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Over the course of a decade, we've witnessed a change in the face of biotech and the way research is done. While the Information Age brought enormous advances in data acquisition, analysis, and sharing, the conversion of groundbreaking discoveries to revolutionary technologies continues to follow the same old pattern: a major breakthrough followed by a quiet revolution as those new ideas are put into practice.
Revolutionary discoveries may drive novel research, but it is new methodologies and new tools that support these new directions. The genetic engineering revolution rests on many game-changing ideas. The elucidation of nucleic acid structure (1953) and discovery and identification of transforming factors (1928, 1944) provided the basic model of DNA as genetic instructions. The methods for transforming bacteria in a lab setting didn't appear, however, until 1972, around the time that efficient DNA sequencing and recombination techniques made their way into the lab.
1982 saw the first commercial application of genetic engineering reach markets in the form of Genentech's Humulin, bacterially produced human insulin. At 51 amino acids (5.8 kDa), insulin is much smaller than today's standard fare of mAbs (146 kDa for muromonab-CD3, approved in 1986) and much simpler to make than multistep small molecule syntheses.
But today's breakthroughs stand on more than just the advancements that permitted cheaper, sterile insulin to better the lives of diabetics for decades. PCR worked its way into labs in the 1980s, and DNA sequencing technologies further improved with the appearance of automated sequencers and, later, pyrosequencers.
New techniques in the production of recombinant cell lines in plants, mammals, bacteria, and yeast supported new avenues in research. Basic scientific discoveries in the biology of genetic replication and human disease progression put new ideas on the table: Retroviruses became both tools and targets, diverse cancer biology implicated out-of-control signaling pathways, and the relationship between a cell and its environment was considered with increasing complexity as new physical and chemical interactions were identified.
The value of scientific discoveries is easy to see in hindsight, but which of the ideas in vogue today will be tomorrow's revolutionaries? To consider a few examples: Will the discovery of RNAi, stem cells, and optogenetics bring about game-changing new applications? They've certainly attracted enough attention: a Nobel Prize, funding controversies and court cases, and Nature's 2010 Method of the Year, respectively.
These discoveries reflect our position in the midst of changing eras. The time for human genomics to be the driving force of innovation is ending. The human genome has been sequenced, and personal genomes will likely fall in price, becoming a more commonplace part of the portfolio of research and medical tools.
While this information remains useful in identifying genes involved in heritable diseases—the first disease etiology discovered through whole-genome sequencing was Charcot-Marie-Tooth, reported early in 2010—genomes proved to be only a fraction of the picture. The importance of other factors such as epigenetics and the chemical environment started to form the rest of the picture.
RNAi, stem cells, and optogenetics fit on a sort of spectrum. In each case, the phenotype of a cell is altered in real time not by changing its genome but by some sort of stimulus. In RNAi it is nucleic acid complements that prevent expression of proteins; with stem cells it is anything from methylation of histones and DNA to mechanical and chemical stimuli; for optogenetics a beam of light signals proteins to allow ion exchange, creating a neuronal impulse.
These developments mirror a move from genetics to a more holistic, environmental approach—first, by adjusting the nucleic acid pathways themselves; later, by modifying the proteins that interact with the genome and adjusting the cell's environment directly; finally, by avoiding the target cell altogether and instead tweaking its neighbors and watching the response.
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Tiffin reports
Hiram B. Smith, 27, of Monroeville, was cited with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and wrong way on a one-way street early Sunday morning.
Adam J. Wertz, 32, of Tiffin, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia Sunday afternoon.
A 100-block West Davis Street caller reported Sunday afternoon a wreath had been taken off of a door.
A caller from Linda S. Ritzler Accounting, 266 N. Washington St., reported Monday morning the rear of the business had been spray painted over the weekend.
County reports
Thomas C. Hartson Jr., 29, of Sandusky, was charged with obstruction and possession of drug paraphernalia Friday.
Elizabeth S. Randle, 42, of Tiffin, was charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle Friday. She also was cited with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and having no operator's license.
A 2000-block North CR 7 man reported Sunday afternoon his girlfriend punched him and flattened tires on his truck.
A woman reported Sunday evening she found a zippered pouch containing a green, leafy substance in the 3700 block of CR 19.
Amber M. Means, 46, of Bellevue, was charged with assault and disorderly conduct Sunday.
Clarence E. Rister, 47, of Bellevue, was charged with disorderly conduct Sunday.
A 1000-block South SR 53 caller requested to speak to a deputy Monday morning about a theft.
Fostoria reports
Diana Hook, 45, of Fostoria, was charged with theft Friday.
A caller reported Sunday evening a man was throwing things out of a house in the 600 block of Northview Drive. According to the report, a TV had been thrown through a window. People were given warnings for disorderly conduct.
A 1000-block North Main Street caller reported Sunday evening a bedroom window had been broken.
A juvenile was arrested Sunday evening after a shoplifter was reported at Kroger, 126 W. High St.
County accident
Robert K. Daniels, 33, of Republic, was cited with improper start following a non-injury accident Monday morning on South SR 67.
Tiffin fire
Firefighters were called to 27 Clinton Ave. Sunday afternoon for an unintentional smoke detector activation.
Firefighters were called to 140 Mohawk St. Sunday afternoon for a good intent call.
Firefighters were called to 300 S. Monroe St. Monday morning for an unintentional alarm transmission.
County fire
Bascom firefighters were called to North TR 101 Sunday night for a shed fire.
Corn: $7.39
Wheat: $8.32
Soybeans: $13.65

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Railroad crossing runs out of time
March 17, 2013
INWOOD — After four years of working to find a solution to a pressing problem, residents of Sylvan Grove are back to square one — and now time is running out....
Patriot: "Dirtman: to my knowledge, there is only one additional entry/exit out of that development..."
Thank you, that should be a concern, especially if one of the two points is now crossed by a RR.
Shannondale and other Mission Road residents have a bigger problem due to population. There is only one way in or out for thousands of people.
Oops, get your checkbooks ready.
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It's Bush's Fault!!
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I have no idea what the residents of Sylvan Grove have been doing since 2009 as I do not live in that development. I do praise Jesus every day, when I have to slip through there to pick up my kid on the other side of the traffic nightmare in Inwood and cannot get through. The infrastructure in Inwood is as it is everywhere else: overloaded. But let's just keep on throwing up more housing at it, when our water/sewer/cable/phone lines cannot handle it, the schools aren't large enough, and the road systems cannot handle the cars and traffic. Smoooooth...
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You can tell the railroads bribe a.k.a. political contributions all the politicians to word play the law.
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Running a accident prediction in the Federal Railroad-bought Association for the whole state (public crossings only) similar two 10 mph trains a day with 350 vehicles a day have a one collision every 139 years ---that's ONE HUNDRED THIRTY NINE YEARS.
Quick call 911 and have charges on the railroad heads allowing these extremely dangerous conditions.
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Oscarsmom, I'm not certain about the two exits. Just heard it several years ago when a developer was discussing adding more homes to ours. He met some stiff resistance at the planning commission level I believe. Not certain.
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Regarding the requirement for developments to have both ingress and egress I point out Honeywood on the Potomac and Laurel Ridge which have only one. If it is required then who has a say in it?
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Lazerflash: your road is considered an "orphaned road" because your HOA (if there is an HOA) or the original developer decided not to own the road and turned it over to the state. Obviously, that is not very beneficial considering state funds. Now your development (Shannondale) is no longer considered private and since the state now owns the road anyone can traverse it. Railroad crossings are the responsibility of the state and particularly the Dept of Transportaion at the state level. Not sure what brick wall the residents ran into but I can guarantee since the loss of that crossing would severely degrade emergency services and also violate the ingress/egress of so many residents. And yes I am a resident of Inwood but not Sylvan Grove. This end of Berkeley County doesn't get crap from the state. Our traffich congestion on Rt.11 & Rt. 51 is horrible. Time for the state to support what they and the local commissions approved to be built and the and traffic/safety that goe
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"...the routes of both the South Berkeley Christmas parade and a 5K run go through the railroad crossing"
Oh, never mind... Heaven forbid someone should have to change the route of a parade and a race.
