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Another View -- Concord Religious Society of Friends: It is past time to beat our swords into ploughsharesConcord Religious Society of Friends
December 27. 2012 10:12PM
Concord Friends Meeting (Quakers) has deep concerns about the direction our country is heading as our Reps. Charles Bass and Frank Guinta and Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte consider increasing taxes and decreasing government spending. The looming automatic budget cuts and tax increases will severely affect those who are struggling financially, particularly the working poor. Starting next month, they would owe more taxes and find many services being curtailed as automatic cuts downsize programs that help with housing, food, medicines, remedial education and more.
This would be mean and shortsighted, especially in light of the huge amount that will continue to go to funding preparations for and engagement in war. While the so-called fiscal cliff cutbacks would also affect future spending for weapons, the military budget is already bloated and was slated to grow even more.
Lawmakers who get major reelection funding from defense contractors insist we can't afford to cut their projects, but some of the spending is not even wanted by the military chiefs. For every 100 jobs created by Pentagon spending, the same investment would create 251 jobs in education, 169 jobs in health care, or 147 jobs in clean energy.
It is past time that we realize the folly of spending far more on weapons than do all potential foes combined. Military spending has doubled in the past 10 years. Thirty-seven cents of every dollar in taxes this year goes to fund current and past wars.
The�substantial military advantage the U.S. maintains in the world only seems to lead to American involvements that increase hatred, division and killing in places where we do not understand the full dynamics of the conflicts we are drawn into and where we often regret becoming involved at all. We believe that major cuts in spending on preparation for war would increase the chances of world peace and go far in resolving concerns over the level of the U.S. debt.
When all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Having a huge military makes it much more tempting to use it to solve problems. We need to shrink our military and look for other options for solving world problems.
Quakers believe that war is not the answer, but when our society has not developed other ways to solve world problems, it looks like the answer. Yet we do have many other tools in our tool kit for solving problems. There are nonviolent means that lead to real solutions that benefit all. It is time now to truly beat our swords into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks and learn war no more.
This column represents the collective view of the Concord Friends Meeting (Quakers). It was approved by the members on Dec. 16 at the meeting house at 11 Oxbow Pond Road in Canterbury.

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Remote hill country of northwestern Loup County
While I was poking around Abebooks tonight, I happened upon several copies of the Holt County, Nebraska, centennial book and a copy of the Loup County, Nebraska, centennial book. These counties border on Rock County, Nebraska, where I grew up.
I probably won't buy either book. All my bookcases are stuffed already, and besides that, I don't casually buy $50+ books. Also, the Loup County GenWeb page says that the Loup County Historical Society still has new copies of the centennial book for sale.
I'm a little more interested in Loup County history than Holt County history, because my family had pasture land in northwestern Loup County. Much of the county is Sandhill rangeland -- big, sandy hills -- and there aren't many real roads off the highways. Two-track trails wind through miles of pastures from one windmill to the next. They are used by ranchers checking their cattle. No one else has any reason to be out there in the hills off the main roads.
At one time, every square mile of those hills was homesteaded. One by one, most of the homesteaders eventually went broke or gave up, and their land was bought up by the cattle ranchers. In some places, the land is still scarred a century later from wind erosion of the homesteaders' plowed fields.
Long Valley Cemetery is another reminder of the homesteaders who once inhabited the hills. It's south of the land we owned, and west or southwest of the Upstream Ranch (a landmark along the 60-mile stretch of Highway 183 between Taylor and Bassett.)
The Taylor, Nebraska, website states,
Located in the yard of the old Long Valley Methodist Episopal Sod Church, with seven interments, this cemetery is accessible only via guide and 4-wheel drive pickup. Contact Loup County High School if interested. There are NO roads near this cemetery. (Source)
In other words, they don't want people to drive out into the hills and get their cars stuck in the sand trying to find the cemetery, and then maybe get lost trying to walk back.
A history of Loup County provides a little information about the Long Valley Church:
A Methodist Episcopal Church was organized and incorporated at Long Valley in western Loup County Sept. 12, 1909. Rev. Mr. Brink of Burwell was the organizer and later Rev. Albert Elliott became regular pastor. The church building was a large sod structure, which was not uncommon in the early days in the sandhills. (Source)
I would probably find lots of interesting, obscure, historic trivia of this sort in the Loup County centennial book, and that's why I'm tempted to buy it, despite my better judgment.


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CHICAGO >> The atmosphere is laid back at Trax Tavern in the Chicago suburb of Deerfield, Ill. It's high noon on a chilly Monday and the joint is sprinkled with a hungry lunch crowd sitting on the cusp of a busy work week.
But an obvious undercurrent swells ominously as the locals assess the events of the day before and look ahead to Wednesday night.
"The calm before the storm," is how Trax bartender Jimmy Ohlwein describes it.
Around these parts, Trax is a welcome haven to which Chicago Blackhawks fans migrate on game days. Like any number of sports bars across Chicago and its sprawling suburbs, it's a place where a beaming fan base gathers, commiserates and lives and dies with a team that's taken such a compelling grip on its hometown. Only the beloved Bears can boast one tighter.
They do it loudly, intensely and without pretense.
"This place is a madhouse on game nights," Ohlwein said.
The whole city is, really.
Go anywhere in this proud, blue-collar Midwest jewel and Blackhawks fever is running high. From upscale Madison Avenue, whose restaurants and taverns were still overflowing with fans decked out in Blackhawks gear more than three hours after Game 1 of the Western Conference finals Sunday, to Trax more than 27 miles away in Deerfield, Blackhawks pride is running rampant in the Windy City.
