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It's Not a Popularity Contest (But if it Were, These 10 Blogs Would Be the Mean Girls)
Around this time of year, it's hard to avoid the ubiquitous Top Ten list — Top Ten Best Movies of the Year, Top Ten Worst Celebrity Breakups of 2016, Top Ten Most Hilarious Internet Videos Involving Squirrels… maybe not that last one, but there are a lot. But don't think we are jumping on the bandwagon or anything. Top Ten lists are kind of my thing. This is the Telltale Ten, after all.
The Telltale Ten Top Ten Most Popular Blog Posts of 2016
Don't Let Business Get Personal — I Disagree
You Have 30 Seconds to Sell Me This Pen
Mean What You Say and Say What You Mean — or Don't
What Do Embarrassment, Fun and Ridiculous Have in Common?
Stop the Insanity — 8 Ways to End Meeting Madness
I Ran Out of Gas. Literally. True Story.
4 Survival Tips — Staying Sane with an Insane Boss
Looking at this list, I think of two things. 1. I can't believe I actually blogged every week for an entire year. 2. There seems to be a theme here — people seem to like the posts with real, genuine and practical advice. You Have 30 Seconds to Sell Me This Pen is about how to ask interesting and revealing interview questions, Stop the Insanity — 8 Ways to End Meeting Madness is about how to hold meetings that are actually productive and Mean What You Say and Say What You Mean — or Don't is a handy guide to interpreting what your boss, employee, or co-worker really means when they say X. (Example: When an employee says, "Just as an FYI…," they mean, "I'm now asking for your forgiveness, because I neglected to ask permission.") Have an idea for another practical advice topic I didn't cover last year? Tweet me, @jax_rosales
Side note: Yes, the number one post of 2016 was actually not written by me. It was written by a real, live millennial named Sullivan. Maybe we need to have more millennial guest bloggers, starting with a Top Ten list — Top Ten Millennials Who Blog About Top Ten Lists. Or something like that.

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* We ask for your personal information when you're registering for membership, purchasing a product or service or participating in an online survey.
* We collect information regarding customer activities on GeraldineKing.com website. This helps us to determine how best to provide useful information to customers and to understand which parts of our websites, products, and Internet services are of most interest to them.
* Please note that all PayPal transactions are subject to the PayPal Privacy Policy.
Other technologies
As is true of most websites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data.
We use this information, which does not identify individual users, to analyze trends, to administer the site, to track users movements around the site and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole. GeraldineKing.com will not use the information collected to market directly to that person. In some of our email messages we use a click-through URL linked to content on the GeraldineKing.com website. When customers click one of these URLs, they pass through our web server before arriving at the destination web page. We track this click-through data to help us determine interest in particular topics and measure the effectiveness of our customer communications. If you prefer not to be tracked simply avoid clicking text or graphic links in the email.
Our companywide commitment to your privacy
As we said, GeraldineKing.com takes protecting your privacy very seriously. To make sure your personal information is secure, we communicate these guidelines to GeraldineKing.com employees and strictly enforce privacy safeguards within the company.
GeraldineKing.com may update its privacy policy from time to time. When we change the policy in a material way a notice will be posted on our website along with the updated privacy policy.
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By Bex, Supplements Buyer and The Naturalist Contributor
After an uncharacteristic drought in New England this year, the skies have parted and graced us with some splash-worthy puddles. When you think of all of that rainfall accumulating (yes, we need more of it) hopefully you envision glistening lakes, cascading rivers and serene beaches. Mmmmmmm, water… Perhaps, if you are like me, you think of your Lifefactory Water Bottle, which you carry around with you wherever you go, like Linus with his blanket. Mmmmmmmm, blanket…
Vital for our health and oh-so refreshing, water is at its best when it's crystal clear and pure; the murky news is that it can easily become contaminated. So if our water becomes contaminated, it makes sense that our bodies may very well also become contaminated over time. Oh no! A seemingly unlikely culprit, water can actually be quite dangerous when it isn't properly purified.
Over two thousand chemicals and toxins have been found lurking in our water supply here in the United States. The even scarier news is that many of the chemical culprits are more absorbable via water than they are from food! While Cambridge is known for some of the cleanest, most well-filtered water in the country, the city has also been around for a looooong time. That can mean old piping, which too often leads to corrosion and leaching into the flow from your tap.
Many of you already drink filtered water, but did you know that shower filters can be as essential for supporting your overall health and well-being? If water isn't treated by chlorine, bacteria has the opportunity to greedily proliferate in shower heads. While you don't want germs to fester, chlorine can do its own kind of damage, binding to your skin and disrupting its healthy probiotic content, as well as stripping down the protective layers of your hair.
Whether it's dry skin, incessant rashes, an itchy or scab-ridden scalp, or hair that feels like brittle stalks of burnt hay, chlorine could be the stealthy offender. Even the EPA has acknowledged that, "chlorine byproducts trigger the production of free radicals in the body, causing cell damage, and are highly carcinogenic." Yet it's important to let your skin steep in hydrating wetness on the regular, so removing that chlorine makes a whole lot of sense.
When our pores expand in the heat of baths and showers, our skin, which is our largest organ, pretty much drinks water; you don't want other toxic chemicals floating around there either. Showering is your meditative time to literally wash away your troubles, why add more troubles onto your skin?
Unfiltered shower water comes with with the additional risk of an increased load of airborne toxins that threaten to dance all over your house! While I encourage you to dance all over your house, let's keep those contaminants out of the vapor you inhale when you're shakin' it, especially since they can contribute to congestion and other respiratory challenges. While filtered showerheads may seem like a gimmicky health fad, they can significantly limit these hazards and offer softer and healthier skin to boot. We recommend the Fixed Filtered by Clearly Filtered, which removes up to 95% of chlorine along with odors, dirt and other sediment in your water. It also has several settings so that you can get a powerful spray or a rainwater-esque rinse. Cleanse your water so that you can appropriately cleanse yourself!
Scum scum go away, come again another day! Instead, scrub-a-dub-dub with a slippery blanket of filtered water! Mmmmmmmmm.
This blog post is for general health information only. This Web site is not to be used as a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment of any health condition or problem. Users of this Web site should not rely on information provided on this Web site for their own health problems. Any questions regarding your own health should be addressed to your own physician or other healthcare provider.


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Today I welcome Stella Grace to my blog. A new author publishing with Blushing Books, Stella Grace's first book, Renovating His Heart, (love this title) is out now. Get to know Stella a little bit better with the author Q&A at the end of this blog post.
Grace and Ty may be trying to renovate former relationships but they find they are constructing a new one.
In a world dominated by men, Grace Evans just wants to take over her father's construction company.
However, her father believes Ty Parks, his Senior Superintendent, is a better candidate.
When past mistakes haunt Grace, her father makes one final decision that takes both Ty and Grace by surprise.
Now, as they struggle to renovate former relationships they discover they are constructing a new one.
Publishers note: This contemporary romance includes sensual scenes.
Buy link: Amazon
The sound of gravel crackling below the weight of tires came up behind him, but Ty didn't turn around. He was too focused on the activity flaming in front of him.
Bright headlights dimmed as the sound of the quiet engine cut off while Ty crossed his well-defined arms over his chest and studied the activity in front of him.
He finally turned around just as a 29-year-old woman placed her shapely legs out of the candy-apple sports car. She wore vivid red stiletto heels, which hugged her petite feet perfectly. Ty took a moment to ogle the beautiful woman as she stood with her long legs gracefully taking on the weight of her fit body. She wore dressy black shorts and a business casual top accented by costume jewelry.
Noticing the calm that blanketed the site, Ty turned to find most of his men had stopped to look at the mysterious woman as well.
He cleared this throat. They didn't have time to waste gawking after the magnificent creature who clearly didn't belong on his construction site.
"Excuse me! We only have a couple of hours before the concrete arrives. Let's go!" he yelled, and his men quickly swarmed back to work.
Once he was satisfied that the distraction was no longer an issue, Ty turned his attention back to the beauty approaching him with a box of donuts in her hand.
She had long, smooth chocolate hair hanging down her back, which looked recently trimmed and styled. She didn't appear to be wearing any makeup and clearly didn't need to.
"Are you Ty?" her singsong voice asked him.
"Yes. Can I help you?" He regretted how blunt his words sounded but, in his defense, it was not a good time.
"Ty, I'm Grace. I'm here to help you manage this job," she collectedly told him, extending her delicate hand while balancing the donuts in the other.
Ty couldn't hold back the howl of laughter that rose from his gut. He didn't accept her handshake and flashed a bright smile.