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Obviously, the comments being posted are not from Inwood residents. It is not just about the convenience of the residents of Sylvan Grove. As with every place around Berkeley County, the influx of new housing developments; therefore, new traffic, has inundated Inwood almost to a complete halt at times. The "short-cut" through Sylvan Grove is necessary to keep traffic moving in Inwood. Removing it will only add to the overly horrendous traffic situation on 51 and 11.
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Dirtman: to my knowledge, there is only one additional entry/exit out of that development, it and comes out beside Musselman apple plant and joins True Apple Way. I also thought that all developments must have two ingress and egress points. That's why is was probably put in by the developers in the fist place.
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I also agree with what others have said regarding the WVDOH bailing these folks out...*****NO!
Having owned property in Shannondale over the years and having had to deal with the f**king 'orphan road' designation and State's back-turning up there, I have to ask why should the State accept responsibility for the 212 households represented by the SGHA? Let them increase *their* dues by a few dollars a month and pay for that crappy crossing themselves. If they're not interested in that, I say let the RR close it.
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I had a similar thought to what the Rev had - Where's the quote from Inwood Center Associates?
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Why can't both sides foot the cost of 50% and be done with it ?
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I do believe the same thing happened about 10 years ago at the W&W crossing at Sky-Lin Park off of Rt.11 North shortly past Berkeley Plaza. It will create a great incovenience to those residents, students of MMS and MuHS, school buses, and general traffic. I cross that crossing daily on my way to work.
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How many access points without this one? Two or more? (Why do I have to ask? It would seem to be important to know.)
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Same old, same old; railroad was there long before the development, now residents want tax dollars to change what pre-existed, it's a SGHA, Developer and railroad issue to determine who pays how much to put in a real crossing, NOT TAX DOLLARS for the convience of development homeowners!
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Ok, time for some local politician to get involved and seek the states help. This is BS. Winchester and Western has now emerged as a successful small local transport railroad and is now becoming arrogant. Safety or not. They have an obligation to co-exist with the community. They have received huge profits from the cement plant in Martinsburg, the asphalt plant on Tablers Station Road and many other locations. Time for W&W Railroad to put up a crossing gate and lights and stop this crap. I don't live in Sylvan Grove, but that additional ingress and egress is certainly needed.
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You'd have to find them first. Th
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Source: Mother Jones
quote: Typical misinterpretation of reality. Short term variations do not equal a long term trend. The trend towards higher temperatures remains in place even with a short-term plateau in the data.
quote: If anything, this excites the hell out of scientists because it means they need to discover something new, some glittering piece of new knowledge, to put into the models they use. This is why science exists.
quote: We have had increasing CO2 and no warming now for close to fifteen years.
quote: Are you kidding/sarcastic? This decade alone has produced temperatures that have broken one record after another consecutively. As I speak its 103 degrees outside in North Carolina and has been as such for the past week!
quote: He did say it was the coldest winter in a long time, you do realize that's part of climate change...
quote: The climate is always changing. It's not man made.
quote: More stable doesn't mean unaffected. Ignorance. He did say it was the coldest winter in a long time, you do realize that's part of climate change... More ignorance.
quote: If your support for the CO2 causes warming is based on science and rationality and not faith then I presume that you would accept that the hypothesis that CO2 drives warming, like all scientific hypothesis, offers the opportunity to be disproved by real world observed data.
quote: correct! and *real world" observed data shows that to be the case. stop with your fud and actually try to understand what the science says.


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Nathan Colgan
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|Aerospace Engineering
2011-12: Competed in the # 8 seat for most of the season ... rowed in the #6 seat on the championship team in the Head of the Charles (10/22)… member of the freshman team in the #8 seat at Columbia (3/31); against Boston College, Trinity, and Bates (4/7); against UMass (4/21); at Wisconsin with Dartmouth (4/28) and at the Eastern Sprints (5/13)… competed in the #8 seat on the varsity team at the Princeton Chase (10/30).
Off The Water at MIT: Majoring in aerospace engineering.
High School: A 2011 graduate of the Shipley School … team MVP … Stotesbury champion in 2010 … club national champion in 2010 … rowed with the Philadelphia Sculling Club … also a member of the swimming team … AMC 10 … National Merit finalist.


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Stetson University first baseman Patrick Mazeika was one of 32 standout freshmen college baseball players from every part of the country featured on the 2013 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Freshman All-American Team.
The 2013 NCBWA Freshman All-American Team features players from 15 conferences and five conference championship teams. The two All-American squads are also made up of nine conference "Rookie of the Year" winners. In addition, one conference "Pitcher of the Year" and 17 all-conference honorees were named to the team.
Mazeika, who was named the A-Sun Freshman of the Year in addition to being the first team All-Conference selection at first base, was named to the first team. He finished his first season at Stetson with a .382 average to go with three homers, 11 doubles and 33 RBI.
It is the second Freshman All-America honor for Mazeika, who was also named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America team.
North Carolina placed three players on the squad, all on the first team. Five other programs placed two players each on the two teams, while 19 schools had at least one player selected to one of the teams. Cal State Fullerton had two players named to the first team, while Arizona State, North Florida, Oregon and Sacramento State also each placed two players on the teams.
The ACC had five players selected to the first team, while the PAC-12 and SEC placed two players apiece on the first team. The PAC-12 had five players named to the first and second teams combined, with the SEC having four selections on the teams.
The 2013 NCBWA National Freshman Player of the Year and National Freshman Pitcher of the Year will be announced on Tuesday, June 11.
Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and publicists of the sport. For more information about the NCBWA, visit the association's official Web site, www.ncbwa.com.


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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - On Dec. 3, the Tahoe Fund donated $12,850 to the Tahoe Transportation District to be used toward the Stateline to Stateline Bikeway Project.
The first one mile section of the 3.2 mile bike path that will connect Round Hill Pines Beach with Stateline along the South Shore of Lake Tahoe has been completed, spinning the spokes toward the next phase of an eventual system of trails to connect all of Lake Tahoe.
Tahoe Transportation District has five concurrent projects throughout the basin and completed the first phase of the initial demonstration Bikeway Project on time and under budget while not requiring the removal of a single tree. As part of Nevada's Stateline to Stateline Bikeway Project that started earlier this year, it will ultimately span 30-plus miles from South to North shores.
The next phase, from Elks Point Road to Round Hill Pines Resort, is scheduled during the 2013 construction season with $2.5 million in secured funding.
TTD and its supporting partners developed the Nevada Stateline to Stateline Bikeway to address the demand for more pedestrian and recreation bicycle trails that provide connections to neighborhoods, employment centers, schools and recreation facilities, while reducing auto emissions and traffic congestion.
Participants include Carson City, Douglas County, Washoe Tribe, Incline Village General Improvement District, Nevada Division of State parks, Nevada Division of State Lands, Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Truckee North Tahoe Transportation management Association, South Shore Transportation Management Association, USDA Forest Service and Washoe County.
In addition to the Nevada Stateline to Stateline Bikeway Project, TTD is also working with a variety of other agencies to complete additional segments on the California side of the lake such as the Meeks Bay to Sugar Pine Point Bike Trail.
"This is another project that provides visitors and locals safe and convenient access to the Lake and public lands, which is the main reason we're here - to see and experience America's favorite lake," said Carl Hasty, district manager for TTD.
For details on TTD and its current projects, visit www.tahoetransportation.org or call 775-589-5500.
The Tahoe Fund is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to become a major source of private funding for environmental projects around the Lake Tahoe Basin with an emphasis on recreation, conservation and education. Learn more at www.tahoefund.org.


