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perl587delta - what is new for perl v5.8.7
This document describes differences between the 5.8.6 release and the 5.8.7 release.
There are no changes incompatible with 5.8.6.
The copy of the Unicode Character Database included in Perl 5.8 has been updated to 4.1.0 from 4.0.1. See http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode4.1.0/#NotableChanges for the notable changes.
A pair of exploits in
suidperl involving debugging code have been closed.
For new projects the core perl team strongly recommends that you use dedicated,
single purpose security tools such as
sudo in preference to
The perl interpreter can be built to allow the use of a site customization script.
By default this is not enabled,
to be consistent with previous perl releases.
To use this,
-Dusesitecustomize to the command line flags when running the
Configure script.
See also "-f" in perlrun.
Config.pm is now much smaller.
Config.pm is now about 3K rather than 32K,
with the infrequently used code and
%Config values loaded on demand.
This is transparent to the programmer,
but means that most code will save parsing and loading 29K of script (for example,
code that uses
find2perl has new options
-path and
The internal pointer mapping hash used during ithreads cloning now uses an arena for memory allocation. In tests this reduced ithreads cloning time by about 10%.
PERL_HASH_SEED_EXPLICIT and
NO_HASH_SEED should now work in Win32 makefiles.
substr and UTF-8 caused by bad internal offset caching has been identified and fixed.
"\x{100}" =~ /[[:print:]]/ will no longer give corrupt results.
uc on a long Unicode string could exhaust memory.
This has been fixed.
rindex were buggy for some combinations of Unicode and non-Unicode data.
This has been fixed.
read (and presumably
sysread) would expose the UTF-8 internals when reading from a byte oriented file handle into a UTF-8 scalar.
This has been fixed.
unpack bug fixes:
b or
B formats were broken.
unpack checksums could overflow with the
C format.
U0 and
C0 are now scoped to
pack sub-templates.
U0 mode.
Z0 used to destroy the preceding character.
pack formats used to only recognise literal
close now correctly reflects any file errors that occur while flushing the handle's data,
instead of just giving failure if the actual underlying file close operation failed.
not() || 1 used to segfault.
not() now behaves like
which was the pre 5.6.0 behaviour.
h2ph has various enhancements to cope with constructs in header files that used to result in incorrect or invalid output.
There is a new taint error,
"%ENV is aliased to %s".
This error is thrown when taint checks are enabled and when
*ENV has been aliased,
so that
%ENV has no env-magic anymore and hence the environment cannot be verified as taint-free.
The internals of
pack and
unpack have been updated.
All legitimate templates should work as before,
but there may be some changes in the error reported for complex failure cases.
Any behaviour changes for non-error cases are bugs,
and should be reported.
There has been a fair amount of refactoring of the
C source code,
partly to make it tidier and more maintainable.
The resulting object code and the
perl binary may well be smaller than 5.8.6,
and hopefully faster in some cases,
but apart from this there should be no user-detectable changes.
${^UTF8LOCALE} has been added to give perl space access to
The size of the arenas used to allocate SV heads and most SV bodies can now be changed at compile time. The old size was 1008 bytes, the new default size is 4080 bytes.
Unicode strings returned from overloaded operators can be buggy. This is a long standing bug reported since 5.8.6 was released, but we do not yet have a suitable fix for it.
On UNICOS, lib/Math/BigInt/t/bigintc.t hangs burning CPU. ext/B/t/bytecode.t and ext/Socket/t/socketpair.t both fail tests. These are unlikely to be resolved, as our valiant UNICOS porter's last Cray is being decommissioned.
If you find what you think is a bug, you might check the articles recently posted to the comp.lang.perl.misc newsgroup and the perl bug database at http://bugs.perl.org. There may also be information at http://www.perl.org, the Perl Home Page.
If you believe you have an unreported bug,
please run the perlbug program included with your release.
Be sure to trim your bug down to a tiny but sufficient test case.
Your bug report,
along with the output of
perl -V,
will be sent off to email@example.com to be analysed by the Perl porting team.
You can browse and search the Perl 5 bugs at http://bugs.perl.org/
The Changes file for exhaustive details on what changed.
The INSTALL file for how to build Perl.
The README file for general stuff.
The Artistic and Copying files for copyright information.


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Marijuana is flowing into the black market and out of Colorado in greater quantities than ever before, law enforcement officials say.
It's going by car and by bus. It's being packed up and shipped through the mail. It's being found, in small amounts and large bundles, as far away as Illinois, New York and Florida.
Earlier this year, 42 pounds of high-grade, vacuum-sealed marijuana was flown into Atchison, Kan., in a small red-and-white airplane. Acting on a tip, a team of law enforcement officers pounced on the plane immediately after it landed, seized the marijuana and put four Colorado residents in handcuffs.
"I think they thought they were going to sneak in," Atchison's police chief, Mike Wilson, said recently.
The movement of Colorado marijuana into neighboring states has scarcely escaped the attention of police in those states, who say they have started tracking it more closely and believe Colorado's legalization of pot will only increase the influx.
"It's already got a reputation in Oklahoma because of how strong it is," Mark Woodward, the spokesman for Oklahoma's Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, said of Colorado marijuana. "No question, the more access you have, the more demand you're going to have for this."
To be sure, cross-border marijuana trafficking has long occurred, and marijuana grown in Colorado for out-of-state distribution remains illegal under state law. Mason Tvert, one of the advocates behind marijuana legalization in Colorado, said the state's new laws will cut down on black-market demand within the state, allowing officials to focus on the out-of-state traffickers.
"It's still illegal," Tvert said. "Our government should be focusing its time on preventing illegal cultivation and sales."
It is also uncertain exactly how much pot is leaving the state's borders — or how much the activity has increased.
Seizure numbers are an imprecise measurement of activity, in part because law enforcement agencies and drug traffickers constantly change tactics in their cat-and-mouse game. Reporting seizure numbers to the Drug Enforcement Agency is voluntary. And investigators rely many times on interviews with suspects — who may be unreliable — in determining that the marijuana originated in Colorado.
"Right now, I don't think anyone knows how much marijuana is leaving Colorado," said Sam Kamin, a University of Denver law professor who has studied marijuana policy issues.
Still, Colorado pot is clearly moving into neighboring states.
The DEA's El Paso Intelligence Center reported that, for 2012, 3½ tons of Colorado marijuana that was destined for other states was seized by law enforcement agencies across the country. That's up more than 300 percent from 2009, when a little over three-quarters of a ton of Colorado marijuana was seized.
Likewise, U.S. postal inspectors have seen a jump in seizures of packages containing marijuana mailed in Colorado to other states — from 15 in 2010 to 209 through the first five months of 2013.
"We're seeing a substantial increase in domestic cannabis that originates in the Denver area over the last three or four years," said Kansas Highway Patrol Lt. B.K. Smith.
That's a problem for Colorado officials, and not just because it makes the neighbors angry.
In a memo released last week, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it would allow marijuana legalization, including recreational marijuana stores, to go forward without federal interference. If Colorado fails to keep its marijuana within its borders, the Justice Department memo said federal prosecutors may decide to intervene.
But regulators and law enforcement officials in the state say stopping diversion will be difficult. Even with tightly regulated marijuana stores, there are simply too many ways for pot to flow into the black market and out of Colorado for officials to be able to halt the current flow entirely.
The incentives to illegal growers are clear: Marijuana that sells in the black market in Colorado for as little as $2,000 a pound can go for $4,000 a pound just across state lines and perhaps $6,000 a pound on the East Coast, said Denver police Sgt. Andrew Howard.
"It's simple market forces," said Howard, who is on the department's marijuana task force. "People (here) think it's legal. People think the cops don't care about it being unregulated, so let's take advantage of the system."
Diversion from marijuana stores has received the most attention from regulators, but that is perhaps the least likely source, experts say. Licenses for legal pot shops will be expensive and hard to get.
"I would be very surprised if people growing legally under a state system are also growing illegally for export," said Mark Kleiman, a professor at UCLA who was helped Washington state write its rules for recreational marijuana stores. "Those licenses are valuable."
There are still plenty of ways, though, for pot in Colorado to move across state lines. Medical marijuana patients, caregivers or people growing at home can move small amounts. Shoppers can buy up marijuana bit by bit at stores and then resell the whole sum in another state. And, perhaps most worrying for officials, black marketers can try to hide beneath Colorado's laws to run explicitly illegal operations.
