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Report: Louisville set to hire Petrino
Petrino coached Cardinals in 2003-06
Yahoo! Sports reported that athletic director Tom Jurich was to meet with Petrino's agent on Wednesday to hammer out final contract details and that the school plans to introduce him as as their new coach on Thursday. The official announcement would come after a meeting with the Louisville Athletic Association's personnel committee to approve Petrino's hiring.
Petrino emerged from six candidates who interviewed for the Cardinals' head-coaching vacancy left by Charlie Strong's departure to Texas.
Petrino, who completed his first season in 2013 at Western Kentucky with an 8-4 record, was interviewed Tuesday by Louisville athetic director Tom Jurich, ESPN reported.
Other possible candidates were Michigan State defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi, Stanford defensive coordinator Derek Mason and Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris.
Louisville offensive coordinator Shawn Watson and defensive coordinator Vance Bedford also received interviews, according to ESPN, but the Austin American-Statesman reported that Bedford will follow Strong to Texas and serve in the same position in Austin.
The 52-year-old Petrino's first coaching gig was at Louisville, where he went 41-9 in four seasons (2003-06) and led the Cardinals to an Orange Bowl victory in 2006. He then left for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons. After one season there, he moved on to Arkansas in 2008 but was fired in April 2012 after a scandal that involved a "pattern of misleading behavior."
In December 2012, Petrino signed a four-year contract at Western Kentucky with a base salary of $850,000.
Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio didn't address Narduzzi's candidacy at Louisville specifically when speaking with reporters on Tuesday, but he realizes the Spartans' defensive coordinator is an attractive candidate coming off the team's 13-1 season and Rose Bowl championship.
"When you're successful, everybody's going to have opportunities," Dantonio said. "When there are good opportunities for your guys, you want the best for them, so whatever's going to be best for him as we go through this. But it's a win-win situation."
Strong left Louisville for Texas after a 12-1 season in 2013. He replaces Mack Brown, who stepped down after guiding the Longhorns for 16 years.
Apparently coming with Strong to Texas is Bedford, who this season produced a unit that ranked No. 1 in FBS in total defense and No. 2 in scoring defense.
Bedford is a Texas native who played cornerback for the Longhorns in the early 1980s.
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Students partner with city to build houses
Quality, affordable housing is a crucial part of neighborhood revitalization.
In La Crosse, dozens of new homes have been built through a city program to do just that.
The Housing Replacement Program makes an impact on our community in more ways than one. Not only does it create new houses where eyesores and empty lots used to be, it also helps train students with truly hands-on experience.
For a few hours every day, Central High School senior Matthew Barteck trades in his pencils for power tools.
"It's a lot of hands-on. It's not all written down in a book. You have to learn stuff on your own," said Barteck.
This year, in a new partnership between Central High's Construction Academy and the city, building construction students took their education outside the classroom. They worked on three new houses being built through the city's Housing Replacement Program.
"Some of the kids in our class, some of us have a background. We've done that kind of thing before. But there are some of us that didn't even know some of the tools that we were using. So, I mean, it was a really good learning experience. But it was kind of nice to get out of the school and go do something for ourselves," said Barteck.
Since 1997, the city and its local partners have built 32 houses through the Housing Replacement Program.
Thirty more are in the works.
People earning below 80 percent of the area's median income can qualify to buy them.
Larry Kirch, the director of city planning, said he's seen a ripple effect in the neighborhoods where these homes go up.
"Oftentimes, we'll take almost the worst house on the block and we'll fix it up. And it really gets the neighbors to think, 'Hey, you know, maybe I should fix up my house a little bit too.' And it just kind of builds from there," said Kirch.
Western Technical College has been a partner in this program from the beginning.
Western wood-tech teacher Scott Erdman said students aren't just helping out their communities, they're learning job skills that make them more marketable to employers.
"Local employers, they want to see this extra hands-on. That's what the technical college is based on -- a lot of hands-on training. And we would not have this scale of opportunity if it wasn't for the city of La Crosse and the partnership that we have," said Erdman.
It's a chance to build valuable skills, affordable homes and a better La Crosse.
It's not just Western Technical College's wood tech program that gets involved with the Housing Replacement Program. The architecture and horticulture students also get the chance to develop their skills by working on these houses.
On top of the work done by all these students, the city also hires private contractors to work on the houses, which creates some local jobs as well.
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The streak ends with a mediocre contest
I had a checklist with two short requests heading into the 2010 season. The first was to have the Pirates finish the year with thier first winning season since 1992. With an All-Star break record of 30-58 that doesn't look like a possibility now.
My other note was to have the National League dethrone the American League during the mid-summer classic. My NL boys did just that in last night's 3-1 victory. Thanks to Brian McCann the Senior Circuit (why has the NL always been called the Senior Circuit? It's not like the PGA Champions League) won thier first All-Star game since 1996. So check and mate on getting one of my two wishes granted.
The Brave's catcher's 3-run double provided the only relative excitment in an otherwise boring game. The only run scored by the AL was un earned.
Not only was this game excruciating to watch, it dissapointed me on two seperate levels.
First off the lone Pirates representative did not even sniff the field. Evan Meek was not even called on to warm up in the bullpen. This has been the second straight year a Pirate's representative has not seen game action. Last year Freddy Sanchez and Zach Duke went to St. Louis and were held out of the lineup.
Manager Charlie Manuel led the NL squad both years and refused to play a Pirate. Now obviously nobody outside of myself and a handful of others around Pittsburgh cared to see Evan Meek play, but he dang well deserved to be in Anaheim. I still think Andrew McCutchen was the better choice but Meek is having an All-Star caliber year. His ERA is the lowest among MLB relievers. People criticize him because he is a no-name but team's will be salivating to trade for him around the July 31st trade deadline. He is a nice guy who I had the pleasure of meeting at the Pirate's Caravan event in the winter. If only Manuel wasn't bitter at the fact the Pirates recently took 3 of 4 from his Philies he would have given Meek a shot to enjoy his first ever All-Star game.
My other pet peeve about last night can be summed up in two words-Ryan.Braun.
If anybody follows me on twitter I was very critical of my least favorite baseball player calling him out from the very beginning last night. He looked lost and the plate and missed an easy fly ball in right field, I blamed him for not hustling. However, it was Braun who got the last laugh as he pulled off a beauty of a diving catch a few innings later.
I do tip my cap to the pretty boy. It was a heckuva grab.
I had the pleasure of watching the game with family and good friends at Jerome Bettis Grille in Pittsburgh. It is one of my favorite eateries and bars in the Steel City and reccommed the food and atmosphere to any one passing by.
There my dad, brother and friends Andrew and Ed watched the 81st mid summer classic. We basically stayed until the game was over and the bar shut down at midnight. We anticipated the start as we were anxious in our seats but the real spectacle came in our attire.
On our Spring Break trip to Cooperstown Andrew and I purchased these old umpire hats with the respective leagues on them. We had a friendly competition as I cheered for the National League and Andrew, being a Yankee fan wore his American League emblem proudly.
We were a loud and rambunctious bunch watching the game, seeming to be the only ones in the joint that cared. I was the only one to stand and cheer for Meek when he was introduced. My brother, Zach, answered the pre-game trivia question.The bartender asked who was is the Pirates representative? After crickets sounded Zach went up and won himself a free t-shirt.
With the All-Star break nearing an end the second half brings anticipation and hop for a more successful age of this Pirates Generation. While the Pirates are hosting the Astros this weekend my family and I will be on vacation in the Sunshine State of Florida.
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It was a pretty boring first two innings, but it got a bit hot and heated after that point.
Braves catcher Brian McCann got a beautiful pitch to hit, and totally made it count. Kudos to him and the Senior Circuit for breaking the string.
That was the first All-Star game that a Rays had seen the AL lose. Pretty weird to think it took that long, but it did.
I still think the Buccos can reach .500 this year.
