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CareFlight lifts off fromthe American Legionlanding zone in Piqua onThursday afternoon witha patient who was in-volved in an industrial ac-cident at EvenFlo onCommerce Park Drive.Piqua Fire Departmentmedics were dispatchedto the business around12:30 p.m. on a report ofa man whose foot hadbeen run over by a truck.It was determined thatthe victim had "lost sev-eral toes" in the accident.The severed toes werequickly put on ice byquick-thinking employ-ees and transported withthe victim. No name orfurther details have beenreleased.

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Unearthing history at Johnston FarmHocking students, instructors explore Fort Pickawillany for historical artifactsBY WILL E SANDERSStaffWriterwsanders@civitasmedia.com

PIQUA — This weekseveral students and in-structors with HockingCollege descended on theold site of Fort Pickaw-illany at John JohnstonFarm and Indian Agency,9845 North Hardin Road,in hopes of unearthinghistorical artifacts thatmight shed additionallight on the old tradingpost and village.This is the fifth year

students from the collegecame to the site in theJuly heat to dig at the lo-cation.Bill Pickard, an assis-

tant curator of archeologywith the Ohio HistoricalSociety, said this year’s ar-chaeological dig has notgone as well as it has inprevious years in terms ofitems found, but with eachdig more and more of thesite’s history is unearthed.“They are finding

chunks of history, arrowtips and musket balls,”Pickard said.While the students

have dug up and siftedthrough pound afterpound of dirt, as of

Wednesday afternoonthings such as animalbones, gun flints, beadsand buttons were discov-ered. In previous yearslarger objects were found,including a butt plate of amusket.“That’s just it,” Pickard

said. “It’s not like you’regoing to find a big bookdown there that explainseverything.You’re going tofind pages, you’re going tofind words and letters. It’slike putting a puzzle to-gether.”For Pickard and other

history buffs like him, thisarcheology dig is a bit dif-ferent in that historiansalready know about thePickawillany site — butthey just don’t know theexact location of areasthat were in or around thearea.“We now who was here,

when they were here, andwe know what happenedhere,” he said.”We justdon’t know where outhere.…We hope some daythat we can make senseout of it.”The students have been

digging into marked plotsof land that are 20 by 5meters wide and diggingas far as nearly six feet

down, taking the dirt andsifting through it in hopesof discovering artifacts.Fort Pickawillany was

constructed in 1750 and atone time approximately3,000 people lived on theland. It later became thelargest English tradingpost in the Ohio Country.Pickawillany was at-

tacked in June of 1752 ina move that late drove in-habitants not only off thegrounds, but also out ofthe Ohio Country. The at-tack was one of the eventsthat eventually culmi-nated with the Frenchand Indian War.The students from

Hocking College arrivedat the site and began thedig earlier this week.One of the students,

Ashley McGeachie, saidthis opportunity to takepart in the dig has beenamazing.“It gives you the full

hands-on experience,”McGeachie said. “It givesyou the opportunity topull history from a placeand the science behindit.”McGeachie was one of

four students who, alongwith Hocking instructors,took part in the archaeo-

logical dig.“It’s good to get your

hands dirty, to get downthere in the hole and seewhat it is all about,” sheadded. “It’s hard work, butat the end of the day youare the one who has con-tributed to the knowledgeof history.”She concluded: “You

don’t know history untilyou get down and startdigging in the dirt.”

ISAAC HALE/STAFF PHOTOAbove, Desiree Olivarez, a student at Hocking College, sifts through dirt while fel-low classmates and instructors excavate the Fort Pickawillany dig site at John-ston Farm on Wednesday, July 17. Below, Bill Pickard of the Ohio HistoricalSociety examines two pieces of flint at the Fort Pickawillany dig site.

Obamaextolshealthcare lawBy NEDRA PICKLERAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) —

Facing public doubts andembarrassing setbacks tohis signature health carelaw, President BarackObama stepped forwardThursday to extol the pro-gram’s benefits, emphasiz-ing that some Americansalready are receiving in-surance rebates and lowerpremiums.Obama said the pro-

gram is working the wayit was supposed to with“better benefits, strongerprotections, more bang foryour buck.” The assertionwas ridiculed by Republi-cans, with House SpeakerJohn Boehner calling theAffordable Care Act “atrain wreck” that he willkeep working to repeal.Obama dismissed the

OhioHolocaustmemorialapprovedBY ANN SANNERAssociated Press

COLUMBUS (AP) — AHolocaustmemorial will bebuilt on the grounds of theOhio Statehouse despiteconcerns from the head ofan oversight board that theproject is “inappropriate”for the Civil War-era siteand could get the state en-snared in a constitutionallegal dispute.The privately funded

$1.8 million memorial isbelieved to be the firstHolocaust memorial

Day camp kids bug out over insectsPLEASANT HILL —

Indian Hills 4-H camp isthe site of 2013 MiamiCounty 4-H CloverbudCamp for children inkindergarten through 2ndgrade. The day camp washeld Thursday and today.“It’s a great opportunity

to introduce these kids to4-H and also gives them achance to enjoy the facil-ity,” said Demetria Woods,extension educator and 4-H youth developmentleader.With a theme of “Bug-

ging Out!,” the childrenhad the opportunity toparticipate in activities re-lating to insects and na-ture.One of the activities ISAAC HALE/STAFF PHOTO

Hunter Ray, 8, races other campers in a game of red light-green light Thursday at Camp Cloverbud’s 2013day camp dubbed “Bugging Out.”See Camp/Page 2

See Obama/Page 2

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GOP’s so-far-futile votesthe House logged its 38thattempt to repeal or scaleback the law on Wednes-day with an exasperatedsigh and shake of his headduring a White Housespeech.“What I’ve heard is just

the same old song anddance,” Obama said of hiscritics. “We’re just goingto blow through that stuffand just keep on doing theright thing for the Ameri-can people.”While the fate of the

health care law will playa major role in defininghis legacy, Obama has notdevoted much time or en-ergy to selling it to thecountry, speaking on thesubject only occasionallyas Republicans havepressed a determinedcampaign to underminethe program. Obama isreturning to the subjectnow because enrollmentbegins Oct. 1 for subsi-dized private coveragethrough new online mar-kets.Goals of the overhaul

are to provide coverage tonearly 50 million unin-sured people and restrainskyrocketing costs, butAmericans remain skepti-

cal about how their cover-age may be affected. EvenObama’s allies in thelabor unions have turnedaround their former sup-port of the law out of fearsthat it will jeopardizebenefits for millions oftheir members by increas-ing costs. Union leadersalso say companies arescaling back work time toavoid providing coveragerequired for employeeswho work 30 hours ormore. Some labor leadersare now calling for repealor reform of the law.Obama launched an

impassioned defense ofthe law at the WhiteHouse in front of severalfamilies who have re-ceived refund checksunder a provision that re-quires insurers to spendat least 80 cents of everypremium dollar on med-ical care and quality im-provement or reimbursethe difference. The presi-dent said rebates arebeing sent for 8.5 millionAmericans this summer,averaging $100 each.However, much of themoney goes to employerswho provide insuranceand are required to usethe money to benefit em-ployees in some way.Meanwhile, Obama

said lawmakers are “try-ing to make political hay”out of health care andshould be worrying aboutfixing other problems thecountry faces.“Instead, we’re refight-

ing these old battles,”Obama said. “SometimesI just try to figure outwhy.Maybe they think it’sgood politics, but part ofour job here is not to al-

ways think about poli-tics.”The problem isn’t poli-

tics, the Republicanscounter.“The picture that the

president paints of hishealth care law looksnothing like the realityfacing struggling Ameri-can families,” Boehnersaid in a statement re-sponding to Obama’sevent. “They know thatthe law is turning out tobe a train wreck.”Obama said Americans

saved $3.4 billion lastyear in lower premiumsas a result of the efficien-cies required by the law.But for many Americanswho don’t get their insur-ance through an employerbut will be required tobuy it next year, the fi-nancial impact of the lawis still unclear as the gov-ernment scrambles tolaunch an online market-place for them.Not everyone who is

uninsured is expected totake the opportunity toget coverage, and thatcould have vast conse-quences for the economicsof the system. The non-partisan CongressionalBudget Office estimatesthat about 6 million peo-ple of various ages will in-stead pay the tax penaltyfor not having insurancein 2014. It’s hard to esti-mate how many of thosewill be the young andhealthy adults that insur-ers need in the system tooffset costs for older,sicker beneficiaries.Obama acknowledged

“glitches” in implement-ing the sweeping law on amassive industry. Earlier

this month the adminis-tration announced a one-year delay in a majorprovision requiring com-panies to provide cover-age for their workers.Obama noted with ap-

proval that some statesare anticipating lowerpremiums because of thehealth insurance market-places that are being setup so consumers can com-parison shop for the cov-erage. Among those statesare California, Oregon,Washington and NewYork.But in other states

there are issues, includingMississippi where in 36 of82 counties, so far, no in-surers are offering plansthrough the federal onlinemarketplace scheduled tobegin enrolling customersOct. 1. It’s unclearwhether people in thosecounties will be held in vi-olation of the law thatsays they must have cov-erage.Gallup found 52 percent

of Americans disapprovedof the Affordable Care Actwhen asked about it inlate June. Forty-four per-cent approved. Gallupfound 42 percent sayingthe law would affect theirfamilies’ situations in anegative way, 22 percentpositive and 33 percentsaying it won’t make a dif-ference.Obama urged Ameri-

cans to think about howthe law could provide afree mammogram to catcha grandmother’s breastcancer before it spread orhelp a little girl who couldhave heart surgery nowthat there’s no lifetimecap on her coverage.

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planned for the groundsof any U.S. statehouse.The project’s design

was approved Thursdayby the state’s CapitolSquare Review and Advi-sory Board, which over-sees and maintains theOhio Statehouse. A con-struction timeline has notyet been set.At a ceremony two

years ago, Gov. John Ka-sich proposed building amemorial to teach people,he said, about man’s in-humanity to man. Jewishgroups praised the memo-rial’s approval, saying itshows that Ohio opposesdiscrimination based onrace or religion.

The design from artistDaniel Libeskind featuresa split limestone path to-ward two, upright panels.Cutouts on the panels arepositioned to reveal a bro-ken, six-pointed Star ofDavid.The plan includes hav-

ing a story from a sur-vivor of the Nazis’Auschwitz death campembossed on the panels. Astone wall that sits alongthe path would contain anengraved quote honoringthe death camp libera-tors: “If you save one life,it is as if you saved theworld.”Board Chairman

Richard Finan votedagainst the memorial,telling reporters he would

have been fine with “areasonable memorial,something smaller” on thegrounds.“But this is just too

much to the Jewish reli-gion,” Finan added. Hesaid the state could getsued for violating the sep-aration of church andstate.Joyce Garver Keller,

the executive director ofthe Ohio Jewish Commu-nities, said she didn’tthink the depiction of theStar of David promotesany religion. And it’s ap-propriate for the memo-rial to be placed near agovernment institution,she said.“The Holocaust did not

begin in the camps,”

Keller said. “It did notbegin with smokestacksand ovens. It began in thehalls of governmentwhere legislation waspassed that allowed theexpulsion of Jews andothers who the Nazis did-n’t support and the mur-der of millions of people.”Libeskind, who lives in

New York, was picked byan artist selection com-mittee of representativesfrom government, the artsand the Jewish commu-nity in Ohio. He was bornto Holocaust survivor par-ents and designed themaster plan for theWorldTrade Center, Berlin’sJewish Museum andDresden’s Museum of Mil-itary History.

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scheduled for the Clover-bud campers was a scav-enger hunt. The childrenfound multiple items re-lating to nature, such asflowers, pinecones, leaves,rocks, colors, and shapes.Each child received a T-

shirt and a lanyard witheither a butterfly, cater-pillar, lady bug or light-ning bug. This tagsignifies the group theywere placed in for some ofthe activities.“Some of the kids have

older siblings in 4-H andsome don’t,” Woods said.“Either way it is fun forthe kids.”Other activities include

swimming, nature fun,crafts, super science fun,and many games.The camp also had two

speakers that talkedabout soil and water, andbubbles.The children learned

about stream qualitymaintenance, as well asthe layers of the soil.Some of the childrenlearned that even ingredi-

ents in pizza came fromthe soil.“I hope the kids have

fun, learn new things andmake friends,” said EmilyOldham, camp counselor.“The friendships madehere can truly last for-ever.”Oldham is one of three

junior camp counselorswho volunteered theirtime for Cloverbud camp.The 11 children who at-

tended camp are BraidenBarnes, Blake Boggess,Evelyn Case, JuliaCouser, Keira Kirby,

Megan McDowell, HunterRay, Jacob Seger, ErikaShellabarger, LillianWoods, and Amiah Lan-ders.Cloverbud activities

also are scheduled to takeplace during the MiamiCounty FairWeek,Aug. 9-15.A Cloverbud Fun Timewill be held at 2:30 p.m.Friday, Tuesday andThursday. A CloverbudShow and Tell Time setfor 10 a.m.Wednesday.AllCloverbud activities atthe fair will be held in theDuke Lundgard building.

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Richard N. ‘Rick’ ZimmermanST. PARIS — Richard

N. “Rick” Zimmerman, 64,of St.P a r i s ,passeda w a yu n e x -p e c t -e d l yT u e s -d a y ,July 16,2013, atR i v e r -s i d eHospital, Columbus.He was born Nov. 7,

1948, in Troy, to the lateElmer and Elizabeth{McKiernan} Zimmerman.He is survived by his lov-ing wife of 37 years, Bev-erly (Holmes)Zimmerman; daughter,Ann Zimmerman; and son,Daniel Zimmerman, all ofSt. Paris; brother, MichaelZimmerman of NewLebanon; sister, Gail(Mark Crockett) Zimmer-man of Yellow Springs;brother, David Zimmer-man of Columbus; sisters,Catherine Zimmerman ofSilver Springs, Md., andCarol (Mike) McKeever,Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; alongwith several nieces andnephews.

