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IRWIN – Perhaps it's fitting that during a season in which Canon-McMillan won its second consecutive PIAA team wrestling title, the Big Macs found a way to top the feat.
Canon-McMillan became the first school to have three wrestlers win their third WPIAL individual title on the same night as Connor Schram, Solomon Chishko and Cody Wiercioch won their respective weight classes Saturday at Norwin High School.
"It's very, very special," said Canon-McMillan head coach Chris Mary, himself a three-time WPIAL champion at Chartiers-Houston in the 1980s.
"We talked to them the other day about it. It's tough to win this tournament."
That showed up in the results as six of 13 top seeds who made it into the finals were upset, including Canon-McMillan's Alex Campbell at 220 pounds. Campbell was beaten, 10-5, by Central Catholic's Zach DeLuca.
Also beaten was Central Catholic's Matt McCutcheon, a defending WPIAL and PIAA champion. McCutcheon was defeated, 3-1, by Hampton's Jacob Hart in the 195-pound final. Hart was named the tournament's outstanding wrestler.
Schram and Chishko had their hands full, winning a pair of close, and and in the case of Schram controversial, decisions.
Schram edged Franklin Regional sophomore Michael Kemerer, 3-2, in the 126-pound final. Officials waived off a last-second takedown attempt by Kememer, who like Schram was a state runner-up a year ago.
"It was close," said Schram. "I just kept wrestling through the whistle."
Chishko, who hadn't competed until the postseason tournaments after suffering a fractured elbow prior to the start of the regular season, said he was cautious in his bout against Franklin Regional's Josh Shields.
"I was kind of just feeling him out," Chishko said. "This was my first real good, high-level kid this season. I was a little cautious, maybe a little more than I should have been."
Wiercioch had the easiest time of the C-M trio, topping Chartiers Valley's Noah Wilps, 9-1, in the 170-pound final.
It was the lone bout of the tournament for Wiercioch that did not end in a pin or technical fall.
"It's pretty awesome," said Wiercioch. "It would have been better if it had been four-time champ, but I'm OK with three. And what's special about it is that I get to share it with Solomon and Connor. It's pretty special."
A.C. Headlee upset top-seeded Dom Forys, 7-5, in the 113-pound final to become Waynesburg's first WPIAL champion since Zach McGinnis won at 125 pounds in 2010.
It was a reversal of their 2012 bout here when Forys edged Headlee, 3-1, in the consolation finals, ending Headlee's season.
"It was a little payback," Headlee said.
But Canon-McMillan was the tournament's biggest winner with its seven wrestlers advancing to next week's PIAA tournament.
In addition to Campbell, heavyweight Angelo Broglia finished second, dropping a tough 3-1 decision to unbeaten Shane Kuhn of Kiski.
The Big Macs also had two third-place finishers as Brendan Price edged Kevin Miller of Norwin, 4-2, in the 106-pound consolation finals, and Dalton Macri easily handled Logan Heinl of Shaler, 7-2, in the 120-pound third-place match.
"I thought we had a really good tournament," said Mary, who was named the WPIAL's outstanding coach for the fifth time in his 13-year career.
The news wasn't all good for area wrestlers as three lost in the consolation finals to finish fourth, one spot short of a trip to the PIAA championships.
Tyler Buckiso of Peters Township was edged 5-3 in overtime by Tyler Walker of North Hills in the 126-pound consolation bout, giving up a takedown off his own shot 10 seconds into the extra period.
Canon-McMillan's Sammy Minor dropped a 4-2 decision to North Allegheny's Ben Schweiger at 160, and Brent Blacharczyk of McGuffey was handed a 5-1 defeat by Norwin freshman Andrew Phipps at 182.
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PITTSBURGH – Felix Jones knows a little something about playing in crowded backfields.
In college at Arkansas, he shared carries with Darren McFadden and fullback Peyton Hillis, all three of whom have gone on to have success in the NFL.
In Dallas, which selected Jones with the 22nd pick in the 2008 draft, one pick ahead of where the Steelers took Rashard Mendenhall, he shared time with Marion Barber, Tashard Choice and DeMarco Murray, among others, never really being given much of an opportunity to be a lead back.
It's a career course that has led him to the Steelers, who made a trade with Philadelphia to acquire him two weeks ago. Jones had signed a one-year deal with Philadelphia as a free agent, but again found himself being squeezed for carries behind starter LeSean McCoy.
For Jones, now 26, sharing the football has always been something he's had to do, going all the way back to his days at Booker T. Washington High School, a perennial powerhouse in Tulsa, Okla., where he had to share the ball with Robert Meachem, who later starred at Tennessee and now plays for the New Orleans Saints.
"Back in high school even, we had a bunch of great players," Jones said. "It was kind of hard to feed everybody the football."
Because of always having to fight for carries, Jones is accustomed to the situation he now finds himself in with the Steelers, who open their regular season Sunday at Heinz Field against the Tennessee Titans.
Pittsburgh selected Le'Veon Bell in the second round of this year's draft with the thought he could turn into a feature back. But Bell has been sidelined by a foot injury since Week 2 of the preseason, leaving veterans Issac Redman, who will be the starter, and LaRod Stephens-Howling to carry the load along with Jones.
Despite his late arrival to Pittsburgh, Jones impressed the coaching staff with his knowledge of the game and ability enough in two preseason games, where he gained 85 yards on 22 carries, that the Steelers released returning leading rusher Jonathan Dwyer last week.
"We didn't even have the guy on the practice field once," said Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley of Jones' first preseason game with the team. "I met him once before a game, in a team meeting, he leads us in carries during the game and has a kickoff return.
"That in itself was impressive."
He also has something that no other running back on the roster can claim, legitimate speed. Jones was timed at 4.44 seconds in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine in 2008 and ran a 4.37 40 at 5-10, 215 pounds at his college pro day that year.
But for a number of reasons, mostly injury related, he never got that chance with the Cowboys on much of a full-time basis.
His best season came in 2010, when he appeared in all 16 games, seven of them starts, rushing for 800 yards on 185 carries with 48 receptions for another 450 yards.
"I don't know. I really can't say," said Jones of why he never became the Cowboys' full-time starter. "I went out and gave it my best. I can't answer that. That's something for a coach to answer. I just know that I went out and did my best and gave it my all."
Now, Jones is giving his all to quickly learn the Steelers playbook at least to the point where he can contribute this weekend if called upon.
"I've got confidence in myself and what I can do," Jones said. "Every play that I get I want to go out and make the most of it. I just want to go out there and take advantage of the opportunities that I get, try to make plays and have fun with it. You've always got to put your best foot forward.
"I've been doing this for a while. I've got a way that I study. So I'm just excited to get going."
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Rookie linebacker Jarvis Jones was a full participant in practice for the Steelers Thursday after being limited with a chest injury on Wednesday. … Fullback Will Johnson (hamstring) and tight end Heath Miller (knee) were partial participants. … Bell (foot) did not practice.
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GREEN TREE – Veronica Sansom knows there are tangible benefits to the Chartiers-Houston girls basketball team's non-section win over McGuffey Monday night: a four-game winning streak to close the year, the team playing the best it has all season.
She did not, however, think it had much impact on seeding at Tuesday night's WPIAL basketball tournament pairings meeting.
"We played McGuffey and gave them their second loss of the year," Sansom said. "I think the bracket was already made up. Not sure that mattered at all."
The Bucs' situation brought up an interesting argument, as 22 area basketball teams got their postseason marching orders inside a crowded ballroom at the Hilton DoubleTree: what to make of late-season swoons and slumps when it comes to seeding?
A strong finish, and Chartiers-Houston still finds itself with a play-in game Friday against Beaver for the No. 10 seed.
"For us, momentum-wise, it was great," Sansom said. "Our kids are real happy with how we ended the season."
Elsewhere in the Class AA girls bracket, Charleroi plays Carlynton Friday at Chartiers Valley for the No. 14 seed, McGuffey is off until Tuesday, and Washington travels to Yough to play Ford City for the No. 16 seed.
