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Well, I have exactly a week left before spring training and, Im sure just like many of my teammates, there are plenty of things on my mind.
The Emotions
At one end of the spectrum, spring training brings about feelings of excitement and readiness that I cant really put into words. Weve all quietly prepared ourselves. We know what we need to do. We cant get moved up levels while were at home in the off-season. This is what its all about. Its go time.
I want to first start off my thanking Seth for writing me about posting some blog entries on this new Twins Daily site. I enjoy writing and think I can offer up some cool stories throughout the year. I think Im a pretty positive guy so if your looking for any kind of dirt on any of my teammates, you wont find it in this section! Ill try and write about once a week or so, and keep things interesting for you all.
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WA plans could save state and its residents billions while extending coverage to all; similar proposals moving across country
Olympia, WA — At a hearing today of the Washington State Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee, the actuarial firm Mathematica Policy Research will present a new study showing that Washington state could cut health care costs from $300 million to $800 million and boost economic activity anywhere between $370 million to $1.6 billion from a range of comprehensive health care reform initiatives proposed last year by state lawmakers.
Set against the backdrop of devastating budget shortfalls in states and households across the country, the report bolsters the case for national and state health care reform playing a central role in ongoing economic recovery efforts.
According to Adam Thompson, the Senior Health Care Policy Specialist with Progressive States Network, a national network of legislators and advocates promoting progressive state-level policies, "With the economy in the state that it's in, you hear a lot of people complaining that we can't afford to do comprehensive health care reform. What this study clearly shows is that we can't afford not to."
Washington is one of a growing number of states looking at comprehensive health care reform as a way to achieve savings and boost economic activity. In 2007, a study by the Lewin Group found that Healthy Wisconsin, a comprehensive health care plan sponsored by Wisconsin State Senator Jon Erpenbach would save the state $13.8 billion in annual health care expenditures. A similar partnership-style bill, the New York Health Plan, was recently introduced in New York by Assemblymember Richard Gottfried and is expected to achieve similar savings.
While these comprehensive models are drawing increasing attention, they are just one of a host of innovative and cost-saving plans that are moving at the state level. State activity is helping to show the way for national reform.
"In Washington DC, national health care reform is back on the agenda not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it saves badly needed money," said Thompson. "As the federal government moves to mend the broken economy, it must also move to fix the broken health care system. The states, in turn, must put bold plans in place so that they're ready once help arrives."
The Mathematica report is the result of 2008 legislation calling for a study to analyze the comparative savings of five different reform packages. One plan that fares particularly well in the study is the Washington Health Partnership, which would generate $1.6 billion in new economic activity and save state taxpayers $330 million in spending while reducing employer health care expenditures by $2.35 billion and family out-of-pocket spending by $1.03 billion.
The Partnership, a proposal by Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee Chair Karen Keiser, would create a public-private purchasing pool in which consumers could choose from a range of providers and private insurance plans - achieving health care for all residents and administrative efficiency while enhancing health care choice.


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Coastal Carolina University and Horry-Georgetown Technical College students and faculty have many new restaurant choices within quick walks or drives from campus or university housing, and there is delicious diversity in the options.
As of press time, the new 7,800-square-foot SoHo University at 1300 S.C. 544 had a target opening date of Wednesday (Aug. 15). The ambiance will be part sports bar and part steak, seafood and sushi restaurant. The interior is shaping up to be spectacular with an 8-foot-by-36-foot LED wall that will thrum with the beat of music or display messages such as "Happy Birthday," a non-smoking room separated from the rest of the restaurant by a glass wall, 35 42-inch televisions over the enormous bar, three additional big screen televisions and a sushi bar.
An Anything Froz frozen yogurt shop opened in June at 1300 S.C. 544 at the other end of the shopping center from SoHo University, in the former location of Coastal Cafe. The stylish shop is brightly colored with wide swaths of orange, blue and green and pretty tile accents. There is a lounge at the front where guests can settle in to enjoy treats and take advantage of free Wi-Fi and large televisions. Among the many toppings are little "juice balls" that explode with flavor when bitten. Anything Froz is open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and the number is 234-3769.
Leigha Powell recently opened a coffee bar and café, Rivertown Java, in the former Berni's Café (and before that The Haberdashery) at 1028 3rd Ave. in Conway. Powell is serving dozens of specialty coffees using Caribou Coffee plus cold and hot teas, decadent milkshakes such as Caramel Java and White Chocolate Java, and a Java Frappe. Food choices include pastries and baked goodies, breakfast sandwiches, deli sandwiches and wraps. Rivertown Java is open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and the number is 488-2130.
If you like barbecued meats smoked with peach and pecan woods, Twisted Pig BBQ at 1315 S.C. 90 just east of Conway is serving up smoked pulled pork, chicken, beef brisket and ribs. Sides such as Sweet Potato Casserole and Jalapeno Cornbread are awesome. It opened right before finals started in the spring 2012 semester. Twisted Pig is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, and the number is 347-3090.
Bo-Doo's BBQ is in the former Santino's Pizza location at 3221 S.C. 701 (Main Street), next to Nobles Auto. The owner is Kevin Doolittle. Pizza is still served, including the Super Veggi, Aloha and Buffalo Chicken, and the new barbecue menu has edged over into the pizzas with a BBQ Pork pizza. On the barbecue menu are pulled pork, brisket, pit ham, St. Louis-style ribs, smoked chicken and hot links that range in price from $7 for a barbecue sandwich with one side to Frank's Feast for $22 that includes four meats, four ribs and three sides. Bo-Doo's also has chicken and pulled pork. Bo-Doo's offers catering, and the number is 365-7777.
Business is booming at the new Rivertown Grill at 2635 Main St. in Conway; that's the former location of Seafood Express and the Red, White and Blue Roadside Grill. The menu is full of comfort foods such as Wings, Quesadillas, Buffalo Chicken Dip, Burgers, Fried Chicken, Hamburger Steak with Onions, Chicken Salad, Hamburger Salad, Fried Bologna and Barbecue. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, complete dinner specials are $10-$16. Rivertown Grill is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and the number is 488-4466.
RestaurantActivityReport.com reports that an Olive Garden will open, tentatively in the spring of 2013, at the intersection of U.S. 501 and Beverly Hills Way, which is across U.S. 501 from the Tanger Outlet Center near Carolina Forest.
Crady's Restaurant at 332 Main St., Conway isn't new, and the Whitley family is still serving gourmet lunches and brunches, but now they've added dinner service when the Main Street Theatre is open for shows. Also, if you get a craving for cookies or pies "just like your mom makes them," Barbara Whitley bakes exquisite treats perfect for late-night study session comfort. Call 248-3321 for reservations or to find out what Whitley baked that day.
