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College Hockey:Time To Shine: Aarnio, UNO Shut Out Ferris State
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska-Omaha backup goaltender Eric Aarnio had far and away the best performance of his collegiate career on Sunday afternoon, picking up 18 saves en route to a 2-0 victory over Ferris State in front of 4,227 at Qwest Center Omaha.
In sharp contrast to Friday night's opening frame when Ferris State took hold early and never let go, Sunday's first period was played mainly in the neutral zone. Neither side managed to throw much pressure at the opponent early on, registering only four shots apiece in the opening 20 minutes.
Aarnio, making his first appearance in goal this season and his first start since the 2005-06 campaign, showed no signs of rust in the first period as he cleanly saved each shot he faced.
The stat sheet for the opening stanza was somewhat bare with referee Kevin Hall only calling four penalties — two of them being matching minors — but there was one controversial instance midway through the period.
With Casey Hines serving a hooking penalty on Ferris State, UNO defenseman Eddie Del Grosso threw a shot on goal which appeared to have beaten Bulldog netminder Mitch O'Keefe into the top far corner of the net. The Maverick bench appealed, thinking that the puck had gone in, but a video review proved otherwise.
"That's what we thought on the bench, but the guys upstairs that had the video said that it had went off the crossbar," UNO head coach Mike Kemp said. "It was a good call by the official."
"If it was for us, I would have sworn it went in," Ferris State head coach Bob Daniels said. "I'm going to have to say that it probably didn't, because the ref right away waved it off, and he was in a good position."
The Mavericks would eventually strike first, however, when an Alain Goulet wrist-shot at the Ferris State blue line sailed through traffic and into the Bulldog net. It was his third tally of the season, which has put him on track to rack up many more points than he had anticipated coming into his first year with the team.
"I wasn't expecting to get many points when I got in because I was a freshman and didn't know what to expect," Goulet said. "It's going good right now, though, and I'm planning on keeping the pace going."
The goal came on a 5-on-3 power play for UNO, helping to erase the sour memory of a failed 5-on-3 advantage in the third period of Friday night's game that could have catapulted the Mavericks back into a game that they eventually lost 5-1.
"You're living on borrowed time when you're trying to kill 5-on-3′s," Daniels said. "I thought both those penalties were penalties on us that we didn't need to take. I was disappointed on both of them. I think the referee made the right calls; I'm saying that I thought there was no need for us to take those penalties.
"They're just two very useless penalties, and there's no reason for them, so (the goal) was self-inflicted."
The Mavericks appeared to show a lot more jump in the first two periods than they had on Friday, creating more quality scoring chances while stifling the Ferris State offense at every turn.
The penalty boxes became a little more crowded in the second period, with Ferris State taking five minor penalties to go with the Mavericks' three. The game showed the potential of becoming a bit chippy at 12:48 of the period when Hall took off two players from each side for a scrum after the whistle in front of O'Keefe's net, but the period would expire without any further incident.
As the crowd counted down the minutes and seconds to what they hoped would be Aarnio's first collegiate shutout, the Mavericks put the game away as team captain Bryan Marshall beat O'Keefe for his second goal of the year.
Sophomore Dan Charleston barreled into the offensive zone down on the left side before laying the puck off for Marshall. Marshall had traffic from the Ferris State defense to deal with, but managed to get off a backhanded shot that deflected off O'Keefe, back to his stick, and into the net.
The Mavericks had pulled a complete 180-degree turn from how they had performed on Friday night, going forward with drive and conviction while clamping down defensively enough to give themselves an opportunity to salvage a split in the series.
"It was very critical for us to bounce back," Kemp said. "We talked a lot yesterday and today about playing the right way.
"Friday night, we didn't compete with the right amount of intensity. We just weren't mentally prepared. Today, I think we came out with the right kind of workman-like attitude, and it reflected in the way we played."
It was an especially feel-good afternoon for Aarnio, who had spent three seasons playing second and oftentimes even third fiddle to Maverick goaltenders higher up on the depth chart. He certainly didn't mind, though, as the clock hit zero on Sunday and he heard the home crowd chanting his name as he left the ice.
"It felt good, real good," Aarnio said. "Not too many people have said my name in my four years here, so it was good to get my name out there a little bit.
"Every day in practice, I've been confident, stopping pucks, so I just stepped in today thinking I don't get a lot of chances to play, so I'm just gonna go out there and have fun."
As for earning his first shutout in a UNO sweater? "It was great, just having all the guys maul me at the end there," he said. "It's pretty cool."
Marshall was especially proud of Aarnio's performance. "I don't think I've ever felt better, so good for somebody as I did this afternoon for him," he said.
"Good things happen to good people. That's the bottom line, and he's as good a guy as you'll ever meet, and I'm glad that he got the opportunity. I've lived with him for three years, so I've seen how difficult it is for him, and it's just unbelievable. An unbelievable feeling.
"When the place was chanting his name at the end, I was getting cracked up. If there's anybody on our team that deserves to have the crowd chanting their name in their rink, it's him."
"There's very little you can say about it that isn't just spelled out in what it is," Kemp said about Aarnio's performance. "It is exactly what it is on the face: A great story, and a great tribute to a kid who's been here for four years, who's been a model teammate, a model student.
"He's done everything we've asked him to do. He's been a leader on and off the ice, and for him to come in in a time when we needed him most and to step in and play in this kind of game was huge.
"It was evident by the way his teammates reacted at the end of the game. You'd thought we'd won a championship by the way they went out and celebrated with him on the ice."
Ferris State (5-6-1, 4-4-0 CCHA) now heads home to Big Rapids to prepare for a home-and-home series with in-state rival Western Michigan. UNO, now 4-5-0 and 3-5-0 in the league, ends its four-game homestand next weekend against CCHA cluster-mate Alaska.
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It's fourth and goal at the 1. The packers take a timeout and lineup. Then Miami sees the formation and takes a timeout of their own.
Rodgers is in the shotgun with no backs. I said aloud "it's a draw!" and the linebacker moves over to cover a receiver.
The middle is open.
Rodgers comes up to center and as he does so I notice the confusion on the defense. No one is covering the middle and Bell and a few others are trying to find their positions.
And then I said "it's a sneak!" and sure enough Rodgers walked into the endzone untouched.
What puzzled me here was why the packers went for the tie rather than going for 2 and the win....

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The film was not great and i will probably forget about it in a week but I quite liked it and I had a good time watching it. Peter Facinelli wrote and starred in this film and I was pleasantly surprised with him, I had no idea that he can act this well and I really hope to see him in bigger films than this one, I hope some directors will notice him after this film (not the director of "Twilight" hopefully). Facinelli was really delightful in this little film and he made his character interesting and charming and most importantly believable. I actually liked all the characters in this film and I thought that the camerawork was very good as well as scenes that reveal more about the character without being obvious. Overall, I do not think this film is worth the price of the movie ticket but I definitely recommend renting it.
The film was totally mediocre and silly at times but i was kind of impressed with Peter Facinelli who was pretty good in his role and I can even say that he is talented. I actually even laughed couple times throughout the film and enjoyed the inner city atmosphere that was created very well. The film was very predictable and it was not the most original film but from time to time i could see something fresh peeking out. I also enjoyed Joe Pantoliano's character and he totally stole the show couple of times. Overall, this film did not stand out but the acting was good and it might be a good movie to rent.
This is a film about a pickpocket in New York who lives a very free lifestyle and gets confronted by a woman who he had a one night stand with, the film is directed by Michael Corrente and stars Peter Facinelli, Jaimie Alexander and Michael Madsen. This film was totally forgettable and very much mediocre. I definitely do not suggest seeing it in the theaters because it is not worth the price of the ticket but if you are very bored one day, you can rent it. The film lacks in originality and I pretty much knew what will happen in the end but there were some scenes that were interesting and I thought that Peter Facinelli did an alright job with his role and I think he has potential. Overall, this film was alright but not worth seeing in the theaters.
