedway. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NASCAR Nationwide SeriesTime Trials: Austin Dillon won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 32nd Annual History 300 with a lap of 29.356 seconds, 183.949 mph. This is the No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro driver's fourth pole in 54 NNS races. This is his first pole and ninth top-10 start in 2013. This is Dillon's first pole in three races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He led one lap and finished the race in 14th place.Did Not Qualify: No. 42 J.J. Yeley, No. 00 Bryan Silas, No. 37 Matt Dibenedetto and No. 17 Tanner Berryhill.Race Winner: Sprint Cup regular (No. 18) Kyle Busch won the 32nd Annual History 300, his 57th victory (series most) in 253 NNS races. This is the No. 54 Toyota Camry driver's sixth victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2013. This is his seventh victory (series most) and 17th top-10 finish in 20 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Busch is not eligible for points in this series.Rookie of the Race: Kyle Larson, the No. 32 Chevrolet Camaro driver, started 18th and finished fourth. This was ahead of the rest of the 2013 Rookie of the Year contenders earning him the Sunoco Rookie of the Race award.Contingency Awards:- Kyle Larson won the Mobil 1 Driver of the Race award given to the winner of the race or the next-highest finishing driver displaying the Mobil 1 decal. - Kyle Busch led the most laps earning the 3M Lap Leader award. He led 186 of the 200 laps run.- Joe Gibbs Racing Engines won the Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race award. They built the engine in Busch's No. 54 Toyota.Points Leader: Regan Smith leads the point standings by 29 points over Sam Hornish Jr.NNS Top 10 (G/L):1. Regan Smith 02. Sam Hornish Jr. 03. Justin Allgaier +14. Elliott Sadler -15. Brian Vickers 06. Parker Kligerman +17. Austin Dillon -18. Brian Scott 09. Kyle Larson +110. Alex Bowman -1Next NNS Race: 5-hour Energy 200, Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Dover International Speedway.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -NASCAR Camping World Truck SeriesPoints Leader: Matt Crafton leads the standings by 13 points over Johnny Sauter.Next NCWTS Race: Lucas Oil 200, Friday, May 31, 2013, at Dover International Speedway.


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Cougars win by 15 points
A second half surge broke open a close game and guided Taft College to a 73-58 Central Valley Conference women's basketball victory over visiting West Hills-Lemoore.
The home win Saturday night snapped a three-game road loss streak to improve TC to 2-3 in the conference and 7-13 overall.
After the Cougars charged out to a 14-4 lead, the Golden Eagles fought back to keep it close through the rest of the first half. Taft led 34-27 at the break.
Lemoore, in its inaugural season for women's basketball, turned the tables with a 12-4 run to start the second half and take the lead at 41-38.
That's when Cougar head coach Tyrone Taylor called a time out.
"At the beginning of the second half we had a little letdown," he said. "We changed things a little and came out of the timeout a little more ready to play."
For one thing, the Cougars switched to a man-to-man defense and pressured the Golden Eagles.
That strategy ignited an 8-1 run that gave the lead back to Taft, and when the surge was over the Cougars had outscored the Golden Eagles 22-7 and built a commanding 60-48 lead.
Seven of the team's eight players scored during the run.
Ramonique Redding, a freshman guard from Mira Monte High in Bakersfield, got things started with back-to-back buckets and sophomore Schalon Baysinger wrapped it up by scoring twice in the paint.
The Cougars were without the services of 6-foot-2 center Bezait Anbesse, who is sidelined with an ankle injury.
"We had to go with a smaller lineup," Taylor said. "I think it benefited us scoring-wise. We also took better care of the ball."
Freshman guard Erica Evans paved the way with a game-high 20 points and 7 rebounds.
Zanoria Echols scored 17 points with 3 rebounds, Redding had 13 points with 8 rebounds and 2 blocked shots, Crystallyn Faletoi 9 points and 7 rebounds, and Baysinger 8 points and 7 rebounds.
Airiyana Brown had 4 points and 3 rebounds, Shelly Gill 2 points and a rebound and Mylasia Smith 7 rebounds.
The Cougars host perennial conference champion Fresno City College Wednesday at 5 p.m. The Rams are undefeated in conference and ranked No. 2 in the state.


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A Leavenworth man told authorities he was hit with a wooden club Tuesday during an altercation with another man, a police spokesman said.
A Leavenworth man told authorities he was hit with a wooden club Tuesday during an altercation with another man, a police spokesman said.
The incident was reported at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday at the victim's residence in the 700 block of Cherokee Street.
Police were called to that location for a report of a fight with weapons. The 55-year-old victim told officers he was attacked by a 52-year-old Leavenworth man, according to Maj. Dan Nicodemus, deputy chief of the Leavenworth Police Department.
"(The victim) said the suspect charged at him with a wooden club and hit him several times with it," Nicodemus said.
The victim suffered minor injuries and refused medical attention.
The deputy chief said the altercation reportedly had been the result of a "dispute over a girl."
The suspect also is alleged to have struck a second victim, a 67-year-old man who was a guest at the residence, with his fist during the altercation.
The suspect was at the scene when police arrived. Nicodemus said the suspect's account of what happened was different from the one provided by the victim.
Nicodemus said the suspect did not have a wooden club when police arrived but one was located at the residence.
No arrests were made. Nicodemus said a report about the case will be forwarded to a prosecutor for review.


