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Need to Know: Five rule changes the NFL should make
Mar 3, 2014, 4:50 AM EDT
Here is what you need to know on this Monday, March 3, eight days before the start of NFL free agency.
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Packers CEO (and former Redskins safety) Mark Murphy revealed a list of rule changes that the competition committee will consider at the upcoming owners meetings. Here are five rule changes the NFL should make; the first three come from Murphy's list, the other two have been kicked around for a while but aren't necessarily under consideration.
Eliminate the point-after touchdown—With a 99.6 percent success rate, what's the point (see what I did there)? Make the TD worth seven with an option to gain another point by passing or running over the goal line or lose a point if you try and fail to do so.
Expand the playoffs—Actually, I'm for seven teams in each conference making the playoffs if and only if they take some of the revenue and eliminate two preseason games. High stakes at the bottom of the playoff hunt and at the top as teams will fight for the one and only bye in each conference.
Centralize replay review—There is no point in the delay of having the ref go and stand under a hood for an eternity right in front of a large crowd that is screaming for him to either uphold or overturn the call. Have a crew in New York and let them make the call quickly and without crowd pressure.
Make everything reviewable under challenge—If a coach wants to use one of his challenges to say that pass interference wasn't committed on a play or that his player did not go helmet to helmet on that defenseless player, or anything else, let him do it. If there's indisputable video evidence, change the call. If not, don't. This would correct obvious errors like the 49ers fumble recovery in the NFC title game. But to avoid four-hour games this should apply only on coaches' challenges. When replay appeals go to the central location in New York, only current situations can be challenged.
Eliminate the spike to stop the clock—The spike is almost always a bad idea anyway. Teams use it way too often when running out of time is not an issue. But in any case the ability to trade a down for a quick stoppage of the clock should not so automatic. Make the offense run a play and throw a pass that is intended for a receiver.
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- scirishhoss - Mar 3, 2014 at 8:24 AM
I like all of those idea's except the spike change, I feel it's a big part of team's 2 minute drills. It's not so automatic, teams need to be alert with the situation at hand be quick to get down the field to set up and get the spike off. Without the spike alot of the games results would be much different. Think of how many spikes are used right before a game winning or tying field goal is attempted.
They definitely need to change the challenge rules and replays, I'm fine with either keeping XP's or going your route, and I'm fine with either the current playoffs or your suggested change.
- kenlinkins - Mar 3, 2014 at 10:17 AM
Rich, The one rule I would love to see is to make the field Wider by about 3 yards on each side. Over the years, the players have become much bigger and faster, which IMO has made the field smaller. By moving the sidelines out 2 to 3 yards on each side we would see less injuries (i.e. less head hunting by DB) as DB would have more field to cover. The "Deep Out" pass would be more fun to watch and FS would have to run better to cover side line to side line. Your thoughts on moving the Side lines out.
- Jeff Wright - Mar 3, 2014 at 11:52 AM
Don't eliminate the PAT, just move it back 10 or even 20 yards. Not only would it make the PAT less automatic, but it would increase the temptation of going for 2 instead.
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Regional finals set for Saturday at four sites as the road to the 2012 CIF state championships on March 23-24 gets very narrow.
Highlights from Tuesday's games included:
•Bullard of Fresno upsetting nationally ranked Long Beach Poly on 40-foot bomb
•Katin Reinhardt coming back for No. 1 Mater Dei and scoring 21 points in win over Loyola
•Alameda St. Joseph Notre Dame's Don Lippi joining exclusive ESPNHS Cal-Hi Sports record book list by picking up 700th career triumph
•Mater Dei (D1), Archbishop Mitty (D2), Alemany (D3), Salesian of Richmond (D4) and St. Joseph Notre Dame (D5) remaining as No. 1 teams
With help from Stockton office assistant editor Paul Muyskens, here is the seventh listing of boys teams this season for each division (records listed after regional semifinal games played on Tuesday, March 13; previous ranking in parentheses):
CIF Division I
1. (1) Mater Dei (Santa Ana) 30-2
2. (8) Bullard (Fresno) 31-3
3. (7) Sheldon (Sacramento) 28-5
4. (2) Long Beach Poly (Long Beach) 29-3
5. (6) Loyola (Los Angeles) 26-6
6. (5) Taft (Woodland Hills) 30-4
7. (10) Jesuit (Carmichael) 27-6
8. (3) De La Salle (Concord) 28-3
9. (4) Etiwanda 31-3
10. (9) Lutheran (Orange) 22-12
11. (11) Mission Viejo 28-5
12. (12) Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo) 25-7
13. (13) McClymonds (Oakland) 19-11
14. (14) Dorsey (Los Angeles) 27-9
15. (15) Crenshaw (Los Angeles) 24-6
Drops: None.
Bubble: Castro Valley 22-8, Clovis West (Fresno) 22-7, Crescenta Valley (La Crescenta) 26-8, Deer Valley (Antioch) 28-9; Fairfax (Los Angeles) 20-10, Foothill (Tustin) 24-6, Piedmont Hills (San Jose) 28-4, Santa Monica 21-9, Upland 20-10, Westchester (Los Angeles) 22-9.
Saturday's Regional Finals: Mater Dei vs. Bullard; Sheldon vs. Jesuit.
Comments: It's safe to say that at least two of the regional finalists in this division are surprises with Bullard knocking off Long Beach Poly and Jesuit beating De La Salle in Tuesday night's regional semifinals….
Mater Dei's chances of winning that record-breaking ninth CIF state title for coach Gary McKnight also improved with Katin Reinhardt scoring 21 points and grabbing 11 rebounds in its win over Loyola. It was believed that the senior headed to UNLV was going to miss the rest of the playoffs with a thumb injury. He was taped up, but if there are no further problems that will make it even tougher for Bullard to get the upset on Saturday….
Bullard's win over Long Beach Poly came on a 40-foot buzzer-beating heave by Walter Orr after it appeared the Jackrabbits had survived with a last-second blocked shot. Poly still hasn't won a CIF state title in boys hoops since 1984…
Entering Saturday's NorCal final, Sheldon is 3-0 so far this year against Jesuit. The Huskies also went 3-0 against the Marauders last season. The CIF must be happy about the two finalists because it ensures that there will be a Sacramento area team in the CIF state final on March 24…..
CIF Division II
1. (1) Archbishop Mitty (San Jose) 29-3
2. (2) Newark Memorial (Newark) 28-4
3. (4) La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad) 33-2
4. (6) Lincoln (San Diego) 24-9
5. (3) Mayfair (Lakewood) 27-6
6. (7) Serra (San Mateo) 24-7
7. (NR) Hoover (San Diego) 28-5
8. (8) San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno) 24-9
9. (NR) Chico 27-4
10. (NR) Inglewood 23-11
Drops: Previous No. 5 Antelope; No. 9 Elsinore (Lake Elsinore); No. 10 El Camino Real (Woodland Hills).
Bubble: Colony (Ontario) 22-10, Compton 20-10, El Camino Real (Woodland Hills) 23-8, Elsinore (Lake Elsinore) 28-5, Las Lomas (Walnut Creek) 20-11, Monte Vista (Spring Valley) 22-7, Murrieta Valley (Murrieta) 25-3, Ocean View (Huntington Beach) 24-4, Righetti (Santa Maria) 25-6, Royal (Simi Valley) 24-8; Tulare 29-6.
Saturday's Regional Finals: La Costa Canyon vs. San Diego Lincoln; Archbishop Mitty vs. Newark Memorial.
Comments: An All-San Diego final in the South became a reality not so much because of top-seeded La Costa Canyon beating Inglewood on Tuesday, but more because of Lincoln eliminating second-seed Mayfair. The Hornets took a 52-51 lead with 45 seconds left by all-state Grid-Hoop junior Tyrell Robinson….
Lincoln's win plus the fact that Hoover has a head-to-head win over San Joaquin Memorial puts the Cardinals squarely back into the top 10 even though their season ended in the section semifinals….
Casey Norris scored 23 points for Newark Memorial in its win against Serra of San Mateo, but it took a basket with 1.2 seconds left by sophomore Damien Banford to help the Cougars break a 46-46 tie. The close game shouldn't diminish Newark's chances for an upset of Mitty in the NorCal final. Serra also played the Monarchs close in WCAL contests…..
CIF Division III
1. (1) Alemany (Mission Hills) 31-4
2. (2) Sacred Heart Cathedral (SF) 27-5
3. (3) Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) 26-5
4. (8) St. John Bosco (Bellflower) 25-7
5. (5) Calabasas 28-4
6. (6) Cathedral Catholic (San Diego) 30-4
7. (7) Oak Park (Agoura Hills) 25-9
8. (9) Pasadena 25-8*
9. (4) Foothill (Sacramento) 29-4
10. (10) Arroyo Grande 24-10
Drops: None.
