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Ten teams are ready to spell their way to a win Tuesday at the Third Annual Ionia County Literacy Council's Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee at Ionia High School.
The purpose of the fun event is to bring awareness to a serious subject: the need to support literacy across Ionia County, especially as funding for literacy programs shrinks but the demand continues to grow, said Cynthia Talcott, Ionia County Literacy Council executive director.
"Sometimes we take for granted that everyone can spell and read. Many people in our community can't," she said. "We keep getting more and more students. There is a need out there, and it's growing as people hear about the literacy council."
Talcott added that it is important to reach out to communities throughout the county, not just in Ionia.
"So many people need help. We keep telling them to get jobs, but they can't read," she said. "We need tutors and support from the entire community, neighbors helping neighbors."
Talcott said the need for tutors is especially great in the age group of 16 to 22, where many individuals are not able to take the GED because they can't read the test, and for those who are 50 and up.
"They kept it a secret that they couldn't read, and didn't want to tell anyone and reach out for help," she said. "People are more comfortable talking about it now."
The Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee event will begin at 6 p.m. with a dinner. Those who plan to attend the dinner should RSVP by emailing email@example.com or by calling 616-527-1360.
The competition will follow at 7 p.m. Ionia County ISD Superintendent Robert Kjolhede will serve as the emcee, and ISD State and Federal Programs and Science Consultant Julie Milewski will be the word pronouncer.
A silent auction also will take place starting at 8 p.m., with items donated by local businesses and individuals. Money raised will benefit the Ionia County Literacy Council.
The three-member teams participating in the spelling bee are from Michigan One Credit Union, Sozo Coffee Roasting and Espresso Bar, Astera Credit Union, Ionia Rotary, Portland Adult Education, Firstbank, Ionia County officials, Cargill Kitchen Solutions, Independent Bank and a team of people "who haven't decided on a name yet," said Talcott.
Spell judges will consist of Saranac Community Schools Superintendent Maury Geiger, Saranac Elementary School Principal Jason Smith, Oakwood Elementary School Principal Lisa Riffle and attorney Pat Duff.
Last year, the winning team was Spell Chicks – Kathy Bengel, Carol Abood-Palm and Cindy Walkington – which took first place out of seven teams, spelling "ptomaine" to defeat the First Bankers team.
This year's Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee is sponsored by Biggs, Dickinson & Roberts Wealth Management in Saranac, Mark R. Jennings CPA in Ionia, and Muscott & Muscott Dental Health Center of Ionia.
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The three-day show, which ended Saturday, saw models prowl the catwalk in the only major fashion show in the Palestinian territories. Their outfits included both short dresses and conservative frocks with headscarves.
The collections showed a blend of traditional Palestinian embroidery and modern designs. A creation by Jordanian-Palestinian designer Intisar Abdo mixed Arabic calligraphy on chiffon for a stunning evening dress. Designer Fayzeh Pearl showed off more traditional designs, including beaded wedding dresses and colorful formal attire.
Tamer Halabi, an organizer of the event, said the show in part shows that "we Palestinians exist."
"We are surviving, we have talents, we have designers, and we can compete with world fashion houses," Halabi said.
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Huskers Head West for Arizona State Invitational
Where: Tempe, Ariz. (Joe Selleh Track at Sun Angel Stadium)
When: Friday, March 22 (3 p.m.) - Saturday, March 23 (Noon)
Results: TheSunDevils.com
The Nebraska track and field team will be in Tempe, Ariz., on Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23 for the Arizona State Invitational at Joe Selleh Track at Sun Angel Stadium. The Huskers' throwers and men's hurdlers will compete at the meet this weekend as the rest of the team will continue to prepare for next week's meet at the Arkansas Spring Invitational.
The Arizona State Invitational is set to start at 3 p.m. (CT) on Friday and Noon (CT) on Saturday. The first action for NU on Friday will come when the women's hammer throw gets underway followed by the men. On Saturday, the action starts with the discus at, as the women's 100-meter hurdles will get underway at 7:45 p.m. CT.
A live blog and results as well as other information about the meet can be found at TheSunDevils.com.
In addition, Husker sophomore Carlos Hernandez will compete in the men's high jump at the UTEP Springtime meet in El Paso, Texas. The event is slated to begin at 2:30 p.m. CT.
NU Men and Women Debut in Top 20
The Nebraska track and field team will open the 2013 outdoor season this weekend with both the men's and women's teams ranked in the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Top 25. Released Tuesday morning by the USTFCCCA, the Husker women debuted at No. 19, while the men will start the season ranked No. 17.
Texas A&M begins the outdoor season ranked No. 1 on the men's side, while Kansas will start the season ranked first for the women.
The Big Ten was well-represented in the preseason rankings as five teams were ranked on the men's side and four on the women's side.
Huskers Produce Solid Showing at 2013 NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark.
The Nebraska track and field team wrapped up competition at the 2013 NCAA Indoor Championships on March 8-9 in Fayetteville, Ark. The Huskers came away with five first-team All-America honors and six second-team honors.
2013 First-Team All-Americans
Ricco Hall-4x400
Levi Gipson- 4x400
Christian Sanderfer- 4x400
Cody Rush- 4x400
Patrick Raedler- Long Jump
2013 Second-Team All-Americans
Oladapo Akinmoladun- 60m Hurdles
Janis Leitis- Long Jump, Triple Jump
James White- High Jump
Mara Griva- Long Jump, Triple Jump
Individually, Patrick Raedler finished fifth in the long jump for the Huskers, while the men's 4x400 meter relay team broke the Nebraska indoor school record and earned a seventh-place finish.
Huskers Finish Second, Fourth at Big Ten Championships
The Nebraska track and field team put on a display at the 2013 Big Ten Indoor Championships, winning six event titles.
The jumps squad once again proved to be dominant as Nebraska swept the long and triple jump titles on the weekend. NU also posted runner-up finishes in both the men's and women's high jumps. The women's team put on an outstanding performance during the championships and after leading following the first day of competition, the Huskers finished second with 112 points. Illinois won the women's team title with 115 points, clipping Nebraska and keeping NU from back-to-back-to-back indoor conference team titles. The men came in fourth, posting 86.66 points, while Wisconsin won with 90 points, Illinois was second with 87.5 points and Penn State was third with 87 points.
Huskers Win Six Individual Titles
The Nebraska track and field team took home six individual titles after two days of competition at the conference championships in Geneva, Ohio. Jessica Furlan won the women's 3,000 meters, while Mara Griva won titles in the long and triple jumps. Patrick Raedler finished first in the men's long jump, while Janis Leitis took the men's triple jump title. In addition, the men's 4x400 meter relay team of Ricco Hall, Dexter McKenzie, Christian Sanderfer and Janis Leitis finished first.
Prestigious Pepin
Head Coach Gary Pepin holds 68 conference titles dating back to his first Big Eight win at the 1981 indoor meet. Pepin was honored by his peers on last season as the 2012 Big Ten Women's Indoor Coach of the Year.
104 and Counting
As an overall program, the Huskers won 51 Big Eight titles during the conference's history from 1974-1996 and Nebraska continued to dominate the conference since moving to the Big 12 in 1997. NU had won a league-high 23 team titles, including the program's historic 100th conference team title in 2007.
The Huskers added their 101st and 102nd titles during the 2009 and 2010 outdoor seasons when they became the first men's team in Big 12 history to win back-to-back team titles at the outdoor conference meet. Nebraska recorded its 103rd conference title in 2011, as the women's team upset four-time defending champion Texas A&M at the indoor championships. Nebraska won its 104th title in 2012, beating Ohio State 114.50-106.
