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Music to heist to: Payday 2′s musical masterpiece
Payday 2 is an intense heist-em-up. To hammer home the epic action and tense stealth play it needed a great soundtrack and boy does it have one hell of a score. VG247′s Sam Clay spoke to the composer Simon Viklund to get a peek inside his mind.6
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A letter from 109 New England groundfishermen advocating for the regulatory status quo set off a fierce, internecine war of words Friday between haves and have-nots in catch share fishing allocations, leaving the mayors of Gloucester and New Bedford surprised and dismayed as well.
Rhode Islander Tina Jackson, president of the American Alliance of Fishermen and Their Communities and a fierce opponent of catch share commodification, which typically brings with it the fleet consolidation New England is experiencing, said the drafters of the letter "have started a war."
New Bedford Mayor Scott Lang called the signers "collaborators," fishermen willing to validate an inequitable system for a price.
Facilitated by officers of influential industry groups — including members of the Gloucester-based Northeast Seafood Coalition — the letter signed by the 109 fishermen, roughly a quarter of the current New England groundfishing fleet, included 15 from Cape Ann and asserted that elected officials, while responding to minority calls "amplified in the media," have put their businesses at risk with "a series of increasingly dangerous proposals."
These include accumulation caps, setting aside community quota, putting limits on trading catch shares across vessel and gear-type categories, according to leaders of the seafood coalition, which, since its 2002 founding, has grown to become the largest industry umbrella in New England.
Gloucester Mayor Carolyn Kirk said she was surprised by "many of the names on the letter supporting catch shares."
"The catch share system is collapsing," said Lang in a telephone interview. "What would motivate the fishermen to write the letter saying catch shares are fine with us?"
He said he guessed the answer was that the signers for the most part were happy with the allocations they got in June 2009 when the New England Fishery Management Council chose various past catch histories as the measure for groundfish catch shares.
At the closing of the council's three-day November meeting in Newport, R.I., Lang was reported by the Standard-Times of New Bedford to have observed after scanning the list of letter-signers that "I think they're doing pretty well. I think these are the people who have benefited from consolidation."
Lang also said "the most offensive thing about the letter was (the claim that) elected officials don't understand.
"Who is behind this letter?" Lang wanted to know.
That answer has proved elusive. Among the influences on it were the Northeast Seafood Coalition's executive director, Jackie Odell, and its policy director, Vito Giacalone.
But the finished draft was emailed to the office of Sen. John Kerry by Tom Dempsey, policy director of the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen's Association, according to Kerry's office.
The seafood coalition and the Cape Cod group had long been rivals.
Indeed, the coalition was organized in 2002 to provide a counterweight to the growing regional influence of the Cape Cod group, which forged multiple alliances with the Pew Environment Group and Environmental Defense Fund, and had pioneered the "sector" system of fishing cooperatives that served as a prototype for the industry structure authorized to benefit from catch share allocations in Amendment 16 to the Magnuson-Stevens Act, beginning May 2010.
"The concept of an industry fishermen's letter was brought to the attention of Vito Giacalone and me a few weeks ago," Odell wrote to members of the 12 sectors organized by the coalition. She provided the email to the Times.
"I sat at the council meeting this week," Jackson wrote to the Times, "and I noticed it was the same people huddled together, plotting and planning the destruction of others just to continue to line their own pockets off the backs of fishermen and their families."
After "dozens of meetings over the past few years including a vigil at City Hall, a protest at NOAA, and a rally in Washington, D.C.," Kirk said, "the shift in position of some fishermen is a potential game changer in terms of our advocacy on behalf of the industry."
Among the signers from Gloucester and Cape Ann were Al Cottone, Allyson Jordon, Joseph Orlando, Enzo Russo, Gus Sanfilippo, Paul Theriault and Louis Williams.
"Before jumping to conclusions," Kirk said, "I would like to hear from some Gloucester fishermen who refused to sign the letter."
The fishermen's letter was timed for delivery on the eve of the New England Fishery Management Council's November meeting, and seemed to achieve its goal. The council gave low priority to revisiting Amendment 16, which divvied up the allowable catch, rewarding fishermen who had invested in permits with extensive catch history and essentially penalizing those who had not anticipated the arrangement.
But the letter also went into circulation just as Gov. Deval Patrick was filing for an economic disaster declaration and $21 million in assistance. Along with the request to Commerce Secretary John Bryson went two new scientific studies of the groundfishery that showed hyper consolidation, job loss and concentration of control in a small number of the bigger fishing boat businesses since the launch of Amendment 16, which fishery-related lawmakers have been pressing to change on fishermen's behalf.
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MONTREAL, June 5, 2014 /CNW/ - On Tuesday, June 03, 2014, Aéroports de Montréal proudly welcomed the inaugural non-stop Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul Ataturk Airport to Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, at an evening press conference held at the Montreal Airport Marriott In-Terminal Hotel.
The flight carried distinguished guests, including Mr. Ismail Gerçek and Mr. Naci Agbal, members of the board of Turkish Airlines, along with key members of the Turkish media. Remarks were made at the press conference by James C. Cherry, President and CEO of Aéroports de Montréal; Michel Leblanc, President and CEO of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan; Turkish Airlines Board Member, Ismail Gerçek; Çagatay Erciyes, the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations (UN) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO); and Mr. Tuncay Babali, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Canada.
Montreal has the distinction of being the two hundred and fifty-third destination to which Turkish Airlines now flies. The flight is the first of what will be a regular, non-stop and year-round service, three times weekly, connecting Montreal to the international destinations in 106 countries served by Turkish Airlines, with the intention of expanding the service to daily direct flights.
The new flight further solidifies the developing relationship between Canada and Turkey, continuing to improve trade links between the countries and opening new economic opportunities, with emphasis on the education, information technology, aerospace and transportation sectors.
