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While you were getting bombarded with details of the Penn State child sex scandal, you might have missed an important story last week. Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Sen. John McCain, the committee's ranking Republican, are upset that China is manufacturing counterfeit spare parts that end up installed in U.S. defense systems, including high performance aircraft.
Was this blinding glimpse of the obvious truly a Homer Simpson moment for the senators? D'oh! Senators aside, who besides Rip van Winkle could possibly be surprised to learn China sells America junk? A "Made in China" label used to be a virtual trademark for "junk" and this hasn't changed much over the years.
Levin and McCain fear some Chinese plot to sabotage America's national defense.
While many of China's leaders would certainly like that, the facts surrounding the situation might not be so sinister.
Upon closer inspection, one discovers that counterfeits and knockoffs are a mainstay of the Chinese economy. Furthermore, economic espionage, not research and development, is a key factor behind many Chinese technological and manufacturing advances.
In 2009, the Justice and Homeland Security departments seized $143 million worth of Chinese-made counterfeit computer networking hardware, consisting mostly of bogus Cisco network routers. The operation yielded 30 felony convictions.
Counterfeit hardware might have hidden features giving Chinese intelligence personnel, industrial spies, or criminals access to our most sensitive computer systems.
The counterfeiting problem has grown so bad it now threatens even China's national security. Counterfeit software is so common that some estimate up to 70 percent of the software installed on Chinese networks is bogus. The problem is so dire Chinese authorities have started cooperating with the FBI to shut down the software producers.
In July 2007, Beijing announced that a joint operation between the FBI and Chinese law-enforcement agencies had resulted in the seizure of half a billion dollars worth of counterfeit software.
It gets worse. Just last week, China reported a four-month law-enforcement investigation had resulted in 114 arrests and the seizure of more than 65 million fake drugs. The original investigation began after some of the drugs were discovered in Chinese pharmacies. According to the AP, some contained harmful chemical pigments and even animal feed.
If counterfeit drugs in Chinese pharmacies might not trouble you, you'd best reconsider. On Aug. 13, The New York Times reported, "More than 80 percent of the active ingredients for drugs sold in the United States are made abroad, mostly in a shadowy network of facilities in China and India that are rarely visited by government inspectors."
While these plants are supposed to be periodically inspected by the U.S. government, the article indicated it would take 13 years at the present rate to inspect all of them.
In 2000, Congress formed the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission to investigate and report annually on the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China. According to a 2010 report ordered by the commission, "China is the world's No. 1 producer of acetaminophen – a widely used, over-the-counter analgesic (pain reliever) and antipyretic (fever reducer), commonly used for the relief of fever, headaches and other minor aches and pains; and is a major ingredient in numerous cold and flu remedies such as Contac, Benadryl, Excedrin, Sudafed, Theraflu, and Vicks among others."
The same report indicates China is also a major producer of vitamin C, making more than 100,000 tons per year and exporting 90 percent of this.
If you use nutritional supplements, check the label and you're likely to find the product, or at least some of its ingredients, originated in China.
We often hear reports about China using slave and child labor, one of the reasons many Chinese products are cheaper than their American-made counterparts. But another reason for China's low prices is shoddy manufacturing and poor workmanship. Compare almost any Chinese product to a similar one manufactured in America and you will usually find the American product is superior.
Maybe this isn't a big deal when it comes to your sandals and athletic socks, but what about building materials?
In September 2007, the Kiplinger Letter reported that shoddy steel imports from China are a threat. This is particularly true of the tubular steel used in bridges, skyscrapers, pipelines, cranes, farm equipment and a host of other items.
Business Insider reported in September 2010, that completion of the repair and refurbishing of the San Francisco Bay Bridge was delayed by
15 months due to "... inferior steel, shoddy welds and poorly translated plans." The prefabricated steel sections, produced in China, were selected because the project could be done at about half the price of using American steel. Will this bridge, part of which collapsed during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, survive the next major quake?
Chinese steel repercussions could hit close to home for those in western Pennsylvania. What if shoddy Chinese tubular steel gets used in constructing the pipelines transporting Marcellus Shale natural gas across the Keystone State? Recall last year's San Bruno explosion in California, where a ruptured gas pipeline caused massive damage in a neighborhood, destroying
50 homes and killing at least half a dozen. While the exact cause of the pipeline rupture in the San Bruno explosion remains unclear, the level of destruction is typical of what occurs when an underground gas pipeline explodes.
Given America's crushing national debt, punishing high employment and the serious health and safety considerations, buying American simply makes good sense. Every American can make a difference by adjusting his or her buying habits. When given a choice, choose American- made goods over similar items made in China. It might cost you more up-front, but the products will last longer and will be of higher quality.
I encourage everyone to visit www.madeinusa.org, where you'll discover a search engine and database for helping to find American-made products.
Zachary Hubbard is a retired Army officer and freelance writer residing in Upper Yoder Township. He is a member of The Tribune-Democrat Reader Advisory Committee.
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Beloit Clinches First Playoff Spot Since 2007
by, 06-15-2012 at 05:28 AM (1080 Views)
On Thursday night, the Beloit Snappers beat Peoria 5-3. It wasnt just another game and just another win for the team. With the win, the Snappers clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2007. In the Midwest League (and the Florida State League), they play two halves of the season. The division winners from each half make the playoffs and the MWL has a wild card spot. Wisconsin won the MWL West division over the Snappers, but the Snappers get the wild card.
I thought it would be fun to take a look back at that 2007 Beloit Snappers playoff team. I had been following the Twins minor league system for a couple of years, and I remember that team. Several members of that team took a few minutes to tell me what they remember of that team and that season.
