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Ten time PGA Tour winner and Masters Champion Zach Johnson is no stranger to closing the deal down the stretch of big events against the world's best players, and this weekend he did not disappoint. Four strokes down with eight holes to play, Zach Johnson birdied four of seven holes to tie for the lead heading to the eighteenth.
Then, from the middle of the fairway on the final hole of regulation, Johnson inexplicably hits his eight iron approach into the green front hazard. Recomposing himself and taking his drop at 58 yards, Johnson, who is widely regarded as one of the best with a wedge in his hands, holes out the shot to save par and force a playoff!
On the first hole of the playoff, Johnson played the 18th with much less drama, hitting the fairway, and green and two putting for a par. His playing competitor would fail to get up and down from a greenside bunker giving Zach the victory.
Zach Johnson opted for the always reliable DryJoys Tour golf shoe and StaSof golf glove during his winning performance.
On the European Tour, Fedex Cup Champion and arguably the hottest player on the planet right now, Henrik Stenson blew away the field in the World Tour Championship in Dubai. Shooting a final-round 8-under 64, that included a tap in eagle at the final hole, giving the big Swede a six stroke victory.
Stenson has now become the first player to win the Race to Dubai and the Fedex Cup in the same season.
"I have managed to do something very, very special here this week by winning both in America and the Race to Dubai," adding, "It has been an incredible Summer for me, the Autumn in America was great, and now this...It has been a dream season," said Stenson following his win.
Stenson opted for FJ ICON and Pure Touch Limited throughout his successful season on both the PGA and European Tours.
On the Australasian Tour, Masters Champion and world number two, Adam Scott continued his winning ways by winning for the second consecutive week at the Australian Masters. Last year Scott won this tournament and claimed it gave him the confidence he needed to win the green jacket a few months later.
This year on a difficult wind-swept Royal Melbourne golf course Adam Scott shot rounds of 67-66-66-71, to place him at 14-under par two clear of his closest pursuant.
"I think it's very hard to win two tournaments full stop, let alone back to back, so I'm quite pleased with myself this week," Adam stated post round. "Sometimes you win a little bit ugly. All the good stuff I had done in the first three rounds counted for a lot, even though it wasn't the prettiest golf today."
Adam Scott has been testing a new prototype FJ shoe and his trusted StaSof glove during his two wins in Australia.
Arriving to a hero's welcome in his native country, Adam Scott received the key to the city of the Gold Coast following the Wednesday Pro-Am. It was Adam's first trip back to Australia since his Master's Triumph back in April.
Following the round Scott stated, "I wanted to come home straight away after winning, but thought if I come home and start celebrating I might not make it back"
Once tournament play began, Scott would not disappoint his hometown crowd as he ran away with the Australian PGA Championship by four strokes.
Late in the final round, Scott carried a one shot lead into the par 5 twelfth hole before play was halted due to local thunderstorms. Upon returning to play, Scott launched a 266 yard four iron right at the stick, nearly holing it for albatross. The tap in eagle slammed the door on his competitors, and Scott cruised to the four shot win.
"I came out and knew I had to do something great to win this," Scott said. "It's been an incredible year since April, and so great to come home. I've had a great week."
The win also gives Adam Scott the last of the three Australian Majors.
Scott wore a prototype FJ golf shoe and StaSof glove en route to his winning performance.
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By KEVIN HARRIS
Jones' hat trick leads Pioneer girls past Forest Park
FC's Wyatt scores four times in season-opening victory
CLARKSVILLE — The Providence girls' soccer team improved to 3-1 with a 4-1 home victory over Forest Park on Tuesday night at Memorial Field.
Junior Alyssa Jones led the Pioneers with a hat trick, scoring two of her three goals in the second half. Teammate Katelyn Koopman had an assist on each of Jones' latter-half scores.
Providence's other goal came from junior Jordan Reger. Pioneers' goalkeeper Autumn Meyer recorded five saves.
NEXT: Providence (3-1) hosts North Oldham (Ky.), Thursday.
• Wyatt scores four times in Highlanders' opener: Senior Lauren Wyatt made four goals and had an assist to lead Floyd Central to a 5-1 season-opening victory at Bedford North Lawrence on Tuesday.
Wyatt had two goals each in the first and second half. Halee Tanner booted in Floyd Central's other goal on a Wyatt assist.
"It was a good start. We could've played better, but we played well enough to win," Highlanders' coach Lewie Stevens said.
NEXT: Floyd Central (1-0, 1-0 Hoosier Hills Conference) at Mercy Academy in Louisville, Thursday.
• Dragons roll by Southwestern: Alexis Barnett recorded a hat trick to lead visiting Silver Creek past Southwestern on Tuesday, 10-0. Teammate Olivia Scarbrough recorded three assists and two goals.
Also for the Dragons, Victoria Litzelswope and Lauren Cunliffe each had a goal and an assist.
"I was pleased with the way we bounced back from a tough loss on Saturday," Creek coach Patrick Anderson said. "We continued to pass the ball well and look for open teammates. Our defense kept them from taking any shots and we outshot them, 25-0."
NEXT: Silver Creek (2-1) hosts Scottsburg, next Tuesday.
• Bulldogs win home opener: With the score tied at three, Lindsey Striegel scored an unassisted goal with five minutes left in regulation to give New Albany a 4-3 victory over North Harrison on Tuesday at Prosser Field. It was the Bulldogs' home opener.
New Albany's first three goals were by Rachel Geveden, Kylie Harris and Stephanie Iglesias. The Bulldogs' Miranda Duffy recorded an assist on Geveden's score.
NEXT: New Albany at Bloomington South, Thursday.
• Pioneers blank Silver Creek: Providence proved the positive preseason hype about its team was correct on Tuesday with a 5-0 victory at Silver Creek. It was the fourth consecutive match where the Pioneers won 5-0, as each of their positions are undefeated this season.
"It really pumped them up coming into today that they all wanted to stay unbeaten individually," Providence coach Scott Gurgol said. "It says a lot [to beat Silver Creek]. We wanted to improve our district ranking this year, and we hope that gets us a state ranking."
The Pioneers won two three-set matches. At No. 2 singles, junior Jacob Quinkert downed the Dragons' Brennan Thompson, 6-2, 1-6, 6-1. Sophomore Landon Carrico rallied from a one-set deficit to beat Creek's Jake Steele at three singles, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Also prevailing for the Dragons were Will Andres at one singles, Ryan Day and Ben Arnson at No. 1 doubles and Nolan Carrico and Patrick McPhillips at No. 2 doubles.
"They're as good as advertised," Dragons' coach Robert Briscoe said about the Pioneers. "They are not only one of the top area teams, but they're one of the top teams in the southern part of the state."
NEXT: Providence (4-0) at New Albany Invitational, Friday and Saturday; Silver Creek (2-1) hosts Salem, Thursday.
• Mustangs win opener: Visiting New Washington won each of its matches in straight sets to defeat Christian Academy in its season opener on Tuesday, 5-0.
Singles winners for the Mustangs were Jake Zimmerman, Logan Miles and Miles Matthews. New Washington's victorious doubles teams were Travis McKim and Collin Schindler at the No. 1 spot and Dakota Dieterlen and Caleb Ellison at No. 2.
"This was a good opening win for us," Mustangs' coach Wayne Davis said. "We just needed to get those first-match jitters out of the way as much as anything."
NEXT: New Washington (1-0) hosts Southwestern, today; Christian Academy hosts Lanesville, Sept. 10.
• Hornets top Generals: Emery Dieterlen and Elijah Weeks won at No. 2 and No. 3 singles, respectively, in Henryville's 4-1 win at Clarksville on Tuesday. The Hornets won both doubles matches by forfeit.
"It's always nice to come back home with an old-fashioned 'W,'" Henryville coach Brian Consley said. "Elijah Weeks played great tonight. He won 12 straight games after losing the first game of the match."
The Generals' win came at No. 1 singles, as Adam Bryant beat the Hornets' Landon Guthrie, 6-2, 6-2.
"I felt like our team improved from our first match [on Monday]. It was a promising sign for the remainder of the season," Clarksville coach Steve Welcher said.
NEXT: Henryville (1-1) hosts Austin, Sept. 4; Clarksville (0-2) hosts Eastern, today.