About Turkish Airlines:
Established in 1933 with a fleet of five aircraft, Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines is a 4-star airline today with a fleet of 249 (passenger and cargo) aircraft flying to 257 destinations worldwide with 211 international and 46 domestic. According to Skytrax survey of 2013, Turkish Airlines was chosen "Europe's Best Airline" for the third and "Best Airline in Southern Europe" for the fourth consecutive time. Having won in 2010 the world's "Best Economy Catering Service" award, Turkish Airlines was this year awarded the world's "Best Business Catering Service" prize in the Skytrax survey. More information about Turkish Airlines can be found on their website: www.turkishairlines.com.
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Neolithic Sites in Western Europe
This famous standing stone sits atop the Hill of Tara, the legendary coronation site of the High Kings of Ireland. In late May 2000, we discovered a circle of apples around the stone and a flower offering. Tara is much used as a ritual site by worshippers of the Goddess from around the world.


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Baseball Falls to Tusculum in Regional Play
TAMPA, Fla., - FGCU fell into the losers bracket after suffering a 7-6 loss to Tusculum on Friday night in the NCAA South Regional.
Tusculum scored single runs in the first and second innings. The Eagles matched the Pioneers, also scoring runs in the first and second innings. Josh Upchurch (Cape Coral, Fla.) led off the game with a single and Stephen Rassel (Lake City, Fla.) reached on a bunt to give FGCU runners on first in second before a groundout by Ozzie Borrell (Hialeah, Fla.) scored the Eagles first run. Derek Mollica (Boca Raton, Fla.) led off the second with a walk and a Jason Peacock (Bartow, Fla.) singled leading up to a sac bunt by Chris Alessandria (Jacksonville, Fla.) evened the score at two all.
The Pioneers scored two runs in the third and held FGCU scoreless in the bottom of the inning. They added a run in their half of the fourth to take a 5-2 lead. The Eagles again rallied to even things up with three in the bottom of the inning. Vinnie Scarduzio (Jupiter, Fla.) led off with a triple and came home on a single by Peacock. FGCU was able to load the bases with one out before Tusculum starter Kevin Hammons walked home a run before being removed. Borrell drove in the third run of the inning with a sac fly.
FGCU was able to take the lead in the fifth, loading the bases with one out and score on a wild pitch. However, the lead was short lived as Tusculum loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth inning. J.J. Crumbley (Tampa, Fla.) came into the game in relief was able to force a deep fly ball that scored a run and a ground-out that scored the go-ahead run. Crumbley allowed just two hits in his four innings of action. The Eagles squandered scoring opportunities in the seventh and eighth inning and allowed Tusculum to escape with a 7-6 win.
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4 Stocks Pushing The Banking Industry Lower
Editor's Note: TheStreet ratings do not represent the views of TheStreet's staff or its contributors. Ratings are established by computer based on metrics for performance (which includes growth, stock performance, efficiency and valuation) and risk (volatility and solvency). Companies with poor cash flow or high debt levels tend to earn lower ratings in our modelThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) steady at 13,953 as of Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, 11:50 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,129 issues advancing vs. 1,699 declining with 163 unchanged.The Banking industry currently is unchanged today versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.0%. On the negative front, top decliners within the industry include Lloyds Banking Group (LYG), down 1.5%, Shinhan Financial Group (SHG), down 1.2% and Banco Santander (SAN), down 0.8%. A company within the industry that increased today was Royal Bank of Scotland Group (The (RBS), up 0.9%.TheStreet Ratings group would like to highlight 4 stocks pushing the industry lower today:4. Credit Suisse Group (CS) is one of the companies pushing the Banking industry lower today. As of noon trading, Credit Suisse Group is down $0.15 (-0.5%) to $29.26 on light volume Thus far, 529,536 shares of Credit Suisse Group exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.6 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $29.10-$29.27 after having opened the day at $29.19 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $29.41.Credit Suisse Group AG, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a financial services company. The company operates in three segments: Private Banking, Investment Banking, and Asset Management. Credit Suisse Group has a market cap of $38.0 billion and is part of the financial sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 9.5, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 19.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 3 analysts that rate Credit Suisse Group a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and none rate it a hold.TheStreet Ratings rates Credit Suisse Group as a sell. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity, weak operating cash flow and feeble growth in its earnings per share. Get the full Credit Suisse Group Ratings Report now.EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Jim Cramer's Protégé, Dave Peltier, only buys Stocks Under $10 that he thinks could potentially double. See what he's trading today with a 14-day FREE pass
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Learning a second language? Have fun with art and language in the Walters Art Museum as part of a new series of bilingual (Spanish and English) gallery experiences.
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Date: 06/28/14 - 10/12/14
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This exhibition, composed of approximately twenty manuscripts and objects, will explore music in its relationship with philosophy, religion, and the arts during the Middle Ages. Musical harmony and dissonance were thought to mirror the perfection of heaven as well as the disorder of evil.
Member Tour - The Doris Duke Collection: Treasures and Treatments
Date: 09/03/14
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We invite members to join Meg Craft, Head of Objects Conservation, and Stephanie Hulman, Assistant Conservator of Objects, for a look at the Doris Duke collection and its necessary treatment.
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Join us in our Renaissance and Baroque galleries as we explore musical interpretations of some of our most dramatic works of art. Visitors will engage in dialogue about the art in the galleries with John Shields, the Walters' Manager of Docent Programs, and jazz violinist David Schulman, who will provide musical interpretations. You won't want to miss this unique gallery experience.
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Coastal Carolina Clay Guild Hosts Seventh Annual Holiday Show and Sale November 1st
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In celebration of its seventh year, the Coastal Carolina Clay Guild's annual Holiday Show and Sale will open with a reception from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Friday evening, November 1, 2013. Music will be provided by members of the Tallis Chamber Orchestra of Wilmington. The Show and Sale will continue on Saturday and Sunday, November 2 & 3 from 10:00-4:00 each day at the Hannah Block Community Arts Center. The Community Arts Center is located at 120 South Second Street, Wilmington, NC. Admission is FREE. Members from all over Southeastern North Carolina, including well-known potter Hiroshi Sueyoshi, will be exhibiting and selling their work at the show.
The ever-popular raffle will be held again this year. All proceeds from the raffle will benefit Empty Bowls and other community projects. Each artist represented in the show will donate a piece for the raffle. Those attending may purchase chances to win artwork of their choice.
