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I was going to have this entry done earlier in the weekend but I put down the Scott's Stage 1 stuff and waited a few days and then mowed and went to sleep and out of nowhere, dandelions. Dandelions like I've never seen, dandelions. Since, I've spent all of my time thinking dandelions and wondering if they know I'm thinking about them and wondering too if they are going to show up in my car or in a closet and whisper something chilling and insightful to me and then steal my breath when I unwittingly fall asleep in front of them like cats do (and when I try to talk to HF Justine about them she's all, "I don't know, I kind of like them! They can go in salad!" and then she giggles in this way that tells you how little she understands What It Means to Be A Man In My Neighborhood). Then, after a second mow, I made the terrible mistake of checking in on the Big Boards and reading through what might be a historic week in terms of Unadulterated (real word) Abuse of The English Language[1] and I'll say this: I feel a little unsettled. I know this has become something of a meme for me, but if we've arrived at some semi-literate point in our existences wherein we not only feel obligated to misuse the term "ignorant" but in so doing misspell the word itself[2], well then it might just be time to ask Mr. Gore to hit the off switch on the internets and pack the whole mess of tubes on in.
Irregardless, we're halfway done with the season and I'm still not sure the full impact of PIAA's ignorent 24 team rule has been recognized quite yet. As such, a reminder: East Pennsboro, last year's 25 seed, completed the 2009 season with a record of 10-7-1, a comfortable three games over .500, a few bonus point games, and a first round win against LCDS.
This year, East Pennsboro wouldn't get an invite.
I'd worry, Teams Who Traditionally Waltz Into District Play But Are Currently One Game Over .500 (hi Elco!). I'd worry, Parents Who Are About To Get Really Angry At Something They Don't Understand And Take Out Years Of Repressed Suburban Rage On the Internets. I'd worry, Coach Who Didn't Take The Time To Think This New Policy Through Because He Believes "Memos" Are for "Liberals" And Then Lost a Close Non-League Game Because At the Time It Didn't Really Seem To Matter.
I'd worry, sad & forsaken America. Don't you know that God is pooh bear?
Power ratings!
1. Fleetwood (last week: 1). I'm tempted, here, to start off Power Ratings with my "usual thing", wherein I:,
a. Tell some incomprehensible story about what it was like growing up in the town I grew up in,
b. Drop a quick reference either to the Dave Matthews Band or John Mayer in hopes of earning the allegiance of the one or two readers out there who know I'm "totally not into those guys at all" and that I won't even consider downloading a torrent unless Pitchfork gave it like a 9.5 or something because I don't want to ruin my ratio;
c. Wrap the whole thing up with some vague goof on end-of-season-soccer parties,
but I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that The 'Stangs tied the Red Tigers. Let's say that again: Governor Mifflin tied Fleetwood. In soccer. And also that Wilson is a terrible, terrible soccer team[3]. And that Daniel Boone is in the running for something (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3-eavMSBnk). Anyway, the Fleetwood machine rolls on -- but their upcoming week is a tricky one (game to watch: Fleetwood v. Daniel Boone) and by Saturday we might finally know something worth knowing about Berks 1 and 2. Besides, you know, "it's all crazy up there".
2 & 3. The Lancaster Mennonite Green Dragons of Donegal (last week: 2 and 3). Who belongs in the two spot: Mennonite or Donegal? Mennonite or Donegal? On the one hand, LMH beat Donegal. On the other hand, it's physically impossible to get excited by this LMH squad. Sure, they're undefeated – but they've only won five of their first eight games (that's only one more than Elco, for some perspective), and tied the other three[4]. LMH has also put up terrible offensive numbers (even for LMH) – that 1-1 tie against Lancaster Catholic is a hard one to swallow, but even more distasteful is the three game span in which they managed a 1-0 win over a weak Northern Lebanon squad, a 2-0 win against woeful Annville-Cleona, and a 0-0 tie with the Windy Raiders. A rematch against Catholic on Monday is a little interesting; more interesting is Cocalico on Thursday. Still, undefeated at the mid-way pole is pretty great, and they did beat Donegal.
Still, Donegal is a whole lot better[5].
4. Trinity (last week: NR). That Trinity is the class of the Mid-Penn = disdisbutible. And that that offense is flat-out inflammable (most notable, the 5-0 shelling of Elco at the start of the season) = truthed. Two questions abound, though: 1. Can that offense hold up? I've gotten behind great offenses before (hi Tulpy!) only to have my heart done broke; 2. What does it mean to be the "Class of MidPenn AA" when Mid-Penn teams are historically weak in District AA play? My sense is that the good Mid-Penn teams suffer from not playing better competition more often – Trinity is going to march into playoffs this year a top 3 seed, sit out the first round while some Berks team puts a walloping on a wholesome bunch of gals from the CCAC, then open its district bid with a run for its money from, like, Kutztown. Like I said – what does it mean to be the best team in the Mid-Penn? Right now, it means you are a number four.
5. Wyomissing (last week: 5). For reasons that make sense to absolutely no-one in the entire world, Wyomissing switched from playing "defense" last year to a "diamond back formation" this year. Apparently it takes some time to "learn" the diamond back (Coach: Seriously -- just stand there. Player: What happens if the ball goes in the middle of the diamond back? And it's like a 50-50 ball? And the sweeper has to step up? And there's a pair of strikers standing next to her? If she doesn't get to the ball first, won't there be a 2 v 0 to goal? Coach: DON'T. EVER. SAY. THAT. AGAIN): they opened the season 1-2-1, including a total mud-drubbing by Tulpehocken (hi Tulpy!) then went ahead and won 6 straight. Question: has the Blue Tornado learned how to "play"[6] that stupid diamond back? Or has loading up on a diet of Reading High, Schuylkill Valley, RCC, and LCDS made them look good? Wyo meets an upstart Kutztown squad on Thursday – let's hope the diamond holds (it won't. I think Wyo wins, but not because of that embarrassing defense of theirs).
6. Jeffrey Reinhart (last week: NR). Every morning after my spin class I get to the computer and I do this little thing where I'm like: "What to read first – Simmons, or Reinhart? Simmons? Or Reinhart?" In the last week, Reinhart – via his electrifying blog "View from the Press Box[7]" – has covered the retirement of a basketball coach, a tennis player who – get this – is going to college, a banquet for really good basketball players, some more basketball coaches resigning, and a softball player with whom he "podcasted" (see: last week's HF Blog for my feelings here).
7. Weiser (last week: NR) I'll be honest: I have no feel for this team whatsoever other than the fact that they are holding their head way, way above water in Berks 2 and as such they get One Week's worth of Free Power Ratings. A tough week lies ahead for Weiser: the Stangs on Wednesday, Boone on Friday, Schuylkill Valley on Saturday. Though I don't have a feel for them now, we'll know Weiser but good next week.
8 Tulpy (last week: 4). As I look over these power rankings, it occurs to me that there are a few teams that didn't make the list that probably belong on it (seriously: what to do with Schuylkill Valley, Hamburg, Brandywine Heights, Bishop Mcdevitt, Camp Hill, and Kutztown?), and a few teams that are only here because I traditionally over-rate them (hello, Weiser). Tulpy is stuck somewhere in the middle: blowing out Wyomissing is a pretty great result (to be fair, Wyo's defenders hadn't fully realized the potential of the diamondback yet); LOSING TO OLEY VALLEY IS SO BAD IT MIGHT BE TIME TO CLOSE DOWN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Seriously: send the kids home, sell off whatever of value remains in the building, then meet the Shaman under the cover of a harvest moon and quietly sow the soil with the atomized bricks and mortar of a cursed and failed institution. Along those lines, a weak 2-1 win over RCC and another weak 1-0 win over Northern Lebanon has me wondering: is my Tulpy for real? Tulpy has Schuylkill Valley on Tuesday – a loss there and WEISER IS OFF THE LIST[8]. Put it on the board!
