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A mother duck and her three ducklings tied up traffic on Interstate 405 in Renton on Saturday afternoon.
The whole incident was captured on Department of Transportation cameras.
A Washington State Patrol trooper first stopped lanes of traffic to protect the three ducks. They ended up walking along the road next to the Jersey barrier.
The trooper eventually drove away. That's when motorists decided to help.
One man pulled over, jumped out of his car, and pulled out a piece of clothing. He managed to catch two of the ducklings and appeared to put them in his car. He then attempted to catch the mother and another duckling. They ran across the freeway – cars still moving by.
A second and third person stopped to help. Two people chased the ducks across the freeway, in and out of traffic.
Eventually, someone got a shirt over the last duckling and the youngsters were released into the woods beside the road. The mother duck then joined the babies.
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I hope you'll click over to the "Pups Is Pups" blog and read Delta's story. And share it with your friends.
Delta's story illustrates how crucial the first 12 weeks of life are for puppies. If you miss the windows of opportunity that exist during this period, the result is usually a dog that lacks confidence and resilience - two qualties that many people take for granted in canine companions. The average dog owner doesn't even realize that they expect their dogs to roll with all kinds of new situations and changes in routine - not to mention mild traumas - without barely a flinch.
Many times you'll hear people who have adopted dogs from shelters state that they are sure their dog had been "abused." In reality, it is much more likely that their dog was damaged not by a cruel act, but by a cruel omission. Poor socialization of puppies leads to homeless dogs - and many of them, once they've become large, unruly, and fearful adolescents or adults, are unfortunately, not even adoptable.
Can an un - or under - socialized dog be rehabilitated and learn to live in the world like a "normal" dog? It all depends. It depends in part on how early the proper kind of socialization starts and it depends on the individual dog's temperament and background. And it depends on whether the resources are available to help the dog. Most animal shelters can't give these dogs the special attention they need while they're living at the shelter. And there aren't many foster volunteers with the expertise, time, and emotional stamina required for taking on these "project" cases - especially when the outcome is uncertain.
Unfortunately, love is not enough to cure an under-socialized dog. Fear, timidity, and lack of resilience put dogs at such an extreme disadvantage because often the only way these dogs have of expressing their terror and uncertainty is through behaviors that most humans cannot tolerate in the family pet. In many cases, the dog will make a certain amount of progress - if she recieves the right kind behavior modification and training - but never becomes a fully confident dog.
And it's important to understand that shelters are not the only place where people obtain under-socialized dogs! Puppies obtained at pet stores are highly likely to have been under-socialized. These puppies are bred at large-scale facilities along with thousands of other puppies. Believe me, those facilities do not pay the number of staff required to properly socialize all those puppies. When getting a puppy from a breeder you should always ask about the dog's early life and make sure that the breeder provided the puppy with appropriate socialization. Good breeders will be happy to tell you all about it!
The Champaign County Humane Society is lucky to have foster homes like the one caring for Delta now (though we certainly could use more). Now we're hoping to find a special person to adopt Delta and give her the love and socialization she needs and deserves.
If you want to learn more about puppy socialization, I highly recommend the author, Ian Dunbar. His work in this area is outstanding and his books provide an excellent road map for providing a puppy with a good start in life.
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Stolen boat recovered
Date: October 28, 2009
by: Kurt Schultheis | City Editor
Longboat Key Police Chief Al Hogle said patrol officer Dennis Silverio Jr. and two U.S. Coast Guard officers assisted the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Saturday, Oct. 24 in retrieving a 30-foot Grady-White boat from the hands of two burglars during a high-speed chase.
Silverio spotted the boat, which was stolen from a resident's dock on Anna Maria Island, near Cannons Marina and assisted a U.S. Customs boat in retrieving the vessel a half-mile offshore after the two men on board jumped ship. A U.S. Customs agent succeeded in shooting out one of the boat's engines to slow down the fast-moving boat. The bullet released a chemical agent that disabled the motor. The burglars could not be located.
Hogle said the department has been working with FDLE for several months in the boat-theft investigation.
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Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub's walls and ceiling are covered with dollar bills, signed and decorated by patrons. Every few years the restaurant removes the bills for a good cause.
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We need to get rid of Kluwe. He isn't very good at punting and he can't focus on football.
Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe is set to be honored by the Family Equality Council next week in Los Angeles for his advocacy on behalf of LGBT people. He spoke out against the recent comments by Chris Culliver, the SF 49ers' cornerback. Kluwe adamantly stated that Culliver was sending the wrong message to millions of young fans and athletes.
Kluwe stated "While he's certainly entitled to speak his mind, Culliver is a role model whether he likes it or not. There are kids all over the United States who aspire to be right where he is and he has an obligation to consider the effect of his words. Kids are listening."
Culliver has said that he was "just kidding around" when he made his homophobic remarks, and offered a half-hearted and hollow ringing apology.
FEC Executive Director Jennifer Chrisler stated about Kluwe that "Chris Kluwe embodies the positive values that I hope my own sons and kids across the country embrace in their own sports leagues and clubs. His words have not only encouraged LGBT people, but also the children of LGBT parents who want to feel their heroes support their families. Recently, we have seen other courageous athletes like NBA Nuggets Star Kenneth Faried and Baltimore Ravens' Brendon Ayanbadejo speak up on behalf of their families, friends and neighbors. This is the type of dialogue we should be having as the NFL prepares to take center stage this weekend for the Super Bowl."
We need to get rid of Kluwe. He isn't very good at punting and he can't focus on football.


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As pointed out, there are two different approaches of analyzing projectile motion on an incline plane. The first approach could be to continue analyzing motion in two mutually perpendicular horizontal and vertical directions. The second approach could be to analyze motion by changing the reference orientation i.e. we set up our coordinate system along the incline and a direction along the perpendicular to incline.
The analysis alternatives are, therefore, distinguished on the basis of coordinate system that we choose to employ :
- planar coordinates along incline (x) and perpendicular to incline (y)
- planar coordinates in horizontal (x) and vertical (y) directions
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Bidders filled the atrium of the Market Arcade building for CEPA Gallery's 11th biennial auction on April 21.
CEPA Gallery Director Sean Donaher reports that the organization's 11th biennial auction, held back on April 21, pulled in its biggest haul yet. The popular event netted the gallery $90,000.
"I had a good feeling about it and sensed a positive 'psychology' prior to the auction, but I must admit I was pleasantly surprised by the numbers and think it is an interesting indicator of the state of private support for culturals in WNY," Donaher wrote in an email.
The most expensive work was a Robert Mapplethorpe photograph, which sold for $5,200. Another photograph, by Ellen Carey, sold for $5,000.