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A young Gladisa Guadalupe delighted audiences as she twirled onstage in a soft pink dress while portraying Maria in an early '80s Cleveland Ballet performance of The Nutcracker. It didn't take long for the annual PlayhouseSquare show to become a local holiday tradition and for Guadalupe to fall in love with the company.
But after 25 years together, financial issues caused the Cleveland Ballet to dissolve in 2000, leaving Guadalupe crushed.
"I've seen a lot of ballet companies all around the world, but Cleveland Ballet at that time was phenomenal," says Guadalupe. "I lived the dream."
Guadalupe went on to teach and choreograph at the Cleveland School of Dance, where she trained dancers who left for other companies after graduation. Along with 10 former Cleveland Ballet members and board members, she created the Cleveland Ballet Youth Co. last year. They hope that members of the preprofessional group will become the core dancers of the revived Cleveland Ballet.
"I'm really hopeful that the youth company will become the Cleveland Ballet, so I can stay here being close to home," says 18-year-old Victoria Watford, a Cleveland Ballet Youth Co. dancer.
As Guadalupe works to restore funding for the Cleveland Ballet, the Cleveland Ballet Youth Co. is preparing for a benefit performance at 7 p.m. April 25 at the Hanna Theatre.
The show will feature new works choreographed by Medhi Bahiri, a co-artistic director of Ballet NY, along with musical accompaniment by the new Cleveland Ballet Orchestra.
"The city needs this," Guadalupe says. "I want to put Cleveland back on the map for artistry with this professional dance company."
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If you're looking to throw the perfect event this summer and need the perfect grilling ideas, why not go straight to the top with tips from Chef Peter Kaminsky. The award winning chef and author of the new The Essential New York Times Grilling Cookbook shares his genius ideas that are sure to impress your guests.
Peter's Grilling Tips
- Use charcoal: (not briquettes or gas). Charcoal is widely available and really can't be beat for the smoky, woody flavors it gives to your grilled ingredients.
- Brine to keep dry cuts juicy on the grill: Meats like pork chops and white meat chicken can get dry quickly on the grill, so brining is a great way to make them more juicy and flavorful. When I was thinking about pairing a pork chop with Terrazas de los Andes Malbec, I decided to use a double-cut pork chop and brine it with a mixture of water, salt and maple syrup before I put it on the grill. The result tasted great and looked gorgeous. The red fruit and smoky flavors in the Terrazas Malbec went perfectly with the tender meat. To brine, you can soak meats in the brining solution overnight in the refrigerator, or do like pitmasters do in barbecue competitions, and use and injection briner (available in cooking stores) and speed up the process to just a few seconds.
- Big meat, Low heat: This is true for the double-cut pork chop or any meat. Americans have a tendency to fire up the grill and char away, but especially for large cuts turning down the heat is essential to get juicy meat and a super flavorful crust
- Use a griddle or frying pan the grill: In Argentina they often use a plancha, a type of griddle, which gave me an idea for a burger recipe to pair with Terrazas Malbec: ground pork burger with pimenton (smoked paprika). I pressed chopped onions into the burger before putting it on a skillet on the grill. By putting the onions on the outside of the burger, they have direct contact with the heat and get that sweet, caramelized flavor that goes so well with the wine. If I had put the burger on the grill directly, the onions would have fallen off.
- Use a thermometer: A digital thermometer is one of the most important tools I can recommend. The chefs in Argentina grill almost every day over huge charcoal and wood fires, so they're masters at knowing when their meat is cooked to perfection, but that only comes with years of practice. A thermometer takes the guess work out of the equation so there are no more of those "Is it done yet?" arguments
- Sauces and Relishes: For my pork slider, I created a bacon jam that really pulls the flavors together deliciously with the Terrazas Malbec, for the pork chop I made a Malbec Marmelade that would be great on lots of different meats.
Beyond the tips, Peter has created recipes that pair with the summer's perfect wine companion – Terrazas des los Andes.
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The Council approved a 36-month contract with CTS for a new telephone and security system for the new city hall building. The system also includes a disaster recovery service. The Council approved several change orders related to the new city hall building. This includes $7,525 for soil stabilization, $6,943 for painting, $3,836 for cabinets and installation, $2,970 for plumbing fixtures and accessories and $1,479 for counter space. The Council approved a pay request from Shores Builders of Centralia in the amount of $139,478.80 for the new city hall. The Council also approved a contract with McNeil Flooring in the amount of $11,162.40 for tile work.
The Council approved an ordinance setting impoundment administrative fees. If your car is towed for abandonment, it will cost you $50 in addition to the towing company's fees inside the city limits. If your car is towed for misdemeanors, it will cost you $125 in addition to the towing company's fees inside the city limits. If your car is towed for felonies and DUI's, it will cost you $250 in addition to the towing company's fees inside the city limits.
In other Council action, the Council approved an ordinance amendment regarding part-time police officers. An minimal age and education limit is now required to be a police officer. You must be at least 21-years-old and have a high school diploma or GED in order to be a police officer in Wamac. The Council approved a CDAP housing grant application for a fourth home in Wamac. The Council approved annexing a piece of city park property.
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New York, NY — December 4, 2008. The Foundation Center is collecting the most recent data available on U.S. foundation support in response to the economic crisis, offering the first look at how foundations are aiding nonprofits as they struggle with the fallout from the downturn. The Center is making this information publicly available in an interactive map, launched today on its web site, and has already gathered information on more than $56 million in support — 135 grants and program-related investments (PRIs) of approximately $22 million and $34 million respectively. The map displays the data by state, county, city, ZIP code, or congressional district.
"America's foundations are marshalling their resources to secure the social safety net at this critical time when public funding is down and service demands are up," said Bradford Smith, president of the Foundation Center. "The real-time information in this map will help grantmakers fill gaps and foster collaborations to meet the pressing needs of nonprofits and the communities they serve."
The grants and PRIs represent a range of foundations and giving interests, among them several aimed at forestalling foreclosures in major urban centers. Examples include a $2 million grant from the Ford Foundation to the Detroit Economic Growth Foundation for foreclosure prevention and emergency assistance for low-income populations in Detroit, and a $2.5 million grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago as part of its $68 million initiative to prevent foreclosures and mitigate their effects on Chicago neighborhoods. The PRIs are from the MacArthur Foundation to three organizations for mortgage programs and other types of community assistance.
"The financial crisis has sparked a critical debate about economic fairness in this country," said Ford Foundation President Luis Ubi�as. "We need to work together to promote a fairer and more effective financial system that works for all Americans and prevents the recurrence of a similar crisis."
"Our $68 million foreclosure prevention and mitigation initiative comes out of our long-standing support for community and economic development in Chicago neighborhoods," said Jonathan Fanton, president of the MacArthur Foundation. "This work also responds to local needs resulting from the economic crisis, which threatens to disrupt hard-won progress in some of the city's most challenging, but promising, neighborhoods."
Numerous grants have been awarded for emergency financial assistance to provide food, shelter, clothing, medical care, housing, and other sustaining needs. For instance, the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust has allocated the first $475,000 of a $1 million commitment for community relief to 15 human service agencies in Maricopa County, Arizona. "Piper trustees made this commitment to provide relief to organizations strained to the breaking point as costs have mounted and donations have dropped," said Judy Jolley Mohraz, president and CEO of the Piper Charitable Trust. "The foundation is committed to raising public awareness of the plight of nonprofits, and the Foundation Center's effort to highlight grants aimed at addressing their needs supports that goal."
New grants will be added to the map on an ongoing basis to provide the most current picture of foundation giving for programs and issues relating to the downturn. An RSS feed will deliver the latest grants lists to anyone who signs up at the Center's site. Grantmakers are encouraged to send announcements about grants or PRIs related to the economic crisis to Matthew Ross at email@example.com.
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Pigozzi Recognized As Hockey East Rookie Of The Week
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AMHERST, Mass. - UMass freshman forward Ray Pigozzi has been selected as the Hockey East Rookie of the Week, the league office announced on Monday. Pigozzi earns his first conference honor of his career, the fourth collected by a member of the Minutemen this season.