9. Middletown (last week: 6). What does being the second-best AA team in the Mid-Penn really mean? For now, that you are better than all of the CCAC teams and all of the York teams. And that's not really saying a whole lot.
10. Eastern York (last week: NR). What does being the Best AA team in York mean? Well, it means having to grow up in York, sadly. It means between soccer games you hang out at the Galleria and talk about that one song Live recorded about York and how "they were so totally right" (hi Ed Kowalczyck![9]). It means going 'Nova shopping with the family on weekends and wondering when Turkey Hill is going to bring back That One Flavor of Iced Tea You Used To Drink by The Gallon and beating up on Biglerville and Bermudian Springs and Fairfield[10] and it means you get to be in the conversation here at HFBlog, but not a whole lot more. Sadly, when PIAA chose to drop 2 games from the Spring Season (not because they wanted to protect the football season, by the way) that meant fewer out-of-league-games which means that until I actually go see Eastern York (I've been to York twice now -- if I go a third time the ground turns to blood or something) we'll have no way of knowing anything about them whatsoever.
Again, teams worth watching out for – Schuylkill Valley, Hamburg, Kutztown, Bishop Mcdevitt, Camp Hill, even (maybe) Elco. And a few terrific games this week – Boone at Fleetwood (take Fleetwood), Trinity at East Pennsboro (take Trinity), Kutztown at Wyo (take Wyo), and Boone at Weiser on Friday. Take money – I'll be there, and you can buy me a walking taco.
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-HF Mike
[1] There's a thread on the boards started by – sigh – joesgrille that simultaneously presents itself as a kind of refereering polemic and desecrates all forms of communication. It's actually a minor miracle of typography.
[2] With no perceptible irony.
[3] I don't mean behaviorally.
[4] Is it me, or has the number of ties and "un-soccer-like scores" risen dramatically this season? I'm not sure what the root cause of it is, but the scores all seem either historically boring (see: Elco v. Mennonite: 0-0) or absolutely crazy (see: the recent spate of 7-4 scores).
[5] Here are a few reasons why I like Donegal more than LMH: first, Donegal and LMH played at LMH. I'm not sure if there's such a thing as home field advantage in high school girls soccer (especially since the demise of Donegal's old field) but surely it doesn't help to play the in the friendly confines of Vernon Rice Memorial. Second, Donegal plays a significantly more difficult schedule than LMH and has nonetheless only lost to LMH (and in doing so avoided tying every team they meet). Third, Donegal is better coached than LMH. I'm going to say that and say that until someone else recognizes both how LMH fell apart last year and how poorly they were managed in that district semi-final.
[6] Stand.
[7] I've been trying to figure out why he would actually name a thing "View from the Press Box" when, in fact, it's quite the opposite: it's a series of "ground zero" type entries that make news of such things as the vanity license plates on the car of a local goaltender (by the way, let's pause for a moment and consider the merits of publishing the license plate of a female high school athlete online). All bloggers know the cardinal rule of blog-naming: go for the pun that first sheds minor light on the subject at hand, then becomes more and more irritating the more often it is repeated. Thus I give you the actual list of potential HF Blog titles I submitted to Pennlive when first granted this brief corner of cyberspace:
1. Bend It Like District III Girls Soccer;
2. Bits on the Pitch
3. District 3 Girls Soccer
4. Between the Touchlines
5. The Pitch is Back: A Few Notes on Girls Spring Soccer
6. Shinguards Optional
7. Headers and Footers
8. Inside the 18
9. Just for Kicks
10. Low and Away
11. Free Kicks
12. Hey. This Blog is About D3 Girls Soccer.
[8] Here I mean: Tulpy drops to, like, 10, Weiser gets the boot, and SV makes it on the list. I certainly don't mean to imply that I'll ever take Tulpy off the list. They're just pacing themselves.
[9] Did you know Live broke up? I didn't, until just now when I was trying to figure out how to spell Ed Kowalczyk's name. What's more sad – that none of us knew that Live broke up? Or that three of the guys from Live are now touring with one of the guys from Candelbox? That's the saddest collision of mid-90's effluvia this side of Talk Show.
[10] I wrote this list of three solely to mention the fact that Fairfield beat a team this season by – wait for it – 15 goals. FIFTEEN GOALS. Fairfield who won two games last year, Fairfield. Fairfield who is several games under five hundred, Fairfield. I'm serious when I say this: there are people in the world who should not be allowed to work with kids.


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Motor City Has a Pedal-Powered Future
October 15th, 2014 | by Jo Borrás
Detroit's fortunes rose and fell on four wheels, but its past- and its future- could be built on two. That's [&hellip
October 15th, 2014 | by Jo Borrás
Detroit's fortunes rose and fell on four wheels, but its past- and its future- could be built on two. That's [&hellip
April 11th, 2014 | by ecolocalizer
Our growing economic crisis has forced more people from various socioeconomic backgrounds to live on the street; now increasing numbers of Spain's homeless population were formerly members of the middle class
November 5th, 2013 | by Rhonda Winter
Beth Buczynski's new book: Sharing is Good: How to Save Money, Time and Resources through Collaborative Consumption, chronicles the roadmap to our sustainable future. This accessible and well-written volume explains the many ways that sharing our resources can not only help to save money, energy and time, but can also allow us to strengthen our communities and build more meaningful personal relationships with one another
October 29th, 2013 | by Rhonda Winter
For five years Annie Leonard and the folks from the innovative Story of Stuff Project have been creating compact educational videos explaining complicated ideas in a very accessible and easy to understand format. One of their most recent short films, The Story of Solutions, is perhaps the most hopeful and inspiring in the series
October 13th, 2013 | by Rhonda Winter
In an attempt to reverse rampant extreme poverty and severe economic inequities, the Swiss populace is now demanding a vote to implement a Basic Income for all of its citizens. These proposed economic reforms would mandate $2500 francs monthly for every adult; regardless if they are rich or poor, all people would be treated equally
September 2nd, 2013 | by Rhonda Winter
Economist and former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich shares an insightful Labor Day message concerning how we can improve the plight of struggling workers in the United States.
May 6th, 2013 | by Rhonda Winter
Recently I was listening to an engrossing radio interview with the visionary economist and author, Gar Alperovitz, as he was discussing his new book, What Then Must We Do?, which highlights the rise of cooperatives, worker ownership and the restructuring of our failing economy from the bottom up
March 3rd, 2013 | by Rhonda Winter
It seems like every month the number of people who are unemployed, or in need of food stamps soars to record new levels, while corporate profits continue to skyrocket. Attempting to describe the gargantuan disparity in wealth that exists in the United States is increasingly difficult. Currently 1% of our population now possess 40% of our nation's wealth, while the bottom 80% of us own just a scant 7%
November 20th, 2012 | by Rhonda Winter
We are in the middle of an economic revolution toward much more local investing. The collapse of mammoth Wall Street banks, the LIBOR scandal and corrupt corporate malfeasance have given rise to growing support for regional credit unions, cooperatives and time banks, as well as increasing interest in loaning money to small independent neighborhood businesses. Michael Shuman, the director of research and economic development at the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE), has written about this expanding money revolution in his recent book, Local Dollars Local Sense
August 11th, 2012 | by Rhonda Winter
Just as newly christened potential vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan told his supporters that he was "thrilled to be a part of America's comeback team", the Obama campaign released another endearing nickname for the political duo: "The Go Back Team". It is inexplicable why these Republicans keep desperately clinging to the belief that the miserably failed trickle down economics fraud that already drove our country off a cliff is still somehow a viable solution
July 28th, 2012 | by Rhonda Winter
Jon Stewart spoke with Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz about how the extreme concentration of wealth in the hands of a few plutocrats is destroying the very principles upon which our country was founded: "It seems like people are not angry at wealth or success, they get frustrated by what appears to be an entirely different set of rules put in place by the wealthy, who then say: 'Hey man, I'm just playing by the rules', as though those rules were an arbitrary design of the free market."
