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On Thursday, one of Northside's most legendary athletic figures walked the hallways of the school one final time.
On Thursday, one of Northside's most legendary athletic figures walked the hallways of the school one final time.
Billy Joe Releford — a standout Northside athlete who later became a longtime football and track coach at his alma mater — spent his final day before officially retiring reflecting on a memorable career.
Releford — who came to Northside in the fall of 1990 after serving coaching stints at Darby and Kimmons Junior Highs — had retired from coaching last year but spent this school year in a teaching capacity, mainly doing physical education classes. He admitted it will be tough for Northside students, faculty and coaches next school year not getting to continue to see the familiar figure of the man they affectionately refer to as "coach Rel."
"I went to school here and played sports here. … When you speak of Northside, they think of coach Rel and because I played football here, and then I coached here. It seems like I've been here a lot longer than 36 years, which actually when you look at it like that, I have," Releford said. "If you look at my playing days and my coaching over here and even when I was in the junior high, I had duties over here. We came over here and participated in some of Northside's practices, so being a ninth-grade coach (at Kimmons) I was involved in some of their workouts over here.
"You can actually say I've been over here since 1967. Northside has been my whole life, it really has and I've enjoyed it and it's so strange to play ball in a place and then work in a place as long as I have, and just the memories don't ever leave. The memories never leave."
Releford had thought about retiring from coaching in recent years before finally deciding to do so more than a year ago.
"I had been really kind of looking forward to it, but now that it's actually here, it's kind of scary you know," he said. "I've been cleaning out all my stuff and it really is, it's going to be scary because age-wise, I'm ready, I'm 62, but I feel so good. I really feel good, I feel like I can go out there and run a mile or two."
Even though Releford decided to retire from coaching, he wasn't quite done with going to Northside High School. He requested to stay on in a teaching capacity so he could go home from school at a normal time, which he wasn't able to do during his coaching days.
"That was my call. … The reason I wanted to do that is because I had always, since seventh grade, I had practice after school, so I just wanted to see how it felt to go home at 3:30, because I had never done that, and so that's why I had quit coaching that one year," Releford said. "I just wanted to get that out of my system and everything worked out for me."
While playing at Northside, Releford was part of four state championship teams, two in football, one in basketball and one in track. He attended junior college, then transferred to Northeastern State University in Tahlequah where posted consecutive 1,000-yard seasons as a running back. He was twice named to the All-Oklahoma Collegiate Conference team and was an Honorable Mention All-American in 1973. After graduation, he signed a free agent contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
He was an assistant on the Grizzly football team that won state in 1999, while his son William played on Northside's 1987 state championship football team while the elder Releford was coaching at Kimmons. Releford is also part of Northside's Hall of Fame as well as being inducted in the Hall of Fame at his college alma mater.
"His first year was, I believe, my eighth-grade year at Darby, so he coached me then and also, when he first got out of college, he was in charge of the summer program of young kids and he was my supervisor. So I got to know him at a very young age and got to know what kind of man, even a young man, he was then and just listening to the coaches around here, what he's meant to this school and this community, just kind of the backbone and solid for Northside High School for 24 years and also at Kimmons and Darby another 14," current Northside head football coach Mike Falleur said. "A good man that cares about kids and wants the best for them."
Other Northside coaches who both played for and worked with Releford echoed those same sentiments.
"First of all, when you think about Billy Joe Releford, you think about a class person, just an individual that is full of love and full of friendliness, full of compassion and cares about the people around him," Northside football assistant coach Chad Frazier said. "He's the kind of guy that puts a lot of people before himself, he's very unselfish and a guy that will give you the shirt off his back."
Another Grizzly football assistant, Ryan Solley, said he still takes one of Releford's main virtues to heart.
"Probably the most important thing I learned from coach Rel as a player and as a coach is to be patient," Solley said. "Life is a long struggle and you can't get too high or too low, you've got to be patient with everything that's happened. You've got to be patient with people, patient with your job and just take a deep breath and enjoy life and he's really helped me with that and that's something I'm going to take from him."
Releford mainly coached the receivers on the football team, while as a track coach, he guided the Grizzlies to numerous conference championships and several state runner-up finishes. He also coached basketball at Kimmons.
"He was my basketball coach over at Kimmons and then I worked for him over in the summertime with that feeder program and so I've had a lot of time around coach Rel and I just always liked him," Northside boys basketball head coach Eric Burnett said. "As a young man coming up and not having a father sometimes, sometimes I would lean on coach Rel at school and just get advice> He would talk to me about different things that would come up but I have a great deal of respect for coach Rel.
"When it comes to Northside athletics, one of the first names that comes to your mind has got to be Billy Joe Releford. … For him to come back here and get back to Northside and try to help these athletes out and try to talk to them and mentor them, he's been a father figure for a bunch of kids here at Northside."
Releford said he now plans to take care of some other things, mainly tending to his three acres of land and spend time with his children and grandchildren. But he said it will definitely feel different at Northside for people who won't get to see him on a regular basis when school starts back up again in August.
"I hear that a lot. … I've heard them say it's not going to be the same without coach Rel here, and that's flattering for them to say that and it's good for you to think that after you've done something for as long as I have and when you finally do leave, that people hate to see you go and that they're going to miss you," Releford said. "Now that's a good feeling, that's a good feeling. But they won't see me as much but they will see me."