The California boys, who won Section 5-AA, weren't affected by a late loss to Charleroi and wound up with the No. 8 seed – and a first-round game Saturday against Brentwood.
Beaver Falls, Greensburg Central Catholic, Seton-La Salle and Jeannette earned top-four seeds in the ultra-deep classification, with Beaver Falls a potential semifinal matchup for the Trojans.
"I'm never surprised," California coach Phil Pergola said. "You have to play anyway. You just play who they give you."
Charleroi plays Bishop Canevin at noon Saturday to kickoff a triple-header of local teams at Peters Township, with the 13th-seeded California girls playing the middle game before the California boys and Brentwood.
The seed was not unexpected for California coach Chris Minerd, who watched his team lose five of eight down the stretch.
"We definitely didn't finish the season the way I wanted to finish," Minerd said. "That's what happens when you finish on the downside."
Elsewhere in Class A, No. 5 Avella plays No. 12 St. Joseph at North Hills Saturday, and No. 6 Carmichaels has No. 11 Cornell at West Allegheny the same day. Jefferson-Morgan and West Greene have play-in games, and No. 7 Monessen is off until Wednesday.
The boys bracket has No. 7 Monessen playing No. 10 Sewickley Academy Friday at Keystone Oaks. Mapletown has the play-in game for the No. 16 seed, and No. 8 Carmichaels drew No. 9 Wilkinsburg Tuesday, site and time to be determined.
After a playoff-clinching win over Peters Township last Friday, Canon-McMillan is riding plenty of momentum, though the Big Macs drew the No. 15 seed – and a game next Wednesday against No. 2 North Allegheny, site and time to be determined.
The Washington boys lost three consecutive games in the middle of the season, but Prexies coach Mark Gaither was just fine with where his team ended up: a play-in game for the No. 10 seed against Jefferson-Morgan, with Burrell/Beth-Center ahead.
In Class AAA, the South Fayette boys received the No. 9 seed and will play No. 8 West Mifflin Tuesday.
The South Fayette girls and the Ringgold girls each have play-in games, the Lions against Freeport Saturday, the Rams against Indiana, also Saturday.
South Fayette's boys team had two different rough patches: four losses in five games and three in four, the current one.
Those, though, were against tough teams, which could be the key to keeping a respectable seed.
"That's not a guarantee you're going to do well in the playoffs," South Fayette coach Rich Bonnaure said. "But you really do shoot to make a run in the playoffs and hit your peak."
So is it better to win a few games down the stretch to help seeding and momentum?
"I think, as coach, you better learn to turn it in your direction," Bonnaure said.
Fair enough.
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The alleged gunman remained at large, but the man who reported being robbed was jailed after police found out there was a warrant for his arrest from Montgomery County.
Police were called at 9:43 p.m. to a Plum Way residence where Rashad Gass, 20, of Coatsville, said he was robbed at gunpoint by a light-skinned black man, about 5 feet, 6 inches to 5 feet, 8 inches tall with scruffy facial hair.
Gass told police $2,500 was stolen from the kitchen table.
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The Cal U. crime alert urged students to lock doors and windows, and use caution when traveling in the area, especially at night.
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Good suggestion for Mattel...I think that's a good idea .....these two version of skeletor are my favorite figures I look forward to see into motuc line .
I think Mattel already knows how they go into this
If you look at the pictures below, you can see that Laser Light Skeletor and New Adventures Skeletor are nearly identical. So my idea is that Mattel releases this figure as one version, but he comes with a translucent red hand and a normal hand, two different Havok staffs (or just different heads for the staff), maybe two different chest plates, and a hooded head and a helmeted head.
Can someone PM me the US number for Matty? I want to talk to someone who might has a clue of what is going on.
Evil will always triumph because good is dumb.
Good suggestion for Mattel...I think that's a good idea .....these two version of skeletor are my favorite figures I look forward to see into motuc line .
I think Mattel already knows how they go into this
There are a lot of differences:
- STAFFS - NA Havok VS Translucent Havok
- HEADS - Removable Helmet VS Hood
- FACES - Different sculpts and paints
- ARMOR - Red with Skulls VS Golden with Circuits
- WAIST - Black VS Golden
Im sure 4H will highlight the differences even more, making Laser Light like a sinester alien and NA Skeletor more like a cyborg.
Yeah, I have a feeling these two are gona get mixed...which is okay; I just hope that they have a primary focus on NA Skeletor. I wouldn't mind most of the details coming from NA, while adding homages to LL Skelly in the optional red hand, hooded head, and perhaps an extra translucent red Havok Staff - emphasis on extra. His awesome NA stuff just HAS to be there. I'm eagerly awaiting a new sculpt of that staff!
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(Hilarious... I've been suggesting this for over a year and no one ever responded lol)
Yes - its a perfect combo. They can reuse Horde Prime's hands on this variant (especially because the right hand is removable on Horde Prome as well).
They can also use Preternia Disguise He-Man's hooded head for the Laser Light Skeletor head, by replacing the face plate.
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Can someone PM me the US number for Matty? I want to talk to someone who might has a clue of what is going on.
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This topic has been brought up several times before. But, I don't think these Skeletor variants are that similar. I'd prefer they be 2 separate releases - just like the He-Man equivalents.
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definately worth mixing these.
The "differences" are about as important as how they are realizing the NA figures already. Good parts re-use and completely acceptable.
I would see basically only two heads and two stave heads (or whole staves is fine).
This is a perfect example where if they did choose to go in this direction, and someone complained about it, I would think that perhaps they were still not willing to accept what we already have known for years now. Parts re-use, and classicizing.
This totally works. It's such a good idea I'm almost certain it wont happen. But Mattel always impresses me.
Frankly I'm certain that these figures looking so much alike was completely intentional. Either the sculpters made a play to get us used to the NA skeletor, or more likely the NA skeletor was made to look like the most recent incarnation of Vintage Skeletor.
Seriously though, It's a NICE Idea, but It COULD Allow Mattel to go too lazy and make an incomplete/half-assed LL Skeletor/NA Skeletor and force you to mix and match with the spare Skeletor head you might have (After Demo Man) to make your LL Skeletor.
Then again I'm interested in 2 LP He-Man figs if they give him the He-Mullet to mix and match with He-Man to make MY ideal He-Man...
I like the idea, but I fear the execution!
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Can someone PM me the US number for Matty? I want to talk to someone who might has a clue of what is going on.
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thats what i want. have both be one figure.
How is that picture still even viewable? I removed it from my site when I put up the better version.
Can someone PM me the US number for Matty? I want to talk to someone who might has a clue of what is going on.
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An interesting possibility. One thing to remember though is that the "Laser Light" version of NA Skeletor was only for the first few episodes. I certainly wouldn't mind a NA Skeletor with this design, but I'd also like to have him as he appeared in most of the series.
Perhaps in the style Bubble Power She-Ra, a NA Skeletor could have his traditional skull chest appearance in the figure, but Laser Light Skeletor could come with a few accessories to modify your own perfect New Adventures Skeletor.
I'm not really excited for either of these variants...so killin two birds with one Stonedar would be fine by me for this! Makes the variant much more acceptable to those that don't really care about these variants (like me) as well as makes it a worthwhile variant unlike say...Snake Man-At-Arms.
I like the idea of combining the two.
But I like SAMAA.
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I couldn't agree more with this thread. I definitely don't want 2 figures that are so similar. I'm surprised this thread hasn't picked up more steam. Where are all the variant haters?
I agree, kill two birds with one stone.
Are there any fans who are held to getting Laser Light Skeley (Who could be a NA Skeley repaint?)
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I definitely want this to happen. Especially since there are no "light up features" in MOTUC, I think it would be ridiculous to offer both versions. They are way to similar to justify 2 versions. This to me is a perfect way for Mattel to combine MOTU with NA in a streamlined fashion.