Big-Time Jumpers
The Husker women have been arguably one of the top programs when it comes to the high, long and triple jumps. The Huskers have won at least one title in one of the events at 12 of the previous 17 indoor conference championships and have won the triple jump crown nine times, including five straight wins from 2000 to 2004.
Mara Griva has led the Huskers in 2013, earning her third triple jump title at the conference meet, posting a mark of 42-11 1/2 (13.09).
The Huskers' jumps program was once again well represented at the national meet with four athletes earning six entries. Raedler finished fifth in the men's long jump, while Janis Leitis was ninth and also recorded a ninth-place finish in the triple jump. James White came in 16th in the high jump, as Mara Griva finished 10th in the long jump and 11th in the triple jump.
Winning Ways
The all-time winningest track and field coach in the history of the Big 12 and the former Big Eight Conference, Nebraska Head Coach Gary Pepin is in his 33rd season at NU during the 2013 track and field season. The longest tenured active coach in Cornhusker athletics, 2013 will be Pepin's 33rd season as head coach of both the Husker men's and women's track teams. Pepin captured 23 Big 12 titles as the Huskers' leader.
In his first 32 seasons at Nebraska, Pepin has coached athletes to 57 NCAA titles, 477 All-America honors and 516 conference titles.
Huskers Named All-Big Ten
Nine Huskers earned first-team All-Big Ten honors over the weekend for winning their individual events. Honorees include Jessica Furlan (3,000 meters), Mara Griva (Triple Jump, Long Jump), Janis Leitis (Triple Jump, 4x400), Patrick Raedler (Long Jump), Ricco Hall (4x400), Dexter McKenzie (4x400), Christian Sanderfer (4x400). Second-team accolades went to Jillanna Scanlan (High Jump), Shawnice Williams (800 meters), James White (High Jump) and Chad Wright (Shot Put).
All-America Pipeline
Nebraska has been a staple at the NCAA Indoor Championships as the men's team alone has produced 120 All-America awards. The men's squad has been on quite a roll as they have had at least one athlete earn All-American honors at the past 23 national meets. Since the indoor championships began in 1965, the Huskers have failed to leave with at least one All-America award on just five occasions, including 1975, 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1990.
The women's team has been just as good indoors since the national meet started in 1980. Along with three straight national titles from 1982 to 1984, the Huskers have two or more All-Americans at every meet except for 2002 when they failed to earn a honor.
Huskers Name 2013 Captains
The Nebraska track and field team named its 2013 captains earlier this year. Leading the team this season will be Tommy Brinn, Jessica Furlan, Mara Griva, Tim Thompson, Bjorn Barrefors, Morgan Wilken, Chad Wright, Anne Martin, Seth Wiedel and Ellie Grooters.
Wright Under Consideration for Bowerman Award
Nebraska junior Chad Wright was listed among the names released on the initial Bowerman Watch List by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Wright is one of six who received votes on the initial ballot from the selection committee. The Bowerman, which debuted in 2009, is presented annually by the USTFCCCA to the most outstanding male and female collegiate track & field athletes in the nation. It is named after legendary coach Bill Bowerman. The award takes into consideration the performances during the indoor and outdoor NCAA track and field seasons.


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A couple of people have inquired recently about whether we'll have sheet music at the Book Fair. Like a lot of questions I answer, there uis a simple answer and a complex one. The simple answer is "Yes." We always have sheet music, and we probably will as long as there is sheet music in Chicago. We are one of the refuges for piano bench collections: those accumulations of thirty or forty years' worth of recitals, piano lessons, and parties around the piano.
But if I wanted to be all Blogsyesque about it, I would head you off toward the complex answer, which begins with another question. "What do you mean by 'sheet music'?" There was a magazine called Sheet Music which does not, to my managerial mind, constitute sheet music. All of which leads us to another list of definitions. Don't moan: you've been waiting around for it, I know.
SHEET MUSIC: This is a piece, a song, a concerto, usually running to fewer than two dozen pages. Both pop and concert music appears this way, usually 9 x 12 or larger. Sometimes there will be two or three songs that are united by a theme, but a piece of sheet music more often includes a single composition.
BOOK MUSIC: This is a book with more than one piece, or one piece that runs into dozens of pages. It can be saddle-stapled or perfectbound (that's the paperback with a flat back), and also runs to 9 x 12 or larger. Those from the symphonic repertoire are called "scores". A libretto comes from opera or musical comedy, and generally comprises only the lyrics, with no musical notation.
CHOIR MUSIC: Choir music can appear as sheet music or book music, but is generally smaller in size, closer to 6 x 9 or somewhere in that neighborhood. A lot of our choir music comes from church choirs, and is sacred music, but there are pieces meant for school choirs as well, which is secular.
BAND MUSIC: Most choir music comes with all the voices printed on the page. It's hard to do that if you have a band. So our band music tends to represent whichever player happened to donate. If a flute player decided to clean out, we have the flute part; if the second trombonist, we have the second trombone parts. If the drummer donates, we have drumsticks (some drummers are unaware there IS such a thing as sheet music.
MARCHING BAND MUSIC: The same as band Music, only printed on little cards which fit in the metal brackets (lyres) on the instruments for mobile performance.
FAKE BOOKS: We've been getting more and more of these lately. These are massive tomes with thousands of melodic lines in them. The idea is that a professional musician—your lounge pianist or wedding harpist—cannot memorize all the songs they may get requests for, but if they have the melody before them, they can fake the rest. The price of a good fake book, if you buy it new, is enormous. Come se what we have instead.
MUSIC MAGAZINES: Sheet Music was a great magazine, and so was Etude. There were many others like them: an article or two, some news, and then pages of music. Only a very few people read the articles: they subscribed for the great quantity of music at a bargain price.
INSTRUCTION BOOKS: How to Play Blues Harmonica, How to Play Bass Guitar, Teaching Little Fingers to Play: all those classics are a subgroup of Book Music intended for instructional purposes. (By the way, we have an ultra-rare recording on which one of the composers or hundreds of these books actually plays two of her own compositions.)
We have all these forms of "sheet music" and maybe a couple others I haven't thought of. (Does anybody collect Color-Note Music, designed for use with little toy pianos and xylophones?) Drop by in a couple of weeks and buy some and you will be instrumental to our success. (Look, it's been a hot month, okay?)
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No. 7 Nebraska at No. 10 Michigan
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Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Arena)
The No. 7 Nebraska women's gymnastics team will open their 2013 season this weekend against conference foe Michigan. The Huskers will face the 10th-ranked Wolverines in Ann Arbor, Mich., at 3 p.m. CST in the Crisler Arena. Michigan will provide two options for fans following the meet from home: fans can either access free live stats on Michigan's website, or they may pay a one-time fee to view live video of the competition. Both options will be available on MGoBlue.com
This weekend's matchup will feature the Big Ten's top preseason teams, as the Huskers and Michigan were picked to finish 1-2 the conference preseason coaches' poll. Nebraska holds a 21-17-1 advantage all-time over Michigan. NU and UM last met at the 2012 Big Ten Championships, where the Nebraska defeated the Wolverines 197.100-195.875.
