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But whether you consider the Allen County Board of Commissioners to be a bureaucratic version of the Holy Trinity, the Three Stooges or somewhere in between, their performance over the years has hardly been so venal or inept that getting rid of them will somehow transform county government from a horse-and-buggy anachronism into sleeker, more-responsive model better equipped to meet the needs of residents and businesses alike.
And yet, after decades of stops and starts, the possibility of change is imminent. The Indiana House and Senate have approved a bill that would replace the three commissioners with a single county executive and transfer their legislative duties to County Council, which in turn would grow from seven to nine members, each representing a single district. No less than Indiana Senate President Pro Tem David Long, R-Fort Wayne, Wednesday touted the change – which if signed by the governor would be on the November ballot – as one of the area's three most important legislative accomplishments this session.
But is it, really? Before making up your mind – and certainly before you vote — consider a few pros and cons.
Perhaps the best argument in favor is made by one of the people currently holding the job. Commissioner Nelson Peters said it is often necessary to make decisions quickly, especially when dealing with prospective businesses, and that process can be slowed by having to deal with two other officials who may not be available. Cells phones makes that easier to do, of course, but the state open-door law limits the Commissioners' ability to make decisions immediately or in private.
What's more, because each has a designated area of responsibility, "people don't know who to talk to. When they call they want to be able to talk to one person."
Or as Bill Brown, whose frustration with the job's limitations led him to step down after one term, used to put it: "I'm only one of three."
Retiring long-time State Sen. Tom Wyss, R-Fort Wayne, has long championed this and similar changes, and believes giving the county executive and Council members more authority will attract better candidates.
A former County Councilman himself, Wyss said he's convinced the presence of nine district representatives will protect rural interests and that the election of a single executive will improve accountability.
"Just like the mayor, there will be a go-to person," said Katy Stafford-Cunningham of Greater Fort Wayne Inc., which made the bill one of its top legislative priorities and can be counted on to lobby voters for its passage in November.
But one of the most compelling reasons for caution was offered by the man who once labeled the Commissioners dysfunctional – and generally supports eliminating them.
"It's hard for three people to run a business. For better or worse, this would promote oligarchy – a smaller group of people will have more influence. That can be good or bad."
Wyss thinks the county executive would focus on "county" issues and leave
city business to the mayor, but not everyone is convinced the change wouldn't allow urban interests to overwhelm rural concerns.
New Haven Mayor Terry McDonald, for example, fears the loss of "at large" council members will mean no single district representative will be looking at the "big picture." County Council currently has three at-large members. Some even fear the change is a back-door attempt to transition into some form of "Unigov," although McDonald and Wyss dispute that.
I have covered the Commissioners on and off for 35 years, and I have seen them at their best and worst. I have criticized lack of attendance and needless public bickering, but I have also seen them work well, with the three-member system promoting a certain amount of deliberation that could help avoid mistakes made under pressure. But city government performance has not been uniformly excellent, either.
And this much is undeniable, even to the Commissioners' staunchest critics. When it comes to economic development, most of this community's biggest victories over the past several years have come under county jurisdiction. To be sure, that's due in large part to the availability of rural land, and the city helped in many of those cases, and in many other collaborative efforts. But could that record have been even better under a different structure?
Peters thinks so, and he should know.
But the bill's supporters will need to convince voters of the same.
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Originally Posted by Bill Simmons and Zach LoweThis quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteINDIANA PACERS: 67.5
Zach: Seems appropriate we've lumped Memphis and Indiana right next to each other, right?
Bill: Why, because it's Adam Silver's worst-case scenario for his first Finals?
Zach: Competitive balance, baby! These are two defense-first teams with slow, unglamorous offenses that will be pretty stinky for large portions of the season. But the Pacers have one guy who looks like a potential ballhandling, wing-scoring superstar in Paul George, so they're a more conventionally appealing team to watch. And George is already an elite defender, if you enjoy such things.
Bill: I'm thoroughly intrigued and can't wait to see if PG24 makes a second leap. Were the Pacers a fluke contender along the lines of, say, the 2007 Jazz, 2009 Nuggets or 2004 T-Wolves a team that took advantage of injuries/upsets/timing and outkicked their coverage for one season? Or did they build something a little more lasting? I want to find out.
Zach: And we'd never before seen Roy Hibbert play 35 to 40 minutes of inspired two-way ball over an extended stretch. He needs to do that full-time in the playoffs for these guys to come out of the East. That'll be fun to monitor. Plus, Luis Scola, and Luis Scola's flopping hair, make any team more watchable especially when he's taking Tyler Hansbrough's old minutes. It's hard to top a bench watchability upgrade like the one from Hansbrough to Scola, and that doesn't even factor in how much better the Pacers might be with a real bench.
Bill: We know Chicago and Brooklyn will be MUCH better, and we know the Clippers, Rockets and maybe even the Warriors are contenders now. I liked the Scola/Watson additions, and you can't underestimate the worth of Larry Legend's return karma. But they're not going to seriously contend unless they can flip Danny Granger's expiring into one more asset. Jalen went on that Philippines trip and came away thinking Granger was D-U-N done. What's your ideal Granger trade?
Zach: I just don't think there's a killer deal out there. I mean, you'd want a wing player with some shot-creation juice what they thought they were getting in Gerald Green, basically but there's just not a big market for an expiring deal linked to a player in decline. You're not getting a first-round pick, and the Pacers can't just swallow someone's unwanted long-term salary not with well over $60 million already committed for next season (and Lance Stephenson due a new contract). You can find some workable deals, but not many that move the needle for Indy.
Bill: So I guess you're not biting on my "Gerald Wallace and Courtney Lee for Granger's expiring" idea.
Zach: You don't want to make the Legend mad, do you?

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The Mechanism of Melanocyte Self-Assembly on Biomaterials and the Functional Analysis
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The aim of this study is to survey melanocytes in the ability of self-assembly on biomaterials and functional analysis in vitro. Also, this study may provide a better way for treatment of vitiligo after understanding the functional aspects of melanocytes.
|Melanocyte Vitiligo
|Behavioral: melanocyte self-assembly and functional analysis
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Vitiligo is a chronic disease that causes loss of melanocyte and pigment of the skin. Traditional treatments for vitiligo including topical corticosteroids and phototherapy lead to limited clinical effects. Autologous melanocyte transplantation is another way to treat vitiligo. However, the effect is largely affected by whether cultivated melanocytes are successfully uptaken by vitiliginous skin. The aim of this study is to survey the self-assembly on biomaterials and functional analysis. In the long run, this study may provide a better way for treatment of vitiligo.
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Lin SJ, Jee SH, Hsaio WC, Lee SJ, Young TH. Formation of melanocyte spheroids on the chitosan-coated surface. Biomaterials. 2005 Apr;26(12):1413-22.
