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What's the best iPhone app you ever bought?
During a recent iMore show, I was asked to name the best iPhone app I ever bought and it really made me stop and think. When you take free apps out of the equation, and you start to consider what gave you the most enjoyment or stress-relief, or provided the greatest value to your education or business, or made the time you spent with your loved ones, traveling or at home, just that much more special -- when you consider what gave you the most value for your money, it really can be hard to choose just one.
But that's what I'm asking you to do!
Whether it was a $0.99 app that distracted you at just the right time and made you smile when you needed it most, or a $1.99 app that helped you find what or where you absolutely had to find, a $2.99 or $3.99 app that keeps track of things so your already busy brain doesn't have to, or launches things in a way that saves you a ton of time, or a $4.99 app that saved you $$$ on your bills or taxes, or even a $19.99 or higher priced app that helps you get things done on a daily and yearly basis, I'm asking you to think back over all the amazing apps you've bought and share with the iMore community the one that's meant the most to you.
I know what my answer is now, and I'll share it on the next show... along with some of the best of yours!
So think about it and tell me -- what's the best -- paid! -- iPhone app you ever bought?
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I would have to say Tilt to Live. It's just such a polished app with a great, simple idea for gameplay that I always come back to it, even two years later. I really have to congratulate One Man Left on making such a solid game. Long story as to how I found it, but once I decided to give it a try, I have never once regretted spending that $2.99 (which is a little steep for me). Still my favorite app.
Air Video.
The first app I ever paid for without even giving it a second thought. It's made me never have to put any videos on my iDevice. I can easily stream any video on my computer, no matter the format, in superb quality anywhere in the house. If I'm out and about, it does a great job streaming from the net as well. It's great not having to think about what's on my iPad to watch while I'm in bed, I just need to know I have it digitally somewhere on my PC.
Ohhhh that's a good one.
Tough for me, honestly. Air Video's up there, as is Tweetie 2 when it came out... And there there's djay and GarageBand...
Jeez, I think Ill just go with carcassonne, the most beautiful game on iOS (with the best music!) and by far the best implementation of asynchronous 'with friends' style multiplayer. More strategy than chess, but you don't agonize over moves forever, it's quick.
I've stayed in touch with several friends over long distances via games of Carcassonne on the iPad, it's the only iOS game I still play every day 2.5 years after I bought it.
Kinda weird to pick a game because I don't use my iOS devices primarily for gaming at all, but I think it takes the cake.
Love carcassonne myself. Can't get enough of it.
My top fave paid app is HD 4cast2 weather for 99¢ I love weather apps, but this one is my fave because the icons in it are great looking:)
Gaia GPS --- I've used it for years to track all my hiking and biking around the world (e.g, Patagonia), document snowmobiling trails and then get a bunch of stats/graphs to analyze after.
I'd have to say Downcast. Hands down the best podcast management I've encountered. On the gaming side, Ascension and its expansion packs have had extremely long legs for me, I've been constantly playing since December last year. So on both accounts money well spent.
The jailbreak app iBlacklist. This should be a non-jailbreak app. Since dumping my landline & porting the number to my cell - this does what the do-not call registry won't: Block political telemarketing calls.
For me, it's a two way tie between Garageband and Camera+.
I've owned a handful of Android tablets and an iPad 2. My quick response to "why is the iPad 2 better?" is..."just look at what they are doing with Garageband." That is a truly awesome application.
First app I bought in my account was whatsapp
I second this, Reeder is by far hands-down the best RSS reader app for any mobile device. It's changed the way I use RSS since I bought it.
Of Apps I've paid for:
Reeder is the one I use the most. Daily! (and it's better on the iPhone than the iPad).
Scrabble is pretty great.
Star Walk is AMAZING. Better than a planetarium (in your pocket).
Photosynth is also AMAZING, but it's free so I'm not sure if it counts for this list?
I would say MLB @Bat. I love listening to the local Red Sox broadcast team ("This is Joe Castiglione for Shaw's supermarkets") - complete with local commercials - even though I now live in SC.
There are other apps, but none that I have uses as much through the years as this one!
Agreed. MLB is the best app!
Cultured Code's Things. Without a doubt, I've used it more than any other app I've purchased.
Mine is Daily Income. It's easy to use and easy to track your income, which I have on a daily basis.
Navigon. No question. Air video and logmein are pretty good too.
Navigon is my #2 favorite purchase.
I'll have to say yes to navigon! Plus my local bank app which I can't reveal here.
Hard to say, so many good ones. Best would have to be SnapSeed. Second and third: Sparrow and MotionX GPS.
I second that. SnapSeed is one of the most used apps on my phone. Another one for me is the Geocaching app.
Best App.
It would be IMAP weather radio, because I live in Tornado Alley and because of work there are times when I don't have access to a TV or Radio.
Tweetbot for me.
Dear Georgia,
Flight Track Pro for traveling.
SlingPlayer for watching TV.
Sorry, I couldn't do just one.
csr racing
This is the best app i have its a racing game
upgrade my car and beat all the competition.
I didnt pay for it its free....
Calengoo. It was the only way I could create a functional master family calendar with a family that had one Android phone, two iPhones, one Windows phone, two google calendars and one Outlook Calendar.
words with friends hands down. Best money I have ever spent !
Same here!
If I had paid for Jetpack Joyride before it became free I would have said that. Level 920 and still playing it every day!
msecure. Use it all the time.
I would have to say the Plex app. My roommate was irritated that I had my mac mini connected to the tv in the living room for some reason (she's odd). And I wasn't really getting the best use out of my personal computer anyways. So I bought the Apple TV to connect to our tv instead (of course she loves that it works with her music and iphone) and I can now push all my television shows and movies to the tv through Airplay, it works pretty flawlessly and I get to use my computer back in my room for personal stuff. The most I have ever paid for an app, but totally worth it.
GOODREADER, hands down!
Gold - Goodreader
Silver - Stitcher
Bronze - tie - Spotify and Sonos!
I've bought very few apps. I'm still just using my 2nd gen iPod Touch. I mostly have free games/apps. But the best app I've paid for would be 1Password or Bento.
Hey Georgia, I'm surprised to say nobody has mentioned Shazam yet.
Love being out at a bar/nightclub and being able to figure out what's playing.
I really like Shazam but tried Sound Hound and fell in love with it. Amazing App and free I believe.
Traffic View from TrafficLand is the best app I've purchased thus far. The app displays near-real-time traffic video from many of the traffic cameras located along freeways and roadways.
When possible, I prefer to use the I-95 freeway in the Washington Metro area, instead of the back roads, to travel to my destinations. I-95 traffic is perhaps the worst in the nation. And the southbound afternoon traffic is regularly congested due to volume or slowdowns caused by rubberneckers gawking at an accident.
This app has helped me avoid some of the worst traffic congestion events on the MId-Atlantic's longest parking lot.
1Password. Hands down the best money I have ever spent. I feel that my important logins are more secure and have them on all my devices.
Angry Birds. I've bought plenty of other awesome apps, some for a lot more money (Pages, iMovie), but Angry Birds is still my favorite. (And since I still enjoy the original AB so much, there's no need to get Rio or Space.)
