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BIRTHPLACE: Oakville, ON, CAN
DRAFTED: CBJ: 2006-69 overall
Calder Memorial Trophy (1)
2008-09: Went 33-20-7 with a 2.29 GAA, .916 SV% and 10 shutouts in 61 games during his rookie season with Columbus… Won the Calder Trophy as the NHL rookie of the year… Finished as the runner-up for the Vezina Trophy as top goaltender in the NHL… Was named Second Team NHL All-Star and to the All-Rookie Team… Led the NHL and set a club record for shutouts… Set a franchise record for wins… Ranked second in the NHL in GAA, ninth (tied) in wins and 11th (tied) in SV%... Stopped 22-of-26 shots to earn his first NHL win in his first NHL game Nov. 5 vs. Edmonton… Became first rookie goaltender since Montreal's Jaroslav Halak (February 2007) to win the first three starts of his NHL career… Named NHL's Second Star of the Week for the week ending Nov. 9 after going 3-0-0 with a 2.61 GAA and .907 SV%… Stopped all 15 Atlanta shots to post his first NHL shutout Nov. 22 at Atlanta… Had a shutout streak of 112:53 Nov. 15-26… Named NHL Rookie of the Month for November after posting a 5-2-1 record with a 2.09 GAA, .919 SV% and two shutouts in eight games… Stopped 47-of-48 shots Dec. 17 vs. San Jose… The 47-save effort was one save shy of the franchise record of 48, set twice (most recent, Pascal Leclaire, Jan. 14, 2006 at Florida, 52 shots against)… Became first goaltender in franchise history to post three-straight shutouts Dec. 27-31… Set the individual and club franchise record for longest shutout streak going 199:19 without allowing a goal (2:08 remaining in game Dec. 23 vs. Los Angeles-17:20 of the first period Jan. 2 at Colorado)… Won four-straight games Dec. 27-Jan.2… Named NHL Rookie of the Month for December after going 7-5-0 with a 1.41 GAA, .950 SV% and three shutouts in 12 December games… Stopped all 45 shots he faced to earn his sixth shutout Jan. 9 at Washington… Named to the NHL YoungStars Game presented by Upper Deck (did not play)… Had 19-consecutive starts, the third longest stretch in club history, Dec. 20-Feb. 3… Missed three games from Feb. 6-10 due to illness… Had 35 saves to earn his ninth shutout Mar. 10 vs. Boston… Set a club record with his 10th shutout, stopping 33 shots Mar. 26 vs. Calgary… Went 0-4 with a 4.27 GAA and .878 SV% in four playoff games… Made his Stanley Cup playoffs debut in Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals at Detroit on Apr. 16… Went 2-1-0 with a 1.63 GAA and .937 SV% in three games with Syracuse (AHL)… Stopped 31-of-32 shots to earn his first professional win in his first professional game Oct. 29 at Grand Rapids…
2007-08: Combined to go 32-7-3 with a 2.51 goals-against average, .916 save percentage and three shutouts in 42 games with London and Kitchener (OHL)… Ranked third in the OHL in wins, fourth in SV% and was fifth in GAA and shutouts (tied)… Was 19-4-3 with a 2.79 GAA, .916 SV% and two shutouts with the Knights… Went 13-3-0 with a 2.06 GAA and .915 SV% in 16 games after being acquired by Kitchener in January… Had a 5-0 record with a 1.92 GAA, .946 SV% and one shutout in five playoff games before suffering a knee injury that forced him to miss the remainder of the playoffs… Went 5-0-0 with a 1.19 GAA, .951 SV% and one shutout in five games for Team Canada at the World Junior Championships… Named the Most Valuable Player and Top Goaltender after leading Canada to its fourth-straight gold medal… Was recalled to Columbus three times, but did not see any game action…
2006-07: Posted a 45-13-1-3 record with a 3.20 GAA and a .914 SV% in 62 with London (OHL)… Led the Knights to their fourth consecutive Hamilton Spectator Trophy, along with the team's fourth consecutive Holody Trophy Midwest Division Championship… His 45 regular season wins set an OHL record amongst goaltenders… Was named OHL Goaltender of the Year… Was named the OHL Goalie of the Month for November… Named the OHL Player of the Week and the ADT CHL Goalie of the Week, for the week ending Mar. 27… Was invited to the Team Canada World Junior Selection Camp…
2005-06: Went 5-3-0 with a 2.66 GAA and a .931 SV% in 12 games with London (OHL)… Had a record of 0-1 and a 2.80 GAA in four playoff appearances.
2009-10: Went 20-26-9 with a 3.06 goals-against average, .901 save percentage and five shutouts in 58 games with Columbus… Ranked seventh (tied) in the NHL in shutouts… Had two assists to tie the club record for goaltender assists in a season (Marc Denis in 2003-04 and Pascal Leclaire in 2007-08)… Is the franchise's all-time leader in shutouts with 15 (Marc Denis, 10)… Went 7-8-3 with a 2.57 GAA, .923 SV% and three shutouts the final 18 games compared to a 13-18-6 record, 3.28 GAA and .890 SV% the first 40 games… Went 17-14-9 when facing 25-or-more shots, while going 3-12-0 when facing fewer than 25 shots… Opened the season posting wins in four of his first five starts… Had 32 saves and registered the first point of his NHL career with an assist (Rick Nash goal) Oct. 24 at Anaheim… Picked up his second career assist and stopped 24-of-26 shots Nov. 7 vs. Carolina… Matched a season-high with 45 saves (48 shots) in a shootout loss Nov. 21 at Nashville… Earned his first shutout of the season stopping all 32 shots he faced Dec. 9 vs. Florida… Stopped all 34 shots he faced in an overtime win Dec. 28 vs. Detroit… Played the 100th game of his NHL career Jan. 26 vs. Nashville… Won three-straight games Feb. 4-10… Posted back-to-back shutouts Feb. 6-10, after stopping all 68 shots he faced… Posted three-straight wins Mar. 25-30… Stopped all 45 shots he faced for his fifth shutout of the season in a shootout loss Apr. 9 vs. Detroit… Games lost to injury: 0… Most Saves: 45 (2x) – Apr. 9 vs. Detroit, most recent… Longest Winning Streak: 3 (2x) – Mar. 25-30, most recent… Longest Regulation Unbeaten Streak: 4 – Oct. 30-Nov. 7 (2-0-2).


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Reapplying dots takes away from burst, dispell dots just on burst start and everything is messed up.
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Harpignies bought a box of oil paints in 1844. Thwarting his father's ambitions for him, he trained under the landscape artist Jean-Alexis Achard. He travelled to France, Flanders, the Netherlands and along the banks of the Rhine in Germany before reaching Italy in 1850.
