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"I think the gaming industry is in the best shape I've ever seen it," says Rich Baker, "and it's clear that 3rd Edition and the Open Gaming License are to thank for it. The opportunities for a talented writer to get into this business and show us all a compelling vision are simply better than they've ever been."
Rich Baker knows of what he speaks. Currently the Managing Developer for Roleplaying Games R&D at Wizards of the Coast, Rich began as a game designer with TSR back in 1991. He became a senior designer six years later. After working on the 3rd Edition D&D game, he took over creative direction for Alternity. In late 1999, he became Creative Director for D&D Worlds and oversaw the creation of 3rd Edition Forgotten Realms. Finally, just last spring, he became the managing developer for the entire R&D RPG department. At thirty-six years old, he's also written a number of books on the side, including his sixth and latest novel, due in May: Condemnation, Book 3 of the War of the Spider Queenseries. ("I'd say City of Ravens is my best work so far," Rich says when pressed for a favorite, "but Condemnation will probably dethrone it when it comes out.")
In his nearly 12 years in the RPG business, Rich has watched the industry evolve into something bigger and better than it was before. "Five years ago," he says, "I would have told you that I couldn't imagine the tabletop RPG industry sticking around for ten years except as a niche hobby like wargaming. I was wrong. We might see a continuing evolution of the hobby toward the MMRPG (Massively Multiplayer Roleplaying Game; e.g., Everquest) and NSMMRPG (Not-So-Massively Multiplayer RPG; e.g., Neverwinter Nights), but gamers are nothing if not adaptable. I can't see why it's got to come to an end, ever."
Perhaps Rich's take on the industry five years ago was tempered, in part, by just how much of it he had seen up-close and personal. His first design assignment back in 1991 was a Spelljammer product, Rock of Bral, followed by a Dark Sun project, Valley of Dust and Fire. "Before TSR moved in 1997," he notes, "I worked on game products in the D&D,Dark Sun, Ravenloft, Planescape,Mystara, and Alternity lines. I'm probably best known for the Birthright Campaign Setting, the Player's Option series of rules expansions for 2nd Edition, and the Alternity Science Fiction Roleplaying Game. The best part of working at TSR in those days was lunch in the games library. We had a couple of small tables in there, and you could go in and scrounge a pickup game of almost anything you wanted, any day of the week."
Then came the historic merger of TSR and Wizards, which has been chronicled elsewhere alternately as smooth and painful. Most of the creative staff was offered the opportunity to move from Wisconsin to Washington state, and Rich was among those who opted to sign on for the cross-country haul. "Any job's got its rough patches, but overall, I think it [the merger] went very well," he recalls. "You have to remember, TSR was on the ropes when WotC bought us, so our situation improved immediately in that we started printing product again. In 1997, WotC was a much more free-spirited place than it's since become, so we had no small amount of culture shock. But the folks at WotC were just great (heck, they're still great), so the transition was a very positive experience, in my opinion.
"And," he adds, "driving across the country was pretty cool, too. If you've never done it, you ought to."
When Rich and the rest of the creative team first arrived at the Wizards office in Renton, he quickly went to work on a couple of Alternity projects (the Star*Drive Campaign Setting and the Last Warhulk), then joined the 3rd Edition design team. As most fans know, the 3E team was, by most gamers' standards, a dream team. "Monte Cook, Skip Williams, and myself started off on the 3rd Edition process, with some help from Peter Adkison. Then Jonathan Tweet joined the team," he remembers. "I stayed on 3E for about eight months."
Now, as managing developer for all roleplaying games, Rich oversees development efforts "across the board," through the design, development, editing, managing editor, and typesetting stages. What is "development" of a RPG product? "It's the point of the process where we conduct a hard evaluation of the design and decide what needs to be done before we can start polishing the manuscript," Rich explains. "We examine rules content pretty rigorously and make sure mechanical things like feats, monsters, spells, and so on are designed correctly. We also take a look at the manuscript as a whole and determine if the design actually does everything we needed it to do."
Where possible, the developer implements necessary changes, although on occasion there's time and opportunity for the original designer to work on a second draft of the project. Such reworking, Rich points out, might involve something as simple as changing a the wording of a spell or the attack bonus of a monster, while at other times it might entail a hard rewrite of a sizable part of the manuscript in order to cover topics that were missed or to fix a jarring problem with tone and content.
"The position of managing developer is still a little new for us, so we're refining the scope of the job as we go along," Rich says. "Most of my time goes into performing the development work for as many products as I can fit on my schedule. The products I can't develop myself, I try to help out with by reviewing development plans and suggesting ways for problems to get fixed. I also do a little design here and there, and also some editing. I'm something of a jack-of-all-trades now."
Consider as an example the development of James Wyatt's excellent City of the Spider Queen.
"James designed -- that is, wrote -- City of the Spider Queen from July through November of 2001," Rich says. "I was scheduled to develop his manuscript from December through January. Naturally, the first thing I did was to carefully read the project from start to finish in order to see what else I needed besides the text itself: map sketches, a map order, an interior art order, and so on. James is a pretty talented writer but can't draw a map to save his life. Yet the components were all there, and the adventure was pretty sound.
"After reading through the manuscript, I thought long and hard about what would make City of the Spider Queen even better. I identified a couple of key areas I wanted to work on, which included making better use of our map booklet and doing a more thorough and evocative description of the city of Maerimydra and Castle Maerimydra, Part III of the adventure. Parts I and II were sound and needed only a little tweaking, while Part IV was so creepy and imaginative that I didn't see what I would do to make it better. I went back to James and explained what I wanted to do and why, and he agreed that what I proposed seemed solid. I also asked him to handle a few details of the development work, like redesigning a couple of NPCs who made use of a prestige class we wound up cutting out of the book. I also had to put together an interior art order, as James simply ran out of time to do one.
"So, I redrew the maps for Maerimydra and the castle, and changed the castle into a true keyed location with eight levels and something like 60 rooms. I used James's stuff anywhere I could, but I wound up adding a fair amount of my own words to Part III of the adventure to make it all work. James was pretty gracious about this, but he's a really nice guy and he probably wouldn't tell me [if] he didn't like what I did to his adventure. I also knocked out the art order, and made smaller changes elsewhere in the manuscript.
"When I finished at the end of January, City of the Spider Queen went over to the editors, Michele Carter and Gwen Kestrel. They worked on it from February through early April, if I recall correctly, and of course they came back to James and me with plenty of questions about the adventure. I saw City of the Spider Queen one more time when it came through our managing editor, Kim Mohan. One of my duties as creative director was to read the typeset galleys and make one last search for anything that needs fixing in order to help out Kim."
Problems can and do come up, of course -- most often when the team is striving for multiple-media coordination "When we're trying to write a game product around a novel, or computer game, or someone else's property, that's tough, especially when you're striving for a simultaneous release," Rich says. But for the most part, the D&D group is a tightly coordinated team, one that Rich is proud to have joined.
