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RALEIGH, NC - The Fayetteville State men's basketball team couldn't overcome a tough Spaulding Gymnasium and two game delays on Wednesday. The Broncos lost to Shaw, 65-57.
That result combined with Winston-Salem State's tie against Johnson C. Smith, locks FSU (17-9, 9-6, 5-4) into the Southern Division's third seed for the CIAA Tournament. Shaw and St. Augustine's will round out the bottom of the division.
Torian Showers (Dublin, GA) paced the Broncos with 15 points. Tyrrel Tate (Raleigh, NC) had 13 points. Joshua Dawson(Kinston, NC) was also in double-figures, finishing with 11 points.
Fayetteville State limited Shaw to just 41.2-percent shooting (21 of 51) for the game and a 34.6-percent mark in the second half.
After Shaw began the game 11-4 and pushed its lead to 17-9. The Broncos responded with a 10-2 run and later cut it to 20-19.
With 5:02 to play in the first half, Shaw's lead was cut to 25-24. The Broncos didn't score the rest of the first half, but managed to stay with a 29-24 margin thanks to solid defense over the final few minutes.
Shaw scored the first two points of the second stanza to take a 31-24 lead. But FSU scored eight points in a row to seize its first lead of the game. Shaw recaptured the advantage and had a 35-32 lead before FSU scored six in a row.
A 7-0 Shaw run turned a 40-37 FSU lead into a 44-40 Broncos deficit. The Bears led the rest of the way.
FSU did manage to pull within one at 51-50 with 5:27 to play. But a 3-pointer from Shaw's Andre Paulk and two Paulk free throws helped put the game away.
Shaw held advantages in points in the paint, second chance points and bench points. Each team scored 16 points off turnovers.
The Broncos can still earn their 10th conference win of the season on Saturday afternoon against St. Augustine's. FSU hosts the Falcons at 4 pm for Senior Day. Fayetteville State will honor Travis Marcus (Washington, DC), Paul Lane (Atlanta, GA), Craft and Tate, along with Akysia Resper (Concord, NC), Amber Calvin (Fayetteville, NC) and Je'Lena Robertson (Houston, TX) of the women's team, during a ceremony between games of the doubleheader.


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Three speakers are on tap for the mission's conference Oct. 10 through Oct. 13 at Harvest Baptist Church.
Dr. Wayne Sehmish, who ministers in Asia and particularly in Thailand, will speak. He's been quoted as saying, "Preaching that is not practical is purposeless."
The Rev. Doug Fisher from Lighthouse Baptist Church pastors a large congregation in San Diego with what has been described as a ministry that is "wholehearted" and "done up right proper." He will also be a speaker at the conference.
Dr. David Gibbs III, general counsel for the Christian Law Association, will also speak. He received national attention for his role in representing Terri Schiavo's parents. The Terri Schiavo case was a legal battle between the husband and the parents of Teresa Marie "Terri" Schiavo that lasted from 1998 to 2005. At issue was whether the equipment that had been used to sustain her life since 1990 - specifically a feeding tube - should have been disconnected, thereby allowing her to die.
In addition to these three speakers, missionaries from all over the world attend the conference.
The conference will emphasize spiritual leadership and missions. There will be evening services each night beginning at 7 p.m. On Oct. 12 and 13, there also will be daytime sessions. On Oct. 10 there will be a lunch served after the morning service at 10:45 a.m.
The public may attend all sessions. There is no charge.
The church is at 614 Second Ave. S. Information is available from the church office at 955-3074.

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Fire crews were called to a bar in Slater Tuesday morning.
Fire was reported inside the Take Down Bar and Grill at 405 Main Street.
No one was hurt in the fire. The building suffered extensive damage, firefighters said.
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'Game of Thrones' star Michelle Fairley joins 'Suits'
"Game of Thrones" star Michelle Fairley joins "Suits"
She'll recur in Season 3 as a British entrepreneur.
Much-anticipated wedding didn't help "Game of Thrones" ratings
"The Rains of Castamere" attracted 5.2 million, which was less than the season high of 5.5 million.
Mitch Hurwitz reacts to "Arrested" reactions, talks Portia de Rossi's appearance
"I wasn't taken aback at all," he says of some of the critics' reactions. As for the Lindsay Bluth appearance jokes, he says, "it was absolutely not meant to be a joke at Portia's expense. It was at Lindsay's expense. She doesn't look different to me." PLUS: Burbank's Bob Hope Airport transformed into "India Airport."
Diablo Cody gets a sidekick for her talk show pilot
Steve Agee, whose pilot with Craig Robinson still may get picked up, will join Cody on her TBS talk show pilot.
"Mistresses" debuts to 4.42 million, "Revolution" up in season finale
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"Downton Abbey's" Dan Stevens sorry for ruining Christmas for UK fans
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MAYFIELD, Ohio — Here's a look at what's been going on around Mayfield lately and what to expect in weeks to come.
FOOTPATH DEBUTS: Mayfield Mayor Bruce Rinker will unveil the village's new walking path at the Greater Cleveland Trails & Greenways Conference June 12.
The "Greenway Corridor" is a 2.3-mile addition to the existing eight miles of walking paths in Mayfield Village. The 10-foot-wide paved trail stretches from Center Elementary School to North Commons Boulevard. Village officials expect it to open in July when construction is complete.
The Trails & Greenways Conference is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn.
MAYFIELD HS STUDENTS BUILD MODULAR HOMES: For the past nine months, students in Mayfield High School's Construction Trades program have been constructing modular homes complete with kitchens, fireplaces, granite and more.