July 24th, 2012 | by ecolocalizer
The Exxon-Valdez is in the news again -- this controversial ship is set to be disassembled, and its scheduled dismantling is bringing light to important issues such as how to preserve the health of workers and how to protect the environment from the ships toxic elements.
July 23rd, 2012 | by Rhonda Winter
A new report has been published which compiles detailed information about the enormous amount of money that is being hidden by billionaires in offshore accounts. The research, The Price of Offshore Revisited, shows that over 21 trillion dollars, more than the total combined GDPs of both the United States and Japan, are being sequestered out of sight into the legally murky offshore economy. The super elite are using every available resource to exploit loopholes in cross-border tax rules to avoid paying their fair share
June 19th, 2012 | by Rhonda Winter
Streetbank is a free website that helps you to more easily share and borrow things or skills from your neighbors. It connects you to a local network of other people who are also interested in lending, sharing their abilities and building regional community — it is meant for anyone to use for free, and is specifically not about making money or a profit, or for any professionals to sell their services. It exists simply to help promote the common good
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Bank of America made official last week what many anticipated when a spokesperson acknowledged that it will no longer issue credit cards in agent relationships with credit unions and smaller banks.
More than 1,000 credit unions now have their credit card offerings listed on CreditCardConnection.org, a website dedicated to helping consumers find credit union-issued cards.
Card specialist Ondine Irving says most card programs sold to banks wouldn't qualify for list.
When considering how to save money in the back office, some say too many credit unions retreat from looking carefully at their credit and debit card program, often believing the portfolios are too complicated to understand or manage more efficiently.
Card Analysis Solutions, a credit union card portfolio consultancy, has announced it will offer its card management school again this fall. The new card management program is scheduled for Sept. 19-21 in Chicago.
Card Analysis Solutions, a credit union card portfolio consultancy, said it will offer its card management school again Sept. 19-21 in Chicago
If considered only in a glance, credit union card programs seem extrem
Card Analysis Solutions, an independent credit card consultancy dedicated to helping CUs get the most out of their card programs, has announced another school for CU credit card executives.
The market for credit union credit card portfolios has slowed down.
After almost 35 years processing credit union credit card transactions, Town North Bank has sold off its last stake in card processing.


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About firegirl1993 : A few things I flippin love:
Harry Potter, Sherlock, Doctor Who, MLP, Supernatural, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Merlin, Castle, and The Big Bang Theory.
Because I get asked a lot, I was born on the fourth of July, and a lot of people connect that to FIREcrackers, and so my user name is FIREgirl
About firegirl1993 : A few things I flippin love:
firegirl1993's FML badges
YDI master
That was your 500th "you totally deserved it" vote. We admire your dedication.
The Mixer
You like to live life randomly, and we salute you.
Who's the fairest of them all?
This is now the third time you've changed your profile pic.
firegirl1993's favorite FMLs
Today, a cute guy complimented me on my legs. I, being the awkward person that I am, panicked and replied, "Thanks, I grew them myself." FML
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Today, after dating my girlfriend for a while, I had a realization. She often says things like, "You're my favorite!" and scratches my beard, which I appreciated affectionately. Upon meeting her pets, it dawned on me that I am just another one of her cats. FML
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Today, my sister confessed that when she runs out of clean underwear, she uses mine. That wouldn't be so bad if she didn't also put it back in my dresser afterwards so I wouldn't notice. FML
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Today, I had to take my son to the ER after he badly messed up trying to light his farts on fire. FML
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Today, I found out my fiancé is already married when his wife showed up at my door. That's about the same time she found her husband is gay, and that Ashley can be a man's name. FML
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Grammar Series, No. 7: Lie/Lay Part 2
Past Tense for Lie and Lay: Is it "lay" or "laid"?
"Lay" is the past tense for "lie" and means "reclined", as in "Our chickens lay in the dirt all afternoon."
"Laid" is the past tense of "lay" and means "put something down", as in "We laid to rest the day-old chicks that died during transit."
Tense Sequence:
Lie (= recline), lying (= reclining), lay (= reclined), (have) lain (= have reclined)
Lay (= place [something]), laying (= placing [something]), laid (= placed [something]), (have) laid (= have placed [something])


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By Anne Trubek
Many literary novelists feel the need to wrestle with Sept. 11.
Don Delillo wrote "Falling Man," James Hynes "Next," and Allegra Goodman "The Cookbook Collector." The late John Updike published "Terrorist," Joseph O'Neill's "Netherland" made it onto President Obama's reading pile, and Jonathan Safran Foer gave us "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close."
Into this mix comes an excellent debut novel by Amy Waldman, a former New York Times reporter.
"The Submission" is an alternative history. A jury, commissioned to select an anonymously submitted design for the 9/11 memorial, chooses a garden plan. When the jurors find out the designer's name is Mohammad Khan, a debate begins, first among the panelists, then in the press, then across the nation.
Should a Muslim, even if he is secular and an American of Indian descent, design the memorial? The argument becomes a maelstrom perfect for the 24/7 news cycle, replete with committees forming for and against the design (the Memorial Defense Committee and Save America From Islam), rallies, public hearings and, eventually, riots.
"The Submission" is an exceedingly accomplished novel. The pacing, dialogue, characters and plot are absorbing from the start. Waldman populates her work with a dozen realistic characters: the tabloid reporter hunting down dirt; the WASPy, wealthy 9/11 widow; the inscrutable architect; the smarmy, opportunist head of the Muslim American organization; the ambitious governor who chats with advisers while she works the Stairmaster; the old-boy banker chairing the jury; the undocumented Bangladeshi who is also a 9/11 widow; and the brother of a firefighter who finally finds a purpose as a spokesman for the bereaved families.
The main activity of the characters is talk.
One Bangladeshi woman conspiratorially tells another: "What they say . . . is that if we want to show we are loyal, we should tell this Mohammad Khan to stop trying to build his memorial. I think they are right."
"No!," responds her listener. "He shouldn't stop doing anything! They can't just take this achievement away from him. It's like Pakistan taking away our elections."
The likable characters are those who can see all sides. The ideologues and those who report on the debate are dangerous fools.
The tabloid journalist is "like a junkie" as "her addiction had progressed from reading the news, to reporting it, to breaking it, then -- the crack cocaine of her business -- to shaping it." The New Yorker is supportive of Khan but calls the architect's refusal to publicly explain his design -- which many compare to an Islamic garden for martyrs in paradise -- shifty, which heightens ambivalence among the liberal elite.
Still, Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins wear green ribbons -- "garden green, Islamic green" -- to a movie premiere. At a celebrity rally, "Rosie O'Donnell laughed," and "Sean Penn was drunk." Family members are a powerful clique who "always found something to say" about any 9/11-related issue.
A few make being part of "a family" their life's work, like Sean, the firefighter's brother, and Debbie, who starts an anti-Islamic blog through which she solicits donations -- how else, she asks, is she going to put her kids through college?
The media play a cynical, resonant role in "The Submission." It makes for a devastating realism -- and who would find the media's dirty hand implausible?
Luckily, Waldman attends to her characters' inner lives, as well. Khan's garden features steel trees, and when he wavers, his Iranian lawyer-girlfriend tells him that " 'the edges of you may be changed by this. But Mohammad Khan is intact. You're like your steel trees.' Steel breaks, steel melts, he wanted to say -- we all know that now. Instead, he took her hand."
We want to like the steely Khan, but he is frustratingly rigid. Those who waver -- who bend, not break-- are the heroes, empathy being what Waldman most values. Her ending brilliantly makes new meaning of the book's title, although the twist is not entirely consistent with what preceded it. The epilogue is almost too generous with its answers to readers' lingering questions.
