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You know a show is a hit when people ask for it time and again.
That's the story with "Forever Plaid - Plaid Tidings," a holiday musical so popular that people asked for the show to be repeated for its third year this season, according to the show's director, Jim Pollino of Ebensburg.
"I've had people stop me and ask me when we're going to do it again," he said. "They really wanted us to bring it back."
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John Stiffler (left), Jim Pollino (center) and Dave Pollino rehearse a doo-wop number that will be part of "Plaid Tidings," which will be performed in the main courtroom of the Cambria County?Courthouse.
The show will be staged at the Cambria County Courthouse as part of the annual Ebensburg "Dickens of a Christmas" Festival. Show coordinators were able to assemble the original cast that has been in the performance all three years, said Pollino, who - along with directing the play - is cast in the role of Jinx.
His son, David Pollino, who also lives in Ebensburg, plays the role of Sparky. Another Ebensburg resident, John Stiffler, is cast in the role of Frankie, while Earl Cooper of Vinco plays Smudge.
The play is about a group of deceased musicians who are sent back to Earth to put harmony into a discordant world, said Elaine Mastalski, executive director of the Cresson Lake Playhouse, which is presenting the play. At first, they're not sure why they've been sent back, but they get the message after a phone call from Heaven placed by no less than famed vocalist Rosemary Clooney, Mastalski said.
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What: "Forever Plaid Plaid Tidings," presented by Cresson Lake Playhouse
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Where: Cambria County Courthouse, 200 S. Center St., Courtroom A, Ebensburg
Tickets are $17 for adults, students younger than 18 years are $10, and are available by calling the playhouse at 472-4333 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays; tickets also will be available at the door.
The four musicians then launch into a series of holiday songs that include a lot of audience participation. The musical contains something for everyone, from the Rockettes to the Vienna Boys Choir, said Mastalski.
"It's truly a Heaven-sent show with a lot of holiday favorites in it," she said.
Both Mastalski and Pollino, who has directed several other Cresson Lake productions, said staging a play at the courthouse presents a unique set of challenges. The playhouse had to take its own sound system and lighting and use offices for dressing rooms.
"There were some challenges, because it's not our normal set-up," said Jim Pollino.
The younger Pollino, who also has been in many other Cresson Lake plays, even joked that the courtroom's witness box would come in handy for one of the play's scenes.
Cooper also is a veteran of several past Cresson Lake productions.
But the challenges of putting on a production outside of their usual theater have been met, and the play is just about ready for opening night, Mastalski said.
She noted that there are even some perks to playing at the legal venue. The courtroom where the play will take place seats 500 people, which means many more people can see it than would be able to view it at the Cresson Lake Playhouse.
"We're reinventing the way to do theater -?in the courthouse," she said.


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The Ashley Ridge baseball team was eliminated from the Class AAAA baseball playoffs Wednesday with a 6-3 loss to Lugoff-Elgin in extra innings.
After giving up a pair of unearned runs in the first inning and a run in the fourth, the Swamp Foxes rallied to tie the game.
Carson Walls doubled in the bottom of the fifth and scored on a Rusty Grayson single. Jason Miller then reached on a base on balls to load the bases and Josh Litchfield singled to plate Wesley Aschenbrenner to cut the Demons' lead to 1.
In the bottom of the seventh Aschenbrenner singled, advanced on a passed ball and scored off a Jason Miller single to tie the game and force extra innings.
But Lugoff-Elgin scored three runs off two hits and three Swamp Fox errors in the top of the ninth and retired three straight batters in the bottom of the frame to advance to face Lexington in the District 5 championship series.
Austin Hayes opened the inning with a single and moved around on a sacrifice bunt by Hunter McManus and a bunt single by leadoff hitter Cody Mailly. Then Danny Bowen drove in Hayes for the game-winning run. Mailly later scored on a groundout by Russ Radcliff and the Demons added another insurance run when Bowen scored on a passed ball.
"Zac Bowers gave us a great effort on the mound tonight and we had some key hits," Lugoff-Elgin coach Randy Stokes said. "Hunter McManus, our nine-hole hitter, had three hits tonight. I like the effort from our kids. I'm just really proud of them. I don't know that we played well, but we played hard."
The Demons improved to 12-14 with the win while Ashley Ridge dropped to 10-15.
Bowers (4-4) scattered seven hits over eight innings and struck out nine Ashley Ridge batters. He yielded four walks and hit three batters.
Ashley Ridge starter John Sanchez also did a lot to keep his team in the game. He scattered nine hits over eight plus innings while striking out five. He didn't walk any batters but did hit one with a pitch.
However, the Swamp Foxes committed six fielding errors.
McManus led all batters, going 3 for 3 at the plate with an RBI. Ethan Beasley also reached base three times for the Demons.
Jason Miller went 1 for 2 at the plate with an RBI to lead Ashley Ridge. Both Josh Litchfield and Aaron Miller reached base three times for the Swamp Foxes.
"I'm proud of the way our young guys really stepped up in the second half of the season and the playoffs," Ashley Ridge coach BJ Bellush said. "We showed improvement, won a playoff game and then played Lexington close. Tonight we battled these guys but they also played hard and we gave up too many unearned runs. We really only lose two starters so I think we can take the end of this season and use it as a building block."
Ashley Ridge will graduate five seniors, but only three saw much playing time this season. James Govan is the only pitcher the Swamp Foxes will lose to graduation and the team has as many ninth and tenth-graders on this year's roster as it does juniors.
"We have some decent pitching but we blew a lot of games this season because of multiple errors so that will be a point of focus in the off season," Bellush said. "We also need to hit the ball a little better but with us being so young I think that will come around as these guys hit the weight room and gain more experience."
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At the Grammy Awards on Sunday night (January 31), Green Day gave the world a preview of the musical based on their 2004 album American Idiot. Singing along with the cast of the show coming soon to Broadway, Billie Joe Armstrong and the band busted out "21 Guns," a cut off 21st Century Breakdown, which won the Best Rock Album Grammy.
Directed by Tony-winning "Spring Awakening" helmer Michael Mayer, the show began a run at the Berkeley Repertory Theater in September 2009. Telling a story of love, loss and war, the musical integrates songs from American Idiot as well as 21st Century Breakdown and a never-released tune called "When It's Time." The production is set to begin previews at Manhattan's St. James Theatre in March 24 and then officially open on April 20.
"Michael Mayer is great; the cast is great," Armstrong told MTV News last year. "They're really passionate as artists. They put everything they possibly can into it. They're not trying to make it big and Hollywood. They're artists, and that's the most inspiring thing."
In a January statement announcing the move to Broadway, Mayer said, "Green Day's iconic album is one of the most brutally honest, eloquent and poetically theatrical responses to the post-9/11 world that I have encountered. I hear in these amazing songs the frustration and anger and dreams of a lost generation of Americans. Collaborating with Billie Joe and the band has been a mind-blowing thrill from day one."


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American Idiot, La Cage aux Folles, A Little Night Music, Fela!, Memphis, Million Dollar Quartet, The Addams Family and Promises, Promises are among the new Broadway shows that will perform at the popular outdoor concert series Broadway in Bryant Park.
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You realize how long Green Day has been around (and how many hits they've scored) when you ogle their audience Monday night at the Verizon-Wireless-Amphitheatre-at-Encore-Park in Alpharetta.and see hundreds of Moms and Dads in their 30s, 40s and 50s bringing their children — and even grandchildren — to see the venerable punk rock band.
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Erie mayor leads Thunder on the Isle ride at Presque Isle
The roar of more than 800 motorcycles pierced the air.
Engines revved. Bikers whooped and hollered. American flags displayed on the back of some bikes unfurled in the breeze.
