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Feb 232012

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Host Christian Liberty almost saw a 16-point fourth-quarter lead go by the wayside before hanging on to edge Yeshiva from Skokie 54-49 in Tuesday night?s Class 1A boys basketball regional semifinal in Grace Gymnasium in Arlington Heights.

The win sends the 18-10 Chargers, who have won 5 of their last 6, against an old nemisis in North Shore Country Day in Thursday?s 7:30 p.m. regional final.

The top-seeded Purple Raiders defeated Chicagoland Jewish 63-51 in Tuesday?s first semifinal. No. 2 Christian Liberty defeated NSCD 57-56 last week but lost to the Raiders in last year?s regional finals.

The Chargers built a 43-27 lead with 6:49 left in the game following center Ben Thomas? (season-high 15 points, 10 rebounds) putback basket.

?Thomas is a presence for us in the middle,? said Christian Liberty coach Jed Bennett. ?He?s doing it at both ends of the court.?

Yeshiva (13-11) then went to a trapping defense which paid dividends.

?Their traps were very effective,? said Bennett. ?We turned the ball over a few times and then their No. 3 (Meechael Kohananoo) got hot and made it a ball game. We hurt ourselves at the free-throw line (7-of-13 in the fourth quarter) and normally we hit about 70 percent.?

Yeshiva whittled away at the lead thanks to four 3-pointers by Kohananoo (23 points) in the final quarter. He had six 3s for the game.

With 1:16 left Yeshiva closed to 49-45 on Kohananoo?s last basket. Thomas connected on 2 free throws and Luke Comerouski (15 points) hit one to extend the lead to 52-45 with 36 seconds left.

Two free throws by Ami Schawartz and a basket by Tzachi Kahn made the score 52-47 Chargers with five seconds left.

David Colbert threw a fullcourt pass to Comerouski for a layup as time expired.

Thomas also had 11 points in last week?s win over North Shore. He missed the first 16 games because of injury.

?I just play as hard as I can,? said Thomas. ?I?ve really improved the last few days. The coaches have helped me get more determined. I?ve got more motivation.?

Kyle Moriarty was a unsung hero, scoring 13 points, including a key 3 in a 8-0 run to end the third quarter that put the Chargers up 39-26.

?We had a good flow in that stretch,? said Moriarty. ?We need to keep playing with that kind of flow for extended periods. If we play well together I think we can go far in the tournament.?

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Hazy Logic: Liberty Mutual Insurance/SADD Study Finds Driving Under the Influence of Marijuana a Greater Threat to ...

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Feb 232012

BOSTON, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Marijuana use is on the rise among teens and is currently at its highest level among eighth- to-12th-graders in 30 years.(1) Perhaps equally disturbing is that one-in-five (19 percent) teen drivers reports that they have driven under the influence of marijuana, according to the most recent teen driving study by Liberty Mutual Insurance and SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions). In fact, marijuana influence is significantly more prevalent among teen drivers than alcohol, as compared to the 13 percent of teens surveyed who report that they have driven after drinking.

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The study, which Liberty Mutual and SADD have regularly conducted since 2000, highlights a dangerous misconception: many teens don't even consider marijuana use as a distraction to their driving. More than one-third (36 percent) of teens who have driven after using marijuana say the drug presents no distraction to their driving. Also alarming, among the teens who say they have driven after drinking, 19 percent of them believe alcohol use does not present a driving distraction.

“Marijuana affects memory, judgment, and perception and can lead to poor decisions when a teen under the influence of this or other drugs gets behind the wheel of a car,” said Stephen Wallace, Senior Advisor for Policy, Research, and Education at SADD. ”What keeps me up at night is that this data reflects a dangerous trend toward the acceptance of marijuana and other substances compared to our study of teens conducted just two years ago.”

Indeed, in a prior Liberty Mutual Insurance/SADD study in 2009, 78 percent of teens were at the other end of the spectrum, characterizing marijuana use as “very” or “extremely” distracting to their driving. However, in the most recent study two years later, the percentage of teens who felt this high level of concern declined to 70 percent.

“Teens are faced with potentially destructive decisions everyday and don't always make the best ones,” said Dave Melton, a driving safety expert with Liberty Mutual Insurance and managing director of global safety. ”It's our job as mentors, parents, role models or friends to effectively communicate with them to ensure they are armed with the right information and aware of the dangers of marijuana and other substances, especially while driving.”

