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After notching two relatively routine league victories in the middle of last week, Mount St. Joseph Academy engaged in a contest with PIAA playoff implications on Saturday afternoon.
At the annual Scholastic Play-by-Play Classic at Philadelphia University, the Magic just couldn't get running on all cylinders, falling to defending District 1 Quad-A champion Spring-Ford High School, 39-32, for just their second loss of the season.
Both teams suffered an early defeat in the 2012-2013 campaign, but have been very successful since.
After a setback against Cumberland Valley in their second outing, the Magic (12-2) put together 11 straight victories leading up to last weekend's appearance at Philly U. Following an opening-day loss to the Academy of Notre Dame at another high school showcase, the only stumble for Spring-Ford (11-2) occurred against St. Anthony's High School, from Long Island. The Lady Rams also honed their game during a holiday trip to a Florida tournament, where they went 3-0.
Going into the Play-by-Play event, each team was 7-0 in league play, Spring-Ford in the Pioneer Athletic Conference, and Mount St. Joe in the Athletic Association of Catholic Academies.
Facing a team with one clear standout on the roster, the approach adopted by most ballclubs is to not let that player completely take over the game, while clamping down defensively on all of her teammates. Spring-Ford achieved that goal last Saturday, when highly recruited MSJ junior guard Alex Louin rang up 18 points, but none of the other Mounties managed more than three points in the game.
The Magic looked a little frazzled at times, and could've benefitted from the depth and the court savvy that injured senior Kelsey Jones provided until recently. The seasoned point guard, who signed with Philadelphia University in November, suffered a season-ending knee injury late last month.
Rams junior Shelby Mueller, a solidly built 5'10" forward with a quick first step and a soft touch, produced a game-high (and career-high) 20 points, and 6'1" senior Sarah Payonk also made use of the Rams' height advantage by depositing another 11. It was the 300th career victory for coach Jeff Rinehimer, who is in his 19th season at Spring-Ford.
Mount St. Joe, who knocked off Villa Joseph Marie on Tuesday (41-27) and dispatched Sacred Heart two days later (52-26), held an early 3-2 edge against Spring-Ford thanks to a Louin free throw and midrange jumper from senior Adrienne Cellucci. That's when Mueller started to heat up, and she remained at a boil for much of the contest.
The Rams power forward is one of those coveted players who is an almost automatic scorer when she receives the ball at her sweet spot in the paint. The only way the Magic were able to stop her was to foul her, and she made them pay by shooting 12 for 18 from the free throw line.
After a lay-up, two free throws, and a transition bucket by Mueller, the Mount called time-out, down 8-3 with 4:38 left in the opening quarter. The Magic made several runs after that, but the Rams never relinquished the lead. Ahead 20-15 at the intermission, Spring-Ford stretched the lead to seven as the third quarter got underway.
Then, in the space of two minutes, MSJ's Louin netted a three-point field goal, two shorter jumpers, and a pair of free throws, singlehandedly powering a 9-5 spurt that got the Magic within three points of the leaders, 27-24. Spring-Ford came up with timely baskets throughout the game, and here Payonk contributed a lay-up in the middle of the period to help stop the Rams' slide.
Freshman Libby Tacka gave the Magic a three-pointer later in the third round, but at the foul line the Rams' Mueller went four-for-four, while the Mount only converted on two of their four tosses. Still, at the end of the quarter the Magic were one point closer than they'd been at halftime, now trailing 33-29.
Louin hooped one of two free throws to open the scoring in the fourth frame, then Spring-Ford sophomore Maggie Locke, who had not scored in the game, canned an important three-pointer. MSJ junior Carly Monzo (three points total) deposited a lay-up to bring the lead back down to four points (36-32) with 4:23 on the clock, but that was it for the Magic. Two final free throws by Mueller and one by Payonk rounded out the tally in a low-scoring final period.
If the Mounties needed a wake-up call, this wasn't a bad time for one. After a home-court AACA clash with Nazareth Academy this Tuesday, Mount St. Joe heads out to Malvern on Thursday for a visit with the second-place team in the league, Villa Maria. At the Mount back in mid-December, the Magic came from behind to defeat Villa in overtime, 41-33.


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In last week's Sheriff's Report, a man lost control of his vehicle in Weber Canyon on Friday, Nov. 9, due to speed and snowy conditions. His vehicle ran up the hillside embankment and overturned. The driver was checked by Emergency Medical Services and released.
In other news, a woman pulled her vehicle over on Brown's Canyon Road on Sunday, Nov. 11, and flagged down a Wasatch County deputy after getting into an argument with her adult son. The deputy determined no crime had occurred.
A man was found deceased in his South Summit residence. Deputies determined the circumstances were not suspicious, as he was elderly and had terminal cancer.
A vehicle was found high centered on a rock in Kimball Junction. Deputies found the driver a short time later and cited him for failing to remain at the scene of an accident.
On Saturday, Nov. 10, a 13 year-old in the Basin told a deputy her mother had hurt her. She stated she was trying to leave home because she did not want to be there anymore. The case was still under investigation, as of Sunday.
Two chairs and a washer and dryer were reported stolen from a shed in the Snyderville Basin. There were no suspects as of Sunday.