They had a nice set of momentum going in the last few weeks, and hopefully and see it grow and get some unexpected and surprising upsets along the way.
Guess the AL will have to learn to win the road this year in the World Series….Can't wait.
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congrats to the NL! I personally enjoyed it because i'm such a fan of impressive pitching😀
Have fun in florida!
Dig them umpire hats!! It's about time our NL'ers won a game. That's a jip when you don't get to see your guy play in the game. The NL is called the Senior Circuit because they were established in 1876. The American League was born 25 years later. NL is Senior. AL is the Junior League. Junior League used to be a term more commonly used but I haven't really heard it used in about 20 years now.
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That is so F'd up I can't believe it! I've got the usual ding here and place on the bumper where someone left a little paint but nothing like what that jerk did to your truck. Unfortunately I've known people who have done that, it's usually because they don't have insurance. No matter what, it's wrong! wrong! wrong! Dang! That just totally s*cks!
Oh, no, that's terrible!! I hope you can get it fixed at a good price. Man seriously, how do some people live with themselves?
Don't you hate that! "What comes around, goes around" – they will get theirs.
Don, that's pretty f'd up. I'm so sorry that happened to your truck. Some people are suck jerks.
Where were you parked? That completely sucks, I know how you feel. Call me if you are going to the game tonight. Dan
Oh man. I'm sorry, Don. That sucks. 😦
R-LUV, KAYBEE, JULIA, EMILY, DAN, KYLIE, LUVMYROX,…Thanks a bunch. It makes me wonder if the person who did this will "get theirs" or if this is me "gett'n mine"… Dan…I was parked at work. I'll be skipping the game tonight(Thursday). If I do I should finish the house tonight and my world will be back to normal.
My camera, family and I will be at Friday's game…go Rockies…D
at the beging of the season you talked about 'haggin stats are you still doing that because i would like to get into that.
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Ouch. There's a special place in purgatory for people like that.
A high school kid hit one of my windows with a baseball once. The ball was laying right next to my car. No note. Nothing.
I think I forgave him, though, since, you know, he was playing "the game."
BETTENCOURT- I'm still all about Hagg'n but I had to put it on hold for a bit as I had more pressing matters and got behind on my stats. Thanks for your interest and Hagg'n will be full force next season.
RAYSFANBOY-Agreed and welcome to the Rant.
HAPPY-Hey brotha, you know it. All good with you??
DILLON-Yup sucks the big one, welcome to the Rant brotha.
Wow, thanks for the welcome. I'm happy to have found your blog. I like the Rockies alot–what is not to like? They are a group who scrap and work for everything they get. Plus, they play in one of the most beautiful stadiums in the league.
Hope to see you stopping by the blog sometime. I will certainly be back here.
That is tough, man.
By the way, too bad on your loss last night, but congrats on taking 1 of 2 to start out the Braves series.
I'll definitely stop by your blog again soon. Check it mine too if you have a minute here and there.
BLEACHERCREATCHER-Welcome to the Rant. I'll check out both your and RAYSFANBOY'S blogs.
Nice of you to visit mine, stop by and feel free to comment any time…D
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State joins push for update of wood heat rules
MONTPELIER Vermont has joined seven other states in a federal lawsuit seeking to force the Environmental Protection Agency to review and revise emission standards for new residential wood-burning heaters.
The Clean Air Act requires the EPA to review and rewrite as needed the standards at least every eight years. Vermont and other states say the EPA has not done so on three occasions in the past 25 years, according to the suit filed in Washington.
All were doing is asking EPA to basically do what theyre supposed to do under the Clean Air Act ..., said Vermont Assistant Attorney General Scot Kline.
The states argue that wood-burning heaters have proliferated in that time frame. And technology has improved to better limit harmful emissions. But standards for wood heaters have not been updated.
The emissions can lead to health problems. Updated standards are needed to protect public health, Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell said in a statement.
Wood smoke contains pollutants that are linked to serious health effects, including cardiovascular and respiratory problems. EPAs standards are outdated and do not even cover outdoor wood boilers, Sorrell said. Vermonters burn a significant amount of wood, and the federal standard should reflect technological advances that make wood burners more cost-effective and environmentally friendly.
According to the EPA, fine particulate matter emitted from wood heaters made up 13 percent of all the particulate pollution in the U.S. in 2008. The agency estimated that outdoor wood boilers will produce more than 20 percent of emissions from wood burning by 2017.
The standards, according to the attorney generals office, apply to new residential wood heaters. The lawsuit will not affect those already in use.
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Guitar Hero: Van Halen ReviewBy Andrew Pfister - Posted Dec 21, 2009
Van Halen have long been on everyone's wishlist to play in 'Guitar Hero,' and, finally, they have their own game. 'Guitar Hero: Van Halen' is chock full of golden oldies, but also comes with some other artists of questionable taste, and is missing some key elements.
The Pros
- Lots of really good early Van Halen songs
- Note layouts that highlight Eddie Van Halen's guitar work
- Details about EVH's guitar setup for each song
- Excellent sound quality
The Cons
- Missing Sammy Hagar's songs & Michael Anthony's presence
- No drop-in/drop-out from GH5 (World Tour engine?)
- Wolfgang's horrible 18-year old musical taste
- Not exportable
- Should have been DLC
As the result of some odd timing, Van Halen and video games have been linked together in my mind for years now. It was the release of Greatest Hits: Volume I that really got me into the band and their older catalog, which was also approximately the time I was heavily invested in Super Mario 64. So what would happen is that "Unchained" would be the musical backdrop to me working my way up Tick Tock Clock and the game's most challenging stars. Don't ask me why, but it worked. So the idea of Guitar Hero: Van Halen hits my sweet spot.
Why Can't This Be Love?
The execution? Frustrating, to say the least. Learning prior to release that the entirety of the Sammy Hagar era, aka "Van Hagar," instantly disqualified it as a tribute to the band's entire history, and while the group isn't really worthy of a Beatles-esque reverence, chronicling the in-fighting and drama of Van Halen would have made for some interesting window dressing. Sadly, the egos involved wouldn't have allowed for it, which is also why long-time bassist Michael Anthony is replaced by current band bass player and 18-year old son of Eddie Van Halen, Wolfgang. The Anthony omission is purely visual, but no Hagar means no "Right Now," "Why Can't This Be Love?", or "Poundcake."
So This Is Love?
And instead of Van Hagar, the set list is filled out with some truly, truly terrible musical choices. Alter Bridge (i.e. former members of Creed). Yellowcard. Blink-182. Fountains of Wayne. Bands and songs that have absolutely nothing to do with the spirit or sound of Van Halen (or even the late 70s/early 80s era of music in general). Even the respectable artists that were included like Foo Fighters, Jimmy Eat World, Weezer, and Queens of the Stone Age don't make sense within the context of the game. Billy Idol's "White Wedding" and "I Want It All" by Queen are great songs that are fun to play, but we are here for Van Halen.
To further illustrate the point, go to the iTunes Store and listen to the sample from "And the Cradle Will Rock," followed immediately by "Semi-Charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind. It's been reported that the person responsible for these selections was actually Wolfgang Van Halen. If that was the case, perhaps the game's producers would have been better off lying about being unable to secure the licensing rights.
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The upside is that you can skip right past these songs in Quick Play, and if you're working through the Career mode, you'll only find yourself short of stars a few times, and you can pick the lesser of the available musical evils to get what you need to progress. And of course, the biggest upside is that the selection of early Van Halen tracks included in the game is really, really good. Few bands justify a stand-alone experience, but when it comes to the original essence of Guitar Hero, you'd be hard pressed to find chords, licks and riffs more appropriate than those of Eddie Van Halen. The sound quality of the recordings is excellent at louder volumes (a requirement, really), and the note layouts do their best to replicate/imitate/provoke Eddie's creative and unorthodox playing style by making liberal use of the touch-only notes and sustained notes. Michael Anthony's bass lines (as unfortunately played by Wolfgang) are equally as interesting, though obviously not as complex as the guitar leads. Not being a proficient drummer, I couldn't accurately evaluate the percussion part of the game, but Van Halen's combined rhythm section has always been the backbone of their catalog.
