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Osterman Gas complaint from Betty and Rick Faitella
My husband and I have been reading your latest comments regarding the propane problems that plague the state. We thought we'd give you a new circumstance to ponder and perhaps share with your readers.
In 2003 we purchased a summer cottage in Niantic. It was heated with propane and the propane was supplied by E. Osterman Gas Service which was home based in Mass and had an office in Waterford, CT.
We informed the company that we were the new owners of the cottage and continued to use them as the supplier of propane. The tank belonged to Osterman and we we not informed that there was any contract or service charge for the use of their tank.
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Its Me Again 55 Gallon
For those who have been with the forum for a while, might remember the thread of whether or not I would buy a 55 gallon tank, welll... anyway i ended up not getting the tank. I decided to wait and make sure that i really liked the tank. Ive kept myself entertained with my 20 gallon, 1 gallon, and a 5 gallon tank. But the other day i went to pick some neon tetras, when there it was, the tank that has been taunting me for 7 months. I went looked at it and again fell in love with it again. So i went home with my little tetras. I started daydreaming about the tank, which fish i could put in it and how awesome it would be. SO this is the list i came up with:
5 guppies
5 Platies
20 Neon Tetras
2 Bloodfin Tetras
6 Pristella Tetras
1 Bushynose Pleco
1 Swordtails
3 Endler's Livebearers
So what do you guys think? Should I get it? Is this a good stocking list? Can i get more ? Am i overstocked? or do you want to recommend other species.
Get the tank! :-)
I have not kept many of the fish on your list, so I will leave the stocking advice for someone else.
Ive changed it, now i think im going to go with this stocking list
5 Guppy
5 Platy
20 Neon Tetras
6 Pristella Tetras
1 Swordtail
5 Long-finned danios
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Nick Foles appears on the cover of this week's edition of Sports Illustrated. (Sports Illustrated)
He had already thrown seven touchdowns in a game, had his game gear sent to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, won NFC Player of the Month and improved his starting record this season to 6-1.
So what happened when Nick Foles found out that he'd appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated?
The same thing that happened after all those other accolades came his way.
"I just zone it out," Foles said Wednesday at his locker.
Foles, who has started just 13 games in his NFL career, appears on the cover of this week's famed national sports magazine. He's pictured dropping back to pass in the driving snow, with Todd Herremans in front, executing a block.
He called the appearance "an honor," but as he typically does, Foles spread the credit, calling it a "testament to the team and what we've been doing."
Being on SI's cover usually means you've made it big in the national sports landscape but also invites the infamous cover jinx, which is one of the great -- and eerily accurate -- urban legends in American sports.
Foles managed to dismiss the cultural phenomenon in a manner only he could, by admitting that he's not good enough to have his bad moments seem supernatural.
"I have a lot of flaws in my game that I understand," he said. "I've got to make those better every day. If I can get 100th of a percent better each day, that'll eventually add up in the percent. It just takes time."
And then what, the cover of Time? A statue at the Linc? Keys to the Vatican?
Not that any of those honors would move him, either.
"I just ignore it, honestly," Foles said of the growing national attention. "I just ignore it, because there's no time for that in my day to start thinking about anything like that."
Foles is quickly blossoming from a local phenomenon into a sports figure of national intrigue. That's what happens when your passer rating (120.0) is tops in the NFL, ahead of Peyton Manning's (114.5) and Russell Wilson's (106.5) and way better than Tony Romo's (98.3) and Tom Brady's (88.3).
Increasing requests for national media interviews has taken more time out of Foles' schedule.
"It's definitely different, he said. "There's a lot more interviews that I have to do. But I just am who I am. I don't try to be anything else. When I get out of them, I go back to work."
The SI photo marks the 19th time that the Eagles have had someone, or multiple players, pictured on the cover. The last time came in 2011 season, a training-camp snapshot of prize free-agent signing Nnamdi Asomugha, who fell victim to the jinx.
Asomugha, considered one of the game's elite cover corners when he signed a five-year, $60 million deal, never came close to fulfilling his reputation and was released this past offseason after just two seasons with the Eagles.
Foles said he's "heard of the Madden" curse, which is the video-game version of the SI cover jinx, but doesn't know much about the magazine's reputation for tarnishing the same reputations that it helps build.
"And I dont want to know about it," he said.
As a child, Foles read Sports Illustrated and SI for Kids, but he wasn't a cover collector and couldn't recall any of the magazine's covers that hit home or carried special resonance. He probably won't even save the one he's on, figuring that his mom will do the bookkeeping for him.
"I know Michael Jordan has been on it many, many times," he said, "but I can't remember a specific photo. I never looked for that stuff. I never looked at awards or records. I just want to go out and play.
"It's a great team sport. You can't do it forever. When I look back I'll always remember the guys I played with. This [past] weekend, I was very fortunate to have some of my high school teammates that were in the area come to the game. It was fun just seeing them and talking back about our old times, when we were playing at Chaparral Stadium in Austin, Texas. That's what it's all about. It's about those memories.
"Obviously, you want to win the Super Bowl and all that, but it's the people you do it with. That's how I look at it."


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CLEARWATER BEACH — Make A Difference Fishing Tournament, Inc. will host a Celebrity Showcase Benefit Auction and Casino Night at 6 p.m. Aug. 16 at the Hilton Clearwater Beach, 400 Mandalay Ave.
Tickets are $25 each or five for $100 until Aug. 14. Visit www.makeadifferencefishing.org to print out the order form. Tickets can be picked up at Will Call the night of the event.
Proceeds will be used to fund fishing tournaments for special needs children and their families. Proceeds also will go to the charity's Grant Program, which since 2005 has offered more than $300,000 to provide children with needed equipment or supplies.
Those who come to the benefit dressed as their favorite celebrity will receive a ticket for free wine, beer or soda. Cash prizes will be given to first- through third-place finishers. Silent and live auction items include bicycles and artwork. Food will be donated by Baystar Restaurant Group, Clear Sky Cafe, Sea Sea Riders, Capogna's Dugout and Hooters.
The nonprofit Make A Difference Fishing Tournament, Inc. helps children with disabilities through fishing tournaments and other programs that facilitate their involvement in marine education and recreation.


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THIS WEEK'S GAME: Alabama-Birmingham at South Carolina, Sept. 15 -- After winning by four points against Vanderbilt, the Gamecocks breezed past East Carolina in its home opener. Alabama-Birmingham enters with a 0-1 record, a 10-point home loss to Troy. South Carolina will probably attempt to continue to improve on its passing game, while working TB Marcus Lattimore back into the mix on the ground.
South Carolina scored first in each of its initial two games. Heavily favored to defeat Alabama-Birmingham, the Gamecocks will try to again get off to a quick start to dash any upset hopes the Blazers might have. If QB Connor Shaw is unable to start, Dylan Thompson will again get the call. He impressed coach Steve Spurrier both with his passing prowess and ability to get out of trouble in the pocket. On defense, the Gamecocks will have to find their pass rush, although it is coming off a game in which it forced five turnovers.
WR Shaq Roland -- The freshman got his first taste of action against East Carolina. While he failed to come up with a couple of deep passes thrown his way, he managed to pull in two receptions for 25 yards and displayed the ability to be a big play threat with more experience.
LB Shaq Wilson -- The senior picked up his second interception in as many games, which caught the eye of coach Steve Spurrier. The defensive leader has been impressive both in the passing game and as a run stopper.