I would have to say that of all the apps I have purchased, the best and most used apps would have to be a tie between launch center pro, tweetbot, and pages for iOS. All of these apps help me multitask and keep things synchronized between all my devices.
And wow, that's a great pic of you, Georgia!
The app I use everyday is Pocket Informant. It handles my calendars and todo lists by keeping them all the same on all my devices.
The whole reason I went to iphone!!! Was a Palm/ Datebk user for years and the Palm Pre just was unusable for calendering.
I use Datavault almost everyday.
That's tough...for everyday = Tweetbot. Trips = Navigon
Guitar Toolkit by Agile Partners. I lead worship at church and play live several times a week. I use this app almost every day to tune my guitar and bass guitar. It does so much more with metronome, scales, chords, and on and on. The tuner is more accurate than my 100 dollar Boss pedal. Best $9.99 I ever spent.
Pocket Informant is
by far my most used and most useful app! It has replaced my paper planner for good!
Yes!! Best money I've ever spent on an app. It's been getting some bad reviews lately due to some upgrade issues, but it really is a first rate PIM--there's nothing else in the app store that is as polished or as functional as pocket informant.
Alarmed. My life involves multiple scheduled events every day. Alarmed has become indispensable to me.
Great app
Speedlist. A little known iPhone app that has been both useful and a pleasure to use, and really well designed and thought out to do just what I want in a list-making/tracking app. Though it was hard not to choose 1password, which is really essential but doesn't give me warm feelings.
iCash Tracker. $.99 to help me keep track of every single expenditure out of my account. Haven't overdrawn my account since I bought it because I know exactly how much I have now!
so far, for me is Tweetbot. it's a very cool app that is worth the money. no issues, no lagging, no freeze ups. All smiles here! :-)
Noteshelf, I have my entire semester of notes available in my pocket whenever I want to review them.
PasteBot, easy. Double functionality in storing/saving clipboard content & sharing it wirelessly with your desktop. There are other apps that have come along since...but i never had any reason to switch.
Square. I can say "yes" when potential or current clients ask me if I take credit cards. As a solo professional without the infrastructure to bill like the big boys, it's a godsend! Just pull out the iPhone, plug in the little Square square, and presto!
Oddly enough Springtomize; from allowing 5 icons/folders per line to changing the user agent. If you won't count jailbreak apps the Documents to Go gets the nod.
Mine is definitely the Tapatalk app because it allows me the opportunity to learn as much as I can about the devices I've owned and currently own as well as share that knowledge with other people. Having said that, if you had asked for a specific platform, I would have easily answered by naming Twitter, but I've used all sorts of Twitter apps from UberTwitter to Tweetbot, but since you're asking for a specific app, I have to go with Tapatalk.
Tweetbot because I use it multiple times daily
iDOS! There has literally never been a more epic app on the App Store.
Honorable mention to Tweetbot, WriteRoom, Launch Center Pro.
Tweetbot is the best app I have bought for iOS. I use it for hours a day to view my timeline and interact with friends and business partners.
I'm really loving Camera+. I even bought the inApp filter pack and have no buyers remorse. I'm by no means a photographer but I have been getting so many comment on my pics and have even used them with Postagram. Anywho, I have found a new love for photography thanks to the iPhone 4a and Camera+. :-D
Do I win something if I say the iMore app?
"Week Calendar", hands down!!
I use it everyday, several times a day. Actually it is the most frequent great app that I use -- excel my needs in every ways.
Tweetbot forever! I bought it for my iPad 3 and iPhone!
I have to say, I bought Camera+ the very first day it was available and have NEVER ONCE regretted that choice. That app is absolutely invaluable for me, and especially now with iCloud Photo Stream, the fact that it doesnt clutter up my camera roll (and thusly my photo stream) with pics, plus the touch exposure/autofocus controls are absolutely a godsend (and it even came in handy for me today when I was taking pics of bonsai trees at an exhibit on bonsai that I went to).
Star Walk. It never fails to fill me with the same sense of awe I got as a kid when I looked up at the sky.
I would definitely say iFiles, hands down. It's the ultimate file management app for iOS devices.
It has iCloud support for sharing files between devices, not to mention being able to add multiple accounts from Dropbox, Box.net, Google Docs, SkyDrive, SugarSync, WebDav, FTP, SFTP (SSH), Picasa, Flickr, etc.. and move files directly between each service.
I would say Tweetbot.. I think it's the most polished app I've ever used.
I tried my best to narrow it down to one. Got to my top three. The loss of any one of these would put a real damper on my lust for my iphone.
Geocaching: I had previously heard of the Geocaching hobby, but it seemed like a lot of work and a lot of learning. Thanks to this app, I have discovered countless natural wonders all over New England. It provides endless free fun, anywhere in the world, anytime you like.
Navigon: I've utilized "alternative means" to thoroughly test every turn-by-turn system the iphone has to offer. I finally settled on Navigon and have purchased all of its in-app purchases. I would happily pay for it again ten times over. Every time a friend gets an iphone, the first thing I do is gift it to them. Oh, and once while Geocaching, it's offline map caching saved my life. Being lost in a New England forest in winter is no fun.
Air Video: This app... THIS APP! I won't ramble on about it, because everybody else already has. What an amazing bit of tech.
ForeFlight is the best app I have ever paied for. $75 a year makes it a little expansive, but worth it if your a pilot.
Wow, this is a great question which will spark some great answers...
For most used and overall best designed app yet, Tweetbot
Best Jailbreak app, Lockinfo
Runner up Navigon (although I see myself switching to iOS maps in iOS 6 since you can't beat great integrated apps).
I'm a very detailed manager of my personal finances, and it still amazes me how powerful this app is for every question I have about my finances.
Second place would go to SnapSeed. That was the first time I ever thought that photoshop could eventually be possible on a mobile platform.
I have to agree! I bought the case mate case that holds my debit card and drivers license and iReconcile at the same time. The combination is unbeatable to me. Never carry a wallet or checkbook and always know how much money I have on hand. Plus the reports, if you use the app correctly, are great. The budget feature is great as well. Easy to use app, easy to set up, use it multiple times daily.
1) Downcast
2) Instapaper
3) Tweetbot
4) Dark Sky
5) Pages
The Best iOS App ever is "iFiles" - Its one of my first Apps I bought for FileManagement and having access to all my online cloud services like dropbox, box, sftp and more. You can surf the web and download stuff to your device, access it in iTunes or open a small web-server to access the files with a browser while you are in your local network.
Its probably the only app that survived since year one of the iPod Touch.
Most apps I own are free but among the apps that I paid for, Documents To Go is my favorite app. I bought it at $12.99 when there was a sale and it's been very useful. When I don't have my laptop, I use it to write a draft for essays or edit on the go. I also use it to view excel and PDF files which is very nice.
i haven not bought many apps but
Gold: Downcast - use every single day
Silver: Tweetbot
Bronze: Camera+ - i've had buyers remorse cause i honestly use the regular camera more but i should learn to use this. Bronze cause i've only bought 3 apps though and i don't hate it or anything.
1) iStudiez Pro
2) Pages
3) Camera+
Reeder, Pocket Informant, Navigon, Air Video, all great softwares !
