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With his hat trick in Wednesday's 5-1 thumping of Dayton — and all of the necessary work was done in a mere 63 minutes — Lucky Mkosana became the third player in City Islanders history to score three times in one game.
Sumed Ibrahim accomplished the three-fer during the 2005 campaign, Andrew Welker bagged three finishes two seasons ago and Mkosana collected a trio of markers in a win that solidified Harrisburg's hold on third place.
While Mkosana's first score came in the eighth minute following a swift build-up by the City Islanders — Jason Pelletier assisted on the play — No. 2 occurred right after the break when Matt Bahner knocked down a clearance attempt, claimed possession and centered the ball.
Mkosana merely had to tap it in.
"Bahner really did a good job," said Mkosana, who has scored five times in the last three games after going two-plus months without a goal. "He pressured and did all the work. I give all the credit to Bahner. He should have scored, but that came down to teamwork again. He saw I was in a better spot and played me the ball."
The 25-year-old Mkosana completed his hat trick in the 61st minute, getting just enough of a Morgan Langley cross with his head/upper torso to slip the ball past beleaguered Dayton keeper Matt Williams (5 saves) and make it 4-1.
"Things are going well," Mkosana added, again downplaying a torrid week that began with a game-winning score on Friday night at Tampa Bay and another goal one night later at Orlando. "I feel like it all comes down to teamwork."
"When he went in [the starting lineup] and we went down on that trip, we expected him to score," City Islanders head coach Bill Becher said. "It's funny, but we had no doubts and all the confidence in the world in Lucky.
"Sainey [Touray] went down [with a hamstring injury] and Lucky went in and he scored goals. ... They're both good players, they're both confident, they both can score goals. It's great to have both of them on form."
Added Pelletier: "It's awesome that we have two of those guys, with him and Sainey, to know that if we're ever struggling in a game we have someone who might make something happen, do something special to pull us out of it."
With his three-goal burst, Mkosana upped his season total to eight finishes, one more than he posted all of last season. He also has 15 career goals in a Harrisburg uniform, a number that ranks him fifth in City Islanders history.
If there was one sequence that significantly changed the complexion of Wednesday night's game, just roll the video back to the closing moments of the opening half.
Locked in a 1-1 tie, the City Islanders were able to side-step two Dayton scoring opportunities in the 44th minute as goalkeeper Nick Noble made terrific reaction saves to deny Joel DeLass and Thomas Garner in bang-bang fashion.
Moments later, after some terrific combination work between Stephen Basso and Pelletier, the City Islanders motored in front when Basso turned Pelletier's slick dish into a go-ahead score by knocking a shot off the right post that settled in.
Seconds after Dayton kicked off, center referee Eric Weisbrod blew his whistle.
"It could have been totally different," Pelletier said. "Us going into half down 2-1, we don't have that confidence to put the pressure high and Bahner may not get [the assist] on that third one. Those five minute, even though halftime split in between, I think those were the vital five minutes. Nick made two great saves and it could have been 2-1 going into half and then we're panicking a little bit."
"Basso's goal was huge, that put us up 2-1," Becher said. We talked about it in the locker room, if we defend well in the second half we'll score two or three more goals. That's what we said, because we could see they were a little unorganized in the back and we were causing them problems. We knew if we could take care of our defensive stuff, we could score goals."
With Wednesday night's victory safely in the bag — and no games scheduled Wednesday's tussle in Phoenix — Becher and the rest of his staff decided to give the City Islanders the rest of the week off to recollect themselves and recharge.
It'll be Harrisburg's first weekend off since the regular season began.
"I think the guys need a little bit of a break to refresh themselves, more mentally probably than physically," Becher admitted. "Just to get away from each other, get away from it for a bit. What we're hoping is they come in hungry and fresh on Monday and we travel and get after it up there."
Harrisburg will leave Tuesday for Arizona, then after playing the Wolves will close out a two-game western swing Saturday night at Los Angeles.
"It's huge, just the fact to rest up," Pelletier said. "It couldn't have come at a better time. We only have three weeks left and you want to be in stride when you go into the playoffs. You want to be fit, you want to be on top of your game.
"We'll get away from it and then we'll just come back with more fire," Pelletier added. "It's not like we're coming back and we're going to be doing harsh stuff. If we have fresh legs, we'll beat anybody."
Added Mkosana: Everyone is really mentally tired and fatigued. We'll see."
* Matt Bahner (@Bahnes_17): 1st pro assist and point tonight! Unbelievable feeling! Best part is we won too!
* Lucky Mkosana (@Luckynumber17_): Great team effort tonight, and a good win. Congrats to my boy @Bahnes_17 on his first career assist.
* Noble notched his 12th victory, establishing a single-season standard in that category. Noble also collared his 22nd victory in a Harrisburg uniform, tying Dave Kern for the all-time lead in that career category.
* With his second-half finish, Jimmy McLaughlin became the sixth City Islander to reach 10 or more points. McLaughlin, who has scored five goals this season, joins Touray (27), Mkosana (18), Yann Ekra (11), Langley (11) and Cristhian Hernandez (10) in Harrisburg's double-digit club.
* Pelletier's two-assist night was the first of his six-year career — in a regular-season game.
If the Los Angeles-Charlotte scrap is made up sometime this week — heavy rains knocked out power in Charlotte Wednesday night and forced a postponement — the City Islanders could find themselves parked in fourth place by the time Monday morning's workout begins at In The Net.
So if LA and Charlotte play and the victor — assuming there is one — goes on to beat its other opponent this week (LA visits Charleston and Charlotte is scheduled to host Phoenix) one of those teams will push into third place.
Should LA and Charlotte draw, a Charlotte victory Saturday night over Phoenix would pop the Eagles into a third-place tie with Harrisburg.
If the LA-Charlotte match is not made up sometime this week, the City Islanders will be sitting in third place when their plane leaves for Phoenix.
And if Richmond bests Tampa Bay late Sunday afternoon, Leigh Cowlishaw's Kickers will be the first team into USL PRO's eight-team postseason party.
Only winless Antigua has been eliminated from playoff contention.
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The Gift of a Child
PHILIPPI – As if it's been etched on her heart, Philippi resident Becky Kropf remembers the question one of her first foster children asked soon after arriving at her home.
"He was a little 5-year-old boy in the first set of foster kids I had," Knopf recalled, "and he asked me if Santa had time for kids like him. He'd never had a Christmas and his (biological) mom had said Santa didn't have time for kids like him."
From that moment, Kropf – who has fostered about 17 children with her husband Alan, in addition to previously raising four of her own – knew she had to take action.
"I had to do something more to make sure no kid has to say that," she said.
So Kropf and several friends who are also foster parents annually organize a holiday party for foster children. This year's Foster Kids' Christmas Party took place in the basement of the Philippi City Building Friday night and featured kid-friendly food like pizza and cake in addition to a slew of festive activities like crafting, cook decorating and, of course, visiting with Santa Claus.
Foster parenting came naturally to Kropf, whose mother, a special education teacher, worked regularly with children who needed extra attention.
"My mom was a special education teacher, so growing up, I was brought up in a world of special needs children and I was blessed with all of my (biological) children not having any special needs," Kropf said as she looked around at a group of smiling children running through the room, many clamoring to say "hi" to Santa. "So that's my goal is to help (some are) drug-exposed, they've been abused, they've been neglected and there shouldn't be any child that doesn't have a home."
Kropf is a Parent Resources for Information, Development and Education, or PRIDE, trainer – meaning she teaches would-be foster parents what they want and need to know before officially becoming a foster parent. Information about the course, she said, is available from local Department of Health and Human Resources officers and spans 27 hours over a nine-week period.
"(Foster parenting) is the greatest, hardest thing you'll ever do in your life," she said. "And it is the most rewarding thing. For somebody who has given birth to four children and I've been so blessed in my life, this is the best thing in my life."
But seeking support and networking with other foster parents is crucial, Kropf says. That's why she and several friends started a private Facebook group called Region III Foster/Adopt Parent Support Group.
Through the group, parents are able to coordinate special events, such as a spring fling, a summer evening camp, a fall bash and next year's Foster Kids' Christmas Party.
"We want to meet once a month as a support group for foster parents," Kropf said. "I'm not going to say it takes a village to raise a child, but it takes a community." For instance, only another foster parent can babysit for a foster child, she said.
Elkins resident Loretta Walters attended Friday evening's holiday bash with her recently adopted son, 3-year-old Jordan, who was eager to visit with Santa Claus.
"He's been with me since he was 5 months old, and I love him," she said. "He's my little boy."
Walters had been interested in fostering for some time before she was awarded guardianship of her grandson.
"We decided that we were going to do it then, but I've wanted to do it for a lot of years," she said. "We finally did it, and I've had 18 children through my home."
Jordan, she said, has his heart set on receiving a motorcycle for Christmas.
"He has a four-wheeler but he wants a motorcycle," she said, smiling.
Twenty-two-year-old Elkins resident Stormie Ware, who recently became the foster mother of 2-year-old Javia, was motivated to take on the task at a relatively young age because of her own life experience.
"I was in foster care as a child since the time I was 8 until I was 18, so I've always had the passion to work with kids," she said. "Originally I wanted to be a teacher so I have my degree, but I kind of put that on hold to take care of her."