"Oh, sweetheart, that's a good one. Who sent you? Bill?" Ty asked her with laughter remaining in his eyes.
She didn't waver, humor absent from her sky-blue eyes.
"If you mean Bill Evans, then yes, he sent me."
"You can tell Bill I said thank you for the laugh and donuts," he responded, appraising her body with his hungry eyes. He reached out and graciously took the donuts from her with a coy smile on his lips.
"I'm sorry. I think you misunderstand why I'm here, Mr. Parks. I'm not here for your visual pleasure. I'm here to help manage," she said and tilted her chin just a little higher.
Her tone sobered Ty just a little.
"I'm sorry. I don't need help," he told her, switching gears and flashing her a coy smile.
"Mr. Evans advised me there was an issue with a subcontractor this morning?" Now her eyes held a hint of amusement, which clouded them like a slate blue storm.
"There was, but as you can see, it's been handled, and we are back on schedule," he smiled, trying his hardest to hide the discontent flowing in his veins.
She raised her voice so that everyone on the site could hear her, "Maybe I should introduce myself and get started on the right foot."
Ty tried to keep his anger intact, shifted uncomfortably on his feet. Maybe this was a test to see if he would get distracted.
"So, Mr. Parks, I would like to formally introduce myself. I'm Grace Evans, Bill Evans' daughter." She extended her manicured hand firmly out again.
This time Ty accepted it as his jaw dropped wide open.
More about Stella Grace:
Have you ever read a book that kept you turning pages until 2 a.m. only to be let down by the outcome?
Author Stella Grace had that happen all too many times and that's why she started writing. She prefers modern romance stories with feisty women and dominant men but likes to hold off on erotic scenes until midway and sometimes the end of the book to keep the suspense.
She married her high school sweetheart and they share two school-age children in sunny Florida but desires life in the Georgia mountains. Stella is a restless soul who loves to travel and provide her kids with as many experiences as she can. She holds a degree in Psychology which her husband hates because she actually understands him.
Connect with Stella Grace:
Visit her website here: www.authorstellagrace.com
Find her on Facebook – www.facebook.com/stella.grace.3954546
Visit her Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/Stella-Grace/e/B07FB33VDV/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1
Instagram: author.stella.grace
Questions and answers with Stella Grace
Where did Grace come from?
I've personally worked in the construction field for almost fifteen years and I've found it to be very difficult to excel as a woman. I'm not saying that I have been degraded or disrespected in my field. I have worked with some amazing men that have treated me with the utmost respect. What I am talking about is the lack of women in construction. In my experience it is a very male dominated field, from Architects, to Engineers and General Contractors. Grace is a woman that wants to break the mold and show people that just because she is a beautiful woman doesn't mean her only role is a secretary.
Was there a particular reason to choose the subject of construction?
Write what you know. I was taught that a long time ago so I knew that construction had to be my field. When you read Renovating His Heart, you'll hear my knowledge about construction and the working of a jobsite.
Grace is a strong character. Is she based on you?
I'd like to think myself a fireball. I don't back down. But I've also been very lucky to work for men in my field that have respected me and openly educated me when I needed it. Not all women in construction have had positive experiences like me and I wanted to shed a little light on that.
Any comments on the title?
I love tiles that play on words. So Renovating His Heart seemed appropriate.


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Security Slice: Google's Project Zero
Google recently announced "Project Zero", a new security research team that will work towards discovering vulnerabilities. When bugs are found, Project Zero will follow a responsible disclosure process by giving the software vendor 60 to 90 days to issue patches before public disclosure. This time frame may be reduced for bugs that appear to be actively exploited.
How will Project Zero impact security research and responsible disclosure as a whole?
Listen to episode 165 of our security slice podcast and hear Tim Erlin, Tyler Reguly and Lane Thames discuss how Project Zero's shorter time frame may actually aid responsible disclosure, why an in-house security research team makes business sense for Google and other possible ulterior motives behind this initiative.
- Security Slice: Bitcoins and Botnets
- Security Slice: The OpenSSL Revival
- Security Slice: Beware of Energetic Bear
- Security Slice: Your Hackable Home
The Executive's Guide to the Top 20 Critical Security Controls
Tripwire has compiled an e-book, titled The Executive's Guide to the Top 20 Critical Security Controls: Key Takeaways and Improvement Opportunities, which is available for download [registration form required].
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The G20 meeting concludes on September 6, 2013, in St. Petersburg, Russia and delegates released their leaders' declaration.
Eric LeCompte, Executive Director of Jubilee USA Network, releases the following statement:
"In spite of what's been portrayed as a meeting divided by Syria issues, the G20 has really come together on corruption. It's clear that the G20 is interested in focusing on these issues for the long haul.
"On debt, we were excited to learn of the G20's internal conversations on an international bankruptcy process. We need such a process to ensure stability in the global economy. While G20 leaders recognized the importance of addressing debt sustainability, they're still relying on financial institutions to work with the developing world in ways that hinder growth.
"It's exciting to see the G20 continue the conversation on curbing global tax avoidance. As a global community, this continued focus is imperative to protect the most vulnerable. While some proposals are still falling short, there's progress on information sharing to stop tax avoidance.
"We agree with the G20 assessment that the 2010 IMF Quota and Governance Reform is urgently needed. The U.S. Congress needs to follow the lead of the White House and just get this done. This is the most immediate path for increasing the participation of the IMF's poorest member countries.
"It's encouraging the G20 wants to ensure higher levels of protection for consumers."
Jubilee USA Network is an alliance of more than 75 U.S. organizations, 250 faith communities and 50 Jubilee global partners. Jubilee's mission is to build an economy that serves, protects and promotes participation of the most vulnerable. Jubilee USA has won critical global financial reforms and more than $130 billion in debt relief to benefit the world's poorest people. www.jubileeusa.org


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This is a group for people to share their concerns about what is going on in Abilene Texas USA
Website: http://www.skip-stanley.com
Location: Abilene, Texas USA
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Latest Activity: Aug 18, 2013
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What is this "Book of Yahweh" you mention? Do they have their own separate book?
aka...."bible", right? (...be it the HRV or Sacred Name versions)
So again, does the "cult" of the "House of Yahweh" have any book aside from scripture they/you consider "scripture" and "inspired"?
The "Book of Yahweh" published by the House of Yahweh is a substantially paraphrased version of the Scriptures.
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|Washington and Jefferson will start the 2018
season with a No. 3 ranking.
d3photography.com photo by Larry Radloff.
by Jim Dixon
Last year it was the Washington and Jefferson Presidents who took the mantle as Mideast Regional champs and they ended the season with their highest ranking and a runner-up finish in the D-III World Series. W&J will be in the national spotlight again but will have plenty of company for the regional trophy.
Count Wooster as the number one contender. Always a national powerhouse, the Scots will be back again for a shot at glory. Out in Michigan, the MIAA is getting a resurgence. Adrian will see plenty of challenges but look for the Bulldog's bite to be as ferocious as ever.
The OAC is always a place to look for Regional contenders. Mount Union is expected to have the upper hand but Otterbein and Marietta will challenge the Purple Raiders on the diamond. Franklin is an early favorite over the surprise team in 2017, Earlham. La Roche and Case Western will also be teams to keep an eye on as the Mideast race is wide open for 2018.
New Faces
Brandon Crum, Allegheny: Crum returns to Allegheny after serving as the team's assistant coach from 2012-16 under former head coach Kelly Swiney, who tendered his resignation in July. "It's a remarkable feeling to have the opportunity to represent Allegheny College and the Gator baseball program as head coach," Crum said. "As a native of the Meadville area and former assistant coach here, this institution is truly home to me. Allegheny has meant so much to my family and I over the years, and I have tremendous pride and passion for Gator athletics."
Pete Daniels, Clarks Summit: Daniels will be tagged with the challenge of leading the team into its first season as a member of the CSAC. He has fine-tuned his knowledge of the game over the past few seasons in the assistant coaching ranks and has worked hard to build a trusting, caring relationship with the players.
RJ Barnard, Penn State Altoona: Barnard was the team's interim head coach last season after being named to that position in 2016. He now steps into a full-time staff role within the Penn State Altoona Athletics department. Barnard has earned this opportunity through his dedication to Penn State Altoona as a former student-athlete, a part-time baseball coach, and a part-time staff member in our Athletics department.
|New Titan's head coach Kelly Swiney moved from
Allegheny to Westminster (Pa.) last summer.
