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On Wednesday night, the second-seeded Marceline High School basketball teams played the second round games of the 2013 Tiger Hoops Classic. The Tigers took on Bevier, while the Lady Tigers took on Milan.
The Lady Tigers downed Milan 42-33, leading every quarter in the contest. Abby Gauthier had eight points, four assists, and three steals. Molly Shoop had five boards, two assists, and three steals. Sydnee Brooks had a board. Morgan McCormick had four points, seven boards, three assists, and three steals. Kendra Gladbach had 23 points, eight boards, one assist and two steals.
The Tigers took on Bevier, winning 65-35 while playing everyone on the bench. Daniel Haas had one board, three assists and three steals. Trevor Hamilton had one board and one assist. Blake Linebaugh had two points, two boards, five assists and two steals. Frankie Herring had seven points, four boards, one assist and one steal. Chase Hilsabeck had 19 points, four boards, two assists and three steals. Daniel Corbin had six points, five boards and one assist. Brett McGlothlin had 22 points, five boards, eight assists and three steals. Shane Weimer had two points, two boards and one steal. Isaac Smith had two points and two boards. Brennen Floray had five points, three boards and two steals.
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What: Taste of Our Carolina Foothills
When: 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28
Where: Overmountain Vineyards in Tryon
Tickets: $35 in advance and $45 at the door, available online through Eventbrite.
Info: Visit www.ourcarolinafoothills.com or see the Facebook page at Our Carolina Foothills.
Its an initiative that bills itself as Four Towns, Two States, One Great Experience. The Our Carolina Foothills campaign began in March to market as a package the towns of Polk County Tryon, Saluda and Columbus and their neighbor to the south, Landrum, S.C.
On Sept. 28, the initiative will host Taste of Our Carolina Foothills: A Wine and Food Event. The event will feature restaurants and bakeries from all four towns as well as local makers of wines, cheeses, chocolates and other fare for sampling.
Tickets to this celebration of regional drinks and edibles with jazz music in a vineyard setting will be sold as a means of raising money to promote the region as a tourist destination.
Were an economic and geographic community, said Suzanne Strickland. She owns the Stone Soup, a restaurant in Landrum, and volunteers her time to this effort to link together towns that she believes each have their own personalities and charms. Real estate agents often refer to the four towns as the string of pearls.
When Amazon opened its distribution center in Spartanburg last year, Strickland said, she saw growth moving closer to the foothills. This campaign to focus on the small towns aims to highlight their individual histories and the rural beauty of the area, which most residents say they want to remain unspoiled.
Developments like Tryon International Equestrian Center, Strickland said, should help with the preservation of countryside, since horses and green spaces go hand in hand. The region has a tendency, she added, to attract artists and farmers who also value the land and its vistas.
Strickland thinks cross-marketing makes sense because people come to the area wanting to make a whole day or a whole weekend of it by seeing as much as possible. Each town is so diverse, she said. If we come together, everyone benefits.
A website with a comprehensive events calendar highlights each towns history and lists shops, restaurants and attractions. A billboard along I-26 invites motorists to experience our celebrated farm fresh, local cuisine and lists all of the towns.
Strickland said that the marketing campaign focuses on potential tourists especially day-trippers within a three-hour radius.
Funds raised from ticket sales for the wine and food event will be used to further promote the region, and organizers intend for the event to be held annually. For this inaugural occasion, only 250 tickets will be sold, but Strickland said she sees it, perhaps, becoming an even bigger event next year.
Our Carolina Foothills is the only organization promoting all four of the towns together. Strickland said, We need to work together as a community. In order for me to win, somebody else doesnt have to lose. Thats how I live my life.
Taste of Our Carolina Foothills will take place 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, at Overmountain Vineyards in Tryon. Admission is $35 in advance and $45 at the door.
Tickets are available online through Eventbrite. For more information, visit www.ourcarolinafoothills.com or see the Facebook page at Our Carolina Foothills.
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- Project C.A.R.E. Freshmen Retreat
- Annual Diversity Week
- Hispanic Heritage Month, mid-September through mid-October
- Homecoming Alumni Breakfast
- National Pan-Hellenic Council Homecoming Reception
- Stompfest (Homecoming Step Show) and After Party
- WCU Inspirational Choir Fall Concert
- National Coming Out Day
- International Education Week
- Native American Heritage Month
- Kwanzaa
- WCU Inspirational Choir Winter Concert
- World AIDS Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
- Black History Month
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You should read HCB's book on just this matter. Maybe you have, in which case, fast foward to the last para.
Granted he was doing his work in another time when the world was less cynical, but his technique to avoid confrontation is well known and just as applicable today.
He would prefocus on a spot and shoot at f8 giving himself plenty of DOF, then when a subect came into his zone, he would shoot so quickly everything had to be preset, and then immediately walk off in the opposite direction to that indicated by the subject. Most of the time they would not even know their picture was taken, and thats what you are after.
If he wanted to shoot a subject that was in the crowd walking along he would walk faster than the rest and then quickly turn and shoot and keep on walking.
As for how to deal with people who strongly object, just be nice and give them your card with thanks. Its hard for nasty people to be so to someone who is really nice.
Hi Stephen!
I will check the book, thank you very much! And thank you also for the post!
Hi Kevin,
I hope I never encounter you on the street.
Yes, we are allowed to take photos freely on the street, but I would draw the line above your threatened behaviour.
If you tried that level of uncivil rudeness down here, you would find yourself in casualty with the medical team trying to figure out how to extract your 24-70 from your throat.
We are allowed to shoot publically, but we do not have the right to do so. If you don't understand the difference then back to school for you.
You live in a country where you have a Bill of Rights. We don't need one.
Civil order is based on concensus and has things like manners and respect governing the public behaviour of people. We also have very low street crime due to outright bans on guns and knives, so people feel safe. There are no no-go areas so long as you show respect.
The most dangerous areas are those dominated by Muslims, but I learned early on that if you stop and buy a snack or a coffee from a local shop, you will be allowed to do your work. You also might get tips on where a good subect or scene might be found.
As with your city, we don't have an issue down here in Australia with public photography per se, but with common sense prevailing, it all seems to be a non-issue. We are used to hordes of tourists flat out taking photos, an extra one is not noticed.
However, there are some ethno-religious minorities here which object strongly to having their photo taken. Its up to us to know which ones and why, so we don't cause trouble. Its not hard to do that.
Good luck and I understand where you re coming from.
Kevin, you are much more part of the problem than any solution.
Attitude like yours gets others killed or injured.
By the way, here is a very good info that Peta Pixel just published. The article it's called: "Court Upholds Citizens' Right to Turn Cameras on Police Officers" and i recommend it.
The direct link it's here.
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SARATOGA -- Candles were lit as the sun set at Saratoga High on Friday night, and a memorial for Audrie Pott -- the 15-year-old student who killed herself last year -- became a two-toned affair of remembrance and vigilance.
She was remembered as the "most bubbly, witty girl" with an upbeat and encouraging personality, whose death should serve as a warning to other teens to be mindful of their surroundings and a message to everybody about the damaging effects of bullying.
