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The Cubs scored seven runs in the bottom of the 1st, and cruised to a 9-4 victory over the White Sox this afternoon at Ho Ho Kam Park in Mesa, in front of a Cactus League record crowd of 13,327, a game that I'm sure many of you watched on WGN-TV.
The bats were hot right from the gitgo this afternoon, as the Cubs racked-up a seven spot in the 1st off White Sox starter LHP Clayton Richard, who REALLY had a bad day.
Alfonso Soriano lined a single to right to start the inning, and then Kosuke Fukudome celebrated his return to the Cubs with a line single to CF. Derrek Lee then lined a single to left to score Soriano and send Fukudome to 3rd, Milton Bradley walked to load the bases, and then Aramis Ramirez bounced into an RBI 5-4 FC. Aaron Miles grounded an RBI single to the right of second baseman Chris Getz to score D-Lee, and then Ryan Theriot walked to re-load the bases. Koyie Hill bounced a double down the LF line to plate Ramirez and Miles, and that finished Richard.
RHP D. J. Carrasco relieved Richard, and Carlos Zambrano drove in Theriot from 3rd on a 6-3 GO (K. Hill holding 2nd), and then Soriano finished the scoring with his second hit of the inning, a pop fly down the line in RF that bounced off the rock-hard field and up & over the retaining wall in foul territory for an RBI ground rule double.
After Carrasco struck out Fukdome, Lee, Bradley, and Ramirez in succession, the Cubs mounted another rally in the bottom of the 3rd. Miles and Theriot singled to start the inning, and Koyie Hill walked to load the bases. Zambrano then bounced a one-hopper to 1st baseman Josh Kroeger, who threw to 2nd to get a force-out, but Sox SS Alexei Ramirez's relay sailed past 1st base, allowing both runners to score (one RBI for "Z").
Zambrano started for the Cubs and went six innings (90 pitches - 50 strikes, 4/11 GO/FO), and had a problem in only one of the innings, that being the top of the 4th, when he threw 36 pitches (and only 18 strikes). He had hustled to beat the throw to 1st on his RBI FC in the previous half-inning (bottom of the 3rd), and he appeared to be dropping his arm when he started to work in the 4th.
Zambrano had difficulty throwing strikes throughout the inning, (he had thrown only 29 pitches through the first three innings combined), eventually allowing two runs on three hits and a walk, the key hit being a two-out bases-loaded double by Josh Fields that bounced off the warning track and over the fence for a double, after CF Fukudome appeared to lose the ball in the sun.
But "Z" righted the ship in the 5th, retiring the last six hitters without much trouble. For the day he allowed two runs (both earned) on six hits and a walk, while striking out three.
On the bubble, out of options, and competing fiercely for a spot on the 25-man roster, Angel Guzman took the mound in the 7th. He had good moments and bad moments, the worst one being a no-doubt-about-it opposite field solo home run with one out by Brian Anderson that landed in the upper (visitors) bullpen. He also allowed a broken bat single, and had to throw 25 pitches to get out of the inning. But he did strike out the last two hitters (Brent Lillibridge and Carlos Quentin), and he generally threw strikes (19 of his 25 pitches).
So based upon his outing today, Guzman did not pitch well enough to insure himself a spot on the Opening Day roster, but neither did he pitch badly enough to eliminate himself from consideration.
Luis Vizcaino threw a 1-2-3 eight-pitch 8th (K, PO, FO), Mike Stanton got the first out in the 9th (striking out LH hitter Josh Kroeger), and then Chad Fox finished up, getting the final two outs while allowing one run, thanks to two doubles to RF sandwiched around a strike out, before inducing Lillibridge to line-out sharply to Brad Snyder in RF to end the game.
The other battle in progress is for the back-up catcher gig, and both candidates saw action today. Koyie Hill got the start and played the first five innings, going 1-2 at the plate (RBI bases loaded double, a walk, and a 5-3 GO), while also allowing a passed ball. Bako played the last four innings, and went 0-1 (3-1 GO). Neither player did anything overtly stupid.
The Cubs travel to Hi Corbett Field in Tucson tomorrow, and will face the Colorado Rockies.
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"a game that I'm sure many of you watched on WGN-TV."
Oh yeah... a game many of us might have watched if many of us weren't at an effing wedding rehearsal, then promptly a wedding rehearsal dinner. Tomorrows game isn't on WGN or many of might have missed that one too as many of our wives will have dragged many of us to a wedding from noon to 11:00pm because they are in the freaking wedding party.
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Thanks, Phil!
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So the game was real, after all.
I tuned in....
Watched Z have an 8 pitch first inning (including giving up a hit)
Saw Soriano work a 3-1 count
Saw Fukudome get a hit against a lefty
Saw Derrek Lee not hit into a DP.
After that I was sure I was actually watching the Twilight Zone and turned the TV off.
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It would be helpful if he named him before 9:00 pm EDT
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The new Corey Provis is...
Judd Sirott (who will move over from his radio role with the Blackhawks)
Sirott will assist Santo on the road and conduct interviews for the pregame show during home games. He auditioned at spring training.
"I knew right away he was the best guy," Santo said. "He was here for two games. I took him down in the clubhouse and introduced him to everybody. The two innings he did, he was a little nervous at first but then settled in."
So this is the ptbnl for John McDonough?
courtesy of Carrie Muskat•The Cubs outrighted outfielder Brad Snyder to Triple-A Iowa. The Cubs' 40-man roster is now at 37.
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Hey... did you hear that Scott Eyre is broke?
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When a player is placed on waivers, how many days do they have to clear before they get outrighted to AAA? Have Robnett and Snyder already officially cleared waivers? Little confused on how it all works...
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yes, they already cleared waivers...I want to say teams have 48 hours to put a claim in, but they are first placed on waivers, where teams can claim them and if no one does, they are outrighted.
As usual, AZ Phil explains almost all of it here...
Fwiw, it looks like Robnett or Snyder can't be added back to the 40-man until May 15th at the soonest.
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Thanks. So there is a difference between a player being outrighted and being designated for assignment, correct? And both Robnett and Snyder were outrighted...
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Right. A player who is DFA'd might be outrighted, or he could be traded or released. A team has 10 days to decide what to do. DFAs allow a team to free up a 40-man roster spot immediately and worry what exactly to do with the player (outright him to minors, trade him, release him) later on.
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got it. thank you!
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i would also guess that if i team chose to DFA a player vs outrighting them, they probably think they can get something of value for him? was casey mcgehee outrighted or DFA'd?
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looks like he was outrighted
my guess is if you're immediately outrighted, a team is hoping to get you through waivers as soon as possible and try to keep you. If you're DFA'd, which is a 10-day window, a team is trying to get rid of you but is trying to get something back or knows that someone will put in a claim and wants some time to figure out a deal if possible.
As always, I'm sure Phil can fill in the details..
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Reed Johnson just got hit in the wrist... sounded bad according to pat/ron but he's staying in the game.
rbi hit by pitch, 1-0
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3 off Dempster in the 1st so far, including HR for Atkins deep to center in his first game back from a groin injury.
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Game on delay on MLB TV
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MLB Network? Mlb.tv seems to be live...
Hoff-power dooble and HR already, Soto a dooble...
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Guess I need to be more specific now adays.
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Miles rbi single after a Dempster triple, 6-4
Fukudome has 2 walks in 4 at bats, so he's got that down pat.
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Is the Sun-Times getting ready to fold? I see Greg Couch is leaving to join Jay Mariotti over at AOL FanHouse.
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Very possibly. They were #7 on Time's list of 10 Most Endangered Newspapers in America.
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The fundamental business is still strong, but they're carrying over $200 million in debt from poor management that's just killing them.
It'd be a great acquisition for a newspaper group due to the company's full penetration of the entire city and suburban metro area. There needs to be more coordination between newspapers, but the infrastructure is there to become the best news source in Chicagoland with a little investment.
They need a smart investor willing to come in, retire the debt and start taking some quarterly profits while investing in a more local-centric foucs and a better content-sharing system across newspapers.
Even at $1 a share, that will never happen. But I think they're trading at 2 or 3 cents a share these days, which makes me think it's possible.
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I'm starting to believe that HoffPOWER could put up better numbers in 500 ABs than DLee...
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Good to be a part of The Randy Wells Experience today. 0.2 IP 5ER
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Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
Who's asking?
CLE/DET rained out last night already, possible rain-outs in New York (vs. Baltimore), Boston(vs. Toronto) and Philly(vs. Mets) this weekend too.
Not only games involving playoff spots that would need to be played, but any that involve home field advantage.
I got the first one! Second one I'm not even sure what even/odd betting is.
any opponent preference for NLDS?