Scouting the No. 10 Michigan Wolverines
A Glance at the Wolverines
Head Coach: Bev Plocki (24th year)
2013 Record: 2-0 (0-0 Big Ten)
2013 High Score: 196.575 (Cancun Classic, 1/5/12)
2012 Record: 16-10
2012 NCAA Finish: N/A
The 10th-ranked Michigan Wolverines are off to a strong start in 2013 after opening with a 196.575 at the Cancun Classic last weekend. The score elevated the Wolverines to 2-0 after defeating No. 9 Oregon and BYU at the invitational. UM's score bests the squad's top mark of 2012 (196.325) and tied No. 3 Florida for the nation's highest team score in the opening weekend. Michigan was paced by junior Joanna Sampson, who finished with a mark of 39.425 to capture the all-around title. The Wolverines swept top honors on all four apparatuses, including first-place finishes by Sampson on vault and bars.
The Wolverines entered 2013 following a fourth-place conference finish and a third-place NCAA regional performance in 2012. UM scored a 195.875 to finish third overall at the 2012 Big Ten Championships, followed by a season-high 196.425 at the NCAA Auburn Regional in April.
Michigan returns 10 performers from last season's squad while adding four newcomers to the roster for 2013. Among Michigan's top returners is Sampson, a 2013 Big Ten Preseason Gymnast to Watch. Sampson, a two-time NCAA Regional vault champion and an individual qualifier for the 2012 NCAA Championships on vault, ranks among the conference's best vaulters and will contend for All-America honors on the event this season.
Nebraska's Rotation Order at Michigan
Uneven Bars, Vault, Floor Exercise, Balance Beam
Vault, Uneven Bars, Balance Beam, Floor Exercise
Defending Conference Champions Look for Continued Success
After winning its second consecutive conference title and its first in the Big Ten, Nebraska returns to the gym with even higher expectations for 2013. NU will welcome back seven total letterwinners from last season, including six All-Americans, while adding four newcomers to the roster. With a solid core of veterans and a stockpile of talent and depth, Head Coach Dan Kendig believes his 20th season with the Huskers has the makings of a top team on the national scene.
"We've come a long way since the beginning of the year and put in a lot of work in the gym, the community and the classroom," Kendig said. "Top to bottom, this season can be better than last season. If we keep working hard each day and getting better, I see good things on the horizon for this year."
Six All-Americans Poised to Lead Huskers in 2013
NU's efforts this season will be anchored by its six returning All-Americans, including three honorees that captured eight awards last season. Jessie DeZiel, Janelle Giblin and Emily Wong headline a group that has won 16 awards since 2010 and also includes seniors Kassandra Nathe and Brittany Skinner and junior Jamie Schleppenbach.
Nebraska will look for sustained success from its vaulting corps as it fields four previous All-Americans. The group is led by 2012 first-team All-American Giblin and second-team honoree DeZiel alongside previous first-teamers Schleppenbach and Skinner.
The Huskers will also welcome back three previous All-Americans in both all-around competition and on uneven bars. Notably returning to the competition floor on bars this season is 2010 second-team All-American Nathe, who has missed the past two seasons due to injury. Nathe is expected to provide a spark as well as depth to NU's bar lineup in 2013. Nebraska returns two All-Americans on floor and beam as well.
Preseason Polling: Huskers Seventh Nationally, First in Big Ten
The Huskers received a ranking of No. 7 nationally in the GymInfo 2013 Preseason Coaches' Poll, announced in early December. NU was awarded the ranking after finishing eighth at the 2012 NCAA Championships and first in the Big Ten conference last season.
Four of the top five vote-earning teams were NCAA Super Six finalists in 2012. Two-time defending national champion Alabama captured the No. 1 spot in the poll, followed by No. 2 UCLA and No. 3 Florida.
In addition to their seventh-place national ranking, the Huskers were named the preseason favorite in the Big Ten for the 2013 season, the conference office announced in December. The defending Big Ten champion Huskers were picked to finish first by conference coaches for the second consecutive year. Michigan, Nebraska's opponent this weekend, earned the No. 2 spot in the poll. Ohio State (No. 3), Penn State (No. 4) and Minnesota (No. 5) rounded out the top five.
DeZiel, Wong Named Gymnasts to Watch
In addition to Nebraska's No. 1 preseason conference ranking, Huskers Jessie DeZiel and Emily Wong were named Big Ten Gymnasts to Watch for the 2013 season.
A sophomore from Rogers, Minn., DeZiel will be one of Nebraska's top threats in the gym this season. The 2012 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, DeZiel earned three All-America honors in her first season at Nebraska, including two first-team awards (FX, AA) and one second-team accolade (V). She was the Big Ten Floor Champion in 2012 and earned first-team All-Big Ten honors after capturing the Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week award nine times during the regular season.
Wong returns to Nebraska for her junior season after capturing the Big Ten All-Around title in 2012. The four-time All-American has earned two career first-team honors (2012: BB, 2011: UB) and two second-team awards (2012: FX, AA). Wong was an All-Big Ten Championship team selection on four events in 2012 (V, BB, FX, AA) and a first-team All-Big Ten selection. A standout in the classroom and the gym, Wong was also an Academic-All Big Ten honoree in 2012 and a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
Kendig Builds One of Nation's Top Programs
Now in his 20th year at the helm of the Nebraska gymnastics program, Head Coach Dan Kendig is the all-time winningest coach in Nebraska history. Kendig holds a 440-170-4 record overall and a 291-68-2 regular-season mark. An eight-time conference coach of the year selection, Kendig most recently earned Big Ten Coach of the Year honors last season after guiding the 2012 Huskers to the program's 22nd conference title.
Kendig has also led the Huskers to 15 NCAA Championship appearances in the past 18 season, including NCAA Super Six Finals appearances in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2011. Kendig was honored as the NCAA Coach of the Year in 1999 and 2003, a year in which the Huskers finished fourth nationally. He guided the 2012 Huskers to a 24-7 record overall, including an eighth-place finish at the 2012 NCAA Championships in Duluth, Ga. The performance marked Nebraska's 28th consecutive NCAA post season appearance, while three of Kendig's gymnasts--Jessie DeZiel (FX, AA, V), Janelle Giblin (V, UB) and Emily Wong (BB, FX, AA)--earned All-America honors.
NU Assistants Set to Lead Huskers in 2013
Joining Kendig in his leadership of the Huskers this season will be second-year assistant coaches Heather Brink and Dan Miller. Brink will continue her role in the gym as the team's beam coach while assisting with floor choreography. In her first season as an assistant with the Huskers, Brink helped coach Emily Wong to first-team All-America honors on beam. Brink's assistance with NU's floor routines also guided Jessie DeZiel to first-team All-America honors and Wong to second-team honors on the event.
Miller will continue to lead NU's efforts on vault and floor in 2013. During his first season at Nebraska in 2012, Miller guided DeZiel to first-team All-America honors on floor and second-team honors on vault. He also assisted in the development of Janelle Giblin, who earned first-team honors on vault, and Wong, who picked up second-team honors on floor. The gymnasts under Miller's tutelage in 2012 garnered a total of 15 floor titles and 14 vault titles throughout the season.
Volunteer assistanch coach Owen Field, now in his third season in that position, will aid NU's full-time staff in 2013. Field will assist head coach Dan Kendig on the uneven bars while also assisting with the Huskers' strength and conditioning program.
Husker Seniors Ready to Shine in Final Season
With a young but deep roster this season, the Huskers will count on the leadership and experience of three seniors to anchor their efforts. Janelle Giblin, Kassandra Nathe and Brittany Skinner will look to lead NU in the gym, the classroom and the community in their final seasons at Nebraska.
