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DELTA TOWNSHIP -- A rollover accident has shut down traffic in both directions on I-96 near Saginaw Highway that has left four people, including one child, injured. People are being asked to avoid the area.
According to MLive media partner WLNS-TV 6, Eaton County Sheriff's department says that two SUV's were involved in an accident just after 1:30 p.m. The child who was injured was transported to a local hospital in critical condition. A second adult passenger is in serious condition. A third person was removed from their vehicle with non-life threatening injuries.
Westbound I-96 has one lane open, while eastbound I-96 is being routed onto West Saginaw. Eaton County Sheriff 's officials are still unsure how long I-96 will be closed.
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CCP Games today announced a premium Mercenary Pack, linked with the free-to-play MMOFPS, DUST 514, expected to be released later this year. The Mercenary Pack will provide players with an arsenal of gear, game currency, and a booster to help expand their prowess on the battlefield. It also includes some exclusive items, giving early adopters the opportunity to get their hands on some unique armour and weapons, as well as an all-access pass to the closed-beta events that are occurring throughout the summer.
The full list of what the Merc Pack includes is right here:
- 4,000 Aurum ($20 value) – the in-game currency for DUST 514 that you can buy in the PS Store
- 30-Day Active Skill Booster – increases earned Skill Points (SP) by 50%
- 'Dragonfly' Scout Dropsuit – a uniquely designed armor with unlimited use
- 'Toxin' ICD-9 Submachine Gun with unlimited use and a custom skin
- HK4M Shotgun x 50
- Hacked Drop Uplink x 50 – allows players to create on-the-spot spawn points for their teammates
- Fused Locus Grenade x 50
- 1.5dn Myofibril Stimulant x 50 – offers players a temporary melee damage boost against opponents
- All Access Beta Pass – allows players to participate in every Beta Event, as well as additional play sessions during off weekends
You can purchase the Mercenary Pack in the US today for $19.99, and on June 27 in Europe for €17.99 /£13.99. I don't know how I feel about the devs offering an edge to the players who decide to spend extra money on the game, but I suppose the limited-use items will be long spent by the time the game goes live. I just hope that it doesn't make the beta events less enjoyable for anyone. Sometimes, damage boosts and special weapons can ruin the fun.

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There was talk about transition defense. About tough, tiring practices that served as wake-up calls. About balanced scoring, defensive intensity and perfectly executed game plans.
But after the Trail Blazers thoroughly defeated the Sacramento Kings 104-91 Friday night at the Moda Center, there was also talk about taking the next step.
After all, the Blazers (3-2) were supposed to beat the Kings (1-4) before an energized crowd of 17,627. But if they are truly going to evolve into a Western Conference playoff team, they need to prove they can do it again Saturday night, when they play this same sleepy Sacramento team in the second game of a rare home-and-away back-to-back.
So just before the Blazers hopped aboard a charter flight bound for Sacramento, they weren't looking in the rear view mirror as much as they were looking to the future and an opportunity to show what kind of team they might be.
"I think it'll say a lot about us," Damian Lillard said of Saturday's game. "If we can win here, in a game like this, and go grind one out on their floor, it'll say that we could be something."
Of course, there was plenty for the Blazers to be happy about Friday night.
Lillard (22 points, eight rebounds and seven assists) and Nicolas Batum (14 points, eight assists and seven rebounds) posted near-triple-double final statistical lines. LaMarcus Aldridge recorded 20 points and seven rebounds and became the first Blazers players to score at least 20 points in the first five games of a season since Clyde Drexler did so in 1988. And Wesley Matthews finished with 18 points and seven rebounds, while making 2 of 3 three-pointers, moving into fifth place in the Blazers' all-time record book with 465.
Joel Freeland earned Moda Center cheers and post-game praise for an effective, if unheralded, 17-minute shift that featured four points, four rebounds, two blocks, two assists and one steal.
And throughout it all, the Blazers' defense, which had regressed after showing so much promise during the exhibition season, was stout, stingy and determined.
After allowing opponents to score 50 or more points in the paint in each of their first four games and watching team after team pile up fast-break points like they were the Harlem Globetrotters, the Blazers flexed their defensive muscle against the Kings. DeMarcus Cousins was a monster, recording 35 points and nine rebounds, but most of his points came on midrange jumpers, which is exactly what the Blazers wanted him to shoot.
Otherwise, the Blazers controlled the pace and stymied Sacramento's schemes.
The Kings entered the game ranked eighth in the NBA in fast-break points, averaging 17.2 per game. On Friday night, they didn't score their first fast-break point until the 7:06 mark of the fourth quarter and finished with just five. And while the Blazers' defense also allowed just 40 points in the paint and held a decisive 47-31 rebounding edge, they were most pleased with their stingy transition play.
Turns out, the effort was a byproduct of a rough couple of days in practice. Coach Terry Stotts put the Blazers through the wringer Wednesday and Thursday, pushing and prodding them to improve their transition defense with a host of fast-paced and draining practice drills.
Some involved conditioning. Others required one Blazers team to play another four-on-five, sprinting back on defense while they were shorthanded. But the most effective — and taxing — occurred while the Blazes were scrimmaging. Stotts would blow his whistle at random times of the scrimmage, usually in the middle of play when the Blazers least expected it, and the team on offensive was required to instantly drop the basketball and sprint back on defense, locating their man in the process, regardless of where they were on the court.
The drills were designed to increase the Blazers' awareness, instill discipline, improve instincts and make a point — Stotts was sick and tired of talking about playing transition defense only to see his message fall on deaf ears.
"There was a whole lot of running," Matthews said, smirking, of the drills. "It felt like we were back in training camp. Which was good. We needed that. We needed to drill ourselves. If we can make teams play against our half-court defense … our half-court defense is pretty damn good."
And how good are these Blazers? Was Friday night merely a well-earned victory against the perpetually bad Kings, who are embroiled in an never-ending roster rebuild? Or was it a sign of what rests ahead?
We'll know more Saturday night.
"Last year, we didn't beat teams we were supposed to beat," Matthews said, making air quotes around the final five words for emphasis. "We didn't win on the road. We didn't win back-to-backs. We would have let downs. So this team is built to not do that. And we have to make sure we don't. We know they are going to be hungry to come back and get a win. They're going to fight back and we know they are never going to quit. So we're going to have to bring it."
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Preventing Pitching Injuries
As the weather warms and the fields are prepared, another season of baseball is upon us. I remember quite well how excited I was about the start of another little league season. At that time, we had only one season… and no special camps, clinics, indoor leagues or travel teams. Perhaps that's why


