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PALMER – A Monson couple on Wednesday denied charges of assault and battery on a child with injury, and will return to district court in February for pretrial conferences.
Susan K. Ford, 22, and Anthony R. Maggi, 25, of 31 Elm St., apt. 2, each was charged by state police with two counts of assault and battery on a child with injury after an investigation into bruises on the body of Ford's 20-month-old son.
The bruising was reported in July, and was observed all over the child's body, according to court documents.
According to Trooper Laurie Gillis's report included in the court file, Ford said the bruising must be from the child pinching himself.
The state Department of Children and Families took temporary custody of Ford's two children in late July, according to the report. The child involved in the investigation then was placed in the custody of a family member, and no more bruising was observed, Gillis wrote.
Judge Patricia T. Poehler released Ford and Maggi on their own recognizance and ordered them to cooperate with the state Department of Children and Families. They will return to court Feb. 24.


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THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE AWARD WINNER WORKS A 13 HOUR DAY... AND HE COMMUTES FROM ANDERSON TO GREENVILLE EACH DAY. THE FORMER CHILDREN'S HOME DIRECTOR HAS FOUND HIS CALLING IN THE CLASSROOM... HE SAYS THE HOURS AT SCHOOL...DON'T FEEL LIKE WORK. PKG jamming to gospel tunes... 645 AM IS GOSPEL HOUR...IN DEMiTRUS FLETCHER'S CLASSROOM A DEVOTIONAL TO START THE DAY... IT'S ABOUT SETTING THE RIGHT TONE...AND SAYING THANK YOU. I believe that every day I have to give thanks to God for allowing me to be here. BEING IN THE RIGHT FRAME OF MIND...ITS SOMETHING FLETCHER WANTS FOR HIMSELF AND HIS 8TH GRADE STUDENTS AT LEGACY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL. I allowed you to choose the group you are in...make sure you are on task. THE EXPECTATIONS ARE SET HIGH. THE RULES ARE FIRM. MOST STUDENTS SPEND THE FIRST WEEKS OF SCHOOL AFRAID OF HIM. THEN THEY FIGURE HIM OUT. I love mr fletcher. He pushes us and when I say he pushes us to the limit, we may get mad at him... I'm big and the first week or so I am this mean guy, teaching them all my rules, after the first two weeks they know that I'm just a teddy bear. he is a big gummy bear! FLETCHER HELPS ENFORCE THE DRESS CODE AT LEGACY. i love uniforms, look how great they look...do they like them? No! TEACHING STUDENTS THE VALUE OF BUSINESS ATTIRE AND LOOKING PROFESSIONAL. first impression is everything, if you are speaking with someone you need to speak plain... and if you are a young man don't wear your pants down I dont understand that. MR. FLETCHER EXPECTS STUDENTS TO ADDRESS HIM RESPECTFULLY. "do you understand...yes sir" HE HOPES HE'S A ROLE MODEL THEY CAN RELATE TO. I can relate to the students here, as an african american they see that he is the same color as me and they can relate to me. FLETCHER'S DAY DOESN'T END UNTIL 8PM...HE ALSO RUNS LEGACY AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. HE SAYS MANY OF THESE STUDENTS NEED A POSITIVE INFLUENCE. I've been there, where they have been, I had people to help me along the way, I let them know I am here. WORKING LONG DAYS BUT SEEING THE RESULTS...PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF RESPECT, HARD WORK AND POSITIVE THINKING. IF YOU KNOW A GREAT TEACHER NOMINATE THEM FOR A GOLDEN APPLE AWARD... FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT ANY BI-LO.
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GRAND RAPIDS -- Today's storm has left 23,900 Consumers Energy customers in Kent County without power and lesser amounts in surrounding counties.
Statewide, the storm cut power to 95,000 customers.
As of about 4 p.m., Ottawa County had 3,840 without power and Allegan was at 8,420.
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There is technology news for you that the experts say that after a long period of decline the BlackBerry's most recent smartphones possibly will come bake him to brilliance.
Parent company Research in Motion (RIM) policy to begin two smartphones which one is Z 10 and 2nd is X 10 on. There are some pictures come out online and they shows that Z10 look like a touch screen phone and have many similarities with iphone. The X 10 is supposed to be more of a standard BlackBerry, because it also has QWERTY key board in it. There is also some technology news that BlackBerry will launch a tablet.
The BlackBerry 10 is a great phone for use. Malik Kamal Saadi, chief market analyst with Informa who use this devise said that "it has high specifications that allowed users to do good stuff in a couple of clicks." And with these specifications this is so nice for the customers.
Malik Kamal Saadi also said that "The 'experience' is very attractive for business users and consumers. BB10 has what is needed to seduce back in both developed markets (Europe and North America). I haven't seen anything like it in terms of the experience,"
There is another expert named Ernest Doku, technology specialist with uSwitch.com, said that "Consumers have been waiting a long time to see what they were coming up with. They have fallen to the wayside but a lot of signs are pointing to this being their return to relevance in the smartphone market."
But there is a point raise that the BB 10 is postponed since final year, is this period of time is too little too late.
The associate director for technology and telecoms consulting at YouGov Russell Feldman said that "We know that right now RIM is in a poor situation, and so there is definitely a lot of pressure for the BlackBerry 10 to deliver. It needs to be a decent system to at least get critics on its side, and it then could have the potential to take share away from others. However, RIM may have left it too late."
BlackBerry has a good position in 2007 their phones make great sales in this year and BlackBerry stands the leader in 2007 year but now the sales of Samsung Galaxy and Apple's iphones are on the top of the list.
These three companies BlackBerry, Apple and Samsung have a great competition among them and because of this competition the advertising companies made a big amount of profit. The race of producing the best phones, tablets and smart phones got very interesting since last 18 months. In this competition the Samsung has a good position because of its Samsung galaxy series.
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According to police, the child was not injured, but his bicycle was damaged. The boy told police the driver stopped and asked if he was injured, then drove away without providing any personal information. Anyone with information may call Mechanicsburg police at 717-691-3300.
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Mechanicsburg police are asking the public for help in their investigation into a hit-and-run last week in the borough that damaged a child's bicycle. Police said a child who lives in the 200 block of South High Street was riding his bike around 8:30 Wednesday night in the parking lot of the Mechanicsburg United Methodist Church in the 100 block of West Simpson Street when he was hit by a light green car driven by a male in his 50s with gray hair.


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i will only use shell v-power,tried a few others and the cav never felt as smooth or as responsive.
Shell V-Power
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i will only use shell v-power,tried a few others and the cav never felt as smooth or as responsive.
i hate the world
But, in all fairness, Tesco99 is cheap enough. If you're not mapped for it, it's utterly pointless anyway. I've used Tesco99 extensively on a Opti98 map and knocklink was utterly silent, so it's obviously more resistant to knock than Opti98, whatever the bedroom mappers say.
Bonus with Tesco99 is if you do your weekly shop then fill up, you get a few pennies off too.
i always fill up with v-power
I'M BACK!!! This time with an XE inside!
V power or BP Ultimate, Thats when i can afford to though!
3.0 V6 CDTI Vectra SRI
You can't get thicker than a Kwik-fit fitter.
ive found optimax is v good, dont put it in me car tho, dont love it that much, put it in me bike!!lmao car 4 show, bike 4 goooooooooooo!!!!
Chav/Commander Keen: Toluene is also found in thinners, paints, pharmaceuticals and more and I will repeat is NOT to be used by anyone who`s not trained to deal with it. Ditto stuff like Xylene, Octene and others.
Sorry to sound like a lecturing old tw*t but I`ve seen first hand the effects of when it goes wrong and it ain`t nice.
Schizophrenia and jealousy are terrible things.
I know, it's in Nitromors that's what I said
I'd imagine that it isn't anywhere neat though - like you say it's very nasty stuff, and even Nitromors will still blister laquered paint in seconds, so having a lager with toluene chaser is probably not a Good Thing.
I`d have thought not matelmao lmao lmao lmao I did manage to swallow a small amount of
hexene the other week, can`t say I`d recommend it.