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Microstructural Characteristics and Corrosion Properties of Cold-Sprayed Coatings
Koivuluoto, Heli
Publication type: Doctoral dissertation
Issue date: 2010-06-04
Belongs to: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto. Julkaisu - Tampere University of Technology. Publication;882
University: Tampere University of Technology
Faculty: Faculty of Automation, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Department: Department of Materials Science
Cold spraying is a thermal spray process which enables production of metallic and metallic-ceramic coatings with dense (very low porosity level) and pure (low oxygen content) structures. Several coating properties such as corrosion resistance and electrical conductivity rely on these properties. Cold spraying consists of two processes: high-pressure cold spraying (HPCS) and low-pressure cold spraying (LPCS) divided by the pressure level used in the processes (40 bar versus 10 bar). Generally, cold spraying is based on higher particle velocities and lower process temperatures than in other thermal spray processes. The coating is formed in a solid state when powder particles impact on a sprayed surface with high kinetic energy, deform and adhere to the substrate or to other particles. Therefore, a high level of plastic deformation and adiabatic shear instability are required for a tight bonding between powder particles and for the formation of dense microstructures. Moreover, in cold spraying, many factors, e.g., powder characteristics and compositions, spraying parameters, and post-treatments affect the formation and properties of the coating. This work focuses on the characterization of the microstructural properties (microstructure, grain structure, particle deformation, and fracture behavior), corrosion resistance (denseness, impermeability, and corrosion properties), and mechanical properties (hardness and bond strength) of the cold-sprayed metallic and metallic-ceramic coatings. Furthermore, the aim of this work is to find relationship between microscopic details and macroscopic properties and affecting factors for these in order to produce fully dense coatings using cold spray processes. The coating materials are pure metals: Cu, Ta, and Ni, metal alloys: Ni-20Cr, Ni-20Cu, and Ni-30Cu, and metallic-ceramic composites: Cu+Al2O3, Ni-20Cr+Al2O3, and Ni-20Cr+WC-10Co-4Cr. Structural details are characterized using electron microscopy techniques (SEM, FESEM, and TEM) whereas denseness and corrosion properties are evaluated with corrosion tests (open-cell potential measurements, salt spray tests, and polarization measurements). Typically, cold-sprayed coatings appeared to be dense without porosity or other defects in their structures according to visual examinations. However, corrosion tests revealed through-porosity in the coating structures, indicating an existence of weak points inside the coatings. Therefore, denseness and impermeability play an important role in the corrosion resistance of the coatings. Good corrosion resistance is based on the formation of a protective oxide layer in case of passivating metals and metal alloys. Fully dense coating structures are required for the capability of the cold-sprayed coatings to act as real corrosion barrier coatings and to perform well in all corrosion tests. Three ways to eliminate or decrease the number of weak points and defects in the coating structures were found. Firstly, the denseness improvement was done with an optimal combination of powder and spraying parameters (HPCS Cu, Ta, and Ni coatings). These combinations are strongly material-dependent. HPCS Ta coatings also have similar corrosion properties with corresponding bulk material, indicating excellent corrosion protection. Secondly, the denseness of metallic coating can be increased by adding ceramic particles into the metallic powder as a powder mixture. These hard particles keep the nozzle clean; activate the sprayed surface; and reinforce the coating by hammering the structure. The significant denseness improvement was observed with HPCS Ni-20Cr+Al2O3, HPCS Ni-20Cr+WC-10Co-4Cr and LPCS Cu+Al2O3 coatings. In addition to these, thirdly, the denseness improvement of HPCS Ni-20Cu coatings was done with heat treatments due to the void reduction and recrystallization.
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Buying a House with Redfin Experience
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For the last few months, my wife and I have batted around the idea of buying a new home. There's nothing wrong with our current home but we'd really like a place that had some character to it. A place that was slightly bigger and one that wasn't quite cookie-cutter (we're in a townhome now, so we're identical to everything around us). We love our current house, so we don't have a big reason to leave, and with her focus on school and mine on work, it's one of those passive searches.
We use Redfin to do the searching because their technology is by far the best of any I've seen. The integration with Google maps, the search capabilities (you can search on the type of home, type of listing, whether it has a view, garage, etc.), regional sales data ($ per square foot, charted by date in a particular city), ability to save listings, and it's ease of use make it perfect for house searching. My wife and I share the same account and save listings we like to show one another. You can search within some of the most convenient geographic restraints too – city, county, university, etc.
Their claim to fame though, is the fact that they refund half of the buyer's agent's commission (more on their commission refund). They pay their agents a salary, not a commission, so you pocket those savings at 1.5% the purchase price of the house, with a minimum commission of $5,500.
Redfin Experience
One of my good friends in Virginia recently bought his house after searching on Redfin and using one of their real estate agents. He was taking advantage of the $8,000 first time homebuyer credit and Redfin's commission refund program, which put a lot of money in his pocket. Fortunately he spent some time explaining how the process worked and how, despite it being more work on his part, it was well worth it because he saved several thousand dollars using Redfin.
Redfin Agent Teams
Standard real estate agents work on commission when a home is bought or sold. Redfin agents are paid a salary and they work in a team. On a typical team there will usually be multiple realtors each specializing in one or two things. There are agents that only show listings, getting paid on a per show basis. There are agents that do the paperwork of submitting offers, negotiating, getting documents in order, closing, etc. Then there are agents that coordinate all that – coordinate the showings, which agent gets the showing, what gets shown, as well as ushering along the closing process.
My friend's agent was Marshall Park and as you can see on his team there are two field agents and a coordinator. My friend, in his several week process, worked with three of them (only one of the field agents) from start to finish. Taylor Connolly, a name that keeps appearing on my searches because he supports our county, works with three field agents.
Viewing Listings
My friend said that the first step in the process is to view some of the listings. You search on Redfin, select some listings and request an agent to help you along. You talked to the coordinator and worked with field agents to visit each listing. Unlike a traditional agent, who probably drives you from place to place, you are responsible for finding your way around (though I imagine you can just follow the field agent?).
This type of "do it yourself" mentality is important because the agents aren't necessarily very knowledgeable about the homes, your needs, and how the two can meet. Remember, their job is to show you the house you want to see, they aren't picking houses they think you want to see based on your preferences. It's a less personal experience but you benefit on the back end by saving on the commission.
Making An Offer
When you are ready to make an offer, there is a process online for you to kick off an offer. Before you start, you'll need to upload a preapproval letter before they'll let you submit an offer. After you submit an approved preapproval letter and an offer, you start working with an agent to get everything in order. From here, it sounded like the process was very much like a traditional real estate agent.
At this point my friend revealed that there was a heavy sense that Redfin was for the do-it-yourself crowd who don't like the For Sale By Owner arena but knew enough that traditional real estate hand-holding was unnecessary. The trade-off here is that you don't get "coddled" in the process but you also get a huge commission refund on the back end.
Another comment my friend made was that his agent, Marshall, was very responsible. He'd submit an offer online and get a phone call the next day. My friend is a pretty fast moving, no-BS type who doesn't mince words, so to say he was "very responsive" is pretty high praise. What's also cool is that you can read all the reviews of the agents, something you probably can't do with traditional agents as easily.
At this point, the coordinator returns and handles the closing process. All the title insurance, lending, etc. is all done at this phase and while Redfin does send someone to the close itself, my friends said the person was pretty much clueless about the process. Again, this was expected so it didn't bother him one bit. At close or just before the close, you can opt to have the refund applied to your closing costs or as a check. My friend chose to apply it to closing costs.
Overall, it seems like Redfin was a good experience for my friend, who bought his first house, but may not be a good option if you don't like the DIY mentality. The commission refund is a really compelling offer and the DIY aspect doesn't scare me at all. Plus, even if you don't use Redfin to buy, I challenge anyone to find a real estate search engine that is superior to theirs.{ 36 comments, please add your thoughts now! }


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Charleston County
The transactions listed below include properties sold for $150,000 or more and recorded between Feb. 11-15.