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LEBANON TWP. – The Township Committee agreed to sign over the title of a dump truck that was wrecked in a crash.
At the same meeting on June 18, resident Victor Hoffman questioned the apparent lack of action taken against the driver.
On May 6, a Lebanon Township Department of Public Works dump truck crashed near 50 Hollow Road, going off the road and slamming into a guardrail.
The accident took place around 8:35 a.m. and the truck driver was taken by rescue squad ambulance to a hospital.
Diesel fuel spilled from the truck's tank as a result of the crash and went into a creek along the road, according to a witness at the scene.
Responding agencies to the accident included the Lebanon Township Police Department, Lebanon Township Fire Department, Hampton Fire Department and the Hunterdon County HazMat personnel.
Lebanon Township police investigated but Mayor Tom McKee said his did not know what transpired. Warren Gabriel, the DPW manager "I'm sure has spoken to this man," he said, noting it was a clear day when the accident happened.
Because it was a personnel issue the Committee would not discuss it in public.
"What we get for salvage won't buy a new truck," Hoffman said, "We need rules." Hoffman, who worked for the U.S. Postal Service said the mail truck drivers were held responsible for accidents. "I got written up a few times. It's not enjoyable, it's embarrassing, but it keeps you on your toes," he said, "I'm asking him to be disciplined, I'm not asking him to be fired."
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Editor's note: Children's writer Bruce Coville, of Syracuse, has written the beginning of another scary Halloween story, and he needs children to finish it. A winner will be chosen in each of three age groups: kindergarten through third grade, fourth through sixth grade and seventh through ninth grade. (See contest rules below). Each winner receives a $25 gift certificate to Dougherty's Masquerade and an autographed copy of one of Coville's books. Winning entries will be published Oct. 28 in The Post-Standard.
Here's the story :
By Bruce Coville
Contributing writer
My grandmother always told us we shouldn't play on the graves. By "us" I mean me and my little sister Avery, also known as "Avery the Annoying."
But, really, what else was there to do when Gramma dragged us off to the cemetery every month? The reason for these trips was so Gramma could place flowers on the "resting places" of every family member who had died within the last hundred years.
That always seemed a bit much to me.
I would rather have been hanging out with my cousin "Big Mike." Mike lived with Gramma, but he always refused to come to the cemetery.
He was old enough to get away with that.
I wasn't.
Avery and I don't live with Gramma, we just spend one weekend every month at her house. Mom and Dad call this weekend their "Back to the Old Days" time. Translated, that means it's their, "Yippee! We've Got No Kids For Two Days!" time.
Anyway, when I asked Gramma why she only put flowers on the graves that were less than a hundred years old, she said, "Well, after a hundred years they're safe."
"What's that supposed to mean?" yelped Avery.
"Never you mind, Missy," snapped Gramma, using her "Don't you dare sass me!" voice.
Since there was always a full month between our trips to the cemetery, on each visit Avery and I would get back to our old tricks before Gramma yelled at us to stop. But, really, a gravestone makes a perfect home base for races, or for Hide and Seek.
Now, even though Gramma was used to reminding us not to do this, during our October visit she got really mad. This was because we made the mistake of using Great Uncle Mark's tombstone as our home base.
Of course, we didn't know it was a mistake until Gramma screeched, "Not that one! Never that one! He was the worst of the lot!"
She didn't sound angry this time.
She sounded frightened.
My grandmother does not frighten easily, so the look I saw on her face just then left me feeling uneasy for the rest of the day.
I was still jumpy when I climbed into bed that night.
Normally I love my room at Gramma's house. It used to be the back porch until she had it walled in. Now it has big windows that look out over the old cornfield.
On the far side of the field is the forest.
On the far side of the forest is the cemetery.
The night was chilly, with a full moon. A light breeze moved the mostly bare branches and stirred the fallen leaves.
Despite my restlessness, I finally fell into a light sleep. I don't know how long that had lasted when I was jolted awake by something tapping at my window.
Stifling a cry, I pulled the covers over my head.
The tapping continued.
Slowly, very slowly, I lowered the covers just enough to look out with one eye. . . .
To enter the Halloween story contest, write an ending that has 250 words or less, for "Back From the Grave" by Bruce Coville.
Include your name, address, age, grade and phone number on your entry. Mail or deliver your story to The Post-Standard, CNY Halloween Story, 1 Clinton Square, Syracuse, NY 13202 (for package or overnight delivery services) or to The Post-Standard, CNY Halloween story, P.O. Box 4915, Syracuse, NY 13221 (for regular mail). Entries must be received by noon Thursday, Oct. 18. The Post-Standard is not responsible for lost, late, postage due or misdirected mail. A panel of judges will pick the best entry from each of these three groups: kindergarten through third grade, fourth through sixth grade and seventh through ninth grade. Judges will select the entries they consider to be the most original, creative and entertaining. Winners will be notified by The Post-Standard by phone or mail and be invited to come to our studio to have a photo taken that will appear with their story ending. All judges' decisions are final. The contest is open to children ages 4 to 15 who are U.S. residents. Employees, carriers, distributors and agents of The Post-Standard or Dougherty's Masquerade and their immediate family members are not eligible. All entries become property of The Post-Standard and will not be returned. Winners agree that their entries may be published by The Post-Standard and its affiliates. The contest is subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations; void where prohibited.


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A Geismar man came forward Friday morning to claim a $1 million Aug. 7 Powerball prize, with a ticket sold at a LaPlace gas station, according to Louisiana Lottery officials.
Jerry Cockerham, 60, will pocket about $700,000 after taxes, and missed the $448.4 million jackpot by just the Powerball number.
Cockerham and his wife Deborah Owens were watching a local news story Thursday about the winning ticket being sold in LaPlace, lottery officials said. Owens told her husband, "I think they're looking for you, Jerry," officials said in a news release.
"We're going to make it grow," Owens said of the prize money, officials said.
Cockerham bought the ticket at Pit Stop Petroleum #1 in LaPlace. He said he works in the town and often stops there to buy coffee and lottery tickets. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.


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It might not be a conventional mom-and-pop shop, but if fiction were reality, you might find Tony Soprano, Michael Corleone or John McClane muscling through the door of the Majestic Arms.
Do we have to say business is booming?
Owned and operated by Dino and Joanne Longueira of Arden Heights, the tiny Tottenville-based gun-smithing shop has been attracting customers from a variety of fields. And they aren't all movie characters.
The regular clientele is still knocking on the door -- the hunters picking up their scope and barrel at the start of each season, the target shooters constantly looking for the next-best gadgets and gizmos, and the local law enforcement getting routine firearm servicing.
On top of the usual crowd, though, Majestic Arms is drawing a global appeal.
"We shipped our first major international order this past Fall," said Dino, who opted for a specialized gun-smithing trade school in lieu of college. At the time, there were just four such institutions in the world, a number that since has grown with increased demand in the up-and-coming industry.
"A company in Yorkshire, England, purchased about $15,000 worth of barrels from us, and now we can say we're represented across the United Kingdom."
Those barrels come from a secret family recipe that allows for the perfect fusion of aluminum and steel, keeping the weapon cooler, more durable and lighter.
But acclaim is nothing new for the Longueiras -- Joanne is only the second fully-licensed female gun smith in the city -- and the couple has produced prop weapons for a variety of blockbuster films and TV shows.
"We made the rifle feature in 'The Interpreter,'" said Dino, who has also tailored firearms for "The Godfather: Part III" and "Die Hard: With a Vengeance." "And that same rifle was hanging on the wall in the Nicholas Cage movie, 'Lord of War.' We also did most of the guns that were featured in the early episodes of 'The Sopranos.'"
On top of trying to accommodate the demand for refurbished World War II rifles -- a trend that started after movies like "Saving Private Ryan" sparked heavy collector interest -- Majestic Arms is also in the process of putting itself on the manufacturing map.
"We're currently the only smith shop in the city that manufactures barrels and handles the special orders that we get," said Dino.
Two patents are pending on a multi-caliber rim fire rifle system that the Longueiras have created, called the MA 4, that would change the gun world as we know it.
"It's a combination of economy and versatility," said Dino. "Our main goal is to manufacture and produce them ourselves, turning [Majestic Arms] from a small-scale operation to a full-fledged production shop."
Majestic Arms can be reached at 718-356-6765 or via the Web at www.majesticarms.com.


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SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The new penguin chick at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo will be called Filomena, the zoo announced Tuesday.
The zoo held a contest to name the chick and narrowed the list down to five for online voting. The other names were Dahlia, Francesca, Graciela and Solana.
Filomena rose to the top with 27 percent of the 1,107 total, said Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney.
Sue Engel, of Dryden, submitted the name. It means "greatly loved" in Spanish.
The zoo staff likes to choose Latin-American names to reflect the heritage of Humboldt penguins, which are named for a cold nutrient-rich current that flows along the western coast of South America.
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Here's some of what's happening this afternoon in entertainment headlines:'Falling Skies' renewed for a fourth season; Colin Hanks and Samantha Bryant welcome a second daughter; Toby Keith's tour bus catches fire; and more.
Jennifer Garner has inked a two-year production deal with Warner Bros.
Actor Colin Hanks and wife Samantha Bryant welcome their second child, daughter Charlotte.
Analysts are predicting that the CBS summer miniseries 'Under the Dome,' based on the novel by Stephen King, will be a game-changer for the future of network television.
Tracy Morgan welcomes his fourth child – and first daughter – Maven, who weighed in at 7 pounds, 3 ounces.
The tour bus of country singer Toby Keith caught fire on a highway near Indianapolis; fortunately, no one was harmed.


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Situated in York, this guesthouse is within 1 mi (2 km) of York Hospital, York Minster, and Shambles. Merchant Adventurers' Hall and York Dungeon are also within 1 mi (2 km).
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I won't pounce on MSNBC's ridiculous decision to suspend Keith Olbermann, others have articulated the general consensus rather colorfully. I'm just happy tohear that MSNBC's Phil Griffin regained his common sense and reinstated Keith Olbermann!
That didn't take long.
MSNBC just announced that Keith Olbermann will be back on Tuesday after one more day of suspension on Monday evening.
Olbermann was suspended indefinitely without pay on Friday after a report that he'd contributed to three Democratic House candidates in October, purportedly a violation of MSNBC policy.
Statement from Phil Griffin …
After several days of deliberation and discussion, I have determined that suspending Keith through and including Monday night's program is an appropriate punishment for his violation of our policy. We look forward to having him back on the air Tuesday night.
Olbermann Breaks Silence
About 48 hours after news of his suspension was announced by MSNBC, Keith Olbermann has published a tweet thanking his supporters:
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lolBaby if you time travel back far enough you can avoid that work because the dust won't be there. You're too pretty to be working that hard.
I don't think guns should be banned at all.
Make America Great Again
I think she could have gained extra support and insight from forums, like this one, but it turned her off. Hell, I don't even bother anymore, and I've been at this for four years. My other SAD and Vegetarian friends are pretty sensitive, and although I think they would fare way better on paleo, they wouldn't be able to withstand the rudeness here.
Case in point, this became some sort of racism/gun-control, leftist vs. right wing, thread!?!
The faux-bro-science bits were amusing, though, kudos on those.
That's the interwebz. Every forum I've ever been in I've had to recommend with the caveat "if you can behave on the internet." Take the best, leave the rest, etc.
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Hey, Tim: I hear there's been a football rule change where a ball carrier who loses his helmet is immediately called down? Is that correct? – Tim Cook, Ashley, Ohio
Hey, Tim: That rule actually has been in place for several years, but there are some new tweaks to the helmetless player rules designed to promote player safety.
Beginning this fall, a personal-foul penalty will be issued for anyone who initiates contact with a player whose helmet has come off. Also, any player regardless of whether he has the ball must stop playing once he loses his helmet.
The rule that went into effect last year requires a player whose helmet comes completely off to leave the field for one play.
The more significant rule change this fall reduces the pass interference penalty. The loss of down was eliminated for offensive interference, and the automatic first down was eliminated for defensive interference. The 15-yard penalty remains in effect.
Also, the definition of a catch was modified to include a player who is carried out of bounds by a defender before his feet touch the ground. In that case, the catch will be awarded where the forward progress was stopped inbounds.
Hey, Readers: Last week, I wrote that Westlake linebacker/fullback Logan Paul has had some Division II and Division III colleges wanting to sign him. He does not have any offers at the moment, though Division I Cincinnati recently contacted him about coming to the school as a preferred walk-on.
Go to cleveland.com/heytim to send questions to PD reporter Tim Warsinskey. You can follow Tim on Twitter and send questions to @TimsTakePD.


