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D.C. Students Visit the Pentagon
Lt. Col. Eric Hannis '90 Leads Tour
Contact Gbemende Johnson 315-859-4446
Posted December 16, 2013
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Escorted by Lt. Col. Eric Hannis '90, students in the Hamilton Program in Washington were treated to an extensive tour of the Pentagon on Dec. 11.
Hannis discussed his current work in the Pentagon and provided a general overview of the function of the Pentagon in relation to the Department of Defense. He also provided the students with valuable information about the extensive Hamilton College alumni network in Washington, D.C.
During the tour, the students learned about the various branches of the military and their specific roles in defending the country. The students also visited the Pentagon Memorial, which is dedicated to those who lost their lives during the Sept. 11th attacks.
After the official tour, Hannis took the students to view Pentagon portraits of influential Hamilton alumni, such as Elihu Root, Class of 1864, and Victor Metcalf, Class of 1877.


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Last year, things were looking up for Mindy McCready after a judge awarded her custody of her 6-year-old son, Zander.
"It was good news," her rep, Kat Atwood, tells PEOPLE. "The custody battle was over. Zander was comfortable at home with Mindy. She had a new baby. Things were going well."
But everything fell apart for McCready on Sunday night, when her partner, David Wilson, shot himself.
"It was a self-inflicted gunshot wound," Atwood says. "Now they're working on funeral arrangements and figuring out where to go from here."
For the first 24 hours after the shooting, McCready, 37, was alone with her children. (She and Wilson had a 9-month-old son, Zayne.) "Her family drove up from Florida," says Atwood. "I'm not exactly sure when they got there, but her personal friends arrived late last night."
This marks the latest setback in the troubled life of McCready, who has struggled with custody battles, addiction and her own suicide attempts.
Those close to her hope that the love of family and friends will help her through this difficult ordeal. "She is surrounded by people who love her and are there for her," says Atwood. "It's a very sad time, but she has support in place."
Mindy McCready's Boyfriend David Wilson Died of a Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
Courtesy Mindy McCready
updated 01/15/2013 AT 01:00 PM EST
•originally published 01/15/2013 AT 11:30 AM EST

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Janet Streepey, M.D.
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Dr. Streepey is a General Primary Care Physician/board certified in Occupational Medicine, with over 37 years of experience practicing medicine. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University in 1970 and her medical degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine in 1974. She then went on receive a Master's in Public Health from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2003. Dr. Streepey's experience includes serving as a staff physician with the Hammond Clinic from 1975-1985 and the Medical Group of Michigan City from 1985-1998. She then went on to serve as the director of Floyd Memorial's Occupational Health Program from 1999-2007 and most recently as a staff physician with Occupational Medicine Physicians and as a civil surgeon with the United States Immigration Department. She is a member of both the American and Central States Occupational and Environmental Medical Associations and takes a particular interest in preventive medicine and community health. Dr. Streepey is a lifelong Indiana resident, and has resided on her farm in Harrison County for over 15 years. She enjoys spending time with her husband, a retired dentist, and her four children and five grandchildren, as well as the many animals she raises on her farm.


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Humor and comedy on the Internet succeed through collaboration
Why collective authorship is awesome for pop culture entertainment
What do you think when hearing the term collective authorship? Wikipedia or open source software might first come to mind. These are collaboratively-created products and services that enhance education, technology, and business. You might not be so quick to think of a largely overlooked area where collective authorship is gaining significance: pop culture entertainment. The comedy genre, in particular, is experiencing notable changes because of open thinking, and for the better.
Comedy for many means a stand-up act, a funny TV sitcom, or a Will Ferrell movie. Comedy is largely equated with these art forms that have a traditional producer-consumer relationship. The jokes are produced by a single or small group of comedians, and audiences react to them positively or negatively. The participatory culture of the Internet has had significant influence in blurring this boundary between producers and consumers. Regarding comedy, netizens aren't just retelling or remixing the jokes they hear in the media. They are collectively generating new forms of joke telling altogether.
Take, for example, image macros or memes—funny text superimposed over an image. It's an online phenomenon largely rooted in the LOLCat Internet meme involving funny cat photos with cute captions. Image macros are bite-sized jokes that have spawned countless derivatives of comedic characters (Philosoraptor and Socially Awkward Penguin) and themes (FAIL and You're Doing It Wrong). Or even the recent opensource.com memes.
The genre has escaped from niche Internet forums and are now found on popular social networking sites. Who produces an image macro character or theme is negligible because the joke's meaning is communally created and remixed. It's humor for the sake of enjoyment, not credit or profit.
Image macros are just one example of collaborative online comedy. There are also demotivational posters and rage comics, among others. We should be excited about this.
Four reasons why open humor is awesome
1) New humorous applications and derivatives are encouraged and created freely
If you've studied humanities, you've likely come across philosopher Michel Foucault. In his 1969 essay, What is an Author?, Foucault argues that readers shouldn't care who the author of a text is because authorship restricts readers from imagining new meanings and applications. Readers should ask what contexts could this have and how can this be improved, instead of who said this. Applied to humor, assigning a joke to a particular comedian discourages audiences from participating in the comedic process because doing so implies stealing. With collective authorship, no one person holds the rights, so jokes can be improved collaboratively.
2) The jokes can carry heavy political and cultural significance
When one comedian delivers a joke that's political or offensive, the context of the joke is placed on the individual—Daniel Tosh is concerned by some to be sexist/racist/etc. Without an author, the popularity of a collaboratively produced political or offensive joke invites deeper thought about how it reflects current social and cultural climates. If many people are retelling and remixing jokes that degrade or empower a political candidate or a minority, what does this mean?
3) It desegregates cultures and subcultures
Open humor draws participants from a wide range of cultural backgrounds who may be otherwise be divided by factors such as language. Online collective humor often relies on visuals and avoids themes that are specific to beliefs or cultural practices. Maybe the reason why so many Internet memes involve cats being silly is because regardless of your language or beliefs, seeing a cat trying to squeeze into a tiny box is just funny! As a personal example, in my Internet travels I discovered Brazilian Internet meme Tenso. I have never been to Brazil, nor can I speak Portuguese, but the visual humor still resonated with me.
4) The funniest stuff rises to the top
There are countless image macros out there. Countless attempts at funny characters, genres, and jokes that failed to catch on. But like the open source way in general, open humor is based on meritocracy. Because it relies on others thinking a joke is funny, then distributing and remixing it. The not-so-funny stuff falls aside. And anyone can try to be a comedian without the potential awkwardness of cricket chirps in front of a live audience.
The punchline
Open humor isn't an entirely new phenomenon. Rather, the Internet revives traditional forms of verbal joke telling on a larger scale. Internet humor researcher Limor Shifman says:
"The Internet's interactivity allows users to participate in the joke telling process. This feature, which is not far removed of the traditional oral condition of joke telling, may significantly alter the experience of reading a scripted humorous text."