Check out their handiwork Friday at an open house at Mayfield High School from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
SUMMER ACTIVITIES GUIDE: A Memorial Day celebration, cruise night and charter bus trips are some of the activities Mayfield is offering residents this summer.
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Winter Safety Workshop
A Winter Workshop will be offered Nov. 9 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Topics will include; hypothermia, frostbite, dehydration, snow blindness, UV exposure, energy requirements, general winter preparedness, basic treatment of common injuries. Date of workshop is subject to change. An adult (ages 18 and up) waiting list will be taken and the workshop will opened up on Nov. 1 if it has not filled with teens. (425) 398-9327.


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SACRAMENTO, September 28, 2010 – The California Department of Food and Agriculture is preparing to remove the fruit from backyard grapevines on several properties in the Gilroy area of Santa Clara County as part of the ongoing effort to eradicate the European grapevine moth (EGVM). Three moths were found in insect traps set by agricultural officials in the area recently.
A quarantine has also been set over a larger, 94-square-mile area surrounding the properties where the moths were detected. The quarantine primarily affects grape farmers, transporters, processors and others who handle agricultural commodities that could harbor or spread the pest. Agricultural officials have already begun visiting affected growers and businesses in the region to ensure that they understand and comply with the quarantine restrictions."This pest is capable of rapidly infesting entire vineyards and rendering their grapes unfit for consumption, so we are working quickly to get ahead of the infestation by removing the grape clusters that the moth needs to feed and breed on," said CDFA Secretary A.G. Kawamura. "Our goal is to keep the pest from gaining a foothold locally, and then to continue our efforts elsewhere in the region and the state to eradicate this invasive pest. We appreciate residents' support and cooperation to get this important eradication project underway."Crews will remove grapes from backyard grapevines within 400 meters of where EGVM was found. Fruit removal will help to eradicate EGVM on the properties and greatly reduce the risk of spread to commercial vineyards.Fruit removal was recommended by a Technical Working Group (TWG) appointed by the United States Department of Agriculture, made up of scientists and specialists working with this type of pest.Approximately 20 properties are within the area designated for fruit removal. Some contain grapevines, which are the only EGVM host plant targeted for fruit removal. Fruit removal activities are scheduled to begin this week. Residents will be notified in advance to make arrangements for the crews to access their properties. CDFA and local agricultural authorities are also working with commercial grape growers, haulers and handlers in the area to safeguard their crops from the pest.Portions of nine counties are under quarantine for the European grapevine moth: Fresno, Lake, Merced, Napa, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Sonoma, Solano and Mendocino. The pest is known to occur in southern Asia, Japan, Europe, North Africa, Anatolia, the Caucasus and in South America. It primarily damages grapes, but has also been known to feed on other crops and plants.The EGVM larvae, not the adult moths, are responsible for the damage to grapes. Larvae that emerge early in the spring feed on grape bud clusters or flowers and spin webbing around them before pupating inside the web or under a rolled leaf. If heavy flower damage occurs during this first generation, the affected flowers will fail to develop and yield will be reduced. Second-generation larvae chew into the grapes to feed before pupating in the clusters or in leaves. Larvae of the third generation — the most damaging — feed on multiple ripening grapes and expose them to further damage from fungal development and rot. These larvae overwinter as pupae in protected areas such as under bark, and emerge as adults the following spring.CDFA Release # 10-055Follow CDFA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/cdfanews
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Here in the States it's the season for giving thanks. As you read this, I'll be down in Virginia Beach with my kids hanging out with my mom, my stepdad, and my stepsister, and her family at the campgrounds they're staying in. I've got a lot of things to be thankful for, and my awesome family tops the list. But given this is a column about Magic and because this is my week to focus on Commander, I thought it might be fun to list a bunch of cards in Magic that help out or give something to your opponents, and I'll wrap things up with a funky five-color monster that gives its commander to each opponent every turn—the ultimate in giving, no?
Here in the States it's the season for giving thanks. As you read this, I'll be down in Virginia Beach with my kids hanging out with my mom, my stepdad, and my stepsister, and her family at the campgrounds they're staying in. I've got a lot of things to be thankful for, and my awesome family tops the list.
But given this is a column about Magic and because this is my week to focus on Commander, I thought it might be fun to list a bunch of cards in Magic that help out or give something to your opponents, and I'll wrap things up with a funky five-color monster that gives its commander to each opponent every turn—the ultimate in giving, no?
The Spirit of Giving
Why would you want to do nice things to your opponent in a game of Magic? Well, sometimes it's simply the joy of giving, and stuffing your deck full of cards that help out your opponent is just so weird and strange that it's fun simply for its novelty. In Commander and other multiplayer formats, these decks are referred to as Care Bear or Group Hug decks; sometimes the giving is a way to keep you around long enough to assemble your end game, and sometimes the giving actually is the end game.
In multiplayer games, playing cards that give nice things to other players can adjust people's priorities in your favor. There are quite a few different tactics in multiplayer politics, but giving gifts—especially ones that give over and over—are very effective. If an opponent has a monster he's just itching to unleash at an opponent, the one who's giving him gifts might be saved for later.
Even if Care Bear/Group Hug Magic isn't something you're interested in, take a look at some of these cards. Often these are powerful cards that are balanced by having a drawback of giving something nice to your opponent, and in multiplayer you can give that benefit to an ally while leveraging the powerful card against an enemy.
Eureka, Hypergenesis, Tempting Wurm, Show and Tell, Boldwyr Heavyweights, Iwamori of the Open Fist, Hunted Wumpus, Braids, Conjurer Adept, Wild Evocation
Eureka-type cards make great gifts because you're spending mana and a card to let your opponents play stuff for free. What makes them great fun—particularly in Commander—is that you never know where you're gonna end up on the board once the dust settles. There could be some crazy stuff, fun stuff, or it could even blow up in your face. Until you pull the trigger, you just don't know. Of course, since you get to time when you play these spells, you can often set things up so that you benefit more than your opponentbut that's being a tad selfish don't you think?