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UConn's coach, I'm not sure why it's here...
where should it go ?? market square?
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Could be worse. Nochimson is an interesting character. He also stole over a million dollars from Rip Hamilton. I'm sure that's got to be a mess.
Better than nothing, I guess. NCAA is a hot mess right now. Cam Newton, Calhoun, and tOSU penalties have all been pretty light.
Calhoun has always come across as a dirty guy to me. I'm not sure what it is, but he does...same thing with Calipari....
Kelvin Sampson has a show cause order against him from the NCAA...yet Jim Calhoun, Bruce Pearl, and John Calipari all still have jobs.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — What we learned as the Indiana Hoosiers made their loudest statement yet regarding their intent to contend for the 2013 NCAA championship, hanging on for a too-close 88-81 victory over No. 8 Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference game before 17,472 Saturday at Assembly Hall.
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It's all about Yogi
Someone mentioned the other day that the reason for Indiana's dramatic defensive improvement — from No. 66 in defensive efficiency in 2011-12, as measured by KenPom.com, to No. 9 this season — is the work of Victor Oladipo on the wings.
Now, Oladipo is probably the best perimeter defender in Division I. (His wicked sideways block on Gophers guard Andre Hollins with 8:34 left in the first half was one of those had-to-see-it kind of plays). And that probably wasn't true a year ago. But he was very good then.
The greatest difference in Indiana's defense is having freshman point guard Yogi Ferrell to defend against the basketball.
It is widely considered that IU senior guard Jordan Hulls is a weak defender. That image was reinforced when Butler walk-on Alex Barlow drove Hulls into the lane on the final possession of their overtime game in December and hit the game-winning shot for the Bulldogs.
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It's not wholly accurate, though. Where Hulls struggles is in defending the ball and containing penetration. With Ferrell around, he almost never has to. Ferrell did a sensational job pressuring the ball against Minnesota's gifted Andre Hollins. Ferrell forced Hollins into some challenging shots, which he was good enough to make, but never let the Gophers enter comfortably into their offense.
For his part, Hulls allowed Gophers guard Joe Coleman only three first-half shots. Coleman was coming off a 29-point game in Minnesota's impressive victory Wednesday at Illinois.
Indeed, the Hoosiers (15-1, 3-0) played a great deal of zone, so all of that was not to Hulls' credit, but it's not as though his area was flooded and overwhelmed. He did his job, including a beautiful steal he plucked directly from Austin Hollins' hands near the 7-minute mark of the first half. That was turned into a 3-pointer by Hoosiers forward Christian Watford for a 31-17 lead.
This was a lot to ask
Sometimes in college basketball you beat yourself. Sometimes the other side's just too good. And sometimes the schedule just smacks you in the teeth.
Minnesota (15-2, 3-1) had at least two of those three elements at work when its visited IU. Riding a nine-game winning streak as the week began, the Gophers were sent on the road for consecutive games at No. 12 Illinois and No. 5 Indiana.
There are only about a half-dozen teams in America that would not look at a split of those two games as a terrific achievement. It's true Minnesota began the day hoping or believing it was one of those teams, but it's no disgrace if that's not the case.
The Gophers throttled Illinois in their mid-week trip to Champaign. They were physically superior in the frontcourt and outplayed the Illini along the perimeter, as well, which wasn't really expected. So, while it may be true that the NCAA frowns on intercollegiate athletes engaging in gambling, Minnesota was playing with house money as it arrived in Bloomington.
That it wound up breaking should not threaten the Gophers' season. It's their job to ensure it does not.
IU has size to spare
One of Indiana's problems early in the season was a lack of effective interior reserves. Freshman Hanner Mosquera-Perea was suspended the first nine games and senior Derek Elston was injured, which meant just about any time Zeller or Watford had to leave the game the Hoosiers became a small team. Not just smaller, but small. They often played 6-6 wing Will Sheehey at power forward.
That has its uses, but it's nice to have size as an option. Even with Elston resting again to protect his knee, Perea's arrival has provided that.
During Indiana's game-changing surge late in the first half, Zeller not only didn't contribute to the onslaught, but he was on the bench for much of it. It's hard to recall Perea even touching the basketball on offense — he did get an offensive rebound late in the game and earn a couple free throws, one of which he made — but he provided the requisite big-man presence while the Hoosiers executed their offense to perfection. At the defensive end, he stood his ground and the Gophers got essentially nothing done inside.
From 7:39 of the first half until 3:14 remained, IU went on a 14-4 tear that included four 3-pointers (Oladipo, Hulls, Watford, Watford) and extended their lead to 40-21. Minnesota never ceased fighting, which was to its credit, but the Gophers were broken by that sequence. When they look at the tape and remember that Zeller wasn't even a part, they will not be encouraged.
Minnesota has spirit
It would have been so easy for the Gophers to begin planning the rest of their weekend at halftime. They were behind by 23 points, and the Hoosiers were playing so brilliantly it did not seem as though they would do anything to help their opponents recover.
Facing that huge deficit, coach Tubby Smith ordered his team into an all-out full-court press. The Hoosiers did not crumble against it, but they did wear down a bit and commit a few extra turnovers.
Minnesota was able to come as close at 77-68 on a high-post jumper by center Trevor Mbakwe, followed by two free throws from guard Austin Hollins when Oladipo fouled him on a long-distance jumper.
Minnesota is gaining a reputation for closing strong. It outscored Michigan State 12-3 in the final five minutes of the teams' Big Ten opener, and then buried Illinois in the final 10 minutes of what had been a 51-47 game, winning 84-67.
The final two minutes were not Indiana's finest. The Hoosiers were forced into three turnovers, usually perfect free-throw shooter Hulls missed three from the line and Oladipo again fouled a 3-point shooter. When there were 19.5 seconds on the clock, IU's apparently insurmountable lead had closed to a single 3-pointer.
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Incline golf | Mitchell Cornell wins in Dayton
April 24, 2013
The Incline golf team won a Division III tournament at Dayton Valley Golf Course last Thursday, while freshman Mitchell Cornell earned individual medalist honors.
Seven schools competed in the North Tahoe-hosted tournament, although only two schools, Incline and North Tahoe, brought full teams of at least five golfers.
Incline took the top spot with a low combined score of 430 to North Tahoe's 482.
Cornell fired a 75 to easily claim the individual win — his second straight. Sophomore teammate Dylan Smith finished second with an 82 in his return from an injury, while North Tahoe senior Buster Fenley was third with an 86.
Incline senior Kyle Reeves shot an 87, Bryan Golombik a 90 and Arjun Singh a 96.


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Congress continues to fire tough questions at the USDA.
Sens. Johanns, Deb Fischer and others are critical of the USDA for threatening to lay off food inspectors because of the so-called sequester -- federal budget cuts.