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Happy weekend, Tigard, Tualatin and Sherwood readers. Here's what happened in your communities this week:
The Tigard Chamber of Commerce formally opposed the city's March 11 ballot initiative that would require the city to formally oppose high-capacity transit. Tigard businesses say the measure "is not in the best interest of…our economy."
Speaking of the ballot measure, you still can't view campaign finance information because the Secretary of State's office still hasn't fixed ORESTAR. The agency will not fine anyone who misses campaign finance deadlines while the website is down.
Google Fiber may be coming to Tigard. It's supposedly 100 times faster than conventional broadband Internet.
Sherwood became the latest Washington County city to ban medical marijuana. Tualatin is expected to follow suit on Monday.
Adam Keesee, a Sherwood police officer, was cleared of criminal wrongdoing by the Clackamas County District Attorney's Office. But Keesee reportedly "acted unprofessionally" in his dealings with a local teen, Rebecca Woolington and Emily E. Smith reported.
A Sherwood High School teacher is battling breast cancer. She's currently pregnant with her second daughter.
The Sherwood School District is considering a move to digital, open-source curriculum. School board members wondered whether buying traditional textbooks makes sense any longer in the digital age.
The Friends of the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge were recognized as the nation's top "Friends" group by the National Wildlife Refuge Association. They were chosen from a pool of 230 groups.
What do you think? What did I miss? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- About 12 years ago, Pat Harrison became an artist, but he does not use oil paint, watercolor or marble; he uses pumpkins.
Harrison, who calls himself "Lord of the Gourd" delighted a crowd at Robinette's Cider Mill in Grand Rapids on Sunday, Oct. 21, with his pumpkin sculptures while adding musical entertainment on the harmonica.
"Everything I carve, I do freehand. ... I prefer to make it up as I go along. If you try to make it look like something, sometimes you end up fighting the pumpkin instead of doing what feels natural. I'll start with a pair of eyes and just take it from there," Harrison said.
Harrison, an Allegan County native who lives on the Leelanau Peninsula, said 12 years ago in Oakland County Nick and Pam Nichols saw his extravagantly carved pumpkins and asked him if he would be interested in carving at their farm every weekend. The rest of the story is natural.
Much of Harrison's time is spent visiting roads seeking the perfect pumpkin for sculpting.
"The more unusual the shape, the better. Sometimes, I can already see what the pumpkin has to be when I see the shape," he said.
As an unconventional artist, Harrison says safety always comes first because some of his tools are knives.
"Safety has to come first. ... I consider it a successful day if I still have 10 fingers at the end.
"Actually, I got my two favorite knives at garage sales."
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One of the great challenges of home creation during our times – particularly in the technology savvy Bay Area - is how to facilitate and coordinate the design of attractive, reliable, cognitive and intuitive technology while promoting mutual professionalism and technical excellence integrated with architectural and interior design.
The first objective is to review and understand the pitfalls and challenges that home Integrators have in introducing and designing reliable home technology. Secondly, the speaker will identify how designers can participate, foster, and even lead collaborative, team-technology-processes with 'the client' at the nucleus and without compromise to the interior designer, architect, builder, and home integration specialists, alike, as essential partners in the project.
Please join IFDA, BTicino USA and Crestron for a colorful conversation with Al Zaparolli about how to best integrate your design professionalism with the maze of technology surrounding today's leading edge homes.
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The 30-foot wave would have killed Miura as well if his son hadn't yanked him into a getaway car.
Yet here's Miura, less than a month later, smiling in uniform, filling customers' tanks.
Never mind the wires and tufts of insulation dangling from twisted beams of the steel-frame filling station, which no longer has walls. The station's tangled remains stand amid a wasteland of mangled cars, flattened houses and the hull of a fishing boat that sailed over the roof.
"My parents ran this station for 45 years, and residents of this area supported them," Miura says. He wants to return the favor. "Gas is a lifeline for these people. Without it, they can't go out and buy food."
As Japan reels from the March 11 tsunami that killed more than 12,000 and left about 15,000 missing, people like Miura are laying the foundations of recovery. The 57-year-old didn't need a grant to get started. He gave away fuel initially, pumping it by hand until a new gas pump arrived.
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A month ago, 17,666 people lived in Minamisanriku, a blue-collar fishing town. More than 300 died in the tsunami. Thousands more are missing, either sucked out to sea or buried in acres of debris. More than 9,000 who lost their homes inhabit 45 shelters, mostly schools.
About 70 percent of Minamisanriku's 5,574 houses were destroyed. Relief workers for Portland-based Mercy Corps and its partner, Peace Winds Japan, are working in the area.
After the magnitude-9 earthquake struck, Miura was repairing equipment at the filling station when he saw water surging up the Isatomae River. He spied a submerged motorist and rushed to help.
When his son raced up to him in a car, Miura hesitated. Shigenori, 29, pulled his father into the vehicle. They tore off up the road as water closed in behind them.
Miura likes to think his mother came there to look out for them. His father's body has not been found.
Miura's wife survived, as did five employees.
Two days later, Miura cleared debris and reopened the gas station. He got a fuel truck to drive 17 hours from northern Japan. After filling the station's tank, the driver asked Miura for gas so he could make it home.
Now, survivors stop for gas and trade updates on the stricken community. Truckers, aid workers, news crews and utility employees round a bend in the road by Miura's station and view it with relief.
Miura says the adjoining repair shop that washed away along with the house was brand new.
"This time," Miura says, "I'm going to build a gas station so strong it'll survive a magnitude-20 earthquake."


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Ellen Martha Schreiber, 90, died October 7, 2012, at a Windsor, N.C. nursing home after a long illness. She was born on April 10, 1922, in Ontario, Canada to the late Daniel and Elizabeth McFarlane Gardiner.
She was married on September 19, 1942, to Carl E. Schreiber, who died on June 11, 1977. They lived in Niagara Falls, Gloversville, Johnstown, Canajoharie and Palatine Bridge, N.Y. After her husband's death, Ellen lived in Lockport, N.Y., and Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and Norfolk, Va.
She was a graduate of Niagara Falls High School, a charter member and emergency medical technician with the Mid-County Volunteer Ambulance Service of Fort Plain and Canajoharie, N.Y., and a volunteer at Lockport Memorial Hospital and Chesapeake General Hospital.
She was a member of Bayside Christian United Church of Christ, Virginia Beach, where she was a deaconess.
Survivors include a daughter, Connie Sage and her fiance, Philip Conner, of Mt. Pleasant, S.C.; son, John C. Schreiber and his wife, Sue, of Columbus, Ohio; three grandchildren, Karen, Carl and Daniel Schreiber, all of Columbus, Ohio; a sister, Violet Daigler and husband, George, of Akron, N.Y.; brother, Louis Gardiner of Ransomville, N.Y.; brother-in-law, Richard Schreiber and wife, Helen, of Three Mile Bay, N.Y.; several nieces, nephews and cousins in North Carolina, New York, Canada and Scotland.
A graveside service and interment of ashes will be held at a later date in Gloversville, N.Y. Miller Funeral Home in Edenton, N.C., is assisting the family with arrangements.


