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Easton Area High School Grades 11 to 12 Principal Michael Koch wants to partner with marketing company Lealta Media to launch a BondRewards for Education Web page for the high school. Lealta Media runs the program.
Shoppers and the school would be rewarded for every purchase made through the website. Some participating stores include Home Depot, Target and Best Buy.
Koch made the proposal last month during a school board meeting. He said the district "will be blazing some new paths" by participating in the program.
"It's an exciting opportunity for the Easton Area High School and community to partner to raise funds," Koch said.
Board President Bob Fehnel said the board could vote on approving the contract at a meeting this month.
The school would earn 2
percent cash back for online purchases and the buyers would receive 3 percent,
which they could keep or donate back to the school. If 1,000 families spent $150 per month, the high school would receive $36,000 per year based on the 2 percent cash back.
The school would receive a check on a quarterly basis, and the money would be placed in a high school activities account.
BondRewards is just one of many ways the district is seeking to raise revenue.
Board members had preliminary discussions of creating a policy to allow individuals or companies to make monetary or in-kind donations in exchange for naming classrooms, hallways or other areas in the building.
They have also discussed selling advertising at Cottingham Stadium and teaming up with the Pennsylvania Education Foundation to establish a nonprofit education foundation to raise money through events
and by seeking donations.
Other Lehigh Valley high schools are already exploring establishing rewards pages. The program also has participating schools in California, Maryland, Texas and Pennsylvania.
William Allen High School Principal Shannon Mayfield said the school's rewards page has been up for a few months now. It's still fairly new, Mayfield said, so he isn't sure of the impact it's had just yet.
It's "a pretty good situation to be in" because high school students and a lot of parents like to shop, Mayfield said. Many of the participating stores are popular in the community, he said.
Mayfield said the program has much potential for the Allentown school.
"There's a lot of competition for support and funding, so whenever you can come up with supplemental ways to assist, what better way for your school to be supported than by the dollars you spend in the stores you love shopping in," he said. "You can only sell so many spaghetti dinners and pancakes."


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Top stories:
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson has introduced legislation that would create a city gun offender registry as part of a sweeping city gun law overhaul he announced last month. (cleveland.com) (WKYC Channel 3)
The trial of accused serial killer Michael Madison, originally set to begin next week, has been pushed back tentatively to November. (cleveland.com)(Associated Press)
The Akron man accused of selling a 23-year-old woman heroin she eventually died from using is jailed on $50,000 bond. (cleveland.com) (WNIR 100.1-FM)
Area crime news:
Police are investigating an incident where the North Olmsted Police Department allegedly released residents' Social Security numbers in error. (Lorain Morning Journal)
Struthers police have identified the 56-year-old man found dead in his apartment from multiple stab wounds and have a person of interest in the case. (Youngstown Vindicator)
The man suspected of robbing the LorMet Community Credit Union in Wellington on Saturday has been arrested. (Elyria Chronicle-Telegram)
Medina police are on the lookout for a Cleveland man accused of trafficking heroin. (WOIO Channel 19)
Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a string of burglaries in Cuyahoga Falls. (Akron Beacon Journal)
Two people were arrested Tuesday after an Eastlake resident returned home and allegedly found the suspects inside. (News-Herald)
A former teacher with the Northwestern Local School District is denying allegations that he sexually assaulted an 18-year old man. (WQKT 104.5-FM)
Sandusky police arrested three teens for an early Sunday morning robbery. (Sandusky Register)
Local news – east:
Richmond Heights schools' new superintendent Renee Willis resigned from her job as a Cleveland schools administrator in 2011 after news broke that she was having an inappropriate relationship with an employee. (cleveland.com)(News-Herald)
An elderly Warren woman died in a house fire reported about noon today. (Youngstown Vindicator)
A representative of Planet Aid on Monday night told Conneaut's City Council it is working to correct problems surrounding its donation collection bins scattered about the city. (Ashtabula Star Beacon)
Local news – west:
Dennis Rectenwald, a retired Port Clinton Schools superintendent and a Put-in-Bay businessman, was handcuffed and detained after running a stop sign in Put-in-Bay. (Sandusky Register)
Lorain police are offering a reward for information leading to the discovery of a Lorain woman who's been missing since the beginning of June. (Elyria Chronicle-Telegram)
The Clearview Board of Education terminated an employment contract of a woman accused of theft of time, neglect and dereliction of duty, and violations of work rules. (Lorain Morning Journal)
Akron-Canton area news:
A motorcyclist from Colorado was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Canaan Township in Wayne County Tuesday night. (Akron Beacon Journal)
A special prosecutor said he's not found evidence to support allegations that Medina County Auditor Mike Kovack used resources of his office in his re-election campaign, but stressed he's still working on the case. (Medina County Gazette)
Several Medina County residents have reported receiving calls from a caller claiming to be with the "Department of the Treasurer, Legal Affairs." (WJW Channel 8)

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So O.J. Mayo is hanging out at the club in Dallas a few days ago with boxer Floyd Merriweather.
Hey, they're drinking water! What's the worst that could happen, am I right?
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And that means we're a day away from the public getting to meet new Mavs assistant Jim O'Brien.
But if you know the NBA you know O'Brien, who replaces Terry Stotts, now the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers. O'Brien, 60, posted a 303-327 record as the coach of the Celtics (2000-'04), 76ers ('04-'05) and Pacers ('07-'11). O'Brien's best season was 2001-'02 when he led the Celtics to a 49-33 record and a berth in the Eastern Conference Finals.
But guess who didn't really know Jim until a few weeks ago, when the hiring was made official and the new guy needed a place to office? That would be Monte Mathis, who will serve as the "defensive coordinator'' to O'Brien's "offensive coordinator.''
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Russian basketballers will soon be making their homes in Brooklyn, said Nets czar Mikhail Prokhorov.
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As an addict, I seek after perfect days. I recognize that I'm not perfect, and that I lack the ability to fight lustful temptations on my own. I'm okay with that now, and I used to really hate myself for turning to the addiction so quickly. But now, I am able to ask the Lord for a few perfect days, and He'll provide them to me.
Relapse is a hard word to define. On some level, I relapse too frequently. I don't masturbate or look at pornography anymore, but sometimes I'll catch myself taking second glances, or thinking lustful thoughts. Unfortunately, I sometimes indulge much longer than I should in these aspects of my addiction. However, I'm grateful that the program has helped me have the self-awareness necessary to avoid the long fall back to the bottom of the mountain. Gratefully, I'm able to turn back to the Lord quickly, and restore my peace.
I guess what I'm saying is that we can't expect perfection from ourselves, but we can expect it from the Lord. If we ask Him for those elusive perfect days, He can give them to us. We only have to be wiling to do what we can do, whatever that may be. Make no mistake, we can go without pornography and masturbation for the rest of our lives. We don't need to give up another day to satan. I have a strong testimony of that. Maybe the lustful thoughts and second glances might take some more time, and some refined effort and focus. But the Lord can can provide where we lack, regardless of the discrepancy. I truly believe that. Our Savior Jesus Christ can do for us what we cannot do for ourselves if we will but turn to him and simply try. I believe that if we start asking for those perfect days, the Lord will help us find them.


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Farewell to Pope Benedict XVI
Thursday, February 28, 2013 12:02 PM
The helicopter taking Pope Benedict XVI to Castel Gandolfo leaves the Vatican in Rome, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Thursday, Pope Benedict left the Apostolic palace inside the Vatican for the last time as pontiff, headed to the helipad at the top of the hill in the Vatican gardens and flew to the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo south of Rome. There, at 8 p.m. sharp, Benedict will become the first pontiff in 600 years to resign. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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In the recent rapid tournament I could not find an interesting idea. Wondering, how many members of chess.com can find it.
