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birdSyllabification: bird
Pronunciation: /bərd /
Definition of bird in English:
1A warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, and a beak and (typically) by being able to fly.
- Class Aves; birds probably evolved in the Jurassic period from small dinosaurs that may already have been warm-blooded
Example sentences
- I am currently using turkey feathers to fletch with, after spending half a day on a commercial turkey farm plucking wing feathers as the birds went into the slaughter house.
- With a three-foot wingspan and two long, streaming tail feathers, these birds are easy to recognize.
- Such cases of female competition and aggression have been noted in many birds and other vertebrates.
informal feathered friend, birdie
(birds) technical avifauna
1.1 informal , chiefly North American An aircraft, spacecraft, satellite, or guided missile: the crews worked frantically to ready their birds for flight
More example sentences
- After testing in 2004, the Air Force would like to buy six more ABLs and modify the test bird into an operational aircraft.
- The insurance on the plane was almost prohibitive and finding an airport and hangar for the bird was even more so.
- We need better human intelligence and not just to rely on satellites and birds in the sky.
2 [usually with adjective] informal A person of a specified kind or character: I'm a pretty tough old bird
More example sentences
- To quote the old bird herself, we are not amused.
- It seems there's still life left in the old bird after all.
- If you flipped through the channels fast enough, it looked like the old bird had finally made up with Diana.
2.1British informal A young woman; a girlfriend.
Example sentences
- The other point is that men want to feel that the women they go out with mirror them - and we all want to prove that we can pull a younger bird.
- I had a friend who worked abroad minus his wife and ran off with a younger bird.
- A fit bird means a girl who is pretty good looking or tasty!
Old English brid 'chick, fledgling', of unknown origin.
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a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
- proverb It's better to be content with what you have than to risk losing everything by seeking more.Example sentences
- In a possible offer situation for a troubled company, a bird in the hand is certainly worth more than two in the bush.
- Sometimes a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush but occasionally, the bird in the hand is really only a reasonable facsimile of the other two.
- The old adage that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush reflects the prudent strategy to go for the sure thing
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the birds and the bees
- Basic facts about sex and reproduction, as told to a child.Example sentences
- When it comes to facts and values, we both agree that 'moral facts are in as good a shape as facts about the birds and the bees ', whatever that shape may be.
- Probably the best scene in the play is where a Yorkshireman much older than me tries to sit me down and explain the birds and the bees.
- As an example, Ciya told me that when she told her son and daughter about the birds and the bees, she told them all about contraceptives, and she offered to buy condoms for both kids if they felt embarrassed to purchase them for themselves!
- 3
birds of a feather flock together
- proverb People of the same sort or with the same tastes and interests will be found together: these health professionals were birds of a featherMore example sentences
- Remember how your mother used to say that birds of a feather flock together, and you thought it was just a cheap attempt to insult your boyfriend?
- It's more of a case of birds of a feather flock together - people tend to gravitate to other people who are like themselves.
- The bottom line is that birds of a feather flock together.
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eat like a bird
- see eat.
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- US informal Stick one's middle finger up at someone as a sign of contempt or anger, meaning 'fuck you'. Compare with give someone the finger in finger.Example sentences
- He sticks his hand out the window and flips me the bird.
- She stuck her arm behind her back and flipped me the bird.
- Without hesitation I started walking away, Billy started yelling for me, pleading for me to turn around, but I stuck my hand in the air and flipped him the bird.
- 6
(strictly) for the birds
- informal Not worth consideration; unimportant: this piece of legislation is for the birdsMore example sentences
- I hadn't intended to run on at such length about the crow, which I was using simply as one example of a wider thesis: that nature remains strictly for the birds.
- Leaving the telly on is strictly for the birds…
- When I was 10, I told my father that this annual migration to the south was strictly for the birds.
- 7
give someone the bird
- North American another way of saying flip someone the bird.Example sentences
- Ever since I graduated, in 1977, people have never tired of giving me the bird.
- I smiled to myself as I watched her start spluttering and yelling after the car and giving him the bird.
- Residents and shoppers in Rayleigh have been given the bird after council plans to try and deter pigeons from the town centre were abandoned.
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have a bird
- North American informal Be very shocked or agitated: the press corps would have a bird if the president-to-be appointed his wife to a real jobMore example sentences
- But the critic from The Province came with his wife and had a bird.
- The public seemed to like it, but the critic from the Vancouver Province came with his wife, and he had a bird: 'How could I invite him to see this movie?'
- "Hi Mutt, hey I've got a great joke to play on Alice. Lets fill out the card and then you leave and come back about two minutes after the game starts. She will have a bird."
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kill two birds with one stone
- see kill1.
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a little bird told me
- humorous Used to say that the speaker knows something but prefers to keep the identity of the informant a secret: a little bird told me it was your birthdayMore example sentences
- He smiled, shrugging casually, 'Oh… a little bird told me…'
- Well - a little bird told me that you might have an interest in ships nowadays.
- 'No, a little bird told me,' Janelle said, anger and sarcasm dripping from her words.
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Renteria SS
Phillips 2B
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Hermida RF
Cairo 1B
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Cueto P
Reds up 4-2 at the top of the 3rd
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Dorky and Corky
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Reds are playing well against Arizona. That game is also on radio, but on mlb.com for the Arizona feed.
Reds are up 7-0 in that. HRs for Votto, Heisey and ... Travis Wood. Wood has thrown 3 shutout innings with 2 Ks and 0 BBs so far.
reds are pouring it on Arizona, 9-0 in the fourth. Bruce just doubled home two, and he has three hits on the day.
The D-back announcers are asking about a mercy rule after a Francisco double makes it 10-0 Reds.
I'm reading Cueto left after one inning, was going to see the doc.
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it."