Power of the Passenger
Friends do play a significant role, as most teen drivers say they would stop driving under the influence of marijuana (90 percent) or alcohol (94 percent) if asked by their passengers. Yet even teen passengers are seemingly less concerned about riding in a car with a driver who has used marijuana than with one who has used alcohol. While a significant majority (87 percent) of teen passengers would speak up and ask the driver to refrain from getting behind the wheel after drinking, only 72 percent of teen passengers would do the same for a driver who has used marijuana. Girls are far more likely to speak up to the driver than boys are in either circumstance.

Liberty Mutual Insurance and SADD have been working together since 1991 to help empower parents and teens to communicate openly about the critical issues young people face every day. Helpful information on how to effectively communicate, including tips on how to be a safe and responsible driver, can be found at www.LibertyMutual.com/TeenDriving. The website also provides guidelines from SADD and Liberty Mutual on how to have good family communication, information about distracted driving, state-by-state teen driving laws, practice permit tests, and video demonstrations of safe driving techniques including parallel parking. Other important safety information can be found at www.sadd.org.

About the Study
Liberty Mutual Insurance and SADD commissioned ORC International to conduct a qualitative and quantitative study to measure teen driving attitudes and behaviors. The study was initiated with a series of four focus groups held in Harrisburg, Pa., and San Francisco, Calif., in October 2010, followed by a survey of 2,294 teens in eleventh and twelfth grades from 28 recruited high schools across the country in January 2011. Overall findings for the study can be interpreted with a 95 percent confidence interval with an error margin of +/- 2.02 percent.

About Liberty Mutual Insurance
“Helping people live safer, more secure lives” since 1912, Boston-based Liberty Mutual Insurance is a diversified global insurer and the third largest property and casualty insurer in the U.S. based on A.M. Best Company's report of 2010 net written premium. Liberty Mutual Insurance also ranks 82nd on the Fortune 500 list of largest U.S. corporations, based on 2010 revenue. The company has over 45,000 employees located in more than 900 offices throughout the world.

The eighth-largest auto and home insurer in the U.S., Liberty Mutual Insurance (libertymutual.com) sells full lines of coverage for automobile, homeowners, valuable possessions, personal liability, and individual life insurance. The company is an industry leader in affinity partnerships, offering car and home insurance to employees and members of more than 13,500 companies, credit unions, professional associations and alumni groups.

About SADD
SADD, the nation's leading peer-to-peer youth education, prevention, and activism organization, is committed to empowering young people to lead initiatives in their schools and communities. Founded in 1981, today SADD has thousands of chapters in middle schools, high schools, and colleges. SADD highlights prevention of many destructive behaviors and attitudes that are harmful to young people, including underage drinking, other drug use, risky and impaired driving, and teen violence and suicide. To become a Friend of SADD or for more information, visit sadd.org, parentteenmatters.org or follow SADD on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

(1) According to the University of Michigan and National Institute on Drug Abuse's 2011 Monitoring the Future Study.

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Romney: Obama Opposes 'Religious Liberty'

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Feb 232012

In a new line of attack on the Obama administration, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said on Tuesday that the administration has fought “religious liberty” in the country, prompting the Obama campaign to call the comments “disgraceful.”

“I will make sure that we never again attack religious liberty in the United States of America,” said Romney, in response to a question about protecting religious freedom at a campaign stop in Michigan. “You expect the president of the United States to be sensitive to that freedom and protect it and unfortunately — perhaps because of the people the president hangs around with, and their agenda, their secular agenda — they have fought against religion.”

Those words prompted a stern rebuke by the Obama campaign, which linked the remarks to earlier statements by Republican candidate Rick Santorum, who has said that Obama espouses a “phony theology.” “These ugly and misleading attacks have no place in the campaign,” said Liz Smith, an Obama campaign spokeswoman.

Religious liberty has been a burning topic over the past few weeks in the wake of the Obama administration’s decision to mandate that insurance companies cover birth control costs even for people employed at church-affiliated institutions. In campaign appearances, Romney has typically steered clear of hot-button social issues.

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Liberty Join or Die - Patriotic T-Shirts for American pride

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Liberty Join or Die, a new t-shirt company with focus on apparel that reinforces the founding of America.