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Mark Cugini interviewed Dorothea Lasky at The Lit Pub. The conversation centered around the relationship between Lasky's work and that of The Notorious B.I.G. Um, hell yes.
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Mark Cugini: First and foremost, I think it's worth mentioning that you said if someone liked Black Life, they'd probably like Notorious B.I.G.'s Life After Death. I couldn't agree more, but I'm sort of curious — how do you think they're similar?
Dorothea Lasky: I would say the Notorious B.I.G.'s Ready to Die is more like Black Life than Life After Death. Life After Death, for me, is more like my next book, Thunderbird. Nevertheless, Black Life is indebted to Biggie's album because in both the speaker is a "Born sinner, the opposite of a winner." And also, in both, the speakers give you the sense (I hope) that it was not a choice to be so, but more a condition thrust upon them by life itself. On a formal level, I am interested in how Biggie folds all kinds of language and voices (some so not his own that they can't help but become so) into short, clipping lines. They have a casual air, but of course, they couldn't be farther from casual if they tried. The essence of coolness.
MC: Oh, ok, that makes a lot more sense — especially the "born sinner" line. Not to get too liberal-arts-school here, but Biggie was raised by a single mother in a low-income neighborhood that was overrun with gang violence and drug use. I do think it's obvious that the speaker in Black Life was thrust into situations where she lacked control, but those are instances of a different nature: it seems as if she's addressing interpersonal relationships instead of class issues. If that's the case, how does it end up that both speakers end up with such swagger? Does it maybe have something to do with owning their personal tragedies?
DL: Thanks for saying that about swagger! What an important word for what we are talking about. Of course, content and the socioeconomic background of poets affect how they craft their personae and what those voices say. I do think, however, that class issues and interpersonal ones are inextricable. Class is rife with everything we do and vice versa. Biggie, to me, is like any poet who takes pieces of life and weaves it into his work. He includes the people he meets and how these people affect him and what they say. I think this is where swagger comes from. It is the craft, the skill, the flow, that connects all of us as poets. The ability to take the muck of the everyday and make it beautiful.

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The announcement was made during a ceremony held at the Sharq Village Hotel and Spa in Doha in the presence of H.E Juma Rashid Saif Al Dhaheri the United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Qatar, and Dr. Nabil Ibrahim Chancellor of Abu Dhabi University. Winners of the Bizz 2012 were chosen by the WORLDCOB's Evaluation Committee and a specialized research team that compiled various data on organizations that are compatible with the award's business excellence criteria, including: managerial leadership, management systems, quality of goods and services, creativity and innovation, social responsibility, and results, certifications and other recognitions.
On receiving the award, Dr. Nabil Ibrahim Chancellor of Abu Dhabi University expressed the University's pride and gratitude in being recognized for its excellence among the winners of the Bizz Award 2012; a feat that positions the University in a class of its own as it is the only university to ever receive this award in the Middle East region. "Our pride in receiving the Bizz 2012 has special significance, particularly since the selection process adopts a quite intricate method. The WORLDCOB evaluation committee works with a research team that compiles statistical data from market research companies throughout Europe, Africa and Asia, public relations companies, more than 100 different chambers of commerce from around the world and references from over 3,000 members of WORLDCOB representing almost 70 different countries", explained Dr. Ibrahim.
Dr. Ibrahim pointed out that receiving such a prestigious award as the Bizz 2012 is a testament to Abu Dhabi University's commitment to excellence and international standards, and confirms its keenness in contributing to the national development process which meets the needs and requirements of the policy agenda of the Government of Abu Dhabi and its economic vision 2030. He added: "This award is a stepping stone which brings us closer to achieving our goals of becoming an international university. It also compliments Abu Dhabi University's various achievements over a short period which include receiving the ISO certification of quality in 2009, the Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award in 2010 and most recently entering the ranks of the world's top 550 universities in Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) world university rankings of 2012 -2013".
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There are years of cases piling up and filling an entire back wall, but this is nothing new for the Hidalgo County Hot Checks Division.
Last year we collected a little over $3 million dollars, said Investigator Charlie Vela.
This year, that amount has decreased to $2.3 million dollars collected. Vela said the decrease reflects the recent downfall in the economy.
"Our conviction rate went up, said Vela. A lot of people are getting convicted because they don't have the money to pay these hot checks."
From January of 2008 to October of 2010, the office collected over $7 million dollars.
But it's in the month of February where they collect the most.
"We see that every year, said Vela. There is a wave during the holiday season where people are spending money they don't have. It catches up to them in about February|that's when we start getting a wave of checks into the office."
Vela said it is hard to catch up to some of these repeat offenders.
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When Papa Roach first came into the public eye it was with the release of the album Infest which was released in 2000 and the music video for "Last Resort" was released. At the time they were nu metal or rap metal, and one of the better new bands in the genre at the time. With the release of their next album they were already departing stylistically from nu metal and rap metal, and going more in the direction of hard rock. In subsequent releases they have left more of the nu metal sound behind in their past and delved deeper into the realm of mainstream hard rock. They have released more albums, and had a very successful touring career touring with bands such as Nickelback, Seether, Shinedown, Hinder and Saving Abel. While I don't begrudge them their success, I was much more fond of their first three albums than anything that came after. Bands have the right to change direction and add or remove creative elements of their music, and Papa Roach have definitely made some changes since their early days.