Audrie committed suicide in September after an alleged sexual assault at a teen party and subsequent sharing of photos left her feeling publicly shamed before her peers, according to the family.
Three 16-year-old boys from the school were arrested last week and each faces two felony charges and a misdemeanor charge involving sexual battery and the distribution of child pornography in a case that put the national spotlight on sexual assault and bullying among adolescents.
"She was so strong; I never saw it coming," said Sarah Broughton, 15. "Hopefully we'll get something positive out of this, and help some other girls and save some lives."
In a poignant message for teen girls, Sarah said: If you go out to social functions, go in a group. Don't trust people you don't know well. And don't ever be in a situation where everybody is too drunk to know what's going on.
About 150 people -- including her mother, father and stepmother -- attended Friday's event, with adults easily outnumbering those of high school age.
Speakers included Anna Brownell, the mother of 20-year-old Amanda Brownell, who was taken off life support this week, four years after she suffered brain damage from attempting to hang herself over what her mother believes was high school bullying.
The three boys are accused of sexually assaulting Audrie at an unsupervised Labor Day weekend house party last year where the girl drank too much and passed out in an upstairs bedroom. According to court documents and family lawyers, the boys removed her shorts and used a black marker to cover her body with scrawls and sexually explicit messages. Photos were allegedly taken and shared with other students on campus, and in Facebook messages, Audrie later stated she believed "the whole school knows" and that "my life is over."
Family members believe the resulting humiliation was too much to bear, and caused Audrie to hang herself Sept. 10 at her mother's home in Los Altos.
Audrie's father, Lawrence Pott, thanked everybody for kind words about his daughter and their support of efforts to combat bullying. A push to pass anti-bullying legislation has become the family's mission.
"Audrie was always a peacemaker," he said. "So now, we've decided that we need to go and keep the peace for her."


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DENTON – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Volleyball team lost a 3-0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-23) final to Eastern Michigan on Saturday to finish 1-1 on the first day of the Mean Green Volleyball Classic. The team won a 3-0 final over Hofstra to start the day and will conclude play in the tourney on Saturday at 11 a.m. when they take on host North Texas.
The Islanders are now 6-4 on the year after the loss, while EMU improved to 7-2 in 2012. Ivy Baresh led the team in kills with nine and Courtney Hall finished with a season high of six kills on a .857 hitting percentage in the match. Renee Ramirez added 11 digs to lead the team and Logen Bourque finished with 16 assists.
It was rough going early on for the Islanders as they fell behind 6-2 while having trouble controlling the ball early on. They trailed by 11 points at 16-5 before scoring three straight on two EMU errors and a service ace by Micah Nolan to make it an eight-point deficit at 16-8. It would be the closest they could get however, as the Eagles took a 25-13 set for a 1-0 lead in the match.
The Islanders earned their first lead of the match at 2-1 in the second set when Tyger Holt put away an over pass, and used kills from Brianna Brink and Bourque to make it a 5-3 score. With Texas A&M – Corpus Christi leading 6-4, EMU scored four straight points to regain the lead at 8-6. The Islanders cut to score to one at 10-9, but a 9-2 run by the Eagles opened up an insurmountable 19-11 lead. Kills from Baresh and Shannon Hullum, followed by a Courtney Hall block solo and a Bourque service ace closed the gap to four at 21-17, but EMU finished the set with a 25-18 final to take a 2-0 lead.
The third and final period was a battle until the end, with neither team leading by more than two points at any time during the set. It featured 14 tie scores and six lead changes in a dramatic departure from the first two games. The Islanders trailed 3-2 after the first five points, but a pair of Ashley Phelps kills along with one from Hall gave their team a 5-3 lead, just their second of the match. With the lead at 17-15 for Texas A&M – Corpus Christi, EMU scored four straight to take a 19-17 advantage. The Islanders tied the score at 20-20 on an Eagles attack error, and then added two more points on a Baresh service ace and a block solo from Holt to make it a 22-20 lead as EMU called a timeout.
After the break, the Eagles score four consecutive points to bring up match point. A kill from Bourque momentarily broke the momentum, but EMU finished it off with a kill to make it 25-23 and take a 3-0 match.
The final match of the Islanders stay at the Mean Green Volleyball Classic will come at 11 a.m. on Saturday morning against the host North Texas Mean Green. Live stats and a webcast of the match will be available for fans by visiting www.MeanGreenSports.com.
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When you think of green and Delta Dental, you might think of the green that has long been a featured part of the logo. But on Earth Day, it's worth pointing out that Delta Dental companies have taken steps to ensure their business initiatives are green as well.
Delta Dental companies are moving their network provider offices from paper claims to electronic submissions, which helps save paper and reimburses their dentists faster. They also encourage their subscribers to go paperless by signing up for electronic dental benefits statements. A few even provide incentives – such as guaranteeing patient eligibility – for the subscribers who choose to perish paper.
Member companies use blog posts and pins on social media sites like Pinterest to share ideas with their environmentally-conscious consumers about reusing old toothbrushes for garden stakes or as cleaning tools, or turning empty tubes of toothpaste into a pencil holder.
Of course, corporations ought to practice what they preach. One Delta Dental company saved almost $60,000 by eliminating disposable paper cups and retrofitting light fixtures at its headquarters as part of its "green program initiative."1
Like a lot of corporations in the 21st century, Delta Dental is always searching for ways to improve business efficiency and sustainability. We feel that corporate social responsibility these days must include going green.
1 Environmental & Energy Management News. Delta Dental Racks Up Savings with Varied Environmental Efforts. http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/12/delta-dental-racks-up-savings-with-varied-environmental-efforts/


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On March 17, 2014 at about 2:30 p.m., the Sioux City Police Department arrested 29 year–old JOEY MIGUEL ALBERTS, Sioux City, for impersonating an officer and enticing children to his vehicle.
Through leads that were generated as part of an ongoing investigation, ALBERTS was identified as being involved in multipule incidents in Sioux City over the last year and a half.
On October 20, 2013 at about 6:30 p.m., ALBERTS called two females, 11 years-of-age and 13 years-of-age, over to his car and told them he was was a police officer. The 13 year-old approached him and he touched her inappropriately during a pat-down. He then left the area.
On November 6, 2012 at about 3:15 p.m., ALBERTS stopped his car near two females, 13 years-of-age and 12 years-of-age, at 9th & Jennings St. He called out to the girls to come to his car and told him he was a police officer. The girls refused and left the area.
A short time later on November 6, 2012 at about 3:45 p.m., ALBERTS approached a 13 year-old-female in the 1500 block of Peirce St and told her he was a police officer. He called her to his vehicle and then touched her inappropriately while patting her down.
On Jaunuary 9, 2014 at abotu 1:45 p.m., the U. S. Marshal's Fugative Task Force arrested Barton in Sgt. Bluff, IA.
The Sioux City Police Department is looking for 23 year-old ANTHONY JOSEPH BARTON who has a warrant for his arrest for a charge of Going Armed with Intent.