Orlando, Fl (PRWEB) February 22, 2012

Liberty Join or Die is a new T-Shirt company that is focusing on Shirts that reinforce the founding of America. We create apparel that is up lifting and patriotic. Our goal is to provide patriotic apparel that is fun and thought provoking.

Looking at T-shirts, mainly patriotic shirts, we could find plenty of shirts with the flag, supporting the military, etc. What we could not find was patriotic shirts that reinforced the founding of America or its values. We wanted designs that were for everyone, for all Americans. So we started Libertyjoinordie.com as the place for that.

We decided to go with Direct to Garment printing for the shirt production. This is a remarkable process that gives lots of flexibility in how we design shirts and products. We work with a printer, Printfection, that prints the shirts right here in the USA and ships directly to you. We print on Gildan shirts, great quality shirts with a wide selection of colors and sizes. To reinforce the American theme, we have decided to use Old Glory Flag colors that were the colors of the flag from the founding. Many of the designs use images to build metaphorical or allegorical references to America. The best example is our logo, The Liberty Tree.

The Liberty Tree, was an American Elm tree in Boston where the Sons of Liberty met. The Liberty Tree is a part of American history that is not well known, but is a vital part of the fabric of this country. Our logo has a representation of the Liberty Tree with the Sons of Liberty motto, Liberty Join or Die and the 13 Stars of the colonies all underneath the trees' branches.

On this President's day, February 20, 2012, we are letting everyone know about Libertyjoinordie.com. We are a small and new company making patriotic shirts that reinforce the Founding of America and its values. We just want to promote Liberty and Freedom and the values that make America great by using a simple T-shirt.

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Liberty City, a second look

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Feb 222012

I had lunch the other day at Leela’s restaurant in Little Haiti and, boy, was it tasty. Crunchy-on the-outside, moist-on-the-inside fried grouper, fresh veggies and white rice. Simple and good. I’ll be back for more.

That’s precisely what the city of Miami’s Community Development Department hoped for when it invested $430,000 in Community Development Block Grant money from Washington to upgrade the facades of Leela’s and 14 other nearby businesses in Little Haiti. The goal was to improve the look of the neighborhood in order to attract more customers, including folks — frankly, white folks — who normally would never think of going to Little Haiti for anything, much less eating and shopping. These improvements may make some at least consider it. I’m among them.

“We hope that by improving these businesses with their appearances,” said Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones, who represents the neighborhood, “it will begin to get more people to come into this particular corridor to shop, dine and explore.”

That’s a lofty goal that would have been inconceivable even a year or two ago. And it still remains to be seen if perceptions about Little Haiti will change just because its “downtown” — the stretch of NE Second Avenue between 54th and 62nd streets — has been nicely spruced up.

But I’ll be the first to say that downtown Little Haiti now has a fighting chance to attract new visitors, what with Caribbean colors brightening a few blocks of contiguous shops that shine with new paint, awnings, windows and doors. It doesn’t take an urban planner to see that because the refurbished businesses are mostly adjacent to each other there’s a nice synergy. It’s also reassuring that an impressive non-profit called NE2P (Northeast 2nd Avenue Partnership), which includes a cross-section of Little Haiti leaders, is behind the push for these and other improvements. “I believe the facade project is just a taste of what is to come in Little Haiti,” says NE2P staffer Joann Milord. The early evidence indicates she may be right.

But what does the evidence say about similar facade refurbishments in Liberty City? I’m less optimistic. In fact, I’m downright skeptical, as I said in my last column. Not since I wrote about the death of our dog Zoe have I received such an outpouring of reaction from readers. More than 90 percent were supportive, including several residents of Liberty City who see the Northwest 7th Avenue Rehabilitation Project as the latest in a string of political boondoggles. Certainly there were a few Liberty City residents who took umbrage at my “lipstick on a pig” analogy and the leader of the nonprofit that will oversee the Northwest 7th Ave. work, Leroy Jones of Neighbors and Neighbors Assn., which will be paid $62,482, blasted me for prejudging a project that hasn’t even begun. Fair enough.

But ire was nothing compared to Spence-Jones’, who, after spying me in the audience at a recent Miami City Commission meeting, remarked on the “many calls” she was getting from constituents who thought my column and comments were “racist.” She made it clear she agreed.

