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The John Fanning Scholarship Award recognizes a high school senior at either Ridge or Bernards High School who has demonstrated outstanding volunteer service and leadership in the community while pursuing excellence in academics. The award of $1,000, which must be used only for educational purposes, was established in memory of John Fanning to honor his spirit and qualities as a dedicated volunteer committed to strengthening the Y and the community. Fanning was a friend and past board chairman of the Somerset Hills YMCA and, as a former Bernards Township Superintendent of Schools, was a passionate leader for higher learning. The application deadline is April 2, 2013.
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It's obvious the Tigers are in trouble.
I try to forget the excuse of the day I get from fans living in denial: it's a long season, they are due, they'll be all right.
All I needed to see to confirm things won't change any time soon was Jim Leyland managing Friday's big game in Arizona like he doesn't know what he is doing.
How does he turn to Zach Miner as the first arm out of the Tigers bullpen with a 3-1 run lead in the seventh inning? If Miner is the go-to guy with a lead against one of the best teams in baseball, we all better get prepared for a 100-loss season.
The lack of timely hitting and the worst pitching staff in baseball won't change any time soon.
When a Triple-A pitcher (Armando Galarraga) is the best starter and a rookie outfielder (Matt Joyce) appears to have the best swing, the Tigers will not meet expectations.
How is it that a team with one of the highest payrolls in Major League Baseball continues to turn to Toledo for minor leaguers to save its behind?
The Tigers' hitting lineup is swinging at more bad pitches than I've ever seen from any major league lineup. Where is hitting coach Lloyd McClendon trying to improve the swings?
If pitching coach Chuck Hernandez is in charge, he is lost by going to the wrong arm too often. The Tigers have starters who do not look ready to pitch. When pitchers do well, the Tigers take them out of games early. When they struggle, they are kept in too long.
That is particularly true for closer Todd Jones, who allows hitters to stroke lasers off him.
Who is in charge of pitching, hitting, fielding? Why have all of these areas struggled since opening day?
Consistently inconsistent
There has to be some way to fix the Tigers. Manager Jim Leyland needs to bring some emotion to the dugout. Every time the Tigers get a win and it appears they might have turned the corner, they find a way the next game to not pitch, hit or field.
Leyland seems lost trying to manage his pitching staff. His love affair with putting Jason Grilli and Zach Miner into critical games early into the season exposed his weakness as a manager. He seems to stick by players too long. The lack of urgency with this Tigers team is alarming, and it starts with the manager.
Quietly, owner Mike Ilitch has to wonder why this talented team has so many issues. How did Leyland go north from spring training with guys such as Grilli and Miner in his bullpen? How did Leyland not see Carlos Guillen was lost at first base in spring training? That Cabrera was a step slow at third? That Jacque Jones had no business being on the opening-day roster? That Justin Verlander wasn't the same pitcher as last year?
If I were the Tigers owner, I would be on the phone everyday with Leyland and team president Dave Dombrowski, asking them to explain these things. Then I would e-mail them the amount of money I was spending in Detroit to win now.
I read about and hear people say that the Tigers are OK. That they are only 6 1/2 games out of first place in the American League Central Division standings. That in the end they will be on top.
I don't see anything right now that tells me Detroit is turning the corner. Teams usually can find a way to hit their way out of slumps. A pitching slump as monumental as what the Tigers are experiencing usually lasts a season, or longer.
No ace, no closer = no wins
The Tigers have no ace and no stopper, which makes it difficult to win. A bad pitching staff from the start of the season has changed the way the Tigers hit. That is because they have zero confidence in nearly every arm in the starting rotation and bullpen. That can wear on everyday hitters.
The Tigers will hit. I have no confidence in the pitching staff to move the team in a different direction.
Where will this franchise turn if it continues this horrific baseball?
If the Tigers slip deeper in the standings, Leyland could be the fall guy. After all, you can't fire the team, and his coaching staff's lack of finding answers for him might be too much to overcome. Leyland's resume features several underperforming Tigers teams: the near-collapse at the end of the 2006 season, being outmanaged in the '06 World Series, mismanagement of lineups and pitchers in the second-half nose dive of '07.
When you look at the pitiful numbers this season, a manager change is not out of the question.
No job should be safe with the Tigers right now.
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SOLON - The city's project to improve the Solon Center for the Arts patio is on hold.
The decision was made by the finance committee and administration about a month ago, but a motion was needed from council to take effect.
Council voted Dec. 3 to put the project on hold and return a $25,000 donation from the Corinne L Dodero Foundation for Arts and Sciences. All donors who contributed funds for the project will receive a refund.
Roughly $18,000 worth of multiple smaller donations has already been returned to donors, Solon Finance Director Dennis Kennedy said.
City Council and its finance committee accepted pledges and donations Apr. 2 totaling $150,000 for the patio, which included a $125,000 donation from University Hospital's Ahuja Medical Center in Beachwood for naming rights of the outdoor pavilion.
Solon has received the initial donation payment from Ahuja Medical Center, but a refund has not yet been requested.
Although the plans were only in preliminary stages, the new patio, which included a stage, was to be built in place of the existing one off of Bainbridge Road. The project was estimated to cost $225,000.
Architectural renderings of the project have already been paid for, Russo said. But to go forward with such a large project at a time when the future of SCA is unknown is irresponsible. SCA is at a crossroad, Councilman William Russo said.
"Is it going to be a community or regional art center?"
Russo also added that traffic on Bainbridge Road is increasing and the current location of SCA may not be the best fit.
"There are a lot of unanswered questions," Russo said.
"Adding this type of structure to a historic building takes away from the integrity of the building."
Prior to former SCA Executive Director Karen Prasser's resignation Sept. 6, she said "It's exciting to get this going during our 10th anniversary — the timing couldn't be better, and we continue to accept donations."
"Right now, we have a barren space that needs some TLC," Prasser added. "We're going to create a much more beautiful and welcoming entrance into the Arts Center."
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A Fort Dodge man who pleaded guilty to his role in the death of another man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Jacob Glesne, 20, received the sentence from Judge William Ostlund Friday.
Glesne pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and operating a vehicle without the owner's consent on Jan. 17, 2012.
On June 9, 2012, Glesne was going south on Calhoun County Road N57 when he came up behind another motorcycle, which was being driven by Jonathon Spencer, 19, of Fort Dodge, according to the Iowa State Patrol.
Troopers reported that Glesne's motorcycle hit Spencer's, causing both men to be thrown.
Spencer was killed in the crash.
The sentencing was held in Webster County because that's where Judge William Ostlund, who accepted Glesne's guilty plea, was scheduled to be Friday.
At Friday's sentencing, Glesne, who had his right arm wrapped in a sling, apologized for his actions.
"I'm sorry to the family and to everybody," he said.
Judge William Ostlund, who presided over the sentencing, said Glesne's words are "a good start" to the healing process for all involved.
Referencing both Glesne and Spencer's families, who filled the courtroom Friday, Ostlund spoke about what everybody was likely feeling.