Tom Allman, the sheriff of Mendocino County in California, long a hotbed of illicit marijuana growing, said Colorado should be prepared. He predicted the state's new marijuana laws would lead to more illegal growers trying their luck in the state.
"I think they just roll their dice," Allman said. "We have been told by growers they are leaving California and they're going to Colorado."
Tvert said it wouldn't make sense for black marketers to move to a state so concerned about marijuana regulation. But it's that possibility that most concerns Colorado Attorney General John Suthers.
With a good enough tracking system, the state may be able to stop marijuana from leaking out of commercial growing operations, Suthers said. Plugging all sources, though, in what could become the nation's cannabis heartland may prove impossible.
"Our legal system gives you a kind of cover," he said. "I think that's going to become the view: As far as marijuana is concerned, this is the Wild West."
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Editor's Note: Greg Tuite is the former Winnebago County Democratic Party chairman. This story originally identified him as the present chairman.
By Susan Vela
Rockford Register Star
ROCKFORD — Hundreds gathered Thursday for a party celebrating Rep. Chuck Jefferson's years in politics.
"He did his time," said Maria King, 71, of Roscoe, who once served as his legislative aide. "It was just a pleasure working for him. He's compassionate. He loves his seniors. He loves his veterans. He loves the community, and he did very well for the community."
Along with constituents, some of the county's political leaders joined the dinner celebration at Cliffbreakers. They included Sen. Steve Stadelman, D-Rockford, and Greg Tuite, Winnebago County's former Democratic Party chairman.
Jefferson, 69, mingled with his guests, offering hugs and handshakes.
"This is my way of giving back to the community ... to say thank you for giving me all the years," said Jefferson, who plans to commit his free time to the Booker Washington Community Center, a southwest Rockford center that has predominantly served the city's African-American residents for nearly a century.
The Democrat, who was appointed to the 67th District seat in 2001 and elected to it since 2002, resigned July 1. According to his online biography, he had many leadership positions on several civic boards and community organizations, and served on the Winnebago County Board from 1990 to 2001.
The widower has three sons: Carl, Curtis and Charles Jr.
His former chief of staff, Litesa Wallace, is filling his unexpired term. She will run unopposed Nov. 4.
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ADRIAN — An appeal is in the way of a jury settling a complicatd dispute over the union status and termination of a Lenawee County emergency dispatch director.
A final settlement conference before a March 13 trial was canceled Monday because of a Michigan Court of Appeals order. Former dispatch director Jay Gliwa is suing Lenawee County officials involved in his 2011 termination.
Gliwa was hired in 2008 after the county commission made the dispatch director an independent, non-union position. He was replaced with a sheriff's department lieutenant in 2011 after a state labor ruling that the county acted improperly.
Gliwa sued, claiming he was fired without just cause in violation of an employment agreement.
In November, Lenawee County Circuit Judge Margaret M.S. Noe denied defense motions to dismiss the lawsuit, leaving it on track for a March trial. On Jan. 7 she denied a motion to put the case on hold while appeals were being filed.
The Court of Appeals ordered a stay in proceedings on Jan. 10 until it rules on the case.
"Without a stay of proceedings, defendants will be required to proceed to trial on issues that should not be placed in the jury's hands for determination, and that will allow the jury to overrule previous opinions and rulings of the MERC (Michigan Employment Relations Commission) and Court of Appeals," stated defense attorney Christopher Gura of Detroit in his motion to halt the circuit court case.
Gliwa's attorney, Matt Zeigler of Troy, argued at the November hearing that Gliwa was put in a no-win situation by the MERC ruling. Gliwa was caught between being a union member and a non-union employee, Zeigler said, when he was replaced as dispatch director.
Defense attorney John McGlinchey argued the MERC ruling clearly placed the director position in the union. Gliwa cannot sue the county without first pursuing a union grievance over losing his job, he said.
"The union can't escape representing people in a collective bargaining unit," McGlinchey told the court.
Noe ruled the dispute over facts should be left to a jury to decide.
"It seems to me a jury must decide what kind of employment existed and what kind of termination was appropriate," she said in her November ruling.
No dates have yet been scheduled for the appeals court to decide on challenges to her ruling.
Trial halted in fired dispatch director suit
ADRIAN — An appeal is in the way of a jury settling a complicatd dispute over the union status and termination of a Lenawee County emergency dispatch director.


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Huskers Host Bluejays Thursday Night
Nebraska Cornhuskers
2012-13 Record: 6-1, 0-0 Big Ten
Head coach: Tim Miles
Record at Nebraska: 6-1 (1st year)
Career Record: 289-221 (18th year)
Creighton Bluejays
2012-13 Record: 7-1, 0-0 MVC
Head coach: Greg McDermott
Record at Creighton: 58-23 (3rd year)
Career Record: 338-218 (19th year)
Huskers on TV/Radio/Internet
Internet: ESPN3.com
Play-by-play: Mike Gleason
Color: Rich Zvosec
Radio: Across the state on the IMG Husker Sports Radio Network, including KLIN (1400 AM/94.5 FM) in Lincoln, KFAB (1110 AM) in Omaha and KRVN (880 AM) in Lexington.
Play-by-play: Kent Pavelka
Color: Matt Davison
Internet Radio/Stats: Free on Huskers.com
Satellite Radio: XM Ch. 190; Sirius Ch. 123
Huskers Host Bluejays Thursday Night
The Nebraska men's basketball team looks for another early-season signature win Thursday night when the Huskers welcome No. 16/13 Creighton to the Devaney Center Thursday night.
Tipoff is set for 7:02 p.m. and tickets are on sale for Thursday's contest by visiting Huskers.com, calling the Nebraska Ticket Office at 800-8-BIGRED or at the Devaney Center Ticket office beginning at 5:30 p.m. As of Wednesday morning, nearly 12,000 tickets have been sold for the matchup between the Huskers and Bluejays.
The game will be shown nationally on ESPN3.com with Mike Gleason with Rich Zvosec on the broadcast. ESPN3.com is available to fans with subscriptions to participating high speed internet service providers (http://espn.go.com/watchespn/affList). The game will also be available on the WatchESPN app for customers in participating cable systems.
Thursday's game will be carried across the state on the 29-station Husker Sports Network, including flagship stations KLIN (1400 AM/94.5 FM) in Lincoln, KFAB (1110 AM) in Omaha and KRVN (880 AM) in Lexington, with Kent Pavelka and Matt Davison calling all of the action. The game can be heard for free on Huskers.com and is also available on the Huskers' app on iOS or android devices. Thursday's game is also available on both Sirius (Ch. 123) and XM (Ch. 190) satellite radios.
Nebraska comes into Thursday's contest with a 6-1 mark following a 63-51 win over USC on Monday night. Nebraska's 6-1 mark matches the program's best start in 20 years, and the Huskers are coming off consecutive double-figure wins over Wake Forest and USC since falling to Kent State. Nebraska has relied on its veterans, as Dylan Talley (15.6 ppg), Ray Gallegos (14.0 ppg) and Brandon Ubel (14.0 ppg) the Husker attack. Gallegos has been playing the best basketball of his career, scoring 20 points in each of his last two contests. Nebraska has also been stout on the defensive end, holding opponents to 58.6 ppg, while only one opponent has topped seven points this season.
The Huskers will be tested by a veteran Creighton squad which comes in with a 7-1 record following an 80-51 rout of St. Joseph's last Saturday. The Bluejays, which returned four starters from a 29-win team in 2011-12, are led by All-American Doug McDermott, who averages 21.3 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.
By the Numbers
85.7- Shooting percentage of senior Andre Almeida over the Huskers last five games (24-of-28), a stretch where he is averaging 12.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.0 blocked shots per game. Almeida has made his last seven field goals dating back to the Wake Forest contest.
7- Straight meetings in the Nebraska-Creighton series won by the home team dating back to the 2005-06 season. The Huskers have won the last three matchups in the Devaney Center.
7- Number of scholarship players who played for the Huskers against USC, as Shavon Shields returned to action Monday night. Shields had two points and two assists in 10 minutes off the bench for the Huskers.
2006- The year of Nebraska's last non-conference home sellout, as the Huskers have sold over 12,000 tickets as of Wednesday morning.
Scouting Creighton
The Bluejays come to town with a 7-1 record, including wins over Wisconsin, Arizona State and St. Joseph's in the first month of the year. Creighton, which is ranked 13th and 16th, respectively in this week's polls, feature one of the nation's best offenses, averaging 82.6 points per game. Greg McDermott is in his third year at CU after coaching at Iowa State, Northern Iowa, North Dakota State and Wayne State. McDermott and Miles have squared off several times before during their days at the Division II level, but Thursday's game will be the first meeting of the two as Division I coaches since Dec. 31, 2006, a 67-54 win by Iowa State over North Dakota State.
