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Pleasant View Elementary School in Franklin will reopen Monday after a stomach bug forced the school to close Friday.
Health officials and the state Department of Health reported Friday that they believe that the gastroenteritis illnesses reported were not related to food. They will continue to investigate the cause of the sickness.
The school district told WISN 12 News that 50 students were sent home Thursday with symptoms of vomiting, nausea, diarrhea and occasionally low-grade fever.
The spring concert Friday night was also canceled.
The school was thoroughly cleaned Friday by the custodial staff.
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Cabaret Series - Marilyn MayeMarilyn Maye appeared on the Johnny Carson show a record 76 times. She appeals to Broadway and cabaret people, who like their singing big and theatrical, and the jazz crowd, who want everything cool and understated. Her recording of Cabaret became an instant hit and her RCA "Lamp Is Low" album is considered a timeless classic. Named "Celebrity of the Year" by the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs each year since 2009, Maye received the 2013 "Legend" award from New York's Nightlife Critics Association.10/06/2013Time: 7:30 pmLocation: Cabaret at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Duquesne University Symphony OrchestraJeffrey Turner conducts Bizet's Carmen Suite #1, Lynn Purse's Arcadian Tone Poems featuring saxophonist James Houlik, and Tchaikovsky's Symphony #5.10/06/2013Time: 7:30 pmLocation: Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Av, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Sounds Upstairs - South Side SharpsThe South Side Sharps (Maria Mangano, clarinet; David Rollinson, euphonium; and Bruce Lazier, trombone) perform music ranging from Renaissance to Ragtime.10/06/2013Time: 3:30 pmLocation: Music Department, CLP Main Library, 4400 Forbes Av., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Cello FuryThe cello-rock band Cello Fury performs. Free admission.10/06/2013Time: 6:00 pmLocation: Wallace Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1146 Greentree Rd, Pittsburgh, PA
Love Duets from the Age of ChivalryExcerpts from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde and Deems Taylor's The King's Henchmen featuring WQED's Anna Singer, soprano; and Robert Frankenberry, tenor.10/06/2013Time: 3:00 pmLocation: Campbell Memorial Chapel, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
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Although Saint Louis University does not have the traditional "Greek Row", the home for Greek Life is DeMattias Hall, an all-Greek residence hall, which provides a great opportunity for sorority and fraternity members to live together in a community during their SLU experience. DeMattias Hall currently houses more than 200 students who are members of Greek organizations. It is also home to a Residence Life professional and student staff.
DeMattias Hall has been the hub of fraternity and sorority life since 1999, housing over 225 members in chapter room blocks. Most chapters have a designated meeting room in the hall, which they use for committee meetings and storage. The multipurpose room on the second floor of the hall is the site of numerous chapter meetings as well as various other programs, and the front patio and lawn make a great location for barbecues and hanging out.
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Ruth S. Higgins, a 67-year member of Orchard Park Country Club, died Tuesday at her home in Orchard Park. She was 92.
Born Ruth Smith in Dorrance, Pa., she earned an associate degree from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa.
In 1945, she married Richard C. Higgins and moved to the Buffalo area, where she was a homemaker.
Mr. Higgins died in December 2010.
Mrs. Higgins was a member of the Philanthropic Educational Organization Sisterhood, Bristol Homes and Caring Friends.
She also was a member of the Twentieth-Century Club and the Buffalo Club.
She was on the board of the YMCA,
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You're standing at the top of Gospel Hill in Altoona, looking down, and you get dizzy.
Only you're not really at the top of Gospel Hill.
You're viewing Steve Gilbert's painting "Gospel Hill, Altoona."
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Artist Steve Gilbert talks with Becky Whitley of San Antonio, Texas, during an opening reception at the Blair County Arts Foundation office.
Now you look at "Altoona, 17th Avenue and 10th Street." and feel like your head is being pulled into the painting.
You wonder, how did he do this, and then, how did he do this without getting vertigo himself?
"I have no idea," Gilbert said.
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What: Paintings by Steve Gilbert
When: Through Nov. 30
Where: Blair County Arts Foundation, 1212 12th Ave., Altoona
Admission: Free; open weekdays 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
From the way we see, to the stuff of stars, the Altoona painter is fascinated by ideas.
"Ideas are metaphysical. Ideas are beyond time," Gilbert said.
Ideas rendered in 43 subtly colored oils and acrylics are on display at the Blair County Arts Foundation in Altoona.
The show offers "a wide representation of his works," said foundation executive director Kate Shaffer. "He's one of our really, really talented regional artists, and we're blessed to have him here."
Gilbert captures the essence of particular places in Altoona. A sweeping curve dominates "9th Avenue Track." The distinctive dome of the Cathedral appears in several of his Altoona paintings.
He also freely mixes realism with abstraction. In "Fire-man's Carnival," a fragment of a Ferris wheel churns beneath a large bright saucer shape. Is it the upper portion of a huge spinning ride that propels swing-slung riders outward through centrifical force? Is it on fire? Is it a beautiful spaceship?
Another abstract evokes the stained glass of a church.
Gilbert compares abstract painting to the abstract language of music.
"It enters us. We feel it and enjoy it," he said. "That's how we should approach painting ... feeling the power of the design, the composition, rhythm, color relationships. If they are working, then the painting works, whether figurative or not."
When Gilbert was a small boy growing up in Washington, D.C., his father told him that everything was made of atoms.
"I would have dreams of falling through the earth," he said.
As he grew up, he said he began to develop "a sense of mystery, a sense of the awe-ful, the awe inspiring."
The singularities (or centers) of black holes, places where an infinite gravitational pull destroys both time and space, leave him spellbound.
"It's so mind-blowing," he said. "It resonates inside of me. It's beyond anything we can conceive. That's a good place to start to think about God."
"The world is so deeply mysterious," he said. "We get lulled to sleep. We just take it for granted that today is going to be like yesterday."
Through art, he said, "The idea I'm trying to express, nobody understands."


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In Stupendous Stitching, you'll learn how to incorporate all kinds of stitches into your next fiber art project - whether you're embellishing a quilt or adding pizzazz to a garment. Award-winning fiber artist Carol Ann Waugh will teach you how to change the look of each standard stitch by modifying its length or width, and you'll create a personal stitch bible to serve as a handy permanent reference for future sewing and embroidery projects.
Fiber artist Carol Ann Waugh began quilting years ago, then stopped. After a decades-long hiatus, she returned to create Stupendous Stitching.
An array of threads, a variety of stitches, ribbons, yarn and more go into this extraordinary artwork.
Find out what your machine can really do on your way to composing a stitch bible.
Some fabrics lend themselves to Stupendous Stitching, others don't. Learn to choose the good and avoid the bad and the ugly.
Once you've chosen fabric, it's time to pick the cords, yarns and threads, then start couching. Carol repeats her mantra: There are no rules or mistakes.
Open up your stitch bible and roll out the thread collection. Then sew decorative lines beside your couching.
Hoop up! In this session, Carol guides you through French knots and running stitches, and how to use variations on the theme to enhance your piece.
