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Fat hits a hot cast-iron skillet with sound and fury, sizzling and singing, happy to meet the heat. Between them they make fried chicken, cornbread, cobbler and a range of Southern comfort food.
But it is not the fat that makes cooking in an iron skillet desirable. Iron skillets can be virtually nonstick, requiring very little addition of fat and encouraging a variety of uses. Years of cooking builds up protection, much like nonstick surfaces, by a natural polymer. It is this surface, as well as the sentimental value, that makes Southerners fight for Granny's skillet when she no longer is able to use it.
But it doesn't take years any more. About 10 years ago, Lodge Manufacturing, the only American company to sell cast-iron cookware, began "pre-seasoning" its skillets by coating them with natural vegetable oil before purchase. So the protection is built in.
Iron skillets have many virtues. They heat and cook evenly. (Remember the handle of a skillet gets as hot as the rest of the pan, so use care and hot pads.)
They can last for a lifetime or two and are as good for baking and hearthside cooking as they are for cooking on top of the stove.
They also are virtually indestructible. I say virtually because they are not completely indestructible. Read on.
In the heyday of blackened redfish, Louisiana's Paul Prudhomme was a guest chef at Rich's cooking school in Atlanta, which was part of Rich's department store. He turned the electric burner of the stove to high, set the skillet on top, and let it sit. Meanwhile, he gutted the fish, told us a story or two, and the pan kept heating.
Finally, he dipped the fish in butter and tossed it in the skillet. The cold fish hit the hot pan.
Within minutes, the pan split in two, the butter hit the burner and caused a flurry of smoke sufficient to set off the fire alarm throughout the store, and cause an evacuation of the building.
In addition, avoid large quantities of acid such as canned tomatoes, vinegar, lemon juice and wine as they erode the protective coating, causing a peculiar taste as well.
As for cleaning, Granny probably just wiped out her skillet since she heated it so thoroughly every day, without washing it.
Dishwashers and very hot water are enemies of an iron skillet, as are abrasives such as scouring pads that take away that protective coating in no time. If washing is a must, be sure to thoroughly dry immediately.
Even so, particularly with salt air, iron skillets rust and can pit unless used regularly, so they should be "seasoned" once a year.
If your iron skillet has a place where food sticks or has turned rusty, there are some methods of repair.
To even out the surface when there is a small spot, dip a paper towel in some vegetable oil, then some salt, and rub the small spot until even.
Rinse quickly, and rub oil on the spot until it appears smooth.
If the damage is substantial, such as a completely rusty pan, rinse, dry and use a scouring pad to remove any stubborn rust.
Distilled vinegar also can help. Rub the vinegar all over the pan in a layer. Slip in a plastic bag for 10 minutes or so. Rinse, dry thoroughly and apply a layer of vegetable oil to the pan.
Put upside down on a baking sheet in a cold oven.
Turn the oven on to 325 degrees and leave in the oven for an hour. Repeat oiling again as needed.
Skillet Brussels Sprouts and Small Potatoes
Serves 2
Remember the handle of a skillet gets as hot as the rest of the pan, so use care and hot pads. This is a regular vegetable in my house. — Nathalie Dupree
2 to 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup Brussels sprouts, cut in halves or quarters
1 cup small potatoes, cut in halves or quarters
Freshly ground pepper
Heat an iron or other skillet. Add the vegetable oil, and swirl around quickly in the pan. Add the sprouts and potatoes, and give a quick stir with a large wooden spoon. Cook over high heat until the potatoes are browned and give a quick toss in the pan with the spoon to brown another side of the potatoes. Let the Brussels sprouts char slightly but remove if they seem to be cooking too fast and add back when the potatoes are done. When the potatoes are browned all over and can be pierced with a fork but are still a bit firm, remove the vegetables. Season with salt and pepper and serve.
Upside-Down Apple Batter Cobbler
Serves 4 to 6
When we were small, "upsy daisy" was what my father said when he would toss one of us into the air and turn us upside down. Well, that is what this cobbler does! Use an 11-inch well-seasoned iron skillet for a thinner, tart-like cake. For a thicker cake, use a smaller well-seasoned 9-inch iron skillet. After cooking, cool slightly, cover with a large flat cake plate, invert, and the cake should come out easily. If not, peer under and pry off a bit with a blunt knife. — Nathalie Dupree
1 cup granulated, light or dark brown sugar, divided use
21/2 cups sliced apples
1⁄2 cup unsalted butter
1 cup self-rising flour
1 cup whole milk
Sprinkle half the sugar over the apples and let sit. Add the butter to a 10- or 11-inch iron skillet and slip in the oven as it preheats to 350 degrees. (The butter crisps the edges, so I say "the bigger the pan, the better." If you prefer a deeper cobbler, a smaller pan may be used.)
Whisk together the flour, milk and remaining sugar. It can be just a bit lumpy. When the butter is melted, remove the hot pan and pour the batter into the bottom of the pan. Don't worry if the batter puffs up a bit on the sides. Sprinkle the apples over the top of the batter.
Bake for 45 minutes, or until the batter has risen around the fruit, the top is light brown, and the sides are darker brown. Serve hot. It can be made ahead and refrigerated or frozen. Reheat before serving.
Variation: Add 1 tablespoon chopped candied ginger, 11⁄2 teaspoons ground cinnamon or other favorite spice.
