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MARTINSBURG - The Family Focused Monitored Visitation and Exchange Center will sponsor a dinner and dance luau from 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. Sept. 4 at the Martinsburg Moose Lodge. Dinner will be served from 6:30 to 8 p.m. followed by dancing 8 to 11:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 per person and must be purchased prior to Aug. 26. Checks should be made payable to Family Focused Visitation Center, and mailed to: c/o Anne Marie, P.O. Box 1844, Martinsburg, WV 25402. Proceeds will benefit the center.
For more information, call 304-261-5176.
Restaurant week set through Aug. 21
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced the third annual Hagerstown Restaurant Weeks featuring 22 participating restaurants throughout the county and region. Independent restaurants will be offering special meals at special prices through Aug. 21.
For more information, visit the website at www.marylandmemories. com.
Walking tour and 1786 dinner on tap
CHARLES TOWN - Tickets are now on sale for the Charles Town Heritage Festival's Guided Walking Tour and 1786 dinner and dance on Sept. 18. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children for the tour. Cost for the dinner and dance is $70. Tickets may be purchased at the Charles Town Visitor's Center.
For more information, call 304-728-3939 or visit www.historiccharlestownwv.com.
Free public meteor shower event set
SHARPSBURG, Md. -The TriState Astronomers will host a free public meteor shower observing event at 9 p.m. today at the Antietam National Battlefield Visitor Center. Participants are encouraged to bring blankets or chairs.
For more information, call Dan at 301-988-9828.
Opera House set to present movies
SHEPHERDSTOWN - The Opera House will present the following movies Friday to Monday:
"The Kids Are All Right," Annette Benning stars as Nic, a rather fastidious doctor in a long-term relationship with the much more casual Jules, who is sort of between careers.
Show times are 6 p.m. Friday; 8:15 p.m. Saturday and Monday; and 2 p.m. Sunday.
"The Solitary Man," starring Michael Douglas. A sharp comedy of male misbehavior.
Show times are 8:15 p.m. Friday; 6 p.m. Saturday and Monday; and 5 p.m. Sunday.
Coming attractions include "Winter's Bone," "Cyrus," and "Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky."
For more information about other upcoming films and events, visit the website at www.OperaHou-seMovies.com.
Peach festival to be held in Leitersburg
LEITERSBURG, Md. -The 31st annual Peach Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Ruritan Community Park.
The event will feature arts and crafts, quilt raffle, peach pie contest, pony rides, antique tractor display, petting zoo and more. In addition, local author Robert L. Saunders will be signing his novel, "Tommytown."
Admission is free.
Ballroom dance set for Saturday
MARTINSBURG -A ballroom dance will be held from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday at Extreme Sports, in the Berkeley Plaza Shopping Center. Event will feature ballroom, Latin, swing and country.
The cost is $10 per person. Refreshments will be provided, however, participants may also bring their own. No alcohol, sneakers or tennis shoes.
For more information, call 301-331-3616.
Festival to feature peach dishes, food
SHEPHERDSTOWN -New Street United Methodist Church will hold its annual peach festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The event will feature homemade peach pie, peach ice cream, peach desserts, country ham sandwiches and more.
Insulator show set for Saturday
MARTINSBURG - The Chesapeake Bay Insulator Club will sponsor the 11th annual Shenandoah Valley Insulator Show and Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Calvary United Methodist Church, 220 W. Burke St. Admission is $1 per person.
For more information, call Jeff Hollis at 304-263-6140 or visit the website at www.insulators.com/clubs/cbic/FallShow.html.
'Uni-fest' event offers free stuff
MARTINSBURG - The fifth annual "Uni-Fest" (Unity in the Community) will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 22 on the Martinsburg High School football field. Event will feature free school backpacks, haircuts, food, fun and more. Activities include giant inflatables, face painting, games, live music and a 3-on-3 basketball tournament. Registration to participate in the tournament is free, however, deadline to register is Sunday.
To register, for the tournament, call Joel Larson at 304-579-5337.
For more information about the event, visit www.uni-fest.net or call 304-995-6442.
'Scenes from Berkeley County' on tap
MARTINSBURG -A group of painters and photographers recently responded to an invitation to include their efforts in the August exhibit of "Scenes from Berkeley County" on display at the Martinsburg Library. The show, which will run through Aug. 29, will include works by Kat Cimaglio, Edwin John Symonds, Mary Jo Bennett, Pat Kinzie and Jane Horst.
For more information, visit the website at www.berkeleyartswv.org.
Library to host art exhibit
SUMMIT POINT - John Bickle will be exhibiting some of his recent watercolors through Aug. 31 at the Summit Point Library. A reception will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the library.
For more information, call 304-229-8148.
'Testimony of the Rocks' tours on tap
SHEPHERDSTOWN - The Elmwood Cemetery board of directors has announced the annual "Testimony of the Rocks" tours will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday and at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 21. The same information will be offered at each tour. The cost is $10 per person. Proceeds will benefit the upkeep of the cemetery.
Library to host artist's works
SHEPHERDSTOWN -The Scarborough Library, at Shepherd University, will host the works of artist Diron Corrigan Sunday to Sept. 9 in the library's reading room. A meet-the-artist reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 19. Event is free and open to the public.
For more information, visit dironcorriganstudios.com.
Summer car show on tap in Leetown
LEETOWN -The Country Roads Car Club will present its 14th annual summer car show from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 22 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Judging includes 28 classes. Event will feature dash plaques, door prizes, music, games, goody bags and more. Entry fee is $12.
For more information, call Ron at 304-725-4141 or Bill at 304-229-7033 or visit the website at www.countryroadscc.com.
Films to be shown through Nov. 19
SHEPHERDSTOWN -The Shepherdstown Film Society is pleased to announce its fall 2010 series. Six films will be presented Aug. 27 through Nov. 19. All films will be shown at 7 p.m. in Shepherd University's Reynolds Hall:
Aug. 27: "Brief Encounter;"
Sept. 17: "3:10 to Yuma;"
Sept. 27: "In Country;"
Oct. 8: "The Train;"
Oct. 29: "Runaway Train;" and
Nov. 19: "The Lady Vanishes"
An opening night reception will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 27 at The Station, on Audrey Egle Drive.
For more information, call Lex Miller at 304-876-2725 or Mina Goodrich at 304-876-2159 or visit www.shepherdstownfilmsociety.org.
Wine tasting, crafts to be held at event
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Tickets are now on sale for the Capitol Theatre's "Pop a Cork for the Capitol" event to be held noon to 7 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Capitol Theatre Center. The day will include wine tasting, food, a wine seminar, entertainment, crafts and more. Advance tickets are $14 and are available at the Capitol Theatre Box Office or Ludwigs Jewelers. Cost at the door is $17. Designated drivers tickets and tickets for those under 21 are $6; children 12 and under enter for free, but must be accompanied by an adult age 21 or older. For more information, call 717-263-0202.