Getting to where he is now was an uncharted course for Rich, though he had a definite destination in mind. He first began playing D&D in 1978, when he was in 7th grade. "All through high school, I daydreamed about how cool it would be to write D&D stuff for a living," he admits. In college, he majored in English and participated in NROTC, and upon graduation, received his commission as an officer in the U.S. Navy. After serving three years of active duty, he returned to civilian life in the spring of 1991. "Since I was sending resumes all over the place, I sent one to TSR just for kicks," he recalls. "To my surprise, TSR wrote back and asked me to take a design test.' That consisted of writing a sample encounter. They liked that enough to bring me in for an interview a few months later, and I started at TSR in October of 1991. I'd never even tried to get anything published, not even a magazine article, so I guess I just had good timing. Don't try this at home."
It's not allD&D twenty-four hours a day, of course. Rich and his wife, Kim Rohrbach, married in 1991 and have two little girls: Alex, 7, and Hannah, 4. He plays a little racquetball, runs the Wizards' men's softball team, enjoys the opportunity to take his girls hiking the Pacific Northwest in the summer, and has journeyed all over Washington State since arriving from Wisconsin. As is the case with most of the creative forces behind D&D, he reads voraciously, with a preference for SF, fantasy, history, and military history. And finally, he likes baseball and wargames, and -- as you might expect -- D&D, which he plays regularly. "Currently I'm DMing for a group consisting of Ed Stark, David Noonan, James Wyatt, Warren Wyman, and Tim Rhoades," he explains. "I'm running an adventure I'm writing for Dungeon magazine." Like many others both at Wizards and in the gaming community at large, he's looking forward to the results of the company's campaign setting search. That, he says, should be something to see.
According to most researchers, the average person in the United States changes career paths every seven years. Rich is now headed into his twelfth year working on D&D and its myriad worlds. What keeps him on this same journey after all that time? "I get to write D&D stuff and play games at work," he says. "How in the world can you beat that?"
©1995-2008 Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


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- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
- Arrange the pretzels in a single layer on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Place one chocolate covered caramel candy on each pretzel.
- Bake for 4 minutes. While the candy is warm, press a pecan half onto each candy covered pretzel. Cool completely before storing in an airtight container.
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I have been making these for years now and they are always a big hit. I do offer a couple suggestions. I use the round pretzels that are usually available around the holidays. The Rolo fits nicely inside it and makes for the perfect little treat. Also, after these are completely cooled, I melt a cup of white chocolate chips with a little Crisco, place it into a zip lock bag cutting a small hole in the corner. I then drizzle it over the turtles. They turn out beautiful.
Do yourself a favor and double the recipe. As long as you're going to make them, it doesn't really add much more time and expense, and these were a big hit! I couldn't find Rolos, but I did find Dove Chocolates w/Caramel. They worked perfectly and are very good (smoother/creamier than Rolos). I also used the square shaped "Snap" pretzels. The chocolates fit very well on top. Baked the candies for only 3 min. - more than enough time. I think any longer and you run the risk of the caramel squishing out of the chocolate candy when you place the pecan halves on top. Be gentle or you'll have a mess on your hands, and they'll be sticky and messier to hold when served. Chill them out in the fridge for 1/2 hr. or so and they should pop right off the parchment paper. I also pre-toasted the pecans. Toasting/roasting nuts always makes them taste better. Coated the pecan halves with a little melted butter, and baked for 10 - 15 min @ 325 (watch to prevent burning). Let cool, then proceed w/recipe. Again - something so easy, and they're really popular!
These have got to be the simplest treat ever to make and yet are SO VERY ADDICTIVE! Make sure that you make at least two batches... one to enjoy right away and another so that you'll have more for tomorrow or for that special event that they were originally intended for! I used the square grid-shaped pretzels with Rolos on top and to save time, I topped them with the pecan halves before placing them in the oven so that the pecans could toast slightly as the Rolos soften. After about 5 minutes in the oven, I just pressed down on each pecan which caused the Rolos to spread out perfectly over the square pretzel. They looked absolutely beautiful and presentable plus you can turn out hundreds of these quite fast. They just take a while to fully cool and set up but this can be remedied too by putting them in the refrigerator on an empty shelf to cool completely before storing them in plastic zip-top bags. These even taste great without the added nuts on top for those (especially kids) that don't quite appreciate nuts. Just flatten the heated Rolos with the back of a slightly oiled spoon to look like little kisses sitting on top. This will definitely be a staple for the holidays. Thank you for sharing this delightful recipe.
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Amount Per Serving (20 total)
- Calories
- 82 cal
- 4%
- Fat
- 2.2 g
- 3%
- Carbs
- 14.1 g
- 5%
- Protein
- 1.7 g
- 3%
- Cholesterol
- < 1 mg
- < 1%
- Sodium
- 263 mg
- 11%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Beate Czogalla
The Union-Recorder
Chances are that spiders give you the creepy-crawlies. Do you get the vacuum cleaner out when you see one in the house? Or do you scoop them up and take them outside and let them go in the yard?
Spiders don't get a break when it comes to being cute and cuddly. But some of them do get famous! Take, for example, Nefertiti, an ordinary red-back jumping spider (Phiddipus johnsoni for the classification aficionados among you). Jumping spiders don't spin elaborate webs like the classic cliché spider — they use their silken strands as a kind of safety tether when they jump their prey.
Suggested by a young student from Egypt, the experiment of whether a jumping spider could adapt to life in microgravity was flown on the International Space Station this year. Named Nefertiti, the spider travelled to Earth orbit on an automated transport vessel from Japan, and then she spent several months doing her thing while the space station crew watched in fascination.
We have no idea what Nefertiti thought of her new home without an up and down, but apparently it didn't stop her for long: she pounced on fruit flies without any trouble, quickly adjusting to the absence of normal gravity. She managed to walk up and down the walls of her comfy habitat as if it were on Earth and hunting and jumping as if she'd always lived in space.
After her tour of duty on the ISS, Nefertiti made history again by returning alive and well in the Dragon capsule with the SpaceX commercial resupply mission. And then she got a personal escort all the way to the popular Insect Zoo at the National Museum of History in Washington D.C., where she entered her well-deserved retirement. She was put on public display — still in her space habitat — after about a month.
Sadly, she died only a few days later from natural causes — red-backed jumping spiders live only for about a year.
Still, the astronauts aboard the ISS remember her fondly as their first "spidernaut" colleague in Earth orbit, proving yet again how adaptable life on Earth is — after some initial confusion most animals cope quite well with the effects of microgravity. Much research still remains to be conducted on generations of animals born in space or living in gravity situations that are very different from their native homes.
After all, when your descendents jet off to their vacation on Asteroid XP-3-whatever, they want to make sure they can take Fido, Fluffy or Nefertiti with them.
Watch a brief video of Nefertiti catching a meal in her habitat on the ISS at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9aQ4rdiMnY
Beate Czogalla is the Professor of Theater Design in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Georgia College & State University. She has had a lifelong interest in space exploration and has been a Solar System Ambassador for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory/ NASA for many years. She can be reached at email@example.com


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I swore I wasn't going to do this. I promised myself that I would try to be reasonable and calm. But every once in a while, I am driven to action. I become recklessly angry and unfortunately, the chips sometimes fall where they may.
