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Cowboys need safety net with Sensabaugh hurt
With the news that SS Gerald Sensabaugh injured his shoulder and would miss 3-4 weeks, it became possible he would not heal in time for the Cowboys' opener in Washington.
Average value of NFL teams decreases
In Forbes magazine's annual ranking of NFL team values released Wednesday, the average value for NFL teams fell two percent.
Witten accepts PFW Humanitarian Award
Cowboys TE Jason Witten was presented with Pro Football Weekly's 12th annual Arthur S. Arkush Humanitarian Award at the team's training facility in Oxnard, Calif., on Wednesday evening.
Cowboys lose another starter for the preseason
Gerald Sensabaugh becomes the fourth Cowboys starter who will miss the rest of the preseason after injuring his left shoulder. His availability for the season opener is in jeopardy.
Report: Cowboys SS Sensabaugh out 3-4 weeks
Cowboys SS Gerald Sensabaugh will miss 3-4 weeks after suffering a subluxation in his left shoulder during Saturday night's preseason game against the Chargers, according to ESPN Dallas.
Cowboys' Witten changes people's lives
A combination of modesty and drive off the football field has helped Jason Witten earn Pro Football Weekly's 2010 Arthur S. Arkush Humanitarian Award.
Cowboys WR Bryant getting healthy
Cowboys rookie WR Dez Bryant is making a rapid recovery from a sprained right ankle and is optimistic that he'll be able to play in one or two preseason games.
Man coverage suits Cowboys' Jenkins well
CB Mike Jenkins took about as big a leap as you can make a season ago, and playing in the Cowboys' man-coverage scheme helped a lot, as well as better preparation and understanding of the schemes.
Cowboys TE Phillips out for season with torn ACL
The Cowboys suffered their first major injury of the preseason, losing TE John Phillips to a torn ACL that he suffered in Sunday night's Hall of Fame game.
Cowboys beat turnover-prone Bengals
The Dallas Cowboys forced four turnovers, got three field goals from David Buehler and an interception return for a touchdown by Brandon Sharpe for a 16-7 victory over Cincinnati in the Hall of Fame game Sunday night.
Cowboys TE Phillips, Bengals RB Leonard suffer injuries
There were a couple casualties from the first half of Sunday night's Pro Football Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio.
Smith made it to Canton his way
Hall of Fame RB Emmitt Smith's rushing record might be the single greatest statistical achievement in football, but it's the way he achieved this near-unbreakable mark that was most impressive.
Spears sprains knee, out 4-6 weeks
Cowboys DE Marcus Spears suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee Thursday in the team's final practice in San Antonio. He's expected to be sidelined 4-6 weeks, throwing into doubt his availability for Week One ...
Cowboys rookie Bryant out 4-6 weeks
Cowboys WR Dez Bryant will be out 4-6 weeks after suffering a high right ankle sprain near the end of practice Friday. That means the first-round pick could miss the rest of training camp and possibly be ready for the ...
Bryant injury a big blow to starting aspirations
The high ankle sprain suffered by WR Dez Bryant in the first week of camp was a big blow for the first-round pick, who was off to a great start.
The Dallas Cowboys have signed Costa to a two-year contract, pulling off another deal to save salary cap space.||||||| Costa's agent, George Mavrikes, told The Associated Press on Saturday that Costa's $2.7 million, two-year deal includes a $450,000 signing bonus for $950,000 guaranteed this season. Costa played in only three games last season, missing most of training camp with a back issue that he re-aggravated in the season opener. He played two games in October before needing season-ending ankle surgery.
Costa is out for the season with an ankle injury.||||||| Costa hasn't played since injuring his right ankle Oct. 21 against Carolina. He also missed all but one series of the first four games with a back injury.


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PLATTSBURGH — The racks are filling up at Champlain Centre mall's newest addition, children's clothing store Crazy 8, exciting local parents and grandparents.
Located beside FYE, the shop opens Wednesday and will celebrate with special discount and giveaways for their children's clothing that sizes from newborn through 14.
The first Crazy 8 store opened in August 2007 and there are more than 290 of the retail shop and its outlet stores around the United States.
"Crazy 8 is a welcome addition to the Centre and fills our need for quality and fashionable children's clothing at reasonable price points," General Manager David Napolitan said in a statement. "Shoppers are going to love the bright and colorful store."
Liz Hawks said her and her friends have all been talking about it. She said she loves Crazy 8 because when they have sales, she can score some great deals.
Even though the prices are cheap, the quality is not, Ed Hawks added in. He said Crazy 8 products have a higher quality than the usual department stores.
Because of this, they're happy to see a location opening locally.
"We don't have to drive across the lake or three hours away," Hawks said.
Katherine Greeno said she feels restricted to Target and Old Navy for children items and the two new stores will provide a greater selection of products for her family.
Hearing about it a couple of months ago, she said she is pleased there will finally be a kids store in the mall.
Owned by the Gymboree Corporation, Crazy 8 is its newest and fastest-growing brand, the release said. Its addition to the mall, Neopolitan said in an earlier interview, pairs nicely with another kids' clothing retailer, The Children's Place, that aims to open in late spring adjacent to Foot Locker and near JCPenney.
"There's enough of everything else," Melanie Burnell, a regular out-of-town shopper said. "I'm glad to see a children's store opening up."