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By now you've read all about how our guest-blogger Carolyn Hsu chose the details for her sophisticated New York City wedding. And here's the end result: a beautiful fall wedding that put an intimate spin on urban glamour!
A twist of fate brought the couple together in December of 2009, at a birthday party where neither of them actually knew the birthday girl herself. "We both attended as guests of friends," says Carolyn. "We started talking in line while waiting to get into the bar, and our first date was for my birthday at a bar near Bryant Park."
In September of 2012, just before Milan's Fashion Week, Derek and Carolyn headed to Lake Como for a little peace and quiet before the madness. "One evening, Derek tried to lure me out onto the terrace," says Carolyn, "but his plan was foiled, as I'd already snuggled into bed with my laptop! Thirty minutes later, room service arrived with champagne, but I hadn't given Derek the opportunity to propose! Somehow in the confusion, I figured out what was going on, so he got down on his knee and proposed in the middle of our hotel room."
The couple chose to marry in the city where they met, and sought out a venue that would give their wedding, on September 29th, 2013, an intimate, unique feel. They turned to Norwood Club, a private arts club in a townhouse in downtown Manhattan, for an event their guests would remember.
The wedding invitation was an elegant combination of traditional and modern. Carolyn wore a pair of vintage diamond earrings, passed down from Derek's grandmother, to add a little extra sparkle to her wedding day ensemble.
Every detail was perfectly thought-out. Carolyn paired vintage-inspired Jimmy Choo pumps with two beautiful bracelets. The first was a Cartier Love bracelet, which her parents gave to her after her engagement to Derek. The second was an ornate crystal piece by Ben-Amun. Her soft, simple bouquet featured mondial roses and gardenias, finished with a silk ribbon.
Derek wore a Lanvin suit with an Hermes tie. He finished off his outfit with an A. Lange & Sohne watch, which was a wedding gift from the bride's parents.
"I knew I didn't want a traditional wedding gown, and when I saw Karlie Kloss wear this Donna Karan dress at the Resort 2013 shows, I knew it was the one for me," says Carolyn. She used her industry contacts to track down the last size. "My mom's first reaction was, 'That's not a wedding dress, that's a red carpet dress!' but ultimately she approved," the bride admits. She added a jeweled belt to define her waist and give the gown a more bridal feel.
Derek's simple gardenia boutonniere matched Carolyn's bouquet.
The ceremony took place in Norwood Club's private garden, and had an unexpectedly backyard feel. A friend of the groom officiated, and the groom's cousin played the cello for his processional. Carolyn processed to Johnny Cash's "Rose of My Heart."
Strings of café lights and paper lanterns hung from the trees overhead. "Because we wanted to keep the feel of the ceremony very organic and natural, we didn't go overly bridal with the decorations," says Carolyn.
"We served everyone champagne when they first arrived at the venue," says Carolyn. "It added to the festivity of the event." Two arrangements of hydrangeas were placed against an ivy-covered wall to designate the altar. Because they had only 75 guests, Derek and Carolyn chose to forgo a wedding party and instead have their parents stand with them.
The couple rented a vintage typewriter to use as an interactive guest book. "Some of our guests went back multiple times, and the messages are hilarious," Carolyn says.
Tables were arranged on the second floor of Norwood Club for dinner. The red walls and eclectic décor created a dramatic environment, so the place settings and centerpieces were kept simple and white.
In an adjoining room, groups of guests cozied up for dinner on velvet banquettes to dine on crab cakes, caprese salad, shrimp and grits, rack of lamb, and roasted chicken. The couple served their favorite cocktail from Norwood Club, a combination of gin, cucumber, and lime.
The low centerpieces featured white hydrangeas, mondial roses, and lisianthus (plus a touch of green).
Since they were already bucking tradition in so many ways, Derek and Carolyn continued with their cake. "We opted for a Mille Crepe cake from Lady M, which is one of our favorite desserts," says Carolyn. "I love how natural and beautiful it is. All it needed was a couple gardenias as a finishing touch."
The couple wanted to give guests favors that they'd actually want (and enjoy), and that were also something they could only get in New York. Flavored chocolate bars from Dylan's Candy Bar fit the bill.
Like many brides, Carolyn does have a regret. "I wish we'd hired a videographer to capture things like the speeches and the fabulous music."
Carolyn's experience as a newlywed is one a lot of people can probably relate to. "In New York, sometimes adulthood can be delayed thanks to roommates, cramped apartments, and nightly takeout," she says. "Being married has made me want to become better at maintaining a home and being more responsible."
Ceremony & Reception Venue: Norwood Club || Bride's Wedding Dress: Donna Karan || Shoes: Jimmy Choo || Jewelry: Cartier, Ben-Amun || Makeup: Margaux Zion || Groom's Suit: Lanvin || Wedding Bands: David Yurman || Florist: Spina De Fiori || Invitations & Paper Goods: Minted || Music: Ceremony - Bon Musique, Reception - Arcadia || Catering: Norwood Club || Cake: Lady M || Favors: Dylan's Candy Bar || Guest Book: Gramercy Typewriter Co. || Transportation: Silver Star Limousine || Photography: Shawn Connell and Jack Jeffries of Christian Oth Studio
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To All Readers,
In my haste to post my blog on Stigma, Silence, NAMI, and You, I incorrectly listed NAMI as the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, when in fact NAMI has changed that to "National Alliance on Mental Illness". I apologize for this error.
Stigma, Silence, NAMI and You
I feel I have tried to be acutely aware of negative comments and representations regarding people with mental illness. The words psycho, nut job, head case and wacko are often bandied about with little regard for the damage they do. As a counselor, I have had friends (!) and relatives (!) wonder how I could sit there with "those people", and wasn't I afraid "they might snap". Or how "that mumbo jumbo makes things worse", everyone "just needs to toughen up" and "get on with their lives". Insensitive and disrespectful judgments, opinions, and labels exist in all forms of media – music, movies, print and online. However, I found they also exist in our profession.
In a conversation with my friend, also a counselor, I shared with her my most recent observations of subtle and not so subtle encounters with negative comments and representations. I described what I noticed during a training I attended hosted by a relief organization. The audience, I explained, was mainly first responders, those people that would have first contact with people in crisis, whether from a weather event, accident, terrorist attack, or natural disaster. A few of my colleagues, other mental health professionals were also in attendance. We were the minority. During the training one of the presenters mentioned, "we needed to be careful and not use the words mental or psych because it might scare people from taking a referral to speak with a mental health professional." All of this said by a mental health professional.
I gave another example, about the time I attended a CEU event where the presenter clarified that when doing work with business professionals try not to talk about mental health or psychological help. This too by a mental health professional. The last example I shared was a photographic essay titled "We're All Crazy for Eva" in an online fashion magazine. It portrayed the actor as a patient in a "mental ward", handcuffed to her bed, hovered over by a "nurse", sitting despondently in a wheel chair, and appearing to try and "break out" from behind the bars of the locked gate.
I told my friend that these examples of insensitivity really bother me, and that I especially could not believe that other mental health professionals and counselors were doing this. That is when she asked me the fateful questions: When you were there at the training and CEU event, what did you do about it? Did you say anything? That was the moment I knew that by my silence I was perpetuating the stigma with mental illness and its treatment. It was time for me to speak up.
Since I am a member of NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, I receive email updates on a number of topics. One of the many important issues that NAMI tackles every day is the stigma of mental illness. NAMI StigmaBusters is "a network of dedicated advocates across the country and around the world who seek to fight inaccurate and hurtful representations of mental illness." I signed up for StigmaBusters alerts some time ago. It was because of a recent email alert that I was aware of the online photo essay. So rather than clicking delete, this time I wrote an email to the magazine about their "We're All Crazy for Eva" article.
In my email to the online magazine I wrote that I was a mental health professional, "who, as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, is weary of the media using themes associated with people that have a mental illness to sell a product, titillate, or be "eccentric and quirky"…I bet if everyone that worked for your magazine sat down and reflected for a moment about their friends, family and acquaintances, they would realize that they know someone that has been touched by mental illness. I also bet that they would not feel too good about their friend or family member being portrayed and displayed in the manner shown in your magazine. Please think before you shoot, and write and publish. What you consider creative is disparaging of all human beings with a mental illness and their loved ones." I clicked send. I have yet to receive a response. Nor do I think I will get one. Whether or not I get a response from the magazine does not really matter. What I know now is that the questions posed by my friend, challenged me to stand up for what is important and right. That stigma, the perpetuation of it, by everyone and anyone is wrong. My silence spoke when I did not. It is time to change that for good.
I challenge you to be aware of stigma and speak up. For more information, follow this link: http://www.nami.org/
Mental Illness Awareness Week 2010: October 3-9, 2010
Kathy Renfree is a counselor in a community mental health setting, teaches in a graduate counseling program as needed, and is looking forward to building a private practice.


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Three Jersey City boys were arrested after a chase Thursday night on charges they emerged from a Downtown alley and robbed a woman using a cap gun that resembled a revolver, officials said.
After the 6:47 p.m. robbery on Brunswick Street police arrested a 14-year-old, 16-year-old and 17-year-old, charging them with robbery, conspiracy, weapons offenses, resisting arrest and obstructing a government function, a police report said.
Responding officers spoke to the 32-year-old victim who said she was at 180 Brunswick St., when the three boys approached her and one of them pointed what appeared to be a silver revolver at her and said "Give me everything you got," the report said.
The victim told police she tossed her purse on the ground and the boys grabbed it and ran away heading east through the alleyway which leads to Monmouth Street, the report said.
Police then spotted a boy walking at Fourth and Brunswick streets. He was out of breath and he fit the description of one of the robbers, the report said. Simultaneously police began chasing two boys at 10th and Coles streets and they captured one at Hamilton Park and the other at Fourth Street and Manila Avenue, the report said.
The victim identified the three boys and the robbers, the report says.
The boys were taken to the police Juvenile Bureau on Cator Avenue where a search revealed the 17-year-old had the cap gun in his pocket, the report said.
The boys were booked and remanded to the Hudson County Youth House in Secaucus, the report said.