Rick was a graduate ofChaminade High School,former police chief of NewCarlisle, and former policeofficer for both West Mil-ton and St. Paris police de-partments. He was theowner of Alliance I.D. andSecurity Systems, and anorganic farmer workingthe family farm, andstarted the PiquaFarmer’s Market fiveyears ago. Rick was veryproud of his wife, a nurseat The Ohio State Univer-sity Hospital, and daugh-ter, a nursing aide at TheOhio State UniversityHospital and PiquaManor. Rick also wasproud of his son, Daniel, afull-time student at Edi-son Community College.Funeral services will be

held at 11 a.m. Saturdayat Frings and BayliffFuneral Home, 327 W.Main St., Tipp City. Burialwill follow in Maple HillCemetery, Tipp City. Visi-tation will be from 5-8p.m. today at the funeralhome. Donations may bemade in loving memory ofRichard to: Friend of MainSt., Piqua, P.O. Box 1703,Piqua, OH 45356.www.fringsandbayliff.com

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Civitas closing 8 newspapersClosures include 3 Dayton-area publicationsDAVIDSON, N.C. - Civi-

tas Media, a multi-plat-form information providerto local communities, an-nounced today that it isclosing eight suburbanweekly newspapers in theDayton,Ohio, and Raleigh,N.C. areas. The closingsare effective Aug. 9.“Our core business is fo-

cused on developing com-munity news andinformation portals, inareas that are predomi-nately rural and would notbe served well otherwise,”saidMichael Bush, CivitasCEO. “The suburban news-

paper isn’t a fit in thisbusiness model. We haveoffered employment in theCivitas Media organiza-tion to the 12 employeeswho are being affected bythis decision.”The affected publica-

tions are:Ohio (suburban Dayton

area):• Springboro Sun• Kettering/Oakwood

Times• Centerville/Washing-

ton Township TimesNorth Carolina (subur-

ban Raleigh area)):• Fuquay-Varina Inde-

pendent• Garner News• Holly Springs Sun• Cleveland Post• Apex HeraldCentrally located in

Davidson, N.C., CivitasMedia encompasses morethan 100 publications,many of which have servedtheir communities for overa century. Civitas, Latinfor “community” or citizen”is a union of four media en-tities formerly known asHeartland Publications,Freedom Central, Impres-sions Media and OhioCommunityMedia. Civitas

employs more than 1,400associates across 11 statesincluding North Carolina,South Carolina, Ohio, Illi-nois, Missouri, Virginia,West Virginia, Pennsylva-nia, Georgia, Kentuckyand Tennessee. Civitaspublishes 35 daily, 28weekend editions and 53weekly publications for acombined circulation ofmore than 1.6 million.Locally, Civitas Media

operates the I-75 Newspa-per Group, which includesthe Piqua Daily Call, TroyDaily News and SidneyDaily News.

Kent wins $12m judgment against ex-coachKENT (AP) — Kent State has won a $1.2 million

judgment against former men's basketball coach GenoFord for leaving in 2011 to become coach at Bradley.The lawsuit claimed Ford had no permission to ter-

minate his Kent State contract, which was scheduledto expire in 2015. Ford's teams went 68-37 in threeseasons at Kent State.Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says Friday's

court ruling by a judge in Portage County, home ofKent State, reflects a state obligation to insure con-tract enforcement.At the time of the lawsuit filing, Bradley said it had

recruited Ford "in a straightforward and professionalmanner" with the consent of Kent State.

OSU presidential search to beginCOLUMBUS (AP) —The search for Ohio State Uni-

versity's next president will formally begin Fridaywith the first meeting of a search committee that in-cludes trustees, faculty and students.The next leader succeeds Gordon Gee (ghee), who

retired July 1 after apologizing for earlier remarks jab-bing Notre Dame, Roman Catholics and SoutheasternConference schools.Ohio State says the search committee will be led by

trustee Jeffrey Wadsworth, CEO of Columbus-basedresearch giant Battelle Memorial Institute.The panel includes five trustees who will make a

recommendation to the larger board. A subcommitteeof faculty, administrators and student leaders will offerinput, and an executive search firm is expected to havea role in the process.A planned discussion of characteristics of a modern

university leader will coincide with the board's meet-ing in late August.

Man unfurls rebel flag at schoolmeetingSPRINGBORO (AP) — A southwest Ohio man who

unfurled a Confederate battle flag at a school boardmeeting says he was trying to make a point about his-tory. Others say his move was offensive.The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Sonny

Thomas says his message was misinterpreted. Heshowed the flag at a recent Springboro board of edu-cation meeting in response to it backing off an earlierplan to offer a constitutional class with a religioustheme. He says the flag means heritage to many peo-ple in the South and that he meant to educate and in-form.The Rev. Damon Lynch Jr. of Cincinnati, a civil

rights leader, says Thomas' use of the flag without con-sidering its racial overtones shows his ignorance.Thomas was criticized three years ago for ranting

against Hispanics on social media.

Man investigated for wife's deathAKRON (AP) — An Ohio man with a history of do-

mestic violence is under investigation for his wife'sdeath after police say he beat her and then crashedtheir car.The Akron Beacon Journal reports 28-year-old

Robert Howard Tucker III is accused of abducting hiswife at gunpoint Saturday. Police say he hit her multi-ple times in the face and tried to shove her inside thetrunk of his car. He then drove off with her.Police say the car crashed into a tree, and Tucker

punched his wife in the head again.Tucker's wife, 26-year-old, Kyndall Tucker, was crit-

ically injured and trapped in the car when authoritiesarrived. The man was arrested at the scene.The newspaper reports records show at least five

previous domestic violence arrests for the man.

ONG officer accused of child sexcrimesCOLUMBUS (AP) — An Ohio National Guard

major who has said he wanted to adopt a girl fromAfrica to protect her from rape has been indicted oncharges he sexually abused three children, includingtwo of his own.A Union County grand jury indicted the 40-year-old

Marysville man on charges of rape, sexual battery andgross sexual imposition between 2006 and 2012. Theindictment says he is the father of two of the children;it does not give a relationship with a third child.

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PROVIDED PHOTOJim Oda, left, local historian and director of the Piqua Public Library, stands next to musician JosephTaylor during the "History of Our Local Musicians" luncheon at the PiquaYWCA onWednesday, July10.Taylor is a former member ofTheTaylorTots, a Piqua-based music group.TheYWCA, 418 N.WayneSt., holds luncheons on the secondWednesday of each month.

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Lilly HemmAge: 9Birthdate: July 19,

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Lauren Hemm of Oak-wood

Sibling: CharlieGrand p are nts :

Chuck and SandyHemm of Piqua andRick and Connie Mag-gert of Piqua

Great-grandpar-ents: Doris Hemm ofPiqua and the late RCHemm and WandaOberschlake of Xeniaand the late GeneOberschlake, MarthaMaggert of Piqua andthe late Curlie Maggert,

and Tessie Waters of Sid-ney and the late L.G. Wa-ters

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PIQUA — Well-knownentertainer Zak Morganhas added the PiquaPublic Library to his na-tional tour to share hisclassic songs and poemsas well as some from hisnew CD. The concert willbe held at 7 p.m. Thurs-day, July 25, in the PiquaPlaza’s 4th floor ball-room.

This event is feww andopen to the public. Stopby the Piqua Public Li-brary’s Children’s De-partment to pick uptickets, now available(while supplies last).

Morgan has releasedseveral children’srecords as an independ-ent artist – gaining aGrammy nomination forhis efforts.

According to Cincin-nati Magazine: “He’s gotShel Silverstein’s wit,Cat Stevens’s sound, andJimmy Buffett’s crowdappeal…” — BEST OFCINCINNATI, Cincin-nati Magazine, 2010.

In addition to manyawards for his singingand songwriting, Morganhas ascended Mt. Ranier,raced across the AtlanticOcean, given voice to sto-

ries on Recorded Books,and earned a degree inEnglish with a specialinterest in children’s lit-erature.

“We had Zak here afew years ago and he re-ally thrilled us with hisstyle. His humor and tal-ent had us moving andsinging along with thekids, right from the start.We are thrilled to havehim back as a grand fi-nale to our SummerReading Club programs,”said Nancy Spillane, chil-dren’s librarian.

For more information,call the library’s Chil-dren’s Department at773-6753.

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Zydeco band toperform in Troy

TROY — Thousands ofmiles from the Louisianabayou, Prouty Plaza willsound as though it is jut-ting up out of the swamp-land on Friday, Aug. 2,when Dennis Strough-matt and Creole Stomptake the stage. A hybridblues based creole-zydecogroup, Creole Stomp willbring the unique and cul-tural sounds of Louisianato Troy. The concert willbegin at 7:30 p.m. onProuty Plaza in downtownTroy.

The band, proclaimedby the Taste La Festival inIowa as “arguably the bestband from outsideLouisiana to play itsmusic,” tours the countryin hopes to bring the longrunning tradition of Mis-sissippi River valleymusic to the thousands.This particular blend ofcreole music combines theessence of traditionalLouisiana Cajun two-steps with Creole blues.Each performance notonly entertains but edu-cates on the history andexplanation of Cajun andCreole culture, a history ofthe songs performed, andsome bilingual transla-tions.

Front man and FrenchCreole speaking fiddlerand accordionist DennisStroughmatt spent sev-eral years researching thedistinct Southern Creoleculture. Stroughmatt vis-

ited the regions along theMississippi River south ofSt. Louis and discovered arich history and culturefused within their tradi-tional music. He learnedto play fiddle and sing inFrench Creole, eventuallygaining the experience heneeded to form CreoleStomp and travel thecountry entertaining andenlightening concert goerswith this distinct culturalmusic.

The five-piece band hasgarnered both nationaland international atten-tion performing through-out the United States andCanada alike. Their blend-ing of musical styles offerssomething for everyoneand is sure to get audi-ences on their feet anddancing.

Dennis Stroughmattand Creole Stomp is pre-sented by Troy MainStreet and sponsored byPatty Rose & Associates—Allstate Insurance andUnity National Bank. Theperformance is free andopen to the public. Guestsshould bring chairs orblankets to accommodateseating.

For more informationregarding the concert,contact Troy Main Streetat 339-5455, or visitwww.troymainstreet.org.The rain location is TroyChristian High School lo-cated at 700 South DorsetRoad.

Last call for Head Start enrollmentMIAMI COUNTY — It’s

now mid-summer and someparents are beginning tothink about children re-turning to school, To helpparents begin this process,Kids Learning Place inPiqua, Troy and West Mil-ton are taking final appli-cations for children to beginthe 2013-14 school year inpart-day preschools. Callfor information today to se-cure your child’s spot in theHead Start program.

Head Start is a federally-funded preschool educationprogram located withinKids Learning Place Edu-cation and Child CareBuildings. To be eligible forthe Head Start preschool

program, a child must bebetween three to five yearsold and the family mustmeet federal income guide-lines. The program alsoprovides services to chil-dren of families that arehomeless and children withdisabilities are also consid-ered.

Our quality educationcenters have teachers withdegrees in every classroom,low teacher to child ratios,and have earned “Step Upto Quality” star ratingsawarded by the State ofOhio. Head Start has aproven impact on childrenand parents in our commu-nities. For children, it pre-pares them to enter school

through observation, dis-covery, and explorationwhile creating confidenceand self-esteem. Learningis also inspired thoroughpromoting healthy nutri-tion and movement and en-couraging parentparticipation.

Besides these part-dayclassroom opportunities inPiqua, Troy and West Mil-ton, there is a home basedoption available in manyrural areas of the county. Ahome visitor comes to thehome each week to teachand demonstrate educa-tional activities to the par-ent that they can use tohelp your child learn. Thereare also group days sched-

uled each month.Be sure your child gains

the knowledge to succeedas they start school! Formore information aboutthis program or other fullday child education/careprograms call our local tollfree number (866) 627-4557for immediate contact. Alsocheck the Web site atwww.councilonruralser-vices.org.

Council on Rural Serv-ices provides education,support, and volunteerservices through KidsLearning Place™, HeadStart, Early Head Start,and RSVP/HandsOn WestCentral Ohio program inMiami County.

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National backpack giveaway comingPIQUA – Piqua residents are

about to benefit from a nationalbackpack giveaway campaign.The Cellular Connection, thelargest Verizon Premium WirelessRetailer in the U.S., in a joint ef-fort with its customers, an-nounces today that it will bedonating 60,000 backpacks full ofschool supplies to childrenthrough its School Rocks Back-pack Giveaway initiative.

More than 400 participatingTCC stores across the U.S. areinviting local families to bringtheir children to the store be-tween noon and 2 p.m. on Aug. 3to pick up a backpack filled withpencils, paper, a pencil box, fold-ers, glue and more. Backpackswill be given away on a first-come,first-served basis while supplieslast. The participating store inPiqua is located at 1204 East AshSt. Each participating TCC storewill donate between 100 and 150

backpacks. Any leftover back-packs will be donated to localschools.

Piqua residents have alsojoined the cause. Since the begin-ning of May, TCC customers havebeen given the option to roundtheir purchases up to the nearestdollar with the difference going

directly toward the School RocksBackpack Giveaway.

According to the National Re-tail Federation, the average per-son with children in grades K-12will spend $95.44 on school sup-plies such as notebooks, pencilsand backpacks. On top of that,nearly 16 million children in theU.S. live in poverty. TCC is doingits part to ensure that as manychildren as possible are set up foreducational success.

More information about theSchool Rocks Backpack Giveawayinitiative is available on YouTube.Supporters of the cause are en-couraged to use hashtag #TC-CRocks on Instagram and Twitterto help spread the word.

To learn more about TCC, visitwww.ecellularconnection.com.Consumers can also find more in-formation about the company athttp://www.facebook.com/tcctalkand www.twitter.com/tcctalk.

How we love the ritu-als of summer: Thesweet peaches and

juicy melons. The long coollight of evening. The guilty-pleasure novels we wouldn’ttouch inwinter.Therainbowfollowing an afternoonshower. The pennant run ofa ball club picked to gonowhere, determined to gowhere no expert thought itmight.

We’rehavingawonderful summerhere inPittsburgh,ahoneydew-and-rainbowkindofsummer,adreamyseasonofhighspiritsandhigh hopes. Our local ball team, for twodecades apatchwork of has-beens (superan-nuated refugees from somewhere else) andwill-bes (angular young men poised forgreatness,alwayssomewhereelse), is ononeof those July highs that make for summerreveries, and sometimes for autumn oblo-quiesandoccasionally formidsummermed-itations like this one,on thevanityofhumanwishes and the futility ofmen left on base.

I’vewritten this columnbefore,or oneem-barrassingly like it,maybe last year,maybethe year before.Our Pittsburgh Pirates, ourBucs — that’s short for buccaneers, a wordwhose derivation, from French, has some-thing to dowith smokedmeat,which is howthe team finished the season the last twoyears — were for a time last week the verybest team in baseball.

That’s a bit like saying that for a time(January 1883, when he signed the Pendle-ton Act for civil-service reform) Chester A.Arthur was the very best president of thepost-bellumyears.Whatreallymatters is theidentity of the very best team in baseball atthe end of the World Series, and the 1951Brooklyn Dodgers and the 1964 Philadel-phia Phillies stand as examples of reallygood teams that collapsed on the path toglory. They are the baseball equivalents ofPresident Samuel J. Tilden. (Look him up.He’s not on your presidential ruler.)

Nowwe’reat theAll-Starbreakandthereare the usual chinks in the armor visible inour team of destiny, or maybe a team des-tined to disappoint. The other night, asteamy one at our lovely ballyard on theAl-legheny,JeffLockepitchedabeautofagamebut had no offensive support. A nice per-formance, three hits in seven innings —wasted.