Kropf encourages anyone interested in foster parenting to learn more by contacting their local DHHR office.
"With us, family is defined as anyone who loves you and steps up to the plate to take care of you," she said.
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We don't even know which teams will be playing in this year's Super Bowl. That won't be decided until the end of the NFL's Conference Championship weekend late this Sunday. And the game won't be played until Feb. 2, more that two weeks away. But that isn't stopping some of the long awaited 2014 Super Bowl ads from rolling out on YouTube beginning today.
Today, YouTube is launching its first pregame gallery called the YouTube Ad Blitz that currently includes seven teasers for some high-profile commercials that will be broadcast during the game. The ads include teasers from Pepsi, Squarespace, and Doritos, according to the theverge.com.
Background according to theverge.com: While teasers also ran last year, this time around YouTube users will be able to watch three game day commercials prior to kickoff. The latest teasers join similar ads from Axe, Jaguar, and SodaStream that are already airing on YouTube ahead of the Super Bowl. Last year, YouTube users watched ads for the Super Bowl more than 80 million times ahead of the game, with 256 million views in total.
So will you be heading to YouTube today for a sneak peek at those Super Bowl ads?
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Journal of Seventeenth-Century Music, volume 9 (2003) no. 1
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ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Police say they have made an arrest following a series of sexual assaults in downtown St. John's, N.L.
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says a 33-year-old St. John's man was taken into custody on Monday.
Police say they expect to say more about the arrest once the man makes a court appearance.
Police have said that five complaints from the Bonaventure Avenue area over a two month span had been linked to one man.
However, police spokesman, Constable Steve Curnew wouldn't say if the accused had been implicated in all of the cases.
The most recent assault allegedly occurred sometime between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m Sunday as a woman left a downtown nightclub.


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I didn't expect this of sweet little retired/unretired actress Amanda Bynes! She was arrested on suspicion of DUI in West Hollywood early this morning. Why were the police suspicious? She clipped an officer's car with her own while driving. Oops. TMZ reports:
Law enforcement sources tell us Bynes was attempting to pass a cop car … when she sideswiped the vehicle. She was pulled over and cops determined she was not fit to be behind the wheel.
We're told the 26-year-old actress was busted at 3 AM … she's still behind bars…
Just last month — on St. Patrick's Day — TMZ cameras saw Bynes leaving Greystone Manor, and thought she appeared to be extremely intoxicated. One of our cameramen even warned the valet not to let Amanda drive, but she got into the driver's seat anyway … and took off.
Amanda's reportedly still locked up and her bail has been set at $5,000. Thank goodness no one was hurt!
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YMCA staff and campaign volunteers have started the Hunterdon YMCA's 2009 Strong Kids Campaign.
Donations go to the Y's financial assistance program for county residents who would like to participate in YMCA programs and services but can't afford them.
The goal of the campaign this year is $185,000. The Y seeks donations from individuals, corporations and foundations.
Jim Lewy of Flemington is campaign chair of the Teams Section for the second year in a row. He is a five-year member of the Y's Board of Trustees.
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Abu Dhabi: On a night when trainers Ebrahim Al Hadhrami and Dr Jabber Bittar along with Brazilian jockey Silvestre De Sousa picked up a double each, it was the UAE's apprentice jockey Saeed Al Mazroui who stole the limelight.
The 25-year-old got a chance to race in the feature event for Thoroughbreds after the withdrawal of Mujrayaat.
El Wasmi, the first reserve was drafted in and Al Mazroui, who had won on the same horse in Meydan last March, got his opportunity.
He hit the front right at the start and then staved off a late challenge by the Mosabah Al Muhairi-trained duo of Entifaadha and Musafer to score his first win of the season here in the capital.
"I am really happy and this is the second win for me this season," said the UAE apprentice who struck on Mutual Force in Jebel Ali earlier in the season.
"Last season, I had five winners and I am hoping that I can reach double figures this season," said Al Mazroui, a business school graduate.
Trainer Ebrahim Al Hadhrami collected a double with the help of Brazilian Silvestre De Sousa as the Godolphin jockey picked up the opening race on Wald Johnny and then rode Gabas Noor for a second win here in the capital.
Another trainer to excel at the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club racecourse was Jaber Bittar who saddled two winners. Talmoud under Daragh O'Donohoe and Kerkouan under Adrie De Vries provided the two winners for the Al Reef-based trainer.
Frenchman Eric Lemartinel won the other race in a card of six when Magik Du Paon under Wayne Smith won the Wathba Stud Farm Cup race for Private Owners.


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PAMPA - Charles Oakley Hinds Sr., 86, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2004, in Amarillo.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel with Richard Kasko, minister of Fritch Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Mr. Hinds married Fern Butcher on Dec. 12, 1941, in Borger. He owned and operated Hinds R.V. Park.
Survivors include three daughters, LaJohna Newbould of Livingston, Donna Hinds Scarimbolo of Kent, Wash., and Bonnie Davis of Amarillo; two brothers, John Hinds and Bob Hinds, both of Borger; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson St., Amarillo, TX 79101.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 29, 2004
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The Western Massachusetts high school football playoffs open with semifinal action Tuesday. Doubleheaders at four different sites will determine matchups for regional Super bowl games on Dec. 1.
Here is a quick look at one of the featured games:
No. 1 South Hadley (8-2) vs. No. 4 Commerce (8-3)
at Westfield State University, 7:45 p.m.
South Hadley: The Tigers went undefeated against Division II foes this fall, losing only to Longmeadow and Chicopee Comp. The Tigers won a share of the Suburban League title, rebounding from a 4-6 season, thanks to 14 returning starters. Running backs T.J. Fitzell and Bryan Shippee have each rushed for 700-plus yards and have combined to score 25 touchdowns. The team last reached the postseason in 2010, when it defeated Putnam on a last-second field goal.
Last playoff game: 2010 Western Mass. Super Bowl, defeated Putnam 16-14
Commerce: Red Raiders have won six straight games. The Springfield school has fashioned one of the most dominant defenses the region has seen in years, posting five shutouts this season. Linebackers Hassan Graham and UConn commit Sha-ki Holines lead Springfield School, which reached last year's Super Bowl
Last playoff game: 2011 Western Mass. Super Bowl, lost to Putnam 48-6
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Hendricks & Partners said it has negotiated the sale of Cedarbrook Apartments, a 320-unit apartment community in Hoover in a deal valued at $16.75 million.
David Oakley, senior investment adviser in the firm's Birmingham office, represented the seller, Cedarbrook Apartments LLC of Birmingham.
Cedarbrook was built in 1972 and renovated in 2010 and 2011. It has 329,980 square feet of rentable living space with one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments.
The buyer was Landmark at Deerfield Glen LLC, a firm based in Florida. It was represented by Tom Hinton of Birmingham's Hinton Properties in this deal.


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November 29, 2012
How Sensitive Is Climate to Carbon Dioxide?
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As recent events have shown, even the World Bank is trying to understand the trajectory of future climate changes. Although there are a number of ways of doing this, many organizations rely on a measure called the climate sensitivity. It's a bit rough, but it's simple: it provides a value for the temperature increase we'd expect given a doubling of CO2
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The way Paul G. Silva describes it, Valley Venture Mentors is a lot like dating.
Once a month, 50 or so business experts meet at the Springfield offices of the Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas law firm for free beer, wine and gourmet food. There at their invitation are a half dozen entrepreneurs with ideas in the formative stages. The entrepreneurs pitch their concepts, the executives listen and, sometimes, sparks fly.
"There's no financial commitment," Silva said. "You come if you love working with crazy startups."
After the presentations, the groups form breakout sessions where they discuss the ideas further. If certain mentors like certain ideas, they can form more lasting relationships with the entrepreneurs.
"They can do things like make introductions," Silva said. "If you're going to succeed in life, you not only need to be good, you need to know people."
Formed in February 2010, Valley Venture Mentors is barely a year old and growing fast.
Silva, one of the co-founders, is himself an entrepreneur who recently sold his startup, All In Play, which creates products that allow the blind to play Internet games. A 2000 graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Silva majored in computational physics, but has gone on to a career in business, managing River Valley Investors as well as helping to start Valley Venture Mentors.
While River Valley Investors puts money into young companies that are already out of the starting block, Valley Venture Mentors lends expertise to enterprises that are still in the formative stages.
Its members include UMass graduate and high-tech entrepreneur Steve Willis, Derek Lyman, who created DEXREX, an archiving tool for text messages, and Cari Carpenter, the director of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation's Entrepreneurial Initiative.
Ghana Act, a local nonprofit dedicated to creating volunteer experiences in Africa, is among the beneficiaries of this expertise. With help from Valley Venture Mentors, Silva said, Ghana Act was able to double the size of its organization in a year, allowing it to funnel more volunteers to Africa.
On the for-profit side, EF Technologies, started by entrepreneur Eric Fogg, was able to secure $5 million in orders for Fogg's invention that improves the safety of manufacturing facilities.
"We told him to get people to pre-commit," Silva said. "When they put their money on the table, you know it's for real."


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Search Engine and Article Directory Linking
There are two types of search services – computerized search engines and human developed directories. There is also another category of search service called the meta-search engine. Most of the top search services are hybrids, giving first preference to results delivered from their directory followed by results from the search engine.