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FSA fines UBS £9.5m over AIG fund sales
by Daniel Grote on Feb 12, 2013 at 10:34
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined UBS £9.5 million for failures in the sale of the AIG Enhanced Variable Rate fund.
The FSA said UBS's failures led to customers being exposed to an unacceptable risk of an unsuitable sale of the fund.
The regulator said that between 1 December 2003 and 15 September 2008 UBS sold the fund to 1,998 high-net-worth customers, with initial investments totalling £3.5 billion. It added that a sample review of sales to 33 customers found that 19 were mis-sold and there was a considerable risk that 12 of the remaining 14 were mis-sold.
It added that UBS had agreed to conduct a redress programme for customers who remained invested in the fund at the time of its suspension on 15 September 2008, and that compensation payouts were likely to be in the region of £10 million.
The AIG fund was a money market fund that also invested in asset-backed securities and floating rate notes to deliver an enhanced return, a strategy that came unstuck in the financial crisis.
The FSA said UBS's failings included:
- failing to carry out adequate due diligence on the fund or training advisers so they could determine the funds' suitability for customers;
- advisers recommending the fund even where it did not provide the level of capital security customers sought;
- indicating to customers that the fund was a cash fund;
- failing to properly act on its concerns about the risk of fund suspension and losses during the financial crisis;
- failing to fairly assess customer complaints related to the funds;
- not maintaining adeqaute sales record.
Tracey McDermott (pictured), FSA director of enforcement and financial crime, said: 'Firms such as UBS should be under no illusion about the standards expected of them. UBS's conduct fell far short of what its customers deserved and what the FSA requires. It failed to ensure it understood the product it was selling, failed to recommend it to the right customers and failed to take effective action in the financial crisis when the problems with the fund came to the fore.'
A spokesman for UBS said: 'We are pleased that we can put this issue that dates back to 2008 behind us, so that we can continue to focus on serving our clients and executing our strategy.'
UBS's fine follows the FSA's £6.3 million penalty for Coutts over its sales of the Enhanced fund. St James's Place has paid out to clients invested in the fund, while HSBC has lost a court battle over one of its IFAs' advice to invest in the fund.
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Feb 12, 2013 at 10:56
•not maintaining adeqaute sales record.
Tracey McDermott (pictured), FSA director of enforcement and financial crime, said: 'Firms such as UBS should be under no illusion about the standards expected of them. UBS's conduct fell far short of what its customers deserved and what the FSA requires
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Feb 12, 2013 at 11:13
Well, surprise Surprise, a bank selling investment products it did not adequately train sales staff on. It beggers belief that UBS did not understand the content of this investment, as it probably sold some of the contents to AEG itself.
The problem really concerns the sales management team that probably had a conversation along the lines of:
'Listen here people, we have got this thing that pays more than 2% (or whatever) more interest than deposit. Go to your clients that have got bundles of cash and sell them the benefits. We earn 2% (or more) on this and if we can sell 3.5 billion, we can earn £17.5 million commission. Think what your bonus will be. I hope this time my maths are correct)
It seems that a fine of £9.5 million is chicken feed..
I know UBS have to stump up for the losses incurred for all those who were mis-sold of a further £10 million, but until fines are at the same level of commission recieved, there is little financial incentive to alter things.
How much extra did they earn from the sales of product into this investment? They probably came in ahead on the total deal.
Sales managers and persons who signed off these deals should spend at least 4 weeks in jail, just 'pour encourager les autres' to quote Voltaire.report this
Feb 12, 2013 at 12:26
2% of £3.5 Billion would be £70 million.
You should become an adviser to the Chancellor's economic policy team, the deficit would be down to £0 within a month!!!report this
Feb 12, 2013 at 12:39
So good to see that the maths course is working for you??
Just stick to the advice bit and you will be fine, tongue in cheek commentreport this
Feb 12, 2013 at 13:01
@ Michael
just how many zeros are in 3.5 billion? My Little Pony calculator seems to have difficulty with that, or I do, one or the other.
Anyway, is 3.5 billion the American billion or the UK billion?
PS, UBS had some fairly wealthy clients don't you think?report this
Feb 12, 2013 at 13:12
@ Hikky
When we were at school there were two things that did not happen
a) No calculators
b) No billions
So don't ask me how many 000,000,000 are required!
Does it really matter at our stage in life?
Very nice clients I would only need a few of them and I would move near to them, pop around each week as long as the trail kept coming in!
As for UBS are they still giving advice or have they run out of money to service them?report this
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WVUR (95.1-FM, Valparaiso) will be airing Crusaders Coaches Corner every Wednesday evening from 5-5:30 p.m. beginning this evening.
The show will be carried both over the air and online at www.valpo.edu/wvur and will consist interviews with Valpo head coaches as well as previews and analysis throughout the Crusader football and basketball seasons.
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Materials for the Arts is New York's premiere reuse center, providing a way for companies and individuals to donate unneeded supplies to thousands of nonprofit organizations with arts programming and public schools. We offer a wide variety of events, workshops, and classes to help people see and experience creative reuse up close.
BERNARD KLEVICKAS: HISTORY OF STUFF MFTA artist-in-residence Bernard Klevickas' work involves taking apart discarded objects made from plastic, metal, and Styrofoam. He then reassembles those materials into large patchwork sculptures composed of dynamic "quilts" of different materials and colors that remind us to rethink the things we put into the waste stream every day.Exhibit will be on view from May 16 – August 15.
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MANKATO — A Mankato bar owner has lost a legal challenge to a suspension that will hamper his business four days for a drink special violation.
The Mankato City Council suspended Dan Guimont's liquor license for Boomtown Bar in September, saying he would have to stop selling alcohol Oct. 31 through Nov. 3. The suspension resulted from a drink special that sold two drinks and a token for one price.
A 2007 city ordinance limits the number of drinks that can be sold for one price at two.
Guimont's attorney, Jim Fleming, challenged the suspension, saying the plastic tokens for a free drink aren't covered in the existing oridinance. A ruling from an adiministrative judge issued Wednesday said the suspension will stand, Fleming said.


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HOUSTON -- It'll be a nice and cool February evening, said KHOU 11 News Chief Meteorologist David Paul. We'll have a chilly start to Wednesday before the sun comes out in the afternoon.
Overnight lows will be in the lower to mid 40's in the Houston area. Areas near the coast could have a little drizzle or mist early Wednesday morning.
The sunshine returns Wednesday afternoon, but highs will struggle to reach the low 60's.
We'll have a chilly start to Valentine's Day. It'll be 39 in the morning and the high will only reach 68.
Looking ahead to the weekend, we could have a light freeze Sunday morning.
