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On Defense, Neither Super Bowl Team Wins
By Mike Pesca • Feb 5, 2012
In football, defense wins championships, or so the saying goes. That hasn't been true recently. In fact, both teams in Sunday's Super Bowl, the Giants and the Patriots, featured less-than-stout defenses through the season. NPR's Mike Pesca has some possible reasons why.

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Software management and deployment are perhaps the most difficult and time-consuming activities undertaken by your IT team. But with the right tools and processes, you can save money, reduce overhead, and enhance user satisfaction and productivity.
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Two youths from Wurtsboro charged with three felonies
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Deputies from the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office responded to a burglary at the VEO Mobil gas station on Kingston Avenue in Wurtsboro, Friday May 27, 2011. Glass on the front door of the location was smashed and a Times Herald Record driver contacted 911 when he found it.
Deputies reported that the thieves took approximately $800.00 in cash, cartons of cigarettes, boxes of cigars, some snacks and beer.
Two suspects from Wurtsboro were arrested Monday morning (6/6/11) because of
information obtained by the deputies.
An 18 year old Pine Street youth and a 17 year old Fern Trail youth were charged with Burglary in the 3rd degree, Criminal Mischief in the 2nd degree and Grand Larceny in the 3rd degree, all Felonies.
Because they may qualify for youthful offender status, their names aren't being released.
Some of the stolen items were recovered from the Pine Street by Sheriff's detectives. The investigation is ongoing.
Both suspects were sent to the Sullivan County Jail without bail after they were arraigned before Town of Mamakating Judge Joel Welsh.


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Benton City, Washington is known for its "little Tuscany" style wineries nestled at the bottom of the valley and for its yearly average of 300 days of sunshine, but soon it will be known for another reason. A new home is being built using a revolutionary, recycled building product called APEX Block™ ICF that will be featured on national television. Often referred to as "The Greenest Wall System In The World™ the unique eco-friendly properties of APEX Block™... + read more
Plastic explosives, hurricane-force winds, fire and extreme projectiles are just some of the abuse the team at APEX Block Corporation has subjected their building block to prove strength and durability. APEX Block™ is a revolutionary, recycled building product proudly manufactured in the United States that is being called The Greenest Wall System In The World. A modified version of an Insulated Concrete Form (ICF), APEX Block™ is made from recycled expanded... + read more
Many of those involved in sustainable and environmentally friendly construction are building green homes with ICFs. The abbreviation ICF stands for Insulating Concrete Form. The formwork that is created acts as permanent insulation for the building. This form of construction is growing in popularity as it is energy efficient. The forms themselves, lock together without the use of mortar and are then filled with concrete. They fit together in much the same fashion that Lego toys do for children... + read more


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Fish future hangs in balanceMay 25,2013
On May 7 the Holyoke (Mass.) fish lift passed 21,608 American shad upstream. The next day it lifted 44,456 the all-time, single-day record for the Connecticut River. In two days it had passed more than 66,000 shad 6,000 more than the highest number ever to pass upstream through Turners Falls and beyond its dam in a single season. That occurred back in 1992. Sadly, upstream regions Vermont and New Hampshire may never see more than a shadow of the ecosystems annual run of fish. Heres why.
As April ended, GDF-Suez FirstLight Power cut off flow to the Connecticut below Turners Falls Dam. Essentially, the river died, reduced to a drool of 400 cubic feet per second of flow leaking through a wide, 200-million-year-old chasm of cobble, bedrock and shale. In order to remain a working migratory system, 3,000 CFS of flow would have been needed to nourish the river below that dam. Pinching off the flow there ensured that the fittest, early-arriving American shad and any remaining blueback herring (currently candidates for federal endangered species listing) would be forced from the river and into that power canal two and a half miles downstream.
Right at the cusp of spawning season FirstLight diverted at least 97 percent of the rivers flow. It sent some 16,000 CFS through the dam head gates into the power canal to supply a portion of the regions base-load electricity. But beyond that, a still undisclosed percentage of the Connecticut was gobbled up to serve the massive pumping and generating operations of the Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage Station, five miles upriver. Tumultuous, tide-like effects created by those operations create a whole different river. There, using river water amassed in a 5 billion-gallon mountaintop reservoir, FirstLight generates electricity via massive surges into and out of the riverbed either when demand peaks or when prices spike instantly on the electricity spot market. So while habitats are being deeply impacted by flow manipulations at the dam for Northfield, FirstLight profits form a crippled riverbed.
One result this year is that an unknown number of the last 300 federally endangered shortnose sturgeon surviving here were forced from their ancient river spawning pool to attempt their spring rite elsewhere. The overwhelming yearly result is that nearly all upstream migrating fish here, in retreat from a de-watered river, are left with no choice but to swim into the flows exiting the Turners Falls canal and turbines two and a half miles downstream. To successfully get upstream there, fish must move through two miles of alien flows and habitat. Then they must thread their way through brutal currents, blinding turbulence and tangled cross-currents while approaching the dams head gates, where unknowingly, they are required to locate a tiny canal exit. If they get this far, all shad and herring must punch through more quickened flow, a final series of steps, and yet another narrow opening through fluctuating water levels at that gatehouse in order to emerge above the dam. In the best of years fewer than one in 10 shad succeeds. For most adult fish, any trip through that canal will prove fatal. If, this year, as at Holyoke, two fish elevators had been installed at the base of Turners Falls Dam, and if ample flow nourished the riverbed, as it does below Holyoke, some 33,000 of those 66,000 Holyoke shad would have passed Turners Falls a few days later. A couple of days after that say May 13-15, some 16,000 shad would have begun wriggling their way up the Vernon ladder past Brattleboro and Hinsdale, N.H., on their way to Walpole, N.H., and Bellows Falls. And thousands more would have followed. But with a deadly canal intervening, that just wont be happening. Connecticut River fans anywhere from Turners Falls and Northfield, Mass., to Chesterfield, N.H., and Bellows Falls, are currently hoping this ecosystem will be revived through improvements via the federal relicensing of dams at Vernon, Bellows Falls, and Wilder. But two federal hydro licenses in Massachusetts for the Northfield Mountain and Turners Falls hydro complex are also up for 2018 renewal. The hard truth is if they dont get it right down here, there wont be more than a whiff of a renewed ecosystem upstream. Forget any connection to the sea. Turners Falls/Northfield really is the ballgame. An ugly compromise that uses that power canal as an upstream migration route will ensure a functioning river ecosystem and ancient runs of shad and blueback herring to Bellows Falls and Walpole wont ever materialize.
Public relicensing meetings are taking place at 9 a.m. at the Northfield Mountain Visitor Center, 99 Millers Falls Road. (Route 63), Northfield, Mass., on June 4 and 5. Those ecosystem-shaping decisions will be made by those who participate.
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Louise M. (Esposito) Piscopo, 97, of Rutland died Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, at Mountain View Center.
She was the wife of Albert Piscopo, who died in 1972.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, at 2 p.m. at St. Peters Church in Rutland. Officiating will be the Rev. Thomas Houle, pastor.
Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery.
Friends may call Thursday, Aug. 22, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at Clifford Funeral Home in Rutland.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Jeanette Pelkey Memorial Heart of Nursing Award, c/o Castleton State College, Alumni Office, 62 Alumni Drive, Castleton, VT 05735.
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Police: More Madison drivers defying crosswalk rules
MPD handing out 25 percent more tickets than last fall
The Madison Police Department has seen a spike in tickets given to drivers for disobeying crosswalk rules this fall.
According to statistics from the crossing guard program, the number of tickets has gone up 25 percent since this time last year. Those tickets are for drivers who didn't stop or remain stopped when a crossing guard was in the crosswalk, or for those drivers who stopped too close to a guard.
Each ticket brings a $88.80 fine.
"For some reason, it's been a very busy fall writing tickets," crossing guard John Englesby said.
John Englesby has seen some of those dangerous situations in just the past few days. His crossing guard colleague on Whitney Way was almost hit by a car stopping traffic after school.
Luckily, they caught that woman's license plate number, but Englesby said someone could have been hurt.
"That was the worst, most blatant violation I've ever seen in six years," Englesby said.
Like the city, Englesby blames people not knowing about the rules and distracted driving for the influx in tickets.
"They're drinking coffee. They're eating. They're on their cellphones. They're texting," Englesby said. "Plenty of indications that they're not paying attention."
Englesby said most people don't realize how dangerous the job can be, and he said while many parents appreciate what he does, many drivers don't.
"There are people who honk and wave or gesture obscenely, swear at us," Englesby said. "Oh yes, that happens."
Under state law, drivers must stop at least 10 feet from a school crossing when a crossing guard is leading children across the street.
Drivers are only allowed to go across the crosswalk when the crossing guard reaches the curb and lowers the stop sign, or when the crossing guard signals to the driver that it is safe to keep driving.
"Our first job is to cross the kids safely, not to keep the traffic moving," Englesby said.
Englesby pointed out in most school zones, the speed limit drops to 20 miles per hour.
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Happy May! It's almost Mother's Day– and it's time for many (including myself) to get those gifts, flowers, cards, plants, etc purchased in time for Sunday. It's also my birthday week…and since I'm a mom…so sometimes maybe it's time for me to surprise myself?! One of my FAVORITE ways to shop is online but my most favorite way is using Ebates.com because I earn cash back on my purchases and it helps me to save money. I may or may not have gotten an email from Ebates congratulating me on a certain transaction number in my lifetime with them a year or so ago. Given my love for Ebates, and getting cash back, when they said "Hey Brett, can you help spread the word about our Mother's Day DOUBLE cash back promotion?" I of course had to say yes.
Want to just do flowers? FTD has 25% cash back and Teleflora is at 20% cash back. Send pretty flowers, she's happy, get cash back, your wallet is happy. Win, win! Not a member of Ebates.com? Signing up is free and new members get a $10 gift card just for signing up!
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Here's the super fun thing. Does mom like magazines? Head to Ebates, click on Magazines.com, and get her a renewal or a new subscription to People Magazine (or maybe just me. I mean, we all have guilty pleasures???) and then YOU will get 52% cash back on the subscription price. PLUS when you click through, a $5 off coupon is on the home page. Let's do that math. Can someone send this to my husband please?
1 year People Magazine is $116.07 for 53 issues. (The $5 coupon won't work for People, so maybe get a subscription for yourself with People, and then surprise someone else with another magazine that does work with the coupon). But still… Then you get $60.36 back from Ebates. Um, hello? Sign me up, please and thank you. I mean, you know. Sign yourself up. (I would feel guilty buying for myself but I'd love to have this! What a fun gift that lasts all year!)
Thanks to Ebates for sponsoring this conversation today, and for giving me cash back since 2008. Three cheers for smart spending!