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Four students in South Summit were found trespassing on school property. They were referred to juvenile court and another adult female was cited for contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
A Kimball Junction employee was booked into jail after admitting to taking products from the store over a two-week period.
Deputies responded to an assault involving juveniles in Snyderville Basin. Deputies met with the complainant and his father concerning the incident, and then attempted to contact the suspect, who refused to cooperate or speak to the deputies. Multiple witnesses were contacted and completed statements. The case has been referred to the Summit County Attorney's Office for further review.
A man in a Tanger Outlet store switched his shoes with a new pair in a box. A foot chase ensued when a store employee confronted the suspect, but the employee lost him at the nearby condominiums.
Park City Transit reported an intoxicated and disruptive passenger on board a bus in Summit Park. The suspect had gotten off the bus prior to the arrival of the deputies but was quickly located nearby and taken into custody. He is known to regularly utilize the bus system while intoxicated and has several previous arrests for similar behavior.
On Thursday, Nov. 8, someone broke into a car in the Snyderville Basin and took several items.
Deputies responded to a body found under a porch in Summit Park. The complainant did not know if the body was alive or deceased. Deputies were able to wake the individual, who came out from under the porch. The complainant did not want the individual charged with a crime, only to leave. Deputies directed the individual to leave and not come back.
Deputies responded to a hunting lodge in the east side of the county. The owners had fired their cook, who was coming to pick up his belongings. The owners were concerned about a confrontation. After the man had collected his belongings, deputies directed him to not return to the property.
The Park City Fire District called in a possible child abuse case in North Summit, after they witnessed possible scars on a four-year-old's back. The Department of Child and Family Serves made a welfare check with the deputies. The child was checked closely for any marks and scars, and none were present. There were several faint marks from a dog scratch on her back. No abuse claims were substantiated and the case was closed.
On Wednesday, Nov. 7, deputies made contact with an individual at Kimball Junction and discovered he had a 10,000 warrant for possession of a controlled substance. The individual was arrested and booked into the Summit County Jail.
On Tuesday, Nov. 6, a suspect broke out the window of a van in Summit Park and went through it. Nothing was stolen, and there were no suspects as of Thursday, Nov. 8.
A suspect stole a laptop off the kitchen counter of a Snyderville Basin home, which had been left unlocked. There were no suspects as of Thursday, Nov. 8.

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This story originally appeared in Baseball Reflections.
Sapporo, a city in the Japanese archipelago's northernmost island of Hokkaido, is more than five thousand miles from Minneapolis, but to Ryo Shinkawa the two places will be forever entwined. An internship in the former eventually led to his current position in the latter, as the interpreter for Minnesota Twins second baseman and 10-time NPB All-Star Tsuyoshi Nishioka.
Shinkawa's stint as Interpreter Intern with the Nippon Ham Fighters of NPB was brief - a mere ten days - but it gave him valuable insight into Japanese baseball. Wanting a job in the sports industry, Shinkawa saw his time with the Fighters as a window into professional baseball - on either side of the Pacific. "I felt this opportunity would allow me to get a better understanding of the Japanese players coming to the MLB as well," says Shinkawa via e-mail.
Shinkawa left his native Japan to attend Baldwin-Wallace College, where he worked as a student assistant in the sports information office. The school's proximity to Cleveland allowed Shinkawa the opportunity to intern with the Indians' PR department during the 2008 and 2009 seasons. In this position Shinkawa worked in the press box and assembled clips and minor league reports, but his fluency in Japanese was his biggest asset. At the time the Indians had a Japanese pitcher named Masa Kobayashi, and although as a college junior Shinkawa couldn't travel with the team and work full time, he was able to interpret for and assist the Japanese media in Cleveland. "I appreciate the people with the Indians [for] allowing me to get my foot in the door and gain experience interpreting," says Shinkawa.
That experience led to interpreting for Boston Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima last season. As Nishioka's interpreter, Shinkawa has a different mindset than with Okajima. "I approached this job differently being [Nishioka's] first year in the major leagues and living in the United States [for the first time]," says Shinkawa. Plus, he says, "Interpreting for a pitcher compared to a position player is a completely different world."
|Shinkawa (center) with Nishioka (right) at spring training. Courtesy Ryo Shinkawa.
The nuances of practice and the daily routine for an infielder are not like that of a pitcher. "Working with a pitcher in the bullpen compared to being behind the batting cages with a position player brings a different atmosphere and longer days," says Shinkawa.
|Shinkawa (foreground) watches Nishioka during Twins' Photo Day. Courtesy Ryo Shinkawa.
"During the season it's quite different being in the dugout compared to the bullpen . . . Although every team can be different, my experience of going through the major league season once from spring training allows me to visualize the flow and prepare for what may come."
Yet Shinkawa and the Twins may not have been prepared for what happened early this season. On April 7 Shinkawa helped Nishioka off the field at Yankee Stadium after Nick Swisher slid into the Japanese star while breaking up a double play. X-rays revealed a fractured left fibula, and the second baseman has been on the DL ever since. While the Twins don't have a firm date for Nishioka's return, the 2010 Pacific League batting champion has been rehabbing at Target Field and, more recently, at the team's spring training facility in Florida.
|Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher (33) slides into 2nd base, breaking Nishioka's leg. Google Images.