Solano's Trattoria opened recently in Conway's Black Water Market shopping center at the intersection of Laurel Street and Fourth Avenue. The Italian restaurant serves delicious lunch and dinner options including Frankie's Sausage and Mushroom Polpette appetizer for $7, where two Italian sausages are cut in half lengthways and served with mushrooms, tomato chunks and gorgonzola cream sauce. Sandwiches, pizzas and entrees range from $5-$15. Solano's Trattoria is at 328 Laurel St. in Conway. It's open for lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and for dinner from 4:30 until 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and until 9:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Happy Hour is from 4 to 6 p.m., and the number is 488-4008.
Coney Island opened this summer in the former Maryland Fried Chicken site at 3502 S.C. 544. The building was remodeled with a bright new orange, yellow and green exterior. A specialty of the house is an 80-year-old chili recipe used on the hot dogs; also on the menu are burgers, gyros, fries, wings, salads and ice cream. Coney Island is open daily from 11 a.m. to 8 or 9 p.m., and the number is 347-2400. There is room to dine in, and there is a drive-through window.
Tim Bennett and Tacy Bennett recently opened Rivertown Pizza at 1315 U.S. 501 Business, in a new strip shopping center beside Oliver's Luncheonette near the intersection with French Collins Road. The menu offers pizzas (including by the slice), calzones, stromboli, hot and cold subs, salads, wings, fried cheese, breadsticks, jalapeno poppers, cinnamon knots, manicotti, baked spaghetti and ravioli. Lunch specials are offered from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Rivertown Pizza is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and until 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The number is 347-2100.
Restaurant closures in the area have also taken place during the summer:
Burger Brothers' original location on Fourth Avenue in Conway closed as well as its second location at 621 Church St. in Conway. The Fourth Avenue site is going to soon reopen as another restaurant; the Church Street spot is available for lease.
In March the original Serafino's Pizzeria and Restaurant at 587 Burcale Rd. in Myrtle Beach closed, and shortly afterwards its second location at 2608 N. Main St. in Conway (in the Food Lion shopping center) also shut down.
Cheesesteak U at 1867 S.C. 544 closed after one of its owners, Noel Guerrero, passed away on April 15. A banner over the front door says it will soon reopen.
Becky Billingsley serves daily restaurant news at MyrtleBeachRestaurantNews.com.


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I'm running around to different sites this afternoon before tonight's chat -- but the rush-hour traffic in the Northtowns isn't helping.
First stop is Williamsville South softball. Some rain but just a light drizzle.
5:21 p.m. Will South has a 1-0 lead on West Seneca East after four and a half.
Off to Clarence for softball and lacrosse.
5:42 p.m. Arrive at Clarence to see that the home team has an 8-2 lead on Lancaster with less than two minutes left in the second quarter.
Also an update from correspondent Nate Beutel -- West Seneca East beat Williamsville North, 13-9, in the Class B girls lacrosse final.
5:47 p.m. Clarence softball has a 3-1 lead on Niagara-Wheatfield -- whoops, just made it 6-1 with a three-run homer by Tori Nappo in the bottom of the sixth. Val Nappo just added an RBI single for a 7-1 lead.
Well-placed sources here say that Williamsville North is up on Lancaster, 4-1, late in the other AA softall semifinal.
Also, Sean Bruso just texted me that Lancaster has a 6-5 halftime lead over Clarence in the Class A girls lacrosse championship.
6:11 p.m. We have a final score: Clarence beats Niagara-Wheatfield in the AA softball semifinals, 8-3.
6:19 p.m. Over at the lacrosse field (the football field), Clarence has a 9-4 lead heading to the fourth quarter.
Man, Clarence just made it 10-4 while I was typing and not video-ing. Argh. Missed out on some softball stuff too.
6:22 p.m. Now 11-4. Still typing. Ugh.
6:32 p.m. Clarence leads, 13-5, with 3:56 left. And yes, we got some video highlights. Whew.
6:43 p.m. Clarence wins, 13-5. Nice job by the Red Devils to reach their first boys lax final. Good, physical, well-played game from what I saw.
Off to Hamburg.
7:28 p.m. Arrived at Hamburg after a very necessary fuel stop (five diet Cokes to get me through the night).
Hamburg boys have scored four times -- I believe -- while I've been trying to find a parking spot. They just have Iroquois overmatched. Iroquois called a timeout after the fourth goal -- and just after I found a spot.
Also we have some final scores. Lancaster wins it's sixth straight Class A title in girls lacrosse with an 11-9 win over Clarence in what must have been a great game. thanks to correspondent Amanda Bremer and Mr. Bruso for the texts in the last few minutes.
Also, Mr. Bruso confirms a 4-1 softball final victory for Will North.
7:39 p.m. Correspondent Ben Gaughan reports that Albion beat Williamsville South, 5-3, to win the Class A baseball title.
7:49 p.m. The sky darkened big-time and a serious downpour hit Hamburg. They're still playing, but I'm still in the car -- for now.
7:50 p.m. Rain has stopped. Iroquois hanging in there at 4-2 with 3:44 left in second quarter.
8:01 p.m. Awesome goal by Iroquois -- which I caught on video -- late in the quarter makes it just a 4-3 halftime lead for Hamburg. Hmmmmm. Battery running low on iPhone - hope we have enough juice to handle a closer game than most expected.
8:21 p.m. We have a lightning delay - which means we have a 30-minute wait. Hamburg has scored twice to take a 6-3 lead with 3:48 to play in the third quarter.
With the live chat at 9:30ish, I'm going to head back to One News Plaza.
Back in the car. It wasn't raining when the delay was called, but it is now and fans are seeking shelter across the street in the high school. Thunder rumbled often before lightning was seen.
See you in the chat and we'll have all results posted as soon as possible.
8:40 p.m. Wow. Did some work in the car - now we have a torrential downpour with thunder and lightning. Not sure if they'll get to finish tonight.
I'll have video of the stormy weather, too :-)
9:45 p.m. We're back at One News Plaza, fuled with some Subway and up and running with our weekly live chat.
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When I looked at the Drupal statistics in Wikipedia, the first Drupal conference at Antwerp on Feb 2005 had fewer than 50 people attending. The last conference at Chicago this March, over 3000 attendees. What a huge growth. The upcoming Drupal Con in London happens this August. The tickets just started to be sold but I already feel the heat: 350 proposed sessions are submitted.
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Bradenton's Lyndi Casto is not only celebrating her birthday on today's once-in-a-century 12-12-12 but she's also turning 12.
"I keep trying to tell her we probably can't top this one," Lyndi's mother, Barbara Casto, said of her daughter's numerically unique birth date, honored with an equally unique birthday party.
Lyndi's parents went to great lengths to keep it a secret that Lyndi's story was going to be on the newspaper today. They wanted it to be a surprise. That's why she wasn't interviewed for this story.
