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State Sen. Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery, Delaware) welcomed Tuesday morning's news that a judge had effectively blocked Pennsylvania's voter identification requirement for this year's general election.
Leach had been vocal enough about the new law to gain Internet notoriety in June for his quote: "If you have to stop people voting to win elections, your ideas suck."
On Tuesday, he answered several questions from Patch via email:
His initial reaction when he heard the news: "I was elated. This is a victory not only for the voters of Pennsylvania, but for everyone who fought for civil rights and voting rights for the past 100 years in America. It ends the most cynical attempt at voter suppression we've ever seen in the state where democracy was born."
Whether he was surprised at the ruling: "I've learned after being a litigator for 17 years to always be surprised when a judge does anything, because you just never know. But I do agree with Judge Simpson that there is no way that everyone who needed an ID could have been given one by the election 35 days away."
How much he thinks the ruling could change the landscape of next month's election: "Well, at the very least, the Republicans can no longer count on this law to, in the words of their leadership, 'allow Governor Romney to carry Pennsylvania'. Now the election will be decided by the people, rather than cynical attempts to rig elections by striping voting rights from those who don't vote the 'right' way."
Whether he thinks the law will be in full effect for next year's primary: "Well, the court said they will conduct a full trial on the constitutionality of the very concept of Voter ID. It is my hope that after this trial, the court will strike down the law entirely."
George Badey, a Radnor Township resident and the Democratic candidate for Congress from the 7th District, released this statement:
"I'm glad to hear that the court has acted to protect the right to vote in Pennsylvania. This Republican plan would have disenfranchised an outrageous number of voters, and is completely unnecessary. In court, the GOP could not demonstrate one case of impersonation fraud at the polls. Pat Meehan and his Republican friends have policies that voters do not support - and now they will have to win on the strength of their ideas. With ideas as bad as privatizing Medicare, undermining women's health and reproductive rights, and rewarding companies for shipping jobs overseas that must be a terrifying prospect."
Patch has reached out to Congressman Pat Meehan (R-7) for his statement on the ruling.
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Hopes for turning the no-longer-used Duke Beltline into a greenway have met another rebuff from the Norfolk Southern Railway.
Durham trail lovers and city officials had hoped the railroad would offer the city a discount price for the 2.25-mile corridor, if not make an outright donation. But City Manager Tom Bonfield said the asking price has actually gone up – to $7.1 million.
"It does not appear that the City has much leverage at this point to persuade Norfolk Southern to a different conclusion," Bonfield said, in an email to trail supporters.
"I was pretty upset about that," said Reynolds Smith, one of Durham's Open Space and Trails Commission members who began reviving grassroots interest in the Beltline trail last winter.
As Durham's greenways expanded and gained popularity, interest developed in adding the Beltline corridor to the system. The corridor runs north from West Village, crosses above Trinity Avenue, then turns east through the Duke Park and Old North Durham neighborhoods to Avondale Drive.
Built in 1892 to serve the Duke (later Liggett & Myers) tobacco factory, the Beltline is now owned by Norfolk Southern but has been unused since the mid-1990s. With overgrown tracks and littered roadbed, the line has become an urban eyesore.
In 2005, Norfolk Southern appeared ready to sell the right of way – through town and north as far as Timberlake – to the city, county and N.C. Department of Transportation for $6 million. The railroad then changed its mind, for reasons of its own, and the idea remained in limbo until a few months ago.
Durham Mayor Bill Bell, Duke University President Richard Brodhead, former UNC system president and White House chief of staff Erskine Bowles, among others, joined an effort to persuade Norfolk Southern to reconsider. In April, railroad executives informed Bell they were "willing to negotiate."
But when Bell, Bonfield and city Transportation Director Mark Ahrendsen met Norfolk Southern real-estate officials in August, they were told the railroad had had its property reappraised and wanted $7.1 million for the section from West Village to Avondale Drive alone.
Bonfield said the railroad might be willing to lease the 2.25-mile right-of-way to the city for up to 10 years – "at a calculated rate based in value and Norfolk Southern's internal formula."
"We thought they were going to look at it differently," Smith said.
Smith said he was "very disappointed," but "I don't see just immediately giving up. ... The idea's not going away."
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Yet I still can't decide if these are horrible or just run-of-the-mill. Nothing against Ruffian (I love their colored nail lacquers!), but this triplet of coats peels just as easily as any OPI or Drug Store brand ensemble. I'm guessing that's the norm, so I give this product 3 stars. The only way it doesn't peel is by applying sans the Gesso Base Coat. It's nothing special, just normal.3
I got this item because I was very interested in the matte coat and needed a new top coat. I tried the base coat with a polish on top and it had chipped quite a bit by the next day. the top coat works well and I like how the matte works.
My only other issue was the brush/applicator, I don't know if it is me but the bristles just don't seem quality, they don't really form around the nails like I would want
This product is a complete waste of money. The bottom coat makes it easy for nail polish to chip away in large pieces and the top coat does not prevent chipping at all! I'm not doing any manual labor and when I do the dishes I wear gloves. Really disappointed with this purchase.1
I bought the three pack with a top coat, matte coat, and base coat. I've used Ruffian polish before and I really like the formula and the easy application bottle. I figured this would be the manicure trifecta. I wasn't thrilled with the base coat. My polish started peeling and chipping in just a few days which was disappointing. I used another brand of colored polish besides Ruffian so maybe that was it?