It was time to ride.
At 6 p.m. Friday, under sunny skies and humid conditions, waves of motorcyclists began the long procession from the parking lots at the new Harley-Davidson of Erie dealership at 3712 W. 12th St. in Millcreek Township.
Erie Mayor Joe Sinnott was in the lead for the Roar on the Shore motorcycle rally's Thunder on the Isle: The Mayor's Ride around Presque Isle State Park.
It took nearly 20 minutes before the last bike left the dealership's lots.
People at picnics, sunbathers, beach volleyball players and some who parked chairs along the road at the peninsula watched the parade, waving and offering support.
"It's really nice to get out on the park and see all the people watching and looking in the mirror and seeing all the bikes going back as far as I can see,'' Sinnott said. "It's really a lot of fun.''
The ride, which highlighted the second day of the sixth annual Roar event, attracted legions of Harley aficionados to the 60,000-square-foot dealership, which opened July 5.
Dale Vernick and his wife, Kiesha, who live near Washington, D.C., motored 435 miles on their BMW bike to Erie on Thursday so they could participate in Friday's ride.
Vernick, a Mercyhurst College graduate, said he had heard about the event's popularity over the past two years.
"I heard it's a pretty good time, and there's a lot of bikes here making a lot of noise,'' he said. "I know it's the Mayor's Ride, and we thought it would be kind of cool to come out here and support it.''
Gary Moore, 63, of New Wilmington, spent the afternoon checking out the new Harley dealership.
"It ranks up there with the best I've been in,'' he said. "The only one I can think of that is bigger is the Daytona (Fla.) Harley shop. That one is huge.''
Co-owners Kelly Lapping and his wife, Susan, opened their relocated business in a renovated building that formerly housed the Quality Markets store.
It's a huge step up from their former 17,000-square-foot Harley dealership at 4575 West Ridge Road in Millcreek Township.
Purchasing and renovating the building cost about $3.2 million. About 45,000 square feet are designated for the dealership, and plans include 15,000 square feet for retail businesses and a restaurant.
"The customers and visitors to our community who are seeing our dealership for the first time are raving about it,'' Kelly Lapping said. "They love all the room and how it's decorated. They're giving us two thumbs up.''
Visitors wandered about a spacious showroom Friday morning and afternoon, looking at nearly 60 displayed motorcycles, racks of clothing and tables of mugs, glassware and other souvenirs.
The biggest seller was T-shirts. Customers bought more than 800, the store's general manager, Laurie Thompson, said.
Some patrons splurged and bought new rides; six bikes were sold Friday before 1 p.m., Kelly Lapping said. Staff sold four bikes Thursday, he said.
As sponsor of the Thunder on the Isle: The Mayor's Ride, the Lappings could squeeze in about 800 motorcycles in their parking lot and a few adjacent fields at their former dealership.
The large parking lots at their new dealership easily handled all the bikes, five vendor tents, and a stage where local band Rick Magee and the Roadhouse Rockers entertained crowds.
"Being able to have the band is like the best thing for us,'' Thompson said. "We were never able to have live entertainment before.''
A Harley-Davidson tractor-trailer, which contained 18 demonstration motorcycles, was parked next to the stage.
Demonstration rides were available every hour to licensed drivers 21 and older.
The Harley demonstration fleet truck is visiting Erie from Harley's headquarters in Milwaukee.
"We could fit a semi in our old parking lot, but you couldn't fit anything else in it,'' Kelly Lapping said, laughing. "We could put a semi in there and put all the motorcycles out on the road.''
Motorcycles parked at the dealership displayed license plates from New York, Ohio, California, Tennessee, Maryland, Virginia, Florida and Ontario, Canada.
Two other touring rides were included on Friday's Roar rally agenda.
A new event -- the Microbrew Ride and Raffle -- featured a 30-mile trip on country roads to the Sprague Farm & Brew Works in Venango Township, Crawford County.
About 100 bikes left Moe's Southwest Grill, 2052 Edinboro Road, at about 12:30 p.m.
Participants toured the brewery, sampled microbrews and watched a woodcarving demonstration.
"I think it's really good they've added more events this year for the bikers who do come into town,'' Peggy Wisniewski, 46, of Erie, said. "It helps support the local community.''
Friday's agenda also featured the Lake Escape East Motorcycle Run -- a 65-mile ride to Chautauqua County, N.Y.
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TRUCKEE, Calif. - Alexis Turner Kelly (AKA Alex Kelly Art) is hosting a hART show at the Coffeebar in Truckee on Friday, March 1, 8:30-10 p.m.
"Black, White and Raw" (21+, $10 cover) promises an eclectic mix of artistry including music, fine art, live art and "wineart." Supporting the evening with their own creative blend will be The AKA Truckee Team: "Live Art" by Kelly Quinn, Stephanie Dosik, Brittin Daley, live pianist Callie Ewing and the infamous Truckee DJ, "Nasty Nate."
Complementary wine and beer will be served.
According to Alex, "Life" has been created by "The Artist." Driven by infinite purpose, "The Artist" has highlighted soul growth for Alex. She is both exploiting and relishing in her artistic drive to continuously open her own mind to trust, listen to, create and perhaps, understand, the purpose of each "hART piece." Alex can't wait to find out who is interested and open-minded enough to come and experience this "Black, White and Raw" art ... in Truckee! For more details visit www.facebook.com/3113truckee.
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Alex Kelly was born in Mt. Holly, New Jersey, in 1975. She and her parents, Bruce and Susan Turner, moved to Squaw Valley in 78. Meagan (Turner) Lauter (her sister) and Alex were then awesomely raised in Truckee, California (Go Wolverines!).
Alex attended Chico State, receiving a Bachelor's in Fine Art with an emphasis on painting and graphic art (1997). Since then, Alex has married Todd Kelly (U.S. Ski Team racer of Squaw Valley) and they now have three children. She has had various fine art shows since 2002 in San Francisco, Squaw Valley (including the sale of "September Eleventh," in less than three days, out of the James Harold Gallery in the Resort at Squaw Creek) and last, but certainly not least, Truckee. Alex's art blog, portfolio and "art for sale" (multi-media, water-based fine art and graphic art) may be viewed on her website artbyalex.com (post art show).


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KCPS is contacting parents individually to address how these changes will impact their children and to share plans to make sure the transition is as smooth as possible. Interim Superintendent Al Tunis and his team have already been hard at work developing plans to make this a positive experience for every student, parent and guardian, staff member and administrator. Parents and guardians can visit www.kcpublicschools.org/FindYourSchool to check which school their children will attend under the Master Plan based on their current addresses. Parents and guardians can also contact the KCPS Master Plan Hotline by calling 816-418-8825 (open 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Feb. 26; and 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Feb. 29-March 4) or emailing email@example.com.
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Liverpool is best known as the scruffy British industrial city that gave the Beatles their start back in the 60s, but it is recognized today for reinventing its image as a home to an expanding biotech presence. SAFC and Sartorius Stedim Biotech's recent "Downstream Processing Day" seminar was held in the city and brought together investigators from a number of companies, many with facilities at the Liverpool Science Park.
Purification issues are critical to the development of high-quality vaccine proteins. François Champluvier, Ph.D., a research scientist in downstream industrialization at GlaxoSmithKline, presented his investigations on removal of host-cell proteins during vaccine purification.
The standard purification protocol is based on anion-exchange chromatography followed by cation-exchange chromatography and a final step using hydroxyapatite. "Our challenge was to achieve a lower final host-cell protein content, but with minimum modification to the existing process and without impacting the process overall yield," Dr. Champluvier explained.
