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Sean Renfree completed 36-of-59 passes for 432 yards and four touchdowns as the Blue Devils' fourth-quarter comeback came up short in a 52-45 loss to Miami in the regular season finale at Wallace Wade Stadium. Sophomore wide receiver Jamison Crowder totaled 203 yards and two touchdowns while senior wide receiver Conner Vernon had 11 catches for 109 yards and two touchdowns in the loss.DURHAM, N.C. – Duke redshirt senior quarterback
Renfree's 59 pass attempts, 432 yards and four touchdown passes all marked career highs as the Scottsdale, Ariz., native recorded four touchdown passes for the fourth time in his career and second time in 2012. For the season, Crowder has 1,025 receiving yards while Vernon has 955. The duo's 1,980 combined receiving yards is also a school record.
The Blue Devils (6-6, 3-5 ACC) continued to battle despite twice trailing by 21 points. Duke made it a seven-point contest twice, but could not come any closer as Miami (7-5, 5-3 ACC) responded within the next minute to go back in front by at least two scores.
Duke fell behind 14-0 midway through the first quarter before the Blue Devils' offense found its rhythm, pulling within 14-10 with 8:57 left in the second period. Duke utilized a balanced effort from the running and passing game to set up a Ross Martin field goal while the Blue Devils' first touchdown drive came mostly from the arm of Renfree. The veteran signal caller complete nine passes for 69 yards on the 81-yard drive to pull Duke within one score.
Miami added a pair of unanswered touchdowns to take a 28-10 lead into halftime and a Hurricane field goal to start the third quarter gave Miami its first 21-point lead of the game, 31-10. Duke responded with the first of two Renfree-to-Vernon touchdown passes to bring it back to a two touchdown game midway through the third quarter.
After benefitting primarily from the play of Renfree in previous scoring plays, Duke got help from the running game as freshman Jela Duncan broke off a 37-yard run up the middle. The second longest rush of the young running back's career set up the 23-yard Renfree-to-Crowder strike into the end zone to pull the Blue Devils within seven, 31-24.
Duke's valiant comeback was tempered again as the Hurricanes put up consecutive touchdowns in 1:28 to race back in front, 45-24, at the end of the third quarter.
Facing another 21-point deficit, the Blue Devils refused to give up. Duke got a huge defensive stop on fourth down from the one-yard line and 14 seconds later, Crowder covered 99 yards off a pass from Renfree. Deep from the Duke end zone, Renfree found a wide-open Crowder at the 35-yard line. The sophomore receiver ran untouched the remaining 65 yards to pull Duke within 14, 45-31. The play was the longest from scrimmage in Duke history, topping the previous mark – a 97-yard completion from Mike Brown to Clarkston Hines in 1989.
The outstanding senior day continued for Renfree as he led yet another scoring drive to make it a one score game, 45-38, with just under eight minutes to play in the game. Behind the strong running of Josh Snead, Renfree completed a pair of crucial passes, including a six-yard toss to Vernon in the left corner of the end zone on third down. Snead ate up 24 yards on the ground in the drive, including a 12-yard scamper that put Duke at Miami's seven-yard line to set up the Renfree-to-Vernon touchdown.
Just like it had done all afternoon, Miami scored another touchdown 10 seconds later to make it a 52-38 contest. Duke redshirt sophomore Brandon Connette added his second rushing touchdown of the day with 2:32 remaining in the game, but Duke would not regain possession in the seven-point setback.
On defense, Tony Foster and Justin Foxx contributed nine tackles each to lead the Blue Devils while Foxx and Jonathan Woodruff both added a sack.
Miami quarterback Stephen Morris ended the day with 369 yards and three touchdowns and Duke Johnson picked up 176 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries.
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DURHAM, N.C. - In a battle of two of the top 12 teams in the nation, the fifth-ranked Duke women's soccer team registered a second half goal on its way to finishing with a 1-1 draw against 12th-ranked Wake Forest on Sunday afternoon at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, N.C.
With the tie, the Blue Devils move to 11-3-2 overall and 5-2-2 in the ACC, while the Demon Deacons slide to 10-3-3, 4-2-1 in league action.
"I thought we played well in spurts [today]," said Duke head coach Robbie Church. "Wake Forest has given up only nine goals all year. We have to play better under pressure and make better decisions. I thought in the first half we played really well until the final third. Then in the final third we were not dangerous and dynamic enough."
Duke opened the match on the attack and took six out of the first seven shots. The most dangerous attempt of the first half came in the 20th minute as redshirt junior Kim DeCesare took a ball in traffic and fired a right-footed shot that went off the right post and bounced back out.
Even though the Blue Devils dominated play throughout the first half, it was Wake Forest who was able to get on the board first as Duke was called for a foul in the box and the Demon Deacons were awarded a penalty kick at the 42:51 mark. Katie Stengel was able to hit the right corner of the net to put Wake Forest ahead, 1-0.
At the end of the first half, Duke held a 6-3 advantage in shots but trailed the match, 1-0.
"In the second half, we were all over them and had some great opportunities," said Church. "Audrey [Bledsoe] is very good in goal and made some nice saves in there. I think we just wore out. Wake Forest has been off for a week as they have been off since last Sunday. We had the N.C. State game [on Thursday]. We haven't had a break and we are just a tired team right now."
The match got a little rough early in the second half that featured nine fouls over the first 13 minutes. The Blue Devils were able to get five more shots off but the Demon Deacon defense held strong.
Needing a score to still even the match, Church subbed out senior defender Libby Jandl to move more players up front at the 71:13 mark. The move worked as less than three minutes later the Blue Devils evened the match up.
Junior midfielder Kaitlyn Kerr won a ball on the sideline and sent a pass down the line to junior Laura Weinberg. Weinberg, who leads the ACC in scoring with 15 goals, sent a perfect cross into the box where DeCesare leaped and headed in her 11th goal of the season to even the score, 1-1, at the 74:01 mark. A product of Massapequa Park, N.Y., DeCesare registered her fifth tally in ACC play and third goal over the last three matches.
"Laura got the ball out wide, sent in a stellar cross and I was able to get a head on it," said DeCesare. "We felt it coming as we were playing very well."
Following the Duke goal, Church subbed Jandl back into the match and the Blue Devils went back to their normal formation with four defenders.
Wake Forest than registered its best chance of the second half off a corner kick as Jackie Logue headed a ball into the right portion of the goal, but Blue Devil freshman forward Cassie Pecht headed the ball off the line. Demon Deacon Kim Marshall then headed another shot but Duke goalkeeper Tara Campbell made the save.
"Cassie has made so many great offensive plays during the year," said Church. "Then she is in the right spot to make a big-time play [today]. She has been terrific for us all year long. She is a two-way player and has been since day one for us. That is one of the reasons she has been on the field so much for us. I think she is one of the top freshmen in the country."
At the end of regulation, Duke held a 14-7 lead in shots.
The first overtime featured only one shot for Wake Forest, but the Blue Devils were on the attack for most of the 10 minutes. The Demon Deacon offense came alive in the second overtime with six shots, but two were saved by Campbell.
For the match, Duke held a 16-14 shot advantage with DeCesare leading the way with five, including four shots on goal. Weinberg tallied four, while Pecht and Gilda Doria added two each.
