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Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013 | Bradley vs. Massachusetts | 12:30 p.m.
Exclusive group opportunities for area Park District Soccer programs. Return a group ticket form to reserve a spot for your team. Facebook followers who present their smartphone at the ticket window or print off the page showing they "like" the Bradley Braves Facebook page will have the opportunity to purchase tickets at the group rate.

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Dec 28th, 2012 at 11:22 am by susie
Like some Sandy Hook parents who have spoken to the media, Veronique has shied away from portraying Lanza as evil or diabolical. "If we describe him as a demonic force or as a beast with the sign of the beast on his forehead, that is a mistake," she says. "Because then we are making him apart from humanity when in fact he is part of what is possible in humanity. How do we help these people so this doesn't happen again, so they never sink so low, so they never have to go to a place so dark where they can take out small children in a fit of rage?"


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Flames Come Up Short at Loyola, 78-69
Feb. 11, 2012
Gary Talton and Daniel Barnes combined to score 33 points, but Loyola saw five players score in double figures, as the Ramblers posted a convincing 78-69 win over the UIC men's basketball team in a Horizon League game at Gentile Arena Saturday afternoon.
With the setback, UIC drops to 7-17, with a 3-11 mark in Horizon League play. Loyola picked up its first conference win of the season, improving to 6-18 overall (1-13 Horizon). The cross-town rivals split the regular season series.
Talton scored a game-high 18 points on a career-best seven field goals, while Barnes chipped in 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting, including three triples. Preseason All-Horizon League selection Ben Averkamp scored 17 points to pace Loyola, who led from wire-to-wire.
"We had to weather the storm tonight; Loyola came out hot and made shots," said UIC head coach Howard Moore. "(Ben) Averkamp and (Walt) Gibler asserted themselves inside, especially Averkamp. Loyola did a great job of getting into us defensively, and took us out of our comfort zone. We knew this was going to be a battle; it was a rivalry game, and records weren't going to matter. They were the aggressors tonight; it showed up on the glass, and it showed in their shooting percentage."
Loyola jumped out to a 10-2 lead early in the first half, and held a 39-26 advantage at halftime, after shooting 57.1 percent from the field. The Ramblers led by as many as 15 points in the opening frame, bolstered by Averkamp's 12 points off the bench.
UIC opened the second half on a 15-7 run, pulling within 41-33 with 17:16 remaining. But Loyola countered with a 5-0 flurry, building its lead back to double-digits, 46-34. After the Flames trimmed the deficit to nine (52-43) with 13:20 remaining, the Ramblers again answered, pushing their lead back to 16 points (61-43) after a three-pointer by Jordan Hicks.
UIC mounted its final run in the waning stages, pulling within three possessions (74-67) after going on an 11-5 run. Loyola closed out the game by converting four free throws in the final 46 seconds. For the game, Loyola scored 17 points off UIC's 19 turnovers, and saw its bench score 38 points. The Ramblers boasted a 41-29 rebounding advantage.
UIC will continue its four-game road trip next Tuesday, when the Flames travel to Valparaiso, Ind., to take on the first-place Crusaders (7 p.m. CST). Valpo will take on Youngstown State at the Beeghly Center tonight beginning at 6 p.m. CST.


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BridgeportState Park has been removed from a list of state parks being considered for cuts in staffing. Washington State Parks, facing an $11 million dollar budget deficit, had earlier announced plans to shave 161 jobs within the agency and reduce several state parks from year-round to seasonal staffing, including the BridgeportState Park.
Bridgeport Mayor Marilynn Lynn led a campaign to collect support letters in hopes of convincing the State Parks Commission to keep Bridgeport's park staffed year-round, she says it worked.
The 748-acre camping park on the Columbia River behind Chief Joseph Dam will remain open with year-round staffing for maintenance and security.
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A squirrel selfie landed a 17-year-old boy into quite a surprising scare this week after the college seeker got into it with a mad squirrel after trying to take a photo with the wild animal. Both teen Brian Genest and his mother were shocked when a seemingly open and inquisitive squirrel suddenly clung to him, frightened at the flash and noise of the shot from his camera phone. CBS News shares this Friday, May 2, 2014, that the Instagram photos and above video of the incident have already become a big hit online.
Neither teenager Brian Genest nor the squirrel were hurt, but an attempted squirrel selfie went terribly wrong this week. While the 17-year-old boy was trying to take an unassuming photo op with a squirrel out in Chestnut Park — a popular visiting site not far from Tampa, Florida — his mother managed to catch the friendly squirrel suddenly go mad in surprise.
It is believed the flashing lights and noises of the young man's camera phone caused the squirrel to become scared, leading it to go at it with the teen, bounding under his shirt and clinging to his back. Genest finally hurled himself to the ground, which shocked the squirrel enough to leap away from him and scurry away.
"He was just in that spot where my arm can't reach him," Genest said. "I threw myself on the ground, and that scared him off."
NBC News reveals this morning in their report that it was Paula Wright, Genest's mother, who was with him at the time of the squirrel selfie incident. She was taking her son out to look at colleges in the local Florida area. She was the one who captured photos of the event, posting the video of images to their Instagram feed with his selfie, where the funny occurrence soon became a viral hit.
Genest's mother thinks that this failed squirrel selfie will remind her son in the future to be wary of wild animals, no matter how small or friendly looking. She added that her son was not harmed in any way, and the scared squired was not hurt either.
"I think he got a little lesson from the squirrel that he's not really its buddy," she said with a laugh.
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On The Record is an occasional Q&A blog post with an LSU sports figure.
LSU hired Andy Cannizaro a month ago to be its new recruiting coordinator and hitting coach. Read our full story on Cannizaro – his major league playing days, childhood life and recruiting network – in an upcoming edition of The Advocate.
Here's our Q&A with him in which he talks leaving the Yankees, his philosophy on hitting and base-stealing and his network for recruiting:
Advocate: Why did you leave such a good job and organization – he was a scout for the Yankees – to come to LSU?
Cannizaro: This is kind of always what I wanted to do. You nailed it. I loved by job, loved working for the Yankees. I couldn't have been in a better situation. Kind of always in the back of my mind knew this is what I always wanted to do. Wanted to get back on the field in a teaching capacity, being around young players.
It was definitely a tough decision because of where I was coming from. I had a job that I loved, had bosses that I loved and great working relationships with those guys. Twelve years as a player and scout in the organization, knew everybody from the top to the bottom. Just felt like this was the right time to do it and see how things go.
This is always what I wanted to do. Couldn't pick a better place to go do it at. That was obviously a major part of it too. I like my job so much that I was looking to just go do this anywhere. It needed to be at one of the best places in the country. That's what this is. That kind of had a lot to do with it.
Advocate: What's your hitting philosophy?
Cannizaro: My hitting philosophy. I think young kids are better hitters when they simplify things. I think hitting's hard enough to do. It's the age-old taking a round bat and round ball and hitting it square. It's really hard to hit.
One of the biggest things with my previous job that I'm going to take into this job is when I finished playing I'm never going to forget how hard it is to hit. Guys are throwing hard, breaking balls. Eight guys standing out there in front of you trying to field and get you out.
It's hard to hit in BP, much less when you don't know it's coming. Pitchers are throwing whatever they want to in whatever count. One of things I wanted to take is never forget how hard it is to hit.
As far as approach, simplify it. Try to get the barrel of the baseball from point A to point B as quick as we can and with the shortest path as possible. Stay short to the baseball, use the whole field, eb able to teach guys and help guys learn what their roles and what their jobs are. I want to be able to give definitions and define guys roles. It's not me defining those roles. It's what type of player and hitter they are.