"They all have one thing in common," he said. "It may be a sense of sadness, or it may be a sense of support. There are those who have lost someone due to your behavior."
Speaking directly to Glesne, Ostlund said it's not too late to change his behavior.
"You're a young person with the majority of your life ahead of you," he said. "Make yourself a solemn promise that this will never happen again. You're the only person who can make that difference."
Ostlund also suspended a two-year prison sentence for the operating a motor vehicle without owner's consent conviction.
Erik Howe, assistant Calhoun County attorney, and Glesne's attorney, Steve Kersten, both declined to comment on sentencing. The families of both Glesne and Spencer were also unavailable for comment Friday.
Before the hearing ended, Ostlund reminded Glesne why it's important to watch his behavior.


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In the following slides, some of the possible options for all of these wrestlers are explored.
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At Elimination Chamber, The Shield got a huge victory over John Cena, Sheamus and Ryback. So, what's next for John Cena and the rest of the participants?
After taking the pin at Elimination Chamber, Ryback was fuming post-match. That anger carried over to Raw, where he confronted Sheamus.
Could Ryback be turning heel? And if he does, with whom will he feud?
If Ryback were to turn heel, how would the WWE Universe respond? WWE has worked hard to build him into arguably the No. 2 face behind only John Cena, so would they risk that popularity?
Perhaps. But other feuds, such as with Mark Henry, Brock Lesnar or The Big Show would also serve to rebuild Ryback's winning streak while also getting him over as an unstoppable wrestler again.
If WWE wants to keep CM punk and Cena in the WWE title picture, then Ryback is likely not welcome there. But challenging for the World Heavyweight Championship could be the right move for Ryback.
The Celtic Warrior has been in a holding pattern since being unable to regain the World Heavyweight Championship from The Big Show. Sheamus was arguably the No. 2 face in WWE for months, but has since lost ground to Ryback and even Alberto Del Rio recently.
So what could be next for him? A heel turn is unlikely. There are plenty of heels in WWE right now, especially in the World Heavyweight Championship picture.
What's more likely is a feud with Wade Barrett for the Intercontinental Championship. He already has bad blood with Barrett, so a full-blown feud would make sense.
But that would mean basically being demoted to the midcard. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it would be a blow for Sheamus. He certainly wouldn't be considered the No. 2 face anymore. Maybe not even top five.
Another option for Sheamus would be to challenge for the WWE Championship either as a heel (against Cena) or as a face (against CM Punk).
First of all, the picture always gets a good response, so that's why it's here.
John Cena looked dazed and confused at the end of the match. But more than anyone in the match, he ultimately would not be affected whether or not he won.
He lost, but again,that doesn't matter. Unless Cena loses to CM Punk next week and gives up his Royal Rumble win and guaranteed WWE title shot against The Rock, Cena has his WrestleMania ticket punched. He's set to main-event with The Rock.
After that match, he could very likely be WWE champion. That's where things get interesting. What will WWE do with Cena, and who will face him? CM Punk already has fought Cena literally 100 times, and this year, Cena is having (to date) his best year ever in terms of wins and losses. He has 17 wins in 18 matches, winning a full 94.4 percent of his matches.
If this is the year of Cena, could WWE afford to bury someone like Ryback, Sheamus or any of the newer guys? With whom will Cena feud? All of those questions, ultimately, will be answered in time.
The Shield just got their biggest win at Elimination Chamber, defeating Cena, Sheamus and Ryback all at one time. Not only that, but they looked very good doing it.
That sets The Shield up as one of the biggest acts in WWE today. WWE could not have done a better job getting The Shield over in a big way. But now what?
The Shield could potentially feud with Ryback some more—or Sheamus. They could also begin hoarding championships, like the WWE Tag Team Championships or the Intercontinental Championship, creating a main-event group like we haven't seen since Evolution ran roughshod all over Raw.
They could begin recruiting and go for an all-out takeover angle, but that's been done before. All three members are good enough to hold their own against any WWE Superstar, and random attacks will only keep people interested for so long.
More matches are likely in their future, but against whom? If there was to be one likely feud, it would be against CM Punk. Punk could turn on Heyman and blame The Shield for his Royal Rumble loss, setting up an Ambrose vs. Punk feud, which would be fantastic.
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MONTGOMERY -- Opponents of a plan to let the Jefferson County Commission impose an occupational tax succeeded this afternoon in getting the House of Representatives to delay debate and possible approval of the plan.
The tax plan, Senate Bill 567 by Sen. Jabo Waggoner, R-Vestavia Hills, had been included on the House special order calendar, the list of bills scheduled for debate.
But the House this afternoon, at the request of Rep. John Rogers, D-Birmingham, voted 18-12 to remove the tax plan from the list.
Removal of the tax plan from the list didn't kill it. But it likely will delay by several hours possible debate and approval of the bill in the House.
''It's a bill that's going to tax my county to death,'' Rogers said.
Rep. Demetrius Newton, D-Birmingham, asked House members to keep the tax plan on the calendar. ''The people of Jefferson County need to know where we stand on this bill,'' Newton said.
Rep. Patricia Todd, D-Birmingham, agreed. ''I'm here asking that we have a vote,'' Todd said.
Rep. Merika Coleman, D-Hueytown, also asked lawmakers to keep the tax plan on the calendar. She noted that Jefferson County already has laid off hundreds of county employees for lack of revenue.
''Give the people in Jefferson County an opportunity to go back to work, to receive the services that we need,'' Coleman said.
But Rep. Arthur Payne, R-Trussville, told fellow House members, ''The people of Jefferson County cannot afford all of these taxes to be levied on them. We're in a recession. We have people who can't pay their sewer bills.''
Payne threatened to engage in delaying tactics on every other bill up for debate in the House today if House members didn't take the tax plan off the voting list.
Rep. Jeremy Oden, R-Vinemont, also spoke against the tax plan. He has said he represents people who live in Blount and Cullman counties who work in Jefferson County who believe making them pay an occupational tax would be taxation without representation.
''An occupational tax is wrong,'' Oden said. ''It is a tax without representation on the people (who) have no say-so in that tax.''
Rep. Jim McClendon, R-Springville, asked House members to remove the tax plan from the agenda. ''This is a tax on the people outside the county as well as in. The people I represent had no say-so whatsoever in this,'' said Oden, who represents parts of Shelby and St. Clair counties.
The Senate already has approved the tax plan, but a bill must pass both the Senate and House to become law.
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EUGENE -- Officials in Eugene say a 28-foot-long segment of concrete wall has collapsed into Amazon Creek, prompting the closure of a section of a shared-use path while repairs are made.
The Register-Guard reports the section of path will be closed through Tuesday.
Officials say the 50-year-old wall section collapsed Saturday after several days of heavy rain. No one was hurt.
City engineers are trying to determine whether the remaining concrete wall is stable.
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VENICE - No one here has seen a drop of oil from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. No one knows where it is. Everyone knows it's coming.