Bubble: Beverly Hills 20-10, Campolindo (Moraga) 22-7, Center (Antelope) 23-9, Damien (La Verne) 26-3, El Cerrito 21-9, Foothill (Palo Cedro) 22-9, Miramonte (Orinda) 20-10, Ridgeview (Bakersfield) 20-9, St. Augustine (San Diego) 23-7, Sierra (Manteca) 27-4.
Saturday's Regional Finals: Alemany vs. St. John Bosco; Sacred Heart Cathedral vs. Bishop O'Dowd.
Comments: St. John Bosco, which is in the same league as Mater Dei, reached the SoCal final with a 53-51 win over Pasadena in which David Hamilton scored the game-winning basket with two seconds left. To have a chance at upsetting Alemany, the Braves need to slow down senior Marqueze Coleman. He scored 31 points when the Warriors beat Cathedral Catholic in their Tuesday game….
In the north, the seeds have held up exactly as thought with Sacred Heart Cathedral and O'Dowd advancing with Tuesday wins. O'Dowd is looking for a third straight trip to the final under coach Doug Vierra, who announced last week that he would be stepping down after this season….
CIF Division IV
1. (1) Salesian (Richmond) 32 -2
2. (2) Serra (Gardena) 31-2
3. (4) Price (Los Angeles) 25-8
4. (3) La Verne Lutheran (La Verne) 25-8
5. (6) Pacific Hills (Los Angeles) 30-5
6. (5) Crespi (Encino) 24-8
7. (7) Bishop Montgomery (Torrance) 23-5
8. (9) Windward (Los Angeles) 20-9
9. (NR) Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) 23-6
10. (NR) Oaks Christian (Westlake Village) 20-6
Drops: Previous No. 8 Central Valley Christian (Visalia); No. 10 La Jolla Country Day (La Jolla).
Bubble: Army-Navy (Carlsbad) 22-7, Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) 27-6, Central Valley Christian (Visalia) 29-3, Half Moon Bay 24-7, La Jolla Country Day (La Jolla) 21-10, Modesto Christian 27-6, St. Patrick-St. Vincent (Vallejo) 20-12.
Saturday's Regional Finals: Serra (Gardena) vs. Price; Salesian (Richmond) vs. Sacred Heart Prep.
Comments: There is no team perhaps as big of an underdog on Saturday as Sacred Heart Prep in this division in the NorCal final. Salesian has had no trouble in its post-season so far while the Gators had to scratch to beat Modesto Christian on Tuesday 58-57. Cole McConnell scored 25 points to lead the way and canned a late free throw for the winning point….
Salesian's romp in the north is completely the other way around in the south. The tough tussles continued with Serra topping Pacific Hills 58-55 and Price edging La Verne Lutheran 53-52. La Verne Lutheran won the D3 state title last season. Price won the D4 state crown two years ago…..
CIF Division V
1. (1) St. Joseph Notre Dame (Alameda) 28-5
2. (4) Renaissance Academy (La Canada) 27-6
3. (6) Village Christian (Sun Valley) 31-3
4. (5) Pinewood (Los Altos Hills) 27-2
5. (2) St. Bernard (Playa del Rey) 24-8
6. (3) Ribet Academy (Los Angeles) 21-11
7. (8) Mission Prep (San Luis Obispo) 24-7
8. (10) Branson (Ross) 26-10
9. (9) Capital Christian (Sacramento) 26-6
10. (NR) Central Catholic (Modesto) 26-7
Drops: Previous No. 7 Fresno Christian.
Bubble: California Lutheran (Wildomar) 21-5, Fresno Christian 25-3, Holy Martyrs (Encino) 20-12, Liberty Christian (Redding) 25-2, Providence (Burbank) 26-6, Ripon Christian 23-7, Sacramento Waldorf (Fair Oaks) 26-5, University (San Francisco) 21-11.
Saturday's Regional Finals: Renaissance Academy vs. Village Christian; St. Joseph Notre Dame vs. Pinewood.
Comments: Congratulations to St. Joe coach Don Lippi for recording the 700th win of his coaching career. According to the Contra Costa Times, Lippi's win came in the team's 66-45 victory over Central Catholic on Tuesday…..
According to our own Cal-Hi Sports state record files, Lippi is the ninth in state history to reach the 700-win coaching milestone. He's still only third on the all-time win list for coaches who have spent at least a few seasons of their careers with the Alameda school…..
The total is 10 if you count Clovis West's Tom Orlich, who had more than 500 at South Lake Tahoe (actually a member of the Nevada state association) before taking over for the Golden Eagles….
The others with 700 include Mater Dei's Gary McKnight (the only one above 900), Mike Phelps from Alameda St. Joseph and Oakland Bishop O'Dowd, Lou Cvijanovich of Oxnard Santa Clara, Willie West of Los Angeles Crenshaw, Abe Abrami from Emery of Emeryville, Frank LaPorte from Bishop O'Dowd and later from Alameda St. Joseph, Mike LeDuc of Glendora and Ed Azzam from Westchester of Los Angeles.
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Previews for the upcoming Broadway revival of "Betrayal" don't start until Oct. 1, but the production is already generating significant buzz for its relatively brief stay in New York. Penned by Nobel laureate Harold Pinter, this play delves retrospectively into the marriage of Robert and Emma, a couple plagued by infidelity and deception. Much of the play centers on Emma's extramarital affair with Robert's best friend, Jerry, and the complicated web spun by the trio in order to hide the truth of their relationships from one another.
The production's second Broadway revival has been made especially interesting by its casting choices. Real-life husband-and-wife team Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz star as the on-stage married couple, Robert and Emma. Though perhaps best known for their film appearances, the two actors are no strangers to the stage. Craig joined England's National Youth Theatre at the age of 16 and studied drama at London's prestigious Guildhall School. Weisz has been a familiar face in London's West End, having won the Olivier Award for Best Actress for her performance as Blanche Dubois in the 2009 "A Streetcar Named Desire" revival.
Rafe Spall—famous for roles in such films as "Life of Pi" and "Prometheus"—will also join this famous couple on stage in the role of Jerry. Behind the scenes, the on-stage trio will be under the direction of the legendary Mike Nichols. The prestigious, multi-talented director has won at least one Emmy, GRAMMY, Oscar, and Tony Award for his work across the entertainment industry. On Broadway, Nichols has taken home a total of nine Tony Awards, with seven for Best Direction.
The 2013 interpretation of this 1979 Olivier Best Play Award winner isn't the only adaptation to boast a trio of celebrities on its playbill. "Betrayal" first opened on Broadway in 1980, just two years after the original West End production premiered. The original Broadway cast consisted of Academy Award nominee Roy Scheider (Robert), Golden Globe winner Raúl Juliá (Jerry), and Tony winner Blythe Danner (Emma). Thirteen years ago, the 2000 revival featured an equally illustrious cast of John Slattery (Robert), Liev Schreiber (Jerry), and Juliette Binoche (Emma).
Previews for the upcoming run of "Betrayal" start on Oct. 1 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, while the play's official three-month engagement in New York begins with the opening on Oct. 27. The production is currently scheduled to close on Jan. 5, 2014.
Heading into October, "Betrayal" is not the only Harold Pinter play that will be featured on Broadway this year. The playwright's 1974 masterpiece, "No Man's Land," will be playing in repertory with Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" at New York's Cort Theatre this fall. "No Man's Land" will also feature a star-studded cast familiar with both the silver screen and the stage, including Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Billy Crudup, and Shuler Hensley. The repertory production will open Nov. 24 (with previews beginning Oct. 26), and is scheduled to run through at least January.


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Winget Nature Preserve is a 52 acre preserve that mostly includes early successional habitat such as old agricultural fields but also contains some young mixed hardwood and pine forest. A small upland depression under large oaks also exists. A portion of the preserve is designated as a NC Natural Heritage Site for its natural population of Schweinitz's sunflower. This preserve also falls within the protected watershed of the Catawba River Basin and is an important acquisition for Lake Wylie water quality protection. Location and DirectionsWinget Nature Preserve is located on Winget Road in the Lake Wylie area off of Shopton West and Sledge Roads. It is across Winget Road from Thomas M Winget Regional Park and Winget Elementary School. There is no designated parking.History and DescriptionThis property was recently acquired due to its proximity to a natural population of Schweinitz's sunflower. The agricultural fields were managed until a few years ago so the site offers mostly early successional habitat, but also has some interesting wooded areas as well. AmenitiesNone Flora and FaunaFlora on this preserve consists mostly of early successional plants such as warm season grasses and forbs. Some large trees still exist on this property despite its recent farming. Overcup oak (Quercuslyrata), an uncommon species in this area, may be found in the upland depression.


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Ben Gras made a ready-to-use Minix 3.1.1 virtual machine for use with
VMWare, including use with the free VMWare player. It is available on
the minix3.org site. I just began to experiment with this today. I
have a few notes and a query.
