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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Despite a three-run home run from senior Mike Gerber, the Creighton baseball team fell to 0-2 with a 7-4 loss to Arkansas-Little Rock on Saturday, Feb. 15.
Arkansas-Little Rock (UALR) moved to 2-0 following the win.
Creighton fell behind 3-0 in the opening frame as UALR scored on two walks and a two-run double from Jason Steelmon. An error allowed Steelmon to come around to score on the double.
The Bluejays' deficit grew to 6-0 in the second on two walks and a three-run home run off the bat of Austin Pfeiffer with two down in the second.
Trailing 7-0 entering the top of the sixth, Creighton mounted a charge. Sophomore Ryan Fitzgerald opened the frame with a walk, then junior Jake Peter laced a single through the right side. Gerber followed with his first home run of 2014 over the right-center field wall to chase Trojan starter Ethan Schlechte.
Bluejay sophomore Reagan Fowler met UALR's Chase Rousseau by reaching base on an error. With two outs in the inning, sophomore Joey Mancuso drew a walk to put runners at first and second. Freshman Nicky Lopez continued the Creighton rally with an RBI single through the right side to make it 7-4. After a walk to senior Brad McKewon loaded the bases, Creighton was unable to keep the rally when Fitzgerald was called out on strikes to end the top of the sixth.
The Trojans kept Creighton off the board in each of the final three frames to claim the game and the series.
McKewon and Gerber led the Bluejay offense as McKewon finished the game with two hits and Gerber delivered three RBI.
Creighton sophomore Tommy Strunc suffered the loss, allowing six runs (five earned) on two hits and five walks in 1.2 innings. Schlechte claimed the win, allowing three runs on four hits and a walk in five innings.
The Bluejays and Trojans play the final game of their three-game series on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 1 pm (CT).


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I didn't expect the set to be so flimsy--but it will serve my purposes. Maybe a bit more detail into how thin the bases are?
the kids love it. they have a ball field no matter where they go
Product was shipped in its own packaging. As it was just rubber bases, they were not damaged. However, they were a gift, and the box in which they received is embarrassingly mangled. Forutnately for me, they are for a 4-year old who will further mangle what is left of the box after he unwraps it.
Not a bad price but they are not the best throw down plates out. They don't take abuse from cleats well at all. If they were thicker they would be great .
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Amalia Mendoza seen in a undated photo before her horrific accident that nearly took her life. Greg Kahn/Staff
In 2001 Amalia Mendoza was in a car accident on a rural Colombia road which resulted in the loss of most of her face including her hair, both eyes, nose, and sections of her skull. After years of frustration, one of Amalia's daughters brought her to America to seek the help of David Trainer, a specialist in facial prosthetics, in the hopes he could give Mendoza her identity back. Amalia Mendoza has new metal implants in her skull cleaned by her daughter Rocio Villa, left, and a nurse at the surgeon's office. The metal implants, fitted with magnets at the end, are where her prosthetic face will soon be attached. Greg Kahn/Staff
The stretch of road almost three hours North of her home in Valledupar, Colombia where Amalia Mendoza's accident occurred. Amalia lost both eyes, her nose and sections of her skull in the accident. Greg Kahn/Staff
Photos of the taxi that Amalia Mendoza was traveling in that flipped over causing the serious injury to her. Mendoza was sitting in the back seat on the passenger side. Greg Kahn/Staff
A young girl, left, walking with her family in the Coastland Center in Naples, Fla. turns to look at a covered up Amalia Mendoza, right, as she is led around the mall by her daughter Rocio Villa, center. While Mendoza is blind, she says she can feel the looks of others as they notice her wig and netting that keeps her old prosthetic attached to her face. Greg Kahn/Staff
Rocio Villa, checks on her mom Amalia Mendoza, as they sit outside of Hollister Clothing at the Coastland Center in Naples. Greg Kahn/Staff
Dr. David Trainer applies a paste over Amalia Mendoza's face so he can make a mold of the structure of her head, and build a prosthetic from that. Greg Kahn/Staff
Amalia Mendoza, center, pulls David Trainer, left, a maxillo-facial prosthetist in Naples, Fla. out of his chair to give him a hug after finishing a day of work making a new face for Mendoza. Trainer, who makes facial prosthetics said Mendoza's cases was more extensive than any he has worked on. "What's running through my head is, what am I going to do, how am I going to tackle the problem that I'm faced?" Trainer said. Greg Kahn/Staff
Dr. David Trainer, left, and Dr. Steven Laquis, right, look at the structure of Amalia's face as they prepare to implant titanium screws into her skull so that a prosthetic can me attached. Greg Kahn/Staff
Dr. David Trainer, right, stretches as he describes the procedure of making a prosthetic to Amalia's family. Greg Kahn/Staff


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BUFFALO, NY - Press secretaries for both of New York's two U.S. Senators, Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer, said the two democrats were unavailable to speak with WGRZ-TV on Monday regarding the impending sequestration.
However, at a joint news conference in New York City that morning (announcing their bill to carve out an exemption from sequestration of health care funds for first responders who claim they became ill from working at ground zero following the 9-11 attacks) Schumer said sequestration would be a "disaster" but that there was a "simple answer".
"We propose that companies that send jobs overseas no longer get tax breaks to do it. We propose that oil companies, which get huge subsidies and are making multi-billions of dollars, no longer get those subsidies. And we propose that those whose income is over a million dollars a year, pay the same (tax) rate as their secretaries. We do those three things, we don't have to do sequester," Schumer said.
Of course, such a solution may not be so readily adopted by the republican controlled House of Representatives, which has been battling with the President on those issues and more for several years.
"It sounds like nothing but a bunch of sound bites from someone who never created a job on his own," said Rep. Chris Collins ( R-NY 27th) in response to Schumer's solution.
Collins says the solution to the nation's fiscal woes can best be found in the reduction of what he calls "wasteful" spending, but he is also quick to note that as one of 435 members of the House, his power to do that is limited.
"Is it really too much to ask Washington to look inward, not unlike we did in Erie County when we stepped in with a financial crisis?" asked Collins, referring to his days as the Erie County Executive, a post to which he failed to be re-elected before winning a seat in Congress last year.