Guys like Mark Laird and Andrew Stevenson, they don't need to hit flyballs 370 foot to the gap. Those are outs. Understand what makes them go. I think the quicker young players understand their role and game and what they need to do to maximize their ability to get the most out of their ability… that's when they take off as players. It's having guys that know what their role is on the team, buying in to commit to be the on-base guy who's going to steal bases, going to score runs. It's teaching (Chris) Chinea and (Kade) Scivicique and the middle of the order guys, 'Hey you're hitting in the middle of the order for a reason. You need to try to drive the baseball.'
There's a time and place for trying to impact the ball and knowing what you're trying to do. Scivicque's role is different from Laird's role. Laird's role is different than Bregman's role. Need each guy to know what they bring to the table. Play your game. Do your job.
If you understand what you're job is and you can come to the park every day, knowing that if I do my job, I'm going to help my team win today, we're going to win a lot of games. We'll be standing at the end of the year on national TV on ESPN. That's the goal here. It's not to have a great regular season and win a lot of games. The goal's to get to Omaha and win national championships. That's the goal, that's the flags you see in front of the stadium. It doesn't have regional appearances on there. It's got national championships.
To do that, we've got to have guys perform at their highest level all year long. Stevenson doesn't need to hit eight home runs this year. What you need to do is have a high on-base percentage, wreak havoc and score runs, get bunts down. Mark Laird needs to do the same thing, and Alex Bregman is a different guy: Use the field, drive the baseball, drive runs in, get on base, steal bases. He's got a really complete game.
I'm not looking for a guy like Alex Bregman to come in here and hit double home runs. No. Let's drive the baseball, score runs, move runners. Define guys roles, stay short to the baseball, look for pitches you can hit and hit well, not just pitches you can get the bat on.
Advocate: You've been around a lot of guys and I'm sure you've dealt with it too: a slump. Bregman last year had a tough time with that. When a player falls into that, as a coach, what's going to be your approach?
Cannizaro: I think one of the things you need to do with young hitters is continually tell those guys that they're good players, that they're good hitters. Trust their track record. Trust the fact, you're always hit and you're going to hit. This a tough game. You're not going to hit five hits out of 10 at-bats all year long. But at the end of the year you look up and somebody hit .350, and when the season's over you look back and say, 'That guy had a great year.' He's only getting a hit 35 percent of the time. He's failing a ton. Offensively, it's a game of failure. Good hitters stay positive at the plate. Good hitters know they can hit. They never doubt their own ability. The game's going to beat you up. My job as a hitting coach is to stay positive with those kids, and you get those guys back on track, doing the things they do well. Not pressing. Not trying to do too much.
Last year, Bregman struggled a little bit. There was no (Mason) Katz in the lineup, no (Raph) Rhymes in the lineup. All of a sudden, LSU shows up to the point every night and it's, 'We're not going to let Alex Bregman beat us.' He probably got pitched a little bit differently last year than he did as a freshman, surrounded by some bangers and some guys … huge track record of success in college baseball. As the year went on, like good hitters do, by the end of the year Alex Bregman was as good as anybody in the nation. That'll be a learning experience for him last year. 'Hey you're not going to get 2-0, 3-1 fastballs down the middle of the plate with nobody on base, balls you can drive. You're going to get pitched to, you're going to get pitched around, and that's part of the process with him becoming a complete player.'
He's already a great player. Alex Bregman is a phenomenal player that plays hard every day. You can't ask him to do anymore than he does every day. He plays hard. He's a team leader. He wants to be the greatest shortstop in the history of college baseball. I love that. I love the fact that he's got goals and has the drive to be great. He's a young player that needs to continue to learn and build on the things that happened last year. Just continue to build on it and go forward and learn that when we get off the bus there's a good chance that scouting report is going to say, 'Don't let Bregman beat you.' There's two years of track record on how to pitch him. It's about pitch selection and strike zone discipline and getting into hitter's counts, which he's going to do. He's going to have a tremendous year.
Advocate: Two years ago coach Mainieri rarely adjusted his batting order game to game. Last year, that wasn't the case. The lineup shifted every game. How do the pieces go together this year?
Cannizaro: We've got some really good parts and pieces. We've got guys, multiple guys, who can do the same thing: create a lot of havoc in the lineup. You've got guys in the top and bottom of your order that can really run. You've got hitters in the middle like a guy like Bregman who uses the field, tough out, competitive out. You've got bangers in the middle of your lineup that are capable of leaving the yard at any point.
I think we're going to have one of the most complete lineups, 1 to 9, in the country. We walk into the park, we get off the bus and show up …. I think we've got a chance to have, 1 to 9, as complete 1 to 9 where there's nine tough outs where you never give that pitcher or the defense a chance to put their guard down. For nine batters, they've got to stay locked in and execute pitches to be able to get you out. We had guys, numerous guys, that had tremendous success this summer.
I think we're going to have opportunities to have great at-bats, 1 through 9, put pressure on the defense, score a ton of runs and have a ton of fun offensively. There's not any more fun when you're playing this game and scoring runs, when everyone's hitting and team confidence is at an all-time high.
Advocate: Coach Mainieri mentioned that he hired you to help LSU get better on the base paths, specifically in stealing bases. You were successful at that in college and professionally. How do you approach that part?
Cannizaro: I think one of the things I want to do with our runners is … making the art and craft of stealing bases fun. It really can be something that is contagious. The better we can do it, the more runs we're going to score.
Whether people want to admit it or not, this is a statistical game. Every kid in America walks up to the plate and knows exactly what they're hitting. Its plastered all over the scoreboard, stat sheets are everywhere. It's a statistical game. We've got some great athletes here, some plus-runners on a pro scale. Seventy to 80 runners on a pro scale. We've got guys with good instincts. We've got some guys who can do better at stealing bases.
Guys get excited when they steal basis because it increases their stats. It's a stats game, whether people want to admit it or not. As a team, we steal more bases, score more runs. As a hitter, I'd love to hit with you standing on second base than first base. One, there's now a base open so they don't necessarily want to keep putting guys on bases. All of the sudden, a base hit drives a run in. Now that guy that stole second's like, 'Perfect, I was 1 for 4 but I stole two bags today.' It's a statistical game where you can complete your resume, so to speak, with more stolen bases. Guys like Laird and Stevenson and Bregman and Kramer Robertson. We've got a roster full of guys, great athletes who can do more on the bases.
One, it will help them individually get where they want to go. Two, it will help us as a team score more runs. The ball's not flying like it used to. If you have one guy in your lineup that hits double digit home run in college baseball, he's a monster. If the ball's not flying, we've got to find ways to do some things to score more runs.
Advocate: How does your network of scouts help you in recruiting?
Cannizaro: It's a really big part of it. Like anywhere, when you do your job man, you want to do your job to the best of your ability. You want to be able to network and be friendly and build relationships. This is still a relationship world. If you can't build relationships and meet people, it's going to be really difficult to get where you want to go.
It's the conversation of baseball. Everyone's in the game and wants to talk the game. You build relationships with people and hopefully now in return, that I'm on this side of it, those friends of mine all over the country when they see players certainly I want those guys calling me before they call anyone else. That's part of it. Not everybody can play here. We're looking to get that impactful guy on the mound or that bat. We're looking for the best players in the country. Hopefully that relationship with the guys I have in pro-ball can help us on the recruiting side.


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More: What's your greatest dad challenge?
LP: You compete with technology for your children's attention and for your time with them. It's difficult for me to carve out quality time with them, but I do it. I make everyone, including myself, put their phones away so we can be together.
More: Do you monitor what your children do on the computer?
LP: Yes, and it forces your hand at having discussions about really mature subject matters at a time when they may or may not be ready for it.
More: Speaking of adult matters, how did you explain your divorce to your children?
LP: I don't talk about that.
