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Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians
Higginbotham, J.C. (Jay C., Jack)
J.C. Higginbotham brought a uniquely bombastic element to jazz trombone playing, making a career as one of the Swing Era's most memorable musical architects. Higginbotham was one of the first to apply wide lip trills and upper-register glissando techniques to the jazz aesthetic, always adding excitement to the bands with whom he played, including Fletcher Henderson, Chick Webb and Louis Armstrong. His signature bluesy wail was captured in hundreds of recordings over the course of his career.
Jack Higginbotham was born in Social Circle, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, on May 11, 1906. He was the youngest son of Charles and Tempie Higginbotham, having one twin brother and 12 older siblings. He moved to Atlanta to attend boarding school at Morris Brown, where his older brother Garnett was a college student. After J.C.'s sister Eutris bought him his first trombone, Garnett - himself a trombonist - taught him the basic mechanics of the instrument.
Higginbotham took to the trombone and quickly developed a strong proficiency on the instrument. He began playing at age 15 with the Neal Montgomery Orchestra on hotel roof gardens. Soon after, Higginbotham moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he began vocational training to become a tailor. He returned to Atlanta a year later to finish his education at Morris Brown in Atlanta, but made his home in Cincinnati upon his graduation in 1924. Once there, he worked as a mechanic at a Cincinnati General Motors plant, and gigged at night with Wesley Harvey's band, a territory band that also included trumpeter Jonah Jones.
One of his bandmates, Wingie Carpenter, left the area to play in Buffalo, NY with Gene Primus, and recruited Higginbotham to join him in 1926. Once there, Higginbotham left to join another Buffalo band led by pianist Jimmy Harrison. In 1928, he relocated to New York City, where he made a name for himself alongside Henry "Red" Allen in the Luis Russell band. He also quickly established himself as an excellent studio musician, as is evidenced by his 1928 recording with King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators, "Slow and Steady." Higginbotham also recorded with Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton and others during his early years in New York.
Luis Russell provided the band where Higginbotham shone most brightly as a soloist. Examples of this work include "St. Louis Blues," recorded with Louis Armstrong in 1929, and "It Should Be You," featuring Red Allen. "St. Louis Blues" especially features Higginbotham's flexibility and unique use of lip trills.
Higginbotham's solos also take advantage of his impressive upper-register "chops" with frequent high-pitched, loud and expressive outbursts. Higginbotham manages to achieve this style, however, without coming across as blasting or out of control. It is this controlled excitement and virtuosity that made Higginbotham one of the most well-respected jazz trombonists of the era.
Higginbotham described the Russell band as "the swingingest band I ever played with," but the group's exhausting performance and touring schedule led him to leave in 1931. Around that time, one of Higginbotham's favorite trombonists, Jimmy Harrison (not to be confused with his former employer, the pianist) passed away after a brief stint with Chick Webb. Bassist Elmer James recommended that Higginbotham replace Harrison, and he was hired for several months.
He left Webb to join Fletcher Henderson, considered at the time to be the top African-American jazz group. His association with Henderson lasted until 1933, when he joined Lucky Millinder and the Mills Blue Rhythm Band. He left to briefly rejoin Fletcher Henderson in 1936. By this point in his career, Higginbotham had established himself as one of the most in-demand jazz trombonists; he had also developed a close relationship with trumpeter Henry "Red" Allen, with whom he began working in the Russell bands. In 1937, Higginbotham and Allen rejoined Russell to perform again with his group, which had recently been taken over by Louis Armstrong.
Allen and Higginbotham played in Armstrong's band until 1940, when they finally decided to make a go of it with their own group. They formed a sextet which earned the prestigious residency at the Cafe Society in New York City, and continued at numerous club and concert venues throughout New York, Boston and Chicago. The group lasted for seven years, and both Allen and Higginbotham maintained busy careers as studio musicians. Examples of Higginbotham's work as a sideman during this period include recordings with Artie Shaw, The Metronome All-Stars, Sidney Bechet and many others. Allen and Higginbotham also recorded a series of five short music films, known as "Soundies:" Count Me Out, Drink Hearty, House on 52nd Street, Mop, and Crawl, Red, Crawl.
In April 1947, towards the end of his work with Allen's sextet, Higginbotham attracted a great deal of controversy for a letter published under his name in New Masses, a leftist New York City newspaper. Entitled Some of My Best Friends Are Enemies, the piece features a long and articulate diatribe by Higginbotham criticizing the "Look How Liberal I Am!" whites such as Mezz Mezzrow who spent their time with Higginbotham and his fellow African-American musicians. He suggests that these so-called "friends" were not seeking out friendships with African-American musicians; rather, they were looking for an atmosphere of irrespensibility and an absence of moral restrictions. Of course, Higginbotham resented the implication that his world was devoid of moral values.
For the rest of the 1940s and into the early 1950s, Higginbotham led his own small groups in the Dixieland-revival format around Boston and Cleveland, Ohio. He returned to play with Red Allen's group again at the Metropole Theater in 1956. He continued to play mostly with Allen from then on out, including a fantastic 1957 appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival in which he was joined by fellow trombonists Jack Teagarden and Kid Ory. Higginbotham also appeared on a number of the episodes of "Art Ford's Jazz Party," which aired in 1958. He toured Europe with Sammy Price later that year.
Higginbotham also continued his prolific recording career, working as a sideman with Buck Clayton, Cootie Williams and Rex Stewart, the Henderson Reunion Band, and of course Red Allen. Examples include Allen's collaboration with Coleman Hawkins in 1957, in which Higginbotham joins them on "I Cover the Waterfront" and "S'Wonderful," as well as "Ain't She Sweet," recorded with Allen in 1957. Higginbotham's signature sound is largely unchanged, but he does develop a more rhythmically sophisticated vocabulary to contrast with his blues-inspired effects.
He left Allen and the Metropole to continue his own career as a lower-profile bandleader, first in Cincinnati and later back in New York City. He led a group for a tour of Scandanavia in 1962 that led to another album released under his name later that year. Higginbotham performed again at Newport in 1963 and 1964, and recorded again in 1966. One of his last musical engagements came in an appearance on Art Hodes's television show, Jazz Alley, in 1969.
Higginbotham passed away four years later, on May 26, 1973. His long and productive association with Red Allen and many others has left behind a mountain of recordings in which his bright, energetic tone and exuberant upper-register phrasing makes his solos instantly recongnizable. These recordings attest to his confidence, style and pioneering work in establishing the trombone as a soloistic instrument in the Swing and Dixieland styles.
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JC Higginbotham 1929-1940 (Best of Jazz, 1996)
An excellent overview of Higginbotham's career that features some of his best solos, many of which are duplicated in the recordings below.
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Henry "Red" Allen 1929-1933 (Classics 540)
Henry "Red" Allen 1933-1935 (Classics 551)
Henry "Red" Allen 1935-36 (Classics 575)
Henry "Red" Allen 1944-47 (Classics 1067)
Higginbotham's career is featured alongside Allen in this series of recordings. The last CD especially features some fine Higginbotham solos, including "The Theme" and "Dear Old Southland," the latter one of the rare examples that demonstrates Higginbotham's impressive ballad playing.
