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SAINT LEO, Fla. – Less than a week into preseason, head coach Sam Cibrone has solidified his 2012 Saint Leo Volleyball schedule. The Lions will take to the court 28 times this season, starting things up at the Saint Leo Lions Classic on August 31. In standard fashion, 16 of the Lions' contests will be against tough Sunshine State Conference competition as Saint Leo looks to regain its foothold in the national volleyball scene.
The season gets underway when the Lions host the four-team Saint Leo Lions Classic on August 31 and September 1. In the Labor Day weekend tournament they welcome the University of Charleston, Southwest Baptist University, the University of Montevallo and Queens University of Charlotte into the Bowman Center for the two-day event.
Saint Leo pays Southwest Baptist a return visit the following weekend when the Lions travel to Bolivar, Mo. to play in the Southwest Baptist Purple Bash where they will face tough Division II competition in Drury (9/7), Harding (9/7), Pittsburg St (9/8) and Northwest Oklahoma State (9/8).
Returning from Missouri, the Lions head straight into Sunshine State Conference play as they close out September with a tough stretch of matches against Barry (9/21), Lynn (9/22), at no. 19 Eckerd (9/28) and at no. 2 Tampa (9/29).
The Lions remain on the road and inside SSC play as the calendar shifts into October when Saint Leo travels to Florida Tech (10/5) and squares off against no. 22 Rollins (10/6) in Winter Park the following day. Completing the run through the first half of Conference, the Lions return home with a match against Florida Southern (10/9) and Nova Southeastern (10/13).
Taking a break from the SSC, the Lions welcome NAIA school St. Francis (Ill.) in an October 16 matchup at the Bowman Center and then travel to Tampa to compete in the Sunshine State Conference/Gulf South Conference Crossover Tournament where they face Christian Brothers (10/19), Valdosta St. (10/19) and West Georgia (10/20).
As October winds down, SSC action heats back up with road contests against Lynn (10/26) and Barry (10/27).
Moving into November and the final weeks of the regular season, Saint Leo returns to the Bowman Center for its toughest stretch when the Lions face three consecutive top-25 teams in Tampa (11/2), Eckerd (11/3) and Rollins (11/9).
The home portion of the regular season comes to a close in a Senior Day contest against Florida Tech (11/10) on the Saturday following the Rollins match.
Closing out the regular season with two road contests, the Lions travel to face Florida Southern (11/13) and then finish off scheduled play with a match against Nova Southeastern (11/16) in Ft. Lauderdale.
It will be at that point where the Lions will look to return to the NCAA Tournament after a two-year hiatus.
Click here for the complete 2012 schedule and for more on Lions' Volleyball team, visit SaintLeoLions.com.
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A RESTAURANT manager from Selby has been jailed after being identified as part of an international network circulating indecent images of children.
Daniel Brown, 33, told others not to be ashamed of being paedophiles and exchanged images of children with people from the US, Australia, Poland, Italy, Germany and France.
When police raided his home in Weeland Road, Eggborough, they found 3,351 indecent images and 17 videos of children who were aged between one and 13 years.
He had 27 "level five" images – the most serious level of indecency, and distributed 241 to other paedophiles over a two-year period.
Brown pleaded guilty to 26 charges of possessing, downloading and distributing illegal images of children and was given a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence when he appeared at Hull Crown Court.
More than 13 users he is linked with are now being investigated for possession of extreme pornographic images and videos.
Jharan Jobes, prosecuting, told the court: "He warned one internet paedophile: 'Don't lose your nerve. Don't be ashamed of who you are. Never shy away from it'."
Among the offences Brown admitted were 15 charges of making indecent pictures of children under 16 between January and February last year, and eight charges of distributing child abuse images.
John Thackray, defending him, said he had lost his restaurant manager's job as a result of his crimes.
"He has had difficulty coming to terms with his offending," he said.
"He has had his own difficulties in recent times. His partner of nine years died and four weeks after that his aunt, who brought him up, died."
Jailing Brown, Recorder James Baird told him: "It is clear you freely distributed and exchanged material with 13 recipients in several countries.
"The messages show a degree of encouragement to others to distribute the material you clearly have an interest in."
Brown must also stay on the sex offenders' register for life and he must never work with children.
Speaking after the case, detective constable Adrian Anderson of Humberside Police said: "Brown's arrest has resulted in the biggest inquiry I have dealt with, tracing many more than the 13 recipients of his images.
"We are investigating scores of people in eight countries. Once those investigations are complete, we will be handing the files to national police forces, Interpol and the FBI for them to prosecute.
"The images we are finding are of younger and younger children, and over the last ten years they have been getting worse."


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I do not condone what Artem Anisimov did after that beauty of a short-handed goal put the Rangers up 2-1. You know by now that he went down to a knee, aimed his stick like a rifle toward goalie Mathieu Garon and pumped a few shots.
Certainly not the end of the world, certainly not the worst lack of sportsmanship ever, and not the most crazy celebration (Alex Ovechkin pretending to light his stick on fire; Teemu Selanne tossing his glove in the air and shooting it; Jaromir Jagr and Brian Propp with those pansy salutes; Tiger Williams and Tie Domi riding the broom; even that jackwagon Kaleta on Buffalo doing whatever full-bodied dry-heave he does after goals. The Rangers once went after Vinny Prospal, when he was with Tampa, because of one of his jubilant celebrations.
But do we want this to turn into the NFL, where guys will taunt and cost their teams 15 yards and possessions and games because they just have to dance and taunt and act like idiots (Eagles' DeSean Jackson, or, take your pick of any dancing receiver, including this clown Cruz on the Giants)?
I don't. I think hockey is the last bastion of sportsmanship and respect, even if they do knock the daylights out of one another, often with bare knuckles.
I like that hockey doesn't put up with that bull-carcillo. There's definitely a taunting line, and by aiming his rifle ay Garon, Anisimov definitely crossed it. If he had fired it at the ceiling, or into the crowd, or anywhere else, I don't even think it would be mentioned today.
1) A lot of people brought up a good point, that maybe Anisimov's celebration was somewhat created by all this hype of HBO's cameras being around for "24/7" and the guys all trying to be the stars of that show. They sure have been made to be aware, and a lot of them, it seems, have been encouraged to tweet (Anisimov just began his twittering yesterday; see the widget on the right).
2) Trivia quiz: How many officials does it take to screw up a hockey fight? (answer below).
3) They sure got pretty much everything wrong in the assessment of the fracas that followed Anisimov's mistake. How do Brandon Dubinsky and Marc-Andre Bergeron, who dropped gloves and traded punches, not get fighting majors, How does Vinny Lecavalier, the captain who rightfully went after Anisimov and touched off the whole melee, not get a penalty? How does Anisimov get 14 minutes? How do the Lightnings get a power play? How? How? How?
4) Let's see if Sherriff Shanahan is as tough as he and his genuflecting fans claim he is, on Steve Downie. Or if the league, as it typically does, leaps through hoops trying to find a reason to not issue the automatic suspension for this clown coming off the bench to join an altercation. Because, even though Dominic Moore may have come to the bench, Downie left the bench and not only joined an altercation, but re-ignited it. Betcha he gets a wrist slap and not the automatic 10 games, or even five. Betcha the NHL front office doesn't have the onions to enforce its own rule.
5) How about Steven Stamkos issuing threats toward Anisimov later? What's Stamkos going to do? Hit him with his Rocket Richard Trophy? Stamkos had a chance to get involved in the fracas. He was on the ice. He waited until Dan Girardi was involved with somebody else, then sucker punched Girardi in the back of the head.
6) I was seated next to Steve Yzerman (or Whyzerman if you're the host of the NHL awards show, Jay Mohr) and thinking, "Gee, I'll bet nobody fired a rifle at Whyzerman's Red Wings when they had Joey Kocur and Bob Probert."
7) I thought John Tortorella did the right thing in protecting his young player, who was aware he made a mistake and apologized to his teammates, who, to a man, thought what he did was wrong.
8) I like the way Brandon Dubinsky reacted in the whole scrum, and I thought he was very, very good on the PK all night — it was his play that created the Anisimov goal. But you can tell he's still in a funk, and Tortorella tried giving him some PP time to get him out of it.