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This image was created from HST parallel observations of the HUDF from the following proposal: 9803: R. Thompson (U. Arizona), R. Bouwens (UCSC), M. Dickinson (NOAO), D. Eisenstein and X. Fan (U. Arizona), M. Franx (U. Leiden), G. Illingworth (UCSC) , M. Rieke (U. Arizona), and A. Riess (STScI).
The science team for this image release includes J.P. Blakeslee (JHU), K.C. Zekser, and N. Benitez (JHU), M. Franx (STScI), R. L. White (JHU/STScI), H.C. Ford (JHU), R.J. Bouwens (Lick Obs./UCSC), L. Infante (U. Catolica de Chile), N.J. Cross (JHU), G.Hertling (U. Catolica de Chile), B.P. Holden and G.D. Illingworth (Lick Obs./UCSC), V. Motta (U. Catolica de Chile), F. Menanteau and G.R. Meurer (JHU), M. Postman (JHU/STScI), P. Rosati (ESO), and W. Zheng (JHU).


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Davis: Marathon investigation a 'combat; situation
Credit: Stuart Cahill
BOSTON — Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis says he knew within seconds of the bomb blasts at the Boston Marathon that video surveillance would play a critical role in the investigation.
Davis told WFXT-TV on Monday that surveillance video was pulled within 15 minutes of the explosions on Patriots' Day that killed three people and injured more than 180. It was images of the suspects that led to their identification.
He says he knew the bombs were "sophisticated, powerful" as soon as he arrived at the scene and saw the carnage, including two bodies and body parts strewn about outside a restaurant.
He says the investigation was a model of inter-agency cooperation, as Boston Police, state police and the FBI worked smoothly together.
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Well, I have no idea if this is going to work. I wish I wasn't back at work.. it makes it so hard. I work as a nurse on a fact paced floor, and it's sooo hard to get a break to pump. I worked this evening and pumped before I left and when I got home but not at work I hope I didnn't loose all of my hard work of pumping all day before work by not pumping while at work.. UGH.
Hopefully tomorrow goes better with work. I will be waking up at night to pump... and tomorrow I'm going to figure out where I can get everything I need and get it all on order.
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The Verdict is a 1982 courtroom drama film which tells the story of a down-on-his-luck alcoholic lawyer who pushes a medical malpractice case in order to improve his own situation, but discovers along the way that he is doing the right thing.
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Officials are discussing with the owners of two Roosevelt County dairies the possibility of killing their cattle to eliminate all traces of bovine tuberculosis, State Veterinarian Dr. Steve England said Wednesday.
The recent discovery of the disease led the United States Department of Agriculture to announce it will downgrade New Mexico from a "bovine TB free" status to a "modified accredited advanced" status. To regain the "TB free" status, the Livestock Board must develop a plan of testing, which could be carried out over a period of two to seven years.
Bovine tuberculosis is a contagious disease that until an eradication program in the middle part of the 20th century was considered a health hazard to humans. Infection could result from aerosol exposure or from ingestion of infected material.
Killing the cattle, known as depopulating the herds, would eliminate the need for owners of other herds to test their cattle and could reduce the time it takes to regain statewide "TB free" status to as little as two years, England said.
The USDA will compensate dairy owners for lost cattle in the depopulating process.
Ronnie Mitchell, owner of Mitchell Dairy, one of the herds where bovine TB has been found, said discussions with the state and federal agencies are in early stages. He said he is open to the idea of depopulating his herd for the right price.
"I've got to have the money to do without a milk check and get a new herd started," he said.
Mitchell said he has about 1,400 cows in his herd. He said it's hard to figure the economic value of each cow.
"A non-producing heifer, who is within three months of delivering a calf, could cost about $1,450. The cows in our herd have about 45 years of artificial insemination breeding with some of the best bulls in the industry. We'd be losing better cows than we could buy," he said.
Mitchell estimated the economic effects of the infection in the Roosevelt County area could be in the millions of dollars.
"If we don't depopulate, we could affect nine ranches around us, and we're talking about big ranches. … I don't know how they would ever test all those cattle," he said.
Mitchell said only one cow from his herd has been diagnosed with bovine TB. The infection was in her throat and veterinarians told his son it was not likely to spread, he said.
"We really feel we should not be quarantined," he said.
Both the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association and the Dairy Producers of New Mexico have sent letters to the Livestock Board asking it to pursue "regionalization" in developing a state plan to deal with bovine TB, England said.
Under regionalization, only producers in an area around where the infection was discovered — in this case, all or part of Roosevelt County — would be required to test their cattle for the disease. Producers in the rest of the state would be spared, he said.
No strategy has been adopted, but, if regionalization were pursued, the goal would be to outline a region as small as is "medically and epidemiologically sound," England said.
"If you de-pop the herds then you don't have to regionalize or test statewide. You would have one to two years of testing, then regain your status, unless more cases were identified. If you don't de-pop, you eliminate the infected animals from a herd, then there are a series of tests that can take six or seven years," he said.
Tucumcari-area rancher Phil Bidegain, president of the state cattle growers association, said there will be no economic effect on the state's beef and dairy business until the USDA actually takes away the "bovine TB free" status. In other states, this has taken as much as a year.
Afterward, any breeding stock leaving the state will have to be tested for the disease. This requires putting each animal in a holding chute twice, paying to keep it in a feedlot for three days, plus the cost of a veterinarian to do the tests, he said.
England said no program would require the testing of steers and bovine TB will not have any affect on milk that is pasteurized before going to the consumer.
Portales News-Tribune Managing Editor Mike Linn contributed to this story.