Allegheny athletics photo
Kelly Swiney, Westminster (Pa.): Swiney took over the reins of the Titan's squad this summer. Swiney had been the head baseball coach at Allegheny for the past nine seasons. "First and foremost, I would like to thank Director of Athletics Jim Dafler and President Kathy Richardson for this opportunity," Swiney said. "Their vision and commitment to the future of the athletic department and baseball program is impressive. I feel very fortunate to become the next head baseball coach at Westminster College. I can't wait to get started." In eight of his nine seasons as the Gators' head coach, Swiney guided the team to winning seasons, including a trip to the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament Championship game in 2013.
Games to Watch in 2018
March 11: Washington and Jefferson hosts La Roche in a crucial regional contest.
March 23: Mount Union doubleheader with Otterbein could decide OAC title.
April 1: Case Western ends four game set with Emory in UAA clash.
April 6,7: Kalamazoo and Hope meet in a four game set.
April 8: The annual grudge match between Wooster and Marietta is at Don Schaly Stadium.
April 21: Franklin and Earlham play a doubleheader in Franklin, Ind.
Conference Previews
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference: La Roche (34-10) has consistently ranked among the nation's top teams over the past several years as they have won four straight AMCC Championships. Make 2018 the fifth straight. La Roche returns five AMCC All-Conference players including 2017 AMCC Pitcher of the Year Nick Tunstall (4-1, 2.66 ERA, 30K). Tunstall is joined in the rotation by Regis Sauer (9-1, 3.67 ERA, 37 K) as the pitching staff returns with 31 wins from 2017 represented in the 2018 staff. The Red Hawks will need a solid pitching staff as five All-Region players graduated in 2017 from the hitting lineup, leaving plenty of holes to be filled on the offense.
Penn State-Behrend (25-19) will contend with La Roche for conference supremacy. Penn State Behrend lost two top batters and their second-best pitcher to graduation but a solid core remains. Scott Sada (.390, 7 HR, 48 RBI) led the Nittany Lions in nearly every offensive category and will be joined by senior David Boehme (.309, 1 HR, 30 RBI) at the plate. Junior pitcher Phil Myers (6-1, 3.05 ERA, 50 K) and senior pitcher Jack Herzing (5-3, 3.84 ERA, 80 K) will anchor a veteran pitching staff.
Pitt-Greensburg (18-15) and Penn State-Altoona (19-21) made the conference tournament. Penn State-Altoona improved their record by eight wins over the previous season and expect further improvement in 2018. Building on a team that consisted of over twenty freshmen, head coach RJ Barnard will have just a few upperclassmen in the starting lineup. Senior Jim Shomberg (.391, 11 RBI) and junior Austin Anderson (.337, 6 RBI) will be counted on for their leadership abilities to help a still young team mature.
|Matt McCourt finished second in the nation with
15 home runs in 2017.
Mount Aloysius athletics photo
Mount Aloysius (17-26), Pitt-Bradford (16-25) made the 2017 tournament as the bottom two seeds and both advanced to the final round of four, upsetting the higher seeded teams. Medaille (12-27), D'Youville (4-26), and Hilbert (8-24) all stayed home from the AMCC tournament. The top player from the south end of the AMCC standings is Mount Aloysius shortstop Matt McCourt (.349, 15 HR, 48 RBI). Alfred State joins the AMCC as an affiliate member this spring.
TEAM TO BEAT: La Roche
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference: Franklin (21-17) finished outside the playoffs on 2017 but expect the Grizzlies future to move upwards in 2018. Five of seven All-HCAC performers return, all named to the first or second team. At the top is All-Region pitcher Jordan Clark (7-0, 3 SV, 2.82 ERA, 80 K) back for this junior season. Classmate and starting shortstop Sam Claycamp (.347, 7 HR, 34 RBI) is the top returning batter. He will be joined by senior third baseman Frank Podkul (.282, 6 HR, 35 RBI), junior catcher Jackson Freed (.328, 1 HR, 20 RBI) and freshman first baseman Nick Wright (.310, 9 HR, 41 RBI).
Earlham (30-14) had a historic season last year and their steady improvement proved that this is a program on the rise. With some regional experience under their belt they will be out to prove 2017 was status quo, not a fluke. Mount St. Joseph (24-20) may not be a national contender but if the same lightning that struck Earlham in 2017 hits, the Lions will be more than conference playoff contenders. MSJ have a solid core returning with Nathan Hunter (.329, 5 HR, 32 RBI), and Kyree Hawkins (.288, 1 HR, 19 RBI) swinging the bats and Alex Wagner (1-5, 2.63 ERA, 57 K) on the mound.
Manchester (22-21) finished second to Earlham in 2017 and made a quick exit in the conference tournament. With six position players and four key pitchers back for the 2018 season the Spartans will be in the fight for the HCAC title. Good news for 2018 (and the next year) is that the HCAC freshman of the year, Joe Gallatin (.358, 7 HR, 46 RBI) will behind the plate with a core of junior position players. Heading out to the mound will be seniors Brandon Eck (4-4, 3.91 ERA, 41 K) and Stephen Pinarski (3-2, 3.89 ERA, 20 K).
Rose-Hulman (18-24) was hit hard by graduation and is looking to rebuild. With a big recruiting class, the team will have to mature quickly to make the conference tournament but a return to the end of the season playoff is more likely in 2019 than this season. Junior outfielder David Burnside (.384, 7 HR, 38 RBI) is the Engineers best returning hitter and part if an outstanding junior class. Defiance (14-25), Bluffton (15-20), Hanover (18-20), Anderson (14-23), Transylvania (13-24) round out the bottom half of the 2017 standings with Defiance pitcher Paris Creek (3-2, 1.87 ERA, 26 K) the only first team All-HCAC player from this group back in 2018.
TEAM TO BEAT: Franklin
|2018 D3baseball.com Preseason All-American
has Kalamazoo looking to top the MIAA in 2018.
Kalamazoo athletics photo
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association: Not every team can lose two All-Americans (Ian Mikowski and Ryan Dorow) and still be looking at a conference title. Adrian (34-13) is doing just that. And in a conference that has seen teams behind them in the standings take big steps towards challenging the Bulldogs. You only have to look at the Adrian's All-MIAC pitching staff to know where their strength will be in 2018. D3baseball.com Preseason All-American and reigning MIAA Pitcher of the Year Tommy Parsons (12-1, 1.23 ERA, 60 K) will be the staff ace with All-MIAA Pierce Banks (8-1, 2.43 ERA, 60 K) and Jason Schroeder (6-0, 2.49 ERA, 39 K) giving the Bulldogs one of the best rotations in D-III nation. Senior Hunter Hayes (.345, 4 HR, 46 RBI) is expected to have a big year and help replace some of the production from Mikowski and Dorow.
Hope (24-18) is eyeing another spot in the MIAA end of the season tournament. The outfield will get an upgrade as freshman Evan Maday joins sophomore Mason Opple (.373, 2 HR, 36 RBI) and junior Jordon Fairchild (.298, 12 RBI, 10 SB) patrolling the expanse of Buys field. The Dutchmen return Nick Holt (5-3, 4.40 ERA, 28 K) on the mound.
Kalamazoo (31-14) is poised to take the step to national prominence and 2018 will be a statement year if they can match last year's record performance. Graduation saw a number of players with school records see the end of their college career but the program will look into their pool of talent for replacements. One big piece of their success has been 2018 D3baseball.com Preseason All-American Ryan Orr. Orr (7-2, 3.05 ERA, 76 K) has rewritten the pitching record book but as a two-way player posted big numbers with the bat (.331, 31 RBI, 10 SB) as well. Like Orr, junior Jordan Wiley (.288, 17 RBI, 36 SB) had has success in the spring and in the top summer wood-bat leagues.
Calvin (20-23) is looking to be a strong contender for the top of the MIAA standings. Two-way player junior Jonathon Keane (.296, 2 HR, 25 RBI, 5-4, 3.90 ERA, 59K) will contribute from the plate, the mound and on defense as the starting shortstop. Sophomore Logan Marshall (.325, 1 HR, 12 RBI) will be behind the plate and senior Nate DeZwaan (.336, 1 HR, 27 RBI) will handle defensive duties at the hot corner. Trine (19-18), Alma (15-25), Albion (15-24), and Olivet (8-32) missed the playoffs with Trine and Alma losing out to Calvin on tiebreakers. First team All-MIAA infielder Jacob Heller (.408, 2 HR, 25 RBI) returns to Trine for the 2018 season.
TEAM TO BEAT: Adrian
|Michael Wielansky is a top candidate for Player of
the Year as he leads Wooster on the field in 2018.