White to move. (it's not a win, just an unusual idea, which gives White clearly better position and that we both missed).
a4, idea a5, ra7; otherwise be6, rc8
a4 rf7 a5 fails i think xB xb6 xc6 Rxa7 RxR px Bb7 Ra1 Ba8
so a4 Rf7 Bd8!? Bxh3 Bxf6 (or maybe c7... but then retreat the bishop and idk why give up a pawn) something recaptures on f6 or on retreat the bishop looks good for white.
so a4 Be6 a5 (or Nd4 Bd5) Rc8... i think black is okay here, c6 is falling.
so Rd1 or Bd6. so Rad1 Be6 Nd4 xa2 maybe idk...
Bd6 Rd8 Bb8 looks interesting and rather good bc allowing c7 and Bb8 is bad so not Rd8. so Bd6 Re8 then a4... probably good for white. that's likely it. curious what was played in the game.
PS: Recently, somehow I felt inspired to play a Blumenfeld Gambit in an overly aggressive fashion in a 20 K tournament against the best computer chess team in the world. They played a line I expected although you did not mention it in your book. Anyway, I wonder where that inspiration came from.
Nevertheless, it was a learning experience for me! Some positions objectively you cannot play aggressively against the best in the world!
edit: RE poster, puzzle: Re3 Be6 threatens Rc8 AFAIK
what about Re3 with the idea of playing Ra3?
You are probably referring to 1.Bd6 Rd8, 2.Bb8.
a4 Ba6 with the idea of Bb5?
a4 Rf7 (else a5) Bd8 Be6 c7 is unusual, and it looks pretty good for White.
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The paradox idea in the Benko gambit.
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Why is Carlsen so weak against 2500-2600 players?
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A nice combination
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Fantastic triangulation.
Amazing saving
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Geoff Williams thinks dads get the shaft on Father's Day. Maybe he needs to come check out my house.
Williams bemoaned his package of boxer shorts and flip light for reading at night in a Parenting essay featured on CNN this week, comparing them rather unfavorably to the cherry tree and match bird bath he'd picked out for his wife for Mother's Day.
Says Williams, "For her, and for many people, Father's Day is an afterthought, a holiday just a few steps above the one that celebrates the groundhog and that other one that promotes trees."
Maybe in their house. On the other hand, I'm the first to admit I am terrible to buy for. Because I feel GUILTY asking for anything. Yes, I'm one of those "oh, no, you don't have to get me anything" people. You hate me, don't you?
But I'm not twelve anymore. I can actually walk into a mall and buy what I really want. I'm also a mother now, so the best gifts are the fifty cent trinkets picked up by my daughter because "Mommy will like that." Even if it's a ring from the machine near the grocery store door which she will abscond with in two point five seconds.
And while Williams wife might gather the loot, there are quite a few of us moms out here, the moms who feel like gift-giving holidays are for the kids. If you want to get us something, how about something for the house (ahem, bird bath and cherry tree) or just letting us sleep in on Sunday morning? My friend finally convinced her husband recently that, yes, she really DID want a new set of pots and pans . . . and it was money well spent. Or better spent than any on a fancy dinner which she would have spent clock-watching, wondering what her toddler and her teenager were up to at home.
Of course, for all our guilt over having someone spend on us, we Moms aren't the skinflints Williams makes us out to be. I got a book for Mother's Day (my fault, it's what I WANTED). My husband? Got a new grill (again, in his defense, or maybe in mine, his old one was falling apart), a new belt and a new cologne he's been wanting. Not too bad, Dad (and definitely not one of these).
At least in our house, the gifts fit the receiver more so – or at least as much as – the holiday. Does Father's Day get the same treatment as Mother's Day in your house?
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text: Replying myself :-) On Tuesday 11 May 2004 18:44, Oron Peled wrote: > On Tuesday 11 May 2004 17:36, roi sh wrote: > > would any one know a good example for creating a pie chart... > Than we *may* have better answers (e.g: GD, Tk, ...) Ok, since it looks like other posters gave answers that lead to static pie charts (and roi didn't object...), I'll bite the bullet. After googling for 'perl pie charts', two of the first three hits point to GD::Graph::pie - http://www.wdvl.com/Authoring/Languages/Perl/Weave/chart1-4.html http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue83/padala.html The examples in these links looks a lot easier than the examples given by the other posters so far. As a bonus, the result is portable and would work even when your employer decides to port this to Linux :-) BTW: Offer Kaye, I'm amazed that I googled better than you this time. I must be dreaming or something :-) Cheers, -- Oron Peled Voice/Fax: +972-4-8228492 oron at actcom.co.il http://www.actcom.co.il/~oron "If it's not source, it's not software." -- www.gnu.org


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AMHERST - With two brief appearances before the judge on Monday, the man charged with armed robbery at the TD Bank last week was remanded for another week.
Roy Joseph Warham, 57, has been charged with armed robbery, possession of a weapon and having his face masked during the commission of an offence following the incident Tuesday morning.
His counsel, Andy Melvin with Nova Scotia Legal Aid, requested the adjournment to continue discussions with the Crown.
Melvin is representing Warham for a show cause hearing, which had a publication ban instituted last week on any evidence given during the hearing.
He has yet to get to that stage.
Just before 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, the Amherst Police Department was called to a robbery in progress at the bank.
During the incident, Mark Pollard was replacing a photocopier at the business and took action when the suspect was leaving with his money.
Pollard then tackled the accused in the snow and held him there until police arrived.
He said he didn't really think at the time and just reacted to the incident.
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BRIDGETON — A Bridgeton man charged with felony murder and vehicular homicide
Michael A. Jones, 46, would have to serve 50 years in state prison as part of the prospective agreement.
However, the specifics of the offer were not elaborated in court Tuesday, when both sides appeared for a status conference.
Jones, who was sentenced in August 2010 to five years in state prison on unrelated theft and credit card fraud charges, faces life in prison if convicted of the most serious offenses.
In all, Jones faces felony murder, aggravated manslaughter, vehicular homicide, aggravated assault, burglary, theft and eluding authorities.
Police allege the incident — which spans Cumberland, Atlantic and Gloucester counties — began with Jones stealing a 2002 Nissan Altima from the South Jersey Healthcare-Bridgeton Health Center parking lot early in the morning on March 28, 2010.
Authorities believe Jones then later stole an Underwood-Memorial Hospital Mobile Intensive Care Unit (MICU) SUV while attempting to elude apprehension in Franklin Township, after having crashed the Nissan while being pursued by Franklin police at around 10 p.m. on March 29, 2010.
Bridgeton police charged Jones with theft of a motor vehicle and criminal mischief in connection with the Nissan theft and subsequent crash.
According to authorities, the Underwood-Memorial MICU's Dodge Durango was stolen from Franklinville Fire Company's station at around 8:20 a.m. on March 30, 2010.
State police informed Vineland police it was heading into their city at about 9 a.m.
Jones allegedly drove the stolen paramedic SUV as far east as Hamilton Mall before heading toward Vineland.
The subsequent police chase in Cumberland County at times reached speeds of more than 100 mph, according to authorities.
The fatal crash occurred at about 9:14 a.m., at East Chestnut and Holmes avenues, in Vineland, killing the 81-year-old Costantino.
Costantino, a Vineland resident, was killed when the stolen SUV slammed into the driver's side of his red Plymouth Voyager minivan.
Because the case involves multiple jurisdictions, Cumberland County assistant prosecutors Michael Ostrowski and Charles Wettstein have been specially sworn in as state deputy attorneys general.
Jones, in June, filed a lawsuit against the Vineland Police Department alleging officers were negligent in pursuing him in the high-speed chase, causing him to lose control of his vehicle prior to crashing into Costantino's minivan.