On December 19, 2013 Barton assaulted 22 year-old Karilynn Schroeder, Moville, IA, and struck her with her vehicle. Schroeder and Barton had been involved in a relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend.
Barton is a white male who is 6' 2", 235 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair that he keeps short.
Anyone with information on Barton's whereabouts should contact the Sioux City Police Department or the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force.
Anyone with information in this case can call the Sioux City Police Department at 279-6440 or CrimeStoppers at 258-TIPS.
Any arrest/charges noted in this report should be considered merely an accusation. All defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
As of January 1, 2012 all funding for the National Training Center (NTC) has ended. We will not be hosting any classes at this time.
The NTC was the vision of Congressman Tom Latham in who worked to secure funding in 1997 with the first classes beginning in November of 1998. Since that time, 23,699 officers have received valuable training in the 885 classes that were put on. These classes were free of charge for the officers attending. They have covered topics ranging from drug investigations, interviews and interrogations, court room testifying, marksmanship instructor, and SWAT training. Officers from 42 states have attended classes at the NTC.
"We hope that in the future we can secure funds to get the National Training Center running again. The training provided there benefitted officers from departments that normally would not have been able to afford these types of classes. We greatly appreciate all the support that Congressman King and Senators Grassley and Harkin have provided over the years," said Doug Young, Chief of Police for the Sioux City Police Department.
"We got the most training that we could for the funds we were provided. My biggest goal was to make sure that officers were not only trained on how to do their jobs better but more importantly, get him safely," Sergeant Mike Hamm said. Sgt Hamm directed classes and training at the NTC.
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LANSING -- Governor Rick Snyder could be running for Vice President this fall, if some political experts are to be believed.
Rumors first surfaced during the Republican primary election. Now, experts say Synder's chances of becoming Mitt Romney's running mate are looking pretty good.
The new round of speculation started after a newspaper in Tampa, Fla. published an article about hotel assignments for state delegations at the Republican National Convention there this summer.
Snyder was reportedly given one of the best hotel assignments, second only to Massachusetts, where Romney served as Governor.
The location of the hotel puts Synder close to the convention site, and Romney's own hotel. The Florida Republican political consultant who wrote the Tampa Bay Online op-ed piece says that's no coincidence.
A political strategist in Michigan says Snyder would make a logical choice for running mate.
"Snyder has had a really good track record in the short time he has been in office," Lynn Aronoff said. "He's eliminated a $1.5 billion deficit. He got rid of the Michigan business tax. And quite frankly, he won the state with 58 percent of the vote and he has crossover appeal. What could be bad?"


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AUSTIN (January 16, 2013)—The Texas Association of Business Wednesday presented a proposal on how it wants to see the Texas Legislature cut taxes.
An improving economy has produced a sunnier budget outlook for the state, and Gov. Rick Perry has urged the Legislature to lower taxes while holding down government spending.
The association said Wednesday it would like to make permanent a temporary exemption from the state business tax for firms making less than $1 million.
The group also wants lawmakers to let businesses exempt from taxation their first $1 million in gross receipts and decrease the quarterly franchise tax rate by a quarter percent.
Its plan would also create a research and development tax credit and exempt the purchase of such things as college textbooks and computers from sales tax.


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Sir, David Goodhart ("Think tanks get big by thinking smaller", September 29) correctly notes that think-tank funding "is increasingly tied to particular pieces of close-up policy research".
However, at the Institute of Economic Affairs we refuse such money from corporations, accepting only general non-restricted funding. An energy study funded by an oil company or a pharmaceutical study by a drug company hardly has the credibility we wish.
However, the idea that we are "thinking smaller" is preposterous. Our predecessors struggled with runaway inflation, power grabs by trade unions and the bottomless pits of the nationalised industries.
Today we tackle runaway regulation, power grabs by the European Union and the bottomless pits of the public services, and in January the IEA will mark its 50th anniversary by publishing a book in which leading academics set out their vision for a liberal utopia 50 years in the future.
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Journalism major at the University of Oregon. Editor-in-Chief of Her Campus Oregon. Magazine, freelance blogger, future world traveler. In her spare time, she likes to read as many books as she can, go for long drives, and peruse news websites. Hopes to one day write for National Geographic.
Sometimes it's impossible to stay on top of everything that happens in the world every day. Even if we watch the news, follow the "important" people on Twitter (newscasters, celebrities, etc), and read the articles our friends share on Facebook, we somehow always manage to miss something. In case you were too busy studying for finals and partying on the weekends, here are the top ten events of 2011; the moments we're sure to remember forever.
1. The Royal Wedding – Around 23 million Americans tuned in on April 29th, the day Prince William and Kate Middleton got hitched. There's a lot of speculation over how much the wedding actually cost, but estimates come close to $60 million!
2. Casey Anthony Trial – It seemed like the trial went on forever and when it finally ended in July, many were unhappy with the "not guilty" verdict for Casey Anthony, who had been accused of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony.
3. Osama Bin Laden Death – In May, the leader of Al Qaeda was finally hunted down and killed by U.S. forces, providing some sense of closure for some of those who lost family in the 9/11 attacks.
4. Charlie Sheen's Downfall – Only a celebrity could take negative attention from the media and general public and use it to work in their favor, and not just monetarily either. Sheen was fired from Two and a Half Men in February and has since created a Twitter account, where his trademark terms "winning," and "tiger blood" took off.
5. Occupy Wall Street – In September, occupy protests began in New York; those who participate are upset about social and economic inequality. The protests have since gone international with Occupy movements popping up all over the world from Australia to France to South Korea. Their main slogan is "We are the 99%."
6. Muammar Gaddafi Toppled – Anti-government protests in Libya turned into a rebellion that lasted eight months and ended with the NTC (National Transitional Council) shooting and killing Libya's longtime dictator in October. Gaddafi's death was the end of a 9-month civil war and Libya is in the process of rebuilding itself.
7. Japan Earthquake – For Japan, March brought a tsunami that triggered the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl (Ukraine, 1986): a 9.0 magnitude earthquake off Japan's northeast coast. The disaster left nearly 20,000 people dead or missing and hundreds of thousands still haven't returned to their homes.
8. Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal – In March, a grand jury began investigating accusations that Jerry Sandusky, former assistant football coach at Penn State, sexually assaulted eight boys over a 15-year period. Unfortunately, it seems that with each day that passes, more accusations are brought to light. So far, Sandusky has been indicted on 42 counts of child molestation from 1994 to 2009. Former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno has had his impeccable reputation tarnished because of the scandal and he was fired as a result. A sad story for all involved.
9. 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy Repealed – For almost 18 years, a law prevented gay Americans from serving openly in the military. It was repealed September 20th; now, those who serve will be allowed to publicly reveal their sexual orientation without fear of being treated unfairly or being dishonorably discharged from their duties.