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On Thursday, March 7, 2013, the Morton Grove Foundation is proud to be hosting our 25th Annual Taste of Morton Grove event, our Silver Anniversary. The "Taste of Morton Grove" features samplings from our area's finest restaurants, music, silent auction, and cash raffles.
This year's fundraiser and all its proceeds will help to support twenty-five of our communities' organizations in need of assistance. Some of this year's beneficiaries which will receive grants this year include Shore Training, Turning Point, and Morton Grove Days Commission.


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As a semi-regular topic, I thought it would be fun to extol the virtues of my often-used kitchen gadgets in this blog. Today's feature ... drum roll ... the egg slicer!
I have kind of a lot of kitchen gadgets -- more than most people, but nowhere near all of them. I always take time to gaze at the gadget walls on my shopping trips to TJ Maxx, Bed Bath and Beyond, even the grocery story looking for bargains or something I might "need." Also can't resist visiting a Williams-Sonoma kitchen store or a Crate and Barrel. The best kitchen store I've visited so far is The Peppercorn, in Boulder, Colorado.
Good egg slicers are the simple, heavy duty variety so they are sturdy enough to be used for slicing more than just eggs. I don't go for those with extra parts or made of plastic. Mine is metal and with sturdy wire and not so expensive that I feel bad replacing it if it breaks.
Recently, I used mine to slice strawberries and feta for the Amy's Sensational Summer Salad recipe. Last night I used it to slice black olives and hard cooked eggs for a Cobb salad. It is also good for slicing mushrooms, cooked small red potatoes, and fresh mozzarella cheese. Basically, it is good for anything that is soft and small enough to fit in it.
Wondering now if there are some other things to use it for slicing ... food or non-food...
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Flashbacks to grade school here - we used to make "kid pizzas" by flattening out refrigerator roll biscuits, putting a spoonful of sauce on them, and decorating them with "mini pepperoni."
The mini pepperoni was hot dogs sliced in the egg slicer, because full size pepperoni was too big for a biscuit pizza (and also much more rarely in the fridge than hot dogs...)


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After a wild morning opening gifts this Christmas, you may find fun at the Dunedin Boat Club beach.
That is the spirit behind Dunedin's version of (formerly called the Dunedin Polar Bear Swim). The name changed this year.
said 11 years ago, her sister Jennifer Dickinson, visiting from Buffalo, NY, "had this brilliant idea that instead of falling asleep on the couch after presents and mass quantities of food, we could swim, be refreshed and start anew." The two once participated in a chilly February polar bear swim in Lake Ontario in February.
This year's forecast looks promising. The National Weather Service calls for a 77-degree high, light winds, overcast skies and a 30 percent chance of rain.
Last year, 140 people attended in Dunedin; only 37 swam, Carlson said.
In years past, participants have dressed in costumes for the event.
Want to go?
When: 4 p.m., Christmas day (the swim usually happens around 4:30 p.m.)
Where: Dunedin Boat Club beach in the
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By JONATHAN SPYER
12/20/2012 21:53
Is Syrian President Bashar Assad preparing a last stand in Syria's Alawi mountains?
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The battle pitched the rebels of the Free Syrian Army against fighters of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command. The PFLP-GC is a proxy of the Assad regime, commanded by a superannuated former Syrian army officer of Palestinian origin, Ahmed Jibril.
The fight ended with the rebels in control of the camp. The Hajal al-Aswad district of Damascus also fell to the rebellion in the last days.
Ahmed Jibril's next move, following the defeat of his fighters in Yarmouk, offers a clue as to the possible next phase in the Syrian civil war. The PFLP-GC leader and his son vanished from Damascus. Various sources have now reported that Jibril has turned up in Tartous, on the Mediterranean coast, deep in the heart of the majority Alawi Latakia Governate.
If these reports are correct, the veteran Palestinian leader's move is the latest indication that while the battle for Damascus continues, the loyalists of the Assad regime are already planning for the next phase, for after the city falls. For months now there have been signs that the regime has been laying the foundations for a defendable Alawi-dominated enclave in the mountains of Latakia province.
Senior members of the Syrian security and political elite have begun to send their families from Damascus to this emergent stronghold. Assad's most loyal Palestinian client may have just become its newest resident.
The problem with this enclave, from Assad's point of view, is that any conceivable, defensible boundaries it could have would take in an area that currently contains a large Sunni population. Indeed, the main city of the governate, Latakia city, has a 60-percent Sunni majority. This means that there is a very real prospect of ethnic cleansing in this area, as the dictator's hold on Damascus becomes more tenuous.
The Alawi enclave would stretch from the Mediterranean coast to the Orontes River valley, just west of the majority Sunni cities of Homs and Hama.
The establishment of such an entity would be a last roll of the dice for Assad. The viability of a Latakia-centered Alawi would depend on its receiving recognition and support from Russia and Iran. This is not inconceivable. In the event of a rebel triumph in Syria, both Moscow and Tehran are likely to pay a very heavy diplomatic price.