Last October, Crazy 8 released its news about the Plattsburgh shop, then saying it expected to open in spring 2013, one of about 90 new locations planned for this year. "We need selection," Diana Trim, a grandmother to a set of toddler twins, said, "and the kids are going to love it."
For the time being, Trim said she depends on department stores to suit her grandkids' needs, but a wider variety is not only needed, but will also be more fun.
The Children's Place followed with its announcement in early December. Many local shoppers heard about the new stores around the holidays, and for Michelle Corthell, she has been looking forward to the grand openings ever since.
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9:00am Friday 10th January 2014 in Sport By David Pritchard, Chief Sports Reporter covering Oxford United. Follow us on twitter: @oxfordmailoufc. Call me on 01865 425458
Deane Smalley wants to stay as Oxford United's penalty taker despite seeing a spot-kick saved in the previous game.
The 25-year-old's effort was saved late on in the 2-0 defeat to Scunthorpe United.
It rounded off a disappointing afternoon for Smalley, who had earlier given away a penalty, which was saved by Ryan Clarke.
The striker, whose seven goals this season include two penalties, is keen to make amends as soon as possible, so will be volunteering if United are awarded a penalty against Portsmouth tomorrow.
He said: "The best thing for me is to get on the pitch and put that right sooner rather than later.
"I had a penalty and missed, but if there's an opportunity to take another, I'll be stepping up."
Smalley, who scored twice at Portsmouth's Fratton Park on the opening day of the season, admits he had no idea how he gave away the other penalty.
He said: "I saw it back and it looks like I blatantly handballed it.
"I obviously didn't mean to, no-one does. I don't know what happened, but I'm not shying away from the fact I have handballed it.
"Luckily enough Clarkey rescued me."
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"The suspect, 32-year-old Assif Mayar, was booked into the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin on drug possession and sales charges, according to the sheriff's office.
Nelson said Mayar apparently acquired the alligator, named "Mr. Teeth," in 1996 to commemorate the death of rapper Tupac Shakur. It appears the animal was being used as a deterrent to scare away would-be marijuana thieves."
Amazing to think that scum like this walk amongst us. Too bad the gator didn't turn on 'Ass-if' while he was going through his stash to process it for sale to school kids in Castro Valley.
Last night, the KTVU news showed a video of his wife driving away from the house in a new Mercedes SUV, no doubt from proceeds from their drug sales. She tried to cover her face with her hijab. Welcome to America, Ass-if.
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"Take Care and Don't Mess With Marnie!"
It didn't take long for me to become totally immersed in this mystery. And what a mystery it is! About half way into the book, a light bulb went on and I thought I had it figured out. How wrong I was, as there are twists and turns that are totally unexpected. This is a really good story that keeps you holding your breath til the end.
Sean Barrett's narration was amazing. It was truly a performance that I will long remember and it added greatly to the enjoyability of the story. Barrett did all the characters so well and had such a variety of voices and accents. His interpretation of one particular character certainly added immensely to the creepiness factor which made the experience such fun for me.
Collateral characters,while not as well described and developed, were also believable and interesting. This is a series and I think Watching You is the last one that was released. While it was a stand alone story, I imagine you might feel more at home with having previous experience with Joe O'Loughlin, the criminal psychologist. Still, despite entering the series in this later book, I found it thoroughly enjoyable and I highly recommend it.
(I have not described the story as Audible gives a good summary, certainly enough for you to decide if the plot interests you.)
"An Unexpected and Very Pleasant Surprise!"
The Age of Innocence was a daily deal and really not something that would interest me, but the reviews were all so enthusiastic that I had to give it a try.
Horovitch narrated it so wonderfully, I wasn't the least bit bothered by his English accent for New York characters. I will admit I did laugh out loud at another reviewer's comment about Countess Oleska sounding like she was from Transylvania. Despite that little blip, it was a perfect narration.
I particularly enjoyed the setting, 1870's New York City. The upper class families with their restrictive societal-driven behaviors fascinated me. I loved the description by Wharton of May and Ellen's grandmother, Mrs. Manson Mingott. It had me chuckling to myself as she described in detail Mingott's utterly fleshy state!
I had hopes for different decisions on Newland Archer's part, but it seems he was greatly limited by societal restraints of the day and of his class as mentioned above. It was a very unusual threesome, something that would never play out in this day and age of immediate gratification. And yet, I loved every minute of this book. It was an enjoyable and amusing listen for me.
"Dead Wrong and Dead Awful!"
There are so many things wrong with this book, I'm not sure where to begin. The thing that stands out the most for me is the skills of the narrator, which are seriously lacking. Stephanie Brush has a lovely pleasant voice and she does Joanna Brady nicely. However, she cannot do anyone else in a decent, convincing voice. When she does males, she uses a throaty, shrill voice that makes them instantly annoying and unlikeable. At first, I felt her husband had aphasia or a mental deficiency, the halting way he spoke. She was equally awful at doing crying children or crying women--ferociously awful! She needs to go to Narrator School, for sure! No, I would NOT listen to another of her narrations, even if it was for a favorite author.
Then, on to the story which was sorely lacking in credibility. We are to believe that a 9 months pregnant Joanna, only a week away from her due date, is working full-time, late into the evening, AND weekends in dangerous situations with no worries, no aching tiredness, or fears of doing damage to her unborn son? We are to believe her husband is perfectly okay with this, too? We are to believe she can fly down onto the ground, lie on her 9-months pregnant stomach, and shoot a bad guy from under her car? And the old tired cliche that parents must be inconsiderate, obnoxious idiots--both Joanna's AND also her husband's?