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LDV Hospitality's American Cut signature steakhouse has opened its flagship location in the heart of NYC's Tribeca neighborhood. Carefully curated once again by Iron Chef Marc Forgione, the new location blends the Atlantic City concept with New York City style. In 2010, Forgione was awarded "Star Chefs Rising Star of the Year Award" and crowned the winner of the Food Network's Next Iron Chef. Diners seeking an exhilarating experience filled with prime cuts and unique menu offerings will find a sense of culinary intrigue. Marc's rock and roll personality with a unique spin on fine dining offering signature dishes including the Tomahawk Rib Eye Chop, a show stopping 28-day dry aged 48 ounce steak, the ultimate Surf & Turf and the Chili Lobster. Watch Marc make his signature Tomahawk on Good Morning America here.
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This is a compact disc format that allows repeated recording on a disc. It was introduced by Hewlett-Packard, Mitsubishi, Philips, Ricoh and Sony in a 1997 supplement to Philips and Sony's Orange Book. It is Orange Book III.
a. CD-RW
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a. CD-RW
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Like regular CDs (all the various formats are based on the original Red Book CD-DA), CD-Rs and CD-RWs are composed of a polycarbonate plastic substrate, a thin reflective metal coating, and a protective outer coating. CD-R is a write once, read many (worm) format, in which a layer of organic polymer dye between the polycarbonate and metal layers serves as the recording medium. The composition of the dye is permanently transformed by exposure to a specific frequency of light. In a CD-RW, the dye is replaced with an alloy that can change back and forth from a crystalline form when exposed to a particular light, through a technology called optical phase change. The patterns created are less distinct than those of other CD formats, requiring a more sensitive device for playback. Only drives designated as "MultiRead" are able to read CD-RW reliably.
Similar to CD-R, the CD-RW's polycarbonate substrate is preformed with a spiral groove to guide the laser. The alloy phase-change recording layer, which is commonly a mix of silver, indium, antimony, and tellurium, is sandwiched between two layers of dielectric material that draw excess heat from the recording layer. After heating to one particular temperature, the alloy will become crystalline when it is cooled; after heating to a higher temperature it will become amorphous (won't hold its shape) when it is cooled. By controlling the temperature of the laser, crystalline areas and non-crystalline areas are formed. The crystalline areas will reflect the laser, while the other areas will absorb it. The differences will register as digital data that can be unencoded for playback. To erase or write over recorded data, the higher temperature laser is used, which results in the non-crystalline form, which can then be reformed by the lower temperature laser.
CD-RW discs usually hold 74 minutes (650 MB) of data, although some can hold up to 80 minutes (700 MB) and, according to some reports, can be rewritten as many as 1000 times. With packet writing software and a compatible CD-RW drive, it is possible to save data to a CD-RW in the same way as one can save it to a floppy disk. CD recorders (usually referred to as CD burners), were once much too expensive for the home user, but now are similar in price to CD-ROM drives.
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The Beach IMPACT Certification is the pre-requisite to the USAV Beach CAP Level I Course and requires the following:
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For people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS, travel can pose some special risks. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), travel, especially to developing countries, can increase the risk of contracting opportunistic infections. These infections are referred to as opportunistic because a person's weakened immune system gives the infection the opportunity to develop.
Special precautions that should be taken if you are traveling with HIV include the following:
Ask your doctor about special vaccinations which may be necessary before you travel. Make sure all of your routine immunizations are up-to-date. This is especially important for children with HIV who are traveling.
There are other special considerations regarding vaccinations. In general, killed virus vaccines are safe for people with HIV; however, they may not have optimal effectiveness in these people. Live virus vaccines should be avoided by people with advanced HIV and low CD4 cell counts. Certain diseases pose special risks, so review your itinerary thoroughly with your doctor to assess areas that may be dangerous to visit.
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7 Lessons From a Successful Job Search
7 Lessons From a Successful Job Search
For the past few months, I've been helping someone look for a job. By that I mean that I have been offering my advice by the bucketload to a receptive, if discriminating, job seeker who then had to do the actual work of finding employment. Last week, this job search ended with some of the greatest words in the English dictionary: "We are pleased to extend to you an offer of employment." Here are seven lessons from the hunt:
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You can change careers. It's possible! And it's something many people who were laid off in this recession are considering, but the concept is much easier than the actual move. I'll tell you why: Changing careers right now will almost certainly require that you swallow your pride and start over again—lower income, maybe even an unpaid internship, work alongside much younger colleagues. If you are not capable of that kind of flexibility, then you may want to stay within your industry.
You can change cities. Even without a real job! Seriously. If you're not likely to find a new job where you are, and you are unencumbered by a mortgage, then try someplace new. To do this, unless you have major cash reserves, you will most likely need a little creative ingenuity and, again, flexibility. Considering paying a friend some extra cash to sleep on a couch. (That does, however, mean you'll be sleeping on a couch.) You can use the local library as your home base. You should pack lightly, because you may have to move around a bit. Crucial tip: Stay focused. Just because someone is letting you stay on the couch doesn't mean you can spend the day watching TV. Get up in the morning, take a shower, be accommodating, dress for the day, and act as if you've got a job.
[See why unemployment can hurt your health.]
Useful connections can be brand-new. Hearing that connections are the most effective route to a new job can make some people throw up their hands. They don't have great connections, their network is small, or they're not particularly talkative. Mostly, their anxiety rests in the fact that they don't believe their existing network is particularly useful. But effective connections can be brand spanking new. Volunteering, interning, chitchatting at the grocery store can all bring you in contact with new people who become part of your network. If you're searching for work in a new city, don't be distressed by your current anonymity. It can quickly be transformed.
Ignore some things. There's a good chance that your mother is calling regularly to check in on your search. Maybe some friends and extended family members as well. Your best friend may show you a critical eye when you explain why you didn't apply to a particular job. Everyone has advice, and everyone has doubts about what you're doing. It's one thing to listen to them, and it's another to embrace what they're saying. It's your job search, your life. You know best about many parts of it. Take the advice you believe in, and leave the rest.
How you look matters. If you think you're keeping it real—i.e., "This is how I look, take it or leave it"—know that aesthetic authenticity prevails only in selected workplaces. Most employers prize accommodation, consistency, and appropriateness. But more important than your clothes and your hairstyle is your expression. If you appear to be hostile, haughty, angry, and desperate, you could be dressed in Brooks Brothers and you still couldn't win 'em over. How you look matters: Look open, friendly, energetic, and thoughtful. Consider your posture, your breathing, your smile. Why is this so important? Experts spend most of their time talking about dressing well for interviews, but your job search lasts months, not three hours in an afternoon. You may run into someone significant on a Saturday while you're running errands or at the gym on a Tuesday night. You may be dressed like a slob. But if the way you look is as bright-eyed, focused, and friendly as you'd be at an interview, you can hope the person won't even notice.
[See more about how people actually get hired.]