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Game Played for Week 7
4 Games: Hawks, Nets, Bobcats, Cavaliers, Mavericks, Nuggets, Pistons, Warriors, Rockets, Lakers, Hornets, Sixers, Spurs, Kings, Raptors, Wizards.
3 Games: Celtics, Bulls, Pacers, Clippers, Grizzlies, Heat, Timberwolves, Bucks, Knicks, Magic, Blazers, Jazz.
2 Games: Thunder, Suns.
Point Guards
Nate Robinson Bulls – Kirk Hinrich left Saturday's game with an elbow injury and it's too early to know about his status for the week. But if he's going to miss time, Robinson is a must-add in all formats. We've been touting him as a solid guy to hold onto in fantasy leagues, even when Hinrich is healthy, but he would put up big numbers as a starter. He had 14 points, six boards, eight assists and two 3-pointers in relief of Hinrich on Saturday.
Rodney Stuckey Pistons – Stuckey has hit double figures in scoring in three straight games, including a season-high of 24 points with seven assists on Friday. Over his last five games he's averaging 13.5 points, seven assists and a steal per game. It looks like he's finally ready to start performing for the Pistons after a slow start to the season.
Jeremy Pargo Cavaliers – Pargo has been dumped in a lot of leagues, and for good reason, but came out of nowhere on Saturday with 24 points, four assists and two 3-pointers, which could very well end up being his best game of the season. Kyrie Irving is nearing his return, but Pargo should have about another week left in his window of opportunity, and has the potential to put up decent numbers in four games.
Jason Kidd Knicks – Kidd was dropped during a stint on the shelf with a back injury and hasn't really set the world on fire since his return. But he was playing very well before going down and is back in the Knicks' starting five. And as long as he stays there, he should be a solid source of 3-pointers, steals, assists and rebounds, with the occasional 10-point game.
Randy Foye Jazz – Foye had a disastrous three-point game on Wednesday, but has scored 20, 19 and 12 points in the other three games out of his last four, hitting 11 3-pointers over that stretch. He's not going to help in a lot of other categories, but looks like he has solid value in points-based scoring systems as long as he continues to start and get nearly 30 minutes per game.
Shooting Guards
Jordan Crawford/Bradley Beal Wizards – Crawford has exploded on the scene since Trevor Ariza went down with a calf injury, and got a bigger boost when A.J. Price broke his hand on Saturday. Shaun Livingston will see a deep-league boost with this news, but Crawford and Beal are the two guys to pick up. Crawford should have already been owned after scoring 22, 14, 22, 17, 19 and 19 points over his last six games, while also piling up 3-pointers, steals and assists. But he is still only owned in 31 percent of ESPN leagues. Beal, who is only owned in eight percent of ESPN leagues, has now hit double figures in six of his last seven games, including a total of 35 points over his last two. And with Price gone and Wall still not showing any signs of a quick return, both players should be very nice additions to your team.
Marco Belinelli Bulls – Belinelli got off to a poor start while filling in for Rip Hamilton, who could miss an entire month with his foot injury, but caught fire recently, scoring 22, 16 and 23 points over his last three games with eight 3-pointers. He's hit 21-of-43 shots over that stretch and while he could go cold at any minute, he is going to be owned in a lot more than 0.3 percent of ESPN leagues if he has one more big line.
Gerald Henderson Bobcats – Henderson still isn't starting for the Cats, but could be soon. Even off the bench, he's scored 13, 19 and 18 points over his last three games and has hit four 3-pointers during that stretch. He also has a couple blocks, a couple steals and 11 rebounds in those three games, and is only owned in 15 percent of ESPN leagues. His return has hurt Ramon Sessions' value and I'd rather own Henderson at this point.
Vince Carter Mavericks – Carter has scored in double figures in eight of his last nine games, and is averaging five rebounds, a steal and has hit nine 3-pointers over his last four. He's a bit of an injury risk, but is getting it done in his 24 minutes a night in December.
Small Forwards
Tayshaun Prince Pistons – Prince has quietly scored in double digits in eight straight games and had eight rebounds on Saturday. He doesn't steal the ball, but is shooting it well from both the field and line, and has hit four 3-pointers over his last five games. He's not a must-own player, but won't hurt your fantasy team anywhere.
Carlos Delfino Rockets – Delfino is over his groin injury and has the Rockets' best +/- rating. He's scored 10, 9, 15 and 13 points over his four games since returning from his injury, and has knocked down 11 triples over that stretch. He's also rebounding and handing out assists, and while Chandler Parsons will continue to hold him back, "Delthree-no" is a nice option if your team needs 3-pointers.
Corey Brewer Nuggets – With Wilson Chandler out with his hip injury, Brewer has gotten a nice opportunity off the bench, and has scored 20, 19 and 19 points in his last three games. He's hit four three-pointers over that stretch and is also averaging four boards and two steals in those three games. I have no idea how long he'll keep it going, but he could be a sneaky four-game play this week.
Mickael Pietrus Raptors – Pietrus burst on the scene with 21 points, six boards, a steal and two 3-pointrs on Wednesday, and then had 13 points, four boards, three blocks and four 3-pointerrs on Friday night. He's starting for the Raptors and as long as that's the case, he should keep playing well while getting 30-plus minutes per game.
Ersan Ilyasova/Marquis Daniels Bucks – Ilyasova continues to be the international man of mystery in fantasy hoops, as you never know what you're going to get. He has scored 21 (with 12 rebounds), 17 and 15 points in three of his last four games, but had just two points in the other one. He also had a DNP-CD just before that, which was preceded by a zero-point performance on Nov. 28. But he's starting to come on again for the Bucks, and if he gets minutes and gains some confidence, he could be on the verge of an explosion (which I've probably said for five straight weeks now). Daniels has been starting and scored 18 and 12 points in his last two games, but I'd still rather take a flier on Ilyasova and hope for the best.
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Power Forwards
Markieff Morris Suns – Morris is averaging 14 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.5 blocks and a 3-pointer over his last two games, while Michael Beasley has been benched by the Suns. Morris has the unique ability to hit threes, block shots, score and rebound, making him a very intriguing player. The minutes should be there with Beasley benched and I'm a fan of picking him up in all formats. Beasley played well off the bench on Saturday with a team-high 21 points and a full stat line, but it feels more like a fluke than a sign that he's suddenly about to turn it around. The Suns only have two games this week, meaning you won't want to start Morris in weekly leagues, and keep in mind he plays much better at home than on the road.
Kevin Seraphin Wizards - Seraphin, who is owned in just 40 percent of leagues, is a very safe add right now, averaging 14 points, eight boards and a block per game over his last five. I don't understand why he's not owned in more leagues.
Andre Drummond Pistons – Drummond had 15 points, 12 rebounds, a steal and two blocks on Wednesday and is averaging eight points, seven boards and 1.4 blocks over his last five games. He's a terrible free throw shooter, hitting just 6 of his last 16 shots from the line, but doesn't shoot enough of them to kill your team. He'll still need more minutes from coach Lawrence Frank to be a must-start player, but he's a nice stash, as more minutes should be coming his way (lather, rinse, repeat).
Jason Maxiell Pistons – Maxiell is averaging 8.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.4 blocks over his last four games and continues to start over Drummond for the Pistons. He's got a nice four-game week coming up and is an underrated PF/C you can throw into your lineup without doing too much damage to your team. But he can disappear at times, as he scored just six and four points in two of his last five games.
Jeff Green Celtics – Despite the presence of Paul Pierce and Brandon Bass, Green is finding a way to be relevant in Boston, averaging 16 points, 4.2 rebounds, a steal and 1.6 3-pointers over his last five games. He's scored 16 or more in four of those, despite getting just 24 minutes per game. He can disappear at any time, but is hot right now, but the Celtics play just three games this week.
Amir Johnson Raptors – Jonas Valanciunas started again on Friday, but it is possible that Johnson could be ready to replace him in the first unit any day now. A.J. Has scored 10, 11 and 16 points in three of his last five games, but had a total of six points in the other two. Over his last five he's averaging 8.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, a steal and 0.6 blocks, but all those numbers would quickly be on the rise if he does take over as the team's starting center. Consider him a speculative add at this point.
Larry Sanders Bucks – Sanders has been on a well-documented tear in the shot-blocking department and is averaging 9.6 points, 10.4 rebounds, 1.4 steals and an amazing 5.6 blocks per game over his last five. I still don't trust Scott Skiles with Sanders, but given what he's done over the past five games, there is no reason he shouldn't be owned in all leagues until further notice.
J.J. Hickson Blazers – We've seen cases where Hickson was dropped in some leagues and he's still only owned in 83 percent of ESPN leagues, despite averaging 11.2 points and 10.1 rebounds on the season. He had a 2-point game on Monday with zero rebounds, but despite that dud, is still averaging 10 points, seven rebounds and a steal over his last five. He should be owned in all leagues.
Robin Lopez Hornets – Lopez is averaging 14 points, five rebounds, a steal and 1.8 blocks over his last five games, and had 20 points, eight boards and a block on Saturday against the Heat. He'll disappear occasionally, but is having a nice season and should be a solid fantasy center, at least until power forward Anthony Davis is back.
Bismack Biyombo Bobcats – Biyombo replaced a struggling Byron Mullens in the starting lineup on Saturday, and while I'm not flat-out dropping Mullens, it's something owners have to think about right now. Biyombo is averaging 5.6 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.0 blocks over his last five games, and those numbers should be on their way up if he continues to start for the Cats. Just don't take a flier on him if your team is already hurting in the scoring department.
Lavoy Allen Sixers/Tyler Zeller Cavaliers – These two are worth a deep-league look, as Allen is averaging 7.6 points, 8.6 rebounds, 0.6 steals and 0.6 blocks over his last five games. Spencer Hawes is coming on a bit for the Sixers, but Allen still looks like a better option for now. Zeller has somehow scored in double figures in three of his last five games and is averaging 10 points, seven rebounds and 1.2 blocks over that stretch while splitting time with Tristan Thompson.