The story was not very believable, either, and much too easily wrapped up in the end. Oh yes, Joanna was perky and fine right after the delivery and continued to work from her hospital bed! It leads us to speculate that the baby will enter daycare immediately and perhaps never see his mother again.
I thought I really enjoyed Jance's books. I am thinking she is either resting on her laurels, relying on formula stories, or not using editors anymore. Too bad. I really like her settings and have even spent time in the Huachuca Mountains . . . .
"Adventures in Time Travel!"
I know there are folks who buy a book because of its cover. I got this one because of its title--I just couldn't resist it! Besides, time travel is 'in' right now and often can be very entertaining.
Over all, I found the story enjoyable and a fun read. The heroine is surprisingly able and competent to handle herself in difficult situations and to save the day for her colleagues. I found this a bit incongruous with the narrator's particular British accent, in that I just could not imagine someone who talked like that punching someone in the face or being rough and tough enough to carry the story. Yet, Max was just that kind of heroine. I guess you just can't judge a book by its accent!
In contrast to a previous reviewer, I enjoyed this book much more than Connie Willis' two World War II time travel books, which I found very unsatisfying and frustrating. Jodi Tayor's character, Max, has actual relationships with other characters and all these characters are more developed. I found Max's adventures in time travel into the past much more engaging. The Willis books, while expertly researched, were pure drudgery for me.
If you love time travel books and are happy with a very British sounding heroine, this book will be a fun read for you. Go for it!
"A MUST read . . ."
for anyone interested in the current state of health care and the medical field, for professionals, and those like me who aspire to be a doctor in my next life.
Seriously, this is an excellent book that covers very interesting and surprising issues related to improving medical care and outcomes. A few of the things Dr. Gawande touches on are cleanliness, battle injuries, eradicating polio, doctors' salaries, hospital excellence (or lack of), and practice of medicine in impoverished areas of India. Each topic had surprising information and was compellingly interesting to me. The author's intelligence, clear-thinking, and caring came through as the book progressed. He has a great deal to offer medical professionals and also the non-medical, average person, too.
John Bedford Lloyd did a fabulous narration. I never felt that he was reading someone elses book. He read it like it was his own. His voice is simply wonderful, too.
Highly recommended if the topic is of interest to you.
This is a really wonderful book--I realized this more and more as the novel proceeded. It is such a different take on World War II and the Nazis, focusing on two youths on different sides. This said, I really don't see this as a YA novel but rather, for all age readers.
Marie Laure is a French girl who became blind at age 6. She lives in France with her beloved father. After the war begins, they flee to St. Malo to live with her father's brother who is an agoraphobic. Werner, on the other hand, is a young German orphan who comes of age in Hitler's Youth, being sent to fight at a very early age and staying alive due to his uncanny skills with radios.
This is a very touching, beautifully written story that I will remember and think about for a long time. The ending is not what I hoped for or expected, but we all know that a WW II story is unlikely to have a fairytale ending. This ending, however, was very satisfying and left me with good feelings.
Zach Appleman should be commended for his excellent and consistently sensitive narration. It is perfect for this story.
"Funny and interesting and moving!"
I wasn't sure, at first, if I could enjoy 8 hours of Billy Crystal. The beginning of the book had many laugh-out loud moments as Billy discussed growing old. It particularly resonated with me, as Billy and I are very close in age and grew up in nearby Long Island towns. Billy alternated chapters of his autobiography with standup comedy routines about the joys (or horrors!) of getting old. He also ranted about people's behaviors that frustrated him, many of which I could identify with.
Billy is a very likeable guy. He couldn't have made so many wonderful and amazing friends without having a genuinely great personality. I really liked his ability to look on the bright side of life and not focus on the negative. I also found it amazing that Billy has been married to his sweetheart, Janice, since 1970! You just don't see this happening in Hollywood any more.
This was a fun, easy listen for me, and I am glad I purchased this book. It was an unexpectedly pleasant listening experience.
"A Fabulous Find!!"
This book was such a surprise for me. I didn't expect to be so riveted to the mp3 player--I finished the book in a day and a half! This is an audiobook I really hated to end and it is a hard act to follow for my next book.
Firstly, the narration is the best! Sean Barrett nails the main character, Guido Guerrieri, but without even needing an Italian accent. He also portrays the defendent, Abdou Thiam, impeccably. I will definitely seek our more books by this narrator.
I really like this sort of story. I felt I really got into the head of the main character, that he was actually speaking to me. What some other reviewers found "tedious", I found compelling. I could have listened to the character, Guido, musing on about his life for a really long time; I found myself interested in it all! I loved his incidental relationships, too. Perhaps this is an indication of the narrator's skill and the author's talent combined. The author and the narrator are an unbeatable combination for me.
I liked the story very much too. I could not imagine how all the circumstantial evidence and prejudices of the main players could be overcome. It certainly wasn't how I expected it to turn out. I also found the Italian justice system very interesting.
All in all, this was a fun listening experience for me, much to soon over. I am definitely wanting more of Carofiglio and Barrett!
"Definitely for YA audiences!"
I had hopes this book would be similar to Card's Ender series, in that they had wide appeal to adults and YA audiences, alike. However, I feel this book was written mainly for young adults, which is certainly understandable and reasonable. Therefore, I am not deducting stars because I was not the target audience.
