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The 10 Dumbest Things on TV So Far This Season
TV is widely reviled as the dumbest medium. I can't argue with that. Here's 10 moments from the last few weeks or so that stand out as pillars of dumbness in a dumb wasteland.
#10. The Ultimate Anti-Sniper Strategy (Revolution)
The premise of the new J.J. Abrams/Eric Kripke drama Revolution is that all the electricity went out for some mysterious reason and we have gone back to lifestyles of the Civil War, complete with Civil War uniforms and, for some reason, muskets.
I don't really know guns, but you know, they're the kind you have to muzzle load like you are one of George Washington's soldiers.
I don't know why they use muskets, because I'm pretty sure the manufacturing process for a repeating rifle (you put in a bunch of rounds and take a bunch of shots in a row) doesn't require electricity, since they've been making them since the mid-1800s or something. I mean, the machine gun was invented during the Civil War. You can make some pretty deadly guns without electricity. It's not some ragtag bunch of outlaws, either -- it's the dominant military power in what's left of the U.S. I don't know, maybe they burned all the books about how to make things and raided a Civil War museum. Whatever.
The point is that the bad guys have muskets in this particular scene, and they run into a good guy sitting on a roof with a modern military sniper rifle.
Bad news for them! The commander quickly pulls all his troops under cover (well, apparently it takes him several hours, because it gets dark) and formulates a plan.
Quick, what kind of plan would you come up with to take out a sniper, an enemy who can quickly and accurately take out single targets? That's right! Send one guy at a time! "Go go go!" he says.
The guy go go goes!
Blam! Thump. Oh, that didn't work. What does he do now?
He thinks about it. "Send another man!" he says. His reasoning is that soon they will run out of bullets. I don't know, how about maybe send 10 guys at him? Maybe the sniper shoots three of them and the other seven take the roof and cave the guy's head in, because the sniper is all alone on the roof for some reason and all the good guys are inside talking about their feelings. Or I don't know, keep sending lone guys, hoping that one of them is bulletproof.
#9. "Drink Every Last ... Oops" (Revolution)
Captain Neville is the Revolution writers' attempt at creating a complex bad guy character who carries out evil deeds but has his own rationalization for them and shows flashes of humanity. How it actually plays out is that he seems to have severe emotional stability problems, switching from rambling, homespun short stories to flashes of anger apparently at random, like Nomi Malone in another character development masterpiece, Showgirls.
At one point, he taunts his captive by saying, "When General Monroe finds out, he's gonna be irate. Might even have my head." Then he smirks, as if to say, "You'd like that, I bet."
Then the kid says, predictably, "Let's hope," because that's exactly what Neville is hinting at. Instead of a wry "We'll see about that," Neville's smile dissolves into a look of shock that his taunt had its predicted effect and he slaps the kid.
Essentially, he's going, "You'd like to see me dead, wouldn't you?" and the kid is saying, "Yes," and he's saying, "YES!! YES?!?! HOW CAN THIS BE!" like it came out of fucking nowhere.
Later, in one of his "moments of humanity," he gives a vial of poison to one of his men who has been mortally wounded, telling him that it will kill him quickly and end his suffering. "Drink every last drop," he says slowly and deliberately, like this is the exact killing dose. The dying man grabs it desperately and ...
Oh no. Poison flying everywhere. Neither of them bats an eye, they keep talking about death, the soldier eventually drinks the poison and I assume passes out, probably to later awaken in agony underground, where they have buried him under the assumption that he is dead. I didn't see that scene, they must have cut it for time.
#8. Charlie's Completely Absorbing Flashbacks (Revolution)
In Revolution, you can always tell that someone is having a flashback because they stop right where they are standing and drift off.
Remembering something, the writers imply, is pretty much like going into a coma. Previously, Charlie had been walking through the woods when she somehow realized that an expert tracker was on her tail and was able to get the jump on him by luring him into a trap.
Even though the audience did not hear or see him, she taunts him with how he was "stomping around like an elephant," showing her to be an alert backwoodswoman, attuned to the slightest sound.
Later, however, she has a flashback in the woods that evidently transports her mind to another plane ...
... because someone just walks up to her and taps her on the shoulder.
And it freaks the hell out of her.
Fortunately it's just her uncle, Miles, who seems just as surprised to have taken her by surprise.
Look, I don't know, maybe her amazing concentration on her flashbacks is one of her powers/weaknesses, but considering what a great hunter and survivalist the show implies she is, you'd think she would have learned at this point to avoid having flashbacks while alone in a hostile environment. "Well, I know the bad guys are after me, and no one's got my back here, but I think this might be a good time to stop and lose myself in memories about my dead parents."
#7. "I'm Ashamed of Saving Our Lives" (Revolution)
At one point in the masterpiece serial Revolution, the traveling companions are sleeping when a band of ruffians takes them by surprise, laying out a plan for the evening that involves rape and murder. Maggie, the older mentor figure, offers the attackers a bottle of whiskey.
"Thanks!" says the ruffian, knowing that you can always trust a gift of consumables from someone you've just threatened with rape and murder. To everyone's great surprise, the whiskey turns out to be poisoned!
Much blood is coughed up! The whiskey, combined with a bit of fighting, saves their lives. Later on, Maggie attempts to pass on some wisdom to her younger charge, saying, "Charlie, I'm telling you, you can't trust anyone."
Because she is a young person, Charlie must contradict everything the mentor figure says, and spits back, "Is that why you carry poisoned whiskey?"
"Yes!" any reasonable person would say here, "And clearly it came in handy! How are you enjoying being not-raped!" But Maggie just looks chagrined, like Charlie has totally got her.
The poor soul stews in silent shame, having to live with the burden of poisoning some poor rapist-bandits who just wanted to violate and kill them. Truly she was the real monster all along.
#6. The Easily Dodged Arrow Trap (Revolution)
In order to tempt viewers with the false hope that the whiny main character would be killed, Revolution's writers set up a tantalizing cliffhanger where Charlie is tied up in front of an elaborate arrow trap.
This is one of those ironic Saw-style traps where, when her rescuers open the door, it will shoot the arrow into her face and kill her. Unfortunately, this is all left up to speculation, and she is never in any actual danger from the arrow. Once her captor leaves the room, she starts shaking from side to side in the chair, her head easily clearing the arrow's path on either side of her swing.
I'm just saying, there isn't a lot of suspense here. I guess she tries to make it suspenseful by constantly wiggling back and forth instead of just hanging out on one side, safe from the arrow. That just raises other questions. Why does she feel the need to give the trap an opportunity by constantly passing in front of it? Is she teasing it? Does she feel like it's unsportsmanlike to not give it a fair chance? Does she realize that it's an inanimate object?
Well, Revolution promised to raise a lot of interesting questions, and I guess it technically does.


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I thought of this thread listening to Ken Daniels say the ubiquitous, "Datsyuk - still has the puck." Nobody can seem to take it off of him, why should the other side be any different.
Anyway, what are your suggestions for any Wing, past or present? Think funny or poignant.
EDIT: Sorry to the magical thinkers here that consider this thread bad mojo.
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Montana contains over one-quarter of the coal reserves in the United States. Coal companies which are already actively mining throughout the state plan to capitalize on the growing global energy shortage by ramping up extraction, expanding rail lines to the Pacific coast, and shipping coal to Asia. The prospect of increased coal extraction and shipping has mobilized environmental activists throughout the Northwest and NLG members are supporting them every step of the way.
Activists in Washington and Oregon are challenging the proposed coal ports along the coast while communities along the railroad lines are doing their part to oppose the project, which would have huge health and environmental impacts. Activists are using a variety of tactics, from municipal resolutions to civil disobedience. Guild members Larry Hildes and Karen Weill began by working with protesters focused on the proposed coal terminal at Cherry Point, in the pair's home state of Washington, but Montana legal support proved harder to organize.