Probably my favorite on this list is Boldwyr Heavyweights, which gives you a huge body for just four man; yet it's also the most risky of all since letting your opponents tutor up whatever creature they want from their deck and put it into play is bound to end up with some huge monsters on the Battlefield. That's why I save him for decks where I can also run Clone effects so I can take advantage of some juicy targets.
Helping as a "Drawback"
Shah of Naar Isle, Aku Djinn, Karona, False God, Spurnmage Advocate, Questing Phelddagrif, Phelddagrif, Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer, Forcemage Advocate, Pulsemage Advocate, Wall of Shards, Hunted Lammasu, Hunted Troll, Hunted Phantasm, Hunted Dragon, Hunted Horror, Shieldmage Advocate, Nullmage Advocate, Forbidden Orchard, Loxodon Peacekeeper, Soldevi Sentry, Indentured Djinn
These are the cards that typically give you something quite nice for the cost, but to balance it out your opponent(s) get something in exchange. The Hunted and Advocate cycles are particularly nice political cards in Commander.
Share the Wealth
Homeward Path, Living End, Alliance of Arms, Winds of Change, Anvil of Bogardan, Elephant Resurgence, Exhume, Lore Broker, Flux, Game Preserve, Jace's Archivist, Waiting in the Weeds, Whirlpool Warrior, Windfall, All Hallow's Eve, Balthor the Defiled, Brooding Saurian, Empty the Catacombs, Kamahl's Summons, Leyline, Liege of the Hollows, Mnemonic Nexus, Spiritual Sanctuary, Teferi's Puzzle Box, Tombstone Stairwell, Living Death, Patriarch's Bidding, Death by Dragons, Infernal Genesis, Pyrrhic Revival, Twilight's Call, Arbiter of Knollridge, Plague of Vermin, Yomiji, Who Bars the Way, Aluren, Awakening, Furnace of Rath, Ghosts of the Innocent, Bubble Matrix, Wishmonger, Seed the Land, Dual Nature, Upwelling
While researching for this column, one thing that constantly popped up was the reminder that for many, many years, nearly all of green's funky/cool/weird cards had to share its effects. Being a green mage for many years, this was frustrating from a tournament perspective, but for Commander it's one of the many reasons why green is such a great color.
Of course, while most all of these are effects that your opponents can enjoy, often you can set your deck up to break the symmetry and take better advantage of these cards than your opponents can. Living Death made a huge splash in Constructed Magic by filling up your own graveyard faster than your opponent could, and you can do the same sort of thing in Commander. While everyone has access to a legendary permanent in their general, you can break Yomiji, Who Bars the Way by filling your deck full of Legends.
One quick note: I hadn't thought of it before, but Dual Nature is an interesting legend hoser. I'm not sure what legend you might be able to use to actually take advantage of it (maybe Iname as One or Jugan, the Rising Star?), but it's something to ponder
Everybody Accelerate
Collective Voyage, Eladamri's Vineyard, Magus of the Vineyard, New Frontiers, Veteran Explorer, Clear the Path, Rites of Flourishing; Shizuko, Caller of Autumn, Blinkmoth Urn, Gate to the Aether, Heartbeat of Spring, Keeper of Progenitus, Helm of Awakening
Commander is the format where big, splashy plays—haymakers—are one of the primary reasons to play. Of course, a lot of times those haymakers require quite a bit of mana, and that often takes time. So one of the best things you can give people are ways to accelerate their mana so they can start dropping those haymakers!
I included Gate to the Aether here because it'll hit lands a lot of the time
Everybody Draw
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea, Wheel of Fortune, Wheel of Fate, Minds Aglow, Prosperity, Howling Mine, Kami of the Crescent Moon, Runed Servitor, Skyscribing, Vision Skeins, Temple Bell, Time Twister, Truce, Walking Archive, Diminishing Returns, Font of Mythos, Nature's Resurgence, Otherworld Atlas, Spiteful Visions, Magus of the Jar, Memory Jar, Reforge the Soul, Seizan, Perverter of Truth, Time Reversal, Time Spiral, Dragon Mage, Temporal Cascade, Heartwood Storyteller, Fecundity, Vision Skeins, Horn of Greed, Unifying Theory, Horn of Plenty
Of course, right up there with letting everyone accelerate into their haymakers is playing cards that help everyone draw into their haymakers! The most giving of these is probably Font of Mythos—you're spending four mana to let everyone else around the table draw two extra cards before you finally get a chance to draw. People will love you for it. Temple Bell, Otherworldly Atlas, and Mikokoro, Center of the Sea are "safer" because you can time their activation to best suit your needs while still giving everyone the benefit of extra cards.
Everybody Tutor
Weird Harvest, Maralen of the Mornsong, Noble Benefactor, Hired Giant
These cards are extremely dangerous since allowing your opponent to Tutor up specific cards in their 99 just might end the game on their turn when they untap, but what embodies the spirit of giving more than saying, "Go aheadpick out what you want?"
Oath of Druids, Oath of Ghouls, Oath of Lieges, Oath of Scholars, Greener Pastures
I broke these out of the Share the Wealth category because the Oaths are conditional cards that can sometimes help your opponents but only if their behind the applicable resource. Oath of Mages didn't make the cut because it just didn't exactly feel like a very giving effect. Greener Pastures felt "Oath-like" in its effect so I put it on the list.