I felt that this book was lacking in action, that is, too much time was spent in setting up the story and characters. Yet, there was very little description of the characters and in my mind, I couldn't begin to visualize them. This was a relatively easy listen but towards the end, I was just wanting to finish. I already figured out what was going to happen and when it did, it was just ho-hum for me. I guess this book was missing a sense of excitement for me. Perhaps I look for something else than a younger audience--actually, there is little doubt about this.
As for the narration, Lincoln Hoppe has always been a favorite of mine. I think he usually does a great job of narrating YA books. One problem, however, was that his voices sounded truly adult and not teen at all. I had difficulty with this and had to keep reminding myself they were teens, with the exception of the times they were creating fart viruses!
I am a bit concerned about this review as I always want to be fair to an author. I'd say, if you are a lover of YA literature and this sounds like a book you'd like, go for it!
"Alot to like in this unusual mystery!"
There's a great deal to like about this book. It is a very unusual setting, a very unusual protagonist, and delightful collateral characters. As is mentioned in many other reviews and the description, the story takes place in Laos after the Communist takeover in the 1970's. Siri Paiboun is the 72 year old coroner, the only coroner in the country, who investigates a series of deaths. Siri would really like to retire after being a doctor for many years but it just isn't in the picture for him. He has been deemed to be a coroner and that is that.
For me, this is a book that you really have to listen to very carefully due to the unfamiliar sounding names, the many characters, and different plot lines. I got lost somewhere toward the end, and I had to listen to the last chapters over a couple of times. Thus, I rated it 3 stars and no higher. I think this book would be more enjoyed by a listener who can devote all their attention to it. My concurrent activities left me feeling lost in the story several times and this I can't really blame on the author.
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Men with prostate cancer have many treatment options. The treatment that is best for one man may not be best for another.
Treatment may involve surgery, radiation therapy, or hormone therapy. You may have a combination of treatments. If your doctor recommends watchful waiting, your health will be monitored closely. You will have treatment only if symptoms occur or get worse.
Cancer treatment is either local therapy or systemic therapy:
Because cancer treatments often damage healthy cells and tissues, side effects are common. Side effects depend mainly on the type and extent of the treatment. Side effects may not be the same for each man, and they may change from one treatment session to the next. NCI's booklet Know Your Options: Understanding Treatment Choices for Prostate Cancer can tell you more about treatments and their side effects.
You should consider both the expected benefits and possible side effects of each treatment option. You may want to discuss with your doctor the possible effects on sexual activity. You can work with your doctor to create a treatment plan that reflects your medical needs and personal values.
At any stage of disease, supportive care is available to control pain and other symptoms, to relieve the side effects of treatment, and to ease emotional concerns. Information about such care is available on NCI's Web site at http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/coping and from Information Specialists at 1-800-4-CANCER or LiveHelp.
You may want to talk to your doctor about taking part in a clinical trial, a research study of new treatment methods. The section on "The Promise of Cancer Research" has more information about clinical trials.
You may want to ask your doctor these questions before your treatment begins:


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They think they're playing, you know they're learning. Download our new, free app today & watch your kid have fun learning to make healthy choices.
Text books? Pencils? Telling your kids you love them? Check, check and check! A new school year means your kid is facing new pressures, and it's time to have a conversation about what they can expect with an upcoming year. Here's how!
Parents are the biggest influence in their kid's decision to drink or not to drink alcohol. Watch our video to help you begin or continue a lifetime of conversations with your kids about alcohol responsibility.
Check out the live chat hosted by the Washington Post with Girl Talk CEO and Founder Haley Kilpatrick.
Thank you for your overwhelming support of our new name! In addition to all the positive feedback from our fans and friends, we've also heard some great questions, too. Read the FAQ about our name change to learn more.
Mother, author and educator Debbie Phelps is here to talk to parents about teaching kids alcohol responsibility. Your kids need the tough questions answered - so let Debbie help you!
Does your teen driver think they know everything about driving safely?
Since our inception, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities have decreased by 32%
70% of alcohol-impaired driving fatalities involve a driver with a BAC=.15+
83% of teens cite parents as the leading influence in their decision not to drink
63% of full-time college students are current drinkers
42% of full-time college students report binge drinking
42% of persons 12 and older perceived binge drinking a great risk
Local band guitarist charged with driving under the influence after running over and killing a 55-year-old and registering a .161 blood-alcohol level.


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A Great Place to Beach- Sea Cliffs unit 49H in Cape San Blas
- bedrooms 4
- baths 4½
- sleeps 9
- pool yes
- hot tub no
- pets allowed no
- type Townhome
- community Seacliffs
rates (USD)
/ week
vacation rental description
Beautiful new Town Home with approx. 2200 Sq. Feet.
4 comfortable size bedrooms that each have private full bathrooms.
Bedrooms are located on 2 levels of home.
(Beds: 1 king, 2 queens, 2 twins)
Family gathering room is located on top floor along with fully
outfitted kitchen and dining area. This floor has a twin daybed.
Each bedroom and family room has cable TV. Home has DVD.
New furnishings in casual beach style.
3 balconies that have Gulf views.
Gas Grill
Elevator access to all floors. (Private)
Outside rinse-off area.
Washer /Dryer in home for your use.