I have always felt that the NA He-Man and Skeletor were simple variations of the Laser MOTU versions.
I will be extremely ticked off if Mattel makes both versions as separate figures. IMO that would be a "taken for the ass" situation. They can easily provide extra accessories for people to create both versions. In fact, they could even sell more because some people would buy 2 figures to create both.
I agree, make a combination of the best parts of the two to make NA Skeletor...Any future weapons packs can include the translucent red staff (variants have less tooling and accessories). I'm all for the NA Skeletor and also DoD Skelly even more !!
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I'm not really that fussed on this version of NA Skeletor, I'd want his second NA appearance, that's the form he was mostly seen as, he was only in the above form in 6 episodes and the second appearance in the remaining 59.
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I know that there is a Battle Blade Skeletor thread but this is for just for NA Skeletor, The way he looks in the begining of the NA Heman series. I have to say the way he looks at the end of the Second Ultimate Battleground, is the best representation of this version of Skeletor, NO EYEBALLS. His transformed Havoc staff looks amazing as well, which should be one of his accessories, as well as GRRRRRR. GRRRR must be included with NA Skeletor, no questions asked!
I'd prefer separate releases for LL and NA Skeletor. The Four Horsemen can easily detail these guys into separate and awesome figures IMO. However, when it comes to NA Skeletor, I think they should use the Vykron method - release a buck with several weapons, armor pieces, shin pieces, arm attachments, and in this case three heads. The only thing I'd change from how Mattel released Vykron is to include three bucks so fans can display all three versions at once.


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Sean Smoggie bounded backward in celebration, his hand still held aloft after draining a three-pointer with 2.4 seconds left in the Rotary Club Washington-Greene All-Star Boys Basketball Game Friday night.
But the shot and the celebration, which followed a 109-107 win for Smoggie's White Team, only told part of the story.
On the bench, the opposing team's coach was none other than Carmichaels' Don Williams, who couldn't do much more than cringe as Smoggie pulled a bit of a role reversal.
Take that one, coach.
"I liked it. That's my coach," Smoggie said. "I wanted to get back at him, get a laugh and a few giggles."
That sure happened.
So did a raucous celebration, as the White Team clawed back from a 58-53 halftime deficit.
Smoggie finished with 12 points, but he ceded Most Valuable Player honors to Trinity's Christian Koroly, who knocked down six three-pointers in the opening half and finished with 26 points.
"I was very relaxed," Koroly said. "We were having fun."
Burgettstown's Josh Mack scored 21 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for the victorious White Team. He also set the screen that allowed Smoggie to pop open from the left wing.
Just as Canon-Mac's Rick Bell envisioned.
"Coach drew it up real good," Smoggie said. "I rolled off the screen, I looked, saw the defender sagging off and thought, 'I'm open, I'm going to shoot it.' "
Bentworth's Cody Levine scored 17 points, 11 of them in the first half, but Washington's Jordan Drew took home MVP honors for the Red Team after finishing with 16 points and seven rebounds.
Despite being a role player and stopper this season for the Prexies, Drew took this opportunity to showcase a nifty offensive game, one full of dribble-drives, a two-handed dunk and a couple finger rolls.
"I think I did pretty well," Drew said. "I figured that since it was an all-star game, there wasn't that much at stake, and I would do some different stuff than I usually do. I guess it worked."
California's Tanner Huffman won the three-point shooting competition at halftime, downing Canon-McMillan's Seth Combs, 16-13. Huffman made 47 treys in the three rounds combined.
McGuffey's Taylor Pasquariello finished with 14 points, Trinity's Berton Miller added 13 and Washington's Darius Spinks contributed 12 for Red Team.
Fort Cherry's Tyreke Brown gave the White Team a much-needed boost by scoring 11 of his 15 points in the second half, while Charleroi's Sheldon Linneman also hit double figures with 10 points.
The Red Team had a 58-53 lead after a first half that featured just about as much defense as everyone expected: none.
Twenty players scored in the opening 20 minutes, the highlight being Washington's Rikwon Moore twice going for a steal, getting it on the second attempt, then scoring on a tip-in at the opposite end to give the Red Team a 51-49 lead with 2:38 left in the opening half.
A lineman on Wash High's football team, Moore later provided an even bigger shocker by knocking down a three-pointer, his first of two on the night.
Koroly led all scorers with 18 points in the opening half, all on three-pointers. Levine contributed 11, and Drew added eight points, six boards and a couple of near dunks.
Those two were certainly impressive, but no question the night belonged to Smoggie, who got to knock off his high school coach in an all-star game.
"I knew it was going to be a good game, but I didn't know we were going to hit that shot," Koroly said. "That was awesome. I'm so happy for (Smoggie). What a memory he made. He hit a game-winning three in the Rotary Club All-Star Game. That's awesome. I'm very happy for him and just glad we could bring home the 'W.' Bet he got a good laugh."
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A couple of neighbors on Donnan Avenue in Washington, both named Phyllis, found a recognizable face in this week's Mystery Photo. Phyllis Doria could hardly wait to show the paper to Phyllis Anderson last Monday, because Phyllis Anderson's daughter was on the front page of the newspaper.
Contacted by telephone at her home in Homestead, Fla., Tracy Anderson DeVary, daughter of Bob and Phyllis Anderson, confirmed the identification.
"I know that's me because of that dress," she said. "I always hated that dress – red, green and white plaid. I have a first-grade picture somewhere of me in that same dress."
After college, DeVary became an X-ray technician but changed careers and is now the manager of Gilbert's Resort in Key Largo. She and her husband, David, moved to Florida in 1998. They have three children: Damian, 18, Jacob, 12, and Madelyn, 10. "All of them are avid readers, by the way," she said.
DeVary went to Seventh Ward Elementary School and graduated from Washington High School. She thinks the photo was taken, however, at Citizens Library in Washington around 1970. Phyllis Doria agrees.
"We used to take our girls there all the time for story time," she said. "Those low shelves look like the ones they had for children there."
Unfortunately, no one has come forward to identify the boy. Also, we have no idea for what purpose the picture was taken, or how it ended up in a box of negatives from the Observer-Reporter's Canonsburg office, which closed more than 40 years ago.
We're still hoping that someone might come forward with more information so that we can close this case.
Look for another Mystery Photo in next Monday's Observer-Reporter.
Photo update: Bill Reese, who identified all the kids on Duncan Avenue in the Mystery Photo of Sept. 23 and 30, wondered if any of them beside him were still alive. Jean Duncan Hawthorne called last week to confirm she is alive and living in State College. (She is the tall girl with hair parted in the middle.) "I'm still getting around all right, and I was still downhill skiing until six years ago." A friend from the state of California mailed her the photo clipped from the newspaper.
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Why does Bon Jovi crank out an unending string of relentlessly upbeat, unavoidably catchy songs in the style that made the Jersey boys famous 30 years ago and kept them there `till now?
Because they can.
The band's 12th album, "What About Now," fairly bursts with the encouraging self-help anthems that have long defined the Bon Jovi sound and style, from the early days of Tommy and Gina "Livin' on a Prayer" to keeping the faith and realizing "It's My Life."
One listen to "Because We Can" and its chorus will be burned into your brain forever. It's one of many Bon Jovi odes to faithfulness, trust, perseverance and a belief that no matter how bad things get, it'll be OK as long as we hold on tight to each other and don't lose hope. Richie Sambora adds a harmonic guitar solo adapted from "Capt. Crash and the Beauty Queen from Mars" from their 2000 album, "Crush."
The title track literally sounds like a session with a self-help psychologist and it's a sure guarantee you'll hear this song blaring at Democratic presidential rallies in 2016.
But the most interesting is "Room at the End of the World," where Bon Jovi sings of heaven as a calm, unhurried place where dead roses bloom again, where truth has its turn, where young love never dies, where there's no sin and "where we never said goodbye."