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California coach Mike Montgomery shoves star guard Allen Crabbe during timeout
California coach Mike Montgomery had a heated exchange with star guard Allen Crabbe during Sunday's 76-68 victory over USC.
During a timeout called by Montgomery in the second half, the Bears coach shoved Crabbe in the chest as the team entered the huddle. Crabbe, the leading scorer in the Pac-12, didn't take kindly to the shove and began making his way to the team's locker room, but he returned to the court before the end of the timeout.
Crabbe returned in a big way, scoring 10 points in the final five minutes as the Bears closed the game on a 25-7 run. Crabbe finished with game-high 23 points with 10 rebounds.
After the game, Montgomery admitted to shoving Crabbe, telling reporters that he was trying to motivate his star player.
"Nobody was ready to play," Montgomery said, according to Scout.com's Ryan Gorcey. "We were just standing. I was trying to get him going. Probably over-exaggerated it."
Crabbe also downplayed the heated moment.
"It was coach's way of motivating me," Crabbe said about the shove. "Everything's fine. It's under the bridge. No hard feelings."
Crabbe is averaging 19.6 points per game for the Bears this season.


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SAN ANTONIO — Raymond Felton scored 25 points and the Knicks stayed undefeated by rallying to beat the San Antonio Spurs 104-100 on Thursday night.
SAN ANTONIO — Instead of watching their season-opening winning streak come to a messy end, the Knicks served notice that they can't be counted out in the fourth quarter.
Raymond Felton scored 25 points and New York stayed undefeated by rallying late to beat the San Antonio Spurs 104-100 on Thursday night.
Trailing by 12 with 7 minutes left in the game, the Knicks (6-0) closed on a 22-11 run to remain the NBA's only unbeaten team.
"It shows me that this team is for real," New York coach Mike Woodson said. "We beat a great team tonight — a well-coached team. It's the first time I've ever won in San Antonio, so I feel pretty good about that. It's tough to win here."
J.R. Smith added 17 points, Jason Kidd had 14 and Tyson Chandler 13 for the Knicks, who snapped a nine-game skid in San Antonio. Felton, Smith and Kidd alone outscored the Spurs 26-25 in the fourth.
Tony Parker led San Antonio (7-2) with 19 points and 12 assists. Kawhi Leonard added 16 points and Tim Duncan had 14 points and 14 rebounds.
San Antonio grabbed its largest lead at 89-77 with 7:14 remaining when Tiago Splitter's free throw completed a three-point play. That capped a 13-point run by Splitter in the fourth after he failed to score while playing just a few minutes through the first three periods.
"He had some great minutes in there," Duncan said. "He got himself rolling there for a little while and kind of got us on the board."
Woodson called a timeout before Splitter shot the free throw, and the chaos that ensued was exactly what the Knicks needed.
"I called one timeout, and it was kind of disarray in the timeout," Woodson said. "I was screaming and they were screaming, but we were still in the game."
Kidd then sparked the rally with a pair of 3-pointers that pulled the Knicks to 89-85 with 5:49 remaining.
"He does it every single time," Chandler said. "I said it last game, whether it is a steal or a 3-pointer or something (else), he seems to always get it done."
Smith and Kidd hit consecutive 3s to give the Knicks a 100-95 lead with a minute left.
San Antonio missed seven of its last nine shots and had two turnovers in the final 2 minutes. The Spurs had won 18 of 19 regular-season games against New York.
The late defensive push offset an uncharacteristic start by the Knicks.
After holding their first five opponents to 87.8 points per game, the Knicks allowed the Spurs to set a quick tone when Danny Green opened with consecutive backdoor layups off assists from Parker and Duncan.
The Knicks kept pace behind Felton, who had nine points and two assists in the opening period while shooting 3 for 5 from the field. Felton's first 3-pointer gave the Knicks a 29-24 lead with 2 minutes left in the first period.
Steve Novak and Rasheed Wallace hit back-to-back 3s to extend New York's lead to 45-38 with 7:21 left in the first half. New York opened 6 for 7 on 3s.
DeJuan Blair smiled at Spurs coach Gregg Popovich and gave him a double fist bump before taking the court for his first start of the season. The move paid off. Blair had two points and an assist while denying Carmelo Anthony the ball defensively and hounding the Knicks All-Star into missing his only attempt in the opening 8 minutes.
Anthony appeared frustrated by the lack of touches, shaking his head and laughing when the Knicks rotated the ball away from him late in the second quarter.
Anthony got aggressive after that possession, taking four shots in the final 3 minutes of the first half. He was blocked twice by Duncan under the basket. The first block resulted in Anthony's own follow-up basket and the second led to a 3-pointer by Green with 0.8 seconds that gave the Spurs a 57-55 lead at halftime.
Anthony finished with nine points on 3-for-12 shooting from the field.
"There was a point in the game where I huddled everybody up and said use me as a decoy. And it worked out there," Anthony said. "Pop did a great job of not even double-teaming me, but triple-teaming me; every time I touched the ball, making me see three guys."
NOTES: Spurs guard Gary Neal missed the game after cutting his right index finger while lifting his luggage before Tuesday night's game against the Lakers. Neal was able to play 8 minutes in San Antonio's 84-82 win over Los Angeles, but the cut grew worse. ... Including the playoffs, San Antonio has won 23 of 26 games at home. ... Duncan had his 736th career double-double, extending his lead among active players.