Wooster athletics photo
North Coast Athletic Conference: No. 14 Wooster (36-10) will be the top team out of the NCAC again. They will bring a mix of experience and youth to the diamond and a deep pitching staff on the mound. D3baseball.com Preseason All-American Michael Wielansky (.425, 10 HR, 54 RBI) was one of the top players in the summer wood bat leagues and part of an all junior infield. Gone is Michael Houdek, 2017 NCAC Pitcher of the Year, but three quality upperclassmen will take the rock. Nanak Saran (8-0, 2.92 ERA, 61 K) and Chandler Dippma (4-0, 2.57 ERA, 7 k) will start and James Usher (3-0, 1.75 ERA, 18K) will come out of the bullpen.
Providing a challenge to the Scots will be Denison (29-12), The Big Red has finished just outside the Regionals in back-to-back years and are determined to break through the door this spring. Senior outfielder Tanner Johnson (.383, 21 SB, 38 RBI)) is coming off an All-Region performance in 2017 and a solid summer in the Coastal Plains League. Shortstop Jack Blanchard (.366, 3 HR, 33 RBI) and catcher Sam Frazen (.258, 1 HR, 18 RBI) will provide senior leadership in key defensive positions. Senior Andrew Bruss (5-1, 3.00 ERA) is a top returner on the mound.
Oberlin (23-20) bounced back from a down year following their only NCAA playoff berth (2015) with a program record for wins. To avoid another let down, the Yeomen will need the offensive production from junior catcher Brendan Mapes (.400, 4 HR, 31 RBI) and senior designated hitter Milo Sklar (.323, 10 2B, 18 RBI) to continue. Sklar (2-2, 7 SV, 4.89 ERA, 18 K) will also come out of the bullpen in support of Oberlin's top pitchers - senior Sean Kiley (5-2, 3.67 ERA, 62K) and junior Zachary Steer (5-1, 4.83 ERA, 27 K). DePauw (33-13) earned an at-large bid in 2017 but to repeat, they will have to do it without their two to All-Region Players and four more players who earned All-NCAC honors. The lone conference honoree returning is senior outfielder Collin Einertson (.353, 4 HR, 40 RBI)
Allegheny (23-17), Kenyon (17-23), Hiram (16-19), Wabash (22-16), Ohio Wesleyan (14-26), and Wittenberg (13-23) missed the conference tournament in 2017 Allegheny is looking to return in 2018. The lineup is in flux as first year head coach Brandon Crum finds the right spot in the lineup and in the defense for his athletes. Expect to see juniors Brandon Pouch (.434, 5 2B, 18 RBI) behind the plate and Ethan Pawlak (.369, 2 HR, 24 RBI) in the outfield and in the heart of the order. The Gators were hit hard on the mound by graduation but return a couple of arms that will continue to see improvement with a solid bullpen to back them up.
TEAM TO BEAT: Wooster
|Phil Mary was named the Kent Tekulve OAC
Pitcher-of-the-Year in 2017 and is looking for
the same honor in 2018.
Mount Union athletics photo
Ohio Athletic Conference: The defending Mount Union Purple Raiders (31-11) are poised to make it two in a row. One of two team to have two players on the D3baseball.com Preseason All-American first team, Mount Union also has a senior laden team that knows that time to win is now. Senior outfielder Billy Goodall (.451, 3 HR, 34 RBI, 25 SB) and junior starting pitcher Phil Mary (10-0, 0.78 ERA, 62 K) made this year's season opening honor role. Add in the likes of seniors Joey Keleman (.348, 5 HR, 37 RBI) and Jimmy Scott (.300, 13 2B, 36 RBI) and you understand why the expectations are high in Alliance, Ohio
Also in the mix for a run at the conference crown is Otterbein (31-14). Six of the starting nine are upperclassmen but look to the pitching staff as the strength of the team. Three returning pitchers account for 22 of the 31 wins in 2017 - senior Craig Prince (7-4, 2.25 ERA, 96 K), senior Stevie Yuran (7-4, 2.25 ERA, 66 K), and junior Johnny Putnam (8-2, 2.77 ERA, 44 K).
Marietta (22-18) has always been in the mix for the conference title. Head coach Brian Brewer always finds a way to get his team ready and has assembled one of the toughest non-conference schedule to get his team ready for the OAC season. The Pioneers will be led by a trio of senior All-OAC players. On the offense will be second baseman Conner Golden (.300, 2 2B, 18 RBI) and shortstop Chris Pettrucci (.318, 8 2B, 8 RBI). David Stover (7-1, 2.48 ERA, 25 K) is one of the Pioneers best on the mound.
Baldwin Wallace (22-17) will have some big shoes to fill if they want to reach their high-water mark in wins (31) set just three years ago. Cole Nieto, an All-Region performer, who fueled the rise to national consideration, is gone but the Yellow Jackets have a senior class that hungry to make the conference tournament. Alex Marcum (.347, 5 HR, 41 RBI) and Trent Kaltenback (.345, 1 HR, 20 RBI) will swing a bat and Evan Lovick (8-2, 2.47 ERA, 49K) is looking for another stellar year on the mound.
Heidelberg (22-17) and John Carroll (18-22) finished just outside a conference playoff spot but each is looking to improve this season. to get back to the OAC playoffs, Heidelberg will look at two players in their last year of eligibility to get them there. Senior Anthony Hajdu (7-2, 2.81 ERA, 53 K) will look to add wins from the mound and graduate second baseman Evan Long (.388, 5 HR, 37 RBI) will do it with his bat and glove.
Ohio Northern (21-19), Capital (17-20), Muskingum (15-23), and Wilmington (7-33) rounded out the standings. The Capital Crusaders will be able to pitch and field the ball from the start of the season as they look for offense to catch up. Capital's top pitcher will be senior Joe Borkey (3-2, 3.57 ERA, 46K). Ohio Northern's TJ Storer (1-0, 14 SV, 1.69 ERA, 12 K) earned D3baseball.com Preseason honors as a relief pitcher.
TEAM TO BEAT: Mount Union
|Thomas More is the only team to make every
PAC championship since joining the conference
and Ben Laumann (pictured) will be key for a
13th straight appearance.
Thomas More athletics photo
Presidents' Athletic Conference: No. 3 Washington and Jefferson (42-13) has loaded up their schedule with the best teams in the region with the goal of returning to the championship round. With a senior heavy lineup and rotation, all the elements are there for a National title run. Seniors Bryce Schnatterly (9-1, 3.40 ERA, 27 K) and Matt Heslin (5-0, 3.29 ERA, 30 K) provides a solid 1-2 punch in the rotation. Catcher Dan Trettel (.268, 5 3B, 20 RBI) will provide senior leadership behind the plate with first baseman Mark Merlino (.388, 8 HR, 47 RBI) doing the same with the bat.
Thomas More (27-12) will challenge the Presidents for the PAC title. Key to their success will be the double play combination of second baseman Ben Laumann (.387, 8 HR, 32 RBI) and shortstop Jacob Whitford (.353, 4 HR, 35 RBI). Jayson Essell (5-2, 3.04 ERA, 21 K) is the Saints top returner on the pitching staff.
Grove City (19-19), Thiel (21-19), and Waynesburg (18-21) will compete for the final two playoff spots. Grove City's pitching ace John Bini (6-1, 3.69 ERA, 47 K) and outfielder Tyler Graham (.322, 9 SB, 12 RBI) should give the Wolverines an advantage over their PAC competition.
Expected to fall outside the conference postseason are Westminster (Pa.) (11-22), St. Vincent (14-21), Bethany (14-22-1), and Geneva (8-27). Westminister could break into the four-team party if D3baseball.com Preseason All-American Joseph Salmen (.471, 8 SB, 10 RBI) can meet or exceed his early expectations. Chatam (14-14) in their second year will join the PAC this spring.
TEAM TO BEAT: Washington and Jefferson
Independent: Case Western (24-16) and Clarks Summit (7-21) are the two independents in the Mideast region but the similarities end there as Case is gearing up for a run at a NCAA playoff berth and Clarks Summit is looking to get to the .500 mark. The Spartans of Case Western earned a second-place finish in the UAA and a first-place mark is a near automatic as a Pool B selection when playoff bids are passed around. Look for junior Tyler Wypiszenski (.336, 3 HR, 30 RBI) to get more time behind the plate with senior Ben Murphy (4-1, 2.51, 20 K) and junior Mark Gross (4-4, 2.93 ERA, 38 K) to hear up the pitching rotation.


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Busch dominates NASCAR Xfinity race at Kentucky Speedway
SPARTA, Ky. (AP) — Being good all night long at Kentucky Speedway helped Kyle Busch get the luck he needed for another impressive finish.
Busch led 185 laps and caught a huge break before surviving a final restart to win Friday's 300-mile NASCAR Xfinity Series race for his first victory on the 1.5 mile tri-oval since 2004.