One of the many delights of this team isLocke,barely named to the starting rotationin April, only to be named to the All-StarGame in July. You should know that he’sfrom the tiny village of Redstone, N.H., andthatNewHampshire’s ownAlanB.ShepardJr., rode a Redstone booster into space in1961,but itwasthegreatLloydJones,chron-icler of the White Mountains sports scene,who had the wit to dub him the RedstoneRocket.Take that,Roger Clemens.

Last year’s Pirates did have awhiff of thebuccaneer to them,all swashbucklebut,alas,no belt.This season’s team seems to be sail-ingmore of a sloop thanapirate ship,withacoupleofheadsails (AndrewMcCutchenandStarling Marte) forward of the mast. Notthat there’s smooth sailing ahead. Piratesfans know thesewaters.

Indeed, the curious thing is that, as Sen.EdwardM.Kennedy said in an entirely dif-ferent context, the hope still lives and thedream doesn’t seem ready to die at PNCPark this summer. Even amid a worrisomelosing streak last week, there was a specialgrace to theseBucs,a lyricism inhowMarte

pulleddowna long fly in left,right there at the warningpath, and then flipped theball to a child in the bleach-ers inone long legatomotion;or in how McCutchen ex-ceeds expectations not onlyat theplateduring thegamebut also along the third baseside beforehand, lingeringlonger than any All Star,signing all manner of base-

balls, programs and uniform shirts.These men are the boys of a generation’s

summer, if only.Because every generation of sports fans,

inevery city,butespecially thisgenerationofBucs fans, deserves a summer seared inmemory — a summer romance with thecrackle of a play-by-play announcer as oursong, unforgettable as a first kiss, as tinglyin memory as in the moment, maybe moreso.

And all the more beautiful the more un-expected it is.

That’s why all of the baseball faithful, ex-ceptmaybe forReds andCardinals fans,aregoing to be Pirates partisans once the gameresumes after its annual July intermission.It’s not only because the Pirates have thelongest stringof losingseasons in thehistoryofAmerican big-time pro sports. It’s also be-cause it’s almost as stirring to watch a lovestory as to live one.

We’re living it, “Casablanca” by the riverbank, and what all of you beyond the Al-leghenyMountainsarewatchingmaybe thequiet transformation of the sporting cultureof an entire region.

Since the1974draft,whichproduced fourNFLHall ofFamers,theSteelershave ruledhere. The Penguins, despite their June col-lapse in theStanleyCupplayoffs,area teampossessed of great ingenuity on the ice andgreat insights in the front office.

That left thePirates as the forgottenmenof the three rivers,resented forbunglingsea-son after season, reviled by true fans for de-spoiling their jewel of a ballpark withsenseless between-innings distractions thatseemed designed to be so mindless that theperformances on the fieldmight seemartfulby comparison.Monday night’s horror show,a new low if I didn’t know better: severalJumbotron minutes of Pirates players dis-cussingwhich day of the week they dislikedthemost.

Now people in Pittsburgh are falling inlove again, with baseball — a game of sur-passingbeauty,with itsownrhythmsand itsmysterious inner integrity, marred only bythedesignatedhitter rule that,Iamhappytosay, does not apply in these precincts. Theyare falling in lovewiththesePirates,andalsowith the idea of being in love. There hasn’tbeen a postseason baseball game here sincethe presidency of GeorgeH.W.Bush.

So bring it on, with hearts and flowers,and aWhitman’s sampler of chocolates, andmoonlight and love songs, never out of date.It’s an as-time-goes-by kind ofmoment herein Pittsburgh —- you can sense it in thestreets and in the stands —- for it’s still thesame old story, a fight for love and glory, acase of do or die.

It could happen. It might. Let’s hope, thissummer,here.

David M. Shribman is executive editor ofthe Post-Gazette (dshribman@post-gazette.com, 412 263-1890). Follow him onTwitter at ShribmanPG.

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Whenthe email came through frommyuniversitystating I would need to make a declaration ofgraduation, I put the cart well before the horse.

Am I really that close? Sweet!Oops, no, wait, reading further I realized the declara-

tion needs to be made in the fall of 2014, the school wassimply making me aware of the process. Obviously, I’vestill a bit of time and far more classes to get under thebelt. Quite a few more to go, in actuality but I am on thedownward slope after nearly three years.This had me tothinking —as I looked over the courses yet to take— thepath to my psychology degree has been an interestingone.

What started out as a pursuit in divorce/marriagecounseling has taken a sudden beeline into industrialand organizational psychology, heavy on the organiza-tional, with a minor inHuman Resources. Whenlooking back through themyriad landscape of my em-ployment history, it is a verynatural transition. I’ve doneeverything from librarianwork to marketing, and overthe last ten years leaned to-wards my first love, writing.

I’ve been a teleworker, in-dependent contractor, and fora short time worked in a greenhouse which I try to for-get, it had the eye of the local firemarshall andwas even-tually torn down for good reasons.

I’ve had the unique opportunity to witness a wide ex-panse of job duties, realizing that one cannot appreciateanother’s work experience until firmly transplanted onthe other side of the fence. I can tell you stories that willmake your next interaction with a customer service rep-resentative on the other end of the line a very humbling,less volatile experience. So long as it is still a conversa-tion being held within the United States, of course, andyou haven’t been kept on hold too long or transferred toomany times. Or worse, dropped and having to redial.

I have already given a slight peek into the workings ofa librarian, a time that I oftenmourn because it was trulyan enjoyable experience as I had the best of both worlds.I worked with the public on what was a wanton, happyexcursion, had fantastic co-workers and tremendousboss. To have it all in one setting —not to mentionbooks— was phenomenal but had to leave for circum-stances well beyond my control. One that included hav-ing amortgage that needed paid.Banks tend to frown onlate payments or non-existent payments.

This fork-in-the-road on my degree is full of reasons,partial fascinationwith change,howmuch of our identityand how much of our time is spent at work, only makesfor some of the picture.As it goes without saying we’ve atendency to introduce ourselves to new acquaintanceswith some sort of work-related identification before ourfamilial one.

Yet, my introduction to I/O with a recent chapter onperformance evaluations, has been interesting but vex-ing, and a cursory glance through proceeding chaptershas left me further disappointed.

Where’s the heart?The organizational part of I/O does include the emo-

tions within the workplace, what works provides for usand what we provide to it.What I want to know is whatmakes for a great work experience, among other attrib-utes. From the looks ofmy classbook, I’m going to have tostrike out on my own to answer this question. And if allgoes well, in weeks to come, I’m hoping to present to youa series on thework place experience from a variety of as-pects, from bosses to employees, to businesses large andsmall.

As I work my way through the variety of employeesand employers I encourage you to email if you’ve aunique, positive work experience to share.

Bethany J. Royer is the mother of two munchkins andthird year psychology student. She can be reached atbroyer@civitasmedia.com.

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THE FIRST AMENDMENTCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or

abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petitionthe government for a redress of grievances.

Obama to talkup health carelaw’s rebates

WASHINGTON (AP) —Eager to counter Republi-cans intent on repealing hishealth care law, PresidentBarack Obama will arguethat it’sworkingandholdupas proof half a billion dollarsin rebates insurance compa-nies are sending to some 8.5million consumers as a re-sult.

At the White House onThursday,Obamawill arguethat hisAffordable CareActis holding insurance compa-nies accountable and put-ting money back into thepockets of consumers. Therebates average about $100,spokesmanJayCarney said.

Obama was arguing hiscaseadayafter theRepubli-can-controlled House votedfor the 38th time to elimi-nate, cut funding or scaleback the3-year-old lawsincethe GOP took control of theHouse in January 2011.

Carney also seized on re-ports that some states, in-cludingNewYork,CaliforniaandOregon, already are an-ticipating lower premiumsbecause of health insurancemarketplaces that are beingset up under the law so con-sumers cancomparisonshopfor the coverage they will berequired to by next year.

“Competition and trans-parency in the market-places, plus the hard effortby those committed to mak-ing the lawwork,are leadingtoaffordable,newandbetterchoices for families,”he said.

The Affordable Care Actrequires insurers to spendatleast 80 cents of every dollaron medical care or qualityimprovement instead of ad-ministrative costs, or refundthe difference. That’s the$500million consumers willcollect this summer, half the$1.1 billion insurers gaveback in 2012.

Republicans say the lawis unworkable and must berepealed,arguing itwill hurtthe economy and force em-ployers to cut much-neededjobs.They say proof that thelaw isunworkable lies in theadministration’s recent, un-expected decision to delayfor one year, until after the2014 elections, a require-ment that businesses with50 or more employees pro-vide them with health carecoverage or pay a penalty.

The Republican-con-trolled House held twohealth care votes Wednes-day, both largely alongpartylines.

The House voted 264-161to affirm the administra-tion’s decision to delaywhat’s known as the em-ployermandate,the require-ment that businesses of aspecific size offerhealth carecoverage to their workers.The House also voted 251-174 to extendasimilardelayto individualAmericanswhowill be required to obtainhealth care coverage start-ing Jan. 1, or face fines.

The votes were held toscore political points. TheHouse measures have nochance of clearing the Dem-ocratic-controlled Senateand the White House hassaidObamawouldvetobothif they were to reach hisdesk.

BY JOHN ANDERSONForThe Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) —Scheduling the release of asummermovie isn’t exactlyascience. It clearly isn’t anart,either.It’smoreakin toacon-tact sport:

Seize the advantageousposition, sustain as littledamage as possible, andscore.

All of which makes thisweekend’s opening of both“Red 2” and “R.I.P.D.” a littlelike sacking your own quar-terback. Both films are ac-tion-thrillers.Bothare aboutover-age law enforcers (in“R.I.P.D.,” some are so old,they’redead).Andbothmakea virtue of their, shall we say,mature stars.

Those stars includeBruceWillis (58),AnthonyHopkins(75), John Malkovich (59)and Helen Mirren (67) in“Red 2”and Jeff Bridges (63)and Kevin Bacon (55) in“R.I.P.D.,” which, by the way,stands for “Rest inPeaceDe-partment.”

It may not make a hugedifference at the box office,but both films also featurethe less-than-prolific Mary-Louise Parker, who has asolid base among discrimi-nating male viewers but isbetter known forherwork incableTV’s “Weeds.”

Addtoall this the fact thatRobertSchwentke,thedirec-tor of Universal’s “R.I.P.D.,”had directed the original“Red” of 2010 from SummitEntertainmentand forwhat-ever reason (Schwentke did-

n’t want to talk about it) lostthe sequel to director DeanParisot.

Assuming there’s no illwill involved, that’s a lot ofcoincidence,saiddistributionconsultant RichardAbramowitz, who teachesfilm production at NewYorkUniversity and runs the filmcompany Abramorama. “Itseems like too big a mistaketo be amistake.”

But the “Red 2”/’’R.I.P.D.”collision may simply be asymptom of the state of Hol-lywood. There have beenvery few weekends sinceMay that haven’t been dom-inated by a big-budget,major-studio release — a so-called “tent-pole” picture.There was “Iron Man 3” onMay 2, “The Great Gatsby”on May 10, “Star Trek IntoDarkness” on May 15, “Fast& Furious 6” on May 24,“After Earth” onMay 31 andso on.

Tellingly, when studioschose to expand a debutweekend with a weekdayopening—“IronMan3”wason a Thursday; “Star Trek”was on a Wednesday — arash of movies seemed torush in to fill theFridayvoid.In fact, theFridays following“IM3” and “STID” wereamong the more crowded ofthe summer, with 15 and 11openings, respectively.

But the idea that studioshave thatkindof flexibility inpicking a release date is re-allya fallacy:Releasesaresetas early as possible, some-times even during pre-pro-duction, andwhena filmof a

certain stature grabs a date,everyone else starts jockey-ing for position.

And there are only somany positions.

“Wherewere theygoing togo?”askedGregLaemmle,ofthe eponymous LosAngeles-based theater chain, refer-ring to “Red 2”and “R.I.P.D.”

“You’vegot ‘PacificRim’ onJuly 11, ‘Wolverine’ in July26. It may well be there wasno place else to go, andthere’s so much in thepipeline that they’d bepushed right out of the sum-mer,” Laemmle said.

So if the studios behind“Reds 2” and “R.I.P.D.” weretrying to put their moviesinto the summer season,thiswas probably the first week-endtheycould findwithoutagigantic, globally recognizedtitle in place.

“R.I.P.D.” had already an-nounced a July 19th releasewhen Summit parent Lions-gate decided tomove “Red 2”onto that same date, saidUniversal spokeswomanKoriBernards.“You’llhave toask them what that wasabout.”

Lionsgate had no com-ment for this story,but insid-ers say both Lionsgate andUniversal seem tohave real-ized their movies had a bet-ter chance against eachother,despitehaving tosharethe same older audience,than against a summerblockbuster like next week-end’s “Wolverine,” for in-stance. And neither one ofthe films was big enough toscare the other off the date.

The result is a faceoff be-tween two pictures going forthe same demographic, andin away, that’s too bad,espe-cially for audiences lookingfor a break from robots,spacemen and Johnny Deppwearing a dead crow on hishead.

“Any studio that targetstheunder-servedadult audi-ence is smart,” said AnneThompson, who writesThompson on Hollywood forIndiewire.

So we have two studioswell aware of that and theirtwo movies playing chickenin a gamewhere it’s very ex-pensive to blink.

“It’s very, very rare that arelease date gets postponed,”said Robert Bella, who hassupervised post-productionon such films as “Lincoln,”‘’WarHorse”and “TheHelp.”‘’Anything can be done if youhave enough time andmoney, of course, but thoserelease dates get set as far inadvance as possible and it’salwaysamaddashthecloseryouget to the targetdate,”hesaid.

“Somemovies can tell youayear fromnow,or twoyears,when they’re going to open,andtheneveryoneelsestartsreacting,” Bella continued. “Ibet itwon’t be longbefore thenext ‘Star Wars’ announcesits date.”

At which point producersof other films eyeing thatsame date will no doubtscurry to their calendarsandstart looking foralternatives.

You are South, neitherside vulnerable, and thebidding has gone:

George Rapee, playingin the 1972 InternationalTeam Playoff, was facedwith this extremely diffi-cult bidding problem and,after considerablethought, elected to bidfour hearts. Everybodypassed, and Rapee madeseven. This was the fulldeal:

The Bridge World mag-azine, which polls top ex-perts each month on avariety of bidding prob-lems, presented this one

to its distinguished panelwith the following results:

There were 10 votes forFour Hearts; nine for FiveClubs; three for Five Dia-monds; three for FourNotrump; four for Double.There were no votes forSix Hearts, Six Clubs orFive Hearts, which werealternative possibilities.Here are some of the com-ments offered by the pan-elists:

Jack Ehrlenbach: Fiveclubs. Hoping to get myhearts in over five dia-monds.

Edgar Kaplan: Fiveclubs. When in doubt, bidyour longest suit. And I’min doubt.

Bobby Wolff: Fourhearts. Nothing else is re-motely in the ballpark.

Theodore Lightner:Four hearts.There is oftenno satisfactory actionafter a pre-empt. Amen.