In a nutshell, search engines provide computer generated results based upon mathematical algorithms that provide a statistical "relevancy" to the keyword submitted. Directories are built by humans, who review and categorize sites into a hierarchical structure, write or approve submitted descriptions of the site, and determine relevancy to the keywords.
The first section of this chapter will focus on the search engine. For most small businesses the search engines represent the most realistic potential we have to be found on the Internet. That is because virtually all directories require for-profit businesses to pay for inclusion and pay a premium to be placed at the top of the results. But more on that later.
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During his last visit, on Dec. 10, the senator spent most of the day in Aiken County. At lunchtime he held a campaign rally at Al's Family Restaurant in North Augusta.
In the afternoon he delivered a policy speech at the Center for Hydrogen Research to a group composed primarily of scientists and engineers. There he unveiled an ambitious plan for achieving national energy independence and outlined the catastrophic geopolitical consequences if we fail to act soon.
He chose to give this important talk in Aiken County because he recognizes the contributions and sacrifices this community made toward ending the Cold War and the promise it holds for securing our future energy needs.
Mr. McCain declared that our reliance on foreign fossil fuels constitutes "a serious and urgent economic, environmental and national security challenge" and that by developing alternative energy sources, most notably nuclear, the United States would strengthen its long-term security.
He expressed support for the MOX program at Savannah River Site, which, in part, will turn weapons-grade plutonium into usable fuel for use in commercial nuclear reactors.
He also gave high marks to the work being done at the Savannah River National Laboratory and the Center for Hydrogen Research.
Toward the conclusion of his visit, I had the privilege to meet with the senator privately. Much of our discussion revolved around family and the rewards of being a dad. We talked about the challenges and opportunities confronting our nation and the importance of leaving our children a safe, clean and prosperous world.
I left the senator, absolutely convinced that I had made the right decision backing him. In my opinion, our country, our community and our children would be best served by a McCain presidency.
Scott Singer, a member of Aiken County Council, heads Republican Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign in Aiken County.


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From The Changing Illinois Environment: Critical Trends, 1994 , Summary Report of the Critical Trends Assessment Project
What wasn't forest or open water in presettlement Illinois was prairie. The exact extent of these grasslands is disputed, but it is safe to say that in 1820 at least 60% of Illinois' land area was grasslands of one type or another.
Modern scientists recognize six main subclasses of prairie in Illinois. These are distinguishable mainly by differences in soils and topography; further subdivisions based on soil moisture produce a total of 23 distinct prairie types in the Prairie State.
Flat terrain and deep loess soils made most Illinois prairies ideal for agriculture. The breaking of the Illinois prairies began in earnest with the invention in 1837 of a self-scouring steel plow both strong enough to slice through the dense mat of prairie plant roots and slick enough to slip through sticky loam soils. Vast stretches of prairie were destroyed between about 1840 and 1900. According to one account, the 60-square-mile Fox Prairie in Richland County was reduced from more than 38,000 acres to 160 acres of prairie between 1871 and 1883. McLean County once had 669,800 acres of prairie; today it has five of high quality. Champaign County once had 592,300 acres of prairie; today it has one of high quality. Prairie remnants in such counties probably have escaped natural areas surveyors (especially along railroad rights-of-way) but including them would still leave Illinois with only a very small number of acres of surviving prairie.
The Illinois Natural Areas Inventory completed in 1978 found that only 1/100 of 1% (2,352 acres) of high-quality original prairie survives. Most sites of relict prairie occur on hilly land along the northern and western edges of the state and other places where plows and bulldozers can't reach, such as wetlands, cemeteries, and railroad rights-of-way. Four out of five of the state's prairie remnants are smaller than ten acres and one in three is smaller than one acre. Of the 253 prairie sites identified by the inventory, four out of five are not protected as dedicated nature preserves.
Illinois prairie remnants are often less than one acre in size, and the entire local population of some plant and animal species may be only a few individuals. The smaller such local populations are, the more vulnerable they are. Extremely isolated populations of plants and animals can develop so-called inbreeding depression, or an inability to reproduce, especially if they are not wind-pollinated species whose widely dispersed seed gives them ample opportunities for cross-breeding with distant populations.
To date Illinois has few examples of inbreeding depression in its prairie preserves, although that may also reflect the lack of appropriate studies looking for it. Many prairie plants are long-lived, producing only a few generations per century, and thus are unlikely to quickly show the effects of inbreeding.
Because they tend to be inaccessible to the plow, hill prairies are among the last "living windows" into the presettlement Illinois ecology. Illinois hill prairies hold only half the acreage they did 50 years ago. Without periodic fires to check their growth, woody species invade hill prairies from adjacent lands. Comparing aerial photos from 1940 to the present shows that Revis Hill Prairie has decreased in size from 39.2 acres in 1939 to 17.4 acres in 1988.
The tallgrass prairie (where it survives) is a nitrogen-limited system, meaning that the exuberant growth of grasses and other plants consume most of the nitrogenous nutrients in the soil. This chronic nitrogen shortage helps prevent plant species not adapted to it from invading the grasslands. However, supplemental nutrients can enter prairie ecosystems in various ways and in various forms and are likely to alter their species composition. Nitrate and ammonium compounds are delivered from the air by both wet and dry deposition. Total nitrogen deposition on Illinois soils through most of the 1980s ranged from 17 kilograms per hectare per year to less than ten in the Chicago area; nitrogen pollution from runoff and groundflow is locally even more concentrated than that from the air. Prairie plants have been shown to vary in their ability to capitalize on atmospheric carbon dioxide, another nutrient, which some experts expect to double during the next century.
The number of "prairie species"--those plants capable of living at least part of their life cycle in that habitat--is quite large. The Illinois Plant Information Network counts 851 species of plant native to Illinois prairies. However, by no means do all of these occur in any one site. More than 100 species are seldom found in any one prairie, although (as is true of forest land) the larger patches are host not only to more plants, but to more kinds of plants.
Of the 497 plant and animal species considered endangered or threatened in Illinois as of 1993, 117 occur in prairies. Because nearly all species found in prairie occur in other states, or in habitats other than prairies, there are few species endemic to the Illinois prairie ecosystem.
Because of the peculiar conditions under which many Illinois prairie remnants survive, they are vulnerable to peculiar threats. Plants native to blacksoil prairies of the sort that flourish atop undisturbed country graveyards are being overtaken by non-native species planted by mourners as landscape ornamentals. Many exotic plants are little more than nuisances when they root in prairie patches, but species such as white sweet clover and giant teasel are very aggressive. Some can be eliminated by such approved management techniques as periodic burning.
The conversion of prairie to "secondary grasslands" in the form of hay fields and pastures actually enhanced Illinois' habitat for certain birds such as the dickcissel and the prairie chicken. But more recent changes in agricultural practice led to the decline of even these surrogate prairies. Three species of birds once common on the prairies have been extirpated in Illinois (the sandhill crane, once thought extirpated, recently reappeared in Illinois) and another thirteen species were endangered or threatened in the state as of 1993.
Insects have proven more adaptable, although some species may be struggling in Illinois. Typical is the Karner blue butterfly. A native of the Great Lakes and Northeast, the caterpillar of the Karner blue is uniquely adapted to feeding on the leaves of the wild lupine once common in northern Illinois savannas. Nationwide, populations of the Karner blue have declined by 99%, and in 1992 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service added it to the list of endangered species. The insect had not been seen for a century in Illinois until the summer of 1992, when five (perhaps a windblown "tourist" and its progeny) were spotted in Lake County.
The distribution of 255 of 640 prairie insect species surveyed since 1982 is restricted to prairie/savanna remnants. Perhaps one-fifth of these are found in only a very few, usually small, sites and must be considered imperiled. Among these is the loosestrife root-borer, which today is found at fewer than six sites; a handful of other species, such as the Dakota skipper, have not relocated to nonprairie habitat and are assumed to be extirpated in Illinois. Separate surveys of the protected prairie at Illinois Beach State Park have found that two butterfly, one moth, and a dozen leafhopper species that once inhabited it have not been seen there for many years.
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Regarding the overdose and death of Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid's son Garrett — if he had been from South Side Easton he would have been lucky to get his name printed in the obituary section.
He led a privileged life. He had the best counseling for his drug habit, got sent to the best rehabs and still took his life with heroin. The Northampton County district attorney decides to try to find who provided the drugs and steroids. Andy Reid called it a disease.
When others kill someone while driving high as a kite, judges call them a danger to society and must be locked up. So if your name is "Joe Smith" and especially if you belong to a gang, you're looking at 20 years. Garrett Reid got two years and even tried to smuggle drugs into prison. He was nothing but a junkie who was given special exceptions because of his father. No one made him stick a needle in his body.
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*Not to sound greedy, but Syracuse actually left a lot of points on the court in this one.
Kris Joseph, Brandon Triche, and James Southerland all had a very noticeable amount of missed, wide-open three's and there were about 4-5 easy inside plays that didn't drop in as well for Syracuse.
*This was the second game in a row where Syracuse trailed off in the second half. After leading at halftime 43-24, they were outscored in the second half 42-36 by Villanova. Jim Boeheim remarked after the game about how Syracuse was trading baskets in the second half for the second straight game.
