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Semi-overwhelmed by the options, we tried to stay away from trucks that were local to Ventura County for one reason — one of the VCReporter reviewers will probably try out a local truck at another location so we wanted to avoid being redundant. With that in mind, it was all in the name and the overall scene.
When it comes to plastic picnic tables and chairs, the word "slider" (mini-burgers) first springs to mind. From Slammin' Sliders, which is based in Rosemead, we went with the spicy pulled pork and the Kobe beef bacon and white cheddar sliders. Note: The chefs of Slammin' Sliders take special pride in the quality of the beef they serve, listing several facts about the quality of life and origin of the delicious meat. It only took about a minute or two for my companion to eat his two Kobe beef sliders — cooked perfectly, nice and juicy with smoky bacon and mild tangy cheese, served on soft and sweet Hawaiian bread. My friend actually started to wax nostalgic for days of his youth when he used to eat Hawaiian bread by the package. I had the spicy pulled-pork slider, an indulgent little treat, the pork saturated in semi-spicy barbecue sauce balanced out with crunchy julienned carrots and cabbage and again, served on that sweet Hawaiian bread — so good I could've considered it dessert.
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Lumia 920 camera beats iPhone 5 and Galaxy S III in low-light... in a Microsoft ad
0. phoneArena 24 May 2013, 02:58 posted on
In what seems to be one of the most absurd ads we've seen in a while, the Nokia Lumia 920 has managed to beat the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S III in term of low-light photography...
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1. Doctor.Who (Posts: 5; Member since: 23 May 2013)
Not again !
Stop !
6. zhiae (unregistered)
so what we all know that and 90% don't care this is truth
11. tech2 (Posts: 3455; Member since: 26 Oct 2012)
I maybe wrong but I doubt its truth.
If you look at the head of that character with costume. You can see two glares in Lumia 920 on right and left side above his eyes.
It is partially visible on iphone 5's image but it can't be seem on GS3 at all. I mean if there was some light GS3 would have definitely picked that up at least to some extend, right ?
I agree Lumia has better low light camera but that difference is too good to be true !
12. Lillann (Posts: 4; Member since: 24 May 2013)
Samsung S3 has better screen
45. SIGPRO (Posts: 1436; Member since: 03 Oct 2012)
It's about camera performance and not screen, damn fanboys get a life...jeeez!
87. chocolaking (Posts: 494; Member since: 22 May 2012)
No! Iphone 5 has the best screen among the 3
20. zhiae (unregistered)
I mean we all know that nokia low light is better so what
let it be (we 90% don't care about this truth) about cam I wont buy nokia cuz the only speciation is in cam
I would pay more 200$ to get Nikon dslr im right im so right (even through iphone 5 or gs4 or one or z the deference is not notice able to buy nokia over another high end brands )
40. kostas12ldb (Posts: 51; Member since: 18 Feb 2013)
Low light pictures with Lumia 920 are indeed that good.
We have compared my Lumia 920 and my friends GS3 in low light, because he also doubted the L920 performance, and he was speechless with the result.
The point is that different ppl have different expectations from their device.
I, for example, want a smooth and simple OS combined with a good camera, from a company that builds way above average quality phones and has great support (hardware and software-wise).
My friend cares for that extra 0.4 inches of extra display and the openness of Android.
Marketplace apps is not an issue anymore, new apps show up fast these days.
OK, we have to admit that WP8 still misses some capabilities, but the 8.1 update is right around the corner...
81. sergiobr (Posts: 708; Member since: 25 Feb 2013)
My S3 with rom from xda-developers + CameraPro APK tunned to Night Shot + Flash Allways + ISO 200 do a GREAT job !!! :-)
78. Bilpocalypse (Posts: 301; Member since: 13 Oct 2012)
It's the real deal, trust me. I use a similar test to show off the low light capabilities to customers all the time. I use a dark closet in the corner of my store, and take pictures with no flash on the lumia and whatever other phone is laying around (GS4, GS3, iPhone 5, Optimus G, etc.). The result is the same every time, and it blows me away how much difference there is.
14. Lillann (Posts: 4; Member since: 24 May 2013)
HTC ONE has better low light performance.
Galaxy S4, nokia not dare to face, has a much better camera....
Look at the latest camera test here at Phone arena.
Phone arena ? why do you just Microsoft advertising here?
22. the_best (Posts: 139; Member since: 14 Oct 2012)
okay so this i fake?
it really annoys me when PA says things that simply isnt true, the pic from L920 is far from perfekt, a system camera would have been a million times better!
However the windows team know how to use the pureview tech for best results, something that PA clearly has no knowlegde about.
The OIS enables the camera shutter to be open longer and therefor take in more light, hence the bright picture, the problem is that with even a little motion the picture gets blurry in dark situations, even with the OIS.
as seen in the ad they use something to fixate the phones and the result is really something special.
I have taken pictures in the dark that lets me se things i couldnt se with my own eyes with L920.
39. Emily1985 (Posts: 127; Member since: 08 Nov 2012)
My Lumia 920 produces exactly the same images like this ad.
44. the_best (Posts: 139; Member since: 14 Oct 2012)
ps: that is not a pig mask, it a bear mask!
89. phonemirer (Posts: 111; Member since: 07 Dec 2012)
i doubt that, were your eyes at nigth mode too ??
94. the_best (Posts: 139; Member since: 14 Oct 2012)
haha exellent point =P
41. kostas12ldb (Posts: 51; Member since: 18 Feb 2013)
HTC One has better low light performance?
OK, HTC One has good low light performance, but nowhere near L920.
And HTC One has also average day-time performance as well.
48. tashreef (Posts: 476; Member since: 24 Nov 2012)
uhhh, who told you this? samsung?
79. Bilpocalypse (Posts: 301; Member since: 13 Oct 2012)
The ONE does not have better low light. It has great low light, but the Lumia still edges it out by a small margin. Screw PA's camera tests, do your own and see the difference. That being said, the ONE is an amazing phone... and if I didn't love my Lumia, I would own one in a heartbeat.
2. wendygarett (unregistered)
Lol, if you can't sell well your product, you bash the competitors as well...
nice try Microsoft...
9. rantao333 (Posts: 322; Member since: 21 May 2013)
samsung prove that when u bash some one, u sell very well.
16. Lillann (Posts: 4; Member since: 24 May 2013)
How dare microsoft view it, here you can see how much better screen Galaxy 3 has its superore
38. tashreef (Posts: 476; Member since: 24 Nov 2012)
what screen? ad was about camera comparison.
wake up!