Mets are down to 1 great pitcher instead of 4. Syndegaard may pitch Sunday which means if Mets win the WC game, he'd be set up for Game 1. There's a chance they clinch a spot by Sunday so he'd pitch the WC and then we'd probably get Colon for Game 1. They've certainly had the hottest bats over the last week and month out of the WC options.
A couple of Cub related puzzles.
Can't teach height and thinness
Hopefully Pirates don't call up A. Lincoln.
j.buchanan going friday...should be...baseball...or something like it.
Wow. I didn't know they could do that.
Nice for Willson, not so much for Addy.
Game is officially called...also officially a tie.
Stats count, no make-up date of course.
Yeah -- seeing the weather -- I hope KB and Rizz are inside, wrapped in blankets and drinking hot chocolate.


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As President Obama prepares for his State of the Union address, he has indicated that gun control and immigration will be two of his top priorities....
"The legalising of 16,000,000 million legal Mexicans"
For someone who pushes the meme of the "liberal media bias", even your beloved Foxnews reports there are less than 12 million undocumented immigrants, according to their story dated 12/6/12. The report details that number has decreased from a high in 2007. It's funny, but Fox did not conclude they were all "Mexican". So where do you get your data from?
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There hasn't been a lot to be optimistic about with the Curve the past 2 years when it comes to high-ceiling, high-impact position player prospects.
Eastern League batting champ Starling Marte in 2011 was obviously the major exception, and Andrew Lambo was the EL's best slugger this year before getting promoted.
Aside from those two guys, it's been tough to look at a Curve lineup on a given day and say with any degree of certainty about a position player, "That guy can be a big factor in the major leagues."
Well, another one arrived last week in electric center fielder Gregory Polanco, who runs like a deer and, at 6-foot-4 and 204 pounds, has the size, makeup and everything else a 21-year-old stud prospect needs to develop into a quality major leaguer.
Polanco is fun to watch, so when you show up to Peoples Natural Gas Field, be sure to keep your eye on No. 25 at all times - offensively, defensively and especially on the basepaths.
"His athleticism is off the charts," Curve manager Carlos Garcia said. "You can see it. He's a guy that you see it in the field, and you know his potential is unbelievable."
Polanco is the one Curve position player who looks like a can't-miss guy, and another potential one has started to catch fire after a slow start in his first year at Double-A.
Alex Dickerson teamed with Polanco to carry the offense in Wednesday night's 5-2 Curve win, an incredible seventh straight victory for a club that, frankly, looked lousy up until a week ago but lately has looked fantastic.
Dickerson ripped a two-run homer in the seventh inning that put the Curve on top to stay, and it scored - you guessed it - Polanco, who had just doubled to open the inning.
"He's going to hit," Garcia said of Dickerson. "He hit last year. He always hits."
Dickerson didn't hit much at the beginning of the season, just .185 in April, but the 23-year-old has made the adjustments the past two months to not only prove he can handle Double-A, but also re-establish himself as a bona fide major league prospect.
"The main thing is my swing to start the year just felt broken," Dickerson said. "I was tensing up, and then the level itself kind of made it a little worse."
Dickerson hit .264 in May and is at .292 this month. His homer Wednesday was his sixth - he will need to hit for much more power than that as he moves up the line - but the 2012 Florida State League Player of the Year has shown the Pirates he has the mental toughness to overcome the game's inevitable adversity.
"It's kind of a good thing because I got to see what rock bottom really looks like," Dickerson, who hit .295 with 13 homers and 90 RBIs last year, said of his early struggles this season.
Polanco has had no issues so far adjusting to Double-A in his brief time with the Curve, hitting .389 (7-for-18) in five games. He hit a triple and double Wednesday and, after swiping 24 bases in 28 tries at Single-A Bradenton, he already has shown off his blazing speed with three for Altoona.
"He's definitely an outstanding player," Dickerson said of his new teammate. "He's got good energy above all. He's going to definitely compete and do well, but the biggest thing is he controls center field."
The Curve have been extremely fortunate getting one standout center fielder after another in their 15 years, and Polanco joins a list that includes Marte, Andrew McCutchen, Chris Duffy, Rajai Davis, Tike Redman and others.
Polanco's size is the first thing you notice about him. His reputation for being lightning fast might make one think he's a scrappy little guy, but he's an imposing figure who has a chance to only get bigger as his body develops with age and experience.
With another 10-15 pounds of muscle, Polanco could turn himself into a 20-25 home run guy, with the hope of still maintaining his speed.
"We know we have a pure third-hole hitter and a pure center fielder," Garcia said.
"He has the potential to build up. Hopefully he doesn't get too bulked up, but the way he swings the bat, he has a chance to be a 20 home run guy."
The Pirates probably will never be able to buy the hitters they'll need to become an offensive powerhouse, so they'll have to develop them internally. It's looked bleak in that regard the past couple of years with the Curve - again, with the exception of Marte - so the Bucs desperately need to see things turn around.
That could be happening right before our eyes with addition of Polanco and emergence of Dickerson.


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Friday, February 8, 2013
Claiming eyesight and hearing difficulties, a frail-looking Robert Payne took the stand Thursday to testify in his defense about shooting off a shotgun and exposing himself to residents of Bayview Acres. He refused to place his hand on the Bible and swear to tell the truth. "The Bible says not to swear. I will not swear on the Bible," he said.
"But I promise to state the true facts under penalty of perjury."
A jury ultimately found former Mount Pleasant Town Councilman Robert Payne guilty of indecent exposure and of pointing or presenting a firearm, but not guilty on a charge of assault and battery.
The victim Graham Stone said that is not what he hoped for, but was relieved Payne would not be able to come near him or Bayview again for at least the next five years.
Circuit Judge Roger Young sentenced Payne, 67, to three years in prison with credit for time served and five years probation. He faced a maximum five years on the weapon charge.
He fully admitted to discharging the firearm in May of 2011. But he said he shot it straight into the air, not at anyone. He told his public defender Ashley Pennington that it was probably the biggest mistake he had ever made in his life, but that he only did it to annoy Graham Stone, a resident of Bayview Acres.
Payne who has been housed at the Al Cannon Detention center for the last two years said that he had been continuously harassed by Stone for more than two years. "I thought it was a good idea to send him an audible message that would make a lot of noise." He testified that he chose the safest gun he could find from friend Jerry Moore's collection.
He loaded the gun and other supplies into a golf cart, headed down a man-made causeway toward his boat.
This houseboat, considered uninhabitable by most, was stuck in the mud just off the shore of Jerry Moore's home in Bayview. Where it sat, the boat had a 360 degree view of Shem Creek.
Three bilge pumps, running off of batteries kept the boat afloat. A hole in the hull caused water to leak in. The boat had no motors or running water or toilet facilities. But Payne called it home.
After residents of the neighborhood complained about the derelict boat anchored off their neighborhood, the then Mount Pleasant Police Chief Harry Sewell contacted Payne. He told him the boat needed to be removed.
Payne said he agreed to do just that.
But that one afternoon in May, alcohol and annoyance got the best of him, Payne testified.
The incident occurred on May 29, 2011. Police received a call about a man walking around drunk and naked in the marsh. When officers arrived that night at about 7:10 p.m. they found Payne in the marsh carrying a shotgun and wearing swim trunks, according to an incident report. While officers were there, they heard a gunshot, then saw Payne walking toward them while holding the gun with the barrel pointed in the air, the report stated. That's when officers arrested him.
Payne is accused of shooting a gun and exposing himself in a marsh near Shem Creek on Memorial Day weekend in 2011. Payne was living on that inoperable, unregistered houseboat there.
A Charleston County jury continued deliberations Friday in the trial of Payne, a former Mount Pleasant town councilman. The trial began Monday and wrapped up Thursday afternoon, but the jury failed to reach a verdict before the judge sent them home for the evening.
Testimony by resident Graham Stone indicated Payne consistently could be seen drinking and urinating off his boat.
More often than not, he would "flip the bird" toward Stone's home as he walked back and forth from land to his boat.
Payne testified he did not know exactly which house was Stone's but knew the general direction.
Payne said that "flipping the bird" was a symbol of contempt and frustration.
He said he was irritated because he couldn't get any work done on his boat due to "cops coming down there all the time, harassing and stalking" him.
"Stone was the ring leader sending them down there to pester me," said Paybne in testimony.
"I wanted to send him a clear message. I knew it was illegal to shoot a gun in the city limits, but not that illegal," he said.
He said he pointed the Mossberg 12 gauge shotgun through the scuttle hatch on his boat and fired once straight into the air.
Thirty minutes later he got off of his boat, walked to a small island, now part of Shem Creek Park and fired the gun again, straight up into the air.
Payne testified that as he walked back toward Moore's house, the police were waiting on him and arrested him.
"All I wanted to do was irritate Stone. I never saw him and didn't know if he was even home. It was pot luck in case he was home," Payne told the jury.