Marshall Miles: Double.I’m probably settling for300, and we probably havea game. But where? It ispossible we have a slam,

but there is no logical wayto investigate it.

Alvin Roth: Fournotrump. I’m only guess-ing. There is a goodchance that partner hastwo aces; if so, I plan onbidding six clubs. If part-ner has only one ace, I’llbid five hearts. How come

that in real life I havenever had this type ofproblem?

Bridge World Editor:Because you didn’t get tothe Playoff.

Tomorrow: Two stum-bling blocks.

�� Contract Bridge — By Steve Becker

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DEAR ABBY: I havebeen living with my girl-friend, “Robin,” for fouryears. She has children froma previous marriage, andtheir father is fairly active intheir lives. I jumped in andhave taken the kids to activ-ities, helped with homeworkand I pay the majority of thebills. I dearly love the chil-dren.

My problem is I no longerlove their mother. Robin andI are like roommates whoshare a bed. There is no pas-sion, no joy together and nopartnership. I spend my timewith the kids or alone. She’swith them at different activ-ities or busy on her com-puter. When I suggest wayswe could bond together, shesays, “I’m too tired,” or “Idon’t want to do that,” or“This is the way it is!”

I have stayed this longonly for the kids, but I’m un-happy to the point of aching.I feel guilty about leavingand the strain it will put onthe kids. Is there a way toleave a situation like this?Am I a bad man for wantingout and possibly leaving thechildren to a tougher life?

— UNHAPPY INSOUTH CAROLINA

DEAR UNHAPPY: Be-cause the woman you’re liv-ing with shows no interest inimproving the quality of therelationship, wanting toleave does not make you abad person. You will have toaccept that because the chil-dren depend upon you forcertain things they will beaffected by your departure.It’s too bad you didn’t con-sider that before moving inwith someone who had afamily.

Try to make the breakupas civil as possible. Beforeyou go, talk to each of thechildren individually. Makeit clear that they are not thereason the relationship isending and that you will al-ways care about them. Thatway, they won’t think theydid something bad andblame themselves.

DEAR ABBY: My onlydaughter, “Claire,” who is 25,has always had a strongwork ethic. Her boyfriend“Charles” has never held ajob, either during college orin the year and a half he hasbeen out of school. They wereliving with his parents untilClaire accepted a one-yearjob overseas. Charles fol-lowed.

Claire’s salary isn’t great,so I know she has littlemoney saved, but she wantsto start planning her wed-ding when they return.Should I stick with tradition

and pay for it or listen to myhead, which is telling me Idon’t want to see her marryCharles until he has held afull-time job for at least ayear? I think she can do bet-ter, but I suppose she couldalso do worse. They do seemto love each other.

— HESITANTMOTHER

DEAR MOTHER: Lis-ten to your head. WhenClaire returns, let her knowthat she and her fiance willbe paying for the wedding. Itwill be an introduction to thefinancial realities she andher husband will encounterafter their marriage. Lateron, when they’re consideringbuying a home, you can givethem the money that mighthave been spent on the wed-ding as part of their downpayment — if they are stilltogether.

DEAR ABBY: How do Ibreak up with friends who Ilove but have nothing incommon with anymore? I’mmarried with a child, but asa new business owner, I don’thave time to meet theirneeds. How do you tell peo-ple in a loving way that youhave appreciated theirfriendship in the past, but it’sover? We have grown apart.

— DON’T HAVE THETIME

DEAR DON’T: Is it pos-sible that your feelings aretemporary, and that you aresimply overwhelmed by thedemands of your new busi-ness? If so, I’d hate to see youend friendships with peopleyou love. Relationships don’talways remain at the samelevel or have the same inten-sity. Rather than cut the peo-ple off entirely, explain thatyou can’t be as available be-cause you have a new busi-ness and don’t have the time.It would be kinder.

Dear Abby is written byAbigail Van Buren, alsoknown as Jeanne Phillips,and was founded by hermother, Pauline Phillips.Write Dear Abby atwww.DearAbby.com or P.O.Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA90069.

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WhenItravel outsidetheUnitedStates,Iwant to have an

“authentic” experience. So, Iemploy a few tried and truestrategies to travel like alocal in a foreign country.I do my homework. I

know, this is exactly what ateacherwouldsay,butit’strue.Before I leave home, I do re-search, both on the internetand from guidebooks. I studythecustomsandcultureofthecountryI’llbevisiting.I liketounderstand the social normsregardinghotels, restaurants,and transportation.If there isa prevalent religion, I try tograsp how that shapes andmolds the society. I also studythemoney and find out whattheexchangeratewill be.ThemoreIknowbeforeIleavetheUnited States, the better pre-pared I am and less likely toexperience culture shock.I dress the part. Over

the years I’ve learned thatmyclothesmarkmeasa for-eigner, especially footwear.American shoes, especiallysneakers, have a particularstyle that isnot seen inotherparts of the world. Before Ileave home, I make an efforttounderstand theacceptabletypes of clothing for my des-tinationcountry.WhenIvisitcultural or religious sites, Iwant to dress appropriately

for those situations, too. Forexample, when I touredchurches in Italy, womenwere expected to weardressesandmenhadtowearlong pants. Had I notplannedaccordingly,Iwould-n’t have been able to seesome of the major sites inRome andVenice.I watch and learn. I

keep my eyes on the localsandwatchwhat theydo.Thebest way to blend in is toblend in.Whether it’s a mu-seum,arestaurant,a church,or thebeach,I followthe lead

of the native people. Thatcliché, “When in Rome, do asthe Romans,” has stood thetest of time for a reason.I keep my voice down.

Nothingpoints outanAmer-ican overseas like noise.As aculture, we are loud andnoisy.Inothercountries itbe-comes noticeable, and it candraw unwanted attention. Itry to temper my voice andthink before I speak. I alsoattempt tobemildmanneredand friendly. This definitelyhelpsput localsat ease.If I’mtraveling with a large group,

I try to keep in mind that abig group of loud Americanscanbeoverwhelming.For thebest authentic experiencewith locals, it’s advantageousto move away from a noisygroup.I try to speak the lan-

guage. Most foreignersknowI’manAmericanbeforeI openmymouth. (My shoesand loudness probably givemeaway!)Even if I’mnot flu-ent in the language of theland, I take the time to learna few key phrases. I buy asmall phrasebook and use it

often.Most locals appreciatean attempt to use the lan-guage even if I can’t speak itwell. I’ve learned not to as-sume that everyone I meetabroadwill speakEnglish.Inmany situations I’ve foundthat my little phrasebookwasmyonly road to commu-nication.I get off the beaten

path. The best way to meetthe real people of a land is toleave the tourist areas. Ofcourse,insomecountries thiswould not be safe. However,when safety permits, I leavethe tourist strip,tobetterun-derstandwhat the culture isabout and meet real people.ThishappenswhenIeat inarestaurant where only localsgo, or when I go to a marketwhere the regular folks shop.It becomes an authentic ex-perience that many touristswon’t be brave enough tohave.I put away my sacred

cows.Contrary toourAmer-icanwayof life, icedoesn’t al-ways come in drinks, biggerisn’t always better, and thewater in theshowerwon’t al-waysbehot.If I leftmyhometo try something new, then I

can’t be surprisedwhen thatnew thing is different frommyAmericanway of life.Mytrip is temporary, so I justlaugh at the different meth-ods I experience and getready to tellmy funnystorieswhen I get home.It’s an adventure to travel

and become a temporarylocal. Don’t be afraid to stepout of your comfort zone, trysomethingnew,andbrushel-bowswith the locals. In time,you’ll wonder if your trip canbe extended and exactlywhen you’ll be able to bookanother trip back.

Read personal anecdotesand see more pictures to com-pliment this story atwww.travelingteacheron-line.com.

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Ol’ Yeller What can schools sell instead of candy? BY BETH J. HARPAZAssociated Press

NEW YORK (AP) —When Beth Hendricksonfirst proposed selling garbagebags instead of candy as aschool fundraiser, “peoplelaughed at us.”They don’t laugh anymore.

Hendrickson, principal of St.Ann Interparochial School inMorganfield, Ky., says theschool makes $20,000 a yearselling garbage bags. And it’snot just parents of theschool’s 230 students whobuy them. Local businessesand government offices inMorganfield — population3,500 — buy garbage bagsfrom the school as well.“Nobody needs candy,”

Hendrickson says. “But trashbags — that’s somethingeverybody needs.”The trash bag sale, done

through Bags for Bucks, isjust one alternative to thecandy-and-gift wrap salesthat so many communitieshold when school fundraisingefforts resume each fall.Some PTAs are going high-tech, using online platformsto solicit and process dona-tions, selling digital images ofkids’ artwork on coffee mugsor magnets, and hostingscavenger hunts where cluesare collected with cellphonephotos. And a few school

groups have stopped sellingproducts altogether, insteadencouraging parents to sim-ply write checks.

BED SHEETS ANDGREENRAISING

But others, like Hendrick-son, are experimenting withsales of unusual products.The garbage bags were sucha hit that when a companycalled Amadora approachedHendrickson about sellingbed sheets, she gave it a try.The first year, the school soldabout $16,000 worth ofsheets to fund new classroomtechnology. Last year, sheetsales dropped to $9,000 —after all, how many sheets dofamilies at one small schoolneed? — but the company in-troduced new prints thisyear, so Hendrickson’s givingit another go.Not all schools have found

success with alternativeproducts, however. PotterRoad Elementary School inFramingham, Mass., triedselling organic goodies anditems made from recycledmaterials through a com-pany called Greenraising.Nancy Novo O’Connor, co-president of the parent-teacher organization, saidGreenraising was a greatvendor to work with, but the

organic products “did notraise nearly as much money”as the traditional sale ofchocolates and wrappingpaper, so they went back to aprevious vendor.

DIRECT DONATIONS

Some schools have doneaway with catalog sales alto-gether, instead asking par-ents to make directdonations. Alison Oleson, for-mer president of the SleepyHollow PTA in Falls Church,Va., said with both parentsworking in so many families,people just don’t have time“to go out and get their kidsto sell things. And schoolscan’t get the volunteers to sitthere and sort the wrappingpaper and candy when itcomes in.”Another reason to drop

catalog sales is that schoolsonly keep a portion of whatthey sell — 42 percent on av-erage, according to the Asso-ciation of Fund-RaisingDistributors and Suppliers. Aletter to Sleepy Hollow par-ents explaining the switchnoted that “the exciting partof this fundraising programis that 100 percent of yourdonation goes to supportPTA programs (not 50 per-cent, as before) and it is taxdeductible!”

But there’s one line ofproducts Oleson hopesschools keep selling: mugs, T-shirts, bags and trivets bear-ing images of kids’ artwork.“I like that because it hassentimental value,” Olesonsaid. “They do it right beforeMother’s Day, and the kidscan feel proud of it.”

ONLINEPLATFORMS

Some parent organiza-tions now accept donationsonline. But that involvesthird-party sites that chargefees to process the funds,which raises the question: Ifsupporters can click on a linkin an email to donate bycredit card, will more peoplegive because it’s easier thanwriting a check? Or will thefees hurt the bottom line?Michael Nilsen,

spokesman for the Associa-tion of Fundraising Profes-sionals, says there’s no clearanswer, but the best ap-proach is probably “a mix,”such as a letter physicallysent home with an option tomail back, followed by anemail reminder with an on-line payment option. Headded that because onlinesites charge different fees forvarious services, the rightone depends on the group’sneeds.For example, PayPal takes

a 2.2 percentage fee for dona-tions to registered charities,plus a 30-cent transactionfee, so if a parent donates$100, the PTA gets $97.50.Razoo.com charges 4.9 per-cent, so the PTA only gets$95.10 from $100, but Razooalso provides easily cus-tomized websites, socialmedia integration, videothank-yous and email confir-mations for tax-deductibledonations. Melissa Panszi-Riebe, former PTA presidentof Burroughs CommunitySchool in Minneapolis, saidRazoo helped the school raise$90,000 by making it easy forthe 800 kids to send out invi-tations and thank-yous forread-a-thon pledges.“People knew that a per-

centage was being taken outand asked why should we doonline giving if we can give astraight check?” Panszi-Riebe recalled.

“I’m a yeller,” she said,she being the mother ofthree young children. “No,” I replied, “you’re

not. There is no genetic pre-disposition toward yelling,and no biochemical or neu-rological condition thatmakes yelling inevitablemuch less irresistible.” “But I yell at my kids all

the time it seems.” “I’m not arguing with

that.” “Well, why then do I yell?”“My best answer, based

on experience, is that youyell for the same reasonmany of today’s mothersyell: you’re trying not to bemean.” She stared at me for a

few seconds, then said,“You’re pulling my leg,right?”No, I wasn’t pulling her

leg. As in this case, too manyof today’s moms thinkthey’re “yellers.” First, theythink yelling is the in-escapable consequence ofhaving children. Have child,will yell. Have more thanone, will yell even more.Then they justify theiryelling by conjuring upsome disability that com-pels them to open theirmouths, bulge their eye-balls, and scream at the topof their lungs on a regularbasis. When said disability

strikes, the calm-challengedmom will often call anothermom looking for consola-tion. “I did it again,” she con-fesses, to which the othermom says, “It’s all right. Weall do it.” Several years ago, I asked

around 500 people in DesMoines, “Raise your hand ifyour mom never yelled.”About 300 hands went up.Then I asked, “Raise yourhand if you’re a mom withchildren living with you inthe home and you’ve neveryelled.” Not one hand wentup. They thought it wasfunny. It’s not. (I’ve donethat same exercise manytimes since, always with thesame outcome.)Yelling is not good for the

parent and it certainly isn’tgood for the child. It doesn’ttraumatize a child, mindyou, but it certainly fails toconvey confidence in one’sauthority. And childrenneed a constant, calm, con-

fident authority like theyneed a constant uncondi-tional love. You see, all thelove in the world cannotmake up for a lack of lead-ership in a child’s life. Au-thority, properly conveyed,is a form of nurturing, infact.Over the past several

generations, yelling has be-come epidemic in Americanmommy culture. Why? Be-cause today’s moms, as op-posed to moms in thepre-psychological parentingage (pre-1970, approx.), aretrying not to be mean.They’re trying to be nice.Example: When a modernmom wants her child to per-form a chore, she bends for-ward at the waist, grabs herknees, and employs a plead-ing tone like she’s petition-ing the King of Swat for afavor. Oh, and she finishesthis wheedle by asking thechild if her request meetswith his approval, as in“Okay?” How nice!With the best of inten-

tions (she wants to be nice),Milquetoast Mom gives herchild permission to developattention deficit and opposi-tional-defiant disorders. Asthese disorders develop, shefinds herself having to exertmore and more energy toget her kids to do somethingsimple, like look at herwhen she speaks. She be-gins raising her voice, thenshe screams, then she feelsguilty, then she goes back tograbbing her knees andwheedling.“But I don’t want my kids

to think I’m mean!” saidYelling Milquetoast Mom.“Yes, you do,” I said.