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Pope Sergius II
Born to the nobility, but little else is known of his early life. Elected to the papacy and raised to the throne without waiting for approval by emperor Lothar. Lothar sent an army under his son Louis to enforce the emperor's perogative to approve the choice of pope, but peace was negotiated, and Louis was crowned king of Lombardy by Sergius. In August 846, Rome and churches of the Vatican were sacked by Saracens.
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Students of the humanities who are nearing the end of their Evergreen education may wish to pursue a major research project, senior thesis or capstone project in their particular field of interest. Often, the goal is to contruct an original argument around a particular body of literature, set of ideas or historical events. These kinds of projects develop advanced research skills in the humanities, including the ability to read deeply and critically in a particular field, and to discover and engage with important theoretical writings in that field. Students will also gain valuable skills in reading, analyzing, synthesizing, writing and editing long pieces of complex prose. The best kinds of this work will be invaluable for graduate school applications, and will be an asset to those entering the job market directly following graduation.
Stacey Davis (European history) specializes in French history from the 18th century to the present, as well as the history of French colonies in North and West Africa. Students who wish to study European social, cultural, political, intellectual or religious history from the Middle Ages to the present, including topics in the history of gender and sociocultural aspects of the history of art, are welcome to propose research projects. Students are welcome to work with Dr. Davis on her ongoing research projects on 19th-century political prisoners, notions of citizenship and democracy in modern Europe, memory and the history of aging.
Nancy Koppelman (American studies) specializes in American social, literary and intellectual history until 1920. Students who wish to study in these fields are welcome to propose research projects and senior theses. Particular interests include the social and intellectual history of the Puritans; the founding generation, immigrants, the working class and the middle class; industrialization and reform movements; pragmatic philosophy; the history of childhood; and the history of technology and consumer culture. Students are also welcome to work with Nancy to participate in her ongoing research projects on alcohol reform movements, the histories of social/economic mobility and of individual physical movement, and ethical themes in American cultural history.
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It's often called McCully, Moiliili or Makiki, but rarely by its historical name Pawa'a.
It's a name that's just as hidden from the thousands of people who pass through the area each day., even with those who live there.
Click here to watch Justin Fujioka's report.
"What would you call this neighborhood?" asked Justin Fujioka. "Moiliili or McCully, I guess," said the Pawa'a resident.
"Makiki I guess. I don't know," said one man. Another man said, "I have no idea."
Maybe it's because the name Pawa'a is so hard to find nowadays.
You may see it on a few buildings, some fire department vehicles and a couple of street signs within the neighborhood's loose boundaries -- the H-1 Freeway, McCully Street, Kapiolani Boulevard and Ke'eaumoku Street.
"You lived here 24 years, but you never heard the word Pawa'a?" asked Fujioka. "I have never heard that before," said the Pawa'a resident.
"Pawa'a is a canoe house, yeah?" said Kamanamaikalani Beamer of the University of Hawaii Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies. "Or there was a canoe-building house that was in the area and that's what it was famed for and probably it was a strategic location in terms of how canoes could get up to that area from the sea. So, there probably was, you know, waterways that enabled you to access it."
Today, the only waterway in Pawa'a is Makiki Stream next to what used to be Cinerama Theatre, which was originally named the Pawa'a Theatre when it was built in 1929.
Back then, much of Pawa'a was banana fields and rice paddies -- a Chinese-dominant area known as the "Pake Patch."
Meadow Gold Dairies was fairly new to the neighborhood, known at the time as The Honolulu Dairymen's Association.
The medical building Hale Pawa'a now sits at its original location at Beretania and Ke'eaumoku Streets.
Just makai, between Young and King Streets, was one of the few things that still exists today -- the Department of Agriculture.
Pawa'a In-Ha Park used to be an open lot and home to the Honolulu Police Department. It's virtually in the center of the Pawa'a neighborhood.
HPD moved into the area in 1961, replacing Sears in a building often referred to as the Pawa'a Annex.
It was demolished in 1995 and replaced by condominiums, taking one of the last prominent references of Pawa'a with it.
"I haven't heard of it called that in a long time," said one woman. "When I was a kid, everything was Pawa'a. But not now, for some reason. I grew up near here."
Why do you think no one calls it Pawa'a anymore?" asked Fujioka. "I have no idea. Maybe they all moved away," said the woman laughing.
Whatever the reason, one thing's for sure. Pawa'a's current residents are certainly keeping this neighborhood alive, whatever you call it.
"I always thought I was in Makiki, but I just found out I was in Pawa'a," said the Pawa'a resident.
"What would you call this neighborhood," asked Fujioka. "Home," said the woman.