Campbell, who is a product of Cincinnati, Ohio, added three saves over the 110 minutes of play, while Aubrey Bledsoe chipped in five saves for Wake Forest.
"I thought we battled, competed and played hard," said Church. "We probably deserved a little bit more than we got out of here. It is frustrating to get a tie out of this game because I thought we could have gotten more. I am not upset with the performance of our kids with how they battled and competed."
Duke will close the ACC regular season on Thursday, Oct. 18 with a 7:00 p.m., contest against North Carolina. The match will be aired live on the ACC Digital Network on YouTube. It will also mark senior night for the Blue Devils as seven different Duke players will be honored prior to the match.
Duke Notes
- With her goal on Sunday, Kim DeCesare now owns 11 on the season, which ranks tied for ninth on Duke's single-season chart.
- Laura Weinberg now owns 78 points on the season, which ranks tied for sixth on Duke's career list.
- With 26 goals between Kim DeCesare and Laura Weinberg, the duo is one away from tying the Duke single-season record for highest scoring duos. The record is 27 by KayAnne Gummersall and Elisabeth Redmond in 2008.


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Casey Kasem's body is headed for Europe, according to TMZ.
Go ahead and make your "Weekend at Casey's" joke and let's move on.
Nearly two months after Kasem's death in Washington state, his body is still in a Montreal funeral home. Now, Kasem's widow, Jean Kasem, is arranging to have the body flown to Europe -- possible Oslo, Norway, sources reportedly told TMZ.
That's totally normal, by the way. I've arranged to tour New Zealand via Micronesia after I die.
The website says the Santa Monica Police Department is investigating Jean for possible elder abuse, after one of the legendary DJ's children alleged her father developed a fatal infection as a result of his wife taking him to Washington to evade his family.
Authorities reportedly want to perform an autopsy. TMZ reports Kasem's children believe Jean Kasem is running to avoid criminal charges. The family is supposedly trying to keep Kasem's body in Canada until they can take legal action.
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Delaware Health and Social Services Secretary Rita Landgraf, Attorney General Beau Biden and lawmakers unveiled legislation focused on making Delaware families and communities safer by ensuring that firearms were kept out of the hands of dangerous individuals and those who were barred by law from owning or possessing guns during a press conference held Monday.
"This bill is directly responsive to the Aurora, Colorado, Virginia Tech, and other mass shooting incidents," Biden said. "This legislation is focused squarely on keeping our families and communities safer by ensuring that guns are kept out of the hands of individuals who have demonstrated that they are a danger to themselves and others."
The legislation is part of a comprehensive approach to reducing gun violence that has been undertaken since last fall. In January, Biden and Gov. Jack Markell unveiled a package of gun violence prevention measures, including expanded background checks and mandatory reporting of lost and stolen firearms.
And earlier this month, Biden and a bi-partisan group of legislators announced a package of four bills that toughen penalties for offenders who commit crimes with guns, including imposing mandatory prison sentences for individuals convicted of unlawfully carrying a concealed firearm, felony gun possession to the list of serious violent felonies that can trigger enhanced prison sentences under Delaware's habitual offender statute, significantly increasing prison sentences for violent offenders who are convicted of possessing a gun, and including juvenile adjudications for violent felonies in triggering minimum prison sentences if they are later convicted of a gun offense.
State and federal law spell out several specific categories of people who are not allowed to possess firearms, including those adjudicated to have serious mental illnesses. The legislation unveiled today strengthens that prohibition to include dangerous individuals who are seriously mentally ill. Today's proposal puts Delaware at the forefront of efforts by states to keep guns out of these and other dangerous people who are prohibited under the law from possessing guns by doing the following:
Expanding the mental health prohibition in state law to include individuals determined by a court to be "a danger to themselves or others", individuals found guilty but mentally ill or not guilty by reason of insanity, and those found incompetent to stand trial.Strengthening state law by creating a responsibility for mental health professionals to notify law enforcement if, in their professional opinion, they believe a patient is a danger to themselves or others. Once a report is made to law enforcement, if an investigation substantiates the threat, a referral will be made to Biden's office, which could file a petition with the Court. If a judge agrees that the individual is a danger to themselves or others, they would be added to the persons prohibited list that is shared with the national background check system.Giving the Court the authority to order any person who is legally prohibited from possessing or owning guns, including the dangerously mentally ill, to relinquish the guns or ammunition they possess to law enforcement. This process already exists in cases where a Protection From Abuse (PFA) order is issued against an individual.Notably, the legislation provides clear constitutional due process protections that give individuals who are prohibited from owning guns to have that right restored by demonstrating to the Court that they are no longer a danger to themselves or others or are no longer a person prohibited from owning or possessing guns, state officials said.
The legislation builds on two measures Delaware has already taken to reduce gun violence. The first was providing mental health records to the national instant background check system so that persons prohibited from possessing guns for mental health reasons are flagged in background checks and the second was the General Assembly's passage last week of expanded background check requirements for firearms purchases.
"As the president said, we know people with mental illnesses are much more likely to be the victim of a violent crime than the perpetrator," Biden said. "Treatment is critically important and can be very effective and Delawareans with friends and family who experience mental illness should encourage them to take advantage of the many mental health services that are available."
However, Biden explained that because the existing law governing gun possession prohibitions for mental health was so narrow it was an area where action was needed. He noted that only a very small number of background check denials nationwide were for mental illness reasons – just 1 percent of all denials in 2010, for example.
Rep. Mike Barbieri (D-Newark) said the focus of this bill was to prevent legal access to guns for those individuals who have been identified to have an inability to think clearly and make informed rational decisions.
"A person found guilty but mentally ill, not guilty by reason of insanity, or incompetent to stand trial most likely does not have the mental faculties to responsibly handle a firearm," Barbieri said. "This bill addresses a critical area that is part of debate over how to reduce gun violence. If this bill keeps one person from killing themselves or from killing another person, then I feel I have done my job as a public servant and as a person who has sworn to uphold the constitution."
State Rep. Deborah D. Hudson (R-Fairthorne), a prime sponsor of the legislation, said the tragedies at Sandy Hook Elementary had consumed the hearts and minds of policymakers.
"As a result, we want to make sure we are doing everything we can so that it never happens again," she said. "A big part of that has to do with keeping guns out of the hands of those who are deemed mentally unstable and dangerous. I realize this legislation will not solve every issue or address each concern, but I am confident this bill will go a long way in protecting the public from people who have the potential for using a weapon in a harmful way."
Sen. David Sokola (D-Beech Hill), the bill's lead Senate sponsor, said this update made clear the state Legislature's commitment to keep firearms away from people who should not have them in the first place.
"This also is important because, requiring mental health professionals to report threats by their patients to kill or injure people, will help prevent some of the tragic incidents we've seen around the country," he said.
Landgraf said suicide and homicide in Delaware often involved the use of a firearm.
"We need to do all we can to ensure that individuals who need mental health treatment receive that treatment and this legislation continues our support of that goal," she said.
Dr. Neil Kaye, president of the Delaware Psychiatric Association, was pleased to work with Biden's office and others in drafting this legislation.
"The focus of this effort must be on an individual's behavior, not simply on mental illness," he said. "Fundamentally, there is a need to look at dangerous behavior, and this bill is an important step in that direction."