Pigozzi helped UMass to a weekend split on the road at #13/11 Notre Dame last Friday and Saturday, assisting on four of six goals by the Minutemen against the Fighting Irish. With a pair of helpers in each contest, the Evanston, Ill., native logged the second and third multi-point games of his rookie campaign.
On Saturday night, Pigozzi set up the game-winning goal on the power play with 2:47 remaining in regulation to help UMass to its first road victory and first win over a ranked opponent this season.
With three goals and eight assists, Pigozzi is currently tied for second on the squad in scoring with 11 points through 17 games. In Hockey East play, he has seven points (2g, 5a) to tie him for the league lead in freshmen scoring and 11th in points among all players.
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U.S. Should Show Muscle in Diplomacy with China
NPR Senior News Analyst Ted Koppel comments on the balance between making good business choices and having a backbone in dealing with the Chinese. Koppel says the Chinese these days don't like Americans dictating to them, and they are flexing their mouths and muscle more than previously.
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NPR's senior news analyst, Ted Koppel, was reminded just how difficult discussions with foreign officials can be during a recent trip to China. He was in Chongqing, a municipality of 31 million, working on a documentary. And he was caught off guard by what he heard.
TED KOPPEL: Chinese officials are famously, sometimes even maddeningly, courteous unless - and until as I found out recently - they're not. I'm still not entirely sure what prompted the departure from form, but I'll venture a guess after I tell you about the extraordinary breach of good manners.
Several colleagues and I have been invited to a dinner by a high-ranking official of a large Chinese city. We're in the middle of producing a series of documentaries on China. A flat screen television was on at one end of the room and it was showing a reporter about the attack on Benazir Bhutto's motorcade.
I asked my host about counterterrorism and what room there might be for a U.S.-Chinese cooperation. Well, he said, what happened on 9/11 was a terrible thing and I'm sorry so many innocent people lost their lives, but the United States had it coming.
Just what did he mean by that, I wondered. The U.S. posture in the Middle East, he said, it's bound to produce that sort of reaction. At which point, he dropped all pretense of good manners. What's too bad, he said, is that they didn't attack the White House.
To my everlasting shame, I did not, at that point, get up and walk out. I should have. I found myself confronting the same moral dilemma that faces so many Americans doing business in China these days. Do we jeopardize our projects and profits by rejecting unacceptable behavior or do we let it slide in order to keep the business or, in my case, the documentary going?
I made the wrong choice. But I've spent a lot of time these last few days wondering what had prompted my Chinese host's bizarre outburst. For one thing, he is relatively young and, as in the United States today, good manners in China have undergone some generational erosion. But I also think my host's views may be the product of a growing anger and frustration among the Chinese elite about being preached to by Americans.
Others made the point with greater subtlety. I have been reminded of America's disproportionate use of fossil fuels, that - unlike U.S. forces - Chinese troops are not spread far and wide all over the world protecting their interest at the point of a gun, that Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo undermine American claims to the high ground on human rights.
One very successful Chinese industrialist responded to my question about the huge imbalance of trade between China and the United States by reminding me gently that we were the ones who had encouraged China to follow the capitalist road. Maybe, he said with a smile, we're just getting too good at it.
When I asked about the quality control failures on Chinese toys, toothpaste and pet food exported to the United States, he shrugged. You have your own product failures, he said, and anyway, it says though we were to suggest that because you've had some school shootings, all American schools are unsafe.
With the Beijing Olympics just around the corner, Chinese officials, in particular, are not likely to be expressing their irritation with U.S. policies or criticism publicly for these next few months. But those bland old days when an exchange of toasts never got beyond drinking to friendship between the Chinese and American people - those days are clearly over.
This is Ted Koppel.
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Robbie will be using a Harley Davidson XR- 750 same motorcycle model his father Evel Knievel used in his failed attempt at Wembley Stadium in 1975, but he'll be trying to jump 16 buses, 3 more that his father tried to do. The current record is 15 buses held by stuntman Bubba Blackwell.
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Mayor John E. McCormac announced today the appointment of 13 new police officers to the ranks of the Woodbridge Township Police Department – eight officers have completed the state-mandated police training program at the Union and Somerset County Police Training Academies and will immediately take-up patrol assignments; five new police recruits will begin the six-month police academy training program for assignment in mid-2012. The appointments were approved after each recruit successfully completed an extensive testing and eligibility process overseen by the New Jersey Department of Personnel, Department of Community Affairs, and the Woodbridge Police Department interview team.
"I am pleased to announce the appointment of 13 new police officers and recruits to the ranks of the Woodbridge Township Police Department," Mayor McCormac said. "I have consistently indicated that the public safety mission is our most important priority. As a result of our commitment to public safety, combined with the increased assignment of uniformed officers to street patrol, the Woodbridge Police Department continues to report a decline in overall crime in 2011. It is our goal to continue to maintain our police ranks at maximum staffing levels to effectively protect public safety."Joining Mayor McCormac to announce the appointment of the new police recruits were Police Director Robert Hubner and Deputy Police Director Joseph Nisky, Municipal Clerk John Mitch, ranking members and patrol officers of the WPD, and family and friends. The Woodbridge Township Municipal Council offered congratulations to the new police officers and recruits on their appointment and assignment to patrol responsibilities.
According to Mayor McCormac, each officer and recruit has an exemplary background, including eight military veterans having served active tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. Each are forward-thinking individuals who have expressed dedication to the task of becoming a Woodbridge Township police officer and career law enforcement professional.
The eight police officers beginning patrol assignments are:
Bryan Fredrick Dorward: Police Officer Dorward, 30, Iselin. 1999 graduate of John F. Kennedy High School and N.J. Institute of Technology. Officer Dorward joins the WPD after a successful career in the private sector working as a surveyor with William Held Associates since 1998.
John Xavier Janowski: Police Officer Janowski, 25, Sewaren. 2008 graduate of Ramapo College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Law and Society and 2004 graduate of Woodbridge High School. Previously employed as a Corrections Officer with the Middlesex County Department of Corrections.
David Michael Hughes: Police Officer Hughes, 25, Woodbridge. Attended St. John's University majoring in Criminal Justice studies and 2003 graduate of Woodbridge High School. Member of the WPD Auxiliary police force since 2007.
Rafael Soares Marinho: Police Officer Marinho, 25, Avenel. Veteran of the United States Army with service in Iraq as a member of the Indirect Fire Infantry. Officer Marinho received an Honorable discharge from active service in 2008 and continued to serve in the National Guard until September 2011. Previously served as a Corrections Officer for the New Jersey Department of Corrections.
Nicole Helen Hubner: Police Office Hubner, 23, Colonia. Attended Richard Stockton College with studies in criminal justice; 2006 graduate of John F. Kennedy High School. Employed as 9-1-1 dispatch operator with the WPD Office of Emergency and Telecommunication Services since 2007.
Robert Francis Montalvo Jr.: Police Officer Montalvo, 26, Woodbridge. 2007 graduate of the College of New Jersey with a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice; 2003 graduate of Cardinal McCarrick High School in South Amboy. Employed as a 9-1-1 dispatcher operator with the WPD Office of Emergency and Telecommunication Services since 2008.
Thomas James Ratajczak: Police Officer Ratajczak, 23, Fords and Hopelawn. 2010 graduate of Kean University with a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice; 2008 graduate of Middlesex County Community College with an Associate Degree in Criminal Justice; 2006 graduate of Woodbridge High School.
Marco G. Bruno: Police Officer Bruno, 25, Woodbridge. Former U.S. Marine with service in Iraq as a member of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Graduate of Thomas Edison State College with a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice; graduate of Middlesex County Community College with an Associate degree in Criminal Justice; 2005 graduate of Woodbridge High School. Previously employed with the Middlesex County Department of Corrections as a Juvenile Corrections Officer. Graduate of the Somerset County Police Academy.