With the release of "The Connection", Papa Roach has added much more in the way of electronic elements in their music including more keyboards and even some loops. There are a few short moments of rap, which is a reminder of their older material, but very little and far between. The "Deluxe Edition" of the album has 15 tracks and clocks in at right at 50 minutes. The Connection is definitely much more pop oriented than their previous releases, and very radio friendly. Personally, I found the album disappointing after reading that they would be trying to join their newer sound with the older I was hoping for something a little different. What you get with "The Connection" is a collection of songs that would be perfectly at home in a playlist with Nickelback or any other mainstream radio rock. The production and mixing is horrendous due to over-compression to the point where the music has almost no dynamics present. The impression I get after listening to the album multiple times is that this album is 50 minutes of radio fodder. There is nothing interesting or intriguing about the album, it is just background noise.
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Jacoby Shaddix has been providing vocals as a founding member of Papa Roach since they formed, as high school students, in 1993. His vocals have changed over the course of their career from metal vocals and rap to mainly the mainstream rock vocals you would expect from a radio friendly mainstream rock act. I can't really complain about his vocal delivery except that from a stylistic point of view it isn't my cup of tea. Some of the very few "rapped" lyrics from the album from the song "Not That Beautiful" follows: "Everytime I look at your eyes/ I see a demon in disguise/ you f--king make me sick/ you are the one that I despise/ you take me you break me you feed me lies/ and all that you gave me in return was my demise/ so maybe I'm just crazy for believing this shit/ but god d-mn I can't believe I'm f--king dealing with this/ it's like a nightmare and I can't wake up/ I just can't wake up". There is still very little in the way of rap lyrics on the album.
Some of the more representative sung lyrics from the album are following, from the song "Walking Dead": "Everybody told me/ everybody told me that this would happen/ I didn't want to believe/ I didn't want to believe that you were right/ I was so caught up/ caught up in a world that I cut you out of/ now I'm hating myself/ I'm hating myself/ I never should have shut you out/ we are the walking dead/ swallow the lies we're fed/ I cover your eyes/ I cover your eyes/ I cover the truth then realize/ we're hanging by a thread/ we're the walking dead". Then the lyrics just go on like this. Nothing very impressive a lot of repetition, standard verse, chorus, verse structures.
Overall Impression — 5
My favorite songs on the album are "Still Swingin" and "What's Left Of Me" (which is only on the deluxe version of the album), but even these songs aren't especially memorable to me. My least favorite song on the album is probably "Leader Of The Broken Hearts". I can't help but think that Papa Roach came out strong in their early career and have just become more and more watered down as their career has progressed. At this point, in my opinion, they have become disposable mainstream radio rock and while I'm sure they'll still have a lot of success with their touring and have multitudes of fans, I won't be one of them.


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On October 4, rumors of Kara disbanding began swirling around, causing DSP Media to put out an official statement denying the rumors.
However, by Friday evening, DSP Media officially stated that Nicole will be leaving the group.
As the reasons are sensitive, they have yet to be revealed in full. Her contract will expire in January of 2014.
Goo Hara, Park Gyuri, and Han Seung Yeon have re-signed for another two years with DSP Media.
Kang Ji Young, whose contract expires in April, still has time to carefully consider her decision. It′s said she may be thinking of studying abroad, but nothing has been set in stone.
DSP Media added that despite whatever decision Kang Ji Young makes, Kara will not be disbanding.
Kara debuted in 2007 as a four member group. Former member Kim Sung Hee left the group in 2008. Goo Hara and Kang Ji Young joined soon after. The group previously dealt with possible disbandment in 2011, when four of the five members filed suit against DSP. The dispute was resolved some months later, and KARA continued promoting as a full group, up until the recent release of its fourth studio album, Full Bloom.
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"Technology is a huge asset here. If you have a lot of information you should be able to choose what you expose to whom, and when. And the only way to erect those barriers and execute quickly and at scale, is with technology. – Senior product manager, technology provider"
Recently, DMA and Winterberry Group released a white paper, "The New Rules of the Road," which outlined five key actions that are vital to good data governance for marketers. So far, we have maintained an evolving map to better understand our data assets, and developed our unified data strategy to use those assets in conjunction with other important factors.
Today, we're going to dive into the third item on that list: building an infrastructure to support the utilization of marketing data.
According to the report, lack of good infrastructure—both technologically and with regards to personnel—is one of the biggest problems that marketers face within organizations. It impedes their ability to use data effectively. All of the strategic planning in the world is useless in the face of obstacles such as outdated technology, insufficient human resources, lack of expertise, and misaligned processes. If the organization is to benefit from the use of its data resources, there must be a supporting infrastructure that governs the deployment of those resources.
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For Fall 2014, WSSL will add 4 new teams at U9: two boys teams and two girls teams. Some teams will be expanding their rosters based on next year's playing format. Other teams have dedicated and talented players who are interested in returning next season. Those teams will have very few spots to fill via tryouts. That said, WSSL Red Bulls travel teams are looking for players who are interested in playing goalkeeper in every age group. Goalkeeper tryouts will take place during each age group tryout. Players trying out for goalkeeper will also have a field tryout during the session.
Official registration for travel team play takes place following the tryouts and before July 15. Players who are selected to play on a West Side Red Bulls team are committed to the team for a year -- including Fall and Spring seasons.
West Side Soccer League's Travel Program honors and respects the teams of other area clubs and will not accept any mid-season transfers, unless agreed upon by both organization's leadership. If you would like to join a West Side Soccer League Travel Team, the best way to do it is through the annual tryout process.