Personal favorites such as "Dance the Night Away," "Panama," and "Jamie's Cryin'" were as enjoyable as expected, while I developed a newly-found appreciation for songs I was less familiar with like "Somebody Get Me A Doctor," "Spanish Fly," and the power drill-generated "Intruder" as the intro to "(Oh) Pretty Woman." My Greatest Hits itch was definitely scratched.
Ain't Talkin' Bout Love
It's disappointing that even though GH: VH is shipping after GH5, it doesn't use that game's engine, which means no drop-in/drop-out play. The return of the creepy "Chuck E. Cheese" animatronic character models is also sad to see, and is particularly disturbing when a deformed and aged David Lee Roth starts whispering about his legendary promiscuity to the camera. The signature toe-touching leap from the drum riser during "Jump" is significantly less cool, and given DLR's age, also fairly unrealistic.
Cosmetic affronts can be mostly ignored, but the inability to export the tracks in Guitar Hero: Van Halen to your collection in Guitar Hero: World Tour or Guitar Hero 5 is unacceptable, and raises the larger issue here: this should have been downloadable content packaged with a Van Halen aesthetic. If you're not going to make the experience about the full history of the band -- sordid and ego-laden as it may be -- then cut out the junk filler and give us "Best of David Lee Roth era" to download directly...or even sell on a cheaper disc, as $60/$50 (as of retail release) for the package as it currently exists is too much to ask.
It's a shame that the music has to suffer as a result of decisions made in a board room, because these songs truly are rock-and-roll classics and perfect for the Guitar Hero treatment. But like the band itself these days, there's way too much baggage attached.


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Study: Effort eases recidivismTOBY TALBOT / AP PHOTO
Emmet Helrich, a former Burlington police lieutenant who is coordinator of the Rapid Intervention Community Court, stands in a courtroom on Friday.
MONTPELIER When Kyle LeClaire was pulled over last year and accused of cruising through a stop sign, police found about half an ounce of marijuana in a backpack in the car. He denied missing the stop sign but admitted owning the pot. The then-17-year-old Burlington high school student, who was being treated for anxiety, had a new worry: going to jail.
But instead, LeClaire was put in a pilot program designed to keep nonviolent, often repeat offenders out of court and, ultimately, out of prison by addressing underlying substance abuse or mental health issues. He was never charged and was told to continue counseling for his anxiety.
Were doing a better job not necessarily charging them for the sake of charging them but rather addressing that root cause in the community in order to prevent future crimes, said Chittenden County States Attorney TJ Donovan, who developed the program, known as the Rapid Intervention Community Court, which is funded by a $114,000 yearly Department of Corrections grant. Its based on a New York City program, the Red Hook Community Justice Center.
Though RICC serves all ages, its been especially effective for younger people. This and other similar programs as well as the addition of youth probation officers have contributed to cut nearly in half the number of people under the age of 18 to 21 in Vermonts prisons, from 2073 in 2000 to 938 in 2012, said Vermont Corrections Commissioner Andy Pallito.
The key is to quickly get offenders into the program. Theyre referred soon after the offense without being charged.
Especially for younger kids, its proven that the faster someone is enrolled, the more impact the program will have, said Emmet Helrich, a former Burlington police lieutenant who is coordinator of RICC.
When youre young and you get something three months down the road, it might as well be forever. Theres no immediate consequence, he said.
Helrich assesses each person, and if theres an underlying substance abuse issue, he sends them to clinicians at the HowardCenter, a nonprofit agency in the same building, which provides mental health and substance abuse treatment services.
Depending on the offense, they may be required to attend a class about retail theft or the effects of marijuana. They may also go before members of the community to learn how their crime affects the community and to make amends.
Its an appropriate tactic, said Michael Keefe, a University of Vermont student from Brattleboro who is going through the program.
Keefe and his roommates were cited in October for providing alcohol to minors at a party at his apartment. Police showed up at the party because of noise complaints, a frequent problem in the college town where students live alongside residents.
He met with the community members to talk about how they were at fault and the noise issue.
Its good to see their side of it, he said, adding that the board was interested in hearing his perspective as well. He also expects to write apologies to or meet with the neighbors. Plus, the program has benefits for him and his roommates.
It wouldnt have been very good for us to be graduating from college and have a criminal charge on our records, he said.
Since the program was launched in September 2010, 470 people had successfully finished it, according to a study soon to be released by the Vermont Center for Justice Research. Only 7 percent of those were later convicted of a crime, compared with 23 percent of those who failed to finish the program, the report said.
Nearly 93 percent of people who completed the program were conviction-free after one year.
Thats also far lower than Vermonts rate of recidivism, which covers a longer period of three years, which was 48 percent in 2008, the most recent numbers available. The results are promising, Donovan said, and an acknowledgment that previous punishment methods didnt necessarily work.
Our jails are full, so Im suggesting lets try new approaches. It may work, it may not work, said Donovan, who as a prosecutor has seen the same people over and over for the same offenses.
So, he added, were willing to try. Thats all were doing.
Their approach is being studying by the Center for Court Innovation, in collaboration with the RAND Corporation and the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, which has won a National Institute of Justice grant to look at 11 prosecutor-led pretrial diversion programs nationwide.
LeClaire said the program worked for him. Hes working full time as a waiter, learning how to do Web design and hoping to resume college in the fall.
I want to do good things in my life and I really didnt want to go to a jail and screw it all up, he said.MORE IN Vermont NewsMONTPELIER Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. Full StoryVermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell plans to join the U.S. Full StoryAs Rutland prepares to welcome Syrian refugees to its community, some are continuing to voice... Full Story
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County leaders at odds over denial of business loan
Committee denies loan for pizza chain
Some Dane County leaders are at odds over a decision to deny a loan for a Pizza Ranch franchise in Sun Prairie.
In today's economic climate, businesses sometimes need help to gain success. Help is available in the form of Community Development Block Grant loans. The loans are federal money, managed at the county level, which can be loaned out for various community development and business plans.
A local couple tried to take advantage of the low-interest government loan and applied for $250,000 in CDBG funding for a Pizza Ranch franchise they had just purchased.
The couple met the qualifications for the loan. Two county committees approved it. But when it got to the Personnel and Finance Committee, the loan was denied by a 5-2 vote.
"This is the first restaurant that I can remember that applied for a CDBG loan, and we've never given one to a chain before," Dane County Board Chairman Scott McDonnell said.
"Where does it say that?" Dane County Supervisor Dennis O'Loughlin responded. "Tell me where is says that in CDBG, will you, please?"
County leaders are at odds over the decision. Dane County Executive Joe Parisi said he's puzzled by the decision.
"As far as I'm aware, being a chain or not being a chain is not part of the criteria for the loan," Parisi said.
O'Loughlin voted for the loan, saying it is creating jobs and the owners are local.
But McDonnell, who voted against it, said it's a national chain, which shouldn't use public money for financing. McDonnell said in a community that's already saturated with pizza places, the county's support could even drive others in Sun Prairie out of business.
"Basically, it comes down to the fact that this money is intended for small businesses and local businesses that are struggling to get access to private equity," McDonnell said.
O'Loughlin argued that the owners are exactly the people these loans should be helping.
"You're talking about somebody who has invested their life savings, trying to get in on their own. Isn't this what we're trying to do in this state and in this country?" O'Loughlin said.
The local owners of the franchise weren't available for comment on Monday. In a statement, Pizza Ranch said it's disappointed in the decision.
"Although Pizza Ranch is a national restaurant chain, the new restaurant in Sun Prairie is locally owned and operated. Just like every other small business in town, these Pizza Ranch franchisees too have to try to develop a small business on their own," said Jon Moss, chief operating officer of Pizza Ranch, in a statement.