Ostrowski, speaking in court Tuesday, told Superior Court Judge Benjamin Telsey that the prosecution intends on using the lawsuit in its case.


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Tagged: Cloud Computing, OnLive, Gaming
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Posted: 6 years 35 weeks ago
OnLive, the upcoming cloud-based games-on-demand service that will supposedly allow subscribers to stream and play high-end games on modest PC configurations, was demonstrated at the DICE Summit in Las Vegas today.
According to a report by Dean Takahashi on GamesBeat, OnLive founder Steve Perlman demonstrated the service at DICE with COO Mike McGarvey using a cable modem connection to show how the service handled some unnamed "high-speed shooting games," as well as Unreal Tournament and Burnout Paradise. Takahashi asserts that the demos were glitch-free, and should take the wind out of the sails of skeptics who've claimed that OnLive couldn't possibly work as well as intended.
In one of the more shocking bits of Takahashi's report, he noted that the OnLive team also demonstrated how iPhone users could even play the graphically-intensive shooter Crysis on the service, live and in real-time.
In OnLive's curent state, standard definition games would require a 1 megabit per second connection, whereas high-definition titles would need a 5-megabit per second connection to play properly. Perlman went on to claim that about twenty-six percent of broadband users currently have connections faster than 5-megabits, and that seventy-one percent currently have 2-megabit per second connections.
Perlman also mentioned that the server hosting the games demonstrated in Las Vegas was located in the San Francisco Bay Area, and that he expects that OnLive will be able to blanket the country in service using only five data centers that would need to be updated every six months.
OnLive is still being tested in a closed beta that launched back in September of last year.
blarg! come to europe ! 1 server is enough for the whole of western Europe (lagwise)!!
I'm not sure if I would use it. I would definitely try it out
? steam has downtime, never experienced it in the 5 or 6 years using it
Yup, Onlive will have down time like Steam.
Oh sorry guys we had to take down onlive for maintenance, you may play your games later in 12 hours, zzzzzzz
Just a thought
Wouldn't take long for one of these cloud-games to cap internet connections.
see i only watched their intro vid they said it played crysis good lol.
i didn't know there was a monthly fee!!!!!!!!!!! i am not happy about this thing.
still wanna try it tho
thnx for telling me this
ther are comparisons out there from the beta. for eg, 1 shows ut3 running on a pc @ a specific res (i think it was 1920x1200) then the same pc running the onlive client and the same game. it runs at 1280x720. There was a noticeable quality difference. textures were blurier and details faded out closer.
I still think its a technology that will be good for some. fox example I might use it if Im on my netbook and feel like some badcompany 2... but im not a fan of monthly system fees - so i probably wouldnt use it
i understand what you are saying.
for me the main reason why i am a pc gamer is because:
1. i like the interface (keyboard & mouse)
2. better performance (upgrade to better hardware)
with this service i would keep the same interface, the problem is the performance, i don't think it can deliver the same performance as a high end rig. but until i test it out i can't say for sure they won't.
in the end if i can get the same performance with no noise and no need to upgrade i would enjoy that. (right after i finished writing this i realized i sounded like a console gamer lol)
yes. you can use their console or install the software on any pc. I think this idea is okay - i like having the game on my own pc tho. it fits the console gamer mentality more than that of the pc gamer
but you do have the option of mouse & keyboard
Hate this system, rather own a physical copy of games I buy and have the option of mouse & keyboard. Hope they fail :/
i still haven't been accepted. :(
i don't think they in Canada yet
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Curaçao has its own brand of island spirit and style: friendly people, lively casinos and warm breezes mix with a Dutch flavor and a dry landscape reminiscent of the American Southwest.
A charming capital city rich in architectural
style and a diverse national park brimming with flora and fauna further
enhance this intriguing island.
The logical place to begin a tour of Willemstad
is at the Queen Emma Bridge, at the corner of Breedestraat and Handelskade.
This floating pedestrian bridge swings open several times per day to admit
ships to the harbor.
In the distance, spanning the bay, is the Queen Juliana Bridge, which cost $30 million and is known as the highest bridge in the Caribbean: vehicles cross the harbor 193 feet above the water. Tours of the harbor depart regularly from the bay side of Handelskade.
The picturesque Floating Market, on Sha Caprileskade,
is where schooners and sailboats from Venezuela tie up to sell produce,
meat and fish. At the end of the market is the Wilhelmina Drawbridge,
which connects the shopping district called Punda with the oldest residential
section of the city, Scharloo, once home to Curaçaos Jewish merchants.
Returning to the drawbridge, head down Columbusstraat
and youll come to the stately Mikve Israel Emanuel Synagogue, at
the corner of Hanchi Snoa. It is the oldest activesynagogue in the Western
Hemisphere: the congregation was founded in 1651 by several Jewish families
from Amsterdam, and this synagogue was consecrated in 1732.
The yellow-and-white section of the fort,
just inside the main entrance, is the Governors Palace, noted for
its striking double staircase. Across the courtyard is the renovated Dutch
Reformed Church. Although there has been a church on the site since 1635,
the present structure was built in 1742 and restored in 1763, 1903 and
1991. Because space within the fort walls was limited, part of the church
was built over a military magazine, which at the beginning of this century
was being used, ironically, as a government-bonded rum warehouse.
Scenic lookout points are scattered throughout
the park. There are also several caves, located along the northern coast
of the island. The Visitors Center has books, brochures and information
about guided tours and bird watching, as well as souvenirs and refreshments.
Before you leave this end of Curaçao, stop by Boca Tabla, situated just beyond the entrance to the national park. This magnificent cove is an excellent place to stop for photos of the islands rugged north coast; you can climb among the rocks and cliffs for a variety of perspectives. On the western side of the cove, youll be able to see and hear waves crashing into a stunning grotto.
Another Curaçao
attraction is the Hato Caves, just east of the airport.
A walkway leads through the various rooms
of these impressive limestone caverns, which are formed
of fossilized coral. Inside, youll see stalactites,
stalagmites and, of course, bats. The caves are open
daily; the small admission fee includes a tour. Theres
also a souvenir shop, and food and refreshments are
available on the terrace.
There are two small restaurants nearby, offering
refreshments and pleasant views of the coast and the small fishing boats
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Where would we be without our best girlfriends? Personally, I don't think I would be as sane as I am without the help of my girlfriends, who I turn to about every aspect of my life. This very day, a chat with one close friend completely turned me from a sad, confused grouch (or is that Grinch?) into a cheery, clear-headed, resolved being. For me, the best girlfriends are those who are loyal, trustworthy, smart, funny, and great to share a martini with.
Turns out that actress Gwyneth Paltrow looks for similar qualities in her buddies. In her latest Goop mail out, she celebrates collaborating on a small capsule wardrobe with designer and friend Stella McCartney. In describing Stella, she writes, "Sometimes in life you get a girlfriend who becomes like a sister. Someone who really sees you. Who is as honest with you as they are loving. Who shares a similar world view, who has similar values. Who also happens to be hilarious and a bit naughty and is constantly trying to get the balance of everything right, just like you are. Who is also one of your favourite designers ever, who has a ruthless eye and makes perfect, perfect things. Stella is that girl and so much more."
None of my friends (sadly) can rustle up a nice blazer for me, but no matter. I value them for the same reasons that Gwynnie values Stella. I reckon my female friendships are without a doubt, the rock of my life — every bit as valuable to me as my marriage and my family. Because really, as Gwyneth says, the best of friends are like family anyway.
So, in celebration of female friendships, check out all the famous women with their besties below. Turns out Stella has quite a few!
Gwyneth Paltrow and Stella McCartney 1 of 13
Gwyneth and Stella have been friends for years and both attended Madonna's wedding in 2000. Gwynnie hasn't been pictured with Madge for ages, but she is frequently seen hanging out with Stella and mentions her in her cookbooks as a favourite guest to have to dinner...
Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz 2 of 13
Drew and Cameron became friends when they filmed Charlie's Angels in 2000. In a recent magazine article, Drew described Cameron as her best friend: "She's my sister, but we bro out and have crazy adventures. Most people don't know this, but she's very edgy."
Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek 3 of 13
Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek have been good friends since meeting each other on the audition circuit before they both rose to fame. When Salma was announcing the Oscar nominees in 2009, and she called out her friend's name, she gave an almighty cheer of support. Cruz went on to win...
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler 4 of 13
The SNL buddies met at the ImprovOlympic Theater. They went on to form an improv group together before Tina got a job in NYC writing for SNL. Later, Amy joined her and they went on to make Baby Mama together. The duo presented last year's Golden Globes to critical acclaim. Oh, to be part of their gang ... *wishes*
Kate Hudson, Liv Tyler and Stella McCartney 5 of 13
Oh, there's Stella again! Liv Tyler has been great mates with Stella for ages, attending Stella's wedding in 2003. After Liv's wedding, I remember seeing a pic of Stella and Kate Hudson calling at Gwyneth Paltrow's NYC apartment and finding she was out. Looks like these 3 have remained close, as they share a laugh on the red carpet at the 2010 NYC Costume Institute gala.
Miley Cyrus and Kelly Osbourne 6 of 13
Kelly Osbourne wasn't afraid to tell buddy Miley after that VMA performance to put her tongue away! Only good friends can be so honest. Kelly did say on American TV that she has Miley's back and she loves her — but yeah, put the tongue away!
Michelle Williams and Busy Philipps 7 of 13
Michelle Williams met best mate Busy when they both worked on TV show Dawson's Creek. Busy is now godmother to Michelle's daughter Matilda, and the two are frequently seen hanging out or attending awards ceremonies together.
Victoria Beckham, Eva Longoria and Kate Beckinsale 8 of 13
Victoria Beckham has become good friends with Kate Beckinsale and Eva Longoria since moving stateside. The trio is regularly seen out and about together. Victoria even asked Eva to be godmother to daughter Harper...
Kate Moss and er… Stella (again) 9 of 13
When Stella McCartney was graduating with her fashion degree at St. Martins in London, she got her buddy Kate to model for her, gaining a lot of press coverage. Kate and Stella have been great mates ever since, attending each other's weddings and being photographed together this summer at Glastonbury. Stella sure has a lot of besties...
Rihanna and Cara Delevingne 10 of 13
Ri-Ri's new best bud is none other than Brit model Cara Delevingne. This summer, the two holidayed together and were seen out and about at various London clubs. Looks like Ri-Ri has replaced Katy Perry...
Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts 11 of 13
The two Aussie actresses became friends when they met on the film Flirting back in 1991. Nicole's star ascended quicker than Naomi's, but the two remained close. After her breakthrough role in Mulholland Drive, Naomi joined her famous friend as an A-lister.
Photo credit: PR photos
Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez 12 of 13
Taylor and Selena are bestest buds and were most recently seen attending the VMAs together. Not quite sure what they made of Miley Cyrus's performance, but Selena was definitely on hand to support Taylor facing ex Harry Styles as she collected her award.
Cara Delevingne and Rita Ora 13 of 13
Best mates Cara and singer Rita Ora were rumored to have fallen out, allegedly ignoring each other when attending various festivals this summer. But all is now well in their camp, as last week at the London GQ awards, Rita was pictured staying at Cara's pad and leaving the next day. Nothing beats a girlie sleepover, eh?
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NEW YORK — Families of victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks are renewing their criticism of the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site.
On Sept. 10, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the land, reached agreement with the foundation that operates the planned Sept. 11 museum.
The deal gives the foundation the land for the museum, in exchange, the Port Authority takes over the site of the former Deutsche Bank building.
Port Authority executive director Patrick Foye said during yesterday's monthly meeting that the deal doesn't change terms from an agreement made in2006.
Sally Regenhard of Yonkers, whose son died on Sept. 11, told board members that the land swap is illegal and that she and other family members will push for a congressional investigation.
Related coverage:
• Port Authority weighs plan to take over Atlantic City airport, extend PATH service
• Gov. Christie, N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo ask National Park Service to assist 9/11 Memorial and Museum
• Families of 9/11 victims upset by Ground Zero museum delays
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March 3rd, 2014
Australian Baseball: A Brief History
Perspective is everything. The first peoples of America did not think that Christopher Columbus discovered it or them. Likewise for Australia, to which Americans think Albert Goodwill Spalding and his band of ball-playing tourists brought baseball in 1888–89. The Spalding Tour was undoubtedly important to the future of the game in Australia, as Columbus was to all that followed in his wake. But baseball had already arrived Down Under.
Baseball in Australia has come a long way, and now Major League Baseball has come a long way to open its season there. On March 22–23, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks will be staging their Opening Day games at the historic Sydney Cricket Ground—the same venue where, 125 years ago, Spalding's Chicago White Stockings played three games against the All Americas, top-flight opponents (including three future Hall of Famers) selected for the voyage.
Also like America, Australian baseball has a creation myth with little or no basis in fact. The Aussie equivalent of Abner Doubleday and his Cooperstown pals of 1839 would be a bunch of expat miners playing baseball in the goldfields of Ballarat 1857. There's no point in burying Abner Doubleday again, although he has proven to be a lively corpse. But the Ballarat tale is preceded by evidence two years earlier, in the Colonial Times [Hobart] of September 22, 1855:
Sabbath Desecration. – A correspondent requests us to call attention to the practice of a number of boys and young men, who congregate in Mr. Wilkinson's paddock, near Patrick and Murray Streets, on Sunday afternoons, for playing at cricket, base-ball, &c., making a great noise, and offending the eyes and ears of persons of moral and religious feeling.
Far from the goldfields where Americans tended to congregate, Hobart is on the northern coast of the island that since 1856 has been known as Tasmania. And interestingly, like most of the many recent finds of baseball in the U.S. before Doubleday, this first Australian mention of baseball comes in the form of a complaint, of the sort that generally leads to a prohibition.
Australia's first recorded game, as reported in Bell's Life, was a February 28, 1857 three-inning match between Collingwood and Richmond. Though named "baseball," it was a hybrid game in which it seems a run was recorded for each base secured. The final score: Collingwood 350, Richmond 230. Another significant report of baseball play (labeled the "first trial in the colonies") survives in Melbourne's Argus of June 5, 1869:
The first match of the Baseball Club will be played on the old Lonsdale Cricket ground, near the Botanical-gardens-bridge, at half-past two o'clock this afternoon. This game is as popular in America as cricket is here, and as to-day will witness its first trial in the colonies it will no doubt prove attractive to lovers of out-door sports.
Another baseball club was formed in Sydney in 1878. On June 17 the Argus reported: "The Base-ball Club formed here opened successfully at Moore-park on Saturday." A month later the Gippsland Times reported the formation of another Sydney club: "The New South Wales base ball club has fairly started; practice matches have commenced."
But the most important early Australian baseball club was the St. Kilda. On May 12, 1879, three days after an organizational meeting at Jewett's Hotel in Clyde Street, the club conducted its first intramural game:
The first practice of the St. Kilda Base Ball Club took place on Saturday, on their ground, at the corner of Chapel and Argyle streets. After a little desultory practice sides were chosen and a scratch match played, the teams being captained by Messrs Jewett and Campbell. It resulted in an easy victory for Campbell's side, by 16 runs to 3.