Despite the setback of the injury, Shinkawa still has a routine with Nishioka. "The job I do might be a little different as he's not playing in the games, but how I approach my job hasn't changed due to that."
The interpreter says he focuses on the "people element" of his interpretation. " . . . It's more of dealing with different personalities and characters within the clubhouse, front office, and the individual players," than simply translating a sentence from English into Japanese.
Shinkawa is also mindful of the cultural aspects of interpreting. "When you're with an NPB team your main language and culture is Japanese, and when you're working for an MLB team your main language is English inside the American culture. Everything is the opposite, and you need to learn to be flexible having that American side of you work in Japan and the Japanese side of you working in the United States."
Both cultures came together after the devastating earthquake and tsunami ripped through northeastern Japan, with the Twins organization making a $25,000 donation to Minnesota-based non-profit Feed My Starving Children.
"The Twins have been great trying to support the relief fund in Japan," says Shinkawa. As a former contributor to the website NPB Tracker, Shinkawa still follows Japanese baseball online and thinks the game is important as the Japanese move forward from this tragedy. "Baseball has always been a big part of Japanese culture, and I definitely think it could play a role [in healing the nation]," he says.
And that's important in any language.
In related NPB news, the Rakuten Golden Eagles returned to their stadium in Sendai on April 29 for their first home game after Kleenex Miyagi Stadium sustained damage as a result of the earthquake and tsunami. The Eagles defeated the Orix Buffaloes 3-1, an emotional win for starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka and his teammates.


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Japhet Weeks, a 31-year-old American freelance video journalist, just returned from a weeklong trip to Damascus, where he found a suprising level of quiet and normalcy in a country wracked by civil war.
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A spice merchant in Damascus's old city.
Weeks wrote in an email to NBCNews.com on Wednesday:
While fighting continues in the suburbs -- and of course most recently bombs went off in the center today -- I was surprised by how regular Damascenes seem to be trying to get on with their lives. The markets are crowded. Vegetable stands are overflowing with fresh produce. People continue to get married with lavish celebrations. Children are out playing in the streets.
Still, signs of the ongoing conflict are everywhere: military checkpoints are frequent, there is an increased number of displaced and mostly poor families, smoke rises from fire fights between government soldiers and rebels in the capital's suburbs.
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Images of Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad and his father, Hafez, hang at an unmanned checkpoint in Damascus.
Weeks' images of daily life in Syria's capital are a stark contrast to many tragic images coming out of the northern parts of the country, where fighting is fiercest. In those areas, most journalists sneak into the country in order to work independently, though they often rely on rebel troops or aid groups to help guide or shelter them. Weeks used an official visa as part of a video crew centering their work in Damascus. That city is known to be a regime stronghold, so he was accompanied by a government representative who limited his ability to photograph places where fighting was happening, buildings that were deemed a security risk, as well as government soldiers.
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Syrian children in Damascus's Christian quarter.
Most of the citizens encountered by the crew were in favor of President Bashar Assad, though it was hard to discern how much of their commentary was influenced by the government guide's presence. Those residents described the battles as occurring between Syria's army and terrorists sent in by surrounding countries to destabilize Assad, a view touted by state-run television.
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Smoke rises from fighting between government soldiers and rebels on the outskirts of Damascus.
Despite working inside this "bubble," Weeks said his use of an iPhone camera (using the Hipstamatic app and the Ben Lowy filter with borders cropped out), and shooting subtly "from the hip," enabled him to capture more candid moments than he can typically film with his much larger video camera on a tripod.
Most days in the capital, Weeks saw large plumes of smoke rising from outlying areas. Despite his proximity to the fighting, Weeks was struck by the lack of a heavy military presence in the capital's center. But that may change as rebels strike closer to the heart of the regime this week and Assad's troops fight back.
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A man leans against a car in Damascus.
Weeks said it was hard to come to grips with the dichotomies he was witnessing. After seeing a man who was seemingly relaxed while leaning against a car, he was struck by the fact that in other parts of the country, hundreds of thousands of people have fled fighting. Another example happened the first night in his hotel, where he found an opulent wedding in progress. "I guess she has a right to have her perfect wedding day. It shouldn't really matter that her countrymen are slaughtering each other somewhere else. But at some point it should matter, you know? There should there be more austerity. It all just made me more confused leaving than I was arriving."
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A wedding taking place in the lobby of the photographer's hotel. The noisy celebration included traditional singing, women wearing shimmering, sequined miniskirts, and men in suits. For Damascus's wealthy life seems to be going on despite the country's civil war.
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A Syrian man walks while texting in Damascus.
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The 'Ring: now available on Forza 5
The ultimate geek jamboree – the E3 games expo – Is going on right now in Los Angeles. And the big brain behind Forza Motorsport, Dan Greenawalt, has just stepped off the stage of the big Xbox speech to excited whooping after announcing that developer Turn 10 have finally dropped the Nürburgring – all 26 kilometres of it, GP course and track – into Forza 5.
It's free to download right now. So if you've actually got one, why not turn your Xbox One on, do that mandatory you've-just-turned-it-on update, kick the download off and come back while it's cooking?
