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New AG Choice, Eric Holder, Advocated To Stifle Speech On Web
In April 1999, the Columbine High School massacre happened. The shooters, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, reportedly learned how to construct sophisticated bombs through their internet activity. This discovery caused then Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder to say the following(audio)
The court has really struck down every government effort to try to regulate it. We tried with regard to pornography. It is gonna be a difficult thing, but it seems to me that if we can come up with reasonable restrictions, reasonable regulations in how people interact on the Internet, that is something that the Supreme Court and the courts ought to favorably look at. - May 28, 1999 NPR Morning EditionAs tragic as Columbine was, Holder's reaction to stifle free speech on the internet is nonetheless disturbing. Combine his zeal for what he may consider "reasonable regulations" along with his advocacy for a federal hate crime law(H/T to National Review), and internet users may find themselves in a world of legal woe after the Obama administration takes over in January.
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I'm of the opinion those calling for Net Neutrality are playing right into this hand. They'll say it's an entirely different discussion, but many programs have started off well intentioned and small - like that camel's nose under the tent.
This columnist isn't a loon, and what's happening in Australia today may well be on our doorstep soon. Australians, other than being upside down, aren't all that different from the rest of us.
Net filter an assault on freedom that just won't work
THE internet has transformed our lives. Vast reservoirs of information are now accessible in an instant. It has revolutionised business, government, education and entertainment.
In a few clicks of the mouse we can find the answer to seemingly any question. It also only takes a few clicks of the mouse to access content that most of us would consider undesirable and offensive pornography, extreme violence, drug use and racial vilification.
For this reason the Australian Government is committed to introducing its radical and ill-conceived regulatory proposal to filter the internet.
The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has said the proposed mandatory internet filtering will have two tiers one level of mandatory filtering for all Australians blocking "illegal content" such as child pornography, and an optional level that will provide a "clean feed", censoring adult material.
This appears to be a desirable policy. Who wouldn't want to ensure children can safely surf the net? And who would rationally argue for the right to access child pornography?
So it is regrettable much of the public debate on this issue has at times degenerated into hyperbole, overshadowing the cogent arguments on both sides of the issue.
For example, those wanting mandatory internet filtering have claimed that opponents to the proposal are pro-child pornography. Those against the proposal argue that Australia is introducing a level of censorship akin to the Great Firewall of China. Whatever the respective merits of these claims, there is little to be gained from analysing them in any detail. Instead, I wish to explain why the Government's proposal is a mistake in principle and in practice.
As a liberal democracy Australia rightly values free speech and eschews the notion that the government should control what information we are able to access. Yet the introduction of mandatory internet filtering gives the government the power to do exactly that.
It can be argued that free speech is never absolute and that there is always a role for government intervention. That is why, after all, we have defamation and obscenity laws. However, those laws do not impose prior restraint on publication.
As a matter of principle I am personally affronted by the notion of any government censorship of information, but it is perfectly legitimate for people to believe that the government should regulate access to information in certain circumstances.
However, even if we accept that censorship is legitimate in certain circumstances, the current Government's policy of mandatory internet filtering is practically flawed for several reasons.
It is impossible for the Government to block every website with illegal or inappropriate material. This just gives parents a false impression the internet is safe for their children and abrogates their responsibility to monitor their child's internet usage. Parental supervision is the only way to ensure that children do not access offensive or inappropriate material.
The Government's own testing has revealed that the technology is flawed: it blocks content that should not be blocked, it is unable to block peer-to-peer traffic that comprises of more than 60 per cent of Australia's internet traffic and it can be easily avoided through the use of an encrypted Virtual Private Network.
Government testing has also indicated that the filter might slow internet speeds by up to 70 per cent. It is somewhat ironic that the same Government that is committed to a National Broadband Network would also slow internet speeds by insisting on a technologically flawed model of government censorship.
After rational analysis, it is clear that the Government should rethink both the principle and practicalities of this politically popular, yet fatally flawed, policy.
Peter Black lectures in internet law at the Queensland University of Technology and blogs at www.freedomtodiffer.com
Regulate? The govt knows what is best for you, for you are not competent to choose. . Then your email can be charged "postage". You will have to "register" your on-line equipment. Then you can be "licensed" and assessed with another tax. Then your "content" can be "monitored". Then your "suitability" can be "approved" and your "access" controlled. "License" will require "renewal", regulatory fees increased on "approval".
Who, and "what" will be "approved?"
Outcome: then your speech can be controlled, you can be made dependent on the govt to exercise a right guaranteed elsewhere. That right will be regulated.
Spin off: more "promised" jobs in govt for the "regulators". Adminstrators can be selectively employed for "security" reasons. Business, communications, industry, or user sectors need not apply, they don't have the "insight" that is found in a DC beltway law school graduate.
Have you read the list of your rights? How was it taught to you in school? Do you know where you can locate that information now? Who holds the key to your access now, and who will have control in the near future?
Control: that is really what it's all about. Is this a Bill of Rights issue? Have your rights been redefined to make this "legal"?
Looks perfectly clear what is going on. Let's all get in line to register our guns.Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same.-- Anonymous
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While Australia is setting up their filters, our cousins in the UK are considering this.
Government black boxes will 'collect every email'
Home Office says all data from web could be stored in giant government database
Internet "black boxes" will be used to collect every email and web visit in the UK under the Government's plans for a giant "big brother" database, The Independent has learnt.
Home Office officials have told senior figures from the internet and telecommunications industries that the "black box" technology could automatically retain and store raw data from the web before transferring it to a giant central database controlled by the Government.
Plans to create a database holding information about every phone call, email and internet visit made in the UK have provoked a huge public outcry. Richard Thomas, the Information Commissioner, described it as "step too far" and the Government's own terrorism watchdog said that as a "raw idea" it was "awful".