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Current and Former WSSL Players: If you already play in WSSL or if you played in WSSL previously, most of your information is stored in the League's database. All you need to do is to log in to WSSL (with the email and password you use to register) and you will see the tryout sign up link next to your child's name. Click the link and fill out any additional information.
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Schenectady, N.Y.– Fire Chief Robert Farstad is calling a structure fire that started around 7:08 P.M. tonight suspicious.
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Chief Farstad says it was a two alarm fire because of high wind conditions and the need to call an additional unit for rescue because one of the occupants inside was refusing to leave the premises. One occupant had to be removed from the home, according to Farstad.
The fire was extinguished and there were no injuries but the house did sustain minimal damage.
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If you're into Nirvana, you may have heard of a release called Hormoaning and wondered what that was all about. Yes, it does exist.
This was a six-track EP released in Australia and Japan in February 1992 to coincide with a tour through that part of the world.
Four songs are covers from bands like Devo and more obscure groups like the Vaselines. The other two are Nirvana originals which ended up as B-sides for various songs released from Nevermind. Some of the songs ended up on a later compilation entitled Incesticide in late 1992, but hardcore purists really want those first copies.
Just 15,000 copies of the vinyl were pressed up, making an original pressing quite rare, especially the Australian versions on burgundy-coloured vinyl.
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There are so many tasty and healthy recipes out there, but many of them make four or more servings. This is great if you've got a large family to feed, but what if you are only cooking for one or two people? Having a lot of extras around might tempt you to overeat, hindering any weight loss efforts or blood glucose control if you have diabetes. Or, you may find it may find it difficult to finish leftovers from large recipes before they spoil. This can also be frustrating since it leads to wasted food, and essentially, wasted money.
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You've heard about dogs giving the mailman trouble – but what about cats? A mail carrier in Somerset, England, has scurried away in fear of one feisty feline named Magic.
The 3-year-old house cat is accused of attacking his local mailman during daily deliveries. In a complaint from the Royal Mail, Magic allegedly leaps out of his cat-flap once he hears mail drop through the home's letterbox, and attacks the postman on the spot.
But according to Magic's mom, Sam Enan-McKinnon, that's impossible.
"I told them my cat wouldn't hurt a fly," Enan-McKinnon told the U.K.'s Telegraph. Shocked and surprised that her pet could cause so much trouble, Enan-McKinnon said, "We carried out an experiment where the man from Royal Mail pretended to post something, but Magic didn't do anything at all."
The postal service says that Magic was aggressive on three separate occasions, when local delivery manager Peter Floyd visited the couple's home. They have demanded that Enan-McKinnon and her husband address the situation immediately, or risk losing mail delivery to their home indefinitely. But preventing the cat from going outside, isn't an option, Enan-McKinnon says.
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At New York's Arbor Day ceremony held April 27 in Albany, Department of Environmental Commissioner Joseph Martens noted, "Arbor Day is a national observance that celebrates the essential role trees play in our environment." A photo submitted by Ticonderoga photographer Tonya Whitford Condon, center, was selected by the State Arbor Day Committee to be featured on the official New York Arbor Day Poster. Joining Condon and Martens was Mary Kramarchyk of the State Arbor Day Committee as the award winning poster was unveiled. The poster is printed on paper made at International Paper's Ticonderoga mill from trees harvested in accordance with the principles of the Forest Stewardship Council.
Ticonderoga Arts is preparing for another season.
The local artists gallery will open Thursday, June 7. The gallery is located in the Hancock House at Moses Circle.
Ticonderoga Arts is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting local artists by promoting education, exhibitions and sales. It was established in 2008.
"Today, we have evolved into a full-fledged arts organization with a well-dressed gallery in one of the most historic and handsome buildings in our region," said June Curtis, Ti Arts spokeswoman.
The group plans to again collaborate with the Ticonderoga Heritage Museum this summer on a series of children's arts programs.
"In keeping with our mission to advance artistic and cultural activities through education and interpretation, Ti Arts participated in last summer's children's workshop series 'Meet the Artists of Ticonderoga' sponsored by the Heritage Museum," Curtis said. "We'll lead the workshops again this year with the 'Artist's Touch' being the theme."
Ticonderoga Arts has also joined forces with other local groups, such as the Ticonderoga Historical Society and Ticonderoga Central School.
"On several occasions we collaborated with the Ticonderoga Historical Society in community outreach activities such as a special Native American pow wow for children, the annual Festival of Trees and Heritage Weekend open houses," Curtis said. "To further our commitment to education, we provide an annual scholarship award to an art student at Ticonderoga High School."
Artists Stella Dwyer and Joan Pulling have designed a project, "Art in the Park, a Plein Air Fest," to be staged this July in Bicentennial Park in downtown Ticonderoga.
"En plein air is a French expression for painting in the open air," Curtis explained. "The community, young and old, is invited to participate in this event to be held on the banks of the La Chute River overlooking the falls, where the beauty of the river, the falls and the Kissing Bridge will serve as inspiration for whatever can be imagined in the mind's eye."
For more information call Pulling at 585-6312.
To help fund "Art in the Park, a Plein Air Fest" Dwyer was awarded a Developing Community Arts Grant by the New York State Council on the Arts. Stella and Tonya Whitford Condon, another Ticonderoga Arts artist, attended the awards ceremony at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts where Dwyer accepted the award — a first for Ticonderoga Arts.