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Fletcher Henderson 1931-32 (Classics 546)
Henderson's band always featured top trombone talent, and Higginbotham was no exception. "Sugar Foot Stomp," "Low Down on the Bayou," "Blues In My Heart" and especially "Casa Loma Stomp" all feature Higginbotham as a soloist.
Luis Russell 1930-34 (Classics 606)
Some of Higginbotham's best early work came with Russell: "Song of Swanee" and "Feelin' the Sprit" are two examples where Higginbotham is featured.
King Oliver 1928-30 (Classics 607)
Higginbotham appears on a few of these early Oliver sides, some of his first recordings as a studio musician.
Louis Armstrong 1938-39 (Classics 523)
These recordings document Higginbotham's work with Armstrong in the Luis Russell orchestra.
Sidney Bechet 1940-41 (Classics 638)
Bechet was one of the many stars that asked Higginbotham to record with him during the peak of his career in the early 1940s.
Artie Shaw 1940-41 (Classics 1167)
An example of Higginbotham's productive work as a sideman, he appears on the last four tracks of this Artie Shaw Compilation from 1940-41.
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"This job in particular has a tendency to change lives more than most."
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Steven Meisel is a man of many beautiful pictures. Notoriously reclusive but endlessly successful, he's one of the most respected photographers in fashion and entertainment. For more than two decades, he's helped make beautiful women like Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell into supermodels, and kept Madonna looking fresh and sexy beyond her years. The visionary behind Vogue Italia covers, Vanity Fair features and sexually charged Calvin Klein campaigns, Steven Meisel has been a photographic mainstay for nearly three decades and we owe him heaps of gratitude for making the beautiful people of the world look even more elegant.
For someone who earns a living by making supermodels and celebrities look radiant through his photographic lens, Steven Meisel is incredibly camera shy. A constant dodger of interviews, he is known for keeping himself hidden under layers of clothing and hats. One reason for Steven Meisel's reclusive personality is that he doesn't enjoy getting older, as it makes it more difficult for him to connect to the young, attractive models that he so often works with. We're pretty sure that he'll find a way to manage.
Based only on his Vogue credentials, Steven Meisel would easily be one of the best fashion photographers in the business. In fact, his vast portfolio has also included regular projects for Vanity Fair and W in the magazine world and Calvin Klein, Prada and Versace in the advertising world. Not to be left out are his accomplishments with his good friend, Madonna, who he has photographed for magazines, album and single covers, as well as her infamous book, Sex. So how is Steven Meisel so successful? He's a master of style, perfection and reinvention, who can follow his imagination all the way through to a perfect picture -- every single time.
Steven Meisel BiographySteven Meisel found himself surrounded by famous and good looking people at an early age. As his mother was a former singer and his father was employed by a record company, Steven Meisel often got to rub elbows with some of the biggest names in music like The Supremes, The Beatles and Frank Sinatra. While he didn't discount what it meant to watch and sometimes meet them, Steven Meisel quickly became more interested in models than music. He ignored common childhood possessions like toys and immersed himself in fashion magazines (Harper's Bazaar and Vogue were early favorites), and became obsessed with drawing pictures of high-class, beautiful women.
Steven Meisel's obsession with drawing models drove him to get closer to the models themselves. As a teenager, he got female friends to ring professional agencies and request head shots from the industry's top names, and he once waited outside a New York studio for a glimpse of legendary model Twiggy. After being further inspired by watching a photo shoot firsthand for a local fabric business, Steven Meisel started gaining early hands-on experience by modifying the makeup and wardrobe of his sister and using her as a test subject. Subsequently, he would hone his illustrative craft via the city's High School of Art and Design, before pursuing fashion illustration studies at Parsons and working simultaneously as an illustrator at the offices of Halston.
steven meisel joins vogue and works with madonnaSteven Meisel became gainfully employed as a Parsons instructor and Halston illustrator, but he yearned to be a photographer instead. After taking a second illustration job at Women's Wear Daily, Steven Meisel happened to meet Valerie Cates, sister to actress and model Phoebe Cates. Steven Meisel was soon shooting pictures of them and other models from Elite Model Management on his off days and became a put-upon photographer for the magazine, Seventeen, after they caught sight of his visual talents. Having now left his illustrating duties behind, Steven Meisel became a full-time photographer and gained new clients in Self, Mademoiselle and W. His greatest coup would be Vogue, who hired him as their lead photographer for their Italian and American publications. After debuting with the fashion magazine giant in 1988, Steven Meisel was hired as the exclusive cover photographer for the Italian edition, a lucrative honor that competing fashion photographers would have killed for.
With Vogue, Steven Meisel became a hot commodity and models were excited at the thought of working with him, due in part to his knack for being able to stylishly reinvent them or just make them look elegant. Steven Meisel became an influential player in the careers of numerous modern supermodels including Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, and Amber Valletta. He also acted as an image mentor of sorts for Madonna. As the man behind the lens of her 1984 album cover of Like a Virgin, Steven Meisel was re-hired by the pop icon to shoot her 1993 single covers for "Bad Girl" and "Fever." In between, the Material Girl brought him on board to shoot the kinky pages of her 1992 pictorial, Sex, which touched on themes of S&M and soft-core sexual behavior. The book's material would generate controversy, but no one could dispute the fact that the photographic style was ingenious and the project became one of Steven Meisel's most well-known creations. Steven Meisel go on to photograph another singer, Mariah Carey, in a much less provocative (but equally photogenic) pose on the cover of her 1995 album, Daydream.
steven meisel works with vanity fair and calvin kleinSteven Meisel's top-flight photographic work has continued to earn him critical kudos and greater commercial prospects. Incapable of an unoriginal result, he remains relevant, innovative and occasionally controversial. In recent years, he's become more active on the advertising circuit by participating in ad campaigns for Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino, Versace, and Prada. All the while, he continues to bring new models into the mix. An example of this came in 2008 when he was instrumental in creating a groundbreaking issue of Vogue that only used black models. Steven Meisel would also produce another engaging photo set with his friend Madonna looking sexy against an Earth backdrop for Vanity Fair, before stripping Kate Winslet down in a tribute to Catherine Deneuve for the December 2008 issue of the magazine.
After making a splash with a sexy Calvin Klein ad campaign featuring a scantily clad Eva Mendes, Steven Meisel turned up the heat for a 2009 Calvin Klein jeans promotion that featured two model couples in various stages of undress and jeans. It was a memorably sexy campaign that raised eyebrows and pulses alike, proving that Steven Meisel still had the photo chops to effectively promote a product on a visual level and get consumers and industry types talking at the same time. He would also work with Madonna one more time in 2009 on a campaign assignment for fashion house, Louis Vuitton.


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NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Anyone planning on sprucing up his or her yard with trees, landscaping or a waterfall this summer or thinking of hiring someone to do it needs to make sure the job site remains tidy.