The Wildcats never seriously threatened to win because they couldn't get out their own way possession after possession with bad shooting and unforced errors, but there was a noticeable drop off on defense, a stretch of bad shooting, decision-making, and general effort for Syracuse. It is a good problem to have, but this team does lay off the gas pedal after getting to a certain lead point.
It was a game that generally lacked energy and Syracuse got caught up in it a bit in the second half. It is harder to maintain a high energy level on the road and be self-starters, but they are going to have to learn how to manage that as it could bite them at some point if a team bears down and doesn't allow the defense to create breaks as much as it does.
*Kris Joseph trailed off after a string of good games. He had a bad shooting night (2-9) and went 0-4 from three-point range after a game where he went 4-4. I will give him credit for going 4-4 from the free-throw line after a noticeable amount of 1-for-2 efforts there this year, but this was a game where Joseph just didn't contribute that much.
*C.J. Fair generally can hit that short jumper and is normally solid around the basket, but he has been forcing up a few too many shots the last two games. He was 3-11 in this game and 4-12 vs Marquette.
*It is nice for Syracuse that it has so much depth, but the bench outscoring the starters 47-32? Not one starter in double figures in a 79-66 Big East win? I'll give Fab a pass for being in foul trouble and Rakeem Christmas never plays serious minutes, but Scoop Jardine, Brandon Triche, and Kris Joseph all that flat on offense?
*Fab Melo did get into foul trouble again. Some of that was due to some questionable officiating by our old friend Jim Burr, but hopefully Fab isn't starting to make a habit of this. Baye Keita has healed nicely from injury and is holding down the fort for Fab.
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BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Vermont Catamounts scored a season-high 22 goals to earn their first league win of the year with a 22-14 victory over visiting Binghamton in America East women's lacrosse action at Moulton Winder Field on Saturday afternoon.
Sophomore Samantha Stern (Cherry Hill, N.J.) led the Catamounts with four goals and two assists. Senior Sara Buxton (Northfield, Ill.) also added four goals. Senior Alison Haigh (Northborough, Mass.) and sophomore Natalie Jones (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) each potted hat tricks.
Lis Zuern led the Bearcats with a team-high four goals and two assists and Ali Castiglie added a hat trick.
Vermont took a 4-2 lead to start the game, but Binghamton climbed back within one, 5-4, after a goal by Lindsay Angelillo with 12:29 remaining in the half. UVM responded with a five straight goals to increase its leads to six, 10-4, with 1:46 left in the half.
Binghamton and Vermont each scored in the final minute and the Catamounts took an 11-5 lead into the break.
The Bearcats opened the second half scoring four of the first five goals to slice UVM's lead to three, 12-9, with 17:43 left in the game. The Catamounts went on another run, rattling off five straight, capped by a goal from Emma Kelly (Redding, Conn.), to extend their lead back to seven, 17-9, with 10:39 left.
Binghamton rallied again, scoring four of the next five goals, but could only get as close as five the rest of the way.
Laura Barber (Middlebury, Vt.) was credited with 11 saves for the Catamounts, while Emily Miller and Lauren Scott combined for 11 saves in the Binghamton net.
The Catamounts improve to 3-8 overall and 1-3 in America East. Binghamton falls to 1-9 overall and remains winless in the league at 0-3.
Vermont continues a three-game homestand when it hosts LeMoyne on Wednesday (April 14) at 3 p.m. at Moulton Winder Field.
GAME NOTES: America East Players of the Game: Lis Zuern (Binghamton), Samantha Stern (Vermont). Vermont out shot Binghamton 42-32 in the game and held a 26-16 advantage in draw controls.


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Whether it's Usher's abs, Brad's
biceps, Giselle's legs or Beyoncé's bottom,
they're the buffest and most bodacious bodies
in sports, fashion, movies and music. All this
week on VH-1 and this month in Self Magazine,
you can hit the gym with the stars to count down
to the 100 Most Wanted Bodies.
Beautiful Beyoncé is high on the list, and she
showed "Extra" how she got so bootylicious.
"I worked out a lot on toning," she revealed.
"As I got smaller, I wanted to make sure my form
is right, that I was, you know, tight. You need good
butt muscles, especially for my butt dancing in 'Crazy.'"
And what guy doesn't want Usher's abs? So fess
up, Usher, how do you do it? "I do like a
thousand crunches a day," he admitted. "I
do a lot of push-ups, a lot of pull-ups and run
a lot. I just try to stay physically fit."
"I feel I was blessed with great genes,"
Usher added. "I have a nice physique that
I've built over the years."
Fergie from The Black Eyed Peas gets it started
by hitting the gym every day, where she does lunges
for those long legs, swinging bars for her tight
torso and lots of weights. "I could do this
all day," she told us.
Stars like Charlize Theron, Jennifer Aniston,
Jen Garner and Eva Longoria are also on the Hot
100 List, but the number one spot can only go
to one Hollywood hottie -- the very deserving
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7 Comments:
- At 1:53 PM, Marian said...
They are beautiful young ladies! What a joy they must bring to your brother Paul and his wife Wanda!
- At 3:26 PM, Andy said...
They sure do look all grown up. At this time in their lives, I'm sure there are much more exciting things to do! Don't worry, they'll come back to hunting after a few years, especially if they find a boyfriend that hunts.
- At 7:23 PM, Othmar Vohringer said...
It is said that the best age to catch children interest for hunting is between 6 to 10 years old. Any later than 10 and it will not stick with them for life. Nice looking kids though.
- At 8:56 PM, Jon said...
Nice looking young ladies! Let's hope their "futures" enjoy the outdoors.
- At 9:09 PM, deerPhD said...
Definitely still in HS. College would have paper plates and pizza (not shrimp). Then, if college goes well, it will be shrimp again, but this time on real plates!
- At 11:03 PM, said...
who woulda thought that paul "you earlbeeler rabbit huntin, class skippin, does anybody know the damn score, bust outa your pants" howl could produce such lovely daughters? thanks to wanda!
- At 5:16 AM, Jody said...
They are cuties. It is funny how when us girls are in high school we think we are much more grown. But when we are in our 40's we say were still 28!


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End-times literature
by Seth Smith, Public Services Librarian
Originally published by Columbia Daily Tribune.
In October, superstorm Sandy slammed into the East Coast of the United States, wrecking much of the Eastern seaboard and causing billions of dollars in damage and human suffering. Was this a random event or one of the calamities prophesied by the Mayan Long Count calendar? To answer this question, let's first take a look at the prophets themselves.
The Mayan civilization is thousands of years old; many descendants still live scattered throughout the Yucatan Peninsula, encompassing southeastern Mexico, Guatemala and Belize. From approximately 250 to 900 A.D.—known as the classic period—they built an innovative ancient civilization that collapsed almost as quickly as it started, leaving behind an elegant and intricately designed calendar, the Tzolk'in or Long Count Calendar.
There are two general books in our collection describing the Mayan calendar and prophecies. The first, "The Mayan Prophecies for 2012" (Watkins Publications, 2008), by Gerald Benedict, includes detailed commentary on each foretelling. Chapters include "Prophecies of Earth Changes, Ecology & Climate" and "The Prophecy of Transition to a New Age." Referring to the latter, Benedict offers this analysis: "Humanity is fighting its battle on two fronts, the one being to prevent the collapse of our own civilization, the other to prevent the terminal spoliation of our planet. Hope lies in the evidence indicating that the prophecy of unity and reconciliation is already in the early stages of being fulfilled."
The second, "The Book of Destiny: Unlocking the Secrets of the Ancient Mayans and the Prophecy of 2012" (Harper, 2009) by Carlos Barrios, is a richly researched and illustrated compendium of all things Mayan. Barrios' book details the origins of Mayan symbols, expressions and signs—otherwise known as "glyphs." Characterizing the Maya as "one of the most mysterious and amazing civilizations ever to have existed," Barrios, a Mayan descendant himself, analyzes each symbol, expression and prophecy. The book also provides a calendar table for 1900 through 2012 and a chapter about determining your Mayan sign.
The most famous examples of end-times literature are the prophecies of the 16th century Frenchman Nostradamus. His vague but devastating predictions dovetail nicely with those of the Mayan Long Count Calendar. The library has several compendiums, the most accessible of which is "The Complete Prophecies of Nostradamus" (Crown Publishing, 1994). The book was translated, edited and interpreted by Henry Roberts, a man described as "the foremost American exponent of the celebrated soothsayer." The most famous Nostradamus prophecy is the following: "Twenty years of the reign of the moon having passed / Seven thousand years another shall hold monarchy / When the sun shall resume his days past / Then is fulfilled and ends my prophecy." Contained here is a prediction of the end of the world, Roberts says, when the sun will "destroy the Earth and again resume its undisputed sway."
Now you might be asking: How do we survive the Mayan apocalypse and the end-times? Surely a bit of humor couldn't hurt. "Apocalypse Cakes: Recipes for the End" (Running Press, 2011) by Shannon O'Malley, includes recipes for Global Warming Hot Apple Pie, the Shifting Poles Pineapple Upside-Down Cake, Nuclear Winter Ice Cream Cake and, perhaps most important, 2012 Mayan Chocolate Cupcakes, featuring a dash of cinnamon and white frosting. The library also has more serious books about survival. "How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It: Tactics, Techniques and Technologies for Uncertain Times" (Plume Publishing, 2009) by James Wesley Rawles discusses surviving global economic crises, environmental disasters and nuclear winter. Rawles' recommendations include living independent of government assistance and moving to rural retreats to stave off the worst calamities. The book also talks about food storage, so, if worst comes to worst, we'll know how to keep our Mayan Chocolate Cupcakes fresh.