Reds now up 10-3 against the D-Backs and 10-2 against the Rockies.
Reds beat the Rockies 10-3, but lost to the Diamondbacks 13-10. Fisher and Ondrusek gave up 12 runs in the final 3 innings. Key play was Alonso dropping a line drive in LF with the bass loaded. He actually made a good play to get to it, but it popped out of his glove.
"Man, the pitch looks fast, even in slow motion." Thom Brennaman on Chapman's fastball.
Speaking of Corky, Jaime Ramsey (from better off red blog) posted this beauty a couple days ago. Certainly a "different" take on the traditional wishbone "c".
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99-63 WS champs (Cards take 2nd WC, Mil 3rd, Pit 4th, Chi 5th)
Bruce/Votto neck and neck MVP race (neither takes it)
Bailey CYA winner
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For policy change: Rhonda Thurman, Everett Fairchild, David Testerman, Mike Evatt and Joe Galloway.
Against policy change: George Ricks, Jeffrey Wilson and Linda Mosley.
Not present: Chip Baker.
Interim Hamilton County School Superintendent Rick Smith is one step closer to taking over the school system's top job permanently.
Hamilton County Board of Education members voted 5 to 3 Tuesday night to change their policy on hiring a superintendent, allowing for just a 15-day notice before installing a new superintendent.
Currently, board rules call for a series of meetings, the approval of a timeline, a possible outside search, public interviews and then a selection. Tuesday's vote allows the board to waive all those steps and simply select a new superintendent.
In late May, the board voted to buy out the contract of Superintendent Jim Scales. A $300,000 package that included pay, benefits and attorney's fees was offered to Scales, who in turn left the job a year earlier than his contract stipulated.
On Tuesday, board members Rhonda Thurman, Everett Fairchild, David Testerman, Mike Evatt and Joe Galloway voted to change the policy. George Ricks, Jeffrey Wilson and Linda Mosley voted no. Chip Baker was not present.
Board policy also states an interim candidate should not be considered for the permanent job unless the board specifically allows that person to do so. Policy also calls for the superintendent to hold a doctoral degree, but it's not a requirement. Smith is interim, but some board members have openly said they want him in the job permanently, and he also just has a master's degree.
"We don't bring someone in from the outside to be mayor or to run for County Commission. I don't know why the school superintendent has to be any different," said Thurman, who has long favored Smith for the superintendent's job. "I don't know why we need to do interviews. ... We have someone who has been interviewing for 25 years."
Smith has served in various administrative roles in Hamilton County since the 1980s. Until Scales's departure, Smith was the No. 2 man at the central office. He took over as interim superintendent on June 10, the same day Scales left.
The Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce has said it favors a national search for a new superintendent, and board member Linda Mosley continued on Tuesday to insist on a search, even if it finds that Smith is the most qualified candidate.
"Why do we want to forgo this process? I have a hard time understanding why we're in such a hurry," Mosley said. "Even if you don't want to go national, why not statewide ... just to prove that (Smith) is the right person."
Board members could vote to give their 15-day notice at the next school board meeting on June 21, but Evatt, who was selected as the board's new chairman Tuesday night, said he's not entirely sure he'll push for Smith's selection to be on the agenda.
On Tuesday, Fairchild said he favors a workshop to work out the board's priorities in selecting a new superintendent. That notion had support, but no board member formed a motion to set a date.
As it stands now, if the board votes to move ahead, Smith could be the system's top administrator by July 6.
Adam Crisp covers education issues for the Times Free Press. He joined the paper's staff in 2007 and initially covered crime, public safety, courts and general assignment topics. Prior to Chattanooga, Crisp was a crime reporter at the Savannah Morning News and has been a reporter and editor at community newspapers in southeast Georgia. In college, he led his student paper to a first-place general excellence award from the Georgia College Press Association. He earned ...
Rick Smith is part of the good ol boy system..... dirty backroom and under the table dealings. This board is displaying every example of unfairness with this voting team of 5 white bread idiots. Thurman and Testerman are the worst of them all and teachers will be heading towards the border because ricky will get out his book of old unsettle and lost fights only to start back kicking dirt into old wounds. The only way to fix this train wreck is to vote the dirty 5 out of office and make ricky retire..... Dr. Scales saw this open window and was smart to jump out with $282,000 in hand with $18,000 a year for life from the state retirement plan. Again I said vote these 5 Bast...ds off of the board.
Leaf, they may or my not be corrupt but it is clear they do not have the best interests of the school system in mind, but only the "good old boy" mentality our city mayor so aptly demonstrates.
Ha ha, I love it when the Chattanooga Times left-page editorial Glee Club starts harmonizing!
Fact: Every media survey showed 70-80% of the public disapproved of Scales' job performance.
Fact: As soon as Janice "Shoplifter" Boydston and her School Board majority bulldozed an unnecessary 4-year contract extension for Scales, the County Commission lost confidence in the Board and Scales, and withdrew their support.
Fact: Scales couldn't say his name unless his $85K mouthpiece Danielle Clark was holding his hand.
Fact: Scales is the only black superintendent in history to successfully fight to keep black children out of their well-performing neighborhood school (Normal Park Private Public Magnet School)
Fact: Every School Board member among the majority now in charge campaigned openly that they were in favor of a local superintendent. Voters elected them to do just that.
Fact: County voters have sat idly by while Scales and his predecessor, Jesse "Cash" Register did NOTHING to improve neighborhood schools like Falling Water, Harrison, Lookout Valley, East Ridge High & Middle, Red Bank, Sale Creek & Central...while spending millions to beef up inner city schools with new buildings and extra administrators: yet they're STILL failing!
Fact: It's been 3 years since Volkswagen announced their Chattanooga plant. NOTHING has been done to build or renovate new schools in that area.