O'Loughlin said he's worried about this county action setting a precedent. He said county board members shouldn't be making up their own criteria for handing out public grant money. O'Loughlin said he believes this small business owner met all the necessary criteria and the loan should have been approved.
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1. San Antonio Spurs (60-17)
The streak had to end sometime. Still, that's 20 wins in 21 games. The road to the Finals goes through San Antonio... (Photo by Richard Rowe/NBAE via Getty Images)
2. Oklahoma City Thunder (55-21)
...Or does it? The Spurs are 0-4 against Oklahoma City this year. Kevin Durant, meanwhile, has scored 25+ points in 41 straight games – the longest streak in the NBA since 1963-64 (Oscar Robertson, 46). (Photo by Bill Baptist/NBAE via Getty Images)
3. Los Angeles Clippers (55-23)
The Clippers are 18-3 in their last 21 games. (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
4. Miami Heat (53-23)
The Heat beat the Knicks on Sunday in a possible playoff preview, but Dwyane Wade missing his sixth straight game is a tad disconcerting. (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)
5. Houston Rockets (51-25)
James Harden scored 39 points in a 111-107 win over the Thunder on Friday. A playoff series between these two teams would be must-see TV. (Photo by Bill Baptist/NBAE via Getty Images)
6. Indiana Pacers (53-25)
No one knows what's wrong. Even worse, no one seems to have any answers. The Pacers have lost 12 of their last 21 games and trailed Atlanta 55-23 at halftime on Sunday – in Indianapolis. (Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)
7. Chicago Bulls (45-32)
Winners of five straight, Chicago – not Indiana – leads the league in scoring defense (91.6). Of course, the Bulls are still last in scoring offense (93.4), but who's counting? (Photo by Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images)
8. Golden State Warriors (48-29)
The assistant coaches are dropping like flies – that's two in as many weeks – but the wins keep coming. Golden State has solidified its status as Western Conference playoff team – and this year, that's saying something. (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)
9. Brooklyn Nets (42-34)
Kevin Garnett, who had missed 19 games due to back spasms, returned to action Saturday, scoring 10 points in a 105-101 victory over the Sixers. Garnett's production will help in the playoffs, but at this point, his presence is his most valuable asset. (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
10. Dallas Mavericks (47-31)
Dirk Nowitzki passed Lenny Wilkens for 11th on the NBA's all-time scoring list last Friday, netting 27 points in a 107-95 win over the Lakers. Nowitzki has now passed six players this season. Best European player of all time? You better believe it. (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
11. Toronto Raptors (45-32)
Terrence Ross and Jonas Valanciunas combined to score 46 points in Toronto's 102-94 win over the Pacers on Friday. The Raptors have won three straight and six of seven. (Photo by Ron Turenne/NBAE via Getty Images)
12. Portland Trail Blazers (50-28)
Once 31-9, Portland is 19-17 ever since. (Photo by Sam Forencich/NBAE via Getty Images)
13. Phoenix Suns (46-31)
Sunday's win over Oklahoma City has the Suns in the playoffs. Now let's see if they stay there. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
14. Memphis Grizzlies (45-32)
All five starters scored in double figures in Friday's 100-92 win over Denver – a good sign for a team fighting for its playoff life. But scoring just 10 points in the first quarter against the Spurs on Sunday? Yeah, not so much. (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images)
15. Washington Wizards (40-37)
How much better has John Wall been this year? The 23-year-old leads the Wizards in points (19.8), assists (8.7) and steals (1.9). (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)
16. Charlotte Bobcats (39-38)
The Bobcats are in the playoffs for the second time in franchise history – and the first time since 2010. (Photo by Brock Williams-Smith/NBAE via Getty Images)
17. Minnesota Timberwolves (38-38)
Two days after being arrested and charged with domestic assault, Dante Cunningham returned to action against Orlando, finishing with 12 points and six rebounds in a 100-92 loss. Fun times all around. (Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images)
18. New York Knicks (33-45)
J.R. Smith made 10 threes on Sunday, and the Knicks still lost to the Heat. Wow. (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
19. Atlanta Hawks (34-42)
Once 25-21, Atlanta is 9-21 in its last 30 games. (Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)
20. New Orleans Pelicans (32-45)
After five straight wins, five straight losses. (Photo by Sam Forencich/NBAE via Getty Images)
21. Cleveland Cavaliers (31-47)
Kyrie Irving called out the media before dropping a career-high 44 points against Charlotte in a losing effort on Saturday. The Cavs can offer Irving, 22, a max contract this summer. (Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images)
22. Denver Nuggets (33-44)
Denver has lost six of seven. (Photo by Bill Baptist/NBAE via Getty Images)
23. Detroit Pistons (28-49)
With the playoffs officially out of reach, Detroit has some decisions to make this offseason. (Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)
24. Sacramento Kings (27-50)
Still last in assists, still among the worst in scoring defense. (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
25. Los Angeles Lakers (25-52)
Sunday's staters against the Clippers? Those would be Jordan Hill, Ryan Kelly, Kendall Marshall, Jodie Meeks and Kent Bazemore. Yup, that was a real thing. (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
26. Utah Jazz (24-53)
Utah's win over New Orleans on Friday ended a five-game skid. Here's hoping Sunday's loss to the Warriors didn't start another one. (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images)
27. Boston Celtics (23-54)
With eight straight losses, Brad Steven's first NBA season can't end quickly enough. (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)
28. Orlando Magic (22-55)
Philadelphia (eight) has twice as many road wins as Orlando (four). Think about that. (Photo by Brock Williams-Smith/NBAE via Getty Images)
29. Milwaukee Bucks (14-63)
Larry Sanders believes in marijuana. Perhaps he should believe a little more in winning – and also not getting into fights at Milwaukee nightclubs. Wait, Milwaukee has nightclubs? (Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images)
30. Philadelphia 76ers (17-60)
After winning two of its last five games, Philly is now 2-29 in its last 31 games. (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
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MELROSE — Kaylynn Johnson and Rachel Chavez scored 10 points each and Fort Sumner beat Melrose when it counted the most — with a state tournament berth on the line.
The third-seeded Vixens hit 10-of-14 free throws in the final four minutes of the fourth quarter Wednesday and beat the second-seeded Lady Buffs 35-28.
With their first win in three tries against Melrose this season, the Vixens (16-8) earned a shot at top-seeded Elida in Friday's district tournament title game and a spot in the 16-team state tournament field.
Johnson hit 8-of-14 free throws while Chavez had two of Fort Sumner's three 3-pointers.
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The T-wolves came out victorious 34-6 over the Wasps, but the game was not as lopsided as that score suggests.
Under overcast skies that at times drizzled rain on the near capacity crowd at Wright-Tree Stadium in Heber City, the contest started with Timpanogos receiving the opening kickoff and muscling its way into Wasp territory.
Wasatch' young defense was stingy against the run forcing the T-wolves to work the edges and go to the air. Quarterback Jackson Dunford found the end zone first at 8:07 with a short keeper up the middle. The PAT was no good and Timpanogos led 6-0.
The Wasp offense found it tough in the early going, failing to gain much ground. Senior tailback Hunter Pella was able to find brief glimpses of daylight, but nothing for large chunks of yardage. Wasatch quarterback Zack Reiss was forced out of the pocket repeatedly and could not connect with any of his receivers in the 1st quarter.
Wasatch was able to eat up the rest of the opening frame and quickly scored in the 2nd quarter once the teams changed directions. Sophomore placekicker Skyler Southam connected on a 26-yard field goal making the score 6-3.
Wasatch stayed tough on defense forcing Timpanogos into several 3rd and long situations, but fell victim to big plays. The T-wolves capitalized on the young Wasps' mishaps and found themselves in the end zone on a short Dunford pass at 5:15 left in the half. David Hurst added the extra point for the 13-3 advantage.
The play that seemed to tell the story for Wasatch came with only one second remaining in the first half and the T-wolves with possession at the Wasp 37 yard line. After Wasatch had seemingly stopped the late first half drive, a costly penalty gave Timpanogos one last shot.