"I'll give you three examples. EPA doled out $100 million to foreign countries including China over the last decade. The IRS has a TV studio that costs us $4 million a year and recently the National Science Foundation paid $1.2 million to senior citizens to play the video game "World of Warcraft" so they could study the impact on their brain. Now, I understand these three examples don't equal $85 billion in sequester cuts, but they're just three simple examples of the waste in Washington that we should be dealing with," said Collins.
(The claim regarding the video game study was originally made in a press release last week by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and has since been disputed.)
"I feel better that I am part of the debate and that I am part of the conversation...I am talking to other members of my party about the sequester, but frankly there isn't much to be done until the President shows some leadership," Collins said.
"I'm trying to educate people that we need to grow this economy to reduce the deficit over the long term," said Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY 26th) when asked by Two On Your Side what he was doing individually to foster a solution. "The economic growth projected for this year is a mere two percent. With sequestration it would go down to one, or one-and-one-half percent and that's not helpful," Higgins said.
"I hope that in the remaining days, cooler heads will prevail and we will be able to replace the sequester with a more responsible balanced approach," said Sen. Gillibrand, and Schumer expressed optimism that might occur.
"Will it happen? Well I'm an optimist," said Schumer. "Things in Washington always happen in the last minute. A week before the fiscal cliff in December everyone said we were going over the fiscal cliff but we didn't. I am hopeful that both parties will rise to the occasion and avoid sequestration."
Collins does not share Schumer's optimism, predicting the sequestration will occur. At the same time, however, he believes such an occurrence would be far from the "disaster" extolled by Schumer, and may in fact be an important first step to take, if the nation is ever to get a grip on its deficit.
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It's official: The papa birds have left the nest. For the next few weeks, our fearless leaders Greg Koch, Steve Wagner, and Mitch Steele will be kicking ass all across the European continent brewing amazing beer with fellow craft brewers, schmoozing at various beer events, and fervidly spreading the Arrogance. Sure, the beer will still flow and things will pretty much be the same around here, but we can't help feel that brief exhilaration we used to get as kids when the teacher stepped out into the hall. I'm dodging spitballs as I type…
So what exactly will our beloved beer patriarchs be up to in the Old World? Well, Greg left on Sunday to attend the TEDGlobal 2009 conference at Hogwarts…err…Oxford, England. From there he'll be heading to Norway on July 27th, where he'll be joined by Steve and Mitch to brew the final iteration of Jolly Pumpkin/Nøgne-Ø/Stone Special Holiday Ale with Kjetil Jikiun at Nøgne-Ø (check out Greg's last visit to Norway). The second, "funkier" iteration was brewed back in April with Ron Jeffries at Jolly Pumpkin, and this version is sure to be equally unique (Steve is actually bringing the San Diegan White Sage with him for the brew).
The three Stone beer diplomats will then be off to Scotland on July 30th to brew a new collaboration beer with our friends James Watt and Martin Dickie at BrewDog. They're not sure exactly what they're going to brew there, but one thing's certain—the beer will be aged in Scotch Whiskey barrels, hand selected by the Stone crew and their brewing brethren at BrewDog. Steve will then depart the day after brewing, and Greg and Mitch will head off to London to appear at a slew of Stone events, as well as attend the Great British Beer Festival. For a full run-down of where they'll be, check out our UK Stone Events google calendar (scroll to August). Event details may change, so call ahead before attending!
We wish Greg, Steve, and Mitch a safe, and most importantly, FREAKIN' AWESOME, inter-continental beer adventure. It'll be business as usual until they get back, but watch out for paper airplanes.
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Appalachian State running back Devon Moore finally got a chance to show off his talents.
The red-shirt senior, who has endured a disappointing season for the most part, put all of his frustrations to rest on Saturday afternoon as he backboned the Mountaineers to a 43-13 win against Wofford College and their sixth Southern Conference title in a row. The effort also tied a league record originally set by Georgia Southern from 1997-2002.
The win also assures ASU of a first-round bye in the FCS Division I playoffs, and more than likely a No.2 seed and home-field advantage through the national quarterfinals. The playoffs begin Saturday, November 27, with a 20-team field. The top 12 teams received a first-round bye.
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And the wait is over! Here is Liza's LP at the Japan Open
Liza looks better with her boots uncovered!:D And fantastic performance from her!...I want to see Alissa's to!:D
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Meet will be in
Tacoma this week
The Great Northern League had little trouble pushing through its athletes at the so-called "Glue In" sub-regional meet with the Central Washington Athletic Conference (Districts 5-6-7) last Friday at Prosser High School.
A top four finish qualified GNL/CWAC athletes for the State 2A meet May 23-25 at Mt. Tahoma High School in Tacoma.
Of the 35 events run, the GNL was able to get two athletes or relay teams through to State in all but six events.
"There was not one event that the GNL did not qualify an athlete or relay team," explained Colville High head coach, Ty Brown. "In the majority of events, the GNL went one-two."
Brown said that for his Indians, the trip to the lower valley qualified as a "business trip where the goal was to come in and take care of business and move on to the next level."
Mission accomplished.
Phillips leads way
Colville's seven qualifiers to the GNL/CWAC "Glue Meet" qualified for State in nine events. Heading to Tacoma this week will be Chelsea Phillips in the 100 meter hurdles, long jump and 4x100 relay team; Malia Luu in the 4x100 relay; Mackayla McLaughlin in the 4x100 relay; Alyona Gudima in the 4x100 relay; Tora Luu in the high jump; Joellee Buckner in the javelin, and Cainan Holte in the discus.
Phillips is nearing the end of a superb senior season for the Indians. She finished third in the 100-meter hurdles (16.23). While Phillips was the first to concede that it wasn't her best performance, qualifying for State was the goal at hand.
"The reality was to qualify and peak at the right time this week," coach Brown said.
Brittany Dugger of East Valley (Spokane) won the 100- meter hurdles in a time of 15.46.
Phillips also qualified for Tacoma in the long jump with a mark of 16-06.5. That was good for fourth place.