Knock-knock! Who's there? Well, any number of things because this joke has been remixed and reinvented over the years from person-to-person. Participatory comedy, whether it be through traditional verbal forms or new Internet memes, exemplifies the core purpose of humor: to facilitate shared social experience and enjoyment.
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I enjoyed this piece quite a bit. And I was delighted to see my beloved Foucault get a mention on opensource.com (a first, if I am not mistaken!).
In "What is an Author?" Foucault doesn't simply argue that authorship no longer matters (or that the author is dead, pace Barthes), though he does stress a non-necessary relationship between author "intent" and the "meaning" of a text. But here Foucault is less interested in the nature of "meaning" than he is in the concrete and discursive effects of what he calls the "author function"--not a person per se but a larger apparatus that exerts force on a "work." So while Foucault admits that authorship isn't a singular (or even primary) determinant of a text's meaning or utility, he does want to indicate that authorship (or the author function) works quite powerfully to hold works together (to keep them stable) and to regulate the ways they're encountered, utilized, dispersed, and so forth (to manage, maybe even aggressively, their "applications," to use your word, which is just great).
I think this is an important distinction for a few reasons.
First, saying "the author's intent doesn't matter" but stopping short of interrogating precisely how the author function plays a role in a particular situation doesn't provide us with a way of asking important questions about the ways creative material is in fact governed or controlled. When the Writer's Guild of America went on strike in 2007, issues of authorship, ownership, distribution, rights, and the future of collaborative production were at stake--even as the works in question were produced collectively (especially in the case of comedic works, as you note). So it's important to trace the ways "authorship" functions in relation to creative works, even if there is no permanent or necessary relationship between an author and a work (or set of works).
Second--and with regard to open source software this time--understanding the author function becomes critical for understanding how particular voices in various open source communities generate more impact--more force or more power to achieve things--than others. It's true: open source code has no "single author," and yet certain voices in particular open source communities gather momentum in ways that allow them to influence the direction of their respective projects. Foucault's author function provides one tool for tracking how this might happening without taking the naive stance that authorship implies control.
Thanks for a thought-provoking article, Kendra!


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COLUMBIA — The nature of college baseball, as it exists now and for the foreseeable future, invites the kind of wonderful tension that unfolded last Feb. 17, when South Carolina opened its season as the two-time defending national champion.
February15 – Liberty, 3 p.m.; 16 – Liberty, 1:30 p.m.; 17 – Liberty, 1:30 p.m.; 22 – Albany, 3 p.m.; 23 – Albany, 1:30 p.m.; 24 – Albany, 1:30 p.m.; 26 – Furman, 4 p.m. March1 – at Clemson, 6:30 p.m.; 2 – Clemson (in Greenville), 2 p.m.; 3 – Clemson, 3 p.m.; 5 – Ball State, 7 p.m.; 6 – Ball State, 7 p.m.; 8 – Rider, 7 p.m.; 9 – Rider, 4 p.m.; 10 – Rider, 1:30 p.m.; 12 – USC Upstate, 7 p.m.; 13 – Davidson, 7 p.m.; 15 – at Missouri, 7 p.m.; 16 – at Missouri, 3 p.m.; 17 – at Missouri, 2 p.m.; 19 – at The Citadel, 7 p.m.; 22 – Arkansas, 7:30 p.m.; 23 – Arkansas, 3:15 p.m.; 24 – Arkansas, 1:30 p.m.; 26 – at College of Charleston, 6 p.m.; 28 – Texas A&M, 7:30 p.m.; 29 – Texas A&M, 7 p.m.; 30 – Texas A&M, 1:30 p.m. April 2 – Charleston Southern, 7 p.m.; 3 – at Furman, 7 p.m.; 5 – at Tennessee, 6 p.m.; 6 – at Tennessee, 12:30 p.m.; 7 – at Tennessee, 2 p.m.; 9 – The Citadel, 7 p.m.; 11 – at Florida, 7:30 p.m.; 12 – at Florida, 7:30 p.m.; 13 – at Florida, 4 p.m.; 16 – College of Charleston, 7 p.m.; 19 – Kentucky, 7 p.m.; 20 – Kentucky, 4 p.m.; 21 – Kentucky, 1:30 p.m.; 23 – Gardner-Webb (in Shelby, N.C.), 7 p.m.; 26 – at LSU, 8 p.m.; 27 – at LSU, 7:30 p.m.; 28 – at LSU, 3 p.m. May 3 – Vanderbilt, 7 p.m.; 4 – Vanderbilt, noon; 5 – Vanderbilt, 1 p.m.; 8 – Wofford, 7 p.m.; 10 – Georgia, 7 p.m.; 11 – Georgia, 1 p.m.; 12 – Georgia, 1:30 p.m.; 14 – Presbyterian, 7 p.m.; 16 – at Mississippi State, 7:30 p.m.; 17 – at Mississippi State, 7:30 p.m.; 18 – at Mississippi State, 3 p.m.; 21-26 – SEC tournament (Hoover, Ala.) June May 31-3 – NCAA Regionals; 7-10 – NCAA Super Regionals; 15-26 – College World Series (Omaha, Neb.) USC Schedule
The Gamecocks needed a run in the bottom of the eighth inning for a 2-1 win over Virginia Military Institute, a team with vastly inferior talent. The next day, the Gamecocks again beat VMI by just a run, 3-2.
2012 RECORD: 49-20 overall (18-11 in SEC)HEAD COACH: Chad Holbrook (first season as a head coach) TOP PLAYERS: LHP Jordan Montgomery (3.62 ERA, 57 K, 10 BB); RHP Colby Holmes (3.05 ERA, 65 K, 17 BB); CF Tanner English (.298 BA, 14 BB, 71 K); SS Joey Pankake (.264 BA, 15 2B, 27 RBIs); 1B LB Dantzler (.262 BA, 10 HR, 48 RBIs). TOP NEWCOMERS: 2B Max Schrock (Chapel Hill, N.C.); LF Graham Saiko (Newburgh, Ind.); 3B George Iskenderian (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.); LHP Jack Wynkoop (Virginia Beach, Va.). OUTLOOK: USC has brand new starters at second base, left field and right field, and is moving English from left to center field, Dantzler from third to first base, and Chase Vergason from second to third. With leading hitter Christian Walker gone from a team that batted just .265, compared to .294 in 2011 and .300 in 2010, will the Gamecocks have enough offensive punch to return to the College World Series? USC at a Glance
So began a season in which 28 of USC's 69 games were decided by one run. The Gamecocks went 15-13 in those tight games and rode the drama all the way to the College World Series finals, where they lost to Arizona.
Winning TraditionSouth Carolina's past three seasons:Year Record Postseason result2012 49-20, 18-11 SEC National runner-up 2011 55-14, 22-8 SEC National champion2010 54-16, 21-19 SEC National champion Totals 158-50, 61-38 SEC
In 2011, college baseball debuted weaker bats that resulted in fewer home runs and more tight games. The Gamecocks played 16 one-run games that season, the same number as they played in 2010. But they went 13-3 in 2011, four wins better than 2010.
