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New section, no problem for the Holy Angels baseball team as John Spanier pitched a complete game to lead the Stars to a 7-1 win over the St. Paul Centeal Minutemen in the opening round of the Section 4AA Tournament Saturday afternoon at Donaldson Park in Richfield.
It was the Stars first game in Section 4AA after being reassigned by the Minnesota State High School League last year from Section 5AAA to Section 4AA.
Holy Angels broke through in the bottom of the first on Dan Strittmater's two run double that scored Dan Schaefer and Jack Piram. They added a run in the bottom of the second when Jake Orner led off with a home run over the left center field fence.
The Stars put the Minutemen away in the bottom of the fourth, sending eight batters to the plate and scoring three runs. Orner scored the first run after Nic Benz reached base on a throwing error by Central catcher Quintin Smidzik. Then Schaefer, who was hit by a pitch in the first and second innings, hit a two RBI single to score Andrew Willner and Benz. Joe Sullivan would wrap the the scoring for Holy Angels in the sixth with an RBI single that would score pinch hitter Conor Failor.
Spanier, who opened the game by giving up a lead off double to Morris Pineles, kept the Minutemen from scoring by retiring the next three batter, two on strikeouts. After giving up a single to Sam Gubbrud in the top of the second, he would retire 16 of the next 17 batters. Jon Gubbrud was the only Central player to reach base in that stretch, hitting a single in the top of the fourth.
The Minutemen would get on the board in the top of the seventh after Smdzik grounded out to third base and pinch hitter Jack Sand fanned. Sam Gubbrud and Matthew Hageman would reach base on singles. Central head coach Adam Hunkins sent in another pinch hitter, Chainkhai Her and he would hit and RBI single to score Sam Gubbrud, Pineles grounded out to Stars first baseman Joe Sullivan to end the game.
Spanier, who pitched a complete game, did not walk a batter and struck out nine.
Holy Angels improved their record to 8-12 and advances to the Section 4AA quarterfinals on Tuesday, May 27 against the St. Anthony Village Huskies at 4:30 in St. Anthony Village. Central concluded their season with an 8-11 record.


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Posted by Vee | September 6, 2013, 8:57 (MST) | 1 Comment
Category: The Originals TV
E!Online has our first look at the October 3rd premiere of The Originals. Looks like we can expect flashbacks and the return of a gone-too-soon guest star.
With flashbacks playing such a major role on The Vampire Diaries, fans can expect to see even more on The Originals given the fact that Klaus, Elijah and Rebekah have clocked some thousand years. "I've read the first two scripts and I am just so excited. They both feature elements of flashback," Morgan recently told us. "They're both really on a larger scale. This is a war we're building toward."
Posted by Vee | April 11, 2013, 14:43 (MST) | 5 Comments
Category: The Vampire Diaries TV
There may not be a new Vampire Diaries episode tonight, but that doesn't mean the CW can't tease the show's return. ET Online has our first look at a special poster for The Originals (EP420) backdoor pilot, set to air Thursday, April 25th.
In New Orleans, the air is thick with blood…
That's The CW's tease for The Originals, the April 25 episode of The Vampire Diaries that also serves as a backdoor pilot for a spinoff revolving around Klaus, Rebekah and Elijah!
The poster features Klaus, Elijah, Rebekah, and new character Marcel, played by Charles Michael Davis.
Head over to ET Online to see the full poster!
Posted by Vee | March 1, 2013, 7:41 (MST) | 138 Comments
Category: The Vampire Diaries TV
We know, we know: Hiatuses suck, but one Thursday down and only one more to go until The Vampire Diaries returns with all-new episodes on Thursday, March 14th! In the meantime, feast your eyes on some new episode stills for Bring It On (EP416) and Because the Night (EP417) and click the images to view the episode's respective gallery on KSiteTV.
Posted by Vee | February 20, 2013, 8:52 (MST) | 15 Comments
Category: The Vampire Diaries TV
TV Guide has new, exclusive guest star news: Cynthia Addai-Robinson will appear on the March 21st episode of The Vampire Diaries as Bonnie Bennett's new mentor in magic.
Spartacus: War of the Damned actress Cynthia Addai-Robinson will play Aja, a powerful witch, with a connection to Bonnie's mother, who comes to Mystic Falls to help Bonnie control her magic.
And the 38th annual Saturn Awards have announced this year's nominees and The Vampire Diaries is up for Best Youth-Oriented Series on Television.
Posted by Kate | February 13, 2013, 9:19 (MST) | 71 Comments
Category: The Vampire Diaries TV
Guest star Charlie Bewley will appear as Vaughn in tomorrow's new episode, Down the Rabbit Hole (EP414), so Alloy Entertainment interviewed him about his experience on the show and his other projects.
Alloy Entertainment: What was it like filming scenes with Ian Somerhalder, Joseph Morgan, and the cast? Were there any entertaining behind-the-scenes moments on set?
Charlie Bewley: Ian is the glue that binds us all. He runs the show. It's quite the spectacle. I love the guy — he has lots of great energy and is a real people person. TV is a new medium for me… these guys have been going at it for years. I feel privileged to have come in and injected my own brand of energy to Mystic Falls.
Posted by Vee | November 28, 2012, 18:37 (MST) | 1 Comment
Category: The Vampire Diaries TV
Olympic gold medalist Gabrielle Douglas will be appearing on tomorrow night's new episode of The Vampire Diaries, My Brother's Keeper (EP407), and Nina Dobrev interviewed her for Entertainment Tonight about her experience visiting the show. Gabby also helps Nina with some gymnastic, and there are some nice words from Nina, Ian Somerhalder, and Candice Accola about Gabby's accomplishments and working with her on set. (And for international viewers, try this YouTube version.)
Posted by Vee | November 28, 2012, 15:31 (MST) | 3 Comments
Category: The Vampire Diaries TV
Check out a few fun behind-the-scenes photos of Gabrielle Douglas on the Vampire Diaries set, courtesy of the CW. Check them all out in the Gallery. Gabby makes her TVD debut on tomorrow night's all-new episode, My Brother's Keeper (EP407)!
Posted by Vee | November 28, 2012, 8:00 (MST) | 5 Comments
Category: The Vampire Diaries TV
Here's a cool (and very sweet) behind the scenes video featuring Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas and the Vampire Diaries cast chatting about Douglas's upcoming guest appearance in tomorrow night's episode, My Brother's Keeper (EP407). We're not sure who was more excited to meet who.
Posted by Kate | November 20, 2012, 18:46 (MST) | 13 Comments
Category: The Vampire Diaries TV
TV Guide has learned that actors Charlie Bewley and Camille Guaty will appear in the second half of season four of The Vampire Diaries. Guaty's character, Caitlin, will be a woman from [spoiler]Professor Shane[/spoiler]'s past, while Bewley will play a "tough and rugged" character named Vaughn. They speculate that he might be a hunter. Thoughts?
Posted by Vee | November 8, 2012, 12:46 (MST) | 9 Comments
Category: The Vampire Diaries TV
TV Guide's Robyn Ross returns with a new Vampire Diaries Bite this week and this time she talks The Killer (EP405), tonight's all-new episode, with guest star Todd Williams, who plays (the very determined and bad ass) Connor.
Entertainment Weekly also caught up with Todd Williams to talk about tonight's episode:
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Connor is a character who, at the moment, is very easy to dislike. Is there something in his backstory that would surprise us?
TODD WILLIAMS: That's what this episode is about, basically shedding some light as to why Connor's doing what he's doing. It's not as black and white as, Oh, vampires. I want to kill 'em. That's it. There's definitely a story there, and this episode makes him a little more three-dimensional, just in terms of his humanity.
And yesterday, TV journalists screened The Killer with Julie Plec, Todd Williams, and Michael Narducci. Check out various teases (beware spoilers!) below:
- CeleBuzz: 'Vampire Diaries' EP Julie Plec Teases Caroline Vs. Hayley, Plus 6 More Scoops From 'The Killer'
- The Examiner: 'TVD's' Julie Plec, Todd Williams & Michael Narducci tease 'The Killer'
- KSiteTV: Vampire Diaries: Eight Things About "The Killer"
- Zap2It: 'The Vampire Diaries' spoilers: 6 things to know about 'The Killer'