The Coastal Carolina Clay Guild, a nonprofit organization, was founded in 2007 by a group of Wilmington potters to promote and exchange information about all types of ceramic arts and to provide mutual support, encouragement, and education for its members and for the community. Its membership now includes over 100 ceramic artists from the southeast coastal region. The guild offers workshops each year with nationally known sculptors and potters, provides community outreach, and uses its membership dues to offer scholarships and grants to its members. www.coastalcarolinaclayguild.org
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The driver of a Jeep Wrangler was traveling in the left lane of the Liberty Expressway near Antioch Road, going northbound about 5:00PM.
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Thee was only one student on the bus, plus the driver and an adult monitor.
The bus monitor was taken to the hospital, with no serious injuries.
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As we are starting the new year there is some good news about Mississippi's obesity rate for high school students. For the first time in many years we do not have the distinction of having the most obese students in the nation. While we may have only fallen to number five in teenage obesity in the country, it still is an improvement and shows that some recently enacted programs are working.
Most schools across Mississippi now incorporate more fruits, vegetables and whole grain items in lunch menus. At the same time, many schools are reducing fat by replacing fryers with new combination oven steamers and moving to low-fat milk.
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She had hoped to decide by January. Then she said summer, which turned into September. All year, she had agonized: Should she run for governor again?
Finally, with time to launch a campaign running out, Alex Sink broke the news last Friday: She would not try in 2014 for the job she almost won in 2010.
Instead, she would continue to work with entrepreneurs through her Florida Next Foundation and support candidates "who I believe share my vision."
The announcement wasn't entirely unexpected. It was widely known that Sink's kids, both in graduate school in Gainesville, didn't want her to run. Neither did her 90-year-old dad. They knew how much money she would need, how ugly campaigns could be.
But there was another, more private factor that weighed on Sink's decision, and she thought about it every time she walked into her closet and forced herself not to look to the right.
This is the story of Sink's nine months without her husband Bill McBride, the private journey of a public person working out her next role.
Adelaide Alexander "Alex" Sink is 65, but looks years younger. A staunch Democrat, she has served as the state's chief financial officer, president of Bank of America's Florida operations, chairwoman of Florida's Nature Conservancy.
In 2010, she lost the governorship to Republican Rick Scott by just 1 percent — the closest race ever — even though he outspent her by $57 million. She got within 60,000 votes of becoming the state's first female governor.
When the election was over, she went home to Bill. He had run for governor himself in 2002, losing to Jeb Bush. Throughout their 26-year marriage, Bill had been Sink's political partner, her sounding board, her fundraiser. And cheerleader. As recently as last Thanksgiving, he was encouraging her to run in 2014.
Then, just before Christmas, he suddenly died.
Friends and family sustained Sink through the first numb weeks, but it wasn't long before her admirers began tugging at her. They cornered her at the airport, the post office, the gym: "Please, Alex, we need you! Florida needs you!" They wanted to contribute to her campaign, plant signs, work the phones.
"I understand all the tough times that you have been through personally," someone wrote on her Facebook. "But please think of the young people, the future of Florida and our country."
She knew she had the support, believed she could help improve Florida's education, economy and transportation. She wants Scott out of office. She even pictured herself moving into the governor's mansion. Alone.
Figuring out whether to run again, Sink said, was "the hardest decision I ever had to make."
And the toughest part: Having to make it without Bill.
Wife to widow
She is still trying to clean out his half of their home office, wondering whether to sell his Gators tickets, struggling to ride the waves of grief that sideswipe her.
"It's getting easier, slowly," Sink said in early September in the sprawling home she shared with Bill on Lake Thonotosassa. "But it's still too quiet, too lonely."
She still sleeps closest to the bathroom, on her side of their bed. Still thinks of things to tell him in the dark. Over the years they were often apart, traveling. She wakes sometimes, hoping he has come home.
In many ways, Sink's journey parallels that of other women who have transitioned from wife to widow, from a lifetime of "we" to a new normal, "me."
Author Joan Didion chronicled similar experiences in her 2005 bestseller, The Year of Magical Thinking, about the death of her husband, writer John Gregory Dunne. Like Sink, she lost a partner who shared her professional success and had to console a grown daughter and examine her new identity.
"Life changes fast," Didion wrote. "Life changes in the instant. You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends."
After Bill's funeral, someone gave Didion's book to Sink. She hasn't opened it. "I just can't let myself go there," she said. "It wouldn't be worth it."
For Sink, ever the CFO, this has been a year of mathematical thinking.
She gets by on careful calculations: When you go to a fundraiser, drive yourself so you can leave if the tears come. Schedule meals with friends so you don't have to eat alone. Exercise, pack your schedule, travel. Stay in hotels because then you won't wake up and wonder why Bill isn't there.
And when you walk into the closet, don't look to the right. All of his things are gone.
A loss for words
On their last day together, Dec. 22, Sink and her husband strolled the streets of tiny Mount Airy, N.C. — the model for Mayberry in The Andy Griffith Show.
Sink grew up there, in a three-story, 19th century farmhouse built by her great-grandfather and his brother, the original Siamese twins. Chang and Eng Bunker toured with P.T. Barnum and used their sideshow earnings to buy a 110-acre tobacco farm. They married sisters and raised 21 children between them.
Sink's father still lives in that home. She and her sister, their husbands and most of their kids had gone back for the holidays.
"We went shopping that morning. Bill took me to a jewelry store and told me to pick out my present," Sink said. She chose sapphire earrings that match her engagement ring.
They bought clothes for their kids. Ate pork chop sandwiches.
Back at the house, Bill went up to his room to read.
"Mom, come here!" her son, Bert, cried just before dinner. "Dad's collapsed."
After that, everything seemed surreal. Her brother-in-law trying to breathe life back into Bill, the ambulance squealing, the pronouncement: Heart attack.
Bill had suffered one before, after he ran for governor. This time, doctors couldn't bring him back. He was 67. "But God was looking out for me," Sink said. "When it happened, I had all my family to help."