Both countries have been staunch allies of Assad throughout the uprising. This has not gone unnoticed by the rebels. A Free Syrian Army officer interviewed by this reporter earlier this year said that "if the revolution succeeds, we will neither depend on, nor have relations with, nor take weapons from Russia." The same officer also said that the Syrian revolution would "break the dream" of Iranian domination of the region – and, more specifically, Tehran's strategic ambition to create a contiguous line of pro-Iranian states stretching from Iran's western borders to the Mediterranean Sea.
The Iranians are surely aware of this, too. They are also aware that their main investment in the Levant – Hezbollah – stands to be the next domino in the path of the Sunni Islamist juggernaut if Assad falls. The Russians, meanwhile, wish to preserve the last of their regional clients and the naval facility at Tartous.
Could all this be sufficient for these countries to maintain the lifelines necessary to enable an Alawi stronghold on the coast to survive? The Russians and Iranians may themselves not yet have decided the answer to this question. It must surely be foremost in the minds of the regime's inner core at the present time.
But most crucial is the question of whether such an enclave could stem the advance of the Sunni rebels long enough to even begin the discussion of its viability and continued existence. The Syrian rebels are fully aware of the danger posed to Syria's future territorial integrity by the existence of putative minority enclaves. As such, they see snuffing out any nascent Alawi statelet on the west coast as a task no less important than the capture of Damascus itself.
So the rebels are now trying to push further into the western coastal area and take the city of Latakia. Without this port city, no Alawi statelet could possibly be viable.
As of now, rebel forces have succeeded only in pushing at the boundaries of the putative Alawi stronghold, taking control of a few Alawi villages on its periphery. It is worth remembering that, their gains notwithstanding, the Syrian rebels have yet to take complete control of any of Syria's major cities. So Assad's men have some time left to embark on the establishment of their enclave. The rebels have still to complete the conquest of Aleppo, and are presently engaged in seeking to take the city of Hama as well as focusing on the crucial battle for Damascus.
The timing cannot be predicted. But keep watch in the days ahead for more pillars of the regime, such as Ahmed Jibril taking to the road from Damascus to Latakia. The concentration of such figures in the western coastal area could be the best indication for the direction of events in the next phase of the Syrian civil war.
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The government and mass media use the phrase "in the national interest" as a ritual phrase to introduce almost every story about our involvement in affairs around the world. It has its variants as "the national security interests"
Here is a definition of our "national interests" from a 2000 report by The Commission on America's National Interests1
Vital national interests are conditions that are strictly necessary to
safeguard and enhance Americans' survival and well-being in a free
and secure nation.
Vital US national interests are to:
1. Prevent, deter, and reduce the threat of nuclear, biological, and
chemical weapons attacks on the United States or its military
forces abroad;
2. Ensure US allies' survival and their active cooperation with the
US in shaping an international system in which we can thrive;
3. Prevent the emergence of hostile major powers or failed states
on US borders;
4. Ensure the viability and stability of major global systems
(trade, financial markets, supplies of energy, and the environ-
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5. Establish productive relations, consistent with American
national interests, with nations that could become strategic
adversaries, China and Russia.
Instrumentally, these vital interests will be enhanced and pro-
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to clear US commitments and even-handedness in dealing with
other states), and strengthening critical international institutions—
particularly the US alliance system around the world.
And in the eyes of the Obama administration National Security Strategy (May 2010)2
To achieve the world we seek, the United States must apply our strategic approach in pursuit of four
enduring national interests:
• Security: The security of the United States, its citizens, and U.S. allies and partners.
• Prosperity: A strong, innovative, and growing U.S. economy in an open international economic
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• Values: Respect for universal values at home and around the world.
• International Order: An international order advanced by U.S. leadership that promotes peace,
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By Bill Robinson
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Hemp, perhaps Kentucky's biggest cash crop in the 19th century, could be commercially viable for the state's farmers in the 21th century.
That's the opinion of state Agriculture Commissioner James Comer who visited Richmond on Friday morning during a swing through central Kentucky to promote sales of the license plates that generate funds for the Kentucky Proud, 4-H and FFA programs.
He mingled and posed for pictures with local 4-H and FFA members at the Madison County Courthouse and conferred with County Clerk Kenny Barger, whose office sells the license plates.
Unlike most other Kentucky license plates, those that promote the agriculture programs renew only in the month of March, Comer said. That's why he is traveling the state this month urging motorists to voluntarily donate $10 to the ag programs when they renew them.
The money is split evenly between the three programs, he said.
"FFA and 4-H helped make me the person I am today," said Comer, a former state president of Kentucky FFA. "They taught me valuable life lessons while enabling me to make friends from all over the commonwealth. The voluntary $10 donations will help 4-H and FFA continue their good work for Kentucky's youth. They also will help the Kentucky Department of Agriculture maintain the Kentucky Proud farm marketing program."
Although that was the purpose of his visit, Comer was prepared to answer a journalist's questions about his support for legalizing the growing of hemp.
Legalizing hemp was once supported mainly by those who also advocated for legalizing the crop's close relative, marijuana. In recent years, however, the growing of what is sometimes called industrial hemp has gained the support of such mainstream organizations as the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the political establishment, including Kentucky's two U.S. senators, Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul, both Republicans, as well as Comer, also a Republican, and U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Third District.