Once the fabric, batting and backing are sandwiched together, add machine quilt lines to enhance and embellish.
Measure, then trim your piece to its finished size. Next, Carol takes you through the steps of binding your work to enhance and stabilize it.
No more stitching. Instead, get ready to put your fiber art on display with a little carpentry, a little painting, more measuring and plenty of glueing.
Think you've just made a wall hanging? Think again. Incorporate Stupendous Stitching into checkbook covers, iPad cases, glasses holders, shoes (yes, we said shoes!) and jewelry.
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Honda first brought the hybrid vehicle to the U.S. with its Insight, which
was far from a sales success. The Insight sold only 2,000 units in 2005 and in
2006 -- its last year of production -- Honda only moved 1,000 Insights.
LeftLane News reports that Honda is gearing up to bring the
Insight hybrid back as a 2010 model. The new Insight will use a 1.3-liter
Integrated Motor Assist system that is similar to the one found in the current
Honda Civic Hybrid. DailyTech reported in July of 2008 that Honda has
refined its hybrid system and that future versions would be 50%
less expensive to build than the current system.
The Insight will use the new, refined hybrid system. Thanks to the cheaper
hybrid drive system LeftLane News reports that the new 2010 Insight will
sell for $18,500 -- significantly cheaper than the Toyota Prius. The new
Insight is based on the Honda Fit, though reports say that it will be three
inches longer and about one inch wider than the Fit.
Fuel economy for the Insight is reported to be as high as 71 miles per
gallon. If the Insight fuel economy comes anywhere close to that number at the
$18,500 MSR, Honda will have a hard time keeping up with the demand for the
Insight when it hits Honda showrooms in mid or late 2009.
Honda says it will build 200,000 Insights annually and expects to sell half
of that amount in America. The Insight seen in the photo here is a development car;
the car is expected to be officially introduced at the Paris Motor Show or the
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Gov. Tom Corbett will be in the political crosshairs even more starting in January as a pair of newly elected Democratic officials aim investigations his way.
Attorney General-elect Kathleen Kane plans to review the Jerry Sandusky investigation and determine whether it took too long for the serial pedophile to be arrested.
The investigation started in 2009 when Corbett was attorney general, but Sandusky was not charged until last November. Sandusky was convicted this summer of 45 of the 48 charges placed before the jury.
The length of the time it took before charges were brought has been a frequent point of contention, especially given the penalties faced by Penn State for its handling of the matter.
Kane clearly tapped into that undercurrent during her campaign, stressing her experience as a child abuse prosecutor and questioning why it took 33 months before Sandusky's arrest during her campaign.
Corbett and others have said there was no attempt to delay the case, but it simply took that long to uncover the evidence and find the victims to build the case that would result in a conviction.
Corbett also is likely to feel some heat from Auditor General-elect Eugene DePasquale's plan to evaluate the Department of Environmental Protection's effort to monitor Marcellus Shale drilling and to test and protect the groundwater.
DePasquale wants to know whether DEP has enough staffing assigned to the job. DEP is budgeted for 202 positions in its oil and gas division, The Associated Press reports.
Pennsylvania has been a focal point for Marcellus Shale drilling, with 6,091 wells using hydraulic fracturing being drilled in the state since 2005, a DEP website shows.
In the same time frame, 20,331 conventional gas wells were drilled.
It's impossible to know precisely what the results of the reviews from the newly elected Democratic row officers will conclude.
But since the oversight will be conducted with the benefit of hindsight, it won't be surprising if some recommendations are made.
And whatever real or perceived deficiencies might be uncovered, they are sure to be fodder for the 2014 gubernatorial election, when Corbett will have a big target on his back as he runs for a second term.
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Due to continuing growth in our local and international sales, Exactal is seeking to appoint two Product Specialists to be based out of Australia and the UK. The UK appointment continues to strengthen our commitment to the European market and will now enable the company to offer extended support hours for our global reseller network.
Exactal's CEO & Founder, Mr Mark Kefford commented "Local support for the European market is a very important step in our continuing global expansion plans. This new appointment in the region also provides strong local support to our expanding European reseller network and extends the hours of support we can offer to our other resellers around the world."
Having established its first office outside of Australia in the UK in January, Exactal continues to expand in both regions to support an ever growing network of resellers and customers around the world.
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Perhaps nowhere else in dermatology is so little known about a disorder that affects so many. Because the cause of rosacea is unknown and there is no cure, the National Rosacea Society's research grants program was established to encourage and support research into the potential causes and other key aspects of this condition that may lead to improvements in its treatment and potential prevention or cure. The program is supported by donations from individuals, and funds are available to researchers worldwide.
Help win the fight against rosacea today. To apply for a research grant, click here. To learn more about donating to this important program, click here.
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Grant applications are reviewed and selected for funding by the Society's medical advisory board.
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Grants for 61 studies have been awarded to date, and have led to further investigations in such promising areas as the potential effects of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), Demodex mites, the immune system and other inflammatory pathways, as well as a potential diagnostic test for ocular rosacea. A full listing of grants awarded to date can be found here.
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As studies funded by the National Rosacea Society are completed, reports on results are published on this site and in Rosacea Review. An archive of reports on research funded by the National Rosacea Society can be found here.
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A standard classification system was developed and published by the National Rosacea Society Expert Committee on the Classification and Staging of Rosacea to unify research, improve clinical diagnosis and provide common terminology for communications. It can be viewed online here.
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5 Reasons I'm Not Sorry for Burning Down Your Walmart
#2. I Even Tried to Stop the Fires
After extracting myself from the pile of rage and printer enthusiasts, I stumbled into one of your employees -- who, for the sake of her anonymity, I'll just call Nancy. She kindly helped me tend to my wounds -- a variety of printer-shaped contusions -- the whole time looking at me with the saddest eyes I've ever seen on a human being.
Like this, but with more blue smock.
By this point approximately 20 percent of the store was on fire, and the flames were closing in around us. "Shouldn't you guys be ... you know? Putting out these fires?" I asked Nancy.
She didn't say anything. There was nothing to say. "Let it burn," her eyes whispered. "Let it all burn."
I think you might have some morale problems.
Anyways, because of some decisions I've made in life, I'm never going to be one of those everyday heroes who makes regular contributions to society. It's either Die Hard for me or nothing, and seeing an opportunity to die hard, I went for it. Climbing on top of a stack of Bad Boys II DVDs that were mysteriously untouched, I held my printer aloft. Slowly the mob noticed me, my elevation and possession of the sole surviving printer clearly marking me as a moral and intellectual leader.
"Rabble!" I shouted. "Ugly, hateful rabble!" I added, editorializing a bit. "We are all going to die here."
They cheered.
"That's bad!" I yelled, correcting them. "We want to live! We must work together! To save our lives! And restore our humanity!" Hearing murmurs of confusion, I continued, "And get great savings!"
They cheered.
"Which is why I need you to set more fires!"
I've read somewhere that when fighting brush fires, firefighters will literally fight fire with fire, using small controlled fires to consume all the flammable materials to make a firebreak. So casting myself in the role of Die Hard/Smokey the Bear, and a rack of off-brand jeggings in the role of dry undergrowth, I heaved my shitty, plasticy, surprisingly volatile printer into it, sending it into flames. The crowd soon followed my lead.