In his diary recalls his enthusiasm: "This is indeed the country of which I dreamed […]. I loved form and it exists there par excellence and everywhere else in the Roman Campagna; this is where I really came to understand it and it has been my guide throughout my entire career". This watercolour is among the artist's earliest works. "I began to paint seriously in watercolours in 1851. Nobody showed me anything. I started off on my own". It may represent the banks of the Tiber or Nazons Rock painted a quarter of a century earlier by Corot. Returning to Paris in 1853, he exhibited for the first time at the Salon with a view of Capri and met Troyon and Corot, whom he revered. He cultivated originality, as is demonstrated in his writings: "you painters of pigs in mud and rowers, uncompromising realists, painters of the banks of the Marne and Seine and other such hackneyed subjects, why don't you go and see Poussin's Valley, the Egerian Valley or the Farnese island, so little known to foreigners, and there you will see true landscapes". He made a second trip to Rome between 1863 and 1865.


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Well I can do any time this weekend, and as I say I am GMT. I will be unavailable every weekday around midnight - 6pm, any time 6pm - midnight I'm available. Weekends around 11am - 1am GMT. it would be easier if you make the date etc because I don't know your schedule :P And for the record I did post 50 minutes after you did so I did have 40 minutes to spare even then But if you was busy with other people I understand
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SHOP CLOSING- Me and Lord Fighting talked about it, and we have decided to close our shop, soon. A date has not been specified yet.What do you think? Do you want the shop to stay open? Did we help you with any needs? Tell us! If I can reach 10 or more replies, saying "yes, keep the shop open!" I will keep my section open.
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Does this mean you're cancelling all trades active? I would love you guys to stay open! It gets a little awkward trying to trade (I blame the timezones personally) but you guys are brilliant! I would love you to stay open
me and Lord Fighting are both going through some tough times, (academic for me, and something else with Lord) so we are taking closing into consideration your vote means a lot to me
And even if we do close, all trades off the waiting list have to be completed Are you available right now? It seems we are both on..
I am! I'll head right in XD And yeah I know what you mean, I've been going through some tough times also, so while trying to relax with games and take my mind off things rather than checking up here properly I've often forgot to, so I've sort of missed some trades But oh well! I'll head in now just to check you have it my fc is 4470 8633 5152
Just FYI, the birds are legit, they were caught on my platinum game so they roamed and I just masterballed them coz I'm lazy Just so you know
Thanks for the trades legendaries! I've now finished collecting the legendaries and can head to complete the Pokédex
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yes keep it open you have been very helpful both of you
You guys opened the shop in less than 2 months ago, no one forced you to do this. So, if you guys decide to keep the thread open or just shut it, that decision should be also yours, no matter what people think about this. Plus, if you guys need a break, put an announcement in the 1st page, and return to the activities when you guys can.
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Good day Legends! I am interested in that TRU Regigigas, as I believe it triggers an event for the Regi Trio in Platinum! I have no shinies but I updated my signature so all my current legendaries for trade are there for you to pick some out
Lord Fighting! What would you want for your Munchlax with Selfdestruct?
Here are my egg-move pokemon, if you're interested in any of them:
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-Charmander w/Dragon Dance + Fire Blast
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will you be able to trade me these?
UT shiny chatot, riolu, pichu, cleffa, pikachu, ampharos, jiglipuff, togepi. can you find these? thanks
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Just to make sure you didn't miss this I am interested in that TRU Regigigas, as I believe it triggers an event for the Regi Trio in Platinum! I have no shinies but I updated my signature so all my current legendaries for trade are there for you to pick some out.
Update: I would also like your GAMESTP Pichu- Jolly if that's okay
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EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado - Stories don't always have happy endings. In fact, most stories just - end. But Tred Barta's TV show, "The Best and Worst of Tred Barta," will finish up the way it ought to, in victory.
Barta and his wife, Anni, live up Salt Creek, southeast of Eagle. Barta makes his living selling private aircraft, but the lifelong outdoorsman for the past nine years also has been in the TV business. For nearly one-third of the show's run, the host has been in a wheelchair, after a 2009 "spinal stroke" left him paralyzed from the chest down.
Barta's last show is titled "Ground Zero." In it, he still relies on his trusty longbow and wooden arrows - this time tipped with hand-chiseled stone points. But the last show has a big difference from the others: For the first time in the show's run, Barta hunted on private property, the 400-acre Porter Ranch south of New Castle. The result was taking a large, eight-point (well, seven, really) bull elk.
"The object of the show was to show other (disabled) people they can do this," Barta said.
Even with an all-terrain "Action Trackchair" that can take him to much of the backcountry, Barta acknowledged it's virtually impossible for him to get into prime elk-hunting territory. For people in wheelchairs, hunting on a ranch is a real alternative.
"It's a tremendous asset for people with special needs," he said.
And it was still hard to get an animal, Barta said.
"For me, being paralyzed, it was an incredible challenge - we hunted hard for three days."
Barta only has a few degrees of motion shooting his bow, so an animal has to be in the right spot, at the right distance - inside 20 yards or so. Hunting from a tent blind helped. But friend and arrow-maker Lare Ferguson also helped, marking where Barta's sweet spot would be for a good shot and then using a cow call to get the big bull in range.
Everything worked - this time - and Barta got an elk for the first time in the 28 times he's tried since being disabled.
Anni happened to be driving to the ranch when Barta let his arrow fly. She saw the arrow hit and elk run a bit before coming back near its original spot and dropping - a clean, quick kill.
Barta said he's dedicated this hunt to all those in the valley who have helped him through the past three years, from the doctors at Vail Valley Medical Center and Shaw Regional Cancer Center to the staff at Northstar Urology and Tom Palic, the local chiropractor who carried Barta into the emergency room in Vail in 2009.
"They saved my life," he said. "They refused to let me die."
Barta has the animal's antlers in the yard of his home. He has to point out the small eighth points on both sides of the rack - "if I can hang my keys on it, it's a point," he said - but the animal's carcass is still being tested for various diseases by state officials. That's standard procedure in the domestic elk business.
The end of the show is bittersweet for the Bartas - it has taken the couple to various exotic locations, and Barta has learned new skills, including scuba diving. But three years after Barta learned he'd be in a wheelchair the rest of this life - the same year he was diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer - the Bartas have accepted the end of this adventure.
But there are more adventures to come. There could be more TV in the Bartas' future, and Tred is looking forward to trying to fill a private-land elk license this fall.
And, after being so close to death in 2009, Barta has nothing but praise for the people in the valley who have treated him and helped him stay outdoors - from skiing to fishing to hunting and more.