Already, one Kentucky firm, Caudill Seed of Louisville, manufactures soap from hemp seeds grown in Canada, Comer said. Toyota Motor Manufacturing in Georgetown also is interested in using a plastic made from hemp stems as it already does in Europe, the agriculture commissioner said.
However, both the state and federal governments would first have to lift their bans on growing the leafy, fibrous plant. A state historical marker on Lancaster Road indicates that hemp was grown legally in Madison County during World War II when Manila fibers from the Philippines were unavailable and synthetic fibers were in their infancy.
Under Comer's proposal, growing or buying hemp would require a state license.
"I would not license a farmer to grow hemp unless there was a buyer already licensed who had agreed to purchase it," the agriculture commissioner said.
Licensing also would allow law enforcement to keep track of growers, he said.
Even if growers of illegal marijuana secretly planted their product in a legal farmer's field, Comer said, Mother Nature would thwart them.
Hemp and marijuana are subsets of the same species, according to Comer, and if they grow near each other, their blooms will cross pollinate, reducing levels of the chemical known as THC in mature marijuana. The decreased potency of the cross-pollinated plants would render them useless to recreational users and traffickers, he said.
That has been the case in Canada, where hemp is grown legally and its fibers and seeds are imported to the United States.
Despite the increasing mainstream support for growing industrial hemp, the Kentucky State Police remain opposed to its legalization.
KSP Commissioner Rodney Brewer said last week the growing of hemp would frustrate his agency's efforts to eradicate the plant's illegal cousin.
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My name is Steve Sternberg, and I'm a 1st Ward Committee Person. My son Jared, for his Bar Mitzvah project, decided to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The main crux of his campaign will be to collect donations of airline miles (since so many wishes involve travel).
Jared wanted to kick off his fund-raising drive with a bake sale, and smartly chose Saturday, March 3rd. At 12:30pm, and with some trepidation, we set up a table and his goodies (which he stayed up all night with his grandma baking) - cupcakes, brownies, chocolate covered pretzels, and cookies. I say trepidation, because in the past, we have been wary about venturing outside on this day (my wife and son were nearly hit by beer bottles thrown off a roof last year).
Well, what a pleasant surprise. We were planted on 1st and Clinton (surrounded by bars and more than a few house parties), and felt completely safe. There were police officers all over the place, and while there was a steady stream of celebrants, there were very few I would call over-the-top drunk. During the day, at least, it seemed like well-controlled fun (we left at 6pm, so I can attest to what it was like later in the evening).
Jared raised more than $900 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation (at $3 per cupcake, $2 for cookies, and $1 for a chocolate covered pretzel, that pretty good). Many people contributed and refused to take even a cupcake. The number of people, drunk or not, who commended him for doing this, was heartwarming.
Wouldn't it be great if next year more kids were out on Lepre Con 2013 holding bake sales and other charity-related events. Families and people doing good things for those less fortunate, seems like a better way to celebrate than just having a drunkfest. Most people who come into Hoboken from out of town seem to have money in their pockets. If a 12-year-old boy with cupcakes and cookies can make nearly a thousand bucks in 5 hours, imagine how much can be made if this was done throughout town. Maybe Hoboken would even get some positive press for a change.
It's a shame that the parade committee chose to cancel the parade. While I applaud Mayor Zimmer standing her ground to keep our neighbors safe, they now have another full year to find some solution.
Steve Sternberg


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---- — DERRY — The weather was bad enough, many many residents said the situation was made worse when town crews did a sub-par job maintaining the roads.
Numerous residents said Derry failed to take good care of its roads following the storm and the bitter temperatures that followed last week, with a lot of them taking to social media to say more should have been done.
Tracy Beaton said it was a major effort to get home last Friday.
She got off a clear highway at week's end, but drove home to Derry and found slush-covered, slippery roads.
"I thought Saturday, at least, would be better, but no and I ended up sliding everywhere," she said.
April Dobrinski lives near South Range Elementary School and said plow sightings were few and far between.
"I think we saw a plow twice during the storm," she said.
Dobrinski lives in a community where buses travel often and travel remained difficult Monday morning.
Many said they thought Derry schools should have opened later Monday.
"I work at Derry Village School and we had a lot of parents complaining," she said.
Dobrinski said school staff had difficult getting up the road into the school. There were also reports of buses sliding on local hills.
But town officials maintained the best job was done, considering the type of storm.
"I think we did a great job," said Larry Budreau, acting town administrator.
Budreau said Monday he had received only one email complaint about the condition of Derry's roads.
Temperatures dipping dangerously low made the job more difficult for road crews, he said.
"When it's that cold, it creates a challenge for snow removal," he said. "When it's under 15 degrees, road salt has no effect."
The Derry News Facebook page was burning up all weekend and Monday with complaints specifically about Derry roads.
This comment by Holly Bourque Monday was typical of people's complaints.
"The roads in Derry were terrible. My road was not even plowed and the main roads were plowed carelessly," she wrote. "I drove into Londonderry and the roads were clear to the pavement, so obviously it can be done."