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Deontay Wilder didn't have to break a sweat before he broke a piece off Malik Scott's chin in round one of their clash in Puerto Rico, on Showtime, on the Danny Garcia-Mauricio Herrera undercard.
A left hook froze Scott and a right hand follow put the loser on his tush. He tried to get up, but his eyes were glassy, and the ref counted ten in this semifinal match, put on by Golden Boy.
The crowd booed when they saw the replay, which indicated that the right wasn't fully clean. The hook might have been more than a mere tablesetter, in fact.
The end came at 1:36 for the 28-year-old Wilder, who now gets a crack at the winner of the forthcoming Chris Arreola-Bermane Stiverne scrap. That bout is for the WBC crown left vacant by Vitali Klitschko, who exited boxing for the political arena in the Ukraine.
Post-fight, Jim Gray spoke to Wilder, the 31-0 (31 KOs) resident of Alabama. The left hook to the temple was nasty, the victor said after Gray chided him for thanking too many people.
The Pennsylvania native Scott, age 33, drops to 36-2-1. He had been stopped before, in round six by Dereck Chisora in July 2013.
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Is anyone surprised. I knew that Malik Scott would take an early nap. He, any heavyweight can p¡mp slap. Dude quit again, and is full of crap. On him getting big fights should now be a rap. Holla!
In what world was that a nasty hook? I'm getting old.
Bizarro world. This card was propaganda from the homecoming crap to the fixed heavyweight fight. MH won the fight by 2-3 rounds easy. The showtime crew was very uncomfortable trying to explain it and Paulie knew the deal. What a shame. They should put wilder in the ring with the woman he beat up because she stayed on her feet at least.
It's because Philly won't buy tickets and neither will Mexicans so I'm sure Haymon came up with a scheme and Espinoza agreed . It's about getting a fan base for Garcia . Garcia has to fight a Barclays in ny or on a Floyd card because he can't headline a card in Philly.
Was that real?..... The hook could have caused a flash knock down. But the right didnt land...Scott was tangled up in the ropes like he was caught in a spiderweb...took forever to get up ( like in the Chisora bout) Is Scott cashing out his once decent name to make contenders look good? Question marks still abound for Wilder. Fight results non conclusive in my opinion
Good fight between Garcia and Mauricio was worth ordering the pizza.
Wilder should get a stern test from the Arreola-Steverne winner
I with you guys on this. I watched the replay 10 times and I don't see how those two punches put a man down for a ten count. Easy for me to say from the couch but that didn't look right. We still don't know if Wilder can take a shot.
Stayed up till 5:30am watching all the fights.. Bitter disappointment! Could see Scott going down in the first but expected him to have a little more pride... Expected to get hit, went down on a tap!
1. Classic Ingemar Johansson-set up: jab, jab, jab, zzzz, jab, ja...left hook-right. Boom! But...
2. Wilders body isn't committed to the punch/behind the punch and is nowhere near generating full leverage, so...
2. Scotts eyes says it all. "Nah...I'll stay down."
No damage could have been done, unless that slap-hook maybe, maybe scrambled Scott via the temple. But its a stretch. I can't get the word "dive" out of my head.
Agreed with Mortcola.
Appears the left hook landed but it was a slap hook, all arm and I did not see the right hand land.
OML! GREAT SCOTT! Dude was paralyzed from pure fright. It gave him a short night. Holla!
I rarely say what I'm about to say, but: Guy didn't want to be there and they should suspend his purse. It's a form of thievery.
A slap that fast from those big arms is going to have some kind of residual effect... But I'm thinking RG is pretty accurate... Some guys faint when they expect to get hit hard. If only for a split second.
Fear is a powerful mind killer for those who anticipate pain
Cries of "The Fix was in" is reverberating across the web.
And its understandable.
Scott is most assuredly done at the prime time level.
I'm glad he didn't tape a video (played prior to the fight) wearing a red white and blue singlet while sitting on red white and blue bleachers with his children, as he extolled the virtues of the American Way like Bruce Seldom did before his fiasco with Mike Tyson.
Now Wilder is going to go from a non-fight to a real fight as he gets the winner of Stiverne vs Arreola in his next fight...should be interesting.
"Fright," B-Sug.
Fear is natural and wanted by boxers. Fear is the fire that makes the good and great boxer burn arse, and not become ¢ocky, and get dey @$$ burnt. We call it "da butterflies," because people -- including boxers -- get mixed up and interchange the words and worlds of FRIGHT and FEAR. And dey ain't da same in the sweet science minds of top-gun, super-elite, unpunkedified [$¡¢], big-money-making, kick-arse boksingeros.
FRIGHT paralyzes, freezes and immobilizes a soul. FEAR ignites, fire-ups, sparks and prompts a soul to fight and/or flight, not ____-bytch punk out. Holla!
I'm really hoping that Wilder is all that they say he is BUT I'm really not sure. Hopefully by the end of the year he will meet a live body. A lot of questions. No answers. Yes Tyson fought people like this also as did they all but Tyson was wading into deep water by his 31st fight. Wilder is supposed to fight Chris A. or Stiverne next and that will start answering some of the questions. That shot was definitely questionable. Scott looked as clear eyed as you can get.
Wilder is a wildcard still but he's attracting interest in the division, which is great for the sport. Can't fault him for Scott's actions. Evidently the Klitschkos both speak very highly of DW, which is high praise. He sparred with them numerous rounds (or Wlad only perhaps). We'll see. Look forward to the him matching up with the Stiverne/Arreola winner, neither of whom will roll over.
Side point, Paulie does a fine job in the booth.
Mental midget is what fits him. Besides, he got hurt by Wilder in sparring sessions. Holla!
I also keep hearing this talk about Malik Scott's skill, best skilled heavyweight etc. he likes to liken himself to a heavyweight Floyd Mayweather, skill wise. I don't see it. I just don't see it.
I've watched him, studied him. All I see is a guy who picked up a lot of tricks that he has yet to master. All I see is a slow finesse dude with little power.
I watched a fight of his then I watched Andre Dirrell vs Arthus Abraham. WORLDS OF DIFFERENCE. Direll kept mesmerizing me with his bag of tricks that's as big as any in boxing.
If that dude Dirrell had a good defense and some mental stamina, he'd be Top 5 P4P easy. Some serious ifs though...
But if Scott wants to consider himself such a skilled fighter, he should master those veteran tricks he likes to keep in his bag.
When I watch him, I kinda get the vibe of a newbie doing the shoulder roll. Don't get me prong, I think he can box a bit. But him being a Philly fighter, he's a far cry from those Philly slickster/tricksters like Jimmy Young and Bernard Hopkins.
For a heavyweight, I honestly think he's about 6-7 levels below Young, skill wise. I don't even think he's better, skill wise, than smooth Eddie Chambers.
Am I missing something?
Hope he proves me wrong though. He's a cool dude and I wish him well.
Scott thought "I will end up there anyway, and still get paid the same", so he laid down.
Simple as that.
Did Ike Ibeabuchi get paroled? The rumor is he was let loose in February.
He may still be the best heavyweight in America. Somebody call Curtis Cokes for confirmation.
Hehehehe!, A-seng been getting jiggy with it on that slick-cracking comedy. Holla!
Who will win the Sergey Kovalev vs Andre Ward fight?


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True Blood
HBO's third season premiere of "True Blood" drew 5.1 million viewers during its first showing on Sunday night, plus an additional 1.3 million viewers during the 11 p.m. replay giving it 6.4 million viewership reports The Live Feed.
That number is 38% higher than the season two opener, and 19% up from the season two average performance. The show's ratings height has previously peaked at 6.6 million for a single airing.
"The Tudors" star Maria Doyle Kennedy has joined the cast for the upcoming fifth season. Kennedy will appear in several episodes playing an Irish nanny hired to care for Dexter's son Harrison.
Mekia Cox will replace Jessica Parker Kennedy on NBC's spy drama which J.J. Abrams is producing. Cox will play Lizzy, the older sister of the female lead, who is unaware of her family's involvement in the CIA.
Doctor Who
Two spoiler-ific sketches which first emerged at artist Peter McKinstry's official site and are still up at LU&C show exactly who is in 'The Pandorica', the big question of the first part of the upcoming season finale two-parter. The answer isn't that much of a surprise.