USDA has had more than a year-and-a-half to prepare for these spending reductions, Johanns said. During that time, Sec. Vilsack asked Congress to give USDA funds to the Department of Interior to roundup wild horses and requested additional funds to process the 2012 census of agriculture, among other spending changes. However, no request was made to prioritize keeping food safety inspectors on the job."
Johanns said Americans are tired of the administration playing the blame game.
He said Vilsack and USDA officials have requested more than $100 million worth of funding flexibility for the rest of fiscal year 2013, but not requested more for the Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Johanns, Fischer and seven other senators sent Vilsack a letter Feb. 26 asking if the USDA planned to reduce travel, seminars, conferences and other operating expenses, before laying off the inspectors that they are required to provide by law.
Vilsack responded. He said that the USDA had already cut travel costs by more than 42 percent since 2010, and that inspectors would probably have to be furloughed because the majority of Food Safety and Inspection Services funds are spent on salaries and benefits.
Johanns didn't find that answer satisfactory. He said Vilsack should have "anticipated many months ago the need to prioritize food safety inspectors. Yet, you chose not to request funding flexibility to avoid furloughs."
Johanns, a former USDA secretary, listed other special funding requests from Vilsack to Congress, which include:
· Authority to transfer up to $10 million from USDA to the Department of the Interiors Bureau of Land Management for rounding up wild horses.
· An additional $19 million for expenses associated with data collection and processing for the 2012 Census of Agriculture.
· The flexibility to transfer funds between Farm Service Agency and Rural Development to supplement the availability of home loans.
· Providing an additional $75 million to the Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to ensure benefits are available to all individuals.
"It is not my intention to suggest that any of these priorities are unimportant," Johanns said, "but why would the Administration have failed to submit a similar request in order to prevent the harmful consequences of furloughing food safety inspectors, as outlined in your letter?"
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Eve's Foundation
by Florence Okra
© 2006 Midwifery Today, Inc. All rights reserved.
[Editor's note: This article first appeared in Midwifery Today Issue 79, Autumn 2006.]
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Despite numerous achievements that have taken place over the years, Ghana's health delivery system still struggles to meet the needs of the citizens of Ghana. Within this system, the public health service plays a very important role in promoting maternal and child health care through the provision of antenatal, postnatal and child health services. Despite this hard work the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that in 2000 Ghana's maternal mortality ratio was 540 deaths per 100,000 live births.
Justification for the Organization
Florence Okra - Eve's Foundation
Currently the public health system in Ghana is inadequately staffed in relation to the workload. Consequently, clients who visit health care facilities do not receive the full benefits that such facilities could potentially offer. Women in greater Accra, Ghana, often must wait up to nine hours per day at the antenatal clinic to see a doctor or midwife for approximately three to five minutes. This does not give them enough time to learn about what is happening to their bodies and what they might expect next from their pregnancy. Therefore, women and their partners are turning to unqualified or untrained citizens for answers to their questions. The information they receive often contradicts the recommendations that a health professional would give if he or she had the time to adequately counsel clients. This ultimately defeats the original aims and objectives of the antenatal and postnatal system and even places mothers at greater risk for complications.
After being trained as a midwife in 1987, I began serving women in Ghana through the maternal and child health services. In 1998, while working in a public health institution in Accra, I was posted to the Public Health Unit in order to help run the antenatal and postnatal clinics there. While there I learned that the majority of mothers were ignorant about reproductive health issues, especially in the area of childbirth. I believed that this ignorance was a major factor contributing to the high maternal and infant mortality and morbidity in Ghana's hospitals and clinics.
In 1999, I began conducting an informal survey in the hospital's antenatal health clinic. The survey revealed that approximately 85% of mothers giving birth for the first time were almost entirely ignorant on issues related to childbirth. They didn't know the signs of labor or the danger signs to watch for at each stage of pregnancy.
I also found that women were almost universally ignorant on the details of breastfeeding, including the proper positioning and attachment of infants. I recognized that approximately 15% of the children aged three to 12 weeks were malnourished and had poor growth, and that this was largely due to their mothers' ignorance regarding breastfeeding.
In order to combat some of this lack of awareness, I tried to answer mothers' questions. Mothers became so engaged by the information they were receiving that they were prompted to ask more and more questions. We had only limited time to respond to these questions due to the fact that other obligatory clinic procedures, like weight and blood pressure checks, and abdominal palpations, had to be conducted. The health education I was able to provide was not detailed enough to remove the fear and anxiety that women felt or to even address the myths surrounding childbirth, which are so common in Ghana. (See sidebar.) These beliefs or "myths" often negatively affect women's health or hinder their ability to care for themselves during pregnancy and childbirth. Some of these myths affect their nutrition, some their comfort levels, while others put their lives at risk.
I also witnessed these mothers in the labor ward. When giving birth, women's lack of cooperation put their health and their babies' health in jeopardy and made the nurses' and midwives' jobs more difficult. Women's inability to cope with labor often negatively affected the outcome of their deliveries; they suffered complications at birth or they invited infection after birth because they were unaware of how to properly care for themselves.
At postnatal clinics I saw the same mothers with their young children, presenting common ailments such as malaria, malnutrition and diarrhea. I couldn't help but think that if mothers had the facts on safe childcare practices and disease prevention measures, these children wouldn't be suffering from potentially fatal, yet preventable, diseases. I decided to directly ask the pregnant women at antenatal clinic: Do you want to know more? Are you willing to come another day of the week to the hospital purposely for childbirth education? Their response was an overwhelming "yes."
Birth of Eve's Foundation
Out of these experiences came a new organization, Eve's Foundation. Named after the first mother of creation, Eve's Foundation is a Ghanaian nongovernmental organization (NGO) committed to the provision of adequate and effective information, education and counseling and helping on matters relating to reproductive health. Special emphasis is given to childbirth education with the goal of helping to reduce the high rate of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality in Ghana.
The organization's mission is to help women and men of reproductive age gain insight into safe childbirth practices, the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, such as HIV, and fertility control, in order for them to be empowered to give birth to the number of children they desire and can adequately care for.
Success of Childbirth Classes
In January 2000, Eve's Foundation began childbirth classes with eight expectant women in attendance. I drew up a ten-lesson course, and the pregnant students faithfully attended every other Saturday until their delivery day. The first three students to go into labor demonstrated the impact of education: there was a dramatic difference between their labor process and that of their counterparts in the ward who had not attended classes. Their labor lasted two to four hours because these women were well-informed and prepared to optimally manage the stages of labor. They knew the physiology of their bodies and trusted that their bodies would carry out what they had prepared them for. The midwives wondered what had transformed their patients into mini-midwives, who almost delivered on their own. My colleagues testified that their difficult jobs are made easier with women who have trained with Eve's; the difference between students and non-students was always evident to the midwives. Gynecologists have also testified that their jobs have been made easier because of the program; when seeing an average of 125 women for roughly three to five minutes each on a typical antenatal clinic day, the gynecologists are unable to attend to the integral needs of their patients. The strain of clients is just too much for them.
