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The 46th Annual Syracuse Chiefs Hot Stove is in the books and another outstanding job was done by the 2007 Hot Stove Committee chaired by Chiefs President Ron Gersbacher.
Over 300 fans attended the dinner at the Holiday Inn Liverpool that saw the Chiefs present seven awards, introduce the 2007 Syracuse Baseball Wall of Fame newest class, present equipment to the West End PBA on behalf of ****'s Sporting Goods, a silent auction of sports memoribilia that this year benefited Liverpool Little League, and listen and talk to new Chiefs manager Doug Davis, Chiefs outfielder Chad Mottola and Blue Jays Director of Canadian Scouting Kevin Briand. Also a thanks goes out to all of the former players who attended as well as LeMoyne College AD **** Rockwell and Head Baseball Coach Steve Owens. And to top it all off, the crowd was mesmerized by our featured speaker Bobby Richardson who was the hit of the night.
Thanks go out to our Master of Ceremonies Doug Logan and Time Warner Cable, Dave Perkins and ESPN Radio, our Decoration and table settings/favors duo of Wendy Shoen and Priscilla Venditti who made the room look great, John Bonura from Benefit Golf and Auctions who helped with our silent auction and provided the Derek Jeter baseball that went to Kevin Caldwell from Watertown, NY.
The staff at the Holiday Inn Liverpool again did a great job with our dinner and refreshments. Tom Mattimore and Mike Mott provided the awards that were presented and the entire Chiefs Front Office staff that worked hard on the event from producing the program to picking up players at the airport.
Now it's on to next year's dinner which has been scheduled for Friday, January 11th, 2008 at the Holiday Inn Liverpool. Circle that date for the Chiefs 47th Annual Event that will include our annual awards and some big time baseball guests.
Former New York Yankees second baseman Bobby Richardson will attend the 46th Annual Syracuse Chiefs Baseball Dinner at the Holiday Inn-Liverpool on Friday, February 2nd beginning at 5:30 PM.
Richardson, now 72, played 11 years with the Yankees 1956-66 and appeared in seven World Series. He captured the 1960 World Series MVP honor when he drove in 13 runs against the Pirates.
The Dinner will also include new Chiefs manager Doug Davis, Chiefs outfielder Chad Mottola, Detroit Tigers 2006 World Series pitcher and Baldwinsville, NY native Jason Grilli and a bevy of former major league players including John Johnstone, Frank DiPino, Mike Barlow, Mark Lukasiewicz, Steve Grilli, Peter Hoy, Jon Ratliff, Dunedin Blue Jays pitching coach Tom Signore, LeMoyne College AD **** Rockwell, LeMoyne College Head Coach Steve Owens, OCC Baseball Coach Bryan Gaal and others.
In addition the Chiefs will honor local high school athletes in softball and baseball and will award the Tom Higgins Bullpen Chief Award and the Jake Meyers Great Guy Award.
Tickets for the evening that will include dinner and a silent auction are only $45 for adults and $20 for children and are available at the Alliance Bank Stadium Executive Offices or on line at www.syracusechiefs.com.
It is the Night before Christmas and we hope that everyone has reached their destinations safely and can now sit back relax and enjoy the greatest night of the year.
We here at MLBlogs.com hope that you have enjoyed our somewhat serious, somewhat funny post during the year. We have enjoyed providing the Baseball/Chiefs fans with up-to date information that only Chiefs Blogs can provide.
So as you sit back and relax this evening with a glass of egg nog with the company of family and friends lets leave Santa with a list of things we would all like to see in 2007:
* First Place finish in the I.L. East and a Governors Cup Championship and a trip to the Bricktown Showdown in Oklahoma City in September.
* One more good season from Chad Mottola as he continues to rewrite the Chiefs record book.
* A healthy John Ford Griffin so he can duplicate his 30 HR's and 103 RBI's from the 2005 season.
* Adam Lind all season
* Kevin Barker, Chad Mottola and John Ford Griffin in the 3-4-5 spot.
* 25 starts from Dustin McGowan, John Banks, Ismael Ramirez, Ty Taubenheim and Casey Janssen without being called up once.
* No Rainouts the entire season.
* For Nick Pirro and the County Legistlature to approve funding for the relacement of the artifical turf, new video scoreboard and lights so our centerfielder can see the ball.
* A new shortstop or a good deal of improvement from Sergio Santos in 2007.
* Lee Gronkiewicz to save 35 games.
* No injuries in Toronto (unless it's Frank Thomas).
* Frank Thomas to rehab in Syracuse for a week.
* More fans to watch Chiefs Baseball than ever before.
* A positive story about the Chiefs from our local newspaper.
* Russ Adams to rebound from his 2006 season and get back to the major leagues.
* Chiefs players to be the envy of the I.L. with our hot new uniforms.
* Snow on April 5th, now that we are Opening the season in Durham.
* 70 degrees and sunny on April 14th vs Ottawa for the Home Opener.
* Scooch to have another mascot to help him at the stadium.
* Jeff Costello and the Everything Irish Committee good weather on July 12th so they don't get rained out for the 3rd straight year.
* Cooler weather for our next Dog Lover's Night this summer.
* A new Picnic Area for fans to enjoy.
* Bud Poliquin to actually stay for a game.
* And good health to everyone young and old for the year to come.
Our good friend Bud Poliquin wrote today that he wondered why County Executive Nick Pirro did not chastise the Syracuse Chiefs for a poor record like he did the Syracuse Crunch on Wednesday. First of all, the question should be why would any governmental official question the player development agreement that any professional team has. Columbus with the Crunch or the Blue Jays with the Chiefs. In baseball, it works like this – the Chiefs provide a facility for the major league club (Toronto) to send their players to play for the season. The Chiefs take care of travel, equipment, umpires, etc.. The Blue Jays provide 30 players, coaches and pay for their salaries that in 2006 totaled over 2.5 million dollars. The Chiefs can ask their parent team to bring back players they believe are good for the team and community, ie Chad Mottola, Kevin Barker, etc..but can't insist that they play here. Example #1 top Blue Jays prospect Chip Cannon plays first base so does veteran Kevin Barker. Cannon will play in Syracuse at some point in 2007 with Barker moving to DH or the outfield. I believe in Hockey certain players need to play in Syracuse to find out if they can reach the next level – the NHL. I can excuse Nick for not understanding the process, but Bud!! No major league organization can promise you a 80-60 season, just as I'm sure no hockey team can promise you a Calder Cup Championship team. And by the way the 2005-2006 Crunch totaled over 100 points and had a pretty darn good club. And the 2005 Chiefs finished 71-73 and were in the playoff race until the final two weeks of the season (only 4-games back on August 24th ).
The real issue, the one that Bud missed is that facilities like the War Memorial and Alliance Bank Stadium need to be taken care of by our community leaders. That's their job. Not to be player development people. Our job as operators of franchises are to make sure that the Toronto's and Columbus's want to stay here and send their players to our city. We as operators must also contribute to the leagues we play in and not force those league's to question our community's commitment to our sports.
Although only 10-years old Alliance Bank Stadium now needs new turf, the scoreboard is obsolete and seldom works properly, seats have begun to need major repair and the lighting failed major league baseballs latest testing. The War Memorial has seen it's better day – like maybe when the Syracuse Nats played here. Although the Veterans display is outstanding the remainder of the building is still stuck in the 60's. The players locker rooms are totally unacceptable for this level of Hockey and their playing surface (the ice) has been a problem since they returned in 1994.
Maybe it's time that someone else was in charge of these decisions. A group of individuals who understand professional sports and facility management is needed. Our County Executive, Deputy County Executive and Legislature are good people – but unfortunately in these two areas, they are either getting bad advise or they are in over their heads.
But that doesn't excuse our good friend Bud Poliquin who shouldn't be questioning why our County Executive said what he said and excused the Chiefs on field performance – but rather why did he say it at all. Bud seldom misses the point but today he wasn't even close.
Just 21 more weeks until OPENING DAY 2007 at Alliance Bank Stadium……How about those Blue Jays signing FRANK THOMAS for thier designated hitter spot. That all but assures that super prospect ADAM LIND will start the season in Syracuse for 2007. A potential Chiefs lineup that includes Jeff Duncan CF, Adam Lind LF, Chad Mottola RF, John-Ford Griffin-DH, Kevin Barker-1B, Rob Cosby-3B, Curtis Thigpen-c, Russ Adams-2B, and Ryan Roberts/or Sergio Santos SS wouldn't look so bad…..Former Chiefs in the news – catcher Ken Huckaby signed with the Dodgers and will likely spend the season in Las Vegas (PCL), Former Chiefs infielder Nelson Liriano was named hitting coach for the KC Royals single A team in Wilmington….Former Chiefs outfiedler Rick Leach was the Michigan quarterback for four seasons under Bo Schembechler, who passed away on Friday. Rick was heard earlier today on ESPN Radio's Dan Patrick show talking about his former coach…Prediction time: Uconn 31 Orange 27 and Michigan 16 Ohio State 14…..Dont forget to listen to "INSIDE PITCH" on Saturday November 18th on ESPN RADIO 1260 AM at 9:00 AM when Chiefs General Manager John Simone and Bob McElligott talk to Chiefs players Chad Mottola and Kevin Barker……It was reported today that Doug Davis, who managed New Hampshire (Eastern League) last season will be named the Chiefs next manager. Mike Basso, who managed the team last season would become the organizations roving catching instructor. Look for an announcement from the team on Monday…..Chiefs Annual Stockholders Meeting will take place on Tuesday, November 21st at Alliance Bank Stadium. The ballclub will report its financial statement for the year ending 2006 and give an overview on the upcomming 2007 season….Have a great weekend.