In conclusion let me add that this is where my family spends our time
together. My wife and I have two young children,so we purchased and
created a place that makes our limited time together as easy and
hassle-free as possible. Hopefully, future guests will agree and
desire to make our home a part of their family's vacation plans in
the future.
townhome rental amenities
Located in private, family oriented, secure, gated community.
Beach- Not crowded and access is easy. Direct boardwalk from back
door of home to beach. Level and easy to roll cart (provided) to
beach. If you have experienced the crowds of other beaches, you will
be amazed at the seclusion our beach has due to the overall low
density of development in the area.
Pool- Just steps from the back door is the large
private Sea Cliff's pool and bath house.
Playground equipment is located adjacent to pool area.
activities and attractions in Cape San Blas Gulf Coast North
Beaching- beautiful,unspoiled and uncrowded.
Fishing- Outstanding and easy to do. Surf fishing at beach, wade and
boat fishing in St. Joe Bay. Flats are abundant with
trout, redfish, pompano and flounder.
Boating-We are just minutes away from the St. Joseph State Park boat
ramp, which will allow you access to St. Joe Bay and Gulf.
St. Joseph State Park: Park Boundaries are within eyesite of home.
The park has incredibly preserved Old Florida wilderness and has
miles of secluded beaches and bay frontage offering access for all
sorts of water activities in a clear, clean and pristine bay:
Activities such as; scalloping in bay during season, crabbing for
Blue Crabs, snorkeling, canoe and sea kayaking (rentals avail),
birding, sailing, fishing and hiking on an
established trail system. Saving the best for last, almost everyday
there is an incredibly-beautiful sunset with the sun disappearing
into the Gulf waters.
vacation rental rates
2011 Rates
9 person max occupancy. No smoking and no pets.
Seasonal Week Rate:$1740.00..includes all fees!
(May 15th to Aug 12th) (During this season Saturday to Saturday
rental weeks)
Mid Season Week Rate:$1310.00..includes all fees!
(March 15th to May 14th) and (August 13th to January 1st)
Off Season Week Rate:$1105.00..includes all fees!
(Jan 2nd to March 14th)
Sales tax is an additonal 11%. Please contact
owner for long term rates or any
questions concerning rates. Refundable damage deposit. Credit Cards
accepted. No Pets. No Smoking.


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Postal services collects 16 tons of food
Date: May 13, 2009
by: The Observer Staff
The Lakewood Ranch Post Office and others throughout Manatee County collected more than 16 tons of food for the Food Bank of Manatee during the 17th Annual Letter Carriers' Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive May 9.
The drive is a nationwide effort to collect non-perishable goods from resident mail boxes for local food banks and pantries. This annual drive is a major source of food for The Food Bank of Manatee, which is experiencing an unprecedented demand for aid from 110 local area agencies that help needy families in Manatee County.
"This one day event took a lot of effort and coordination between the post offices and ourselves to make it such a success," said Joe Mercado, director of The Food Bank. "Without our marvelous volunteers and the help of the postal carriers, I don't know if we would have enough supplies to make it through the summer months when donations are slow. Our local children will soon be on summer vacation and it is satisfying to know that even without a school lunch, we can provide those in need with food, thanks to the generosity of our community."
Volunteers helpedthe mail carriers unload food donations and place them in the Food Bank trucks to be taken to the Food Bank Rescue Center where more volunteers unloaded, sorted and re-packed the goods to be given to the agencies requesting food for residents in need.
More help is still needed to sort food, and all businesses, schools, or civic groups are welcome. For more information on how you can help, call 941-747-FOOD. Additional information is available at www.foodbankofmanatee.org.
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9 Early Fall Gently Used Book Sale
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
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17 Women's Council of Realtors Fashion Show
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27 Health & Wellness Expo
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27 Health & Wellness Expo-LWR
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Students make splash for school
Lakewood Ranch Community Activities Corp. this weekend will celebrate the start of school with its annual Back to School Splash Bash event Aug. 23, at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA, 5100 Lakewood Ranch Blvd.
Klauber, Mancini honored by AJC
The West Coast Florida Region of AJC (American Jewish Committee) will honor Michael Klauber and Phil Mancini, of Michael's On East, in November.
Temples share the Torah
Twenty-three years ago, Temple Sinai received a Torah on loan when it organized a new congregation in Sarasota.


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Session 2 Will Start Friday June 27th (7 weeks) - $200
Deadline - June 20th
(We are switching to a 7 Week Format in order to do 3 sessions)
Games will be played on Friday's with start times as early as 6pm
Competitive and Social leagues
Best of 3 Games Rally Scoring
(if 3rd game is not a deciding factor and time up the game is over)
Space is Limited and will Close Registration before the Deadline if we are full.
Sand Volleyball
After a long winter of being couped up inside, why not come out and enjoy the Spring and Summer weather on our outside sand volleyball courts. The Field Sports Arena has two regulation sized sand volleyball courts. Don't dive in the kitty litter at some of those other places, The Field has some of the finest sand around, it's like playing on the beaches in Florida without the drive!
Don't feel like getting all sandy? Come on out and enjoy our pavilion and live bands on Select Friday nights. Belly up to the bar and grab a drink while watching some volleyball and listening to some music. Friday nights don't get much better than this!
The Field runs leagues starting in Late April - Early October
There are usually 3-4 summer sand volleyball tournaments
Leagues are divided up into social and competitive. So there is
a league for everyone!