More: Would you let your kids follow in your footsteps and pursue acting?
LP: My kids are much smarter than I ever was. They are gifted and I think they could be doctors. I'm hoping they want to work in medicine.
More: Do you still get recognized for your role as Dylan?
LP: Only when I leave the house. Once you go out the front door, it's on.
More: What was life like during that era?
LP: Loud. It was very loud. It seems everywhere we went, people were screaming at us and I am more of a quiet person.
More: You left the series and then came back. Why?
LP: Yes, because I couldn't do it anymore and play the character to the fullest. I came back because one of my closest friends—Paul Waigner, our executive producer—was dying of cancer, and I wanted to spend the last year of his life with him. There is nothing I value more than friendship and Paul taught me about all the important stuff in television, such as treating people right. It was my destiny to be with him one last time.
More: What about your feelings for Aaron Spelling?
LP: The man who lit the fuse for my career? I have strong feelings for him. We laughed, we cried and we did it all. Aaron was great to me.
More: How would you describe your offscreen relationship with Shannen Doherty, who played your girlfriend for many seasons?
LP: We didn't hang out much, and we didn't have that much in common.
More: Do you still keep in touch with any of your other 90210 pals?
LP: I was just on the phone with Brian Austin Green. Brian is going to be the king of the world in this business. He is so talented, so together and he is going to be a monster, in a good way. Brian is entertaining and I really miss working with him.
More: Many Hollywood famous faces are baring skin these days. Would you do it, too?
LP: I ain't baring anything [laughs]. The only time I wouldn't wear clothes is if that is what the scene called for in a movie I was doing.
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March 25, 2014
DEKALB, Ill. - After working out under the lights of Huskie Stadium Friday night, it was back inside as the Northern Illinois University football team as the Huskies opened the second week of spring practice in the Chessick Center.
The Chessick Center was built for days like these. Temperatures were well below freezing and there was a fresh layer of snow on the ground at 7 a.m. this morning. However, NIU head coach Rod Carey and his staff didn't have to cancel practice, or move it to another day and time. The Huskies simply walked across the Barsema Hall of Champions into the Chessick Center and turned in a solid two-hour workout in the $9.5 million facility.
One Huskie in particular had an outstanding day of practice. Wide receiver Juwan Brescacin was all over the field making plays.
"I challenged him yesterday," said NIU wide receivers coach Thad Ward. "The last three practices hadn't been what we wanted to be. He knew it after watching the tape. He's a guy we have to continue to push.
"He's a very coachable kid. He's going to bring the effort, we just need him to continue to progress to where he needs to be."
At 6-4 226, Brescacin was using his size and strength to make incredible catches, however, it was his route running that was equally impressive. During one-on-ones with the DBs, he came off the line with power, drove the Huskie cornerback off before stopping for a hitch route. During one of the team periods, the junior form Mississauga, Ontario was on the receiving end of a 35-yard pass from quarterback Matt McIntosh, with a defensive back draped on him.
"I thought the effort was better," said Ward. "I thought the release was better. I thought he came out here focused on the task at hand."


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Jaster's Legacy
((This really is a from scratch story, mostly based on a story I wrote when I was 15. The History of the Mandalorians I have compiled from various sources on the web into what I think is as accurate as it gets with science fiction. I have not plagerised, it's all in my own wording but I will give credit to the sites which I used as resources for information.))
Resources for the History of the Mandalorians:
Mandalore History
Mandalore System Biography
Jaster's Legacy
History of the Mandalorians
The Mandalorians are a race almost forgotten, but their legacy has survived thus far and refuses to be lost in the overwhelming pages of the Galaxy's history books.
They are older than the Jedi, and they have survived struggles like no other race. They have endured the hardest hardships and fought through the longest wars. They have suffered the most painful losses and strived like no other to endure.
It all began when a settler ship's hyperdrive malfunctioned and sent thousands of regular people to an unfriendly environment where starvation and wild animals threatened to wipe them out. They survived and grew stronger; they became the Mandalorians.
For thousands of years the Mandalorians remained isolated from the rest of the galaxy and enjoyed peace and prosperity. That peace was stolen from them by a warlike alien race known as the Vuanna who attacked and killed without reason. War it seemed was the destiny of the Mandalorians from nearly the begining of their long history, war that lasted so long they forgot a time without it. War grew the Mandalorians into a strong race and they advanced in tecknology and defeated the Vuanna bringing an end to that war, but war would not leave the Mandalorians alone.
The Mandalorians began expanding past their system and found the Sith. War with the sith began and lasted until Mandalore, the leader of the Mandalorians was defeated by Ulic Qel-Droma. The Mandalorians swore allegience to Qel-Droma and the Sith, they won many victories in the Sith war, but the Sith were defeated and the Mandalorians returned home.
It is said that Mandalorians are the most skilled warriors in the Galaxy. Thousands of years of constant war bread them into the ultimate warrior race. Their armor repels a light saber, their arsonal of weapons is lethal, and no one can compare in hand to hand combat.
Just before the Sith War the Mandalorians conquered a Sith controlled system and attacked a neighbouring system, but their leader Mandalore was defeated by Ulic Qel-Droma and the Mandalorians pleged allegience to the Sith and fought along side them against the Republic throughout the Sith War.
The Mandalorian War began thirteen years later when the Mandalorians invaded Republic space. The Mandalorians defeated the Republic forces time after time. The tides of the war turned when a Jedi named Revan began leading Republic forces to victory. After the Mandalorians were defeated what was left of them retreated back to their homeworld and remained isolated from the rest of the galaxy.
During that time their clan-based warrior culture went into steady decline and varios Mandalorians made the odd appearence here and there in various Galactic affairs. Over the corse of aproximately 3,000 years the Mandalorians culture disolves and they become a mercinary army that was almost completely destroyed when they splintered into two seperate factions warring against each other.
Jaster Mareel lead the true Mandalorian Loyalists against Vizsla and his Death Watch. Jaster found Jango Fett and rose him like a son until Jaster's Death. Jango assumed command of the Mandalorians until they were wiped out by the Jedi, Jango was the only survivor. Jango later killed Vizsla and his remaining Death Watch.
Jango carried on Jaster's legacy as a bounty hunter and passes it on to his clone son Boba.
But Boba died bearing no offspring and training no replacement, some say the legacy died there.
Hmm... I like this one. Professional and interesting...
Keep it up!
Part 1: Unusual Events
Corosant - The center of the galaxy, a planet completely covered in high teck city. It's atmosphere is constantly traveld through by star ships coming and going from the buisy planet. They sky is not visible from anywhere on the surface, so crowded by towering structures of steel. Hordes of speeders and various vehicles hover through the sky in the most intricate and complicated traffic system in the galaxy.
An infinite amount of walkways surround buildings and streatch across gaps thousands of feet in the air. On one of these, two giddy Jedi padwans chatter and laph as they walk. Christi and her friend Cara make their way through the busy pedestrian traffic until they arrive at their destination, a small Jedi academy.
"Christi!" Shouts a young lad as he sees the girl he admires walking through the academy's main entrance and into the large waiting room.
"Hey, Rue," Cara calls back, Christi only waves.
"Dexter has been looking for you," Rue says as he aproaches and stops in front of Christi. "Some missions have been handed out."
"Oh great," moans Cara reluctantly, "I just hope it's not as boring as the last mission."
Christi laphs and says farewell to her friends before leaving them to find her master. Rue watches admirably as she departs, his feelings for her arn't well hidden though from any of the force sensative members of the Academy, including Christi and a glaring Cara standing beside him.
Noticing this, Rue turns shyly to Cara, his cheeks slightly flushed, "What?"
Cara only laugrhs and walks away leaving the embarrassed Rue alone in the middle of a large open room feeling emotionally naked.