A two-time first-team All-American, Giblin collected 15 individual event titles during her junior campaign in 2012, including nine titles on bars and five on vault. The San Ramon, Calif., native will be counted on to power NU's efforts on those events while also contributing as an all-around competitor.
Nathe will aim to end her career at Nebraska on a high note this season. A second-team All-American on bars in 2010, Nathe will re-enter NU's lineup as a two-event specialist on bars and beam. Hailing from Sartell, Minn., Nathe has also served as a role model for Nebraska in the classroom throughout her career.
NU's final returning senior in 2013, Skinner has been a powerful performer and all-around competitor for the Huskers and will be a driving force behind Nebraska's success this season. A two-time All-American from Los Altos, Calif., Skinner set career bests on vault (9.925), beam (9.875), floor (9.875) and in the all-around (39.35) last season.
Pair of Juniors Primed for Big Year
Jamie Schleppenbach and Emily Wong have provided consistency and talent on all four events over the past two years and will be counted on to continue in that role in 2013. A native of Lincoln, junior and All-American Schleppenbach will bring big skills to NU's vaulting lineup this season. Schleppenbach proved her mettle as an all-around competitor last season, scoring a career-high and meet-best 39.575 and powering NU to a road win over Utah late in the season.
The defending Big Ten all-around champion, Wong will return her consistency and skilled beam routine to the lineup for the Huskers this season. Wong hails from Grand Forks, N.D., and earned her second career first-team All-America honor last season, placing 10th nationally on beam. Wong captured five beam titles last season while posting a career-high 9.925 two times.
Sophomores Look to Step Up for Nebraska
Nebraska's sophomore class returns a mixture of experience and fresh talent looking to break into the Husker lineup. The sophomores are led by Jessie DeZiel, one of the biggest difference-makers on the 2012 squad. DeZiel captured first-team All-America honors on floor and in all-around competition in her first year as a Husker. The Rogers, Minn., native was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year and won a team-best 16 individual titles in 2012 in addition to seven all-around titles.
Sioux City, Iowa native Jennifer Lauer competed in three events last season for the Huskers, providing depth on vault, beam and floor. An NACGC/W Scholastic All-American in 2012, Lauer competed at NCAA Regionals and the NCAA Semifinals for the Huskers. Lauer will aim to break into the NU lineup on bars this season as well.
Hailing from Omaha, Neb., Desiré Stephens primarily contributed depth on vault in her freshman campaign, including a 9.825 in her Husker debut against Minnesota. Stephens was also a leader in the community for the Huskers, earning a Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in 2012.
Nebraska will also return Amanda Lauer and redshirt freshman Kailyn Hawkins. The pair, who both earned NACGC/W Scholastic All-America honors last season, will look to break into NU's lineup in 2013.
Huskers Welcome Four Newcomers to Gym in 2013
The Huskers will welcome four skilled newcomers from across the Midwest to the gym this season. Jordyn Beck, Hollie Blanske, Ariel Martin and Madison McConkey will help the Huskers fill several important voids in their lineups in 2013.
Beck arrives at Nebraska from Overland Park, Kan., where she trained at McCracken's Gymnastics. An international elite level gymnast, Beck won a total of 15 event and all-around titles in the state of Kansas during her prep career. Beck is a versatile athlete with the capability to contribute on several events this season for the Huskers.
A native of Oak Grove, Minn., Blanske joins the Huskers from the same club that produced current NU All-Americans DeZiel and Nathe. A Junior Olympic National all-around champion and two-time Junior Olympic National team member, Blanske is an exciting addition to the Husker roster and will be looked to for big contributions in her first year with the Huskers.
Martin comes to NU from Chicago, Ill., and the Illinois Gymnastics Institute. A Junior Olympic National Qualifier and four-time Region V champion, Martin will bring a much-needed powerful vault and solid floor routine to the gym this season.
Nebraska's final newcomer this season is McConkey, a Lincoln native who trained at the Nebraska School of Gymnastics alongside Husker teammate Schleppenbach. McConkey, a Region IV runner-up in all-around competition and a three-time Junior Olympic National qualifier, will look to use 2013 to adjust to the competition level of collegiate gymnastics while increasing her skill set.


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Well, I told you I wasn't fully finished with twinking, so here's some more proof for you. Sorry, I just can't help but enjoy facing opponents with actual intelligence:
As with Killutiludie yesterday, she's got some progressing left to do. But, she's got most of her gear already set aside and just needs to level. There are three instances that I need to run for gear, but the three items I need are all the higher of the drop rates for the specific bosses. [Edit: Progression is done, gear is obtained, twink healing has begun. She'll typically be seen in her caster gear on the armory, and there are a few pieces that can be upgraded via BoE blues I haven't manage to get my hands on yet, but there she is. Herbalism should be maxed tonight or tomorrow. Just shy of 1600 hp in bear form, without sacrificing all other stats for stam.]
Hotstuffbaby isn't mean to kill people, so where Killutiludie ends up with over 100 kills almost every battleground, Hotstuffbaby settles instead for healing more damage over the course of a battle than most of the dps put out. She actually finds herself at the top of the charts at the end more frequently than my hunter does at this point.
Leveling a Druid Twink Through Battlegrounds
Looking back on my previous post you'll see that leveling in today's game is pretty well the same for twink as it is for a non-twink. Most of Hot's leveling since level 10 has come from battleground experience, which makes the process slow sometimes if my entire team feels the need to do solo fighting in midfield or everyone decides that a strong defense is the best offense (and then completely ignores the flag carriers). But when we're good, we're friggin' GOOD! And that's where the experience really comes rolling in.
Since I'm doing most of her leveling via BG's there's some special things to take note of. First off, if flags aren't getting captured, then you aren't getting experience in a WSG. You'll get some when it's all over regardless of win or lose, but the only way to get experience in WSG in the 19 bracket is from flags being captured. So if you want to level from this method, then do yourself a favor and do your job, which means being part of the team not trying to be superman.
Forget the fact that you're there to level yourself and do what it takes to help your team succeed.
Gearing a Druid Twink
Gearing a druid depends on what you plan on doing with that druid. From my own personal experience, there are only two types of druid twinks that I have seen in the 19 bracket that actually perform well: healers and flag carriers. I have heard tale of some decent Balance twinks out there, but from what I see it's always someone with Resto or Feral builds with Resto being significantly more common.
Gearing a Druid twink is a bit easier in some respects to other twinks, and also somewhat harder. The best setup you can have for the druid twink involves a high level rep grind for an offhand item known as the Furbolg Medicine Pouch. You have no chance of getting this item yourself at this level so it requires help from a higher level toon to kill things for you. You also earn that rep at a wonderfully slow 5 points per kill, though there are items you can turn in to get more. I haven't gone after this item yet myself, though I do have the perfect setup for getting it. Right now I am trying to decide if I want to go with this item for extra hit points or if I would rather go with the Twisted Chanter's Staff for the boost to Intellect instead.
Right now I'm not sure whether I will need the Stamina more or the Intellect, so only time will tell at this point.
A Druid is about 50/50 on their best in slot gear for twinks between world drops and dungeon loot, and some of their rare drops while being rare also have their highest drop rates located inside specific dungeons. For the druid, Blackfathom Deeps is the location of your best chest piece while Shadowfang Keep is the location for your best weapon if you decide to go for the Medicine Pouch.
Some of the green items you'll need happen to be among some of the hardest to find though, so be prepared to watch that Auction House pretty close if you're building a druid. The items themselves aren't too hard to find, it's the one with the specific random enchantments on them that you'll be struggling with.