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TaxationMax Mitchell, The Legal Intelligencer
Nonprofit University Partner Denied Tax-Exempt Status
A nonprofit that partnered with a university to construct, lease and operate student housing is not tax-exempt because it does not qualify as a purely public charity, a Monroe County Court of Common Pleas judge has ruled.
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"We have been watching and waiting, but I wouldn't say we intend to continue to do that. I think you watch and wait to try and assess a situation and act accordingly. It might involve more waiting. It might involve moving in one direction or another. We've done plenty of watching and waiting. If we can move in a particular direction, we might do that."
Sandy Alderson: 2011.
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William Abreu, Nick Buckner, Colin Moran, Billy McKinley, Jacob May, and Jacoby Jones are some other bats I'm looking at.
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I like William Abreu. I would also include CF Ryan Boldt on the HS level and Kris Bryant and DJ Peterson on the college level.
Yeah Ryan Boldt looks good, I like him.
Jacoby Jones is real intriguing to me because he's a really good athlete that can play plus defense at 2B or the OF. He seems like the kind of player that turns in on in pro-ball. I wonder how he'll perform as a junior after a sophomore slump.
Matt McPhearson is another guy I like, he has blazing speed and a pretty nice lefty swing in CF. Jonathan Denney has legit power and has a chance to catch. Andy McGuire has a nice balanced swing with extension that should lead to future power at either 2B or 3B. Lots of names to look forward to.
So I'm guessing Frazier is out of the question now, huh. Darn...
That all depends on what teams need, the draft never goes completely according to plan.
I am sure everyone is just looking at alternative options if Frazier is gone.
Ninety percent Ill spend on good times, women, and Irish whiskey. The other ten percent Ill probably waste.
- Tug McGraw, on his plans for his $75,000 salary
Ninety percent Ill spend on good times, women, and Irish whiskey. The other ten percent Ill probably waste.
- Tug McGraw, on his plans for his $75,000 salary
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Vanward beefs up Java project tracking
Convergence adds source-metric, test-tracking muscle to Maven-based projects
Vanward's Convergence adds yet another layer of capability to Maven, the already capable and powerful project-management system. Java developers are attracted to Maven because it enforces a structure on a development project's directory organization -- making a large project easier to comprehend and maintain -- without forcing them to reinvent the wheel every time they begin a project.
Convergence hooks into your project's Maven build and testing scripts, gathers data from the activity of those scripts, and feeds that data into a monitoring system that allows you to track the progress of not only the project code but also the associated unit-testing code. Convergence's real power is its organization of project source-code metrics and test results in a fashion that allows you to dig into that data to locate meaningful trends.
Are you working on a large Java project and wanting to track the source code's growth and testing progress from build to build? Pay attention to Convergence.
Structure and form
Convergence is a clever mixture of software know-how and open-source technologies. Its pillars are Java, MySQL, and various Apache technologies; therefore it works on Linux, Solaris, Unix, and Windows.
A triad of components make up Convergence, two of which operate in the background. The first component is a set of Ant and Jelly scripts that gather data from the build process, shepherd the unit testing after each build, and gather the test results.
These scripts then organize the build and testing data and feed it into the second component, a MySQL-hosted database. That database becomes the repository of all the information Convergence gathers from each build and from the subsequent battery of unit tests during the project's lifetime.
The third component is a "dashboard" application that dips into the database and displays a hierarchical and navigable view of the sea of data Convergence pours into its repository from build to build. This dashboard is actually a Java-based Web app delivered by Apache Tomcat. It is also where Convergence users will spend the most time exploring, analyzing, and stepping backward in time to gauge progress.
When you log in to the dashboard, you enter Convergence at the topmost level. From this vantage point, you can see high-level information for the most recent builds of each project.
Beneath each project's name are links that take you to either a table of the packages in the application source, or packages within the unit-testing source. Select the "packages within application" link and you're taken to a page that not only shows all the packages but also lists for each package the percentage of coverage achieved by the most recent unit tests, the number of classes, and the number of lines of Java code.
More links are available from this page, too. For example, a click on a package's dependency link opens a page of various code metrics and package-dependency metrics. The latter includes afferent coupling (a rating of the number of packages that depend on this package) and efferent coupling (a rating of the number of other packages this package depends on). You can click on them and explore the dependencies.
This information would be of mere academic interest if it weren't for the fact that Convergence shows the data's history from build to build. Thus, you can observe the change in afferent coupling as builds progress and analyze the changing importance of a given package's role within the application.
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by Spokane Shock
Shock offensive lineman and former Washington State University Cougar Andrew Roxas recently strolled into an unfamiliar place that he hadn't been to since 2007…a barbershop.
After growing his hair out over the past six years and only having a few trims done here and there to manage the growth, Andrew decided it was time to cut it off and saw Locks of Love as the perfect opportunity to give back as well as honor his Mother who was diagnosed with breast cancer when he was only a sophomore at St. Francis High School. Since the school's dress code policies did not allow students to have long hair, Andrew began growing it out once he began his collegiate career. Andrew's mother has now been in remission for eight years.
Recently, Andrew stepped into Fantastic Sam's in Burbank, CA and cut off not one, but two 14-inch pony tails which were immediately mailed off to Locks of Love in West Palm Beach, FL. "It was a great feeling being able to cut it to honor my Mom. It's definitely different not having it but my hair will grow back, hopefully."


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What wine goes with Gorgonzola cheese?
If you need a wine to pair with Gorgonzola cheese, you could try a Zinfandel to go with it.