James Lafferty, executive director of the Mental Health Association of Delaware, echoed Kaye in commending the collaborative effort that resulted in the legislation.
"I commend Attorney General Biden for listening to our concerns," he said. "This bill reflects significant input from many constituencies, including the medical and mental health communities."


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Auburn is always trying to pressure opponents and speed the game up.
"In reality, we're a team full of guards," said senior center Malik Minor.
But in Tuesday's 8 p.m. NIU Supersectional, Auburn faces one of the few teams in the state even more guard-oriented than itself. Lincolnshire Stevenson took second in the state in Class 4A last year when sophomore guards Jalen Brunson and Connor Cashaw ranked 1-2 on the Patriots in both scoring and assists and were first and third in rebounds.
"Their strength is supposed to be our strength," Auburn coach Bryan Ott said. "When we're playing our best, it's based on defensive pressure and strong guard play. This makes for a huge test of just exactly how good we are."
Brunson and Cashaw combined to average 38 points as sophomores and are even better as juniors. They had 47 points in No. 1-ranked Stevenson's 63-48 sectional final win over previously unbeaten Palatine Fremd.
Several players for No. 10 Auburn (28-5) watched Stevenson (30-1) at state and also saw the Patriots' 73-67 supersectional win over Boylan last year.
"We have been talking about this game for a long time," Ott said. "When the pairings were released by the state, we saw who we had to get through to get downstate. We want to go out and show who we are and play our game."
"Auburn," Stevenson coach Pat Ambrose said, "will give us the ultimate test, too. They will do what they do and get after us."
Brunson will make it hard for Auburn to force 20-plus turnovers the way the Knights normally do.
"Step one against pressure teams is making sure you have a kid who can handle the ball and not get scared and make bad decisions," Ambrose said. "Our entire team takes its cue from him. He controls the game on both ends of the floor. Guards can do that for you, and point guards especially."
"We need to really make it difficult," Ott said, "for the point guard to touch the basketball. We have to make him earn it getting open. And when he gives it up, we have to make sure he doesn't get it back."
Ambrose, who has an even 300 wins in 15 years at Stevenson, worries most about Auburn's vast fleet of 3-point shooters and the Knights' pressure defense.
But both teams are looking forward to playing a similar style rather than battling a slow-it-down zone team.
"It's not too often we see a team that will get up and go with us as much as we get up and go," Ambrose said.
"It will be fun all the way around." Ott said. "It's the kind of game that people want to see, with both teams having offensive firepower.
"Hopefully, we'll be up to the challenge of providing it and holding up our end of the deal."
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We have finally gotten back to the contest so lets vote for your favorite! You only get to vote once, we will be checking IP's and other secret stuff. Voting closes Monday night at midnight!
VOTE for Fantasy Emag
We have finally gotten back to the contest so lets vote for your favorite! You only get to vote once, we will be checking IP's and other secret stuff. Voting closes Monday night at midnight!
VOTE for Fantasy Emag
<takes off robe and walks towards the center of the ring to tap gloves with hexis and start this off right>
OOOOOO They both are so neato!
"Hey now, watch the hair..."
nice looking guns....did they use photoshop?
mine is pure photoshop, hexis' is mostly cad i believe
I have to abstain(sp?), both guns are good, but I dont think either of them would be my fantasy e-mag.
absolutley the hardest decision ever..
CCM Series 5
Prerelease Impulse
Hyperframed Warped Mag w/flatline tank
Good to know that somone of Tom's status seeks "relief" from a sport he helped create. A sport now ruled by a single patent.
Hats off to both that have made it this far!!!!
where do we vote?
The link at the bottom of the thread starter. I must say, those are incredible, it was a very hard choice.
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sorry fans of hexis's but Im a sucker for the milled biohazard battery pack and the flame mill on the back
To sweet synreal...
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I think I might have caused a hanging chad.
I like Hexis's. snyreal was neat but I think I would buy a Hexis mag before I bought the other.
I designed the gun in Solidworks, exported to 3ds to render with a simple chrome and colored metal texture, then put together different renderings in Photoshop.
I sorry Hexis, but damn that milling is fine. Good job Synreal.
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i think hexis's is the bomb, with the poewrfeed modular feeds, do they have those or did he make those up?
Wow, Both designs are beautiful but I had to vote for Synreal. It was a design that I would buy. What really surprises me is that both designs have the standard 45 grip frame and not the Z-grip. Oh well. Good Luck to you both.
What happens when one wins?
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damn you mag guys support your products furiously
If I remember correctly...
-1st place gets an RT Pro
-2nd places gets a Warp and Triggernomics trigger
I think both did a fantastic job... I liked the overall design of Hexis' with the AGD lions and all the different looks of the gun. I also liked that he put the tank on too. But Synreal got my vote. I didn't like the battery in a remote location... That would involve wires or a special protective hose of some kind or something like that. Synreal kept the electrics contained in the gun and worked with it. I love the milling around the valve and on the battery pack. Very cool.
Great job guys.
If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space.
Hell I would've wanted second place, I'm about ready to kill for a Triggernomics trigger.
I want one because I can't get one.
Now that's the ugliest damn bong I've ever seen.
I dunno... power feed modules just weren't doin' it for me. nor was the grips on hexis' 'mag. I like the e-mag's square battery/grip. It makes it unique; with the other one, it looks like a plain' ol mag.
Not that there's anything wrong with plain 'mags
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I voted for snyreal becuase i loved the milling on the little picture of the red one with flames way to go!
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they both are nice..what to pick..what to pick.....
Someone took away my cool sig. *cough*mod*cough*
if i were to buy one of thouse it would have to be on #37, it would be red and have the milling of the red and yellow ones mixed together because the yellow one have our teams logo and the red one has fire and or team is fire hazard
depending on ur location ill trade you a yamaha 250cc dirtbike for your Impulse, Viking, 03 Shocker, Bladed Cockers, or anyother good deal
They are both very nice and I am sure both put an extremely lot of work into them, but i must say, Hexis's from a distance looks like a spyder shutter, and synreal's is just a regular Emag with some milling done to it. I did however vote for synreal's because its nicer than hexis's in my mind, but i wouldnt buy either of those had there been another choice for us to vote for...
^ I agree with this ^Originally posted by vf-xx
Hats off to both of ya, but I have to say that I'm a little dissapointed. This was supposed to be a "fantasy" emag contest and both of these designs seem to be pretty straight forward.
Yep, i said the SAME exact thing...in the post above yours manike, what i meant was they are just regular guns with some milling, i forgot the name of the guy who did the gun with the lion body, but i would of voted for that one in a heartbeat, it was no doubt the best of them all
The hunt is still on for a surface file or STL file of a Lion so that I can make a form of that gun reality...Originally posted by ThePatriot
i forgot the name of the guy who did the gun with the lion body, but i would of voted for that one in a heartbeat, it was no doubt the best of them all
Someone must be able to find one on the net somewhere!


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"I looked like I was going to die," she told me Thursday of the drug that once made her feel like "nothing hurts. When you inject that, life seems so beautiful."
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Marie Myrick, 60, weighed 84 pounds in January last year, the result of heroin addiction that started in her 30s.
"I looked like I was going to die," she told me Thursday of the drug that once made her feel like "nothing hurts. When you inject that, life seems so beautiful."
Now she weighs 170 pounds, and is OK with that weight, though she is starting to push food away.