Fact: Scales' proudest achievement was approving and sneaking in retirement pay benefits ($22,000) for his swing vote, Janice "Sticky Fingers" Boydston.
Fact: Scales refused to move some incredibly weak principals who have destroyed schools in East Ridge, Soddy, Hillcrest and Hixson area. These principals have alienated parents and caused their best teachers to transfer to other schools.
No one's sure what Rick Smith will do...but he doesn't have a very tough act to follow!
PS: Dear Harry Austin, the noted left-page editorial writer: In your predictable, copy-blocked editorial that will run on Thursday, please add a line or two about how you recently endorsed Fred Skillern for re-election...although now you say that seven years ago, you, and you alone, heard him say a naughty racial slur. I guess you had forgotten about that in 2010. Can't wait to read your explanation.
At this point, all we can do is hold the 'new' superintendent and the Board accountable for what happens. It is the Board that sets policy, not Dr. Scales (@Rosebud). The County Commission has held funds in order to maintain control over the school system while our children's education was the casualty. There will have to be very swift and extreme measures put in place to rescue the condition of our schools (@rosebud, Dr. Scales couldn't refurbish schools without money) There are not enough books, no capital maintenance budget and Thurman is completely against continuing education for teachers. I sure hope that there are enough hairdresser jobs for the children that will graduating HCDE. Rick Smith will have to be held accountable for our schools since he was 'anointed'to the position. If they are not going to find a well qualified superintendent, then they will have to be held 100% responsible for Rick Smith.
Anyone who can will be running for Signal or Lookout Mountain schools which are somehow safe from school board attack. The rest, who can, will again resort to private schools. Those who cant afford that option will be at the mercy of the 5 rednecks on the board who do not care about quality public education. 2 steps forward and and 10 steps back. Depressing. The only way to fix this is vote the 5 out - hear that Soddy Daisy, Hwy 58, Harrison, East Ridge?
Is anybody thinking about the school children in Hamilton County.Do we really need a "hand picked" local superintendent.Let the good ole boy network continue it's reign and the H#@% with the kids education. Thank GOD my kids went to private schools.
abcdefghi....those area will never vote those 5 BOARD MEMBER OUT out....they are part of their communities....they are product of the good so call christian church in their community....the solution would be to remove the whole board...this is why we get superintendent from outside Hamilton County....Too Much Good Ole Boy Collusion...Sadly to say...the Adult is the problem here(school Board)..some kind of way hamilton county have to find a way to take the politics out of it...I KNEW RHONDA THURMAN WAS TROUBLE WHEN SHE FIRST GOT ON BOARD...SHE SEENS BE SOMEONE WHO IS USE TO GETTING HER WAY ON EVERYTHING....NOONE ON THE BOARD STRONG ENOUGH TO CHALLENGE HER...SHE HAS POLARIZED THE SCHOOL BOARD WITH THE RACE CARD...OBSERVE THE VOTING....SPLIT BY RACE....SHE PUT SO MUCH PRESSURE ON CHIP BAKER(WHO IS A GOOD MAN)THAT HE WAS A NO SHOW.....RHONDA THURMAN HAVE POISON A ONE TIME RESPECTABLE BOARD.....YOU CAN BET ON IT...SHE WILL BE RUNNING FOR HIGHER OFFICE AFTER SHE DESTROY THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.....
Chet: Please tell me you're not a product of our public schools. If so, the problems may be deeper than anything Rick Smith can fix.
Webman: You're right at home on this page...a private school parent who's got all the answers for the public schools. You and the Times left-page editorial writer Mr. Austin should be best buds. He's in that club too.
abcdefghi: Those communities just held elections in 2010. They voted for people who wanted to get rid of Dr. Scales. Democracy works!
Crow: Let's see, the Board sets policy (not Dr. Scales)...but you want to hold Rick Smith accountable. But didn't you just say...? Ah, never mind.
Tell ya what, Times left-side editorial page Glee Club: Stage a coup, and put Janice "merchandise somehow landed in my purse" Boydston in charge of the schools. She certainly knows how to get the most for her money. And she's Jim Scales' # 1 fan!
Points nos. 2,3,4,6 & 8 are simply your ill informed opinion - not facts. For example, you say "Fact: Scales couldn't say his name unless his $85K mouthpiece Danielle Clark was holding his hand." While you may believe Dr. Scales relied upon Ms. Clark to much, your statement is not a fact - just an opinion. You state as fact that: "Fact: Scales' proudest achievement was approving and sneaking in retirement pay benefits ($22,000) for his swing vote, Janice "Sticky Fingers" Boydston." Really, "proudest moment"? What you state is not fact but venom.
Obviously you've never heard Scales (try to) speak in public.
As for proud moments, he could have tried to block the Boydston retirement scam, and he could have fought to admit black students into their neighborhood school at Normal Park...but he didn't, did he?
The inner city schools are still failing...you can check the state report card online. Hard to dispute that fact.
And as for the county commission giving up on Scales and his former-majority school board, well...just ask 'em.
Facts, facts, facts. They hurt sometimes, don't they?