9) Ryan McDonagh had a rough game. He's kind of flattened out a bit lately. Terrible giveaway on the first Tampa goal, took a bad penalty, allowed Dominic Moore to go around him for the short-handed goal to force OT.
10) Moore would fit in nicely on this Rangers team. Oh, they already had him? Michael Del Zotto and he sure had something going, as Del Zotto refused to let him, at least twice, take shots at Henrik Lundqvist — who by the way deserved better.
11) That was a terrible shame about Martin St. Louis. Seriously. The guy is nothing but class, a guy who was supposedly too small to make it, and who would have played his 500th consecutive game if he hadn't been hit in the eye with a puck shot by Moore in the morning skate. St. Louis will have his eye re-evaluated, and suffered a broken nose, and broken facial and sinus bones.
12) Good to see the Captain, Mark Messier, not take it too seriously that he will put off his surgery and play in the Winter Classic alumni game. He gets it. It's not major news.
13) Nothing like a good old rock-em, sock-em hockey game being decided with a silly breakaway competition after the hockey game ends.
14) Trivia answer: Four. (And their names are Chris Rooney, David Banfield, Lonnie Cameron and Vaughan Rody. Maybe they can change a light bulb).
My Three Rangers Stars:
1) Henrik Lundqvist.
2) Artem Anisimov.
3) Ryan Callahan.
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Mary Dent manages a Subway near the newspaper.
Subway calls its sandwich restaurants "stores" or "locations." I think of the one I frequent as Mary's place.
Dent is 57 and retired from LSU where she worked in food service, as janitorial help and in the university's print shop.
Like a lot of Americans, Dent retired only to find that she needed to work.
"I didn't have enough money to see me on through," she said.
Most of Dent's customers don't know her name, but they know there's something different about this franchise sandwich shop.
The franchise owners like workers to say "Welcome to Subway" as customers approach the serving line.
It's Mary Dent's "Hey, Baby" that makes customers look up and smile.
"When I'm on my diet, this is where I come," said customer Cliff Dunlap, a workplace safety consultant.
Dunlap's been coming to Mary's Subway for two years.
"They're friendly, and I've never had bad service," Dunlap said. "I like the cleanliness," said the workplace consultant. "If they leave the line or touch the cash register, they change their serving gloves. I'm a stickler on that."
Dent and members of her family have worked at the Subway since Chris Lowery, 24, was in high school. Lowery is the son of franchise owners David and Sharon Lowery.
The Lowerys have nine Subways which generate 70 to 100 responses a week to an in-store survey.
One customer told tellsubway.com that she goes to Mary's subway at Bluebonnet Boulevard and Perkins Road because of Mary and Mary's crew of "sandwich artists."
Sandwich artist. That's what Subway calls the people who make sandwiches.
Mary started off as a sandwich artist, became a shift manager and assistant manager before her promotion to manager.
"She has an outstanding work ethic," said David Lowery. "She's part of our family."
For two years after Dent left LSU, she took care of her mother who had cancer.
Her mother got better. "One day, she said, 'I'm OK. You can go home,'" Dent said.
Dent likes to count her blessings, starting with her 8-year-old son, Le,ROI. Her customers are blessings, too, she said.
She stopped a young woman just beyond the cash register one day to ask, "What's wrong?"
There was nothing wrong, the customer said. She was just tired. And pregnant.
"I know when they're having a good day or a bad day," Dent said.
Dent sneaked up on me as I picked up lunch at Matherne's Deli one noon.
"Caught you!" she cried.
For a second, I felt I'd betrayed Dent by eating someplace other than her Subway. But what was SHE doing at the grocery store's lunch counter?
She was on a peach cobbler run, Dent laughed. "We get the fish, too, sometimes."
Middle age is a tough time to look for work. The lunch crowd at a certain sandwich shop is glad Mary Dent did.


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When you ask someone what they like about sushi, invariably the words "fresh" or "healthy" will pop into the conversation. Sushi is, after all, just raw fish with a little bit of ginger and rice to wash it down. Nobody ever says that they like it because it is deep fried and topped with delicious frosting. That is until now. Donut sushi is now a thing.
California's Psycho Donuts, who have a storied history with nutty donut concoctions, have created what they call "Psycho Psushi," The donut creation contains absolutely no fish, but does ape the look using a clever combination of frosting, nuts and, for the health conscious, berries. Oh yeah. The whole thing comes packed in a bento box, complete with edible chopsticks. Nice!
For a lighter take on summer, check out Cooking Channel's collection of healthy summer recipes.


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KEARNEY-For the second straight year, the North Platte High School girls' soccer team won the Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference championship on Saturday.
Before beating the Bearcats, the No. 9-ranked Lady Bulldogs beat Class B No. 6 Hastings 1-0 in the semifinals. Like Kearney, Hastings was also undefeated before facing NPHS in the GNAC. The Tigers finished third in the tournament after losing to the Bulldogs by beating Norfolk 2-1 in a shootout.
On Friday, North Platte, who went in as the No. 2 seed, beat Scottsbluff 8-1 in the first round to open the tournament.
The three victories in the GNAC gives NPHS a 7-0 record. They are ranked No. 2 in the NSAA power point standings for Class A behind Omaha Marian.
The North Platte High School girls' soccer team is off to its best start since 2005.
In that season eight years ago, the Lady Bulldogs won their first eight games on their way to earning the top seed in the state tournament.
At state, NPHS beat Omaha Central in the first round before falling in the semifinals to eventual state champion Lincoln Southeast.
While the 2013 Lady Dawgs have some work to do to reach the same heights as that team, Coach Sarah Kaminski says she likes what she has seen from the current group.
"The girls are playing well together and they have a good attitude and work ethic," said Kaminski, who was an assistant under Janie McCarthy for that 2005 North Platte team.
In recent years, North Platte has faced a stiff test from Lincoln Southeast in either its second or third game of the year.
Southeast is one of the best teams in Class A year in and year out. The Knights have only missed the state tournament once since 1997.
They have also been a major road block for the Bulldogs. In 2005, NPHS beat Southeast 1-0 but since then, the series had been dominated by the Lady Knights.
Until this year, when NPHS finally defeated Southeast 2-1 in a shootout on March 26.
"The Lincoln Southeast win was a big win for us," Kaminski said. "It was a big confidence booster. It opened the girls eyes to see how good they could be."
The shootout victory over Southeast showed that the 2013 Lady Dawg team shared one trait that their predecessors from eight years ago had, which was a high level of confidence.
In both years, the Bulldogs weren't intimidated by the Knights and that was the key factor in both wins.
"It was just a true team victory," said Kaminski. "They supported each other throughout it and I think their hard work prevailed over Southeast. They gave each other confidence. They had their minds set on a goal and they got the job done. It was just a well-earned game."
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By John Gasaway, ESPN Insider
On Saturday, Ohio State will play at Wisconsin, and the conventions of sports writing suggest it's foolish to write a piece about how great any team is right before it plays in Madison. You may have heard that the Badgers tend to win a very high percentage of such games, and at the moment Bo Ryan's team is riding a six-game winning streak.
It's entirely possible that the Buckeyes will lose when they visit Wisconsin. After all, Thad Matta's team has already lost at Indiana and Illinois, and while those teams are very good they're not what one would call historically formidable. (The Hoosiers are currently ranked No. 20 in the nation, while the Illini are unranked. For the record OSU also lost at Kansas on Dec. 10, a game it played without Jared Sullinger.) But maybe the conventions of sports writing -- and of polling -- could benefit from greater awareness of an admittedly dull fact: losses do happen, even to the best teams.
We've been waiting patiently for 36 years now for the next version of Indiana in 1976, and we're still waiting. Perhaps Murray State will win the national championship this season and fill that longing for the Perfect Season. While we wait, I want to say a word or two about a plainly imperfect Ohio State team.
This is the best team in the country right now
The Buckeyes are my choice as the No. 1 team in the country, and, yes, I realize mine is a minority view. Maybe even a solitary view. In this week's polls OSU didn't receive a single No. 1 vote from a writer or coach anywhere in the nation. (Not one!) Still, I don't think the disagreement here is really so pronounced. These are all exceptionally strong teams we're discussing, but a top 25 only allows you one No. 1, and I just happen to think the team in Columbus is the strongest.
