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Mikkey Dee: Shock The System
The Drum-I-Nator
Solos are a love/hate affair with Dee. He did them regularly in the earliest days with Motörhead, but after awhile the feedback from the crowd grew tepid. He also started to read negative comments about them in the music press – not about his chops, but the whole idea of solos, which in the grunge era had completely fallen out of fashion. Dee was cool with that because he was sick of doing them anyway. "Then it's, 'Oh, the show was great, but there was no drum solo, blah blah blah.' No matter what you do, you're never going to please everyone out there."
Now that he has brought them back regularly since the mid 2000s, Dee enjoys them more than ever, and while they might sound the same to a casual audience member, each time it's an adventure for the drummer. "It's the transition [within] them that could vary from night to night," he explains. "Sometimes I feel very stiff and square when I do the solo, like I'm just skipping between techniques, and other nights I flow in between them. Or I can stay on the snare drum quite a long time and just dig into that snare. So depending on how I feel I'd say 90 percent of the time it is the same every night."
Sound checks are vital windows of time for Dee to experiment with different licks or fine-tune a groove. "I'm usually on stage a good hour ahead of all the other guys working on stuff. That's where I practice," he says. "I get great inspiration that way." He definitely doesn't waste these precious moments on stretching. "I don't have a routine for that – usually just power-nap for like 20 minutes before." [laughs]
It may be a bad example to set for younger drummers, but when you release albums as often as Motörhead, shedding by your lonesome while off the road is unthinkable. "Bodies take a lot of damage when you tour as much as Motörhead has over the past 20 years. And as a drummer, mentally, I really just don't have it [in me to practice]. I come back from a tour and I hate my drums. I don't even want to see them. I can't dream of rehearsing here at home. I'd rather do it at sound check."
While recording the first ten albums of his Motörhead career, Dee used no metronome at all. Around 2003, though, he started to use a click since it was part of the ProTools package that the band's various producers began to use. "In the studio, it's okay. It's just a matter of learning how to play around them."
On stage it's another story. "Live, I hate them," he says. "I understand the ones who need to play them because they have so much recorded stuff on their albums, but we don't – so thank god for that. They do trust me back there to set the time. They can play around me a little bit, and it sounds just great when they do it."
It goes without saying that Dee's only experience with triggers was solely for audio consistency in the venue, not because of strength issues in his feet. "We knew we had no sound check," he says. "It was easier to plug in and have the same sound basically every night."
Dee is an unlikely figure in the evolution of triggering technology. Back before the company started building acoustic kits, Ddrum was the e-kit subsidiary of Sweden-based keyboard maker Nord. The company had devel- oped some trigger prototypes and thought Dee would be a good guinea pig. "It was Swedish-owned then," he says. "A very nice couple owned the company and they wanted me to check them out. I said, 'Yeah sure,' got endorsed by them, the whole bit. But it wasn't really for me."
He remembers his anti-triggering epiphany at a concert hall in Munich when the sound guy gave him a demo of how his drums sounded naturally. "After I found out how the kit sounded without them I said, 'No way.' I guess I am a little old fashioned that way."
As much as he is a product of metal, Dee, at 50, is just old enough to appreciate its roots in other genres. "Besides maybe some punk rock and heavy metal and some hard rock, I love to play fusion, jazz, and a bit of big band jazz. I'd rather be a decent drummer in a wider range than the best in only one type of music." What might sound like mere dabbling, though, is ultimately in service of his stylistic foundation. "That's what I try to bring into Motörhead, [something] you hear that's kind of twisted, but you can still stomp your feet to it. As a general listener that is always the most important thing; they hear something going on, they just don't know what it is."
Lemmy and Campbell didn't either, not at first anyway. The drummer thinks back to the title track he wrote on 1995's Sacrifice, probably the drummiest Motörhead track – not just of the Dee era, but in the band's entire catalog. "The guys just stood there and said, 'We can't follow this, Mikkey.' I come in with the backbeat and I turn it around twice. I used more of a Latin thing with a single kick and I put a double kick to it and simplified it, but it has a very strange time figure.
"I've had guys stand beside me onstage and see all the little ting-a- ling and little inflections I put in," he adds. "They say, 'I had no idea you were doing all that other stuff because you don't hear it out there.' But it still gives me enjoyment to know I'm playing it that way."
Mikkey Dee's Kit
DRUMS Sonor SQ2 Vintage Maple (Custom Finish)
1 22" x 18" Bass Drum
2 14" x 7.25" Mikkey Dee Signature Snare Drum
3 10" x 10" Tom
4 13" x 11" Tom
5 14" x 12" Tom
6 16" x 16" Floor Tom
7 18" x 16" Floor Tom
Cymbals Paiste Signature
A 20" Power Crash
B 19" Power Crash
C 18" Heavy China
D 14" Sound Edge Hi-Hat
E 18" Power Crash
F 10" Splash
G 22" Precision Heavy Ride
h 14" Thin China
I 20" Heavy China
J 20" Power Crash
K 16" Thin China
L 19" Power Crash
Mikkey Dee also uses sonor hardware, DW 5000 bass drum pedals, Remo heads (Ambassador Clear, toms; CS Reverse Dot Coated, snare; Power Stroke 3 Black, bass), and Wincent sticks.


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HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4006
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
In the Year Two Thousand Fourteen
An Act valuing our natural resources.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 80A of Chapter 131 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the words " place, maintain, manufacturer or possess" and inserting in place thereof, the following words:- place or maintain
SECTION 2. Paragraph 5 of said section 80A of said chapter 131, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words "authorized agent", in line 71, the following words:-
may apply to the municipal board of health to renew the initial emergency permit issued. The municipal board of health upon determination that said threat exists shall immediately renew the emergency for a period not exceeding 10 days. Each renewal of an initial emergency permit shall authorize the applicant or his authorized agent to immediately use any of the alleviation options specified in the prior paragraph as determined by the municipal board of health to remedy said threat. Said initial emergency permit may be renewed by the municipal board of health for two additional periods not exceeding 10 days for each period; subject to the application and determination requirements under this paragraph for such renewals. If a renewal of an emergency permit is denied, the applicant or his duly authorized agent may appeal under the same appeal procedure established for a denial of an emergency permit application. A determination by a municipal board of health of an application for said emergency permit or the renewal of such permit shall be rendered within 7 days of its receipt; and if denied, the applicant or his duly authorized agent shall be sent written notice of the reason for the denial with information on the procedure to appeal the adverse decision. If said threat has not been alleviated after the expiration of the third renewal of said initial emergency permit, the applicant or his duly authorized agent
SECTION 3. Said section 80A, of said chapter 131, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting immediately before the last paragraph, the following paragraphs: -
A person or his duly authorized agent who is issued any permit or renewal thereof, as provided under this section, shall within 10 days after the expiration of such permit or renewal, make a report on a form prescribed by the director, to the division, state department of public health and any municipal board of health that issued the permit or renewal. Each report shall include: the name of the issuing authority, permit or renewal date, property address of the authorized trapping or alleviation activity, name of the property owner or tenant, name of the applicant and authorized agent, alleviation technique utilized, number and species of any animals, taken and other necessary information as required by the director.
Periodically, the director and the commissioner of the state department of public health, or their representatives, shall consult and analyze the reports submitted and other related information obtained from municipal boards of health or governmental sources, to assist in identifying animal problems considered a recurrent threat to human health and safety in local geographical areas. Such threat areas when so identified shall be declared publically by the commissioner.
For beaver and muskrat declared threat areas, the commissioner shall notify and direct municipal boards of health having jurisdiction, to immediately issue, upon proper application and determination, emergency permits and renewals of said permits, authorizing the use of any alleviation options specified under the fourth paragraph. Unless otherwise provided under this paragraph, emergency permits issued for a declared threat area shall not exceed 20 days and upon application, shall be renewable for comparable periods by the issuing authority when determined as necessary to abate said threat. Within 90 days after the declaration of a threat area, the director and commissioner shall develop, with the assistance of municipal boards of health and municipal conservation commissions having jurisdiction and any state agency or department having authority under this section or custody of affected land, a mitigation action plan for the implementation of a long-term solution to eliminate or abate said threat. Each plan shall specify the authorized management methods and traps that shall be utilized, to consist of any of the alleviation techniques or options listed under the fourth paragraph. In developing the plan, the use of non-lethal management techniques and water flow devices shall be considered where viable and effective, subject to the determinations and conditions of conservation commissions and the provisions of section 40. The plan shall also consider the management of beaver or muskrat populations in the threat area. Said emergency permits or renewals shall be issued by the municipal board of health of jurisdiction, upon proper application, and shall be limited to the number of days established by the plan, provided, no permit or renewal issued shall be valid for not more than 30 days. In all other respects, a permit or renewal so issued shall conform with an established plan to the extent feasible for current conditions. The director and commissioner shall monitor and assess the effectiveness of each plan and as necessary may modify such plan, threat area or classification of any part of a declared area. The commissioner shall notify area municipal boards of heath and municipal conservation commissions of declared areas and any modifications to a threat area or plan. All current declared threat areas, mitigation action plans and any related modifications shall be posted by the state department of public health on its public website.
The state public health department commissioner shall be authorized to issue emergency permits and renew such permits, authorizing the immediate use of any of the alleviation techniques or options listed under the fourth paragraph, as he determines is necessary to protect human health and safety.
The department and division shall adopt and require the use of uniform administrative forms for applications, appeals, notices, permits and mitigation reports under this section. Such forms shall be displayed on the respective public website of the division or state public health department in a user printable format.