Five WPD recruits – all military veterans - appointed to the Monmouth County police academy will undergo training in January, 2012:
- Brian Kevin Joseph, 30, Sewaren
- Jeian Rastegarpanah, 29, Port Reading
- Amanda Felicies, 26, Fords
- Alejandro Ovidio Vasquez, 29, Keasbey
- Gary Wayne Hubbard, Jr., 30, Woodbridge
"These new police officers and recruits have demonstrated a commitment to serve their community. Their training has, and will, prepare them for service as New Jersey's finest law enforcement officers. I welcome them to the ranks of the Woodbridge Township Police Department," said Director Hubner.
Annual crime statistics compiled by the New Jersey State Police Uniform Crime Reporting Unit reported an overall 12.6 percent drop in crime for Woodbridge Township for the period Jan. – June 2011, making Woodbridge Township the safest large urban municipality in the state of New Jersey.


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News Summary: US jobless claims jump to 360,000
Posted at: 05/16/2013 3:06 PM
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APPLICATIONS JUMP: The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose 32,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 360,000, the most since late March. Weekly applications are a proxy for layoffs.
TREND IS LOWER: The jump came after applications had fallen to a five-year low in recent weeks. And the four-week average, a less volatile measure, rose only slightly last week, to 339,250. That level is consistent with steady job gains.
VOLATILITY: The weekly applications figures can fluctuate widely and many economists focus on the four-week average. That has fallen almost 9 percent in the past six months.
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St. Patrick's Day is a pretty big deal in Boston, hugely thanks to the Irish heritage in the city. It is a link of which Bostonians, both with Irish ancestors and without, are proud. This year, only on St. Patrick's Day, folks all over who suspect links to Ireland or just want to delve a little further back to the motherland can do so using the MyHeritage app for free! What better way to spend your holiday than rummaging through some Irish history?
In anticipation of March 17, 2014, MyHeritage has amassed an impressive amount of new Irish research material. These records allow users to trace family coming from Ireland into New York and family in Ireland going all the way back to 1484! The new records include:
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College Hockey:Northeastern assistant Laplante takes job with AHL's Aeros
Northeastern assistant coach Sebastien Laplante has left the Huskies to take a similar job with the American Hockey League's Houston Aeros.
Laplante spent the last three seasons with Northeastern, where he also played from 1989-1993 and posted 61 goals and 140 points in 134 games.
On a related note, former Michigan defenseman Mike Van Ryn (1997-1999) was also named an assistant coach with the Aeros.
Northeastern will reportedly name Laplante's replacement in the coming days.
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text: More from SI Several NL All-Star pitchers hurting as Game nears Several NL All-Star pitchers hurting as Game nears By Jay Jaffe Clayton Kershaw on the best pitching run of all time? Clayton Kershaw on the best pitching run of all time? What's happened to Pirates star Andrew McCutchen? What's happened to Pirates star Andrew McCutchen? By Tom Verducci Where Are They Now: Ken Griffey Jr.'s Hall sendoff Where Are They Now: Ken Griffey Jr.'s Hall sendoff By Ben Reiter Coastal Carolina forces Game 3 with Arizona Coastal Carolina forces Game 3 with Arizona By Cliff Corcoran Nats' Lucas Giolito steps into spotlight Nats' Lucas Giolito steps into spotlight By Kenny Ducey Clayton Kershaw to undergo tests on sore back Clayton Kershaw to undergo tests on sore back Yankees-Rangers fiasco should lead to rule change Yankees-Rangers fiasco should lead to rule change By Jay Jaffe Ken Griffey Jr. on retirement, his legacy, fatherhood Ken Griffey Jr. on retirement, his legacy, fatherhood MLB execs sound off on the Royals' Yordano Ventura MLB execs sound off on the Royals' Yordano Ventura By Ben Reiter Can Indians bring a championship to Cleveland? Can Indians bring a championship to Cleveland? Report: Matz, Syndergaard dealing with bone spurs Report: Matz, Syndergaard dealing with bone spurs Watch: Kris Bryant records first three-homer game Watch: Kris Bryant records first three-homer game Watch: Jake Arrieta hits opposite-field home run Watch: Jake Arrieta hits opposite-field home run Close Tweet0 Share0 Comment0 Share0 Share0 Stumble It0 Print0 More MLB Bourn, LaRoche lead top free agents left but draft a factor by Cliff Corcoran Add Favorite Favorite Added Twitter Email Posted: Thu Jan. 3, 2013 Photo: /AP Don't be surprised to see Adam LaRoche wind up back in Washington. While the majority of this offseason's top free agents have signed, including 24 of the top 30 according to the Reiter 50, the annual list of the offseason's top 50 free agents compiled by SI.com's Ben Reiter, there are still a handful of key players searching for a team for the coming season. Among those remaining free agents are five of Reiter's top 20 -- Michael Bourn, Adam LaRoche, Kyle Lohse, Rafael Soriano, and Shaun Marcum. Four of those five (Bourn, LaRoche, Lohse and Soriano, all of whom ranked in Reiter's top 10) have seen the market for their services slowed by the draft pick compensation attached to their price. All four were offered and declined qualifying offers from their 2012 teams. As a result, they would cost any of the other 29 teams not only their top unprotected draft pick (the top 10 picks in the draft cannot be lost to free agent compensation), but the corresponding bonus pool money associated with the lost pick. That's not a loss of actual dollars, but of spending power. Per the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, teams are allowed to spend a limited amount of money, referred to as their "bonus pool," to sign all of their draft picks with each spot in the draft being associated with a certain bonus amount. Teams can spend less on higher picks and more on lower picks if they so desire provided they stay within their allotted total amount, but losing the comparatively large amount associated with a top pick greatly reduces that ability, so losing a draft pick in order to sign one of the four aforementioned free agents could have ramifications beyond that single pick. The ten teams with protected picks in this June's draft are the Astros, Cubs, Rockies, Twins, Indians, Marlins, Red Sox, Royals, Pirates (compensation for failing to sing their top pick in 2012) and Blue Jays. They would forfeit their next pick and the associated bonus amount instead.With all of that in mind, here is a look at the latest rumors and best fits for those top five free agents still on the market as well as a quick look two other big names that may be back in play. 1. Michael Bourn, CFReiter 50 Rank: 42012 Team: BravesThere hasn't been much heat on Bourn this offseason, though the Rangers and Mariners have been mentioned as teams that have shown some interest, while the Red Sox and Cubs reportedly checked in on him earlier in the offseason. The Rangers have lost Josh Hamilton and Mike Napoli (well, almost, see below) and their top hitting acquisition this winter has been Eli Whiteside. Still, Bourn may not be a great fit for a team that could get by in center with some combination of righthanded Craig Gentry's speed and defense and lefty-swinging Leonys Martin's bat. The Mariners would forfeit the 12th overall pick in the draft to sign Bourn, which seems absurd for a team going nowhere in the near future. The Cubs have a protected pick, but Bourn doesn't make sense for them, as they should give prospect Brett Jackson every opportunity to stick as their everyday centerfielder. The Red Sox' interest may have hinged on the trade market for Jacoby Ellsbury, which they no longer seem to be exploring. Best fit: Braves. When the Braves signed B.J. Upton in late November it seemed to guarantee Bourn's departure, but two weeks ago, CBS Sports' Jon Heyman tweeted that the Braves were looking for a "leadoff type" leftfielder. If Bourn can't find a long-term deal elsewhere, it would make a lot of sense for Atlanta, which wouldn't have to worry about draft pick compensation, to give him a shorter deal to play center and lead off while pushing the defensively inferior Upton to left. 2. Adam LaRoche, 1BReiter 50 Rank: 62012 Team: Nationals LaRoche and the Nationals are both prioritizing a reunion, but, as reported by the Washington Post's Adam Kilgore last weekend, LaRoche is growing frustrated with the slow pace of their talks. Those discussions reportedly hinge on a third year which LaRoche wants and the team, which have offered two years, doesn't want to guarantee. LaRoche told Kilgore that his agents are "talking to a few other teams . . . to keep things open in case Washington doesn't work out." However, the Nationals still appear to have the upper hand in terms of leverage as they already have Mike Morse on the roster to play first base, and because LaRoche declined his qualifying offer. Best fit: Blue Jays. The Jays have a protected first-round pick, are going for broke in 2013 and their current first-baseman, Adam Lind, has hit .246/.296/.428 (93 OPS+) over the last three years. That said, Toronto might be maxed out in terms of payroll given that it already has more than $100 million in commitments for both 2013 and 2014, with both years guaranteed to set a franchise record in player payroll. Look for LaRoche and the Nationals to meet in the middle via an option for 2015. 