That's because City Council unanimously approved legislation Tuesday night that provides for fines of up to $1,000 a day for each day that dirt, mud, rocks or other debris remains on public streets as a result of landscaping or construction work.
Violations of the newly enacted law are to be termed "unclassified" administrative misdemeanors instead of first- or second-degree misdemeanors since citations would be deemed civil rather than criminal and issued by the office of City Engineer Scott Wangler rather than by the police, said Law Director Andrew Crites.
Repeat violations could be elevated to a higher misdemeanor status, officials said.
The measure was proposed by Mayor David Gillock in December. He acknowledged the proposed ordinance was not triggered by widespread problems with dirty conditions on streets due to landscaping or other work done by companies or homeowners.
"We did have a problem for awhile at a concrete plant on Race Road," Gillock said of a previous situation that generated complaints over commercial vehicles depositing dirt and other debris onto the road near the concrete facility.
"It hasn't been widespread," Gillock said during a previous Safety Committee discussion of the legislation. "We're just trying to fix it so it doesn't become one."
Gillock was firm at the time that violators should not receive warnings, but told immediately to clean up anything left on city streets or face a citation and fine.
Officials said they expected the bulk of any citations would go to contractors, construction companies or landscapers whose vehicles drop dirt or mud in the street — although people driving privately owned pickups could also be cited.
The measure also will extend to messes left by farm tractors or other equipment used on farms.
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For the study, "Coming of Age with Stop and Frisk," researchers went into six low-income, heavily policed neighborhoods and surveyed almost 500 young New Yorkers who had been stopped by police at least once. (Stop-and-frisk targets the young; the report notes that "at least half of all recorded stops annually involve those between the ages of 13 and 25.") As you might expect, most of the respondents' experiences with stop-and-frisk were negative ones. Almost half of those surveyed said that officers had threatened them or used physical force during the stops. Over 80 percent of respondents claimed that they had been stopped for no good reason; 85 percent said that the frisks turned up nothing illegal.


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I do get ideas of how pieces work together from these pictures however I have to agree with the previous comments. Please work with your demographic!
I agree with casperleslie about age-appropriate of some of the items. However, when I went to nautica.com to see the shorts in slide #17, I couldn't find the same ones. So, we also need more information on where to get the few items we do like!
More is for women 40 and above. These clothing styles are modeled by very young women and the styles are age appropriate for them, and very, very, very few women 40 and above. Please show us the denim looks that would work for most of us, your subscribers.


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ABC's premiere of the highly anticipated new series 'Resurrection' is all the buzz and one of its stars, Mark Hildreth, took time out of his busy schedule to chat about his new role in the show. The time is right for a show like this. This talented young actor shared how he prepared to play this amazing character of "Pastor Tom Hale" as well as his passion for music with his project 'Signs Of Life.' Also enjoy a smile from the memories he shared about his time on 'Voltron Force.' No doubt Hildreth will prove this star power when 'Resurrection' premieres Sun Mar 9 at 9|8c.
Q. Last time we chatted you shared about your very personal experience with your album 'Signs of Life.' Do you have any other music projects in your future?
A. 'Resurrection' and my latest album 'Signs Of Life' have something in common - at their core, they're both all about family. Music is so personal to me; it's one of the most important things in my life. When I recorded 'Signs Of Life,' I was going through a period of losing and gaining loved ones. Deaths, births and big changes were happening in my life. It's also an album that I sung a lot on, and played a lot of the instruments. It is my best homage to my musical muse Stevie Wonder. I'm currently irking on a new album, my third, along with a ton of other musical projects. Both my records are available on iTunes!
Q. Can you share anything about your experience making 'Voltron Force?'
A. Blast from the past!! Voltron Force was a lot of fun to make, especially because I was working with a lot of friends like Giles Panton, Andrew Francis and director Terry Klausen. Some of these guys are folks I've been working with forever in Vancouver Canada doing voice-over. But I didn't have a whole heck of a lot to do in 'Voltron': they took it easy on me! You might want to ask about another anime character I played though - Heero in 'Gundam Wing.' That was a challenge! 50 hours in a studio all by myself bring to life a character who, let's just say, isn't exactly the most CHEERFUL guy in the world!


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Rock climbers, hikers, anthropology and wildlife enthusiasts from around the world flock to boulders of West Texas' Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site, one of the largest and oldest concentrations of Indian rock paintings in North America.
"It's like an outdoor museum," Texas State Park Ranger Wanda Olszewski told journalists during a recent visit to Hueco Tanks. Sounds like "Waco", but it's 32 miles northeast of El Paso.
More than 3,000 paintings (pictographs) -- dating back almost 11,000 years -- depict masks, faces, complex geometric designs, animals, birds, dancers, symbols for rain, lightning, and corn, and more.
The intriguing paintings include:
- A six-foot-long black and white figure of the Aztec rain god Tlaloc is on the ceiling of a low shelter within a boulder -- climb in and lie down to see it. The complex artwork is one continuous line.
- Mescalero Apaches, about 1800 A.D., painted many of the works. One panel depicts a probable victory dance with snakes, horses, musical instruments -- and sexual behavior.
- Many of the works are similar to Katchina designs by the Hopi. A red and green mask with star eyes is a forerunner of Star Katchina works.
- Eight masks in red and orange hues are arranged in an undulating pattern along a wall at "Cave Kiva". It's a ceremonial cave similar to underground kivas of present-day Pueblos.
The Hueco Tanks area has the largest (more than 200) amount of Native American painted masks in North America. The masks are especially significant because they influenced the rest of Southwestern art.
The first to explore and study the mask pictographs were Forrest and Lula Kirkland in 1939. "...(T)he designs themselves reflect considerable artistic ability," wrote Forrest Kirkland, a commercial artist who copied the works while his wife photographed them, and searched for others.
Colors came from ground minerals, with binders including human urine, egg yolks, or animal fats. Green and blue pigments came from copper oxides; red from hematite; white from gypsum...
They were created by people as far back as prehistoric and historic Indians, Mexicans, Spaniards, and others making the passage from Mesoamerica northward (El Paso del Norte, as Spain's King Philip II termed it in 1598).
Hueco ("hollows") Tanks was their life-saving oasis in the Chihuahua Desert.
"This became the 'Journey of Death' after the Ice Age ended," ranger Olszewski explained. "The boulders' hollows caught rainwater, and this oasis meant the difference between life and death."
Its life-saving shelter made the area "critical to Native American cultures. It's still an active sacred site," the ranger stressed.
A Native American "Interpretive Fair" is held there on the third weekend in October. And every fourth year, Apaches perform their "Dance of the Spirits".
The sacred and the profane? Hueco Tanks is "probably the biggest mecca for rock climbing in North America. We can't always balance the needs of all stakeholders, and please everyone," Olszewski pointed out. "At times I'm unpopular ... I've been cussed at in several languages."
The state park protects the sanctity of the site in several ways.
- Access is limited to 70 people at a time (see reservation info below).
- Two-thirds of the Hueco Tanks area is accessible only through guided tours, and most visitors go on guided tours.
- Visitors who go it alone are required to watch an orientation video regarding the site's sacred heritage.