In her final event, the 4x100 relay, Colville turned in a PR and second place finish (50.03). Selah won the event in a time of 49.40.
That finish puts Phillips, McLaughlin, Luu and Gudima sixth in the state in the 4x100. Colville's 4x100 relay team won the state crown last spring at the 1A level.
"It should be a great race this week for a chance to repeat their state championship last season at the 1A level," Brown said.
2nd in high jump
Tora Luu and high jump winner Lindsay Yetter of Prosser both cleared 5-2. Yetter won on fewer misses.
Freshman Luu has a season best of 5-4 in the event. She will likely be one of the favorites in Tacoma.
"She will definitely go to Tacoma with the expectation of challenging the other jumpers for the state title," her coach said.
Buckner, top-ranked in the region among 2A javelin throwers, didn't disappoint. The senior, headed to Western Washington University to play volleyball, uncorked a 128-02 mark on her fifth throw to win the event and was a model of consistency at the sub-regional.
CHS throwers' coach Bob Gumm said that Buckner's series of throws at Prosser "were her most consistent all season."
"Joellee was able to have marks of over 120-feet and came through in the finals when it counted," Brown said. "She will also be expecting great things at the state meet."
Holte, one of the state's best in the discus all spring long, is the only CHS male athlete heading to Tacoma this week.
"It's fitting, because Cainan is the only male senior on the entire track and field team," coach Brown explained.
And like Buckner, Holte came into the region top-ranked in his specialty. Brown said that Holte had a little difficulty with a balky elbow that has bothered him all season long, but he was still able to qualify for the trip west this week with a throw of 158-06. That was good for second place.
A shot at Tahoma
Holte and event winner Jacob Laird of Ephrata (159-03) were the only throwers who eclipsed 150-feet at Prosser.
Brown thinks that Holte has a shot in Tacoma.
"We feel that if Cainan can relax and throw in competition like he does when he's relaxed in practice, he can do some amazing things. It should be a great meet in Tacoma."
Brown said he and fellow coaches were very pleased to get all seven of their qualifying athletes through the CWAC-GNL sub-regional and on to the state meet.
"Overall, we couldn't have been happier with the performances turned in by our athletes at the meet," Brown said. "We have a great group of kids headed to the State meet and our hopes are to continue the trend and take care of business."
Deer Park's Daniel Amann won the 800-meter run (1:59.40), the 1600 (4:32.85) and the 3200 (9:59.70).
His teammate, Jade Wilson, captured the 110 hurdles (15.21) and the 300 hurdles (39.39).
For the girls, Cheney's Sanne Holland won the 1600 (5:27.77) and the 3200 (11:46.90).
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TYSONS CORNER, Va. (WUSA) - The rolling message truck is driving on the very thing it's advertising to the very people who need it. That's the new I- 495 express lanes, which open this Saturday, Nov. 17.
Commuters who take I-495 from Springfield to Tysons Corner endure one of the most congested routes in the Washington area. Even people who live in Tysons can't stand the traffic.
Anyone who has an E Z Pass or Smart tag can use the new Express lanes, which are two lanes that run in both directions on the 14 miles route. There are new entrances and exit ramps exclusively for the express lanes. Two go in and out of busy Tysons Corner.
The tolls will vary: the more crowded, the more expensive in order to keep keep traffic flowing on the express lanes at or above 45 miles per house. The tolls may be as high as $10 each way, unless you'll be carpooling or on a bus.
But, in order to not be charged a toll if you have 3 in your car, you'll have to obtain aFlex Pass which will allow you to turn the Flex on. This alerts the State Troopers patrolling the lanes that you're a carpooler. The officer is inclined to find your vehicle and check. If you don't have 3, and your caught, you'll receive a dreaded and expensive HOV violation. As you may know, HOV violations escalate in costthe more you receive.
If you Flex, don't forget to turn it on. Or you'll be charged anyway.
Is it worth it to get a Flex?
Consider this: A regular EZ Pass will cost you $.50 per month. A Flex Pass $1. per month. One day of riding the Express Lanes could run you as high as $20. You decide.


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Awww man...It'd sure as hell get us more people and it'd be fuking awesome!
Awww man...It'd sure as hell get us more people and it'd be fuking awesome!
Bad idea. We'll be hearing, "play more metal!", "play more rap!", "at least play ONE jpop song!", cause no one will be satisfied.
That can be easily managed, by an equal timetable for each music genre.
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I like rubber bands.......a lot.I carry them around my wrists 24-7, at home or away, in the air or on the ground. I use #64. This size does not constrict my wrists but will not fall off my hands accidentally.I read that latex free rubber bands are more UV resistant than the ones typically sold by the office supply stores. I bought two brands of latex free rubber bands to test this out.Testing ProtocolI hung 3 rubber bands from our outside clothesline 5 months ago. Whenever I went by I gave all three several stretches. ResultsI can't see any difference between the three rubber bands after their 5 months of exposure. So, for my needs, I'd say they were the same.Photos Below (blue and orange are latex free)
Interesting tests, thanks :-)What are some of the things you use them for?
I never pass up the chance to save a rubber band for reuse later! I wonder if that is a genetic trait or an acquired illness;-)Testing ProtocolI hung 3 rubber bands from our outside clothesline 5 months ago. Whenever I went by I gave all three several stretches. If I may suggest an alternate protocol ....1) somehow label 5 bands 1 thru 52) hang #1 outside3) one month later add #24) add the rest of the bands at one month intervals5) That gives you side by side comparisons of bands exposed for different amounts of time
My wife also has this affliction. Bands everywhere.I like shock cord and hair elastics.
The problem with hoarding rubber bands, is they get old and brittle and crack and break when you stretch them.
Seems like the ones Daryl uses are not prone to that being latex free.Two weeks outside and a latex one would be done. Look at your neighbor who does not pick up their papers, check the bands. They are even dated.
