Oro Valley voters chose a new mayor and three new council members Tuesday.
Joseph Winfield led incumbent Satish Hiremath by a decisive margin, prompting Hiremath to concede to Winfield, according to Winfield spokeswoman Anna Clark.
Hiremath, 55, had held the office since 2010.
Town voters also leaned toward new representation in the Town Council. Melanie Barrett led this six-person race for three spots. Joyce Jones-Ivey was in second place and Josh Nicholson was third.
Incumbents Joe Hornat, Mary Snider and Lou Waters trailed.
First, I want to thank Mayor Satish Hiremath and council members Joe Hornat, Mary Snider and Lou Waters for their eight years of service to Oro Valley. Our town has taken many positive steps forward under their leadership. Next, I want to thank our council candidates Melanie Barrett, Joyce Jones-Ivey, and Josh Nicolson for their valiant effort and the support of their families.
This was not an easy decision for any of us. Running for elected office is not for the faint of heart or sunshine patriots. It involved many days of displacing family responsibilities and getting by with a lot less sleep.
Finally, and most importantly, I want to thank all the Oro Valley residents who supported our campaigns - our campaign teams - supporting volunteers - individual donors and all those who chose to vote for each of us.
commitment to town residents is that we will work hard to represent all residents and make Oro Valley the best town in Arizona.


Here are five facts about how the U.S. compares with the rest of the world’s countries on migration.
1By a wide margin, the U.S. has more immigrants than any other country in the world. As of 2015, the United Nations estimates that 46.6 million people living in the United States were not born there. This means that about one-in-five international migrants (19%) live in the U.S. The U.S. immigrant population is nearly four times that of the world’s next largest immigrant destination – Germany, with about 12 million immigrants.
2The U.S.-Mexico migration corridor is the world’s largest. Pew Research Center has extensively studied and attempted to quantify the historic migration route between the U.S. and Mexico. About 12 million people living in the U.S. were born in Mexico, according to UN estimates as of 2015. However, the migration trends between the U.S. and Mexico are changing. Recent Pew Research Center estimates show that more Mexicans are now leaving than coming to the U.S. As a point of comparison, the second largest corridor consists of Indian nationals living in the United Arab Emirates, estimated to be 3.5 million migrants.
3Compared with other countries receiving immigrants, the share of the U.S. population that is foreign born is modest. About one-in-seven people living in the United States (14%) were born in other countries, a near-historic record. By way of comparison, about one-in-five people in Canada (22%) are foreign born. In Australia, it’s nearly three-in-ten people (28%). And in some Persian Gulf countries such as Qatar (75%) and United Arab Emirates (88%), the great majority of their resident populations are immigrants, many who have been actively recruited as foreign labor.
4The U.S. immigrant population is not as diverse in origin as those of other countries. Even though the U.S. has immigrants from nearly every country of the world, it doesn’t have the most diverse pool of immigrants. The U.S. has a score of 91 on a 1-to-100 diversity index. By comparison, Denmark and the UK have some of the highest immigrant diversity scores (both 97), followed by Canada at 96. Roughly one-in-four (26%) immigrants in the U.S. come from just one country, Mexico. In several other destination countries (mainly in Europe), immigrants are not as concentrated from a single country or handful of them.
5The U.S. has a lower number of emigrants – those who have left – than 19 other countries, including many with much smaller populations. More than 3 million people who were born in the U.S. now live in other countries, compared with nearly 16 million Indians who are emigrants. About 12 million Mexican-born people live outside of Mexico, mostly in the U.S. Even less-populated countries like Syria (5 million) and Poland (4.4 million) have larger emigrant populations. As a share of the population in 2015, around 1% of Americans born in the United States lived outside of the United States. This is a considerably smaller share than that of other migrant destinations like the UK (8%), Germany (5%) or Canada (4%).
To see how your country ranks with the rest of the world, check out our updated interactive map displaying the top countries of immigration and emigration since 1990.


GL Homes continues its tradition of luxury new-home communities with Boca Bridges, which features five stunning collections of single-family residences, priced from the $800,000s to $3 million. Boca Bridges surpasses homebuyer expectations by redefining elegance and offering an unbeatable lifestyle.
A luxurious tone is set almost immediately when residents and visitors drive through the exquisite multimillion-dollar entryway designed by world-renowned landscape architect Krent Wieland. The entryway is surrounded by two monumental, illuminated water feature pyramids finished with high-end textured granite that lead up to the gatehouse.
The opulent residences at Boca Bridges consist of 31 unique floor plans that feature three to six bedrooms, three to 8½ baths and, depending on the floor plan, flexible design options such as club and media rooms, private libraries and exercise rooms — all of which allow homeowners to tailor their residence to fit their individual lifestyle needs. The one- and two-story residences range in size from approximately 2,500 to more than 7,800 air-conditioned square feet and every floor plan is designed to maximize use of space. Designer-appointed features — including gourmet kitchens, premium appliances and finishes, elegant flooring and more — are standard in each residence. Many of the home sites are located on cul-de-sacs and offer stunning lake views.
In addition to gorgeous homes, Boca Bridges residents will enjoy a resort-style clubhouse and recreational complex spanning more than 7 acres. The 27,000-square-foot clubhouse will feature a gourmet restaurant with poolside seating, full-service pool bar on the covered patio, an elegant lounge with a bar and catering kitchen, an indoor sports court, a fully equipped fitness center with locker rooms and saunas, a massage room, group fitness studio, game room, card room and multi-purpose room.
Centrally located in the beautiful city of Boca Raton, Boca Bridges is within close proximity to award-winning schools, world-renowned shopping, five-star dining, a dazzling nightlife with endless entertainment options and beautiful beaches.
Hours: The sales center at Seven Bridges is open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.


Solbiate Olona (VA), 07 March 2018 – Today, a large delegation of attendees of the Command and Staff College (NDCSC) of the Norwegian Defence University College (NDUC) led by Brigadier General Stai ATLE, visited the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Italy.
After a welcome address by NRDC-ITA Chief of Staff, Major General Maurizio RICCÒ, a presentation was given on the three roles NRDC-ITA is called upon (Joint Task Force HQ, LCC and Army Corps) and a deep dive into the preparation process the NRDC-ITA passed thru for assuming the role of Land Component Command (LCC) within the NRF 2018, and the way the Headquarters encompasses Influence and Support to the operations while ensuring continuous reach-back via a dedicated command post.
As Land Component Command of the recently enhanced NRF, the HQs will also retain command and control over the land forces of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF), whose task is to ensure the very first and immediate NATO response to possible threats, being on 5 to 15 days notice to move. The VJTF consists of highly operational multinational forces, currently enhancing the traditional NRF structure. This tool is also supported by an airborne, maritime and special forces component. During the visit, an overview was also given to the VJTF Command and Control structure and the level of interoperability reached to ensure this advanced tool to be effective.


Regarding TCU, Schlabach says quarterback Trevone Boykin "might be the country’s best player" and that coach Gary Patterson’s teams, despite a rebuilding job on defense, "always seem to get the job done on that side of the ball."
He also extols the virtues of Baylor’s returning offensive nucleus: all five starters in the offensive line, two 1,000-yard receivers (KD Cannon, Corey Coleman) and a 1,200-yard rusher (Shock Linwood) to surround new quarterback Seth Russell, a fourth-year junior who has been Bryce Petty’s backup the past two years. Sclabach said Baylor coach Art Briles "plugs quarterbacks into his system better than anyone."