"You wouldn't think the Vail Valley would be a good place to be paralyzed, but it's one of the best places in the world," he said. "It's not about how good you are but that you're trying."
Anni agreed, saying, "Getting out and doing it is what matters."


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Our Personalized Mother's Day Gifts Store is full of great new gift ideas for all the wonderful mothers and grandmothers out there!
We're so excited to share all of the fun new gifts we've added to the site, including one of the most popular new gifts, the Loving Words To Her Personalized Throw Pillow! This beautiful keepsake pillow comes in your choice of 6 designs that feature cute sayings any mother or grandmother would love to have in their home. Some of the cute sayings include, "The best moms get promoted to Grandma," "Behind every good kid is a great Mom," and "Home is where your Mom is." After you've picked out your favorite design, you can add any 1-line message to the bottom. The pillows are $29.95 each but if you act fast and shop before our Mother's Day Sale ends on April 20th, you can get them for just $20.95 each! Not only do we love these designs, our fans do, too! The personalized "Loving Words To Her" pillows have become one of our most popular Ladies Gifts among our fans! Create one for your Mom or Grandma and she's sure to love it and display it proudly!
Just about every mother and or grandmother out there has their own famous recipe that the whole family enjoys. Now you can celebrate those special dishes and the woman behind them with our new "She Makes The Best… " Personalized Apron and Potholder! You can personalize the design with any name or title, such as "Grandma Ruth" or "Nana Jackson," so that it says "__________ makes the best:" then you get to add up to 3 of her famous recipes! You can personalize the apron for $26.95 or the pot holder for $15.95 or if you shop before our Mother's Day Sale ends, you can get them while they're just $21.55 and $12.75 – that's 20% savings! Just think of how excited she'll be to see this personalized apron once you've customized it just for her – she'll be truly touched by your thoughtful gift and she'll be so excited to wear it every time she makes one of her famous meals!
We've added so many New Mother's Day Gifts there's no way we could show them all to you here. You'll have to visit the above link to see them all, but there is one more gift we'd like to share with you before we go: the stunning "Always With You" Personalized Heart Key Ring. The front and back of this beautiful, shimmering, silver-plated key ring can be engraved with any name or title on the front and any loving sentiment on the back. It's usually $21.95, but if you hurry over you can personalize it while it's still on sale for just $15.35 – what a steal! Not only will this beautiful gift and your thoughtful message touch her heart, she'll be thrilled that she can take the special message from her loved ones with her wherever she goes!
We hope you love all of the new gifts we've added to the site and we'd love to hear what you think about them! Leave a message in the comments below or check us out on our Facebook Page to tell us what you think. And don't forget to visit PMall's Personalized Mother's Day Gifts Store to find the perfect gift for Mom and Grandma before Mother's Day on May 11th!
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Hippity Hoppity Easter's on its way and we couldn't be happier to share some cute Easter ideas with you!
We saw these Easter Basket Cupcakes on Pinterest and it was love at first sight!
The recipe calls for all types of sweet ingredients like jelly beans, chocolate Twizzlers and coconut flakes but what's great about the recipe is that each of these ingredients can be easily replaced with other types of candy that you and your family may prefer.
You could always switch out the jelly beans for Skittles or M&Ms and if your kids don't like coconut you could use green frosting for the grass instead! Moms with picky eaters know, there's nothing better than a flexible recipe!
While these basket cupcakes are cute, they can only hold so much … what your kids really need in order to celebrate Easter properly is their own Personalized Jumbo Easter Baskets, which are large enough to hold everything the Easter Bunny leaves for them plus all the eggs they find during the Easter Egg Hunt!
Our Jumbo baskets come with your choice of four different basket-liner colors, which can be embroidered with any name in your choice of 14 thread colors!
The Easter Bunny AND your kids will be happy to see that their baskets are personalized – they won't mix up their Easter gifts with their siblings' and moms are always happy to have a nice sturdy basket that they're kids can use for years to come!
See for yourself just how cute our Jumbo Easter Baskets and our Embroidered Easter Bunny Baskets (in image below) are by taking a look at our Fan Photo Album.
It's filled with photos that our fans have shared on our Facebook Page. You can get ideas for how to personalize your own gifts by seeing how some of our Facebook Fans have personalized their own and you'll love flipping through the pictures to see how creative some of our fans really are!
And don't be shy – you can join in on the fun, too! Once your PersonalizationMall.com personalized gifts come in the mail, snap a photo of them and post it on PersonalizationMall.com's Facebook Page.
Our fans will love seeing your gifts and your photo could end up in our Fan Photo Album, too!
So what are you waiting for?! Hop on over to our Personalized Easter Gifts Store to find the Easter Basket that's perfect for each of your children or search for Easter Basket stuffers, Easter decorations for your home, Easter clothes for Kids and so much more!


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Maine and New Hampshire transportation officials learned this week that the states did not receive a $25 million federal grant to build a rail line as part of the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge replacement project.
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SANTA CLARA -- Wall Street investors proved Wednesday their enthusiasm for Twitter does not extend to all Silicon Valley tech companies debuting on the public market.
Educational-services company Chegg saw its price fall in its first trades Wednesday morning after an initial public offering that brought in $187.5 million at an initial valuation of more than $1 billion. After pricing its debut shares at $12.50 -- $1 higher than its proposed range, the same as Twitter -- the stock dipped more than 20 percent in its debut on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CHGG. Chegg shares sold in a range from $9.50 to $11.25 before closing at $9.68, a very different experience from Twitter's 70 percent rise in its debut day on Wall Street, which led observers to fear a bubble that overvalued Silicon Valley tech firms.
"On any given day, including the day you take a company public, the stock can go up or the stock can go down, (but) it's really the long-term value that gets delivered within these companies" that matters, Paul Holland, a general partner at venture investor Foundation Capital and Chegg board observer, said Wednesday.
Founded in 2005 by a group of Iowa State students, the company's name refers to the chicken-and-egg dilemma of students who need jobs to pay for college, but have difficulty getting good jobs without an education. Chegg's co-founders hoped to get around that problem by helping users cut their college costs; textbooks and supplies cost students roughly $1,200 a year, the company states in its IPO filing.
Chegg sought to change the system for dispersal of college textbooks: While bookstores typically sell textbooks to college students and buy them back for a much smaller price at the end of a semester, Chegg began renting the textbooks to students for a smaller per-semester fee.
Holland compared Chegg to another Foundation investment, Netflix (NFLX), explaining that Chegg has grown as the market for its products changes into a completely digitized delivery system, giving it a big head start on the bucketload of companies attempting to innovate in the higher-education space.