Dan, I use the rubber bands most often for securing rolled up bags filled with various items (e.g. granola, first aid, tent stakes, pen and paper, small parts, etc.)Other uses include:around tent poles to keep them together when packedaround my closed cell foam sleeping padaround rolled up instead of dangling pack straps that I won't be using for awhileholding lids on pots for packingholding rolled up neck cord against compass when packedquickly securing a pebble inside a small pocket of fabric for a tether pointkeeping a pliers closed when packedlarks heading a flashlight or thermometer to a tent polebundling groups of pencils or pensetc.Daryl
Jim,Your protocol sounds like real science instead of my typical pseudo science. I'm currently satisfied that it doesn't make much difference which rubber band I take backpacking. Each of the tested ones will last much longer than my trip. So, for me, its game over, curiosity satisfied, etc. On to other adventures.Daryl
After reading my original post and the replies to my post I see that I have failed to communicate a key point.The beige colored rubber band is NOT latex free. At least it doesn't say so on the bag. It is the bottom line cheapest #64 rubber band that Office Depot sells so I assume it does have latex in it. This assumption, of course, could be wrong. The red and blue rubber bands are labeled as latex free and they are more expensive than the beige ones. I had read elsewhere that latex free rubber bands are more UV resistant than latex bands.I was simply trying to determine if the latex free labeled rubber bands would last longer than the cheapos. In other words is it worth it to buy the more expensive rubber bands. I concluded there was no observable difference after 5 months.......which is longer than any of my trips....so for me it isn't worth it to buy the latex free ones unless I want the blue or red color.So from now on I'll go back to using the cheapo rubber bands. The irony of this is that I probably have a lifetime supply of rubber bands due to this testing. All three types will probably dry up and crack before I can use them.
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So I wonder what the paper company is using. They don't last long at all.
For years I would pester my asparagus-eating friends to save those burly purple rubber bands. They were the strongest, longest-lasting rubber bands I knew of. Then a lady friend of mine turned me onto silicone hair ties, and I've never looked back.
"asparagus-eating friends to save those burly purple rubber bands"Yes, rubber bands on celery can be good. I use rubber bands when I roll my clothing before each item goes into the backpack.Some people are allergic to latex, so they need to select their rubber bands carefully.--B.G.--
This discussion is making me think of a kidnapping mystery that goes something like this. "I'm sorry officer, I can't id the kidnapper because I was blindfolded. I do recall an asparagus smell when he urinated in the bushes, however."Then I noticed the burly purple rubber bands on the officer's wrist and knew I wasn't out of danger yet.
Edited by lyrad1 on 02/24/2013 18:48:20 MST.
Somebody needs to market some spectra-reinforced rubber bands.I use Tyvek wading slippers for some stream crossings, and they are held on tightly with rubber bands. That is, until they break.--B.G.--
While I dont share the unhealthy pre-occupation with rubber bands that apparently some others do, I use them a lot too. Each weighs 0.04 oz, and get included in my spreadsheet. They take the place of stuffsacks and ziplocks frequently for some items.I roll up my raingear tightly and put rubber band around to keep it that way.I will roll up certain tent components tightly and put a couple rubber bands aroundPut around tent stakes tooUse to cinch up the pillow/clothes bag to the desired size/firmness. twist & band.
Daryl,I'll buy some of those rubber bands off you, if you want to sell a few, dozen or so.Jack
I just like the title of this thread. That is all.
Wonder why they're 'always' purple??
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Daryl....Fishnet, rubber bands... yes we get it.How about posting a picture of yourself in full latex suit and call that a Vapour Barrier ?
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When Madeleine Barker's fellow cast members handed her the Oscar in the Claire Trevor Theatre, she felt excited for herself and a little sad for Judy Garland.
Barker, who plays Garland in UC Irvine's upcoming musical "Tinseltown Christmas," had been busy in recent weeks studying her role, watching performances on DVD and reading about the often-turbulent life behind them. Then, during rehearsal one day, "Tinseltown" director Don Hill told the cast that he had a surprise.
That turned out to be an Oscar — the one Eileen Heckart won in 1972 for Best Supporting Actress in "Butterflies Are Free." Hill, whose husband, Luke Yankee, is Heckart's son, let the actors pass around it for inspiration.
As Barker held the Academy Award, she realized she was enjoying a moment that mostly eluded Garland. The actress got a special Juvenile Award for her role in "The Wizard of Oz," but went home empty-handed in competitive categories.
"Judy, she never received an Oscar," said Barker, an undergraduate majoring in musical theater. "So it was kind of strange to hold that and know that she never got a chance to have it.
"Everyone thought she was going to get one for 'A Star Is Born,' but it went to Grace Kelly for 'The Country Girl.' And then, when Liza [Minnelli] won one for 'Cabaret,' she said, 'This is for Mom.' So it was interesting holding it and feeling the weight and feeling the history and the love behind it, and knowing that that was something she never experienced."
In researching Garland, James Stewart, Natalie Wood and Bing Crosby, the cast of "Tinseltown Christmas" got to know their characters, not just as stars, but as seasoned professionals — Oscar heartbreaks, stage parents and all. It's somehow fitting, then, that the play features a story in which the four actors return as ghosts to spread Christmas cheer because ... well, it's their job.
Film history — with a wink
Like more than a few Hollywood scripts, "Tinseltown Christmas" took a stop-and-start journey on its way toward production.
Playwright Chana Wise (first name pronounced "HAH-na") got the original premise from the Academy for New Musical Theatre in North Hollywood, which had held a brainstorming session and come up with an idea about movie star ghosts visiting a lonely woman on Christmas Eve. Wise, a member of the academy, sent a one-paragraph pitch to UCI, which encouraged her to develop a 15-minute sample.
Once Wise, along with composer Carl Johnson, got the go-ahead to write the entire script, she realized she lacked one thing: an extensive knowledge of Christmas movie classics. The nearest Hollywood Video, which stocked a wide array of them, became her favorite haunt.
By the time she finished her research, Wise considered herself an old movie buff and applied that savvy in the script as much as she could. "Tinseltown," which follows the ghosts as they urge a pair of bickering neighbors to fall in love, is rife with in-jokes and even irreverence; when the neighbors seem to have hit it off midway through, the ghosts stick around because, after watching so many romantic movies, they know a plot twist has to come soon to tear them apart.