My only problem with this is that you swich between past and present tense... it would be easier and more enjoyable to read if you stayed in one, preferrably past. I've only read one present tense story that I actually liked.
I also hate my knowledge of the English language as it causes me to be annoyed at things that wouldn't ordinarily annoy... the sound you make when you are greatly amused is a 'laugh', not a laph... sorry, my writing backround refused to let me ignore that.
Other than these things, I like the story and will look forward to more. You are a great RPer and (apparently) a pretty good storyteller as well.
Thanks, I didn't realise how messed up it sounded in the second half of my second post. I fixed the grammer though, any more past/present switches are diliberate and are not grammatical errors.
Christi moves swiftly down the corridor of the Jedi Academy. Her hands brush through her long curly blond hair. Looking to her side the young woman sees her own slender reflection in the sparcling clean metalic wall. She knows she's not bad looking but wonders if guy's think she's cute. Maybe it's not something a Jedi should care about, and that helps her to worry less.
In the daze of her thoughts Christi passes by her room and only realises it a moment to late. After back tracking a couple doors she finds her own and it slides open with the gentle press of a button.
Christi hangs up her tunic on a hook and makes her way through the tidy apartment to her personal comm link. She turns it on and scans briefly over her listed contacts, she finds Master Jaxter in only a brief second. The comm link transmits to Jaxter's personal comm and the screen comes to life as he answers.
"Hi, Jaxter," Christi says smiling happily, Jaxter's pleasant personality always makes her glad to see him.
"Christi, glad your back," He smiled back at her fondly and brushed an itch through his short brown hair. "The council has given us our next assingment. Can you meet me at my ship in an hour?"
"Sure, that gives me time to shower and get my robes. Are we leaving right away?"
"Yes, and I'll explain the mission on the way."
"Alright," Christi was a little reluctant, but at least she'd still have time to say good by to Cara.
"Alright, I'll see you in an hour."
"Bye, Jaxter."
"Bye, Christi."
The comm turns black in a flash and Christi spins around in the rotating chair. This sounds like it might be big... She thinks, hoping that something interesting might happen. She iss a pretty good fighter with her lightsaber and would love a chance to do something exciting for the order. It's not like she wants to go to war or anything, just a little aggressive negotiations maybe.
I know I didn't get very far in the story but I'm dropping it and working on something else.
I may get back to this story some day, maybe not, I think I might even just write about Mandalorian History.
Anyway, good bye to this story for now.
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Wilmington City Council and Delaware State Treasurer Kick Off the Annual Earned Income Tax Credit Campaign
Posted on 01/31/2014 1:33 pm
Wilmington City Council President Theopalis Gregory and 4th District Council Member Hanifa Shabazz were joined today by Delaware State Treasurer Chip Flowers, fellow City Council Members and community representatives for a news conference in Wilmington to kick off the 12th annual Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Campaign.
The EITC campaign in Delaware is coordinated by the Nehemiah Gateway Community Development Corporation (NGCDC) whose President is Reverend Clifford Johnson, Pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church in Wilmington. The program offers free tax services to citizens through a partnership of the Nehemiah Gateway CDC, First State Community Action Agency and the Delaware Alliance for Community Advancement, with support from financial institutions, foundations, and United Way of Delaware.
The campaign educates citizens about the EITC, prepares taxes for those who qualify and encourages sound financial management and savings. The Earned Income Tax Credit is available to employed individuals and families meeting certain income and other qualifying criteria. For example, the Earned Income Tax Credit benefits families who earn less than $51,567 (with three or more children and filing a joint return) per year. The maximum tax credit that citizens can receive could be as much as $6,044 depending on family size and income.
FREE tax preparation sites are now open to help families assess whether they are entitled to the tax credit, or to assist with the preparation of tax returns and the opening of bank accounts. Complete details about the tax sites and the EITC program are available at www.nehemiahgateway.org
"Wilmington City Council Members are eager to assist with this year's campaign by urging eligible residents to take advantage of the EITC," said Council President Gregory. "Each year, more and more people in Wilmington and around the State are claiming a tax credit that is rightfully theirs and are also receiving the added benefit of FREE tax preparation. But, even though the EITC campaign has been in existence for a dozen years, about 20% of eligible Delawareans still do not file for the tax credit. We've got to change that and help families generate additional income, especially since it's so easy to do."
According to Reverend Johnson, President of NGCDC, the EITC increases the ability of workers in lower paying job categories to support themselves and their families. He said research shows that by helping a person reap additional tax benefits based on the amount they earn has increased the labor force participation of lower skilled workers, especially single mothers.
Reverend Johnson said during the 35-year history of the EITC, more children have been lifted out of poverty through the EITC than any other social program or category of programs. Without the tax credit, he said, the poverty rate among children in the United States would be 25% higher. The EITC has reduced participation in welfare and food stamps, and reduced the housing affordability burden of low income households. In tax year 2012, EITC returned over $155 million dollars of federal money to eligible Delawareans at an average of $2,150 per return. EITC funnels billions of dollars into low income communities, both urban and rural, in the form of consumer spending and asset building.
Reverend Johnson said more than $20 million of 2012 Federal refunds were claimed from returns prepared by NGCDC's 350 volunteers. This included more than $9 million in EITC credits. Conservatively, the total economic impact of the refunds exceeds $24 million. He said more than one-half of tax filers had 2012 income of $15,400 or less, and two-thirds were females. Over half indicated they were of African-American or Latin heritage. NGCDC had Spanish speaking staff at many tax sites.
For clients who prefer to prepare their own returns, there is now a free software program available at www.MyFreeTaxesDE.com. Delawareans with a household income of $58,000 or less in 2013 are eligible to use this site, which offers free tax filing for state and federal taxes, as well as a free telephone helpline that can be reached by calling Delaware 2-1-1 or 1-855-MY-TX-HELP.
MyFreeTaxesDE is managed by a Delaware Coalition, led by United Way of Delaware, $tand By Me® and Goodwill of Delaware and Delaware County, as well as more than 30 state and local organizations, businesses and schools. $tand By Me® also invites taxpayers to meet with a free financial coach to help with other money-related topics. Any Delawarean can visit www.standbymede.org to make an appointment to meet with their free financial coach to set their own financial goals.
By having free, readily accessible sites in low income communities throughout Delaware, NGCDC reaches households that might otherwise not be aware of the EITC program. And with the self-prepare program available at www.MyFreeTaxesDE.com there's also an opportunity to prepare taxes from the comfort of your own home. In addition, with commercial tax preparation fees averaging over $250, clients are able to save that money and take advantage of free tax preparation programs. Clients are also not subjected to sales pressure for instant refunds and loans.
Reverend Johnson said another important value-added service from the NGCDC is the financial literacy and empowerment programs offered at the tax sites. Financial coordinators are available much of the time to assist clients with financial questions, information and referrals. Johnson said thus far, clients have opened 500 new checking and savings accounts, and over 400 referrals have been made for financial coaching, educational classes, credit management and homeowner information and assistance.
Reverend Johnson said none of this would be possible, of course, without the dedication of hundreds of volunteers providing more than $2 million in volunteer time and donations from financial institutions, foundations, and United Way of Delaware.


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May 13, 2007
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Jayson Miller allowed only one run through eight innings and Travis Coulter collected three hits as Washington State defeated No. 15 Oregon State in the deciding game of a Pacific-10 Conference series Sunday afternoon at Goss Stadium.
With the win the Cougars (25-22, 8-13) take two of three against the defending national champion and earn their first series win over Oregon State (36-13, 8-10) since the 2003 season. WSU also wins its second consecutive conference series and third in last four outings.