"The additional element with Chegg is the broader set of offerings, the fact that we can be involved in many different aspects of a student's life," Holland added. "The physical textbook market was a great opening for that, and then over time we'll be in a lot of different areas, and those areas are all going to grow quite dramatically."
Chegg has already expanded its offerings to include study help and assistance for high school students looking to gain entry to college, and those efforts have managed to capture the attention of an audience of young men and women that advertisers crave: The company said in its prospectus that it reaches 30 percent of all college students and 40 percent of college-bound high school seniors.
Holland said that reach has already helped Chegg begin to offer marketing services for other companies.
"We have so much outreach and we deal with so many college consumers that we're finding ways to help package up other people's offerings and deliver them to college students and rising college students," he said in a Wednesday phone interview.
Chegg has landed almost $200 million from Foundation and other venture capital firms such as Floodgate and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and the board includes ex-Netflix CFO Barry McCarthy and 49ers CEO John York. CEO Dan Rosensweig took the company's reins in 2010 after stints at Yahoo (YHOO), ZDnet and Activision's Guitar Hero division.
Chegg's net losses grew each of the past three full years, but the company also managed to increase revenues sequentially as well. In 2012, Chegg lost $49 million on revenues of $213.3 million, and the Santa Clara company lost $50.4 million in the first nine months of this year while generating revenues of $178.5 million.
The company is selling all but 600,000 shares of the 50 million shares offered in its IPO, with the rest belonging to cofounder Aayush Phumbhra, who will retain nearly 2 million shares after the IPO. Chegg's other cofounder, Osman Rashid, sold an education-focused startup he founded after Chegg to Intel (INTC) for an undisclosed amount last week.
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It has been about 4 months now wearing my Police Jersey and all I can say is YEAH BABY!!! Whole new level of respect from motorists.
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Very cool! This will be my next jersey purchase.
Do you ever get any comments from the police? Do they care that you are wearing a shirt that says County Police really big even though you are not (i'm assuming) a police officer? If they don't care, I wouldn't mind wearing one of those if it means cars will respect my space on the road!
This is my signature and you will like it.
Marc - Thanks for the question. I have only received positive response. I had an officer pull up next to me at a stop light and ask me where I had gotten it.
Thus far, all has been positive. I bet I have ridden it over 1000 miles so far and it has been great. I am at the point where I feel like I need to wear it now. Almost like riding without a helmet.
Great idea, except for the fact I live and ride in Louisiana where we have parishes and not counties.
Too bad they don't make or sell them anymore. Commuting in Plano, Texas is the pits. The jersey makes it easier.
As a Police officer I would say, no dont wear it. As a cyclist I would have to say if it works use it.
The police in Plano, Frisco and the Colony pay absolutely no attention to me when I wear it.
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- 1 package (16 ounces) elbow macaroni
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon ground mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2-1/2 cups 2% milk
- 3/4 cup amber beer
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 3 cups (12 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded fontina cheese
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, divided
- 2 tablespoons minced chives
- 5 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
- Cook macaroni according to package directions for al dente.
- Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add garlic; cook and stir for 1 minute. Stir in the flour, mustard, salt and pepper until smooth; gradually whisk in the milk, beer and cream. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
- Reduce heat. Stir in 2 cups cheddar cheese, fontina cheese and 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese until melted. Add chives.
- Drain macaroni; stir into sauce. Transfer to a greased 3-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheddar and Parmesan cheeses.
- Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown and heated through. Top with crumbled bacon. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Yield: 12 servings.
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Reviews for Beer Macaroni & Cheese
"I didn't care for the flavor of this one."
"I really enjoyed this. I used pale ale instead and I added a bit more heavy cream and cheese. To wicked u may have not allowed the flour to mix properly. U have to consistently wish it. Also try adding two more tablespoons of butter. Loved this recipe made it for Thanksgiving"
"I think this macaroni had really good flavors. I do think it got a bit grainy like someone else mentioned; I ended up with chunks of powder throughout it that did not dissolve and I believe this is because the recipe calls for too much flour. I think it would have been perfect with half or a third the amount of flour listed. I also think melting the butter on medium high was too hot. In spite of this, it turned out pretty well and I would make it again."
"I did follow the recipe to the letter. My teenage daughters really liked this dish. I think because they liked the the thought of beer in it. I found it too dry and prefer my mac and cheese creamier. It also seemed like it was missing something. My husband was not satisfied with the dish either."
"We loved it - bacon, beer & cheese, how could it not be great. I would make extra sauce next time for on the side and for leftovers."
"I highly enjoyed this but recommend trying it with sauteed chopped jalapeños to balence out the beer flavor."
"This was just OK. I like my regular Mac and cheese recipe better."
"I made this twice, once for a crowd for a birthday party and again just for dinner. Everyone raved about it. I, myself, thought it was too thick but still enjoyed it. Next time i will use less flour to thicken. Maybe almost omit it altogether. There isn't much beer in it but I felt it was a little strong. I'm not a beer drinker so that could be why I felt it was strong. The taste in general reminded me of lobster mac and cheese and I will try it that way next time."
"This is an awesome dish!"
"i liked the sauce, thin and cheesy, it covered the macaroni very well. i did not like the bitter, hoppy flavor from the beer, so i will not make this again."


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Huddle House, a 400-plus-unit family-dining restaurant, announced the opening of its first unit in Kansas City, Missouri, on Monday, December 17.
This is the first location of a three-unit Market Area Development agreement with Foodrich, LLC for the central and eastern suburbs of the Kansas City market.
The restaurant is located in the Melrose district, just five blocks north of The Plaza. This location will serve the breakfast, lunch, and dinner needs of the substantial medical community featuring several large Medical Center complexes. Huddle House will be the anchor for the mixed-use redevelopment project at 3957 Broadway.
"We are excited to open the Huddle House restaurant as the first phase of this mixed-use redevelopment project at 40th and Broadway, in the heart of the Melrose District," says lead developer Dr. Ahmed Awad, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, and a nephrology consultant at St. Luke's hospital. "
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WASHINGTON (January 4, 2013)—Chief Justice John Roberts will administer the oath of office to President Barack Obama on Jan. 20 at the White House, as required under the Constitution, the Presidential Inaugural Committee said.
Because Jan. 20 falls on a Sunday, Roberts will also perform the swearing-in the next day at the public inaugural ceremony at the U.S. Capitol.
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will swear in Vice President Joe Biden.
Mr. Obama followed tradition in choosing the chief justice to swear him in.
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The hollow stem of a grass or cereal plant, especially that bearing the flower.
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1A series of Carboniferous strata in southwestern England, mainly shale and limestone with some thin coal seams.