If I was to name one only, I would have to say Reeder...
I'm a huge gamer but after truly thinking about it, I'd have to say Tweetbot. It's the only paid app I used every single day
App Store apps: 1. Tweetbot 2. Camera + 3. Hours Keeper
Jailbreak apps: 1. Springtomize 2. Lockinfo 3. Zephyr
Tweetbot (iPhone)
MLB.com At Bat (iPad)
I would have to say an app called White Shark, marine biologist tag and release Great White Sharks with radio satellite beacons so they are able to track these sharks movements using GPS. Each Shark is given a name and we are able to map their comings and goings. The app lacks design style but the owner can see in real time where these sharks travel. I find it fascinating watching these creatures and looking at how they cover their territory.
hands down the best app that I have ever purchases for my iphone 4 and the app that I consider the most important can't live without app had to be purchased on cydia, not the app store. It is called "iblacklist". Android, blackberry and windows all allow call clocking apps in their respective app markets/stores, however, apple does not. This attitude that I have to buy the world's most elegant and elequent phone for quite a bit of money and pay for an expensive plan, I cannot us the phone the way I want to just simply has to stop on Apples part. I jailbroke the phone just for this app which allows me to block any caller from sending me a call or text and it is priceless, well worth twice the $9.95 in which i paid for it. Say I go car shopping at 4 different dealers and I choose one deal at one dealer, well what do you think is going to happen? 3 dealerships are going to be calling my phone wanting to know why I didn't buy a car from them - so I blacklist them - get the picture?
I will have to say MLB at Bat. Lets go Braves!!!
One of the first apps I bought even before I got iphone(itouch) was pocket god.
UK Train Times, £4.99 and worth every penny for a regular commuter
The best app I bought was UbikFocus, a very complete app for get things done.
LogMeIn Ignition.
I haven't paid for many apps, but mSecure is one and it was totally worth it! I have all of my passwords in one secure location. This allows me to have more complex, secure passwords since I don't have to remember them myself. :-)
Its a tossup between WeekCalendar and Noteshelf.
Bought a lot of great apps, but even tho $49.99, Auria for the iPad takes portable music studio to a new level. There are great DAW's in the app store, but this is a whole lot of ability is a small package. To have a 48 track studio mixer that is a high end product with a lot of thought put in, is amazing. Yes you have to have an audio interface, a power USB hub, and the Apple camera connection kit to make it work. But well worth it.
"iFiles" for sure.
TweetBot hands down, and by a long shot. I would pay even more for the app.
I'm going to have to give the nod to Visible Body, or for iOS in general, Kno. Because Kno has saved me a bundle on texts for school!
I would have said Pocket Informant until recently. Beatiful app. Then work moved to Office 365/Outlook - and now PI is useless unless you want to run 2 calendars that don't sync.
My favourite now (was no2) is NAVV UK sat nav app. As slick as the big names at a bargain price (£7.99). Never let me down, but obviously that's the UK version so I can't comment on others. I would just say give it a try.
Agenda is a nice overlay on the calendar app well worth £0.69.
Firstly, this might not be the best app, but out of I think 343 apps I have, Tech Junkie I use the most....multiple times a day to keep up. I think of myself more as a app tester, because love to check out what people can do. The most impressive app that I get the most of, and that I am always surprised by how high the bar is raised would be GarageBand. It anyone knows others that sound so real, and diverse in instruments, I would love to hear about them!
The best $1.99 I spent for an app was for Week Cal (endar)...love the weekly layout and its perfect to display both my work events and kids' events!!
WhatsApp is for me. The one app I use almost every minute of my waking hours.
Social Chess - no question about it -
I use that app everyday to remind me to pay bills, cancel trial memberships or anything else I might forget. Its the best reminder app I've used mainly because it has a autosnooze feature which will keep reminding you of the task until you check it as completed. Money well spent.
for my first iphone I went and bought Antidote. I am an Anglophone living in Montréal and live and work in French and English. When I was learning French I struggled because I didn't get up and get my dictionary or verb guide, tooo lazy, but once I had Antidote it was so available that improved my French rapidly and easily. Now on the iphone4S and Antidote is still with my, in constant use three years later. Easily the most expensive app I have ever bought, at 20$ but the best purchase ever. Oh by the way I love Montréal.
A bit late to the party here, but my wanted to put my $.02 in. A list of my favorite iphone apps would be:
MLB At.Bat
Spotify (I didn't see it mentioned above, but I kinda skimmed through)
Bank of America
All in all, I would probably peg spotify as my favorite. I currently have 10GB of extreme quality music saved on my iphone that i listen to when I don't have a strong signal/wifi around or when I'm on a plane. Then another couple thousand tracks saved in various playlists I've created or subscribed to plus maybe a dozen radio stations I've "created" I'm listening to spotify in the car, while I'm working, at the gym or running around my neighborhood, laying in bed to fall asleep, playing with the kids, pretty much all the time.
As far as Jailbreak apps
my must have JB apps would be:
GV to SMS
Fully integrated and free text messaging via google voice on my iphone with the ability to text from anywhere in the os. <3
For iPad, my favapps would be more towards video
MLB At.bat
HBO go
Jailbreak iPad apps
various notification center tweaks
iFile + the camera connection kit is awesome. I have a 32 GB SD card loaded with TV shows and movies, I have to travel a good deal for work, so while I'm on the road I can carry a 16 GB iPad, fully loaded with apps, plus the 32GB SD card and have everythign I need to entertain myself while I'm sitting in a hotel room or a plane. Don't know what I did before it.
As a pediatrician, I have dozens of Apps on my phone to help me care for children. Most are free like Epocrates and the John Hopkins ABX Guide.
The most valuable paid program is one I have been using on my Palm Pilot since 2000ish. The Riley Kidometer (now just Kidometer) is a database of pediatric information searchable by age and sex. It is so indispensable that I've kept my old Palm alive for all these years just to keep using the Kidometer. The App is now available on the AppStore for $5. It is worth every penny and then some if you need the information!
(disclaimer: I have no financial ties to the Kidometer or the developers although I was a beta tester for the iOS App).
would this be a useful app for parents? Or is it overly technical or just inappropriate for that particular audience?
This is really a technical app for medical personnel. To the layperson, it would be mostly just a bunch of numbers. You might try these free apps:
Healthy Children from the American Academy of Pediatrics
Kids Doc from the American Academy of Pediatrics
WebMD Baby
I'd have to say the best iPhone/iPodTouch app I ever bought is Bookmark. It's the only podcast listening app I know of that lets you bookmark as many times in any podcast as you need to. That way, I can concentrate on enjoying the podcast and be able to go back later and look into all of the bookmarks I made. You can even give them titles, if you want. And all of the audio podcasts that you subscribe to in iTunes and have checked off to sync to your iPhone will immediately and automatically show up in Bookmarks. Another huge feature they have is a completely unique "timeline" or way to skip forward or backward. And you can custom set the different increments for this. I use it quite often every day.
I also can't pick just one...
- a simple, but great text editor with dropbox support
Password management:
- not the best or prettiest UI of the bunch (on iOS), but I've been using this product for decades (back to pre-OSX days with Palm). It's about as full-featured as anything and available on about every platform imaginable (with sync). Once you've got it down, it is indispensable.