As torrential winds stalled much of the oil containment activities Saturday, many in this end-of-the-road town endured a grueling waiting game as national and worldwide media watched every move.
"We're all dressed up with nowhere to go," said Rene Cross, owner of Cypress Cove Marina, a large recreational fishing inn at Venice. "Nobody here has a crystal ball."
Save for a few fluorescent sheens on the water, the looming oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico remained offshore Wednesday. Late Saturday morning at South Pass, the farthest fringe of the delta, the water was clear.
And a Plaquemines Parish spokesman, Kurt Fromherz, said at 6 p.m. Saturday that federal officials on an overflight mission told the parish that no oil could be seen within 10 miles of the coast.
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"Might be a day, might be a week, might be 10 days, but it's coming," said Ronald Dufrene, who lives in Lafitte but has been in Venice for the past two days helping organize fishers who want to help in cleanup.
There have been two days of raucous meetings, with local fishermen haggling with BP officials over contracts that will allow them to strategically place boom across bays and inlets to protect the valuable estuaries. Although no final agreements have been reached with BP, Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser submitted a plan to Gov. Bobby Jindal's office Saturday dividing up the parish waterways into 13 separate regions.
But with winds becoming more ferocious throughout the day, and expected again Sunday, the first fishermen will likely not embark until Monday. Until then, an uneasy pause.
"We want to do something, but you can't do anything with the wind blowing," said Venice shrimper Harold Huckabee. "No one knows what direction it's going, what it's doing. If there is a plan, nobody knows about it."
Huckabee and his longtime friend, Mike Waddle, like many of the fishers in Venice, spent most of their time Saturday doing interviews with an endless supply of reporters and camera crews - from Spain, Canada, Norway. They say maybe they'll go shrimping Sunday west of the Mississippi River - just to keep their minds clear.
"You've got to make an effort at something," Huckabee said. "Can't just sit and wait."
Many of the cleanup crews were forced to do just that Saturday. More than a dozen workers from Oil Mop LLC, decked out in blue coveralls, sat on benches at the Cypress Cove Marina, grounded from any pre-emptive missions to lay out oil containment booms.
Several large boats carrying booms were grounded in the harbor as well.
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Sec. 303. Additional Authorities. (a) To create, maintain, protect, expand, or restore domestic industrial base capabilities essential for the national defense, the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 303 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093, to make provision for purchases of, or commitments to purchase, an industrial resource or a critical technology item for Government use or resale, and to make provision for the development of production capabilities, and for the increased use of emerging technologies in security program applications, and to enable rapid transition of emerging technologies.
(b) Materials acquired under section 303 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093, that exceed the needs of the programs under the Act may be transferred to the National Defense Stockpile, if, in the judgment of the Secretary of Defense as the National Defense Stockpile Manager, such transfers are in the public interest.
Do you people EVER think with your brains rather than your emotions?!? WHY in the world would ANY country want to keep the orders of this drug on the down low, the "hush, hush"???? This is NOT an offensive strategy, it is a DEFENSIVE one. Therefore, what would be the need to keep it secret? It would be quite the opposite, actually. Think about it....if you suspect someone might launch a smallpox attack and wanted to keep them from doing so, wouldn't it be best to announce and have it known that you were in possession of a drug to treat the disease?? That way, they might be less inclined to launch the attack?
You people are living in a true fantasyland of what goes on behind the scenes. You've invested in a company that once had great potential. They blew it. Accept that. A good example of your biased view is when SIGA did the shelf offering after they said they wouldn't and had no plans (literally WEEKS after, maybe not months or years, but definitely WEEKS!). Some of you were convinced it was a requirement of BARDA that they have a certain amount of cash. You were wrong. I argued it was a stupid thought and was brushed aside and insulted. Well, you are WRONG AGAIN here. Stop being so ridiculous.


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FLINT, MI -- A Flint teen fired an AK-47 at a 14-year-old boy who was shot to death in Mott Park this summer, a witness testified Monday morning as a contentious preliminary exam concluded for two Flint teens charged with the killing.
D'Angelo Sawyers and Kewon M. Harris, both 15, are charged with open murder and felony firearms after Antonio Bell Jr. was found shot to death on a tennis court in the city park June 8.
The witness testified that he and a group of friends met at Summerfield School to play basketball the day of the shooting but the group decided to walk to Mott Park after Harris suggested they do so.
The witness said after Harris and Sawyers left the group as they sat and talked at a picnic table on the park's north end, he saw the pair again at the tennis court where Bell was playing dice.
As the witness walked up the hill, he said Sawyers removed what appeared to be an AK-47 assault rifle from his shorts and under his jacket and handed it to Harris.
Harris fired a single shot toward the court, the witness said. As the witness ran away, he said he heard two more gunshots.
The autopsy report said Bell died from a single gunshot wound.
Sawyers also faces an additional charge of carrying a concealed weapon.
Flint District Judge M. Cathy Dowd ruled that there was enough evidence to bind the case over to Genesee Circuit Court for trial despite objections by defense attorneys David Clark and James Piazza.
Monday was the second day of testimony in what has been a contentious preliminary exam.
Last month, a 14-year-old boy testifying for the prosecution told the court that he couldn't remember numerous details of the day Bell was killed.
Assistant Genesee County Prosecutor Gladys Christopherson asked the boy at that hearing if his grandparents told him to change his testimony and say he couldn't remember, adding that a sheriff's deputy heard the grandparents tell him to do so prior to the hearing, but he denied the allegation.
The boy was supposed to return to the court Tuesday for cross-examination but when Flint Police Detective Karl Petrich went to serve a subpoena on the boy, Christopherson said the detective was greeted by a pit bull and a man telling the officer that he couldn't come onto the property.
Petrich was unable to serve the subpoena but Dowd issued a material witness warrant for the boy.
Two people were also taken into custody after last month's hearing following a verbal altercation between the victim's and suspects' families near the courthouse metal detectors. Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell said one person had outstanding warrants while the other person refused to leave the courthouse despite law enforcement officers' demands.
Dowd attempted to prevent a similar situation following Tuesday's hearing by making every person in attendance in the courtroom say and spell their name onto the court record.
"I'm not going to tolerate what we had last time," said Dowd, who also ordered every audience member under 18 and enrolled in school out of the courtroom to be processed by a Flint police truancy officer unless they were the brother or sister of the victim or suspects.
The case has been assigned to Genesee Circuit Judge Joseph J. Farah for further proceedings. No court date has yet been set.


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A man, 20, was issued two citations for drug abuse the night of April 18 on Mayfield Road near Mayfield Cemetery.
A Cleveland Heights woman, 18, was cited for underage possession of alcohol and possession of marijuana in the early morning hours of April 21. her companion, a Cleveland Heights girl, 17, was released to her parents and faces charges for violating the city's curfew ordinance.