3. Kyle Lohse, SPReiter 50 Rank: 92012 Team: CardinalsCrickets. If there is a team eyeing Lohse, they're doing a great job of keeping it a secret. The Red Sox reportedly had some interest, but that was before they signed Ryan Dempster. I wrote in early December that the Angels, who had also shown some interest, would be a good fit for Lohse given his fly-ball tendencies and their home-run-suppressing ballpark and stellar outfield defense, but that was before the Halos signed Joe Blanton and traded for Jason Vargas. There's no room at the inn back in St. Louis as the Cardinals have Adam Wainwright, Chris Carpenter, Jaime Garcia, Lance Lynn, Jake Westbrook, Joe Kelly, Shelby Miller and Trevor Rosenthal all angling for the Opening Day rotation. Lohse has been too good over the last two seasons (30-11, 3.11 ERA, 122 ERA+, 1.13 WHIP, 3.18 K/BB, 399 1/3 innings in 63 starts) not to land a job, but given his age (34), the 4.82 ERA he posted over his first seven major league seasons and the draft pick compensation signing him would require, he seems to have landed in free agent limbo. Best fit: Royals. Sure, Kansas City has already re-signed Jeremy Guthrie and traded for James Shields, Wade Davis and Ervin Santana, but Lohse is a better bet for the coming season than all but Shields and would be a huge improvement on fifth starter Bruce Chen. The Royals have a protected first-round pick (eighth overall) and are making the transition (at least in their own eyes) from rebuilding to contending with a team and organization stocked with young talent, making the loss of their second-round pick less significant than it might be for some of the other teams with protected first-round picks. They also have a home-run-suppressing ballpark and a strong defensive outfield, increasing Lohse's chances of success in Kansas City. 4. Rafael Soriano, RPReiter 50 Rank: 102012 Team: YankeesNew Rule: if you're a relief pitcher heading into free agency and your team makes you an offer that will add a draft pick to your price, accept the offer. Teams were reluctant to surrender a draft pick for a relief pitcher before the new Collective Bargaining Agreement put the pinch on above-slot spending. Now that amateur bonuses are so tightly controlled, giving up a pick and a portion of that bonus pool for a relief pitcher is something teams simply won't do. If a team wants a so-called proven closer, Brian Wilson, Jose Valverde and Matt Capps are still out there, but of those three, only Wilson has drawn any interest. With Wilson coming off Tommy John surgery, Soriano has the better projection for 2013, but that draft pick and his distaste for set-up work have all but silenced the market for his services as the latter eliminates a return to the Yankees who were frustrated with his performance in a set-up role in 2011. Best fit: Tigers. Scott Boras, Soriano's agent, has reportedly been trying to make this match all offseason, but Detroit isn't biting, insisting they'll give fireballing rookie Bruce Rondon the first shot at the closer job and can swap him out for playoff closer Phil Coke or set-up men Joaquin Benoit or Octavio Dotel if necessary. That's exactly the right approach for Detroit to take, but at the same time, there's no other team that so clearly lacks an established closer candidate while also projecting as a strong-enough contender in 2013 to justify sacrificing a draft pick for the marginal upgrade to Soriano. 5. Shaun Marcum, SPReiter 50 Rank: 182012 Team: BrewersMarcum will not cost his new team a draft pick and thus has been the subject of much interest from clubs including the Indians, Mets, Padres, Cubs and Twins. On Wednesday, the Indians signed Brett Myers with the intention of using him as a starter. That doesn't necessarily mean they're out on Marcum, but it could. The Royals were reportedly interested in Marcum before the trade that brought them Shields and Davis. Given the above about the Royals situation, Marcum would still be a good fit in Kansas City, his hometown. Best fit: A's. Why not? The A's are trying to hold on to their status as contenders, but for all of the talent in their rotation, there's not a lot of stability. Jarrod Parker should continue to anchor things and Tommy Milone should survive as a league-average innings eater, but both have just one full season under their belts, Bartolo Colon is a science experiment who will turn 40 in May, Brett Anderson has a sketchy injury history and is coming off a post-Tommy John season in which he threw just 41 major league innings (postseason included), and A.J. Griffin and Dan Straily have 15 combined major league starts. Yes, that's six starters, and Marcum has had his own injury issues, but you can never have too much pitching and the A's payroll is down heading into 2013 due to the departures of Brian Fuentes, Kurt Suzuki, Brandon McCarthy and Dallas Braden. Two others to watch Mike Napoli, C/1BReiter 50 Rank: 142012 Team: Rangers Napoli and the Red Sox agreed to a three-year, $39 million deal in early December that would have made Napoli Boston's new first baseman. There was even a press conference scheduled for December 11 to announce the deal, but the presser was cancelled after concerns raised by Napoli's physical about the condition of one of his hips forced the two sides to re-open negotiations. It was believed that the Red Sox were simply seeking to insert language that would protect them in the case of significant time lost to an injury in the hip, but last week brought rumors of the Red Sox "going after" LaRoche while other teams have started to check in on Napoli. Lance Berkman, 1B/DHReiter 50 Rank: 502012 Team: Cardinals Berkman was expected to retire this winter, but he admitted in a recent interview with MLB Network that "there are definitely amounts of money that you just can't turn down." Per Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal, there are multiple teams inquiring as to what it might take to get Berkman to play in 2013, with the Rangers being a particularly good fit for Berkman given their open designated hitter position, hitting friendly ballpark and location in his home state of Texas. The big question, which Berkman voiced himself, is if any team would be willing to spend the kind of money it would take to lure him away from his family and a potential coaching job at Rice University, his alma mater, given the fact that he was only healthy enough to make 97 plate appearances last year, will be 37 in February and had a down, injury-plagued 2010 as well. 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Former WWE superstar MVP has been connected to recent rumors that he has signed a deal with rival TNA Impact Wrestling, but the former United States Champion took to Twitter today to clear the air.
For the record, I am STILL very much a free agent and have not signed any contracts with anyone. That is official. -@the305MVP
If I DO sign a contract with a wrestling company, you'll hear it from ME. No speculation necessary. -@the305MVP
MVP left the WWE in late 2010 after requesting to be released by the company. From 2011 to early 2013, MVP was active in Japan with New Japan Pro Wrestling. While he competed there under the billing of "Black Godzilla", he became the first IWGP Intercontinental Champion. After finishing his contract with NJPW, the balling superstar focused on a television project with Lionsgate studios. MVP also dabbled in hip hop since his WWE departure, recording two rap singles which have been released on iTunes.
Pro Wrestling Examiner's Perspective: Sometimes wrestling fans turn speculation into facts out of pure hopefulness and that seems to be the case here. Kudos to MVP for being so actively transparent about his wrestling status and not leading fans along. No matter what is going on with MVP, TNA could use some fresh faced veteran talent on their depleted roster which has lost a parade of noteworthy talents in cost cutting measures since the summer of last year. It would be exciting to see MVP make a surprise entrance at Sunday's Royal Rumble for WWE, but there is no evidence at this time to indicate that will be a reality.


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A 27-year-old man was found shot to death in the middle of a southeast Atlanta street – and nine months later police said they have caught his killer.
Mr. Isaac McCollough was charged Friday with armed robbery and felony murder in the shooting of Mr. Henry Omar Reeves, according to Atlanta police.