Task management:
Todo by Appigo
- I looked at a LOT of todo apps when I first got my iPod (and now iPad), and this was by far the best. I haven't done a recent comparison again, but it is quite full-featured, has a nice UI, and is easy to use.
Tech tool:
Remoter VNC and/or LogMeIn
- Simply excellent tools for remote control and ssh (in Remoter VNC)
- Has to be the best alternate browser, and WAY more full-featured than Safari.
I want a 32GB iPad 4 black to use at school :)
Probably Jumping JellyBeans. It was free though, but still the best App.
Mine was WorldCard business card reader. What a time saver it has been for me. Great recognition with little or no editing. Second to this is Documents To Go.... I use it on the iPad most of the time.
Great app that allows me to see the latest movies and photos of my Great Grandchild.
I can also share my movies, music and photos with everyone and myself while traveling
Bob B
think my first loves were Midnight Mahjong (took full advantage of the touch screen, pinch and rotate), and i.TV I was in the car programming my Tivo from 200 miles away with a phone... if was awesome not to miss the game I forgot to record.
For me, absolutely is Time Master ( by On-Core Software ) I don't remember how much I paid for 1st Module but well worth every penny. Since than I have purchased 2 other module 1 for sync. from Iphone to Ipad ( $6.99 ) and 1 to invoice my customers ($ 9.99 ) best Time and material tracking program I have ever used. They also have a module you can export you T&M to Quickbooks. there is so much I could say but I'll just say if your looking for a GREAT T&M tracking program that is as customisable as any need out there. Check it out.
Wobble : )~
I would say SounHound which is really simmilar to Shazam which is free but I love soundhound it has been so many years with me and it help me remeber the cool songs I hear.
The second one would be TextGrabber, that helps me a lot everyday. I just snap a pic of a document and it transofms it into the text that i can share, edit keep. Really cool.
it was turboscan but now its sleep time
Magellan. Best GPS program around. I have 4 others


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DURHAM, North Carolina - Freshman Taylor Matkins was 3-for-3 with a RBI to lead UNCW to a 7-3 victory over Presbyterian in the opening game of a doubleheader Friday in the NCCU Eagle Challenge at Parkwood Field. UNCW was unable to complete the doubleheader sweep, falling 5-4 to the Blue Hose in extra innings in the nightcap.
The Seahawks moved to 9-12 on the season while the Blue Hose saw its record evened at 10-10. UNCW returns to action Saturday as it closes out the NCCU Eagle Challenge with games against Liberty (4:45 p.m. and host North Carolina Central (6:30 p.m.)
In game one, UNCW took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first on a two-run single down the right field line by senior Lauryn Buckworth and added four runs in the fourth on two hits and a Presbyterian error to build a 6-0 cushion.
The Blue Hose would get on the board in the bottom half of the fourth, scoring two runs on a single to right field by sophomore Shelby Petik to make it a 6-2 contest.
A run-scoring by freshman Erin Brown in the top of the sixth would stretch the UNCW advantage back to five, 7-2.
Presbyterian threatened to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh, loading the bases with one out before using a sacrifice fly by sophomore Morgan Durham to make it a 7-3 game. Sophomore Jordyn Schmidt would keep the Blue Hose from getting any closer, however, forcing sophomore Courtney Lawton to hit into a fielder's choice to end the game.
Matkins highlighted by a UNCW attack that finished with 11 hits during the opener. Buckworth drove in two runs while Brown, Matkins, junior Camry Wagner and sophomore Jessica Rappe drove in one run apiece.
Sophomore Casey Rowland got the start for the Seahawks in game one and allowed three runs on two hits and two walks in 6.1 innings to improve to 5-5 on the season. She struck out seven. Schmidt replaced Rowland in the top of the seventh and recorded the final two outs to pick up her first career save.
Game two saw the two teams trade runs in the fourth, with Presbyterian opening the scoring on a RBI single by Petik only to see UNCW plate two runs on run-scoring singles by Brown and junior KC Shue to take a 2-1 lead.
The Seahawks doubled their advantage to 3-1 in the bottom of the fifth on a single to center field by Buckworth before the Blue Hose regained the lead in the top of the sixth on a three-run home run by Durham.
UNCW would force extra innings in its final at-bat, taking advantage of a two-out error to bring home freshman Darian Roberts to knot the score at 4-all.
Using the international tie breaker, Presbyterian would take a 5-4 lead in the top of the eighth on a single by Petik. The Seahawks would threaten to tie the game once again in the bottom of the frame, moving a runner to third with one out, but the Blue Hose would retire the next two batters to end the threat and record the one-run victory.
Brown and Buckworth finished with two hits and one run batted in apiece to pace the Seahawks lineup in game two. Shue was credited with the third UNCW RBI in the contest.
Schmidt was the tough-luck loser for the Seahawks, pitching all eight innings and allowing just one earned run on eight hits and three walks. She struck out six.
Freshman Sydney Seigler was credited with the victory for the Blue Hose as she picked up her first victory of the season to move to 1-4 on the campaign. Seigler pitched 3.1 innings and allowed one run on two hits two walks. She struck out four.


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Since I got a free Kindle HD from my former cable company, I've been on a reading frenzy. Paperwise, I'm almost done with Robert Massie's Catherine the Great book, really good, and has kept my interest. There's still a shelf full of books to read here
Kindle-wise, I've been enjoying the daily deals and free books I've found. Loved 'Flowertown' - a city that was quarantined after a hazardous spill. Years later, it's breaking down in a big way. Midway through James Rollins/Rebecca Cantrell's 'The Blood Gospels'. I'm not into vampires, but these aren't sparkly and I love Rollins, so I'll finish it.
I do love the Kindle though. Don't tell Lep!
Oh, I saw it.
Someone hide me?
And I'm back to post that I seem to love fantasy with a science edge. And since I downloaded one sappy romance, they think I want to read every freaking one ever published.
For anyone looking for free books, I love www.kindlebuffet.com for freebies. They do a 2-3 page list every day. I've discovered some great books there. Resurrecting Lazarus, Texas (about a girl's basketball team in a backwater football is king town), was a recent gem. And I found random cookbooks and yoga books there too.
I finished a couple of library books over the past week (because it is too cold to do leave the house!) and both were fairly good. The first, Jane Austen Miscellany is basically a collections of quotes from Jane Austen's novels and letters under several different themes, with an introduction to each chapter that gives some background about Jane's life and historical context about the theme. For someone who's already read a lot of Austen biographies and background, there wasn't a whole lot new in the book, but it was worth reading for the few new tidbits I did pick up, plus it was well-presented, and I love almost anything Austen. It kind of makes me want to go back and re-read my annotated Austens but I should probably give it a little more time before going back, since I read them all in the summer.
The other one was a fictional novel about Wallis Simpson, The Shadow Queen by Rebecca Dean. It was pretty good, with my main complaint being that it ended before she got involved with Prince Edward. Although it was a fairly long novel already and the end of the book said the author was working on a sequel, so it should all be good. Anyway, it painted a fairly sympathetic portrait of Wallis...I kind of think of it as being a prequel to the other side of the story in The King's Speech.