By Wayne Parry, AP
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation teamed with the South Fayette and Cecil Township police departments Tuesday to announce the start of a statewide campaign to fight distracted and aggressive driving.
"In the next several weeks, people are going to see an increased amount of enforcement by local and state police on local roadways," said Jay Ofsanik, PennDOT safety press officer.
A news conference held in the parking lot of the building that was formerly Star City Cinemas on Route 50 near the Bridgeville exit of Interstate 79 highlighted the spring enforcement campaign. The effort, which will continue through April 28, is a collaboration among 350 municipal police forces and state police.
Ofsanik said the reason for the enforcement initiative is simple: to reduce the number of people injured or killed in traffic accidents.
"Agressive driving behaviors – speeding, going through stop signs or stop lights, weaving through traffic, tailgating – all of those behaviors have a tendency to cause more crashes," Ofsanik said.
There were 6,725 accidents related to aggressive driving in Pennsylvania in 2012, including 183 fatalities, according to PennDOT data. Those totals represented an increase of 12 deaths from 2011.
There were seven aggressive driving-related deaths in Washington County in 2011, the most recent county statistics available, compared to nine alcohol-related fatalities that year.
"People are in a hurry in their fast-paced lives," Ofsanik said. "They can be running a little behind and naturally tend to drive a little faster. It happens to a lot of people, and they don't think about it. Unfortunately, that's how crashes occur."
Police in marked patrol cars with flashing lights could be seen patrolling along Route 50 during the news conference, with large orange "aggressive driving enforcement" signs standing on the shoulder and magnetic "aggressive driver patrol" spoiler indicators on vehicle trunks. Several drivers were pulled over for warnings and traffic violation citations.
Ofsanik said driving while distracted often leads to aggressive driving. Checking smartphones, fooling with touch-screen displays and paying too much attention to passengers can lead to many of the same unsafe practices that cause accidents.
According to Ofsanik, the spring campaign was just as much about education as it was about enforcement. Police will be speaking to high school students, distributing information to motorists and putting electronic speed-display signs along highways.
"People should think about it when they leave for their destination," Ofsanik said. "I know it can be tough to get up in the morning, but try to give yourself a little extra time in the morning and relax a little bit."
The project is funded by a $2.5 million federal grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Washington County police forces participating are Cecil, South Strabane, North Strabane, Peters and North Franklin townships, the City of Washington and the Pennsylvania State Police barracks, Troop B, on Murtland Avenue.
In Washington County, officers will be targeting Route 19, Route 40 and the Route 50 corridor, including the intersection with Route 980 in Cecil Township.
This is the seventh year the state has participated in the campaign, which began as a pilot program in 2006 under the name "Smooth Operator."
More information can be found at www.JustDrivePA.com.
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Take one look at Burgettstown senior Josh Mack, and it's tough to peg him as a basketball player.
An offensive lineman, maybe. Even a wrestler.
But the 6-4, 275-pound Mack is neither. He's pretty much a power forward trapped inside a left tackle's body, with soft hands and quick feet that belie his size.
"I think he surprises a lot of people," Burgettstown coach Rich Tranquill said.
Mack, who has dropped nearly 50 pounds since his junior year – he credits trading soda for water, as well as running and lifting more – is averaging 12.5 points and 11.7 rebounds for the Blue Devils, who improved to 2-2 in Section 4-AA, 5-7 overall with a 58-47 win over Fort Cherry on Tuesday night. Mack scored 21 points and added 12 rebounds.
Because of the weight he's dropped, Mack has nearly doubled his scoring average from last season.
"I can stay on the court a lot longer now," Mack said. "I'm a lot faster, quicker on defense, and I can jump a little bit higher."
Mack still enjoys the teasing he hears in opposing gyms.
Earlier this season, at the EQT Energy Classic, he was serenaded with singsong chants of "Jel-ly Do-nut." Fort Cherry's student section urged Mack to breathe every trip up the floor – then did it in unison.
"Every game … that's pretty much what it is," Mack said.
But teasing Mack probably isn't smart, especially with his ability to drive the basket or beat you with a jumper, not to mention his countless physical gifts.
"For his size, he's very athletic," Tranquill said. "He's got great feet. When you look at him, you think he's going to be a slow kid, but he's really not. He's quick. He's got good feet around the hoop. He's got very nice touch for a big man. He can shoot the ball from the outside, and he's just powerful inside."
#LetChavWalk gains popularity
Twitter was a busy place Wednesday afternoon in response to news that Monessen quarterback Chavas Rawlins would not be allowed to walk with his classmates for the school's June 7 commencement because of questionable posts he made on social media.
More than 500 entries with the hashtag #LetChavWalk appeared within the first four hours of its creation, even prompting a few Steelers to get into the action.
"Monessen School board you can't be serious? DO THE RIGHT THING & Let this Young Man WALK for his Commencement…," backup quarterback Charlie Batch tweeted.
It was later re-tweeted by Ryan Clark, Mike Wallace, Max Starks and others.
Although Rawlins' comments were not identified, he did speak out in support of three teammates who were found to have been keeping drugs and illegal drugs in their lockers. Rawlins has since deleted any posts pertaining to the incident.
"My boy (Chavas Rawlins) got one of the brightest futures ever to come out of Monessen. Let him walk!" tweeted Brian Fisher, a senior guard on California High School's boys basketball team.
Avella counting on English
Less is more for Avella girls basketball coach Jim Matalik when it comes to leading scorer Olivia English.
"We're trying to work with her on not being overly stressed when things don't go well," Matalik said. "She kind of plays 110 percent, and we'd like her to play at 85 or 90. I think that's her comfort zone."
Through 10 games, English is averaging 17.2 points and 11.6 rebounds per game, helping the Eagles to a 2-0 record in Section 3-A, 6-4 overall ahead of tonight's home game against first-place Carmichaels.
Avella has won three of its past four games – with English averaging 22.8 points per contest – despite a 10-player team that forces everyone wearing a uniform to contribute.
"Sometimes we play a JV game," Matalik said. "Not too often, though."
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The legendary Kenny Rogers is probably best known for his 1983 duet "Islands In The Stream," which he famously recorded with another country stalwart — namely, the equally iconic Dolly Parton.
However, it wasn't that particular blonde he took the stage with at the 2013 Country Music Association Awards to perform that particular tune.
Rogers was joined by Sugarland frontwoman/newly solo artist Jennifer Nettles, who, while not quite Dolly material, did do Parton proud with her soaring vocals, beaming smile, and tight, low-cut jumpsuit.
Nettles paired up with Rogers as part of the CMA Awards' tribute to Rogers's extraordinary career. He was presented with the Association's Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award for the evening.
In a testament to the 75-year-old Rogers's longevity and flexibility, modern country stalwarts Rascal Flatts gave a stirring rendition of his 1968 hit with the First Edition, "Just Dropped In," an ode to the psychedelic culture of the decade and a sharp diversion from his pop/country catalogue.
Darius Rucker also paid homage to a better-known hit, 1978's Grammy-winning "The Gambler."
For those who missed Parton, the singer is currently recovering from a car accident she sustained a couple weeks ago ("Thankfully, Dolly did have airbags," CMA Awards host Brad Paisley joked). And Rogers, who was inducted into the Country Music Hall of fame last Monday, released You Can't Make Old Friends in October. The title track features…none other than Dolly Parton!
The 2013 CMA Awards aired live from Nashville Nov. 6. Check out a gallery of red carpet fashion here.


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WALES suffered a demoralising 38-16 hammering in Durban after being comprehensively outplayed by a bigger and sharper South Africa.
Warren Gatland's men had hoped to make history at Kings Park yet the wait for a Welsh victory on South African soil – and a first success since the solitary win in 1999 – goes on.
The Springboks pretty much had the victory in the bag before a quarter had been played and the only consolation was that the margin of defeat could have been an awful lot bigger.
The hope had been that Wales would take a leaf out of the book of World Cup group stage rivals England by taking it to a southern hemisphere big guns.