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From 2010-12, USC went 37-23 in one-run games, compared to 14-19 in the previous three seasons, when the Gamecocks made just one NCAA tournament super regional and zero World Series.
Their ability to handle nervous moments played a huge role in the past three seasons becoming the best run of any USC sport ever. But when they open this season Friday afternoon at home against Liberty, they will do it without any stars from their three consecutive World Series trips.
This is a new chapter of USC baseball in every way, with former top assistant coach Chad Holbrook replacing Ray Tanner. Many will wonder if Holbrook can steady the Gamecocks the way Tanner so often did.
But USC's unflappable approach over the past three seasons also stemmed largely from how its players handled tension, like when they lost the first game of the 2010 World Series and ran the table, or when they lost the second game of last year's World Series, then won three games in two days to make the finals.
Will this group handle tension as deftly?
Some of its most important players will need to do it while experiencing changes, either with their position at the plate, in the starting rotation, on the field, or the most jarring adjustment of all — that of a freshman trying to significantly contribute in the Southeastern Conference.
Tanner English and Joey Pankake know what that is like. Both started as freshmen last season — English in left field, Pankake at shortstop. Both will have to offer more this season, as English moves to center field, his natural position, and switch hits, after batting righty his entire career.
"Surprisingly, from the left side, the first day I went over there, I noticed myself seeing the ball a lot better," English said. "That's why, in the fall (practices), I didn't struggle as much with the off-speed (pitches) and the sliders."
English hit .298 last season, Pankake .264. They are USC's leading returners in batting average. While English has to lower his strikeouts, from 71, Pankake's production must increase, too.
"We need Joey to have a big year," Holbrook said. "He can be an All-American type player. We're not going to have the season that we want to have if Joey Pankake has a mediocre year. He's that important to us. We think he's a terrific player."
Despite English and Pankake's contributions last season, the Gamecocks leaned mainly on pitching. Opponents hit .221 against them and USC had a 2.97 earned run average, compared to .227 and a 2.45 in 2011. But the Gamecocks needed pitching more last season, because their batting average was .265 and they scored 5.1 runs per game — down from .294 and 6.3 in 2011.
With ace pitcher Michael Roth now gone, sophomore left-hander Jordan Montgomery is angling for the No. 1 spot. He developed into the third starter last season. Before the NCAA tournament, he had a 4.20 ERA with 45 strikeouts and eight walks. In two starts during the postseason, including an elimination game in the World Series, he had a 1.23 ERA with 12 strikeouts and two walks.
Montgomery still displays the mellow demeanor that ushered him through those games, and he is still a gangly 6-3. But he is physically stronger, which is important, because his innings will jump from the 742/3 he threw last season.
"Definitely my mechanics are a lot smoother now that I'm stronger," he said. "I can get my arm through easier with less hitch in my mechanics, so it's more smooth. The ball moves a little bit more and a little later, and I picked up a couple miles per hour. (Being stronger) just puts less stress on my arm, so I can go longer and not have to throw as hard as I can."
Senior LB Dantzler no longer has to throw at all — or at least not as much. Dantzler moved from third base to first, to replace leading hitter Christian Walker.
"It's not much different (than third base), honestly, Dantzler said. "It's been a little adjustment, kind of learning the bunt defenses from the other side of the field. But other than that, I'm very comfortable."
Holbrook made the move, which Dantzler embraced, for several reasons. Dantzler struggled defensively at third during fall practices, and Holbrook doesn't want him to worry about defense. Dantzler's 10 home runs and 48 runs batted in both ranked second to Walker's 11 homers and 55 RBIs last season. Dantzler sliding to first also lets both Chase Vergason and Max Schrock play. Vergason, a senior, goes from second to third, making room at second for Schrock.
If you've never heard of Schrock, you soon will. He impressed Holbrook so much during the fall that Holbrook plans to hit him third in the batting order. Walker was USC's No. 3 hitter from his first game as a freshman, in 2010. So Holbrook realizes this is a lofty responsibility for Schrock.
"Is it unfair a little bit for a freshman to have those expectations?" Holbrook said. "It may have been. But Max can handle it. Christian Walker handled it."
Schrock is a strong hitter, but at 5-9 and 175 pounds, he doesn't look the part of No. 3 hitter, as the broad-shouldered Walker did. That matters little if Schrock maintains the steady mental approach that has impressed teammates more than any single swing of Schrock's bat.
"More than half of baseball, to me, I think is confidence," Schrock said. "You've got to be confident or you're not going to play well. Playing in this program, there's going to be some pressure. You're playing in front of 8,000 people. I think part of success is going to have to come from how you deal with that pressure. I feel that I can do that."


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Betsy Louise Davis
May 24, 1925-Feb. 14, 2013
Age: 87
Residence: Greeley
Betsy Louise Davis, 87, of Greeley, passed away Feb. 14, 2013, at Hospice of Northern Colorado. She was born May 24, 1925, to Walter and Esther (Salisbury) Faber in Sherburn, Minn.
Betsy's father was a Ford dealer. They moved to Rochester, Minn., where she attended and graduated from Rochester High School in 1941. She was a member of the Junior and Senior Honor Society. She was a dancer and played violin, and was also a radio announcer for children's programs. She attended the University of Minnesota, where she graduated with a degree in Interior Decorating.
She married Windon Davis June 18, 1945, in Rochester, Minn. She and her husband lived in Minneapolis until 1948, when they moved to Hanover, N.H. They returned to Rochester, Minn., in 1949, where Windon was a resident at the Mayo Clinic. The family moved to Greeley on Dec. 9, 1955. They had three children, Rick, Jeff and Stephanie.
Betsy worked as an interior decorator for Rucker's Furniture for 20 years. She also was an organizer for many antique shows in the Northern Colorado area and for the Greeley Trinity Episcopal Church for 14 years.
She is survived by her husband, Windon; son, Rick and his children, Nicole and Shawn; daughter, Stephanie and her children, Megan and Ryan Holdren and great-granddaughter Paige Ryan Holdren; and Casey and Mark Ferrell.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 21, 2013, Trinity Episcopal Church.
Memorial contributions can be made to Trinity Episcopal Church in care of Allnutt Funeral Services, 702 13th Street, Greeley, CO 80631. Friends may view the online obituary and send condolences at www.allnutt.com.
James E. Corp
Dec. 21, 1930-Feb. 8, 2013
Age: 82
Residence: Greeley, formerly of Peoria, Ill.
James E. Corp, 82, of Greeley, formerly of Peoria, Ill., went to be with the Lord on Feb. 8, 2013. He was born Dec. 21, 1930.