84. ChadwicK (Posts: 1; Member since: 24 May 2013)
waht ppl mean is in trying to glorify the superiority of the Lumia's low light camera capabilities they are inadvertently showcasing teh superior quality of Samsung's screen..screen quality being a much greater determinant of whether or not a person purchases a smartphone than it's low light camera capabilities..topic of this article notwithstanding
63. Dorothy69 (banned) (Posts: 498; Member since: 21 May 2013)
Don't pick on Microslush cuz they have deep pockets and can afford to pay handsomely for the recent barrage of Micro-related articles on PhoneArena. But, I wonder if they're paying PA the same premium they pay over at Engadget to get the same articles published: inquiring minds want to know??????????
70. JulianGT (Posts: 89; Member since: 15 Oct 2012)
samsung knows this very well!
73. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
+1 Wendy
3. Gawain (Posts: 420; Member since: 15 Apr 2010)
920 images are far from perfect, but in low light that's a pretty accurate representation. Pretty much the whole world knows these cameras on Nokia do really well in low light. My iPhone does cr*p in the dark.
4. bohdan4ik13 (Posts: 103; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
Dirty Angry Bird's Pig ^_^
5. jeff1434325 (Posts: 97; Member since: 07 Aug 2012)
What the hell are you thinking?...it's there commercial, so it's only logical that they would make the Lumia 920 the star-of-the-show just like what everybody else is doing in their own commercial.
---makes sense right?
51. quadrazeus (Posts: 359; Member since: 03 May 2013)
Why is it that you praise nokia/microsoft at every article against them and rather bash the author? Oh wait - I get it. Fanboy can't face the truth. Awwww, cry baby..
92. jeff1434325 (Posts: 97; Member since: 07 Aug 2012)
well, i see nothing wrong with that.
An article made by a Fanboy needs a comment from a Fanboy.
What is it to you now?
7. gaurang (Posts: 94; Member since: 16 Nov 2012)
in a microsoft ad and also in real world iphonearena....
8. Sonny_09 (Posts: 49; Member since: 24 May 2013)
Ray S, is this the first time u see ad? for a start, u can go watch samsung / apple ads. They are every bit misleading as well. I don't see you bashing them as well? Another fanboy I will say.
80. jsdechavez (Posts: 731; Member since: 20 Jul 2012)
Agree. I'm all up for free journalism but this article.. This could have looked like a paid ad from Microsoft (from which phonearena receives revenues) but instead the intent is the exact opposite and highly opinionated while posted as news. Disappointed.
88. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
What's odd is Ray did the original 920 review here on PA and praised it highly. Guess he went back to his pro-apple stance?
10. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
Ray S, I can't believe that you're a fanboy.
"....it's safe to say that the shots presented by the ad are completely fake, since they simply make the image from the Lumia 920 seem perfect, and we all know that Lumia 920 images are far from perfect."
Seriously Ray? Are you kidding me? How do you know that the shots are fake? Are you a god?
Ray, are you a reviewer or a fanboy? Reviewers don't bash manufacturers! -_-
17. Lillann (Posts: 4; Member since: 24 May 2013)
I think he is a fanboy... No apple ads here, no samsung ads here, no Lg ads here, No sony ads here, no motorola ads here,
If you read the latest camera test here at phone arena you can see that this is not true!
19. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
Yeah, I'm very disappointed right now. I thought Ray is a nice reviewer, but actually he's a fan.......(sigh) Never mind.....
One word : Disappointed.
24. darkkjedii (Posts: 21292; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
So since he said something you don't agree with, all of a sudden he's not nice, and your disappointed? As you move on from age 14, you should prepare for lotsa disappointment then kiddo.
29. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
Nice comment big guy, I didn't say he's not nice, he's a nice reviewer, but this time he's just.....wrong!
56. darkkjedii (Posts: 21292; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
How is he wrong?
33. Emily1985 (Posts: 127; Member since: 08 Nov 2012)
How can he say this without checking the facts?
It can not be that Lumia 920 is so good then it must be a fake?
54. quadrazeus (Posts: 359; Member since: 03 May 2013)
I was always against this kid. Always.
A 14 year old kid bashes an experienced PhoneArena reviewer. And for what? Just 'cause he gave an honest opinion. Not cool.
This kid needs to learn a lot more.
57. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
You don't even know what does "bash" means. I didn't bash a PhoneArena reviewer, I'm just disappointed that why he will directly assume those shots are fake. You want the truth? Well, not really the truth, but I can say it's "half-truth", just watch this video.
quadrazeus, please shut up if you have nothing to say. Stop going against me like that. Oh wait, I don't even have to explain to you, because you're just a butthurt kid.
59. quadrazeus (Posts: 359; Member since: 03 May 2013)
Nah, won't watch it. We've had a blind photo comparison and that was enough. Call me a kid, I don't mind, cause in the end everyone knows whose acting too smart for his age.
Learn to accept facts instead of arguing. The other day you didn't get the point of 1080p tablets, lol.
'Nuff said.
61. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
Keep go against me, I don't care, I love it! So I can keep ignoring you. Lame butthurt kid.
72. HouTexan (Posts: 439; Member since: 08 Jan 2012)
Lol, but you're responding to him, not ignoring.
96. darkkjedii (Posts: 21292; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
LMAOOOOO exactly
74. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
Well Nokia was caught in decievness befor, even Smoke by Windows was a Epic Fail™ so what do you expect?
So we all asumed this time they are doing the same like last time!
95. darkkjedii (Posts: 21292; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Exactly quad. I hate to admit, but sadly xperia's becoming more and more fanboy by the post. He now bashes people for giving an honest opinion. That's what you'd expect from that troll droiddoes PhoneArenaUser and gmr1. Xperia love and enjoy android cuz I do, but don't become blind to choice dude. Just look at how pathetic droiddoes and PAU are.
18. Ray.S (Posts: 329; Member since: 19 Jul 2011)
Actually, that's exactly what the job of a reviewer is - to criticise. What is not the job of a reviewer is to simply repeat the lies of companies. Which one do you prefer me to do?
23. darkkjedii (Posts: 21292; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Well said Ray. These fanboys seem to forget, that this is business for you, while they sit at home on the couch complaining about their device not being perfect. Get a life fanboys, the man is at work...try it sometimes, or try putting your phones down and going on a date...with a girl.
31. Emily1985 (Posts: 127; Member since: 08 Nov 2012)
You are wrong, he never checked if the Lumia 920 can do what Nokia say it can do!
Is an amateur that never use Lumia 920 .
32. Emily1985 (Posts: 127; Member since: 08 Nov 2012)
You want to see professional work, see this video
42. tashreef (Posts: 476; Member since: 24 Nov 2012)
Good work, Now Ray S should watch this video.
52. chaoticrazor (Posts: 2347; Member since: 28 Aug 2012)
completely disagree with you on this
''it's safe to say that the shots presented by the ad are completely fake,''
this is an absolute comment, like he has facts that this is true. he has never said the same for any other ad. like the iphone ad's its obvious there touched up and made to look more appealing. the sequence shorting is never mentioned either which can be said to mislead the customer on the speed of certain functions of the phone.
its been said many time this reviewer has a real bias towards certain things but to let it dominate everything he reviews calls into question his work
nothing to do with fanboys this time except for the one reviewing
97. darkkjedii (Posts: 21292; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Can that be proven though chaotic? If not then its simply speculation on your part bro. I see your point, but a profound statement like that needs to have proof attached.