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Miami's Favorite Nail Polish Adds New Collection
OPI adds a collection of polish that lasts two weeks.
One of Miami's favorite polish brands, OPI, has added a GelColor collection. It's just like Shellac, but with OPI hues. So far there are 30 iconic colors like Malaga Wine, Bubble Bath and Lincoln Park After Dark. Plus, paying homage to the 305, is our very own lacquer "Miami Beet" topping the list.
The chip free polish that hardens in 30 seconds under a safe, LED light is estimated to last up to two weeks. GBS, The Beauty Store Salon is offering the manicures for $33 at their Coral Gables, Aventura and Boca Raton locations. Check out www.GBSBeauty.com to make an appointment.
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OPI Gel Color is offered at 3 GBS locations: 308 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables; (305) 443-6246; 18545 West Dixie Hwy., Aventura; (305) 937-0601; 21306 St. Andrews Blvd., Boca Raton; (561) 394-5008
Miami Chic
- Miami Designer Releases Fall Collection
- First Annual Women's Business Makeover Workshop
- MadRag Store Expands to Bird Road
- Miami Salon Offers $5 Blowouts
- Pantene Pops Up in Miami
- Wynwood Fashion Gallery Presents New Exhibit
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- Miami Purse Designer Releases Fall Collection
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Detroit Red Wings left wing Justin Abdelkader (8) is congratulated by center Damien Brunner (24) after scoring his first goal of the season, on an open net, during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Edmonton Oilers, Thursday, March 7, 2013, in Detroit. The Red Wings defeated the Oilers 3-0. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)


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Studio Tips: Smith, Bissonette & Phillips
Rules Of Recording
Simon Phillips, Gregg Bisonette, And Steve Smith Offer Their Tips Of The Trade
Simon Phillips kicks off recording sessions with an unusual ritual – literally and figuratively. The son of English bandleader Sid Phillips places a gallon of Dunn Edwards house paint inside each of his two kick drums. The paint's quality and density translates into a superior sound that he says most drummers cannot get from a feather pillow or towel. "What this does is tighten up the bottom end of the bass drum," explains Phillips, age 45. "Then I throw the front head back on and tune up, check the mikes, say hello to everyone, and get a coffee."
Top L.A. session drummer Gregg Bissonette follows a routine that begins even before he gets to work; in his car, along some of the nation's most congested roadways. Each time the 42-year-old son of a drum tech is en route to the studio he warms up on the steering wheel or a pad strategically placed on the passenger seat.
Acknowledging that it may not be the smartest thing to do in an age of cell phone distractions, Bissonette is dead serious about limbering up. In fact, the practicing continues for another half-hour once he arrives at a session – his dad Bud having already mounted a pad next to his hi-hat.
Prep Time
The quirky routines belie a laundry list of major preparation that includes everything from the mundane (carting in enough snare drums) to the sublime (listening carefully to producer demands). Recording is hard work, but some of the industry's leading drummers for hire say it can be highly gratifying.
The labor-intensive tasks often take shape prior to a studio date. For those who don't mind doing a little homework, there are CDs to buy and a body of work to hear.
If Bissonette is approached for the first time by a recording artist that he has wanted to work with for a while, he springs for all their CDs a week before the session and listens to the material. Example: his work with ELO front man Jeff Lynne, a member of the Traveling Wilburys who has produced solo recordings for Paul McCartney and George Harrison, as well as new tracks that appeared on the Beatles Anthology collection.
The homework paid off during the session with Lynne, who also plays drums and appreciated that Bissonette developed a feel for the songs, clicked out tempos, and wrote cheat sheets. "If we don't serve the song first," Bissonette says, "then we're not doing our job."
Former Journey drummer Steve Smith, age 47, usually listens to the recordings of artists he hasn't worked with to bone up on his preparation. About a year ago, he was hired to record a country and swing CD for Ray Price and decided to buy the singer's greatest hits to learn his style and get an introduction to the unexplored world of country music drumming. Sometimes, he cautions, an artist may request a radical departure from the group's material, in which case he says it doesn't help to hear previous recordings.
Phillips never listens to artists he hasn't recorded with, which he describes as "a bad habit" he's had since 1974 when he was used to three sessions a day and there weren't many demos circulating. He'd simply tune up, glance at a chart, ask for the tempo and play. "After about 25 years you get the hang of it," he quips.
Sweet Sounds
Once in the studio, the first item on every drummer's agenda is to tune up. Smith targets a low-to-high range that allows for little variation and follows the same ritual in the studio as on stage, regardless of musical style. This way, "the drums sound really good and people are happy," he explains. "For most sessions people like to get a real big, open drum sound and play them in a way that resonates."
Next come the microphones. Smith favors the Shure Beta 52 for his kick, Shure SM 57 on the snare, and Sennheiser 421 for all toms, which he considers the industry standard. He also uses overhead condenser mikes for "a great reproduction of what the drums actually sound like."
While Phillips loves vintage mikes, he points out that "if you forget to turn them on you'll have to warm them up, which is annoying because I just want to get on with making music." Like Smith, he's partial to the Shure SM 57 on the snare, which also works well on congas, but uses Beta 98s on his toms. Sometimes he likes to use a stereo pair of condenser mikes, though it depends on what he wants to achieve in the mix.
For the kick, which he calls "an area of amazing discontent," he mounts the Beta 52 on a bracket inside the drum, while recording the outside head with a speaker cone he wires up to an XLR connector that plugs into a mike tree. "If you place the speaker in front of the head," Phillips enthuses, "you get the most amazing sound."
Bissonette also uses Shure mikes, citing the Beta 52 for his kick and a Beta 56 on the snare, and a KSM 32 overhead. What is it about Shure mikes that are so terrific? "I just think they're punchy and have the frequency range I'm looking for," he explains.


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Nine township teenagers have been charged in connection with an attack of two brothers at an underage drinking party that left one of them hospitalized and their car severely damaged, police said today.
The investigation into the Nov. 9 incident started after police received a 911 call for help from one of the brothers who was trapped in a car by a group of assailants, police said. The 22-year-old man and his 20-year-old brother were chased from a house party on Crest Hill Drive, which is in a neighborhood near Route 565 and Lake Pochung Road, police said.
The brothers said they were attacked and tried to use the car for cover, but their assailants jumped on the car, smashed its windows, and caved in the roof and hood, police said.
Many people at the party fled before police arrived, and there was confusion about the identity of the alleged attackers, police said. Numerous interviews then were conducted over the next month.
The investigation determined there was a dispute over a supposed theft or attempted theft of alcohol from the house party, police said. The 20-year-old man was blamed and assaulted, and when his 22-year-old brother intervened, he was hit over the head with a liquor bottle, police said. The pair were knocked down, stomped, kicked and punched, police said.
Both brothers, whose names were not released, suffered numerous cuts and bruises. The younger brother had minor injuries and was able to leave with friends, but the older man suffered a fractured orbital bone of the eye socket, lost consciousness for a short time during the assault, and had to be hospitalized, police said.
The defendants, all of Vernon, who were arrested include Joseph Simms, 18, charged Nov. 21 with aggravated assault and criminal mischief; Joseph Messina and Jamie Creamer, both 18 and charged Nov. 25 with aggravated assault; Eric Bravenboer, 18, charged Nov. 26 with aggravated assault; A 17-year-old male juvenile, whose name was not released, charged Nov. 26 with criminal mischief; Bryan Quigley, 19, charged Dec. 2 with aggravated assault; Robert Woodruff, 18, charged Dec. 5 with aggravated assault and criminal mischief; Joseph Lisa, 18, charged Dec. 13 with aggravated assault and criminal mischief; and David Rimmer, 18, charged Dec. 13 with aggravated assault. All were issued summonses and released pending court hearings.
Six teens also were arrested on underage drinking charges, police said.


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Jackson Police Department reports for Thursday, July 11 officers responded to 79 Calls for Service, 15 Traffic Stops, 5 Arrests.
- Officers were dispatched to a possible larceny from vehicle in progress in the area of Ganson & Mechanic. Upon arriving two subjects ran from officers and were apprehended. Investigation ongoing but at this time it appears the two juveniles are responsible for multiple larceny from autos.
- Foot patrols were conducted in the area of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Streets.
- Officer Black investigated a fraud where a subject from Pennsylvania used a bad check to make a purchase from Bed Bath & Beyond.
- Officer Brant investigated a debit card fraud that occurred at the PS Food Mart on S. West Ave.
- A 44 year old female was arrested by Officer Hossain for operating while intoxicated 2nd Offense.
- Officer Hossain arrested a male subject on a warrant out of the Jackson County Office of the Sheriff.
- Officer Galbreath arrested a male subject on a misdemeanor warrant out of Lansing PD.
- Home Invasion, 700 Block of N. West Ave. Victims reported that two black males in their twenties forced open the back door. The male victim was struck with a handgun in the head. Suspects took cash and a television before fleeing out of the residence.
- B&E, 100 Block of N. Thompson. Officer Lillie responded for a breaking and entering in progress. Officer Lillie was speaking with the victim when the suspect was spotted across the street. Officer Lillie chased the suspect and he was apprehended. The suspect was arrested on charges of B&E as well as Possession of Meth Components.