Thomas Quintel sold 33 Poplar St. to Jamie M. Kerr for $325,000.
John Aram Stith sold 52 Chapel St. to Michael B. Shuler Jr. for $380,000.
John Hartman sold 8 Dingle St. to Meghan Lammers and Andrew Batkins for $277,500.
Robert L. Tennyson sold 99 Logan St. to Christine P. Cotton for $385,000.
JWM Properties LLC sold Unit D, 15 Judith St. to James and Kathryn Buckley for $375,000.
Ellen Pace Starmer sold Unit F, 192 Ashley Ave., Beauregard House to Judy S. Selby and Reid C. Spencer for $475,000.
Folly Beach
Donald E. Mullis sold 304 West Arctic Ave., Charleston Oceanfront Villas to Donna D. Johnson for $700,000.
Jump'n Big Lively LLC sold 63 Mariners Cay Drive, Mariners Cay to Julia Underwood for $255,000.
Isle of Palms
Robert F. Low III and Gail L. Low sold 19 Yacht Harbor Court, Wild Dunes to Lawrence R. and Kay L. Fulmer for $699,000.
Marlin F. Beckham sold 2403 Cameron Blvd. to Vincent A. and Lisa Gastaldi for $500,000.
James Island
SC Renovation Group LLC sold 1000 Oakcrest Drive, Willow Walk to Garrett F. Watson for $190,000.
Christina O. Warren sold 1779 North Mayflower Drive, Jamestown Estates to Matthew H. Johnson and Cynthia A. Lee for $180,000.
Mary K. Norton sold 226 Country Club Lane to Ray M. Evans III and Carolyn K. Evans for $796,000.
Frank H. and Linda A. Ricker sold 408 Planters Trace Drive, Planters Trace at Seaside Plantation to Charles H. and Margaret H. Cornelison for $200,000.
Cheryl S. Speelman sold 567 White Chapel Circle, Woodward Pointe to Denise Bradshaw for $395,000.
Michael R. and Carrie M. Aho sold 653 Edentree Place to Carole Lloyd Fackler for $267,500.
Joan Seppala sold Unit B 314, 1984 Folly Road, Pelican Pointe to Nicholas and Carole H. Tirozzi for $160,000.
Johns Island
St. Johns Capital LLC sold 1631 Bee Balm Road, St. John's Crossing to Mark J. and Jody L. McGrail for $245,595.
St. Johns Capital LLC sold 1752 Bee Balm Road, St. John's Crossing to Richard N. Beruf for $223,210.
Kiawah Island
478 Fiddlers Reach LLC sold 478 Fiddlers Reach, Oceanwood to Aileen H. Daly for $750,000.
Ian M. Milne sold 4247 Mariners Watch Drive, Mariners Watch Villas to Robert G. West for $232,000.
The Ryland Group Inc. sold 3701 Raddison Lane, Wellborn Village to Benjamin J. and Jessica Graham for $187,507.
The Ryland Group Inc. sold 3847 Annapolis Way, Wellborn Village to William E. Cooper Jr. for $169,774.
Mount Pleasant/ East Cooper
Sandra M. and John R. Powers Jr. sold 1247 West Vagabond Lane, Wakendaw Lakes to Jeffrey A. and Jodi M. Purcell for $338,000.
Mark B. Maguire III and Vicki P. Maguire sold 1319 Sandy Shore Court, Hidden Lakes to Louis A. and Kay S. Chaddick for $495,000.
Mark J. and Lori B. Rutledge sold 1324 Crown Reach, Brickyard Plantation to Peter M. and Kathleen B. Larson for $495,000.
Matthew and Andrea B. Maksimowitz sold 1331 Lonnie Circle, East Bridge Terrace to Ashley N. and Stephen Y. Vetek for $415,000.
Scott Creek Investments LLC sold 1348 Scott's Creek Circle, Scott's Creek to Pulte Home Corp. for $150,000.
Scott Creek Investments LLC sold 1352 Scott's Creek Circle, Scott's Creek to Pulte Home Corp. for $300,000.
Scott Creek Community LLC sold 1401 Scott's Creek Circle, Scott's Creek to Pulte Home Corp. for $150,000.
Vinson G. Potter sold 142 Rose Lane, North Heights to Anthony J. Ryan and Sara F. Green for $194,000.
Melinda Lee Wilson sold 1430 Heather Drive, The Highlands to Lawrence Dixon Baldwin and Cheri Ann Tenney for $235,000.
Carlton B. Hunter and Jill Hunter Powell sold 1506 East Crossing Lane, East Crossing to Gregory R. Walker for $184,500.
Bimi Properties LLC sold 17 Ellen Ave., Brookgreen Meadows to William Edward Lacoste Jr. for $232,000.
Willi Jones Todd sold 2024 Arundel Place, Longpoint to Rebecca Jeanne Antley for $256,000.
John H. and Barbara E. Radcliffe sold 218 Fourth Ave., River Watch to Annie L. and Francis Y. Thigpen for $180,000.
Michelle S. Bens sold 23 Unwin Way, I'On to Mark B. Maguire III and Vicki P. Maguire for $712,000.
Timothy J. Murphy sold 2425 Fulford Court, Chadbury Village to Stephanie Lee Hough for $205,000.
Ronald L. and Melissa B. Altman sold 2458 Cheswick Lane, Rivertowne to John G. and Mirella B. Mirabelli for $320,000.
John W. and Loralyn C. Ratterree sold 316 Mallard Court, Sandpiper Point to John Samuel Williamson for $285,000.
JW Homes LLC sold 3223 Hatchway Drive, The Harbour to Paul N. Desantis Jr. and Julia Desantis for $539,412.
Melissa J. Black sold 34 Krier Lane, I'On to Bruce J. and Johanna M. Evenson for $414,000.
Penelope A. and Rebecca L. Cutler sold 730 Natchez Circle, Lake Hunter Commons to Joel R. Gissendanner for $315,000.
Matthew F. and Amy H. Rothwell sold 769 Wakendaw Blvd., Wakendaw Lakes to Christopher J. and Sarah H. Murdoch for $315,000.
Michael E. and Deborah G. Fraser sold 963 Governors Court, Snee Farm to Christopher L. and Whitney J. Jacobs for $335,000.
North Charleston
Dan Ryan Builders SC LLC sold 2963 Nantuckett Ave., The Reserve at Colony North to Doris M. Fokes for $168,845.
Thomas M. Evans Construction Company LLC sold 7725 Dorchester Road, Forest Hills to Family Dollar Stores of SC Inc. for $351,000.
Leslie Z. Calcote sold 6296 Highway 165, Shilelagh Oaks Farms to Michael L. Kennedy for $270,000.
Seabrook Island
Peter J. and Ann L. Van Every sold 3051 Marsh Gate Drive to David W. and Margie A. Jones for $1.9 million.
Marvin F. and Sue A. Arentsen sold 777 Trelawneys Drive, Spinnaker Beachhouses to Philip M. and Janice B. Fannan for $270,000.
Eastwood Construction LLC sold 304 Wynfield Forest Drive, Wynfield Forest to Karen J. Mooney for $186,725.
Eastwood Construction LLC sold 602 Wynfield Forest Drive, Wynfield Forest to Larry O. Jones for $159,570.
West Ashley/ St. Andrews
Harry D. Cale III sold 1348 Winchester Drive, Sandhurst to Anthony J. Destefano Jr. and Margaret K. Destefano for $260,000.
Jennifer D. Vanacore and Scot R. Murphy sold 1559 Bluewater Way, Bolton's Landing to Theodore Allen for $168,000.
Ursula Beckmann sold 2351 Furman Drive, Drayton on the Ashley to William B. and Carol H. Bartlett for $305,000.
Ian A. and Diana D. Mercado sold 245 Cabrill Drive, Moss Creek at Grande Oaks to James M. Williams for $280,000.
Sarah E. and Bruce Hollis sold 25 Yeadon Ave., Byrnes Down to Devon E. White for $230,000.