• Borden wins at Salem: Visiting Borden swept all three singles matches to defeat Salem on Tuesday, 4-1.
The Braves' singles victors were Josh Vollstedt at the No. 1 spot, Joseph Vollstedt at No. 2 and Kamden Hurst at No. 3. The Borden tandem of Elijah Franklin and Dawson Nale won at two doubles, 6-2, 6-3.
NEXT: Borden at Lanesville, Thursday.
• Mustangs cruise past C'town: Caroline Ricks had team highs with 10 kills, seven digs and five service aces to lead host New Washington past Charlestown on Tuesday, 25-13, 25-14, 25-7.
Ricks also led the Mustangs in blocks with two. Teammate Courtney Amick dished out 14 assists.
Kim Knight had three blocks for the Pirates.
"We played a good New Washington team tonight," Charlestown coach Tammy Nuxoll said. "Ricks is a tough player and we had difficulty stopping her. We played without one of our normal middle hitters tonight, but Erika Broady worked hard to fill the position. Our serve reception was not precise in the first match, and our setter Megan Brooks had to work hard to get to several passes."
NEXT: New Washington (2-0) at Austin, Thursday; Charlestown hosts Madison, Thursday.
• Warriors down Paoli: Krista Boesing smacked 17 kills and Emily Haworth chipped in 10 in Christian Academy's 25-16, 25-12, 25-15 victory at Paoli on Tuesday.
The Warriors' Sierra Rayzor had eight aces and five kills, while CAI setter Alex Falcone made 30 assists.
"This was a good win for us. It was truly a team effort," Warriors' coach Walter Pauly said. "We served aggressively and tried to keep Paoli off-balance. Hannah Staggers was rock solid passing the ball and on defense. Alex Falcone did a great job running the offense and distributing the ball. Krista Boesing had some strong kills."
NEXT: CAI hosts North Harrison, Sept. 9.
• Dragons roll past Scottsburg: Morgan Reining spiked eight kills in Silver Creek's 25-5, 25-13, 25-13 at Scottsburg on Tuesday in its Mid-Southern Conference opener.
Dragons' setter Caitlyn Ramser had 18 assists, while teammates Liz Mann and Kendra Kirchgessner each had four aces. Silver Creek's Brynn Ware made eight digs.
"We're still working on being more efficient," Dragons' coach Jeff Zimmerman said.
NEXT: Silver Creek (3-1, 1-0 MSC) at Brownstown Central Invitational, Saturday.
• Generals sweep Eastern: Ali Sparkman recorded a double-double with 15 kills and 10 digs in Clarksville's 25-18, 25-13, 25-12 victory at MSC rival Eastern on Tuesday.
Teammate Hannah Elder had 14 service points and four aces. Also for Clarksville, Cheyenne Beldsoe dished out 30 assists and Kayla Wallace had 11 digs.
"After lackluster play this weekend, the girls regrouped this week and came out to earn the conference victory on the road," Clarksville coach John McEwen said. "Eastern did a nice job trying to stay in the match. I was really proud how my team reacted."
NEXT: Clarksville (3-2, 2-1 MSC) hosts Borden, Thursday.
• Borden falls to North Harrison: Haley Shouse had six kills and four blocks as host Borden lost to North Harrison, 25-19, 25-11, 25-18. Teammate Kristen Nestor had nine digs and three aces.
Also for the Braves, Joann Konermann made seven digs and Megan McNew distributed 10 assists.
"It's hard to lose anytime," Borden coach Gary Timberlake said. "I'm seeing some improvements."
NEXT: Borden at Clarksville, Thursday.
• Red Devils fall at CAL: Hannah Samuel hit nine kills in visiting Jeffersonville's 26-24, 25-13, 25-16 loss at Christian Academy of Louisville on Tuesday.
Also for the Red Devils, Jena Reinhardt had 20 assists and Sara Garwood made 13 digs.
NEXT: Jeff at Rock Creek Academy, Thursday.
• Dragons fall to Madison: Host Silver Creek suffered its first loss of 2013 in a 4-1 setback to Madison.
Noah Spencer connected on the Dragons' lone goal on a first-half penalty kick. Creek keeper John Osterhoudt made six saves.
"We did not show up tonight. Madison won nearly every ball in the air and every 50-50 ball," Dragons' coach Colin Bell said. "They simply wanted it more than us. Hopefully, the boys can put this game behind them and focus on the next one."
NEXT: Silver Creek (1-1-1) hosts Mitchell, Thursday.
• Dragons win tri-meet at Wooded View: Silver Creek fired a 188 to win a triangular meet on Tuesday at Wooded View Golf Course against Southwestern (239) and host Clarksville (263).
The Dragons' Charlotte Seaton earned medalist honors with a 43. Teammate Kaela Roberts shot a 47, while Creek's Lily Smith shot a 48. Miranda DeKorte paced the Generals with a 55.
NEXT: Silver Creek hosts Eastern and New Albany, Thursday at Hidden Creek; Clarksville at Scottsburg, Monday at Westwood.
• Pirates' Knoebel sets school record: Charlestown senior Marissa Knoebel broke the school's nine-hole school record on Monday at Hidden Creek Golf Club during a dual match with North Harrison.
Knoebel fired a 37 to earn medalist honors. The previous record was 39, which was shot by former Pirates' Cathy Donahue in 2003 and April Scott in 2007.
Also for Charlestown, freshman Kalsie Coomer carded a season-low 62.
NEXT: Charlestown at Jeffersonville, Tuesday at Jeff Elks.
• Jeff strong at Kingery Hokum Karem: The Jeff girls' team had three medalist teams in the Darrell Kingery Hokum Karem on Tuesday at Silver Creek Primary School in Sellersburg.
Cat Patton and Josie Noel was the fastest Red Devil team, placing 10th. The Jeff tandem of Maddie Gavin and Candea Smith finished 13th, and teammates Heather Nicholas and Hamilton Dickey ended up 23rd.
The Jeff boys finished 12th out of 13 teams. The Red Devil pair of Caleb Boutell and James McKinney led Jeff in 38:36.
NEXT: Jeff at Charlestown Invitational, Thursday.

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U.S. Official: 'No Out of the Ordinary' Military Moves on Syria, Iran
Pentagon reports no troop, equipment shifts to prepare for new operations in Middle East.
The Pentagon has initiated no special troop or equipment moves in preparation for possible U.S. military operations in Iran or Syria, a senior Defense Department official tells DOTMIL.
Amid the daily escalations in both sensitive situations, Defense Department officials say it is business as usual for the military. A senior Defense Department official told DOTMIL "no out-of-the-ordinary movements of U.S. military assets have been made with respect to developments in Syria or Iran."
Ongoing bloody clashes between the Syrian regime and opposition fighters have brought calls from U.S. lawmakers and humanitarian groups for American military intervention to quell the violence. So far, however, the Obama administration is reportedly drawing up military options but not seriously preparing for a Syria mission.
[See pictures of Iran participating in War Games.]
Iran, Israel and the United States continue to rattle sabres, as well as to threaten economic measures against one another and key allies, over Tehran's alleged pursuit of nuclear weapons.
The steady escalation of tensions between Iran and the Israeli-U.S. alliance will take another step forward Thursday when a group of Republican and Democratic senators roll out a measure that, if passed, would put the entire chamber on record as opposing any policy aimed at containing a nuclear-armed Iran.
Containment was the strategy Washington employed against the then-Soviet Union during the Cold War. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told a Senate panel on Tuesday that the Obama administration "will not tolerate" a nuclear-armed Iran, stressing Washington must "do everything we can to prevent" that.
Panetta rejected the notion that the U.S. should opt against preventing Iran from fielding the bomb and then enact a containment strategy. The defense secretary was clear he feels the U.S. must "prevent" Tehran from developing a nuclear arsenal.
The defense chief, however, tempered his comments by endorsing the administration's sanctions-based effort that it has pursued through international organizations to "pressure" Iran into halting its alleged nuclear weapons program.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Wednesday that the administration views Iran's sometimes erratic behavior and contradictory statements as "designed to distract attention from the demonstrated impact that the sanctions are having, the demonstrated impact that the isolation of Iran is having."