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LG Shine Wood launched in Korea
When you've got a a well designed, real hit phone on you hands, what do you do with it? You keep adding various color variations and better chips, as they become available, and sell more and more handsets.
This is what Motorola did with their RAZRs and this is what LG is doing now with their Black Label II series LG Shine phone line-up. We've already got LG Shine Titanium Black, LG Shine Gold, LG Shine Signature Edition.
And now it's time LG Shine Wood LB2500H handset.
LG Shine Wood comes equipped with Terrestrial DMB functionality, 2 megapixel camera and 2.2″ QVGA 262K color QVGA display.
And no, it is not made of wood, but features a special cover finish that gives it a natural, wood-looking appearance.
For now LG Shine Wood is headed for the Korean market, but if sales are brisk there, we may see it in Europe pretty soon as well.


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Hey you know all those Skyrim books in-game that you wish had time to read? Well now you finally will have the opportunity to get through them all! Some peeeples over at capane.us took the in-game books and converted them to the Kindle and ePub formats (iPad and iPhone). Check out the website here to get your very own copies of the books. You can either drag them into iTunes or go to the website on your iDevice and click the ePub link to automatically download the goodness. Please keep in mind that you should probably own a copy of the copy so that everything is on the up and up. In addition, Capsule Computers does not condone piracy, and we can't say that Bethesda has given permission for these books to be distributed freely on the internet. So, USE THAT NOGGIN and enjoy responsibly.
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That's pretty cool and a good idea. I can't really see Bethesda having a problem with it, since it's not for profit, and I think almost everyone and their mom owns a copy of Skyrim. X]
I've been mostly just reading every book I see in the game. Because I'm a nerd and I spend way to much time searching EVERYTHING so I don't miss anything. 😉
If I had the time I would totally pick up some of these to read!


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NHL orders players to clam up
Colin Campbell, the chief disciplinarian for the National Hockey League, issued a reminder Tuesday for players to follow the rules when it comes to trash talk.
CALGARY — Colin Campbell, the chief disciplinarian for the National Hockey League, issued a reminder Tuesday for players to follow the rules when it comes to trash talk.
Or, in other words, shut up, put a hockey sock in it or risk a penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.
If the participants follow orders, the on-ice volume should dip dramatically in the Western Conference quarter-final between the Chicago Blackhawks and Calgary Flames.
"They want to limit the talking," said Adam Burish, one of the chief orators for the Blackhawks. "I don't know if we hurt their feelings or what it might have been.
"I guess they don't like that we're talking to them on the ice."
Oh they're talking all right.
From the opening faceoff to the final horn, Burish and rookie Kris Versteeg have made a point of hurling insults at the opposition.
Their favourite target? Calgary captain Jarome Iginla, although any player with a flaming 'C' on his chest will do.
"It's the same stuff that people say to me," Burish said. " 'You suck. You're terrible. I'm going to kill you. I'm going to hurt you. I'm going to beat you up.'
"I hear that every game. It's nothing that bothers me."
Burish predicts the Campbell reminder might result in a slight drop in the verbal attacks.
But a complete eradication of trash talk? In the post-season?
That, Burish said, is impossible.
"It's not going to stop in a playoff series," he said. "I mean, you watch on TV. Everybody is talking. Everybody is trying to get that extra edge on a guy. You find something that bothers a guy out there.
"I always say it's like third grade. When you go into third grade, and somebody makes fun of someone, and the kid gets mad, then everybody keeps saying it to him. Once you feel like you have an edge on someone, you go right back at him."
The Campbell reminder also warned players to stick to the rules when it comes to the extracurricular activity after the play.
In the eyes of the Hawks, the Flames are guilty on that count.
"If they want us to punch us after the whistle, we're going to continue to go to the net," Burish said. "We can stand there and they can punch us. We've seen it all series. We've got guys who are going to continue to go to the net. If they want to punch us, they can punch us."
Craig Conroy said the Flames are simply protecting goalie Miikka Kiprusoff from undo bodily harm.
Sinister intentions? Not a chance, said the Calgary veteran.
"It's playoff hockey," Conroy said. "We've got to try and keep them away from Kipper after the whistle. It seemed in the first couple of games, they were crashing around the net. We're doing our best to keep them away. And vica-versa, they're trying go do the same thing.
I don't think there are that many cheapshots going on out there. It's just been clean, hard-hitting and good hockey."
The rampant on-ice taunting is hardly limited to the Calgary-Chicago series.
"Montreal and Boston, if you watch their series, they haven't stopped trash talking the whole time, either," Versteeg said. "It's hockey. That's how hockey is played. . . . And that's how hockey always will be played."
Over in the Vancouver-St. Louis series, fresh video of Ryan Kesler and Alex Burrows, of the Vancouver Canucks, taunting David Backes, of the St. Louis Blues, can be found on YouTube.
"Tell Kelly I said hi," Kesler says.
"Hey, Kelly's a great gal," Burrows adds.
Backes is married to a woman named Kelly.
"She's stronger than I am and she can take it if they want to give her any grief," Backes told reporters in Vancouver. "If they want to keep giving it to me, she's pretty attractive and I'm pretty proud of what I landed. I'm over-achieving and I'm not going to deny that."
In truth, Conroy said, most of the on-ice verbiage is amusing, not offensive.
"It's fun," he said. "I listen to it, and some of it makes me laugh. But it's not over the line. They're not crossing the line — either team. You know that both teams want to win."
Is anything off limits?
"There's nothing racial going on or anything like that," he said. "That's where guys get suspended. I don't see anyone doing anything like that on either team.
"It's been clean. It's just going back and forth. It's after every whistle, so I think that's why you guys recognize it so much."
Game 4 goes Wednesday between the Blackhawks and Flames. The Hawks lead the best-of-seven series 2-1.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A central Florida man has pleaded guilty in a drunken driving crash that left a little girl dead.
John Molnar pleaded guilty Friday to several counts, including DUI manslaughter, DUI with serious bodily injury and cocaine possession. He faces up to 15 years in prison at his Aug. 1 sentencing.
Authorities say the 39-year-old man had a blood alcohol level of 0.133 percent in August 2009 when he crashed his vehicle into a family's rented car. Three days after the crash, 3-year-old Isabella Zepka was taken off life support and died. Her older brother Alexander's skull was fractured, but he survived.
The Orlando Sentinel reports that the Durham, N.C., family, had been returning from SeaWorld when the crash occurred.


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Chances are if you listened to music in the 1980's, you heard or owned something by Michael Jackson, Madonna, or Whitney Houston. You might have even been lucky enough to have seen one of them in concert. But to see all three of them in one night? You may rub your eyes in disbelief as the Talking Stick Resort Showroom in Scottsdale will host Legends in Concert, live, playing nightly from Wednesday, February 19, 2014 through Sunday, February 23.
Since 1983, Legends in Concert has been a staple of the shows found on the Las Vegas strip. The wildly popular show has featured tributes to acts as diverse as The Blues Brothers, Dolly Parton, Katy Perry, Neil Diamond and of course, Elvis. Not only do the performers sound like those they pay tribute to, they can sometimes bear an uncanny physical likeness as well.
Legends in Concert features some of the best tribute performers around who capture the spirit, style and sound of some of the greatest musicians in history. From the moment they grace the stage, an electrifying ensemble of singers, dancers and a live band will bring pop culture classics to life with their authentic impersonations.
Now there is no need to travel to Las Vegas to catch this world famous show. There are eight chances to see Legends in Concert at Talking Stick Resort, with 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. shows on Thursday through Saturday nights, a 7:30 p.m. show on Wednesday night and a 5 p.m. show on Sunday. Ticket prices range from $20 to $30 plus applicable fees.
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Things will get worse
Published: Friday, November 9, 2012 at 12:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 10:38 a.m.
Editor: Well, the thing I feared is true. I thought surely that the majority of American people would not be stupid enough to give Obama another four years in the White House. I thought surely the American people would see that if Obama had four more years as president that he would totally destroy this country. But apparently the American people believed Obama's lies.
Obama has no interest in being a friend to Israel. Remember, God told Abraham, "I will bless them that bless thee and curse him that curseth thee." Obama will bankrupt this country. Our taxes are going to go way up because he thinks that will make the economy better, but the truth is it will cause businesses to have layoffs and refrain from hiring more people. He also thinks it will pay for Obamacare.
Obama will do his best to make it illegal to own a gun. If he can't do that, he will put such a high tax on guns and ammo that no one will be able to afford them. If they take our guns, they will have complete control over the American people, and that is exactly what they want. I fear this country will be sold out to the Chinese before this term is up.
I am also fearful that Obama will let the Muslim extremists have free rein in America. They believe in killing people who don't believe the way they do.
Everyone reading this should get prepared to meet God because I believe that Obama is going to set the stage for the antichrist. If people will just get saved, they won't be here when the antichrist appears.
Now that Obama has been reelected, I know that things are going to get much worse, not better. The Lord's return is very close. If you will just repent of your sins and ask Jesus to come into your heart, and you truly believe, you can go to heaven when the Lord returns.
Barry Burnette
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The Custom Muscle is a vehicle in Burnout 2: Point of Impact. It is an upgraded edition of the original Muscle. It has been equipped with racing bodykits and a race flag vinyl. In terms of speed and acceleration it performs almost flawlessly but still has relatively poor handling. The fact that its speed and acceleration are still ranked much higher than its turning make this vehicle even harder to control.
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Win Pursuit 6.
The body resembles a 1995 Dodge Viper.
- The Custom Muscle can be colored red or blue with the race flag vinyl.
- In the Xbox version the Custom Muscle can be colored gray or black with the USA flag vinyl.
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Sept. 25, 2012
Sophomore attacker Paul Reynolds (Santa Ana, Calif./Foothill HS) of the UCLA men's water polo team was selected as the UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week for Sept. 17-23.
Reynolds led No. 2 UCLA with a career-high six goals in the team's only game of the week, a 16-8 home victory over No. 10 Loyola Marymount. Reynolds scored his six goals on just six shots. His previous high in scoring was four goals, established last year in a win at LMU. The six goals were the highest by a Bruin this season, and tied for the highest by a Bruin in 177 games or nearly seven years (David Pietsch had six goals in a 10-8 win over UC Irvine on Oct. 1, 2005). Reynolds entered the week with just nine goals in the previous 12 contests.
This is Reynold's first UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week honor of the season and of his career.
Also nominated: Shaquelle Evans, Football; Bronte Golick, W. Cross Country; Rachael Kidder, W. Volleyball; Fernando Monge, M. Soccer; Alana Munger, W. Soccer; Lane Werley, M. Cross Country.