He was transported to the DeKalb County jail where he remained Saturday without bond.
Shortly before midnight on May 18, officers responded to 1283 Metropolitan Ave. regarding a report of a person injured, police spokeswoman Officer Kim Jones has said.
"Once on scene officers found a 27-year-old male victim lying in the street," Officer Jones said. "The victim appeared to have been shot at least one time and was deceased."
Mr. Reeves was returning to his family's home on Metropolitan Avenue when investigators believe he was approached by an armed robber, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
After being shot in the chest, Mr. Reeves fired at the suspect, his mother Mrs. Marjorie Cotton-Reeves told the paper.
Mr. Reeves died a few weeks shy of his 28th birthday.
"My son had never been in a fight his entire life," Mrs. Cotton-Reeves said. "That's not him."
Against her wishes, Mrs. Cotton-Reeves said her son carried a gun to protect himself. But beyond that, he was a laid-back, free-spirited young man who planned to pursue a career in either architecture or cooking, she told the AJC.
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"Remembering Robin Utterback," curated by Clint Willour. Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX. Through Jan. 5.
On March 30, 2007, well-known Houston painter Robin Utterback was pronounced dead after being pulled from a fire at his studio. Later police learned that Utterback had actually died from multiple stab wounds inflicted by his partner, Cliff Gaylord, who threw himself under a train later that same day. "Remembering Robin Utterback" is a tribute to this legendary Houston painter. In the Houston Chronicle, Lisa Gray reports that "the exhibition tries bravely to wipe out the particulars of Utterback's death, to make people forget the lurid tragedy and remember the brainy art. Clint Willour hung the show chronologically, with several works representing each of Utterback's different periods. You see the big fields of color, the focus on lines, the period when he deconstructed the canvas and painted on strange twisty shapes with holes, so that wall behind them shows through. There are no new works from the estate — Willour didn't want the show to seem like a sales pitch — so the show ends with the Strasbourg faces from 2004 and 2005. For the show's catalog, to be published later, Houston Museum of Fine Arts curator Alison de Lima Greene has been wrestling with those faces' meaning: What was it that moved Utterback to recognizable shapes? She can't be sure, but she believes she understands them now. Plague ravaged Strasbourg in the 1300s, and the city's art is full of demons that signify disease. She thinks Utterback may have seen those works as a metaphor for AIDS, the plague that in the 1980s and '90s decimated his own circle of friends. More specifically, she thinks Utterback must have seen Strasbourg's old wheat-grinding mills, where flour chutes were decorated with grotesque masks. Those floury, ghostly faces were supposed to ward off disease and scare evil away." Read more.
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FRUGAL TRAVELER; The Lower Keys: Hold the Margaritas
By DAISANN McLANE
Published: March 18, 2001
AT dinner in Miami Beach the night before I picked up the rented Toyota and drove down U.S 1, my friend Laura, Florida born and bred, explained how she knew when she'd crossed the border into Keys territory: ''You walk into a bar where you've never been in your life. If everyone there treats you as if you've been closing the place every night for the last eight years, you're in the Keys.''
Over a plate of conch fritters on the deck at Alabama Jack's just north of Key Largo, I decided to test Laura's theory. I sidled up to the bar and set my iced tea down next to a line of empty longneck Budweisers. The iced tea, alas, was the best I could do. I still had about 75 miles of slow, two-lane driving before reaching my destination, Big Pine Key. It took about 10 seconds for the bartender to say a hearty hello, then another 15 for the Bud drinker, a sunburned fellow in a tropical shirt, shorts and Tevas, to introduce himself. In a minute or so, we were discussing his plans to open an authentic bagel bakery south of Key Largo.
''Tourists come down here from the north, and they want bagels, real New York-style bagels, for breakfast and they can't get them, so you can see the potential here,'' he said.
A curious New Yorker could not resist asking him where he had learned so much about bagel baking.
''I ran a bagel operation up north,'' he said. ''In Boulder, Colo.''
It took a while to get back on the road because of the corollary to Laura's theory -- you know you're in the Keys when it takes twice as long as usual to say goodbye in any bar. Driving again, through walls of thick mangrove that suddenly parted to reveal flat roadside clusters of motels, shopping malls, and souvenir and bait shops, I counted the mile markers backward (Key West is mile zero), and thought about the Keys' legendary anything-goes bonhomie. I hadn't expected to find much of it as I planned to spend four days there in early February.
Jimmy Buffett has practically made a cliché of the laid-back, end-of-the-road lifestyle, and whatever aspects of Keys culture he might have missed have been scooped up for atmosphere by novelists like Elmore Leonard.
Thanks to the exposure, tourism (and prices) in the Keys had skyrocketed since my last visit in 1979. I worried that the Keys might have turned into a parody of itself, a theme park called Margaritaville. So I designed my trip to cut costs and avoid crowds. Because February is high season, I stayed in the Lower Keys, rather than in Key West. They stretch southward from the spectacular Seven-Mile Bridge and are within 40 minutes' drive of the city, close enough to visit for a day's sightseeing.
I found other reasons to like the Lower Keys as I investigated further. They are a trove of nature preserves, on land and sea. I set my sights on Big Pine Key, where little Key deer, an endangered species, were said to roam freely. From Big Pine I could kayak in the protected waters of adjacent Coupon Bight, which was filled with mangrove clusters that sheltered innumerable species of birds. The key was about a half-hour boat ride from great snorkeling in the Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary.
Lodging options in and around Big Pine were somewhat thin on the ground -- a couple of marina complexes with motel rooms for boaters, one highway motel, and three interesting looking guest houses. With three weeks' notice, all three were booked so tightly that I couldn't book four consecutive nights in any of them. Since they all appeared to be along the same quarter-mile stretch of road, I decided to cobble together a night's stay at different ones.
Even then, I couldn't do better than this: two nights at the Barnacle Bed and Breakfast ($115 a night), and one night at the Deer Run Bed-and-Breakfast ($95). There was nothing open on the fourth night, a Friday, so I took a chance that I would find something else while I was down there.
The drive down from Miami to the Lower Keys takes longer than the mile markers suggest, because of the two-lane driving. I pulled off to a side road at Mile 33, reaching the Barnacle about two hours later than planned, at around 4:30 p.m. Ready to stagger through check-in formalities and have a nap, I was jolted awake by the sight of three little brown dog-size animals in the driveway: Key deer.
I parked carefully and gently opened the car door so as not to startle them. They didn't seem to mind; in fact they moved closer. I stood there for a while gazing at the impossibly cute deer that were almost close enough to touch, thinking they must be pets of the owners. Then, suddenly, they dashed away toward the beach, behind the two-story wooden guest house.
The deer weren't pets, I found out from the innkeeper, who said that Key deer roam freely on Big Pine, and often stop by the guest house in the early morning and around sunset. Thrilled and surprised to be greeted by wildlife, I wouldn't have been upset if my room had been small or dark. But it was spacious, and decorated like a sleek studio apartment, ''Miami Vice'' vintage, with a leather couch, a coffee table, a queen bed draped with a flashy tropical print, and a red and blue stained glass window. The room, along with two others in the guest house, opened to a pleasant raised wood deck. The fourth room, downstairs, opened to the small beach covered with a gravelly white sand that turned into shallows of limestone rock. It was too shallow for swimming, but a paradise for watching pelicans and egrets.


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The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) recently named The Outstanding Philippines Soldiers (TOPS) for 2013 by the Metrobank Foundation and the Rotary Club of Makati Metro.
The Metrobank Foundation and the Rotary Club of Makati conducted the search for the country's modern-day heroes among those serving for the military, and the winners have undergone a multi-sectoral selection process facilitated by a Preliminary and Final Board of Judges.