I asked her at the Little Haiti ribbon-cutting why they’d been able to rehab 15 storefronts there, but would do only four in Liberty City for the same amount of money. Her answer was that there might be more than four. Shouldn’t she know? It’s her district and she’s taking credit for the project.

Last week I took a second, closer look at the four businesses along Northwest Seventh Avenue in Liberty City where $428,000 in CDBG money will be spent to refurbish facades. I came away even less convinced this project will achieve much. None is adjacent to another. They sit on a busy, gritty, crime-ridden street where as many stores seem to be closed as open. It’s an area where a lot of people, black and white, would not be comfortable or safe at night.

Let’s see what the finished product looks like, but this money — which has strict spending guidelines — could be better used for other programs in Liberty City, whose needs are legion. Putting $428,000 in taxpayers’ dollars fixing up the facades of four or even half a dozen businesses on Northwest Seventh Avenue will do nothing of lasting value for the people of Liberty City.

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The Caisse and the Québec Manufacturing Fund invest in Québec company Liberty Spring

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Feb 222012

Supporting international development and creating 30 jobs in the Québec City region

MONTREAL , Feb. 20, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ – The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the Québec Manufacturing Fund (QMF) announced an investment in Liberty Spring Inc., one of North America's largest manufacturers of high precision springs.

” Liberty Spring is one of the best kept secrets in the Québec City region: it's a well established company in Montmagny that operates plants in Mexico , China and Toronto and its products can be found worldwide. Now that's one fine example of a Québec company that was able to retain its technical expertise in Québec while ensuring its growth in the international arena,” explained Normand Provost , Executive Vice-President, Private Equity and Chief Operations Officer at the Caisse. “We are pleased to support the growth of such a successful company.”

A 20,000-square foot plant expansion and automation projects are slated to step up the company's production capacity and support increased sales. The investment by the Caisse and the QMF also enable the succession team to increase its share ownership in the company.

“The QMF's expertise will be harnessed to support the company in its growth projects and help position its new product lines globally,” said Claude Couvrette, Partner at the Québec Manufacturing Fund. “We will also be mandated to support the succession team throughout the transition.”

“Having the Caisse and the QMF as partners means benefitting both from an international network and expertise in corporate development, which will enable us to maximize Liberty Spring's growth potential—here and globally,” explained Richard Guimont, President of Liberty Spring . These partners will also enable us to ensure the long-term development of our company, which manufactures and exports more than one million springs every week.”

ABOUT LIBERTY SPRING INC.
Liberty Spring is a world class spring manufacturer specialized in the area of custom high precision springs and has been involved in the automotive, aerospace and recreational vehicle industries for 25 years. The company, whose head office is located in Montmagny, has distinguished itself internationally through innovation, extensive flexibility and the quality of its springs. In addition to its main Montmagny plant, Liberty Spring has three other manufacturing sites—in China , Mexico and Toronto . The company manufactures and exports more than a million springs every week and one out of every two vehicles in the world has a spring manufactured by Liberty Spring in it. www.libertyspring.com.

ABOUT THE CAISSE DE DÉPÔT ET PLACEMENT DU QUÉBEC
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is a financial institution that manages funds primarily for public and private pension and insurance plans. As at December 31, 2010 , it held $151.7 billion in net assets. As one of Canada's leading institutional fund managers, the Caisse invests in major financial markets, private equity and real estate. For more information: www.lacaisse.com.

ABOUT THE QUÉBEC MANUFACTURING FUND
The $100-million Québec Manufacturing Fund L.P., sponsored by the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, is an investment partnership that has a mandate to identify profitable Québec manufacturing companies that present attractive business opportunities and have the potential to quickly make significant improvements to their operations. The QMF combines the financial expertise of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec with the corporate development expertise of experienced managers. The Fund assists entrepreneurs in Québec's manufacturing sector with their projects by providing financing and expertise for business development, operations management and financial management.www.fondsmanufacturier.com.

Liberty Media Corp (Interactive) Fourth Quarter Earnings Sneak Peek

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Feb 222012

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Liberty Interactive Corporation to Present at the Deutsche Bank 2012 Media and Telecom Conference

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Feb 222012

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

Liberty Interactive Corporation (Nasdaq: LINTA, LINTB) announced that Greg Maffei, President and CEO of Liberty Interactive, will be presenting at the Deutsche Bank 2012 Media and Telecom Conference on Monday, February 27th at 6:15 p.m., Eastern Time at The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, FL. During his presentation, Mr. Maffei may make observations regarding the company's financial performance and outlook.