Sharing But Not Really
Forced Fruition, Trade Secrets, Zedruu the Greathearted
These cards masquerade as Care Bear/Group Hug type cards, but really they're not. Forced Fruition buries you with gifts and kills you unless you happen to have a few cards in your deck to deal with it, and Trade Secrets is often just a really bad deal for your opponents. ZedruuI love the card, but it tends to make opponents regret getting those gifts!
While I tried hard to make this list as deep as I could, Magic has a ton of cards and this is by no means an exhaustive list. I hope that perhaps I've found some cards here that you may have forgotten about—heck, maybe even never seen before—but if I've missed some "biggies," some really great "giving" cards, please share in the forums!
A Legendary Gift
Okay, so below is my funky deck. While researching this column, I started pondering Karona, False God. Initially I was going to make a Five-Color Group Hug deck, but then I began to get intrigued by the notion of enchanting Karona with one of the Commander deck Vows, making Karona more deadly (and a better gift to give my opponents) while giving myself protection from her when you have to hand her off to your opponents. Once I threw in the Vows I started thinking about other auras and aura support, which led me to including Zur the Enchanter and Uril, the Miststalker (nice to see them in a supporting role), which then gave me a legend theme of sorts (hello, Captain Sisay!).
Vow of Malice and Vow of Duty's non-power and toughness boost is pretty unimpressive on Karona, so I almost cut them. But I decided that I wanted to keep the Vow count high to combo with Karona and besides, they still work as psuedo-removal on your opponents' creatures.
One thing I tried to do when selecting cards for the deck was, even though we're playing five colors, not putting too much strain on my colored mana base. So I avoided cards with casting costs involving two of a single color where I could (though Bruna, Light of Alabaster and Yomiji, Who Bars the Way were just too good not to include and I adjusted my mana to compensate).
Yes, this is far, far from a budget-friendly list!
One thing I hope to pull off with the deck is to attack with Karona naming Sand Warriors and hopefully swing with a bunch of 'em from Hazezon Tamar!
What do you think of Vows of the False God? Missing anything obvious?
By the way, Magic Online Commander fans, it looks like I'll have two rare Tuesday nights off December 4th and December 11th, so I thought I'd dedicate those free nights to playing some Commander on Magic Online, and I'd love to play with some of you, so add me to your buddy list (I'm blairwitchgreen) and look for me online around 8 PM Eastern time and lets have some fun! I've updated my old Commander list with new cards and have created a brand new one I want to give a whirl.
Take care, and have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!
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Make sure to follow my Twitter feed (@blairwitchgreen). I check it often so feel free to send me feedback, ideas, and random thoughts. I've also created a Facebook page where I'll be posting up deck ideas and will happily discuss Magic, life, or anything else you want to talk about!
I write a blog that you may find it fun to read and comment on. I update at least once a week so check on it often and let me know what you think!
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As scrapbookers we take a large number of photos of everyday moments, events, and celebrations. Most of us don't get to scrap those photos right away, but we need to empty our memory cards regularly in order to be able to take more photos.
Hi, everyone, CK contributing writer Mou Saha here to tell you about how I back up my photos until I have time to scrapbook them.
Delete and Organize as You Go
When I empty my card, I select the best images and delete the rest. Then I sort the selected images in folders marked by event, location, people, etc. For example, I label the images from our summer vacation this year as: SummerVacation2012_1, SummerVacation2012_2, etc. Depending on the number of photos I have taken, I would add subtitles like SummerVacation2012_1 (Swim lessons) or SummerVacation2012_2 (Trip_1) to make it easier to locate images easily and quickly when I have time to scrap them. I also print out the photos I need.
But if you ever had a computer crash, you know very well that that's not enough. It is important to back up our images. I do this in three ways.
1. Hard Drive
The first place I save my photos is the hard drive of my computer. As I noted, I delete extra images as I go so I'm not overwhelmed.
2. External Memory Drive
Next, I save the image folders in a USB Drive or an external hard drive. This keeps my folders safe in case of a crash.
3. Compact Discs
Even though the external hard drive has significant storage capacity, it's obviously not unlimited. So, I burn the image files into compact discs. I label the discs the same way I label my folders. That way, even if I mess up a photo on my computer, I don't have to worry because I know that I have the original safely stored in my media library, and I can find it quickly and easily.
Scanning Film Photos for Archiving
Now, this system works well for my digital photos. But those older photos from film cameras, heritage photos handed down–they need a few extra steps to back up. I scan those photos and save them in marked folders in my USB drive till I burn them in discs and make prints.
Scan Using Your Phone Camera
One way to make this process easier is to download an app called Shoebox from 1000memories.com. We featured this app in the Tips & Tricks column in the September/October 2012 issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine (see page 20).
To use Shoebox, download the app for free to your phone (Android and iPhones are both supported) and use the camera function to scan old photos. You can then crop, edit, and add captions, as well as upload your photos to social media sites like Facebook. Moreover, your photos are permanently archived on the 1000memories website to be viewed and shared whenever and wherever you want.
Make sure to back up your photos for generations to enjoy!
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Former Australian Idol winner Wes Carr and wife Charlotte Gregg welcome baby boy Willow Harrison Carr
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- November 06, 2012
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SINGER Wes Carr has become a father for the first time.
The former Australian Idol winner and his actor wife, Charlotte Gregg, are now the proud parents of a healthy baby boy.
Willow Harrison Carr was born in Sydney at 11.49 on Monday, November 5, weighing in at 4.2kgs.
"Totally in love," he said. "Can not describe the feeling - he's massive and beautiful."
Carr and Gregg were married in April at Strickland House in Vaucluse and honeymooned in Europe.
The pair met at a barbecue in January 2008.
