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On one second quarter burst, tiny Alcoa Elementary guard Riley Hicks blocked a Madisonville shot, recovered the ball along the baseline, pushed the ball up the court on the break, then fed the ball inside for the tying basket with two minutes to play in the half.
Amazing stuff.
Hicks and Madisonville's Megan Millsaps dueled in a fascinating display of floor leadership in the American Conference championship game Thursday night at Heritage Middle School.
With four seconds remaining, Madisonville inbounding the ball beneath its basket, Hicks got her hand on a Madisonville pass to knock the ball free, the resulting scramble and tie up exhausting the remaining time as Alcoa claimed the small-schools title of the Blount County Elementary School Basketball Tournament with a 16-15 win.
The champion Lady Tornadoes (9-1) avenged the season's only loss with the victory, with Erica Anthony's team-best eight points going a long way to make it happen. McKenzie Thompson had four for Alcoa, with Madison McClurg and Tori Ogle adding two each.
The difference between Madisonville's regular-season win and Thursday championship game was "defense, defense, defense," Alcoa coach Jason Boyd said.
"They didn't work all this time for nothing," he said.
Shania Leonard's eight points paced Madisonville (11-1) to within a game of a perfect season, with Madi Haymes, Emily Hawkins and Millsaps adding a basket each. Alcoa led, 10-9, after three quarters when thing really began to heat up.
Madisonville won the regular-season meeting, 24-10. Hicks did a lot to change the outcome this time, Madisonville coach Tony Dunn said.
"It was close (during the regular season) until the point guard (Hicks) fouled out, and we started pulling away," Dunn said.
The Lady Tornadoes trailed, 15-12, with three minutes remaining when Anthony's put-back trimmed the deficit to two. With 1:41 left, Hicks knocked the ball from a Madisonville guard, with McClurg recovering. On the ensuing possession, Thompson put back a rebound for what would prove the championship-winning points, the Lady Tornadoes withstanding three Madisonville attempts to retake the lead the rest of the way.
• American Conference All-Tournament Team: Abbey McGuire (Eagleton); Torrie Ogle, Riley Hicks, McKenzie Thompson (Alcoa); Molly Capps, Emily Capps (Porter); Shania Leonard, Madi Haynes (Madisonville).
American Conference Boys - Porter 22, Alcoa 20
Lee Yates swooped into the lane for his only points of the night with 38 seconds left, and the Panthers (11-1) won a thriller to claim the American Conference boys' championship.
Porter won going away in a regular-season meeting, Panthers coach Raymond Burnett said.
"We beat them by 20-something the first time," he said. "It's the tournament, and they're well-coached."
It was back and forth all the way, with the score tied at 6-6 after a quarter, the Tornadoes (10-2) leading 12-8 at the half, the Panthers rallying to pull even again, 12-12, entering the fourth.
Alcoa changed things up defensively for the title game rematch, Tornadoes coach Brad McBride said.
"It made all the difference in the world," he said. "They (the Tornadoes) played hard in the first one. We just couldn't get our shots to fall."
Alcoa looked to have opened a decisive gap, 18-15, on Austin Ensly's baseline jumper with two minutes remaining. On cue, Porter's Levi Burnett answered with the only 3-pointer of the night on the ensuing possession.
Burnett's bomb did the trick, the Panthers getting a bucket from Chandler Clark soon after and holding onto the momentum the rest of the way.
Calvin Keeble and Clark tied for team-best honors with six points each to pace Porter, with Burnett finishing with five. Prater French put home two, with Ayden Gist adding a big, fourth-quarter free throw.
Jeylen Myers and Ensly finished with a game-high seven each to lead the Tornadoes. Damien Love pumped in four points for Alcoa, with Avery Kyle adding a deuce.
• American Conference All-Tournament Team: Ayden Gist, Chandler Clark, Calvin Keeble (Porter); Damion Love, J.P. Peyton (Alcoa); Bradley Boling, Jeremiah Murrell (Mary Blount); Tyler Woods (Madisonville).
National Conference Boys - Middlesettlements 48, Union Grove 32
You'll be reading a lot about Logan Cogburn in coming years.
The Middlesettlements fifth-grader struggled with his shot Friday night, but the Settlers guard totaled an amazing nine assists and five steals in the National Conference championship game at the Blount County Elementary Basketball Tournament at Heritage Middle School.
Cogburn's savvy drives and quick cuts broke down Union Grove's defense time and again, and the Middlesettlements' front court took full advantage in racing away from the Wildcats to claim the big schools title.
"He (Cogburn) is an excellent floor leader," Middlesettlements coach Kristi Byrd said, "and this is just his second year starting."
Chandler Cupp pumped in a game-high 21 points, with Cole Swanner adding 17, as the Settlers (13-1) built an 11-point lead at the half and were never really threatened. Cogburn added two points on a second-half, scooped layup, but his ball handling inside the Union Grove defense forced the Wildcats to leave Swanner and Cupp far too often. They didn't miss when they got the chance.
Dillon Hughes had a big night for Union Grove, knocking down a series of baseline jumpers to pace the Wildcats with 14 points. Ian Raines just missed double figures with eight.
Eric Walker and Dalton Hughes added four apiece for Union Grove, with Markel Monday chipping in a deuce.
Middlesettlements' ability to keep the tempo high made it difficult for the Wildcats to close a deficit that remained at eight points or more for much of the game.
"Cogburn, the point guard, he's quick," Union Grove coach Loxy Bell said. "We tried to do a box-and-one on him, but we still couldn't pull it out.
"I'm proud of our kids, for a second year program to be in the championship game of the Blount County tournament."
The Settlers led, 27-14, at the half, quickly opening the gap to 31-16 on a pair of buckets from Swanner to start the third. Cupp joined in soon after, but a charge by the Wildcats reduced the ground to make it 35-28 to start the fourth. Cupp popped for three quick points inside, and Middlesettlements regrouped to put the lead back at 12 with four minutes remaining.
• National Conference All-Tournament Team: Nicholas Jennings, Maryville Christian School; Dillon Hughes, Ian Raines, Union Grove; Codey Phillips, Lanier; Chandler Cupp, Logan Cogburn, Cole Swanner, Middlesettlements; Darrian Ellison, Walland.
National Conference Girls - Middlesettlements 23, Townsend 15
The Big Orange rallied. Big Blue was just too strong as the Lady Settlers set the stage for a Middlesettlements sweep in the National Conference girls' title game.
Both teams struggled with their shooting for a half before things began to heat up in the third. On the final basket of the third, Townsend's Abby Jones buried the only 3-pointer of game, trimming the Lady Settlers' lead to 15-11 with a quarter to play.
Emma Rothery picked up her scoring for Townsend from there, her basket early in the fourth cutting the deficit to two. She did it again after Hannah Fuller answered for Middlesettlements.
Down the stretch, the Lady Settlers seized victory the old-fashioned way, Middlesettlements coach April Herron said.
"I'm just happy my defense could keep them from scoring," she said. "Those are some good shooters on that Townsend team."
With 1:36 remaining, the Lady Settlers still clinging to the two-point margin, Abby Sunshine worked her way inside for a couple of layups, giving Middlesettlements enough of a cushion to weather the closing seconds.
"Our game is transition," Townsend coach Chuck Jones said. "We don't have the size to play a halfcourt-set offense."
Daniels led Middlesettlements (14-0) with eight points as the Lady Settlers capped an undefeated season with the title. Fuller would finish with seven, Stephanie Lewis and Sunshine four each.