The Toronto Blue Jays continue to load up on pitching by adding righthander Matt Rooney to their 40-man roster. Rooney, 26, signed as a free agent after spending most of the 2006 season at Sacremento (PCL) when he recorded a 2.95 ERA in 47-relief appearances. He also appeared in 3-games with Oakland. Rooney pitched in the IL with Toledo in 2004 and 2005. Rooney joins a group of off-season free agent pitching help that includes Germi Gonzalez, Beau Kemp, Blaine Neal, Jason Scobie and Jean Machi.
That list will join Blue Jays prospects (starters) Josh Banks, Casey Janssen, Dustin McGowan, Ty Taubenheim, Ismael Ramirez, David Purcey, Michael MacDonald, Kyle Yates, Ricky Romero and veteran Josh Towers and relievers Ryan Houston, Davis Romero, Francisco Rosario, Jamie Vermilyea, Lee Gronkiewicz, Jordan DeJong, Tracey Thorpe and possibly late season acquision Jermey Accardo.
That's alot of pitching to choose from with a whole off-season to go.
For more information on Free Agent signings make sure to listen to "INSIDE PITCH" this Saturday, November 18th at 9:00 AM on ESPN Radio 1260 AM when Chiefs GM John Simone and Bob McElligott talk to Chad Mottola and Kevin Barker who will both return to Syracuse in 2007 and take your calls on anything baseball.
Jordan Bastian the beat reporter for BlueJays.com reported late yesterday that the Blue Jays have signed seven Minor League free agents to contracts including outfielder Chad Mottola and first-baseman Kevin Barker and extended invitations to Spring Training to all seven. Other players signed include pitchers Geremi Gonzalez, Blaine Neal, Brian Wolfe and Beau Kemp and outfielder Jeff Duncan. Look for an official release from the SkyChiefs on Monday.
Former Chiefs players Carlos Delgado, Shawn Green and Chris Woodward will be on display this weekend as the New York Mets try to reach the World Series for only the 5th time in the club's history….While the Tigers continue to roll in the ALCS…Our picks are Tigers vs Mets….The 10th Annual North Area Athletic Dinner will take place tonight (October 13th) at the Holiday Inn Liverpool. Honorees include Chiefs Directors Doug Logan and Armand Magnarelli. Tonights proceeds benefit Youth at Risk Programs in Onondaga County….Don't forget that next weekend the Chiefs 1st Annual Merchandise and Memorbilia Sale at Alliance Bank Stadium. The Stadium opens at 9:00 AM Saturday, October 21st – with bats, balls, jackets, caps, helmets, cleats all at reduced prices. There will be candy for the kids, Hot dogs, cider, apples, batting practice on the field (weather permitting) and a visit by Scooch….And speaking of Scooch, he will be at the ONCENTER, on Saturday, October 14th for the Kinney Drugs Baby Expo at 12 noon….CLUB CHIEFS returns for another season beginning in November when the Chiefs open their indoor batting cages to area players and teams. There are monthly and daily rates. For more information on prices and times please call the Chiefs office at 474-7833….. More Cory Lidel irony, 2006 Chiefs infielder Ryan Roberts hit his first ML home run off Lidle back in August…..Next Friday, October 20th, LeMoyne College honors Chiefs COO and Vice President Tex Simone into their Gold Wave Hall of Fame with former Chiefs pitcher Jon Ratliff….Word out of Orlando, Florida, home of Chiefs icon Chad Mottola is that the Blue Jays have offered Chad a contract for the 2007 season…..Did anyone realize that eight Chiefs pitchers (Casey Janssen, Shawn Marcum, Ty Taubenhiem, Dustin McGowan, Francisco Rosario, Brian Tallet, Brandon League and Davis Romero) spent more days in the major leagues than in AAA-Syracuse in 2006. Despite their call-ups that group won 19-games, and likely would have won a few more if they were not needed in Toronto this season…..Syracuse Crunch open their 2006-2007 season tonight. Good Luck to Crunch players and Staff and to the hardest working GM in Minor League Hockey Jim Sarosy. We will be there seated in section 21…..College Football prediction time…West Virgina 37 Orange 7…..Have a good weekend everyone, see you next week when I'm sure the topic of grass at a baseball stadium near you will be a hot subject


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54 - Disabling an addon can corrupt layout
What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Start with three LDB plugins, called A, B, and C.
2. Attach plugin A to the left of plugin B.
3. Attach plugin C to the right of plugin B.
4. Disable the addon that provides plugin B.
5. Fortress will the try to attach plugin A to the right of plugin C, and plugin C to the left of plugin A, creating a circular reference in the layout that WoW can't figure out how to display.
What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Probably, Fortress should just drop one of the two connections if it detects a circular reference.
What version of the product are you using?
Do you have an error log of what happened?
No error generated
If you play multiple characters, does this happen for each of them, or just for one?
Affected all characters that use that profile.
If it is a layout problem, do you use the simple layout mode? (Is the 'Simple Layout' box checked?)
Don't see a Simple Layout box, so I'm guessing not.
Please provide any additional information below.
Thanks for a great addon!
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FRANKLIN TWP. — Although Hurricane Sandy contributed to another busy year at the county Communications Center in Cherryville, 2012 wasn't as busy as 2011, when both Tropical Store Irene and then the pre-Halloween snowstorm hit Hunterdon.
A total of 211,496 phone calls were answered at the center, down from 240,867 in 2011, according the annual report just completed by the Department of Public Safety. Of last year's calls, 39,873 or around 19% were to 911; the balance were routine business for the police and other agencies.
Sandy resulted in thousands of calls, from people reporting downed utility lines, blocked roads, power failures and other incidents. The department's Emergency Management Division was particularly busy. The emergency medical desk of the Emergency Operations Center was staffed for more than 96 hours before, during and after the storm. Besides all the work locally, it arranged to help at the shore by sending three ambulances from Clinton, Flemington-Raritan and Quakertown Fire.
Of all the 911 calls received last year, 26,367 came from traditional wire lines and 13,506 from cell phones. If you have a choice in an emergency, it's best to use a land line phone, because for technical reason it's easier for the operator to determine the location where help is needed, even if the caller can't speak or give an address.
The operators at the dispatch center answered 115,564 calls on police lines last year and 56,069 of the "administrative" nature.
From the calls received, 123,255 resulted in dispatches of police, fire or emergency medical units. There were 13,387 for basic life support (ambulance) and7,767 for advanced life support (hospital paramedics), resulting in a total of 21,154 medical alerts. And fire companies were dispatched 6,130 times
As could be expected, the bigger townships with the largest populations and highways running through them had the highest number of dispatches of all kinds last year. Raritan Township led the list with 19,853, followed by Clinton Township with 14,571.
At the other end of the spectrum, Califon had just 266 dispatches and Stockton 360. But small Bloomsbury, with the truck stops and Route 78 running by, had 632.
The center, built in 1987 and added to several years ago, replaced a small house on the same property that was the original dispatch center. The Cherryville location was chosen in part because of its location close to the center of the county, and its high elevation, to facilitate two-way radio transmissions. There's a tall tower, holding various antennae, right next to the center.
The Communications Center handles calls for all of Hunterdon's municipal police departments, fire companies and rescue squads, and the paramedics from Hunterdon Medical Center. The 911 calls for police in towns that rely on the State Police, who cover Hunterdon with troopers from the Kingwood, Perryville and Washington stations, are transferred to State Police dispatchers.
Until the center began operating, emergency services were dispatched from three points in and out of the county: two answering-service businesses, in Lambertville and Flemington; and the police department in Washington Township, Morris County, which operated a regional dispatching service.
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CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK — Crater Lake National Park rangers would like to find a hiker who was seen falling from the caldera rim surrounding the Oregon lake.
Park spokeswoman Marsha McCabe said Wednesday they don't want to prosecute the man, they just want to be sure he is OK.
She says a ranger talked to him Friday north of Discovery Point. The hiker gave a name that proved to be false and said he once lived in Bend. A short time later the ranger saw him scrambling down the caldera wall. The ranger went after him but lost him in the trees. Rangers and search and rescue teams from Douglas and Josephine counties searched the area while boats on Crater Lake and a helicopter also looked for him over the weekend.
All they found was a pair of sunglasses. The man may have continued north on the Pacific Coast Trail.
The hiker appeared to be a white man in his 40s, about 5-foot-10, 150 pounds with long hair and a full beard. He was wearing a knee brace.


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TRENTON — The threat of flooding has prompted officials to close the parking garage adjacent to the New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton.
State Police said the facility will be closed all day Friday.
The underground garage is used by state government employees who work in the Statehouse complex.
It's located less than 200 yards from the banks of the Delaware River, and is prone to flooding when the river rises.
The Delaware is expected to reach flood stage in the Trenton area on Friday following the region's second major rainstorm in five days.
Workers who normally use the garage will be able to park at the Sun Bank Arena across town and take shuttle buses to the Statehouse.
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Nothing hurts more than a wasted opportunity! The Jets loss to the Steelers in the AFC Championship game was a "BIG" wasted opportunity! As Jets fans, we've seen a lot of wasted championship opportunities; we had the "mud" bowl in Miami, we had the "mile high winds" in Denver, and last year, we had the "collapse" in Indianapolis. All on the road and all wasted! It does not mater if we had the better team. The only thing that matters is the final score. The Jets again came up short.