With these results and the testimonies of the women, I was encouraged to register Eve's Foundation as an official NGO in Ghana in 2003 with the intention of expanding our services to other needy parents.
Achievements of the Organization
Since its inception Eve's Foundation has offered classes free of charge to all women and their partners. It has trained nearly 1000 mothers and 60 men. Clients have consistently attended classes, traveling from different parts of Accra, the capital city, as well as from rural areas of Ghana.
Most of the clients who have passed through our training program testify at every available opportunity about the positive effect on their lives. Their testimonies have greatly encouraged other clients to attend, thus increasing the number of participants at every session. Currently, we see an average of 60 women per class. In March 2004 we taught one class with 85 women in attendance. For mothers who attend Eve's Pregnancy School, birth is a positive experience and they go through pregnancy with joy and confidence.
Midwives attest that complications of childbirth have greatly reduced with Eve's-trained mothers and that the babies of such mothers are healthy at birth and do not often get sick in early childhood.
I believe this is every woman's right and that this will help ensure the health of Ghanaian families for generations to come.
Ignorance is clearly the main culprit in the high maternal/infant morbidity and mortality rates in Ghana. I am now convinced that mothers' lives can be saved with a little sacrifice and extra hard work.
My dream is to establish the first-ever pregnancy school in Ghana—a well-equipped center where people can walk in, obtain evidence-based factual information and leave enlightened on reproductive health and rights, as well as obtain education on childbirth. This would be a welcome place for fathers and we would continue to actively involve males in childbirth. Additionally it would conduct outreach to the public on the same matters.
To inquire further about Eve's Foundation or to support our work or make a donation, please contact Florence Okra, Executive Director, Eve's Foundation, P.O. Box 30 Abeka-Accra, Ghana, West Africa, telephone: 233-244508135, e-mail: email@example.com.
Florence Okra, SRN, a midwife and a public health nurse, is the founder of Eve's Foundation. She is a single mother of two boys: Kwame, 20 years, and Nana, 15 years. Her happiest moments are when she is teaching birth classes.
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Vehicle fire attracts multiple respondents
As many as four local fire and public safety agencies came to the scene of a Thursday evening vehicle fire that destroyed a grocery shopper's SUV. The driver, who was unscathed, told reporters that he saved his groceries. The man's car caught fire in a parking lot in the area of Brown and Joslyn roads, near the Auburn Hills Meijer grocery store, on the Orion Township side of Brown road, said Oakland County dispatch personnel.
-- Staff writers Ashley Young and John Turk
Cause of structure fire unknown
Fire investigators were called to assist at the scene of a structure fire that occurred around noon Wednesday. The cause of the fire in the 19000 block of Warwick Street is still unknown, report Oakland County Sheriff's Office authorities.
House fire injures no one
No injuries were reported in a house fire that was called in around 10 a.m. Wednesday from the 500 block of Parkdale. Rochester Fire Department officials requested an Oakland County fire investigator who continues to determine the cause of the fire.
Break-in suspect in custody
Officials have a 41-year-old man in custody in connection with a break-in late Wednesday in the area of Roksob and Barkell Avenue. Witnesses told Oakland County Sheriff's deputies that a man wearing all black forced his way into the back door of the home. A witness also told authorities that the suspect was driving a dark colored minivan that he parked on Raksob.
Authorities seek help locating missing woman
State and local authorities are looking for the public's assistance in locating 52-year-old Ella Michelle Andrews, who went missing nearly a month ago from the ICARE group home in Southfield. Andrews was in the group home due to severe depression she was suffering from. She was there 13 days before she went missing, officials said. Crime Stoppers personnel said that Andrews was a former certified nurse's assistant for the Right At Home Agency in Detroit. Before she was placed into the group home, Andrews lived with her daughter on Minock Street near Outer Drive. She attended the Messiah Baptist Church, located on West Seven Mile Road in Detroit, and loved spending time with her family. Crime Stoppers officials said Andrews is 5-foot-2, weighs 173 pounds, has salt and pepper colored hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a blue jogging suit, black shoes and a tan winter coat with a fur-lined hood. Michigan Crime Stoppers authorities are offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to finding Andrews. Those with information about Andrews' whereabouts can call information in at 1-800-SPEAK-UP or 1-800-773-2587.
Drunken driver arrested
A 76-year-old man was arrested for drunken driving Sunday after a Troy officer saw him swerving along the roadway in the area of East Maple and John R roads. A witness who called about the erratic driving told police that he had to drive onto the gravel shoulder of the roadway to avoid being hit by the Troy resident.
-- Staff writer John Turk


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CMEN Presents Three Naturist Gatherings in 2017
Welcome! California Men Enjoying Naturism is an international social organization for gay and bisexual men who enjoy being nude for social and recreational activities.
CMEN will be hosting three all male, all nude gatherings in 2017:
Southeast Gathering June 3-10
Join CMEN celebrating the fresh days spring for a full week of all male, all nude fun, fresh air, camaraderie, activities, shows and workshops. This gathering will be CMEN's seventh Southeast Spring Gathering, it will be held at Whispering Oaks Retreat Center in Tennessee. This resort is located in a scenic natural wooded environment on a creek with cabins, camping and RV facilities. Visit the Southeast Spring Gathering page for more details.
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West Coast Gathering September 1-10
The largest Gathering presented by CMEN will be held at a conference center nestled in California's scenic Santa Monica Mountains north of Los Angeles. Scheduled activities will feature swimming and sun bathing, volleyball, hiking, a variety of seminars and workshops, massage, themed social hours, evening shows, talent shows, bingo, evening dances, and a great opportunity to make new friends. Social hours will feature a different theme each evening. An estimated 400 men from throughout North America, the Pacific, and Europe are expected to attend. This 21st all nude West Coast Gathering includes several session options: the full week session, a full 9 day session, a 6 day session, a Labor Day weekend session, a second weekend session September 9-11 and a Half Week session. Visit the West Coast Gathering page for more details.
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THE sharemarket closed nearly 1 per cent lower after steep falls on Wall Street.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index was down 39.2 points, or 0.89 per cent, at 4349.2, while the broader All Ordinaries Index was down 40.1 points, or 0.91 per cent, at 4370.6.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 185.23 points (1.45 per cent) to 12,570.95 overnight on Wednesday, its lowest close since June 26.
RBS Morgans analyst Bill Chatterton said the heavy falls in the US had dragged the market lower.
''That's where the impact's coming from,'' Mr Chatterton said. ''There's talk of fiscal cliffs and the European situation is taking a lot longer [to resolve] than the optimists were hoping. The GFC [global financial crisis] hangover doesn't just fix itself up in four or five years.''