(ZIHN-fuhn-dehl): A red wine with jammy fruit like blackberry.
Another wine pairing for Gorgonzola cheese
You may also enjoy these other types of wine with Gorgonzola cheese:
(soh-TEHRN): A sweet, creamy wine with honey, vanilla, & fruit.
Bordeaux Blend (Red)
(bohr-DOH): Merlot-dominant red blend with ripe red cherry, blueberry, boysenberry & vanilla cream.
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Maven: great idea, poor implementation (Part 2)
In my previous post I explained why Maven is a good concept for Java project builds. In this post I'll delve into a key area where it falls down, the overcomplexity of its configuration.
In brief, we have a proliferation of home-brewed build systems created in many different ways using Ant, all of which do much the same thing. Since the vast majority of Java projects have very similar build requirements, an off the shelf build system should be able to do the job.
More to the point, a standard build system using convention over configuration should be simple to set up and maintain. This in turn helps the development team's velocity, since less time is spent fiddling with (or worse, fighting against) the build system, so more time can be spent delivering value for customers.
Maven fulfils this if your build needs are ridiculously simple. Slap your source code into folders for application code and test code, name your tests right, and put in a very small pom.xml file. Run "mvn install" and your code is compiled, unit tested, and ready to deploy.
Things get ugly pretty quickly though, as soon as you need to make even a small tweak to the basic build.
For example, let's look at what's involved in changing the version of Java you want your project built to, for language compatibility and/or for compatibility with the runtime environment your project will be used in. Maven 3.0.x uses Java 1.5 by default, even if you have Java 1.6 installed, which is sensible enough.
So we have two parameters that need changing, language version for the source, and target version for generated classes. Here's what we have to add to our simple pom.xml to achieve this:
<project> [...] <build> [...] <plugins> <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId> <version>2.3.2</version> <configuration> <source>1.4</source> <target>1.4</target> </configuration> </plugin> </plugins> [...] </build> [...] </project>
So the first thing that strikes you is, holy spaghetti, that's a lot of scaffolding for two parameters. Someone wading through a pom file trying to understand our build in order to modify or fix it will have a hard time working out the meat of this snippet, and it's not clear that it's all only there for those two parameters.
Much worse, the extra scaffolding isn't harmless. Before we had this, compilation was done by the maven-compiler-plugin, using the latest available version for the version of Maven we're using. Now this out of the box default has been surfaced in the pom file. Our project is locked into knowing about, and managing the plugin and its version. If we don't specify the version, Maven 3.x prints a scary warning suggesting that in the future it will no longer enable our careless disregard for managing the nuts and bolts of its innards, so expect our build to break horribly.
As soon as you set any configuration option on a built-in component of Maven, you are forced to take responsibility for that component that you wouldn't have otherwise, and clutter your configuration with stuff that would otherwise be assumed by Maven.
Now suppose you want to run integration tests on your code, that run heavier weight tests in a separate phase after unit testing. The testing model we're following is to have lightweight unit tests that run fast for quick feedback on basic errors, then heavier tests which probably need a container like Jetty, and perhaps a database, to test a bit more deeply. It's often referred to as integration testing, meaning you're testing the components of a single application integrated together.
(However, the naming leads to confusion since integration testing can also refer to testing integration with external applications, web services, etc.)
So Maven supports running a separate set of tests in an integration test phase that runs after the unit tests, using the failsafe plugin. How do we make use of this? Firstly, we write JUnit test case classes, and name them ITMyClass, and the "IT" beginning tells Maven to run them in this phase.
So does Maven just find and run these classes if they exist? Of course not, you have to add some configuration to your pom.xml so it knows. Fair enough, Maven shouldn't waste our precious build time searching all of our test classes for ones named with "IT" if we aren't using integration tests.
So, it should be a pretty simple configuration setting to tell Maven we're using the integration test phase. Right?
<project> [...] <build> <plugins> <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId> <version>2.7.2</version> <executions> <execution> <id>integration-test</id> <goals> <goal>integration-test</goal> </goals> </execution> <execution> <id>verify</id> <goals> <goal>verify</goal> </goals> </execution> </executions> </plugin> </plugins> </build> [...] </project>
(From the failsafe plugin docs.)
So, no.
Holy scaffolding! All we've really told Maven with all that configuration is to include the "failsafe plugin", and wire it into the build lifecycle to run at the integration-test phase. But again, we've locked the plugin details, including the version number, into our project's pom file.
In this case, we've also had to explicitly (and verbosely) specify the lifecycle phase. So this is a plugin whose whole purpose in life is to be used in the integration phase of Maven's build lifecycle, abut we have to take it by the hand and tell it exactly how and where to wire itself into the lifecycle, even though we're following its default use case.
That isn't configuration over convention! That isn't even Mexico!
Oh, wait, this doesn't run our integration tests with a servlet container. Let's plug in Jetty. It's actually pretty easy, just copy, paste and tweak the example in this documenation from Codehaus (the second XML snippet on that page).
There is even a bit more meat in the configuration, which is fair enough, since there are a few things you might like to configure when running a servlet container. But you've still got loads more configuration, much of which is calling out details of Maven's execution lifecyle that are, when it comes down to it, the default for 90% of the people using this.
So you can see how your Maven project's pom.xml file quickly becomes packed with unneeded crap, which increases the barrier to understanding and modifying the build. Once you develop a pretty good understanding of Maven's internal structures and models you become adept at working out which parts of the pom.xml are scaffolding, and which you actually care about.