"The Submission" barely glances at foreign policy. Terrorism, in theory or practice, is not Waldman's concern. Instead, the novel focuses on how we Americans debate, and suggests, rather harrowingly, that the party most responsible for our post-9/11 reality is not al-Qaida or George W. Bush, but the very thing you are reading right now: the press.Anne Trubek is the author of "A Skeptic's Guide to Writers' Houses."


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1:42 - Hargrave 93-79. The tigers have this one locked up, but lots of credit goes to NMH for making it an exciting game.
4:32 - Hargrave 85-75. Looks like the Tigers woke up and realized they were in danger of blowing a 25-point lead.
6:16 - Hargrave 79-75. Amazing comeback underway right now! Hargrave is sleepwalking, while NMH is playing with drive and passion.
8:10 - Hargrave 79-70. Only just now did I discover that NMH's mascot is the Hoggers. Awesome. Gary Correia's outside shooting is keeping NMH in this game. He's got 18 points, and has a handful of steals to go with 'em.
12:28 - Hargrave 70-60. Nice sequence from NMH point guard Gary Correia. After burying a deep 3, he comes up with a steal on the defensive end and brings it back the other way for a lay-in. NMH's outside shooting is heating up, and the crowd is getting into the game, hoping to see a big comeback.
16:25 - Hargrave 64-47. NMH not going down quietly. They've come out of the locker room with a bounce in their step, ready to play aggressively. Possession after possession, they're attacking the rim. Maybe they caught Hargrave on its heels.
Hargrave's 60 1st half points came from all over. 8 of the 9 players to see floor time scored.NMH conversely, got 24 of its 35 points from 2 players: Tyrone Nash and Terrell Williams.
First half stats for NMH's Matt Glass: 0-3 FG, 0 pts, 2 rebounds (both offensive), in 9 minutes. I can't say Glass did much to catch my eye in the first half. He is playing very hard on every possession, which is a plus, but beyond that he hasn't contributed much. Physically he resembles former UMass forward Jeff Viggiano (especially since he went to Sweden and grew a mop-top).
HALFTIME: Hargrave 60, Northfield Mount Hermon 35
After NMH fails to convert on about 5 tip-ins, Hargrave comes back the other way with a sensational alley-oop slam by Eric Wallace. Sick. Also sick is the 30-7 run by Hargrave over the final 7:30 minutes of the first half. Amazing to think they are on pace for 120 points.
2:15 - 50-33 Hargrave. NMH's Trone Nash showing some good fundamental post moves, but it's all Hargrave. Dorenzo Neal is taking control of this game.
5:00 - 41-31 Hargrave. First double-digit lead of the game. Dorenzo Hudson leads the way with 13 points, and Mike Scott has put up 11. NMH is showing some toughness, with a great block by senior Jerrell Williams spurring on a fast break layup, but it's gonna be a challenge keeping up with the high-flying Tigers.
7:46 - 30-26 Hargrave. We haven't seen much of Matt Glass, who started but was subbed out after a few minutes. Hargrave is displaying its jump-shooting abilities, with a balanced scoring attack. This is a large team: only 2 players on their roster are 6'2" or shorter. NMH is a pretty good sized squad as well, but I'm not sure they possess the across-the-board athleticism of Hargrave.
12:37 - 16-15 NMH. Some really fun action early on. NMH's Terrell Williams, who has had interest from UMass, as well as La Salle and URI, has seven quick points.
Yet another future UMass Minuteman is in action, as Northfield Mount Hermon's Matt Glass, a 6'7" forward from Vermont (or as I call it: Vahmahnt), squares off against the Hargrave Military Academy of Chatham, Virginia.Hargrave features 4 players committed to Division I schools: Dorenzo Hudson (Virginia Tech), Mike Scott (Virginia), Eric Wallace (Ohio State), and Jordan Crawford (Indiana). The quality of those programs tells you something about how talented this team is.


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A gunman shot and seriously injured a 31-year-old Kent woman in her home at about 9:04 p.m. Sunday in the 24500 block of 104th Avenue Southeast.
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Gunshots were fired into the residence that housed multiple people, including children. Investigators do not know a motive for the shooting or have any suspect information.
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A year ago, there were 400 colorful tropical fish swimming in two new saltwater aquariums when they were unveiled in the waiting room at the St. George">St. George Ferry Terminal.
Today there are about 40.
Soon there will be none.
Over the past 12 months, most of the delicate fish have died; some became the lunch of aggressive tankmates, while others were stressed from people banging on the glass, aquarium experts said. Aquarists have said the fish were also stressed because the constant lighting in the bright terminal kept them from having a necessary restorative sleep cycle.
The die-off prompted the SIcoLab artists' group to stage a "Fish-In" protest over conditions at the tanks last summer. There was also talk of rigging up curtains to darken the tanks at night, to help reduce the algae and give the fish a break. The curtains never came.
"That's the first thing I said this morning: 'The fish are dwindling,'" said ferry rider Suzette Turner of West Brighton, who noticed the tanks are no longer teeming with life.
The surviving fish will be removed from the tanks as part of an overhaul to upgrade some parts sources said may not have been installed to specifications. Aquarium experts familiar with the terminal tanks say the salt water corroded the giant lids covering the tanks, which have rusted and must be replaced.
Once that's done, a brand new population of fish will be introduced to fully stock the tanks again.
"We're not going to jeopardize any more fish," until all the problems are fixed, said one source.
Fabricating two new lids could take about two months, sources said, during which time the remaining fish will be scooped out and quarantined, with the possibility they could be introduced into other aquariums if they are compatible with the existing fish.
The tanks were the brainchild of Borough President James Molinaro, who was inspired by similar aquariums at the airport in Sarasota, Fla., and thought beautiful fish might captivate ferry riders with time to kill, and possibly drum up tourism. They were paid for with $750,000 in funds from Molinaro's capital budget.
The two 8-foot-tall tanks were manufactured by Acrylic Tank Manufacturing (ATM), a Las Vegas company whose impressive roster includes work at Sea World, Downtown Disney, luxury Vegas Strip resorts, and the water-filled sphere featured in one of magician David Blaine's recent stunts.
ATM handled maintenance for the first year, and replaced fish as they died. The Staten Island Zoo took over as planned last month for a three-year commitment, sponsored by the Richmond County Savings Foundation.
Borough Hall wouldn't comment on the specific concerns regarding the aquariums, but Deputy Borough President Ed Burke returned to the message delivered exactly a year ago, when the ceremonial paper shroud was pulled off the 3½-inch-thick bulletproof acrylic during the unveiling ceremony.
"The tanks were installed to make the ferry terminal a more beautiful place for commuters and to be a welcoming sight for tourists," Burke said. "We are confident that the new group that's maintaining the tanks is going to help to continue to achieve that."
Meanwhile, the Zoo's budget has been cut, and there is no plan in place for who will take over maintenance responsibilities three years from now when the agreement expires.
"The borough president was confident that it's such a visible spot, there will always be a sponsor who will help to maintain the tanks," Burke said.
Aquarists estimate it costs about $5,000 to $6,000 a month to maintain the tanks, including keeping staff on call around the clock and a maintenance regimen that involves divers in wetsuits entering the tanks to scrub them clean.
The waiting room floor had to be reinforced to support the weight of each 10-ton tank. But despite that effort, it won't be the end of the world to remove them some day if the sponsors don't materialize as hoped.
When planning public projects on the scale of the tanks, "you should be planning for the worst," said one ferry terminal source.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Postgame scribbles after the Falcons put away the limping Browns, 20-10.