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Over the weekend, Mitt Romney tried to add a new running mate.
"The pledge says 'under God,'" Romney told a crowd in Virginia Beach, Va. "I will not take God out of the name of our platform, I will not take God off our coins, and I will not take God out of my heart!"
And so is President Obama.
"The president believes as much that God should be taken off a coin as he does that aliens will attack Florida," said White House press secretary Jay Carney, although reporters who had just spent a week in Tampa might not draw that particular line.
But maybe there's a reason that money and the slogan are so close to the Republican's heart. As Romney repeated over the weekend, his platform is to reduce all income tax rates by 20 percent, but to avoid any revenue loss by closing loopholes. So far, he has not identified any loopholes that he would close, but insists it would work.
So maybe that's why when Romney thinks of money, he thinks, "In God We Trust."
It's his budget policy.


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Maybe it was Radio City's storied history, or maybe it was star Howard Stern's desire to work in New York. But whatever pushed the producers of "America's Got Talent" to choose the music hall over the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, it wasn't money.
"New Jersey was offering a better deal," said Steven Gorelick, executive director of the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission. "We were offering a tax credit. They would get a much better rental at NJPAC, the hotel rooms were going to be cheaper. The whole package all together was more than they were going to get in New York."
"America's Got Talent" announced yesterday it will not return to NJPAC in Newark this summer but instead will broadcast its eighth season from the historic Manhattan venue.
"There are few entertainment shrines in the world that are as venerated as Radio City Music Hall," Paul Telegdy, president of Alternative and Late Night Programming for NBC Entertainment, said in a statement yesterday. "Many of America's greatest performers have graced this legendary stage, and now 'AGT' will have the rare opportunity to discover greatness in this renowned venue."
Producers for the top-rated variety show also cited New York's production tax credit and said the move to New York would not have been possible without it. But the cachet of Radio City and the proximity to NBC's Manhattan headquarters was the difference, said NJPAC president and CEO John Schreiber.
"NJPAC is a spectacular venue and Radio City is a spectacular venue. It was a very fair fight," Schreiber said. "What really tipped it in Radio City's favor was NBC's belief that the cross-promotional opportunities with 'The Today Show' down the street and Jimmy Fallon across the street would give them the opportunity to improve ratings."
Apparently star Howard Stern's wish that the show be based in New York City also held sway. On his radio show yesterday, Stern said he lobbied hard for Manhattan.
"I met with them (NBC) many times, I said to them many times, if I sign up for 'America's Got Talent' we gotta do it in New York," Stern said. "The Newark facility was gorgeous, but it is very far away from Manhattan."
The new season of the variety show premieres June 4 and will feature two new judges, former Spice Girl Mel B, who replaced Sharon Osbourne, and model and TV host Heidi Klum. The show will begin broadcasting two times a week from Radio City beginning July 23.
NJPAC's original contract with "America's Got Talent" included a two-year option and required that the show pay a monthly fee to hold the summer dates, Schreiber said. Now, the arts center must scramble to find acts for the weeks after the Tenors (formerly the Canadian Tenors) appear on June 23.
"One of the things we learned is that people are happy to come here during the summertime," Schreiber said. " 'AGT' showed us that we can pretty much do anything."
Gorelick called NBC's decision disappointing, but said New Jersey and NJPAC couldn't have done more.
"Believe me we are very disappointed. It was a tremendous boost for Newark, for New Jersey, for the performing arts center," he said. "We did everything we could, but we couldn't bring Rockefeller Center to New Jersey."
• Return of the King: Howard Stern back on 'America's Got Talent'
• 'America's Got Talent' final: A look backstage in Newark, with Howard Stern's prediction


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R. Evans
Pensions, Vol. 9, 2003, p.124-130
The article examines the case law allowing trustees to keep their reasons for decisions confidential. It explains the duties of trustees and the court's interpretation of these. The author argues that disclosure of reasons can lead to bad feeling and that the right of confidentiality protects against speculative complaints and litigation. On a practical level, in a diverse group of trustees each may have their own reasons for their decision and putting together a single set of reasons may be futile. The article concludes by citing Wilson V Law Debenture, a 1995 case that stated that unless there is evidence to the contrary, a trustee is presumed to have exercised his discretion properly.
Select Committee on Economic Affairs
London: TSO, 2003 (House of Lords papers, session 2002/03; HL179)
By 2051, it is predicted that 25% 0f the UK population will be aged over 65. Report examines ways in which this demographic challenge can be met. It emphasises the importance of increasing the labour force participation of older workers, and recommends that the present contributory state pension system should be replaced by one based on citizenship entitlement. Goes on to assess the opportunities available for making private provision for retirement. Concludes that, in spite of inadequate voluntary private pension saving, further compulsion, in addition to that which is already in place under the national insurance system, is not inevitable. Finally deals with the excessive complexity of the public pension system, noting particularly the effects of means testing, which include high marginal tax rates and reduced incentives to save. Assesses whether the UK faces a pensions crisis and recommends the establishment of an independent authority to provide more stability and certainty in the design and implementation of appropriate pensions policies.
T. Salter
Pensions, Vol. 9, 2003, p.148-162
In this first of two papers, the author explores how the age of retirement could become a social choice rather than an outcome of economic circumstances. The history of pension policies and retirement practices is outlined, and the notion of a retirement age, and how it is related to old age, examined. Finally the paper considers whether there is any evidence to suggest that employees wish to choose the time of their retirement.
T. Cox
Pensions, Vol. 9, 2003, p.118-123
The article argues that trustees should give reasons for their decisions to members affected by them. The author cites a recent case, Mr. C. Allen V TKM Group Pension Trust Limited, in which the plaintiff complained that the trustees would not explain their refusal to allow him an early retirement pension. The pension ombudsman states that although there is no legal duty of disclosure and therefore no breech in the law this doesn't mean there was no maladministration. Different types of trustee decision are also summarised. The article concludes that if trustees have confidence in their reasons there is no reason not to disclose them.


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Worthington JC Penney among 33 U.S. stores to close
By Julie Buntjer
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WORTHINGTON, Minn. — One of the longest-operating stores in Worthington's Northland Mall announced Wednesday that it is closing.
Employees of JC Penney were notified Wednesday that the retail store is one of 33 across the U.S. targeted for closure this spring.
The announcement, made by JC Penney Co., is part of a turnaround effort to close underperforming stores across the country "to focus its resources on the company's highest potential growth areas."
The Worthington store is the only one in Minnesota targeted for closure.
In a news release issued Wednesday afternoon, the Plano, Texas-based company said closing the 33 stores will result in an annual cost savings of about $65 million. Remaining inventory in the affected stores will be sold over the next several months, the release stated.
The closures will result in the elimination of about 2,000 employees, with an estimated 20 employees at the Worthington JC Penney store to lose their jobs.
Eligible employees will be provided separation benefit packages by the company.
"As we continue to progress toward long-term profitable growth, it is necessary to re-examine the financial performance of our store portfolio and adjust our national footprint accordingly," said Myron E. (Mike) Ullman III, chief executive officer of JC Penney. "While it's always difficult to make a business decision that impacts our valued customers and associates, this important step addresses a strategic priority to improve the profitability of our stores and position JC Penney for future success."
Management at the Worthington JC Penney declined to comment on the announcement. The Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce referred calls on the matter to Alan Oberloh, Worthington's mayor.
Oberloh, who was notified early Wednesday afternoon of the announced closure, said employees were called in for a store meeting Wednesday morning.
"It does concern me that in a community of over 12,000 people, we have been losing retail at the rate we have," Oberloh said. "In the early 1970s, that mall was the place to be — they always had activities in the common areas."
Oberloh was told local employees will have an opportunity to seek positions at JC Penney stores in Spencer, Iowa, or Sioux Falls, S.D. Also, all employees will receive a free two- to three-day training on job assistance and completing a resume.