“From a child’s point of view,a parent is mean when thechild accepts that the par-ent means what he or shesays, the first time he or shesays it. When you have con-vinced your child of that,which requires that youstop trying to be so nice, youwill stop yelling, and youand your child will have afar more creative relation-ship.”I don’t think parenting

was ever so ironic as it istoday.

Family psychologist JohnRosemond answers parents’questions on his web site atwww.rosemond.com.

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Just givehim ‘ball’Gordon blanks Troy;Nix delivers in clutchBY ROB KISERSports Editorrkiser@civitasmedia.com

TROY — Piqua Ameri-can Legion Post 184pitcher Cam Gordon wasfeeling good.And batterymate

Buddy Nix made sure hisamazing effort wasn’twasted, leaving Piqua onewin from the state tourna-ment.In a game that finished

near midnight Wednesdaynight, Gordon threw atwo-hit masterpieceagainst Troy 43 at DukePark in the American Le-gion District Tournamentwinner’s bracket final,and Nix broke a scorelesstie with an RBI double inthe ninth inning of Piqua’s3-0 win.Piqua will play Troy, a

9-4 winner over LimaThursday, at 7 p.m.tonight in the champi-onship game.“Just an unbelievable

game from Cam (Gor-don),” Roberts said. “Huge,huge hit by Buddy (Nix). Itold the guys coming intothis tournament, you winthree games, you are

going to state. We haveone more to go.”What made Gordon’s

127-pitch gem — strikingout eight and walking noone — even more impres-sive was the fact he hadpitched the final two andone-third innings in thewin over Sidney Post 217Tuesday night.“I just felt really good

out there,” Gordon said.“No (he wasn’t tired at theend). I just felt strong thewhole night. The first halfof the game, I was proba-bly relying more on mycurve ball. In the secondhalf, they were havingtrouble catching up to my

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American LegionDistrict TournamentTuesdayPiqua 8, Sidney 5Troy 12, Lima 4WednesdayPiqua 3, Troy 0Lima 7, Sidney 1ThursdayTroy 9, Lima 4TonightAt Duke ParkPiqua vs. Troy, 7 p.m.Saturday (if necessary)At Duke ParkPiqua vs. Troy, 7 p.m.

Piqua girls tohold scrambleThe Piqua High School

Girls Basketball FundraiserGolf Outing will be heldAug. 3 at Echo Hills.

All proceeds will benefitthe girls basketball programthrougout the season.

It will be a 1 p.m. shotgunstart, with check-in at noon.

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Day One Ministries andthe Illumination Festivalare hosting a 5K run/walkon Sept. 21.

The race will be run atthe Darke County Fair-grounds and will start at8:30 p.m.

Overall and age groupawards will be given.

Runners can register atwww.goodtimesraces.com

Teams are welcome tocompete and prizes will beawared for top teams.

All proceeds will benefitDay One Ministries, theTeen Pregnancy Centerand Grace Haven House.

Race set forDarke County

Kevin Thayer and KevinSpieles combined for 9-under par to win the UpperValley Disc Golf Club’sTuesday Night RandomDraw Doubles.

Finishing second with 7-under par were the duo ofBrent Everman and AdamFair.

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Zach Johnson blasts out of a bunker Thursday at the British Open. Johnson leads after shooting a 66.AP PHOTO

Tiger Woods hits out of the fairway Thursday.AP PHOTO

GULLANE, Scotland(AP) — Zach Johnson andTiger Woods sure knowhow to start the BritishOpen.Now, they've got to

show they can finish.Bouncing back from a

tough loss last weekend,Johnson opened with a 5-under 66 on a sunnyThursday at Muirfield —another brilliant startafter a 65 at Lytham lastyear."I don't know what the

secret is," Johnson said.Can he keep it going? A

year ago, the 2007 Mas-ters champion followed upwith a 74 on the way to aninth-place finish."This game demands

resilience," Johnson said."That just comes with ex-perience."Woods has plenty of ex-

perience winning majors— he's got 14 of 'em — but

it's been more than fiveyears since he capturedthe last one, the longestdrought of his career inthe tournaments thatmatter most.Woods also got off to a

strong start, posting animpressive 69 in the in-creasingly difficult condi-tions of the afternoon.Don't get too worked up

about his chances just yet,however. He shot 67 in theopening round at each ofhis last two Opens, only towatch someone else leavewith the claret jug. Woodsfaded to 23rd at St. An-drews in 2010, skipped ayear because of injuries,and tied for third atLytham.This one didn't begin so

well for the world's top-ranked player. Woodsyanked his very first shot

Johnson, Woodsoff to fast startsCan they finish at British?

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CINCINNATI (AP) —Four years after theCincinnati Bengals werefeatured on HBO's "HardKnocks" show, coach Mar-vin Lewis still hears abouthis profane tirade to histeam after a poor presea-son game.The Bengals are ready

to get the NFL talkingabout them again.NFL Films crews

started shooting video onThursday for the firstepisode of the show, whichfollows a team throughtraining camp. The Ben-gals are the second teamto be featured twice dur-ing the show's eight sea-sons — the DallasCowboys also made a sec-ond appearance.Cincinnati had quarter-

back Carson Palmer andreceiver Chad Johnson —then going by the lastname of Ochocinco —when it was on the 2009show. "Hard Knocks" wontwo Emmy Awards thatyear for editing and pro-duction.Ross Ketover, an execu-

tive producer for the show,presented Lewis with oneof the show's Emmys onThursday."It's not really the tro-

phy that we're actuallystriving for," Lewis said,laughing, "but we've gotsome accomplishments todo along the way. Butthat's awesome."Many teams refuse to

do "Hard Knocks" becauseit shows interactions be-tween players, coachesand front-office managersin otherwise private mo-ments. The Bengals had afew such moments duringthe 2009 show.One of the lasting lines

was delivered by Lewis in

Readyfor more‘Knocks’Bengals want toget NFL talking

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fastball, so I relied onthat more.”From behind the plate,

Nix had the best view.“I have been catching

Cam for a long time,” hisPiqua High School team-mate said. “Tonight wasby far the best I have everseen him throw.”At the same time, Troy

pitchers Reid Ferrell andJimmy Pelphrey werekeeping Piqua off theboard, despite severalthreats by Post 184.In the sixth, after sin-

gles by Ethan Bruns andDamien Richard, Piquahad runners on secondand third with two out.John Edwards hit a

ground ball that nearlygot through the right side.A hustling Pelphrey tookthe throw from the firstbaseman just ahead of asliding Edwards in abang-bang play to end theinning.In the eighth, Zach

Blair was hit by a pitchand Bruns singled, beforePelphrey got out of thejam again.“The Mitchell kid (Troy

Post 43 catcher GarrettMitchell) is such a goodcatcher,” Roberts said. “Itis hard to ever take anextra base on him.”The game entered the

ninth inning scoreless be-fore Piqua finally brokethrough.Edwards was hit by a

pitch and BrandonWysong walked to startthe rally.With one out, Nix

stepped to the plate.“Buddy (Nix) struggled

a little bit at the start ofthe season, but he hasbeen coming on,” Robertssaid.With a 3-1 count, Nix

drilled a shot the base ofthe left-field fence. Ed-wards scored on the play,but Troy was able to getWysong out at the plate ona great throw.“I knew I was ahead on

the count,” Nix said.“Being a kid from Piqua(playing Troy), I have to

tell you that hit felt reallygood.”Austin Baumgardner

relieved Pelfrey. After hit-ting Jay Eilerman, hewalked Blair to load thebases. He hit Bruns toforce a run in and make it2-0.After he went to 3-0 on

Richard, Nick Antonidesrelieved Baumgardnerand walked Richard twopitches later to make it 3-0.“We were able to capi-

talize on some of theirmistakes,” Roberts said.All that was left was

getting three outs in thebottom of the ninth andthere was no question inGordon’s mind he wasgoing to finish it.“He wouldn’t let me

take the ball from him,”Roberts said with a smile.With one out, Nick

Sanders singled and Gar-rett Mitchell followed witha shot to center thatlooked like trouble, butEilerman made a divingcatch.“That was another big

play,” Roberts said. “He(Jay Eilerman) has done agreat job out there for us.”Gordon finished it off

with another fly out to Eil-erman and move Piquaone win from state.“Being one of the three

Piqua kids on this team,this was huge,” Gordonsaid. “It’s been while sincewe have beaten Troy. Mydefense was just amazingall night.”Just like the pitcher.“I didn’t plan on throw-

ing Cam (Gordon)tonight,” Roberts said.“But, he really wanted theball. And he had pitchedwell against them duringthe high school season. Ihad to give it to him.”And Gordon made sure

Post 184 and Roberts leftfeeling good about that de-cision.LINESCOREPiqua Post 184 000 000 003 — 3 8 1Troy Post 43 000 000 000 — 0 2 2Gordon and Nix. Ferrell, Pelphrey (6),

Baumgardner (9), Antonides (9) andMitchell.WP-Gordon. LP-Pelfrey. 2B-Piqua:Nix. Records: Piqua 19-12.

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Record Book

BaseballMLB Standings

Major League BaseballAt A GlanceAll Times EDTNational League

East DivisionW L Pct GB

Atlanta 54 41 .568 —Washington 48 47 .505 6Philadelphia 48 48 .500 6½NewYork 41 50 .451 11Miami 35 58 .376 18Central Division

W L Pct GBSt. Louis 57 36 .613 —Pittsburgh 56 37 .602 1Cincinnati 53 42 .558 5Chicago 42 51 .452 15Milwaukee 38 56 .404 19½West Division

W L Pct GBArizona 50 45 .526 —Los Angeles 47 47 .500 2½Colorado 46 50 .479 4½San Francisco 43 51 .457 6½San Diego 42 54 .438 8½Wednesday's GamesNo games scheduledThursday's GamesNo games scheduledFriday's GamesL.A. Dodgers (Nolasco 6-9) at Washington (Strasburg

5-7), 7:05 p.m.Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 8-6) at N.Y.Mets (Hefner 4-6),

7:10 p.m.Pittsburgh (Liriano 9-3) at Cincinnati (Leake 8-4), 7:10

p.m.Atlanta (Hudson 6-7) at ChicagoWhite Sox (Joh.Danks

2-6), 8:10 p.m.Miami (Ja.Turner 3-1) at Milwaukee (Lohse 5-7), 8:10

p.m.San Diego (Marquis 9-4) at St. Louis (Westbrook 5-4),

8:15 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 5-9) at Colorado (J.De La

Rosa 9-5), 8:40 p.m.Arizona (Kennedy 3-6) at San Francisco (Gaudin 3-1),

10:15 p.m.Saturday's GamesPhiladelphia at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.Atlanta at Chicago White Sox, 4:05 p.m.Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 4:05 p.m.L.A. Dodgers at Washington, 7:05 p.m.Miami at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.San Diego at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.Chicago Cubs at Colorado, 8:10 p.m.Arizona at San Francisco, 9:05 p.m.Sunday's GamesPhiladelphia at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m.L.A. Dodgers at Washington, 1:35 p.m.Atlanta at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m.Miami at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.San Diego at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m.Arizona at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs at Colorado, 4:10 p.m.

American LeagueEast Division

W L Pct GBBoston 58 39 .598 —Tampa Bay 55 41 .573 2½Baltimore 53 43 .552 4½NewYork 51 44 .537 6Toronto 45 49 .479 11½Central Division

W L Pct GBDetroit 52 42 .553 —Cleveland 51 44 .537 1½Kansas City 43 49 .467 8Minnesota 39 53 .424 12Chicago 37 55 .402 14West Division

W L Pct GBOakland 56 39 .589 —Texas 54 41 .568 2Los Angeles 44 49 .473 11Seattle 43 52 .453 13Houston 33 61 .351 22½Wednesday's GamesNo games scheduledThursday's GamesNo games scheduledFriday's GamesTampa Bay (Price 3-5) at Toronto (Rogers 3-4), 7:07

p.m.N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 7-6) at Boston (Doubront 6-3),

7:10 p.m.Baltimore (W.Chen 4-3) at Texas (D.Holland 8-4), 8:05

p.m.Atlanta (Hudson 6-7) at ChicagoWhite Sox (Joh.Danks

2-6), 8:10 p.m.Cleveland (Kazmir 5-4) at Minnesota (Pelfrey 4-7), 8:10

p.m.Detroit (Ani.Sanchez 7-6) at Kansas City (E.Santana 5-

6), 8:10 p.m.Seattle (J.Saunders 8-8) at Houston (B.Norris 6-8), 8:10

p.m.Oakland (Griffin 8-6) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 3-5), 10:05

p.m.Saturday's GamesTampa Bay at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.Atlanta at Chicago White Sox, 4:05 p.m.N.Y.Yankees at Boston, 4:05 p.m.Cleveland at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.Detroit at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.Seattle at Houston, 7:10 p.m.Baltimore at Texas, 8:05 p.m.Oakland at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.Sunday's GamesTampa Bay at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.Atlanta at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m.Cleveland at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m.Detroit at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.Seattle at Houston, 2:10 p.m.Oakland at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m.Baltimore at Texas, 7:05 p.m.N.Y.Yankees at Boston, 8:05 p.m.

MLB LeadersTODAY'S MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS

NATIONAL LEAGUEBATTING—YMolina, St. Louis, .341; Craig, St. Louis,

.333; Cuddyer, Colorado, .330; Segura, Milwaukee, .325;Posey, San Francisco, .325; MCarpenter, St. Louis, .321;Votto, Cincinnati, .318.RUNS—MCarpenter, St. Louis, 72; CGonzalez, Col-

orado, 68; Choo, Cincinnati, 66; Votto, Cincinnati, 66; Hol-liday, St. Louis, 64; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 60; SMarte,Pittsburgh, 59; JUpton, Atlanta, 59.RBI—Goldschmidt, Arizona, 77; Craig, St. Louis, 74;

Phillips, Cincinnati, 74; DBrown, Philadelphia, 67; Bruce,Cincinnati, 66; CGonzalez, Colorado, 64; PAlvarez, Pitts-burgh, 62.HITS—Segura, Milwaukee, 121; Craig, St. Louis, 116;

MCarpenter, St. Louis, 115; Votto, Cincinnati, 112; Gold-schmidt, Arizona, 110;YMolina, St. Louis, 110; CGonzalez,Colorado, 107; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 107.DOUBLES—Bruce, Cincinnati, 28; MCarpenter, St.