10. Death of Steve Jobs – He made technology available to the masses on desktops and in our pockets. He passed away October 5th after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, but not before introducing the world to the iPod, iPhone, MacBook, iMac, iTouch and many more society-changing products. Hungary recently erected a statue of Jobs in a Budapest science park, no doubt proving Jobs not only left his mark physically, but in our hearts as well.
Do you agree with these picks? What else stood out from 2011? Let us know in the comments section below!


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BERLIN (AP) — A car caught cruising the streets of a sleepy east German village on a sweltering summer's day sported a decidedly unorthodox feature: a pool filled to the brim with water.
German police say a motorcycle cop couldn't believe his eyes when he saw four men, including the driver, splashing about in the open-top BMW as they passed him Sunday afternoon near Blauenthal, about 155 miles (250 kilometers) south of Berlin.
Chemnitz police spokesman Frank Fischer says the men pulled over and jumped into a nearby river as soon as they saw the officer, but one later returned to claim his clothes.
Fischer said Thursday that police were still investigating which of the men drove and whether he was drunk. He said the vehicle itself "probably didn't have a road permit."
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PARKERSBURG - A project to see if bringing minor league baseball to the Parkersburg area is continuing as officials try to determine the feasibility of such a proposal.
Tom Rooney, president of Rooney Sports and Entertainment Group, spoke Monday to the Parkersburg Rotary Club about the ongoing efforts to determine the possibility of bringing baseball to the Mid-Ohio Valley.
Rooney said there is a lot of interest in bringing baseball to the area from a couple of different sources. The Frontier League is currently studying the Bridgeport/Morgantown area and the Parkersburg area as possible expansion locations. Another possibility is the Prospect League, which is a college baseball-affiliated program where college athletes play for free to maintain their eligibility during the summer off-season.
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Tom Rooney, president of Rooney Sports and Entertainment Group, speaks about the possibility of bringing minor league baseball to the Parkersburg area during Monday's meeting of the Parkersburg Rotary Club. (Photo by Wayne Towner)
Bringing a baseball team to the Mid-Ohio Valley could be a long process, but it can be a positive one, Rooney said. There are a lot of factors that can impact or affect the process of developing a baseball team. There are also a number of different ways to fund the process, from grants, loans and local funding to programs like tax increment financing, or TIF. The West Virginia Legislature will be considering action on a TIF for Morgantown, which might affect the baseball expansion project in that area, he said.
Rooney said the Washington Wild Things, a Frontier League team in Washington, Pa., has expressed interest in expanding in both areas.
"I think it's very possible that there will a ballpark down here with a Frontier League team. That might take a couple of years, but that's not unusual at all," he said.
One of the main requirements in moving forward is a feasibility study, which has so far been partially funded by the city of Parkersburg. Local development officials are continuing to work to raise the rest of the money for that study, Rooney said.
There are four things required for a municipality to get a team: a ballpark, an owner, a network or league to play in and a franchise or team, Rooney said.
"In the case of Parkersburg, we've got a league that's very interested in coming. We have a potential owner in the Wild Things. We don't have a ballpark and we don't have a team, but the ballpark and team are intrinsically linked," he said.
If a decision is made to build a ballpark in the Parkersburg area, officials can also look at making it a more multipurpose facility. Rooney said the Washington, Pa., ballpark also hosts concerts, circuses and other events throughout the year, expanding its uses to the community.


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Japanese Workers Unite For Higher Bonuses, Forego Wage Hikes
A day after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on big businesses that are doing well to increase workers' wages, Japan's labor unions began their annual pay negotiations—but remained modest in their demands, largely foregoing wage increases in favor of bigger bonuses.
Labor unions at Toyota, Nissan and Panasonic submitted their requests to management Wednesday, with other big manufacturers such as Mazda and Suzuki to follow suit.
Known as "shunto," or "spring labor offensive," the annual pay negotiations continue until mid-March to set compensation standards for the coming fiscal year from April 1.
Union representatives at Toyota, Honda and Fuji Heavy Industries decided not to demand wage increases, local media reported, asking for higher bonuses instead. Toyota workers, for example, are seeking ¥2.05 million ($22,000) in annual bonuses—an increase of ¥270,000 from last year—but no wage increase for the fourth consecutive year.
The unions' tepid demands come as management remains reluctant to raise workers' base pay, still seeing uncertainty ahead despite the yen's recent depreciation triggered by Mr. Abe's aggressive pursuit of an ultra-easy monetary policy.
Mr. Abe himself was cautious in his Tuesday meeting with the heads of the country's top business lobbies, nudging them only gently to raise wages by saying he was "hoping" for companies whose performances were improving to expand worker compensation.
Economy Minister Akira Amari, who was also at the meeting, said the government was aware of the difficulty of raising wages in such an uncertain economy. The preference for more flexible, one-time bonus payments before wage increases is "understandable," Mr. Amari told reporters after the meeting.
Given such a soft-sell approach, whether the prime minister's shift in focus from markets and exchange rates to "hardworking wage earners" is reflected in higher paychecks is far from certain.
And with a parliamentary upper house election looming this summer, Mr. Abe's aggressive 2% inflation target may come back to haunt him if wages don't go up as well.


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SACRAMENTO - Two Stockton gang members were indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday on charges of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, according to U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner.
Robert Guerena, 19, and Robert Vargas, 27, were found in possession of approximately 2 pounds of methamphetamine, according to court documents.
A search of their home revealed a firearm, body armor, packaging materials for controlled substances, digital scales, gun magazines and ammunition, the indictment said.
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Maybe it's because our house is such a jumble right now of boxes, tape and wrapping paper, but I was fascinated to see something artistic done with two of those materials -- cardboard and packing tape -- when I visited San Jose's Children's Discovery Museum this week.
"Holidays Unboxed: A Spectacle of Cardboard and Tape" opened earlier this month, and it appears to be fascinating lots of kids, too, based on what I saw. The more kid-friendly of two installations is "TapeScape," created by Eric Lennartson, which uses 300 rolls of packing tape to create a translucent maze that kids can run through. Some say it looks like an ice sculpture, but it seemed very spider-webby to me.
The Cardboard Institute of Technology created the other piece, which is a cardboard sculpture that hangs from the ceiling near the Kids' Cafe. It's amazingly intricate, and anyone who's spent quality time breaking down boxes for the recycling bin should appreciate the artistry.
The exhibits will outlast the holidays, remaining on display through Feb. 3. And when it's over, the materials will be recycled, of course.
ART SHOWCASE: Olga Enciso Smith, founder of the Machu Picchu Gallery of the Americas, has some of the art she's collected on display at the Big Basin Cafe in Saratoga. The "Latin American and Folk Art" exhibit includes textiles from Chile, oil paintings from Bolivia and other original arts from the Americas.
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A Clarence woman was left with minor injuries following a two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon in Shelby County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol the mishap happened at 4:30 p.m. on Missouri 151 four miles north of Clarence.
A 1993 Cadillac Fleetwood operated by 48-year-old Pamela R. Janes of Clarence reportedly failed to yield and made a left turn into the path of a 1991 Oldsmobile Delta 88 driven by 36-year-old Shelby G. Presson of Shelbyville.