1. Six yards in six carries. That was Jerome Harrison's production in Sunday's loss. He has run with the ball 31 times this season -- with 19 going for two or fewer yards. He gained 39 of his 91 yards on the season on one run in the opener at Tampa. He's averaging 2.9 yards per carry. With both of their quarterbacks possibly out with sprained ankles and Peyton Hillis hobbling around with a thigh injury, the Browns need the Jerome Harrison who gained 561 yards in the final three games of last season.
2. Maybe Harrison went into a funk when the Browns refused to give him a long-term contract, and then drafted Tennessee running back Montario Hardesty. Maybe it bothered him even more when the coaches seemed enamored with Hillis. But none of that is an excuse for his poor preseason performance, followed by his early season slump.
3. Harrison needs to talk to coach Eric Mangini and offensive coordinator Brian Daboll. It's just as important to Harrison as it is to the Browns that the running back find his old form. He is a free agent at the end of the season. Both parties need each other.
4. After the opener, where he had only nine carries (and 51 yards), Harrison said he wanted more chances. That was followed by 16 carries for 33 yards against Kansas City. Then he missed a game with a thigh injury. Last week, he was still coming back from the injury and was active, but didn't carry the ball. He also implied that he didn't know his role. Well, he's a running back who needs to be productive when given a chance. It's no mystery.
5. Meanwhile, Hillis is thrilling to watch, but his reckless style leads to injuries. He has 49 carries and 246 yards in the previous two games -- but only 28 in 10 carries on Sunday. When his thigh tightened up last week, the Browns wisely were careful with him in practice. It will be more of the same this week. Hillis missed four games in 2006 with "calcification of the bone in the right thigh" when he was at Arkansas. He also missed the final four games of 2008 in Denver with a partially torn hamstring.
6. As the Browns head to Pittsburgh, Harrison may be the only healthy running back. James Davis has had trouble avoiding injuries. The Browns must seriously look at more of Joshua Cribbs in the wildcat. There was no excuse for Daboll calling only two running plays for Cribbs, who did gain 11 yards in that far-too-limited opportunity. This season, Cribbs has 52 yards in 11 carries. It works, use it more. Don't be surprised if the Browns bring back Chris Jennings for some backfield depth.
7. Another problem with the running game -- only one first down and 48 yards in 20 carries -- was the poor blocking. Left tackle Joe Thomas had perhaps the worst day of his pro career. He gave up the sack that led to Seneca Wallace's injury. He was beaten on another play when a rushed Jake Delhomme threw an interception. But he was not the only problem, the entire line was physically dominated by Atlanta -- something no other defense has done this season.
8. Should the Browns have challenged that game-changing fourth-quarter interception by Kroy Biermann that led to a Falcons' touchdown? Of course. As Bill Livingston wrote: "Even if it went against the team's replay consultant, it goes under the file of 'You never know if you don't try.'"
9. Yes, Delhomme was still bothered by that bad ankle -- but it's no excuse for his habit of firing the ball into double coverage. To win, the Browns must be a ball-control team that makes few turnovers. At 35, Delhomme has to know better than to attempt some of these desperate heaves.
10. This loss is annoying in so many ways. Other than cornerback Sheldon Brown being scorched for a 45-yard touchdown pass, the defense was solid. It allowed only 13 points. T.J. Ward blocked a field goal attempt. Nose tackle Ahtbya Rubin was tremendous with six tackles. Marcus Benard had a sack and three quarterback hurries. Coach Rob Ryan's men played well enough to win.
11. I also had a sense that had Wallace remained healthy and played the second half, the Browns would have won. He was developing a nice passing rhythm, spreading the ball to receivers Mohamed Massaquoi and Chansi Stuckey, along with tight end Ben Watson and Hillis. He was 11-of-15 before leaving the game. On the season, Wallace is 63-of-100 with four touchdowns and only two interceptions. His rating is 88.4. He has been better than advertised.
12. Also annoying was the loss took away from Phil Dawson tying Lou Groza's team field goal record. He will go down as one of the most underrated players in Browns history.


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MUSKEGON HEIGHTS — Natasha Henderson received stellar marks in her first job evaluation as Muskegon Heights city manager.City council members, based on their individual evaluations, rated Henderson's job performance in her first year as meeting or exceeding the standards in all eight categories for which she was evaluated.
Based on her rating in the categories, Henderson received an overall rating of 3.8 on a scale of 1 to 5. The categories included relations with city council, public and employees; fiscal management; and intergovernmental affairs. Each council member rated Henderson's job performance in eight main categories, including several subcategories.
Mayor Darrell Paige said Henderson has done an "excellent" job, especially during a time when the city is dealing with declining property-tax and income-tax bases and a state-mandated budget deficit reduction plan. The budget deficit was created before Henderson started.
"Overwhelmingly, she's done a great job," Paige said. "She's been a breath of fresh thinking in these tough economic times, especially here in Muskegon Heights."
One of the council members wrote on the evaluation: "She is doing a great job. She walked into a mess. She is trying to help the city overcome. Keep the good job up!"
Henderson, who began as city manager on Aug. 4, 2008, received some of her best marks for fiscal management.
"I was pleased that they felt I exceeded their standards," Henderson said.
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CROP Walk kick-off
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September 12, 2008, 5:16PM
FANWOOD -- The 2008 CROP (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) Walk is scheduled for October 19 at 2 p.m. leaving and returning to Fanwood Presbyterian Church on the corner of Martine and Marian Avenues. The kick-off meeting will be on September 14 at 2 p.m. in the dining room of the church. (Enter from Marian Avenue or McDermott Place.) All... Full story »
Trailer to be removed from Prospect Street
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September 12, 2008, 3:08PM
WESTFIELD -- For two years, trailers have occupied 201 and 215 Prospect Street, much to the chagrin of some residents. But at Monday night's Board of Adjustment meeting, their voices were heard, as the board voted to deny applicant James Ward's variance request. Ward had been requesting to extend an existing variance to keep his sales trailer for the Savannah... Full story »
Westfield starts the season tonight
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September 12, 2008, 3:03PM
As Westfield prepares to open its football season tonight with a 7 p.m. home game at Kehler Stadium against Watchung Conference rival Malcolm X. Shabazz of Newark, the challenge could not be clearer for thirdyear Blue Devil coach Jim DeSarno: To keep the program going forward, he must replace his interior lines on both sides of the ball. The Blue... Full story »
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CRANFORD -- The Cranford Chamber of Commerce is running another bus trip to New York City to see a Broadway Show on Sept. 21. The bus will depart from the parking lot next to the firehouse at 11 a.m., and arrive in New York at approximately noon. The show, "In the Heights," which won the 2008 Tony Award for "Best... Full story »
SPF Girl Scouts invite parents and kids to join
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September 12, 2008, 10:40AM
Girls ages 5 through 17 in Fanwood and Scotch Plains are invited to explore new interests, develop leadership skills, help their community, and form lifelong friendships by joining Girl Scouts. Adults, with or without daughters, can also enjoy these benefits by becoming Girl Scout volunteers. The Fanwood-Scotch Plains Community of Girl Scouts will hold an informational meeting for parents and... Full story »
SP blaze injures three; destroys four apartments
By Peter Rittweger
September 12, 2008, 9:06AM
SCOTCH PLAINS -- Three maintenance workers from the Spruce Mill Village Apartments, located off of Lambertsmill Road bordering Westfield and Clark, were severely burned during a fire in one of the building's units on Wednesday morning. According to officials, the fire was caused by chemicals that the workmen were using to remove varnish from the apartment's floor. Lt. Brian... Full story »
Obituaries - Edward Ganczewski Sr.