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To donate to Community Food Share, go to communityfoodshare.org or contact development director Terry Tedeschi ator 303-652-3663, ext. 207 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Checks can be sent to Community Food Share, c/o Terry Tedeschi, 6363 Horizon Lane, Longmont, 80503.
NIWOT -- Community Food Share is asking for the public's help in raising $1 million by the end of the year to wrap up the capital campaign for its new building.
In August, the food bank bought a new space in Louisville triple the size of its Niwot headquarters. The project's price tag -- the cost of the building and remodeling -- is about $5.1 million, said Community Food Share CEO Jim Baldwin.
Shortly after closing on the space, an anonymous donor agreed to donate $2.5 million toward the project, Baldwin said, and the donor also challenged the community to raise an additional $1 million by Dec. 31.
That $1 million, combined with the donor's $2.5 million gift, would allow CFS to pay off the $3.5 million loan it took out to buy its new space. And paying off that loan early would save CFS about $300,000 in interest, Baldwin said.
"We would be silly to not go public at this point. We have this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Community Food Share has been around since 1981, and we've never had this kind of a generous offer," Baldwin said.
Before the donor's commitment, CFS had raised $1.7 million toward its capital campaign. The organization has also raised a little more than $200,000 toward the $1 million goal.
Baldwin said that staff are applying for grants and waiting for $275,000 in Boulder County Worthy Cause tax to be processed. That money comes from a fund established after voters in 2008 approved a 0.05 percent sales and use tax to benefit construction and building improvements for nonprofit human services organizations.
Baldwin said CFS is on track to move into its new space, a 68,480-square-foot facility at 650 S. Taylor Ave. in Louisville's Colorado Tech Center, in April. Since 1999, the nonprofit's headquarters have been in a 22,400-square-foot warehouse in Niwot at 6363 Horizon Lane, in the Monarch Office Park.
CFS purchased the new space to accommodate the growing number of resident who need food assistance. This year, CFS is expected to distribute more than 7.65 million meals both directly and through a network of nearly 60 agencies in Boulder and Broomfield counties.
Magdalena Wegrzyn can be reached at 303-684-5274 and email@example.com.


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Blind Items Revealed - Kindness
April 21, 2014
This always lovely Victoria's Secret model was at an event very recently and brought her daughter. At the event, our model met another woman who was also there with a child about the same age as our model's daughter. They had been abandoned at the event because the mom wouldn't do what the guy who brought her wanted her to do so had left them behind. Our model gave them her hotel suite for two nights and took them shopping and to dinner and arranged for them to get back home which was about two hours away.
Alessandra Ambrosio at Coachella


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In September 2000, Mike Bissett and Barbie held the very first Birmingham.pm Social Meeting. Nine years later we're still going, and still a vibrant group of Perl Mongers. On the 9th September, to celebrate our 9th birthday, we had a birthday social at The Dragon Inn on Hurst Street. All the regulars and a few surprise visitors were in attendance, and by all accounts everyone had a good night. Now to plan our 10th birthday!
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Portions of the following information are based on facts provided by the arrested individuals. Those individuals have been booked with, not convicted of, the offenses shown. All accused should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Portions of the following information are based on facts provided by the arrested individuals. Those individuals have been booked with, not convicted of, the offenses shown. All accused should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office
Taylor Cheramie, 33, 129 E. 68th, Galliano, simple criminal damage to property, three counts simple battery, possession of valium.
Terrebonne Sheriff's Office
Don Michael Fryou, 24, 5431 Bayou Black Drive, Gibson, three counts failure to appear.
Michael Paul Guill, 33, 166 Jefferson Lane, Golden Meadow, failure to appear.
Tyson Tavon Mouton, 27, 607 Orange St., Jennings, holding for other agency.
Danielle Marie Toups, 32, 134-A Roy St., Houma, DWI, resisting an officer, two counts battery on police officer, open alcohol container in vehicle, driving under suspension.
Houma City Police
Bonjaneke Trenyell Marshall, 29, 69 Kirkglen Loop, Houma, inciting a riot, resisting an officer.
Miguel Garcia, 30, 405 West 15th St., Larose, DWI, open alcohol container in vehicle, operating a vehicle without a lawful presence in U.S., liability insurance violation, careless operation, no driver's license.
Jaylynn Rene Douglas, 18, 309 Antoine St., Houma, inciting a riot, battery on police officer, disturbing the peace by offensive language, resisting police by violence.
Alex John Cadiere, 20, 202 Annette Court, Houma, two counts possession with intent to distribute schedule I drug, possession schedule II drug, possession with intent to distribute schedule IV drug, two counts unlawful possession drug paraphernalia, excessive amplified noise violation, illegal financial transaction involving drug proceeds.
Ashley Orena Rose Hebert, 18, 3812 Foxland Drive, Houma, possession with intent to distribute schedule I drug, unlawful possession drug paraphernalia.
Louisiana State Police
Jordan Lee Creppel, 21, 116 Tonia Lane, Galliano, DWI, drag racing on highway, no driver's license.
District and City Courts
The individuals whose names follow were incarcerated on the order of a court or processed following a judicial determination.
Tori Jermaine McKinley Sr., 36, 153 Nora T Lane, Schriever, harassing phone calls.
Stacy Anthony Harris, 19, 116 Al's Trailer Court, Houma, failure to comply with sentence.
Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office
Marion Hughesm, 58, 1304 Maxine St., Houma, two counts contempt.
Glenn Johnson, 45, 378 Hwy. 1, Labadeville, two counts contempt.
Jason Gilmore, 27, 1019 Hwy. 401, Napoleonville, five counts contempt.
Amber Turner, 30, 1446 Louise St. Apt. A, Thibodaux, three counts contempt.
Bradley Ward, 21, 1207 St. Charles St. Apt. 4, Thibodaux, contempt.
Blayne White, 29, 17605 E. Main St., Galliano, contempt.
Daniel Landry, 28, 437 Hwy. 1012, Napoleonville, contempt.
Jordan Picou, 20, 552 Danos St., Raceland, simple burglary of motor vehicle.
Thibodaux Police Department
Belle Shaw, 40, 613 Lagarde St., Thibodaux, second degree cruelty to juvenile.
Paulino Perez, 21, 42245 Moody Dixen Rd. #1, Prairieville, contempt.
Javon Anderson, 25, 1030 People St. Lot B, Thibodaux, cehicle registration expired, driver must be licensed, driving on roadway laned for traffic, vehicle liability security contained in vehicle, illegal use of cds in presence of person under 17, possession of drug paraphernalia, two counts no child restraint.
Iesha Jones, 20, 820-A Church St., Thibodaux, possession of marijuana, illegal use of cds in presence of person under 17, obstruction of justice.
Shanice Flakes, 20, 118 Hausley St., Thibodaux, simple battery.
Thibodaux Police Department
Jenisha Rounds, 20, 200 Johnson Ridge, Thibodaux, disturbing the peace.