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LOS ANGELES – The UCLA football team continued game week preparations for Arizona with an early morning practice in shells, Thursday at Spaulding Field.
Arizona handed the Bruins a 48-12 setback in the last trip to Tucson in 2011. The Wildcats jumped out to a 42-7 halftime lead and never looked back. Quarterback Nick Foles threw for three scores while UCLA managed just 37 yards rushing in the contest.
The two teams will meet on Saturday, Nov. 9. The game will kickoff at 7 p.m. PT, and be televised by ESPN with Joe Tessitore (play by play), Matt Millen (color) and Maria Taylor (field reporter) calling the action.


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Teachers at many local schools piled on the homework Monday in an attempt to keep students up-to-date with their schoolwork.
The seven districts serving Medina County were closed Tuesday and today. Four of the districts — Black River, Buckeye, Cloverleaf and Wadsworth — also were closed Monday.
All the districts have surpassed the five calamity-day limit. But they may not have to make up the days. On Monday, Gov. John Kasich asked state lawmakers to raise the cap because of the unusually cold winter.
And teachers are hoping the extra homework will keep students on track.
"I understand the extra work. They don't want them to fall behind," said Kathy Armstrong, mother of fourth-grader Paige and sixth-grader Megan Armstrong.
Armstrong said her fourth-grader brought home 95 long-division math problems from class at Sidney Fenn Elementary School, along with homework in other subjects.
Her sixth-grader attends Claggett Middle School.
Because of some testing, Megan didn't attend all her normal classes Monday and may have missed some of the homework assigned, Armstrong said.
Armstrong said she stayed home from work Tuesday and has been helping her children complete their work.
On the other days, she said she's relied on the help of stay-at-home moms and family to stay home with her children during the days school has been canceled.
"I think it's good they canceled. I have one student that walks to a bus stop and one who gets picked up at the end of the driveway," she said. "It's just too cold out there."
She said her daughters seem willing to do the extra work, especially when she explained that falling behind might mean more work to do next weekend or later in the year.
In addition to making up schoolwork, Armstrong also has to take her girls to Canton for swim practice. They're on the Firestone Swim team, and can't get into their normal practice pool because the school is closed.
"We're driving out to Canton just for swim practice," she said.
While Medina Schools are sending out extra assignments to keep kids current on their studies, teachers at St. Francis Xavier Catholic School sent home "blizzard bags" that provide enough materials for the students to do so the school won't be charged with a calamity day, even though the school closed.
In an email from St. Francis Principal Bibiana Seislove, parents were told that "blizzard bags" are an older term from when make-up work from snow days was sent home in a bag. Blizzard bags have to be approved by the state before schools can use them.
"We have used all five of the state allotted Calamity Days and have the option of using what are called Blizzard Bags, also called Online Option Make-up, starting with the sixth Calamity Day," Seislove wrote. "We may use this format for up to three additional days without having to make up the missed school days."
The bags are available online and students have two weeks to complete the work. Students who are unable to print the assignments can complete the work on lose-leaf paper or get copies of the work when they return to school.
At Buckeye Schools, Superintendent Brian Williams said the district hadn't applied to the state for the bags, so his district and some other Medina County schools can't use them to make up for the missed school days.
In a Facebook post asking teachers and parents for comments about how they're managing the missed school days, Terri Noe, a teacher at Sidney Fenn, said she assigned extra work along with other teachers at the school. Noe also said she's kept busy during her time off.
"My partner teacher and I worked on planning reading and writing curriculum," Noe said. "It was not a wasted day."
Lisa DiPaolo-Popovich said in a Facebook reply that she doesn't mind helping her children in Medina Schools with the extra schoolwork.
"I would rather do a couple days teaching my children so they don't run behind and so they don't have school until July," she said.
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Dawn Eyes Cosmetics–review and swatches
I have quite a lot of mineral make up but I somehow always forget to review it. I have to change that, starting with Dawn Eyes Cosmetics. DEC is a small mineral company, specialized in making eyeshadows. The owner, Dawn, was once upon a time a part of Aromaleigh which is now closed. She really has talent for making unique eyeshadows and her website offers a large selection of colors. Shimmery, satin, duochrome, matte…you name it, Dawn Eyes has it. Prices are quite normal for mineral cosmetics, samples are 1$, full sizes 6$.
Samples contain 1/8 tsp which is enough for around 10 applications. They come in little baggies with label which contains name of the shade. Full sizes are packed in 5g jars.
Eyeshadows are pigmented, with nice texture and I had no problem with applying. I experienced some fallout with 2 of them but nothing you cant solve. I had problem only with Glittering grey fire because it seemed not blended enough.
They are taken under the artificial light because it is easier to see glitter and shimmer that way, with no primer. You can see swatch in daylight at the end of post.
Holographic white. I admit I dont see much white in this, it is more a light silver base with lots of holographic glitter. It is on the sheer side but shade itself is very beautiful, mainly because I havent had a chance to wear a lot of holographic shades on my eyes.
Date is very unusual shade. I wouldnt call it a pure duochrome but it looks different depending on light and angle. It goes from super satin silver to light purple and sometimes shows some brown undertones as well. It is more neutral on the swatch but I assure you, this shade is something special and almost impossible to photograph.
Glittering grey fire. I must admit this is the only eyeshadow I really dont like. It is streaky, not blended very well and impossible to apply. Although the idea for the shade is good-neutral with red glitter, the final result just isnt.
Coppermine is copper base with copper glitter. Sparkly and very nice. This would go great with blue eyes.
Peacock teal is beautiful mix of green, blue and brown. I like this one a lot.
Medium grey matte is also among my favorites. It is more grey IRL (looks brown on swatch). Great neutral color, blends very well.
Breathless is similar to Holographic white, it is just a tad darker and contains less glitter. Swatch makes it look very sparkly but that glitter isnt so visible IRL.
Peacock teal 2 is…wow. My ultimate favorite. Similar to Peacock teal but darker with more blue and green and super duochrome effect.
Plain deep purple is dark shimmery purple, very rich in color. Reminds me a lot of MAC Grape pigment so if you are looking for a cheap dupe, grab this one.
Super sparkle black green is dark green base (almost black) with loads of green glitter and along with Peacock teal 2, my favorite.
I made a quick swatch in daylight, over e.l.f. primer to give you additional view of colors. I really tried my best to capture the beauty of each eyeshadow but it is almost impossible to photograph more complex shades.
1st row L to R: Super sparkle black green, Peacock teal, Coppermine, Glittering grey fire, Breathless. 2nd row L to R: Plain deep purple, Peacock teal 2, Date, Medium grey mate, Holographic white.
What I liked with Dawn Eyes Cosmetics? DEC offers a large selection of unique eyeshadows. From neutrals to brights, all sorts of finishes, interesting blends…eyeshadows themselves are high quality, they blend with no problem, have a good staying power and nice texture. Very easy to work with. Website descriptions of individual colors are good and website itself is easy to navigate.
What I didnt like? All photos on the website are taken with flash. Goddamned camera flash. It ruins colors, it washes them out and swatch rarely ever turns out realistic. You can get some idea how the color looks like IRL but with complex shades that just doesnt work. So please, please, please…stay away from flash. I also didnt liked website template. Being a sucker for good design as I am, I think the good products like ones made by DEC deserve a better designed website to make them shine.
Medium grey matte, Peacock teal 2, Super sparkle black green. They are pigmented enough to be used as an eyeliner. Use an eyeshadow base to prevent fallouts.
Here are some make up looks made with Dawn Eyes Cosmetics eyeshadows. For the first one I used Holographic white and Medium grey matte. On second photo is Peacock teal 2.
Will you try Dawn Eyes Cosmetics? Do you like my eyeshadows and looks?
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And just like that, we have a series.
After cruising through the first round and Games 1 and 2 against Brooklyn, the Miami Heat finally faced a challenge they couldn't overcome Saturday. The Nets made things interesting in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, taking down LeBron James and the Heat, 104-90, to pull within 2-1 in the series.
James scored a game-high 28 points to go with eight rebounds and five assists. But it was the Nets who were the aggressors, fueled by their home crowd and the daunting proposition of falling behind 3-0 with another poor performance.
Brooklyn was propelled by a balanced attack -- six players in double figures -- and seized control in the third quarter. The Nets hit halftime with a two-point lead but after holding Miami to just 14 third-quarter points, Brooklyn took a 14-point cushion into the final frame. Miami was unable to make a threatening run in the fourth quarter.
James scored just 10 points in the second half and was held without a point over the final 5:16.
The Nets will try to carry their momentum into Game 4 on Monday. For a closer look into LeBron's Game 3, view the slideshow.