Although the season is over and the Jets lost, this doesn't feel as bad as those other wasted opportunities. It's different. We have new "hope" in Jets-land. We know that we haven't seen the last of these opportunities. Does anyone think the Jets will not be favored to make the playoffs next year? We see the ship heading in the right direction.
This past year, we got to know Rex Ryan a little better, and really like what we see. We also got to know Mark Sanchez a little better and dido for him! Both men have tremendous character and both are winners. For the first time in a long time, we see a bright future at the core of the team!
We also feel good about Mike Tannenbaum and Woody Johnson. We know they are smart and run a good organization. As a matter of fact, other than after the 1998 season when we were favorites going into 1999, I haven't felt better about the Jets chances than right now! Why? Because Woody Johnson and Mike Tannenbaum were smart enough to sign Rex Ryan! They took a chance on a brash talking coach that had been looked-over by many teams including his own. They've also responded very well to numerous controversies this year. The team is in very capable hands and that hasn't always been the case with the Jets.
These last two years, the Jets have been playing well into January and I appreciate that! After spending most of my life watching other teams play this time of year, I can get used to watching the Jets instead! I love the anticipation of the next playoff game, the discussions and analysis that goes on all week long.
So, what do the Jets need to make it to the next step! Although many things went wrong yesterday, they have to improve the one lingering weakest position on the team, the offensive coordinator. I implore Woody, Tannenbaum, and Rex Ryan to hire someone that will strengthen the offense and use the great tools provided to him; similar to what Rex has done for the defense. Brian Schottenheimer, as I mentioned in numerous past articles, seems to not be capable of take them to the next step. Anyone watching the Steelers game can see this. His play calling puts the Jets in too many 3 and outs and too many 3rd and long situations.
He doesn't take advantage of the Jets talent. In the playoffs, you can't win without taking advantage of all your assets! Last night, the Jets failed offensively in the whole first half and again in a crucial time in the 4th quarter goal line. Wasted opportunity, wasted talent. The one time they scored down there was late in the game when Sanchez changed Schottenheimer's play and hit Cotchery. The Jets never got the ball back!
If the Jets lose, they had better do it using all your weapons, all your bullets? I certainly don't feel they did that last night. They underutilized all their receivers, again! Look at the success we had in the 2nd half. Where was that in the first half? The reason we feel the Jets wasted an opportunity last night is because Schotenheimer wastes their offensive talent. The reason why Rex feels the Jets have a better team despite losing is because Schottenheimer wastes their offensive talent. The reason why Rex defers on opening kickoffs is because he's not convinced the offense is better than the his defense and that's because Schotenheimer wastes their offensive talent!
The Jets need an offensive coordinator in place that will make Rex think twice about deferring! You know the Jets defense will be good, now, let's get the offense to play up to par! If they do this next year, the Jets will have an opportunity to host the championship game. If not, the results will not change much! Go Jets!


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Khmm wrote:You have to remember as well that this is the first big collection of unrelesed stuff that Led Zeppelin have ever put out. EPE/BMG have been releasing stuff through the years.
Mon May 26, 2003 4:00 am
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Khmm wrote:EPE and BMG have released plenty. The unseen footage in This Is Elvis, One Night With You, The Lost Performances, The Aloha Rehearsal Show, The Unchained Melody performance, and The TTWII Special Edition. And this year they will release previously unseen footage from the 68 special.
Money is important to Turner and if they don't feel they are going to make any then they won't get involved. Nothing EPE/BMG can do about that.
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If Turner/whoever haven't realised yet that the poor sales of TTWII were entirely due to their own inept, crass, useless marketing techniques, then they shouldn't be in business !
With proper marketing [& some half-decent extras] an EOT DVD would be a winner !
There is a lot of world-wide interest in Elvis post 'ALLC' & 'Elv1s'.
They would be foolish not to cash in on this.
Colin B
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Christian Marclay
Born: 1955
Hometown: San Rafael, CA
Lives and Works: New York, NY and London, England
BFA, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA, 1980
Ecole Supérieure d'Art Visuel, Geneva, Switzerland, 1977
Christian Marclay Bio
About The Artist
Christian Marclay was born in California but raised in Switzerland. Schooled in Geneva, Boston, and New York, Marclay has shown a lot of interest in the art of sound, becoming an intrepid avant-gardist in the non-conventional use of instruments and sound-mixing tools; even going so far as to perform with American rock band Sonic Youth. Parallel to his more experimental undertakings, Marclay also became one of 2011's official art champions when he won the Gold Lion prize at the Venice Biennale for The Clock, a 24-hour-long film consisting of snippets of time-related scenes from movies that, pieced together, allow one to tell the time at any moment.
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Our New Jersey Pets photo contest has gotten a lot of photos. If you haven't entered yet, find out more details here.
We've gotten so many photos of cute dogs, it's hard to decide which is the cutest. So we're going to leave that decision up to you.
Check out the poll below, and vote for your favorite! This ISN'T the vote for best pet photo. Just a fun poll to see which picture you think is the cutest.


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ITA HEO Foundation
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The Foundation program will satisfy the pre-requisite requirements for the ITA HEO Technician (Apprenticeship) program. The following certifications are provided:
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TE SEA (5) 4 years ago16 Comments
Jimmy Graham is not listed on the Saints' Week 9 injury report.
Graham was able to play through his ankle injury last week, so this is a sign that he's close to being fully recovered. The Saints are relatively healthy going into Monday night's game. LB David Hawthorne (hamstring) and WR Joe Morgan (chest) practiced fully on Saturday and are officially listed as probable.
SeahawksD12 4 years ago
A. Bradshaw or Jimmy Graham for a flex?
StickOfMac 4 years ago
Graham he's a beast.....
JERMINITIS 4 years ago
Agree. I gotta a sneaking suspicion that Bradshaw will injured.
Ernest_A 4 years ago
Ppr league : Lynch or Witten @ flex ? Graham is my te
Snake_bitten 4 years ago
After Witten's performance last week, how could you bench him in a PPR league? You must have some insane RB's to be considering Lynch as a Flex and not as a starting RB.
Highnizzle 4 years ago
I have jimmy graham and Lance Moore nobviously I'm going to start graham. But who would you start in the flex in a ppr league where all receptions are worth 1 point?
Lance Moore
Isaac Redman
Daniel Thomas
TheOutlaws 4 years ago
woljrvkng 4 years ago
Graham,Witten,Bush, & Fitz PICK 2
ECoastThunder 4 years ago
easy- Graham and Witten (trade Fitz)
ECoastThunder 4 years ago
before a couple weeks go by and he's not worth it to anyone


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Updates a story posted Monday at 8:37 p.m.
HOLYOKE – Juan C. Perez, of 374 Maple St., was arrested and charged with the city's second murder of 2011 on Monday, only weeks after he also stabbed the victim, police said.
The murder happened less than two days after the city's first homicide early Sunday outside a High Street bar.
The body of Reynaldo Fuentes, 23, of 74 Waldo St., was found riddled with bullets in a parking lot behind Las Chicas market, 341 Appleton St., about 7:30 p.m., police said.
Perez, 26, was charged with killing Fuentes, Capt. Arthur R. Monfette said.
"He was just booked for murder," Monfette said.
Two other men also were about to be arrested in the fatal shooting, including one who was being questioned late Monday at the Police Station on Appleton Street, he said.
But it appeared Perez had the main beef with Fuentes, though the seeds of the dispute were unclear. Perez was accused of stabbing Fuentes two or three weeks ago, Monfette said.
Kenneth Torres, 15, said at the scene that it was his brother who was killed. Fuentes was one of eight children and worked at a construction job in Northampton, Torres said.
"I don't know why this happened. He didn't get into problems with nobody. I can't believe this happened," Torres said.
The brothers used to hang out together, said Torres, who said the victim's nickname was "Goldo."
A clerk who said he worked at Las Chicas Market and didn't want his name used said he heard three or four gunshots but didn't see anything. Monfette said the market had nothing to do with the shooting.
The killing did not appear to be related to the city's first murder of 2011, said acting Police Chief Frederick J. Seklecki, which occurred about 1:30 a.m. Sunday outside The Clover Cafe, 104 High St.
In that case, Oscar Castro, 26, of 23 Essex St., died from a single gunshot to the head in what police said was a street gang-related killing.
At Appleton and Elm streets, more than 100 people, many of them visibly upset, had gathered at the site of the killing about 8 p.m. Police blocked off parts of Appleton and Elm streets.
Hampden District Attorney Mark G. Mastroianni was on the scene and met later with detectives at the Police Station.
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|By Dan62887 (Dan62887) on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 10:22 am: Edit
I took the SAT II Writing in June and got a 730, and I was pretty disappointed. I had an 80 on the PSAT writing section and I think it was the sample essay that hurt me. Is it worth it to retake a 730, hoping for an 800 or very high 700s? How much of a difference would it make? If it matters, my three highest IIs are US, IIC and BioM (800,760,750), and chem and world history (740, 720) also in there. Thanks.
|By Monoe (Monoe) on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 12:01 pm: Edit
It depends on which schools you're looking at. Although, I don't think I'd ever retake that - you have plenty of high scores. Chill.
|By Isabella (Isabella) on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 03:57 pm: Edit
What major are you going for? If it's related to communications or something else that's heavy on writing and analysis, retake. If you're going more for quant or engineering or science, I wouldn't bother. Unless it's going to eat at you that you didn't do better. Regret sucks.
|By Dan62887 (Dan62887) on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 05:50 pm: Edit
I'm probably going to major in political science or possibly english, both of which would be heavy on writing. I'm aiming for some of the Ivies and a few LACs, so i guess I'm leaning toward a retake. Thanks for the input.
|By Teal (Teal) on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 11:18 pm: Edit
You should if you can get it considerably higher.