An East Cleveland boy, 15, was arrested on Greyton Road for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, and criminal trespassing. Another East Cleveland boy, also 15, was arrested for criminal trespassing the night of April 21 after he was seen with the first boy coming out of a backyard from which they did not have permission to be in.


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Milt Joyce
Sat Nov 5, 2011 08:33
Much about this photo is authentic to the early 1880s. But, anyone could have 'painted' Milt Joyce's name on the back. This tintype could have been taken by any photographer who had a backdrop, a table, a chair and a rug, and of course a camera.
This gentleman looks to me to be about 29 years of age. He is dressed as a typical miner. His coat is a wool coat from the 1870s (which is typical for the miners of early 1880s). He is wearing a shirt without collar, well warn pants and sturdy knee high boots. Too bad he didn't show his hat.
Milt was a miner and he was near this man's age, but by 1881 he would have been well established into the saloon society in Tombstone and would have had one of the Fly's take a more professional photo of him showing his success.
Are there any other photos of Milton Joyce to compare this photo with? If not, the auction pricing might be a bit steep.
Just my opinion. Fun stuff.
Milton Joyce tintype up for bid
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Cowan's Auction is offering a tintype of Milt Joyce after being wounded by Doc Holliday. http://www.cowanauctions.com/peek-in-warehouse/item.aspx?ItemId=59812 Armand
When I looked at this picture
Martha Fanning,
Sat Nov 5 13:06
I felt like I've seen it before. Maybe it was just one that looked like it.
Milt Joyce
Robin Andrews,
Sat Nov 5 08:33
Milt Joyce tintype
Sat Nov 5 09:33
The Cowan auctions are very reputable and do require some bit of provenance or authentication. If you make an inquiry to Cowan's they can give more details. The full description has not been...
Robin, Cowan's IS very reputable; not
Sat Nov 5 12:15
to say the company can't be hoodwinked, but as I understand from a good friend in Cincy, it takes much care in documenting anything they present for sale. sharon
Re: Robin, Cowan's IS very reputable; not
Robin Andrews,
Sun Nov 6 08:18
I hope it really is Milt Joyce. I like to see these men in their work clothes. It is very telling because most of the men running city businesses were also miners and to see them in their secondary...
Another photograph
Gary Roberts,
Sun Nov 6 08:30
Robin, A more formal photograph of Milt Joyce appears in Casey's book and in mine (p. 129 of DOC). This photo was from the collection of the late Carl Chafin and was first published in Casey's book....
Re: Another photograph
Steve Gatto,
Sun Nov 6 16:39
Not a big deal but the photo was published in Ben Traywick's Doc Holliday book in 1996.
Sorry. Didn't mean to slight anyone (nm)
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Mon Nov 7 05:30
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SALEM — A Vineland woman has been indicted on a charge of death by automobile in connection with an alleged drunk driving crash in Pittsgrove Township that ended with the death of a woman from Deerfield, according to court documents.
Marianne Corsiglia, 19, of North West Boulevard, in Vineland, was recently indicted by a Salem County Grand Jury for second-degree death by auto.
Corsiglia is accused of recklessly driving while under the influence of alcohol and causing the death of Melissa Benner, 39, of Deerfield.
According to state police reports, on May 1, 2012 Corsiglia was driving a 1996 Ford Explorer east along Almond Road around 6:30 p.m., when her vehicle unexpectedly crossed over the centerline into oncoming traffic.
Corsiglia's vehicle collided head-on with a Toyota Corolla being driven by Benner, police said.
The Toyota reportedly spun, rolled over and left the roadway, ending up off the westbound shoulder of the road. The Ford ended up on its roof in the middle of the roadway.
Benner was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Corsiglia and a rear passenger in the Ford were transported to South Jersey Healthcare-Regional Medical Center in Vineland for treatment of their injuries.
Police initially charged Corsiglia with driving under the influence, driving under the influence while underage and reckless driving following the crash.
She was later arrested on May 29 on the death by auto charge.
According to the indictment Corsiglia "recklessly did drive a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and thereby caused the death of Melissa Benner."
Corsiglia is scheduled to appear in Superior Court for a pre-arraignment conference on Feb. 5.
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Halle Berry and Nahla hit the grocery store yesterday afternoon. Halle picked Nahla up from home and then the two made the grocery run. I'm loving Halle's scarf and hat combination. I wear scarves, but I need to step it up with the hats as accessories. Love the way they look, but I find it hard to make it work when I wear them. Any tips?
Have you seen Halle in 'Movie 43'? I don't think it's doing all that well at the box office. If you haven't seen it yet, you may have to put it in your Netflix queue. I'm keeping an eye out for her next movie coming out, 'The Call.' Looks like a good thriller!
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Once upon a time, the Red Sox could count on one constant: When all else failed, they could beat up on the Baltimore Orioles.
It had been like that for two years coming into this season, as the Orioles compiled a 2-16 record in Boston in 2009 and 6-12 records against them in both 2007 and 2008, a combined 14-40 bag of awful that gave the Sox an annual boost into the playoffs.
The Orioles are no longer punching bags, however. Since Buck Showalter took over as manager Aug. 3, they had a 26-17 record entering last night's game. They'd also won 10 of their last 14 games, sweeping the Blue Jays last week before playing the Yankees tough over the weekend in two out of three games, eeking out a dramatic, extra-innings 4-3 win Sunday.
If that's not a setup for an anvil to drop on Daisuke Matsuzaka, I don't know what is. And sure enough, it did, falling like a twisted cartoon in the seventh inning as Baltimore scored twice to take a decisive 4-2 lead.
Reverting to his nibbling ways, Dice-K walked five hitters in 6 1/3 innings, contributing directly to runs scoring in the first, fourth in seventh innings. It was good enough to win some nights, but the Sox managed only five hits all night, including three in five innings against Orioles starter Brian Matusz (8-12), who has now beat the Red Sox twice and the Yankees once since Aug. 31.
Not surprisingly, it was designated hitter Luke Scott who delivered one the decisive blows for the Orioles, a run-scoring single against Daniel Bard in the seventh. Scott has been murder since the All-Star break, hitting .291/.366/.577 with 15 home runs. That includes an August in which he hit .314/.369/.627 compiling an OPS of .997 while hitting nine home runs. He has cooled off a bit in September, but there's no question that he has willed himself into the upper echelon of DHs in the major leagues.
All of this becomes increasingly irrelevant for the Sox, whose chances of making the playoffs have again dwindled to a single percentage point, according to numbers crunchers at Baseball Prospectus. The Orioles also ran their record this season against the Red Sox to 8-8, a turn of events that plays a significant role in Boston's pending demise.
Such is life. But hey, for those of you looking for sunshine, Hideki Okajima did look pretty good again in the ninth inning, and has now pitched 9 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings.
To paraphrase Carl Spackler: So, we got that goin' for us, which is nice.