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- Sedimentation characterized by radiolarian-bearing red mudrocks is typical of the interval between the sulphide layer and the flysch of the Culm.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – Throughout the summer and into the early fall semester, GoIslanders.com will talk with members of the Islanders men's basketball team to give you more insight into the ins and outs of the basketball program. Today, we visit with freshman guard Brandon Pye.
Pye joins the Islanders after playing in high school for Timberview High School in Mansfield, Texas. The 6-foot-1 guard scored over 1,700 points in his high school career, and was Co-MVP of his district as a senior.
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All our talk about lace over the past few weeks has inspired me to start a new lace project. But which needles should I use?
Why not a pair of needles designed expressly for lace? I'm talking about the brand new sharp-tipped Addi Turbo Lace needles, which I take for a test-knit this week.
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Published: Friday, March 8, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
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Spartanburg Methodist stayed undefeated and moved into the title game.
Top-ranked SMC (31-0) led wire-to-wire Friday night in Walterboro to take an 89-74 win against Cape Fear in the semifinals of the Region 10 tournament. The Pioneers will play for the title at 2 this afternoon against host team USC Salkehatchie, which rallied from 18 points behind to beat Brunswick, 87-86, in overtime.
Ronell Crockett (T.L. Hanna) had 21 points and six rebounds for SMC. Point guard Travis Black (Spartanburg Christian) scored 20 and also had seven boards. Jalen Nesbitt (Chapman) finished with 17 points, seven rebounds, six assists and four steals.
"We got out early and played well," SMC head coach Jeff Brookman said. "They got closer after about five minutes, but we just played stead and we held off all their runs. When they made one, it wasn't big."
Because two teams from the region will advance to the national tournament in Hutchinson, Kan., and SMC had already earned its bid with a regular-season title, USC Salkehatchie has also guaranteed its spot in the 24-team event. Both teams, however, will want to head out there already labeled a tournament champion.
"It is very important," Brookman said. "We definitely want to be playing our best basketball going into the national tournament (March 18-23). This game still means a lot to us. We're not here to lose, that's for sure. We're here to play hard and, hopefully, win a tournament championship."
SMC had one of its toughest games of the season Feb. 12 at Salkehatchie. That was the day the Pioneers officially moved to No. 1 in the country and they had to survive a 65-63 game in overtime.
"I would expect this one to be the same kind of thing," Brookman said. "They're playing well and they'll be on their home court. It's going to be a hard-fought game with two teams really battling it out."
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Welcome to our green-friendly Paradisus Punta Cana Resort. Experience its vibrant tropical gardens and mangroves. This All-Inclusive resort is an ocean front playground for all ages. You can find a magnificent array of restaurants, exquisite full-service Spa and Health Club, Royal Service area (adults only), and our signature Family Concierge Service at The Reserve.
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- Palma Real Shopping Village, located near the resort, offers more than 60 shops and businesses including a pharmacy, a variety of local food stores, bars, and chain-restaurants including Hard Rock Cafe and Tony Roma's. Transportation is available from the resort.
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- Centered around a freeform, lagoon-style pool and facing Punta Cana's famed beach, this expansive resort has an upscale yet relaxed ambiance. The resort's Royal Service Suites attract couples seeking privacy and relaxation while the Family Concierge Suites cater to active families.
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- Guests can enjoy numerous sports and activities including snorkeling, scuba diving, sailing, tennis, archery, horse riding, eco walks, and dance lessons. The full-service spa and health club offers a range of relaxation and beauty treatments including hydrotherapy and mud baths (surcharge). This all-inclusive resort also features 10 restaurants, nine bars, and a casino.
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Paradisus Punta Cana offers 534 suites within 35 two-story buildings. All suites feature balconies or terraces, living areas with sofas, cable TVs, in-room safes, coffee/tea makers, and minibars stocked daily. Royal Service Suites are adults-only and feature butler service, complimentary Internet access, pillow menus, custom minibars, and exclusive room service menus. Royal Service guests also enjoy access to the Royal Service Lounge and adults-only pool.Family Concierge Suites feature private check-in and special amenities for children including a nightly turndown service with milk and cookies. The majority of meals, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, amenities, activities, and gratuities at this resort are included in the room rate; guests are not charged extra for the majority of meals, beverages, amenities, and activities.
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- Complimentary toiletries
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Electronic/magnetic keys
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Surrounded by tropical gardens along Punta Cana's () beach, the Paradisus Punta Cana resort is () from Punta Cana International Airport. The resort features seven pools including a main lagoon-style pool, splash pool, a spa pool, two kids' pools, one pool at The Reserve and the exclusive Royal Service pool for adults. Situated in a private garden, the full-service YHI Spa and fitness center features open-air treatment cabanas, a beauty salon, mud baths, a pool, saunas, steam rooms, and spa tubs (surcharge for treatments). The on-site casino offers slot machines, electronic poker, blackjack, Caribbean Stud Poker, and roulette tables. The resort also features a nightly entertainment program. High-speed and wireless Internet access is available in the lobby (surcharge). Other amenities include 24-hour room service, business services, and a gift shop. The amenities listed below are available on site; fees may apply:
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- Medical assistance available
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- Room service (24 hours)
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Royal Service Suites are reserved exclusively for adults 18 and older. Extra person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
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With 12 on-site restaurants, Paradisus Punta Cana offers a range of dining options from beach side seafood to fine Italian dining. Themed restaurants include a Latin-Brazilian fusion restaurant and an Asian inspired restaurant serving Teppanyaki cuisine. The resort also features nine bars offering tropical cocktails and premium-branded drinks.
Gabi Beach Restaurant and BarGabi Beach Restaurant and Bar is accessable to all resort guests with a family friendly ambiance. Specializing in fresh seafood. This Caribbean hot spot will also feature themed nights throughout the week
Passion by Martín BerasateguiRun by one of the world's finest chefs, winner of 7 Michelin stars, and enjoy the sophisticated a la carte menu or sampling menu. There is a an additional surcharge of $45 per person to dine at Passions. Open for dinner. Dress Code: Resort Elegant
La PalapaExclusively for Royal Service guests, La Palapa fuses Eclectic style with a contemporary feel. Dine on Latin Brazilian Fusion cuisine while taking in the resplendent ocean and pool views.
The GrillItalian-Argentinean steakhouse, open nightly for dinner.
PalazzoElegant and intimate dining experience, serving five star Italian food.