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A recipe for Bison Bar & BBQ's signature Margarita
- 2 oz olmeca altos reposado tequila
- 0.75 oz absolut pears
- 1 oz blackberry puree
- 2 oz jamaican ginger beer
- squeeze of fresh lime juice.
- Shake all ingredients except ginger beer with ice.
- Strain into a Collins glass filled with ice.
- Top with ginger beer and garnish with a slice of lime.


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April 22: Someone threw a baseball through the front living room window of a home in the 19300 block of 67th Ave. NE at 2:30 p.m.
Also that day, at 5:30 p.m., a man in his 20s with brown hair, eyes, and goatee, wearing a blue jacket and a dark cap, purchased gum at Rite Aid in Kenmore. He then told the clerk, "This is a holdup--give me all the money in the drawer." The clerk told him there was no money in the till. Suspect left stating, "I'll be back with a gun so I can shoot you."
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Lowongan Kerja PT Fujitsu Indonesia April 2013
Lowongan Kerja April 2013 PT Fujitsu Indonesia
Fujitsu offers one-stop end-to-end solutions, covering from high-quality PCs to mission-critical Servers, business and manufacturing applications and ICT infrastructure. Customer portfolio of Fujitsu Indonesia spans across various industries and segments such as government, manufacturing, retail, oil & gas as well as telecommunication, including the largest telecommunication and manufacturing companies in Indonesia (for more information about Fujitsu please visit http://www.fujitsu.com/id/).
Due to the rapid business growth, now Fujitsu Indonesia is looking for experienced IT professional as well as fresh-graduate student from technical and electronic field to fulfill the below position:
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Jakarta Raya
Good networking, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to work under pressure, high motivation, neat, accurate, responsible, thinking out of the box and proactive.
Knowledge and having experience about Networking Services and Solution (TCP/IP,VLAN,Routing)
Certification in Cisco Sales Expert an added advantage
Having minimum 3 years/proven track record of selling IT products and solution to government & commercial vertical business area (Having experience in System Integrator company more preferably).
Have an extensive networking
Responsible for identifying and qualifying new prospect, providing product information and coordinating customer demonstrations and proposal development.
Act as liaison between the various business units.
Responsible to deliver sales quota as per company's expected both to current and or new customer.
Develop an effective, ongoing business relationship with business partner and customers.
Promote company product and services by creating an opportunities from customer's need and company's product and services.
Work with service operation team to ensure product and services are delivered as per customer expectation.
Conduct sales support activities (documentation, proposals, etc)
Monitoring the progress of projects and ensuring customers problem are addressed with related parties both internal and external.
Please send your application letter along with recent photograph, not later than 2 (two) weeks to: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Aren't developers supposed to be the arch enemies of the review score system, railing at their gross inadequacy to whittle the brilliance and complexities of their work into an arbitrary numerical score? Peter Molyneux's constantly hailed the brilliance and complexity of his newest masterpiece, Fable II, but apparently he has no problem with review scores (well, as long as he's the one giving them out). Molyneux recently remarked that he was super-pleased with how Fable II has turned out, saying:
"I'd rate it a 9 out of 10… It's the best, most complete game I've ever worked on."
Hey, it's pretty humble when it comes to self-praise, considering what we've been hearing about certain other outspoken designers.
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Pope Francis marks the first anniversary of his papacy with a wide-ranging interview on topics including the role of women in the church, sexual abuse, changes in family pastoral practices and his own celebrity. National Catholic Reporter covers it here. Catholic News Service headlines the pope's suggestion that the church could tolerate civil unions.
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Charter Communications Inc. (CHTR) announced Tuesday that it is suspending a pilot program in which it would have collected customers' Web-surfing information as part of an enhancement to its high-speed Internet service.
Charter said some customers raised privacy questions about its venture with the third-party advertising company NebuAd. The pilot project would have aligned Web advertisements more closely to subscribers' interests. Critics, including two members of Congress, raised questions about whether the new service violated privacy laws.