Rothery carried most of the scoring for Townsend (13-2), finishing with 10 points, with Jones adding five.
• National Conference All-Tournament Team: Allayna Martin, Montvale; Maggie Bell, Union Grove; Madison Everett, Walland; Hannah Fuller, Brittany Daniels, Stephanie Lewis, Middlesettlements; Abby Jones, Emma Rothery, Townsend.


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I have used art for therapy and inspiration, and to work things through, and as a way to do satire and humor as well.
Art to feed my soul and comfort my heart:
Art to remind me about the magical and whimsical moments of life:
I can't imagine my life without art anymore. You can see that one image is worth 10,000 words because it is holds so much feeling, and is open to interpretation which can be different for each person who views it. Every painting tells a story and I like to combine writing or poems with the painting which brings new dimensions in and connects the left and right side of the brain which results in greater creativity.
It also allows you to access parts of yourself you wouldn't meet otherwise. It is going within and bringing image back out with you. Images that are unique to you that allow your soul to communicate with you.
Just play with some doodling even with pencil and paper until you can get some crayons or colored pencils, or colored Sharpies, watercolors, brushes, whatever. Just start somewhere and leave the judgment outside and give it something to do, like pull weeds while you play.
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Greetings, fellow hounds. I'm taking my daughter to your beautiful city the first week in April to look at schools. Now, this girl is one healthy eater for a 17 year-old - no dairy, no red meat, and shies away from heavier food places. That said, she's a very adventurous eater who loves Asian, Indian, seafood, and vegetarian fare. We're staying by Union Square, but will be all over the city via public transportation. And, being a seasoned Chowhounder, I've done a little homework. It appears we have some good bets on Belden Lane, and in the Westfield food court. Here's my short list, so I'd like some feedback:
Cafe Claude, B44, Plouf, Cafe Bastille, Turtle Tower, Dosa, Yank Sing, Greens
I would also like some recommendations for good izakaya and sushi, and any others you want to throw my way. We will do our touristy bit by heading down Embarcadero way, since she's never been there, so any decent places close by would be greatly appreciated.
Welcome in advance to San Francisco, or as I call it, Food Heaven. Definitely hit the Westfield food court. My favorite there is Out The Door. It's a more casual version of the upscale Vietnamese Slanted Door at the Ferry Building. I recommend cruising and noshing at the Ferry Building if your on the Embarcadero. I would go to Boulettes Larder and try the Lettuce Soup if you're feeling adventurous. Everything there is superb. For great vegetarian, try Herbivore in the Mission District or on Divisadero St. You might find yourself in the Sunset District if you're visiting SFSU. You can get great Indian food at Naan & Curry on Irving or Tasty Curry on 9th Ave. She might like Vegan Cafe Gratitude also. For sushi, there is Ryoko not too far from Union Square or Kabuto on Geary Blvd in the Richmond District. Have a great time! SF is a wonderful place for teenagers.
re: mlutsky
Lots of good recommendations from mlutsky... I'd add to that list: Dosa (Mission location is more hip for a teen, but the one in Japantown is much nicer), also in Japantown is O Izakaya (for izakaya) and Tanpopo (oh the service here is notoriously terrible, but their ramen is great) and I would also take your teen to get Korean BBQ (it's a bit on the meaty side, but they do have tofu soup, veggie and seafood options). The most popular places are on Geary in the Avenues, but even the ones (again in Japantown) are great fun.
re: sfwork
Which style of ramen do you order at Tanpopo? I've been there three times and find the ramen fair-to-middling. The ramen at Halu on Clement recommended elsewhere in this thread is better, but still far from great. Also note that most ramen stocks have some pork in them, so might not suit a non-red meat eater.
phee's coming from San Diego which is blessed with a branch of Santouka, so it would be a waste of time to eat ramen in the City of San Francisco. Unfortunately.
I rarely like to recommend the Ferry Building, but in your case, it sounds like a safe bet.
I like Cafe Claude from your list, though I've had hit or miss meals there. She can order a salad, and I'd recommend the croque monsiour....or check out Gitane, their new place. Yank Sing can be on the greasy side, depending on what you pick out. There's also Bar Jules, and Canteen (check the daily menus for both and make sure they're entrees suit you on that given day), Nopa, Slow Club or Universal Cafe, Tadich Grill for seafood and sourdough (pretty close to your hotel, and very historical), Bar Crudo has a raw bar, Ti Couz for crepes and salads, Sebo for sushi, Mission Beach Cafe, Delfina, the obligatory Tartine visit, and maybe even Bar Tartine (though the menu may be challenging), someone else will mention Zuni, for Asian you might try Burmese Superstar, which is pretty fusion-ed, and for Larkin Express for lunch before 3, and the classic brunch/lunch suggestion is Mama's. Bon Bon Patisserie is near your hotel and worth a look. If you're craving Mexican and want to avoid the burrito stands, Nopalito may work. I'll also cosign Herbivore, Grattitude, and Dosa as worth looking into.
If you're considering Dosa (the one on Valencia, that is), I'd reconsider and go to a few steps away to Udupi Palace, which is completely vegetarian and has stunning food and is very affordable. One of my very favorite restaurants in the Mission (I'm not a vegetarian). I took a vegetarian visitor there a few days ago and she was blown away. We've actually eaten at Udupi twice this week. Warning: Cash only.
P.S. It's in a neighborhood your teenager will probably really enjoy.
Udupi Palace
1007 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110
re: Atomica
Seconding Udupi over Dosa - less scene and better food.
To add to Atomica's note about enjoying the nabe, walk down the block and check out Paxton Gate and 826 Valencia for some truly off the wall shopping/browsing (taxedermy suplies/finished products and a pirate store, how can you go wrong)
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I second those recs. 826 Valencia and Paxton Gate are cool and unusual and completely worth a trip. Also, the excellent Aquarius Records is right by Udupi. I would have died for that store at 17. For dessert, you could go to the Bombay Ice Creamery on Valencia between 17th & 16th, and there's tons of other great stores up there too.
re: Atomica
re: tex.s.toast
i'm involuntarily dairy-free. bi-rite makes soy ice cream, which is pretty good, but might be amazing depending on where the OP is from. they do also have sorbet which is very good.
the mecca of dairy-free great ice cream is maggie mudd on cortland in bernal heights. the local whole foods also carry a good selection of maggie mudd pints if cortland is too inconvenient.
903 Cortland Ave, San Francisco, CA 94110
Other than being based in Union Square, you might mention the schools you will be visiting so that you get good recs for those nabes.
Please don't consider Naan N' Curry. It's only charm is cheap. I will conceede they make excellent naan, but is it worth, carelessly prepared chain food swimming in way too much sauce? What a waste of a SF eating opportunity.
If you are here Saturday morning, you should definately go to the Ferry Plaza farmers market. I lived in the San Diego area for a while and sooo missed that Saturday market. It was one of the first places I visited when I moved back.
I haven't read a good thing about Greens in a long time. If you are just going for the view ... that's all you will get that is good.
Yank Sing has a lot of detracters for being expensive, but claims of greasy food is a new one. IMO, I've never experienced that. In fact, the sesame balls are one of the least greasy in the city.
I would only select one Beldon place restaurant. I worked in the financial district where they are located for a decade and always find those restaurants expensive and the food not all that. People like that sidwalk, alley cafe thing that goes on, but to me that alley always was dirty and smelly (beer smell). The chef at B44 has just opened a new restaurant where he is focusing his attention, so take that for what you will.