Creighton features one of the nation's top players in junior forward Doug McDermott, who averages 21.3 points and 7.1 rebounds a game. McDermott is a returning first-team All-American and a reigning MVC Player of the Year. He is one of four starters back for Creighton, as senior forward Gregory Echenique (10.4 ppg, 6.5 rpg) mans the interior, while Grant Gibbs (7.3 ppg; 6.0 apg) and Austin Chatman (8.8 ppg; 4.8 apg) guide a prolific attack.
Series History
Nebraska and Creighton are meeting for the 46th time in series history on Sunday, with the Cornhuskers holding a 25-20 advantage. The home team has held serve in recent years, with the home team winning the last seven matchups. Nebraska has won the last three games in Lincoln, including a 59-54 win over McDermott's squad during the 2010-11 season. Prior to 2006, the Huskers had won only once between 1999 and 2005, ending the Bluejays season in the 2004 NIT.
Last Season's Game
Despite a career-high 29 points from Bo Spencer, the Huskers fell at No. 22 Creighton, 76-66, at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha. Spencer paced the Huskers with 29 points, hitting 10-of-16 shots from the floor and adding five rebounds, three assists and three steals in a losing effort.
Nebraska, which trailed by as many as nine points in the first half before regaining the lead midway through the second stanza, was within 46-45 with 9:15 remaining before Creighton got five points on a possession, taking advantage of a controversial technical foul on Toney McCray before Nebraska Coach Doc Sadler was called for a technical foul moments later. Doug McDermott hit three foul shots for CU before Grant Gibbs, who was fouled on the original play, added two more to take the Bluejays to a 51-45 lead. On Creighton's next possession, McDermott's three-point play put the Bluejays up 54-45 capping an 11-0 spurt that turned the tide of a well-played game through the first 30 minutes. McDermott led three Bluejays in double figures with 24 points and 12 rebounds, hitting 9-of-15 shots from the floor.
Last Time Out
Ray Gallegos had eight of his season-high 20 points in a decisive 19-2 spurt, as Nebraska improved to 6-1 on the season with an impressive 63-51 win over USC Monday night at the Devaney Center. Gallegos, who posted his second straight 20-point night, electrified a season-high crowd of 10,045, scoring the Huskers' final eight points of the half, turning a 25-all tie into a 33-25 halftime lead into the break. Gallegos scored Nebraska's final 11 points of the half, including a trio of 3-pointers, to stake the Huskers a lead they would not relinquish.
Nebraska, which improved to 6-1 on the season, took control on the defensive end of the floor after the break, holding USC without a field goal for the first 7:14 of the second half and a span of 10 minutes dating to the final minutes of the first half, as the Huskers built a 17-point lead, at 44-27, after Dylan Talley's 3-pointer with 13:40 left. The Huskers eventually pushed the lead to 20 points after Gallegos' career-best fifth 3-pointer of the evening, and cruised to a 12-point win. Dylan Talley joined Gallegos in double figures with 14 points, while Brandon Ubel had nine points, seven rebounds and a season-high four assists for the winners, who held USC (3-3) to 38 percent shooting.
Worth Noting from the USC Game
- Nebraska improves to 6-1 on the season, the Huskers' best start since the 2008-09 season and the fourth time in the last decade Nebraska has opened with a 6-1 mark. The last time Nebraska started the season with a better seven-game record was in 1992-93 (7-0).
- Ray Gallegos' 20 points matched his season and career high (also vs. Wake Forest on Nov. 27). His six 3-pointers were also a personal best, topping his four 3-points in four other games. Gallegos now has 23 3-pointers this season after making 21 in his first two seasons at Nebraska.
- Gallegos' 20-point game is the sixth by a Husker in 2012-13 (by four different players).
- Nebraska's 11 3-pointers were a season high, as the Huskers' previous best was 10 against Tulane on Nov. 21.
- Nebraska held USC to a season-low 51 points (previous low was 49 vs. Texas) and USC became the third Husker opponent to shoot less than 40 percent from the floor.
- Brandon Ubel's four assists were a season high, as he had four in NU's six games..
Fans Can Sign Pinnacle Bank Arena Beam on Thursday
Members of the public are invited to sign the last steel beam that will be hoisted into Lincoln's Pinnacle Bank Arena. The West Haymarket Joint Public Agency will host two signing events this week to celebrate the project, including one on Thursday night. The beam will be on display in the Hendricks Training Complex on Thursday for the Nebraska-Creighton game. Fans will be able to sign the beam before the game or at halftime and the beam will be available to sign beginning at 5:30 p.m. A game ticket to Thursday's game is required for access.
The beam will also be presented on Dec. 7 at Iron Horse Park in the Haymarket district. The signing will run from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., to coincide with the First Friday Art Walk.
Creep, Walk, Crawl, Run
With four new starters from last season and an eight-player rotation which includes only two players who saw the court last season, it has taken some time to implement a new offensive system and the headline has been a common mantra of Coach Miles during his first season on the job. Last year, his Colorado State team led the Mountain West Conference in field goal percentage, 3-point percentage and free throw percentage, ranking in the top-10 nationally in both free throw and 3-point percentage. The 2012-13 Huskers come into Thursday's contest with Creighton ranked seventh, 10th and seventh, in those respective categories, but come off a season-high 79 point performance against Wake Forest and a 63-point night against USC.
One area where Nebraska has made early strides is getting to the free throw line more often. NU averaged just 10.0 attempts in its first three games, but has more than doubled that in recent games. NU has averaged 20.0 free throw attempts in its last four contests.
Ubel Proving Offense, Leadership
Senior Brandon Ubel came into the 2012-13 season as the Huskers' most known quantity and NU's most experienced player - by a wide margin. Ubel came into this season with 59 career starts at Nebraska, while the remaining seven returnees had combined for seven career starts for the Scarlet and Cream.
While most known for his rebounding, Ubel has picked up the scoring slack in the early going, averaging 14.0 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, as he ranks among the Big Ten leaders in both categories.
Ubel, who had one double-double in his first three seasons, already has a pair of double-doubles in 2012-13, a 21-point, 12-rebound effort against Southern on Nov. 11, and a 17-point, 13-rebound outing in the loss to Kent State on Nov. 24. Ubel's 13 rebounds against the Golden Flashes were the second-highest total in the Big Ten this season.
Ubel, who averaged only 5.7 points per game over his first three seasons at Nebraska, has become more offensive-minded as a senior, reaching double figures in each of the Huskers' first seven contests despite averaging less than 10 attempts per contest. He is second in the Big Ten in field goal percentage, shooting at 62.3 percent.
He began the season with a career-high 21 points in the win over Southern before pacing Nebraska with 17 points in a 50-48 win over Horizon League favorite Valparaiso. Ubel had 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting in the loss to Kent State and 11 points in 18 minutes in the win over Wake Forest. Against USC, he was held to nine points, but grabbed seven rebounds, dished out four assists and limited USC's Dewayne Dedmon to just two points.
The 6-foot-10 forward is the Huskers' top returning rebounder (5.3 rpg) and second-leading scorer (6.7 ppg) while being one of the Huskers' most consistent performers at the free throw line. Ubel is eighth on Nebraska's career free throw percentage, as he went over 200 career free throw attempts on Nov. 24 against Kent State. Last year, Ubel shot 82.5 percent from the foul line.
Ubel closed out his junior season by playing some of the best basketball of his career, averaging 9.3 points on 68 percent shooting, 5.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game in the Huskers' final six contests. He reached double figures in scoring seven times in 2011-12, including a season-high 17 points against Iowa on Feb. 28, on a perfect 7-of-7 shooting from the floor.
Talley Takes Offensive Role
Senior Dylan Talley came into the 2012-13 season as the Huskers' most proven scorer and has shown versatility early in the season. The 6-foot-5 senior enters Thursday's game averaging 15.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. He is seventh in the league in scoring and 16th in rebounding while playing a league-high 35.5 minutes per game after being limited for most of last year with a thigh injury.
Talley put on a display against Kent State on Nov. 24, scoring a career-high 27 points, grabbing six rebounds and dishing out three assists, as Nebraska suffered its first loss. Talley is averaging 18.2 points per game over Nebraska's last five games, beginning the stretch with a then-NU best 22 points against Nebraska-Omaha on Nov. 18. He also paced the Big Red with 17 points and seven assists in a 61-57 win over Tulane on Nov. 21 and had 14 points and seven rebounds in the win at Wake Forest. Talley also finished with 14 points in the win over USC.