With Wasatch head coach Steve Coburn livid over the loose explanation from referees of the previous penalty against his team, Dunford found a receiver in the back of the end zone for a mini-Hail Mary with time expired. Hurst added his second PAT giving Timpanogos a 20-3 halftime lead.
Timpanogos added two more touchdowns in the second half, a pass in the third and a run in the fourth quarters, that the home team could not answer.
Wasatch was able to put together a good early 4th quarter drive with two of its largest gains on the night, but came away with only a second Southam field goal after Pella was stopped twice inside the one-yard line.
After the final gun sounded, with the scoreboard reading Timpanogos 34 and Wasatch 6, the Wasps were defeated, but not down. "We saw some good things tonight," stated Coburn. "We've got a lot of young guys playing for us right now, and there's going to be mistakes. But I thought Hunter (Pella) ran the ball well. I thought our defense played good. We just gave up the big play."
Reiss was effective at quarterback for Wasatch, but not spectacular going 13-30 for 153 yards. "I thought Zack threw the ball pretty well," added Coburn. "But there was some dropped balls and breakdowns at the line that we just can't have. We'll stay the course and just keep working at getting better."
Timpanogos, a more experienced team, especially at the 4A level was pleased to come away with a win knowing Wasatch would be tough to face for the very first time.
"Yeah, its tough playing a team for the first time," said Timpanogos head coach Ed Larson. "But I've know Steve (Coburn) a long time and he's a great coach and was going to put up a fight."
"I just think big plays were the key for us tonight," Larson added. "We managed to not turn the ball over and take advantage on the edges. They stuffed us on the run, so we had to go up top and we got some big plays."
Wasatch stays in Region 7 and welcomes Mountain View High School for their first ever meeting
"We'll be a little more prepared I think," said Pella. "The first game, you know, there's nerves, under the big lights… but we got past it," he added. "I thought we played pretty good except for a few breakdowns, so we'll be fine. I can't wait already."


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Ohio Northern University among best in Ohio bar passage rate
Ninety percent of Ohio Northern University's law school graduates passed Ohio's July 2013 bar examination on their first attempt, and 90 percent of all ONU law graduates who took the bar passed. ONU's Pettit College of Law ranked second among Ohio law schools in overall passage rate and third in the passage rate of first-time takers.
Richard Bales, dean of the Pettit College of Law, said, "ONU Law's consistently high bar passage rate over the last several years reflects the strong work ethic and abilities of our students and the high caliber of legal education they receive at ONU Law."
ONU's overall passage rate of 90 percent was 7.5 percent higher than the state average of 82.4 percent. ONU's first-time pass rate of 90 percent was also higher than the state average of 87 percent.
In February 2013, ONU graduates had a perfect 100 percent passage rate for those who took the test for the first time.


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LEGO KidsFest, a giant traveling LEGO expo, is coming to Michigan for the first time this weekend, October 12 – 14. Today, Aaron Wartner, part of the LEGO KidsFest national tour's production team, fills us in on this fun event.
Read about it below and be sure to see how you can win tickets to LEGO KidsFest in Novi at the bottom of the post.
Ready your building skills! The LEGO® KidsFest national tour is stopping for the very first time in Michigan, October 12 – 14, 2012, at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. This event brings all of the creative hands-on, minds-on fun of LEGO building and experiences together in this three acre activity- and entertainment-packed family event for children of all ages and builders of all skills and interests.
The LEGO KidsFest is a highly interactive experience covering over 150,000 square feet of space. The event includes LEGO product-based activities as well as activities that can only be had at the LEGO KidsFest. Here are some highlights:
- LEGO Model Gallery: dozens of life-sized models made entirely from LEGO bricks
- LEGO Master Builders: live demonstrations and activities from the crew who get paid to play
- Creation Nation: build your own creation to add to a custom map of the U.S.
- Race Ramps: build your own custom car, then race it down the ramp against friends and family
- LEGO Games Arena: roll the dice to play LEGO board games
- Construction Zones: creative free build, play and display areas
- LEGO DUPLO®: younger visitors can explore imagination through building
- Brick Pile: a gigantic pile full of LEGO bricks for creative play and enjoyment
- Monochromatic Builds: bricks of a single color to foster group creativity
- Brickscapes: fantastic displays that combine lots of LEGO and DUPLO sets
Any family who likes to be inspired, get hands-on and have fun together won't want to miss LEGO KidsFest. We're bringing so many activities for Michigan families to test and showcase their creativity and building skills in what is sure to be a family event to remember.
The event began in 2009 in Connecticut, the North American headquarters for LEGO Systems. The initial idea was to offer a unique LEGO experience for those who live nearby. We expected 5,000 attendees; 25,000 showed up. The enthusiasm for the event brought us to the idea of a national tour. There are a limited number of tour stops each year, and it is rare for us to repeat a market in a consecutive year; Michigan will be our 14th show since we got started four years ago.
Each LEGO KidsFest tour stop is a massive undertaking: all the bricks and models need to be shipped in and set up; partnerships with various local organizations are established; about twenty representatives of LEGO Systems and the LEGO KidsFest come in to town; and local staff is hired to ensure an excellent visitor experience.
In Michigan, the LEGO KidsFest is pleased to be working with several local organizations, including The Robot Garage, Michigan Science Center, Visit Detroit, Pure Michigan, The Henry Ford, City of Novi, and the LEGO Store at Somerset Collection.
More information on the event is available at www.LEGOkidsfest.com.
Fun LEGO facts:
- LEGO is the contraction of two Danish words, "leg godt" which means "play well"
- There are 915 million ways to combine six eight-stud LEGO bricks
- More than 400 billion LEGO® bricks have been produced since 1949
- The LEGO minifigure represents the world's largest population of people!
- With a production of about 306 million tires produced a year, the LEGO group is the largest producer of tires in the world
Discover more at LEGO KidsFest this weekend! Tickets are selling out fast, so we're excited to give you the chance to win two family four packs of tickets to LEGO KidsFest to two lucky fans who tell us in the comments below why their family wants to go to this event. Submit your comments (along with your email address) by tomorrow, Tuesday, October 9th at 11:59 p.m. EST. At that time, we'll randomly select two winners and send each their prize. We'll contact you using the email address you provide (we won't share it or sell it to anybody). Only one submission per person, please. Also, please note that these tickets will be good for the Friday, October 12th session only.
Aaron Wartner is with the LEGO KidsFest national tour. He has been building with LEGO bricks for over 30 years.


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Oops! Jennifer Lopez Has A Nip Slip On Stage In Italy
Jennifer Lopez had an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction while performing in Bologna, Italy, last week.
The pop star's right nipple popped out of her silver sequined Zuhair Murad bodysuit while she was on stage on Thursday. It could happen to anyone - particularly if they wear barely there bodysuits.
A "lucky" photographer was able to catch the incident on his camera, which is featured on the following page. For those watching from the audience, it must have been a blink-or-you'll-miss-it moment.
This type of things has happened before. The singer/actress had a similar issue at this year's Academy Awards show. Ironically, she was wearing a Zuhair Murad dress. Maybe she needs to find a different designer.
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A man in West Michigan got a hand-delivered trip down memory lane on Tuesday when something he thought was lost forever found its way home.
There are things that come to Clarence Van Dyken's mind when you mention the year 1959: Gas was 25 cents a gallon back then, and he made $50 a week.
On Sept. 1, 1959, Van Dyken spent $16 on car repairs, something he can now prove thanks to an old receipt he found in a wallet lost 54 years ago.
Its return home started with a modern-day problem: renovations in Aron Schut's bathroom in Jenison, Mich., brought on by flood damage.
"I started sweeping up the insulation and inside was a wallet," Schut said. "So I thought, what a strange place for a wallet. And opened it up and there was an I.D. in it and I recognized the name, it sounded familiar. I know his son. So through a couple phone calls I was able to locate his son."