"It feels good to score that victory," said Busch, who entered with five top-fives and 200 laps led here. "Been a long time since I got a win."
The defending Sprint Cup Series champion needed overtime to get the win in his No. 18 Toyota, with the race going one circuit past its scheduled 200 laps after a late caution. Busch then outdueled Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Daniel Suarez and Austin Dillon in a three-wide restart and went on to win by .455 seconds.
Busch benefited from a late mistake by Erik Jones. He passed Busch for the lead after a lap 174 restart just before the fourth yellow, but inadvertently shut off his car and fell to third as a penalty for failing to keep up with the pace car.
Dillon was second in a Chevy, with Suarez third in a Toyota and Jones fourth in a Toyota.
"I wasn't trying to save fuel, I was doing something else and trying to get the best restart I could and unfortunately I hit the wrong button," Jones said.
One night after his Camping World Truck Series team became that series' winningest outfit, the Xfinity career wins leader earned his fifth victory and ninth top-10 this season. For a while the question was whether anybody would get close to Busch.
After claiming the pole with a speed of 187.318 mph, Busch set his own groove and pace on the resurfaced, reconfigured track and had all the grip he needed after a full day of Cup practice. He led six times after starting on the pole.
Only on that one restart did Busch show vulnerability as Jones made a gutsy pass on the outside. Jones never got the chance to put room between him and Busch as Ray Black Jr. quickly spun out to draw the yellow flag.
Jones' No. 20 car then appeared to stall during the caution, creating the penalty and a turn of events that handed the lead to Busch for good.
"I didn't think the outside would carry the speed as much as the inside and Erik Jones proved me wrong," Busch said. "I certainly learned from that and when he had his problems not being able to get the car re-fired, it just kind of handed the race back to us and from there I chose to restart the race on the outside from there on out. That's what won us the race."


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Azucena in IL TROVATORE
Cincinnati Opera
"The audience made an audible gasp as Jamie Barton, singing the role of the Gypsy Azucena in Verdi's "Il Trovatore," spat in the face of Count di Luna.
That moment, followed by the Gypsy's shriek as she was taunted by a fiery torch, ignited the blood-and-thunder drama which opened Cincinnati Opera's 95th anniversary season in Music Hall on Thursday
Cincinnati Opera assembled a cast of magnificent voices for its central roles. And sing they did – with voices powerful enough to reach every corner of Music Hall's vast reaches.
At the opera's center is the Gypsy, Azucena, who has seen her own mother burned at the stake. Thursday was Barton's first outing in this role, and it seems ideal for her out-sized, rich mezzo-soprano, with its arresting color in the lower range. She cast a spell as she wove her tale in "Stride la vampa," describing her mother's demise at the stake. Her Third Act scene with the Count was chilling, as she communicated heart-rending emotion as well as palpable terror for the fate she was facing."
–Janelle Gelfand, Cincinnati Enquirer
"Standout among the voices – all of them well matched to their roles – was Barton as Azucena. She put distinct color and texture into her phrases, expressing the gypsy's troubled state with keen expression."
–Mary Ellyn Hutton, Music in Cincinnati
"Making her Cincinnati Opera debut — and her role debut — as Azucena, Jamie Barton had a big success. Like the rest of the principals, she had no problem filling the large auditorium with sound. Unfazed by the wide-ranging vocal lines, she displayed a strong chest register (sparingly but tellingly used) and ringing high notes. Her account of "Stride la vampa" and "Condotta ell'era in ceppi" was gripping. She should be much in demand for the part."
–Joe Law, Opera News


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Monday November 18, 2019; 09:08 pm EST
We're all sorry to see summer go. So we've resolved to keep our summer mind-set through autumn. Read on for 50 ways to enjoy the fun of fall in Chesapeake Country.
1. Pick Fall's Fat Crabs
Crabs have been scarce all season, hard to catch and accordingly pricy. About this time of year, we usually get a bonanza.
In autumn, Callinectes sapidus are bigger, sweeter, cheaper and more plentiful. Buy a dozen or a bushel at a roadside stand or a seafood market (they'll cook them for you) and invite your friends over. Or bring your crab hunger to a local crab house.
2. Visit Days of Olde at Maryland Renaissance Festival
Travel back in time to the courtly era of kings and queens, knights and princesses, villages and artisans, turkey legs, steak and cheesecake on a stake. Again this year, King Henry VIII and his then Queen, Catherine of Aragon, visit the 25-acre Revel Grove each weekend through October 20. 800-296-7304; www.rennfest.com.
3. Hook into Fall Fishing Frenzy
For anglers, THIS is the beginning of the best rockfishing of the year: Fall Frenzy. Shortening days and dropping temperatures mean fish bass: Eat up for winter. When the masses of baitfish and the famished rockfish meet up, there is a wild time to be had, especially for anglers.
A flock of wheeling, screaming sea-gulls is the most obvious indication of a rockfish-baitfish collision. Easing up to feeding schools of flashing, feeding stripers and casting lures directly into the melee will get you instant action.
4. Explore Fall Stars
With the change in seasons comes a new cast of characters in our darkened skies. Lingering through September, still high overhead, are the stars of the Summer Triangle, Deneb of Cygnus the Swan, Vega of Lyra the harp and Altair of Aquila the Eagle. In contrast, the stars of autumn are a dim lot — Aquarius, Pegasus, Pisces and Cetus — rising in the east and stretching above the southern horizon.
5. Say So Long to Our Osprey
Since St. Patrick's Day, osprey have built their nests, mated, laid and hatched eggs, fed and fledged their chicks in our neighborhoods.
Now they're leaving Chesapeake Country, so take a good last look.
Ahead for each bird is its own idiosyncratic migration of hundreds of miles, with an eventual destination of Central or South America. Along the way, many first-time migrators will succumb to predators, storms or hunger.
The surviving fledglings of 2013 will stay south until their third year. All the rest will fly back to their birthplace, guaranteeing us a return of osprey next spring.
6. Swap Gardens with Neighbors
Organize a day for friends and neighbors to dig and swap extra plants. Toast with summer's last glass of lemonade and prepare to dig in again to get your planting done. Follow the Bay Gardener's advice and give new plantings a good start in holes with lots of compost. Water after planting.
7. Fry a Batch of Fresh-Caught Fish
Few things in life are better than a pile of crispy fish heaped on yesterday's newspaper in the center of a picnic table and surrounded by bowls of tartar sauce, malt vinegar, hot sauce, corn on the cob drenched with butter, fresh steamed string beans and ice-cold beverages from a cooler placed near at hand. Attended by a hastily assembled group to take advantage of your Bay bounty, such a gathering can provide memories that will warm a body through winter.
8. Catch a Football Game
Kids go back to school, leaves fall and football season begins anew.
Catch an early season game at your local high school and root for the up-and-coming athletes. Find game times and locations at www.viewmyschedule.com by typing in the name of your local school's team.
Visit the Naval Academy's 35,000-seat stadium and cheer on the Midshipmen: www.navysports.com/tickets/navy-tickets-m-footbl.html. Or wear terrapin red and head west to College Park, where a slew of loyal Terps fans pack the parking lot for hours in anticipation of every home game: http://bit.ly/1dTji0P.
9. Fare Well at Your County Fair
Ride the Ferris wheel. Pet a goat. Sip lemonade. See the county's biggest cabbage. Admire a quilt. Call a hog. Call your husband. Eat a pie. Enter your home-brew or your famous orange marmalade cake.
Anne Arundel County Fair: Sept. 11-15 in Crownsville.
Calvert County Fair: Sept. 25-29 in Prince Frederick
10. Look Out for Spider Webs
Caught again! It's that time of year when you can't walk between two objects without twining yourself in some ambitious spider's web. The silk is thick and sticky; worse, autumn spiders have grown big enough to mind being disturbed. So watch where you're going. While you're at it, watch the spider: both artist and artistry provide nature's seasonal masterpieces.
11. Go Back to School
Imagine learning as a huge, foreign city. School children are allowed in the city only in the company of guides, who lead them on packaged tours of worthy sights. You, on the other hand, are free to visit at will, following whim, instinct, desire or chance. If you choose to go back to school this fall, go as an explorer.
Enter the byways and monuments of this strange, wonderful city via the catalogs (print and online) of colleges and community colleges — Anne Arundel Community College, St. John's College, College of Southern Maryland; arts centers — Annmarie Garden, Chesapeake Arts Center, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts; county recreation programs and resource and senior centers.