"She has been fascinated about it," said Barbara Casto. "She remembers that on 11-11-11 people whose birthday was on that day were in the newspaper. She said, 'Mom, do you think they will mention me on 12-12-12?'"
There are several reasons why Lyndi's future birthdays may not have the pizzazz of this one.
For one, 12-12-12 won't return again for 100 years.
And even that is in doubt given that the ancient Mayan calendar has, to the interpretation of some, concluded that 12-12-12 marks the end of life as we know it.
The date has such a magnetic draw for many, at the very least as a memory marker, that it has become the occasion of The Concert for Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden.
In Florida, 12-12-12 has also made an impact on another group of number lovers.
The Florida Lottery confirmed Tuesday that so many people have already played 1-2-1-2 in today's two Play 4 drawings that the combination will most likely be sold out before the drawings,
"The Florida Lottery is projecting that both the 1:30 p.m. and 7:57 p.m. Play 4 drawings today will have reached $5 million in sales and will be sold out," Shelly Gerteisen, a spokeswoman for The Florida Lottery said Tuesday.
Players can still play for the numbers 1-2 to come in other orders, but the exact 1-2-1-2 is no longer available in order to protect the lottery from exceeding its liability limit, Gerteisen said.
The odds that one of today's Play 4 drawings will actually be 1-2-1-2 is one in 10,000, Gerteisen said.
By the way, since Play 4 launched on July 4, 1991, the exact combination 1-2-1-2 has never come in, Gerteisen added.
For Lyndi, a sixth-grader at Bradenton's Community Christian School, turning 12 on 12-12-12 is just plain cool.
So, who is this special girl with the special 12th birthday?
Lyndi absolutely loves to draw. She plays piano, trumpet and handbells. She loves to play volleyball. She is outgoing. She has a ton of friends and loves to be with them. She likes to stay busy.
"I believe when Lyndi was born, God had a purpose for her and He's blessed her," said Lyndi's 21-year-old sister, Courtney Casto, a student at Pensacola Christian College. "I think He has her future planned out. I think anything she does she will enjoy in her life."
So, what kind of birthday party does a mom and dad throw for a once-in-a-lifetime birthday?
Steve and Barbara Casto invited eight of Lyndi's close friends over for a Spa Extravaganza, a five-star hotel spa experience right in the Casto's Fairfax home, near Peridia.
Jackie Saldivar, Abigail Birney, Alyssa Zern, Stephanie Burrell, Andrea Eberstein, Cora McKellar, Aubree Zern and Taylor McCormack joined Lyndi in having chocolate facial masks, made of cocoa powder, yogurt and honey, which they later ate.
"The chocolate facial masks were actually also good for their skin," Barbara Casto said. "They also had a vanilla bean sugar scrub for their lips and I sewed special spa towels for each of them. They got to each take home little jars of sugar scrub and each had personal wash clothes and head bands."
Three high school girls from Community Christian School, including Rebekah Bollom, Sydney Gay and Heather Schmidt, came over to do the younger girls' hair, including curling and braiding.
They dined on 12 different foods, including quiche, sausage balls, bacon, fruit, donut holes and other delicacies created by Barbara Casto.


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Douglas Davis always contended he shouldn't be convicted of possessing a gun cop killer Maurice Clemmons took off one of his victims because he never touched the weapon.
The state Court of Appeals has agreed.
In a 3-0 decision issued Friday, a panel from Division II overturned Davis' convictions for possessing a stolen firearm and unlawful possession of firearm, and ruled he could not be recharged.
"I think he's an innocent guy who found himself in a position he couldn't get out of," said Kent Underwood, who represented Douglas at trial.
As part of the same decision, the appellate panel upheld the convictions of two other of the so-called Clemmons Seven defendants.
Justices Jill Johanson, Thomas Bjorgen and Christine Quinn-Brintnall ruled there was sufficient evidence for a jury to find Eddie Davis, who is unrelated to Douglas Davis, and Letrecia Nelson guilty of aiding the killer and possessing the gun he took from Lakewood police officer Greg Richards' body.
In addition to Richards, Clemmons killed Sgt. Mark Renninger and officers Tina Griswold and Ronald Owens during an attack Nov. 29, 2009, at a Parkland coffee shop.
Clemmons was later shot dead by a Seattle police officer during a manhunt that spanned two counties.
In the aftermath of the killings, Pierce County prosecutors filed charges against seven people, winning convictions against six of them either through jury trials or pleas.
Douglas Davis became the second of them to see his or her convictions overturned. Last year, an appeals panel threw out the convictions of Clemmons' sister, LaTanya Clemmons, and prosecutors chose not to try her again. She'd been charged with rendering aid to her brother's getaway driver.
Prosecutor Mark Lindquist cast Friday's ruling in a positive light.
"This was an aggressive prosecution designed to hold the Clemmons Seven accountable under every possible legal theory," he said. "We're pleased the appellate court upheld the convictions and exceptional sentences against Eddie Davis and Letrecia Nelson. I'm proud of the work our office did, along with law enforcement, in the vigorous prosecution of all those who assisted Maurice Clemmons."
The appellate panel, on a 2-1 vote, did find that some aggravating factors prosecutors filed against Eddie Davis and Nelson should not have been applied and send their cases back for re-sentencing.
Lindquist said he did not think that would affect the prison sentences they received.
Douglas Davis, Eddie Davis and Nelson were arrested in the days after the massacre.
Clemmons had demanded that the Davises accompany him to Nelson's house in Pacific after the shootings. He was wounded and carrying Richards' gun. The men complied, but Underwood argued at trial that his client was an unwilling participant who was scared of Clemmons.
Eddie Davis and Nelson were charged with rendering criminal assistance to Clemmons and possessing the firearm he had with him when he stopped by Nelson's home after the killings. Douglas Davis was charged solely with weapons crimes: being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing a stolen weapon.
A jury convicted them as charged in December 2010, and prosecutors sought sentences above the standard range.
Superior Court Judge Stephanie Arend sentenced Eddie Davis to 10 years, five months in prison; Douglas Davis to seven years, six months; and Nelson to six years, two months. Those were exceptional sentences upward but not as much as prosecutors had asked for.
The three appealed.
The appellate panel found Douglas Davis' arguments compelling, particularly his contention that because he never touched the weapon Clemmons took from Richards he could not have possessed it.
Prosecutors argued at trial that even if Douglas Davis hadn't handled the weapon he'd "constructively possessed" the gun because it was in a car he was riding in at one point and because he was in the same room with the weapon at Nelson's house.
"The state argues that Douglas constructively possessed the gun while it was in the bag on the counter because 'anyone' could have taken possession of it," the panel wrote. "However, proximity alone is not enough to establish constructive possession."
Nelson and Eddie Davis both handled the weapon, albeit briefly, so their gun possession charges stand, the panel concluded.