Matt Fox was a supplemental 1st round pick in 2004 out of Central Florida but had surgery in 2005. In 2006, he returned with Elizabethton, and in 2007, he spent the year in Beloit. He began the year in the bullpen before becoming a starter in the second half. As he remembers, we had a big house on a river up there, lived six guys in one house, road to the field in back of someone pickup truck and just were having fun and playing hard.
According to Fox, Jeff Smith (currently the manager in New Britain), just tried to hammer it in to us to play hard and good things will happen. That's about it, well that and the long bus rides.
Cole De Vries, who went 9-5 in 25 starts for the Snappers that season, marveled at the amount of talent that played in Beloit that season. I think one of the things that is the most amazing about that team is how many guys that were on that team that have played in the big leagues. (Danny) Valencia and I were talking about it the other night and I think there are 10-12 guys from that team that are or have been in the big leagues. Its amazing when you think that about half of a low level team have played in the big leagues. That's something you would expect from a AAA team not a low A team.
Brian Dinkelman added, What is amazing to me is how many players from that team are still with the organization.
Members of the 2007 Beloit Snappers that played in the Major Leagues:
- Joe Benson, Alex Burnett, Cole De Vries, Rob Delaney, Brian Dinkelman, Matt Fox, Armando Gabino, Jeff Manship, Chris Parmelee, Wilson Ramos, Anthony Slama, Rene Tosoni, and Danny Valencia.
Also on the Beloit roster in 2007 but no major league service time but still in the Twins organization:
- Tyler Robertson and Deibinson Romero.
Like this 2012 team, the 2007 Snappers clinched a playoff spot by winning the first half. Of course, that meant that several of the players that helped clinch the playoff spot did not play in the playoffs because they were promoted to Ft. Myers. Dinkelman said, Even though I was not there for the playoffs it was still exciting to help clinch a spot in the playoffs.
Gabino was promoted in May. Dinkelman, Manship and Valencia were promoted right after the Midwest League All-Star game. Allan de San Miguel and Rob Delaney moved up in July.
The same will likely happen with the 2012 team. For instance, Michael Tonkin has been great all season for the Snappers but particularly dominant since the calendar changed to June. In five games, he has thrown eight innings and given up no runs on no hits and no walks while striking out 18 batters. Now that the Snappers have clinched, he should get the opportunity to pitch in the league all star game and then but pushed up to Ft. Myers. AJ Achter is another reliever that could move up.
As those players move up, others will get an opportunity. In all likelihood, the Twins should be able to push 2012 draft picks like Mason Melotakis, Luke Bard, JT Chargois and Tyler Duffey to Beloit when needed. In 2007, it was Anthony Slama that came to the Snappers in mid-July and helped out of the bullpen down the stretch and in the playoffs. Slama was drafted in the 36th round of the 2006 draft, but he did not sign. Instead, he went back to San Diego for his senior season of college. However, before the 2007 draft, he signed (in the final year of draft-and-follow) with the Twins. After a few games in Elizabethton, he came up to the Twins.
In 2007, the Elizabethton Twins won the Appalachian League title. Rene Tosoni and Deibinson Romero were the top players on that team. Following the championship series, the two moved up to Beloit where they played in the final two games of the season with the Snappers. They were also able to play with the Snappers in their playoff run. Not only did they play, they often hit in the middle of the lineup.
The 2007 playoffs began with a series against Clinton. In the first game, De Vries threw a shutout through 8.1 innings. He gave up a solo home run to Chad Tracy in the 9th inning but got the final two outs for the win. In game two, it was Matt Fox who threw five shutout innings. The game was still tied at zero in the 8th inning. Rene Tosoni came off the bench to pinch hit and drilled an RBI double. Chris Parmelee then singled in Tosoni to give the Snappers a 2-0 lead, a lead that Anthony Slama was able to hold for the save. The Snappers won the best-of-three series 2-0.
That set up a best-of-five championship series against West Michigan. West Michigan won the first two games of the series.
Game 1 Beloit 3, West Michigan 4 Alex Burnett threw a complete game but took the loss. He gave up four runs (3 earned) on five hits and two walks in eight innings. Matt Betsill was 2-2 with two walks. Greg Yersich was 2-4.
Game 2 Beloit 2, West Michigan 3 The Snappers managed just two hits. Garrett Olson hit a two-run homer in the second inning to give the team a lead, but the White Caps scored the final three runs of the game. Tyler Robertson started and gave up three runs in six innings, but just one was earned thanks to three Snappers errors. Duane Below started or the Tigers affiliate. He struck out ten and gave up just one hit and two walks in seven innings. Current Red Wings reliever Casey Fien got the save by striking out three in the final two innings.
Game 3 Beloit 8, West Michigan 5 Cole De Vries had a rough start, but the bullpen came through for the team. De Vries gave up five runs on seven hits and four walks in 4.1 innings. Then Danny Vais came in and threw 2.2 scoreless innings. Dan Leatherman pitched a scoreless eighth inning before Anthony Slama pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his third save of the playoffs. Steve Singleton went 2-4 with two RBI. Joe Benson was 2-4 with a double. Danny Santiesteban went 2-4. Garrett Olson hit another home run.
Game 4 Beloit 5, West Michigan 0 Deibinson Romero hit a three-run homer in the first inning to get things off on the right foot. Joe Benson added a solo homer in the fifth frame. That was more than enough offense for Matt Fox. The right-hander threw six scoreless innings. He gave up three hits, walked one and struck out ten. Matt Williams threw a scoreless inning. Allen Craig threw two scoreless innings.