The disembodied stars have been assigned by a higher power to brighten the Christmas season — and if they fail, they risk being demoted to Halloween. At one point, when the female neighbor tries to shake her visitors off by declaring that she isn't celebrating Christmas, they're quick with a song: "We do wonders with Muslims and Mormons as well / the Hindus are pleasant and rarely rebel / so Buddhist or Baptist, we don't pick and choose / and being in show biz, our friends are all Jews."
That last group includes Wise herself, who seldom watched Christmas movies growing up. Although she was a relative latecomer to the classics, she grew to love their craft, to the point where she had her characters lament in the script that modern Christmas movies often run along the lines of "Home Alone 3."
"There doesn't seem to be anything that people just sit down and watch every year," Wise said.
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Will "Tinseltown Christmas" make the time capsule too? Hill, who serves as vice chair of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts and heads its stage management program, has hopes that it will find an audience beyond campus — and the RSVPs over the next week may help determine that.
"We have a number of producers and theater people coming to see it opening weekend and next week, so we're scouting it out in hopes that it may have legs and walk some place," he said.


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OMAHA, Neb. - Head coach Ed Servais rounded out the 2015 coaching staff with the additions of Rich Wallace as assistant coach and Vicente Cafaro as the volunteer assistant on Friday, Aug. 15.
Wallace comes to Creighton from High Point University, where he served as an assistant coach for the past six seasons. Wallace was the Panthers recruiting coordinator for the last two seasons, his efforts to bring in a stellar recruiting class in 2012 was named one of the nation's best by Collegiate Baseball.
In addition to his role as the recruiting coordinator for High Point, Wallace was also the Panther's hitting coach and catching instructor. Wallace is expected to step in each of those three roles for the Bluejays.
"I'm extremely excited to join the Creighton program. There is tremendous history here and I am ready to get to work," said Wallace. "My wife is from Omaha and being a Midwest man myself, the chance to bring my family home is also wonderful."
"As this process began I was looking for someone that could work with our offense, had a strong recruiting knowledge, and in a perfect world could work with our catcher's," said Servais. "Rich brings each of those qualities to the table. He had two top-40 recruiting classes at High Point and has a history of improving catchers."
Prior to High Point, Wallace served as volunteer assistant coach at Central Florida from 2005-08 where he played from 2000-04. As a player for the Knights, Wallace was part of three NCAA Tournament teams. Wallace's teams won three Atlantic Sun regular season championships and a pair of Atlantic Sun tournament titles.
During his career at Central Florida, Wallace garnered Third Team All-Atlantic Sun honors as a freshman and was named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball. He set the school's all-time mark in being hit by a pitch, both in career and single season totals. A native of Orlando, Fla., Wallace earned his bachelor's degree from UCF in liberal studies in 2004.
A former Bluejay himself (2008-09), Cafaro returns to Creighton after serving as the graduate assistant coach at University of Southern Indiana last season. Working with the infielders and coaching third base, Cafaro helped guide the Screaming Eagles to the NCAA Division II national championship in 2014.
Before coming to Southern Indiana, Cafaro spent a season as an assistant coach for the Hickory Crawdads, a Class A affiliate of the Texas Rangers organization. He also signed a minor-league contract with the Texas Rangers organization in 2009, playing one year the Arizona Rangers, Texas' rookie league squad.
"I'm very excited to come back to Creighton. As a former player I have experience with coach Servais as well as his system. I hope to help this team return to the NCAA Tournament." said Cafaro.
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During his two seasons at Creighton, Cafaro started 111 of 113 games over the two years, hitting .318 with 66 RBIs, 29 doubles, four triples, and 10 home runs. The native of Maracay, Venezuela, also earned a Rawlings Gold Glove as the nation's top field second baseman in 2009.
In addition his two seasons at Creighton, Cafaro also played college baseball for one season at Iowa Western Community College (2007) and Wayne State College (2006). He batted .441 and won an NJCAA Gold Glove during his season at IWCC, leading the Tigers to the NJCAA World Series.
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NCSE was prominently featured in James Glanz's article "Montana Creationism Bid Evolves Into Unusual Fight," which appeared on Sunday, February 29, 2004, in The New York Times. Glanz's article focused on the phenomenon of organized grassroots resistance to antievolutionist attempts to compromise evolution education, taking the controversy in Darby, Montana, as a prime example.
Evolution disclaimer bill passed in OK House
On February 24, House Bill 2194 was passed by the Oklahoma state House by a vote of 96-0. As originally introduced on February 2, HB 2194 required textbook publishers to furnish the State Textbook Committee with electronic files for the production of Braille versions of textbooks in conformance with U.S. Department of Education standards. On February 23, the bill was amended to include a new section that requires all textbooks that discuss evolution to include a long disclaimer.
Censorship attempt in Helena school library
A parent in Helena, Montana, is attempting to have a book about horses removed from her local elementary school library because it devotes two pages to discussing equine evolution.
SfN Statement on Evolution and Intelligent Design
NCSE is pleased to announce a further addition to Voices for Evolution: a statement on evolution and intelligent design from the Society for Neuroscience, reading in part, "Recognizing that the theory of Evolution is the fundamental scientific theory or cornerstone that helps us to understand and study the origins and diversity of living organisms, the Society for Neuroscience supports teaching evolution in science classrooms, and opposes the assertion that Intelligent Design Theory (ID) is a valid scientific alternative."
Georgia Revises Draft Science Standards
On February 19, the Georgia Department of Education released revised versions of proposed new science standards, with major changes in the sections dealing with evolution. When the drafts of the Georgia Performance Standards for Science were first released for public comment in January, the word "evolution," as well as most of the significant concepts related to this topic, were not included in them.
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that second song is called reduced to mere filth
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First song is "Entities" from the Doom album. Second is "Reduced To Mere Filth" off the Genesis album.
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Partners receive priority to purchase these additional packages during the season:
Imagine your team standing with Marlins players during the National Anthem. It is offered on Sunday games only and available for kids between the ages of 7-13 years old.