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Yes, Nokia lied about the camera on their Lumia 920 ad right?
But they've already apologized for it.
The job of a reviewer is to review and write articles, not criticise. No matter how you hate the company, hate it on your heart, not on an article.
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The most discussed part of President Obama's trip to the United Nations next week is something that is not on the schedule.
Will Obama say hello to -- or even meet with -- new Iran President Hassan Rouhani?
Officials say there is no scheduled meeting between Obama and Rouhani, but the leaders confirmed a recent exchange of letters in the midst of their dispute over Iran's nuclear program.
They'll also both be at the United Nations early next week, and impromptu meetings have been known to happen.
White House spokesman Jay Carney said Obama "believes there is an opportunity for diplomacy when it comes to the issues that have presented challenges to the United States and our allies with regards to Iran, and we hope that the Iranian government takes advantage of this opportunity."
Rouhani, who denies that Iran is seeking nuclear weapons, told NBC News that he received a "positive and constructive" letter from Obama after the recent Iranian election, and it could augur "subtle and tiny steps for a very important future."
The Iranian president also told NBC: "We have never pursued or sought a nuclear bomb and we are not going to do so. We solely are looking for peaceful nuclear technology."
In an interview this week with Telemundo, Obama confirmed that he sent a letter to Rouhani "indicating the U.S.'s interest in resolving this nuclear issue, in a way that would allow Iran to rejoin the international community."
Obama added, however, that Iran must "show the international community that it's not trying to weaponize nuclear power."


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"His proposal was so sweet," says McCarthy, 41, who graces the cover of the June issue of Shape magazine, where she talks both love and fitness.
"One afternoon, my son walked into the living room with a piece of paper that read, 'Will.' He ran out, then he came back with another piece that said, 'You.' Then he came back with another piece that read, 'Marry.' Then Donnie walked in wearing a T-shirt that said, 'Me?' " McCarthy reveals. "He was carrying the ring, he got down on his knee in front of Evan, and … I said yes."
McCarthy says the timing is right for the couple to wed, even as she was totally into Wahlberg when he was a boy-band heartthrob from her youth – and one she deemed perhaps a little too bad-boy to look her way.
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McCarthy, who poses in the magazine showing off enviably toned legs, arms and abs, shares that the last time she got on a scale was when she left the hospital with her newborn son 11 years ago and found that she had hit 185 pounds. Now she measures her weight by how her jeans feel and says that it "goes up and down a lot."
Her secret to getting back on track? Hitting the treadmill for some good old-fashioned running, which helped her take off a few pounds after a holiday splurge last year.
"I was on that treadmill every day for 45 minutes," she said. "I did a moderate pace and kept it there the whole time. After a few weeks, the extra weight dropped off."
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After an extensive national search, the Stetson University crew program has a new coach. Mark Wilson's 26-year career in the water includes a background as both a collegiate athlete and coach.
"We had an incredibly talented and diverse group of candidates to take over the leadership of our crew program, but Mark's background stood out," Stetson Director of Athletics Jeff Altier said. "His personal experience as a competitor as well as his experience with building competitive programs, both inside and outside college athletics, left little doubt that he was the right choice."
Wilson, who most recently has served as Executive Director and head coach for White Rock Boathouse, Inc., a Dallas-based non-profit organization dedicated to teaching the sport of rowing to people of all ages, was a collegiate athlete in one of the hot-bed regions for the sport of crew, in Boston.
While an undergrad at Northeastern University, where he earned a B.S. degree in Business, Wilson was a member of a national championship crew team. In the spring of 1991 he set numerous records in dual races, while also being a member of the Varsity 8+ IRA national championship crew.
"I am very happy to be coming to DeLand and to Stetson University as the new head coach for rowing," Wilson said. "Rowing has been an important part of my life for the last 26 years. I look forward to working with the student-athletes at Stetson to give them the same great experience that I have had.
"Rowing is a life sport and I hope we not only can create a competitive team, but also an experience the athletes want to continue upon graduation."
Since his college career Wilson has continued to compete as a master rower, competing at events across the nation.
His career as a coach started soon after his collegiate career ended. After spending five years in the private sector, Wilson became assistant coach at the University of Massachusetts. After serving in that position for just one year, he was named head coach at Indiana University where he was tasked with building the Hoosiers' crew program from the ground up.
During his tenure at Indiana he was able to bring the NCAA Championship Regatta to the state.
After leaving Indiana in 2003, Wilson stayed connected to the sport, working with Vespoli USA, a leading manufacturer of racing shells, before spending time as Rowing Development Director for the Oak Ridge Rowing Association and then White Rock.
In addition to his work in the sport, Wilson has also been actively involved as co-director of the All-American Rowing Camp since 2000 and was the co-founder of the Foundation for Rowing Education. He was also the founder of the Riddle Point Rowing Association in Bloomington, Ind.
"DeLand, and Stetson University, is one of the best places to row in the country," Wilson said. "I have been blessed to coach and row from coach-to-coast and I am looking forward to inviting more people to our venue so they can enjoy the water of the St. John's River and Lake Beresford.
"Stetson University is ideally stationed in the middle of thousands high school rowers, with access to the more than 80 Florida teams, which would make any coach green with envy. The year round rowing, the tranquil waters, the support of the athletic department and the visiting crews to DeLand all lend to a perfect storm for a successful program."


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BECKLEY - Brandon Pritt scored 18 points as Tygarts Valley defeated Greenbrier West 47-39 in the Class A championship game of the Big Atlantic Classic on Wednesday night.
The contest, which was scheduled for 9 p.m., didn't begin until 10:30 p.m. because of Montrose Christian's triple-overtime victory against Oak Hill Academy.
Once play began, the Bulldogs jumped out to a 14-13 lead after one quarter and carried a 27-21 advantage into intermission.
Tygarts Valley outscored the Cavaliers 14-11 in the third.
Brett Griffith added 12 points and Ben Sycafoose 10 for the Bulldogs.
Josh Martin led the Cavaliers with 24 points.
"This is the first time we've been here and it was a great experience for the kids," Tygarts Valley coach Tom Wamsley said. "I think we represented the Potomac Valley Conference, WVHIT and north region very well."
The Bulldogs entered the event unranked but picked up a pair of wins against state-ranked teams during the week. Greenbrier West is No. 10 and Valley Fayette, which lost to the Bulldogs on Monday, is No. 10.
Tygarts Valley will entertain South Harrison in third-round play of the WVHIT on Friday.