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TUESDAY, before a 2 p.m. practice (time was changed from 3 p.m.) ... QB Sean Canfield, still not game-ready to be the back-up, told us his shoulder has been feeling better. He is expected to throw today. "Ask me after practice'' (how it feels) he said. ... he looked happier, less worried about the shoulder. .. I told him OSU may need THREE QBs against the Trojans, and he said, "we'll be alright.'' UPDATE ... Canfield didn't throw long passes, but he made a lot of throws and seemed to come out OK.
"(He threw) much, much more and farther ...'' said Riley. "That's the farthest I've seen him throw in a long, long time. He's not really cutting loose, but he's throwing some deep balls.''
4,000 GA tickets left for USC .... (check bottom of this blog)
Earlier ....Lots of buzz at the VC about next Thursday's game against No. 1-ranked - and if you read the national press, all but unbeatable - USC. Players got a kick out of questions that started with, "you know, nobody is giving you guys a chance to even make this close.'' ... the Beavers aren't into that kind of negative thinking.
"We have a shot,'' is what MLB Bryant Cornell said.
I don't think the Beavers will be insulted by being a double-digit underdog in their own stadium. I think they all expected it after USC's 35-3 wipeout of then No. 5 Ohio State.
"You watch USC play Ohio State,'' said OSU def. coordinator Mark Banker, "and you don't even notice Ohio State.''
We spoke with Banker about the problems of defending the Trojans and emerging QB Mark Sanchez. ... we talked with WR Shane Morales for a feature that will appear later this week. ... we got QB Lyle Moevao to admit that he occasionally has been caught wearing a USC sweatshirt. ... in Corvallis? "No, no, no!'' said Moevao. "Not here.''
Turns out Moevao (Morales, too) was a USC fan growing up on SoCal. No surprise there. When Moevao was playing JC ball at El Camino he occasionally got tickets to USC games. ... sideline passes. ... that means you get to hang with Denzel and Will Ferrell. ... Moevao said he posed for pictures with some of the players. "I have those pictures stored in a safe place, they don't get out around here,'' he said. ..
Good grief, can you imagine the uproar on the message boards if photos of Moevao hamming it up with the "enemy'' got out? ...
Cornell raved about USC's linebacking crew, led by MLB Rey Maualuga.
Cornell and DE Slade Morris talked more about the players-only meeting involving the front seven that helped them get ready for Hawaii.
Offensive lineman Adam Speer broke into a big smile at the mention of USC.
"It's what football's all about,'' he said. "Bring on the best. .. national TV ... we're playing at home. ... I love it.''
Moevao was daydreaming about the game Monday night.
"Just that feeling, coming out of the tunnel,'' he said.
"It's USC on our home turf, only they aren't No. 3, they're No. 1. ... I'm sure it will be even more packed, and more exciting (than the '06 game, when OSU upset USC 33-31).''
Placekicker Justin Kahut has a hip flexor and another muscle tweak in his rear end.
"I'm a mess right now,'' he said with a grin.
Kahut, who missed three FGs vs. Hawaii, didn't kick today, but hopes to be back kicking on Saturday. He does not plan on missing the USC game. ...
He said his body was compensating for the pain he was in vs. Hawaii, and it threw off his stroke (these kickers are like golfers) ... "it was pretty frustrating,'' he said. "I can't remember the last time I've hit so many balls that poorly.''
Tried to run down Sammie Stroughter to get a few quotes about the '06 game and his David vs. Goliath deal. ... Sammie saw me, shifted into sixth gear, grabbed his plate, and was out the door without comment. That's why he's so tough to cover in the games.
Riley said after practice that if Kahut can indeed get back on Saturday, "then he should be ready (for Thursday's game).''
Riley told us Sunday night that he hadn't seen the USC tape yet, so couldn't comment 100 percent accurately on how good the Trojans were.
Uh, coach ... now that you've seen the Ohio State horror flick, your thoughts?
"I was right,'' laughed Riley, remembering his Sunday comment that USC is probably pretty good. ... "I mean,. that's all pretty obvious. We're going to have to play a great, great game and that's what we're looking forward to doing.''
P.S., S Al Afalava appeared to pull a muscle during DB drills. Don't know how serious it was, but he took it easy afterwards. ... O-lineman Jeremy Perry didn't dress. ... we've wondered for a couple weeks now if maybe he isn't done for the season. ... Riley told me that it's too early to pencil in Dwight Roberson ahead of starter Keith Pankey at OLB, but that is where the coaches appear to be headed.
And finally, this from OSU sports information direction Steve Fenk about the ticket situation for USC ... game not a sellout yet.
"Approximately 4,000 general public tickets ($75) remain for the Sept. 25 showdown against the unanimous top-ranked team in the country. The game is also a part of the popular Fever 3-Pack ($120), allowing admittance to the USC contest plus two of the following three games - Washington State, Arizona State or California. To get your tickets call 1-800-Go-BEAVS or visit the legendary Gill Coliseum ticket office weekdays from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., or order online.''


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With Verizon Wireless recently raising its starting price for new smartphone customers to $90 a month, shoppers are taking a second look at cheaper alternatives.
The HTC Evo V 4G on prepaid carrier Virgin Mobile is compelling option.
Prepaid phone plans have traditionally offered cheaper plans, but the smartphones often were out-of-date BlackBerry and under-powered Android phones.
But Virgin Mobile, which is owned by Sprint and uses its network, is among the prepaid companies starting to offer better phones and an amazing price. For $35 a month, users get 300 minutes and unlimited texting and data (but the Internet slows which is slowed to crawl after 2.5 gigabytes.)
I spent a week using the HTC Evo V, which is an odd beast of an Android phone. The phone was originally released last summer as the HTC Evo 3D for Sprint's 4G WiMAX network, and is one of the few phones capable of taking and displaying 3D pictures and videos.
Now a year later, Sprint is still offering its WiMAX network but is switching to LTE technology. The year-old phone has been renamed the HTC Evo V for Virgin Mobile and is $299 with no contact.
The Good
• Performance: The 1.2GHz dual-core processor kept the phone zipping through everything I threw at it.
• Screen: At 960-by-540 pixels, the 4.3-inch screen is good but not great.
• Software: While the model is a year old, Virgin Mobile has upgraded the software to Android's 4 operating system, a big step up from what was offered last year on the Evo 3D. It is running an older version of Sense, HTC's custom tweaks to the Android operating system, and isn't as sharp as HTC's newer phones.
• 2D camera: By no means a top-line shooter, the Evo V's 5 megapixel took good photos outdoors and 720p HD video. It also features a big physical shutter button for snapping shots, a rarity on smartphones.
• Battery life: I only saw the low-battery level warning once, but I didn't use the more battery intensive 4G network much.
• Price: With data and texting, the need to make phone calls decreases. So $35 a month for 300 minutes, unlimited texting and data (throttled to a slower speed after 2.5 gigabytes a month) is a steal. For an extra $15 a month, the phone can be used as a hotspot and adds a gigabyte to the data limit before the speed of the connection is slowed.