By the following month the St Kilda BBC was ready to square off against a team of American performers, the Georgia Minstrels, comprised of ex-slaves who could play both music and baseball. Almost a decade before Spalding's Tourists, the Argus reported: "The deciding game between the St. Kilda Base Ball Club and Georgia Minstrels will be played on St. Kilda Cricket Ground, this afternoon, at 2 o'clock sharp. As each club has won a game, an exciting contest is expected." As a sidelight, the year 1879 also marked the first appearance of an African American in MLB: William Edward White with the Providence Greys.
Now to Spalding's Australian Tour—for that was how the expedition was billed on its departure from San Francisco on November 11, 1888. Only on board the steamship Alameda did Spalding reveal to his passengers that he intended to head west from Australia, transforming the trip into a World Tour with stops in Asia, Africa, and Europe.
When the teams arrived in Sydney harbor on December 14, 1888—after a one-game stopover at Auckland—a flotilla draped in red, white, and blue sailed out to meet them. A large crowd at Woolloomooloo wharf cheered the tourists. On the next day, Spalding's "baseballers"—as they were labeled in the local press—played their first game in Australia, reportedly drawing 5,500 curious spectators. After two more games in Sydney, the troupe traveled by rail to Melbourne.
Thanks to a Spalding advance man, the teams were greeted at Spencer Street Station by 500 flag-waving fans. They played two games at Melbourne Cricket Ground, on December 22–23, then three at Adelaide Oval, one at Ballarat's Eastern Oval and, finally, another two in Melbourne at the turn of the New Year. Spalding's World Tourists then steamed off for Colombo in today's Sri Lanka, where they played their next game on January 26, 1889.
Spalding left behind his young aide Harry Simpson, charged with capitalizing on the trip by forming baseball clubs for the Victoria Baseball League of 1890—including the Metropolitan, Melbourne, Ferguson, Fitzroy, Victoria, and Richmond—as well as these clubs in the South Australian League: North Adelaide, Post and Telegraph, Norwood, Goodwood, and Kent Town. Simpson also travelled to New Zealand to promote baseball. Simpson died of typhus in September 1891, after setting up the New South Wales Baseball League. He was inducted into the Baseball Australia Hall of Fame in its inaugural class of 2005.
In 1897 players from Victoria and South Australia made a somewhat slapdash tour of the United States, winning eight games and losing fourteen. A highlight occurred on June 21, when the Aussies challenged a team of old-time Boston players, including the now rotund Spalding. Henry Chadwick threw out the first ball and officially scored the contest. Despite the additional draw of Princeton Professor Charles Hinton and his new mechanical pitching machine, only about 500 fans attended. Hinton's "cannon" pitched the last two innings against Australia. According to the Boston Globe, the first pitch "appeared so suddenly that the batsman ducked, the catcher made a wild leap to one side while the ball sailed directly over the plate and up against the backstop with a resounding crack." After the game, George Wright organized a banquet in the visitors' honor.
On New Year's Day 1914, two American teams returned to Australia—nominally the New York Giants and Chicago White Sox, but also including many players from other major league teams, such as Buck Weaver, Tris Speaker, Sam Crawford, Germany Schaefer, Fred Merkle, and Jim Thorpe. Following games in Tokyo, Shanghai, and Manila, the teams played their first game in Australia on the very day they landed at Brisbane. Their last contest was on the 8th, in Melbourne, with two dates in Sydney in between; one of these, on January 3, drew 10,000 spectators.
These visits—along with two more in the late 1920s by, respectively, the Stanford and Multnomah Athletic Association nines—spurred interest in the game, which had continued in Australia all along but without the rising popularity of, say, Australian Rules Football, let alone cricket. The concept for Australia's first national competition—known as the Claxton Shield—emerged in 1934 as the idea of all-around athlete Norm Claxton, who was also president of the South Australian Baseball League. The shield would be awarded annually to the winner of the annual interstate series between New South Wales, South Australia, and Victoria; the first to win the shield three times in a row would keep it. In something of an upset, former laggard South Australia captured the shield in the competition's first year, and then again in 1935 and 1936.
It was then decided to award the shield annually. Except for the war years, the Claxton Shield was played annually until the Australian Baseball League (ABL) superseded State competition in 1989–90. The original eight-team ABL competition permitted up to four American minor league players per team and lasted ten years. The Claxton Shield reemerged briefly, but baseball languished despite a high point in 2004, when at the Athens Olympics Australia took the silver medal to Cuba's gold.
In 2009 Major League Baseball and the Australian Baseball Federation (ABF) announced they were resurrecting the national baseball league. The new ABL would be jointly owned by MLB (75 percent) and ABF (25 percent). The six-team league features homegrown talent, including professionals who compete in North America and Asia, and many players who hail from outside Australia. The league's 40-game season runs from November through January.
The ABL not only revived a strong baseball following in Australia but also provided a launch pad for young Australian talent and international players in their U.S. offseason. Of Australia's 28-man roster for the 2013 World Baseball Classic (WBC), 21 competed in the ABL during the Australian summer.
The Australian National Baseball Team has participated in all three installments of the WBC, in 2006, 2009, and 2013. The club has been managed by Jon Deeble, the Pacific Rim Scouting Coordinator of the Boston Red Sox. In their opening game in 2009, Team Australia defeated Mexico 17–7 and set a new tournament record for hits in a game with 22, including four home runs. Australia currently has 57 players under contract with MLB organizations.
Over the years 28 Australians have played in MLB, 20 of them pitchers. The first was Joe Quinn, born in Sydney in 1864, who started his 17-year big-league career in 1884 with St. Louis of the Union Association. Playing mostly second base, he went on to play for five clubs in the National League and, in his final year in the majors, with Washington of the new American League. He also managed St. Louis in 1895 and Cleveland in 1899.
It took more than a century from Quinn's debut until another Aussie reached the majors—infielder Craig Shipley, born in Parramatta. Among the five clubs for whom he played over his 11 years in the majors, one was the Dodgers, whom Australian fans will see this month. Today he represents their opponents, the Diamondbacks, as an assistant to general manager Kevin Towers.
Other Australian-born players of note and longevity include relief pitcher Grant Balfour, newly installed as the closer for Tampa Bay, and Graeme Lloyd, who pitched for several clubs in middle relief, most notably with the New York Yankees. Dave Nilsson of Queensland enjoyed eight highly productive years with the Milwaukee Brewers, including an All-Star Game selection in 1999. In 1987, while still in Australia, the 17-year-old won the Helms Award / Ron Sharpe Medal as the Most Valuable Player in the Australian Baseball League.


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Magic Johnson's name has been mentioned throughout the Donald Sterling saga that has plagued the NBA for the past few weeks.
Most recently, the Clippers owner gave an interview to CNN's Anderson Cooper in which he was asked about Johnson and proceeded to insult him on several levels.
MORE: Sterling attacks Johnson's HIV status | Sterling believes he has player support
Sterling claimed that Johnson was irresponsible because he contracted the HIV virus. Sterling also questioned Johnson's position within the black community and willingness to give back to black people.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver, who is determined to remove Sterling as Clippers owner, responded upon reading Sterling's latest remarks about Johnson.
"I just read a transcript of Donald Sterling's interview with Anderson Cooper," Sterling said in a statement, "and while Magic Johnson doesn't need me to, I feel compelled on behalf of the NBA family to apologize to him that he continues to be dragged into this situation and be degraded by such a malicious and personal attack.
"The NBA Board of Governors is continuing with its process to remove Mr. Sterling as expeditiously as possible."
--Story originally appeared on SportingNews.com.


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"Symphonie Fantastique."
The title alone of Hector Berlioz's most famous orchestral work is enough to send a frisson of excitement down the spine.
Add to that evocative title the composer's own decadent narrative of an opium-addled artist, obsessed with an ideal beloved that appears to him in fantasy and reality over the course of the five-movement programmatic symphonic in the form of a musical "idee fixe," and you have a symphonic experience like no other.