Nevertheless, ministers have said they are committed to consulting on the new Communications Data Bill early in the new year. News that the Government is already preparing the ground by trying to allay the concerns of the internet industry is bound to raise suspicions about ministers' true intentions. Further details of the database emerged on Monday at a meeting of internet service providers (ISPs) in London where representatives from BT, AOL Europe, O2 and BSkyB were given a PowerPoint presentation of the issues and the technology surrounding the Government's Interception Modernisation Programme (IMP), the name given by the Home Office to the database proposal.
Whitehall experts working on the IMP unit told the meeting the security and intelligence agencies wanted to use the stored data to help fight serious crime and terrorism, and said the technology would allow them to create greater "capacity" to monitor all communication traffic on the internet. The "black boxes" are an attractive option for the internet industry because they would be secure and not require any direct input from the ISPs.
During the meeting Whitehall officials also tried to reassure the industry by suggesting that many smaller ISPs would be unaffected by the "black boxes" as these would be installed upstream on the network and hinted that all costs would be met by the Government.
"It was clear the 'back box' is the technology the Government will use to hold all the data. But what isn't clear is what the Home Secretary, GCHQ and the security services intend to do with all this information in the future," said a source close to the meeting.
He added: "They said they only wanted to return to a position they were in before the emergence of internet communication, when they were able to monitor all correspondence with a police suspect. The difference here is they will be in a much better position to spy on many more people on the basis of their internet behaviour. Also there's a grey area between what is content and what is traffic. Is what is said in a chat room content or just traffic?"
Ministers say plans for the database have not been confirmed, and that it is not their intention to introduce monitoring or storage equipment that will check or hold the content of emails or phonecalls on the traffic.
A spokesman for the Home Office said that Monday's meeting provided a "chance to engage with small communication service providers" ahead of the formal public consultation next year. He added: "We need to work closely with the internet service providers and the communication service providers. The meeting was to show the top-line challenges faced in the future. We are public about the IMP, but we are still working out the detail. There will a consultation on the Communications Data Bill early next year."
A spokesman for the Internet Service Providers Association said the organisation was pleased the Home Office had addressed its members and was keen to continue dialogue while awaiting a formal consultation.
Database plans were first announced by the Prime Minister in February. It is not clear where the records will be held but GCHQ may eventually be the project's home.
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---- — WEST NEWBURY — The Pentucket School Committee is considering three possible ways to reconfigure athletic fields to best meet programming needs at the secondary school campus.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the committee briefly reviewed a feasibility study it paid Gale Associates of Weymouth $19,960 to conduct on the site in September. The report found that the current condition and inventory of athletic fields doesn't support the needs and demands of the high school's athletic program.
The three alternative schematic designs proposed "will not only improve the condition of the facilities, but are capable of supporting more demand with the use of synthetic turf and athletic lighting," the report states.
The feasibility study considered more than just upgrades to the tennis courts and the track and field behind the middle school, which voters at annual town meetings last April authorized funding $600,000 to complete.
It also looked at improvements to the baseball diamond, football field, scoreboard, bleachers and press box behind the high school; the softball field and adjacent field in front of the high school; and the multi-purpose field located next to the track behind the middle school.
A $100,000 project for safety upgrades to the theater and music facilities at the high school — also approved at the same time by voters at the annual meetings last spring — is going forward independent of the athletic field project. Bids for that job were opened on Friday, said Pentucket business manager Michael Bergeron.
Gale Associates recommends Alternative No. 3 as the best plan for addressing the athletic field improvements. With an estimated price tag of $3,699,821, it is the most costly option. Alternative No. 1 would cost an estimated $3,578,226; Alternative No. 2 came in at approximately $2,898,238.
The quotes include 10 percent for contingencies and the cost to acquire a small, privately owned property located along Main Street adjacent to the high school.
But the consultants say they are recommending the third option because it is the only one that relocates the track and field facility from the middle school to land in front of the high school where it "will be a focus point for everyone entering the campus and provide a sense of pride for all students." Overall field space is also increased under this plan.
The Pentucket board stressed that it would not be going back to the district towns for any additional funding for this project beyond what was already approved at town meeting. Instead, it will rely on fundraising and grants to cover the higher price tag for whichever reconfiguration is eventually selected.
After hearing from the Tri-town Regional Financial Advisory Committee recently, Pentucket Chairman Brian Page told his colleagues on Tuesday that he was hopeful the public works departments in the district towns would be willing to rip out the track and do some regrading work as a cost-saving measure for the project.
Under the third option, the existing softball field and tennis courts would be demolished and relocated. It calls for regrading the area between the main entrance roadway and the tree line on the opposite side of the tennis courts and installing a new "6 lane on the oval/8 lane on the straightway" track and field with synthetic turf in this area. The plan includes a 1,200-person grandstand with press box at the midpoint of the field and a four-pole athletic lighting system.
Behind the high school, the bleacher system and press box would be demolished to allow for expansion of the existing field to a width of 210 feet — the ideal size for high school level soccer and women's lacrosse.
Over at the middle school, the track would be converted to loam and seed to accommodate a full-sized multipurpose field as well as three smaller fields in the transverse direction. Six tennis courts and a softball field would be erected nearby and an amenities building would provide restrooms, concessions and storage. The plan includes a 10-foot wide access road to the fields and the Merrimack River.
The project will likely require obtaining necessary permitting to address wetlands and other conservation issues, the report states.
The goal is to have a final master plan in the place by January. The board plans to meet with representatives from Gale Associates at their Dec. 18 business meeting.
Held on the third Tuesday of each month, the school board's monthly business meeting now begins a half hour earlier, at 6:30 p.m., in modular classroom #3 at the high school. To access an agenda for the meeting, visit www.prsd.org and click on the School Committee link.


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Supported by both business and environmental groups, hundreds of thousands of people from across the United States and around the world are expected to take part in the Solar Energy Industries Association's (SEIA) National "Shout Out For Solar" Day – set for Friday, January 24, and taking place on Facebook, Twitter and other social media venues.
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Neuqua Valley is like a crocodile that lies in the weeds waiting to pounce on its prey.
Friday in an Upstate Eight Valley division showdown at Metea Valley, the Wildcats bided their time until about six minutes remained in the third quarter.