#1. Seriously, Fuck You Guys
I assure you, I am just as surprised as you that this worked. I've made so many fucking mistakes with fire. And sure, there was another few thousand dollars of property damage, but by that point, I was pretty OK with that, because fuck your fucking store. The mob seemed to share a similar opinion, and set to work creating more recreational firebreaks around the store.
"Good on them," I said proudly, getting down from my plinth of unloved Will Smith/Martin Lawrence vehicles. "Bless em." I found Nancy, still staring at me, though now with a different kind of sadness in her eyes. "Did you see me Die Hard up there?" I asked. "Yippee-ki-yay," I added, making a kind of hand gesture that was meant to communicate the concept of Die Hard. More sadness from her eyes, as she watched more pillars of smoke rise around the store. After a few seconds, I finally managed to piece it together.
"You need this job," I said. "You need this store. It's a crappy job, with crappy smocks, and crappy fluorescent lighting, and they pay you less money than many actual animals."
This dog makes $29 an hour and gets matching contributions to his 401(k).
"But you still need it. This awful fucking store is now, impossibly, a cornerstone of the economy." I sighed. "We have to stop this," I concluded. She nodded, sadly.
I resummitted Mount Bad Boys II and collected my thoughts. "Excuse me? Rabble? Hey. You've all done some really good work here today, and we've all learned a lot about ourselves and saved a couple of bucks. But if I could get everyone to calmly file outside and go fuck up some small, local merchants, that'd be great."
"Thank you!" Nancy's eyes said, sadly, as the throng of consumer-monsters streamed out.
"Happy to help," I said, feeling more and more like Die Hard with every passing second. "Nancy, before I go, I should ask," I said, leaning in conspiratorially. "Would you like to set fire to something?" I tilted my head at the stack of Bad Boys II DVDs. "No one will mind."
She nodded, the tiniest flicker of a smile crossing her face.
"Go on then."
But the flames refused to touch them.
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Mary (Paul) Salyards, 89, Easley, S.C., formerly of Ebensburg, died Nov. 23, 2012, in Easley.
She was born in Mahaffey, daughter of the late Charles and Inez (Mahaffey) Wilson.
Surviving are two children: Charles Paul and Mary "Peggy" Frank (Dennis), both of Easley, S.C.; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Charles "Newt" Wilson. Her husband, Elmer Salyards, followed her in death March 29, 2013.
Friends will be received from 10 until the 11 a.m. memorial service Saturday, June 29, 2013, at Matevish and Matevish Funeral Home, Ebensburg. Interment will be at the convenience of the family at New Washington Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Ebensburg Public Library in Mary's memory.


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ROCKFORD — The St. Bernadette Sector Association will hold its annual free Family Health Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 8 at St. Bernadette Catholic Church, 2400 Bell Ave.
Participants can get their blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol tested. There will be booths with health, governmental and general interest information, and a raffle for bakery goods.
Visitors can purchase books, jewelry and crafts or visit the dining room for coffee or pop, rolls and sandwiches.
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Exactly what it sounds like. When you get lethargic, or even comatose, from eating too much good food.
"Man, we were gonna go to the show, but we got foodtarded off of fried chicken and mac 'n' cheese at Chris's, and just wound up lying around, watching 'Dodgeball.'"
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A person with common and obvious taste in food.
I love the Cheesecake Factory. It keeps all the foodtarded people away from my restaurants.
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution for PCOn: PC
Stand-alone expansion set 10 years after the events of Chaos Rising.
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New Mexico moved to become the second stated to ban 'revenge porn' as more young women are learning their ex-lovers have posted private pictures of them on the internet.
New Mexico proposes 'revenge porn' ban
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Am I the only one to feel like that ever?
So, it was just one of those days where I couldn't seem to get anything done, just treading water… clean up one room to find the next room even worse.
The sink's full already??? I just did the dishes!
You know. One of those days.
Every single sentence out of my boys' mouths was IN THEIR LOUD VOICE. They kept forgetting- honestly they really did. Even when I asked them two seconds earlier to please talk softer. "I want my dad-deeeeeeey."
Yes, one of those days.
They wanted to play outside and I thought that would be a perfect opportunity for me to get them out of the house. We step outside and it instantly begins to rain. As if someone out there was just waiting to play a trick on us. Funny because, as it was already one of those days, this was quite okay.
So as the boys were running inside the house I told them to wait- we grabbed our lawn chairs and sat in the garage with the door open, watching the rain come down and mist upon us inside.
It was fun.
We listened to the rain. Noah surmised that it rains because the clouds "can't hold it anymore" and it stops when "they are empty."
We watched how the drops bounce off the driveway when they beat against the pavement. We closed our eyes and could tell when a car drove by; hearing the sweeeesh of it driving on the wet road.
I learned to take a step back from my rainy one of those days and actually grab it and live it instead of letting it pass by or be filed under I Had Such A Bad Day. I had such a day of my boys being this young. A day of their LOUD VOICES in my ears. A day I hope I remember because it's not going to be like this forever.
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President Obama is warning of more sanctions against Russia in the Ukraine crisis. As Russian troops amass along the border, Ukrainian officials now say they're ready to fight. Nikole Killion reports from Washington.
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By dlacher on Sep 05, 2007
To the crazy / concerned mother how graciously honked at me this morning and then spelled out two five with finger gestures... I know that the speed limit on that stretch of road reduces to 25 mph during school hours and when the lights are flashing... but if you would have been paying attention as well it was not yet school hours, the lights were not on flash yet and there were no kids around. Trust me, I am just as concerned and get irritated with higher than posted speeds. I am the "crotchety" old guy that will yell at cars wizzing down a residential section as well above posted speed limits.
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Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's statement today that it's time for PM Ehud Olmert to step down and for their Kadima Party to move on was expected and well deserved. It was also a bit disingenuous.
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The Kern County car dealership that ran a radio ad blasting the godless is itself under attack, with critics wondering just how stupid a country-bumpkin... More.


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From opposite ends of the Ping-Pong table, the famously competitive parents of Britain's future monarch grinned at each other, and then let fly.
"Ahem, I think that was 6-2," William said, declaring victory over Kate during their visit to a Glasgow sports center April 4. But, after his official duties were done, he turned to Lord Lieutenant Sadie Docherty, the couple's host for the day, and chivalrously fessed up: "The only reason I won today was because Catherine was pregnant," the prince told Docherty, who recounted the conversation to PEOPLE.
"Otherwise she would have taken off her coat and beat me." That same day, while chatting with homeless youth at a Quarriers shelter, Will praised Kate's cooking, pointing to his allegedly expanding waistline.
"He isn't very good in the kitchen," Kate teased. But as the two wordlessly brushed against each other at every stop on their two-day Scottish tour, the affection and tenderness between them spoke volumes. "The eye [contact], their smiles to each other, were very genuine, very caring," Paul Moore, Quarriers CEO, told PEOPLE. "You know when you're in a restaurant and see two people obviously in love? That's what they're like."