Marian C. Winner sold 355 Cabrill Drive, Moss Creek at Grande Oaks to Patricia A. Mintz for $239,000.
Mary West Rivers sold 707 Arcadian Way, Avondale to Harry P. and Emily Rudolph for $262,500.
Berkeley County
The transactions listed below include properties sold for $150,000 or more and recorded between Feb. 11-15.
Centex Homes sold 1148 Euclid Drive, Cain Crossing to Lawrence R. and Nancy A. Duncan for $154,816.
Daniel Island
Mario G. Zan sold 853 Center Park St., Center Park to Matthew P. and Courtney Sand for $247,000.
Southeastern Custom Homes & Renovations sold 1201 Ithecaw Court, Ralston Creek to Stanley C. Hall for $919,000.
Goose Creek
Ryland Group Inc. sold 306 Trumpet Tree Drive, Liberty Village to Billie M. and Jerry James Gordon for $256,880.
Eastwood Construction LLC sold 158 Marinella Drive, Montague Plantation to Derek and Amanda Doss for $200,000.
Eastwood Construction LLC sold 446 Delmont Drive, Montague Plantation to Shateka L. Husser for $202,498.
Andrew C. and Jamie B. Miker sold 1208 Woodsage Drive, Tanner Plantation to Kristopher B. Folz for $229,000.
Weekley Homes LP sold 1225 Pasture View Drive, Tanner Hall to Robert A. and Tracey L. Chelton for $396,165.
Moncks Corner
Mungo Homes Coastal Division LLC sold 518 Chaff Lane, Fishers Wood at Spring Grove to Christopher James and Allison Ledbetter Schwerin for $287,695.
Foxbank Plantation sold 319 Freeland Way, Foxbank Plantation to Wilford E. and Beverly L. Baldwin for $208,315.
Bank of America sold 117 Kimberton Ave., Foxbank Plantation to Jennifer R. and Grant E. Gardow for $150,000.
Brandon W. and Stacee L. Piper sold 162 Avonshire Drive, Mason Park to Susan H. Butler for $174,000.
Centex Homes sold 217 Decatur Drive, Cane Bay to Cindy A. Pinero for $176,990.
Dorchester County
The transactions listed below include properties sold for $150,000 or more and recorded between Feb. 11-15.
Alejandro M. Cano sold 148 Education Blvd., Eagle Run to Victor Buhl for $168,000.
Centex Homes sold 9626 Roseberry St., McKewn Plantation to Richard and Cecilie Pinckney for $152,015
North Charleston
Michael O. and Lauren J. Higdon sold 5524 Copper Trace, Indigo Fields to Tony W. and Brenda Blevins for $211,000.
Rosalyna M. Toth sold 4709 Club Course Drive, Coosaw Creek Country Club to Jennifer Zawadzki and Michael Szewczyk for $350,000.
Dan Ryan Builders SC LLC sold 1026 Bridlewood Farms Parkway, Bridlewood Farms to George M. and Kathleen M. Resnick for $180,000.
Michael E. Knight sold 106 Old Postern Road, Parsons Road to Obie and Marsha Pittman for $310,000.
Patrick C. Rouse sold 134 Carriage Ride Lane, Legend Oaks Plantation to Leroy O. and Deborah C. Schmidlkofer for $223,000.
Myers Mill LLC sold 1210 Cosmos Road, Myers Mill to Daniel and Tammy Mitchell for $178,625.
MLJ LLC sold 1017 Victoria Pointe Lane, Victoria Pointe to Keith T. Ignace for $207,545.
Gracian Investments LLC sold 308 Crossandra Ave., White Gables to Travis C. Fordyce for $243,320.
Peter L. Curry sold 115 Garden Grove Drive, Bridges of Summerville to Roslyn D. Taylor for $183,000.


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SALEM - Shoppers can help the Salvation Army grant Christmas wishes of area families by filling a truck with toys, coats and clothes at the Salem Walmart from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
"We'll take any donation of new coats or toys for kids for the holiday season," Salem Salvation Army Lt. Jason Price said Thursday.
As part of a nationwide effort, Walmart and the Salvation Army have teamed up to Fill the Truck for Kids, an event to gather unwrapped gifts across the country to distribute to families and children in need.
Price said this is the first year for the joint partnership event. A U-Haul truck will be parked at Walmart on East State Street during the day for people to donate items such as toys, coats and other clothing. He asked that people don't wrap the gifts so they can distribute them to the appropriate age group.
The Salvation Army already had signups for their Christmas program, but he said they've been getting calls every day and now have a waiting list for people needing help.
"There is a larger need in the community this year and more kids we're trying to help," he said, noting the numbers have risen from about 650 children last year to closer to 700 this year.
He blamed the rising numbers on the economy, saying that the times are hurting more families and they're looking for assistance this year.
"If we don't do good on Saturday, we might not have enough toys to fill the applications," he said.
In that case, they'll have to use cash donations to purchase toys to meet the need. He said kids like toys of any kind, so they're not looking for certain types. Board games are always a good choice, along with dolls, action figures or movies.
Price and his wife Kristin, also a Lieutenant with the Salvation Army, have been in the Salem community about a year and half and he said the local businesses and residents give a lot and have been very generous. He said the local Walmart has good people and he's thankful they're taking part.
The Salvation Army is also in the midst of its annual red kettle campaign, with volunteer bell ringers collecting donations at different spots throughout the city to help people in need throughout the year.
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SUGAR GROVE - Local business and community leaders oppose the phase-out of the Mountaineer Navy at the Naval Information Operations Command by the National Security Agency, and state legislators are working to protect the facility and its jobs.
"There would not be any of our community that would not be impacted - that includes business, service organizations, on down to churches and schools. It will be a huge impact - local jobs and money that Naval personnel bring into the community," Franklin businesswoman Rebecca Lough said.
Cmdr. William Kramer told community officials the NSA announced that it conducted an "enterprise assessment" that looks at "reducing the footprint" of the U.S. Navy at Sugar Grove and in time will "transition the Navy presence out altogether."
The NSA intends to downsize the mission of the 330-person Sugar Grove operation as a result of a NSA-wide realignment of personnel and resources, officials said.
Federal law requires the Navy to find another tenant for the base, said Kramer, who is the base commander.
The five-point procedure searches first in the Navy, then in another military branch, then in the Department of Defense, then in state government, and lastly the private sector for a replacement. The new tenant has not been determined yet, Kramer said.
"I trust the process will be followed to find a new tenant, and it's bounded by law," said Kramer, who plans to "articulate to the public through local leaders and the media to get current word and updates out there to dispel any rumors."
Kramer has a tentative date of Oct. 15, 2015 to "disestablish" his command, he added.
The Pendleton County Commission sent letters to Sen. Joe Manchin, Sen. John D. Rockefeller, Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito and Congressman David McKinley soliciting their assistance in "either preventing or mitigating this potential loss to the fragile economic fabric" of Pendleton County.
The possible loss of more than 300 high-paying jobs "would be devastating during the best of times," but in the current economic climate there is no possibility of "absorbing these displaced workers" in Pendleton or any other close county, the letter signed by Commission President Carl Hevener stated.
The commission strongly urged an alternative solution to relieve the stress on the community.
Rockefeller and Manchin announced that last week they coordinated a meeting with officials from the National Security Agency and Navy to discuss the importance of maintaining the command at Sugar Grove and keeping jobs at the facility.
Rockefeller said he has been working with United States Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Cater to protect jobs and maintain infrastructure in the community, and to get more clarity about the potential downsizing.
"At last week's meeting with NSA and Navy, our offices requested that the Defense Department visit the Sugar Grove facility so that military officials can get a firsthand account of the importance of this facility to the local, regional, and state economy - as well as to our national defense," Rockefeller said in a press release. "I realize the tight budgets that everyone faces right now, but the dedicated West Virginians who work at Sugar Grove have been helping to keep our country safe for decades. I will continue to fight for them."