Basically, it worked easily and painlessly on the system I am using
for this, which is moderately fast (W2K on a 1.5 Ghz AMD Athlon CPU,
with lots of disk space and 1 GB of RAM). I was a little perplexed to
discover that it did not seem to have access to the floppy drive, but
it turns out that by editing the dos.vmx configuration file, changing
floppy0.present from FALSE to TRUE, the floppy drive becomes available.
I had expected that the configuration of the free player would not be
alterable, but it is. I also took advantage of this to change the
sound.present value to FALSE, since I don't have a sound card on my
host system and I was seeing an annoying message about not finding the
sound card every time I started the virtual machine.
There is one thing that is strange about VMWare operation. This is the
handling of the time obtained from the CMOS clock at startup. I had noted
this a while ago when I wrote up some notes about using Minix 2.0.4 on
VMWare ([url]http://minix1.hampshire.edu/faq/morevmw.html[/url]). At that time I
hypothesized that VMWare assumed the CMOS clock kept California time
instead of UTC. However, when I started the Minix 3 virtual machine I
found it was interpreting the CMOS clock as if it kept Amsterdam time.
I found a document on the VMWare site that partially explains this.
It states that the CMOS clock provides both the time in UTC and an
offset to the local time zone. Apparently VMWare reads the UTC time
from the CMOS hardware, but stores the offset in its .nvram file.
So the virtual machine that Ben created in Amsterdam is preconfigured
to interpret what it reads from the CMOS as his time zone. I don't know
why the Minix 2.0.4 virtual machines I created last year started out
reading the CMOS time as Pacific time, since I live in the US Eastern
time zone.
So... the solution I have found that works with the Minix 3 virtual
machine from the minix3.org website is to comment out the lines that
set the timezone in /etc/rc before the call to readclock, and add a
line "export TZ='CET-1'" so Minix will expect the CMOS time to be
Amsterdam time. Then in the normal way I edit /etc/rc.timezone to
set my own timezone when a user logs in.
I suspect there must be a better way, a way to change the timezone
stored in the .nvram file. If anyone knows how to do this, please post
a reply.
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Today Civil War exhibit
What: Join Curator of History Grahame Long for a look at "City Under Siege," our permanent exhibition that provides a rich overview of events in and around Charleston from secession to 1865. The story is one of suffering, sacrifice, initiative and tenacity, and is told with extensive images and artifacts from the museum's collections.
When: 10:30 a.m. April 11
Where: Charleston Museum, 360 Meeting St.
Price: Free for members and free with admission ($10/adults, $5/children, under 3 free)
More Info: 722-2996 or www.charlestonmuseum.org
Brown Bag Lunch Series
What: Your handheld device (iPhone/Android) is your connection to the outside world that never leaves your side and has never been more important. Get the most out of your device so that you can get more done efficiently and safely. Jud Leggett, IT Consultant, The Computer Guyz.
When: Noon-1 p.m. April 11
Where: Center for Women, 129 Cannon St.
Price: Free
More Info: 763-7333 or http://c4women.org/2013_calendar/130411_event.html
Gibbes Lecture
What: "Warm Nights Cool Jazz: Charleston and its Jazz." College of Charleston Arts Management professor Karen Chandler will be joined by members of the Charleston Jazz Initiative as she shares knowledge about Charleston's 20th-century jazz musicians. A reception will follow.
When: 6 p.m. April 11
Where: Gibbes Museum of Art, 135 Meeting St.
Price: $20 members, $30 nonmember
More Info: 722-2706, ext. 21 or www.gibbesmuseum.org/events
What: Something is rotten ... and it's up to Hamlet to bring honor and justice to Denmark. Holy City Shakespeare presents a production of "Hamlet," a political thriller set in modern-day Elsinore.
When: 7 p.m. April 11, 18, 25; 7:30 p.m. April 12, 19, 26, 27; noon April 20.
Where: Gage Hall, 4 Archdale St.
Price: $30 adults, $20 students and seniors
More Info: 754-7267 or www.holycityshakespeare.org/
'The Liar'
What: A joyful French farce bursts onto the stage in a sparkling new adaptation.
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. April 11-13, 19-20, 25-27; 5 p.m. April 14, 21
Where: Woolfe Street Playhouse, 34 Woolfe St.
Price: $20-$30
'The Mountaintop'
What: This dramatic play focuses on the night leading up to the assassination of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
When: 7:30 p.m. April 11-13, 18-20
Where: Pure Theatre, 477 King St.
Price: $30 adults, $15 students
More Info: 723-4444
'Anything Goes'
What: A shipload of hilarity sets sail when Cole Porter's Anything Goes arrives at the Historic Dock Street Theatre. Charleston Stage brings this Broadway classic to the Dock Street stage as the grand finale of Charleston Stage's 35th anniversary season.
When: 7:30 p.m. April 11-13, 18-20, 25-27; 3 p.m. April 14, 21
Where: Dock Street Theatre, 135 Church St.
Price: Adults $38.50-$57.50, seniors (60+) $36.50-$57.50, students (25 and under) $22.50-$57.50
More Info: 577-7183 or www.charlestonstage.com
What: American playwright Tracy Letts dishes up a "tension-filled" thriller about a soft-spoken veteran, Peter, and the lonesome Agnes. One night of unintended passion ends with the discovery of a bedbug ... Or is it?
When: 9 p.m. April 11-13; 4 p.m. April 14
Where: The Footlight Players, 20 Queen St.
Price: Tickets are $15 on Friday-Sunday, and $10 for Thursday
More Info: 722-4487 or www.footlightplayers.net
Volunteers Needed
What: The Charleston County Parks Commission is in need of volunteers for numerous springtime events.
Where: Charleston County Park/Recreation Commission, 861 Riverland Drive
More Info: 762-8053 or www.ccprc.com/
Friday Plantasia 2013
What: Charleston Horticultural Society's popular annual plant sale and garden vendor market is back. This annual two-day event offers unique, rare and zone-appropriate plants for sale, hourly workshops, garden experts on hand for advice, a sale of previously loved garden items, "members' favorites" plants as well as vendors selling everything from garden decor to equipment.
When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 12 and 8 a.m.-2 p.m. April 13
Where: Wragg Square Park, 342 Meeting St.
Price: Free
More Info: 579-9922 or www.chashortsoc.org/events-tours/plantasia-2013.html
Studio Recital
What: The Charleston Academy of Music's studio recital will feature students of violin instructor Kay Wheeler.
When: 6-7 p.m. April 12
Where: College of Charleston Cato Center for the Arts Rehearsal Hall, 161 Calhoun St.
Price: Free
More Info: 805-7794 or www.charlestonmusic.org
Alliance Reception
What: Thomas Mayhem Pinckney Alliance will host a reception to raise funds for five state historic markers related to Civil Rights in Charleston. The committee will honor living African-American craftsmen and unveil the first marker.
When: 7 p.m. April 12
Where: 91 Spring St.
Price: $40
More Info: 722-4630 or www.PreservationSociety.org
Relay for Life
What: The American Cancer Society is sponsoring the global Relay For Life movement.
WHEN: 7 p.m. April 12
Where: Johnson Hagood Stadium, Congress Street and Hagood Avenue
Swing Thing on King
What: A Swing Thing on King is a 40's-era, big band dance party featuring the Charleston County School of Arts Jazz Band and other ensembles. The inaugural Treble award will be presented to local jazz standout Charlton Singleton during the evening's festivities. In addition to live music and dancing there will be food, libations and an auction.
When: 7-11 p.m. April 12
Where: The Francis Marion Hotel, 387 King St.
Price: $60 (can purchase on website)
More Info: 529-4990 or www.soabandevents.com
Saturday Push Up & Up Challenge
What: The annual Push Up & Up Challenge is a family-friendly event benefiting proven dropout prevention programs and has partnered in the Lowcountry with Communities in Schools of the Charleston Area. There will be vendors, prizes and a DJ playing hit music. Teams of six will compete with as many push-ups as possible within 30 minutes.
When: 9 a.m.-noon April 13
Where: Marion Square, Calhoun and King streets
Preservation Walk
What: Join Susan Williams, co-author of "Upheaval in Charleston," and Mary Edwards, neighborhood expert, on a tour of Hampstead Village. Walk around one of Charleston's first suburbs, which was laid out in 1769.
When: 10 a.m.-noon April 13
Where: Trident Technical College's Palmer Campus, 66 Columbus St.
Price: $15 PSC members/$20 nonmembers
More Info: 722-4630 or www.PreservationSociety.org
Jazz Music Festival
What: The festival will feature the sounds of local jazz artists such as Lonnie Hamilton, Oscar Rivers, Ann Caldwell, High Gravity Jazz, Jazzy Jay, Charlton Singleton, Sam Burchfield, Mr. Blues Williams and the Benedict Gospel Choir, middle and high school jazz bands, tastings from Charleston restaurants, and specialty vendors.