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Nationwide Preview for Talladega Superspeedway
April 30, 2013
NASCAR Nationwide Series News and Notes
Race: Aaron's 3112
Date: May 4, 2013
Location: Talladega Superspeedway
Richard Childress Racing's NASCAR Nationwide Series History at Talladega Superspeedway ... In 26 NASCAR Nationwide Series starts at Talladega Superspeedway, Richard Childress Racing has earned five top-five and nine top-10 finishes, but remains winless at the 2.66-mile restrictor-plate track. The Welcome, N.C.-based organization has three pole awards with Johnny Sauter in 2002, Clint Bowyer in 2004 and Elliott Sadler in 2012.
RCR in the NNS ... In 888 NASCAR Nationwide Series starts through the last 15 years, Richard Childress Racing has earned 65 wins, 303 top-five finishes, 501 top-10 finishes and 42 pole awards with an average starting position of 12.1 and an average finishing position of 12.4 among all races contested. RCR earned the Nationwide Series driver points championships in 2001 and 2006 with Harvick, and in 2008 with Bowyer. The Welcome, N.C.-based team earned the owner's title in 2003 with Johnny Sauter and Harvick, and again in 2007 with Burton and Scott Wimmer.
The Season So Far ... In the seven races contested this season, RCR has earned one win in the Nationwide Series, with Tony Stewart at Daytona International Speedway, along with six top-five and 13 top-10 finishes. The organization has led 151 laps in 2013.
Get to the Points ... Brian Scott is ranked third in the Nationwide Series driver championship point standings, trailing point leader Sam Hornish, Jr. by 23 points, while Austin Dillon is seventh, 37 points out of the lead. In the Nationwide Series owner championship point standings, the No. 33 Chevrolet team ranks fourth, while the No. 2 team ranks fifth and the No. 3 team ranks 10th.
Social Media ... To keep up-to-date with the latest news, information and to view exclusive content, visit RCR's Twitter page - @RCRracing, RCR's NASCAR Nationwide Series team Twitter pages - @RCR2BScott, @RCR3ADillon and @RCR33NNS, RCR's NNS driver Twitter pages - @BScottRacing, @AustinDillon3 and @TyDillon and the official Facebook fan pages - facebook.com/BScottRacing, facebook.com/austindillon3 and facebook.com/TyDillonMotorsports
Catch the Action ... Flag-to-flag coverage of the Aaron's 312 will be televised on ESPN beginning at 3 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturday, May 4 and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM NASCAR Satellite Radio.
Brian Scott
No. 2 Armour Vienna Sausages Chevrolet Camaro
This Week's Armour Chevrolet at Talladega Superspeedway ... Brian Scott will pilot chassis No. 122 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Nationwide Series stable in Saturday afternoon's Aaron's 312. This chassis was utilized in the season opener at Daytona International Speedway, where Scott led five laps and earned a sixth-place finish.
Alabama History ... The 25-year old Chevrolet driver has three previous Nationwide Series starts at Talladega Superspeedway, where he has one top-10 finish to his credit. Additionally, he has two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts with one top-10 finish and eight laps led.
Point Out the Points ... After seven races in the 2013 season, Scott is currently third in the Nationwide Series driver championship point standings just 23 markers out of first.
Best Career Start ... After the first seven Nationwide Series events of 2013, Scott is experiencing the strongest start of the season in his career. The Boise, Idaho native boasts five top-10 finishes, eight laps led, an average finishing spot of ninth and is currently tied third in the series driver point standings.
Chatting with Chevy ... Scott and his RCR teammates Austin Dillon and Ty Dillon will participate in a Q&A session at the Team Chevy Display in the Talladega midway at 1:45 p.m. Central Time on Friday.
Enjoy the Tastes of Victory ... Armour® and Hungry-Man® are giving fans an opportunity to enjoy the tastes of victory and win a custom designed 2013 Chevrolet Camaro featuring Armour®/Hungry-Man® paint scheme. Now through Sept. 16, fans can enter for a chance to win one of 33 monthly prizes including: die-cast cars, gift cards/certificates, Armour apparel gift packs and more. At the end of the seven-month promotion, five finalists will be selected at random to receive an all-expense-paid, four-day, three-night trip for two to Charlotte, N.C. in October. The five finalists will have a chance to win the grand prize, a custom designed 2013 Chevrolet Camaro. Fans 18 years of age and older, within the continental United States, can enter the promotion once a month at www.thetastestofvictory.com, or by completing the official entry form found at participating retailers that carry Armour® and Hungry-Man® products. For official rules visit, www.thetastesofvictory.com.
What's the biggest obstacle about superspeedway racing? "I wish I could decide more when and where wrecks are going to happen, but it's always a surprise when they do and they happen at really random times. It's so hard to miss them when the do, other than the fact that you're running in a pack all close together. I hope that everybody keeps their cool and we make it to the end of the race before things get wild and I hope we're in front of it."
Austin Dillon
No. 3 AdvoCare Chevrolet Camaro
This Week's AdvoCare Chevrolet at Talladega Superspeedway ... Austin Dillon will pilot Chassis No. 128 in the Aaron's 312 at Talladega Superspeedway. This is a new Chevrolet Camaro that will be utilized for the first time under race conditions this weekend.
In Dillon's lone Nationwide Series appearance at Talladega Superspeedway in 2012, he started fifth and earned a 17th-place finish after accruing damage during a multi-car incident in the closing laps of the race. The 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion has two starts at Talladega Superspeedway in the Camping World Truck Series, earning his best finish of seventh in the October 2011 event, coupled with an eighth-place result in the October 2010 race.
Spark your Engines!... Dillon and the RCR team will sport the colors of the newest flavor of AdvoCare Spark® this weekend on the No. 3 AdvoCare Chevrolet Camaro. An energy drink mix and the most popular product from AdvoCare, this new flavor of Spark was voted on by AdvoCare Distributors throughout the nation. Three new flavors were introduced at AdvoCare's biannual conference Success School in February, but only one is staying. Be sure to tune in this weekend to find out which flavor won!AdvoCare is an award-winning premier health and wellness company, offering nutrition, weight loss, energy and sports performance products of the highest quality developed through comprehensive research and backed by a Scientific and Medical Advisory Board. Dillon trains with AdvoCare products throughout the week and is also an AdvoCare Independent Distributor. For more information about Dillon's favorite products, including Spark, Rehydrate, AdvoBars and Post-Workout Recovery, visit http://www.AdvoCare.com.
AdvoCare Supporting the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma ... If Dillon wins this weekend's Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, AdvoCare will make a $5,000 donation to the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma. The health and wellness company will pledge $2,000 to CIPT for a top-five finish and $1,000 for a top-10 finish. So far this season, the No. 3 team has raised $6,000 towards the cause. The Childress Institute invests resources in research, education and awareness to improve the treatment for critically injured children in the U.S. and AdvoCare's generous donations are aimed at helping to raise awareness for pediatric trauma, the No. 1 killer of children in America. You can help save the lives of injured children by making a contribution to the Childress Institute in two ways: donate $33 in honor of Dillon via his website, or text WIN to 80077 to make a $10 donation.
Meet Dillon ... Dillon is scheduled to take part in a Question and Answer session on the Team Chevrolet Stage at Talladega Superspeedway at 1:45 p.m. Central Time with teammates Brian Scott and Ty Dillon.
When you are running at Talladega Superspeedway are you thinking 'I've got to be here by lap X' or are you just trying to make it and then go when its time to go? "I don't know what to think at these superspeedways, truthfully. I haven't been in a ton of these races, but I think I've been in a little bit of every situation and it's really who you're around and whether they make a mistake or not. I guess placing yourself in the right situation and getting lucky is a big part of speedway racing. I think we are going to go to Talladega Superspeedway and race, try to lead laps and have a little fun because you never know when it can end at Talladega. You can be out of the race, or in Victory Lane."
Ty Dillon
No. 33 WESCO Chevrolet Camaro
This Week's WESCO Chevrolet at Talladega Superspeedway ... Ty Dillon will pilot chassis No. 123 from the Richard Childress Racing stable in Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series event. This RCR-prepared Chevrolet was driven to Victory Lane in the season-opener at Daytona International Speedway by Tony Stewart.
'Dega Nuggets ... Saturday's 117-lap affair marks Dillon's first appearance at Talladega Superspeedway in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Although the Welcome, N.C., native hasn't made any competitive laps in the No. 33 entry at the 2.66-mile track, he has one start at the facility in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, earning one pole award and a fourth-place finish with 25 laps led. He also has one start in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, where he earned the race win after starting on the pole and leading for 50 laps.
Welcome Back! ... WESCO returns to RCR as the primary sponsor of Dillon's No. 33 Chevrolet for six events throughout the year; including Dover International Speedway (June), Bristol Motor Speedway (August), Texas Motor Speedway (November) and Homestead-Miami Speedway (November).
What is WESCO? ... WESCO International, Inc. (NYSE: WCC), a publicly traded Fortune 500 holding company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading provider of electrical, industrial, and communications maintenance, repair and operating ("MRO") and original equipment manufacturers ("OEM") product, construction materials, and advanced supply chain management and logistic services. 2012 annual sales were approximately $6.6 billion. The Company employs approximately 8,900 people, maintains relationships with over 18,000 suppliers, and serves over 65,000 active customers worldwide. Customers include commercial and industrial businesses, contractors, government agencies, institutions, telecommunications providers and utilities. WESCO operates eight fully automated distribution centers and approximately 475 full-service branches in North America and international markets, providing a local presence for customers and a global network to serve multi-location businesses and multi-national corporations.
Nationwide in 2013 ... Dillon will share the No. 33 entry with an all-star driver line-up in 2013 under the RCR banner. The 21-year old driver is slated for nine Nationwide Series events over the course of the 33-week schedule. In addition to the races with WESCO, Dillon will pilot the Chevrolet at Darlington Raceway, Daytona International Speedway and Richmond International Raceway.
Meet the Driver ... Dillon is scheduled to participate in a Question-and-Answer session with fellow RCR teammates Austin Dillon and Brian Scott on Friday, May 3 at the Team Chevy Stage at Talladega Superspeedway. The trio will take questions from the audience beginning at 1:45 p.m. Central Time.
You've had some success at Talladega Superspeedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards. Does this make you more comfortable heading into this weekend's NASCAR Nationwide Series event?
"Absolutely, Talladega (Superspeedway) is a lot of fun to race. It's one of those places where anything can happen, and you still have a shot at winning. Luckily, I've started from the pole position in both of my previous starts at the track. But, with the draft, you can fall back and cruise for awhile then drive right up to the front. I'm really looking forward to getting back in the No. 33 WESCO Chevrolet this weekend, especially at Talladega (Superspeedway)."