Manchin assured the community that no final decisions have been made about the future of the facility.
"I've seen the work at Sugar Grove, and there is no question that this facility provides essential resources for our military and national security, along with the community," Manchin said in a press release. "I have been in direct contact with the secretary of the Navy and I will continue to work with the highest levels of our military and national security leadership to make sure that Sugar Grove remains a vital part of America's defense."
Capito has been in contact with the Department of Defense regarding the status of the base.
"We will work to ensure that the Sugar Grove Naval facility remains an integral part of Pendleton County as it has been for four decades," Capito said in a press release. "We need to repurpose to a like facility."
Pendleton Superintendent of Education Doug Lambert said the Navy has been a great community partner.
"We've relished the relationship we've had with the military. We're very disappointed that this is the path that has been taken but understand the dilemma," Lambert said.
The 51 Navy-connected students at Brandywine Elementary School, the closest to the base, total 38.64 percent of that student body. Throughout the school system, 10.06 percent of the students have parents employed at the base.
These students with their parents will be uprooted to new locations, a daunting thought to one parent whose child is in middle school and would like to finish high school here. "I don't have to worry about his safety here (but) it will make a huge difference if I have to go somewhere else to work," she said.
Retired Navy Cmdr. Robert Pliska is one of many military retirees who live near the base for its amenities, such as the medical dispensary, commissary and exchange. "I feel they are losing a secure secluded area to operate whatever they are going to operate," he said.
The Pendleton County Economic and Community Development Authority sent letters to state politicians stating the negative loss to the local economy and emphasizing the Navy's "untold hours" of volunteer community service in emergency services, schools, little league and other local activities.
County Commissioner Gene McConnell said the county could end up with a net positive. The 180-acre lower base would make a "wonderful convalescent facility for wounded veterans. The locale is perfect, and we already have a strong local Wounded Warrior group.
"We're really good at care-giving - it could be a new industry!" McConnell said. "I refuse to look at this as the end of the world. We need to focus our efforts on getting something good here."


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Guys, usually Yuppies, who frequent bars looking to get laid. You can spot them by their snazzy striped shirts and Goldman Sachs business cards.
Can't we just stay in tonight? I can't stand getting hit on by another Barbarian tonight.
por mercedesdelmar 07 de Agosto de 2005
A certain class of gent who actually prefers the 'bloody axe wound' during 'that time of the month'.
"Damn right I'm going in. I've been waiting to go barbarian for fucking weeks now!"
por Burro's Dead Nan 26 de Novembro de 2006
Also known as Beserkers, the Barbarian is a Warrior who uses brute force as a weapon. The Barbarian is by no means at all very intelligent, but it is extremely skilled at killing nonetheless. The Barbarian is best known for his battle rages. As the battle rages on, the Barbarian can let out an earth-shaking roar that allows him to access the hidden strangth within him. Thus, the Barbarian is even more ruthless and more powerful. One interesting thing to note is that no Barbarian has ever surrendered.
The Barbarian struck the man in the stomach with so much force, that his arm penetrated the man's stomach, and came out the other side.
por Detranova 06 de Agosto de 2003
a general term used for primative individuals who werent up on modern practices, such as not using teeth in oral sex.
Ana was SUCH a barbarian last night. My penis hurts.
por Ultimate Light Saber 05 de Setembro de 2008
v. the action of being a pornocchio,cocky,full of yourself, all around homosexual
Guy 1: Yo ive had 15 girlfriends, and ive cheated on all of them.
Guy 2: Don't be a barbarian
Guy 2: Don't be a barbarian
por barb arian 07 de Dezembro de 2008
One who is cool enough to be a chief, but not quite old enough
Conan is not a barbarian, Sierra Van Winkle is.
por Kingmaker 07 de Maio de 2006


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I think it was time to put this song on youtube for people who liked it. It's the soundtrack of the puzzle game bubblespinner (Which is nicely made but I suck at it). It's a simple, ambient soundtrack, and I hope you like it. Music by Christopher Riis Eriksen (Chzz/Cribe) The song is called The Sea Above, and it has like 5 versions. Tried to improve it a lot xD Nice and calm. Link to the song on newgrounds: www.newgrounds.com www.chzz.newgrounds.com It can also be found on www.myspace.com/djcyberc I have other music (With lyrics) in the more electronic genre at Www.myspace.com/Chrisriis And starting a band up where we have a bad quality version of a song at Www.myspace.com/Concretemetaphoria This song is used in the game Bubblespinner by Deadwhale! You can find it at: www.deadwhale.com And it's also possible to become a fan of it on facebook :) Also check out my german friend Semaphore's music out, it's in the same genre as this soundtrack. You can find him at Www.semaphore.newgrounds.com
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Spinner Dolphin Freedive in Hawaii: HD Video taken with a Canon HF S10 camera and Light and Motion's Bluefin housing. 1920x1080. Great uw microphone. Listen to how quiet the pod is in deeper water from 0:05 through 0:15 ... and then how vocal the playful dolphins are..for ex at 0:50 Good *leaf game* sequence at 1:06 forward. From Beak, to pectoral fin, to tail, then back to me....and another pickup on a return pass at 1:27. Playful creatures! It seems the dolphins play with leafs in a fashion similar to humans playing ball. They'll catch the leaf in the beak or on their pectoral fin or tail. Don't have editing software yet so...in the meantime...enjoy a few of the raw clips. Interested in protecting Dolphins from slaughter? www.takepart.com/TheCove
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The video I promised David I would make if I couldn't beat his score in Bubble Spinner. I will beat it one day though :)
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Noodles & Company is showing its support for United Way of Weld County 2-1-1 Information and Referral Service by donating a portion of its profits Wednesday.
The restaurant will donate 25 percent of all purchases by anyone who presents a flier or mentions the promotion from United Way between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Wednesday at the Greeley location, 4318 9th St.
The United Way of Weld County 2-1-1 Information and Referral Service provides 24-hour, confidential service with Spanish speakers available.
The service covers eight counties in northeast Colorado and has a database of 10,000 programs and services available statewide ranging from volunteer opportunities, to help finding housing or food assistance.
Fliers can be obtained at United Way's office, 814 9th St.


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This is a hint of a moonbow with reflection of Yosemitefalls together with a star trail with the North star in the center. A lot of photographers (I would not lie if I say we were around 500) may have taken the same picture but a Supermoon in a clear night is an event that does not happen everyday. It has taken me many hours to work on this one due to: 1. Shaky bridge and lots of people going back and forth 2. People moving around with flash lights 3. My First Start trail so I needed some practice But in general I am very happy ;)
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AKRON, Ohio - It's been a fascinating two weeks for the Curve, who went from bad to great in the blink of an eye, then from great to awful just as fast.
Altoona's eight-game winning streak from June 12-20 is now in the distant past as the club has followed it up by losing eight out of nine. Akron dealt the Curve their fourth consecutive loss Friday night, 4-1, at Canal Park in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader, and the second game was rained out.
The Curve bottomed out at 13 games below .500 and were 12 below before going on their improbable winning streak to get back within four games at 33-37. But now the break-even mark once again seems far out of reach as the club has dropped to 34-45.
The Curve's biggest issue this season has been their inability to win on the road. The club is 20-20 at home but only 14-25 away from home.
Altoona got off to a hot start Friday as Drew Maggi opened the game with a walk, Adalberto Santos was hit by a pitch and Gregory Polanco singled home Maggi. Alex Dickerson was then hit by a pitch, but despite their first four hitters reaching base, the Curve could only manage one run.
They didn't score the rest of the night, and Akron responded with four unanswered runs to win.
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Next stop
Tonight: Altoona at Akron, doubleheader at 5:35 p.m.