Maestro Kevin Rhodes and the Springfield Symphony focus on the "Symphonie Fantastique" during the second half of their final classical concert of the 2010-11 season on Saturday evening. The first half of this all-French program contains Claude Debussy's "Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune," and Francis Poulenc's "Gloria," featuring the Springfield Symphony Chorus, prepared by Director Nikki Stoia, and soprano soloist Mary Wilson.
Rhodes has programmed several all-Russian and all-German programs, but fairly few all-French, during his 10 years in Springfield.
"Funny, I hadn't thought of it that way," Rhodes admitted. "It's somehow the sort of thing you feel you should avoid, since it seems so obvious, but then there are things about (for instance) the three things we're playing on this concert that feel so right in their opposites and commonalities, as well as being along a certain chronological line."
"The drunken and murky sensual colors of Debussy's 'Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun' were absolutely the most avant-garde and 'earthly' music as one could imagine in 1894. It its own way it's even seedier than Wagner's sound and harmonic orgies."
"What's fascinating, though," Rhodes continued, "is that just like in society, what was 'way out there' in 1894 becomes main stream, ready for the church no less in Poulenc's 'Gloria' of 1961, which was premiered just down the road in Boston (commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation of the Library of Congress)."
"But what stands at the beginning of this Franco, Gallic blending wizardry? – Berlioz's 'Symphonie Fantastique,'" Rhodes said. "(It's) simply fantastic in all of its hyper-romantic, love-sick, opium-induced nightmare of obsessive love gone wrong, back in a time when Brahms had yet to write that perfect, but still very formally considered Symphony No. 1."
Berlioz's own program notes from the 1830 premiere set the scene best.
"The author imagines that a young vibrant musician, afflicted by the sickness of spirit which a famous writer has called the wave of passions, sees for the first time a woman who unites all the charms of the ideal person his imagination was dreaming of, and falls desperately in love with her. By a strange anomaly, the beloved image never presents itself to the artist's mind without being associated with a musical idea, in which he recognises a certain quality of passion, but endowed with the nobility and shyness which he credits to the object of his love." "This melodic image and its model keep haunting him ceaselessly like a double idée fixe. This explains the constant recurrence in all the movements of the symphony of the melody which launches the first allegro. The transitions from this state of dreamy melancholy, interrupted by occasional upsurges of aimless joy, to delirious passion, with its outbursts of fury and jealousy, its returns of tenderness, its tears, its religious consolations – all this forms the subject of the first movement."
Berlioz's love-sick artist encounters his infatuation in a series of circumstances, from a swirling waltz to an excursion in the countryside. Then things get weird!
(from Berlioz's program) – "Convinced that his love is unappreciated, the artist poisons himself with opium. The dose of narcotic, while too weak to cause his death, plunges him into a heavy sleep accompanied by the strangest of visions. He dreams that he has killed his beloved, that he is condemned, led to the scaffold and is witnessing his own execution. As he cries for forgiveness the effects of the narcotic set in. He wants to hide but he cannot so he watches as an onlooker as he dies. The procession advances to the sound of a march that is sometimes sombre and wild, and sometimes brilliant and solemn, in which a dull sound of heavy footsteps follows without transition the loudest outbursts. At the end of the march, the first four bars of the idée fixe reappear like a final thought of love interrupted by the fatal blow when his head bounced down the steps."
This creepy fourth movement, entitled "March to the Scaffold," and the finale "Dreams of a Witches' Sabbath" are often excerpted on Halloween pops concerts.
For Rhodes, a blending of the wild narrative and the ingenious, ground-breaking composition of the young Berlioz heightens the excitement of the piece tremendously.
"You can revel in every turn of this story, and every incredible turn of the music reflecting something obvious in a 'possible' narrative of the story."
"This story and its understanding was important to Berlioz, and I've always felt that here he was reaching for something new. He really wanted his audience to know the story, hear the music, and put vivid fantasy and imagination to work at every turn."
"For instance, it doesn't say in the score, but we know that in the 'Scene at the ball,' it's a waltz. We know that the beloved…shows up at the ball. When we hear her theme from the first movement, now played in waltz time, we know that she is there. BUT, we see her several measures, or a few seconds earlier, when the music shifts straight up from E major to F major. You hear that (modulation) and you KNOW something has happened…I imagine the hero looking up at the entrance of this incredibly beautiful woman. Like everyone else, he is struck, but even HE needs a moment before realizing who he is seeing and what that means!"
"This piece is on a different planet than the prevailing symphonies and even operas of its time."
Before Saturday's concert, a gallery opening and reception of works inspired by Berlioz' "Symphonie Fantastique" takes place at One Financial Plaza (half a block from Symphony Hall) from 6:30-7:30 p.m. The customary Classical Conversations, pre-concert illuminations of the evening's repertoire, take place at 7 p.m. in Symphony Hall.
For tickets, priced from $12-$59, contact the SSO Box Office at (413) 733-2291, or purchase on line at www.springfieldsymphony.org


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STARKVILLE, MISS. - LSU made an inspired goal-line stand in the final two minutes Saturday afternoon, after getting a 93-yard punt return by Chad Jones, to hold off Mississippi State 30-26. However, the game also veered dangerously close to a loss Tigers faithful would rue for years.
No. 7 LSU (4-0) still appears to be a team searching for its soul, one with a sputtering rushing attack and now dogged by special teams questions.
As in previous weeks, losses by other top-ranked teams (this time sixth-ranked Cal and No. 4 Ole Miss) likely will move the Tigers higher in the polls, but the forward progress of the team through the first month of the season remains suspect.
"I told the team that those guys who show up on Monday better be ready to work, " Tigers Coach Les Miles said. "We're getting some things fixed."
Presumably the running game will be repair job one.
LSU netted 30 yards on 31 attempts against the Bulldogs (2-2). LSU running backs Charles Scott, Keiland Williams and Trindon Holliday gained 35 yards on 16 carries.
That anemic production overshadowed a career-best 215 passing yards by sophomore quarterback Jordan Jefferson, who completed 13 of 22 passes with no interceptions. Jefferson also combined with senior wide receiver Brandon LaFell for two touchdowns, one a 58-yarder on LSU's first play from scrimmage in the second half.
And though unarguably a hero, Jones' game also provided a microcosm of LSU's performance as a whole. He had both highlight-reel and ill-advised plays. His 93-yard punt return was a wandering thing of beauty, and he saved the day by deflecting a pass at the goal line on third down with barely a minute on the clock. However, he also caught a punt at his 4-yard line with 5:48 remaining that pinned his team deep and ensured the final minutes of the game would unfold in nail-biting fashion.
Still, neither the failure to rush the ball nor the shadow of their goal posts would have put such a fright into the Tigers' season were it not for repeated special teams bungles. Junior punter and holder Derek Helton had a miserable afternoon, twice mishandling snaps. That led to a missed extra-point attempt and field-goal attempt. He also could not corral a high punt snap near the end of the first quarter. His decision to grab that loose ball and try to make a play rather than kick it out of the end zone gave Mississippi State the ball at the LSU 1-yard line and set up the Bulldogs' second touchdown.
Both of those early scores were made by Mississippi State senior tailback Anthony Dixon, who gained 106 yards on 27 carries. But even Dixon's effort wasn't enough at the end, as the Tigers stonewalled him twice in their late goal-line stand.
At the beginning of the final quarter, however, it did not appear LSU would require such defensive heroics.
On the quarter's first play, Jones fielded a bouncing punt at LSU's 7. He broke a tackle and cut against the grain to his right, where he picked up key blocks by Charles Alexander and Patrick Peterson and took off down the sideline accompanied by a group of teammates. Chugging down the LSU sideline, he stumbled for a moment around the Bulldogs' 35 but took it the rest of the way untouched, escorted by Peterson.