Louis, 28; YMolina, St. Louis, 27; Posey, San Francisco,27; Rizzo, Chicago, 27; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 26;GParra, Arizona, 26.TRIPLES—CGomez, Milwaukee, 9; SMarte, Pittsburgh,

8; Segura, Milwaukee, 8; Span, Washington, 7; CGonza-lez, Colorado, 6; Hechavarria, Miami, 5; DWright, NewYork, 5.HOME RUNS—CGonzalez, Colorado, 25; PAlvarez,

Pittsburgh, 24; DBrown, Philadelphia, 23; Goldschmidt,Arizona, 21; Beltran, St. Louis, 19; Bruce, Cincinnati, 19;Uggla, Atlanta, 18.STOLEN BASES—ECabrera, San Diego, 34; SMarte,

Pittsburgh, 28; Segura, Milwaukee, 27; Revere, Philadel-phia, 22; CGomez, Milwaukee, 21;McCutchen, Pittsburgh,20; Pierre, Miami, 18.PITCHING—Zimmermann, Washington, 12-4; Wain-

wright, St. Louis, 12-5; Corbin, Arizona, 11-1; Lynn, St.Louis, 11-4; Lee, Philadelphia, 10-3; Bumgarner, SanFrancisco, 10-5; 7 tied at 9.STRIKEOUTS—Harvey, New York, 147; Kershaw, Los

Angeles, 139; Wainwright, St. Louis, 130; Samardzija,Chicago, 128; Latos, Cincinnati, 127; Lincecum, San Fran-cisco, 125; Lee, Philadelphia, 125.SAVES—Grilli, Pittsburgh, 29; Kimbrel, Atlanta, 26;Mu-

jica, St. Louis, 26; RSoriano, Washington, 25; Romo, SanFrancisco, 21; Chapman, Cincinnati, 21; Papelbon,Philadelphia, 20.

AMERICAN LEAGUEBATTING—MiCabrera, Detroit, .365; Trout, Los Ange-

les, .322; Mauer, Minnesota, .320; DOrtiz, Boston, .317;Pedroia, Boston, .316; ABeltre, Texas, .316; CDavis, Balti-more, .315; Loney, Tampa Bay, .315; TorHunter, Detroit,.315.RUNS—MiCabrera, Detroit, 73; CDavis, Baltimore, 70;

AJones, Baltimore, 67; Trout, Los Angeles, 65; DeJen-nings, Tampa Bay, 63; Bautista, Toronto, 61; Encarnacion,Toronto, 60.RBI—MiCabrera, Detroit, 95; CDavis, Baltimore, 93; En-

carnacion, Toronto, 72; NCruz, Texas, 69; Fielder, Detroit,69; AJones, Baltimore, 67; Cano, New York, 65; DOrtiz,Boston, 65.HITS—MiCabrera, Detroit, 132; Machado, Baltimore,

128; Pedroia, Boston, 119; Trout, Los Angeles, 119; ABel-tre, Texas, 118; AJones, Baltimore, 117; Ellsbury, Boston,115.DOUBLES—Machado, Baltimore, 39; Mauer, Min-

nesota, 30; Trout, Los Angeles, 29; CDavis, Baltimore, 27;JCastro, Houston, 25; Pedroia, Boston, 25; JhPeralta, De-troit, 25.TRIPLES—Trout, Los Angeles, 8; Ellsbury, Boston, 7;

Drew, Boston, 6; Gardner, New York, 5; DeJennings,Tampa Bay, 5; LMartin, Texas, 5; Kawasaki, Toronto, 4; HK-endrick, Los Angeles, 4.HOME RUNS—CDavis, Baltimore, 37; MiCabrera, De-

troit, 30; Encarnacion, Toronto, 25; ADunn, Chicago, 24;Ibanez, Seattle, 24; NCruz, Texas, 22; ABeltre, Texas, 21;Cano, NewYork, 21; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 21.

STOLEN BASES—Ellsbury, Boston, 36; RDavis,Toronto, 24;McLouth, Baltimore, 24; Altuve, Houston, 21;Kipnis, Cleveland, 21;Trout, Los Angeles, 21; AlRamirez,Chicago, 20.PITCHING—Scherzer, Detroit, 13-1; MMoore, Tampa

Bay, 13-3; Colon, Oakland, 12-3; Tillman, Baltimore, 11-3; FHernandez, Seattle, 10-4; Verlander, Detroit, 10-6;Masterson, Cleveland, 10-7.STRIKEOUTS—Darvish, Texas, 157; Scherzer, De-

troit, 152; FHernandez, Seattle, 140; Masterson, Cleve-land, 137; Sale, Chicago, 131; Verlander, Detroit, 125;DHolland, Texas, 121.SAVES—JiJohnson, Baltimore, 33; Nathan, Texas, 30;

MRivera, New York, 30; Balfour, Oakland, 25; AReed,Chicago, 24; Frieri, Los Angeles, 22; Rodney, Tampa Bay,22; GHolland, Kansas City, 22.

GolfBritish Open Scores

Marathon Scores

British Open ScoresThursdayAt Muirfield

Gullane, ScotlandPurse: $7.8 million

Yardage: 7,192; Par: 71First RoundZach Johnson 31-35—66Rafael Cabrera-Bello 34-33—67Mark O'Meara 31-36—67Miguel Angel Jimenez 31-37—68Dustin Johnson 32-36—68Brandt Snedeker 36-32—68Tom Lehman 35-33—68Shiv Kapur 30-38—68Todd Hamilton 36-33—69Phil Mickelson 35-34—69Angel Cabrera 34-35—69Jordan Spieth 35-34—69Tiger Woods 37-32—69Francesco Molinari 36-33—69Oliver Fisher 34-36—70Bubba Watson 36-34—70Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano 37-33—70Ken Duke 36-34—70Martin Laird 33-37—70Henrik Stenson 36-34—70Thomas Aiken 35-36—71Bernd Wiesberger 35-36—71Hideki Matsuyama 36-35—71a-Jimmy Mullen 34-37—71Gareth Wright 36-35—71Adam Scott 36-35—71Kiradech Aphibarnrat 35-37—72Mikko Ilonen 35-37—72Stewart Cink 34-38—72Jimmy Walker 34-38—72Jonas Blixt 36-36—72Marc Warren 36-36—72Martin Kaymer 35-37—72Jason Dufner 36-36—72Ian Poulter 34-38—72Tim Clark 38-34—72Camilo Villegas 36-36—72Mark Calcavecchia 39-33—72Josh Teater 36-36—72Steven Tiley 34-38—72Freddie Jacobson 36-36—72Michael Thompson 35-37—72Darren Clarke 36-36—72Ryan Moore 34-38—72Lee Westwood 36-36—72Hunter Mahan 35-37—72Richard McEvoy 36-37—73Jason Day 36-37—73Shingo Kayatama 35-38—73Thomas Bjorn 37-36—73K.T. Kim 35-38—73Johnson Wagner 38-35—73Marcus Fraser 37-36—73a-Grant Forrest 37-36—73a-Matthew Fitzpatrick 34-39—73Padraig Harrington 35-38—73Webb Simpson 36-37—73Eduardo de la Riva 40-33—73Peter Senior 37-37—74Bud Cauley 38-36—74Ben Curtis 35-39—74Shane Lowry 36-38—74Carl Pettersson 37-37—74Ernie Els 37-37—74Billy Horschel 37-37—74Scott Piercy 36-38—74Kevin Streelman 37-37—74John Huh 37-37—74John Wade 38-36—74Oscar Floren 36-38—74Boo Weekley 39-35—74Justin Leonard 37-37—74Harris English 37-37—74Matt Kuchar 39-35—74Branden Grace 38-36—74Jamie Donaldson 36-38—74Chris Wood 38-37—75Nicolas Colsaerts 36-39—75TomWatson 38-37—75Fred Couples 38-37—75Justin Rose 38-37—75Keegan Bradley 37-38—75Richard Sterne 37-38—75Nick Watney 34-41—75Estanislao Goya 36-39—75Daniel Willett 36-39—75Geoff Ogilvy 38-37—75Charl Schwartzel 36-39—75Sergio Garcia 36-39—75Graeme McDowell 37-38—75Marcel Siem 38-37—75a-Ben Stow 39-37—76Brooks Koepka 38-38—76Ashun Wu 36-40—76David Duval 40-36—76Scott Stallings 38-38—76K.J. Choi 38-38—76Graham DeLaet 37-39—76a-Garrick Porteous 39-37—76George Coetzee 36-40—76Hyung-sun Kim 35-41—76Steven Jeffress 38-38—76Sandyt Lyle 38-38—76Marc Leishman 40-36—76Richie Ramsay 37-39—76Stephen Gallacher 40-36—76Matteo Manassero 39-37—76Bo Van Pelt 39-37—76George Murray 39-37—76Gregory Bourdy 39-37—76Kenichi Kuboya 38-38—76Niclas Fasth 38-39—77Alvaro Quiros 35-42—77Vijay Singh 40-37—77Robert Karlsson 37-40—77John Senden 40-37—77Bill Haas 37-40—77Mark Brown 37-40—77Toru Taniguchi 39-39—78D.A. Points 38-40—78Justin Harding 37-41—78Gareth Maybin 39-39—78Daisuke Maruyama 42-36—78Robert Garrigus 39-39—78Brendan Jones 37-41—78Luke Guthrie 41-37—78Y.E.Yang 39-39—78Russell Henley 41-37—78a-Steven Fox 40-38—78Thorbjorn Olesen 40-38—78Jim Furyk 37-41—78Rickie Fowler 41-37—78Hiroyuki Fujita 38-40—78Lloyd Saltman 41-38—79David Lynn 41-38—79Nick Faldo 38-41—79Rory McIlroy 37-42—79Thaworn Wiratchant 37-42—79Thongchai Jaidee 39-40—79Brett Rumford 38-41—79Scott Brown 41-38—79Darryn Lloyd 40-39—79Scott Jamieson 37-43—80Satoshi Kodara 42-38—80Stephen Dartnall 42-38—80Lucas Glover 40-40—80Brian Davis 41-39—80Luke Donald 39-41—80Paul Lawrie 42-39—81Kyle Stanley 46-36—82Tyrrell Hatton 42-40—82Alexander Noren 40-43—83Makoto Inoue 44-39—83a-Rhys Pugh 38-46—84Peter Hanson WDLouis Oosthuizen WD

the locker room after apreseason loss. Unhappywith a ragged perform-ance, Lewis berated histeam as the camerasrolled and screamed at theplayers to "reach down in-side and be a (profanity)pro."Lewis regretted that

the moment was shown ontelevision. He said onThursday that he still getscomments about it."I got one yesterday," he

said. "If you took the timeto think about it, it's prob-ably something you wouldhave done in the confinesof your own group, butthat's something that justhappens in the moment."Numerous teams shy

away from the show forthat reason. The Bengalsthink another appearancewill be popular with theirfans. Lewis said he wasfine with whatever ownerMike Brown decided."People have asked

'why?' and it's a couple ofthings," Lewis said. "No. 1,from the standpoint of ourfans, the comments peoplehave made to me talkingabout what a great oppor-tunity it was for them toget to know the CincinnatiBengals players when wedid it a few years ago in2009."And from the stand-

point of me as the coach:We have to go win footballgames, regardless of whois watching."The Bengals haven't

won a playoff game sincethe 1990 season, a streakof futility that ties for sev-enth-longest in league his-tory. The Bengals are 0-4in the playoffs underLewis, losing in the open-ing round at Houston eachof the last two seasons.They're trying to reach

the playoffs for a third

straight season, whichwould be a first for thefranchise.It's a much different

team from 2009. Theflashy Johnson got a lot ofthe attention in trainingcamp that year, and notalways in a positive way.Palmer and an assistantcoach were caught sayingthat the receiver didn't tryhard every play in camp.Last year, "Hard

Knocks" featured theMiami Dolphins, who re-leased Johnson duringtraining camp after his ar-rest in a domestic batterycase.NFL Films will have

five camera crews at PaulBrown Stadium and eightremote-controlled cam-eras set up in team meet-ing rooms. Fans got aninside look at how thefront office operated in2009 after two tight endsgot hurt during camp andBrown suggested a "wildthought" of moving a de-fensive end to the tightend spot. Nobody offered acontrary opinion, themove was made and it did-n't work out.There are several in-

triguing story lines head-ing into camp.Quarterback Andy Daltonis in the spotlight aftertwo poor showings in theplayoffs. LinebackerJames Harrison came toCincinnati as a free agentafter the Steelers let himgo. Cornerback Adam"Pacman" Jones is sched-uled for trial Aug. 19 on anassault charge. Righttackle Andre Smithmissed all of the voluntaryoff-season workouts and amandatory minicamp.Plus, the Bengals will

be in Atlanta for four days,practicing against the Fal-cons.

BengalsContinued from page 7

Tour de France ResultsThursday18th Stage

At L'Alpe d'Huez, FranceA 107.2-mile Alpine stage from Gap to L'Alpe

d'Huez, with three Category-2 climbs and a pair of"Hors categorie" climbs, including one at the finish1. Christophe Riblon, France, AG2R La Mondiale, 4

hours, 51 minutes, 32 seconds.2. Tejay Van Garderen, United States, BMC Racing, 59

seconds behind.3. Moreno Moser, Italy, Cannondale, 1:27.4. Nairo Quintana, Colombia, Movistar, 2:12.5. Joaquin Rodriguez, Spain, Katusha, 2:15.6. Richie Porte, Australia, Sky Procycling, 3:18.7. Chris Froome, England, Sky Procycling, same time.8. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Movistar, 3:22.9. Mikel Nieve, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 4:15.10. Jakob Fuglsang, Denmark, Astana, same time.11. Alberto Contador, Spain, Team Saxo-Tinkoff, same

time.12. Roman Kreuziger, Czech Republic, Team Saxo-Tin-

koff, 4:31.13.Michael Rogers, Australia, Team Saxo-Tinkoff, 4:45.14. Andrew Talansky, United States, Garmin-Sharp,

4:49.15. Jose Serpa, Colombia, Lampre-Merida, 5:18.16. Romain Bardet, France, AG2R La Mondiale, 5:40.17. Igor Anton Hernandez, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi,

same time.18. John Gadret, France, AG2R La Mondiale, 5:42.19. Alessandro de Marchi, Italy, Cannondale, 5:47.20. Bart De Clercq, Belgium, Lotto-Belisol, 5:56.Also26. Bauke Mollema, Netherlands, Belkin Pro Cycling,

6:13.31.Michal Kwiatkowski, Poland, Omega Pharma-Quick-

Step, 7:06.37. Laurens ten Dam, Netherlands, Belkin Procycling,

9:54.42. Tom Danielson, United States, Garmin-Sharp,

12:52.90. Brent Bookwalter, United States, BMC Racing,

25:10.