Since the purification process uses Sartorius Stedim Biotech membranes, it was necessary to work closely with the company in order to arrive at an optimal solution. The Sartobind membranes are composed of chemically modified cellulose—Q being a strong anion, S a strong cation, and HIC a phenyl ligand.
The approach that Dr. Champluvier and his colleagues adopted was to perform prospective evaluations at a small scale with different filters to identify the optimal conditions, then include these conditions in the existing process. The small-scale trials revealed that the Sartobind S filters provided the best combination of recovery of protein while maximizing host-cell protein elimination.
"We found that in the case of the higher host-cell protein input, the Sartobind S shows a very good efficacy with very good antigen yields, whereas at the lower end of the host-cell protein amounts the benefits were not visible. So with minimal changes, we were able to achieve substantially improved purity with minimal impact on the subsequent steps."
Estimates of viral contamination during bioreactor runs at production scale range from 1 in 360 to 1 in 500, making such events quite unlikely. But because of their high impact, their consequences are extremely grave, as discussed by Clare Medlow, technical manager at SAFC. Moreover, few after-the-fact troubleshooting investigations are successful, given that it is difficult to identify the root cause and source of the virus. Thus, one strategy is to install broad preventive measures, removing the components that present the highest risk.
There are a number of mechanisms by which a production train can become contaminated including the cell line itself, the compressed gases that buffer the medium, the water, and the components added to the medium. Of these possibilities, the feeds and additions to the medium may be the most likely, given the many sources involved and the fact that many are of animal origin.
In many instances, multiple layers of security must be applied including irradiation of solutions, pasteurization, removal of animal products from the formulations, and screening for viruses. All of these can mitigate against contamination at various point in the process.
Viral inactivation of solutions through a pasteurization process can be used on material that does not contain serum. Precise control of temperature and residence times in the heating vessels are required. Medlow described two types of high-temperature, short-time liquid treatment options.
The first is the shell-and-tube heat-exchange system from Cotter Brothers/GEA Processing Engineering, consisting of several tubes encased in a larger tube. The other device is the Actini Electric Actijoule®, in which application of a low-voltage current to a steel tube heats the liquid inside the tube. According to Medlow, 4–6 logs of virus reduction can be achieved under specific pilot conditions and then evaluated at expanded scale.
"It is essential that such protocols be critically validated, otherwise the process is meaningless."
Steven J. Burton, Ph.D., CEO of ProMetic Biosciences, considered the use of mimetic ligands in the purification of biotherapeutic proteins. These synthetic ligands, obtained through the use of computational chemistry, are tough and can be reused for many purification cycles. Because they are made through conventional chemistry rather than by biological systems, there is no risk of contamination, and they are economical to manufacture compared to ligands from traditional biological sources such as protein A.
Mimetic ligands can be integrated into a purification platform with an affinity capture step that will achieve a high-capacity recovery of the product with excellent removal of host-cell proteins, according to Dr. Burton. "Nonantibody proteins represent 65% of the biotherapeutics market. This segment, including growth factors, hormones, cytokines, therapeutic enzymes, and protein vaccines, is large and diverse, so effective purification technologies are very much in demand."
Active ligands can be generated through modeling and optimizing existing ligands, referred to as analogue synthesis. In this case the active site is known, simplifying the modeling of the complementary ligand structures—a process referred to as rational design. However, in some cases, neither the active site nor ligand is known, necessitating a systematic screening using ligand arrays.
ProMetic scientists have developed an approach to improve their synthetic ligands. This method is referred to as molecular docking, in which they prioritize ligands by a virtual screening strategy. By developing algorithms that place a ligand into a binding site and then score the resulting pose, the candidate molecules can be ranked. Those that would be disallowed for an immobilized ligand can be removed from further consideration. Such an approach saves time and resources since it allows the scientists designing the ligand to avoid fruitless and unproductive molecules.
As a successful application of the rational design strategy, Dr. Burton described his company's development of synthetic affinity ligands in which x-ray crystallographic data for transferrin was analyzed using the ConSurf Server program, which identifies conserved and variable residues.
The higher the level of conservation, the greater the likelihood of functional importance and applicability as a target site for affinity ligand design. "We used a program of blind docking to computationally roam our virtual ligands over the entire protein surface and identify minimum energy binding sites."
K. John Morrow Jr., Ph.D. ([email protected]), is the author of Epigenomics: Future Applications in Therapeutics and Diagnostics by Kalorama Information, is president of Newport Biotech, and a contributing editor for GEN.
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WBB Wins Sixth Straight; Advances To MAC Semifinals
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The fifth-seeded Ball State women's basketball team knocked No. 4 Buffalo out the Mid-American Conference Tournament Thursday afternoon by earning a 74-60 quarterfinal round victory in Quicken Loans Arena.
With the win, the Cardinals (17-15) will take on the No. 1 seed Bowling Green Falcons in the MAC Semifinals Friday at Noon in Quicken Loans Arena. Ball State's last semifinal appearance came in 2013, when the Cardinals earned one of the two triple byes as the No. 2 seed.
In Thursday's win over the Bulls (17-13), sophomore guard Nathalie Fontaine led all scorers for the second straight contest with 17 points and pulled down seven rebounds. Fontaine shot 87 percent from the field (7-of-8). Freshman guard Shelbie Justice added 15 points after going 3-for-4 from behind the arc, while senior guard Brandy Woody finished the game with 14 points.
The Cardinals came out of the gates strong in the second half taking a 45-37 lead after a layup in the paint from Fontaine with 16:58 left on the clock. Ball State continued to control the half building a 10 point (51-41) cushion at the 13:25 mark.
Buffalo would not go away quietly, however, as the Bulls orchestrated an 11-5 run to battle back within two (54-52) with 7:21 remaining. That was as close as Buffalo would get to the Cardinals, as Morrison, Woody and Fontaine each hit clutch baskets to help Ball State regain control over the closing minutes and earn the win.
Ball State opened the game with a 5-0 run to take an early lead. After that, both teams traded baskets and the Cardinals held a slim 15-14 edge at the 12:31 mark after Morrison knocked down a three-point basket.
Buffalo answered with a 7-0 run to take a 23-16 advantage over the Cardinals with 10:11 on the clock. Justice would then hit a three-point basket to spark a 12-1 scoring spree to give Ball State a 28-24 lead with just over six minutes remaining in the half. The Cardinals held onto that lead, taking a 38-34 edge over the Bulls into intermission.
The No. 5 seeded Ball State women's basketball team will face the No. 1 seed Bowling Green Falcons Friday in the Mid-American Conference semifinals at Noon in Quicken Loans Arena. The Cardinals fell to the Falcons earlier in the MAC regular season.


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Hundreds of veterans will march in a parade at Universal Studios on Friday morning.
Four hundred veterans, who are part of Universal Orlando Resort's Veteran Network, will march along with members of the American Legion, Orlando police, Orlando Fire Department's Pipe and Drum Corps and other groups.
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Here was one hypothetical question put to 12 white Milwaukee-area women voters during a two-plus-hour focus group sponsored by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania on a Tuesday August night: To qualify for the time-saving HOV lane for a 90-minute car trip, you must choose as your passenger either Barack Obama or Mitt Romney. Who's your choice?
To college administrator Jody Wamser, 55, Obama would be "more interesting to talk to, more relaxing." Michelle Tina Wilke, 38, an electrical wirer, picked the "friendlier" Obama. And 24-year-old Suzy Schreiber, a retail clerk, predicted a "more fun" trip with Obama.
In fact, all 12 women unanimously told the man conducting the focus group, respected Democratic pollster Peter D. Hart, that they preferred to carpool with Obama rather than Romney. That's the good news for the incumbent Democrat. The not-so-good news for the president is that none of the three women quoted above - each of whom voted for him in 2008 - is now committed to voting to re-elect him on Nov. 6.