Further proceedings have yet to be scheduled.
Adam Lynn: 253-597-8644


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After the MH17 plane crash, the West once again has to wrestle with the question of what to do with the defiant regime in the Kremlin. Diplomacy is not at the moment effective, but military options are unthinkable. Only economic sanctions will send a strong signal both to Moscow and to the outraged Western electorate. It is no wonder that the last meeting of European foreign ministers went further than asset freezes and travel bans for Vladimir Putin's "cronies". The ministers also considered "sectoral sanctions" that would target individual segments of Russia's economy. They left open the option of placing an embargo on exports of "dual use goods and sensitive technologies, including in the energy sector".
However, economic sanctions are always controversial – and they are often not as effective as promised. The last time the West applied economic sanctions against the Kremlin was
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After weeks of deadlock over a new electoral law and continued disagreement over the electoral calendar, Tunisia's political class is gearing up for legislative and presidential elections that will be held this October and November, respectively. During the constitution-drafting process over the last two years, ideological tension stifled consensus. And while the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) approved a much-lauded constitution this past January, the transition's volatile three years have left Tunisia with a fragmented political blueprint.
However, as politicians prepare for the upcoming electoral contest, partisanship in Tunisia hardly seems to have changed since first emerging after the fall of Zine el Abidine Ben Ali in early 2011. Small parties from
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Lockport Union-Sun & Journal — Jeers: It's winter and the roads aren't always going to be perfect; we understand that. However, certain standards must be met and on Wednesday in the City of Lockport, they weren't met. After an overnight snowfall, many of the city's primary roads were still slick at 11 a.m. and even at 2 p.m. We can understand this being the case on a secondary or tertiary street, but when you're slipping through an intersection on High Street at 11 a.m. — near a 20 mph school zone no less — something's amiss.
Cheers: There's plenty of action afoot in the canal district, with Canal Street the feature player. The Lockport Locks Heritage Distirct Committtee is moving forward with plans to create gateway exhibits on the street as part of an "interpretive" plan to tell the story of the canal and its historic Flight of Five. Speaking of which, restoration could begin this summer, with a finish date sometime in 2014. Throw in some national television exposure for the Lockport Caves tour and an ice cream shop moving in, and it all adds up to positive energy in the district.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely makes you hungry!
This is one of the popular "female mystery solver" series you don't have to follow in sequence. But it doesn't hurt if you do. I think this is her best so far. The characters have by now become really well developed. A couple of her previous books have had moments in which the characters' actions or words didn't quite ring true, but I didn't have that sense in...
Published on May 3 2001 by MLPlayfair
3.0 out of 5 stars OK but not her best
I've come late to this series and I'm trying to read them in order. On the whole I've enjoyed them and the characters, but I think Arch needs an attitude adjustment and Golda needs to get some backbone...I have never been abused so maybe the victim mentality continues forever but Arch seems to be turning into a manipulator who knows all the right buttons to push. This...
Published on Sept. 8 2003 by Elizabeth Rodgers
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3.0 out of 5 stars OK but not her best,
Elizabeth Rodgers (Coos Bay, OR United States) - See all my reviews
I've come late to this series and I'm trying to read them in order. On the whole I've enjoyed them and the characters, but I think Arch needs an attitude adjustment and Golda needs to get some backbone...I have never been abused so maybe the victim mentality continues forever but Arch seems to be turning into a manipulator who knows all the right buttons to push. This is probably too harsh a criticism for a book that is over all a good read.
1.0 out of 5 stars Enough of the JERK! Enough of the series.,
D. Sheff "Audiobook Addict" (Inkster, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
It was all I could do to listen to all of this book. As far as I am concerned Ms. Davidson goes over the top in this book in her treatment of the JERK and his rampages. He could show up far less often in this book to far better effect. So intensly mean and abusive is he that I had to turn off the tape and take a break from his tirades. For those who have not read it I will not say weather we see the last of him here. But in more recent books the adolescent Arch seems to take more and more after him. It is for that reason I will read no futher in the series.
4.0 out of 5 stars Hockey pucks and "Babsie" dolls,
Karen Sampson Hudson (Reno, NV United States) - See all my reviews
Hard-working caterer Goldy Schulz still manages to put her recipes together and deliver food to her clients while pondering whether her ex-husband, John Robert Korman, alias "the Jerk", has murdered his girlfriend. This is the seventh of the excellent culinary mystery series by Diane Mott Davidson, and the pacing, the plot, and the well-drawn characters, most of all plucky, likable Goldy, will draw you in.
Like all Davidson's books, this one is a satisfying read, especially for women. The inner lives of the people involved are convincingly and sympathetically presented, and the relationships she describes seem authentic. Recommended.
4.0 out of 5 stars good but....,
I like this seiries of books but was not real happy with this particular one. The recipes, as always, are terrific, but the dynamics between Arch and Goldy makes me want to point somebody in the direction of family counseling.
The plot of the story is that it appears that Goldy's abusive exhusband has murdered his current girlfriend. Arch, her son, gets angry because he feeld Goldy and Tom don't want to help the "Jerk". This seems a bit difficult to swallow because I would have thought Arch would have seen the after effects of Goldy's abuse - the broken thumb, the black eyes, the bruises. You can't hide something like that from a child, they can tell something is going on. So that the "Jerk" would ba a good non-abusive father yet a horrible abusive husband doesn't seem to work for me. Nor does Arch's anger at his mother for what her perceives as her failure to try to clear his father's name.
If you're working thru the complete seiries (as I am), you will have to make this stop. I don't think you'll enjoy it as much as the other books, but the recipes may make up for it.
3.0 out of 5 stars Too spineless,
By A Customer
I enjoy all of Diane Mott Davidson's books, but I found this one flawed by the totally unrealistic portrayal of Arch. How many sons would be furious with their mother because their father had abused and possibly killed another woman? And where is Goldy's backbone? She allows Arch to move out of the house to a friend's because he is angry with her. She allows him to berate her for things that are not her fault. She asks permission to speak to him! This is not a healthy mother-son relationship. The same with Maguire. Goldy is supposed to see to it that he eats, since he has lost so much weight from mononucleosis, but whenever Maguire says he doesn't feel like eating, she lets him not eat. As far as I can tell, she does nothing except put food in front of him that he doesn't like, after which he goes to bed. Goldy needs to develop the kind of backbone in dealing with teen-agers that she shows in defying the law on behalf of her friends.
Nevertheless I think readers of these mysteries will enjoy The Grilling Season. Just grit your teeth when Arch appears.