Miller was masterful throughout the game, holding the Beavers to one run on four hits through eight innings. He fanned five before giving way to Ross Humes to start the ninth. Humes surrendered two runs on a Mike Lissman home run, but with runners at first and second and one out, induced Lonnie Lechelt to hit into the game-ending double play.
For the third straight game the Cougars jumped to an early lead as Travis Coulter led off with a triple then scored on Scott Suttmeier's sacrifice fly to right, giving the Cougars a 1-0 lead. Catcher Mike Gilbert, getting his first start behind the plate since Mar. 25, made it 2-0 WSU as he drilled a one-out home run to right in the second, his second home run of the season.
Oregon State found the scoreboard in the second as Jason Ogata led off with a double and scored on a single by Braden Wells.
The Cougars extended their lead to 3-1 in the fifth as Coulter doubled to right then came home on an infield single by Suttmeier. In the sixth WSU put up two more runs as Paul Gran led off with a home run to left, his fifth of the season. Jeff Miller followed with a double to right-center and later scored on Gilbert's RBI single to center. That ended the day for Beaver starter Jorge Reyes, who went 5 2/3 innings, allowing five runs on eight hits.
The Beavers threatened in the sixth with runners at the corners, but Jayson Miller got Lissman to flyout to right, keeping the Cougar lead at 5-1 heading into the final three innings.
Coulter led the way offensively with three hits while Gilbert had two hits and two RBIs, and Gran remained one of the hottest hitters on the team with two more hits. Over his last 15 games the junior third baseman is hitting .460 (29-63), leading WSU to a 9-6 mark in that stretch.
Oregon State was led by Wells' three hits, while Ogata had a pair of doubles and two runs scored.
The Cougars continue their Oregon road swing Monday when they face Portland in a nonconference game. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.
WSU BASEBALL Washington State 110 012 000 - 5 9 0 Oregon State 010 000 002 - 3 7 0 WP - Jayson Miller (4-2). LP - Jorge Reyes (4-1). Save - None. WSU - Jayson Miller, Ross Humes (9) and Mike Gilbert OSU - Jorge Reyes, Blake Keitzman (6), Mark Grbavac (7), Eddie Kunz (8) and Mitch Canham WSU Hits - Travis Coulter 3, Mike Gilbert 2, Paul Gran 2, Jeff Miller, Scott Suttmeier OSU Hits - Braden Wells 3, Jason Ogata 2, Darwin Barney, Mike Lissman E - None. 2B - Coulter 2, Miller, Ogata 2. 3B - Coulter, Barney. HR -Gilbert, Gran, Lissman


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By James Varney and Mike Triplett
On the cusp of a labor meltdown that could jeopardize the 2011 NFL season, the New Orleans Saints pressed forward Thursday with their offseason personnel agenda by signing two key veterans to long-term deals.
Running back Pierre Thomas and kicker Garrett Hartley both agreed to contracts. Terms were not disclosed. Thomas signed a four-year deal, and Hartley's was for five years.
The signings come on the heels of two other roster moves that indicate the Saints are aggressively locking in some of their young talent even before the salary outlines that will apply to teams this fall and beyond are clear. With talks between owners and the players union entering their 10th day before a federal mediator in Washington, some teams have adopted a more passive posture toward their roster while waiting for the labor uncertainty to lift.
Not the Saints. First the team released tight end Jeremy Shockey, a high-priced veteran whose on-field productivity did not align with his elite player salary, which signaled the franchise sees 2010 draftee Jimmy Graham as its future at that position. Then the club signed free agent defensive tackle Shaun Rogers. Rogers, a three-time Pro Bowler, had been released by Cleveland and has been dogged recently by whispers about his work ethic and desire, but he provides the Saints with a potentially explosive player in the area in which most experts believe the team needs improvement, the defensive front seven.
But just as the 2010 season perhaps underscored Shockey's marginal status and the Saints need for more consistent disruption in the opponent's backfield, so, too, did it prove the value of Thomas.
An undrafted free agent out of Illinois, Thomas led the Saints in rushing for back-to-back seasons and was poised to do so for a third consecutive year when he twisted an ankle badly against Atlanta in the third game of the 2011 season. He missed nine games as doctors puzzled over the ankle's persistent soreness and Fox Sports reported Coach Sean Payton believed Thomas, who had hoped for a long-term deal prior to the season and instead played under the team's far less lucrative one-year tender, was malingering -- a report Payton and Thomas denied.
But with Thomas out, neither Reggie Bush nor the oft-nicked Chris Ivory provided a persistent ground threat, and the Saints' offense lurched off balance. That situation was remedied, and Thomas' value highlighted, when the Saints beat Atlanta in the Monday night rematch on Dec. 27, a game in which Thomas provided the gutsy heart for the team's offense, rushing for 63 yards and a touchdown in the 17-14 victory.
In the offseason, the extent of Thomas' injury became more apparent. In Mobile, Ala., for the Senior Bowl, Payton confirmed that Thomas had extensive arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle. While Payton professed not to know all the specifics of the procedure, he described it as a three-step process and speculated the rehab process would likely stretch through the summer and preclude his participation in offseason team activities if a new labor agreement is reached in time to have them.
Thomas could not be reached for comment Thursday, but he did tweet his satisfaction with the completed contract.
"Glad to be back Whodat fans!" he wrote. "Let's get another ring!!" For his career, Thomas has rushed for 2,082 yards and 19 touchdowns, while catching 128 passes for another 1,049 yards and eight scores.
The value of a quality kicker, meanwhile, was never a secret to the Saints, and Hartley's memorable 2009 postseason, in which his overtime kick sealed the NFC championship and he then set a record in Super Bowl XLIV with three field goals of 40-plus yards, showed he could be the one Payton was looking for.
Payton's confidence in Hartley did not waver after the 24-year-old Oklahoma product jerked an overtime kick wide left against the Falcons, costing the Saints a win that would haunt them for much of the regular season. The team did briefly bring back John Carney, but Payton made it clear the team's kicking future rested with Hartley.
That position was reinforced with Thursday's five-year deal. Hartley could not be reached for comment, but a league source said his contract was a complicated one given he was an undrafted free agent whose compensation, particularly in uncapped salary years like the one just completed in the NFL, is subject to various restrictions.
For the 2010 season, Hartley converted 20 of 25 field-goal attempts, including a career-best 52-yarder, and nailed all 40 of his extra point attempts. In his career, Hartley has made 42 of 49 field-goal attempts (85.7 percent) and 78 of his 79 extra points. He has never missed a playoff kick.
The Saints still have several unanswered personnel questions swirling as the NFL's collective bargaining agreement with its players enters its final hours, and it remained unclear how the team will resolve the status of safety Roman Harper, offensive tackle Jermon Bushrod, guard Carl Nicks, wide receiver Lance Moore, defensive tackle Remi Ayodele, defensive end Jeff Charleston, safety Usama Young and tight end David Thomas. All of those players received tender offers this week, according to the organization.
CARNEY TO COACH: Longtime Saints kicker John Carney is in talks with the Saints about becoming a full-time coach or consultant -- similar to the role he played down the stretch of their Super Bowl championship season in 2009.
Carney, who turns 47 next month, said it became clear last year that his opportunities to kick in the NFL were running out after 22 standout seasons. So he said he's eager to make the "natural" transition to a coaching role, which will let him stay close to the game and the Saints specifically.
Carney said both he and the team are interested in finding a role for him, though an official move will probably be on hold until the NFL's labor issues are settled.
"My playing days will be behind me, but I won't hang my cleats up yet," Carney said. "I imagine I'll be out there several days a week, kicking alongside (punter) Thomas Morstead and (kicker) Garrett Hartley to make sure those guys stay sharp. It would look bad if a 47-year-old guy is able to keep up with them, so that will add some motivation, and it will give me a chance to stay involved with the game."