Do something. Long-term unemployment has a chokehold on this country. As of June, 4.4 million active job seekers had been unemployed for 27 weeks or more. That doesn't even include the workers who had lost hope and stopped actively looking. So, what happens when you're out of work for a long time? You lose skills, and you lose hope. What's the solution? Activity. It doesn't have to be relevant to your career, but it has to give you part-time purpose and contact with other human beings. Ideally, it should give you something to put on your résumé or discuss in an interview. It should show prospective employers that you didn't take your unemployment laying down—recession or not, paycheck or not, you kept moving and doing. Organize a church rummage sale, or suggest doing an unpaid internship for a nearby business or organization. Just take care that you don't let it take up so much of your time that you're not still looking for work.
Find a way to mitigate the upset. If you were laid off in this recession, chances are good that you didn't deserve it. And how, if you are human, can you not be angry to lose your job through no fault of your own? The trick isn't to pretend otherwise. Rather, it's to find a way to live with the upset and still move forward. Many companies do a poor job of laying off employees—they don't look them in the eyes, they don't offer outplacement services, and they don't show appreciation for the work they've done. There's a lot of residual frustration there. Do your best to put some boundaries on it. Promise yourself that you'll never treat your employees that way. Then put your focus back on you.


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"I think we all really left it out on the court," said Grant County High School senior Casey Hinton. "Tonight was the best I've ever played in districts and I'm just super proud of how we played."
The Lady Braves took on the Walton-Verona Lady Bearcats on Oct. 21 in the 32nd Districts volleyball game at Simon Kenton High School.
Even though districts was the best the team played this season, the Lady Braves fell to Walton in all three sets.
The 32nd districts for volleyball were held Oct. 21 at Simon Kenton High School where the Williamstown Lady Demons faced the Simon Kenton Lady Pioneers.
The Lady Demons fought hard to make it to the district title game but Simon Kenton beat them in three sets.
In the first half of the third set, Simon Kenton only had a two-point lead. WHS, cheered on by the crowd, were within reach of a win, but it wasn't meant to be.
On Oct. 15, the Williamstown High School junior varsity and varsity volleyball teams took on the Walton-Verona Lady Bearcats for their second to last game of the season.
At the start of the night, the WHS junior varsity volleyball team played admirably against Walton. In the first game, the Lady Demons struggled to find a lead against the Lady Bearcats and finished the first game at a 21-11 loss.
History was made by the Grant County Lady Braves soccer team.
The girls' soccer team defeated host Henry County Ladycats 2-1 on Oct. 21 for the program's first-ever regional tournament victory.
Entering post-season play on a four-game losing streak against an opponent on a four-game winning streak, Grant County girls' soccer coach Ron Maddox knew his Lady Braves would have to play at their highest level to survive.
And that's exactly what they did.
Grant County got outstanding play from all corners of the field in a thrilling 1-0 victory over Walton-Verona in first-round action of the District 32 Tournament Monday at Simon Kenton High School.
The 2013 season was a tale of two halves for the Grant County Braves' soccer team.
Grant County ended the first month of the season with a stellar 9-2 record and was among the region's best in both goals for and against.
The Braves were also fresh off a Dry Ridge Toyota Cup championship.
But the second half of the season was just the opposite as the Braves went 1-6 the rest of the way, including Monday's 4-0 loss to Walton-Verona in the 32nd District Tournament at Simon Kenton High School that ended Grant County's season.
The Williamstown High School Lady Demons volleyball team traveled up the road to Grant County High School Oct. 9 for a match-up against the Grant County Lady Braves.
The gymnasium was full and loud with cheers during the county rivalry – fans even rose to their feet during a couple of bumps, sets and spikes.
The Lady Braves ended up dominating the evening with a win of 3-0 over the Lady Demons – something that meant a lot to Grant County High School senior, Macall Knight.
Friday night was not a good night for the Grant County Braves. The night finally ended with a score of 43-3 with the South Oldham Dragons as the victors.
Coach Kevin Siple said that losing a game is tough for everyone.
"Keeping the players, parents and even coaches from getting down is difficult," Siple said. "The kids put so much into football and work hard."
The loss to South Oldham, means the Braves have one win and five losses so far this season, but they with four games to go, Siple hopes the team can focus on the field.
Losing four times during a five-game stretch with the post-season just around the corner would normally be enough to keep a coach up at night. But while he recognizes his team's misfortunes of late, Grant County boys' soccer coach Garrett Griffith isn't losing any sleep.
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A caller asked if I knew of a substitute for brown sugar, as she's diabetic.
Unfortunately, I don't know of a substitute other than manufactured sugar substitutes, which come in a brown version.
However, if you're at home and you run out, you can add molasses to regular sugar to get brown sugar, according to recipes.howstuffworks.com.
The website states: To make dark brown sugar, mix 1 cup of white sugar with 1⁄4 cup of molasses, making sure to mix well.
To make light brown sugar, add 11⁄2 tablespoons of molasses to 1 cup of sugar. Mix well.
"You can get creative when working with brown sugar," according to the website. "For example, you can make light brown sugar out of dark brown sugar by simply mixing some white sugar into your dark brown sugar. Keep adding white sugar until you're happy with the color."
Even when my husband was living, I didn't cook for two. He had a big appetite so I could make a recipe for four for dinner; he would eat two servings at dinner and a third around midnight.
Now, though, I find myself needing to cook for one. I also like to cook for two and have leftovers for lunch the next day.
With Valentine's Day approaching and lots of people thinking in romantic terms, I thought I would look into some recipes for suited for two. These are all from allrecipes.com.
1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground mustard
1 teaspoon paprika
1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1⁄4 teaspoon celery salt
1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
1⁄8 teaspoon dried oregano
1⁄8 teaspoon dried basil
1⁄8 teaspoon salt
1 pinch ground black pepper
2 (1-inch thick) bone-in pork loin chops
11⁄2 teaspoons vegetable oil
3⁄4 cup dry sherry
3⁄4 cup water
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
1⁄4 cup heavy whipping cream
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-by-14-inch baking dish.
Mix flour, garlic powder, mustard, paprika, cayenne pepper, celery salt, ground ginger, oregano, basil, salt and pepper together in a shallow dish.
Dredge pork chops in the flour mixture to coat. Reserve remaining flour mixture.
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook pork chops in hot oil until browned, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer pork chops to prepared baking dish, reserving any drippings in the skillet.
Stir sherry, water and brown sugar together until sugar dissolves; pour over pork chops.
Bake in preheated oven until tender and no longer pink in the center, 40 to 45 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Move pork chops to a plate and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm. Pour liquid from baking dish into the skillet with reserved drippings.
Place skillet with drippings mixture to medium-low heat. Stir cream into the drippings. Cook and stir, gradually integrating reserved flour mixture, until the mixture begins to thicken. Serve as a gravy for the pork chops.