"We are very confident that the sanctions have put enormous pressure on the Iranian economy and on the Iranian regime," Carney said.


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When the sky gets gray and the telltale white flakes can be seen lazily floating through the air, many Marion Countians look to the roads with some anxiety.
When the National Weather Service, based in Pittsburgh, issues a winter weather advisory calling for 4-6 inches of accumulation, people really start to worry.
But despite the poor weather and road conditions, Marion County saw relatively few traffic accidents as travelers slowed down and proceeded through their day with caution.
"When the first snows happen in the first part of the winter, we get a lot of accidents," said Chris McIntire, director of the Marion County Office of Emergency Services.
Local News
Relatively few traffic accidents reported
No major injuries in county incidents
When the sky gets gray and the telltale white flakes can be seen lazily floating through the air, many Marion Countians look to the roads with some anxiety.
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$5,000 allocated to Korean War Veterans Memorial
The Korean War Veterans Memorial in Marion County is closer to completion thanks to an allocation from the county commission.
Fairmont man arrested on heroin charges
A Fairmont man has been arrested on heroin charges.
Landfill safety taught at workshop
Educators from around the state started a three-day workshop to learn more about recycling.
The Marion County Recycling and Litter Control, and Project ALERT partnered with West Virginia University and NASA IV & V Facility to host "Marion County, West Virginia, Earth and Beyond" workshop.
On Tuesday, educators learned more about recycling solid waste material properly.
FirstEnergy ending retiree health care subsidies Dec. 31
he end is drawing near for FirstEnergy Corp.'s health care subsidies for retirees.
As of Jan. 1, 2015, FirstEnergy will no longer provide subsidized health care for retirees. Todd Meyers, spokesman for Mon Power, which is one of the utility companies under FirstEnergy, said this was a complex decision.
"It's a difficult thing, I know, but health care costs have skyrocketed in this country and many companies have had to unfortunately trim back on health care," he said.
Alecto plans changes for FGH
Fairmont General Hospital's sales proceedings are moving forward with the approval of Alecto Healthcare Services Fairmont LLC's Certificate of Need (CON) by the West Virginia Healthcare Authority July 21.
In West Virginia, a CON is required of all health care providers before they add or expand health care services, exceed the capital expenditure threshold of $3,048,803, obtain medical equipment that is valued at $3,048,803 or developing or acquiring
City needs 'room to grow'
Fairmont city officials and staff boarded a city bus Tuesday to take tours of three potential sites for a new Municipal Building Complex.
One of the sites was the Huntington Bank on Adams Street downtown, followed by the City Center building (also known as the old Post Office) and the Masonic Temple on Jefferson Street. While the Huntington Bank building currently houses both Huntington Bank and additional tenants, the City Center building and the Masonic Temple are both currently vacant. The city currently owns the Masonic Temple; if chosen, the other two properties would need to be purchased from their present owners.
Fairmont man sentenced for sexual assault, burglaries
A Fairmont man will serve three to 35 years in prison for sexually assaulting a juvenile and for nighttime burglaries.
Matthew Allen Martin, 26, of Fairmont, entered a plea agreement with the state Tuesday. He pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and two counts of burglary.
FGH sales proceedings move forward
Fairmont General Hospital's sales proceedings are moving forward with the approval of Alecto Healthcare Services Fairmont LLC's Certificate of Need by the West Virginia Healthcare Authority July 21.
End near for FirstEnergy subsidies for retirees
The end is drawing near for FirstEnergy Corp.'s health care subsidies for retirees.
Chamber hosts adult education event
The Marion County Chamber of Commerce helped local adults find new opportunities through its Beyond the Backyard adult education event Tuesday.
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Today marks my sixth blogiversary. I started up this site on August 19th, 2004. It began under the name "Paige's Kitchen" and was basically just a way to archive my recipes and share them with friends. With the addition of WordPress and some splashy colour photos, the blog became what it is today. It's been quite the adventure, and I look forward to seeing where I go with it in the future.
Now go make some peach pie.
1 cup white flour
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup butter
4-5 tbsp icy cold water
2 peaches, peeled and cut into chunks
2 nectarines, cut into chunks
4 apricots, cut into chunks
1 cup raspberries
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup white flour
1 tsp ginger
In a large bowl, mix together the flour and salt.
Cut in the butter with a pastry blender until the largest pieces are the size of small peas.
Add the cold water and toss together gently with a fork.
Turn the pastry out onto a floured counter and gently knead into a ball.
Roll the pastry out into a rough circle and slip into a pie plate.
In another bowl, stir together all the fruit and filling ingredients.
Dump the filling into the pie crust and flip over the edges, leaving the middle of the pie exposed. (see below)
Bake for 40 minutes at 375º or until edges are golden brown.
Let cool for at least 15 minutes before slicing and serving with ice cream.


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Everyone wants funding for schools and other essential services. So we're tempted to react to "sound bite" descriptions of the propositions we're asked to vote for or against on Election Day Nov. 6.
Prop. 30 is being "sold" as a temporary tax to benefit education. But sometimes things are not what they seem.
Unfortunately, Proposition 30 is a classic example of how laws get filled with small print clauses, because of political deal-making, that are not mentioned to voters but end up having outsized impacts on a variety of seemingly unrelated events.
Buried deep down in Prop. 30 is language that effectively repeals the long-standing (and much needed) California State Constitution's ban on unfunded state mandates. Under Prop. 30, the state will no longer be banned from requiring local and county governments to pay for unfunded state mandates without reimbursement with state funding for anything related to this proposition. Like my recent article on the state's erosion of local control and unfunded mandates under "Dillon's Rule," this is not the direction we should be going.
Unfunded mandates are laws passed by the state government that require local and county governments to carry out state programs (voted for in Sacramento) by spending city and county funds, and bear the entire financial burdens of all related administrative costs of doing so, without the State having to reimburse the cities and counties for those costs.
Programs such as state Housing and Community Development Affordable Housing Quotas, the Housing Element affordable housing building site lists (to receive special zoning bonuses and changes to higher density), the ABAG/MTC One Bay Area Plan and "high density housing near non-existent mass transit" schemes are typical examples of unfunded state mandates, that historically have only required a city or county to make their "best efforts."
With Prop 30 we have another piece of legislation exempting itself from that requirement.
It is unfortunate that back room political dealings have distorted the original intentions of Prop. 30. But a vote for Prop. 30 opens the door to increased financial burdens on our small Marin cities to pay for programs we don't want or need or have any real say in. It changes the rules on unfunded mandates, protections that have been in place in California and the entire country for decades (and for good reason).
I believe that the California State Constitution has it right. Unfunded mandates by state legislators should not be allowed to be imposed on our cities or counties. Prop. 30 is a subversion of the clear intentions of California and federal law prohibiting unfunded mandates. Prop. 30 is a step in the wrong direction and another step toward removing local control.


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Non-Surgical Approach to Removal of Brain Lesions
The lesions I suffer are Hemangio Blastoma. I have at least four lesions, two of which are in a delicate position. I am told that removal of these by surgery could cause speech problems and stroke.
The tumors do not occur anywhere other than in the brain, and I have already had one removed four years ago. I currently suffer mild epilepsy.
I have been referred to a radiotherapy department, but they concluded that they could do nothing for me. This means that I will be referred back for surgery in the next few weeks, and was puzzled as to why I could not be treated by alternative methods.
I have seen non-surgical techniques advertised on the Internet by American doctors (Gamma Knife etc.) and am tempted to believe that surgery is a last resort in the rest of Europe and U.S.
I'd like to know if the lesions I have are treatable by a method other than surgery.
Standard external beam radiation is not overwhelmingly successful when gross disease remains (about a 50% recurrence rate). Stereotactic radiosurgery is a technique that allows a precise and localized single dose of radiation to a very well defined region. It seems that radiosurgery is an excellent method of treating individual lesions. But, because of the multiple nature of the lesions the approach must be individualized for each patient.


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LANCASTER — The harvest season is nearing its glorious end, and the culture, architecture and history of Pennsylvania's Amish country can be seen for free in Lancaster County, where many Amish settled starting in the early 1700s.