Pitchers: Curve LHP Eliecer Navarro (0-1, 5.25) and RHP Ethan Hollingsworth (4-3, 3.47) vs. Aeros RHP Brett Brach (4-4, 4.89) and RHP Cole Cook (1-0, 7.05)
Record: 34-45
Covering the bases
LEADING OFF: Friday's game at Akron started 44 minutes late because of rain. The Aeros then shot off fireworks between the scheduled games of the doubleheader rather than waiting for the second game to end (although it was never played because of rain).
SAFE AT FIRST: SS Gift Ngoepe has been placed on the temporary inactive list to deal with a family issue. The Curve also lost OF Oscar Tejeda, who has been promoted back to Triple-A once again. Tejeda has shuttled back and forth between Double-A and Triple-A all season.
STEALING SECOND: RHP Zack Thornton and C Ali Solis have rejoined the Curve from Triple-A. Thornton went 3-1 with a 4.02 ERA in nine relief appearances for Indianapolis, striking out 19 in 15 2/3 innings. Solis went 2-for-6 in two games.
ROUNDING THIRD: OF Andrew Lambo hit another homer for Indianapolis on Friday, his seventh in only 18 games at Triple-A after he hit 14 in 58 games for the Curve. That gives him 21 homers in just 76 games.
HEADING HOME: Indianapolis has been nothing short of superb in the International League, posting a 53-29 record heading into play Friday.
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The Aeros tied the game on a bases-loaded walk by Curve starter David Bromberg in the second, then scored three times in the fifth off the right-hander to take control.
Bromberg (3-8) has a solid 3.29 ERA but has had very little luck from a record standpoint.
Akron starter Matt Packer (6-5) allowed one run on four hits in six innings for the win, while Jose Flores worked the seventh and final inning to earn his ninth save.
Game recap
Key player: Akron RF Carlos Moncrief went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs.
Key play: Moncrief's two-run double in the fifth gave the Aeros a 3-1 lead.
Key stat: The Curve have lost eight out of nine on the heels of their eight-game winning streak.
How they scored
Top 1st: Maggi walked, scored on Polanco single (1-0).
Bottom 2nd: Moncrief singled, scored on Ramirez bases-loaded walk (1-1).
Bottom 5th: Hunter doubled, Aguilar hit by pitch, both scored on Moncrief double (1-3); Abraham single scored Moncrief (1-4).


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On that sad day in December when news of the tragic school shooting in Connecticut dominated not just our televisions and computers but also our conversations, thoughts and fears, many in our area noted that Newton, Conn., was comparable in size to Elkins.
"Imagine something that horrible happening in a town our size," many of us said, feeling closer to the parents who lost their children in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.
Unfortunately, those parents still are being victimized two months later. A group of "Sandy Hook truthers" are accusing the parents - along with witnesses, survivors and the government - of staging, or faking, the entire event.
Since January, more than 10 videos have been posted to YouTube which claim that our government set up the shooting so gun control laws can be approved. One video, "The Sandy Hook Shooting - Fully Exposed" has been viewed more than 10 million times.
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It's hard to imagine anything more disrespectful than telling a grieving parent that they're lying about their child being murdered.
Although our country has a long history of conspiracy theorists questioning the government's "official version" of historic events - from John F. Kennedy's assassination to the moon landing to the Sept. 11 attacks - the "Sandy Hook truthers" have gone past questioning authority to disrespecting the dead.
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I just don't get why they can't chuck the dang thing off.
And I confess I have my own stack of bags- burdens, worries, unreasonable expectations, insecurity, guilt.
And of course I'm crunchy and stuff so all mine are the re-usable kind of bags and so I use them over and over and over again.
I hate that I can be consumed by this stuff <-- stuff that always points the compass toward myself (woe is me, life is so unfair, blah blah selfish blah) instead of where my focus should be. It's shameful really. And I am so ashamed.
We're all sitting around here with bags on our heads. Why can't we just take them off.
Completely unrelated photo, but it makes me happy, and, I'm trying to fill up on that. Not to avoid the issues, or be in denial of areas I desperately must work on, but happy little things (life inspired) are just some of the best reminders for me to be grateful. And I so am.


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Explain the double standards against Floyd and Margarito. But not Roy Jones ?
A couple of things I wanna point out.
1- People keep saying how Floyd avoided so many fights in 2007 and 2008. Paul Williams, Cotto, Magarito and later on Pacquiao etc.. They were all highly ranked and around his weight. He didn't fight them.
Well, Roy Jones Jr during his MW-SMW-LHW Run had
Michael Nunn
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and he didn't fight them either. Now could Roy have beaten them all 'h2h'.. everyone thinks so. Well Floyd 'h2h' could also beat Margarito, Williams, Pacquaio and 2007-2008 Cotto... The fact of the matter is.. Floyd actually fought more of his competition than Roy.
Both are ATG'S. No debate should be had from that. But let's call a spade a spade.
Nobody give Margarito credit for beating Martinez, because Martinez was a third year green fighter.. Hopkins was a third year green fighter when Roy beat him as well.
Yet Hopkins win is always talked about.
The Bernard Hopkins that fought Roy was inferior in every way to the Hopkins that emerged later. The defensive mastery, the unique traps, the combinations, and his ability to turn your biggest assets against you all came later on during Hopkin's career. Against Roy, all he had was youth and his reflexes. Roy Jones Jr meanwhile, mostly depend on his reflexes and pure speed to win fights even DURING his prime. Yes Roy was a great trap setter as well, but his MO was the reflexes,speed and sheer athleticism.
Bernard's MO was his defense, and his mastery of the game. All of which only came through experience..
Bernard was not quite as inexperienced as Martinez was at the time he fought Roy, but he sure as hell wasn't far off it.
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He didn't stick around long at middleweight to say he inexcusably ducked anyone. He wasn't at 168 long either, but while there he dominated Toney, which was good enough to excuse the names he didn't fight. He pretty much fought everyone at light heavyweight, where he spent the majority of his "p4p best" years.
The reason Jones deserves a lot of credit for Hopkins is that it was the first title fight for both guys. Jones may not have been as green as Hopkins, but he was close enough that both guys were basically at the same point of their careers. Considering Hopkins didn't clearly lose a fight until this year after that, it's a very good win.
Roy's career has many what-ifs at 160 and 168, but what he did do is plenty impressive.
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Eubank and Benn would of both stopped Roy Jones easily that's why he ducked them like a typical American *****
same reason why Floyd ducked Margarito
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floyd has never beaten anybody as good or remotely close to a james toney or bernard hopkins.
just look at floyd top 3 top 5 wins and compare that to other ATGs.
for all the flak pac got for not fighting slick fighters, floyd himself has never fought a slick fighter.
flloyd has yet to face a legit bona fide prime hall of famer in his entire career.
add that to floyd's utterly repugnant behavior towards current boxers, past boxers, security guards, women, people who interview him, fans, its easy to see why floyd got more hate than roy.
plus blogs, internet message boards, and social media wasnt what it is now when roy was cherry picking.
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i always saw roy jones as a super middleweight, who campaigned in the lightheavyweight division...he was just visibly smaller than the natural lightheavys, and i gave him credit for using his talent in his wins against montell griffin, virgil hill, eric harding, antonio tarver, and minor credit against julio gonzalez...all of those guys could have walked roy down sizewise....going from 154 to win a heavyweight title against any heavyweight, you gotta definitely recognize that he used his talent to accomplish that...
floyd mayweather jr., has the talent to surpass roy imo...
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In a previous post, I provided a list of venues for artists, artisans and artisan crafters.
This week I'm profiling another of those sites. I asked Emma, from MISI, to tell us a bit more about the venue.
What is the site name and where can artisan sellers find you?
Our website is called MISI, which stands for Make It Sell It. It's a website that brings together people who make hand-crafted items with people who want to buy.
Our main location is the website, www.misi.co.uk, but you can also find us at:
Blog: misiuk.blogspot.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/misi_uk
Facebook Group: http://tinyurl.com/dbdqhc
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/misimeuk
Tell us a little about your site's history. What are its origins?