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What is Accura Scope? Is it produced by Accura Pharmaceuticals? How long has it been available? What does it do? Is it invasive? Do you know anyone who has used it? Will it be covered by insurance? If not, how much does it cost? Is it administered by a physician, osteopath or chiropractor? What is the success rate? Where can you obtain solid research on this (control group, double-blind studies)?
I would want the answers to each of the above questions before traveling to have this done. The fact that almost no research is available on this process would bother me.
There is no "natural opening" into the spinal canal or to the discs. That is why they have to make an incision to place this instrument. It sounds like the same old minimally invasive disc surgery that they have been doing for awhile. I am not sure what makes this different.
Any procedure that has only been done for 6-7 months is too new for me. How do they define success? Is that for lower pain levels, pain free, better functional levels? Are their patients off of all opiate meds, just lower doses of meds, how much lower?
If they have done 4,000 patients in six months at two places, my math brings us to around three hundred plus patients per facility per month. That would be ten plus patients per day, seven days a week. I would ask them what their complication rate is? How many patients do not get a successful outcome? Ask for specific numbers, not words like "many" or "most".
I wouldn't do this personally, but that is just my opinion.
Take care, Annette
As far as I can tell, this "Accura Scope" is just another endoscopic surgical procedure to relieve stenosis and decompress a nerve root. The incision might be about as damaging as traditional discectomy. Plus, the smaller the incision, the greater the chance that the surgeon will miss a piece of extruded disc, be unable to reach it or remove only part of it. That leaves the remaining piece of extruded disc free to recompress a nerve root in the future, resulting in repeated stenosis. Having had microsurgery twice and a laminectomy twice, I'd say that the laminectomy is a much better procedure. Micro-discectomy is less invasive, but always runs the risk of leaving extruded disc material inside, only to recompress a nerve root later. Laminectomy is the only way to be certain that all offending disc material is removed.
We also have no viable research reports for "Accura Scope," no vetted insurance coverage (that we're aware of), it is not ubiquitous and there is a dearth of information.
From my perspective, it sounds risky. I agree that if the physician cannot produce a wealth of research data, it is experimental and potentially dangerous. Perhaps we'll learn more about this "Accura Scope" in the future.
I showered the day after the surgery and would have been discharged the next day, except I had one of the possible complications of any surgery, I developed a blood clot. My surgeon did a sonogram at my request, and had already written discharge orders, kind of laughing at me insisting that I had a clot. Had I been at home, or less educated about these things, I probably would have not been diagnosed early on.
My surgeon was well ahead of his associates in those days as he was the only one in our town who would do a discectomy without doing a fusion on carefully selected patients. Fortunately, I did do well except for the clot, which took some extra care to deal with. I was back to full time ER nursing in six weeks, without any restrictions other than not lifting above my shoulder level, an acceptable restriction for most nurses.
A good friend of mine back on the East Coast went to an orthopedic surgeon complaining of back pain that her own pcp had attributed to FMS, and this guy convinced her to have a microdiscectomy the next day, she did, developed sciatica which she had never had before, he gave her one injection after not returning her calls until she mentioned a lawyer, then he told her he had done all he could and to go back to her pcp. He said the surgery was "successful" and did not cause her sciatica. It took her several months to get rid of the sciatica, and her same old back pain was still there.
It is my friend's doctor that leads me to always say get independent medical studies that show a surgery is successful and be sure you know what they define as "successful", it may be different from what you think. She just wanted the pain to go away and was willing to listen to whatever a doctor told her.
I would rather have a slightly longer recovery time with a slightly more invasive procedure until they can prove success with a minimally invasive procedure. The medical people are doing amazing things through scopes that they could not do when I started nursing, but I am not willing to be a guinea pig myself.
Cheers to people who are, but they should know before they have the surgery that they are part of the whole experimental process that enables medicine to progress.
Take care, Annette
My husband saw a doc from North American Spine on an early morning tv show and so I looked into it. I called, got basic info, sent my MRI report in and found out they don't accept any type of medicare insurance. $29,500 to do all three sections of my spine. RIght now there's only one doctor who does the thoracic spine and he's in Dallas, TX.
I'm not the usual patien who just needs the lumbar procedure so making this decision took 3 months of phone calls back and forth and the staff, rep, PA, doctor, have been nothing but wonderful. Yes, when it got down to details of the actual surgery and success rate, mainly on the t-spine, Dr. Bulger called me on a Sunday night at 8:30pm, est, and spent 45 minutes talking and listening to me. He explained that he's been in pain mgmt. for 20 years and does the sports teams down there, but he was honest (which I truly respect) and said that he's only been performing the t-spine procedure for just over a year and hasn't done that many, but it's not much different (in getting in there) then doing discograms and such on the t-spine.
So here's what I know. They've been in business 10-13 years and with technology the last 5 years has allowed them to "perfect" the procedure visually. They cut a 3mm incision at the bottom of the tailbone where there are two nature openings going up into the spine. They can to in with a scope a see, find scar tissue, herniated discs and zap them with a lazer that removes a little larger then rice size area at a time. An alarm will go off if they get to close to areas they don't want to touch, my phrase. They can go up the entire lumbar spine, but the t and c are entered into on the side with a 3mm cut. Fot the t-spine they goes alone the ribs to the spine and zap about 3 times and that should get rid of it, they enter the neck on the side also. Yes, anytime you take away you alter the structure of the spine.
There is alot of medical and personal history forms that you fill out, a nurse contacts you, tells you what pre-admission testing they require and then your sent to scheduling, then billing then you have the procedure. I'm at the just had pre-adm. testing done and am waiting on and OK and then to scheduling.
You do have a consult with the doc the day before your procedure and the day after. You can fly home 24 hrs. after the last procedure, if you're having multiple.
Since I would rather live/die in this pain then have the "standard" spinal surgery, this is the best option we have found and we have been researching for a few years. The lumbar is their "calling card", that's the one that has over 80% success rate at totally relieving pain and 100% at mild relief (40-50%).
Most docs I've deal with, and I've gone to many docs, two of the best in the Philadelphia area and they cut want to cut and fuse.
Yes, they do legitimately accept some insurances, I'm sure some companies will decline it, but you can get it appealed favorably.
I'm running out of "characters" and this causes me more pain. I'll gladly tell you what I know, but I'm in the middle of the process now to get it down. I kind of am a guine pig in the thoracic area, but to do surgery on that is major compared to the neck and there's no way. I'm going with this, hopefully it will turn out well.
Ask anything you'd like.
First I honestly am a person with nerve damage from my head to my hips. I was injured at work in '04 and in '05 had an anteroid cervical disectomy with fursion at C5-6. For three months I had no pain and I thought my life was back, but no it wasn't. My neck continued to hurt and I developed trigger points in my upper back area and excessive scar tissue took over the left side of my neck and then I developed occipital neuralgia (you can google it). My lumbar spine starting hurting from an old household accident because I was squating down instead of bending which caused more neck pain. Then last year I somehow herniated 3 discs in my thoracic (bra strap area) spine, and 2 of these are pushing into my spinal cord and the other has bone spurs. I'm allergic to pain meds and my life has been horrific.
My husband saw them on a morning show and looked them up. He told me about them, I called and was excited to hear what they did but they don't take any type of medicare insurance so I would have to pay $29,500 for the procedures. I've tried nerve blocks, temp fix, after the nb in my thoracic spine my muscles and lung went into spasm and I ended up in the ER. I will never let anyone cut into my spine until I'm on the autoposy table,
I'm in the middle of the procedure to get the procedure done. I have to do all three sections of my spine and had many, many questions. After my anterior cervical disectomy at C5-6 was a trainwreck, l've learned to ask, ask ask. They answered, I spoke with a physican's asst and when he couldn't help I got a call on a Sunday night (2 or 3 weeks ago) at 8:30pm from Dr. Bulger(he's the only one who does the thoracic spinal procdure). He LISTENED to make, asked me questions and was shockingly honest when he said that he hasn't done alot of t-spine procedures, one reason is because it's not an area that has problems compared to neck and lumbar. I was blown away by his call and I respected him for his honesty. They are mainly known for the lumbar procedure because it's the easiest, I think. I've seen many docs over the past 5 years and 2 were supposedly the best in the Phila. area, nothing. Once they realized the fusion took in my neck and they couldn't do surgery to make money, they sent me to phy.therapy, which I didn't do.
My lumbar starting hurting more and more after the neck surgery because I was squatting/kneeling down as opposed to bending over and that caused an old injury to become a new painful area. Last year, out of the blue, my t-spine started adding more pain to a body that is allergic to pain meds.
I have spent countless hours on the phone with them, there's no guarantee I'll be pain free, but my pain will decrease significantly (80%) in my lumbar spine, 50% in cervical and thoracic areas at the least. I'll take it. Some people have gotten total relief on the lumbar area, some 50%, I'll take anything.
They are becoming more popular for their successful lumbar procedure and were initially in OH, just moved to TX and put corporate there and within the next couple of years they are planning on opening a few more centers in the US.
I'm not expecting a mircale, but for me this is the way to go. Since my last t-spine nerve block landed me in the ER and my lumbar is worse since injections, I've had it. I'm also allergic to all injectable steroids and have to take a bunch of meds prior to and after epis and nb, tired of this game so I'm going to roll the dice and see what they can do.
Ask me anything you want, I'll tell you what I know so far and keep you up to date on how my journey progresses. This is truly my last hope and technology is improving all the time.
Hope I can/have/will helped.
The home office was in Ohio but has moved to Dallas, TX where a group of Pain management/neuro/ortho docs are finding that this is a better way to treat patients, the least minimally invasive treatment available to date.
I either live with the pain because I've been through all the standard and holistic treatments and nothings helped or try something new. I've tried the standard fusion/disc replacement and it didn't work for me, only does for about 50% or patients.
So I got a call from the nurse today, she contacted my GP to get a copy of my pre-admission testing. Waiting for the EKG, which was done yesterday, to come in, then the scheduler will call me.
Just wondering, has anyone here had their doc call them back and spend 45 minutes talking to you, actually listening to you. He's been doing spinal pain management for decades and he works with the a few major sports teams, guys got credentials and experience, more than any doc I've seen.
I truly only have two problems doing this and one is that he works with the Dallas Cowboys and two, I have to be in Dallas.
I called a neurologist on Montana once, got his name from a journal article and Googled his phone number. He happened to answer the phone and spent nearly an hour on the phone with me. I was in NV. I had migraines and he had treated them and written an article about it. I was curious about some issues in the article. I never spoke to him again. He knew at the get go that he was not going to get $30,000 from me.
Medicare is pretty much the forerunner for approval, once someone get Medicare approval, the other insurance companies dive in. I would not go for anything that Medicare has not approved, and has no double blind studies to support it as being effective and safe. It is great that the doctors claim such high success rates. I hope it all works out well for you.
Take care, Annette
I have read the negative comments regarding your post and I want you to know that I fully understand your need to go through with this. I have been suffering for three years with major lumbar pain and it is beginning to affect my entire spine. My pain is a product of a tri fusion in the lumbar area in 2004 and then an added injury in 2007. I have had pain management and seen several "qualified" Orthopedic surgeons and Neurosurgeons and been admitted to at least three "major" hospitals. So, I am of the opinion that they don't know as much as they would like you to think. I am tired of being misdiagnosed and yes, I feel that many of the pain procedures they have performed on me have been expirimental. It is quite evident that they are just trying to figure it out themselves. We pay (or our insurance pays) for these physicians because they are supposed to know what they are doing. So far nothing has relieved my pain and I am getting worse and worse to the point that I am now on a walker 24/7.
I have also looked into the accurascope, and if I had the money, I wouldn't hesitate to try it. Unfortunately my injury has prevented me from working and I am living on my social security. I simply cannot afford to try it.
I have said all that just to let you know I am pulling for you and I hope that this is a huge success for you. I cannot wait to hear your results. Please be sure to post periodic updates I will be waiting and hoping all will go well and you will soon be pain free, or at least almost pain free. I also hope that all of these so called experts with their negative comments do not affect your positive state of mind. Good luck. AnneR
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A Harrisburg man who raped and robbed two women at gunpoint in midtown Harrisburg in December 2006 was sentenced to 41 to 82 years in prison Monday in Dauphin County Court.
Calling the attack one of the most "egregious and horrific" crimes he has encountered in his career, Judge John F. Cherry imposed the term on Charles W. Stump IV, 32, and added that he would fight any attempts by Stump to seek parole.
In April, Stump was found guilty of forcing the women into an enclosed walkway in midtown Harrisburg where he sexually assaulted and robbed them, forcing one to withdraw $200 from an ATM, court reports said.
After an evaluation by the Sexual Offender Assessment Board, Stump was classified as a sexually violent predator under Megan's Law.