CB Jimmy Legree -- Considered a question mark at the start of the season, the junior has been a standout. He came through in a big way against East Carolina, returning an interception 34 yards for a touchdown.
--DE Jadeveon Clowney suffered a rib contusion against East Carolina. Although the team will go easy on him early in the week, it is expected he will be ready to play on Saturday.
--QB Connor Shaw missed Saturday's game against East Carolina after suffering a bruise in the bone in his right shoulder against Vanderbilt. After doing little in practice, he tried to throw before the game, but was unable to go. Coach Steve Spurrier said a decision on his availability will not be made before Thursday.
--RB Brandon Wilds missed his second game of the season because of a sprained ankle. He is not expected to return to action for several games.
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I recently wrote a profile of Giants owner Bill Neukom for Stanford Magazine. Having covered the team for 20+ years and followed the Giants my entire life, I was interested in digging a little bit deeper into Neukom's role in bringing San Francisco what it had long coveted: a World Series championship. Was he simply in the right place at the right time, or did he create a change that allowed the World Series to be won?
A Giant Leap
He shepherded Microsoft through its stormiest period and helped bring a World Series title to San Francisco. In both cases, says Bill Neukom, it was all about the team.
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Download this app if: you want to destroy some zombies.
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Celebration at Voo, Berlin
19 Mar. 2012
VOO BERLIN WINS FIRST SUPER STORE AWARD BY FARFETCH.COMLast week Berlin's concept store Voo was honored with the first Super Store Award hosted by London-based e-commerce hub Farfetch.com. The competition, which is planned to be continued on a yearly basis, aims to showcase and reward the entrepreneurial spirit of young, independent fashion boutiques worldwide. With a mission to unearth undiscovered stores and bring their unique offerings to a wider style-aware audience, the initiative compliments the overall vision of farfetch.com and its expanding roster of progressive independent boutiques.
After enlisting the insider knowledge and recommendations from a panel of tastemakers from a variety of creative disciplines, a selection of finalists including Merci in Paris and Primitive in London were put to the public vote via the brand's social media channels. Farfetch.com founder Jose Neves commented, "I am delighted this first award went to Voo. We are proud to be able to nurture such a new talent and look forward to giving them an online platform on which to thrive."
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"Being nominated alongside these amazing boutiques was really exciting for us," Herbert Hofmann, creative director and buyer at Voo said. "To be chosen as the winner of this award by the Farfetch.com customers and global tastemakers makes us very proud and winning this support will make it possible to try new things and support young designers and creative people in whom we strongly believe."
Voo presents an assortment of ready-to-wear and designer fashion comprised of brands such as Acne, Henrik Vibskov and Stine Goya.
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Google +1: How to Add the Google Plus One Button
On June 1st, 2011, Google expanded the range and scope of their Plus One button. Instead of just limiting the +1 button to their organic search engine results pages, they now allow webmasters to place +1 buttons on their websites.
As we discussed in a recent blog post, the ramifications of this new initiative could prove to be significant for those interested in maximizing their traffic from Google.
In today's post, we'll cover step-by-step how to implement the +1 button on your individual website. I'll also discuss how to avoid a potentially hazardous result associated with using Google default code. The simple workaround I'll reveal also carries the benefit of allowing you to control which URL is being +1'd and registered in Google's organic search results.
Again, if you're not familiar with Google's +1 button, please read our earlier post — Google's Plus One Button – A New Form of Social Interaction — for a more in-depth explanation.
Now you know the basics of the button and what it does, let's take a look at how to implement the +1 button on your website.
The code and process is very simple.
Place the code below in one of two places on your website theme or website:
1. Just above the closing </head> tag; or
2. Just above the closing </body> tag.
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js"></script>
Next, place the following code where you want the +1 button to appear on your web pages:
That's all the code you have to add and the entire process for displaying the button and making it functional. The above steps will work on any web page or website regardless of its format or theme.
But there are limitations and real security issues — important to both you and your customers — that need to be adjusted. The head JavaScript code is fine as-is and does not need any adjustment. The button display code, on the other hand, may create a significant issue. Luckily, the fix is easy.
To understand the limitations and security issues involved, we need to first understand how Google decides which page URL (web address) is being +1′d. Below are the three ways Google determines a Plus One button's page URL, and the issues or limitations of each (later, I'll show you the fix.)
How Does Google Find Your Page's URL?
From an SEO standpoint, it's important that Google is +1-ing the correct URL on your website. The problem is that the default Google +1 icon code does not have any URL or HREF reference. It also looks for a page's URL in three different ways (in a specific order), but each can have a different result.
The 3 ways are as follows:
1. Google looks for a specific URL within the +1 button code.
The issue: By default, there is no reference to a specific URL in this code, so Google will not know which page to +1. It will continue to look for the page URL, which unfortunately, can lead to problems that are both inaccurate and insecure.
Google will automatically go to its second way of determining a page URL.
2. Google will look for the page's canonical link. This is a line of code in the <head> section of your pages.
The issue: The head code often contains a website's homepage URL and not the actual page being visited, so the page being +1′d is not the page you want to be recorded. In short, this way of finding the correct URL to +1 is not always accurate.
Here's a typical canonical link reference:
Notice in the above code that the link is http://www.example.com — which is not the article page or the blog post page. Instead, it's the home page. So in effect, the plus one is for the wrong page.
The other issue is that some web pages do not have the <link rel="canonical" href="http://www.example.com" /> code at all.
This means Google will revert to its third way of finding a page's URL — the web browser's address bar. And this is a major problem.
3. Google will use the web browser's address bar location.
The issue: The page in the URL may not be correct. It may contain session ID's that expire and aren't actually part of the page's URL. It could even contain form information. Imagine your customers name or password being sent to Google's search engine via a +1 click. Additionally, the URL could contain affiliate ID's or any one of a number of other variables that are passed via a page's URL structure.
It may not be apparent at first, but this is all quite dangerous. The image below provides an example of the information that might be added to a browser's address bar (note: this is not a real URL).
Notice there is a Username ID ("u"), session ID ("session"), and Password ID ("p") all located in the web address bar.
This is really an issue with webmasters or page designers who don't understand how the button works and are implementing it incorrectly. And this is why it's critically important that you do understand what's going on behind the scenes so you can implement your buttons correctly.
If someone asks you to +1 an article but they have usernames, sensitive data, or form variables in the URL, it might look like the example above. This is extremely insecure, and if someone allows Google to use the web page URL address bar as the URL for the Plus One button, serious issues could arise.
So here's an important warning for all web users: Always check the page URL before you Plus One it!
What does all this mean?
We need to take control. We need to tell Google what URL we want to be used with the +1 process.
Fixing These Limitations
To add a specific URL to the code, all you need to do is add the page's URL between the <g:plusone> tag and the </g:plusone> tag like this:
<g:plusone href="http://www.YOURSITE.com/SpecificPage.html"></g:plusone>
That's it — the complete solution (that wasn't so bad, was it )!
There are two ways to adjust the code to look like the image above: manually or automatically. But before I go into the process, there's one more reason you want to add the URL to the button code and not let Google decide it for you arbitrarily.
If you have an archive page or list of articles on a particular page and you want to add a +1 button to each of the listed pages or posts, you will need to tell Google which URL is to be attached to each button.
Consider a page that looks like this:
You will need to have the URL for each article attached to the correct button. Button A needs to be attached to the URL of the post covering the "Promotional Giveaways" and button B needs to be attached to the URL for the "Advanced Searches" article.