Maine Republican Bill Cohen, who never lost an election for city council, Congress or the U.S. Senate, once explained: "I don't care how great your ideas are; how well you can articulate them. People must like you before they will vote for you." Among these dozen Wisconsin voters, liking is not enough. Ten of the 12 voted for Obama in 2008, but just four are now willing to say they will do so again.
It is not that Romney has won their hearts and minds. He remains, even after his popular-in-the-room choice of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate, an excessively secretive, aloof, even elitist figure best known for his personal wealth.
When Hart asked the group what one personal quality of Ryan's they would give to Romney, the responses were revealing. In the judgment of Michelle Nicole Wienke, 39, a homemaker, Romney could use "relatability to the average American." Linda Granec, 43 and a homemaker, believes Romney would improve by learning from Ryan how to be "authentic." Administrative assistant Kate Carter, who voted Republican in 2008 and will in 2012, urges Romney to follow Ryan and dare to become a "risk taker."
In a strange way, Barack Obama's real opponent in Wisconsin is not Romney but rather the state's Republican governor, Scott Walker, who in June, after stripping public employees of their collective bargaining rights and earning the all-out opposition of organized labor, became the first governor in U.S. history to survive a recall election.
Suzy Schreiber, the 2008 Obama voter who's now undecided, put it this way: "I've always leaned to the left. But I voted for him (Walker) in the recall because I liked that he stood by his convictions and he did not care about re-election." She continued, "Obama hasn't stood strong enough for his convictions ... because he's looking for the second election."
Wilke, who was laid off three years ago from Harley and who will not vote again for Obama, states: "We need someone who's brave. I look at Scott Walker. I don't think the way he went about doing it was the right way. But it needed to be done, and he got it done." She added: "Scott Walker did it in less than a year. Obama's had four years."
All but two of these 12 Wisconsin women have personally or through an immediate family member endured the real pain of losing jobs, homes or businesses. They anxiously seek a strong leader with a specific plan to restore U.S. prosperity for all. Most of them have not yet found that leader.
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|The Atlanta Hawks Healthy Game Plan program led by Harry the Hawk is a high-energy school assembly that focuses on the "game plan" you need in life to maintain a healthy body, exercise your mind and do your part to maintain our beautiful earth!
Open to elementary schools in the metro Atlanta area (within 45 miles of Atlanta), the 30-minute program features Harry the Hawk, Atlanta Hawks Cheerleaders and Atlanta Hawks staff. The program is a get-on-your-feet show filled with fun examples and exciting visual aids that teach students these important concepts.
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|This program is designed to assist local schools with engaging students in the classroom. The Atlanta Hawks provide educational programs that allow teachers to reward students for their progress and that provide real life experiences to the material being learned in the classroom. In addition, the program offers avenues for the PTA to raise funds and deliver tools for principals to reward teachers and staff for their commitment to enriching the lives of the students. This program allows for mutually beneficial relationships that provides simple and effective programs for your students while introducing them and their families to the Atlanta Hawks.
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|In partnership with the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, the Atlanta Hawks are hosting its annual poetry contest for high school students.
The contest provides a platform for youth to let their voices be heard on various issues affecting them and the world. This year's theme is Non-Discrimination, Acceptance and Respect for Others: Why It Matters to You.
Students should submit their written poems or a DVD of your performance for the chance to win an iPad, laptop computer or tablet notebook along with Hawks autographed merchandise. The contest tips off February 10, 2014 and runs through March 14, 2014.
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|The Atlanta Hawks Foundation has awarded a five-year, $50,000 grant to Georgia State University (GSU) freshman who have demonstrated a commitment to education and community service. Reflecting the passion that the National Basketball Association and its players have for giving back to the communities that support them, the Atlanta Hawks Foundation Scholarship Program will help incoming first-year, full-time GSU students from Georgia. Online applications are accepted December 17, 2012 – March 15, 2013.
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The body found in the Black Rock Canal about noon Tuesday was identified as that of Reserve U.S. Airman Richard Jones, of the 914th Airlift Wing.
His mother, Mildred, and sister, Michelle, identified the body at the Erie County Medical Examiner's office about 7 p.m., Michelle Jones told The Buffalo News.
Jones, 23, was last seen at about 11 a.m. Oct. 22, when he told his family he was headed to a store near his family's Herkimer Street home. He joined the Air Force unit about six years ago.
His mother told The News earlier this month that her son had recently taken up drinking, "which was something he couldn't handle," and left a job with a Buffalo management company. He also had become more reclusive, she said.
Michelle Jones said Tuesday night that the family will look to make funeral arrangements after an autopsy is performed to determine what caused her brother's death.
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COLUMBIANA - A court order initiated by Councilman Bryan Blakeman to city leaders last year was settled last week.
Columbiana County Common Pleas Judge C. Ashley Pike ruled that City Council did not have enough evidence to warrant the court order against former city manager Keith Chamberlin and Municipal Attorney Daniel Blasdell.
He said in the ruling that council did not have the material facts to prove it had a clear legal right to confidential taxpayer information. "The court finds that council lacks standing to bring this case and further, that if it would be found to have standing, the complaint is not verified by an affidavit," Pike said.
Blakeman had suggested in October that council pursue a writ of mandamus, or court order, on the city's behalf after Chamberlin and Blasdell refused to disclose what issue a tax payer was having with the income tax code.
Blakeman's suggestion moved forward with the support of former councilman Bob Bieshelt, councilman James King and Mayor David Spatholt.
Councilmen Tom Ferguson, Lowell Schloneger and Councilwoman Mary Calinger opposed.
The resident had filed the formal complaint on Sept. 17, and Blasdell and Chamberlin said they were within their rights to not disclose the complaint because all income tax matters are required by law to remain confidential.
The three council members in favor of the court order and Spatholt had argued that in order to properly appoint members to the income tax board of review they needed to know what issue the tax payer was having with the code. They never asked that the tax payer's identity be disclosed.
All income tax complaints must go before the board of review and members had not previously been appointed because no complaints had been filed in recent history.
In early October Chamberlin and Blasdell were served with a summons by the county sheriff's office.
In the meantime, the tax payer met with the board of review, which consisted of John Haller, Rick Firestone, and Bieshelt, and the matter was resolved.
Blasdell requested a motion for summary judgment based on the fact that the matter was resolved in the midst of the court case.
Pike's ruling was in favor of that motion and Blasdell's statement that council had "other adequate remedies short of maintaining" the court order.
Because the court order was denied the matter remains confidential.
Blakeman said he is disappointed with the outcome.
"The point of this request was to get clarification since there was a difference of opinion. That unfortunately didn't happen. We are no further ahead, but it is not for lack of trying," he said.
Finance Director Mike Harold said the city must now pay about $300 in court costs.


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Game 31 Recap: Cubs 3, Cardinals 5
1. Marquis = Hill?
Jason Marquis walked three in the first, but only gave up one run due to a terrific catch by Lee on a bases loaded, line-drive rocket off the bat of Duncan. He gave up five runs and five walks in five innings, with pretty weak command throughout the night.
2. Everyone = Hill? The only pitcher on either side to strike out more batters than he walked was Isringhausen, and his strikeout came on a "let's hurry up and get out of here" called strike three on Lee to end the game. Between the double switches and the walks and the Joe Morgan, it was a tough game to follow. Seriously, could Miller and Morgan stopped talking about Australian aboriginal farming techniques just long enough to call the game?