This obsession with the Mayan prophecies is somewhat recent. According to J. Allan Denelak's book "2012, Extinction or Utopia: Doomsday Prophecies Explored" (Llewellyn Publications, 2009), "No date in recent history has become as popular with end-times proponents as has the year 2012. … It did not come into our modern consciousness until comparatively recently, making it something of a Johnny come lately in terms of prophetic date-setting." In other words, perhaps we had to get over the hump of Y2K before civilization could concentrate on yet another collapse!
On a more serious note, it must be said that even if we are not at the end of the "age of the Fifth Sun," the world climate seems to be changing—whether because of sunspot activity, solar flares or global warming. Also, we shouldn't forget that despite the Mayans' prediction of an "end of the world as we know it," they prophesied a utopian world emerging after the end. It is, after all, possible that the planet we have now, although deeply imperfect, is as close to utopia as anything could be. We should, therefore, take better care of it.
If you would you like to learn more about the Mayan Calendar and its prophecies, please attend the presentation "End of Creation: A Mayan Prediction" by Robert Smales, associate professor of Latin American history at the University of Missouri, which will be held at 7 p.m. Dec. 19 at the Columbia Public Library.


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UPDATE: Former Patriots player Aaron Hernandez charged with murder
June 30, 2013
ATTLEBORO, Mass. — Police have charged Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez with murder and weapons counts in connection with the slaying of a semi-pro football player whose body was found in an industrial park about a mile from Hernandez's home.
The charge was revealed Wednesday in Attleboro District Court after Hernandez was arrested at his sprawling North Attleborough home. Less than two hours after his arrest, the Patriots cut Hernandez from the team.
Hernandez was taken from his home in handcuffs Wednesday morning, more than a week after Odin Lloyd was found dead.
Lloyd, a 27-year-old player for the Boston Bandits, was found slain June 17. Officials ruled the death a homicide but did not say how Lloyd died.
Lloyd's relatives said he was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancee, that the two men were friends and that the men were out together on the last night of Lloyd's life.
Hernandez was wearing a white V-neck T-shirt, with his arms inside the shirt and behind his back as he was led from his North Attleborough home Wednesday morning. He casually spit into some bushes on his way to a police cruiser.
Hernandez was arrested on a state police warrant at about 8:45 a.m. and was being booked at the North Attleborough police station, state police said on the agency's Twitter account.
The Associated Press emailed a message to his attorney, Michael Fee, who hasn't discussed the investigation beyond acknowledging media reports about it. A message also was left with the Bristol County district attorney's office.
At about 10:20 a.m., the Patriots announced they had released Hernandez and expressed sympathy to Lloyd's family and friends.
"Words cannot express the disappointment we feel knowing that one of our players was arrested as a result of this investigation," the Patriots said in a statement. "We realize that law enforcement investigations into this matter are ongoing. We support their efforts and respect the process. At this time, we believe this transaction is simply the right thing to do."
Lloyd's mother, Ursula Ward, declined to comment at her Boston home Wednesday morning.
"Nothing to say, please. Thank you," she said, before shutting the door.
State police have searched in and around Hernandez's sprawling home in North Attleborough several times. At least three search warrants have been issued in connection with the investigation.
Reporters have been camped for days outside the home on the Rhode Island line, not far from the stadium where the Patriots play. They reported Tuesday that Hernandez got a visit from Boston defense attorney James Sultan.
The Patriots drafted Hernandez, who is originally from Bristol, Conn., out of the University of Florida in 2010. Last summer, the team gave him a five-year contract worth $40 million.
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GLENDALE, Ariz. – Taylor Pyatt leveled Nicklas Lidstrom in the first period and took out Patrick Eaves with a hit to the head in the third.
The Phoenix Coyotes stepped up their physical play in Game 3 of the Western Conference quarterfinals against the Detroit Red Wings at Jobing.com Arena.
It did them no good, however. Lidstrom, who rarely gets leveled the way Pyatt hit him, was undeterred. And Eaves, who left the game with 14:25 to play in the third period, is fine and said he'll be ready for Game 4 on Wednesday.
Lidstrom also was cross-checked in the back by Shane Doan. But he doesn't believe he was being specifically targeted by the Coyotes.
"They were just trying to make contract on most of the forechecks,'' Lidstrom said.
Teammate Drew Miller isn't so sure that was Phoenix's only motive.
"Definitely, you try to take away the leader (Lidstrom) and go after him,'' Miller said. "They're behind, trying to fight their way back in. They're going to do what they can to get back into it.''
Red Wings coach Mike Babcock liked how his team responded in their 4-2 win.
"We're just going to play,'' Babcock said. "I didn't think we were as physical as we had been the other two games. We didn't spend as much time in the offensive zone. That's how I how (define) physical play, it's not (scrums) after the whistle. That's wasted energy.''
Eaves said he didn't see what appeared to be a blindside hit to the head from Pyatt and didn't want to comment on it. The NHL-mandated 15-minute cooling off period forced him to stay off the ice.
"They just have to do that protocol, memory stuff,'' Eaves said. "I didn't think I needed it, but that's the way things are now. They're trying to protect players.''
Said Babcock: "I must have asked the trainer 15 times if we had the slowest clock in the world. I'll give them my clock tomorrow and It'll be more like seven (minutes).''
Miller wants to be a lineup fixture
Miller is determined to stay in the lineup.
The grinding forward was a healthy scratch 15 times during the regular season, often rotating with Kris Draper, due to the team's depth. But now he's even beaten out a future Hall of Famer, Mike Modano, for a regular spot.
Miller is off to a strong start in the playoffs. He assisted on a goal by Jiri Hudler in Game 1 vs. Phoenix and scored a goal in Game 3 Monday.
"Some of the guys are laughing that I haven't scored a goal by a shot yet this year,'' Miller said. "But I'll take whatever I can. Sometimes dirty, garbage goals are the fun ones.''
When Henrik Zetterberg returns from his knee injury, the Red Wings will need to scratch another forward, if they don't have any more injuries.
Miller is doing what he can to make sure he's not the odd-man out.
Franzen dons visor, scores goal
Red Wings forward Johan Franzen, who has a sore left ankle in addition to his facial injuries suffered in Game 2, wasn't cleared to play in Game 3 until after the pregame skate.
"It's just one of those things, we got to be sure,'' Babcock said. "We're in a good situation, so you can afford to be smart with what you're doing.''
Franzen said he never had any doubt he would play. He even scored on a breakaway.
"I'm just confident coming into the playoffs,'' Franzen said. "It's been good for me before and I'm just feeling comfortable.''
He donned a visor to protect a gash on his forehead, after being slammed into the boards on a check from Doan on Saturday.
"His face seems to be fine,'' Babcock said before the game. "It's a tough play, he got high-sticked in the face by (Eric) Belanger on the way down. His head hit the boards, which probably for most people that would hurt. We're lucky he's the Mule and he should be fine.''
Zetterberg making progress
Henrik Zetterberg participated in the morning skate Monday and appears to be progressing well from his sprained left knee. He isn't expected to return until Game 6, at the earliest, if at all in the series.
"Anytime you come back from an ankle injury or any kind of leg injury or a shoulder, when you tweak it the first time you panic,'' Babcock said. "I think that's what happened to him (Saturday morning). He was out for five minutes, tweaked it, then came off, skated for 30 minutes and felt better the next day.
"That's usually the process. You come back from injury you're going to tweak stuff but to know it's momentary, not long-term, is the issue. And then you just fight through it, and eventually when he's ready he'll tell us.''
Lidstrom nominated for King Clancy Trophy
Lidstrom has been selected by his teammates as the Red Wings 2010-11 King Clancy Memorial Trophy nominee.
The award is presented to the NHL player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy contribution in his community. The winner will be announced at the NHL Awards Show June 22 in Las Vegas.


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Los Angeles, CA: Superintendents Roundtable & Alumni Reception in Conjunction with AASA
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Teachers College Alumni Relations cordially invites you to join us for this two-part event. We will begin the evening with a Superintendents Roundtable - "School Turn-Around Efforts in Los Angeles: Urban Policy & Practice Options" featuring Brian Perkins, TC faculty and Director of the Urban Education Leadership Program; Dr. Dewayne Davis, Director of Secondary Instruction; Mr. David Tokofsky, Strategist-Associated Administrators of Los Angeles & Former L.A. School Board Member and other district personnel from Los Angeles. The Perkins Platform will also broadcast LIVE from this event at so if you cannot be there with us - be sure to tune in at 5:00 p.m. (EST). A networking reception will follow for our roundtable and conference attendees as well as our LA area alumni. The reception will be held in conjunction with the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) 2013 National Conference on Education.
Superintendents Roundtable & Alumni Reception in Conjunction with AASA
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MONA SHORES -- The pressure will be on Mona Shores school employees to provide more than $665,000 in concessions if the school board approves a recommended budget Monday.