Adding the URL Manually
You can manually code the URL into each button individually. The code would look like this:
Notice I have manually placed each article's URL into the Google Plus One code. Now if the first article's +1 button is selected, the URL for the "Promotional Giveaways" will be the URL Google will see as being "voted" on, and if the second button is selected, the article about using "Advanced Searches" will be +1′d.
Adding the URL Automatically to a WordPress Theme
WordPress records the URL of a page or post via a piece of code that is associated with your permalink structure. The URL code within WordPress looks like this:
<?php the_permalink() ?>
In order to have every button match a specific article or post within the WordPress loop structure — even if there are several posts displayed on a single page — you need to place the permalink URL structure into the Google button code like this:
<g:plusone href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" </g:plusone>
When placed next to a post on the archives or index page, the code above displays like this:
The beauty of the code is that WordPress will automatically change the +1 button URL to the correct permalink or page URL for every post.
What to see it in action? Check out the archives page of our blog for this month. Notice the number of buttons on the page, and that each button goes to a different URL (feel free to plus one any of our posts).
We've posted a button that displays on each post in the archives, or on the left hand side of the individual posts. See the image below:
Okay, that's all the tough stuff. Once you understand that you need to specify the URL that you want +1′d, you'll be in great shape.
Button Style
Google provides different button sizes and styles. You can display the button as a Small button with or without a count, Medium button with or without a count, Standard button with or without a count, or finally, a Tall button that displays the count above the actual +1 icon (which is what we're using).
For a full list of sizes and options, refer to Google's Webmaster documentation page:
Can People Abuse the +1 Button?
There are some legitimate fears and concerns I'd like to address before closing.
All my hard with SEO is going to be undermined by black hat website owners who manipulate the system.
Google isn't doing away with SEO — they still recognize your hard work and will still take all of that work into consideration. The Plus One button is just one of many additional factors that fit into the algorithm that Google uses. Picture it as a puzzle. Adding one piece does not eliminate the need for all the rest of the pieces. Solid SEO work will always produce benefits.
Illegitimate website owners will hire a bunch of people to Plus One pages and gain an unfair advantage over those of us who aren't doing that.
The first time you click on the button, it registers a +1. The second time (in a row) that you click the button, it removes or reduces the count. This means multiple clicks will result in the button being a plus one count or a zero count (no vote has been registered). This greatly reduces the chance that one person at one IP address can just click their own button for an entire day to increase the votes Google is recording.
Additionally, Google is tracking the number of clicks being made from an IP in a short period of time. If they suspect that some kind of automated software running, Google stops the +1 vote from being recorded and displays a CAPTCHA form which must be filled out to continue.
When the +1 button first came out, people reported clicking the +1 button on all of their pages. To their surprise (and ours, too), Google stopped the process and put up a CAPTCHA page. This means that regardless of the web page URL, if you do too many +1′s in a short time, Google sees it as an automated process and blocks the actions.
Personally, when we discovered these safeguards, it made us feel better. It took the worry out of the +1 button being used in some strong black hat fashion to unduly influence the organic search results. Enjoy the +1 (Plus One) tool, implement it often, and be sure to check back with us for new developments regarding Google's +1 tool and other Internet marketing developments.
Talk to you soon,
Adam Short
43 Comments Posted:
Adam, Adam, Adam! You are just the best. Thank you for sharing, you really do keep them coming. I have learnt more on this blog for free, than I have from 99% of the products I have bought, excluding Nicheprofitclassroom of course Thank you. Sarah Newkerk.
Thanks Adam, I just added this as a plugin today, but I will follow you're instructions and do it manually…. Thanks!!
Brian De Den
like always… amazing actionable steps and very easy to understand and implement Adam…
*runs to his major money sites to implement the plus one*
Thank you for being on top of the latest and greatest, Adam!!! I'm looking forward to adding the buttons to my sites.
I like the explanation but want it in a more simply way. Thanks
Thanks for the tip on using the Google +1 Button and your insight on how to properly structure the code.
What little I have learned about installing and manipulating code has been self taught so I could use some clarification from someone more experienced.
Do we install the first set of code into one of the Templates in the editor of WordPress, ie. before the tag and then install the actual button code on the individual pages or posts? Or does the button code go somewhere in the template files also?
Sorry, still learning.
Thank you. I was just searching informations on that +1 button and how to place it on my website. Now I know how…
Thank you
Thanks for sharing Adam (I almost said Allen – )!
Your explanation and implementation was very thorough.
However, wouldn't it be easier to use the PlusOne plugin located here: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-plus-one-google1/ rather than having to do this manually?
I'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback.
It really is important to know the security risks involved with this,and to do it correct to avoid problems. Also to gain any benifit from the +1.
Thanks Adam,for giving us this good information, it will save a lot of headaches.
This is awesome free tutorial! I wonder why Google didn't give the instruction on putting the URL correctly (just like you fixed it) since it's simple and could avoid lots of headache in the future especially regarding privacy.
Thanks Adam!
Thanks, amazing actionable steps and very easy to understand and implement Adam…
Thank you Lothar
very helpful article in understanding Google +1
Great info Adam, very straight forward and easy to implement. It will interesting to see how this idea of Googles goes in the long term. People are always trying to think of ways to game Google and this will be no different. I bet there will be services, like on fivver, that will offer to get a ton of people to +1 your site much like the get likes now for facebook fanpages.
At last, I understand the plus one button much better now. Thanks for a great explanation. Now I have the confidence to implement it. Thanks.
Hi Adam,
Thanks for the excellent article. I would click on the +1 button for this article, except it says I will be registering the +1 vote publicly as "my email address". I assume this means that everyone would then be able to see my personal email address, not something I want. Can you comment on this please.
May I know how do you put the '+1, retweet & FB Share' button on left side of the post like this post?
Did you use a plugin?
Tks a lot for the answer.
Best Rdgs
You are a great teacher Adam.
Being on top of something new like this and passing it on is just fantastic.
Many thanks
Thankyou Adam – dont want to appear gushy – but probably is of value to us all to know I do personally notice a degree of concern about my faltering moves to link up with this extraordinary medium of E-science. The thrill for me is that while the faculties remain stable, the buzz is always in the "trying" – great work mate — Sonny
Thanks Adam, for yet another concise and informative post. Even so, explicit as it is, a dunderhead like me I will mess it up regardless. That makes me question the wisdom of this manual install against the simplicity of the Word Press plug-in, at:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-plus-one-google1/ as mentioned by Paul, above.
Do you know if that plug-in has the necessary safeguards you warn us about?
Thanks again Adam…. David
Thanks for the info Adam! Just 1 question, like others in this thread, will the WordPress plugin work or only if you do it manually and change the info as described above, will it be "safe". Additionally, what type of difference do you think +1 will make as part of the whole ranking process. Will websites without it suffer and what sort of impact do you think websites effectively using +1 will gain?
Cheers mate!
Although I understand your blogs (in fact, now I'm addicted) – I never could write them myself. Even more embarassing, they wouldn't have ocurred to me. Can I ask you what your background is? I am veryimpressed by yuour insight.
Thanks for the post, Adam.
In general I understand the process of adding +1 button…but would be more grateful if you showed it on video too…I think many members would appreciate it.
Not only +1 button, but how to add FB and Twit buttons as well.
Any way, thank you so much.