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Two New Customer References from Matrix & AMEC
By Dana Singleterry-Oracle on Jun 13, 2013
We're excited to highlight two new ADF / ADF Mobile applications from Oracle Customers:
- Matrix Mobilizes Oracle Forms-Based "Tafnit ERP" Using Oracle ADF Mobile and AuraPlayer
- Oracle Forms to ADF Modernization Reference - Convero (AMEC) Project
"As a global software provider we were looking for a way to increase efficiency and maximize information availability for our medical center customers. ADF Mobile and AuraPlayer allowed us to mobilize our desktop Oracle Forms surgical scheduling application without redevelopment, saving us and our customers' critical time and money. I couldn't have asked for a better solution." - Avi Greenberg, Director of Development, "Tafnit ERP" by Matrix
"Oracle ADF was the closest match to our Oracle forms system and allowed us to re-use our existing business rules in the most efficient manner. Oracle ADF has set us on the right road for our modernization project and provides a path to SOA/BPM and Mobile development". - Orlando Kelly, Development Manager, AMEC
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News 12 This Morning / Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Bow ties and pearls are not something you expect to see in a typical high school, but at Cross Creek High School, students fill the halls dressed to impress. It's a program called Razor Sharp Gents and Razor Sheek Ladies and it's all about setting a positive example.
"We learn a lot about stereotyping, bullying, schoolwork, how to help one another," said Razor Sharp Gent De'Andre Stuckey. "I not only look at it as a club, but as a brotherhood."
Stuckey is a senior and has been a member of the group since it started last year.
"It helped me tremendously," he said. "I feel like a whole other person sometimes, and when I put on my bow tie, you can't tell me anything. I feel like it's a great experience and every time I talk about it, I feel like I light up because it's been a great experience with my life, a positive effect."
Twenty-two Razor Sharp gents and 14 Razor Sheek ladies learn about public speaking, networking, dressing, professionalism and a lot more.
"If I'm not necessarily going to college, I'm going straight into the workforce, so I need to learn these skills now before I get out there," said ShaRon Dukes.
She and her husband lead the program, teaching the students and serving as role models.
"You can be going down the wrong path and then right before you know it, your life is going down the drain, but role models can help you," Stuckey said. "They can see the things that are going on in your life that you can't actually see yourself."
The 36 students in the program also serve as role models to the rest of the school.
"As they're learning the skills that they need to know, they're passing it down to another freshman," Dukes said.
"We can see a lot of things that are going on in their life, but they don't know anything about that's going on yet," Stuckey said. "Help them go through the things of becoming a high school student and becoming a senior because we've been through a lot of those tasks ourselves."
They're skills Stuckey says are invaluable and will stay with him forever.
"I don't think you can ever be done with this program. It's a life experience," he said.
The group meets every week in school, after school and even sometimes on weekends. Once a week, they dress up wearing their pearls and bow ties. The program is done by invitation only. This year they have invited 10 freshman boys and five freshman girls and will do an induction ceremony where they receive their bow ties and pearls.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- Since the day left fielder Michael Morse signed a one-year deal with the Giants, teammates and coaches have been comparing him to right fielder Hunter Pence. It turns out Morse, like Pence, already had an inspirational motto.
"Morse calls it the 'horse race mentality,' " Pence said. "It's just looking straight ahead, all the time."
Why a horse race?
"I think our team is so good that we (need to) play like we're a horse with blinders on and just keep pushing forward," Morse said. "Don't listen to what people say, whether we're doing really good or really bad, or teams around us are winning or losing. Just keep playing how we're playing and look for the finish line."
Manager Bruce Bochy, who pushed for the Morse signing, loves that attitude -- but he also wants his horses to use their peripheral vision a bit this April. The first 22 games of the season and 25 of the first 28 are against the rest of the National League West, and Bochy made sure to point to the calendar as he prepared his team for the season.
The message: "We need to come out of the chute ready. It's critical to play well here with all these games within the division."
So far, so good.
The Giants went 5-2 on the road last week against the Arizona Diamondbacks and favored Los Angeles Dodgers, taking an early lead in the West. The hot start shouldn't be a surprise. Even as they slogged to a 76-86 record last season, the Giants played well against their four division rivals. Their 44-32 record against the rest of the West was the best mark of any of the five teams; none of the others finished above .500, including the division champion Dodgers at 37-39.
The Giants front office always has focused on the division first. It's the most direct path to the postseason, general manager Brian Sabean says, and once you're in, anything can happen -- as the Giants showed in 2010 and 2012.
The success versus the West last season was nothing new for the Giants. They were 45-27 in the division in 2012, besting the next-closest team by seven games. In 2011, the Giants and West-winning Diamondbacks each finished 43-29. You have to go back to 2010 to find a season when the Giants (38-34 that year) didn't have the best record against the West and all the way back to 2007 to find a season when they had a losing record against the division.
"It's a long season, but when you're beating teams in the division it's always a good thing, regardless of the time of the year," shortstop Brandon Crawford said. "This was nice, too, because it got us in big games right off the bat to start the season."
The early slate set up well for the Giants, who opened the season against the two teams that traveled more than 15,000 round-trip miles in late March for a season-opening series in Australia. On top of that, the Giants -- even without Marco Scutaro and Jeremy Affeldt -- are a relative picture of health compared with their April opponents.
The Dodgers were without Clayton Kershaw (back) over the weekend. The reigning Cy Young Award winner had pitched in 20 of 24 series with the Giants since the start of 2010 and has a career 1.38 ERA against them. Diamondbacks All-Star starter Patrick Corbin will miss the season after Tommy John surgery. The Giants will twice this month face a Rockies team that remains without ace Jhoulys Chacin (shoulder strain). The Padres won't have center fielder Cameron Maybin (ruptured biceps) and right-hander Josh Johnson (forearm strain) when the Giants visit Petco Park on April 18-20.
The table was set for the Giants, and they took advantage. As they flew home Sunday night, the Giants ranked first in the National League in homers (11), second in runs (40), second in run differential (plus-10) and fourth in OPS (.763). They took the first two series of the season, continuing a long-running trend. The Giants have not lost a season series within the division since going 6-12 against the Padres in 2010.
"We knew this was going to be a big start because we're in the division," left-hander Madison Bumgarner said. "We wanted to jump out swinging and come after these guys and play our best ball.
"We've sure been doing that."
For more on the Giants, see Alex Pavlovic's Giants Extra blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/Giants. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/AlexPavlovic.


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St. Moses the Black
Commemorated August 28
Troparion, Tone 1
You abandoned the Egypt of the passions, O Father, ascending the mount of the virtues with fervent faith, taking the Cross of Christ upon your shoulders; and being glorified in godly works, you proved to be a model for monastics, O summit of the fathers. Pray unceasingly with them that our souls may find mercy!
Kontakion, Tone 3
Your mind was filled with a holy inspiration from God, turning you from the lust and pleasures of the flesh, bringing you to the height of the city of God! O Holy Father Moses, intercede with Christ God that He may grant us great mercy!