Payne said that due to having prostate cancer, he urinates frequently. Not always off of the side of the boat, he said, but on this particular day he thought the view was better from the top of his boat.
So he dropped his pants, he testified, and urinated while flipping his middle finger in the direction of Stone's home.
"If they would have left me alone, none of this would have happened," Payne testified. "Firing that gun was a political expression. You see it in the movies all the time."
He said he could not think of a single government agency that Stone "hasn't whined or complained to."
Payne testified that Stone caused him a lot of discomfort and he wanted to do the same to Stone.
He said his actions don't seem like a good idea now, and he certainly wouldn't do it again.
Pennington argued that Payne wasn't trying to hurt anyone that day. He shot his gun in the air to annoy the neighbors. The conflicting testimony however, left the jury having to decide the possibility of his aim and intent to cause personal injury.
Pennington too tried to argue that urinating in public with his pants all the way down was protected under the First Amendment as an expression of disdain toward Stone.
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LOCKPORT – The city will use urban planning students from the University at Buffalo to craft a report on how downtown parking availability could be improved.
Perennial complaints from Lockport business owners are being heard again, and Common Council President Anne E. McCaffrey, R-2nd Ward, contacted UB for some informational manpower.
At least two master's degree candidates already have responded to the city's request, and there may be more, McCaffrey said.
"I'm imagining it would be a summer project," she said.
The interns would assess the availability of public and private parking and survey businesses on their parking needs.
"The big area of concern is behind the [public] library," McCaffrey said.
It's a congested area where a municipal parking lot serves customers for the library and the YMCA, while the county auto bureau and the five-story Bewley Building, the city's most-used commercial multitenant facility, constantly overflow their parking lots.
"It's just jammed full every day of the week," said Charlene Seekins-Smith, owner of the Bewley Building, which has a 93-space parking lot.
Businesses on Main Street, East Avenue and Charles Street also contend for parking, with cars for businesses often using what are supposed to be lots reserved for another business.
The city has a two-hour limit for parking on the street or in municipal lots, but there are no parking meters and enforcement is spotty at best.
"They have to crack down on the people who park all day," said George Fritz, owner of Mills Jewelers on Main Street.
His store adjoins the city's crumbling old parking ramp, which has been closed for six years and is slated for demolition as soon as next month. The city is planning to replace it with a 42-space surface lot.
Fritz said he can't wait for that, because he has been dependent on curbside parking. "People drive by if they can't find a place to park," he said. "They intend to come back another time, but sometimes another time never comes."
Seekins-Smith suggested that when the former Jubilee store is demolished to make way for the new ice arena, the city place public parking in that lot.
"We don't own that," Mayor Michael W. Tucker said. "I suppose they're going to need all the parking they can get."
He said a real issue is employees who want to park in front of their job sites. McCaffrey said neither customers nor employees seem to want to walk to a store.
"Walking doesn't hurt," Seekins-Smith said, "but we have a big problem even if they do walk."
"I think we have a lot more people working downtown than we've had in years," Tucker said. "I don't necessarily believe there's a big, huge parking problem, but I'm willing to look at it."
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Change in the Workplace: Coping with Transition
In today's world, where change happens quickly, moving from old to new can be difficult. Help ease the transition by remembering these tips: Give up what you can't control. Make decisions that suit you; don't just react to change. And, distinguish between fact and rumor.
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If your project, product, or process changes, you may be faced with new or extra duties—maybe even a new boss. Will your new job help you reach your goals? If so, great! Focus on learning any new technology or skills you'll need to be successful. If it won't, begin looking for another position that is closer to the goals you value.
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After a promotion, you may miss the familiar feel of your old job and your old coworkers. This will pass as you get involved in your new duties. Put in a little extra effort up front. Ask your new peers for advice or tips for succeeding at the new job. Also, break your new tasks into small steps and get training if you need it.
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If your company changes ownership, you may wonder if you'll still have a job in 6 months. Reduce your uncertainties by finding out about the new organization. Do you share its values and work routines? If you do, get involved. Look for new opportunities, perhaps by accepting new duties or relocating. If you're still uncertain, allow time to adapt. Patience is part of coping. Whether you leave or stay, make your decision and plan for it.


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Remodeling a small kitchen is a challenge that quite a few of us face. Visions of wide open kitchens with multiple islands dance in our heads, but in reality we are remodeling our own small, perfectly imperfect kitchens.However, did you know that some professional cooks actually prefer small kitchens to large kitchens?
When I interviewed chef Christina Pirello, host of the PBS series "Christina Cooks" and author of several popular cookbooks, she told me that inefficient, large kitchens are all too common, and that she prefers to cook in a kitchen in which the "work triangle" (the sink, stove, and work station) are close together. See full article.


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Ventura County tends to hang on to its elected officials, re-electing them term after term. But sometimes, those officials are termed out, retire, choose to return to the private world, or lose an election. Sometimes, they do return to politics, but mostly they remain out of the spotlight.
The watershed election of 2012, the first go-round with redistricting, would be a good time to check in on some of the familiar faces who have been out of the public eye for a few years to see what they are up to now. Whether citizen-politician or career politician, they all have a story to tell.
Pedro Nava, former state Assemblyman 2004-2010
Nava is a good example of a citizen-politician. After serving three terms in the state Assembly representing Santa Barbara and Ventura in the 35th Assembly District, Nava chose to return to his former profession instead of trying to move up the political ladder.
"I'm back to practicing law," Nava said. He returned to the civil law firm where he had worked before running for office.
Nava said he has the freedom to represent people who otherwise would not be able to afford an attorney, such as tenants of a slumlord in Bellflower.
"I have tremendous compassion for people who are intimidated and frightened and are taken advantage of and are abused," he said. "These people are mothers and fathers with young children and are afraid to put their kids to bed at night because of the roaches and the bedbugs. In this particular instance, the property manager was very difficult for them to deal with; his son was a gang member. When one of the tenants complained, they were told, 'People who make trouble, get trouble.' The next thing that happened was the gang decided that they would congregate in the laundry room."
Nava credits his parents with his success. "It was always impressed upon me that the first and most important thing was an education," he said. "My mother would say, 'They can come and take away everything you own but they can never take away what you have in your head.' "
Getting that knowledge was not easy. "I was a mediocre student in high school," Nava said. "I was very fortunate that California had the community college system then. It took me eight years to get my degree because I worked."
After completing law school at UC Davis, Nava took a job in a government poverty program, the now-discontinued CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training) job training program. "I worked with hardcore unemployed, economically disadvantaged people who didn't even own an alarm clock because they never had to be anywhere. My job was to get them job-ready."
Following a stint as an assistant district attorney in Fresno County and then in Santa Barbara County, Nava joined a personal injury firm where they represent the people who have been harmed.
Nava had been raised to feel obligated to use his skills to help others. In that light, he reflected on his years in the Legislature. "There is a high level of dysfunction there," he said. "When you see how skeptical the public is of state government it is, quite frankly, heartbreaking because there are some things that can't be done any other way. I think it is time to take that experience and knowledge and apply it in other areas. In a law firm like mine, you can spend a fair amount of your time trying to make things right for people."
Hannah-Beth Jackson, former assemblywoman and state senator-elect
Hannah-Beth Jackson has had a tumultuous four years. After serving in the California Assembly for a decade beginning in 1998, Jackson faced a nightmare campaign against Tony Strickland in 2008. The race was so close that it took several weeks for the final tally to be announced. Strickland won by one-half of one percentage point.
But according to the state Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), the campaign was not always a level playing field. In 2010, the FPPC fined Strickland $3,000 for sending out mailers without clearly identifying the sender, mailers that were negative attacks on Jackson. Strickland called the mailing a mistake but in the report the FPPC said that because he was an experienced politician, the failure to include his identity on the mailer was "at worst intentional and at best negligent.
This year, Strickland lost his bid for Congress to Democrat Julia Brownley in the newly redistricted 35th Congressional District. Audra Strickland, his wife, who was termed out as an Assemblywoman and subsequently lost her bid in 2010 for VC Supervisor, has remained well out of the spotlight. Most likely, Audra has been working with her husband, Tony, who just lost his race for Congress against Julia Brownley. As for what Tony will be doing now that he is out of office for the first time since 1998, Jackson commented, "[Tony] Strickland will be back. I don't think we can expect him to go away.
He's never had any other job really."
That loss four years ago weighed heavily in Jackson's decision to run for office this year. "It was a tough race," she said. "I wasn't going to run this time if I didn't think I had a really good chance of winning. The race in 2008 was such a heartbreaker. I just wasn't going to do it again if it looked like it was going to be that close."
During the interim years, Jackson has been keeping her hand in public policy as a consultant, a teacher, a nonprofit director and a radio host.