Carney ranks third in NFL history with 2,052 points during his career with Tampa Bay, the Los Angeles Rams, San Diego, New Orleans, Jacksonville, Kansas City, the New York Giants and the Saints again.
He first kicked with the Saints from 2001 to 2006, then again for part of the 2009 and 2010 seasons. He kicked in two games last year while Hartley was struggling. He made five of six field-goal attempts before Hartley was reinstated.
The seemingly ageless Carney said he still feels healthy enough to kick in the NFL. But he realized last year that several other veteran kickers were getting opportunities ahead of him during the season, and that "my name and my age" were being pushed too far down the list.
"So Coach (Sean) Payton and (General Manager) Mickey Loomis and (special teams coordinator) Greg McMahon have approached me with this opportunity, and I'm very excited about it, and it seems like a natural opportunity for me," Carney said. "I've very much enjoyed my time in New Orleans and working with the Saints, and I believe I have built a really good relationship with the team there."
Carney has worked especially well with Hartley, helping him through some rough patches during the past two years, both as a teammate and a consultant. He said he was glad to see the Saints make a long-term commitment to Hartley with a five-year contract extension.
Carney said he used to have a different retirement plan. But coaching seems to be a better fit than the alternative.
"For years I always just said I wanted to fade away and open a good bait and tackle shop and fish for redfish," said Carney, whose family will likely split time between their homes in San Diego and Old Metairie. "But there's too many good bait and tackle shops in Louisiana already. That market's a little too full, too. So I think I'll stick with this industry and with a team that's stuck by me over the past decade."
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A spotlight has been focused on Wythe County, Virginia, as 11 canines were discovered lining in a controversial primitive box. As national media attention and protesters demanded that something be done about this situation, the Guardians of Rescue (GoR), based in New York, swooped in to help provide those same dogs with a new shelter.
Complaints, rumors and protests poured in about Michael Thomas abusing his dogs. The reports issued stated that Thomas had his dogs living in squalor with a lack of food and water. When GoR heard the rumors, they immediately stepped in to evaluate the situation. Since they are a nation-wide animal rescue organization, they have seen it all, and in this instance, they found that there was slightly more to the story than was being stated.
GoR determined during their investigation that the animals were not in danger. This was also decided by the local and state authorities as well.
On Saturday, March 22nd, the Guardians of Rescue will help Mr. Thomas by placing a 10' by 16' doghouse on his property. This way he can keep his dogs and they will have better shelter.
"We heard about the dogs being ill-treated and we instantly sent a representative to visit the property," affirms Robert Misseri, founder and president of Guardians of Rescue. "We also sent a private investigator to look into the accusations about the dog's owner, Michael Thomas. "While Mr. Thomas is not the most ideal pet owner, he is not intentionally neglecting the animals. Instead, he lacks the resources to provide them with more. If this was intentional neglect, we would have taken another approach."
Instead of finding the animals suffering of malnourishment and a lack of hygiene, the dogs were actually in good health. The makeshift plywood shelter was primitive, but no worse off than their owner's trailer without electricity or running water. While Thomas couldn't provide a better shelter, he proved to be a devoted owner. He goes to the store weekly to get water and food for the dogs, putting their needs before his own.
"The ideal situation would be for Mr. Thomas to surrender the dogs and find loving homes but that's not a reality," affirms Dori Scofield, vice president of Guardians of Rescue. "We are realists and our focus is on providing him with the proper education and resources to make sure the dogs live a healthy life."
The doghouse that will be delivered will have five windows and two 10' by 20' pens for the dogs. A local animal welfare group will be checking on them to see if they need anything else, such as flea treatment. Guardians of Rescue will be footing the bill for any and all vet care. The animal rescue organization plans to stay on this, as they do with all of their cases.
"Thomas suffers from Traumatic Brain Injury, which makes him hard to understand, but he cares a lot about his dogs," affirms Misseri. "He said he wouldn't give up his pets for a million dollars, but he welcomed our help in providing a shelter for his dogs. If we walk away from these animals and not provide the shelter or compassion that they need, then we are equally as negligent."
This is not the first dance that the Guardians of Rescue have been to, nor will it be their last. If you would like to find out more about this nationwide pet rescue organization, go to http://guardiansofrescue.org/.


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College Hockey:New Quinnipiac Program Aids ex-Players
HAMDEN, Conn. — Is there life after hockey? Now, it appears, there is hope for a meaningful second career for the aged professional player.
Quinnipiac University is joining with the National Hockey League to help retiring players pursue education and careers, the NHL announced Thursday.
The Life After Hockey Program was launched during a news conference at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.
The initiative does not necessarily mean dozens of former players will descend upon the Quinnipiac campus to study for four years. But they will receive "educational assessments" from Quinnipiac representatives.
This means the retired players will have their education needs matched with their personal and career goals, to determine the ideal learning environment and method. The options could range from university classes to skill workshops.
According to a Quinnipiac news release, skill assessment "allows players whose career goals do not necessitate a university degree, the ability to acquire different skill sets from highly reputable service providers."
The players could get help preparing a Life Experience Credit application to Quinnipiac. But, Quinnipiac officials stressed, "acceptance is never guaranteed."
"The hope is that we will have some hockey players come to our campus," said Quinnipiac spokesman John Morgan.
Morgan noted the players could be steered toward other colleges or universities.
Asked why Quinnipiac became involved with the NHL, Morgan said Dale Jasinski, a professor of management in the Quinnipiac School of Business, is "a huge hockey fan."
Morgan said the hockey initiative also fits well with Quinnipiac's entrepreneurship program.
Jasinski could not be reached for comment. Morgan did not know about any costs Quinnipiac would incur.
Rand Pecknold, the Quinnipiac men's ice hockey coach, said the program is "great for the NHL and excellent for Quinnipiac, to land a deal like this. It's great exposure."
The partnership includes the international human resources consulting firm Drake Beam Morin, who will offer its career transition consultants. The NHL's alumni association and players association are also involved, along with the NHL itself.
DBM officials said the former players could decide to form their own businesses or do charity work rather than go to college.
The Life After Hockey Program has already been through a successful pilot project, involving 22 former players.
One of those who participated was Jocelyn Lemieux, a 12-year NHL veteran who retired in 1999.
"During the trying times when you leave professional hockey, your confidence level bottoms out," Lemieux said. "It was great to have the support that the DBM program offers."
"Having a counselor who understands your skills and even your fears about the future is really important," he added. "I left our meetings with my shoulders back. I know there is someone who believes in me."
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SAN ANTONIO --- The East Carolina men's golf team stands alone in fifth-place after the first two rounds of play at the UTSA Oak Hills Invitational at Oak Hills Country Club. The Pirates have a 36-hole score of 32-over 600 (310-290), 21 shots back of 13th-ranked Oklahoma, which fired an 11-over 579 to lead the field.
The 30th-ranked Baylor Bears are in second-place, one stroke back of their Big XII rival. Conference USA newcomer North Texas is in third-place at 21-over 589 followed by Louisiana at 26-over 594 in fourth-place.
ECU holds a one stroke lead over host UTSA, whose in sixth-place and a two stroke advantage over seventh-place Tulsa.
The Pirates were led by senior Eric Brady, who finished the day in eighth-place with a 3-over 145 (74, 71). Sophomore Wes Conover sits five shots back of his teammate tied for 13th at 5-over 147 (75-72). George Kilgore shot rounds of 7-over and 5-over to finish in 48th and Al Dickens concluded his day with a second round 74 after posting an opening round 83. Senior Ryan Eibner carded a 3-over 74 in round two after shooting 89 in his first round of the spring.
The overall individual lead is shared by Baylor's Kyle Jones and Oklahoma's Michael Schoolcraft at 2-under 140. North Texas' Jason Roets was the only other player not to shoot over-par, carding an even-142.