He is survived by his children, Trenia, Jimmy, and Rusty Corp; grandchildren, Lillian, Leonard, and Lyle Hutchinson, and Ricky, Jimmy, Shane, and Tabatha Corp; and great-grandchildren Kyleigh Hutchinson, and Christopher and Amanda Corp.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Richard Corp; his son, James Corp, Jr.; and a grandson, Edward Hutchinson. James will be deeply missed by his family. No services are scheduled.
Joyce Hagen
Jan. 27, 1937–Feb. 14, 2013
Age: 76
Residence: Greeley
Joyce Hagen passed away Feb. 14, 2013, at Hospice of Northern Colorado. She was born Jan. 27, 1937, to Jim and Aileen (McRae) Westall in Winfred, S.D.
Survivors include her daughter, Kim (Todd) Monahan of Greeley; son, Tom (Patti) Hagen of Orlando, Fla.; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; three sisters; six brothers; and stepmother, Ruth Westall and her children.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Jerome Attletweedt and Mel Hagen; and son, Randy Hagen.
A celebration of Joyce's life will be at 1 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at Adamson Chapel. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.adamsonchapels.com.
Rex Oster
June 17, 1960-Feb. 8, 2013
Age: 52
Residence: Johnson City, Tenn.
Rex Oster, a loving husband, caring father, and child of God, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. He loved life, his family, sports and the outdoors. Strong and compassionate, fair, patient, and righteous, he was a pillar of strength and guidance for his wife, children and staff.
Rex is survived by his wife, Shari; children, Jackson (20) and Taryn (12); parents, Betty and Allen Oster; brother, Don L. Oster and his wife, Sonya; and two nephews, Benjamin and Jake; his grandmother, Eva Goodfellow; Shari's parents, Howard and Sharon Rice; brother-in-law, John Rice and his wife, Sarah and children, Suzanna, Leslie, and Jake; and other extended family and close friends.
No formal services will be held.
Condolences may be sent to 650 Kinser Park Lane, Greeneville, TN, 37743.
His legacy is one of faith, continuance, and perseverance: "When you awaken in the morning's hush I am the swift uplifting rush of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry; I am not there. I did not die."
Edward D. Schulte
Aug. 30, 1961-Feb. 14, 2013
Age: 51
Residence: Greeley
Edward Dale Schulte, 51 of Greeley, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at the Hospice & Palliative Care of Northern Colorado Inpatient Unit.
Dale was born on Aug. 30, 1961, in Fulton, Mo., to Norbert and Betty (Johnson) Schulte.
He worked in the plumbing trade for most of his working life. He was a loving father who was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan and loved to hunt and fish. He was a great handyman who was always willing to help anyone who needed it.
Survivors include his daughter, Helena Schulte of Greeley; a brother, David Schulte of Benton City, Mo.; two sisters, Janet Burcham of Mangum, Okla., and Donna Keith of Jacksonville, Texas; and his mother and father-in-law, Victoria and Richard Rodarte of Greeley; honorary daughter, Amber Wambolt.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Norbert and Betty Schulte; and his wife, Mercy Spencer on March 2, 2009.
A memorial service to celebrate Dale's life will be held at 11 a.m., on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at the Moser Funeral Service Chapel, 3501 S. 11th Ave., in Evans.
An online obituary and guestbook are at www.moserfuneralservice.com.


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The Most Rev. David B. Thompson, retired Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Charleston, died over the weekend. He was 90 years old.
Thompson was the diocese's 11th bishop. He served from 1990-1999, and was well regarded by many in the diocese who have praised his pastoral style and friendly manner. Final plans for his funeral have not been made, though the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist on Broad Street will host a Mass for Thompson sometime this week, according to James A. McAlister Funeral Home.
Thompson was cheerful and looked fit when he visited Mayor Joe Riley in the hospital Friday night, Riley said.
"He was one of my closest friends, so it's very sad, it's heartbreaking," Riley said. "He was so healthy, and fit and enjoying this time of his life."
Thompson was at Christ Our King Catholic Church in Mount Pleasant on Saturday night, celebrating Mass, according to Monsignor James Carter.
A housekeeper found Thompson at his Dunes West home Monday morning, Carter said.
After retiring, Thompson held one weekly Mass at Christ Our King for years. Ever organized, he never used written notes in his homilies and was known for always making three points in each.
"I want to help you be the very best priest you can be," Carter recalled Thompson often saying. "He was a consummate gentleman, a consummate priest, teacher and friend."
Carter served as Thompson's vicar general and vicar for clergy and remembers his longtime colleague as an innovator who worked to keep the church a vital force in the community.
"He was just a lover of people and a good friend," Carter said.
Under the leadership of the late bishop, the diocese grew its congregations, and sponsored the Palmetto Project Community Relations Forum, a community effort to address racism and advanced the cause of interfaith harmony.
The Bishop was awarded the Tree of Life Award, the Jewish National Fund's highest honor, for his efforts on behalf of interfaith dialogue. He received the Order of the Palmetto award, the state's highest civilian honor, in 1999.
He traveled extensively throughout the diocese, which encompasses the entire state, and was known for his pastoral approach.
He took a stance against the Confederate flag over the Statehouse, gambling, abortion and the death penalty. In late 1992, he convened the Synod of Charleston, the first official gathering of clergy and laity in the diocese since 1956.
Thompson retired in 1999, at the age of 76, often engaging in his favorite pastime, golf, while continuing to celebrate confirmations, serve as a judge on the diocesan Office of Tribunal, and assist on weekends at Christ Our King.
Riley said the bishop was an important figure for his family. Thompson gave funeral masses for both of Riley's parents. After the funeral of his mother, Riley received the bishop's notes for his homily as a memento.
During Friday's hospital visit, Thompson was both encouraging and appreciative, chatting comfortably with a good friend, Riley said.
"Then he said I want to pray for you. He put his hands on me. Then he said good-bye. The last thing I said was, 'I look forward to being on the golf course with you soon.' ... He was a wonderful shepherd of his flock. He taught Christian values of goodness and joy and love and kindness."
Father Dennis Willey, pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and a chaplain at The Citadel, was a seminarian in the early 1990s and taken under the bishop's wing. Willey was ordained by Thompson and assigned to the Cathedral. For two very happy years, he lived in the bishop's residence, he said.
"I remember how welcoming and gracious he was to my family when they visited Charleston," he said. "Parents, siblings, nieces and nephews all were guests at one time or another at the bishop's residence." Thompson insisted that "it was my home, too."
Willey, who was asked to deliver a homily at the bishop's wake later this week, said he was "honored, and incredibly humbled ... and scared."
"He was a great gift to the Diocese of Charleston, the city of Charleston and state of South Carolina," Willy said.
Jennifer Berry Hawes contributed to this report.