Montana has little in the way of visible Guild presence, so anti-coal organizers contacted Guild chapters in neighboring states months ahead of a planned week of civil disobedience in August 2012. Fortunately, with support from the National Office, Northwest members were able to assemble a legal team including Montana Guild lawyers Bob Gentry, Summer Nelson, and Craig Shannon.
Montana doesn't make it easy for out-of-state attorneys to appear in court. The state's pro hace vice rules require an out-of-state attorney to pay $345 per case, making local counsel necessary not only for meeting the requirements, but also for maintaining the meager funds of grassroots activists. The rules also limit a pro hace vice attorney from appearing more than twice without major cause so, in the long run, legal support for these kinds of actions should really be home grown.
Nevertheless, the idea of stopping the coal at its source drew activists from 16 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces to Helena, Montana's capital, to pressure the State Land Board (SLB) to stop leasing public land to coal companies. Hosted by the Montana-based Blue Skies Campaign and supported by several national climate justice groups, the Coal Export Action promised eight days of civil disobedience at the offices of the governor and secretary of state, both SLB members.
During the protests, the legal team put in long days, acting as Legal Observers® at marches, conducting Know Your Rights briefings for each group of arrestees (the week saw 23 people arrested and charged with misdemeanor trespass) and handling jail support and arraignments. Fortunately, the activists staffing the jail support line were incredible. Also, the Helena Police Department's incident commander for the week appeared to respect the right to political expression, as evidenced by the limited police presence at the protest site.
Issues did not arise until the third day of civil disobedience, when one of the activists declined to give employment and marital status information during booking in the county jail. The following day, the county jail staff forced the issue again, this time by requesting social security numbers during booking, which new arrestees refused to give. Jail staff told arrestees that they could not see the judge until they were booked and that they could not be booked until they gave this information.
In hindsight, the legal team should have tracked the information that booking officers requested from each group of arrestees in order to brief subsequent groups on what to expect to during booking, and to monitor any change in booking protocols as the week of protest went on.
All 23 activists who sat in pled not guilty. They plan to put the coal companies and the State Land Board on trial. Organizers from several of the national climate justice groups were among the accused, hopefully ensuring continued national support for the Montana activists. Rick Bass, a Montana author, also participated and the saga of his criminal case will likely continue to draw media attention to the need to resist Big Coal.


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For so many years I have been reading Allan Bell's column! Every week I want to call him up on the phone and tell him how much I love his writing. I went to the phone book, looked up his number and it wasn't there
So, I'm signing up for the Message Board just to say THANK YOU ALLAN BELL!! You are great and you should write a book! (Maybe you have.....I will buy it)


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A young child (Normally male) about 3 foot tall with a squeaky voice, dressed in uniform or full chav-suit that calls everything gay and enjoys wasting his food by throwing it afew centimetres. Also take offence by anything, even waving at them.
Normal person: Hah look, A Mini Chav, How cute.
Mini chav: Shut up gay!
Mini chav: Shut up gay!
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Started from the word chav (obviously) these are young chavs who act like their chav older brothers and sisters but steal things that aren't worth as much.
these minichavs in town cried after someone shouted boo
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Trucker slang, refers to a beaver or buffalo who is known to go from one semi to another, servicing the drivers. From the practice of moving between two closely-parked semis via the opened side doors of the sleepers, without touching the ground.
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The Stetson women's soccer team is a week into the 2013 preseason, and just one day away from its first exhibition contest of the fall. The Hatters host one of the top ranked teams in NCAA Division II in Armstrong Atlantic on Friday, and the squad is more than excited for the season to get started.
Come on out to watch the Hatters at the Athletic Training Center on Friday at 6:00 p.m., but first watch Head Coach Manoj Khettry and seniors Amber Grose, Virginia Davis, Alexis Trybinski, Victoria Troccoli, Alyssa Welsh, and Kait Jones preview the season in this video.


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The Division III girls regional at Hedges-Boyer Park has long been known as challenging, with tough hills, interesting weather and fierce competition.
But no matter the conditions, it was a given that area runners - and more than likely a team or two - would advance to state.
Until Saturday.
Three top-10 teams and another ranked 15th, all with fast packs, combined with a muddy course to snare the majority of individual state berths available, resulting in 2012 being the first time since a year began with a 19 that an area school won't have a runner at the state meet.
"This is a tough regional. You've probably got the No. 1 and 2 teams in the state coming out of our region in Coldwater and Liberty Center, and Liberty-Benton's probably a top-five team," Calvert coach Stewart Behm said after his team ended 11th. "This is a very tough region.
"But to finish as well as we did ... We beat a few teams that beat us the last couple weeks," he said. "My girls ran very good today, I was pleased with how they ran today."
Behm was close in his assessment.
Coldwater, tied atop the state coaches poll, held off fourth-ranked Liberty Center 52-61 for the team crown, while No. 10 Liberty-Benton claimed third (117).
Meanwhile, 15th-ranked Spencerville captured a three-way battle for the fourth and final state berth, scoring 170 points, while Fort Recovery edged Toledo Christian 176-178 for fifth.
The top 16 individuals and top four teams qualified for the state meet.
Calvert outscored Hopewell-Loudon 269-280 for 11th, with Sandusky St. Mary taking 13th (288).
It marked the second week in a row the Senecas had upended Midland Athletic League rival Hopewell-Loudon after H-L won the league title. St. Mary had beaten Calvert for second at the district meet last week.
"The girls ran very good today. I couldn't be more pleased. I think it was a very good experience for the underclassmen, and we're going to start next year where we ended this year," Behm said.
Olivia Smith, in just her second race after nursing an injury for six weeks, ran 20th (20:52.88) for Calvert to lead all area runners.
Behm said having the junior reach state for the second year in a row would have been difficult in any year, but moreso now because of her injury and the overall depth of the teams at the regional - 10 of the individuals in the top 16 came from teams earning state berths.
"It would have been tough [for her to advance] anyway," Behm said. "I'm always going to look back on the season and wonder what she could have done if she'd been injury-free all season, but that wasn't the way it was meant to be this year, and we'll pick up next year where we left off and do even better."
Sydney Berlekamp added a 75th (22:13.52) for Calvert.
Hopewell-Loudon got a 48th from Shelby Raudebaugh (21:38) and a 55th from Erin Reinhart-Anez (21:45.63).
As with Smith, three other area 2011 state qualifiers did not earn a return this year.
Lakota junior Cariss Reese claimed 23rd (20:55.33), St. Wendelin sophomore Jocelyn Reinhart clocked in 29th (21:07.14) and Mohawk senior Julia Daniel finished 42nd (21:30.96).
Seneca East's Anna Willman came in 39th (21:20.42), St. Wendelin's Victoria Volpe ended 52nd (21:40.21) and Old Fort's Kayla Garza took 79th (22:19.82).
Meanwhile, Columbian found the Division II race to be just as challenging - six of the top seven teams entered with state rankings, and 11 of the individuals finishing in the top 16 came from state-qualifying teams.
Top-ranked Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary cruised to the team championship with 27 points, with No. 12 Woodridge upsetting No. 3 Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy 92-103 for second. Crestwood, ranked 13th, claimed the fourth and final team berth with 117 points.
Seventh-ranked Napoleon (171), Wauseon (173) and No. 20 Bellevue (174) finished fifth through seventh.
Columbian ended 13th with 334 points.