Buttermilk Cornbread
Serves 6
An iron skillet ensures a crisp, brown outside crust of cornbread with a moist interior. — Nathalie Dupree
5 tablespoons melted unsalted butter, bacon drippings, or oil, divided use
1 cup white or yellow cornmeal
1 cup all-purpose flour
11⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
2 large eggs
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Heat an 8- or 9-inch well-seasoned skillet with 2 tablespoons of butter or other fat in a 425-degree oven.
Toss the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a medium to large bowl.
Lightly beat the buttermilk and eggs in a small bowl. Add 3 tablespoons of melted butter into the buttermilk mixture. Fold into the dry ingredients without overmixing.
Remove the pan from the oven, pour batter into the hot pan, filling 3⁄4 full, and bake in the middle of the oven until the top is golden brown, 15 to 10 minutes depending on size. If necessary, run a knife around the outside edge of the skillet to turn out. Turn out onto a rack or plate and serve upside down. Best served warm. May be frozen up to a month. It will crisp up slightly when reheated, but there's nothing like the crispy crust of just-baked bread.
Variation: To make cracklin cornbread, saute store-bought or homemade cracklins or brown 2 ounces diced fatback. Remove with a slotted spoon and add to the batter. Proceed as above.


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Community becoming too indifferent
February 1, 2013
A few nights ago, the sky was so dark that the stars were like burnished diamonds. Did anyone notice? The sunrise the next morning had so many colors that it took one's breath away....
I had stopped in and used their services several times & I didn't feel what these other people have. One time I stopped in to get some stamps & the woman was talking to someone else about & it didn't have anything to do with business. She acted as if I was bothering her that she had to wait on me. I'm a nice person and she first said would be right with me, but I waited longer than I should have. But I didn't say anything & even thanked her. She was too busy to even say thank you because she wanted to get back to yapping with that woman. I felt awkward standjng there like I wasn't there for awhile. Everybody has different experiences dealing with a business & most of time it depends on who you are or what you have.
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Majoritarian, do you EVER say anything nice? I see your comments all over the Journal and I often wonder if you have a life? Or a job? You are always posting something sarcastic, always arguing back and forth with your fellow jobless, lifeless Journal readers, and always so unbelievably critical of everyone else. APPARENTLY somewhere along the way, someone told you that they valued your opinion. You took that very seriously! I'm so tired of reading your crap! Go read a book! Watch some movies! Go on Match**** and get a date! But PLEASE stop being so miserable about everything!! These people were amazing!! I will miss you Karen and Cliff!!! I've already had to go to the Post Office twice this week. They weren't nearly as friendly as you. Berkeley County lost a great business. Good Luck with the bees... And the book business!
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This business will be sadly missed. Karen went beyond service for all her customers. Had the owners been allowed to advertise their store better than parking the Goin' Postal van by Foxcroft Ave., maybe they would not be closed today. God Bless, Karen and Cliff.
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SHENANDOAH JUNCTION - Jefferson's Lauren Lewis did her best Carlton Fisk impression during Friday's Class AAA, Region II semifinal game.
In Game 6 of the 1975 World Series game, Fisk famously "waved" the game-winning home run into fair territory.
Lewis' antics were more of the vocal variety, as she "voiced" a hit over the fence during the fifth inning by yelling "go over."
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Jefferson players celebrate Lauren Lewis' fifth-inning home run Friday against Musselman in a regional semifinal win by the Cougars. (Journal photos by Ron Agnir)
Jefferson starting pitcher Alexandra Witt drills a strike against Musselman during the second inning.
Jefferson's Alexandra Witt makes a sprawling throw to Casey Lyons an out during the sixth inning.
Musselman's Haley Fischer races to first base as Jefferson's Casey Lyons appears to trap the ball on the ground for an out during the sixth inning.
Jefferson players Jenna Witt (6), Alexandra Witt (13) Lauren Lewis (facing) and Casey Lyons (9) erupt in celebration after the final out of the 5-0 Region II Semi-final win over Musselman Friday afternoon in Shemamdoah Junction. See more photos on CU.
The ball did go over and went a long way in helping the Cougars knock off Musselman 5-0.
"I knew the game would come down to who wanted it more, and today, we wanted it more," Jefferson coach Mary Beth Group said.
Lewis' home run came with the Cougars already ahead 3-0, but knowing how potent the Applemen could be at the plate, Jefferson was looking any extra scoring it could get. Lewis, down 0-2 in the count, provided it with a solo homer over the right-field fence.
"At that point, I knew that having three runs wasn't enough. You can't have three runs against a good team like Musselman and win," Lewis said. "I was actually really nervous at the plate. I guess I got the right pitch and hit it out. I was yelling for it to go over."
"With an 0-2 count, you still gotta protect yourself and work the pitcher," Group said.
The Cougars turned the tables on the Applemen, who usually outhit the other team. Jefferson produced eight hits against Musselman starter Taylor Stocks. Six of those hits came between the fourth and sixth innings, where the Cougars did all of their scoring.
Despite the hits, it was a Musselman error that got Jefferson going in the fourth inning.