Thank you for this! made my day
Hi Adam
There is free WP plugin for Google+1 by Jacob Gillespie, available via the WordPress plugin search. It looks pretty good from the description. Wouldn't this be an easier installation route? Or is a bit risky.
Wow, your info here is always great. Ill be back
Wow, your info here is always great. Ill be back
For Mike – I added the plugin for Google +1 to one of my sites. Its pretty simple, and of course, if it becomes a problem, you can always deactivate the plug in (which is what I love about plug ins, if you dont like em, click deactivate and they go away)
So far, no problems
Hi Adam,
appreciate the wonderful info on the +1 button. I have a site with a small gallery and i'm hoping to implement this for each image. i'd like to know if google supports this or against images being +1′d? Thanks for your help
Thanks for sharing. I added this button with href.
Thanks for this and very easy to follow
Great job, you've helped me so much and I am so glad I have chosen your service.
Great Post as usual
Would like to know about the plugin for WP though
Many thanks
Not to be a bummer, but I just created my first site and I have no idea where to put the code you just gave us.
Just above the closing tag.?????
Where are these places you speak of? Is this in the page code? I did this in the page code where it said and nothing happened. Better instructions for beginners would be nice.
I have the Google plus one all up and running, but I worry that my facebook friends all go from my facebook page to my new website and plus one it thinking they are doing my a favor and end up getting my site banned. I'll have to send out a broadcast telling none of them to do that.
Hi Michael,
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The East Coast's largest film festival for young people seeks works forages 3-16. The festival takes place February 4-13, 2000 in New York City.It accepts shorts, features, animation, documentary, narrative andexperimental film and video. To qualify, works must be completed no earlierthan July 1, 1997. Foreign language films must be dubbed or subtitled inEnglish. The festival is looking for passionate, creative, intelligent,entertaining film and video for ages 3-16. The entry deadline is October 1,1999. To receive an entry form send your address to NYICFF, 532 La GuardiaPl. #329, New York, NY 10012, USA. You can also fax (212) 674-5692; email@example.com; or, after September 1, visit www.gkids.com.


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Across the five post-Soviet countries, state decision-making is walled inside presidential palaces. While the heads of state range from outright dictators (Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan) to façade democrats (Kyrgyzstan), institutional mechanisms for sharing and transferring power are non-existent. The strongest organized bidders for influence are rogue actors like drug cartels, provincial strongmen and scheming business elites. Environmental degradation, the propensity for natural disaster and bitter politics expose much of the population to energy and food shortages. The extraction industries dominating Central Asian economies encourage wealth concentration and exasperate nepotism and cronyism. Ethnic hostilities, Islamic insurgencies, nationalist rivalries, intraregional...
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August 30th, 2011
"When the Pirates of the Caribbean breaks down, the pirates don't eat the tourists."
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In other news, Nielsen tracks video game usage.
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Sling-shot squids into battle!
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Mojang is celebrating the completion of Minecraft in November with a weekend of Las Vegas debauchery. Or perhaps nerdauchery.
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(Greenville) -- Jessie Lynn Paul is an up and coming tennis prodigy out of Greenville that caputred a national championship earlier this month.
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On Oct. 9, the Center for Birds of Prey is holding a fundraiser at Memminger Auditorium called Migration to Memminger. The annual benefit for the Avian Conservation Center and Center for Birds of Prey celebrates the importance of avian species while raising money to support the center's ongoing mission of identifying and addressing vital environmental issues by providing medical care to injured birds of prey and shorebirds, and through educational, research and conservation initiatives.
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Charleston is a partner with the Children's Trust of SC as a Pinwheel City in support of its efforts to raise awareness for child abuse prevention across the state. The pinwheel signifies efforts to change the way our nation thinks about prevention. Pinwheels for Prevention is a national initiative.
Musicians, professional athletes and golf enthusiasts will gather May 20 for the Needtobreathe Classic presented by Commonwealth Cares Foundation at the Daniel Island Club. Proceeds benefit Charleston area nonprofit Palmetto Medical Initiative, which is building sustainable medical clinics around the world, including Uganda and Nicaragua. PMI recently announced plans to expand into Burundi.
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For the second year, the Green Heart Project was the recipient of a grant through the TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank. The $15,000 grant was presented to founder Karalee Nielsen and Executive Director Drew Harrison April 8 at TD Bank's main Charleston branch.
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->''"All that I desire to point out is the general principle that {{Life imitates Art}} far more than {{Art imitates Life}}."''
-->-- '''Oscar Wilde'''
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish[[note]]Traditionally, the British like to say Wilde was a British author but [[NoTrueScotsman an Irish convict]][[/note]] playwright and journalist of the Victorian Era; he lived in VictorianLondon. A huge celebrity of his day, known for his wit and social commentary. He habitually made perverse and snarky quips, and often immortalized them in his work. His most celebrated play, ''Theatre/TheImportanceOfBeingEarnest,'' is still often performed today. He also wrote poetry, most famously ''The Ballad of Reading Gaol'', one novel (''Literature/ThePictureOfDorianGray'') and several beautiful fairy tales, including ''Literature/TheHappyPrince''. He once wrote a break-up letter that became world-famous (''[[http://upword.com/wilde/de_profundis.html De Profundis]]'').
His fun was interrupted when he sued for libel over being called homosexual. He was indeed homosexual (or maybe [[BiTheWay bisexual]]) as a significant number of young men testified at his trial. British law would still have found for him if that had been considered irrelevant.[[note]]Unlike U.S. law, where truth is considered an absolute defence against libel[[/note]] Instead, he lost, and since homosexuality was illegal... yeah. RealLife DownerEnding, there.
Famous for producing an enormous body of quotable wit -- enormous enough that of the hundreds of quotes ''attributed'' to him, as many as half may resemble things he actually said. This tendency to gather misattributions is the root of his status as Wiki/{{Uncyclopedia}}'s MemeticBadass in chief. Not to be confused with the other "[[Webcomic/WildeLife Oscar Wilde]]".
!!'''Works with their own pages:'''
* ''Theatre/TheImportanceOfBeingEarnest''
* ''Theatre/LadyWindermeresFan''
* ''Literature/{{The Picture of Dorian Gray}}''
* ''Theatre/{{Salome}}''
* ''Literature/TheHappyPrince''
* ''Literature/TheCantervilleGhost''
!!'''Other works provide examples of:'''
* AlasPoorYorick or ALoveToDismember: ''Salome''
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: An aversion drives the plot of ''An Ideal Husband.''
* AuthorAvatar: The character with all the good lines generally; Lord Goring in ''An Ideal Husband'' specifically.
* AuthorsOfQuote: Even within his own lifetime
* AuthorTract: Nearly everything he wrote, to some extent.
* BedsheetGhost: ''The Canterville Ghost''.
* {{Blackmail}}: Mrs. Cheveley, twice, in ''An Ideal Husband.'' [[spoiler:She fails both times.]]
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: His comment on the wallpaper, dressing like prince Rupert for a costume party then wearing the same costume everyday, holding only a lily in a blue vase in his rooms, wanting to satisfy his blue porcelain set.
* DeadpanSnarker: Everyone in his plays. '''Everyone'''. The man himself as well.
* DoubleStandard: Several of his plays at least touch upon the unfairness of women's reputations being ruined by activities that men are allowed to get away with.
* DownerEnding: Various works, to say nothing of the last few years of his own life, which border on DiabolusExMachina territory.
* FalseWidow: Mrs. Arbuthnot from ''A Woman of No Importance''.