"We were shooting for top 10. We didn't get that, but the girls ran good, and that was the main thing we wanted to do," TC coach Nikki Hintze said. "We're very happy to be here, obviously, and for all the girls to go out on their last race [this year] on a good race will always be the most important thing for the team.
"It would have taken a really, really, really good team race and a really, really good individual race [to advance]. So just knowing the girls ran their best was the most important thing," she said.
Senior Hanna Musil's 67th (21:47.57) paced the Tornadoes, and sophomore Abrie Smith came in 73rd (22:06.06).


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MARTINSBURG - Only six weeks into the approximately 12-week flu season, health officials are naming an "epidemic" in the virus sweeping the nation, the Eastern Panhandle being no exception.
According to Chuck Hilty, director of the emergency department, City Hospital, which last week was put on "red alert" for approximately two hours after a surge in patient volume partially attributed to the flu, the number of cases has increased dramatically over the past month.
"The flu shot that everybody got covers certain types of flu. This flu is not the same as what everybody got flu shots for," Hilty said. "This flu is especially virulent."
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Above, Natalie Rauwolf, 9, winces as she receives a flu shot from LPN Anna Fiore at the Dean West Clinic in Madison, Wis.
Cases of patients experiencing what Hilty terms, "influenza-like" illness has also jumped. However, Hilty said, as the flu swab remains only 50 percent accurate, instances of influenza-like illness are difficult to diagnose and, generally, all flu-related patients are treated the same: fever-reducing medication, fluid and rest.
"Flu is especially dangerous in the very young and very old," Hilty said. "Those are the patients that get admitted. The rest of us who get the flu - we just kind of have to suck it up."
As the flu is a viral illness, Hilty said, antibiotics, for the most part, remain ineffective.
The Berkeley County Health Department detailed the area's flu figures at the Berkeley County Council meeting Thursday.
"We've been remaining quite busy. Normally at this time of year we are winding down from our flu shot season, but we haven't been," the health department's Bill Kearns said. "So far this year, we've administered over 4,000 doses of flu vaccine, and I envision us getting close to 5,000 doses."
The department, Kearns said, takes walk-ins throughout the week when there is availability. Additionally, flu vaccination clinics are offered September through May, Monday from 1 to 3:30 p.m. and on Friday.
"The flu season being early and looking like it's going to be a severe season nationwide that's true and we're seeing that in this area as well," the heath department's Dr. Diana Gaviria said.
Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported "widespread" flu activity across the map, save California, Mississippi and Hawaii, with the addition of the District of Columbia - measured as exhibiting "local activity."
"West Virginia is reporting widespread activity and 40 or 41 other states are reporting widespread activity, too," Gaviria said Thursday, prior to the latest report. "The numbers that we're seeing would also tell us that we're facing a heavy impact from the flu."
Determining the difference between the common cold and the flu can be difficult. However, a major telling factor, according to the CDC, is the presence of a fever.
"You just get sick and you feel terrible," Hilty said. "Your best bet is just fluids, rest, treat the symptoms."
To prevent flu onset, Hilty suggests washing hands, avoiding crowds, plenty of rest and proper nutrition.
- Staff writer Holly Shok can be reached at 304-263-3381, ext. 131, or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Hadley O'Brien thought that Tony Kampos and Jacob Cubone were so righteous and humpable that she would be tweazin' the clit every night with the thought of the two.
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Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Hanahan opened the season with a tight loss to former region foe James Island on Friday night.
The Trojans, moved up to Class AAAA in the most recent realignment, knocked off the Hawks 29-27 at Wiley Knight Stadium.
Reggie Rosarios 34-yard field goal with less than seven minutes left was the difference for James Island. The Trojans also had a pair of goal line stands in the fourth quarter.
They made new coach Ike Allred a winner in his debut.
Running back Vontre Howard scored two short rushing touchdowns for the Hawks, while fellow running back Cyrone White also scored on a short run.
Receiver Saaehim Brooks had a 10-yard touchdown catch from quarterback Walt Fagan.
James Island led 21-7 and 26-13 in the second quarter before Hanahan rallied to take the lead, 27-26, in the third quarter on Howards second 4-yard touchdown run.
Hanahan travels to county rival Timberland Friday. The Hawks won 41-0 last season.
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013
The South Carolina Stingrays recently announced select promotional dates for the 2013-14 season including fan-favorites Opening Night/Alumni Game, Pack the House and Pink in the Rink.
The full promotional schedule will be announced at a later date.
The Stingrays kick off the home schedule of their 21st season of hockey in the Lowcountry on Oct. 26 with Opening Night, Stingrays Alumni Game, Zooperstars! and magnet schedule giveaway at 7:05 p.m. at the North Charleston Coliseum. Hall of Fame players such as Jason Fitzsimmons, Dave Seitz, Brett Marietti, Nate Kiser, Rob Concannon and Matt Scherer along with fan-favorites Pierre-Luc O'Brien, Johann Kroll, Trevor Johnson and more return to the Coliseum ice for a pregame alumni game before the Stingrays battle the Greenville Road Warriors later that night. The world-famous Zooperstars! will perform during the intermissions and the first 5,000 fans receive a 2013-14 magnet schedule.
Hockey Heroes for Epilepsy presented by the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Department of Neurosciences and the South Carolina Advocates for Epilepsy (S.A.F.E.) returns on Nov. 16. This season, Stingrays players will wear special purple Epilepsy Awareness jerseys with a live postgame jersey auction. A portion of the proceeds benefit MUSC's Research and Education in Epilepsy Fund (R.E.E.F.) and S.A.F.E. Hockey Heroes for Epilepsy will also host a silent auction on the Coliseum's main concourse during the game. The one-night-only jerseys will be revealed at MUSC in downtown Charleston in early November.
"My son, Erick, was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2007 and disappointed with the lack of epilepsy awareness and support in the Lowcountry, I wanted to find a way to reach and teach a lot of people at one time," said Karen St. Marie, Founder and Executive Director of S.A.F.E. "Being a Stingrays season ticket holder, a hockey game seemed like the perfect venue. Our first Hockey Heroes for Epilepsy event was held in 2010 and was a huge success. Proceeds from the games and silent auctions have enabled S.A.F.E. to establish chapters in Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head. S.A.F.E. has also donated approximately $30,000 to R.E.E.F. at MUSC."
Pack the House Night, where all tickets are $5 and parking is free, comes back on Jan. 25. On Feb. 22, the Stingrays celebrate the eighth annual Pink in the Rink presented by East Cooper Medical Center benefitting Susan G. Komen Lowcountry. Players will skate on pink ice and wear special Pink in the Rink jerseys with a live postgame auction to help fight breast cancer. Pink Packs, the exclusive ticket packages, and Pink in the Rink merchandise will be available later in the season. The jerseys will be unveiled at Easter Cooper Medical Center in Mt. Pleasant in early February.
"East Cooper Medical Center and The Charleston Breast Center are proud to sponsor the South Carolina Stingrays 'Pink in the Rink Night,'" said Jason Alexander, CEO of East Cooper Medical Center. "Next season will mark the fifth year that we have sponsored this event to help raise funds for Susan G. Komen Lowcountry and to bring awareness about the importance of early detection of breast cancer."
Sundays mean the return of Kid's Day featuring $5 kid's tickets and kid's meals and Skate with the Rays and Postgame Autographs. Visit StingraysHockey.com for complete details. The Stingrays Friday Family Four Pack also makes a comeback for the 2013-14 season. Fans receive four tickets, four hotdogs, four sodas and large popcorn for $55 at the Coliseum Box Office. Every Tuesday, fans can enjoy Hockey Happy Hour with $2 beer and 2-for-1 tickets at the Box Office.