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OAKLAND -- Baseball was set to return to the Oakland Coliseum on Saturday and so did the sewage problems that have become an issue at the aging stadium.
A's third base coach Mike Gallego captured video of water backing up in the showers and toilets in the coaches' area of the A's clubhouse. The game, scheduled for a 1:05 p.m. first pitch, is delayed as rain continues to pour and create puddles on the tarp covering the infield and along the warning tracks.
A's outfielder Josh Reddick tweeted about the sewage issues, writing "Back in Oakland? Sewage problems in clubhouse!! Yep. We are BACK BABAY!"
No timetable has been given for the start of the game or if it will be played, although the forecast does not look positive.
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The Giants already adjusted by sending projected starter Ryan Vogelsong to Arizona to get his work in during a minor league game. A's manager Bob Melvin said his pitchers would likely get their pitching work done in the batting cage if the game is called off. Dan Straily is scheduled to start with Tommy Milone slated to work in relief.
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KANSAS CITY — The Southern Oregon football team rose to 10th in the latest NAIA poll and now looks ahead to its first playoff game since 2002.
The Raiders (8-2), who have won six straight, will play at No. 8 St. Ambrose in the first round of the National Football Championship Series in Davenport, Iowa, on Saturday. SOU, which defeated Montana Tech 46-28 on Saturday to clinch a share of the Frontier Conference championship, has never faced the Bees.
St. Ambrose finished the regular season with a 9-1 record in a three-way tie for the Mid-State Football Association Midwest League championship with William Penn (Iowa) and Grand View. The Bees received the conference's automatic bid by getting the highest ranking of the three teams in the NAIA poll.
In other playoff games, Bethel (Tenn.) plays at Georgetown (Ky.), Ottawa (Kan.) at Missouri Valley, Montana Tech at Morningside (Iowa), William Penn at Saint Xavier (Ill.), Northwestern (Iowa) at Marian (Ind.), Baker (Kan.) at Saint Francis (Ind.) and MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) at Cumberlands (Ky.).
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The state is investigating a Salem daycare center for neglect in connection to the use of medical marijuana. The facility's license is suspended during the investigation.
The owners of Alphabet Academy Learning Center admitted to KATU that staff members smoke with children nearby, but they say they haven't broken the law.
"It helps with the pain, and it allows me to get up and start walking," said Charity Araujo, who runs the day care center at her home with her daughter Moriah. "I think anytime anybody brings up, oh my gosh medical marijuana, I think people automatically get concerned."
Araujo said she, her daughter and a few other staff members have medical marijuana cards but there is always an adult in charge who has not used marijuana. A condition of the daycare license requires "a second adult must be the primary caregiver when the license holder is under the influence of marijuana."
"They can come in anytime they want and check," said Araujo. "We always, always are over in staff."
However, an Oregon Department of Human Services spokesman said medical marijuana falls under an Oregon law that requires not one under the influence "may be in the home when child care children are present."
Araujo showed KATU News the canopy in her backyard where she said they "medicate." It's about 25 feet away from a short, locked fence dividing the backyard from the playground for children in daycare.
When asked if the kids can see staff members smoking, Araujo said they always zip the canopy shut.
"When we medicate, our kids are in the house for nap time," she added. "Our kids are in the house because they're done for the day."
A neighbor told KATU she's seen Araujo's daughter with two bongs outside the canopy while kids were still outside.
Araujo said she's not afraid of the investigation.
"They're going to talk to the children and they are going to find out for themselves we haven't done anything inappropriate," she said. "We followed the rules."
Parents with children at the daycare have been notified. The state investigation can take up to 30 days.
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TAHOE CITY, Calif. - One person suffered minor injuries in an early Sunday morning fire that destroyed a home near Lake Tahoe's West Shore, an official said Monday.
Crews with the North Tahoe Fire Protection District responded at about 3:04 a.m. Sunday to the residence at 491 Club Drive in Tahoe City, said NTFPD Public Information Officer Dave Zaski.
Firefighters found the home engulfed in flames, with its three occupants standing outside. One of the occupants suffered minor injuries and was transported to Tahoe Forest Hospital; the person was released later Sunday, Zaski said.
While no one else was hurt, Zaski said an unknown number of the home's pets were missing. The home was "pretty much a total loss," he said. No other structures were threatened.
The fire's cause is being investigated, Zaski said. Further information, including ages of the occupants and type of pets, were unknown as of this writing. More information is expected to be released Tuesday, Zaski said.
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The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball team returns home for its sixth game in 12 days when it plays host to Central Michigan on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in the American Bank Center. The Islanders are looking to return to .500 after an 87-76 defeat at the hands of UTSA on Saturday.
• Junior Hameed Ali is now averaging 11.1 points per game after scoring a career-high 21 at UTSA on Saturday. Ali went 8-for-12 from the field and 3-for-3 from beyond the arc.
• Jelani Currie also had a huge game, mostly in the second half, at UTSA. He netted a career-best 15 points in just 11 minutes of play, becoming the first Islander since Scooby Johnson (3/11/07 vs. Northwestern State) to go 5-for-5 from the field or better.
• Jake Kocher had a strong game last time out, putting up 11 points in a career-high 25 minutes. The redshirt sophomore missed all of last season after double labrum surgery. Kocher added three assists and four steals against the Roadrunners.
• The Islanders took part in a 10-day, four-game tour of Italy in August, a trip that allowed them 10 extra days of practice prior to the tour.
• Though Coach Wilson has his most experienced team with the Islanders, only five players have more than one year of Division I playing experience (Ali, Knowles, Jordan, Douvier, King).
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi won the only matchup it has ever taken part in against Central Michigan. The Islanders traveled to Mount Pleasant as part of the ESPN Bracketbusters event in Willis Wilson's first season, and A&M-Corpus Christi knocked off the Chippewas 49-47 despite not having a single scorer in double figures. Hameed Ali's three with 7:18 to play gave the Islanders a lead they would not relinquish against the Chippewas.
Keon Lewis scored a career-high 30 points to lead UTSA to an 87-76 victory over the Islanders in the Convocation Center. The Roadrunners hit nine of their first 13 shots from beyond the arc and shot 24-for-39 (.615) overall from the floor in the contest. The Islanders were led by Hameed Ali, who netted a career-high 21 points, while Jelani Currie (career-high 15) and Jake Kocher (11) also finished in double figures.
It was a tough offseason for Hameed Ali. The junior suffered an injury, had surgery and was unable to play basketball from April to October. That meant he was unable to play during the team's foreign tour in Italy, and the staff even considered redshirting him this season.
But the junior who started 29 games a season ago was not to be kept off the court. Ali had two decent performances the first two games of the season, as he got his feel for the game back, then exploded in the Holiday Inn Downtown Marina Tournament.
In the IPFW game, he scored 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting, but was overshadowed by the 28 points his backcourt mate John Jordan scored. Against Tennessee Tech, he scored 12 more points, including a three in the closing seconds to put the Islanders in reach. In the final game of the weekend, he went 6-of-10 from the field and 3-of-4 from downtown to post 17 points to go along with four rebounds and four assists. He is now averaging 11.1 points per game on the year.