Game 5 Beloit 5, West Michigan 11 The Snappers scored five runs in the third to take a 5-3 lead. Unfortunately, West Michigan scored eight runs in the fifth inning and that was it for the offense. Catcher Greg Yersich hit a bases-clearing triple for the Snappers, and Santiesteban went 2-4 in the game. Joe Benson also hit a triple. Alex Burnett started and gave up three runs (2 earned) on five hits in three innings. Leatherman came in and pitched a scoreless fourth inning before he gave up three unearned runs in the fifth inning without getting an out. Jose Lugo got two outs in the fifth and gave up four runs (3 earned). Danny Vais got the final out of the fifth inning and then threw two more innings. Anthony Slama and Jesus Carnevales each threw a scoreless inning. Based on all the unearned runs, you know that the Snappers defense wasnt great. They committed SIX errors.
What a run it was for the 2007 Beloit Snappers. It was a fun time following the Midwest League playoffs in 2007, and thanks to a nice first half by the Snappers, there will be another playoff run for the 2012 team.

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The Norman Transcript
NORMAN — TAPS sounded Friday, April 26, 2013, for Col. (ret.) Woodrow W. Wiltse. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Primrose chapel.
He was a 40-year resident of Norman who was born in Saginaw, Mich., on Jan. 28, 1918. After graduating from Fordson High School in 1936, he put himself through Michigan State University, graduating in December 1942 with a degree in police administration. He then attended and graduated from Field Artillery Officer Candidate School in April 1943. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant and deployed to England, where he participated in the Normandy invasion in June 1944. While there, he participated in all five major campaigns, earning a Silver Star, the Bronze Star, with three clusters, and the Purple Heart. He served with distinction until he returned to the U.S. in 1945. Recalled to active duty in 1950, he was posted to various assignments around the world, including serving as the assistant Army attaché in the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, 1959-1960.
Col. Wiltse was the professor of military science at the University of Oklahoma from 1965 to 1969. While there, during that turbulent time in our history, he counseled a great number of young men as students and maintained innumerable contacts throughout his life. He retired from active duty in March 1973. On March 28, 2013, Col. Wiltse was awarded the Legion of Honor from the government of France for his distinguished service during World War II.
He and his wife of 53 years, Jeannette Elliott Wiltse, were active citizens in the Norman community. They were involved with several civic organizations including Reading for the Blind, the Norman Chamber of Commerce, the Norman Ambassadors and the Retired Officers Associations. His beloved wife died in 1995.
He is survived by his sons Elliott Wiltse of Charleston, W.Va., and Christopher Wiltse (Emily) of Memphis, Tenn.; two grandchildren, Patrick Wiltse of Austin, Texas, and Allyson Wiltse of Memphis, Tenn.; and two step-grandchildren, Rob Routon of Jackson, Tenn., and Emily Routon of Murfreesboro, Tenn. While in Saigon, Vietnam, the Wiltse's were foster parents to Dick Ong and brought him to the United States, where he lived with them until he graduated from high school in1967. Dick now resides in San Francisco, Calif. with his wife.
Gifts and donations can be directed to Col. Woodrow Wiltse Scholarship foundation at the University of Oklahoma.
Services are under the direction of Primrose Funeral Service. To leave condolences or to watch a memorial tribute for Col. Woodrow Wiltse, visit www.primrosefuneralservice.com.
Norman Transcript, Monday, April 29, 2013
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PLATTSBURGH — Elizabeth Dapo's refrigerator and walls are covered with pictures of the Boston Red Sox.
"I've been a fan of theirs forever," said the 87-year-old Plattsburgh woman, who is all geared up for Game 6 tonight, when her team could win the World Series over the St. Louis Cardinals.
First pitch is at 8:07 p.m.
Boston leads the seven-game series 3-2 and returns to Fenway Park, hoping to win the Major League Baseball title in front of hometown fans for the first time since 1918.
The Red Sox became World Series victors on the road in 2004, sweeping the Cardinals in four games. They swept the Colorado Rockies in four games on the road in 2007.
"I just think they're the greatest, especially Big Papi," Dapo said, referring to designated hitter David Ortiz, who is batting a staggering .733 in the series heading into tonight's game.
"They have a group of older players, but they have some young ones who are very good, too," she said. "I think they're going to win it."
Dapo said she has never seen a game at Fenway, and colon cancer prevents her from going to the ballpark now.
But she still gets a charge out of watching her team do well on TV.
She said the Sox were robbed in game 3 when Boston's third baseman Will Middlebrooks fell and his legs got tangled up with the Cardinals' Allen Craig as the first baseman tried to run home on a bad throw from Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia.
The umpires called obstruction against Middlebrooks, which led to the winning run in the Cardinals' 5-4 victory in the bottom of the ninth.
"That wasn't fair at all," Dapo said. "The players didn't get a fair shake."
But she understands close calls are part of the game.
So are rivalries, like the one between the Red Sox and New York Yankees.
However, Dapo sees things a little differently than most other members of Red Sox Nation.
"Big Papi's a great guy, but there is also a player on the Yankees I like a lot, Derek Jeter," she said. "He seems like a good guy. Even if they play on a nasty team, there are good guys."
She's pretty outspoken about the management of the Red Sox, too.
"We've got a good manager in there now (John Farrell), but that Bobby Valentine they had in there last year? Because of him, they got pounded," Dapo said.
"He belongs in an old folks' home, and I should know because I'm an old woman.
"I call (Red Sox second baseman) Dustin Pedroia 'the little grease ball' because I had a cousin ... who looked like him, and I called him Grease Ball," she laughed. "I have pictures of them plastered all over.
"They are top shelf," said Dapo, who is also a rabid fan of the Buffalo Bills.
When she worked as a cook at a hotel in Geneseo, she prepared meals for the National Football League team's players when they were in town, "so I got to meet those guys. Oh, were they big men, and they ate a lot."
She also likes watching the NFL's Indianapolis Colts and was a fan of baseball's Los Angeles Angels back in the 1960s when they were the California Angels, when "The Singing Cowboy" Gene Autry owned the team.
But the Red Sox are her favorites by far.