The Stingrays close the regular season with The Post and Courier Hall of Fame Night and Fan Appreciation Night on April 11.
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IBM's Elastic Storage Servers
There's a lot more here than a cute name
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- Power System S822 data sheet (648KB)
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- Ideal for consolidation of multiple applications and infrastructure workloads in a virtualized environment, bringing together business transaction processing with infrastructure for social and mobile solutions
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Serves 8 |
Prep Time 10 minutes |
Cook Time 20 minutes
2 cups organic unbleached white flour
1/2 tsp Eden Sea Salt
2 1/2 tsp non-aluminum baking powder
1/4 cup Eden Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/3 cup Edensoy Unsweetened
1/4 cup Eden Barley Malt Syrup
1/4 cup organic maple syrup
Preheat oven to 350°. Combine flour, salt and baking powder in a mixing bowl. Add the olive oil. Using your hands sift the flour and oil between your hands to thoroughly blend. Add the Edensoy and mix with a spoon. Roll the dough out onto a floured surface until 1/2" thick. Cut the biscuits into 2" to 2 1/2" rounds and place on a lightly oiled cookie sheet. Bake for 20 minutes or until slightly golden. Heat the syrups in a small saucepan on very low. When the biscuits are done remove, slice and lightly drizzle with sweet sorghum.
Yields: 8 biscuits
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A man who was viciously attacked by his pit bull stabbed the dog after he and a second person were bitten multiple times, police said.
The Stockton Police Department said officers responded to the 1900 block of North San Joaquin Street on Wednesday to reports of a dog attack.
The dog's owner told officers he was forced to stab his pit bull during a struggle in the kitchen, according to police.
The owner and a second man suffered bite wounds and were taken to a hospital for treatment.
The dog was taken to an emergency veterinarian clinic, where it later died, police said.


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A move resembling teh Schwein often used by CIMA and Michael Modest, it is called the 'Shubain' by the uninformed, and when done by its user abuser RockNRoll1, he says 'YEAH!'
Then RockNRoll hit the YEAH! Rock Crusher at 1:23 and got a Critical. It was a decent match, but because he didn't hit 12 finishers, the rating will be brought down.
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Crusher of rocks, usually accompanied by a yell of "YEAH!"
YEAH! He CRITICALS him with the Rock Crusher!
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a euphemism for drug smuggling or trafficking, usually involving the mob.
my sister stopped seeing that Giovanni dude after she was informed about the "trucking" industry he was in.
โดย Mace 19 เมษายน 2006
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An event that involves using a flashlight and a pillow on an unsuspecting sleeping person, where you whisper "There's a truck in the road" and you repeat the phrase over and over again with increasing volume, while flashing lights in their closed eyes. Eventually you shout "The truck is here!" and when the sleeper sits up, you whack him or her with the pillow.
At summercamp, trucking is customary on the last night of the summer; especially with the campers you do not like.
โดย Big_Slick 09 พฤศจิกายน 2005
Masturbating with a dildo
It felt so good, trucking myself to orgasm. I was totally putting the rubber to the road.
โดย The Cockring Buddha 18 สิงหาคม 2016
When someone tricks another someone to sleep with them, in particular referring to an intense, sideways rocking position.
trick + sideways fucking = trucking!
trick + sideways fucking = trucking!
Girl: Bob, are you trucking me?!
Boy: I wouldn't dare.
Boy: I wouldn't dare.
โดย slippery_nipple8 08 มิถุนายน 2015
When someone is on LSD and you take a pillow and a flashlight, run at them with the flashlight on and hit them in the face with a pillow. then, yell, "TRUCK!" usually is followed by the person thinking that they were hit by a truck. Person trucking+good trip=bad trip.
(trucking is situational)
โดย smurf 12 มีนาคม 2005
The humorus act of pushing over animals ie:cats,and dogs while there pooping.
I just went trucking now the neighbors dog has poop all over himself.
โดย alyandbo91 09 มกราคม 2012
Trucking is when you are bumped in a semi crowded area. Most of the time trucking happens intentionally.
Did you see that bicth she just trucked me, danm near took my arm off?
I guess it is trucking season!
I guess it is trucking season!
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"In everyone there is a demon, but those who can embrace it, not as a curse but as a gift, can use it as the sword of the heavens, or the spear of hell itself."
And Shepherds we shall be.For thee, my Lord, for thee.Power hath descended forth from Thy hand,That our feet may swiftly carry out Thy command.So we shall flow a river forth to theeAnd teeming with souls shall it ever be
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Community Development director to be part-time
May 13, 2013
MARTINSBURG — At their meeting Thursday, Martinsburg City Council members voted to change the Community Development Department's director position from a full-time city employee to a part-time......
But you added an Assistant Police Chief position who makes a lot more than that salary and it was not needed. The Mayor (Karos) is way past his prime and needs to go, the Chief is not qualified or capable to lead and the force is in severe decay with a few young guns with poor attitudes. Also, Mr. Baldwin and the other worthless councilman need to go as well. I would not want to be one of the good cops on this city police dept and there are a few. But hey, nobody really cares about the city anymore. There are no real inhabitants within the city limits anymore. If there is, they are hiding within their concertina barbed wire and motion detector property next to slumlord land. Get rid of the slumlord properties and the scum won't have a place to reside.
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Has Jason Baker ever voted yes to anything?
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Thank goodness for Jason Baker or the Mayor, Manager and City Council would be nothing more than a "political patronage team" or PAC for all the local business men, developers and other personal agenda scoundrels. Good job Mr. Baker. Keep them honest!!!
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Patriot, The Assistant Police Chief is a full time position. The mayor will "go" when he losses an election. I have nothing but respect for Chief Miller. As I have said before I advocate for less officers with higher pay. "No real inhabitants within city limits" what the heck does that mean? "Scum"? I hope you are not a follower of God to call fellow humans "Scum". I do agree that I agree with Mr Baker and Knowles no vote and the reasons they voted no.
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Einstein, yes I know it is a full time position. It wasn't needed. That would have freed up money for this position and another cop or like you said, higher salary for other officers. They also need to stop allowing the officers to take their cars home. No other city allows that perk. It's totally ridiculous. The amount of money spent on gas and maintenance so they can take their cars home is abssurd. I don't live in the city and no longer own rental property there. It wasn't worth it. As for city elections, nobody votes except the retired population and the cronies supporting the mayor, city council and their own personal agenda. As for my religious convictions, that's none of your business. As for Chief Miller, the department continues to decay under his leadership.
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You are correct, your religious convictions are none of my business, and I can understand why you no longer live or own property in the city. However referring to those that live there as scum or saying no "real inhabitants" is shameful. Allowing the officers to take the cruisers home is a nice perk that helps keep good officers in lieu of higher pay which you say you endorse. ? I highly doubt that Martinsburg is the ONLY city that does this. As far as whether it was needed or how much the department is in "decay", I am not that informed to argue other than to say law enforcement is one heck of a tough job.
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"McMillan said she is "absolutely comfortable with the proposal."
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"What we would pay for part-time, 24 hours a week, is more than what most city employees make who are fully full-time."
Exactly!! Mo Money, Mo Money, Mo Money for our pay and retirements while the rest of you lower class divide up whats left. Vote for another levy why don't you. lmbo
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on December 29, 2012 - 12:07 AM
The man at the epicenter of the Buffalo Bills' season-long defensive struggle stood silent Friday.
Embattled defensive coordinator Dave Wannstedt turned down an interview request with The News following the Bills' final practice of the season. It's possibly the final one he'll ever get.
It's been a trying year – to put it kindly – for Wannstedt in his first season as coordinator. His unit is languishing at or near the bottom of several key statistical categories, and threatening to set franchise records for defensive futility.