Guides carefully instruct, and watch over the guests. "Don't pick up anything -- it may be an arrowhead or a pottery sherd (real term for shard)," Ranger Wanda warned. "Don't touch the pictographs. Some are more than a thousand years old."
The park also protects its animals as a wildlife preserve.
A "whole bunch of critters" (or their tracks) are seen regularly, including mountain lion, bobcat, gray fox, coyote, javelina, badger, ringtail. Three types of rabbits forage in the park; several kinds of rodents and bats are in the rock hills; and 25 species of snakes include five types of rattlers.
"The only snakebite happened when a man from a religious sect in Tennessee picked it up," Olszewski noted. (The star of a reality show "Snake Salvation" died early this year after the Kentucky pastor was bitten by snake and refused treatment.)
On a more pleasant note, more than 200 species of birds visit Hueco Tanks, and birding tours are offered.
When you visit this "veritable oasis in the desert," as Lula Kirkland described it 75 years ago, remember to bring and drink plenty of water.
For more info and reservations: Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site, 6900 Hueco Tanks Road No. 1, El Paso, Texas. Access is limited to 70 people at a time, and the limit is reached often on weekends and holidays, and from March through November. So reserve in advance by calling 512-389-8900. Tours must be booked in advance, and depend on availability of trained guides, so reserve by calling 915-849-6684. The closest hotels are around El Paso Airport, about a half-hour drive from Hueco Tanks. The park has 20 campsites. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. Destination El Paso.
Suggested Links
- Shirley Jones, Robert Wagner discuss their careers at El Paso classic film fest
- El Paso's Holocaust Museum, founded by survivor 30 years ago, fights deniers
- El Paso no longer 'poor man of Texas' says its U.S. Congressman Beto O'Rourke
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June 16, 2012
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has been receiving messages of sympathy from world leaders, including U.S. President Barack Obama, on the death of his brother, Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, who passed away today.
Meanwhile, members of the Royal Family and government officials are beginning to arrive in Jeddah today in preparation for the funeral prayers which will be held on tomorrow following Maghrib (sunset) prayers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah.
The Saudi Embassy in Washington will open a book of condolences for signing at the embassy, Monday June 18 through Wednesday, June 20 from 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Prayer services will be held at the embassy for Crown Prince Nayef on Monday, June 18 following Dhuhr (noon) prayer.


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I was a fan of him since he was on the Hornets.
Robert Traylor, the former NBA and University of Michigan big man nicknamed "Tractor" because of his hulking frame, has died. He was 34.
Police in San Juan said Traylor was found dead Wednesday on the bedroom floor of his oceanfront apartment. Police and Traylor's team, the Bayamon Cowboys, said he had been missing for a few days and apparently died from a heart attack.
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I was a fan of him since he was on the Hornets.
Eddy Curry in disguise!
34 is no age....I'm sure he took cocaine or something, what else makes you suffer a heart attack at 34?


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Last night's episode of "Restaurant Stakeout" was titled "Dysfunction Junction." Willie Degel came to help out Junction 46 in Ledgewood, N.J.
Willie met with Bob Winegar, owner of the establishment. The online reviews rave about the food, but complain about the staff that has no interest in the customers. Although Bob works about 80 hours a week, his recent diagnosis of multiple sclerosis is a factor. In addition to this, his family's livelihood is at stake, and if the restaurant fails, it will be catastrophic.
Willie met with Bob away from the restaurant, got the keys, and sent in his team to wire up the place. When Bob saw the control room, he was amazed.
Willie will use his reliable four-step plan to identify the key staff, observe their behavior, test the systems and then confront the staff.
Danielle is a waitress on staff for six months; she was seen waiting on a man with a gluten allergy, but had a blank look on her face when he asked for a recommendation. Diane, a bartender there for sixteen years, was the person who trained Danielle. Danielle went back to ask Chef Roy, on staff for six years about the gluten recommendation. Willie commented about the age of Roy, but Bob admits that he is a rock star.
Two men came in and ordered martinis; she did not put vermouth in either one and lied when they asked if she did. She shook the martini too, which is a no-no. After putting "more" vermouth in the drink, it sat on the bar instead of going back to the customer. Willie also told Bob that the sign outside is confusing, stating that it is a bar, restaurant and a night club.
Jean, a waitress there for 12 years was spotted next. Willie sent in Sandy and Donna to test Jean. Jean greeted them with pitchers in hand, told the women to sit wherever they wanted, and she would be with them in about four minutes. She was busy with a large group of elderly singles, and Diane brought menus to the women. As they waited and waited, and tried to get Jean's attention, she continued to ask they to wait, promising to be right back. Willie reprimanded Bob for only having one waitress on staff this night. As they attempted to ask a question, they got an abrupt answer as she walked away again. Willie said it was more Bob's fault than Jean's.
When two men at the bar were swigging down Long Island Iced Teas like they were going out of style, one of them came into the dining room to ask one of the elderly people to do the tango with him. With no separation between the bar and restaurant, it was a rowdy bunch of drinkers amidst the nice dining room.
Two people walked in and observed people playing poker. Bob admitted that on Wednesdays, they had a poker night, where attendees are asked to support the restaurant, and they play for a chance to enter the World Series of Poker. When the two people sat down, Will, a young bartender, on staff for five years waited on them as they ordered a "Voodoo Bucket," a drink for $11 made of 32 ounces of booze. As they drank the drink, they got very rowdy and their voices drifted across the entire place, disturbing other customers.
Bob called the staff together after it closed, and Willie came in. He explained why he was there. Bob had to make changes to bring his restaurant back from its identity crisis. Now Bob is ready to get to work to make the necessary changes.
The next day, Bob and Willie made the plan, and Bob now claimed the title of restaurateur. Willie gave the chef all the props he deserved. He was a master of his craft. Willie then met with Danielle, and gave her the info about how she should talk to the customers. She felt that the onus was put on the staff, and Willie let her know that it was primarily Bob's fault as the owner, regardless, all the staff had to work together.
Next, Willie took Bob to a local radio station to get the word out about his new restaurant, and he did a great job explaining about the delicious menu and service.
Six weeks later, Willie was greeted by Bob's wife, the hostess. There were new faces and the place was humming. With a separation between the restaurant and bar, and a new hostess stand, the place was classy, like never before. Thanks to Willie and his staff on "Restaurant Stakeout," the sales were up; the staff was happy, and the owner will have more time with his family and get the much-needed rest when his multiple sclerosis requires it.
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WEBMAIL SERVICE PROVIDER Yahoo has announced that it will limit access to its services for users with older web browsers.
An announcement on the Yahoo blog on Thursday said that only the two most recent iterations of Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome and Safari will be supported at any given time, starting from 5 June.
From that date, heritage browsers will receive only the basic Yahoo Mail interface, which limits many of the features offered in the most up-to-date edition. Starting today, affected users will receive a splash screen notification on login, giving instructions on how to upgrade to a more modern web browser.
The policy change reflects both the security issues surrounding older editions of popular web browsers and the increased complexity of the Yahoo email interface.