Public Works director Michael Fowler said he was aware people had concerns, but said the town did all it could to keep ahead of the storm and treat the roads.
The drastic temperatures did not help, he said, keeping ice packs forming on roads intact.
"The warmer storms, the salt is effective, (not with) colder storms," Fowler said. "That's a key point for residents to be aware of."
Fowler said his crews worked long and hard to keep up with the snowfall. Some sand was spread over portions of Derry's 165 miles of roads.
Fowler said there are different standards for different roads and how towns choose to care for them. Every storm is also unique.
"Every storm has its own factors," he said. "That's the nature of this chemistry."
Fowler said he appreciated residents' concerns about why more sand isn't spread on Derry's roads, but said decisions were made on how to properly care for the roads and his crews did the best they could.
Trista Kort wrote on Facebook that she contacted Fowler via email to voice concerns and was told Derry's roadwork was up to par with surrounding communities.
But many roads were still covered in compacted snow into Saturday, Kort said. Town officials told her sanding and salting had been done.
"Which is not true in the Warner Hill Road area," Kort said.
Fowler said he understood residents' concerns, but wanted people to understand everything that goes into tackling a major snowstorm.
"We try to address things the best we can," he said, "and we want to try and meet residents' high expectations and, for the most part, we do. We fought the storm and we stayed with it."
Several town councilors reported complaints from residents were few and far between.
"Out of 34,000 residents, I heard only one complaint from a Derry resident," Town Councilor Mark Osborne said. "For me, the roads were quite navigable."
Stacy Williams echoed the sentiments of many others with this post Monday.
"I understand back roads being a bit treacherous, but when you're on a main road and can immediately tell when you've crossed town lines based solely on the road conditions, there's a problem," she wrote.
Town Councilor Tom Cardon said he had also not heard any major complaints about the road conditions in town.
Town Councilor Phyllis Katsakiores said she did hear feedback from a few residents, who wished more had been done to keep the slush level down.
"Some said it would have been nice if they came around a second time to clean up all the slush," she said. "But we do the best we can."
As of Monday, Town Councilor Neil Wetherbee said he had heard from only one unhappy constituent.
He said it's often a delicate balancing act for Public Works at this time of year when they have to work within a budget while taking into consideration how much of the winter remains.
"The fact that we're barely out of December and have had a rough go of it in terms of storms so far is cause for concern," he said, "given that we can get snow into April around here."
The most recent storm was quite challenging, Wetherbee said, in terms of length and temperature.
"Throwing down road treatments that are likely to be largely ineffective is not fiscally or environmentally prudent," he said.
Wetherbee said once the snow ended, he also found it difficult to navigate, not only in Derry but in neighboring towns as well.
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There is no magic formula, nor is there a scientific explanation as to why some players are more durable than others.
Tri-City Americans captain Justin Feser, 20, has defied the odds for years, avoiding serious injury and illness.
From opening night his rookie year in 2008, Feser has pulled on his Americans jersey 329 times over the last five seasons. When the Americans host Prince George tonight, it will be 330, including his 300th consecutive regular-season game -- ranking him second all time in the Western Hockey League.
I dont know how to explain it, said Feser, a native of Red Deer, Alberta. It just kind of happens. I just go out and play. Ive been fortunate to keep playing with nothing to worry about but a few stitches here and there. Its gone by so fast. You dont really know (about the records) until somebody says something.
I still almost feel 16 again. I remember everything so clearly over the last five years.
The 5-foot-9, 190-pound Feser holds the Americans record for consecutive games played, and he is tied for fourth in games played at 329 with Ian McDonald. Brent Ascroft holds the franchise record for games played at 355 (1992-97).
The Americans drafted Feser in the ninth round of the 2007 WHL draft. As a 16-year-old, he impressed enough to make the opening-day roster. From there, he has played every game, except for nine in his rookie season (2008-09).
He was held out of three games during the first half of the season. He then missed six games while competing for Team Pacific at the World Under-17 Challenge, where it won a silver medal.
His record of consecutive games started Jan. 7, 2009.
It is rare for the league, Tri-City general manager Bob Tory said. Hes been a special player from the time he was 16. He impressed us so much we had to keep him. He never lets anyone know how banged up he is. He just keeps going out there. He is leaving a legacy here.
Feser is closing in on the WHL consecutive-game record of 311, held by Dwayne Newman (Brandon and Victoria) from Feb. 2, 1988, through March 17, 1992. Newman, a native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, finished his streak four months and 12 days before Feser was born.
Barring any issues, Feser can tie Newman on Feb. 26 against Portland, and he would take over as Iron Man of the WHL on March 1 against Seattle. Both are home games for the Americans.
I just go out and do my thing, said Feser, who also has key roles on the power play and penalty kill. I must be doing something right.
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When I was there, Feser was a huge part of the team on and off the ice, said Brendan Shinnimin, who played four seasons with Feser, and now plays for the Portland Pirates of the AHL. Three-hundred consecutive games is a pretty huge accomplishment. You really have to take care of yourself. A few times he was sick or hurting, but he would fight through that. He wanted to do what he could for the team. We leaned on him for his leadership. Hes a warrior.