"The job is production and winning and we haven't gotten there," coach Chan Gailey said this week. "We knew that we were going to have some work to do to get it done and haven't gotten it done yet."
Nowhere is that more evident than on the defensive side of the ball.
Led by Gailey and quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, the Bills are 19th offensively in yards and 20th in points per game. Those numbers are below where the Bills hoped to rank, but not drastically different than expected.
The same can not be said for the defense, which has underachieved to a significant degree. Consider:
• The Bills have allowed 5,474 yards this season, an average of 364.9 per game. If they allow their season average Sunday to the New York Jets, they'll finish with 5,839 yards allowed, which would be the second most in franchise history (trailing only the record of 5,938 last year).
• The Bills have allowed 426 points. If the Jets reach 29 on the scoreboard Sunday, the 2012 Bills will own the record for most points allowed, breaking the 454 given up by the 1984 team. Buffalo's average of 28.4 points allowed per game is 31st in the NFL. The team allowed 27.1 per game in 2011, ranking 30th in the league.
• The Bills rank last in red zone defense, having allowed touchdowns 38 out of 52 times, or 73.1 percent of the time opponents have reached their 20. Last season, when they also finished last in this category, the Bills gave up touchdowns 64.4 percent of the time.
• The Bills' third-down defense is last in the NFL, allowing opponents to convert first downs 44.3 percent (85 of 192) of the time.
• The Bills are the first team since the 1986 Jets to allow at least 45 points in four games this season.
Buffalo starts five players – cornerbacks Aaron Williams and Stephon Gilmore, linebackers Kelvin Sheppard and Nigel Bradham and defensive tackle Marcell Dareus – who are in their first or second years in the league. Both Dareus (third overall) and Gilmore (10th overall), however, were taken with high first-round draft picks that bring with them heightened expectations.
Much of the criticism surrounding Wannstedt has had to do with his scheme, which can best be described as "vanilla."
The Bills blitz (send five or more pass rushers) less than they did last season, when they ranked near the bottom of the league under coordinator George Edwards.
Wannstedt has relied on his front four to pressure the quarterback, with mixed results. The Bills have 35 sacks, which is tied for 15th in the NFL. Just four of them have come from players not on the defensive line (two each from linebackers Nick Barnett and Kelvin Sheppard).
Opposing quarterbacks have made it a point to get the ball out quick against the Bills, which can negate even the best four-man rushes.
Several times this season, players have mentioned not failing to stay "gap sound" as a reason for the defensive failings, particularly in the run game. The Bills looked like they had turned a corner in that regard from Weeks 10-15, when they held teams to an average of 78.4 yards per game and 3.1 yards per rush.
The last two games, however, the run defense has been gashed for 452 yards. Seattle in Week 15 and Miami to a lesser extent last Sunday had success in running the read-option play. The inability to get the front seven on the same page defensively is a huge knock against Wannstedt.
"I really think we've played a little bit more tentative the last couple of weeks than we did there for a while," Gailey said. "I thought we were starting to hit our stride and make a lot of progress defensively."
With Wannstedt declining an interview Friday (he wasn't the only one, as General Manager Buddy Nix postponed his own radio show), players are left to explain the defense's failing.
"What this game boils down to is execution on game day," safety George Wilson said this week. "That's something that the coaches don't do, they're not out there playing on Sundays. That is up to us as players to execute on Sundays. But for us to be where we are I don't think the blame lies on one particular area. I think we all have to take ownership of it and that's everyone in the organization from top down."
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In response to Mr. Rob Katzenstein's letter of Nov. 13 — congratulations on your guy winning his second term! I would like to hear from you in six months or a year when:
1. Your taxes increase, both state and federal.
2. Food stamp demands rise.
3. Unemployment is on the upswing.
4. Housing market in decline.
5. Stock market down.
6. Obamacare, a 2,700-page "nightmare," takes full effect.
Sir, I could go on, but I think you get my point. As for Mr. Obama's leadership skills … where is he leading us? The "cliff" lies straight ahead. Who will he blame for these past four years? Oh, oh, I think I know the answer to that one: "George W. Bush."
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The Senate rejected an effort to expand background checks on gun purchases proposed by Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., on Wednesday.
Co-authored with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., the Public Safety And Second Amendment Rights Protection Act fell six votes shy of the needed 60-vote threshold.
The bill had been hailed by some as a "common sense" measure to expand background checks for firearms purchases at gun shows and over the Internet but had drawn criticism of some conservatives and particularly of members of tea party groups.
About 50 tea party members protested outside Toomey's Johnstown office on Tuesday about the gun legislation.
"I did what I thought was right for our country," Toomey said in a statement following the vote. "I sought out a compromise position that I thought could move the ball forward on an important matter of public safety.
"My only regret is that our amendment did not pass."
The Manchin-Toomey amendment failed in a 54-46 vote.
Speaking from the Rose Garden and flanked by families of victims of the Tucson, Ariz., and Newtown, Conn., shootings, President Barack Obama said Senate Republicans had no excuse for failing to pass the amendment.
"Instead of supporting this compromise, the gun lobby and its allies willfully lied about the bill," Obama said.
Only four Republican senators, including Toomey and Sen. John McCain of Arizona, voted for the amendment.
Obama echoed Toomey's description of the proposed amendment's "common sense" measures.
"There are no coherent arguments for why we didn't do this. It came down to politics," Obama said.
Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., voted in favor of the legislation.
Senate Democrats who voted against the amendment also were chided by Obama for "caving to the pressure."
"Shame on you," yelled Patricia Maisch immediately following the Senate vote. Maisch prevented Tuscon shooter Jared Loughner from reloading during an assassination attempt on U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
Maisch, as well as families of victims from the Newtown; Aurora, Colo.; and Tuscon shootings were present during the Senate vote.
Speaking with Pennsylvania reporters earlier in the day, Toomey touted support of the bill from The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and the Pennsylvania District Attorney's Association.
But CCRKBA pulled its support of the Toomey-Manchin amendment hours before the vote on the Senate floor Wednesday afternoon.
"Our support for this measure was contingent on several key provisions, the cornerstone of which was a rights restoration provision that is not on the schedule for consideration," Alan Gottlieb, CCRKBA chairman, said in a statement. "This is not a reflection against Sen. Joe Manchin or Pat Toomey, who are staunch Second Amendment advocates, and I want to thank them for all of their efforts to include as many protections for our gun rights as possible."
In an interview on MSNBC Wednesday morning, Manchin said he was hopeful his Senate colleagues would vote in favor of the amendment.
Manchin said it was "not a heavy lift" to pass the legislation.
"I can't understand it; I really can't," Manchin said of opposition to the amendment.
The legislation was "just common sense" and designed to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and mentally unstable individuals, Toomey said.
The amendment would require background checks for all gun purchases made online or at gun shows and would establish a national commission to examine the causes of mass violence.
Speaking on the Senate floor ahead of the vote, Toomey was adamant that the bill was not designed to ban any types of firearms, limit ammunition magazine sizes or create a national firearms registry.
Hours before the amendment was voted on, Toomey told Pennsylvania reporters he had faced a constant battle against misinformation circulated about the provisions of the bill.
And Toomey reiterated he was unconcerned with any potential political backlash from the National Rifle Association.
"This is not about the NRA, and this is not about politics for me," Toomey said.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.