He had an off game against Rice, going 2-for-9, but came right back with a career-high 21 points at UTSA. Ali went 8-for-12 from the field, knocking down all three triples he took. He added four assists and four steals as well.
Ali is the second most experienced Islanders player (behind Jordan) with 1,603 career minutes and 48 career starts.
John Jordan is only a junior for the Islanders basketball team, but he's the most experienced player on the roster and one of the favorites for Southland Conference Player of the Year. The Houston native was named Preseason First Team All-Southland Conference by the league's coaches.
He showed his worthiness for that selection in the opening game of the Holiday Inn Downtown Marina Islanders Basketball Tournament. Jordan went off for a career-high 28 points, going 10-for-16 from the field. His final basket gave the Islanders a one-point lead with 4.2 seconds remaining en route to a 72-71 win. He added 18 points and nine boards against Tennessee Tech, then wrapped the weekend with just seven points, but dished out seven assists and snared six rebounds.
The honor is no surprise when looking at the numbers that the 5-foot-10 Jordan put up last season. Jordan was second in the league in assists (5.5 per game) and 12th in the league with 12.8 points per game.
Only two players in the nation – South Dakota State's Nate Wolters and Louisiana-Lafayette's Elfrid Payton – had better numbers than Jordan in points, assists and rebounds last year. (See chart below.) His 5.5 assists per game were 39th in Division I.
Jordan broke the school record with 138 assists as a freshman, then bested his own mark with 159 as a sophomore. With 327 career assists, he over halfway to the school record of 493, held by Brian Evans.
The Islanders' most physically notable player is without question senior Zane Knowles. The native of Nassau, Bahamas, stands 6-foot-10 and 240 pounds and is expected to be a force inside for the Islanders this year. He has improved significantly in the weight room, and his soft touch should help him be a scoring force inside.
He showed up in a big way in the season opener, scoring 12 points and snaring 18 rebounds for his first career double-double. The 18 rebounds matched the second-highest total in school history, and were the most for an Islander since Corey Lamkin grabbed 18 at Air Force on Jan. 21, 2004. It more than doubled his previous career high, as his prior best was eight boards vs. Lamar on Feb. 7, 2013.
He posted his second double-double in the win over Texas-Pan American. The senior netted a career-high 13 points and coupled it with 12 rebounds to help the Islanders to a strong performance inside against the Broncs. He narrowly missed a double-double in the Tournament opener against IPFW, finishing with nine points and nine boards.
Knowles came to the Islanders after a year at Pearl River (Miss.) Community College and a season at Grambling.
Freshman Jeff Beverly joined the Islanders as a highly-touted prospect out of the Houston area known for his scoring ability. Though he had a slow start to his career with a pedestrian seven points and four rebounds against Huston-Tillotson, he made his presence known in the game against Iowa State.
Beverly went 5-for-11 from the field with eight rebounds – four offensive - one block, one steal and one assist, all with just one turnover in a career-high 31 minutes. But what was more of a shock to the Cyclones was likely Beverly's range. The 6-foot-6, 245 pounder stepped back and drilled 3-of-5 shots from beyond the arc.
He showed more of the same for his home fans at the Holiday Inn Downtown Marina Tournament. He set a new career high before halftime against Tennessee Tech, going 5-for-6 with 15 points in the opening stanza, finishing with 18. He added 12 against UTPA and 14 against Rice, giving him three straight games in double figures.
Beverly averaged 22.3 points and 11 boards at Clear Springs High School, and was named first team all-state.
Amid the down games for several Islanders at UTSA was a standout performance for a player who had been struggling to get going. Sophomore Jelani Currie came off the bench on Saturday and went off, scoring a career-high 15 points in just 11 minutes of action.
The Albany, N.Y., native went 5-for-5 from the field and 2-for-2 from beyond the arc in the contest. He became the first player since Scooby Johnson (2007 vs. Northwestern State) to have a perfect night from the field with at least five attempts. He also was the Islanders' leading rebounder with six boards in the contest.
Currie had a quiet start last season, playing mostly in spot defense situations. But on Feb. 23, he burst out of the gate, going 6-for-8 from the field for a career-high 13 points against Cal State Fullerton. He added seven points the following game, against Nicholls, as 25 of his 32 points on the year came in the final five contests.
In addition to the other newcomers, the Islanders have a welcome face back in the fold that was missing last season. Redshirt sophomore Jake Kocher, who sat out 2012-13 after double labrum surgery, was back in the starting lineup in the season opener.
His return to the court was a triumphant one, as Kocher poured in 10 points to go along with a career-high six rebounds and four steals against HTU. He went through a cold stretch, but rebounded against Texas-Pan American. Kocher was 3-for-4 from the field for seven points with three rebounds in 21 minutes. He was a key piece in the Islanders' comeback against Rice, scoring six points with two assists and two steals – giving him 10 swipes on the year. In the UTSA contest, he played a career-high 25 minutes, totaling 11 points, four rebounds, three assists and four steals.
Kocher played in 29 games as a freshman, averaging 3.2 points, but the main attribute he provides for the team is a toughness and work ethic that goes above the norm. He is one of the team's top shooters – something the Islanders struggled with last year.
In 2011-12, he did most of his damage down the stretch, including a career-high 15 points in the season's penultimate game at UT Arlington. He averaged 4.6 points in 17.0 minutes over the season's final seven games. He is the city of Austin's all-time leading scorer from his days at St. Michael's Academy.


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The Anderson County Fairest of the Fair pageants — the first events of the county fair — will be held Sunday at Anderson County High School, 130 Maverick Circle, Clinton.
The pageants in the ages from birth to 9 years will begin at 2 p.m., followed by the pageants for the older girls and young women at 7 p.m., according to Fair information.
Photos and brief biographical information on the candidates is published in Friday's print edition of The Oak Ridger, which can be purchased throughout the weekend at area convenience stores and newspaper boxes.
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Channel 70 Video Productions will host this year's second movie extras' boot camp at 8 a.m. Tuesday at the Blue Ridge College campus in Brevard.
The workshop is for people who wish to learn the ins and outs of being a movie extra.
The training is intensive basic training in a fun, casual and fast-moving session lasting 4.5 hours.
Pre-pay by Monday and tuition is only $49, or $59 at the door. Reserve early as class size is limited.
If an individual has attended a previous boot camp, there is no charge to participate. Contact Channel 70 Productions at 828-768-0737 or productions@ Channel70.us. For more info, visit www.Channel70.us.
Western Carolina Veterinary Surgery earned American Animal Hospital Association referral accreditation after a review of the hospital's patient care, protocols, medical equipment, facility and client service, according to a news release from the AAHA.
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Unlike human hospitals, animal hospitals are not required to be accredited.
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To maintain accredited status, Western Carolina Veterinary Surgery must continue to be evaluated regularly by AAHA.