The budget proposed by Superintendent Terry Babbitt assumes a half-million dollars in concessions from teachers and another $110,000 from school bus drivers and maintenance workers.
"We can't solve our structural budget problems without them being an equal partner in making contributions that we need to have," Babbitt said.
If the unions don't come up with the concessions, "then we'll have to cut other student programs deeper," Babbitt said.
The proposed $32.4 million budget reflects $2.4 million in cuts, including the elimination of summer school for elementary and middle school students, Saturday school for middle and high school students, 9.5 teaching positions and several athletic coaches. It includes $750,000 in deficit spending, which would be covered by dropping the fund balance from an estimated $4.1 million to $3.3 million.
Babbitt is proposing eliminating the mid-day bus run for kindergarten and developmental kindergarten to save $73,000. That means parents would have to provide either transportation home after morning kindergarten or transportation to school for afternoon kindergartners.
Mid-day transportation would continue to be provided between the elementary schools and Ross Park Elementary, where the district's childcare program is available for kindergarten students, Babbitt said.
In addition, students who ride buses to school likely would walk farther to bus stops since the district plans to save $30,000 by eliminating several bus stops.
Plans are for the district to eliminate the director of operations and assistant director of operations positions for a combined savings of $112,000.
Other significant budget reductions the board will consider Monday include:
• Elimination of five high school teachers, four middle school teachers and a part-time kindergarten teacher. Savings would be $918,000, middle and high school classroom sizes would increase to an average of 27 students, and one teacher would likely be laid off.
• Elimination of eight special education parapros and three at-risk parapros, for a savings of $244,500. Three full-time secretaries at the middle and high schools would be switched to part-time for a savings of $80,000.
• Eliminating summer school this summer for elementary and middle school students needing remediation and replacing it with before and afterschool programs. Savings would be $40,000.
• More than $68,000 in reductions to the athletic department, including elimination of funding for the gymnastics team; elimination of one assistant coach each for varsity boys and varsity girls basketball; elimination of middle school "B" teams for basketball and volleyball; elimination of two of six middle school track coaches; and a yet-to-be-determined increase in pay-to-play fees.
• Having teachers start paying for health insurance premiums, which would save $210,000; eliminating $35,000 available for teacher prescription reimbursement and $310,000 in other teacher contract concessions. Those $555,000 in savings are subject to negotiation with the teachers union.
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Game 37: Dodgers (17-20) @ Pirates (18-18)
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In case you missed it earlier, the Pirates made two roster moves prior to Wednesday's game. Jose Ascanio was reinstated from the DL and is here and available for Wednesday's game. Mike Crotta was placed on the 15-day DL with right posterior elbow inflammation. More details on those moves can be found here.
More news and notes for the day:
- UPDATE: Neil Walker was scratched from the lineup just before gametime due to flu-like symptoms. Ronny Cedeno took Walker's place at second, while Brandon Wood stepped in to play short.
- Jose Tabata is out of the lineup to take a day to work on specifics with his swing. It's no secret the last few weeks have not been kind to Tabata, who was the most consistent hitter at the start of the season. Tabata's season average has dropped to .226 as he has just nine hits in his last 67 at-bats.
- Crotta said that he had been bothered by the elbow discomfort for about a week. He didn't, however, let anyone know until after his outing last night. An MRI done on his elbow came out fine today, and maybe this is an explanation as to why Crotta was having so much trouble keeping his pitches down lately. Crotta is headed to Bradenton on Thursday, where he will remain to rehab his arm.
- The plan is not to throw Ascanio into late-inning, high-leverage situations right away if at all possible. The Pirates would like to ease him into a bullpen role, particularly to see if his numbers during a Triple-A rehab stint are indicative of his command and stuff. Ascanio did not fare all that well in the rehab assignment, though sometimes those results can mean nothing. As Ascanio said on Wednesday, he starts with all zeroes now.
- Chris Resop, who threw 41 pitches on Tuesday, is the only reliever not available for the Pirates tonight.
- With Andrew McCutchen's two homers last night, he sure looked like the No. 3 hitter manager Clint Hurdle envisioned heading into the season. To this point, though, Hurdle has no intention of moving McCutchen back down in the order. "He seems to be more comfortable now. His swing is playing right there. I'm going to leave him right there."
- If Hurdle did want to move McCutchen down in the order, who would he even be able to put in the leadoff spot, especially with Tabata struggling?
- Ross Ohlendorf is not currently throwing — not off the mound, not off flat ground. After throwing his session of live batting practice on Friday, Ohlendorf felt some shoulder soreness and opted to take a few days off to rest his arm. He said he expects to resume throwing in Milwaukee. Ohlendorf's timetable just keeps getting pushed back by one thing after another. I don't see any way he is back by the end of the month.
- Evan Meek said he felt good during a 25-pitch bullpen session on Wednesday. He'll play catch on Thursday, long toss Friday and throw another side session on Saturday. Then he'll head out to Triple-A Indianapolis for two rehab appearances.
- Brian Burres was a hard-luck loser in Triple-A Indianapolis' game earlier today. Burres allowed only one run on four hits in seven innings, but Indianapolis' offense never scored.
- Altoona, on the other hand, had a huge offensive day in their morning contest. The Curve scored 13 runs for starter Jeff Locke, who allowed two runs in six innings. Starling Marte, Jordy Mercer and Miles Durham all had three hits in the win. Mercer had two homers and drove in five.
- The Pirates have brought back their "You Score as the Bucs Score promotion" for this weekend's series against the Brewers. For those who are unfamiliar with how the promotion works, all the details can be found here. The discounted tickets are for the upcoming series against the Tigers (May 20-22). Yovani Gallardo and Zack Greinke will both be pitching for Milwaukee during that series.
- General manager Neal Huntington will hold a pirates.com chat with readers at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday. The chat was initially scheduled for Wednesday, so sorry for any confusion.
PIRATES: A. McCutchen (CF), X. Paul (LF), G. Jones (RF), L . Overbay (1B), C. Snyder (C), P. Alvarez (3B), B. Wood (SS), R. Cedeno (2B), P. Maholm (LHP)
DODGERS: J. Carroll (SS), I. DeJesue (2B), A. Ethier (RF), M. Kemp (CF), J. Uribe (3B), R. Barajas (C), J. Sands (LF), R. Mitchell (1B), H. Kuroda (RHP)
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Double-A Altoona roster set
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The Pirates' Double-A Altoona affiliate has announced its anticipated Opening Day roster. Highlighting the group of players beginning the year in Altoona is catcher Tony Sanchez, outfielder Starling Marte and a starting rotation that will should include Jeff Locke, Bryan Morris, Aaron Pribanic, Aaron Thompson and Brian Leach.