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With warmer weather around the corner, some major construction projects in the La Crosse area will soon get underway.
From about now until about October, the La Crosse area will see more work done than what's been seen in the past few years.
"We will have approximately 1.5 to 2 miles of residential street projects this year," said Randy Hinze, street superintendent for the city of La Crosse.
Crews will begin curb replacement and street pavement all over La Crosse in early May.
More than 20 projects are scheduled, and that means residents should be prepared for closures and detours.
"Definitely for paving purposes, your street could be closed for a few days or as many as maybe two weeks, depending on the job," said Hinze.
"We want to get in, get done, and get out there as fast as we can," said Reiny Yahnke, Wisconsin Department of Transportation project manager for the Highway 16 construction project.
The Highway 16 construction project is set to begin at the end of April. It's one of the bigger projects scheduled for this season and could cause more headaches.
"The road is about 32 years old," said Yahnke. "Highway 16 carries about 30,000 vehicles a day, and it's just time to maintain what we have out there."
Workers will focus on the area from Highway 157 to Kinney Coulee Road in Onalaska.
The $1.4 million project will close that stretch of road for about three weeks.
For part of that time, drivers will have to take Highway 157 to Interstate 90.
"The contractors told us they will be working 24 hours a day the first two weeks to meet the project timeline," said Yahnke. "So we're trying to build the job as fast as we can."
But the one project nearly 50,000 drivers will dread is set to begin on Monday at the Dresbach Bridge between Minnesota and Wisconsin.
"The bridge is at the end of its lifespan," said Mike Anderson, Wisconsin DOT project manager for the project. "It's time to rebuild it."
The $184 million project won't be complete until 2017.
From now until then, drivers on Interstate 90 and Highway 61 will not only see lane closure at the bridge, but also detours leading to the Dresbach exit about two miles away.
"So they'll just have to get off the exit, go underneath the bridge and come back on the opposite direction," said Anderson.
While it will take about four years for crews to finish the work, Anderson said drivers will benefit for many years to come.
"The bridge will be wider," said Anderson. "We'll be improving the connections on the Minnesota side considerably, so it will definitely be worth it."
In total, the La Crosse area will see about five big construction projects this season.
Some other ones to look out for include work on the Highway 157 bridges over Interstate 90 between La Crosse and Onalaska. Work will take place from June to October.
From August to October, pavement and repair will continue on Highway 16 between Gillette Street and County Highway B.
More information on the Highway 16 projects can be found on the Wisconsin DOT blog.


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gimme a break man smh
I know your butt hurt from all the flack ive been giving you this past week, but no one knew Lin'd be this good, not the coach, not you, not grunwald, not jerry west, anybody in houston, the d-league. nobody. STFU..
plus I admitted i got it wrong already, along w everyone else. should i post that??
i man enough.. what about you???
desde la cuna del chango
lmao D'Antoni said Landry was our best +/- guy........hahaha he was -1
also poor Toney he didn't even get garbage minutes
Philly is about to lose chyeaaa... we beat the Heat tommorow then we go into the All star break getting 4 practices in to work out kinks and improve chemistry and all that... Knicks are coming together guys its just a matter of time, we have to much talent to not be good.. and we will come together watch all-star break is the most crucial part of our season.
Antoni once again says he wants Melo to be himself and attack. You officially lose that debate Ronoranina.
And if you look at my post re Lin before he blew up. I was paraphrasing an NBA scout who got it wrong. I was hard on him but based on what i'd seen I was pretty objective about his weaknesses.
listen, players get better sometimes and shock even the experts. Jordan is different. he's not like that.
the biggest thing i underestimated was Lin's mind. he has tremendous IQ for the game and ice water in his veins in addition to his skills. and he even makes his perceived weaknesses work, like his right elbow sticking out on his j. i think it actually quickens his release.
I feel as if TD deserved to get some burn tonight...
this is what I hate, this was a "TEAM" win tonight and all I keep seeing on TV and twitter is Lin won the game for us, we won because of Lin, if people keep holding this guy up to these standards he's gonna fail and I dont want that, let him grow as a player