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Editor's note: In response to a reader's request, Amos asked to have his chocolate vat adventure rerun. Amos is a church mouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can't operate the capital shift keys, and he shuns punctuation marks – except dashes and hyphens.
amos falls into a vat
of chocolate
boss i was just minding my
own business the other day
jogging across the church s
kitchen counter when my
little mousy toes tripped
over a chocolate-covered
spatula and i fell headlong
into a bigger-than-life
bowl of chocolate
it was horrible boss i
came up sputtering and
gagging and my whiskers
were dripping continuously
with the dark syrupy mess
it was at that point that
little ryan rabbit came
hopping by with his fuzzy
mother look mommy it s one
of those chocolate-covered
easter bunnies he said
hey mister easter bunny
will you give me an easter
egg all chocolaty and pure
no but if you come any
closer i ll give you a lump
on the noggin that s for
sure now go away and
leave me alone
he sure is a grumpy
easter bunny says ryan
as he hopped merrily away
just then sammy salamander
came by and said why do you
get all the fun amos and dove
right into the middle of me and
the chocolate hey this is great
he says then looks at me
whatza matter can t you do
the back stroke like me says he
no i can t do the back stroke
says me and besides i don t
want to do the back stroke
can t you see that i m drowning
in this chocolate sea
oh sorry i thought you were
playing like me says he
do you want to get out
oh no why should i want
out i said sarcastically
i thought i would dive down
and touch the bottom of the
bowl and then see how much
chocolate i could stuff in my
ears how about that huh
yeah that sounds like fun says
sammy and down he went to
the bottom of the bowl
but i don t think i have any
ears he moaned
never mind i shouted get me
outta here but it didn t do any
good boss he was on his way
to the bottom of the bowl again
just then louie the songdog
padded by hi amos looks
like you got chocolate all
over you how about a big
ol sloppy lick he asks
louie just get me outta
here and you can have
all the licks you want
says me desperately
ok here goes and he
picks me up by the tail
and holds me over his
mouth with chocolate
dripping off my little
soggy whiskers
mm good louie said as
he slurped me up one side
and then down the other
boss i would never like
being a doggie popsicle
but this time i couldn t
have been happier
i gave the flop-eared louie
a big ol mousy kiss and
went running deliriously
in search of the nearest
bird bath
to misquote a famous movie
guy by the name of amos
gump or something
life is like a big bowl of
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know how it s gonna turn out –
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West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith and wide receiver Tavon Austin are two of the 64 names on the preseason watch list for the Maxwell Award, which is given to America's outstanding collegiate football player. The Award, first presented in 1937, is named in honor of sportswriter Robert W. "Tiny" Maxwell.
Smith and Austin are two of 11 players from the Big 12 conference nominated for the Award.
Semifinalists for the Maxwell Award will be announced October 29, and the three finalists for the award will be unveiled November 19. The winner of the 2012 Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show held on December 6. The formal presentation of the award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala hosted by Harrah's Entertainment Atlantic City on March 1, 2013.
The watch list candidates have been chosen by the Maxwell Football Club's selection committee, evaluating past performance and future potential. The Club reserves the right to make additions and deletions to these lists as the 2012 season unfolds. All members of the Maxwell Football Club, NCAA sports information directors, head coaches and selected national media are eligible to vote for the awards.


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Alkaliphiles are microbes, including some bacteria and archaea, which thrive in highly alkaline environments, such as soda lakes and carbonate-rich soils, where the pH values range from about 9 to 11. Alkaliphiles maintain a mildly alkaline intracellular pH of about 8 amid surroundings of much higher pH by continuously pumping hydrogen ions across their cell membranes into their cytoplasm. Compare with acidophiles.
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The "temporal tendon" connects the jaw bone to a thin and flat muscle that spans the side of the head (the "temporal muscle"). The purpose of the temporal muscle is to pull the temporal tendon, which helps the mouth to close.
The condition "temporal tendinitis" refers to inflammation and tenderness of the temporal tendon. This condition may often feel like a migraine headache, and so is also known as the "migraine mimic".
One way to determine if the pain is caused by the temporal tendon is to put your finger in your mouth and gently push outward on the cheek, at the top of the jaw.
Symptoms include:
- Aching behind the eye
- Light sensitivity
- Intense headache
- Swelling of the cheek
- Restricted jaw movement
- Ear pain and pressure
- Radiation of pain from the cheek to eye
Dr. Kayne treats the area with injections of anesthetics and pain-blockers. For more severe cases, a minimally-invasive surgery technique diminishes the function of the nerve fibers that run through the ligament and cause pain.
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Next game: West Michigan (Casey Crosby 9-4, 2.61) at Great Lakes (Bobby Blevins 7-8, 3.93) 7:05 p.m. Monday
Radio: WBBL-AM (1340)
MIDLAND -- The offensive struggles of the West Michigan Whitecaps are beginning to mount at a frustrating level.
The Whitecaps were shut out by the Great Lakes Loons for the second time in the past three games after losing 6-0 on Sunday afternoon at Dow Diamond.
Great Lakes also beat the Whitecaps 3-0 on Friday. The Loons have won the first three games of the four-game series by a margin of 19-2.
West Michigan (25-18 in the second half) has been blanked three times in the past six days.
The Loons, who are in the driver's seat for a second-half playoff berth, used the long ball to take an early lead.
Whitecaps' starter Brayan Villarreal gave up four hits in 4 1/5 innings, including two home runs.
He surrendered a solo shot from Alfredo Silverio in the third inning, and a three-run homer by Esteban Lopez in the fourth inning.
Great Lakes added runs in the sixth and eighth innings.
The Whitecaps were 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position.
Their best scoring opportunity came in the sixth inning with the bases loaded and one out, but a strike out and fly out ended the threat.
West Michigan managed only six hits. Luis Salas went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles.


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Eight fantastic flats in Porto's historical center
Size20 m²
Floor No.
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- Towels
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Spectacular view! The room was beautifully renovated - and clean. The staff was very friendly and helpful.
We enjoyed our stay in Casa dos Caldereiros. The hostess was very friendly and helpsome and made us feel very welcome. The location was good and the appartment we got had a nice view. Overall, a very good experience.
Lovely building, room with great view over the city from the balcony, nice hosts. Would definately come back!
We enjoyed a great stay at this place. Super central in town, yet very quiet little back street in authentic Porto. Bakery just around the corner at 2 minutes, super mercado next to it. Due to the old but beautifully renovated building, some noise from upper neighbours when they return at night. A little down Rua Caldeireiros is a bike rental place, great for Dutch couple like we are. A nice bike ride of 45 minutes to the sea along the river Douro was such a pleasure. We will definitly recommend you to book this appartment.
We had a great time in the "Namorados" apartment. We enjoyed a beautiful view from our balcony over Porto. It was very clean and comfortable. The apartment is located very central.
Thank you for the nice stay!
Absolutely gorgeous apartments set right in the heart of the city, yet so quiet on the balcony overlooking the lovely views. Miguel and Sonia are tremendous hosts- so friendly, kind and accommodating. I'd come back again- much prefer this to a hotel. 10/10 from me.
Miguel and Sónia were both extremely friendly and welcoming. The apartment is great, brand new and super comfortable. The whole building was restored in a tasteful and stylish way. The view from the terrace is spectacular. From it, we could see all the city of Porto and the Douro River. Even the Port wine cellars in Gaia. The location of the flats is perfect to visit the city on foot! Despite being in the center of the city, the apartment is very quiet, perfect place to rest. Strongly advise!
We had a very pleasant stay, charming apartment with beautiful terrace, functional and very clean. Absolute quiet with a view of the Cathedral of Porto. Miguel is charming host, very attentive and perfectly mastering the French language. Miguel thank you for everything and see you soon. Valerie and Patrick.
Nous avons passé un séjour très agréable, appartement coquet avec très belle terrasse, fonctionnel et très propre. Calme absolu avec une vue exceptionnelle sur la cathédrale de Porto. Miguel est hote charmant, plein d'attentions et maitrisant parfaitement la langue Française. Merci Miguel pour tout et à très bientôt. Valérie et Patrick.
The landlord Miguel is very nice and helpful, the location of the apartments is very central. All sights are easy to reach. The view of the old town and the cathedral is beautiful. The check in was possible, contrary to the statement on the website also before 16.00 clock. For the journey, it is easiest to take the bus 601 from the airport to the last stop, then it's only a 5 minute walk. Recommended in any case!
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It's All Cornell At Springfield Oval
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Drawing the pole for the 25-lap feature at Springfield Raceway, the Kiowa Line Builders No. 28 of Jonathan Cornell was unchallenged in the Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior and American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region showdown.
Closing in to battle in the later portions of the night's event, Brian McClelland saw his chance at a pass nearly end up in the wall as Rafe Essary's engine expired exiting turn four with the leaders on his back bumper.
With clear race track after that, Cornell crossed the line a straightaway ahead of the field.
Brian McClelland held off several attempts by Dustin Morgan to grab second at the line with the Ark Wrecking No. 2 completing the podium. Jumping behind the wheel of the Cooper Racing No. 04 normally piloted by Brad Graham, Kyle Bellm stayed in the championship hunt with a fourth-place showing with Matt Covington rounding out the top five.
The finish:
Jonathan Cornell, Brian McClelland, Dustin Morgan, Kyle Bellm, Matt Covington, Jamie Passmore, Cody Baker, Jonathan Beason, Shane Sellers, Brandon Hahn, Matt Ward, Adam Jones, Blake Hahn, Joe Bob Lee, Miranda Arnold, Jake Martens, Randy Hibbs, Jay Russell, Rafe Essary, Robert Sellers.