"There's no doubt the Blackhawks are very, very popular right now," said Jeff Leon, a Highland Park attorney and life-long Chicagoan. "There's an absolute love affair going on."
It helps that the NBA's Bulls have taken a step back while waiting for the injured Derrick Rose to get healthy, the Cubs remain mired in mediocrity and the White Sox are still just that team playing American League baseball on the south side of Chicago.
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For a city with a rather dubious sports history — aside from Michael Jordan and the Bulls' magical run in the 1990s, of course — the Blackhawks' winning ways is like honey to a bunch of malnourished bees.
"It's a great product, and when you give the fans a great product they're going to support it," said 43-year old Dan Hoover, a senior vice president for a Chicago logistics company.
They're gobbling it up through ticket and sports merchandise sales and by packing sports bars and clogging the phone lines of local sports shows.
And, of course, they're selling out the United Center night after night, where they continue the tradition of drowning out national anthem singer Jim Cornelison with roaring cheers and transforming the arena into the Madhouse on Madison, one of the coolest atmospheres in all of sports.
Chicago, it seems, has fallen in love with the Blackhawks.
"The Bears are still the Bears," said Kyle Kibar, the manager of Campus Colors, a sports merchandise store in Highland Park. "But the Blackhawks are right there with them in terms of sales. It's definitely the Bears, Blackhawks and then everyone else."
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"Seriously, when someone scores a goal, we'll immediately get online orders for his jersey," Kibar said.
Like the day before when Jonathan Toews got the best of Kings goalie Jonathan Quick late in the third period to give the Hawks a 3-1 lead.
"There were orders coming in for Toews jerseys within a just a few minutes," Kibar said.
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"The Blackhawks fan base runs pretty deep," Kibar said. "We have a very healthy online presence, and the numbers really show it as far as Blackhawks sales."
As one of the NHL's Original Six teams, along with the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins and New York Rangers, the Blackhawks have always enjoyed a strong following in Chicago.
As five-time Stanley Cup winners — although there was a 49-year lapse between their third and fourth titles — they've usually been among the most competitive teams, which always drives interest and ticket sales.
Combine that with a city conducive to playing hockey and a prevailing no-nonsense, blue-collar mentality, and it's understandable why so many Midwest kids grew up wanting to be Bobby Hull and Keith Magnuson and Jeremy Roenick and Tony Esposito and Chris Chelios and Denis Savard and Stan Mikita just as much as Dick Butkus and Ernie Banks and Michael Jordan.
"I can literally remember being a kid (lying) in bed with a transistor radio up against my ear, listening to Blackhawks games," said the 46-year-old Leon. "Just fighting and fighting to stay up long enough to make sure the Blackhawks won."
But even Leon admits Chicago's current connection to the Blackhawks is more profound then ever.
"The other day I took my kids to their skating lesson, and every single kid out there was wearing a Blackhawks jersey," he said. "And when you looked at all the parents, it was the same exact thing. It's just a different intensity now."
There are a couple of reasons for that.
First and foremost, the Blackhawks are as good as they've ever been while winning two of the last three Stanley Cup titles and standing on the verge of a third.
"And I mean, you're talking about two of the best players in the world in Toews and (Patrick) Kane," said Ohlwein. "It's a great team with recognizable players who play a style fans really enjoy. That's a pretty strong combination."
But there's also a new accessibility to the Blackhawks that Chicago just recently tapped into and a much better relationship between the city and ownership.
For years, the Blackhawks were run by tight-fisted owner Bill Wirtz — or Dollar Bill as he was called — and his penny-pinching ways drove a wedge between himself and his players and the city of Chicago.
Wirtz resisted televising Blackhawks home games locally, saying it was unfair to season ticket holders. On the other hand, he consistently raised ticket prices, which cut out a large part of the fan base unable to meet the hefty price tag.
"The whole world had their home games on TV, but Wirtz wouldn't put the Blackhawks on in Chicago," Hoover said. "It wasn't even old-school thinking, it was just bad business."
Meanwhile, with the Blackhawks a member of the Western Conference and a big chunk of away games played in the Pacific time zone, plenty of action occurred while fans back home were fast asleep.
"So between the blackout on home games and all those late-night West Coast games, a lot of fans were shut out of a lot of games," Ohlwein said.
And that's never good.
"You'd think if you want to grow your fan base out, one of the primary targets would be kids, right?" asked Leon. "But thanks to Bill Wirtz, there was a big missed opportunity to tap into new fans."
That all changed when Wirtz passed away in 2007 and ownership of the Blackhawks was awarded to his son, Rocky.
"The first thing Rocky did was put the home games on local TV," Ohlwein said. "That was a huge development."
But that wasn't the only change the progressive-thinking Rocky Wirtz made.
By bringing in new team president and marketing whiz John McDonough — formerly of the Cubs — Wirtz established contemporary, forward-thinking leadership in the front office.
The trickle down is obvious.
The Blackhawks aren't just one of the best teams in the NHL — thanks mostly to the "spend money to make money" mantra of Wirtz that affects everything from scouting to player development to free agency to coaching — they are also one of them best marketed franchises in sports.
"Rocky Wirtz was a breath of fresh air," Leon said. "It can't be understated what he's meant to the Blackhawks resurgence."