I have three more books on hold at the library, and I'm hoping they don't all come at once.
I am so excited to finally get to start The Reluctant King by Sarah Bradford. I've heard so many great things about it and that this is *the* book/bio to read on King George VI. Have to finish the bio on Elizabeth I I've got on the go before I start in on TRK, but there's only maybe two or three chapters to go on it, so hopefully by tomorrow I can start TRK.
I'm reading Far from the Three by Andrew Solomon, which at over 700 pages is somewhat of a tome. But it's wonderful. It looks at families who deal with children with numerous disabilities (dwarfism, deafness, schizophrenia) and how they succeed, or don't. It also looks at the intersection between disability and identity. It's long, but I'm really enjoying it so far and have a hard time putting it down.
Yes. He may or may not be into royal bios but he is certainly no stranger to politicking. I was even more thrilled because that was the book I happened to be reading at the moment as well.
"Nature is a damp, inconvenient sort of place where birds and animals wander about uncooked."
from Speedy Death
I'm chugging along through A Memory of Light (250 pages to go, and for some reason life won't let me lie on the couch and finish the damned thing!), and there are certainly some issues. I hope one of the worst ones will be resolved somehow, but I'm not holding my breath. Since it weighs a metric tonne, I've started reading World War Z on my Kindle as my commuting book, so far I find the format interesting.
Just finished "Every Last Cuckoo". A 75 year old woman opens up her house and home to total strangers after her husband dies. Set in Vermont, and I now want to visit there since it's the star of the book. Very short on secondary character development, but nature and the widow made it worth the read.
I needed something to cleanse my literary palate after that craptastic mess that was "The Blood Gospel". Seriously - Judas and Rasputin were vampires? I kept waiting for Mother Teresa to show up to foil the plot.
Anyone looking for an epic fantasy type book, I loved this - "The Black God's War" by Moses Siregar. http://www.amazon.com/Stand-Alone-Pr...ck+god%27s+war There's a free novella intro if you're not sure you want to spend .99.
Tonight, I bought "The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family". Never heard of them, but they seem to have been an (in)famous English brood back in the 40's.
After finishing the drearyness that was McCall Smith's "44 Scotland Street", I've moved onto the audio of "Fire and Fog" by Dianne Day on my daily commute. It's the second in her Fremont Jones mystery series and is set in San Francisco during the Great Earthquake and fire of 1906. So far the mystery part is thin - Fremont finds contraband artifacts stored in her office building and spots her landlords, reported dead during the earthquake, entering the building before the fires. But the descriptions of the city in flames and the life of the people following the devastation have been fascinating. It's not an area of American History that I know much about so I'm enjoying the story while I learn a little something.
In print, I'm trudging through "Pillars of the Earth" still. The endless descriptions of building techniques are bogging me down.
I'd rather be thought of as absolutely ridiculous than as absolutely boring.
McCall Smith is another author I find fascinating in that I absolutely love Mwa Ramotswe and the No.1 Ladies Detective series, and despise his Scottish series. All the Scottish series (he has several). He should stick with Botswana.
I picked up a Sara Paretsky V.I. Warshawshi audio book and am now reading the entire series from the beginning. She has a new foreward in the first book that explains how and why she developed the character as a female version of the hard boiled detective who had a sex life rather than the role most women were assigned to play. It's too bad that notion didn't really translate into other female detectives which still fall into the slut if they sleep with more than one person category. The earlier books are set in the late 70s. The most interesting aspect is watching the change in technology and social moires through the series. No mention of condoms or HIV in the early books, no cell phones---which plays a significant role in how V.I. "detects" through the evolution of the character over time. One thing she has done that so many other writers did not, is allow her character to age through time. (Unlike Stephanie Plum). I've never read Sue Grafton's Kinsey Milhone series, but I think she's done that as well. (I was waiting for her to get to Z). It's amusing the things that Paretsky didn't even think about at the time that are so glaring 30 years later. I was much more annoyed with the character in the later book (published in 2010) that I listened to, than I am in the early books. V.I. becomes a handwringer and "what have I done" wailer later. Too bad she didn't remain more of the she was in the beginning.
Those who never succeed themselves are always the first to tell you how.
But as much as I love the No. 1 Ladies Detective series -- the books and the far too short-lived TV series -- I do think his treatment of modern Botswanan society is just a little bit precious (sorry, but it is the right word here).
Those who never succeed themselves are always the first to tell you how.
Heads-up for NYC fans of Ian Rankin: he will be doing a reading and signing at the B&N on 86th and Lexington this Tuesday, 7:30 PM.
I've gone to 4 of his readings in the past - he's a great speaker and comes across as a funny, laid-back guy. Usually whoever is moderating has to intervene to get him to actually start reading - he always seems to have more fun chatting with the crowd than reading from his books.
At one of the readings I attended, he confided that he lives on the same street as JK Rowling and Alexander McCall Smith; they have nicknamed it "Writer's Block". At another; during the Q&A, he reacted with horror when I asked him if Rebus and Siobhan would ever hook up.


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MarbitChow wrote:Ptharien's Flame wrote:the best theories often have an empty set of assumptions.
Can you provide an example of one? Even abstract mathematical theories have *some* assumptions (what a 'point' or a 'set' is, for example). I'm not aware of any theories that have *no* assumptions.
Quantum chromodynamics, for one. It derives only from observations. Many other physical-science theories are the same way. Of course, pure mathematicians don't have anything to "observe", so of course they must use assumptions, but even so, the fewer assumptions, the better (generally) as evidenced by the current battle between ZF and NF among set theorists.


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EDMONTON - Nikki Smith was first called to the barre six years ago. Living in Texas at the time, where her husband Nathan was a member of the Minnesota Wild's farm team of the National Hockey League, she heard other players' wives rave about their newly discovered fitness regime, an hour-long total body workout performed at a ballet barre that used a combination of yoga and Pilates moves.
"I didn't join right away," says Smith, an avid runner who by then also had years of yoga and Pilates under her fitness belt, "but I saw what a difference it was making in their bodies, and almost right away. There were a couple of girls who had just had babies, and the weight was just melting off them. I thought: 'This is something I have to try.'
"I completely fell in love with barre."
When her husband's career necessitated a move to another city, something that happened a couple of times in the ensuing years, she always managed to find a barre class nearby. Until, that is, he retired and the couple returned to Edmonton from New York 18 months ago. By then, they had been away for nearly a decade.
"We got to live in different places and meet a lot of great people during Nathan's hockey career," says Smith, 30, "but we were ready to come home and start the next phase of our lives.
"We wanted to put down roots."
For him, that meant finally pursuing his passion for farming. For her, that meant pursuing her passion for fitness, by way of an unexpected business opportunity. It turned out that barre, while wildly popular across the U.S., where there were studios on practically every block, was still a relatively new fitness phenomenon in Canada, particularly in Alberta.
Smith got to work perfecting her own barre method, developing a routine comprised of small low-impact isometric movements.
"Basically, it's about small controlled micro-movements that isolate the muscle and work it to exhaustion, followed by a stretch to give that extension and flexibility," explains Smith.
"First strengthen, then lengthen."