Minimum: 100 Group Tickets
Fourteen kids from your group will have exclusive access on the field during Marlins Batting Practice. BP Buddies is offered on select Monday through Thursday night games only and available for kids between the ages of 7-13 years old.
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Walk the field during a pre-game parade with your team! The parade is open to participating youth baseball and softball players and two (2) coaches in uniform. Call for details.
The 10th Annual Youth Baseball Invitational concludes after the season ends. See your team (ages 4-10) playing on the Marlins Park field!
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Position Among the Stars
2010. The Netherlands. Leonard Retel Helmrich. 111 min.
Sunday, September 18, 2011, 6:00 p.m.
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Position Among the Stars
2010. The Netherlands. Directed by Leonard Retel Helmrich. Having followed the Sjamsuddin family for 12 years, Helmrich's camera observes the often strained but thoroughly human interactions between its members in the final part of the trilogy. Orphaned Tari, who was a toddler in the first film, is now graduating high school, and the film begins with her uncle Bakti bringing back Rumidjah, his mother, from the countryside to the city of Jakarta. There is a heightened sense of reality in this film that verges on fiction, as spectacular scenes unfold in bold juxtapositions. Compared to the two earlier installments in the trilogy, the camera in this final chapter seems to have taken on a life of its own, swerving in and out of the action and embracing different points of view. Position Among the Stars will have its U.S. broadcast premiere on HBO2 on September 28, 2011. Courtesy HBO Documentary Films. 111 min.
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Jefferson County administrators unveiled a budget proposal to legislators Monday night that does not include funding for two vacant sheriffs deputy positions and would shift responsibility for security at Watertown International Airport to retired or off-duty law enforcement personnel.
The two deputy positions have been the subject of exchanges between the Sheriffs Department and county administrators and legislators since early this year.
In February, Jefferson County Sheriff John P. Burns said he would no longer be able to provide security at the airport because of a shortage of deputies. The issue was temporarily resolved until July, when Undersheriff Paul W. Trudeau appeared before the board to ask that two positions left vacant for several months be filled so he could continue to send deputies to the airport to comply with a Transportation Security Administration mandate.
Instead of agreeing to fill those two positions, administrators cut them from the sheriffs budget and added a $40,000 line item to the budget of the Probation Department.
Probation officers, along with sheriffs deputies and investigators of the District Attorneys Office, have county-wide jurisdiction as peace officers.
But probation officers will not actually staff the security positions at the airport.
Instead, retired or off-duty law enforcement personnel will be hired on a part-time basis, Jefferson County Administrator Robert F. Hagemann III told legislators.
The money to hire them was put into that account because of considerations about jurisdiction.
Officers hired by the county to staff the airport will have their authority restricted to the perimeters of the airport, according to Mr. Hagemann.
The management of the positions will likely be turned over to the newly hired Airport Manager Grant W. Sussey, sometime after he assumes his duties in mid-November, Mr. Hagemann said.
According to the budget, the county will receive about $25,000 from the federal government to help pay for security at the airport next year. That number is significantly less than the amount originally awarded to the county in 2006 when it first took over the airport from the city of Watertown. Back then, the county hired four additional deputies to support security at the airport and created plans to build a annex for the Sheriffs Department there.
County administrators have cited dwindling federal funds as justification to eliminate the two positions, particularly as other deputies have retired or moved on to other agencies, opening up vacancies.
The county is in a tight spot this year financially.
Failure of revenue to meet projections in several funds, disappointing sales tax returns, an increased level of state-mandated spending and other costs as well as a concern over a shrinking reserve fund have left legislators considering a budget that would raise property taxes yet spend nearly $2 million less than last years budget.
According to the proposed budget, the tax levy the amount to be raised by taxes would rise from $48,619,644 to $50,265,644, an increase of $1,646,000.
The tax rate would rise 1.97 percent, going from $6.43 per $1,000 of true value in 2013 to $6.56 per $1,000. A property with a true value of $100,000 would see an increase in county taxes of $13 a year under the plan.
The county would spend a little more than $242 million, a $1.8 million drop from the $244 million spending plan adopted for 2013.
Following Mr. Hagemanns presentation, county Highway Superintendent James L. Lawrence Jr. and Building and Grounds Superintendent Spike C. Decker spoke to legislators about deferred road and bridge maintenance and proposed capital improvement projects.
Speaking after the meeting, General Services Committee Chairman Philip N. Reed, R-Fishers Landing, said the six-year capital plan developed for the countys highways needs to be adjusted.
Were not at a crisis stage, we still have safe travel, but we have to be aware that this level of funding were planning is not going to keep up with the status quo and is not going to get us ahead, Mr. Reed said. Its never a good year to increase spending, but we have an obligation to future boards and to the residents of Jefferson County. ... When you defer maintenance it becomes more costly.
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Air China's extensive flight network makes it the best choice for travelers transiting through Beijing
The 72 hour visa-free policy to be implemented in Beijing applies to citizens from 45 countries including the Switzerland,United States, Canada, Britain, Australia, Brazil, Japan, South Korea and Singapore. Travelers eligible for the visa-free stay in China are allowed to travel and sightsee within the Beijing Municipality. This new policy will exempt travelers from the complicated procedures associated with visa applications, but still enable them to visit Beijing, an iconic center of Chinese culture.
Based in Beijing Capital International Airport, Air China has an extensive flight network that covers 30 countries and regions. As a member of the Star Alliance, the world's largest airline alliance, Air China leverages the Star Alliance' global flight network to take passengers to 1,356 international destinations in 193 countries. Air China will be the first choice for passengers from countries covered by the visa-free policy who plan to travel around the world through Beijing. Air China connects China with the rest of the world via the Star Alliance.
Air China will strengthen its seating capacity in its Beijing hub and strive to deliver seamless connection services for visa-free passengers
The rollout of the 72 hour visa-free transit policy will boost the number of passengers entering China through the Beijing Capital International Airport. As the largest airline operating from the Beijing hub, Air China has a wide range of flight to choose from. In response to this new policy, Air China will make immediate adjustments to its handling capacity according to the requirements of transit passengers in order to provide maximum support for passengers who fly to every corner of the world via Beijing, ensuring seamless connections for visa-free passengers who visit Beijing. In order to further enhance the passengers' travel experience, Air China will cooperate with local travel agencies in Beijing to offer short-term travel products lasting one to three days to meet passengers' needs and will develop other related services and products to invite more travelers to easily and effortlessly discover the beauty of China.