"I was the executive director of two progressive nonprofit groups. I taught at Antioch, a class in California public policy, which was great fun. I also did a progressive talk radio show in Santa Barbara."
These ventures helped Jackson prepare for her next political challenge. "All of these things were a great opportunity for me to stay very intrinsically involved with public policy and the political scene. I think it was very helpful as I got back into electoral politics."
For Jackson, her greatest passion is having the chance to create public policy, and she has some big plans for her return to Sacramento. Her focus will be on the intersection of education, economics and the environment.
"How do we balance those interests and those needs and concerns at this point in time when, certainly, we've had fiscal challenges that really have put us in such difficult circumstances? The cost of education has gone through the roof and there aren't enough jobs out there. I think we really have to do better," she said.
One other political area is on Jackson's agenda. "I am very concerned about the 'war on women' that clearly emerged in discussions, almost unabashedly, by the extreme right. We need to protect women in the future and allow people to make their own decisions and have access to quality health care."
Sensing the public outrage at certain pronouncements by right-wing candidates, Jackson said it created dissonance with what voters believe. "That's in part where the extreme right wing made its error," she said. "They just inexplicably started this whole thing about women's rights in a way that did not reflect the way women feel. It also aroused in women, and in men, too, the notion that we are not about to let politicians tell us what we can do about reproductive decision making."
Jackson is looking forward to being a part of California's transition to the new health care reforms. "I think it is very exciting. Definitely an opportunity for California to again lead the nation. I want to be sure that everybody has access to quality and affordable health care."
John Flynn, former Ventura County supervisor, retired
John Flynn was out of town and unable to participate in this article but his son, Tim Flynn, is the apple that fell directly under the tree. Tim Flynn was recently elected mayor of Oxnard, and he discussed his father's present life and future plans.
John Flynn was a Ventura County Supervisor from 1972 to 2008, when he lost the election. Tim said that his father was instrumental in his own recent mayoral victory and, at the same time, that effort gave his father a mental boost. "It kind of brought him back to what he was used to doing for the last four decades. To then be abruptly cut off can be kind of painful."
Tim said he wants to help his father use his many talents and connections honed during his years of public service. One idea would be to open an office where the elder Flynn could share the space and have his own office hours.
"He still gets a lot of calls from people who need his help," Tim said. "It's not like he dropped off the face of the earth; he still does a lot of [helping the public]. That's what he enjoys doing."
Tim said his father admitted to him that he needs to participate more in public life. "People asked him how he liked retirement and he said, 'Me and retirement don't get along very well. I've been a worker all my life and that's what I like doing.' That summarizes it."
Still, since his defeat in 2008, John has had time to spend with his large and spread-out family, time that he never had when he was a supervisor. Some of his six children and 11 grandchildren live in Northern California, where he often visits them.
When it came to work and family, Tim said, his father found a way to do it all. "I always felt that he had a real good balance but he worked 16 hours a day. I think he would have rather gone out not having lost an election, and I wish that had been the case, too."
Some of the former elected politicians no longer live in Ventura County. In fact, they no longer live in California. Still, they stand out for having had an impact during their tenure.
Bill Fulton, former mayor of Ventura
Bill Fulton served on the Ventura City Council from 2003 until 2009, when he was elected mayor. Fulton is a man of many talents — journalist, author, politician, professor and renowned urban planner. Fulton is also a visionary when it comes to changing the established methods of revitalizing urban areas.
But not everyone appreciated his changes. After altering the way parking in the downtown area was managed, Fulton became the target of the local Tea Party, eventually surviving a recall effort.
Fulton writes a blog and in his entry on Dec. 6, 2011, he discussed some of the achievements of his brief two years as mayor.
"We have restored positive relations with the Chamber of Commerce," he wrote. "We helped push through the $350 million expansion of Community Memorial Hospital. We've cleaned up our permitting processes. And, perhaps most important, we've just about eradicated the decades-old idea that Ventura is anti-business."
Fulton now works in Washington, D.C., for Smart Growth America, a national advocacy organization, as vice president and director of policy, development and implementation.
In early 2010, Fulton announced that he had been diagnosed with a progressive eye disease, retinitis pigmentosa, which eventually leads to blindness. He said he moved to Washington to be closer to family and to work in an area that did not rely so heavily on being able to drive.
In the Dec. 6 blog entry, Fulton discussed his decision not to run for re-election and to leave California.
"I'm comfortable with my decision to step down, because a successful community is not the result of one person's actions, or even seven people's actions (the number of city council members). It's the result of thousands of people waking up every day and committing themselves to making a great Town. … It is important to know how to pass the baton knowledgeably, gracefully – and before you wear out your welcome."
Elton Gallegly, U.S Representative
U.S. Rep. Elton Gallegly, R-Simi Valley, has served the 24th district in Congress for the last 25 years. For the last several years, he rarely made public appearances and never participated in debates against Democratic challengers. He had solidly preserved his seat via gerrymandering as did many politicians, carving out specific territory that best suited his party. When the Citizens Redistricting Commission redrew the congressional districts, however, Gallegly announced his retirement from politics and will wrap up a prolific career serving 13 terms at the end of the year. He said that he didn't want to run against his colleague U.S. Rep. Buck McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, who had been serving the 25th district for nearly 20 years and was now where Gallegly's house was located. He also didn't want to run in the newly carved 24th district, which had a slightly Democratic edge. State Sen. Tony Strickland, R-Thousand Oaks, lost to Assemblywoman Julia Brownley for the 24th congressional seat. Gallegly is known for his staunch conservative politics, especially his determination to crack down on illegal immigration. Gallegly has said little about what he plans to do in his retirement, but visions of him and his wife riding horseback into the sunset seems very plausible.
Moving on or not
Some of the former politicians have moved forward with their lives after losing an election. Others are not content and continue to think on their loss. One intentionally stepped down in order to begin a new life in another state. And another has spent the time learning from her painful loss and then used what she learned to return to politics with a successful campaign.
As with all things in life, it is not whether there are disappointments or tragedies along the way; success is defined by the way you cope with the setbacks and, if possible, learn from them. These former politicians have shown various degrees of success in dealing with their private lives following the loss of their political careers.


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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
The Summerville Family YMCA is pleased to announce local artist, Michael P. Ashmen, as the artist chosen to represent the Y's flagship fundraiser, the annual Flowertown Festival. For the 2013 event, his artwork A Gem Among the Blooms and Cherry Blossoms will be utilized on the festival's promotional materials.
A Gem Among the Blooms was inspired right here in Summerville. Ashmen's use of acrylic and airbrush technique for the background gives the composition vibrancy as the use of complementary colors enhances the dangling blue blooms of the wisteria. The painting embodies one of the many beautiful scenes found in Summerville, including the gardens at the Y's Flowertown Festival.
"The Y is so excited to further our relationship with local artists at Art Central Gallery," Linda Walton, Development Director at the Summerville Family YMCA states. "When I saw A Gem Among the Blooms I knew it would be prefect to represent the 41st Annual Flowertown Festival!"
Ashmen's artwork, Cherry Blossoms, which displays a scene of birds frolicking in a Cherry Blossom tree, will also be used in the festival's promotional materials as it exhibits familiar wildlife in the Summerville area.
"God is the true artist, I only hope to capture a glimpse of his creation," Ashmen states. "I am honored that my artwork was chosen to assist in raising funds for the organization, and in promoting the Festival."
Ashmen's enjoyment of painting local wildlife and nature sprouts from his youth as he spent most of his time exploring the nature of river banks and creeks in New Jersey, where he was raised. Ashmen's artwork has won three State Duck Stamp Design competitions, Delaware 1995, Delaware 2000 and Colorado 2006, which helped him launch his career as an artist. Ashmen is an artist of Art Central Fine Art Gallery in Summerville, and has been a resident of Summerville since May of 2007.
A Gem Among the Blooms, Cherry Blossoms, and the 2013 Flowertown Festival can be seen in publications such as Southern Living Magazine, Charleston Magazine, Charleston Style & Design and Skirt! Magazine, as well as displays at the Charleston International Airport and billboards in the Charleston area.
The 41st Annual Summerville Family YMCA Flowertown Festival will be held April 5-7, 2013. For more information on the Flowertown Festival please visit www.flowertownfestival.org.
About the Summerville Family YMCA Flowertown Festival
Established over 30 years ago as an "azalea festival" to help raise money for the YWCO (Young Women's Christian Organization), this nationally acclaimed arts and crafts festival now attracts over 200,000 people each year and provides the YMCA with the necessary funds to continue its outreach mission into the community. For more information about YMCA Flowertown Festival, please call 871-YMCA (9622).