And if she were in the dugout tonight, she said, "I'd say, 'Go, boys! Go! Take it all out there!'
"I'd say, 'Do your best 'cause I'll love you even if you don't win'."
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Galatians 3: 10-14 (NIV): 10 All who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law." 11 Clearly no one is justified before God by the law, because, "The righteous will live by faith." 12 The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, "The man who does these things will live by them." 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree." 14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
I knew Pentecost was called "The Feast of Weeks", but I didn't realize it was also called Shavout and is celebrated by Jews as the day God gave the Law to Moses on Mt. Sinai. Originally, it was a celebration of the first wheat harvest. It fell 50 days after Passover (Pentecost is Greek for "fifty"). Israelites would bring their first fruits to the Temple of God and celebrate his goodness. But during the Exile in Babylon in 605 B.C., Israelites began to celebrate the day, not so much for the first harvest, but because it was the very day God gave Moses the law. After all, they had lost their land and could no longer plant and harvest wheat crops.
The similarities between Mt. Sinai and Pentecost in Acts 2 are remarkable: On Mt. Sinai, there was a loud trumpet, smoke covered the mountain, the earth shook, and fire from God came down. At Pentecost there was the sound of a rushing wind, the earth shook and tongues of fire came down on those present. At Sinai, the people rebelled and created a golden calf. God punished them and "three thousand died that day" (Exodus 32: 28). At Pentecost, Peter preached and three thousand were saved.
The law brings a curse, Paul says, because we cannot fully keep it. It is faith that saves us and always has been. Jesus broke the curse and offers life for all who believe. Now we celebrate Pentecost as the day we received the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Autographed copies of Craig's fiction novel The Dead Peasants File are for sale at Blaser's Books in downtown Palestine. Harris is the pastor at Brushy Creek and Mt. Vernon United Methodist Churches.


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HRC has a long history of contension with the transgender community. Because of this, it should come as no surprise that at what is, to date, probably the most important development for the fight for marriage equality, that contension once again arose.
At the Supreme Court hearings, where many gay rights supporters had gathered, a transgender pride flag was placed near the podium. HRC reps asked that the transgender flag be removed, claiming that "marriage equality is not a transgender issue". HRC is claiming that this did not happen and it is not their policy, however people who were actually there say otherwise. (1, 2) One person even claims that the HRC reps continued harassing the person over this flag.
Anyone who thinks that marriage equality doesn't effect transgender people has NOT been paying attention. Courts repeatedly rule that heterosexual marriages between a transgender and cisgender person are not legally valid, because the transgender person is "really" their birth sex. I've seen it claimed that in same-sex marriages that take place before the transgender partner transitions (by which I mean a trans woman marrying a cis woman, or trans man marrying a cis man) will still be valid after the partner's transition- however I have not seen anything that makes it clear that they would not face problems. Also, when my financial aid department believed that I had legally changed my sex, I was told that I had to apply for financial aid as "single" as the federal government would not acknowledge my marriage- which suggests that legal transition does, in fact, impact your marital status.
The most heartwrenching thing about the marriage situation for transgender people is that these cases almost always come up only when the cisgender spouse dies and their family wants to deny the transgender person what any widow/er has a right to. Instead of being allowed to mourn the death of their loved ones in peace, transgender people are thrown into the public spotlight and have their entire lives and relationship torn apart by bigots. This has happened as recently as 2010 to Nikki Araguz, the appeal to that case is still ongoing. The exact argument against her is that she is "really" a man, and since same-sex marriage is not legal in Texas, their marriage is invalid.
But "marriage equality is not a transgender issue".
I'm sure that some people would justify this by insisting that all of our problems will go away once same-sex marriage is legal, so transgender people should shut up, sit down, and stop trying to have our problems acknowledged. This is not an acceptable solution, though. Marriage law effects transgender people in ways that it does not and will never effect cis queers, and this needs to be acknowledged.
Marriage equality IS a transgender issue because it is an issue that effects transgender people.
Meanwhile, the HRC symbol is being spread far and wide across the internet as THE symbol for marriage equality. "Equality"? This is an organization that has repeatedly actively excluded transgender people, cutting us out of bills that would offer us protection from discrimination and acknowledge hate crimes against us. But their symbol stands for "equality". That's a laugh.


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July 31, 2014
MARTIN COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) -- Deputies in Martin County are looking for a woman who spent more than $100 in counterfeit bills at one store.
The counterfeit bills were used at the Save-A-Lot in Inez, Ky. and deputies say they were convincing.
"There's a little bit of a difference in coloring, but they're almost the same as what a real bill is," said Martin County Deputy Bryan Tipton.
Employees at that Save-A-Lot say they quickly noticed something was not quite right.
"She had reached our cashier the money and stuff and she actually was going to count it for the cashier which our cashiers always have to recount the money anyhow," said Save-A-Lot Office Manager Elizabeth Fitch.
When the cashier counted the $20 bills she thought the paper quality was not the same, and, in standard procedure, she marked them with a counterfeit pen.
Employees called police, but the woman got away.
Employees and police agree the best way to tell the difference in real and counterfeit money is to mark it with a counterfeit pen. They say it shows up black or dark brown on regular paper and yellow on real money. The ink on those bills showed up too dark to be real money.
Deputies are asking anyone with information to call the Martin County Sheriff's Office.


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By J. Daniel Rollins
Register-Herald Sports Writer
Rumors began circulating on message boards and Twitter early Tuesday morning that West Virginia University head coach Bob Huggins would be on a scouting assignment for the Wyoming East-Shady Spring game.
Those rumors? False.
Who did show up, though? A Wyoming East basketball team seemingly absent during last week's Big Atlantic Classic.
The Class AA No. 7 Warriors defeated Shady 74-69.