NEW YORK – Over the past 10 years, Harlem – or at least parts of it – has undergone dramatic changes. The northern Manhattan neighborhood once known as a high-crime area has become a haven for hipsters banished by high real estate prices elsewhere. One of the most popular magnets for the “foreigners” is South Harlem, up Central Park West.
Not far from there, on Frederick Douglass Boulevard near 112th and 113th streets, the Israeli chef Kfir Ben-Ari has opened his French restaurant RDV, short for Rendezvous. A few blocks farther on Frederick Douglass is his coffee shop Caféine.
RDV, which opened eight months ago, is a modern French bistro specializing in southeastern French cuisine. At Caféine, Ben-Ari brings his baked goods from the Champagne region, he won’t say exactly where. You can find croissants, pain au chocolat, apple pastry and savory croissants.
Despite all the French chic, at RDV and Caféine you’ll hear non-stop Hebrew. In addition to Ben-Ari there are the brothers Adam, Din and Ran Elnatan, who wait tables and often switch back and forth between the two eateries. Rinat Brodach also waits tables. When she’s not there, she’s a fashion designer. No doubt the Israeli gastronomic invasion has reached Harlem.
RDV isn’t very big. The color scheme is white and turquoise, or more precisely, Napoli blue, and it seats only 32 people, with six more places at the bar. The food is good, the atmosphere pleasant. I had a very good kale salad, with the kale chopped small, and an orange vinaigrette dressing with toasted pumpkin seeds, fennel, white peach in a marjoram marinade, grilled garlic and goat cheese wrapped in a seared Provencal herb wrap.
One of the tests of a restaurant is the squid. If the octopus is good, you’re in the right direction. And Ben-Ari is working on this test. His octopus comes from Gibraltar and is cooked in vegetable broth and Champagne vinegar, in a citrus marinade, smoked paprika, olive oil and roasted on the grill. It’s served with piquillo pepper, pickled red onion and chickpea salad with za’atar (hyssop).
Beets, which have become the hit of the year in New York, are a star at RDV too. Ben-Ari says he invented the dish that he calls Beet Tart Tatin at a previous venue that has since closed. He slow-roasts the beets all night over salt in a medium-low oven. Then he adds goat cheese mixed with soft herbs and puff pastry. Everything sits in layers, served with balsamic dressing and herbs.
You should definitely try the fried oysters. These delights, which come from the East Coast, are deep-fried and sprinkled with French pepper. They’re then served on a fresh, soft cheese with cucumbers, za’atar, toasted caraway seeds and sumac.
Ben-Ari, 41, originally from Herzliya, has been living in the United States for 14 years. After his Israeli army service in an elite unit, he worked at the Dan Acadia and the Daniel Hotel and then, like many young Israelis, went on a trip to South America.
When he returned to Israel he knew that what he wanted to do was cook. He eventually went to Lyon, France, to study at the Institut Paul Bocuse for two and a half years. When the successful New York French chef Daniel Boulud visited the school, he and Ben-Ari connected. And so, after Lyon, Ben-Ari found himself in the kitchen of Boulud’s famed restaurant Daniel. He says he wasn’t sorry to leave France.
After his time at Daniel, Ben-Ari worked for nine years at a Provencal-style restaurant in the Meatpacking District, until it closed. He got to Harlem looking for a place to live in New York with his Uruguayan wife.
Ben-Ari says he decided to move there because the real estate prices were more reasonable, and also given the financial crisis in the United States. “The neighborhood has become much livelier, with restaurants and coffee shops, and lots of Europeans are moving here, including lots of French people,” he says.
“The change is so clear that some of the locals today feel uncomfortable that the neighborhood’s changing, and they’re worrying that the real estate prices will shoot up and they’ll find themselves out.” Some people have started calling it SoHa for South Harlem, a play on SoHo downtown.
For dessert at RDV, try the Creme Brulee, which soaks up the aroma of lavender and vanilla. You should also try the terrine de chocolat, with carmelized oranges and salty vanilla.
In short, if you want to see Harlem from a French-Israeli perspective, RDV definitely marks a growing trend.


Beautiful views of the surrounding valley and mountain ranges. Country building lot fully fenced with gate, well casing (depth 305'), gentle sloping topography. Power and phone are on other side of road. Property is within minutes of the Nevada wilderness, offering a multitude of outdoors activities from hunting, to hiking, to riding atv's and much more.


Agenda 21 is a United Nations document that promotes sustainable development. It's actually quite benign, but the John Birch Society and others have promoted it as "an elaborate maze of deceit.. to ensnare the vast majority of people into a life of cramped, stack and pack housing, mandated public transportation use, serious restrictions on personal food, water, and energy use, and indoctrination of the youth into a socialistic and fascistic outlook on life generally." More background here.
Since the United Nations has accredited and enlisted numerous non-governmental and inter-governmental organizations to assist in the implementation of its policies relative to Agenda 21 around the world and in the United States, the State of Florida and all of its political subdivisions may not enter into any agreement, expend any sum of money, receive any funds, receive any grants, or receive any contracting services, or giving financial aid to or from those United Nations non-governmental and inter-governmental organizations as defined in Agenda 21 or any of its ancillary programs.
In other words, since everything from transit to smart growth to bike paths to environmental regulations can be found in Agenda 21 and its ancillary programs, say goodbye to them all in Florida if this passes.
We recommend that a Misprision of Treason be presented to elected officials who fail to attempt to sever the ICLEI association. A misprision is described as: "Misprision of treason is the failure to perform a public duty. A person who knows that a treason is being or is about to be committed but does not report it to a proper authority commits a misprision of treason."
The Boston Globe on "Recycling, tree pruning, and other assaults on liberty"
Renee Loth of the Boston Globe explains the threat and the problem to a larger audience.
It may be tempting to dismiss all this as a fringe movement, but it has been rapidly gaining adherents. This year, the black-helicopter set made common cause with Tea Party activists concerned about an over-reaching government, and more mainstream politicians are taking notice. The national Republican Party officially adopted an anti-Agenda 21 plank in its platform last month. “We strongly reject the UN Agenda 21 as erosive of American sovereignty, and we oppose any form of UN Global Tax.
It is a measure of our polarized politics that the Republican Party has been invaded by, or at least influenced by, a group that demonizes bike paths and recycling — practical ideas that shouldn’t be partisan at all. It’s time to stop laughing off the liberty councils. Their angry, ill-informed protests are having a real effect, rolling back policies that make communities cleaner, more rational, more efficient, and more livable for every red-blooded American.
Surely, I thought, Renee must be mistaken. There is no way that the Republican party, one of the only two political parties that we have permitted ourselves here in the world's oldest democracy, would embed in its official statement of purpose, approved by acclamation at its national convention, a bizarre conspiracy that is literally the product of the John Birch Society.
We, Your children, humbly come before You, imploring Your continued divine guidance and protection in our battle against the inherent evil that exists in the United Nations and in their plan for a godless one world government.


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Brunswick's Phil Pierce is fouled by King's Jabrille Williams as Brunswick School hosts King in the boys basketball FAA Semi-final Saturday afternoon, Feb. 27, 2010. Brunswick won the game 72-49.
GREENWICH -- Rather than tantalize his players with the trophies they've spent the better part of a year thinking about, Brunswick coach and FAA boys basketball chairperson Greg Dobbs decided to keep the hardware out of sight and, instead, left it on the back seat of his car Saturday afternoon.
After all, this day wasn't about a coronation for the Bruins -- it was about proving that last season's stunning semifinal loss was merely an aberration.
Brunswick, which was bounced prior to the league finals for the only time in two decades last year, did just that and also avenged its only FAA home setback of the season with an impressive 72-49 semifinal round victory over King at Dann Gymnasium.
Those trophies will be in full view of the team now.
"I was thinking about it on the drive in how strange it was being at last year's championship game but not coaching in it," Dobbs said. "It feels like old times again."
The Bruins, who have won 12 Fairchester Athletic Association tournament titles in 20 years under Dobbs, can add to their already crowded trophy case this afternoon. Top-seeded Brunswick (15-11) will host second-seeded St. Luke's -- a 78-60 winner against Hamden Hall in Saturday's other semifinal -- in a rubber match today at 2 p.m.
The league rivals split the regular-seasons series, with each team winning on its home court.
The stakes are even higher this time around.
"We had a lot of motivation going into this game," senior Zach Lynch said. "Two double-digit playoff wins feels great, but we've had one goal all season and that's to win the league title. We have a shot to do that on our home court, so that's all you can ask for."
It's been a remarkable turnaround for the Vikings (16-8), who went from winless in the FAA to the No. 4 seed with mainly the same roster. King crowned Brunswick 51-46 earlier this month, and seemed up for this mighty challenge as the teams traded leads six times in the first five minutes Saturday.
The Vikings, however, were unable to keep pace with the hot-shooting Bruins, who played a near perfect first half of basketball.
Trailing 12-9 with 11:08 left in the half, Brunswick went on runs of 10-0 and 9-0 to take a 28-14 lead exactly six minutes later.
The Bruins would then close the half with a 12-0 spurt, making it a 42-20 contest at the intermission.
"It was two good teams, but only one was scoring for over a five-minute stretch," King coach Scott Carson said. "Brunswick played with a lot of energy and the problem for us in the second half was that it was such a big deficit, their lead hovered around 20 even when we went on a few mini-runs. We just couldn't do what we needed to."
Conversely, the Bruins could seemingly do no wrong over the first 16 minutes when they committed just two turnovers and connected on five of eight 3-point attempts.
Brunswick's Billy Murphy, a 6-foot-9 junior, scored just six points, but pulled down nine rebounds and dished out 10 assists.
If there was an open Brunswick player, Murphy found him.
Just ask Lynch and his teammates.
"Their plan seemed to be doubling Billy in the paint," Lynch said. "He was great with the ball, finding us on cuts to the baskets and on outlet passes."
Senior co-captain Max Barrett finished with 21 points, three assists and two steals -- and had plenty of help. Lynch totaled 17 points, all in the first half, to go along with five assists and three steals, while senior co-captain Phil Pierce had 17 points, nine rebounds, three assists and three steals.
King was led by junior point guard Tre Tipton, who scored 14 points -- including the first three baskets of the second half as the visitors fought to within 15 at the 14:10 mark. Yet that was as close as the Vikings would get.
Also for King, Matt Reggina had 10 points, Charlie Enright added eight and Jabrille Williams finished with six points and six rebounds in his final FAA game.
The Vikings are expecting to receive a New England Prep Schools Athletic Council tournament berth when the Class D pairings are announced later today.
"The good news is that our season is probably not over," Carson said. "The kids have worked so hard, so I'm really hoping we get in. Either way, I'm proud of how far they've come this season."