Whitford also recently received two honors. She received honorable mention for her photograph "Gray Treefrog" in the Arts Council for the Northern Adirondacks Traveling Cover Art Exhibit. Her photograph is now on exhibit at North Country Community College in Ticonderoga as part of a traveling show.
Having won the New York State Arbor Day 2012 poster contest, Whitford attended the Arbor Day celebration in Albany, where she was presented with a framed copy of her poster "Shady Lane" and participated in a ceremonial tree planting in West Capitol Park.
Whitford's photograph was produced on paper donated by the International Paper Co. Ticonderoga mill from trees harvested in working Adirondack forests.
"When Ticonderoga Arts opens their gallery for the season, we'll be promoting an appreciation for the creative process and the role that our artists play in the vitality of our community," Curtis said. "We invite you to stop in and discover the work of 18 artists in a continually expanding variety of media including painting, photography, pottery, wood, textiles and jewelry on exhibit and for sale.
"Support by members is essential to keep the gallery going and growing," she added. "Please help us continue to offer art and culture in the Ticonderoga area by becoming a member."
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Chris Gayle, Virender Sehwag and Sanath Jayasuriya are the kind of opening batsmen that ask questions of the new ball bowlers as averse to allowing them to seriously examine their defieiciencies in the opening exchanges. Bowlers around the world are aware of the small margins of error against these powerhouses, pressure on the bowlers is inevitable, they need these batsmen out and the sooner they can remove them, the less chance the ball will be thrown to them looking like it has spent ten minutes in the company of a rather brutal dog.
It is a style of batsmanship that requires an excellent eye, a fearless approach to hitting the ball in the air, a willingness to accept a calculated series of gambles, and no less skill. The new name, not to world cricket, but to occupying this role at the top of his nation's Test order is Tillekeratne Dilshan.
The exciting Sri Lankan has re-invented himself, to a degree, in recent times. For the majority of his 57 match Test career (and indeed his ODI career) Dilshan has entered the innings at number six, giving depth to the batting line-up but not being handed the responsibilty at the top in which to illuminate proceedings with his carefree, yet explosive approach.
Duing the recent New Zealand series, Sri Lanka experimented with Dilshan at the top of the order, to offer the side balance, but also with Sanath Jayasuriya no longer in the Test frame, he offered them what Sehwag offers India, and Gayle West Indies, a different proposition to bowlers armed with a new pill. It wasn't a completely new role to him as he had experience of opening in ODI's, but Test cricket is a different ask entirely.
He remained true to his positive intent, backed to play his natural game by captain Kumar Sangakkara, Dilshan returned scores of 92 (off 72 balls) and 123 not out (131 balls) in the opening Test at Galle. He made two further starts in Colombo in the followng Test (29 & 33), but was unable to capitalise in such spectacular fashion again.
Dilshan seems unsure whether the opening spot will be where he remains, it was an experiment and it is believed that Sangakkara and the management have offered him his middle order place back should he want it.
There is no doubting that Sri Lanka's middle order is fulfilling its capabilities of making big scores when set. Sangakkara, Jayawardene, and now Thilan Samaraweera are each scoring consistently, and this allows Dilshan to tee off at the top, with such steadying assurances below him. Of course scoring runs on a relatively easy paced pitch in Galle against one of the weaker attacks is somewhat different to decimating South Africa's attack on a lively deck.
So does Dilshan have the necessary technique or style to make this experiment become a permanent thing ? He is savage on anything slightly over-pitched, he has exceptionally fast hands that hit through the line of the ball with a blur, his driving can be equally ferocious, and he is rarely found wanting when offered width.
Shahid Afridi of Pakistan is similar in style and begun his Test career as an opening batsman for Pakistan. He averaged 37.17 in that position, but Dilshan's shot selection is far more impressive, and he is now much more experienced than Afridi was at that stage.
What struck me when I saw Dilshan open up against New Zealand was how open the face of his bat can be when he is driving straight deliveries. On an number of occasions he was going through cover and extra cover from a delivery that was arrowing in on his stumps. When you can simply play through the line it should not cause too many concerns, but in more seamer friendly conditions, this can become problematic. Although unorthodoxy has never worried the Sri Lankans unduly in the past!
Dilshan is also light on his feet, enabling him to commit forward or back with speed, it also shows in his electric fielding.
Could it be possible that Dilshan is used at the top when the pitch and conditions suit ? Or will his ability be backed to succeed on various wickets ?
My feeling is that I would like to see Tillekeratne Dilshan remain at the top, take that centre stage, as averse to sitting in behind their run hungry middle order, which may lead to more than a few long hours on the balcony with his pads on. His ability to dictate terms early on will undoubtedly cause bowlers one or two causes for concern, even in bowler-friendly conditions, his risk-taking can upset opponenets rhythm and take them away from their original gameplan.
At 33 years of age and over 3,400 Test runs under his belt (at a healthy average of 43.03), Dilshan has the experience to overcome most propositions, but perhaps his performances away from the sub-continent (where he has played 73% of his Tests, not including five Tests in Zimbabwe) will dictate how significant a player Dilshan is for Sri Lanka.
He was recently in the cricketing spotlight for his newly developed 'Dilscoop' shot during the ICC World Twenty20, a shot that requires courage and flamboyance, these are two of the attributes that Tillekeratne Dilshan brings to the top order, and long may it continue.