It didn't register right away that Bill was gone. Instead, Sink focused on what she had to do: Contact a funeral home, schedule cremation, stay strong for the kids, Bert and Lexi.
At the memorial, hundreds of people packed Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church in Tampa to tell stories about Bill the Marine, Bill the fisherman, Bill the lawyer, mentor, life of the party. Former Gov. Bob Martinez was there, along with Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn. The children gave eulogies.
Sink wanted to tell everyone about their first date, selling hot dogs at Bert's football games, long weekends at their house in the Bahamas. She wanted to tell everyone that when Bill was running for governor, he came home almost every night, no matter how far the trip, so he could be there in the morning to hug their kids before school.
But Sink worried she might break down. What good would that do? So she didn't speak.
Sink started her banking career in North Carolina when she was 25, climbing the ladder at NationsBank, making her way in a man's world. When the bank promoted her to a job in Miami in 1984, everyone kept telling her about this good ol' boy, do-gooder Democrat lawyer in Tampa, an English major who played Gator football, left law school to fight in Vietnam, came back and made Law Review, then landed a position at Holland & Knight.
"Bill McBride is the state's most eligible bachelor," Sink remembers a friend telling her. "You have to meet him."
Sink, who had married and divorced by 23, was 36 then —and in no hurry to pair up. Bill, who had never married, was 39.
Their first date was to play tennis. "It wasn't love at first sight," Sink said. "He was this big, boisterous party guy." But that night, he told her he was heading to San Francisco to be a delegate at the Democratic National Convention. Geraldine Ferraro was about to be nominated as the first female candidate for vice president. "I thought, hmmmm, he might be the one for me."
He took her to the convention. They married two years later in Coconut Grove, at a church ceremony attended by only 10 friends. Their two kids came quickly. "He was really anxious to be a dad."
Sink flew every other weekend from Miami to Tampa, with two babies and diaper bags in tow. Finally, after she became president of Bank of America's Florida operations and he was promoted to oversee 380 lawyers at Holland & Knight, they were able to move to the same place.
They bought 30 acres on Lake Thonotosassa, hired an architect to design a 4,000-square-foot home like the one Sink grew up in, and raised their kids between the water and an orange grove.
Every fall, when they threw parties for 500 friends, Bill insisted on roasting a pig.
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She still wakes before dawn, sits in her chair at the kitchen table sipping black coffee. Still watches the sunrise stain the lake pink.
He used to be across from her, looking at her instead of the view.
He had loved her for almost half her life, and still bragged about his beautiful wife. No one else thought of her like that, or knew that version of her. Before she was a mother or bank president or politician.
She has survived so many firsts without him: the first New Year's, first Valentine's Day, Mother's and Fathers' days, her birthday and his. "I'm not looking forward to this fall," Sink said. "All those charity balls and black tie dinners we used to do. I don't want to go by myself." Everyone else will be dancing.
Her daughter asked her whether she will ever date. Sink's answer: It's not part of the equation right now.
First, she has to get used to coming home to a dark house, to not seeing his Ford Explorer in the driveway. A few weeks ago, for the first time, she went to the theater alone to see Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine. On the way home, she was anxious to talk about it. But to whom?
She is still sorting through his desk. On her dresser, she piled keepsakes for each of their children.
For Bert, mostly books: Team of Rivals, about Abraham Lincoln, and Siddhartha by Herman Hesse. For Lexi, she saved a Little League photo because Bill was always her coach.
For herself, she kept a birthday card, the last one he gave her. The lighthouse in the Bahamas, near their vacation home, is on the front. Inside, Bill had written a poem:
"In the late summer of my life / I met the woman to be my wife / like searching for treasure on a lonely beach / I wooed a lady beyond my reach."
Sink swallowed as she read his words, dabbed at her eyes. "I won't get one of those again."
She still has Bill's cell phone, with all his contacts. But in a political race, what good would they be? He wouldn't be there to make the fundraising calls. And after an 18-hour day of campaigning, she knew, no one would be there to pour her a glass of wine and tell her not to take politics personally.
"Bill was incredibly positive, he had great instincts and a knack for looking at the big picture," Sink said. "Without him, it's like having my right hand cut off."
Money was another part of the equation. "It had a lot to do with, where would the funding come from?" said Bert. "In the end, it's about the math for my mom. How can you compete against someone who can keep writing himself checks for millions of dollars?"
Two days after she announced her decision, Sink flew to China with the United Way. "I'm ready for her regrets when she gets back," said her friend Fox. "She will have them. She really wanted to be governor."
In an email from China, Sink said that if Bill were still alive, "I don't know, in the end, if he would have talked me into it or not."
She didn't say she can't run without him.
She just doesn't want to. Not yet.
Tampa Bay Times news researcher Caryn Baird contributed to this report.


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Martinez has already rushed the ball eight times for 19 yards. His Wisconsin counterpart, Russell Wilson, didn't score a touchdown on his second drive, but his 21-yard run set up Montee Ball for his 10th rushing touchdown of the season. That score capped a 91-yard drive.
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Bruce Arthur: NHL lockout ends and now begins the long, hard work to repair the damage
Someone said, well, you might as well put your tie on, Shane, so Shane Doan took the blue diamond-checked tie out of his pocket and affixed it around his neck. He did it because the National Hockey League lockout of 2012-13 was over at 5 a.m. Eastern time, after a vast 16-hour bargaining session, and the cameras were coming in. He was the only player in the ballroom wearing a suit. Might as well look his best.
That is what the NHL and its players will have to do now, after 113 days spent battling and bickering and burning games. They will have to put the best face on a sport that was marred by a lockout that didn't need to go this long, and didn't need to be this ugly. The NHL needs to make amends, because the damage could be deep.
It was still early on Sunday, just after 9 a.m., when Carolina Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford answered his phone. A tentative deal had been reached to save a National Hockey League season hours earlier; the starting gun in the race to get everyone back on skates and ready to play.
What was the first item he wanted to cross off his suddenly lengthy to-do list?