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Source: Nissan
quote: Now if you lived farther away than the average commute, then electric really doesn't make any sense.
quote: I also don't think leasing is ever a good deal, or buying brand new either but if you are going to do it, the leaf is not the cheapest of options, nor the best options.
quote: Oh so now its about performance no longer the secondary car?
quote: As far as the Rio goes, if you had bothered to look at the link you would have saw all of these:
quote: Not a single car on that list can be leased and fueled for less than $240/mo. If you think so, then prove me wrong.
quote: The Leaf:-seats 3 more people-has over twice the passenger volume-has twice the trunk space-gets to 60mph 5 seconds quicker
quote: If electric started taking off, it seems to me that the electrical grid doesn't have a lot of excess capacity to absorb the added demand so the price of electricity would go up.
quote: A car lasts 15 years, not 5. It's an easy lifetime win.
quote: The Prius Hybrid battery last over 10 years for most people due to the limited charge/discharge cycles (they don't fully charge or discharge the battery).
quote: A 5 year old Leaf (or any electric car) is likely to have a low resell value due to the battery being close worn out.
quote: If you do replace the battery 10 years from now, it will be a lot cheaper then, and the car will likely be usable another 10 years.
quote: If you include the tax credit, the breakeven point is (($28800-$7500-$13600)/$4)*30 mi/gal = 57750 miles.
quote: First I get an extra $6500 in tax credit from the state [...] Lastly you didn't take into account for electricity, however I get mine for free.
quote: Sounds like you have a lot of other people paying for your lifestyle.
quote: Wow [...]
quote: The tax incentives are a statement of belief by our government/s that this is a technology they believe benefits our society as a whole and is worthy of being nurtured
quote: At least it is a little more transparent then being manipulated into a given (profitable) 'lifestyle' by some greedy auto manufacture's marketing department.
quote: If you lease any vehicle then resale is a non issue
quote: Reliability? Leaf? Have you missed the articles about its range problems?
quote: Instant torque? Really? It's a commuter car. You racing your leaf? How much torque do you need for stop light traffic?
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Heisler Completes Cross Country/Track & Field Staff
MUNCIE, Ind. - - Ball State head cross country/track & field coach Randy Heisler has announced changes to his staff, with Amber Williams being promoted to a full-time coach and Brian Williams being named an assistant coach.
Amber Williams, who served as a part-time coach for the Cardinals last season, is the latest NCAA All-American in program history for her effort in the 100m hurdles at the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Champions. Williams, who also served as a volunteer coach for Ball State during the 2011-12 season, concluded her collegiate career after the 2008-09 season as the school record holder in both the indoor 60m hurdles (8.19) and the outdoor 100m hurdles (13.18). She captured eight Mid-American Conference individual event titles over her illustrious career, including four indoor titles and four outdoor titles.
"I am so excited not only for Amber but our team, as Amber will be able to provide her coaching, running and training knowledge on a full-time schedule this season," Heisler said. "When you look at our incoming freshman class and realize the talent in the group, I have to give a lot of the signing success to Amber. She is a dedicated individual who wants nothing more than to see Ball State Track & Field succeed."
Brian Williams, who will oversee Ball State's distance runners, joins the Cardinals' staff after serving as the head cross country coach for both the boys' and girls' programs at Frankton High School since the 2000 season. Williams, who was a teacher at both Anderson Community Schools (2004-11) and Frankton-Lapel Community Schools (2011-13), also served as the boys' and girls' track coach at Frankton Junior High (2007-08), the boys' basketball coach at Frankton Junior High (2007-08) and the assistant track & field coach at Frankton High School (2001-02).
Prior to his high school coaching career, Williams was an assistant cross country/track & field coach at his alma mater Anderson University from 1988-96. A 2000 inductee into the Anderson University Athletics Hall of Fame, Williams was a four-time All-American and two-time national champion in the mile run in indoor track. He was a four-time all-conference selection and five-time All-American in outdoor track. In cross country, Williams was a three-time all-conference and all-district runner and a three-time All-American in cross country.
"Brian was an NAIA nation champion for Anderson and has been a very successful coach at both the high school and collegiate levels over the years," Heisler said. "I could not be more thrilled that someone with Brian's background and knowledge will be a part of our program. He has taken the position of our distance coach and will be an immediate positive influence for our team."


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Niall Ferguson's House of Rothschild: Money's Prophets 1798-1848 was hailed as a 'great biography' by Time magazine and named one of the best books of 1998 by Business Week.
Now, with all the depth, clarity and drama with which he traced their ascent, Ferguson – the first historian with access to the long-lost Rothschild family archives – concludes his myth-breaking portrait of once of the most fascinating and power families of all time.
From Crimea to World War II, wars repeatedly threatened the stability of the Rothschilds' worldwide empire. Despite these many global upheavals, theirs remained the biggest bank in the world up until the First World War, their interests extending far beyond the realm of finance. Yet the Rothschilds' failure to establish themselves successfully in the United States proved fateful, and as financial power shifted from London to New York after 1914, their power waned.
'A stupendous achievement, a triumph of historical research and imagination'
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Niall Ferguson is one of Britain's most renowned historians. He is Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University and a Senior Research Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford. He is the bestselling author of The Pity of War, The Ascent of Money, Empire, Colossus, The War of the World and Civilization.


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Racine County school shuts down drinking fountains
Natural metal found in high levels in Raymond water supply
Published 11:10 PM CST Jan 21, 2013
DNR testing showed high levels of molybdenum in the Raymond School District's water supply.
According to the school's website, molybdenum is a natural metal found in some foods. In small quantities is okay but in large quantities, it poses health risks.
The school said the DNR and the Racine County Health Department are investigating.
Meanwhile, the school shut off the drinking fountains and is urging parents to send their children to school with bottled water.
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SRMC hosting '$5 Jewelry Fair'
SALEM - Salem Regional Medical Center Auxiliary is hosting a "$5 Jewelry Fair" from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 10 and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 11 in the private dining room located adjacent to the cafeteria on the ground floor.
A wide variety of jewelry and accessories, including rings, bracelets, necklaces and earrings, are all priced at $5.
Proceeds will benefit the auxiliary which raises funds to support patient services and programs at SRMC. For more information call 330-332-7126.
ODOT closing exit ramp
HUBBARD TOWNSHIP - The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced that the exit ramp from I-80 westbound to U.S. Route 62 in Hubbard Township will remain closed through 5 p.m. Feb. 14 for emergency bridge repairs.
Ensuring the safety the motoring public, ODOT is working with the contractor to make a permanent repair to the bridge. The detour will continue to be I-80 westbound to state Route 193 to I-80 eastbound.
"We appreciate the motoring public's patience with the detour and always place safety of the of the highway system as our number one priority," said Tony Urankar, ODOT District 4 deputy director.
Saxon Club hosting breakfast
SALEM - The Salem Saxon Club at 1980 Newgarden Road (state Route 9) will host an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15.
Cost for adults and children is $6, and free for under 5 years. The menu includes bacon, sausage gravy and biscuits, fried potatoes, sausage, scrambled eggs, Belgian waffles, pancakes, tropical fruit, various baked goods, juice, coffee and tea.