3. No Clutch Hitting
The box score shows 23 LOB for the Cubs. Among the more egregious innings were the first (two on, one out, no runs) the fourth (leadoff double doesn't score) and the seventh (bases loaded, one out, one run scores)
4. Soriano Looks Lost
Soriano started out his first ABs by going 0-2, 0-1, 0-2, 0-2, and 0-2. Besides two strikeouts, he did get a single and an RBI sac fly out of all that. But still...
- And we have our first discussion of the Cubs leadoff hitter situation as Soriano strikes out on three pitches.
- Theriot walks.
- Lee hits a sharp bouncer to the left of Izturis at SS, who bobbles, tries to flip to the 2Bman with his glove, but the flip is wide, and Kennedy can't handle it. Everybody safe.
- Fukudome pops to Izturis.
- Joe Morgan, trying to compare the Japanese majors to the American majors, unartfully winds up calling them minor-leaguers. We'll see how many "Japanese players are..." statements we get tonight...
- DeRosa K's on a checked swing strike 3. From two on and one out, to a pop fly and strike out end of the inning.
- Schumaker bounces up the middle to Theriot. Marquis does a nice job of forcing his arms to his sides, resisting the temptation to make a lunge for it. Easy out.
- Kennedy walks on 5 pitches, bringing up Pujols. This is not wise.
- That was wise. Pujols K's swinging at a slider/cutter a half foot outside.
- Ankiel walks. In spite of the Pujols K, Marquis doesn't seem to have any command yet tonight.
- 2-0 on Glaus, and Rothschild comes out for a chat.
- Glaus walks on four pitches. We'll see if Marquis gets demoted tomorrow.
- Ball one on Duncan.
- Duncan smokes a line drive maybe 4 feet off the ground and to Lee's right. Lee makes a great reaction to it, and snags it with a rolling dive for the finish. Hardest hit ball of the inning, maybe the game, and it ends the inning.
- Soto lines a double into the right field corner.
- Fontenot walks on four straight.
- 3-1 to Johnson, who lines a double inside the third base bag. Soto scores, 1-0 Cubs
- ESPN has decided they don't have enough visual clutter on the screen to complement the aural clutter of Joe Morgan, so they've added a little pop up bar above the main score bar at the top of the screen. It tells you what the given hitter does after a certain count, like 0-1 or 2-0.
- With runners at 2 and 3, Marquis swings away and fouls out to third.
- Miller exlaims "what a bad at bat that was!"
- Soriano drives one to the CF warning track, and Fontenot scores on the sacrifice fly. 2-0 Cubs
- Theriot bounces out to Izturis
- Molina swings at the first pitch, and bounces one to Theriot. Saying he "jogged" to first would be generous.
- Morgan explains to us that Pujols is a "great hitter."
- Wellemeyer singles inside the first base bag.
- Izturis lines one over Fontenot for a single. Runners at 1 and 2, one out.
- Schumaker singles to right-center, just out of Fontenot's diving reach. Runner scores, runners on 1 and 3, with a 2-1 score.
- and Kennedy pulls one through the right side hole, scoring a run, putting runners on 1 and 2 for Pujols. 2-2 game. Lee couldn't quite get to it, having to hold the runner on first
- First pitch swinging, Pujols hits one up the middle that Theriot makes a lunging grab for. Spinning around, he shovels to Fontenot, who fires to first, where Lee has to sprawl a bit for it. 6-4-3 GIDP off the bat of Pujols to end the inning. Bad start to the game for Prince Albert.
- Lee grounds to Izturis.
- Fukudome walks.
- Whatever's happening in this inning, it doesn't matter. What matters is babbling inanities about Japanese baseball.
- It's not so much that Joe Morgan sounds racist or anything when he talks about Japanese baseball, it's that he doesn't know how to discuss the matter thoughtfully or intelligently, and winds up just saying things that make you wince...
- Somewhere in that pointlessness, DeRosa flied to right. No one at ESPN noticed
- Soto bounces sharply to third. Glaus handles it, throws him out.
- Marquis K's Ankiel on, um, something low and inside...
- Glaus lines one to Soriano, who misjudges the spin and has to make a lunging backhand for it. Hangs on for the out.
- Duncan walks.
- Molina bounces to third, easy throw to first. Inning over
- And we have our CD promo to start the fourth. And an excuse for mindless banter with Gammons.
- Fontenot shoots a double down the left field line. Duncan chases his tail around in the corner for awhile, before retrieving the ball in his mouth, and jogging it back in to the infield. Good Duncan.
- Johnson flies lazily to right, runner has to hold at second. Took a lot of pitches to fail, at least.
- Marquis bounces sharply to Wellemeyer, who throws to first. Fontenot still stuck at second.
- Soriano K's swinging on a three pitch at bat. Again. Leadoff double stranded at second.
- LouPa on Soriano: "I like him in the one-hole, he feels comfortable there."
- Wellemeyer grounds back to Marquis
- Izturis lines a single to left center. 2-2 for Izturis, yeesh.
- Hit and run, Schumaker bounces out to Lee. Izturis to second, two outs.
- Morgan and Miller seem to be talking about Chess metaphors. Parachat thinks they're stoned. It would explain a lot of things....
- Kennedy walks, Pujols up with runners at 1 and 2, two outs.
- Pujols rips one inside the third base bag, on a rolling slider. Both runners score on the double. 4-2 Cards
- Ankiel pops to DeRosa, ending the inning.
- Theriot walks.
- Lee K's swinging at a slider low and outside.
- Theriot runs on a pitch that Molina has to reach down and across his body for. From his knees, Molia throws a one-hopper down to second, almost beaning Wellemeyer on the throw. It gets Theriot in plenty of time, for the caught stealing. Sort of unbelievable. Molina gets a standing O.
- and Fukudome flies out. That was quick.
- Glaus K's swinging.
- as does Duncan.
- Molina bounces easily to Theriot. No one "jogs" more slowly to first than Molina. Easy inning
- DeRosa with a broken bat ground out to SS.
- Wellemeyer taken down for Kyle McClellan. (Who??) Ludwick in for Duncan on a double switch.
- Soto looks at a nice curve ball on the outside corner for a called strike 3.
- Fontenot walks.
- Johnson grounds to Glaus, easy inning
- Ludwick grounds one just past DeRosa into left field for a single.
- Izturis grounds out to Lee, Schumaker advances
- Marquis taken down for Marshall.
- Sean saws off Schumaker, who rolls one up the first base line. Marshall gloves it and tags him out. An odd looking little out. Schumaker to third.
- Kennedy floats one in to left center, out of Soriano's reach. Ludwick scores. 5-2.
- 3-0 to Pujols, with a lefty Ankiel up next. Marshall throws one as far outside as he can without it being an intentional ball, and Pujols walks. Runners on 1 and 2, two outs, for Ankiel.
- Ankiel swings at the first pitch, gets jammed, and pops out to Soto.
- Cedeno pinch hits for Marshall, gets HBP (didn't see it happen, unfortunately.)
- Guess what? Soriano's down 0-2.
- But comes back to line one up the middle, to the left of the SS, for a single. Cedeno to second, no outs.
- Theriot rolls one through the left side hole, Cedeno holds at third. Bases loaded, no outs for Lee.
- Morgan is surprised the held Cedeno at third. Morgan sholdn't be.
- Lee flies softly to RF. Runners hold.
- Randy Flores in to face Fukudome
- Fukudome flies to straight away center, sacrifice fly, Cedeno scores. Soriano holds at second, in spite of the bad throw going through to home
- Appeal to third that Cedeno left to soon. Nope. Replay shows it was darn close, but a correct call.
- Pitching change without going to commercial, gives ESPN a chance to explain what a prince among men, scholar, and humanitarian LaRussa is.