"I'm on my way to church," Rutherford said. "And I'm late."
He chuckled.
After church, the team's American Hockey League affiliate had a matinee scheduled in the arena where the Hurricanes will soon return. On Monday morning, Rutherford has a meeting scheduled with his scouts. And then, within two weeks, the season will start.
"I have about as full a plate as you can get right now," he said. "But that's OK."
Reactions flooded across the airwaves and through social media on Sunday, after the NHL and the NHL Players' Association engaged in a final session that lasted for 16 hours, stretching deep into the Manhattan night. U.S. federal mediator Scot Beckenbaugh has been hailed for his work in the case, which has led to a 10-year collective agreement, with an opening to opt out after eight years.
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"As frustrating as it sounds, I think they had a date set in their head, and that was when it was going to get done," Phoenix Coyotes forward Paul Bissonnette said. "And the whole time, it was just a mind game to chip away at us, chip away at us, and chip away at us."
And what does it feel like to be back to work?
"Oh," he said. "It's amazing. You wonder what you're going to do after your career's done, and this was a big wake-up call."
Bissonnette, a role player on the ice and a star in social media, with more than 365,000 followers on Twitter, spent time playing in Wales. If the lockout had stretched all year, he was planning to take a real estate course online and spend some time studying finance.
Instead, players will report to training camp sometime this week. For general managers, there are trades offers that will be made and received, a roster to be shaped and a new, long and complex collective agreement to learn.
"I don't think that we need to read 700 pages immediately," Rutherford said. "We're going to get some of the key points that we have to watch for during the regular season. But a lot of the changes in the CBA are things that are not going to happen immediately — we're under a higher cap than we've been, and a lot of the changes are things that we can get a better understanding of over the next month or so."
And in Carolina, where Rutherford said the Hurricanes lost 7% of their season ticket base over the course of the 113-day NHL lockout, there will be work to be done off the ice, as well.
"It'll be pretty hectic, as far as getting the players prepared, and also getting to heal some wounds in the public, from the last six months," Rutherford said. "So we have a little work to do."
"For the fans that left, I can understand why they did — if they've been a fan for 20 years, they've been through this three times," Bissonnette said. "But to the ones who waited, we appreciate it. It's going to maybe take a couple of years to rebuild where we were, but I think we'll do it."
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An 18-year-old woman who admitted to helping restrain a Lakewood man before he was robbed and killed last year was sentenced Friday morning to more than eight years in prison.
Aileenah Horton previously pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the death of Dean Barker, 51.
Horton originally was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping and first-degree robbery.
Barker was robbed, tied up, beaten and strangled in September 2012. His body was discovered Sept. 8 outside a house for sale in Graham.
Eight people were charged in the case.
Pierce County deputy prosecutor James Schacht argued Horton deserved a high-end sentence of nine years, six months in prison, saying she was "personally and directly involved" in the circumstances leading up to Barker's death.
Barker's daughter, Tiffany Barker, made a tearful address to the court, saying she misses her father and mourns the fact he won't be able to walk her down the aisle when she's married or ever know his grandchildren.
"At the end of the day, my Dad's dead," she said. "There's no justification for what she's done. I don't think there should be any sympathy for her."
Defense attorney Paula Tuckfield Olson argued for a low-end sentence of eight years.
Olson said her client was addicted to drugs and being influenced by her co-defendants, all of whom are older.
"She was by far the youngest person there," the attorney said.
Horton made no statement.
Superior Court Judge Kathryn Nelson called Barker's death "truly horrendous" before sentencing Horton to 106 months.
The motive remains unclear. Horton and another woman told police the co-defendants were angry at Barker because he'd sexually molested two of the women in the weeks before his death and might have had something to do with the temporary disappearance of a young girl.
Prosecutors said they have no evidence either of the allegations is true, and Barker's sister, Cynthia Kramer, wrote a letter to the court saying Horton and her friends had taken advantage of Barker, who suffered a head injury at his electricians job some time ago.
Horton cooperated with detectives after her arrest, and her role in Barker's death was not as substantial as some of the other co-defendants, according to court records.
Justin Mahaffey, 23, pleaded guilty last week to first-degree murder in Barker's death and admitted strangling him while trying to kidnap him.
Mahaffey was sentenced to more than 28 years.
John Brown, 61, pleaded guilty last month to second-degree manslaughter and second-degree kidnapping and was sentenced to three years in prison. Brown admitted he let other co-defendants use his duct tape to bind Barker at Brown's home in Tacoma the day he died.
Another defendant, Joshua Benjamin Stevens, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, robbery and kidnapping earlier this year in a deal that would see the murder charge dropped if he continues to cooperate with prosecutors.
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Deron Williams made waves when he became the first NBA All-Star to agree to play in Europe if the NBA lockout goes on into the 2011-12 NBA season, but he isn't doing it for the money. According to the New Jersey Nets point guard, he's doing it for the experience.
Williams talked to ESPN's Chris Broussard on Saturday and dispelled any notions that he agreed to play for Besiktas in Turkey next season for the money -- a reported deal that could be worth up to $5 million if he plays there for a full year.
"It's ridiculous," Williams said in the interview. "We've known this lockout's coming. I have plenty of money saved for the lockout purpose. Now, I don't even need to touch that money. I can invest that money. I can go grow that money. It's not something that's money-driven."
So if it isn't about the money, why did Williams decide to take his talents to Europe rather than relax at home while watching his money grow?
"It's more about the experience. Experience and being able to compete and play basketball. I don't want to sit around. That's what the NBA wants us to do right now. They locked us out of our gyms, they locked us out of facilities. We got to go find somewhere on our own to go hoop, to put games together," Williams said. "I don't have to do that. I've got a team. I'm going to go through organized practices. I'm going to be in game situations. So if the lockout is lifted, I'm going to be ready to play."
Though the experience sounds nice, it's been said that Williams could be risking the Nets voiding his contract if their star player is injured overseas. Williams points out that playing in Turkey isn't more risky than anything else he could be doing until the NBA returns, however.