Due to the club's fish fries that begin on Friday, March 7, there will be no breakfast buffets the months of March and April. The next breakfast buffet will be held on Saturday, May 17.
Library financial report available
LEETONIA- The financial report for the Leetonia Community Public Library for the year 2013 is available at the library during regular hours.


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The North American Wetlands Conservation Act conserves North America's waterfowl, fish and wildlife resources while producing a variety of environmental and economic benefits. Its success is driven by partnerships involving federal, state and local governments; nonprofit organizations like DU and community groups. Every federal dollar provided by NAWCA must be matched by at least one dollar from non-federal sources. Because the program is so effective, NAWCA funds are usually doubled or tripled on the local level. More than $1 billion in federal grants has been allocated for NAWCA projects – a figure that has leveraged an additional $3 billion from matching and non-matching funds. Since its inception, more than 2,553 NAWCA projects have contributed to the conservation of almost 30.7 million acres of habitat across North America.
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Thursday, July 10, 2014
A new $30 million economic development project will bring a hotel, conference center and condos to downtown Summerville.
Summerville Town Council approved the project during its July 9 meeting.
The project is to be a public-private partnership, with the town shouldering the construction costs for the events facility and a parking garage with proceeds from revenue bonds serviced by hospitality taxes. The hotel and condominiums will be paid for by the developer.
The hotel, which will be called The Dorchester, will be a 66-room, four-story building with a rooftop terrace, a restaurant, and retail shops, as well as the conference center.
Residents have long asked for a conference center or events facility of some type in town, as there is no space for large groups to meet.
The town had looked at converting the old National Guard Armory for a while, and the Arts Business Civic Coalition has helped fund studies to look at the prospects for a performance center with conference space.
The plans released Wednesday evening are for a 10,000-square-foot conference and events facility.
Mayor Bill Collins said the entire project will be built on a tract of land the town purchased 10 years ago, and has been vacant, on Cedar Street near West Richardson Avenue. The project is expected to create about 60 jobs and boost tourism downtown.
The town has authorized the mayor to finalize negotiations and execute a public-private partnership agreement between the Town of Summerville, the Summerville Redevelopment Corporation and Applegate & Co. of North Charleston.
This partnership is one that has been prepared by me and staff, and five attorneys I recall maybe more over the past eight months, Collins said.
A press release from the Town of Summerville states the town will own the events facility and the parking garage but they will be managed under contract.
These are all parcels of requests that have been brought to the citys attention during the charrette week and also during my three years in office, Collins said.
Prior to voting, Councilman Walter Bailey said while he thinks building the hotel is a wonderful project, he expressed concerns over the public/private partnership agreement.
I believe that the free market works best when the private sector does what the private sector does best and the government, federal, state and local level does what they do best, he said.
Bailey also has concerns about financial strains that could come if the hotel fails while the town is still tied to the developer, and has concerns about using the hospitality tax money.
I want the hotel to be here, but I want it be funded with private money and not for the government to be interfering for this amount of money, he said.
Councilman Bill McIntosh* said he agrees the plans is spectacular.
He said he feels it is an appropriate use of hospitality tax revenue to build the conference center and parking garage.
Having said that, the devil is always in the details and this is an extraordinarily complex agreement, he said. Weve had an opportunity to look at it and give our feedback and I think Councilman Bailey would agree its a stronger plan than before we started giving our feedback. Im really excited about he project.
Construction is expected to being in spring 2015.
*This article has been corrected. The original article incorrectly attributed this quote to Councilman Bob Jackson. The Journal Scene regrets the error.
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Men's Hoops Visits Northern Illinois Wednesday Night
MUNCIE, Ind. -- The Ball State men's basketball team completes its first trip through the Mid-American Conference West Division with a 7 p.m. CT (8 p.m. ET) tipoff Wednesday at Northern Illinois.
The Cardinals (9-13, 3-7 MAC) head to the NIU Convocation Center in DeKalb, Ill., fresh off a 65-62 victory Saturday over MAC West rival Western Michigan. Northern Illinois (5-17, 3-7 MAC) dropped a 59-54 decision Saturday at Buffalo.
Live Coverage
• Radio (Flagship): Ball State Radio Network (104.1 FM WLBC); Play-by-play: Joel Godett; Analyst: David Eha
• Internet: Live audio at ballstatesports.com; live video at mac-sports.com; live stats at niuhuskies.com
The Matchup
• Ball State holds a 47-32 lead in the all-time series with Northern Illinois that dates back to 1942.
• The Cardinals, which have won the past five meetings in the series, are 21-10 against NIU since the Huskies re-joined the Mid-American Conference for the 1997-98 season.
• Northern Illinois holds a 21-16 advantage in games played in DeKalb, Ill.
• Ball State won both meetings last season, posting a 75-65 road victory (Jan. 21, 2012) and a 62-51 win at home (March 3, 2012).
• Ball State guard Jesse Berry averaged 15.5 points per game in the two wins last year over NIU, while forward Chris Bond added 14.0.
• Northern Illinois is the only MAC West Division team the Cardinals have not yet faced this year.
A Quick Look at the Cardinals
• Ball State got back in the win column Saturday with a 65-62 victory over MAC West Division leader Western Michigan to improve to 9-13 overall (3-7 MAC).
• Senior guard Jauwan Scaife scored a career-high 30 points, including 24 after halftime, as the Cardinals snapped Western Michigan's seven-game winning streak.
• Freshman guard Marcus Posley made his first career start in place of an injured Jesse Berry and scored 15 points, while junior forward Matt Kamieniecki added 10.
• Scaife has truly emerged during the MAC season, scoring 17.4 points per game in conference play to rank fourth in the league.
• He leads Ball State for the season at 14.0 points per game, followed by junior guard Jesse Berry at 12.4 per game and junior forward Majok Majok at 11.8.
• Majok, who leads the MAC and ranks 15th nationally in rebounding, is one of 14 players in the country averaging a double-double at 11.8 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.
Scouting Northern Illinois
• Northern Illinois has lost three games in a row since a Jan. 30 victory over Kent State (67-65). The Huskies are 5-17 on the season and 3-7 in MAC play.
• NIU's other league wins have come on the road at Miami (72-61) and Central Michigan (74-61).
• Sophomore wing Adbel Nader leads Northern Illinois with 14.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Nader, who missed the first seven games of the season, ranks ninth in the MAC with a scoring average of 13.9 points per game in league play.
• Junior forward Aksel Bolin is second among the active Huskies at 7.5 points per game.
• Despite its 5-17 record, Northern Illinois has a positive average rebounding margin (+0.7) and a positive turnover margin (+0.6) for the season.
Playing Shorthanded
• Ball State played Saturday against Western Michigan without second-leading scorer Jesse Berry, who was suffering from concussion-like symptoms.