It never hurts to win, of course. And the Blackhawks have done a lot of that lately.
Their fans can't seem to get enough, which is why so many of them still mingled along Madison Avenue hours after the big win Sunday.
And why Ohlwein and barkeeps across Chicago brace for another Blackhawks storm to hit Wednesday night.
"This place will be insane in a couple of days," Ohlwein promised.
When it comes to the Blackhawks, all of Chicago is going crazy.


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The Shelby County Assessor of Property' s 2013 appraisal is $2.5 million.
Wesleyan Homes of Tennessee bought the property for $2 million in a September 2005 substitute trustee' s deed after the previous owner, Fox Acres LP, defaulted on a loan on the property.
Source: The Daily News Online & Chandler Reports
– Daily News staff
Eight former mutual fund directors have settled federal claims that they allowed others at the firm to set values for subprime mortgage securities that were held by funds on which investors lost about $1.5 billion.
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the settlement Thursday with the former directors of five Regions Morgan Keegan funds. They aren' t paying any penalty under the settlement. The SEC brought an enforcement action against the directors in December, saying they delegated the duty to fund managers, even though directors are required by law to set values when market prices aren' t available.
The directors failed to make a diligent effort to learn how the values were determined, the SEC had alleged.
In June 2011, the former Memphis investment firm Morgan Keegan agreed to pay $200 million to settle the SEC' s civil fraud charges of inflating the mortgage securities' value as the housing market was collapsing in 2007.
"Our settlement sends a clear warning of our commitment to enforce the duty of mutual fund directors and trustees to closely oversee the process of valuing securities held by their funds," George Canellos, a co-director of the SEC' s enforcement division, said in a statement.
The directors neither admitted nor denied wrongdoing but agreed to refrain from future violations of the securities laws.
They are: J. Kenneth Alderman, Jack R. Blair, Albert C. Johnson, James Stillman R. McFadden, Allen B. Morgan Jr., W. Randall Pittman, Mary S. Stone and Archie W. Willis III.
Stone was a trustee of the Financial Accounting Foundation, which oversees the board that sets accounting standards. She resigned that position after the SEC brought the enforcement action against the directors in December. Stone, who also is a past president of the American Accounting Association, currently is an accounting professor at the University of Alabama.
Regions Financial Corp. last year completed t he $930 million sale of Morgan Keegan, its investment management business, to Raymond James Financial Inc.
– The Associated Press
The National Federation of Independent Business has recognized Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris, R-Collierville, with its Guardian of Small Business award for his leadership on a variety of legislative reform efforts.
The award is Norris' second Guardian award from the organization.
Jim Brown, the NFIB' s Tennessee state director, noted Norris' efforts on workers' compensation reform, balancing the state budget and a variety of other issues as reasons for the award.
– Andy Meek
Owners of property in the city of Memphis who owe past-due property taxes can now make their payment to the Shelby County Trustee.
The trustee' s office began collecting delinquent city of Memphis taxes effective May 15. Property owners with delinquent 2011 city of Memphis realty taxes should have begun receiving notices by certified mail starting in late May. A notice was also enclosed if property owners were delinquent on their 2011 Shelby County realty taxes.
The joint mailing saved taxpayers an estimated $200,000 in postage alone.
The trustee now manages delinquent tax collections for the county and all Shelby County municipalities: Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Lakeland, Memphis and Millington.
You can now have the Cupboard Restaurant's cookbook delivered to your home.
The Cupboard, at 1400 Union Ave., has launched an online store to sell Charles Cavallo's cookbook and other items.
This year is the Cupboard's 70th year in Memphis.
"Every business has to evolve over time and stay on top of changing trends to meet customer needs," Cavallo said. "One thing we can change is technology; one thing we will never change is the quality of our food and service."
You can find the store at www.thecupboardrestaurant.com/shop.
– Amos Maki
Mobile Device Techs LLC, a locally owned mobile device and computer repair shop, is celebrating its official grand opening for the entire month of June.
Mobile Device Techs was previously a division of Tate Computer Systems Inc. It' s the brainchild of local business coach and entrepreneur Robert Staub, who has worked with Tate Copmuter Systems owner Sylvester Tate for more than two years as a consultant.
Specials, giveaways and training are being offered throughout June to build awareness of the new brand and to keep the community informed of Mobile Device Techs services.
The company will continue to offer repair and support for PC and Mac laptops and desktops as Tate Computer Systems has. It also will offer repair options for owners of Apple, Android and Windows smartphones and tablets.
Martin Lewis, convicted last year of killing a man in 2007 for the Craig Petties drug organization in a busy restaurant, was sentenced Friday, June 14, to life in prison.
Lewis was convicted by a jury on four counts of racketeering conspiracy, murder as part of racketeering activities, murder for hire conspiracy and money laundering.
U.S. District Judge Samuel "Hardy" Mays noted that the life sentence is mandatory for the murder counts.
Lewis and Clinton Lewis, also convicted of killing people for the Petties drug organization, were the only two defendants in the largest drug case ever brought in the Western District of Tennessee to go to trial. The rest pleaded guilty.
Lewis is appealing his conviction and his attorneys indicated Friday they will appeal his sentence.
He was convicted for the murder of Mario McNeil, who was shot to death in a restaurant on Kirby Parkway after McNeil had been spotted by others in the Petties organization. McNeil was targeted because he had reportedly threatened Petties' mother.