When: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. April 13
Where: Jenkins Institute for Children, 3923 Azalea Drive
Price: Tickets are $8 in advance and can be purchased at Cats Music in Summerville or Monster Music in West Ashley or the day of at the gate for $10
More Info: 735-5344 or www.facebook.com/therootsofjazz musicfestival
Open House
What: Southeastern Institute is hosting Spring Fever Open House for prospective students, the general public and community partners. There will be complimentary chair massages, classroom demonstrations, free blood-pressure checks, refreshments, campus tours and a raffle for a gift certificate to the campus massage clinic.
When: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. April 13
Where: Southeastern Institute, 4600 Goer Drive, North Charleston
Price: Free
Taste and Style
What: Celebrity chef Curtis Stone will bring his live cooking show to the Tanger Outlets. There will also be local food trucks, live music, food tasting and product demonstrations. Guests can enter to win a trip to Los Angeles and a $1,000 shopping spree.
When: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. April 12-13
Where: Tanger Outlets, 4840 Tanger Outlet Blvd.
Price: Free
More Info: 529-3095 or www.tangeroutlet.com/charleston
What: Join Village Kids and Co. for this RATical retelling of your favorite fairy tale. Told from the perspective of Cinderella's only friends, the kitchen rats. This new take on the classic fairy tale will enchant and delight children of all ages.
WHEN: 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. April 13, 20, 27
Where: Woolfe Street Playhouse, 34 Woolfe St.
Price: $10-$15
Pet Fest 2013
What: Pets, their owners and the whole family are invited to take part in a weekend full of exhibits, demonstrations, experts, rescue groups and entertainment at Pet Fest. Enjoy live music Sunday, dock diving, exciting demonstrations, contests, shows, kids' activities and more. Pets must be restrained/leashed at all times. No outside food or beverages allowed.
WHEN: 11 a.m. April 13
Where: Palmetto Islands County Park, 444 Needlerush Parkway
Price: $5 (ages 13 and up); free for ages 12 and under, Gold Pass Holders and pets
More Info: 795-4386 or www.ccprc.com
Festival of Choirs
What: This one-day festival will showcase five choral groups: Charleston Symphony Orchestra Gospel Choir, Charleston Symphony Orchestra Spiritual Ensemble, East Cooper Community Choir, St. Andrews (N.C.) High School Mixed Ensemble and the Muscle Shoals (Ala.) Choir. Guest conductor and choral clinician Dr. Rollo Dilworth with Temple University in Philadelphia will serve as festival director.
When: 1 p.m. April 13
Where: Second Presbyterian Church, 342 Meeting St.
Price:Free; freewill donations accepted
Book Signing
What: Mike Greenberg, from ESPN's "Mike and Mike in the Morning," show will be signing copies of his book, "All You Could Ask For."
When: 2 p.m. April 13
Where: West Ashley Barnes & Noble, 1812 Sam Rittenberg Blvd.
Price: Free
More Info: 556-8979
Sunday Yorktown tribute
What: The nation's oldest aircraft carrier museum, the USS Yorktown, is turning 70 and Patriots Point is inviting the public to join the celebration. At 7 p.m., the party will kick off with a special USO-style show on the flight deck of the Yorktown. Tickets for this special evening are $22 and can be purchased on the Patriots Point website.
When: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. April 14
Where: Patriots Point Naval And Maritime Museum, 40 Patriots Point Road
Price: $18-22
more info: www.patriotspoint.org
Bird Rookery Tour
What: Departing from Shem Creek, this tour focuses on the birds that nest on Crab Bank Island, a thriving bird rookery at the entrance to the Charleston Harbor. This is a great tour for photography (for wildlife and extraordinary views of the Holy City skyline) and birding.
When: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. April 14 and 28
Where: Coastal Expeditions, 514 Mill St.
Price: Adults $58, kids 12 and under $38
More Info: 884-7684 or http://coastalexpeditions.com
Israel at 65
What: To commemorate the 65th anniversary of the establishment of Israel, the community center will host a celebration with Israeli food and wine; a "shuk," an Israeli dance; a visit to the "kotel," known as the Western Wall; children's activities and a slideshow, "Israel Through Charleston's Eyes."
When: 5-7 p.m. April 14
Where: Jewish Community Center, 1645 Raoul Wallenberg Blvd.
Price: $5
More Info: 614-6487
Monday Senior Softball
What: From early April through late October, softball will be played Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights at Kapstone/Meade/Westvaco Park in North Charleston. The league is for senior softball players age 50, or turning 50 this year. The league consists of players from Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties.
When: 6:45-9:30 p.m. April 15
Where: Kapstone Park, 1206 Remount Road
Price: $35 per season
More Info: 312-4222
Thursday, April 18 Quality Conference
What: This is a two-day event organized by the Lowcountry Section of the American Society for Quality featuring workshops and presentations on "The Future of Quality." Presentations are from Boeing (keynote speech), Charleston Water System, Concentric Management, Sheridan Healthcare and others.
When: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. April 18 and 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. April 19
Where: Sheraton Airport Hotel, 4770 Goer Drive
Price: $99
More Info: 768-2549 or http://asq.org/sections/mini-sites/1122
Music Recital
What: In partnership with MUSC, the Charleston Academy of Music will present young students from the academy and Kidzymphony Orchestra Programs. The recital is open to the general public and all are welcome to attend.
When: 12:15-1:15 p.m. April 18
Where: Hollings Cancer Center Healing Garden, 86 Jonathan Lucas St.
Price: Free
More Info: 805-7794 or www.charlestonmusic.org
Crisis Ministries benefit
What: Crisis Ministries will hold its annual Food Shelter Hope fundraiser. Chris Gardner, the real life inspiration for the film "Pursuit of Happyness," will speak at the event.
When: 6 p.m. April 18
Where: The Riviera Theatre, 227 King St.
Price: $150 regular ticket/$500 VIP ticket
More Info: 723-9477 or http://charlestonhomeless.org/v.php?pg=89
Charter School session
What: An information session for The Charter School of Musically Inspired Minds will be held. Its mission is to utilize music and academics to produce inspired thinkers who become creative members of society. Musically Inspired Minds will be a Public Charter School for grades 6-12 (opening with grades 6-9 in 2014) on the Charleston peninsula. There are no admissions tests, auditions or other barriers to enrollment.
When: 6-7 p.m. April 18
Where: Arthur C. Christopher Community Center, 265 Fishburne St.
Price: Free
more info: www.facebook.com/MusicallyInspiredMinds
Band and Pipes
What: The Citadel's Regimental Band and Pipes presents its annual spring concert for the community.
When: 6:30 p.m. April 18
Where: McAlister Field House, 171 Moultrie St.
Price: Free
More Info: 953-6779 or www. citadel.edu/root/band-spring2013-concert
Gimme Shelter
What: Operation Home announces the third annual Gimme Shelter presented by Home Team BBQ. This retro party will feature a DJ, live and silent auction, raffle for a 177 Sport Scout boat, bowling, arcade games, Skee-Ball, pinball machines and food. Creative retro attire is optional.
When: 7 p.m. April 18
Where: The Alley, 131 Columbus St.
Price: $15 in advance; $20 at the door
More Info: 818-4080 or www.operationhome.org
Sorority Public Meeting
What: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. will host a public meeting at the 60th annual South Atlantic Regional Conference. There will be a special salute to the military. In support of the theme: "Global leadership through timeless service," community leaders will be recognized for their contributions of service in the areas of health, global poverty, economic security and social justice and human rights.
When: 8 p.m. April 18
Where: North Charleston Coliseum, 5001 Coliseum Drive
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Yesterday at the virtual downtown TechTell Towers, one of my coworkers came to my office and said, "Okay, tell me why I need to upgrade to iOS 7." Once I was done making sure my waiver claim for the Vikings defense went through, I replied, "Because it's out there?" iOS is not like Android, after all; you don't wait until you upgrade your phone before you upgrade your OS.
But I get that this is a major overhaul. iOS 7 looks quite a bit different from the previous version, and it feels a bit different, too. Change scares people, and if there's not enough instant good to counter the instantly unfamiliar, people are going to be disappointed. Indeed, one of my first impressions of iOS 7 was that hate the sterile look of Apple's apps: Calendar, Game Center, Address Book and such. If I want that much white, I'll go see Wang Chung again.
As with most things in life, it's often the little things that can help us grow comfortable; things other people may not care about or even notice. And so, here are my five favorite things (so far) about iOS 7 that I'll never use to answer, "Why do I need to upgrade?" because who really cares?
- The Weather App – Everything Apple got wrong with the minimal approach to Calendar and such, it got right with Weather. It's clear and easy to read. The icons are actually kind of fun, and the background provides an instant visual indication of the information you wanted when you opened the app. Also, the subtle animations are quite mesmerizing.