12. Hunt the Harvest Moon
Greet this year's Harvest Moon as it rises at sunset September 18. Traditionally, farmers work late into the night by the light of this moon, which doesn't set until after dawn the next morning. But there's plenty of moon for you, too.
The Harvest Moon looks unusually large. This is a trick of the eye called the Moon Illusion. When overhead, the moon provides few cues to its distance, making it look smaller than normal. When against the horizon, other objects such as buildings and trees give us distance clues that the moon is much farther away, and we perceive it as being larger than normal.
13. Cook a Garden Meal
Start with a fresh salad. Your lettuce, green onions and radishes may be long gone, but you'll find plenty of cucumbers, tomatoes and swelling onions. Toss with vinegar, oil and garden herbs.
For your main course, your garden offers eggplant; you make it Parmesan by layering the eggplant (browned or not) slices in a garden tomato sauce with onions, garlic, parsley, basil and oregano. Top each layer with mozzarella and parmesan cheese for a scrumptious blend.
Finish the meal off with apple pie.
14. Hit the Trail
Summer temps have hit the trail, so now it's time for you to as well. Anne Arundel and Calvert counties both offer trails galore. Pack water and trail mix, good shoes or your wheels and helmet.
On Anne Arundel park trails, all forms of human powered transportation are welcome including walking, jogging, inline skating and skateboarding, cycling, electric wheelchairs and electric medical assistance devices. Horses may be welcome; check before riding in. Most trails are located from Annapolis north. In the south Jug Bay Wildlife Sanctuary offers excellent wooded walking trails: www.aacounty.org/RecParks/parks/trails/#.UhZbZI5D2lI
In Calvert, find county-managed walking and horse trails at www.co.cal.md.us/index.aspx?NID=1282. American Chestnut Land Trust also invites walkers, both human and dog, to its two fine trails: acltweb.org/explore/trails.cfm.
Research trails statewide at www.dnr.state.md.us/greenways/introduction.html.
15. Increase the Drama in Your Life
Fall is the season to bring drama inside, and local theater companies lead the way. Be there as the curtain rises to feel the energy of actors and actresses on that first night. Or wait until Bay Weekly reviewers Jane Elkin or Davina Grace Hill give you the skinny. This fall, you'll see Dignity Players' Art; Colonial Players' Communicating Doors and Annie; 2nd Star Productions' Little Shop of Horrors; Compass Rose Theatre's The Sound of Music; AACC Theatre's Tom Sawyer; Bowie Community Theater's The Cover of Life; USNA Masqueraders' The Importance of Being Earnest and more. Check 8 Days a Week for where and when.
16. Visit the Autumn Beach
Labor Day transforms your favorite beach, whether at the beach or on the ocean. The bikini-babes and boogie board bros have gone home to landlocked lives. Heat and humidity are a vague memory. The sand that burned your feet feels cool, the air smells clean. Above the lapping and crashing of waves, the calls of migrating birds carry the sound of distance.
Walking or reading, beach combing or daydreaming, you're cheek to breeze with a different season.
17. Celebrate the Equinox
Summer and fall come to their crossroad at 4:44pm on September 22, with the autumnal equinox. On this day — as on the vernal equinox six months away — our hours are evenly divided between sunlight and darkness. It's been celebrated as a harvest festival throughout the ages, often with the help of abundant wine, so you can get a little wild and blame it on tradition.
18. Lose Yourself in a Maze
Weave your way through the tall corn. If you are lucky, you'll make it out.
• Greenstreet Gardens: Sept. 21 thru Oct. Rt. 258, Lothian: 410-867-9500; gardencentermd.com/events/corn-maze.
• Homestead Gardens: Sept. 28 thru Oct. 27. Davidsonville: 410-798-5000; www.homesteadgardens.com.
• Knightongale Farm: Weekends thru Oct.: 443-871-1073.
• Montpelier Farm: F-Su Sept. 7-Nov. 3, Upper Marlboro: 410-320-0464; www.montpelierfarms.com.
• Spider Hall Farm: Weekends Sept. 21-Oct. Prince Frederick: 410-610-0094; www.spiderhallfarm.com.
• Sunrise Farm: Weekends Sept. 14-Nov. 3. Gambrills: 410-923-0726; mdsunrisefarm.com; www.hauntedsunrise.com.
19. Eat an Apple a Day
Baked in pie, topped with streusel, juiced into cider or crunched for snacks, apples satisfy our fall fruit cravings. Maryland ranks 20th in U.S. apple growing, harvesting nearly one million bushels a year. Local apples are already in farmers markets; as autumn progresses, head to orchards to sample locally grown varieties. They'll keep best refrigerated in a crisper drawer under a moist paper towel.
20. Paddle a Trail
Our water-privileged state is as rich in water as in land trails. Get an overview at www.baygateways.net/pubs/watertrailspdf.pdf. Among local water trails, the expansive Captain John Smith Trail offers many land and water opportunities: www.smithtrail.net. Or choose the Patuxent River Trail, which has been fully mapped; read all about it at bayweekly.com/old-site/year10/issue_25/lead_1.html. The detailed Patuxent Water Trail Guide/GPS-ready. Maps can now be ordered online at the store at http://www.paxriverkeeper.org/
21. Watch the Big Birds Fly In
Honk! Honk! Honk! Here come the geese in their nearly perfect V, our snowbirds, heralding the end of summer.
How birds migrate remains one of the mysteries of nature. Many fly thousands of miles, often over open ocean, using some combination of natural landmarks, sun and star positions to guide their journey.
Marvel at the geese and swans; they know something we don't.
22. Make Room for Mums
Plant fall's latest bloomer for your garden's last colorful hurrah. Scour roadside stands, church bazaars and pick-your-own fields. Visit the celebration of mums each year at Doepkens' Farm in Davidsonville, with a huge mum mural that blooms with different colors as autumn progresses. Can you figure out what's pictured? Mum's the word.
23. Bake an Apple Pie
Now that you've brought home apples, you'll be needing ways to eat them. Here's a classic apple pie recipe, with a healthier crust using oil and some whole-wheat flour. The family — even the neighborhood — will beat a path to your kitchen.
2-1⁄4 cups flour (for added fiber use 1 cup whole wheat flour)
1 teaspoon salt
3⁄4 cup vegetable oil
4 tablespoons water
8 cups tart apple slices (10 medium apples)
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1⁄4 teaspoon cloves
1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoon melted butter
To make one nine-inch pie, divide dough into half and roll to one-eighth-inch thickness. Poke bottom crust with a fork. Mix filling ingredients. Layer spiced apples in neatly, if you have the patience. Finish with top crust and poke with fork again. Cover edges with aluminum foil to avoid burning. Remove foil for last 20 minutes of baking. Bake at 400 degrees for 60 minutes.
24. Have It à La Mode
Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
3 cups heavy cream
1 3⁄4 cup whole milk
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
Mix, pour into ice cream maker and churn. Scoop onto warm pie.
25. Capture the Last Roses of Summer
Gather full-blown roses when they start to lose their petals. Add a handful of petals to a wide-mouth jar, then sprinkle with a tablespoon of kosher salt. Add more petals and more salt, for a total of two cups. Keep layering petals and salt until the jar is half full. Cover lightly and let sit four weeks. Finally, stir in one-half cup cinnamon and one-quarter cup cloves.
Punch a few holes in the lid of the jar to allow the fragrance to escape. Stir the mixture gently to release the odor. Your potpourri will save your roses' fragrance for years.
26. Tug Mightily
Pull with all your might at the 16th Annual Tug of War between Annapolis and the Maritime Republic of Eastport Saturday, November 2 at the crack o' noon. Organize a team or join an existing one: Tug meeting is Monday, Sept. 23. You'll support local charities by tugging or cheering: www.themre.org.
27. Track Fall Migrations
Mass exoduses moving through our area include marbled salamanders traveling 100 miles south, Baltimore orioles traveling 1,760 miles to the western U.S., monarch butterflies and indigo buntings traveling 2,000 miles to Mexico or the West Indies, and purple martins traveling 5,000 miles to South America.
28. Plant Spring Bulbs
Remember your satisfaction at the sight of daffodils bobbing their yellow heads in the early spring breeze? Plant now, and these harbingers of renewal will greet you next year — and for years to come. Buy the biggest bulbs you can find. Dig deep holes and add plenty of compost. The top of bulbs should be at least eight inches from the surface. Cluster tulip bulbs in for best effect, but keep about four inches between bulb clusters of daffodils.
29. To Spice up Your Life Next Summer, Plant Garlic and Onions Now
Get garlic and onion bulbs in the ground between mid-October and the first frost. Give each clove or bulb its own deep hole and plenty of compost, with six to eight inches between holes. Feed with compost once more this fall and a couple of times in spring. For fall planting, select only short-day onions that form bulbs when daylight lasts less than 10 hours. You'll have green onions all winter, then bulbs to harvest midsummer.