Kentucky and Syracuse have fewer losses, but in the course of tracking each possession recorded by 157 teams in conference play, I've come to the conclusion that if we played this season 500 times or so Matta's group would emerge as the top team. In conference play, Ohio State's played two games decided by single digits and, you guessed it, the Buckeyes went 0-2, dropping games to the Hoosiers and the Illini. In every other Big Ten game, though, OSU has won with ease. Meantime Syracuse is 4-1 in Big East games decided by single digits, and Kentucky's 2-0 in such games in SEC play.
Maybe this means the Buckeyes aren't clutch and they "don't know how to win the close ones." We'll find out, of course. That's what March and April are for. Meantime I'm wagering that the ability to blow opponents away most of the time is also an important metric.
Ohio State and Kentucky may both turn out to be unusually mighty
It's rare to see a team outscore its major-conference opponents by more than 0.20 points per possession, but this season we're seeing two teams do just that. Two guesses who those teams are (see table).
Ohio State 2012 +0.28
Kentucky 2012 +0.25
Kansas 2008 +0.24
Texas 2011 +0.20
For the record I expect these numbers to come down for both the Buckeyes and the Wildcats. Both teams are yet to play their toughest games: at Wisconsin, Michigan and Michigan State in OSU's case, and at Vanderbilt and Florida in UK's case.
But the numbers can fall and still mark these two teams as uniquely strong. And what's impressive about Ohio State's performance in particular is that the Buckeyes have recorded this scoring margin in the Big Ten. By common consensus, by the RPI and by measures much more sophisticated than the RPI, this is the best conference in the country, one that after years of futility is all of a sudden beating the ACC annually in that challenge the two conferences have. When your team is outscoring the best conference in the nation by the largest margin seen from any major-conference program in the past five years, you earn my vote as the No. 1 team in the country. One man's opinion.
Great offense, greater defense
The Buckeyes are an excellent team when it comes to scoring (their strength, go figure, is efficiency in the paint), but it's also true that before all is said and done offenses like those of Indiana or Michigan State might eclipse Matta's team in terms of effectiveness on that side of the ball. Right now all three offenses are neck-and-neck in performance during Big Ten play.
But where OSU has simply kicked down the wall and opened up an entire new wing of possibility is on defense. In this instance I think our eyes are doing us a disservice: Ohio State on defense just doesn't look as impressive as Kentucky does on defense. Yet the numbers say the Buckeyes have the superior D and, indeed, it isn't even particularly close. How can that be?
Simple: Ohio State as a team, and Jared Sullinger as a player, doesn't block shots. To see the Wildcats' Anthony Davis swatting away shots and altering many others is to register, correctly, much of what makes Kentucky so excellent on defense. But the Buckeyes' strengths are less dramatic and more cumulative. Basically, Matta's brought together four things that have no business being brought together: excellent interior field goal defense, an abundance of forced turnovers (take a bow, Aaron Craft), dominance on the defensive glass and a near-total lack of fouling.
How effective has this combination been on defense? Consider this: Even if Ohio State's Big Ten opponents never committed a single turnover, this defense would still be better than Indiana's.
And then there's the small matter of Jared Sullinger I feel like Sullinger has somewhat been overlooked nationally this season. Maybe it's because he hasn't had that one monster game that we can all point to. But at the end of the day this is still a Blake Griffin-level performer, one who makes 60 percent of his 2s, draws six fouls for every 40 minutes he plays and shoots 76 percent at the line. Sullinger is also one of the top defensive rebounders in the country. (Meanwhile his offensive rebounding has dipped, perhaps in part because he's now dutifully putting in the cameo appearances on the perimeter required of any big man in his preparatory year leading into the NBA draft.) Craft, Deshaun Thomas and William Buford all bring something to the table, goodness knows, but Sullinger is quite simply one of the two or three best players in the country, even if he is somewhat overlooked.
None of which guarantees that Ohio State will win the national championship, of course, or even make the Final Four. Last year Texas recorded an unbelievably impressive per-possession performance in the Big 12, for example, and if the Longhorns parlayed that into an unbelievably impressive NCAA tournament run I must have missed it. But right now all we have to go on are the games and possessions that teams have played so far in 2011-12. And to my eyes no one's been more impressive over the course of its games and possessions than Ohio State.


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JUST when Wanderers' season looked destined for the intensive care ward, an injection of new blood might just have given them a new lease of life.
There was no ignoring the league table after last week's defeat at Watford, just as there was no disguising the fact that just after 4.15pm on Saturday, Dougie Freedman's side were 1-0 down against Burnley and actually level on points with the bottom three.
For a few dreadful minutes that realisation seemed to dawn on the Reebok too – possibly accounting for the negative reaction when soon-to-be matchwinners Craig Davies and David Ngog emerged from the bench.
But credit where credit is due; Freedman made that call and was proved correct.
Indeed, the Wanderers manager has come in for some stick in recent weeks, but it was his defensive addition, Craig Dawson, who provided the backbone of this derby victory.
Another January loan signing, Steve de Ridder, showed for an hour that his hustle and bustle – which helped Southampton clinch the Championship title last season – could be an exciting addition.
Most important of all, Freedman's first permanent capture, Craig Davies, gave us a brief glimpse of why he was elevated to hero status at his previous two clubs, Chesterfield and Barnsley.
Fresh blood, fresh perspective. In fact, you could argue a new spine to the team.
And even though it was an old boy in Ngog who finally clinched victory over the Clarets with a wonderful finish, the promise of Medo, David Wheater, Mark Davies and Matt Mills to add into this mix over the last 16 games is an intriguing prospect to say the least.
Of course we have been here before, and the swallow-summer analogy has been used so many times around the Reebok this season that you wonder whether May will ever arrive.
But while some fans would have been wishing away the remaining third of the season after Vicarage Road last weekend, this result might just rekindle a little bit of hope.
Freedman had made three changes, drafting in Dawson and De Ridder for debuts and Tyrone Mears against his former club. Tim Ream, Josh Vela and Sam Ricketts made way.
Local derbies are rarely feasts of football and the early going was not easy to watch.
Darren Pratley excelled in the nitty gritty, making one superb clearance after Ross Wallace and Dean Marney had combined well in the penalty box to drive a low cross towards Clarets hitman Charlie Austin. It was as close as the striker got to adding to his 24 goals this term, and another minor victory for Freedman's preparation.
Wanderers' early threat came almost exclusively from set pieces. Dawson was the target, and after putting one effort disappointingly wide and having another blocked by Lee Grant's legs, the defender may have wondered if this was going to be his day.
He need not have worried. On the few occasions Burnley did get behind full-backs Mears and Marcos Alonso, the defending in the penalty box was generally top notch.
Making inroads into the Burnley back four was slow going, however, not least for Clarets old boy Chris Eagles, whose very public battle with form continues unabated.
Playing just in behind sole striker Marvin Sordell, Eagles went for the extravagant when the simple would have done. His effort cannot be questioned but one wonders whether this is the time for Freedman to give him an overdue rest.
I find myself willing the former Manchester United man to catch a break – but his two chances to get a confidence-boosting goal were snatched at just before half time.
Wanderers had been defending so well, the ease with which Burnley opened the scoring was incredible.
Junior Stanislas swung a corner into the back post, headed across goal by Marney with minimal fuss, and then over the line from close range by David Edgar.
There was an argument that the corner should not have been given in the first place, as the ball seemed to come off Wallace and not Mears.
The question has to be asked, though, why Jay Spearing – at 5ft 6ins – was the only man to try to intervene.
The mood soured. Elsewhere, the likes of Peterborough, Bristol City, Wolves and Sheffield Wednesday were picking up points. This was getting serious.
So when Freedman called for Ngog and Davies to change the attacking direction – it was hard to fathom quite why the jeers poured down quite so heavily.
De Ridder had run his race by then, and Sordell had cut a lonely figure without much support. That Eagles remained on the pitch was perhaps the reason for all the negativity, but that seems harsh in the extreme.
Thankfully, we did not have long to dwell on it. Eight minutes after he came off the bench, Davies was celebrating after steering an excellent cross from Chung-Yong past Grant with a deft header.
The subs ran the show from there on in.