If you list the schools you will be visiting, then I'll give recs in those neighborhoods. There are so many restaurants in SF. If in North Beach, she might enjoy The House. Here's the Place record with website and links to reports
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You guys are the best! I'm taking copious notes because I ALWAYS trust CH recs over most published material. As for schools, she wants to check out the Academy of Art, SFSU, and FIDM. I realize SFSU is way off our beaten path but this city has one of the best public transit systems and I haven't been out that way in several years (I used to go up alot on business).
Regarding ice cream, she can usually handle non-fat frozen yogurt but has no problem indulging mom's occasional ice cream fix, so thanks for the rec on Bombay! And the two of us head up to Amoeba records in L.A. all the time, so Aquarius Records sounds like a must-visit to me.
Thank you again - and keep 'em coming! This is going to be an adventure, one where we're doing ALOT of walking, so having a healthy list of potential dining spots is greatly appreciated.
re: phee
I agree with the Belden Place comments. I haven't liked B44 or Plouf at all in several visits to both. It's a cute street to look at in the evening, but that's about it.
We had some fantastic dim sum at City View a week ago. It is also somewhat expensive (but not Yank Sing expensive).
re: phee
If you're visiting SFSU, you won't be too far from Beijing Restaurant, a wonderful new Chinese place, not too far from the 29 bus route (about 3 minutes walk from the bus stop.)
You can board a 29 bus right at the 19th Ave. entrance to SF State.
This link describes the restaurant very well -- lots of great reviews:
Beijing Restaurant
1801 Alemany Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94112
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How well is English spoken there? If it's like China Village, I'd say "good rec", if it's like Everyday Beijing or Old Mandarin Islamic, I'd say "no no no!" Someone with strong food prejudices will want to know what's in everything, and some places you get enthusiastic shrugs.
I would also step away from Korean. "A little meat heavy" is an understatement.
My list is growing, thanks to you all! So, three recs here for sushi are Kabuto, Ryoto, and Sebo, and two of my coworkers recommended Sakana and Blowfish. I'd love to hear your thoughts on these, as we'll probably go for sushi at least twice in the four days we're there.
Thanks again!
re: phee
Sebo is likely to be featured in an upcoming episode of No Reservations, so that might be fun to check out for that reason alone. It's pricey, and hype doesn't always mean the best fish, but this place has a die hard following. If you go, make sure you pick a night they're open. There's also Domo around the corner, with a large sake list.
re: phee
Sebo does mostly no frills classic nigiri. Very fresh fish, perfectly seasoned rice. Expensive. Nice space, pretty quiet when I've been. Note that on Sundays, there is no sushi-just izakaya dishes. Currently my favorite sushi place in the city with Hama-Ko.
Kabuto used to be my favorite place, but it is not the same since Sachio-san sold the business. Although if you are looking for fancy rolls with funny names, it might still be a good choice.
Koo in the inner sunset is pretty good, and they also have a nice selection of other plates.
re: phee
Blowfish is off my list - haven't eaten there in a long time. It's got a lot of scene, some unusual appetizers (I remember the tempura grapes), good bartenders, but the fish itself is only slightly above average.
Kabuto was the place about 10 years ago. I had a below-average meal there around 8 years ago and never went back.
Also remember the friday night rule. Sushi's always best on friday nights. Most of the meh sushi I've had has been monday and tuesday. Of course some high end places break this rule, and some low end places use nothing but frozen anyway.
There's a Japanese restaurant up Powell right before it intersects at Bush...I can't remember the name! But it's very good. There are TONS of places around Nob Hill, and if you haven't been to Genki Ramen or Chutney's on Jones St. you should check it out.


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Ms. Hutson holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from Tulane University School of Law. After law school, she joined a small firm of lawyers, where she had a general practice. She left private practice to join the Corpus Christi City Attorney's Office where she served as an assistant city attorney prosecuting cases in the Municipal Court. She became Chief Prosecutor and later moved to the Employment Section, where she advised city directors on numerous employment matters, including disciplinary, constitutional, discrimination, and compensation issues. Her primary responsibilities were consulting with the Chief of Police, the Fire Chief, and other supervisors on misconduct investigations and representing the city during arbitrations and civil service hearings. While in Corpus Christi, Ms. Hutson also taught university-level courses to both undergraduate and graduate students.
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Thoughts naturally turn to helping those less fortunate around the holidays. But one local animal charitys mission is centered on some of the smallest and most forgotten creatures all year long: stray cats and kittens.
Tia Hagnas is the founder and president of Alley Cats and Angels, a Triangle-based all-volunteer, nonprofit rescue group that focuses on the stray and feral cats and kittens that many other rescue groups overlook. The groups mission is to get those cats adopted into permanent homes or placed into safe environments where they may go forth, but never multiply.
Hagnas says her group, one of the many in The News & Observers Holiday Guide to Giving, takes a holistic approach to dealing with cat overpopulation.
We take in kittens and friendly cats that are found in feral colonies, and were typically in the trenches getting them, Hagnas said. Were crawling through a ditch or climbing up a tree to get them. Its not Bring them to us.
An Alley Cats and Angels specialty is taking on what Hagnas calls the really hissy-spitty kittens that no one else wants. Those unsocialized kittens are placed in special foster homes where volunteers carefully coax them into becoming peaceful, loving cats ready for adoption.
The nonprofit, powered by about 30 volunteers, has so far taken in 330 cats in 2012 and adopted out 263.
Some unadoptable feral cats are relocated to barn homes through the Alley Cats and Angels Barn Cat Program. Since Hagnas founded the group in 2007, it has placed about 400 cats in barn homes.
Other feral cats the group encounters can be TNRd trapped, neutered, vaccinated and returned to their original location, where they are monitored and cared for by volunteers. Animal advocacy groups say TNR is the most efficient and humane way to control cat populations.
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The group also puts a lot of resources into its Alter an Alley Cat Program, which subsidizes the spaying and neutering of cat. Spay-neuter vouchers, which can be purchased for $60, are taken to local participating veterinarians who accept them as payment. The voucher covers the surgery, as well as distemper and rabies vaccinations. Right now, three vets in Rolesville, Cary and Raleigh accept the vouchers, and the group is in the process of expanding that network.
But even the low-cost vouchers are a hardship for some. Hagnas said that in many cases, Alley Cats and Angels works with people on the cost
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Alley Cats and Angels sometimes pulls at-risk cats and kittens from county shelters. But it can only do that when foster home space is available.
The group pulled about 60 cats and kittens from the Cumberland County animal shelter this year.
Until recently, almost no one pulled from them, Hagnas said. Or, unfortunately, theyd go in and cherry-pick and take the Maine Coons and Siamese and leave the others. We go in behind them and were like, Dadgummit, little black kitties, come on!
Though small in number, the Alley Cats and Angels volunteers accomplish much in the name of protecting forgotten felines and working to limit exploding cat populations.
And they know they still have lots of work left to do.
It may not sound like a lofty goal, but you have to address the issue of overpopulation at the root, Hagnas said. And were a pretty small group to accomplish what we accomplish.
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Bring blueberries & sugar to simmer in small saucepan over medium heat. Cook & mash for 6 minutes or until berries are broken down & reduced to ¼ cup.
Whisk together in large bowl:
In a separate bowl whisk until well mixed:
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Using rubber spatula, fold egg mixture & blueberries into flour mixture just until moistened. Batter will be lumpy w/a few spots of dry flour, do NOT over mix.