Apologies for not getting the Nitromors connection, must be all the chemicals going to my brain. Have to say in a totally non-pc stylee that it would be funny to see Chav trying to squeeze the toluene out of nitromors.
Schizophrenia and jealousy are terrible things.
I've always used Optimax/V-Power but I have recently started using BP Ultimate just to see the difference. I'm pretty impressed with it TBH. Difficult to gauge which gives the best power though. BP Ultimate is 97ron where Shell V-Power is 99ish. Octane rating isn't the only thing that gives power though. The BP stuff is supposed to have a higher calorific value, so burns with more energy.
Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
Well, the RR today showed that better fuel can and does make a difference. Bodster's 888 astra made 217bhp on Wallace's rollers in October and its been untouched since then and it ran 206 today. Only difference was he had v-power last time and 95RON today!
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Melv - "you shouldn't be allowed boobs that size as your only a wee lassie"
Filled up with V-power this morning and god the astra pulls like a train now, makes it feel like a different motor i thought i'd have issues with the ecu etc. but seems fine.
3.0 V6 CDTI Vectra SRI
You can't get thicker than a Kwik-fit fitter.
Russell at Wallace was saying it can cause up to 10bhp differences! And he is not one to just randomly speak crap.
The ECU must be able to learn more than we think!
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Melv - "you shouldn't be allowed boobs that size as your only a wee lassie"
IIRC wasnt RDS sticking white spirit or similar in his tank @ PV?
Is tuolene safe for fuel lines/pipes etc in higher concentration?
Anyone ever tried Silkolene Pro boost?
it's a C20XE not a fookin Redtop FFS
Always used to run the GSiT on Optimax/V-power and have to with the Evo!
I think the result of this is mainly gonna be based on where everyone stay, BP Ultimate is easy to get round my way but the nearest shell garage is about 11 miles away and the nearest BP well i have 3 within 5 miles
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Canadian country comes to Café Luna
Canadian folk-blues-country rocker Herky Cutler will bring his genre of guitar playing to Café Luna at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8. Those who attend should prepare to play a percussion instrument Cutler will provide.
Herky Cutler was born in Montreal and now makes his home in Alberta, Canada. He's played guitar since he was 19, but more "in the closet" than out until 1992. That's when Cutler made his performance debut. He's since added the harmonica, bass and percussion to his repertoire and started writing songs in 1993.
Once he played before a live audience in 1992, Cutler was hooked. Five years later, he co-founded "Prairie Fusion," a band that became legendary in the region. The group rocked Southern Alberta for eight years, playing anywhere and everywhere. Prairie Fusion was known for quality performances featuring three-part harmony, outstanding guitar-playing by Francis Krizan and a sound that people could dance to as well as listen to.
Prairie Fusion has been lovingly put to rest, and Cutler has been a solo performer for two years, playing in lounges, coffee houses, folk clubs and private events. His songwriting has evolved to the point where he feels comfortable playing his tunes for audiences and knowing that eventually others may want to record them.
When Cutler does shows now, he always tries to engage the audience by bringing percussion instruments for them so they can get involved and play along. He finds the energy coming from them is much more meaningful when they are an active part of the process.
Cutler writes songs that are a blend of folk, rock, blues and country, sprinkled here and there with hints of jazz, Celtic and Latin flavors. He writes about what inspires him, makes him laugh, and anything else that he thinks will work.
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Can someone be Christian and Muslim at the same time? This came up over the weekend in two articles from almost opposite sides of the globe.
Provocative Harper's essay on Anglican split over gays
The June issue of "Harper's Magazine" has a provocative essay by Garret Keizer called "Turning Away From Jesus: Gay rights and the war for the Episcopal Church."
Lambeth Conference: News or Not?
It has been spoken of as a setting for schism. But could the Lambeth Conference — the worldwide Anglican Communion's once-a-decade global meeting beginning July 16 in England — be a bust when it comes to headline-making news?
U.S. Episcopal Church urges action on climate change
The Episcopal Church has been riven by the issue of ordaining gay clergy and the broader issue of gay rights. Now Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has taken a stand on an issue which is probably not as divisive, at least in Episcopal and Anglican circles: climate change.
Episcopal Church likely to pass over lesbian candidate for bishop
Is there a straw that will break the Anglican Communion's back? One move that, like the gay bishop consecration that started the current crisis, can trigger a landslide that finally pushes the Communion into schism? Religion reporters are now watching each and every conference and bishop's election to see if it will hit the tripwire.


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The All Star Players will present a play, "Little Mermaid Enters the Gulf," April 13 at 7 p.m. and April 14 at 2 p.m. at the school on West Seventh Street in Reserve. Tickets are $5. In this show, Ariel just wants to have fun as she washes ashore in Grand Isle and transforms into a New Orleans lady in hope of finding true love.
The Spring Pageantry will be held April 27 at 7 p.m. at St. Charles Catholic High School in LaPlace. Zach Duhe and Morgan Torres are king and queen. For information, call the school at 985.536.4296.
Registration for the school's first summer daycare program is underway. The service will be held May 20 through July 26, daily, from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The cost is $132 per week. Grace Nicholas is the instructor. For informationm, call the school.
Video and animation fest
The St. Charles Parish Satellite Center in Luling will host the eighth annual Video and Animation Festival on April 12 at the St. Charles Parish Professional Learning Center on U.S. 90 in Luling. The festival will feature work by some of the most creative high school students in Louisiana.
Art forms of animation, film and broadcasting will be featured. Public screening of student submisions will be from 4-7 p.m .The festival received more than 130 video and animation submissions, which will be shown continuously during this time in different rooms throughout the center. The awards ceremony will be from 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. Categories are Animation with Short Film/Documentary, PSA/Commercial, Music Video; Video: Short Film, Documentary, News/Sports, PSA/Commercial, Music Video; Experimental: Video or Animation. For more in-formation.
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Family Fun Day will be held April 20 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the school in Luling. Music, Louisiana cultural entertainment, and food will be featured. Activities will include games, arts and crafts, and face painting. Door prizes will be given away. For more information, call (985)331-1018 or visit http://www.stcharles.k12.la.us/smith.cfm.
East St. John High
East St. John High students will participate in the Louisiana Technology Student Association's 55th state conference April 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the St. John the Baptist Parish Library on U.S. 51 in LaPlace.
Students will compete against other students from the New Orleans area in CO2 Dragster racing, Bridge Design, Flight Endurance and Robotics. The event is being held to encourage school's to being a pre-engineering chapter.
The LTSA strongly supports the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics or STEM curriculum.
Locals named to honor roll
Several students from the River Parishes who were named to the Honor Roll at St. Mary's Dominican High School.
Named to the alpha list were eighth graders Elizabeth Champagne, ninth grader Emily Champagne; and 12th graders Devin Rivero and Sarah Smith.
Named to the beta list were eighth graderLauren Savery; ninth grader Megan Christy, Megan Guidry, Dominique Hull, Talia Majoria, and Brieanne Perry; 10th graders Jessica Alleman, Jamie Huth, Alaina McClue, Kendall Raymond, and Brianna Schiro; 11th grader Callie Vanlangendonck; and 12th graders Claire Cunningham and Maci Zeringue.


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FREEHOLD – Approximately 360 students, cloaked in blue and gold, walked across Freehold High School's football field for the final time as students Tuesday night, as they became the school's 134th graduating class.
Class President Camerin Spahn asked her fellow graduates to take a deep breath and "one good last look" at the people around them, because those people helped shape who they now are.
"Everyone's high school experience has been unique. It's impossible to generalize what this school has meant to any of us. But despite our differences, from now on, we are all bonded together as Freehold High School alumni," Spahn said. "Amongst a sea of diversity, this school remains the one constant between us."
And it was as students of Freehold High School, Spahn said, that the students celebrated many of the same successes and also overcame many of the same challenges.
"In a couple years, the things that once drove you crazy, that made you a Colonial, will make you smile," she said. "And hopefully when we see each other in the future, everything that happened in high school is behind us."
Valedictorian Victorian Simpson said that while the graduates all changed during their high school careers, the things that happened during high school do not have to define their futures.
"You might have had a great experience in high school or a miserable one," she said. "But compared to the rest your life, the experiences of the last four years have less of a sway than they do now."