"I made one move, and I saw daylight to my right, " Jones said. "I was trying to run as fast as I could, but it wasn't that fast. I felt the gorilla jumping on my back. I looked behind me to see if there was anybody there, but there wasn't, so I kept trucking."
Jones' spectacular return made the score 30-21 and knocked considerable starch out of the 53,612 cowbell-clattering Bulldogs fans. They had been emotionally whipsawed from the beginning when, on Mississippi State's first play from scrimmage, a pass from Tyson Lee squirted between the hands of intended receiver Christian Ducre of Mandeville, and the carom was caught by Peterson, who returned the ball 27 yards for a touchdown.
That, in turn, was followed by the Tigers' first special teams miscue, when Helton let the extra-point snap squirt between his hands, leaving the score 6-0.
In the third quarter, after Jefferson and LaFell combined on a 58-yard touchdown, Lee eluded a safety blitz on a third-and-1 at the 50, scrambled to his left and passed to tight end Marcus Green, who eluded LSU safety Karnell Hatcher and ran in for a score that cut LSU's lead to 23-21.
That set the memorable fourth-quarter stage.
After Jones' punt return, Mississippi State quarterback Chris Relf connected with O'Neal Wilder on a 46-yard pass that appeared to scrape the fingertips of leaping LSU safety Brandon Taylor and set the Bulldogs up at the LSU 21. There, as it did throughout the game, the Tigers' defense stiffened, and Mississippi State settled for a 22-yard field goal to trim its deficit to 30-24.
With less than six minutes remaining, Jones' decision to retrieve a punt at LSU's 4 nearly proved costly. A flag for delay of game negated a first-down conversion pass from Jefferson to LaFell, and Mississippi State regained possession at midfield with 3:53 remaining.
With the game on the line, LSU managed just 8 yards on five plays. Worse yet, the possession burned less than two minutes and didn't force the Bulldogs to call a single timeout.
"I'm self critical about that situation, " Miles said.
With Mississippi State facing third-and-10, Dixon took an option pitch right for 18 yards to LSU's 2.
Dixon then tried the middle of LSU's defense, where tackle Al Woods brought him down at the 1. LSU, fearing it would need to get another score, called timeout with 1:22 remaining.
On second down, Dixon again was met by a mass of purple at the line of scrimmage and stopped inches from the goal line. LSU called another timeout with 1:15 remaining.
With the Tigers bunched desperately along the line, first-year Bulldogs coach Dan Mullen called for a pass play. It was the same kind of jump pass he had used with such success with Tim Tebow as Florida's offensive coordinator. Tight end Marcus Green released from the right side and was wide open in the end zone, but Jones leapt to deflect the ball, which fluttered harmlessly to turf.
"The flow of the play went to the strong side, so I scraped to that side, " said Jones, who added that he was tipped to the plan by Lee's eyes in the final fraction of a second before the pass.
On fourth down, Mississippi State lined up in an old-fashioned wishbone formation. Lee took the snap, faked the fullback dive and, sensing the great push from the right side of the LSU defensive line, planted his foot and tried to cut through the middle. He was met by sophomore linebacker Ryan Baker, who turned him slightly parallel to the goal line, and Jones finished him off.
Junior defensive tackle Drake Nevis, whose second-quarter fumble recovery led to a 22-yard Josh Jasper field goal, led the surge into the backfield, but for a moment wasn't sure of the outcome.
"But when I looked up I saw the defense going crazy, and I knew something good had happened, " he said.
Mississippi State's final possession started at its 32 with 46 seconds left after Helton deliberately took a safety. But the emotionally spent Bulldogs offense threw four consecutive incomplete passes.
Jefferson then took a knee to send the Tigers back to what should be a thickly covered drawing board before Saturday's game at Georgia.
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A quilt of tulips covers the land in Waterside as part of the P.E.I. Tulip Festival and the testing fields for Vanco Farms. The site is a real head turner for visitors like Denis Halliday of Belfast, who was photographed while snapping his own photographs recently.
STRATFORD – Cool weather during the past month has been good news for the Points East U-pick tulip field here.
Tulip festival organizer Doug Deacon said unseasonably low temperatures, including snow flurries this past weekend, have prolonged the season and delayed the peak bloom for two weeks compared to last year.
"The cool wet weather that we have been having means that later tulip varieties will be in full bloom at the end of May, which prolongs the season for us here in the east," said Deacon.
The tulip field, which is the largest public garden display of the flower in Atlantic Canada, will be open until the end of May as a result of the weather.
The garden operation is also selling a dozen varieties of U-pick tulips until the end of the month.
The Tulip Trail and Festival are part of a beautification program created by the Island East Tourism Group aimed at attracting visitors to eastern P.E.I.
Organizers said they're pleased with the U-pick tulip endeavour, which is the first of its kind in Atlantic Canada.
"We have been very pleased with the results of our efforts on this project so far," said Deacon, who is also chair of the tourism operators association. "The phones are ringing and our accommodations operators have been receiving guests in May who are coming to P.E.I. to see the tulips."
More than five thousand tourists have seen the massive display of blooming tulips since it opened on May 10. Those include individuals from areas such as Holland, England, Japan, China, Germany, as well as all Canadian provinces.


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TRENTON — Less than a month before Gov. Chris Christie will lay out his state budget plan, Republicans in the Assembly are shaking up their budget team.
Assembly Budget Officer Joseph Malone (R-Burlington), the party's top member on the committee, stepped down Wednesday after seven years in the post, saying the budget process has become "an injustice to the citizens of New Jersey."
And today, Assemblyman David Wolfe (R-Ocean), who has sat on the committee since 2009, plans to announce he will also step down.
The two veteran assemblymen will be replaced by less experienced members who will raise their political profiles by sitting on the panel. Declan O'Scanlon (R-Monmouth), who already sits on the committee, will become the GOP's top ranking member. Assembly Republicans today plan to announce that Gary Chiusano (R-Sussex) and Anthony Bucco (R-Morris) will join the panel.
The Democratic-dominated committee, led by Assemblyman Louis Greenwald (D-Camden) parses the governor's proposed budget, which he will announce in a budget address on Feb. 22, before releasing it for a vote in the full Assembly — a process that involves months of hearings that sometimes run all day.
Malone said he grew tired of hearing after hearing in which few issues got resolved.
"It's become absolute theater," he said. "I think the way the budget process is going right now is such an injustice to the citizens of New Jersey. It ends up being nothing more than people haranguing."
Malone, who will become one of several deputy minority leaders, said he may attend some budget hearings and will "gladly speak out if it just becomes stupid, idiotic theater."
Wolfe said he's leaving because he wants to focus more on his role as ranking member of the Assembly Education Committee as Christie wants to focus on education reforms.
Both said they made their own decisions to leave the posts, and Republican leaders insisted they were not pressured to leave.
"There is no strategy," said Assemblyman Jon Bramnick (R-Union), the second-highest ranking Republican in the Assembly. "It's just people who may have had enough."
Tom Wilson, a former state Republican chairman, said he expects the new members to set a different tone on the committee.
"You've got two guys coming from the northwestern part of the state, which tends to be more conservative. I think you can see them being a little more aggressive in defending some of the cuts that are coming with this budget," he said.
Wilson noted that O'Scanlon took a pounding from Democrats last year while defending a controversial budget-related bill but came out looking good because he was well-prepared.
Greenwald said he and Malone had a friendly adversarial relationship. "Joe and I are kind of like an odd couple. You get comfortable with each other for a while, and I'm going to miss him. I'm sure he's still going to be involved," he said.


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The 17th annual 3-day St. Anne's Festival in Jersey City concludes tonight, but not before the streets are once again full with people singing, dancing, playing carnival games and eating an assortment of ethnic food.