Defenseman Drydn Dow called Feser dedicated.
He is one of the hardest-working guys I know, Dow said. This is an amazing accomplishment for him.
Defenseman Justin Hamonic called Feser a gladiator, while childhood friend and Tri-City defenseman Mitch Topping called him competitive.
He will not lose, Topping said. Thats Fes for you.
While Fesers teammates have his back, its coach Jim Hiller who decides who gets ice time every night.
He is like Groundhog Day, Hiller said. He shows up, he works hard and does his thing. I have never been disappointed in him, and thats hard to say. You can count on him shift after shift. He never cheats you or his teammates. He is a special player.
Feser said his work ethic comes from his dad, Myron, who coached him as a youngster in Red Deer.
Growing up, my dad said if you can play through it, play. Theres no sense sitting out. If I happen to be a little sick or have bruises, I still go out there. I just have to take extra care of my body. Its something Ive always done.
Entering tonights game, Feser ranks fourth on the Americans all-time list in goals scored (138), seventh in assists (175) and sixth in career points (313).
Feser, who leads the Americans in scoring this season with 27 goals and 39 assists, is tied for sixth in league scoring with 66 points. He was just as productive last season, but he was overshadowed by the 100-plus-point seasons of Shinnimin, Adam Hughesman and Patrick Holland.
Its been like that since I was growing up, Feser said. Theres always been the superstars like Shinnimin and Hughesman. I have no problem flying under the radar.
He wont be for long.
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Kedarrius Buckingham keyed a 6-0 Jacksonville run with just over a minute to go in the game that enabled the Fight'n Indians to remain undefeated (27-0) and come away with a 50-49 District 16-4A win over John Tyler.
The long anticipated and hotly contested affair was played before a sell out crowd at the JHS Gymnasium Tuesday evening.
The No. 12-ranked Indians now stand alone at the top of the league standings with a conference record of 4-0, and are a game ahead of Whitehouse and two games in front of John Tyler (8-14, 2-2).
Among the many subplots was the fact that Jacksonville head coach Brent Kelley earned his 100th-career victory in just his fourth year as a head coach on Tuesday.
The Tribe win was the first time that Jacksonville has beaten the Lions during the regular season in the Kelley era.
Jacksonville got behind by as many as 13 points, 33-20, in the early stages of the third quarter, but the Tribe never surrendered.
"We came back from being down by 13, they (John Tyler) went up again and we bounced back and we seemed to have something left for everything they came at us with in the second half," Kelley said. "I am really proud of these kids. They just refused to lose (Tuesday) and they got the stops late that we needed and made the plays on offense when needed against a very good John Tyler team."
The Tribe closed substantial ground in the third, with the Lions owning a 37-34 lead at the start of the final segment.
Still trailing by five, Jacksonville made its final push beginning with 2:14 to go in the tilt when Buckingham muscled a shot in from down low that sliced the John Tyler lead to 47-44.
Daytron Thompson then came up with a steal on John Tyler's subsequent trip down the floor and promptly fired the ball to Raybon Riden who cashed in with an easy breakaway layup that reduced the Lion margin to one point with 1:51 to go.
Thompson and Riden led Jacksonville in scoring with 14 points apiece, with 10 of Thompson's points coming in the second half.
He scored eight of the Tribe's 12 third-quarter points by himself.
"I knew that we needed a spark after we got down by 13 right after halftime and I took it upon myself to give it everything I had to help my team win," Thompson said.
Jacksonville then moved into the lead, 48-47, on a Buckingham stick in that came with 1:17 to play.
The shot capped off a 6-0 Indian run and was the first time the Indians had led since the 2:27 mark of the first quarter.
Jacksonville expanded the lead to 50-47 with 30.8 seconds left when Londedric Taylor drained a pair of shots from the free throw line.
After John Tyler's Fred Ross added a couple of free throws with 22 ticks showing on the clock the Indian lead was cut to 50-49.
The Lions had one last opportunity to get the win, but an off-balanced shot from near the top of the key in the closing seconds by Keaunte Humber as the horn sounded fell short, just as the Lions' bid for victory did.
Buckingham earned a double-double (12 points, 14 rebounds) on the night and matched strides with the talented Lion post players all night, particularly in the fourth stanza when he went 4-of-4 from the field.
"This was a hard-fought win," Buckingham said. "I think we got the best looks late and made our shots late and they (John Tyler) didn't."
Jacksonville shot 72.7-percent (8-of-11) from the field in the fourth quarter, compared to the Lions hitting only 38.4-percent (5-of-13) from the field during the same time."
Fred Ross led the Lions in scoring with 11 points and Tyus Bowser added 10 points and came up with a game-high 17 rebounds.
Thompson added that he felt his team's overall conditioning advantage also played a big part in the Indian victory.
"We knew they (John Tyler) had some very good athletes on their team," Thompson said. "But I think that we had the basketball legs and that they started to wear down late in the game."
Jacksonville travels to Whitehouse (19-6, 3-1) on Friday. Tip off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Wildcat Arena.