"We're just trying to get things turned around," Wyoming East coach Rory Chapman said. "Last week was not our best week."
The Warriors were defeated in back-to-back games of the Big Atlantic Classic by Robert C. Byrd and county rival Westside. It was the first time Chapman's team had lost to the Renegades since 2007.
"We've got to get back to work and doing the things that got us doing well in ball games," Chapman said.
One of those things?
Playing tough defense.
Playing tough defense against one of the top players in the state, to be exact.
Wyoming East welcomed the sharpshooting senior guard from Shady Spring, Chase Connor, into its gym and held him to 30 points in the effort.
"A kid like Chase, you have to be ready for. If you're looking for him, it's too late," Chapman said.
Early in the game, it looked like the offensive prowess of Connor was going to eat Wyoming East's defense alive.
Connor hit four big 3-pointers in the second quarter to break open a 40-29 lead for the Tigers, leading Chapman to call a timeout and make some adjustments.
"We jumped into the 1-3-1 zone. It came in handy," Chapman said.
Handy, indeed.
Chapman put 6-foot-4 freshman Cody Lester at the top of the zone, making it nearly impossible for the smaller guards to pass the ball over the middle to Connor.
"We tried to stay away from the other guard, so that he couldn't get Chase Connor the ball. We knew Connor was the one who could hit the outside shot," Lester said.
The result?
Turnovers and transition points.
Late in the second quarter, Lester and the duo of Brett Bowling and Austin Canada went on an offensive tear and a 10-0 run to go into the half trailing by only a point, 40-39.
The strong defense held the Tiger offense to only 14 points in the third quarter, which included a last-second desperation shot from Connor at the buzzer.
"That was the key to us getting the victory," Chapman said.
"Connor is probably one of the best players in the state. When he gets hot you better watch out," Canada said.
Another key to the victory was the offensive play of Canada, who matched his scoring total for East's last game against Shady with 29 points.
"I've been working hard in practice, learning to come off picks and off the dribble and shooting. I'm just getting better every day," Canada said.
"I thought he made the shots when we needed him to make the shots," Chapman said. "We ran some plays for him and called his shots. Ran a screen for him and he got the basket on the corner. He hit a big 3-pointer. He also gave it up to his teammates and got the assists on the last 2 or 3 buckets for us."
Four of Wyoming East's five starters finished with double-digit points. Lester had 15, while Bowling and Josh Tunstalle each added 14.
"We got away from sharing the ball as much last week. We got back to work," Chapman said. "As far as I'm concerned we're 2-0 this week with the biggest game of the season coming up."
Wyoming East will play rival Westside Friday night at 7:30 p.m. in the rubber match of their season series. Wyoming East won the first game in Clear Fork in January, while Westside won on the neutral court in the Big Atlantic Classic. Friday's game will most likely decide the No. 1 seed in the sectional round of the playoffs.
"I think this Friday is big because of sectional seeding," Chapman said. "We've split so far. We've got them coming to our place and if we win we can make a stake at why we should be the No. 1 seed, and if they win they can as well."
Shady Spring will try to put the loss behind it on Friday night when it welcomes PikeView.
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Shady Spring (8-7)
Chase Connor 11 1-3 30, Steven Chhabra 4 0-1 9, Jordan Meadows 4 0-0 11, Tyler Bonds 0-0 0, Corey Snyder 0 0-0 0, Nate Williams 0 0-0 0, Jared Buckland 6 1-1 13, Juwan Rowe 3 0-0 6 Totals: 28 2-5 69.
Wyoming East (12-4)
Jacob Dulcie 0 0-0 0, Austin Canada 11 4-4 29, Kyle Sandy 0 0-0 0, Cody Lester 5 5-6 15, Josh Tunstalle 6 2-5 14, Joseph Cornette 0 0-0 0, John Morgan 0 0-0 0, Christian Hedinger 1 0-1 2, Jordan Hayes 0 0-0 0, Bret Bowling 6 2-4 14. Totals: 29 13-20 74.
3-point goals — SS: 11 (Connor 7, Meadows 3, Chhabra); WE: 3 (Canada 3). Fouled out — None.


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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Historic numbers of Democrats took seats Wednesday in the Illinois General Assembly, beginning a new legislative session facing unfinished business that involves another historic number: a $96 billion hole in public-employee pension systems.
A near-record 71 Democrats took the oath in the House, along with 40 in the Senate, which officials said was the most in history. The margins are large enough to render Republicans all but irrelevant and overcome any gubernatorial veto.
But looming over the Democratic celebration was a reality that the worst-in-the-nation pension crisis would remain difficult to solve, despite the lopsided roll call and renewed vows from both parties to urgently tackle the mess.
"There is greatness within and around all of you in this chamber, and we're going to need it," Senate President John Cullerton said after being sworn in for his third term at the helm. "My advice is to enjoy today and celebrate with your families, but you must know that tough decisions and votes await us in the weeks and months ahead."
Joining Cullerton in leadership was Democrat Michael Madigan, who was elected House speaker for the 15th time.
There were speeches, interfaith prayers and a stunning, alto a cappella rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner." But the disappointing collapse of negotiations in the waning hours of the lame-duck legislature over a House plan to resolve to the pension crisis cast a shadow over the first-day pageantry.
Ultimately, there was no vote on the measure to slice the state's costs by increasing employee contributions, offering less-generous retirement benefits, and more.
"We've been living nothing but pain for the last several years in state government," said new Sen. Daniel Biss, an Evanston Democrat who moved over from the House, where he had been a leader on the pension issue. "And we know that we'll continue living nothing but pain in state government until we solve this."
Quinn predicted the dozens of newcomers would help push the issue along.
"A lot of the members ran on a platform of pension reform, and I think that will help us get that job done," said Quinn, who has repeatedly set pension-solution deadlines, including one on Wednesday.