Spray muffin cups with baking spray. Divide batter equally in 12 muffin cups—this should completely fill cups & mound slightly. Spoon teaspoon of blueberry compote into center of each mound of batter. Gently swirl w/chopstick or skewer using figure 8 motion. Sprinkle lemon sugar evenly over muffins.
Bake at 425 on upper middle rack for 17-19 minutes or until topes are golden & just firm, rotating muffin tin from front to back halfway through baking time. Cool muffins in muffin tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to cooling rack.
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Adam St. Peter hit an inside-the-park grand slam that capped a six-run second inning Thursday in Joplin's 13-9 victory over Lebanon in an Ozark Conference game at South Middle School.
St. Peter, a junior first baseman, was 3-for-4 with five RBI. His two-out single in the second inning drove in Brett Graham, who had tripled.
Shortstop Bryce Ash was 3-for-4, scored twice and drove in a run, and left fielder Nate Brummer was 3-for-4 and scored twice.
"I thought it was our best offensive outing of the year," said Joplin head coach Kirk Harryman. "We need a nice job swinging the bats, and with two outs."
Keith Simpson led off the second inning with a double, stole third and scored on Russell's RBI grounder. Ash's double and walks to Chris Leonardi and Brett Graham loaded the bases for St. Peter, whose drive through the middle of the infield reached the center-field fence.
Brummer followed with a single, and after a walk to Tristan Ash, Simpson's single drove in Brummer.
Tyler Russell lined a double off the left-field fence and scored in the third inning, then lined a two-out, two-run home run to left in the fourth inning.
"We were seeing a lot of strikes and just turned on them," said Russell, who was 2-for-3 and drove in three runs. "We were connecting really well today."
Right-hander Keith Simpson was the winning pitcher with relief help from Caleb Garton, who came into the game with two outs in the sixth inning. Simpson scattered 10 hits, walked two and struck out five.
"He has a great curveball," Russell said. "It slows down a lot. It's a big difference from his fastball."
Lebanon's Rocky Long was 2-for-4, including a two-run home run in the second inning. The Yellowjackets added two runs in the fourth inning on a throwing error and two runs in the fifth on an RBI double by Justin Breedlove and Tyler Bare's sacrifice fly.
Long and David Johnson each singled in a run in a three-run seventh inning. Long scored the third run on a wild pitch.


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One high schooler's online talk of the Mayan end of days caused village police and school officials to initiate an investigation to publicly dispel rumors that there could be violence at Ridgewood High School this Friday.
The high schooler had posted a message on Facebook that Dec. 21 would lead to the end of the world, according to Ridgewood Police Chief John Ward. Officials declined to offer specifics but Ward said investigations determined the student's musings were "fantasy based" and did not express "any direct threat" to students or the school.
The student's statements about the Mayan calendar circulated on other students' social media accounts, where rumors spread that violence – possibly a school shooting – would be coming to the school on Friday.
The joint investigation by police and school officials didn't quiet talk around the community, however, and school officials needed to go a step further.
"It was dealt with a couple days ago and the rumors kept on going and going," Ridgewood High School Principal Thomas Gorman told Patch on Wednesday.
Rumors made the original message much worse, Gorman said, and the principal eventually decided to write a letter to parents to squash rising anxiety.
"The students are all safe here at school," he wrote to parents Wednesday. "To alleviate anxiety in light of last week's events, the police are maintaining a presence in all Ridgewood schools."
Tensions are high in towns across America following the Newtown, Conn. school shooting that left 20 students and eight others dead last Friday.
Ridgewood Superintendent Daniel Fishbein, speaking on the Sandy Hook shooting, said Monday that Ridgewood can't be "paralyzed by fear" and must return to normalcy.
"We need to keep a clear head and identify children at every level who have anxiety based on the events of the past week," Fishbein said. "We have to make sure the children see us as brave and strong and making sure...we can to bring some normalcy to a really unreal situation."
Police and school officials would not discuss any potential disciplinary action the student who wrote the message might face, as he's a juvenile.
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Ludacris: Chambliss Is Just About Politics, Not The People
by Andre Walker, Tue Dec 02, 2008 at 07:18:34 AM EST
It was a chilly evening in Atlanta Monday night, but that didn't deter supporters of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jim Martin from rallying on the steps of the State Capitol a day before the closely-watched run-off election between Martin and Republican Saxby Chambliss.
"We need at least one U.S. Senator who is a Democrat and works for us in Washington," state Democratic Party Chair Jane Kidd told the crowd. "All we have is 24 hours to get the job done."
Accompanying Kidd on the stage was a who's who of political leaders, radio personalities and hip-hop artists --including Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth and Michigan Congressman John Conyers-- all encouraged Democrats to get out the vote for Jim Martin.


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Irmo, SC (WLTX) -- Irmo notched its first win of the season following a thrilling 26-24 win over arch-rival Lexington.
Both the teams came in at 0-3, and it was the Wildcats that got things started with a touchdown run by Grays Chumley.
The Cats would get another touchdown on a Will Hunter pass to Logan Stills to make it 14-3.
Irmo would come back with a Bryce Fashaw touchdown run.
The Jackets would be down 17-10 when Demetrius Lewis would call his own number to tie the game at 17.
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The fallout from Twitter continues
San Francisco has never been able to do big-scale economic redevelopment without displacement of existing residents and businesses, and the "revitalization" of mid-Market is turning out to be another case in point. Rents are going up all over the neighborhood (as well as other parts of Market Street) as the second tech boom roars into San Francisco. And now it's having an impact on a community-based theater-development plan -- and potentially on even the more established theaters in the area.
According to J.K. Dineen (the best real-estate reporter in town) at the Business Times, a proposal by the North of Market Neighborhood Improvement Corp. and American Conservatory Theater to turn a stretch of boarded-up storefronts into an arts and performance center with housing and retail is falling apart -- because one of the property owners has decided that the parcel is too valuable now.
You can't get the whole article without subscribing (which I do, mostly to read Dineen's stuff), but the summary is here.
Basically, a Texas landlord was willing to sell the property a year ago at a price the folks at ACT could afford -- but now that the Twitter tax break has driven up real-estate values, the Lone Star Fund is having second thoughts and has dropped out of negotiations. So a plan that Mayor Ed Lee and Sup. Jane Kim were supporting that had the potential to do something good that wasn't just tech jobs in Mid-Market isn't going to happen.
The director of ACT is nervous:
In a letter to Mayor Lee, A.C.T. Executive Director Ellen Richard said she is worried that as companies such as Twitter, Square and Dolby relocate to Mid-Market, the arts groups that have long been housed in the neighborhood will be priced out. "If a sizable organization like the A.C.T. can't afford these new market rents, then what chances do smaller organizations have?"
Not much.
I think you've misunderstood me. I was merely expressing my amusement at your whole "tweeter" point. It was meant to be light-hearted. In all honesty, I didn't even expect you to respond.
I actually DO hate data mining. And I loathe Facebook's whole premise - constant, insipid commentary from a whole host of "friends" I barely know. I have never used Twitter because I view it in much the same light as Facebook. I mean, who cares what Mathew McConaughey just ordered for lunch?
And, again, I really don't know enough about the Twitter tax break to say definitively whether it's good or bad for the City.
Thanks for your response. I agree with you.
From March of this year: google this (it's on gawker.com):
Twitter's Secret History As the World's Worst Tech or Media Business
Mar 9, 2012 10:30 AM
"Twitter's business has been a joke, will have to be rebuilt from the ground up, and as far as we know is still in terrible shape."