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"The Nürburgring is an all new laser scan, so it's getting to that millimetre of accuracy. We had 30 artists who worked on this track, and it took us nearly a year to deliver. That's 13,000 man hours that went into this track. We want to be something where the professional racecar driver, the Jackie Stewarts of the world, can recognise every little bump, every piece of grass. Can recognise the trees, every building, they can use all those references that most of us have never seen, but they don't hurt our experience either. So we have this incredibly detailed track that we can learn, and fulfil our fantasies, while having pro drivers able to drive it at any level."
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So… If the graffiti is accurate, it would be remiss of us not to ask. Have they scrubbed out all the gentleman sausages? "Yes," says Dan. How many? "We don't have a count."
Gamers – and 'Ring enthusiasts – are somewhat obsessive about authenticity. Will removing the sausages make the community grumpy? "People are certainly welcome to their opinions! What I will say is that part of the vision of this game is having a game that any professional racecar driver can get value out of while anybody can step right in and play it. So having it be entertainment that a family can enjoy is important to me.
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Denver, CO – Nolan Arenado crushed the game-winning homer in the ninth inning to lift the Colorado Rockies past the San Diego Padres, 10-9, in the second test of a four-game set at Coors Field.
The Padres rallied for five runs in the seventh inning and had a chance to add more with the bases loaded and two outs. Carlos Quentin ripped a hard-hit grounder down the third-base line, but Arenado made a spectacular stab, turned and fired a strike to catch Quentin at first to get out of the jam.
"Defense is a big part of my game," Arenado said. "A lot of people didn't think I could play defense. It's funny, I've been showing more of my defense than my bat lately."
After Matt Belisle (4-2) retired the side in order in the eighth and ninth innings, Arenado crushed a 1-1 fastball over the wall in left field for the game winner.
Arenado finished the game 2-for-5 with two RBI and Todd Helton added three hits and three RBI for the Rockies, winners in five of their last seven games.
Carlos Gonzalez had two triples and three RBI before exiting the game before the seventh inning after suffering an apparent ankle injury while batting in the sixth.
Padres starter Edinson Volquez lasted just 2 1/3 innings after giving up nine runs on 11 hits. It was his shortest outing of the season.
Joe Thatcher (2-1) was pegged with the loss after giving up the game-winner.
"It was a fastball," Thatcher said. "Tried to get it to the outer half. It backed up. He (Arenado) didn't miss it."
Quentin and Kyle Blanks each went 3-for-5 with a homer and three RBI and Jedd Gyorko had four hits, including a solo shot for the Padres, losers in four of their last six games.
The Rockies jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Eric Young reached on a fielder's choice and Gonzalez walked to put runners on first and second with one out. Troy Tulowitzki followed with a line drive single to center before Helton clobbered a two-run double off the wall in right field to give the hosts an early three-run edge.
Blanks' two-run homer made it 3-2, but Colorado added five more in the second to take a six-run lead. Gonzalez crushed a two-run triple before scoring on a Helton base hit. Arenado's base hit scored Tulowitzki and Yorvit Torrealba scored Helton with an infield single to cap the scoring.
Quentin singled come Everth Cabrera in the third, but Gonzalez ripped an RBI triple in the bottom half to give the Rockies a 9-3 lead.
Blanks' RBI single in the fifth scored Quentin to pull the Padres within 9-4.
Quentin and Gyorko hit back-to-back homers in the seventh to make it 9-7. Chase Headley was hit by a pitch to open the frame and Quentin followed with a towering fly to left field. Gyorko then smashed his eighth four-bagger to nearly the same spot.
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Storm Brought Lots Of Wind, Little Snow [VIDEO/POLL]
Wednesday's storm brought lots of wind and coastal flooding to New Jersey but not a lot of snow.
Winds gusted past 50MPH up-and-down the coast according to the National Weather Service with the highest gusts in Cape May Harbor and Tuckerton with wind gusts of 65 MPH.
Not much snow has fallen with this storm although snow showers may whiten the ground today.
Winds raked the beachfront in Point Pleasant Beach, blowing drifts of sand onto Ocean Avenue, and shredding the decorative entrance canopy at a hotel across the street from the beach. Winds also blew off part of the roof of a Stone Harbor condominium complex.
Tides creeped onto side streets as during high tide, closing a number of roads and there was concern about this morning's high tide. Long Beach Township recommended a voluntary evacuation of ocean front homes from 72nd Street in Brant Beach to 84th Street in Brighton Beach in addition to ocean front homes in Holgate.
Road Closures Remain
Several roads and off ramps are closed in Atlantic County including exit 2 off the Atlantic City Expressway eastbound and Route 40 in both directions at West End Road.
Flooding has Route 35 closed in Aberdeen as is Route 36 in Sea Bright from Rumson Road to the Highlands Bridge in Sea Bright. Detective Stacy Ferris said a breach though several temporary dunes spanned three oceanfront properties, sending 3 to 6 inches of water flowing through onto the highway. As a result, officials closed a section of Route 35, from Herbert Street to the Bay Head border; the southern part of the borough remained open.
The state Department of Transportation, along with Mantoloking's own public works crews and contractors, were scooping and pushing sand back into the breach.
Route 35 is also closed in Mantoloking from Herbert Street to Bridge Avenue.
A Coastal Flood Warning remains in effect through Friday morning for moderate tidal flooding as the storm pulls away from the area during high tide.