The Cougars loaded the bases after Lewis and Jenna Witt singled and Alexandra Witt reached on an error. After a swing and a miss by Chelsea Shepherd, Musselman catcher Nikki Dusing tried to catch Lewis sleeping at third. However, the throw went over the head of third baseman Whitney Potts and into left field, allowing Lewis and Jenna Witt to score.
Two pitches later, Shepherd, who had a game-high three hits, doubled into right field, scoring Alexandra Witt and putting the Cougars up 3-0.
"The error and Chelsea's double, that's what got the momentum going for us," Group said. "It only takes one error to change a game, and unfortunately for Musselman, it happened to them."
Group pointed to defensive play as a key for Jefferson, and the Cougars were sharp in the field with no errors. In the fifth inning, Jenna Witt snagged a line drive to third off the bat of Musselman's Brittany Ingram, then swiped a tag on Dusing, who was off the bag, for a double play.
Lewis and Casey Lyons also had great defensive plays. Lewis made a diving stop and threw the runner out at first, and Lyons snagged a ball out of the air that looked as though it might sail over her head.
"I said before the game that it would come down to defense," Group said.
That strong defensive effort backed up a dominating effort on the mound by Alexandra Witt, who limited the Applemen to just two hits.
"I was feeling pretty good," she said. "I knew they were a good-hitting team, and that they weren't going to make it easy and strike out a lot. I tried to put it where, if they did hit it, the defense behind me had a chance to make a play. We knew we would have to play good defense."
"(Alexandra) pitched a good game," Musselman coach Shannon DeMasi said. "We were a little impatient at the plate. I think she only threw 50-some pitches. If you're only getting that many pitches, you have to be spot on. It's not a good time to be off your game."
Jefferson will play the winner of Buckhannon-Upshur-Elkins on the road Thursday for a spot in the state tournament. The Cougars split with the Buccaneers in the regular season.
Buckhannon-Upshur held a 4-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning on the road at Elkins when rain halted play Friday. It will resume at noon today.


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Man: Dude I just kicked this drunk Chuck Norris style!
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Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi had an idea for whom she wanted in the delivery room besides fiancé Jionni LaValle when she gives birth to her first child: Paul "Pauly D" Delvecchio!
"She told me she wants me to deejay the delivery room," Delvecchio, 31, tells PEOPLE. "I told her I'll just deejay the baby shower."
His baby shower role will have to come in between his deejaying at Las Vegas's Hard Rock Hotel, where he is beginning a deejaying residency, as well as his show The Pauly D Project, which premieres on MTV March 29.
While he won't be in charge of the baby shower, he has thought about what a Pauly D baby shower would look like for his Jersey Shore cast mate.
"I would have spray tan booths in the corner, because she loves to tan, and a lot of loud music," he says. "I'd have pickles everywhere, too."
He's also given some thought to styling Snooki's baby when he or she is born.
"I think it's ready for hair gel as soon as it comes out. If there is hair, throw some gel in there," he says. "Too young to tan though. Don't tan. You gotta be 18. Maybe a spray tan."
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Stetson University volleyball head coach Tim Loesch announced the hiring Tuesday of Kris Wojieck as an assistant coach for both the Hatters court volleyball and sand volleyball programs.
"We welcome Kris to the Stetson volleyball family," Loesch said. "Her good work at UNC Pembroke and Queens University shows that she is ready for the challenge of Division I coaching. I look forward to her help in continuing to build the Stetson volleyball programs."
"I am excited to join the Hatter family and to have the opportunity to help build on the success of the volleyball program," Wojieck said. "Coach Loesch has turned a corner with this program and I look forward to working with him in both indoor and sand."
Wojieck comes to Stetson from UNC Pembroke, where she spent the last six years as an assistant coach for the Braves. Her responsibilities included defensive player development, recruiting, statistics, summer camps and academic advising.
During her time at UNCP, the volleyball team recorded the highest grade point average among all of the varsity athletic teams. The volleyball program also won the Braves' Cup in 2008, which is given to the team with the highest cumulative grade point average. In 2011, the Braves finished third in the Peach Belt Conference, trailing only top 25 programs Armstrong Atlantic and Flagler.
"Coach Jeff Billington allowed me to work in all aspects of the game and I am grateful for his training," Wojieck said.
From 2011-12, Wojieck coached the Fayetteville Area Volleyball Association club team, helping to build a program that finished ninth in a National Division qualifier.
Wojieck previously served as a graduate assistant at her alma mater, Queens University of Charlotte, where she worked with the defensive players and provided oversight of the Royals' academic development.
A veteran camp instructor, Wojieck has taught at the Jeff Billington Volleyball Camps in Maryland and North Carolina, and at the Duke, Wake Forest and Virginia Tech Volleyball Camps as a court coach. She also served as an assistant coach with the Iredell County Stars Junior Olympics program in Statesville, N.C. in the spring of 2005.
Wojieck played for the Queens University Royals from 2000-03. Her junior and senior seasons saw the Lewisburg, W.V., native play over 200 games, accumulating 610 digs, including a team-high 321 digs her senior year.
Wojieck graduated from Queens in 2003 with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Corporate Communications. In May 2007, she completed her Master's Degree in Business Administration at UNC Pembroke.
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Jimmy,"Dude did u see Sandra in that thong yesterday?" Ren, " yeah man, i can't stop thinking about it, ive been happypants for a while!"