NOTES — Jacksonville made it a clean sweep over the Lions as the Tribe eclipsed John Tyler 46-33 in the junior varsity game...Trent Sansom pumped in 17 points to spark the Indians...The Tribesmen crushed the Lions, 63-42, in the 9th-grade affair with Jacolby Robinson leading the way with 18 points...Both of the Jacksonville sub-varsity teams are in first place in the district standings as well.


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Kim Smith, a veteran reporter adored by her colleagues, family and friends, died Tuesday after a courageous, year-and-a-half-long battle with cancer.
"In the years she spent covering the stories of Will County, Kim Lee Smith wrote about everything from school board elections to Asian carp to murder mysteries," said the story on Smith's passing in the Herald-News, the paper she worked for since 1995.
"Smith, known as 'Momma Kim' by some of her younger co-workers, spent years covering the Lincoln-Way area — New Lenox, Frankfort, Mokena and Manhattan — before later covering the Wilmington area," according to The Herald-News story.
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Mali Music could have given his new song "Ready Aim" a happy ending. But he seemed to feel a sense of urgency to emphasize the struggle that sometimes comes with transition.
On the soulful, rock-tinged song co-produced by Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis, Mali appears to be singing about a hijacking. He's on a flight. There are machine guns, and a shooting. But he's not scared. He welcomes the challenge, boldly singing, "Ready, aim, fire. You can't shoot me down."
The song is a metaphor for spiritual warfare.
"Metaphors are necessary in this season," says the talented Bystorm Entertainment/RCA Records artist with a sound that blurs the lines between gospel, rock, R&B and hip-hop.
"It's not about airplanes or rocket ships or space or being fired upon," he says. "It's a picture of things that are happening in the air when you get in contact with who you are, and when God calls you you better expect some resistance."
Stressing that fear was not an option was important to Mali. As equally gifted as Lauryn Hill in the arts of singing and rapping, Mali puts on his MC hat to explain the missions that fuel his confidence.
"Trying to take water to a dry place. Trying to take low to a high place," he raps. "Wanna make the shooter put the gun down. … Make the blind man see the sun again."
"We do not dodge," Mali explains. "We're not going to duck. We're not going to tuck. Ready, aim, you got us. Fire. Boom. And we're still flying. You can't shoot me down."
"Ready Aim" is the first single from Mali's forthcoming EP Mali Is due out this summer.
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Three of Robert Greenleases business associates, Robert Ledterman, Nobert ONeill and Stewart Johnson, moved into his home and began assembling the ransom money through a family friend, Arthur Eisenhower, a Kansas City bank executive and brother of President Dwight Eisenhower.
FBI agents carefully recorded the serial numbers of all 40,000 bills in the ransom money 20,000 each of $20 and $10.
On Tuesday, the day after the kidnapping, Ledterman placed the ad in the Star with the coded message indicating the money was ready. Meanwhile, Hall apparently realized that he had used the wrong address on the first ransom note, so he sent a second letter on Tuesday that was received the same day.
It began, You must not of got our first letter. That letter was an abbreviated version of the first, with the same basic instructions. The envelope contained Bobbys
The Greenleases were confused by the second letter since they had placed the ad in the Star, as directed. They wanted the kidnapper to know they were willing to cooperate, so Robert Greenlease stepped out of his house on Tuesday afternoon to speak with the crowd of reporters gathered there.
We think they are trying to make contact, Greenlease said of the kidnappers. His voice cracked as he added, All I want is my boy back.


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STILLWATER — Mike Gundy doesn't remember his exact thoughts on the trip home from a shocking loss at West Virginia.
The Oklahoma State coach does, however, remembers his feelings about the flight itself after the 30-21 loss in the team's Big 12 Conference opener.
"When I was on that bus to get to the airplane, and then on that plane coming back from Morgantown, I felt like it was a 12-hour flight," Gundy said.
Despite the early disappointment, the No. 7 Cowboys (10-1, 7-1 Big 12) have rallied since the loss the Mountaineers — winning their seventh straight game after Saturday night's 49-17 throttling of previously undefeated Baylor.
The streak hasn't been enough to put Oklahoma State back in the national-championship discussion, but Saturday night's win did end any such chances for the No. 9 Bears (9-1, 6-1).
It also put the Cowboys in complete control of their Big 12 championship hopes, needing only a win over rival Oklahoma in two weeks to secure their second conference championship in three seasons.
"Things happen for a reason, (the West Virginia loss) happened for a reason," Oklahoma State wide receiver Josh Stewart said. "We obviously moved on and just beat one of the best teams in the country, and now people are realizing that we're one of the best teams in the country."
The Cowboys were picked to win the Big 12 during the preseason, but they struggled early with inconsistent quarterback play — with Clint Chelf giving way to sophomore J.W. Walsh for several games.
Chelf eventually earned his way back into the starting role, saving the best performance of his career for the biggest stage of the season. The senior picked apart the Big 12's top defense, finishing 19-of-25 passing for a career-high 370 yards passing.
He accounted for 438 yards of total offense overall, including a 48-yard throwback reception from Stewart in the third quarter, and left little doubt about who will be Oklahoma State's starter for the remainder of the season.
Gundy hasn't allowed Chelf to speak to the media since he returned as the Cowboys' top quarterback option, but his teammates and coaches didn't suffer from a lack of words following Saturday's win.