30. Slide into Oyster Season
Maryland's six-month oyster season opens October 1. After years of declining harvests, there's hope that Crassostrea Virginica, our native oyster, will again flourish in Chesapeake waters. Watermen continue to harvest oysters in the wild, but sanctuaries — replenished by oysters gardened by hundreds of Marylanders — give the hard-pressed mollusks room to groove and grow. Every oyster means a cleaner Bay, filtering 50 gallons of water a day and hosting multi-species marine communities.
31. Stop Wishing; Start Boating
If the boating life is for you, fall's the season to buy, for two reasons. First, you've months of fine boating weather ahead, no matter what kind of craft you covet.
Second, prices are at their lowest.
At the U.S. Powerboat (Oct. 3-6) and Sailboat (Oct. 10-14) Shows, you'll see hundreds of new boats, plus canoes, kayaks and zodiacs. If you resist, you've got all winter to learn about your dream boat. But if you do buy now, you've got three or four more months out on the water.
32. Plant a Tree
One acre of trees can absorb as much carbon dioxide as a car emits in 26,000 miles. Trees are all-around good guys: keeping the Bay healthy by slowing runoff; shading and cooling our homes; cleaning our water and air by absorbing harmful pollutants; protecting soil by holding it in place and adding nutrients; providing habitat for too many animals to count. For all those blessings and colorful autumns, plant now. Learn how to plant a tree at www.americanforests.org.
33. Bring Your Garden In
Don't wait until the night before the first frost, around Oct. 11, to bring in your potted plants. You have a dirty job, and plants prefer a gradual transition to indoor living.
First, remove plants from pots and shake off old soil. Repot in larger containers if needed using a fresh mixture of one-third each compost, potting soil and perlite. Hose them down thoroughly to both water and spray away spiders and pests.
When well dry, place them where they'll receive plenty of light. Keep away from direct air conditioning or heat sources. Water thoroughly when the soil feels dry. Fertilize monthly.
34. Shed a Few Pounds
Pull out your walking shoes and take a two-mile walk. Or a run. Or a kayak trip. No more excuses that it's too hot or too muggy. The holidays are just around the corner. The pound you gain between Thanksgiving and New Year's could be yours forever. Save yourself now.
35. Go Wine Tasting
Mid-September through October is harvest time in Maryland, when sugar levels in grapes are prime. Maryland's 62 wineries often host wine tastings, winery tours, vineyard tours and picnic areas for guests. Scoop out the eight Southern Maryland wineries on the Patuxent Wine Trail at www.marylandwine.com/wine-trails-interior/Patuxent-Wine-Trail. Maryland is a flourishing wine state with five other trails. Find them all at www.marylandwine.com.
36. Have Fun with Fall Foliage
Autumn leaves demand your attention. Here are 10 ways to enjoy them while you can:
• Collect and press leaves.
• Tie dried leaves with strings and hang in a window to create leafy shadow-catchers.
• Fill a bowl with oak leaves, twigs and acorns for a natural fall decoration.
• Scent your drawers by placing gathered spicebush (lindera benzoin) leaves under a paper shelf liner.
• Grind your own filé powder for a winter gumbo by pulverizing dried sassafras leaves in a blender.
• Rub a leaf with a fabric crayon. Place crayon side down on fabric, cover with a cloth and press. Remove leaf and embroider fabric leaf print with fun fall colors.
• Glue leaves to a plain Halloween mask and wear to become the Green Man or Woman of the forest.
• Create a leafy Thanksgiving tablecloth by taping leaves onto a plain cloth.
• Sit under a tree and watch the leaves wave good-bye to summer.
• Throw a leaf-jumping party alone, with your dog or with a friend.
37. Celebrate Oktoberfest
In Bavarian tradition, October demands a festival, lots of beer, plenty of hearty food, good cheer and a band. Get a head start on Oktoberfest in West Annapolis on Sunday, September 23, then Honey's Harvest Oktoberfest Biergarten Friday, September 27. Continue the festivities through October at the Old Stein Inn in Edgewater, Germany's outpost in Maryland.
38. Find the Great Pumpkin
Halloween rises from the local pumpkin patch. At some patches, you can cut your pumpkin from the vine. Others arrange pumpkins in fields. Still others stock pumpkins on shelves and bins. In most patches, choices range from giants two of you will have to carry home to tiny Jack-be-littles.
39. Carve a Jack-o-Lantern
To transform your innocent pumpkin into a scary Jack-o-Lantern, you'll need a butcher knife and a paring knife, a big spoon for scraping and a pot for scraps and innards. Maybe you'll want a pattern. Draw your own on paper, or look up a book in the library ahead of time. But plain old triangle eyes and checkerboard mouth are just fine. Scalp your pumpkin; then scrape him. Choose your carving side. Draw a face with markers. Then carve away, carefully. If you plan a pumpkin-carving party, the fun multiplies.
40. Suit Up for Halloween
A great costume turns all the typical witches, ghosts and princesses green with ghoul-ish envy. Great ideas for you or your kids are lurking everywhere: in local figures, commercials, or even a good play on words.
Sign up to sew a costume with Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks: www.aacounty.org/recparks.
41. Don't Forget Fido
Dress up your dog in the costume that expresses his or her ego. Make your wiener dog a wiener. Your Lab a Budweiser Clydesdale. Your Saint Bernard Sherlock Holmes. Then compete for prizes in the best costume contest at the Howl-O-Ween Barkn' Bash costume competition that's part of the Bark 'N' Dash 5K, Family Dog Walk and Tail Wagger Trot for Kids Sa Oct. 26 at Quiet Waters Park: 410-222-1777; www.aacounty.org/recparks/parks/quietwaters
42. Roast the Seeds
As you prepare your pumpkin for carving, pick out the seeds and put them into a strainer. Rinse. Some recipes advise boiling in salted water for 10 minutes. Either way, spread the seeds on a cookie sheet and drizzle with olive oil or butter and sprinkle with salt or seasonings sweet or savory. Roast them in the oven for 10 minutes at 300 degrees, stir, then roast for another 10 minutes or until crisp.
43. Cook Pumpkin Delights
Pumpkins and other winter squash are delicious as well as entertaining. Steam your pumpkin or roast it for more intense flavor. Slip off the skin and mash or blend. Use the meat for pumpkin bread, butter, soup, ravioli filling, pie or cheesecake. A whole pumpkin raw or half roasted (it needs to stand up) makes a festive serving bowl. Fill it with stew that includes summer and winter squash; soup; or mashed squash or sweet potatoes.
44. Read a Spooky Story
Nobody did scares better than the father of modern dramatic suspense, Edgar Allen Poe, 1809-1849, who lived for many years and died in Baltimore. Poe invented the detective tale in "Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1841). But for sheer terror, no story ever told beats "The Telltale Heart." Now's the time to read, or reread, it — in the dark of night.


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THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2011 — Imagine standing in your kitchen. If someone asked you to whip together a meal in only a few minutes, cooking show contest-style, using only ingredients you already have on hand, what would you make? If you're like most Americans, you'd probably prepare an omelet, or at least scrambled eggs with cheddar cheese. These are two of the most common items in American kitchens, according to a recent report from the NPD Group, an organization which collects and distributes data on consumer and retail trends.
The NPD group releases a "Kitchen Audit" every three years, mostly to help inform food and appliance makers on marketing decisions, according to the New York Times. This year, they surveyed close to 3,000 households nationwide to find out what they keep "on hand."
Yogurt, soy sauce, and canned solid-packed pumpkin also topped the list of items commonly found in Americans' kitchens. Items the survey participants said they "never" keep on hand include mincemeat, artichokes, turnips, and almonds (which by the way are really good for you).
The number of people in a household has a lot to do with the items in the pantry, according to the report. Homes with five or more people are more likely stocked with marshmallows and frosting, and baking mixes for cake and muffins or breads than single-person residences.
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Hunter Strickland of the San Francisco Giants threw a fastball at Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals, one of the best players in baseball. The last time they faced each other was in the National League Division Series, and Harper hammered two home runs off Strickland. For Strickland this was revenge. After getting nailed by Strickland's almost 100 mph fastball, Harper charged the mound and tried to hammer Strickland.
Multiple punches were thrown, and Harper landed a good one. As fights between guys named Hunter and Bryce go (winner gets Asher), this one was pretty good. It also was unnecessary because Strickland's fastball was unnecessary. He has been suspended for six games (and Harper for four). Strickland had to be …
▪ I don't follow hockey so I won't watch the Stanley Cup Finals. When I lived in Minnesota, where hockey was big, I'd volunteer to sit with my back to the TV screen.