She began teaching barre to friends and family in her home studio, and soon had more students than she knew what to do with. She rented a bigger space in a dance studio and continued teaching, but also started training instructors, some of whom had a strong fitness background, others whose specialty was in dance.
Earlier this summer, she opened her own studio in Sherwood Park, Sculpt Barre, offering classes seven days a week.
Her business continues to grow, mostly through word of mouth referrals.
"The reason barre is so popular is that the results speak for themselves," says Smith. "People see a difference in their body so quickly in the way it looks, and it helps so much with flexibility and balance."
Her clients range in age from 16 to 67. Their fitness levels range just as widely.
"Barre is absolutely meant for anyone," says Smith. "There is some ballet technique involved but there's no dancing in the workout. It's for any age, any size, any fitness level."
As it turns out, it also helped Dawn McKay recover from a painful injury. An avid equestrian, the 54-year-old Fort Saskatchewan woman suffered debilitating back pain in March that left her bedridden for a time and unable to ride for months. During her recovery, her chiropractor suggested core-strengthening exercises, which eventually led her to Smith's studio. In May, she started going to classes two to three times a week and noticed a difference almost immediately. The spasms in her back lessened in both frequency and intensity, and soon disappeared altogether.
Within a month, she was riding again.
"I'm much fitter," says McKay, "but it made a huge difference in my strength and balance, too. I definitely see this as a lifestyle change that will continue to help my mobility."


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I don't understand the point of this thread. Mirai didn't make the world team; so what? Many didn't. At least she podiumed. Why is it necessary to pin the blame on skater or coach? And why is it necessary to blame the coach as a way of defending a skater who's supposedly "attacked"?This is why I like John Nicks. He cultivates amazing skaters without stomping on their being.
Mirai knew what kind of coach Frank is before she signed up. She picked him and watned to train under him--it is not as if this is a student randomly assigned to an unsuitable teacher by USFSA.
This is not about buying Frank's side of the story or Mirai's --life is hardly so simple. I just don't understand why people need to judge others based on a few interactions they see--unless people here have inside stories?
And why should people we consider "public figures" be held at a higher level than we hold ourselves? Lord knows, even parents say something wrong occasionally or give the wrong advice, let along teachers or coaches.
Re: Nicks. Not everyone likes the gentler approach. Different strokes for diff folks


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Glendale may go without Fourth of July parade
Glendale - The city needs help getting its Fourth of July parade off the ground.
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State Senate passes bill that would limit secretary of state's powers
Madison - Wisconsin's secretary of state would lose his power to briefly delay legislation from taking effect, under a bill passed by the state Senate on Tuesday that could clear the full Legislature as soon as next month.
The bill passed on a party-line vote of 17-14. The proposal - the second bill introduced by Republicans in the new legislative session - renewed in part the 2011 fight over Gov. Scott Walker's labor legislation in which Democratic Secretary of State Doug La Follette had a significant role in both a court fight over the law and in delaying it for a time. »Read Full Article(191)
Yo-yo Wisconsin weather set for a nasty turn
Temperature gauges resembled yo-yos Tuesday as mercury dipped and soared, breaking warm weather records.
Joggers headed out in shorts, tiny dogs shed their winter coats and quite a few bicyclists pulled their bikes out of garages as temperatures soared into the 50s and 60s throughout southern Wisconsin. »Read Full Article(2)
Brandon Jennings gets hot, Bucks rout Detroit
Auburn Hills, Mich. - It seemed like the Milwaukee Bucks were stuck on 6 points for a long time in the first quarter Tuesday night.
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David Clarke, Tom Barrett square off over guns on CNN
Appearing before a nationwide cable-TV audience Tuesday night, Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett traded charges over gun violence.
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UW's defense cracks in second half against Ohio State
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ATF's Milwaukee sting operation marred by mistakes, failures
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West Bend authorizes first charter school
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1 man slain, another wounded in separate shootings
A 63-year-old man was killed and a 32-year-old man wounded in separate shootings Tuesday night on the north side, police said.
The 63-year-old was shot shortly after 7 p.m. in the 3700 block of N. 13th St. His name was not released.
The man who was wounded was shot about 7 p.m. in the 2900 block of N. 48th St. He was hospitalized, police said. His name and condition were not released.
Venice Club was home for spirited Radler
Antoinette "Toni" Balistreri Radler could dance the hula and sing show tunes ("I Feel Pretty" from "West Side Story" was a favorite). She loved sailing on her boat, "It Ain't Easy," and riding her Harley. But before any of that, first and last, was the Venice Club, opened in 1947 by her parents as a little bar and eatery in the old Third Ward.
"Being in the restaurant business, it gets in your blood. It becomes part of you, part of your nature, part of your being," her brother Casper "Cap" Balistreri said of his singing, sailing, hula-dancing, Harley-riding sister. She died Jan. 23 of lung cancer at Elmbrook Hospital. She was 67. »Read Full Article
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Harley-Davidson reports profit slightly below Wall Street estimates
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Gov. Scott Walker names Reed Hall executive director of WEDC
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Former Kleefisch aide apologizes for discrimination claim
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Train strikes, kills pedestrian in Town of Waukesha
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The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and no further information was available late Tuesday.
Woman killed in domestic-violence incident identified
A woman fatally shot in a domestic violence-related incident on the west side was identified by police Tuesday as Anita M. Brooks, 27.
Brooks was shot Sunday in an apartment in the 3400 block of W. Highland Ave. and a 28-year-old Milwaukee man has been arrested in connection with her death, police said.
Brooks was the 5th person reported killed in Milwaukee during 2013, according to a database maintained by the Journal Sentinel.
Assembly GOP leaders hire law firm over redistricting
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Gas prices spike 11 cents in a day
Gas in the Milwaukee area jumped 11 cents over Monday's average to $3.45 per gallon as crude oil prices soar and production problems plague two Illinois refineries.
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Nominee's son has long criminal history
Ann Wilson, a prominent community activist appointed by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett to a seat on the Fire and Police Commission, has worked with police officers for years as manager of the Housing Authority's Hillside Family Resource Center.
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Gun reports put Brown Deer High School on lockdown twice
Brown Deer High School went into lockdown twice Tuesday, once when a student was overheard saying there was a gun in the school and again when possible shots were reported near the school, according to police and school district officials.
The second incident prompted the lockdown of the high school, Brown Deer Middle School and Dean Elementary School, police said. »Read Full Article(6)
Bentley World Packaging to cut 97 warehouse jobs
Bentley World Packaging said Tuesday it's cutting 97 jobs, effective March 31, because it lost a contract to operate a warehouse for one of its major customers.
The job losses will affect employees at Bentley's Milwaukee Parts Distribution Center on 3rd St. »Read Full Article(3)
Koss earnings fall 59% on weak demand in Europe
Koss Corp. said Tuesday fiscal second-quarter earnings fell 59% amid weak demand in Europe.
The Milwaukee maker of headphones said net income fell to $338,688, or 5 cents a share, from $831,212, or 11 cents, a year earlier. Sales declined 13.5% for the three months ended Dec. 31, to $8.64 million from $9.99 million. »Read Full Article(1)
Delta to begin nonstop service from Madison to Salt Lake City
Delta Air Lines will begin nonstop service from Madison to Salt Lake City beginning May 18, according to a statement from the Dane County Regional Airport.