Bingo to benefit Apollo Theatre
MARTINSBURG - A Longaberger Basket and Pampered Chef bingo will be held Sunday at the Martinsburg Moose Lodge No. 120, 201 Woodbury Ave. Doors open at noon, bingo begins at 1 p.m. The event will include 20 games, tips, door prizes and King Tut. Cost at the door is $25. Advance tickets are $20. Proceeds will benefit the Apollo Civic Haunted Theatre. Players must be 18 or older.
For more information or tickets, call 304-279-9386 or visit www.apollo-theatre.org.
Local arts council offers workshops
MARTINSBURG - As part of its ongoing commitment to support local artists and artisans, the Berkeley Arts Council is sponsoring a lineup of workshops for late summer and fall. Slots are still available for these weekend workshops.
Photography for Artists: Offered from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Comfort Inn, 1872 Edwin Miller Blvd. Instructor Rip Smith will cover using a digital camera, setup and lighting, file types and why they matter, and processing images for CD, the web, email and print. You can see examples of Smith's photography on his website at www.sterlingimages.com.
Building a Free Website on Wordpress will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Comfort Inn. In this hands-on workshop, participants will have the opportunity to build their own site. Topics covered include selecting a name and setting up a free Wordpress account, customizing the site, and adding content and images.
Matting and Framing: Held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 25. In the four-hour hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to measure and cut mats for and frame their art, tips and tricks of the trade, and where to purchase materials for framing their own work.
Writing to Promote Your Art: Meets Oct. 16. WV-based writer and print/web designer Nancy McKeithen will help participants write copy that can be used for creating an artist statement, press release, bio, website and brochure.
Berkeley Arts Council members are eligible for discounted fees on the workshops.
To register for the workshops or become a member of the Arts Council, visit www.berkeleyartswv.com.
Wine tasting slated in Shepherdstown
SHEPHERDSTOWN - The Friends of the National Conservation Training Center will sponsor a wine and cheese tasting Aug. 29 at the commons area of the National Conservation Training Center. A "Secret Archives Tour" will be held at 2 p.m., with the tasting following 3 to 5 p.m.
For more information, visit the website at www.friendsofnctc.org.
Train sale on tap at museum in Md.
SHARPSBURG, Md. - The Hagerstown Model Railroad Museum will hold a model train sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Washington County Agricultural Education Center. Sale will feature model trains, railroadiana and railroad collectibles. Admission is $4 per adult, children under 12 enter for free.
For more information, call 301-824-2239, from 6 to 9 p.m. or visit www.hmmrm.org.
The Fall Tour of Homes set in Sept.
MARTINSBURG - The annual Fall Tour of Homes, sponsored by the Berkeley County Historical Society.
The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 11 and 12. The tour will be highlighting five stone homes and one "green" home.
For more information, call 304-267-4713 or visit the website at www.bchs.org.
'Winestock 2010' event scheduled
CLEAR SPRINGS - Knob Hall Winery will host "Winestock 2010" from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 11. Event will feature Mama Jama, Adam Taylor, Kim Cameron and more. Tickets are available at the Downtown Hagerstown Visitor Welcome Center, 6 North Potomac St.
For more information, call 301-791-3246.
Heritage Festival to begin Sept. 18
CHARLES TOWN - The Charles Town Heritage Festival will be held at 10 a.m. Sept. 18 through downtown Charles Town. Event will feature live music, craft fair, local history films, hands-on activities and more. Entrance to the festival is free, however tickets may be required for some events.
For more information, visit the website at www.historiccharlestownwv.com.
Dutch Oven Cook Off slated in Md.
SHARPSBURG, Md. -The Sharpsburg Heritage Festival Dutch Oven Cook Off will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 18.
Festival to host rodeo in Paw Paw
PAW PAW - The Paw Paw Festival will host a rodeo Sept. 18. Gates open at noon. Event will feature bull riding, team roping and more. Tickets range from $10 to $20. Children under 3 are admitted free.
For more information or tickets, call 304-947-5645.
Horse show series continues Oct. 3
JEFFERSON, Md. - The North Fork Schooling Show Series will conclude its series on Oct. 3 at the North Fork School of Equitation Inc., 3616B Lander Road. Ribbons will be awarded through sixth place. There will be a champion and reserve in each division. A grand championship and reserve will be awarded Oct. 3 to the horses or ponies acquiring the most points in each division throughout the series.
In addition, a Jumper Schooling Show will be held Sept. 26.
For more information, call 301-834-9744.
Medicine museum open daily in Md.
FREDERICK, Md. - The National Museum of Civil War Medicine is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children ages 10 to 17 and free for children 9 years old and younger.
In addition, a family rate, which includes two adults with children, is offered for $15.
For more information or to register for training workshops, call 301-695-1864.
Art instructors and students host exhibit
HAGERSTOWN, Md. -The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts will host the following exhibit:
To Aug. 22: Exhibit by art school instructors and their students
For more information, call 301-739-5727 or visit the website at www.wcmfa.org.
Belle Boyd House announces hours
MARTINSBURG - The Belle Boyd House Museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, or by appointment.
For more information or to set up an appointment, call 304-267-4713 three days in advance of requested appointment date.


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A Strange Development in the Eastern Finals: Actual Competition
It was not a mirage that the Indiana Pacers struggled so much through the first two rounds of the NBA playoffs. According to the numbers, they entered rarefied territory amongst conference finalists in struggling against a mediocre pair of opponents, one of whom took them to seven games despite not even cracking .500 in the regular season.
But the real test of the season is here, represented by the Miami Heat and passed to perfection on Sunday when the Pacers led wire-to-wire in a Game 1 blowout that flipped expectations. Gone was towering Roy Hibbert's propensity for playing like a nervous teenager; gone as Lance Stephenson's yappy posturing without anything to back it up; gone was the offense's tendency to clog like a gas station toilet; gone was a defense locked in somewhere between "so-so" and "eh." All five Pacers starters scored in double digits; Hibbert himself shot nearly as many free throws as the Heat combined. This was free-flowing basketball, built with a single, suddenly defeatable opponent in mind. "There was a familiar lethargic look on the floor of Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Sunday," writes Sports Illustrated's Matt Dollinger. "Only this time, it wasn't the team dressed in blue and gold that looked absent-minded."
The thing is, the Pacers had to play nearly perfectly to hold their home court advantage. During the LeBron era, the Heat are 4-0 in series where they dropped the first game, proving it's no such easy thing to throw them off their balance. "These are the champions, the two-time defending champions," Bob Kravitz writes for the Indianapolis Star. "And the Pacers have been here before against the Heat, including two years ago when they had a two games to one lead and held a nice lead at home in Game 4 before James and Wade happened." But if not presumable champions, the Pacers at least looked like a team ready to compete rather than roll over and play dead—a possibility that didn't seem so possible just a few weeks ago. It's a competition, which is all anyone can hope for.