- Ryan Franklin in to pitch, and Aaron Miles in at second on the double switch. LaRussa games are real challenges for the live-blogging recaps. Somebody donate something to me.
- DeRosa lines out to center. Bases loaded, one out, just one run scores in the inning
- Sean Gallagher in, DeRosa out with Cedeno to play third in the double switch.
- Glaus grounds out to third
- Miles dumps one into CF for a single
- Molina waves through a hit and run, and Soto throws out Miles by two steps at second. Great throw on the bag.
- Molina breaks his bat grounding back to Gallagher
- Soto works a full count, walks on a pitch just off the outside corner
- Fontenot works a full count. Morgan is discussing some Japanese manager who punched people in faces.
- Meanwhile, Fontenot pops out to Izturis.
- Johnson flies out to the warning track down the left field line. Close, but definitely didn't get all of it. Two outs.
- Cedeno battles, but winds up striking out swinging at a low slider. No good comes of the inning.
- Ludwick pops to Fontenot
- Izturis lines out to Theriot. Two very quick outs, after the Cubs hitters all battled last inning
- Good Grief, how many cut aways to Morgan interviewing Pujols can we take?
- Schumaker grounds out to Theriot.
- Isringhausen in for Franklin
- Soriano grounds weakly to Glaus
- Theriot pops out to Pujols.
- Lee takes a low called strike three. Game over.
- Freezing me out of the conversation. Thanks, Crunch.
- ESPN Bingo: Mark your card with things like Big Red Machine, Importance of Leadoff Hitter, Billy Goats, Bartman, Popular Music Tie-in, etc. etc., and wait for the Sunday Night Baseball crew to discuss or demonstrate it. Fun for everyone!
- Crappy computer construction.
- Investing in HDTV or not?
- Oh dear god.
- Mocking ESPN and our leadoff hitters.
- One out in the first and we're already sick of ______
- Fukudome's acne scars in HD. Wow, tough crowd, tonight.
- What are we TIVOing?
- What is Joe Morgan giving you?
- How many times do you have to shake off a Sinker call, to throw a Sinker?
- Ankiel is ugly.
- Reacting to Marquis' bad start.
- and to Lee's excellent play
- Mom jokes.
- Screwing up the "telephone game" Purple monkey dishwashing jerks.
- Child-molesting broadcasters.
- Should Johnson have taken third on Soriano's sac fly?
- Should Soriano feel proud for hitting one to the warning track?
- We still don't like the broadcasters.
- Driving balls into gaps.
- Take one guess what parachat's opinion of the broadcasters is?
- Drunken boating. Not a good idea.
- Do we still dislike the ESPN announcers? Yes.
- Bad movies.
- Canoeing the Mighty Mississippi naked with John Madden.
- Not happy with Morgan comparing Fukudome to only two other players, both of them Japanese.
- Wincing at Joe Morgan's explanation of the state of international baseball.
- If Joe Morgan were a tree in the forrest and he fell....
- Are you smarter than a Denny's menu crossword puzzle?
Inning 4
- An encore performance of Pickle Surprise
- George Bush vs ______
- Ultrasuede.
- Chad wants to know how gay he is...
- Bowl Scrapers/Stainers is so 2007. 2008 is all about Chad.
- Are Miller and Morgan stoned? Smart money says yes.
- Gay Leprechaun Doll for kids: potential names?
- I get rick roll'd.
- Punk music youtube links.
- Who is hiding in the bushes watching me? Carlos and CT Steve, at least
- Groups we hate.
- Morgan's man-love for Pujols.
- What is TCR asking you to do?
- This room is bloodier than...
- (oh, dear god.....)
- Jacos writes parachat porn.
- Euthanizing Soriano.
- Pledging a buck to TCR for every Theriot CS. Who wants to join?
- Marveling at Molina
- Pulled when sucking.
- Are we more worried about Soriano or the rotation?
- The Molinas.
- The Soriano contract
- How Jim Hendry's record is like a toupee.
- OF trade options.
- Lyrics to the Sanford and Son theme song?
- Great Bears' drafts of yesteryear.
- Weird dream outfields.
- Fantacizing about the checkout lady at piggly wiggly.
- Plucking Bungle's twanger. oh. dear. god.
- Bilingual mullets. Don't ask.
- rally caps.
- Why didn't Soriano take third?
- Ankiel's pin-point control of needles.
- Ciallis, Finally Fast and Fast.com
- Where'd Gallagher's weight go?
- How we prove we're gay.
- Muffin-checking
- Where Johann and Carlos's moms belong on the field.
- 21st century electronic mullets.
- HIV muffins.
- Japanese skin care.
- Hit it harder than ________
- Major RALLY CAPS effort comes up short
- Which one of us is really JAG?
- What's Rob doing with our Money?
- Man-boobs.
- What are your children doing?
Inning 9
- disemmination.
- I'm informed I've been fired. The rest of this recap will be done by a trained golden retriever.
- Woof.
- Woof woof woof Sprouting Okra pant pant.
- Pant pant pant Al Yellon pee pant pant.
- Bow wow wow jokes about baseball and race pant pant slobber.
- Is that my tail?
- Oh, is that my tail?
- Hey, it's my tail!
- Where'd my tail go?
- Help! It's the vacuum cleaner!
- Isringhausen's leg looks like a good hump.
- I wonder if the remote control would be fun to eat.
- Yelp! Trans' recap record, 3-1. Whimper.
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That's right: I'm giving $1 for every Theriot CS.
Pay up too, bozos!
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You did well to stay home for this one, Trans. Ugh. A "D" is about right...Soriano, Marquis did not make me very proud to be wearing a Cubs jersey. And just a poorly-played game overall...the pitching surely wasn't very good, yet no one really hit the ball well. The crowd was most excited, I think, by Theriot's CS--that was a hell of a throw.
However, the recap was a good laugh. I liked the Chris Duncan as hopeless pet dog metaphor.
And what IS Rob doing with our money?
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And what IS Rob doing with our money?
naturally, hookers and beers for the TCR retreat up at Wisconsin Dells this summer.
hopefully Trans can avoid getting peppered spray on the boat this time
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Was it on a boat or one of the classic Dells' Ducks?
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So we learned that Tony LaRussa is great friends with both Bill Belichick and Bobby Knight. If that was all I knew about the man I'd already know he was an a**hat.
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"Help! It's the vacuum cleaner!"
Mmm... kinky. Johann's mom likes the vacuum cleaner, as well.
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I'm really disappointed that there were no Garden Claw mentions.
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I think you were just too busy playing with your twanger to notice all the good stuff tonight.
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We <3 you.
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Parachat was most stormy.
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That, and the fact that most of Parachat was just vile, offensive and crude.
I *heart* Parachat.
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Ah I missed it when I wasn't here. And of course, I love making the vile, disgusting jokes.
From the desk Of Penthouse Forum
"Jacos writes parachat porn"
Here's the thing, if you go back and see what I wrote not once did I mention the father and the daughter copulating.
I was just drawing up the scenerio as I saw it from that Ciallis commericial.If you have a dirty mind that's your cross to carry.
Besides the older kids (Mr. Wipple, OJ) were encouraging to write more.
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I did no such thing. In fact, I ignored you for five minutes as there's a limit to how gross I can take my Parachat. That was truly over the line.
Besides, I'm not so old. Just crotchety! Now get off my lawn!
Re: From the desk Of Penthouse Forum
Encouraging you? No. Attempting to alert the authorities? Yes.
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Anybody else notice how much LaRussa switches around his line-up? For example, Ankiel batted #2 on Friday, #6 on Saturday and #4 on Sunday. I'm not sure what it says about LaRussa or the Cards, but I thought that was very interesting. Thoughts?