Investors would need to brace for several more years of volatility, he said.
Comments by US President Barack Obama about raising taxes on the wealthy, along with weak retail and manufacturing data in the US and in Europe, have been cited as triggers for ''risk-off'' falls.
The ''fiscal cliff'' refers to the huge tax rises and spending cuts that automatically come into force in the US on January 1 and could send the world's largest economy back into recession if Republicans and Democrats cannot reach a compromise.
BHP Billiton fell 61¢ to $33.12, Rio Tinto dropped $1.03 to $56.82 and Fortescue dropped 4¢ to $3.96.
The four big banks suffered losses. ANZ shed 15¢ to $24.05, Westpac lost 21¢ to $24.64 and Commonwealth Bank was 40¢ lower at $58.69. National Australia Bank was also down, though only by 1¢ to $23.23.
Qantas gained 5¢, or 4.1 per cent, to $1.28 after it announced it would spend $100 million to buy back about 4 per cent of its issued stock and would repay $650 million of debt before its due date.
Seven Group shares closed 17¢ lower at $6.30.
Meanwhile, the dollar followed the sharemarket lower to finish the day down almost US1¢.
Late on Thursday, the currency was trading at US103.58¢, down from US104.52¢ on Wednesday.
OzForex head of corporate dealing Jim Vrondas said the currency moved lower amid weaker US sentiment and continued to fall on Thursday.
Global sentiment has turned sharply negative over the past fortnight, partly due to concerns about the fiscal cliff in the US.
Mr Vrondas said the key event for the currency would be the release of European gross domestic product data for the September quarter. He said the currency was likely to move a little lower. AAP


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Meet Hailey Russell, recipient of the 2013 AU Alumni Association Scholarship
"It's funny to think I'll be a freshman at AU because I dreamt of attending AU when I was a little girl and now my dream has come true."
So says new student Hailey Russell, Kogod/BSBA '17, who is continuing an American University legacy begun by her parents and her sister. The sister of Kiera Russell, SIS/BA '15, and the daughter of Michael Russell, Kogod/BSBA '86, and Christine Moo-Young, Kogod, BSBA '87, of Miami, Hailey is the 2013 recipient of the Alumni Association Scholarship. She plans to pursue undergraduate studies in business administration at the Kogod School of Business
It's safe to say that Washington has always been a part of Hailey's life. "I actually first visited D.C. when I was still in my mother's womb," she says. Then, when she was nine years old, her parents took Hailey and her sister to AU so they could show them their alma mater. "It might sound a bit dramatic, but the moment we walked onto the campus quad, I felt comfortable and happy," adds Hailey.
When it came time to select a college to attend, Hailey knew that AU was the perfect fit for her. "American University, and more specifically Kogod, has the right blend of academic rigor with a student/teacher ratio that is right for me. There is a very healthy student social life, and AU is located in the most vibrant city in the U.S.," says Hailey.
When she's not on campus, Hailey plans to spend time revisiting the Newseum, the National Geographic Museum, and the United States Botanic Gardens because those are three of her favorite places in Washington. "The Botanic Gardens and National Geographic Museum are always changing and worth visiting multiple times each year. In addition, I am looking forward to going to the Cherry Blossom Festival in spring because the trees are so beautiful during that time of year," says Hailey. She also mentions participating in a popular AU tradition - trick-or-treating on Halloween along Embassy Row.
Like many AU students, Hailey has been busy this summer. She travelled to Europe for the first time, enjoyed meeting future classmates at Eagle Summit, and volunteered in Jamaica with an organization that Hailey and her sister created called Smile For A Child. The program supports school children in Jamaica by providing much-needed school supplies.
The Alumni Association Scholarship provides financial support to students whose parent or grandparent holds a degree from American University. The scholarship, worth $5,000 per year toward tuition, is renewable for a maximum of four years and is funded through the AU Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship Fund and the Alumni Audit program.
The scholarship is awarded based upon the student's academic record, demonstrated leadership abilities, their connection to American University, and an essay describing how their parent's or grandparent's experience at AU influenced their own decision to attend AU.
While at AU, Hailey plans to pursue internships in real estate and banking. Like many freshmen, Hailey is uncertain what she'd like to do once she graduates. "Maybe in two years I will have a better grasp of what my future holds. Until then, I want to enjoy and savor every moment I can while at AU," says Hailey.


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ByAndrew Tangel and Sonja Sharp
UPDATED | Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials and Long Island Rail Road union leaders returned to the negotiating table Wednesday afternoon in hopes of reaching a contract agreement and avoiding a strike as soon as Sunday.
MTA Chairman Tom Prendergast attended the meeting but left more than an hour into the talks, which were held at a law firm's offices in Midtown Manhattan.
Mr. Prendergast made no public statements following the meeting. His spokesman, Adam Lisberg, declined to comment about the negotiations and sought to temper expectations.
"I don't want to give you any false hopes about progress, but the fact that they're talking is an important one for people who hope that both sides can reach a resolution," Mr. Lisberg said.
While it was unclear what Mr. Prendergast's attendance signaled, on Monday, after the last round of talks collapsed, the MTA chairman said: "Until they're ready to move, there's no reason to have negotiations."
Union officials have begun preparing for a strike starting at 12:01 a.m. on Sunday, which shut down the nation's busiest commuter railroad. Labor leaders have begun to prepare members to go without pay and to walk picket lines. (See an interactive guide to the LIRR strike plan.)
Before the talks got underway Wednesday, Anthony Simon, chief spokesman for a coalition of LIRR unions in the talks, said labor leaders never wanted to stop negotiating.
"We are prepared for the unfortunate, but we are not going in there with the idea that we don't want to sit down and have a conversation," Mr. Simon said. "We're going to try to rectify this and come to a reasonable resolution, and we will have more to say once these talks today conclude."
If the LIRR unions did walk off the job, customers would not likely need to see a winding down of service ahead of the shutdown on Sunday, according to Edward Yule Jr., a former labor official who orchestrated the last LIRR strike, in 1994.
Mr. Yule said LIRR trains could be secured after the strike deadline and that scheduled service in preceding days would not need to be interrupted. "They're not going to leave people stranded," he said.
Earlier in the day, the war of words continued as both sides lobbed public salvos at each other. The MTA took out radio and print newspaper ads asking "When is enough enough?" — to draw attention to what the authority says are LIRR workers' already generous compensation packages.
The LIRR unions, in turn, issued their own public letter Wednesday morning. The letter took aim at what the unions said were MTA management's "windfall benefits," and blamed the authority for a shutdown. "We regret that their intransigence will now cause a strike," the letter says.
Earlier Wednesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo joined members of Congress from Long Island in urging both sides to return to negotiations. On Tuesday he said a work stoppage would be "a real pain," but not a disaster.