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Pendleton County 27
FRANKLIN - Petersburg limited cold-shooting Pendleton County to just 10 field goals in claiming a 46-27 win on Wednesday night.
Grant Shanholtz had 13 points and Ryan Colaw 10 for the Vikings, who improved to 6-8.
Evan Arrington had 13 for the Wildcats (5-7).
Pendleton County will host Shenandoah Valley Academy (Va.) at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Petersburg will entertain Moorefield at 7:30 p.m. Friday.


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on December 19, 2012 - 10:50 PM
The savings came. Now they're gone.
Amazingly, the 2013 budget the Legislature just approved to run its shrunken operation is actually more than it spent in 2011, the final year that this august body had 15 members.
Translation: Although the Legislature is 26 percent smaller, it will cost taxpayers $145,000 more to pay for it.
Democrat Thomas Loughran, who sponsored the downsizing bill with strong Republican backing, seemed surprised by this financial turn of events, saying, "That was not the idea."
Civic activist Kevin Gaughan, who has led the local downsizing drive, was more than surprised.
"It's rather rare when I'm speechless," Gaughan said, before recovering enough to call the development a perfect example of the "parallel universe" politicians function in.
"Voters could not have been more clear in their directive" to economize, not spend more, he said.
The Legislature did economize … a bit … temporarily.
In 2011, it cost $3.061 million for the 15 lawmakers, 32 full- and part-time staffers, offices, supplies and all of the other accoutrements of government.
That dropped to $2.962 million this year as the downsizing took effect.
But come Jan. 1, the Legislature budget will climb to $3.207 million, more than before the downsizing.
GOP chief of staff Bryan Fiume, noting his members' closed district offices, pointed to fringe benefit costs as the culprit, saying those totals almost exactly parallel the overall increase.
"It's the health care costs that went out of control," he said.
Maybe that's because, while the Legislature cut four seats, the number of staffers is down by only three – from 32 to 29.
Loughran says the Legislature spent $7 million on itself a decade ago, when it had 17 members, "so this is definitely going in the right direction."
But not when you reverse course. In fact, the prior economies just make the lack of savings this time all the more galling.
Nor is there much solace in Loughran's predictable defense: "This would be far worse if this was a 15-member Legislature."
An exasperated Gaughan calls that explanation "unwittingly revealing of the culture" of local government.
"If anyone still doesn't know why we can't grow and create more jobs and become a functional community, they should look at that budget line," he said.
Gaughan noted that voters in Alden and West Seneca last month rejected politicians' efforts to "upsize" boards back to their original size. He said the demand for savings couldn't be clearer.
In the context of a $1.37 billion county budget, we may not be talking about huge amounts of money. But we are talking about huge amounts of credibility.
We're talking about the ability of beleaguered taxpayers to believe that elected officials hear their cries and will grant more than cosmetic relief.
"I would hope that voters would remember this." Gaughan said.
In fact, the next time legislators running for re-election brag about the downsizing, ask them what happened to the money.
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ALBANY – New York State's payments to localities – much of it for mandated health, welfare and other services – has grown by less than half the inflation rate during the last decade, the state's chief fiscal watchdog said Wednesday.
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said the slow pace of state, as well as federal, funding to localities has forced them to rely more heavily on local sales taxes and higher property taxes to bring in revenues.
The report comes as a growing number of local governments are facing mounting fiscal pressures.
The comptroller said state payments to local governments grew by $412 million from 2001 to 2011, which is about 1.2 percent annually or less than half the 2.4 percent rate of inflation.
Most of the growth in revenues went primarily to cities through the Aid and Incentives for Municipalities program. He noted, though, that the AIM program has seen reduced or flat funding since 2009, with projections to remain flat through 2016.
But revenues that localities have raised through property taxes during the 10-year period have risen by 4.2 percent on an average annual basis, and sales taxes have grown 5.9 percent annually.
When state and federal aid is included, the growth in payments has increased by an average of 2.2 percent annually, still below the inflation rate.
The federal number is skewed, DiNapoli said, by the one-shot, temporary bailout in the 2009 American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.
"Federal and state aid have slowed at a time of rising local costs," DiNapoli warned. "What's more troublesome, however, is that New York's municipalities and school districts have been forced to rely largely on sales taxes and property taxes to make ends meet.
These revenue sources can swing widely, depending on the economy. When this model breaks down, it causes financial shortfalls and hits the pockets of local taxpayers."
The comptroller said that 65 percent of state payments to localities are for reimbursements for payments the local governments have made or services for an assortment of social and health care services.
DiNapoli's office has created a "fiscal monitoring system" to make public the financial pressures for every local unit of government across the state.
The comptroller's fiscal warnings about state and federal aid levels for localities should be a wake-up call for counties, school districts and municipalities to include long-term fiscal planning as part of their annual budget process, said E.J. McMahon, senior fellow at the Empire Center for New York State Policy.
The group issued its own report Wednesday, noting that most localities in the state do not craft their annual fiscal plans looking more than a year ahead, and said long-term revenue and spending forecasts should be embraced now more than ever.
The group called for localities to plan their spending and revenue estimates for four years into the future, and said there are plenty of sources, including guidelines by the State Comptroller's Office, to help with the forecasting.
The report found that only five of the state's largest local governments issue budgets with forecasts for future revenues and spending more than a year into the future.
One of those exceptions is the City of Buffalo, which began four-year planning in 2003 when its finances were overseen by a state-appointed control board.
"While Buffalo is by no means free of fiscal pressures, it is in far better shape than it was earlier in the decade. And in contrast to other fiscally troubled cities, Buffalo has clearly defined future challenges in dollars-and-cents terms," the conservative think tank said in its report.
The New York State Association of Counties said DiNapoli's warnings of state and local aid to localities comes as the state also has been increasing the number of mandates that it imposes on counties for various services.
"In nearly every major category of spending, counties are receiving less reimbursement than they did five years ago, while costs and caseloads have risen. New York's county governments cannot continue to carry the state's obligations at the local government level," said Stephen J. Acquario, executive director of the association.
The group used the DiNapoli report to urge Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and lawmakers to enact meaningful mandate relief in 2013 to help localities deal with slowing state and federal aid payments and the state's new property tax cap.
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Monday, January 14, 2013
The Green Wave boys entered their first holiday tournament of the season with guns blazing but had to settle for runner-up honors.
Summervilles top guns posted double-digit scoring throughout the Shootout by the Sea basketball tournament at North Myrtle Beach High School last week. Brandon Wilkerson scored 62 points in three games while John Jenkins scored 49. Both were named to the All-tournament team.
However, North Myrtle Beach had some pretty good shooters of its own and defeated Summerville 56-49 in the championship game.
We played really well and beat a good 6-1 team out of Wilmington, North Carolina as well as a great 10-1 team out of Birmingham, Alabama, Summerville coach Greg Elliott said. We just ran out of gas the third day and it is always tough to beat the host school in tournament title game.