Atlantic City Electric reports nearly 1,500 customers in the dark as of 5a.m. on their ourage map. Outages this morning are at a minimum in the rest of the state with a handful of PSE&G & JCP&L customers in the dark. 40,000 customers were without power during the storm on Wednesday.
Airport delays are 15 minutes or less this morning; NJ Transit, in anticipation of a worse storm, will offer system wide cross-honoring all day Thursday and Friday.


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For years, supporters of Internet regulation have argued that it is a political winner—that voters would flock to candidates who promised to impose so-called neutrality rules on the Web.
Last week, that proposition was put to the test, as a group called the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) released a statement signed by 95 candidates for Congress pledging to support net neutrality regulation if elected. At the time, a spokesman for the PCCC predicted that "the announcement would help generate enthusiasm for net-neutrality legislation in the next Congress."
The test did not go well. As Scott Cleland of the Precursor Group reported, of the 95 candidates, exactly zero won. None. Nada. Nichts. That's a record that would be hard to duplicate if they had picked 95 names from a hat. Rather than lead to political enthusiasm, the pledge led to political euthanasia.
Of course, it's hard to say that the candidates lost because of the pledge. But it sure doesn't look like it helped anyone. Net neutrality, it seems, makes no more political sense than it does economic sense.


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BLUE Wilderness is a high-protein, low-carbohydrate food that contains more of the delicious chicken you know your dog will love. Inspired by the diet of wolves, true omnivores whose endurance is legendary, BLUE Wilderness is a protein-rich, grain-free food that was formulated by animal nutritionists. BLUE Wilderness provides your dog with the optimal blend of protein, fat and healthy complex carbohydrates he needs to thrive, without the grains that contain glutenâso you can be sure that your dog is getting all the nutrition he needs to stay active and healthy.
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Recommended Daily Feeding Amount
Up to 15 lbs ½ — 1 ¼ cups*
16 to 25 lbs 1 ¼—1 ¾ cups*
26 to 40 lbs 1 ¾—2 ¼ cups*
41 to 60 lbs 2 ¼—3 ¼ cups*
61 to 80 lbs 3 ¼—4 cups*
81 to 100 lbs 4—4 ¾ cups*
Over 100 lbs Feed 4 ¾ cups + ½ cup* for each additional 20 lbs.
*Use a standard 8-oz. measuring cup.
Note: Individual dog's requirements may vary from this chart due to age, breed, environment and activity level. Adjust food as required to maintain optimal body condition and ask your veterinarian if you are unsure.
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Crude Protein (min) 34.0%
Crude Fat (min) 15.0%
Crude Fiber (max) 6.0%
Moisture (max) 10.0%
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Phosphorus (min) 0.9%
Omega 3 Fatty Acids* (min) 1.0%
Omega 6 Fatty Acids* (min) 2.75%
Glucosamine (min)(naturally occurring)* 400 mg/kg
*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.
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Hey Tennis Friends!
During my second day of emceeing the finals weekend of the 2010 Easter Bowl National Spring Championships, I was able to get more footage of these future tennis stars, as well as a few interviews.
Here is my report from Day Two of the finals:
It was another great day promising young Americans fighting their way to the top!
A special thanks to tournament director, and chairman, Brian Fineberg, for allowing me to report on this tournament in addition to his television coverage.
Here are the results of the matches that I featured:
Girls's 16s Singles Final
(#1 seed) Kyle McPhillips def. (#2 seed) Brooke Austin 7-6 (4), 6-4
Two years ago, at the 2008 Easter Bowl, Kyle was a finalist in the Girls' 14s. Brooke won the Girl's 14s last year.
Boy's 18s Singles Final
(Unseeded) Bjorn Fratangelo def. (#4 seed) Nick Chappell 7-6 (1), 6-3
As I had mentioned in the interview, Bjorn is only 16, yet he won the Boys 18s championship as an unseeded player!
Boy's 16s Singles Final
(#10 seed) Gordon Watson def. (#1 seed) Nolan Paige 6-3, 6-1
This was the biggest win of Gordon's career, and an amazing comeback story.
He was once the number one 14-and-under player in the U.S., but contracted Lyme disease from a tick bite at a tournament in Gerogia. He was out for a year and a half recovering from the disease, and many people thought that he would never make it back to tennis.
At this tournament, he won his fourth career USTA Gold Ball trophy!
I'll see you next time, with more tennis, . . . outside the lines!
– Marcus Tennis
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One of the great characteristics of the geocachers I've met over the years is our eagerness to help others understand and experience geocaching. I thought we could start a thread that'd be about helping others. To find cacher volunteers to help when needed, to get ideas, to find those needing help, to get support when helping others, etc. Best of all to share stories.
Recently, one of our active cachers helped a lady from the Orono Land Trust to try and correct her coordinates as she's trying hard to introduce folks to their trails. She just didn't know how to properly use her GPSr nor did the person trying to help her. Hopefully the cacher's new coordinates will be a bit better so folks can at least get close to the caches.
I know there's others who've done great work with Land Trusts, as well as other groups and individuals...please share.


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Westport rallies past Nashville, Tenn. in LLWS opener
With one swing, shortstop Ricky Offenberg rescued Westport Little League from the brink of the loser's bracket.
Just four batters later, Chad Knight put the New England champions in the driver's seat.