"You're never going to solve the situation if you're not talking," Mr. Cuomo said while in Rochester on Wednesday. "I'm cautiously optimistic that they will honor the request. And hopefully, if they're talking, we're one step closer to a resolution. A strike would be a terrible, terrible inconvenience."
Mr. Prendergast and the MTA Board's Vice Chairman, Fernando Ferrer, were both appointed by Mr. Cuomo.
Employers and commuters on Long Island and in New York City alike are bracing for a strike, which the MTA said would cause major congestion on the subways and roads. The MTA has created a contingency travel plan.
While an agreement remains elusive, Mr. Yule suggested the governor would soon assert himself, just as his father, Mario Cuomo, did in ending the 1994 LIRR strike.
"A strike is the last thing anybody wants ," Mr. Yule said. "After the governor gives them a kick in the pants to settle this, they'll settle it."
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Posted 12/20/2012 by Elizabeth Derrico
My sister and I are texting back and forth about whether Christmas dinner should be beef tenderloin, duck or goose. For me the holidays are all about food. And that means numerous trips to the market for the forgotten olives that go into chicken stew for DBS holiday potluck or the cookie recipe requiring three teaspoons of cream of tartar when I only have two. However, the abundance and ease of running into Jewel or Kroger for that needed ingredient is not universal. An estimated 16 million kids are hungry along with 9 million seniors. During this season of giving, bar associations throughout the country are working to eradicate hunger in their communities.
For the Ohio State Bar Association board members and staff delivering food baskets through Neighbor to Neighbor Ministries was a way of honoring retiring executive director Denny Ramey in his hometown. Up in New Hampshire, the Women's Bar Association put together baskets of holiday cheer with a local food pantry.
At the Boone County Bar Association (MO) and other bar associations, the price of admission to the holiday party is the donation of a non-perishable food item. The Iowa State Bar Association is serving as a drop-off location for the Iowa Food Bank and the VA Central Iowa Health Care System. The Genesee County Bar Association and Foundation host a community dinner complete with Santa and all the trimmings. Meanwhile, the Toledo Bar Association raised more than $11,000 with its annual food basket appeal. Not to leave out our furry friends who provide companionship and care, the Austin Bar's Animal Welfare Committee is collecting pet supplies and pet food.
I know that over the next week or so there will be many more waits in the self-service checkout line because the list is never quite accurate and minds change at the last minute about the menu. During these stops I will join my bar colleagues and pick up a few extra items—particularly protein like peanut butter and tuna—to help feed the hungry in my community.


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January 18 2013 02:09AM
Have we really been picking Goats and Stars on the Nation for 4 years now? Oh how time passes on the bottom of the NHL ocean floor. Not a lot of light gets down here, every day sorta looks the alike after awhile. But they say that every dog gets his day and 2013 will surely be the year that the Mighty Oil rise up from the depths of the ocean floor and stake their victorious claim of some point between the deep and the light topside.
We aren't asking for all that much Gods of Hockey. Just a return to respectability. Respectability on the way to Dominance. Dominance on the way to showing No Mercy.
As we watch the Oil begin their ascent we will be sure to point out the people steering the sub.
Let 2009 Edition Wanye break it down for you:
Picking a Star – and later a goat – for the season has been a long standing tradition with our crew of pirates. For the duration of the season if your Star does something mad decent – lights the lamp at a key point in a game for instance – you get to bask in the glow of the Star as he is "your guy." Should your Star go stone cold – or get traded as was the case last year when we picked Erik Cole – you are forced to sit quietly in the corner, speaking only when spoken to as you wait for the regular season to end.
Picking a star is a tricky business that requires a great deal of thinking. Anyone can pick Ales Hemsky and be reasonably assured that they will look quasi intelligent throughout the whole season. But be like our buddy Lee in the 2006 Season who famously picked Fernando Pisani as his playoff Star – and your genius will be praised from the highest tower for years to come.
We have basically the worst luck picking stars. Not only did we pick Cole last year, we also picked Ryan Smyth the year he was traded, Chris Pronger the year he left town due to family reasons and Eric Fichaud so many years back on the hunch "he could make it as a starter in the NHL." On that note of taking needless risks, we have deliberated the options before us, crushed a few dozen BLs over the weekend, and decided on our Star this year.
Ah 2009 Wanye. You were such a simpleton back then. Didn't know what a Nuge is, had no particular affinity for HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk alumni and thought 14 in an Oilers Jersey vaguely thought had something to do with MacTavish. You poor silly ignorant bastard.
But you do make a fine job of explaining why you need to name Goats and Stars. In both cases you need to have "your guy" its a multi year moral imperative. So please leave both your selections below, or update your Nation Profiles if you feel so inclined. And with your actions you take us one step closer to game time.
Hmmm. This doesn't seem to take very long to decide. Ever hear of someone by the name of KING BLOODY JORDAN BLOODY EBERLE OF BLEEDING BLOODY VICTORYLAND? THE KID IS A GENIUS WITH THE PUCK, A SUBLIME DISHER, CLUTCH CLUTCH CLUTCH AND HAS SET MANY THE LOIN OF AN EDMONTON WOMAN AFLAME IN HIS REIGN BY THUNDER.
Yeah Jordan Eberle will have to do for our 2013 selection. And every other year until the end of all recorded time after that too if you could mark it down. Coming off a season where he scored 32 goals and added 42 assists the 16th best scorer in the ENTIRE NHL is only looking to improve this season. Another year older and stronger - Eberle has been busy building on his already impressive resume leading the AHL in scoring prior to the lockout mercifully ending.
We predict Eberle will have a season of 35 goals and 40 assists. He may not be able to sustain his eye shattering 99.3% shooting percentage for the entire season as so many have already noted. However with a pile of souped up powerplay time with the return of Whitney and the addition of Schultz - 2013 will see 14 deliver the goods in the lockout shortened season. And he will do a great many other things too this year. Awesome things.
Believe that.
2007: Shawn Horcoff
2006: Ryan Smyth
2005: Chris Pronger
Some earlier point: Eric Fichaud
Some even earlier point: Dr. Randy Gregg
"Well ok," perhaps you are thinking to yourself "I can dimly follow this guys point about publicly naming your favourite Oiler. That makes sense assuming you are a superfan or an 8 year old kid. But why would I want to hate on an Oiler and name him my goat?"
Again why not listen to a voice from the distant past explain the deets. 2010 Wanye what you got to say?
Goat selection evolved a few years back when we had a buddy that would randomly pick an Oiler each game and rag on him mercilessly. "That dang (insert player here.) He is the worst player on the ice. (Insert GM here) should be embarrassed that he picked such a terrible player."
(Early 2000 bandwagon jumping buddies would hate) on every random player that draws their ire, loving them the very next minute - all in the name of being an "fan." The boys didn't think that it was sporting to cuss each and every Oiler only to shower them with praise on the next play and several half drunken arguments broke out over the span of a couple seasons to drive home the point.