Najee Smith had 14 points and seven rebounds and Allison Hedrick added 13 points and seven steals as No. 16 Neuqua Valley (18-1, 7-0) earned a 60-43 victory over Metea Valley.
The Wildcats broke a 25-25 tie in the third quarter with a 21-7 run to coast to the victory.
"It's an understatement to say we came out flat at the start of the game," Smith said. "We set goals before the season, and basically we went into the locker room at halftime and said the way were playing we're not going to get there. We had to turn it up and pick up our intensity."
Metea Valley (15-4, 5-2) overcame an early 9-3 deficit to take a 14-12 lead on a basket by sophomore Nia Flowers with 6:38 remaining in the second quarter. Two free throws by Katie Lawrence with 55 seconds left in the half gave the Mustangs a 24-22 lead at the break.
But it was all Neuqua Valley in the second half.
"At halftime, all I said was, 'Let's go please. Let's go please. Pretty please,'" Neuqua Valley coach Mike Williams said. "I was begging them pretty much. But you're always worried about an emotional letdown after a big win (Tuesday against Wheaton Warrenville South).
"This was one of those trap games," he added. "You can tell them whatever you want about conference, about winning, about how they (Metea Valley) needed this win to stay alive in the conference. Two losses kind of hurts them a little bit, but no matter what you say kids are kids."
A rebound basket by 6-foot-2 sophomore center Bryce Menendez (nine points, seven rebounds, three blocked shots) capped a 12-2 run midway through the third quarter that gave Neuqua Valley a 39-27 lead a little over five minutes into the second half.
"That's what I love about this team," Williams said. "They realize what they need to do. We don't have to scream and yell. The biggest motivation was the scoreboard. We just say here's your challenge. Can you be a different team in the second half?"
Najee Smith's three-pointer with 2:52 remaining in the game extended the lead to 55-33.
"We had some games coming out flat," Smith said. "It's just that we need a little bit to get us going. It took us the first half unfortunately in this game. But we used the first half to push us forward to play harder in the second half."
Six-foot-2 center Lori Obendorf had 14 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots for Metea Valley, which hurt its cause by making just 11 of 27 free throws.
"Our biggest problem we just didn't adjust to the game," Obendorf said. "We didn't play our game, we played their game. We knew it was coming, we knew they were going to swarm us, we knew we were going to get fouled. We just didn't adjust to it.
"Instead of trying to look for a wide-open shot, we all tried to go up and force things that weren't there," she added. "We need to make better decisions."
The loss snapped an 11-game winning streak for Metea Valley, which was playing just its second game without 6-2 senior forward Anna Petersen (torn ACL).
"One of the problems with this game was we didn't play as a team," Obendorf said. "The last 11 games on our winning streak, we played as a team, every game. This time the hype of the big game, we just let it get to us, let it get to our heads. That was kind of our demise.
"If we just think about the team instead of ourselves, it would be better for the future," she said.
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With the worst recession in a generation still being felt across the nation, state and federal leaders are focused on getting their economies moving again while helping working families make ends meet. Raising the minimum wage is a key strategy for doing both and should be part of an economic recovery agenda. This briefing paper details the positive impact of raising the minimum wage – and indexing it to inflation so that it does not continue to fall in real value every year – on working families, local businesses and state economies. By boosting pay in the low-wage jobs on which more families are relying than ever, a stronger minimum wage will help restore the consumer spending that powers our economy and that local businesses need in order to grow. A robust minimum wage is a key building block of sustainable economic recovery.
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CHARLESTON, W.V. (AP) - The interim founding dean of West Virginia University's School of Public Health urges state leaders to take what he calls deplorable health problems seriously.
Alan Ducatman also told the Rotary Club of Charleston that researchers should be encouraged to tackle tough and controversial issues.
West Virginia fares poorly in national rankings for obesity, heart disease, diabetes, tobacco use and prescription drug abuse.
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GREENSBORO — UNCs Aug. 29 opener against South Carolina is more important than the average game on the schedule, at least in defensive end Kareem Martins mind.
Its definitely going to set the course for our season, Martin said. If we win this game, it could just propel us to a national spotlight and bring up the brand of UNC football to where we know it should be. Its more than just one win or loss riding on this game.
Opening against a big-time opponent has Martin thinking back to his freshman year, when the Tar Heels began their season in the Georgia Dome against LSU. UNC was missing seven defensive starters as a result of the investigations into academic fraud and improper contact with agents (which would eventually cost the Tar Heels their bowl eligibility in 2012), but, despite the patchwork depth chart, LSU narrowly escaped with a 30-24 win. Martin, then a true freshman, registered a sack in the fourth quarter.
Playing against LSU in the Georgia Dome, it doesnt get much bigger than that, Martin said.
That experience has him and the other veterans ready to take on the Gamecocks. So does the defenses experience going against UNCs no-huddle offense in practice.
Its like a conditioning drill every period going against those guys, getting plays off every 10 seconds, Martin said. In a game, youve got teams getting off every 20 seconds. I feel like it helps us in the game because the game is like a break for us in a sense.
Does that mean playing South Carolina will be a break?
I dont think they can go as fast as our offense, so, yes.
Manning time for Renner, Boone: North Carolinas Bryn Renner and Dukes Anthony Boone recently worked as camp counselors at the Manning Passing Academy, which ran July 11-14 in Thibodaux, La.
To have conversations with Peyton and Eli about how to be a better quarterback, its priceless, Renner said. Those four days are a lot of fun, to be around your peers. Everybodys good in the pocket. Its an absolutely unbelievable opportunity.
It was Renners third trip to the camp, and he drew widespread praise from analysts like the NFL Networks Mike Mayock. Boone, stepping into the starting role at Duke, made his first appearance. He is, however, familiar with the Mannings, who have both worked out at Duke with coach David Cutcliffe in previous summers.
When they come through (Duke), theyre real serious and theyre work-minded, Boone said. Seeing them out in Louisiana, they were really fun to be around. Theyre bouncing around laughing, making jokes. That camp overall was a great experience. I had a great time.