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With a beta program that included feedback from as many as 500 companies from 23 countries completed, QASymphony is now ready to announce the general availability of qTest.
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This cloud-based test management product is being positioned as suitable for "small and growing" QA testing teams.
NOTE: QASymphony has offices in Dublin, California and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Programming teams obviously need formalized quality control procedures, and the reality is that some fail to bring in this process element. This release addresses the more cost-aware smaller developer shop with a product capable of managing requirements, designing test cases, planning test execution, tracking defects, and generating status and quality-metrics reports.
The cloud solution proposition means that developers can potentially access work from anywhere on any browser at any time.
One delighted customer in the British province of Northern Ireland was happy for the PR team to put her on the record saying, "qTest responds well to quick inputs. It's easy to imagine that the tool was developed by testers."
The big sell here is that qTest is said to be "comparable" to enterprise-class test managers such as HP Quality Center, but with a lower cost per user per month subscription model.
qTest integrates with defect tracking and ALM providers such as VersionOne, Fogbugz, Jira, and Bugzilla as alternatives to the application's built-in defect tracking tool. qTest also integrates with the qTrace screenshot capture and defect capture tool, which can submit bug reports directly into qTest to increase the testing team's productivity.


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MIDLAND CITY | The Alabama man who held a 5-year-old boy captive for nearly a week engaged in a firefight with SWAT agents storming his underground bunker before he was killed during the rescue operation, the FBI said Tuesday night.
MIDLAND CITY | The Alabama man who held a 5-year-old boy captive for nearly a week engaged in a firefight with SWAT agents storming his underground bunker before he was killed during the rescue operation, the FBI said Tuesday night. Also, bomb technicians scouring his rural property found two explosive devices, one in the bunker and one in a plastic pipe that negotiators used to communicate with the man.
Officers killed Jimmy Lee Dykes, 65, on Monday, said an official in Midland City, speaking on condition of anonymity. The bunker raid came six days after Dykes boarded a school bus, fatally shot the driver and abducted the boy, who by all accounts was unharmed.
Dykes "reinforced the bunker against any attempted entry by law enforcement," FBI Special Agent Jason Pack said in an email. The devices found were "disrupted," Pack said, though he did not say whether that meant they were detonated or disarmed. Officers will continue today to sweep the 100-acre property and, when they finish, officials can more thoroughly investigate, Pack said.
For days, officers passed food, medicine, toys and other items into the bunker, which was similar to a tornado shelter and apparently had running water, heat and cable television.
On Monday, authorities said, Dykes had a gun and appeared increasingly agitated, though it's unclear exactly how his behavior changed. Negotiations — the details of which have not been made public — were deteriorating. The Midland City official said law enforcement agents had been viewing Dykes with some sort of camera, which is how they saw that he had a gun.
Pack declined to get into specifics, but confirmed that high-tech surveillance equipment was used during the police standoff.
Agents stormed the bunker, whisking the boy to safety and leaving Dykes dead. The official who confirmed that officers had killed Dykes and the use of the camera cited discussions with law enforcement and requested anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak publicly about the investigation.
Neighbors said they heard what sounded like explosions and gunshots, though the FBI and local authorities didn't say how many shots were fired and by whom.
No officers or agents were injured, Pack said.
The boy also appeared to be doing well at a hospital in nearby Dothan. He was running around, playing with a toy dinosaur and other action figures, eating a turkey sandwich and watching "SpongeBob SquarePants," said relatives and Dale County Sheriff Wally Olson.
"We know he's OK physically, but we don't know how he is mentally," Betty Jean Ransbottom, the boy's grandmother, said Tuesday. She added that she feared the ordeal would stay with the child, who turns 6 today, for the rest of his life.
An FBI agent had been staying with the family, and relatives learned of the child's rescue after another agent at the scene called the person who was with them.
The family was relieved and grateful for all the support in a community where ribbons, fliers and vigils all symbolized the prayers for the safe return of the boy, whom law enforcement officials have only identified by his first name, Ethan.
The boy's mother, in a statement released by authorities, expressed her thanks for all the hard work of so many officers to bring her son home. The woman declined to be identified, the statement said.
"For the first time in almost a week, I woke up this morning to the most beautiful sight ... my sweet boy," she said. "I can't describe how incredible it is to hold him again."
Dale County Coroner Woodrow Hilboldt said Tuesday that he had not been able to confirm exactly how Dykes died because the man's body remained in the bunker. An autopsy was to be conducted once the body is taken away.
It also wasn't clear how authorities knew Dykes was armed, or what kind of surveillance they used to track his behavior and movement.
At the request of law enforcement authorities, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta had approved the provision of certain equipment that could be employed in the hostage situation, according to a U.S. official who requested anonymity to discuss a pending law enforcement matter. It is not clear whether the equipment was actually used.
In Midland City, children and teachers were trying to get back to normal, though some children who were on the bus where Dykes killed the driver on Jan. 29 have not yet returned to school, said Donny Bynum, superintendent of Midland City schools. Counselors and clergy are at the school to help any distraught students.
Officials hope to eventually throw a party to celebrate the boy's sixth birthday and to honor the memory of Charles Albert Poland Jr., the slain bus driver. No date has been set, Bynum said.
At the hospital, the boy gave his mother a big hug. Officers gave him a teddy bear, the sheriff said.
"He's just a bundle of joy," Olson said.
For now, the boy's family just wants things to go back to normal — for all the reporters to go home, for him to be like any other kid.
"He has gone through a terrible ordeal, and I don't know if he will ever get over it," said Debra Cook, the boy's great-aunt. "I just want him to be all right."