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2012-11-14 - Bay area thrash legends TESTAMENT just announced more European tour dates for 2013!
16.03. I Reggio Emilia - Tempo Rock Club
17.03. D Nürnberg - Rockfabrik
18.03. D Dresden - Schlachthof
20.03. D Stuttgart - LKA Longhorn
21.03. D Wiesbaden - Schlachthof
22.03. D Hamburg - Docks
23.03. D Köln - Live Music Hall
25.03. D München - Backstage
26.03. CZ Prag - Nova Chmelnice
27.03. PL Krakau - Studio Club
28.03. D Berlin - Huxley's
31.03. F Paris - La Machine de Moulin Rouge*
*without BLEED FROM WITHIN
TESTAMENT are also hitting Europe for some dates this month:
27.11. UK Glasgow - Garage
28.11. UK Wolverhampton - Wulfrun Hall
29.11. UK Manchester - Ritz
30.11. UK London - Koko
01.12. UK Wales - Hard Rock Hell Festival
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05.12. RU Moskau - KKZ
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TC TO JANE WELSH CARLYLE ; 21 April 1842; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18420421-TC-JWC-01; CL 14: 159-160
Scotsbrig, 21 April, 1842
My dear Wifie,—It would be a shame not to write half a word to you tonight, now that your Letter of yesterday (of Wednesday) is come; for it will be almost the only good thing I have contrived to get done today. I have shower-bathed, I have dozen on the sofa, wandered over the moor, written a brief necessary Message to America;—and am one day older but neither better, bonnier, nor in any way richer in temporal or spiritual goods. Patience: I have never yet recovered my sleep; I am in the physic line now, and shall gradually recover. A dirty continual headache and uttermost powerless laziness oppress me for the for the1 present. One can only say, it is as good nearly as hearing of Scott Lectures, or attending Cowance parties!2 I have not yet read Mrs Strachey's Letter; nor one that has come from John to my Mother.3
You need not be very apprehensive about the things being injured by carriage: I expect them to turn out very tolerably packed, and to be carried with more care than in the Craigenputtoch case. They will get into the Steamer tomorrow morning, under the eye of the Clerk; and a Railway agent waits at Liverpool, as I understand, to take charge of them there.— I have the two keys of the wardrobe here, which will be the first article you must open: the other keys are stuck into drawers &c, wherever a hole for them could be found. If I myself am not to get up in something like time, I will wrap these two keys in wash-leather, and send them by post.
If Helen4 plague you with any more of her nonsense, do not endure it; instruct me to hire Margaret Hiddleston straightway, and I believe I can manage that. She seems to me a decidedly superior servant to Helen in all particulars whatsoever, and spoke more then once as if she would decidedly rather like to undertake London under your guidance. Her temper seemed excellent; in shifty assiduity, care, expertness she resembled Grace Macdonald,5 yet with a smiling affectionate face;—a little too much sound of voice, and disposition to talk Nithsdale (which was easily repressed too) was the one slight annoyance of her to me, among innumerable good qualities, and helpfulness continued under all circumstances. Certainly we will not lose sight of her:—if at the inevitable moment she were not procurable it would be a great annoyance. Decide and write; there will be time probably before I return to Thornhill, to finish there. I told Margt what Helen's fault was;6 and that it was very likely we should want her (Mt) some day or other.
Tomorrow I have to meet Stewart at Gill; today as I think I told you, would not do. It has been so warm today, that I have stript to my silk waistcoat, and must peel a new pair of drawers or the like, next time I walk. Why does not Cousin Jeannie remember Nodes and the carriage now? Why do you not, Cousin Jeannie! Go to Dulwich Gallery,—providing yourselves with Tickets (to be had for the asking) at Colnaghi's7 in Pall Mall East. You can go without any man, if, as I should think improbable, you cannot readily find one. Go, I tell you, you lazy gypsies! The temperature is a perfect roast now, and you complain of cold!— Sale of old pianos is as bad as other sales; Creek will not break down under the weight of the money balance. Adieu Dearest; with the setting sun I take leave of thee.
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Poultry 101
A general introduction to all things poultry.
Poultry is a term for domestic fowl raised for:
- Meat (For example: chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, guinea fowl, pigeons, ostrich, emu, partridge, pheasant, etc.)
- Eggs (For example: chickens, ducks, ostrich, emu)
- Feathers (For example: chickens, Ostrich)
- Work (For example: Homing and racing pigeons, guard animals)
All the different breeds of chickens today can trace their origins back to the Red Jungle Fowl of East Asia.
Through generations of genetic seleciton, specialized breeds have been developed for meat (broilers) and eggs (layer). There are also dual-purpose breeds that are reasonably good in both meat and egg production, but not as good as the specialized breeds. There are also breeds develop strictly for exhibition.
- Chicken is singular; chickens is plural
- Chick = young (baby) chicken
- Pullet = immature female chicken
- Cockerel = immature male chicken
- Hen = adult female chicken
- Cock/Rooster = adult male chicken
- Capon = castracted male chicken (requires surgery since the reproductive organs are internal)
Note: Some people incorrectly believe that 'chicken' is the plural form of chick, as oxen is to ox. This is not the case - The word comes from the Anglo-Saxon word cicen, for which the plural is cicen-u. "Chick" is simply a contraction of chicken. Chicken can also refer to the meat coming from the bird so it is okay to say "I eat a lot of chicken" rather than "I eat a lot of chickens," which would change the meaning somewhat.
|A common question is "How can you tell the difference between a male and female chicken?" In the photo the male (rooster) is the chicken on the left and the femaile (hen) is hte one on the right. Notice the different in the size of comb and wattles and the tail feathers. Males have a larger comb and wattles. Their tail feathers are pointed while those of the female are rounded. In addition, males crow while females do not.
- Bantam = chicken breed that is one-third to one-half the size of a standard breed. There are several breeds which have both standard and bantam breeds. There are also banta-only breds
- Bantie = non-technical term sometimes used in place of 'bantam'
- Biddy = nontechnical term for a laying hen that is over one year of age
- Broody = a hen that is sitting on eggs (hers or someone else's) with the intent of hatching them
- Chicken tractor = portable cage for chickens on pasture. The chickens are allowed to scratch for bugs and weeds and to fertilze the area with their manure, and then they are moved to fresh pasture.
- Chook = Australian term for chicken. It has been used in the U.S. for chickens in a small flock.
- Cull = to remove a chcken from the flock because of productivity, age, health, or personality issues (i.e., overly aggressive or timid, egg eating, etc.)
- Mounting = term for when a rooster maes with a hen
- Peep = term for chick sometimes used by small flock owners
Chicken trivia: About 4 million pounds of feathers are produced each year by the U.S. poultry industry. Ever wonder what happens to all these feathers?
There is actually only one breed of turkey with several varieties, although many people do refer to these varieties as breeds.
Turkeys are raised for meat, but not eggs. There are no varieties of turkeys that have been developed for egg production (as with chickens, ducks, and quail). As a result, turkeys do not produce many eggs.
- Turkey is singular; turkeys is plural
- Tom = adult male turkey (also often referred to as a 'gobbler')
- Hen = adult female turkey
- Poult = young (baby) turkey
- Jake = young male turkey
- Jenny = young female turkey
- Caruncle = brightly colored growths on the throat region. Turns bright red when a tom is upset or during courtship activities.
- Snood = flap of skin that hangs over the turkey's beak. Engorges and turns bright red when a tom is upset or during courtship activities.
- Wattle = flap of skin under the turkey's chin. Turns bright red when the turkey is upset or during courtship
- Beard = stiff hair-like projections from the top of the neck of a tom (male turkey)
As turkeys get older it is easier to tell the males (toms) form the females (hens).