* HiddenDepths: Lord Goring in ''An ideal husband''.
* HomoeroticSubtext: Found in ''Literature/ThePictureOfDorianGray''. Played with in ''[[http://www.kingkong.demon.co.uk/gsr/portmrwh.htm The Portrait Of Mr. W. H.]] (see also EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory)''
* InsaneTrollLogic: "The Devoted Friend", "The Remarkable Rocket", "The Crime of Lord Arthur Savile".
* MasterPoisoner: Thomas Griffiths Wainewright, according to ''Pen, Pencil, and Poison''
* MenAreBetterThanWomen: An Ideal Husband states that, essentially, men are meant to go out into the world and do great things, while the most a woman can ask for is to help and support a great man.
* {{Narcissist}}: How he liked to act. ''Literature/ThePictureOfDorianGray'' is a book about this.
* OldBeggarTest: In the short story "The Star-Child", a child is found in a forest just after a shooting star is seen in the sky. One of the woodcutters who finds the child takes him home and convinces his wife to help raise him along with their own children. The boy is handsome, but grows to be rude and arrogant. His birth mother appears on the scene in the guise of a beggar, and he rejects her. Then he turns ugly and is rejected by his friends, prompting him to go in search of his mother. Along the way, he is enslaved and aids a man with leprosy three times, though each time his master beats him for it. After the third occasion, he magically recovers his good looks and meets the leper and the beggar woman again. It turns out the leper is his father in disguise, just as his mother appeared to be a beggar woman, and both of them the wealthy rulers of a kingdom (and he of course is their son and heir).
* OurSoulsAreDifferent: "The Fisherman and his Soul"
* PatrickStewartSpeech: "[[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars]]."
* PrettyBoy: Bosie.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: ''De Profundis'', a 50,000-word letter written in prison from Wilde to his onetime lover Lord Alfred Douglas, is the "The Reason You Suck" Speech raised to the level of great art. Simultaneously played straight and inverted, in that for Wilde it's also a "The Reason I Suck" Speech.
* SelfPlagiarism: Some of the same bits of dialogue appear in more than one of his plays.
* ShakespeareInFiction: "The Portrait of Mr. W.H."
* SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers: Once called a cynic "a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing".
* SmugSnake: Mrs. Cheveley in ''An Ideal Husband.''
* TakeThat: To various cultures, places, and people for his satirical works.
* TitleDrop: ''The Importance of Being Earnest''; ''An Ideal Husband''; ''A Woman of No Importance''.


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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- Red-faced and bundled on the sideline in a parka and stocking cap, Peyton Manning looked nothing the part of the cold-weather quarterback.
From a numbers perspective, he isn't.
His 19-for-36, 150-yard performance in a 6-degree wind chill at New England showed it, as does his unflattering record. After Denver's 34-31 overtime loss, Manning is now 8-11 when the temperature is 40 or below.
Manning has played only 19 of 255 career games in the cold, including three with the Broncos, during which he's used his new, cold-weather glove.
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It truly is amazing to think that as recently as a century-and-a-half ago, our womenfolk of the species were considered non-persons. Oh, sure, they could cook and clean and be whores in the bedroom when their men demanded it, besides mothering children and singlehandedly holding together the fabric of our nation with or without Betsy Ross sewing the flag, but they didn't even score the right to vote until the Nineteenth Amendment was passed in 1920. This is one of the reasons why Victoria Woodhull has emerged as such a legendary figure of
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At the outset, the show is a bit difficult to follow; much of it is told in disjointed flashback sequences and doesn't really become cohesive until Mrs. Woodhull's meeting in the third scene with journalist Theodore Tilton, who is assigned to write her biography (and with whom she subsequently has an affair, after we learn that his wife Elizabeth, aka Libbie, had an affair with his best friend, the renowned religionist Henry Ward Beecher (and brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe). We soon learn that Mrs. Woodhull herself is no stranger to the carnal arts regardless of her childhood; she has worked as a cigar salesgirl forced to endure the advances of so-called gentlemen, an actress and resigned herself to prostitution when it paid more than being a thespian. Her first marriage, as a child-bride (she was fifteen when he was twenty-eight) to Dr. Canning Woodhull, proves ridiculous; he's a drug-addicted alcoholic who spends as much time as he can frequenting the local brothels while she's left to be the breadwinner, and after their divorce, her marriage to the emotionally-crippled Captain James Blood is little more than a silly joke. It is only after Vicky's own affair with Beecher that things begins to thicken; a self-appointed crusader for morality named Anthony Comstock brings her up on a trumped-up charge which is subsequently dismissed by the work of a brilliant defense attorney. Along the way, we also meet such characters as suffragette Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Vicky's other sister, a drunk by the name of Utica. It's a heady, heady story laden with drama. And it's a bit off-putting that while the first act lasts forty-five minutes, the second act goes on for two hours. However, it's never not worth watching, no matter how trapped the audience may feel in their seats and even if a second intermission before the courtroom sequences might not have been unwelcome.
As far as casting, what works absolutely reaches the sky, and what doesn't work emerges as absolutely dismal. David "Zen" Mansley is at the toppermost of his game here, while brilliantly alternating five extremely difficult roles, namely Colonel Blood, Commodore Vanderbilt, President Grant, the preacher and the judge. Robert Homeyer is equally stupendous in his sensitive-yet-vehement portrayal of Theo Tilton. Richard A. O'Brien is delectable as Henry Ward Beecher, as is Tim Douglas as Buck Claflin, and the splendid Robert Colpitts as both Anthony Comstock and the younger Vanderbilt. Lily DePaula couldn't be more perfect as either the young Vicky or drunken sister Utica. Nora Munde Gustason is simply riveting as sister Tennessee and in an earlier role as Dolly, a customer of Vicky as a clairvoyant child. Luke Robishaw does a very fine job in a regrettably-small role as a jury foreman, and Gillian Brooke Todd is adequate as Vicki's mother Roxy, raped in a church by Buck, which leads to the child's conception, and later as a series of maids who dance their way across the stage. The true weakest links are Paulina Brahm as Elizabeth 'Libbie' Tilton, who never once comes across as believable as the sort of temptress who could lure Beecher to bed, and George Isaacs as the Prosecutor, who not only emotes his accented lines as a poor man's Yul Brynner, but poses so fervently as to give the impression that he's available at fine stores everywhere. (He does, however, fare slightly better in a brief scene as a prison guard). Then, of course, there's Kate Tenetko in the title role; don't get this reporter wrong, she does a very fine job of acting the part. But...it is nearly impossible to believe, even though she's a fine-looking woman and a wonderful actress, that she truly IS Victoria Woodhull. We expect a Julie Newmar in the part and we're left instead with a lesser Bette Davis. If there is truly a star born from the proceedings, it's Jacob Merrik Storms as the defense attorney, who infuses the exceedingly-long second act with a much-needed energy and phenomenal delivery and commitment.
Two other stars emerge from all of this, namely Roy Chang's film sequences and Chris Wade's musical sequences which accompany them perfectly. Also of note, are Lytza R. Colon's costume and prop design, William Giraldo's lishting design and Jiggers Turner's fight choreography.
Is Satan's Whore: Victoria Woodhull worth catching? Yes. But bring a sandwich of your own devising; it's a LONG show, and one needs a bite of something more than succulent drama while sitting there.