Earlier this year, Yahoo announced that it would switch to end to end https encryption to bring it into line with other webmail services. It followed a major revamp to the service in November 2013 that was met with hostility from long-time users of one of the oldest surviving webmail providers.
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Holy Cross' Malcolm Miller
Feb. 4, 2014
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Justin Burrell stole an inbounds pass and found Eric Green for the dunk to put Holy Cross ahead for good in the final minute as the Crusaders went on to a 69-68 win at Colgate on Tuesday night in a game shown on CBS Sports Network.
The Crusaders improve to 13-10 overall and 7-4 in the Patriot League with their sixth win in the last seven games, while the Raiders drop to 8-14 for the season and 2-9 in League action.
The rest of the weekday slate is on Wednesday, featuring Lehigh/Army, Boston University/Navy and Lafayette/Bucknell at 7 p.m. and American/Loyola Maryland at 7:30 p.m. with each game on Patriot League Network.
The recaps and box score from Tuesday's game are included below.
Holy Cross 69 at Colgate 68
Box Score
*Holy Cross trailed for nearly the entire game before using a late 9-2 run to pull out a 69-68 win at Colgate on Tuesday.
*The Crusaders won their sixth game in the last seven, and also beat Colgate for the sixth time in seven meetings.
*Holy Cross swept the season series from the Raiders for the second time in three years.
*Colgate scored the first seven points and led by as many as 12 in the first half before settling on a 36-31 lead at the break.
*Colgate briefly pushed its lead to 50-40 in the second half, but Holy Cross answered with a 12-3 run and the game was tight the rest of the way.
*The Crusaders scored six straight points to take their first lead at 60-59 with just over five minutes to go, but Colgate came back with the next four to go back ahead 63-60 with three minutes left.
*Justin Burrell tied the score at 63-63 on a three-pointer, and Malcolm Miller evened it at 65-65 on a bucket with 1:16 left for the Crusaders.
*Burrell stole an inbounds pass and fed Eric Green for a dunk to put Holy Cross ahead for good at 67-65 with 25 seconds left.
*Colgate's Ethan Jacobs missed a three-pointer for the lead, and Miller hit two free throws to ice the win with nine seconds left before Colgate hit a three at the buzzer for the final margin.
*Miller led Holy Cross with 17 points, while Dave Dudzinski (14), Burrell (11) and Green (11) also scored in double figures.
*Holy Cross shot 52.8% (28-of-53) for the game and pulled down 11 offensive rebounds while holding a 25-21 edge on the boards.
*Colgate fell despite shooting 58.3% (28-of-48) for the game and 9-of-17 from three-point range.
*Murphy Burnatowski led the Raiders with 16 points, while Jacobs and Chad Johnson each scored 10.


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|Buchanan announces 2014 slate
MOSCOW, Idaho – Idaho volleyball coach Debbie Buchanan announced a challenging 28-match 2014 regular season schedule Thursday, featuring two matches against RPI top-5 teams from 2013, six against the top 75 and 11 against the top 110.
The schedule is highlighted by a home tournament with matches against Missouri, Boise State and Portland and also includes tournaments at Florida, UC Irvine and Washington State and a 16-match Big Sky Conference schedule featuring 11 conference opponents and eight home Big Sky matches.
Idaho's first eight opponents in 2014 combined to go 182-68 (.728) in 2013. The Vandals open the 2014 season on Aug. 29 against Oklahoma at Florida's Active Ankle Challenge. Idaho will take on Florida later that day and face Georgia Southern on Aug. 30. All three opponents in the tournament reached the 2013 NCAA tournament, and Georgia Southern was the only one not to advance to the round of 32.
"We've never been afraid of scheduling," Buchanan said. "You can schedule easy and go for the wins, but if the matches aren't good RPI-wise, depending on how you finish in your conference it's not going to help you. Our philosophy has been to play teams that are going to help our RPI. We've got to work to knock off some of those teams in the preseason to get some significant wins."
Idaho will visit Long Beach State then head to the UC Irvine tournament to face UC Irvine, Utah State and Pepperdine Sept. 4-6. All four opponents that week finished in the top-110 of the RPI in 2013, with Pepperdine (71), Long Beach State (80) and Utah State (81) well inside the top 100.
The Vandals will host the Idaho Tournament Sept. 11-13, facing Missouri on Sept. 11, Boise State on Sept. 12 and Portland on Sept. 13. Missouri completed an undefeated regular season in 2013, and went 35-0, reaching a No. 4 national ranking before losing in the NCAA tournament to finish with a 35-1 overall record, the best in the NCAA in 2013.
Idaho's final non-conference tournament is Sept. 18 and 19 at Washington State where the Vandals will face the Cougars and Loyola Marymount.
"Playing a top team isn't going to hurt us," Buchanan said. "If we get those wins, it's really going to help us. Then if you win your conference, you're going to have an opportunity to get a better overall seed in the NCAA tournament. We've always looked at going on the aggressive side and playing some top teams because I think we can compete with them, and it will help us prepare for our conference schedule."
The Vandals open their first Big Sky season since 1995 when they visit Northern Colorado on Sept. 25. Idaho's first home conference match is Oct. 2 against Northern Arizona, and the Vandals host four straight Big Sky matches between Oct. 16 and Oct. 25 when Montana (Oct. 16), Montana State (Oct. 17), Weber State (Oct. 23) and Idaho State (Oct.25) visit Moscow.
The Big Sky will have two divisions for volleyball in 2014, and Idaho will play division foes North Dakota, Northern Colorado, Eastern Washington, Montana and Montana State twice, while facing opponents from the other division -- Northern Arizona, Portland State, Sacramento State, Southern Utah, Weber State and Idaho State -- once each.
"Every match counts," Buchanan said. "You have to go out and compete every single time because if you let one match go and you only play that team one time it can hurt you in the end. We're going to have to make sure we're prepared. We have to take every match seriously and make sure we're playing at our level every single opportunity that we get."
Idaho's regular season finale is Nov. 15 at home against Northern Colorado, and the 2014 Big Sky Tournament is Nov. 20-22, hosted by the regular-season champion. The Vandals won four Big Sky championships in their last four years in the league from 1992-1995 before joining the Big West Conference in 1996.
"We want to win. We want to win in preseason, we want to win the conference tournament," Buchanan said. "We're hoping that we can host it here and have that home-court advantage and try to get to the NCAA tournament."


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Investigative reporting team Barlett and Steele discuss the approximately 9 billion dollars "missing" in Iraq, Paul Bremer and Alan Greenspan's denials on the matter, the fact that the "accountants" in charge were a couple in San Diego who did no accounting at all, what might have actually happened to the money, the involvement of the neocons at the Pentagon and the SAIC mercenary force.
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Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele are one of the most widely acclaimed investigative reporting teams in American journalism. They have worked together for more than three decades, first at The Philadelphia Inquirer, (1971-1997) where they won two Pulitzer Prizes and scores of other national journalism awards, then at Time magazine, (1997-2006) where they earned two National Magazine Awards, becoming the first journalists in history to win both the Pulitzer Prize for newspaper work and its magazine equivalent for magazine reporting, and now at Vanity Fair as contributing editors. They also have written seven books.