Finally, they have come down to the final ten winners, and they are:
2013 Metrobank Foundation-Rotary Club of Makati TOPS Awardees
- Col. Romeo S. Brawner Jr, PH ARMY – former AFP Spokesperson
- CMS Rogelio J. Mendoza, PH ARMY – played a vital role in several medical programs in East Timor
- TSg Ferdinand S. Baladjay, PH ARMY- a high-precision sniper and designer of the lightweight, two-in-one, load-bearing army vest currently being used in the AFP
- Captain Vicente L. Cejoco, PH NAVY – a selfless disaster relief and rescue operator
- TSg Dante P. Bergani, PH NAVY – a Marine awarded with Gold Cross Medal and Honor Bayonet Award
- H3C Sergs E. Estropigan, PH NAVY – a Navy SEAL and rescue operator in the Task Force Kalihim
- LTC Moises L. Micor, PH AIR FORCE – Gold Cross Medal awardee, two-time recipient Gawad sa Kaunlaran Award, and two Presidential Citation Badges
- MSg Alberta A. Pasebre, PH AIR FORCE – an intelligence personnel who conceptualized the Mobile Personnel File of the AFP
- TSg Nolito G. Tumesa, PH AIR FORCE – spent "a restless month doing relief operations following the killer earthquake in Cordillera in 1990."
- Major Daneck E. Dang-awan, AFP Technical and Administrative Services – initiated the Project ISLAM that rebuilt 250 houses, a village water system, school, and Mosque for almost 1000 villagers in Lanao Del Norte
Each winner will become a member of the TOPS alumni organization and will receive a cash prize of P300,000 and a specially designed trophy from the Metrobank Foundation. They will be honored with the winners of Search for Outstanding Teachers (SOT) and Country's Outstanding Police Officers in Service (COPS) in the anniversary celebration of Metrobank dubbed as Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos on September 5, 2013.


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Top-seeded Nemo Vista defeated fourth-seeded West Side 4-1 in the first round of the 1A Region 3 Tournament on Friday at South Side Bee Branch.
"The girls had a great year," said West Side Coach Adam Brothers. "We improved on our hitting the second half of the season and our defense was great. They are a great group of girls.
"I would like to thank assistant coach Larry Phillips for his hard work and dedication to the softball team and to the West Side community. He treated the girls like family and got the most out of them. Go Eagles," added Brothers.
Kayla Johnson led West Side with two hits, including a single, double and an RBI.
Carra Duncan added a triple and Sydnee Phillips had a single. Pitcher Ashley Gentry struck out four in six innings.
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Gasparini Joins UMass Hockey Staff
The 2006 graduate of the University of Vermont will begin his first season as an assistant coach of the Minutemen this fall.
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After three years as an assistant coach at his alma mater, 2006 University of Vermont graduate Joey Gasparini joined the UMass hockey staff as an assistant coach in 2012. Gasparini begins his fourth season with the Minutemen in 2015-16 alongside former UVM colleague and current UMass head coach John Micheletto.
Gasparini is responsible for overseeing UMass' forward group, from in-game management to daily skill development and works with the Minutemen's power play unit. Under his guidance, UMass set a Modern Era program record for power play percentage (.220) in 2013-14, which was good for seventh in the nation.
Gasparini also manages the program's recruiting. In 2013-14, the staff's first recruiting class made a significant impact as freshmen, contributing a combined 44 points on the year. Among that group, Steven Iacobellis ranked fourth among Division I freshmen with 383 faceoff wins and was eighth in faceoff winning percentage (.563, 383-for-680), while also ending the year tied for 16th among the nation's freshmen in goals scored, third in power-play goals. In 2014-15, UMass finished second in the nation in freshmen scoring as a team with 111 points, the third-highest total in UMass history for a freshman class. Individually, Brandon Montour became the highest draft pick in UMass history when he was selected 55th overall in the second round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft and went on to post the most points by a rookie defenseman in the program's Hockey East era in 2014-15 before being named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team and inking an NHL contract. Another member of that recruiting class, Dennis Kravchenko, led the Minutemen with 33 points and finished fifth in the nation in freshman scoring this past season.
At Vermont, Gasparini played an integral role in recruiting and managed the Catamounts' forwards with a heavy emphasis on skill and individual development. In 2011-12, he worked alongside Micheletto with UVM's power play unit, which saw nearly a 30% increase in scoring from the previous campaign.
Gasparini returned to Vermont as an assistant coach in September of 2009 after serving as the Director of Scouting and Recruiting for Achieve Sports Management in Chicago, Ill. In his two years with Achieve Sports Management, he oversaw all aspects of recruiting, including player identification and evaluation.
Following graduation from UVM, Gasparini spent the 2006-07 season serving as a regional scout with the Cedar Rapids Rough Riders in the United States Hockey League. The following year he joined the Fargo Force in the USHL as a regional scout.
Gasparini played for the Catamounts from 2002 to 2006 and was elected as an assistant captain his senior season. Over 128 career games, the forward totaled 34 points on 12 goals and 22 assists. He was named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team in 2006 and was an ECAC All-Academic Team selection in 2004 and 2005.
A native of Grand Forks, N.D., Gasparini graduated from Vermont with a degree in Economics and Political Science. His father John "Gino" Gasparini is a former head coach of the men's hockey team at the University of North Dakota. He and his wife Amanda were married in the summer of 2010 and have a daughter, Adriana.
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Loading a Data Warehouse (Alternate)
A. The requirement is to design flexible database schema patterns
This text records a email conversation between Barry and someone with some interesting questions working for an Investment Bank
1. Email received February 22nd. 2011 :-
I am currently working as a SQL ETL developer for an Investment Bank.
The bank has recently been taken over and thus the financial product reporting has been divided into
various reporting streams which has meant various feeds have had to be created to supply the various new stake holders of the bank.
Whilst we are able to produce these feeds I feel the current database architecture (set up by my predecessor) is perhaps not the best solution.
This is simply because I have had to constantly tweak the tables to get the desired output.
The database architecture is such that our sql servers are primarily used for ETL.
The source data comes from Hyperion enterprise Management system which countries use to load their figures.
The source data is uploaded into DDM (our SQL ETL environment) transformed and loaded into Essbase cubes.
Due to there being copies of data in both Essbase and Hyperion only the latest MI data is stored in SQL Server.
I am of the feeling that if we had a central repository of the data in sql, i.e. a data warehouse.
It would give us the flexibility to provide feeds via datamarts for all our customers as well as handling the metadata,
such as product hierarchies and location hierarchies which are used as dimensions in our OLAP cubes.
I have had a look at your datamodel for how to load a banking datawarehouse I just need a little advice on how to model this.
The central source data we receive is in the following format:
Field Name
Scenario with Year and Client type;
< Material cut out here.>
We receive about 11 of these files each corresponding to a different region for reporting.
In addition to these files we also receive once a month meta data from our offshore team.
We thus have a window of maintenance were implement the new meta data changes.
These include the new product hierarchy structure, location structure and FX rates.
The location and product structure are then used to build the product and location dimensions
in our Essbase models.
These dimensions are both parent child dimensions.
I would imagine we would have fact table that shows the YTD amounts for each product in each category.
Our dimensions would be product, account and location.
For the product and dimension tables and Location would the data be stored?
Should it be in hierarchical form? Is the Metadata stored in a separate datawarehouse?
Any advice or information you could provide would be very much appreciated.
Many thanks
Your friend
2. Barry's respponse :-
Your ideas are on the right lines.
I have drafted a Data Architecture for you :-
The idea of 'de-coupling' Hyperion at the Back-end from Essbase at the Front-End gives
you very valuable flexibility.
3. Email received February 23rd. 2011 :-
Hi Barry,
Many thanks for your quick reply. I certainly do not have a budget for 500/day but I can definitely cover your pocket money : - )
For me the main thing is to just streamline the processes that we have running now whilst maintaining
the flexibility we currently have now particularly with regard to 'on request' refreshes etc
For example the location structure and product structure we use to create our dimensions in essbase are actually present in
Hyperion and can be extracted.
Yet for historical reasons updates to the dimensions are . manually.
If we can extract the structures directly from the source then they could be loaded into a datawarehouse, sliced and diced and
then used to auotmatcally update dimensions without the need for manual intervention.