It wasnt just Summervilles dynamic duo that had the hot hand. Christian Kalacanic contributed 34 points to the Waves second-place effort and Timmy Singleton chipped in 22 points.
Summerville opened the tournament with a 79-76 victory over North Carolinas North Brunswick High. The Wave jumped out to a 38-31 lead in the first half and then held off a rally. Wilkerson produced 29 of Summervilles points in the game.
The next day, Summerville earned a 59-57 victory over Alabamas Center Point High. Jenkins had his best game of the tournament, scoring 19. The Wave entered the second half with a 31-29 lead and then matched Center Points 28 points in the second.
In the title game, the teams entered the second half tied. North Myrtle Beach then went on a 10-3 run to gain momentum, but Summerville answered by scoring 11 straight points for a three-point lead.
Then the host teams shooters got hot to take the wind out of Summervilles sails.
We were 11-of-17 shooting in the first half, but we turned the ball over 11 times, Elliott said. In the second half, we only turned the ball over two times, but we shot 28 percent. They hit eight three-pointers in the game while we only hit two and that made a big difference.
Jenkins and Wilkerson provided the Summerville bombs while John Lindsey and Matt Lindsey combined for seven of North Myrtle Beachs three-point buckets.
This week, Summerville is competing in the Rotary Roundball Classic at North Charleston High. Elliott says the experience his team received in its first tournament should help its chances in the Roundball.
Our kids are disappointed they didnt win the championship and I think we are a good enough team to win that tournament, Elliott said. But we are happy about the two wins. We beat a very athletic Alabama team and all the teams we faced had good guards so that experience should pay off for us down the road.
Summerville entered this week with a 7-2 record.
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An 18-year-old guard on the Erie County Community College's womens basketball team was belatedly arrested on a second-degree assault charge for allegedly breaking the jaw of a woman on the Jamestown Community College squad during a March 2 game at the Flickinger Athletic Center, police announced Tuesday.
Torre Zhane Walker of North Division Street was arrested after the injured player had surgery March 4.
In taking Walker into custody on Friday, Police Officers Sherry A. Holtz and Sean Buth told her the alleged punch broke the victim's jaw in three places.
ECC won the game 72-50.
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Update: Texas executes 500th prisoner since capital punishment reinstated
Third update: McCarthy was executed. She was declared dead at 6:37 p.m.– 20 minutes after she was given the lethal dose. She said she was going to be with Jesus. She did not address the victim's family.
Second update: About 60 protesters against the death penalty gathered near the prison where McCarthy will be executed.
Some held signs that read "STOP EXECUTIONS IN TEXAS, "DON'T KILL FOR ME" AND "STOP KILLING TO STOP KILLING."
One of the protesters, Olinka Green of Dallas, said that she was standing "in solidarity" with both the Booth's family and McCarthy. She said that she believes the death penalty should be abolished.
Though she did not question McCarthy's guilt, she said she had no opinion on whether McCarthy was guilty.
"All I know is she's here," Green said. "I wouldn't want this blood on my hands. I'll let God be the judge."
Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers have blocked off the street in front of the building where the execution will take place.
Update: HUNTSVILLE — In the hours leading up to the execution, McCarthy was joking with prison staff and was "pensive" but "not downcast," said John Hurt, the director of public information for the Texas prison system.
When the warden asked McCarthy about whether she planned to make a last statement, Hurt said that McCarthy "kind of laughed and said 'I don't know if I'll be able to talk.'"
She is also scheduled to meet with her own spiritual adviser after meeting with the prison chaplain earlier today.
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HUNTSVILLE – Kimberly McCarthy has arrived at the Texas prison nicknamed "the Walls Unit" where she is expected to be executed tonight for the 1997 murder of Dorothy Booth in Lancaster.
McCarthy will be the 500th person executed in Texas since the death penalty was reinstated.
McCarthy's trip to the death chamber is being treated no differently by the prison system than the one before it or the one that will come next. But McCarthy's execution is gaining more outside attention because of the milestone.
"We are treating this execution as we do all the others," said John Hurt, director of public information for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. "We realize that there will probably be more interest from the public than usual, but we expect the McCarthy execution to proceed in the same manner as any other."
McCarthy can meet with her spiritual adviser and attorney before the execution, which is scheduled for around 6 p.m. No appeals are pending, so the execution by lethal injection is expected to take place, barring unforeseen circumstances.She will also speak to the warden about what will happen to her body and who is witnessing the execution. She can make telephone calls to say goodbye.
She has been given a new white prison uniform and can eat the same meal offered to all other inmates: pepper steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, mixed veggies and white cake with chocolate icing.
"And she will walk unrestrained into the execution chamber," said Jason Clark, a public information officer with the prison system.
Her execution is expected to be witnessed by the family, of Booth, a retired college professor.
McCarthy, a crack cocaine addict, stabbed Booth to death during a July 1997 robbery. Prosecutors at trial said McCarthy attacking Booth after using the pretense of borrowing sugar to enter Booth's home. McCarthy severed Booth's finger while she was still alive and traces of Booth's blood were found in McCarthy's home.
McCarthy received a second trial because an appellate court ruled her confession to police was illegally obtained. The second jury reached the same conclusion as the first and sent McCarthy to death row.
McCarthy indicted but never tried in the December 1988 deaths of two other elderly women. Maggie Harding was stabbed and bludgeoned with a meat tenderizer. Jettie Lucas, 85, was beaten with a claw hammer and stabbed with a knife.


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Despite the overabundance of dignitaries in attendance on his 2011 wedding day to Kate Middleton, there was one person missing, though very much on Prince William's mind: his mother, Princess Diana.
"Very difficult" is how the prince recalls her absence that day, as he reveals during an ABC interview airing Tuesday night, as part of The Jubilee Queen with Katie Couric.
"I sort of prepared myself beforehand so that I was sort of mentally prepared ... I didn't want any wobbly lips or anything going on," says William, 29. "It's the one time since she's died, where I've ... thought to myself it would be fantastic if she was here, and just how sad really for her, more than anything, not being able to see it."
Diana was killed in a Paris car crash in August 1997, when William was 15.
"I think she ... she would have loved the day and I think, hopefully, she'd be very proud," he tells Couric. "I'm just very sad that she's never going to get a chance to meet Kate."
Prince Harry, 27, also gets a chance to remark on his brother's wedding day and what it would have meant to their mother.
"I think she had the best seat in the house, probably," says Harry. "But yeah, she would have loved to have been there."
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Friday, February 22, 2013
(This column is of particular interest since Oakland Plantation, normally not open to the public, will be hosting a 5k run and oyster roast, with master oyster-cooker Jamie Westendorff doing the honors, on its grounds to benefit the Mount Pleasant Land Conservancy Sunday, Feb. 24, starting at 12:30 p.m. For information and times, go to www.raceandroast.com or contact John Girault at 843-224-1849).