But most developers on a team won't invest the time to master Maven, and shouldn't need to. They have business value to deliver. This is the wall I'm hitting supporting a high performance development team, because there is a low tolerance for spending time on things other than building the application features customers need.
So is Ant any better than this? As I said in my previous post, Ant builds typically become over-complicated. But Maven projects not only suffer from complexity, they also suffer from Maven's inflexibility. Normally you'd consider trading off some flexibility for simplicity, as long as the end result was higher productivity.
So my next Maven post
will focus on a specific area where Maven's inflexibility is hurting my
team's productivity. I don't currently have more than these three posts
in mind for this series, but then my team is still only in iteration 0.
Part 1 and Part 3 are here.
Feedback on these posts: I'm more than happy to be told I'm wrong, particularly if there are easier, simpler, and better ways to implement the examples I've described. The best way to give feedback to comment below and mention me (@kief) in a Tweet, with a link to your response.
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Andrew Spencer replied on Mon, 2012/01/09 - 6:45am
I agree in substance with almost everything you've written in these three posts. In particular the verbosity and inflexibility. About inflexibility, I would add that it's mostly in the fixed nature of the build lifecycle; the plugin architecture gives quite a lot of flexibility, but only up to the point where you need to do something that doesn't fit well with the lifecycle model. And on Maven's good points, let's not forget that there was no standard mechanism for managing library dependencies before Maven was invented.
I do want to take issue with one detail of your criticisms. You dislike that, as soon as you need non-default configuration for a plugin, you find yourself obliged to manage its version. In truth, though, the problem is the other way round. As long as you don't need any non-default configuration for a plugin (and practically everything in Maven is a plugin), then you're leaving Maven to manage your plugin versions.
And Maven does this using a rule that you probably don't want. As I recall, it uses the version in your local repository if there is one, and if there isn't, it downloads the latest. This means you can get breaking changes when you clean your local repository, or build on a new machine, without having changed anything in your code or POM.
Now, that's fine, as long as you don't need your builds to be repeatable...
Charlie Mordant replied on Mon, 2012/01/09 - 9:52am
Hi Kief,
I completely agree with Andrew's comment.
But there are some missing points in this build tool that are very constraignant (integration tests is one of them).
Let me tell you a story where the use of maven is very complicated due to its lack of option.
Imagine you have a multi moduleMaven project:
| |-.... and so on
And some submodules must access to the root lib folder jar (at any depth).
How do you know where is the parent absolute path in maven via a submodule?
* You have to create a file on the root project.
* You have to use gmaven plugin recursively check the presence of that file in the folder tree
* You have to write a property (always with groovy script) in this file to point to your path
* You have to use the properties maven plugin to access to the precedent property
Now, if you want to reference that path in your application:
* Create an other file in src/main/resources containing this text:
* Use the resource filtering to enable filter at build time (and test time :p)
* Reference the property in your application:
try { InputStream in = this.getClass().getResourceAsStream("/server.properties"); properties.load(in); } catch (IOException e) { System.out.println(e.getMessage()); }
properties .getProperty("my.prop");
Isn't it a little tricky?
Waddle Efgjd replied on Mon, 2012/01/09 - 11:05am
Don't specifying version number of a plugin is evil as you'll fetch the LATEST (maven keyword) version, so if someone upload a new one, your version will change and maybe break your code.
No one does such a thing, not in a system (at least in production), not in software, never.
About lifecycle, yes it's a bit verbose, but it's more an XML problem than maven one. How would you express the attachment to a lifecycle phase ?
Maven's lifecyle is THE key to replace ANT's makefile logic. Everything is standard, and it's giving you hooks to attach extra behaviour at any time (phase) of the build.
" That isn't configuration over convention!" : you meant the contrary I think...
By the way, Maven doesn't provide convention over configuration (which IMHO is evil too). It provides you STANDARDS. You must be explicit in your pom.xml, it's just that everyone is doing the same so the learning curve is just low.
Curtis Yanko replied on Mon, 2012/01/09 - 11:43am
I do find Maven bashing amusing. I will however confess to admitting that Maven is at the very least, flawed. Still, for me, working in large enterprises it has been much more of a blessing than a bane.
Site reports alone are worth the price of admission! The ability to produce a Bill of Materials is all by itself a huge leap forward. No more checking JARs into the SCC tool and no more include *.jar. If I had a dollar for every project I've *maven-ized* only to learn that no on on the team actualy knew what the dependencies were... ...well... ...ok, I'd have about $100 or so. :-)
Lets not forget that Source + Tools = Product so being *locked in* to a specific version of a plugin is a good thing (see BOM reference above). I used to let these float on the LATEST version until builds started breaking with no code changes because a new plugin was released. No faster way to lose credibility as a build service than to have it be un-reliable, let alone an un-repeatable one.
I also love that my developers don't have to re-learn the build process when they change teams. It also means we, as a centralized service, can partner and collaborate with Dev teams. They're not on their own when it comes to the build scripts. And before you try and tell me Ant dosn't have to be re-learned I'd argue that I've seen a lot of Ant implimentations and no two of them were quite the same, some were quite good but most were really awful, brittle and codified really bad practices.
Dependenchy management will be Maven's legacy tough admittedly tools like Buildr and Gradle will likely take that legacy forward.
Is it really too much scaffolding?


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