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Jayson Werth hit a solo home run in the second inning with one out to begin what looked like a long night for former teammate Cole Hamels. The two met again in an epic bases loaded, two-out encounter in the eighth inning. Hamels had given up two singles followed by a walk to Bryce Harper. Hamels got Ryan Zimmerman to chase high heat for the second out. Werth had a chance to put the Nats ahead with a second inning repeat.
On his 110th pitch of the evening, shortly after Charlie Manuel left Hamels laughing after a mound visit, Hamels got Werth to fly out to Ben Revere and effectively end the only Washington Nationals threat of the night. Antonio Bastardo closed out the Nats in the ninth after giving up a run to pick up his second save.
Hamels was every bit the ace he is advertised to be against the division rival Nats, allowing only earned run, six hits, striking out four, and walking only one.
The Bats Stay Hot
Aside from Carlos Ruiz, every Phillies starter had at least one hit tonight. Chase Utley hit his 14th double of the year and was knocked in via a Domonic Brown single in the bottom of the fourth. Michael Young hit the go-ahead two-run double in the bottom of the sixth.
Darin Ruf has extended his hitting streak to four games while Revere's two hits put him at .302 and firmly sixteenth in the NL in batting average as of press time. The trade for Revere continues to look like a major steal for the Phillies.
Winning Ways Continue
The Phillies win was their third in a row and improves their record to 4-1 on the present homestand. The Phillies have won 6 of their last 8, all against teams with records above .500 and look to take their fourth in a row tomorrow as Cliff Lee takes the hill against former Phils prospect Gio Gonzalez.
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Great job by Cole Hamels tonight. Two great pitching performances in a row.
Ditto. Plus the offense scored more than three runs – another plus.
Nice game, nice week. We're getting no help from the Fish, but I guess that's to be expected.
Ruf is a K machine. He can hit but has to bring down them K's. Probably looking at epic SO ratio w Ruf.
If Ruf doesn't work out, they just have to try another option. I think he will do okay.
Good news from Lehigh Valley tonight. Tyler Cloyd finally had a good performance pitching 7 innings of shutout ball against the Pawtucket Red Sox. Eric Kratz went 2 for 4 in a rehab assignment. It seems Kratz will be back soon.
I like to see the Phillies winning but I fear that some mid-july run will only embolden RAJ to not make the changes that are required for the long term health of this team.
Occasional commenter joecatz has a different perspective over at the good phight that might help. For example:
"It doesn't mean that they'll do it every year, nor does it mean that you should expect them to. But to believe for an instant that they'll sell if they're anywhere near .500 at the deadline is just silly talk. Not this group. And to believe that they'll sell off and rebuild with young guys and stock the farm system with a bunch of lottery tickets is kind of crazy talk.
And you should be HAPPY ABOUT THAT!"
I think the only guy being traded at the deadline is M Young.The Phillies right now are in buy mode.
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It was a good night for a baseball game.
Sorry if I was anticipating one of those meltdowns that we have seen way too frequently from Cole this year. But he held up, judos!
Ruf seems OK defensively but we really could use something other than a singles hitter with nobody on base…
I'll gladly take a singles hitter with no one on, because it PUTS someone one. It's aspecially good when there's nobody out.
So many people complain when Phils hitters don't take on 3-0 because they need baserunners in certain situations, it surprises me that anyone would gripe about a guy getting on base once in every three at-bats (and right now, Ruf has been on even more frequently than that!).
I agree, I'll take singles.. a hit is a hit
Totally agree George, even if he strikes out the same ration as Ryan, he seems to be a better and smoother fielder, faster on his feet (not a base clogger as Ryan was) and I'm looking for him to hit for a better average than Howard. So what's the problem????
I say we give Darin Ruf a little more time before we start labeling him this or that.
Someone mentioned "buy mode"??? Yeah…Ricky Bo mentioned just that on Postgame Live last night. He said that last week at this time they were thinking "sell" and now …a week and a 6-2 record against good teams later…they should probably be thinking about how they can go out and get an 8th inning guy.
I would also agree that M Young should be the trade bait. Seriously…the dude is ok, he can hit some (but not much power) and he's a proven professional. A winner. Nice guy, too. But he can't field worth a lick really. I would think we could get away with some sort of Frandsen/Galvis combo at third, moving Frandsen to 1st on occasion as well.
Given Chuck A's description of Michael Young – which sounds pretty good to me – he's better than what we had at 3B, and pretty much what we thought he would be. So he's a good but not perfect solution. As trade bait, therefore, he stands to provide a solution (?) at some other position that will also be kinda OK but not really a major upgrade. So unless the Redsox or somebody else want to do something stupid trade-wise, to our benefit, why "go there"?
We're maybe a year or at most two years away from a bona fide answer at 3B, i.e., Asche and Franco. Michael Young, in terms of his age and overall capability, strikes me as the kind of transition guy we want at 3B, until one of the young guys is ready to take over. And Young is probably the type of senior-leader individual who's good for the team, especially now that we have some younger guys (OMG!!!) in the lineup.
Remember the thing about how another 3B – David Bell – was a plus because he was a good-in-the-clubhouse guy? We now have that type of guy, only he's better than David Bell. The team shows real signs of coming around. Why mess with it – at 3B, in any case.
Chemistry is a wonderful thing.Especially if we can keep hitting. I wouldn't sell anyone just yet.
If they go into buy mode get a RF & a reliever or two.
Agree we definitely need a better rf and at least one good reliever..
A reliever might be obtainable on the cheap, but a GOOD right fielder might cost too many prospects. Remember what was given up for Hunter Pence?
Exactly, and we already know what you get when you try to get an OF on the cheap. (Delmon) . So better off just looking for relief help.
Take anyone that pitched terribly last year and they'll do, sign em up. With maybe 10 exceptions all these guys seem to pitch good one year, bad the next, – it's an unusual cycle. Chad Durbin will pitch great for someone – next year, as Chad Qualls has done in Miami this year. Just kidding of course, but it does seem to work that way.
The dissatisfaction runs so deep that in Florida or at least in Miami, they're back to hanging Chads.
(That pun was so bad, I may never forgive myself.)
MLBTR is reporting that the Phillies are focused on buying, according to rival teams that have spoken with RA Jr.
One reason the Nats were so anticipated at season's start was this 3 headed monster of Stras, Gio and JZ. If the Phils win toight, Zimmerman has a chance to add to those that consider him the Nats best pitcher. Avoiding a sweep, nding the losing streak, all that good stuff.
That would be a little overplayed, to take nothing away from that really fine pitcher.
Zimmerman should be EXPECTED to win. Not because he matches up against a weaker pitcher, or any one of a multitude of other reasons, but because tonight ends a string of 3 straight lefties the Phils will have thrown at this lefty pathetic Washington club.
So Zimmerman would get credit, whch is okay, but not exactly right whereas if Gio is able to lead his club to a win, against Cliff, THAT is the stuff that more so carries a stooper label in caps and bold.
Winning tonight shouldn't be taken lightly since the Phils have found 486 reasons to lose games they have won this year, but beating a Zimmerman behind Kendrick might say a little more than just a W in the win column.
Tomorrow's especially compelling, but this one tonight is well worth the sole focus for now. My biggest question going in is will Charlie stay righthanded 5-8.
The sucker trap. The not good enough thinking they might be good enough and then going off and trades pieces of the future to try and win now. This is exactly what I was afraid of. Look…I want the Phils to win…..I do. But I don't want them to trade an Asche or Hernandez for a middle reliever or some crap like that. The chances of the Phils going to the the playoffs are so remote that trading away young assets to try and get there would present a POOR cost/benefit proposition.
I'm not saying throw in the towel. If we keep our guys and we get to within, say 3 games, of a WC spot then the rules say you have to go for it. You may not like it but you have to swallow hard and make trades to try and get there because "you'll never know when you might be there again". Plus, one could make the argument that you would owe it to guts like Utley and Lee, etc.
Relax. A lot of bad things can still happen between now and the deadline 🙂
The Dipsy
My own feeling is that if the Phils do buy, they're going to do it with pieces they don't have much faith in. Some might even be on the 25 man roster. They could also possibly trade some catching, a position where they have more than one prospect. I can see M.Young going, possibly Ruiz, D.Young, and Nix (although the latter two wouldn't bring back much). Maybe some of the troublesome relievers will be eyed as "change of scenery" candidates by other teams, and they could go, too. Aumont might fit that description.
I don't think they'll be foolish enough to trade guys who might be needed next year, like Hernandez or either of the minor league third basemen.
Most of the recent trades by Amaro have been pretty lousy, and have cost too much, but those traded were years away. He usually doesn't dump guys who are close to the majors. It's also likely he's learned from some of his mistakes. (If he hasn't, he's the idiot of the century.)
This Jacob Turner is but one of a few examples of why playing Miami in H2 is a fair amount different than earlier on. That statement is subject to change if and when all the trade rumors and maybe suspensions create a really changed field.
Throwing well against the maybe they will, maybe they won't Braves, Turner takes advantage of a 4 run Fish first outburst, and is throwing a fine game against Atlanta. And he adds a triple to his reume as the Fish threaten to expand the 3 run lead. 4-1 Fish on a roll as they play B4, probably before about 7,500 actual bodies at If We Build It, They Might Come Park.
Wel I'll be gol danged.
All time baseball franchise rankings, and where the first to lose 10,000 games placed.
I kept looking up, and looking up, and figured great, I have to backtrack cause I surely missed something.
Yo, hk,
If you stumble across this….
Let's go back to the off season, and as I recall, you wanted the money spent on M Young applied to the likes of an Annibel Sanchez because for what Young would give the Phils, Fransden was representative value, and the funds would be better spent elsewhere. I think I got that generally right.
So far this season, we might get varying degrees of agreement/disagreement on whether Young has provided value of his expense. I think by and large, respcting the man's contributions as well as his shortcomings, I think it's reasonable to conclude your point would be a more winning one than not. And that's not even taking into account Doc's disappearance, although Pettibone (at least to me) has been a pretty pleasant surprise, and KK's done what most expected, which is a good thing..
So I look back at your point as having been pretty good foresight even though in my view, Young has done about a little better than half decent job (good on base, lousy middle order results, defense pretty close to adequate, little to the negative side).
But here's where it gets interesting.
Even if the Phils are a net stand still/buyer, (or I suppose even seller) it's still not too late to extend out the transaction and for Ruben to wind up with more than he would have ignoring Young and playing Fransden and having signed Sanchez if he moves Mike. We'll see how logic and calm prevail, but Mike might be attractive in the last minute mart and enable Rube to acquire good talent. That's an if, of course. Big if, but not impossible. Perhaps at that point, we might better evaluate the Young acquisition, but to this point, your thoughts look decent enough.
Hang with Cole. I know you have patience with him, and enjoyed last night.
Ryan Howard's knee was operated on this morning.
Follow up media reports are misleading.
Most are reporting a recovery time of 6-8 weeks.
Sources are reporting the operation was performed by Dr. Southpaw. Expect Piece back in 8 weeks.
Whata great time for the Vegas boys to post a line on who's back first…Howard or Halladay. Take Halladay. The bigger question is will they recognize the faces in the clubhouse. Now that concensus has powerfully swung away from the sell side, you know how that goes.