But while Stuart Lancaster's side have given New Zealand a pair of Test scares, it was all too easy for the Boks and a dramatic Welsh improvement will be needed in Nelspruit next weekend to at least make it a contest.
Wales made a bright start with fly-half Dan Biggar booting them into an early lead with a smart drop goal.
From 3-0 up it went horrendously wrong with the tourists lacking snap in defence, losing the aerial battle and giving too much space to the Springboks' dangerous runners.
Wales operated behind the gain line, South Africa marched over it.
The hosts were in front when wing Bryan Habana won the race to full-back Willie le Roux's deft chip over the top and fly-half Morne Steyn added the extras.
Wales centre Jamie Roberts was then sin-binned for taking the home number 15 out in the air and the Boks made their extra man count.
They opted to kick a penalty to the corner rather than at the posts and the decision was rewarded when number eight Duane Vermeulen bulldozed over.
Biggar banged over another drop goal but Habana raced over straight from the restart to make it 21-6 before Le Roux chipped and gathered for try number four.
It was 28-9 at half-time but it could have been even worse; thankfully the South Africans had five pointless trips to the Welsh 22.
The hosts kept up racking up the points after the restart with Steyn kicking an early penalty and then expertly converting from the right touchline to make it 38-9 after wing Cornal Hendricks was put over down the right by that man le Roux.
Wales thought that they crossed the whitewash for the first time when replacement scrum-half Gareth Davies made a lightning 50-metre break, passed to Biggar and then received the ball back from his half-back partner.
However, referee Romain Poite went to the TMO and it was chalked off for the 'assist' being forward.
The try did eventually come in the 69th minute when turnover ball was worked right for wing Alex Cuthbert to show that he is one of the most deadly finishers in the world game to race over from 80 metres after outfoxing le Roux.
Wales showed much better defence at the death to prevent the hosts from having the final say but it was too little, too late.
Wales scorers: try – A Cuthbert; conversion – J Hook; penalty – D Biggar; drop goals – D Biggar (2)
South Africa scorers: tries – B Habana (2), D Vermeulen, W le Roux, C Hendricks; M Steyn (5); penalty – M Steyn


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The Florida Gators experienced a considerable bump in Will Muschamp's second season, going from 7-6 in 2011 to 11-2 in 2012 with a berth in a BCS bowl game.
The Florida Gators experienced a considerable bump in Will Muschamp's second season, going from 7-6 in 2011 to 11-2 in 2012 with a berth in a BCS bowl game.
So, what happens in Year 3?
With so many players departing through a combination of graduation, transfers and leaving early for the NFL, UF is a team in transition as it moves forward into 2013.
Over the next few weeks, The Sun will break down the Gators by position to give readers an idea what to expect this UF team to look like in the fall.
Today: Receivers.
Who's gone
Three of the top four receivers from last season have moved on. Tight end Jordan Reed, QB Jeff Driskel's go-to guy in the passing game in 2012, is skipping his senior year to enter the NFL Draft. He gave the NFL scouts plenty to look at last season, catching 45 passes for 559 yards and three touchdowns. Two other productive receivers from a year ago — Frankie Hammond Jr. and Omarius Hines — have exhausted their eligibility. Hammond came into his own as a senior, catching 22 passes for 295 yards and three touchdowns, including a 75-yard scoring play in the win at Tennessee. Hines was a valuable and versatile performer in the offense. He caught 23 passes for 242 yards and also had some key runs on jet sweeps and end-arounds. Also gone is Stephen Alli, who has decided not to play his senior season.
Who's back
Senior Andre Debose is the Gators' most experienced wide receiver, but he's coming off a season in which he was not a factor in the passing game, catching only three passes for 15 yards. He's down to his last chance to have that breakout season everyone (including Debose) has been anticipating. UF's most productive returning receiver is junior Quinton Dunbar, who had somewhat of a breakout season in 2012 with 36 catches for 383 yards and four touchdowns. UF's only other returning wide receivers — Raphael Andrades, Solomon Patton and Latroy Pittman — combined for only five receptions for 27 yards this past season and are still developing. The Gators have four tight ends returning, and the one who appears to have the physical skills most similar to Reed is true sophomore Kent Taylor, who caught only two passes last season, one for a touchdown in the Sugar Bowl. Clay Burton, Colin Thompson and Tevin Westbrook are known more for their blocking than their pass-catching skills.
Who's next
Looking at the low number of scholarship wide receivers remaining on the roster coming out of the 2012 season (only five), the Gators made wide receiver a recruiting priority and filled the need by signing five wide receivers, including one (Demarcus Robinson) who is already on campus as an early enrollee. The five freshmen — Robinson, Alvin Bailey, Ahmad Fulwood, Marqui Hawkins and Chris Thompson — will have a chance to get into the playing rotation next season if they pick up the offense during camp. The highest-rated incoming freshman happens to be the one already in school. Robinson has a chance to position himself for significant playing time in 2013 if he has a good spring.
With the exception of Dunbar, the Gators must replace most of their receiving production from last season. UF has some talented wide receivers who have been around for a while, but are still searching for their roles in the offense. The infusion of five highly regarded freshmen should make for some healthy competition in August.
Stronger or weaker in 2013?
The strength of the receiving corps last season was Reed. Now that he's gone, the tight end position does not figure to be the go-to one in the passing game in 2013. That means the wide receivers are going to have to elevate their game and be more productive. The addition of the five freshmen should bolster (and likely upgrade) the wide receiver positions. With more wide receivers, Driskel should have more options in the passing game. Overall, the receivers have a chance to be stronger in 2013.


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The competition is constantly getting tougher, and today you have to compete for a one-hundredth of a percent of a market share in many industries. That's why AnyLogic is unique. It allows you to optimize business processes and rise your resource utilization rate up to the level unachievable for most of the competitors.Alexey Mashanov, CTO,Magnat Group
AnyLogic has been perfect for us because of its flexibility and multimethod approach. We are able to look at a lot of different types of interactions, that you couldn't typically do with, for example, a discrete modeling software. We are able to address many different problems with just one tool, which is fantastic for us.Allan Chegus, President,Stream Systems Ltd.