"I became comfortable," said Myrick, who hasn't used drugs since a few months before she started living at Shirley's Place in Rockford 18 months ago.
It's a halfway house for women who have been in jail or prison, are recovering from drugs or alcohol and were homeless, or close to, not having a consistent roof over their heads.
In the next several months, though, Myrick will have to move out of her one-bedroom apartment in the 20-apartment complex at 3201 Gilbert Ave.
The maximum length of stay is two years.
"They'll have to carry me out kicking and screaming," said Myrick, who is the oldest woman of 12 now in the program, many of whose children live with them in two-bedroom apartments.
Shirley's Place in July hired a full-time caseworker, after budget cuts had trimmed that spot, and more women are expected to move in soon.
The place could be filled tomorrow, said Samantha Coffill, program director of the Women's Restorative Justice Program that operates Shirley's Place through The Salvation Army. But those chosen "have to really want to change" and "have to be a good fit" with the other women at Shirley's Place, she said. The racial/ethnic makeup of the women in the program: 60 percent white, 20 percent black, 20 percent Hispanic.
Shirley's Place opened in 2006 in a building where drug sales had taken place over the years. It was named after Shirley Bartholomew, who had used drugs and had been incarcerated and wanted women to have a safe place to live while reintegrating into society.
Myrick's apartment was furnished with contributions from groups like Grace United Methodist Church and Salvation Army thrift stores. Rockford Woman's Club provides the women with toiletries, towels and clothing. Myrick will get to take it all with her when she leaves.
The source of her comfort not only is her near-spotless apartment, it's also the support she gets at Shirley's House.
She receives free bus passes to get where she needs to go. And her life is structured. Each resident must complete 30 hours of constructive activity each week, including substance abuse treatment, employment, school or volunteer service.
They have a 9 p.m. curfew and limited pre-approved visitors in the "recovery" phase of the program. They must submit to routine drug tests. If any resident brings drugs or alcohol onto the property, they are out of the program, and that has happened a few times the past few years, Coffill said.
The second phase helps them maintain employment. Myrick helps clean and decorate at Shirley's Place. Residents also must pay 35 percent of their net pay for monthly program fees and open a savings account, and they get a later curfew and more visiting privileges. The last phase is transitions the resident to independent living.
Coffill said the Women's Restorative Justice Program checks up on the women after they've graduated from the program. Program staff check jail records and keep in touch informally to offer more resources. Once in a while, a woman has been readmitted to Shirley's Place, she said. But most have been doing comparatively well living independently.
Myrick wants to make a clean break.
"I don't want to be the person I used to be," she told me.
She blames the start of her drug abuse partly on feelings of abandonment. She said her mother chose to stay with a boyfriend who'd hurt her mother, rather than leave with Myrick when she was 17 years old.
At one time, Myrick, who moved to Rockford in 1988 and worked at a call center, didn't shower for days on end and didn't come out of her house for weeks.
"The only person who would see me would be my dope man," she said.
She was in and out of inpatient and outpatient programs through Rosecrance. She drove on a suspended license and was in and out of the Winnebago County Jail for drug offenses.
Myrick recently started receiving her late husband's Social Security benefits, so that will help with her housing and other living costs when she's out on her own.
"They have taught me so much," Myrick said of Shirley's Place. "Now I need to start a new life."
Georgette Braun: 815-987-1331; email@example.com; @georgettebraun
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Though the Winnebago County Jail and groups such as Rosecrance, Remedies and Rockford Rescue Mission refer women to the Shirley's Place program, individuals can also make inquiries.
For more information or to donate, call 815-713-3179 or email email@example.com.


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Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Martin are dating, according to E! News.
That doesn't sound right. Has anyone told her he's English?
Multiple sources reportedly confirmed to E! News the actress is seeing the Coldplay frontman and estranged husband of Gwyneth Paltrow. This has apparently been going on since late June, when Lawrence split from her X-Men co-star Nicholas Hoult.
Martin and Paltrow announced their separation in March, after more than 10 years of marriage.
"I'm a big fan of all things British," the "Hunger Games" actress told U.K. publication The Sun in January. "I get to spend some time there now and again and I like that I can go for fish and chips wearing the most awful outfit and it's cool, you know?"
Sure. Cheerio.
Tony Hicks provides celebrity commentary for the Bay Area News Group. Contact him at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks or Twitter.com/tonyhicks67.


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Trent Flegel, posted a 1-2 record at the 50th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships. Flegel, a 2012 NCAA III All-American, drew the No. 1 seed of the 197 lb. bracket, Dustin Kilgore of Kent State University. Kilgore, a 2011 NCAA I national champion, returned to the college wrestling mat this year after taking an Olympic redshirt last season after placing third at the United States World Team Trials. Kilgore defeated Flegel by technical fall 22-7.
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This past week was loaded with bad news and Wednesday was the worst part of it. Only one movie comes to mind as a comparison: The Empire Strikes Back. Goran Dragic got his hand cut off by Lindsey Hunter, Ty Lawson was frozen in carbonite and Brandon Jennings was dismantled in Chewbacca's backpack with his head on backwards.
Hopefully, your team was able to survive in head-to-head playoffs and your opponent has worse luck than you did. There were a few other injuries that took place over the weekend, but none of them were of the magnitude of Ty Lawson. This could mean a few reliable players might be dicey plays due to their injuries and if they have three games, it might be enough to pick up someone with four games.
Now that we're down the homestretch, the schedule is more important than ever -- especially in daily leagues with matchup acquisitions. It's all about getting more games than your opponent, so today or tomorrow, you might want to try and figure out when you're going to use your moves. Obviously, things probably won't go as planned, but it's still a good idea and you can say "I love it when a plan comes together" should it actually work out. As you see, there are 18 teams with four games, 12 teams with three games, and no outliers:
Three games - Nets, Nuggets, Warriors, Pacers, Clippers, Lakers, Heat, Hornets, Thunder, 76ers, Suns, Kings
Four games- Hawks, Celtics, Bobcats, Bulls, Cavaliers, Mavericks, Pistons, Rockets, Grizzlies, Timberwolves, Bucks, Knicks, Magic, Blazers, Spurs, Raptors, Jazz, Wizards
In the following week, Week 24 (beginning April 9th) there are 10 teams with four games, 16 teams with three games, and four teams with just two games -- the Hawks, Pistons, Magic and Jazz. Presumably all head-to-head leagues will be over before the final meaningless half-week of the season (but just in case, every team plays twice with the exception of the Lakers and Hornets, who each play once). The Wednesday finale has every team playing, which should be a lot of fun to cover in the blurbs.
Back-to-back sets
As eluded to earlier, players that are on back-to-back sets are valuable in acquisition-limit leagues. If you can pick up a guy that's on a back-to-back on Tuesday-Wednesday, then cut him for a different player that's on one Thursday-Friday, you're going to get four games with only two moves.
There were no Monday-Tuesday back-to-backs last week and there won't be another for the rest of the season.
Knicks and Wizards- Kenyon Martin, Garrett Temple and Trevor Ariza come to mind here.