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Hossfeld Goes For It And Gets It In Shangri-La II's ROC'n Concrete Rumble
Chuck Hossfeld won Sunday's 75-lap ROC'n Concrete Rumble Race of Champions Modified Tour race at Shangri-La II Motor Speedway by employing the philosophy of a legendary car owner who told his driver, "Bring me a trophy or bring me a basket of parts. Don't bring me any excuses." In other words, he went for the win and didn't worry about the consequences. His boldness brought him that win, to the delight of the largest crowd in the track's two years of operation.
Hossfeld, who started sixth in the 28-car field, used the outside groove to move into second behind pole starter Pete Brittain on the fifth lap. For 60 circuits around the concrete half-mile he dogged Brittain, often trying the high road, but nothing worked. Brittain held his ground and seemed unshakable.
Hossfeld saw his chance on a restart with 13 laps remaining. "I watched him on those restarts and I saw his first three or four laps weren't his best. I knew I had to get him then," he related in victory lane. As the leaders completed lap 64, Hossfeld drove deeper to the bottom of turn one than he or anyone else had dared to do all day, pulled alongside Brittain, and came away with the lead down the back straight. Despite a final caution with seven laps remaining, Hossfeld held on for the win with a swarm of challengers right behind.
Wilbur Hebing worked around Brittain as the white flag was shown to take second and Daren Scherer edged Brittain at the checker for third. Erick Rudolph was on the move in the closing laps to take fifth. Earl Paules, Kyle Ebersole, Steven Reed, Andy Walko, anmd Mike Leaty filled the balance of the top ten.
Tire wear was never a factor on the sunny, breezy afternoon as all the top ten went the distance on one set of Hoosiers. Late pit stops for other reasons dropped Jan Leaty, winner of the last RoC race at the original Shangri-La Speedway in 2005, and two-time defending RoC Series champion Matt Hirschman from contention.
In other action, Jimmy Zacharias debuted his ASA Late Model and led until he pulled to the pits just before half distance. Travis Fisher took over from there to score the win ahead of Jim Lamoreaux, Scott Nurmi, Jerry Dineen, and Chris Zacharias.
Tony Hanbury stayed undefeated at Shangri-La II in 2010 by leading every lap of the Sportsman Modified feature while Dan Kurzejewski nipped Jimmy Zacharias for second. Rookie Brian Sherwood had another strong run, passing Russ Brown for fourth in the closing laps.
Defending track champion Chad McDonald was completely unchallenged oin the Street Stock main event as Lee Sharpsteen and opening day winner Cricket Clonch trailed.
The INEX Legends' first appearance of the year saw Mike Alcaro and Daren Scherer trade the lead until they tangled, setting up a one-lap shootout. Mark Tischler edged Richie Vanderpool by such a slim margin that both pulled into victory lane. Vanderpool had the last laugh, however, as Tischler's fuel was found outside INEX rulebook limits and he was disqualified. Chris Young was elevated to second and Beth Scherer to third.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – Head Coach Royce Chadwick has been named the Southland Conference Coach of the Year, while senior transfer Jasmine Shaw earned Southland Newcomer of the Year, the league announced today. Shaw also collected Second Team All-Southland honors for her efforts this season.
Chadwick took a team that had won 15 games in its last three years combined into one that saw 18 wins during the regular season. He is the first Islanders coach to earn Coach of the Year laurels, and Chadwick becomes the first coach to win the award from the Southland at two different institutions, as he was tabbed as the top coach at Stephen F. Austin in 1997.
Now in his second year at the Island University, Chadwick took a team that won four games his first year to 18 this year for a win differential of plus-14. That is the best turnaround by any program in the nation this year.
Coming into the year, A&M – Corpus Christi was tabbed to finish on the outside looking in when the conference tournament came around, as the coaches picked the Islanders to finish ninth while the SIDs had them slotted at 10th. However, Chadwick coached his team to eight consecutive victories to finish the year after sitting at 3-7 in conference play to finish in a tie for fourth in the league. This marks the first appearance in the bracket for the Islanders in four years.
Shaw is the first Islanders player to be named Newcomer of the Year and she is the first member to be named to any all-conference team since Jade Davis did so in 2009-10. Shaw, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, came to the team from Marshall where she also played for Chadwick prior to his time at the Island University.
Shaw has made an incredible impact this season for the Islanders and has been vital in the team's turnaround, as she was seventh in the Southland in points per game with 15.2. This was the highest average by any player at the Island University in eight years. She also became just the sixth Islander to record at least eight 20-plus point games in a single season.
Part of her ability to score comes from her pinpoint accuracy from behind the arc, as she led the conference by making 40.7 percent of her shots from long range. Her 74 made threes put her at second place in the category, ranking her only behind teammate Brittany Mbamalu, who has canned 78 this year. Shaw's mark also puts her behind only Mbamalu and Nicole Duncan (75, 2006-07) in the Islanders' record book for threes made in a single season.
The senior can do more than just shoot, though, as she has tallied three double-doubles so far this season. Shaw's most impressive came on Nov. 21 against Tennessee State in which she registered 14 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists, falling just one dime short of the first Islander triple-double on either the men or women's side.
Defensively, Shaw led A&M – Corpus Christi with 44 steals to average 1.5 a game, a mark that was 11th-best in the Southland. She also is poised to break the career-percentage at the charity stripe for the school, as she has made 87.8 percent of her free throws during her one-year stint, which also positions her second in the Southland.
Chadwick, Shaw and the rest of the team will open up tournament play on Wednesday, as they take on McNeese State at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday in the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. This will be the second meeting in the last three games between the two sides, with the Islanders coming off a 74-69 victory on Thursday, March 6.
To purchase tickets to see the Islanders during the Tournament, call 825-BALL (2255) or email email@example.com. All-session passes for the tourney are available for just $75, and guarantee a seat in the Islanders' section at the Merrell Center for all A&M-Corpus Christi games with the men's games included as well.
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- Fact Sheet
From Anecdotes to Evidence: Setting the Record Straight on Immigrants and Crime
Anti-immigrant activists and politicians are fond of relying upon anecdotes to support their oft-repeated claim that immigrants, especially undocumented immigrants, are dangerous criminals. This mythical claim is usually based on rhetorical sleight of hand in which individual stories of heinous crimes committed by immigrants are presented as "proof" that we must restrict immigration or "get tough" on the undocumented in order to save the lives of U.S. citizens. While these kinds of arguments are emotionally powerful, they are intellectually dishonest. There is no doubt that dangerous criminals must be punished, and that immigrants who are dangerous criminals should not be allowed to enter the United States or should be deported if they already are here. But harsh immigration policies are not effective in fighting crime because—as numerous studies over the past 100 years have shown—immigrants are less likely to commit crimes or be behind bars than the native-born, and high rates of immigration are not associated with higher rates of crime. This holds true for both legal immigrants and the undocumented, regardless of their country of origin or level of education.
Crime Rates in the United States Fell as the Size of the Immigrant Population (Including the Unauthorized) Increased Dramatically.