- The Triple Finger Close – The first technical question I received on iOS 7 was in regards to closing apps. You no longer double tap the home button then hold down an app icon to enter shut down mode. Now, double tapping the home button takes you a navigation list of sorts with screen thumbnails to more easily find the app you want. To close the apps, you swipe up on the thumbnail. The best news here is that if you want to close more than one app, you can swipe up with two or three fingers. Not a huge deal, but if you want to close down a couple dozen apps at a time, as I often do, you no longer have to do so one by one.
- Pointless Animations – Everything's on the move in iOS 7. Not only to do apps and app folders zoom around with that parallax effect that I've now covered enough to memorize the spelling of parallax, but elements within the apps get their dramatic zooms, too. I especially dig the way the speech bubbles in Messages slide into place from beneath the interface.
- Control Center – Specifically, the flashlight. I think it's great that Apple's even including one for free, but it's the kind of thing I wouldn't bother with if it weren't so easily accessible. That I can easily access it, Do Not Disturb, and more by simply swiping up from the bottom of the screen means that maybe I'll actually start using them. I'd like to see Apple throw more options into Control Center, but I'm happy with what's there now.
- The New Ringtones I'll Never Use – First, I don't like that Apple changed the ringtone by default. Unless Apple employees just really want to know when someone in line at Chipotle is using iOS 7, I don't get the point. But the new tones are as basic, clean and modern as the UI, and I found most of them to be quite pleasant. I'll never use them, though, as they're not jarring enough to get my attention when a call comes. Maybe that's a good thing; I won't have to feel bad about ignoring calls if I never knew they were coming.
The point to all of this is that I'm not going to talk about speech bubbles and ringtones when people ask me why they should update to iOS 7. But these little things take the edge off the update, and I have quite a bit of fun finding them. If you've found some little favorites you'd like to share with us, feel free to do so in the comments below.


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Atlantic City piano tuner wins eminent domain battle to keep house
Not yet retired, Charlie Birnbaum has tuned the ivory keys for Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett
Not yet retired, Charlie Birnbaum has tuned the ivory keys for Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett
Take one room, spin it through 90 degrees and let a gravity-defying Frenchman loose in it. Then prepare to be amazed
Champion makes light of heavy going in farewell race by showing fighting quality to take unbeaten run to 14 races against top opposition
It was bad enough when Iggy Pop, once the embodiment of self-mutilating, rock n' roll excess, reinvented himself as a motor insurance salesman.
He persuaded his father to buy him his first guitar, for 15 shillings in London's Petticoat Lane market
The singer Violetta Villas, who has died aged 73, was a coloratura soprano who spurned opera for popular music, a Polish singer who became a caberet star in Las Vegas and who was trapped for years behind the Iron Curtain when she flew home to tend to her dying mother.
They called themselves "The Clan" and "The Summit". The press termed them the "Rat Pack", after the group of roistering friends who had attached themselves to Humphrey Bogart a decade earlier. Bogart and his coterie, which included Frank Sinatra, were never photographed at play. Their successors – Frank Sinatra again, but this time with Peter Lawford, Sammy Davis Jnr and Dean Martin – were, in private snaps never intended to be published. The images have now been recovered from a cardboard box of negatives found in a photographic agent's office.
The British actor Idris Elba, who starred in The Wire, is launching his music career with an EP. Can a 37-year-old British-born Hollywood actor make it in the rap game as Big Driis? Matilda Egere-Cooper meets him
He had said he was stepping into shoes that are bigger than his own, and he did try not to put his foot in it. But when Chris Evans took the helm of Europe's most popular breakfast show today it was not unlike a children's entertainer trying to stay wacky for a bunch of stony-faced five-year-olds.
Michael Jackson's sales have instantly seen a massive boom as a result of his death.
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There were two records I bought with my own money when I was 12 year's old. Jimi Hendrix Experience Smash Hits and Cream Disraeli Gears.
I think I need to get to know the novels of James Jones better: he provided the source material not only for From Here to Eternity and The Thin Red Line, but this marvellously baroque, overblown drama. Frank Sinatra is a dried-up writer returning to the Midwest town where he spent a miserable boyhood, pursued by a fluff-brained floozy (Shirley MacLaine).
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CWNews.com - Five months after the earthquake that struck southern Peru, the appearance of Pisco is changing.
Trucks continue to scoop up the rubble while reconstruction work advances as quickly as the government's resources allow.
But while they await the rebuilding of their homes, where are these displaced families staying? Not far away, there is a place where they have found food, water and shelter.
Displaced Still in Shelters
There are three other shelters that offer services, completely free, to about 500 people. During the day they are almost empty - but that's the idea.
Eugenia Rivas lives at the shelter. She works at a tomato plantation while her son Jonathan is in school. Eugenia is saving like never before.
"The help of this shelter allows me to save so that later I can have my own house, a nice house," she said.
Now she's smiling, but when the tragedy occurred her face looked very different. Today, all that's left of her old home and neighborhood are some bricks and painful memories of those first hours after the quake.
"We had no water, there was nothing to eat," she said. "And sometime around noon, I found a lady who gave me water and I didn't know if was clean or dirty but she gave it to me."
Now Eugenia and her son have what they need at the shelter.
Ministries Step in to Help
All this was possible thanks to several Christian ministries including Operation Blessing and the Lifeway Church, which joined efforts just hours after the disaster.
The directors hope that every family will take advantage of their months at the shelter to save for the future.
"We have told them to take advantage of this opportunity," Project Administrator Keny Ojanama said. "With the water we give them, the food and the clothing and shoes we give them, we are saying they don't have to buy those things and the money they would have spent for that, they can save."
Eugenia has taken that advice seriously, so much so that she recently contracted a builder to prepare the foundation for her new house.
She knows that the help she and her son now receive comes from many people who obeyed the command of Jesus to help those in need.
That's why this is her favorite prayer:
"Thank you God and bless all the people who send us all this help, the tents, everything. Bless them greatly, my God."
Rebuilding the Heart
It may be a long time before Pisco returns to what it used to be. But Eugenia and Jonathan have begun the most important reconstruction: that of the heart.
These three shelters in Pisco will remain open until the middle of April. The expectation is that by then the quake victims will begin to move into the houses that the government is rebuilding and use their savings to start over again.
The broader challenge is to revitalize the earthquake-shattered economy and create new job opportunities.
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UNM's season comes to a close with Final Four loss to Notre DameUPDATED 7:34 PM MST Dec 13, 2013
For the first time since 2005 and the second time in program history, the University of New Mexico men's soccer team had a chance to make it to the national championship game.Video Transcript
PROGRAM HISTORY.... THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO'S MEN'S SOCCER TEAM ENTERED IN THE FINAL FOUR OF THE COLLEGE CUP... THE LOBOS HAD NOT ALLOWED A GOAL.... TO ANY TEAM IN THE EARLY GAMES OF THE TOURNAMENT.... THIS AFTERNOON ...THEY FACED NOTRE DAME FOR A TRIP TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.... IN PHILADELPHIA.... THAT NO GOAL STREAK DIDN'T LAST VERY LONG AT ALL.... EARLY IN THE FIRST HALF....PATRICK HODAN ... BEAT ABOUT 4 DEFENDERS BY HIMSELF TO NET THE FIRST GOAL OF THE GAME.... FIGHTING IRISH UP 1 .... WE'LL TAKE IT TO THE SECOND HALF.... THE LOBOS STILL STRUGGLING.....NOTRE DAME GETS THE BALL IN BOX.... VINCE CICA-RELLY HITS OFF THE CROSSBAR .....AND PATICK HODAN HEADS HIS SECOND GOAL OF THE GAME.... HODAN HAS SCORED A GOAL IN 6 STRAIGHT GAMES FOR THE IRISH .... BUT THAT WOULD BE ALL SHE WROTE FOR THE LOBOS THEY LOSE 2-0 .... DESPITE THE LOSS THE LOBOS ACCOMPLISHED GREAT THINGS THIS SEASON... AND THERE IS STILL A LOT OF BUZZ ON CAMPUS FOR THE TEAM ..... i think definitely as we get on in the tournament and everything, people are starting to see how great the team is doing and really starting to get involved. THE LOBOS END THE SEASON 14-6-2 OVERALL ....7-1-1 IN CONFERENCE PLAY.... NOTRE DAME WILL PLAY THE WINNER OF VIRGINA AND MARYLAND...NOTRE DAMES ONLY LOSS THIS SEASON WAS TO VIRGINIA .... THE LOBOS ARE THE ONLY NON B-C-S SCHOOL TO MAKE IT TO THE FINAL FOUR IN THIS YEAR'S TOURNAMENT...
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Amarillo native Ryan Palmer did not play in last week's RBC Canadian Open. His last event was the British Open two weekends ago, when he finished in a tie for 30th place.
■ Events Played: 18
■ Cuts Made: 13
■ Scoring Avg: 70.85 (T87th)
■ Money: $1,661,145 (32nd)
■ FedEx Cup: 853 points (31st)
■ Career Money: $11,044,312
■ Career Wins: Three
■ World Ranking: 52nd
■ Next: Palmer is entered in The Greenbrier Classic that begins today at The Old White TPC at White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Palmer will tee off at 6:50 a.m. CDT today and 11:50 a.m. CDT Friday.