ROSEBUD...finally some sense coming from your court. If Dr.Scales truly came here to help the kids then he would have been proposing in budget cuts his first couple of years instead of his last. Dr. Scales should have cut the top right out from the beginning and we may be praising him. He didn't understand what he was walking into and the flattery of certain individuals covered his eyes with stupidity. He should have been cutting Rick and Ray the first day he stepped into office the second year he was here. He should have cleaned CO out then and not when the good ole boys set him up for failure. He was too stupid to recognize the SNAKES in the grass. Let's VOTE ALL OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OUT...ALL 8 WE NEED A NEW SCHOOL BOARD AND A NEW CENTRAL OFFICE. NO ONE I TALK TO IS PLEASED WITH ANYONE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD NOR AT THE SCHOOL SYS CENTRAL OFFICE. If we fail to take back our God given privilege to VOTE them all out...the only stupid ones is US the middle class...we are the only ones suffering from the politics and backroom agendas that hurt our kids and uplift the rich and famous. IF WE TRULY CARE...VOTE VOTE VOTE...PLAN TO RALLY INDIVIDUALS TO VOTE VOTE VOTE ...the rich have recognized the power of the VOTE or we wouldn't be seeing Galloway, Testerman, Evatt, Fairchild, Thurman turning the tide. They rallied their troops and planned an attack...and was successful. Let's not call them stupid that was pretty SMART...let them recognize tho' WE the PEOPLE can do the SAME...Let's answer their call...let's not let this die down as they hope.
Let's exempt Rhonda...Rhonda has always been Rhonda Thurman...I respect her for that. Her stance and opinions haven't changed since I've observed her on the board. No one can shut her up and that's good. We need to take lessons from her ...to not let ANYONE SHUT US UP WHEN WE TAKE BACK OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM FOR THE GOOD OF OUR KIDS AND TEACHER. I am tired of the blame of educationsl failure being put on teachers when we clearly see that POLITICS AND MISMANAGEMENT is the CLEAR problem with her ailinga and failing school system. Let's not let the school board slide ont his one nor Mr. New Superintendent. Let's keep every move under close watch and make noise over EVERYTHING those goes against the best interst of our children...DON'T let people blind you with making Rhonda Thurman the SCAPEGOAT...she is being used and she doesnt even realize it right now. She is becoming the scapegoat for both sides, WAKE UP RHONDA...your being used or have they promised you something.
I use to respect you RHONDA for standing up and not shutting up. I even supported your campaign efforts...BUT now you have proven to be the SAME...Where is the RHONDA we once respected. WOW!!! this is what it boils down to
5v5 ...your right...sit back and watch the good ole county schools bag of tricks begin...the games of continuing bullying, retaliation, one uping people...let the tricks and lawsuits begin....county schools you may have nothing to worry about they have always favored you all...just look at how your principals have sat at their schools without trouble or fear of removal...watch to see how they all justify bringing back the RETIRED good ole boy network back to CO or in the schools. And they justify it by saying they are retired so we do not have to pay such and such or they are consultants...WATCH WATCH WATCH
Rhonda has changed? No, thankfully she has stuck by her guns since day one. It's why she gets re-elected, time after time, usually with no opposition. You people can criticize Rhonda and the others all day (and Harry Austin somehow gets paid for that), but the fact is, they are doing what the people who elected them, want them to do. Democracy works.
Bottom Line ...Let's clean out the SCHOOL BOARD and WE THE PEOPLE direct them to clean out the HCDE CENTRAL OFFICE. THEN move on up to the LOCAL GOVTS. THEN TO NASHVILLE...CLEANING UP ALL THE MESS...WE THE PEOPLE BECAUSE WE LIVE IN A REPUBLIC THAT IS A DEMOCRACY. How can anyone agree with these tactics of teh board and how does any decent human being go along with such tactics to get a job...oh, forgot its about power not a job to help kids. Rosebud...you only support Rick not the kids. Are you hired by the CREW?
A republic is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, retain supreme control over the government.The term is generally also understood to describe a government where most decisions are made with reference to established laws, rather than the discretion of a head of state, and therefore monarchy is today generally considered to be incompatible with a republic.
Yeah, I guess you're right. Let's fire 'em all. School Board, Central Office, principals, teachers, janitors and cooks. Let's just start over. Start from scratch. Hire new blood, first come, first served. That would be much more rational than giving Rick Smith a chance.
Yes, I support Rick Smith. And if it's about power, it's about a power shift. The ones who used to have the power, and who squandered their opportunities, have now lost their power. It's someone else's turn. Thank God.
Rosebud only God can help you see...Rick is not new blood...he is more of the same...more of the same...Register, Scales and now Rick they were controlled as well...it was only when they diverted from the hidden agendas that the fire of Hell came down (fab 5)
It isn't about Rick it is about HIRING qualified candidates. Its called following ethical, procedural guidelines put in place to give a fighting chance to ALL candidates. Then let the fab 5 make a choice...oh now they don't want a choice they want a "pig in a poke" just like the rest...
Considering he's lived here all his life, and has served as deputy superintendent and other positions for 28 years, he might want to take you up on that bet. Give him a call, I'm sure he'd be glad you take your money, if you're willing to donate it to the school district.
ROSEBUD...i would surely take you up on that bet and phone call but now you and the MONARCHY team have given him DIRECTIONS...just like YOU ALREADY have. I want US to catch him COLD TURKEY...and he will be...count on it...Evidently, people just don't know ...they really don't know...Maybe those who work and parents who have grace his presence can make their thoughts KNOWN SOON...