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September 12, 2008, 6:29AM
Edward M. Ganczewski Sr., 77, died Sept. 1, 2008, at Center for Hope Hospice in Scotch Plains. Born in Chicago, Ill., Mr. Ganczewski lived in Scotch Plains for the past 42 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran and earned his B.A. from Alliance College in Cambridge Springs, Pa., in 1953, where he was a member of Tau Sigma Pi.... Full story »
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September 12, 2008, 6:29AM
Frank Bartone Jr., 62, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008, at the Gnaden Hutten Hospital in Lehighton, Pa. Born and raised in Elizabeth, Mr. Bartone lived in Scotch Plains for 24 years before moving to Lake Harmony, Pa., a year-and-a-half ago. He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, serving aboard the USS Cadmus. Mr. Barton was a detective... Full story »
Performers sought for 'Art in the Gardens'
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September 11, 2008, 6:14PM
ELIZABETH -- Jersey Gardens, New Jersey's largest outlet mall, will host "Art in the Gardens" on Columbus Day Weekend as part of the celebration of National Arts and Humanities Month in October. This annual event is coordinated by the Union County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs in the Department of Parks and Community Renewal. A multi-cultural showcase of music... Full story »
Calling all scarecrows!
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September 11, 2008, 3:38PM
CRANFORD -- The Cranford Downtown Management Corporation (DMC) has put out the call to residents - "Bring us your scarecrows". The DMC is hoping to have lots of scarecrows to display throughout the downtown on the Victorian light poles. This is part of the "Fall for Cranford" event kicking off on October 2. The DMC reports that 45 business owners... Full story »
Willow Grove church announces fall programs
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September 11, 2008, 12:39PM
FANWOOD -- The air is getting crisper, the night is falling quicker, and the kids are in from playing earlier. Take some time out to spend quality time with your children, family and friends and catch the spirit of autumn as you grow in Christian faith. Willow Grove Presbyterian Church in Scotch Plains encourages church members, friends and the Scotch... Full story »
WF area Y expands adults programs
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WESTFIELD -- The Westfield Area Y has expanded programs for active older adults this fall. Lunch and Learn lectures are being offered at the Main Y facility, 220 Clark Street in Westfield. Monthly lectures are as follows: September: "How to Have and Keep Your Back Healthy" -- This lecture will be conducted by Dr. Howard Pecker, Orthopedic Surgeon with the... Full story »
Garwood 12U baseball team captures championship
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Cranford girls' soccer has new coach; gets fresh start
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September 10, 2008, 11:56AM
Whether it refers to the coach or to the players, the operative theme for the 2008 Cranford High School Girls' Soccer team is new. Former Seton Hall University star Jen Michewicz begins her initial season as coach with an inexperienced but talented squad that must replace 13 key players from last year including all-state star Ashley Dirocco. "Losing so many... Full story »
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International Textile Market Association, the producer of the semiannual fabric exposition, has announced that participating vendors in the Runway event will include Charles Martel, Sunbrella, Victor Group, theleathercollection and Valdese Weavers. "Models will take to the catwalk in fashions created from the latest articles introduced by the participating companies," ITMA said.
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Although this species may have a restricted range, it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). Despite the fact that the population trend appears to be decreasing, the decline is not believed to be sufficiently rapid to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size has not been quantified, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
Taxonomic source(s)
Dowsett, R. J.; Forbes-Watson, A. D. 1993. Checklist of birds of the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Tauraco Press, Li
Taxonomic note
Zoothera camaronensis and Z. kibalensis (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993), the latter also recognised as a species (but placed in the genus Turdus) by Collar and Andrew (1988), are lumped into Z. camaronensis following Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993). (Note change in spelling of specific name).
Clement, P.; Hathway, R. 2000. Thrushes. Christopher Helm, London.
del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Christie, D. 2005. Handbook of the Birds of the World, vol. 10: Cuckoo-shrikes to Thrushes. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.
Fishpool, L. D. C.; Evans, M. I. 2001. Important Bird Areas in Africa and associated islands: priority sites for conservation. Pisces Publications and BirdLife International, Newbury and Cambridge.
Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. 1997. The birds of Africa vol. V. Academic Press, London.
Further web sources of information
Explore HBW Alive for further information on this species
Search for photos and videos, and hear sounds of this species from the Internet Bird Collection
Text account compilers
Pilgrim, J., Ekstrom, J., Butchart, S., Harding, M.
IUCN Red List evaluators
Butchart, S., Symes, A.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2016) Species factsheet: Zoothera camaronensis. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/10/2016. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2016) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/10/2016.
This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000) Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.
To provide new information to update this factsheet or to correct any errors, please email BirdLife
To contribute to discussions on the evaluation of the IUCN Red List status of Globally Threatened Birds, please visit BirdLife's Globally Threatened Bird Forums.
|Key facts
|Current IUCN Red List category
|Least Concern
|Turdidae (Thrushes)
|Species name author
|(Sharpe, 1905)
|Population size
|Unknown mature individuals
|Population trend
|Distribution size (breeding/resident)
|143,000 km2
|Country endemic?
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Timmons started four of nine games, scored a career-best 18 points at George Mason
New Orleans - Tulane University head men's basketball coach Dave Dickerson announced today that freshman Kendall Timmons will miss the remainder of the 2008-09 season with a back injury.
Timmons a 6-5, 192-pound swingman from Fort Worth, Texas, started four of the nine games he played this season, and registered a career-high 18 points on the road at George Mason on Dec. 22. His season averages included 5.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game, and he connected on 49 percent of his field goal attempts and shot 75 percent from the free-throw line.
"We are very disappointed to lose Kendall to a season-ending injury," Dickerson said. "He showed a lot of promise in the nine games he played this season and we look forward to having him back 100 percent healthy next season."
Timmons reached double figures in two games, including the George Mason contest and he registered 13 points against Albany State. He finished with a career-high five rebounds on three occasions and picked up his first collegiate start against Western Kentucky on Dec. 6.


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LSU police arrested a man that stole more than $3,000 worth of property from the LSU football operations building, a LSU news release said Friday. LSU investigators arrested Justin Aaron Miller, 24, of Baton Rouge on Tuesday for his involvement in burglaries that occurred between October and November. Police say Miller has no affiliation with LSU.
In November, reports to LSU police, said items that were missing included a pair of shoulder pads, two helmets, jerseys; cleats and multiple clothing items, all belong to the LSU football team. Investigators determined the items were stolen on three separate occasions.
Throughout the investigation, investigators were able to obtain a surveillance still photo of a suspect during the incident and that photo was distributed as a flier on Dec. 19, the release says.
On Tuesday, two individuals who worked for LSU football operations, alerted investigators, saying they saw someone they believed to be the suspect at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge.
With the assistance of the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, the suspect was detained at the shopping mall, until LSU Police Department investigators could arrive.
The suspect, identified as 24-year-old Miller, was transported to LSUPD and during a line of questioning, he admitted to his involvement in the burglaries.
Police were able to recover more than $3,000 in property, belong to LSU football, at Miller's residence.
LSU investigators believe that other suspects were involved and anyone with information that may lead to identifying the persons involved are asked to call LSU Police immediately at 225-578-3231 or you may submit anonymously online at www.lsu.edu/police.
Crime Stoppers is also offering a cash reward for anyone with information leading to the arrest of those responsible.
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At the very end of the Food Heritage area, closest to the Jazz Tent, is the booth that sells one of my favorite dishes at the New Orleans Jazz Fest: The meaty white beans. I've already raved about them in print, but this year I met the owners, who dish out the beans and the barbecue ribs, barbecue turkey wings, cole slaw and peach cobbler every year.
Bertrand and Renee Bailey met at Louisiana State University, and this is the 14th year they have been vendors at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival presented by Shell. They are able to tell exactly, because their daughter Blaire, now their cashier at the booth, was born the year they got in.
"I've been in food service 30 years," Bertrand said. "I started cooking as a way to put myself through college. I always had a passion for cooking."
They have a catering company in Baton Rouge, Down Home Creole Cookin', and Renee also is a teacher and librarian at Winbourne Elementary in Baton Rouge. She grew up in the capital city, and Bertrand is from Edgard in St. John Parish, where his daddy was a farmer. Both learned to cook from their mothers.