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UWM's Sara Krajewski wins Warhol fellowship
Sara Krajewski, director of Inova, a contemporary art venue at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, has won a prestigious fellowship from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Krajewski is one of two curators in the nation to be given the award.
The fellowship is designed to support research and travel toward the development of an exhibition. The award is $31,500. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Present Music serves up a musical Thanksgiving
American Indian drummers and a lot of new music filled the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist on Sunday evening: Therefore, it must be Thanksgiving.
Present Music, under the direction of artistic director Kevin Stalheim, played to a full house, opening and closing the concert as is its Thanksgiving tradition with powerful performances by the Bucks Native American Singing and Drumming Group. »Read Full Article
'Things Being What They Are' transcends male stereotypes
I'll admit I wasn't doing cartwheels upon learning the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre's holiday play, Wendy MacLeod's "Things Being What They Are," involves two middle-aged, avowedly heterosexual men bonding over brewskis. One of the many reasons I go to the theater is to escape such conversations, which are frequently slathered in cliché when they're not conducted in guttural utterances.
But as MacLeod's smartly written, warm and funny play makes clear, such stereotyping isn't fair to men, and it certainly isn't fair to this moving and entertaining production, which marks the talented Michael Cotey's Chamber directorial debut and features winning performances from actors Dan Katula and Ryan Schabach. »Read Full Article
Books for gift giving: Beatles books
On Dec. 1, we're publishing our suggested 100 Books for Holiday Gift Giving list in the Journal Sentinel's Sunday Cue section and at TapMilwaukee.com, with recommendations in a variety of styles, tones, genres and topics.
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As a former member of the House Budget Committee, I am keenly aware that we cannot keep borrowing our way to a better future. We must take decisive action to reduce our federal deficit. However, we must also continue to make targeted investments to spur economic growth and combat high unemployment. Rhode Islanders are still looking for jobs, but they are also looking for a government they can trust to live within its fiscal means.
I continue to work with my colleagues to bring our deficit under control. As a result of our efforts the deficit is now at its lowest level in six years. In Fiscal Year 2014, the deficit fell to 2.8% of gross domestic product, its lowest level since the start of the recession. I supported the American Taxpayer Relief Act, which was signed into law by President Obama on January 2, 2013. The law protects Americans making less than $400,000 a year from future tax increases, providing the middle class and our nation's small businesses the additional certainty needed to grow and prosper. The legislation also included an extension of the child tax credit, the earned income tax credit, unemployment benefits, and a permanent fix of the Alternative Minimum Tax so it will not hit middle-class families. The bill will raise $620 billion in revenue over the next ten years on top of the $1.7 trillion dollars in spending cuts the President has already signed into law since 2012, including through the Budget Control Act.
Any attempts at deficit reduction should be fair, balanced and involve shared sacrifice, and I will not support a plan that unfairly burdens low and middle-income families. Economists agree that we will only achieve fiscal balance through a combination of spending cuts and revenue measures. According to the Office of Management and Budget, total tax expenditures are a little over $1 trillion a year, almost equal to total discretionary spending for FY13 ($1.1 trillion). It's clear that we cannot fix our budget through cutting alone; we must make tough decisions on both the spending and revenue side of the ledger.
We must also honor the debts we have incurred as a result of previous spending decisions by raising the nation's statutory debt limit. On too many occasions, lawmakers in Congress have used the threat of financial default as political leverage. In 2011, the political brinksmanship surrounding budget negotiations almost led to a default on our financial obligations, resulting in a downgrade of the U.S. debt rating for the first time in 70 years. We are a nation that pays its bills, and providing an appropriate increase in the statutory debt limit is imperative to ensure we inject certainty into global financial markets.
Due to the failure of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to reach agreement in 2011, we are still operating under the precarious policy known as sequestration, which requires automatic, arbitrary and across-the-board budget cuts. In Rhode Island, the anticipated impacts of sequestration included $2.4 million in funding cuts for primary and secondary education, approximately 5,000 civilian Department of Defense employees furloughed, and a loss of about $1.3 million in funding for clean air and water. The most painful effects of sequestration were mitigated by a bipartisan budget agreement that restored $63.2 billion in spending authority for fiscal years 2014 and 2015. However, without further congressional action, the full impacts of sequestration will return in 2016. Democrats have repeatedly offered a responsible, balanced alternative to fund the government and end the devastating cuts of the sequester with a mix of spending reductions and revenue measures to reduce the deficit in a responsible way. Regrettably, House Republicans have repeatedly refused Democratic requests to allow a vote on this proposal.
In December 2014 Congress passed legislation to keep our agencies funded through fiscal year 2015, with the exception of funds for the Department of Homeland Security, which expire in February. The 2015 omnibus funding agreement was in many ways a solid bill. Regrettably, the work was eclipsed by toxic and extraneous provisions added at the last minute that could harm retirees, put taxpayer dollars at risk, and allow a privileged few to exercise even more influence over our elections.
The 2015 omnibus agreement included funding for investments to our infrastructure, the National Institutes of Health, Ebola response efforts, spinal cord injury research, Virginia-class submarines, and numerous other initiatives and programs that are important for national defense and economic development. I was glad to vote for past bipartisan budget agreements, which restored some of the economic certainty we need to boost growth and job creation. I was equally disappointed that I was unable to support this year's bill due to the extraneous last-minute provisions included which could seriously undermine our efforts to restore the economic certainty we need to keep our economy growing and our businesses hiring.
I will continue my effort to end the sequester, and work with my colleagues on measures that will grow the economy and provide for investments in education, military readiness, research, public safety, infrastructure, and the health of our country.
Finally, we should not impose fiscal austerity at the risk of our economic recovery, or cut just for the sake of cutting. We have a serious budget deficit, but we also have a significant jobs deficit. Rhode Island's unemployment rate remains one of the highest in the nation. This is completely unacceptable and does not represent the true potential of our great state. I will continue to work diligently to ensure that the federal government funds programs that help Rhode Islanders heat their homes, put food on their tables, and send their children to college.
Our budgets reflect our values and our priorities. We must continue to prioritize immediate investments in education, infrastructure, biomedical research and clean energy that will strengthen our recovery, while seeking a balanced approach to deficit reduction over the long term so we can return to a strong and prosperous economy.


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The impact of a bank's capital structure is a key element in the success or failure of any bank, large or small.
It is indicative of a bank's ability to withstand possible loan losses and a cushion to allow future growth and expansion into new locations which promise to be profitable.
The New Jersey State regulations require a newly chartered institution to open with simply $6,000,000 in capital. This is wrong! The regulations should require at least double the existing minimum in the interest of safety.
We actually had a bank file a grievance opposing our application for a charter in 2006 on the basis that we were raising too much capital. The State and FDIC recognized this attempt to bar competition and since then that bank has been bought out; we remain strong for our depositors and CAPITAL IS KING!


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LAWRENCE — One driver was hospitalized after construction equipment being towed north on Interstate 95 hit the Princeton Pike overpass today, came loose and hit another car, police said.
The collision happened around 1:30 p.m., State Police Lt. Brian Polite said.
The driver of the car, who was not identified by police, was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton with serious injuries, State Police said.
The driver of the tow truck was uninjured, Polite said.
Two northbound lanes on I-95 were closed after the accident, but reopened around 7:30 p.m.
The Princeton Pike overpass was closed yesterday, awaiting an inspection from a structural engineer, Polite said.
Staff writer Brendan McGrath contributed to this report.
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Pair charged in scrapyard scamDecember 27,2013Two men charged
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An employee at a Rutland Town salvage yard and a customer are facing felony charges for allegedly tipping the scales on scrap metal brought to Rosen & Berger Auto Parts, according to Vermont State Police.
Andrew Grandchamp, 52, of Brandon, was arrested Tuesday and charged with embezzlement and conspiracy for allegedly taking payment a pack of cigarettes for falsifying the weight of scrap metal delivered to the yard by Robert Withington of Rutland.
Withington, 42, was also arrested and charged with a felony count of conspiracy and misdemeanor offenses of larceny and driving with a suspended license.
Police said another man, Glenn Carvey, 44, of Rutland was charged with driving without a license. Police did not specify what role, if any, Carvey had in the alleged weight conspiracy.
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Nina Davenport, Producer/Director
After studying photography and filmmaking at Harvard College, Nina Davenport completed her first film, Hello Photo, a poetic travel documentary about India. The film premiered at Rotterdam and won Best Documentary at the Melbourne International Film Festival. Davenport's second film, Always a Bridesmaid was autobiographical and aired on HBO/Cinemax and Channel Four in the United Kingdom. Her third feature documentary was Parallel Lines, a lyrical road movie about the private stories and personal grief of Americans in the aftermath of 9/11. It premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam (IDFA), in the Joris Ivens competition. It subsequently aired on the BBC's Storyville. Operation Filmmaker showcases Davenport's unique and personal style of documentary and has earned her numerous filmmaking awards and grants. She grew up in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and currently lives in New York City with her family.