And Simpson told her fellow graduates that they will likely not cure cancer or invent time travel, but that they will still have an opportunity to leave their mark on the world through performing "little acts of kindness" everyday.
"Make your mark on the world, not by being rich and famous, but being kind to everyone you meet," she said. "Love yourself and accept yourself, so you can live life to its fullest. And (by) accepting ourselves, we can reach our true potential, find our passions and become who we truly want to be."
Principal Linda Jewell said the class embraced the history, traditions and sense of belonging that defines the borough.
"So many of you have accomplished so much and you will continue to accomplish more," Jewell said. "Continue to inspire, to dream, to hope, to believe, to imagine and to create. From my heart, I wish you a lifetime of love and peace."


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Multnomah County Circuit Judge Kenneth Walker noted Roosevelt Lee Baker III had a troubling history that includes getting caught as a felon with a gun four times; selling cocaine to an undercover officer, then threatening to rape and kill the officer's family; knocking out four of his ex-girlfriend's teeth and breaking the wrist of an 11-year-old.
The judge said he was raised in Compton in Southern California, surrounded by chaos. He said he was saddened by young men who continue such destructive behavior as they grow older. Baker could have killed anyone — including children — sleeping in the homes he drove by early that morning.
"I could be in that neighborhood getting one of those bullets. Anyone could be. ...Hopefully we learn that at an early enough age, where we don't get to be more than 30 years," said Walker, speaking to the 31-year-old.
The judge even spoke briefly about his efforts to save his own brother, who is buried in Willamette National Cemetery, dead at age 56 after a rough life.
Authorities say Baker sold crack cocaine to another man, Daniel Williams, shortly after midnight March 2. When Williams discovered the amount of crack he received came up short, he demanded a refund. Baker refused, and Williams threatened to "spray" Baker's home with bullet, and Baker said he was going to "spray" Williams' car.
When Williams and a woman drove to Baker's home, Baker hopped in his car and chased them, firing five to 10 rounds as he drove from Northeast 103rd and Wygant Street to near 122nd and Sandy Boulevard.
A jury acquitted him of attempted aggravated murder, but found him guilty of attempted first-degree assault, being a felon of possession of a firearm and drug dealing, among other crimes.
At Baker's sentencing hearing Wednesday, prosecutor David Hannon noted that a probation officer was supervising Baker at the time of the March shooting.
"Every opportunity he's had to turn things around or show he's not interested in committing crime, he's failed and he's failed abysmally," Hannon said.
Baker's attorney, John Gutbezahl, said Baker had grown up with an absent mother who was consumed by working two jobs. But Gutbezahl said Baker wants to continue to be there for his 14-year-old son, of whom he has full custody.
The boy has stayed out of trouble, and is into football, basketball and choir, Gutbezahl said.
Baker pleaded with the judge to have mercy, saying he had enrolled in a parenting program and hair-cutting school.
As the judge sentenced Baker to prison, Baker's 14-year-old abruptly left the room with his hands covering his face.
The judge told Baker he had the leeway to sentence him to nearly 17 years. But he believed Baker could change. Other judges, Walker said, would have sent Baker away for far longer.
"I actually talked to three or four other judges," Walker said. "...And every one of them came up with a sentence that was more than 150 months (12½ years) in prison."
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Snyder calls for hike in gas tax, registration fees: 'If you use the roads more, you should pay more': Under Gov. Rick Snyder's proposal, increased taxes and fees would cost the average Michigan family $120 a year per vehicle.
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Need to Know: Five free agents the Redskins should pursue
Mar 10, 2014, 4:57 AM EDT
Here is what you need to know on this Monday, March 10, one day before the start of NFL free agency.
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Here are five free agents the Redskins should sign, at five different areas of need:
S Mike Mitchell, Panthers—He has been the subject of some buzz this weekend with the Redskins being among the teams reportedly interested. Mitchell does have some tackling issues (18 missed last year) but he should come at a price that reflects his flaws.
ILB Arthur Moats, Bills—His role in the Bills' defense increased last year as he logged 11 starts. Moats hasn't make many big plays (no career sacks or interceptions) but he should come fairly cheap and he can serve as a good stopgap while Keenan Robinson or perhaps another draft pick can learn the position.
CB Captain Munnerlyn, Panthers—So why not bring another member of secondary of the Panthers' second-ranked defense. He turned into a big-play guy in 2013 with three sacks and two interceptions, both returned for TD's.
WR Andre Roberts, Cardinals—At 5-11 he doesn't fit the Jay Gruden height profile but he's still a pretty good option. When he started 15 games in 2012 he dealt with Arizona's awful quartet of QB's and still caught 64 passes for 759 yards and five touchdowns.
DL Lival Joseph, NYG—He should be the one big-money free agent the Redskins target and even at that he won't break the bank. A rotation of him, Barry Cofield, Chris Baker and Jarvis Jenkins would be a solid group in the front of the Redskins' 3-4 defense.
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- abanig - Mar 10, 2014 at 7:13 AM
I would hope we'd sign a better inside linebacker – worthy of starting.
I like Moats – just not as a starter.
Also, where's the offensive lineman? They need to sign at least one guy, if not two.
I like all the selections, I just think we need an OL and an ILB worthy if starting.
- Rich Tandler - Mar 10, 2014 at 7:59 AM
I limited it to five but I'm not so sure they will go the free agent route on the line. I think changes should come from within (the 2012 draft picks) or from this year's draft.
And not wild about Moats but just want someone who can be a stopgap until K. Robinson or a 2014 draft pick can step into the starting role. A lot here is pending what Riley ends up doing, of course.
- savagegun - Mar 10, 2014 at 10:30 AM
I can see why they'd get Moats as he'll come pretty cheap and will fit in the rotation as a Run Stopper. I also like WR Andre Roberts, from the Cardinals. I really think this kid is going to be something special and he'll come at the right price.
With that said, Wide Receiver is a major concern like Safety is. We definitely need a vertical threat that can stretch the field opposite Pierre Garcon. I know a lot of people want to see an Eric Decker or, God Forbid, a Hakeem Nicks buy. I would rather see the 'Skins look at Kenny Britt (Low Cost High reward), or Emmanuel Sanders (Fast and pretty reasonable cost wise). Both guys are young and could give the team the spark they need on offense.
As an interesting note: Darren Sproles is on the market. Not only is this one of my favorite players, but the guy is just dynamic. I know he is more of a situational player, but what he brings to the table is extraordinary. I would love to see the Redskins pick him up to replace Moss and give RGIII that quick outlet he's missing.
- Rich Tandler - Mar 10, 2014 at 11:58 AM
Welcome to the boo. Good comments except that Britt is also high risk and really hasn't been productive enough to make me think that dealing with the knucklehead factor is anything close to being worth it.
- redskinscaio - Mar 10, 2014 at 1:00 PM
Darren Sproles would be a great pick up for the special teams. The skins could use a punt returner
- savagegun - Mar 10, 2014 at 1:17 PM
I agree, Kenny is high risk and that'll be the reason he'd be a cheap "Lets find out if he matured at all" kind of pick up. There's nothing wrong with offering this "knucklehead" a one year contract and see what's in the tank. He's 6'3 and has the ability to stretch the field. His problems with dropped passes and performance issues can be resolved with him being on a new team… Maybe. But for a 1 year, show me what you can do, contract, I think he's worth it. No one denies this kid has the tools and huge talent to play. He fits in Gruden's style of WR and I see very little downside to picking him up.
My alternative to Britt would be Jones. Now living in Packer Country I've watched a lot of this "Knucklehead". James has the same issues as Britt does, as far as dropped passes, but will cost more and a longer contract. Jones is looking for a payday and a 3 to 5 year contract. He's not a #1 guy nor will he ever be. Yes he can stretch the field and yes he's big and strong, like Britt, but again if anything happens to Garcon do you turn to Jones as your #1 guy? Does he have the potential to raise the level of his game? I say no to both.
- Rich Tandler - Mar 10, 2014 at 1:25 PM
Maybe Britt has talent but he hasn�t showed it since 2010 and even then he only caught 42 passes. Numbers kind of look like Anthony Armstrong�s that year, in fact. A change of team doesn�t always help.