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Social Security recipients can now get their benefits verification letter and conduct other business online, as part of enhanced Web services introduced last week.
The letters, which state the amount of the recipient's monthly benefit, are used to verify income when, for instance, someone is applying for a loan or for special programs, like those offering reduced rent based on income. The letters are now available online for those who are retired and receiving Social Security, as well as those who receive Supplemental Security Income, which pays benefits to those who are disabled.
Recipients also can change their address and manage electronic delivery of their monthly benefits payment on line.
The availability of the letters and the other options represent the first "significant expansion" of the agency's online service, known as mySocialSecurity, since it debuted in the spring, said Michael Astrue, commissioner of Social Security.
The service initially made online access available to annual Social Security statements for those who are still working. The statements list the annual income used to calculate benefits, as well as estimates of future benefits based on one's age at retirement.
To access information online users must set up an account, which requires them to answer questions to verify their identity before choosing a user name and password.
Users can also opt for enhanced security, which requires providing additional information.
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Previously, recipients seeking benefits verification letters had to wait for one to arrive in the mail or visit a Social Security office in person. Last year, the agency processed about nine million requests for such letters, he said. Reducing the number of people who come into Social Security offices for such letters will allow staff at the offices to spend more time on more complex transactions, Astrue said.


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A jump-start to his career
Manutahi's Tim Myers is jumping his way to the top.
The 19-year-old apprentice farrier showed he was a force to be reckoned with in showjumping's top league when scoring an upset win on his 10-year-old gelding Pick Me in a World Cup qualifier at Taupo last weekend.
Myers has made giant strides in the equestrian code since stepping up from the young rider class to the elite grade this year.
When the Taranaki Daily News caught up with Myers this week, he was surrounded by flighty thoroughbred horses and busy tapping in nails on the one he was shoeing.
In a short break between clients, Myers revealed a little about himself and his sport.
One of five children to Manutahi diary farmers Bernie and Megan Myers, Tim has inherited the family love of horses and equestrian sports.
His uncle, Kevin, is a leading New Zealand galloping trainer and Kevin's brothers Peter, Dan and Patrick, along with Bernie have competed in the showring or on the racetrack.
Add cousins in top jockeys Kelly and Rosie Myers and it's hardly surprising Tim has caught the bug.
Myers lives at home.
"I'm still washed for and cooked for, so that's the way to go," he grinned.
Fitting in work and his sport is a juggling act. Most days, if he's not riding horses, then he's attending to the hooves and footwear of ponies, hacks and racehorses on properties around Mt Taranaki.
His day starts at 4.30am, with an hour's drive to New Plymouth to team up with his boss, master blacksmith and farrier Jock Good, of Inglewood, by 6am.
Then it's a 10-hour back-breaking stint manicuring hooves.
He's home by 5.30pm, in time to ride his two show jumpers, before a shower, tea and bed.
Any television to relax before heading off to bed? "Nope, not much, too tired."
There's little time to relax on weekends either, especially in the show season. Tim and his support crew, that almost always includes his father and chief driver, load up the horse truck and head off to shows around the country.
In the winter months, Myers takes a break from the horses and this year played rugby for the Southern colts (under-21s) side coached by former Taranaki representative Robin (Harry) Houghton.
"I really enjoy that. It's a change from the horses and freshens you up," said the utility back and former Hawera High School first XV rep.
Myers' main sporting focus before showjumping was rugby and wrestling, representing the Alton Wrestling Club.
"I didn't go too badly in that. I won a few trophies and managed to get a trip to America out of it."
The month-long trip involved competing in 10 tournaments.
"Wrestling was good fun and it keeps you fit and you also learn discipline."
Horses have been a focus since before Myers left school, starting at the local pony club before shifting to concentrate on show jumping.
He can't remember exactly how long ago it was that he learned to ride, saying: "I would have sat on one before I could walk."
Early on, Myers was keen to become a jockey.
"I always wanted to go fast," he said. "I was only 35kg when I was in the third form at school. But I got too big to be a jockey.
"Dad got me to ride trackwork when I was 11 and the horse bolted on me on the sand track at Hawera. He wasn't too happy and I didn't do much after that."
Myers admits he gets plenty of advice when it comes to riding.
"Dad still gets out there and shouts and waves his arms and keeps me in line," he chuckled.
Former New Zealand representative show jumper Robert Steele, who lives nearby, is another mentor. Others include former Australian show jump reps Sue and Allan Neaves, of Cambridge.
"Last year I took a horse over to Aussie and did 2 months with Rob Brown and had some training with him. I learned a lot from that experience."
It was on his return to New Zealand that Myers signed on for a farriers' apprenticeship with Good.
He's completed 18 months of his time and has 2 - years to go.
Myers recently had the chance to show his farrier skills in public, competing in competitions in New Zealand and Queensland. At the Royal Queensland Show, in Brisbane, in August, Myers finished third in the novice shoeing event and backed up with another third in the novice forge competition.
Closer to home, he impressed judges with placings in both the junior apprentice and senior apprentice events at the national farriers' competition in Palmerston North last month.
Myers is grateful of the chances his boss has given him. "Jock's really good to work for and is good when it comes to giving me time off for my shows and riding. He realises it's a big part in what I want to do in life."
When fully qualified, Myers plans head to Canada to work and ride.
As most participants in the sport will vouch, competing at the top level in show jumping is costly compared to a lot of other sports.