AnyLogic has demonstrated the capability of going from an academic environment to helping develop realistic tools in the areas of resource optimization. The simulation framework provides the ability to use both agent-based and event-based methods to describe the stochastic behavior of machine-controlled and human-controlled objects. Furthermore, the flexibility of creating customized code and outputting multiple aspects of the simulation permits for developers to test aspects of the tools being developed. Finally, the support of AnyLogic (both in the purchasing and development phases) was tremendous.Moises Sudit, Ph.D., Director, Information Fusion Group,CUBRC
We found AnyLogic to be the best simulation platform on the market in terms of speed, flexibility, programability.Silviu Trebuian, Managing Director,Simando Technology SRL
We chose AnyLogic because of its flexibility. We have many customers in many industries that have very different requirements because their supply chains are different, and we've been very easily able to change our models quickly to interact with the customers. The agent based tool is very powerful for us, our automated robots are highly intelligent, so we want to represent those behaviors using the agent based approach inside the AnyLogic tool, and we have very large fleets, up to 500 robots in a system, and AnyLogic is able to handle the complexity of the interactions amongst those 500 robots and able to do computations efficiently.Dr. Larry M. Sweet, CTO,Symbotic LLC
The benefit of agent based modeling in AnyLogic is to truly model our supply chain. Each of the agents we use in our simulation can correspond to vessels, distribution centers, ports of loading, ports of discharge, our retailers, etc. with their own behaviors. AnyLogic makes it easy for me to give our many agents their own customizable behaviors and let them interact together in a fully integrated software.Beth Tyrie,Fruit of the Loom, Inc
We have found AnyLogic to be powerful, robust, and suitable for a wide variety of modeling projects. The ability to model using any of the major paradigms (or a combination) allows us to tailor our models appropriately. The user interface is easy to understand for people of all levels of education and experience. AnyLogic's superb technical support has helped us to model very complex systems that we would not have been able to do otherwise.Mark Kazmierczak,Gryphon Scientific
TSG Consulting has been a long time user of Arena simulation software, and a couple of years back we decided that we needed a more scalable and powerful simulation tool so we surveyed the market and spent around 6 months extensively testing a large number of simulation software packages. AnyLogic was the tool that stood clear of the rest. Our consultants have adopted AnyLogic with enthusiasm and we are seeing gains in their productivity and the quality of the models they produce. To say we are pleased with AnyLogic is understating our enthusiasm for the product and as a company we look forward to a great future working with AnyLogic.Peter Bodon, Technical Director,TSG Consulting
I go back with AnyLogic to the very beginning: over ten years now. Ten years ago, AnyLogic was what I call the only industrial strength product that had a hope of doing both system dynamics, agent based, and discrete event in one package. As best as I can tell, it's still the only package that has that capability. As we do more especially in the realm of agent based models, there are some open-source tools, but none of them has anything close to the functionality that AnyLogic does.Dr. Mark Paich, Director,PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Although I am still a new user of AnyLogic, I have been very impressed with its flexibility, ease of use, and the multimethod capabilities. AnyLogic's versatility and standard libraries allow us to address a large number of different business process automation questions very quickly and with one software tool. I also believe the ability to customize ours models with Java code is invaluable when modeling the complex interactions in today's real-world systems and operations.Dr. Gregory Kott, Principal Research Scientist,PARC, A Xerox Company
AnyLogic is flexible: I don't feel hemmed in with any approach, and version 7 is a huge leap forward in the multimethod capability. We usually make changes with our eyes wide open thanks to AnyLogic!Keith Stockman, Manager of Projects and Operations Research, General Medicine Program,Monash Health
I see modeling and simulation capabilities, especially agent-based modeling techniques, as critical to helping identify breakthroughs with complex phenomena associated with health care delivery. Integrating diverse types of data with multi-method simulation can advance our understanding of biological phenomena in order to deliver higher quality health care. AnyLogic's leadership in agent-based modeling, combined with its unique approach in a Java-based architecture, enables Health Services Consulting to navigate new territory and pursue cutting-edge projects now and in the future. I'm excited about the possibilities.Roger A. Edwards, ScD, Vice-President,Health Services Consulting Corporation
We chose AnyLogic for three reasons, technology, support and people. I think AnyLogic has the best technology in the simulation software industry, it has the agent based, process based and system dynamics, plus it is written in Java, which means many available resources and ease of finding people who can model in AnyLogic since many know Java code. AnyLogic can be deployed on the internet, you can develop an AnyLogic model and easily share with colleagues, partners, etc.Clark Chang,Norfolk Southern Railway
AnyLogic offers wide analysis and business process optimization capabilities in comparison to the traditional analytical methods. Support of multiple methods allows the analyst to choose solutions relevant to the goals of simulation and the available statistics. Other important advantages of the system are the optimization module and GIS map integration.Nikolay Begunov, PhD, Project Manager,Ural Bank for Reconstruction and Development
We've been using AnyLogic probably for four years now. Most of my work time I was working with another academically based agent based modeling system. We were aware that AnyLogic existed, but only after a while did we think that maybe we should look at it instead of looking at the system we were using, and we found that it was easier for us to learn and to implement.Neil McEvoy, Director,Centre for Research in Healthcare Engineering
We use AnyLogic to understand better, improve and demonstrate how complex systems work. My personal favorite aspect of AnyLogic is the fact that it compiles the simulation models into a general purpose, fully object-oriented program language, like Java. Which allows us to embed optimization algorithms into simulations without writing unnecessary code.Onur Dulgeroglu, Senior Analytics Engineer,GE Global Research
We chose AnyLogic to tackle our large complex problem because of the multimethod models you can use, the mix of agent based, discrete event and system dynamics is a very useful combination. My favorite part of AnyLogic is all the dashboard features, the great charts and business intelligence you can get from the agents that are working in the model.Kyle Johnson, Global Business Services, Advanced Analytics and Optimization,IBM
We use simulation tools, including AnyLogic, to analyze alternative capital investment solutions in order to help decide on the best investment decision. AnyLogic has helped with that decision process by providing our company with a tool that is flexible/adaptable to build models in different groups within our company using the team license server. We can easily use and combine multiple simulation methods to create the best modeling approach for each problem. The built-in functionality allows for new users to get up and running quickly and the use of Java means advanced users are able to build and customize more complex models.Jeremiah Dirnberger,CSX
Many specialists take part in plant planning process today, with everybody having their own vision, which has to be considered. AnyLogic is the best tool both for getting the operational data about the future system and an opportunity to visualize the work of it. This allows all the project participants to concretize and detalise their perceptions of how future plant has to be designed, and as a result, avoid mistakes while implementing the project. When huge long-term investments are involved, avoiding bottlenecks allows to save a lot of money during the years of plant operation, and AnyLogic is the way to help us in it.Nikita Shchedrov, Project Engineer,Begarat LLC
AnyLogic is a simulation package that provides value to users at all levels. The visual UI allows entry level users to quickly develop insightful simulation models. The ability to customize models with Java provides the flexibility and freedom for advanced users to develop highly detailed and complex models efficiently. The integration of AnyLogic with such a widely known language such as Java makes it accessible to a very broad talent pool, and eases the learning curve for good programmers to become advanced AnyLogic users.Paul Corry, Lead Simulation Analyst,Aurecon Australia


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Many people wondered if there would be a next day for David Bowie, professionally speaking.
Bowie retreated after suffering a heart attack in 2004, leaving many of his fans to wonder if he had retired. He recorded secretly in New York the past couple of years, announced the imminent release of "The Next Day" on his 66th birthday in January, and has said nothing about its contents publicly.
Absence has clearly made the heart fonder, judging by the pre-release raves for his first new music in 10 years. Simmer down. This does not auger a return to Bowie's 1970s glory days, although "The Next Day" is certainly more focused than his string of forgettable work in the late 1980s and 1990s.
The album cover and song "Where Are We Now?" harken back to Bowie's fruitful period in Berlin. The moody, atmospheric song has Bowie, in a voice rendered fragile by age, wandering the German streets again. Like "Heroes," it ultimately soars and is life-affirming.
It also sounds like nothing else on the disc, not only in tempo but in the personal glimpse it offers. As a songwriter, Bowie is a reporter, and sings of medieval evil, the shamed offspring of a prison warden, a soldier wasted by his work, a gleaming young girl in a rotting world. And, unexpectedly, Bob Dylan, in the roaring rocker "(You Will) Set the World on Fire."
Producer Tony Visconti and Bowie steer the band toward a muscular rock sound. Bowie sounds refreshed, happy to be working at his own pace, and Visconti is one of his best collaborators. Most compelling are "The Stars (Are Out Tonight) — what's the deal with all these parentheses (?) — that addresses celebrity as both necessary and an evil and "Dancing Out in Space." The track is no space oddity: it's a thrill ride with a swinging beat and trippy guitar.
The balance is more solid than spectacular. While a welcome return for those who know him, "The Next Day" isn't likely to get more than a shrug from a new generation of fans.
By David Bauder, AP
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The city of Detroit has filed the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, seeking Chapter 9 protection from creditors and unions owed some $18.5 billion in debt and liabilities.
In a news conference on Thursday, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing said he didn't want to go into bankruptcy, but the city will now "have to make the best of it."
The city's state-appointed emergency financial manager, Kevyn Orr, said the move was a 'step toward restoring the city.'
The 16-page petition was filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Detroit Thursday afternoon, beginning a 30- to 90-day evaluation period to determine whether the city is eligible for Chapter 9.
In a letter to Orr, Gov. Rick Snyder approved the move, saying: "Only one feasible path offers a way out."