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April 25, 2013
SALEM — Another piece of the personnel puzzle fell into place for the Salem Police Department Wednesday, with David Beeson taking his oath as a full-time patrolman....
Baby steps but moving forward. Finally. Can we do anything about these ugly uniforms?
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Note to readers: During the 12 years I have been writing this column, I have included five fiction stories based on Biblical characters. Today, I present my sixth.)
The crowing of the barn rooster stirs the young parents and their newborn son trying to sleep amidst steaming piles of hay. The boy awakens, pawing at the air and fussing for a feeding.
Mary opens her simlah, offering her son the fullness of her morning milk. Mother and son hold the moment as theirs while Joseph finds renewed sleep.
Soon, the sun streaks through the barn's crevices, flooding it with light and Mary with questions she can no longer contain.
He groans.
"What is it, Mary?" he asks.
"Tell me again what the angels said."
Joseph rolls over and props himself on his elbow.
"The angels said, 'Don't be afraid.' "
"But, Joseph! How can we not be afraid? We're so young. We have nothing."
Joseph rubs his eyes, hoping to find the clarity befitting Jesus' stepfather.
"I'm not sure," he says. "But maybe 'nothing' is what we're supposed to start with. After all, God made an entire world from nothing.
When Mary offers only a respectful nod, Joseph drops his head.
"You're right to be worried. I'm worried too," he says. "How will I provide for you both?"
Mary reaches for Joseph's face, cradling it with a warm hand. "I love you," she says.
It is Mary's answer to most of Joe's worries.
Joseph's fingers trace Jesus' hand as a means to answer his own question.
"This hand will carry a hammer." Joseph says. He then stretches his hands apart as if to bracket the sign he envisions. "We will be, 'Joseph and Son, Galilean Carpenter Shop.' "
"According to your angelic friends," Mary counters, "these hands will also carry 'great joy!' "
Mary moves Jesus to her other side and invites Joseph to entwine himself with them.
"Will he change the world?"
"I'm not sure the world is ready for him," Joseph says.
"They won't be, but this is God's timing. Not ours."
Mary counts Jesus' toes aloud, contemplating how to categorize him - man or God - when she dares a deeper question.
"What if God should want to take him back?" she asks.
The loss of his firstborn seems unimaginable, even if it were somehow God's will. Joseph does his best to deflect his fear through a question of his own.
"There's only one thing that really bothers me, Mary. Who are we? How did we get so lucky?"
Mary stares at the thatched roof in contemplative silence. She is absorbing that word 'lucky' when Joseph revises his question.
"Or should I ask, 'How did we become burdened?' "
"Joe! Watch what you say!"
"But honestly, who are we to be trusted with such a great task?" he asks.
"We are nobody." She pauses a few moments before adding, "Or, maybe we've been chosen because we are everybody."
"That makes no sense," he claims.
"Yes, it does. Everyone will have to decide what to do with Jesus, just as we did."
He remained unimpressed.
"I'm not sure I can fully answer your question except to say, mankind is a part of God's plan. I'd even say we are his plan."
At that, Joseph shakes his head. "Goodness. Do you suppose God has a Plan B?"
Mary puts the sleeping Jesus aside and rightly answers Joseph by playfully stuffing his shirt with a handful of straw.
"I love you," she says, "but I have one more question."
"What?" he asks.
"Can we please get some more sleep while we still can?"
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In "The Betrayal of the American Dream," Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele revisit their 1991 Inquirer series, "America: What Went Wrong," in which they forecast a decline of the middle class. Now, they document how actions going back three decades have left millions of Americans in economic ruin. Excerpts from their book continue in Currents every Sunday through Aug. 19.
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She also wore a special necklace, a simple silver medallion on a chain. The ornament reads "Cory."
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A plea hearing is scheduled for Thursday for a former aide to then-Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker.
Tim Russell struck a deal with prosecutors a week before he was set to go on trial on charges he embezzled tens of thousands of dollars from a county fund meant for veterans.
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> On May 29, 2008, at 22:22, Michael B Allen wrote:
> > Is there a reference anywhere that outlines the different password
> > salting methods used by different KDCs?
> >[/color]
> There are RFCs 3961, 3962, and 4757, which outline how salt strings are
> incorporated in the string-to-key conversion function for each cryptosystem.
> RC4 ignores it, the others actually use it.
> How the salt string is determined is separate.
> According to RFC 4120, the default salt string is generated by joining the
> realm and principal components without separators. If another string is to
> be used, it must be indicated by some sort of preauth data like ETYPE-INFO2.
> The MIT KDC has support for some specific variations on salt strings, such
> as using only the realm, only the principal name without the realm, "v4"
> (i.e., no salt string at all, or rather an empty string), and "special" (a
> string stored in the principal record in the database with the key).
> Using the principal name as a salt string makes it more difficult for an
> attacker to precompute a dictionary of keys derived from a dictionary of
> pass phrases. Instead of generating a single complete dictionary, the
> attacker must pick a principal name (more to the point, a specific salt
> string) to use in the dictionary generation. Or, the attacker could
> multiply the pass phrase dictionary size by a set of principal names (salt
> strings) to be attacked, which increases the work to be done by that
> multiplier.