The final day of the festival at the 110-year-old Saint Anne's Church, 3545 Kennedy Blvd., is underway with residents from the community joining together in celebration of the saint's birthday, with American, Filipino and Spanish cuisine, music from local musicians and several prize-winning games inside the church and outside on the blocked-off Congress Street between Kennedy Boulevard and Nelson Avenue.
"It just brings the community together," said long-time Jersey City resident and church member Mary Kaufman. "It's a very close knit community and a lot of people from outside come in. We just love it."
The games include a money wheel, sand art, ball roll, shuffle board, scatter ball and darts inside the Church's basement where guests can also sit and eat in the air-conditioned room. A clown can also be found roaming around entertaining guests with different tricks.
Outside on the street, the cuisine includes pizza from Gino's Pizza, a variety of Spanish food, zeppoles, Filipino BBQ and sausage peppers. The Red Mike's Festival Band is providing the music.
Things are only going to get more exciting with the 8 p.m. show by the band, The Tercels, and the 50/50 raffle drawing at 10:30 p.m.
"You can always see the little kids dancing around, it's really an enjoyable time," Kaufman said.
Even with the night's excitement still to come, participants have already gotten caught up in the excitement with the surprise engagement of a Hudson County couple.
Kearny resident, Ryan Galvez, 28, got up on stage to propose to his girlfriend, Jersey City resident, Marie Silva, 26 at the start of the festival, just after the procession.
"This is where I met her back in 2006," Galvez said. "I figured it made sense to do it here, we're here every year."
This is the church's largest fundraiser during the year. The festival runs until 11 p.m. tonight.
"To have all the parishioners here getting together, working together, that's why we're here," said chairman of the festival committee, Greg Gonzales.


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Perrysburg City Council last week approved salary increases for Law Director Pete Gwyn and Prosecutor P. Martin Aubry.
Officials raised Mr. Gwyn's annual salary by $630 to $23,805. He also will receive $132.25 instead of $129 per hour for every hour worked over his regular 15-hour week.
The city increased Mr. Aubry's salary from $49,955 to $51,205, which is a 2.5 percent increase.
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U.S. Marshals arrested an accused serial rapist in Baton Rouge Tuesday afternoon, who authorities say is connected to at least four of nine Dallas rapes that have happened in the past two months, according to WAFB reports.
Just after 2 p.m. the U.S. Marshals Task Force received a tip that 38-year-old Van Dralan Dixson was traveling by bus and may be at the bus station on Florida Blvd. in Baton Rouge.
Witnesses at the bus station told Federal Marshals that Dixson was going to look for a motel.
Agents eventually found him at a motel on Florida Blvd just before 3 p.m.
Dixson, a crime-watch volunteer in an inner-city neighborhood in Dallas, four arrest warrants that's charging him with sexual assault.
The arrest warrants were issued after police say DNA test results linked him to four attacks in the Fair Park neighborhood southeast of downtown Dallas.


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The style is rustic with lots of natural light throughout the day with a terrace and mountain views, completely renovated in 2011. The apartment has a capacity for up to 4 people, has 2 rooms (one of them without window) with single bed, a mezzanine with a double bed plus a sofa bed for two. A bathroom with shower, and a fully equipped kitchen with washing machine, dishwasher, toaster, microwave, coffee maker etc. .. there is also a cot for a baby, and has wifi internet connection.
The neighborhood is located has all the amenities you need such as supermarkets, restaurants, pharmacy, etc. .., is well connected, 50m from the station of subway line 5 and 10m from the bus stop V17 with final Port Vell (city center) and 92 with final promenade, or where are the beaches.
The apartment is next to the Parc Güell the famous architect Gaudi. It is one of the most magical and original city and has therefore received a deserved title of World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Any visit to Barcelona to have a souvenir photo with the famous salamander that is at the entrance of the park.
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Very welcome. Apartment very nice, very clean, quiet in the heart of Barcelona every day. Well served by public transport and all shops need nearby. Ideal family. Attention to allergic stairs ... because in Jesus, there are quite a few
Très bon accueil. Appartement très agréable, très propre, calme au coeur du Barcelone de tous les jours. Bien desservi par les transports en commun et avec tous les commerces qu'il faut à proximité. Idéal famille. Attention aux allergiques des escaliers...car chez Jésus, il y en a pas mal
Well located apartment, metro and bus 50 meters to 5 meters. All amenities! Only weak point, many stairs to the apartment.
Appartement bien situé, métro a 50 mètres et bus à 5 mètres .
Toutes les commodités!
Seul point faible, beaucoup de marches pour accéder à l'appartement.
Jesus was very easy to deal with. His apartment was conveniently located for Barcelona transport links, being very close to the metro station. The facilities provided were of a good standard, and Jesus had provided for all our needs.
One small word of waring to metro users - make sure that you take care to select the correct exit when exiting the subway! It can go horribly wrong if you don't.
Apartment completely satisfied with expectation in the morning with the sun on the terrace. Correct price / quality. Location is fine. Excellent restaurant across the street, bus and metro around the corner.
Appartement voldeed geheel aan verwachting met in de ochtend de zon op het terras. Juiste prijs/kwaliteit. Ligging is prima. Uitstekend restaurant aan de overkant van de straat, Bus en metro om de hoek.
Nice Appartment, Perfect for a Weekend or Week Trip. Close to the Subway, Bus in front of the door. Inside the Appartment everything u need to cook or wash.
Jesus was kindly and made us familar with all we need to know. nice guy. would book it again if planned to go for another Trip to Barcelona!
Greets. Christian
The apartment is exactly as described, is conveniently located and yet very quiet. To the beautiful Parc Guell is just 5 minutes walk. A trip to Mount Tibidabo from here is quite feasible. The contact to Jesus worked great and when we arrived in Barcelona he is waiting for us at the door. We can recommend this apartment only
Die Wohnung ist genau wie beschrieben, liegt sehr verkehrsgünstig und trotzdem sehr ruhig.
Zum wunderschönen Park Güell sind es nur 5 min zu Fuß.
Auch ein Ausflug zum Berg Tibidabo ist von hier aus gut machbar.
Der Kontakt zu Jesus hat super geklappt und als wir in Barcelona ankamen hat er uns schon vor der Tür erwartet.
Wir können diese Wohnung nur weiterempfehlen
Very nice place, very well connected, a description consistent with reality - contact us with your hosts very good - close to Park Guell and the possibility of morning walks after him - priceless - highly recommended - Fantastic place
Bardzo przyjemne miejsce, bardzo dobrze skomunikowane, opis zgodny z rzeczywistością - kontakt z gospodarzami bardzo dobry - bliskość Parku Guell i możliwość porannych spacerów po nim - bezcenne - gorąco polecam - Fantastic place
Everything was fine. I called Jesus (owner) two days before traveling and then 10 minutes before our arrival. Jesus was still waiting (he lives beside the flat). Everything within the flat was good, Jesus was very helpful (also by finding a parking place). So we (family with 4 persons) can absolutely recommend this accomodation. Thanks a lot...
great apartment for a family seeking tranquility and above all quiet during the night and nap. the half-hour transportation to the city center via bus or subway door next door worth this small inconvenience for those looking to mingle with pure Barcelona
appartement très bien pour une famille qui recherche la tranquillité et surtout plus de bruit pendant la nuit et la sieste. la demi-heure de transport pour aller au centre ville via le bus à la porte ou le métro d'à côté valent bien ce petit désagrément pour qui cherche à se mêler aux purs barcelonais
Perfect accommodation. We enjoyed the terrace (sunny and warm in the morning) very much.
In the neighborhood you find everything you need: bakery, supermarket, metro-station at about 150 m, bus station just in front of the door which brings you in about 30 min to Plaça de Catalunya...
Very friendly host: he helped us parking and unloading the car; he showed us everything.
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