I went out with a bunch of my coworkers last night. We have been having a rough week at the hotel and needed some beverages. There were around 15 of us. One of my friends said that he wanted to go to Midtown.
I will state a disclaimer right now that this review may be biased because, to be honest, I have never been a huge fan of the place. I feel like it's very collegy and if you're past your college years, for the most part, you avoid the bars frequented by drunk underage students like the proverbial plague. I would rather spend more money at a classier bar and get service like my hard earned dollars actually matter to the place.
All that being said, I can say with conviction that I have not, in recent memory, been treated so poorly by any establishment in Charleston. The female bartender actually gave myself and my friends an attitude when we asked her for drinks at the beginning of the night. That's right, the beginning of the night. As in, we weren't drunk, belligerent, loud, obnoxious, etc. We work in customer service, of course we know to be friendly to people in public, regardless of the situation. In my opinion, it would be in her best interest to at least be cordial to those of us that have the ability to pay her rent. This is how the conversation went:
Me: Hey, how are you?
Bartender: (blank stare) What can I get for you?
Me: Vodka tonic with lime, please.
Not the most polite person I've ever encountered but whatever, maybe she was having a bad night. I don't know her life.
I took my drink back to the table and glanced over at the bar. She was actually laughing and buying shots for what looked to be her friends at the bar. The second one of my friends went up to order a drink, I noticed the bartender actually roll her eyes at her friends. Honey, I've got news for you: your entire job is dependent upon people asking you for drinks and then you making them. It's not rocket science. You can do it without an attitude if you expect a tip.
Amidst all this, we managed to taste our drinks. My friends and I looked at one another and shook our heads. I swear, there must have been an eyedropper full of alcohol per drink. I figured "Ok that's fine, I guess I just have to order a double next time." So I did. She poured it into the same glass (which is kind of a faux pas as far as I'm concerned. If you're going to make me pay double, at least give me a double and put it in a larger glass.) and put the exact same amount of alcohol into it. Then she practically sneered at me: "That'll be $10."
I have no problem paying $10 for a drink. I actually do it regularly when I go to places like The Gin Joint or The Belmont. However, I feel like I get my money's worth because I'm getting a delicious, artisan cocktail in return. This was less than an ounce of alcohol served in a clear dixie cup garnished with a lime. If I had paid $5 for this drink I would have not been happy about it but I would have kept my mouth shut, finished it, and left. I paid her and begrudgingly left her $2 as a tip and went back to my seat rather angrily. Why was I so mad about it? I kept pondering the situation until I had come to a conclusion: I was so pissed because of the bartender's attitude. Yes, I would have been not super pleased if I got a weak drink regardless but if she had been sweet and nice about it then I would have probably just said "Honey, would you mind topping me off a bit?" and snuck her a few extra dollars. But I could not just sit by when our entire group was being treated like we had done something wrong.
I went up to the bar with my drink about halfway gone and saw what appeared to be a manager. I wish I had gotten his name because this was really the icing on the cake. I smiled at him and asked if I could talk with him for a minute. He said "absolutely, what can I do for you?"
At least I can say that this started off pleasant.
Me: "What do you typically charge for doubles? As in a double vodka tonic."
Manager: "$10″
Me: "Don't you think that's a little high? I mean, I just got a double in this glass." As I said this, I held up my plastic dixie cup.
Manager: "Well, I don't know what to tell you. I don't make the prices. If you don't like it, you don't have to drink here."
Umm, what? If you don't like it, you don't have to drink here. I thought people only said that in movies to Drunk Patrons angling for more booze at 2 am.
Me: "Well you want to know what? I won't. You just lost my business. We're leaving."
I promptly walked back to the table and told everyone what just happened. My one friend said "Wait, why are we still here? Let's go." So we did. All 15 of us. In summation, they lost the potential to make hundreds of dollars off myself and my friends on a dead Sunday night. We could have made that bartender's night. We had money to burn and wanted to stay out and, potentially, drink copious amounts of alcohol. The fact that they would rather lose money than their pride is an absolutely baffling business decision.
What kills me is that this probably won't even affect them at all. My writing about my horrid experience there is a spit in the ocean of their business of ripping off college kids. Nothing that I say on here will be read by anyone in their management and they will continue to squeak by with crappy service and an environment that inexplicably attracts hundreds of students (and their parents' money) every single weekend. I can honestly say that I see no reason to ever return to a place that so brazenly values quantity over quality. My money is much better spent down the street at any other place on Upper King, where I will, most likely, get what I pay for.


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From Staff Reports
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The Mabank Panthers found themselves in a 31-19 hole at the intermission during their Class 3A, Region II quarterfinal and lost 60-42 to the Pleasant Grove Hawks Tuesday night.
First-year coach Tracy Carter's Panthers' end the season with a record of 25-10.
"Along with our coaching staff I am very proud and happy for our team, they very coachable kids that played extremely hard all season," Carter said. "They represented the school and community very well. It was a fun post-season, we appreciated all the support along the way."
Carter said the Panthers could not get into an offensive rhythm due to an aggressive zone defense by Pleasant Grove.
The Panthers were led in scoring by David Marler with 16 points, while teammate Garrett Graham scored eight points and Landon Marshall added six points.
Pleasant Grove was led in scoring by Dustin Thomas with 18 points.
"We held Dustin Thomas (a very talented player) to 3 buckets the whole game, but he hit 11 or 13 free throws," Carter said.
Mabank 4, Whitehouse 1
MABANK — The Mabank Lady Panthers scored a huge win over the Whitehouse LadyCats at Panther Stadium Tuesday night.
Savannah Henderson scored all four goals for the Lady Panthers behind assists from Vivian Duong and Kacie Williams.
The Lady Panthers end the first round of district play with a record of 4-1 and an overall record of 14-2-2.
They will start the second round of district against the Chapel Hill Lady Bulldogs on Friday at 4:30 at Panther Stadium.
Athens 3, Chapel Hill 0
Athens broke a five game losing streak on Tuesday night with a 3-0 win over the Chapel Hill Bulldogs' in District 31-4A action.
Alfredo Vasquez scored two goals, while Enrique Rodriguez scored his 30th career goal.
Johnny Gonzalez recorded his fourth shutout of the season in the win.
Rodriguez, Osiel Nieto and Bryant Casteneda had the assists for the Hornets.
AHS (5-9-5, 1-4) begins the second round of district play hosting John Tyler Friday night.
Varsity action starts at 7 p.m.
AHS finishes 2-1 at Palestine tourney
PALESTINE — The Athens Hornets picked up two big wins in the Palestine tournament last weekend.
AHS beat Groesbeck 10-8 in their first game on Friday and beat Palestine 11-2 in the final game of the day.
On Saturday, the Hornets lost to Elkhart 1-0.
In their opening game, Athens scored in every inning but the first for the win.
Adam Stallings went 3-for-3 at the plate with one RBI and Jessie Taylor went 2-for-2.
In game 2, AHS wrapped up the game in four innings.
Clint Harp went 2-for-3 with four RBI's and two runs scored for the Hornets.
Travis Takata went 3-for-4 with three runs scored.
Stallings pitched a complete game three hitter with six strikeouts.