The presentation will be broadcast live via the Internet. All interested persons should visit the Liberty Interactive Corporation website at http://www.libertyinteractive.com/events to register for the webcast. An archive of the webcast will also be available on this website for 30 days.

About Liberty Interactive Corporation

Liberty Interactive (Nasdaq: LINTA, LINTB) owns interests in a broad range video and online commerce businesses including QVC, Provide Commerce, Backcountry.com, Celebrate Interactive, Bodybuilding.com, Evite, Expedia and TripAdvisor.

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Liberty Interactive Corporation to Present at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference

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Feb 222012

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Liberty Interactive Corporation (Nasdaq: LINTA, LINTB) announced that Chris Shean, Senior Vice President and CFO of Liberty Interactive, will be presenting at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference on Tuesday, February 28th at 2:10 p.m., Pacific Time at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, CA. During his presentation, Mr. Shean may make observations regarding the company's financial performance and outlook.

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Feb 222012

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

Liberty Media Corporation (Nasdaq: LMCA, LMCB) announced that Chris Shean, Senior Vice President and CFO of Liberty Media, will be presenting at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference on Tuesday, February 28th at 2:10 p.m., Pacific Time at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, CA. During his presentation, Mr. Shean may make observations regarding the company's financial performance and outlook.

The presentation will be broadcast live via the Internet. All interested persons should visit the Liberty Media Corporation website at http://www.libertymedia.com/events to register for the webcast. An archive of the webcast will also be available on this website for 30 days.

About Liberty Media Corporation

Liberty Media (Nasdaq: LMCA, LMCB) owns interests in a broad range of media, communications and entertainment businesses, including its subsidiaries Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc. and TruePosition, Inc., its interests in Starz, LLC, SiriusXM, Live Nation Entertainment and Barnes & Noble, and minority equity investments in Time Warner Inc. and Viacom.

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Feb 222012

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

Liberty Media Corporation (Nasdaq: LMCA, LMCB) announced that Greg Maffei, President and CEO of Liberty Media, will be presenting at the Deutsche Bank 2012 Media & Telecom Conference on Monday, February 27th at 6:15 p.m., Eastern Time at The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, FL. During his presentation, Mr. Maffei may make observations regarding the company's financial performance and outlook.

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Liberty Mutual Insurance Schedules Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Earnings Conference Call

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Feb 222012

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

Liberty Mutual Insurance (the “Company”) is scheduled to review its fourth quarter and full year 2011 financial results on March 6, 2012. At 11:00 a.m. EST that day, David Long, Liberty Mutual Insurance President and CEO, will host a conference call to discuss the Company’s financial results.

The earnings release, financial results and other supplemental information will be available on this website www.libertymutual.com/investors prior to the call.

To listen to the call and participate in the Q&A, please dial 800-857-2190, providing the pass code “Liberty” when prompted. A replay will be available until 5:00 p.m. on March 16, 2012 at 866-413-9173.

For further information, please contact Jonathon Jay Grayson, Vice President and Director, Investor Relations, at 617-574-5656 or email investor_relations@libertymutual.com.

About the Company

Boston-based Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc., the parent corporation of the Liberty Mutual Insurance group of entities, is a diversified global insurer and the third largest property and casualty insurer in the U.S. based on A.M. Best Company's report of 2010 net written premium.

Liberty Mutual Insurance also ranks 82nd on the Fortune 100 list of largest corporations in the U.S. based on 2010 revenue. As of December 31, 2010, Liberty Mutual Insurance had $112.4 billion in consolidated assets, $95.4 billion in consolidated liabilities, and $33.2 billion in annual consolidated revenue.

Liberty Mutual Insurance offers a wide range of insurance products and services, including personal automobile, homeowners, workers compensation, property, commercial automobile, general liability, global specialty, group disability, reinsurance and surety. Liberty Mutual Insurance employs over 45,000 people in more than 900 offices throughout the world. For a full description of the Company’s business operations, products and distribution channels, please visit Liberty Mutual Insurance’s Investor Relations web site at www.libertymutual.com/investors.