5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely makes you hungry!,
MLPlayfair (Ravenna, OH) - See all my reviews
This is one of the popular "female mystery solver" series you don't have to follow in sequence. But it doesn't hurt if you do. I think this is her best so far. The characters have by now become really well developed. A couple of her previous books have had moments in which the characters' actions or words didn't quite ring true, but I didn't have that sense in this one. Well paced, very well thought out, satisfying conclusion. It was a little too long for my taste at 400 pages, but amazingly well worth the time.
3.0 out of 5 stars Tuna and Suspects on Goldy's Grill,
Donald Mitchell "Jesus Loves You!" (Thanks for Providing My Reviews over 124,000 Helpful Votes Globally) - See all my reviews
The food is the best part of this entertaining mystery. The dishes all sound irresistible, and food as therapy is well displayed both through cooking and eating. If that were all there was to the book, it would be a five star effort.
The story involves Goldy Schulz in some sleuthing when her ex-husband is charged with killing his latest girl friend. On the surface, it looks like he went overboard with his favorite activity of beating up women. Their son, Arch, is horrified and wants to protect and help his Dad. Reluctantly, Goldy tries to do the right thing, even though she cannot stand the vicious creep (referred to as The Jerk in the book).
Unfortunately, Ms. Davidson chooses to turn Goldy into a punching bag for physical and mental abuse throughout the often-distressing plot. Her ex-husband hurts her, suspects hurt her, and her son treats her like something he stepped in. Now really, enough is enough. We all know that much such abuse occurs every day. I did not see that it advanced the plot or my understanding of it to have the heroine being constantly assaulted. On the other hand, Ms. Davidson's development of the theme is well done. She nicely captures the lassitude and passive cooperation of the victim mentality, and the utter insensitivity of the abusers.
The mystery itself involves a sort of HMO gothic, filled with evil careerists who stop at nothing to advance their own ends. Where are the silver stakes when we need them?
I thought that the legal aspects of the plot were badly flawed. Goldy is married to a police officer, and she repeatedly acts in ways that compromise the legal case against various suspects. Ms. Davidson needs someone who knows criminal procedure to look these stories over for her. Goldy's marriage would have lasted about 4 minutes if she had done these things as the real wife of a real police officer. Her abuses of the legal process are awful!
If you are a devoted Diane Mott Davidson fan, you will probably enjoy the story enough to read it, but it will probably be your least favorite of her books. If you have not yet read her work, I suggest you skip this one and read any of the earlier ones instead.
After you finish the book (if you decide to read it), I suggest that you think about how you could use comfort food in a healthy and supportive way to improve your life and the lives of those you love.
Bon appetit!
1.0 out of 5 stars A little too contrived and shallow!,
By A Customer
This is the first of Diane Mott Davidson's book that I have read and it will probably be my last one. I find her characters shallow and unrealistic. The plot of the mystery is confusing with too many extraneous characters, all with some prior relationship to the detective/cater Goldy. Most of her sleuthing is done in the middle of the night as she is unable to sleep. Is it believable that her cop husband sleeps through her midnight detective work with only a mild reprove to Goldy after the fact? I haven't tried the recipes but hopefully they are better than the mystery.
4.0 out of 5 stars The Pot Could Use Some Stirring,
This is the author's latest offer in her cordon bleu series about Goldy Schulz, an expert chef and caterer. Divorced from an abusive first husband, she has recently remarried. Her new husband is kind and supportive, a homicide investigator at the sheriff's department. Although she has been divorced from John Patrick, an obstetrician, for many years, Goldy, who has a teenage son from her first marriage, also has a heap of unresolved business to work through. She must carry this baggage with her as she attempts to solve the murder of her ex's girlfriend, Suz Craig. Suz, the executive vice-president of the local HMO, has many enemies. So the answers don't come easily after John Patrick is arrested for the murder. Spurred on by their son, who is convinced that his father is innocent, Goldy reluctantly investigates the murder. Although she is secretly happy that her ex is finally in jail where he belongs, at least for acts of violence against her, Goldy begins to question John Patrick's guilt. Burdened by her friendship with Patricia, who is close to a breakdown and seeking revenge for the loss of a newborn she blames on Goldy's ex, Goldy attempts to solve the mystery of who murdered Suz Craig. That is, when she is not creating recipes, cooking and baking, and catering to local patrons in need of her services. What bothers this reviewer about Goldy is her inability to move on. She has a wonderful husband with whom she claims to feel safe, a successful business, and a son she adores, but she remains a victim in her relationship with John Patrick, allowing him to continue to emotionally and physically abuse her without retribution. Get some counseling, Goldy. What bothers me about the book itself is the attention to cooking and baking and recipe-making--not my cup of tea, but for some readers, it may be just what they're looking for, an entertaining mystery spiced up with actual recipes and cooking hints interspersed in the plot.
4.0 out of 5 stars interesting characters given great voice,
Nancy Drew (Madison, Wisconsin) - See all my reviews
The audio version of the Grilling Season was given to me as a present. It's introduced me to an interesting new mystery writer and a wonderful new voice. This is the first Goldy mystery I've heard and DMD gives her a full and interesting life. A new husband, a difficult adolescent son, a threatening ex and a host of secondary characters give wonderful flavor to the story. The plot isn't for those interested in intricate twists and turns. But her writing is refreshing and captivating. The story is spiced by the voice of the reader, Cherry Jones, who really gives spirit and dimension to all the characters, but especially to Goldy. Cherry gives each character an individual voice, but really seems to understand the heart and head of Goldy. Maybe there's a movie here, starring Ms Jones?
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By Jason Elmquist and Chase Rheam
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STILLWATER, Okla. —
Former Oklahoma State University wrestler Coleman Scott spent months training and preparing for his triumphant return to Gallagher-Iba Arena for the U.S. World Team Trials Friday. Unfortunately, Scott's return was anything but triumphant as he went down with an injury 41 seconds into his first match — ending his tournament.
"He trained well, he trained right and it was a little bit of a freak accident today," OSU coach John Smith said. "It's something that's a little easier to get over, because you know you trained well and did all the right things. Things happen that sometimes just makes no sense."
Scott said he knew instantaneously what was wrong.
"It was pretty intense (pain) there for a little bit," said Scott, who confirmed that he was told it was a torn pectoral muscle. "But I think I was a little more upset that it was my homecoming to Gallagher-Iba — it's my home, it's where I live, it's the fans I love and the ones who have pushed me for the last eight years.
"It felt like I let them down a little bit. That's what I was more disappointed about, in the sense that I couldn't fulfill my dream in front of them and let them share that with me."
Scott returned to the arena for the recognition of Olympians during the final matches, with his arm in a sling — receiving one of the largest ovations from the Gallagher-Iba crowd.
"I was a little hesitant, but my dad and my wife made me come down," Scott said. "I really didn't want to, I'm just little bit embarrassed — not for what happened. ... It would have been different if I just had lost, but I only wrestled 20 seconds this whole weekend, so it's a little bit upsetting to me. I feel like I let my fans down."