"People say, 'Oh, you're going to get hurt,'" Williams said. "I can get hurt playing at (the University of San Diego) or wherever I'm at. I can get hurt walking down these steps. Of course, that's a big part of it. But I also did my due diligence, researched insurance. I'll be covered."
The last issue, then, would be how his leaving to Europe will affect Williams' NBA brethren that don't make the trek -- and, more specifically, how it affects the NBA Players Association's bargaining efforts being led by Billy Hunter.
"I talked to Mr. Hunter and he said he supported it," Williams said. "He was happy for me. He thought I made a great decision, a business decision. He was behind me."
Interestingly enough, the preceding statement unsurprisingly proves ESPN's Stephen A. Smith absolutely wrong.
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Since its inception, the chorus has collaborated with the CBA Symphony Orchestra on such masterpieces as Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Mendelssohn's Elijah, Haydn's Creation, Poulenc's Gloria, Pinkham's Christmas Cantata, Orff's Carmina Burana, Thompson's Frostiana, Brahms' Liebeslieder Waltzes, and choruses from Borodin's Prince Igor, Copland's The Tender Land, Puccini's Madame Butterfly and Verdi's Nabucco. The chorus has performed at Navy Pier on several occasions, including the CBA's Lincoln Bicentennial Gala and Family Holiday Festival and the Pier's Winter Wonderfest. The chorus has become a favorite with Harold Washington Library's "Holiday Noon Concert" audiences.
In commemoration of Lincoln's Bicentennial, the chorus presented its first "solo" concert during its 2009-2010 season. The concert featured popular music of the era and the rousing campaign song, "Lincoln and Liberty."
In addition to major concerts, the CBA Chorus has performed at Law Day events in Chicago and has sung the National Anthem at US Cellular Field. In 2011 and 2012, the Chorus collaborated with the Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Choir and the Immaculate Heart of Mary Choir in holiday conerts at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Chicago.
The Chorus' 2012-2013 season program included Rachmaninoff's Cherubic Hymn, Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Music, Haydn's Te Deum and Bruckner's Te Deum.
Big Apple Razzle Dazzle: The CBA Chorus' Joint Concert with the New York City Bar Chorus
On March 28, 2014, the CBA Chorus joined the New York City Bar Chorus for a concert of popular American songs in the historic New York City Bar Association Building.
Lincoln and His America: A Musical Celebration
On February 16, 2013, the CBA Chorus and select members of the CBA Symphony Orchestra presented a concert of Lincoln-era songs, folk music and spirituals, along with musical works and narrative readings about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War era, at historic Representative Hall in the Old State Capitol, Springfield, IL.
For more on the Springfield concert, see "Celebrating Lincoln's Legacy", CBA Record, May 2013.
The CBA Chorus' 5th Anniversary Celebration: Carmina Burana
On June 5, 2011, in celebration of the CBA Symphony Orchestra's 25th anniversary and the CBA Chorus' 5th anniversary, the Orchestra and Chorus, joined by the Naperville Chorus and the Young Naperville Singers, presented their season finale performance of Carmina Burana at Symphony Center in Chicago. To view photos of the concert, visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/65764954@N03/sets/72157627185511573/ and http://chicagobar.shutterfly.com/. To view the concert program, click here.
Listen to an excerpt of "O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana.
Video Clip: The CBA Symphony Orchestra and Chorus rehearse for their upcoming performance of Carmina Burana in "Some Musicians You Should Know: The Bar Association Orchestra." Thanks to orchestra member and CBS 2 anchor Harry Porterfield for doing this story, which aired on Channel 2 on May 27, 2011. http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/05/27/some-musicians-you-should-know-the-bar-association-orchestra
Justice John Paul Stevens Awards Ceremony and Gala Celebration
On September 15, 2010, the Chorus gave a special concert performance at the 11th Annual Justice John Paul Stevens Awards Ceremony and Gala Celebration at the Chicago Hilton. The chorus performed Aaron Copland's "The Promise of Living" and patriotic songs. See a letter of appreciation from Justice Stevens.
Join the CBA Chorus for its 8th Anniversary Season!
Join the CBA Chorus for a season of masterpieces rehearsed and performed under outstanding professional conductors. The chorus has openings in all sections. Rehearsals are held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Wednesdays at the CBA Building, 321 S. Plymouth Court. To join, contact Jennifer Widmer.
No auditions are required. All our members have had previous choral experience and all new members should have vocal experience, preferably choral experience. There is a $50 annual membership fee and an additional music fee of approximately $25. Dues for students are $25. All members of the CBA are welcome to participate. If you are not already a CBA member, call 312-554-2133 for a membership application or join online.
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The CBA Chorus' 2014-2015 season will conclude with the following concert with the CBA Symphony Orchestra:
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Related FilesJustice Stevens Thank You Letter
Carmina Burana Program Booklet June 2011
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The first suspect is described as an African-American man, 23-25 years old, 6'0" tall, about 175-200 pounds and wearing a black track suit with a red stripe running down the side of the pants.
The second suspect is described as an African-American man, 23-25 years old, 6'2" tall, with a medium build and similar clothing. Both suspects were wearing dark knit caps.
The men are suspected of a strong-arm robbery that occurred at about 9:50 p.m. in the path on the east side of the Marley Building at 1145 E. Fourth Street. The suspects approached the victim and forcibly took personal property from him, police say.
No weapon was observed or used and the victim received minor non-life-threatening injuries.
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April 16, 2012 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
This weekend starting Friday evening colleg coaches will hit the road for AAU events across the country. Stops in Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and areas far and wide will be popular destinations for Division 1-A head coaches and assistants as they are allowed to evaluate talent for the first time in the busy April AAU schedule in a few years. While the intensity of the action is likely to be ratcheted up a few nothches, CIA Bounce big man Isaiah Watkins is taking it all in stride.
The 6-foot-8 Watkins attends St. Benedict'sPrep in Newark (NJ) and performing in front of college coaches is a regular event for him and his Gray Bees teammates. It was one of the reasons why he chose to attend a school like St. Ben's and play with a powerful AAU program like the Canadian CIA Bounce program, which participates in Nike's Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL).