Petties ran the violent multi-state drug organization with direct ties to the Sinaloa drug cartel of Mexico from Mexico for six years before his capture in 2008. Petties fled Memphis for Mexico as federal drug agents began investigating the organization. Petties has pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing.
– Bill Dries
U.S. factories barely increased their output in May after two months of declines, a sign that manufacturing is providing little support for the economy.
The Federal Reserve said Friday that factory production rose just 0.1 percent in May from April. Output fell 0.4 percent in April and 0.3 percent in March.
Factories produced more autos, computers and wood products last month, offsetting declines in the production of furniture and primary metals.
Manufacturing output has risen just 1.7 percent in the past 12 months.
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With Moreland on DL, McGuiness called up
BOSTON -- The Rangers have called up Chris McGuiness from Triple-A Round Rock to replace first baseman Mitch Moreland, who went on the disabled list Thursday with a strained right hamstring.
McGuiness, a left-handed hitter, is here because manager Ron Washington wanted a "natural" first baseman. Lance Berkman started at first base on Thursday, but Washington made it clear McGuiness will get the majority of the playing time at first base.
BOSTON -- The Rangers have called up Chris McGuiness from Triple-A Round Rock to replace first baseman Mitch Moreland, who went on the disabled list Thursday with a strained right hamstring.
McGuiness, a left-handed hitter, is here because manager Ron Washington wanted a "natural" first baseman. Lance Berkman started at first base on Thursday, but Washington made it clear McGuiness will get the majority of the playing time at first base.
"He's a first baseman ... natural," Washington said. "That's all that matters. It's not what he can do offensively. All that matters is he can move around that bag and do what needs to be done."
Berkman has played 762 games at first base, but has been limited to designated hitter duty this season after coming off two operations on his right knee last year. Thursday was only his second start of the season at first base, although he had no trouble when he played there on May 27 against Arizona. The question is how the knee will hold up playing regularly in the field.
"I think it's a day at a time at this point," Berkman said. "I can't predict how I'll feel tomorrow or the next day. We'll just see how it goes."
McGuiness has been playing first base at Round Rock and was hitting .275 with six home runs and 34 RBIs over 55 games. He has a .382 on-base percentage and a .477 slugging percentage, and is hitting .317 in his last 35 games.
The Rangers did not consider Mike Olt, who has played just five games since coming off the disabled list. He missed a month because of blurred vision. Olt is 8-for-21 with two home runs since his return but also has nine strikeouts.
"He's recovered from the vision issue and is doing well," general manager Jon Daniels said. "He needs more at-bats to catch up, but reports are he hasn't missed a beat."
Moreland injured himself running the bases in the seventh inning of the Rangers' 3-2 victory over the Red Sox on Thursday. He returned to Texas and had an MRI, which showed a Grade 1 strain. Moreland was on the disabled list from June 20 to July 29 last season with a strained left hamstring. He was hitting .288 with 12 home runs and 29 RBI in 58 games this season.
"The report is Mitch will be out at least two weeks," Daniels said. "Hopefully it will be close to that. Chris is a good defender at first, he gives you a good at-bat and has earned the opportunity."
McGuiness was one of three players acquired from the Red Sox on July 31, 2010, for catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia along with pitcher Roman Mendez and catcher Michael Thomas. The Indians took him this winter in the Rule 5 Draft, but returned him to the Rangers at the end of Spring Training.
He was named the Arizona Fall League Most Valuable Player last year, batting .283 with four home runs and 27 RBIs in 25 games for Surprise. He also came close to making the Indians' Opening Day roster.
When the Indians returned McGuiness to the Rangers, Cleveland manager Terry Francona said, "I've said it before, I wish he wasn't a Rule 5. It's hard for a position player to skip Triple-A and come to the big leagues. It's not altogether fair to expect them to be able to put up numbers. There's so much to like about him."
To make room for McGuiness on the 40-man roster, Texas placed pitcher Colby Lewis on the 60-day disabled list. Lewis has already served more than 60 days on the disabled list while recovering from flexor tendon surgery, so the move doesn't impact his status.
Worth noting
• Pitcher Joakim Soria, who had Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery 14 months ago, threw 30 pitches in a bullpen session on Wednesday in Surprise, Ariz., and has a 35-pitch session scheduled for Saturday. If that goes well, he could resume throwing live batting practice next week in either Surprise or Arlington. The Rangers hoped to have him in the bullpen by now, but his return was delayed by a strained muscle in the front of his right shoulder.
• Berkman went into Thursday's game just 5-for-31 with one RBI in his last nine games and said, "I'm just not getting any hits. It's just a bad stretch."
• The Rangers have signed pitcher Omarlin Lopez, 19, to a $825,000 signing bonus and assigned him to the Dominican Summer League. He is a converted shortstop from the Dominican Republic.
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger.


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Designated as inactive for the Raiders against the Indianapolis Colts are quarterback Matt McGloin, defensive end Ryan Robinson, tackle Menelik Watson, guard Antoine McClain, defensive lineman Brian Sanford, wide receiver Juron Criner and tight end David Ausberry.
Robinson was kept over David Bass in part because of his ability to rush the passer. Pass rush will be vital today against Andrew Luck. Sio Moore (foot) is active and that's a good sign. They'll need him to provide something off the edge.


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STOCKTON - A quick three-goal surge late in the third period gave Cal enough of a cushion to withstand a rally by the Pacific men's water polo team, handing the Tigers their third consecutive loss Sunday at Chris Kjeldsen Pool.