The region's central city is Lancaster, which features a wonderful central market, galleries and antique stores, is 110 miles (176 kilometers) north of Washington and about 70 miles (112 kilometers) west of Philadelphia. The surrounding countryside features quaint and quirky towns such as Bird-in-Hand, Ephrata, Intercourse and Strasburg.
The region is well aware of its draw, having established large, modern outlet malls as well as shops selling Amish goods, not to mention an amusement park — Dutch Wonderland — that draws children and their parents from all around, but the region is not without plenty of attractions that cost visitors nothing at all.
Located about 10 miles (16 kilometers) east of Lancaster, this small museum features antique and modern quilts, information about quilt making, and a gift shop with folk objects and art. The current exhibit is "A Showcase of Quilts: Dazzling Contemporary Creations." Details at: http://www.ocsquiltmuseum.com/index.php
MASCOT MILL and RESSLER FAMILY HOME
This water-powered grain mill and 1855 home are in the heart of an Amish community. The stone building and antique machinery still grinds corn for local Amish farmers. You can picnic along the creek, and the foundation that runs the mill also publishes a series of local history pamphlets. The original mill was built in the 1730s. Located about 8 miles (12.8 kilometers) northeast of Lancaster. Details at: http://www.resslermill.com/pages/home.html
There are 25 covered bridges in the area, and one of several tours starts in the town of Ephrata, which is also home to the Ephrata Cloister, an early communal society. Another tour goes through the town of Christina, which played a major role in the history of the Underground Railroad. You can visit the Pool Forge Covered Bridge, where President James Buchanan supposedly met his fiancee, and Bitzer's Mill Bridge, built in 1846 at a reported cost of $1115. Along the way you'll see one-room schoolhouses, sweet shops, and plenty of beautiful countryside. Details: http://www.padutchcountry.com/activities/covered-bridges-driving-tours.asp


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An open letter to Kimball area vets
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Dear Veteran, We don't know one another but, like you, I'm an American who loves this land and what we stand for. Please let me thank you for all that you've done to protect our country. To do that, you had to leave your home, your loved ones, your life ... and probably not when it was convenient. But you did it anyway. Those are sacrifices I deeply respect and appreciate. You have a story to tell, one that we all need to hear. We'd like to know about your struggles and your triumphs as a service man or woman, the good times and the bad, what a typical day was like for you, what you saw and heard, what you thought and didn't want to think, what those letters from home meant to you, and how you were anxious to do your job well from wherever you were stationed so that you could come back home and pick up your life. By telling about your experiences, that act of sharing could actually be a release for you. You could also help your family understand that portion of your life.
When we understand one another, we tend to grow stronger bonds with those we love. And, by sharing your story, you'll be recording that part of history you took part in. Did you watch the series, "The War?" It detailed the lives of servicemen who fought in World War II. Maybe you even bought or borrowed the book on which the mini-series was based. Those deeply moving stories are now a part of the history of our involvement in that war. Whether or not you think your participation was a 'big deal,' let me just say that it was, because you were there and did your part. My brother Pat was much older than me. He served in the Navy at the tail end of WWII. By the time I was old enough to ask questions about what his life had been like, he'd sealed it off from the rest of us. Never did he speak of it to our mother, my other brother, my sister. Oh, maybe he and our cousins who were in the Navy with him talked about it when they got together; just not the rest of us. I've always thought that, had I known about what he went through, I would have understood him better, and we would have had a closer relationship. I truly believe that, had he unsealed that part of him, a giant weight would have fallen off his shoulders. Along with the hundreds of others from our Illinois hometown who served, Pat's name fills a tile that sits inside a prominent downtown memorial. He penned, or told, no stories of those few years he served. He's gone now. Now it's too late, and we'll never know any of it. What a pity. I wonder ... would it be asking too much for you to share your personal story? Respectfully, Natalie Miller Rotunda
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What's the issue we're going to rally around? Immigration? Healthcare? Oh… right. It's white supremacy.
If we are a minority-majority country and no one can vote, it doesn't matter.
Esperanza Spalding Protests 'Guantanamo Injustice' In New Video
Grammy Award-winning singer Esperanza Spalding has a new video out called "We Are America," wherein she urges Congress to close GITMO. In an interview with the ACLU, she credited the recent Guantanamo Bay inmate hunger strikes as a moment that inspired her to use her platform to make a political statement.
What motivated you to start this whole project to begin with, what was the spark?
It was the first time I heard about the hunger strike. I was touring in Europe, and I was appalled and embarrassed about what was happening. I remember I started researching online to see what I could do about, it and I saw that I could download this action pack. With that, you had some important info to use to call your representative. And I did, I did call my representative and Senators. In fact, I got a letter back from one Senator who basically said that she was not going to proactively deal with it but that they would 'keep my comments in mind' or something like that. But I really wanted to do more. And my band actually came to me first and said they wanted to do something too.
Earlier this year, rapper Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) released a video that brought attention to the practice of force-feeding inmates who had gone on hunger strike.
Obama is condoning a U.S. concentration camp.
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Life Returned: An Open Letter to Eve Ensler
Dear Eve Ensler,
I want to start off by saying thank you. I appreciate the time you took to reach out to me, because I know you're incredibly busy. I know there are much more important people in this world than myself, so I appreciate you engaging in dialogue with me and my colleague Kelleigh…
Why I almost defriended everyone who had an HRC logo as their profile photo this week
It's becoming increasingly clear to me that, though I didn't think about this at the time, I probably started a blog because I need somewhere to vent my boundless rage that is not random people's Facebook walls. I mean, one thing among the many thousands of things that are guaranteed to raise my blood pressure is when folks get all "the internet isn't real, and it's not a viable platform for communication," but also like, Facebook fights are dumb, I'm supposed to be an adult now.
So here's the thing that got me all het up this week: gay marriage.
Specifically, these goddamn things:
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strangers and acquaintances are lately the most irritating people on earth. ugh. from telling me to smile more, asking about and commenting on my tattoo, my hair, my language and religion, where i'm from, what i look like/my style… it's uncomfortable and difficult enough with real friends. wish everyone else would step back. ugh.
Pakistani journalist Mishal Husain
Mishal Husain is known for her excellent and graceful reporting on issues concerning South Asia and the Middle East. Well-known for her bluntness, she has spoken about the racism she has received as a Pakistani in the UK. In one instance an old Englishman told her: "Your tribe needs to behave like proper English children." Mishal is also fearless at calling out the sexism in BBC where her good looks often got her comments from fellow colleagues such as John Humphrys who is reported to have asked Mishal if she got the job because of her attractive appearance. She rebuked him publicly. This woman isn't here to take your racist and sexist crap.
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I first discovered the PGA National Resort in West Palm Beach, Florida, way back in 1984. I was there with a corporate group of more than 500. Even back then, just two years after in opened, the PGA National was all about golf and, even though the resort has been extensively refurbished, up-graded, and generally beautified, that hasn't changed a bit. Five championship golf courses, lush, rolling fairways, immaculately manicured greens and… water, water everywhere. PGA National Resort and Spa is also the current home of the Honda Classic, but has also hosted more than a dozen PGA Senior Championships, the 1983 Ryder Cup, and the 1987 PGA Championship, But that's not all there is to PGA National. In addition to its five tournament-level courses, the resort boasts a 40,000-square-foot European spa, a vast , and a top level golf academy. PGA National is a perfect destination, not just for golf, but for romantic getaways, weddings, family vacations and unique corporate outings.
The PGA National Resort and Spa is centrally located in the active, upscale community of Palm Beach Gardens:
- Just minutes from high-end shopping, attractions and the beach
- Only 20 minutes from Palm Beach International Airport
- Less than 45 minutes from Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport
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Whether you want to tee off, tune up your game, tone up your abs, enjoy a relaxing spa treatment, play tennis, or just chill out and refresh, you'll find it all at the PGA National Resort and Spa. The resort boasts 90 championship holes of golf, a world-class spa offering over 120 rejuvenating treatments and three pools representing the Waters of the World, and seven restaurants (including Ironwood Grille) and lounges (including the I-Bar). If it's solitude you're after, you can take an early morning stroll and wander the paths that meander throughout the PGA community. And if you're planning a meeting or conference, the 39,000-square-foot conference wing features 23 modern, WiFi-ready meeting rooms. And there's more, much more, including:
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- 339 newly renovated guestrooms and suites
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- Award-winning, 40,000-square-foot European spa, featuring more than 100 body and skin care treatments, more than a dozen unique packages, a full-service salon and boutique, and outdoor mineral pools
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- 39,000-square-foot, self-contained conference wing, with 23 fully wired meeting rooms
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My latest visit was in October 2010. The resort has moved onward and upward. The courses were in spectacular condition and, yes, I did survive The Bear Trap (back in 2008) on the Champion Course.