Despite taking the number one seed, the Pacers are essentially playing as underdogs. The Oklahoma City Thunder are, too, though for different reasons—after rim protector Serge Ibaka was ruled out for the playoffs with a leg injury, the Thunder are suddenly looking at a big challenge in beating the San Antonio Spurs, who seem to stay the same as everyone gets older. That would mean a third straight disappointment for Kevin Durant. "You can chalk it up to bad luck (injuries), bad timing (LeBron James), a bad decision in hindsight (letting James Harden go) or maybe all of the above, a terrible trifecta that loves to produce misery, in the form of Durant tearfully wondering why nice guys can't finish first," writes Sports on Earth's Shaun Powell. If the Pacers are proving that timing is an integral part of playoff success, all Durant might be able to do is sadly nod. Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals starts at 9 p.m.
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When Rafael Nadal is casually referred to as "The King of Clay," it's with the tacit understanding that were we speaking more linguistically exact, the title would be something like "The Guy You'll Pretty Much Never Be Able To Touch On This Surface, Ever, Because Holy Crap Have You Checked Out His Record?" Eight French Opens, a record-breaking win streak, more comebacks than a Sylvester Stallone movie: Nadal's reputation on clay speaks for itself. But in 2014, Nadal has looked eminently touchable in a way that he hasn't in a decade, when he was still a baby faced teenager findingg his sea legs. He's lost to David Ferrer and Nicolas Almagro and almost Kei Nishikori, guys he usually has his way with. On Sunday, he was taken in three sets by Novak Djokovic, the other guy who looks unbeatable most of the time, in the Rome Masters final. It was his third clay loss of the season, which is not a big deal if you're David Ferrer or Nicolas Almagro or even Kei Nishikori. It is, however, a big deal for a guy whose shaky knee health has meant speculation every year along the lines of, "Is this it for Nadal?"
Well, probably not. Nadal will be in it until his arms go limp, his knees shatter, and his blood pours from every orifice—he's just that kind of guy. But with the French Open starting next weekend, the Rome result was thrilling evidence that Djokovic might be able to get over the hump—Roland Garros is the only Grand Slam he hasn't won—and reassert himself as tennis' number one. "This was the 41st meeting between these men, making it, already, the most prolific rivalry in the history of the Open era. It's a close one, too, with Nadal leading 22-18 going in," writes Peter Bodo for Tennis.com. "With so many matches under their belts, these men know each other inside and out, a factor that is abundantly evident when they play. If you didn't know better, you might regard those swings of momentum and wild plot twists with a skeptical eye and wonder if the two of them hadn't choreographed the match beforehand." It even means someone less heralded could push Nadal, a return to the way tennis used to be before the same old guys ended up running everything. It's exciting, in a historical way, that Nadal has eight French Open titles, which is more than anyone else has ever won at a single Grand Slam. But it's more exciting now to wonder if he might be stopped from taking a ninth.
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Entertainment has always been the sector that has dominated the app world- Candy Crush, Angry Birds, Fifa; they've all had us hooked. However, as we have seen throughout the year, the mobile spotlight is really on the emerging markets. There is no wonder why when looking at the explosive growth in these regions. By 2017 Ovum expects China, India, and Indonesia, to have 3 billion mobile connections between them. The handset manufacturers have certainly not turned a blind eye with Nokia, Samsung and Apple, to name a few looking to the emerging markets to connect the next billion customers. When it comes to apps and mobile content though, is a cookie cutter approach going to work? We know for a fact that providing customers with the same set of apps available in the West just isn't going to cut it.
Our recent poll highlighted this when 3,650 consumers in Nigeria, India, Brazil and Saudi Arabia said as well as entertainment and social media, they would prefer mobile content on topics like education (52%), business (47%) and health alerts (41%). Almost 1 in 5 said they would like to access political services via mobile (19%). This is content that doesn't have high demand in the West but provides a great opportunity for smaller app developers to overtake the mobile giants and create apps that consumers in these regions really want, such as English lessons in Brazil and health alerts in Nigeria- two campaigns which we're working on at the moment.
One reason for the different attitudes to mobile content in emerging markets is that developing regions have leapfrogged the West in many ways by moving straight from feature phones to the latest Smartphones, missing out device milestones like PCs, basic Smartphones and tablets. This is because mobiles are often the only accessible device and therefore need to be multi-functional rather than trend-led, operating as a PC, tablet and phone all rolled into one.
And we won't find the next generation of successful apps sitting in app stores in their current set-up. The Apple App store in particular works on a Trojan horse model, where the content is locked within expensive devices and can only be unlocked via credit/debit cards. First of all, the price point of the device often poses a problem, shutting the App store off from millions of consumers. Secondly, the fact that many consumers don't have credit cards proves another vital obstacle. To combat this problem, we have seen the rise of the partnerships between app developers and mobile operators because it is the operators that can provide the most appealing billing solution – paying for mobile content via their contract or pay-as-you-go plan.
It will be interesting to see the growth in these partnerships this year with the mobile operator becoming the key player in connecting handset manufacturers, content producers and app developers with these new audiences. Let's also stay tuned for the explosion of new apps that cover a multitude of topics from health to politics adding competition and innovation to the ever-growing apps marketplace.
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Loyal F. Ramsey Science Fiction Collection
This valuable collection, a generous gift from Mr. Loyal F. Ramsey, has been given to Juniata College with the help of Friend of the Library,
Mr.Denson Groenentaal, over the past several years and stretching into 2007. It is not yet complete.
Besides the thousands of valuable science fiction criticism, anthologies and novels, many from the important era in the genre of the 1950's and 60's, the collection contains science fiction magazines such as Weird Tales, Analog, Amazing Stories, Astounding Science Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine, and Galaxy, among others. The collection has already been sed by Library Research classes, and Science Fiction classes at the college.
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The Children's Bureau seeks to enhance the lives of vulnerable children and their families. Under the contract, ICF will operate Child Welfare Information Gateway, providing information and other assistance to professionals and parents to improve the safety, permanency, and well being of the nation's children. The ICF team will operate Child Welfare Information Gateway using comprehensive knowledge management, information, and acquisition systems to ensure that timely and relevant resources are readily available through the project's websites, library, and print products. Additionally, ICF will collect and provide access to a wide scope of materials on practice, theory, research, and policy in the areas of child abuse, child welfare, and adoption.
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Preparations are underway in the Philippines as the capital prepares for an upcoming visit from U.S. President Barack Obama.
The U.S. and the Philippines have reached a ten-year deal, which would allow a larger U.S. military presence in the Southeast Asian nation.