1 large portobello mushroom, sliced
1 small zucchini, sliced
1⁄4 pound butternut squash, peeled,
seeded, and thinly sliced
1 cup bite-size broccoli florets
1⁄4 cup chopped red onion
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 ounces refrigerated pizza crust
1⁄4 cup pesto
1⁄4 cup crumbled Gorgonzola or blue
1⁄4 cup fontina cheese, cubed
Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat.
Place the mushrooms, zucchini, squash, broccoli and onion in a grill pan, and brush with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Cook on preheated, covered grill until tender when pierced with a fork, about 5 minutes. Remove from grill and set aside.
Roll out pizza dough on a floured surface to make two 8 inch circles 1⁄4 inch thick. Place onto pizza pans. Brush tops with remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil.
Bake on preheated, covered grill until browned, turning once, about 3 minutes each side. Remove from grill and spread with pesto. Top with cooked vegetables. Sprinkle with blue and fontina cheeses. Return to grill, cover and cook until cheese melts, about 3 minutes.
1 cup water
1⁄2 cup uncooked Arborio rice
2 green bell peppers, halved and seeded
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 green onions, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
1 pinch ground black pepper
1 tomato, diced
1⁄2 cup crumbled feta cheese
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
In a medium saucepan, bring water to a boil. Stir in the rice. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat, and set aside.
Place the peppers cut-side down on the prepared baking sheet. Roast 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until tender and skin starts to brown.
While the peppers are roasting, heat oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the onions, basil, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper in oil for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the tomato, and cook for 5 minutes. Spoon in the cooked rice, and stir until heated through. Remove from heat, mix in the feta cheese, and spoon the mixture into the pepper halves.
Return to the oven for 5 minutes. Serve immediately.
2 (8 ounce) beef tenderloin steaks, cut 1 inch thick (about 1 pound total)
2 teaspoons olive oil
1⁄4 teaspoon onion powder
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons minced shallot
2 slices bacon
Place oven rack in its highest position. Set oven to broil.
Rub steaks all over with olive oil. Sprinkle with onion powder, then with salt and pepper. Wrap one slice of bacon around each steak, and secure with a toothpick.
Place steaks onto a broiler pan, and broil for 5 to 7 minutes. Turn the steaks over, and sprinkle the tops with shallots. Broil for an additional 5 to 7 minutes, or until the steaks are cooked to your liking.
1 (11⁄2 pound) eggplant, halved
1 tablespoon olive oil
1⁄2 pound bulk Italian sausage
1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
1⁄4 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
1⁄8 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons dry bread crumbs
2 cups spaghetti sauce, divided
1 cup mozzarella cheese, divided
1 egg, beaten
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Brush cut sides of eggplant with olive oil and place, cut-side up onto a baking sheet. Roast in preheated oven for 30 minutes, then remove and allow to cool slightly.
Meanwhile, brown the Italian sausage in a skillet over medium-high heat; drain off the grease. Place into a mixing bowl, and season with garlic powder, Italian seasoning and pepper. Stir in bread crumbs, 1⁄2 cup of spaghetti sauce, 1⁄2 cup of mozzarella cheese and the beaten egg; mix well.
Once the roasted eggplant has cooled enough to handle, scoop out the flesh to within 1⁄2-inch of the skin to create a shell. Roughly chop the eggplant meat, and fold into the sausage mixture. Divide evenly among the two eggplant shells and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese.
Bake in preheated oven until the filling has set, and the cheese is bubbly and golden-brown, about 30 minutes. While the eggplant is baking, warm the remaining spaghetti sauce in a saucepan over medium-low heat to serve with the eggplant.
Chicken of the Sea is sponsoring a Name the Mermaid Contest, the winner of which will receive $10,000.
As part of its yearlong centennial celebration, Chicken of the Sea is challenging fans to name the brand's famous mascot, which first appeared on Chicken of the Sea tuna labels in 1952 but has never had an official name.
Inspired by the brand's 100 Years of Good initiative, which will award 100 community-minded individuals and nonprofits $10,000 each in 2014 to empower them to continue their charitable ways, the grand-prize winner of the naming contest will receive his or her own $10,000 Great American Gratitude Award to also pay it forward.
"The contest is part of Chicken of the Sea's Centennial celebration and a precursor to our Great American Gratitude Tour, kicking off in March," said Christie Fleming, senior vice president of marketing for Chicken of the Sea.
"Instead of simply presenting the winner with a $10,000 check, we're also challenging him or her to honor the pay-it-forward spirit of the initiative and use the money to continue the cycle of good."
Seafood fans can visit chickenofthesea.com/100/name-the-mermaid through Feb. 14 to enter ideas for the mermaid's new name. While the grand prize winner will receive $10,000, another 10 first-prize winners will be awarded Chicken of the Sea seafood for one year and 20 runners-up will receive a Chicken of the Sea-branded prize. The winners will be announced March 6 to coincide with the launch of Chicken of the Sea's Great American Gratitude Tour, which is being hosted by the newly named Mermaid.
LEE WARD can be reached at (606) 326-2661.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- NASA's newest and most advanced Earth observing satellite was launched Monday.
It's called the Landsat Data Continuity Mission(LDCM) and will show us everything from how the Earth is changing as a result of human and natural causes to helping us understand how we can better use our land and water resources.
LCDM's more advanced equipment will provide scientists with even more detailed information about our Earth.
For the last 40 years the fleet of Landsat satellites have captured amazing images of Earth that document just how much our planet has changed over time, as a result of human and natural causes.
The data set includes more than 3.5 million images of urban growth, drought, wildfires and the loss of forests. The Landsat data helps us better use our land and water resources to grow more crops and protect important water resources.
This morning on Larry's Look, our guest was NASA earth scientist Michelle Thaller.
She talked about the long-term importance of this mission and how the data can be used to make our Planet a much better place to live.
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---- — SAGINAW — Mr. Ralph E. Williams, 84, of Saginaw, passed away Friday, June 7, 2013, at Bay Ridge Assisted Living Center in Traverse City. Ralph was born on Oct. 16, 1928, in Oak Park, Ill., to the late Guy S. and Julia E. (Mueller) Williams.
While serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, he married Ethel Mae Schluckebier on July 7, 1951, in Richville. She predeceased him on Nov. 25, 2009.
Ralph was graduated from Michigan State University.
He was employed at Magline in Pinconning for 22 years, retiring as export sales manager.
He was a member of Peace Lutheran Church, American Legion Post #400 - Richville (Past Post Commander), past member of the Germania Town & Country Club, Richville Volunteer Fire Department and Richville Lions Club (Charter Member).