His biggest effort this year may have come in the only game he was held out of double figures. Against Valparaiso, Talley scored one point, but topped NU in rebounds (six) and assists (four) while holding reigning Horizon League Player of the Year Ryan Broekhoff to just 2-of-11 shooting in NU's 50-48 win.
In his first season at Nebraska, Talley tied for the Big Ten lead in scoring by a reserve, averaging 8.9 points per game, as he was in double figures 11 times. Talley has been a prolific scorer throughout his collegiate career, earning America East Conference Rookie-of-the-Year honors in 2009-10, averaging 11.8 points per game at Binghamton University. At Blinn (Texas) College, he was sixth nationally in scoring at 23.0 points per game.
Return of the Redshirts
While Nebraska had six returning letterwinners back from the 2011-12 team, it is a pair of returning redshirts who have taken the slack from a lineup which lost four starters from last year. Senior center Andre Almeida and junior guard Ray Gallegos have played major roles early on.
Almeida missed all of last season following a knee injury after playing 30 games in 2010-11, but has been healthy and playing solid basketball early on. He is averaging 9.4 points on 66 percent shooting, 5.0 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, leading the Big Ten in field goal percentage and ranking third in blocked shots.
After a slow offensive start, Almeida is playing some of the best basketball of his career, averaging 12.0 points on an eye-popping 86 percent shooting, 5.6 rebounds and 2.0 blocked shots per game over the Huskers' last five games.
He enjoyed the best game of his career at Wake Forest, when he had 20 points on 9-of-10 shooting and a career high 11 rebounds to earn Big Ten Player-of-the-Week honors on Dec. 3. It marked the first time since 2009 that a Big Ten player had 20 points and 10 rebounds while shooting 90 percent from the field. He played just 15 minutes against USC because of foul trouble, but had eight points and three blocked shots in holding USC to a season-low 51 points. Almeida began the stretch against UNO on Nov. 18, when he had 19 points on 9-of-11 shooting, and matched his then-career best with seven rebounds. Against Tulane, the 6-foot-11 center keyed Nebraska's second half effort against Tulane on Nov. 21 with 10 points, six rebounds and four blocks, scoring nine of his 10 points in the second half.
In 2010-11, he averaged 5.2 points on 56 percent shooting, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots per game as the Huskers' top reserve in the post. Almeida reached double figures on five occasions, including a 20-point, seven-rebound effort in his debut against South Dakota. Two of Almeida's best efforts of 2010-11 came against a pair of top-five teams, as he had 10 points and seven rebounds at No. 3 Kansas and 10 points on 5-of-5 shooting and five rebounds in 15 minutes off the bench in Nebraska's win over third-ranked Texas. Almeida was a force on the defensive end, ranking sixth in the Big 12 in blocked shots.
While Almeida used his redshirt year to recover from injury, Gallegos worked on improving his shooting and all-around game and the changes have been evident early on in 2012-13.
Gallegos, who averaged 2.6 points per game in 2010-11, is third on the team in scoring at 14.0 points per game, leading the Big Ten with 3.3 3-pointer per game. He is shooting 41 percent from 3-point range and has been in double figures in six of the Huskers' first seven contests after reaching double figures just three times in his first two seasons.
Gallegos has been on fire the last two games, averaging 20.0 points per game while shooting 56 percent from 3-point range. He posted his second straight 20-point game against USC with 20 points, including a career-best six 3-pointers, while scoring the Huskers' final 11 points of the half to break open a tie game.
At Wake Forest on Nov. 27, he finished with a career-high 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting, as he made his first seven shots of the second half and totaled 17 of his 20 points after halftime. Gallegos has established career bests on three occasions in NU's first seven games, as he had 16 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, in the opener against Southern. His shooting also keyed NU's win over Valparaiso on Nov. 15, as he finished with 14 points, including four 3-pointers.
As a sophomore, he played in 25 games, including a start in the season opener, and averaged 2.8 points and 1.0 rebound per game. The Salt Lake City native's best game of 2010-11 came against Grambling, when he came off the bench for 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting.
20-20 Vision
When Andre Almeida and Ray Gallegos enjoyed 20-point efforts against Wake Forest, it marked the first time since March 5, 2007, that the Huskers had multiple players with 20-point nights. In that game, Marcus Perry (25); Aleks Maric (23) and Paul Velander (20) all eclipsed the 20-point mark.
Husker Ironmen
With a short bench, the Huskers have relied on their starters often through the early part of the season. Talley and Gallegos rank first and second, respectively, in the Big Ten in minutes per game whle NU has three players averaging over 30 minutes per night. Over the last 14 years, only one player - Charles Richardson Jr. in 2006-07 - has averaged more minutes than 32.5 minutes per game, while NU has two players on track this season to eclipse that mark.
Parker Makes A Point
The lone freshman in the Husker starting lineup, Benny Parker became only the 10th freshman to start a season opener since 1995. Parker has been steady early on, averaging 6.1 points on 51 percent shooting and 2.7 assists per game. Parker has a 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio and has had one turnover or less in five of the Huskers' first seven games.
Parker dished out a career-high seven assists and had one turnover in Nebraska's 61-57 win over Tulane on Nov. 21, and totaled eight points, four assists and a career-high four steals at Wake Forest on Nov. 27. Against UNO on Nov. 18, he had eight points - all coming in the second half - after sitting most of the first half because of foul trouble. Parker also had seven points, three rebounds and three assists in a two-point win over Valparaiso on Nov. 15.
Parker was a four-year starter at Sumner Academy of Arts and Science, leading the school to an 85-15 mark and a pair of state titles during his high school career. As a senior, he averaged 24.8 points, 6.2 assists and 3.9 steals per game, winning the 2012 DiRenna Award, representing the top player in the Kansas City metro area.
Of Nebraska's three active point guards playing this season, two are Division I newcomers, as junior college transfer Mike Peltz joined the team in October. Sophomore Trevor Menke is the Huskers' other primary point guard, as junior college transfer Deverell Biggs is redshirting this season.
Huskers Look to Repeat 2006 Win over Ranked Creighton Squad
If Tim Miles needs any inspiration for the Huskers on Thursday, he can look back to the 2006-07 season. That year, another first-year Nebraska head coach knocked off a nationally ranked Creighton team, as Nebraska posted a 73-61 win over the No. 20 Bluejays. Freshman Ryan Anderson had 19 points to pace four Huskers in double figures, as the Huskers shot 67.6 percent from the field.
Rivers Looks to Get into Offensive Flow
Throughout the summer and the preseason, one Husker returnee who was flying under the radar was sophomore David Rivers. The 6-foot-7 wing totaled only 20 points and 16 rebounds in 19 contests as a freshman, but has added nearly 20 pounds since last year and has made significant strides.
Rivers' improvement has been evident early on, as he has averaged 4.8 points and 4.0 rebounds per game as the Huskers' sixth man in 2012-13. He has already eclipsed his entire freshman year totals in points, rebounds and blocked shots in just seven games. Rivers has been a consistent scorer off the bench, totaling at least five points in five of the Huskers' seven games, including each of the last four.
Rivers played a major role at Wake Forest with five points, a career-best seven rebounds and two assists in the win at Wake Forest and had five points and four rebounds in 23 minutes against USC. Rivers had seven points and five rebounds against Valparaiso and established personal bests in minutes (27), rebounds (six) and assists (three) in the opener against Southern.
Shields Returns to Add Depth
For the first six games, Nebraska relied on eight scholarship players, as Shavon Shields missed five of NU's first six games with an elbow injury. The break follownig the Wake Forest game allowed Shields time to return to the court and he performed well against USC with two points, two assists and a steal in 10 minutes of action.
His return helps the Huskers depth, as NU has only nine scholarship players available for the 2012-13 season, a total which includes former walk-on Trevor Menke. Of NU's nine scholarship players, only four (Dylan Talley, Brandon Ubel, David Rivers and Menke) saw action for the Huskers during the 2011-12 season.
Shields also provides the Huskers with another scoring option, as only six players broke the scoring column in the Huskers' first three contests before Mike Peltz hit a 3-pointer in the win over Tulane. Nebraska has just 40 points off its bench in the first seven contests.