Spurs, Nuggets and Nets- Andre Miller, Corey Brewer, JaVale McGee and Wilson Chandler are guys to think about. The Nets tempo is too slow and the Spurs are too hard to predict when it comes to waiver wire. Although, Tiago Splitter will probably be very good since Tim Duncan might sit out in one of those games. We'll also have to see how Gary Neal fares on Sunday and Monday sans Manu Ginobili.
Thunder, Mavericks and Bulls- Brandan Wright is coming on, but the Bulls are a mess with so many players up in the air due to injuries.
Heat, Hawks, Bucks, Raptors, Sixers and Pacers- There are lots of games and you should have a good idea which categories you'll be battling for. If you can predict where you'll need help, try to address it with a pickup here.
Wizards and Pistons- The Pistons are pretty bad, but they're going to be very helpful to end your week.
Three off days in a row
Pacers (Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday), Clippers (Thursday, Friday, Saturday)- Having three days off in a row stinks and middle-of-the-road guys like Matt Barnes and Lance Stephenson may be worth dropping just before their mini vacation.
You can follow me on Twitter for some favorable matchups and other useful stats @MikeSGallagher.
Let's get to the pickups:
Kyrie Irving (4)- The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported that Kyrie Irving could return to the lineup "sooner rather than later" on Saturday and today the News-Herald said he has a "slight chance" to play Sunday. He's working hard in practice and he seems like a very good bet to return at some point this week. If you're in a weekly league or a league with no acquisition limits, you absolutely have to pick him up. Other leagues will depend on your risk management. I wouldn't expect him to kill it right off the bat, but he should have his game set to stun.
Update: Kyrie is playing Sunday. Go get him.
Martell Webster (4)- His abdominal injury was expected to keep him down for a handful of games, but he returned on Saturday and logged an eye-catching 39 minutes and scored 19 points. He is locked in to his role of hitting about two triples per game, scoring in the mid-teens and is ranked 11th in the league for free throw percentage. He's a must-own player for leagues that count treys.
Beno Udrih (4)- He can't shoot worth a lick right now and made just 29.4 percent of his attempts in his last four games. On the other hand, Beno's value surged on Saturday night with a massive line of 20 points, seven boards, eight assists one steal and two 3-pointers. He has four games this week and needs to be owned.
Evan Turner (3)- I'm probably going to regret putting him in here. Although, Turner hasn't been burning his owners these days. In his last three games, the Buckeye shot 54.8 percent from the field while averaging 19.7 points, 9.0 boards, 3.7 assists and 1.3 triples. Yes, it's a small sample size and he only shot above 50 percent just once in his 10 games prior to this output, but he's taking much better shots and it's not just luck. He only gets three games this week, so his value lies more in next week's four-gamer.
Jodie Meeks (3)- He's been launching triples a ton and in his last four games, he's made seven of his 25 attempts. In the three contests without Metta World Peace, Meeks played 37.3 minutes per game and added 1.7 steals, too. The Lakers don't have a great schedule the rest of the way, but Meeks should be in double-digit scoring with a combined 3.5 triples and steals per game.
Devin Harris (4)- He returned from his foot injury on Saturday and was impressive with a line of 17 points, four boards, six assists, one steal and two 3-pointers, matching his jersey number with 34 minutes in the win. This guy was expected to be a big-time performer with the Lou Williams ACL tear back in January, but injuries have kept him in check. Harris has all sorts of upside with his proficiency in points, assists, steals and threes, so he's well worth a look with four games. There's always the risk of another injury, though.
E'Twaun Moore (4)- Moore let down a lot of people on Saturday. He scored just four points in 17 minutes. The Magic went with a bigger lineup, putting Tobias Harris at small forward and Moe Harkless at shooting guard on Saturday against the Hawks. Their offense was stagnant and Jacque Vaughn might not go that route again. Moore has skills on offense and I wouldn't cut bait, especially with four games this week.
Garrett Temple (4)- There's a good chance that Bradley Beal could miss more time and Temple has been the main understudy at shooting guard. He's logged a whopping 36.6 minutes per game and his 1.7 steals and 1.2 triples in that have helped him accumulate mid-round value in standard leagues in that span. His production might take a hit now that Trevor Ariza and Martell Webster are both back on the court, but he should be owned in deep leagues for his four-game schedule.
Damien Wilkins (3)- It's a surprise to see a guy that was out of the rotation for the 2012 portion of this season come on and score 15.7 points per game in his last six games. He's kind of a DeMar DeRozan guy because he doesn't really fill up the stat sheet outside of points, so he's not really someone I would want to count on with a three-game week.
Gary Neal (4)- Manu Ginobili going down opened things up for Neal and the Towson product took 10 shots, making three of them for eight points on Friday. He's only really for people that need threes and anyone considering him should take a wait-and-see approach to see how he fares tonight vs. Miami.
Brandon Bass- (4) Kevin Garnett is out again on Sunday and his return is not yet in sight. Bass has been great in the last four games without KG in two particular areas: blocks and field goal percentage. The LSU product blocked 2.3 shots and shot 63.6 percent from the field in that span. He also had a 22-point outburst on Wednesday and there's really no competition behind him. Bass is also shockingly ranked 12th in the league in free throw shooting with a sterling 86.2 percent.
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (4)- He was bad in February. We're talking really, really bad. The rookie shot 31.0 percent in that month, but things are looking up for him lately. In his last two games, MKG made 68.1 percent of his 22 shots and scored 17.5 points in 32.5 minutes. The sample size isn't exactly something that will make you stop what you're doing to pick him up, but he did shoot 49 percent in the month of March. His blocks are starting to come on as well and he's worth a look with his four games.
Josh McRoberts (4)- Byron Mullens is down with a sore left ankle and missed the last two games. This is the same ankle that cost him five weeks of the season back in December and January. McBob played 41 minutes against the Sixers on Saturday and scored 15 points. His upside has dropped a little since he's made just one 3-pointer in the past 30 days and he's not much of a shot blocker.
Markieff Morris (3)- He turned some heads against Pacers on Saturday night with a line of 18 points, four boards, two assists, one block and two steals in 32 minutes. If not for foul trouble on Thursday, Morris would have played at least 32 minutes in each of his last four games. Lindsey Hunter has played the part of George Patton and the Suns are in tank mode, which means they're going to want to get a long look at Morris. He only has three games this week, which suggests he won't be in weekly lineups with so many teams having four games.
Shawn Marion (4)- Rick Carlisle likes him and what's not to like? He plays great perimeter defense and can stretch the floor with his effectively ugly jumper. In his last five, Marion averaged 9.6 points, 7.0 boards, 0.8 blocks and 1.6 steals on 54.1 percent shooting. The Mavericks have won four of their last five -- all against playoff teams -- and Marion returning to the lineup for those games is a big reason why.
Trevor Ariza (4)- He returned from the flu on Saturday and received 25 minutes. His line wasn't a good one with five points, seven boards, two assists, one steal and one 3-pointer, but he was playing well before his illness cost him three games and can fill up steals and treys. Garrett Temple playing well could suggest this is a timeshare, so anyone that cut Ariza shouldn't have the same expectations as they did prior to his illness.
Greg Smith (4)- The Rockets are considering starting him and he does have an 18-point, 19-board game on his resume thanks to Wednesday's monster performance vs. Indiana. Smith isn't much of a shot blocker and isn't effective from the free throw line, so his upside isn't something worth hitching your wagon to unless you need boards and points. He does have four games this week to help owners that are in a mega bind.