Surviving are three children, Ann L. Berthold, of Eaton Rapids, James G. (Linda) Williams, of Traverse City, and Robert E. (Barbara) Williams, of Ft. Worth, Texas; grandchildren, Jennie Clark, of Munger, Katie (Kyle) Green, of Milwaukee, Wis., Mark Williams, of Aspen, Colo., Noah Williams and Leah Williams, of Ft. Worth, Texas; step-grandchild, Brittney (Jeremy) Burr, of Hemlock; and great-grandchildren, Ryan Clark, Conner, Alexandria, Rebekah and Timothy Berthold, Brody Burr and Taylor Green.
Ralph was predeceased by his sister, Helen Lindsay; and his son-in-law, Edward K. Berthold.
A funeral celebration will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at Peace Lutheran Church, 3427 Adams Ave., Saginaw. The Rev. Paul R. Hinz will officiate. Entombment will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, with Military Honor Guard conducted under the auspices of VFW Post 1859 of Carrollton/Zilwaukee. Friends are welcome to visit with the family at the Wakeman Funeral Home, Inc., 1218 N. Michigan Ave., Saginaw, on Tuesday from 2 to 8 p.m., then at the church on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until the time of service.
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This Nick Jr. crew really knows how to groove to Pup Pup Boogie
Piece this puzzle together to see Deema, Gil, and Nonny do ballet
Kids collect and count ingredients to make a potion and save Bubble Puppy!
Help your little sweetheart direct this cute play.
What will the Guppies be for Halloween? Guppy fans decide!
Kids can help these brave firefighter knights save the kingdom!
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Kids cruise through the zoo and help find a friend for Monty the rhino
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Straw toppers make for swim-sational sipping!
Turn an ordinary fish bowl into an official bubble station with this label!
Deck the walls with a special banner just for Dad!
Tell Dad all the reasons why he's so fin-tastic!
Taking a trip to the aquarium? Don't forget your passport!
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Help Gil have a Hoppy Easter by collecting as many eggs as he can!
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Fetch the scissors and our printables to make the perfect playtime do-together activity
Jump into the game and solve this jigsaw with Gil
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Kids will crack up when they see who's popping out of an Easter egg to deliver lots of laughs!
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Turn your paper plate into the perfect table topper!
Greet visitors with a colorful display featuring your child's Nick Jr. friends
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Make a new memory game in minutes with our easy printable templates
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Transform a paper bag into your child's favorite guppy!
Transform a paper bag into your child's favorite guppy!
This goody bag is dressed up for Dad's special day!
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Make your own exclusive tee that features all the Guppies!
Dress up cones with cute Nick Jr. characters!
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Transform a paper bag into your child's favorite guppy!
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The perfect gift for kids to give away on Valentine's Day!
Make a do-together craft kids can proudly display on their door
Everyone wins when you make your own spinning tops!
Guests will FALL in love with this fin-tastic décor!
Turn a cereal box into a swimsational storage place for your Guppy's fish tales!
Surf's up! The Guppies can ride the waves in this cool movable craft!
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Kids will have fun in the kitchen making these bubble bites just right!
Something is fishy about these snacks but kids won't suspect that a tasty treat could also be healthy!
A swimsational spread that will keep kids dipping back into the kitchen for more of this fish cracker snack!
Fishin' for a quick and easy treat for your Bubble Guppies fan?
Go fishing for fruit--and make a game out of good eating!
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What's hiding under that sheet? One fin-tastic treat!
Make them smile with a sweet Guppies treat!
A frozen drink that looks like Gil's tail? COOL!
Little guppies will flip for this funny take on dessert!
Make no bones about it, these cookies are delicious & easy to make!
These swim-sational cookies will pop right out of your cookie jar!
Make a fin-tastic sandwich that looks like your kid's favorite preschool teacher
These fetchin' cupcakes will stand out at your little guppy's next party!
Bake the cake and top it off with Molly and Gil!
Here's a peanut butter and jelly fish-shaped sandwich for your little guppy!
Turn plain pound cake into bite-sized cake pops that look like Little Fish!
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Make this tasty treat any day of the week--it's simple!
Kids will want s'more of this chocolate and marshmallow-filled treat!
All aboard! Kids won't even notice the veggies on this healthy pizza
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The wild ninth inning began when Mitch Maier reached first base
while striking out on a wild pitch against Brewers closer John
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Axford retired Mike Moustakas and Alcides Escobar to bring up
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What inspired Hooked? How did you come up with the idea?
I finished post on my first short film The Last Post in June of this year. It's a very sad, performance-led, emotional ghost story, and I felt like doing something completely different. I was spending a few weeks in LA and thought it'd be great to do something there, using some of the great exteriors the area has to offer... I came up with this idea for a simple and goofy twist on the slasher genre and it all came together within a couple of weeks. Strangely, I think the biggest influence for this short film was Rob Zombie's Woolite commercial!
One of the things that's interesting about Hooked is the way it combines a couple of different genres (or subgenres). Do you find yourself especially attracted to stories that do that?
Not specifically, but I believe in not being bound by the constraints or the expectations of a specific genre or sub-genre. This being said, we really approached this one as a slasher: the main character, the fisherman, had to look like a killer, and his introduction and the photo had to fit the genre.
The film's setting is interesting – bleak and industrial. Can you talk about where and how it was shot?
The setting totally makes the film! It's a stretch of beach in front of a power plant in El Segundo. The beach doesn't seem to ever get cleaned, so there's all that seaweed on the sand, and tons of flies... It seemed perfect. Because it's not very pretty, it's usually completely deserted, but naturally the day we'd decided to shoot turned out to be the day the junior lifeguards get their weekly training. There were like eighty kids on that beach when we started shooting! But we worked around it, starting with the close-ups and doing all the wide shots once they were gone.
How did you pick your two actors? Both appear ideally suited for their roles.
R.A. Mihailoff and Clare Grant were both awesome to work with. I didn't personally know either of them, but I was of course aware of their work, and I knew we had a lot of friends in common. R.A. is an absolute trooper, coping with the heat without a word of complaint. Clare had to be waist-deep in the water and wasn't too comfortable with the high waves that came crashing all the time, but she managed to fight long enough to allow us to get the shots we needed.
Can you talk a little about what's next for you?
Well, The Last Post is touring festivals at the moment, and the reviews we've been getting have encouraged me to start prepping another short. This one will be called The Halloween Kid, and it'll be a spooky Halloween fairy tale. We've already got part of the budget, and I'll probably use crowd-funding for the other half. I'm also developing a couple of genre features and really hope one of them will get made sometime next year...