STOCKTON - A quick three-goal surge late in the third period gave Cal enough of a cushion to withstand a rally by the Pacific men's water polo team, handing the Tigers their third consecutive loss Sunday at Chris Kjeldsen Pool.
The 11-9 setback means fifth-ranked Pacific will open the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation postseason tournament at 11:30 a.m. Friday against No. 2 UCLA. In their two matchups against UCLA, Pacific lost 9-4 and 13-10.
The Tigers (12-10, 3-5 MPSF) were trying for a season sweep of the No. 4 Bears (15-7, 5-3) after winning 10-9 in overtime on Sept. 30. But the Tigers never led Sunday and the Bears extended a 5-3 halftime lead into a 9-6 advantage going into the final period.
Pacific's Balazs Erdelyi scored the third of his game-high five goals with 1 minute, 55 seconds remaining in the third period to cut Cal's lead to 6-5. But the Bears converted three goals in slightly more than a minute to take a comfortable 9-5 lead.
"They didn't win this game, we lost it," Erdelyi said. "We gave it to them. They did exactly what we prepared for and we lost because of our own mistakes. If we can fix those, I really believe we can beat anybody in the tournament."
Cal coach Kirk Everist said his team got the tough road game it expected.
"They've played everybody tough, and (Erdelyi) is so good," said Everist, whose team has won five in a row. "You can do everything you want to do against him and he's still going to get two or three goals."
The Bears consistently tried to feed the ball deep in front of the Pacific goal, often drawing fouls or scoring opportunities against Pacific goalie Alex Malkis. When the Tigers pulled to within 6-5, Erdelyi's foul in front of the goal earned him an exclusion and Cal's Blake Kelly immediately scored. Cal took the momentum with two more quick goals.
"That happened because a few guys were not as mobile, and were not where they should be," Pacific coach James Graham said. "That always hurts, and it's hard to rebound from that. But we're not going to let anything count us out."
"Our main problem is we fell apart on offense. We were 1 for 9 on our power plays. That's the story."
For the Tigers, Aleksandar Petrovic scored two goals and Andres Oneto had one.
Malkis made 17 saves.
A goal by Kevin Oliveira 35 seconds into the final period cut Cal's lead to 9-7, but Cal answered with two of the next three goals to preserve its lead. Aleksa Saponjic and Marin Balarin each had three goals for Cal and goalie Jon Sibley made nine saves.


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The Southeastern Conference has bestowed two honors upon South Carolina's star defensive end after he racked up four and a half sacks in the Gamecocks' win over rival Clemson Saturday night.
The conference named Jadeveon Clowney Co-Defensive Player of the Week and Defensive Lineman of the Week.
The 6-6, 256 pound sophomore set the school record for sacks in a game with 4.5 and broke the school record for sacks in a season with 13 in the Gamecocks' 27-17 win at Clemson.
He totaled seven tackles, including six solo stops, and was also credited with a quarterback pressure.
The sack total was also a Clemson Memorial Stadium record.
The Gamecocks held the Tigers to 17 points and 328 yards, well below their season averages of 44.6 points and 535.6 yards per game.
This is the third time this season that Clowney has been honored by the SEC. He was also the Defensive Lineman of the Week after wins over UAB and Kentucky. He is also a finalist for the Nagurski Trophy, the Lombardi Award and the Bednarik Award.
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February 07. 2014 11:38PM
The Manchester Monarchs will be bolstered by some old friends when they host the Providence Bruins in "Pink in the Rink" night Saturday at 7 at Verizon Wireless Arena.
Goalie Martin Jones and forward Tyler Toffoli, both of whom have spent significant time in Manchester in recent years, were assigned by the Los Angeles Kings to the Monarchs and will be in the lineup tonight. The Kings are idle until after the Olympic break.
To make room for Jones, the Monarchs assigned goalie J.F. Berube to L.A.
Jones, 24, was 8-4 in 13 games with the Kings, with a 1.71 goals-against average. He has also played in 15 games with Manchester this season, posting an 11-2-2 record with a 2.08 goals-against average.
Toffoli, 21, has appeared in 38 games with Los Angeles, recording 19 points (10-9-19). He has also played in 13 games in Manchester, recording 16 points (10-6-16).
Tonight's game will mark the team's fourth annual Pink in the Rink game. The players will be wearing pink jerseys and skating on pink ice. There will be silent and live auctions for the pink jerseys, and proceeds from the event will benefit Catholic Medical Center's Breast Care Center.
The Bruins also announced on Friday that they acquired defenseman Blake Parlett from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for forward Carter Camper. Parlett has skated in 37 games for Springfield of the AHL this season and has four goals and 14 assists.


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The three-vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of Southwest 47th Avenue and Southwest 20th Street, near the Meadowbrook Church complex.
A West Port High School student was killed and three teens were injured in a three-vehicle crash in southwest Ocala Thursday afternoon that blocked traffic for more than two hours, according to officials.
Angel David Guevara Arenas, 20, a senior at West Port and the driver of a silver 2001 BMW, died at the scene, Ocala police officials said. Two other West Port students in the car with him had to be extricated and were transported to separate hospitals.
Emanuel Casillas-Green, 17, one of the passengers in the BMW, was taken by ambulance to Munroe Regional Medical Center. Daniel Espinoza, 18, another passenger in the same vehicle, was taken to Ocala Regional Medical Center.