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People say when you're pregnant you're absolutely, positively glowing! As much as that goes for celebrities, in the real world, we expectant women have to deal with skin rashes, uneven skin tones, new found freckles, acne, and not to mention…weight gain! It throws our entire makeup routine off for nine months.
So what can you do to help you look a little bit more appealing during those nine months? One thing you can do is not try heavier makeup. It will not only make you feel overdone, but also make you feel uncomfortable if you're not used to it. Here's a trick: Go one shade darker or lighter than you normally would. When you're expecting, your skin tone tends to change. Be sure to match your foundation to whatever skin tone you have at the moment. How can you be sure it is your shade? Rub it on your jaw and if it blends equally without creating a demarcation line, it's your shade.
With blush, you can go a shade lighter than you normally would. When you're pregnant, your hormone levels are shot through the roof. One little thing can set your face blushing like you normally wouldn't. So take a vacation on the red cheeks because it will be doing that naturally on its own for nine months.
With lipstick, it never fails to wear a little bit of red for evening or party wear. Otherwise, bright pink lip gloss can be your friend for it brings out the rosy side of you and with pink cheeks, it never goes wrong.
Don't let your skin become flaky overnight either. Make sure to moisturize daily with your skin care regimen. It will help your makeup go on softer and smoother, and also at the end of the nine months, your skin won't be suffering so bad.
Don't worry moms-to-be, makeup can still be your friend during your precious nine months of carrying that wonderful child. It may be a little bumpy with some skin conditions, but there's nothing makeup won't cure. And if there's a day where you feel really out of it, consider treating yourself for a facial and a makeup application at your local salon.


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8 months along, I can't breathe at night!!- is this normal??
When I lay on my sides (particularily my left side) I wake up in terrible coughing fits like the air is being sucked out of me, no matter how gradually I make the transition. I feel like I've tried everything, windows open, I have a humidifier in my room, I have and air conditioner I've even used my inhalor and vapor rub. I only have sit style couches so propping myself up comfortable to sleep in the living room isn't really a viable option. Has any other ladies had experience like this?? What worked?? Any suggestions?? I am desperate for a full night's sleep and change of position.
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Happened to me lots in the last months of my pregnancy. I was forced to sleep sitting up or with 3-4 pillows propping up my head. Didn't help a bunch, but it got me SOME sleep. Then again, a lot of mine was anxiety because my husband was working the graveyard shift at the time.posted 07/21/2012 by writerchick87
When I was pregnant I felt like it was harder to breathe laying down. Some women get symptoms like that with short of breathe, I know I had it a lot. You may just have it harder to breathe than others..Just to be safe though I would go to the OB/GYN and see if they recomend anything. I know elevating yourself with pillows underneath the back of your chest it helps. I wish the best of luck for you! Hope this helped :)posted 07/19/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
It is normal to be uncomfortable while sleeping.. but you really should not be short of breath. If you can't prop yourself up in a chair or couch. My suggestion is to buy like 6 or more cheap pillows from IKEA or Walmart (they have jumbo ones for 3-4 dollars) and make yourself a pillow prop in bed... I prop myself now, to get use to it for the last few weeks of pregnancy. I would definetly call your doctor too... check up on being short of breath.posted 07/18/2012 by Meganmomof4
I remember feeling like it was harder to breathe while laying down around the third trimester as well. I didn't have it as bad where I had coughing fits though. Mine was caused from the baby legs pushing up in my chest so I felt short of breathe. I would call the doc to make sure it nothing serious.posted 07/17/2012 by picama
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Daytona Ave. bridge 'on its way'
Published: Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 3:52 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 3:52 p.m.
HOLLY HILL — Nearly two years after being shut down, construction is expected to begin on the Daytona Avenue bridge.
"The bridge is on its way," City Manager Jim McCroskey said this week after getting off the phone with state officials.
The bridge, built in 1945 and heavily used by police officers and firefighters, has been shut down since February 2011 after a routine maintenance check found signs of erosion and weakness.
Federal funds were secured for the bridge and the price was advertised at $798,000. During the initial wave of bidding, two companies submitted proposals and were subsequently rejected by the Florida Department of Transportation.
During a second round of bidding, three companies applied for the construction job, including Commercial Industrial Corp. with a bid of $780,000 and Sarver, Pa.-based Gregori Construction and Engineering Inc., with a bid more than $20,000 higher than the advertised price — $818,500.
But the state passed over the first bid because the associated surveyor was in noncompliance with the state. Commercial Industrial Corp., however, in July filed a bid protest and ultimately appealed the case to the state's transportation secretary, who denied the company's claim. McCroskey said one last appeal could have been filed Friday but was not.
Andy Gregori, vice president of Gregori Construction, which has a Florida base of operations, said he had not been informed whether his company had been awarded the project.
He said the bridge would need to be designed before construction begins.
"Ground wouldn't be broken for a little while, but we're anxious to do this one," he said.
About as anxious as Gregori for the construction to begin is Police Chief Mark Barker. He said response times by his department and firefighters have been affected since the bridge closure with units having to travel on Riverside Drive or Ridgewood Avenue to get to points north of City Hall.
He pointed out Daytona Avenue is one of few north-south roads that cut through the entire town.
"We're really looking forward to it," he said.
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An Eastern European criminal has hacked into an Australian business and stolen more than 500,000 credit card numbers from the company's network.
Police have said the network was setup by some local company who didn't understand IT Security so it was a "disaster waiting to happen."
The syndicate found it's victims by scanning the Internet for vulnerable POS terminals.
The syndicate captured credit card details using keyloggers installed within Point of Sale (POS) terminals and siphoned the data through an insecure open Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connection.
The attack could result in more than $25 million in fraudulent transactions.
The criminal more than likely setup in an IRC channel that sells credit card numbers. If you are familiar with the Internet at all, you know that it's very easy to obtain someones stolen credit card number in one of the larger IRC networks.
This attack wasn't something uber-technical. It could have been done with a couple exploit kits and some SQL injection.
The incident comes less than a month after Korea's KT Telecom revealed that hackers had grabbed data from some 8.7 million customers.


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By Chuck
from Bettendorf Iowa
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Comments about Louis Garneau ProFeel 2 Shorts - Nashbar Exclusive:
I bought a L and the fit was good, I am 5'-10" and 172lbs. The chamois is very comfortable, a little thick but it does not feel bulky when riding. Overall they are good looking shorts.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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I"m not feeling the ProFeel
By I Got The "Jimmy Legs"
from Los Angeles
I'm a 30-31 inch waist, but the small seems too small. The draw string is unnecessary. The waist is VERY high (I agree with the other reviewer who stated this), the short does not seem long in the leg, in fact, I show my tan line. Great pad and fabric, I just wish the fit worked for me. I'm still searching for the perfect pair of shorts....this wasn't it.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Feels good.