The Salt Lake City route will be serviced with 65-seat Canadair CRJ-700 regional jets. »Read Full Article(18)
Forest Exploration Center in Wauwatosa intent on using Eschweilers
As the city searches for a way to fill a financing gap in plans to restore the Eschweiler buildings, John Gee said this week he is close to an agreement to lease the Eschweilers as a long-term home for the Forest Exploration Center, a charter school under development.
"We have been moving forward on the idea of restoring the Eschweiler buildings for use as the Forest Exploration Center - for our charter school and public education activities," Gee, executive director of the center, said in an email. »Read Full Article(7)
Brewers, Alex Gonzalez agree to deal
The Milwaukee Brewers and shortstop Alex Gonzalez have agreed to terms on a one-year contract.
FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal reports that the deal is worth $1.5 million, and gives Gonzalez the opportunity to earn an additional $1 million in incentives. »Read Full Blog Post(148)
Woman's excuse for firing gun: Sheriff Clarke said it was OK
A 36-year-old Milwaukee woman had a ready excuse when Milwaukee police approached her Saturday about firing a gun on the 2300 block of W. Burleigh St.
Makisha Cooper told police that Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. had said it was OK for her to arm herself, according to a criminal complaint accusing her of endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon while intoxicated and carrying a concealed weapon. »Read Full Article(117)
Mayor Tom Barrett, Sheriff David Clarke to appear tonight on CNN over gun control stances
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke will appear together on "Piers Morgan Tonight" on CNN.
The topic will be Clarke's recent public service announcement ad in which the sheriff tells residents that personal safety isn't a spectator sport anymore, and "I need you in the game." »Read Full Blog Post(113)
Badger Mutual Insurance names David Kane president
David Kane has been named the new president of Badger Mutual Insurance Co., the Milwaukee-based insurer said Tuesday.
Kane has been with Badger Mutual Insurance since 1984, beginning as a property adjuster. He was promoted to various positions within the company and most recently was executive vice president of insurance operations. »Read Full Article
West Allis reports big jump in number of homeless students
West Allis - The biggest demographic change in the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District continues to be the explosion in the number of homeless students.
In a report this week to the School Board, Dan Weast, student services director, said over the past five years the number of homeless students has risen 87 percent - from 60 students in 2008-09 to 112 this school year. »Read Full Article(17)
Clarke lands on list of sheriffs against 'Obama gun control'
Richard Mack claims county sheriffs are "the line in the sand" against constitutional encroachment by all enemies, including the federal government.
Mack, the former sheriff of Graham County, AZ, has written book called "County Sheriffs: America's Last Hope" and also heads an organization called Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, or CSPOA. »Read Full Blog Post(4)
"Jeffrey Dahmer Files" documentary update and new poster
A new poster has been released for "The Jeffrey Dahmer Files," the documentary about the Milwaukee serial killer by local filmmaker Chris James Thompson.
The current poster features the view from inside an empty refrigerator, a reference to where Dahmer kept body parts of his victims. »Read Full Blog Post
Downtown park tax district draws mixed reviews
A plan to create a new taxing district to renovate and maintain downtown's Cathedral Square and Juneau Park was touted Tuesday as "a chance to create two jewels" that would attract local residents and tourists.
The parks would undergo $4 million in improvements, including a new pavilion and restroom at Cathedral Square and grooming and stabilizing the lake bluff at Juneau Park, to restore breathtaking views of the lake. The much smaller Burns Square Park, at E. Knapp St. and N. Prospect Ave., would also be included in the special district. »Read Full Article(11)
West Bend charter school to focus on projects, career pathways
The West Bend School Board Monday night voted to authorize the district's first charter school: a project-based program that will focus on propelling children into working opportunities.
Pathways Charter School will start recruiting students in February and intends to open in August with a target enrollment of about 75 seventh- through ninth-graders, T.C. Motzkus, West Bend's director of innovation and professional learning, said Tuesday. »Read Full Blog Post(3)
Consultant: Germantown School District administration benefits, pay are low
Germantown - A presentation on Monday from a third party consultant showed that Germantown School District administrators make well below the mean salary in comparison to 12 surrounding school districts.
The board hired consultant Jim Shaw, who looked at 12 districts in the state using nine characteristics to determine how comparably Germantown administrative salaries and benefits measure to their counterparts. »Read Full Article(17)
Freezing rain closes schools in Wausau area
Wausau - Freezing rain in north central Wisconsin has closed schools, detoured highway traffic and canceled Gov. Scott Walker's trip to Wausau.
The state Department of Transportation temporarily closed Highway 47 in both directions Tuesday morning between Neopit and the Langlade County line because of ice. »Read Full Article
Gun remark puts Brown Deer High School into brief lockdown
Brown Deer High School went into a 40-minute lockdown this morning after a staff member overheard a student remark a gun was in the school.
According to a release on the district website: »Read Full Article
Chinese firm wins U.S. government OK to buy A123 Systems
The U.S. government has approved the sale of bankrupt stimulus-fund recipient A123 Systems Inc. to Wanxiang Group Corp., in a setback for Johnson Controls Inc., the Chinese company announced.
Johnson Controls was a key bidder for the Massachusetts developer of lithium battery technology, but bid about $5 million less than Wanxiang, a Chinese company that has a significant North American business based in Elgin, Ill. »Read Full Blog Post(16)
Gov. Scott Walker takes a pass on Clarke's gun remarks
Just about everybody has an opinion on Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr.'s controversial gun remarks that have reverberated nationally.
But not Gov. Scott Walker. »Read Full Blog Post(43)
Attorneys view insanity defense as likely in Sebena case in Wauwatosa
Criminal defense attorneys said Benjamin Sebena's not guilty plea at his arraignment last week was fairly standard procedure at this early stage of the judicial process.
Sebena, a decorated Iraq war veteran, confessed to killing his wife, Wauwatosa Police Officer Jennifer Sebena, as she left a break room at Fire Station No. 1 in the village in the early hours of Dec. 24. She was shot twice in the back of the head, and, with her own service weapon, several times in the face. »Read Full Article
Milwaukee police identify Glendale woman in fatal crash
Milwaukee police on Tuesday identified the person who died in a traffic crash Monday night as Corinne Strahl, 57, of Glendale.
The accident, which remains under investigation, occurred in the 5300 block of N. Green Bay Ave.
Robert W. Baird & Co. names Jon Langenfeld head of global equities
Robert W. Baird & Co. said Tuesday that Jon Langenfeld has been promoted to head of global equities, giving him overall responsibility for Baird's equity research, sales and trading operations.
Langenfeld replaces Bob Venable, who joined Baird in 1996 and who most recently headed Baird's institutional equity services business and co-led Baird's equity capital markets business. Venable, also a member of Baird's board of directors and executive committee, will continue at the firm for the next few months to help facilitate a smooth transition, the company said. »Read Full Article
UW-Madison and UW-La Crosse again make Kiplinger's best value list
The February issue of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine once again ranks two University of Wisconsin campuses on its annual list of top 100 values in public education, based on academic quality and affordability.