Gregg is best known for her work on Underbelly, Home and Away, Offspring and Lowdown while Carr most recently toured nationally with The McClymonts and unveiled his new music project, Buffalo.


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Harvey Updyke, the Alabama fan who poisoned the oak trees at Toomer's Corner in Auburn in 2010, will be at a charity event in Mobile in September, sitting in a dunking booth.
According to a story from ESPN, the event, put on by the charity organization Roses From Linda, will benefit the family of a young boy who died from cancer last month.
T.J. Hodges, who runs Roses From Linda and is heading up the event, told ESPN that he is still working on the specifics, but considered getting Updyke to attend a "thinking outside the box" moment.
In addition to the dunking booth, Updyke will also take a turn at a "pie in the face" booth.
"He thought about it and thought about it," Elva Updyke told ESPN. "His daughter said he needed to do it because it will show that he's not as big of a nut as some people believe. He told them they can do whatever they want to him if it will raise money for kids."
Former Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron and his mother, Dee Dee Bonner, are also helping with the event, according to Hodges.
Updyke is banned from speaking to the media, along with attending any college sporting event and going anywhere near the Auburn campus.
Updyke pleaded guilty in March 2013 to one count of unlawful damage of an animal or crop facility for pouring herbicide on the oak trees. He was sentenced to six months in jail.
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan today drafted a letter to Royal Oak Police Chief Christopher Jahnke asking him to return "unlawfully seized" medical marijuana to a registered user.
The Detroit Free Press and Macomb Daily previously reported the story of Christopher Frizzo, a multiple sclerosis patient who is registered in Michigan to use medical marijuana.
During a traffic stop last month, Royal Oak police confiscated seven grams of pot from Frizzo because he was not registered with a state-approved caregiver (see:supplier) and refused to tell police where he got the drug.
Jahnke defended the confiscation, telling the Daily officers were obligated to seize the drug because it was obtained illegally.
But in the letter to Jahnke and city attorney Dave Gilliam, the ACLU of Michigan said marijuana obtained by a registered patient enters a "safe harbor" and cannot be taken away, citing the Michigan Marihuana Act of 2008:
333.26424 Sec. 4 (h): Any marihuana, marihuana paraphernalia, or licit property that is possessed, owned, or used in connection with the medical use of marihuana, as allowed under this act, or acts incidental to such use, shall not be seized or forfeited.Calling the seizure unlawful, the ACLU of Michigan asked Jahnke and Gilliam to take three steps:
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- Provide the ACLU with assurances Royal Oak police will not seize medical marijuana from registered patients regardless of how it was obtained
- Properly train "subordinate law enforcement officers" to comply with the law as well
The city commission in December delayed a vote to amend the city's zoning ordinance to treat medical marijuana growers as businesses, forcing dispensaries to operate out of general business districts rather than homes.


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Your hotel has 3 restaurants serving lunch and dinner where you'll find good menu choices and service with a smile. If you want low-key dining options, you will be pleased to find a snack bar/deli, a grocery/convenience store and 24-hour room service. Escape the stress of everyday life at SPA at JW Marriott , offering facials and body scrubs, as well as Ayurvedic treatments, hydrotherapy and body wraps. Relax in the indoor pool during your stay. Guests wishing to enjoy a drink will surely want to visit one of the 2 bars/lounges.
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MT. MORRIS, Michigan - On Monday, 22 Junior High students got a close-up look at zebra mussels and other aquatic species, when their class boarded a Bay City tall ship.
The three-and-a-half hour tour of the Saginaw Bay gave youth a chance to test the water of the river and bay, examine plankton under an electric microscope, and see examples of the environmental impact by zebra mussels as well as other invasive species such as round goby and sea lamprey.
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Prosecutors say the 65-year-old Southampton man falsified documents that 400 truckloads of soil from a bridge project in Trenton had been taken to the landfill.
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Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick will be in Western Mass. Friday and Saturday for two readings of his memoir, "A Reason to Believe: Lessons from an Improbable Life."
A book tour that took him on national programs like National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" and Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" will end with two stops in South Hadley and Great Barrington.
The Governor recently visited Chicago — where he spent the early years of his life — and is in New York City Wednesday. He has been the target of some criticism for his frequent travel since his reelection, with a trade mission to the U.K. and Israel followed by the two-week tour to promote his book.
Patrick rejected comparisons to former Gov. Mitt Romney's travel at the end of his term as governor, as Romney was preparing for a presidential bid.
"In his last year in office, he was out of the state 270 of the 365 days of the year. That's a lot different," Patrick said on WTKK-FM back in February. "I'm going out promoting the commonwealth while he was out making us a laughingstock."
But at least part of his time out of state has been spent in meetings with national Democrats and advisers to President Barack Obama, who is gearing up for a reelection campaign. In February he created a federal political action committee in order to "coordinate and finance his national activities."
Patrick told "The Daily Show's" Jon Stewart he had no ambitions for higher office.
"I'm not running for anything else," Patrick said.
Patrick will be in South Hadley Friday, April 22 for a reading at Mount Holyoke College. A free reading from 7 to 8 p.m. will follow a $50-a-ticket private reception to benefit the Picknelly Adult and Family Education Center.
He will read from his book the following day at 2 p.m. at the Berkshire South Regional Community Center in Great Barrington.


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Over the past week or two, I've received many passionate notes from readers laying out their thoughts on the future of Interstate 81 in Syracuse. Most were in response to a column that discussed two prominent camps in the debate, both involving plans to bring down the downtown elevated bridges:
There is a group that advocates a tunnel solution, and a group that supports transforming Interstate 690, east of the city, into a "new I-81" that would carry through traffic - motorists who don't need to go downtown - to I-481, and then back to I-81 northbound or southbound. As Teri Weaver reports, both suggestions are being discussed in a series of ongoing community meetings.