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PHIL PARKER: I think Micah has filled a spot that -- when we lost Amari from last year. I think Prater and those guys have done a pretty good job. Could they be better? Yes, and I think they work pretty hard at it every day, and I think Prater gives you a little bit of energy. He's an energy bug out there, and he's got a chance to keep on going every day. He can run all day. We put him on some special teams and obviously he's trying to squeak over there on the offensive side, too.
Q. You obviously have Denard Robinson coming up. No one has had an answer for him. I don't know how much you guys have looked into it yet, maybe not at all, but talk about your initial impressions. What do you want to do against a quarterback that can do so much?
PHIL PARKER: I think obviously it looks like he's been working on throwing the ball. He does throw accurate balls. They do move the pocket for him. I think he's a guy that's very dangerous and is hard to get a hold of. If you're looking at the tape, the thing you want to do is be sound in your fundamentals and make sure you leverage the ball with this guy. There's going to be one of him and there's going to be 11 of us trying to get the guy. But you've got to have proper leverage, got to have good footwork and be ready to take the challenge on.
They do a good job of trying to move him a little bit in the pocket and roll out pass, so it's going to be a challenge for us. We saw a little bit of him last year at the end of the game, and they like to run the ball with him obviously a lot, just run plays, but he can throw the ball a lot better than he did last year.
Q. Have you had to defend anybody like him the last couple years?
PHIL PARKER: Randle El from Indiana but that's been a while. We're trying to figure out who was our scout team quarterback at that time. That's what we're trying to look for right now. That's something we're going to have to figure out who we're going to get back there to simulate what he does with the ball, and I don't think we -- he can just go drop a guy out of the team to do that. He's a pretty good, special player.
Q. Would you have seen anybody like him from Randle El you're saying?
PHIL PARKER: I think he's been probably the quarterback at that position that can run the ball a little bit and throw the ball. I remember us putting the defense in and putting Bob Sanders in and putting him on there, tracking Randall El, and I think Bob came up with about 25 tackles that game. But we don't have Bob Sanders, so we'll do with what we have.
Q. How has it been without Norm Parker? Has that changed your --
PHIL PARKER: Besides missing Norm and his comedy that he brings back to the staff room and missing Norm, I've been around Norm for over 27 years, so not having him in there -- actually knowing him for 27, been with him here for 12, and he has that wisdom, and obviously he still shares that wisdom with us when we have some questions that get thrown by him. But it's been working pretty well.
Darrell Wilson has been here a long time and Rick Kaczenski has done a good job up front, and we added LeVar Woods to help us out with the linebackers a little bit and help out and pitch in. But it's been good. It's been community service as far as guys working together. We're all on the same page, and we've been doing it together. So I mean, it's kind of worked out pretty good. It's the same thing if Norm was here. If Norm was up in the press box, Darrell would be making the calls, and obviously everybody has an opportunity to suggest things that they want called.
Q. You've got to be rooting for Michigan State Saturday.
PHIL PARKER: Oh, no question. I think that Michigan State looks like they're having a great year. They're running the ball well and playing pretty good defense, so it's going to be a good challenge. It'll be a good game to sit down and watch. Obviously I don't think I can get there and watch it, but I'll watch it on the TV.
Q. You've played in that game. How would you describe that rivalry?
PHIL PARKER: It's a very intense rivalry. Obviously there's a lot of hatred there, people would think, but I really got along with a lot of those players back in the '80s that played with them. They used to come up to Michigan State a lot of times and hang out. But the intensity is very similar to maybe the Iowa State game and Iowa game here. It's a great rivalry and a state rival. It's been great to be part of that, too.
Q. How has James Morris grown into his role?
PHIL PARKER: Yeah, he's grown up quite a little bit last Saturday, I think, when you're sitting there counting on a true freshman to come in there, and I think he's very mature as a freshman, he's here all summer taking mental notes and trying to figure out exactly what our defense is all about, and I think he's done a great job, and he showed it on Saturday. The hard work that he's done in the off-season and during the summer and preparation doing two-a-days that it's finally paying off, and he had to step up to the plate, which we thought he did a pretty good job stepping up to the plate.
Q. Do you think he'll start against Michigan then?
PHIL PARKER: I think it's -- we've still got a week and a half to go. I think we're giving a lot of kids a lot of rest, but he definitely has a chance to be in the game.
Q. If Michigan State is able to contain Robinson on Saturday, how much will that impact what you guys want to do as a defense considering that they run a different scheme from what you do?
PHIL PARKER: Well, I don't think it's really going to change what we do, just hopefully Michigan State can hold them under control a little bit. I'm sure they're both playing physical defense there, so it's going to be a great challenge for us to sit there and see what they do. But I don't think it's going to change what we do. We know we have our game plan and what we want to do, and it's not going to change. We're not going to change our defense just because of what Michigan State does.
Q. Would you say that Adrian Clayborn has had an All-American type season?
PHIL PARKER: I think he's having a very good season. I think our whole front four guys are playing a lot, and what happens is you start trying to compensate for one guy and then another guy shows up. But with Clayborn doing what he's doing, I think he's having a pretty good year. I don't know exactly what the other guys are in the country, but for us he's a pretty good player.
Q. Before the other night he hadn't had a sack yet. Was he playing better than that? Your defensive stats are off the chart, but Adrian didn't have a sack yet. Does that always tell the story of how well a guy is playing?
PHIL PARKER: No. I mean, it's a misnomer as far as what guys are doing. You go back and look at other guys, Sash at this time last year, how many interceptions did he have at this time. I think he's still playing pretty good football. Like statistics, sometimes they're going to be double teaming Adrian or they're going to scheme it. They might be turning to his side a little bit more, take it back, chip off him a little bit. So it's not all about how many sacks. If they're taking two guys to block him or if he's putting a little bit more pressure on there then he's taken away and obviously Mike Daniels has kind of stepped up to the plate and Klug, so the other guys are going to benefit from that a little bit, too. When you have a dominating player like him, you've got to respect him, and sometimes you don't get the stats, but you can see how hard they're playing. They're still playing hard.
Q. Has the talent of that front four kind of trickled down to the backups?
PHIL PARKER: I think it's a leadership thing and what they expect, and we've got some good players just pushing. It's all those guys back there, this is their year, their senior year, and they're pushing the other guys, and it's expected, what they're doing out there. If you're a defensive lineman that plays for Rick Kaczenski, you'd better go out there and give your best shot, and I think it's shown that Mike Daniels has done a great job, and Lebron Daniels has come out and done a good job, too.
Q. With all the offense, a lot of talk about Denard Robinson and what he's doing statistically. Seems like the Big Ten has got the maturation of guys like Ben Chappell throughout the conference. Is this the most prolific or wide open as you've seen the conference in the last five years?
PHIL PARKER: Yeah, I haven't seen Indiana yet on film as an offensive team, but it seems like everybody has a quarterback that can be a multiple guy. Ohio State they have a guy that's done a pretty good job. So the quarterback is obviously a very important part of a football team's success, I think. It doesn't matter what level, whether you're at the NFL, high school or college level, you need a quarterback. And whether he runs it or whether he throws it or whether he's a play action guy, roll-out boot guy, you need a guy there to be a leader that everybody believes in. I think there's a couple teams out there that -- I haven't seen them all, but they've done a good job.


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Sitting in a conference room in Verastem Inc.'s (Nasdaq: VSTM) Cambridge headquarters, President and CEO Robert Forrester describes his three-year-old biotech this way: "We're a little company that knows a lot about a little. And that little is cancer stem cells."
According to Forrester, looking at data through the lens of cancer stem cells (CSCs) is what's allowed the company to sprint from its founding in 2010 to being a few weeks away from a potential pivotal trial today. The company's lead drug candidate, VS-6063, has been granted orphan drug designation in both the U.S. and Europe as a potential treatment for the rare form of lung cancer, mesothelioma. That means the Phase 2 trial it intends to start before the end of September could form the basis of a new drug application as soon as 2016.
Verastem's Kendall Square headquarters resemble that of a startup more than of an advanced drug company. Its 46 employees sit mostly at workstations right in the lab, or else at desks bought at Ikea on the other side of a row of windows. None of the desks - including Forrester's - are in cubicles, let alone offices. While explaining who several of the executives are, Forrester jokes, "we either have titles that we don't understand, or we don't have titles."
Forrester, a former lawyer and investment banker who, in recent years, has worked in the financial side of biotechs like Zalicus and Forma Therapeutics, says he founded the company along with Christoph Westphal specifically to focus on the types of cancer cells which are thought to be at the heart of the problem. "Cancer stem cells are the bad actors in the cancer, which lead to the origination, regrowth and metastasizing of the cancer," Forrester said.