A first pregnancy can put any marriage to the test—cue the nausea, stressful moments and unforgiving deadline (ready or not...). But well into their second trimester, the royal couple are cruising to parenthood more demonstrably – and demonstratively – in love than ever.
"They're much more touchy-feely than they were," observes royal photographer Mark Stewart of Will's now-automatic protective hand to Kate's back on official outings. Adds royals author Judy Wade, who has watched the couple for a decade: "They've always been close, but it is much more pronounced since she has become pregnant. There appears to be a new, deeper bond between them."
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Jose A. Mayans
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907 W 2nd St
Odessa, TX 79763
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MORGANTOWN Most fans probably figure Kansas will be a pushover for West Virginia in both team's regular-season football finale here Saturday.
That's because the Jayhawks (1-10, 0-8 Big 12) are occupying the conference cellar.
But Dana Holgorsen, the Mountaineers' second-year head coach, most certainly isn't talking like he's taking the Jayhawks lightly.
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"We're going to be at a schematic disadvantage going against their coaches," Holgorsen said. "They're (veteran) great coaches with tremendous pedigree."
He thinks those coaches will recruit top-notch players and within a couple of years they will be in the same boat with other Big 12 programs.
WVU coaches are proud of the way the Mountaineers (6-5, 3-5 Big 12) fought through a five-game losing streak and then capped that with a 31-24 win against Iowa State away from home.
"We've done a good job of sticking together," Holgorsen explained. "Obviously, a couple losses really hurt."
But players and coaches alike did not want people to have an opportunity to discredit West Virginia as a new member of the conference that couldn't handle the league upgrade.
"We just kept working hard to become a better team," he noted. "So we battle back."
He said the coaching staff and players lost no time getting back to work this week, preparing for what they expect Kansas to throw at WVU on Saturday.
The kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. at Mountaineer Field/Milan Puskar Stadium.
Root Sports will televise the action.
Holgorsen thinks the biggest issue of the season has been the parity among Big 12 teams. Nine of the 10 members are bowl-eligible.
In addition, eight of those were nationally top 25 ranked at one time or another this year.
West Virginia has been mentioned as an unlikely selection for either the Holiday Bowl in San Diego, Calif., or the New Era Pinstripe Bowl in New York City. Both are held in late December.
Twenty-two seniors on the WVU squad will be honored before Saturday's game.
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Judge Dismisses Charges Against Arrested Occupy Chicago Protesters
September 27, 2012
Today a judge dismissed the charges against more than 90 demonstrators arrested last October when Occupy Chicago made two attempts to set up an encampment in Grant Park. More than 300 protesters were arrested in the park last year and charged with violating city park curfew. Most opted to for a community service deal with the city, but the National Lawyers Guild filed suit on behalf of 92 demonstrators to dismiss the charges on grounds that they were unconstitutional.


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Health Transaction Network, an Amherst-based electronic payments system, has formed a new joint venture with Cincinnati-based Vantiv, the nation's third-largest transaction processor, to market Vantiv's credit and debit card processing to smaller merchants in Western New York.
The service, called Guardian Payment Processing, was launched six weeks ago and five merchants have signed on, including the businesses at Hotel @ The Lafayette and Pearl Street Grill & Brewery. The firm has two salespeople currently but is seeking additional staff to market Vantiv's services.
The nine-year-old HTN has been selling merchant processing services for medical businesses through Vantiv or its Louisville, Ky.-based affiliate, National Processing Company, for more than four years. The new joint venture represents an expansion to a broader market locally and nationally, officials said. Vantiv, formerly Fifth Third Processing and a subsidiary of Fifth Third Bancorp, is a publicly traded company.
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The U.S. Forest Service is advising visitors to take precautions against plague after a chipmunk found at Taylor Creek Visitor Center tested positive for the disease.
Chances of human infection of plague are minimal with proper precautions, according to a Wednesday statement from the agency.
"Plague is a rare, but highly infectious bacterial disease that is spread by squirrels, chipmunks and other wild rodents and their fleas," according to the statement. "It is naturally occurring in many parts of California and is most common in rural and undeveloped mountain regions."
The disease can be transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected flea, handling an infected rodent or exposure to an infected cat. The symptoms are similar to the flu, including rapid onset of a high fever, head and muscle aches, chills, nausea, weakness, cough, chest pain and painful swollen lymph glands.
Plague is curable in its early stages with prompt diagnosis and treatment.
Individuals who develop these symptoms within two weeks after visiting the area should seek immediate medical attention and inform the physician that they have been in a plague endemic area, according to the statement. If a pet becomes sick after visiting the area, take the pet to a veterinarian and inform the vet that the pet has been in an area where the rodents have plague.
Visitors should avoid all contact with squirrels, chipmunks and other wild rodents and their fleas, according to the statement.
The Forest Service recommends people not to camp, sit or sleep on the ground next to rodent burrows or feed rodents in campgrounds and picnic areas. Food and garbage should be stored in rodent-proof containers. The Forest Service also recommends wearing long pants tucked into boots and use insect repellant to avoid flea exposure.
Pets should be confined, kept on a leash or left at home if possible, according to the statement. Pets should not be allowed to approach sick or dead rodents or explore rodent burrows and should be protected with flea control products.
"The safety of our visitors and employees is our number one priority," said Nancy Gibson, the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit's Forest Supervisor, in the statement. "We are working closely with the California Department of Public Health and the El Dorado County Department of Environmental Health and will follow whatever precautions they recommend."
The Forest Service and its concessionaire have posted signage in the area of the visitor center, the Tallac Historic Site and Camp Richardson Resort explaining how the disease is transmitted, the symptoms and how to prevent infection. The Forest Service is advising its staff and visitors to report any sick or dead animals immediately.
Because the chipmunk was found at a heavily visited site, the California Department of Public Health, with assistance from El Dorado County Environmental Management and Vector Control, will be trapping and testing rodents in the area. The Forest Service is awaiting further recommendations from CDPH based on the results. Winter conditions decrease rodent activity and most recreation sites will soon close for the season.
For more information on plague in California, visit http://www.cdph.ca.gov/healthinfo/discond/Pages/Plague.aspx or call -916-552-9730. To report a sick or dead rodent, contact El Dorado County Vector Control at 530-573-3197.


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I know I've mentioned it before, but I cannot get over the fact that the "Mommy War" exists. I use this term to describe the extreme judgement that women tend to pass on other women who have made different mothering choices. Some of the 'battles' in the war include: work or stay at home? Organic food or not? Sleep in bed with the parents or crib? Pacifier or not? TV or no TV? Drugs during delivery or natural birth?
I could go on and on. However, the particular battle I want to address today is the question of breast or formula-feeding.
Warning: There may be WAY too much information in this post for some of you. If you are squeamish, stop reading now.
I ran across this article this week and it was as if the author had been in my house when my first-born came home.
Olivia was a pink, healthy 8 lb. 2 oz. baby when she was born. We worked with the hospital lactation specialist and though I had a limited supply, I was assured that indeed, my milk would come in within a couple of days and she would be fine.