"He played wonderful," Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Mike Yurich said. "I'm so happy for him ... He played pretty close to flawless."
While the Cowboys have a clear idea of what's at stake for them moving forward — including a possible conference title and BCS bowl berth — Baylor left Stillwater with far less uncertainty after their national-championship hopes were shattered.
"Our team has done a great job up to this point, so I am proud of them for that, and we will try to start again next Saturday at TCU and get us a win," Baylor coach Art Briles said.


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By Richard Gaines
Staff writer
---- — The Marine Stewardship Council has certified spiny dogfish — an income supplement and aggravating pest to New England groundfishermen — as a "sustainable and well managed" stock.
The certification clears an impediment to export markets for the Atlantic coast fishery, led by Gloucester's Zeus Packing Co., the main Massachusetts processor of the small, voracious schooling shark.
The scientist for the stewardship council who researched dogfish agreed with fishermen that dogfish had become something of a menace, "limiting (the) ability" of groundfish to recover to optimal stock size.
"Without certification, within years, we would have been unable to sell dogfish," said Kristian Kristensen, owner and president of Zeus and the Cape Ann Fish Exchange, one of the leading local daily fish auctions.
Born and raised in Denmark, Kristensen said he believes concerns in Europe about the methods and sustainability of the dogfishery have already cost him about 30 percent of his business. With the certification, he said, there is now a shark whose fins can be responsibly sold to Asian markets; there, the fins are made into soups that are gastronomical and cultural essentials.
Kristensen said virtually every groundfisherman landing in Gloucester — except for the big, offshore trip boats —also lands dogfish as a supplement to diminishing catch allocations and gross revenues. He estimated dogfish represent 10-15 percent of the gross revenue for commercial fishermen in Gloucester.
About 12.6 million pounds of dogfish were landed in U.S. ports in 2010 — nearly half that in Massachusetts, and about half of that in Gloucester, according to NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service. Zeus is believed to be the largest volume processor in the nation, and Gloucester is the port that processes the most dogfish.
NMFS reports Massachusetts is the leading dogfish state with 45 percent of landings, followed by North Carolina and Virginia, 10 percent each; New Jersey and New Hampshire 8 percent each, Maryland and Rhode Island 5 percent each). Of the Massachusetts landings, Cape Cod, Scituate and Plymouth account for between 40-50 percent combined.
The stewardship council, one of a handful of certifying organizations that has sprung up over the past decade with public concerns about the ethical dimension of the consuming wild fish stocks, fanned by conservation groups.
Among the organizations that, along with the stewardship council, evaluate consumability are the National Marine Fisheries Service, the Monterey Bay Seafood Watch and the Blue Ocean Institute.
Although U.S. fisheries are considered among the best managed in the world — assuring some minds that legally-landed domestic wild seafood is always ethical to eat — others worry that, even though the U.S. carries a fairly constant trade deficit in seafood, with the majority of imports from China.
Among the defenders of wild U.S. caught seafood is Roger Berkowitz, founder and owner of Legal Sea Foods, the chain of high volume, chef based restaurants. Berkowitz has underwritten a series of advertising campaigns that teases the strain of political correctness in the American seafood consumer.
Zeus, together with three other dogfish processors in New England organized into an association to sponsor the analysis of dogfish fishing practices and sustainability by the stewardship council.
The council, which was organized in England and has concentrated influence Europe, hired an independent reviewer to evaluate dogfish. Zeus' partners in the trade association are Seatrade International of Portsmouth, N.H. and New Bedford, and two New Bedford based companies, Marder Trawling Inc. and Eastern Fisheries Inc.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, meanwhile, has put dogfish under rigorous catch controls in recent years — to the exasperation of fishermen, especially gillnetters, who consider the dogfish a plague that lays waste to groundfish in the nets.
Recreational fishermen have come to agree with that diagnosis as haddock, flounder and cod come up with nothing but the heads, thanks to schools of the voracious dogfish.
James Sulikowski, a marine scientist at the University of New England, was retained by the stewardship council to determine the status of dogfish. He reached a conclusion similar to that of fishermen.
"The ecology and biology of the species is much different than once thought," he said in the release. "(Dogfish are) reaching maturity faster, it's reproducing at a faster rate, and its rebounding quicker into the ecosystem.
"We hypothesize that it's feeding on other groundfish stocks and limiting their ability to recover," he said. "No matter how much you reduce commercial and recreational fishing, these species, such as cod, would never recover because of the pressure that dogfish is putting on them— directly by eating those groundfish and indirectly by competing with them for resources.
Kristensen said the absence of stewardship council certification had begun to close doors to European markets. Most dogfish are exported to Europe and Asia.
One hundred percent of dogfish is utilized, the Sustainable Fisheries Association noted in a prepared statement. Back meat (representing 28 percent by weight of dogfish) is used for fish and chips in Britain. The belly flaps (5 percent) are smoked and eaten in Germany. The liver (10 percent) is used in nutraceuticals worldwide. The head (15 percent) is used as bait for lobstermen and crabbers, and the remainder of the carcass (39 percent) is used to produce organic fertilizer for agriculture, the statement indicated.
Richard Gaines can be reached at 978-283-7000, x3464, or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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