The full roster is below:
Pitchers: Tim Alderson, Tom Boleska, Anthony Claggett, Mike Colla, Michael Dubee, Jared Hughes, Noah Krol, Brian Leach, Jeff Locke, Bryan Morris, Aaron Pribanic, Aaron Thompson
Catchers: Eric Fryer, Tony Sanchez, Kris Watts
Infielders: Miles Durham, Jeremy Farrell, Shelby Ford, Brock Holt, Jordy Mercer
Outfielders: Brad Chalk, Jose Hernandez, Quincy Latimore, Starling Marte
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MLB.com's Top 10 Pirates Prospects
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All month, MLB.com is slowly rolling out its Top 10 prospects list for each club. On Tuesday, Pittsburgh's list was revealed. The full story is here for you to read more about each prospect. If you're just looking for the list, it is as follows:
- RHP Jameson Taillon
- RHP Stetson Allie
- C Tony Sanchez
- LHP Rudy Owens
- RHP Bryan Morris
- RHP Luis Heredia
- LHP Jeff Locke
- OF Starling Marte
- RHP Zack Von Rosenberg
- LHP Colton Cain
You agree or disagree with any of the placements? Feel free to discuss…
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Winter ball update
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Here is another winter ball update for you:
Venezuela Winter League
SS Ronny Cedeno: 19 G, .279 BA, 9 R, 3 2B, 4 HR, 14 RBI
2B Adenson Chourio: 11 G, .000 BA, 2 R
SS Argenis Diaz: 19 G, .186 BA, 6 R, 3 RBI
C Hector Gimenez: 26 G, .247 BA, 12 R, 2 2B, 4 HR, 16 RBI
OF Lastings Milledge: 20 G, .260 BA, 13 R, 2 2B, 3 HR, 11 RBI
RHP Gabriel Alvarado: 2 G, 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER
LHP Sean Gallagher: 3-2, 8 G (5 GS), 29 IP, 28 H, 12 ER, 4 HR, 17 BB, 25 K
LHP Corey Hamman: 1-0, 14 G, 1 SV, 10.2 IP, 14 H, 8 ER, 4 HR, 4 BB, 10 K
RHP Jean Machi: 3-0, 15 G, 5 SV, 17 IP, 13 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 15 K
RHP Diego Moreno: 4 G, 3.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
LHP Jhonathan Ramos: 2-0, 10 G, 8.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 HR, 5 K
LHP Justin Thomas: 1-2, 9 G (4 GS), 19.1 IP, 22 H, 11 ER, 3 HR, 10 BB, 14 K
Dominican Winter League
SS Pedro Ciriaco: 14 G, .204 BA, 1 2B, 1 3B, 5 R
C Jason Jaramillo: 16 G, .217 BA, 3 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI
OF Starling Marte: 21 G, .224 BA, 7 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI
RHP Michael Dubee: 1-0, 14 G, 17 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 7 BB, 14 K
RHP Charlie Morton: 0-1, 3 GS, 15 IP, 11 H, 3 ER, 1 HR, 2 BB, 14 K
Australian Baseball League
OF Quincy Latimore: 12 G, .400 BA, 12 R, 4 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 16 RBI
LHP Rinku Singh: 2 G, 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
Puerto Rican Winter League
SS Benji Gonzalez: 13 G, .160 BA, 6 R, 1 2B
Mexican Winter League
OF Rogelio Noris: 27 G, .266 BA, 11 R, 4 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 7 RBI
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Updated winter ball stats
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Here are your weekly updated winter ball statistics:
Venezuela Winter League
- SS Ronny Cedeno: 10 G, .303 BA, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI
- 2B Adenson Chourio: 9 G, .000 BA, 2 R
- SS Argenis Diaz: 12 G, .194 BA, 6 R, 2 RBI
- C Hector Gimenez: 26 G, .247 BA, 12 R, 2 2B, 4 HR, 16 RBI
- 3B Andy LaRoche: 21 G, .186 BA, 9 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI
- OF Lastings Milledge: 15 G, .286 BA, 11 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI
- RHP Gabriel Alvarado: 2 G, 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER
- RHP Brian Bass: 1-1, 6 GS, 32 IP, 22 H, 7 ER, 1 HR, 16 BB, 21 K
- LHP Sean Gallagher: 3-1, 7 G (4 GS), 25 IP, 20 H, 8 ER, 3 HR, 15 BB, 23 K
- LHP Corey Hamman: 1-0, 10 G, 1 SV, 9,2 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 2 HR, 3 BB, 9 K
- RHP Jean Machi: 2-0, 11 G, 5 SV, 13 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 14 K
- RHP Diego Moreno: 1 G, .1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB
- LHP Jhonathan Ramos: 2-0, 9 G, 8.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 HR, 5 K
- LHP Justin Thomas: 0-2, 6 G (4 GS), 16.2 IP, 18 H, 10 ER, 2 HR, 9 BB, 13 K
Dominican Winter League
- SS Pedro Ciriaco: 9 G, .158 BA, 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 R
- C Jason Jaramillo: 14 G, .225 BA, 3 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI
- OF Starling Marte: 15 G, .196 BA, 6 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- RHP Michael Dubee: 9 G, 11 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 10 K
- RHP Charlie Morton: 0-1, 3 GS, 15 IP, 11 H, 3 ER, 1 HR, 2 BB, 14 K
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May 18: Pirates (16-22) @ Phillies (24-13)
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It's cold and it's overcast, but maybe we can get this game in tonight without any significant delays. The players certainly don't want to get home at 3-4 am. And those of us who have to wait until tomorrow morning to fly out would appreciate some sleep. So hopefully the rain cooperates.
You'd have to think, too, that if this game starts, the Phillies are not going to want there to be any sort of delay since Roy Halladay is on the mound. Worst-case scenario for them is to send Halladay out and then have a lengthy delay shortly after that takes him out of the start.
This isn't the first time Zach Duke and Halladay have matched up. The last was a dandy one, too. You can revisit it here.
- Forgot to note this yesterday, but with all the questions I get about when Pedro Alvarez, Brad Lincoln and Jose Tabata will be up, I felt it appropriate to write a story on the subject. If you missed it on Monday, here's that piece. While I know Alvarez is the biggest name in the bunch, my guess is that he won't be the first up. My guess is that it will be Lincoln. The right-hander is meeting the organization's development goals consistently these days, and Brian Burres' hold on the fifth spot in the rotation isn't exactly firm. If Burres slips up on Wednesday or in the start after that, I can see the Pirates making the move.
- As mentioned on Monday, the Pirates are still looking for their first winning road trip under manager John Russell. No easy task with Halladay on the mound, but Pittsburgh can clinch that with a win tonight.
- Reliever Brendan Donnelly threw a pain-free side session indoors on Tuesday. His simulated game couldn't happen because of the crummy weather. All went well, Donnelly said, and the Pirates plan to activate him off the DL on Thursday or Friday.
- Who is the most likely to go when Donnelly returns? My guess is it would be either Jeff Karstens or Burres. If the Pirates want to make a change in the rotation, Burres could be sent out and the club would have a few extra days before making a decision about the rotation. That might be why the Pirates aren't planning on activating Donnelly until after Burres' start on Wednesday. Just thinking outloud here…
- Delwyn Young is back in the leadoff spot on Tuesday for the second straight night. And why not? He had as much success last night as anyone. And again, the Pirates really don't have a prototypical leadoff-type hitter with Aki Iwamura out.
- Take away his absence with a bruised wrist, and Ryan Church has now started 10 straight games. I asked Russell if Church is going to be a regular in the lineup moving forward. Russell said it won't necessarily be every day, but he does like having Church flexible to play in left and right so Russell can play the best matchups with everyone else.
- Third baseman Andy LaRoche has just three hits in his last 34 at-bats. This comes after a 20-for-53 stretch he had right before.
- The Pirates announced the signings of six Latin American players on Tuesday. Those players include LHP Angel Sanchez, OF Willy Garcia, RHP Oderman Rocha, RHP Brayan Almonte, RHP Jose Luis Acosta and 1B Jose Roman.
- The Pirates announced that OF Starling Marte had successful surgery on Tuesday to remove the hamate bone in his left hand. No tendon damage was found, so Marte should be ready to return in 8-10 weeks.
Pirates lineup:
- Delwyn Young (2B)
- Lastings Milledge (LF)
- Andrew McCutchen (CF)
- Garrett Jones (1B)
- Ryan Church (RF)
- Ryan Doumit (C)
- Andy LaRoche (3B)
- Ronny Cedeno (SS)
- Zach Duke (LHP)
Phillies lineup:
- Shane Victorino (CF)
- Placido Polanco (3B)
- Jimmy Rollins (SS)
- Ryan Howard (1B)
- Jayson Werth (RF)
- Ben Francisco (LF)
- Carlos Ruiz (C)
- Juan Castro (2B)
- Roy Halladay (RHP)
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Surgery needed for OF Starling Marte
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Pirates outfield prospect Starling Marte was diagnosed with a fractured left hamate bone during a visit to a hand specialist on Monday and will undergo surgery on the hand on Tuesday. The procedure will involve removing the hook of the hamate bone.
Marte, who Baseball America listed as the organization's sixth-best prospect heading into 2010, is expected to miss 8-10 weeks recovering from the procedure. That timetable would have him ready to return for the final month of the Minor League season.
The good news for Marte is that most players who suffer broken hamates go on to have a full recovery, even if it takes a little time for the power and timing to all return to pre-injury levels. The Pirates don't have to look far for an example of that, as Pedro Alvarez broke his hamate bone and underwent the same procedure in 2008. Alvarez, the organization's top prospect, has had no issues since.
Marte, 21, played in 26 games for high-A Bradenton (Fla.) this season before the injury sidelined him. He hit .283 with eight extra-base hits, nine stolen bases and 12 RBIs. He spent most of last season with the organization's low-A West Virginia club, where the outfielder hit .312 and swiped 24 bases.
He was signed out of the Dominican Republic at the age of 18 and was rated by Baseball America as having the best outfield arm in the organization.
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Pirates 7, Braves 6
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For the third straight day, the Pirates' starting pitcher wasn't exactly unhittable. Ross Ohlendorf allowed seven runs (four earned) in 3 2/3 innings on Tuesday. Paul Maholm allowed five runs in five innings on Wednesday. And on Thursday, five runs scored against Charlie Morton in his five-inning start. Still, much like his fellow rotation mates, Morton showed little concern about the results.
"I guess it was pitch selection because for the most part I felt like I was throwing strikes with everything except my curveball, which I was having trouble getting up," Morton said. "I bounced a lot of curveballs. Other than that, I felt like I was in the zone. It was just pitch selection because they were hitting the ball."
Keep in mind that there isn't a lot of preparation that goes into Spring Training starts in terms of studying scouting reports and pitching to hitters' weaknesses. So you would have to believe pitch selection might not have been as much an issue if this was a regular season game.
Manager John Russell pointed specifically to the changeup Morton threw to Eric Hinske as an example of a pitch that would normally not have been thrown in the situation but was because Morton wanted to work on it. Hinske took the changeup and sent it over the wall for a three-run homer.
"I thought he was good," Russell said of Morton. "A couple wind-blown balls hurt him. But all in all, the ball was coming out of his hand well. His slider was really, really good today. Very explosive with his fastballs."
As Russell mentioned, Morton threw a whole bunch of sliders in this start against his former team. The slider is a pitch Morton stopped throwing a lot last year, but one that he has been resurrecting this spring. If his curveball takes a little while to get going (like it did on Thursday), Morton will rely more heavily on the slider. On other days, it's the other way around.
"Yeah, I got some swings and misses and just good strikes on sliders," Morton said, speaking specifically of Thursday. "I'm still learning how to throw it. It's probably working a lot better than the curveball."
Morton has time to make two more starts before the season begins.