In game 3, Morgan Gimler took the loss giving up one run on three hits. The run was earned.


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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Wednesday, April 4
- Last Updated on 08:44 AM 04/04/12
- BY The Gazette-Virginian
Rain hits road clean up efforts
To the editor:
The Wilson Memorial Ruritan Club roadside clean up was hit hard Saturday by lots of rain.
We ask our road captains in the Birch Creek District to regroup and return to their roads on pretty days in an effort to get all roads cleaned before Easter.
We would like to remind truck owners to tie down or cover up their trash bags for the trip to the recycle centers.
Please call me when you have completed your road with a bag count that goes to the Highway Department. Also I can check it for road prizes.
We are appreciative to Halifax County for having 15 recycle centers, and we need to keep these clean also.
Conway Goodman
South Boston
Memorable experience
To the editor:
Thank you so much for all your excellent concert coordination and hard work in bringing together such a terrific and festive event — it was a memorable experience for us.
It was truly a grand evening, and the appreciative audience created a wonderful celebratory atmosphere and truly inspired us.
On behalf of The U.S. Army Field Band, I want to say what a pleasure it was to work with you on this endeavor--folks like you make our part extremely easy.
We are grateful to you for your continued sponsorship and support, and we look forward to working with you again on future tours — please keep us in mind for the next time we come through your area.
Sgt. Maj. Daniel Hopkins
Road Manager, Concert Band and Soldiers' Chorus
The U.S. Army Field Band
Delightful evening
To the editor:
Thank you for sponsoring this wonderful concert, which was enthusiastically received by the packed-house audience at the high school Thursday night.
The performances, instrumental and vocal, were outstanding.
We particularly enjoyed the trombone solo and the encore duet "We Are Soldiers."
We trust that these musical ambassadors representing our Army have been as well received and appreciated as they were Thursday night.
We are proud of our military, those presently serving and the veterans who have served before, and were inspired through this music.
Thank you again for a delightful evening.
Anita and Richard Yard
Need more
Christians in sports
To the editor:
In the world of sports it has been announced that Tim Tebow will be traded to the New York Jets as a back-up quarterback.
It will be interesting to see how the rowdy New York fans will respond to Tebow fever.
I think him going to the Jets will be refreshing. The media is going to have a field day with his outgoing religious beliefs.
He is a good role model for kids and adults alike.
We need more outgoing Christians in professional sports today.
Paul Dupont
Thanks for support
To the editor:
The Halifax County High School JV and varsity baseball players, along with their coaches and parents, would like to thank the community for its support of their merchant coupon fundraiser. The fundraiser was a great success due to so many willing to contribute to the baseball program – both buyers of the coupon book and participating merchants. We know you will enjoy using your coupons, and we hope you will be able to attend some of the games.
The Halifax County
Baseball Booster Club
Robin Yates
Thank you
To the editor:
A great big thank you for sponsoring The United States Army Field Band & Soldiers' Chorus on Thursday, March 29.
It was awesome, we thoroughly enjoyed it.
I love anything patriotic, so the second half was my favorite.
Again, a heartfelt thanks to The Gazette-Virginian for bringing this to our community.
Judy Green
South Boston
Bonnie and Clyde
To the editor:
Recently, while looking through some old pictures, documents, etc. left behind after my mother-in-law's death, I came across a booklet entitled "LAST OF BONNIE & CLYDE GANG. The True Story of Floyd Hamilton, Public Enemy No. 1, As Told to Chaplain Ray."
Also contained in this booklet was "Clyde Thompson EX 83-The Meanest man in Texas; Seven Hours to Live-by Joe Frank Logue-Plus Special Features." This is a fascinating booklet in the fact that it gives detailed events about each one of these notorious outlaws, how they lived their criminal lives and how they came to be captured and behind bars in the prison system.
But, the most important aspect of this booklet is how they came to surrender their lives to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is a booklet worth reading.
This booklet reminded me of a time in my younger years when my husband and I were on a trip with our children when we saw a group of men who ran a "boys home" passing out leaflets entitled "Twelve Rules for Raising Gang Members & Drug-Addicts."
The following I feel is a great guideline for avoiding the raising of children who will later be a menace and problem in society, costing taxpayers enormously and putting our lives in jeopardy. Also, it creates havoc among the family that has to deal with them emotionally and physically.
Twelve Rules for
Raising Gang Members and Drug-Addicts
1. Begin with infancy to give the child everything he wants. In this way he will grow up to believe the world owes him a living.
2. When he picks up bad words, laugh at him. This will make him think he's cute. It will also encourage him to pick up "cuter" phrases that will blow off the top of your head later.
3. Never give him any spiritual training. Wait until he's 21 and let him "decide" for himself.
4. Avoid use of the word "wrong." It may develop a guilt complex. This will condition him to believe later, when he is arrested for stealing a car, that society is against him, and he is being persecuted.
5. Pick up everything he leaves lying around-books, shoes and clothing. Do everything for him so he will be experienced in throwing all responsibility onto others.
6. Let him read any printed matter he can get his hands on. Be careful that the silverware and drinking glasses are sterilized, but let his mind feast on garbage.
7. Quarrel frequently in the presence of your children. In this way they will not be too shocked when the home is broken up later.
8. Give a child all the spending money he wants. Never let him earn his own. Why should he have things as tough as you had them?
9. Satisfy his every craving for food, drink and comfort. See that every sensual desire is gratified. Denial may lead to harmful frustration.
10. Take his part against neighbors, teachers and policemen. They are all prejudiced against your child.
11. When he gets into real trouble, apologize for yourself by saying, "I never could do anything with him."
12. Prepare for a life of grief, you will be sure to have it.
Be a responsible parent. Teach your children Christian moral and values. Refuse to follow the rules listed above.
The Bonnie and Clyde booklet spoken about above was written somewhere around 1976. There was a calendar on the back with these dates.
The booklet contained an address for those who wanted to order additional copies which appears below:
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More Deaths from Pharmaceutical Painkillers than Cocaine and Heroin Combined
Anthony Gucciardi | Activist Post | Wednesday, November 2, 2011
More Americans died in 2008 from pharmaceutical painkiller overdose than fatalities from illegal drugs like cocaine and heroin combined. Responsible for nearly 15,000 deaths in 2008, prescription painkillers have become wildly popular among Americans. The news comes after a previous report found drugs to outnumber traffic accidents in fatalities.
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) statistics, as of last year more than 12 million were on prescription painkillers purely for the high they cause instead of their intended medical purpose.
Many of these individuals obtain the drugs by eliciting prescriptions from several doctors, known as 'doctor shopping' within the community. Others purchase them from underground drug rings and illegal online pharmacies, bringing the ingredients into question. It is no wonder that the amount of painkillers made available at pharmacies and even doctors' offices has quadrupled from 1999 to 2010. In fact, the CDC has blamed irresponsible doctors for unnecessarily prescribing painkillers to patients who do not need them:
"More of a problem is now created by a few irresponsible doctors than drug pushers on street corners," CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden told reporters in a phone briefing.