Those options evolved from community discussion, and I begin with a note from Peter Sarver, whose Moving People Transportation Coalition is trying to play a conciliatory role in those talks. I'll add a few more letters afterward, continue with more in the comments section, and I invite your response:
While I applaud your interest in taking the temperature of the community on new I-81 ideas that are emerging, I am afraid that the "dialog" continues to draw divisions, rather than building toward consensus. Neither the city nor the suburbs are opponents in this community decision-making process, despite the negative comments of some on-line.
We are struggling to forge the best possible solution. The "690 as new I-81" option emerged from such discussions. The tunnel/boulevard hybrid plan has arisen as a possible means to address the interests of both camps. The Moving People Transportation Coalition, convened by ACTS, was a co-signor on the letter to NYS DOT supporting "690 as new I-81" as a possible option because we thought that it deserves the attention of the DOT during the next stage of analysis.
The advocates for a tunnel/boulevard hybrid deserve to have the DOT assess whether there is sufficient reason for them to reconsider their choices of 6 alternatives in the DOT draft report during the period leading up to the close of comments on September 2nd. Let's keep our minds open in order to pursue a community consensus.
Peter Sarver, ACTS Convener
Moving People Transportation Coalition
I have been a resident in the Onondaga County since 1978. I have lived on the East Side for the first 20 years and in Skaneateles for 18. I am a physician working primarily at St. Joseph's Hospital.
In my opinion, digging a tunnel for I-81 is the ideal solution for working people traveling to and from the city, for all other travelers, for shoppers, for business, and for local traffic.
Diverging the traffic from the city it is a sure method to quickly dispatch Syracuse to the unfortunately long list of dead cities of the Eastern States.
Alessandro Giambartolomei.
I'm responding to your article about Rt. 81. I grew up on the South Side of Syracuse. In the 60s I moved to Liverpool and it was a real Godsend when Rt. 81 was built, as it was so much quicker to go from Liverpool to the South Side of the city to visit family. I understand that it is an eyesore, but VERY convenient.
Now I live in Liverpool; we have friends in the Valley section and several doctors at Upstate Community-General. If we had to go all over the county to get to Community-General, it would take forever. I vote for the hybrid -- the tunnel through the city, and the boulevard, also. We also go downtown often to restaurants, etc., so we'd need an exit from the tunnel at for instance Harrison and Brighton.
Right now, it only takes about 20 minutes to get to the Community General hospital from Liverpool. So my vote is the hybrid idea -- a tunnel and a boulevard -- even though it costs more. It'll be there for 50 years and worth the cost.
Barbara Halstead
Hi Sean,
I have been following this issue from afar, as a former Syracuse resident (and as an urban planner).
I have a few thoughts:
From the time it was originally built, I-81 has created a physical divide in the city, especially between neighborhoods on the North Side, and between downtown and the university district. Syracuse would do well to bridge that divide, as other cities have recognized and are attempting to do, in various ways.
It is therefore easy to eliminate three of the six proposed options, which involve the replacement of I-81 in kind, as an elevated roadway. This would do nothing to remedy the problems that I-81 has created for the city, and would only serve vehicular movement through the city, which is of questionable local economic benefit.
Regarding the other options, the question of local economic benefit must be examined closely, to determine how I-81 is currently used in downtown Syracuse, and who benefits from it. I suspect that it does benefit commuters who drive downtown and to the university/hospitals, and it likely benefits some truck and other freight movement. But does the local economy benefit from having this high-speed facility placed at its center, with many vehicles destined for far-off places in Pennsylvania or Virginia? Possibly not.
Could the recapturing of the value of land beneath the existing columns of I-81 for real estate development or open space be a higher use than the parking and storage that takes place there now? Quite possibly. And would Syracuse show a more beautiful face as a result? Indeed.
While I cannot address the benefits of a tunnel vs. a surface option, I do know anecdotally that Seattle was faced with a similar choice with the demolition of the Alaskan Way viaduct. Seattle residents and City Council voted for a boulevard plan, and were ultimately overruled by the state (which controlled the roadway), which preferred the tunnel option. That $4.25 billion project, originally scheduled for seven years of construction and major revisions to traffic and transit patterns in the downtown core, is currently underway, and not without problems, as you may have read: "Big Bertha", the tunnel boring machine, has been stuck beneath Seattle since December of 2013, and is not expected to resume her boring activities until sometime in 2015.
The Alaskan Way viaduct in Seattle and the Big Dig in Boston are both massive construction projects that require a generation or more to come to fruition. They cause years upon years of construction detours and delays, and driver headaches. Areas surrounding major construction projects suffer temporary economic loss during the period of construction, and attempts are often made to compensate them in some fashion, whether through tax abatements, special marketing programs, and the creation of or contributions to business improvement districts. However, what concerns me is that downtown Syracuse is so fragile economically that I do not know if it could withstand an extended period of tunnel construction.
My inclination would be for a surface option, which would divert I-81 to I-690 and I-481 before it reaches downtown, and allow the demolition of the I-81 viaduct downtown and its replacement with two-way surface streets and/or a boulevard. This would probably be significantly less expensive and less disruptive than a tunnel.
Ultimately, I think that we all realize now, after several generations of having built pretty much everything in favor of the car, that building only for the car has done us no favors. People want to live in cities, innovative companies want to locate in downtowns and urban neighborhoods, everyone is driving less, and younger people are much less interested in driving and owning cars than ever. Today, the most vibrant cities are offering an array of transportation options that balance the needs of all modes. It seems that a tunnel option would consume a disproportionate share of regional transportation dollars for years to come, resources that could be better and more effectively be spent on providing and encouraging other forms of getting around. I believe that Syracuse would be no worse off for redirecting high-speed vehicle traffic to the outlying areas and funding a modest surface replacement for local-serving traffic.