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Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy is welcoming word that star first baseman Todd Helton plans to play at least one more year. Helton had season-ending surgery on Aug. 10 to repair a torn labrum in his right hip. Helton told The Denver Post that he intends to return in 2013 to play out the final year of his contract. He turned 39 last month. The five-time All-Star is a lifetime .320 hitter, but batted a career-low .238 in 69 games. ''Todd Helton knows himself better than anybody and if he feels physically that he's capable of doing it, then there's a big part of me that says he will be bound and determined to walk back out here and have another bounce-back season,'' Tracy said Wednesday. ''I just saw him this afternoon, and he's moving around with just a tremendous amount of vitality,'' Tracy said. ''You can tell by the way he's walking and moving around, he's pain-free, and he's in the weight room doing his thing.'' Tracy said it's likely that Helton would see his everyday role modified next year to include more days off. ''It's not going to be to the extent of 145 games from this guy or something like that,'' Tracy said. ''There's going to have be rest in between and things like that. But if in fact we can develop that type of framework and he's physically up to par with where he wants to be, I don't question Todd Helton for one minute, because I've already seen him beat naysayers.'' Tracy was referring to Helton's 2009 campaign, when he came back strong to hit .325 with 15 home runs in 151 games after struggling with back problems the year before, when he hit .264 with seven home runs in 83 games. Helton told the Post that he understands that he'll play fewer games in a season for his own good, but also doesn't see himself as a part-time player. ''I will have to have ample days off. I know that,'' Helton told the newspaper. ''If I come back, I expect to play as much as I can. How much? It's hard to tell.'' Tracy said it was premature to address that question. He said he'll sit down with Helton as he always does when the team heads into spring training. ''We'll have that conversation when the time comes,'' Tracy said. ''I don't want him to worry about it. I just want him to do his rehab work and get himself to where he feels he physically needs to be.'' ''I think it's more important for him to be allowed to have his space and do his thing and we get to spring training and we sit like he and I do every year and we assess as to where he's at and what it is that he would be able take on. I wouldn't really even want to get into that today because I really have no idea,'' he said.
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I also learned that I have a very big group of lovely ladies and gent for support that are always here for me even if I am not ready to talk or chat I could come and read there kind words and feel comforted at all times I thank you all very much for that it helped me a great deal.
My days are much brighter now I am seeing someone and talking things out with her it seams to be helping me a great deal also my brother dealth brought up a ,lot of feelings in me that I have been holding in for a long time. That is why I wasn't on the boards I didn't want those feelings to show or come out the wrong way towards someone else. I am sorry for that if I could have helped someone and wasn't there I am sorry but I needed to get my self and head back together first and I did just that. I found I was holding a lot of anger from my past plus from my dx that I just wouldn't face so I pushed it all deep down inside and just forgot about it. Well ladies that is not a good thing because when it does show it's ugly head it isn't a nice thing and it is very nasty all at once. That is what I have been dealing with for about 4 weeks then my brothers dealth hit me in the middle of that then my father in laws dealth two days later not a good thing. See that is where my mind set was at way to much anger all at once and didn't want to take it out on any of you or even have it show a little in any of my postings so I decided not to post at all just read what others were saying.
But now I am back and will post a little at a time till I am fully comfortable getting back to posting all the time to everyone. If I ever post something that doesn't sound right or upsets anyone please tell me right away because my mind is still alittle in a fog. Thank you all for understanding and being here for me during this hard time in my life and for all of your support hugs and prayers I can always use them they do help me a lot. Have a great day angel hugs Roberta,
You know you are loved and appreciated here no matter what. It's great that you are talking things out...always helpful, in my experience.
You were missed, but the "old" (not your age - your attitude!) is back here with us.
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Thank you for the Sugar Smacks and the hugs they feel great and make me smile
It is also great to see and feel appreciated thank you for saying that also it made my day
Yes it does help me a great deal to be talking with someone just letting someone know how I am feeling really feeling deep down inside my gut and not be looked at funny or told I shouldn't feel that way is such a good feeling. Just to get all these feelings and the anger out is great I do feel so much better You are so very right talking things out with someone is helpful.
I am feeling much better this week then I have in a long while much better !!! Things are looking up !!!
Thank you again have a great day angel hugs Roberta,
Thank you so very much for your kind words, Yes i am doing better then coping I am living life to the fullest again I am enjoying myself again and everything around me.
The old me is coming back stronger I am getting back to joking around and playing little jokes and pranks on people so yes the old me is back lol.lol. It sure does feel good I think my brother is letting me know to let the past be just that and get on with the good times and live my life again. That is what he would want me to do I also think he is the one that got into my head in my dreams and thoughts to get some help with therapy and my doctors to get things checked out. I am doing all that and getting the medical stuff really looked into more also I pushed more and things are getting done there. I am talking to my old therapist and boy she is great for talking things out so I am doing all the right things now and not holding all this built up stuff in any more. So things are much brighter and life is looking really good for me now.
I am ready for a nice trip someplace relaxing ladies are you ready for pinkie and a road trip or maybe fly someplace nice with me for a party just to get away and relax for a while . I know I sure can use it .
Life is looking really good now and I am ready to live it to the fullest again and take you all along for the ride if you want to come but I will warn you I am a little wild at times lol.lol. I like to have some fun lol.lol.
Thanks again for everything have a great day angel hugs Roberta,
You are in my thoughts with heartfelt prayers and hugs for all you have been thru. I don't know if I have healed yet from all my losses over the last few years, including my dad, aunt and 2 close friends. It is just so very sad, and I know dwelling and feeling anger is not good for us, but sometimes you just have to let that anger out. I try and focus on more positive things when I get down. A good walk is a great help, or changing my environment.
Life is hard!!!! On top of all this we have to take care of our health. I am glad you have Kaiden around for smiles and hugs. That is awesome.
I am ready for a road trip anytime girlfriend! I suggest the beach this time of the year, but you choose, anywhere in the world you want to go, I am sure Pinkie will have standing room only and the hottest cabana boys in the USA!
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Such a fabulous idea!!!!! I am in!!!!
Cabana Boys and tropical themed cupcakes for everyone!
Those look amazing!!!! I am drooling for one right now. Think I can close my eyes and taste it???? Naah, not the same!
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Thank you so much and you are so right it does take time and never really goes away but it does get better. I am keeping my mind very busy and my time with Kaiden is so very great he is a blessing for sure. I love being with him and doing things outdoors so I am getting there.
I was thinking like you a trip to a place with water how about the ocean any place with wide open water sandy beaches and lots of relaxing ohh I can see it and feel the stress melting away all ready !!! Lets leave FRi after everyone is done with work and come home very late sunday Maybe !!! lol.lol. READY LADIES !!!! RACHAEL GET PINKIE READY WE ARE OFF !!!
Have a great weekend in the sun and sand angel hugs Roberta,
LOL>LOL> Shame on you on their laps but so very right that is where most of the laies would be lol or dancing all over the place from to much of those pretty pink drinks. lol...