Myers budget for the current home season alone is around $6000, travelling takes up the bulk of it, along with expenses like feed and vet bills.
Prizemoney helps. Myers picked a $1500 winner's cheque for last Saturday's success, easily the biggest of his career so far and following several young rider wins before the step up to the top league.
"Selling horses that you develop is where you can make a bit of money too," Myers said.
He said his father came out of the Taupo event with his pockets fuller than his.
"Dad was feeling pretty game and bought me at the calcutta evening the night before and ended up getting double what I got. He took a punt and came up trumps."
Myers said the average age for a show jumper to reach peak form is between 10 and 14. That puts Pick Me at the start of the zone and the future is looking rosy.
"I'm lucky to have the horse I've got at the moment. He's jumping really well."
Pick Me was bred by Havelock North-based New Zealand Performance Horses (NZPH) and Myers spotted the horse's potential when he was in his first season as a novice.
"He [Pick Me] was the first hack I got when I came off the ponies, so he's proving to be not a bad buy."
Split second decision making is needed when competing.
Asked if he had ever strayed and taken the wrong course when competing, Myers was quick to answer "absolutely."
"I'm bloody tempting fate here, but I haven't had a miss-navigation so far this season though. The compass has been set right, but it does happen, I can tell you."
Myers admits his chances of winning the one New Zealand spot to the World Cup next year would be 100-1. He's sitting fourth on the series ladder of 16 riders and has had fewer starts than half of his rivals.
He has 22 points, having picked up 16 last weekend, with the other six coming from his first-up fourth at the Feilding show early this month.
Dannevirke's veteran international Maurice Beatson leads on 42 points, having competed in all four rounds so far and winning the first two events.
"I can't really see anyone catching him now," Myers said.
Myers immediate goal is to gain further success in the remaining World Cup qualifying events, the first at Dannevirke early next month.
And he is targeting the end of season Olympic Cup at the Horse of the year Show in Hastings.
"Last year, it was to win the Young Rider Series. We managed to fluke him that, so that was good."
Meantime, Myers is pleased with how things are working out for him and Pick Me saying the last week's success was easily the highlight of his career.
"I'm rapt. Hopefully it won't be the last."
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Rod Chase has painted one of the Lone Star State's most famous and revered monuments, the Alamo. Few events have defined the bravery of the early Texans as the battle for the old mission. Chase's dramatic, night scene is an outstanding image of this symbol of the people of Texas and their heritage.
The Alamo was originally a mission named Mission San Antonio de Valero.Construction on the present site commenced in 1718 in what was the Spanish province of Tejas (Texas). In 1805, the first (military) hospital in Texas was located at the Alamo.
In 1793, the Spanish authorities divided several districts and delegated the mission to the remaining Indian residents in the Mexican region. These people farmed the surrounding land for several years. In the early 1800s, a Spanish cavalry unit was stationed at the mission. The soldiers were from Alamo de Parras, Coahuila; they referred to the mission as the Alamo (Spanish for "cottonwood"). After a long struggle, Mexico gained its independence from Spain in 1821.
The Alamo was prominent is Mexico's fight for its independence from Spain. San Antonio and the Alamo were also important in the Texas revolution. After General Santa Anna rose to power, many Anglo colonists and Tejanos feared the general's harsh reign and wanted independence from Tejas. Conflict rose between the Mexican government and the colonists. In 1835, Texians and Tejanos fought and successfully routed Mexican troops quartered in the city. Their victory led to their occupation and control of the Alamo. On Febraury 23, 1836. General Santa Anna led his army and confronted the Texians and Tejanos. Prior to the general's arrival, a small band of brave men had come to San Antonio to defend the Alamo. For 13 days, William Travis, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, and others defended the Alamo. On March 6, 1836, Santa Anna and his troops, which vastly outnumbered the small group, made their final assault and overwhelmed the band of brave men, killing everyone defending the Alamo.
Since the historic battle, the Alamo has been a symbol for the heroic struggle against impossible odds where brave men were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for freedom. It iwill always be remembered by the people of Texas.
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As one of today's finest and most recognized photorealist painters, Rod Chase has earned the highest respect of his peers and the admiration of legions of collectors. Each painting from the artist's easel is a masterpiece created from extensive research and numerous photographs of each of his subjects. This technique, along with the aid of historical photographs, results in a timeless quality in each of Chase's works.
In his quest for mystique, accuracy, and a true sense of history, Chase does extensive research. His travels have led him from New York and Washington, D.C. to Colorado and California and finally to Italy in a never-ending search to obtain materials and photography for new paintings. The talented artist says, "Being a photorealist, I am dependent on finding accurate reference material for each painting." Chase works with acrylics on canvas, spending hundreds of hours on each painting with the ultimate goal of presenting a fresh, unique, and elegant approach to familiar subjects. The detail in each painting is remarkable, but the mood each is equally impressive.
Chase is acknowledged as a master of breathtaking scenes depicting our country's natural and historical treasures. He has painted images of such famous landmarks as The White House, the Capitol, and the Supreme Court building to name a few. As a naturalized citizen, he felt honored as well as professionally challenged to paint these subjects.
Chase also paints magnificent foreign landscapes. His travels in Italy inspired him to paint St. Peter's Basilica and the romantic canals of Venice. The artist's outstanding talent in his use of light is evident in "The Glory of San Pietro" and "The Mists of Morning." Without traveling to these world-famous locales, the viewer is able to feel as if the scene is unfolding before them in person.