Walk-on Tradition Continues
While the Nebraska football program is nationally known for its walk-on program, Nebraska basketball has a pair of walk-ons playing significant roles this season in Mike Peltz and Trevor Menke. Peltz joined the Husker roster in time for the start of practice in October, and has become a valuable role player early on.
A two-year starter at Western Nebraska Community College, Peltz has backed up Benny Parker at the point guard spot, but has also seen time at guard and forward, depending on the matchup. He has averaged 2.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game in 17.1 minutes per game. Peltz played a career-high 22 minutes against Kent State, where he grabbed six rebounds, including four on the offensive glass, and had three rebounds and two assists in Monday's win over USC.
Sophomore Trevor Menke came to Nebraska as a walk-on, but was put on scholarship for this season for his efforts in the classroom and on the practice court. Menke, who played seven minutes as a redshirt freshman, played a career-high 16 minutes in Nebraska's season opener and has averaged 8.8 minutes per game in five contests. In addition, NU also has two other walk-ons who lettered last year in sophomores Jordan Tyrance and Kye Kurkowski.
Husker Tidbits
- Nebraska's 4-0 start to begin the season marked the first time the Huskers had opened the year with four straight wins since the 2008-09 season.
- Husker coach Tim Miles became just the sixth coach in the 117-year history of Nebraska basketball to win his first four games. In fact, only two Husker basketball coaches had won their first four games since 1920.
- Tim Miles became the first Husker basketball coach since 1920 to win his first road game when the Huskers topped Wake Forest, 79-63.
- Nebraska's 66-55 win over Southern in the season opener was the 1,400th win in Nebraska's basketball history.
- Nebraska's 16-point victory at Wake Forest was its largest road margin since a 77-60 win at Minnesota on Nov. 29, 2003, and the seventh-largest win over the past quarter century. Prior to the Wake Forest win, Nebraska has won nine road games by double figures over the last decade.
- Miles becomes the first Nebraska Head Coach to win his first road game at Nebraska since Paul Schlisser in 1919-20, a 47-9 win over Hastings College on Jan. 13, 1920. Prior to Miles' win, the previous 14 Nebraska basketball head coaches had lost their first road game as Husker head coach.
- Nebraska's 51-point second half at Wake Forest was its highest scoring half since scoring 55 against Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 15, 2010, a span of 67 games.
- Nebraska held Horizon League favorite Valparaiso to just 48 points in a 50-48 win, the Crusaders' lowest point total in 29 games dating back to Nov. 25, 2011. Over the last three-plus seasons, Valparaiso has been held to 50 points or less just four times.
- Nebraska's 50 points in the win over the Crusaders equaled the fewest the Huskers have scored in a win since a 50-44 win over Oregon State on Dec. 12, 2009.
- Nebraska held Southern to 55 points and Valparaiso to 48 points, marking only the fifth time in the last 60 years that the Huskers had held its first two opponents of the season to 55 points or less (1958-59, 1985-86, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2012-13).


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The Norse posted eight top-10 performances at today's 26th annual Alumni Meet. Over 90 alumni returned for a day of competition and catching up with old friends.
Joel Clark (36.94), Nick Clark (36.95) and Cole Hocker (38.79) posted times that rank second, fourth and ninth respectively in the 300 meter dash. Joel and Nick, who are not related, placed first and second finishing just ahead of alumnus Tyler Sherdon (T-Bone).
Jack Espeset (2:35.51) recorded the eighth fastest time in the 1000, while David Pedrick (6:09.16) improved his time in the 2000 steeplechase and remains 8th all-time. Erik Queoff (13-7 1/4) won the pole vault and ranks ninth, and Dan Etter (46-10 3/4) is now ranked fourth in the 35lb weight throw.
The alumni proved they could still compete winning eight events. Drew Burmahl won both the 1000 (2:35.51) and the mile (4:22.30). Adam Bohach won the 3000 (9:04.42), while assistant coach Tat Erredge claimed first in both the long jump (20-7 3/4) and the triple jump (40-11 3/4). Brian Hatlevig won the high jump (6-2). Sherden, who holds the school record in the 400 of :49.00 set in 2005, won this event clocked at :51.08. Sherden also ran the first leg of the winning 4 x 400 (3:37.94). Donterrious Porter, Robert Mattheisen and Chris Cinnamo completed the foursome.
The Norse return to action Saturday, Feb. 9 when they will participate in the Carleton College Meet of Hearts Invitational. Competition will begin at 11:00 a.m.
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Statements regarding the passing of Ernie Harwell05/04/2010 10:16 PM ET
DETROIT -- The following are statements regarding Hall of Fame broadcaster Ernie Harwell:
The following statement is attributable to Michael Ilitch (Michael Ilitch owns the Detroit Tigers and Michael and Marian Ilitch are co-owners of Little Caesars Pizza, the Detroit Red Wings, Olympia Entertainment and several other businesses).
"Ernie Harwell was the most popular sports figure in the State of Michigan. He was so genuine in everything that he did - from his legendary broadcasting to the way he treated the fans and everyone around him. He was truly a gentleman in every sense of the word. Ernie has a special place in the hearts of all Detroit Tigers' fans and the memories he created for so many of us will never be forgotten. Baseball lost a legendary voice this evening and we have all lost a dear friend. Marian and I, and our entire organization, extend our deepest sympathies to Ernie's wife, Lulu, and to the Harwell family."
The following statement is attributable to David Dombrowski, president, CEO and General Manager of the Detroit Tigers.
"Ernie was so engaging. He had such a genuine gift of making people feel like he was your friend. Ernie made you feel good about life, and brought a smile to everyone he knew. His passion and wisdom during each broadcast gave you insight to his love for the Tigers, and for the state of Michigan. The entire Detroit Tigers' family extends their heartfelt condolences to his wife, Lulu, and the Harwell family."
The following statement is attributable to Christopher Ilitch, president and CEO of Ilitch Holdings Inc.
"We lost a true legend today -- not just in baseball, but in life. Ernie was one-of-a-kind. He was warm, passionate and had an unmatched love for the game of baseball... and he also loved Detroit and entire State of Michigan. We were lucky to have Ernie in our lives; he will surely be missed by baseball fans and anyone who has ever had the privilege to meet him. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Lulu and the Harwell family."
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Microsoft is discontinuing Windows Live Messenger in 1st quarter 2013, forcing users to switch to Skype. Most would want to switch to Skype anyway with its more advanced capabilities, and the switch makes sense to Microsoft, since they purchased Skype for $8.5 billion last year. However, the move may be seen as typical Redmondian high-handedness by those using Messenger with dial-up. Technically Skype works with dial-up but in practice most agree you really need broadband for decent use. Will everyone view Messenger as replaceable by Skype?
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Of all the ancillary businesses that operate around sporting events themselves – merchandise, advertising, fantasy leagues – gambling is by far the largest industry.
According to the the National Gambling Impact Study Commission, annual illegal wagers total as much as $380 billion. That's billion with a B.
For context, this year's budget for the entire state of Pennsylvania was $27.7 billion. So why is such a large industry, particularly one surrounding our national passion for sports, based on illegal, unregulated activity?
In the fall of 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed Senate Bill 1656 into law. Known as The Interstate Wire Act, it was one of eight bills that U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy created in an attempt to clamp down on organized crime. The bill essentially outlawed the use of a "wire communication facility" when placing interstate or foreign wagers on a "sporting event or contest."
With that, the landscape of sports betting would be changed forever. If bookmakers couldn't communicate between state lines, an essential part of the industry, they couldn't maintain legal sports betting operations. Sports betting was driven back underground, to secret phone lines and to the man in the bar writing the tickets.
More than 50 years later, the Wire Act prohibits an enormous industry that was never even dreamed of at the time the act was instituted: online sports gambling.
Currently in the U.S., the only alternative to sports betting exists in just a few states. In 1992, Congress passed the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, which essentially outlawed any form of sports betting, through wires or not. Four states were grandfathered in: Nevada, Montana, Oregon and Delaware.
In 2009, Delaware became the last of the four to take advantage of that, by implementing a state-run "sports lottery," limiting betting only to parlays, a type of bet that requires multiple wins, not a single game.
Now, with annual illegal gambling sums and state budget deficits growing every year, some states want the ability to implement legalized sports gambling. In 2011, Nevada alone took $2.9 billion in sports wagers, and other states want a piece of the action, along with the jobs and tourist dollars that come with gambling.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is leading the way, backed by a statewide referendum that showed that New Jersey residents favor legalized sports betting by a 2-1 margin. In a speech last May in Atlantic City, Christie boasted, "If someone wants to stop us, then let them try to stop us."