I am also very interested inthe staging area that you proposed. How many tables are needed, what lookups are used etc.
Barry Williams
February 22nd. 2011
Principal Consultant
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Agreed ebay sales, big slow down, been slowing down for years though imo (member since jul 2000). i think mainly because of economic conditions, perhaps combined with the commercial stores now drowning out private second hand sellers, and therefore people dont perceive there to be many bargains here anymore, and those second hand sales that are here, often sell so close to retail, as to not really be great bargains, and postage can often push small price items over shop prices. Margins are pretty bad for sellers … by the time you subtract list fees, final value fees, postage fees and paypal fees. I cant justify my second hand selling time wise really, its just a fancy form of recycling. In my opinion ebay is turning into a commercial department store/mall online. And that shopping experience can be had most anywhere on the web by a specialist retailer. Ebay need to carefully look at the balance of their business model.
My Conclusion : In my opinion anything under £20.00 probably isn't worth selling on ebay time wise, and once the people who are charitably spending their time puting sub £20.00 items up have left. Ebay will be no better off as a site, than any other conglomerate web store that is trying to attract sales.


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Dogfish Head and Ripple are teaming up to bring you an inspired night of Ancient Ales and modern cuisine.
Since 1999, Dogfish Head has worked closely with molecular archaeologist Dr. Patrick McGovern to bring ancient brewing history back to life. The resulting Ancient Ales transport modern beer connoisseurs to a time when brewers were unencumbered by purity laws, style rules and bottom lines.
Juniper berries, chai, cocoa nibs, ancho chilies, muscat grapes, saffron and honey are some of the unique ingredients that flavor these Ancient Ales and make them perfect for food pairings.
Step back in time with us…
The menu and Ancient Ales pairings will vary at each of the dinners in our series, but some (if not all!) of these beers will be featured….
You'll try:
* Midas Touch: This sweet yet dry mead-like beer is made with ingredients found in 2,700-year-old drinking vessels.
* Chateau Jiahu: Inspired by the oldest-known fermented beverage, Chateau Jiahu is made with hawthorn fruit, sake rice, barley and honey.
* Sah'tea: Boiled over white-hot river rocks, Sah'tea is flavored with rye, juniper and black chai tea.
* Theobroma: Based on the chemical analysis of 3,000-year-old pottery fragments found in Honduras, Theobroma is brewed with artisanal Askinosie cocoa, honey, chilies and annatto.
* Ta Henket: This earthy translation of Egyptian hieroglyphics is brewed with loaves of hearth-baked bread, flavored with doum fruit and fermented with a native Egyptian yeast strain.
In addition, the ticket price for each of these Ancient Ales dinners includes one of our Ancient Ale goblets, a Dogfish Head Ancient Ale stone coaster and an Ancient Ale poster.
For more details on menu and pricing, please contact Ripple directly. * * Please note, the dishes for these Ancient Ales Dinners are very carefully designed to complement the beers; therefore they cannot offer substitutions to the prix fixe menu. Menu is subject to change due to seasonal availability on the freshest of ingredients.
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Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)
- The NSCA-CPT exam is designed for professionals who train clients in one-on-one situations in client's homes and health/fitness clubs. Personal trainers will find this to be one of the most challenging of all personal training certification exams. The credential earned upon passing will identify them as truly competent personal trainers among their peers, clients and professional groups.
Candidates must register through the NSCA
All registration information can be found in the candidate handbook, including check-in time and exam begin time.
Next Test Date: Monday, December 16th 2013
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Iberia to move to Heathrow T5
Published: 08/02/2012 - Filed under: News »
Iberia's flights between Madrid and London Heathrow will arrive into and depart from Terminal 5 as of March 25, with the services being given a new BA flight number.
The carrier's eight daily return flights from Madrid currently operate into and out of Heathrow Terminal 3, but from the end of next month Iberia will move into merger partner BA's hub at Terminal 5.
A statement from Iberia said that "The move will substantially improve connections between both airlines' flight networks", adding that the minimum connection time for flights between the two carriers will drop from 90 minutes to 60 minutes following the switch.
The two carriers have also been co-located at Madrid Barajas airport's Terminal 4 since 2006.
Following the switch over these flights will move to a BA flight number, but will continue to be operated by Iberia, with the Spanish carrier's onboard services.
For more information visit ba.com, iberia.com.
Report by Mark Caswell
cityprofessional - 08/02/2012 19:13
Can you clarify - the article is unclear. IB flights already have a BA flight number, so what is changing other than the flight number and the terminal? What about BA's own flights to MAD? Are all BA flights to MAD now being operated to IB with IB onboard service (i.e. all flights are now codeshares, no free food/drink in Y, buy on board), or are some flights still being operated by BA and/or with BA onboard service (free drinks and snacks in Y)? What about other flights to/from Spain?
Binman62 - 08/02/2012 21:24
Terrible decision for passengers. The unique selling point of t5 was its exclusivity to BA. It felt different, it was different. Now it will be just another terminal and will be affected by the awful punctuality of IB and the need to provide "fair stand allocation" ( which really means prioritising IB over BA).
Cannot think what BA are getting out of this..........it makes no sense after fighting for so long to have your own dedicated terminal...
OPebble - 09/02/2012 11:09
As I understand it BA operated flights will use existing nos but IB operated flights will have a BA5*** number.
Catering rules stay as is so IB Y fares will have BOB but BA Y fares will have a free drink/sback.
xcjohnny - 09/02/2012 14:52
There isn't even enough room for BA's own services which still use other terminals as well. I recently waited 35 minutes for a stand on a shorthaul service, longer than the flight itself! To my mind it's a daft decision.
May not be such a bad move, but they should have moved most of the T3 BA flights first.


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here). I have yet to see any evidence to support such a policy, and I'm not even sure of the purported intent (is it to prevent infection of the unvaccinated HCW, or is it to prevent the infected HCW from transmitting to patients?).
Whatever the intent, it seems completely impractical. Wearing a mask for 8-12 hours is uncomfortable and an unnecessary distraction. I suspect it also impacts morale. So none of this makes sense to me, but neither does mandatory influenza vaccination.
Last week, the Massachusetts Nurses Association characterized the mask policy as an act of bullying. That's a strong word, but after thinking this over, I admit that I have to agree. I don't think the mask requirement has been promulgated to reduce transmission of influenza; rather, I suspect it's to punish those who don't comply with vaccination. So here we have a mandate that doesn't make sense, aimed at those who don't comply with another mandate that doesn't make sense. And the lunacy continues....
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At Princeton — 2013-14: co-recipient of the Class of 1916 Cup, given to the top senior student-athlete at the annual PVC Banquet; her co-recipient was fellow diver Rachel Zambrowicz … competed on the conference team and placed in Top 20 on both the 1- and 3-meter boards. 2012-13: reached 'A' finals in the 3-meter finals at the Ivy Championships and placed eighth with 272.30 points, helping Princeton win the Ivy League championship … reached 'B' finals in the 1-meter event, placing 12th with 266.50 points. 2011-12: took fifth in the 1-meter competition at the Ivy League Championships (267.30) … followed with a third-place finish in the 3-meter competition (279.55) … took third in the 3-meter event at H-Y-P. 2010-11: was part of the Princeton conference team that won the 2011 Ivy League championship … reached the consolation final on both the 1- and 3-meter boards; best finish was 11th on the 1-meter board.
Before Princeton — won three Michigan state diving championships as a member of the East Grand Rapids high school squad … holds high school records in both six-dive (286) and 11-dive (505) competitions … three-time Division 3 Diver of the Year … two-time All-America … member of the MISCA 2009 Dream Team … Dartmouth Book Award recipient … National Honor Society member … Summa Cum Laude four years.
Personal — born March 8, 1992 … daughter of Dr. Michael and Jill Brown … has an older sister Nikki, who attends Dartmouth … interested in biology … enjoys kite surfing, skiing and traveling.
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