I had the pleasure of visiting with Shay Gregorie at Oakland Plantation recently. With us was John Girault, director of the Mount Pleasant Land Conservancy. The Gregorie family has owned Oakland for more than a century and a portion of the plantation lands are now protected through the conservancy. This is good news. Oakland is one of the most historic spots in the Lowcountry. The plantation house, which some believe may date to the 1730s, is thought to be the oldest in Mount Pleasant.
Looking at Oakland's history is a look back into Mount Pleasant's earliest beginnings. Actually, the history goes even deeper. Long before European settlement, the Sewee Indians were here and the late and great historian, Anne King Gregorie, who grew up at Oakland, was one of the first to write about the Sewee and the artifacts she collected along Bowatt Creek on the plantation's eastern perimeter. Originally spelled Boowatt, in the Siouan language of the Sewee the word "boo" designates a watercourse.
This name shows in early transactions tracing Oakland's early ownership. In 1696 the lands were granted to George Dearsley, who then sold "1,300 acres on Boowatt Creek" to Thomas Hamlin. In 1702 Captain William Capers had a warrant for "400 acres on Boowatt" on lands located "north of John Hamlin on Copahee [Sound]," another Sewee Indian word that perhaps mean "creek." All these lands comprised what originally was Oakland Plantation.
In 1704, 982 acres of Dearsley's original grant were sold to William Perrie, governor of the island of Antigua. Perrie never came to Carolina but negotiated the purchase through his Carolina agent, John Abraham Motte, and the plantation was given the name Youghall (pronounced Yuffall) after Perrie's birthplace of Youghall, Ireland. The name was changed to Oakland in the early 1800s, likely for the spectacular avenue of oaks that leads to the plantation house.
Oakland's ownership is rather easy to trace. After the Perrie family it was purchased in 1740 by Captain George Benison who, in 1755 sold it to Charles Barksdale, whose descendants would live at Oakland for more than a century. In the mid-1800s it was purchased by Philip E. Porcher, an ancestor of the Gregorie family.The Porchers and Gregories have now been at Oakland for more than a century.
Like other Christ Church Parish plantations, Oakland's crops changed according to demand. Along with subsistence crops, early on its first crops were indigo and rice. Then came cotton and eventually truck farming, growing vegetables for the Charleston market.
Oakland just missed being burned to the ground at the end of the Civil War. According to historian Anne King Gregorie, during the federal occupation of Charleston in 1865, Colonel James Beecher of the Union army (and sister of Harriet Beecher Stowe) arrived at Oakland with his wife, determined to set the house afire. They had just done that very thing to the house at Laurel Hill plantation where it is said that Mrs. Beecher set the fire with her own hands. When they arrived at Oakland, the only residents were the former slaves, who begged the Beechers to leave the house intact. Had it not been for their pleas, like so many other plantation houses in the Lowcountry Oakland would have been put to the torch.
Perhaps what intrigues me most about Oakland is its early history. All the original landowners made an indelible mark on the development of Mount Pleasant. George Dearsley, the original owner, had come to Carolina with his father, Richard, from Barbados and was one of the colony's earliest shipbuilders. He not only owned the lands which are now Hobcaw Point, but had a shipyard on Shem Creek, at the time known as Dearsley's Creek.
Rather wonderfully, much of Thomas Hamlin's original purchase in 1696 is still owned (and farmed) by his descendants today, three centuries later and counting. The Hamlin family is perhaps one of the special few in America who still work the same lands of their forefathers.
We know William Capers' name primarily today for Capers Island, two islands north of Isle of Palms. Capers, who died in 1719, was one of the first vestrymen of Christ Church and of his five children, one was married to Thomas Boone of Boone Hall and another to George Benison, the owner of Oakland in the 1730s.
John Perrie has a particularly distinctive story. By the time he purchased his land in South Carolina he was a wealthy and politically influential man. However, he had very different beginnings. He'd begun his life in Antigua as a tavern keeper and at one point narrowly escaped being tried for the not-quite-above-board trade he conducted with pirates. He slipped through the legal loopholes, however, and in 1699 a member of the British government described Perrie as being, "most infamous, yet made Provost Marshall, Commissioner of Prizes, Deputy Auditor of the King's accounts of the Islands, whereby he has got great riches. He drew ale [but] a few years ago."
Perrie's Carolina agent, John Abraham Motte, would leave perhaps the most lasting legacy on Mount Pleasant history. His is a Huguenot story a wee bit different than most.
Motte was the second son of the Marquis de la Motte, a wealthy, titled Huguenot who had fled to Holland following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. His son, following in his illustrious father's footsteps, was eventually made consul to Ireland. In Dublin, he Anglicized his name to John Abraham Motte before coming to Carolina around 1704. It was his son, Jacob Motte, who became one of the largest merchant-bankers in the colonies, who was South Carolina's treasurer, and who built a country residence on a bluff overlooking the Cooper River, a plantation which he named Mount Pleasant. It was from Jacob Motte's Mount Pleasant Plantation that our town received its name.
The Barksdale family, likewise, was one of the earliest to settle East of the Cooper. Until 1727 John Barksdale owned much of the lands that now encompass Mount Pleasant's old village and early on, the easternmost point of Mount Pleasant (going toward the old bridge) was known as Barksdale's Point. Barksdale's daughter, Elizabeth, married Andrew Hibben, and their son, Senator James Hibben, is the one who purchased Mount Pleasant Plantation from Jacob Motte in 1803.
As for the Porcher and Gregorie families, an entire book could be written about these two exceptional families. Their contributions to East Cooper history are far too numerous to mention here, but the family's legacy of patriots and statesmen is far reaching. Most notably, Ferdinand Gregorie (1819-1880) was twice the indentant (mayor) of Mount Pleasant.
Indeed, Oakland Plantation has a great history, one that is integrated into almost every aspect of East Cooper's past. It is on the National Register of Historic Places, a well-deserved honor. Oakland is one of East Cooper's historic treasures. Kudos to the Gregorie family for keeping it so.
(Suzannah Smith Miles is a writer and Lowcountry and Civil War historian.)
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As a result of changes in the management of the Lottery, changes publicly discussed over nine months and explained in public hearings both last April and last month, we can meet the future needs of our seniors.
Because of these changes, in this budget alone, we are now able to add $50 million dollars for our senior programs.
This money will expand care for older Pennsylvanians in their homes and communities.
It will help to modernize programs at centers.
It will, in short, keep the promise we made to older Pennsylvanians the day the Lottery sold its first ticket.
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A few weeks ago, a record number of people visited the Pennsylvania Farm Show. They were making a bit of history, while exploring an industry that is at once part of our future as well as a vital tradition.
Our agriculture exports now approach $1.7 billion dollars annually.