Grant denied Davies with a last-ditch save after he had run on to a clever pass from Ngog and poked the ball towards goal, and Burnley's desperate defending saw goal-bound efforts from Dawson and Alonso repelled on the goalline.
Alonso had been quieter than in recent weeks but nearly grabbed a spectacular winner with a 25-yard free kick that was pushed away superbly by Grant at the foot of his post.
Wanderers kept the pressure on from the throw-in and when sub Kevin Davies kept the ball alive in the box, Spearing's wild blast at goal was seized upon with clinical coolness by Ngog, who arced a low shot into the bottom corner for his fifth goal of the season.
Pressure lifted, it was party time. Burnley's spirit was damaged beyond repair and there was no route back into the game after that.
With a mixture of new signings and returning casualties, Wanderers may yet succeed in reinventing themselves in the next few weeks and finish this season on a high.
It is with cautious optimism we look to next weekend's trip to Nottingham Forest and, dare I say it, the league table?


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If he can't land Ron Artest, with the Pacers intent on sending the wayward swingman to the West, look for Knicks president Isiah Thomas to pursue Seattle's Rashard Lewis. Thomas is admittedly obsessed with length and Lewis, at 6-10, is thus an irresistible small forward.
This could only happen, granted, if the Sonics shift into cost-cutting mode. Yet if that is Seattle's response to a tough time financially, I'm hearing that Isiah would be ready to pounce with an offer featuring Penny Hardaway's expiring contract and rookie guard Nate Robinson, who's more popular in Seattle than Ray Allen after starring at Washington.
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India gang rape: Protesters demand speedy executions for 4 sentenced
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NEW DELHI -- India's Supreme Court has reserved the death penalty for "rarest of rare" cases, and most are commuted to life imprisonment. But demonstrators gathered outside a Delhi courtroom demanded that four men sentenced to death Friday in the December rape and murder of a physiotherapy student on a moving bus be hanged soon.
Pawan Kumar, a 52-year-old textile shopkeeper, said he would be happy to do the honors.
"They deserve capital punishment," the northern Uttar Pradesh state resident said. "The crime is unpardonable. My application to be hangman for Delhi jails is pending with the Inspector General."
The brutal assault hit a nerve in India. Violent demonstrations jarred politicians and bureaucrats into action, leading to fast-track laws, amended police procedures and a new law that stiffened penalties for gang rape and other sexual crimes. The law didn't apply in this case since it passed after the attack.
Judge Yogesh Khanna announced Friday's sentences in a one-paragraph order, a contrast with his 237-page verdict a few days earlier.
"In these times when crime against women is on the rise, courts cannot turn a blind eye," he said.
The four death-row convicts, ages 19 to 35, were among six apprehended in the case. A fifth reportedly committed suicide in prison, although his family claimed he had been killed. The sixth, then a juvenile, was given three years in a rehabilitation facility, the maximum punishment, prompting some to call for those under age 18 to be treated as adults in extreme cases.
"Hang All Rapists" said one sign with a small crooked face inside a noose, held aloft by a demonstrator Friday.
"Rape Is Not a Child Play So, No Rapist Can Be a Child" said another.
Nearby, a painter in a purple-striped shirt depicted in acrylics what appeared to be a bloodied figure in white shorts, explaining to reporters it was a Hindu god eating the souls of the convicted.
India executes convicts by hanging, in keeping with traditions honed during the British Empire, although Britain conducted its last hanging in 1964.
The four sentenced Friday -- unemployed Akshay Thakur, gym instructor Vinay Sharma, fruit seller Pawan Gupta and driver Mukesh Singh -- vowed to appeal.
The 23-year old victim, who died of massive internal injuries two weeks after the attack, has not been named under Indian law.
Women's rights activists are divided on whether capital punishment should apply in horrendous crimes such as this one, said Indu Agnihotri, director of New Delhi's Center for Women's Development Studies, a think tank. But most agree on the need for fair and speedy judgment in a nation where justice is creaky and a woman's life and marriage prospects can be ruined by the stigma of a rape, she added.
According to human rights watchdog Amnesty International, India is one of 58 countries worldwide that carry out death sentences, against 140 that have abolished them in law or practice.
India provides few details about its execution policy. In 2007, it reported having executed 52 people since 1947, although civic groups believe the actual figure is far higher.
Various superstitions have cropped up in India about hanging. Wardens conducting jail-house tours have taken to warning visitors not to chip away wood bits from the gallows, which are believed to bring good luck and to help school results. Some also believe strands from the noose have magical powers.
"I have no idea from where this thinking comes from," said Sunil Gupta, law officer with Delhi Prisons.
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Corn futures were lower on Friday morning. The negative implication from the concurrent U.S. dollar gains weighed on the corn market. In addition, recent ideal growing weather held broad prospects of a record harvest, which generated a bearish signal to the market. However, good performance of equity markets may have some positive influence. September corn futures fell 3 cents to $4.845/bushel while December futures edged 2 cents lower to $4.65/bushel.
The soy complex moved general higher in overnight trading. Although beneficial U.S. crop weather forecasts reinforced traders' prospects of a big harvest, the supply tightness powered soybeans and the meal market higher. In the news, Asian palm oil closed slightly lower despite recent higher export demand. September soybean futures lost 0.25 cents to $12.34/bushel in early Friday trading, and November soybean prices rose 3.25 cents to $11.9575/bushel .September soyoil climbed 0.13 cents to 42.73 cents/pound, and September soybean meal gained $2.8 to $400.5/ton.
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With family effort, asparagus farm thrives
By Jane Lawson
, The Daily Times Herald
The Bernholtz family gathers around an asparagus sign near their one-third acre plot on 210th Street southeast of Carroll. The family has sold asparagus for nine years and pictured are (front, from left) Zoey Bernholtz, Saige Raasch, Emma Bernholtz, (second row) Mollie Bernholtz, Jaidan Bernholtz, (third row) Stacy Raasch, Donna Langfitt, Andrew Bernholtz, John Bernholtz, Michael Bernholtz and Mary Bernholtz.
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On 210th Street south of Carroll near the Dedam-Willey blacktop is a white house, a red barn, and a few horses. On warm spring days, four young sisters take turns pulling a little red wagon to and from an asparagus field. On Bernholtz Asparagus Farm 1/3 of an acre of land is devoted to growing asparagus to sell to both new and loyal customers.
Mary Bernholtz said before she and her husband, John, began growing asparagus, neither one had ever tasted it before. Now Mary and John and their children work to grow and harvest the crop and enjoy eating their home-grown asparagus quite often for dinner.
Mary describes her family as a "big, active family." Mary is a retired nurse. She used to work in the intensive-care unit at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Her husband, John, works for the Carroll County Highway Department.
John and Mary's daughter, Stacy Raasch and her husband, Scott, and daughter, Saige, 3, live in Odebolt. They also have two grown sons, Andrew and Michael, and four young daughters, Jaidan, 9, Zoey, 8, Emma, 7, and Mollie, almost 6. John and Mary are also guardians to Donna, who lives in a New Hope group home in Carroll. The number of family members has changed through the years as the Bernholtzes have been a foster family for over 20 years.
Sons Andrew and Michael help with cutting the asparagus, although this year Michael is doing the majority of the cutting. Cutting asparagus is hard work since the cutting is done at ground level with special asparagus knives. Mary said the cutting process can be very labor-intensive.
The asparagus is cut twice a day, once in the morning and once in the afternoon. Mary said it grows so fast you can cut and come right back and cut it again. She said most people don't realize it can grow 12 inches in eight hours.
At the peak of the season, 150 pounds is cut per day at Bernholtz Asparagus Farm. At the end of the season when the asparagus is "tired," Mary said, only about 15 pounds is cut per day. After the asparagus is cut, it's washed and sorted according to size and length.
The four youngest daughters also do their fair share. They pull a red wagon to collect the cut asparagus and bring it to the garage where it's sold on an honor system.
The asparagus is bundled into a little over 1-pound bundles and placed in a tray with water inside a cooler. Mary said the little girls love to come out to chat with customers, collect their money and put it in the jar, bag up the asparagus, and bring it to the customers' cars for them.
Mary ensures the asparagus is very fresh - all that is sold is cut within 24 hours.