That son was Clare Van Dyken, who quickly called his father to say a man from his church who had purchased their old house had found the wallet between the studs by the bathtub.
"I'll be cow-kicked," Clarence Van Dyken said. "Unreal!"
Van Dyken thumbed through the worn and tethered pieces of genuine leather. Inside he found two dollars, one dated 1935. He also found a couple pictures.
Each folded up piece of paper unlocked a new memory, old addresses of relatives and neighbors, a grocery list for watermelon and milk. He also found a combination to an unknown lock box.
Van Dyken said the trip down memory land was well worth the wallet he misplaced 54 years ago.
Missing wallet returned 54 years later
A man in West Michigan got a hand-delivered trip down memory lane on Tuesday when something he thought was lost forever found its way home.


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July 8, 2011
Executive Director of White House Hispanic Initiative to Give Commencement Remarks at University of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE)
Juan Sepulveda, executive director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, will deliver the keynote address at the commencement exercises of the University of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education at 3:00 p.m. EDT on Saturday, July 9, in Notre Dame, Ind.
July 8, 2011
U.S. Department of Education Senior Official to Participate in National Principals Leadership Institute and its Panasonic National School Change Awards Ceremony in New York City
Carl Harris, deputy assistant secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education, will participate in the National Principals Leadership Institute (NPLI) and its Panasonic National School Change Awards (PNSCA) ceremony at 10:15 a.m. Monday, July 11, in New York City.
July 8, 2011
Deputy Director of White House Hispanic Initiative to Address Latino Education at American Federation of Teachers Conference
Jose Rico, deputy director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, will highlight the issues behind Latino degree completion and discuss the Obama Administration's strategies to increase Latino students' access to a quality education during a mini-plenary session...
July 6, 2011
Department Leaders to Discuss Role of Faith-Based Partnerships in Education During Auxiliaries in Ministry Convention
Deputy Secretary of Education Tony Miller and Brenda Girton-Mitchell, director of the Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, will address more than 30,000 officials, bishops, community leaders and delegates at the International Auxiliaries In Ministry Convention (AIM), the annual...
July 5, 2011
Education Assistant Secretary Brenda Dann-Messier to Host White House Business Council Roundtable in New Hampshire
U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education Brenda Dann-Messier will visit Manchester, N.H. on Wednesday, July 6 to host a roundtable meeting with area business leaders from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., EDT.
July 5, 2011
U.S. Department of Education to Kick off Let's Read! Let's Move! Summer Series with Celebrity Guests
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Miss America 2011 Teresa Scanlan will take part in this year's first of four Let's Read! Let's Move! summer enrichment events sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education on...
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Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Russlynn Ali to Join other Obama Officials in New Orleans to Discuss Administration's Plans to Help Strengthen, Uplift American Communities
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Russlynn Ali will join several key Obama Administration officials in New Orleans tomorrow to discuss the concrete steps being taken across the Administration to create more jobs and position New Orleans and communities across the country to out-innovate, out-...
July 1, 2011
Education Department's Director of Faith-Based and Community Partnerships to Participate in 48th Annual Islamic Society of North America Convention
Brenda Girton-Mitchell, director of the Center for Faith-based and Community Partnerships at the U.S. Department of Education, will participate on a panel at the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) Convention in Rosemont, Ill., Sunday, July 3. The panel will take place at 2:15 p.m.
July 1, 2011
Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter to Address 63rd Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA
U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will address the 63rd annual convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA on Saturday, July 2, at 4 p.m. in Harrisburg, Pa. Kanter will discuss the role of religious groups in encouraging civic engagement, academic achievement and lifelong...
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BENNINGTON Mortimer N. Stein, 86, died Monday, Dec. 24, 2012.
He was born May 6, 1926, in Rye, N.Y., the son of Samuel and Blanche Schiff Stein.
He graduated from Passaic High School in Passaic, N.J.
Enlisting in the Navy at the age of 18, he served as a radioman during World War II on the U.S.S. New Jersey, BB-62, in the South Pacific. Following his honorable discharge, he received several medals for his service, including the American Theater Medal, Asiatic Pacific Medal 3 stars, Philippine Liberation Ribbon 1 star, and the Victory Medal.
After returning home from the war, he worked in the family grocery store in Little Falls, N.J., and later became an electrician and worked in the Little Falls area for his entire career.
He was a tinkerer, and enjoyed repairing and restoring discarded items. He was a patriot who loved his country, and an avid fisherman who enjoyed the ocean and surf fishing.
Survivors include a stepdaughter, Louise Hughes of Manchester; five granddaughters and four great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, Louise Tacq Hughes, who died in January 2002.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, at the All Faiths Chapel at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, where Rabbi Jarah Greenfield officiated.
Interment services followed in the Vermont Veterans War Memorial Cemetery in Bennington, with military honors being offered.
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Middle East Technical University (METU), a state university founded in 1956, currently has about 23,000 students, of which 4,100 are pursuing master's degrees and 2,400 are in doctorate programs. METU is one of Turkey's most competitive universities, and English is the language of instruction at METU. Located on the Ankara Eskişehir highway, the METU campus covers 4500 hectares, with a large forested area, including Lake Eymir, nearby. The lake is used by METU students for rowing, fishing, and other recreational activities. Bus service is provided from METU to the lake.
The Cultural and Convention Centre of METU, which encompasses the most recent technological facilities, is designed to host local and international conventions, seminars, meetings, conferences, concerts, and related activities. The centre consists of nine halls, two foyers, a restaurant, and support and service units.
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First, a little info about me: I'm 25 and am married. We have 3 children ages 9, 4, & 14 months(the 2 oldest are mine from other relationships). I breastfed the first two until right before they turned 3. My DH and I have agreed that the baby can nurse until he's 18 months but I'm ready now because we want another baby and my periods haven't returned. He is a BIG momma's boy and I'm afraid it's going to get ugly when I try to wean. Also, DH works out of town 4 days a week, so he's not much help. Any advice????
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While I was growing up in Fostoria, Ohio, during the late Depression and World War II, trains pulled by steam engines were an integral part of my life.
Despite its small size, Fostoria, in northwestern Ohio, was and still is a railroad center where, in my childhood, the Chesapeake & Ohio, the Baltimore & Ohio, the Norfolk & Western, the Nickel Plate, the Pennsylvania, the New York Central and other railroads passed through town. You couldn't drive through without being stopped by a train, until they built underpasses at track crossings.
At night, their steam whistles were my security blanket when bedtime came. It was a comforting sound that made sleep come soon. Those were also the days when many passenger trains were on the tracks, and I would lie in bed thinking about where all those people were going. Many passengers were soldiers or sailors heading to new bases or a dock where they would ship out to a far-off battleground.
Back then, it was common for folks to ride passenger trains throughout Ohio. Many did not own cars that close to the Depression. My grandmother and I would take a train to Kirtland, east of Cleveland, to visit her son, my Uncle Carl.
Almost everyone had relatives who worked on the railroad, and railroads were an important part of the economy. People cut them a lot of slack, even though the trains were dirty. Back then, trains and factories were all fueled by coal, and homes were heated with it. My mother had to sweep the soot off the front porch every morning and fretted mightily when she had laundry drying on the clothesline.
During the Depression, word would spread when a coal train was parked on a siding. Folks would go there, climb up on the cars and throw chunks of coal off to take home in buckets to burn in their furnaces. It was said that the railroad detectives looked the other way, partly because folks didn't take that much coal. I don't know if that is true.
My wife, who also grew up in Fostoria, lived in a house a half-block from some tracks. When a steam-powered train rumbled through, her house trembled.
Railroad fans still go to Fostoria to watch diesel-powered trains, often standing in front of old, now-closed stations where passengers used to climb "all aboard."
Oh, how I wish I could hear steam whistles blaring again; they are a sound of my past. What a beautiful sound!