Farming in Pennsylvania is a business but it remains, inherently, a family business.
Centuries ago families who left their native countries began farming the fields of William Penn's colony. Today, their descendants do the same.
Every time a plow cuts into the soil of Pennsylvania, it deepens the roots of our heritage. We must keep it that way.
That is why we worked together last year to end the inheritance tax on family farm land.
The value of land for housing and commercial centers is very high. The value of the tradition and contribution of agriculture on that same land is beyond calculation.
No farming family should have to bury their father or mother and their way of life at the same time. Nor should we lose our farm land to uncontrolled development.
That is why my budget contains more than $35 million dollars to fund the nation's best farmland preservation program.
It offers $10 million dollars to continue a system of tax credits for the Resource Enhancement Protection Program that rewards farmers for best environmental and management practices.
This budget also continues funding for four more Agricultural programs:
- $17 million to fund the state Food Purchase Program providing critical help to Pennsylvanians who are at risk of having too little to eat;
- The PennVET program at the University of Pennsylvania;
- The agricultural research program at Penn State; and,
- In keeping with a pledge I made when I first sought this office, we are increasing our commitment to county fairs by putting forward $2.5 million to fund them.
We understand that any event that brings farming people together results in progress.
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LOCKPORT – The parents of a man killed in a car crash, a part of whose body was taken to be used in training a dog, filed a lawsuit against Niagara County this week.
Danny P. Dunn Sr. and Anita L. Dunn brought suit in State Supreme Court against the county, former County Coroner Russell Jackman II, the Cambria Volunteer Fire Company and its former chief, E. Vincent Salerno.
The plaintiffs' son, Roger Dunn, was killed April 13, 2012, in a crash on Saunders Settlement Road in Cambria.
The suit, filed by Lewiston attorney Michael J. Dowd, says that the victim's parents didn't know until they heard media reports that Jackman had removed a piece of their son's body tissue, which he gave to Salerno for use in training a dog to sniff out cadavers.
Jackman and Salerno both resigned their posts and pleaded guilty to obstructing governmental administration. Each was fined $1,000 and ordered to perform 100 hours of community service with the SPCA, as well as writing letters of apology to the Dunns.
The lawsuit seeks an unspecified amount of damages as well as compensation for emotional and psychological distress.
Dowd did not return a call seeking cowmment Friday.
In another case, a police officer hurt quelling a domestic dispute also sued the county. Michael J. Skoney, of Niagara Falls, attorney for Town of Niagara Officer Kellie Treis, did not return a call seeking comment.
Treis was hurt in trying to subdue a 15-year-old boy in the Cayuga Village mobile home park in January 2012.
The suit seeks permission to file a notice of claim, a mandatory preliminary to a case against a local government, well after the normal 90-day deadline.
If that notice of claim is allowed, the proposed lawsuit would charge that a civilian dispatcher in the Niagara County Sheriff's Office, now-retired Jeffrey Bruce, called off backup units that were heading to the scene.
According to Treis' original incident report, she and Officer Edward Finley were assigned to investigate an incident between the 15-year-old and his grandmother. Treis' report doesn't mention a lack of backup.
It does say that she and Finley were hurt when they tumbled down stairs trying to handcuff the boy, who fought with them. Treis said she pushed the emergency identifier button on her radio and three other officers came to the scene and arrested the teen. He was charged in Family Court with assault.
Treis hurt her knee and hand, while Finley hurt his hand. Finley has not filed any lawsuit.
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on December 6, 2012 - 1:00 AM
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As we grow older and our lives become cluttered with new tasks and more hours are devoted to clubs, sports and homework each night, it is easy for the holidays to simply pass us by. But it is more important than ever to keep that holiday spirit. Sometimes this can be a little tricky, but there are a few things that, for me, always bring Christmas alive once again.
Decorations: What better way to enjoy the holiday season than with decorations? Simply garnishing the tree with tinsel and lights is not enough – bringing on the Christmas spirit requires decking out the whole house. Bring out those old dusty boxes from the basement, set out those little snowmen salt shakers and string up those Christmas lights wherever you can. After all, the only way to drink in the season is to have it all around you.
Music: Of course, this embellishing process must be accompanied by the proper musical selections – Christmas music is one of the best ways to get into that holiday mood. Tchaikovsky's rich Nutcracker symphonies never get old. Whether it's Justin Bieber or Bing Crosby, Christmas music must be included in your season in some form – and never be afraid to belt out those classic Christmas carols, even if only in the shower.
Movies: Almost as important as a collection of festive songs is the annual viewing of Christmas movies. A cold and snowy winter night is the perfect chance to fill a mug with eggnog, grab some peppermint ice cream and sit down for a holiday show. Never can you feel quite so warm inside as when you watch those same, simple Christmas films of your childhood. And don't forget about the classics like "White Christmas" and "It's a Wonderful Life" because they can never be viewed too many times.
Baking: This lovely season would simply not be complete without all the corresponding culinary activities. Even though you no longer have the task of baking cookies for Santa, throwing on an apron and setting to work on those same cutout cookies can be one of the best ways to put yourself in a Christmas mood. And, of course, once the oven is off and the flour and frosting spots the kitchen table and floor, there is always the reward of eating those angel- and tree-shaped cutouts that makes it all worthwhile.
Then, as the snow starts falling outside the window, you will not even mind because you have all the comforts of Christmas around you. Just because we're teenagers doesn't mean we have to forget our favorite childhood holiday.
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After all the stuff that occurred in game 2s throughout the league, I'm wondering whether Shanahan will have the balls to start cracking down on dangerous and illegal plays, or whether he'll have the audacity to turn his head away.
Now maybe Im wrong. Maybe Playoff hockey has always been like this and I just never paid attention. Maybe the recent s*** that's gone down is just an anomaly and will calm back down on its own. It'll be interesting to see how Shanahan responds.
Also please excuse the spelling error in the thread title
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Who is a Cleary lover here? Who has stated they love Cleary?
All the homer's (in this case Cleary lovers) clearly can't objectively evaluate this team.
Pretty much everybody gets that it stinks that he is struggling probably primarily because of being injured, but only a select few thinks he has stunk from minute one on the extreme end.
The only people that say stuff like *insert player's name* lovers are the ones that have an extreme disliking of the guy with negative bias alone. That's not really all that objective either.
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"This is my 'show-off' dessert because it makes a spectacular presentation," says Anneliese Deising of Plymouth, Michigan. "Every time I serve it, my friends rave about this fancy and fun treat. Although it looks like you fussed, the recipe is actually quick and easy."
- 1 cup white baking chips
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped pecans
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- 1 package (12 ounces) frozen unsweetened raspberries, thawed
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- Fresh raspberries and additional white chips, chocolate chips and confectioners' sugar, optional
- 1. In a large bowl, combine chips and pecans; set aside. On a lightly floured surface, roll each pastry sheet into a 12-in. square. Cut in half lengthwise and widthwise, making eight 6-in. squares.