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It's confession time for tobacco companies. On Tuesday, US District Judge Gladys Kessler ordered they must publish "corrective statements" on their decades of lies on the health hazards of cigarette smoking.
The Associated Press reported Kessler previously wanted the companies to pay for advertisements that included "corrective statements," but now she has mandated specific wording.
Among the statements are:
When you smoke, the nicotine actually changes the brain—that's why quitting is so hard.
Children exposed to secondhand smoke are at an increased risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), acute respiratory infections, ear problems, severe asthma and reduced lung function.
Kessler's latest ruling was a follow-up to a 2006 decision in which she highlighted the tobacco's industry's decades-long lies and deception on the hazards of cigarette smoke. At that time, she said the tobacco industry should pay for advertisements in broadcast and print media correcting the ongoing lies. The Justice Department then proposed corrective statements, some of which are used in Kessler's current ruling.
After the 2006 proposals, tobacco companies urged Kessler to ignore them and reportedly said the statements were "forced public confessions" designed to "shame and humiliate" them. They felt making less forthright statements about smoke addiction and health effects would suffice. Kessler disagreed and made this strong statement:
"This court made a number of explicit findings that the tobacco companies perpetuated fraud and deceived the public regarding the addictiveness of cigarettes and nicotine."
Spokespersons for the two largest tobacco companies, Philip Morris USA and RJ Reynolds Tobacco, both indicated that the judge's ruling is under review. RJ Reynolds added that it is contemplating the next step in its game plan.
For years, tobacco companies freely and willfully displayed billboards in low-income and minority communities, along with ads in magazines that targeted young, vulnerable people who wanted the cool, hip look the ads displayed. Minority communities were not the only targets, and young people of all socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds succumbed to the "in look" of cigarette smoking via commercials and Hollywood movies.
When the message was finally dispersed that "cigarette smoking is hazardous to your health," many of those young people had aged and were hopelessly addicted. They resigned themselves to not being able to quit because of a perceived inherent weakness. Kessler's findings and the "corrective statements" sum up the facts. One is that nicotine changes the brain, and the subsequent strong addiction is nearly impossible to break.
Yes, beginning the smoking habit is a choice, but wanting to stop and not having the power to do so may not be as absolute a choice as taking that initial puff. Now cigarette companies are being held responsible for what they've done. Is this justice or is it overkill?


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Highway Commissioner Jim Rozier's quest to save the trees in the Interstate 26 median between Summerville and Interstate 95 fell on deaf ears today at a meeting of the state Department of Transportation board, he said.
"I didn't win the battle. I certainly didn't have the votes to change it," Rozier said.
The $5 million DOT project aims to reduce fatalities and severe injury crashes. It is part of a plan to widen the interstate to three lanes in each direction. Cable guardrail will be installed in the middle of the median after the trees are removed.
"The board as a whole had no problem with the project. It's ready to move forward," said DOT spokesman Pete Poore.
The DOT is in the process of preparing a contract for the I-26 project, which will require an environmental permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Trees in the median will be removed for nearly 30 miles of the interstate. The work, which could begin in the fall, will take about a year to complete, officials said.
Rozier, a Moncks Corner resident, said he had heard from many who opposed the plan to level the trees, which are primarily pines with some hardwoods. He represent residents of Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester and Beaufort counties.
The interstate widening from Summerville to I-95 is a good idea, he said.
"That certainly needs to be done," he said.
Opponents of the tree removal say speeding, driving under the influence and inattentive driving because of texting cause fatalities, but the trees are not at fault.
"Cutting out some of the larger trees closer to the roadside may help somewhat, but speed kills," said Jerry Tupacz of Georgetown.
Leaving the trees in place doubles the cost of making the stretch of interstate safer, the DOT said, because more rigid, stronger cable guardrail that is much more expensive would be needed on both sides of the wooded median. The slope of I-26, the narrow shoulders and short distance to the trees are problems that require use of the more costly cable guardrail, the DOT said.
In 2010, an analysis conducted by The Post and Courier determined that the stretch of interstate around Ridgeville had claimed more lives than any other part of the highway. Of the nine fatal wrecks in 2009 between Summerville and I-95, seven involved impacts with trees or roll-overs into ditches, records showed.
When the trees are cut down, the zone where drivers can recover from running off the road will grow from 25 feet wide to 46 feet wide on both sides of the interstate median.
The cable barrier will reduce fatalities, the DOT said.
From 2007 through 2011, 1,934 crashes resulting in 44 fatalities and 709 injuries occurred in the stretch of interstate. Half of the crashes were run-off-the-road wrecks, the DOT said.
Reach Prentiss Findlay at 937-5711.


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A potential strike that would have affected the Port of Baltimore is now on hold.
The International Longshoremen's Association agreed Friday to a 30-day extension to its expiring contract.
Without the extension, more than 14,000 longshoreman at 15 ports across the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico, including about 1,500 workers in Baltimore, threatened to strike.
A strike would have crippled operations at the ports, which handle about 40 percent of all U.S. container cargo.
Meanwhile, Gov. Martin O'Malley commended the union dockworkers and port operators for averting the weekend strike.
The Democratic governor said Friday that the Port of Baltimore is a major part of Maryland's economy. He said he hopes the ILA and the U.S. Maritime Alliance can reach a long-term resolution by Jan. 28.


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Ariana GrandeYours Truly/Republic Records
While Miley Cyrus is being a wild child to demonstrate she is growing up, Ariana Grande is letting her music do all the talking.
The 20-year-old singer-actress, one of the stars of Nickelodeon's "Victorious" and the network's spinoff "Sam and Cat," is in near-perfect form on her debut, mainly thanks to her Mariah Carey-esque vocals and songs written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.
"Yours Truly" kicks off with the R&B-flavored, near-six minute "Honeymoon Avenue." It's dreamy, velvety and warm, and backed with shoo-be-doos and violins. It sounds as good as a Justin Timberlake intro.
Grande uses her voice as an instrument throughout the 12-track set: "Baby I," with its finger snaps, features her screaming high notes; "Tattooed Heart" and "Daydreamin' " are A-List ballads; and on "The Way," her lead single and Top 10 hit, Grande's voice sounds like a Carey-Toni Braxton mash-up.
Her breakthrough comes at a time when other former Disney-Nickelodeon stars have pop hits. Cyrus and Selena Gomez are following the Rihanna track with "We Can't Stop" and "Come & Get It," while Demi Lovato's latest sound mirrors Kelly Clarkson. But Grande is looking back to a '90s R&B-pop feel on her debut, and her formula works better than the others.
"Almost Is Never Enough," a duet with The Wanted's best vocalist, Nathan Sykes, sounds classic and the Big Sean-assisted "Right There," which samples Jeff Lorber's "Rain Dance" — also sampled for Lil Kim's "Crush on You" — could easily be a No. 1 hit.
By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press
Nine Inch NailsHesitation Marks/Columbia
Sun-kissed harmonies, funk-flecked guitar lines and — whisper it — a saxophone workout all make an appearance on "Hesitation Marks," a surprising new offering from Trent Reznor's Nine Inch Nails after a lengthy, self-imposed hiatus.
In the five years since the industrial rockers' last album, the 48-year old Reznor has won an Academy Award for his soundtrack work on "The Social Network," married musician Mariqueen Maandig and become a father to two young boys. These developments are apparent in the makeup of "Hesitation Marks," where chinks of light occasionally penetrate the darkness so prevalent on the band's previous releases.
"Wish me well, I've become something else (just as well, really)" sings the front man on the surprisingly poppy track "Everything," which has spawned a fan-made video of Reznor riding a white unicorn in front of a rainbow.
Elsewhere, the falsetto vocals and staccato guitar line of "All Time Low," and the brass stabs that punctuate the shuffling rhythm of "While I'm Still Here" suggest Reznor is leading his troops to markedly new terrain.
The band's trademark brand of decaying electronica and discordant noise has not been ditched altogether, though. The opening four tracks play like a "best of" Nine Inch Nails. Lead-off single "Came Back Haunted" couples existential lyrics with aggressive synths and a searing guitar line. And spiritual ballad "Find My Way" echoes the group's 1995 single "Hurt."
The intriguing "Hesitation Marks" often resembles a ship trying to break free from its moorings. Once the final rope snaps, Reznor promises to deliver a memorable trip — but, until then, longtime fans of Nine Inch Nails will be relieved to find that underneath the album's occasionally bright, brash surface there's still a heart of darkness beating strong and steady.
By Matthew Kemp, Associated Press
Franz FerdinandRight Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action/Domino
It's been four years since Franz Ferdinand's last album, "Tonight: Franz Ferdinand," and in that time the band nearly managed to split up, but thankfully they did not.
Instead, members have recharged their batteries and made a fourth album, "Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action." It's a 10-track experience of clever songwriting, catchy riffs and pure indie punk passion.