Instead of playing our band wagon jumping friend on waivers, we all concocted the Goat. The Goat is intended to be the cause of all the team's problems for the entire season. Goal just went in? Damn the Goat to hell. He wasn't on the ice? Damn his stupid manner in which he sits on the bench.
The first year of two that we picked Grebeshkov to be our Goat was easily the best picking of our storied Goat picking career. Not only was Grebs brutal, but the team was too. We blamed him for most everything most nights and it allowed us to vent all Oilers related anger his way.
On a team that we hope finishes no higher than 30th place this year, picking the Goat is going to be key to maintaining your sanity.
Not nearly as dire this year thankfully. Flames fans may want to take some notes on sanity saving techniques with the season you are staring down this year.
This was actually quite a difficult bit of business. We don't think that the name of the game this season will be "try and figure out ways to keep self entertained whilst the Oilers skitter about like baby fawns on a frozen pond." A lot of the really goatworthy players are gone, traded, cut or bottled up and shipped to Anaheim via the AHL and Dallas.
No instead this season should be pretty sweet. The Oilers are young and in game shape against dusty old squads of players just waiting for a groin to get pulled*
We thought about Dubnyk but it isn't good sport to cheer against your starting goalie all year. No, we need him to be good. We ground our teeth while thinking about Horcoff collecting 12 billion dollars this season but we have far too much respect for the Captaincy of the Oilers to name him Goat. If you are in a trench and don't like your squad commander too bad. You respect the chain of command.
But last we checked Theo Peckham still remains the property of the Oilers. We can't figure Peckham out. A team that is willing to do anything to have young players fill spots meets a player that has looked like he had turned the corner into bonafide NHL toughian several different times. And yet there is no match?
How have we come to this Peckham?
You need to fight your way back into the lineup. And so far you aren't even close.
2008: Dennis Grebeshkov
2007: Some guy
2005: Some other jerk
Some earlier point: Andrei Kovalenko
Some even earlier point: Jimmy Carson
*Thats what she said
January 18 2013, 02:39PM
Amazing pic. What a Tease!
January 18 2013, 02:47PM
Goat: Belanger - easy choice because he thinks he's better than he is and will start to pout when he's not getting minutes.
Star: Eager - he'll play looser this year under Krueger and he'll end up destroying a star or a rat on a Divisional rival (a Sedin)(Burrows). =Instant Legend.
January 18 2013, 02:50PM
Star: Smid
I see a "C" on his jersey even though it isn't actually there.
Goat: Belanger
What is he seriously gonna do?
Just trade him so he can be integral to some other teams cup run out of nowhere already.
January 18 2013, 03:24PM
Why mess with what I've had on my profile for years...
Star: Gagner
Goat: Khabibulin
C'Mon Samwise...make me proud...
January 18 2013, 03:36PM
Why mess with what I've had on my profile for years...
Star: Gagner
Goat: Khabibulin
C'Mon Samwise...make me proud...
January 18 2013, 03:49PM
Star- Nail Yakupov-Brings a fresh new attitude, next year will out score Hall.
Goat-Tambellini-until he can make a trade of substance this is still the guy that came aboard and drove the mighty ship Oilers right into the ground!
Player goat- Eager-Belanger- Peckham .....that's to start the season, may change.
January 18 2013, 04:13PM
Star: Taylor Hall
Goat: Corey Potter
January 18 2013, 04:21PM
Star = Nuge getting 55 points in 48 games.
Goat = Smyth; hate to say it but he'd lost a step last year. We can still retire his number but I think he gets hurt or under performs...
January 18 2013, 04:46PM
Star: Eberle
Goat: Eager
January 18 2013, 04:47PM
Star = Nuge getting 55 points in 48 games.
Goat = Smyth; hate to say it but he'd lost a step last year. We can still retire his number but I think he gets hurt or under performs...
i think over 48 games Smyth'll be fine. Judging by his play at the Spengler he can still turn it on at a 3rd line level.
January 18 2013, 05:07PM
Star: Horcoff. The old man does all the work, the kids get all the credit. I can relate to this.
Goat: Everyone responsible for the lockout.
Hey Wanye, can I do like Tambo and take the whole season to evaluate the team before I make a decision?
OK then, I'll take Hemmer for star (plus all the kids), and Hordichuk for goat, as he will continue to make us wish Smac was here (Horcoff gets consolation goat).
January 18 2013, 05:19PM
Star = Mark Fistric ... playing in his hometown, contract year. I think he will earn star status in edmonton by saving 4 goals with block shots, at some point destroying Burrows in front of the net and causing injury to 5 players with monsterous hits.
Goat = Eager, his brain is mush and Hordichuk will permanently replace him on line 4 ... I hear Hordichuk scores goals now.
January 18 2013, 05:20PM
Goat: Eric Belanger runner up: Theo Peckham runner-runner-up: Shawn Horcoff
Star: Jordan SQUEE-Eberle runner up: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins runner-runner-up: Taylor Hall
Star: Edmonton Oilers Goat: Calgary Flames
Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe. Heh.
Real Star: Dubey. Make me proud, home slice! Real Goat: Calgary Flames
Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe. Heh.
Actual Goat: Jarome Iginla.
Star: Taylor Hall
Goat: Corey Potter
January 18 2013, 05:47PM
Star - Hall
Goat - Anyone who calls Gagner 'Gagne'
January 18 2013, 06:16PM
Star: Hemsky with 40 points while not missing a single game this season
Goat: Belanger, being a black hole for offence and sortof a jerk
runner up goat: Eager but I think he'll be benched or put on waivers after 25 games
Star : Eberle
Goat: Ryan Whitney
Watched him play live last year.Enough said.
January 18 2013, 06:39PM
Star: Nick Schultz. This guy will have to clean up J Schultz's mess, and will be OCD about it.
Goat: Ben Eager. Oilers need to cut down the stupid penalties, and I'm not sure that is possible with this one.
January 18 2013, 07:39PM
Star - Hall
Goat - Anyone who calls Gagner 'Gagne'
I propped the living h3ll outta this one. Alas only one prop showed up.
January 18 2013, 07:42PM
Since you already have captain clutch i guess I'll have to bet on 90% of Yak City learning russian by june. The kid will absolutely kill it. Calder Curse? No more. Хеммер хиты ногтей, снова и снова. Миллиард очков в локаута сезоне. Овечкин кто?
Belanger causes offense to evaporate. Everytime his shift overlaps with the kids', he decreases their career total by two points. Belanger will attempt to keep us in the basement all season.
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Star - RNH. I think Eberle is going to be awesome too, but I think we are going to be shocked at how good RNH is.
Goat - Belanger - I feel like its cheating picking him, but I honestly feel good about most of the rest of the team.