And while I'm wishing, would it be too much to wish for the smell of burning leaves once again?
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For many a software developer, the mere mention of a requirement to support internationalization (aka i18n) is sure to elicit groans. Writing code that is targeted towards an international audience does require some forethought, because it is not something very easily introduced into an existing piece of software. If you feel there is even a small possibility that you will need your software to support different locales and languages, it is always more prudent to internationalize your project at the start, rather than attempting to retrofit i18n into it after it has begun.
That said, what does "internationalizing" mean? It is more than just providing translations of your user interface messages into different languages. It involves dealing with different character encodings, localizing date, time, and currency formats, and other things that differ across multiple regions around the world.
While this article will not attempt to discuss all the facets of internationalization, it will cover how to more easily perform some of the tasks necessary to introduce i18n functionality by examining a new open source project called I18N Messages and Logging, or
i18nlog for short.
i18nlog allows you to incorporate internationalized messages into your Java applications by providing an API to:
One of the more tedious tasks involved when internationalizing your software is maintaining resource bundles. Resource bundles are properties files that contain "name=value" pairs where "name" is the resource bundle key string and "value" is the localized message string itself. It is customary to store messages in resource bundles such that there is one resource bundle per language and each bundle has an identical set of keys with their associated messages each translated into their locale's language. The name of the resource bundle file dictates which locale it is for; for example, mybundle_en.properties denotes the messages in that file are written in English, where mybundle_de.properties contain German messages.
i18nlog provides annotations to define your resource bundle messages and their key strings--used in conjunction with
i18nlog's custom Ant task, you can automatically generate your resource bundles and not have to do much to ensure consistency between your properties files and the Java code that accesses them.
@I18NMessage annotation is placed on constants that you use in place of your resource bundle key strings. Using these constants inherently forces compile-time checks; typos introduced in the code (i.e., misspelling a constant name) and usage of obsolete/deleted messages are detected at compile time. An example usage of this annotation is:
@I18NMessage( "Hello, {0}. You last visited on {1,date}" )
public static final String MSG_WELCOME = "example.welcome-msg";
The above defines one i18n message. The value of the constant defines the resource bundle key string. The value of the annotation is a translation of the actual message. You can place these annotated constants in any class or interface within your application. You can put all of them in a single class or interface (to centralize all of your message definitions in a single location), or you can place these constants in the classes where they are used.
@I18NResourceBundle annotation defines the resource bundle properties file where your messages are to be placed. This can annotate an entire class or interface, or it can annotate a specific field. If you annotate a class or interface, all
@I18NMessage annotations found in that class or interface will be stored, by default, in that resource bundle. If the annotation is on a particular constant field, it will be the bundle for that constant only. An example usage of this annotation would be:
@I18NResourceBundle( baseName = "messages",
defaultLocale = "en" )
which indicates that all associated
@I18NMessage-annotated messages will be placed in a resource bundle file named messages_en.properties. A more complete example that illustrates an interface that contains a set of i18n messages is shown below:
@I18NResourceBundle( baseName = "messages",
defaultLocale = "en" )
public interface Messages {
@I18NMessage( "Hello, {0}. You last visited on {1,date}" )
String MSG_WELCOME = "welcome-msg";
@I18NMessage( "An error occurred, please try again" )
String MSG_ERR = "error-occurred";
@I18NMessage( "The value is {0}" )
String MSG_VALUE = "value";
Now that you have defined your i18n constants, you can use the API provided by the core class in
mazz.i18n.Msg. It allows you to load messages from resource bundle properties files. It will also replace the messages' placeholders (e.g.
{1,date}) with the values passed as variable argument parameters. Although the API frees you from having to work directly with some JDK classes, you might want to read the Javadocs on
java.text.MessageFormat to get a feel for how
i18nlog does what it does, specifically how it replaces the placeholders with localized data.
Example usages of the
Msg class are as follows:
// using a static factory method to create a Msg object
// this assumes the default bundle base name of "messages"
System.out.println( Msg.createMsg( Messages.MSG_WELCOME,
date ) );
// using a constructor to create a Msg object
Msg msg = new Msg( new Msg.BundleBaseName("messages") );
try {
String hello = msg.getMsg(Messages.MSG_WELCOME, name, date );
... do something ...
catch (Exception e) {
throw new RuntimeException( msg.getMsg( Messages.MSG_ERR ) );
name and
date arguments are an example of passing an arbitrary variable arguments list--each object represents the value to replace the placeholder in its respective position (
{0} and
{1,date} respectively, based on the
Messages.MSG_WELCOME definition given earlier).
Msg object will know which locale's resource bundle to use based on its "bundle base name" and its current locale setting. The "bundle base name" is the name of the bundle file minus the locale specifier and extension (in the example above, the bundle base name is
messages). You can define the bundle base name the
Msg object will use by passing it into the
Msg constructor or one of its static factory methods (if left unspecified, the default is
messages). While the bundle base name is fixed for the lifetime of the
Msg object, you can switch the locale used by the
Msg object by calling its
setLocale() method (its default is the JVM's default locale). This is useful if you pool
Msg objects and have to switch its locale based on the user to which the object is currently assigned.
i18nlog provides two base exception classes (for both checked and unchecked exceptions--
LocalizedException and
LocalizedRuntimeException) that can be used to create your own subclasses of localized exceptions. These have constructors whose signatures are very similar to the
Msg class. They simply allow you to specify your exception message via a resource bundle key and a variable argument list of placeholder values, with the ability to optionally specify the bundle base name and locale. This allows your exception messages to be localized to different languages, just as
Msg can retrieve localized messages.
i18nlog provides a means by which you can log i18n messages. The main class of the logging subsystem is
mazz.i18n.Logger. It provides the typical set of
error, and
fatal methods. However, instead of taking a string consisting of the message itself, you pass in the resource bundle key and a variable arguments list for the placeholder values that are to be replaced within the message. It uses the
mazz.i18n.Msg class under the covers to get the actual localized message.
You obtain
Logger objects by using the factory class
mazz.i18n.LoggerFactory in a way that is basically the same as in
log4j and the like. But you log messages in a way that is very similar to obtaining messages via the
mazz.i18n.Msg object:
public static final mazz.i18n.Logger LOG =
LOG.debug(Messages.MSG_VALUE, value);
try {
catch (Exception e) {
LOG.warn(e, Messages.MSG_ERR);
If a log level is not enabled, no resource bundle lookups are performed and no string concatenation is done--effectively making log calls very fast under these conditions. If a log message is to be associated with a particular exception, pass the exception as the first argument to the log method. This will allow the stack trace to be dumped with the message if stack dumps are enabled (see below).
There are additional features that
i18nlog adds to its logging framework that go above what the underlying, third-party, logging framework provides. The first is the ability to tell
Logger whether or not to dump stack traces of exceptions. You may or may not care to see all the exception stack traces during a particular run. Note that this feature cannot turn off stack dumps for exceptions logged at the
FATAL level--fatal exceptions logged with that method always have their stack traces dumped. For all other log levels, the loggers will be told to dump stack traces if the
i18nlog.dump-stack-traces system property is set to
true (or you programmatically called
The second additional feature in the
i18nlog logging framework is the ability to log a message's associated resource bundle key along with the message itself. The resource bundle key is the same across all locales--so no matter what language the log messages are in, the keys will always be the same. You can think of these keys as "message IDs" or "error codes." This is very useful if you generate help documentation that references these codes with additional help text for your users to consult that help them decipher what the messages are trying to convey (see below for how to generate this type of documentation). This feature is enabled by default; to disable, set the system property
i18nlog.dump-keys to
false or programmatically call
Providing these message IDs and avoiding string concatenation for disabled log levels may be enough to justify using this logging mechanism provided by
i18nlog. But some may still argue that internationalizing your log messages (as opposed to just user-interface messages) is overkill and generally not very useful. I, myself, find it hard to argue with this point of view sometimes. You certainly do not have to use i18n logging if your project doesn't warrant it. The other features provided by
i18nlog are, of course, still available even if you choose not to use its logging capabilities.