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Area's gambling problem growing
Once again Wood County is gaining statewide attention, except this time it's because of the gambling problem here.
Problem Gamblers Help Network of West Virginia has received more helpline requests from Wood County than nearly anywhere else in the state. Only Kanawha County, which has a much larger population and includes the largest city in the state, has a larger number of calls to the hotline at 1-800-GAMBLER.
It should be noted that Ohio County is third on the list, which shouldn't be a surprise since Kanawha and Ohio counties both are the homes of gambling casinos. Wood County, though, certainly seems to be the mecca for video lottery sites, with one seemingly being within easy walking distance of anyone in the city of Parkersburg.
The helpline reportedly has received more than 700 calls from Wood County, which worries the helpline administrators who know that only a small percentage of those with a gambling addiction actually seek the help they need to keep themselves and their families from economic decay.
With an estimated 1 percent of the population being compulsive gamblers, there are another 2-3 percent who have a gambling problem.
"When people come here for help, they talk about how gambling has ruined their marriage, or how they have spent hours gambling instead of spending time with their kids. Of course they are concerned about all the money they have lost, but that isn't usually why they enter treatment," according to Melissa Nelson, a gambling network counselor at Westbrook Health Services.
Patty Deutsch, gambling network director, said, "There are two questions that have been found to accurately predict a gambling problem. 'Have you ever felt the need to spend more and more money?' and 'Have you ever lied to anyone about your gambling?' If you answer yes to either of those questions, you should call us before the problem gets worse."
Over the years, several attorneys and judges have cited gambling as a major reason for a growing number of divorces and embezzlement charges, as well as families' financial difficulties. Many police officers have contended gambling is second only to drug and alcohol abuse as a major problem for domestic disturbance calls.
Just like having an occasional beer, glass of wine or shot of whiskey, there is nothing wrong with the occasional card game, bingo game or video lottery game. But just as an alcoholic can't take that first drink, some people can't take that first delve into gambling. The trick is to know what one can and cannot tolerate … and for many that seems to be getting more difficult.
On a side note, it was an interesting week at The News and Sentinel. We launched a new email server and program that should improve our ability to process emails and automatically will archive them for 180 days, but it will take some getting used it.
Some of the emails with multiple recipients, such as press releases from government officials and some of our editorial page materials, automatically have been sent to a spam folder, meaning we have had to find the item and "whitelist" it so it will appear in an active email account.
It also is possible that some items might not have been downloaded from the previous email server before it was disconnected, which is what we've been trying to determine so we can try and retrieve them.
On the plus side, all of the individual email addresses at the newspaper remain the same.
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This image is showing you a section of the left side of our Manchester shop. The left side holds a selection of our vintage collectable magazines and you may notice some titles that are not listed online such as Adam, Lips, Cover Girls etc. The website concentrates on magazines but you scan see from the image that we also stock old videos and the range that we are offering in the shop at the moment are the Double D range of videos which as the title suggests is big breasted women. The best way to explain Double D is that they were the UKs answer to Score and although not part of the Score empire there were closely related in that John Graham the main photographer for Score was a part of Double D.
Mayfair is our top selling collectable English mens magazine. Mayfair is unique in that its had two top class publishers namely, Fisk and Paul Raymond. Both of them worked the magazine well. The internet caused the eventual demise of the hey day of the top shelf market and it was a sad day to see the Mayfair of old go bust. However, when that day came we were fortunate enough to buy all the back stock from Paul Raymond going right back to Volume 1 Number 1. Some of these magazines were the circulation copies and as such never been opened so came to us in a brand new condition. Nobody has more Mayfair magazines in stock!
The racks you are looking at here showcase our Penthouse stock from Volume 10 to Volume 23. Above Penthouse to the right you can see our huge stocks of Club Confidential from the USA going right back to the first issue which was actually published as a 'Best Of' Club International. That's why underneath the Club Confidential you can see the Best of from that series. All these magazine were bought from the Club warehouse in the USA which were shipped back to London when the company was sold off by the heirs of Paul Raymond.
This is a shot of the right side of our shop which holds the current issues. By current we generally mean magazines from todays latest issues going back to 2002. Our current issues will contain magazines which as yet we don't sell online such as Janus, Kane, a selection of gay titles from the UK and USA along with everything that we have no interest, which we call our bargain bins and these magazines sell from just 40p. We've got so many magazines coming through the system on a weekly basis we just sell mags out for scrap and we don't just have 2 or 3 mags at 40p, at anyone time we'll probably have 50 mags at 40p. The shop is open 6 days and stock changes daily, with prices starting at 40p what more can you expect!!!
In this image we're looking at Escort from Volume 1 to Volume 17 and Club from Volume 17 through 26. If you buy some of these Paul Raymond titles then you will notice that some of those delivered have stickers on the front that say, Editors Copy or Circulation Copy Do Not Remove. This is because these magazines came directly from the offices of Paul Raymond. The only magazines we are holding back are those that we bought from PRP (Paul Raymond Publishing) that are stamped with the Accounts Department Copy, as these contain the real names and addresses from the readers who either sent in letters or photographs of their wives and the accounts department have identified these people with their name and the amount they were paid for their pictures.
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In Search Of...Organist Extraordinaire!
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CASHTON, Wis. - The Saturday Mass at Sacred Heart in Cashton is underway. And at this service, like nearly every other service for the past several decades, sits a familiar face behind the music.
For 60 plus years, with one shoe off and one shoe on, Alverda Wiedemann has danced her fingers across the keys of many a church organ. "That's been my life most of my life."
Alverda actually started her love of music at 10 years old with the accordion. Then moved onto the piano. "I took lessons, piano lessons and practiced on an old pump organ and home cause I never really cared for piano."
The organ resonated in her soul like the final chord of a old church classic. "After that I loved the organ so I worked mowing lawns and in a restaurant and saved my money and bought that organ here. I had 10 lessons and from there...I took off. It took a little know-how and a lot of practice."
These days, Alverda plays for two different churches every week. Then there's choir practice. "And when the undertaker has a funeral...he calls." And don't even get her started on the number of weddings she's been a part of. "When I started playing for weddings I got a box of chocolate covered cherries. I got so sick about cherries I'd take them home and feed them to my grandmother."
She knows the standards like the back of her hand. "How great thou Art, Softly and Tenderly, Open My Eyes. There's so many I can't tell you all of them Jennifer."
And even after all these years, she still turns to her old friend when the hustle and bustle of life starts taking its toll. "Sometimes if I am busy and need just a little relaxation, I go to the organ."
"Does everyone in church know you? I'm afraid so. I don't know all of them but I think they know me. They had a party when I played 55 years and I thought if I could make it to 60 I'd do it. Well here I am. No plans of stopping? No. Not yet."