Yet, Watkins is looking forward to showcasing his improvement as a player, but also has goals for himself to continue to impove against the top flight competition he will be facing.
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April 11, 2012 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
By Raphielle Johnson
This past weekend the sixth annual Easter Classic was played at multiple locations in Phoenix. It was a good opportunity to check out some of the better talents in the region, with teams from New Mexico and California also taking part.
And with some of the top prospects showing up it was a good opportunity to ask recruits an important question when it comes to basketball on the West Coast:
What's wrong with the Pac-12?
The league's been down for a couple of years now, and with 11 of the conference's top 20 scorers from this past season moving on there will be a lot of pressure on some highly touted newcomers to pick things up (Arizona likely being the team many pick to win the conference next season).
2013 wing Payton Banks, who played at Orange Lutheran with Arizona signee Gabe York, feels that the conference will bounce back in 2012-13 and the Wildcats are a big reason why.
"[This year] was a bad year for the Pac-12, but this year will change a lot," remarked Banks when I asked him the question.
2014 point guard Brian Beard and 2013 forward Chancey Hill both pointed to recruiting as the biggest problem for the conference, with Beard citing conference teams being outworked by the likes of Long Beach State and San Diego State while Hill said that the conference needs more diversity (geographically speaking) in recruiting.
Personally speaking, the recruiting issue is where the problem lies when it comes to the caliber of play in the Pac-12 in recent years. Lots of teams throughout the country have players leave school for the NBA after one or two seasons, making those recruits expected to spend three and four years on campus even more important.
Look at national champion Kentucky. While one could definitely argue that the Wildcats were talented enough to win with their youngsters this season, there's no ignoring the role that senior Darius Miller played on that team. And from a recruiting standpoint there's Kentucky and then everyone else she looking at who's coming in annually.
Arizona and Indiana both welcome in outstanding classes this summer, but John Calipari and his staff do a good enough job to bring in a new team that can contend for a national title every year.
If you're not able to do that you'd better be able to get a good mix onto campus, and that hasn't happened for the Pac-12 outside of Arizona's Elite Eight run in 2011. Can the conference come back? Sure it can, provided they win some important recruiting battles for the best talent on the West Coast.
But it's also going to take the development of players who don't fall into the "one and done" or two-year categories. That can't be forgotten when discussing what the conference needs to do in order to return to the pinnacle of western basketball while also regaining national respect.
As for the action there were some high-level products on display, and below are updates on their recruitment along with other standouts this weekend.
G Payton Banks (2013)
Banks is a high-level wing who is on the radar of many of the top teams on the West Coast. A versatile guard with size, when Banks decides to attack the basket with authority he's a tough player to deal with. That's the key for him: being in attack mode consistently. Banks holds offers from Arizona State, Colorado, Penn State, USC, UTEP, Washington and Washington State.
G Brian Beard (2014)
The 2014 pass-first point guard was solid if not spectacular for the Compton Magic Black. Speaking with Beard on Saturday, he says that his goal this summer is to improve his perimeter shooting and thus become a bigger threat to opponents offensively. Recently the schools who have shown "medium-to-high" interest are Marquette, Oregon State and San Diego State with none having offered.
G Richaud Gittens (2013)
Gittens is one of three players on the Arizona Stars who stood out this past weekend, displaying some very good athleticism in the open floor. A left-hand dominant player right now, Gittens wants to improve his right this spring/summer. He's looking for a bigger school that plays an up-tempo style of basketball, and currently has received interest from Colorado State, Drake, UCSB and Weber State. Obviously with his goal being to land at a larger institution this is going to be a big summer for him.
F Chauncey Hill (2013)
The Fairfax product had a good weekend in Phoenix, showing off a high-level motor and finishing ability above the rim. The key for Hill will be how he goes about expanding his offensive repertoire, something than can also be said for club teammate Jordan Bell (who played with ICP in a different event this week). Speaking with Hill, who said that he tries to model his game after Kenneth Faried, he's looking to become more of a wing player skill-wise as he spends the majority of his time in the paint. Boasting a mohawk that's dyed blonde on top, Hill has received interest from Colorado, Fresno State, Marquette, San Diego State and Washington but no offers as of yet.
G Jaron Hopkins (2013)
Hopkins is one of the best perimeter prospects on the West Coast; how he's been unranked by multiple scouting sites is one mystery that's difficult to explain. If Hopkins gets a step on his defender he's going to the rim and he's going with authority. He says he's been attempting 500-600 jumpers a day in hopes of improving that aspect of his game. Hopkins currently holds offers from the likes of Boise State, Colorado, Colorado State, Pennsylvania, Penn State, San Francisco and Washington State, with interest from Harvard, Stanford and UCLA. Hopkins is aware of the coaching situation at Colorado State (Tim Miles moving on to Nebraska) but that's something he's left to his father, also noting that Miles has been in contact with his father since taking over at Nebraska.
G Dorian Pickens (2014)
Pickens is a smooth wing who was able to score in a variety of ways for the Arizona Stars. The recent recipient of an offer from Arizona State, Pickens knocked down perimeter jumpers while also showing off his mid-range game. He'll need to get better at attacking the basket so opponents can't play him too close, and he says he'll also be working at becoming a better defender. He's looking for a school with good academics that provides a family atmosphere while playing an up-tempo style of basketball. In addition to the ASU offer, Arizona, Boston College and Indiana have shown early interest. When asked if the high number of transfers at Arizona State (12 in three years) would affect how he viewed Herb Sendek's program Pickens said no, stating that he's just going to focus on how he meshes with the coaching staff.
F Pablo Rivas (2014)
Rivas is a 6-6 forward with very good athleticism as he's also a wide receiver for his high school's football team. And despite his wiry frame Rivas showed off some of the physicality gained from playing football, as he was more than willing to bang with opposing big men. Rivas runs the floor well and has room for growth from a skill standpoint; another summer spent working on his game could yield positive results when it comes to what he'll be able to do offensively. Looking to major in engineering in college (mechanical and computer being the two disciplines he's most interested in), Northern Colorado has shown some interest in Rivas. He did say that his "dream school" is Memphis, but this is going to be a big summer for him in terms of improving his skill set if he wants to draw the attention of the future Big East member.