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Okay, here's a few favorite movies that stars Johnny Depp that I like:-Edward Scissoredhands-Pirates of the Carribean-Corpse Bride-Sweeny ToddWhich of these movies are your favorite? ^___^
I'm a pirates fan especially at world's end where he is crazy and arguing with himself. But then again Sweeney Todd is just bloody and awsome. "You will See, in Time you shall walk the same path as I"
Only someone of the greatest mental instability and a generous sense of forlorn hope can recreate and animate such a consequential character of such cowardly and humorous bravado with such strength,vigor and 'Depp' as did the portrayer and brilliant mind knownas Johnny Depp.. his brilliance knows no bounds as he has entranced many viewersin that astounding yet epic tale of pirates...... There is even a part of the show where he was on my country too ...... Blaaah The path to conquest leaves nothing else to be desired!!!!
I loved the pirates movis and can quote them from memory, do not, i repeat do not insult my pirates movies. "You will See, in Time you shall walk the same path as I"
I would never do such a thing if love was a plausible thing in the mind of a demon i would say it but i was merely showing off.... most movies are filmed outside of our borders and pirates well aye thats where my homeland comes into play for its in our seas where they had their fun rrrr The path to conquest leaves nothing else to be desired!!!!
I have all of them on DVDs and watch them frequently.My nick name for Captain Jack Sparrow -- "Hunky Pirate" -- Wish I could have gone to the San Diego Comic Conthis year, he was there *sighs*... I could have had a chance to meet my "Hunky Pirate", but I missed out *sob, sniffle, sob*.Dewa Mata,Niji-Hana OTAKU ELITE"Innoscence Activate!"
Sweeny Todd... I loved that movie more than the others LOL! ^_^
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He did a really good job as Jack Sparrow in Pirates Of the Caribbean, But I liked him best in Sleepy Hollow.
I must go for Sweeny Todd in this instance, but Pirates of the Carribean was a legendary series. I just hope that they might consider a forth movie
Sleepy Hollow.... I also really liked the Pirates of the Carribean movies, he makes one "Hunky Pirate" lol...I also would like to see a 4th Pirates movie ^_^ ~Baby Girl
My fav would be~ Pirates of th Carribean (hunk)~ Sleepy Hollow (fav)~ Sweeny Todd (cool)~ corpse birde (cute)Thats about it I think?
For sure he was one hot pirate ;)
Love... is just a different kind of pain.
mi favourites:sweeny todd pirates of the carribean corpse bridemanu ________()____()______ U
the 2nd pirates is my fav.
The 9th Gate was an interesting film and I enjoyed the Corpse Bride, however, I think I enjoy Pirates of the Caribbean the most. I hear they're making a 4th movie.
hes in. I love his acting and for the most part he's a really hot guy ;) but I would say my fav movies with him in them are the Pirate series, Sleepy Hollow, and Edward Scissor hands
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The technical definition of the fiscal cliff is a combination of expiring tax cuts and across-the-board government spending cuts scheduled to become effective Dec. 31.
Unfortunately, since the cliff involves Washington and the federal government, it's not that simple.
President Obama wants to continue the George W. Bush-era tax rates for 98 percent of Americans, while letting them expire for the top 2 percent income earners. The Republican-controlled Congress has offered to produce the same amount of revenue while not increasing tax rates on anyone, preferring changes in tax deduction rules and closing loopholes instead.
In either case, the revenue from these hijinks would operate our deficit-ridden government for about eight days. So that makes this artificial rich vs. poor argument that the president has turned into a divisive art form nothing more than pettiness.
It may sell well to the gullible on a campaign tour and get the president re-elected, but it won't solve the government's problems. And presidents are supposed to be about solving problems. The campaign ended a month ago.
Taxing the very rich will only reduce the prospects that those same people will employ more people and reinvest in their businesses. That's damaging to our already fragile economy.
And the fact that the president would prefer to vacation in Hawaii rather than ever honestly discuss spending cuts is downright irresponsible.
Our hunch is that if representatives of the House and Senate from both parties and the administration locked themselves in a room and took a hard, honest look at how the government spends its money, there would be cuts in the trillions of dollars that would reduce the nation's $16 trillion debt.
The president has chosen instead to push this class warfare theme. He's been re-elected and now he wants his trophy, results be damned. He may have a compliant mainstream media to sell this weak plan, but we're not buying.
Anyone taking an objective look knows that you can't double the nation's debt in four years as this president has and then propose a tax hike that does nothing as your solution.
The problem isn't revenue. It's spending.
And it's leadership.
We need leaders of both parties to step up and consider the future of the country they've been elected to run above petty, political wins and losses.
The problem is much simpler than the combatants make it sound leave the tax structure along, create more revenue by tightening some deductions and loopholes, and take a knife to the waste that is in the existing budget.
The clock is ticking. The question is do they care about problem-solving or political face-saving?


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We have a fabulous new Surprise Giveaway for you today from one of my favorite online party supply shops – Plates and Napkins! This one should be a nice boost for the party budget of anyone planning a get-together for pretty much ANY occasion – from holiday parties to birthday parties, baby showers, and beyond!
This week at HWTM, Plates and Napkins is offering up a $100 Shopping Spree to a lucky reader. There are 2 easy ways to enter. (See details below.)
Pictured above are some of my personal favorites, including:
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I absolutely love that big striped circus bowl – how fun!!
2Scarlett SAYS:
Ooooo…so many lovely things to choose from!! I'm currently planning a day-after-the-wedding open house and either the Go Go Stripes plates & napkins or the Amy Blue napkins & table runner would be PERFECT!! Either would work with our blue & brown theme!
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I'm planning a Christmas party for our youth group, so this would be a huge help! Love the peppermint and spots designs!
4Kirsten Keane SAYS:
I would love to buy some plates and napkins (and more!) for my clothing swap party!
5Wendy M. SAYS:
The Peacock Swirl napkins are PERFECT for the Peacock holiday theme we're doing this year!!
6Jessica SAYS:
I'd love to have Christmas plates! Would be great for a holiday party.
7lindsey SAYS:
i am currently shopping for a pink + silver holiday party- going to cut felt circles for some warm coasters and have a bevvy of pink candles everywhere!
8Kris SAYS:
I LOVE the holiday plates displayed above…I'm currently planning an "Ugly Christmas Sweater" party for friends & family around the holidays. I'm working on my color scheme now along with other plans…
9Marni Gold SAYS:
I'm currently working on planning 2 parties! My son's 1st birthday and a 40th anniversary with a travel theme for my in-laws!
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I love the stocking stuffers!!! So cute.
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Currently shopping for Baby Shower plates, napkins!!!
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The peppermint occasional plates are to die for!! I would love incorporating that idea into a party for the holiday season! I also adore the simplicity of the other snowflake designs. Red and White are my favorite! I always wrap my art on the walls in holiday gift wrap with a bow to add a touch of the season!
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I'm planning for my son's 1st Birthday in Dec and would love to find some cute plates and napkins that could tie in with our Hungry Caterpillar theme!
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For Valentines day this year, my husband and I plan to throw a Lumber Jack and Jill party. No party is complete without adorable matching tableware.
15Jo Anne M SAYS:
We entertain a lot over the holidays and people expect to be impressed with both the food and the decorations. I could go crazy on your site — just need to decide on a look!
16Nicole Maline SAYS:
I'm shopping for a girls get together with all the trimmings. This would be fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I am planning/shopping for a new years eve party and love this napkin idea:
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I love the Pimlico white and black beverage napkin because I LOVE horses- If I was hosting a holiday party I would use some of the solid color pistachio products with gold. I love pastel colored holiday parties! The accienne beverage napkins in the paisley are gorgeous!
19Stephanie SAYS:
Love the Alpine Show collection. Perfect for Christmas. But the cupcake sets are pretty darn cute, too!
20Cathe SAYS:
What a great giveaway! I'm kicking my party planning into high-gear now that my daughter's 1st birthday is less than 2 months away and could use some designer paper supplies!