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can we just get rid of soriano for some pitching please.....
there is no fielding position he can play on this team...
he will not bunt
he will not take walks
he will not swing for base hits
he will not protect the plate
he cannot run
he cannot steal
yes id say hes about 17.5 million dollars over paid a year
please please please trade him for a pitcher
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No Trade Clause
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Dear Mr. Soriano,
It must feel awful to strike out swinging at those pitches that are bouncing weakly along the outside corner of the batter's box, having been low and away to begin with. Failure, especially when done in front of tens of thousands of people, is hard to handle. I understand. SO STOP DOING IT
Pell Mell
P.S. I wrote this same letter to Sammy Sosa in 1996.
P.P.S. Don't do roids.
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Do roids if you think it will help.
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The Daily Herald suggests that Felix Pie could be headed to the minor leagues.
Pie has continued to struggle at the plate, and right-handed Reed Johnson got the start against a righty on Sunday. Ronny Cedeno has started taking fly balls in center field, and the paper speculates that with Cedeno as an emergency option, Pie could be sent to Triple-A Iowa.
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Billy Petrick made his season debut for Single-A Daytona on Sunday and pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings.
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This is the quote of the week for me:
"He was standing up there at the charity event talking about the importance of family," says one person who attended the event. "Then I see him in the casino with these two girls, rubbing the die on their [breasts]."
Just the latest in the Clemens drama at the New York Daily News, some great reads over there:
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Did Miller say that the four batters combined to see 28 pitches in the eighth inning? And all we got out of it is one stinkin' walk ... isn't that just bad luck or great clutch pitching by Franklin? (Does this qualify as Cubbery?) This team will be fine. We forced LaRussa's hand as far as getting Wellemeyer out of there after five innings, and we got into their middle relief.
BTW, if you expect Soriano to lay down sacrifice bunts for his salary, then you're underutilizing him.
Also BTW, aren't a lot of fans hypocrites (not necessarily on this Web site)? They find one whipping boy, be it Barrett or Jacque or now Soriano. Then, out of the other side of their mouth, they talk about how it is a team game and that you win as a team and lose as a team.
For some reason, Derrek Lee had a horrendous game last night. He's earned the right. But he and Marquis (and Ramirez's absence) were the primary reasons why we lost last night.
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"Bowl Scrapers/Stainers is so 2007. 2008 is all about Chad."
As if the 2000 wasn't already enough for you.
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Meh, I messed that up. Mets are in.
Cards and Giants can still tie though.
Kershaw gets hurt by his defense and gave up 2 more runs. Blach has 8 shutout innings.
Mets already won as did Cards.
tomorrow is gonna be helluva fun if Giants hold on. We're all rooting for a 3-way tie I presume.
good news is now 5 K's for Lester through 4 (in a quest for 200 for season). Bad news is he's already at 86 pitches.
be curious how long Maddon sticks with Lester to try and let offense get back into it and get him the win (4-2 as I type, was 4-0)
Fwiw, he needed 2.1 IP to cross 200 for season so he got that at least. He also needs 9 K's for 200K's on season and he has 4 through 3.
cubs score 2 runs thanks to predictable reds pitching and horrible CIN defense...cubs only down by 1 now. heyward even got a gift 2rbi double out of an easy popout. neat.
something named Ty Blach has outpitched Clayton Kershaw through 6 innings (1-0 Giants).
not that finishing 2nd place will matter much nor did this game, but have to think if Hendricks pitches well tomorrow, he could leapfrog Lester in Cy Young voting. Don't see anyway Scherzer doesn't win it regardless and it doesnt' look like Lester has any incentive clauses that matter. Also might give Cueto some votes.
Rather remarkable how many teams have really good 1-2 options this year.
Nats: Scherzer and Roark (and Strasburg was great before injuries)
Cubs: Lester and Hendricks (and Arrietta is still damn good just not as consistently lately)
pretty much what I'm gathering from this thread is that it doesn't matter who you play in 5-game series, but no one wants to have to deal with Cardinal fans if we end up losing.
I can respect that.
first game for lester giving up more than 2 runs since july 24th. hell of a run.
doh, yes...dunno what happened there. jake arrieta is all "bro wut?"
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a LH (thanks jpep for the correction) 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
fwiw, all the games are free on mlb.tv
Short rest for MadBum would be 2 days. WC game is Wed., Games 1 & 2 are Friday/Saturday.
A left-handed one...
J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.


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Good Morning America weather anchor Sam Champion basked in the news about his wedding engagement on Monday's program, and thanked viewers and ABC News colleagues for their congratulations.
"The amazing response from folks all over the country was just incredible for us," said Champion, whose engagement to his boyfriend, fine-arts photographer Rubem Robierb, was announced on Friday.
"I thank you," Champion, 51, said on the air. (To The New York Times he said, "We're getting married New Year's Eve in Miami," after they legally wed in New York State.)
Describing the overwhelming reaction he's received both in person and through social media, Champion said, "I felt like we lived in a small town. … I was born in Paducah, Kentucky, and to me that's exactly what it felt like. We walked out on the street and everyone was like, 'Hey, congratulations.' "
He added, "Thank you for the Tweets, and the Facebook and just coming up on the street and saying the most wonderful things."
Ben Affleck, on Monday's GMA to promote his new movie Argo, also got into the spirit.
"I want to congratulate Sam," said the actor-filmmaker, 40. "It's to our shame that you can't get married in every state in the union, but one day I hope you will be able to. It's very exciting. I was very inspired … a moving love story."
There was more. (To see a video, click here.) The show's news anchor, Josh Elliott, said teasingly, "He's a groomzilla already," and suggested he and show anchor George Stephanopoulos serve as best men.
Also chiming in: the recuperating Robin Roberts, who Tweeted her congratulations while she is recovering from a successful bone-marrow transplant. "You know how thrilled I am for you, @SamChampion and Rubem!" she said. "Hope to be well enough to attend the wedding. Much love to you both."
Sam Champion Thanks Fans for 'Amazing Response' to His Engagement
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My least favorite Christmas carol by far is the "Twelve Days of Christmas." It's not that I wouldn't want to give my "true love" a whole bunch of poultry, its that it's the Yuletide equivalent of "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall."
A couple of years ago I wrote a blog post titled The 12 Days of Christmas (The "Real" True Meaning). It was rather church humor-y in nature as I imagined the meaning behind the twelve gifts (ie. Six Geese a-Laying�� six seminarians laying homiletical eggs in the pulpit).
Anyway, this year I'm offering the official Clergy Family Confidential snark version of the 12 Days of Christmas. Enjoy and Merry Christmastide!
Twelve drummers drumming until your ears start to bleed and please get rid of that Little Drummer Boy while you're at it.Eleven Pipers piping �Amazing Grace� since that�s all they seem to knowTen Lords-a-Leaping which is heretical since there�s only one Lord.Nine Ladies liturgically dancing in outfits made of pink chiffon so you�ll want to avert your eyes.Eight Maids-a-Milking but don�t drink the milk because it�s neither pasteurized nor homogenized so there are chunks floating in it.Seven Swans-a-Swimming in your basement because you forgot to turn the water off and the pipes froze.Six Geese-a-laying goose poop all over your back yard.Five Gold Rings or actually just one because you pawned the other four.Four Calling Birds which are really annoying when they wake you up way too early on New Year�s Day after a late night out.Three French Hens although you�d much prefer French fries.Two bars of Dove soap shaped like turtles that you can�t wait to regift.And a Partridge in a Pear Tree which looks more like a pigeon than anything else.


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COUDERSPORT - Just three weeks before Christmas, people in the Potter County seat are wrestling with shock and sadness after a gunman entered the First United Presbyterian Church on Main Street and shot his ex-wife to death as she played the organ during a Sunday morning church service, according to state police.