It didn't happen.
I would set my alarm for every three hours to try again as I sat in the rocker sobbing out of exhaustion and uncertainty.
I went to follow-up lactation appointments. I did it all "by the book." When we walked into the pediatrician's office for her two-week appointment, I was hopeful she hadn't lost too much weight. At least, if she was getting the necessary nutrition, the sleep deprivation and craziness would be worth it.
My silent tears became full-on shoulder heaving sobs when we put her on the scale and she was just over 6 pounds. She wasn't sleeping. She would fuss for no apparent reason. She was this close to a "failure to thrive" diagnosis and I absolutely lost it.
The doctor was amazing. He was very patient, handed me a Kleenex and waited for me to calm down before gently suggesting that the pros of nursing were not outweighing the cons at this point. I literally had NO SUPPLY.
Never in my life have I felt like more of a failure. This was supposed to be a natural, bonding, beautiful experience where angels sing as my body does what it's supposed to do and nourishes the baby it carried for 40 weeks. The guilt that I felt was like nothing I have ever felt. I felt alone, and I judged myself for my lack of ability to feed my baby.
The first time we gave her a bottle, she gulped it down like her life depended on it. Frankly, it may have. She also slept that night for the first time for longer than 3 hours in a row. The only feeling that overshadowed this aforementioned guilt was the relief I felt when I realized that the baby was getting FOOD. I remember asking my mom, "What would I have done before formula?" Her answer? "You would have hired a wet nurse."
When Olivia started steadily gaining weight and became the Happiest Baby Ever, I knew then and there that our decision had been the right one. She chubbed back up relatively quickly, and other people could help with feedings. It was such a relief to make the switch.
But then? Mommy guilt kicked in again.
"It should be me feeding her. I'm her mother," would go through my head when my husband would do a 2 a.m. feeding.
Then, I saw them together in the rocker. Looking at each other's eyes, spitting images of each other. The trust, dependence and love that was being communicated between the two of them was amazing. It was beautiful and let me fall in love with my husband for a whole new reason. He was bonding with her in a way that he wouldn't have been able to if I had been a successful nursing mom.
I decided to stop feeling guilty and go with what worked for our family.
I have made an active decision since 2008 to sit out the "mommy war" because of this experience. It was not at all what I had hoped. It was not at all what I would have expected. But it worked for our family, and Olivia is happy, healthy and thriving today. She doesn't get sick more than other kids because of the formula. We are bonded. She is bonded with her daddy. She is well-adjusted and smarter than I would have ever dreamed to hope she would be.
And she was formula-fed. (GASP!)
Moms who have not been able to nurse as you'd hoped: You are not alone. You are not a bad mommy. You are a wonderful mommy to realize that your son or daughter needs more than what you can provide by yourself.
I want to encourage everyone to stop judging when people have to make different decisions than you. There is no worse critic on a mom than herself. Why do we insist on judging those who do things differently? Why on earth can't moms become each other's biggest support instead of judging? It gets ugly, people; you know I'm right.
It's sad we can't accept the choices others make if they are different from ours.
So, ladies, can we please waive the mommy white flags? Find what works for your family and stick to your decision confidently. Let's move on to stuff that really matters: helping the poor, fixing our health care system, figuring out how to get Colorado out of the bottom five in the country for public education funding, helping our young men and women who are trying to re-assimilate after their time serving our country overseas, stopping children from being sold into sexual slavery.
There are clearly bigger fish to fry. Truce. Please?
Allyson Zadeh is married with two children and another on the way. Read her Wednesdays on Greeley Moms.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 reviewMonday September 17 2012 Sensor Review
Panasonic's Lumix DMC-GF5's sensor received a mediocre rating of 50. This score ties it with the G3, and indicates that changes made to this newer camera were mostly cosmetic renovations made to the outside, and new software features found in the camera's interior.
At 20.5 bits, the camera did register respectable color depth, and would make a good purchase for newbie photographers who enjoy taking portraits of friends and family.
The GF5 also had an acceptable performance in dynamic range, providing a maximum 10 EVs at around 160 ISO. However, detail preservation might be lost in shadows and highlights at higher ISOs, as the camera's sensor starts a steady decline in dynamic range performance after 400 ISO.
The GF5's significant flaw is its ISO. In the sports category, DxOMark scientists observed the camera's image quality deteriorating after about 575 ISO. This makes it a problematic camera for photographers who love to take pictures in dimly lit or dark environments.
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The compactness, flexibility for interchange lenses, and touchscreen focus and interface makes Panasonic's Lumix DMC-GF5 an attractive companion for amateur photographers who want the usability of a point-and-shoot, but the versatility of a DSLR. But with a number of similar hybrid cameras entering the market, is the GF5 right for you?
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Should be, "My first comment, and it's to correct grammar". However, some spell checkers will still mark it as a fragment.
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Yay. Yet another iteration of the same damned camera. Really pushing boundaries there, eh Panasonic?


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A marketing flier for the Tides condos employs a catchy phrase to attract empty nesters, retirees and professionals interested in the luxury properties.
"Enjoy the next phase of your life where there's more time for your bucket list."
First on the list, it seems, would be the condos themselves. And there aren't too many of those left.
After a sales blitz in 2013, the community overlooking Charleston Harbor dropped from 50 new condos for sale to nine units. A majority of the as-yet-unsold condos situate in the last of three mid-rises built at Tides. There's also a few new condos in the second building.
Carolina One New Homes, which is handling sales and marketing, penned dozens of deals in the past seven months. The last nine properties range in price from $749,000-$1,799,000 and in size from 2,000 to 4,400 square feet. They include two bedroom units on lower floors and a 2,700-square-foot penthouse condo. Three available condos come fully furnished. "We are going to sell turnkey," says Miller Harper, project manager of development investor East West Partners.
"Even though it's a limited offering, there's a good variety," says Will Jenkinson, broker-in-charge of Carolina One New Homes.
According to backers, the Tides' market doesn't steer specifically to retirees and empty nesters but more generally to forward-looking investors no matter the age. The buyer profile can include younger professionals – some with children – who look to buy now at discounted prices. That way, they can reserve their dream house for future years.
"People are looking at the 'bucket list' rather than the 'to-do' list," Harper says.
National accolades, such as from Conde Nast Traveler magazine when it named Charleston the best place to visit for the third year in a row, helped boost demand for the Tides properties, Jenkinson notes.
Still, the Tides' main customers this year involve local purchasers. "Right now, we are seeing 75 percent Mount Pleasant and Charleston," Harper says. "The real estate market is doing much better in Charleston and Mount Pleasant," he says.
Sales figures seem most impressive when comparing them year to year. Including resales, the new homes division has logged 53 transactions thus far this year compared with just four sales through all of 2012. Sales range in price from $500,000 to $1.5 million.
While lagging the single-family market, the luxury condo business has been going through a rebound of its own.
Harper says the community's clientele tend to be wealthy enough to purchase condos outright rather than go through a lender. "Lots of these buyers are cash," Jenkinson says. Adds Harper, "Less than half are financed."