> Someday I'd like to see us have a flag in the database to indicate that
> random salt strings should be generated at every password change. Then even
> if a user keeps picking passwords that are in the attacker's dictionary, a
> dictionary built based on one salt string will be useless as soon as the
> password is changed. It probably would help to make them long, with
> comparable random bits to the key size itself, rather than a set of short
> alphanumeric strings as usernames often are. Then the distribution of
> password-generated keys, over a large set of users and password changes, is
> spread out over the entire key space. Someday....
> Anyways, the enctype specification for the MIT KDC also indicates the salt
> type to use for each, when creating principal entries or changing passwords.
> > AFAICT AD w/ RC4 doesn't actually use a salt. Heimdal seems to just
> > use the realm and principal name concatenated together without any
> > separators.
> >[/color]
> Right, that's the RC4 behavior, and the default salt as specified in the
> protocol.
> > What does MIT do?
> >[/color]
> As above...
> > What does Windows 2008 w/ AES use?
> > Windows 2000?
> >[/color]
> I can't tell you for sure offhand, but I would assume it probably either
> uses the default per RFC 4120, or sends ETYPE-INFO(2) to indicate no salt
> string is used.
> > Do the salt values change depending on the enctype?
> >[/color]
> The default is protocol-wide. However, the database could store different
> salt strings for different encryption types.
> I'd have to think a bit to figure out if it's valid for the database to
> have different salts for a single encryption type, with the KDC randomly
> choosing between them. I don't know if that would break any interesting
> assumptions that client software might reasonably make.
> > I'm interested in knowing to what degree salts can be predicted given
> > only the information a client preparing to issue an AS-REQ would have.
> >[/color]
> Obviously you can guess that it'll use the default... You could also cache
> the value from the previous time.[/color]
Excellent information Ken. This will help a lot.
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In Mountainous Rwanda, Cricket Faces an Uphill Fight—and Cows
Former Belgian Colony Struggles to Warm to British Game; Much Passion, Few Fans
KIGALI, Rwanda—On Rwanda's only cricket pitch, "cow's corner" isn't an obscure term for a distant sector where the ball rarely lands. It's most of the field.
"They start chasing people," Clinton Rubagumya, a 17-year-old cricketer says of cattle that regularly drift across the field on a college campus here and disrupt play. "It takes time to shoo them away."
Cows are only the beginning. Soccer players linger in the outfield of the uneven, roughly rectangular field; churchgoers amble between bowlers and batsmen; motorcycles at the adjacent driving school can drown out any cheers from a sprinkling of fans.
These are just some of the hazards that cricketers face in their quest to bring the beloved British game to Rwanda, a tiny, mountainous country where flat land is as rare as a local who can tell a wicket from a crease. (Wickets, by the way, are the sets of vertical sticks that batters must defend against balls tossed by bowlers about 20 yards away; creases are the white lines that keep them apart.)
Former British territories from Jamaica to India are cricket mad, including some of Rwanda's East African neighbors, like Kenya and Uganda. Rwanda, a former Belgian colony, was long French-speaking and soccer-loving.
But in 2009 Rwanda switched the official language of education and government from French to English, in a bid to strengthen ties to its Anglophone neighbors and the global economy. It joined the Commonwealth of Nations, the club of former British territories, to win an invitation to its regular meetings of heads of state and business leaders. Rwandans who grew up exiled in English-speaking countries and returned after Rwanda's genocide and civil war ended in 1994 saw a chance to evangelize a sport they had grown to love.
The fathers of cricket in Rwanda acknowledge their hearts-and-minds campaign has a long way to go. "No matter how big a cricket tournament we have, as long as there's a tiny village holding a tiny soccer game, it's going in the papers ahead of us," says Charles Haba, chairman of the Rwanda Cricket Association and a former member of the national team.
Battling to get them more space is Oli Broom, a peripatetic cricket coach backed by a U.K. charity, the Rwanda Cricket Stadium Foundation. Mr. Broom has moved to Kigali, Rwanda's capital, to build a $1 million cricket stadium, but the lanky 32-year-old Briton is struggling to come to grips with some of the globe's most challenging topography.
"If Rome's got seven hills, this place has got a million," Mr. Broom says.
Kigali hasn't officially counted, but Rwanda markets itself on billboards and brochures as "the land of a thousand hills."
Mr. Broom has picked one on the edge of town, covered in brush and cornfields. He is hoping to buy it next year and level it into a playing field with a restaurant and other amenities.
When he dropped by recently to retrieve the deed that the owner had left him in a sack, he found it underneath a resting cow. An adjacent landowner is building a factory up against the edge of Mr. Broom's envisioned field. "It's a shame because the view is diminished, but we can't be fussy," he says.
Kigali unfolds across a series of lush mountain tops and deep valleys, with homes and businesses clinging to nearly every inch of hillside.
Half of the city's 282 square miles are too hilly or marshy to build on, says Liliane Mupende Uwanziga, Kigali's director of urban planning. Competition for what remains—and for Ms. Uwanziga's time—is fierce.
During a 15-minute interview conducted between her office, an elevator and the car ride to her next appointment, she handed off a building proposal to an assistant and greeted developers who want to build a recreation center. When the car stopped, she was met in the parking lot by the architect for yet another project.
Despite the space crunch, she is a fan of the cricket project. "Right now we don't have enough sports facilities, so everybody can create their own niche," Ms. Uwanziga says.