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Last year was a lot of fun, but for the most part, Id say a lot of us were not very happy with last year, he said. We were 6-2, and then we lost six straight games. That was honestly a lack of drive to keep winning games. We got that sixth win, we knew we had a bowl game, we beat Carolina, got the (victory) bell back, and it was kind of like we exhaled instead of kept pressing forward.
Both the successes and failings of last season have motivated the Blue Devils throughout offseason workouts, Boone said. Players have put in extra workouts Saturday nights and on Sundays, in addition to regularly scheduled sessions.
Boone, who takes over under center for Sean Renfree (now with the Atlanta Falcons), is more extroverted than his predecessor. He plans to take his fire and energy and use it to motivate the whole team.
Me stepping into that, Im ready to repeat last year, he said, But make it better.
Wolfpack scores 2 on ESPNs top 25 list: N.C. State showed up twice in ESPNs countdown of the top 25 games of the 2012 season. The Wolfpacks win over Florida State and loss to Miami made the list.
ESPN replayed both games last week in the run-up to the ACC media gathering in Greensboro.
The ACC has put more thought into N.C. States 2012 season than N.C. State has, senior receiver Rashard Smith said.
We cant dwell on what happened in the past because we have a new staff, and we have to embrace what they are coaching us, Smith said Sunday.
The Wolfpack finished 7-6 last season, which cost coach Tom OBrien his job. Dave Doeren was hired from Northern Illinois in December to replace OBrien, and the new staffs focus has been looking forward to the 2013 season.
They dont bring it up at all really, Smith said. They try their best to stay away from last season because its a new beginning.
The Wolfpack will have to start over with a new coach and new quarterback. Little is expected of Doerens first team, which returns four starters on offense and five on defense.
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Embarrassing gadget you love?
I'm sure this has been done before--because there is nothing new under the sun--but on this site you can either resurrect an old thread if you can find it, and be reminded that "this thread is 30 years old. I'm sure the OP is dead by now" OR you can start a new thread and be given 25 links to older threads just like it. I choose the latter.
What embarrassing gadget (perhaps something you ordered off the TV or bought in Bed Bath and Beyond) do you find indispensable in your kitchen?
I gave my son a bagel guillotine for Christmas because I didn't want him chopping his hands up trying to slice his bagel each morning and we all LOVE it. Best gadget I've bought in a long time. It doesn't get washed enough because someone always needs it dry to slice a roll or bagel.
My experience with this kitschy device has been so positive that I'm considering buying a George Foreman grill. How about you?
Who considers a bagel slicer to be kitschy? It does what it was designed to do and it does it very well.
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I agree. Ours is the "Bagel Biter" -- and we love it. We gave one to friends one year and they were thrilled. If you like bagels, even if you don't have them often, it's so handy. Once the kids are old enough to keep their hands out of the blade area, it allows them to slice their own too.
Funny just coming across this thread now -- we had our "Biter" out just yesterday for the first time in a while. (Just haven't had as many bagels recently.)
Fasta Pasta. It's a plastic box, for heaven's sake! But it's quick, there's less clean up (drain using the lid, no colander needed) and it's dishwasher safe.
I bought a mini decorative broom and dustpan that match the one I have for the kitchen floor. It hangs on a suction cup on the side of the cupboard with a suction cup. It is great for sweeping up crumbs after dinner off the table and counter tops (especially under the toaster oven) before wiping down. The kids have no excuse for missing or letting crumbs fall to the floor. The best part $1.00 at the buck store.
Things that making opening cans EASY! The CanDo (was that the Seen on TV name) as simple place on can, press on and it rolls around the can. Such a GREAT help when my Mom broke her wrist, does such a great job, it is now the one can-opener in the kitchen.
Then there is this thing that makes those pop up the pull off can lids easy. Got it at a thrift store, no idea of name/maker.
Finally, "as seen on TV" now sold in Dollar store, a closed band with teeth on the inside (sort looks like a gear band) can get a grip on my size lid top and get that sucker off!
My onion glasses.
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Mine are pink, thank you very much! See http://www.amazon.com/RSVP-Internatio...
I buy rubber gloves, but can't seem to remember to use them--and my hands show it. I *did* just buy some pinkish-red silicone potholders.
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Those lsilicone potholders are among my favorite daily-use things. You either love them or hate them (they're less flexible than cloth). I have a hinged one that compensates for the inflexibility a bit. What I love is that you can use them even while they, or your hands, are wet.
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So true about the contact wearers, since such little is covered and works so well, makes me wonder about all those other "methods". But after a good many years of wearing contacts then going back to glasses, the first time I chopped onions I was so agast! that I thought something was wrong with me, then I remembered, *sob*
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LOL .... OMG I am sorry but that is just too much. :-) So while I am having a good laugh at your expense, may I please also offer a suggestion to help?
Use a thin-bladed knife and get it REALLY sharp. This way, the cells of the onion are cleanly cut instead of crushed, which will dramatically reduce those nasty gases and their undesirable after-effects. I hope this helps!
It slices, it dices, it halves, it quarters, it pierces!!!
I don't consider this embarrassing at all, but I do know lots of folks who think they're a waste - an "egg slicer". Mine has the micro-thin wires for making perfect thin slices of hardboiled eggs, as well as halve them, quarter them, dice them, & even has a sharp "pin" to pierce raw eggshells before hardboiling.
Even if I don't make hardboiled eggs all the time, when I do, I definitely find this tool invaluable to process them the way I need them for whatever I'm using them for.
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Amco makes a pretty sturdy egg slicer. My version has two hinged parts strung with wire so it can do both thin cross-sectional slices as well as sectioning into six slices. One of the rubber footpads on mine was missing when I bought it, so I removed the other two and replaced them with little 3M half-sphere bumpers which give even better traction.
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There is a large version of an egg slicer made for cutting soft cheeses. It does a great job. Last month when I was making some sandwich cookies, inspiration struck. The cookied dough was to be rolled and sliced. I measured the width of the slicer 4" and cut the dough logs into that length and proceeded to slice them with the slicer. Perfect cookies that were perfectly even in depth and size
I've been looking at that TV ad for something called the Chef's Basket. Went to the website, but you have to pay processing for 2, which raised the price crazily. Would like to see something similar in a real store and give it a try.