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PORTAGE – All five people, including a pregnant woman and her 1-year-old, sustained minor injuries after being involved in a crash on Sprinkle Road on Thursday , according to a news release from the Portage Department of Public Safety.
The Dodge Dakota involved in the accident was driven by a 54-year-old man from Portage. The Dodge Neon was driven by a 20-year-old Galesburg resident.
Pride Care Ambulance transported all individuals to Bronson Methodist Hospital or Borgess Medical Center for the treatment of minor injuries, according to the news release.
Portage Public Safety was assisted at the scene by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office.
Anyone who witnessed the accident is asked to call the Portage Department of Public Safety at 269-329-4567 or Silent Observer at 269-343-2100.


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A man was shot in the hip in a West Ashley neighborhood tonight.
The man was shot about 8:40 p.m. at Davidson Avenue and East Street, according to Charleston police spokesman Charles Francis. The man ran to a house on 5th Avenue, where residents called police.
The man was taken to Medical University Hospital for treatment.
Police, including officers from the Charleston County Sheriffs Office, are canvassing the area between Magnolia Avenue and S.C. Highway 61 looking for a suspect.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The NFL scouting combine is over, and the flurry of post-combine mock drafts has begun.
The Cleveland Browns own three picks in the first two rounds: the No. 4 overall and No. 22 overall picks, in the first round; the No. 37 overall pick, in the second round.
Cleveland, of course, is among the teams at the center of trade speculation involving the second overall pick, now owned by the St. Louis Rams. The Rams have confirmed that they are willing to trade the pick for the right package, which of course would have to be substantial.
Most pundits remain confident that the Indianapolis Colts will select Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck with the first overall pick. They are in virtual agreement that the teams interested in the St. Louis pick would use it to take Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III.
Of course, it's possible that Indianapolis would tab Griffin, meaning that the teams courting St. Louis would find Luck still on the board.
The draft prospects identified with the Browns remain, almost, the same.
For instance, FoxSports.com's new mock draft does not have the Browns trading up, and using their first pick on a familiar name. Peter Schrager writes:
4. Cleveland Browns: Morris Claiborne, CB, LSU: So, the Browns miss out on Flynn, Manning, Brees, Luck and Griffin III. Though I've seen several mock drafts slotting Alabama running back Trent Richardson to Cleveland with the fourth overall pick, I can't see any team taking a running back over a corner of Claiborne's caliber; no matter how good the tailback is.
Cleveland looks at its draft board and opts to take the best player available in the LSU product, a guy most scouts are saying has an even better pre-draft grade than Patrick Peterson, Claiborne's college teammate and the fifth overall selection from a year ago.
The league's a passing one now. You can't have too many elite cornerbacks. Joe Haden and Claiborne would make for one heck of a starting CB duo.
Plain Dealer and cleveland.com Browns coverage includes Mary Kay Cabot's report that the Browns have had preliminary talks with the Rams about trading for the second overall pick.
Draft predicting
Major changes in all four rounds of the WalterFootball.com mock draft.
Trade! Trade! (Browns-Rams) The SBNation.com mock draft.
Browns and Rams work it out here, too. Mock draft by Bucky Brooks for NFL.com.
Two-rounder on mynfldraft.com.
Browns deal for the No. 2 pick. Mock draft by Chad Reuter for the NFL Network and NFL.com.
Here is a mock draft, from the Bleacher Report, that does not agree with the others on how the Browns will use the No. 4 and No. 22 overall picks.


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PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI -- Police this morning identified a 40-year-old Rockford man, Christopher Roger Vantimmeren, as the victim of a fatal Tuesday morning crash on Jericho Avenue NE.
RELATED: Victim of fatal Plainfield Township crash was loving father, local musician
The crash was reported by a passerby about 4 a.m. Tuesday in the area of Peter Creek Drive NE.
Vantimmeren was driving a 2004 Chevy Trailblazer south on Jericho when he lost control of the vehicle and it slid sideways. Kent County sheriff's investigators said the Trailblazer had been going at a high speed before it left the road and hit a tree.
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Word of mouth on the new sword and sandals epic Immortals has been good. And by that we mean our spies tell us the film, which officially opens November 11, is pretty much 110 minutes of oily megahunks like Kellan Lutz, Joseph Morgan, Henry Cavill, Stephen Dorff and, yes, closet case Luke Evans parading around in loincloths and armor.
PHOTOS: Come Worship The Men (And Gods) Of Immortals
There's also some business about a war of the gods to save humanity and some junk. Whatever. It could be about Heisenberg's uncertainty principle—with a cast like that, we'd still go see it.
Click through to see the stars of Immortals in all their splendor
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even I could look good in muscle shaped armor and a cape…and I am FAT
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Everything about this movie is beautiful, with the possible exception of their choice of font.
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I have a huge crush on Henry Cavill. He will be playing Superman too.
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This guy make me feel good in a good way.
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Police in Pennsburg, Montgomery Co., have put out a plea for help in locating Mark Drenning.
Drenning's roommate was under the impression that Drenning went to work at Kids Peace in Allentown on the morning of Nov. 27, police said.
Business records, however, reflect that Drenning hasn't worked at the company for approximately six months, police said.
Drenning was supposed to attend Thanksgiving dinner at his mother's home in Telford at 1 p.m. Thursday, but police said he never showed up.
Drenning, 52, has a history of depression and multiple sclerosis, which has been causing him problems lately, in addition to other health issues, according to his mother.
Drenning, described as a white man who stands 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes and wears glasses. He drives a gold 2005 Volvo S60 (sedan) with Pennsylvania license plate JFG-5909.
Anyone with information about Drenning's whereabouts is asked to contact the Upper Perk Police District at 215-679-8203.