"I was a long-distance runner in high school," the Democratic governor said. "What we have to do is keep running until we get to our destination and cross the finish line."
Cullerton got things started Wednesday by filing Senate Bill 1, a pension-resolution effort. It combines provisions from a Senate-approved measure he contends is the only constitutional option for the problem, along with the increased contributions and reduced benefits in the bill that failed Tuesday to get a House roll-call.
Madigan, a Chicago Democrat who has been speaker for all but two years since 1983, told a crowded auditorium at the local university that the issue proves difficult because it means taking away promised retirement benefits the state can no longer afford. Decades of underfunding by the state have made them unaffordable.
But "a great deal of good work has been done" that wasn't discarded when the curtain lowered on the last legislative session, Madigan said.
"The issues haven't changed that much, the natures of the issues have not changed that much," Madigan said. "They remain terribly contentious, terribly divisive."
One issue that had changed for a few days but is now back in play is the so-called "cost shift." It involves the state transferring responsibility to local school districts for the employers' portion of pension contributions for teachers. On Wednesday, Madigan called it a "free lunch" for local school boards who set instructors' salaries but need not worry about how that pay benefits affects end-of-career allowances.
It had stymied negotiations for months because the GOP fears it would mean increased local property taxes. Madigan agreed to set it aside and proceed with the rest of the pension legislation, breathing new life into the matter over the weekend before it deflated again.
That's one more issue to plug up talks that frustrated Biss and his partner, Rep. Elaine Nekritz, D-Northbrook, as they tried to gather support. Republicans don't like burdening local schools with more costs. Democrats fear union backlash. Central Illinois lawmakers are trying to protect pensions for thousands of state workers.
"On these big issues you can always find some reason why not to vote for it ... , " said Sen. Sue Rezin, a Morris Republican. "This is a tough vote and we need to take the vote. We are elected to take tough votes."
Few lawmakers thought that newcomers to the Capitol, or Democratic majorities that could slam through legislation without Republican help, make that much of a difference. Some rookies, however, might not be ready for the visceral response the pension problem brings from constituents, said Sen. Michael Connelly, a Lisle Republican who left a House seat behind.
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House Republican leader Tom Cross of Oswego and Senate Republican leader Christine Radogno of Lemont also were re-elected to their posts in charge of the minorities in their respective chambers.
The day was not without mirth, partisan jabs or self-deprecating political humor. Cross said he was wearing a tie emblazoned with a University of Alabama logo and cheered, "Roll Tide!" to celebrate the team's college football national championship over Notre Dame — the Irish being Madigan's favorite.
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9:30AM Witness knows the Kilpatrick. Met Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick in the mid 80s through a friend when he was a firefighter. Kwame's mother was a state rep at the time. Witness has supported her campaigns.
Witness also knows Kwame met him when he was in college. supported Kwame over the course of his career, financially to the campaigns. He held fund-raisers. Rachmale also participated in the fund-raising events.
When Kwame became mayor in 2002, Hardiman participated on a transition committee, the Clean Up Demolition Committee. Rachmale was on a different committee. Ferguson was chairman of the committee.
9:34AM In 2002, Lakeshore generated $12 to $14 million in sales. Didn't have some of these other entities. That year, 2002, witness submitted a bid proposal for a water contract. It was a contract to rehabilitate sewers and outfalls. The value of the contract was $10 million.
Thomas objects.
Also submitted another bid for a $5 million contract.
One contract was awarded and one was pulled. They received a letter saying they were selected for $10 million contract.
On the $10 million contract, 1361, had a meeting with Ferguson who came to his house. Bobby said he should be part of the contract for him being a black guy. Witness said they already had a team and Bobby said it still has to go through the mayor's desk. Witness says you look at RFP and select team that is going to to the best work on the job. Bid proposals are fairly elaborate process.
By the time Ferguson visited witness, he already had a team, put the proposal together and had been told they were getting it. Ferguson had done no work. Indicated to the witness he wanted 25% but did not indicate what he would do. Witness said to him they already had team together. Bobby told witness that the contract still had to go across the mayor's desk.
Witness says that didn't mean anything to him as he knew the mayor. The Board of Water Commissioners had already acted on the contract.
After Ferguson left, discussed the proposal with Rachmale. Said this is a black contractor in Detroit and asked Rachmale if they could fit him in. Rachmale said they could fit in for 10 to 12%. Told Bobby that and Ferguson said "Ok. We'll see." Bobby was not on contract 1361. This conversation took place in 2003.
9:45AM The normal process of what usually what happened with the water contract didn't happen so witness began to make inquiries. "It just sat on Victor Mercado's desk." Witness called Darryl Latimer, the assistant director of DWSD, who told him it was sitting on Mercado's desk. Witness called Mercado but got no response.
Hardiman tried to call the mayor but got no response. That surprised him because he was a supporter of the mayor and was on his transition team and didn't see why he shouldn't be able to talk to him.
Witness went to other individuals to see what was going on with 161. Contacted Kwame's mother, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick.
Thomas objects for hearsay. Judge overrules.
Kwame's mother, to the witness's recollection, said "My son said I love you. I handle city business and you handle the government business. Let me handle city business."
Thomas calls for sidebar.
9:50AM Audio and video down during crucial testimony. This blows.
9:58AM Video back on but can't hear anything. Just saw Kwame leave the courtroom so it looks like we are on a break. Think they actually stopped for the technical issues which is cool because this is some of the most interesting testimony of the week.
10:00AM Thomas is saying that he still believes what Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick said is hearsay because it does not go towards climate of fear.
So it seems like the technical issues were throughout the entire courtroom. All good for now.
Judge says as she sees it what Hardiman is saying about conversation with Ferguson is being offered as the truth. On the other hand, what Carolyn cheeks Kilpatrick is not being offered as the truth.