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Canadian Pacific outlines vision for future, weighs interest in DM&E west endWritten by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
Canadian Pacific has outlined the railroad's go-forward plan for change with plans to improve service, increase efficiency, lower cost and grow the business.
"Momentum is building at Canadian Pacific and the organization is driving to a culture of intense focus on operations. Service will be what drives this organization, by providing a premium, reliable product offering through a lower cost operation," President and CEO E. Hunter Harrison said. "We have initiated a rapid change agenda and have made tremendous progress in my first 160 days and we are only getting started."
Progress Already Underway
• New executive leadership team;
• Revamped intermodal and merchandise train service;
• Closure of hump-switching yards in Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary and Chicago;
• Closure of intermodal terminals in Milwaukee, Obico (Toronto) and Schiller Park (Chicago);
• Improved train service and network velocity resulting in the need for 195 fewer locomotives and 3,200 fewer leased rail cars.
The Plan for Change Going Forward
• Reduce roughly 4,500 employee and/or contractor positions by 2016 through job reductions, natural attrition and fewer contractors;
• New longer sidings program will improve asset utilization and increase train length and velocity. The plan will allow CP to move the same or increased volumes with fewer trains and is expected to save more than 14,500 crew starts;
• Explore options to maximize full value of existing and anticipated surplus real estate holdings;
• Relocate CP's current corporate headquarters in downtown Calgary to new office space at Ogden Yard by 2014;
• Review options for the Delaware & Hudson in the U.S. Northeast, while maintaining options for continued growth in the energy business.
CP is seeking expressions of interest on the 660-mile portion of the former Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern, west of Tracy, Minn., into South Dakota, Nebraska and Wyoming and is inviting expressions of interest from prospective partners.
The line includes approximately 660 miles of track, which encompasses CP's current operations between Tracy, Minn., and Rapid City, S.D., north of Rapid City to Colony, Wyo., south of Rapid City to Dakota Jct., NE and connecting branchlines. CP has operated the rail line in this area since it assumed operational control of the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern railroad in 2008. A number of grain, ethanol, clay and merchandise customers are rail-served in the area.


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Continuing the look at a brief summary history of the city of Oak Ridge, we now come to the actual selection decision and early construction. Gen. Leslie Groves took immediate action when he was promoted to brigadier general and placed in charge of the Manhattan Project. His second action, after securing that AAA credit rating was to select a physical plant site, which led to the resulting need for a city to house the workers.
Continuing the look at a brief summary history of the city of Oak Ridge, we now come to the actual selection decision and early construction. Gen. Leslie Groves took immediate action when he was promoted to brigadier general and placed in charge of the Manhattan Project. His second action, after securing that AAA credit rating was to select a physical plant site, which led to the resulting need for a city to house the workers.
The formal selection of the site took place on Sept. 29, 1942, when U.S. Under Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson authorized the Corps of Engineers to acquire 56,000 acres of land in East Tennessee for an estimated cost of $3.5 million. However, the date most often cited for the decision is Sept. 24, 1942.
Groves, having been told on Sept. 17, 1942, that he was being promoted to brigadier general and was to be given the responsibility of the Manhattan Project, began immediately to take actions needed to place the project on a better footing and move it ahead. Col. James C. Marshall had been the project leader
Marshall had been assigned to direct the Laboratory for the Development of Substitute Materials, the name originally given the project by the S1 Committee. He formed the Manhattan Engineer District on Aug. 13, 1942. But he did not move quickly on the selection of a site.
Among Groves' first actions after a meeting on Sept. 23, 1942, with Secretary of War Henry Stimson and others, was to visit the East Tennessee site. Groves even announced while the meeting was still in progress that he needed to catch a train to Tennessee and asked to be excused from the rest of that meeting. He learned later that his attitude to get things going set well with Stimson.
As stated in "The New World: A History of the United States Atomic Energy Commission" by Richard G. Hewlett and Oscar E. Anderson, on Page 116, "On a muggy day in September, 1942, General Groves stood at a vantage point near the hamlet of Elza, Tennessee, and looked southwest over the terrain where the race for the atomic bomb might well be won or lost."
Gates were installed along the access roads where they crossed the Clinch River at Elza, Edgemoor Bridge, Solway Bridge, White Wing Road, and the Gallaher Bridge. Gates were also installed on Blair Road and Route 61 toward Oliver Springs. Thus, Oak Ridge may well have been among the very first "gated communities" or at least it was such a community for seven years until March 19, 1949, when the main gates were opened, allowing the public access to the city proper, not the government facilities.
These three main government sites — Y-12, X-10 and K-25 — were isolated by the three guard "checking stations" that remain today, serving as conversation pieces and silent sentries reminding visitors of an earlier time and more controlled access when they enter our city from the west on the Oak Ridge Turnpike or along Scarboro Road or Bethel Valley Road.
The first name applied to the area was the Kingston Demolition Range, but that ominous sounding name was soon realized to be something that would attract too much attention and one that would be seen as being too close to indicating the potential purpose of the project. So the name was changed to Clinton Engineer Works (note there is no "ing" on "Engineer" in the name … much as there is no "ern" on "East" when speaking of "East Tennessee.")
The name Oak Ridge was taken from the ridge upon which much of the original city was located, Black Oak Ridge. It suited the purpose well, as it did not convey any connotation or hint of what was being done here.
Groves says in his book, "Now It Can Be Told," on Page 25, "Originally, the entire site went under the name of 'The Clinton Engineer Works,' the title deriving obviously from the nearby small town of Clinton. The name 'Oak Ridge' did not come into general use until the summer of 1943, when it was chosen for the new community's permanent housing area, built on a series of ridges overlooking part of the reservation. To avoid confusion, as well as to lessen outsiders' curiosity, the post office address was Oak Ridge, but not until 1947, and after the establishment of the Atomic Energy Commission was that name officially adopted, in lieu of the Clinton Engineer Works."
Groves went on to say, "As in the cases of Hanford and Los Alamos, our first consideration in the selection of names was to find the one least likely to draw attention to our work."
The names assigned the various government sites, Y-12, X-10 and S-50, were much the same, having been chosen as random number and letter combinations that would convey no meaning. A story is often heard that the site designations are map coordinates. That is not something that matches with any map I have seen. The map that has an "X" over the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a "Y" over the Y-12 National Security Complex, and a "K" over the East Tennessee Technology Park wasn't created until early in the 1970s. So, I don't give any credence to the theory of map coordinates.
Only K-25 may have some significance in its name and I am not at all sure that the designation did not come first. The "K" may relate to the Kellex Company that made the gaseous diffusion equipment. The "2" is said to have been taken from the right hand side of "92" the atomic number for uranium and the "5" from the right hand side of "235."
More to come on the brief summary history of the city of Oak Ridge and how it relates to the government sites during the Manhattan Project and later as the Nuclear Era begins.