After each spring's harvest, the family works through the summer to prepare the field for the next year. They weed and fertilize the land to give it a healthy start. Green ferns grow big and bushy and are needed as food for the following year's crop. Mary said the little girls and the cats like to play amongst the ferns and explore the bushes. The bushes can grow to be 5 feet tall and so thick, Mary said, you can practically get lost in there. Once, a customer even asked to take some of the greenery to put in centerpiece vases at a wedding.
Several years ago, John and Mary knew they wanted to do "something" with their land, but weren't sure what they wanted to do. They considered growing grapes, and then their minister, Logan Dunham, suggested an asparagus field. John and Mary were unsure of his suggestion since they'd never even eaten asparagus before, but Dunham said he knew of others with asparagus fields and they never had trouble getting rid of it.
The couple also gained advice and guidance from Eldon Everhart of the Iowa State University Extension office. Everhart said John and Mary have a phenomenal crop with the right kind of soil for growing asparagus. Commercially grown asparagus will grow for one hundred years, but can be grown to harvest annually for about 15 years.
To begin their asparagus field nine years ago John and Mary planted 1,500 crowns in rows. The Bernholtzes first crop was a success. In the beginning they sold to Fareway and Hy-Vee, but mostly they've stuck to selling asparagus right out of their garage.
Asparagus grows according to the temperature and humidity. It doesn't grow when it's cold, and when it's hot, it grows like crazy.
This year the season started late because it was cold for so long. During the snowstorm at the beginning of May, the asparagus plants were already 6 to 8 inches tall. Thankfully the snow didn't damage the crop.
Typically the Bernholtzes' variety of asparagus, Martha Washington, is ready the second week of April, but this year the first batch wasn't ready until May 6. The Bernholtzes don't water their asparagus, so it grows according to weather and rainfall. So far this year the crop is shorter, but is coming in very well. Mary said cutting is heavy for about four weeks and then it will die down a bit. She expects they will cut until mid-June this year. She said they usually cut for six to eight weeks total.
The asparagus "seconds," broken pieces, crooked spears, and spears with tops that have started to open up are donated to places like New Hope and Mallard View. Some years the Bernholtzes have donated up to 1,000 pounds of asparagus.
Sometimes bundles of asparagus are also sent to school. The youngest daughters attend Glidden-Ralston Schools and have brought asparagus to their teachers. Mary said when their oldest children were in high school, she would send asparagus with them to school to put in the teachers' lounge.
Mary suggests storing the asparagus in your refrigerator in something that holds a little water to keep the cut ends from drying out. By storing it upright and changing the water every couple days, Mary said, it should keep a week or two in the refrigerator.
At the end of the growing season, if there is any remaining asparagus Mary freezes or pickles the leftover asparagus.
Bernholtz Asparagus Farms puts a notice in the newspaper when the asparagus is ready. Mary said customers come from all over including Hamlin, Jefferson, Coon Rapids, Sac City, etc. She said the news also travels by word of mouth. Many customers stop by when they're in town to buy groceries or go to a doctor's appointment.
Mary said their location is fairly convenient for customers since they are just past the Country Club and on the way to Swan Lake.
Many of their asparagus customers are retired and love to chat. Mary also said that over the years they have gained many regular customers. Some customers come as often as every day or every other day. Many customers pick up a bunch to bring home after work.
Mary said most of their cooking and grilling tips and recipes have come from their customers and Taste of Home magazine.
One of Mary's favorite ways to prepare asparagus is to top her lettuce salad with a few spears of asparagus. One customer shared she adds it to her chicken casserole. Mary said using asparagus in place of spinach to make an asparagus soufflé is especially delicious.
Grilled Chicken
With Asparagus
Mary pairs spears of asparagus with grilled chicken to make a complete meal. The foil packets can be prepared ahead of time. Simply pop them on the grill twenty minutes before dinner time.
Place a boneless, skinless chicken breast on aluminum foil in a piece of foil large enough to hold the chicken and a few spears of asparagus (about the size of the chicken).
Place a few spears of asparagus (as many as you would like) on top of the chicken. You can add some sliced onion between the chicken and asparagus if you'd like. Drizzle olive oil over the asparagus and season with your favorite seasoning whether it's garlic salt, sea salt, pepper, etc. Wrap and seal foil. Place on grill.
On a gas grill turn the heat setting to medium, close lid and leave packet on for 20 minutes. Do not turn over. Make sure there are no flare ups.
After 20 minutes take off the grill and open up the foil packet and add a slice of Colby Jack cheese. Close foil packet and place on table.
Pickled Asparagus
These days, pickled asparagus is a hot item and is usually pretty expensive. Mary said liquor stores are not able to keep it in stock as it goes out the door as fast as it comes in.
Use a Mrs. Wages pickling packet (available at Bomgaars, Hy-Vee, Fareway, etc.). Follow package directions. If you wish, add jalapeno peppers, whole garlic cloves onions, or peppers, to give it a zing.
Grilled Asparagus
Mary and John's four youngest daughters like grilled asparagus so much, if they are outside when it's taken off the grill, Mary said the girls will eat their veggies before they even get in the house.
Use one pound of asparagus and do not remove the ends. Roll asparagus in olive oil, add seasoning. Mary likes like sea salt or garlic salt the best. Place directly on grill. Grill until tender which can be 3-7 minutes depending on how crunchy you like it.
Asparagus Au Gratin
Move over potatoes, here's a twist on a traditional side dish that goes well with everything.
1 lb asparagus, never cut, just snapped
10 oz pkg imitation crab meat
½ cup Cheddar cheese
White sauce:
4 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons flour
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon ground mustard
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1-2 tablespoons melted butter
1 cup bread crumbs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a sauce pan, melt butter, add flour and whisk together. Cook for a couple of minutes, while whisking constantly. Add milk, ground mustard, salt, and pepper. Watch carefully and continue to whisk frequently. Cook until creamy and fairly thick. Off heat, add lemon juice.
Add asparagus, crab meat and Cheddar cheese to sauce and stir to combine. Pour into a greased 9x11-inch casserole dish. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and pour melted butter over top.
Bake uncovered for 45 minutes until hot and bubbly.
Caramelized Asaragus
If you don't have time to heat up the grill or the weather isn't cooperating, turn on the oven to have roasted asparagus for dinner.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place 1 lb asparagus, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt. Bake for 10-20 minutes depending on the thickness of the asparagus. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese as soon as it comes out of the oven.
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This year's theme, Making a World of Difference, is a perfect description of the many men and women who unselfishly give their time and talents to the Police Department. Last year our volunteers contributed over 23,000 hours of valuable time to the BCoPD.
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Captain George M Detwiler, Sherman's March to the Sea
1864 — Atlanta, Ga
George M. Detwiler was born in Fayette Co., Pa., Sept. 19, 1834 and died at his home near Mulhall, Oklahoma, Feb 17th , 1907, at 1:15 P.M.. Mr. Detwiler was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Phillips in Oct. 22, 1854 and went to Bonaparte, Iowa. Laying aside personal interests, he enlisted July 23, 1863 in Company C, 8th Iowa Calvary. For two years and two months he served in the Union Army. At Davenport, Iowa he was promoted to be Orderly Sergeant and at Chattanooga he was made a second Lieutenant. He took part in various battles and skirmishes in and around Franklin and Waverly, Tn. and in the battle of Dalton his clothing was riddled with bullets. He accompanied Gen. Sherman from Chattanooga to Atlanta on the famous march to the sea. Altogether he took part in about thirty battles, and skirmishes. Upon returning from service Captain Detwiler returned to his old home in Van Buren Co. Iowa. In 1890 he came from Kansas to Oklahoma and settled at the place in which he died. His wife servives[sic] him and the following children, Charles, living at home; Cynthia, living at home, Mrs. Sadie Daniels lives in Garfield, Kansas; George lives on a joining farm at his father's. Daniel, living in Billings, Ok., Mrs. Kate James living at Apache, Mrs. Gertrude Bowers living near Guthrie, J.H. Detwiler a brother of St. John, Kansas, all present at the funeral. Neighbors and friends acted as pall bearers, while veterans of the Civil War as honorary pall bearers followed the remains of their comrade to the grave.