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Dress Etiquette
We all know the "no shirt, no service" rule, but, what are some other rules when it comes to dress etiquette? If we are attending an event, the invitation should offer up a helpful dress code such as "semi-formal", "formal", or "summer casual", but, really, what the heck do those mean? If you are starting a new job and they say the attire is "business casual", will you properly attire yourself for your first day? If you wear a hat, be it a baseball cap to a stove pipe one like Abe Lincoln, are you taking it off at the appropriate times? Are you taking it off when you really do not have to?
And what about special occasions? If you are attending a white tie event, should you wear a white tie? If you're asked to wear a kilt to your best friend's Scottish themed wedding, do you have a clue what type of sporran you should bring? Do you even know what a sporran is?
It is very important to get a grasp on proper dress etiquette. Try as we might to deny it, we are judged by our dress style. Have you ever been at a party where your night was ruined because you just didn't feel like you dressed right for the occasion? Never have that problem again after you check out this section! Not only will we help you get the basics, but, also show you ways to jazz up the look without crossing the line to make you stand out in a good way!


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Return to Controlling Jobs in Transact-SQL
Written by Bill Graziano on 18 September 2000
We've had a couple of questions about "fire and forget" processing and exporting data to alternative formats. One of the easiest way to accomplish these tasks is using JOBS. They can easily be set up and executed from within Enterprise Manager and just as easily controlled from Transact-SQL.
We'll cover a series of system stored procedures to allow you control SQL Server Agent jobs. The first stored procedure you want is sp_start_job. The syntax goes something like this: sp_start_job [@job_name = ] 'job_name', [@server_name = ] 'server_name'This will launch a job and immediately return control back to you. By default anyone in the public role can execute this job. The stored procedure will return a 1 for failure and a 0 for success. You may have noticed the server_name parameter. You can use this to launch jobs on target servers also. You could launch a batch update like this:sp_start_job @job_name = 'BatchUpdate'Now that you've started the job you can check on the status by using sp_help_job. The key syntax points are:sp_help_job [@job_name = ] 'job_name'This will return a whole bunch of columns. The main one you need to be concerned with is current_execution_status. It can have the following values:0 - Returns only those jobs that are not idle or suspended. 1 - Executing. 2 - Waiting for thread. 3 - Between retries. 4 - Idle. 5 - Suspended. 7 - Performing completion actions. sp_help_job has many more options and I'd encourage you to look in Books Online for more details. It can also give you detailed information about job schedules.If you wish to cancel a running job you can use sp_stop_job. The basics of it's syntax is: sp_stop_job [@job_name = ] 'job_name'It will also take parameters for server_name like the other stored procedures.That's really the basics of controlling jobs from within Transact-SQL.
sp_start_job [@job_name = ] 'job_name', [@server_name = ] 'server_name'
sp_start_job @job_name = 'BatchUpdate'
sp_help_job [@job_name = ] 'job_name'
sp_stop_job [@job_name = ] 'job_name'


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Remember Brian Roberts? Stud 2B for the Baltimore Orioles? Well, he's returned.
After suffering a concussion, Roberts has been dealing with the effects of that for the last two years. He played 59 games in 2010 and only 39 in 2011 (not very effectively). But now, over a year since playing in a big league game, Roberts started yesterday. It was a great return, going 3 for 4 with an RBI.
Historically, Roberts has been great. He hits in the .280-.290 range, can steal bases with the best of them, scores runs in bunches, and has a little pop.
What can we expect from the 34 year old for the remainder of this year? Well, I'm banking on him doing well. I see him hitting in the .270 range, 20+ SBs (even at 34), close to 10 HRs, and a bunch of runs (65+). This is speculation, but Roberts always has impressed me, and he clearly wants to play – no one waits out a year without still having some fire.
2B has not been a deep position for awhile, so Roberts can be a very nice mid-season pickup. Absolutely worth owning in deep leagues, worthy risk in medium leagues, and potentially a shallow league contributor – although I would wait in a shallow league to make sure Roberts is back to his old self.


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Saturday, February 02, 2013
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I hit a mini goal today. It feels so good! These little successes make me feel excited and successful. I'm not trying to lose all my weight in 2 months anymore and I'm not looking at everything like it's "all or nothing". There was quite a lo... Read more
Monday, January 28, 2013
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Today I went to lunch with my friend to an Asian restaurant. I forgot my phone at the office that has my SP app on it (where I check food calories). I started out very good with a huge salad and small amount of dressing. Then I figured I woul... Read more
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
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I didn't say that when I ate high calorie food everyday and sat on the couch. I didn't gain a pound every week. Sometimes I didn't gain a pound in a whole month! I gained my weight gradually over time and eventually I ended up at 184 lbs.
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Friday, January 18, 2013
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GRRR. I want to exercise. For the past 9 months I get severe leg cramps/spasms in both my calves. It's like charlie horses that don't go away for 30 minutes. When it hits I can't walk. It's usually about the time I get off work and it comes ... Read more
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
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It appears my stomach is not snapping back like it did when I was younger. Back then I would gain around 70-80lbs in pregancy but within a year it would be gone and my stomach would return to normal. Now I have folds of skin that are kinda "dr... Read more
Monday, January 14, 2013
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Big goals overwhelm me. I have changed to mini goals.
I use my SP weight chart increments as my guide (from the report). I don't know if everyones are the same but the charted lines in my graph report are in 8 lbs increments such as...184 -... Read more
Saturday, January 05, 2013
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I let other life events take priority in my life. NO! I chose to let other life events take priority. Excuses make me feel better. It's easy to find excuses not to eat right or exercise.
Choices make me accountable. I am overweight because... Read more
Sunday, April 22, 2012
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I'm up a pound. ARGGGG!!! I know it will come off eventually but those numbers still make me mad! mad! mad! Just had to let that little vent out!! There! Now I feel better:)
I'm not going to give up - therefore I'm not going to fa... Read more
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
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I recieved my exercise videos today. I have decided to start with 10 minute segments on Cardio Blast. I just completed the Kickboxing! Now I'm not saying it was pretty or perfect, but I completed the whole 10 minutes and I feel really good. ... Read more
Monday, April 09, 2012
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I think I will start weighing myself weekly instead of daily. I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but I don't like to see the scale go up and down a pound on a daily basis. Yesterday I ate quite a bit and went over my calories. I'm not bothered... Read more
Saturday, April 07, 2012
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Finally lost a pound! WooHoo! I like this Special K protein plus cereal. It has 10g protein and 5g fiber. I know it will be a new favorite for me. I am taking the kids & grandkids to the Toledo zoo today so I will get plenty of walking which wil... Read more
Friday, April 06, 2012
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Today I weighed 173...again. I haven't eaten enough calories to reach my daily goals and I think my metabolizim is slowing down. I'm going to try to increase my calories to at least 1200 this week to see if it helps. I'm making healthier choi... Read more


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March 9 Birthday Horoscope
The Year Ahead
Forecast for March 2012 to March 2013
If You Were Born Today, March 9:
You are an imaginative person who is also resolute and determined, so you can go very far in life. There are many extremes in your nature, and you tend to go through a lot of ups and downs on an emotional level. You often have impulsive mood changes. Love improves when you learn to be a little less accommodating. Your career is extremely important to you, and you are likely to be very successful. Self-mastery is a goal, and you are always searching for ways to improve and grow. Famous people born today: Bobby Fischer, Juliette Binoche, Raul Julia, Chaske Spencer.