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A one-car rollover accident early Tuesday morning sent four people to Erie County Medical Center and forced authorities to close one entrance and one exit ramp off the Youngmann Highway, Town of Tonawanda police reported.
No serious injuries were reported among the four people, believed to be in their 20s and 30s, after the vehicle went off the Elmwood Avenue exit ramp, went airborne and rolled over. The vehicle landed in a grassy area between the exit and entrance ramps off the eastbound Youngmann Highway, police said.
Speed appeared to be a factor, Town of Tonawanda Police Lt. Nicholas A. Bado said of the incident, which occurred shortly after 3:15 a.m. Police said they had no information about any alcohol or drug involvement. No charges have been filed.
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EAST LIVERPOOL - Much like scripture referring to loaves and fishes, Friends in Service Helping, better known as FISH, provides more and more food every year, even though the number of those in need continues to increase.
From 10 a.m. until noon five days each week, those who find their grocery dollar isn't stretching as far as it once did can stop in at the food pantry located near the corner of Jackson and Fourth streets and leave with enough to keep their families fed, at least for awhile.
Although it has been around longer than most volunteers can remember, the food pantry has been operating at its current location the past 15 years, according to Bob Bloor, one of 35-40 volunteers who work at the site.
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Volunteers (from left) Jerry Duncan, Vince Gulutz, Tom Gulutz, Bob Bloor and Earl Fitzgerald start placing cases of food onto dollies so it can be placed in the FISH food pantry near the corner of Jackson and Fourth streets in East Liverpool. Also helping that day was John Wise. Nearly 550 households benefited from the pantry in November, and volunteers said the number of those partaking of the free food has been rising over the past year.
On a recent warm day, a handful of those volunteers unloaded a large commercial truck, taking case after case of non-perishable foods into the house that serves as the food pantry.
"Once a month, we get 34 cases of each item," Bloor said, explaining that, normally, the volunteers drive twice a month to the Second Harvest Food Bank in Youngstown to purchase food but in December, it had to be delivered since the Mahoning County site was under renovation.
What they can't get from Second Harvest, the group purchases from local stores.
"We buy a lot at Aldi's every other Saturday. Walmart donates everything and we take what they give us, a lot of bread and meat," Bloor said, noting they pick up from Walmart every Saturday.
Money for purchasing the food comes strictly from donations from individuals and churches, with some also provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Recipients of the food need only to bring their identification with a driver's license preferred but not mandatory and proof of residency to the food pantry to register based on the size of their family. Unlike many other agencies, federal income guidelines are not enforced.
"We take their word on their income," Bloor said.
When FISH first started, volunteers found out what families needed, went and purchased those items and then delivered them to the individual homes, according to Bloor.
But, today, the need has increased drastically, making the central distribution site necessary.
"It's jumped quite a bit in the last six to 12 months," Bloor said, as he surveyed the mounds of canned goods, cereal boxes, breadstuffs and other food stacked around the house.
In November, 549 households 2,038 individual were served from the pantry, most from East Liverpool, Calcutta and Wellsville.
"We're about the only one that stays open five days a week," Bloor pointed out. "We do a lot of good."
He said volunteers are primarily older, as evidenced by the men unloading the truck, although no one could tell by watching them.
At 94, John Wise was briskly hauling cases of food into the pantry, assisted by 83-year-old Earl Fitzgerald and the "youngster" of the group, Jerry Duncan, at 66.
"We all work together. It's a good group of guys," Bloor said.
As with most such groups, donations are always welcome and appreciated, both food and cash. Anyone interested can stop in the food pantry and drop off donations.


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The Stetson women's soccer team (2-5-0), although missing a number of key contributors, put forth a valiant effort in a 2-1 loss to UAB (1-6-0) on Friday afternoon. Freshman Franziska Wendel scored the first goal of her career, while junior Victoria Troccoli recorded eight saves in the defeat.
The Blazers got on the board first, as Megan Collins found Johanna Liney for a goal on a give-and-go down the left side of the box in the 25th minute of play. The Hatters could have been down by two scores at that point, given that UAB was awarded a penalty kick just 17 minutes into the opening half.
Fortunately for Stetson, Troccoli made an unbelievable play on a well struck penalty by the Blazers, keeping UAB off the board for at least the next eight minutes.
The Hatters quickly evened things up as Wenedel made a run into the box and forced a UAB Blazer to take her down. The freshman got up and walked directly to the penalty spot, for her first collegiate attempt. Wendel struck the ball right past the keeper's outstretched arm, tying the game at 1-1 in the 30th minute.
The two teams went into the break tied 1-1, with the Blazers holding an 11-6 advantage in shots. The Hatters, on the other hand, recorded three corners to UAB's zero in the opening frame.
While both teams had their opportunities to start the second half, it was UAB that took advantage, scoring just over 10 minutes into the frame. Johanna Liney, after scoring the first half goal, assisted on this one, finding Ashley Naumoff for the score on a long ball through the back line.
The goal that made it 2-1 in the 56th minute proved to be the difference in the match, as Stetson failed to even the score. The Blazers finished with a 20-12 shot advantage, while both teams tallied four corners in the contest. Troccoli totaled eight saves, while UAB's Courtnie Northern recorded seven.
"For me it was a bit of an ugly game in the first half," Head Coach Julie Orlowski said. "It picked up a bit in intensity in the second half. [Given our challenges due to injury and illness] I was very impressed with how we did today."
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At 6:50 a.m. Friday, a fatal crash took the life of Ronald Wayne Stewart, 59, of Summerville, at the intersection of Trolley Road and Savannah Round at the entrance to Irongate.
According to SCHP Cpl. Sonny Collins, Stewart was traveling south on Trolley, on a Harley Davidson motorcycle, when a Blazer attempted to make a left turn into Irongate subdivision and failed to yield to the motorcycle.
Stewart was not wearing a helmet and died at the scene. According to Dorchester County Coroner Chris Nisbet, he suffered massive head trauma and multiple extremity fractures. Nisbet said Stewart was on his way to work which is about a mile from the crash.
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The newly married singer-turned-actress, 26, says that her days of letting a busy career get in the way of good health are over, and that she's got a set of explicit New Year's resolutions to that effect.
I need to be more consistent about taking care of myself no matter how busy I am," she tells Shape magazine in an issue to hit newsstands on Dec. 23.
That includes changing her diet – she vows to eat at home more with husband Ryan Adams – seeing a doctor regularly, and making full use of the dusty workout equipment she has at home. It also means taking a genuine break from her schedule, like with a trip to the Egyptian pyramids, Machu Picchu or an African safari.
"The last time I took a real break was two years ago with my girlfriends in Costa Rica," she says. "This year Ryan and I want to go somewhere that's just for us – no work!"
Also on her list of resolutions? Learning to play guitar.
"I can plunk out enough chords to write a song, but I'm completely afraid to play guitar in front of other people. It's a fear of failure, I guess," she says. "I've started and stopped lessons a million times, but I'm less likely to cancel or make other plans if I've made the commitment and am paying someone."
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Ninety cats were turned over to the Wisconsin Humane Society by a Milwaukee woman described as a hoarder.
The humane society said most of the cats are in good health, and it was not until the northwest side house was foreclosed on a few months ago that the woman started turning them over to the humane society.
According to the humane society, the individual started out with a few cats, and continued to acquire them beyond her capacity to provide care.
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A Sweeter Sweet Potato? Fluff Divides Families, Casseroles
At Thanksgiving, Households Argue Over Sticky Spread; 'Great Marshmallow Debate'
LYNN, Mass.—Among the kitchen table issues dividing American households, perhaps none is as sticky as the one cropping up yet again this Thanksgiving: whether to put Fluff on the sweet-potato casserole.