The bronze medal winner was uncertain on the severity of the injury and said he will likely know more on Monday.
"They couldn't really do much today, so I'm going to fly out to Colorado Springs on Monday and sort of go from there and see about surgery and stuff," Scott said. "I really have no clue."
The injury is believed to be a pectoral tear. Scott was the top-seed in the 96 kilogram bracket. Jim Davis, a spectator from Georgia saw the match and injury and said it was tough to watch one of the top wrestlers go down.
"It's a shame because he was fired up and ready to go and now he's just out," Davis said.
Richard Nigro a longtime OSU fan and wrestled from 1948-1952 said it was definitely a serious injury.
"Whenever you get hurt like that, you can't continue, but it wasn't the other guy's fault," Nigro said. "That's sad that it happened, but it happens."
From Davis' perspective it looked like Scott twisted up his shoulder because he was in an awkward position but doesn't think it will affect his future.
"He's got a bright future," Davis said. "He's still got time to get ready for other things. Just have to get healthy."
Wallace Brasuell, an OSU alumni from Broken Arrow had a different opinion about Scott's future.
"The next thing up is the world championships and he can't qualify for that," Brasuell said. "That's in two years."
Nigro said whether Scott is able to recover, depends on the damage.
"If it's a repairable thing or if it will heal on it's own, he can continue to wrestle, but it depends on if he's going to need some major surgery, his wrestling career might be over."
Smith agrees and said it will take a little time for Scott to recover.
"He was in a little pain that he wasn't going to continue and a lot of pain from the injury," Smith said. "It's going to be a long four to six months for him. He's a tough guy and been through a lot of tough situations. I expect him to get better pretty quick."
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An autopsy was pending for the partially buried human remains found not far from Highway 79 in Aguanga, a sheriff's sergeant said today.
A hunter Friday spotted the remains sheriff's investigators determined to be human about two miles southeast of the highway in the 45000 block of Highway 79 South, Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. Tyson Voss said.
The identity as well as the cause of death was not immediately known as an investigation was underway, Voss said.


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AUBURN — Work setting up a Christmas light show on Auburn's Vista Drive continues but Dr. Jamie Loggins said it will still be a week before he's ready to light it.
Loggins and neighbor Stephen Bang were busy setting up decorations on their front yards Monday.
"But we still have plenty of work to do," Loggins said.
The two neighbors have presented the show on their front lawns for the past few Decembers. They feature thousands of lights choreographed to holiday music broadcast on a low-power FM signal. People are invited to pull up to the curb, tune their car radio to the signal and enjoy the show.
Many have, prompting neighbors to complain to Loggins and to the city about traffic on their cul-de-sac.
Loggins has set up a Web site, www.auburnlights.com, and said he'll update it regularly with news about the lights and schedules.


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Check out these gorgeous Van Gogh inspired sunflower pots grade four drew recently. After looking at Van Gogh's sunflower paintings, the kids were eager to create their own. I encouraged my students to add different flowers to their pots in addition to sunflowers and to color in their art work with cool and warm colors since this is what we were talking about in the first place. The flowers, part of the pot and the table were colored in with oil pastels and the rest with chalk. My kiddos are huge fans of Vincent and I am a huge fan of their art work! :)
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A Study of Avastin (Bevacizumab) and Oxaliplatin Plus Xeloda (Capecitabine) in Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer.
This study has been completed.
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This study will assess the efficacy and safety of treatment with the combination Avastin (bevacizumab) 5mg/kg iv every 2 weeks, Xeloda (capecitabine) 1000 mg po b.i.d. on Days 1-14 of every 28-day cycle and oxaliplatin 40mg/m2 iv weekly in patients with inoperable locally advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer. The anticipated time on study treatment is until disease progression.
Colorectal Cancer
Drug: bevacizumab [Avastin]
Drug: capecitabine [Xeloda]
Drug: oxaliplatin
Phase 2
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|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|Phase II Study of the Combination of Bevacizumab (rhuMab VEGF) and Oxaliplatin Plus Capecitabine (XELOX) in Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer
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MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer Colorectal Cancer Nuclear Scans
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Overall response rate (ORR: complete and partial response); tumor assessments by Computer Tomography (CT) scan or by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) [ Time Frame: 3.5 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Safety: Adverse events, laboratory parameters [ Time Frame: 3.5 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Duration of response (DR); tumor assessments by CT scan or ba MRI [ Time Frame: from response to disease progression ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Time to progression (TTP); tumor assessments by CT scan or by MRI [ Time Frame: from baseline to disease progression ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Overall Survival (OS) [ Time Frame: from baseline to death of any cause ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Study Start Date:
|January 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|July 2010
|Primary Completion Date:
|July 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Drug: bevacizumab [Avastin]
5 mg/kg intravenously every 14 daysDrug: capecitabine [Xeloda]
1000 mg/m2 orally b.i.d. , Days 1 - 14 of every 28-day cycleDrug: oxaliplatin
40 mg/m2 iv weekly
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult patients >=18 years of age
- Locally advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer
- No previous treatment with chemotherapy for metastatic disease
- Measurable and/or evaluable lesions
Exclusion Criteria:
- Radiotherapy within 4 weeks before study
- Untreated brain metastases or primary brain tumors
- Chronic, daily treatment with high-dose aspirin (>325mg/day)
- Co-existing malignancies, or malignancies diagnosed within the last 5 years, with the exception of basal and squamous cell cancer, or cervical cancer in situ
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01159171
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|Fano, Italy, 61032
|Palermo, Italy, 90146
|Rimini, Italy, 47900
|Roma, Italy, 00135
|Torino, Italy, 10126
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Colorectal Neoplasms
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Megan Bozek has long dreamed of making it to the Olympics.
Now that she's heading to Sochi, Russia, to represent the U.S. as a member of the women's ice hockey team, she has a single goal in mind.
"To win the gold medal," she said without hesitation.
It's a goal that the Buffalo Grove native believes is "absolutely" within reach of her team, made up of the 21 top players from around the country.
"We have a phenomenal team this year. If we perform how I believe we can perform, I think the sky's the limit for us," she said.
Her confidence may not come as a surprise to those who know Bozek, whose mantra is "whatever it takes." Her desire to be the best extends well beyond the rink, explained the 22-year-old defenseman.
"Being the best sister, friend, cousin I can be, I'm willing to do whatever it takes to be that," she said.
Still, this lifelong athlete knows she is only part of the equation when it comes to earning her team's most coveted medal.
"You're representing what's on the front of the jersey," she said, in reference to Team USA, "not what's on the back."
Bozek, who attended St. Mary School in Buffalo Grove, graduated from Stevenson High School in 2009. She graduated in 2013 from the University of Minnesota, where she also played hockey, with a degree in sport management.