Playing a Druid Twink
Playing a twink is serious business.
Because of the versatile nature of the druid, there is really a lot that can be put into playing them. Having the ability to switch your role at the drop of a hat is a pretty big deal, even if you don't necessarily have the best gear for your off-spec roles.
I primarily play Hots as a healer, with crowd control ending up as one of her biggest contributions to actually winning. Sometimes though I have to take on the role of the flag carrier and running around with my big bear butt waving around the screen and relying on someone else to do my healing for me. Right now all of the gear I've been building up is centered around healing, but I plan on getting a high Stamina set of gear for when I'm running the flag as well.
Utilizing your versatility is one of the cornerstones of being a Druid twink, so be sure to put that to use when the situation presents itself.
While versatility is your cornerstone, the keystone to your druid twinking is going to be your mobility.
A druid's mobility is key to everything. You can heal on the move, you can dps (sort of) on the move, you can root (sort of) on the move, and you can move faster than most of the other classes that you'll be facing as well. These things all combine into one big kick in the teeth for your opponents. Keep your distance when enemies are around and use what spells you can while you're on the move.
Defense: When you're playing defense as a druid you have two primary contributions. First, Entangling Roots/Nature's Grasp – these spells are going to stop people from being able to move. They can use trinkets or racials (humans and gnomes) to get out of it, but those things are limited and have cooldowns where your Entangling Roots does not. Second, you're a healer. When you see someone engage one of your fellow defenders, it's time to start throwing some heals. If they happen to be focused on you then take advantage of your healing there as well and try to heal through whatever they've got. If the enemy is focus on you or your teammates, then they aren't focused on your flag, and that's a good thing.
If they do manage to get your flag then your main focus should be rooting the flag carrier in place and throwing Moonfire on him when you can to help dps him down. And for the love of Sylvanas, please don't forget to let people know where the flag carrier is taking the flag: "efc going tun/ramp/gy".
If you're trying to heal the flag carrier, then do your team a favor and forget that you have any damaging spells and save your mana for heals and roots.
Crowd Control is one of your key traits here, especially if you're a healer or a bear. You probably don't have the mana or the spell power to be a true dps powerhouse, so the strongest offense you have to offer is crowd control and healing to help out the ones who do have the ability to pack a punch for you. If your hunter mate is getting his face bashed in by a warrior, then you should probably root the warrior and then throw some heals on that hunter while he repositions to finish up the job.
If you see a rogue running towards a teammate, then tag him with Moonfire and rob him of the ability to use stealth. If a shaman is dropping totems to slow down your team, then feel free to Moonfire his Earthbinding Totem (that one above all others). If someone's low on health, then don't hesitate to try to finish them off with Moonfire or Wrath, especially if it's some form of caster.
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One last little bit that I'm going to leave with you is in relation to the Night Elf race in particular, though it does apply to the whole race instead of just the druids. Shadowmeld is your best friend. If a Hunter or Warlock sends his pet after you then this is how you get them to drop their agro. When you use Shadowmeld, the pets will lose agro on you and return to doing what their owner told them to. A lot of people aren't used to actively controlling their pets, so I can't begin to tell you how many times I've been able to use this to drop the pet agro and then finish the fight without the pet ever even trying to hit me again.
The best time to use this is right before you're going to heal yourself, or when you're camping the enemy's flag spawn. If you pop Shadowmeld and immediately follow it up with your instant cast HoT then your enemy is less likely to notice that his pet isn't hitting you anymore. It may also make the enemy player target someone else instead of you which allows you to drop back into a healing role.
While the reaction of the player is completely out of your control, it will always drop agro from a pet which might buy you the time you need to heal. There's nothing stopping the enemy from immediately sending his pet right back to you, but a precious second is a precious second indeed if it means the difference between life and death or victory and defeat.


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Welcome to today's puzzle, the creation of which was awarded to the winner of the first third of the puzzle season. Here it is:
The object is to connect the squares of the same color. Here are the rules:
- Paths may not cross black squares or any other path, including its own (no loops).
- Paths may not cross the large black square surrounding the grid.
- Paths may not cross squares containing a letter from the name of their color.
- Paths may not turn back on themselves. The path between two colored squares may share a side with no more than two squares that are part of the same path. For example:
Hint #1 (9:57am): The longer the name of the color, the more potential routes are blocked by "forbidden letters". It's easier to find the "bottlenecks" where there is only 1 possible path for those colors.
Hint #2 (10:56am): Here's a path to get you started:
Puzzle Rules: The answer to the puzzle is the name of a current or former Dodger. Comment freely in the thread, but if you have the solution, please don't give it away to everyone in the comments section. Instead, do the following:
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Cod, Pacific – Alaska
Pacific Cod is a relatively fast growing fish that can produce several hundred thousand eggs per year. It is commercially fished in two regions, the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands, and both populations have good abundance.
The main fishing methods for Pacific Cod are bottom trawl, pot, longline, and jig gear. Management in Alaska uses catch limits and spatial closures to limit the Pacific Cod fishery's effects on the ecosystem.
Concerns regarding seabird bycatch and food availability for Steller's sea lions have been addressed by management. Gear requirements have been implemented to reduce seabird catch and fishing closures were put in place to protect critical sea lion habitat.
In January 2010, the Marine Stewardship Council certified all gear types in the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands as sustainable fisheries.
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Transformers: Special Edition (US - DVD R1)
Our reviewer Scott McKenzie makes a silly noise, transforms and rolls out...
Shia LaBeouf is Sam Witwicky, a geeky high school kid with a name nobody can pronounce who has just done well enough at school to qualify for a helping hand from his father to buy his first car. The car he chooses (or does it choose him?) just so happens to be an Autobot called Bumblebee, searching for the location of the Allspark, which has been lost somewhere on Earth, the coordinates of which have been written onto the glasses worn by… To be honest, none of that really matters. What really matters is that over twenty years since the toys first arrived, we finally get to see the giant robots we know and love knocking hell out of each other.
I was glad I went to see Transformers at the cinema over the summer. The grand scale of huge transforming robots doing battle belongs on the big screen and deserves to be watched on as big a TV as you can find now that the DVD has hit the shelves. However, the opportunity to watch the movie at home forced me to re-think my initial opinion. Yes, the special effects look amazing and the action sequences are well-constructed and very exciting, but watching the movie at home highlighted the limitations of the bits that happen in between.
This was Paramount's big movie of the summer so you know they wanted to make damn sure everyone went to see it. As a result, on my second viewing I found that it suffered from 'trying to please everyone' syndrome, with a forced mix of action, comedy and a little romance that often makes the thinly-drawn characters say and do pretty dumb things. The one scene that highlighted this was the farcical messing around in Sam's back garden, where the Autobots are trying to hide from his parents while he looks for the McGuffin. Okay, so we learn a lot about the relationships between the robots and the humans but it's all a totally pointless exercise. Had that been me, I probably would have just said 'Hey, Mum and Dad, check out the transforming cars out here!' and while they would have been surprised at first, we could have got on with doing what really mattered.
In a movie where giant robots could very easily have stolen the show, Shia LaBeouf is the real star. In a summer double-bill of Transformers and Disturbia he has shown he can do the geeky kid with the heart of a hero thing better than any of his peers, and given that Transformers is a tale of male adolescent wish-fulfilment, he was the best choice the casting director could have turned to. The camera certainly likes the shape of Megan Fox, but she doesn't have a great deal to do and the attempts by the screenwriters to give her character depth fall flat.