The following are excerpts from Iowa and the Rebellion, By Lurton Dunham Ingersoll The next day, the battle of Newnan took place. About noon, the head of the column, upon entering Newnan, unexpectedly came upon Roddy's dismounted cavalry on their way to Atlanta. Wheeler's force soon coming up, the enemy barred our progress with a largely superior army. Croxton's Brigade, however, charged, and the Eighth Cavalry, one portion under Major Root, and another portion under Major Isett, forced the enemy to give way in confusion. General Hume, commanding a brigade, was captured by Lieutenant George M. Detwiler, of Company M, and the road was cleared, but the rest of the division not coming up, the rebels had time to rally, and again blockaded the passage. The fight continued for some time, being sustained by the first brigade alone, which was now commanded by Colonel Dorr, Croxton being missing, and which brigade had been reduced to little more than the maximum number of a company. And so the little band fought on, making itself a shield to protect the rest of our forces, the most of whom were thereby enabled to extricate themselves from the perilous position. They made their way back to the army, but Colonel Dorr and his regiment fell into the hands of the enemy.
"In this engagement," said he, in his report made months afterwards, "which was of the severest character, the men and officers of the Eighth behaved with a gallantry and steadiness which drew from General McCook a public compliment on the battlefield. As on the day before, there were but few exceptions to this, while there were many instances of great gallantry displayed. Major John H. Isett, Captain P. C. Morhiser, Captain (now Major) Shurtz, who was desperately wounded, Captain James W. Moore, captain E. B. Doane, Lieutenants Henry Moreland, W. F. McCarron, C. F. Anderson, Jackson Morrow, W. T. Ogle, G. M. Detwiler, Jacob T. Haight (wounded) and John B. Loomis (killed) are fairly entitled to 'mention for coolness and good conduct under very trying circumstances.
George's attached letters reveal that he was a man of faith and that he participated in the burning of Coronth, MS. They burned a college there. Corinth was not demolished, but it was very much deteriorated- about as bad as the Corinth of old. In the town the scene was dismal indeed; nothing was occupied, all was vacant. In the fields north of the town, where the Confederate camps had been, there were the common evidences of their late presence, but nothing uncommon. Arms were picked up in all parts of the field, and a few hundred prisoners were taken.
Source: Frank Leslie, Famous Leaders and Battle Scenes of the Civil War (New York: Mrs. Frank Leslie, 1896)


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Served with what looks to be the last local corn of the season. Ears are getting pretty small.
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It's less than a week until Christmas and I think I am going to make it.
It has nothing to do with shopping for gifts or groceries, nothing to do with wrapping gifts or even baking (yes I do a little of that). No, it has to do with my body not giving out in the next six days.
After close to 20 years of raising money for the Christmas Cheer Board through the Free Press sports department's Spirit of Christmas campaign, this year I decided to use my brawn instead of my brains to help get close to 20,000 hampers out to more than 50,000 people in need in our community.
While I may physically hurt from the top of my head to the soles of my feet, it has been a rewarding experience. I have worked on the production line preparing hampers with students from several schools in the city. I have done the paper work for people who have elected to pick up their hampers at the cheer board's warehouse at 1395 Ellice Ave. (the old S.I.R. warehouse at Ellice and Empress). I have handed out hampers, sorted turkeys, chickens and hams. I have helped volunteer drivers heading out to deliver hampers and now I am handling hampers that couldn't be delivered, getting them back on the floor for a second attempt at delivery in the next six days.
The best part of having worked in so many areas of the cheer board is I have met a tremendous number of wonderful volunteers who willingly give their time to ensure the spirit of the season is shared by those who may be struggling at this time of the year. (I hope they aren't trying to tell me something about my contributions by bouncing me from one job to another.)
The volunteers often put their Christmas plans on hold or modify them to ensure the cheer board's work gets done before old Santa makes his rounds next week. Many spend as much time or more volunteering that they would at a full-time job and then there are some who volunteer around their full-time jobs, which makes for long days. And then there are those who help out on a spot basis depending on their schedules.
Bomber defensive standout and Free Press columnist Doug Brown stopped by Friday with teammate Obby Khan to help the kids from Ecole Ile-des-Chenes prepare 500 hampers for delivery next week. The two stacked the hampers as they came off the assembly line, giving a couple of the regular volunteers the opportunity to get some down time or move to another area to help out. It is also a huge help that the Bomber players decided to donate the fines collected this season to the cheer board rather than using it for an end of year gathering.
There is still work to be done before this year's campaign is done and you can help. The big push this weekend will focus on delivering the mountain of hampers still on the floor of the warehouse. If you have the time and inclination, stop by the warehouse (Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.) talk to a checker who will put together a load of hampers and turkeys for you to deliver. If you can't drive, we can still use a few people in the warehouse -- many hands make a big job that much easier -- so either see me or Don Brown and we will find something for you to do. It won't be too taxing, but it will be helpful.
Just as important, maybe even more so, is our need for cash. The Spirit of Christmas campaign is tracking behind last year's totals and those were down from the year before that. Donations at the cheer board are tracking close to last year's numbers but still a little behind. While donations of food and toys help offset some of the costs of preparing the hampers, about $850,000 will be needed this year to balance the books. The cheer board counts on the Spirit of Christmas and Kevin Rollason's Pennies from Heaven campaign for $225,000 in donations and as you can see by today's total there is a long way to go.
The cheer board only wants to cover the costs associated with this year's efforts to help the community and that's where we need your help and in a big way. Annually, the Spirit of Christmas gets a major boost from donors like the Canadian Tire store owners in Winnipeg ($25,000 this year) and the IBM Corporate Challenge, which is still adding up this year's cash contributions. But just like building and distributing the hampers where many hands make a big job easier, so it goes with raising the necessary funds to cover the costs -- many small donations add up to erase a big tab.
So before you head out to take care of your final preparations for Christmas or deliver some hampers, please sit down and write a cheque to the Spirit of Christmas, c/o Winnipeg Free Press, 1355 Mountain Ave., Winnipeg, R2X 3B6. We need the cash and so does the Christmas Cheer Board.