As I mentioned earlier, my memories of PGA National Resort & Spa span more than 24 years. It's more than just a golfer's destination It's a stunning retreat that provides leisure and business travelers with experiences both exciting and memorable. Rarely, if ever, do I rate resorts. This one, however, deserves a top rating of 5 stars.
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Meet Brennan
Welcome to my JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes personal fundraising page!
I am writing to ask for your support to improve the lives of people affected by type 1 diabetes (T1D). T1D is a chronic auto immune disease in which the pancreas ceases to produce insulin, leading to dangerously high levels of blood sugar. Although insulin keeps people with T1D alive, it does not cure diabetes, and it does not prevent any of the long-term consequences one may suffer from the disease.
As you may know, our son Brennan was diagnosed with T1D a year and a half ago when he was three years old. He was admitted to the Children's hospital with a blood sugar level of 10 times the normal. Over a period of three days we learned that he will never be able to eat carbohydrates again without taking insulin. We learned how to check blood sugar and how to administer insulin. We also learned that too much insulin can rapidly cause low blood sugar leading to seizures and coma, whereas too little insulin in the long-run leads to complications from T1D, such as kidney failure, heart disease, blindness and amputations.
Since diagnosis Brennan has had to take on a lot more responsibility than most kids his age do. At age 5, he will say 'no' to treats, because he knows they can make him sick. He will check his blood sugar using a finger prick 10 times a day (that is 3650 finger pricks per year). He has learned to recognize low blood sugar and will tell us that he needs to be checked. He endures four shots a day, one for every meal, and then one more at night.
Although Brennan is incredibly strong in his dealing with T1D, the disease takes a toll. Brennan wakes up at least once every night because we have to check his blood sugar (nightly lows are the second leading cause for sudden deaths in T1D children). Brennan feels different; he has indicated on several occasions (birthday parties, Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's Day) that he wishes he could be like other kids. Every insulin shot visibly hurts Brennan, and he has become painfully aware of the dangers of low blood sugar. Just today his blood sugar dipped too low while in the pool, and when I asked him how he was feeling after we raised his blood sugar, he said: "My heart is still beating mama".
We have formed our walk team to raise money to support the research required to cure, better treat, and prevent T1D, and to provide support while managing this disease.
We are actively recruiting anyone who would like to join us on our team, and raise money in support of Brennan and the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes.
Two small steps can make a big difference!
More than 80 percent of JDRF's expenditures directly support research and education. Past JDRF research efforts have helped to significantly improve the care of people with this disease, and have expanded the critical scientific understanding of T1D.
We look forward to having as many people as possible join us. Even if you can't join us at the Walk, we appreciate any and all donations made as part of our fundraising efforts for JDRF.
If you have any questions or need any additional information, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Thank you for your time,
Marie-Anne, John, Hannah and Brennan.
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Length of walk: 5K
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ENID, Okla. —
Memorial service for Phyllis E. Jordan, of Fairview, will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, at Fairview First United Methodist Church, with Rev. Rich Redinger and Jerry Fast officiating. Private Burial will be earlier that morning. Arrangements are by Fairview Funeral Home Inc.
Phyllis was born May 21, 1936, in Tahlequah, Okla., to Jeff and Grace Andrews Austin and passed away Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Fairview, Okla., after a long battle with breast cancer.
Phyllis lived in South-eastern Oklahoma, graduating from Springer High School in 1954.
She attended elementary school at Shady Point until third grade, when her family moved to Bokoshe, Okla. Her senior year she moved to Springer, Okla., where she was valedictorian of her class.
She attended 11⁄2 years of college at Southeastern Oklahoma State University before she transferred to Oklahoma State, where she graduated with a BS in home economics.
Phyllis met Max Jordan while at OSU. They married Oct. 11, 1958. While Max finished college, Phyllis taught home economics at Cushing, Okla.
After his graduation, they moved to Phillipsburg, Kan.,, where they lived for four years and Phyllis again taught home economics.
In 1963, after her father-in-law's unexpected death, Phyllis and Max moved to Fairview, Okla. In 1964, Phyllis became a stay-at-home mom.
She later kept records for the Coast to Coast store they purchased and taught music at Progressive School for seven years.
Phyllis was an extraordinary seamstress, wonderful Sunday school teacher and an avid supporter of both Fairview and OSU. She loved to play bridge, sing in the choir and watch her grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband, Max; son, Kerry Jordan and wife Alison and their three children, Claire, Julia and Clark of Gilbert, Ariz.; daughter, Katresa Riffel and husband Craig and their two children, Colburn and Kamber of Enid, Okla.; brother, Dale and wife Ann of the Baltimore, Md., area and his children, David and Grant Austin.
Memorial contributions may be made to Fairview First United Methodist Church Building Fund or the charity of your choice, with Fairview Funeral Home Inc. acting as custodian.
Condolences may be made online at www.fairviewfuneralhomeinc.com.
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This is an apartment, clean and well-located. The owner, who didn't speak English (I had to talk to another person on the phone to understand what she was saying) was very kind to let us stay till 18 h the day we were leaving. We had to give her the keys that day at the apartment but we waited for 2 hours and she didn't turn out. Finally, we decided to leave the keys inside the apartment. The toilet doesn't flush properly, it needs repairing.
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Xfce: the Third Man
In the famous 1949 movie The Third Man, much hinges on a traffic accident and two men—and, it seems, a third man also was involved. Investigation leads to all kinds of events, until eventually the truth surfaces, and the key third man is found. But, go watch the movie for the details—no spoilers here. In the Linux world, whenever you talk about desktop environments, everyone typically remembers only two (KDE and GNOME), but there's also an often-forgotten third one, Xfce. (There actually are multiple "third" desktops, but let's pretend there's only one for the sake of my catchy intro.)
In this article, I cover Xfce's main features and functions, and why you shouldn't merely dismiss it, because it's a worthy contender to the other more-famous counterparts. Oh, and while you're reading, you might want to listen to the "Third Man Theme", with its distinctive zither sound (not that it has anything to do with Linux, but it's great music).
Xfce started out in 1996, as a Linux version of CDE (Common Desktop Environment), a commercial desktop still in use today. However, after a dozen years of development and several major versions (Xfce currently is at version 4.4, with version 4.6 in the works), Xfce has diverged from CDE and stands on its own. The first versions were based on the proprietary XForms library (see the What's in a Name? sidebar) and were not open source, but version 3.0 was rewritten from scratch, substituting GTK+ for XForms, and was licensed under the GPL. Version 4.0 saw yet another major upgrade, changing to the GTK+ 2 libraries, also used for GNOME.
As its creator Olivier Fourdan said, Xfce is "designed for productivity", so "it loads and executes applications fast, while conserving system resources". With modern hardware, that point may be moot, but Xfce can give new life to older, slower processors or RAM-challenged machines. However, even with the latest CPUs, you might appreciate the extra speed.
All the standard packages included with Xfce (more on this below) were designed with speed and responsiveness in mind, and the rest of the selections also follow suit. For example, instead of other more resource-intensive suites, you get Abiword and Gnumeric—less capable perhaps, but more appropriate given Xfce's goals, and for many users, they're more than sufficient.
Xfce sports no fixed release plan, employing instead the oft-used OSS method of "when it feels like it's ready to be released". The focus is on quality rather than on fixed timelines. Xfce's maintainers also suggest, tongue in cheek, that they can be hired to produce new versions on demand, but it's going to cost you. At the time of this writing, Xfce stands at version 4.4.3, but version 4.6 is in beta and expected to be ready in early 2009.
What's in a Name?
When the project started in 1996, it was named XFce (with an uppercase F), and the letters stood for XForms Common Environment. When XForms' usage was dropped, the name didn't change, but the F became a lowercase f.