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I hadn't seen the ad, so I was curious and looked it up. If it helps, here's a little "review" on a consumer news item:
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I was going to say that the chef's basket is an old item, rediscovered (and big bucks for it too) by the ShamWow crowd, Was going to say, look in thrift stores. You could get a win won! You find it in a thrift store it's ain' t "new" and you will pay alot less.
Those slam chop thingies have been around since about when I was born in the 50's!
Thrift stores are the way I see if the product really works, if it starts showing up in thrift stores fast and often, step away from the TV remote. :-)
I'm curious about hotly marketed gadgets of yore, the things that were EVERYWHERE--until they weren't, or at least until they turn up at yard sales. One I never tried, but was always skeptical about, was that miracle defroster that was supposed to defrost food quickly. What ever happened to that, and did it really work?
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Oh my God - talk about a blast from the past! I HAD one of those tv-advertised defroster plates way back when, & amazingly enough, it did work. It came in very handy before we had a microwave. Don't know what happened to it, but I'm sure it's stored away somewhere around here.
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I just noticed this thread. The miracle defroster is simply an aluminum tray. I bought one from a catalog years ago (I was layed up after back surgery and went nuts with a catalog. This was in the early stages of the WWW and there was not yet much in the way of commerce on the internet, thank goodness). Anyway, I don't know what happened to it, but to speed up defrosting of meat we just put it on a half-sheet pan. The aluminum conducts the cold from the meat and too the pan. I flip the meat onto a warm part of the pan a couple of times as the meat thaws.
I have a Slap Chop and it's been more useful than I expected.
Many of us will have seen the ad, with Vince the ShamWow guy. A DJ put a dance beat behind it and used Autotune to give the voice musical pitch; it's kitschy but kinda catchy.
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Hiya- just revisited this thread after long absence. I've found the SlapChop is handy for small quantities and really easy to rinse clean.
Make no mistake, this is a cheap gadget. Certainly not high quality manufacture and the blade isn't particularly sharp- these two factors earned its low approval ratings, I'm sure. No good at all for ripe tomatoes, for instance, or fresh parsley. And its capacity is quite small.
But I'm often cooking for one and prefer minimal cleanup. There are better choppers out there; if and when mine breaks I'll probably get one of those. I was just saying that it's an embarrassing gadget that's been more useful than expected.
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I have a similar gadget from Pampered Chef. Yes, I went to one of those gadget parties and bought this thing. However, I've had it at least 10 years, and it is in very good shape. I don't use it every week, maybe twice a month, so perhaps that accounts for its longevity. But when I need it, it works.
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My mom has a magic bullet, and we were all obsessed with it. Margaritas made to order! Smoothies made to order! Alcoholic smoothies! It really was pretty great, until it stopped working. Although I should know better by now, I'd really like to get one for myself.
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My impulse buy was the Thunder Stick which I bought many years ago after watching many infomercial at 2am. Turned out to be an invaluable tool. About 1/3rd the price of other fancy immersion blenders. The motor was so strong, I added a $10 dimmer switch and then it became a variable speed immersion blender. Absolutely wonderful tool - came with a food pro like attachment, a dry spice grinder, and 4 blades to use as an immersion blender. Love it.
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Oh, I had completely forgot that I bought the Thunder Stick, too. Problem was, the button was defective and I got a mild shock every time I used it--not a good thing when blending wet ingredients. I superglued the danged button back together, and have used it regularly every since. However, the ad showed how simple it was to make peanut butter--no way, did NOT work for that. Otherwise, a cheap, good basic immersion blender.
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This isn't really a cooking device rather a storage device. My mother-in-law had pie wedge savers from Tupperware. They fit individual pie pieces (triangular) for freezing. She has since past and my father-in-law still goes on about them as he cannot find them. I tried Tupperware and they don't seem to carry them or anyone there is too young to remember them. I have searched the internet to no avail and dollar stores. Although they do carry pizza wedge containers. (Fantastic for freezing pizza slices but to wide and shallow for pie pieces)
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Tupperware also had hamburger patty maker/storage thingamabobs. The base of one was the lid for the next. Mom bought a bunch at a yard sale ages back, and I used them regularly back in my bachelor days. Yeah, I could have just formed patties and frozen them, but the Tupperware forms were too convenient, and made a well sized burger to boot.
I have 2 things I use a LOT:
The Ove-Glove. It looks like a gimmick, but it is darned handy. But, don't get it wet then pick up a hot pan, the water will quickly transfer the heat to your fingers.
A cordless BBQ thermometer. We use it for cooking just about everything in the oven or on the grille. This is the one I bought:
I tried several other brands, they were all junk. This one never fails to work. Turn it on, wait a minute, it syncs. Select your meat type, stick the probe in, go back to cooking the side dishes. It starts squawking when "it's almost done!", which I discovered by accident that you can silence. I feel like I'm cheating when I use it, but the thing has never let me down with overcooked food on the grille.
Hi all,
The recent Tupperware posts reminded me of this.
My Tupperware powdered sugar storage/sifter with the little handle on top. You rotate the handle and the sugar sifts out the bottom. I've had it since the late '60s. Don't know if they still make them.
A Chop and Stir. When we got those in I was dubious. Yeah another gadget. After selling a bunch of them I finally broke down and bought one for myself. It is a gadget with a long handle and X blades at the bottom. It is made of (I think) nylon, so safe on all pan surfaces. Put ground beef, or what ever, in a pan or skillet and use the C&S to break whatever it is you are cooking apart. If works very efficiently and quickly.
My FIL has the Ronco Rotisserie..you know, Set it and forget it! He loves it.
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Malcolm Gladwell wrote a fascinating piece about the rotisserie and other gadgets by Ron Popeil. It's at http://www.gladwell.com/2000/2000_10_....
A nonstick box grater. When we lost our first one years ago I actually appealed to this board to help me find a new one (eventually found one at Zabar's).