Nikola Vucevic (4)- He returned on Saturday from a concussion, played 39 minutes and has a four-game week. No analysis required here, folks.
Jonas Valanciunas (4)- It took a while, but JV is finally hitting his stride. He's scored in double figures for seven straight games and shot an outstanding 73.7 percent from the field. Valanciunas is coming off a 13-board, four-block game and he's played in at least 30 minutes in each of his last five games too. The four-game week makes him a very strong pickup in all leagues.
Andre Drummond (4) He returned in emphatic fashion on Friday against the Raptors. Drummond shot 8-of-10 from the field for 17 points with two blocks and two steals in just 19 minutes. Of course, he did shoot 1-of-4 from the line. The steals are nothing new for Drummond and his 1.0 per game in just 19.7 MPG is very impressive. Most signs point to the Pistons letting him loose and should be owned by every owner that an take a hit in FT%.
Brandan Wright (4)- This Brandan Wright write-up right now is going to be interesting, right? Heterographs aside, he logged his first double-double of the season in Saturday's big comeback win with 13 points and 10 boards in just 23 minutes. B-Dub is getting more playing time with 25.8 minutes per game over his last five, too. The Mavericks have an outstanding schedule this week with four plus matchups (LAL, DEN, SAC and POR) and three of those four teams like to attack the basket, so the Mavs will need Wright. He's a sneaky play this week.
Meyers Leonard (4)- LaMarcus Aldridge missed Saturday's game with a sprained ankle and didn't travel with the team to Utah for Monday's tilt. Although, Terry Stotts said he could join the team for the game. LMA should be viewed as closer to doubtful than probable, which makes Leonard an interesting pickup.
Greg Stiemsma (4)- Nikola Pekovic was a late scratch with a sprained left ankle. The good news for Pek is that at least it isn't to the right foot that was surgically repaired last offseason and has caused him problems. The Wolves leaned heavily on Stiemsma on Saturday, playing a career-high 40 minutes. He also gets to host his old team when Boston comes to town on Monday. This is more of a daily league add here.
Jermaine O'Neal (3)- He returned from a calf injury on Saturday and played just 18 minutes. JO can't stay healthy and with the youth movement going on in the Valley of the Sun, expecting more than 26 minutes per game is a bit lofty. The three games also don't help his case. What is he even doing in this column?


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Amid rising political violence, the State Department warned Americans this week to avoid traveling to Ukraine or lie low if they're already in the country.
"The situation in Ukraine is unpredictable and could change quickly," the department wrote on its website Thursday in a multi-paragraph explainer of their assessment of the threat to Americans.
It's a routine, but important, warning our government issues when political violence, terrorism, crime or even anti-American sentiment make traveling in a country difficult.
State Department officials in the U.S. and in embassies across the country analyze intelligence information, work diplomatic relations and consult with other federal agencies and the military to determine when to alert traveling Americans they might be in danger.
A travel warning, like that issued for Ukraine, is the highest type of alert for Americans.
"We issue travel warnings when we want you to consider very carefully whether you should go to a country at all," the State Department says on its website.
Officials also recently have issued warnings for Saudi Arabia (an attack on German Embassy officials), Afghanistan (a strong possibility of violence against Americans) and Honduras (the highest murder rate in the world).
Some of those warnings seem pretty common sense. But even if there isn't violence in a country that's grabbing headlines, you should check State Department warnings before you plan your spring break trip.
That's because the State Department can also place travel alerts for a country it deems has more short term problems, such as an election that could spark violence or a disease outbreak.
Those kinds of conflicts don't always make the front page of U.S. newspapers. Officials issued travel alerts recently for popular vacation spots such as Thailand (ongoing election disputes) and Mexico (Americans have increasingly become targets of carjacking and kidnapping).
They also issued an alert that Americans might be targets of political violence or cyber attacks while attending the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
So before you start buying plane tickets for somewhere warm, visit the State Department's international travel alert website, where you can search by country or read a detailed threat assessment for every region in the world.
If you decide to travel somewhere on the list, you can also sign up for text and email messages from the State Department that alert you of any major change so that your adventures overseas will never be too dangerous.


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Virginia Rose Rounkles, 79, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, at her residence.
Virginia was born the daughter of William and Lela (Britton) Pridemore on June 7, 1933, in Browning, Mo. Following the death of her father, her mother Lela married Dawson Davis, who raised her. She was married to Bill Simpson. To this union, two sons were born. She later married Irvin G. Rounkles, Sr. To this union, one son was born. In their early married years, Virginia played guitar and sang in a country music band with Irvin in several local area towns.
Virginia worked at Midwest Glove and Boss Glove Factory. She also worked as a waitress at the Chillicothe Country Club for many years, and enjoyed being self-employed as a housekeeper and caretaker for several local families, whom she dearly loved. Virginia loved cats, gardening, metal detecting, and bingo; but most of all, she loved her family.
She is survived by one son, Irvin "Junior" G. Rounkles, Jr., and wife Karen of Columbia, Mo.; five grandchildren, Carissa Rachelle Rounkles of Columbia, Mo., Ryan Irvin Rounkles of Eugene, Ore., Kristopher Kelly Simpson of St. Joseph, Mo., Jennifer Lee of Braymer, Mo., and Michaela Simpson of Veneta, Ore.; several great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews; three sisters, Mary Lou McMillen of Sun City West, Ariz., Judy Murray and husband Skip, of Severance, Colo., and Diane Schamp of San Jacinto, Calif.; one brother, William "Bill" Pridemore, and wife Irene "Sunny", of Pinion Hills, Calif.
She was preceded in death by two sons, Kelly Benton Simpson, and Michael Harrison Simpson; one great-grandson, Seven Taylor Simpson; and one brother-in-law, Paul McMillen.
A private family service will be scheduled at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Forrest O'Triplet Animal Shelter, and may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 47, Chillicothe, MO 64601. Online condolences may be made at www.lindeyfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are under the direction of Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Missouri.
Chillicothe resident Virginia Rose Rounkles, 79, died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
Virginia Rose Rounkles, 79, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, at her residence.


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Worthington-Elliot – Mary Worthington b: 8-18-1721 at Stonington Conn, at Killingworth, d. at Killingworth, Conn. on 6-28-1785, married 2-14-1745 to Aaron Elliot 3-15-1718 Killingworth, Conn d. Killingworth, 12-30-1785 Aaron Elliott appointed Judge of Probate Court District of Guilford, Conn. May 1779. Patticot – purchasing agent for supplies – Town clerk – Town Registrar. Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Saybrook (now in Middesex[1] C. Conn.) May 1781, the years insuing[2], also May 1781, Judge of the Court. Ref. Colonial Records of Conn. p. 223-225. He was Capt. Major and Colonel Militia companies in the French and Indian Wars, Vol I pages 201-202, Hist. Of Eastern Conn.
1. Hannah 8-31-1846 m Reuben Hopkins
2. Mary 7-11-1752 m. Dr. Christopher Ely
3. Samnel Smithson 7-2-1753 m. Margaret Williams, Sarah Bailey
4. William 6-23-1758 m. Ethelrude Ely
5. Aaron 8-15-1758 m. Glorianna Austin (sister of Moses and cousin of Stephen of Texas fame)
6. Joseph 11-9-1760 m. _____ McKinster
7. Benjamin 12-9-1792 m. Frances Panca
8. Elizabeth 12-9-1762 unmarried
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It is through sports that I see Dawit's learning style.