The Mediocre
• Network: Sprint's network has dead spots in West Michigan, and its 3G data network is pokey. In Grand Rapids, 4G boosts speeds nicely, but the footprint of the WiMAX network is limited to only the Grand Rapids area in Michigan and Sprint is not expanding it further. But for the most part, I trusted the phone for the week I used it and wasn't in a hurry to switch away from it.
• Design: Whether it be the WiMAX technology or the dual cameras needed for the 3D effect, the Evo V is quite bulky compared to other phones on the market.
• Storage: The phone only has 8 gigabyte microSD card and 1 gigabyte of internal storage. But bigger memory cards can be swapped in.
The Bad
• 3D camera: A switch on the side of the phone switches between 3D and 2D modes. Without any special glasses, the phone displays odd 3D-ish images. I found the experience unpleasant, like looking in a headache-inducing funhouse mirror. Thankfully, this mode can be switched off.
Buying advice
The Evo V breaks the stereotype that prepaid smartphones are junk other carriers rejected. At $35 a month, it packs a good smartphone experience.
Factor in the price of the phone and two years of service, the Evo V costs $570 a year. Compare that to $1,180 a year for the cheapest new Share Everything Verizon plan with a $200 smartphone, albeit on a better network.
My only hesitation in recommending the Evo V is that Virgin has another cheaper option that may actually be better. The $199 HTC One V Android phone is $100 less without WiMAX 4G and the ridiculous 3D camera. Another Virgin Mobile alternative is the quite expensive $650 iPhone 4S.
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It was not surprising to see people protesting paying taxes on April 15. Between the economy and the historic debt this country is facing, it would have been more unusual if there were no protests.
That said, where were these people the previous eight years when our surplus turned to the largest deficits ever? There were no signs by those self-same folks objecting when our government spent billions on a war without having the intellectual honesty to include those costs in the federal budget. There was no decrying how the government was wasting taxpayer money on no-bid defense contracts that resulted in billions of dollars unaccounted for and lost.
Clearly, as long as the money was being used for purposes they supported, then everything was OK. Now, with an administration they oppose, everything that is being done — the decisions, the choices, the regulations, the laws — is wrong. And, they don't see why they should give any more of their earned income to the government to help restore our economy and way of life.
This attitude and approach just shows they do not "get it." They do not "get it" the same way the signature gatherer for Eyman's latest attack on government funding doesn't get it: government does need money to do its job. When I said as much when he asked me to sign, his reply was "The government doesn't need any money."
Somewhere along the line, these folks have chosen to ignore why government exists and how it operates. Many smart people, quite a while ago, realized that when resources are pooled for the common good, much could be accomplished. This is how this state built its first roads, fire services were provided and police protection was established. Along the way, people recognized the need and desired public health services, public education, libraries, parks and the like.
It also was recognized that identifying a common funding source was paramount in ensuring these services would be provided. The main revenue streams that were selected to pay for these items were sales, business and property taxes.
Unfortunately, this choice has given us a stream that gushes when times are good and dries up when times are bad. So, programs get instituted when coffers are flush — the public's appetite for wanting government to pick up the cost for virtually everything is insatiable. This then sets up government to be the bad guy when funding goes away and items must be cut.
This is when the will of the majority rules. And that means many of the small, special constituencies such as the mentally ill, the mentally challenged and others get short shrift. And then situations arise such as the slaying of an off- duty firefighter by someone who really needed to be under constant care and supervision, but the funds and the facility did not exist for such coverage.
That event causes outrage in the community, bills are pushed to change the status quo and the uproar dies down. Time goes on, budgets must be cut and that which had been is no more. Is another similar event just a matter of time? The up-tick in gun sales certainly seems to support that idea.
Regardless, this constant up/down, up/down would be minimized greatly by a better revenue system. But, tax reform in this state is a non-starter. Despite this state being close to being broke and broken, people are still unwilling to face that reality. One can only wonder how bad it will really have to be before people actually have the courage to change it.
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FOLEY, Alabama -- While city officials denied a business license for a day care center whose operator had been shut down 3 times in Mobile County, they said they cannot stop the facility from operating.
Deborah Stokes, owner of Kids Space Day Care, said Tuesday that the children in her facility are being well cared for and she is complying with state and local regulations.
On Monday night, the Foley City Council held a public hearing on the center. Mayor John Koniar said Stokes had requested the hearing to appeal the business license denial and had not canceled the request.
Konair said lawyers for Stokes and the city determined that she was associated with a church organization, Alpha and Omega Ministries, and was not required to have a business license. He said city officials denied the license because of reports of problems in Mobile and at a previous location she had operated in Foley.
"We have a difficult situation here with the children in Foley and surrounding area that I think maybe put to risk somewhat," Koniar said. "We're going to pursue this the best we can, but at this point in time, we have no choice, but to acknowledge the exemption and we will pursue other means to see what we can do to control what we all feel is a dangerous difficult situation."
Stokes, who was not at the council meeting, said she had asked city officials to cancel the hearing. "If I'd known they were having it I would have been there," she said. "There was no reason for it."
Foley Police Lt. David White said Stokes had been arrested by Saraland police in 2002 on a charge of child endangerment due to violations at a facility she ran in Mobile County. She pleaded guilty to the charge in 2003 and was ordered to not work in child care for two years.
White said 2 centers operated by Stokes were also closed by the Mobile County Health Department in 2006 and 2009.
White said state law also does not allow an adult book store to operate within 1,000 feet of a day care center. The new location of the Kids Space center is next door to an existing adult book store.
White said Foley police had responded to 16 calls when Stokes' center was located on Myrtle Avenue in Foley. "These reports ranged from harassment to assault to theft to non-payment of her employees to the conditions at the day care," White said.
Stokes said she had called police on a number of occasions to report break-ins. She said police were also called when two employees got into a fight outside the center. She said the fight had nothing to do with the center and both employees were later fired.
Sarah Diaz, one of the employees in the altercation, said the incident began when she asked Stokes for back pay she was owed. Diaz said another employee asked her to step outside and attacked her. Diaz said she quit after working two weeks over conditions at the facility.
Stokes said Diaz was fired for not supervising children in her care.
Stokes said she came to Baldwin County after property she leased in Mobile was foreclosed when the owner did not pay the mortgage. She said she began operating a day care center on Myrtle Avenue about a year ago and moved to the facility's current site on Ala. 59 about one month ago.
She said most of the citations in Mobile County concerned building violations in leased structures.
During an interview Tuesday, she produced letters from the Alabama Department of Human Resources stating that the centers on Myrtle Avenue and Alabama 59 were in compliance with state regulations.
"We're a ministry," she said. "I have families we don't charge because they can't afford to pay. We have Hispanic families with four kids that pay $50 a week and that's all they can afford because they're working in the fields. If they can't take their kids here, they can't work."


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EDISON - Governor Christie Whitman and Health and Senior Services Commissioner Christine Grant today released New Jersey's fourth annual managed care report card, which this year helps consumers and employers more quickly compare the performance of HMOs and point-of-service plans.