And my sister-in-law loves a tiny (thimble-sized) box grater she got as a gag gift many years ago - it turns out it's perfect for slicing and grating garlic.
My three most embarrassing-but-beloved kitchen items were stolen when our other home was burglarized.
1, Ginsu knife. Bought c. 1981, it stayed sharp for 25+ years.
2. Popeil pasta machine. We used it weekly for years and never got anything but perfect pasta.
3. Zac E-Z-Rol garlic peeler. Little rubber tube. Worked well. Sure sign of absolute laziness and kitchen gadget addiction.
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I got suckered in by a demo back when I was in college for one of those amazing knives that will cut everything, including a brick or a sneaker but still manage to slice a tomato. They offered not one but TWO for $10 and if we promised to give it to a friend so they could try it out, we got a third one as well as a filleting knife and 6 steak knives. Seeing that I was a broke college student at the time with just one incredibly dull knife to my name, I took the deal. I never expected the knives to last long, but I figured for 10 bucks hopefully between the three of them they'd last me till I graduated college and I could afford better knives.
I've been out of college for 12 years now and while I don't remember when exactly I bought these, it was fairly early in my college career. I still have one of the knives and use it almost as often as my henkles chefs knife. And its not that only one remains out of the original 3 I got. I gave one to a friend as promised, and eventually gave another to my mom. She still uses hers to this day. In fact she helps out in the community kitchen of the temple she belongs to regularly and takes it with her because she can't stand to use their knives. And she refuses to let anyone else even touch it! So it sees very heavy usage as does almost all the chopping and dicing for 150 people a week. The one I gave to my friend is still in use at his house too - in fact it carved the thanksgiving turkey last year.
Amazing how far that $10 has stretched!
well its a bit big for a "gadget" but i do get odd looks for having one... i put a 22 ft restaurant buffet outside my kitchen door for entertaining :) no more having to haul out the fold up tables lol life is much easier :)
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lol actually just kind of stumbled on to it at a hotel salvage store .... couldnt pass the deal up..had an upper area all in brass which i removed because i wasnt going to try to keep up brass exposed to the outdoors.... by the time i scrapped the brass...buffet was almost free :)
I love my magic bullet...we use it almost every day in the summer for milkshakes and frozen drinks. Not that great for chopping/blending other items but it is well used. Also love the NINJA. Great for ice and I found that it makes the kids homemade playdoh really smooth. (Not that I make playdoh very often...)
Shoot some slices, shoot some shreads, shoot some salad - SALAD SHOOTER.
Got my first one when I got married in 1989. Am on my 2nd right now. Ordered a replacement shredding cone within the last month. I use it mainly for shredding cheese and LOVE it. I will get a new one when this one dies.
I have one of those cute little cutters that cuts the crusts off a sandwich and cuts the sandwich in half at the same time.
Some of them are dinosaur shaped but mine makes a heart shape.
I love bread toasted with lots of buttah and I always eat the soft parts first--- i. e. not crust.
And then dip the crusts in my coffee or eat them with Nutella.
I used to carve out the middle part of my toast so I could eat that rich soft buttery part while it was still warm. And yes, people thought I was weird.
Now I can get to the best part of the toast even quicker.
I have a couple of the sushi bazookas. Due to a hand injury, my rolling skills are not good.
However, for putting rolls into the kid's lunch, it works well.
Bacon Wave - for cooking bacon in microwave. Have just run through our second one (eventually they warp and crack, even in our low-powered 500-watt microwave), and have replaced with the not-quite-as-high-capacity-but-possibly-longer-lasting Bacon Tree (aka Bacon Genie).
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Am happy to report that Bacon Tree has same timing as Bacon Wave (# of minutes on high = # of bacon strips + 2), and produces equally good results. And will do up to 14 slices, which is pretty much the same capacity. True, the ends that hang down tend to stick to each other, but it tastes the same in the sandwich no matter whether it's a bit crumbled or in long flat slices.
And it's easier to load up, drain the fat afterward, and MUCH easier to clean. Switching loyalties from one embarrassing gadget to another.
I don't even remember where or when I bought this, but I have a wooden, mushroom-shaped garlic peeler that I really do love. The rounded top fits comfortably in the palm of my hand and the flat bottom is perfect for smashing one or two cloves of garlic at a time. Sure, it's a totally unnecessary gadget -- the flat side of a chef's knife works just as well, but I really do like it. http://owgd3.onewebgroup.net/Merchant...
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when i want peeled, whole cloves of garlic to slice thin and saute in evoo until crisp. and for that i depend on my "cannoli," a piece of rubber tube that looks like a cannoli shell. put the garlic in the tube and roll around. skin comes right off.
otherwise, the blade of my chef's knife does the job.
Would anyone really spend (fill in large unreasonable sum) for something you put water into and heat to steam things?!?! Not if it were money but with a gift certificate I actually would get a copper pomme vapeur because they are so cute. In fact I did. I use it a lot and love it. Plus I am eating more steamed new potatoes.
The "purists" think the Super-Peel is an abomination, but I wouldn't be without it. Heck, even Cook's Illustrated and The Baker's Catalog give it top ratings.


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The second round of the South Georgia Classic is underway. Updates of the tournament are below, with the most recent updates being found at the top of the page.
7:05 p.m.
John Daly has made the cut, sinking a 12-feet birdie putt on No. 18. He is even par. Leader is Hudson Swafford at 8-under par. Good night, folks.
5:20 p.m.
John Daly is falling apart. The two-time major champion is 3-over par today and 1-over par for the tournament. He is thru 14 holes today and is currently projected to miss the cut for the tournament.
Daly's day started with four straight pars, a birdie on No. 5, back-to-back pars and then a triple bogey on the par-3 eighth. Daly bounced back with a birdie on the ninth but fell apart with back-to-back bogeys on Nos. 12-13. Following his tee shot on the 13th, Daly reportedly broke his driver (will confirm with Daly after round).