"Love Illumination" is a standout track with its 1980s flare and unforgettable synth keyboard. "Bullet" shines with crashing guitars and an immense presence that jumps right out at you.
There's no massive shift in Franz Ferdinand's direction that most bands suffer in their "hiatus" period, however, the influence of guest producers is evident. Todd Terje, Roxanne Clifford (Veronica Falls) and Bjorn Yttling (Peter Bjorn and John) all lend a hand, as well as Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard, whose contribution to "Right Action" is remarkable, with its opening beat and mesmerizing flow.
The pace slows down on the electronic ballad "The Universe Expanded," where Alex Kapranos' soft vocals shine.
"Brief Encounters" is another signature Franz offering with vintage keys and heavy percussion.
The closing track, "Goodbye Lovers and Friends," could be mistaken for a final bow out with lyrics such as "When they lie and say this is not the end, you can laugh and say we're still together, but this really is the end."
Thankfully, it's not — we hope.
By Reetu Rupal, Associated Press


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on January 27, 2013 - 1:00 AM
Teachers' performance is already scrutinized
A Jan. 18 letter writer suggests, "The problem is that those in the public sector have never had to cope with being an employee in the private sector." Prior to teaching, I enjoyed a rewarding private-sector career. My job was challenging and time-consuming. However, I was well-paid and highly respected.
I became a teacher 10 years ago. I have worked in the same district whose continuous evaluations deem me more than capable. My issue is not with my administrators; they, too, are caught in this tangled web.
The writer asks, "How many of us could refuse to accept our employers' evaluation of our work and still keep our jobs?" The scrutiny of my work in the private sector pales to my teaching career. Teachers have an evaluation system. However, New York will not accept it because it is not linked to a singular testing component.
The Annual Professional Performance Review plan seems straightforward, but it is not. Propaganda paints a picture of lazy, incompetent teachers whenever we challenge it. Politicians are not aware of the injurious nature of high-stakes testing upon students. Teachers are. When defeated teachers reluctantly vote yes to such a plan, they vote yes to save their jobs. They vote yes to avoid public ridicule.
I work summers for "the same pay structure," under $50,000. That is when I update plans, do research, attend classes and create resources. This is a clarification, not a complaint. I love being a teacher. And in two years, my district will have enough data to fire me. It will not do so willingly. It knows I am a good teacher. I just hope, for the sake of my students, the state does not insist upon it.
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Hygienic Water Quality: Its Relation to Health and the Testing Aspects in Tropical Conditions
Laike, Selassie Abebe
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University: Tampereen teknillinen korkeakoulu
Faculty: Rakennustekniikan osasto
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Water plays an important role in the transmission of water-borne diseases such as cholera, dysenteries, typhoid and diarrhoeas. These diseases are the major causes of high morbidity and mortality in developing countries, especially for infants and children under five years. They have many other alternative routes of transmission. The intervention requires a concerted approach which involves other measures such as proper excreta disposal, foodsanitation and health education, in addition to safe water supply. This paper discusses the various aspects of the relationship of water to diseases that are prevalent in tropical climate and the reducing effect that clean and ample supply of water has upon the incidence of these diseases. The focus is on aspects related to hygienic water quality. It also discusses the causes of contamination under the prevailing conditions of water use in villages and small towns of tropical developing countries and the suggested methods for evaluating and prventing the contamination. The paper contains a review of the many bacterial indicators off aecal pollution. An investigation of the use of coliform group of bacteria as indicators of faecal contamination in conditions of tropical climate was also carried out using soil samples obtained from East African countries. The results showed that the indicating abililty of both total and faecal coliforms is hindered by growth of other types of bacteria not related to faecal pollution on the standard culturemedia frequently used for coliform detection. /Kir09


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The change in seasons is an ideal time to outfit your kids in all the latest trends. There's nothing wrong with that — just make sure you're savvy about it. Here's how to do it.
Online deals
Totsy.com and Zulily.com are two of the top websites for moms with a fashion sense and tight budget. Each site runs about a dozen daily deals on items every day. The items typically cost 60 percent less than retail, and customers have three to four days to take advantage of the deals.
However, to use the deal sites, you have to register an email address with them before you're granted access, which means you'll get about two emails a day from each site.
Shopping consignment sales can be time-consuming, but what you'll spend in time you will save in cash. To find consignment stores in your area, visit consignmentmommies.com.
On March 13-16, Charleston Repeats will host a huge consignment sale of baby, toddler, kids, teens and maternity items at the Omar Shrine Convention Center in Mount Pleasant. The organization says it takes in only "upscale" and gently used items.
These types of sales tend to draw a competitive crowd, so be sure to get there early. The sale opens to the public at 10 a.m. Thursday and Friday. On Saturday, the doors open at 7 a.m. and all merchandise will be half off until 3 p.m. Plus, those who sign up to volunteer will be able to shop the sale before it begins at a pre-sale event on Wednesday. Go to charlestonrepeats.com.
Think ahead
When you're shopping, try to buy clothes that fit your kids a little bigger so they can get more than one season's wear out of them. If you're planning to have more children, buy items in neutral colors such as tan and yellow so you can reuse them.
Also, be realistic. Buy fabrics that are resistant to stains and wrinkles (not linen, for example) or are washable. They're cheaper and will last longer, which means you can resell the clothes once your child grows out of them.
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Check out our hands on with the new iPhone 4:
Feature comparison between the new and old handsets:
Other news and opinion:
- Apple announces new iPhone 4
- iPhone 4: our first impressions
- 12 things to know about the iPhone 4
- Opinion: how iPhone 4 points to the future
- iPhone 4: genuinely good for games
Release, hardware and app info:
- Apple outs gyro gaming technology for the iPhone
- iPhone 4 given 24 June UK release date
- iMovie app comes to Apple iPhone 4
- Farmville and Guitar Hero come to the iPhone
- Apple iPhone 4 adds in Facetime video calling
- Vodafone announces UK availability of iPhone 4
- O2 also announces iPhone 4 for 24 June
- In pictures: iPhone 4
- Orange UK iPhone release date
This is what was rumoured before the announcement - we've updated it with our verdict on whether the rumours were right or wrong.
The iPhone 4G won't have a touch-sensitive case - PROVED TO BE FALSE
So much for rumours of a touch-sensitive case backplate: The rumoured case is merely a glassy back that delivers better wireless reception - the Gizmodo prototype was the real deal.
MOUSE TO PHONE: It's the iPhone 4G! Of course it isn't - it's a Magic Mouse, but the same multi-touch tech was rumoured to be coming to the iPhone's casing
The iPhone 4G will use Bing as its default search engine - PROVED TO BE TRUE (although it's not a default)
It's no secret that relations between Apple and Google are becoming increasingly frosty, especially now that Google has entered the smartphone market. It happened, but only as an extra option. BusinessWeek said Apple and Microsoft were certainly talking about it, although "the discussions could still unravel and may not be concluded quickly."
The iPhone 4G will have an RFID antenna - PROVED TO BE FALSE
Another rumour based on a real patent: Apple filed a patent showing an integrated RFID antenna, which would enable iPhone users to scan packages and dogs, to use their phones as Oyster cards or to pay for things with a quick swipe. Other patents included haptic feedback, which would enable you to "feel" on-screen keys, and fingerprint identification. Maybe next time.
The iPhone 4G will have more storage - PROVED TO BE FALSE
We've gone from 8GB to 16GB to 32GB, and only a fool would have bet against 64GB as this year's magic number. The flash memory chips certainly exist. But it didn't happen.
The iPhone 4G will have an OLED screen - PROVED TO BE FALSE
A brighter, higher resolution screen was originally rumoured for the iPhone 3GS but didn't make it, so we thought it was a shoo-in for the fourth generation iPhone - not least because rivals such as Google's Nexus One have OLED displays.
The iPhone 4G will not have an OLED screen - PROVED TO BE TRUE
John Gruber of Daring Fireball thinks the OLED predictors are wrong and he was right. "I think Apple is all-in on LED-backlit IPS displays (which they're using for the iPad and iMac, and promoting in the tech specs)," he writes.
A recent microscope analysis of the screen also showed it's nothing more than LCD either - albeit with a very high-res display.
The iPhone 4G will have a double-resolution display, two cameras, an A4-style Apple chip and third-party multitasking - PROVED TO BE TRUE
Mr Gruber knows people who know things, and his predictions were borne out by the infamous Gizmodo iPhone. Absolutely spot on.
The iPhone 4G will be called the iPhone HD - PROVED TO BE FALSE
We know the answer to this now. We said that unless the next iPhone supports 4G networking - more of that in a moment - calling it the 4G doesn't make sense unless Apple intends to call its 4G model the iPhone 4G 4G. iPhone HD sounds much better but it was wrong.