10 points more would not be worth your time or money
|By Jangel86 (Jangel86) on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 05:18 pm: Edit
Last June I took the writing and got a 680 on it. I retook this June and got a 780 without any prep. But anything above a 700 is fine for colleges more or less
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|By Aquaholic (Aquaholic) on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 07:13 pm: Edit
-I know UVA requires a 720 or above to get exempt from freshman writing, so I would expect other highly competitive schools would be operating in the same ball park and not much higher. If I were you I wouldn't go through the stress of taking it again when it probably wouldn't make a difference even if you did improve your score.
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By DAVE EMKE
Special to the OBSERVER
Since 2009, the Child Advocacy Program of Chautauqua County has provided "a process and a place" for victims of abuse at its Jamestown offices.
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The Red House for Youth in Cassadaga will be the host of the Child Advocacy Program's Chili Feast and Barn Dance on Sunday, Oct. 9. The event is a fundraiser to help the organization raise money to open a new North County location in Dunkirk.
CAP's nationally accredited home at 405 W. Third St. brings multiple child advocates and law enforcement agents together in one physically and psychologically safe setting. The state-of-the-art facility features an interview room where children can speak with an advocate while being monitored in another room by detectives, CPS workers and attorneys; rooms for counselors to speak with non-offending family members; and an atmosphere that is conducive to making a child in need feel comfortable. The entire building is designed to lessen the trauma for the children by forcing them to tell their difficult story once and only once.
For child abuse victims in the North County, however, coming to Jamestown to go through the process may not be an option. And no child should be denied the opportunity to be as comfortable as possible during such a painful process just because of geography and socioeconomic status, said Jana McDermott, CAP's executive director.
"One of the horror stories is our child victims - 5, 6 years old - being interviewed in the basement of the police department," she said. "That should not happen. We're revictimizing those kids."
Though the Child Advocacy Program has been partnering with Catholic Charities to share office space in Dunkirk, giving a private room to interview children and keep them out of the police department basement, the current facility still pales in comparison to the Jamestown office. Sunday, Oct. 9, the program will hold its first event to both raise money to upgrade the Dunkirk facility to national standards as well as to spread awareness of its importance throughout the county.
CAP's Chili Feast and Barn Dance will be held Oct. 9 from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the Red House for Youth in Cassadaga, and McDermott says that the event is designed to be both a fundraiser and a "friend-raiser."
"This is not just about fundraising: we want partners in prevention," she said. "We want to educate the community about the problem of child abuse, and that there are things we can do."
The funds that will be raised during the event, however, will be used to help establish and improve the program's presence in the northern part of Chautauqua County. The end goal rests within a new office space for both the Child Advocacy Program and Catholic Charities, which will be located at 421 Main St. in Dunkirk, with a designated forensic interview room for CAP inside.
The aim is to officially open the facility by year's end.
"The Child Advocacy Program will now have a permanent presence in the North County," McDermott said. "We want the North County to have the same services that we have in the South County, which is a child-friendly location."
Steve Wickmark, who owns the Red House for Youth along with his wife, Nancy, is no stranger to the Child Advocacy Program and its value to local youth.
"I was a prosecutor for a number of years, and worked specifically in child sexual abuse cases for seven or eight years," he said. "So I know firsthand why the Child Advocacy Program is so important to the community and to the kids."
Wickmark, who later served as the county commissioner for social services, purchased the Denny Mansion on the backroads of Cassadaga in 2008 and reinvented it as the Red House for Youth - an events center for the purpose of generating resources for youth development throughout the area.
"It began as a half-baked idea: a philanthropic activity where we had in mind that the community would buy into the concept of a self-sustaining revenue engine for youth programs," he said. "It was done in light of huge needs across the county, and particularly in our county, for more programming and services for kids."
The mid-19th century mansion has a rich history. Some believe it to have been a part of the Underground Railroad during the Civil War. While Wickmark said those claims are unproven, he cannot dismiss them.
"I'm not an expert in history, so I'm not going to debate it one way or the other," he said. "But I don't mind the fact that people think that it was."
Whatever its past, the large, beautiful house has played host to weddings, reunions, business retreats, proms and numerous other events during the three years it has been in operation. All proceeds raised from events held there, Wickmark said, go in to a fund awaiting requests from local organizations.
It has been a "no-brainer" to make the Child Advocacy Program a principal recipient of funding for the Red House's proceeds, Wickmark said. Now, he said, he is looking forward to being able to give back to the program in another way.
"We've made a couple of donations this past year, including donating the property for them to do their own fundraiser," he said. "We're really looking forward to a big turnout, because they're certainly deserving of it. ... This fits right into our model of trying to help programs that are helping kids."
Through his experience in the field, Wickmark said he is painfully aware that the logistics of getting victims and professionals back and forth from Dunkirk to Jamestown to utilize CAP's valuable services are quite difficult. Therefore, he said he is hopeful that the program's growth to the North County is successful.
"The program has value far beyond the city of Jamestown, and people already recognize that," he said. "I understand why they want to identify and support a North County facility, and there has been a pretty good buy-in already."
At the Chili Feast and Barn Dance on Oct. 9, those who make the trek to Cassadaga to support the Child Advocacy Program will have a lot of fun as they do so.
In addition to spreading awareness about child abuse education and about the organization's services, CAP will be hosting live music, dancing and more during the festivities. Among the fun will be contra dancing, an activity board member Cindy DiNapoli describes as "square dancing maxed-out."
"You go this way, you go that way, and you go back," she said, adding the only way to truly appreciate the dance is to find videos on YouTube. "Somehow you keep switching."
Local caller Kathy Fox will lead the dance and attendees will be invited to learn the moves for themselves, DiNapoli said.
A chili and bread bar will be offered for those in attendance courtesy of the Mustard Seed restaurant, and fresh apple cider and desserts will also be available. Throughout the evening, the Child Advocacy Program will continue to raise money for its cause through the sale of mums and pumpkins, as well as candles donated by the Grape County Candle Company. A basket drawing will also be held.
Also adding to the enjoyment of the evening will be tours of the historic mansion provided by the Wickmarks.
"We have events here almost every weekend, and there's never been an event where people haven't wanted to have walkthrough tours. That's certainly part of the package we're offering to CAP," Wickmark said. "We just want to make them have as successful a time as possible, and if that helps, we'll do that or anything else they ask us to do. I'm just there opening up the doors."
Tickets to the event can be purchased from any member of CAP's North County committee, which includes Paula Pichon, Edwin Rodriguez, Brian Masciadrelli, Dr. Leanna While, Sylvia Swan and Carol Bleck. They also can be found at the program's Jamestown offices or at the door of the Red House for Youth, 91 Frisbee Road in Cassadaga, on the evening of the event.
Admission to the event will be $10, and children under 18 will be admitted free with a paying adult. For more information about the event or about the mission of the Child Advocacy Program of Chautauqua County, call 338-9844 or visit www.capjustice.org.
McDermott said that beyond the establishment of a new North County facility for CAP, the organization hopes the proceeds raised from the Oct. 9 event help begin to sow the seeds for a media campaign that will build awareness toward stamping out child abuse once and for all.
"Every adult needs to know the dynamics and the prevalence of child abuse and how to keep children safe, because we're not doing it," she said, adding the organization plans to begin to gather and distribute materials, information and training for churches, schools and other venues. "There are too many children being abused, and I really think it's just that people don't know how to keep their kids safe."
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JD Souther's Jan. 12 show at the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton has been moved because of a scheduling conflict. A new date will be announced for the spring and previously purchased tickets will be honored.
Talking Heads tribute Start Making Sense comes to the Iron Horse on March 2. Tickets are available for $12.50 in advance through the Northampton Box Office at (413) 586-8686 and online at iheg.com
Shelby Lynne arrives at the Iron Horse on March 25. Tickets are $35 on advance and available through the Northampton Box Office. Other new shows at the club include Jeff Bujak on April 14 and Orange Television on May 5.
Eight to The Bar will perform at Infinity Hall in Norfolk, Conn., on March 2. Tickets are $15 and $10 and available through infinityhall.com beginning Dec. 29. Tickets are also on sale that day for the Asleep at the Wheel performance on March 29, and Los Lobos on April 1.
Infinity Hall has also announced a special performance with Mary Chapin Carpenter and Shawn Colvin on April 28. The event is billed as an acoustic show with music and storytelling. Tickets are on sale Thursday and priced at $95 and $150 with the latter ticket price including a meet-and-greet cocktail reception after the show.
Holland native Jonathan Mason got an early Christmas present when he signed an endorsement deal with Spector Bass Guitar Company. Mason is the bass player the Andy Needham Band, a modern worship group now recording in Nashville.
The YankCelt Band has released its 2012 schedule with plans to visit six separate locals in the Pioneer Valley. The tentative list includes stops at The Elks Lodge in West Springfield (March 9), The Cedars at St. Anthony's in Springfield (March 10), the Majestic Theater in West Springfield (March 13), the Holyoke Elks(March 16), Theodores' in Springfield on St. Patrick's Day, and O'Driscoll's in Wilbraham on March 18. For times and ticket prices visit yankceltband.com


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This Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., volunteers will be available at Lloyd Center Mall (Suite 2025) and the Beaverton Resource Center to help people fill out and file their returns.