Rising early to photograph the dramatic light of sunrise or awaiting the soft, moody glow of sunset, Chase captures the emotion and direction in which he will paint his subject. The artist will continue to create elegant, awe-inspiring scenes by combining antique and modern photographs with just the right touch of artistic license.
Rod Chase is represented by Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art in San Antonio, Texas. He is published exclusively by Somerset Fine Art.
Chase, a native of Canada, and his wife live with their five children in the Texas Hill Country. In 1999, he became a United States citizen.
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Gold: Preseason polls stink, but here is mine
Posted October 17, 2012
Updated October 18, 2012
The coaches decided that the media was having too much fun predicting the upcoming conference standings every year, so they decided that they would chime in and set the record straight. I mean, who knows basketball more, the coaches or the overweight sports media who's really just in it for the free pre-game meal?
But wait, the coaches and the media essentially had identical ballots! If they know what they're talking about, then the media must as well. Well, maybe some of the media, anyway. As you might have expected, I have a few differences of opinion both in the predicted order of finish and the all-conference picks. So....
Here's my pre-season ACC predictions. Use as directed, please take with a grain of salt, some restrictions apply...
Pre-season standings...
1-Duke...I flipped a coin and it came up looking like a former Army Captain from Chicago.
2-N.C. State...I think they've got the best player in the league in PG Lorenzo Brown.
3-North Carolina...Yes, they've got a lot of new faces, but they've got a lot of really good players as well.
4-Miami...Barry Larkin was elected to the Hall of Fame. His son Shane is going to have a big year in Miami.
5-Maryland...I think they're over the sabotage of the previous regime.
6-Florida State...At some point, the Seminoles are going to lose Jimbo Fisher to a football school.
7-Virginia...This will be a tough team to play against if for no other reason than they could put you to sleep.
8-Clemson...This is the 7th straight season the Tigers will feature a Booker. What will they do next year?
9-Wake Forest...I'm not sure it matters as we delve this deep into the abyss, so don't hold me to any of these.
10-Virginia Tech...bet you can't name their head coach.
11-Georgia Tech...30 years ago Mark Price was a freshman. Seems like a 130 years ago these days.
12-Boston College...Wonder if Doug Flutie will play the drums during their home ACC games.
Pre-season all-conference teams (and unlike the league, I'll give you the full three-team treatment).
1st team
Lorenzo Brown, NC State; Calvin Leslie, NC State; Reggie Bullock, UNC; James Michael McAdoo, UNC: Michael Snaer, FSU
2nd team
Kenny Kadji, Miami; Ryan Kelly, Duke; Erick Green, VT, Seth Curry, Duke; Shane Larkin, Miami
3rd team
Mason Plumlee, Duke; Alex Len, Maryland; Reggie Johnson, Miami; Scott Wood, NC State; Joe Harris, UVA
Player of the Year: Lorenzo Brown, NC State
Rookie of the Year: Rasheed Sulaimon, Duke


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YOUNTVILLE >> Blake Hannah pitched a complete game with some strong defense behind him, and the Vacaville Junior American Legion baseball team again delivered plenty of offense in a 7-2 win over Red Bluff at the state tournament in Yountville.
Vacaville sent nine batters to plate in the first inning and scored three runs. That was enough for Hannah. He scattered 11 hits, but Red Bluff didn't mount much of a threat. The soon-to-be high school senior struck out seven, walked none and hit one batter.
"Pitching with the lead is key to the game," Hannah said. "I just tried to throw strikes and let the defense do the work. We stayed hot from last week. If our defense continues to do what it's supposed to do, we have a good chance to bring home the championship."
Vacaville has a rematch with Don Lugo-Chino at 3 p.m. in today's semifinals at Cleve Borman Field. The Bulldogs improved to 43-12 overall this season. The Bulldogs overpowered Don Lugo on Thursday for an 18-4 win that featured an 11-run second inning.
George Lizarraga continued his hot hitting by going 3-for-4 against Red Bluff with a double, triple and two RBI. Hannah was 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Ryan Strong doubled in two runs. Kyle Kramer, Maxwell Bradley, Josef Morris, Jon Jelinski and DJ Serrano added hits.
The infield defense was also crisp. Kyle Kramer made a throw from deep in the hole at shortstop that Lizarraga was able to backhand on a short hop at first base for the final out of the third inning.
Kramer also fed a throw to Jelinski at second base and Jelinski made a quick exchange and throw to first to end a Red Bluff threat with a double play in the fifth inning.
"We played well," Vacaville head coach Mike Baker said. "Blake threw well and we played defense behind him. Putting up three in the first inning was big. Hopefully we can end this tournament in a dogpile and get some hardware."
Hannah singled in a run in the first inning. Lizarraga had a deep double to the left center field gap to score Hannah. Jelinski also pushed across a run with a bases-loaded walk.
Morris scored in the third inning on a wild pitch.
Strong banged a double down the right field line to drive in two runs in the fourth inning. Lizarraga crushed another ball that hit on the warning track in left-center field and took one bounce against the wall for an RBI triple to drive in Strong.
Red Bluff scored runs in the fourth and seventh inning. The Bulls strung three hits together in the final inning with two outs but managed only one run.
Kolby Button was 3-for-3 for Red Bluff. William MacDonald also had three hits.
Vacaville opened the tournament with a 4-1 win over Santa Monica on Wednesday.


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