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Toys and Games Online is part of the CSN family of online shops. If you are looking for toys, games, bikes and so much more, this is the website for yo. The store is super easy to navigate, you can search by gender, age, brand, and type of toy.
A little while ago, I wrote about possibley changing the theme of Wiggles nursery after searching the kids bedding section of All Childrens Furniture (another CSN shop!) and finding the Pam Grace Creations Ladybug Lucy Bedding Set.
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The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the conclusion of the Muslim hajj holiday period had played a role in the decision to lower the threat level from orange, the second-highest level on the five-part scale.
Counterterrorism officials had said a significant amount of intelligence pointed toward an attack during that time period.
In addition, other, unspecified intelligence suggested that an attack was somewhat less imminent, the officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
A "yellow" alert is the third-highest alert on a five-step scale. It means the intelligence suggests a "significant" risk of terrorist attacks. The "orange" alert is a step higher and means there's a "high" risk of an attack. The highest alert level is red.
The level was raised to orange on Feb. 7, prompting the government and the private sector to impose extra security measures.
But no attack happened, and it is possible the intelligence was incorrect or misinterpreted.
It is also possible that enhanced security measures or other factors caused the terrorists to change their plans.
An official announcement was expected later Thursday.
Law enforcement, intelligence and homeland security officials debated for days about the proper time to lower the alert status as chatter among suspected terrorist waned and some leads on possible threats were discredited.
The discussions were held in the shadows of a potential war with Iraq, which is expected to increase the risk of terror attacks against Americans.
As recently as Monday, Attorney General John Ashcroft said there were no plans to lower the national alert level.


text: This is Part 6 in my 10-Part Second-Year Running Back Series, using NFL Game Rewind to analyze each sophomore back's rookie-season tape. For the Lamar Miller, David Wilson, Bryce Brown, Vick Ballard, and Bernard Pierce writeups, click here:Miller Link.Wilson Link.Brown Link.Ballard Link.Pierce Link.Ronnie HillmanA 2012 third-round pick out of San Diego State, Hillman entered the NFL with a running style heavily reliant on a lateral jump cut that too frequently resulted in negative runs versus Mountain West Conference competition. I recall Rotoworld draft analyst Josh Norris wondering aloud whether such a one-move-dependent back could make it in the NFL as more than a rotational player.Since Hillman was drafted, Broncos VP of Football Operations John Elway has strongly indicated twice that he envisions Hillman as a spot-playing change-up runner."He's electric," Elway told the Denver Post in May of 2012. "He's got a chance to make that big play. He's a great change of pace to what we have."In another Post item, here was Elway's backfield reassessment just before this past April's draft: "With Willis McGahee, he's our big back right now. We have Ronnie Hillman who's a 190-pound change-of-pace type guy. We look at Willis as being that big back for us right now, and then we'll see what happens in the draft." McGahee, of course, has since been replaced by Montee Ball.As a rookie, Hillman went on to play 20.4 percent of Denver's offensive snaps and average 3.86 yards on 107 carries, including the playoffs. He caught 13 passes. Exclude Hillman's 14-carry, 86-yard Week 8 game against the Saints' No. 32 defense, and he averaged 3.52 yards per rush last season. After re-watching all 120 of Hillman's first-year touches, these were my takeaways:While writing this second-year running back series, I've often felt the urge to begin constructing conclusive paragraphs about 70 percent through my tape review. I'm glad I didn't do that with Hillman. The diminutive if fleet-footed rookie made noticeable late-season strides as a between-the-tackles runner and demonstrated improved vision over the course of the year, recognizing cutback lanes and hitting them with burst. For most of his first season, Hillman's vision was a concern to the point that he was leaving yards on the field. He got better, and I think that's a good long-term sign.Hillman is a fluid athlete with light feet and wiggle. Purely in terms of change-of-direction ability, he's the best sophomore back I've studied so far. Hillman runs with niftiness and excels at weaving in and out of lanes into the second level of the defense. He's a better runner through traffic than I thought. And when Hillman stays downhill and/or executes an effective cutback run, the quickness with which he gets vertical is usually impressive.Overall, however, I think there were more negatives than positives on Hillman's 2012 film. I charted all 120 of Hillman's touches, and 63 of them (52.5 percent) went for three yards or fewer. Of his 107 carries, 30 went for no gain or lost yards. Hillman remained prone to "stuffs" and negative runs for two reasons:1. There is no power element to his game. Hillman doesn't run with leg drive. He lacks physicality to break tackles, move piles, and add yardage to plays. Hillman is small and plays like it.2. When holes aren't blatantly obvious, Hillman has a tendency to hesitate behind the line and become a dancer. This is a surefire way to rack up negative runs. Although he didn't do it so often that I came away believing it's an uncorrectable flaw, Hillman did not consistently attack the line of scrimmage with a sense of urgency on inside running plays.While I thought Hillman reeled off a number of effective, chain-moving runs late in the season -- particularly in Denver's tilts with Baltimore -- the two numbered tendencies lead me to believe he is more of a scatback than potential featured runner. Based on Elway's comments, the Broncos seem to have identified Hillman as a role-player only, as well.The Broncos also had little faith in Hillman as a pass protector, a characteristic critical to earning substantial playing time in Peyton Manning's offense. Hillman touched the ball just 13 times all season on third down, and gained first-down yardage on four. Pro Football Focus charted Hillman with only 31 pass-block attempts. I noticed why, of course: Hillman wasn't just tentative as blitzing defenders approached. He backpedaled and looked legitimately intimidated.The Broncos used toss sweeps, swing passes, off-tackle plays, and stretch runs to get Hillman's speed on the edge, but he was inconsistent in his ability to beat defenders to the corner. I found this confusing. Hillman ran a 4.42 forty coming out of college, and burst and explosion are supposed to be his calling cards. I thought they showed up sometimes, but not all the time. Because he couldn't regularly win footraces to the perimeter, I wondered whether Hillman's high volume of short-area steps ("foot frequency") made his speed look better than it really is. Hillman appears to run with plus acceleration, but it didn't always translate to successful outside runs.One note I made when watching Hillman was in regard to Denver's exterior wide receiver blocking. This doesn't get talked about much, but Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker jumped off the screen as run blockers. Hillman's long runs were generally extremely well blocked.Ultimately, I didn't think Hillman showed many special qualities as a rookie. He wasn't a back who consistently stood out on tape when handling the football. There is little or no physicality to Hillman's game, and enough limitations that my comparison after one season would be to a quicker-footed version of Donald Brown.At the same time, I am not ready to throw in the towel on Ronnie Hillman. He was the youngest player in the NFL last year. And amidst the negatives, there were enough positives that Hillman is a player I plan to monitor closely during the 2013 preseason.