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Saginaws volleyball team lost nine seniors to graduation last year and all signs pointed to a rebuilding 2013 for the Rough Riders.Coach Gina Calkins team, though, is far from rebuilding and off to a 16-8 start to the season. We went through a time where we had to evaluate our needs with personnel and some of our juniors had to play the junior varsity last season in order to get the playing time they needed, Calkins said. I wasnt too concerned because we had some returning players coming back and our JV was strong last season.Among the graduates, four are playing college volleyball, which means replacing the offensive and defensive needs of the team were challenging at best. Senior setter Allison Cartwright is one player who didnt play junior varsity volleyball. In fact, she never did, having earned a spot on varsity since her freshman year. Calkins said the transition to new hitters has been positive, although there are still some timing issues that will get better as the season wears on. Cartwright has 76 assists this season and 67 digs to make up what Calkins called a strong nucleus. Shes improved so much over her career, but shes very sharp playing the tight passes at the net and shes able to put any ball where it can be played, Calkins said.Amanda Meredith and Olivia Antonmarchi have picked up the offensive slack as the 1-2 punch for Saginaws outside hitting game. Meredith has 81 kills and Antonmarchi 114 for the season. Saginaw might be most improved in the middle. Senior middle blocker Bre West was one of those who spent last season on the JV. Shes responded at the varsity level with 69 kills, 23.5 blocks this season and along with Cartwright, was named to the all-tournament team at the Tyler ISD Invitational earlier this season.Shes one of those players that did everything we asked, Calkins said. Some players cant commit themselves to playing that extra year of JV in order to get better, but she did it with the right attitude and it shows.Joy Lyon, at 6-foot-2, is another strong addition at middle blocker and junior libero Amy Vandegriff is playing her third season for the Rough Riders.500 and countingKathy Goings has averaged more than 29 wins a season since taking over as volleyball coach at Aledo in 1996.With that kind of average, it was just a matter of time before Goings notched her 500th career victory. It came Aug. 24 in a victory over Midlothian at the Northwest Volleyball Classic.Its kind of strange because it doesnt seem like Ive been here that long to reach that total, Goings said. Back before we had rally scoring, you probably had a great season when you had 25 or so wins. After we changed, you played more matches.Goings enters her 18th season and Aledo is already out to a 20-6 record. Its not so much me, but the players Ive been blessed to coach really, Goings said. I dont know if I have 500 more still to go, but I was hoping to get to 600 by the time my youngest graduates.Madison Goings is a freshman this season.Still battlingKeller has had a rough go of it early on this season with a 7-17 record. Coach Sylvia Ortiz said there are a number of factors playing into the season already that range from injuries to experience. Weve had a bunch of injuries, but well get everyone back as the season goes on and we should be all right, she said. One of the things that happened is that its forced some players to step up and now weve got some other players to rotate in.Ortiz said her team needs to improve on serving and making fewer unforced errors.
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Nothing closes out a year like a good viral video, and there were plenty to choose from in 2013. YouTube recently revealed its top trending videos, and to celebrate, it also produced a video featuring some of the year's YouTube stars with 2013's popular music. Of course, that video also went viral (more than 40 million views in a week).
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Per the agreement, Mexico's Cinemex will install roughly 700 RealD 3D systems and remove roughly 540 3D systems from alternative manufacturers.
Cinemex, Mexico's second largest cinema exhibitor, has inked a 10-year deal that will make RealD the exclusive circuit-wide 3D technology provider for the chain. Terms were not disclosed.
Per the agreement, 700 auditoriums across the Cinemex circuit in Mexico are to be equipped with RealD 3D technology. The deal also includes the removal of approximately 540 alternative 3D systems that will be replaced with RealD 3D within the next two years.
RealD currently has roughly 900 installations in Mexico, through exhibitors including Cinepolis and Cinemark, as well as Cinemex.


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Date: Friday, March 29, 1996
ALBANY -- The state attorney general secured a court order Thursday that he said prevents the potential release of ammonia gas over downtown.
A bankruptcy court judge, at Dennis Vacco's request, ordered electrical power to remain on at the Central Warehouse, an 11-story landmark easily visible to thousands of commuters from Interstate 787. The warehouse's owners, currently going through bankruptcy court proceedings, were being pressed to cease all operations Thursday, the company's attorney said. Vacco said he entered the case because closing down the roughly 70-year-old, 400,000-square-foot facility could cause an environmental disaster. He said the building contains an old refrigeration system containing thousands of pounds of ammonia gas, along with layers of 18-inch-thick ice on several upper floors.
Shutting off the power could cause the temperature to rise, the gas to expand and, possibly, valves to burst, releasing ammonia into Albany's air, Vacco said.
``We think the (risk) is very substantial,'' Vacco said, standing on Colonie Street in front of the building.
The state Department of Environmental Conservation inspected the facility on March 4, recommending the refrigeration system be purged of ammonia before being turned off. A DEC air specialist said the system, built in 1927, had experienced numerous minor leaks in the past.
Federal Bankruptcy Judge Robert Littlefield ordered C.W. Associates to keep the electricity on pending a hearing next Thursday. At that time, the judge said the company should have a plan for removing the ammonia. A lawyer for the company said CW Associates had already begun to solicit bids for the job.
CW Associates is a partnership headed by Mary Ann McGinn, David Smith and Brian Shea, according to information released by Vacco's office. Their attorney, Richard Weisz, said he was somewhat surprised by Vacco's action because the company never intended to turn the power off -- however, the mortgage holder, TrustCo Bank, was pushing for a shutdown.
William Terry, a TrustCo senior vice president, said bank officials were upset that the building will not be closing this week but that they accept the judge's decisi
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Facetious: CFTP's Advanced Search plugin for WordPress
We're proud to announce that Facetious, a plugin we've been working on for quite some time, has now been released in the official WordPress repository. And we'd like to thank the UK taxpayer for his/her assistance in writing it.
We do a lot of work for government departments, and on several recent projects, there's been a requirement for an 'advanced' or 'faceted' search form. This allows you to search by post type, by keyword, by taxonomy, and by month - all together. You can see it on the Government Olympic Communication site, for example, where we let you search its video library (post type) by keyword, and/or theme, department, nation/region, video quality, or month of upload.
We did something similar for the Commission on Devolution in Wales; and it's a key feature of another site due to go live in the next month or so.
We're in good company, by the way: you'll see a very similar search form on GovUK's Inside Government pages, for example.
It became immediately obvious that we could write the code as a plugin, for instant reuse on any WordPress site. We called it Facetious, because it had the word 'facet' in it. And in keeping with our open source principles - not to mention the fact that the development work had been funded by government departments - we decided we would release it publicly in the official WordPress plugin repository.