(spam filter blocked any and all links i tried to give).
Twitter's Secret History As the World's Worst Tech or Media Business
Course land values would go up with successful companies like Twitter and Dolby. But a developer from Texas would see a 20 story building on Market Street as a better return on its investment. A 20 story building brings in more income than 6 story arts / performing / retail / housing. But is a 20 story building best for the mid-market area? Mid Market ends up with employees who leave the area at 5 pm, so the area is empty at night and on weekends.
Any mid-Market planning that does NOT account for the down-and-outers who hang around that area because services they need are in close proximity, fails. Housing and retail will lessen impact of the down-and-outers 24 hours a day as opposed to a 20 story building which will close at 5 pm and on weekends. (And down-and-outers may be as many as 2,000 people--source: 2011 SF Homeless Survey.)
It is possible, that a 20 story building could be a mix of retail, housing, arts, performance, business--similar to the building on Larken/Market.
People hang on to these derelict buildings because they know, inevitably the value of the property will increase and it serves them no purpose to tear the building down. In fact, that does just the opposite; a derelict building on the land makes the land more attractive and hence more valuable.
The point of "mid market" re/development is to place an upscale employment and luxury barrier between two lower income communities, The TL and Sixth Street/SOMA instead of knitting them together with appropriate urban amenities like a supermarket, for instance.
Just fine. Please.
D. Native, you must have gone to school here after Prop 13 sucked it all dry, because you read language: "such as" to mean "only." Please.
Hayes Valley used to be poor and crime-infested. Now it's full of high-end stores and restaurants.
Only people like you and Tim see that as a sign of failure and regression. The rest of us prefer no crime and more prosperity.
And they say that I hate poor people. Unless you want to pay $25 for a burger, you'd best find a way to keep the tides of affluence from washing over lower and middle income communities.
Government should work on behalf of those taxpaying citizens who are already in place, not against them in favor of residents who are not yet here or of fly by night speculative venture capital projects.
it's not like there is a shortage of Burger Kings in the city.
First, Harvest Market is a full-scale supermarket two blocks from 8th and Market, the center of the "Mid-Market" area. It is operated by Hispanic individuals, but I am sure they probably don't belong to the right social caste since at least the management might be classified as middle-class. In any event, it is not on the scale of a big Safeway, but it offers fresh produce, a butcher, organic foods, etc. There are also various supermarkets not very far away, from Trader Joe's to Whole Foods to Safeway to Rainbow Grocers that are all easily accessible by public transit.
Second, the Merchandise Mart redevelopment will include a large supermarket.
Third, and more importantly, how exactly would a supermarket address homelessness? Drug addiction? Crime? Filthy sidewalks? Lack of employment opportunities? Or any of the other issues that have long plagued the Mid-Market area.
Fourth, I am not sure how building new housing, especially when by law such housing must include affordable housing units, supposedly creates a "luxury barrier" between two lower income communities? Will there be a wall put up with checkpoints that will stop people living on Sixth Street from walking to the TL? Will people from the TL who might want to apply for a job at the new supermarket in the Merchandise Mart be informed that only "wealthy" people can apply for a service job? It seems your objections belong to a certain subset of SF folks who believe unless a neighborhood is left in a deteriorated state and the only new housing built involves public housing units (and even then, there are usually gripes about it), then a neighborhood is being "gentrified," which is viewed as a fate somewhat better than nuclear annihilation and somewhat worse than firebombing.
Finally, as for the need for other "urban amenities," the area has long had various second-hand stores, drug stores, diners, banks, check-cashing stores, liquor stores, etc. There are even a few well-established theaters, along with a few public health clinics, and a large public library and an art museum. The neighborhood is served by the BART and Muni underground, along with several bus lines and the streetcar. It is even relatively easy to flag a cab. There are also some large plazas hosting a regular farmers' market and other events, and where individuals enjoy hanging out. Some folks even set up tables along the sidewalk and play chess. I would think all of this would constitute the sort of "urban amenities" you would celebrate. But, I guess when you say "urban amenities" you mean something along the line of boutique stores and nice restaurants, which unfortunately lead to the dreaded gentrification you oppose.
There are close to 100,000 people living within a .5 miles radius of 8th and Market and there are precious few residential amenities there. Harvest Market's price point is way out of range for most low and very low income folks.
Market Street btwn 5th and 8th needs residential amenities such as a supermarket more so than whatever harebrained get rich quick development scheme political contributors demand Planning give them next.
Planning should put stabilizing existing communities first, that is providing lacking residential amenities and housing for SOMA and the TL. Planning policy is all about enriching developers irrespective of the consequences for existing San Franciscans.
San Francisco is full of areas that have changed multiple times. A good example is the Mission. Are you suggesting that the hispanics should have been kept out because the area was formerly all white?
Mid-Market and the TL are potentially prime downtown area's but currently are massively under-utilised because of the dismal economic activity there. That is changing slowly and Lee's efforts have already shown progress.
Only the most rigid SFBG NIMBY'ist wants to see filth, crime and squalor downtown. Progress is desirable and change is inevitable - fighting it is futile, and rightly so.
In a democracy, the will of the voters, citizens, taxpayers and residents should trump the will of developers and needs of hypothetical San Franciscans, otherwise it is not a democracy, it is a plutocracy that holds existing voters, citizens, taxpayers and residents in contempt.
You forgot that developer friendly propaganda nugget that claims that I am trying to turn San Francisco into a museum, you're falling down on the job old man.
I've never met a single person who thinks it is anything other than a hellhole right now. And yet you'd rather have drug dealers, pimps and homelessness than well-paid jobs and building improvements.
Hint - don't stand for elected office.
Where is this proof that there are 100k people 1/8th of the city population living in .5 miles from 8th and market? I call shenanigans.
Whatever. Cheap housing and homelessness is a business and SFBG is a stakeholder. Obviously what's good for Twitter is bad for your publication (and supporters). If you cared anything about this neighborhood, you'd be happy to see it cleaned up.
out of a job. Just like Ted Gullicksen would be out of a job if all SF'ers bought their own home. These poverty pimps needs losers and failures or they'd be unemployed and unemployable.
They add nothing of value. They merely obstruct progress, prosperity and sucess.
Your hateful comment lays bare your belief that low income people are "losers and failures." Too bad these "losers and failures" do the work that the owners in society exploit into profit. Your dream world of everybody being affluent and able to afford a home cannot exist in an economic system based on exploitation.
Are the workers in the third world that make most of our consumer goods also "losers and failures"? They have jobs, but I doubt they can afford a house anywhere. Their exploited labor fuels the economic system on which most affluent first worlders thrive.
Here here for righteous activists like Ted Guillicksen.
Third world? Really?
properties in mid market were never really affordable and ACT will probably be fine with gaining the Strand. they will need to develop an annex to support the students in the conservatory somewhere in the city but thats not impossible. the next wave of culture will probably be with Forest City at Pier 70 (they are now partnered with Intersection for the Arts at the Chronicle Buidling). maybe its time to get refocused and cut our losses
dear BG, please expand on the conflict of interest on the Mid Market reporting from the likes of Randy Shaw. This article was targeted by him yesterday. I attempted to get a few things posted already
A factory, for instance, is surely better situated in a lower-rent, less congested location. While "arts projects" can be anywhere.
actually mid market is ideal for the arts because it adds to value to consumerism and tourism, which a factory would not (especially when the factory workers go home at 5pm and leave the neighborhood empty). american cities are no longer industrial, theyre destinations for travelers. some of our most financially successful neighborhoods are the Haight, fishermans warf and Union Sq
not visit SF to see some grubby lesbian producing something I wouldn't use as cat litter. Oakland is a perfect location for that kind of thing, and many artists have moved there acordingly
Thank you. Somebody with the guts to say, "The Emperor has no clothes.".