On a recent morning, a dozen teenage girls at the current cricket field were bowling and batting under a blazing sun ahead of a tournament in Uganda. Bowlers—equivalent to baseball's pitchers—threw balls that had burst at the seams at batters standing in a tattered green net. Their coach had to yell pointers over the whine of a motorcycle turning slow circles around orange cones at the driving school, just 30 yards away.
"I've never seen a game where the players are so passionate with so few people watching," said Nderabakura Louis, the 22-year-old manager of the driving school. Mr. Louis occasionally picks up errant cricket balls that land amid his battered sedans and tosses them back.
It is a frequent occurrence during games that can stretch across most of a day. Teams of 11 take turns batting and fielding. Batsmen take turns trying to score runs by hitting into the field and running from one end of the pitch to the other before fielders can return the ball, like rounding the bases in baseball. On the opposing team, bowlers try to eliminate batters by striking the wicket behind them, and fielders rush to catch struck balls on the fly, like getting a batter out in baseball.
Establishing even this tiny toehold for the sport here has been a battle. Ahead of a pan-African soccer tournament in 2009, the government turned the cricket pitch into a soccer stadium with bleachers and artificial turf. The cricketers were told to hack themselves some new space out of the bush on an adjacent plateau. They brought in a contractor from Uganda to pour the cement-and-turf pitch at the center of their new field, because no Rwandan builders were familiar with the designs.
They weren't alone for long. Now the pitch is surrounded by a half-dozen soccer fields, a basketball court and the driving school.
The soccer players who surround the cricket pitch aren't convinced the game is the next big thing for their countrymen. "It looks complicated," says Nwigema Zachashie, a 13-year-old goalkeeper.
Mr. Broom, who is finishing up a book about a 14,000-mile cricket tour he took by bicycle through more than 20 countries is now recruiting British cricket coaches for his young Rwandan players. In July he climbed a volcano in Rwanda's Virunga mountain range to raise $800 to buy new front teeth for a Rwandan cricketer who had his knocked out by an unexpected bounce of a ball. His plans for a new stadium include a bar and restaurant to generate income for equipment and to spread the sport among the curious.
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Posted 17 June 2006 - 08:29 AM
Oklahoma- If they had a good defense and Peterson is healthy then things could go well for them. The schedule is favorable so the only big one for them is Texas. (which is played in Dallas, TX)
Notre Dame- They had a good recruiting year and got a 17 starters back. Quinn will be the key to the Irish. They start out with 4 Big Ten teams in their first 5 games. I don't think they will take all four. They are bound to lose at least one. But if they win out and win that tough one at USC. They could be in the National Championship with one loss.
USC- Even though they play in one of the weakest conferences I think they will lose 1 or 2. I think they have a lot of talent but experience will be the key for them at QB. They have Booty or Sanchez to choose from. Both have taken limited snaps. If they figure that out then they will be golden to make another run. I think they will have one of the top defenses in the country. Two key games for USC is at Cal and Notre Dame. Last time they played at Cal they barely won. Cal will have a top ten team this year so that should be a good one. I think they will be a contender but will fall short. I don't think they will win both against Cal and Notre Dame. One loss will hurt them because of their strength of schedule. BCS bowl but not in Tempe, AZ
Ohio State- I think they should of won with the talent they had last year but I feel their coaches out thinked themselves. Smith will lead this team but I feel out of all the top 5 teams they have the hardest start then any other team. They go to Texas the 2nd week, Penn St at home the 4th week, and then at a very talented Iowa team on week 5. Other then those games they just have to avoid getting upset by teams like Mich st, Indiana, Minnesota, Illnois, and Northwestern. Oh yeah and I can't forget the big one against Michigan. If they go undefeated in the first 5 games the Bucks have a good chance at the title game. They just have to start fast and not wait till mid season to kick it into gear. Also two impressive stats they have is 4-1 against Michigan and only one loss in November in 5 years since the Sweater Vest took over as coach.
Texas- With the loss of Vince Young this team will have to have exellent leadership in their Senior Class. They have a lot of talent but just like USC not too much experience at QB. Texas can not lose early to Ohio St because that will drop them in the polls badly. I think the pollsters will be harder on them this year because I think they doubt them without Young. With an early win against Ohio st and a big win against the Sooners then they should be golden. The chances of this happening are slim. I think between Ohio st and Okla they will drop either one or both. I think out of all these teams they won't be playing in a BCS game this year. Mack Brown will just have to wait till they are experienced enough at QB to make it back to the Championship Game.
Posted 17 June 2006 - 09:02 AM
Im expecting a down year for USC, maybe 3 losses. Everytime i see Oklahoma highly ranked now i just think fraud!
(* = beatdown) (** = at the end of a shift)
Preseason prediction - Anaheim over Philadelphia in 6 (ok, well i'll settle for one right...)
Posted 17 June 2006 - 09:12 AM
Posted 17 June 2006 - 09:41 AM
I haven't read many previews in-depth this summer, don't know a whole lot of athletes from multiple teams, but here goes with the teams stated above...
OU could be a powerhouse again. They got it going near the end of last season. I don't know about Peterson's health status, but QB Romar just has to manage games and not try to win them all by himself throwing 400 yards a game with Peterson being the workhorse. I assume their defense will be strong as always.