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US: Fiscal cliff hits retail sales in December
US clothing stores registered sales increases in December, but economic uncertainty continued to impact the sector as a whole, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF).
US Department of Commerce figures said total retail and food services sales (which include cars, fuel and restaurants) were up 4.7% on last year, with clothing and clothing accessories stores recording a 5.1% increase to US$20.3bn.
For the full year, clothing stores sales were up 5.5% to $239.2bn, the report said.
NRF figures, which exclude cars, fuel and restaurants, suggested December retail sales were up 0.8% on November and up 2.1% (before adjustments) on last year.
Total holiday retail sales increased 3% to $579.8bn, below the NRF forecast of a 4.1% rise, while non-store holiday sales were up 11%.
Meanwhile, the NRF said clothing and clothing accessories stores had recorded a 2.5% unadjusted sales increase compared to last December.
"For over six months, we've been saying that the fiscal cliff and economic uncertainty could impact holiday sales," said NRF president and CEO Matthew Shay.
"As the number shows, these issues had a visible impact on consumer spending this holiday season.
"We can't expect consumers to continue to carry the burden of growing our economy – Washington must put political differences aside and do what it takes to get our country growing again and Americans back to work."


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Schumann, D M; Maedler, K; Franklin, I; Konrad, D; Størling, J; Böni-Schnetzler, M; Gjinovci, A; Kurrer, M O; Gauthier, B R; Bosco, D; Andres, A; Berney, T; Greter, M; Becher, B; Chervonsky, A V; Halban, P A; Mandrup-Poulsen, T; Wollheim, C B; Donath, M Y (2007). The Fas pathway is involved in pancreatic beta cell secretory function. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), 104(8):2861-2866.
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Pancreatic beta cell mass and function increase in conditions of enhanced insulin demand such as obesity. Failure to adapt leads to diabetes. The molecular mechanisms controlling this adaptive process are unclear. Fas is a death receptor involved in beta cell apoptosis or proliferation, depending on the activity of the caspase-8 inhibitor FLIP. Here we show that the Fas pathway also regulates beta cell secretory function. We observed impaired glucose tolerance in Fas-deficient mice due to a delayed and decreased insulin secretory pattern. Expression of PDX-1, a beta cell-specific transcription factor regulating insulin gene expression and mitochondrial metabolism, was decreased in Fas-deficient beta cells. As a consequence, insulin and ATP production were severely reduced and only partly compensated for by increased beta cell mass. Up-regulation of FLIP enhanced NF-kappaB activity via NF-kappaB-inducing kinase and RelB. This led to increased PDX-1 and insulin production independent of changes in cell turnover. The results support a previously undescribed role for the Fas pathway in regulating insulin production and release.
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LIRR Is Inadequate Getaway Vehicle for Cash-Register Burglar
You kind of need a trunk for this sort of thing.
There's a great tradition of criminals disappearing onto public transit in order to escape the scene of the crime, but this doesn't work so well when the crime is stealing a whole cash register. After getting reports he was acting suspiciously, police approached Cory Ford, 34, of Newark, on a New York-bound train Tuesday morning and found he was carrying a cash register stolen the night before from a beauty parlor in Patchogue. Taking the money out first is for followers.


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We're pleased to announce our upcoming 'Bayou At The Beach,' a summer music series featuring five great live shows to benefit Wilmington, Delaware's 'Light Up The Queen Foundation.'
Our Thursday night shows begin on August 5, 2010 and run through the first Thursday of September
Here is the lineup:
Thursday, August 5, 2010
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Thursday, August 12, 2010
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
Thursday,August 26, 2010
Leo Nocentelli backed by lower case blues
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Thursday, September 2, 2010
$20 tickets - click here to buy
Tickets for all shows will go on sale Tuesday, July 6th at www.dogfish.com.
The Light Up The Queen Foundation, a Delaware non-profit corporation, is dedicated to the revival of the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware, and to assuring that The Queen becomes a catalyst for building community by engaging diverse populations through high quality programs in music, education, workforce development and mentoring. Dogfish Head is proud to help 'Light Up The Queen!'
The 'Bayou At The Beach' music series is brought to you by the letter 'b' for bayou and Dogfish Head's Beer & Benevolence program.


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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton released details of her new book Friday.
In "Hard Choices," due June 10 from publisher Simon & Schuster, Clinton chronicles her tenure as Secretary of State. The publisher describes the book as:
...an inside account of the crises, choices, and challenges she faced during her four years as America's 67th Secretary of State, and how those experiences drive her view of the future."
In the book, according to a report from CBS News, the former Secretary of State shares her views on the controversial prisoner swap between the United States and the Taliban which ultimately freed Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl—now accused by fellow soldiers and platoon members of being a deserter and a traitor.
Clinton accurately forecast that the negotiations would be difficult for many Americans to accept.
The former First Lady also wrote about how she and then presidential candidate Barack Obama took time to "clear the air" after a hard fought, and oftentimes contentious, 2008 presidential campaign in which Clinton was defeated.
After her failed presidential bid, Clinton had intended to return to life as a New York Senator, but as the book's publisher writes:
To her surprise, her former rival for the Democratic Party nomination, newly elected President Barack Obama, asked her to serve in his administration as Secretary of State."
Although the book is widely considered a sign of a 2016 presidential bid, Clinton does not provide a definitive answer as to whether or not she will be a contender.
Kevin Don Porter is a CBS local contributor and the author of the mysteries MISSING and OVER THE EDGE—both available on Amazon.com. Visit his website at www.kevindonporter.com. Friend him on Facebook and Goodreads, and follow him on Twitter: @kevindonporter.