Territorial spats between the Philippines and China have heated-up in recent years over the South China Sea. The Philippines turned to Washington, a longtime ally, for help to modernize its navy and air force.
Anti-American activists against the agreement are expected to march outside the palace while the presidents meet.


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Girls basketball: Cascade knocks out Chelan with clutch play
CHELAN — Time was running out on the shot clock, and Kaycee O'Brien didn't have a lot of options.
A pass from teammate Johnna Rieke had deflected off of her hand, and the ball was bounding toward the sideline. O'Brien tracked the ball down, but her back was to the rim, she was more than 20 feet from the basket and a Chelan defender was draped all over her.


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Monday, December 1, 2008
Vintage Ornament Giveaway.
I was 0% successful. He was 100% successful and I heard about it for the rest of the day.
Plus, when I got home, I pulled the car into the garage but realized I'd forgotten my house key. I didn't want to wake anyone up by knocking so I sat in my car, in the garage, for a good 30 minutes waiting for my professional shopper to get home and let me in.
It was a great start to the day, let me tell you.
I decided, I was going to do absolutely as much shopping as possible on-line this year because venturing out into the chaos with small children really should be avoided at all costs, so that should pretty much cover shipping.
One of the places I've loved treasure hunting is Etsy. Many of you may be way familiar with this website but it's a little new to me and I'm in love!
It's full of handmade goodies from around the world. You can find distinct and creative gifts for everyone on your list and you never have to get out of your slippers and Thanksgiving pants. Score.
Each Christmas, some friends and I have a fun dinner and ornament exchange. We're big fans of old finds with character so this year, I bought a great vintage ornament from Leslie Jansen's Shop. I love this store! She has great vintage textile items and some fun holiday gifts. She fashioned my ornament from vintage keys, a vintage earring, and green gingham wired ribbon.
Leslie was kind enough to send me this additional ornament to give away to one of you! Score, again!
It would be a great addition to your own tree or wrap it up and give it to someone special.
Check out Leslie's shop and then come back and put your name in the comment section. Be sure to include your email so I can let you know you won! I'll draw a name on Friday, December 5th and let you know who the lucky winner is!
39 comments:
- Nicole said...
i love this one!! =)
- December 1, 2008 at 6:05 AM
- happygeek said...
I LOVE the holiday teacups. (At the very end.)
So cute.
- December 1, 2008 at 7:08 AM
- hannahgarippa said...
You and Trey are CRAAAZY. On Friday my mom said to me, "I wonder if Trey is shopping today?" I said if he is he's probably already home. This was at about 8:00 am.
Picketh me.
- December 1, 2008 at 7:24 AM
- Stacy Ann said...
Ooo, I love these!! I really like all the key ones. Thanks for sharing!!
- December 1, 2008 at 8:02 AM
- Mrs. Troop said...
This is JUST the gift tip that I needed. I am NOT heading out to shop with eight kids. NOT.
Especially with our current stomach virus.
Yeah ornaments! Would love to win one to hang with all of our handmade-at-school things. . .
- December 1, 2008 at 8:24 AM
- Krista said...
what beautiful things she's made - those teacup candles are really lovely.
- December 1, 2008 at 8:24 AM
- Kori said...
OOO ooo I want it. Pick me.
Loved them all. I think I'm addicted.
- December 1, 2008 at 8:42 AM
- Best Life said...
I LOVE this! It's all to cute to choose! Lisa~ email@example.com
- December 1, 2008 at 8:50 AM
- Paul and DeeDee said...
Oh that is really cool! I am also a new etsy addict. I could literally spend all of our money there:)
- December 1, 2008 at 9:53 AM
- Susan said...
Ooh...a giveaway. I love her things. I hope your drawings are easier to win than Pioneer Woman's!!!
- December 1, 2008 at 10:19 AM
- Colored With Memories said...
i love vintage ornaments...
i think you have my email...
- December 1, 2008 at 10:51 AM
- chrys said...
love it! love keys! would be great on our jesse tree for the prophets!
you know where to find me.
- December 1, 2008 at 10:52 AM
- These Three Kings said...
oooooooooo!!!!!! this is one CRAZY MISSIONARY who LOVES FREE STUFF!!!!
thanks for her link!
- December 1, 2008 at 11:03 AM
- kierstin said...
i love etsy too, and this cute ornament.
also curious what Thanksgiving pants are and where to buy some for next year. :)
- December 1, 2008 at 11:33 AM
- The Huffstetlers said...
I'm doing the online shopping thing this year too! I love the ornament you found. Thanks for sharing the site.
- December 1, 2008 at 1:21 PM
- Gayla said...
I just so happened to link to your blog today from the Sola Moms blogroll. I've really enjoyed reading. God bless you for taking in your two extra kiddos. :) I'm curious about your husband's ministry. I live in the DFW area myself, and we go to The Village Church in Highland Village.
Anyway, I do love the ornaments and the site. Love her candles.
- December 1, 2008 at 2:30 PM
- treslyn said...
You can pick me. I am totally open and totally want the ornament.
Please pick me.
With a cherry on top?
- December 1, 2008 at 2:33 PM
- Lori said...
Love etsy! Love her shop. Thanks for sharing! And please enter me. Love the ornament!
- December 1, 2008 at 2:54 PM
- Courtney said...
Oh my word! I have to have the keys... being a Kappa and all ;)
- December 1, 2008 at 3:01 PM
- Abbie said...
Holy crap her stuff is beautiful!!
OOH! PICK ME! PICK ME!! You know you totally want to :)
- December 1, 2008 at 3:13 PM
- Zan said...
Look at you with the fancy give-a-ways...
- December 1, 2008 at 3:27 PM
- Brittany said...
This is my first time commenting on your blog--I love it! Hope y'all had a great Thanksgiving and it was fun seeing you at the CCEF conference in Philly the other weekend! firstname.lastname@example.com
- December 1, 2008 at 3:37 PM
- emily said...
Pick me, pick me!!!!! You know where to find me to deliver that little gem. Don't tell me this is one of those giveaways where you can't be related or anything!! :)
- December 1, 2008 at 4:11 PM
- 5Lips said...
I love Etsy too! My oldest daughter has a shop on there called Beads and Strings. I love the vintage ornaments also.
It's so fun to read your blog, Melissa.
- December 1, 2008 at 4:25 PM
- Christy@pipandsqueak said...
I love etsy and I love that ornament. If I win, my email is on my blog or you can facebook me.
- December 1, 2008 at 5:38 PM
- Andrea said...
Love the ornament. I have already created a space for it on my tree! :)
- December 1, 2008 at 7:06 PM
- Jennifer said...
What a neat idea for a Christmas ornament. firstname.lastname@example.com
- December 1, 2008 at 7:44 PM
- Annie said...
I want it! Pick me!Hey Aunt Melissa its Annie! Pretty please pick me!!!