For aficionados, the controversy over slathering Marshmallow Fluff across the naturally sweet root vegetable ranks right up there with homemade or store-bought-in-a-can cranberry sauce. And how Americans answer the question is critical to Durkee-Mower Inc., the family-owned company that has been making Fluff, a spreadable marshmallow cream, since 1920.
"The holidays are very important to Fluff," Jonathan Durkee, the 48-year-old treasurer of Durkee-Mower and the grandson of the founder, said recently as he paced a factory floor that can only be described as Willy Wonka-esque.
Sugar syrup gushes out of spigots. The smell of vanilla wafts through the air. Workers in crisp white uniforms and caps stir kettles of snowy white marshmallow cream. The company produces 8 million pounds a year here at this plant north of Boston.
"This time of the year, we're selling it faster than we can make it," Mr. Durkee said.
That's a good sign. Marshmallow products, including Fluff, are so universally loved that at any given time, they can be found in 46% of U.S. households, according to market research firm NPD Group. They have a long shelf life. It might not even be truly necessary to buy a new jar every year. "If refrigerated, it will last for years," says Mr. Durkee.
That's great for consumers, but a challenge for the Durkee family, which would like Fluff sales to grow. While Fluff has been relatively unscathed by the war on obesity, it has been hurt by peanut allergies, which have banished the "Fluffernutter" sandwich from many school lunch boxes. (That delicacy consists of Fluff and peanut butter, best served on a sturdy white bread.)
So marshmallow makers need to squeeze all they can out of the holidays. Kraft Foods Group Inc. says 35% of the annual consumption of its Jet-Puffed marshmallows and marshmallow cream happens in the fourth quarter. Doumak Inc.'s fourth-quarter sales of Campfire marshmallows account for a third of its annual business, with a popular use being the sweet-potato casserole topped with lightly toasted marshmallows, says spokesman Mark Schuessler.
"It's the great marshmallow debate," says Benny Graves, executive director of the Mississippi Sweet Potato Council. He finds marshmallows in potatoes "too sweet" for his taste, but he says most people "around here are using some marshmallows around Thanksgiving."
The issue is enough to divide families. "It's been going on since I was growing up; we really, really love our sweet-potato casserole but we can never agree on a topping," says Joshua Grotheer, the spokesman for Georgia State University's school of hospitality. "I'm wanting the golden crispiness of nuts on top, but my brother and my dad's side of the family want the marshmallow on top." To appease his clan, Mr. Grotheer created a "divided casserole"—sweet potatoes with pecans and brown sugar on half and, on the other half, a layer of Marshmallow Fluff that Mr. Grotheer admits he himself is now sweet on. "It doesn't get brown and crusty on top; it stays nice and smooth and fluffy as Fluff should."
Who thought the lowly marshmallow could be so controversial? Originally made using the mallow plant that grows in marshes and enjoyed by ancient Egyptians, it emerged in the U.S. in the early 1900s after a new manufacturing process was developed, according to the National Confectioners Association. Today, instead of mallow root, marshmallows are in part a blend of gelatin, corn syrup, starch, sugar and water piped through tubes and cut into pieces.
Marshmallow Fluff has corn syrup, sugar syrup, egg whites and vanilla flavoring and, because it lacks the gelatin, is spreadable, and gooier.
"There's a rush on it around Christmas," says Christy Jordan, a contributing editor to Southern Living Magazine. "I start buying it in October. Last year I found it on sale and came home with 20 jars."
According to Mr. Durkee, Fluff's origins go back to 1917, when a Somerville, Mass., man sold it door-to-door but had to shut down because of wartime sugar rationing. World War I veterans H. Allen Durkee—the younger Mr. Durkee's grandfather—and Fred L. Mower teamed up to buy the formula and by 1929 had opened a factory in Lynn.
These days, the sticky treat goes for around $1.39 and up for a one-pound container and inspires an annual Fluff festival near Boston. Many New Englanders grew up eating Fluffernutters, and there have been attempts by legislators to designate it as the official state sandwich.
Now, peanut allergies are limiting consumption of Fluffernutters in schools, contributing to flat sales in the northeast, Mr. Durkee says. Still, the 8 million pounds of Fluff currently produced in a year is up from 7.3 million pounds four years ago, thanks to the new popularity of gourmet whoopie pies, in which it can be an ingredient, and thanks to exports, he says. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT 1.97 % began selling Fluff last year in the United Kingdom.
Creating Fluff takes 14 minutes from start to finish. "Technically you could make it at home, but it wouldn't fluff up as well," Mr. Durkee says. In the factory's "cooking room," the corn syrup and sugar syrup are combined, heated to more than 200 degrees, and pumped through stainless steel piping upstairs to the "making room" where the mixture gushes out of a faucet and is beaten with egg white and vanilla flavoring—all in a climate-controlled environment maintained with large dehumidifiers.
"If the moisture didn't get sucked out, the Fluff wouldn't fluff up," said Mr. Durkee, peering through a window at the process. As finished Fluff comes off the beaters, the workers use giant paddles to scoop it out and dump it through a chute in the floor to the "filling machine," which automatically lifts up rows of empty containers, and sets them down filled to the brim with Fluff.
Devotees like how it melts into hot chocolate. "It's more fun," says Mr. Durkee. "You can put a marshmallow in cocoa. Fine. It sits there. You're done. Well, that's pretty boring."
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HARRISBURG - The lawyer brought in by Penn State to help settle Jerry Sandusky-related claims said Monday that he recently gave university officials monetary settlement offers from most of the people asserting they were molested by the former assistant football coach.
Attorney Ken Feinberg told The Associated Press that he delivered the demands to Penn State administrators, lawyers and members of the board of trustees during a meeting Friday in Philadelphia.
"The next step is Penn State - we'll see how Penn State responds in the next few weeks," Feinberg said.
Asked about the meeting, a university spokesman declined to comment. Reactions by lawyers for the claimants ranged from hopefulness to no comment. None would say what dollar figure he or she is seeking.
Feinberg "has assured us that within a degree of somewhat certainty, like 85 percent, he thinks he can get our case settled," said Harrisburg attorney Chuck Schmidt, whose client's lawsuit is on hold. "So far as it moving forward, I'm cautiously optimistic."
Bala Cynwyd lawyer Mike Boni, who represents Aaron Fisher, the young man whose story launched the investigation into Sandusky and who wrote a book about the abuse, said Feinberg's response to his settlement offer was "hope springs eternal."
"He said what he had to say, which is, 'You're asking for too much, I'll see what I can deliver,'" Boni said. "At the end of the day, I don't think we're all that far apart."
Sandusky, 69, is serving a 30- to 60-year prison term for the sexual abuse of 10 boys over 15 years, including attacks on children inside Penn State athletics facilities. Penn State's president issued a statement the day Sandusky was convicted in June, vowing to settle "privately, expeditiously and fairly."
Feinberg disclosed last month that he was working with 28 claimants, 18 more than were the subject of Sandusky's criminal trial. He emphasized Monday that not all claimants have made settlement demands.
Also Monday, a Penn State trustee called on the university governing board to re-examine the findings of former FBI director Louis Freeh's school-sanctioned investigation into the scandal.
A critique released this weekend by Joe Paterno's family raised "serious and troubling" questions about Freeh's findings, trustee Alvin Clemens said in a statement.
Freeh's firm was hired by the board of trustees to perform "an independent, full and complete investigation of the Sandusky scandal," said Clemens, a trustee since 1995. "In addition to questions about accuracy and fairness, there is little question that the Freeh report is less than complete."
Through a spokesman, the school declined comment on Clemens' request.