The idea for MISI started early in 2008. I have always been a keen crafter, although by profession I'm a web developer. Early in 2008 I decided to join the two sides of my life together and create a top-notch, online, craft marketplace for the UK.
There followed nine months of blood, sweat and tears because I was determined that the site had to be absolutely exceptional. It was worth it in the end because when MISI was born in September 2008, the general response was massively positive.
It fills a gap in the market and does just what the sellers and buyers need it to. And I love it!
Tell us about the site's staff
My name is Emma Hogg. I'm the boss and techie-in-chief. I previously worked as a professional web developer so it makes sense for me to do all the geeky stuff. I'm a work-from-home mum and a keen crafter – you can find my own crafty creations for sale on MISI too!
Ian is our Marketing Manager. He masterminds our publicity machine and helps to spread the MISI word.
Linda is our Accounts Manager. She beavers away behind the scenes keeping our finances firmly in order.
I should also mention my husband who does a great job at reminding me to eat and sleep so I can continue to function on MISI!
What is your plan for the site? What are your goals?
When we were developing the site, we set ourselves the goal of becoming the UK's leading site for buying and selling handmade. Since launch it's taken off faster than we dared hope and I think we are very close to achieving that goal already. I think that the difficulties in the economy have helped us, plus people's concern about issues such as product miles, sweatshops and the blandness of the corporate high street.
We've been lucky to recruit a good number of high quality sellers in a fairly short space of time. We were recently joined by our thousandth seller, which we're very excited about. And there's room for many more!
The next steps for us are (1) to keep on growing in a measured fashion, (2) to keep developing the site so it stays one step ahead of the game and (3) to keep delivering what our community of sellers and buyers wants.
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Who is your target seller audience?
All crafters are welcome at MISI. Our sellers offer a very wide range of creations – everything from jewellery, to toys, to furniture, to edible gifts. Prices start at just a couple of pounds, all the way up to a couple of thousand pounds.
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Who is your target buyer audience? How will you drive buyers to your venue?
We have a perpetual PR machine generating visitors to the site. We target our efforts at bringing in people who are likely to be interested in buying unique, good quality handmade products.
Is this an international, domestic US, Far East or European focused site?
Our main focus is on the United Kingdom and we aim our marketing at a UK-based audience. Listings are in UK pounds. We do however welcome international buyers and sellers as long as they are happy to transact in UK pounds.
What differentiates this venue from other online selling venues?
MISI is so much more than `just another place to sell'. MISI is also a social network for crafters with our lively forum at its heart – a place where you can chat with a growing community of like-minded crafty souls
Why should artisan sellers consider utilizing this site as a resource instead of other, older sites or their own sites?
A good question! Here are the ways I think MISI stands apart:
1. At MISI you are part of a friendly crafting family.
2. MISI is specifically aimed at consumers who appreciate handmade products. This means you can be sure that your products are being showcased to the right target market. This also means a community of buyers who will appreciate the value of your creations.
3. MISI offers low commission and listing fees for the crafter. It's cheaper than listing on auction sites and you get a super-long, five-month listing.
4. MISI allows links to the crafter's own website in the shop front and profile pages which help boost your own site traffic.
How have your structured your seller pricing?
MISI is free to join and free to set up a store. Item fees are 20p per listing (irrespective of the quantity) and 3% of sale price (when your product sells).
What else should we know?
We have regular buyer promotions based around forthcoming events such as Mothers' Day. Check out our homepage to see what the current promotion is. Top tip – it's a great way to make some crafty extra sales!
Thanks Emma!
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Mallory Burdette did not win her third-round Family Circle Cup match with Serena Williams Friday. But the experience competing against the world's No. 1 female tennis player was invaluable.
Admitting she didn't expect to win going into the match, Burdette managed to give Williams quite a tussle before falling, 6-4, 6-2. Williams had to turn up the heat and win the final four games before putting the 22-year-old away.
"If I played her tomorrow, I would definitely walk out there and feel a little bit more confident. That would probably be one of the biggest things I would change," said Burdette, whose mother (the former Judy Bernat) grew up in Charleston.
"I don't think you ever walk out on the court and say 'I'm going to beat Serena today.' You just go out there and do your best on each point and you work hard. Typically, that's how I try to approach each match, especially when you're playing such a great player. Winning is not always the ultimate goal. You just have to go out there and work hard and see what happens."
Burdette, who turned pro last September, said Williams definitely turned up the intensity in the second set.
"But it was awesome to play out there. I love playing against the top players to see how you match up," Burdette said. "You always see things that they do a little bit — a lot better — than you do. You see a lot of things that you can work on going forward, so in that way it was an invaluable experience."
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Jelena Jankovic's quarterfinal win over Eugenie Bouchard was the 500th of her career. Only seven active players on the WTA Tour have that many.
"I don't know what it feels like; I had no idea how many wins I had," said Jankovic, the 2007 Family Circle Cup champ. "I'm really bad with statistics. But in order to have 500 wins, you have to have a pretty long career, be pretty consistent."
TV time
The semifinal match between the Williams sisters is scheduled to be broadcast from 1-3 p.m. on ESPN2. Former tennis stars Cliff Drysdale and Pam Shriver will call the match.
After a rainy Thursday and an overcast start to Friday, sunshine has finally become the norm. But the players still may find it a little on the chilly side with a high of 66 forecast today.
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Seven of the 16 players in the third round of this year's Family Circle Cup were American, the most American players to make it that far since 1983, when nine Americans advanced. Martina Navratilova beat Tracy Austin for the 1983 title.
After a total of just 1,849 for Thursday's rain-plagued matches, the Family Circle Cup rebounded with 8,012 for the day session Friday, boosted by the Venus-Serena-Venus-Serena schedule on Billie Jean King Court. A total of 5,846 made the night match, boosting attendance to 59,860 for the week.


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Plans to widen Route 20 in front of the McDonald's and Buckhannon Academy Elementary School are still in the works, Buckhannon city officials said.
City Engineer Jay Hollen told the Buckhannon City Council recently that the Division of Highways' transportation improvement plan would go to construction after May 28. The project is being designed by the Charleston office, instead of the District VII office in Weston.
Hollen said the DOH decided to conduct an internal, environmental, historical and stormwater evaluation after conducting a site visit to the location.
"I guess drawings didn't coincide with what was actually built in the street," Hollen said, adding that the DOH would also be making storm system improvements and will need to relocate some utility poles, traffic lights, water and sewer lines while "trying to squeeze a third lane in there."
Hollen said the engineering and environmental work will hopefully be done by the end of this winter, and construction will commence as planned.
"They're trying to get three lanes in there without affecting any of the school property, and that may mean that they'll redo McDonald's sidewalk for them," Hollen said.
The right-of-way at the intersection near McDonald's is 60 feet. Hollen said 25 or 30 feet is needed to add the lane.
"That's what they're doing now," he said. "They're coming up with all different kinds of configurations and trying to get that third lane in there. If they need to, they've got 60 feet to take."
Additionally, Supervisor Jerry Arnold provided council with an update on the walking trail project, which extends the existing trail at West Virginia Wesleyan College. He said the project was about 95 percent completed, including addition of the foot path and pavement.
Arnold said he was hopeful the project would be completed within the next month. He also said that work on Jawbone Park was still underway and will hopefully come to completion before winter.
Hollen said the overlay at Old Elkins Road has begun. He said that after the stripping of Route 20 is complete, workers will "jump over that and knock it out before the end of October."
Also, the North Ridge Development between Pizza Hut and Lowe's in Buckhannon has submitted plans for an access road.
"We're going to give it our blessing," Hollen said, adding that the developer would soon be notified so the project can start before asphalt plants close in November.
Council approved a request from Mid-State Soccer Club in Buckhannon regarding the use of North Buckhannon's Riverfront Soccer field for the months of October and November. Ordinarily, the request would be approved by Consolidated Public Works, but its next meeting will not be until the end of October.