Due to its leanness, Xfce also has been called the Cholesterol Free Desktop Environment (but that doesn't quite fit the acronym). The Xfce Wiki site suggests another possibility, X Freakin' Cool Environment, which hasn't caught on yet. So, Xfce is now an acronym that doesn't stand for anything.
You can use Xfce with practically all modern distributions. Some, such as Xubuntu or the Fedora Xfce Spin, come with Xfce as the standard desktop environment. Many others, including OpenSUSE or Slackware, allow you to install Xfce instead of, or in addition to, KDE and GNOME. Generally, you can use a standard package manager to install Xfce. For example, in Ubuntu, you would do sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop, and in OpenSUSE, you would do sudo zypper in -t pattern xfce. As always with open source, you can download, compile and configure Xfce yourself; see Resources for more information.
Additionally, the os-cillation Software Center provides a graphic installation wizard to help with compilation and installation, but it can be a long process. You're better off getting a binary package if you can.
Requirements for Xfce are meager—and well below those of KDE and GNOME—meaning you could run it comfortably on a Pentium III at 133MHz, with 64MB of RAM. Of course, a more powerful processor and a larger amount of RAM will enhance the performance. Some users report running Xfce with even lower-end systems, including a Pentium I or just 32MB of memory, but that's probably the absolute bottom.
If you're running Xfce with Xorg 6.8 or above and an appropriate video card, you can enable several graphic effects. First, make sure you enable the Composite extension, by including the Composite option in the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, as follows:
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By James Neal, Staff Writer
Enid News & Eagle
ENID, Okla. —
Northern Oklahoma College Enid band director Joe Bryant will be a featured speaker at the Meeker Public Schools Veterans Day celebration Monday.
Bryant will speak to students about his experiences in the Army Air Corps during World War II and the Air Force Medical Corps during the Korean War.
Bryant flew P-38s for the Army Air Corps from 1944 to 1945, and was called back to active duty in the Air Force's medical branch after he graduated from dental school at Baylor University.
The Veterans Day celebration will begin at 10 a.m. Monday in the Meeker auditorium.


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An assisted living facility for the elderly today defended the refusal of a staffer to give CPR to an elderly woman who had collapsed on the floor and later died.
The woman was identified today as a resident services director, not a nurse as previously reported. The woman repeatedly rebuffed pleas from the 911 dispatcher during a seven minute call on Feb. 26 to give the woman CPR or to ask someone else to do it.
Lorraine Bayless, 87, died later that day after being taken to a hospital by ambulance.
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Since 1997, Israeli activist attorney Nitsana Darshan-Leitner has been leading the struggle to fight the Palestinian and Islamic terrorist organizations in the courtroom. As the director of the Israel based civil rights group, Shurat HaDin – Israel Law Center, she is currently representing hundreds of terror victims in lawsuits and legal actions against the HAMAS, Islamic Jihad, the Palestinian Authority, the PLO, Hizbollah, Iran, Syria, Egypt, North Korea, UBS, The Arab Bank, Bank of China, and LCB. The cases, being litigated in the Israeli, American, Canadian and European courts, allow the victims of terrorism to fight back.
A mother of six, including triplets, Darshan-Leitner is a graduate of the Bar-Ilan University Law Faculty and holds an MBA from Manchester University. She regularly appears in the media including Israeli talk show programs, Voice of Israel radio, CNN, the BBC, European television, the Jerusalem Report and many American, Canadian and European publications.


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These Jemima toe post sandals by Foot Cushion are a comfy way to spend your down time or holiday sight seeing days in.
Available in silver or black these sandals are a wear-with-anything shoe that are perfect for your casual wardrobe. With an understated toe post design and cushioning under foot they're incredibly comfortable.
Wear these sandals with a patterned dress for a chic day about town or with your favourite jeans and tees for a more laid back look this season.
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- Toe post detail
- Heel height: 1.5 inches
Shoe Box Una Chainmail Flat Toe Post Sandals
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Shoebox 'Una' Chainmail Leather Toe Post Sandal
These leather toe post sandals by Shoebox transform your summer style with gladiator glamour.
Slip your pedicured feet into these shoes and saunter down to the pool for your breakfast of fresh fruit and coconut water. Designed with luxe beauty these chainmail-encrusted sandals are comfortable to wear and add instant oomph to your holiday looks. A buckle strap fastening lets you slip these off for that late night soak in the hot tub.
Wear these sandals with a printed maxi dress, statement jewellery and a golden tan for perfect summer beauty.
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- Chainmail detailing
- Toe post style design
- Buckle strap fastening
Carvela Bethan Jewelled Flat Sandals
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Carvela Bethan Jewelled Sandals
Sprinkle a little sparkle onto your summer wardrobe with the Bethan sandals by Carvela.
Glitzy yet refined, these dazzling sandals feature a bejewelled chunky strap that elegantly glistens as part of an evening ensemble. In a minimal slip-on style with a toe-post, they're a chic choice for summer days and glamorous nights. Finished with a shallow wooden heel, they're a graceful addition to your luxurious look.
Dazzle your dinner guests and slip them on with a summer maxi dress and a silver necklace.
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- Sandals by Carvela Bethan
- Chunky strap
- Jewelled embellishment
- Slip-on
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Heel height: 4 inch.Colour: Black. Upper: Suede. Lining and sock: Other materials. Sole: Other materials.
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Miss KG Emelie Two Part Strappy Sandals
The Emelie strappy sandal by Miss KG allows you to flaunt your glamorous side this season.
Featuring a double ankle strap fastening this strappy little number adds a little more impact than summer's favourite barely there sandals. Keeping your looks sleek and chic in black they're the perfect go-with-anything shoes and the embellished straps add a little glitz to your style.
Wear these two part strappy sandals with your favourite bodycon dresses this season and cute collection of clutches for a sultry style every time.
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- Suede strappy sandals
- Embellished straps
- Double ankle strap fastening
- Heel height: 4 inches
Shoe Box Joanna Grecian Toe Post Wedgette Sandals
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Shoe Box Joanna Grecian Toe Post Wedgette SandalsColours: Black, White. All: Other materials.
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Moda In Pelle 'Newquay' Diamonte Suede Sandal
These suede sandals by moda in pelle add a little glitz and glamour to your everyday wear.
Spend the summer exploring in style with these fabulous flat shoes. Dazzling diamante embellishment to the top adds a sparkling edge to your summer style. The toe post design is a comfortable addition to your summer wardrobe, while the shaped sole supports you as you potter about in the sunshine.
Wear these sandals with Definitions printed trousers and a sheer cami for a holiday ready outfit.
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- Suede sandals by moda in pelle
- Diamante embellished top
- Toe post design
Foot Cushion Tara Low Wedge Sandals
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Foot Cushion Strappy Sandals with Low Wedge
Keeping you comfortable and stylish, these strappy sandals by Foot Cushion make the perfect sightseeing footwear this season.
In a low profile, these sandals with their low wedge are the ultimate in casual footwear. Multiple silver straps add detail to your looks, while the foam layers in between the in-sock and insole keep your feet cushioned and comfortable.
Wear these sandals with a printed day dress and stacked bangles. Add a leather grab bag and oversized sunglasses to complete your chic daytime look.
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- Strappy sandals by Foot Cushion
- Low wedge heel
- Foam layers for cushioning
Hotter Honesty Mule Wedge Sandals
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Heel height: 2.5 inch. Adjustable velcro fastening.Colour: Light Taupe. Upper: Leather. Lining and sock: Leather/other materials. Sole: Other materials.
Clarks Wedge Leather Sandals
With their wild design these wedge sandals by Clarks are a versatile pick this summer - they're perfect for lunch with the girls, barbecues and, of course, your hols!
Featuring a snake print wedge, these sandals mix rich, warm, earthy hues for a look that'll see you right through summer into autumn. The leather straps are durable and soften with each step, while the ankle strap secures the fit.
Wear these wedges with an understated tea dress and dress it up with wooden bangles and a statement necklace.