By Desert Cyclist
from Indio, CA
I love them. Feels food and comfortable too.
Not quite enough padding.
By Mad Dog
from Sparks, NV
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I like these shorts because they fit so well. My two complaints are: The draw string stretches too much (I took it out and put another one in) and they don't have quite enough padding to suit me. I'll know more about them when I wear them for awhile.
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Louis Garneau ProFeel 2 Shorts
By Elizabeth
from Salt Lake City
Tried the shorts 2 times and simply couldn't bear the discomfort. Was looking for shorts for a 2 month biking trip in Europe and these didn't even work well for 20 miles. Very disappointing as the high waist and long legs are perfect.
You will love these shorts!
By TattooedJT
from Grand Rapids,MI
I have tried several shorts and these are by far the best I have ever worn!whether I'm doing a 30 mile ride or a 100 mile ride these are the shorts that I wear and never have any discomfort. I am a Clydesdale(over 225lbs) and these shorts are perfect.
Good Quality
By Boulder
from massanutten va
About Me Competitive Cyclist
Good solid fit and comfort.
Nice but not for chunky guys
By RuDy
from Silver Spring Md
I wear lots of LG jerseys that are one size up. Doesn't work for the shorts as the xxl size has humongous padding that feels and looks like a loaded diaper on me. The XL is too tight around my super muscular (and chunky) legs. Looks like LG is not for me even though it's nice stuff.
By Gary
from Buffalo, NY
About Me Casual/ Recreational
Very comfortable! I recommend washing these once to break them in before using. My second ride was more comfortable than my first. I wore these on a 35 mile ride. Overall I was happy with the shorts. I think other reviews mentioned that the shorts come up a bit high. I agree, but it wasn't a deal breaker by any means. I actually liked the height in the back. These shorts have a bit more padding than the Nashbar liner shorts, wihch I also purchased and was happy with. Overall a great pair of bike shorts. Highly recommended.
Shorts run small; pad runs large
By Prairie Prof
from Champaign, IL
I'm 5'9', 135# with a 31" waist. Ordered small (29-31") but the shorts are too tight while the pad is too big and bulges out. Will return and try a different product.
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Wauwatosa West girls track and field coach Jack LoPresti was so excited about his team's Woodland Conference Outdoor Championship, he didn't know what to talk about first.
The Trojans, who also won the indoor championship but finished second to New Berlin West at the conference relays, captured the final leg of the Triple Crown on May 20, defeating New Berlin West (132-109.5) at Whitnall.
"I could go on and on and on," he said. "So many great performances last night."
The Trojans had six individual champions and three relay champions.
Mercy Ndon won an individual event and was a member of two relay winners. Ndon won the 100-meter dash in 12.52 seconds and was on the winning 4x100 relay (50.71) with Sharia Brown, Tessa Mallegni and Azya McLin and the 4x200 relay (1 minute, 46.79 seconds) behind Brianna Horton, Brown and Cheri'A Adams.
McLin — besides being on the 4x100 relay — won the 200 dash in 25.98 seconds.
"She had a nice meet," LoPresti said.
Elise Ditscheit was the other individual winner, winning the 400 dash (1:00.54), and she anchored the winning 4x400 relay (4:18.26) with Adams, Mallegni and Anna Roghan. She also scored in the 200 run, finishing fourth (26.86).
"Elise not only won the 400 and placed in the 200, but she ran an awesome final leg in the 4x400 to bring us from back from third to winning it."
Besides being on the winning 4x400 relay, Roghan also finished third in the 300 hurdles (52.73) and fifth in the 800 (2:31.30), and LoPresti gushed over her performance with a busy lineup.
"Anna Roghan is a straight-up competitor," he said. "She runs the 300 lows, grabs third, then comes back and grabs fifth in the 800. All the while, she was competing in the pole vault. That is a tough triple.
"Then a few minutes later, she runs a 400 in the winning 4x400 relay. You gotta have athletes like Anna compete like that to win conference meets. Anna was huge for us last night."
Besides being on two winning relays, Adams also took second in the triple jump with a leap of 35 feet 4½ inches and was third in the 200 (26.77).
"Cheri'A Adams had a great meet," LoPresti said. "What a freshman. Second in the triple jump, excellent 200 dash and a member of the winning 4x400 relay."
Alexis Hardy was also second in the discus (100-1½) and fourth in the shot put (32-11). Beth Garncarz finished third in the shot put (33-5).
"We had awesome performances from the usual suspects," LoPresti said, praising the work of Hardy and Garncarz.
The Trojans also were impressive in gathering points in the hurdles behind Roghan's third in the 300.
Brianna Horton was fourth in the 100 hurdles (18.22) and sixth in the 300 hurdles (54.25); Demyrah Thomas took fifth in the 100 hurdles (18.23) and eighth in the 300 hurdles (54.47); and Marena Lersten was seventh in 100 hurdles (18.65).
"I can't say enough about how the hurdle crew got after it," LoPresti said. "Anna Roghan, plus Brianna and Demyrah placing in the 300 lows, was awesome.
"We had three girls in the final of the high hurdles — Marena Lersten, Brianna Horton and Demyrah Thomas — and they went six, seven and eight."
Sarah McOlash in the pole vault (8-0) and Mallegni in the long jump (5-3) and triple jump (32-9¼) finished sixth.
"Senior Sarah McOlash placing the pole vault was great too," LoPresti said. "And Tessa Mallegni's PRs and places in the long jump, places well in the triple jump and is a member of the 4x100 winning relay and the 4x400 winning relay — awesome stuff."
Girls –1. Wauwatosa West (132), 2. New Berlin West (109.5), 3. Shorewood (85), 4. South Milwaukee (71.5), 5. Greenfield (56), 6. Pewaukee (48), 7. Pius XI (47), 8. Whitnall (45.5), 9. Brown Deer (35.5), 10. Greendale (33), 11. New Berlin Eisenhower (31), 12. Cudahy (4).
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Human trafficking suspect faces additional charges
CBC News Posted: Dec 28, 2012 10:02 AM PT Last Updated: Dec 28, 2012 11:40 AM PT
A Vancouver man facing human trafficking charges is now facing additional charges after allegedly breaching his court-ordered conditions.
Reza Moazami, 28, was arrested last year and charged with a number of criminal offences, including trafficking, sexual exploitation and living off the avails of a juvenile.
Vancouver police say Moazami was arrested on Dec. 18 after he allegedly contacted one of his victims through other people.
He has been charged with breach of a court order and obstruction of justice.
A 22-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man were also arrested as a result of the investigation.
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According to reports by Hollywood Reporter and the Marin County Sheriff's department, Actor/Comedian Robin Williams was found dead this morning, August 11, 2014 at approximately 11:55 A.M. in his Tiburon, California home.