The fourth man — 19-year-old Brandon Michael Haley Hyde — was taken to West Marion Community Hospital. Hyde, who graduated last year from West Port, had been driving a 1998 Oldsmobile on his way to help the school's football coach ahead of the preseason game Thursday night in Belleview, according to Ocala Police Department officials.
A spokesperson for WMCH, Suzanne Santangelo, said Hyde was listed in good condition. Espinoza, she said, was in critical condition.
Ryan Gerds, a spokesperson for MRMC, said Casillas-Green was treated at the facility and later released.
An OPD investigator said speed and a wet roadway contributed to the crash, which occurred at the intersection of Southwest 47th Avenue and 20th Street, yards away from the Meadowbrook Church complex.
After the crash, officers stopped traffic heading west roughly 400 to 500 yards from the accident scene.
At 6:25 p.m., officers opened one westbound lane on Southwest 20th Avenue, and not long after, the second lane on the same roadway was opened to traffic.
Assistant Fire Chief Brian Stoothoff said Ocala Fire Rescue received a call about the crash at 4:06 p.m. and paramedics were on scene within two minutes.
Wilford and Vilma Laughlin, who were in the third vehicle involved in the crash — a 2010 Honda Accord — said they were traveling home and heading west on Southwest 20th Street behind a white, 1998 Oldsmobile. They said they saw a vehicle — the BMW — approaching in the eastbound lane and that it suddenly came over the concrete median and "shot across" the westbound lane and hit the Oldsmobile. They said it all happened so fast that they couldn't tell which one of those two cars hit theirs on the passenger side.
The impact shattered the passenger side glass of the Accord, which caused several nicks on the upper body of Vilma Laughlin, who was in the front passenger's seat. Wilford Laughlin was not injured, and both refused medical treatment.
Wilford Laughlin said he got out of his car and went to see about the car that was most severely damaged. He said the three occupants inside the BMW looked to be in "bad shape." His wife was unable to exit the vehicle from the passenger's side as the door had been damaged and would not open.
"It was a terrible thing," Wilford Laughlin said.
Investigators said Arenas was wearing his seat belt. It's unknown if the others inside the BMW were wearing seat belts. It's also unknown if Hyde in the Oldsmobile was wearing his seat belt, officials said.
"It's a terrible loss and our thoughts and prayers are with Angel's family and with the other students that were injured. No one should leave us this young, and it will impact our entire school community," said WPHS Principal Jayne Ellspermann, who was consoling and talking with Arenas' family and friends who gathered at the site of the crash.
Angel, she said, "was a wonderful person," and "he'll be missed." Grief counselors for students and staff are expected to be at the school today, Ellspermann said.
School district spokesperson Kevin Christian said the incident will be "hard on the school," and "sad for us as a district."
Family and friends said they were too distraught to talk.
Thursday's tragic death is the second for the school in 2013.
Driving home from school on Valentine's Day, 16-year-old Brandon Andrew Garner, a West Port ninth-grader, lost control of his pickup on rain-slick County Road 484 as he was heading east in the right lane and slammed into an oak tree off the side of the road, according to Florida Highway Patrol troopers. The crash occurred near Marion Oaks Boulevard, not far from where Brandon lived.
Leaving school that afternoon, Brandon had just dropped a friend off at home.
There have been 33 traffic fatalities in the county this year, four of which were inside Ocala city limits. Of the four, two were juveniles.


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Bean salads loaded with fresh crunchy vegetables are an incredibly easy way to pack plenty of protein, fiber, minerals and vitamins into your diet, and a zesty hot, sweet and sour tamarind and lime dressing make it a delicious choice as well. Add some toasted coconut and cashews, and you've got an extraordinarily attractive salad with bold Asian flavors. This is a real winner.
This colorful and healthy salad was a last minute inspiration for this month's edition of No Croutons Required hosted by my good friend Jacqueline of Tinned Tomatoes. Being her birthday month (Happy Birthday Month, Jacquie!), she came up with the unusual idea that we cooks come up with a recipe based on a theme from our own birthday month as it appeared in previous years' editions of No Croutons Required. My own birthday being in March, the chickpea soup or salad theme from March of last year happened to coincide nicely with a craving for chickpeas (which is itself a fairly regular occurrence). Last minute, but no less tasty and wholesome for it.
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A colorful and healthy summer chickpea and raw vegetable salad with bold zesty Asian flavors and garnished with toasted coconut and cashews
Other salad ideas you may enjoy from Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen:
Chickpea and Tomato Salad with Chat Masala
Chickpea, Olive and Feta Cheese Salad
Chickpea and Quinoa Salad with Lemon and Tahini


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Jocelyn A. O'Neill, 79
Jocelyn A. (McNanna) O'Neill, 79, of Providence, died peacefully Friday, June 5, 2009 at Bethany House, Providence.
She was the wife of the late Raymond T. O'Neill Jr.
Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Raymond S. and Katherine (Benson) McNanna.
Mrs. O'Neill graduated from Classical High School and received her bachelor of arts degree from the Rhode Island College of Education. She earned a master's in education from the University of Connecticut.
She was an elementary school teacher, retiring from the Scott School in Warwick.
Mrs. O'Neill was a member of the Chatham Village Garden Club, the Brown University book club, the R.I. Federation of Garden Clubs, the Association of University Women and was a member of the Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority. She was a communicant of St. Peter Church and was a member of the Women's Club.