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WYOMING -- Taxes will not rise if voters approve a millage consolidation on next month's ballot. What could change is how the city spends its revenue stream.
The city now levies a 1.8678-mill capital-improvement tax earmarked for street, water and sewer work. The City Council wants permission to use that money for other needs that might be deemed higher priorities at a given time.
A public information session is planned at 5 p.m. Monday at City Hall, 1155 28th St. SW.
"If we have flexibility with (the millage), we can determine what's most important this particular year," Councilman Kent Vanderwood said. "This is sort of a testing of the waters to see if there's any support for (millage consolidation). If this does not gain support, maybe we're barking up the wrong tree."
The city levies several millages restricted for certain uses:
• Parks, 1.5 mills/
• Public safety, 1.25 mills
• Fire, 1.25 mills
• Police, 0.75-mill
• Library debt, 0.29-mill
• Sidewalk repair and snow removal, 0.15-mill
• Yard waste disposal, 0.1-mill.
• Library operations, 0.1-mill.
Had officials been able to spend money from those millages on police and fire services, for example, there would have been less need for the 1.25-mill, five-year public-safety tax approved in May by 55 percent of voters. The flip side is that existing public services funded by dedicated millages could be reduced if that money is spent instead on other city operations.
Tax talk
The city has scheduled an informational meeting on the millage consolidation proposal on the Nov. 2 ballot.
When: 5 p.m. Monday
Where: City Hall, 1155 28th St. SW in Wyoming
Already, the Parks and Recreation Commission has objected to merging the parks tax into the general fund. If voters approve the Nov. 2 proposal, road maintenance could decline over time should the council spend the money elsewhere.
"They'll have the ability to do more (with that money)," said Bill Dooley, public works director. "Nothing will happen suddenly. It's really more of a long-term issue."
Likewise, the city's finances are a long-term work in progress. The five-year public-safety tax has taken pressure off the general fund and bought time for officials to plan for the future. Millage consolidation could be part of that plan.
"Maybe some of those (dedicated millages) passed in years past when economic times were different," Mayor Jack Poll said.
Wyoming's latest financial projections show that the new millage has created a $1.5 million surplus for the current fiscal year, boosting the general-fund balance to $9.5 million by June 2011. But with declining property values sapping the city's tax base, revenue will fall to premillage levels in the coming years and create budget deficits that will reduce Wyoming's reserve to $3.3 million by June 2015.
"Even with this (public-safety millage), our revenue is not really growing in the property tax area," said finance director Tim Smith.
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TRENTON — The Long and the short of it helped the Thunder end a brief two-game losing streak today at Arm & Hammer Park with a 5-1 victory over the Akron RubberDucks.
Jaron Long, the 23-year-old, righty-throwing son of Yankees' hitting coach Kevin Long won for the second time in as many outings. He allowed six hits in seven innings, fanned six and walked one. The walk, which followed three singles in the seventh, forced in Akron's only run.
The short of it — the series of gorks, flares and Texas Leaguers that led to three, second-inning runs — comprised most of Trenton's 11-hits. Thunder batters struck out only twice.
"A lot of things I liked," said Thunder manager Tony Franklin, who watched his team improve to 44-52.
Most likeable was the second strong effort from the fast-working Long.
Long, who was signed as a free agent out of Ohio State, threw 97 pitches — 61 of those strikes. His fastball, which topped out at 91 mph, was in the 86-88 range from start to finish. His changeup and off-speed curve were wicked. Long was promoted from Tampa earlier this week.
"He gets the ball and throws it quickly, he got ahead, pitched to contact and kept his fielders alert," Franklin said. "That's a great formula.
"He had good command of the fastball, which runs like crazy with a little sink on it. His change was tremendous. And he worked fast. He's very easy to play behind."
Long retired six Akron batters on ground balls and six others on fly balls — all to center fielder Mason Williams, who made one diving catch in left center and an over-the-shoulder, basket catch on the warning track in right center.
Left-hander James Pazos allowed only one hit in 2⅔ innings and earned his fourth save. Pazos got the biggest out for the Thunder when he whiffed No. 8 hitter Jordan Smith with the bases loaded and one out in the seventh.
Later that inning, Thunder catcher Francisco Arcia threw behind Akron runner Ronny Rodriguez and picked him off first base with .304-hitting
No. 9 batter Justin Toole up.
"The report will give both of those guys (Pazos and Arcia) plus plays," Franklin said.
"In every game, there are one or two plays that change momentum," Franklin said. "Those are little things that help you win."
In the second, the Thunder struck three times on hits that found grass beyond the Akron infield.
A fielder's choice and a bloop single down the right field line by Jose Toussen put runners at first and third with one out. No. 9 hitter Ari Castillo then inside-outted a single to right and scored Tyson Blaser. Williams then followed with one of the few balls the Thunder struck well — a line, hustle double up the middle that plated both Toussen and Castillo.
The Thunder made it 4-0 with a run in the fifth. Ben Gamel fisted a single to left and Rob Segedin, who had three hits, hammered a double up the power alley putting runners on second and third. Arcia added a sacrifice fly.
"Good things happen when you put the ball in play," Franklin said. "I don't know how many of our hits even went past the outfielders, but when you string hits together and guys take extra bases, you give yourself a chance."
The Thunder added their fifth run in the seventh on an RBI single by Austin.
NOTES: The Thunder complete their series with Akron, and the first half of the Eastern League season, today at 12:05 p.m. The Thunder are idle tomorrow and the EL All-Star Game is Wednesday. The Thunder return to action Thursday at Binghamton.
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The Denver Broncos and coach Josh McDaniels were fined $50,000 each because a team videographer filmed a San Francisco 49ers practice last month.
McDaniels was given a copy of the six-minute video and refused to watch it, but the NFL still fined him and the team because the matter wasn't properly reported to the league, The Associated Press reported.
The videographer, Steve Scarnecchia, was involved in an NFL videotaping scandal in 2007, when he worked for the New England Patriots. Then, he was found to have taken part in illicit videotaping in the early 2000s. Scarnecchia was fired by the Broncos and could be banned from working in the NFL.
This year's Broncos team is 3-7 and has lost 15 of 20 for the first time since 1971-72. The team faces St. Louis at Invesco Field on Sunday.
» Broncos, coach fined for taping of 49ers' practice [The Associated Press]
» Fearing spies, Niners had a minimal Wembley walkthrough [The Sacramento Bee]
» NFL quick to silence tale of the tape [The Denver Post]
» Belief in McD taking beating [The Denver Post]
» Ex-Patriots land in another video mess [ESPN]


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Why can't America quit this dirty, doomed fuel?
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Gift cards could become even better gifts next year.
The Federal Reserve Board announced today its proposed rules for gift cards setting generous expiration dates and limiting fees.
Directed to take the action by Congress, the Fed proposed that consumers have at least five years to use gift cards. Retailers will only be allowed to set service or activity fees in certain cases, such as once a month if a card hasn't been used for a year.
The rules are currently open for comment and are currently set to take affect Aug. 22.
While lawmakers welcome the changes some wish they could take place in time for this holiday season.
"We will continue to push the Fed to speed up the effective data so that we end abuses by gift card issuers as soon as possible," said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., who championed the gift card crackdown in Congress.


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DOUGLAS, MI - State approval of a consolidation order for Saugatuck and Douglas is imminent, and the Douglas Council feels a study on the true savings and cost from consolidation needs to be done quickly.
"The residents of both cities need to know what they're going to gain and what they're going to lose under consolidation so they can make an educated decision," Council member Greg Harvath said Monday during discussion of a state approval of the merger, which could come in the next few weeks.
Douglas Council on Monday, Jan. 7 authorized City Manager Bill LeFevere to investigate companies and costs to do a broad impact study on expenses for consolidation and savings from a merger. The Council will ask Saugatuck City to share the costs.
The merger of the two resort communities has already been recommended by the Michigan State Boundary Commission and is awaiting sign-off by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.
Once approved, the two cities have 45 days to generate referendum petitions to put the issue to a community vote or the consolidation approval will go into effect. If a referendum is held, a majority of residents in both communities must approve it.
"I'm for having people vote on it. It's up the residents to make the final decisions," Council member Lisa Greenwood said.
Mayor Pro Tem Martha Hoexter said she wished the Consolidated Government Committee that organized the petition seeking consolidation and got the whole thing going would pay for the study to determine true costs.
"A merger will raise costs everywhere from having to have lawyers to recodify every ordinance of both cities, create a new charter for a new town and figure out who owes what," said Hoexter, noting Saugatuck has several million in outstanding debts that Douglas doesn't have.
Hoexter also said she would like to see the CGC share the cost of the independent study to determine cost/benefit of consolidation.
One of the upsides of consolidation is that the state has created a fund of $15 million for this year as incentive for communities to consolidate and merge shared services, from which Saugatuck and Douglas could seek funding.
"One thing that we can do is apply for funding from the state to do a cost and savings analysis on consolidation," LeFevere said.