• It was the first time Berry missed a game for Ball State. He had played in 83 straight games to start his college career.
• The Cardinals have played the past two games without junior forward Tyler Koch (hip), who also missed eight games earlier this season with a thumb injury.
• Ball State has played the entire conference season without freshman guard Michael Ramey as he recovers from illness.
Scaife Goes off on WMU
• Junior guard Jauwan Scaife exploded for 30 points Saturday against Western Michigan, matching his previous career high of 24 points in the second half alone.
• Scaife knocked down 7 of 11 field goal attempts and 7 of 8 free throws after the break, scoring 24 of Ball State's 37 second-half points
• Scaife became the first Cardinal with 30 points in a game since Peyton Stovall (37 vs. IPFW on Dec. 31, 2007) and the first to score 30 points in a MAC contest since Skip Mills (38 at Buffalo on March 6, 2006).
Turnover Differential is Key
• Ball State matched its lowest turnover output in conference play with 12 turnovers in Saturday's win over Western Michigan.
• The Cardinals also forced 20 WMU giveaways Saturday and turned them into 23 points, marking their most points off turnovers since they scored 31 in the season opener versus Grambling State.
• The +8 turnover margin against WMU was Ball State's best since forcing 18 and committing only five on Dec. 5 against Holy Cross (Ind.).
• The Cardinals average 12.9 turnovers per game in their nine wins but 17.0 giveaways per game in their 13 losses.
Scaife Scoring Consistently
• Senior guard Jauwan Scaife is averaging 17.8 points per game over the past 12 contests after averaging 9.5 points over the first 10 games of the season.
• Scaife has scored at least 18 points in seven of the past 12 games. His 17.4 scoring average in MAC games ranks fourth in the league.
• Here is a breakdown of Scaife's numbers:
First 10 games: 9.5 ppg, 29.3% FG (27 for 92), 20.0% 3PT (10 for 50)
Last 12 games: 17.8 ppg, 43.6% FG (65 for 149), 39.3% 3PT (33 for 84)
Production at the Top
• Ball State is the only team in the MAC with three players in the top 15 in the league in scoring -- Jauwan Scaife eighth (14.0 ppg), Jesse Berry 14th (12.4) and Majok Majok 15th (11.8).
• The Cardinals are one of only four teams in the league with three players averaging double-figure scoring. Western Michigan, Ohio and Buffalo are the others.
Home vs. Road in League Play
• Since the start of conference play this season, Ball State has found more success on the road than it has at home.
• The Cardinals are 2-3 on the road in league play and 1-4 at home after picking up their first MAC home win Saturday against Western Michigan.
• Here is a comparison of the team's offensive numbers at home and on the road in MAC play ...
Road MAC Games: 64.4 ppg, 49.0% FG, 37.4% 3PT
Home MAC Games: 59.0 ppg, 38.0% FG, 27.2% 3PT
Mr. Double-Double
• Junior forward Majok Majok is one of 14 players in the nation averaging a double-double at 11.8 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.
• The last Cardinal to average a double-double in a season was Theron Smith, who tallied 19.6 points and 10.9 rebounds per game in 2001-02.
• Majok, who leads the MAC with eight double-doubles, is averaging 12.5 points and 9.4 rebounds per game in league play.
• With 18 points and 17 rebounds Dec. 5 against Holy Cross (Ind.), he became the first Ball State player since Cameron Echols in 2002 with at least 18 points and 17 rebounds in a game.
• Majok was named the MAC West Player of the Week on both Dec. 10 and Jan. 28.
Majok on the Glass
• For the season, Majok Majok ranks 15th nationally and leads the Mid-American Conference at 10.0 rebounds per game.
• Majok's 46 rebounds over Ball State's three games from Dec. 5 through Dec. 15 were the most in a three-game stretch by a Cardinal since Theron Smith grabbed 46 over three conference games from Jan. 5-12, 2002.
Close Games
• Ball State is 3-7 in conference play, but the Cardinals have either led or been within one point during the second half in five of their seven losses.
• Here is a closer look at those five games:
Opponent -- Leading or trailing by one (Time) -- Final score
Kent State (1/12) -- BSU trailed 45-44 (6:55) -- Kent State won 61-47
Akron (1/16) -- BSU trailed 47-46 (10:48) -- Akron won 71-64
Central Michigan (1/19) -- BSU led 41-35 (18:04) -- Central Michigan won 71-57
Buffalo (1/23) -- BSU led 49-46 (8:29) -- Buffalo won 66-63
Toledo (1/30) -- BSU led 47-43 (15:07) -- Toledo won 85-78
Cleaning Up on the Glass
• Ball State has out-rebounded eight of its first 10 Mid-American Conference opponents, including Miami by 20 (37-17), Toledo by 16 (41-25) and Eastern Michigan by 13 (29-16).
• The Cardinals were out-rebounded for just the second time in league play Saturday against Western Michigan (37-25).
• Ball State has out-rebounded its opponents by an average of 35.0 to 29.8 in league play for a +5.2 margin that ranks third in the MAC.
• For the season, the Cardinals are +3.2 on the boards on average.
Scaife, Berry on Career Treys List
• Senior guard Jauwan Scaife is now second on BSU's career 3-pointers list with 176, behind only Patrick Jackson (1998-2002), who holds the school record at 202.
• Junior guard Jesse Berry is quickly climbing the list, as well. He now owns 142 career 3-pointers to tie for sixth in school history. Berry is 12 treys away from cracking the top five.
Scaife Joins 1,000-Point Club
• With 17 points Jan. 16 at Akron, senior guard Jauwan Scaife surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his career.
• The local product from Muncie Central High School became the 26th member of Ball State's 1,000-point club. He now owns 1,136 points to rank 22nd in school history.
High Volume Rebounding
• Despite having his minutes limited for much of the season with a back problem, junior forward Matt Kamieniecki ranks second on the team at 5.8 rebounds per game.
• Kamieniecki averages 12.3 rebounds per 40 minutes for the second-best average on the team behind Majok Majok (12.9).
• By comparison, Siena's O.D. Anosike, who is tied for the national lead with 11.9 rebounds per game, is pulling down 12.6 boards per 40 minutes.
Berry's Explosive Performances
• Junior guard Jesse Berry scored 20 points Jan. 26 at Miami for his fifth 20-point game of the season and the seventh of his career.
• Berry, the MAC West Player of the Week twice this season and three times in his career, scored a career-best 28 points Nov. 28 against Cleveland State.
• He went for 22 in back-to-back games Dec. 15 at South Dakota and Dec. 18 at Purdue, and he scored 21 in the non-conference finale against Norfolk State.
Lineup Consistency
• Ball State's lineup Saturday against Western Michigan of Jauwan Scaife and Marcus Posley in the backcourt plus Chris Bond, Matt Kamieniecki and Zach Fields in the frontcourt marked just the third different lineup combination for Ball State this season.