Overall Standings(After 18 stages)

1. Chris Froome, England, Sky Procycling, 71 hours, 2minutes, 19 seconds.2. Alberto Contador, Spain, Team Saxo-Tinkoff, 5:11.3. Nairo Quintana, Colombia, Movistar, 5:32.4. Roman Kreuziger, Czech Republic, Team Saxo-Tin-

koff, 5:44.5. Joaquin Rodriguez, Spain, Katusha, 5:58.6. Bauke Mollema, Netherlands, Belkin Pro Cycling,

8:58.7. Jakob Fuglsang, Denmark, Astana, 9:33.8.Michael Rogers, Australia, Team Saxo-Tinkoff, 14:26.9. Michal Kwiatkowski, Poland, Omega Pharma-Quick-

Step, 14:38.10. Laurens ten Dam, Netherlands, Belkin Pro Cycling,

14:39.11. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Movistar, 14:56.12. Andrew Talansky, United States, Garmin-Sharp,

16:24.13. Daniel Navarro, Spain, Cofidis, 19:18.14. Maxime Monfort, Belgium, RadioShack Leopard,

19:56.15. Mikel Nieve, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 24:13.16. Daniel Moreno, Spain, Katusha, 30:05.17. Romain Bardet, France, AG2R La Mondiale, 30:45.18. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, RadioShack Leopard,

31:19.19. Daniel Martin, Ireland, Garmin-Sharp, 34:22.20. Richie Porte, Australia, Sky Procycling, 37:42.Also39. Tejay Van Garderen, United States, BMC Racing,

1:07:22.64. Tom Danielson, United States, Garmin-Sharp,

1:41:37.87. Brent Bookwalter, United States, BMC Racing,

2:09:12.

CyclingTour de France Results

LPGA-Marathon Classic ScoresThursday

At Highland Meadows Golf ClubSylvania, Ohio

Purse: $1.3 millionYardage: 6,512; Par: 71 (34-37)

First Rounda-amateurAlison Walshe 32-33—65Paula Creamer 32-34—66Jessica Shepley 32-34—66Lexi Thompson 32-34—66Jacqui Concolino 31-36—67Karine Icher 32-35—67Haeji Kang 32-35—67Inbee Park 31-36—67Gerina Piller 32-35—67Chella Choi 31-37—68Natalie Gulbis 30-38—68Eun-Hee Ji 33-35—68Brittany Lang 31-37—68Mo Martin 32-36—68Ryann O'Toole 34-34—68

Morgan Pressel 35-33—68SoYeon Ryu 33-35—68Ayako Uehara 31-37—68Chie Arimura 33-36—69Sandra Changkija 32-37—69Jodi Ewart Shadoff 34-35—69Katie Futcher 31-38—69a-Lydia Ko 31-38—69Rebecca Lee-Bentham 33-36—69Jin Young Pak 33-36—69Se Ri Pak 33-36—69Beatriz Recari 34-35—69Dewi Claire Schreefel 34-35—69Wendy Ward 34-35—69AmyYang 32-37—69Amanda Blumenherst 33-37—70Heather Bowie Young 32-38—70Irene Cho 34-36—70Hee-Won Han 32-38—70I.K. Kim 34-36—70Maude-Aimee Leblanc 32-38—70Ilhee Lee 32-38—70Meena Lee 35-35—70Stacy Lewis 35-35—70Mika Miyazato 34-36—70Ji Young Oh 32-38—70Stacy Prammanasudh 34-36—70Lizette Salas 32-38—70Karlin Beck 32-39—71Nicole Castrale 33-38—71Paz Echeverria 34-37—71Sandra Gal 36-35—71Vicky Hurst 33-38—71Tiffany Joh 34-37—71Moriya Jutanugarn 34-37—71Sarah Kemp 33-38—71Christina Kim 34-37—71Candie Kung 33-38—71Cindy LaCrosse 33-38—71Lisa McCloskey 34-37—71Becky Morgan 34-37—71Brooke Pancake 33-38—71HeeYoung Park 32-39—71Reilley Rankin 34-37—71Angela Stanford 33-38—71Karen Stupples 33-38—71Momoko Ueda 34-37—71Mariajo Uribe 34-37—71SunYoung Yoo 36-35—71Christel Boeljon 34-38—72Frances Bondad 35-37—72Katie M. Burnett 33-39—72Silvia Cavalleri 34-38—72NaYeon Choi 35-37—72Laura Davies 36-36—72Lisa Ferrero 34-38—72Nicole Hage 34-38—72Mina Harigae 36-36—72Pat Hurst 32-40—72Nicole Jeray 34-38—72Jennie Lee 36-36—72Pernilla Lindberg 37-35—72Jennifer Rosales 36-36—72Alena Sharp 35-37—72Sarah Jane Smith 35-37—72Danah Bordner 35-38—73Dori Carter 36-37—73Lauren Doughtie 36-37—73Moira Dunn 35-38—73Meaghan Francella 35-38—73Marcy Hart 34-39—73Maria Hjorth 36-37—73Katherine Hull-Kirk 33-40—73Amy Hung 35-38—73Mi Jung Hur 35-38—73Kelly Jacques 36-37—73Jeong Jang 35-38—73Jennifer Johnson 34-39—73Sara-Maude Juneau 34-39—73Lorie Kane 37-36—73Min Seo Kwak 34-39—73Jee Young Lee 32-41—73Mi Hyang Lee 33-40—73Inhong Lim 34-39—73Kristy McPherson 36-37—73Sydnee Michaels 33-40—73Paola Moreno 33-40—73Sophia Sheridan 37-36—73Jenny Shin 32-41—73Laura Diaz 34-40—74Brianna Do 34-40—74Veronica Felibert 34-40—74Julieta Granada 35-39—74Mitsuki Katahira 34-40—74Mindy Kim 37-37—74Seon Hwa Lee 37-37—74Amelia Lewis 36-38—74Paige Mackenzie 38-36—74Jill McGill 37-37—74Belen Mozo 36-38—74Erica Popson 32-42—74Caroline Powers 35-39—74Jane Rah 35-39—74Hee Kyung Seo 36-38—74Giulia Sergas 35-39—74Jennifer Song 35-39—74Michelle Wie 35-39—74Jean Bartholomew 32-43—75Julia Boland 35-40—75Kathleen Ekey 35-40—75Austin Ernst 38-37—75Hanna Kang 39-36—75Sue Kim 36-39—75Brittany Lincicome 35-40—75Janice Moodie 34-41—75Thidapa Suwannapura 36-39—75Yani Tseng 35-40—75Shasta Averyhardt 35-41—76Numa Gulyanamitta 36-40—76Daniela Iacobelli 39-37—76Felicity Johnson 37-39—76Marita Engzelius 35-42—77Taylore Karle 38-40—78Haley Millsap 38-40—78

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off a lone tree far left ofthe fairway and wasforced to take an un-playable lie, leading tobogey. But a stretch ofthree birdies in four holesafter the turn movedWoods into contention,and he added another two-putt birdie at the par-517th set up by a couple ofiron shots that just keptrolling and rolling on turfthat played more like atabletop."It was tough," Woods

said. "The golf course pro-gressively got more driedout and more difficult aswe played. I'm verypleased to shoot anythingeven par or better."Rory McIlroy, ranked

No. 2 in the world, is stilltrying to recapture theform he showed last Au-gust, when he won his sec-ond major title with arunaway victory at thePGA Championship.At the moment, he's not

even close.The 24-year-old from

Northern Ireland hackedhis way to a 79 — the sec-ond-worst round of hisOpen career and the con-tinuation of a baffling

slump that began after hechanged equipment."I wish I could stand

here and tell you guyswhat's wrong and how tomake it right," McIlroysaid. "I don't know whatyou can do. You just haveto try and play your wayout. Sometimes I feel likeI'm walking out there andI'm unconscious."The only time McIlroy

shot worse in the Openwas an 80 at St. Andrewsin 2010, but that was morea product of a brutal windthan poor shots.This time, he could

blame only himself. Heck,he didn't even beat birth-day boy Nick Faldo, whostirred up a bit of a tem-pest this week when headvised McIlroy to spendmore time focused on golfrather than off-the-coursepursuits.Faldo, who turned 56 on

Thursday, matched McIl-roy's score even thoughhe's barely played at allthe last three years.Under brilliant blue

skies, the temperatureclimbed into the low 80sand the wind off the Firthof Forth wasn't too much

of a hindrance for themorning starters. Somespectators broke out um-brellas, only it was to fendoff rays instead of rain.The greens were slick

as ice, having baked in theunseasonably dry Scottishweather over the past fewweeks, and several golfers— Phil Mickelson and IanPoulter among them —complained about thetough pin placementsgiven the speed of the put-ting surfaces."The 18th needs a wind-

mill and a clown face,"Poulter griped.But McIlroy had plenty

of problems just getting tothe green.Time and again, he

found himself whacking atthe ball out of the rough ortrying to escape thetreacherous bunkers. Hismost telling sequencecame at the 15th, wherehe drove it into the tallgrass, chopped it out justshort of the green, thensent a putt screaming pastthe flag — right into abunker on the other side.He let out a sigh that

said everything — a once-dominant player who, as

Paul Azinger said earlierin the week, looks "adrift."Johnson, on the other

hand, quickly shook off hisplayoff defeat in the JohnDeere Classic. He didn'tarrive at Muirfield untilMonday morning aftermaking bogey on the 72ndhole and losing to 19-year-old Jordan Spieth, who be-came the youngest winneron the PGA Tour since1931.The loss did nothing to

dampen Johnson's confi-dence.Quite the opposite, ac-

tually.He got on a roll with an

eagle at the par-5 fifth,and birdies at the nexttwo holes sent him to alead that he still had bythe end of the long day."If anything from last

week, what I've embracedis the fact that I'm playinggreat and I can put thatinto play, and I'm certainlysomewhat confident inwhat I'm doing, confidentin my routines, confidentin my walk out there, con-fident in my lines," hesaid.Mark O'Meara had

plenty of confidence, as

well.He ripped through the

front nine as though hewas in his prime — not a56-year-old who has com-bined to shoot 76 over parin the past decade at golf'soldest major.The 1998 Open cham-

pion shot 31 on the frontbefore stumbling a bitwith three bogeys.But O'Meara rolled in a

curling, 35-foot eagle puttat the 17th, lipped out abirdie putt at the tough18th, and finished with a67, tied with Spain'sRafael Cabrera-Bello andjust one stroke off thelead.Not that it's unusual for

an old-timer to play wellin the Open. Four yearsago, Tom Watson nearlywon at age 59.For that matter,

O'Meara wasn't even theonly 50-something playeron Thursday's leader-board.Fifty-four-year-old Tom

Lehman shot 68.Miguel Angel Jimenez,

Brandt Snedeker, DustinJohnson and qualifierShiv Kapur joinedLehman at two shots

back. Kapur, a 31-year-oldfrom India who plays onthe Asian Tour, actuallyled for a while after mak-ing birdies on six of thefirst seven holes, turningwith a dazzling 30.A double-bogey at the

10th knocked him back.Another stroke behind

were major championsWoods, Mickelson, AngelCabrera and Todd Hamil-ton, along with up-and-comer Spieth, whose JohnDeere victory got him intothe Open.The teenager hardly

looked out of place, mak-ing only one bogey the en-tire round.Hamilton's 69 certainly

looked out of place. Henow plays on a minor-league circuit in the U.S.,and this was his lowestround in the Open sincehe improbably won thechampionship in 2004."I didn't really know

what to expect," he said. "Ihit a couple of drives earlywith the driver and madea few putts and that kindof settled me down, and Ididn't try to do a lot ofstuff that I didn't feel com-fortable doing."

BritishContinued from page 7

Natalie Gulbis watches an iron shot Thursday.AP PHOTO

SYLVANIA (AP) — Ali-son Walshe put herself inprime position at theMarathon Classic for herfirst LPGA Tour victory.But, as the name of the

tournament implies, therace has just begun.Walshe shot a 6-under

65, her best score in herfour years on the LPGATour, to take a one-strokelead Thursday in theopening round of the tour-nament formerly knownas the Jamie Farr ToledoClassic.Also daunting is the

who's who of stars on herheels. Paula Creamer, whowon the tournament fiveyears ago, and top-rankedInbee Park, winner of theyear's first three majorchampionships, werewithin two shots.Walshe, among the top

20 on tour in putting stats,three-putted at the firsthole for bogey— then tookonly 19 putts on the next17 holes."I was like, 'Here we go

again,'" Walshe said."Then I one-putted thenext hole and got my con-fidence going."She also chipped in for

birdie on the 14th hole,

her fifth of the day, tojump-start her round.Walshe came into the

Marathon, in its first yearunder its new title spon-sor, quietly. She hasn't hada top 10 this year andranks 55th on the moneylist with earnings of justover $120,000.She hasn't finished

higher than a tie for 17that Kingsmill. Her careerbest is a tie for eighth ayear ago at the KraftNabisco."I've been hitting it

probably the best I've hitit in a long time this year,"said the 28-year-old Uni-versity of Arizona gradfromWestford, Mass. "I'vebeen giving myself a lot ofopportunities, and it'sfrustrating that I haven'tbeen able to really go deepand make some putts."Everybody in the 144-

player field was tor-mented by temperaturesin the 90s, high humidity,little wind and a glaringsun. Teenager LexiThompson, who was tiedwith Canada's JessicaShepley and Creamer at66, said after her roundthat she drank a bottle ofwater per hole.

Walshe leadsat MarathonCreamer, Park close behind

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) —Johnny Manziel strodeinto Southeastern Confer-ence Media Days and wasswarmed by hundreds ofreporters and dozens oftelevision cameras.He shook some hands

and the cameras flashedas he settled into his seat,the star of the SEC's lat-est must-see TV show.If the Texas A&M quar-

terback was troubled byall the attention, he didn'tshow it.Dressed in a dark blue

suit, checkered shirt andstriped tie, Manziel an-swered every questionthrown his way during the30-minute Q&A, somewere even about football.He said he largely enjoysthe spotlight that comeswith winning the Heis-man Trophy — even if itsometimes includes unsa-vory headlines."This is just another

day," Johnny Football saidwith a grin.The 20-year-old sopho-

more and face of collegefootball spent most of histhree-hour stay at theWynfrey Hotel, bouncingfrom one interview ses-sion to another. He mostlytalked about an eventfuloffseason that has fre-quently made him atrending topic."I don't feel like I've

done anything that's cata-strophic," Manziel said."Of course, I've made mymistakes. It's time to growup."The most recent mis-

step came last weekend atthe Manning PassingAcademy. Manziel wasone of many college quar-terback counselors at thecamp for high schoolprospects run by Archie,Peyton and Eli Manningin Louisiana, but he leftbefore it was over.He says he missed ac-

tivities because he "over-slept," and his absencehad nothing to do withbeing out the night before."I was not asked to

leave. It was a mutual de-cision," Manziel said.He said that while

there were social eventsevery night with the Man-nings, he did not miss hismeetings because of toomuch partying."The speculation of me

being too hung over andthat's the reason I missedthe meetings is absolutelyincorrect," he said.Manziel said he fell

asleep without setting hisalarm and his phone diedduring the night.He said he was rooming

with Alabama quarter-back AJ McCarron, butthat McCarron didn'twake him up."I'm definitely not going

to pin it on him," Manzielsaid. "It's my fault — 115,120 percent."He said he was disap-

pointed he missed campactivities, but that therewere "no hard feelings"between him and theMannings. He said he's al-ready been invited back tonext summer's camp andlooks forward to attend-ing.The early exit from the

Manning camp is just partof Manziel's offseason inthe public eye.— He pleaded guilty on

Monday to a misdemeanorof not identifying himselfto a police officer followinga 2012 altercation at a barnear campus in CollegeStation.— He sent out an up-

date on Twitter in Junesaying that he "can't waitto leave" College Station,before quickly deleting theupdated. He later apolo-gized.— He also created a

minor stir in Februarywhen he said he took mostof his classes online anddidn't go on campus verymuch.None of the transgres-

sions were huge, but theycombined to keep JohnnyFootball in the news andraise questions about hischaracter.Every move Manziel

made on Wednesday wasshadowed by a mediathrong. At one point, thequarterback said he feltlike pop star JustinBieber.He talked about his

friendship with NBA starLeBron James, his upcom-ing trip to the ESPYs andall the other positives thatcomes from his fame.He said his carousing

has been at times "blownout of proportion," thoughhe did acknowledge thathe needs to make betterdecisions because he'ssuch a public figure."My offseason, all the

stuff's that's gone on willhave no effect on this sea-son," Manziel said. "I'mready to stop. No moretalk after this. Let's playfootball."Manziel is the first

freshman to win the Heis-man and undeniably aunique talent on the field.He led Texas A&M to an11-2 record, including a 6-2 mark in its first South-eastern Conferenceseason.