When there was an opening for a barbecue ribs vendor at Jazz Fest, they applied, and brought the meaty white beans as a side.
"They wanted pork and beans, but this is like pork and beans," Bertrand said. Only not as sweet and much meatier.
The beans are flavored with pork sausage, ham hocks, tasso, andouille and diced ham.
The menu they serve evolved over the first four years they were here.
"There used to have turkey legs out here, and they asked me to do the turkey wings" when those went away, Bertrand said. "That became a hit. And the slaw is something cool to have on the plate."
They make the ketchup-based barbecue sauce from scratch, and the ribs and wings are cooked on a big portable rotisserie hauled in and parked behind their booth, under a tent. The ribs are cooked six hours; the wings four hours.
"When they're juicy and tender, we put the sauce on and cook it into the meat about half an hour," Bertrand said.
"You have to have your your own recipes and come with your A game every day," he said of being a festival vendor. He appreciates the board of health representative on site every day, "because I want to serve good food and keep my customers happy and healthy."
Like most vendors, they have stories about customers who come every year and pay compliments.
"We have people tell us they wait all year for the meaty white beans," Renee said. The ribs are their biggest seller, but the beans "are coming up," Bertrand said.
Bertrand was willing to share his recipe, or almost all of it. One secret ingredient he was willing to name, though: Prayer.
"God is good," Bertrand said. "That's a special ingredient, praying before you cook. I ask Him to cook it so it will be to everyone's palette."
Meaty White Beans
1 pound Great Northern beans, Camellia brand
3 quarts water
1 onion, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
3 ribs celery, chopped
1/2 bunch flat-leaf parsley, chopped
2 smoked ham hocks*
2 links smoked sausage, sliced
1/2 link andouille, sliced
1/2 pound tasso, cubed
1/4 pound ham, diced
Salt, cayenne, onion powder and other seasoning to taste
Rice for serving
Bring beans and water to a boil in a large pot Boil on high heat for one hour
Add all meats and lower heat to medium. Cook 1-1/2 hours. Add vegetables and cook 30 minutes. Season to taste with salt, cayenne, onion powder and other seasonings of choice.
Serve over rice.
*Bertrand Bailey said his pork sausage is Manda brand, and he gets his andouille, tasso and smoked ham hocks in LaPlace at Bailey's -- no relation.


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Poconos high school holds first football game since players injured in violent car crash
Two crash victims remain in critical condition
Published: 4:57 PM EDT Sep 28, 2013 Updated: 6:35 PM EDT Sep 28, 2013
One high school football team from Monroe County will be taking the field Saturday night with heavy hearts.
Pocono Mountain East faces off against East Stroudsburg South at 7 p.m.
It's Pocono Mountain's first game since three players were injured in a violent accident in Paradise Township Tuesday night.
Two of the players, 17-year-old Steve Dienno and Justin Bullock, are still in critical condition tonight.
According to investigators, Dienno lost control of the car, which went airborne and hit two trees before splitting in half.
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UPDATE: Both Brooks and Greene have been located, Camden police reported Friday evening.
CAMDEN — Police are on the lookout for a Parkside man and woman from Willingboro who they say went missing in the area of Haddon and Kaighn avenues on June 19.
Police say Williams Brooks, 22, was reported missing Thursday from his home on the 1100 block of Empire Avenue. He is describes as a black male, 5 feet 10 inches tall, 150 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a gray hooded shirt and shorts.
Rasheeda Greene, 32, of Willingboro Township, was also reported missing Thursday from the 1100 block of Empire Avenue. She is described as a black female, 5 feet 3 inches tall, 182 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
Police believe Brooks and Greene are together in the city and the pair were last seen in the aforementioned area of Haddon and Kaighns avenues.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Brooks or Greene is asked to contact the Camden County Police Department tip line at 856-757-7042.
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The East Pennsboro Indoor Percussion Ensemble accomplished on March 29 what had been done only once before in East Pennsboro history: It captured the 2014 Keystone Indoor Drill Association Scholastic White Moving Division Championship at KIDA Finals, held at Chambersburg High School. The only other championship was won in 1999, the Gold Color Guard.
The group won first place with a score of 93.70 and had a dynamic finals performance with its production titled "Legends of the East."
Earlier this year, the Percussion Ensemble competed in a Winter Guard International event and finished just short of earning a spot in the finals competition. WGI is a national circuit and the unit competed against 29 groups from all over the Atlantic coast.
There will be a final, encore performance of "Legends of the East" following the High School Spring Concert on May 7.
Information: www.epasd.k12.pa.us
West Shore School Roundup includes public school news.
A spaghetti dinner to raise money for Camp Canadensis will be held 4-7 p.m. April 27 at Camp Hill High School Cafeteria. This is the 47th year that Camp Hill has taken its sixth graders to an outdoor education camping program. The camp will be hosted by Camp Canadensis (Poconos). Students raise money starting in third grade through sixth grade to offset costs of the camp.
Due to inclement weather and school closures, school will now be in session on April 17 and 21.
At the Board of School Directors meeting on March 17, the board approved a revised 2013-14 academic year calendar, as necessary due to inclement weather. Based upon the revised calendar:
- On May 9, (originally a day off for high school students) school will now be in session for a half day for high school students. High school students ONLY will dismiss at noon. Lunch will not be served at the high school only on this day. As previously scheduled, elementary and middle school students will still be in session for the full day.
- Both AM and PM kindergarten students will come to school for a full day on the date of their building's Field Day activities. Letters will be sent to kindergarten families regarding this day.
- The last day of school for students will remain as June 6, and commencement will remain as scheduled on June 7, 2014.
- June 9, 10, and 11, become Act 80 days for the purpose of staff development. Students are not in session on these days. The last contract day for professional staff is June 13, 2014.
The Eagle Foundation's Benefit polo match, hosted at Hempt Farms, will be held June 21. Admission cost is $30 per car or $60 per RV or passenger vehicle. Bring your own food and beverages and tailgate with friends. New this year is an opportunity to sponsor a Polo Pony. Open to individuals, for a $100 donation you will be recognized in the event program, during the event, and you will receive a gourmet dessert and a pair of commemorative wine glasses.
Registration for Summer School Enrichment courses at Cumberland Valley High School is now open. The following courses will be offered: American Government, Art Portfolio Boot Camp, Chemistry Boot Camp, Geometry Acceleration, Economics, Job Shadowing, Pre-Algebra Acceleration, SAT Prep Reading/Writing, SAT Prep Math, Spanish I Boot Camp, and Spanish II Boot Camp. Information and registration: www.cvschools.org/high_school.cfm?subpage=11242. Those with questions regarding CV's summer school enrichment offerings, should email email@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Baby Eagles and Swim School Summer Session Registration is now open. Register online.
A Fifth-Grade Orientation Night will be held 7 p.m. April 23 at Good Hope Middle School.
Upon the recommendation of the administration, the Board of School Directors approved the appointment of Doris Baboian to the position of director of student services. Upon the recommendation of the administration, the Board of School Directors approved the transfer of Jeff Hosenfeld to the position of principal of Good Hope Middle School.
The Green Ridge Elementary May Fair will be held 3-7 p.m. May 17.
The Green Ridge Elementary student store will open this month. Helpers are needed on April 22 and April 23. Sign up to volunteer at www.timetosignup.com/greenridgepto.
Order forms for the Green Ridge Elementary sub sale are due April 17. Sub pick up will be 3-6 p.m. April 30.
The Hampden Elementary Science Fair will be held 6:30 p.m. April 24.
Mother/Son Games will be held 6:30 p.m. April 25 at Hampden Elementary.
The Monroe Elementary Spring Fair will be held on May 2.