Out of the box, it provides an enhanced 'search form' widget, which you can drop into any WordPress sidebar. If you want to add a customised form into your own post templates, we've made that easy too: it's all detailed in the plugin's readme file.
Facetious isn't a 'search engine' per se: it's just a simple way to construct complex multi-dimensional queries. The results are gathered using WordPress's built-in search function, which doesn't try to be anything too clever. If you're looking for smarter search results, you'll need a different plugin. (Maybe Relevanssi or something.)
Oh, there's one more thing.
Search URLs in WordPress are the platform's last unpretty 'permalink'. Nobody wants to see
?s=keyword in their address bar; and it isn't possible to cache query-string URLs using something like WP Super Cache. So we've created a new permalink structure for searches as part of Facetious, and your search URL now looks like
/search/keyword/ - or
/search/month/201302/keyword/whatever/category/uncategorized/. This will be applied to any search: not just those submitted via a Facetious form.
If you want to give it a try on your own WordPress site, just go to Plugins in the admin area, and search for it. If you're a developer, and you'd like to help us improve Facetious, it's also on Github. Pull requests welcome.
My thanks to Nick H, Nick S and Sara P for letting us experiment on their sites over the past few months: and to John Blackbourn, for doing such a fantastic job turning my hacky code into a plugin to be proud of.
On government organograms and RDF files (includes free WordPress plugin!)
There was an initial buzz of excitement yesterday, at the launch of the new data.gov.uk interactive organograms... and then, by teatime, a bit of a backlash. I can see both sides myself. Yes, it's a very cool rendering of potentially quite dull data, and it's nice to see it done in javascript (jQuery) rather than Flash... but it's actually a bit fiddly to navigate through. That isn't to understate the significance of the achievement, though: such a coordinated leap forward, in both technical and bureaucratic terms, is no small task. And there's so much to it, most of which is beyond me, that I can't begin to explain it in depth. Hopefully someone else will oblige.
As part of the initiative, departments have been instructed to upload raw RDF files to their websites, from which the organograms can be generated... which caused a bit of a problem for one of our clients. But it's a problem we're happily able to solve.
The Wales Office was the first Ministerial department to move everything over to WordPress, back in early 2008; and they've been running very happily on it ever since. About a year ago, we helped them build a new Transparency section, which acts as a download area for (mostly) Word and CSV files. It's all rendered via a custom page template, and managed via the standard WordPress 'media library' functionality. Unspectacular perhaps, but quick and easy for all concerned.
However - when they tried to upload an RDF file, they couldn't. WordPress has a surprisingly long list of file types it's prepared to let you upload (look for get_allowed_mime_types() in wp-includes/functions.php): but RDF isn't on it. So it throws up an error message like this:
We could upload it as a zip file, which would have the added benefit of reducing the file size by 90-odd per cent... but then the orgchart generator wouldn't be able to process it. Dilemma.
But as ever with WordPress, there's a happy ending to the story. We - by which I specifically mean my technical partner, Mr Wheatley - were able to write a quick plugin to 'hook' on to approved filetype list, and stick RDF on the end. Problem solved, file uploaded, everyone happy. You can see the successfully uploaded file here.
And given that there are a good number of government departments running WordPress sites, including at least one other using WordPress specifically for its transparency information, we thought we'd do the decent thing, and offer it up for others to download. Here you go. There's no configuration interface needed; just upload it, activate it, and start chucking up RDF files to your heart's content.
WordPress plugin: Robots.txt Reminder
I'm sure we've all done it. You're creating a new WordPress installation, and for a bit of privacy whilst you build the thing, you choose not to 'allow my blog to appear in search engines like Google and Technorati'. But in the rush to get the site out the door, you forget to switch the setting to make it 'visible to everyone, including search engines'.
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These were perfect for my baby shower! I had them on each plate at the table setting. The only game I used them for was the chocolate candy game, and the rest I stuffed with tiny candies as party favors.
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Although the majority of pregnancies are uneventful, sometimes complications do occur. The following are some of the more common pregnancy complications:
Amniotic fluid complications. Too much or too little amniotic fluid in the sac around the fetus may be a sign of a problem with the pregnancy. Too much fluid can put excessive pressure on the mother's uterus, leading to preterm labor. It also can cause pressure on the mother's diaphragm, leading to breathing difficulties. Fluids tend to build up in cases of uncontrolled diabetes, a multiple pregnancy, incompatible blood types, or birth defects. Too little fluid may be a sign of birth defects, growth retardation, or stillbirth.
Bleeding. Bleeding in late pregnancy may be a sign of placental complications, a vaginal or cervical infection, or preterm labor. Women who bleed in late pregnancy may be at greater risk of losing the fetus and hemorrhaging (bleeding excessively). Bleeding at any time during the pregnancy should be reported to your doctor right away.
Ectopic pregnancy. An ectopic pregnancy is the development of the fetus outside of the uterus. This can happen in the fallopian tubes, cervical canal, or the pelvic or abdominal cavity (belly). The cause of an ectopic pregnancy is usually scar tissue in the fallopian tube from infection or disease. The risk of ectopic pregnancy is increased in women who have had tubal sterilization procedures, especially women who were younger than age 30 at the time of sterilization.
Ectopic pregnancies occur in about one out of 50 pregnancies and can be very dangerous to the mother. Symptoms may include spotting and cramping. The longer an ectopic pregnancy goes on, the greater the chance that a fallopian tube will rupture. An ultrasound and blood tests may confirm the diagnosis. Treatment of an ectopic pregnancy may include medication or surgical removal of the fetus.