Jon Voight lends the movie an air of credibility but by the end when he's chasing after Frenzy with a shotgun he looks terribly out of place, as does John Turturro from the moment he arrives on screen. Most unnecessary of all are the characters of Maggie and Glen, who exist only for exposition purposes. This may be acceptable if they were believable, but the idea that a twentyish-year-old girl and a comedy fat guy could be the only technical minds in the world capable of working out what the Decepticons are up to is both preposterous and a waste of a decent slice of the long running time.
All that aside, once we get fifty minutes into the movie and the robots start kicking each others' iron hides, the effects are some of the most impressive ever superimposed on film and you really get the feeling that these arrangements of pixels are believable fifteen-feet-tall two-ton monsters. As a Generation One kid, ever since I picked up my first Optimus Prime and more recently with the use of transforming robots in car ads, I've hoped a live action Transformers movie would go into production. Now that technology has caught up, I was glad to see giant robots on the big screen but watching Transformers at home really highlighted the lazy writing that was employed as an excuse to join the action scenes together.
Here's a question for you: how do you frame a scene so the audience can appreciate huge robots doing battle but still get close enough to the action to make the viewer feel part of it? The answer is: it's tough, and even master action director Michael Bay doesn't quite have the answer. Huge hunks of metal fill the picture as they fly across the screen at high speed and at times it can be difficult to tell exactly what's going on. However, the quality of the 2.35:1 anamorphic picture on this release is clean, without any major problems. In some dark scenes the shadows can be a little grainy but this is only a minor complaint. The colours are strong, which draws particular attention to the heavily-tanned Megan Fox, but this is down to the general contrast level of the picture itself rather than an issue with the transfer to DVD.
The Dolby Digital 5.1 track is definitely one that benefits from being cranked up nice and loud on your surround system. A lot of work has gone into the sound editing, most of all the sounds generated by the robots, and the precision with which the effects have been crafted can really be appreciated here. The score sounds very much like the kind of epic military soundtrack we come to expect from Michael Bay's movies but the music used to accompany the arrival of the Autobots to Earth is a slightly surprising but welcome choice. The balance of music, effects and dialogue is spot-on in a movie that's meant to be loud and while there are nice little moments hidden away in the soundtrack, nothing is lost in the mix.
Michael Bay supplies a commentary track and I'll be honest and say that I wasn't expecting to enjoy listening to it. As soon as I heard him say 'Making a movie is like fighting a war' at the beginning of his commentary for Armageddon, I knew I didn't want to hear any more, but here he offers a pleasant journey through the whole filmmaking process. Be warned though: with all the talk of attending Transformers School at Hasbro and the meetings he had with Steven Spielberg, there is a lot of overlap with the featurettes on the second disc, so if you're a few pennies short at the moment you won't miss out on too much by picking up the one-disc release.
'Our World' is what you expect from a making-of featurette, including interviews with the cast and crew, behind-the-scenes footage and frequent appearances by producer Steven Spielberg. Deleted scenes are included in this featurette rather than being available separately on the disc. 'Their War' focuses on the Transformers themselves and we get to meet the fans, check out Transformers School and see prototype toys of characters that didn't make it into the movie, as well as being shown in detail how the CG robots were created. The featurette that focuses on the Scorponok attack shows from beginning to end how the scene was put together, from choosing the location to combining CG with real footage. A gallery of concept art and a selection of trailers rounds out the package.
If I was thirteen years old, I'm certain that Transformers would be the best movie ever made! But I'm not thirteen years old and the plot holes and dodgy writing are more obvious to me now than they would have been back in my adolescence. Transformers is still an enjoyable movie for what it is and as an origin story, it provides the springboard for a franchise that will surely get bigger and better. The presentation on the disc is as good as you can expect and the DVD extras, while not exactly comprehensive, provide a decent insight into the filmmaking process from beginning to end.
Review by Scott McKenzie
Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13
Disc Details
Release Date: 16th October 2007
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Extras: Director's Commentary, Our World Featurette, Their War Featurette, Scorponok Attack Featurette, Concept Art Gallery, Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Michael Bay
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Jon Voight, John Turturro
Genre: Action, Adventure and Sci-Fi
Length: 143 minutes
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Red Sox win the ALDS and will open the ALCS in Tampa Bay on Friday night.
Jed Lowrie's hard single to right field scored Jason Bay, who had hit a one-out ground-rule double, with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth. Bay's head-first slide got him across the plate before Reggie Willits's throw arrived at the dish. And it was Willits's ill-advised dive on Bay's fly ball that allowed it to hop into the seats for two bases rather than being fielded on a hop for a single.
The ALDS-winning run revitalized a Fenway crowd that had been stunned by the Angels's two-run rally against Hideki Okajima and Justin Masterson in the top of the eighth. Jeemer retired the first two Angels on ground balls to second, but he walked Mark Teixeira on four pitches. Masterson came in and got ahead of Vlad Guerrero 0-2, but ended up walking him. Then he crossed up Jason Varitek by throwing a fastball when Tek was expecting a slider. The passed ball moved the runners to second and third -- and Torii Hunter's single to right field scored them both.
The Angels threatened to take the lead in the ninth. Kendry Morales doubled. Howie Kendrick bunted pinch-runner Willits to third. Manny Delcarmen relieved Masterson. Erick Aybar tried to squeeze on 2-0 but missed the pitch. Varitek then chased Willits back up the line towards third, lunging and tagging him on the back when Willits was five feet from the bag. Tek then fell down and the ball popped out of his glove, but the umpire rightly ruled it an out. The Angels strongly disagreed. Two pitches later, Aybar grounded to first for the third out.
Boston had taken a 2-0 lead in the fifth on singles from Mark Kotsay and Varitek, an RBI grounder from Jacoby Ellsbury and an RBI double off the Wall from Dustin Pedroia (who finished the series 1-for-17).
Lester (7-4-0-2-4, 109) was everything we could have asked for. Only four outs were recorded outside of the infield in seven innings and Lester allowed only one LAA runner past second base. In two ALDS starts, he gave up one unearned run in 14 innings. MVP awards are not given out for the DS, but Lester deserved one in this series.
In addition to doubling and scoring the winning run, Bay also walked and singled. Only Youkilis and Ellsbury did not collect hits, but Lyndon drove in the first Boston run and Yook was an absolute beast in the field yet again, playing third in place of Mike Lowell and making several excellent plays and throws. Kotsay also made two sterling plays on pop flies in the sixth and seventh innings.
The Rays beat the White Sox 6-2 earlier in the evening to win their series 3 games to 1.
John Lackey / Jon Lester
Lowell Replaced on Roster; Out For ALDS & ALCS
Mike Lowell has been removed from the Red Sox's roster due to a right hip strain. Gil Velazquez replaces Lowell and is available for tonight's game. This move means Lowell would be ineligible for the ALCS.
Photo: October 9, 2004
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Reality sneaks up on you fast in a short series, doesn't it?It sure does. The Red Sox -- riding high, up 2-0, with fans thinking ahead to Friday's ALCS -- are now faced with the prospect of flying back across the country to Anaheim for a do-or-die Game 5 with the often exasperating (despite the low ERA) Daisuke Matsuzaka on the hill if they cannot find their bats and win tonight.
Jacoby Ellsbury (6-for-14, 3 doubles, 3 SB, 5 RBI) and Jason Bay (5-for-14, 2 dongs, though he was 0-for-5 last night) are going their part, but several players, including Dustin Pedroia (0-for-13, "I've got to get on [expletive] base"), Mike Lowell (0-for-8) and Jason Varitek (2-for-11) are not.