F Paul Watson (2013)
Watson was solid but had a tough weekend due to the fact that he had to play center. To say the least the wing prospect who has received offers from high major programs is not a center. Watson's a good scorer from multiple areas on the floor but for his sake hopefully they can get some size to help him out. But that doesn't mean that Watson isn't' using this as an opportunity to add to his game, as he's working on a turnaround jumper and a sweep-through move. Watson currently holds offers from Arizona State, Boise State, Fresno State, Oregon State and Texas Tech, and Arizona, Duke, New Mexico State, UNLV and USC have shown varying levels of interest.
Other Players of Note
G Bryce Alford (2013)
The New Mexico verbal commitment may be known by many for his famous lineage, but he's a very good player in his own right. Alford played off the ball for much of the weekend, doing a good job of finding looks on the perimeter. Needs a little more work creating off the dribble but to be fair he didn't man the point much for the Danny Granger Hurricanes.
G Malcolm Allen and G Marcus Allen (2013)
Twins from Las Vegas, these two played well this weekend alongside Jaron Hopkins and Paul Watson. Both are good athletes, with Malcolm showing a little better when it came to getting to the basket. Keep an eye on these two as the spring/summer rolls on, and that should be easy to do given the attention being heaped upon Hopkins and Watson from a recruiting standpoint.
G Sedrick Barefield (2015)
A member of the Compton Magic's 2015 squad, Barefield is going to be one of the best guards in the country regardless of class by the time he's a senior. Already ranked among the best guards in his class, Barefield is very good at finding quality looks. Good handle, good shooting form and a solid defender as well.
F Joe Boyd (2013)
The former New Mexico State verbal has bulked up some to match his 6-9 height, and he's got the strength needed to bang inside. Still has to work on his mid-range jumper and free throw shooting, but he'll be a good get for someone at the low to mid-major level with a solid spring/summer. At last check (a couple of months ago) New Mexico State remains high on his list, although depending on what happens with Marvin Menzies and the Colorado State opening maybe that changes.
F Kendall Lauderdale (2015)
He's with Barefield on a Compton Magic 2015 team that recruiting fans are going to want to keep track of in the coming years. Already standing at 6-7, Lauderdale displayed a very good motor in the paint and good athleticism as well. Having his jersey ripped to the point where it looked like something Tarzan would wear didn't slow him down either (they eventually gave him a new jersey. He'll be one of the many high-major products on this roster with continued growth and development.
G Dikembe Martin (2016)
Martin can get to the basket off the dribble and while he's got some work to do on his perimeter shot he was able to knock down a few jumpers as well. His best work may have come in the distribution area, where he set up fellow 2016 prospects Jace Rivera and Martin Tombe inside. This was as part of a Compton Magic 2016 class team that managed to beat a 17U squad on Saturday, and they're only going to get better.
G Bubba Mears (2012)
Mears hasn't been able to drum up enough interest scholarship-wise but the 5-9 point guard is a good athlete who also played football in high school. To describe Mears as a "bulldog" defensively would be more than accurate, as he helped lead the Tucson Heat seniors past the Compton Magic Black on Saturday afternoon. Offensively he did a good job of running the show, setting up teammates for quality looks while also using his quickness to get to the basket. Not sure if he goes D-1 due to the height, but he'd be a good late addition for a team in need of a point guard.
G Cullen Neal (2013)
Like teammate Bryce Alford, Neal's the son of a coach (UNM assistant Craig Neal) who can also get the job done on the court. Neal, a Saint Mary's verbal, was on the ball for most of the weekend for the Danny Granger Hurricanes and while his shot selection left something to be desired at times there's no doubt that he can make plays. He's got good size for a point guard, and he'll be a very good addition when he steps onto the SMC campus next summer.
G Jeff Van Dyke (2013)
He was one of the good perimeter shooters on a tough Gamepoint 17U Black squad. Very good in catch and shoot situations this past weekend, Van Dyke was also able to create some good looks off of the dribble as well. High-major 2013 big Kameron Rooks didn't play with them this weekend, which likely opened some things up for Gamepoint's other 2013 prospects. 2012 wing Nathan Wright spent most of his time inside as a result.
F Arren Wells (2012)
While Alford and Neal are the headliners for the Danny Granger Hurricanes they've got some good 2012 big men who are still on the market with Wells being one of them. A good athlete who can finish above the rim, Wells had no problem getting physical inside. Not sure what level he ends up playing at as a college freshman, but with the first open evaluation period coming up in less than two weeks western teams in need of some late size should make it a priority to check in on the Hurricanes.
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There are a lot of new faces within the St. Benedict's Prep basketball program in Newark (NJ) this season. From new head coach Mark Taylor to Class of 2015 must-see point guard Isaiah Briscoe and more new talent on the Gray Bees' roster it is an exciting new era for the program in Newark. One player that still seems to be under the radar nationally is Isaiah Watkins, another member of the Canadian AAU program CIA Bounce that will look to excel this year for Taylor's squad.
"What drew me to St. Benedict's was the goal of becoming better," Watkins told NBE earlier this evening. "Improving every day and hopefully being able to win at the highest level possible."
The improvement of Watkins has been ongoing through the spring and summer according to Nolan Shulman, National Recruiting Analyst of Flagrant Fouls and Editor-in-Chief of the Ultimate Recruiting Handbook which is the authority on Canadian basketball prospects. Shulman also noted that Watkins will come to work every single day at St. Benedict's, which should only enhance his goal of improving.
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The deadline for submitting your application to the Minnesota Board of Veterinary Medicine for the November-December test window is August 1, 2011. The deadline for the April test window is January 3, 2012. The NAVLE website can be found at www.nbvme.org. Students planning to take the NAVLE must be approved by a state board. In Minnesota, that is the Minnesota Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, Dr. John King, Director. If you wish to register through another state visit the website for the American Associate of Veterinary State Boards for contact information in each state.
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