Behind a two-run fifth inning powered by a pair of extra-base hits, Westport rallied in its Little League World Series opener to stay perfect. Knight's two-out double to the left-center gap propelled Westport past Southeast champion Nashville, Tenn. 3-2 on Thursday before 9,200 at Lamade Stadium in South Williamsport, Pa.
"We got down, but we've been in tough spots several times this year. The kids always find a way to battle back," Westport manager Tim Rogers said.
Westport had trailed no later than the third inning in its 18 previous wins this summer, but found itself down 2-1 with just six outs left against Tennessee. Leading off the bottom of the fifth, Offenberg, the No. 8 hitter, smashed a pitch to dead center field off left-hander Tanner Morgan to knot the game 2-2.
Offenberg had homered just once before -- a tie-breaking solo shot in a 5-3 win against Orange in the Sectional 1 Tournament on July 20 -- and didn't quite know if his blast would clear the fence that stood 225 feet from home.
"That was my only one the whole year, so when I think I hit one out, I almost don't believe it's going to go out because I don't do it a lot," Offenberg said.
With its first LLWS win in its 62-year history, Westport advances to the winner's bracket, where it will face Sammamish, Wash. on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Lamade Stadium. Washington, the Northwest champion, advanced with an 8-4 win over Corpus Christi, Texas of the Southwest region earlier on Thursday.
Tennessee will play an elimination game against Texas on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Lamade.
"Every tournament we've played, we've lost the first game," said Tennessee manager Chris Mercado, whose team is now 15-4 on the summer. "Our team doesn't like to lose, but with our back against the wall ... we'll see if there's one more miracle in there for us."
Knight's extra-base hit off Tennessee reliever Trae McLemore plated Chris Drbal, who had worked a nine-pitch at-bat to produce a one-out single. The first baseman advanced to second on a passed ball, then scored standing on the two-out hit.
"That was one of the best at-bats I've seen in such a tough spot," Rogers said. "He just kept battling and battling and battling, and then he drove it. ... That's vintage Chris Drbal right there."
On the mound, Westport also saw the vintage Knight. The right-hander, whose one-hit shutout of Lincoln, R.I propelled Westport to the regional title on Saturday, was dominant again from the start. With command of both his overpowering fastball and a biting curveball, he struck out eight, walked none and allowed a single run in 4 1/3 innings.
"He had us mixed up," Mercado said. "He was just a really good pitcher."
Departing after 68 pitches, Knight was replaced by Azadian, who was greeted with a solo homer by Ben Pickman to put the Southeast champion up 2-1.
"The home run, I hung a pitch," Azadian said. "And it was a mistake. He's a hell of a hitter."
Azadian rebounded, retiring the final five batters to earn the win.
After falling behind 2-1, Westport had just six outs left and had already given away two on the basepaths earlier. In both the first and fourth innings, the New England champions had runners thrown out at home. Rogers requested replays for both, but ultimately lost the challenges.
"Both times there were two outs, and both times were bang-bang," Rogers said. "You've got to give them all the credit. ... We're not the type of team that's going to score 10 runs against that caliber of pitching.
"When we see opportunity, we go for it."
Westport plated a run in the first inning on a two-out single by catcher Matt Stone.
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VIDEO: Commemorating 10 years of the freedom to marry in the United States
May 17, 2014
Today, May 17, marks the tenth anniversary of the freedom to marry coming to the United States! In 2004, the first same-sex couples in the country married in Massachusetts after a landmark, first-of-its-kind ruling in Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders' case Goodridge v. Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Coincidentally, May 17, 2004 marked the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, which Freedom to Marry founder and president Evan Wolfson deemed "civil rights karma" at the time.
This week, Wolfson reflected on 10 years of marraige in the United States. He said:
What better way to celebrate a decade of the freedom to marry than to have the first marriage licenses issued to gay couples in the South while bringing down marriage discrimination in Idaho. Since gay couples first won the freedom to marry in Massachusetts, America has come a long way on its journey. Today a super-majority of Americans support the freedom to marry, with majorities in every region of the country and with gay couples able to marry in 40% of the country, up from zero a decade ago. Massachusetts was America's 'cradle of liberty,' and the freedom to marry first won there will soon be shared by all Americans, no matter where they live.
Wolfson served as an advisor to GLAD on the Goodridge case, and in the years following the ruling, Freedom to Marry supported the organization's work to build on the breakthrough across the country, as well as the state campaign to protect the marriage victory from being stripped away by a constitutional amendment. The groundbreaking campaign that defeated the proposed attack amendment was led by Freedom to Marry's national campaign director Marc Solomon, who served as executive director of MassEquality. Solomon explained:
Massachusetts made marriage for gay couples real. These loving families have demonstrated clearly to the rest of the country that the freedom to marry is an unmitigated good. It changes families' lives for the better, strengthens society, and harms no one.