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Carving faces out of South Dakota granite is harder, barely.
Building a Clemson football Mount Rushmore and limiting the mountain to four players picked for their college contributions means there is no room for a quarterback or an iconic kitchen appliance or his brother.
Its likely that few Tigers fans have the same favorite foursomes.
Final four
(chronological order)
Banks McFadden (1937-39). A member of the College Football Hall of Fame, McFadden was Clemsons first great player. A halfback, he led the Tigers to their first bowl game, a 6-3 victory over Boston College in the 1940 Cotton Bowl. The late McFadden dabbled as a basketball All-American and track star.
Jeff Davis (1978-81). A first-team All-American and the ACC Player of the Year in 1981, the magical season Clemson won the national championship. Davis led the Tigers in tackles in 1981 and was named Defensive MVP of the Orange Bowl conquest of Nebraska.
Terry Kinard (1979-82). Clemsons only two-time consensus All-American. Kinard is one of the defensive backs on Sports Illustrateds All-Century team, and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001. He leads Clemson with 17 career interceptions.
C.J. Spiller (2006-2009). The third-year Buffalo Bills running back already has had his Clemson jersey No. 28 retired. He was sixth in the 2009 Heisman Trophy voting. Spiller did quite a bit of everything, finishing with 7,588 all-purpose yards (Derrick Hamilton is a distant second with 4,839). Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year in 2009.
Underrated near miss
Its very hard to leave Anthony Simmons off the mountain. All this linebacker did from 1995-97 was make the All-ACC first team three times. Clemson had a losing record the year before Simmons arrived and the year after he left for the NFL. Put Simmons on better Clemson teams and he would be a sure-fire College Football Hall of Famer.
In the wings
Junior quarterback Tajh Boyd at his current record-blasting pace will move someone off Clemsons Mount Rushmore by the end of the 2013 season.
Argument worthy
Everyone has their favorites. There are too many to mention, but here are some of the most prominent:
Quarterback Steve Fuller (1975-78) is Clemsons only two-time ACC Player of the Year. He tied for sixth in the 1978 Heisman Trophy voting.
Brian Dawkins (1992-95), the recently retired NFL safety, likely will become the first Clemson player to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Linebacker Keith Adams (1998-2000) is Clemsons leading career tackler.
Defensive linemen William The Refrigerator Perry (1981-84) and Michael Dean Perry (1984-87) each have ACC Player of the Year trophies.
Quarterback Woodrow Dantzler (1998-2001) was so dazzling, Louisiana Tech players asked for his autograph after the Humanitarian Bowl.
Jerry Butler (1976-78) was a first-team All-American and twice made the All-ACC first team.
Fred Cone (1948-50). A Clemson Ring of Honor member, Cone was longtime head coach Frank Howards best player and the Tigers first 2,000-yard rusher.
Charlie Whitehurst (2002-2005) owns most Clemson career passing records, and by a wide margin. He also was 4-0 as a starter against South Carolina.
Raymond Priester (1994-97) is the career rushing leader at a school well known for productive running backs.
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Today: Clemsons football Mount Rushmore - Banks McFadden, Jeff Davis, Terry Kinard, C.J. Spiller
Sunday: South Carolinas Mount Rushmore
In this undated photo released by Clemson University, Saturday, June 4, 2005, Banks McFadden is seen. McFadden, the only athlete in Clemson history to earn All-American honors in football and basketball, died Saturday morning after a long battle with cancer. He was 88. McFadden died in Ormond Beach, Fla., at the home of his daughter, Lil Arrants, Clemson spokesman Tim Bourret said. McFadden was generally regarded as the greatest athlete in Clemson history and his mark remains all around campus even though he hadn't played a game there since the 1940s. (AP Photo, Clemson University)×
This is a 2012 photo of C.J. Spiller of the Buffalo Bills NFL football team. This image reflects the Buffalo Bills active roster as of Tuesday, June 19, 2012 when this image was taken. (AP Photo)×


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"A pair of Hop-a-long boots and a pistol that shoots
Is the wish of Bonny and Ben
Dolls that will talk and go for a walk
Is the hope of Janice and Jenn
And mom and dad can hardly wait
For school to start again"
Early in December, I was forcing myself into the Christmas spirit by listening to music when I first noticed the above lyrics in "It's Beginning to look a Lot Like Christmas." I wasn't sure if I had heard them correctly or if I had subconsciously inserted my own thoughts into the song, so I paid more attention and realized that they are repeated a couple times.
I was relieved to know that even in 1951, parents dreaded having their kids home on Christmas break.
School breaks always seem like such a good thing in theory. By December, the girls are ready for a change in routine; their bodies are often run down and susceptible to all of the germs running rampant in the classroom. I look forward to not having morning crazy time as they scramble to get ready for school and I appreciate the break from sitting at the dining room table every evening while my oldest finds common denominators and reduces fractions. But reality is that Christmas vacation is rarely the relaxing, peaceful, family-bonding time I'd like it to be.
This year, they got out of school a full five days before Christmas, which means we had a lot of time to attempt to focus their frenzy of excitement from holiday anticipation coupled with high blood sugar due to clandestine candy-cane consumption.
On the first day of vacation, my youngest decorated our entire basement with homemade snowflakes and we taught them to play cribbage. Before noon. By day three, I ended up taking them ice-skating with friends - an activity I usually save for after Christmas when they start fighting with each other.
At least right now, we are in a better place. Now that presents have been opened and the grandparents are still here, there are things to keep us busy. The girls got lots of craft kits and have been busy reading directions, cutting and gluing and Grandma has more patience than Mommy when they need help.
And I've only had one time when I broke down and declared that I was going to sit still for a half-hour and they were not to talk to me.
But we are less than halfway through our break and that's what scares me. And Grandma and Grandpa are going to go home soon and leave us alone with them.
It's not that I don't like spending time with my kids. In fact, they are fun to be around and are getting to the age that we can do some great things as a family. It's just that we never quite find our groove during winter vacation. In summer, there is a natural flow as we all settle in for the marathon and pace ourselves. Christmas break is kind of like running a 10K when you are used to 5Ks. Sometimes you run too fast at the beginning and realize you're only halfway through.
So I'm psyching myself up for the second half of break by understanding that my idea of relaxing and bonding will have to be slightly altered by the fact that the girls will fight over who gets to be the banker during board games and will complain that they are hungry and bored every hour and will want to leave the house often and invite friends over.
At least I will be able to rest when they go back to school.
Jaymi Anderson is married with two daughters. Read her Fridays on Greeley Moms.
Christmas break is kind of like running a 10K when you are used to 5Ks. Sometimes you run too fast at the beginning and realize you\'re only halfway through.