Thomas has been arguing that the jury will not be able to make the distinction that the Cheeks Kilpatrick statement is not being offered as truth.
10:08AM And we're back. Witness talked to DeDan and Kandia Milton's mother Sandra Tene Ramsey. Dedan and Kandia Milton are friends of the mayor say witness and worked in the mayoral administration, so did their mother. Witness says he was upset when both his contracts were cancelled. Witness says he can't remember exactly what he said in conversations only that he called DeDan, his mother; Carolyn cheeks Kilpatrick and anything that he knew. Contract was sitting on the desk.
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With the peak of the summer tourist season behind us, area musicians and minor music moguls are staying busy with new projects, debut performances, and local indie re-releases on CD, vinyl and cassette, kicking off September with a focus on original music and those who made it – past and present.
Bickleigh Bridge
Tim Oakes, the ex-pat Brit keyboardist at Alabama Theatre, has formed Bickleigh Bridge, a 9-piece act scheduled to perform its jazz, rock, and fusion originals 10 p.m. Saturday at a CD release party and concert at Pirate's Cove in North Myrtle Beach. Oakes, from Devon, England, has performed in the U.S. for the better part of his adult life, and at Alabama Theatre for the last 10 years. He's assembled a who's who of area talent to record the project and perform the works in Saturday's debut.
"I grew up in Exeter [Devon, England]," said Oakes, "and when my family moved to the country, when I was around 15, in order to see my friends I crossed Bickleigh Bridge on my bike almost every day. I was once told by a palm-reader on a cruise ship that I was a "late developer," laughed Oakes, "and my talents would develop later in life. I've been working on other people's projects, and never got around to doing my own stuff. All my family are over in England, so I guess it was the right time to do this – let them know what I'm doing over in the States."
Oakes has written each of the 10 tracks on "Spirit of the Spaceduck," which was recorded at Oakes' N.C. home by Alabama Theatre audio engineer Rob Gainer (The Drag). This was Gainer's first project in a new branch of his audio recording business he has named "SeaNote to Go." The project is filled with inspired piano and synth tracks, live percussion, strings, guitars and vocals, performed by a few veterans and a newcomer or two. "I cajoled, and bribed, and asked nicely to get them," said Oakes, "and they all seemed happy to do it." Oakes was able to engage the same line-up of talent used in the recording to participate in the live show as well. In addition to Oakes, the band includes bassist Brett Sisson (Painted Man), drummer Steve Kirkman, guitarist Jeff Zona (Alabama Theatre), percussionist Mike Knight, cellist Tamar Ben Pazi and violinist/violist Jennifer Klich both from Long Bay Symphony, and vocalists Natalie Turner and Rodney Williams.
Saturday's free concert, starting around 10 p.m. will mark the debut of the act whose music is sometimes light and jazzy, sometimes a rock/fusion mix, sometimes dramatic and theatrical, and always inventive and original. CDs will be available for purchase at the show and through www.bickleighbridge.com.
Swamp Rockers No Longer Conflicted
As first reported in Weekly Surge on July 12, members of two local bands; one the hard rock/metal-esque Confliction, the other southern rock act Superswamp Heroes, will perform for the first time in a newly reconfigured Superswamp Heroes at 8 p.m. Saturday at the House of Blues. The act combines S.S.H. originals Josh "Jiggy" Pierce (drums), Martin Graham (bass) and Jeff Mosby (guitar), with the former Confliction principals Rollin Carver (vocals) and Tripp Gaddy (guitar). The act will perform at HOB's long-running Myrtle Beach Rocks! showcase series along with PBR (Power Born Rebellion) and Wide Open. The all-ages show has a $5 cover unless you can score a free ticket from a featured band member.
Turnip Farm Releases Sqwearl
At a semi-rare upcoming Sqwearl show scheduled for Saturday night in Flo-town (that's Florence, for you newbies), fans, new and old, will be able for the first time in 20 years, to buy a vinyl re-release of the band's full length indie hit "eight ball of confusion." Thanks to the efforts of Chris Smith and his indie lable Turnip Farm Records, a variety of local and regional acts' biggest hits are (or will be) available for purchase in their original form: vinyl, cassette and CD. Kilgor Trouts Music & More in Myrtle Beach also sells Turnip Farms' pressings, which include SharkLegs' "Iron Born" on cassette (coming soon) and CD (in stock), along with Wish Me Monsters self-titled re-release on cassette, and a variety of other releases and re-releases. Smith is hinting at a few high-profile re-releases coming later in the year.
"Brain McKenzie [Sqwearl] and I have been working on this "eight ball" release for like five months," said Smith. "It sounds so great on vinyl – fans are gonna love this." Sqwearl will perform with SharkLegs at 9 p.m. Saturday at Out of Bounds Sports Bar & Grill, 507 S. Irby St., Florence.
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In older releases it seemed Linkin Park used to like more instrument based sound, even though they still went through a production process to polish their sound. Now it all seems they make music with computers, why? Guitars can barely be heard and drums its all electronic stuff. Man It's pure shit.
How I think Linkin Parks should move to improve:
1) They'd have to make guitars actually sound even if they're power chords.
2) More real drums
3) No Mike singing (I'm sorry you don't sing bad but it's chester duty)
4) Get rid of electronic stuff
MTM was the right direction to go, I can't understand how they got misleaded since ATS
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1)Boy, Linkin Park is a band That mixes all styles in one ...
Each album a new experience ...
2)Electronic drums are one of the signatures of the band ..
3)Mike is the brains of the band and fits in Almost all the instruments of the band,
When he sings a lot of energy goes into his lyrics ...
4)You are crazy ? Review your concepts ..
I agree!!!!
1) Wrong. The only styles they "mix" is some attempt at metal and rap.