Note: This information is for reference only. For detailed implementation rules, please check the press release issued by the Beijing Municipality by visiting the Beijing Municipal Commission for Tourism Development website at
The 45 countries initially included in the 72 hour visa-free policy are shown below. Countries:
United States of America, Canada, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Russia, Greece, Brazil, Australia, Republic of Korea, Japan, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Republic of Lithuania, Luxembourg, Republic of Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Slovakia, Republic of Slovenia, Switzerland ,Republic of Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, New Zealand, Brunei, Qatar.
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To avoid any inconveniences and unnecessary losses, please read the following notice.
"Nationals of applicable countries holding his/her valid international travel document and confirmed onward tickets can transit at Beijing or Shanghai airport to a third country (region) without a visa as long as the stay is at the Beijing or Shanghai administrative area and is less than 72 hours". Passengers have to arrive and depart from the same city, Beijing or Shanghai.
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I so wish that there were a Trader Joe's closer to me!
I don't get there very often because I have to drive an hour and a half to get there. I recently found out that there is a Trader Joe's around the corner from my M.I.L! I could not believe it!
Now, when I need something, I plan it with her a few days in advance of seeing her and I get my goodies.
Now, life is better. Not Perfect - just better.
(Perfect would be the TJ's around the corner from ME.)
Anyway.... a few months ago, I was at Trader Joe's and my Little Cup picked out some Cat Cookies. She wanted them for lunch and snack. So, into the basket they went.
Turns out she doesn't like Cat Cookies.
And I LOVE them! Especially when dipped right into Nutella from the container! So good!
Turns out that these little Cat Cookies are made from the same stuff as the Cookie Butter that they sell.
So, I put on my Evil Genius Cape and made some Cookie Butter Truffles for you.
Step 1. Put cookies into a Food Processor
Step 2. Pulverize the Cookies
Step 3. Add the Cookie Butter
Step 4. Make Balls
NOTE : I don't suggest putting them onto sticks. The cookies are very dense. If you insert a stick into the cookie ball, it will crack and break apart. Leave them as truffles.
Now, just a little disclaimer.
These are NOT Cake Truffles. They are not soft and moist on the inside.
Since they were made with hard, crunchy cookies, they do have a course texture inside. Not really crunchy, but not really creamy either.
It's a mixture of the fine crumbs and the butter.
I really liked the flavor of these! They have the slight gingerbread flavor that is perfect for the holiday season.
I think these would be a good treat on a holiday dessert table.
If you haven't had Cookie Butter or you don't have a Trader Joe's around you, I'm sure you can do the exact same thing with Biscoff Cookies and Spread.
Trader Joe's Cookie Butter Truffles
Prep Time: 1 hour
Ingredients (15 truffles)
- 3 C Trader Joe's Cat Cookies
- 1/2 C Trader Joe's Speculoos Cookie Butter
- Dark Chocolate Candy Coating
Put three cups of cookies into a Food Processor and grind until only small crumbs remain.
Add in Cookie Butter and mix until all crumbs are incorporated.
Roll into 1 inch balls.
*If the balls will not hold, add a bit more of the cookie butter. I could not make perfectly round balls because they threatened to fall apart.
Place rolled balls into the fridge and melt candy melts.
Dunk the ball into the chocolate or spoon over the ball on a fork. Tap off excess and transfer to a cookie sheet covered with wax paper.
If desired, add cookie or cookie crumbs (or sprinkles) to the wet chocolate to decorate.
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With texting becoming increasingly popular across the globe among the unlocked cell phone users, the FCC is now taking a look at how viable 911 texts would be in situations of emergency. Of course, this could potentially pose a number of problems, but if the system were not abused it could help save lives. There are plenety of situations where someone may want to silently contact 911 in order to receive help without alerting individuals around them that they are doing so.
For instance, if someone were in your house it would make a lot of sense to hide and text 911 rather than to call and risk being heard. Or, if you were running from someone and didn't have time to stop and talk, you could send a text in order to keep moving.
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It will be interesting to see if they adopt this practice. It is a good idea, but may not be as practical as expected and might actually cause more confusion and problems than the current system does, which requires that you call for help. If successful,t he program could potentially save quite a few lives.
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We were hit with a lot of depressing news this week. The price of gas continues to soar. Food prices are skyrocketing and in many countries there are riots over food.
The president has changed his tune over the use of our stimulus checks. He was once saying we should use them to buy things to get the economy moving again. This week he was saying that the checks would help us deal with the high price of fuel.
I am sitting in my nice warm house, waiting for the timer on my stove to let me know the dinner I am preparing is done. I have not had to worry about gas prices and food costs as much as others have.
But I have been aware and have taken measure to keep our family budget in check. I purchased a bike trailer last summer and used it to get a few places with the grandkids in tow. This year I will use it for as much transportation as I can.
I combine as many errands as possible. I have gone back to shopping once a week for groceries instead on every few days. We buy bulk when it is feasible. Still the rising costs hurt.
If we want to make a statement to the big oil companies who are continuing to reap enormous profits as we struggle to keep our heads above water, then we all have to use less fuel.
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PROVIDENCE — As decision day looms for RIPTA, the state's public transit authority, to implement massive service cuts that would eliminate at least part of 39 of its 54 bus routes, protests are escalating in from riders and public officials alike.
Pawtucket is one of the hardest hit areas, with several routes reduced or eliminated altogether, and Burrillville and Glocester residents face losing an important transportation link to the central part of the state, many of whom use it to get back and forth from work or school.
RIPTA officials have already gotten an earful from citizens at a dozen public hearings held across the state in recent weeks. They in turn are urging people to contact their elected officials to get them to increase funding for the agency.
A group called RIPTA Riders held a protest at the Statehouse Wednesday and delivered copies of a petition with 1,500 signatures, many of them gathered online to "stop any and all cuts to public transportation," to Gov. Lincoln Chafee, House Speaker Gordon Fox and Senate President Teresa Paiva Weed.