A Nick Ritchie tip, a Corey Perry goal, and the Ducks tied it in the third. In overtime, the Canes first killed off a 4-on-3 power play by the Ducks, then had a chance to win with 45 seconds left. Sebastian Aho got off a shot that Ducks goalie John Gibson managed to stop with his glove, and Teuvo Teravainen, who had scored twice, fanned on a rebound with the puck at his feet.
The Ducks, who had not won a game this season (0-9-4) when trailing after two periods, were the heavier, more aggressive team in the third period. They kept the puck in the Carolina zone much of the period, pinching their defensemen and crowding goalie Cam Ward around the crease.
Canes coach Bill Peters likes to say that “3” is a big number in the NHL – that is, score three times and your chances of winning are high. But not this night as the Canes fell to 3-7-6 on the road this season.
Three days after shutting out Tampa Bay 1-0, the Canes scored five times but couldn’t hold back the Ducks. Ward, coming off a 30-save shutout, gave up five goals on 38 shots, and the Canes weren’t consistent enough in sorting out things in the defensive zone.
The Ducks’ Stefan Noesen scored his first NHL goal in the second period when he waltzed into the Carolina zone unchecked for an open shot in the slot. Perry got a good look and buried his shot to tie the score with 2:28 left in regulation and end an 18-game scoring drought.
Teravainen’s line, with Aho and Lee Stempniak, was dangerous much of the game. Teravainen, held without a goal for nine games, scored his sixth and seventh of the season while Aho scored on a breakaway off a Stempniak pass for his fourth and also had the Canes’ only shootout goal.
Peters did not use Teravainen in the shootout, going with Aho, Jaccob Slavin and Jeff Skinner. Gibson stopped Slavin and Skinner, making Ondrej Kase’s shootout goal the winner for the Ducks.
The Canes are 1-3 in shootouts this season, and Ward 16-38 in his career. Skinner now is 6-for-34 on shootout shots (Slavin 3-for-6). Aho’s shootout attempt was his first in the NHL.
For Peters, the big decision for Thursday is whether to play Ward again in net or go with backup goalie Michael Leighton. The Canes finish the three-game road trip Saturday against the San Jose Sharks, a team that Ward blanked 1-0 on Nov. 15 at PNC Arena.
Forward Elias Lindholm may be ready to rejoin the lineup Thursday after missing three games with a lower-body injury. Center Jordan Staal did not make the trip as he recovers from a concussion.
There’s not much turnaround time for the Kings game in terms of preparation.
“Just play,” Peters said. “It’s outstanding. A short, little bus ride and then you play.


Note to all SuperCoaches. The Raiders have two players with the last name Bateman. One is a gun. The other, not so much.
This is the NRL SuperCoach sob story of the round.
The Raiders have two players with the last name Bateman in their squad.
Almost 2,000 accidently chose the wrong one in Luke Bateman, who missed the team for Round 1 and scored SuperCoaches a big fat ZERO.
His namesake John Bateman, the star Super League recruit, scored 65.
He was the only lock in the comp to play 80 mins in the middle on weekend, which shows how highly he’s rated.
John Bateman’s game time was a shock to SuperCoaches with Canberra playing four middle forwards on the bench.


CINCINNATI — Reds manager David Bell and outfielder Yasiel Puig did not appeal their suspensions stemming from Sunday’s bench-clearing incident in Pittsburgh, but there were plenty of strong words coming from the home clubhouse at Great American Ball Park on Tuesday.
Most concerned the Pirates’ Chris Archer, who was handed a five-game suspension. For a starting pitcher, that's essentially one game.
The Reds believe Archer, well-known for his displays of emotion on the mound, retaliated in the fourth inning on Sunday by throwing a pitch behind the back of Derek Dietrich. An inning earlier, Dietrich had launched a 436-foot home run off Archer and then paused at home plate to admire his blast as it sailed into the Allegheny River.
The league announced Puig was given a two-game suspension "for his aggressive actions." Bell received a one-game suspension for the same stated reason. The league also issued them an undisclosed fine.Bell and Puig missed Tuesday's game against the Miami Marlins at Great American Ball Park.
Archer can appeal his suspension. He was not ejected from the game on Sunday, but that’s what Bell wanted.
There also is the bigger picture about how baseball’s unwritten rules should be applied, if at all, and what role Major League Baseball should take.
Sunday’s scenario has played out countless times during major league baseball’s history.
A batter launches a long home run — typically one that everyone in the ballpark, including the pitcher, knows is gone as soon as contact is made — and pauses at home plate to watch the ball sail into the stands. Maybe he flips his bat aside before rounding the bases.
However, baseball’s unwritten rules, the universally understood protocols of the game that have existed for decades, call for the batter to politely drop the bat then round the bases while keeping his emotions in check. If not, retaliation can come in the form of a pitch thrown at the batter or his teammate.
The question is whether unwritten rules asking players to “respect the game” still have a place in this era where spontaneous emotion is such a significant aspect of the entertainment value in professional sports.
Former Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo once said a batter could dance at home plate after hitting a home run off him, and his best form of retaliation was to get him out. Hernandez shares a similar sentiment.
Former major league pitcher and Reds broadcaster Chris Welsh believes baseball needs some parameters set on what conduct is and is not acceptable.
Some have argued that baseball is doing itself a disservice by limiting the amount of emotion players can show on the field. According to Nielsen research from 2016-17, only 23 percent of sports fans age 18 to 20 were “very” or “somewhat” interested in baseball, while the NBA was gaining ground in this demographic.
Among the major professional sports, this is somewhat unique to baseball, whose unwritten protocols often are compared to golf. NFL receivers are permitted extended and even orchestrated celebrations following touchdowns. NBA players can flex their muscles following dunks.
Following Sunday's game, Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez told reporters that an established veteran such as Joey Votto would be permitted to watch a home run in such a fashion, but Dietrich isn’t.
Rather than leave things up for interpretation, perhaps it’s time to put them on paper. Welsh believes there needs to be some consistency.
“The game is changing,” he said. “The fan base is changing, and the unwritten rules are changing, too. We just don’t know how much. I wish they would address these unwritten rules so some players don’t feel like they’re governed by what happened two generations ago."
“Major League Baseball needs to take it out of the hands of the players policing it themselves," Bell said.


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Eugene police are investigating two pizza delivery person robberies that occurred last week.
According to police, a delivery driver was called to the 1800 block of Ridgely Boulevard near Willakenzie Road on Friday to deliver a pizza. After the pizza was delivered, at 9:51 p.m., two males — one carrying a dark object such as a bat — approached the driver and demanded cash. The suspects then fled on foot.
The second robbery occurred about an hour later, at 11:05 p.m. in the 1700 block of West 12th Avenue in west Eugene, police said. A different delivery driver had just completed a delivery when two males approached him and demanded cash. The suspects then fled.
The first suspect is described as a white male in his 20s, 6 feet tall, with a slim build and a stud in his left ear. He had brown hair and was wearing all black. The second suspect was a white male in his 20s, 5 feet, 8 inches to 5 feet, 10 inches tall, with a medium build. He also was wearing all black, police said.
Both men may be associated with a silver Honda Civic or other similar-type sedan. Anyone with information is asked to call 541-682-5111.


APPARENTLY, KIRSTIE ALLEY HAD A SHOW? But now she doesn’t again.
AND APPARENTLY WALT FROM LOST HAD A HIT SONG LAST YEAR, and no one told me? That’s weird, right?
AND APPARENTLY MIKE ROWE IS RUNNING FOR COUNTY JUDGE IN ARKANSAS? Insert “dirty job” joke here.
AND APPARENTLY FX IS MAKING A COMEDY THAT TAKES PLACE IN THE COLONIAL ERA because everyone knows that the colonists were HILARIOUS.
AND APPARENTLY THE CW IS GOING TO AIR AN AWARDS SHOW FOR DOGS. Actually, that just makes good sense.
IN HONOR OF TONIGHT’S PREMIERE OF SHARKNADO 2, HERE’S TARA REID EXPLAINING HOW A SHARKNADO COULD REALLY HAPPEN. Srsly, guys.
SONS OF ANARCHY RETURNS ON SEPTEMBER 9TH, AND BOARDWALK EMPIRE RETURNS ON SEPTEMBER 7TH. And then they go away forever and ever.
WAIT, LAST I CHECKED, NAYA RIVERA WAS ENGAGED TO BIG SEAN, AND NOW SHE’S MARRIED TO NOT BIG SEAN? Girl works fast.
HERE IS THE TRAILER FOR 12 MONKEYS and it looks pretty good, guys!