In response, last August, the NCAA, NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB all filed suit in federal court to stop to the effort.
Compare this to Europe. Legalized betting shops have storefronts. The English Premier League of soccer, one of the world's most popular sports leagues, is so supportive of gambling that it actually allows sports betting websites to sponsor team jerseys and advertise during games.
Can you imagine that in the U.S.?
Outside of legal restrictions, U.S. leagues continue to fight the proliferation of sports gambling. Every time this issue appears, PR departments spring into action, claiming that the "sanctity of the game" is at risk, or some other pearl-clutching threat. Lawyers do their thing, because they're backed by the law.
Leagues are also flexing their business muscle to influence the argument. In 2007, the Oregon state legislature ended its state-operated sports lottery, because the NCAA was threatening to never again let the state host March Madness. The NFL will likely never place a team in Nevada.
All of this is just the leagues and the government sticking their heads in the sand. This gambling is happening at a massive level, and they're both wasting money in the fight, as well as giving up valuable revenues.
It's here, it's huge, and it's only getting bigger, so it's time we deal with the reality if we can't fight it.


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Column published Dec. 10, 2012 in The Mexico Ledger
100 Years Ago
"Postmaster E.S. Wilson has just received a letter from the Post Office Department, stating that the Mexico Post office has been apportioned $50 for the hiring of vehicles to handle the parcel post business which opens Jan. 1. The letter states that he should make only temporary contracts and for him to use his own judgment as to the type of vehicle to be used. Mr. Wilson is undecided as to what he will use, owing to the smallness of the appropriation."
50 Years Ago
"Last night was the coldest of the season in Mexico, and the weatherman says there will be quite a siege of cold. The official low reading in Mexico was 12 degrees and lows tonight are expected to be from 8 to 12 in the area, warming to 20 to 25 tomorrow. A disagreeable weekend of bitting, roaring winds brough in the wave of arctic air. For the week, the weatherman says temperatures will average from 8 to12 degrees below normal, the Associated Press reported. Beyond occasional snow flurries no precipitation is expected."
25 Years Ago
"A Vandalia woman has won $21,000 in the Missouri Lottery's 7-22-21 instant game. Delores Schamma, 56, purchased her lucky ticket Sunday at Abel's Quick Shop in Vandalia, a lottery spokesman said Monday. Mrs. Schamma told lottery officials that she felt lucky, so she stopped and bought two tickets on a whim. One was a $2 winner; the other was worth $21,000."
10 Years Ago
"Mexico native Chad Shoemaker was recently chosen to fill the shoes of Parks and Recreation Director, a position that had been vacant since September. Shoemaker will begin the full-time paid City position on Dec. 16. As part of the City's reorganization plan approved Monday night by the City Council, the Parks and Rec Supervisor position has been eliminated and Shoemaker will fulfill the duties of both positions. Shoemaker, 38, is a former Park Board member and a University of Missouri-Columbia graduate with a degree in Forestry. He was most recently an employee at Nexans in Mexico. He also volunteers for the local YMCA. Shoemaker replaces former Director Todd Geeson, who left the position on Sept. 20, and former Supervisor Doug Thompson who left for Blue Springs in July."
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Red Sox - 006 000 000 - 6 6 0First series sweep in Detroit since September 17-18-19, 1996! In the first game of that series, the TCM struck out 20 Tigers.
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The Red Sox took advantage of Willis's inability to throw strikes. Though a lot of his pitches were not far out of the zone, he did not get many calls. He walked one in the second, but quickly got a double play. He faced the minimum six batters through two innings.
In the third, Willis plunked Ellsbury, then walked Lugo. After Kottaras struck out, Willis walked Pedroia, Drew and Youkilis -- on a total of 14 pitches. That was the end of his day (2.1-0-5-5-3, 53). Zach Miner came on and allowed Bay's two-run double (ending the Tigers' no-hit bid!), Lowell's RBI groundout and Baldelli's run-scoring single.
Wakefield allowed three straight hits to begin the Detroit second, but other than that, pitched well (6.2-8-3-0-3, 81). Okajima extended his team-best scoreless innings streak to 16.1 and while Papelbon gave up a walk and a single in the ninth, he got his 14th save.
Tim Wakefield (4.55, 106 ERA+) / Dontrelle Willis (5.56, 84 ERA+)
On May 12, Wakefield had a 2.92 ERA. Since then, he has made four starts and allowed 19 runs in 23.1 innings, with opponents teeing off at a .320/.409/.480 clip.
Actually, there was an excellent eight-inning, one-run game mixed in there. But in the other three starts -- against the Angels, Mets and Blue Jays -- Wake gave up 18 runs in only 15.1 innings.
The Tigers are wondering which version of Willis will show up -- the somewhat effective lefty who compiled a 3.57 through three starts after he was activated from the 15-day disabled list after being treated for an anxiety disorder, or the guy who threw batting practice to the Orioles on Friday. In a disastrous outing at Camden Yards, Willis surrendered seven runs on 10 hits over five innings and his ERA jumped almost two runs a game.


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The airport's only commercial carrier, Allegiant Air, will continue operations as usual for the time being. The tower will close permanently in April.
The control tower at Punta Gorda Airport will shut down early next month as part of federal budget-cutting mandates brought on by sequestration, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday.
The airport is among 149 smaller, regional airports that will be affected.
The Punta Gorda tower — open only since February 2012 and the linchpin of a $7 million capital campaign by the airport to upgrade flight tracking, security and ticketing — could be shut down as early as April 7.
The move could impact the more than 100,000 passengers that fly in and out of the airport each year and more broadly the region's tourism prospects.
For now, Allegiant Air, the airport's lone carrier, will continue operating as usual for now, said spokeswoman Jessica Wheeler.
"We are still considering all of our options, but our pilots are trained to fly in uncontrolled airspace," Wheeler said. "We will be working with the airport and make the necessary adjustments in order to continuing operating."
Allegiant pilots will be left to coordinate takeoffs and landings among themselves, over shared radio frequencies.
Aviation analysts and pilots argued that tower closings will elevate the risk of accidents.
Punta Gorda Airport officials reeled from the FAA announcement.
"This will have an impact on Florida aviation and it doesn't need to happen. This is disgusting," said Gary Quill, executive director of the Punta Gorda Airport Authority.
"While sequestration was supposed to be a 5 percent to 8 percent cut across the board," Quill said, "the FAA in this case chose to eliminate 75 percent of the funding for contract tower services."
'Intended to inflict pain'
In all, 14 Florida airport towers will be affected by the $85 billion in federal cuts, including Page Field in Fort Myers; Naples Municipal Airport in Naples; and Albert Whitted Airport in St. Petersburg.
FAA officials said they will do what they can to keep airports open and safe.
"We will work with the airports and the operators to ensure the procedures are in place to maintain the high level of non-towered airports," FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said in a statement.
The FAA is trimming $637 million from its budget through Sept. 30, the end of the fiscal year. Those cuts will come in the form of furloughs and tower closings.
At the beginning of March, the FAA issued a list of 189 towers that would close, but the list was ultimately pared by 40 after the agency determined some towers were in the "national interest."
The U.S. Contract Tower Association said the 149 towers represent nearly 60 percent of the contract tower program — a figure that far exceeds the 5 percent cut being undertaken by the agency.
"These cuts were intended to inflict pain and attract attention. This is callous, callous, callous," Quill said.
Passengers will be the victims, said aviation analyst Michael Boyd, of the Colorado-based Boyd Group International.
"These cuts are totally unnecessary and it will hurt Punta Gorda," Boyd said. "If Allegiant Air leaves, they (passengers) won't look at other airports in the region like Sarasota."
Allegiant serves 11 cities from Punta Gorda: Fort Wayne, Ind.; Greenville/Spartanburg, S.C.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Lexington, Ky.; Niagara Falls, N.Y.; Peoria, Ill.; Rockford, Ill.; South Bend, Ind.; Springfield, Ill.; Plattsburgh, N.Y. and Toledo, Ohio.
The carrier also operates regular flights from St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, which like Sarasota-Bradenton International remained unaffected by the FAA cuts.
Concerns remain that Allegiant, which has been flying from Punta Gorda since 2008, may exit. The carrier abandoned Colorado's Ft. Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport in October, citing safety concerns over a lack of control tower operations.
Tourism officials said the loss of Allegiant, following the abrupt March 2012 pullout and subsequent bankruptcy of Direct Air — Punta Gorda's largest carrier — would have a dramatic impact.