- December 1, 2008 at 8:06 PM
Okay, so they remind me of Kappa keys. But, that is okay, they are the most precious Kappa keys ever...and I like Kappas. The ornament would make a great addition to our sad tree this year -- which fell over the day we put it up. The stand broke, water and broken ornaments went everywhere! So, we pretty much desperately need the kappa keys. Please think thoughts of me when you draw names! :) Merry Christmas, Melissa!! email@example.com
- December 1, 2008 at 8:07 PM
- Ellen said...
Oooh, so pretty! Pick me! :)
- December 1, 2008 at 8:20 PM
- Ellen said...
Almost forgot! My parents' email is email@example.com.
- December 1, 2008 at 8:25 PM
- Dana said...
What an adorable ornament! I love the old key. Keys like that are great as necklaces, too!
- December 1, 2008 at 9:24 PM
- Terry said...
I learned a couple of years ago that the deals on Black Friday are not as good as sleeping late and staying in PJs all day. Oh how I love to sleep when I can!
LOVE the ornament! So sweet of her to send 2.
- December 1, 2008 at 10:32 PM
- Traci@TotalMomsense said...
Love the key ornaments and the old letter press ornaments.
- December 2, 2008 at 7:46 AM
- Jill said...
What a great plethura of goodies. Yep, put my name in the pot.
- December 2, 2008 at 9:47 AM
- ash said...
I can't wait to explore some more. Here's for KKG---the Kappa key!
- December 2, 2008 at 1:51 PM
- ash said...
forgot my email :)
- December 2, 2008 at 1:52 PM
- Misty said...
wow that is so neat! this is the first year in our first home...and very first full size Christmas tree!! i had so much fun decorating it!
- December 2, 2008 at 7:33 PM
- Sparky said...
Being a fellow Theta - I pop over to your site every once in a while. Funny about the Kappa Keys comment...Kites and Keys - oh those were the days...
- December 4, 2008 at 1:22 PM


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PARKERSBURG -A small but passionate group attended a Tuesday night meeting at the Parkersburg Municipal Building designed to measure support for bringing a minor league baseball franchise to the Mid-Ohio Valley.
The meeting - the third and final scheduled public session on the subject -was highlighted by:
* A slide presentation by Sam Winans, who serves as the co-chairman of the sports committee of the Wood County Development Authority.
* A vote of support from former Major League Baseball all-star Steve Swisher for the project. Swisher said he wasn't just interested in putting a team on the field, but it must be a winning one. He urged the project must be done in a first-class manner and be something about which the Mid-Ohio Valley can take pride.
* A word of caution from long-time Parkersburg resident Eugene DiClemente, who questioned the proposed use of tax increment financing for the Fort Boreman site that keeps getting prominently mentioned by project supporters. DiClemente called for transparency regarding the project and asked who would be responsible for payments on a proposed baseball stadium. He made it clear he wanted the project to proceed, but questioned the manner in which it was being proposed.
Parkersburg Mayor Bob Newell, who attended all three public meetings, told DiClemente the purpose of those meetings was transparency. He told DiClemente his information was "not correct.''
Winans once again explained that the Frontier League, a member of the Independent Professional Baseball Association, is interested in expanding from its 14 existing franchises to a 16-team league. It has targeted two West Virginia locations -Parkersburg and Bridgeport. The league would like to expand for the 2014 season. Winans noted that Parkersburg previously was a member of the Frontier League when the Ohio Valley Redcoats called Bennett Stump Field in the Parkersburg City Park their home from 1993 to 1998.
Winans noted that Bennett Stump Field, while a fine high school facility, is not suited for minor league baseball due to the lack of dressing and shower facilities as well as its location inside the City Park prohibits the sale of beer, a financial necessity.
Winans said Parkersburg has been contacted by groups interested in being involved in the construction of a stadium. including the Billy Ripken Group, which designs stadiums. Ripken is the less famous brother of the legendary Cal Ripken Jr.
Ohio Valley University baseball coach Bob Crawford was on hand to learn about the project and said it would benefit his program. He noted that the West Virginia Conference softball tournament has found a home in Vienna and that he saw no reason why OVU's new conference, the GMAC, wouldn't be interested in conducting its baseball tournament here.
Winans said the next step in the project is to conduct a feasibility study.


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South Snohomish County residents can learn how to "Curb the Congestion" at the Commute Options Expo, May 22, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Mill Creek Foursquare Church, 1415 164th St. SW, Lynnwood. The Commute Options Expo is sponsored by Community Transit and Snohomish County. A Fun Family Carnival will be hosted by The Mill Creek Foursquare Church as part of the event.
During the event, Community Transit and county staff will provide information about transportation options on 164th Street. Oxy Gene, defender of truth, justice and really clean air, will make an appearance.
Rewards for 'green' support
Snohomish County PUD's Planet Power program offers a way for customers to voluntarily support renewable energy projects. The first 600 customers to sign up between now and July 31 will also receive a special $15 Amazon.com gift card. Existing customers just need to increase their subscription by $3/month to qualify.
More than 3,100 PUD customers are now supporting local solar projects by participating in the utility's Planet Power green energy program. The program exemplifies the PUD's ongoing efforts to develop and promote green energy sources throughout its service territory.
Customers can enroll in Planet Power at any time by opting to contribute $3 or more each month as part of their utility bill payment or make a one-time payment toward the program. Every dollar contributed goes directly to operate the program, educate the community and increase the level of energy that is produced from renewable sources.
Sign up for Planet Power by filling out the card in your bill, by calling 425-783-1700 or online at www.snopud.com/planetpower
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1. Roll Call
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3. Commission Special Announcements/Personal Privilege
4. To receive and consider Declaration of Emergency on Setting the Opening Dates of the 2008 Spring Inshore Shrimp Season and Re-Opening Portions of State Outside Waters to Shrimping
5. To receive and hear Update on POS Licensing System
6. To receive and hear Presentation on Lapsed Angler Program
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- Making cakes worth their salt
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The baking industry's challenge is to reduce sodium content while maintaining volume, texture, crumb structure and flavour profile. John Brodie shows how targeting leavening agents can successfully replace sodium content — while also boosting calcium levels appreciably.
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Imagine cutting sodium levels in a baked good by 25 per cent or more. Then imagine using ingredients that at the same time can hike healthful calcium levels by 500 per cent. It can be done.
Most medical experts agree that while salt is an essential nutrient, most people consume too much — Americans get 75 per cent of their sodium from processed foods. Diets high in sodium can contribute to hypertension, heart disease and other related medical conditions.
In the United Sates, the American Medical Association (AMA) has petitioned the FDA to revoke the GRAS status of salt and develop regulatory measures to limit sodium in processed and restaurant foods. The AMA is also asking the FDA to improve sodium labelling, making it easier for consumers to understand the amount of sodium in foods. The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has also petitioned the FDA to revoke the GRAS status of salt. Both the AMA and the CSPI are asking the FDA to lower the Recommended Daily Value by 50 per cent (currently 2,300mg/day). Globally, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Canada and other countries have initiatives in place or are considering regulations to reduce sodium consumption.