UW-Madison ranked No. 13 among the nation's public four-year schools, and UW-La Crosse ranked No. 73. No other public university in Wisconsin made the list. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill earned the No. 1 spot. »Read Full Blog Post(3)
Chris Abele criticizes board chairwoman over censorship charge
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele says his push to cut the pay for County Board members is not personal.
But Abele didn't pass up an opportunity on Monday to take a shot at Board Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic. »Read Full Blog Post(53)
Kohl's donates more than $4 million to Penfield Children's Center
Kohl's Department Stores Inc. said Tuesday it is donating more than $4 million over five years to Penfield Children's Center in Milwaukee.
Kohl's, which already has a partnership with Penfield though its Kohl's Building Blocks Program, said the additional funding will allow the chidren's center to add bilingual care services, develop a new community outreach program and create a digital education platform to increase Penfield's reach throughout metro Milwaukee and beyond, the company said. »Read Full Blog Post(6)
4 convicted of illegal bear hunting, trafficking
Four men who had been the subject of a six-year undercover investigation by state and federal authorities have been convicted of charges related to illegal bear hunting in northern Wisconsin.
John J. Kellogg, 48, of Gillett in Oconto County, was charged in 2011. The complaint indicated he had turned illegal hunting into a commercial enterprise involving the illegal transfer of Wisconsin bear hunting tags, and his guiding services. »Read Full Blog Post(11)
Tosa police say driver obeyed traffic laws during chase
A suspect led police on a less-than-dangerous pursuit through the 100 block of North 92nd Street at 2:36 a.m. Saturday.
According to the Wauwatosa police report: »Read Full Article(11)
Davante Gardner won't be suspended
Marquette junior forward Davante Gardner, who was issued a Flagrant 2 foul Monday night and ejected from the South Florida game, will not be suspended from Sunday's game at Lousiville, according to an MU official.
Big East officials reviewed tape of the foul Tuesday morning and determined the referees made the correct call and ruled that Gardner will receive no additional penalty. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Warm weather closes Red Arrow Park ice skating rink
How warm is it? It's warm enough that Red Arrow Park's "Slice of Ice" outdoor skating rink at 920 N. Water St. will be closed Tuesday.
Milwaukee County Park officials blame the recent wave of near-record warmth - yep, could reach 60 degrees today - combined with the overnight rains for slushing the rink ice.
The rink is scheduled to reopen Wednesday with open skate from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Gov. Scott Walker to speak at Conservative Political Action Conference
Madison -- Gov. Scott Walker will speak at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference.
The national convention hosted by the American Conservative Union Foundation is a prominent event for activists and politicians on the right. This year it's being held March 14-16 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
Walker will speak on March 16 at 8:15 a.m. Wisconsin time. (22)
Bucks' Brandon Jennings might have chance as all-star replacement
Troy, Mich. - The Eastern Conference just lost its all-star starting point guard when Rajon Rondo went down with an ACL tear and was lost for the rest of the season.
That means NBA Commissioner David Stern must name a replacement. »Read Full Blog Post(49)
State legislators spar over political party practices
The Racine County Board's annual legislative breakfast on Monday featured sparring matches between Republicans and Democrats over each party's legislative practices, according to the Racine Journal Times.
The legislators, however, did reach some consensus on the need to address mental health issues in the state and to reduce state regulations.
How reliable are cadaver-sniffing dogs?
Cadaver dogs are in the news today as they help search for a homicide victim at a giant Milwaukee area landfill.
But the reliability of one such animal is under legal attack in Michigan, where a man convicted of killing his son based in part on evidence from a search dog has appealed his case. »Read Full Blog Post(6)
Better economy means Wisconsin's jobless will lose some benefits
Madison - Wisconsin workers who have been unemployed for more than a year will lose nine weeks of benefits because of the state's improving economy.
The federal government has notified the state that its lower unemployment rate means an end to federal emergency unemployment insurance, which had extended benefits from 54 weeks to 63 weeks. »Read Full Article(40)
Leader of Brown County school drug ring was 14
The ringleader of a group of 10 youths who police said were selling prescription drugs to students at Pulaski High School in Brown County was 14 years old, according to a report Tuesday in the Green Bay Press-Gazette.
Pulaski Police Chief Randal Dunford said the 10 former students ranged in age from 14 to 17. (4)
Wisconsin Medical Board says it lacks money to punish bad doctors
In the last of a three-part series on disciplining state doctors, the Wisconsin State Journal reports that Wisconsin Medical Board members say they want to be tougher on doctors but don't have the authority or money to do so. (9)
Police investigating pair suspected of fraud in carpet purchases
Two men, including one who disguised himself as a woman, are suspected of fraud after writing worthless checks to purchase more than $4,500 worth of carpet from a Fox Point business.
These same men are suspects in similar incidents in Brookfield and Milwaukee and are under investigation by police and the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department. »Read Full Article(10)
Proposed apartments near east side, Marquette win approval
A pair of proposed apartment developments--one on Milwaukee's east side, the other near Marquette University--were recommended for approval Monday by the city Plan Commission.
HSI Properties LLC wants to develop a four-story building, with 87 apartments and 100 underground parking spaces, at 1887 N. Water St., just down river from the Humboldt Ave. bridge. »Read Full Blog Post(8)
Forecast: Record warmth, followed by rain, then snow
Southeastern Wisconsin could see record high temperatures Tuesday, with highs approaching 60 degrees, according to WTMJ-TV (Channel 4) meteorologist Scott Steele.
Overnight thunderstorms - yes, thunderstorms - that brought nearly an inch of rain to the Milwaukee area and another round of rain on the way have led the National Weather Service to issue a flood watch for all of southeastern Wisconsin. High temperatures Tuesday could break the record of 56 degrees set in 1914, Steele says. »Read Full Article(2)
On Tap Today: Up with Down
The year is young, but between Marilyn Manson, the Darkness, Chris Young and more, the Rave has already had some notable acts come through in 2013.
But before January comes to a close, and the Rave kicks off an impressive February roster with a sold-out Soundgarden show Friday, the venue has one last show to give this month, headlined by sludge metal group Down.
TIckets for the 8 p.m. show are $21.50 to $94, and are available at the box office (2401 W. Wisconsin Ave.), by calling (414) 342-7283 or clicking here.
From record highs to below zero, with up to 6" snow
MILWAUKEE - A flood watch is in effect for all of Southeastern Wisconsin through Tuesday night.


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Breeds, weight, age: Irish Pointer, Male, named Duncan, 2 years old, 60 lbs
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Spay/Neutered: Neutered
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Name of Sending Rescue/Parties Elena 843-475-6426 sending to Robin Manley Finding Great Homes Rescue, 336-414-1373
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Additional Info/situation: Elena is transporting this dog back to my rescue from Vermont. She was kind enough to drive him back along the I-95 Corridor. She is making her way back to Charleston, SC. She is staying at the Clarion Inn tonight 12-2-12 in Fredericksburg with the dog and will begin driving back home tomorrow at 7 am. She is willing to bring this dog to any airport along I-95 on Monday, Dec. 3 to meet a willing pilot who can fly him to Greensboro, NC. Is there anyone there who can assist us? Thank you so much for your help.