I've always said Dawit has taught our family more than we will ever teach him.
Dawit is a great kid.
His two main goals in life are to have fun and relate to other people. He went so long without doing a lot of either of those that he really places value on both.
When he was relinquished and moved to an orphanage where no one spoke the same language that he did, life got really hard. He felt alone and all he wanted to do was talk to someone. He wanted to make jokes and know why things were happening.
A lot of that still lingers today. He loves school because it is a great chance to hang out with 20 friends and have lunch and play at recess.
He loves playing sports because you get to act crazy and no one tells you to stop getting messy. It is through sports that I see his learning style.
You have to start with the idea that Dawit is a kid who does things. If you take him out to dig for worms before you go fishing, he will begin by enjoying picking up worms out of the dirt. But the entire time he is watching everything that is happening.
Before long, he is pushing you out of the way and trying to put his own foot on the shovel to turn the dirt over. He doesn't ask about how or where to dig. He grabs the shovel and starts digging. He will do it his way until he crosses a line and gets corrected.
He doesn't study and philosophize about things and then go to rehearse them.
He learns by doing. Usually with Dawit, he learns by doing it wrong and getting corrected.
This is his second year to play soccer. This year, he really seems to understand that his team needs to kick it in the other team's goal and when he is goalie, he doesn't want the ball to go in his goal.
That's progress.
Now we just need to explain to him why the teams wear different color uniforms. It is important to steal the ball from the other team, not your own. In fact, it would be ideal not to knock anyone down – especially not your own teammate who was heading to the goal.
I had a great conversation with him Saturday after his first game of the year.
There had been one specific part of his game that I thought I should address. He had seen one of his teammates dribbling the ball down the field. No one on the other team could stop him – but Dawit could.
He ran him down from behind, knocked him down, took the ball and kicked it over the baseline out of bounds.
Apparently, he thought the idea was to always get the ball from anyone who had it. So I explained that when guys wearing the same color shirt as he was had the ball, he was supposed to help them get the ball in the goal, not steal it from them. He wasn't exactly sure how to help them. So we talked about how someone might pass the ball or how he could just run in front in case someone from the other team stole the ball.
After running around the living room for a few minutes showing me how he was going to put this great advice into action at his next game, Dawit said, "I will help my team! We will be the champions!"
I didn't have the heart to tell him they don't even keep score and that everyone will just get a participation trophy when the season ends. But if he stops tackling his own teammates, I suppose that will be a victory of sorts.
We have had Dawit for one third of his life now. I don't know if we will ever know if he was born a kid who learns by watching and doing or if he developed that because it was the only option he had.
I can't wait to see if that tendency changes as his language skills continue to improve or if he will still react that way in high school.
Dawit is a lot of things. Boring is not one of those things.
I don't know how much more he has to teach me, but I hope we both keep learning from each other in our own ways.
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Steelers run game off to worst start in 62 years
By Alan Robinson
Published: Thursday, September 27, 2012,
Isaac Redman started the first three games, but he understands changes are needed in what is becoming an historically bad Steelers running game.
Redman concedes former 1,000-yard rusher Rashard Mendenhall will regain his starting job as soon as he is healthy and ready to play, and all signs point to that being when the Steelers return Monday from their weekend off.
Were looking for him to come in and be the feature guy, Redman said Thursday.
Time for a change? Even Ben Roethlisbergers exceptional passing statistics cant cover up that the Steelers havent been this one-dimensional since they were running an offense most teams gave up on in the 1940s.
With 195 yards rushing and a 2.64-yards-per-carry average, the running game is off to its worst start in 62 years or since the Steelers were the last NFL team still using the single-wing offense. For comparisons sake, the Chiefs have run for 575 yards.
And they didnt call it the wildcat back in 1950, when the Steelers gained only 189 yards in the first three games of what became a 6-6 season.
Weve got talented receivers, weve got a Superman at quarterback, and its easy to say that the pass is doing better, left guard Willie Colon said. To kind of sum it all up, weve got to put in more work.
During the offseason, general manager Kevin Colbert said the team couldnt count on Mendenhall in 2012, not after he tore the ACL in his right knee Jan. 1 in Cleveland. Then again, Colbert probably didnt count on not having a running back capable of gaining even 75 yards in three games.
Redmans 72 yards (on 32 carries) lead an offense that not long ago figured on Willie Parker or Jerome Bettis gaining that many yards by the end of the third quarter. Jonathan Dwyer (70 yards) is the only other running back with more than 15 yards rushing.
Still, offensive coordinator Todd Haley said the Steelers (1-2) must ease in Mendenhall, who didnt resume practicing until Labor Day.
To get another difference-maker back hopefully will be a big deal for us, Haley said.
Redman and Dwyer are inside runners, while Mendenhall is a turn-the-corner back capable of breaking the big run the Steelers are lacking. Their longest run is a 13-yarder by Redman.
But I dont think (the running game) is too much different than its been, Mendenhall said. It might be perceived that were struggling, and its not the case. Its a different offense, weve got some different guys, and were trying to figure out how to put it together.
The blocking isnt totally to blame; Haley gave All-Pro center Maurkice Pouncey an unusually high grade after the 34-31 loss Sunday in Oakland. But Colon acknowledged hes still making the transition from right tackle to left guard, especially while run blocking.
One thing Ive learned in the three games Ive been playing at my position is a lot of what I do makes runs go, as far as pulling and clearing holes, Colon said. I personally havent been efficient with that. Im trying my best and working my tail off. There are a lot of blocks that I see, if I were to be more detailed in my work and better at what I do, maybe our run average would be better.
Roethlisberger has compensated for the absence of a running game by throwing 120 times for 904 yards, eight touchdowns and one interception, by far the most attempts for a Steelers quarterback this early in a season.
Even Joe Gilliam had fewer attempts (112) in 1974, when he threw so often while calling his own plays that it finally led coach Chuck Noll to bench him for Terry Bradshaw.
I feel good about the guys up front and feel good about the guys carrying the ball, Haley said. You will see the run game come along and it needs to.
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Ionia edges out Redskins in annual rivalry game
The Ionia boys basketball team rallied from a 24-15 halftime deficit Tuesday night to earn a 45-42 win over Belding.
"We really struggled in the first half with Belding's defense," Bulldog coach Scott Swinehart said. "We did a better job in the second half, especially in the third quarter, moving the ball."
The Dawgs were able to score more points in the third quarter thanthey did in the entire first half, outscoring the Redskins 18-7 to turn their nine-point deficit at the break into a 33-31 lead. Ionia made free throws down the stretch to earn the win.
Austin Gregory finished with 22 points, five rebounds and five assists to lead Ionia. Bryce Cashner scored 10 points and Jordan Miller chipped in with six.
Belding was paced by Brendan Zuver, who scored 15 points. Kole Hart finished with eight, while Brendan Sutherland and Garrett Strotheide each finished with seven.
Ionia (3-16) will wrap up the regular season on Thursday at home against Williamston.
Belding will also be back in action on Thursday when the Redskins play host to Ravenna.