I�d rather not give a first-time head coach a knucklehead like that. With 50+ veteran WR�s on the market there has to be somebody who is a better fit. Jones is flawed but I�d take him; at least he�s trying to get something out of his talent. The knucklehead is not.
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- savagegun - Mar 10, 2014 at 1:44 PM
And with all that said, the Redskins take:
1. Aqib Talib
2. Golden Tate
3. Eugene Monroe
4. Donte Whitner
5. Darren Sproles
And we're all wrong! LOL. Of course I'm kidding, but you just never know in this league. What makes sense to us, mean nothing to the brass up stairs. Of course I threw in Darren Sproles with the hope they have SOME sense! hahahaha. Man, I would love that guy in burgundy and gold!
- Rich Tandler - Mar 10, 2014 at 1:46 PM
I could get behind Sproles, too, at the right price.
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- ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© - Mar 10, 2014 at 8:12 AM
Rich, do you think those Panthers secondary players benefited from playing behind a terrific from 7…and thus their results might not be duplicated here?
Also, it seems there is competition for Mitchell's services. I saw your tweet mentioning that if either the Eagles or ourselves don't Mitchell, that team might go for Malcolm Jenkins.
I like the Linval Joseph option. I don't know anything about Arthur Moats, but we clearly need someone for ILB.
I'd like to see us get WRs in the draft. It's so stocked with them, and it'd be nice to develop our own young players.
- Rich Tandler - Mar 10, 2014 at 8:27 AM
Any defensive back benefits from a strong front seven. The Redskins will need one of their own if they are going to have a good defense.
- internetcareer - Mar 10, 2014 at 9:14 AM
Hi Rich…I know you're just the messenger. I understand that and you don't choose the players. You just suggest things in articles….and with that…I shall do the same.
The Redskins are a losing football team and they don't scare anyone on the schedule. And they won't scare anyone until they get scary players. Generally scary players get franchised….."Hardy", "Orakpo" "Jimmy Graham"
the guys on your list are really "just a guy"…..That's not your fault because that's just how they play. They are average players for the most part although Joseph is above average. My suggestion is to go out and get at least 3 more ABOVE average players on one side of the ball in order to get scary or intimidating.
I would go OFFENSE? Go get Eric Decker opposite Garcon, bring in McCluster for punt returns and 3rd downs, Use pick 34 and Draft Offensive Line AND then sign Davin Joseph from Tampa to beef up the offensive line. The point is go after above average players and add 3 or 4 on one side of the ball.
Having 2 great players on defense and 2 great players on offense rarely produces anything. Most playoff teams put 4-5 great players on ONE side of the ball. That is what I hope the Skins do for either offense or defense. Just my opinion.
- Rich Tandler - Mar 10, 2014 at 10:06 AM
I get the need for "scary" players. But paying for someone else's very good/great players almost never works for the Redskins and it has a high failure rate around the rest of the NFL.
That's why I want the free agents to be "just a guy". Have them be competent and fill the hole while the team drafts and develops its own scary players.
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- kenlinkins - Mar 10, 2014 at 11:09 AM
Rich: Do you see any "Scary" players that could benefit from having a new coach from the 2011 to 2013 drafts? Any chance that Coach Gruden can develop any of these guys? Most have seemed to topped out or been injuried (or both) with only Morris having broke the pattern.
- Rich Tandler - Mar 10, 2014 at 12:01 PM
Other than Brandon Jenkins, who is a long shot, no. But that's no reason to bring in Eric Decker and pay him $9 mil, either. You're a big "show me" guy, show me the team that won a Super Bowl (or even got to one) by paying for other teams' scary players.
- kenlinkins - Mar 10, 2014 at 1:05 PM
Rich, I don't want to sign Decker or any over priced guys, IMO job ONE is draft well, Job TWO is fix the locker room drama, Job THREE find any hidden talent on your own roster and develop them, Job FOUR keep an eye on the future when signing any free agents (cost / production vs. risk / Cap Space 2015). If GM Allen and Coach Gruden can do that and still get to 8 wins, I will be a happy fan. Up grading the roster were to can as you can, and not using the "it is about RG3" method to sign free agents works for me! How about you?
- shermanp79 - Mar 10, 2014 at 1:00 PM
I AGREE!! We have been down that road TOOOO many times. I want young guys who have an arrow up. Also guys who compliment the others on the team. I don't think Decker is really a top WR. He is going against the teams 2nd or 3rd CB on defense. He got his stats in bunches a game here and there. The Bronco's passed so much and his numbers are inflated due to Manning. Decker is going to make some team cry like the Dolphins did who signed Wallace. I think Decker lacks strength to take the ball. I think against #1 CB he may have problems. I think the Skins have learned and I expect them to sign guys who we may even question at first but end up being a good signing.
- Tom - Mar 10, 2014 at 9:16 AM
J.P. Finlay article on should the Skins sign Aqib Talib asked for feedback, but had no access to do so. Sorry to use your article to comment on his.
I think it would be a disaster to sign the aging thug to a big contract. Think Deon Sanders, Jason Taylor or so many other older free-agent busts. Talib could be worse than any of them. If you are going to spend big go after Alterraun Verner-Younger, healthier, not a thug.
I like your suggestion of trying to sign Mike Mitchell and Captain Munnetlyn. Those two together might cost less than either Verner or Talib would alone and the chemistry they should have from playing together already should help their transition to a new team.
Bruce Allen–please don't sign an old, repeat offender on the down side of his career to a 8 to 10 million per year deal. The Skins won't be rebuilt in one off season. Stick with young hungry players who are good people outside the locker room. Don't be Vinny C.
- Devin - Mar 10, 2014 at 12:44 PM
What about TJ Ward?? I know he's a bigger name but it seems Mike Mitchell has a bigger market than him, which could lead to a bidding war Mitchell being paid around as much as Ward. I think Phillip Thomas could step into the other starting safety spot
I think the next priority should be the OL, DL and resigning Perry Riley at a reasonable price. Linval Joseph and/or Arthur Jones would be nice to add to the DLine rotation at the right price. Joe Mays or Bryan Kehl should be considered as special teamers and depth
With our second round pick, we should get a guy like Jason Verrett or Bradley Roby. Or maybe Kyle Fuller if they're both gone. And b/c WR is so deep in this draft, we could find a starter in the third and/or depth in the 4th and beyond. Jarvis Landry and L'Damian Washington seem like good options. Leonard Hankerson should be ready for a bigger role (fingers crossed) incase they're not ready to be a #2 receiver I also like ILB Christian Jones from Florida St as a 3rd or 4th if he slips. CB Aaron Colvin could be a late round steal as well
- savagegun - Mar 10, 2014 at 1:36 PM
I'm not ecstatic about the 'Skins looking at Aqib Talib, but the guy is a ball hawk and is only 28, hardly an aging thug. He's a hard talent to find in the draft and even harder to get through free agency. I do understand that we don't want to assemble the old Redskins type model of "Give us your vets". We do however, need defensive players that can get the ball back into our offenses hands. With out a #1 draft pick we have to grab the best available player that will fit our needs.
I'd rather see a grab for Branden Albert, or Eugene Monroe for a high dollar spend to shore up some concerns on the OL. Maybe grab Linval Joseph and Paul Soliai to make that 3-4 viable. Then look at bringing in some WR's as I posted above. Inexpensive fixes that leaves us with some salary cap room for next years contracts and the draft. But who the hell knows… This is the NFL! :)
- Faraz Ahsan - Mar 10, 2014 at 12:15 PM
I think this is a solid list, with Joseph and Mitchell being the two highest priority guys. Arthur Moats is fine assuming we resign Perry Riley. Whats the word on him? And if we manage to sign all five guys whats the likely cap hit going to be?