I clicked on your link and found your blog post concise and informative. The type of reporting too often missing in present day journalism.
...by any other name is still gentrification. "Redevelopment," "economic revitalization," "community improvement" are simply another way of saying "poor people, get out." The people who live in the Central City do not need another theater, funky boutique, or establishment that serves alcohol and overpriced food. The people who are supposed to be looking out for the best interests of ALL the people in The City have basically done nothing to improve the quality of life for residents of "District 13"(where all poor people live). I don't know of any significant social or technological reforms or improvements that have resulted from social media. Lots of people making lots of money for essentially talking about nothing; am I the only one who sees a Second Tech Boom And Bust? Meanwhile, there is more feces on the streets than ever. Sixth Street is still Skid Row. There is basically no decent housing or affordable "slow" food anywhere in the "neighborhood." People with medical and economic problems have their meager possessions confiscated and are taken to jail or given tickets. If Twitter wants to be relevant, maybe they can give back some of the millions The City "gifted" them to those that need it. Because we are not going away. If you don't address the needs of "those people," they will end up robbing YOU and sh----ting on YOUR doorstep, wherever it is.
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BOSTON — The Gross Domestic Product in Massachusetts grew at an annual rate of 3.5 percent in the third quarter, statistics show, faster than the 2.8 percent U.S. GDP growth rate reported last week by the U.S. Commerce Department.
MassBenchmarks, published by the UMass Donahue Institute and reflecting the views of area economists, noted an accelerated pace of growth in Massachusetts during the quarter, compared to the second quarter, when the state's annual growth rate was 1.7 percent and U.S. GDP grew at a 2.5 percent annual clip.
Economists, however, cautioned that the rate of growth in Massachusetts during the fourth quarter is due to slow, in part due to the federal government shutdown in October and the effects of federal spending cuts, which analysts say are a threat to research, higher education, health care and the defense sectors.
At 7.2 percent, the most recently released Massachusetts jobless rate — for September — matched the U.S. unemployment rate.
But the state's rate had been pegged at 6.8 percent at the end of August.
According to MassBenchmarks, a recovering housing market and consumer and business spending are driving growth in Massachusetts and providing some relief from the federal spending cuts and higher federal payroll taxes.
The journal's authors also noted their third-quarter assessment is incomplete because the government shutdown delayed the release of September employment data. State labor officials plan a Nov. 22 release of the next round of jobs and unemployment information, a larger batch of data that will cover August, September and October.
The Commerce Department said the U.S. GDP growth in the third quarter beat the expectations of market observers who expected a 1.9 percent increase.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker said the economy grew at its fastest pace since the third quarter of 2012.
In the first quarter, the Massachusetts economy expanded at a 3.4 percent annual rate compared to 1.1 percent for the U.S. economy.


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Tomasz Adamek and Andrew Golota weighed in for tomorrow night's massive fight in Poland
The cruiserweight champion Adamek, moving up for the money that this fight will bring, came in at a shade over 214 pounds. 41-year old Golota weighed in at 256, which is by far the heaviest weight of his career. I've said before that I have my doubts Golota is really taking this fight seriously, and that probably confirms it. His previous highest weigh-in was 249 against Jeremy Bates in 2007.
Bad Left Hook is going to TRY to have live coverage tomorrow, which will start at about noon eastern here in the States. For those in the New York City area, Brick says that Club Exit in Brooklyn will be showing the fight starting at 11:30am ET for a $20 cover charge.


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Gov. Rod Blagojevich, D-Ill., left, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., center, and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., are sworn in before giving testimony at the Base Closure and Realignment Commission hearings at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Monday, June 20, 2005. Representatives from Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin will present their case to the commission.
In what appears to be yet another sensational move by side-show that is Blagojevich's trial defense, the former governor's defense team Thursday asked to issue a trial subpoena to the President of the United States of America.
They plan to call President Obama as a corroborating witness, because he can verify that Blagojevich didn't try to sell his seat. After Blagojevich was indicted Obama and his staff sat down for interviews with federal prosecutors to talk about ties to convicted developer Tony Rezko and Blagojevich's attempts to make deals for a senate seat appointment.
Blagojevich's lawyers filed a motion for the notes in December, but say they never received them.
"As of today's date, the defense has not received any notes, transcripts, or reports from President Obama's interview with the government," defense lawyers wrote in the subpoena.
"President Obama has direct knowledge to allegations made in the indictment. In addition, President Obama's public statements contradict other witness statements,specifically those made by labor union official and Senate Candidate B (Valerie Jarrett). It is anticipated that labor union official will be a witness for the government. His accounts of events directly related to the charges in the indictment are contradicted by
President Obama's public statement," defense lawyers wrote.
It's unclear if the President would agree to testify. Presidents can cite a number of reasons -- including national security, executive privilege or scheduling conflicts -- to avoid testifying. But it's not without precedent: president Clinton taped a video deposition in a civil case while serving.
The White House has not responded to the request to subpoena at this time. Blagojevich's corruption trial begins in six weeks.


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The Broncos announced Friday morning that they have agreed to terms on a contract with Texans UFA TE Joel Dreessen.
Ryans comes to Philly a born leader
With Eagles fans, there is natural-born doubt. But if newly acquired LB DeMeco Ryans is healthy, he should be a terrific fit in the middle of the defense.
Texans trade LB Ryans to Eagles for pick
The Texans have traded LB DeMeco Ryans to the Eagles for a fourth-round draft choice and a swap of third-rounders.
Reports: Bengals agree with CB Allen
The Bengals have agreed to a contract with Texans UFA CB Jason Allen, multiple media outlets have reported.
Texans may draft kicker for first time ever
With Houston possibly not being able to afford PK Neil Rackers, it could make franchise history, drafting a kicker for the first time.
Texans reach agreement with C Myers
The Texans have come to terms with one of their own, free-agent C Chris Myers, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Friday.
Raiders enter fray, sign Brisiel, Bartell
The Raiders made their first two free-agent signings Friday, adding former Rams CB Ron Bartell and ex-Texans OG Mike Brisiel.
Texans confident Butler can replace Winston
Following the surpising release of ORT Eric Winston, OT Rashad Butler becomes the Texans' new starter.
Bills land DE Williams
After two days in Buffalo, the Bills will sign Pro Bowl DE Mario Williams to a six-year contract.
Phillips presented with PFW coaching award
Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips was honored as the 2011 Assistant Coach of the Year on Tuesday at the Ed Block Courage Awards.
Texans cut QB Leinart, FB Vickers
The Texans released QB Matt Leinart on Monday evening, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The First Fifteen: Free-agency edition
The NFL is on the verge of its annual round robin of free agents and teams filling out dance cards otherwise known as free agency, which begins Tuesday.
Texans release ORT Winston
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Report: Texans P Hartmann suspended four games
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Fantasy spins: Marshawn Lynch, Stevie Johnson and Arian Foster
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Daniels has been added to the AFC roster for this Sunday's Pro Bowl.||||||| Daniels will make his second Pro Bowl appearance (2008) and becomes the ninth Texan chosen this season. Daniels caught 62 passes for 716 yards in 2012, his seventh season. He led the Texans with a career-high six touchdown catches.