- Between 1990 and 2010, the foreign-born share of the U.S. population grew from 7.9 percent to 12. 9 percent {Figure 1} and the number of unauthorized immigrants tripled from 3.5 million to 11.2 million {Figure 2}.
- During the same period, FBI data indicates that the violent crime rate declined 45 percent {Figure 3} and the property crime rate fell 42 percent {Figure 4}.
- The decline in crime rates was not just national, but also occurred in border cities and other cities with large immigrant populations such as San Diego, El Paso, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and Miami.
- According to a 2008 report from the conservative Americas Majority Foundation, crime rates are lowest in states with the highest immigration growth rates.
- From 1999 to 2006, the total crime rate declined 13.6 percent in the 19 highest-immigration states, compared to a 7.1 percent decline in the other 32 states.
- In 2006, the 10 "high influx" states—those with the most dramatic, recent increases in immigration—had the lowest rates of violent crime and total crime.
Nationwide, Immigrants are Five Times Less Likely to be in Prison Than the Native-Born
- A 2007 study by University of California, Irvine, sociologist Rubén G. Rumbaut, found that for every ethnic group, without exception, incarceration rates among young men are lowest for immigrants, even those who are the least educated. This holds true especially for the Mexicans, Salvadorans, and Guatemalans who make up the bulk of the undocumented population.
- The 3.5 percent incarceration rate for native-born men age 18-39 was five times higher than the 0.7 percent rate for immigrant men in 2000{Figure 5}. Among male high-school dropouts, 9.8 percent of the native-born were behind bars in 2000, compared to only 1.3 percent of immigrants.
- In 2000, 0.7 percent of foreign-born Mexican men and 0.5 percent of foreign-born Salvadoran and Guatemalan men were in prison. Among male high-school dropouts, 0.7 percent of foreign-born Mexicans and 0.6 percent of foreign-born Salvadorans and Guatemalans were behind bars in 2000.
- Economists Kristin Butcher and Anne Morrison Piehl used data from the 1980, 1990, and 2000 Censuses to demonstrate that the lower incarceration rate for immigrants could not be explained away with the argument that there are so few immigrants in prison because so many of them are deported, or by the argument that harsher immigration laws are deterring immigrants from committing crimes because they are afraid of getting deported.
- Instead, Butcher and Piehl conclude that, during the 1990s, "those immigrants who chose to come to the United States were less likely to be involved in criminal activity than earlier immigrants and the native born."
Research in New Jersey and California Found Immigrants Less Likely to be in Prison
- An analysis of data from the New Jersey Department of Corrections and U.S. Census Bureau by New Jersey's Star-Ledger found that "U.S. citizens are twice as likely to land in New Jersey's prisons as legal and illegal immigrants." According to the Star-Ledger's analysis, released in April 2008, "non-U.S. citizens make up 10 percent of the state's overall population, but just 5 percent of the 22,623 inmates in prison as of July 2007."
- A June 2008 report from the Public Policy Institute of California found that foreign-born adults in California have lower incarceration rates than their native-born counterparts. Based on data from 2005, the report found that "the incarceration rate for foreign-born adults is 297 per 100,000 in the population, compared to 813 per 100,000 for U.S.-born adults. The foreign-born, who make up roughly 35% of California's adult population, constitute 17% of the state prison population, a proportion that has remained fairly constant since 1990."
Immigration Violations, Not Violent Acts, Account for Most Immigrants in Federal Prison
- In an attempt to get around low immigrant incarceration rates, many anti-immigrant activists turn to a frequently cited estimate that over one quarter of inmates in federal prisons are "criminal aliens." This is highly misleading for two reasons:
- Many of the immigrants in federal prison are being criminally charged with an immigration violation and nothing more. In other words, they may be in federal prison even though they have not committed a violent crime or even a property crime. Their only crime might be entering the country without permission. The federal government has chosen to prosecute more and more unauthorized immigrants for "unlawful entry" rather than simply deporting them, which means that they end up in federal prison.
- The federal prison population is a small share of the total prison population. One cannot make generalizations about the incarceration rates of immigrants based on the immigrant share of the federal inmate population since, according to data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, only about 9 percent of the U.S. prison population was in federal prisons as of 2011. At the state and local level, where most U.S. prisoners are held, the incarceration rates for immigrants are lower than for the native-born.
The problem of crime in the United States is not caused or even aggravated by immigrants, regardless of their legal status. This is hardly surprising since immigrants come to the United States to pursue economic and educational opportunities not available in their home countries and to build better lives for themselves and their families. As a result, they have little to gain and much to lose by breaking the law. Undocumented immigrants in particular have even more reason to not run afoul of the law given the risk of deportation that their lack of legal status entails. Public policies must be based on facts, not anecdotes or emotions. And the fact is that the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals.


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- There is a lot to learn in Vorp. Don't be discouraged if you make a lot of mistakes and die a lot, it's part of learning the game. Try out every available ship. Try different ways of spending your upgrade points during a match. Try different ways of attacking the enemy capital ship.
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Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh talking about his younger brother Jim, coach of the 49ers:
"Jim's just done a great job with the team. I'm proud of him and what he's accomplished as a coach, but more so as a man. A family man, as a father, as a brother, as a son. Their football team reflects his personality -- they're tough, they're hard-nosed, they're physical, they play field-position football. They've added the element of big plays this year. All those things. We're just going to have to prepare for a really great football team."
"We actually haven't talked yet. We've both been pretty swamped in the planning. ... I talked to my mom and dad last night. That was a great conversation. Just thanks to my mom and dad and Joanie over in Indiana. I couldn't have been brought up in a better situation. Couldn't have had more fun, and they're having fun right now. I can't wait to see them in New Orleans. It's going to be a great time."
"He's an incredibly competitive person. He will fight you for anything. Whether it was a game of cards growing up, whatever, he was going to find a way to win no matter what. That's what made him a great player, it's what made him a good student in college, it's what makes him the man he is. He's also really talented. He's the guy in hockey who took the puck down the middle of the rink and everybody bounced off him and he scored goals. He got every rebound and scored every point. The gym teacher in fourth grade said he was too competitive and needed to ease off a little bit. My dad said no, he doesn't need to ease off. He needs to compete. The thing people don't see is how warm a heart he's got and his sense of humor and how much fun he has. What you see is what you get. That's who he is."
"I just want everybody to know, that was a four-day deal and every story has been told. We're not that interesting. There's nothing more to learn. ... It was just like any other family, really. I really hope the focus is not so much on that. We get it, it's really cool and it's exciting and all that. But it's really about the team, about the players, about the guys you're talking about. It's about the players, the guys out there on the field, who are actually in the arena, whose face is marred with dust and sweat and blood, you know? Remember that one? (It's a Theodore Roosevelt quote). That's what it's about. The more we focus on those guys, I think the better it is for everybody."
"I like reading a lot of history ... I guess it's pretty neat. But is it really going to be written about? It's not exactly like Churchill and Roosevelt or anything. It's pretty cool, but that's as far as it goes."