The issue is very similar to the current problems surrounding antipsychotic drugs. With 50% of all Americans to be diagnosed with a mental illness in their lifetime, antipsychotic drugs have become the most popular therapeutic class drug. Even as experts speak out against antipsychotics in a similar manner to how many are raising awareness against prescription pain medication, it seems that the medical establishment has ignored the evidence.
'The system is awash with opioids, drugs that get people hooked and keep them hooked,' Frieden said.
In 27 years, there have been 3 million deaths from prescription drugs, and 0 from vitamins. Prescription drugs come with up to 525 negative side effects, with around 70 being the average. Avoiding these drugs and utilizing high quality organic alternatives like whole food-based multivitamins and green superfoods will lead to a total health transformation without harsh side effects and an exponentially increased death risk.
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1. 27 Years | No Deaths from Vitamins, 3 Million from Prescription Drugs
2. Drug Labels Contain 70 Negative Side Effects on Average
3. Prescription Painkiller Deaths on the Rise
4. FDA Cracks Down on Over 500 Cold and Allergy Drugs
5. Pharmaceutical Drug Poisoning in Children is Rising
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On the day after I upgraded the OS on my iPhone 3Gs and iPod Touch 2nd Gen I also upgraded an app on those two devices & on my iPad (no upgraded OS until Fall.) The app works as expected on the two OS4 devices but crashes when opening on the iPad.
I now have 22 (and increasing daily) apps which have been updated for OS4 sitting in the App Store app on my iPad. I'm holding off installing any of the updated apps for fear of losing the functionality that I currently have. Is anyone else paddling around in my boat? I have no problem waiting but it occurred to me that it was crummy that an app would no longer work on an OS3 device after the update unless the difference is something built in to allow for the multi-tasking feature.
Fall is too long to have to wait for full featured use.
Re: iOS4 Apps on OS3 iPad
Just like when the switch was made by Apple from PPC to Intel, some apps were made for one, some for the other, and some were "universal". iOS apps are now the same way. Ones that worked on 3 should work on 4 but won't be able to take advantage of some of the multitasking goodness (as you pointed out). However, unless a developer--Evernote is a good example--made their app universal, if they upgrade it for 4, it may not work right on 3.
This sort of thing was happening to me with the Accuweather.com app: It was working just fine on the surface, but if I tried to add a new city or access preferences, it crashed. Its since been updated, but I don't know if its universal or not, but I know its not an iPad app.
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"Risk hunters" are professionals who handle jobs considered too tough for normal law enforcement, such as kidnappings, combating terrorism, and preventing murders. One man who stands above them all however is the legendary Chameleon Jail, who has the ability to manipulate his "kara" or internal human body energy in order to physically change his appearance into that of any other person. Throughout the series, he pursues several assignments on behalf of various clients given to him by Shall, a woman who runs a detective agency in New York City. All difficult, the successful completion of these assignments hinges on Jail's ability to change his appearance when the time is right.


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I got an email the other day from a reader who questioned whether some of us really are "super-sensitive" and react to trace gluten in some foods, even those foods labeled or certified gluten-free. Many or most of our perceived reactions could be psychosomatic, this writer said.
The reader also questioned whether I was perhaps doing a disservice to the celiac/gluten intolerant community by suggesting that some of us can't tolerate 20 parts per million or even 10 parts per million of gluten. Options are limited enough as it is, the argument went, and I shouldn't make it more difficult for people.
I'm sorry, but I don't agree that providing information on PPMs below 20ppm (the current proposed FDA standard) or even 10ppm (the level to which many manufacturers are testing) is misleading. I hear all the time from readers who are grateful to me for pointing out that their "gluten-free" foods may still contain some gluten and may be causing them symptoms. In many cases, they eliminate those products (usually grain products, but not always) and finally feel better.
Accusing those of us with very real symptoms from those minute amounts of gluten of being "psychosomatic" doesn't help at all. But unfortunately, the "it's all in your head" theme ("If I don't react to it, then you must be imagining your own reaction") seems fairly prevalent in some parts of the celiac/gluten intolerant world.
Of course, I get my back up when people say things like this. I didn't expect to have problems with so many "gluten-free"-labeled foods, but I had them anyway, and found that I needed to remove most of them in order to finally heal.
Of course, we all know it's quite possible to psych yourself into gut symptoms -- ever hear the term "nervous stomach"? But many of us who react to gluten have a series of symptoms that occurs every time. In my case, those symptoms include dermatitis herpetiformis -- which I'd be surprised if I could psych myself into (it's possible, but I'd have to see a study on it to believe it).
I also don't think you're psyching yourself into symptoms if you're not expecting them in the first place. Yes, some symptoms could represent another problem (the stomach flu, something you ate, etc. etc.). But getting the exact same constellation of symptoms time and time again when you eat a particular food tends to indicate gluten exposure -- especially if it's the identical set of symptoms you get with known gluten exposure.
When I first was diagnosed and went gluten-free, I happily ate all sorts of foods, especially gluten-free grain products. Because of the mantra that "gluten-free means 100% safe," it took me several years to figure out why I wasn't healing and still felt terrible -- after all, I was eating "gluten-free," right?
Of course, labeling has come a long way since then (I started in late 2003), but the assumption has stayed the same: if it's labeled gluten-free, or there's no gluten in the ingredients, it's got to be safe. If you react, you're reacting to something else. But that's just not true: gluten-free doesn't mean "absolutely no gluten," and foods that appear gluten-free by ingredients list still can contain some gluten from facility cross contamination.
The word from many of the leaders in the celiac community is that "most" can tolerate 20ppm in foods eaten every day. But researchers also acknowledge that sensitivity represents a spectrum, and some of us (sadly for us!) are found on the very sensitive end of that spectrum.
Personally, I think it's likely that many or most of us can tolerate 10ppm of gluten in the foods we eat, as the studies seem to indicate. However, there's a significant minority who cannot eat even those foods without symptoms (whether or not we get actual physical damage from them). Could these very low levels of gluten in "gluten-free" foods be the reason why so many celiacs don't heal, even five years after adopting the gluten-free diet? Perhaps, but plenty more research is needed.
In the meantime, rather than telling those of us who are super-sensitive that "it's all in your head" (didn't we get enough of that from our doctors as we looked for a diagnosis?), wouldn't it be better for the celiac community to embrace the concept that we're all different, and some of us may react to far lower levels of gluten than others? That's certainly a vision I can embrace.
- April 19, 2011 at 1:21 am(1) Shauna says:
Thank you for this. It's hard enough getting diagnosed with this disease in the first place; we don't need to be doubting another celiac's experience simply because it doesn't match our own.
I'm fine if someone is skeptical and asks questions, but usually, it seems to be assumed that people who claim to be sensitive started out 'hysterical' and blamed gluten for everything. When in reality, most people I know in this situation struggled and looked at a lot of other issues before they realized that their gluten free food was the problem.
I am a really sensitive celiac, too, and my daughter has turned out to be one as well. That was what finally clued us in – both my daughter and I, who don't have the same food issues outside of Celiac Disease, and have quite different reactions to gluten besides, would both have our gluten reaction to the gluten free foods we were trying to eat.
However, it took over a year, unable to get better, before we figured it out. I wish there were posts like yours up when we first started looking for help. It might have saved us months of ill health!