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Fire, Liberty post wins in Millburn Township girls basketball playoffs

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Feb 202012

Chloe Zegas scored eight points Feb. 16, pacing the third-seeded Fire to a 10-4 defeat of the sixth-seeded Monarchs in the quarterfinals of the Millburn Department of Recreation and Parks' fourth grade girls basketball playoffs at Deerfield School in Short Hills.

In the evening's other quarterfinal, Taylor Nemet dropped in eight points, propelling the fourth-seeded Liberty to a 10-4 defeat of the fifth-seeded Blizzard.

The Liberty held an 8-0 lead after the first quarter.

Elizabeth Parlavecchio scored four points in a losing effort.

The semifinals are scheduled for Saturday, March 3, at Hartshorn School in Short Hills.

The top-seeded Mercury will oppose the Liberty in the first semifinal at 9 a.m.

The second-seeded Comets and the Fire meet in the second semifinal at 10 a.m.

The championship game is scheduled for Monday, March 5, 6 p.m. at Millburn Middle School.

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Liberty Tunnels to build on the past

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Feb 202012

A rendering of what the facades of the Liberty Tunnels will look like after a renovation project. Details have not yet been finalized, and the project's completion is scheduled for November 2013.

A continuing renovation project at the Liberty Tunnels will give its entry facades a new look that is actually quite old.

The fourth phase of work, scheduled to begin next year, will restore the facades to an appearance very similar to what graced the entrances when the tunnels opened in 1924.

“We're trying to replicate some of the original detailing,” said Joseph DiFiore, area manager for Parsons Brinckerhoff, which is designing the project for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

The original facings were concrete with “Liberty Tunnels” engraved on a beam above the portals. In the early 1970s, they were covered with skins made of COR-TEN steel, which develops a rust-colored patina, and brick walls. The steel skins were removed years ago so engineers could evaluate the condition of the concrete behind them.

The first phase of renovations in the 1.1-mile tunnels began in April 2008. PennDOT has invested about $23 million in the tunnels during the first three phases.

Much of the next phase, estimated to cost as much as $24 million, will involve removal and repair of deteriorated concrete, Mr. DiFiore said. When the steel skin was stripped away, about 2 feet of the 4-foot-thick concrete wall behind it was in poor shape, he said.

The project also calls for repairs to a 6-inch-thick curved concrete wall that creates a ventilation duct inside the tunnels, moving air to and from four ventilation shafts that rise 200 feet above the tunnels, connecting to a fan house in Mount Washington. The Liberty Tunnels are believed to be the first artificially ventilated highway tunnels in the U.S., he said.

The tunnel's 11 cross passages, spaced about 500 apart and designed to allow people to escape on foot from one tunnel to the other in an emergency, will be repaired, with new fire doors and new lighting.

The plans were displayed at an open house at Elizabeth Seton Center in Brookline last week.

Cheryl Moon-Sirianni, PennDOT assistant district executive for design, said traffic restrictions will occur mostly at night and on weekends, with some full weekend closures possible. Details have not been finalized. Completion is scheduled for November 2013.

After that, one phase of work remains. It will center on the fan house and is expected to have minimal traffic impact.

Jon Schmitz: jschmitz@post-gazette.com or 412-263-1868. Visit the PG's transportation blog, The Roundabout, at www.post-gazette.com/roundabout. Twitter: @pgtraffic.

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Liberty Common tops Union Colony

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Feb 192012

GREELEY – Arjun Gill made two 3-pointers and scored 18 points and Brad Knab added 13 points to lead Liberty Common (8-11) to a 46-43 victory over Union Colony.

The Eagles scored 21 points in the first quarter to lead 21-8 and never trailed despite a late game run by Union Colony.

“We came out hard and on fire,” Liberty Common coach Russ Spicer said. “We came out flat in the third but we matured and grew in the fourth.”

LIBERTY COMMON 65, UNION COLONY 23- At Greeley, Similar to their previous meeting Wednesday night, Liberty Common took a 23-2 lead after the first quarter and never looked back.

Molly Gillis led all scorers with 15 points and also added nine rebounds. Hannah Ellis scored 12 points and Tabitha Baptista had a strong overall performance with six points and 10 rebounds

The Eagles victory marked their third straight win and finished their season with a 13-5 record.