On the mound, it's a rematch of Game 1, which Boston won 4-1:
The Globe reports that LowellIP H R ER BB K PIT
Lackey 6.2 4 2 2 3 5 92
Lester 7.0 6 1 0 1 7 117
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O.J. Simpson is obsessed with Kim Kardashian, according to Radar Online.
I don't know if this is creepy or funny.
Let's say both.
A prison insider reportedly told the website that the former NFL star -- who is serving a 33-year sentence at Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nevada, for a 2008 robbery and kidnapping conviction -- plastered pictures of Kardashian all over his cell.
"He has several sexy pictures of Kim hanging up in his prison cell from her 2007 Playboy shoot and he isn't shy about showing her picture to fellow inmates," the insider supposedly said.
Normally, a story like this would be difficult to believe -- especially since Simpson knew Kardashian when she was a child. Kardashian's father, Robert, was one of Simpson's lawyers during his trial for allegedly killing ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994.
Then again, this is O.J. Simpson we're talking about. "Creepy" doesn't even begin to describe him.
Radar says Simpson, 67, somehow thinks he can hook up with Kardashian, 33, when he gets out of the slammer, which won't happen until 2017 at the earliest.
Perfectly sensible. What rich and famous, 30-something mother married to a gaziilonaire celebrity wouldn't jump at the chance to hook up with a 70-year-old ex-con accused of killing his ex-wife and another guy and rumored to be her sister's biological father? Seems like a no-brainer.
Radar reports that Simpson told a friend, "She likes black ball players, I am a Hall of Famer -- and I still have my Heisman award," -- apparently a dig at Kardashian's former boyfriend Reggie Bush, who gave back his college football Heisman Trophy after it came out he broke some NCAA rules while at USC (the same school for which Simpson starred).
Simpson also is supposedly not deterred by Kardashain being married to Kanye West, reportedly saying, "As long as I am in prison, I can't be with her, so Kanye can have her for now. But when I get out, she's mine."
Of course, she is.
Of course, this story is true ... I'm just waiting for the part about aliens and Bigfoot.
Radar points out Simpson and his ex-wife were friends with Kardashians' parents, Kris Jenner and Robert Kardashian, even vacationing with them several times in the late 80s early 90s.
"O.J. said he always thought she was a cute girl when she was younger," the source said, "but it has only been since he's been in prison his infatuation with her has grown to a full-blown obsession. He reads every magazine he can about her, and when she is on TV, he demands silence from his fellow inmates so he can watch without interruption. He's even tried to get in contact with her, but so far she hasn't responded to him."
Someone might want to keep O.J. away from sharp objects when he gets out.
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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Batwoman Proposes to Girlfriend in New Comic
Spoiler alert: Batwoman may be tying the knot with her girlfriend in the upcoming issue, "Batwoman" #17, according to the comic book blog, Bleeding Cool.
On Wednesday it was announced Batwoman, aka Kathy Kane, will ask her secret girlfriend Maggie Sawyer to marry her. Bleeding Cool writes, "No idea how well that's going to go down. And you have to read the build up to this - and the rather dangerous epilogue. There's no guarantee we're going to hear wedding bells. But I think that's a story."
ComicBookResources.com notes that Kane reveals to Sawyer that she is Batwoman and says, "Marry me, Mags," and gives her a passionate kiss. Salon points out that Sawyer is a captain on the police force and once worked with the supernatural task force with Superman, but was transferred to Gotham City to be in charge of their Major Crimes Unit. That's when she began her scandalous love affair with Batwoman.
The comic's artist, J.H. Williams, even hinted that something significant will be happening in issue #17, as he tweeted on Wednesday, "Pimpin' my sh...Batwoman 17 is out this week, an important chapter for the series in many ways. Brief commentary at http://www.jhwilliams3.com."
"Batwoman is an important character, and a socially important one that has meaning that extends well beyond the printed pages of the world she lives in, reaching out into ours possibly affecting those who encounter her story," he wrote on his website Tuesday.
DC comics publishes "Batwoman, and the company's staff wrote Batwoman as being of Jewish descent and as a lesbian in order to diversify its publications. Her sexual orientation was revealed in 2009 and the news made national headlines. Kane is considered to be one of the highest profile gay characters to appear in comics; others include, X-Man's Northstar and Green Lantern. DC announced the Green Lantern, aka Alan Scott is gay in June 2012. Northstar also married his partner last year in an issue of the "Astonishing X-Men."
DC Comics was recently under fire for hiring Orson Scott Card, who has been vocal about his opposition to gay marriage, to write the new Superman comic. A petition was filed that urged the company to drop the controversial author but officials from the company said in a statement, "as content creators we steadfastly support freedom of expression, however the personal views of individuals associated with DC Comics are just that - personal views - and not those of the company itself."


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Reforming veterans' health care is one topic Republicans and Democrats agree on, because polls say nearly all of us are demanding it.
So it really was no surprise when on June 10 the U.S. House voted 426 to 0 to pass the Veterans Access to Care Act of 2014. This allows congressmen to go home to their districts and boast of "leading the fight" on veterans health care reform.
"One of the things you can judge a country on is by how well it takes care of its heroes," said Bobby Schilling last Wednesday. Schilling, a Republican of Colona, is taking on Democratic U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos of East Moline in the Nov. 4 election in the 17th District. This is a rematch of the 2012 election, when then-incumbent Schilling was defeated in a newly drawn district.
Schilling said in Rockford that the bill the House passed was a revised version of one he introduced in 2011, to allow veterans to seek treatment in their home communities rather than drive or ride buses to far away VA hospitals and clinics.
The bill was born out of personal experience as well as complaints he heard at veterans forums, he said.
"Dad was a Korean war vet, and in 2005, in the VA hospital in Iowa City he was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer. We were constantly driving him back and forth between home and Iowa City. I thought, why can't they use the local hospitals and doctors?" Schilling said.
"When I was elected to Congress (in 2010) I heard complaints about long drives, long waits, and veterans not getting the care they need." So, in 2011 Schilling introduced a bill allowing veterans to get health care in their home towns. U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-California, "absorbed my bill into his, and that's what passed 426-0," Schilling said.
"My bill would have allowed veterans to go to any hospital and doctor's office from day one. Mr. Miller's bill says when you call the VA and have to wait more than 40 days for an appointment, you can go to your local doctor or hospital."
A June 9 audit of the VA "found that more than 57,000 veterans were waiting at least 90 days for their first VA medical appointments, and an additional 64,000 appeared to have fallen through the cracks, never getting appointments after enrolling for VA care within the past 10 years," an Associated Press story said Friday. The system serves nearly 9 million veterans.
Bustos voted for the bill, saying in a statement that it would also "require the VA to receive an independent assessment of the quality of health care provided at its facilities and create an action plan and timeline to be reported to Congress to implement the assessment's recommendations. Additionally, the legislation would eliminate performance bonuses for VA employees for the next two years."
The House bill awaits action in the Senate, where it probably will pass.
Before celebrating, vets on the VA health care system should read the fine print. At least this bill is only 13 pages long. Here, from thomas.gov, the Library of Congress web portal for bills in Congress, is some of that fine print about H.R.4810.
The bill "Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with such non-VA facilities as may be necessary to furnish hospital care and medical services to veterans who: have waited longer than the wait-time goals of the Veterans Health Administration as of June 1, 2014, for an appointment for hospital care or medical services in a VA facility; have been notified by a VA facility that an appointment for hospital care or medical services is not available within such wait-time goals; or reside more than 40 miles from the VA medical facility, including a community-based outpatient clinic, that is closest to their residence."