A Pilsen mother wears her concern for the future of her neighborhood with air pollution down the street.
To preface this, let me first say there are generally four different types of portrait subjects.
1. People who have had their photos taken a zillion times -- or at least enough to know how to behave in front of a camera.
2. People who have not had their photos taken in a professional-type setting, but have always wanted to. Think of people who would stand in line to be the subject of a reality show. They too know how to relax and be natural in front of a camera (a little scary).
3. People who have had their photos taken, and it's not a big deal, although in a professional setting they may begin to freeze up.
4. People who absolutely hate to have their pictures taken.
The below tips I would give apply to the last two groups. They are challenging to photograph because they will experience the most camera anxiety.
1. Choose Comfort - If you can, place your subjects in a familiar or comfortable setting that doesn't have a lot of anxiety-producing distractions. Don't expect them to sacrifice their own comfort level because the background or lighting is just right with them standing on one foot in the marshy bog. If there are people around, make sure they will be partners in creating a sense of comfort, not someone who will add to discomfort with negative or judgmental comments. Put all phones away. Be polite, but remove any sources of negative distraction.
3. Be True - The last thing you want is for someone to say later, "That's not really me". Ouch. That's why I like to shoot wide first - in order to take in their surroundings to understand more about the person so we both walk away happy with the exchange.
4. Include Music and Pets - if music is available, allow them to listen as it will fill in moments of awkwardness in which your camera starts screaming "ERR". If a pet can be a part of the situation without adding to chaos or distraction, by all means let them join in - unless it's a squirmy pit bull that hates flash. If it's a headshot, why not let them hold the pet. Who's going to know?
5. Be Open - Engage them personally as sincerely as you can. Find points of interest and shared humanity before you even pick up the camera. Many people feel naked in front of a camera. Since they are vulnerable, it is helpful to be vulnerable yourself by being open and sharing information about yourself with them. You're like a photo doctor - and you need to have bedside manners. You might even find yourself talking through your picture-taking and the time might fly.
6. Provide Little Direction - Start by giving them little direction. Counterintuitive? But if you have ever been micromanaged, you know the sense of anxiety, self-awareness, and the flight response that can happen. Once they sense that you are not there to boss them around or to pigeonhole them, but to capture who they are, they may relax. If you sense they need some coaching, then add direction. Some people like rules and expectations. But always be encouraging about how well the photos are going.
7. Slow Down the Motor Drive - The rat-a-tat of the camera can make a person feel like they are at a firing range, or the target of an attack. Try to be subdued with your style. You're taking pictures, not making a stop motion film. Having said that, I believe that a few bursts of frame at certain times can make the difference between a good and great portrait, since expressions can change rather rapidly. I'm a big believer in capturing the subtle but significant nuances.
8. Show the Scene - You must be very careful with this one, because some people hate their image no matter how awesome you think they look. You've all had that, right? "But, but... you look awesome!" In some situations, however, if they think the situation is goofy, you can relieve some fears by showing them what's going on in your head and in your viewfinder.
9. Be a Thermostat - not a Thermometer - It's easy to let all the pressures of a shoot, especially if you don't have an assistant, to build and to be sensed by the person who is in front of the camera. Keep in mind - they might blame themselves for what's going wrong, or feel even more awkward when they see you contort your face at your gear. Be a buffer. Turn around so they don't see your panic. Pick up a thread of the conversation that was left off - get them to focus on their own thoughts and not on you.
10. It's All in the Editing - Reassure them that you will have many photos of them blinking, goofy, etc. but that the final product is all in the editing, and you are on their side. "We'll take hundreds so I know we have some great ones."
These are some basic principles. I know everyone has their own guidelines that work for them.
As always great tip and Awesome shot!
Nobody wants to see me naked! Ha!
Alex, you have a good eye for photos and I have enjoyed your view of our great city!
Once I feeling that you are not there to manager them around or to pigeonhole them, but to take who they are, they may rest. If you feeling they need some teaching, then add route. Some individuals like guidelines and objectives.


ST. CHARLES, Mo. - A St. Charles family of four is recovering after a fire tore through their townhome Friday morning.
The fire broke out at the Heatherton Condos in the 1700 block of Florine Blvd. just before 3:00 a.m.
Investigators believe the fire started on the first floor and quickly spread, firefighters, prevented the blaze from spreading to nearby townhomes.
Neighbors tell FOX 2 they three sounds that resembled firecrackers followed by a white flash of light.
The family was rescued with minor injuries and was taken to the hospital.
They are being checked out now for breathing in smoke and are expected to be alright.


Under an Army downsizing plan, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) may lose up to 8,000 soldiers, as well as civilians who support those troops, during the next four years, according to Lt. Gen. Robert Brown, commander of the base's I Corps.
It's still possible that Lewis-McChord could be spared any cuts.
"There are several courses of action," Brown said. "Nothing has been decided."
The budget reductions come after a period of a major expansion at this joint Army and Air Force installation.
During the post-9/11 period, Joint Base Lewis-McChord added 19,528 Army soldiers, to reach the current level of more than 47,900 active-duty personnel. The base also employs more than 15,800 civilians.
Base officials say that base spending generates some $6 billion a year. Some 70 percent of military personnel live off-base.
Brown said the upcoming downsizing is separate from more immediate Army cuts this year in training and other activities required to meet budget reductions taking place under the congressional agreement known as sequestration.
Under the Army's long-term plan, active-duty personnel will be cut from the current strength of about 540,000 soldiers to 490,000 by 2017.
Brown said that, for the first time in his 32-year career, some soldiers who want to re-enlist will not be granted that opportunity.
As the United States reduces its troop strength in Afghanistan, Brown said, the era of large-scale brigade deployments to war zones has ended. Instead, the base is refocusing on the Pacific, with training missions scheduled in Asian nations.
The Army is placing new emphasis on the Pacific, which could help moderate cuts at Lewis-McChord.
"The good news is that we are the Army's main effort in the Pacific -- us and Hawaii," Brown said.


What they say: "Look at you! You look so healthy."
What it means: You look fat.
What they say: "Bless your heart" or "God love 'em"
What it means: You're a sweet kid, but intelligence is not your strong suit.
What they say: "Oh, you've lost a few pounds?What a great start."
What it means: You're still fat and have a long way to go.
What they say: "Well, isn't that nice."
What it means: I don't know how to respond to what you are telling me or I don't really care.
What they say: "Do you want this *insert clothing item*? It's too big for me." or "That *insert clothing item* makes you look thin."
What it means: You're fatter than me so you can have my fat clothes; This item of clothing will make you look less fat.
What they say: "You must not be from around here."
What it means: Let me tell you everything you need to know and then gossip about you when you leave.
What they say: "Thanks for sharing."
What it means: I don't care but thanks for thinking I do.
What they say: "Well, aren't you just a peach!"
What it means: You are not a peach, In fact you are quite the opposite.
What they say: "Those shoes must be comfortable."
What it means: Those shoes are hideous, but at least they are comfortable, right?
What they say: "I'll pray for you." or "Let's pray for *insert name* because she/he *insert gossip*."
What it means: Your life choices have no remedy so I'm just going to pray for you; Let's pretend to pray for this person but really did you know this was going on?
What they say: "It's really cool how you'll wear anything." or "I could never pull that off, but look at you."
What it means: You really don't care how you look, do you?
What they say: "Dinner was great. I must have been hungry."
What it means: TBH, I would have eaten anything.
What they say: "Is that the look you were going for?"
What it means: Did you mean to look that bad or was it an accident?
What they say: "I hope you kept the receipt for that."
What it means: That looks awful. You should probably return it.
What they say: "It's so nice how you don't care what people think."
What it means: This can be either a jab to your hygiene and cleanliness or you personality (if it is too weird).
What they say: "You must have driven here with the windows down."
What it means: You're hair is a disaster.


A man was arrested Saturday on suspicion that he shot a man on West Street earlier that morning.
A man was arrested Saturday on suspicion that he shot a man on West Street earlierthat morning.
Lawrence E. Zimmerman, 25, was booked into the Ford County Jail on suspicion of shooting at an occupied dwelling, criminal damage and other charges, according to the jail population log for Monday.
Police Chief Robin James confirmed that Zimmerman was a suspect in the West Street shooting.
See Tuesday's edition of the Daily Globe for the full story.


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Testosterone has an image of being a ‘macho hormone’ – increasing muscle power as well as feelings of anger and aggression.
But scientists say that the hormone has another side too – making men more generous.
Researchers say that the extra generosity is a ‘status display’ designed to make a man with high testosterone seem more impressive among his peers.
The study by Jean-Claude Dreher from University College Dublin and colleagues investigated the effects of the hormone by injecting it into 20 young males, while 20 others were given a placebo.
They then took part in an experiment called the Ultimatum Game.
In this scenario, participants chose how to split 12 Euros with the other person.
The recipient has the opportunity to punish or reward their opponents – at a cost to themselves.
Those on testosterone were more likely to punish the other player – especially if they made unfair offers.
The findings support the idea that testosterone increases ‘aggressive responses to provocation’.
But the participants who were given testosterone received large offers they were more likely to be highly generous back.
The authors write in Proceeedings of the National Academy of Scientists: ‘This increased generosity in the absence of provocation indicates that testosterone can also cause pro-social behaviours that are appropriate with increasing status.
The researchers attempt to explain why testosterone may result in both increased aggression and generosity.
They suggest that in non-human primates, high testosterone levels in alpha males maintains the social hierarchy.
While alpha males – with high levels of testosterone - will punish those who step out of line, they will also share resources such as access to food and females for those who co-operate.