• Jesse Berry, Scaife, Bond, Majok, and Fields have composed the starting lineup for 17 games. Kamieniecki has taken Fields' place in the other four.
Bond Knows How to Finish
• Junior forward Chris Bond has connected on 52.3 percent of his career field goal attempts, which is on pace to rank seventh in school history.
• Bond is shooting 56.3 percent in MAC play this season (third-best in the league), including an 8-for-8 effort at Eastern Michigan, where he scored a career-high 18 points and hit the game-winning free throws.
Bond Stealing the Show
• Chris Bond ranks first in the Mid-American Conference in steals with an average of 2.2 per game and first in league games only at 2.5 per game.
• Bond matched his career-high with five steals, all in the second half, Jan. 26 at Miami.
• He has had seven games this year with at least four steals.
• Bond's 48 steals have already surpassed his previous career high of 29 steals last season.
Majok's Dunk a Finalist for Play of the Year
• Majok Majok's buzzer-beating dunk to defeat Norfolk State on Jan. 2 won its round of fan voting to become a finalist for the GEICO Play of the Year.
• The play beat out three others during its week of voting and will be one of eight finalists up for the award in another round of fan voting in March at facebook.com/BestofCollegeBasketball. All eight finalists will appear on the Best of College Basketball show April 6 on CBS.
Posley the Distributor
• Freshman guard Marcus Posley leads the Ball State guards with a 1.7-to-1 assist/turnover ratio.
• Posley has reached five assists in five games this year, including a career-best six helpers without a turnover in the season-opening win over Grambling State.
• In all five of those games, Posley has had one turnover or fewer.
Fields Gets Smaller to Play Bigger Role
• After four years in the program, fifth-year senior center Zach Fields made his first career start in the season opener against Grambling State and has gone on to start 18 of Ball State's 22 games.
• The 6-foot-10 Fields, who has lost 30 pounds in an effort to make a greater impact, is averaging 17.4 minutes per game this year after never logging more than 5.4 minutes per game previously.
• Fields made the most of the opportunity in the opener versus Grambling, logging career highs with 10 points and eight rebounds. His previous career bests were four points and four boards.
Second-Half Shooting Improvement
• Ball State has been a better shooting team and a higher scoring team in the second half of games this season.
• The Cardinals are shooting 45.4 percent in the second half of games compared to 39.1 percent in the first half. BSU is scoring 34.0 points in the second half compared to 28.8 in the first.
• Ball State's interior players have been especially efficient over the final 20 minutes of games with Majok Majok shooting 57.6 percent, Chris Bond 57.1 percent and Zach Fields 54.8 percent in the second half of games.
Ramey Misses Time
• Freshman guard Michael Ramey has been out for the past 11 games as he recovers from an illness suffered in December.
• Ramey played in 10 of the Cardinals' first 11 games and scored in double figures twice -- 11 points versus Wofford and 10 against Holy Cross (Ind.).
One of the Best in the West
• Ball State has finished among the top three in the MAC West Division in each of the past four seasons, including first- or second-place finishes in three of those years.
• The Cardinals tied for the division crown in 2008-09 and finished second in both 2009-10 and 2010-11. Last year, Ball State tied for third in the West.


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on December 5, 2012 - 11:59 AM
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A long-rumored investigation into bribery and police corruption in Buffalo's lucrative towing business became public Wednesday when FBI agents and Buffalo police searched a Bailey Avenue tow truck company.
The unannounced search of Jim Mazz Auto Inc., 1255 Bailey, is part of a city-initiated investigation into possible misconduct by police officials directing work to select tow truck operators.
The investigation also is looking into reports of police personnel accepting bribes from local operators.
"That's part of the investigation," Mayor Byron W. Brown said of the bribery allegations. "Some of the complaints are in that vein."
No arrests have been made, but an FBI official confirmed Wednesday that a search of Mazz Auto, one of many tow truck operators in the city, was conducted by FBI agents, Buffalo police and law enforcement officials with the IRS and New York State.
"It's an ongoing matter, so we're not able to talk about what we're looking for," said FBI spokeswoman Maureen Dempsey.
A lawyer for Mazz Auto said that the allegations of bribery and corruption are true but that it's not his client who is behind the wrongdoing.
Steven M. Cohen, who has represented the company since 1998, said it was owner James Mazzariello who first brought the allegations of corruption to the attention of Buffalo police eight years ago.
Cohen said the city chose to ignore Mazzariello's claims and over the years has targeted him for retribution, most recently by taking him off the list of city-approved tow truck operators.
"We had threatened the City of Buffalo with bringing an action in federal court if they didn't treat us fairly," Cohen said. "Instead, they're taking the position that the best defense is a good offense."
He said of Wednesday's search, "That's a torpedo that's going to hit the ship that fired it."
By Wednesday evening, Cohen's law firm, HoganWillig, served a notice of claim on the city alleging that the "City of Buffalo and [City Parking Commissioner Kevin] Helfer engaged in a course of conduct consisting of predatory pricing, monopoly formation for their own benefit, price trusts, price fixing, abuse of authority and public corruption."
City officials would not comment on Cohen's allegations, but a source close to the investigation said Buffalo Police Commissioner Daniel Derenda had met with Cohen in June and asked for any evidence he might have of corruption in the department.
"To this date, he has not come forward with any evidence," the source told The Buffalo News.
Brown, meanwhile, praised Derenda for uncovering problems in the city's towing operations and seeking the help of the FBI and others.
"Some time ago, I was informed by Commissioner Derenda about complaints of illegal and irregular activities in the city's towing operations," Brown told The News.
"At this point, anything related to the city's towing operations, we've been aggressively looking at."
Private tow truck companies are used by the city when a police tow truck is unavailable.
City officials say it was not uncommon in the past for tow truck operators to race to a crash scene, only to find a competing operator already there.
Sometimes, the competition for tows became so fierce that fights broke out at crash scenes. "It was just chaos, and we've been trying to change that," Helfer said Wednesday.
Helfer said the city is in the process of evaluating the city's tow truck operators with an eye toward creating a list of qualified operators who would share the city's towing work on a rotating basis.
He said Mazz Auto is among six or seven companies that have submitted applications to the city.
The competition for work and the allegations of bribery are not the only reason the city's towing operations have come under scrutiny.
In October, a city audit found one tow truck company, Riverside Towing and Recovery, receiving nearly 90 percent of the city's private towing business.
The report found two others companies, Mazz Auto and South Buffalo Auto Parts, splitting the rest of the city's business.
The towing business also garnered attention in May when tow truck driver Corddaryl Henley was found slain inside his truck at Walden Avenue and Latour Street.
At the time, there were reports from sources in the business that Henley, a 25-year-old married father, may have been the target of a competing tow truck operator upset that he was intruding on his business.
There have been no arrests in the case.
Police also are looking into reports that Henley's slaying may have been drug-related and allegations that he was selling drugs from his truck.
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