She leaves two sons, Stephen J. O'Neill of Howell, N.J. and John D. O'Neill of Pomona, Calif.; three daughters, M. Katherine O'Neill of Jamestown, Jocelyn A. O'Neill- Sarr of Galway, Ireland, and Ashland, Ore, and Jeanne M. O'Neill of Stoughton, Mass.; a brother, Raymond McNanna of Milford, Mass.; two sisters, Katherine Kells of New York and Eileen Johnston of Charlottestown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
She also leaves six grandchildren, Michaela and Brianna Cohoon, Liam Sarr-O'Neill, Alena, Karina and Adam O'Neill. She was predeceased by her brother, the late Father Neal McNanna.
A mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday, June 19, at 10 a.m. in St. Mark Church, 60 Narragansett Ave., Jamestown. Burial will be in Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, Exeter.
Visiting hours are today, Thursday, June 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Fagan-Quinn Funeral Home, 825 Boston Neck Rd., North Kingstown.
Memorial contributions may be made to Dorcas Place Adult & Family Learning Center, 220 Elmwood Ave., Providence, RI 02907, The Sophia Academy 979 Branch Ave. Providence , R.I. 02904 or to the Jamestown Philomenian Library, 26 North Rd., Jamestown, RI 02835.
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Stockton, CA
Aldo Frank Corradi
Jan. 20, 1922 - Nov. 16, 2012
Aldo F. Corradi passed away Friday, November 16, on the ranch that he loved. Born on that same ranch in 1922 to Italian immigrant parents, Andrea and Catterina Corradi, Aldo loved the land and took great pride in all he grew. He loved to tell stories of Stockon's first farmer's market at Grower's Hall. One of his greatest joys was sharing his cherries and vegetables with family and friends.
In 1945, Aldo served in Japan with the Army. Upon his return, he married Josephine Barbagelata (Green) and began his farming career. Their three children soon followed: Loretta Peters, Allan (Sally) Corradi and Michael (Carol) Corradi. Josephine preceded Aldo in death in 1988. His sisters, Elsie (Andrew) Boggiano and Lucy (Frank) Pitto also preceded him.
Aldo was a proud and loving Nonno to his seven grandchildren: Heather (Dave) Harris, Andrea
Peters, Anthony Corradi, Vincent Corradi, Cathleen (Mark) Olson, Christine Corradi and Maddie Corradi. He loved being an active part of their lives and looked forward to their annual picnics during the cherry harvest. Aldo is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews and their families.
Aldo was an active member of his community. He was a longtime Waterloo Morada volunteer fireman, a past board member of the Glenwood School District and held memberships in the Waterloo Gun and Bocci Club, Waterloo Athletic Club and was a 75 year member of the Italian Gardener's Society. He could often be found cooking in club kitchens along side his childhood friend, the late George Rugani.
Visitation will begin on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at the DeYoung Memorial Chapel, 601 N. California Street, Stockton, CA at 10:00 a.m. followed by the recitation of the Rosary at 6:00 p.m.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Michael's Church, 5882 N. Ashley Lane, on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
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Actress and model Gal Gadot, best known for her work in the "Fast & Furious" film franchise, has been cast as Wonder Woman in Zack Snyder's upcoming "Man of Steel" sequel.Link
Gal Gadot as Gisele in 2011's "Fast Five." (Jaimie Trueblood / Universal Studios)Link
Gal Gadot, left, and Sammy Stewart in 2013's "Fast & Furious 6." (Universal Studios)Link
Gal Gadot, left, and Sung Kang in 2011's "Fast Five." (Jaimie Trueblood / Universal Studios)Link
Gal Gadot as Gisele in 2011's "Fast Five." (Jaimie Trueblood / Universal Studios)Link
Paul Walker, left, Tyrese Gibson, Don Omar, Sung Kang, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Jordana Brewster, Gal Gadot and Vin Diesel in "Fast Five." (Universal Studios)Link
Sung Kang, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Gal Gadot, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Tyrese Gibson in "Fast & Furious 6." (Universal Pictures)Link
Fans eager to see Superman and Batman together on the big screen are going to have to wait a little longer.
Warner Bros. has pushed the release of Zack Snyder's untitled sequel to "Man of Steel" from July 17, 2015, to May 6, 2016.
The film will team Henry Cavill as Superman with Ben Affleck as Batman, with Israeli actress Gal Gadot appearing in the film as Wonder Woman. The project was originally announced last year at San Diego's Comic-Con International.
A release issued by the studio said the move will allow "the filmmakers time to realize fully their vision, given the complex visual nature of the story."
The "Man of Steel" sequel goes into production later this year, and is set to film in Michigan.
Even in its nascent stages, the film has been the subject of some controversy. Affleck's casting was greeted with much consternation on the Internet — the hashtag #BetterBatmanThanBenAffleck began trending on Twitter, with users offering suggestions as to who would make a better choice to play the superhero, who had been so memorably brought to the screen by Christian Bale in filmmaker Christopher Nolan's Gotham City trilogy.
But other prominent voices in the genre community expressed enthusiasm at the prospect of seeing Cavill's Superman squaring off with Affleck's Batman. "Avengers" filmmaker Joss Whedon, for one, tweeted, "He's got the chops, he's got the chin — just needs the material. Affleck & Cavill toe to toe — I'm in."