Urbanist Jan Gehl puts it best: "If you plan for people, you get people. If you plan for cars, you get cars." Which does Syracuse want in its downtown core?
With regards,
Dennis Sellin, Washington, DC
Re: The 81 debate:
When I first heard the 481 solution, I thought "makes sense." When I thought more about it, I thought "no, it doesn't." Drivers using 81 to come downtown to work or play will be forced to exit onto streets and into neighborhoods that aren't designed to accommodate the extra traffic. Many thousands of people have been stuck in 81/690 traffic trying to get to a basketball game or big event at the OnCenter complex. Can you imagine the gridlock on city streets if this part of the highway came down? What about ambulances trying to get to the three hospitals on the Hill?! Will all lights be synched to green when they come along with "Ambulance Only" lanes provided?
Yes, some people who live adjacent to 481 will hop on it well before the merger with 690 downtown and therefore won't pass through downtown or by the mall. The worry that downtown and mall businesses will suffer as a result is lost on me. Since their destination is NOT downtown or the mall, how is that considered lost business? In any case, most people in the suburbs are not that close to 481, so they will still choose 81 (or 690) as the most direct route to get them south or north of Syracuse. So now, with this proposal, all that northbound/southbound traffic will funnel onto 690. Does the proposal include widening 690 to accommodate that increase?
A tunnel? In the highest water-table section of Syracuse? The cost will be astronomical. And does it really solve anything? Are businesses going to sprout up along the newly opened-up Almond Street? What is there now are medical offices, dorms and parking areas. Not much room for expansion even when the highway supports come down. Nevertheless, what lots there are would most likely be snapped up by Upstate and other medical and higher-ed institutions. Further, will the 'great divide' be any less so? Will people be more likely to go up to the Hill area or down to downtown if they have to cross Almond St. as a boulevard vs Almond St. as it is now?
Instead, why not sink that money into fixing the incredibly stupidly-designed 81/690 interchange, entrances and exits, beautifying the area beneath (and keeping it that way), and creating a shuttle system between downtown and the Hill? The latter is hardly a new idea. In the 70s, the Downtown Committee introduced the Free-B bus zone in an attempt to encourage students and Hill workers to come downtown. Unfortunately, there was nothing to come downtown for no matter how much lipstick was applied. It died a predictable death. Then in the late 80s a trolley was tried but it too failed. Again, not much reason to hop aboard. But now we have plenty of reasons, with more coming. Designed properly--with frequent, inexpensive service, and broad coverage--promoted aggressively, and even partnered with other shuttles (Upstate's, Crouse's, SU's), the third time could be the charm.
I am sure there are many reasons why one or another aspect might not work as presented. But improving and expanding what we already have rather than tearing it down might be the more responsible route to take.
Finally, why on earth would a highway be built with a 50-year lifespan in the first place?!
Melanie Rich
Great article. I have looked at the various ideas and don't have an answer, but have had concerns like everyone else - commuting to downtown, timely emergency vehicle access to hospitals, and traffic flow into and out of the University area for football and basketball games and other events.
Of all the potential solutions I have seen, I think I like Bob's the best. Running 81S to the 690 interchange will continue to support without disruption for those commuting to downtown from the north west and east - only those coming from the south would add some urban travel time to their commute or extra time to run the loop if they are going north of the city. The southern suburbs are the least populated. One caveat to that - the current raised 81/690 interchange would have to be totally rebuilt, two lanes (at least) coming in from current 81S plus two lanes (at least) of continuing 690E.
I think Destiny should have no complaints about Doucette's plan. The pipeline of Canadians down 81 would not be interrupted. Anyway - look at the name "Destiny" - people are going there because they plan to go there, it is a destination place. It is not a "while on my way from Scranton to Watertown I happen to see the mall from the highway and thought I'd stop in and do some shopping" kind of place. Bruce Keenan at best could argue Destiny might be a spur of the moment highway rest stop place to eat for long distance travelers from the south, but I would bet the business from that demographic wouldn't pay for one employee's minimum wages for the year.
Restaurants and hotels inside the north end of the 481 loop, however, might have an argument, but with proper (public) signage, advertising, etc. travelers could be informed that there are little or no amenities/services directly off that section of the 481 bypass (although that wouldn't last long) - so if you plan to make a stop in or around Syracuse while traveling through then you go via the joint 81/690 route, and if you are just speeding through then use 481.
Looking the big picture - too many around here don't have any vision - the best thing about Syracuse is you can get anywhere in 20 minutes. The worst thing about Syracuse is you can drive anywhere in 20 minutes. People are used to driving anywhere and everywhere here - and getting there quickly - so anything that jeopardizes that convenience is taboo. I'm 52, have lived here all my life, commuted to my downtown job for 30 years, have had SU season basketball tickets for about 10 - yeah, I'm worried about losing some of the convenience I have getting back and forth. However, if the ultimate solution makes Syracuse a better place to live and work and own a business and raise a family, and gives a reason for my children and grandchildren to move (or stay) home, I'm all for it.
Finally, I was one of those fools who thought the ballpark on the prior/current north side site was a good idea - but I foolishly thought it could/would all be connected with the (embarrassing and laughable) "regional" transportation center, the mall, Franklin Square, Downtown, and the University (and let's throw in LeMoyne too) by a bona fide commuter rail system by someone(s) with vision - but why would we want that when we can easily drive everywhere? The result - a totally disconnected hodgepodge of urban reclamation, tax-favored and governmental projects, and existing businesses fighting for survival, trying to be supported by the apathetic masses who want the status quo.