Your Birthday Year Forecast:
Your birthday falls just after a Full Moon this year, suggesting a period of communication and teaching. You may be turned to for advice more frequently, and you are very willing to offer your help. This is a strong year for publicity and any other endeavors that involve spreading the word. As well, your ability to be objective--or to see the "big picture"--can be especially rewarding this year.
You have the chance to put many long-standing problems behind you this year. Your ambition is stimulated. You are determined to meet or exceed your goals. A new project or goal begun this year has a good chance of being successful and long-lasting. Your sexual and physical activities tend to be more intense, passionate, and focused. It's an excellent year in which to make a lifestyle change, as your ability to concentrate on what really matters to you is enhanced.
However, you will need to watch for pushing matters too hard when a patient, slow-and-steady approach is more appropriate. If circumstances seem to be blocking your progress, take a step back, review, and revise.
Pleasing circumstances surrounding your love life, finances, and creative pursuits are in store this year. You are more generous, and others return the favor. You might receive financial backing or special gifts in the period ahead. You seek a little more from your love life and you are likely to receive it. Some of you could fall in love this year, or existing relationships are enhanced. Adventure-seeking is a theme.
With Mercury conjunct Uranus in your Solar Return chart, there are bound to be some surprises in store. Your thinking is more clever and original this year, and there may be unexpected opportunities for travel (or at least "armchair" travel), as well as new and perhaps unusual friendships. You are able to come up with original solutions to existing problems and brand new ideas more readily this year. Unusual, sudden, or eye-opening connections to younger people are likely to figure. This is a good year for projects involving technology or New Age topics. You may find more opportunities to attend meetings and other organized group activities, to communicate online, and to take part in activities involving computers, scientific projects, or metaphysics. Your intuition is strong, and insights seem to come from "out of the blue". Original, creative ideas are easy to come by this year.
This year, you are more inclined to do your own thing and to go your own way when it comes to your work, interests, learning, and projects. Although you tend to work in spurts, when you are motivated you are incredibly focused.
This is a strong year in which to make important lifestyle changes and to put long-standing problems behind you. You are filled with ideas, your thinking is especially original and progressive, and you enjoy sharing information with others. Your efforts can be strong, but possibly challenged if you push too hard. Adopt a slow but steady approach to your goals for best results.
2013 will be a Number Nine year for you. Ruled by Mars. This is a year of completion and transition. It is a time when we need to let go of things that no longer serve their purpose, and hold on to things that have a future. It is a time of cleaning out dead wood, not necessarily for new beginnings. It can be a time when a burden has been taken off your shoulders, and it can be a year of giving of yourself. Advice - let go of things that are holding you back, give of yourself and express your sympathetic, compassionate side.
If you know your birth time, you may be interested in a full Solar Return Yearly Forecast Report for $4.95 US. These lengthy, detailed, and comprehensive reports reveal the themes and circumstances you are likely to encounter in the coming year, and are based on your actual birth day, time, and place, as well as your current place of residence. This report also makes a great birthday present--for yourself or others. See a sample of one of these reports here, and find out more information about this personalized birthday forecast here. Please note: we only recommend this report if you know your birth time.
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Fox Sports Kansas City has added the Royals game on Wednesday, June 23 at Washington to its telecast schedule. The Royals are scheduled to face Nationals rookie pitching phenom Stephen Strasburg that day.
Royals Live pregame coverage from Nationals Park will start at 3 p.m. CT, with the game broadcast at 3:30 p.m. Fox Sports Kansas City will replay the game in prime time, starting at approximately 6:45 p.m.
The June 23 game was not previously scheduled for TV. As part of the schedule change, the Royals Sept. 13 game vs. Oakland will not be televised.
Royals announce special pre-sale on DRI DUCK Fountain Seats for Cardinals series
The Royals have announced that the DRI DUCK Fountain Seats for the Royals-St. Louis Cardinals series, June 25-27, will be available for purchase at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 17. The special pre-sale is attributed to the high demand for the popular I-70 Series. On Thursday, all available DRI DUCK Fountain Seats for June 25-27 will be available for purchase exclusively at the Kauffman Stadium Box Office Gate C Ticket Windows.
Fans will be able to purchase up to four (4) DRI DUCK Fountain Seats for each of the three games. For this series only, the limit was changed from six to four per game to accommodate more fans.
Please note that the Saturday, June 26 contest has a special start time of 1:10 p.m.
In addition, fans purchasing DRI DUCK seats in advance for the Cardinals series this Thursday are eligible for a special offer, "Buy One Get One Free" tickets in the Hy-Vee Infield or Field Plaza for that night's 7:10 p.m. contest between the Royals and Astros.
Jason Kendall: Gritty veteran
Independence Day is usually filled with fireworks, barbecues and time with friends and family. July 4, 1999 was not a celebration for Jason Kendall – it was a career crossroads.
Kendall, who had turned 25 just eight days earlier, came into that day's matinee against Milwaukee with a .335 average, fourth in the National League. Kendall looked to maintain the mark by running out a bunt attempt. What ensued was one of the most gruesome injuries in baseball history as Kendall dislocated his right ankle. He underwent surgery the same day.
Some athletes may not have returned from the injury. Kendall did that and much more. Twelve months and one week after the incident, Kendall started in the All-Star Game! He went on to set personal bests in doubles and home runs while becoming the first Pittsburgh catcher to score 100 runs in a season.
Fast forward nearly a decade from Kendall's banner season in 2000. Critics are quick to point out that his speed has slowed a bit or that his batting average has dipped. However, Kendall sees an opportunity to rebound, an opportunity to prove himself. The voice on the other end of Friday's teleconference had the exuberance of a rookie and the experience of a 14-year veteran.
Kendall says that he sees the game differently now than when he broke into the majors. He says it took him six to seven years to master the craft of calling a Major League game. It's not an easy thing to do and Kendall had an added advantage of growing up as the son of a big league catcher.
The ability to call the game attracted the Royals. General Manager Dayton Moore sees Kendall as one of baseball's better game callers. He sees good blocking skills and a batter who works the count. Beyond those traits, Moore recognizes the intangibles that Kendall brings to the club: experience, a no-nonsense approach, an old-school attitude, a player who is respected by peers and coaches alike. That makes Kendall someone who will, as Moore put it, "shape the culture" of the catching philosophy in Kansas City.
While the Royals were scouting Kendall, the catcher likewise kept an eye on Kansas City. His dad, Fred, was the bullpen coach in 2006 and 2007. The elder Kendall told Jason about the young group of players in Kansas City. Jason has watched the Royals on MLB Extra Innings. He sees the talent in the young players and believes that the Royals are ready to take the next step.
Kendall spoke about his love for the game and a desire to give back to the game by mentoring Kansas City's pitching staff. He sees mentoring as his number one priority and is excited to catch Zack Greinke. The veteran still carries the same determination that helped him return from the ankle injury. That hard-nosed style of play should make him a fan favorite in the heartland.
2010 K Crew Auditions
Do you have what it takes to entertain with the best? The Kansas City Royals will be holding auditions in November for the 2010 K Crew. If you feel you have the style, skill and enthusiasm to be a member of the premier MLB interactive team, this is your chance to show us!
The K Crew will be in its fourth season as a MLB entertainment team, and the Royals are eager to select individuals that will demonstrate excellent entertainment and performance ability and a highly enthusiastic personality. In addition to providing entertainment at Royals home games during the 2010 MLB season, the K Crew is called upon to make promotional appearances and participate in community and charity events.