They have the Spirit:
Ernest Holodryga $10.00
Evergreen Circle $100.00
C. Bissonnette $100.00
Alan Wareham $50.00
Dorothy Lardner $25.00
Winnipeg Harleyriders Assoc. Inc. $400.00
Urbain & Ethel Hutsebaut $100.00
Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities $25,000.00
In Memory of Garvie F. Rae $50.00
In Memory of W.A. Smith $50.00
In Memory of Albert Gessner $50.00
Winnipeg Blue Bombers $1,904.18
In Memory of Harold & Douglas Kummen $200.00
Shelagh Hinch $100.00
In Memory of Aileen & Bill $100.00
Sam & Eiko Katayama $100.00
G.W. & A.L. Barnet $50.00
In Memory of Ruth Muirhead $25.00
Joyce Anderson $50.00
In Memory of Bernard Dyma $50.00
Don & Eleanor McKenzie $250.00
In Memory of Irma Arthurs & Ron Bell $200.00
Patrick J. Clarke $500.00
Michael Stones $25.00
In Memory of Cindy & David Jr. McGimpsey $300.00
R. Szajewski $200.00
In Memory of Doug McRorie $50.00
In Memory of George & Alice Smallacombe $50.00
Arlene Jones $25.00
Lorne Paterson $100.00
D. Earl $50.00
The Rod & Iron Assoc. $150.00
In Memory of Ken Ingram $25.00
Aron Klassen $100.00
In Memory of Beryl Thompson $100.00
In Memory of Pearl Penny $50.00
James & Brenda Smith $50.00
Southwood 5 Lunch Girls $25.00
Bernie Failing $100.00
In Memory of Gordon Milne $50.00
Notre Dame Seed Inc. $250.00
Kenneth F. & E. Mary Hurst $100.00
Jean Olsufka $40.00
In Memory of Cory Anderson $50.00
In Memory of Doug & Edie McMurray $50.00
In Memory of George & Lorna Anderson $50.00
St. Stephens Anglican Church Widow's Grp. $31.00
In Memory of Bernice Tough $125.00
In Memory of Jack & Jean McKay $50.00
Peterbilt Manitoba Holdings Ltd. $100.00
Elizabeth Tisdale $100.00
Roots & Culture Group $1,500.00
In Memory of Angus A. MacLeod, $400.00
Walter & Jeanne Penno & Mary Jean Wirth
Bud Irving $200.00
Lorraine Lambert $50.00
Emile & Lorraine Lambert $50.00
Kim & Rick Musick $200.00
Patricia & Robert Cavanaugh $100.00
In Memory of Dennis Wilson $100.00
Keith & Marilyn Hanna $25.00
Kevin & Gail MacAulay $120.00
In Memory of Dr. Bron. & Mary Dyma $100.00
Ian Squair $100.00
Mildred Hallama $75.00
Edward Hallama $25.00
In Memory of Kay McNeill & Helen Peterson $100.00
In Memory of Archie & Hazel Post & $50.00
John & Hilda Trojan
Free Press Newsroom Book Sale $1,054.00
Renee Guilmette $20.00
In Memory of Fred Anderson $125.00
In Memory of Steve, Jean & Cliff $75.00
Manitoba Lacrosse Alumni Assoc. $100.00
Merrill & Lynda Wozniak $50.00
Patrick & Clarice Matthews $150.00
In Memory of John Anderson $50.00
Cornelius Winter $100.00
In Memory of Daniel Regnier $50.00
Myron Nowosad $50.00
Betty Neiles $50.00
Alvin & Beverley Cox $100.00
Mr. & Mrs McColl $30.00
Norma G. Thorkelsson $25.00
In Memory of Guy & Tillie Steinhoff $35.00
Friday Morning Senior Men's Curling League $150.00
Bernice Heinrichs $100.00
In Memory of Olive Semchuk $100.00
R. Goodwin $50.00
M. & J. Trudeau $100.00
James M. Wolanin $20.00
In Memory of Wm. & Elizabeth Dyer & Sons $100.00
L. Kepron $100.00
Marion Wallace $100.00
In Memory of Ron & Edie Zimmerman $100.00
P. Joyce DeVrieze $100.00
In Memory of Muffin $30.00
The Knights of the Roundtable $515.00
Joyce & Raymond Cumming $150.00
North/South Consultants $1,766.86
Bill Richardson $100.00
In Memory of Gerry Varnes Jr. $100.00
Clients & Staff of Performance Landscaping $125.00
Larry Ober $100.00
In Memory of Leon St. Laurent $25.00
In Memory of Rob & Bob $50.00
Seniors Melody Group $150.00
In Memory of Bill Levy $100.00
In Memory of Mae & Verne Graham $25.00
Edward Shore & Kinnon Allan $35.00
Richard Lemmon $75.00
MTS Carrier Services & OP Team $75.00
K. Logan $100.00
In Memory of Ken Johnson $150.00
B. Bayes $100.00
Klaus Goede $25.00
Lorna Steeds $50.00
Mark, Kathy & Amanda $100.00
Barry Veals $100.00
J.P. Harris $50.00
Ruth Bredin $100.00
Edith E. Ruddock $25.00
In Memory of Wally Norquay $50.00
In Memory of the 3 Fabro Girls $100.00
Douglas Wright $100.00
L. McDonald $20.00
Fort Garry Chapter No. 17, $50.00
Order of the Eastern Star
Anonymous (two donation) $100.00
Previous total $23,102.66
Today's total $42,781.04
Grand total $65,883.70


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A SPECIAL police squad has been launched to crack down on violence and drug dealing caused by criminal gangs moving into North Essex.
The new dedicated task force has been picked to bring down drug dealers who are moving into the area.
Detectives say gangs are now operational in Tendring, Colchester, Chelmsford, Braintree, Maldon and Uttlesford.
Chief superintendent Carl O'Malley said: "The aim of the operation is not only to disrupt the supply of illegal drugs to North Essex, but also to tackle the associated violence that these gangs can bring.
"I am not willing to tolerate the culture and behaviour of these people."
One successful raid has already been carried out in Clacton.
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With Moses gimpy, Texans hold tryouts [5:18 AM]
Houston Chronicle reports: 'The Texans have been one of the worst defensive teams in the NFL.'
It's Downright Offensive [5:17 AM]
WOKR-TV reports: 'Prediction: Bills 28 Texans 20 (Season record 5-4). The 28 points will come from 6 field goals and 2 safeties. You don�t really think this offense could score four touchdowns!'
Inside slant [5:16 AM]
CBS Sportsline reports: '"Everybody has to look at themselves and say, 'Am I doing enough to help the team win?'" Moulds said. "If not, then get out of there and let someone else do it. We're not playing well enough to do anything right now. Seventeen quarters without a TD? That's ridiculous. There are semi-pro teams that score more."'
Strategy and personnel [5:15 AM]
CBS Sportsline reports: 'This really needn't be difficult. The Texans are an improved team on offense, are well coached under Dom Capers, and they're dangerous, judging by wins over Miami and Carolina. But Houston is 31st in defense, 29th against the run, and this is a prime opportunity for the Bills struggling offense to get well again but running the ball to their hearts delight. Cincinnati used 57 rushes, good for 240 yards, to earn a 34-27 victory last week. The Titans have a mere eight sacks so protecting Drew Bledsoe shouldn't be the problem it's been lately. Defensively, Texans' young gun David Carr, receivers Andre Johnson and Corey Bradford, and rookie RB Domanick Davis command respect. But the Bills No. 3 unit is coming off a strong game against Dallas and should be primed for a big day at home.'
Notes, quotes, anecdotes [5:14 AM]
CBS Sportsline reports: 'At 4-5, the Bills are far from eliminated from the playoff chase, particularly for a wild-card berth where an 8-8 mark might be good enough to win a spot in the topsy-turvy AFC. "We're back at home. We're still in the mix," coach Gregg Williams said. "We've got a lot of areas on our football team that are playing very strong and what we've got to do is get a couple of the other ones fixed and we'll be right back in the mix again."'
Ralph Wilson Purchases Bills Tickets For Local Military Personnel [6:23 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: 'Bills owner Ralph Wilson, Jr. has purchased more than 4,000 tickets to this weekend's game with the Houston Texans and has donated them to local military personnel.'
Haggan Added To 53-Man Roster [6:23 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: 'Haggan (6-3, 248) was selected by the Bills in the seventh round of the 2003 Draft out of Mississippi State and has spent the entire season on the practice squad.'
Moulds added to injury report [6:22 PM]
AP reports: 'Moulds still leads Buffalo with 41 catches for 542 yards.'
Moulds questionable with groin injury [5:56 PM]
The Sports Network reports: 'The same injury forced Moulds to miss games against the New York Jets and the Washington Redskins in October.'
New heights [3:21 PM]
The Sports Network reports: 'By spreading the Bills out with three and four receivers, Houston can mitigate the strength of Buffalo's defense. Linebackers Takeo Spikes, London Fletcher and former Texan Jeff Posey form one of the best units in the league. The Bills' safeties, though, are among the worst. Lawyer Milloy and Izell Reese were brought in to make big plays. Last year, Buffalo's safeties did not have an interception or a forced fumble. This season, the Bills have created just 10 turnovers, and none of the team's seven interceptions are by a safety.'
Home cooking [12:43 PM]
The Sports Network reports: '"We played last year and there were many times when our offense had to bail our defense out," Williams said. "We'd give up 29 [points] and have to score 30 to win a ball game. Our defense is playing really solid right now. The special teams are playing really solid. Those two phases need to bail out the offense a little bit until they get kick-started again. We're really only one or two plays away from getting it rolling."'
Kelly was close to being a Raider [12:42 PM]
Naples Daily News reports: '"I could have played for the Raiders in a heartbeat. We tried to work out a trade with the Steelers and the Raiders both, but Ralph Wilson, our owner, would not trade me. He said if he did he'd have to leave the city."'
Kelly now quarterbacking for cure of son's disease [12:41 PM]
Naples Daily News reports: '"What this is all about is hope because it is the hope through my son that we will make a difference," Kelly said. "And already since we started the foundation the awareness has grown almost six figures. We see people in airports and they ask how Hunter is doing first before asking what's wrong with the Buffalo Bills.'