According to a Tides brochure, the community "offers sweeping views of gentle marsh and the iconic Cooper River Bridge."
Individual condos boast top-of-the-line Viking kitchen appliances, floor-to-ceiling windows, open floor plans and access via private elevator. The mid-rises tout underground parking.
Community amenities, meanwhile, include the Harbor House clubhouse, beach entry pool with cabana bar and summer kitchen and spa and health club including massage rooms.
The Tides embraces 120 condos between the three buildings. The first building, built closest to the Wando River, sold out within a year. That was before the housing market began to crater in late 2007 and early 2008. In the 12-18 months, sales and price figures again started gaining speed across the region.
"We haven't marketed outside (metro Charleston)," Harper says.
The Tides condominiums hug the northern side of the Ravenel Bridge in Mount Pleasant. To get there from Charleston, cross over the bridge on U.S. Highway 17 North and take a left at the first traffic light on Magrath Darby Boulevard. Turn left on Wingo Way. On the right is Tides condos. From Mount Pleasant, travel south on Highway 17 and turn right on Houston Northcutt Boulevard. Turn left on WingoWay and the condos are ahead on the right at Cooper River Drive.
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Broad views of Charleston Harbor spotlights the formal dining area at the Tides condos in Mount Pleasant. Leroy Burnell/staff 10/17/2013×
Stainless steel appliances and hardwood floors showcase the kitchen at Tides Condominiums. Leroy Burnell/staff 10/17/2013×
A piano dominates one end of the living room at the Tides condo development in Mount Pleasant. Leroy Burnell/staff 10/17/2013×
Residents at the Tides Condominiums in Mount Pleasant can come off the elevator straight to their condos. Leroy Burnell/staff 10/17/2013×
A bedroom in this Tides penthouse in Mount Pleasant has been converted to a parlor. Leroy Burnell/staff 10/17/2013×
High ceilings mark the master bedroom at the Tides in Mount Pleasant. Leroy Burnell/staff 10/17/2013×
The master bedroom in the penthouse at the Tides includes a sitting area. Leroy Burnell/staff 10/17/2013×
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A panoramic view from the penthouse at the Tides shows the neighboring first and second buildings as well as the Harbor House guest house and the Wando River. Leroy Burnell/staff 10/17/2013×
Sights from the penthouse master bedroom at the Tides in Mount Pleasant includes marsh and water. Leroy Burnell/staff 10/17/2013×
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Al-Gumhuriyya (Egypt) – a government-controlled daily.
Al-Wafd (Egypt) - Al-Wafd is the main opposition paper in Egypt. The paper criticizes the
regime on a wide range of issues - from economy to internal and foreign policy. However, it
is important to note that the criticism is on subjects that are allowed by the regime. The
paper is one of the most acceptable channels of opposition activism, since the Egyptians see
themselves as supporters of freedom of the press, and the paper is supposed to be concrete
proof to this idea. Al-Wafd expresses extreme anti-Israel and anti-Semitic views, in articles
and cartoons.
Ar-Rai (Jordan) – a government daily; expresses the approaches of the Jordanian regime.
As-Safir (Lebanon) - a Lebanese daily, close to Syria.
Al-Ayyam (Palestinian Authority) – a government daily.
Al-Hayat al-Jadida (Palestinian Authority) – the PA daily.
Al-Quds (Palestinian Authority) – an opposition daily, which does not exceed the
government policy.
Al-Watan (Saudi Arabia) – a daily owned by the governor of the 'Asir district.
Arab News (Saudi Arabia) – English language Saudi daily.
Ar-Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) - A Saudi daily, one of the four principal Saudi papers (the three
others are: al-Madina, al-Jazira and al-Watan). The paper presents a relatively conservative
attitude, while emphasizing (as most of the Saudi papers) its praise of the Royal family.
Generally, the Saudi government lays severe limitations on the freedom of press and has a
strict censorship, even on the foreign press that enters Saudi Arabia. Since the Saudi press
is government-oriented, it concentrates on praising the Saudi Royal Family. Of course,
opposition or independent newspapers do not exist in Saudi Arabia. However, the London
based Saudi press has more independent features
Tishrin (Syria) - a state sponsored and owned newspaper, in which the journalists are
appointed and instructed by the government (The English-language Syria Times is
published by Tishrin as well).
Al-Watan (Qatar) - Al-Watan is one of the five Qatari dailies. Al-Watan's chairman is
Hamad bin Sahim al Thani, a member of the royal family (All of the papers are owned by
different branches of the royal family). The Foreign Minister, Hamed bin Jasem bin Jaber
al Thani, owns half of the newspaper.
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Featuring all things scaly, slimy, creepy and crawly, Repticon is a reptile event featuring vendors offering pets, supplies, feeders, cages and merchandise. The International Carolina Expo for Reptile & Amphibian Keepers plays host to enthusiasts interested in buying and/or learning about reptiles. Featuring animals on display, including venomous reptiles, there also will be numerous seminars, displays, raffles and more. This event, which first debuted in the Holy City in 2004, has moved to a new location this year, the Omar Shrine Auditorium, so head out for two days of exotic animal adventures.
When: Saturday-Sunday
Where: Omar Shrine Auditorium, 176 Patriots Point Road, Mount Pleasant
Price: One-day tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for ages 5-12, with kids 4 and under getting in free (at the door only); two-day tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for ages 5-12, with kids 4 and under getting in free (at the door only); VIP tickets are $12 for adults, $5 for ages 5-12, with kids 4 and under getting in free (online purchase only)
For more info: www.repticon.com/ice.html
Edisto Beach Music & Shag Fest
As we mentioned last week, it should come as no surprise that there are tons of events and clubs dedicated to the shag, as it is South Carolina's state dance. This week proves no different as the Dockside Bar and Grill, the town of Edisto Beach and the Edisto Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring the Edisto Beach Music & Shag Fest. Featuring two days of arts and craft vendors, food vendors, shag exhibitions, live music and more, shag fans of all ages will find something to enjoy. Friday night will feature a professional shag competition, with a nonprofessional shag competition set for Saturday. In between, enjoy live music from the East Coast Party Band, The Headliners, Steve Craig and The Out of Towners Band, with DJs Pat Patterson and Jim Bowers also spinning.
When: Friday-Saturday
Where: Bay Creek Park (located next to the Edisto Marina) on Edisto Beach
Price: Free for those under age 13
For more info: 869-3867, www.edistochamber.com
Locally Grown on the Green
Presented by the South Carolina Music Guide and hosted by Awendaw Green, eight South Carolina bands will be featured in an all-day music showcase. Featuring performances by The Dunder Chiefs, The Mary Chasers, Danielle Howle, Shannon Vogt, Tyler Boone, The Black Iron Gathering, The Tarlatans and The Dubious Battles, it promises to be a laid-back event with great music. The event is BYOB, so pack up a cooler and head out for a day on the Green.
When: 2-10 p.m. Saturday; doors open at 1 p.m.