Notre Dame...I was surprised to see them ranked so highly, but maybe they are worth the hype once again and are ready to return to being on of the best teams in college football on a daily basis again. Quinn is the real deal. I always forget #83's name on Notre Dame but he's a damn good receiver.
USC and Ohio State I don't really know what their strong/weakpoints are.
Texas could be last year's version of Oklahoma if things go awry. I think they have good RB depth, but if a RB has an injury and the new quarterback, whoever it is, is asked to shoulder the load by himself, they could tailspin early.
The two teams I follow pretty hard are my alma mater, Texas Christian, and LSU, living in SE Louisiana for most my life.
My alma mater was very interesting last year, stunning Oklahoma with amazing defense, yet falling to average SMU the following week, then deciding to win out the rest of our games to finish 11-1, and with many of those games after the starting QB went down with injury and the backup QB just stunning everybody. Prior to coming in last season, he only threw one pass in his college career. TCU should be ranked to start the season in the 20s probably. They got most the cogs in place again to maybe win another conference title and possibly flirting with BCS if the right things fall into place. Wealth of expereince at skill positions, esp. running back, the QB who exceeded expectations is back, and an intense defense as well. The major concerns though are new cornerbacks and an offensive line that needs to gel quickly. If the o-line performs, no reason why the team shouldn't average around 30 points a game.
LSU has all the talent in the world. The big thing with them is CONSISTENCY. They were so frustrating to watch last season despite winning a lot of the close games. A lot of the close games shouldn't have been that way. JaMarcus Russell, when on, is one of the better QBs out there. When he's off, he just falls off the map. Their defense might not be as strong as in recent years so that is of concern. If all the right things fall into place, they could contend for a national championship but SEC play is always brutal. I'm thinking right now a solid bowl for LSU, but no BCS.
Edited by SouthernWingsFan, 17 June 2006 - 09:43 AM.
Posted 17 June 2006 - 10:14 AM
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Posted 17 June 2006 - 12:02 PM
But they will lose to Indiana.
The demon code prevents me from declining a rock-off challenge.
Posted 17 June 2006 - 12:03 PM
Posted 17 June 2006 - 12:08 PM
Michigan State will beat Notre Dame.
But they will lose to Indiana.
Notre Dame will still beat Michigan tho.
Michigan State will lose to the Irish this year Blak. Game is in East Lansing this year. State only beats ND in South Bend. The Indiana loss is right on tho.
Edited by timothy1997, 17 June 2006 - 12:08 PM.
Posted 17 June 2006 - 12:13 PM
Posted 18 June 2006 - 01:36 PM
I think OSU will be the team to beat in the Big 10. I think (and hope) OSU will be undefeated when the Michigan game comes around.
Edited by mannysBETTER3434, 18 June 2006 - 01:38 PM.
Posted 18 June 2006 - 01:44 PM
I think OSU will be the team to beat in the Big 10. I think (and hope) OSU will be undefeated when the Michigan game comes around.
why?? so the buckeyes will beat the wolverines in columbus? Michigan has yet to figure out how to beat Tressel and his system.
Posted 18 June 2006 - 01:57 PM
Posted 18 June 2006 - 03:39 PM
They have it figured out. The last 2 loses have been mostly due to one player...Troy Smith. You can't stop Smith, all you can do is contain him. If Michigan limits Smith they have a great chance at winning. Look at last year's game they held him to little all day untill the end when he made a great play by escaping a sack and completing a long pass to Gonzalez.
Troy Smith was on fire from the opening kickoff. In case you forgot, the first drive Smith went 5 for 6 for 59 yards and rushed 2 times, one time for a touchdown. The rest of the 1st half drives were solid except for the wells fumble.
Play by Play
if Michigan can't even stop Troy Smith in his Soph. and Junior season, what makes you think that Michigan is going to be able to stop Troy Smith in his Senior season. Michigan better look forward to 2007, because that is the next time they are going to be able to beat Ohio State.
Edited by timothy1997, 18 June 2006 - 03:45 PM.
Posted 18 June 2006 - 05:26 PM
Another note: There is a rumor U-M may be switching to a 4-2-5 defense which is suppose to cause trouble for running QB's and their plays (Smith, Stanton, Tate, Morelli) I guess we will find out if this is true in a few short months
Edited by mannysBETTER3434, 18 June 2006 - 05:30 PM.
Posted 18 June 2006 - 09:20 PM
Your right they may not be able to, but that doesn't mean they can't beat OSU. Majority of the games they play are close. If its close in the 4th quarter anything can happen.
Another note: There is a rumor U-M may be switching to a 4-2-5 defense which is suppose to cause trouble for running QB's and their plays (Smith, Stanton, Tate, Morelli) I guess we will find out if this is true in a few short months
When you go Nickel defense, doesn't the middle open up. Might do more good then bad.
Posted 18 June 2006 - 11:35 PM
I feel like Ohio State should win every game on their schedule this year, but we all know it doenst happen that easily. It's really to early to tell until the teams take the field and show you what they're made of. Virtually no one saw Penn State coming last year, so you never know with these things. So another year of big expectations...hopefully they'll last through the season this year.
THe thought of playing Michigan undefeated has always been the scariest thing for a Buckeye fan, but I think a majority of us feel that stigma has been lifted with Tressel.