- shermanp79 - Mar 10, 2014 at 12:47 PM
I think we need a G and a C for the OL. Maybe they move someone else to C but that area needs to get stronger. I like Joseph for the DL. There are a couple of guys I like but I think they need to Draft one too. I think signing a S that has tackling issues isn't the way to go. We have enough guys that need to fix that problem. I like the CB Captain, he is a good nickel CB who gets his hands on balls along with being great at blitzing. We have an issue at ILB and I think we have to grab Boreland in the 3rd rd. I have no idea what Robinson can do so we don't need a back up, we need a starter. If we end up in a jam, I would think about Moats then. How much is Butler looking for? Is he still unsigned? I hope Riley comes to his senses. He has played better the past 2 yrs but he still has things to learn. He isn't a heavy hitter and gets run by at the point of attack and ends up chasing to much. Its really the S or CB making tackles 10 yards later. I like Riley and think he will get better but 7-8 million a year is too much. I know salaries are going to go up the next couple of years but that is still too much. I think others guys get cut as we upgrade positions. The OLine is an example of where that could happen. We have so many young unproven guys I think signing a FA is the way to go. We then can cut the guy he replaces. It's the only way I see to do it, we have so many needs. The OL is important to RG3's health and drafting a young guy only brings in another inexperienced guy. He may be better and maybe right away but we don't know. That area we need to know. I think one of the young guys can play RG. I think they should sign Swartz to play LG next to Williams. Maybe keep Montgomery as a back up C and G. I don't know if any of the young guys can play C so I'm not sure what they plan. Maybe a cheaper veteran for 2 yrs fills the gap until we draft one next yr or figure out what the young guys can do. I don't think Polumbus is as bad as others do but it would help him to work with a good coach and hit the weight room. He has only started 2 yrs so he can get better. His salary increase hurts him because now you can replace him for not much more than what he makes. I guess an extra million it would be worth looking at who could replace him. We really need a guy that can switch to LT if an injury occurred and I IN NO WAY TRUST POLUMBUS THERE!! If we grabbed Collins? from Cin he could or Oher could play both positions. Do we do that and sign Swartz? Is that enough to protect RG3? The line has some success until defenses know what is coming and then they get blown up! We need a line that can be strong enough to force their will on the defense and run a play even when defenses know what is coming. When the PISTOL wasn;t being used Morris was stopped , there were times in games where the offense was useless. It was like all or nothing. The way plays were called had some to do with it but lack of strength hurt too. It clearly wont all be fixed this off-season but what areas do we leave for next year? I want young guys who compliment guys on the team. Lord knows we all could write for hours on our ideas. I guess we will find out tomorrow their plans.
- redskinscaio - Mar 10, 2014 at 1:04 PM
Dansby to a huge one year deal please. Re sign Orakpo and Hall urgently!
- CavemanCatching - Mar 10, 2014 at 3:27 PM
Dude, Hall IS resigned and 'Po is Franchised.
- colmac69 - Mar 10, 2014 at 1:44 PM
Fix defense first and foremost…thats were money nds to go….as for o-line we nd one or two of young guys to step up rather than throw money at free agent linemen (is that not why u draft young lineman?)..if we have to stay with same line then fine (last two yrs they shown they can move ball and u have to think rgiii will b much improved)…poss upgrade receiver but that b all I would do on offense this yr…defense defense defense
- CavemanCatching - Mar 10, 2014 at 3:25 PM
Substitute TJ Ward for Mitchell, and Golden Tate for Roberts, and I think you've got it. Ward can be had for just a bit more $ than Mitchell … but, won't have the tackling issues. Last thing we need is another safety who can't wrap up. Plus, Gruden knows him. Tate is a similar type of receiver but his stats have improved each year. Last year, Roberts' stats dropped off dramatically.
- Rich Tandler - Mar 10, 2014 at 5:23 PM
Hi, and welcome to the blog. But please be real. Ward is going to get a lot more than "a bit more dollars" than Mitchell. Maybe not quite twice as much but in that neighborhood. And Tate a lot more than Roberts.
- CavemanCatching - Mar 11, 2014 at 3:36 PM
Thanks, Rich!
What I should have said is that Ward won't break the bank, as Talib or Byrd would do, and be a major upgrade over Mitchell who has several question marks surrounding him like missed tackles and the fact that he played well on what was already a very good defense (ie. the surrounding players made him better than he actually is). He still won't get 2x the money Mitchell will, either.
As for Tate, I never said he wouldn't cost more than Roberts. I just said that I thought he was a better receiver. He's also a better returner … Roberts hasn't been used in that role much the last two seasons. Though, the debate is no longer moot as the Skins seem set to sign Roberts in about 30 minutes.
- CavemanCatching - Mar 14, 2014 at 8:31 PM
FYI, Rich. Ward and Mitchell signed for nearly identical numbers … $5.6 MIL and $5 MIL, per year, respectively. Guess it was just "a bit more"! We could have easily afforded Ward's contract.
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Eileen Hilander-Balcerak, MA
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Eileen J. Hilander Balcerak earned her B. A. and M. A. from the University of Northern Colorado. She began her career as an elementary education teacher and then moved into special education, working with students with severe affective needs. More recently she initiated a highly successful program for students with autism spectrum disorders. The latter part of her career was that of special education director. Upon retirement Eileen was hired as an adjunct instructor for the School of Special Education. Currently she serves as the Field Experience Coordinator, placing all Generalist undergraduate and graduate teacher candidates in their required field experiences. She is also currently a doctoral student in the School of Special Education.
Research Interests and Specializations:
Effective Teacher Training, Retention and Recruitment Strategies, Planning for and Implementation of Effective School Partnerships, Autism, School Success for Students on the Autism Spectrum, Training Practices for Teachers of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
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- M. A. University of Northern Colorado 1982 Special Education
- B. A. University of Northern Colorado 1970 Elementary Education, Special Education
Selected Publications and Presentations:
- Revised and redesigned the practicum project, performance-based checklist, and practicum completion guidelines for EDSE 444 and EDSE 693 (2007).
- Balcerak, E. J. (2007) The role of the university consultant (In-service Training).
- Hendrickson, J. D., Balcerak, E. J., (2006) The role of the adjunct professor in teacher education. Colorado Consortium of Special Education Teacher Educators' conference.
- As principal investigator, co-authored a proposal to OSEP for a National Professional Development Center: Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (2006).
- Co-trainer for the Colorado Department of Education's Autism Task Force (2005-ongoing).


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CHARLOTTETOWN –The Charlottetown Islanders will play six pre-season games leading up to the 2014-15 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League campaign.
The pre-season schedule begins Friday, Aug. 15, when the Islanders visit the Moncton Wildcats, and concludes on Sept. 6 against the Saint John Sea Dogs at Eastlink Centre. The Islanders will also host exhibition games at the Pownal Sports Centre and APM Centre in Cornwall.
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SAO PAULO (AP) -- The president of a Senate commission probing suspected irregularities by Brazil's state-controlled Petrobras oil company will investigate allegations that company directors were tipped beforehand what questions the commission would ask them.
Eduardo Costa is a spokesman for Senator Vital do Rego. He says the senator will order an investigation into the allegations made this week by the Veja newsweekly magazine that members of the commission supplied the questions to Petrobras president Graca Foster and other executives and helped them elaborate answers.
The commission is investigating Petrobras' 2006 purchase of the Pasadena Refining System and allegations that, several years ago, Petrobras officials accepted bribes from SBM Offshore, a Netherlands-based supplier of offshore oil vessels.


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AUBURN HILLS, MI- A herd of 2013 Ram 1500 pickups were corralled Wednesday in Auburn Hills in anticipation of traveling to dealerships throughout the Midwest.
Close to 200 Ram Truck dealers gathered at the Palace of Auburn Hills to drive their first Ram 1500 Big Horn editions into showrooms across Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.
"From our standpoint, it's always great because they walkaway from here really excited," said Bob Hegbloom, Ram Truck brand director. "(The dealers) bring that back, and that momentum cascades."
The Auburn Hills-based automaker, according to Hegbloom, has been doing Ram 1500 "Drive Away" events for dealers for two weeks. The first was in Texas, where nearly 20 percent of the total U.S. pickup market is located.
Hegbloom told MLive.com/auto that Chrysler started shipping the pickups three weeks ago to states across the country in preparation for the events.
Chrysler, which trails both of its crosstown rivals – Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. – in pickup sales, believes the vehicle has an edge on the competition because it is the only 2013 full-size pickup to receive a substantial redesign.