"If Allegiant decided to pull out it would be devastating to tourism here," said Lorah Steiner, director of the Charlotte Harbor Visitor & Convention Bureau.
"It is our only airline — they are in expansion mode — and we are one of their consistently profitable markets," Steiner said. "I hope the feds are looking at the economic loss to those communities where these towers are being pulled."
Looking elsewhere?
Though only 9 percent of Allegiant travelers drive north from Punta Gorda to visit Sarasota, according to a recent survey, that could change with the tower closing.
"I do foresee the closure of Punta Gorda tower leading to Allegiant changing locations over the short term," said Federick "Rick" Piccolo, president of the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.
But Piccolo said that the chances of Allegiant coming to Sarasota-Bradenton International are slim.
"I don't think we fit the model that Allegiant operates in," he said. "They tend to operate at secondary airports in the region."


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She won't mince her words, but will she be effective? After the election of Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as African Union's chair, François Picard looks at South Africa's ambitions for the continent... and beyond.
- Douglas YATES. Professor of Political Science, American University of Paris. Author, "Oil, Rebel Movements and Armed Conflict in Africa";
- Sabine CESSOU. Journalist, Slate and Afrique magazine;
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This past week has been another for the ages. I could have went ice fishing in the early week, bass fishing in the middle of the week and then back on the ice on sunday! I am not sure which type of fishing to plan for day to day. This makes it difficult to put together any type of plan of action. Perhaps, I should simply plan to do every type of fishing possible and then allow the weather to dictate where and how I go.
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Official 2011 CC Women's World Cup Event
The Entertainment Team would like to invite you to celebrate the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup with Conquer Club, which is being held in Germany from June 26th until July 17th. We've organised a few special things to help you and everyone on Conquer Club join in with the celebrations!
Limited Edition "2011 World Cup" Map
- With the inspiration coming from MrBenn's 2010 World Cup Map, we decided to give it a gameplay makeover to make it fresh and new for this year's Women's World Cup! Think you were great at the 2010 map? Let's see if you can master the 2011 map just as well!
This Limited Edition World Cup Map will be available for play for the duration of the Women's World Cup: June 26th - July 17th, play it while you can! It may even be available before the 26th so keep an eye on the map selections in "start a game", it may just pop up...
Preview the Map here!
- To help our freemium members celebrate as well as partake in the Special Speed Tournament, there will be 48 hours of Free Unlimited Speed Games ONLY on the Limited Edition: 2011 World Cup Map!
The Free Speed Games will begin at CC Time: 2011-07-02 00:00:00 and will come to a close at CC Time: 2011-07-04 00:00:00!
Limited Edition: Football Dice
- To help your dice get in the winning mood, we've created these limited edition football dice to help you as you fight your battles! Enjoy them while they last Special Thanks to MrGlassB!
Official CC World Cup Tournament 2011
- The Entertainment Team has organised an Official Speed Tournament for you all to participate in and enjoy!
- You can ONLY participate in either the Singles or Triples tournament not both, anyone who signs up for both will be removed from the singles tournament.
- The Speed Tournament is open to anyone who is able to participate timewise.
- Freemiums can participate but must keep 3 open game slots at all times .
- All Tournaments have a Premium Prize up for grabs for 1st place! A huge thanks to the Multi-Hunters for joining forces with the Entertainment Team to make these premium prizes possible!
- Speed Tournament
- 1st Place - 6 months of Premium Membership, General Achievement Medal & A place in Game 10 million
- 2nd Place - General Achievement Medal & A place in Game 10 million
- 3rd Place - General Achievement Medal & A place in Game 10 million
- Speed Tournament
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- If you have any queries about any of these tournaments, contact the specific organisers for that tournament listed below.
- As with any tournament, there are limited spots in all of these tournaments! So get in fast
- This speed tournament will begin at CC Time: 2011-07-01 16:00:00.
- You need to make sure that you have enough time to dedicate to this tournament, before signing up. Take note of the times and make sure you'll be able to participate.
- Freemium members can participate in this tournament from CC Time: 2011-07-02 00:00:00 onwards.
- Please be sure to read over all the details in the tournament topic located here, before committing!
- You must know how to use the "/join" command in Live Chat. The /join command allows you to join other chat rooms. For example, if I asked the question, "Which country is hosting the 2011 Women's World Cup?" you would type in "/join Germany" to go to the chat room "Germany" and answer the following question (assuming you are correct, of course). Chat room names are case sensitive, so use proper spelling and capitalization
- You must also know how to use the "/leave" command in Live Chat. The /leave command allows you to quit chat rooms. Since you may only have a maximum of 10 chat rooms open at one time, you must know how to leave them, because the contest will consist of 11 chat rooms. To use the /leave command, you must type "/leave ch Channel". Don't forget the ch! In addition, if the chat room name consists of more than one word, you must put quotations around the chat room name. Alternatively, if you wish, you may click the X next to the name of the chat room that you want to leave, then click OK when the notice appears. Remember, this is a race! Use the method that is fastest for you - it could mean the difference between first and second
- Be on time! If you're late, the game may have already started and your chances of winning become slim, so don't be!
- You may not type anything in any chat room other than "2011 World Cup Trivia" and the final chat room.
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GREENCASTLE — Despite the team outcome, Thursday night's dual meet served as a memorable sendoff for three prominent members of the Greencastle-Antrim varsity wrestling team.
Recognized before the match for their contributions to the program, G-A's senior trio of Cody Carbaugh, Wade Rider and Ryan Wolf each seized the moment, whether on the mat or in a supporting role during the Blue Devils' 57-16 loss to visiting Camp Hill.
Carbaugh and Rider accounted for two of G-A's three victories, both recording falls, while Wolf took his rightful turn being announced on Senior Night after suffering a season-ending injury at last month's Hub Cup tournament.
"Those guys have meant a lot to this program," G-A head coach Fred Yelton said. "They're great leaders, great students and just all-around great kids. I wish I had them for another three years."
Much as they have throughout the season, the Blue Devils (0-7) had success in the lower weight classes, notching all 16 points consecutively.
Trailing 39-0 after the first seven bouts, Wyatt Binkley provided the Blue Devils with a spark at 106, putting G-A on the board with a 14-2 major decision over David Williams.
Carbaugh followed with yet another impressive outing at 113, establishing a 12-5 lead by the end of the first period before pinning Camp Hill's Nate Goodyear 50 seconds into the second, cutting the deficit to 39-10.
Rider capped the resilient run by making short work of his opponent at 120, gaining back control en route to recording the pin at the 2:40 mark.
After having no contest at 126, G-A forfeited its fourth match of the night at 132 before back-to-back pins by Camp Hill rounded out the Lions' 57-16 victory.
With Thursday signifying the conclusion of the Blue Devils' dual-meet schedule, the attention now turns to individual performances, beginning at next weekend's Section I tournament in Mechanicsburg.
Carbaugh deservedly headlines G-A's list of postseason hopefuls after falling one win short of a trip to states as a junior. Last year, competing at 106, Carbaugh won sectionals on his way to a fourth-place finish at the District 3 tournament, where the top-3 receive a PIAA berth.
This time around, Carbaugh undoubtedly has his sights set on taking the next step.
The duo of Binkley and Rider are also certainly capable of making some noise this postseason, leaving Yelton optimistic about his wrestlers' chances.
"We wrestled some very competitive matches at the New Oxford tournament a couple weeks ago which acted as good preparation," Yelton explained. "We're planning on going in, wrestling hard and we'll see what happens. We have some guys capable of going a long way, so we're just going to make sure we're prepared and hope for the best."
Camp Hill 57,
Greencastle-Antrim 16
152—Seth Kodner (CH) won by forfeit
160—Adam Ulsh (CH) won by forfeit
170—Quinn Frassetta (CH) tech. fall Jensen Stoner, 5:14 (18-3)
182—Cole Young (CH) p. Stefaun Johnson, 2:51
195—Harris Basic (CH) maj. dec. Jared Starliper, 11-3
220—Majd Errafi (CH) p. Elias Gomez, 2:41
285—George Wilson (CH) won by forfeit
106—Wyatt Binkley (GA) maj. dec. David Williams, 14-2
113—Cody Carbaugh (GA) p. Nate Goodyear, 2:50
120—Wade Rider (GA) p. Blake Behney, 2:40
126—No contest
132—Mason Kemble (CH) won by forfeit
138—Alex Gallaher (CH) p. Juan Grazette, 1:50
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Region loses 'great showman' with death of musician Karl Kelly
Karl Kelly was remembered Wednesday as a "great showman" and soulful singer who fronted several bands over four decades.