A 9-1-1 call was made to the Tiburon, California emergency dispatcher saying that there was a man found unconscious and not breathing. The following statement was released by Marin County Police Department: "On August 11, 2014, at approximately 11:55 a.m, Marin County Communications received a 9-1-1 telephone call reporting a male adult had been located unconscious and not breathing inside his residence in unincorporated Tiburon, California. The Sheriff's Office, as well as the Tiburon Fire Department and Southern Marin Fire Protection District were dispatched to the incident with emergency personnel arriving on scene at 12:00 pm. The male subject, pronounced deceased at 12:02 pm has been identified as Robin McLaurin Williams, a 63-year-old resident of unincorporated Tiburon, .
An investigation into the cause, manner, and circumstances of the death is currently underway by the Investigations and Coroner Division s of the Sheriff's Office. Preliminary information developed during the investigation indicates Mr. Williams was last seen alive at his residence, where he resides with his wife, at approximately 10:00 pm on August 10, 2014. Mr. Williams was located this morning shortly before the 9-1-1 call was placed to Marin County Communications. At this time, the Sheriff's Office Coroner Division suspects the death to be a suicide due to asphyxia, but a comprehensive investigation must be completed before a final determination is made. A forensic examination is currently scheduled for August 12, 2014, with subsequent toxicology testing to be conducted."
Williams recently checked into rehab in early July 2014 after being sober since 1982. Asphyxia is a condition arising when the body is deprived of oxygen, causing unconsciousness or death; suffocation.
Robin Williams was a great Actor, Comedian, Director, Writer, and Producer. In his humble beginnings, he starred in his first hit T.V. Show called: "Mork N Mindy" back in the 1980's. He is best known for his role in "Mrs. Doubtfire", "Jumanji", "Night at the Museum", and most recently his T.V. show "The Crazy Ones".
He is survived by his wife Susan Schneider and three children: Zelda Rae Williams, Cody Alan Williams, Zachary Pym Williams.
We never know what stars are going through and they always have to put on a happy face for the world. even when they're feeling low. Let's pray that he is now at peace.
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ORANGE COUNTY (LALATE EXCLUSIVE) – The new Gretchen Rossi Tamra Barney friendship has done wonders for Real Housewives of Orange County ratings this season. Tuesday's RHOC ratings are in, and they were close to the massive numbers for the season seven's premiere, LALATE can exclusively report.
In the earliest seasons of the RHOC series, Bravo would often have trouble getting the franchise to clock over a 1.0 ratings share. Last season, the show initially struggled in the ratings during earlier episodes. By June of 2011, producers reintroduced Jeana Keough into the storyline.
From there, ratings began to move. Real Housewives of OC during season six typically drew an approximate 1.5 ratings share. But the RHOC season six finale in which Keough took on Tamra Barney drew an unprecedented 2.88 ratings share. The finale drew the highest rated episode of the season and seventeen percent increase in viewership since 2010.
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According to a Feb. 15 report from ESPN, Tito Ortiz stepped down as Cris "Cyborg" Santos' manager, to potentially clear the path for the star Brazilian to compete inside the UFC's world-famous Octagon.
Ortiz felt that his long-standing feud with UFC President Dana White hurt Santos' chances of getting a UFC title shot against Ronda Rousey.
"I can live with Dana not liking me but what I can't live with is Dana using me to hurt someone else," Ortiz said.
"I've taken abuse and maybe I deserved some of it, but Cris is a beautiful person and great athlete and she doesn't deserve to be insulted like this.
"I won't stand in the way from the fans getting a fight they want and I won't hold Cris back. So, I'm stepping down as Cris' manager."
Even with Ortiz out of the picture, a fight between Santos and Rousey is far from reality.
Currently, Santos is signed with Invicta FC, and the UFC doesn't even have a female 145-pound division.
With the UFC out of the picture for the time-being, Santos should turn her attention back to Invicta FC's featherweight division.
She has one fight left on her Invicta FC contract, and it seems likely she'll complete that fight before the year is out.
Santos vs Shafir?
During the most recent episode of AXS TV's "Inside MMA," Shafir expressed her desire to fight Santos someday.
Shafir, who turns 26 just two months from now, went 5-0 in the amateur ranks, with five-straight first-round stoppages.
Shafir is set to make her pro debut this April under the Lights Out banner, while Santos is slated to compete in a Lion Fight bout on March 28.
With both ladies on similar fight timetables, the stars could align for a year-end bout between Shafir and Santos under the Invicta FC banner.
Long Island MMA Examiner Eric Holden recently asked Invicta FC President Shannon Knapp what she felt about Shafir, and she had extremely good things to say about the fast-rising judoka.
I like Marina! I think she has a solid future in the sport.
While Knapp's vote of confidence doesn't mean Shafir will be competing inside the Invicta FC cage any time soon, it means at least that she's on the promotion's radar.


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What I appreciated about Gale Gand's Brunch cookbook are the wonderful menus she put at the end of the book. Not only are there lots of interesting recipes in her book, but she included ideas for pulling them all together for the host/hostess. Regardless of how I eventually choose to put menus together, I love all the added suggestions I can get.
One of the great things about brunch (the meal) is that it totally encompasses two meals. You can get away with serving pancakes and gazpacho or donuts with macaroni & cheese. I often get so caught up in the mainstream ideas of what foods are proper for what meals, that I lose the creativity that brunch allows. Is there a such thing as "dinfast?" How about "lunner?"
Okay, back to this book. Brunch starts out with great drinks; fancy ones for kids and adults. She includes coffees, teas, cocoas, smoothies, juices and "acceptable" alcoholic drinks. (As a non-drinker, I have often wondered why champagne is okay in the morning, but wine isn't…aren't they almost the same thing? What about a Bloody Mary versus a Cosmopolitan?)
Back to the book….again. After the drinks, comes egg dishes which including a couple variations after each one. For instance, Ms. Gand included a basic strata recipe followed by five options: bacon-cheddar-mushroom-tomato, chicken-corn-chile-broccoli-jack, veggie-bleu cheese, ham-swiss-asparagus, and fontina-spinach-roasted garlic-salami. What great choices!! She did the same thing for her omelets, fritatta, crepes and quiche.
The rest of the breakfast half of Brunch includes pancakes, waffles, muffins and other basic breakfast fare. Thrown in for good measure are some not-so-normal items like Pineapple noodle kugel, Blackberry bread pudding, Spiced apple-raisin turnovers, Peanut butter and jelly turnovers and Goat cheese cake with slow-cooking quince. I didn't quite know how to think of Fried quail eggs on eggnog French toast. There is definitely something for all palates.
I think now is about the time to tell you I think lunch is pretty boring. The last part of Brunch didn't catch my attention as much as the first. Perhaps Ms. Gand knew that would be the case for most people as she only included one chapter of "lunchy" foods. Tuna salad, potato salad, gazpacho. The only thing that kept me turning the pages until the end of the book were the gorgeous photos. They are most definitely worth looking at.
I received no compensation for this review and all opinions are mine alone.


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My order arrived quickly. This seal was very easy to install and seems to stick well. The material seems tough enough. The only down sides are that it seems to me it costs way too much and it is not thick enough to seal the corners of my 2016 Ford tailgate. I live on a gravel road and this seal has reduced the amount of dust that leaks into my camper shell but it didn't eliminate the problem completely. Only time will tell if it holds up.