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Daniels had seven catches for 59 yards and a touchdown in Houston's big win over Baltimore Sunday.||||||| Daniels is becoming one of Matt Schaub's favorite targets in the red zone. Daniels has a TD catch in four of the last five contests.
Daniels hauled in seven receptions for 100 yards during Sunday's 20-19 win at Cincinnati.||||||| Daniels seems to have developed a good rapport with T.J. Yates and seems like a safe play from here on out. He faces Carolina in Week 15.
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With temperatures expected to be in the 50s and 60s through the weekend, it's hard not to have the great outdoors -- and gardening, in particular -- on the brain.
The Joliet Park District has you covered, especially if you live in a spot where land isn't available or you don't have enough space. Plots are available to rent in the Organic Community Garden, located at 3200 W. McDonough St., across from the Inwood Golf Course and next to the River Valley Detention Justice Center in Joliet.
The rental cost is $25 for a 10-foot-by-10-foot space and $50 for 10-foot-by-20-foot, if you live in the park district. If not, it's $37.50 for the smaller lot and $75 for the larger.
If you're eager to get your hands in the dirt, two work days are scheduled fro April 14 and May 11. From 9 a.m. to noon, volunteers will be putting in new pathways, clearing weeds and getting the area ready to plant.
Because it's an organic garden, the use of synthetic or chemical pesticides, fungicides, and herbicides is not allowed.
Participants are also asked to keep pathway intact and plots must be kept relatively weed free, according to the rules. Whatever is planted must stay within the boundaries of the plot itself.
WANT TO RENT A PLOT? Applications are available at the front desk at the Inwood Atheltic Club, 3000 W Jefferson St., Joliet, or by calling Kristen at 815-741-7275, Ext. 126.
WANT TO VOLUNTEER AT A WORK DAY? Email email@example.com.
DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO DONATE? The park district is seeking garden tools, a shed, mulch, pavers and monetary donations for garden operations and maintenance. Email email@example.com.
In general, the park district also recommends taht gardeners who are uncertain about whether conditions are too wet or to dry for planting follow these rules, as drafted by writer at eHow Home.
- Dig up a small patch of your soil to about the depth of a trowel, about 6 to 8 inches.
- Gather a handful of soil from the middle of this dig. Squeeze your hand tight and open your hand.
- See how the soil reacts to being squeezed. If it doesn't form a ball or falls apart immediately, it's too dry. Add compost or peat moss and water it regularly. If it does form a ball that holds together, continue to the next step.
- Press your finger against the ball. If the ball continues to hold together and even molds to the shape of your finger, the soil is too wet. Let it dry out before doing anything more to it. If the ball cracked and started to crumble when you pressed on it, it's just about right. It's time to dig up the garden, add soil amendments and plant.


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Ahead of iOS 7 beta 4′s rumored release (perhaps as soon as today if Apple were to follow its own pattern), some purported download links for the new release have hit the web. These download links, when clicked, pull up a "Your session has expired link," while an incorrect link shows an "Access denied" message. The purported build number is 11a4435d, and here is a purported link for a GSM iPhone 5 (CDMA iPhone 5 link has the same message as well). (Thanks, Robert!)
In related news, BGR claims that two more betas will follow today's beta 4 and that the Golden Master seed will be released to developers in September.
I heard last week that Apple is nearing an initial "GM1″ candidate internally. This candidate is said to be at a zero-priority-1 bug status, which means that there are no critical bugs left in the operating system. Of course, Apple will likely discover more bugs in its testing and will likely have several internal GM candidates before releasing the final GM seed to developers later in the year.
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text: Dirty Pretty ThingsWinter monsoons had carved the driveway of Jim Hyde's 42 Bar Ranch into a bigger challenge than most of these bikes will ever face. We, however, would become quite familiar with even bigger challenges over the next two days. Jim's RawHyde Adventures (see sidebar page 104) puts together all manner of luxury off-road excursions for fans of these two-wheel behemoths who are also aficionados of haute cuisine, warm beds and hot showers. He'd invited us to sample all of the above, promising to aim us at some scenic, non-lethal terrain the next day. Having secured the photographic services of Mr. Joe Bonnello, we were prepared (or so we thought) to meet our fate. Before leaving the pavement on any motorcycle with roughly the same mass and disposition of an adult grizzly bear, say to yourself, "This is not a dirtbike." Now say it again. Provoked by some inopportune combination of speed, terrain and bad judgment, any of these bruisers can ruin a perfectly good femur, simultaneously financing your orthopedic surgeon's summer vacation in Aruba. Real-deal knobbies--Continental TKC80s are an excellent choice--will drastically improve these bikes' off-road handling. But in the interest of science and street traction, we stuck with standard rubber: Michelin's Anakee on the BMW and Triumph, Bridgestone Trail Wings on the V-Strom and Pirelli Scorpions on the KTM. Roughly 25 feet after mashing the KTM's six-speed into low gear, the 950 becomes the most confidence-inspiring off-roader in this quartet. No surprise there. It's lighter, stronger and rides on real dirt-spec WP suspension. Arriving at the top of a mountain first, the KTM pilot's biggest challenge is finding something to do until the others show up. Still, discretion is valor on these things. It's best to take your time. Think observed trials, not motocross. Precision, not feckless bravado. At that rate, the BMW is a corner or three behind its Teutonic colleague. Despite its extra mass and a Telelever front end that isn't as compliant or communicative as the KTM's inverted WP fork, the 84-horse Boxer does a credible Panzer impersonation, laying down usable power from 2000 rpm and chugging through essentially anything the Michelins can get hold of. Switching off the ABS helps, but the GS's front brake is touchy; strictly a one-finger proposition in the dirt. The KTM's brakes are less powerful but more effective and much less scary. The 91-horsepower Suzuki suffers from cantankerous low-rpm throttle response, softish suspension and slippery-when-wet rubber-covered pegs. Some distance behind, the Tiger just suffers. With even softer suspension, slipperier-when-wet rubber-covered pegs and a peakier power delivery, it's an unhappy cat on the rough stuff. Semi-flaccid suspension is the Tiger's Achilles' heel on dirt or pavement. Going the Extra MileBefore Interstate 5 was just a gleam in some paving contractor's eye, Model T Fords, Packard sedans and lumbering chain-drive Mac trucks took the Ridge Route from Castaic to Gorman. With 599 corners plus Dead Man's Curve--conveniently located directly above a spot soon known as the Junk Yard--any trip on this 20-foot-wide snake of pavement was an adventure. Some 90 years after it opened, there's plenty of adventure left in the 30 remaining miles. Riddled with craters and choked in spots to handlebar-width by mudslides, the surface alternates between scabs of ancient blacktop and the even-more-antique concrete underneath. It's enough to rattle a car or a regular streetbike to pieces, but these beasts eat it up. The Triumph seems happier carving between boulders in the gravel-strewn corners. The KTM's Pirelli skins stick well on the street, sliding predictably if provoked. Pulling up to regroup at a particularly magnificent overlook, you can almost see it, miles off to the east: Willow Springs International Raceway, home of the newly constructed Horse Thief Mile circuit. We could have just strafed a few unsuspecting canyon roads, but how much fun would that be? Horse Thief Mile is what happens when Keith Code, Eddie Lawson and pro-rally legend Rod Millen cram 11 corners into a single mile of pavement. Draped on the hill overlooking Willow's familiar 2.5-mile road course, it could have been called the Rollercoaster Mile. Aside from 1500 feet of straight and level pavement, you're either hammering