2000 New Jersey HMO Performance Report: Compare Your Choices was released today at a press event at PSEG in Edison. The earlier release of this year's report will make it more useful to employees of large corporations, who choose their health plans in October and November.
"New Jersey has been a national leader in protecting managed care consumers and helping them choose their health plans," said Governor Whitman. "In this year's report, employers and individuals will find even more information and new features that can speed their research."
The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services is mailing the report to more than 2,000 businesses in the state.
The consumer guide includes information on how well managed care plans are delivering quality health care and customer service. The state's 10 largest commercial HMOs and point of service plans operated by the HMOs are compared in 20 areas of preventive health care and customer service.
Overall, New Jersey's managed care plans continued to make modest improvement in health care delivery. However, progress was uneven, Commissioner Grant noted.
Scores did rebound dramatically in one area over the previous year - providing after-care services for members who have been hospitalized for mental illness. Cervical cancer screening also increased, while breast cancer screening rates and eye exams for people with diabetes declined slightly.
"These screenings and checkups are at the core of good health care. These are standards every HMO can meet," the Commissioner said.
Changes in this year's report card make it even easier for consumers to compare plans. Consumers can log on to the web-based report card which, for the first time, lets them conduct on-line comparisons of the plans. They can create and print customized charts comparing the performance of plans they're researching to each other and to state averages.
Both the web and print version of the report also feature a new, one-page summary of each plan's overall performance in both customer service and preventive health care. This allows for easier, at-a-glance comparisons among plans. And this year's report contains expanded sections on consumer rights, and advice on how to choose a health plan and navigate the health care system.
Consumers with medical conditions also will find helpful data on plan performance in three new areas - blood sugar testing for people with diabetes, controlling cholesterol levels in people with heart disease, and monitoring of depression medication.
"We encourage our employees to review the HMO report card when selecting their health plan," said Richard Quinn, director of performance and rewards at PSEG, who added that the report card is available on the company's employee benefits web site. "The HMO report card is also one of the research tools we use in evaluating those plans we make available to our employees."
Last year, the Commissioner required six plans to take steps to correct their poor performance in providing follow-up care for people who had been hospitalized for mental health problems. Last year's report card showed that only 51 percent of patients got the needed care within a month of discharge. In this year's report card, which reflects 1999 data, the rate is up to 69 percent. Preliminary data this year shows HMOs continue to improve on this measure.
The Commissioner noted that, despite some improvements, New Jersey's plans continue to lag national and regional scores in most areas. The department will continue to work with the New Jersey Association of Health Plans, a trade group representing the state's largest HMOs, to overcome barriers to improvement in specific health measures.
Since last year, the association has held a round table for plans on the best methods to improve breast and cervical cancer screening rates. Round tables in other health care areas will be held in the future. The plans are also working to improve childhood and adolescent immunization rates. HMOs are part of the Newark Immunization Initiative as well as the department's statewide advisory group on immunization.
The consumer guide includes data for 10 managed health care organizations, all but one offering both HMO and POS plans in the state. The plans are: Aetna U.S. Healthcare, AmeriHealth, AtlantiCare Health Plans, CIGNA HealthCare, Horizon Healthcare (HMO only), Oxford Health Plans, Physicians Health Services, Prudential HealthCare, United Healthcare, and University Health Plans.
Information in the guide comes from two sources. Performance data on health care delivery comes from a set of measures developed by the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA), a non-profit group that assesses the quality of care provided by HMOs nationwide. HMOs and POS plans submitted 1999 data to the department, which were audited for accuracy.
Consumer satisfaction data comes from a statewide survey of 5,000 health plan members conducted by the plans and reported to NCQA as part of its nationwide data collection system. Plans used the Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Study, the same survey the department used in conducting the survey for previous report cards.
The guide is available on the department's web site at www.state.nj.us/health and may be viewed, printed or downloaded at no charge. Copies of the guide may be obtained by calling 1-888-393-1062, or writing the Office of Managed Care, New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, P.O. Box 360, Trenton, 08625-0360. The guide may also be requested by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com. There is a fee for multiple copies.


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Most of us believe that to lose weight we should avoid cholesterol in food. But is that healthy for the body?
We strongly believe that egg is bad for health and increases cholesterol levels, but is it? Decoding cholesterol is important in this day and age when information can be misconstrued. We reveal cholesterol myths that are outdated and should not be followed.
Cholesterol is bad for health:
If you are trying to lose weight do not avoid cholesterol but stay away from fats. Cholesterol is divided into two parts - bad and good cholesterol. Good cholesterol transports the cholesterol back to the liver from tissues and prevents deposition in the arteries. Boost good cholesterol by consuming orange juice, alternative milk like soy, and monounsaturated fats.
We do not need cholesterol:
'Cholesterol produces cell membranes, hormones, vitamin D and bile acids that help you to digest fat. Cholesterol also helps in the formation of your memories and is vital for neurological function.'
Eggs are rich in cholesterol:
Eggs are a good source for protein and unsaturated fats. Consuming a single egg won't kill you. But it is true that eggs contain cholesterol, a small portion of which enters your bloodstream. However, dietary cholesterol from healthy foods that do not contain bad fats will not harm you. If you do not suffer from high LDL or bad cholesterol, then you can eat whole eggs every day.


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This Nassau County preserve comprises 500 acres of fields, woodlands and ponds.
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The best way to enjoy this preserve is to pick up a map at the Muttontown Lane entrance and start from the north end near the nature center. During the fall season, the transitional second growth hardwoods are very colorful, and on sections of trail in the northwest portion towering evergreens make the walk all the more diverse.
To get to the main entrance and preserve building take LIE ext 41 north following the fork to the right to Route 106. Go north on Route 106 for about 3.75 miles and make a left onto Route 25A. Make another left in 0.1 mile onto Muttontown Lane. The entrance is straight ahead.
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Nice place, but a maze of trails.
On May 5th, 2016 CeeGee says:
I hiked this preserve on April 24, 2016. The highlight of the hike was the mansion ruins which is somewhat difficult to find. Maps are useless when most of the trails are missing blazes. It's a shame because if it was better maintained it would be a great place to hike. If you would like to see some photographs of the preserve and ruins go here: https://weekendwanderer2016.wordpress.com/2016/05/04/muttontown-preserve/
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On August 19th, 2010 tribeca3nyc says:
We went here and found the parking entrance was not accessible (the gate is chained closed). A friend in the area said there are some political reasons that this preserve is not maintained or accessible at this time. It looks like it would be beautiful to hike though.


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Oxfordshire: 'Bible-believing' Tory councillor defects to UKIP over same-sex marriage
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So presumable he's all for slavery? :D
Good riddance to another Tory bigot. The UKIP is the perfect place for him to excercise his bigotry with impunity. Now I wonder where all those Tory MPs in opposition are going? Have any of them defected yet and if not, why not, if as they say equal marriage has split their party?
Hopefully he'll be gone in the next election.
Yeah!!!!!!! Got rid of another one.