Miscarriage or fetal loss. A miscarriage is pregnancy loss that happens up to 20 weeks of gestation. Most miscarriages occur before 12 weeks. Miscarriages occur in about 15 to 20 percent of all pregnancies and are usually due to genetic or chromosomal abnormalities.
Miscarriages are usually preceded by spotting and intense cramping. To confirm a miscarriage, an ultrasound and blood tests may be done. The fetus and contents of the uterus are often naturally expelled. If this does not happen, a procedure called a dilation and curettage (D & C) may be necessary. This procedure uses special instruments to remove the abnormal pregnancy.
Fetal loss in the second trimester may happen if the cervix is weak and opens too early. This is called incompetent cervix. In some cases of incompetent cervix, a doctor can help prevent pregnancy loss by suturing the cervix closed until delivery.
Placental complications. Under normal circumstances, the placenta attaches to the uterine wall. However, two types of placental complications may occur, including:
Placental abruption. Sometimes the placenta becomes detached from the uterine wall prematurely or too soon. This is called placental abruption and leads to bleeding and less oxygen and nutrients to the fetus. The detachment may be complete or partial, and the cause of placental abruption is often unknown. Placental abruption occurs in about one in every 120 live births.
Placental abruption is more common in women who smoke, have high blood pressure, have a multiple pregnancy, and/or in women who have had previous children or a history of placental abruption.
Symptoms and treatment of placental abruption depend on the degree of detachment. Symptoms may include bleeding, cramping, and abdominal (belly) tenderness. Diagnosis is usually confirmed by doing a complete physical exam and an ultrasound. Women are usually put in the hospital for this condition and may have to deliver the baby early.
Placenta previa. Normally, the placenta is located in the upper part of the uterus. Placenta previa is a condition in which the placenta is attached close to or covering the cervix (the opening into the uterus).
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Symptoms may include vaginal bleeding that is bright red and not associated with abdominal (belly) tenderness or pain. Diagnosis is confirmed by doing a physical exam and an ultrasound. Depending on how bad the problem is and the stage of pregnancy, a change in activities or bed rest may be ordered. The baby usually has to be delivered by cesarean section to keep the placenta from detaching early and depriving the baby of oxygen during delivery.
Preeclampsia or eclampsia. Preeclampsia, also called toxemia, is characterized by pregnancy-induced high blood pressure, protein in the urine, and swelling due to fluid retention. Eclampsia is the more severe form of this problem, which can lead to seizures, coma, or even death.
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The Plattsmouth City Council was formally presented with the "Downtown Streetscape" design this week. Work on the ideas for enhancing downtown Plattsmouth has stretched over the last several months. It was paid for by state historical society grants and in-kind work by Plattsmouth city officials.
The Cassgram reports that the streetscape mission is to "envision a public environment that strengthens the best qualities of the downtown, creating an environment that is inviting to the users of the district, strengthening its economic viability," according to the final report entitled, "Historic Main Street – A New Public Environment."
It lays out specific ideas, costs and phasing for streets, parking, sidewalks, lighting, furnishings, landscaping and other improvements.
RDG Planning & Design estimates implementation of everything included in the streetscape would cost from $3.4 to $3.7 million.
City Administrator Erv Portis and Plattsmouth Historic Preservation Board Chairman Rich McKinley presented the plan to the mayor and council.
"You can change the face of Plattsmouth forever," said Portis.
Adding a half-cent to the city's current one-cent sales tax would raise about $300,000 a year more to pay for the downtown improvements, said Portis. That's using the current sales figures. The goal, of course, is to increase the actual sales totals that would raise sales tax receipts too, he added.


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The Town of Babylon is hosting a series of free seminars on post-traumatic stress disorder starting Wednesday.
Called Sean's Hope Workshop, the seminars are designed to promote awareness about PTSD and also educate friends and family of those who are experiencing symptoms. Town officials said the seminars are not for individuals suffering from PTSD and are informational only and not professional therapy.
The program is named after U.S. Army Spc. Sean LaPersonerie of Copiague, who returned from deployment in Iraq with symptoms of PTSD, said his mother, Marie LaPersonerie. Last year Sean LaPersonerie, 24, who never sought treatment for the disorder, died after being hit by a car while crossing East Main Street in Babylon Village.
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The workshop will discuss ways to recognize PTSD symptoms related to the experiences of members of the armed forces, superstorm Sandy survivors and victims of crime and domestic abuse.
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The eight-week workshop will take place from 7 to 8 p.m. every Wednesday through Nov 6. The first six seminars will be held at the Spangle Drive Senior Center in North Babylon and the final two sessions will be at Tanner Park Senior Center in Copiague.
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To put things simply, this blender is the essence of what a blender should be. It has everything a blender should have (which many don't) and nothing that it doesn't need (which many blenders do).
Design: The heavy glass carafe is crafted in a unique clover-leaf shape that continuously forces food back into the blades. A side-effect of this design is that while it doesn't *appear* to have a pour spout, it actually has three; Pour lefty, righty, or straight. (Well, four, if you're the kind to chug right from the carafe. I wouldn't, but that's me). The bottom isn't one of those screw-off jobs that never goes back on right. This is solid, one-piece construction... and it still cleans up in seconds.
Usability: Get your blender out of the cabinet. How many buttons does it have? Eight? Twelve? I think my mother's has sixteen (eight buttons, with a two-level switch). Okay, now... how many of those buttons do you use? How many are even labeled in words you *understand*? Two, maybe? That's fine. You've mastered your two-speed food processor, and never wished for six more. The Waring has a three-position toggle switch: High, Low, and Off. Two speeds. It crushes ice on Low, and obliterates it on High. If you want six more buttons, you're delusional.