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- Wedge sandals by Clarks
- Leather upper
- Ankle strap
- Snake print wedge
- Heel height: 2.5 inches
Foot Cushion Freda Cut Out Low Wedge Sandals
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14 reviewsColours: Black, Stone. Upper: Leather. Lining and sock: Leather. Sole: Other materials.
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Keep your Sony Reader Wi-Fi charged on the go with the PRSA-AC10 AC power adapter. It plugs into a standard wall outlet and fully charges your Reader in about 2 hours. Since the Reader only comes with a USB cable for charging off your computer, this accessory is ideal for book worms on the move.
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Shares of the following companies made notable moves in Thursday's U.S. stock market:
ACCO Brands Corp.'s shares climbed more than 26% on an agreement to merge with MeadWestvaco Corp. /quotes/zigman/290496/delayed/quotes/nls/mwv MWV +0.77% in a deal valued at $860 million. Shares of MeadWestvaco gained almost 6%.
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Photograph by Will and Matt Burrard-Lucas, Barcroft/Fame Pictures
A young, rosy-hued hippopotamus (pictured) was spotted in September along the banks of Kenya's Mara River—and the discovery has two photographers tickled, well, pink.
"Just as we started to tuck into our breakfast, we looked up and gawked, open-mouthed, as a pink hippopotamus emerged from the river!" English brothers Will and Matt Burrard-Lucas wrote on their blog on September 28.
The brothers were in the Masai Mara National Reserve (map) to photograph the annual wildebeest migration when they spotted the rare youngster. (Related: Great Migrations TV miniseries on the National Geographic Channel.)
The odd-looking animal has a condition called leucism, which occurs when the skin produces less pigment than usual, according to Joshua Charlton, assistant curator of mammals at the Bronx Zoo in New York City.
"It never ceases to amaze me how often nature reveals something unexpected," Will Burrard-Lucas wrote on the blog.
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Published September 29, 2010
Sunburn-Prone Hippo
Photograph by Will and Matt Burrard-Lucas, Barcroft/Fame Pictures
The pink hippo is not considered albino, because its mottled skin still has some pigment (pictured, the hippo in September), the Bronx Zoo's Charlton said by email.
Though most leucistic animals are otherwise normal, they tend to be at an evolutionary disadvantage, Charlton noted.
"In many species this [disadvantage] is due to a lack of camouflage, but in the hippo's case, the lack of pigmentation can be problematic when it comes to protection from the sun," he said.
Sunburn or no sunburn, the photographers wrote, "we hope that it goes on to live a full and happy hippo life, and that visitors to the Masai Mara can continue to marvel at its fetching pink rump for many years to come!"
(Related: "Hippo and Tortoise Pals May Find Three's a Crowd.")
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Pink Moon
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The pale hippo was "very shy," sticking close to its mother and staying ashore for only a few minutes before returning to the river, the brothers reported.
The Burrard-Lucases used a long, 600-millimeter lens to snap pictures of the unusual creature from a distance. On their return to the United Kingdom, the photographers say, they researched leucistic hippos and discovered there have only been a few recorded instances, mainly in Uganda.
(See photo: "Pygmy Hippo Caught on Camera.")
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Pink Hippo Not Alone
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Leucism occurs in many species, from snakes to elephants to hippos (pictured, the pink hippo in September), the Bronx Zoo's Charlton noted.
(See a picture of a leucistic golden eagle.)
Published September 29, 2010
Pale in Comparison
Photograph by Will and Matt Burrard-Lucas, Barcroft/Fame Pictures
After the photographers had snapped the pictures of the pink hippo (pictured), their guide told them he'd heard rumors of the pale creature but that he'd never seen it himself.
"We were obviously very fortunate to have stumbled upon it by chance," they wrote.
(See a picture of pygmy albino monkey babies.)
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October 12, 2011
NEWBERRY, S.C. – Kofi Kufuor notched his team-high fifth goal of the season, but the Ghanaian's tally was not enough as the Wolves dropped their conference match 3-1 to visiting Catawba.
In a physical match that saw eight yellow cards, Catawba (6-7-0, 2-3-0 South Atlantic Conference) found the back of the net in the 7th minute as Ezra Ntirugelegwa got a foot on a loose ball in front of the goal mouth and slipped it in for his second goal of the season.
Kufuor (Accra, Ghana) and the Wolves (5-7-0, 1-4-0 SAC) bounced back in the 13th minute when sophomore Joao Delgado (Atlanta, Ga.) took the ball to the edge of the 18-yard box. Delgado maintained possession and threaded a pass to Kufuor who finished the play from just outside the six-yard box.
Catawba's Carson Smith scored off a corner kick in the 24th minute on a diving header delivered by Corey Faughnan. In the 36th minute Faughnan provided his second assist of the match when he sent a free kick to Adam Kurdi who headed the ball past Newberry goalkeeper Joel Johnson (Sangre Grande, Trinidad & Tobago).
Newberry outshot Catawba 15-13 in the match. Johnson recorded seven saves in the match.
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Hamilton County Commissioner Fred Skillern acknowledges to the Chattanooga Times-Free Press that he made this remark to three other white men with him in an elevator after the commission voted down a resolution calling for repeal of Tennessee voter photo ID law:
"Why don't we go back to the Constitution when the only voters were white male property owners?"
Skillern, a Republican, says he was "just kidding" with the remark, addressed toward Democratic Party Chairman Paul Smith. If so, the remark apparently didn't inspire any laughter from Smith or the other men aboard the elevator.
(Local Democratic party activist Phil) Phillips said Skillern's statement was "seemingly overstated" and took him aback.
"It was kind of like guys stand around locker rooms and tell dirty jokes," he said. "It shocked me that he would say that in front of someone he just met 10 seconds ago."
Skillern said Phillips and Smith took his statement out of context. Skillern supports voting rights for all law-abiding U.S. citizens, regardless of skin color or sex, he said.
"We just go back and forth with each other all the time," Skillern said of Smith.
Skillern said he was making the point that the Constitution has been amended and voting rights laws have changed a number of times throughout U.S. history. "They're acting like it's never been changed before," he said.
County commissioners don't have the authority to change state law, and Skillern said he wouldn't support a change even if they did.


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Getting Here
St James' Anglican Church is located at 303 East Cordova Street, at the corner of Gore and Cordova Streets in Vancouver, BC. We're located at the heart of the oldest part of Vancouver.
From Downtown Vancouver, drive east along Cordova Street. Pass Main Street, and you'll see St James' ahead on the left at the next corner, which is Gore.
From East Vancouver, drive west along Venables, then turn right at Gore. Gore is about a mile west of Clark Drive. Don't go over the Georgia Viaduct to downtown Vancouver; instead, turn right before that last intersection - that's Gore. Continue a few blocks on Gore until you reach Cordova. You'll see the church ahead of you on your right.
From the West Side of Vancouver, enter downtown Vancouver, then drive north to Cordova, and follow the directions listed above for people coming from downtown. There's hardly any traffic on Sunday mornings, so you'll find this quite fast.
Street parking is available in the neighbourhood around the church. Bring quarters and loonies for parking meters. In case you can't find any parking on the street, try the car park a few blocks west of the church at the north west corner of Cordova and Columbia Streets. The outside walls of the parking garage look like a cream coloured brick waffle, so it'll be easy to spot.
Public Transit:
If you're planning to take public transit to St James', see the Translink website for details regarding routes. Or phone the Transit Info Line at 604-953-3333. Tell them where you are, and that you need to get to Gore and Cordova in Vancouver. A representative will help you plan the best route.
If you're cycling to St James, bring a U-lock and lock your bike to one of the parking meters on the street right outside the church. Or use the bike rack across the street on the north-west corner of Gore and Cordova. Cyclists often arrive carrying panniers and other cycling accessories. Don't worry, if you like, the friendly people who greet you at the door will be happy to store these items for you during the service.


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The summer internship is also an opportunity for students to meet with prospective students who live in locations that we do not often reach in our admissions travels. A number of current HKS students will be hosting information sessions over the next few weeks as a casual, relaxed way for prospective students to learn about the degree programs and HKS.
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By Phil Stacey
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---- — WILMINGTON — Steven Hines had his pregame speech prepared. He readied himself, walked into the St. John's Prep hockey locker room ... and nearly broke down in tears.