The hockey players I've interviewed on the Charlotte Checkers and the Carolina Hurricanes have to a man been gracious, regular guys who get to play the game with which they grew up.
I liked them. I just didn't like watching them compete. I like the sports with which I grew up. I tried skating a few times, but I was bad. I played basketball instead.
▪ I have a question. Is there anybody who likes sports so passionately that he or she watches every game that's played in their city or on their TV? Do they watch the three majors – football, basketball and baseball – as well as hockey and NASCAR, fast and slo-pitch softball, volleyball, swimming, pro wrestling and collegiate wrestling, mixed martial arts, boxing, figure skating, tennis and lacrosse?
If so, where do they find the time to go outside and do things? I'm not criticizing. I'm curious. ...
▪ C Jackson Cowart wrote a good piece about the Davidson baseball team in Monday's Observer. The Wildcats have played baseball 115 years, and for the first time they've made the NCAA tournament.
Underdogs are what makes the NCAA basketball tournaments. The Wildcats are an underdog. They'll got to the regional that North Carolina will host. The Tar Heels are the No. 1 seed there, Florida Gulf Coast No. 2 and Michigan third. On Friday Davidson, the fourth seed, will play North Carolina, which is the No. 2 seed in the entire tournament.
The team that comes out of double elimination regional in Chapel Hill will advance to the super regional, and the eight super regional winners will advance to Omaha for the College World Series.
I went to Omaha one year to write about the tournament and was mesmerized. Also, I ate a lot of red meat. The city embraces red meat. It also embraces college baseball. It treats coaches and players as if they're stars. Omaha is not a small town but it felt like one. This is Omaha's tournament, and the city treats it with love and care.
Good luck, Wildcats. When people think about Davidson, they think about academics and basketball. It's a baseball school now, and will be into the weekend and, many of us hope, longer.
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One Family supports families from Anchorage, Girdwood, Mat-Su, and rural Alaska areas.
We are a non-profit dedicated to serving the needs of the community. We empower women and families to birth naturally and give women the freedom to have the birth they choose. At One Family we work together with you to provide an optimal outcome for everyone involved.
I delivered my first child at our birth center in 2004, and was so moved by the experience that I dedicated my life's work to the support of Alaska's birthing community. I have a long history of supporting start ups of several successful enterprises.
An entrepreneur at heart, I became the managing member of One Family, LLC in 2007, and quickly led the organization to become the first licensed birth center in Alaska in January of 2008. Being a licensed facility is key to quality of patient care allowing for regulation of standards and reimbursement from exclusive insurances, such as Medicaid and Denali Kid Care. I have a serious drive for advocating for and educating clients how to maximize benefits and minimize the burden of patient responsibility, I continue to support the growth and development of One Family, LLC and in 2016 transitioned the BirthCenter into a separate non-profit entity known as One Family Community BirthCenter, which I humbly serve as President. The role of One Family Community BirthCenter is to be a safe space that empowers families to get the care they need during the vunerable stages of maternity care and provide space for professionals with like-minded practice to operate out of, like One Family, LLC. The company continues to practice it's health clinic at the non-profit facility.Shauna Howell
I began my journey into midwifery after the birth of my first son by unplanned c/sec. When he was 10 months old I stumbled across the book Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin and it rocked my world. I had no idea there was such a thing as midwives, that women had choices and that birth was something to embrace. I knew midwifery was something I had to run after. I became a childbirth educator in 1994 and taught childbirth education in the hospital as well as for home birth clients. In 1995 I became an apprentice with a wonderful midwife and after 4 years of education and an apprenticeship with nurse midwives. Certified Direct Entry Midwives, in birth centers and at home, I became a Certified Direct Entry midwife in Alaska in 1999.
I have served women in Alaska, Arizona, Texas, Haiti and Oregon. My passion to serve women has only grown as my own family has grown. My husband and I have 14 children. As each child grows and leaves the nest, my calling has increased to serve families. We have two grand babies, whom I had the honor of catching as they came earth side.
I am so blessed to be at One Family, giving each woman and family one on one caring, holding space as each woman finds the strength to birth her baby, and taking care of each baby as they make the transition from the womb. I love being a continued place of support throughout the childbearing years.Bethel Belisle
I have a passion for empowering women to birth as they choose. I believes that birth is natural and that when the mom has minimal risk factors, it is not something that must be done in a hospital. I advocate for and attends vaginal births after cesareans (VBACs) and support women in deciding where and how they want to birth. With a background in ER nursing I am well equipped to handle emergencies when they happen, and with a history of serving women in Africa, I easily adapt to situations and cultural preferences for the wellbeing of mother and child. As a CNM, I am able to care for tricare women and often become a part of their family-away-from-family. I am honored to be able to serve them as they serve our country.
I witnessed birth for the first time at age 7. I "held the flashlight" and that birth planted the seed of becoming a midwife. I completed an intercultural study program at Trinity Bible College and immediately began training as a birth assistant with Bethel Belisle. Currently, I hold an apprentice license with the State of Alaska and am completing my midwifery studies with Via Vita School of Midwifery. I hold current certifications in CPR and NRP. I am also a placenta encapsulation specialist.
I love to write and am an accomplished artist. I am told I "bring the freshness of youth into our practice" but, for me it is all about the love for families.Noa Belisle
I entered the world of midwifery and natural births in 2011 after externing with One Family as a Certified Medical Assistant. As a first time mom, I knew nothing about labor except that I was having a baby in a hospital with a provider I barely knew. After meeting with a midwife and hearing other moms tell of their awesome labor experiences out of hospital, I knew I had to try it. In July of 2011 my husband and I welcomed our first child in what I can only describe as an amazing and relaxing waterbirth. From that moment on, I became a strong advocate of out of hospital births.
Today, I work in an environment with a team of wonderful, like-minded women who love what they do and more importantly love to provide support and encouragement to our moms and their families. Whether providing support to the front desk or assisting one of our midwife's during your appointments or your birth, I look forward to meeting you and being a part of your experience here at One Family.Koleta Maalona
I have been a resident of Anchorage, Alaska since 1982 and currently reside here with my husband and three children. In 2012, I graduated from the Alaska Institute of Oriental Medicine, Acupuncture, & Massage Therapy to become a licensed massage therapist. My passion for family care and loving touch within the home have been prevalent in my vision for my business from the beginning, prompting my goal to become a teacher of infant massage to parents, and I became a Certified Educator of Infant Massage in 2016 through Infant Massage USA. I have experience in both chiropractic and healing arts settings, and my primary focuses are myofascial and trigger point therapies. I build relationships with my clients to assist and encourage them through achieving their goals of pain relief, increased mobility, and stress reduction. Thorough intake, assessment, and modifications for each individualized session are used to provide optimum care. Modalities frequently used to meet your goals are Swedish Massage, Trigger Point and Myofascial Release Therapy, CranioSacral Therapy, and Tuning Fork Therapy. Prenatal and Chair massage are also available.Claudette Burden


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purpose. Although studies on uveal melanoma (UM) revealed prognostic significance of chromosomal aberrations, they resulted in classification errors in survival prediction. A robust prognostic classifier with strong predictive value and further insight in genes responsible for poor prognosis were obtained by performing a gene-expression profile in tumors of UM patients for which extensive clinical, histopathologic, cytogenetic, and follow-up data were available. Furthermore, the UM microarray expression data were compared with cytogenetic data.
methods. Gene-expression profiles of 46 UMs were obtained with microchip assays. Data were analyzed with cluster-analysis and predictive analysis of microarrays (PAM) software and validated with real-time PCR. The prognostic significance of UMs with specific molecular signatures was determined. Furthermore, LAP analysis resulted in the identification of differentially expressed chromosomal regions.
results. The primary UMs were classified in two distinct molecular classes with a strong prognostic value (P < 0.001; hazard ratio 7.7). Classifier gene sets for microarray class and disease-free survival were validated with real-time PCR, and the predictive value of the UM class marker set was validated with gene-expression profiles of tumors provided by other institutions, showing a sensitivity of 0.93 and specificity of 1.00 for class II tumors. A locally adaptive statistical procedure identified two regions on the short arm of chromosome 3 with decreased gene-expression in tumors with shorter disease-free survival.
conclusions. Microarray classification outperforms known prognostic indicators for UM, such as clinical, histopathologic, and cytogenetic parameters. In addition, the identified regions with lower expressed genes on 3p could harbor genes that are responsible for the poor prognosis of patients with UM.
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