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Make no mistake about it, the Michigan Wolverines are on.
Their Final Four showdown against Syracuse wasn't pretty. The Wolverines played great at times and looked flat at other times. But by taking care of the ball, using great team defense and finding holes in the Syracuse zone, Michigan came out on top with a 61-56 victory and a national championship berth against Louisville.
Michigan didn't turn in a dominant performance, but it did enough to keep the Orange contained. Through every threat, the Wolverines answered Syracuse with hustle plays and solid contributions from just about everybody.
Even with the bench and role players providing some help, the bulk of the credit will still go to the starters, who are now being mentioned as NBA draft prospects. Guards Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. have been mentioned in this talk for a while, but now budding forwards Glenn Robinson III and Mitch McGary have joined the conversation.
Many prospects will be tempted to chase dollar signs thanks to a weak 2013 draft class. But from a basketball standpoint, which of these four players are ready for the NBA? Here's a brief rundown of the four Michigan starters.


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The phone lines were lighting up at the assessor's office last week when tax assessments for the town of Busti arrived in the mail.
If you bought a house in Lakewood within the past few years, you've just discovered that your property tax caught up with the assessed value of your home. That's not surprising in itself, but the numbers are jaw dropping.
Our property taxes are almost three times out of pocket what they are in Malibu, Calif. - a place chosen for comparison due to its high cost of living.
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Let's take a look at a $500,000 lakefront home in Busti (dealing with a seaweed problem). That house carries a tax burden of $21,000 a year - an astounding figure that is hard to fathom.
A similarly priced property in Malibu will only carry a tax burden of $6,000 a year, because homes there are taxed at roughly 1.2 percent of their home's value. In Chautauqua County, according to the governor's office, houses are taxed at 2.58 percent of their value - among the highest of all 62 counties in New York state and indeed, the rest of the country.
In swanky Lake Geneva, Wis., a beautiful home was recently assessed at $605,000 and carries a tax burden of nearly $8,000 - nearly three times less than what someone here would pay for the same house.
Let's take a look at a property in Lakewood assessed at less than $100,000
An $80,000 landlocked house that recently sold in Lakewood carried nearly $2,600 in property taxes.
Meanwhile, a homeowner in Vermont who lives near Lake Crystal will pay $1,600 a year in property taxes for an $85,000 home of a similar size.
I remember a different Chautauqua Lake - one dotted with neighbors that were born and raised here.
I miss the Andersons. They were year-round residents with several generations of family living in our neighborhood on the north side of the lake. When I woke up, I could always count on Mr. Anderson to be anchored somewhere near a buoy, fishing in the calm morning water. I knew everyone in their big family by name, but they've long since gone.
This is not a large metropolitan area rife with high-paying jobs. We've created a situation in which those who move up or down the income ladder ultimately have no choice but to move on. Diversity becomes nonexistent. And local people - who are the heart of any neighborhood - disappear.
Here's what is so alarming: The median property tax in the United States is $1,917 per year. In New York state, it's $3,755 - 96 percent higher than the national median. And New York also has the highest local taxes in America as a percentage of personal income - 79 percent above the national average.
Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that lawmakers in Albany have hammered out a deal that includes $1.5 billion in property tax relief for New York homeowners. But there's a catch: It's linked to plans for local governments to become more efficient. There's no sign that Albany is willing to curtail its own spending, but will leave it up to local and county governments instead.
In California in 1978, voters approved Proposition 13 to rein in property taxes that had doubled in 10 years. That's why residents don't pay $21,000 in property taxes unless they're living in a multimillion dollar house along the ocean.
And so the big hole in New York state - and in our own neighborhood - grows wider, and good people drop through it and move to sunnier climes in search of lower taxes and higher salaries. Our children move away and they don't come back.
I know I'm late to the argument. Someone said to me last week, "While you were away, Lake Chautauqua became the big trough that feeds our state and local governments."
Big trough is too kind. That trough is actually the size of a lake. And it's a big burden for any resident to shoulder, especially the common man.
Just ask the Andersons.


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Firefighters have contained a six-alarm brush fire that destroyed an abandoned house and forced temporary evacuations of 30 others as it spread across 30 to 40 acres of Staten Island.
An FDNY spokesman said the brush fire was brought under control at 5:56 p.m.,
about fours hours after it started. The large wind-driven brush fire sent up giant billows of smoke that could be seen from as far away as Manhattan and New Jersey. About 250 firefighters were deployed to battle the blaze, that began in Oakwood Beach near Mill Road and Kissam Avenue and quickly spread toward New Dorp Beach. Three houses on Kissam Avenue -- one reportedly abandoned -- were said to have been damaged by the flames.
The brush fire ignited just before 2 p.m. It was declared substantially under control by about 4:45 p.m. But a retaining wall along the waterfront on Cedar Grove Avenue near Ebbitts Street was still aflame, with reports of burning PVC piping sending off large plumes of smoke.
Firefighters in tower ladders and on the ground battled the stubborn smokey fire in the area of Great Kills Park. They set up a staging area at Adelaide Avenue and Mill Road. Portions of the fire also moved north in the brush to areas near Guyon Avenue and near Tysens Lane. A separate alarm was broadcast for a fire at Tysens Lane and Roma Avenue in New Dorp Beach.
Smoke filled the air in all of those East Shore areas and flames could be seen blazing skyward.
But firefighters have put out the Easter Sunday blaze with only one minor injury, to a firefighter who suffered back strain. Residents have been allowed back into their homes.
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West Texas A&M senior offensive tackle J'Marcus Webb and senior defensive end Eugene Sims were named to the first team of Don Hansen's Football Gazette 2009 NCAA Division II All-Super Region Four team, announced Wednesday.
WT senior defensive tackle Broderick Marshall and junior cornerback Tae Evans of Palo Duro were named to the third-team defense.
Other honorees from the Tri-State area are first-team junior cornerback Rodney Mitchell of Eastern New Mexico; second-team sophomore quarterback J.J. Harp of ENMU; second-team junior wide receiver Doug Williams of Oklahoma Panhandle State; second team sophomore all-purpose player Daryl Brister of OPSU; and second-team junior linebacker Nathan Uland of ENMU.
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