That's right. Do your taxes and shop afterwards. You won't have your refund yet but you might know what it is.
Of course, you'll have to bring your W-2s, photo ID and other records.
CASH Oregon helped more than 17,500 taxpayers in the Portland area claim $21 million in refunds last year, executive director Rob Justus said. It used 433 IRS-certified volunteers to do it.
This year, to help serve more people, it's offering self-prep sites. Recent college grads and other taxpayers can do their own tax returns online with a volunteer overseeing their work. The aim is to help people get used to filing their own returns online, Justus said.
"It's something the IRS is really promoting," Justus said. "Our biggest issue, frankly, is capacity. Our numbers just continue to grow. We're trying to capture some folks who really in the end could be doing their own taxes online."
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"Greg Whalen is not only an incredibly gifted voice talent, he also brings an enormous amount of energy and enthusiasm that raises any project to a higher level. Greg's talent is so diverse and creative, he could have played ALL of the characters in my film."
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"Greg is a real pleasure to work with. He's great at taking direction while still being able to offer suggestions and hilarious ad lib. I'm also impressed at the sheer volume of little people he has living inside of his head."
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"Everyone here was thrilled with how this audio book turned out. So much so, that we nominated it for an Audie Award."
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"Versatile, smart and easy to work with, Greg is a wonderful talent."
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"It doesn't bother Greg, in the least, that Bix Pix creates characters that often don't really exist, Greg always knows just how they should sound. He's also a master at bringing to life real people. And oh, did I mention, he's tons of fun to work with!"
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"Greg's incredible vocal versatility and his well-honed acting and improv skills mean only good things for us and our clients. He brings a lot to the table so that our scripts end up sounding better than we had imagined when we wrote them. He's a quick study and always a real pleasure to work with."
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"Greg is the #1 comic voice-over actor working in Chicago today."
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"Greg Whalen, the man of a million voices! Not only is he a fantastic voice talent, but he's also funnier than forty drunk monkeys playing charades in drag!"
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Driven by dedication, the young Mexican has a sixth sense when it comes to finding time and space in the penalty box. He's alert, sharp and has a first touch that never lets him down even in the tightest space.
In front of goal, Chicharito is a natural. He's banged in goals at every level of the game, from junior leagues in Mexico right up to international tournaments. He's got two good feet, he's good in the air and he always makes an impact.
Chicharito has the killer instinct to get ahead of his marker and he'll do whatever it takes to get the ball over the line. When there's an opportunity to score, Hernandez takes it every time.
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Gmail snooper turns up on TODAY show
Yesterday we covered the story of a man named Leon Walker who is facing five years in prison for snooping through his wife's email. According to Leon, he knew his then-wife's Gmail password because she kept all account passwords in a notebook next to the computer–a computer Leon used regularly and has gone on to call, "the family computer."
Leon's search confirmed his suspicions that his wife was having an affair with her previous husband and Leon now says he felt obliged to share this information with his ex's first husband (Leon was the third) because hubby numero dos was known for abusing the wife in this circle, Clara, in front of one of her children. Whew!
But all of this drama is just window dressing for the real issue at stake here, which isn't about privacy as much as it is about hacking. The statute at play is normally applied to cases involving trade secrets and the like. Leon is a professional computer geek–a fact that's been mentioned in every story printed on the case–but according to him, no hacking was involved in his amateur detective work. Is this guy just cleverly covering his bases after engaging in illegal activity to bust an unfaithful wife, or is he completely on the level, looking out for this interest of his children alone. I'm guessing the truth lies somewhere in the middle, but let's here Leon's side of the story, as broadcast on the TODAY show this morning.
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Protestors confront police during an impromptu rally to protest the shooting of Michael Brown, 18, by police in Ferguson, Mo. Brown died following a confrontation with police, according to St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar, who spoke at a news conference Sunday.
Onlookers in the top floor of the Westin Hotel watch police and firetrucks respond to a shooting at the hotel on Sunday. New Orleans police say one man is dead and another critically wounded after a shooting.
People gather in the park as a perigee moon, also known as a supermoon, rises in Madrid, Sunday. The phenomenon, which scientists call a "perigee moon," occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than other full moons.
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The Allstate Sugar Bowl and the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame announced its annual award winners Wednesday in a news release issued by the Sugar Bowl.
LSU softball coach Yvette Girouard has been selected as the Outstanding College Coach from the State of Louisiana, while the Archbishop Hannan softball team is the Outstanding Team from the State of Louisiana. Girouard completed a legendary career by guiding the Tigers to a 40-18 record en route to the program's 13th NCAA Regional appearance. In addition to being named the Co-Coach of the Year in the Southeastern Conference, she was named the Louisiana Coach of the Year for the 14th time. Hannan earned the school's first state title since Hurricane Katrina forced it to move to the north shore. The Hawks defeated Ascension Catholic in the title game.
Ron Washington, a New Orleans native and a member of the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame, has been named the Outstanding Professional Coach for the State of Louisiana after managing the Texas Rangers to their first World Series appearance.
The Outstanding Professional Athlete from the State of Louisiana is San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson. Wilson, who played at LSU, became the most recognizable face for the Giants as his intimidating black beard and his over-powering arm led to his appearance on the cover of Sports Illustrated after throwing the final pitch in the Giants' first World Series triumph since they moved to California.
Danny Granger, a graduate of Grace King High School, completed his sixth NBA season this spring, averaging 20.5 points per game for the Indiana Pacers and is the Outstanding Professional Athlete from Greater New Orleans. Granger also helped the United States Senior National Team win the gold medal at the 2010 FIBA World Championships in Turkey last summer. The top amateur athlete from the Greater New Orleans Area is Loyola's Ryan Brock. The senior was the fourth-leading scorer in the nation (22.2 points per game) and was recognized as an NAIA All-American and as the Louisiana Small College Player of the Year.
The other two annual award winners are Rod Cusachs, the wrestling coach at Rummel, and Maribel Lopez-Porras, a star golfer for Tulane. Cusachs earned Outstanding Prep Coach honors for the State of Louisiana after directing the Raiders to their first wrestling state championship. Lopez-Porras, a sophomore from Bogota, Colombia, was named the Outstanding Female Amateur Athlete for Greater New Orleans after earning Conference USA Women's Golfer of the Year honors and leading the Green Wave to the NCAA Central Region Championships.
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With tens of thousands of folks in Birmingham this week for the annual football clash between Alabama A&M University and Alabama State University, the 27-year-old event promoter has plans for two parties designed to attract folks looking to have a good time while in town for the event.
Tonight, White will set up a temporary bar and DJ equipment for one of those parties at 2212 Second Avenue North, where he plans to open a tapas bar and restaurant called The District in December. He expects more than 250 people to go to the event, which costs $25 to attend.
"It gives me a chance to show off our venue before it opens," White said.
White also is hosting the first "I Am The Classic Empowerment Expo" on Friday at Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex. The free expo will include a job fair, panel discussions on business, health and entertainment, as well as a vendor fair where businesses can show off and sell their goods and services.
On Saturday, White is hosting a party called Encore V at the Sheraton Birmingham with actor Lance Gross of "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" as the special guest. Admission starts at $10.
"I've probably got almost six figures invested in this, but it's all to help the city I love," White said.
White is not the only one seeking to tap into Magic City Classic's economic power. The Classic is expected to pump between $13.8 million and $15 million into metro Birmingham's economy this week, according to an estimate by the Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau.
The event packs a punch that provides a boost for many area businesses. Area caterers, for example, are cooking for tailgaters outside Legion Field, while hotels are packed with football fans from both schools, and bus companies are getting a boost during a slow time of the year, transporting folks to the game.
Convention officials expect 66,000 to attend the game, many from outside Alabama, up from last year's nearly 62,000 fans that made it the biggest historically-black college football classic in the country. Game attendees will get a special treat this year, a performance on the field after the game by old-school R&B act Frankie Beverly & Maze.
Another 30,000 to 40,000 are expected to tailgate around Legion Field. The Classic, presented by State Farm with Coca-Cola this year, has grown into a major social and economic event.
Family reunions are planned around the events, and graduates of both schools come in from across the country, said Faye Oates, executive director of the event for the Bruno Event Team.
"Last year, we sold tickets in 26 states," she said. "People forget that none of the parties and social events could take place without the football game. And the stakes are even higher this year. Alabama State is 6-1, Alabama A&M is 5-2, and the winner will appear in the SWAC Championship Game."
Birmingham chef Clayton Sherrod, who is catering some tailgate parties outside the stadium, said the Classic gives a big boost to area caterers.
"People come in a festive mood, and that benefits caterers like me who cook the food for them," Sherrod said.
Hotels bustling
Many area hotels are also filling up with fans visiting from out of town. David Galbaugh, sports marketing director for the Birmingham convention bureau, projects 7,000 room nights this week are connected to the Classic at hotels across the metro area.
About 700 of the 757 rooms in the Sheraton Birmingham downtown are filled from Friday through Sunday by Classic football fans, said general manager Mark Noyes. The hotel is hosting receptions this week for alumni of both schools, as well as both private parties and social functions for university alumni, he said.
"We sell out every year for the Classic," Noyes said. "It's huge business for our hotel."
Bus companies from across Alabama also benefit. The city of Birmingham has hired International Trailways of Hoover for $120,000 and GameDay Management Group of Orlando for $40,000 to handle transporting fans to and from the game. Jeff Hinton of GameDay Management, which has overseen the transportation for three years, estimates they carried more than 13,000 people to and from the game last year.