"We've been gaining momentum," said Hegbloom, adding the 2012 model helped increase market share. "We've got an opportunity as we're launching this. It's really a quiet period in the industry because we're the only ones coming right now.
"You couple that with the momentum, our hope and expectations are we'll continue to gain share."
Last month, Chrysler sold 25,973 Ram pickups, up 5.9 percent from 24,522 during the same time in 2011. Through September, the brand reported 213,593 pickups sold, up 20 percent from 177,973 units last year.
The 2013 Ram 1500 -- starting at $23,585 – features offers buyers best-in-class fuel efficiency, new technology and new features, including an eight-speed TorqueFlite 8 transmission, stop-start and active aerodynamics, including grille shutters and air suspension.
Most of the pickups involved in the event Wednesday should be available for test drives this afternoon, according to officials.
Check back to MLive.com/auto Thursday morning for what the dealers said about the vehicles.


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January 2009
Barcelona Baseball Venue Accident
Not for sure if any of you have read about the ballpark disaster in Barcelona and Sant Boi that happened over the weekend. Reports are still not 100% clear but its reported that 3 people died and unfortunately they were children. 16 others were injured.
The kids were planning to play a baseball game. Weather turned bad quick and they ran for cover inside the batting tunnel that collapsed on them due to high winds. It was a concrete block structure with a metal awaning.
The photo above is the building from how I remember seeing the batting tunnel at the baseball venue during a recent tournament… and this is a Reuters photo taken by Albert G. of the same building that shows the damage.
Regardless its a tragic accident.
Please Keep these young ballplayers families in your prayers as you head into your week. Here is the link to the story.


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Kent City Council's budget vote to include new cable utility tax, higher permit fees
The Kent City Council will vote on a new cable television utility tax, higher developer permit fees and an increase in the city's internal water and sewer utility taxes when it considers the 2013-14 budget at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11 at City Hall.
The council has had numerous workshops over the last couple of months to hash out a budget based on Mayor Suzette Cooke's preliminary budget presented to the council in October that included a proposed business and occupation (B&O) tax. Cooke also slashed 20 jobs on Nov. 1 to cut expenses and help balance the budget. Council members in October approved a B&O tax starting Jan. 1 that is projected to bring in about $5 million a year to help repair city streets.
"I expect we will pass it," said Council President Dennis Higgins in a phone interview Tuesday about the proposed $72 million a year general operating fund budget. "Some council members have objections to portions of it but I expect it to pass."
The mayor and council worked to come up with new revenue packages in an effort to improve the city's financial standing after Moody's Investors Services downgraded the city's bond rating in September for the second time this year.
"This is quite an accomplishment," Higgins said. "We are paying down debt, repairing our financial foundation and diversifying our tax base. With a better foundation, we will not have to be so reactionary in the future."
• Cable utility tax
The 6 percent tax on cable television bills will raise about $1.3 million per year. That money will help pay for information technology staff as well as computer hardware and software.
"I'm a cable subscriber and wish it was something we didn't have to do," Higgins said. "But cable television is somewhat of an optional expenditure. And a cable tax is something almost every other city in our area enacted a long time ago."
• Permit fees
The budget includes higher permit fees for developers. That's expected to bring in as much as $1 million per year.
"The general fund subsidizes the fees to encourage development," Higgins said. "But with the budget we're in we believe we should reduce the subsidy. It's reasonable to ask development to pay more of its way."
The city and developers split the permit costs 50/50. Under the new proposal, the developer will cover 75 percent of the costs and the city 25 percent.
The city spends about $6.5 million per year to issue permits and make inspections, said Fred Satterstrom, planning services director. In 2012, the city will collect about $3.2 million in permit revenue, roughly half of what it spends.
Satterstrom doesn't expect the higher fees to steer developers away from Kent.
"The City Council was concerned about this issue and asked staff to research the permit fees charged by Kent's neighboring cities as well as cities the same size as Kent," Satterstrom said in an email. "Based on this analysis, we found that when compared to these other cities, proposed fees would not be out-of-line. While some fees may increase slightly and others more significantly, Kent would still remain competitive with comparable jurisdictions when it comes to permit entitlements."
• Internal utility tax
The internal utility tax is when the city taxes the revenue from its water, sewer and storm drainage funds. The funds are known as enterprise funds because all or most of the costs are paid for by user fees.
With the water and sewer funds in solid financial shape, the city plans to increase the 10 percent internal tax to 13 percent, said John Hodgson, city chief administrative officer. Two percent of that increase will raise about $1 million per year to help pay off city debt with a 10-year sunset clause on the increase.
The other 1 percent increase will raise about $500,000 per year to bring up reserves in the general fund. The council prefers to have about 10 percent of the pervious year's budget in a reserve fund and right now it's at about 4 percent. The tax is expected to help the reserve fund get up to 10 percent in three years when that 1 percent increase will end.
"They are in solid shape right now," Hodgson said about the utility funds.
Drainage, water and sewer fees already were set to increase next year even without the additional internal tax. Drainage rates will go up about 5 percent (down from a projected 15 percent increase that was to cover higher levee repair costs); water rates will increase by 3 percent as part of a six-year plan the council passed three years ago; and sewer rates will jump 4 percent.
"We look at it as responsible rebuilding of our foundation with debt paid off and reserves back where they should be," Higgins said of the internal utility tax increase. "It will show Moody's and other bond rating agencies we are responsible in money management."
Higgins said many other cities levy internal utility taxes, some as high as 20 percent.
Of the city's 10 percent internal utility tax, about 6 percent goes to the general operating fund, with a portion to streets and a youth fund. The council approved an increase last year to 10 percent from 6 percent with the additional 4 percent to go to the capital fund to pay for street and information technology projects.
As far as other cost-cutting measures, council members discussed possibly closing the city pool at Kent-Meridian High or reducing the city reserve fund but lacked support to take those steps, Higgins said. They also talked about operating deficits at the city-owned ShoWare Center and Riverbend Golf Complex but didn't come up with any proposals to reduce those deficits.
The council also decided not to go along with Cooke's initial, higher B&O tax proposal that generated revenue for the general fund as well as street repairs.
Voters in November turned down the city's proposal for a property tax levy increase that would have brought in about $29 million over six years, $18.3 million for park projects and repairs and $10.7 million for street repairs. City officials have yet to come up with a way to address those repairs.
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LONG BRANCH – The city's boardwalk endured some of the worst storms in the state's history, only having to be rehabilitated a few times in more than three decades in existence.
But Hurricane Sandy changed that.
The storm surge and punishing winds from the historic storm picked up the famous boardwalk and tossed it over. And where the boardwalk was still in place, the storm caused substantial structural damage.
"The whole thing was shot," Business Administrator Howard Woolley said.
The city was awarded more than $1 million to repair the boardwalk from the federal government, but officials said they are not rushing to rebuild it.
"My goal isn't to get it done quickly, it's to make sure it is done right," Mayor Adam Schneider, adding a more realistic goal to have the boardwalk rebuilt is summer 2014. "We're a ways away."
During the public portion of Tuesday night's regular council meeting, city resident John Terrell talked about the benefits that the boardwalk offers the community, but stressed the importance of rebuilding it properly.
"I support rebuilding the boardwalk, but it can be done smarter," said Terrell, adding the former boardwalk was poorly lit and too narrow. "Let us build it so it is not only safer, but more enjoyable."
Schneider said that the governing body agreed and that the city has several design concepts already floating around, but is waiting to move forward with anything until after FEMA releases its new flood maps.
Woolley said the new boardwalk could possibly be elevated due to how well the newer Pier Village boardwalk held up during the storm. Woolley said that boardwalk suffered some minor surface damage, but that it remained otherwise intact because the storm surge had somewhere to go instead of just pounding against it, like it did the older boardwalk.
The money that the city has already been awarded, but has yet to receive, will cover the cost of repairing the boardwalk – not making the improvements to help make sure it withstands future storms. The city will have to apply for additional funds to cover that expense.