The bill "Allows eligible veterans who opt for hospital care or medical services in a non-VA facility to receive such care or services through the completion of the episode of care, but for no longer than 60 days."
This bill expires two years from the date it takes effect, so it's a short-term fix to give the VA time to clean up its act and start offering care to veterans in a timely manner.
I still think the best solution to the VA delays is to dismantle the bureaucracy and give qualifying veterans government-issued health insurance cards to use the same health care system as everyone else. I asked Schilling what he thought of that idea.
"I like it," he said.
Chuck Sweeny: 815-987-1366; email@example.com; @chucksweeny


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Some police chiefs in communities surrounding Worcester are looking at the tight restrictions placed on panhandlers in case they move out of the city to more friendly towns.
The Worcester City Council this week gave preliminary approval to two ordinances that will affect solicitation on public streets. One — aimed to curb aggressive panhandling — prohibits anyone from soliciting money from motorists while standing in the street, walking in and out of traffic or standing on a traffic island.
Panhandlers have been seen recently in Shrewsbury, on Route 9, just across the Kenneth Burns Memorial Bridge from Worcester.
Shrewsbury Police Chief James J. Hester Jr. said he is not overly concerned. He said there have been a few complaints about the safety of panhandlers being close to traffic on Route 9. State law prohibits solicitation on state roadways without a permit, and the town has a bylaw dating back nearly 100 years that prohibits loitering and obstruction of free passage of other persons on sidewalks, streets, roads and highways.
"We see it occasionally. I don't expect an influx," said Chief Hester. "I would imagine these folks are going to stay close to their support systems they have in place, but I could be wrong."
"Our officers have been pretty effective in getting compliance with these folks to move along when they explain the safety concern that exists," Chief Hester added.
Leicester Police Chief James Hurley said he hasn't received any reports of panhandlers in town.
"It's something we're going to have to take into consideration, if it does happen," Mr. Hurley said. "We're going to have to be on high alert for it."
Auburn Police Chief Andrew J. Sluckis Jr. is perhaps watching the issue more closely than most of his counterparts. He said he met Wednesday with Town Manager Julie Jacobson about what the town should do if panhandlers move from Worcester to Auburn.
"I suppose they will go somewhere," the chief said. "If it becomes an issue we would draft a bylaw and take appropriate action if it became problematic."
Rodney L. Budrow, deputy police chief in Webster, which is about 15 miles and three towns away from Worcester, said he and Chief Timothy J. Bent are also keeping an eye on Worcester's panhandling problem.
He said Webster has many of the same social problems and crimes as Worcester, on a smaller scale. There hasn't been an issue with panhandlers, he said.
"The chief and I have been discussing it to try to be proactive … to come up with a possible bylaw. But there are no plans on the horizon," he said.
"I would assume some of those panhandlers in Worcester are living in shelters. We don't have any homeless shelters" in Webster, Deputy Chief Budrow said.
Worcester City Council also gave preliminary approval to an ordinance that bans so-called "tag days," when charitable organizations and youth sports groups solicit money from motorists. A final vote on the two ordinances will be taken Jan. 29.
Grafton Police Chief Norman A. Crepeau Jr. said he hasn't had a problem with panhandlers coming to his town, nor does he expect one.
"Once in a while you see someone outside a store asking for a dollar or something like that. But we haven't had anybody standing in the streets stopping cars," he said.


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Mary Haman pulled down a pair of clutch rebounds in the final minute of play Tuesday evening in the Devils Lake Sports Center and helped lift the Lakota/Adams-Edmore Lady Raiders to a thrilling 53-52 win over over the North Star Lady Bearcats in the semifinal round of the girls' Class B Region IV Basketball Tournament.
Mary Haman pulled down a pair of clutch rebounds in the final minute of play Tuesday evening in the Devils Lake Sports Center and helped lift the Lakota/Adams-Edmore Lady Raiders to a thrilling 53-52 win over over the North Star Lady Bearcats in the semifinal round of the girls' Class B Region IV Basketball Tournament
Haman's rebounds helped fifth-ranked Lakota withstand a late push by North Star and earn a berth in Thursday's regional finals against rival Benson County.
It almost wasn't enough, however. North Star had a chance to grab the lead in the closing seconds, but a running jumper by Sarah Hagler rolled off the rim.
The Lady Bearcats came out strong to begin the contest. Led by the play of Hagler and Kelsea Teubner, North Star controlled the pace of the game on both ends of the court in the first eight minutes. The Lady Bearcats outscored Lakota/Adams-Edmore by a 16-12 clip.
Lakota managed to fight its way back in the second. The Lady Raiders reeled ff a 17-13 run in the frame and sent the game into the half with the score knotted at 29-29.
Now 21-2 for the season, the Lady Raiders grabbed the upper hand in the third. The Lady Raiders, who were sparked by a pair of first-half three-point shots from Ashtin Freije, posted a 15-13 run in the frame and carried a slim 44-42 cushion into the final eight minutes of the contest.
Freije pumped in 10 of her 15 points in the first 16 minutes of the contest.
Fallyn Freije led all Lakota/Adams scorers, finishing with 17 points, eight of which came in a second-half run in which the lady Raiders narrowly outscored North Star by a 24-23 margin.
Ashley Turner and Raevyn Pesek also played well, finishing with seven and sixpoints, respectively.
Teubner led North Star's offensive efforts by throwing in a game-high 18 points. Allie Heisler and Hagler added 10 and nine, respectively. Jessica Teubner tallied eight for the Lady Bearcats, who fell to 16-7 and will now dace Carrington in the Region IV third-place game on Thursday.
The Benson County Lady Wildcats did their part to set up the regional finals earlier in the day. Benson County picked up double-digit efforts from Becca Eberle and Andrea Jorgenson and rolled to a 56-46 victory over Carrington in the tournament's other semifinal matchup.
Eberle finished the game with 17 points. Jorgenson added 10.
After Benson County had opened the game with a 13-10 run in the first quarter, Carrington managed to get its offense untracked. The Lady Cardinals, 16-7 overall, put together a 16-10 run in the second quarter and took a stunning 26-23 lead over Benson County at the half.
That, thanks to a monster effort by Jorgensen at the start of the second half, was as close as the Lady Cardinals would get to the wins.
Jorgenson gave sixth-ranked Benson County the spark it needed at the start of the third. The BC standout spearheaded a 10-2 run to open the frame that gave Benson County a lead they would never relinquish.
Jorgenson's quick start led the Lady Wildcats to a dominating 20-8 run in the third, and send the BC girls into the fourth quarter holding a 43-34 lead.
Overall, Jorgenson scored 10 of her team-high points in the third quarter.
Katelyn Engh, Sara Schwanke and Megan Jorgenson also turned in solid outings for Benson County. Engh and Jorgenson both pitched in nine points, while Schwanke chipped in eight.
Megan Jorgenson finished with a team-high nine rebounds.
Jacey Englehorn led all Carrington scorers with 14 points. Kayla Hochhalter and Niki Braaten added nine and six, respectively.
The Region IV tournament will conclude on Thursday, beginning at 6 p.m. with the third-place game. Lakota/Adams-Edmore and Benson County will face off at approximately 7:30 p.m., with the winner advancing to the Class B state tournament next week in the Fargodome in Fargo, March 21 - 23.


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