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Morgan State coasts to 81-69 win over Liberty

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Feb 192012

BALTIMORE (AP)—Aric Brooks scored 18 points and hot-shooting Morgan State coasted to an 81-69 win over Liberty on Saturday.

The Bears, who came into the game shooting 41.4 percent from the field, made 55.1 percent (27 of 49) of their shots, including 8 of 13 from 3-point range.

DeWayne Jackson and Justin Black each added 15 points for the Bears (6-18), who snapped five-game losing streak. It was Morgan State’s most points scored in regulation this season.

Morgan State built its biggest lead of 22 points with 3:15 to play in the first half of the Bracket Busters game on the strength of 15-of-24 shooting during the first 20 minutes.

Jesse Sanders scored 21 points to lead four Liberty players in double figures. Antwan Burrus added 13 points, John Caleb Sanders had 12 and Tavares Speaks 10 for the Flames (12-17), who had a three-game winning streak end.

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Liberty Bank Makes Deal to Sell Two More Branches

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Feb 192012

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Liberty Bank has made another deal to sell bank branches in its effort to meet regulators' demands.

The Des Moines Register reports Ames National Corp. is buying a Liberty branch in two north-central Iowa towns: Garner and Klemme.

Randall-Story State Bank, an Ames National affiliate, will acquire $94 million in deposits and $50 million in loans at the two banks.

Terms are not being disclosed. The deal is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to be completed in the second quarter.

Earlier this month, West Des Moines-based Liberty said three Liberty branches and a drive-up location were being sold to Spencer-based Northwest Bank.

Regulators told Liberty last summer that it needed to raise its core capital ratio. The bank suffered loan losses in Florida during the recession.

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Liberty wrestlers extend winning streak

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Feb 172012

The Liberty wrestling team extended their winning streak by defeating Russell and Larned in Larned on Thursday, Feb. 16. Traditional dual format was used where teams wrestle head to head by weight. In the opening dual with Russell, Liberty won the first four matches, three by fall and one by major decision giving Pratt a 22-0 lead right out of the gate.

Pratt would go on to win 10 of 14 matches, beating Russell 56-24. Dylan Pelland and Dylan Lowe each won their match by a margin of 10 points, scoring a major decision for the team.

Devon Evert, Brandon Guerra, Bryan Balderrama, Devon Koehler, Standard Brown and Brady Ransom all won by fall.

Dalton Prosser and Hunter Doyle each received a forfeit. Jacob Kurz, Bryce Stegman, Christian Masters and Logan Baird lost by fall to tough opponents.

In the final dual of the night, Pratt matched up with Larned in only eight weights. Pratt won five out of the eight matches but accumulated an additional 36 points due to forfeits.

Dylan Pelland, Devon Evert, Dylan Lowe, Standard Brown, Hunter Doyle and Brady Ransom each received a forfeit.

Brandon Guerra and Bryan Balderrama each won by decision avenging previous losses to their Larned opponents.

Dalton Prosser, Christian Masters and Devon Koehler won their matches by fall.

Pratt won the dual by a final score of 60-18.

Hunter Kaufman, Dalton Prosser and Hunter Doyle each won exhibition matches. Hunter Kaufman won an overtime thriller by a score of 10-8, Dalton defeated his Russell opponent 17-12 in a very competitive match-up and Hunter Doyle won by fall. Brandon Kelling, Drew Roadhouse, Dawson Cox, Camden Sweet and Sean Noel also wrestled exhibition matches and competed well.

“It was a solid team performance,” Coach Bryan Pixler said. “I’m seeing a lot of improvement in our athletes especially our beginners but we still have some areas that need work.”

Liberty travels back to Larned on Tuesday to wrestle in a quad with Larned, Lakin and Harper beginning at 4 p.m.

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Conditions of Growth, Economic Analysis - Research Report on Liberty Interactive Corp and Citrix Systems, Inc.

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Feb 172012

HONG KONG–(Marketwire -02/17/12)- Today, www.EquityLeader.com introduced research coverage of Liberty Interactive Corp (NASDAQ: LINTA – News) and Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS – News). Full research reports are available to readers at: www.EquityLeader.com/index.php?sm1=LINTA&sm2=CTXS.