She now lives in Concord, Mass., where she's been training with the U.S. women's national hockey team since August. She has played on the team for the past three years.
She learned Dec. 20 that she'd been among its members chosen to represent the U.S. in the Olympics.
"[I've] worked [my] whole life to make this a reality. Now that's it's happening, it's just incredible," she said.
Bozek started skating at age 3 after watching her two older brothers on the ice.
"I have two older brothers that played. I was always at the rink, so my parents decided to put me on skates," she said.
A couple of years later, she joined a hockey team in Glenview. A few years after that, she was playing on a boys team in Bensenville. She finished her high school years with the Chicago Mission Youth Hockey Club's girls team.
Bozek admits that she's made a lot of sacrifices over the years, heading to the rink for 5:30 a.m. practices and skipping events such as school dances so that she'd get enough rest for the next day's hockey game.
Looking back, she said she has no regrets.
"I'd rather be getting ready for a world game than getting ready for a dance my sophomore year of high school," she said.
These days, she's living with a host family in Boston and sticking to a rigorous training schedule, which includes daily gym workouts and two-hour practices.
She'll leave Feb. 1 for Russia's Olympic Village, which will be her home for more than three weeks. While friends will be cheering on the team from home, Bozek's parents, Tom and Patti, and her brothers, Stephen and Danny, will make the trip to Sochi.
Hockey games will begin Feb. 8. She said she plans to remain in Sochi until Feb. 24.
"I'm just excited to get to the [Olympic] Village and experience all that and see how much work and time and money Russia has put into the Games," she said.
"I'm looking forward to it. It's been a long time coming," she said. "I'm counting it down, day by day, hour by hour."
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On Thursday while I was at work the construction crew building the house next door to mine took down part of my fence without notifying me. When my roommate came home he let my dogs in the yard and they both got out. We found one but we can't find the other. While I was putting up signs a woman at Rocket Cat suggested I post on here and from what I can see you guys are pretty good at this so if you could keep an eye out for my dog I would appreciate it greatly.
Name: Sasha
Female pit mix
White with brindle markings
3 years old
Long tail/ erect ears
About 50 lbs
Last seen at fletcher st and coral st. in east kensington on Thursday night.
Please call with any information 267-303-5700 or 215-688-0477
Thank you,
I have updated this to include pictures (i couldnt get them to post from my phone) (and I corrected the obvious spelling mistakes which i am going to attribute to autocorrect)
Sun, 2012-01-29 18:34
Did you contact ACCT ? 111 HUnting Park Ave ( I would go LOOK ) and PSPCA GOOD LUCK!!
Sun, 2012-01-29 19:45
oh goodness =( I will keep an eye out
Mon, 2012-01-30 09:23
Hope you find her! Cna you post a picture then we can facebook alert for her!
Mon, 2012-01-30 10:11
awww, what a cutie. i'll keep an eye out!
"Try to learn to let what is unfair teach you." – David Foster Wallace
Mon, 2012-01-30 10:36
Just put her up on my page. Good luck Patty!!
Mon, 2012-01-30 16:56
Does she bite?
Here I sit broken hearted, paid a quarter and only farted.
Tue, 2012-01-31 13:10
I am so sorry Patty. Edit your initial post and take your number off. Tell people to PM you. What a bunch of ba***rds.
Tue, 2012-01-31 13:12
My wife also received harassing phone calls when we lost our cat.
"I like my way of doing it better than your way of not doing it." - D.L. Moody
Tue, 2012-01-31 13:19
Just makes me so mad. Terrible enough you have lost your doggie...now these scum have to harass you. Makes my blood boil.
Wed, 2012-02-01 12:55
Really sorry Patty. I will continue to keep my eyes open for her. I have sent an email to my friends in the neighborhood as well, asking that they keep their eyes open for her. Good luck. My heart breaks for you and the pup
Thu, 2012-02-02 07:58
Bump for Sasha!
Thu, 2012-02-02 11:45
Thu, 2012-02-02 14:32
I can't believe that with all the sightings, no one has had luck catching up to her :( This really breaks my heart
Fri, 2012-02-03 09:16
ugh, i really hope you find her. she looks so sweet.
"Try to learn to let what is unfair teach you." – David Foster Wallace
Fri, 2012-02-03 12:39
Ugh that dog is too cute to be lost. Hope she resurfaces.
On the advice of someone who probably queened-out, this signature has been deleted.
Sat, 2012-02-04 20:16
This one isn't as nicely formated as the lost cat post but it's got rescues all on one page. Fingers crossed.
I'm really sorry to hear about your dog. I hope the information I compiled below will help you find him. I know how overwhelming finding your dog can be. You may or may not have done them already.
There is lots to do! There is no guarantee your animal will make it onto the same Internet sites you go to or that people will do anything other than post "found dog" instead of searching for your "lost dog" posting. It's a tool - you have to use it.
Be aware it sometimes takes a month or two or three for your dog to show up online - so keep looking for longer than you'd think. Especially when it's getting cold out - they tend to pop up when it gets very cold - so still look and post then.
You're the person who wants them back the most and your perseverance is your biggest asset in getting your dog home again.
Keep an eye on this site on facebook - go to their photos page: It's the only place you will see the most in-danger animals at Animal Care and control of philadelphia, which is the high-kill shelter, and where strays are brought.
Animal care and Control (known as Philly Urgents Page): http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?id=196737460358855
Make sure you give them a lost/found poster. Make sure you give one to ACCT and to PAWS as well.
Networks that help you - free (I think) - def worth it: More eyes looking for your animal is a good thing.
OliverAlert: By State https://www.facebook.com/OliverAlert?sk=photos
Lost and Found Animals in PA
Pet search engine - try it. http://www.akekee.com/
Bucks/montgomery/+county alive pets directory:
Search for Breed rescues in the Tri-state area
Social media - twitter, consider creating a facebook page, post to lost cat facebook pages - get visible.
Site that help you but cost money - large network - probably worth it:
www.FindToto.com has a calling service that calls neighbors faster than you can put posters up.
HomeAgain is a microchipping service but has lost found service. Homeagain sends out flyers and also lists some animals on their website - I would check them out - although you'll download pdfs in order to see the postings
petamberalert.com send emails out in their network (which is active)
Look up a Pet detective - they do good work and use a dog to track your dogs scent.
whats your neighborhood community website? post and search there.
POST AND SEARCH on these sites or as many of the places below as you can:
Remember most of the sites expire - so repost repost repost if you can. If the ad is old, the animal is sometimes assumed found or not wanted anymore.