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Are the Harry Potter books or movies sexist? A children's biography of Daniel Handler, the creator of Lemony Snicket, says he is wary of how movie versions of books can change authors' characters:
"After viewing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, for example, Handler was annoyed at the film's portrayal of J.K. Rowling's character Hermione Granger.
"He remembers Hermione as being smart and appreciated for it in Rowling's book. In the film version, however, he said he noticed that every time Hermione said something smart, the camera would pan over to catch a shot of the boys rolling their eyes. He explains, 'If you are a girl seeing the movie – and you're the kind of girl who is always reading a lot, learning a lot of facts – then the lesson you're going to get from this film is that somehow, that is not the appealing and acceptable way for a girl to behave.'"
Hayley Mitchell Haugen in Daniel Handler: The Real Lemony Snicket: Inventors and Creators. (Gale/KidHaven, 2005). The "Inventors and Creators" series www.gale.com/kidhaven/ includes biographies of J.K. Rowling, Roald Dahl, Laura Ingalls Wilder and others for elementary- and (some middle-) school students.
Comment by Janice Harayda:
I saw Harry and Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone but didn't notice the pattern Handler describes. And I haven't read any of the novels. If you've read the books or seen the movies, what do you think? Are they ever sexist?
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10th Annual The Spangler Set for Sept. 26
The 10th annual "The Spangler" returns to ArborLinks Golf Course in Nebraska City, Neb., in 2014, and will be held on Friday, Sept. 26.
The event, which is a 4-person shamble, is a shotgun start at noon that will cost $200 per player ($800 per team). The cost covers golf, cart, range, food and drink. Registration and the opening of the range will be at 10 a.m. The 19th Hole Celebration is slated for 5 p.m. For more information, please contact Rich Spangler at firstname.lastname@example.com.
"The Spangler" is a special event benefiting the Dick Spangler Scholarship Fund. The Dick Spangler Scholarship, honoring Nebraska coach Bill Spangler's late father, Dick, is awarded annually to a Nebraska golfer who made significant contributions to the men's golf program through his attitude, effort and team spirit.
Complete information for the Dick Spangler Golf Scholarship can be found on this page on Huskers.com.
Recipients of the Dick Spangler Golf Scholarship
2013-14: Ryan Grassel
2012-13: Manuel Lavin
2011-12: Neil Dufford
2010-11: Jordan Reinertson
2009-10: Brandon Crick
2008-09: Brett Sundberg
2007-08: Trent Price
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So Thor is now a woman ... .
No, really.
Marvel Comics said Tuesday a new series will recast the iconic character -- introduced in 1962 and based on the Norse hammer-wielding god -- as a woman, according to Reuters.
Can comic book characters get sex change operations?
The publisher reportedly said changing Thor's gender is an effort to appeal to women and girls and to get new readers.
"This is not She-Thor," said Jason Aaron, the writer of the new "Thor" series, in a statement. "This is not Lady Thor. This is not Thorita. This is Thor."
The new series debuts in October. Russell Dauterman will illustrate.
"Thor" was created by Stan Lee and has been the subject of two blockbuster films in recent years. The movies, which have grossed $1.1 billion globally, star Chris Hemsworth in the title role. Hemsworth has said he in under contract for at least one more Thor movie and two Avengers movies in which he slated to play the character.
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Linda Foster has blue eyes that twinkle and a ready, friendly smile. She's the sort of person who will chat if you want to chat and who won't if you don't. It's one of her ways of paying attention.
Linda has other ways of paying attention, too. She appreciates the children who come in a group to give out Christmas cards every year at Williston Rehabilitation & Nursing Center and so she gets them a thank-you card and passes it around to fellow residents to sign. She does the same for Activity Director Miss Penny's birthday and for people who are sick and need encouragement.
She is so clearly both at ease and attuned to the people around her that it is hard to imagine her otherwise, but when she describes her mid-2007 move to the nursing home, she confesses, "It was scary to come here. I didn't know anyone, I didn't want to come."
Fortunately for Linda, sitting in the lobby that June day in 2007 was the center's beloved Resident Council President, the late Barbara Gordon. Barbara was famous for her friendliness.
"Miss Barbara got to talking to me, and pretty soon she had me traveling all over the place. I got to meet other people. She and I, we'd go to the store for people." Linda pauses and smiles, and we silently reflect on the warmth and energy that Barbara shed on our lives, and on the lives of many others.
Barbara's spirit has continued to shine with particular brightness in Linda who, like Barbara, has not had an easy life. Like Barbara, she doesn't make a big deal of the hard times she's faced, but if you want to get to know her, she'll tell you in a matter-of-fact way what her circumstances have been. But she'll tell you gradually and she'll only tell you a little.
She'll tell you she's originally from Miami, that she was born in 1956 and went to Hialeah High, that she continued to live in Miami after she married and had two children, and that she moved to Citra after her husband died in 2005. It's only after outlining this part of her background that she mentions any health problems.
Linda explains that she moved to Citra to live with her brother and sister-in-law because she needed help. "I was in the wheelchair again due to surgeries," she says. Then after pausing for a moment, she goes back to 1956.
"I was born with cerebral palsy, I was in a wheelchair till I was 9 years old." She says this as if it were no more remarkable than being born with blonde hair that got darker when she got older.
"My dad built me parallel bars, and I practiced walking on them every day until I could move to crutches," she continues in that no-big-deal tone. "Out of the six kids, I was the only one with CP." She reflects for a moment, then adds, "One thing I promised my parents is that I'd keep trying to get up and walk."
In therapy at WRNC after recent back surgery, Linda works on the parallel bars. "If I can get my balance back, I can be on a walker. My dream is to be on my feet again and stay out of the wheelchair, to be on crutches or a walker. My handicap might get worse, but right now I am progressing. I encourage people if they come here, don't give up."
Turning away from her own story, Linda adds, "People think they're here [at the nursing center] to pass away, and I tell them that's not true, you've got to keep dreaming and follow your dreams."
In keeping with this spirit, Linda is a charter member of Williston Rehab's recently formed WADY! Club. According to Linda, club members "go around, introduce ourselves, and try to make newcomers feel at home. We get them to Bingo or other activities they like so they don't sit in their rooms and dwell on what happened." Members of the WADY! Club are also planning to participate in community events and want the world to know that they are living by the words behind the Club's initials: We Aren't Dead Yet!
Linda maintains close ties with her family, talking on the phone every day to her son and daughter and to a sister in Waycross. "For me, the cell phone is a blessing, everyone lives so far away."
In addition to family support, Linda thinks a good attitude is important. "People around here cheer me up and I cheer them up," she says. "This home's a blessing because of the people. The people care, you know. The staff, the CNAs, the nurses, just everyone here. It's like a big family here."
We've been sitting on the front porch talking as people come and go: residents, visitors, staff members. Even as we speak, Linda is aware of each person who passes and whether they'd welcome a greeting. If they want one, they get one, if they don't, they don't.
As our conversation comes to a close, she says, "If I had to pick a place, this is the place I'd pick if I had to stay. If you come here and give up, then your life is over. I don't look at it that way. It can be a beginning. Do what you can do. Don't give up."
If you are someone who would like to chat with Linda, she'd probably like to chat with you. This can be arranged by calling WRNC's Activities Director, Penny Moore, or Director of Social Services, Carmen Wagner, or at 352 528 3561. Williston Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is located at 300 NW 1st Avenue behind Hardee's.
Linda Foster was photographed by Donna Mitchell, who also interviewed her and wrote this article. Donna is the Community Liaison for Williston Rehabilitation and Nursing Center as well as Parklands Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Gainesville; she also serves on the board of Friends Across the Ages (AcrossTheAges.org), a Gainesville organization whose volunteers make friends with people living in nursing homes.
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