up one hill or down another into mostly blind, decreasing-radius corners on billiard-table-smooth pavement. Yeeooowww! On public roads, the performance crown comes down to the KTM's omnipotent power/weight ratio versus the BMW's rock-solid chassis and brick-wall brakes. With no cops, cars, dogs, ice-cream trucks, bumps or puddles of ATF to keep speeds down, it's basically the same story. The Adventure wins the dragrace out of every corner but pitches forward on its long-travel suspension, braking crazily into the next one. Wound between 6000 and 7000 rpm, the GS is still five horses down on the lighter Austrian. Its better brakes, zero front-end dive and superior cornering manners make up some of the difference, but not quite enough. The KTM's Pirelli skins stick well on the street, sliding predictably if provoked. At Horse Thief, the Suzuki gets the best of its customary battle with the Tiger. Cranking in maximum spring-preload at both ends keeps the V-Strom chassis settled in all but the fastest two corners. The Suzuki's pegs drag sooner, and its standard Bridgestones begin losing their grip earlier than the Triumph's Michelins. Keep the Tiger spinning near 9000 rpm and stay smooth on the brakes and it's capable of a respectably sporty clip. Still, Hinkley's 955cc triple can't quite match Hamamatsu's 996cc twin lunging from such tight corners, especially when it's pushing a heavier package. With better tires and brakes, the V-Strom could be right up there with the pricier Europeans. At the end of the day, conclusions emerge amidst cooling engines and cold beers. To select the perfect adventurer, you need to choose the adventure you have in mind...and how adventurous your check-writing hand feels today. If it's more about dirt than street and you're not kidding about the Van Zyl's Pass next year--the steepest, rockiest mountain trail in South Africa--then the KTM is a slam-dunk. But if you're riding from L.A. to New York and then catching a flight to Cape Town, the BMW's pavement capabilities, ABS and assorted accoutrements seal the deal if you can part with the $15,490 admission price. Still, gratuitous foot-out cornering behavior is mostly unnecessary. If price is more important than accoutrements, ABS or traveling on unimproved surfaces, it comes down to a choice between the Suzuki and the Triumph. The V-Strom's $8999 sticker price--$1500 less than the Tiger's--cinches that deal for us, making it one of the last true steals in anyone's showroom. It's a great all-arounder. But if you're pinning our ears back for the absolute king of adventure, toss another beer over here and go with the GS. BMW invented this category more than a quarter-century ago, funneling engineering R&D into it when nobody else cared. It's motorcycling's answer to the Swiss Army Knife. Ride it to work today, to Telluride tomorrow and Dakar next summer. On the GS, adventure is anywhere you haven't been yet. And that, as far as we're concerned, is the whole idea. « | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | » | View Full Article Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!


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Welcome to Edinburgh, 1926. Dandy Gilver, a wealthy and witty aristocrat (and sometimes amateur sleuth) receives a letter from Lollie Balfour, who insists that her husband of five years is having her followed and her mail is being steamed open.
The only way for Dandy to help is by pretending to applying for a job as a lady's maid in Lollie's house. Dandy gets a crash course from her own maid and arrives at 31 Heriot Row, ready to put all of her detection skills to good use. Why does Mr. Balfour want to get rid of his wife? And can Dandy stay in disguise long enough to evade the villains?
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Tonawanda resident Martin Kober poses with a copy of a painting that might be the work of Michelangelo. Photo by Derek Gee / The Buffalo News.
Back in October, Tonawanda resident Martin Kober became the subject of international attention when it came to light that he was in possession of a painting attributed, quite convincingly to many, to the Italian Renaissance painter Michelangelo. The story of how the painting was passed down over the centuries before it finally came to reside in Kober's family home near Rochester, is a humdinger.
And this week, "The Lost Michelangelos," the book by Italian art conservator and scholar Antonio Forcellino that ignited last year's storm of media interest in Kober and his might-be Michelangelo, was released in an English translation. On Saturday, the New York Post ran a story chronicling the painting's fascinating provenance and noted that Kober is keeping an important next step in the effort to establish the painting as the work of the Italian master under wraps for now.
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Rewind to July 24th and we posted a Celebrity BlackBerry Sighting featuring Samantha Ronson with a BlackBerry Bold. At that time some of you said "Samantha who?" while others said "Why the **** does she have a Bold and I don't?!"
In case you're still not familar with the name, Samantha Ronson is famous for a few things: her brother is music producer Mark Ronson; her sister is fashion designer Charlotte Ronson; she is an internationally known and in-demand DJ; and last but not least, Samantha Ronson is Lindsay Lohan's girlfriend (officially now on record). It's probably that last accolade that was the key to her being one of the first in the world to get a Bold.
Well... it turns out Samana Ronson was playing at a local club last night, so I decided to drop by and check out the scene. I wanted to see first-hand if Samantha Ronson was truly BlackBerry-Addicted enough to be deserving of a pre-release BlackBerry Bold.
I quickly discovered three things:
1. Samantha Ronson is a HARDCORE BlackBerry Addict. Like seriously... she was DJing to a couple hundred people (and she does rock... club was bump'n), yet she was constantly reaching for her BlackBerry and reading and pounding out messages (probably to Lindsay...word was she was hanging back at the hotel). Certified addict. Totally passed my test.
2. Samantha Ronson is No Longer using a BlackBerry Bold. I'm not sure what happened, but gone is the Bold and she's back to using a Curve.
3. Samantha Ronson looked sad. I know I was pretty sad last weekend after I gave my Bold to Podcast Craig and went back to a Curve (for 48 hours before buying a new Bold). I'm guessing the perma-sad look was her longing for AT&T to finally release the Bold. That, or she really wanted to finish her set so she could go see whoever she was messaging all night!
Check out more of my paparazzi shots after the jump!!
Samantha Ronson is a BlackBerry Addict
Anonymous Oct 5, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Is that Larry the Cable Guy in that last picture???
chlp83 Oct 5, 2008 at 10:20 pm
she has a lot of nice toys there.
was this at hifi?
cbs2669 Oct 6, 2008 at 12:01 am
Who cares about either one of them?
Firestorm Oct 6, 2008 at 12:21 am
You obviously care enough to take your time out to comment.
iamdjpaul Oct 6, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Dang,,,,, Is she spinning 2 turn tables and 2 CD's Nice...
Nevets68 Oct 6, 2008 at 1:11 pm
A Obamoid sticker. That just lowered the value of the "me too" computer.
And are you sure that's not a guy dj'ing?
Jdr8402 Oct 6, 2008 at 2:16 pm
[sarcasm]You blew us all away with that informative and eye opening post. [/sarcasm]
Lots of goodies in the pic though. The spin setup is sick.
did anyone ever think that maybe she never got a Bold and was just using Lindsays?


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Gas Thieves Arrested
For a little over a week, several residents of Marion County had reported to law enforcement that someone had drilled holes into their gas tanks, and stolen their gasoline.
However, 39-year-old Darlene Kimbriel and 54-year-old John Oldenburg were arrested after sheriff's deputies responded to a landscaping business called Pro Scape Incorporated. Someone had set off the companies alarm, and when deputies arrived they found a Ford truck with a hole in the gas tank, but that's not all.
"When we started collecting the evidence, we were going to process the drill for finger prints and all of that, but then we found the name etched on the side of the drill and it came back to the defendant," said Marion County Sheriff's Office Cpt. Jimmy Pogue.
Both were arrested, and deputies found the beginnings of what they believe was to be a meth lab in their home.
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