Currently in the United States, the FDA allows manufacturers to make a health claim associating diets low in sodium with reduced risk of high blood pressure on a low-sodium food's label. FDA allows the following labelling of sodium:
Sodium-free: less than 5mg per serving.
Very low sodium: 35mg or less per serving or, if the serving is 30g or less or 2 tablespoons or less, 35mg or less per 50g of the food.
Low sodium: 140mg or less per serving or, if the serving is 30g or less or 2 tablespoons or less, 140mg or less per 50g of the food.
Light in sodium: at least 50 per cent less sodium per serving than average reference amount for same food with no sodium reduction.
Reduced or less sodium: at least 25 per cent less per serving than reference food.
The challenge for the baking industry is to reduce sodium content while keeping the same product characteristics (volume, texture, crumb structure) and flavour profile. Approximately 95 per cent of the sodium in baked goods comes from just three ingredients: salt, sodium bicarbonate and the leavening agent.
Salt provides multiple functions in baked goods. In cake-type products it adds flavour and also enhances the flavour of other ingredients and balances the sweetness profile. Salt is an inexpensive ingredient and many manufactures offer salt replacements. Salt contains about 39 per cent sodium. Alternatives to salt are available but formulators must be careful they do not change the current taste profile. Increased cost is also a concern.
The baking industry primarily uses three types of bicarbonate: sodium, potassium and ammonium. Bicarbonates are the source of CO2 that aerates the baked goods. Sodium bicarbonate is the most widely used. It contains about 27 per cent sodium and is the least expensive of the three bicarbonates. Potassium bicarbonate contains no sodium and has 39 per cent potassium — a much-needed nutrient. Potassium bicarbonate is a good replacement for sodium bicarbonate and has been used for years in low-sodium niche markets. Baking characteristics are similar to sodium bicarbonate. However, it is significantly higher in cost, and you need to use 19 per cent more when compared to sodium bicarbonate to achieve the same CO2 level. Ammonium bicarbonate is limited to applications where the moisture content is less than five per cent. This is so the ammonium gas can bake out.


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The Columbian Exchange
Economy in The Columbian Exchange
New World, New Foods
The Columbian Exchange of foods richly improved the European (and African) diet, not only by improving and diversifying its taste but also, in a more basic sense, by simply increasing Old World societies' abilities to feed more people. Starvation, which had long limited population growth in Europe and Africa, was largely overcome through the transplantation of New World foods.
Three staple crops of the Western Hemisphere—corn, potatoes, and cassava—proved to be much more efficient sources of carbohydrates than wheat, the old European standard. An acre of land planted in corn, potatoes, or cassava yielded twice as many calories as an acre planted in wheat. The increased caloric output of farmers who adopted New World crops helped to fuel a surge in Old World populations. In Ireland, for example, widespread peasant farming of the potato allowed the population to soar from barely one million in 1670 to more than 8 million by the time of the infamous Potato Blight of the 1840s. Cassava, a tropical root plant, thrived in the impoverished soils of equatorial Africa, helping to support a population boom in the Congo. (Much of that new population would end up transplanted, involuntarily, to the New World through the Atlantic slave trade.)
In the cases of both Irish potatoes and African cassava, New World plants transplanted to Old World societies helped to sustain millions of lives—lives that were later used as reinforcements in the European colonization of the Americas. Whether or not of their own free choice—largely not, in the case of both Irish and Africans—millions of people nourished on American foods would eventually follow in Columbus's footsteps to repopulate a New World whose native inhabitants had been decimated by disease.
At the same time, the colonies the Europeans established in the New World soon became efficient producers of not only New World crops, but Old World transplants as well. Thus did North America become a key producer of not only corn but also wheat, while the Caribbean and South America came to host the world's greatest plantations of Old World cash crops such as sugar and coffee.
The Columbian Exchange of foodstuffs vastly increased the health and wealth of Europeans and their colonists in the Americas.


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Hit my head with a snowboard just above my right eye and just below the helmet line. I had a bump and a laceration which bled for a few minutes. Severe headaches, confusion, irritability, neck pain, nausea, fatigue, memory loss, dizziness, sleep disturbances, and sensitivity to light and noise were among my symptoms in the days to follow. I don't think the fact that I went back snowboarding that afternoon and skiing that night helped me in anyway. Unfortunately I had to fly home the day after and all that traveling didn't help. Over two months later and I still have the majority of those symptoms, especially the headaches. Went to the doctor and had blood tests and a CT scan done. Everything came back fine.
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I was hit on the head four years ago. I was diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome, post-concussion migraine and epilepsy. I live everyday one day at a time. I cannot make plans to do things because it just depends on how bad the migraines get or if I can actually function that day. I feel for anyone out there who is in my situation. This has turned my world upside down. I have lost my job. I have a hard time spending time with friends and family. I get irritable and so sensitive to light and noise that I most have to stay to myself. But life goes on no matter what and I learned that you have to make yourself better and live with it because after you feel this for so long, you know that you just have to push yourself to do things. Good Luck!
Comment from: 35-44 Female (Patient) Published: March 09
I fell and hit the back of my head two days ago. Sometimes, I feel dizzy and lightheaded and I sometimes I get a slight headache. Also, my head feels tight.
Comment from: momof two, 7-12 Female (Caregiver) Published: March 08
This website was very informative. Being a mom of two very active young boys, we get a lot of bumps and bruises, on the head sometimes. This helped to calm my nerves, when other websites were not as informative. Thanks again!
Comment from: 55-64 Female (Patient) Published: February 25
I was found unconscious at the bottom of stairs. I awoke the next day in ICU with a severe concussion, and I was discharged two days later. It has been 16 days, and I still have headaches, dizziness some nausea and sometimes a little shortness of breath. I remember nothing about the fall which is very frustrating. I want to know what happened to me.
Comment from: Husband and wife, 55-64 (Patient) Published: January 26
My husband and I were in a serious car accident 8 days ago. We both experienced concussions. I experienced dizziness for4 days. He is still very dizzy, particularly when he looks down or turns his head sideways. He also experienced some short-term memory loss (he does not recall what he said to me in the car after the impact). We were both in hospital and discharged. We are using pain relievers when needed, ibuprofen, and resting as much as possible. Our lives were spared and we believe that with time all symptoms will subside.
Comment from: ellie, 35-44 Female (Patient) Published: January 15
I got my concussion from being rear-ended in a car accident, just before I was hit head on. I don't remember much about the accident, but people were telling me that my car did a complete circle and then I went into the other lane and hit an oncoming van. I have had a constant headache and I can't sleep a full night since them. Also, I am finding it harder to focus and I have been getting dizzy and seeing floaters in my eyes.