Chuck Norris - Ralph Krueger - Ralph will perform miracles.
January 18 2013, 10:07PM
I'm going off the board a bit in this one.
Star: Justin Schultz(Seriously, he's one of the few Oiler D that can move the puck in a direction other than backwards)
Goat: Ryan Jones(I don't think Krueger was a big fan last year)
Honorable mention goat: Eager (He'll get very little rope if he starts coasting)
January 19 2013, 12:18AM
My favorite picture in the above article is "Want me to score with this?"
I laugh every time. Now. onto serious business. I have 3 categories: Star. Goat. Dark horse.
Star: TFH......Taylor Freaking Hall.
Goat: Peckham
Dark Horse: Ales Hemsky
Star: Lines One and Two
Goat: MAB. Never forget 2006.
going way out there...
Star: Dubnyk. We need to give this boy all the good vibes possible.
Goat: Eager. Too easy, penalty machine.
Gotta pick outside the 5 kids, they're all superstars in my book already.
Star: Hemsky - playing on a line with Yak, he should have fun again.
Goat: Hartikinen - ridiculous hype and expectations of a bigger and tougher Ryan Smyth, but remains to be seen if the goals and assists will be there.
I'll be happy for the kid if he can make that step - but it's a big one and both size and skill is hard to come by.
January 19 2013, 09:40AM
Star: Hemsky
Goat: Whitney
January 19 2013, 03:33PM
Hmm. Late to the party.
I'm going off the board with these ones.
Star: Smid. Unsung hero needs someone singing.
Goat: Yak. What can I say? Haters gotta hate? I'm predisposed to disliking this guy and I don't mind admitting it. He may be the best player on the team at some point, but he'll have to earn his way out of my goathouse with something other than hype.
January 19 2013, 08:30PM
Star: Eberle - He'll maintain a high shooting percentage and handle his new A the way we all hope.
Goat: Eager - He'll spend all year accomplishing nothing, pausing every now and then to give powerplays to opponents and shame to fans.
January 20 2013, 04:01PM
Star=Dubnyk Goat=Eager
let's do this!


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One thing I always find interesting. Whenever anyone questions the fans lack of support of the Pacers - most of you get real offended and tell us why you don't go to games.
OK, I understand that reaction. But the point is we are only talking about 3000 or 4000 fans per game in a city the size of Indianapolis. (actually now it is more like 5000 or 6000 per fans needed to fill the building) There are plenty of people who have enough money to spend on the pacers in this city.


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Merry Christmas to all our readers and supporters. We hope you have a wonderful holiday season and approach 2013 with a sense of renewal and strive to be a servant-leader to the least among us. I came across an interesting article in the U.K. Telegraph's website that a 'dad' is the tenth most popular request from children.
Telegraph: When it comes to Christmas, it might be safe to assume children will ask Santa for an extensive list of toys, games and treats.
But a survey of their typical lists for Father Christmas has shown many have more serious concerns, requesting "a dad" instead.
A study of 2,000 British parents found most children will put a new baby brother or sister at the top of their Christmas list, closely followed by a request for a real-life reindeer.
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What began as a mostly quieter choppy trade for Class III last week ended on a firm note on Friday. One thousand contracts traded hands with 690 of those trades reserved for the November and December contracts alone, which finished up .06 and .39 respectively. But futures pushed higher into Q1 of 2012 despite technical resistance. Open interest also increased by 251 contracts giving some reliability to the rally. Late week strength in both blocks and barrels was the main driving force behind Friday's bounce. Still, it feels like it could be about the last big push before the tank is empty.
What looked to be a fleeting $2 cheese market by mid-week got re-ignited as block cheese gained 5.25 of the 7 cent increase for the week on Friday, closing at $1.95 per pound. Not to be outdone, the 5 cents barrel bounce helped post a 6-cent gain on the week to finish at $1.98. We expect to see more buy interest in spot cheese today as domestic demand has not yet cooled. We also expect, however, that these lofty levels will free up some product by week's end. This is the highest cheese price since Aug. 17.
While Class III appeared to be shucking more bearish technical indicators (resistance) and gaining momentum to the upside, cheese futures left something to be desired. Sixty-five contracts traded between .017 lower and .028 higher Friday with the bulk of the volume not in the front months as was the case with Class III, but in Q1 and Q2. These months also comprised the biggest losses for the day. The Q1 pack was flat for the week at $1.658 (versus $1.651 prior week).
Class IV volume was light Friday with just seven trades taking place that dropped December by 45 cents. Overall the week proved to be a relatively active one for the contract. While the first half of 2012 saw some individual trades throughout the week, the July to December pack traded several times at the $17.00 level, a sticking point for the market over the past several weeks. Most months remained unchanged with the biggest shift in prices being rather small as Q1 gained 8 cents to 16.65. We look for more of a two-sided trade at current levels to start the week.
Sunday night class III trading saw active volume with 46 trades by late night. All of the volume came from November through January and prices in those months were 4 to 14 higher. By this morning 80 trades took place with December and January off to the races at +19 and +12 respectively also with most of the trading volume as well.
We look for milk to open .05 to .15 higher.
Meanwhile, the butter market closed out the week mixed, settling between up 3.325 cents to down 1 cent, with 31 contracts trading Friday. November-December average saw a decline of 1 cent to close at 1.73, while the Q1 pack settled unchanged on Friday at 1.65. The spot market continued its recent downward trend, falling 3 cents to 1.74 on no trades. We look for the spot market to maintain its decline into this week as holiday demand continues to subside.
We look for butter prices to open mixed.
The grain markets saw choppy trading last week as corn closed down 7 cents to settle at 638.5, wheat ended down 3.25 at 616.75, and soybeans up 8 cents to 1166. The week was defined by heightened volatility as the grain complex saw price declines on the week. The dollar swung wildly throughout the week, but found its footing as the week progressed helping to pressure grain prices lower.
Wednesday the USDA released its November supply/demand figures. The corn yield dropped to 146.7 bushels per acre, down from 148.1 in October. Soybean yield fell slightly, estimated to be 41.3 bushels per acre, down from 41.5. The wheat yield fell to 43.7 from 43.9. Even with the lowered yield expectations, the grain complex seems to want to chop sideways to lower in the near term. Informa released its 2012 planting estimates on Friday with the corn acre estimate increasing to 94 million from the previous estimate of 93.1. Soybean acres are estimated to now be 76.1 million down from 77 million. The wheat acre estimate was left unchanged at 57 million.
We look for corn to open steady to 2 lower, beans to open 8 to 10 higher, meal to open .50 to 1 higher, and wheat to open 1 to 3 cents lower this morning.
Daily CME spot market prices:
Block cheese $1.950 (up 5 1/4)
Barrel cheese $1.98 (up 5)
Butter: $1.74 (down 3)
Grade A NFDM: $1.435 (unchanged)
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