"Our concern is that if we build it back as it was, we're inviting a disaster. We're inviting it to be destroyed the next time a major storm comes through," Woolley said. "And whether you are a global warming advocate or opponent, we are getting a lot bigger storms here."
Even though visitors to Long Branch will have to do without a boardwalk next summer, they will still have a beach to go to.
"The beaches will be open and we will have a great summer," Schneider said.
Woolley and Schneider said they hope that the city's severely eroded beaches will be earmarked for beach replenishment funds, but they said the beaches would be open even if that does not happen.
"Our commitment is even if we don't have a boardwalk, that we'll be open as far as beach access goes," Woolley said. "It's all a work in progress."


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CHICAGO — Red Sox left-hander Andrew Miller said Wednesday night that Koji Uehara can get pretty amped up just sitting in the Red Sox bullpen, if there's some big moments in the game. The high fives don't come out only in the dugout.
Both Uehara and Junichi Tazawa have a language barrier the other Sox relievers don't, but they're plenty entertaining down in the 'pen while the relievers wait for the call.
Still, little compares to Uehara's exuberance when he comes into the dugout after a successful inning — and the right-hander has had a lot of really successful innings. He struck out two and set down the White Sox in order in a 6-2 Red Sox win on Wednesday, giving him 17 appearances of 20 on the season when he has not allowed a run.
When Uehara got back to the dugout, he gave his customary high-fives, starting at the entrance of the dugout closer to homeplate. He moved his way through the dugout closer to first base, and Shane Victorino, who did not play with a left hamstring injury, was sitting on an elevated seat. Victorino didn't see Uehara coming.
Uehara still went for the high five, but with Victorino unaware, Uehara slapped the outfielder's right shoulder. Victorino looked amused and confused, before yelling after Uehara, all in jest.
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The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey held its annual For Art's Sake Weekend 2012 fundraiser on April 20-22. Co-chaired by Patricia A. Bell and Jenny Reinhardt with Guest Curator Ann Schaffer, the three-day event included visits to the working studio of internationally recognized artist Willie Cole, and the private home of world-class art collectors Ellyn and Saul Dennison. The Blank Canvas Benefit, featuring the work of 100 artists created especially for this event, and a community open house with a variety of art-making projects, kid-friendly fare, and music and dance performances, completed the weekend's activities. Event proceeds benefit the Art Center's education and exhibition programs.
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Chad Masternak, a computer sales associate, shares the basics of his job in the Citizen Patriot's weekly feature On the Job.
Chad Masternak
• Age: 33
• Residence: Leslie
• Position and workplace: Sales associate at Digilink Computers, 975 W. Argyle St.
• Length of employment: Three years
• Family: Single. One son, Zachary, 8
Q. What are the requirements of your job?
A. My primary duty is assisting customers with custom-made computers. A customer will come into our store and have a list of components or parts they want in a certain PC. We will custom-create that computer from parts we have in the store or parts we can order from our warehouse in Okemos.
Q. What do you like the most about your job?
A. I like when customers say, 'I want to play this game. Can you make me a system that will play this game with a crystal-clear, flawless performance?' Then I get to sit here and design something right before their eyes and show it to them.
Q. What makes you good at your job?
A. Probably my experience. I grew up in the Commodore years and I've seen all the changes. I keep up with all the online training. There are so many different products and product makers. We have to do a lot of training to keep up on all the newest things.
Q. What has been your proudest moment at this job?
A. I converted an archaic server that one of the local companies based their whole network on. Another tech and I went out and we converted it from a 10-year-old software project to the current setup system. It was about a six-hour project. It was about the most detail-oriented thing I've ever done.
Q. What has been your most embarrassing moment on the job?
A. I dropped one of our best customers' computers down on the glass (showcase) and cracked the glass wide open. He had just brought it in and he had handed it to me. I lost grasp of it and it came down and put a nice 12-inch crack in the glass. It didn't hurt the computer but that was my most embarrassing moment.
Q. What do customers like or remember most about you?
A. The biggest comment I hear is that they enjoy our one-on-one customer service and how we treat each individual customer. We have a relaxed environment.
Q. How do you like to spend your free time?
A. Doing computer stuff at home, fishing, hiking and camping. I like to go up north in the U.P.
Q. What would your dream job be?
A. Working in Silicon Valley, the computer hub of the world, in California. I would like to be designing the new types of computer chips that are coming out something in design.


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My family and I attended the Devils vs. Kings game Wednesday night at the Prudential Center in Newark. Being from Los Angeles, and following the Kings for about 45 years, we were extremely excited at the opportunity to attend the game and dressed in some of our "Kings" finest gear.
Despite our obvious allegiance to the "enemy" team, my family was treated wonderfully by the home fans. We never felt threatened or subject to profanities, as we have at other arenas along the East Coast. We had some playful banter going with the home crowd throughout the game, but the reception we received was truly wonderful.
Thank you so much, Devils fans, for treating others with respect. You are unique in the current sports environment. (And, go Kings!)
Michael Langbaum, Baltimore, Md.


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Young amputee strides forward by staying positive
Part of Sydney Kinney's leg amputated after 2010 bicycle crashUPDATED 6:30 AM CST Jan 23, 2014
Watching Sydney Kinney on the campus of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, no one would ever know she has a prosthetic leg.Video Transcript
ONE POINT SEEMED UNCERTAIN. "ACTION NEWS" ANCHOR MIKE CLARK HAS HER STORY. Reporter: MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT. THERE IS A RELEASE BUTTON DOWN HERE WHICH IS LIKE REALLY HARD TO SEE. Reporter: THIS IS NOT A BIG DEAL FOR SYDNEY KINNY. PUSH IT IN AND IT COMPLETELY LETS THE LEG GO. Reporter: COLLEGE FRESHMAN IN HER DORM ROOM SHOWING US HOW QUICKLY SHE TAKES OFF AND PUTS ON HER PROSTHETIC LEG. WATCHING HER ON CAMPUS HERE AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA YOU'D NEVER KNOW SHE HAS ANY ISSUE AT ALL. A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST ASSUME THAT IT'S LIKE A KNEE BRACE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. Reporter: SHE WALKS LIKE ANY OTHER STUDENT, AND THAT'S EXACTLY THE WAY SHE WANTS IT. SHE WANTS NO PITY, WANTS NO ONE TO FEEL SORRY FOR HER. SHE STAYS POSITIVE MOVING AHEAD IN WHAT SHE CALLS HER SECOND CHANCE. FOR THE FIRST TIME SYDNEY IS TALKING PUBLICLY ABOUT THE HORRIFYING ACCIDENT HERE BACK ON MARCH 20th, 2010. SYDNEY AND HER FRIEND MARISA WERE RIDING TOGETHER ON A BIKE HERE IN WEST MAYFIELD NEAR BEAVER FALLS. WITH SYDNEY ON THE SEAT AND MARISA STANDING UP PEDALING THEY GAINED TOO MUCH SPEED AND CAREENED OVER THE HILLSIDE AND FLEW INTO THE OAK TREE. SHE SLAMMED INTO THE TREE AND I ROLLED DOWN THE HILL, BROKE BOTH OF MY ME MURS, CRACKED A HIP, BROKE MY RIBS, BROKE A ARM, BROKE ALMOST EVERY BONE IN MY FOOT AND I LOST THIS MUCH OF MY TIBIA. THE GIRL SUFFERED SEVERE INJURIES AND WAS RESCUED BY A GENEVA COLLEGE STUDENT. I LITERALLY OWE MY LIFE TO HIM. IF IT WEREN'T FOR HIM, THEN I WOULDN'T BE WHERE I AM NOW, AND GOD PUT HIM