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We Decide
Published: Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 12:17 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 12:17 a.m.
President Barack Obama got re-elected, but so did so many in Congress, so we citizens basically kept it as it was. We didn't radically change the makeup as in 2006 and 2010, knowing overall they are not rubber stamps, they represent the people who elected them. In this country, those who hold power must ultimately face the people, our ace in the hole, so our elected officials don't have to please everyone — just enough of those who elected them.
Our Founding Fathers constructed it this way, knowing people believe differently, thus forcing a battle of differing ideas to be exposed. To ensure it they mandated freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and the right to petition government with any and all views that guarantees and expands debate.
These rights are tied together so when you suppress those rights of others you are suppressing your own.
This country doesn't exclusively belong to Democrats or Republicans, liberals or conservatives, religious or atheist, this race or gender nor the wealthy, middle class or poor.
We all have the same overall share and rights. This is America. We all have the right to speak out and believe as we choose regardless of where we stand. This is the greatest advantage a minority has, the right to be heard and sell their beliefs to the majority.
This is the country I want to keep, as no individual, party, ideology, group, gender, religion or profession has all the best answers or solutions to please our ever-changing majority. Remember, this is a country that is a product of dissent of the governed against the rulers.
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SAN BRUNO -- PG&E on Tuesday announced it has received two international certifications for being a best-in-class operator of a natural gas system -- but San Bruno city officials quickly denounced the certifications, saying the utility continues to operate unsafe gas pipelines in California.
The debate over the safety of PG&E's system was the latest event in the aftermath of the 2010 natural gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno that killed eight people, injured 66 and destroyed 38 homes.
San Francisco-based PG&E said it received what it called prestigious certifications from Lloyd's Register, an England-based organization that conducts engineering and operations audits in the utility, energy, rail and maritime industry. PG&E requested the certification and paid for the audit, utility spokeswoman Debbie Felix said Tuesday.
"These certifications are by no means the end, they are part of our process of improvement," Christopher Johns, president of Pacific Gas & Electric, the utility operation of PG&E, said during a conference call. "We are doing the right work, and we are doing it the right way."
Lloyd's Register traveled throughout the 70,000-mile PG&E natural gas system earlier this year and conducted a series of independent audits and interviews as part of the certification process.
"This is not to say PG&E is perfect," said Peter Glaholm, manager of energy utilities for Lloyd's Register. "We will continue to push them."
Despite the certifications, PG&E still is plagued by faulty record-keeping and other deficiencies that pose problems for the utility's gas system, said Connie Jackson, San Bruno city manager.
"We remain concerned that the natural gas system is not adequately safe and that what happened in San Bruno could potentially happen again," Jackson said.
The state Public Utilities Commission is considering whether to impose a fine that could top $2 billion to punish PG&E for the negligence that contributed to the fatal explosion. Separately, federal prosecutors seek to convict PG&E on criminal felony charges stemming from the blast.
"We are not going to get into some sort of public debate about the certifications," Johns said in response to a question from this newspaper. "Obviously the San Bruno event was a tragedy. We are sorry for that. I would hope that we are all focused on how do we make the system as safe as it can be, and to take a look at the work we are doing."
Contact George Avalos at 408-859-5167. Follow him at Twitter.com/georgeavalos.


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On an unusually mild day for the first of November, the Summit High rugby team stretched under the waning sun, preparing for a low-key practice leading up to Saturday's state championship game at Glendale's Infinity Park.
For the seniors, Thursday was the last practice of their high school rugby career. Saturday will be their final game - though most plan to continue playing at the club level in college. The game at Infinity Park will be a chance for this year's seniors to lead the team to its fifth year of undefeated in-state play and a five-peat of the state championship title.
To handle Castle Rock, which is a physical team, the Tigers have been practicing full-speed hits that prepare them mentally to maintain the game at their own pace and own method.
Everyone is healthy on the Summit side, including Kellie Cochran who had an ankle scare and Katy Peoples, who has been out for several games with a shoulder injury. With both injuries wrapped and taped, all starters should see playing time Saturday.
"We have more to lose than they do," senior Hailey Wyatt said, adding that the Tigers are expected to win. Should Castle Rock win, it would be an enormous upset.
"We're a strong team, so I don't think we have any fear," said senior Nicole Chandler, to which senior Vollya Sergeeva added, "There's always room for error."
Peoples said some Castle Rock players will help the team that's been shut out twice by the Tigers gain some momentum on Colorado's reining champs. But in the end, this year's rugby team is just that - a team - and they intend to play like one on Saturday.
"We're all really good," Peoples said, "We'll work against them as a team."
For Wyatt and Chandler, this year's state appearance is their first and last.
"I'll savor every bit of it," said Wyatt, who joined the team this year and is sad to see the season end.
For Peoples and Sergeeva, it will be their fifth state appearance.
"It's surreal to know it's coming to an end," Peoples said. Sergeeva added that it hasn't hit home yet.
"After five years, you need the team more than the team needs you," Sergeeva said.
"This program has done so much for so many of us," Peoples added.
For Wyatt, it's been a blessing to be part of a team, not to mention one like the rugby team. A former gymnast and cheerleader, she's happy to make the team more important than her own accomplishments.
"This is about everyone else except yourself," she said. "It's about the team and the program and the cubs. That's why it's easy to give everything on the field."
On Thursday, before running drills, the team sat down to outline their pre-game strategy at Infinity Park. During warm-up, awards are given, so head coach Karl Barth wanted them to feel like they're adequately prepared, given all the interruptions.
Then, he discussed the difference of playing at Tiger Stadium and playing in a professional-scale arena. Last year, Haley "Peach" Anderson shanked a kick she'd normally make because a Jumbotron cameraman came onto the field and distracted her.
Barth is confident in his team, though.
"They'll kick off, we'll score," he said, repeating the scenario several times to summarize what he expects from his team. This week, he helped the team practice a new back row move as well as hone one they haven't used this season. On Monday, they analyzed the most recent game against SWARM, in which the team gave themselves a "F" in communication - something they hope to make better this week.
"Even though the defense is playing well, there are things we don't like about it," Barth added as he listed the things the Tigers focused on this week leading up to the championship game.
"The end is always bittersweet," Barth said. "It's over and we feel like we're just getting started."


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Pimco CEO El-Erian Resigns
Pacific Investment Management Co. CEO and co-chief investment officer Mohamed El-Erian has resigned from the investment firm, effective mid-March, the company announced Tuesday.
Mr. El-Erian will stay on the international executive committee of parent company Allianz and will advise the board of management of Allianz SE on global economic and policy issues, the company said.