You are so very funny thank you so much for that well needed laugh it felt so good for a very strong belly laugh
Have a great day and keep making us laugh I love it. Angel hugs Roberta,
Now shame on you and I thought you were one of those nicey nice girls shy and all that !! Ya right just kidding Have fun and make sure to try out all of their laps don't leave any of them out lol.lol.
That looks so good now you are making me hungry did you make them ? What is on them ? Oh I wish I could reach through this thing and grab them !! Darn it and I don't have anything in the house anything like them darn it !!!! Now I am going to have to bake something see what you did lol.lol.
Or I could have Beth stop at the bakery on her way home for lunch oh that sounds much better then I don't have to turn the oven on uumm much better and faster too !!!
Have a great day angel hugs Roberta,
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Gillibrand and Lowey say they want to extend targeted tax breaks for small businesses. They contend women-run small businesses are among the fastest growing segments of the economy, but start with eight times less capital.
Gillibrand urged the U.S. Senate to vote on the SUCCESS Act of 2012, legislation that would provide investors with strong incentives to invest in small business stock, double deductions for start-up expenses, purchase new equipment, and continue tax credits that small businesses can take use.
"I have been in business for 25 years in Nyack, something I am celebrating this autumn," Maria Whittingham said. "I am proud to be a woman who has found success in her chosen field. I wish my fellow female business owners every success and applaud the Senator, and her colleagues, on these efforts to extend the tax breaks for small businesses and women in particular."
"In line with our three-year growth plan, which includes expanding our brick-and-mortar business to include our web-based, e-commerce presence, we hope to take advantage of The Section 179 Expensing, an attractive incentive which we hope will benefit us in coming years," she added. "In this challenging economy, I along with other business owners, truly appreciate everything being done to help us maintain our livelihoods while hopefully expanding our businesses and continuing to grow and serve our communities. It not only helps us and our employees but also helps keep our downtowns growing and hopefully, thriving once again."


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Spencer Rascoff is only 37. Yet the Harvard grad and father of three has already accomplished so much.
He cofounded Hotwire.com and served as a VP for Expedia Expedia; he held the roles of CFO, vice president of marketing and COO at Zillow; and in 2008 Rascoff was promoted to chief executive of the popular real estate information site.
Wondering how the Zillow CEO has achieved and maintained his success? His weekend routine has something to do with it.
"My weekends are an important time to unplug from the day-to-day and get a chance to think more deeply about my company and my industry," Rascoff says. "Even when I'm technically not working, I'm always processing in the background and thinking about the company. Weekends are a great chance to reflect and be more introspective about bigger issues."
He says he always spends weekends with his family. "Even if I'm on the road on a Friday and have to be back in that same city the following week, I always come home no matter what."
Last year Rascoff's New Year's resolution was to refrain from checking e-mail during the day on Saturdays–but it didn't stick. "I'm trying again this year and am having more luck," he says. "I have three young children so weekends are usually an exhausting but fun smorgasbord of fort-building, bike-riding, soccer-playing, chess-tournament-competing, stroller-pushing, zoo-going, diaper-changing, book-reading and birthday-party-going. I never go into the office on weekends but I do check e-mail at night, and I use weekends as an opportunity to catch up on work-related reading."
Laura Vanderkam, author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast (Portfolio, 2012) and What the Most Successful People Do on the Weekend (Portfolio, 2012), says successful people know that weekends are actually the secret weapon in professional success. "You need to hit Monday ready to go," she says. "To do that, you need weekends that rejuvenate you, rather than exhaust or disappoint you. Cross-training makes you a better athlete, and likewise, exercise, volunteer work, spiritual activities, and hands-on parenting make you a better worker than if you just worked all the time."
Executive coach Dale Kurow, M.S., says successful people usually spend their weekends participating in a "combination of family activities with their kids and spouse, errands, and creative activities to exercise the right side of their brain."
Penelope Trunk, a career coach and author of Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success, adds: "A highly successful person is very focused on what they want to be doing. The weekend and the week look very similar: They are focused on creating the life they want."
So who are "successful people," and what exactly are they doing on weekends?
Sometimes success is defined by an internal compass, says Marsha Egan, a board-certified professional coach.
"A successful person is usually one who has achieved a measure of happiness and fulfillment in their work, family, and spiritual life (however that is defined for the individual)," Kurow adds. "Most successful people need to feel a sense of accomplishment and are self-motivated to tackle the next challenge."
Roy Cohen, career coach and author of The Wall Street Professional's Survival Guide, believes success is often defined in two ways: achieving and exceeding financial milestones or achieving great satisfaction through one's work. "From my perspective as a career coach, real meaningful success bridges the two–great prosperity combined with real joy and passion for your work."
Great article. Developing these routines early will definitely be the best way to integrate it into a successful lifestyle. This seems to go great with an article I recently wrote. Success is pretty simple. Just be awesome. You can check it out here if you'd like. teentrep.blogspot.com/2013/02/be-awesome.html
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Great article. Leaders that are successful, not only understand the need of life/work balance, but coaches their employees and motivate them to enjoy their time off. Invest in your employees' well-being and harvest a productive and loyal team.
On more comment. I thought being "called out" was special on this site, but as I scroll down the list of comments, even those who didn't offer anything more than "nice article" were called out. So I'm really gonna be pissed in my previous comment and/or this one isn't called out.
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Seems to me you forgot the most important thing. #15: Being in the Lord's House, on the Lord's Day with the Lord's People. There is no barrier to entry, everyone is welcome and you don't have to pay to get in and the blessings you receive are eternal. That is especially important in a finite world where everything you accumulate Monday through Friday is left behind when you die.
I believe that this is true to somewhat of a degree. But not everything that was stated made complete sense since the fact it says to work out in the work week when the article is based on the weekend life. In the article it talks about sports craft games. Its not specific so just doing whatevers on the weekend could be successful is what there saying which doesn't make the article as concrete.
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Go to Church or Temple. Take time to give thanks for the wonder of your life and reflect on your blessings.
Good article. I once worked at a company that made Saturdays mandatory even if there was no work to accomplish. They wanted to look like they were hustling. In reality, they managers and workers burned out and turnover became very high. Leaders need to promote time off to refresh!
I understand all the folks who have to do chores on the weekend. With two kids and full time professional jobs my husband and I often catch up on chores on the weekend.
However, I do know a woman who was quite successful with work and family both. She had two kids and very little help from her traditional/conservative husband around the home. Somehow she managed to become an executive and a paid consultant all over the U.S.. She could manage to relegate work to work time and home to home time AND did chores throughout the week so her weekends could be free.
I've been trying to study her to find out how she can do all of this: she has unlimited energy, she meticulously plans her week (including all the meals she cooks), and she has tremendous discipline and will. I don't think I can be her but I can pick up some tips!