There, sitting before him, were 25-odd young men wearing star-spangled red, white and blue hockey jerseys with military beige on the sleeves. The uniforms — being worn by the Eagles in honor of Hines' late son, 1st Lt. Derek Hines — were a complete surprise to everyone outside the hockey program, worn specifically for this day.
"I did all I could not to break down," confessed Hines, his son a former hockey captain at St. John's Prep (Class of 1999) and the United States Military Academy at West Point who went on to join the 173rd Airborne Division. Tragically, the Newburyport native was killed in September 2005 in Afghanistan while conducting security operations.
The fifth annual Derek Hines Memorial Game was played at the Ristuccia Arena Saturday afternoon between two of the state's premier programs, St. John's Prep and visiting B.C. High. In dedicating their performance to the Hines family, the host Eagles avenged an earlier loss to their foes from Dorchester while taking a commanding lead in the Catholic Conference title chase by earning a 3-2 victory.
"It's an honor to wear this shirt for Derek," said Prep captain Brian Pinho, who along with his father Jim helped design the special sweaters the team wore, depicting a waving flag covered with stars and the "SJP" insignia across it. "The least we could have done is win the game for him; I'm so glad we were able to."
Third line left wing James Currier, the Prep's offensive star with two second-period goals, including the game-winner, said it felt as good knowing the team was helping the Hines Family and raising money to support the 1st Lt. Derek Hines Soldiers Assistance Fund (which provides financial assistance to Bay State military families who have incurred serious, career-ending or life-threatening injuries) as it did to get the actual win.
"It means the world to us to be able to do this for the family and for such a great cause," said the 16-year-old from Middleton.
Accompanied by his wife, Sue, Steven Hines was presented with a check for the Hines Foundation prior to the game by the St. John's Prep captains: Derek Osbahr, Brent Murray and Pinho. The entire Eagles' squad then came over and huddled with the family near the Zamboni entrance at Ristuccia before a thunderous roar from the crowd, and a special jersey similar to the one the players wore with Hines' old No. 23 hung behind the Prep bench for the duration of the contest.
At game's end, the royal blue 1980s satin jacket normally given to the Prep's top performer in a game was instead presented to the Hines family by Hanson.
Steven Hines knew that many of the Prep players had read about Derek on the Internet or had heard stories about his son, but he wanted to relay something more personal to them in his pregame speech.
"I told them a conversation that Derek had with his best friend growing up, Eddie Hill (who played pro hockey in the AHL and ECHL) after he had been in Afghanistan for a few months," relayed Mr. Hines. "Derek told Eddie that flying in a helicopter getting ready to jump out and surprise the Taliban on a mission was the same feeling he had in the locker room before a hockey game.
"I told the (St. John's Prep players), 'You're lucky to experience that feeling.'"
The elder Hines also spoke of his son's leadership qualities and what made him a beloved hockey captain and lieutenant. He relayed another story about how his son went back out into the field during heavy fire to retrieve some mortar rounds that were left behind instead of sending one of his soldiers out to do the job.
"He did that because his soldiers were his teammates," said Steven Hines, and it was clear Derek did so because didn't want to differentiate himself from his men.
The message he delivered before they took the ice against B.C. High Saturday clearly resonated with the Eagles.
"Mr. Hines gave us the whole story about his work ethic, Derek as a person ... it was really powerful," said Currier.
"He talked about how Derek was a true leader," added Pinho, "how he played the game and how he was as a lieutenant. It really hit home."
"After Steven spoke, I didn't say anything afterwards. I didn't need to," acknowledged Hanson.


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By JAMIE PARSELL
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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I hesitated writing this column. I tried to come up with other topics, other events, but my mind always came back to Boston and Monday's tragic events at the finish line at one of the greatest road races in America. Unbeknownst to the rest of the newsroom, I had been following the race since 9 a.m., when the elite runners — those hoping to win — took their first mile. Runner's World, a publication devoted to running, had a live blog feed on their webpage. I was also following the race through Twitter. The rest of my coworkers were half-heartedly listening to CNN, while sorting out their email. Around mid-morning, the winners had already crossed the finish line. But a fresh tweet by Runner's World got my attention. The press room in Boston was on lock down after hearing loud explosions. I glanced at CNN and other news outlets, looking for more details. Nothing. My coworkers were drinking coffee, typing their columns, working on local news stories and listening to the scanner — a typical Monday. A few minutes later, we all stood in front of the TV; the loud explosion was an act of terror. A hard reminder that nothing is typical.
The newsroom sprung into action; the day's front page news had changed in a matter of moments. I had mixed emotions. I am a journalist, but I am also a runner. I have never ran a marathon, or been to Boston. Yet, I had participated in various half marathons across the country. I know what it is like to run down the streets, crowded by 10,000 runners, exposed to spectators lining the streets. I never questioned my safety. I am sure nobody in Boston thought about terror. What is going through a runner's mind during a race? We are often thinking about the next water station. Or what we are going to eat for our victory meal. We repeat small sentences of motivation, anything to get us to the next mile marker and eventually the finish line. No one ever imagines tragedy at the end.
But I don't want to separate the runner from the American. Sure, it is fun to be a runner and travel to big races with friends. It is nice to cross finish lines, receive a medal and a high-five from a stranger with the same dazed look as you. All of these running moments are great; they are preserved in my scrapbook, waiting to show my future children that anything is possible with hard work. You know what is even greater? Being an American with the freedom to run, dance, skip or walk through the best cities in the country. I am not worried about the negative impact this will have on runners. They will lace up their shoes again; distance runners will qualify and sign up for the Boston Marathon. I am more worried about my country. Monday's events could have easily happened at a football game, a soccer match, a concert, a polling place on Election day, a church — any event that showcases America's human spirit. My heart hurts for my fellow citizens, regardless if they run 26.2 miles or .6 of a mile. The very things we love — freedom to participate in life's joys — put all of us in danger. I won't sign up for Boston. I will never have the qualifying time to participate. I don't know if I will ever even attempt a marathon in a neighboring state. I am OK with that. So how does a runner from West Virginia help? By being an American who believes in country, prayer and the human spirit.
A local runner, who was at the Boston Marathon, said he plans to attend more large races despite the attack. He said, "We have to live life." He is exactly right. On Tuesday morning, I ran. The dark streets looked intimating that morning. So I opted for the treadmill. Images from Boston flooded the TV screens in the gym. I ran three miles, 23.2 miles shy of a marathon. I felt grateful. I went home and went to work, where I exercised free speech at its finest. I lived the day as a runner, a journalist and an American citizen. I am a runner by choice. But I was born an American and that will never change regardless if I run, walk or dance through life.
Jamie Parsell is the Lifestyle editor of the Daily Telegraph. Contact her at email@example.com or follow on Twitter @BDTParsell.


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Cinnamon Glazed Chocolate Doughnuts
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Ready Time: 180 min
- Yield: 2 dozen
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening, melted
- OR 1/4 stick Crisco® Baking Sticks All-Vegetable Shortening, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening, for deep frying
- OR Crisco® Baking Sticks All-Vegetable Shortening, for deep frying
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Milk
Preparation Directions
- BEAT eggs at medium speed in large bowl. Gradually add sugar. Beat until thick and lemon colored. Stir in melted shortening and vanilla. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda in separate bowl. Stir into egg mixture alternately with buttermilk. Cover. Chill 2 hours. (Dough will still be slightly sticky.)
- HEAT 2 to 3 inches shortening in deep fryer or deep saucepan to 365°F.
- ROLL one half of dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/2-inch thickness. Keep remaining dough chilled. Cut with floured 2 1/2-inch doughnut cutter. Repeat with remaining dough. Fry a few doughnuts at a time about 1 to 2 minutes per side or until golden brown. Remove with slotted metal spoon. Drain on paper towels.
- COMBINE powdered sugar, cinnamon and vanilla. Add enough milk for desired consistency. Dip warm doughnuts in glaze.
Nutritional Information Per Serving
Serving Size (1 doughnut of 24), Calories 240 (Calories from Fat 60), Total Fat 7g (Saturated Fat 2g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 20mg, Sodium 180mg, Total Carbohydrate 43g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 26g), Protein 3g; Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 6%, Iron 8%.
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.