Delwyn Young made his debut at third base on Thursday after coming in to replace Andy LaRoche in the seventh. I heard he made a nice play in the top of the eighth, though we were down talking to Morton when that happened, so I didn't see it. Otherwise, Young didn't see any other action defensively.
On the offensive side of things, Young continues to rake. He leads the Grapefruit League with 18 RBIs after driving in two more on Thursday with an eighth-inning single. And it's been well noted already that Young sits two home runs away from matching the Pirates' all-time spring club high of eight.
Could Young play his way into an Opening Day starting job with what he has done at the plate this spring? Don't count on it. The Pirates still don't seem ready to make a spot for him in the lineup (there's no one they apparently want to kick out), and they love what he can do off the bench. You wonder, though, how long a team that needs some offensive firepower can afford to keep one of its best bats off the field.
By the time the Pirates came back to win this one late, all but one of the day's starters was already out of the game. That meant that some of the organization's prospects — like Chase d'Arnaud and Starling Marte — were in the middle of things late.
D'Arnaud went 2-for-2 with two singles and a stolen base. One of his singles was courtesy a generous scoring decision from the official scorer (I would have given the second baseman an error), but d'Arnaud has still held his own in his handful of appearances.
Speaking of d'Arnaud, here's a nice video of him that is currently being featured on pirates.com.
Marte had an infield single and later scored in the eighth. Boy, that kid can run.
"It's fun to watch them play," Russell said, speaking generally of the Minor Leaguers that have seen Grapefruit League action. "That's the fun thing about our organization now. It's fun to watch. It's why we enjoy calling them up and why I enjoy getting them in the game. We have some talent."
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Winter ball update
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Here are the most recent stats from some of the organization's more notable winter ball participants. It's also worth noting that the Mexican and Dominican leagues wrapped up their regular season at the end of December:
- Brian Bixler (Mexico): 35 G, .300 BA, 5 2B, 5 HR, 12 RBI, 13 BB, 42 SO
- Ronny Cedeno (Venezuela): 40 G, .300 BA, 4 2B, 2 3B, 10 HR, 20 RBI
- Argenis Diaz (Venezuela): 47 G, .194 BA, 3 2B, 5 RBI, 9 BB, 26 SO
- Gorkys Hernandez (Venezuela): 33 G, .245 BA, 4 2B, 1 HR, 9 RBI
- Erik Kratz (Dominican Republic): 16 G, .065 BA, 1 2B, 4 RBI
- Starling Marte (Dominican Republic): 11 G, .231 BA, 2 SB
- Neil Walker (Venezuela): 34 G, .267 BA, 9 2B, 4 HR, 16 RBI
- Ramon Aguero (Dominican Republic): 15 G, 0-1, 15 IP, 5 ER, 7 BB, 16 K, 2 SV
- Wilfredo Ledezma (Venezuela): 11 G, 2-4, 49.2 IP, 27 ER, 20 BB, 44 K
- Jean Machi (Venezuela): 31 G, 2-0, 36 IP, 5 ER, 6 BB, 27 K, 16 SV
- R.J. Rodriguez (Puerto Rico): 18 G, 1-0, 22.1 IP, 9 ER, 6 BB, 12 K, 2 SV
- Ronald Uviedo (Venezuela): 21 G, 3-0, 24 IP, 7 ER, 6 BB, 24 K
Winter ball update
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Figured it was worth another look at how the organization's players are faring down in winter ball. Here are some updated stats on the more notable names:
- Brian Bixler (Mexico): 35 G, .300 BA, 5 2B, 5 HR, 12 RBI, 13 BB, 42 SO
- Ronny Cedeno (Venezuela): 33 G, .292 BA, 3 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 16 RBI
- Argenis Diaz (Venezuela): 43 G, .195 BA, 3 2B, 5 RBI, 9 BB, 23 SO
- Gorkys Hernandez (Venezuela): 33 G, .245 BA, 4 2B, 1 HR, 9 RBI
- Erik Kratz (Dominican Republic): 16 G, .065 BA, 1 2B, 4 RBI
- Starling Marte (Dominican Republic): 10 G, .333 BA, 2 SB
- Neil Walker (Venezuela): 34 G, .267 BA, 9 2B, 4 HR, 16 RBI
- Ramon Aguero (Dominican Republic): 14 G, 0-1, 14 IP, 5 ER, 7 BB, 15 K, 2 SV
- Wilfredo Ledezma (Venezuela): 9 G, 2-3, 40 IP, 22 ER, 16 BB, 31 K
- Jean Machi (Venezuela): 28 G, 2-0, 33 IP, 5 ER, 5 BB, 24 K, 15 SV
- R.J. Rodriguez (Puerto Rico): 11 G, 1-0, 12 IP, 6 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 2 SV
- Ronald Uviedo (Venezuela): 19 G, 2-0, 21.2 IP, 7 ER, 6 BB, 23 K
There are no injuries to anyone playing in winter ball to report either, which is encouraging.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Northeast Ohio schools won little of the first $88.6 million in grants from the state's new Straight-A Fund for innovation and efficiencies in education.
Just two districts from the region - James A. Garfield in Portage County and Painesville City in Lake County - were among the schools, districts and partnerships that the Straight A board recommended for grants Friday.
Garfield requested $5 million to consolidate all its schools on one campus and Painesville sought $303,000 for a plan to improve literacy among its youngest students.
Those recommendations must still be approved by the Ohio Controlling Board on Dec. 16.
See a full list of winners and descriptions of proposals HERE.
Three partnerships between multiple districts, led by the Cincinnati, Northern Local and Reynoldsburg districts were named to receive nearly $15 million each.
Cleveland school officials, who had two applications still under consideration, were surprised both that they lost and by today's decision. They had expected not to hear until after the 16th.
Legislators had earmarked nearly $12 million for particular projects before districts submitted applications, including $6 million to Cleveland toward implementing the Cleveland Plan for Transforming Schools, the school improvement plan the state legislature approved in 2012.
Another $150 million is available in a second round of grants next year.
Ohio Department of Education spokesman John Charlton said the Straight-A board reviewed the applications Friday without knowing who submitted them.
The Straight A Fund Governing Board is comprised of nine members, including the state superintendent of public instruction, four members appointed by the governor, two members appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives and two members appointed by the president of the Senate
Current members include: Alex Fischer, president and CEO of the Columbus Partnership, who serves as chair of the Governing Board; State Superintendent Richard A. Ross; Representative Gerald Stebelton, Ohio House of Representatives; Representative Andrew Brenner, Ohio House of Representatives; Senator Peggy Lehner, Ohio Senate; Kristina Phillips-Schwartz, director of education initiatives at the Cincinnati Business Committee; and Superintendent John Scheu, Sidney City School District.
The state's announcement of the awards describes the judging process:
Each grant application was first rated by three of approximately 230 independent fiscal scorers selected by the Department of Administrative Services who helped determine if applicants' ideas were fiscally sustainable. From the original pool of 570 applications, 359 were approved as sustainable and promoted to the next step of the rating process.
Each application was then rated by three of approximately 230 independent programmatic scorers selected by the Department of Administrative Services to determine if the proposal was innovative, had substantial value and lasting impact.
After this programmatic review, the scores were reviewed by grant advisors. The approximately 30 grant advisors – professional educators and community and corporate leaders approved by the Governing Board - issued a recommendation of the highest quality applications to the Governing Board who made the final recommendations. The State Controlling Board must give final approval before funds are distributed.


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Lum stepped down at the end of tonight's board meeting. Her resignation is effective July 25 and the board has 30 days to appoint a replacement. Lum had already opted not to seek re-election to another four-year term so her resignation has no impact on the November general election.
The board is asking interested applicants to submit letters of interest by Friday, Aug. 16. The board plans to move its Aug. 27 regular board meeting to Aug. 20 to comply with the 30-day deadline and give residents time to apply. It will vote to appoint someone to the seat Aug. 20.
The person selected to fill the vacancy would serve only until the board's December reorganization, unless the board opts to appoint someone running for a seat and that person is elected.
Lum only said she was resigning to pursue other interests and she declined comment. The board voted to accept her resignation at the end of the meeting after she submitted her letter of resignation.
Director Charles Bartolet thanked Lum for her service, saying he was accepting her resignation with regret. He also praised her for her service. Director Sandra Miller voted against accepting the resignation.
Lum was actually appointed to fill a 2009 vacancy created when board member George Torrella moved out of the area. She was then elected to a four-year term after running unopposed.
During her tenure, Lum's been one of the board's most outspoken members, never shying from speaking her mind and advocating for what she believed the district needed.
This is the second time this summer the board has been faced with filling a vacancy. Director Sharon Stack resigned in June because her husband's job was relocated to Texas. The board opted to appoint Mark Sivak, who is also the city of Bethlehem's director of budget and finance, to fill Stack's seat until the general election.
Because Stack resigned more than 60 days before the election, candidates can apply to be put on the ballot to seek her seat.
The Saucon Valley School Board race so far this year has been a tight one. Eleven candidates were vying for four seats in the primary election.Director Ralph Puerta made the November ballot as both a Democratic and Republican candidate.The other three to win nominations on the Democratic side were Miller, Jeanne Reilly and Robert Phillips.
The other three to win nominations on the Republican side were Director Edward Inghrim, Russell Lebkuecher and John Dowling.Follow @sarasatullo