I guess that proves that UKIP isnt as innocent as it likes to claim. Its a racist, homophobic party, thats all there is. Bigots are flocking to it. Makes it easier for us to contain them if they are all in one place.
I wonder just how much of 'a bible believing Christian' we would discover him to be if we delved just a little in to his life???
religion and politics should NEVER be mixed.
but think about it – we all have a worldview, a sense of right and wrong – and who is to say what worldview is the right one and what is right and wrong.
at least religion helps some to get a perspective on these things. Arguably, we are left with relativism, opinion or simply there is no such thing as right and wrong.
Religion isn't the only option, though – Godless morality is not impossible, as a former bishop has pointed out beautifully
UKIP = Front National
Looking at his photo is anyone surprised by this? If you Google'd "Tory anti-gay bigot hiding behind Bible" that mugshot or one extremely similar would probably be first on the results list.
Good… goodbye and good riddance.
It's just a shame it's not him retiring from public live in general. Give us all a rest from one more bigot!
Bye David. Close the door on your way out.
Well that's fine. He's joined a fringe party, and he will now revel in the anonymity he has so richly earned.
How about we all club together and pay for a nice little holiday at Dignatas for him? I'd throw in a £10!
Next time you're passing…….keep going. BIGOT!!
I've said this before, It is wrong that an elected Councillor can simply change parties or become an independent when their party goes against their own personal wishes/agenda.
David Silvester got elected as Tory Councillor, not as UKIP Councillor. I'd be fuming if having voted for him, he now decides owing to his own personal prejudices to change parties.
This practice should be illegal.
In any event, he's proven himself as dishonest.
He got elected on the Tory party ticket now as he disagrees with his party leader, he jumps ship to the UKIPs.
What a despicable man.
Amazing how many who spout on about the bible actually are the most immoral.
Indeed, though I think to make changing one's political allegiances 'illegal' would itself be wrong. Instead, it should certainly be grounds for an immediate by-election, with the Tory Party being allowed to put up someone actually representing their party.
The irony is with the majority of Conservative MPs voting AGAINST same sex marriage, with enormous support from the party faithful, this councillor is more representative of the party than their leaders.
At this rate, Cameron will have his party cleaned up in no time at all.
If he can get rid of all the bigots, I'll vote for him next time around.
Never mind the gutting of the NHS, slashing the welfare state, tipping us into a triple recession etc etc.
Ahh that's nice, he should be at home now amongst all the other homophobic and racist bigots in UKIP
Who is he?
Funny how this bigot brands himself as a Bible-believing Christian and expects to be taken seriously, just because of his narrow-mindedness. Shouldn't he, as a responsible politician, be able to take other peoples' convictions into consideration?
I am heartened that we still have politicians who act according to his principles, and these happen to be rooted in his Christian faith and has nothing to do with bigotry.
I have no doubt that Cllr Silvester did not come to this decision lightly and no doubt this reflects the quandary that many in his position feel and more in the electorate than some here would care to admit.
So he should resign instead of forcing his views on those who elected him.
Indeed. His constituents don't want a UKIP councillor, they want a Tory. He should resign from the council with immediate effect.
Keep religion out of politics please.
I don't partcularly care what your god thinks about me, or anyone else for that matter.
Bye,bye! Bigot!
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HOOVER, Alabama -- The Rolando McClain that Nick Saban knows picked up where he left off when he returned to Alabama.
"We've never had any problems with Rolando," Saban said Thursday before he stepped behind the podium at SEC Media Days. "It must be something in the water in Tuscaloosa. He's always had a really positive impact on other players. He's been a very good leader."
McClain, the Butkus Award-winning linebacker who was the centerpiece of the Crimson Tide's 2009 national championship defense, returned to Tuscaloosa under circumstances that don't exactly mesh with the person Saban has seen inside the confines of Alabama's campus.
After three disappointing seasons that included multiple, off-field incidents with the Oakland Raiders -- who selected McClain with the eighth pick in the 2010 NFL Draft -- McClain was released. He promptly signed a one-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens but found himself in trouble with the law again just 10 days later. Shortly thereafter, he announced that he was retiring from the NFL at the age of 23.
He returned to Alabama in June to work toward completing his degree. Saban said he talked with McClain frequently throughout the process.
A comeback to the NFL, Saban said, might not be out of the question.
"He's worked out there this summer, and he's back in summer school, so he seems to be getting along great," Saban said. "I think a lot of players look up to players who have been successful and had good careers, and even though he hasn't had a long career, one of these days, he may figure out that he wants to play again."
Linebacker C.J. Mosley said McClain occasionally worked out with the team and took some of the Crimson Tide's linebackers under his wing.
"He'll come with the linebackers and show us little drills that they did in the NFL," Mosley said. "Hopefully we'll see him around during the season.
"The main thing is he's a leader. Everybody had heard of him and you know what he's done. For him to come back and spend time with us and show us the little things here and there that will make us better players is an honor."
That sort of description matches Saban's philosophy -- which he detailed to a room full of reporters Thursday -- of maintaining strong relationships with players from Alabama's past -- even ones that went a bit astray when they left.
"We pride ourselves on the fact that our players come back a lot. A lot have been successful," Saban said. "We even have players that have been unsuccessful and suspended and come back and make an impact on our players when they realize that what they did is not the way to go, and they can affect somebody else in a positive way."


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It's an issue the University of Michigan has struggled with for decades. The percentage of black students enrolled at a university vaunted as a bastion of tolerance and enlightenment has never made it out of the single digits.
In 1974, black enrollment at U-M was 6.2 percent. Today, it stands at 4.7 percent. In the past 7 years, black enrollment has dropped 33 percent.
The figures represent a disturbing irony for a university that once gave preference in its admissions process to students of color and that has spoken up repeatedly about the importance of diversity on campus.
Black students at the university have put the issue into the national spotlight this school year, first starting the #BBUM Twitter hashtag that encouraged students to share their experiences about Being Black at UM and then by making seven demands on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Their demands did not fall on deaf ears. By Thursday, university officials had scheduled a meeting for Friday with students. Even before the students listed their demands, the university had pledged to take several measures to improve the black experience on campus, including creating a new multicultural center on central campus and providing training on tolerance and expectations for living in a racially diverse community.
Those measures hold promise, for while court rulings have hampered U-M's efforts to increase minority enrollment, fostering a welcoming climate is something the university can control and is clearly a major concern for students.
The school is also considering new ways to encourage minority enrollment on campus. It's an understandably difficult task.
U-M once used a point-based admissions system that granted extra points to students of color. A landmark court ruling in 2003 put an end to that, and the university's efforts to recruit black students were further stymied in 2006 by Michigan voters' passage of Proposal 2, which outlaws affirmative action in university admissions and government hiring and is now before the U.S. Supreme Court.
We applaud the university's efforts to improve diversity and the climate on campus and encourage students to work with administrators to foster real change. We hope these efforts amount to more than lip service.


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