Broad-breasted white is hte most common type of turkey raised commercially in the United States. It has a larger breast than the other varieties of turkeys.
The term heritage turkey refers to naturally mating turkey breeds indigenous to the Americas. These varieties date back to early colonial times. They are Beltsville Small White, Bourbon Red, Jersey Buff, Narragansett, Royal Palm, Slate, Standard Bronze and White Holland. Heritage turkeys grow at a much slower rate than Broad-Breasted Whites. The result is a smaller bird but one with a more balanced dark-to-white meat ratio; a more intense, sometimes gamey, flavor; and a thick layer of fat surrounding the breast.
|All the different breeds of ducks (except for Muscovy's) are descendant from the wild mallard. This is based on the presence of the sex-feather in the tail of the male mallard as well as the males of the domesticated duck breeds. The mallard is the only wild duck that has this type of tail feather.
|Although we call the muscovy a duck it is technically not a duck. The muscovy is a South American waterfowl that has a body like a duck, behavaes like a goose in that it hisses rather than quacks, has a breast like a turkey, and roosters like a chicken. The incubation period for a muscovy is 35 days, instead of the typical 28 days for ducks. Although muscovies will breed with domestic ducks, the resulting offspring are infertile and are called 'mule' ducks. The term 'moulard' duck is sometimes used for the offspring of a muscovy male and a pekin female. Again the offspring are infertile. The term 'magret' refers to the breast from the moulard duck and it is sometimes aged out to 7 days to augment flavor.
|As with chickens, there are meat, egg and exhibition breeds of ducks. Some of the egg-laying breeds can lay more eggs per year than many chicken breeds. Some of hte meat breeds of ducks are also used to produce foie gras, which is a delicacy made from the fatty liver of ducks or geese.
- Duck is singluar, Ducks in plural
- Duck/Hen = adult female duck
- Drake = adult male duck
- Duckling = young (baby) duck
- Foie gras = French for 'fat liver' and is a food product made form the liver of a duck or goose that has been specifically fattened.
|Geese are raised commercially for meat, feathers, down and foie gras (a delicacy made from the fatty livers of ducks or geese). Some geese are also kept as guard animals since they readily detect sounds that are not normal to the area in which they are kept. Geese have been known to chase away wild cats such as a lynx.
- Goose is singluar, Geese is plural
- Goose = adult female goose
- Gander = adult male goose (Do you remember the old saying 'What is good for the goose is good for the gander"?)
- Gosling - young (baby) goose
- Down = layer of fine feathers found under the tougher exterior feathers. Very young birds are clad only in down.
- Foie gras = French for 'fat liver' and is a food product made form the liver of a duck or goose that has been specifically fattened.
There are different types of pigeons:
Passenger pigeon: An extinct migratory bird (Ectopistes migratorius) abundant in eastern North America until the latter part of the 19th century.
The passenger pigeon was a species of pigeon that was once the most common bird in North America. They lived in enormous flocks and during migration it was possible to see flocks of them a mile wide and 300 miles long, taking several hours to pass, and containing up to a million birds. It is estimated that there was as many as five billion passenger pigeons in the United States at the time that Europeans arrived.
During the 19th century the species went from being one of hte most abundant birdes in the world to extinction. Some reduction in numbers was the result of habitat loss when the Europeans started settling father inland. The primary factor relating ot their extinction, however, was commericalization of pigeon as a cheap food for slaves and the poor, resulting in hunting on a massive scale. 'Martha,' thought to be the world's last passenger pigeon, died at 1PM on September 1, 1914, at the age of 29, in the Cincinnati Zoological Garden in Ohio. This may be the only animal species for which the exact day of extinction is known. For more information check out the Smithsonian website.
- Pigeon is singluar; Pigeons is plural
- Hen = adult female pigeon
- Cock = adult male pigeon
- Squab = young (baby) pigeon still in the nest. May also refer to the meat sold since pigeons are usually marketed before they leave the nest.
- Squeaker = young pigeon in the year of its hatch
- Pigeon milk = The cottage-cheese looking crop substance produced by both cock and hen to feed the young from hatch till about 10 days of age. Its production is hormonally controlled, being stimulated by the hormone prolactin. [ Fact of interest: Prolacin also stimulates mammalian milk production, but was first identified in pigeons.]
The term 'pheasant' is technically a term for a group of large species of fowl in the family Phasianidae which includes the partridge, guinea fowl, peafowl, quail and francolins. Typically, however, the term pheasant is used for birds such as the ring-necked pheasant. These pheasants are raised commercially for meat and/or for release in hunting preserves.
- Pheasant is singluar; Pheasants is plural
- Hen = adult female pheasant
- Cock = adult male pheasant
- Pullet = young female pheasant under one year of age
- Cockerel = young male pheasant under one year of age
- Chick/Poult = young (baby) pheasant
The most commonly raised partridge include the Hungarian partrdige and the chukar redleg partridge (often referred to simply as a chukar). The main purpose for raising partridge (and chukar) is for release in hunting preserves.
- Partridge is singular; Partridges is plural
- Hen = adult female partridge
- Cock = adult male partridge
- Chick/Cheeper = young (baby) partridge
|Guinea fowl are typically raised for meat. They can also be kept as guard animals since they are very vocal when anything new enters the farm yard. Guinea fowl have also been used as a natural method for controlling ticks, especially in areas where Lyme disease is a problem.
- Guinea fowl is both singular and plural. 'Gunea fowl' is the correct name for the species though they are frequently referred to as 'guinea hens', which would be only the females of hte species.
- Guinea hen = adult female guinea fowl
- Guinea pullet = female guinea fowl under one year of age
- Guinea cock = adult male guinea fowl
- Guinea cockerel = male guinea fowl under one year of age
- Keet = young (baby) guinea fowl
Peafowl are usually kept for ornamental purposes although they are sometimes raised for meat.
- Peafowl is both singular and plural. As with guinea fowl, 'peafowl' is the correct name for the species though they are frequently referred to as 'peacocks' which would be only the males of the species.
- Peahen = adult female peafowl
- Peacock = adult male peafowl
- Peachick = young (baby) peafowl
There are a number of different species of quail raised commercially:
- Bobwhite quail - raised primarily for meat production or for release in hunting preserves, especially in southeastern United States
- Coturnix (Japanese) quail - rasied for either meat or egg production depending on the strain used
- Button and Chinese-painted quail - these two small species of quail are sometimes raised for aviaries or as companion birds
- Quail is both singular and plural
- Hen = adult female quail
- Cock = adult male quail
- chick/Cheeper = young (baby) quail
|The term 'ratite' refers to birds which are unable to fly, basically because they do not have a keel (bone that filight breast muscles attach).
Ostrich are raised commercially for meat, leather, and feathers (and sometimes their eggs) depending on the market available.
- Ostrich is singular; Ostriches is plural
- Hen = adult female ostrich
- Cock = adult male ostrich
- Chick = young (baby) ostrich
Emus are native to Australia. They are raised commercially around the world for oil, meat, leather, and feathers (and sometimes their eggs) depending on the market available.
Rhea are native to South America. They are raised around the world for their feathers, hide and meat (and their eggs) depending on the market available. The feathers are used for feather dusters. The hide is converted to leather and used to produce a variety of products.
Unlike most birds, rhea have only three toes on each foot (instead of the common four toes per food). They also store urine separately in an expansion of the cloaca.
A number of avian species, although not typically considered poultry, are raised domestically by some people. For example, swans are closely related to geese and can be raised as an ornamental bird, typically for ponds. Pet birds are not considered poultry.
- Swan is singular, Swans is plural
- Pen = adult female swan
- Cob = adult male swan
- Cygnet = young (baby) swan


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