Comment from: travis, 7-12 Male (Patient) Published: January 15
This is my second concussion, but both times, I could not remember anything. Days afterward, I had headaches, and I felt lightheaded all the time. This time, I was hit in the head by a basketball and hit my head on the bleachers.
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PORTSMOUTH — City workers on Wednesday cut down a 25-foot tree in front of Brian Beakey and Shirley Reed's home on Broad Street and replanted it in Market Square for all eyes to see this holiday season.
The effort took no more than two hours. It featured several Public Works employees, a police detail and a crane donated by Badger-Rand Co. Inc. of Dover. The special spruce tree taken from Beakey and Reed's property will serve as the city's official holiday tree in the downtown this year.
Both Reed and Beakey joined their neighbors Wednesday morning in watching city workers cut down the tree, hoist it in the air using a crane and place it on a trailer. Reed said she was amazed at how efficiently the team of employees were able to cut the tree down and take it off her property.
Having also donated last year's tree, Reed said she is thankful she could contribute to the city's efforts to spread holiday cheer downtown.
Reed said she is also thankful for the new view she and Beakey have in front of their home. "We actually have sunlight coming in our house now," she said.
Once off the property, the large tree was taken to the city's center, where dozens of spectators gathered to watch city workers replant it in the flower bed.
The spruce tree will remain in Market Square through the next few months. City officials are holding a special tree lighting ceremony beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, in Market Square.
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|Case Number
|Log Number
|Date Submitted
|Date of the Event
|UFO appears from blood moon morphs and scales back to original shape before light wall opens and dematerializes UFO in the closing light wall.
|fireball ufo video
Sighting Location
|San Diego
|United States
Sighting Specifics
|Viewing Distance
|Sighting Duration
|Object Features
|Dome, Patterned Surface, Appendage(s), Unknown
|Object Flight Path
|Stationary,Hovering then path,Straight-line path,Path with directional change,Path then hovering,Unknown
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|Weather Factors
Sighting Details
The night was April 14th 2014 and it was the first blood moon of the blood moon tetrads. I was aware the eclipse would be at 10:53 pm so went outside with my telescope and iPad and iPhone. Went out to my balcony where normally I look out west for a good ocean view. That day the moon was over my house south and up in the sky about 60 degrees above the horizon. Made about 15 videos within first hour of watching. Realizing the actual eclipse was not at the time I thought it would be I ended up watching and making much more videos than I thought I would. The video with the footage I captured was 2 minutes and 22 seconds long and had the brightest glows coming from left and right side of blood moon. I also filmed simultaneously an iPhone video next to iPad with not capturing the UFO. The evidence is best captured by the iPad. I found that immediately before eclipse by slowing down the video and listening, there is a specific noise that resembles vibrations in an energy fluctuation that happen as the moon disappears on video. The moon at that time was near the middle of the screen while there was a simultaneous difficulty keeping perfectly focused on the moon and not moving. I noticed the noise when I slowed down the video. As the moon disappeared I had my eyes fixed on the sky, it was very clear for San Diego that night I had not seen any object move through the sky in over an hour of being out there. As the moon reappeared I saw at the exact time a burst of light streak out from the moon being larger than the moon the instant I saw it and 3 times the length. It seemed to roll and bend then disappear in a total time of a second to a second and half. Before I responded audibly, I thought it was a comet or fireball. Quickly changing my mind because my better than 20/15 vision told me the object changed shape seeming to back up in the sky and then roll before disappearing in the distance of 2 inches in the sky. My reaction on the video is "What the f*** was that?" Followed by heavy breathing and few other noises before finally turning off video about a minute after seeing object. Object was white with faint grey white like particles as extreme shape stretched and had grey mist like when disintegrating from largest and longest on video reanimated starship form as it jumps into a wall of white light that appears as cut in sky, pulls in starship like object and never illuminates past the wall of light cut in sky. Only thing that passes wall of light is particles that seemed to trail the object from the instant it was viewable showing a clear linear path from the moon as it appears. The first time it appeared it is the starship form then it stretches and distorts like it does at the end, almost opening what seems to be the portal but suddenly retracts back into starship form before becoming much smaller going backwards towards the moon again and stopping the size and shape of the moon in view . Then it morphs into original starship form again more solid looking than ever it stays in the sky not moving. Image is clearest at this point with a very distinct shape that was repeated earlier. When it starts to move forward for last time it is after a short delay a light wall resembling a cut in the sky illuminates. As the starship moves forward towards the wall of light it dematerializes into the wall of light, where no ambient light passes. The entire time the solid ambient illuminated starship and morphing pattern was bright and an obvious light source in the sky. Only trailing particles pass the wall of light. These are the same particles that faintly are seen as a line behind object in sky and passing through wall of light as it disappears. The close up of a frame of this final particle trail and leftover empty space gap where the wall of light was is incredible, this was where the particles faded into nothing and everything in view was gone. Looks as if the light was cut right out of the sky. After the event I was shaken but cool (after the heavy breathing and gulps) because it was not first weird thing I have seen. I was excited to check iPad for footage of what was in the sky after finding the evidence was captured on video I have not been able to stop thinking of incident and analyzing it in many ways. It���s on my mind a lot. I continued to make videos for an hour after the UFO event. None of the preceding or post event videos showed anything of significance and only included parts of the phases of the blood moon. I was outside from 10:45 pm - 1:00 am 4/15/2014. I believe to the best of my knowledge the actual time was 11:58 pm Pacific time on 4/14/2014 when the phenomenon occurred 1 minute 13 seconds into the 2 minute and 22 second recorded iPad video. When eclipse of blood moon was first seen.
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by Brendan McGinley
There aren't enough comics about talking chimps & superheroes teaming up to fight motorcycle gangs. Thankfully Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril is picking up the slack. Now if only video game studios would get a clue and make an entire genre out of this premise, we'd have a reason to wake up in the morning. Besides bacon, of course. Bacon is the coffee of meats. And Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril is the bacon of neo-retro pulperheroes featuring multiple talking apes.
Anyway, while we enjoy bacon, you enjoy this preview of the latest offering from writer Peter Hogan and artist Chris Sprouse!
Don't miss what comes next in Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril #4!
Brendan McGinley is editor round these parts when not writing comics or Cracked columns. You can say a neighborly hello to him on Twitter @BrendanMcGinley.
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This unique concert series offers audience members a rare behind the scenes look into the craft of performance, and an opportunity for direct discussion and interaction with the world-class Arianna String Quartet as they examine the dynamic process of interpretation and performance. Join the ASQ for five intimate evenings of music and discussion at UMSL Grand Center. Ticket sales benefit UMSL String Scholarships and the KWMU Classical Music Endowment.