However, I can envision certain cases where i18n logging can be useful. Note that
i18nlog makes it possible to define a different locale that the loggers will use (the "log locale"), as compared to the locale
Msg instances will use. This is to facilitate the use case where I want to log messages in a language my support group can read, but my user interface is in a language that my users can read (which may be different). For example, my users may be German-speaking, but the software is supported by a group that works in France and is only French-speaking. In this case, when my German users have a problem, they will normally send the logs to the support group in France, so the software could, by default, set its log locale to
Locale.FRENCH. On the other hand, if my German users want to try to debug a problem themselves, having the log files contain messages in French isn't helpful to them. In this case, my German users can simply set a system property and have the log messages appear in German. Refer to the
mazz.i18n.LoggerLocale Javadoc for more information on how to switch the log locale.
i18nlog provides an Ant task that automatically generates resource bundle properties files so the developer isn't responsible for manually adding new messages to them and manually cleaning up old, obsolete messages that are no longer used.
The Ant task scans your classes looking for
@I18N annotations and, based on them, will automatically create your resource bundles for you. This means that as you add more
@I18NMessage-annotated fields, they will automatically be added to your resource bundles. If you delete an i18n message constant, that message will be removed from the resulting resource bundle that the Ant task generates. To run the Ant task, you need to have something like the following in your Ant build script:
<taskdef name="i18n"
classname="mazz.i18n.ant.I18NAntTask" />
<i18n outputdir="${classes.dir}" verify="true" verbose="true">
<classpath refid="my.classpath" />
<classfileset dir="${classes.dir}"/>
You must give the Ant task a classpath that can find your I18N-annotated classes and their dependencies (
<classpath>) and you have to give a set of class files to the Ant task that contain the list of files that are to be scanned for I18N annotations (
<classfileset>). It is recommended that you use the verbose mode the first time you use the Ant task so you can see what its doing. Once you get the build the way you want it, you can turn off verbose mode. After this task executes, your resource bundle properties files will exist in the specified output directory.
One optional feature you can use with this Ant task is the ability to generate help documentation that consists of a reference of all your resource bundle key names with their messages, along with some additional description of what the message means. There is an optional attribute you can specify in your
@I18NMessage annotations--the
help attribute. Its value can be any string that further describes the message. Think of this as documentation that further describes what situation occurred that the message is trying to convey. The auto-generated help documents can, therefore, provide a cross-reference between the message keys, the messages themselves, and more helpful descriptions of the messages:
@I18NMessage( value="The value is {0}",
help="This will show you the value of your"
+" current counter. If this value is over"
+" 1000, you should reset it.")
String MSG_VALUE = "value";
@I18NMessage( value="Memory has {0} free bytes left",
help="The VM is very low on memory. Increase -Xmx"
String MSG_LOW_MEM = "low-memory";
Many times, you can use this as a "message code" or "error code" listing, where each of your resource bundle keys can be considered a "message code" or "error code." To generate help documentation, you need to use the
<helpdoc> inner tag inside of the
<i18n> task:
<i18n outputdir="${classes.dir}">
<classpath refid="my.classpath" />
<classfileset dir="${classes.dir}"/>
<helpdoc outputdir="${doc.dir}/help"/>
For every resource bundle generated, you will get an additional help document output in the given directory specified in
<helpdoc>. The document is generated based on templates that describe what the documents should look like. By default, a simple HTML page with a
<table> of message codes and their help documentation is output. There are additional attributes you can specify in the
<helpdoc> tag that allow you to define a custom template, should you wish to define your own help documentation look and feel. The Javadocs of the
mazz.i18n.ant.Helpdoc class have more information on this.
Once the help documentation generation is complete, you will end up with a document (or documents) containing a list of all your message key codes, their messages, and any "help" attribute text that is defined.
A lot of what we have discussed deals with how you can internationalize your software by enabling it to obtain translated and localized messages. Once you have enabled your software, it is now a manual process by which your resource bundle properties files (those generated by the
<i18n> Ant task or those you manually created yourself) have to be localized. You must ensure that all resource bundle messages are translated into languages that you intend to support and the data those messages will contain are localized. A lot of the localization can be done by defining your placeholders properly (i.e.
{0,date} will output the date string using the locale's localized format and language). But suffice it to say, obtaining the services of a good translation and localization company is a must.
This article showed you how you can incorporate i18n capabilities into your application using a new open source project,
i18nlog. This project provides tools and an API that automatically manages your resource bundle files, retrieves and localizes messages from those bundles, and can even generate help documentation for your end users.
i18nlog user's guide: i18nlog.sourceforge.net/doc/users-guide.html
i18nlog API: i18nlog.sourceforge.net/api
John Mazzitelli is a developer for JBoss, a division of Red Hat, currently focusing on the implementation of the JBoss Operations Network management platform.
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|Vitamin C 0%
|Calcium 0%
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Names are important. They have power. They define us.
They're more than a bunch of letters grouped together to sound pleasant to the ear. Names are more than a convenience allowing us to talk to each other. Names are a gift from God. They contain His power. They define things. They define us.
"A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold." – Proverbs 22:1 (NIV)
God said, "Let there be light." And there was. He named it into existence.
God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water." And there was. He called it sky. And He called the dry ground land.
From that land, God made man. He made Adam (Earth). Then God gave the power to name to Adam.
Adam named the animals. And he named Eve (Mother of All). And that power has been given to us.
Consider the freedom that comes in naming a fear you have, or the cause of shame you hide, or the root of anger strangling you. When I own my fears, say them out loud, identify them, then I loosen the controlling grip they have over me. That's power. That's the power of a name.
When I was born, my mother gave me a name — Christopher. It means Christ-bearer. My Father gave me a name too. It's a bit different. It came later in my life. It's my "true name," the name He calls me. And it's a name I'm still trying to grow into — Love Giver and Teacher.
When God gave me a name, like He did with Abraham, Sarah and Jacob, He said to me,
"For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light." — Ephesians 5:8 (NIV)
When God gave me my name, He said I am a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come. God's Word is helping me to understand my name. It tells me to surrender self, to imitate God, and to live a life of love.
"Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God." — Ephesians 5:1-2 (NIV)"
I recently saw a story from eastern Indonesia about a mother in our Child Survival Program (CSP) that highlights the significance of a name. This mother, Yudea, is 21 years old and has been part of the CSP for three years. She has two children.
Before enrolling in the CSP, Yudea "didn't know the importance of having a healthy environment. She didn't know the benefit of boiling water before drinking it, or washing hands before touching meals. She never asked her children to take a bath or wash their hands and feet after they play. She didn't know that if someone doesn't clean up his or her body, he or she can get sick easily."
When Yudea gave birth to her first child, "she couldn't buy milk or vitamins to boost her daughters health, so her daughter got sick easily." After enrolling in the CSP, this changed.
"She received nutritious food, vitamins, milk and a lot of information that supported her as a pregnant mother. She also was able to go to regular pregnancy checkups at the doctor without having to think twice about what she and her husband would have to pay.
"After giving birth to a healthy child, Yudea showed her thankfulness to God by naming her son Cisipi . . . Cisipi regularly receives additional food, vitamins, milk and other programs that are essential to healthy growth. Cisipi doesn't get sick easily, like other children in his neighborhood.
"As Cisipi plays with friends his same age, Cisipi looks different. He is more active than the other children. When other children don't have extra energy to run around, Cisipi can run everywhere without feeling tired at all. Cisipi is a fast learner and he loves to ask his mother questions."
Cisipi is the acronym of our Child Survival Program (CSP), with an "i" added between each letter. The name means "grateful to God."
"It is a form of my gratitude because the CSP has made my son grow as a healthy and smart child."
Names are important. They contain meaning. They define who we are. And usually we're not who we think we are.
We originally published this post on June 25, 2010.