Hudson Swafford is back to being the leader all by himself, after Bhavik Patel dropped back to 7-under par. Right now, 70 players are even or better, the projected cut line.
4:10 p.m.
Bhavik Patel is 3-under thru nine holes and is now your co-leader with Hudson Swafford at 8-under par. Three guys are tied for third at 7-under par and four are tied for sixth at 5-under par. Now 79 players are projected to make the cut, which is even par.
2009 champion Garth Mulroy has withdrawn from the event. He was 1-over. 2008 champion Bryan DeCorso and 2010 champion Ewan Porter are both going to miss the cut, while 2007 champion John Kimbell is currently sitting on the cut line.
John Daly triple bogeyed the par-3 eighth, but responded with a birdie on No. 9. He is now 1-over on the day and is 1-under on the tournament.
Former VSU Blazer Brent Witcher gave a stroke back and is currently 1-over today and is also 1-under for the tournament. He is playing in the final group of the day.
2:45 p.m.
Every golfer is now on the course for the second round. Many of the golfers from the morning wave that have made the cut are on the driving range, including the current leader Hudson Swafford, who is at 8-under.
Day 1 leader Ryan Spears, who fired a bogey-free 6-under, bogeyed his first hole of his round today and is now 5-under.
The wind is still blowing and could be a factor this afternoon.
John Daly is currently 1-under today and now 3-under for the tournament. He is currently tied for 17th with 13 holes remaining in his round today.
The projected cut line is still even-par, although there are now 71 golfers projected to make the cut, compared to the 75 earlier today.
Daly is one of those golfers that will be making the cut, unless something disastrous happens today.
Follow me on Twitter at @Ed_Hooper for constant updates.
1:10 p.m.
Hudson Swafford is in the clubhouse as the leader following his bogey-free 5-under in today's second round. Swafford is now 8-under for the tournament, one shot better than Michael Putnam, his playing partner the last two days.
Swafford, who finished 27th on the Web.com Tour's money list in 2012, birdied three of his first six holes and finished with birdies on Nos. 14 and 16.
With the wind picking up, Swafford's 8-under at the lead might hold up, as conditions will certainly worsen for some golfers, especially those that don't hit the ball far, this afternoon.
Currently, there are five players tied for third place and four tied for seventh place. John Daly is about to tee off at 1:10 p.m. Updates from his round coming soon.
— Follow me on Twitter at @Ed_Hooper.
10:40 p.m.
Good Friday morning from Kinderlou Forest Golf Club. The second round of the South Georgia Classic is underway. As it stands, Hudson Swafford and Andrew Loupe are the low men so far in the round. Both are 3-under for the tournament and 6-under for the tournament.
Swafford has just made his turn and Loupe is threw his first seven holes.
Of course, the day 1 leader, Ryan Spears, is 6-under and doesn't tee off until 2 p.m.
As for the high guys of the day, Woody Austin, the 2007 Open Championship runner-up, is 8-over through his first 11 holes of the day. Austin was 4-under following his first round and finished second in this event last year. Austin is now 4-over on the tournament, well behind the projected cut line.
Speaking of the projected cut, 75 players are, as of right now, expected to make the cut, which is even-par.
Among those projected to miss the cut is 2009 Classic winner Garth Mulroy, who shot a 2-over par in his opening round but has yet to tee off today, and 2008 winner Bryan DeCorso, who shot a dismal 7-over par in his opening round and is currently 1-under for his second round, still six shots above the cut line.
The 2007 Classic champion, John Kimbell, shot a 2-over par in his opening round and is also projected, for now, to make the cut.
We have had a disqualification today, as well. Tim Wilkinson was DQ'd after signing a wrong scorecard following his Thursday round.
REMINDER: John Daly tees off today at 1:10 p.m., while leader Ryan Spears goes off at 2 p.m. Brent Witcher, the former VSU Blazer that shot a 2-under par Thursday after qualifying for the event Monday, is in the final group today, set to tee off from the 10th tee at 2:30 p.m.
For a recap from yesterday, here are the links to my stories:
Daly draws a crowd, shoots 70
Day 1 notebook
Per company policy, my final story from Thursday (the one about Spears and the leaders) is not yet online. Sorry.
More updates to come throughout the day. Until then, follow me on Twitter at @Ed_Hooper.
6:20 p.m.
OK. Day 1 of the South Georgia Classic is winding down. Needless to say, it has been a long day. I just hit hour 10 here at Kinderlou Forest today. Unfortunately, not much has changed this afternoon. We have a few new guys in contention, but the top two has stayed the same.
Woody Austin was a co-leader for a few holes but dropped back to 4-under par. The final groups are finishing up and should be done by 7 p.m. Then, 12 hours later the first group for Friday will be on the course getting day two started.
As it stands right now — it is subject to change — Ryan Spears is the leader at 6-under. Phillip Pettitt Jr. leads a group of three golfers tied at 5-under par and nine golfers are tied for fifth at 4-under par. Fourteen golfers are tied at 3-under par. While there are still golfers on the course, and it can change, 59 golfers are below par, so expect the cutline following Friday's round to be low.
VSU alumnus Brent Witcher had a nice finish, which I reported on earlier. Witcher, who birdied his first two holes and followed up with a bogey, birdied the 18th hole and is tied with a bunch of guys at 2-under par. But, Witcher is in contention and another good Friday round will put him playing in the weekend on a course he called home for his final two years of college. It would be good for the hometown guy to have hometown college fans rooting him on.
Following his round, Witcher spent nearly two hours on the driving range, working through some mistakes from today. He tees off on Friday at 2:30 p.m., the final group of the day.
John Daly has been done for over five hours and we haven't seen him sense he walked off the ninth green. Daly, who shot a 2-under 68, tees off at 1:10 p.m. tomorrow, so fans looking to skip out of work early can come and watch him.
As for what to expect on Friday, the weather is going to be even better than today, so expect the course to give way to even lower scores.
One thing we heard today was players talking about how the fairways didn't have much roll in them because of rain from last Friday and Sunday. Another sunny day (it is sunny right now) could help the course dry up for the afternoon wave of tee times on Friday, which helps people like Witcher, Daly, Spears and Pettitt Jr., all of whom played in the morning today.