Part of the problem is that the state subsidizes RIPTA by dedicating a portion of the gasoline tax. As people turn to buses with the ever-rising cost of gasoline, the amount of gasoline tax the state collects drops, so RIPTA's funding shrinks at the same time the demand for its services increases.
In a letter to Paiva Weed released Wednesday, Sen. Paul Fogarty, who represents parts of Glocester and Burrillville, called on the Senate President to work with the governor and House speaker to find a new funding stream for RIPTA.
"The state does not support RIPTA from general revenue," Fogarty noted, "rather their funding from state resources comes from a portion of the gasoline tax. I am asking your office to work with the leadership of the House of Representatives and the Governor to come up with a more practical funding solution that would support RIPTA's continued operations and avoid any more cuts in service.
"I cannot adequately express the detrimental effect these service cuts would have on the many elderly and lower income residents in my district who count on this service as part of their everyday lives," the senator added. Among the routes targeted for a reduction in service is Route 9 between Providence and Pascoag, Fogarty said, which is the only bus route through northwestern Rhode Island.
The service cuts will be a key topic of discussion when the RIPTA board of directors meets Monday at 1:30 at RIPTA's Melrose Street headquarters in Providence.
Pawtucket routes that would be eliminated altogether include: Rte. 53 Smithfield Avenue; Rte. 73 Fairlawn/CCRI; Rte. 75 Dexter/Lincoln Mall, and Rte. 80 Armistice Boulevard.
Service on Rte. 79 Columbus Avenue would be eliminated on Saturdays and Sundays would see Rte. 77 Benefit/Broadway stopped as well as Rte. 34 East Providence and Rte. 35 Rumford. There would be no weekend service at all for Rte. 76 Central Ave.
Rte. 9 Pascoag/Providence would see a reduction in the number of runs each day, as would Rte. 34 East Providence; Rte. 35 Rumford and Rte. 77 Benefit/Broadway.
Also, many routes would stop service at 10 p.m. on weekdays, weekends, or both.
Rochelle Lee, a member of RIPTA Riders and a former RIPTA board member said, "Our elected officials need to fight harder for us at the Statehouse (and in Washington). If they want to see our state's economy compete; they need to assure people that affordable public transit will reliably get them to and back from work. That can only happen when RIPTA is able to count on the funding it deserves."
Richard Rose, a spokesman for RIPTA Riders, told The Times Thursday, "It's really not RIPTA's decision in the end. The real problem is that RIPTA is not getting enough funding and we have been asking the politicians to fund RIPTA better. What we've heard from RIPTA management is that if the politicians tell them that funding is on the way they are not going to make these cuts."
But while key legislative leaders say they are sympathetic with RIPTA's plight, they give no indication that financial help is on the way.
Larry Berman, spokesman for House Speaker Fox, said Fox plans to meet with the RIPTA Riders Monday morning before the board of directors meeting to discuss their complaints and he plans to meet with RIPTA board members soon.
"He doesn't want to see service cuts," Berman said of Fox. But, he added, the budget for this year is already set and when RIPTA board members went before the finance committee this spring, they said the budget allocation they received would be satisfactory. He said legislative leaders were "taken aback" when RIPTA announced the service cuts. "At this point, the budget has been established," Berman said.
In a written statement issued Thursday, Paiva Weed said, "I agree wholeheartedly with Senator Fogarty that RIPTA busing is a vital service to many Rhode Islanders, particularly the many seniors and working people who rely on public transportation as part of their daily lives. Many Rhode Islanders depend upon RIPTA service to reach their places of employment, important doctors' visits, and other destinations. I look forward to working with Senator Fogarty, the Senate Finance Committee and the RIPTA Board to identify stable sources of income for RIPTA which will place them on sound and sustainable financial footing well into the future."
At a public hearing in Pawtucket August 4 RIPTA CEO Charles Odimgbe said the agency "never wants to cut service…we don't." But, he added, without a change in the funding formula away from the gas tax, the agency is left with no alternatives.
"You need to reach out to your elected officials, and especially, the governor's office," Odimgbe said.
Odimgbe, who has publicly described the cuts as "painful," told the Pawtucket public hearing,
"I hope this is the last time we're here talking about service cuts." He said it is "counter-intuitive" for RIPTA to shrink its own services.
Attempts to reach RIPTA officials on Thursday afternoon were unsuccessful. Gov. Lincoln Chafee's office ignored a request for comment.
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Backing up of your IOS devices is the best preventive maintenance in case the device was stolen and damaged. By default your devices writes the backup on the Operating System's default installation drive. Well, on certain times you can use the icloud in which a free 5 GB data storage is available for you, that's in case you only need 5 GB, in excess to this you will need to pay for the additional icloud storage. So most certain, if you prefer to just have the backup on your local computer on a separate data disk here's how you can link the existing device backup path to a different disk/location(usually a portable external storage).
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3) Launch Terminal Applications/Utilities/Terminal and type in the following command line:
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1) Ensure that iTunes in closed.
2) Download Junction ( Or you can use MKlink for Windows, which will make things a little different in the command prompt)
3) Unzip Junction.exe to your username folder, which is usually found in C:\Documents and Settings\
4) You will now create a folder for the your backups where you want them to save. From there, you will move your current backup folder to that new location.
a) The default location of that backup folder is here: C:\Documents and Setting\username\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync
b) You will now put it in the new location you want your backups to save to, such as an external drive.
5) Now run the Command Prompt and type the following:
junction "C:\Documents and Setting\\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup" "H:\Backups\iPhone Backup"
In the above example, "H:\Backups\iPhone Backup" should be your own file path leading to the backup location you want to use.
6) Close the Command Prompt and open iTunes and backup.
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Windows Vista and Windows 7
1) Ensure that iTunes is closed.
2) Move the C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\ to the drive you want to back up to. Let's say Drive H:\ again
3) Open a command prompt and create an NTFS junction point something like what's shown below:
mklink /J "C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup" "h:\Backup"
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