Keep your ad current on lostandpound, petfinder and flealess classifieds lost. findtoto.com too, only if you upload a photo. (ALWAYS upload the photo) People look there, and other than petfinder, they don't seem to expire. :)
Lostandpound http://www.lostandpound.com/
Petfinder classifieds: http://www.petfinder.com/local.html
Craigslist philly lost and found: http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/laf/
Craigslist philly pets: http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/pet/
Flealess! http://www.flealess.org/lostpets/pennsylvania.html
Adoptapet http://www.adoptapet.com for searching only (although you could post a lost add there, sort of) is sometimes quite useful, there are a lot of pets on there from many different smaller rescues. And they also list other shelters in your area.
Lostandpound http://www.lostandpound.com/
Petfinder classified: http://www.petfinder.com/local.html
Craigslist philly lost and found: http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/laf/
Craigslist philly pets: http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/pet/
Flealess: http://www.flealess.org/lostpets/pennsylvania.html
Sites with COMPILED listings of other sites/rescues:
Adoptapet http://www.adoptapet.com for searching only
is sometimes quite useful, there are a lot of pets on there from many different smaller rescues. And they also list other shelters in your area. This list is not everything but it lets you search by detail so it's a good resource to know. Some people post their lost pet on their but that is not the sites main mission.
Pet search engine: http://www.akekee.com/
REFERENCE URLS for local rescue websites:
Main SPCA's
Philadelphia SPCA: http://www.pspca.org/adoption_centers
PAWS Philly http://www.phillypaws.org/Adopt/default.asp
Delaware County, PA SPCA http://www.delcospca.org/
Camden County SPCA: http://www.ccasnj.org/
(it's only right across the bridge)
Northeast Animal Rescue http://members.petfinder.com/~PA283/index.html
Womans Humane Society (Bensalem, PA) : http://whspets.rescuegroups.org/
Montgomery County SPCA (Conshohawkin, Perkasie, Ambler) http://www.montgomerycountyspca.org/
Bucks County SPCA http://www.bcspca.org/
Main Line Rescue (Haverford) http://www.mainlinerescue.com/animals/list
smaller rescues
Happy Tails Rescue (morrisville) http://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelter_id=PA466
ARF http://www.arfsepa.com/adoption_petlisting.html
Kyas Rescue Angels (Bristol) http://www.kyasrescueangels.com/
Cockers in need (Hatboro) http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/PA136.html
MaPaw Siberian Husky Rescue (Lansdale) http://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelter_id=PA79
Rocky's Friends (Lansdale) : http://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelter_id=PA352
Almost Home Santuary http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/PA512.html
Another Chance for English Setters (morrisville): http://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelter_id=PA49
Happy Dog Rescue (Narbeth) http://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelter_id=PA437:
American Bulldog Rescue (Newtown) http://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelterid=PA160
Last Chance Animal Rescue (bigger has all kinds - Quakertown) http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/PA105.html
MKYS Friends (Newtown)http://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelter_id=PA306
Francisville Home for Smaller Animals (Radnor) http://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelterid=PA492&preview=1:
Animal Rescue And Referral (Richboro) http://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelter_id=PA11&sort=pet.Identifier
Alfid Rescue (Souderton) http://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelter_id=PA480&sort=identifier
Brookline Labrador Retriever Rescue (Warrington) http://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelter_id=PA06
(More: http://www.saveourstrays.com/PA.htm)
There are more little ones - adoptapet.com has a shelter list by zip code - it's decent, but there are more so google your location + rescue (or shelter) (or pet rescue) (or dog rescue)
Hope this helps you, Be active. Remember no one wants your dog back as much as YOU.
(lost, found, finding, searching, dog)
Wed, 2012-02-08 10:52
This is breaking my heart :(
Wed, 2012-02-15 19:57
Yeah ! I'm so happy for you and Sasha !
"Laugh and the world laughs with you, cry and you cry alone . . . "
Wed, 2012-02-15 20:08
so glad to hear this, dangerous world for a lost pit.
Empty factories to the east and all our waste
The shape of things that came shows on the broken workers face
Wed, 2012-02-15 20:26
patty, that is amazing news!! every time i walk down frankford and see those "missing" signs, i would get so sad. i'm so happy for you and sasha!
"Try to learn to let what is unfair teach you." – David Foster Wallace
Wed, 2012-02-15 23:16
Patty that is fantastic!!! I'm so happy to see this news. Where was she found?
Thu, 2012-02-16 01:17
Thu, 2012-02-16 04:50
The Best News!!!! So happy the girl is home.
Keep Smiling Beautiful Ones, the World Needs Your Light.
Thu, 2012-02-16 07:39
Fantastic! Where'd she turn up? :D
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Thu, 2012-02-16 10:00
oh my gosh yes! i always kept an eye out when i was walking pig, walking by the lost sign at memphis/columbia always made me sad.
Thu, 2012-02-16 10:37
So apparently about a week ago she followed someone from Norris Square Park to their neighborhood around 6th and York and once she was up there she went up to another family while they were walking their dog and that family took her in. That familiy later saw the flyers up at the Berks stop and called us last night to come get her.
yay :-)
This is exactly what my dogs would do if they got out. The one time my little guy Fritz snuck out of the house, he ran down the street right to a bunch of kids playing ball and stopped to be petted.
This is also exactly what I would do if I saw a dog following me home. I am glad that good people took her in and returned her to you!
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Tonawanda News — An appellate court Friday upheld the murder conviction of a Town of Tonawanda man, David Heck, who beat his elderly mother to death on Christmas Eve 2009.
Heck used a hammer to strike his mother, Ruth Heck, 87, more than a dozen times in their Conant Drive home. He then left his mother's body inside the house, which they were about to lose due to foreclosure, for five days until police discovered it when Heck called for help following a failed suicide attempt.
During the state Supreme Court trial in 2011, Heck, now 58, and his lawyer, John Nuchereno, argued a burglar murdered the victim when Heck was at the store, and Heck returned to find his mother dead.
Nuchereno also said Heck didn't call police right away because he wanted to spend Christmas with her.
In turn, Christopher J. Belling, the lead prosecutor on the case, said Heck murdered his mother because he was living off her Social Security checks and realized their financial end was drawing near, with a foreclosure coming and bills piling up.
Belling also argued Heck attempted to cover up the murder by making it look like his mother had fallen, hitting an angel figurine that was covered with blood on the way down.
After the weeklong trial, a jury delivered a guilty verdict in March 2011.
The next month, Justice M. William Boller imposed a sentence of 25 years to life.
In his appeal, Heck, who is serving his sentence at a state prison in Elmira, challenged the weight and sufficiency of the evidence against him.
In their decision, however, appeals judges said the evidence presented at trial was "overwhelming."
"The evidence at trial established that defendant failed to notify police of his mother's death for several days; falsely stated to his neighbors that she was alive despite his knowledge of her death; staged the crime scene to make it appear that his mother had accidentally fallen and hit her head and then proceeded to tailor his account of her death accordingly," the decision states.


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