The alleged gunman, Gregory Lynn Eldred, 52, an elementary school music teacher here, fired a single shot at Darlene J. Sitler, 53, right in front of church Pastor Evon Lloyd, Trooper David Surra said in an affidavit.
Lloyd rushed to Sitler's side as she started screaming Eldred's name, Surra said. The gunman somehow exited the church.
The gunshot wound knocked the woman to the floor of the organ pit, Surra said.
"Lloyd said Sitler was breathing and speaking to her, but she was not moving," the trooper said.
State police and emergency medical technicians were called.
A few minutes later, Eldred, still armed with a gun, re-entered the church through a door on the Fourth Street side and threatened church members who pleaded with him to put down the gun.
"I want to see her. I want to see if she's dead," Eldred told one parishioner.
"I want to finish this," Eldred told church member Dr. Beverly Prince, who was in a pew at the back of the church.
"When Prince begged him to put the gun down, Eldred told her 'I will have to shoot you, too,' if she didn't allow him to pass," Surra said.
As Eldred walked closer to the area of the organ, Lloyd also attempted to intervene by trying to keep him away from Sitler, but he told the pastor "I could shoot you, too," Surra said.
Eldred then fired two more shots at Sitler as church members startled wrestling the gun from him. During the struggle, the gun went off a fourth time, the bullet landing "in the wooded back of a pew at the rear of the church," Surra said.
Church members were able to break Eldred's grip on the handgun during the struggle, Surra said. The pastor secured the gun as members restrained Eldred and held him until Trooper Michael Delp reached the scene and took him into custody.
Sitler, of Coudersport, also was a music teacher. She taught for 30 years at the Northern Potter Children's School in the Northern Potter School District based in Ulysses.
"She was killed as a result of multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene by Potter County Coroner Kevin J. Dusenbury Sr.," Surra said.
Prince's husband, Leslie Rolfe, who also was attending the service, told investigators that after the first shot was fired, he saw Eldred exit the church and watched him from a doorway, Surra said.
Eldred momentarily put the handgun on the hood of a car parked on Fourth Street only to pick it back up minutes later, Rolfe told police.
When Rolfe saw Eldred walk toward the church door from where he was watching him, Rolfe "attempted to hold the door shut, but Eldred still gained entry," Surra said.
Rolfe was one of the church members who successfully wrestled the gun away from Eldred after Sitler was fatally wounded, Surra said.
Eldred, who lives just south of the borough at 447 Dutch Hill Road, was arraigned before District Judge Delores Weiss on charges of homicide, recklessly endangering, terroristic threats and simple assault. He automatically was committed to the Potter County Prison without bail.
He taught in the Coudersport School District since 1986, according to the Associated Press.
Potter County Commissioner Susan Kefover told the Associated Press that the shooting was "devastatingly tragic for the community."
"It's hard even to comprehend. You just feel this tremendous grief," she said.
Police said no children were in the church at the time of the shooting and that all those who witnessed it were bused to a building of county offices where troopers could interview them privately.
Northern Potter School District Superintendent Scott Graham said Sitler will be remembered as "the consummate professional," the Associated Press reported.
"The kids loved her. She just did so many things here for the school and for the community," Graham said.
Crisis counselors were on hand at the district, he added.
"There's a lot of good things about growing up and living in a small community, and I believe we have a lot of help for the children and staff members who may need it," Graham said.
Eldred, who also played clarinet for the Southern Tier Symphony Orchestra in Allegany, N.Y., and Sitler had been divorced for several years, Graham said. He told the Associated Press that he could not offer any rationale for the shooting.
Trooper Michael Delp arrived from a barracks outside town eight minutes after the 911 call. Delp told The Associated Press that state police cover for Coudersport police, who don't work 24/7 and weren't scheduled to patrol until 4 p.m. that day.
Nobody else was injured at the 180-year-old church, where police found a .40-caliber handgun and four spent shells. Police also found a bullet lodged in a wooden pew and another beneath a pillow that was under the victim's head, though police didn't immediately explain how it got there.
An autopsy was scheduled Monday. Dusenbury said it's clear Sitler died of gunshot wounds, though he couldn't immediately say how many and where.
Dusenbury, coroner since 1984, said he was shaken by the "unprecedented" tragedy and prayed the family, community and church would recover. "I've never encountered anything quite like it; it's terrible," he said.
Superintendent Alanna Huck, who heads the Coudersport Area School District where Eldred taught, issued a statement expressing condolences to Sitler's family and school district.
"There are no words that explain this event; however, we will focus on moving forward and taking care of those students who are entrusted to our care each day," the statement said.


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Branzino With Herbs, Tomatoes and Thai Chilies
AS A FOOD TOWN, Austin, Texas, is known for down-home grub (barbecue, breakfast tacos) heavy on the smoke and spice. But when Tyson Cole opened Uchi, his contemporary Japanese restaurant, in 2003, he had something very different in mind. Having trained under sushi masters in Tokyo and New York, he'd returned to Austin with a solid understanding of Japanese cuisine and a deep appreciation for its simplicity and balance—not only in terms of flavor. "Textures are key in all my food," said Mr. Cole. "It's important to avoid having too many in a dish."
The Chef: Tyson Cole
His Restaurants: Uchi and Uchiko in Austin, Texas, and Uchi in Houston.
What He's Known For: Bringing serious Japanese cuisine to Austin's laid-back dining scene; inventive, sculptural dishes that are as beautiful as they are delicious.
In Mr. Cole's first Slow Food Fast contribution, raw tomatoes, baby arugula and fresh mint are the counterpoints to perfectly seared branzino fillets. Thai chili and lemon zest contribute layers of heat and acidity. "Each ingredient is highlighted, and everything is even," the chef explained.
The recipe comes from Uchiko, Mr. Cole's second Austin restaurant, which looks beyond Japan to other parts of Asia for inspiration. "This is a simple dish with a quick pick-up," Mr. Cole said. "It's been on the menu since day one."
Fast and easy to prepare as the recipe is, Mr. Cole takes the same care with it that he does with his creative sushi preparations. Dress the tomatoes immediately before serving and taste as you go, to make sure the dressing doesn't overpower the natural flavor of the produce. When cooking the fish skin-side down, be sure to coat the pan completely with oil, and to watch the fillet closely. "When it starts to release from the pan, flip it," he said. That's all it takes to ensure that the skin crisps evenly and provides that snappy textural contrast Mr. Cole finds so appealing.
—Kitty Greenwald
Branzino With Herbs, Tomatoes and Thai Chilies
Total Time: 20 minutes Serves: 4
2 tablespoons dried Thai chilies or dried chiles de árbol, finely crumbled
1 teaspoon minced garlic
Zest of 1 lemon
¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
4 branzino fillets, skin on (about 1½ pounds total)
2 cups mixed heirloom baby tomatoes, cut into bite-size pieces
1 tablespoon finely chopped mint, plus 2-3 tablespoons roughly torn mint leaves, for garnish
½ cup baby arugula
What To Do
1. In a small bowl, mix chilies with garlic, lemon zest and ¼ cup oil. Season with salt and pepper.
2. Season fish with salt and set aside. Toss tomatoes with chili mixture and chopped mint.
3. Add remaining oil to a large sauté pan set over medium-high heat. Once oil is hot, lay fish into pan skin-side down. Cook until skin is crisp and brown and easily releases from pan, about 5 minutes. Flip fish and cook 1 minute more.
4. Distribute fish, skin-side up, among four plates. Scatter with tomatoes and top with arugula leaves. Garnish with roughly torn mint and sprinkle with salt. Serve immediately.
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