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The Arianna Quartet closes out the season with a performance and discussion focusing on the profound genius of Beethoven's Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131. Join the ASQ as they present a glimpse inside one of the greatest masterpieces of Western classical music.
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The Wall Street Journal recently offered a pep-talk for estate planning parents in a recent article aptly titled, "The Inheritance Conversation. Ugh."
One of the key reasons for this essential intergenerational communication is to prepare the inheriting generation for the attending responsibilities. One challenge, of course, is that any "inheritance" carries the risk of robbing a developing person of their work ethic.
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ALAMEDA -- Michael Huff emerged from seclusion long enough Friday to confirm what everyone already knew -- the veteran safety may be playing a lot of cornerback against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
"If I'm out there at corner I'll be ready, and if I'm out there at safety I'll be ready," Huff said.
The Raiders officially ruled out Shawntae Spencer from Sunday's game, meaning they've lost both of their starting cornerbacks in two weeks. Ron Bartell broke his shoulder blade in the opener against San Diego.
One of the challenges this week for the defensive staff has been putting the secondary together like a jigsaw puzzle and hoping the pieces fit. Huff, who made himself scarce during open locker room sessions until Friday, claimed he didn't know the game plan.
Coach Dennis Allen knows it but wasn't getting into specifics.
"We have a pretty good plan for what we're going to do and how we're going to attack that position so we'll be ready on Sunday," Allen said.
Logic and depth suggest Huff will be matched up with wide receivers a good deal of the time, given that Pat Lee and Joselio Hanson are the only other options at cornerback -- and each struggled last week in a 35-13 loss at Miami. The other cornerbacks on the roster, Coye Francies and Phillip Adams, played only on special teams Sunday even after Spencer's departure.
Matt Giordano, an extra defensive back in some packages, has had success playing free safety in Huff's absence before.
The question is whether Huff will play outside as a true corner or in the slot, a position he's more familiar with as a nickel back. In Hanson's seven years with the Philadelphia Eagles, his best work has also come as a slot defender, rather than on the outside.
Huff said he has no problem playing on the island.
"For me, outside is easier than inside, because inside, you're working on slot, quick receivers," he said. "Outside is pretty much just press and run, more deep routes."
Huff was told by the previous regime that he might be moving to cornerback this season. Allen said there was no thought given to that by his staff, but when asked why Huff could play corner, said, "speed and athleticism. ... You've got to be able to run and play out there on the edge, and he can certainly do that."
Pittsburgh has two swift receivers in Antonio Brown and Mike Wallace, and a quarterback in Ben Roethlisberger whose strength is breaking out of the pocket and delivering passes off of broken plays.
Of Wallace, Huff said, "Fastest kid in the world. You see him on film and you see corners playing off . . . he is probably track Olympic fast."
Right tackle Khalif Barnes (groin) was listed as out along with Spencer (foot). Willie Smith is the likely starter, Allen said, although rookie Tony Bergstrom has taken reps at that tackle position of late, and Joe Barksdale is also available.
Kicker Sebastian Janikowski (groin) is listed as questionable but Allen expects him to play.
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The waxy mutation reduces amylose starch and increases amylopectin starch concentration in sorghum, and together these changes in starch composition increase the digestibility of sorghum grain for livestock and the conversion efficiency of sorghum grain to ethanol. Near-isogenic lines containing the waxy mutation were developed that are adapted to the northern sorghum region of the USA. Grain from waxy and wild-type lines was screened for fungal pathogen, which can affect grain yield or affect grain quality. The results showed that waxy sorghum lines were not more susceptible to grain infections than wild-type lines. (301/03/C) (303/03/B)
Biological controls are important management tools for plant pests and pathogens. Two soil bacteria were identified which have potential as biological control agents, because they inhibit the growth of soil borne fungal pathogens that infect both sorghum grain and stalks. This information may lead to new ways to control these pathogens, which impact both grain and biomass yields. (303/04/A)
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Griess, J., Mason, S., Jackson, D., Galusha, T., Pedersen, J.F., Yaseen, M. 2011. Environment and hybrid influences on rapid visco analysis starch properties of food-grade grain sorghum. Crop Science. 51(4):1757-1766.
Lee, S.J., Warnick, T.A., Pattathill, S., Alveo-Maurosa, J.G., Serapiglia, M.J., Young, N.F., Schnell, D.J., Smart, L.B., Hahn, M.G., Pedersen, J.F., Mccormick Ford, H., Brown, V. 2012. Biological conversion assay for determining plant feedstock quality. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 5:5.
Sattler, S.E., Palmer, N.A., Saballos, A., Greene, A.M., Xin, Z., Sarath, G., Vermerris, W., Pedersen, J.F. 2012. Identification and characterization of 4 missense mutations in brown midrib 12 (Bmr12); the caffeic O-methyltranferase (COMT) of sorghum. BioEnergy Research. 5: 855-865. DOI 10.1007/s12155-012-9197.
Saballos, A., Sattler, S.E., Sanchez, E., Foster, T., Xin, Z., Kang, C., Pedersen, J.F., Vermerris, W. 2012. Sorghum Brown midrib 2 (Bmr2) gene encodes the major 4-coumarate Coenzyme A ligase involved in lignin synthesis. Plant Journal. 70:818-830.


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By Billy Graham • February 11, 2008 • Topics: Suicide
Yes, God will help you as you turn to Him and discover what it means to walk with Him every day. The Bible says, "No good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless" (Psalm 84:11).
How does God help us? First, He helps us by giving us the strength to do what is right. When we turn to Christ and ask Him to forgive us and help us, He comes to live within us by His Spirit. We are never alone when we know Christ, for God now dwells within us! He is with us every minute of the day, and He helps us as we turn in faith to Him. His Spirit encourages and helps us when discouragement or temptation comes our way. The Bible says, "The Spirit helps us in our weakness" (Romans 8:26).
He also helps us by reminding us that He loves us, and we are His children forever. If you forget everything else I say, I hope you will remember this: God loves you. He knows all about your struggles and failures, but He still loves you–and the proof is that He was willing to send His only Son into the world to die for you. Your life will never be the same once you realize how much God loves you.
Don't face the future alone, or try to meet it only in your own strength. Instead, by a simple prayer of faith ask Christ to come into your life today–and He will. Then turn to Him every day and thank Him for His love and His constant presence with you.
I've thought about suicide for two years, I gave my life to Christ but i have trouble trusting him because of my failures in the past. I took the wrong path career wise and now I feel like a failure. I've been through some painful setbacks that have destroyed my hope for my future, I am unemployed and I feel like a loser and a hopeless, worthless excuse for a person, but I want to trust the Lord and put my faith and hope where it belongs, in him. I can be stubborn and I'm trying to let go of the past and stop my suicidal thoughts. Pray for me, and thanks. Your message is appreciated.


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