2) Electronic drums appeared in their discs since Minutes to midnight. There have been a few in previous releases, but it was not complete electronic shit like in these new albums they're putting out now. Just name the songs where you hear electronic drums in Hyrbid theory for example, cure for the itch is the only song. If you say that electronic drums are one of the signatures of the band then they should get rid of the drummer.
3) Yeah, sure he "plays" all the instruments but he sounds like he's still a apprentice. (How long has LP been aounrd? Like 10 years?)
4) I'm sure their next album will be complete bullshit like this new one, because of lots of kids these days who listen to any crap the radio brings out.
Btw, I downloaded the whole new album, just to confirm my thoughts.. and I was so right. I bet this new album will be forgotten in less than 1 month.
I do miss the old Linkin Park. Hybird Thery and Meteora(Excuse my spelling) were amazing, but a band can't keep the same sound. If a band keeps the same sound people will complain that their music is getting old. So, they have to change. I think that they made the change to early, after only 2 Albums, but that doesn't mean their music isn't great. It's just a different style. If you want to put the blame on someone I'd take it up with Rick Rubin, he was the one who changed them. A Thousand Suns was a total disappointment, but Living Things is a step in the right direction.
1), 2), 4) It's just them trying out a new style. Music is all about experimenting.
3) Mike is the one who adds the Hip-Hop to Linkin Park which their a Metal/Hip Hop hybird. He also had one of the most powerful songs in LP history "Hands Held High"
i agree with you LP must remove this fcked electronics and put real instruments like in meteora,HT but mike and chester must always sing(mike raps and chester screams his head out) thats the way LP should go
To cheryll: You can't compare Linkin Park and metallica. At least Metallica has got better musicians.
To Josh Powell. What does experimenting mean? To put aside their instruments and make all of his music electronic? That's the easy way. They all should have Mr Hahn equipment then, if they decided not to play guitars, drums and bass.
You can experiment with real instruments, the big issue with Linkin Park is that they don't know how to be creative with them.
I can name bands who experimented and did well, but they're real bands.
I think Linkin Park is an extravagant larger than life thing that is at the highest level maturity in the world. They are the awesomest thing that has ever happened to me. Life has become more beautiful after listening to them sing. They should be the happiest people on earth.
As far as the Living Things goes, I think they should have played something new rather than the same old ways of playing. Their using of electronical and all the new sounds that they can get, is always appreciated. They should let it all go and reach to their creative highest not keeping in mind about what people say but being themselves. I think in Living Things, they have kept too much in mind about what people say. They shouldnt do that.
This time they just overused the electronic resource, thats why this album sucks... Plus the song themselves are composed in a very ugly way, they try so hard to pretend to do something different and cool but they fail.
they have failed this time i feel but all the previous albums were just super .... But you know man, i think LP has reached to the highest level of maturity and i think they should do something different other than making albums. They look very bored in this album to me. very disinterested. there are several other things in the world they can do .... if i were their manager, then i would have definitely recommended them several things that i have on my mind :D.....
Other than play music? I read somewhere that they'd release an album every 16 o months, but if they'll end up being ATS copies then it's just shit. In this post I forgot to add this: change producer.


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Heard of them, never heard them in person. I was between these and my Zu's and went with Zu, i'm sure they sound pretty similar. They definitely look nice and I love the sound of a full range driver, don't know that i'll ever go back.
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^^+1^^ I have never heard them either, but in the reviews I've read where people tried the Tektons and the ZUs, most preferred the ZUs. Cain & Cain Abbeys are another single driver speaker to look for that get good reviews.
Ya know, I've heard the Cain and Cain's....probably best suited for a mid size room. Good detail, Decent low end, higher frequencies seemed a tad too rolled off for my taste. Soundstage was just ok. Nothing stood out as exceptional to me over other brands. The ZU's in my opinion are a bit better of a speaker.
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Taking photos with your phone has had the advantage of being able to instantly share them via social networking sites – but the Samsung Galaxy Camera gives you the same accessibility in combination with a first-rate camera.
A wide angle 23 mm lens with 20x optical zoom lets you shoot everything from landscapes and close-ups from a distance. You can also download apps giving you editing suites for photos and video or effects apps such as Instagram to really let loose with your creativity.
The latest Android Jelly Bean OS and a powerful 1.4GHz quad core processor ensure everything happens quickly and smoothly without the shutter delays usually associated with phone cameras.
Useful info:
- Built-in Wi-Fi
- 16 megapixel sensor
- Wide angle 23 mm lens with 20x optical zoom
- 1.4 GHz quad core processor
- 4.8 inch touch screen display (1280 x 720)
- Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean OS
- 8Gb internal storage, expandable to 32Gb via microSD card
- HD video 1080p at 30fps
- Optical image stabilisation
- Smart Pro Mode - get creative
- Geotagging
- Face and smile detection
- Samsung Galaxy Camera


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East Cobb breakfast diners have a new haunt to try out.
Earlier this month Reveille Cafe opened in the Sandy Plains Centre shopping center (at the intersection of Sandy Plains and Shallowford), to follow the original Reveille Coffehouse Cafe location in Acworth last year.
In addition to traditional breakfast and brunch fare of Eggs Benedict, omelets, shrimp and grits, crepes and French toast, Reveille Cafe also has a full lunch menu, including sandwiches, burgers and salads.
Getting the most critical attention are the Mystical French Toast and the Dyne-O-Mite burger.
A variety of coffee beverages and healthy choice food options also is available.
The restaurant is open daily from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Thrillist Atlanta calls Reveille Cafe "a relaxed offshoot of the J. Christopher's empire" that includes East Cobb locations on Johnson Ferry Road and Powers Ferry Road.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently gave Reveille Cafe one of its "First Look" reviews.