I've been telling people for 10 years that the status quo is not an option - we can progress with vision and resurrect our metropolitan area and become a second tier major city like Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and (dare I say it) Buffalo et al, or we can wither away into Utica, Binghamton, etc. (no offense meant to those places).
So let's implement an affordable/workable solution - Doucette's, but certainly not a tunnel - and then work to connect the points of interest around this disconnected and dysfunctional town by something other than the almighty automobile (and more buses aren't the solution either).
I've obviously had a lot of pent up feelings and frustrations, as you can tell, thanks for the forum to vent and opine at the same time.
Ken Prell
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Much to Deep Silver and 4A Games' chagrin, rumors started swirling recently about Metro: Last Light and Metro 2033 being brought to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One via a package called Metro Redux. Being the badasses that they are, rather than deny rumors and speculation they've stepped forward and confirmed the bundle's existence. It's not entirely a full-on announcement, but for Metro fans I think it will do.
As for when fans can expect more details, Deep Silver has some information on their plans. They come in addition to a reminder that any leaked material may not be representative of the final product:
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Rumors and speculation are both an awesome and unfortunately side of our industry. Gamers love hearing about games as soon as they can and yet there's really no argument that reveals and announcements prior to the launch of official marketing can hurt a game's overall sales. I believe in cases like Metro Redux's, where Deep Silver stepped up and confirmed its existence and promised more information soon, can only improve anticipation of the game.
As far as updated games moving from Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 to PlayStation 4/Xbox One, there really isn't a better option than the Metro titles. Both Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light are gorgeous on PC, but are heavily limited on console. Metro Redux can, and I have no doubt will, deliver a hugely improved visual experience for console gamers. Plus, it's just another great excuse to play the Metro games again.
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Did you hear about the 16-year-old high school football player who just recently polished off the 72-ounce medium rare steak, the baked potato, shrimp cocktail and salad in 59 minutes, 55 seconds, and so by five seconds to spare, he got the meal for free?
Yes, Casey Casasanta did. Right there in Enfield, Connecticut? Where? You know, Enfield, just south of Springfield, Mass.
Apparently, that's no bull. As Joe Ravalese, owner of the Country Diner, said, "He was a man on a mission."
Oh, say it ain't so, Joe, say it ain't so. Oh, it be so.
"To be honest, we've been talking about a steak challenge up here for five years,'' Ravalese said.
Hmmm, where have I heard this before? A 72-ounce steak with all the trimmings, free if eaten in an hour? It's right on the tip of my Heinz 57-flavored tongue. Oh, yeah...
"This has been done by several places," said Big Texan Steak Ranch owner Bobby Lee. "We have several trademarks in place, but, really, it's just one of those things you can't do anything about."
No one can put a trademark on indigestion. Or on 4½ pounds of steak, either. So Lee, whose father started this genius marketing campaign 48 years ago at the Big Texan, takes it all in stride and with a bemused shrug. Why be upset?
"You think about it, it is flattery," Lee said. "Somebody sees it in another restaurant somewhere, and they think, 'Oh, yeah, just like that place in Amarillo.'"
That's true. If I'm ever interrogated as a prisoner in North Korea and mention I'm from Amarillo, some officer will undoubtedly say, "Oh, is zat place with 72-ounce steak?"
"It's like Paul McCartney walking into the Holiday Inn lounge," Lee said, "and seeing somebody in a red velvet jacket singing 'Yesterday.' What can you say? There's not a whole lot you can do about it."
Before you start disparaging Yankees - though there's nothing wrong with that - understand that Ravalese is just trying to make a buck. He's spent 14 years in the restaurant business and is just trying to drum up interest in the land of Italian eateries and Dunkin' Donuts.
The Country Diner has got to be some kind of Lone Ranger up there. And Honest Joe admits to copying the Big Texan's contest.
"Unlike the Big Texan, everyone up here seems to be a weight watcher," he said. "We got more people ask about it than actually eat it. There's been a few contenders, but everyone's eye seems to be bigger than their stomach."
Casasanta in April was the first one to win the contest. That puts the Country Diner about 7,999 shy of the Big Texan. But we're talking apples and oranges here, or ground round and T-bone, as the case may be.
The Country Diner doesn't sit on one of the country's major interstates and doesn't draw tourists at all hours of operation. It doesn't have billboards in seemingly Sri Lanka advertising the contest that nearly 50,000 have tried either. It is what it is.
"We put a little bit of a twist on it than they do down there," Ravalese said.
The contestants get a choice of three appetizers - shrimp cocktail, mozzarella cheese sticks or boneless buffalo wings, all equally weighted - and have a 7-ounce choice of potato, either baked, fried or mashed. If they conquer the contest, Ravalese will put their name in a pot for an annual drawing for a $500 gift certificate or cash equivalent.
"It's got a lot of people buzzing, and that's what the aim was," Ravelese said.
As Lee said, the 72-ounce challenge is just so dang Texan. It's about if you're man enough, if you can you knock that battery off my shoulder, it's about bragging rights.
"It's the mystique of Texas," said Lee, who may send Ravalese a Big Texan T-shirt. "Everything is bigger in Texas. Want to be a Texan? Here's the steak. Go for it."
But it's a big country, this U.S. of A. And what's good enough for the original at I-40 and Amarillo can, hopefully, work at 111 Hazard Ave. in Enfield, Conn.
Jon Mark Beilue's column appears Sunday, Wednesday and Friday. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 806-345-3318. His blog appears on amarillo.com.
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