Of the 14 motor coach companies providing the 75 buses that will be used to carry Classic fans on Saturday, all but three are from Alabama, said Ron Wall of International Trailways, a sister company of Birmingham-based Thrasher Brothers Tours.
"This is a slow period for the coach industry, so the Classic is huge for us," Wall said. "If not for this event, a lot of drivers would be sitting at home instead of making money to provide for their families this weekend."
Food and drink
White hopes the Classic builds momentum for his tapas bar, which aims to attract folks looking for a venue to eat and hang out late at night downtown.
"Our goal is to offer a place where business executives and others can come to a nice bar and have an affordable meal and cocktails late in the evening downtown during the week, relax and watch a game on TV or have a business meeting," White said.
White said his parties and expo aim to appeal to a wide range of Classic fans, from school alumni to young professionals and older folks taking advantage of job interviews during the Friday BJCC event. During the game, White will check out tailgaters outside Legion Field as part of a best barbecue contest called "I Smell Smoke" that he is sponsoring.
Of all of the events, he is most excited about the "I Am the Classic Empowerment Expo," which he hopes to expand to other cities hosting black football classics in the future.
"My goal is to give people who are here to have fun a chance to get educated and be empowered in one setting, and give area businesses a platform to showcase their products and services," White said. "We'll have a health fair and a job fair where people can interview and apply for jobs. And it is all free."
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Q. With treasury investments and CDs providing small returns, why aren't financial advisers recommending investing in utility stocks? Example: PSE&G has an almost 5 percent dividend, and it's been a New Jersey company for over 100 years, never missing a dividend and sometimes even raising it. There seem to be many utility stocks that are very safe and pay a healthy dividend.
— Confused investor
A. Dividend-paying stocks can be a great investment — for the right investor at the right time.
"Does it matter if the dollar you spend on goods and services comes from interest on a bond, dividends from a stock, or appreciation on stock that is later sold?" asked Brian Kazanchy, a certified financial planner with RegentAtlantic Capital in Morristown. "Aside from different tax rates that may be charged on the various types of portfolio income, it does not."
Focusing on achieving the best total return for a given level of risk is the optimal way to structure a portfolio, he said.
Dividends are a great component of total return, but looking at them in isolation is dangerous, Kazanchy said. This behavior often leads to purchasing an overvalued security, and he said utility stocks provide an excellent example.
Going into 2012, Kazanchy said, the utility sector of the S&P 500 had a forward price-to-earnings ratio, or P/E ratio, of 14.6. The 15-year historical average forward P/E ratio was 12.3, indicating that utility stocks were overpriced.
"In fact, this sector was the only sector that was trading at a more expensive level than its 15-year historic average," he said.
As 2013 began, utility stocks remained the most overvalued sector in the S&P 500 on a relative basis, with a 14.3 forward P/E ratio, he said.
"Income is hard to find in today's low interest rate environment and in turn, investors should focus more on maximizing total return and avoid buying overpriced investments," he said.
Kazanchy noted that utilities do tend to exhibit a slightly lower level of volatility than the rest of the U.S. large-cap stock universe. However, they are still stock investments and subject to significant risk.
Indeed, there is something to be said for being sure that you won't lose money, said Jerry Lynch, a certified financial planner with JFL Total Wealth Management in Fairfield.
He said on Feb. 5, 2008, PSE&G stock was $50 per share and paying a dividend of around $1.30 annually. Today, the stock price is about $30 per share and paying a dividend of $1.42 annually.
"Assuming that you bought the stock in Feb of 2008 and you received the $1.42 dividend each year for the past five years, you would have a stock at $30, plus $7.10, totaling $37.10," he said.
That's a 25 percent loss, compared with Treasurys and CDs, which didn't earn much, but they didn't lose value.
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Well, I don't have a 'monster tower', being mine are 150', and 120', and 60'... And I have never had anything taller, so take my comments in that perspective... I do have acreage so I do have some experience with Beverages, etc... Check the archives for Tom Raush's posting on topband and 300 foot towers for a perspective regarding topband... The big contest stations will tell you that you need more than one antenna for each band, at different heights... Arrival angles can be fickle... They also will tell you that there is no such thing as too tall of an antenna for dx or contesting... Many of the stacked antenna guys have discovered that the highest antenna in the stack is the best 97.943% of the time <or some such figure>... I would not recommend a 300 foot tower due to cost, FAA lighting regulations, etc... The bang for the buck is not there, in my opinion... In general, a Rohn 45 tower in the 150' to 180' range will make you very competitive as far as signal into other parts of the world on the HF bands... A pair of 150-180 footers, properly spaced to hold a wire beam for 80 meters into europe (say) will make you you king of the hill in that direction.... There are lots of choices here... To simplify, let me tell you how I would spend YOUR money if I were doing it right now, aiming at bang for the buck <remember this criteria is not the killer stack>...... A 150-180 foot tower - you pick the height... I would compromise at 16 sections and put a Force 12, 40-10 antenna on top, and M2/Orion rotor... I would put a 20-15-10 Tribander at 13 sections fixed on Europe... I'm partial to a KT36XA, <or clone> my self ... I would put another Tribander at 10 sections fixed on South America... And I would put a shorty, tribander on a ring rotor, or gate arm, at 7 sections for US contests and for multiplier hunting... Then I would get as far from this tower as room allows and put up 13 sections of Rohn 25 on an insulator... This will be the 160 transmit antenna, base fed... Then I would haunt the swaps and scrap yards and get enough TV tower sections (American Steel, etc.) to make up a 4 square for 80 meters... And install Beverages for 160/80... That's how I would spend YOUR money, today... Denny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ford Peterson" <firstname.lastname@example.com> To: <email@example.com> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 1:30 AM Subject: [CQ-Contest] Monster antennas > I'd like to hear from some of you guys with the monster antennas. I've got > about 3 extra acres here that could hold a monster. Yes, it would be cool > to have a system that reaches to 200' or so, but would it play well? > > I've never played a radio with an HF antenna >70 feet or so. What should I > expect at 160'? Oh what the heck, why not 300'? Seriously, I'm looking at > a new tower and am unsure about the "bang for the buck" on a big boy tower. > > My gut tells me that a high tower is a handicap on SS and any other domestic > contest. Long haul DX may be different but is it going to make a difference > in my score in ARRL DX, CQWW, etc.? > > I'd be interested in any and all informed responses. > > Ford-N0FP > firstname.lastname@example.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > CQ-Contest mailing list > email@example.com > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
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EUGENE -- Fall camp is the time when young players get a large amount of attention for the instant impacts each could make (see Freeman, Royce).
In my Oregon Ducks live chat today from noon to 1 p.m., however, I want to hear from readers about the older players they believe could progress from solid contributors to potential standouts. Names like outside linebacker Christian French, inside linebacker Joe Walker, receiver Dwayne Stanford and any others. It could even include a returning starter who might improve dramatically. State your case about why this will be your player's year and we'll get a good discussion going.
As usual, any other questions are welcome, too. Feel free to drop questions beforehand and I'll answer them all the best I can.
Programming note: I'll hold a live chat each week from now until January every Tuesday from noon to 1 p.m. Hopefully the consistency will allow for more voices to join each week.
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Binghamton, NY (WBNG Binghamton) A Binghamton University fraternity gives back to their local community with rakes, soil and flowers.
Theta Delta Chi teamed up with two master gardeners to clean and plant new flowers at Walnut Street Park Saturday morning.
People of all ages raked leaves, pulled weeds, and planted a garden above the mosaic wall.
The fraternity did it all in attempt to make the park better and safer for the Binghamton community.
Nicholas Kumelowski said cleaning up the garden is a way to bridge the gap between students and local residents.
"We care a lot about this neighborhood and we definitely care about improving and showing a good face for Binghamton University," Kumelowski said. "We're all smart kids and we just want to show our best."
Brothers said they hope cleaning up the park will strengthen the community and help cut down crime on Walnut Street.
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Stars come out to honor Queen Elizabeth
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A star-studded concert and spectacular fireworks display were the highlights of Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee on Monday.
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Local Super Bowl rating exceeds national figure
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Foxygen performance a frenetic delight
Indie-rock aficionados have been touting Foxygen this year as a band on the brink of bigger things. There's also been speculation that the band is on the brink of collapse.
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Radio's Brian Kramp resurfaces on WITI-TV's new 'Studio A'
Brian Kramp, the former WLUM-FM morning show host dismissed in May, resurfaces as a "man-about-town" reporter for "Studio A," a new afternoon talk show on WITI-TV (Channel 6).
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Stephen Smith struck out seven in Passaic Valley's 5-3 victory over Wayne Hills in Little Falls.
Smith pitched 5 1/3 innings scattering eight hits and allowing three earned. Casey Hanley, Spencer Perzely and Anthony Maffucci each had an RBI for Passaic Valley.
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Did you start out shooting film?
Yes, B&W, then colour.
What cameras and film did you first start shooting with?
My first camera was a Canon AE-1, then I got a Nikon F3. Read more
Who is Ryan Allan and why should you care? Ryan is one of those photographers that has been there and done that before you even thought of doing it. As a founding editor in Canada's SBC Skateboard Magazine, I first met Ryan while we were both cutting our teeth inside the magazine publication world. The main difference was that Ryan worked on the skateboard side of things, while I was on snowboard side. Oh ya, and Ryan knew how to use flashes and shoot amazing photos, all while I was just learning the craft. I remember asking him a lot of questions. Looking back, I now know how annoying that must have been. Well, I thought I would take it back to the streets and annoy him with more questions. Read more
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It's no secret. I love film. I shoot film all the time. For me it's a style choice for a lot of my personal work but I still push for it with clients when the time is right. But more and more, when push comes to shove, film gets sand thrown in it's face in favour of digital. However, I know many other photographers that feel the same way I do and want to use film whenever possible. For some time now, I have wanted to put together a series of interviews about the use of film in our digital world. Bneeth has presented me with the opportunity to get down to the heart of this pressing matter.