Despite the uprising that toppled Mubarak, Port Said has since suffered from violence, low wages and marginalisation.
Port Said, Egypt - At the mouth of the Suez Canal, at the most northeastern point in Africa, sits Port Said. The Mediterranean city of just over half a million made few headlines in the year following the beginning of the uprising in Egypt. That all changed earlier this year.
On February 1, 74 football fans died after a match between Ahli and al-Masri, teams from Cairo and Port Said respectively, in what locals describe as a "massacre".
The public prosecutor charged 75 people, including nine policemen and three al-Masri officials, for the violence. The prosecutor accused police of allowing "thugs" into the stadium and not checking for fireworks, knives and other weapons.
However, in Port Said, people rejected claims that al-Masri fans would attack Ahli fans after their team won a rare victory, and claimed there were bigger powers that orchestrated the whole incident.
"When there is a football match, the police will close the streeets around the stadium," said Ayman Hassan Nour, the uncle of 16-year-old Amgad Aslan, who was killed during the violence.
"But that day they didn't, there was very little security."
Nour said he saw a lot of "weird" people, people he thought were not from the city. He told Al Jazeera he warned his nephew to be careful at the game, but nothing could stop the Ahli fan from the rare opportunity to see his team play in his hometown.
Sitting in a chair near her brother, Om Amgad ["the mother of Amgad"], began crying, as she remembered the eldest of her three sons.
Om Amgad blamed the incident on remnants from the regime of Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's former president - ousted in February 2011.
"They did this so people would say Mubarak's era was much better," she said, and referred to one of the former president's final speeches, when he said: "It's either me or chaos."
While Amgad's family said they were worried over the lack of security in the country since the uprising began, they supported the revolution that brought Mubarak down.
But the lack of security across the country became tangible for many in Port Said.
"I hope we don't reach the level of violence like in Syria, [where] a lot of people die. It would become like a civil war," Nour said.
"When the big people fight, it's the small people who suffer."
"It was a day that changed Port Said forever," said Mahmoud Kandil, a 28-year-old accountant, remembering the night of the match.
"Since that day the whole town dressed in black," he said.
Kandil, who organises against the military rule that filled the void once Mubarak stepped down, said that, in order for security to return to areas such as Port Said, the revolution must first succeed. And in order for that to happen, he said, figures active in the old regime, such as Admiral Ahmed Fadel, must be removed from power.
Admiral Fadel has been head of the Suez Canal Authority, which oversees both the canal and its ports.
"Everyone in Port Said has something to do with it," Kandil said. "It's one big tangled knot."
Inside one of the city's dockside industrial zones works Mohamed Wefky. The 25-year-old inspects the sizes of trousers produced at one of the textile factories, and organises his colleagues to demand more rights.
Wefky told Al Jazeera that he had hoped the workers would join last year's uprising. His efforts eventually bore fruit when, on the morning of February 11, the workers decided that they would stage a protest the following day. Had it not been for Mubarak stepping down that evening, he said, the protest would have happened.
The revolution did eventually come to many of Port Said's industrial zone workers when, last Autumn, they staged a number of protests and labour strikes demanding rights, including better wages.
After weeks, they claimed victory, and their monthly wage was eventually increased from 450 EGP ($75) to 600 EGP ($100). But in November, when workers again tried to demand their rights, the army and police joined forces in a crackdown.
"I don't feel we can protest freely. People now are afraid, since they feel they won some privileges and they're scared to lose them."
"600 EGP is not enough," he said, adding that one kilogram of beef costs about 80 EGP. "Most families do not eat meat," he said.
Asked if workers in Port Said were supporting any one candidate whom they felt would represent them, Wefky replied: "They don't have time to find a candidate to support, they're working too much."
In Port Said, as elsewhere in Egypt, it remains to be seen whom the majority will elect in Wednesday's poll. As Wefky explained, for the workers, the election is about bigger issues - such as national security and stability.
Meanwhile, cities such as Port Said remain marginalised and removed from events in the capital, Cairo.
When the Egyptian media covered the football tragedy, Kandil, the accountant, said that they made no mention that five of the victims had actually been from Port Said.
He said that many of his comrades in other cities thought of people from Port Said as killers and pointed out the anti-Port Said graffiti outside the Ahli club in Zamalek, Cairo. "I couldn't believe they would accept that (al-Masri) fans would kill their countrymen over a game that they won," Kandil said.
Kandil said the government had "always" punished entire communities, using them as scapegoats to divide Egyptians.
Still fresh in the minds of many people is a claimed 1999 assassination attempt against then-president Hosni Mubarak.
Locals, however, maintain that the alleged assassin, El-Sayyed Hussein Suleiman (known by his nickname "el-Arabi"), was, in fact, a poor man who wanted to deliver a note - bearing a list of grievances - to Mubarak, when he was gunned down by security officers. He was repeating an act from a few decades earlier, when someone in Port Said delivered a letter to former President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
Kandil believes that the government fabricated the case to justify the killing, and to send a message that Mubarak was "untouchable".
"I don't want [Amgad's killers] to be put in jail; I want them to be hanged."
The response affected the whole town, and permits to trade in the free zone were stripped or greatly limited. Kandil said that it was similar to the response after the football tragedy.
When a car left Port Said to pick up Amgad's father from Cairo after he returned from buying goods in China, Om Amgad said that the car had to switch its license plates to hide that it was from Port Said.
She added that even as the family of one of the "martyrs", the demonisation of Port Said residents has made them feel unsafe elsewhere in Egypt.
Om Amgad felt that the people of Port Said - and other cities - have long been margianlised, and that that hasn't changed since the revolution, adding: "People outside [Cairo] never get anything."
After wiping the tears from her face, the stern expression of the angry mother returned. "I don't want [Amgad's killers] to be put in jail; I want them to be hanged."
With two of the leading candidates, Ahmed Shafiq and Amr Moussa, both having ties to Mubarak's regime, many people in places such as Port Said are sceptical that the new president will bring positive change to the country. That - coupled with the heavy presence of the army that currently rules the country - leaves others asking if the elections will really be a handover of power, or just more of the same.
"Revolution means to change everything from the old regime. The figures of [the] corrupt regime must be removed and held responsible for their actions," Kandil said.
"This is the simple definition of revolution," Kandil said. "But it didn't happen."


Some prefer less heavy creams on the face, but separate face and body moisturisers aren’t necessary.
Does it matter which body lotion I use?
What do you look for in a body moisturiser? Is it the smell, how smooth it leaves your skin feeling, or how much it costs? If you are attracted by terms such as “dermatologist recommended” or “hypoallergenic”, you may be disappointed. A study of the top 100 best-selling whole body moisturisers found that not only did prices vary by 9,400% but that 95% of the products claiming to be dermatologist-recommended had at least one ingredient that could cause an allergy. Of the hypoallergenic moisturisers, 83% contained a substance on the allergen list of the North American Contact Dermatitis Group (NACDG). The most common potential allergy-causing ingredients were fragrance mix and paraben mix (a preservative).
Winter tends to make skin dry and can exacerbate existing skin conditions. The dermatologists who carried out the study were interested in comparing moisturisers they would recommend to consumers and ones that people are actually buying. Between 5% and 45% of people (surveys vary) say they have sensitive skin that, when they use creams, can become red and irritated. What dermatologists suggest is that they use moisturisers free of additives, fragrances and perfume. Unfortunately, out of those moisturisers claiming to be fragrance-free, around 45% had at least one ingredient that was a fragrance cross-reactor and could irritate the skin. One moisturiser labelled “natural” had the highest number of potentially allergenic ingredients from the NACDG list.
Moisturisers work by hydrating the skin and maintaining the epidermal barrier (the outermost layer of the skin) – this both heals and protects the skin from being fragile and easily broken. And the type of moisturiser you buy can make a difference – especially to your wallet. The authors of the research paper say that the terms “dermatologically recommended” and “hypoallergenic” are “marketing tools with minimal to no regulatory oversight or substantiation”. They increase the price of moisturisers, but there is no evidence they improve their effectiveness.
They point out that many of the most affordable moisturisers, such as coconut oil or pure shea butter, have no allergens. While lotions are the most popular moisturisers, dermatologists recommend we use ointments if our skin is really dry. Lotions contain water, so they evaporate quickly on the skin and then don’t do anything useful. However, people tend not to like ointments because they feel greasy.
Dr Steve Xu, the lead researcher and dermatologist at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine, recommends that most people who have easily irritated skin pick “bland” moisturisers without a fragrance and with few ingredients. He says that you don’t need separate face and body moisturisers, but recognises that people buy both because they prefer less heavy creams on the face. In fact, the moisturiser most widely recommended by dermatologists is petroleum jelly – it is greasy, but is great at protecting skin.