PW 49, Bath 29
BATH — The Pirates kept their Central Michigan Athletic Conference championship hopes alive Tuesday night by earning a win over the Bees.
Nick Spitzley led P-W with 14 points, while Lane Simon finished with 11. Ty Simon earned a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
The Pirates (17-2, 14-1 in CMAC) will finish the regular season on Thursday when they play host to Dansville.
Fulton 51, St. Pats 34
PORTLAND — The Shamrocks took a brief lead in the third quarter, but the Pirates finished strong, outscoring St. Pats 28-11 in the second half to earn the win.
The Shamrocks were able to keep pace with Fulton for most of the game, despite having only seven active players. St. Pats coach Mark Scheurer said he was pleased with his team's effort.
"I was very impressed with the way the guys played in the first half," he said. "I think they just ran out of gas in the second half, but I am happy about the way they played."
Collin Lay led the Shamrocks with 14 points, five steals and three assists. Joe Mackowiak finished with eight points.
St. Pats (8-11, 5-10 CMAC) will wrap up the regular season at home against Bath on Thursday night.
Portland 40, Charlotte 39
CHARLOTTE — The Raiders struggled through the first three quarters Tuesday night, but took control in the fourth to earn a win over the Orioles.
After trailing 22-18 at the break, Portland outscored Charlotte 10-6 in the third to even the game at 28-28 heading into the fourth. The Raiders then outscored their hosts 22-11 over the final eight minutes to pick up the victory.
Jared Krausz paced Portland with 19 points, while Zach Gustafson finished with 10 points, while Drew Roe chipped in with eight points and seven rebounds. Logan Seal earned seven points as well.
Portland (12-7) will travel to DeWitt on Thursday to wrap up the season against the Panthers.


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Man Awarded $250K for Claim Meds Turned Him Into Gay Sex Addict
The pills made him do it.
At least according to a British court, which recently awarded a married man and father of two £160,000 ($256,4000 U.S.) after the drug he took to treat his Parkinson's disease turned him into a gay sex and gambling addict, the Mirror (U.K.) reports.
In 2003, Didier Jambart, 52, of Nantes, France, was prescribed Requip, a medication to treat his Parkinson's. In 2005, however, he says he started to develop cravings for sex with men and online gambling. Jambart's compulsions were so intense he went as far as selling his children's toys to fund his addictions, he claimed.
"After first taking the drugs I was bursting with energy. I would get up at four in the morning and run ten-and-a-half kilometres," Jambart said during the first hearing, according to the British newspaper the Sun. "Then my neurologist increased the dose and I completely lost the plot. I discovered Internet gambling, and at first it was just a bit of fun but I soon became addicted. In total I lost between £60,000 and £90,000 online."
He went on to say that at times he had urges to kill and that the pills turned him into a "hypersexual, gay, cross-dresser."
"I started seeking out sex with men and exhibiting myself on the internet," he said. "Those around me could simply not understand what was going on. It was only in 2006 that I discovered what was going on when I read a Canadian website. I sought help and was told of the side effects, and have expert medical advice that I was the victim of an addiction."
Lawyers argued that GlaxoSmithKline, the British company that makes Requip, knew that the pills had side effects but only started to put warnings on the medication's packaging in 2006. "It's been a seven-year battle," Jambart said, "GlaxoSmithKline lied to us and shattered our lives."
Jambart revealed that he would wear woman's clothing and arrange encounters with strangers. One hookup, however, went bad and resulted in him being raped, he said. Additionally, he spent his entire family's life savings in order to fund what he called his out-of-control gimbling and tried to take his own life eight times. In 2005, he finally stopped taking the medication when he associated his addictions with the drug.
A court initially ordered Galxo to pay Jambart £100,000 ($160,390). But after an appeal, the higher court upheld and raised the compensation to £160,000 ($256,4000).
YourLawyer.com describes Requip as a "popular medication used to control tremors associated with Parkinson's disease and Restless Leg Syndrome. Unfortunately, drugs like Requip have been associated with gambling addictions and other compulsive behaviors." The site goes on to say that most victims of the medication have not experienced obsessive or compulsive behaviors in the past and in almost every case, the "compulsive behavior subsided once Requip was discontinued."
Earlier this month, researchers seemed to make a breakthrough and possibly found what causes Parkinson's disease. According to ScienceNews.org, a harmful version of the alpha-synuclein protein "crawls through the brains of healthy mice, killing brain cells and damaging the animals' balance and coordination. If a similar process happens in humans, the results could eventually point to ways to stop Parkinson's destruction in the brain."


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During the holiday season, I have been brain storming some new ideas for the blog.
During the holiday season, I have been brain storming some new ideas for the blog. One of them that I've had my brain wrapped around is my reader's own recipes. Some of you have come up to me with the idea in the past, and I'm finally going to do something about it. Along with my own of course, I would like to get your recipes out there! I would give credit where it's due and i email you the day it's published. I thought this would be a little something different for the blog, and more interesting! Along with the slew of recipes, I would like to include restaurants you can't miss, and cook books you have to read! I hope you all love the new blog, I know I'm excited!
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Memory is a funny thing. Funny, that is, until it rarely exists in your life. We all come to a point when we inventory the important things we want to file away in our mind and "File 13" the rest. Occasionally, I file wrong.
My family has had horses forever. As a child, I would go riding with my older brother Bruce every chance I had. As an adult, I still like to keep those hay-burners around. One thing I've learned from horses over the years is that they tend to hang on tightly to bad memories and forget the good times.
Meg riding Zippo Benetta Star
Not sure why horses love to hang on to the negative, but they are experts at it. Unfortunately some people are to. Several years ago when our daughter Meg began showing her horses in 4-H, she had a seasoned 17-year-old quarter horse named Dolly. Dolly wasn't the prettiest horse in the world but she was dead broke…perfect for a little girl to learn on. Dolly had been travelling to horse shows for over a decade. One Saturday morning, with our grooming routine complete and tack loaded, we walked Dolly to the trailer like the hundreds of times before. Right as she took her first step into the trailer a horse fly bit her and she reared up hitting her head on the top of the trailer. I backed her away from the trailer to see if she had been hurt and found a teeny tiny scratch on the top of her head, the bite couldn't even be found. I walked her back over to the trailer to load and she was terrified….of the trailer! In her mind, the bad that happened was caused by the trailer. Not by the horse fly. Not by her reaction. But by the trailer. Seventeen years of easy loading completely forgotten and replaced with this split second circumstance. We fought to load every time after that until Meg got her new pleasure horses.
At one of the first shows we ever went to an experienced horsewoman told us that a horse's mind is like a bucket. Each good moment adds one white marble to the bucket. Each bad moment dumps all the white marbles accumulated and replaces them with a black marble. Horses hold on to the black marbles and easily discard the white. Talk about a "bucket list"!
One of the best ways of learning is through observation. I've learned from the way horses evaluate and react to things and the grudges they hold. I've also seen friends, family and strangers behave like horses in this respect.
Oh, I forget many things like getting milk at the store or turning off my curling iron. But my memory of the good things in my life is excellent. Sure, I remember the tragic and trying times too, but I don't let them overwhelm me. Those black marbles collected through the years will never replace the abundance of white marbles I've been blessed with.
Make your marbles any colors you like but try to stockpile more of your favorites.
Until next time, find YOUR Wisdom.... Accidentally.