Karate Club will be offered at Shaull Elementary Tuesdays and Thursdays, April 15-May 22.
Volunteers and donations are needed for the Silver Spring Elementary Family Fun Night. The school's biggest family event of the year will be held April 25 at the school. This is a fun family event with lots of games, events, food and prizes. Check the Time-To-Sign-Up link, www.timetosignup.com/silverspringpto/participantview/24985, or you can contact the PTO directly at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Sporting Hill Elementary has openings on the board of the PTO for next year. Those interested in the vice president or treasurer position should mark their calendars for the April 15 meeting and contact Michelle Moore at 717-303-2055 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Volunteers are needed for the Sporting Hill Family Fun Fair/May Fair. Volunteer just one hour and receive a free T-shirt. Sign up at timetosignup/sphpto by April 17. Volunteers will receive their T-shirts at the Family Fun Fair/May Fair event.
School will be in-session on April 17 and April 21, snow make-up days.
The Northern York County School District will be closed April 18.
A School Board Committee Meeting will be held at 7 p.m. April 22 in the High School Library.
The South Middleton School District World Language Department has received recognition by the Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association (PSMLA) as an "Exemplary Program." Boiling Springs High School was first recognized with a "Globe" award by PSMLA in 2012. Having submitted 88 pages of documentation related to 11 key indicators, it moved up two rankings to a "Silver Globe" award. There are only 12 schools in Pennsylvania currently ranked as gold or silver globe awardees. Information about the PSMLA Exemplary Program Awards can be found on the program website, http://psmla.net/pep_awards.
The Harry L. Messick Community and Youth Service Awards are offered by the West Shore Foundation in honor of former Board member Harry L. Messick, who served as a Board member in the District from 1981-1999. Having served the District for over 18 years, Messick was the longest serving Board member in the history of the community and District. The Community Service Award recognizes an adult residing in the West Shore School District community who has provided outstanding, extraordinary non-paid voluntary service that has benefited others. The Youth Service Award recognizes a student attending school and residing in the District who has provided outstanding, extraordinary non-paid voluntary service benefiting others. Applications are available in all schools or may be downloaded from the District's website at www.wssd.k12.pa.us/news.cfm?story=435. Application deadline is May 2. All applications are to be submitted to: West Shore Foundation, Attention: Dr. Ryan Argot, 507 Fishing Creek Road, P.O. Box 803, New Cumberland, PA 17070.
Parents are invited to the Crossroads Middle School Principal's Coffee on April 16.
Schools are open on April 17 and April 21.
The Red Land Boys Basketball Camps will be held this summer. Two camp options are available: Patriot Camp – 8:45 a.m.-noon June 16-20, enrollment for all boys entering grades 4-9; Primary Patriot Camp – 4:45-6 p.m. June 16-19, enrollment for all boys entering grades 1-4. Information: www.wssd.k12.pa.us/news.cfm?story=1300.
The Cedar Cliff Girls Basketball Camp will be held during two sessions: Session 1 - Junior Girls, entering grades 3-6, 8-10:30 a.m. June 23-26; Session 2 - Senior Girls, entering grades 7-12, noon-4 p.m. June 23-26. Information: www.wssd.k12.pa.us/news.cfm?story=1319.
The Cedar Cliff Boys Basketball Camp will be held during one session: Boys entering grades 4-9, 8-11 a.m. June 16-19. Information: www.wssd.k12.pa.us/news.cfm?story=1319.
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Over parts of 14 Major League seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1992, 1997-99), Colorado Rockies (1993-97), Chicago Cubs (2000-01), Milwaukee Brewers (2002-03), San Francisco Giants (2003), Texas Rangers (2004) and San Diego (2005), Young has a career batting average of .285 (1703-for-5981) with 76 home runs, 321 doubles, 45 triples, 528 RBIs, 976 runs scored and 457 stolen bases. His stolen base total ranks 46th all-time and third among active Major League leaders.
Bobby Hill, 27, batted .269 (25-for-93) with six doubles, 11 RBIs and 12 runs scored in 58 games for the Pirates in 2005. Originally selected by the Chicago Cubs in the second round of the 2000 First-Year Player Draft, Hill has a career batting average of .262 (137-for-523) with six home runs 20 doubles, 58 RBIs and 67 runs scored in 249 games over parts of four Major League seasons with the Cubs (2002-03) and Pirates (2003-05).
With the additions of Young and Hill, the Padres' 40-man roster now stands at 31.


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Pleasing first run
No doubt Joe Maddon is smiling in the Rays' dugout after watching the manner in which the team scored in the first inning.
Desmond Jennings worked a nice at-bat and walked to lead off the inning. After he stole second, he went to third when Sam Fuld hit the ball to the right side. Kelly Shoppach followed suit by doing the same to drive in Jennings for a 1-0 Rays lead.
The Rays manager will no doubt be pleased.
— Bill Chastain
Praise for Upton and Shoppach
I spoke for the first time with new Rays hitting coach Derek Shelton on Tuesday and he seemed energized about the coming season.
Shelton joined the team in October carrying manager Joe Maddon's hopes that he can help instill a better approach at the plate for Rays hitters, specifically with runners on third base with less than two outs and when they have two strikes in the count.
B.J. Upton has been working hard with Shelton for most of the off-season and Shelton is optimistic Upton's hard work will pay rich dividends. Most Rays fans anticipated Upton exploding last season after his 2008 postseason, but for whatever reason it did not happen. Perhaps that explosion will come a year late.
Shelton, who came to the Rays from the Indians, is familiar with Kelly Shoppach, and noted that the former Indians catcher and now Rays receiver has legitimate power.
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Cricket World Cup: Score Kya Hai?
Fourteen teams playing 49 matches over 43 days in 13 venues across three countries and at least a billion-plus self-proclaimed cricket pundits analyzing and following every match, rooting and praying that their team wins the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.
One of the biggest and most passionate sporting events in the subcontinent begins today with a promised grand opening. The first match is scheduled for Feb. 19 between co-hosts Bangladesh and India in Mirpur, Bangladesh.


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Jan. 23, 2014 – The Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners held its regular meeting on Tuesday, January 21. Watch the meetings on TWC Channel 22 or Cabarrus County's YouTube channel. You can also review tweets sent live from the meeting.
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Challenge #2:
This challenge was sponsored by Entity Beauty. We were asked to create a set of nails using 3D designs that went along with their ad promotion: "You've always been mysterious". I had absolutely NO idea what I was going to do at first. Literally.. mind blank. So I looked around online and found this awesome picture and decided to use it as my inspiration.
Soooo this is what I came up with. I made all the little white balls out of glow in the dark acrylic so they glow just like the inspiration picture.
And theennnnn... the more I looked at it, I decided it was too simple and I wanted something more complex and sculpted. So I was back to square 1 with absolutely NO idea what the hell I was doing. And then it hit me! Many of you might know I'm obsessed with Halloween and witches so I thought along those lines. I went with the spellbook from the movie Hocus Pocus with I absolutely loveee. Everything is hand sculpted from acrylic. I have a pictorial up on my Nails Mag Nail Art Gallery so you can see how I did them!
And here is my description that went along with the nails:
For this challenge I chose to embody the spell book from the movie, Hocus Pocus. Although "creepy" may bode a better description for the book, it is mysterious nonetheless. The whole art of witchcraft is a mystery within itself. Spells, potions, charms. How does it all work? It is a question we yearn to find the answer to, or at least I do. Is it real or all just a hoax? We may never know. It might be for the better. If we knew, it would be a mystery no longer.
Challenge #3:
For this challenge we needed to create a nail mural inspired by our home town/state. I'm from NY so I went with the fashion district in NYC. I tried about 5 different ideas and I hated them all and kept throwing them across the room. Plus it was a super busy week so I have as much time as I wanted to spend on them so I wound up with this. And i hate it. Soooo yeah..
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