He played virtually every local live music venue, including the Melody Lounge in Groton, Rhum Runners Lounge at Howard Johnson's in Mystic, and the Mabrey Hotel, the Capitol Theater and the Lighthouse Inn in New London.
"He was an icon," said fan Janet Serluca-Schermerhorn of New London. "If Karl Kelly was playing somewhere, I was there."
Kelly, 65, of New London died Tuesday from complications of lung cancer at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital.
As news of Kelly's death spread through the city, musicians and fans filled social media pages with memories of the man who was in so many bands that friends and family have trouble remembering them all.
One of the area's best-known and most-enduring musicians, Kelly was a giant of a man, not only in his 6-foot-4-inch stature but also in his voice and personality. In the early-to-mid-1990s, Kelly was the voice behind Little Anthony & the Locomotives and, more recently, The Karl Kelly Band.
Rhonda Dempsey, co-owner of Sneekers Cafe in Groton, said Kelly and his band played there for at least 28 years and always filled the room.
"He would walk around and talk to everybody. He just had a very nonchalant way, and then when he sang — Bam! — he had that big soulfulness about him," she said.
Dempsey's friend Rob Reed said, "If there was a Mount Rushmore at Sneekers, Karl would be on it."
Kelly moved to New London from North Carolina as a boy, and it wasn't long before he was singing at churches and community centers. By the time he was a senior at New London High School, he was playing gigs in venues ranging from clubs at Misquamicut Beach to New London's Lighthouse Inn, to weddings and even funerals.
Kelly was a part of a lot of great bands, said Wayne Manca, a close friend who has played on and off with him for nearly 40 years.
"Every musician will tell you the same thing: Karl was such a great entertainer. As a musician on stage with him, we'd be entertained as well," he said.
When asked to share a fond or fun story about his friendship with Kelly, Manca laughed. "I was just thinking the other day about that, and, really, most of them I can't repeat."
Dwight Baldwin, a local percussionist, had known Kelly since he was 13. Baldwin said the whole Kelly family was musical, but singing was Karl's calling.
Baldwin particularly remembers Kelly's version of songs by Sly and the Family Stone and Stevie Wonder.
"He was truly blessed. He could sing songs like he owned them," Baldwin said. "He was generous, too. He would invite others to sit in with him. I remember the time he invited me up at a gig at the Lighthouse Inn — he was like that."
Kelly also enjoyed fishing at the New London waterfront, visiting gardens and watching soccer games at Mitchell College. But it was the love of music and the arts that defined him, and the Hygienic Art Park and the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center were among the places that were important to him.
"Karl felt the O'Neill was magical, from the conversation to the music," his wife, Susan Kelly, said. The Kellys, who recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary, participated in spiritual counseling during the last weeks of her husband's life.
"It was very important to Karl that we, as his family, would too be at peace with his passing," she said.
Guitarist Bill Light recalled a recent evening when he, Kelly and Danny Solomons were performing in the lounge at the O'Neill.
"Karl got the crowd to do whatever he wanted them to do — waving hands, singing refrains. They ate it up. We had a ball. Karl could do that," Light said.
Musician John Fries said that he and Kelly were in a band called Karl Kelly & the Secret Service in the mid to late '90s.
"At the time, I was in my mid 20s, and Karl was the first guy I had played with who had been out there doing it for real. It was an awesome education for me, learning from him on and off stage. To this day, Karl is one of the best front men I have ever seen in the area. He could command the stage like no other," said Fries, who now fronts his own band, The Heat.
Rivergods singer-guitarist Ben Parent said Wednesday that he was a fan of Kelly's dynamic live shows.
"It wasn't a regular gig," Parent said. "He was a great showman and soulful musician."
Kelly was a fixture in downtown New London, where he worked for Thames River Greenery for about 15 years.
"Karl always made me laugh when I ran into him downtown — I'm really going to miss that," Fries said.
Plans are being made for a memorial service and a benefit and tribute celebration.
"A lot of people saw Karl Kelly as an icon, and he was," Baldwin said. "But a lot of us really just saw him as a friend."
Day contributor Stephen Chupaska contributed to this report.
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BERKELEY SPRINGS, Wv. — The unique circumstances only doubled the reward.
Following a pair of postponements earlier in the week, the Greencastle-Antrim varsity baseball team opened its season at the Berkeley Springs tournament in West Virginia on Thursday, knocking off the hosting Indians 15-6 to start the afternoon before defeating Meyersdale 10-3 under the lights en route to the tournament title.
"We haven't had the chance to play yet and now all of a sudden you're playing two games on the same day," G-A head coach Eric Shaner said. "It was asking a lot from our guys, especially considering the conditions. But, they stayed after it and we came away with two big wins."
Between cold temperatures, wind and occasional rain drops, those in attendance were reminded more of football season, not spring.
Still, the Blue Devils pounded out 18 hits in the slightly warmer opener, overcoming a slow start to cruise past Berkeley Springs and into the championship against Meyersdale, who had defeated Northern Garrett earlier.
Taking the mound for his first career varsity start in Thursday's title game, freshman Myles Gayman certainly lived up to the moment. Presumed to be a vital part of G-A's future, Gayman made it clear he is fully capable of immediately impacting the present, going all seven innings, scattering eight hits, striking out five and walking just two for the complete-game victory.
"Before the season, everything Myles did told us that he was ready to compete at the varsity level," Shaner said of the freshman. "But, until you throw him out there in an actual game, you just don't know. He couldn't have responded any better and he did exactly what we needed him to do."
Taking advantage of two Meyersdale errors to establish a 2-1 lead by the end of the fifth inning, G-A erupted for seven runs on six hits in the top of the sixth, turning what had been a tight contest into the second lopsided triumph of the day.
The spark occurred in Meyersdale's home half of the fifth, when Blue Devil leftfielder Cam Chilcote threw out Chris Schrock at the plate to end the inning, keeping the one-run lead intact.
The momentum carried into the sixth, with Adam Moore hammering a leadoff triple to quickly set the tone.
A walk to Danny Stepler ensued followed by an RBI groundout from Chilcote, scoring Moore while moving Stepler to third. In highlight-reel fashion, Stepler then stole home three pitches later, capitalizing on Meyersdale's pitcher electing to use the wind-up, catching both he and the opponent off guard.
Consecutive singles from Holden Baker and Kurt Hansen kept things rolling prior to a walk to Justin Hovey loading the bases with two outs. Jake Crist cashed in on the opportunity, lacing a two-run single to right, extending the margin to 6-1.
Ashtin Byers added to G-A's hit parade, launching a towering shot to the base of the fence in left, resulting in a two-run double.
Now having batted around the order, Moore connected on his second hit of the inning, scoring Byers while pushing the lead to 9-1.
The Blue Devils manufactured their final run in the seventh, with Chilcote drawing a walk, stealing second and then moving to third on a passed ball, setting up Baker's RBI groundout for a 10-1 advantage.
Meyersdale turned two G-A errors into a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh, accounting for the 10-3 final.
Moore was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament, finishing the day 5-for-7 with 4 RBI. Gayman was named to the all-tournament team, joined by Hunter Szaflarski who went 4-for-5 in Thursday's opener.
G-A (2-0) returns to action on Tuesday as the Blue Devils begin Mid-Penn Colonial Division play at home against Shippensburg.


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It was a rough two-day stretch for the Saint Mary softball team.
It was a rough two-day stretch for the Saint Mary softball team.
Competing on the road, the Spires lost both of its doubleheaders on Tuesday and Wednesday.
To begin the week, USM fell 6-0 and 9-1 to St. Catharine College of Kentucky. Then on the following day, the squad dropped a 7-1 and 9-0 result to Tennessee Wesleyan.
Against St. Catharine, pitcher Steeli Norton took the first lost after tossing a complete game. She gave up five earned runs, seven hits and struck out four. The Lady Spires had just six hits in the shutout loss.
The second contest saw the squad suffer through a five-run sixth inning, which blew open the 4-1 contest.
Versus Wesleyan, Victoria Toplikar suffered the first defeat after pitching a complete game.
She allowed four earned runs on seven hits and struck out six. Tracie Weege recorded Saint Mary's lone RBI.
The second contest saw Norton give up 10 hits and seven earned runs in four innings. USM had one hit in the contest, coming from Kayla Hackney.
The Lady Spires, 1-5, will face Pikeville today at 1 p.m.


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