- April 19, 2011 at 2:03 am(2) Nikki says:
I couldn't have said it better myself.
Thank you.
- April 19, 2011 at 9:05 am(3) Jane Anderson says:
@Shauna — I have a daughter too, and her reactions helped to clue me in at the beginning of this journey. Perhaps *I* might be able to conjure symptoms from nothing, but I don't think my then-five-year-old was doing so. Since we both reacted to the same foods, it was clear something was going on.
I wish someone had told me about low levels of gluten in the beginning, too … which is why I'm writing this now.
@Nikki — Thank you! I think this is a really important issue for us.
Jane Anderson, About.com Guide to Celiac Disease
- April 19, 2011 at 9:26 pm(4) NoGlutenEver says:
If you are a member of this significant minority, there's plenty of support over at the glutenzap forum.
- May 12, 2011 at 10:01 pm(5) Lisa says:
I just wanted to say thank-you for this article! After being gluten free for 6 months back in 2009, I still couldn't figure out why I wasn't getting any better. I talked to my GI doctor and a dietitian who looked at my food journals, but I was still sick. My dietitian reassured me that I was eating gluten free, but maybe I had another intolerance. I did elimination diets and then I thought maybe I have another disease. It wasn't until after I read that some celiacs are more sensitive than others and I had to give up a lot of the processed gluten free foods did I start to get better. Just reading this article makes me feel like I'm not going crazy! And hopefully it will help others from making the same mistake I did. It took me a good year to feel 100% when it probably shouldn't have took that long.
- August 12, 2011 at 10:22 pm(6) Laura says:
The way to figure out what's causing your food problems is to do a elimination diet and food challenges. The food challenges should be with a pure, unprocessed food. That way you aren't testing a lot of ingredients at once, or running a risk of contamination with gluten.
Many of the people who think they're getting sick from super-tiny amounts of gluten, actually have sensitivities to other foods. Once you know you're sensitive to gluten, you tend to interpret all reactions as being from gluten – who wants to have other food sensitivities too! But other foods can cause reactions that are similar to a gluten reaction.
Any food that's labelled gluten-free is suspect, because it's a processed food and processed foods usually have other allergens like corn and soy. So if you eliminate "gluten-free" processed foods and feel better, that doesn't mean there was still gluten in the "gluten-free" food.
Many celiacs ARE very sensitive to gluten. I'd likely get sick from 20 ppm of gluten. I eat almost no processed food, and I've gotten sick from cross-contamination only once in 8 years gluten-free.
- October 7, 2011 at 7:01 am(7) Clare says:
Thank you for this article, it's really good that someone is out there saying this. I've only recently been diagnosed, and everytime I think I've got it right, stumble on something that I react to – I appear to be of the very sensitive category. My main stumble so far was with coca-cola, which is supposedly 'gluten-free' – this could not have been psychosomatic, as I thought it was okay! Until shortly afterwards I then looked up various forums and found out that very many people have an issue with Coke because of the caramel colouring. I won't be drinking that again! So it's really not psychosomatic, who would want these symptoms, unless they have some other psychological problems? I think most of us stumble when we ingest something accidentally. But we keep on trying! Thanks again for the article
- May 2, 2012 at 12:05 pm(8) Jane says:
I am so grateful to have read this. I am recently diagnosed as celiac and have not yet consumed any "gluten-free" food. Though, I did just buy a few products yesterday. I plan to be extremely careful now and I may not eat them at all.
Whew. I'm trying not to be overwhelmed by all of this.
- June 24, 2012 at 12:00 am(9) Shauna says:
@ Laura – Id agree with your first statement re: food challenges. However, most super-sensitives do elimination diets and food challenges.
I think there is some misunderstanding of the process due to how we super-sensitives tend talk about our personal discovery stories. While we frequently mention one instance, an 'a-ha' moment, where we 'figured out' super-sensitivity (which frequently involves a processed food), that doesn't typically mean we had that moment and then stopped looking for answers.
We've been down that road too often before, where we learned information and investigated it only to run into a dead end. We KNOW there are dozens and dozens of problems that can cause people to react, because we've usually checked out some of them already.
So when we think we've figured it out, we use that information to focus our testing, and then, we test. An elimination diet follows, food trials, notes on symptoms, medical tests on other problems to see if they have resolved, whatever we know will test our theory to see if we COULD have super-sensitivity or if we should continue to look for answers elsewhere. We consider that one 'a-ha' incident simply as the trigger that enabled us to find the answers, not as the answer itself.
- July 31, 2013 at 4:05 am(10) naomia says:
My sister is intolerant. Every year we have a gathering of friends some who are celiac. We make sure that there is no cross contamination between the GF food and whatever else is brought. However there is a female in our group who has confessed to many that she believes that this disorder is all in the head. This year she decided to prove this theory. She baked some soda bread and claimed it was GF. Unbeknownst to the GF friends they all ate it believing it safe as they would never do such a devious thing. Not but 5 minutes into the feast all of our GF friends started having symptoms. Two of which ended up in the hospital. She then confessed to her dishonesty. But for her stubbornness she still believes that they all knew that she had done half rice four and half barley flour. She is still welcome to all of our gathering but is no longer trusted in what she brings.
- September 4, 2013 at 10:11 pm(11) DeWayne says:
I find the sensitivity of my decease totally unbelievable myself! I have continually been hit by my wife's cooking of gluten free meals. We have finally traced my hits to a few pans that she also uses to cook breads or dumplings. They are totally clean and even if I hand scrub them I will still get hit. Finally bought a new set of pots and pans.
Cross contamination is always a problem and a concern. I have been hit by salads where the cook also handles breads.
- September 22, 2013 at 9:15 pm(12) Natalie says:
I am 12 and currently suffering from gluten I accidentally ate in Kellogs cornflakes. People tell me my allergy is in my head all the time . . . but how do you explain the fact that I am sitting here with a 100.3 fever?!?! I am also congested and have the chills, nausea, a migraine, and mucus dripping down the back of my throat. I haven't slept since the night before last night due to being so uncomfortable, and I feel as if I am about to pass out. Frankly, I am offended that this ignorant person would actually accuse me or anyone of their gluten allergy being psychological!
- December 9, 2013 at 11:17 am(13) Msk says:
Well, my problem is that I'm not super sensitive but my family has the gene that suggests that I could have complications in the future. My dad and his two brothers have intolerances and different diseases as a result. My dad has sarcoidosis and one of his brothers has granuloma something or other. I've told my friends that I need to be gluten free but because they know that my body doesn't react negatively to gluten they don't believe me. I think the only way to prove it to them is to be tested and share the results.
- December 16, 2013 at 12:44 pm(14) Jessica says:
What a good article. My son is 5 and he has severe sensitivities to gluten. If he eats a small amount of gluten he has a reaction. Usually smaller amounts result in the bones of his feet hurting. For a while he was complaining of this very thing happening and we couldn't figure out what he was eating. Then we noticed the chocolate hazelnut spread changed their labeling and added "may contain traces of wheat". We excluded that from his diet and the pains in his feet were gone two days later. He is five, he cannot possibly be having "in his head" pains. There are very real reactions people have!