The Associated Press says that "if approved, the filing would allow Orr to liquidate city assets to satisfy a host of creditors and city pensioners lined up to recoup losses from bad bond investments and unpaid contracts."
The Wall Street Journal reports that the city's strategy, unveiled last month, is "to pay off the majority of what secured creditors such as certain bondholders are owed while offering pennies on the dollar to unsecured bondholders, unions and pension funds."
Detroit lost some 250,000 in the decade from 2000 to 2010, with much of the middle class and many businesses fleeing to the suburbs, destroying the city's once large tax base.
Quinn Klinefelter of member station WDET in Detroit, says the move is "not a surprisingly development, but [it] ... makes some people in the city catch their breath."
Hardest hit, he says, will be anyone who was expecting a pension from the city — police, firefighters, city workers, "people who have their future staked on the fact that they did their 20 or 30 years and were going to get x amount in benefits when they got out. .... That is just not going to be there. The city can't afford it."
Reuters reports:
"A judge in Ingham County, where the state capital Lansing is located, has scheduled a hearing Monday on a proposed injunction that would prevent Orr from a bankruptcy filing.
"City retirees and workers made arguments in the two lawsuits that Orr's plan to slash vested pensions for city retirees would violate strong protections in the Michigan constitution for retirement benefits of public-sector workers.
"The pension funds' lawsuit makes similar claims. It also was filed in Ingham County Circuit Court, by the city's two funds — the General Retirement System and the Police and Fire Retirement System."
Mike Lafaive of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in Midland, Mich., tells NPR that the city had no other choice. "They are facing a financial situation that has been brewing for decades," he says.
"It's municipal bankruptcy territory that is largely uncharted," he says. "We haven't seen the type of numbers we're looking at in Detroit or anywhere else."
We'll return now to news in Detroit. The city has filed for bankruptcy as it tries to tackle a deficit of about $380 million. We've got NPR's Quinn Klinefelter back on the line. He joins us from member station WDET to talk more about it. And, Quinn, first of all, take us back a little bit. How did the city get into such a dire fiscal mess?
QUINN KLINEFELTER, BYLINE: Well, the simple fact is Detroit is in a financial crisis. It's insolvent. It's been borrowing money to pay its bills for nearly a decade. There's been a massive population loss. In the last census, it lost about a quarter of its population in just that 10 years. At one point, Detroit had nearly two million people, and now probably just a bit under 700,000.
It's a dwindling tax base, less money to pay for city services, and it has borrowed and borrowed and borrowed to fill that up. It's finally got into a point where the city is unable, at times, to meet its cash flow, and that was the gist that forced the governor to actually appoint an emergency manager over the city. And the manager they chose was a bankruptcy attorney, somebody that has much expertise in this situation.
So it's not a surprising development, but it is one that still, at this point, makes some people, I think, in the city catch their breath. It's the largest municipality ever to declare this type of thing.
CORNISH: And the state-appointed emergency manager, his name is Kevyn Orr. He's been there since March, and there was some hope that he actually could help avoid bankruptcy, right? I mean, I know you said he's a bankruptcy attorney, but why is he now supporting this as the best option?
KLINEFELTER: He's been dealing with the creditors, with unions, with people that are owed pensions, trying to get them to actually accept much less than what the city actually owes them in order to try to cut what the city has to pay out, as much as offering them 10 cents on the dollar that they owe, and instead, those places have fought back.
The city's two largest pension funds, which probably have over $9 billion in unfunded pension and retiree health care liabilities, have filed suits. There was going to be a hearing next week in a state court to try to prevent Orr from cutting those benefits as part of any bankruptcy process.
The city has been working to try to do something with those. They even offered to take them on a tour of some of the worst areas of Detroit to try to show them that there was some kind of a need for them so that you're only going to get so much if you don't play ball.
But spokespeople for Kevyn Orr, the emergency manager that you mentioned, say that the pension boards, the insurers, he says if it's clear if you're suing us, then you're not wanting to play ball. And so they have to look at some other solution, and that solution, which has been the hammer they've held over their heads for some time, is bankruptcy.
CORNISH: Now, hearing you talk about all this wrangling with creditors and the fact that the city had to borrow money from the state to meet the municipal payroll, how might bankruptcy change life for people in Detroit?
KLINEFELTER: It's going to change it very likely for people that are owed money because they worked for the city of Detroit, people that have pensions, police, fire, city workers, people that have got their future, in many ways, staked on the fact that they did their 20 or 30 years and were going to get X amounts in benefits when they got out, medical and some kind of a supplement, a pension.
That is just not going to be there. The city cannot afford that. According to estimates by Kevyn Orr, it could be as much as facing $20 billion in long-term debt, and a fair amount of that is pensions that it owes. Also, a fair amount of it is paying back the bonds that it's had to take to try to stay afloat. So these people, in retirement, are going to be missing some of that.
Also, to try to stave off some of this, the bankruptcy judge very well could sell off a lot of assets for the city of Detroit. Belle Isle is one of the popular spots for people to go to. There could be taking that away from, quote, "city control." The Detroit Institute of Arts has a number of very expensive museum artifacts that could be taken somewhere. I mean, it could go so far as the original "Howdy Doody" puppet, which could fetch a fair amount in some place. It could actually be up for sale to try to help pay off some of this debt.
CORNISH: Quinn, thank you so much.
KLINEFELTER: Thank you.
CORNISH: That's Quinn Klinefelter of member station WDET talking about Detroit's Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Like many college students, Cal State Northridge junior Jocelyn Silva is stressed over her rising tuition and mounting student debt.
The 22-year-old gender studies major, who comes from a working-class family in Fillmore, said she's even considered taking a year off from school so she can work full time and save money. | More stories: CSU Dominguez Hills | CSU San Bernardino | Cal Poly Pomona | CSUN | Community colleges
Annual tuition at the nation's largest university system is now $5,970, in addition to $1,047 in campus fees. Cal State University students could see an additional 5 percent tuition hike this spring if voters fail to pass Gov. Jerry Brown's November tax initiative.
So when the CSU earlier this year approved a round of raises for newly hired campus presidents, Silva said she was outraged.
"So many students are struggling, and yet the CSU is still finding the money to give their presidents raises," said Silva, a member of the CSU campus group Students for Quality Education. "What do the presidents really do anyway? I can't understand why they get paid so much money."
In a time of crowded classrooms, cuts in course offerings and double-digit tuition hikes, Silva isn't alone in criticizing what many say are bloated presidential salaries.
CSU officials counter that the 400,000-student, 23-campus system -- the nation's largest public university system -- needs to offer competitive salaries to attract top talent for what is becoming an increasingly difficult job under state budget cuts.
Furthermore, as the system struggles to offset a nearly $1 billion loss in state funding since 2007 -- a number university officials often cite in justifying tuition hikes and program cuts -- fundraising now plays a critical role in a president's duties.
CSU leaders say presidents' salaries are small in comparison to the amount of money they help raise through campus foundations -- though data obtained from the CSU show that not every campus has been meeting fundraising goals.
The issue of funding, and where it's distributed within the system, has become more critical than ever as the CSU anticipates a $250 million "trigger cut" in state funding if voters reject Brown's tax initiative. Proposition 30 would raise $8.5 billion for public education and social services by increasing the sales tax by a quarter cent to 7.5 percent and boosting the income tax rate on people earning more than $250,000 a year.
If Proposition 30 fails, the state cuts will be enacted, which will cost students an extra $150 per semester in tuition starting next spring. The system could also see significant cuts to admissions and courses, CSU officials say.
A competitive marketThe presidential salary debate became heated last year when the CSU Board of Trustees approved a $400,000 compensation package for newly named San Diego State President Elliot Hirshman, while in the same meeting trustees also approved a 12 percent tuition increase. Hirshman earns about $100,000 more than his predecessor.
The move sparked a public outcry and criticism from top officials, including Brown, who blasted the CSU for recruiting highly paid "hired guns" from across the country rather than searching for local talent. Crowds of angry students also protested the financial decisions, sparking confrontations with police.