Power: It crushes ice on Low. That's not enough for you? Okay, how's this action for ya: It makes peanut butter. You might actually need to scrape down the sides once or twice in the beginning before it really gets going, but it requires no oil for emulsification. Natural peanut butter in minutes, at half the price that you'll get it in the store. And this stuff won't separate, either.
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after witnessing 3 or 4 blenders from costco and others which I thought were to be 'the blender' self destruct, I decided to do a little research. The waring professional bar blender got rave reviews so I bit the bullet and poneyed up for one. I must say, so far so good.
I like it's simplicity, 2 speeds (what are all those speeds for anyway), no funky plastic screw on base( the blades are integrated into a very nice heavy glass jar) and clean lines that look good with any decor. Did I mention that this thing eats ice, fruit and anything else like nobody's business...it does. It also seems create some sort of circulation pulling stuff down to the blades so that I don't have to continually shove things into the top to try to push unblended ingrediants to the bottom of the jar. Bottom line this blender works great, seems to have been designed to last a long time and looks good. Is it worth the price...... ( my only possible complaint)? after my frustration with various cuisinart, oster, hamilton beach ........I say yes
This is a fantastic blender, and is perfect for the amateur or pro user. All I really wanted to do was make milkshakes and smoothies, which have been ultra-easy to do. While it takes some adjusting to understand what consistency of each item you're inserting to produce the taste you'd like, it's a fun process. The noise level is slightly high, but it only takes seconds to blend whatever you're making. After all, they put spleens into blenders on Fear Factor, and that didn't take long to chop up. Overall, it looks great in a kitchen and is VERY stylish. Cleanup is a snap.
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This blender is the best. In seconds it blends everything, including the ice. I love it. I used to have a really good blender and then it quit. I have bought three and they were each lousy. I have been looking for a long time and I am so happy I found this one. You will not regret the purchase of this blender. I wish I had found it sooner.
This blender was not as much as I expected from reading other reviews. I make smoothies almost every day and before this blender was using a $20 Oster that I absolutely loved until the motor died after about a month. For Christmas I chose this blender and received it as a gift and was very excited to give it a try. As for making icy drinks, this is the perfect blender! I made my whole family Blue Hawaiians and they were the perfect texture and it incinerated the ice! I was amazed! My excitement was short-lived, however when I went to make a smoothie. It really seems to struggle to blend and create a vortex as advertised. I still have to open the blender every three seconds and manually spoon the entire mixture until it is almost completely blended until the vortex will be created. If not, I have to take the canister off of the motor and shake all the contents and put it back on and blend for a few seconds and then repeat. After about 15 minutes it will make a great smoothie, but it really is frustrating. I do use frozen fruit in my smoothies so maybe that is the problem, but for a machine that can incinerate ice to make a snow cone, I wouldn't think that would be such an issue. I must say that I do enjoy the clean up of this product. All I have to do is add a little soap and some warm water and put it back on the blender and voila! It's clean! No messing around with blades anymore! Overall I would say this is a decent blender. I have never owned or used a Ninja or a Vitamix or anything of the sort since that is just way too pricey for a small kitchen appliance. Maybe someday I will invest in one, but for now I think this blender will work just fine. For making smoothies it is definitely a hassle but it does eventually work and I really do love how easy it is to make frozen drinks! I would recommend this blender, but just be warned about making smoothies that it is not much different than any other blender out there for $20 or $30
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Hell's Kitchen update: Rock vs. Bonnie, the battle of the titans
I was swamped today with real work and have been dying to write this blog about Hell's Kitchen.
Why? Because my prediction was wrong!
Rock, a cursing, temperamental executive chef in DC faces the beautiful itsy-bitsy blonde California nanny, Bonnie.
I predicted Rock would make it. I didn't predict Bonnie would get this far.
Chef Gordon Ramsay used trickery all night to challenge the three remaining chefs.
Ramsay told the sous chefs to purposely leave ingredients out of dishes. He wanted to see if the three chefs, who all had the opportunity to run the kitchen, would catch the error.
Bonnie caught it. Rock caught it.
Jen did not. She failed to see the spaghetti didn't have crab meat. I think Ramsay used that in his decision to kick her off the show. Plus, she was crazy.
At the end of the show, Ramsay had all three on the chopping block. He mulled the decision over several commercial breaks. And then he looks at Rock.
"Rock," he says. "You've got to go …. into the [finals]."
Nice trick, Ramsay.
"Don't scare me like that," Rock replied.
There's no doubt Ramsay scared the millions of people watching the show. Several co-workers mentioned the trick to me this morning.
There was no possible way he could boot Rock, who now becomes the hands-down favorite to win the contest and run his own restaurant in Las Vegas.
Ramsay then brought in Rock's wife and Bonnie's parents for a visit.
"I don't think I am going to be a teacher anymore, Dad," Bonnie said.
Is she a little over confident? Stick to your day job, Bonnie. No matter how much I love ya, Rock is winning this contest.
He's my ticket to Vegas, baby! You can come, ya know?
Folks, once this show is over, I promise to return to nothing but Spotsylvania government tid bits. I do have some information to relay.
But, Rock Harper is putting Spotsylvania County on the map for millions of Hell's Kitchen viewers. Maybe the county could find a way to use him in its tourism program that hasn't been released yet.
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ServSafe is a Food Service Sanitation Course developed by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation and is a national standard for restaurant kitchens and processing facilities.
Connor Gorham is a New England Culinary Institute graduate and our Professional Production Assistant at the Vermont Food Venture Center. He is a certified instructor and tailors these classes specifically for those who work in any processing, restaurant or institutional kitchen.
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The Center for an Agricultural Economy (CAE), located in Hardwick, Vermont, is dedicated to building a regenerative, locally based, healthy food system by engaging the greater Hardwick community through collaboration opportunities, educational outreach and providing infrastructure.
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