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"Dude! Where's your camera??………..you're BLOWING IT! I hear this all the time. Fortunately its mostly good natured "let's annoy the photographer" stuff. Many times though, I find myself out and about with no camera in hand and get the feeling like I'm missing the shot. I guess you could call it Photographers remorse. During my daily internet trolling, I been coming across a selection of interviews with photographers who seem to suffer from the exact same ailment. The only difference is that they've seen the light and are now ready to begin spreading the gospel.
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I shoot with my Hasselblad a lot. I talk about it a lot too. Probably ad naseum. But I get asked the same question all the time so what can I say?: "what's your favourite camera to shoot with??". I'm not gonna lie and change my answer just because I always say the same thing. They should ask more original questions right??


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First Place G-Braves Seeking Fifth Straight Win
(Photo courtesy of Karl Moore)
Last night, the Gwinnett Braves opened their 2012 home schedule with a 7-1 win over the Durham Bulls in front of 4,699 fans at Coolray Field. Jose Constanza and J.C. Boscan each drove in two RBI apiece, while right-hander Julio Teheran logged five scoreless, three-hit innings to pick up his first victory as the G-Braves moved to 5-3 on the season.
The reigning IL Pitcher of the Year and 2011 Rookie of the Year, Teheran (1-0) lived up to the billing, working five innings of scoreless baseball. In addition to four strikeouts over five scoreless innings, the right-hander also picked off two base-runners from first. With his first win of the season, Teheran lowered his ERA from 16.20 to 4.05.
Gwinnett scored a run in the bottom of the first and never trailed in the contest. Luis Durango walked to lead-off the bottom half of the first, then advanced to second after stealing his fifth base of the young season. Following a perfectly executed sacrifice bunt by Jose Constanza to advance Durango to third base, Drew Sutton laced a single into right field to give Gwinnett an early 1-0 lead.
The G-Braves took full advantage of another lead-off walk that was issued by Bulls starting pitcher Jhonny Nunez in the fourth inning. After Ernesto Mejia reached base, Gwinnett followed with back-to-back singles by Joey Terdoslavich and Jordan Parraz to load the bases. Following a lineout by Josh Wilson, Boscan ripped a two-run single to give the G-Braves a 3-0 lead. The next batter, Durango, grounded into a fielder's choice, adding another run to the G-Braves lead, 4-0, as they headed to the fifth inning.
Parraz led off the sixth inning with his second hit of the night, and Wilson followed with a base hit of his own. Following back-to-back strikeouts, Constanza drilled a ball into right-center for his second triple in two games, giving the G-Braves a 6-0 lead.
Starting Line-up for Durham (5-3, T-1st) vs Gwinnett (5-3, T-1st) on April 13 @ 7:05 p.m. from Coolray Field
Right-hander Eric Junge (0-1, 10.80) is scheduled to start for the G-Braves, while the Bulls counter with right-handed ace Chris Archer (1-0, 1.50). Friday the 13th's game features a special appearance by Veggie Tales and Fox 5 Friday Fireworks following the action. Listen to the game on WDUN 550 AM and 102.9 FM with Tony Schiavone calling the play-by-play.
Durham Bulls Batting Order:
1) Will Rhymes, 3B
2) Tim Beckham, SS
3) Brandon Guyer, RF
4) Matt Mangini, DH
5) Leslie Anderson, LF
6) Juan Miranda, 1B
7) Jesus Feliciano, CF
8) Nevin Ashley, C
9) Shawn O'Malley, 2B
G-Braves Batting Order
1) Luis Durango, CF
2) Jose Constanza, LF
3) Drew Sutton, 2B
4) Stefan Gartrell, DH
5) Joey Terdoslavich, 3B
6) Christian Marrero, 1B
7) Jordan Parraz, RF
8) Josh Wilson, SS
9) J.C. Boscan, C
-Tony Piraro
Opening Night, Tommie Aaron Tribute and Starting Line-up's
(Photo courtesy of Karl Moore)
What a beautiful day for baseball? The weather may be a little chilly, but the second place G-Braves are sure to keep you warm. Prior to the first pitch of tonight's game, which is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. local time, be sure to be inside Coolray Field to witness the re-retirement ceremony of Tommie Aaron.
The older brother of Hank Aaron had his No. 23 retired by the Richmond Braves when they were still stationed in Virginia. Tommie is actually the only Triple-A Brave to have his number retired in organizational history. However, once the Braves left Richmond in 2008, Aaron's No. 23 was no longer honored.
Therefore, tonight from Coolray Field in Lawrenceville, the Gwinnett Braves will honor the former legend by re-retiring the No. 23 before the G-Braves play host to the Durham Bulls.
Currently, the G-Braves are coming off a huge win in Norfolk on Wednesday afternoon to complete their sweep of the Orioles Triple-A affiliate. The Tides were actually leading Gwinnett by seven runs heading to the ninth inning when the G-Braves bats exploded. Gwinnett scored seven runs in their last at-bats to tie the game, then added a few more runs in extra innings to grab the victory, 14-12. With the win, the G-Braves move their record to 4-3 on the season, placing them in second place behind Durham.
Home Opener Starting Line-up for Thursday, April 12 from Coolray Field in Lawrenceville, Georgia
Durham Bulls RHP: Jhonny Nunez (0-0, 2.75) vs G-Braves RHP: Julio Teheran (0-0, 16.20)
Durham Bulls Batting Order:
1. 2B, Will Rhymes
2. SS, Tim Beckham
3. RF, Jeff Salazar
4. 3B, Matt Mangini
5. DH, Leslie Anderson
6. 1B, Juan Miranda
7. CF, Jesus Feliciano
8. C, Nevin Ashley
9. LF, Kyle Hudson
G-Braves Batting Order:
1. CF, Luis Durango
2. LF, Jose Constanza
3. 2B, Drew Sutton
4. DH, Stefan Gartrell
5. 1B, Ernesto Mejia
6. 3B, Joey Terdoslavich
7. RF, Jordan Parraz
8. SS, Josh Wilson
9. C, J.C. Boscan
-Tony Piraro


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FW police lose K-9 officer Fax
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The Federal Way Police Department (FWPD) lost one of its K-9 officers.
The dog known to friends, family and fellow officers as "Fax" died on Sept. 3 after battling cancer.
According to a biography put together by Fax's handler, Officer Matt Novak: "Fax, born Fax von den Herbstzeitlosen in Frankenburg, Germany, and was imported to the United States for police work at the age of one. Initially destined for a career with a Canadian police department, FWPD's K-9 unit was the first to evaluate him."
According to Novak, Fax immediately stood out because of his exceptional drive and work ethic. Fax became a member of FWPD shortly after coming to the U.S.
Novak and Fax underwent the required rigorous training, and were certified as a generalist K-9 team.
Novak and Fax were tasked with the protection of his fellow officers and the community, and were most often deployed to track down and apprehend felons on the loose in the community. According to Novak's bio, Fax assisted in the apprehension of 95 criminals in his lifetime/career, most of whom were wanted for serious, violent crimes.
The German shepherd was also responsible for locating 30 pieces of evidence instrumental in criminal prosecutions, and was called out for assistance on 425 different occasions during his career.
One of Fax's most important apprehensions came when Fax was called to track a homicide suspect in freezing temperatures and snow. Fax was able to locate the suspect, and the suspect's murder weapon was also recovered, which resulted in a guilty sentence and a 31.5-year prison sentence for the suspect.
The loyal K-9 officer was also a mainstay in the community, joining Novak as a goodwill ambassador for the police department by attending dozens of safety fairs and similar events throughout his career and lifetime.
"Fax was a loyal partner, friend, family member and protector of the community. His loss leaves a hole within the department and he will be missed by all," Novak concluded in his bio of Fax.
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Previewing Green Bay's New Secondary
Seven-year veteran Tramon Williams stands as the senior citizen in the Green Bay Packers' secondary following the unceremonious departure of Charles Woodson.
The 30-year-old Williams isn't exactly ready to join AARP.
Despite his struggles with missed tackles, Williams is in line to be the Packers' top corner come the Week 1 rematch against the San Francisco 49ers. Across from Williams is up-and-coming corner Sam Shields, who snagged an interception in each of Green Bay's playoff games. Shields, a restricted free agent, is working on a long-term deal with the Packers, but still isn't under contract.
Casey Hayward is the third corner in name only. He's coming off an impressive rookie season in which he led the team with six interceptions and 22 passes defensed from the slot corner spot. The Vanderbilt product is undersized and likely to remain on the inside position where he's most effective. Hayward's instant success from the slot made Woodson expendable this offseason.
Behind Hayward is Davon House and Jarrett Bush. House has shown enough potential as a cover corner to replace Williams or Shields if need be.
Meanwhile, safety is arguably the thinnest position on the Packers' depth chart.
General manager Ted Thompson and defensive coordinator Dom Capers appear comfortable with Morgan Burnett and Jerron McMillian as the team's starting safeties. In fact, Green Bay passed on Florida International's Jonathan Cyprien and Florida's Matt Elam in the first round of April's NFL Draft. Both players would've challenged for a starting spot.