THERE FOR A REASON AND I'M STILL HERE FOR A REASON. Reporter: PART OF THAT REASON, TO HONOR HER FRIEND MARISA WHO DIED SIX DAYS LATER FROM BRAIN TRAUMA. SYDNEY COULD NOT ATTEND MARISA'S FUNERAL BECAUSE SHE WAS DEALING WITH SEVERE INJURIES. SHE WAS ON A RESPIRATOR AND REALLY WAS QUITE ILL. Reporter: DR. TIMOTHY WARD SAID SYDNEY SUFFERED INJURIES SIMILAR TO MILITARY COMBAT VICTIMS. SHE HAD A VERY SEVERE OPENED FRACTURE OF HER RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY, JUST A DEVASTATING INJURY AS WELL AS FRACTURES OF BOTH OF HER THIGH BONES AND ALSO OF HER RIGHT SHOULDER AND A PELVIC FRACTURE. Reporter: DR. WARD INSERTED METAL RODS TO SAVE HER LEFT LEG AND MOST OF HER RIGHT LEG, BUT IN THE END HE HAD TO AMPUTATE. IN HER LONG RECOVERY FIRST AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND THEN AT THE CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE SYDNEY HAD TO LEARN HOW TO WALK, TO CLIMB STEPS AND TO RUN WEARING HER PROSTHETIC LEG. PUSHING HERSELF, SHE SAYS, WITH HER PARENTS AS HER BACKBONE AND A GREAT SUPPORT SYSTEM. I HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE FOR ME, LIKE THROUGH EVERYTHING. LIKE I HAD MY ONE FRIEND JOSLYN, WHEN I WAS IN REHAB SHE STAYED WITH ME FOR TWO WEEKS. DID NOT GO HOME. SHE LIVED IN THE HOSPITAL ROOM WITH ME BECAUSE LIKE THAT'S WHAT I NEEDED. I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SHE DID THAT. NEARLY FOUR YEARS LATER SYDNEY IS DRIVING, EXERCISING AND EVEN PLAYS SOFTBALL. HER MEDICAL TEAM MARVELS AT SYDNEY'S IMPROVEMENTS AND HER WILL TO SUCCEED. WHAT'S MOST UNUSUAL IS THE WAY SYDNEY HAS RESPONDED. I MEAN, SHE REALLY, FROM THE DAY I MET HER, HAS HAD A GREAT ATTITUDE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN HER DOWN FOR ONE SECOND REALLY, AND SHE'S JUST BEEN A TROOPER THROUGH IT ALL. Reporter: THAT POSITIVE ATTITUDE IS NOW FUELING HER CAREER INTEREST. LOOK AT HER WALK. Reporter: SYDNEY SAYS BECAUSE OF DR. WARD AND THE WAY SHE WAS TREATED IN HER RECOVERY SHE'S STUDYING PRE-MED AT IUP AND WANTS A CAREER IN ORTHOPEDIC MEDICINES, SHOWING HER PARENT SHE WILL MAKE THE MOST OF THIS SECOND CHANCE. LIKE MY GOAL IN LIFE, ALL I WANT TO DO IS TO MAKE MY PARENTS CROWD, GOING TO GET TO WHERE I WANT TO GO IN LIFE SO IT WILL ALL BE WORTH IT IN TEN YEARS WHEN I HAVE MY DREAM JOB. Reporter: DR. WARD SAYS SHE'S WELL ON HER WAY, FOR SURE. I THINK SHE CAN DO IT, AND IT WOULD BE TREMENDOUS. Reporter: HELPING OTHERS IN THEIR JOURNEY BACK. BECAUSE I HAVE SUCH LIKE A PERSONAL CONNECTION SO I THINK IF I COULD GET INTO SOMETHING LIKE THIS, LIKE SAY SOMETHING HAPPENED -- A SIMILAR SITUATION I'D BE ABLE TO PERSONALLY CONNECT WITH THE PATIENT. Reporter: SO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT? YES, I THINK IT WILL BE REALLY AWESOME. Reporter: ANOTHER VIRTUAL HIGH FIVE, SYDNEY, WAY TO GO. THE REASON SYDNEY WANTS TO SHARE
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GRAND HAVEN, MI – About a dozen children battling catastrophic diseases and more than 100 others are preparing to take part in an annual salmon fishing tournament benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
The Tri-Cities Kiwanis Club's eighth annual fishing tournament, scheduled for May 31, is designed to raise money to support the efforts of St. Jude to cure childhood cancers and treat children battling diseases and tournament sponsors to a fun event.
For the event, Kiwanis members solicit sponsorships, prizes, advertising and other donations with the mission of providing all net proceeds to St. Jude. Charter boat captains from throughout the Lake Michigan region make available to the tournament about 30 large boats for the event.
Each sponsor is assigned to a boat of his or her choice and can invite family, friends, employees, customers — or they can support a boat for children who are currently undergoing treatment at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital. The tournament's sponsors and participants come from many parts of West Michigan, including Muskegon, Grand Rapids, Holland, Grand Haven and Spring Lake.
Earl O'Brien, who serves as the tournament grand admiral, founded the tournament eight years ago. Since then, the tournament has raised more than $220,000 for the treatment of children and research for cures.
"I'm convinced in my heart and my mind we're going to see that a magic bullet is going to show up and find a way to cure most cancers," O'Brien said. "I really think it can happen, and I think the key is research."
Since opening 50 years ago, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has changed the way the world treats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The hospital has played a pivotal role in pushing U.S. pediatric cancer survival rates from 20 to 80 percent overall, and is the first and only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted to children.
While sponsorship and participation in this year's tournament is set a month in advance, the public is welcome to come to Chinook Pier when the boats return at noon to enjoy hot dogs and see the program.
"You'll be so inspired seeing those kids and how much our sponsors care," O'Brien said. "You should see their enthusiasm and what they are doing."
Eric Gaertner covers the outdoors, politics and government. He can be reached via email at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @EricGaertner1.


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Are you an animal in bed? Get your mind out of the gutter, you guys! I was talking about animal bedding – geez.
While there's no doubt animal prints add an exotic and chic element to any bedding ensemble, it's generally preferred that wild animals themselves stay off the bed…or is it?
While searching online for the latest in bold animal prints, I stumbled down the rabbit hole of wild animal bedding sets. Who knew this was such a thing?
My experience compiling the 14 unsexiest beds you've ever seen taught me one valuable lesson pertaining to bedding design: people are freaks in bed stylistically speaking, of course.
Lions and tigers and bears – oh my! 1 of 13
Take a look at 12 of the most outrageous bedding sets for folks who love them some animals in the bedroom!
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Rawr! Cat lovers rejoice (?) over this tiger duvet cover set. You'll either purr like a kitten or have nightmares sleeping under this ferocious beast.
Available from Toms Bedding; $120.12
Wild horses 3 of 13
If you can't have a wild stallion in bed, you can at least have this 4-piece wild horse bedding ensemble.
Available from Etsy's 3D Bedding Set; $95
Cheetahs 4 of 13
Cheetahs on your bed because nothing says romance quite like the fastest animal in all of ever.
Available from Wayfair.com; $139
Fierce leopards 5 of 13
A leopard doesn't change it's spots, nor does it make for an inviting resting place - trust us.
Available from AliExpress; $122
Leopards 6 of 13
Here kitty, kitty, kitty! While this leopard bedding may not be as frightening as the last, this predator's face isn't the first thing I want to see in the morning.
Available from BigCatsWorld.com; $229.99
Peacocks 7 of 13
Peacock feathers and peacock-inspired colors are super hot design trends we just can't enough of ... or so we thought. This 5-piece peacock bedding set proves less is more.
Available from AliExpress; $123.41
Panthers 8 of 13
What's with all the cat-inspired bedding, you ask? We were wondering the same thing. Related: we may never sleep again. So. Many. Eyes.
Available from Etsy's 3D Bedding Set; $95
Bears 9 of 13
A sleuth of bears is enough to make a girl feel like Golidlocks! Only not at all.
Available from Toms Bedding; $120.12
Swimming tigers 10 of 13
Swimming tiger, hidden...body? Even in a Sports Illustrated swimsuit setting, we're still scared of these majestic beasts.
Available from Wayfair.com; $169
Wolves 11 of 13
Anyone would be crying wolf in this bedding set!
Available from Etsy's 3D Bedding Set; $95
Dolphins 12 of 13
Dolphins may be our oceanic friends, but Flipper and friends on our bedding? Nah...
Available from Wayfair.com; $139
Pandas 13 of 13
Awwww, right? I'm all for loving pandas on a Trapper Keeper, but not on a master bed.
Available from Etsy's 3D Bedding Set; $95
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