Here's the statement from Pimco:
"Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (PIMCO), US-based Asset Management subsidiary of Allianz, has reorganized its leadership structure. Mohamed El-Erian, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Investment Officer of PIMCO, today has resigned from his functions effective mid-March and will leave PIMCO at the same time. He will stay on the International Executive Committee of Allianz and will advise the Board of Management of Allianz SE on global economic and policy issues. Mohamed El-Erian will directly report to Michael Diekmann, CEO of Allianz SE. William H. Gross, founder of PIMCO, will remain Chief Investment Officer. Portfolio management will be strengthened by the appointment of the Managing Directors Andrew Balls and Daniel Ivascyn as Deputy Chief Investment Officers. In today's meeting, effective as of the above-mentioned date, PIMCO's Managing Directors also elected Douglas Hodge, Managing Director and currently Chief Operating Officer of PIMCO, as Chief Executive Officer and Jay Jacobs, Managing Director and currently Global Head of Talent Management, as President. Craig Dawson, Managing Director and currently Head of PIMCO Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy, will assume the position as Head of Strategic Business Management."
Pimco founder Bill Gross, who will continue to serve as chief investment officer, commented on Mr. El-Erian's announced departure:
"Mohamed has been a great leader, business builder and thought leader for PIMCO and our clients. Together we have guided the firm and served our clients during a period of significant change in the global economy and financial markets. We are pleased that he will remain a part of the Allianz Group."
Mr. Gross added: "PIMCO's focus remains on delivering value to our clients through superior investment performance and client service. The firm's new leadership team embodies PIMCO's culture and values, and it reflects the strength and depth of our talent in both portfolio management and business management. With this team to lead us forward, PIMCO is in great hands."
Here's Mr. El-Erian's reaction:
"I have been extremely honored and fortunate to work alongside Bill Gross, who is one of the very best investors in the world. His talents are truly exceptional, as is his dedication. I have also been amazingly privileged to work with the most talented group of professionals in the investment management industry. Their commitment and tireless work on behalf of our clients have been a consistent inspiration for me since I first joined PIMCO back in 1999. I wish them continued great success."


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Basically, I been running PS3 to run the media content in the house, PS3, Xbox, APTV, Patriot Box Office ... and like the general population my box isnt powerfull enough to transcode everything and keep up.
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The work involves the development of a new portion of Kewanee Church Road. Work there started last week. County officials say the purpose for the work is strictly for safety reasons. However, some residents don't believe it.
The stretch of roadway in question is less than half a mile long. In fact, county officials say it encompasses less than 300 yards. It involves a steep curve in Kewanee Church Road that soon could be bypassed by a new portion of roadway that's being built just yards away.
Many residents in the area we spoke with say one problem they have with the project is that it's not needed.
"You can see all the way around this curve here. We talked to the supervisors over the buses last night. He said it's not a blind curve because he knows this road himself,' says Arthur Tooles.
'This road is an old Indian trail and it should be preserved, not abolished,' says James Vickrey.
Touting how safe the current road is, residents opposing the change contend that the new road would be the opposite.
'It's really going to hurt because it drops down a hill there,' says Tooles.
'A bus or either a truck would flip on that cliff,' says Stanley Graham.
Because they feel that the current stretch of roadway is safe, opponents for the work say the project will only benefit one landowner.
'We're taxpayers, but we've got to pay to change the road,' says Tooles.
'That landlocks me killing my property value and I think that's just wrong,' says Donald Jones.
'I was approached by a landowner who would donate the land and dirt to the county to build a new road,' says District Two Supervisor, Wayman Newell. 'The bank for the new road would have to be shaved and taken out.'
In an effort to stop the work, a petition has been started by some residents. So far, almost 200 signatures have been collected. In light of the concerns being raised, Supervisor Newell says he will examine the issue further before work proceeds. Meanwhile, he insist that as long as he's in office, even if the new road opens, both portions of roadway will be open and maintained by the county. However, this is something residents opposing the new road say they doubt.
Supervisor Newell says although land and dirt for the project were donated by the landowner, the county will pay for the labor and asphalt. Residents opposing the project say they will officially present their concerns to supervisors at the board's meeting next week.


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WVU's fortunes will turn this fall
June 28, 2013
"… and it is a great night to be a Mountaineer, wherever you may be!" I love hearing Tony Caridi's signature call after big WVU football wins. The problem is he doesn't say it much anymore....
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Police nab suspected thief
Vienna police said surveillance video and some detective work helped solve a theft case that occurred on Friday.
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SANTA CLARA -- As other rookies began the 49ers' three-day minicamp Friday, defensive tackle Tank Carradine and running back Marcus Lattimore could only watch practice, restricted by knee injuries that encouragingly are on the mend.
Carradine, a second-round pick, and Lattimore, a fourth-round selection, received positive reports after extensive medical exams at Stanford on Thursday.
"Everything looks good structurally with all the guys that we drafted," coach Jim Harbaugh said.
Carradine, who wore a brace on his right knee, is further along in his rehabilitation from a Nov. 24 torn anterior cruciate ligament.
"I'm very anxious, because I'm also coming off the injury and people want to know, 'Would he really be back?' " said Carradine, a Florida State product who's pegged as a backup to Justin Smith and Ray McDonald.
Lattimore said Harbaugh "stressed" to take time recovering from his second major knee injury in as many seasons, having torn the ACL in his left knee in 2011.
While Harbaugh called it premature to count out Lattimore this season, the coach added: "We're going to have to take a step back in terms of some of the cutting, because we want that inside of the knee to heal fully. But, we're good."
Lattimore is OK with sitting out all season if that's what doctors order. "That'll be fine. Whatever happens over the next few months will determine that," Lattimore said. "If I'm called upon, hopefully I'll be ready."
Reid, drafted 18th overall, sees similarities between himself and Goldson. "We have almost an identical body type. It's kind of weird," said the 6-foot-1, 213-pound Reid. (Goldson goes 6-2, 200.)
Reid met strong safety Donte Whitner on Friday in the weight room. Having received a playbook during his April 26 visit to the 49ers, Reid said it's put him "ahead of the curve a little."
Unlike all the 49ers' other rookies, Patton must return home to Nashville and is unable to report full time to the 49ers until Louisiana Tech finishes classes. Patton had an exceptional afternoon practice, showing off great speed and hands on pass routes and punt returns.
Just the same, Montana's father sent Nate to camp with a little bit of helpful advice: "He just said, 'Go out there, be yourself and sling it.' That's what I'm trying to do." Nate Montana went undrafted out of West Virginia Wesleyan, where he concluded his journeyman college career after attending De La Salle High-Concord.
Staff writer Steve Corkran contributed to this report.