What's perplexing is that Thompson failed to bolster his team's secondary this offseason. The defensive backfield's only addition was the fifth round selection of cornerback Micah Hyde out of Iowa. Besides Hyde, it's the same crew, sans Woodson, from 2012
When Week 5 rolls around, Green Bay's defense will be tasked with slowing down the NFL's best receiver in Calvin Johnson. Last season, Megatron torched the Pack for 15 catches, 261 yards and one touchdown in two games. Sure, the Packers won both games, but Johnson - among others - exposed one of Green Bay's most glaring weaknesses.
Green Bay's secondary certainly wasn't bad last season. The Packers allowed just 218 passing yards per game last season, 10th best in the NFL, but haven't improved the secondary this offseason. Rookie defensive end Datone Jones improves an already dynamic pass rush, but the secondary certainly could afford a talent bump.
Does Packers' brass forget the undoing the team suffered at the hands of Colin Kaepernick in their Divisional round loss? Kaepernick picked apart Green Bay's seemingly overmatched secondary.
To return to the Super Bowl, the Packers will likely have to go through quarterbacks like Matt Ryan, Russell Wilson and Drew Brees. In today's NFL of pass-first offenses, can the Packers afford to just stand pat in the secondary?
We'll have to wait and see.


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Lenny Kravitz made the most of his New Orleans homecoming.
He's owned a house in the French Quarter since 1994, but has spent the past two years in Europe. He returned to close the main Voodoo stage on Sunday, ending a brief tour to mark the 20th anniversary of his debut album, "Let Love Rule."
Thousands of fans stuck around Voodoo after dark to welcome Kravitz home, and he did not disappoint. In a nearly two-hour set bookended by cuts from "Let Love Rule," he gave his able band room to roam while still honoring the hits with faithful renditions.
The opening "Freedom Train" saw Kravitz and company warming up to the task at hand. He deftly navigated the borderline falsetto of "It Ain't Over Til It's Over" as well as the soul testimonial's precision guitar solo; otherwise, he let longtime foil Craig Ross do the heavy lifting on guitar.
View all photos from Voodoo Fest 2009 in New Orleans.
Kravitz obviously revels in his role as rock star. He mugged for, and kissed, the lens of a video camera projecting his image on the big screen. He called for a specific jacket and scarf from an assistant. He ditched his sunglasses for the acoustic ballad "Believe," then put them on again.
In real time, Kravitz remade his rock band into a jazz band. He directed keyboardist George Laks to switch from Hammond organ to Rhodes electric keyboard, and urged Ross to bring it down a notch or two. He then slipped into the drummer's chair, gripped a pair of sticks like a jazz musician, and tapped out a slow swing groove as trumpeter Michael Hunter embarked on a long solo.
The jazz interlude was just that – an interlude. Interesting, but not the point. Sensing that, after an hour on stage, it was time to get to the point, Kravitz strapped on an electric guitar and plunged headlong into the hard funk of "Always on the Run." Hits followed in quick succession: "American Woman," "Fly Away," a delirious "Are You Gonna Go My Way." Drummer Franklin Vanderbilt Jr., solid all night, knocked the stuffing out of that song in particular.
Kravitz's local pedigree was fully on display. He dedicated the set to the late Tony Torres, a friend and the brother of local trash magnate Sidney Torres. He told the story of coming to New Orleans to see Aretha Franklin at Jazz Fest in 1994 and falling so hard for the city that he bought a house. For an encore of a 10 minute "Let Love Rule," he called out local favorite Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, who had staged his own Voodoo show earlier.
In 2005, Andrews toured in Kravitz's horn section. He still knows his way around the catalog. Given center stage, Andrews methodically built to a big finish of a trombone solo, as Kravitz banged a tambourine in encouragement.
Kravitz kept on that tambourine as the band veered off into a double-time gospel vamp. He climbed down from the stage to get up close and personal with what he referred to as "my people." Not surprisingly, they eagerly returned his embrace.
To read an interview with Kravitz conducted before he arrived in New Orleans for Voodoo, click here.


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TRENTON -- A political consultant was charged today with impersonating an opponent's staff member during the June primary in a North Jersey legislative district.
Kevin Collins, 39, of Brooklyn, worked for Republican challengers Joe Caruso and Anthony Rottino, who faced GOP Assemblymen Scott Rumana and David Russo in the 40th district. During the primary, he allegedly orchestrated a robocall to 12,000 residents impersonating Rumana's chief of staff, Ann O'Rourke.
According to state officials, the call did not identify which campaign paid for it and included inaccurate references to the incumbents.
"We are committed to thoroughly investigating any charges of fraud or abuse involving the election process in New Jersey," said Division of Criminal Justice Director Deborah Gramiccioni. "Fair and open elections are the bedrock of our democratic system of government, and we will root out any conduct that undermines that system."
The crime of impersonation carries a maximum sentence of 18 months and a $10,000 fine.
A lawyer for Collins did not immediately return a call requesting comment.
The 40th legislative district is comprised of municipalities in Bergen, Passaic, and Essex counties.


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Construction has started on a paving and improvement project that state officials say will pose inevitable headaches for commuters and business owners in Hillsboro during the next two years.
Oregon 8, better known as Tualatin Valley Highway, is in need of significant repairs on more than three miles of road through downtown Hillsboro, according to city and state officials.
The city and Oregon Department of Transportation are teaming up on the project, which includes "significant construction during the day and night from June 2013 to fall 2015," according to the project's website. ODOT's share is $12.7 million. Hillsboro will replace aging water lines to the tune of roughly $1.8 million, and $2.6 million in stormwater improvements.
The real mess, in terms of lane closures and traffic snarls, will begin later this fall, when work starts on the couplet of Oak and Baseline streets.
"Please be patient," Wayne Statler, ODOT project manager, said. "We're trying to do it as fast as we can."
In other news around Washington County:
FIREWORKS SCARE PETS: The busiest week for fireworks is also the busiest time of year for the Bonnie L. Hays Small Animal Shelter -- and it's no coincidence.
"Neighborhood fireworks are a nightmare for pets," said Deborah Wood, manager of Washington County Animal Services.
The loud booms scare many pets, Wood said, and since warm weather is in the forecast, open windows could provide an escape for panicked animals.This year the shelter will be open again on July 4 as a holding center for found dogs until they can be reunited with their owners.
SEXUAL ASSAULT OF HORSES: A Manning man was sentenced to more than seven years in prison Monday and will have to register as a sex offender for sneaking into a barn near Banks and sexually assaulting two horses.
In May, Washington County Circuit Court Judge Jim Fun convicted Antonio Hall-Rivas, 47, on five counts of second-degree burglary and eight counts of sexual assault of an animal.
Fun ordered a pre-sentencing investigation to provide more information on Hall-Rivas. The investigation, which included two psychological evaluations, yielded no signs of mental or emotional disturbance, Fun said Monday at Hall-Rivas' sentencing hearing. It did show that he is intelligent and capable.
During the last year, Hall-Rivas came to the property west of Banks, brushed the horses, fed them candy and made them comfortable with him. After he'd gained their trust, authorities said, Hall-Rivas began sexually touching the horses.
Candy wrappers, cigarette butts and footprints littered the barn and property, alerting the homeowners to his presence. The horses' owner twice spotted a man in the barn before he ran off.
GUN ACCIDENT: The Washington County Sheriff's Office said a 30-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the hand Monday while cleaning a .45-caliber handgun inside his apartment.
An emergency crew responded to the 4900 block of Southwest Oleson Road at 12:49 p.m. and later took the man to Providence St. Vincent Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Pete Scott, a spokesman for Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue.
Sgt. Bob Ray, a spokesman for the sheriff's office, said the man violated the first rule of gun ownership -- "Treat every weapon as a loaded weapon" -- but would likely not be charged with a crime.
The bullet struck an exterior wall, and, although it was reckless not to make sure the gun was empty, no one else was injured or had been placed in imminent danger, Ray said.
UNDERAGE ALCOHOL SERVICE: Beaverton police say they targeted 11 businesses on Friday -- sending minors into bars and convenience stores to purchase alcohol -- and ticketed individual clerks and servers at three of them.
The sting took place between 4:30 and 9 p.m. with the help of underage volunteers from the Washington County Sheriff's Office's Explorer Program who, police said, had been instructed to answer questions about their ages truthfully.
Police records show that those cited for furnishing alcohol to a minor were Dong Bum Baek, 23, of Hae Rim Korean Restaurant; Whitney Hey-Phoades, 32, of McCormick's Fish House & Bar; and Kimberly R. Pool, 39, of Center Market.
A woman who picked up the phone at Center Market identifying herself as Pool declined to comment.
McCormick's and Hae Rim did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
DEAD BEES: Oregon state officials still haven't determined whether Safari, the insecticide implicated in the deaths of 50,000 bees in Wilsonville, also caused the deaths of hundreds of bees in Hillsboro last month.
Despite imposing restrictions on the use of 18 insecticides with the active ingredient dinotefuran late Friday, the Oregon Department of Agriculture isn't ready to point the finger at Safari in Hillsboro.
"We have not made any positive confirmation at this time," Dale Mitchell, program manager in the agricultural department's pesticide compliance and enforcement wing, said.
Investigators are still conducting interviews and gathering more information, Mitchell said. The state also set up a website with more information about the two incidents.
The department gathered additional environmental samples from the site, Southeast Washington street between Southeast Fourth and Fifth Avenues, where city officials first discovered the dead bees.
--The Oregonian