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Vt looking for bus line bids
RUTLAND The state is putting out a request for proposals from bus lines interested in using a federal subsidy to connect Rutland to Albany, N.Y., Burlington and White River Junction.
Barbara Donovan, public transit administrator for the Vermont Agency of Transportation, said the state has about $400,000 a year from the federal government to help with the bus lines.
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Man I would be p***ed
After watching tonights race. I think this is how he drives.
He was slamming the leader in the corner the last couple laps trying to take the lead. In the last turn he again punted the leader, but the leader held on coming to the checkers. So he hooked in the straightaway & spun him out to get to the checkers 1st. I would be pi$$ed if that happened to me or even my driver. I seriously would believe A$$ kickings would be soon to follow
Now I know they will call it racing & he will be given the win. To me however it is one thing to move someone out of your way on a short track & completely another thing to flat out wreck someone. At any of my local tracks he would have been penalized for being a dip$hit. (not given the win)
Needless to say, where I used to think I wanted to see this guy grow in the upper series. Now will be critical of his driving when he "accidentially" runs into people.


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Written by moonflash on 25.10.2014 at 00:32
Written by Ilham on 25.10.2014 at 00:55
You finally listened to it! I can safely assume you liked it. Very happy to see that. That track should be renamed Perfection.
Written by moonflash on 25.10.2014 at 02:20
I've actually have been exploring Killing Joke after you mentioned them to me on one of the threads. This album I instantly took a liking to even back when I first heard it a few weeks ago. But the awesomeness of the record just dawned on me today. You know how it's like, you listen to an album, you really like it and then you kinda forget about it until you rediscover it and are absolutely blown away. :-P Well that happened to me with this one. And you're absolutely right, track 1 is out of this world.
P.S. You should try the new Kayo Dot if you haven't already, that is the album that reminded me of this one and the reason why I came back to it. I find the two records to have similar moods and atmosphere, but maybe it's just me and you'll disagree with me on that.


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April 11, 2006
Classified Staff Council of Bluefield State College Minutes
Classified Staff Council of Bluefield State College Minutes
April 11, 2006
Members Present: Rick Akers, Carol Baldwin, Joan Buchanan, Kim Daniels, Daniel "Frosty" Frost, Tracie Goss, Fred Hardee, Lisa Neel, and Michele Noe.
Chair, Carol Baldwin called the meeting to order at 12:00 in the Private Dining Room in the Student Center.
I. Minutes – A motion to accept the meeting minutes for the March 9, 2006 meeting was made and seconded by Akers/Hardee, all were in favor.
II. Old Business
A. Annual meeting with BOG- Carol will be the spokesperson for this meeting. Several suggestions were made as to what should be presented at this meeting. Carol made a list of all the things that the council has accomplished as well as a few concerns to be brought to the board.
B. Classified employees of the year- There was much discussion about what criteria should be used for the selection of the nominations. Some suggestions included: length of service, loyalty, dependability, ability to work with others, communication, ability to work with students, knowledge about everything BSC, and Esprit De Corps. Council went into closed session to vote by secret ballot for who would be nominated for this honor. Once out of closed session, everyone agreed that the process for nomination and criteria for next year would be brought up for discussion at the next all campus classified meeting.
III. New Business-Kim was asked to present the possibility of Liberty Mutual offering auto and home insurance to employees of BSC at a discounted rate. The general consensus of the council members was that we would be interested in hearing more about what they had to offer.
IV. Reports
A. Board of Governors-Frosty advised the council that there will be a special meeting of the board tomorrow to discuss tuition and fees. There has not been a March meeting held yet, that is the one we will be attending.
B. Personnel Development- Lisa reported that there was no meeting held to be reported on. Personnel Development requests for the summer and fall are due April 21. The committee will meet the week before finals to vote on fund awards.
C. ACCE-Fred said that they met last week. They have a leadership conference every two years. ACCE is now discussing the fact that when an employee retires, they can exchange accumulated sick leave for continued health insurance premiums. The problem is that if the employee dies, the surviving family members on the policy do not get to continue on with unused premiums paid. Fred also said that HB 549 is now a dead issue in the senate, but that it did cause them to loose their representation on HEPC.
D. Flower Fund-Anita did not send a report to Carol. Carol did want to note that fund raising flyers have gone out to all classified staff.
E. Social Committee-Joan had to leave the meeting before it ended so Carol said that the committee is still working on implementing the "Spotlight Office of the Month" program.
F. Wellness Committee- Lisa reminded everyone of the Health Fair on April 20 in the Gym from 10:00-1:00.
V. Next meeting/Adjournment
The next meeting will be held on May 18, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. in the Private Dining Room of the Harris Jefferson Student Center.
With no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned by Carol.
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Surrounded by attorneys, strolling down the sidewalk, 44-year-old Marc Hubbard walked into U.S. District court on Friday in plain sight.
"Mr. Hubbard, any words today?" asked KITV reporter Lara Yamada.
"No comment," said his attorney.
Hubbard, from North Carolina, pleaded not guilty to one count of felony wire fraud, three weeks after his associate pleaded guilty to his role in the Stevie Wonder concert that never happened.
"Mr. Hubbard said he had connections with management and inner circle of Stevie Wonder's management," said U.S. Attorney Florence Nakakuni.
Prosecutors believe that was the lie Hubbard told his associates Sean Barriero and Helen Williams, that ultimately cost the University of Hawaii $200,000.
Earlier this month, Barriero admitted that instead of wiring the money into an escrow account, he put it into his business account, where the trio quickly divvied up the money and spent it.
"We're very early in the process. We're going to receive and review the government's evidence We're going to review with our client and answer the evidence in court at the appropriate time," said Hubbard's attorney Michael Purpura.
Less than an hour after he walked in, Hubbard walked out, his attorney's saying, this show, shows their client has nothing to hide.
"The purpose of our trip is obviously to demonstrate as we had predicted that he was not a flight risk. He will be back here. He respects the court and respects the process. He's a legitimate businessman," said Hubbard's attorney Peter Anderson.
If convicted, Hubbard faces up to 20 years in prison. His trial in Hawaii has been scheduled for Jan. 29. He's out on bond until then.


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If you are thinking of buying a home, make sure you know all the facts. Instead of owning the home the home may own you. The market changes and a mortgage agreement is for 20 to 30 years.
Then there is the "rent to own" scam. That is just a way to get more rent than the home is worth. The pitch is to trick you into paying more per month because you are going to own the home. The only way this will be true is with a real honest sale where you get a deed and a legitimate mortgage. Most scams never issue a deed. They just tell you some of the rents will go towards purchasing the property. This is normally done by shady individuals with charming abilities to make you feel good until you find yourself in their trap. Don't fall for it.