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The purpose of the North Attleborough Cultural Council is to promote and maintain the vitality of local cultural resources and to ensure these resources are shared within the North Attleborough community. The Council is committed to funding a diverse cross-section of activities. We support a broad variety of art forms, the ongoing work of individual artists, environmental education projects, collaborati ve proposals that bring together artists and other types of organizations, local cultural groups and projects that serve specific populations -youth, elders, low-income, and disabled.
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Applications for field trips are accepted. (Formerly known as PASS applications.)
LCC Program Guidelines (PDF)
The postmark deadline for applications is October 15
I. Program purpose and review criteria
The purpose of the North Attleborough Cultural Council is to promote and maintain the vitality of local cultural resources and to ensure these resources are shared within the North Attleborough community. The Council is committed to funding a diverse cross-section of activities. We support a broad variety of art forms, the ongoing work of individual artists, environmental education projects, collaborati ve proposals that bring together artists and other types of organizations, local cultural groups and projects that serve specific populations -youth, elders, low-income, disabled.
Applications are evaluated in terms of several review criteria: artistic or creative merit; project design; qualifications, dedication and track record of the individuals and organizations involved; physical accessibility of any facilities being used; and community benefit/involvement. Proposals from schools and libraries must not request support for activities that should be or used to be part of the municipal budget (i.e., teacher salaries, classroom supplies, school-sponsored clubs and organizations, library books/videos, etc.). Enrichment projects utilizing outside professionals are allowed. Town -based applicants are given preference over those from out of town. The council will carefully scrutinize repeated requests; such proposals should show other sources of support to show the project is not
dependent solely on council funding.
II. Eligibility
Applicants can be: a) arts, humanities or interpretive science organizations; b) individuals including artists, science educators, historians or other humanists, parents, community members, etc.; c) community organizations including, but not limited to, schools, social service organizations, civic groups, neighborhood centers, youth, senior and family associations, etc. Incorporated organizations must be nonprofit; unincorporated associations must have a nonprofit purpose. Individual applicants are required to be residents for at least one year; organizations must be organized and operating in the state for at least one year.
III. Timeline
Completed applications must be received or postmarked by Oct. 15,2012. Send application and support materials to the North Attleborough Cultural Council, P.O. Box 61, North Attlboro, MA 02761-0061.
Community meeting and grants workshop --September 13, 2011
Application deadline --October 15, 2011
Notification of disapproved applications --early December 2011
Notification of approval (preliminary) --early January 2012
The local council reviews all applications and submits its funding recommendations to the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Applicants should not implement any project or publicize receipt of any award until official state approval has been received since the MCC may overturn or amend local decisions.
IV. Application process.
The grant application form can be downloaded and printed out at the MCC website:
(1) Schools and libraries may only request funding for cultural enrichment activities (field trips, artist-in-residency programs, lectures, performances, etc.) led by outside artists, humanists, or interpretive scientists. The cultural professional cannot be a current employee of the school system.
(2) Field Trip grant-funded admissions to events or institutions must be $12 or less. The NACC does not pay for transportation to the event. Events are expected to be located in Massachusetts. Events outside MA should be applied for by regular NACC grant, not a Field Trip grant.
Completed applications must be received or postmarked no later than Oct. 15, 2012.
V. Funding
Payments are made on a reimbursement basis only. Reimbursements generally take 8 to 10 weeks. Applicants are sent a reimbursement form to use for their payment request. Projects and payment requests need to be completed within a year of the final award notification. With permission of the council, progress or interim payments may be requested for the portion of the project that has been carried out. Final reimbursement will not be made until the project is completed. Due to the limited funds available and the high demand for support, the council often awards smaller amounts than requested and asks that applicants find matching funds or scale back their projects. Awards typically range from $250 to $1,500. A few larger awards are given from time to time. In cases where a project is partially funded the council may request an explanation of how the project will be modified. Requests for extensions beyond the grant period will be considered on a case-by-case basis and must be submitted in writing no later than one year from the date of the approval letter. The council will review and vote on the request and notify applicants in writing of its decision.
In all published materials and announcements regarding the activities supported by LCC funds, the sponsoring group or individual must acknowledge this support with a written and/or verbal credit statement or by using the MCC logo. The credit statement is "This program is supported in part by a grant from the North Attleborough Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. "The logo is available online at www.massculturalcouncil.orglcontracts/logos.html or from the MCC on a camera-ready slick sheet, or on diskette (Mac or PC). This credit is required by the MCC and failure to comply may jeopardize future funding.
VII. Disclaimer
The NACC has prepared and distributed this summary of the grant procedures for informational and educational purposes only. Although the NACC believes that all information contained herein is accurate, it reserves the right to correct any inaccuracies at any time.
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Maybe outgrew isn't the right word. Walking around Paris the last 2 months have had some very beneficial results to my waist size. I finally got back home yesterday and went to strap on my EDC and even with the belt totally cinched up, it was still not tight on my waist.
It was a 5.11 and I liked it. Any other good/cheaper but still high quality options you guys would throw my way?


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April 15, 2011
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TUCSON - The Arizona Wildcat women's golf team will start the championship slate of the schedule with the Pac-10 Championships this weekend. Held at Arizona State's Karsten Golf Course, competition will take place Sun.-Tues., April 17-19. The 54-hole tournament will be played over the course of three days with 18 holes played each day.
Tee times are set for 8 a.m. PT for Sunday and Monday and 7:30 a.m. PT on Tuesday with golfers teeing off on holes one and 10. The ASU Karsten Golf course is set at a par 72 over 6,230 yards, with golfers teeing off the championship tees.
Along with the hosting No. 10 Arizona State Sun Devils, No. 7 Arizona, No. 9 California, No. 33 Oregon, No. 85 Oregon State, No. 24 Stanford, No. 1 UCLA, No. 2 USC, No. 38 Washington and No. 120 Washington State will also be competing at Karsten Golf Course this weekend (rankings according to golfstat.com).
In the current golfstat.com poll, the Pac-10 has six programs ranked in the top 25 with Arizona sitting at No. 7. The current GolfWeek poll has the Wildcats at No. 10. Individually, Isabelle Boineau is ranked No. 30, Margarita Ramos sits at No. 56 and Alejandra Llaneza is No. 74 by GolfWeek.
At the Pac-10 Championships, senior Alejandra Llaneza, juniors Isabelle Boineau, Nikki Koller and Margarita Ramos and sophomore Kyndall Ardoin will be playing for the Wildcats.
The Wildcats own seven Pac-10 Team Championships in program history, including the 2010 win in Eugene, Ore. Arizona has also claimed four Pac-10 Individual Championships, with the most recent coming from Lorena Ochoa in 2001.
Last time out at the Pac-10 Championships, an even-par team score of 288 helped Arizona battle back from a three-shot deficit to capture the 2010 Pac-10 Women's Golf Championship at the Eugene Country Club. Alejandra Llaneza had the low round of the day for the Wildcats, carding a 1-under 71 one day after shooting a season-worst total of 82. She finished the 54-hole event tied for 23rd on the individual leaderboard at 11-over par 227.
Margarita Ramos was the top finisher for Arizona, ending up in a five-way tie for third place at 3-over 219. Koller shared 14th place with teammate Sherlyn Popelka while Boineau finished tied for 10th place at 5-over par with her second 1-over round of the tournament.
Live results and coverage are available at golfstat.com and pac-10.org. A complete recap and results will be available at ArizonaWildcats.com after each day of competition.