This is my final post of the day. There will be plenty of coverage in the newspaper tomorrow and I will be back tweeting and posting throughout the day on Friday — and all weekend, too.
Make sure to follow me on Twitter at @Ed_Hooper.
4:05 p.m.
It has kind of been slow here in the early part of the afternoon wave of tee times, largely because it takes a while for some golfers to make a push towards the lead.
Speaking of the lead, 2001 PGA Championship runnerup Woody Austin, who finished third in last year's South Georgia Classic, has raced out to a quick start in his opening round and is now 6-under thru 11 holes and is tied for the lead with Ryan Spears.
A few other afternoon guys are making moves. Andrew Putnam is 4-under and Hudson Swafford, a former UGA Bulldog from Tallahassee, Fla., is 3-under par, along with a host of afternoon guys that includes Tyrone Van Aswegan and Skip Kendall.
Looking back over the morning rounds, Brent Witcher finished his round at 2-under par, posting a birdie on the par-4 18th, a hole not known for many birdies. Witcher currently leads the field in driving distance today, averaging 307 yards per drive.
I will have more coming soon. In the mean time, follow me on Twitter at @Ed_Hooper and read about John Daly's first round here.
2:05 p.m.
Ryan Spears just finished a bogey free round that included six birdies and is now your clubhouse the leader at 6-under par. Spears, who was sick and hasn't played a competitive round of golf in a month, leads Phillip Pettitt Jr., Troy Merritt and Bhavick Patel, all of whom sit at 5-under par.
The temperature is continuing to climb and the ball is starting to fly better, according to Spears. The one thing that could hurt the afternoon rounds is the wind and possible light rain that is in the forecast.
Former Blazer Brent Witcher is 1-under par thru 15. He has pared every hole since opening his round with back-to-back birdies and a bogey on the par-4 third.
1:05 p.m.
It has been a while since I last posted, largely because I have been on the course watching the leaders and conducting interviews. Right now, Ryan Spears is 6-under thru 14 holes and is the leader. Phillip Pettitt Jr. is 5-under par and in the clubhouse. Troy Merritt and Bhavik Patel are also at 5-under par.
John Daly's day is complete. He is two-under par, following a birdie on his seventh hole, the par-3 No. 8.
Daly spoke with media and said he thought he hit the ball off the tee and putted the ball very well, but everything else needed work. I will have more on Daly's day coming up here shortly.
Brent Witcher, the former VSU Blazer is still at 1-under par and is nearing the final few holes of his round.
— Follow me on Twitter at @Ed_Hooper.
11:25 p.m.
Not a whole lot of new things to report. There is a lot of swapping of the lead, which is typical of the first round.
Brent Witcher is still 1-under par thru 6. John Daly is still even. We currently have a 3-way tie for the lead. Pettitt Jr., Dusty Fielding and Bhavick Patel are all 4-under par.
Also, the chatter here in the media room is that the soup in the clubhouse is very good. So, if you're a VIP guest, maybe ask for it.
More to come soon. Follow me on Twitter at @Ed_Hooper.
10:45 a.m.
OK, I just walked three holes following former Blazer Brent Witcher. He is playing pretty well right now. He birdied the first two holes before a bogey on the par-4 No. 3. He is currently 1-under thru four holes and is tied for 13th. Still a lot of golf to go.
I am back in the media room and have been keeping an eye on the leaderboard, which is frequently changing. Right now, Chesson Hadley, a Georgia Tech graduate, is the leader. Hadley is 4-under thru his first six holes, posting birdies on four of his first five.
The early leaders if Camilo Benedetti and Phillip Pettitt Jr. are still in the mix. Benedetti is tied for second with three others, while Pettitt Jr. is tied for sixth at 2-under.
As for two-time major champion John Daly, he is currently even-par thru 10 holes. Daly, currently T28, started his round on the back 9 holes and birdied his third hole of the day before going 1-over par when he posted a double bogey on the par-4 15th. Daly got back to even-par when he birdied the par-3 17th.
As for the breaking news, Sam Saunders, the grandson to Arnold Palmer (I wrote a story last year and can be found here http://valdostadailytimes.com/sports/x474407339/Trying-to-make-his-own-name) has three birdies thru his last three holes. Saunders is now T6 at 2-under par.
More updated to come. Until then, follow me on Twitter at @Ed_Hooper. I am tweeting a lot.
9 a.m.
Good Thursday morning, everyone. I am settled into the media room here at Kinderlou Forest Golf Club. The first round of the South Georgia Classic is underway. I will have updates throughout the day. Hope you enjoy the coverage.
Within the next 15 minutes every golfer in the morning wave of tee times will be on the course, including two-time major champion John Daly and former Valdosta State golfer Brent Witcher, who goes off at 9:15 a.m.
As it stands right now, Phillip Pettitt jr., Camillo Benedetti and Ariel Canete are the tri-leaders at 2-under par. Pettitt Jr. is thru six holes and Benedetti and Canete are thru five. A whole host of players are 1-under par, including Daly, who is thru three holes.
The weather right now is kind of cool and there is plenty of fog on the course. It will burn off soon and give way to mostly sunny skies with temperatures in the low to mid 80's.
More to come soon.
— Follow me on Twitter at @Ed_Hooper.
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Winding Down
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Brooks County coach Maurice Freeman, on the other hand, was worried about the kind of hole the Trojans would have dug for themselves at Martin Stadium against the Vikings and Lafayette (Fla.) had it been a real game.
Grable signs with Tampa Bay
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DKSA Elite win USSSA Global World Series
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A Different Look
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Berrien competes in 6-team passing camp
If Ed Pilcher had his way, Berrien High would never throw the football.
But that doesn't mean the veteran coach doesn't enjoy the opportunity that a passing league, or the six-team passing camp at Cairo on Thursday morning, can provide his Rebels.
Bubba Walker promoted to defensive coordinator
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Albritton wins NCAA Elite 89
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