WINTER HAVEN -- Winter Haven Hospital officials didn't like what they were hearing about their emergency department.
Eight percent, roughly 1 in 12 patients, walked out before being treated in 2003.
Patients' satisfaction with the department was in the bottom quarter nationwide in spring 2006, according to a national database.
Patients said emergency department waits were unacceptable. And, they wanted more information from emergency department employees.
Everyone from the emergency department staff to the hospital administration and community board of trustees took a collective gulp.
Stung by the criticism, they embarked on a project in March 2007 to improve wait times and to make the department more efficient and caring.
"Wait time and clear answers to questions are the things we try to work on every day," said Jenny Blank, assistant vice president of emergency services. "We need to be sure people are updated through their stay on what's going on."
Reform centered on the emergency department, but it rapidly developed into a hospitalwide process of evaluation and changes.
"The hospital made the (emergency department) a priority," said Dr. Ron Berman, chairman of the Emergency Medicine Department and part of the University of Florida team of doctors who treat patients there.
"There were a lot of negative thoughts concerning the ER," he said. "The hospital took it on itself to improve that."
It's rare for hospital leaders to talk publicly about its faults.
The reason some at Winter Haven Hospital are eager to discuss what happened is that they're proud of the improvements made.
In October, a poster presentation by nurses on the improvement project won an award for "structural empowerment" at the American Nurses Credentialing Center National Magnet Conference. Judges credited the hospital for nurses' leadership role in working with hospital board members to examine the system and find solutions to problems.
"It was interdisciplinary and we really weren't afraid to try anything," Blank said. "You have to be really creative and innovative to look at what works."
Blank and others affiliated with the improvement project shared some of the hospital's current statistics at a presentation to hospital nurses in January.
Of 60,251 visits to the emergency department in 2010, the percentage leaving without being seen was just under 3 percent. That was 1,732 people, the first time that number had been below 2,000 since 1996.
For December 2010 alone, the percentage was just under 2 percent.
"It's a work in progress, but we think we've turned the corner," Berman said.
Significantly improving the emergency department proved impossible without an analysis of every department within the hospital.
"Before this started out ... I don't think everybody understood how we need each other to make things work," Berman said.
"We worked with our lab to get information faster. We've worked with our radiology department to get studies done faster. It goes down to housekeeping and getting the room clean faster."
Kenneth Silfies, 56, went to the emergency department the afternoon of Jan. 11 after an insect sting. He said he was surprised by how rapidly he was taken into a private enclosure in the department and treated. He had no complaints after the stay ended.
Not all patients are satisfied, however.
Dorinda Harris, at the hospital Aug. 2 with her father, Charles Green, said he dressed and left the treatment area of the ER when his requests for additional pain medication for severe chest pain weren't met. She has complained to the state regarding the behavior and attitude of a nurse.
Her father, 84, had a history of heart disease. He was taken to Winter Haven Hospital by ambulance from Lake Wales, for what emergency medical personnel said was a heart attack, she said. After leaving the hospital that night, she said, he went to Lake Wales Medical Center the next day.
From there, he was taken back to Winter Haven Hospital for a procedure in its cardiac catheterization lab, she said.
The hospital's risk manager, learning of the complaint, sent Harris a letter saying her information had been sent to the nursing administration staff and for physician peer review. She apologized "that we failed to meet expectations regarding the care rendered your father."
A customer service team of hospital trustees, emergency department nurses, management and employees from other departments that works on improving processes throughout the hospital.
"We certainly could not have made the changes we have unless there was help from every partner within the hospital," Blank said.
Some hospital board members and senior leaders did rounds in the emergency department, which she said let them see firsthand the issues that needed to be addressed. That helped the department get the resources it needed to make changes.
Beth Koon, a quality improvement manager deeply involved in the project, said the hospital still is working on improvements in emergency care.
"Are we where we want to be?" she asked. "No, but we're getting there."
The next steps on the agenda include a new rapid assessment area, enhanced discharge instructions and nurses steering doctors to see each patient again before the patients are discharged.
The hospital also will incorporate caring factors into job descriptions and performance evaluations, according to the poster summarizing the project to improve emergency department satisfaction.
These come from nationally known nursing expert Jean Watson's caring theory of 10 "caritas factors." Those include practice of loving kindness and sensitivity to self and others. Winter Haven Hospital nurses have been working with Watson and her theory for years.
Koon said the hospital used "small experiments of change" to see quickly which would work.
A committee with members from throughout the hospital still meets regularly, Blank said, adding that nurses and other emergency department employees make rounds on the hour or half hour.
"When we first started this ... we were looking at the big things first," Berman said. "Now we're working on things that save ourselves minutes."
One seemingly minor change -- getting a CT scan into the emergency department instead of having it down the hall -- saves 15 minutes on average for patients needing the scan.
The length of time for a patient to leave or be admitted typically was eight hours when he arrived about eight years ago, Berman said. Now it's in "the region of three hours to three and three-fourths hours."
Changes wouldn't have occurred without support from the trustees and hospital administration, he and Blank said.
"What I keep harping on to anyone who'll listen to me is this all comes from the top down," Berman said.
"From the board of our directors and our CEO, if it wasn't their desire, it wouldn't happen."


North Crawley hit top spot in Four Counties Division 1 as Carl Bryce made light work of New Bradwell.
After scoring 21 with the bat, Bryce took 4-34 to reduce New Bradwell and lead his side to a 51 run win.
Opener Alex Walker top scored for the visitors on 45, but there was little else to fire North Crawley on. David Little also took 4-34 as he ripped through the Crawley middle order as they settled on 176-8.
Wickets fell early on the New Bradwell innings and they slumped to 34-4. Chris Timms hit 65 and Allen Bridgeman's 23 helped them towards the hundred mark but Nick Aldridge picked up three tail-end wickets to reduce the home side for 125.
The result sends North Crawley top by five points from Elstow, who beat New City by 19 runs. Despite Jaco Theron's 5-23 and Elstow reduced to 73-6, they recovered to 167 all out.But New City's batting never really clicked into gear and they were bowled out for 148 (Manjit Singh 25).
Milton Keynes are seven points adrift of the leaders in third with a 79 run win over Great Horwood.
A strong start to the innings put the home side in charge, with Nimesh Chavda top scoring with 44 as MK were bowled out for 194.
Navshan Nakhwa was undoubtedly the star of the show though, taking a stunning 6-28, backed up by Brian Tompkins (3-32) to roll out Great Horwood for 115.


Tegus first arrived in South Florida via the exotic pet trade about 2002. Within a decade, Mazzotti and others sounded the alarm that the cold-hardy, omnivorous, fecund lizard — females lay up to 35 eggs at a time — could become another invasive threat, with two potential breeding populations established near Florida City and the Tampa area.
Biologists worry that if tegus continue to spread, crocodile nesting grounds managed by the utility for 25 years and credited with helping revive the once-endangered species could be in peril. They were upgraded to threatened in 2007.
“This is one of the times I can correctly say they literally eat everything: plants, seeds, insects, small animals, birds, snakes, frogs. They eat everything,” Mazzotti said. What’s more worrisome is their hankering for eggs.
1-888-Ive-Got1 andwww.IveGot1.orgThe phone number and web site for reporting tegus to state wildlife officials.
This spring when tegus emerged from their winter hibernation, FPL ran a line of traps and set up cameras on the western border of the canals to “create a curtain to block that migration into croc territory,” said Amy Albury, the utility’s director of environmental relations and sustainability. Over the spring, they snared four. So far, no evidence suggests tegus are harming the croc population, she said. But if they spread near the canals as rapidly as they spread to the west, that could change.
Last year, nearly 760 tegus were trapped in the area, setting a new record, said Kristen Sommers, a section leader for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s division of habitat and species conservation. With the trapping season set to end next month, this year will likely see similar numbers, she said.
That means tegus are climbing something called the invasion curve, a measure biologists use to assess exotic pests. Low on the curve, it’s possible to contain them. Past a certain point they could become the next Burmese python. With numbers continuing to soar, and tegus still widely available in pet stores, wildlife agencies last year teamed up to better coordinate efforts. They set a goal of containing the tegus — everyone recognized they were too late to eradicate them — and also enlisted FPL. UF trappers also focused on catching juveniles, upping their count from two last year to 50 this year.
To the west of Florida City, biologists are also keeping a close watch on the border with Everglades National Park, where sweeping sawgrass marshes offer an escape inaccessible to trappers. Park officials maintain a line of traps checked daily, said Tylan Dean, chief of the park’s biological resources branch. But he worries about land the park can’t monitor.
I would say we have good coverage along the park perimeter near Florida City. But my concern is that we don’t have much effort north of that.
Biologists are also scrambling to find a missing piece of the puzzle needed to better manage trapping efforts: a population count. Last year, they attached GPS trackers to some tegus and released them. They also set up cameras near traps along with roads and levees that tegu travel. Without a reliable count there is no way to tell if trapping is controlling the population. It’s critical information that Mazzotti worries may come too late.


Authorities said the 15-year-old victim was at a store near Wyda Way and Bell Street with friends when he was harassed by a group who thought he was from a rival gang based on his appearance. The people harassing him used gang-related language and showed gang signs with their hands. The teen ignored the group and walked with his friends back to the Wyda Way home.
Not long after, the people who had been harassing the teen drove up to the home and started an argument with him and his friends, who were outside, according to authorities. Gregg, 41, ran outside, followed by his girlfriend. A fight ensued, leaving the three victims stabbed.
Torres is scheduled to be arraigned on a murder charge in Sacramento Superior Court today. He had been expected to return to court in May for further proceedings in a misdemeanor domestic-violence case filed against him in August, according to Superior Court records available online. Torres has one prior conviction in Sacramento County, following a no-contest plea to a misdemeanor accessory charge in 2012.