Where: Awendaw Green, 4853 Highway 17 North, Awendaw
Price: $10 donation; kids 12 and under get in free with an adult
For more info: www.scmusicguide.com
Wine and Beer Festival
Serving as a benefit for the Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic, the seventh annual Wine and Beer Festival promises a good time for a cause. With live entertainment provided by Ann Caldwell, a silent auction, Hege's Lowcountry Buffet, and wine and beer, this casual event will help the nonprofit continue to provide medical care to uninsured adults living at or below the poverty level on Johns, Wadmalaw and James islands.
When: 4-7 p.m. Sunday
Where: Freshfields Village, at the crossroads of Kiawah, Seabrook and Johns islands
Price: $35 in advance, $40 the day of
For more info: 266-9800, www.bifmc.org
Deluge 1.0
This is guaranteed to be an event like no other. Combining elements of a flash mob with water, music and dance, Deluge 1.0 is a "spontaneous happening" that asks participants ages 18 and up to arm themselves with their favorite super soaker and warrior paint for a large scale water battle. To be held in a location that hasn't been revealed yet, this is a no-alcohol event that will be supervised by the Charleston Police Department "to keep things safe and fun." It's advised that small children and dogs should stay home. To add to the festive atmosphere, food vendors will be on-hand while a DJ will be playing a summer soundtrack.
When: Sunday
Where: A yet undisclosed downtown Charleston venue
Price: Free
For more info: www.gocoevents.com
Wine Stroll
After a hiatus from the heat (and rain) of July and August, Middleton Place's weekly Wine Stroll returns. Sip on old and new world wine vintages as you stroll through one of the numerous garden locations at the National Historic Landmark, home to "America's oldest landscaped gardens."
When: 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday
Where: Middleton Place, 4300 Ashley River Road
Price: $20; Middleton Place Foundation members receive $5 off tickets
For more info: 266-7477, www.middletonplace.org


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Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Loving God, Loving Others, Loving Life, IN CHRIST
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The Baraca Class---Room 217---Second Floor, McConnell Educational Building
This radio ministry, which began in 1934, records its weekly session, beginning at 8:15 a. m. for broadcast at 10:00 AM over 107.7 WHQA-FM.
Men and women of all ages attend the class and sing in the chorus.
With WRIX's strong signal, the Baraca Class ministers to homebound listeners and others in Anderson and well beyond.
The teacher is the Rev. Lawrence Webb.
Music for the broadcast includes hymns and quartet-style gospel songs. Phil Marett directs the chorus. Accompanists are Lucy Evans and Margaret Hicks. Mell Gerrard presides. The program includes announcements of birthdays, anniversaries, illness, and bereavement.
The hour-long session concludes at approximately 9:15 AM in time for class members to move to the sanctuary for the 9:30 AM morning worship hour.


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"When having doin' it doggystyle, the male says, "Baby I'm gonna go" He then proceeds to spit on her back. She turns around suprised, says, "Is that all you got?" Then, bam, all over her face, preferably the ear.
"Man, I gave this girl the biggest philly fakeout last night. She was so suprised."
by 8-Ball November 17, 2002
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Maneuver by which a man who is performing doggystyle vaginal or anal intercourse pulls out at the brink of ejaculation and spits on the recipient's back, implying ejaculation. Subsequently, when the recipient turns to face the man, said man ejaculates on their face and/or other unexpected locales.
I did that bitch doggystyle, and then surprised her with a Philly fakeout!
by Brown Sugar March 18, 2003
When you're getting a girl from behind and you pull out and spit on her back to make her think you just shot your load, then when she rolls over, jump up and shoot it on her face.
"You totally fell for my Philly Fake Out!"
by Anonymous April 09, 2003
When a guy is fucking a girl from behind, pulls out his penis and spits on the girls back, and when the girl turns over on her back then the guy nuts in her eye
I philly faked out your mom last night when i came over
by Spicy December 26, 2002
When a guy is doin a lass from behind, and he takes it out and spits on her back, so that when she turns round he can unload into her face
See phantom
See phantom
He jus gev her a Philly Fake Out!!
by Phantomtek June 04, 2005
When a guy is plowin a girl doggystyle, and then pulls it out as he's about to give her the man juice. He proceeds to spit a warm concoction on her back. Thinking his spit was actually his load, she unsuspectingly turns around to recieve a monster load of man goo all over her shocked face.
So I totally hit this chick with a monster philly fakeout, and she dumps me.
by Pstives March 24, 2005
When you are doing a woman doggy and you pull out before you ejaculate and spit on her back so she thinks that you have ejaculated on her back. she will turn around and then you bust your nut in that bitch's eye. Very Nice
You: *SPIT*
Recipent: You Done?
You: SUPRISE BIATCH *SPLAT*
Recipent: Ow my eye
Later that night...
I Hit that Bitch with a Philly Fakeout
Recipent: You Done?
You: SUPRISE BIATCH *SPLAT*
Recipent: Ow my eye
Later that night...
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Divisions in GOP may be increasing
November 9, 2013
To get some perspective on how different the two parties have evolved, it is interesting to note the primaries....
Yet Turner sees NO problems with the Democrat party as they keep switching over to Republican ticket and leaving and attempting to disassociate themselves from Obama and his radical progressives. Just another liberal spouting nonsense to fit his and his party's 'agenda' which HAS to include lies and deceit. It's the ONLY way they can win anything.
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Turner is obviously grasping for anything to support socialist democrat agendas. It's getting harder for him as you can tell just by reading his articles. Obama sure does make it harder on liberal media to come up with 'good' effects of his socialist failures. Still I read these articles for the laughing aspect of it. I enjoy a good laugh.
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Too much "book learning" is a bad thing. Sounds like the party you stand behind. They hate education and would rather keep people ignorant so they can string you along with their deceit. Racism, deceit, and dictating mandates?? It sounds like the Republican and the "Tea Party" agenda. Truthseeker and Solutions, again you have been watching too much Faux, Rush Limburger and Glenn Beck.
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Bwhahaha....Dr. Turner's still dreaming. The left's democrat party of radicals/extremists who promote lawlessness, dictating mandates upon a free nation, use racism, lies and deceit to get their way....have fallen so far down into the abyss that even moderates in the democrat party are leaving the DNC and all those dems up for re-election that supported Obama's dictatorial agendas like Obamacare are now 'pretending' to NOT be with Obama and not wanting Obamacare because they SEE/HEAR the people in their states DEMANDING this taxation on citizens' called ACA affordable care act DEFUNDED and DROPPED as unconstitutional and it IS! The ONLY reason the SCOTUS allowed it was that Obama's govt lawyer and Obama HAD TO ADMIT IT WAS A TAX not a healthcare plan!!! So Turner....you keep dreaming cause your party of nuts has gone belly up!
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To hear Grier Allen tell it, BoomTown's first office in the old Faber House on East Bay Street had rats.
At a glance
COMPANY: BoomTown LLCADDRESS: 635 Rutledge Ave., CharlestonCEO: Grier AllenAGE: 33FROM: SummervilleRESIDENCE: Mount PleasantFAMILY: Married to Elizabeth Allen; son, 2.EDUCATION: Bachelor's in computer science from Clemson UniversityWEBSITE: BoomTownROI.com
Now several years on, the CEO's workspace has a cinder block and glass brick wall and was once the seafood section of the former Jaber's Market on Rutledge Avenue.