The iPhone HD will have a 16:9 screen - PROVED TO BE FALSE
Watching TV or films on existing iPhones isn't perfect, because the aspect ratio is slightly narrower than the 16:9 we've come to expect from widescreen displays. This YouTube video claimed to show the next iPhone's display, and it was a 16:9 effort - perfect for mobile movies. But John Gruber was right, a double resolution 960x640 display retains the existing iPhone's unusual aspect ratio.
The iPhone 4G will have a removable battery - PROVED TO BE FALSE
We didn't see this one happening and it didn't - Apple is removing removable batteries from its laptops. It was a wish rather than a reliable prediction.
The iPhone 4G will have an LED flash and more megapixels - PROVED TO BE TRUE
AppleInsider reckoned Apple has been hoovering up lots of Philips LED flash components - and by "lots" we mean "tens of millions" - while DigiTimes says Apple has also been shopping for 5 megapixel cameras.
Once again, the Gizmodo prototype backed the rumours up and it was all true.
The iPhone 4G will support 4G mobile phone networks - PROVED TO BE FALSE
This one's been kicking around for a while, but we really didn't see it happening. It's hard enough getting networks to deliver decent 3G coverage; 4G is a long way off yet.
This is a global phone. Is Apple really going to embrace a technology that only reaches about six people worldwide?
The iPhone 4G will have a front-facing camera - PROVED TO BE TRUE
2008 will be the year of videophones! 2009 will be the year of videophones! No! 2010 will be the year of videophones! And so it might be.
A front-facing camera has been rumoured since the very first iPhone, and it's only just turned up. The rumour mill certainly believed we'd see a twin-camera iPhone this year. There's certainly one in the leaked prototype.
The iPhone 4G will feature video chat - PROVED TO BE TRUE
Engadget found a number of people heading to Apple commercial filming (with none other than director Sam Mendes at the helm) which it was told will see a mother and a daughter video chatting through an iPhone 4G. And it was right.
The iPhone 4G will have a new sibling for CDMA networks - PROVED TO BE FALSE
So said the Wall Street Journal. CDMA is the networking technology used by some US operators including Verizon and Sprint. Of course, the AT&T-losing-iPhone-exclusivity rumour has been around as long as the iPhone itself, and it's bound to come true eventually.
The iPhone 4G announcement date is 7 June - PROVED TO BE TRUE
This year's WWDC is earlier than anticipated: June 7-11. And the predictions were right - it has been announced.
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Logging Towns Are on a Roll
Housing Recovery Spurs Lumber Demand, Boosting Regions Such as Eugene, Ore.
Rising lumber demand stoked by the housing recovery is reinvigorating U.S. timber towns, creating jobs from the sawmill floor to loading dock as the forest-products industry gets back on its feet after a long malaise.
The Eugene, Ore., area is typical. Swanson Group Inc. says it has rehired 200 people out of the 720 positions it eliminated at its area mills during the recession and expects to add an additional 50 by late spring, bringing total employment to 800 compared with 550 in 2009. Another big producer, Seneca Sawmill Co., says it has restored hours for its 375 employees in the Eugene area, who now are almost back to the five-day work weeks they had before the recession.
Logging Gets Back on Track in Oregon
Local Lane County officials say that, with as many as five jobs created for each one in lumber, the resurgence is providing an overall economic boost. The unemployment rate in the Eugene metropolitan area of 350,000, which is home to the University of Oregon, dipped in December to a four-year low of 8.2% from 9% a year earlier and a recession peak of 12.8% in 2009, according to seasonally adjusted data from the Oregon Employment Department.
"We're pumped," said Glenda Poling, manager of the Lane County Community and Economic Development Division, who added that two other timber companies recently inquired about expanding their local operations. "It's just feeling really good here."
Eugene was doing well before the recession, with unemployment in its metro area dropping to as low as 5.1% in 2007, according to Oregon Employment Department estimates. Economists say Eugene was hit in the recession not only by the fall in wood products but also by closures of some other manufacturers, including a semiconductor plant.
Now, underpinning much of Eugene's rebound are soaring lumber prices. The composite price per thousand board feet of framing lumber more than doubled to $415 as of Friday from $190 in January 2009, according to estimates by Random Lengths, an industry newsletter in Eugene. That is the highest since 2005 and represents a 46% jump over the past year.
The price surge also has been fueled by increased exports to China, said Shawn Church, editor of Random Lengths.
With mills increasing production, other local timber economies are getting a shot in the arm. In Saratoga, Wyo., a private investor in December reopened a sawmill that had been closed for years, providing 80 jobs. In Albertville, Ala., Southern Parallel Forest Products Corp. said in January it would reopen a sawmill this spring, creating 130 jobs.
In Davenport, N.Y., Baillie Lumber Co. recently said it would reopen a sawmill that has been closed since 2008. "We feel there's going to be a gradual increase in demand" for lumber, said Jeff Lisk, a general manager of the Hamburg, N.Y., company.
Nationally, logging employment as of December rebounded 7% to 51,100 people from a postrecession low of 47,700 in 2010, according to estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is still 14% below the 59,200 workers in the industry in 2007.
In Eugene, Deanna Stutzman was one of thousands of workers with jobs tied to wood products who were idled nationally in 2009, as the most severe recession in decades drove the housing market to a near-halt. An accounts-receivable clerk at Reed's Fuel & Trucking, a hauler for area sawmills, she saw her weekly hours cut to about 30 or fewer from as many as 60.
"If the mills aren't cutting logs, our trucks don't run," said Ms. Stutzman, 57 years old, whose husband is a retired truck driver. "We cut back on eating out. We took less trips to the coast."
But beginning in 2011, Ms. Stutzman got her full hours back, as Reed's began seeing a rebound in business. Swanson Group has increased its mill production in the region to three-quarters of capacity from one-quarter in 2009, said Steve Swanson, president and chief executive.
The Stutzmans are back to eating out two to three times a week, and they are again taking regular vacation trips to coastal Oregon. "We're definitely back to normal," Ms. Stutzman said.
Eugene isn't completely out of the woods. The recession landed the city with layoffs in other sectors that haven't fully recovered, said Brian Rooney, regional economist with the Oregon Employment Department. He added that sawmills aren't as labor-intensive as they used to be, which means there likely won't be the same level of hiring as before.
Lane County officials say they have long pushed for more diversification into areas like semiconductor manufacturing. Still, with wood products representing the largest manufacturing employer, "I don't think anything will ever take the place of the timber industry," the county's Ms. Poling said.
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Helping Your Child Stay Organized and Handle Adversity
By Brendan McLean, NAMI Communications Manager
The Sensory Child Gets Organized: Proven Systems for Rigid, Anxious, or Distracted Kids
By Carolyn Dalgliesh
For Carolyn Dalgliesh, it was learning how to take the ideas and strategies that she gained from doctors and applying them in day-to-day activities at home. Doing so helped ensure that everyday challenges with her son, such as doing homework, eating dinner or going to bed, were met with as much preparedness as possible. Many parents with children affected by illnesses such as ADHD, OCD and anxiety, often face many challenges in learning how help their child, much like Dalgliesh experienced with her son.
Carolyn Dalgliesh took the strategies that she found beneficial in her experience with her son, and turned them into a book to assist others. In The Sensory Child Gets Organized: Proven Systems for Rigid, Anxious, or Distracted Kids, Dalgliesh provides a straightforward guide for parents to help their children. While not a mental health professional, she draws on her own personal knowledge as a mother and as a professional organizer to provide suggestions to parents of sensory children, a term she uses to describe children with ADHD, anxiety disorders, sensory processing disorder, autism spectrum disorders and bipolar disorder. I spoke with her recently about her organization strategies, methods of parenting and what it's like to be parent of a sensory child.
You use the term "sensory children" to group children with illnesses like sensory processing disorder, ADHD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, OCD and autism spectrum disorders. How did you decide on this term to encompass all of these conditions?
I think I really did it based on my own experience but also from what I learned as I was starting to work with families. One of the first signs of either developmental delays or behavioral issues beginning to manifest for a lot of kids is by the way they process information through their senses and how it was really impacting how they were experiencing their days and the world around them. So I really wanted to start where I thought many parents would be starting, which was that first experience of noticing something was a little different with their child. And, and that often came through how they were processing the world around them.
As a parent of a sensory child, how did your own experiences help guide you in writing the book?
The first time I came across the topic was with my own son. When he was around two we started noticing developmental delays and started the process of getting evaluated. One of the first names that got mentioned to us was sensory processing disorder. For each kid it's different, but we could just see that in a big, busy place it was really overwhelming for him. He didn't know what to look at first or how to break down information that was coming at him visually or aurally. I took my experiences and knowledge and thought they might be able to help other parents navigate the difficulties that I had.