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The students of Watchung Hills Regional High School presented a fashion show Thursday night in the Performing Arts Center. The event was designed to showcase available prom fashions and raise money to help pay for the prom.
The 50 models wore a collection of gowns from Seng Couture, of Fanwood, and were escorted by students wearing tuxedos from Cozy Formalwear. Sherri McLaughlin-Ryan, American Dance Studios and Seng Coutur, hosted the show describing the fashions worn in the show.
Also part of the evening, Miss Union County, Nicole Washington, talked about the pageant and her experiences. It was also noted that there will be a Miss Somerset County pageant this year.
For those who missed the show, the school's PTO is planning a fashion show followup to last year's event on March 8.


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Revered Wayne Hills football coach Chris Olsen has put his family's Foxboro Road home up for sale, as the eight-time state champ faces a deadline to decide whether to remain coach or athletic director.
The house, which was built in 1998 and is in the Point View Estates section of town, has an asking price of nearly $740,000.
Olsen did not return messages seeking comment.
The Board of Education approved a policy in January prohibiting administrators and supervisors from coaching sports teams or acting as advisors of any district athletic, co-curricular or extra-curricular program.
Olsen must decide by July 1 which position -- if any -- he wants to keep.
His son, Kevin, who quaterbacks the Hills team and has been recruited by some of the top college football programs in the country, has said that he would not play his senior season if his "father, coach and best friend" is not coaching.
The Board after nine football players were .
Olsen has received criticism for not suspending the players for the first two rounds of the state sectional playoffs last year. Dozens of people, however, expressed their support for Olsen to retain both titles .
"It's a well-maintained home with a gorgeous view in a popular section of town," said realtor Bob Lindsay said. He declined further comment.
According to a listing on Lindsay's website, the house is a five-bedroom colonial with an elevated deck, master bedroom suite with Jacuzzi, and a finished basement with a recreation room. Pictures of the house's interior show several football jerseys hanging in one of the bedrooms and in the recreation room.


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The Cooley Gallery in Old Lyme is proud to announce the annual holiday exhibition All Paintings Great and Small featuring historic and contemporary works of art 12" in size or smaller.
More than 60 artists from around New England, with a concentration in Connecticut, participate in this annual show which is now in its 24th year. Some well-known to Cooley Gallery enthusiasts are returning including: Ralf Feyl, Maurice Sapiro, Michael Theise, Mary Bourke, and Maureen McCabe to name a few. There will also be new artists showing for the first time at the gallery.
"The idea of a small painting exhibition seems to have caught on in galleries everywhere. After so many years, and with the format as ubiquitous as it is, we thought we would step away from it but people kept asking us when would we bring the old show back. In retrospect I think it was good to take a little time off from the little painting show. The economic climate hasn't been very inspiring but there's a sense of anticipation in the air now. People are more inclined to allow themselves to enjoy what they have and maybe even add to it," says Jeff Cooley, owner of The Cooley Gallery.
As in years past, All Paintings Great and Small offers a wide range of subjects and media carefully chosen by the staff at the gallery. Cooley notes, "Everyone here gets involved in everything around here but especially with this exhibition: suggesting artists and choosing their favorites. Lorre Broom, our gallery manager, orchestrates the logistics and Nancy Pinney, our website, guru makes sure the images are perfect and gets it all posted in time for people to get a start on their holiday shopping. It's a big job and a truly group effort."
Through January 12th, the galleries at 25 Lyme Street are hung salon-style meaning multiples from floor to ceiling, with a wealth of varied artwork. Prices range from the low hundreds on up giving collectors at all levels a chance to acquire some truly wonderful original works of art.
Located in beautiful downtown Old Lyme, The Cooley Gallery makes it an ideal spot to enjoy the best of American art while celebrating the season in the great New England tradition.
Founded in 1981 and located in the heart of historic Old Lyme, the Cooley Gallery specializes in fine American paintings from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, including the Hudson River School, American Impressionism, and select contemporary artists.
Regular gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 10am to 5pm.
Visitors are welcome and encouraged Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. or online anytime at www.cooleygallery.com.


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Asheville firefighters sported new hair styles and showed-off their moves for a very important cause this weekend.
They hit the dance-floor at Wild Wing Cafe to support the St. Baldrick's Foundation. The group raises money for children's cancer research.
Dozens of people had their heads shaved for donations. The youngest was eight-year-old, Bryson, helped-out by his classmates at Emmanuel Lutheran Christian School. Bryson's firefighter-dad is proud.
Carl Caughorn, Asheville firefighter, "he hung tough, his hair was getting long hanging down on his ears. He told me just last week, dad I'm ready for a haircut."
Saturday's St. Baldrick's event raised just over $10,000 and counting.
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The Middlebury College swimming & diving teams competed at Williams on Saturday, both suffering losses. The men were defeated 175-122, while the women suffered a 206-85 loss. Senior John Dillon (Wellesley, Mass.) had a huge meet for the Panther men, winning four events on the afternoon. Dillon won the 100 (51.14) and 200 fly (1:54.44) event individually, while being a part of the winning 200 medley and 200 free relay teams.
Williams made 9 of 21 three-point field goals on its way to a 75-60 NESCAC win over Middlebury (9-9, 2-3) in Pepin Gym. The Ephs (15-4, 4-0) were solid from the floor at .443, while Middlebury struggled shooting, connecting on .333 of its shots. The Panthers did hold a 46-38 rebounding advantage in the contest.
The Middlebury women's squash team is in the midst of a six-match trip, including a match taking place at Hamilton on Monday. The Panthers opened with a 9-0 loss to Stanford before earning a 6-3 win over Vassar. After an 8-1 setback at the hands of Princeton, Middlebury picked up 9-0 victories over Haverford and Drexel.
In an anticipated match-up of two teams ranked in the top ten nationally, Williams topped Middlebury 79-64 in front of a huge crowd at Pepin Gym on Saturday. The fourth-ranked Ephs improve to 19-1 overall and 5-0 in NESCAC play, while eighth-ranked Middlebury drops to 17-2 and 4-1 in conference action. For the game the Ephs shot .537 from the field and connected on 8/16 threes, while Middlebury hit .355 and was 6/21 from behind the arc.
The Middlebury College men's squash team had a busy weekend with four matches played. The Panthers earned a 9-0 win over Vassar before falling to Princeton by the same score. Middlebury rebounded with 9-0 victories over Haverford and Drexel. The trip continues on Monday with a visit to Hamilton.
The Panther women's hockey team had little trouble with Wesleyan as they extended their unbeaten streak to six games with a 9-0 win over the Cardinals. The victory was the 403rd of his career for Middlebury (12-4-1, 9-2-1) head coach Bill Mandigo, but the first against his brother Doug, the interim head coach of Wesleyan (3-14, 1-11), in Kenyon Arena. The seventh-ranked Panthers improve to 39-0-2 all-time vs. Wesleyan, and return to action next weekend at Conn. College and Hamilton.
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Sunday, June 29: Under Age 12 Coach Course roster #201402219 - Classroom 9am-noon; Field Session 12:30pm-3pm.