Kerala government will institute an enquiry by a police officer of the rank of inspector-general into the alleged snooping of emails of top personalities from Muslim community by Kerala police, chief minister Oommen Chandy said.
Addressing the media on Wednesday, Chandy said IG Gowri Sanjay Kumar is expected to complete investigations and submit a report to the government in five days. On Tuesday, the government suspended sub-inspector S Biju in connection with the case.
A Malayalam daily reported recently that the special branch of state police was spying on e-mails of around 260 prominent persons from Muslim community. The government denied any deliberate effort from police to spy on persons from the community and that the police only tried to verify the email addresses under specific circumstances.


The district will give up nearly $250K in free education for aspiring principals, but some board members say it's worth it to keep control over leadership development.
Norma Mertz, department head in educational leadership and policy studies at UT and Betty Sue Sparks, co-director of the Center for Educational Leadership, talk about proposed changes to the Leadership Academy program on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. Knoxville News Sentinel.
Knox County Schools is ending its relationship with a principal preparation program at the University of Tennessee run by a former superintendent whose involvement school board members said was a factor in terminating the relationship.
In doing so, the district will give up nearly $250,000 in free graduate education annually for aspiring principals and sever ties with a program that, under a proposed redesign, could be run at almost no cost to the district.
Jim McIntyre, who helped found the Leadership Academy at UT in 2010 and continues to run the program, stepped down from his role as KCS superintendent in 2016, saying politics and negativity were getting in the way of his ability to do the job.
On Thursday, Knox County Schools Board of Education Chair Patti Bounds said McIntyre's involvement in the program was the "white elephant in the room" when the board voted 5-3 Wednesday against a redesign.
"It was what I received a lot of emails and had a lot of conversations out in the community about," Bounds said. "The public in general was not supportive of his style of leadership and the fact that that style of leadership would be part of the training of the future generation of administrators for Knox County Schools."
Traditionally, aspiring leaders in Knox County Schools have been tapped by administrators in their current schools, who will help train them and encourage them to apply for leadership roles, said KCS Chief Academic Officer Jon Rysewyk.
He said that while the Leadership Academy has helped those without the required certificates to obtain higher degrees, tuition and the funding of advanced degrees for most aspiring leaders is in most cases left up to the individual.
"There are plenty of other colleges and universities we can pull from and we will continue to provide mentoring internally," he said. "There are lots of programs out there with different benefits to staff who do different things."
The district has been working with UT since November on a redesign of the program after concerns were raised about the cost of the academy, the selection process for fellows and the program's curriculum.
But questions about whether bias against McIntyre also played a role in the evaluation of the program have been at issue since the beginning of the process, and board members Thursday said it ultimately was a main reason for ending the relationship.
In addition to Bounds, board members Jennifer Owen, Tony Norman, Susan Horn and Mike McMillan also voted against the redesign.
Board member Amber Rountree, who is a doctoral student at UT, recused herself from the vote.
Gloria Deathridge, Lynne Fugate and Terry Hill voted in favor of the redesign, which would have nearly eliminated the $909,754 annual cost of the program through cuts to mentor stipends and restrictions on eligibility for participation.
"It is disappointing that the Knox County Board of Education has chosen to end its partnership with the University of Tennessee’s successful and highly acclaimed Leadership Academy for aspiring school principals," McIntyre said in an email.
He said the academy, which currently works with five other districts in addition to KCS, will continue to do so and to "develop effective, student-focused school principals."
Deathridge said she was disappointed the district would no longer have a working relationship with UT "due to the fact we can't get by one individual."
"I thought that we as a board had matured and grown past it, but evidently we have not," she said. "You cannot do what a university can do at the K-12 level. I'm trying to figure out how we can do this in house and do it to a level a university can do it."
Bounds, meanwhile, said there were other reasons for the vote against the redesign, including that the program was moving away from a focus on urban schools in need of turnaround and away from using Knox County practitioners in the classroom.
The 15-month Leadership Academy program combines graduate coursework with a four-day per week residency in a public school. Graduates receive a master's or education specialist degree from UT.
The program costs about $25,000 in tuition per participant. Since its inception, that cost has been covered by the University of Tennessee for participants from Knox County Schools, adding up to nearly $250,000 worth of graduate school scholarships each year, according to McIntyre.
He resigned in January 2016 ahead of school board elections that were anticipated to turn the board against him.
During his tenure, testing, teacher evaluations and other administrative policies were divisive issues that attracted some school board candidates to run on platforms at least partially directed against him.
Norman, a McIntyre critic and former Knox County teacher, said Thursday the things the Leadership Academy offered could also be done internally.
"The people of Knox County did not want him as our superintendent," he said of McIntyre. "It would be irresponsible to keep him in a leadership position over our future leaders, so this board has taken the steps to make sure that doesn't happen."


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A Canadian company has been threatening to confiscate private land from South Dakota to the Gulf of Mexico, and is already suing many who have refused to allow the Keystone XL pipeline on their property even though the controversial project has yet to receive federal approval.
Randy Thompson, a cattle buyer in Nebraska, was informed that if he did not grant pipeline access to 80 of the 400 acres left to him by his mother along the Platte River, “Keystone will use eminent domain to acquire the easement.” Sue Kelso and her large extended family in Oklahoma were sued in the local district court by TransCanada, the pipeline company, after she and her siblings refused to allow the pipeline to cross their pasture.
“Their land agent told us the very first day she met with us, you either take the money or they’re going to condemn the land,” Mrs. Kelso said. By its own count, the company currently has 34 eminent domain actions against landowners in Texas and an additional 22 in South Dakota.
In addition to enraging those along the proposed pipeline’s 1,700-mile path, the tactics have many people questioning whether a foreign company can pressure landowners without a permit from the State Department — the agency charged with determining whether the project is in the “national interest.” A decision is expected by year’s end on the pipeline, which would carry crude oil from Alberta to American refineries.
Landowners have begun joining forces and challenging the company’s assumption that it can legally seize land.
Mr. Thompson said he intends to fight to keep the pipeline, 36 inches in diameter, off his land. Eminent domain laws generally allow for the confiscation of private property if taking it is judged to serve a larger public good. These kinds of laws differ slightly from state to state as do the processes by which pipelines are approved and licensed. As a result, there is both debate and confusion over whether TransCanada has the right to use the courts to demand easements from property owners in advance of final approval for the project.
A TransCanada spokesman, Shawn Howard, says the company does not have to wait for a license from the State Department to begin securing land. He said the company has tried to obtain voluntary agreements, but when that fails the company has the right to force lease agreements upon landowners in all six states the pipeline would pass through. All of TransCanada’s permit applications, he said, have been made through its subsidiary in Omaha, Keystone Pipeline.
A senior State Department official, who asked not to be identified because the permit process is continuing, said TransCanada had not sought federal approval to invoke eminent domain. He said the department had no authority on the issue and that it was up to state law and the courts to determine appropriate use of eminent domain laws.
Landowners and their lawyers are pushing local courts to do just that. While it is impossible to say how many cases are working their way through the legal system, in addition to the 56 Texas and South Dakota cases, TransCanada acknowledges it has sent “Dear Owner” letters to dozens of families in Nebraska.
Timothy Sandefur, a lawyer with the Pacific Legal Foundation, a nonprofit advocate for property rights issues, said that if the project is approved, the company will be on firmer ground. As unfair as the laws might seem, he said, the right of way of pipelines and railroads as public goods has been well established, regardless of whether they are foreign-owned. “Property owners almost never win these suits,” he said.
But lawyers for the landowners, particularly in Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas, argue that TransCanada has not met the requirements to invoke eminent domain under those states’ laws. In South Dakota, however, a judge has already ruled that TransCanada could use eminent domain to secure land for a previous pipeline project.
In East Texas, where residents are used to having cordial dealings with oil companies, landowners said they had never seen a company behave as aggressively as has TransCanada.
TransCanada has taken reticent landowners before special county boards in Texas, one of the first steps in that state’s condemnation process. The boards determine only how much landowners should be compensated, not whether eminent domain laws apply.
With drilling and pipeline building expected to expand into more shale fields and the news over the weekend that Kinder Morgan was buying the El Paso Corporation to expand its pipeline network, these types of land use challenges may well increase in coming years.
Supporters of Keystone XL argue it will help bolster domestic energy security and spur job growth. But many politicians, particularly in Nebraska, oppose much of the pipeline’s route because they say it poses a danger to the Ogallala Aquifer, which provides more than a quarter of the water for the country’s agricultural crops.
Environmental groups argue that extracting and burning the heavy crude drawn from Alberta’s oil sands will increase greenhouse gas emissions. They also warn that if there is a spill or a leak, it would cause severe environmental damage and be extremely hard to clean up.
In what has been interpreted as a virtual green light for the project, a State Department report in August concluded that the pipeline would have minimum environmental impact if operated under federal regulations.
Mr. Howard said the company has already secured legal agreements with 90 percent of the landowners it needs in Nebraska, and that he does not expect a few unhappy landowners to slow the process or force changes to the intended route. But TransCanada backed off and dropped its lawsuit against Sue Kelso’s family, when it was clear that the family was not going to acquiesce. Mr. Howard said the company decided it would be better to reroute the pipeline around the Kelso property for “various reasons” based on convenience.
An East Texas landowner, Eleanor Fairchild, said that a TransCanada representative arrived at her house a few days before her husband died of Alzheimer’s in 2009. At first, she considered the $42,000 offer — later raised by $18,000 — for a 50-foot easement on her 425 acres. But she said that the more she learned about the pipeline, the less she wanted it on her land.
TransCanada’s condemnation suit against her is pending.
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While Spider-Man: Homecoming's castings have been slowly trickling in over the last couple months, there's still plenty of mysteries regarding Spidey's first solo adventure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. One of the bigger mysteries is the identity of Michael Keaton's character. It's been said that the former Batman will play the lead villain, and while said villain's identity hasn't been officially revealed yet, it looks he won't be the bad guy in Spider-Man: Homecoming, as Prometheus actor Logan Marshall-Green may be thrown into the mix as well as another evildoer.
Although Logan Marshall-Green's character wasn't named in the report, THR states that he'll be partners-in-crime with Michael Keaton's lead baddie. This makes Spider-Man: Homecoming the third Spider-Man movie to feature multiple super villains, following behind Spider-Man 3 and The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Marshall-Green's most prominent recent role was playing Charlie Holloway in 2012's Prometheus. His other credits include As I Lay Dying, Madame Bovary and The Invitation, as well as recurred on the TV shows 24, The O.C. and Dark Blue. Should he be cast, he would join a lineup that also consists of Tom Holland, Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr, Donald Glover and more.
Going off this report alone, it's nearly impossible to discern who Logan Marshall-Green's villainous character is, let alone what schemes he'll be plotting with Michael Keaton's character, but there's an unofficial tidbit of information that needs to be considered. It's been reported for several months now (but not officially confirmed) that The Vulture is the main antagonist in Spider-Man: Homecoming, so it stands to reason that's who Keaton will play. However, a few week ago, it was reported that The Tinkerer would be a supporting villain in the movie. Tinkerer will allegedly help Vulture build his flight suit using Chitauri technology left over from the Battle of New York in The Avengers. While this exact details may not be legitimate, being the "tech guy" would be one way for him to participate without hogging Keaton's malevolent spotlight.
Tinkerer was one of the first super villains Spider-Man battled in the comics, but the original character is much older than Logan Marshall-Green. However, these superhero movies are adaptations, so going with a younger version shouldn't be an issue as long as Spider-Man: Homecoming stays faithful to the character. Of course, there's no guarantee that Marshall-Green would play Tinkerer. If all goes well, he may playing another secondary member of Spider-Man's rogues gallery, as there's certainly a lot to pick from. We'll keep you apprised about who this anonymous character is, as well as if Marshall-Green will indeed play him, as more information comes in.