It's your time to shine, so come out to this year's K Crew auditions. Auditions will be held Saturday, November 14th from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Kauffman Stadium. While walk-up applicants are welcomed, you can pre-register now. Mandatory audition attire includes an athletic shirt, shorts and tennis shoes. Applicants will not be considered without this attire.
Additional registration information can be found on the Official K Crew Web page.
We look forward to seeing you at auditions. Good Luck!
Moustakas among five players named to Arizona Fall League roster
The Royals have announced that five minor leaguers have committed to play for the Surprise Rafters in the 2009 Arizona Fall League. Shortstop Jeff Bianchi, third baseman Mike Moustakas, outfielder David Lough, right-handed pitcher Danny Gutierrez and left-hander Ben Swaggerty will play for Surprise manager Brian Rupp, the current manager for the Royals' Class A Advanced club in Wilmington. Kansas City will fill two additional spots on the roster by September 10.
Bianchi, 22, has split the 2009 season with Wilmington and Northwest Arkansas (AA), batting a combined .307 with 25 doubles, seven home runs, 59 RBI, 66 runs scored and 22 stolen bases. The 6-foot, 175-pounder from Lancaster, Pa. was the Royals' second-round selection in the 2005 draft.
Moustakas, KC's first-round pick (2nd overall) in the 2007 draft, has hit .252 with 27 doubles, 15 home runs and 79 RBI as a 20-year old for Wilmington. His RBI total places him tied for third in the Carolina League while his homers are tied for sixth.
The 23-year old Lough, like Bianchi, has split his time this season between Wilmington and NW Arkansas, and is currently batting .331 with 10 doubles, eight home runs, 28 RBI, 34 runs and 11 steals in 47 games for the Naturals. He was the Royals 11th round pick from the 2007 draft.
Gutierrez is 0-0 with a 2.11 ERA in seven games (three starts) for Wilmington, walking five and striking out 21 in 21.1 innings. The 22-year old right-hander was a 33rd round pick for the Royals in the 2005 draft.
Swaggerty is a left-handed reliever who was 3-1 with a 1.64 ERA in 16 appearances for Wilmington before posting a 3-1 mark with a 3.57 ERA in 22 outings at NW Arkansas. The 27-year old signed with Kansas City as an undrafted free agent in 2007.
The Arizona Fall League season begins on October 13.
Saturday lineup and Howser figurines
6:10 start tonight at Kauffman. All-Star Zack Greinke is on the mound. The ceremonial first pitch will be thrown out by Jana Howser, daughter of the late Dick Howser. The first 20,000 fans will receive a replica figurine of the Dick Howser statue.
(DeJesus – LF)
(Bloomquist – CF)
(Butler – 1B)
(Guillen – DH)
(Teahen – RF)
(Olivo – C)
(Gordon – 3B)
(Callaspo – 2B)
(Betancourt – SS)
(Greinke – P)
The Royals Hall of Fame opens FRIDAY – here's a sneak peek!
The Royals will dedicate the new Royals Hall of Fame with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 4:05 on Friday. After the brief ceremony, the Hall of Fame will be open to fans. No separate ticket is required for the Hall of Fame for fans with game tickets. Fans will be admitted every 15 minutes in groups of 40 to tour the Hall of Fame, which features interactive displays and exhibits that chronicle Kansas City's baseball history from 1884 to the present.
The Royals Hall of Fame will be open during all home games and will operate daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. during the baseball season. On Thursday, there was a media tour and a reception for the Hall of Fame Classic. Royals photographer Chris Vleisides snapped a few pictures of Royals greats George Brett and Frank White as they took their first glimpses at the new displays. They say pictures are worth a thousand words…or in this case, 3,154…the number of hits George had, and the number of baseballs in this display.
Thursday lineup: DeJesus in center, Guillen in left
The Royals open a four-game series at Fenway Park tonight. David DeJesus will make his first appearance of 2009 in center field. Jose Guillen will shift to left field.
DeJesus – CF
Bloomquist – SS
Butler – 1B
Guillen – LF
Teahen – 3B
Jacobs – DH
Olivo – C
Callaspo – 2B
Freel – RF
Hochevar – P
Tuesday lineup: Freel makes his KC debut
DeJesus – LF
Bloomquist – SS
Butler – 1B
Teahen – 3B
Guillen – RF
Jacobs – DH
Callaspo – 2B
Olivo – C
Freel – CF
Chen – P


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Photo © Animal-World: Courtesy Pavaphon Supanantananont
The doctorfish (scientific name: Acanthurus chirurgus) is a member of the surgeonfish family (Family Acanthuridae) that lives on coral reefs in the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
Doctorfish. Source: ''Reef Fish Identification'', New World Publications © 1994
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Physical Description
Doctorfish range in length from 18 to 39 centimeters. The oval body of this species has 10 to 12 dark body bars running along their bodies that can range from bluish gray to much darker. The pectoral fin is dark on the leading edge. Individuals may change color by either lightening or darkening their coloration. Like all surgeonfish, doctorfish have a sharp "scalpel" on the base of their tail.
Doctorfish have a subtropical distribution ( 22 - 25°C; 37°N - 7°S; 89°W - 34°W). In the Western Atlantic they range from Massachusetts (USA), Bermuda, and the northern Gulf of Mexico to São Paulo, Brazil. In the Eastern Atlantic they are found in Senegal.
Doctorfish live on coral reefs at depths ranging from two to 25 meters.
Feeding Behavior
Doctorfish are diurnal herbivores who feed on filamentous and fleshy algae using specialized spatula-shaped teeth. They also consume micro-invertebrates with the algae. They incidentally ingest a moderate quantity of inorganic material which can make up 40% of their stomach volume. Doctorfish pick up algae with their specialized teeth and swallow the algae whole. They have a gizzard-like organ in the intestine that is partially filled with sand particles to grind up food so it can be digested.
Doctorfish are group spawners that spawning in the evening in the water column. The tiny eggs (less than one millimeter in size) contain a droplet of oil that makes them buoyant. They hatch in about 24 hours as small, translucent larvae that enter the pelagic stage. The larvae, known as acronurus, grow until the larvae settle on the coral patches in shallow water or in sea grass. Settlement usually occurs during the new moon when it is darker so the larvae are at lower risk of predation on. Once the larvae reach the reef, they metamorphose into juveniles in about a week. They reach sexual maturity in slightly less than one year and they may live for ten to eleven years.
Doctorfish ocassionally forage in schools with ocean surgeonfish.
In the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago in southwestern Atlantic, juveniles hold cleaning stations together with blue tang and sergeant major and graze algae as well as pick molted skin and parasites from green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas). After inspecting the turtle's body the feeding fishes nip on the turtle's skin (head, limbs, and tail), carapace, and especially, the flippers.
Conservation Status
Doctorfish are not considered to be a taxon at risk.
References and Further Reading
- Encyclopedia of Life. Curator: C.Michael Hogan. 2011. Acanthurus chirurgus (Bloch, 1787)
- Florida State University. 2010. Doctorfish
- Marinebio. 2010. Acanthurus chirurgus, Doctorfish
- P.Humann and N.Deloach (Editor) 1994. Reef Fish Identification: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas. New World Publications, Inc. Jacksonville, FL. ISBN: 1878348078
- N.Deloach. 1999. Reef Fish Behavior, Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas. New World Publications, Inc. Jacksonville, FL. ISBN: 1878348280