Manziel swarmedby SEC mediaQB comfortable with attention

L'ALPE D'HUEZ,France (AP) — After fivegrueling hours of riding,as he strained andsweated to victory in aneye-popping Tour deFrance stage with crowdsthat turned cycling's mostfamous climb into a hugeand raucous high-moun-tain party, Christophe Ri-blon didn't want it to stop.Winning a Tour stage is

always special.Becoming the first

French stage winner atthe 100th Tour was doublyspecial.Doing all this in front of

hundreds of thousands ofscreaming fans, severalrows deep up 21 steephairpin bends in the Alps,well, Riblon wanted thepleasure to last and last."It was as if the crowds

were carrying me. Magi-cal," Riblon said. "The lastkilometer (half-mile) was-n't long enough. I so wouldhave liked to have profitedmore from that momentwith the crowds. It was in-credible. I would haveliked for it to go on for 10kilometers (six miles) likethat."In a Tour that has of-

fered a kaleidoscope ofracing drama and scenicbeauty from its June 29start point on the Frenchisland of Corsica, thisStage 18 was the one thatmost set hearts racing andtongues wagging when or-ganizers unveiled the race

route last October.When their bodies and

minds are already sappedby more than two weeks ofracing, it sent the ridersnot once but twice up thelegendary climb to the skistation of L'Alpe d'Huez.Between the two as-

cents, the route hareddown a sinewy, narrowand risky descent with nosafety barriers that someriders, including Tourchampion-in-the-makingChris Froome, felt wasdangerous.The gamble could have

backfired horribly had arider plunged off a missedbend. But feared stormsdidn't materialize, so theroads didn't become overlytreacherous. The racingproved engrossing.Watching the riders'

high-wire act on the Colde Sarenne descent, espe-cially a heart-in-mouthmoment when Froome'srival Alberto Contadorzipped past him as theysped downhill, was anadrenaline high.The double ascent to

L'Alpe d'Huez made theroadside hordes doublyfrenzied. It was as thoughsomeone had scooped upan entire outdoor musicfestival — with hundredsof thousands of people,tents, barbecues, colors,smells, noise, outdoor toi-lets and all — and scat-tered them across themountain.

Stage winner Christophe Riblon of France cele-brates on the podium.

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3 BR, LR, DR, new kitchen and deck with awning, new full bath up and remodeled ½ basement. Laundry room and full bath on fi rst fl oor. Has

attached and detached garage.

FOR SALE BY OWNER

4190 West Miami-Shelby Road(2nd house east of St Rt 66 on 1 acre)

OPEN HOUSE: July 21, 1-3pm

Call 937-295-2636

40317849

Remodeling & Repairs

• Roofing• Windows• Kitchens• Sunrooms

• Spouting• Metal Roofing• Siding• Doors

• Baths• Awnings• Concrete• Additions

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15 Year Workmanship Warranty

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Help Wanted General

*JOBS AVAILABLE NOW*

CRSI has part-time openings available in Miami, Shelby, and Darke Countiesfor caring people who would like to make a difference in the lives of othersVarious hours are available, including 2nd shift , weekends and overnights

Paid training is providedRequirements: a high school diploma or

equivalent, a valid drivers license, have less than 6 points on driving record, proof of insurance and a criminal background check

To apply, call 937-335-6974 or stop our offi ce at 405 Public Square, Troy OH.. Applications are available online at www.crsi-oh.com EOE

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Help Wanted General

Welder/FabricatorVictory Machine & Fab iss e e k i n g a f u l l t i m ewelder/metal fabricator, min-imum 5 years experience.Stainless steel tig welding,millwright & mechanical ex-perience is a plus. Benefits,paid holidays & premium payavailable based upon experi-ence.

Send resumes to:PO Box 357

Botkins, OH 45306

HIRING NOWGENERAL LABOR plusCDL TRUCK DRIVERS

Training providedExcellent wage & benefits

Apply at 15 Industry Park CtTipp City (937)667-6772

NOW HIRINGPRODUCTION TEAM

MEMBERSFor our manufacturing facil-ity in Sidney, Ohio

Currently hiring productionemployees for all shifts. Weare seeking dependable andhighly motivated individualsthat can excel in a team en-vironment. The ideal candid-ate will be willing to work anyshift, available for overtime,and have good attendance.

We offer excellent benefitsincluding 401(K) and paid va-cation & holidays.

Interested candidates musthave a high school diplomaor GED and be able to suc-cessfully pass pre-employ-ment screening.

Apply online at:

www.emerson.com/careers

click “search and apply” typein Job ID: “ECT-00001065”

We are an equal opportunityemployer

Safety ProfessionalWe are a welded-steeltubing manufacturer seek-ing a self-starter, motivatedindividual for a Safety Pro-fessional.

The main duties include:Collecting, recording, andanalyzing data and present-ing it in report format usingvarious computer programs;arranging and coordinatingsafety, training, wellness andsubstance abuse programsto achieve Company object-ives, including working withvendors of safety and train-ing supplies; implementingand coordinating various on-going safety programs andconducting safety audits inthe plant; maintaining ISO9001 requirements; and ori-entation of new employees.

The successful candidatewill be responsible, well or-ganized, and work well withall levels of employees. Ex-cellent verbal and writtencommunication skills are re-quired. Qualifications in-

experience in the safetyand/or training fields, OSHAregulations, SDS program,and WC experience a must.Associates degree preferred,but not required.

We offer competitive wages,comprehensive health plan(medical, dental, vision, RX),paid holidays, vacation, and401K plan. We are a drugfree workplace.

Please apply between:

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8210 Industry Park DriveP.O. Box 1650

Piqua, OH 45356

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Sales RepresentativesLefeld Welding Supplies Inc.,has an outstanding opportun-ity for Sales Representativesin Greenville and Coldwater,Ohio. responsible for outsideproduct sales and support forcustomer base, growing ex-isting accounts, and develop-ing new accounts. Need self-motivated team players, ex-cellent communication skills,experience in Sales & Ser-vice; Industrial and weldingknowledge helpful.

Send resume to:cindym@lefeld.com

LOCATION/ SALESMANAGER OPPORTUNITY

Join a Superior Team!Superior Auto, Inc. has aSales/ Location Manager op-portunity available in Sidney.We are a long establishedcompany in need of self-mo-tivated individuals seekingmanagement opportunitiesin a growing company.

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For Sale By Owner

Apartments /Townhouses

1 BEDROOM, new carpet, util-ities included, no pets, no met-ropolitan, $250 deposit, $500monthly, (937)773-2931

1, 2 & 3 Bedroom,Houses & Apts.

SEIPEL PROPERTIESPiqua Area OnlyMetro Approved(937)773-9941

9am-5pmMonday-Friday

2 BEDROOM, Townhouse, 1.5bath, appliances, air, garage,$550, No pets! (937)492-52712 BEDROOM APARTMENT,Piqua, 100A Parkridge Place,$500 monthly, central air & ap-p l iances fu rn ished . Ca l l(419)629-3569 .

2 BEDROOM, recently renov-ated, $500 monthly, no pets,(937)974-6333BEAUTIFUL, 2 Bedroom, 2bath, apartment in Troy, Stove,refrigerator, water, sewagetrash paid, (937)238-2560

EVERS REALTYTROY, 2 Bedroom

Townhomes 1.5 bath,1 car garage, $725

3 Bedroom, 1 bath,Double, $675

(937)216-5806EversRealty.net

PIQUA, Colonial Terrace Apts.,Water, Sewer, Trash, Hot Wa-ter, Refrigerator, Range in-cluded. 2 BR $480, 1 BR $450.Washer/ Dryer on site. Petswelcome. No application fee. 6or 12 month lease. (937)773-1952.

Apartments /Townhouses

TROY, 1 & 2 Bedrooms,appliances, CA, Water,

Trash Paid, $425 & $525Monthly.

$200 Deposit Special!

(937)673-1821

Houses For Rent

IN BRADFORD, 3 bedrooms,wrap around deck, ca, new fur-nace, $625 plus deposit, 511North Miami Ave, (937)448-2445

PIQUA 2 bedroom, includesutilities but propane $750 amonth plus deposit, no pets(937)773-0563

Pets

AUSTRALIAN SHEPARDPUPPIES, red merles and redtri's, 6 females, 3 males, ask-ing $200, taking deposits(937)214-0464

BOXER PUPPIES shots ,wormed, tails docked, greatwith kids, born 5/27, ready now(937)418-7686

KITTENS, 7 Black & Tigerfurballs! Free to good homes,5-6 weeks old. Ready to go!call (937)773-5245 after 5pm

Farm Equipment

TRACTOR, FORD 1300 4x4diesel compact Tractor, Lowhours, 3 point, pto. (937)489-1725

Autos For Sale

1996 FORD MUSTANGConvertible, red, 6 cylinder,many updates! Good condi-t ion, 154k miles, asking$4200.

Call (937)773-4587

1999 CHEVY CORVETTE

automatic convertible withapproximately 67,000 miles.This car is in great condition.$20,500 or best offer.

Call Craig at (937)776-0922

2000 HONDA CRV LX, black,with cloth interior, 169k miles,great condition, well main-ta ined. $4000 OBO Cal l(937)492-1091

2005 CHRYSLER LIMITEDCONVERTIBLE, 31,500 miles,excellent condition, $8500, Call(937)570-2248 or (937)773-1831

2003 PONTIAC AZTEC, main-tenance receipts, $3800 OBO.Call (937)658-2421.

Autos For Sale

2002 GMC SIERRA 1500Regular cab, fiberglass hightop camper, aluminum run-ning boards, 2 wheel drive,5300 Vortec engine, excel-lent condition, $8150

Call (937)538-1294

RVs / Campers

24 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER,2 axle, awning, a/c unit, refri-gerator, stove, Lot 14 at PiquaFishing Game Campground(Spiker Road), Lot rent paiduntil March 2014. Can leavethere or tow away. Asking$1,900 OBO (419)778-7178

Trucks / SUVs / Vans

1997 CHEVY SILVERADO

1500 Z71, 4x4, 3 door exten-ded cab. black exterior, Ton-neau cover, 5.7 liter, towpackage, 154000 mi les ,$5200.

(937)726-0273

Air Conditioners

WINDOW UNIT 5000 BTU,used 2 months, will trade for a10 inch IPad (937)778-2131

Baby Items

CRIB, toddler bed, changingtable, swing, glider rocker,walker, high chair, booster,gate, bassinet, pack-n-play,clothes, blankets and more!(937)339-4233

TODDLER BED, vinyl, com-plete with mattress, sheets,spread, good condition, $55(937)339-4233

Furniture & Accessories

ZAZZY POWER CHAIR, newnever used, cost $6300, sacri-fice $1750 or OBO (937)773-0865

Miscellaneous

LONAGERBERGER BAS-KETS (11) and Boyd Bears,Call Pam (937)773-9025 or(937)570-9945. Before 6pm.

AR15 Boost Master (brandnew never been shot), modelnumber, XM15, shoots 223's or556's , $1200 FIRM, Cal l(937)638-8465

Basketball hoop/balls $30, Toychest $20, 2 metal stars, 15beer steins $35, lots of HomeInterior (937)335-6064

BIKE, 3 wheel, red, good con-dition, 24" wheel, large basket,cup holder and horn. Asking$ 2 5 0 . ( 9 3 7 ) 2 3 9 - 7 7 2 0 ,( 9 3 7 ) 2 3 9 - 0 0 6 5

JOHN DEERE, 265 riding lawnmower, 17hp, 48" deck, hydro-static drive, heavy duty, veryreliable, excellent condition,Call (419)628-2101

RIDING LAWN TRACTOR,John Deere, like new, in Troy(937)308-5545

Sporting Goods

CCW CLASS, $60, August17th and 18th, Piqua Fish &G a m e , ( 9 3 7 ) 7 6 0 - 4 2 1 0 ,p a r t h e l y n x @ a o l . c o m

Tickets

RACE TICKETS, (5) Brickyard400, 7/28 NASCAR race in In-dianapolis, Paddock Box inshade near start/finish line,$90 each face value. (937)596-6257.

SERVICE / BUSINESSDIRECTORY

HERITAGEGOODHEW

765-857-2623765-509-0069

Appliances

TERRY’SAPPLIANCE REPAIR

•Refrigerators •Stoves•Washers & Dryers

•Dishwashers• Repair & InstallAir Conditioning

937-773-4552

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Cleaning & Maintenance

40318117

Construction & Building

(937) 473-2847(937) 216-936140296891

Estate Sales

HMK Estate SalesEstate & moving Sales

Complete Estate LiquidationInsured • References10 Year Experience

HMKestatesale@yahoo.com

Call....................937-498-4203

Gutter Repair & Cleaning

40277555

Hauling & Trucking

MINIMUM CHARGES APPLY

COOPER’SGRAVELGravel Hauled,Laid & LeveledDriveways &Parking Lots

875-0153698-6135

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COOPER’SBLACKTOP

PAVING, REPAIR &SEALCOATINGDRIVEWAYS

PARKING LOTS937-875-0153937-698-6135

402970

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Landscaping

Land Care

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Miscellaneous

WALKER with seat, brakes,basket, adjustable height,folds, good condition, $45(937)339-4233WHEEL CHAIR (Merits HealthProducts), Good condition, $80(937)339-4233

Paving & Excavating

40296906

Pet Grooming

Amy E. Walker, D.V.M.937-418-5992

Mobile Veterinary ServiceTreating Dogs, Cats & Exotics

40277626

Pools / Spas

40277397

Remodeling & Repairs