Moving a little over a mile in seven years, from live rodents to fish souls, might not scream success.
But Allen likes where he and his real estate software firm are. That's because BoomTown has been covering ground in other ways. You might even say business is booming.
Revenue is on the rise as more brokerages buy more of BoomTown's software and services. And so is the company headcount, leading to a series of expansions of the company's headquarters, the latest coming this month.
Allen's profile has risen simultaneously as a member of Charleston's new vanguard of tech entrepreneurs. He was invited to present last month at a venture capital conference in Charlotte and will appear on a panel this coming weekend at the inaugural DIG SOUTH Interactive Festival downtown.
"It's just a fun time right now," said the 33-year-old Summerville native, who sported a camel hair jacket with jeans during an interview last week.
When faxing leads to coding
At its root, BoomTown is a product of Allen's family background in real estate and his personal bent toward code.
While he was finishing up a computer science degree at Clemson (BoomTown's colors are orange and blue), Allen interned at his father's Prudential Carolina (now Carolina One) office. Charged initially with manning the fax machine, Allen tried his hand at writing computer code that would automate some of the office's business.
That led to postgraduate work as a consultant, and after co-founding and leading SLANT Media for a couple of years, Allen teamed up with Cooper Bane to start BoomTown in 2006.
With Allen's brother, Robertson's, local brokerage, The Cassina Group, as its guinea pig, BoomTown developed its lead-generation software. (The brothers live two doors down from each other in Mount Pleasant and frequently talk shop, Grier said.)
The resulting technology suite and strategy has several components, but the basic idea is to attract home shoppers from the Internet and funnel them to local brokers so they can close the deal.
Paid search advertising and search engine optimization strategies bring prospective homebuyers to the broker's BoomTown-run website, and then the back-end software helps log, organize and present all shopper activity on the site.
"We're tracking every time you look at a property," Allen said.
The broker then gets a list of leads, rich with information about the shopper's preferences and tendencies, which streamlines his sales efforts. A new feature for which BoomTown has filed a patent application presents brokers with a priority list of prospective buyers who might include someone who made a property a favorite because it just went down in price or someone who was shopping intensively months ago and now is back on the site.
"What's your next dollar-prodictive activity?" Allen said in broker lingo. "The Opportunity Wall tries to answer that question."
BoomTown has expanded to some 600 brokerages around the United States and Canada. The company recently began selling so-called inbound marketing services, which means writing newsy content for brokerages' websites in the hope of attracting web traffic from search engines and then customers.
It's all part of a 21st-century approach to real estate, one where human interaction still matters but where software makes those connections possible.
"The technology has sort of changed the game," Allen said. And BoomTown seems to be winning.
Money talks
In 2008, BoomTown's revenues were $145,000; in 2011, the top line was $4.6 million; and last year, the figure eclipsed $8 million. That trajectory made BoomTown the second-fastest-growing private company in South Carolina last year, according to Inc. magazine.
From just a few guys in its early years, BoomTown had grown to 38 employees by 2011 and now counts more than 80 people on the payroll. The plan is be more than 110 strong by the end of the year and perhaps double its size by the end of next year.
To keep pace, the company has taken over the erstwhile Jaber's building just south of Hampton Park and transformed it into a contemporary tech office, featuring lots of computer screens but also scooters and a dog park out back.
Already in Suites 104, 105 and 107, BoomTown's next expansion will be into Suite 106, the 5,000 square feet recently vacated by pharmacy program management company Equiscript. Work on the new space is scheduled to start in the next few weeks.
And to sustain the business growth, BoomTown has moved into serving listing agents, too.
"In the bad times, they need buyer leads," Allen said. "In the good times, they need seller leads and buyer leads."
BoomTown has competitors, from giants like Zillow to smaller, cheaper upstarts, but Allen insists BoomTown just needs to execute its plan to continue its success. (The lack of parking for all its new employees is perhaps a more pressing concern.)
And those in the know seem to agree, Allen said.
At the Southeast Venture Conference in Charlotte, the money guys were quite receptive, Allen said, noting real estate technology and advertising is a $13 billion market.
"Real estate is very ripe for disruption right now," Allen said. "Ninety-plus percent of people are searching for their homes on the Internet. Everyone's trying to figure out a way to capitalize on that opportunity."
BoomTown, which is self-funded, doesn't need or want outside money now, he said. But he keeps in touch with potential investors just in case the company decides to go that route.
Plus, "It's fun to tell the story," he said.
Reach Brendan Kearney at 937-5906 and follow him on Twitter at @kearney_brendan.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to a miscommunication, Allen was previously misquoted. The idea behind BoomTown's Opportunity Wall feature is to prescribe the real estate broker's next "dollar-productive" activity.


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By Thomas J. Prohaska
LOCKPORT - A man who allegedly stole the burial clothes of a homicide victim to start a reported crime spree in Niagara Falls last fall was arraigned on an eight-count indictment Monday in Niagara County Court.
Ahmed H. McCray, 34, of Willow Avenue, pleaded not guilty to second- and thid-degree burglary, third-degree criminal mischief, fourth-degree grand larceny and four counts of petit larceny.
Assistant District Attorney Joseph A. Scalzo said McCray is accused of burglarizing the home of Luis A. Ubiles of South Avenue, who was shot to death Sept. 25, and stealing the clothes he was to be buried in.
Scalzo said McCray's fingerprints were found on a broken window at the house, connecting the defendant to the break-in, which occurred Sept. 26 or 27.
According to the indictment, McCray allegedly used a large duffel bag to haul stolen items out of several stores in the Falls. Scalzo said McCray is charged with filling his bag with underwear and T-shirts at the Family Dollar store on Main Street Oct. 6, 7 and 13; 60 packs of cigarettes at a 7-Eleven store on Hyde Park Boulevard Oct. 8; candles, bras and T-shirts at a Dollar General store on Niagara Falls Boulevard later on Oct. 8; and a large supply of cans of Red Bull at the 7-Eleven on Pine Avenue Oct. 13.
McCray also is accused of entering the back office at a Wilson Farms store on Main Street in the Falls Oct. 7 as the clerk was emptying the cash drawer, and stealing less than $200.
Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas ordered McCray held in lieu of $50,000 bail and scheduled a tentative trial date of June 17.
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Albertin & Smith Earn ITA Academic Scholar Athlete
MUNCIE, Ind. - Two members of the Ball State men's tennis team, Dalton Albertin and Austin Smith received ITA All-Academic Scholar Athlete accolades for the 2011-12 season.
"This is a great honor for Dalton and Austin and is a positive reflection on our team's commitment to academic as well as athletic excellence," said head men's tennis coach Bill Richards. "We are proud of their accomplishments on the court and in the classroom."
Albertin has earned this prestigious award three times during his career at Ball State while this is Smith's second time capturing the achievement.
In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must meet the following criteria: 1.) be a varsity letter winner, 2.) have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year, and 3.) have been enrolled at their present school for at least 2 semesters (including freshman thorough senior year).