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Without telling him there would be a fee, Comcast charged Tom $30 to fix the cable wiring going to his house. By simply questioning the charge and expressing his disappointment he wasn't notified about it, Tom was able to get $20 back. Here is the chat transcript of his success, which is also enjoyable for the inane interjected advertisements that try to sound like human conversation.
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Googling the question "What is chili?" will get you a plethora of feasible, yet widely dissimilar answers.
It ranges from a stew made with beef and beans, to a state of mind.
If you came from another country and had never heard of chili before, I think you would be more confused after reading the thousands of descriptions and recipes that are out there. My definition would be, "Chili is anything you can put in a pot, cook, eat and win contests with — primarily in the months of September and October."
Michiganders seem to have a fascination with this sort of fare, as validated by the more than 500 cook-offs held annually in this great state. The wonderful thing about chili is it allows the cook to create with a reckless abandon. There are no rules except that it must be edible. Secret ingredients are protected with a vengeance, leaving cook-off judges to wonder, "What am I eating?"
I've heard of coffee, cocoa, orange juice, pineapples, and even fish sauce listed as a secret ingredient.
Why not throw a chili cook-off of your own? Years ago I threw a party called, "A Parade of Crock-Pots." I invited friends to come over with their favorite chili recipe. We would line up the Crock-pots with place cards listing the title of the recipe but not the creator. After a night of sampling, a vote was taken, and the winner went home with the golden Crock-pot trophy and bragging rights.
The beauty of this type of entertaining is it takes very little set up, cooking and cleaning. Your guests bring most of the food, and at the end of the evening they leave with their own Crock-pot and their own mess.
My charge every month is to provide you with recipes that are easy, local and affordable. Chili fits that bill to a tee. Since there are no rules, I can create a meal with almost anything. I've put my creative juices to the test and have come up with four chili recipes that use many of the great fall local flavors available in Michigan. Because of the one-pot nature of stews like chili, these recipes are very affordable — and I've divulged all my secret ingredients.
Watching Sue Chef cook recipes from her column on WZZM Take Five at 9 a.m. every third Wednesday of the month.