Similarly, some fans expressed concern that Gadot, best known for her appearances in three "Fast & Furious" films, wouldn't receive enough of the spotlight in her role as Diana Prince, given that she's sharing time with DC Comics' two most legendary heroes. (Click through the gallery of images at the top for more about Gadot.)
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One of the biggest hits of last summer, "Man of Steel" grossed more than $291 million at the North American boxoffice. Producers Charles Roven and Deborah Snyder are returning to the follow-up as producers, with Nolan and Emma Thomas serving as executive producers on the upcoming film, along with Benjamin Melniker and Michael E. Uslan.
Returning "Man of Steel" cast members include Amy Adams as Lois Lane and Laurence Fishburne as Perry White. Diane Lane also will reprise her role as Martha Kent.
Warner Bros. also announced that it plans to release a new live-action Peter Pan film directed by Joe Wright on July 17, 2015.
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The state is about to step up its efforts to purge South Carolina's workforce of illegal immigrants by scouring the files of small businesses for evidence of undocumented workers.
On July 1, state officials will begin auditing 110,000 companies with fewer than 100 employees to make sure they are complying with South Carolina's Illegal Immigration Reform Act, which lawmakers passed in 2008 to weed illegal aliens from the workplace.
The initial push will focus on industries that tend to employ foreign workers, such as landscaping companies, farms, restaurants, hotels, construction firms and golf courses. But other businesses will be under the microscope as well, state officials said.
The state has been auditing larger companies since last summer, and the vast majority, 94 percent, were found to be complying with the law, said Jim Knight, communications director for the state Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.
Knight said he doesn't expect those high numbers to last when officials begin scrutinizing smaller employers, who often lack human resource departments and company lawyers to help them keep track of the changing regulatory landscape.
"There may be some confusion," he said. "We definitely don't expect a 94 percent compliance rate."
The change comes as the nation is embroiled in debate over how to reform immigration laws and deal with illegal aliens already living and working in the United States. About 11.9 million illegal immigrants were in the United States in 2008, and Latinos accounted for about three-quarters of that number, according to a Pew Hispanic Center study.
Between 40,000 and 100,000 of those immigrants reside in South Carolina, the study found.
Much attention of late has been focused on Arizona's new law, which requires law enforcement officers to question suspected illegal aliens about their immigration status. A group of Republican lawmakers is trying to bring South Carolina's laws closer to that standard.
As debate rages on, however, the looming workplace audits seem to have attracted little notice from the people it will most affect, business leaders said.
"We just haven't heard people expressing concern because I don't think they realize it's going to happen," said Mary Graham, senior vice president of public policy for the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce. "Small businesses need to educate themselves on these new rules."
The chamber is devoting its June 9 business council meeting to the topic, and state labor officials will be on hand to explain the law and answer questions, Graham said.
Guy Artigues, owner of Pleasant Places landscaping in Mount Pleasant, urged other business owners to pay close attention to the change. He had to pay an $11,500 fine and shell out $20,000 in attorney's fees after the state cited his business twice last year for violating the immigration law.
He chalked up the violations to confusion over the new requirements, which go beyond what the federal government asks for.
"This is very real, and it can happen to you," he said.
Calls last week to various businesses that will be affected by the change produced a mix of responses.
Some employers were aware the change was coming but uncertain as to what they had to do. Others thought the green cards and Social Security cards they were collecting from workers were sufficient to meet the law's requirements. They are not.
Employers must use one of two methods to verify the legal status of new workers. They can require employees to provide a South Carolina driver's license or identification card, or a motor vehicle license from one of 26 other states whose requirements are as strict as the Palmetto State's.
Companies also can use the Department of Homeland Security's online database, E-verify, to vet new hires.
Companies face a maximum fine of $1,000 per violation and risk losing their business license if they are found to have knowingly hired an illegal alien. Labor officials also are required to notify federal immigration officials when illegal immigrants are found in the workplace.
Knight said his agency has reported about a half-dozen companies to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He didn't know what action was taken as a result or whether any undocumented workers had been detained or deported. ICE officials did not respond to a request for information on the subject.
The state's initial audits focused on a much smaller pool, the 2,200 companies that employ 100 or more workers. Of the 1,500 audited to date, 89 were cited for violations, most of which were minor in nature, Knight said.
Benefitfocus in Charleston, for example, was cited last month for improperly verifying 43 employees based on U.S. passports or driver's licenses from states that didn't meet South Carolina's requirements, labor officials said.
Coastal Franchising in Hanahan received a citation in February for failing to follow the state law. It correctly used E-verify to check 42 employees but failed to do so within five days of their being hired, as is required by state law, officials said.
The companies faced potential fines of $36,550 and $35,700, respectively, but state officials waived the penalties. Companies can avoid penalties for first-time offenses by correcting violations within 72 hours of being notified, which these businesses did.
The only company to pay a fine since the audits began is Pleasant Places on Long Point Road. That's because auditors cited the company twice last year for failing to properly verify the legal status of employees, state officials said.
Renee Artigues, whose husband owns the company, said former company officials didn't keep good personnel records and they got confused over what documentation was acceptable. She took over as office manager in December to straighten out the mess. Pleasant Places recently had a third state audit and received a clean bill of health, she said.
Getting there wasn't easy or cheap, Artigues said. The company works in an industry with frequent turnover, employing 100 to 150 workers at any given time, most of whom are Hispanic. Recordkeeping is a challenge, particularly when the federal and state governments have different standards, she said.
"It can be tricky," she said. "And it can be very nerve- racking because you don't want to do the wrong thing."