File photo of a traffic light in Bridgeport, Conn.
BRIDGEPORT — The connection to 38 traffic lights at intersections in the area of Main Street were affected when workers accidentally cut the power during repairs Thursday morning.
It happened just before 11 a.m., according to the city of Bridgeport’s social media sites.
During Federal Highway Administration repairs, workers “accidentally cut the connection to 38 intersections, affecting the traffic lights surrounding Main Street,” the post said.
The problem is expected to be resolved by the end of the day. Drivers headed through the city should drive with extra caution.
“Please travel safely,” the city urged.
As of 4:15 p.m., repairs were still underway.
“Most have been repaired but there are still a few traffic lights experiencing outages,” said Terron Jones, spokesman for the police department.


Don't wear a tuxedo during the day.
First, a quiz. What's wrong with the picture to the right?
You guessed it: the groom is wearing a tuxedo — during the day.
For reasons that are still beyond all comprehension, the tuxedo has become the pinnacle of formalwear for the American man. Blame prom and pushy tuxedo-rental places.
But the tuxedo, which is commonly referred to as "black tie," was never intended to be worn while the sun was still up.
It didn't used to be this way. There was a time in the not-t0-distant past when men instead wore "morning suits" (the daytime equivalent of white tie) or strollers (the daytime equivalent of black tie) to their nuptials.
Both of these long-coated looks have fallen out of favor, supplanted by the less formal suit and tuxedo. The tides of history have turned, and for as long as we're living in these more casual times, men will be wearing suits and tuxes when they get married.
The most important thing to remember then is when it's appropriate to wear each of these two options. You should wear a charcoal suit when your wedding takes place during the daytime; and a black tuxedo when your wedding is in the evening. According to Articles of Manliness, the general rule of the thumb is that you dress for when the event ends, so any wedding that ends after dark is tuxedo-appropriate.
Though these rules are flexible (and, in some cases, may be bent until they're broken), the one critical guideline is that you must never wear a tuxedo in the daytime. As menswear blog PutThisOn says it: you'll look like a tool. Though the trend of men wearing tuxedos during the day is unlikely to stop, at least you can be confident that you're getting it right.
But if your bride-to-be insists that you wearing a tuxedo to the ceremony, it doesn't matter what time of day it is: you're wearing a tuxedo. Similarly, the dress code for an event during the day calls for black tie, don't show up in a suit.
If wearing a tuxedo during the day is improper, not following someone else's dress code wishes is just plain rude.


“Today I saw Mercury.” This terse remark scrawled inside a 16th-century almanac could reflect anyone watching today’s transit of Mercury across the Sun. The winding path this observation took after it was recorded, however, traces a century-long story leading through the transformation of both our understanding of the cosmos and the practice of astronomy itself.
The Great Equatorial Telescope at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich has captured the moment perfectly. Remember, Mercury is passing in front of the sun at about 30 miles per second. But it will take more than seven hours to reach the other side.
I’ve been refreshing the Met Office app all weekend - they were giving cloudy and getting cloudier, but here we are in bright sun under a blue sky, it’s perfect. Several of their astronomy society members have brought large filtered telescopes for the public, but the provisions for the free public event include two Heath Robinson-ish contraptions, viewers which reflect the image captured through a lens focused on the sun, one made of cardboard, one of chipboard, both working perfectly. The event goes on for 7.5 hours. We’re going to keep moving these tracking the sun until we reach the very furthest balcony we have tonight - we’re going to squeeze the last drop out of it.
Astronomer Dhara Patel with the Royal Observatory’ s sophisticated cardboard transit viewer - through which a sunspot larger than the earth is already visible.
Mercury is a really, really strange planet. You wouldn’t want to spend your birthday there, but if you did, you’d at least get to celebrate twice a day, thanks to the planet’s rotation and orbit around the sun.
Hurry and you can still make it along to one of the many transit parties being held by astronomy groups around the country and worldwide.
The Royal Astronomical Society here in the UK has compiled a list of events is here. And the European Space Agency has its own list here. Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Lab has pulled together another list of transit parties in the US.
The smallest and fastest planet in the solar system will cross the face of the sun today and from many parts of the world the whole transit will be visible. All of the UK, most of Europe, and much of the Americas will have the chance to watch from start to finish, with only Australia and far east Asia missing the spectacle, because for them the event takes place at night.
The transit begins at 12.12 BST and ends at 19.42 BST, when the small black dot of Mercury will slide free of the sun’s disc. We will be following the transit live through the day, with rolling footage from the ground and from satellites trained on the sun. Remember that looking directly at the sun can cause permanent damage to the eyes. For this event, astronomers on the ground are using telescopes fitted with special solar filters that make the sun safe to view.
The transit of Mercury happens only 13 or 14 times a century. This will be the best chance to watch the event from the UK until 2049. Join us!


Those in the tri-state area next Thursday, September 15 will get a treat from Toronto. The Weeknd is set for a United States debut alongside A-Trak, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Nick Zinner, The Black Lips, and more at Vice's first annual Upfront Extravaganza in New York City. We're sure special guests are in line to hit the stage with The Weeknd, so be prepared for an epic event.


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Engineers, including one of Indian-origin, have developed a technique that could help wearable tech users share high-definition (HD) live videos without letting their devices consume high battery power.
Wearable cameras such as Snap Spectacles use smaller batteries to stay lightweight and functional, hence these devices cannot perform HD video streaming.
The engineers at the University of Washington developed the HD video streaming technique that skips the power-hungry parts and has some other device, like a smartphone, to process the video.
The technique called "backscatter" can share information by reflecting signals that have been transmitted to it.
"The fundamental assumption people have made so far is that backscatter can be used only for low-data rate sensors such as temperature sensors," said co-author Shyam Gollakota, in the findings that were presented at the Advanced Computing Systems Association's Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation.
"This work breaks that assumption and shows that backscatter can indeed support even full HD video," he added.
The pixels in the camera are directly connected to the antenna and it sends intensity values via backscatter to a nearby smartphone.
The phone, which does not have the same size and weight restrictions as a small streaming camera, can process the video instead.
"It's sort of similar to how the cells in the brain communicate with each other. Neurons are either signalling or they are not, so the information is encoded in the timing of their action potentials," said co-author Joshua Smith.
The group's system uses 1,000 to 10,000 times less power than current streaming technology. But it still has a small battery that supports continuous operation.
The next step is to make wireless video cameras that are completely battery-free, Smith added.
The team has also created a low-resolution, low-power security camera, which can stream at 13 frames per second. This falls in line with the range of functions the group predicts for this technology.