Economic fundamentals leading into 2012 have set a generally positive pace with GDP growth likely to pick up through the coming year. However, there are several important caveats to note as the world economy continues to face headwinds and risks weigh to the downside. Positive outlooks are conditional on fiscal policy in payroll taxes and unemployment insurance benefits and upon the easing of the European debt situation. A repeat of volatility experience in 2011 is likely in 2012, as perceptions about the strength of the U.S. economy and the euro zone will vary over time as events unfold.

Despite the current situation, our team continues to identify high momentum situations with growth potential — there remains strong opportunity within careful discretion.

Equity Leader has decided to cover Liberty Interactive Corp for its current position within the services industry. Liberty Interactive Corporation, formerly Liberty Media Corporation, is a holding company, and through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the video and online commerce, media, communications and entertainment industries. The Company operates in three reportable segments: Leisure, the TripAdvisor Media Network and Egencia. A copy of this report detailing Liberty Interactive Corp (NASDAQ: LINTA – News) is available at: www.EquityLeader.com/index.php?sm1=LINTA.

Equity Leader is also taking note of Citrix Systems, Inc. for its changing role within the technology industry. Citrix Systems, Inc. designs, develops and markets technology solutions that enable information technology (IT) services to be securely delivered on demand independent of location, device or network. To download free research on Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS – News) investors may visit: www.EquityLeader.com/index.php?sm2=CTXS.

About Equity Leader
Whether you are a first time investor or seasoned market professional, Equity Leader provides the resources necessary to simplify your research process. Our focus has always been to empower investors with the information they need to make their own investment decisions.

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Liberty Test Equipment Features Giga-Tronics Microwave Test and Measurement Equipment at ...

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Feb 172012

Giga-tronics, Inc.
4650 Norris Canyon Rd.
San Ramon, CA, 94583
USA

Press release date: February 1, 2012

SAN RAMON, Calif. – Giga-tronics (NASDAQ:GIGA) announced that Liberty Test Equipment featured a suite of Giga-tronics' high-performance RF and Microwave Test and Measurement equipment at the DesignCon conference in Santa Clara, CA. on January 31 thru February 1, 2012.

Liberty Test Equipment, a leader in electronic test equipment asset management provides rental and distribution of Giga-tronics RF and microwave test solutions including fast-switching microwave signal generators, microwave power amplifiers, and high-accuracy power meters and sensors.

“Liberty Test Equipment is proud to feature products from Giga-tronics. We believe that our customers benefit from their state-of-the-art product line and Giga-tronics' clientele will benefit from our flexible rental solutions” said Pam Baker, VP of Sales at Liberty Test Equipment.

“Giga-tronics appreciated the exhibition of our products at an important Silicon Valley Tradeshow and conference. Giga-tronics test and measurement equipment was in good company among the several test and measurement companies exhibiting at the show” said Leonard Dickstein, Marketing Manager at Giga-tronics.

About Liberty Test equipment:
Liberty Test Equipment is a quality source for buying, renting and leasing new and refurbished electronic test equipment. Liberty Test Equipment's 100% customer satisfaction guarantee and commitment to product selection, competitive prices and dedicated customer service distinguishes their business from others. With more than 5,000 products available, Liberty Test Equipment offers test equipment for a variety of applications. They carry oscilloscopes, spectrum and network analyzers, signal generators, power meters, frequency counters, power supplies, equipment racks and wireless and optical test equipment. Liberty Test Equipment was founded in 2002 and is located in Rocklin, California.

Additional information about Liberty Test Equipment is available at www.libertytest.com or 877-417-7413.

About Giga-tronics:
Founded in 1980, Giga-tronics Incorporated (Nasdaq “GIGA”), headquartered in San Ramon, California, is a leading engineering-and-design manufacturer of best-in-class RF and microwave signal generator, microwave power amplifier, USB power sensors, microwave power meters and broadband switching matrices. R&D, production and calibration managers, scientists, engineers and technicians, around the world, use Giga-tronics test equipment and achieve lower cost, higher productivity and greater ease of use in many applications: ATE systems, aerospace & defense, wireless communications and microwave component test. URL: www.gigatronics.com

Contact:
Daisy Kwok
MARCOM Manager
Giga-tronics Incorporated
4650 Norris Canyon Road,
San Ramon, CA 94583
Email: dkwok@gigatronics.com
Phone: 925-328-4650 x 4691

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