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I may not often agree with Mr. Pitts, but I think he got this one right. At least I hope that he did. Otherwise, we are in more trouble than I thought.
As a history educator, I can attest to the degradation of American memory. History and history education as a whole are not truly valued in our country. From one in the trenches, it's lip service at best.
But now is not the time for the soapbox. Something has seriously gone wrong here; but maybe we have a teachable moment. (Boldface=my emphasis.)
U.S. Marines' latest controversy degrades the American memory
By Leonard Pitts Jr.
There are only two possible explanations for that photo.
One is intentional malice. That is the explanation favored by Rabbi Marvin Hier of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles. That picture, he told The Associated Press, is "beyond the pale."
The second explanation is ignorance, i.e., that when a troupe of United States Marines posed in Afghanistan with a flag bearing the logo — a double "s" in the shape of lighting bolts — of the Schutzstaffel, or SS, the military and police arm of the Nazi party, they had no idea what it was. Indeed, a spokeswoman at Camp Pendleton in California where the Marines are based, says the men in the photo, which surfaced on the website of a Florida weapons company, thought the double "s" stood for "sniper scouts." The spokeswoman says the Marines were unaware the flag symbolized the thugs and bully boys who, under Adolf Hitler's command, burned down much of Jewish Europe during the Holocaust.
While Rabbi Hier may be right that this photo represents a knowing act of anti-Semitism, it seems more likely the second explanation is true and that what it actually represents is the fact most Americans don't know their past from a hole in the ground. This is a perception quantified by research, including a 2000 study, which found that most seniors at America's top colleges — our best and brightest — could not answer basic questions about American history. The reason? In many schools, history is no longer a required course.
So for the second time in as many months, the Marines find themselves embroiled in controversy over embarrassing imagery. The first, of course, was that video of Marines urinating on the corpses of dead Taliban. It spoke to the dehumanizing nature of war.
This new image, however, speaks to the degradation of American memory.
As many as 60 million people worldwide died in the war to rid the world of that flag and all it represents. Over 400,000 of them were Americans. It is a pungent obscenity to see men who wear the same uniform and salute the same colors posing before a flag symbolizing those who slaughtered their countrymen.
In a sense, it would be easier if those Marines were indeed motivated by hatred because that, at least, you can get your arms around. You know what to do with it: cull the ranks, require sensitivity training, increase vigilance against extremism.
But what do we do if the culprit is simply the ignorance of the undereducated? That, after all, is larger than the Marines, indicts not just a few men posing in a hostile place far from home, but also the nation that sent them there. It indicts the facts-optional "truthiness" that often informs — that word is used advisedly — political debate. And it indicts the short-sightedness that led us to believe we could diminish our own history and pay no price for doing so.
Now the price stares out at us: American Marines posing with a Nazi flag.
In the photo they look young, these Marines, part of that coming generation that will write the next chapter of the American story. That should give us pause. That should worry us some. To truly comprehend tomorrow, you must first comprehend yesterday.
So how can you write the next chapter of a story you don't even know?
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/14/2641731/us-marines-latest-controversy.html#storylink=cpy
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I met Dr. Waitman Beorn in our mutual engagements at the Days of Remembrance ceremonies in Washington, DC in honor of the liberation of the camps and the US military's role in it, in April, 2010. I can attest to his sincerity and passion.
Exclusive: Marines' Nazi-Flag Whistleblower Comes Forward
By Adam Weinstein | Sat Feb. 11, 2012 3:29 PM PST
When Marine investigators learned last November that a scout sniper platoon in Afghanistan was using a Nazi SS flag [1] as its standard, it wasn't a member of the unit who told them. It was Iraq war veteran Waitman Beorn, a visiting history professor at Loyola University New Orleans, also a Fulbright and Guggenheim fellowship recipient who teaches at the National Holocaust Memorial Museum [2] in Washington. Dr. Beorn's research on Nazis and genocide is informed by his military background: He is a West Point graduate and former officer who served as a scout platoon leader in Iraq from 2003-04. Through his work he seeks to teach [3] "ethical decision-making in a military context using the Holocaust as a vehicle."
Shortly after I first wrote about the flag controversy [1] last week, Beorn got in touch to explain how and why he chose to report the incident to the Marine Corps' inspector general. (Though Beorn contacted military authorities, he didn't play a part in the incident's recent unearthing by the media.) For one, he had learned through military contacts that the use of the SS flag was not an isolated incident. He hoped that exposing it could lead to an important "teachable moment" that might help alleviate what he considers to be a serious issue. In an email interview, he shared with Mother Jones details of how the Marine Corps responded to him and how the Corps has since addressed this moral education issue with the troops. He said he was disappointed with the emerging media narrative that the military had responded poorly. "I was surprised by the speed with which they acted and the seriousness with which they appeared to take it," he wrote.
But he also emphasized: "I think our public needs to realize that this is not a case of the 'liberal media' going after our brave men and women in uniform. Symbols are important. They send messages. These messages are important." He explained his special interest in the SS incident with regard to military training, and what he thought would be the appropriate punishment for the service members in question—especially during wartime. In a follow-up email he wrote: "My focus is on the importance of positive unit cultures, and that the use of this image highlights a problem. For example, I was just informed that a Marine posted on a blog that he had had the tattoo for 17 years, which seems to highlight this point for me."
The following email exchange has been lightly edited for clarity.
Mother Jones: How were you made aware of the photos?
Waitman Beorn: A colleague of mine received it from a friend associated with the Marines. It was forwarded to me via email with a bit of background.
MJ: What were your thoughts on them, both as an academic specialist in Holocaust studies and as a former scout platoon leader?
WB: I was disappointed and saddened. Our military's image has been sullied of late and it was really disturbing for me to see that certain members were choosing the SS (which is in my mind the epitome of evil) as something to admire, at least its imagery. My work, as you may have noted from my CV on my website [4], focuses on the German military in the Holocaust, and this was particularly disturbing in that context.
As a former officer, my first thought was: Where were the NCOs/officers? This didn't seem to be taking place on a remote patrol somewhere. I have since learned that the use of SS runes is not an isolated phenomenon. Even if the Marines themselves didn't know what the runes meant (which I can't really believe), someone did and allowed it to happen. (Note: you can find that exact flag online with the description [5]: "7180. ss double runic flag, a favorite and well know [sic] ss flag, 3′ x 5′ $7.50" It is displayed on a page literally surrounded by Nazi memorabilia.) What this tells me is that those in command didn't consider this to have been a concerning issue. That is what troubled me.
I was in the cavalry…We were perhaps not an elite unit, but we had a proud tradition and considered ourselves elite, at least in the armor community. We wore Stetsons and spurs. So I understand the importance of symbols to unit cohesion and culture. This, perhaps, made the choice of the SS runes all the more troubling.
MJ: What did you expect or hope would happen when you contacted the Marines' inspector general?
WB: First, I wanted to them aware of the situation. I contacted the inspector general because they are the ones most likely to deal with the situation.
MJ: How did things proceed from there?
WB: I was quite pleased with the response I got from the [colonel in charge of the First Marine Expeditionary Force's investigative office]. He seemed to be taking this very seriously and searching for those involved, as well as in educating the other scout snipers about the inappropriateness of this. I thought that using the incident as the basis for a class in the 1st Marine Division was an excellent response. I do want to highlight the response of the IG here. I was surprised by the speed with which they acted and the seriousness with which they appeared to take it.
The only part of the Marine Corps response that is a little troubling is the automatic assumption that these Marines had no idea what symbol they were appropriating. For example, from CNN: "They determined that the Marines in the photo were ignorant of the connection of this symbol to the Holocaust and monumental atrocities associated with Nazi Germany." I have a hard time believing that. One or two Marines, okay. But all of them, including their leadership? Also, the comment by the spokeswoman that they couldn't have known because that's not what Marines are about seems hard to believe, as does the revelation that this is NOT an isolated incident.
MJ: Amid all the media hubbub, what do you hope is the upshot of this, culturally?
WB: I think this is a highly teachable moment about the creation and maintenance of positive unit cultures and environments. This is exactly the kinds of discussions we have with cadets at the USHMM [2] using, not coincidentally, the German army in the Holocaust as a teaching example of how negative command climates and unit cultures lead to atrocity. The idea, in a nutshell, is that when a unit orders, condones, or allows dysfunctional behavior (particularly racist, overly brutal, etc.) in the small things, this can metastasize into much larger violence including war crimes. See the Army "kill team" in Afghanistan.
Moreover, I think our public needs to realize that this is not a case of the "liberal media" going after our brave men and women in uniform. Symbols are important. They send messages. These messages are important. It doesn't matter what the intent behind the use of the symbols was or what the snipers intended them to stand for. Some symbols simply have pretty solid meanings. For example, the swastika was not always a Nazi symbol, sadly. But no one would look at its use now and assume it was a reference to ancient India and that it was unfair to criticize whoever was using it. As a historian, of course, I would say this is another reason that knowing the historical provenance of images and ideas is important.
MJ: Any thoughts on an appropriate action to take with respect to the platoon with the flag? Or more broadly, what should be added to every servicemember's training and development?
WB: It appears to me that there are two extreme positions being taken. One seems to call for heads to roll (i.e. calling this a "felony"). The other seems to argue that these men are in combat and should not be punished because of the rough conditions they are in and that this is a tempest in a teacup. The latter position takes at face value that they had no idea of the provenance of the symbols which, as I said, I find incredibly hard to believe.
As far as appropriate action, certainly this depends on facts of the case not available to me. I think the education aspect is incredibly important. Not just about the racist symbols themselves, but about the choice of unit mascots, symbols, etc. Particularly given the complex battlefield in Afghanistan and the necessity to gain the support of the local population. The actions of the lowest-ranking servicepeople in this global environment can have huge strategic importance (Abu Ghraib, kill team, urination incident [6]).
And this does not mean that being sensitive to this is an attempt at being overly PC or touchy feely. One of the reasons we don't execute prisoners, for example, beyond the more important reasons of morality and the law of war, is that such behavior makes the enemy fight harder, causes higher casualties for us, and makes the mission harder.
That being said, do the lower-ranking Marines need to be court-martialed? Probably not. Are there nonjudicial punishments and remedial training that would be appropriate? I think so. As for the higher-ups, the senior NCOs and officers involved, the standard must be higher. These are the ones who create positive (and negative) climates.
Again, do they need to be in prison? No, especially given the other incidents of late which ARE of more severity. Do they need to be made an example of? Probably, depending on their level of knowledge. Can this be career ending (i.e. letter of reprimand)? I think so. But again, I think it depends on the facts of the case. I do think the Corps needs to go further than simply saying that no one had any idea what the runes meant (particularly if this has been a longer term issue that has never been brought up). They need to make more details public.
[1] http://motherjones.com/mojo/2012/02/marines-nazi-ss-flag-afghanistan
[2] http://ajcf.org/education-center/programs/academy/
[3] http://www.cga.edu/display.aspx?id=16949
[4] https://sites.google.com/site/waitmanbeorn/
[5] http://www.totls.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16%3Aclose-out-corner&catid=1%3Ahome&Itemid=30
[6] http://motherjones.com/mojo/2012/01/marines-allegedly-urinate-afghans