Hirshman is now the university's top-earning president with an annual salary of $350,000 in addition to a $50,000 annual supplement from campus foundation sources. CSU Chancellor Charles Reed, who will retire in December, is one of the state's highest-paid leaders in public education, with a salary of $421,500, in addition to a $30,000 annual supplement.
The average annual base salary for a CSU president is about $298,000.
As for the perks, presidents receive a $1,000 monthly auto allowance and a free house provided by the campus, or a $50,000 to $60,000 annual housing stipend.
The pay package may be tough for the average Californian to swallow, but experts say the salaries and perks are necessary to be competitive in the national market.
"You want the very best and brightest for your institution, but it's hard to find the right candidates if you don't offer competitive salaries," said Jamie Ferrare, senior vice president of the Association of Governing Boards, a national organization that aids universities in presidential searches. "I understand that to people making $40,000 a year, $290,000 seems like an awful lot of money, but a major institution like California needs to look at how their pay ranks compared to the rest of the country."
Some surveys show that CSU presidents earn less than their peers in other states. A 2010 survey by an outside consulting firm hired by the CSU found that the system's average presidential salary lags behind the national market by 45 percent.
A nationwide survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education of 190 public research institutions found that the average compensation for a university president in 2011 was $421,395.
The highest paid leader in 2011 was University of Ohio President E. Gordon Gee, who earned $1.9 million. In California, the top earner was University of California President Mark G. Yudoff, who earned $581,232.
CSU Trustee Lou Monville, who chaired the committee on presidential selection and compensation, said the CSU works to pay its presidents fair salaries while also trying to meet public expectations in a time of severe budget cuts. Monville said presidential pay is a small sum compared to the hundreds of millions of dollars lost in state funding. Presidential compensation accounts for about $10 million, less than 1 percentof the CSU's $4 billion operating budget.
"We recognize that in these difficult times, presidential salaries are a source of concern for the public," he said. "But we also need to offer incentives to recruit the best talent and keep them. We don't want to be the system that attracts the best and brightest only to lose them to other universities."
Nonetheless, bowing to public pressure, trustees in January approved a salary cap for newly hired presidents of $325,000 or no more than 10 percent above what their predecessors made. Trustees went on to approve the maximum 10 percent salary increase for the next two newly hired presidents, Leroy Morishita of Cal State East Bay and Mildred Garcia of Cal State Fullerton, much to the outrage of students, faculty and some elected officials.
State Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, who has been vocal in his opposition to the presidential pay raises, said CSU officials should show more restraint when doling out raises when the state is in the midst of a severe budget crisis.
"The 10 percent cap is really for best of times, not a time when they're raising student fees," Lieu said.
With critics still not placated, in May the board set even tighter salary restrictions. The 10 percent increase cap remains, but can only be paid by private campus foundations, not from taxpayer money.
In July, under the new policy, trustees again approved paying the maximum 10 percent increase over the outgoing president's salary for Cal State Northridge President Dianne Harrison and Cal State San Bernardino President Tomas Morales.
Six presidents now receive annual supplements ranging from $29,000 to $50,000, in addition to their salaries. Officials said the goal is to pay CSU presidents competitive salaries without using taxpayer dollars.
The job of a presidentWith tens of thousands of students, hundreds of faculty and multimillion-dollar budgets, running a CSU campus is like running a midsize city, Ferrare said.
Many people don't understand the demands of the job, he said.
Campus presidents must raise money, represent the campus in the community, speak to major higher-education policy issues and also take care of the campus itself.
"Most of the CSU campuses are larger than most cities in California," he said. "If you think about the scope of what a president does in terms of management, the demands are at least as great if not greater than most corporate CEOs. You're also the face of the university, and that's a 24/7 job."
As head of the nation's 21st largest public university, no two days are the same for Cal State Long Beach President F. King Alexander.
One day he could be at the White House working to shape higher-education policy. The next he could be holding a fundraising dinner in his home or attending a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Sometimes his job goes beyond the norm, such as tackling the campus's feral cat problem or brainstorming ways to stop local herons from snatching prized koi fish in the Japanese garden.
"What I love about the job is that it's uniquely different every single day," he said.
Alexander, 48, who joined Long Beach in 2006 after heading Murray State University in Kentucky, said the CSU runs the risk of losing its leaders to higher-paying institutions if it doesn't offer competitive salaries.
"The challenge for someone like the chancellor is that he's got to find good college presidents to run these universities, but when you're on the bottom of the pay scale, it gets increasingly difficult to attract and keep good people," he said. "The last thing you want is for the CSU to become a training ground for other universities."
Not all students are critical of CSU presidents' pay.
Sydni Powell, Associated Students president at Cal State Northridge, said the job of a president is often misunderstood by students.
"A lot of times presidents are seen as figureheads, and while maintaining good relationships and being the face of the university is really a big part of it, there's so much work that goes on behind the scenes that students don't know about," she said. "It's a job 365 days a year."
The efforts are of little comfort to students like Miguel Garcia, a 26-year-old anthropology major at Cal State San Bernardino.
Garcia said all he sees are the effects of budget cuts.
"They're raising tuition every semester, and it's getting harder and harder to get classes," Garcia said. "I just don't see where the money's going."
Money, it turns out, is a big part of a university president's work. More specifically, bringing money in.
As the CSU has faced a 33 percent loss in state funding since 2007, fundraising for the campus foundations has become a growing role for presidents.
Long Beach's Alexander said fundraising consists of about 25 percent of his duties, which is why presidentsare provided with housing. The understanding is that the homes are meant for fundraising dinners and other charity events, he said.
Alexander said he has frequentfundraisers in his Long Beach home, adding that one dinner event raised several milliondollars from one donor.
"We try to do better every year, but the foundations took massive hits when the economy collapsed," he said.
Fundraising strugglesBut with the economic downturn, foundations have taken huge hits and that can be a problem for CSU presidents, whose performance is evaluated in part by whether their campus reaches its fundraising goals, said CSU spokesman Mike Uhlenkamp.
Some campus foundations bring in millions of dollars each year, providing support for scholarships, academic programs, construction and other needs.
After seeing a nearly 30 percent drop in charitable donations when the economy crashed in 2008, the CSU system's overall fundraising numbers are beginning to recover. In the 2010-2011 fiscal year, the CSU received more than $344 million in donation commitments -- an increase of more than $79 million, or 30 percent, from the 2009-2010 year, according to CSU records.
Still, of the 23 campuses, only 12 met their fundraising goals in a three-year average between between 2009 and 2011.
The CSU sets fundraising goals for each campus based on a campus's number of full-time professional fundraisers, endowment market value and the number of individual donors.
Campuses in the top tier, such as Long Beach, are expected to raise an amount equal to more than 15 percent of its state general fund allocation, while campuses in the middle tier, such as Northridge, are expected to raise 10 to 15 percent.
Campuses in the bottom tier, like Dominguez Hills, are expected to raise 10 percent of the amount provided by the state general fund.
Area campuses that struggled to meet their goals included Dominguez Hills, which met 50 percent of its goal, and Northridge, which met 70 percent of its goal.
Uhlenkamp said a number of factors can influence a campus's ability to raise funds, including geographic location and alumni base. The numbers can skew greatly if a campus is involved in a major fundraising campaign or has recently received a multimillion-dollar donation.
However, San Diego, with its hefty base of alumni donors, more than doubled its goal, pulling in an amount equal to 34 percent of its state general fund allocation.
In such a case, the president's salary, even one topping $400,000, pales in comparison to the amount of money that the president helps raise, officials say.
In a July board meeting, Reed noted that San Diego's president, Hirshman, helped the campus foundation raise $71 million for the campus, surpassing his goal by more than $21 million.
Monville said a president who is a skilled leader with experience in fundraising is an asset to the system.
"A president who can raise millions in funds is a return on the investment to taxpayers tenfold," he said.
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