To celebrate Freedom to Marry's own tenth anniversary of working toward marriage for same-sex couples nationwide - we released a new video. Don't miss it:
And don't miss other great reflections about 10 years of marriage in Massachusetts:
- Marc Solomon in The Boston Globe: "Massachusetts Marriage Victory Offers Key Tactical Lessons"
- Evan Wolfson in The Daily Beast: "How Far We've Come in the 10 Years Since the First Legal Gay Marriage"
- MA Gov. Deval Patrick, Marc Solomon, GLAD's Mary Bonauto, & Congressman Barney Frank in The Huffington Post: "Celebrating Marriage Equality"
- The Associated Press: "Tactics Endure After 10 Years of Same-Sex Marriage"
- Q&A with Photographer Joel Benjamin: "Portraits of First Couples to Marry in Massachusetts, 10 Years Later"
- Marc Solomon in Bay Windows: "Thank You, Ralph and Paul"


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He's created the costumes for a few Lifetime movies — not to mention TV shows including Castle and Veronica Mars and big screen features like Pitch Perfect — but Salvador Perez Jr. faced a unique challenge while working on Liz & Dick, airing this Sunday at 9p.m. EST.
"I was really put to the test to make the movie believable and iconic at the same time. And also, we're talking Elizabeth Taylor and Lindsay Lohan, two woman who wear clothes very differently," Perez explains. "I had to be inspired by Elizabeth Taylor, but flatter Lindsay Lohan."
Perez was able to do both, once he discovered that his leading lady shared Taylor's weakness for shiny objects.
"Lindsay was constantly watching Elizabeth Taylor movies. At the beginning of the day we'd have a fitted costume, but she'd completely change it at the last minute just because she was inspired by something else," the costume designer says of keeping up with Lohan. "Anytime something was going wrong, I'd just pull out more jewelry and say, 'Look, something sparkly, something sparkly! That usually placated her."
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Science Friday® and SciFri® are registered service marks of Science Friday, Inc. Site design by Pentagram; engineering by Mediapolis.
Think invisible ink is kids' stuff? Science historian Kristie Macrakis' new book Prisoners, Lovers, & Spies: The Story of Invisible Ink from Herodotus to al-Qaeda tells a different tale. Macrakis argues that for prisoners, lovers, and spies throughout history, communicating secretly was a matter of life and death. She reveals the secrets of invisible writing, from the simple (lemon juice) to the complex (microdots).
For more information about Kristie Macrakis' "Egg Challenge" click here.
And for a recipe for invisible ink using starch, read an excerpt from the book.


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FAQsPage address: http://www.mnsu.edu/newstudent/orientation/family/faq.html
Frequently Asked Questions about the Family Program
Click for Student Orientation FAQs
Is the Family Orientation program required?
No, the family program is not required; however we encourage family members and guests to participate in the program to help your student with his/her transition to college. It is also your opportunity to participate in family programming, ask any questions you have, and become acquainted with the Minnesota State University, Mankato campus.
How do I register for the Family Orientation program?
Family and guests can register one of two ways: register online or send in the reservation form provided in the invitation. To register online, your student must indicate the number of guests, name of guest, etc. Please note that the student must click "Add Guest" or the guest portion of the online registration will not be processed. If you would prefer to send in the registration form from the invitation, please make sure to fill out the Family Orientation registration form.
Is there a cost for family or guests to attend orientation?
There is a $25 fee per family for family to attend the orientation information and programming sessions. Family and guest should be listed in the the students orientation registration. There is an additional cost for family or guests who would like to purchase meal tickets or stay in on-campus family housing during orientation. See family orientation fees for more information.
Do I room with my student if I register for on-campus family housing?
Families do not stay in the same room as their student. Students will be roomed with other new students. We want your student to meet new people, experience campus, and staying in the residence halls.
Families who reserve a space on-campus will share an unlocked bathroom suite with another family. Two twin beds, linens, and towels are included in one family housing room. A television and phone are not provided.
What if I cannot attend on the same date as my student?
If family members want to attend the program, but are not available when the student is assigned to a program date, you can choose a different date. If you are registering online, please contact the Office of New Student and Family Programs at 507-389-5498 and will note that you will be attending a different date than your student.
What if I cannot attend both days of the two day Family Orientation program?
Family members are encouraged to attend what they are able to during the orientation program, however are free to come and go as needed.
If I am a part of the alumni community at Minnesota State University, Mankato, am I exempt from the the costs of orientation?
Although we are happy your son/daughter will be joining the MSU Mankato community too, alumni are not exempt from the costs associated with orientation.
Am I able to attend advising and registration with my student?
During orientation, parents and students will have a session to learn about academic advising, majors, requirements, and academic expectations. However, family/guests are not present during advising and registration during orientation.
This is your student's opportunity to work with his/her advisor and learn how to register for classes, learn about the academic process, and how to navigate the registration system. We have a variety of staff available to help your student in the advising and registration process.


text: The Friends of the Warwick Animal Shelter will hold their general meeting March 19 at the Warwick Public Library on Sandy Lane starting at 6:30 p.m. They will be finalizing plans for a breakfast on April 6. Volunteers and raffle prizes are needed. Everyone is invited. For more information call Brenda at 467 2692.


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PREVIOUSLY ON ECOUTERRE: Leslie Oschmann Recycles Vintage Oil Paintings Into One-of-a-Kind Bags
Appropriately, Pezzano named his collection "Apparition." "I like that the fabric was found and has a unique history, that [the jackets] are one-off, handmade, and come with deep sense of mystery," he tells Ecouterre, adding that they would fit easily "on the [alien] planets of Tatooine or Caladan.
"Found materials have an inherent charm that can never be replicated," Pezzano says.