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NJ.com, the host of LedgerLive and videographers for The Star-Ledger's website, won three of the categories at the 53rd Annual New York Emmy Awards held on Sunday, April 18.
One big winner was Andre Malok's "Mountain Bike Practice at Diablo Freeride Park," which carried away the Sports Online Emmy.
The prizes, awarded by the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, recognizes outstanding achievement in television in the New York area.
Nominations were for broadcast television, cable and online entries.
The awards were presented at a black-tie event at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square.
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences presents Emmy awards for daytime, sports, news and documentary programming. Its sister organization, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, will award the Emmys for primetime programming in August.
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JOHNSTOWN - The Fulton County Board of Supervisors will consider a contract today with a Schenectady firm to install a new fuel tank monitoring system at County Services Complex I due to a problematic state inspection this summer.
The proposed $18,427 contract with Northeast Petroleum Technologies was recently approved by the board's Buildings and Grounds-Highway Committee and Finance Committee. The full board is due to review the contract for final approval today at the County Office Building.
County Superintendent of Highways and Facilities Mark Yost first told the Buildings and Grounds-Highway Committee in July there was an "emergency" tank situation at County Services Complex I on Route 29 that had to be rectified.
Yost said he wanted to solicit quotes for replacement of an inoperable and obsolete underground leak-detection/tank-monitoring system at the complex. The existing Red Jacket system, operational since 1997, is obsolete, he said.
He said the state Department of Environmental Conservation on June 29 conducted a Petroleum Bulk Storage Program site inspection, determining the tank system had "several deficiencies." He said DEC indicated it could fine the county $37,500 per day if it doesn't fix the problem.
The board on Aug. 13 amended the county's 2012 Capital Plan to include a fuel tank monitoring system replacement project at an estimated cost of $26,000.
Yost recently told the two board committees three quotes were received and the one from Northeast Petroleum Technologies was the lowest at $18,427. The highest proposal totaled $26,500.
Yost told the Finance Committee the county needs to move quickly on the project due to the DEC inspection.
"We needed to advance it because of DEC issues at the complex," he said.
Yost recommended awarding the contract to Northeast Petroleum Technologies. Yost said his Fuel System Repair Reserve Fund currently has a balance of $39,321. He said the total cost of the project will be $19,427 because an additional $1,000 will be used for electric conduit, excavation and pavement repair costs.
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A release today from the OSU athletic department ...
CORVALLIS -- Mark Campbell, an assistant on the women's basketball staff for the past three seasons, has been promoted to the position of associate head coach, Oregon State head coach Scott Rueck announced Wednesday.
"Mark has been with me every step of the way at Oregon State and earned this promotion as a result of his tireless work helping to build Beaver women's basketball the past three years," Rueck said. "He is an outstanding coach, teacher, mentor and recruiter whose impact on each facet of our program cannot be understated. I'm excited to have Mark and his family here as we continue to move our team forward."
Campbell has played an integral role in the development of the Beaver program under Rueck and has gained national recognition for his recruiting and basketball acumen as a result. For the past two years, he has been part of a select few invited to Nike's renowned Villa 7 Consortium, which brings together university athletics directors and the country's elite assistant coaches in an effort to prepare the next generation of college basketball leaders.
Less than 10 percent of women's basketball assistants from the nation's nearly 350 Division I programs have received invitations to the exclusive event the past two years, which has grown to become one of the most respected gatherings for professional development and networking in the country. Since its inception in 2004, Villa 7 has seen 90-plus participants combined on both the men's and women's sides become head coaches.
Campbell has been the point person in helping Oregon State land a pair of top-notch recruiting classes the past two seasons, including four nationally-ranked, top-100 student-athletes.
Focusing on mentoring and developing Oregon State's guards, Campbell has coached three-straight Pac-12 All-Freshman performers at the position in Alyssa Martin (2011), Ali Gibson (2012) and Jamie Weisner (2013). He also oversaw the instruction of Earlysia Marchbanks, a 2012 All-Pac-12 First Team selection, and Sage Indendi, a 2011 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention pick whose 75 3-point makes that season are a school record.
In 2012-13, Weisner had one of the best first-year campaigns in Oregon State history. She led the team in scoring, was second in rebounds and became just the fifth freshman, and first in 20 years, to amass totals of 350 points and 150 rebounds in a season at Oregon State.
Campbell's work with the trio of Weisner, Gibson and Martin gives OSU one of the most potent backcourts from behind the 3-point line in the Pac-12. Weisner's .372 3-point field goal percentage last season was second in the conference and the fifth-best in Oregon State history. Martin will return for her senior season as the Pac-12's active leader in 3-point makes with 127 and the rising junior Gibson joins Martin in OSU's career top-10 list in that category with 96.
Campbell arrived in Corvallis by way of St. Mary's College in Moraga, Calif. He served as an assistant coach for Randy Bennett and the men's basketball program during the 2009-10 campaign, helping the Gaels reach the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history as well as tie a school record for wins in a season (28-6). He originally joined St. Mary's staff as director of operations in 2008-09, a year in which the team went 28-7.
The Gaels posted a combined record of 56-13 (.812) in Campbell's two years with the program. In the Bay Area, he also mentored a number of all-American guards in Patty Mills, a 2009 NBA draft pick of the Portland Trail Blazers, Mickey McConnell, the 2011 West Coast Conference (WCC) Player of the Year, and Matthew Dellavedova, the 2012 WCC Player of the Year and the school's all-time leader in scoring, assists, games played, free throw percentage and 3-point shots.Prior to his stint at St. Mary's, Campbell spent the 2007-08 season as an assistant coach for the Pepperdine men's basketball program under Vance Walberg, a current assistant for the NBA's Denver Nuggets and creator of the dribble drive offense. In his only season in Malibu, Campbell was able to sign a pair of Scout.com top-100 players for the Waves. From 2005-07 he was at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City, Ore., helping the Cougars to the 2007 Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC) Championship.


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Cherry Hill East, JP Stevens, Fair Lawn and Metchen Boy's Volleyball meets.
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Nick DiVito, of Cherry Hill East, bumps the ball during the game against Fair Lawn. Fair Lawn won 25-19 and 25-15. Boy's high school volleyball. Tuesday April 9, 2013. Metuchen, NJ, USA. Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-Ledger


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A FORMER manager at Australia's largest residential property agency is being investigated by the police over accusations he misappropriated more than $550,000 from clients.
Leigh Aizen, 28, who also uses his former name Elias Kalatheris, is alleged to have siphoned money from property owners using a network of fake contractors, according to Victorian Supreme Court affidavits from lawyers for the company, Run Property.
An internal investigation by Ernst & Young revealed several owners of rental properties managed by Run Property had been falsely invoiced for maintenance work that was never done. The money was allegedly paid into three private bank accounts in the name of Elias Kalatheris, which have since been frozen by the Supreme Court.
One victim, Whitton Holdings, incurred losses of $240,000 in the alleged frauds.
Mr Aizen managed about 600 properties while he was employed by Run Property between December 2005 and July last year.
Run Property has taken civil action against Mr Aizen to recoup the money that was allegedly defrauded.
Mr Aizen is believed to be working for a rival property management company in Sydney, Boral Property Management.
The use of his image in a series of Run Property advertisements is expected to cause further embarrassment for the ASX-listed company, which oversees about 16,000 rental properties across Australia.
The Victorian police are understood to have spoken to Mr Aizen as well as staff.
Mr Aizen denied the allegations yesterday, but refused to respond to questions. The chief financial officer of Run Property, Jeffrey Stein, said Mr Aizen had been dismissed when financial discrepancies were uncovered in July last year.
"I believe Run's liability to its clients will exceed $700,000. This amount includes the fraudulent payments so far identified, an estimate for interest, an amount for legal and accounting costs and an amount in respect of as yet undetected fraudulent invoices," Mr Stein said in an affidavit.
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SISTERS -- When a 5-pound Brussels griffon named Pup Pup vanished in January 2008 into the high desert around Sisters while his family was away, his owner searched for him for months.
Although Lynn Owen's phone number was on her dog's collar, she got no call. Finally she reluctantly accepted the possibility that a coyote or some other creature had snatched him.
Fast forward to the present day, when Pup Pup somehow ended up in Debbie Olson-Clark's yard in Estacada, southeast of Portland and more than 100 miles from the Owen family's home.
The Bend Bulletin reports that Olson-Clark took the dog to a local vet to check for a microchip -- and that led her to Lynn Owen. Pup Pup returned home last Friday.
Owen says the now-9-year-old dog acts as if he never left. She says he's home to stay -- "unless of course, he decides to take a road trip again."
-- The Associated Press