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Apps in a Snap
While getting ready for my daughter's third birthday I realized I use my iPhone apps a lot. And I stress the term A LOT. So I've decided to compile a list of what I call my "Momma apps". These are the apps (applications) I use to help me with being a chauffeur, doctor, personal shopper, mathematician, meteorologist and knower of all things in the universe aka MOM.
Now, I understand there are millions of apps I am merely scratching the surface. The apps I tend to use are either free or minimal cost.
Cozi (free version) - This app is the center of my Mother Mode Universe. It is fantastic. It is a calendar (with reminders), shopping list, To Do list, and journal.
The calendar has great personalized settings. I can only tag the family members who are involved and I can have a text message reminder sent to their phone. This is great for parents in the workforce who get caught up in work. It keeps my husband and I informed of all the kids appointments, games, classes, etc. It even color codes each member.
My favorite feature is the Shopping List. I had my husband download the app as well and sign in with my account info so that they are synced perfectly. In doing this we figured out that we can both add to the Shopping List and it updates itself in real time. If he's at the store while I'm at work I can add something to the list and it will appear on his. This makes it a lot easier not to forget things.
The To Do list is just that, a To Do list. Being that I am a list maker, this does wonders for me. There's something about seeing a list with tasks all marked out that gives an overwhelming sense of accomplishment.
The Journal is an added bonus. You can quickly jot down an event even add a picture from your phone. We took my son to the Lego Store in Austin for his birthday and I quickly journaled some of the funny things the kids did while we were there and even added a pic of the store.
Coupons.com (free) - This app works much like the site. You sign up and get to "clip" virtual coupons that you can print at home and take to the store with you. I love it. The app goes a step further though. You can view and "clip" your coupons then have them sent to your email. That way when you're on the go or have a little down time waiting in a doctor's office or in line to pick up the kids you can chose what you want. Then when you get home you check your email and you have them waiting in the inbox for you. Just don't forget to take them to the store with you.
Weather Bug (free) - This app does what you think. It gives you the forecast. It pulls up the weather in your area according to zip code and can give you weekly outlook. The best feature is the forecast by the hour. This always helps me with deciding what size jacket my son should take with him to school (if any). I use this often for planning weekend activities too.
Red Laser (free) - Great shopping companion especially during the gift giving season. This app uses your camera to scan bar codes of any product in the store. After holding the camera lens steady over the bar code the app gets to work searching stores in your area as well as vendors throughout the web. It compiles a list of prices of the item you scanned making it easy to see who has the more competitive price thus you get the best deal you can. Brilliant money saver.
Google (free) - As I'm sure you know Google is a search engine. It's easy to use and even has a hands free option. You speak into your phone, it deciphers what you say and then searches the subject for you giving you results almost immediately. This app comes in handy. It knows everything about everything. As I tell my 10 year old, "If momma or Google don't know then it doesn't exist."
Talking Tom (free version) - This is my "Please don't scream your head off while we're waiting in the check out line at H-E-B" app. It features Tom, an tomcat who will repeat whatever you say in his own tiny voice. My kids think it's the funniest thing. You can also pet him and make him purr. This app is updated often by the developer and will give you more variety every time you update. It's also available in other versions. I believe there's a hippo, a dog and a giraffe. It keeps the little ones busy and laughing.
Red Box (free) - Ah, movies. Being that I was part of the first generation to grow up with VCRs, movies will always hold a special place in my heart. The Red Box app is digitally connected to those little red kiosks found in front of businesses through out town. You can rent movies for as little as $1.00 a night. The app lets you reserve your movies before you go pick them up. This takes out all of the pressure of standing in front of the kiosk while others wait in line behind you making faces 'cause of course whatever they have to do after is waaaay more important that what you have to do. Take the fuss out and reserve them with the app. You'll also know if a movie is available at which kiosk in town. This way you won't have to drive around town trying to find that one "gotta have it" movie. Makes Friday nights with the fam that much easier.
Convert Units (free) - This is a much appreciated gift from the "App Developer Gods". I, being someone who does not speak math, could not live without this one. The Convert Units app has an easy to use dial to show you different units converted. You can use it for anything. I once used it to figure out my son's homework and then turned around and used it to double a recipe. It covers a variety of units and measurements.
I plan to review different types of apps on later blogs. Let me know if you'd like me to review one in particular shoot me an email email@example.com
And for those of you wondering, I was not able to start my sewing project this weekend, but I will. I guess there's not an app for sewing on the weekends. Yet.


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Bill would protect Kona coffee brand
By CHELSEA JENSEN
Stephens Media
A bill aimed at curtailing the use of the Kona coffee name by coffee blenders will soon be introduced in the state Legislature.
The "Coffee Origin Disclosure Bill" is a small, but marked, step forward in truth-in-labeling for Kona coffee farmers, said Colehour Bondera, president of the Kona Coffee Farmers Association, which released the draft bill on Thursday.
The bill seeks to require blenders, who currently combine 10 percent Kona coffee with coffee from another often undisclosed origin, to not only identify in larger text on the front of packaging that the product is a blend, but also to disclose where the other 90 percent of the coffee inside originated, he said. Much of the law's current language would remain the same because the draft bill seeks primarily to make it mandatory, not voluntary, for blenders to disclose that information.
"It's a very small step — and that was the point (of this bill) to identify a small step that we can work on," Bondera said. "But, instead of a new law, we decided to change the words in the existing law so it's more truthful and honest to the consumers."
Sen. Josh Green, D-Kohala, Kona, confirmed Thursday afternoon that he will introduce the legislation in late January once the Legislature convenes on Jan. 18. He did not take a position on the bill other than noting he supports truth-in-labeling.
"I really respect the local farmers," he said. "These things have to be discussed."
"(The legislation is) not going to easily go through, but starting to raise these issues will be wise and it will keep people thinking about it," Bondera said. "This is our way to put a small chip on the table to give something to work on to negotiate something we can all agree with."
The current coffee blending law, passed in 1991, has resulted in "a lot of deception from the consumer's perception" and "makes people think they are getting Kona coffee when they aren't," Bondera said. He attributed the confusion to the current law requiring only "10 percent blend" be printed in small text at the bottom of a package, what is known as the identifying statement, and leaving it up to a blender to disclose what other coffees were used.
In the 20 years since the current coffee blending legislation became law, Bondera said no large coffee blending company has voluntarily identified the origination of the coffees used in its blend. He noted some medium and small blending companies do designate the origination of all coffees in their blends.
"There is no consistency, and none of the large-scale people are doing it," Bondera said. "The only reason that I can come up with as to why they wouldn't want to (identify the origin) is because they know ... consumers may not want to purchase the blended coffee, which could make their sales shift or plummet immediately."
Enhanced labeling laws for blended coffees will help protect the Kona name, as well as other regions in Hawaii, as it would ensure a consumer knows just what they are getting in a bag of coffee, Bondera said. He pointed to various areas of the United States, including Idaho, Washington and California, where established laws limit the use of a geographic region in labeling to products originating from a defined area, such as the case of Napa Valley wine.
As the association's newly drafted bill traverses the 2012 Legislature, additional coffee labeling requirements passed by the Legislature last year are set to go into effect July 1. Bondera said that legislation was not supported by the Kona Coffee Farmers Association as it did not address specific labeling issues.
Beginning fiscal 2012-13, it will be illegal to use on a package of blended coffee a geographic origin, such as Kona, outside of a trademark or the package's identifying statement; a trademark that begins with a geographic region unless the name indicates it is a business entity or the coffee is 100 percent from the region; and to not print the identifying statement on the front of the package at the proscribed size.
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Rusty Scupper is known for wonderful food, service and more. Rusty Scupper is located at 402 Key Hwy, Baltimore, MD 21230. Rusty Scupper is helping Navy and Ohio State fans celebrate the beginning of the college football season with specials. The Navy themed specials are : Pan seared buttermilk marinated Annapolis catfish with blue cornmeal breading, toasted almonds with pan roasted wild blueberries and roasted golden beets for $30 and Navy C Strong which is a balanced mix of Blue Curacao, Pyrat rum and ginger ale in a tall glass garnished with lemon for $7. The Ohio State themed specials are Grilled red snapper with crispy skin, pomegranate and cherry beurre blanc served with harvest rice blend, red peppers and white asparagus which is $30 and the Buckeye Bloody Mary is a perfect combination of Absolut Peppar, tomato juice, lemon juice, black pepper, horseradish, hot peppers and a blend of spices served in a tall Old Bay rimmed glass and garnished with lemon, celery and olives for $7.
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Now You Can Watch The Plain White T's WOBM Performance [Video]
If you got a chance to listen to our interview with The Plain White T's, and their performance on Friday, you know that it was a lot of fun and they sounded great. But if you were hoping for more than just listening to two songs, you're in luck! Thanks to Gary Gellman at Gellman Images, you can see their whole performance! Watch now:


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6 p.m. Arizona game:?Arizona 7, Iowa State 1 (Box score)?
TUCSON--UA jumped on the scoreboard and never relinquished the lead, beating previously once-beat Iowa State 7-1 Friday night behind an 11-hit attack in Game?5 of the Hillenbrand Invitational Friday night. The win gave UA a pair to start the tourney.
Freshman pitcher Lindsey Sisk pitched five strong innings before running into some trouble in the sixth, with UA ace Taryne Mowatt coming on for a save.
The Cats (8-4) got on the board in the first inning. Brittany Lastrapes led off with a double, moved to third on an error off K'Lee Arredondo's grounder, then scored on Sam Banister's infield grounder.
Arredondo ripped a home run to right-center with two outs in the top of the third to give UA its second run.
Iowa State (11-2) got a one-out single by Michelle Detmer, an errant throw by Callista Balko on a pickoff try to move her to second, and then Kristy Olsen doubled down the line to put both runners in scoring position with one out. But UA first baseman Sam Banister threw Detmer out trying to score on Kelsey Kidwell's grounder, and pitcher Lindsey Sisk got Courtney Wray to foul out.
UA picked up its third run with a leadoff single by Cyndi Duran , a pair of grounders to move her to third, and a single by Arredondo off the pitcher's glove for the RBI.
The loss was the first of the year for ISU pitcher Charissa Carlin (5-1). Sisk improved her record to 4-1.
Jenae Leles greeted Cyclones reliever Amie Ford with a shot to left-center for her third home run of the year, with a runner aboard, to make it 5-0 in the UA sixth.
The Cyclones scored an unearned run in the bottom of the sixth when pinch-hitter Carrie Monroe was hit by a pitch from Sisk with the bases loaded. ISU had a chance for more, with the bases loaded, but Taryne Mowatt came in and struck out Syndi Jones to retire the side.
The appearance, with the tying run on base, earned Mowatt her first save of the year and fourth in her career.
The Cats added some insurance runs in the top of the seventh on a two-out RBI single by Laine Roth after Arredondo doubled into the gap in left. After a wild pitch pushed Roth to second, Jenae Leles drew a walk and Stacie Chambers singled down the right field line to make it 7-1.
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4 p.m. UA game:? Arizona 12, USF 0 (Box Score)?
TUCSON--Taryne Mowatt pitched no-hit ball for four innings, and Sarah Akamine mopped it up with an inning's blanking, while UA hitters blasted South Florida, 12-0, Friday afternoon in the Cats' first game of the Hillenbrand Invitational tournament.
It was UA's first combined no-hitter since April 2004, when Alicia Hollowell and Wendy Allen combined to beat Oregon State in five innings.
Mowatt struck out 11, sitting down the side three times. Her fourth inning walk issued to Tara Toscano was the only blemish preventing a perfect game.
Arizona (7-4) wasted no time, taking a 3-0 lead after one inning. Brittany Lastrapes led off with a double to center, K'Lee Arredondo walked and Sam Banister moved them up with a sacrifice bunt. After a foul out, Stacie Chambers hit a two-run double to left. Callista Balko beat out an infield hit, and Victoria Kemp singled in Chambers.
The Cats tacked on five runs in the third, with five hits, a wild pitch, a bases-loaded walk by Laine Roth, an RBI hit by Brittany LaStrapes and a two-run single by Arredondo. The inning chased USF starter Courtney Mosch (5-3).
Arizona made it a double-digit lead in the bottom of the fourth with a throwing error, an RBI single, and a two-run homer by Lauren Schutzler.
UA turns right around to meet Iowa State in Game 5 of the tourney. South Florida (8-6) will play Iowa State later tonight.??
Game 1 - Virginia Tech 6, Illinois-Chicago 5 (Box)?
TUCSON--Virginia Tech edged UIC, 6-5, in the opening game of Arizona's Hillenbrand Invitational softball tournament Friday morning. Designated player Jenna Rhodes had three hits, scored three times and drove in a pair of runs.
VT improved to 10-4, dropping the Flames to 2-8. Reliever Heather Lowry earned the victory with four and two-thirds innings of pitching, with Angela Tincher notching a save by striking out the side int he bottom of the seventh. Whitney Orellena (0-1) took the loss. Ashlee Ackeman had three hits for UIC.
Game 2 - Illinois-Chicago 4, New Mexico State 3 (Box)?
TUCSON--The Flames of UIC came back with a two-run seventh to top New Mexico State, 4-3, in Game 2 of the Hillenbrand Invitational Friday afternoon.
UIC pitcher Sarah Clynes weathered a 14-hit NMSU attack. The Aggies scored twice in the top of the fourth to take a lead they held going into the seventh. But UIC used two errors to put the tying and winning run across, with and RBI single by Alicia Abbott plating the winning run.
NMSU's Stephanie Herrera went 4-for-4, while Clynes had two of the six hits off NMSU's Kim Watson.
Game 3 - Virginia Tech 7, NMSU 3 (Box)?
TUCSON--Virginia Tech got up early and outlasted New Mexico State, 7-3?beat New Mexico State in Hillenbrand Invitational softball action Friday afternoon. Lowry (4-0) earned the victory in four innings of relief.
The Hokies (11-4) took the lead with four consecutive hits and another single an out later in a bat-around fourth. Despite all being earned, only one run was driven in, on Jessica Everhart's base hit. NMSU had?two throwing errors on one of the hits to help move runners along. Misty Hall had a two-run homer in a three-run fifth and Jenna Rhodes singled in a run in the sixth.
The Aggies (8-10) dropped their second consecutive tourney game to drop to 8-10 overall. Rishelle Gastelum had a pair of hits and scored the Aggies' run in the top of the sixth. Hoku Nohara hit a two-run homer in the top?the seventh for NMSU's final runs.


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Upgrade Workshop in Warsaw today
By Mike Dietrich-Oracle on Jun 08, 2010
Thanks a lot - this was really impressive today. I don't know the exact number of attandees yet but it must have been more than 100 people. So I'd really like to thank you for this wonderful day in Warsaw. I've just made it to Budapest - and in case you are looking for the most recent version of the slides please download them from here:
and use the keyword (aka Schluesselwort): upgrade112
Thanks a lot - and let me know if your upgrades went fine :-)


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An AmericanLaundryNews.com Exclusive
Are you familiar with the design-build concept? Design-build is a method of project delivery, as described by the Design-Build Institute of America, in which one entity works under a single contract with the project owner to provide design and construction services.
Is it possible to design-build a laundry? Absolutely, if you're able to think outside the box and forget traditional construction and systems-procurement methods.
The approach can be utilized when retrofitting systems, building new, or in support of an existing facility's total systems replacement. Design-build processes can achieve faster, more complete results than conventional methods.
When I joined the Veterans Affairs (VA) forces back in 1977, I observed some rather proprietary efforts that virtually stopped every project on the books.
I remember traveling to a facility in upstate New York my first day on the job and walking into a room filled with 16 contractors, all of whom were responsible—in various capacities—for putting in four large washer-extractors and two dryers.
I had learned while accomplishing similar projects at Marine Corps installations that the VA (with more than 120 laundries at the time) was going about business incorrectly.
At the New York VA facility in question, we had to start over from scratch, causing great concern for my superiors in Washington. Knowing there were a few other projects on the board that represented small acquisitions, I had to educate myself and others about design-build almost immediately.
I had recently read an applicable U.S. Air Force procurement bulletin on the design and manufacturing of combat jet aircraft, plus I had managed a design-build-concept acquisition at a laundry built to support Marine, Navy and White House requirements at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va.
The concept I learned from the senior contracting officer at Quantico later became the method used to build and/or modernize more than 60 VA laundry operations, leading to the consolidation of more than 35 existing plants into new or virtually new facilities.SIMPLE BUT CHALLENGING
From a system or equipment perspective, the design-build process is simple but still challenging; a quality-assurance process is essential in policing the end result. Key design-build components of the equipment process include the following:
How much soiled linen will be entering the laundry, and how will it enter?
Are cart-washing processes required? If so, where should they be located, and how much energy will the systems use? Do you desire manual or automatic systems?
Will the soiled laundry be weighed? If so, how will it be weighed and how often?
Will the soiled laundry be conveyed and sorted? How much will be conveyed and sorted over a given time period?
Sorted textiles will be conveyed to a holding area. Where will they be stored, and how much storage area will be needed?
Stored textiles will be conveyed from the holding area to washing systems. These systems should be able to produce X amount of soiled textiles per hour; the textiles to be processed must be identified precisely.
You may choose to describe a number of washing systems, but this takes away from the true design-build concept. If there are expectations to not tie all your laundry into one system, you may need to examine other needs, such as pony or larger-capacity washer extractors, etc.
Washing-system requirements must also address water consumption, energy-usage expectations and equipment controls in relation to other controls situated throughout the laundry operation.
- Laundered textiles will be conveyed to either drying systems or finishing systems. You must identify the amount of textiles to be stored and transferred to each area and a suggested method of conveyance.
The next design-build aspect I'll be exploring will include finishing, folding, storage, conveyance and delivery to shipping areas.


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2014-06-05 / Community
The Cain Luau —
Cain Elementary students and staff celebrated the end of school with a luau that included a beach ball bounce and limbo
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