"Found materials have an inherent charm that can never be replicated," Pezzano says.
The designer isn't a stranger to scavenging for his art. A "naturally frugal" critic of today's fast-fashion industry, Pezzano chooses to work only with deadstock fabrics, organic cotton, wool, and reclaimed fabrics. "For me, these jackets represent everything I see as important when it comes to creating clothes," says Pezzano, who embellished his creations with handmade scrap-leather buttons. "Found materials have an inherent charm that can never be replicated. I believe the use of reclaimed materials is the pinnacle of sustainable fashion because nothing is being made."
After all, every manufactured material, whether organic or not, has an impact on the planet, he says. "Upcycling is even better than recycling because less energy is being consumed," he adds. "Tread lightly? This is zero treading. Reverse treading even."
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Residents who complain about increased noise from commercial flights were told on Monday that nothing has changed. But their ears tell them differently.
About 16 residents attended a meeting Monday at City Hall and were advised to collect pre-2008 data to compare with current noise levels from air traffic to make their case. But the city already has that data and it doesn't validate residents' reports, according to Assistant City Manager Christa Johnson.
"It is maddening when you are told nothing has changed and you know it has," said Keri Kern-Barriga, a resident of Laguna Canyon, where residents first voiced complaints about the increased noise to the city. "The data was provided by the people who don't want to make changes in the elevation and number of flights."
Still, she said, the meeting was valuable.
"What I got was validation that there is a problem, and not just in Laguna Canyon," Kern-Barriga said.
Kern-Barriga began tracking noisy flights in April of 2011, but she was joined at the meeting by people from all over town.
Meeting participants sat in a circle that included representatives from Congressman Dana Rohrabacher's office and Eric Freed, John Wayne Airport Access and noise manager.
Rohrabacher District Director Kathleen Staunton advised residents they were wasting their time just claiming things had changed.
"She told us what we are up against and that we need to change our verbiage," Kern-Barriga said.
Councilwoman Toni Iseman, co-chair with Councilman Steve Dicterow of the Airplane Noise and Traffic Subcommittee, said the meeting was productive.
"I feel like we have some people interested in resolving this," Iseman said.
Meeting participants claimed that planes are not going all the way to Catalina Island to gain altitude before turning back over Laguna. Iseman said the city has anecdotal information from a flight attendant substantiating the claim.
The frequency of early-morning flights was also an issue, but the noise was the overriding concern.
Johnson said Tuesday that the city is trying to figure out its next steps and whether it will be useful to gather more data.
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The protracted, clout-heavy fight over a multi-million dollar contract to run the restaurants and stores in O'Hare airport's international terminal moved a step closer to being resolved today.
The City Council Aviation Committee endorsed Mayor Rahm Emanuel's recommendation by voting for a contract with Westfield Concession Management LLC, a subsidiary of multinational shopping mall and concessions developer the Westfield Group.
As she has at prior hearings on the O'Hare plans, Aviation Commissioner Rosemarie Andolino testified that Westfield – which runs concessions at several airports around the country -- provides the most realistic revenue projections.
Aviation Committee Chairman Ald. Michael Zalewski, 23rd, read letters from officials at both United and American Airlines in support of the Westfield pact.
The 25-year Westfield proposal guarantees the city at least $5.1 million in annual rent as well as $26.2 million in renovations and new construction to the concession area.
If approved by the City Council next week, Westfield will replace Chicago Aviation Partners, the company with ties to former Mayor Richard Daley that has run terminal 5 concessions since 1993.
Aldermen were close to voting on the O'Hare contract near the end of Daley's term, until Emanuel sent word he wanted a chance to review the proposals after taking office. Emanuel came out in support of Westfield early this month.
The committee vote was 14-1, with Ald. John Arena, 45th, the lone dissenter. Arena said aldermen didn't have time to accurately assess the bids, because information on the plans was only released to them by the Emanuel Administration this week.
"I just wasn't convinced the process was clear and transparent. The numbers just didn't add up for me," Arena said.
Both CAP and Westfield have City Hall connections.
Westfield's lobbying team includes Tim Dart, brother of Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, and Demetrius Carney, president of the Chicago Police Board.
Among CAP's shareholders is Jeremiah Joyce, one of Daley's closest political advisers. Former Cook County State's Attorney Richard Devine lobbies for the group.
Joyce, a former alderman and state senator who has kept a low public profile in recent years, testified briefly. He urged aldermen to look closer at the proposals.
"You have this hocus pocus, mumbo jumbo numbers thing going on," Joyce said. "And if I sat where you guys sat – or ladies – I would ask for some sort of a forensic audit on these projections and find out what the numbers really are."
And Devine argued CAP's $11.5 million annual minimum rent guarantee is far from the pie-in-the-sky promise Westfield supporters have said it is. But city officials have said CAP has always fallen short of revenue projections under its current contract.
As the high profile O'Hare contract moved toward a vote by the full City Council, Emanuel's office also announced they will enact previously discussed initiatives the administration says will make contract bidding more transparent and competitive.
Open online bidding for city contracts will allow companies to repeatedly bid against each other, driving down costs, according to a news release from Emanuel's office.
And contracts to be awarded without open bidding will be posted online before the city's Non-Competitive Review Board votes on them, to allow public comment.