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WASHINGTON - Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain denied Tuesday that he was changing his story as he struggled to contain the fallout from sexual-harassment allegations that could threaten his recently surging campaign.
Cain's contradictory explanations over two days have raised questions about details of the allegations dating from the 1990s and about his current ability to manage a crisis in the national spotlight.
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A lawyer for one woman who complained about Cain's behavior told the Washington Post on Tuesday she wanted to talk publicly about it. According to that report, Joel P. Bennett, a Washington lawyer who specializes in employment cases, said he asked the restaurant association to waive his client's confidentiality so she could respond to Cain's contention that the complaints were "totally baseless and totally false."


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GULF SHORES, Alabama -- With a full slate of incumbents returning, Mayor Robert Craft says he hopes the city can accomplish goals -- centered on economic resiliency -- that were derailed during the last term due to the BP oil spill in 2010.
"I'm particularly excited to have a group back that has worked so well together through this whole process," Craft said. "I think we've learned a lot about how to operate under stress and pressure; without it we ought to be more effective."
Returning council members for the new term, which begins Nov. 5, include Steve Jones, who will serve his fourth term; Joe Garris, Carolyn Doughty and Phillip Harris, who will begin their third terms, and Jason Dyken, who is entering his second term.
Craft said the council has targeted the first week of December to sit down and come up with goals and objectives for the next four years.
"We've got the template pretty much in place because we will be picking up to do the things that we didn't get to do during this past term," he said.
When asked what the city hopes to accomplish in the next term, Craft said building resiliency is first and foremost.
The mayor said city leaders have realized that the city's economy is based on tourism and it's a fruitless pursuit to try to go against that while pursuing new opportunities to boost revenue.
"We're tourism and basically tourism only and we can't do anything that doesn't compete with tourism," he said. "So if we can't become economically diverse can we become geographically diverse by taking advantage of the Intracoastal Waterway, and the opportunities that we have there?"
LuLu's at Homeport Marina and more recently Tacky Jack's have thrived along the manmade canal and with the city's creation of a special Waterway Village Overlay District -- essentially a tourist entertainment district -- around the highway 59 bridge, the area is ripe for development.
"We can move an economic base to that area that doesn't sit on the edge of the Gulf of Mexico that is so fragile from a standpoint of the known, which would be hurricanes, and the unknown, which would be an oil spill and some other unknown or unexperienced disaster.
"Kind of make sure that we have a diversity of income that allows us to be more resilient no matter what happens as a city and as a business community."
As part of the city's effort to focus on improvements along the waterway, it is seeking a $500,000 Gulf Tourism and Seafood Promotional Fund Grant, which was established to help Gulf Coast areas rebound from the oil spill.
According to the grant application, "The goal of the plan is to create a compact, pedestrian friendly, mixed used, neighborhood downtown district. The plan capitalizes on the working waterfront history and heritage of this area of the city affectionately known as 'Old Gulf Shores.'"
Craft said economic diversity is possible beyond the canal on the north side of the city through an expansion of the Faulkner State Community College's Gulf Shores campus and as well as expanding a small industrial park at Jack Edwards Airport.
While the city has pegged opportunities for growth, Craft said a major hurdle for the next term will be dealing with traffic congestion during the busy summer months.
"An obstacle that we have to deal with is traffic growth, and trying to keep us from getting squeezed to a point where we've got so much traffic and so much congestion that it not comfortable for anyone to live, work or visit here," he said.
He said it's a difficult solution and the city has to figure out how to balance it all out. He said pushing for the extension of the Foley Beach Express to Interstate 65 nd long-term plans to build a bridge in Orange Beach over to the Josephine and Elberta areas will help ease the traffic that backs up through Foley on Ala. 59.
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PATERSON — A shooting seriously injured two men in Paterson on Monday morning, according to a report on PatersonPress.com.
Six people have been shot in the city in the past week, the report said.
In the latest incident, a 31-year old man is in critical condition after being shot at 10th Avenue and East 27th Street around 2:30 a.m. A 34-yar-old man was also hospitalized after being shot in the left thigh and left arm, the report said.
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Orange Beach, Alabama -- Fire consumed a large swath of land on Robinson Island in Perdido Pass late Saturday, city officials said.
Orange Beach Fire/Rescue was sent to the island around 1:45 p.m. after the fire was reported, according to Baldwin County dispatch officials.
Firefighters were still on scene with portable pumps and hand tools, working to contain the flames around 4 p.m., according to a report by news channel WKRG.
No injuries were reported.
Robinson Island is one of a few small islands that sit south of Terry Cove. The city of Orange Beach purchased the land in 2003 to preserve the areas seabird population, which is a prime nesting area for Wading Herons and Terns.
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Andre Ward has the best chance at P4P #1. He hasn't made a bad move or did anything stupid outside the ring. He fought the best in his division and beat them convincingly. He is in a competition filled with the top boxers of his division. He deserves all the credit.
Nonito Donaire is a dumb guy who loves to waste away his prime years in limbo. He did it against Gary Shaw so he could jump ship to Top Rank. And now, he is in limbo again trying to jump ship from Top Rank to GBP. DUMB is the best word to describe him. He doesn't know how to read a contract.
Yuriorkis Gamboa is a mystifying fighter. A great fighter of Cuban heritage but lacks the Cuban support. His fans are mostly hardcore boxing fans of all colors and races. Where are the Cuban-Americans? He even fought in Florida but the stadiums were still empty.
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Donaire on the other hand has it all, tallent, speed, the look, all he needs to do is get a real manager and explain to his chick her job is to look good, not fuk up his career and he ll be fine.
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I would go with Ward...ONLY BECAUSE HIS DIVISION IS LOADED and it will get WAY MORE ATTENTION AND COVERAGE then the other Divisions that Gamboa and Nonito are in, if he wins the Super Six and then beat Bute, he would be rated VERY HIGH so basically he has a big advantage because he will have more big names to fight to build his Resume...even if he wins the Tournament and even if he beats Bute, it will STILL BE MORE FIGHTS AVAILABLE FOR HIM...still can fight Dirrell in the future, he could easily move up to 175 and fight Dawson, Pascal, Cloud and you have up and coming fighters like Peter Quillin, Groves, Marco Antonio Periban, Edwin Rodriguez as well as DeGale (despite losing to Groves) in that division
Sadly, the smaller guys don't get as much Coverage or Support as the bigger guys and casual fans usually don't care about the divisions lower then maybe 135 which sucks.
That Bantamweight Division is actually very loaded also with Nonito, Agbeko, Mares, Vic, Moreno as well as the two very good fighters from Japan: Yamanaka and Kameda but the problem is that nobody really knows or care for those fighters besides Nonito. Maybe if Mares can beat Agbeko, Golden Boy Promotions can push him as that other guy in the division and him and Nonito come together for a big showdown in the future, that would could help maybe get Nonito up to #1
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I voted donaire because I can see him steadily going up in weight and dominating.
I would like to vote Gamboa but the sad truth for him is that there aren't any really big names for him to fight in his division or the division immediately north of where he's at. There is Chris John, Rafa marquez and Lopez. Even if he beats all three he wouldn't be #1 and 130 pounds is a ghost town for the most part.
Ward has a great chance as well, but I kinda think he's unpopular and that does effect P4P opinions. After he beats Froch/Johnson he'll be top 5 after that he'll need to beat a couple more big names like Bute then maybe go up to LHW and get a big win or two there to become #1.
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Donaire.... He is in such a talented division. He's already steam-rolled through Sydorenko and Montiel (a future HoF'er), and there's still the chance to fight Moreno, Mares, Agbeko and Darchinyan. And if he moves to 122 or 126 there's Nishioka, Arce, Salido, JML, John, and Jhonny Gonzalez.
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I voted Ward, but it's really between him and Donaire here. Ward has more upside I think though. But it's REALLY close.
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Ward has the best chance to be #1, but has the most difficult course. Bute and Froch both have a 50/50 chance to beat him and I don't see anyone beating Donaire and Gamboa within their respected weight classes.
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Probably Donaire, since hes already rated highly and will fill in the spot when the top guys drop off, which will happen eventually.
Ward probably wont. I mean, if all these consecutive high level wins have only got him to p4p #10, I have a hard time believing that people will let him be #1 since his style isnt as explosive as Donaire's. and unfortunately p4p lists are partially popularity contests.
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Donaire is probably my favorite out of the three, followed very closely by Gamboa. Those two are just very exciting and explosive.
But I doubt they are really going to move up in weight, and if they do, they are not going to make huge jumps.
Nonito is almost 29, and Gamboa is already 30. Fighters usually stay in their divisions once they get around this age, but I could be wrong. I hope they do move up and challenge other fighters. Unfortunately, they don't really have much competition.
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