Tasker Flattered By Semi-Finalist Selection [12:40 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: '"I think it�s great," Tasker said. "I didn�t expect it. It�s certainly flattering, no question about it. It never ceases to amaze me that people remember when I played the further it gets into the history books. I�m flattered even more so that people still remember that I actually played and sometimes played pretty well."'
Posey eager to face ex-mates [9:05 AM]
Buffalo News reports: '"Last year, I led the Texans in sacks, so that's something I became known for," Posey said. "I came here looking to improve on that and become even better at rushing the passer."'
McGee adds depth to cornerback corps [9:04 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'The Bills haven't indicated whether the switch to McGee is permanent, but it is a sign of how much the fourth-round draft pick out of Northwestern State has developed this season.'
Hall should make room for Tasker, Wilson [9:03 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'But I'd make Tasker wait another year if given the choice between him and Ralph Wilson, another semifinalist. We're talking 44 years with the Bills. That's almost as long as the Yankees have owned the Red Sox. Voters who balk when it comes to Wilson are overanalyzing the issue.'
Sick days cost big time [9:02 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'It's as if a mysterious disease sweeps through Buffalo government offices on a regular basis. Like last Dec. 2, for example, when 252 city workers - 7 percent of the city payroll - called in sick. There wasn't a flu bug going around that day. But it was a snowy Monday, a day after the Bills played the Miami Dolphins.'
Bills-Texans Game Sold Out [7:18 AM]
buffalobills.com reports: The Bills-Texans game this Sunday at Ralph Wilson Stadium is sold out and will be televised locally. A small number of tickets returned by the visiting team remain available for purchase.
Bills: Posey excited to face old team [5:15 AM]
Rochester D & C reports: 'Posey has 2.5 sacks, 3 pressures, 39 tackles and 1 forced fumble, numbers that mirror the production of the man he replaced, Keith Newman. Buffalo, however, has leapt from 14th overall in yards to No. 3, from 29th against the run to 14th, and from 27th in points allowed to seventh.'
Texans' rookie stars eye 1,000 yards each [5:14 AM]
Houston Chronicle reports: 'Opponents, such as Bills coach Gregg Williams, have noticed. "I see a really improved Texans team. I really do," Williams said during a conference call this week. "They've got a strong receiving corps. Domanick Davis has put a spark in their run game."'
Retired QB Kelly working toward bigger goal [5:13 AM]
Fort Meyers News Press reports: '�He�s the oldest living person with Krabbe disease,� said Kelly, who was in Fort Myers on Thursday to promote a March 27 celebrity golf tournament, the Drive Fore Hope Golf Classic � a fund-raising event to benefit the Hunter�s Hope Foundation, at Heritage Palms Golf & Country Club.'
LB Posey happy with switch to Bills [7:52 PM]
AP reports: ''I'm not a trash-talker,'' Posey said. ''I'm just going to go out there and play my game. And I'm going to have some fun.'''
No place like home for Bills to start playoff run [6:48 PM]
AP reports: 'The Bills could certainly serve as a case study of a schizophrenic team that, going back to last season, is 7-2 and outscoring opponents by an average 31-16 at home, and 1-8 and being outscored 20-12 on the road.'
Bills look to bounce back at home against Texans [6:46 PM]
The Sports Network reports: '"I'm sure the Texans will look at both what the Chiefs and the Cowboys did against our offense and what they had success with," Bledsoe said. "I'm sure that they'll use some of those same concepts and same types of schemes. It's up to us to address the problems that we've had offensively and get those things fixed. Otherwise, we are going to continue to see the same things."'
Young warm-weather Texans not worried about Buffalo [6:41 PM]
AP reports: 'Fortunately for the Texans (3-6), conditions are expected to "warm" into the high 30s or low 40s by kickoff Sunday at Ralph Wilson Stadium, although it could be rainy.'
Edwards Has Shoulder Surgery, While Moulds Rests [10:26 AM]
WGR-AM reports: 'Gregg Williams finally admitted that the DT had a torn rotator cuff. Edwards has been placed on injured reserve opening up a roster spot. Jonas Jennings is questionable with a sore hip flexor. He did practice on Wednesday. Eric Moulds was given the day off.'
Drew's blues [8:58 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'Besides his eight interceptions, Bledsoe has lost six fumbles. This season, Bledsoe has thrown red-zone interceptions in Miami, Kansas City and at the New York Jets. Last season, end zone interceptions in Green Bay and New England late in the year were killers. Against Dallas, he fumbled on a sack at the Bills' 24, which led to the deciding touchdown, and he fumbled on a sack at the Dallas 25.'
Houston defense hobbled by injuries [8:57 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'The Texans rank 31st overall on defense and 29th against the run.'
Donahoe's drafts contain more hits than misses [8:56 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'Q: With 2:07 left in the Dallas game and the clock running, we did not take a timeout. So the clock stops at 2:00, Dallas runs a play, we take a timeout and they run their next play with 1:53 left. If you take the timeout at 2:07, the second play goes at 2:00. What am I missing? This obvious strategy is missed by 80 percent of coaches. Furthermore, if you have multiple timeouts remaining, use them all before the 2:00 warning. - Ray Orrange, Tonawanda A: Good point. . . . What are you doing between 1 and 4 p.m. Sunday?'
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Hi. Can you tell me what payment method you use in Fastcardtech.com I tried to buy there once and they do not accept Paypal or credit card but only moneygram, western union and other transfer money orders. Also I know you are very familiar with MTK6577 cpu, I just like to ask if there are already phones out there that is MTK6577 based android 4.0 smartphones that supports analog TV. Thank you very much. Hope to hear from you soon.
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FCT is surely accepting Paypal payments, for more information about their payment terms, just check out this link http://www.fastcardtech.com/article-9-Payment+Methods.html
On the second question, checking all of them, I havent seen any unit that has analog TV support. I just dont think that this might be a good idea as per it would be still needed to attach an antenna to a certain unit just to have TV, and it would not look good on aesthetics. Just a point of view.
Good day Master Hideki! Have you had any news about this phone, http://www.gizchina.com/2012/08/12/newman-n1-sells-out-in-matter-of-days/?. It's not yet available via FCT, though it seems to be available via other online sellers like etotalk.com (maybe FCT ran out of stocks). I'd like to see you do a review of it. It seems to me, specs alone that this phone is a winner (it has gorilla glass too!). Who wouldn't want your prospect phone reviewed by a source you trust, right? I think I'd buy this if the elusive Jiayu G3 won't be released. And above all, I'm new to china made phones and I wouldn't like to see my hard-earned money get wasted. More power to you Sir Hideki!
Its not yet available on any other stores either. said release date is bny October. Let's hope that will be final and things wont be delayed. I also see this as a prospect phone. Check it out http://techideki.com/newsmy-newman-n1-specs-review-mtk6577/
all of the MT6575 and MT6577 phones are greatly capable of playing HD games with their matched PowerSVR GPU with no lags. I had personally tested that with a MT6575 phone.
Hi, do any of these chinese phones work in the USA? i have Verizon Wireless and my old droid x phone needs replacing, but I don't want to go into another 2 year contract with them. Can I use any of these phones with Verizon?
I think you might want to try using this service http://maps.mobileworldlive.com/ ? so that you can now the frequency of your carrier, if it matches the posted supported frequency of a certain chinese phone on its specs table/sheet.
It seems they will only activate phones that have THEIR logo on them =(
maybe, you can just find a somehow old and unused phone but works with the network, and then use the IMEI of such on these Chinese phones, I think that will be the hope in that case^^
If I find an old Verizon phone, then it should have its own ID number, why would I need the IMEI of a Chinese phone?
what I mean is, you can try to use the IMEI of that old Verison phone, for usage on this Chinese phones so that it will work. been hearing about this method from other people that has the same problem as you.
do you mean reprogram the chinese phone with a verizon phone's IMEI? Is that easy to do?
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I have no idea for your country locally. sorry.


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I got home today and found a package in the mail from Dizzy Pig. It had totally slipped my mind that we had been exchanging e-mail last month. Chris over at DP was putting together a small group of cooks to try out some new spices and he wanted me to help. How cool is that?
So what are they? Sorry, this time you are going to have to click HERE if you want the whole story. Unfortunately, these rubs are not available to the public yet, but he assures me they will be this summer. So keep your eyes out and stay tuned for my review of them.