Are there any particular sources that you've drawn upon to help form your own ideas about how to parent a sensory child?
For me it was a couple of things. It was definitely my own experience and my own total lack of understanding. My own child was a high functioning child so we were not really eligible for a lot of services. I just remember having speech and occupational therapy once a week and I would just pepper the therapists with questions. It wasn't really about the therapy, it was about everything else in our day: how could I get him to a birthday party, how could I cut his fingernails, how could I get him to sit at the dinner table. There were many things that I found counterintuitive to what I thought parenting would be.
5As I was learning to understand what life would be like as a parent to my son, I realized that although I was incredibly organized, I wasn't organized in a way that made sense to him. I was rigid and distracted in my own way and what I really had to do was understand what I could do to support him. That was really tough for my brain. I had to redefine not only what organizing looked like, but parenting as well.
For parents discovering that they have a sensory child, what are some of the steps they can take to help their child?
I think the most important step is to really redefine parenting. There was a lot that was just very different in the way I thought about parenting and the way it turned out to be. Personally, I had to consciously make that shift. The other part for me I would say is learning to objectively observe your child. We're so close to our kids, but if we're too close and too judgmental we really lose the ability to advocate for them. It's such a hard shift but to me that is one of the most helpful things. You're really able to learn valuable information about how to support them. The other thing is to constantly prioritize what their needs are. Every day you may have to sit down and think about your biggest challengesand then you maybe pick one to work on. You need to have a plan.
There are many other challenges that parents may face as they continue to try and provide for their child. What would you tell a family that is struggling to make progress or has hit a roadblock?
There are two things that I think are really powerful. One, you can learn as much from when everything goes wrong as you can from when it goes kind of right. So those times that you have with your child when it's a train wreck are actually the times when you can get your 'aha' moments, which really change your experience the next time. The other thing is that for many sensory kids, their profile is consistently inconsistent and that's one of the hardest things for a parent to understand. Some parents will get into a softer cycle of behavior and think that everything is fixed, that their kid is all better, and then they get kind of slapped in the face when the cycle changes. Understanding that there is this cyclical nature to the symptoms and challenges that many sensory kids have is a very helpful thing for parents to understand.
You talk about two different teams that help provide support for the child. One is essential clinical support and the other is the team at home. How does the support they offer differ and how do they interact with one another to ensure the child gets the care and attention they need?
The clinical support is so helpful for parents by providing them real, tangible knowledge around specific challenges. Having that check-in can be really helpful for the parent, but also the child. It's another way to show our children that we are there to support them. I think what we can do at home is taking what is being done with clinical support, and use those strategies and tools during challenging times at home. It really becomes a great mirror of how to take some of those clinical methods of support and put them to use all the time.
As a sensory child becomes an adult, there are undoubtedly some new challenges that arise. How can you prepare your child to make these adjustments?
In the earlier years, as you're working with those core tools of structure, routine and visual aids, you're really helping sensory kids build executive functioning skills. As they get into middle school, when there's that natural need for independence, it really becomes this great opportunity to pull back a little bit as a parent and see how they start to manage some of it. The main goal is that you want them to recognize when they hit a difficult situation or experience and you want them to be able to get to that place and say, "What's my plan" and try to handle it.
In your personal work, you help both children and adults. Are the techniques employed similar?
Absolutely. I think the core thing around sensory organizing is really breaking it down, reducing any of that external stimuli and then creating that visual aid so you can know what to expect in a situation. That strategy can work for kids and adults alike. So while you're really supporting a new experience, you're also hoping to build a habit. The other things that can be used are the power of choice, the gift of fascination and the art of distraction. Those three tools can be used effectively to address a challenging task or a challenging time of day.
Do you see the challenges of parenting sensory children changing along with technology and culture?
I do. You know, technology really provides some great opportunities for supporting many sensory kids but I still think at the core of it, there has to be a more tactile approach to get kids to really learn the process of making a plan. So I think you have to have a time before you really rely on technology. That's why it can be so helpful to use some of the hands-on techniques when they are younger so that when they move on to using technology they already have a core understanding of how it works.
Have your experiences with other families taught you anything about how to handle the relationship with your own son?
Absolutely. I think for me it does a couple of things. It reconfirms what I think are always some of the core challenges for so many sensory kids. Even though there are so many different diagnoses, the challenges are often similar. I think what I tend to be cautious about is thinking that I don't have to do this anymore. So when I see the power of a small change with a family, it really reconnects me to how powerful this all can be.
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No doubt about it, we're on a shrimp jag, with back-to-back weeks devoted to our favorite crustacean. That's easy to do in the Lowcountry.
Fudgy Brabham of Mount Pleasant remembers the fried shrimp served by the old LaBrasca's restaurant, and would love to have the recipe. He says they were not heavily battered and somehow seem to have been imparted with a lemon flavor. "Sensational," he says.
Well, Fudgy, I tried to contact family members that I had spoken to in the past but got a wrong number and another that wouldn't go through.
Still, readers responded with recipes offering a touch of lemon.
First, however, is a quick look back at LaBrasca's for all the new folks in town. Almost every small town or city in the USA has a LaBrasca's: a favorite local restaurant from years ago that people still reminisce about.
In Charleston's case, one of them was LaBrasca's Spaghetti House on upper King Street across from County Hall (now apartments).
For 32 years, the family-run eatery served up American, Italian and Chinese fare, quite an eclectic mix for Charleston at the time.
From what I've heard and read, LaBrasca's was a meeting place as much as a restaurant. It offered a familial intimacy that's becoming more precious in today's chain-populated world.
We're still hoping the family will see this column and be in touch. In the meantime, Isabel Beach of Summerville sent a copy of a recipe she cut out of this newspaper in 1978 that she says is "pretty good."
Shrimp and Flounder Batter
Enough for 3 to 4 pounds seafood
11/2 cups all-purpose flour
11/2 cups cornstarch
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon garlic powder
11/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 teaspoon monosodium glutamate, or MSG (optional)
Juice from 4 fresh lemons
4 eggs
1/2 to 1 cup whole milk
Peanut oil and basket for deep frying
Editor's note: Be extremely careful when deep frying with hot oil to avoid risk of burning oneself from sputtering or steam. Do not let water into the hot fat or use water to cool, or clean the appliance while food is deep-frying.
Combine dry ingredients. Beat together lemon juice and eggs, and fold into dry mixture. Add sufficient milk and beat to a thin batter consistency. (Slight thinner than pancake batter.) Batter may be used immediately or placed in refrigerator, so more milk may need to be added.
Pour oil in a pot no higher than 2 to 3 inches from the top. Heat to 360 or 370 degrees. Use a candy thermometer for accuracy.
Dip shrimp or flounder fingers into batter and allow to drain slightly. About 12 shrimp can be placed in the basket without overcrowding.
Deep fry for 1 to 11/2 minutes until golden brown. Separate individual shrimp using a cooking fork and tongs.
This is what Sharon Cook of Charleston has to say about making lemony fried shrimp:
"Adding 1 tablespoon lemon zest to any favorite breading for fried shrimp will impart a lemon zing to the finished product.
"The same results can be achieved by adding lemon zest to tempura batter or by substituting 1/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice for 1/4 cup of the ice water that is used to make tempura batter for frying shrimp.
This will give the end product a light lemon touch without overpowering the flavor. Of course, using only the freshest local shrimp is a must!"
In further tribute to LaBrasca's, I pulled this recipe from the newspaper's archives to share again:
Shrimp Salad
Serves 2
1 pound boiled, peeled and chopped shrimp
1/2 to 2 cups diced celery
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 cup Hellmann's Relish Sandwich Spread
Mix ingredients together and serve on a bed of iceberg lettuce, garnished with green bell pepper rings and green, pimiento-stuffed Spanish olives.
Who's got the recipe?
A caller from James Island is looking for good, meatless breakfast casseroles.
An office colleague is interested in recipes for lower-calorie apple desserts.
Reach Features Editor Teresa Taylor at food@postand courier.com or 937-4886.


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- 1 prebaked 12-inch thin pizza crust
- 6 eggs
- 1-1/2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 8 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
- 1/2 cup chopped sweet red pepepr
- 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
- 1 small onion, chopped
- Place crust on a greased pizza pan. Using a 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter, cut out six circles from crust, evenly spaced and about 1 in. from edge. (Remove circles and save for another use.)
- Bread an egg into each hole. Sprinkle with the cheese, bacon, peppers and onion. Bake at 450° for 8-10 minutes or until the eggs are completely set. Yield: 6 servings.
Originally published as Sunny-Side-Up Pizza in Quick Cooking May/June 2001, p16
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"This is such a fun breakfast! We used one whole red pepper, since that is what we had home.~ Theresa"