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1. To minimize course check-in delays, it is extremely important to get all volunteers signed up in advance in eAYSO so we can insure we have enough space and course supplies for them. Your volunteers should sign up now for the courses in eAYSO.org using MyeAYSO Course Signup and the course roster numbers above after completing and submitting their eAYSO Profile and Volunteer Application if they have not already done so. Otherwise, Coach Administrators must sign them up using eAYSO Lookup -> Course -> Course Signup. If a volunteer does not have an eAYSO application or registered record, use the "Add new volunteer" button to get them onto the roster with a temporary Attendee record number. You should advise your CVPA about temporary Attendee record numbers that you create and who they are for so your CVPA can merge them with each volunteer's application record when completing registration. Otherwise, their completed courses will not show up in their registered eAYSO record.
2. Please make sure your coaches understand that to earn credit for a course, they must plan to arrive 15 minutes early to find parking, check-in for their course, get to the classroom on time, attend the entire course and pass a test with at least 70% correct answers at the end of each course. No exceptions. Those arriving late and/or leaving early are welcome to stay, participate and get whatever they can from a course for the time they do attend, but not course credit.
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Loganville Referendum
Shall the issuance of license for package sale of distilled spirits be approved?
548 Yes 68.5 %
252 No 31.5 % Passes
- Advanced votes 174,
- Gwinnett - 75, Walton - 551
Grayson Referendum
Shall the governing authority of the City of Grayson, Georgia, be authorized to permit and regulate package sales by retailers of malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits on Sundays between the hours of 12:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.?
149 Yes 79.7 %
38 No 20.3 % Passes
Total votes 187
For Grayson City Council Posts
James Gillespie - (unopposed) 159
Laurie Anderson -( unopposed) 163
There are municipal elections in Loganville and in Grayson. Both deal with the issue of distilled spirits. In Loganville the only item on the ballot is the question of whether or not to allow for a package store in the City of Loganville. The issue was discussed at the city council work session on Monday and is up for consideration at Thursday's City Council meeting.
However, should it pass officials say it is likely to be tabled until some issues on how to issue the license is worked out. At a meeting prior to the vote, officials had considered issuing two licenses instead of just one, and the draft ordinance was worded to take that into account. One license would be issued for each of the counties that encompass Loganville, Gwinnett and Walton.
In Grayson, voting in the municipal election will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Grayson City Hall at 475 Grayson Parkway. Both Candidates for City Council Posts qualified unopposed but there will be a . Wine and distilled spirits are allowed at the moment, but should the measure fail, no alcoholic beverages at all will be allowed to be sold by the package on a Sunday in the city of Grayson.


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It's August and fantasy football is upon us. Any mistakes you make in
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New York City bagels are famous and a point of heated debate among New Yorkers. Most New Yorkers will agree that a fresh bagel should never be toasted, but while some love the large, doughy bagels, others prefer chewier, dense bagels. Whichever type of bagel you crave, and even if you want it toasted, check out our picks for the city's best. You might also want to check our our list of Best New York City Breakfasts if you're looking for a more substantial way to start your day.
1. Absolute Bagels
This Upper West Side bagel store is popular with local Columbia students, and serves up large, light bagels near St. John the Divine.
- Address: 2788 Broadway (107th St)
- Telephone: 212-932-2052
- Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Map)
- Hours: 6 a.m. - 9 p.m. (8 p.m. on Sunday)
- Subway: 1 to Cathedral Parkway/110th St
- Cost of a Bagel: $1
2. Bagel HoleMany New Yorkers (including Arthur Schwartz) claim the best bagel is in Brooklyn at the Bagel Hole in Park Slope. Bagel Hole features the dense, chewy bagel that many New Yorkers adore.
- Address: 400 Seventh Ave.(bet. 12th and 13th Streets) Brooklyn, NY
- Telephone: 718-788-4014
- Neighborhood: Park Slope, Brooklyn
- Hours: 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Subway: F to 15th Street (Brooklyn)
- Cost of a Bagel: $.90
3. Daniel's BagelsA short walk from Grand Central, Daniel's offers the popular smaller, chewy, dense bagels. They won't toast them for you, but there's no reason to.
- Address: 569 3rd Ave (37th/38th Sts.)
- Telephone: 212-972-9733
- Neighborhood: Midtown East (Map)
- Hours: 5:30 a.m. - 10 p.m. (7 p.m. on Sunday)
- Subway: 6 to 33rd St.; 4/5/6 to 42nd St.
- Cost of a Bagel: $1.10
4. Ess-a-BagelAnother of the doughy, large bagels, Ess-a-Bagel is popular and a good choice in the neighborhood.
- Murray Hill Location (Map)
- Address: 359 1st Avenue (21st St)
- Phone: 212-260-2252
- Hours: 6 a.m.-9 p.m. (closes Saturday/Sunday at 5)
- Subway: 6 to 23rd St; L to 1st Ave.
- Cost of a Bagel: $1
- Midtown East Location (Map)
- Address: 831 3rd Avenue (51st/52nd Sts)
- Phone: 212-980-4315
- Hours: 6 a.m.-9 p.m. (closes weekends at 5)
- Subway: 6 to 51st St; E to 53rd/Lex
- Cost of a Bagel: $1.00
5. Fairway Market
Fairway Market bakes bagels fresh in each of their locations around the city. Their bagels have a nice, crusty chew, and are a great choice if you're visiting one of their grocery stores. They also have mini-versions, which aren't as chewy, but are a great option if you're seeking for a smaller bagel.
6. Kossar's
This Lower East Side institution is most famous for its bialys, but Kossar's also offers deliciously dense hand rolled, kettle boiled malt bagels. Kossar's also ships their bagels and bialys.
- Address: 367 Grand Street (Essex and Norfolk Sts)
- Telephone: 877-4-BIALYS
- Neighborhood: Lower East Side (Map)
- Hours: 6 a.m. - 8 p.m., closed Saturday
- Subway: F to Delancey St
- Cost of a Bagel: $1 (bialys: $.90)
7. Mile End DelicatessenMile End actually serves Montreal-style bagels (which they bring in from St. Viateur in Montreal!) Located in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, it's a worthwhile stop if you want to sample an authentic Montreal bagel.
- Address: 97a Hoyt Avenue, Brooklyn
- Neighborhood Boerum Hill, Brooklyn
- Phone: 718-852-7510
- Subway: A/C/G to Hoyt-Schermerhorn; F/G to Bergen; 2/3 to Hoyt
8. Murray's BagelsSmaller than H&H Bagels, but still the doughy bagel variety, Murray's has two locations, in Greenwich Village and in Chelsea and quite a few fans.
- Address: 500 6th Avenue (12th/13th Streets)
- Neighborhood Greenwich Village(Map)
- Phone: 212-462-2830
- Hours: 6 a.m. - 9 p.m.
- Subway: F/V to 14th St
9. Tal BagelsTal serves up dense and chewy bagels from their Upper West Side home.
- Upper West Side Map
- Address: 2446 Broadway (90th)
- Phone: 212-712-0171
- Hours: 5:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.
- Subway: 1/9 to 86th St
- Bagel: $1 or $12 bakers dozen (13)