"During Robert Langs time in Detroit, he caused me anguish. Other times he brought me and my family great joy. Robert Lang occasionally coasts, and spends time searching for the best pane of glass to best view the reflection of his flowing mullet. Other times he is a strong-armed force with the puck. I never knew what to expect from Robert Lang. He is The Enigma. " - A2Y
Posted 19 June 2006 - 05:08 PM
Posted 19 June 2006 - 07:11 PM
I couldn't imagine the stress and excitment of watching OSU and U-M facing off both undefeated. I would do anything to see it no matter what the result was.
It would be the most incredible game ever (for us at least) and I dont think my heart could take it. I mean, it would be bad enough to lose to Michigan but to be the one that springed them a National Title game would be devastating. And beating undefeated Michigan to go to the National Championship would be the greatest.
Edited by Hockeytown Red Wings, 19 June 2006 - 07:12 PM.
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At least that's the case for the 20-year-old New Yorker Jen Selter, who has squatted and lunged her way into the hearts and Instagram feeds of folks around the world thanks to her "belfies," or butt selfies, she posts online.
A couple of years ago "I started posting motivating fitness pictures and quotes that got me up and wanting to work out," Selter explains in this week's issue of PEOPLE featuring Hollywood's Most Talked About Bodies. "When I randomly added a photo of my own body, I saw a lot of likes."
"A lot" is an understatement. Thanks to her photos in which she poses everywhere from the subway to the pool – all while emphasizing her prized posterior – Selter now has 3.4 million followers on Instagram. Her online fame has also earned her deals with fitness brands and a closet full of her favorite butt-bearing garment.
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The Manhattan resident insists that she hasn't drawn inspiration from celebs famous for their rear, like Kim Kardashian or Jennifer Lopez, but that she follows fellow fitness stars and models on social media.
"Miranda Kerr is one of my favorites," she says. "She has so many different looks. There are people who I aspire to [be like], but I know I can't look like them. I will never think I'm a model."
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There is no cure for IBS. But, many people are able to control their symptoms with lifestyle modifications, stress management, and medicines. Treatment tends to focus on managing the condition by reducing the frequency and severity of symptoms.
IBS can disrupt your life. It is very stressful to worry about having poor bowel control. Also, emotional stress is strongly linked to worsening of symptoms.
Consider counseling or others methods of reducing your stress. These include:
Learn as much as you can about IBS and ways that you can reduce your symptoms. You may also find it helpful to join a support group where you can gain information and share your experiences.
What you eat plays a major role in treating your IBS. The first consideration is adequate nutrition. Because you may decide to avoid certain foods because they cause symptoms, make sure you are not missing out on essential nutrients. For example, if you avoid dairy products, it may be difficult to meet your calcium needs. You may need to take a calcium supplement. A registered dietitian can help you determine if your diet is complete and how best to supplement it.
There are some foods more likely to cause symptoms in people with IBS. However, reactions to foods are very individualized, and you may find that foods other than those listed here also cause symptoms.
Here are some tips:
A working relationship with your doctor is critical to effective treatment. Find someone with whom you feel comfortable and stay in regular contact. Be sure to report any new symptoms or significant worsening of others.
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Crews restored power to hundreds of residents after a wild crash in Midwest City Thursday morning.
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LEWISTOWN - During the past 19 years as director of the Mifflin County Library, Carol Veitch has seen the library evolve from print books and card catalogs to e-books and electronic databases.
Under her direction, the Allensville and Kish branches of the library moved into new facilities, Friends of Mifflin County Library was established to raise extra funds and the library was renovated to become compliant with the American Disabilities Act.
Now, as Veitch prepares for retirement, she remains confident that the Mifflin County Library is under good leadership and will remain a valuable and relevant resource in the community.
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Carol Veitch, director of the Mifflin County Library, is retiring from her position at the end of December. Veitch has served at the library for more than 19 years.
"I'd probably go so far as 'excellent,' but I'm prejudiced," she said with a smile.
As she looked back on her years in the library, Veitch traced her interest in reading to her grandfather, who read to her as a child. Her elementary school teachers and school librarian, Winifred Hamilton, also introduced her to a wide range of good books, she said.
In high school, Veitch started working in her local public library. After that, she secured a position at the Clarion University Library, where she worked during most of her college years.
In 1993, Veitch came to the Mifflin County Library and has served there ever since.
"It's been a very interesting experience over the years," she said.
Though Veitch said she would not consider the library to be a leader in technology, she said the transition from print sources to online reference materials was a significant change during her time as director. The library and its four branches now have access to a number of online databases which provide books, newspapers and articles from a variety of sources. She said the databases are available 24/7 online to anyone who has a library card.
Cardholders can also download e-books directly to their Kindles, Nooks and other e-readers. Veitch said recent budget cuts prevent the library from purchasing as many copies of individuals books, so e-books allow patrons to download a copy directly to their device. About 300 books are downloaded each month, she said.
In addition to more online resources, Veitch said the library added free wireless computer access to all of its branches. The Internet connection can be accessed using personal computers or cardholders can use the public access computers available at each branch.
Veitch explained that the library's resources, especially wireless Internet access, are important in communities like Mifflin County because of the economic effect of high unemployment rates and lowpaying jobs. When money gets tight, she said the first thing individuals and families leave is the Internet.
Some of Veitch's favorite memories over the years are of community members who return to the library to tell her they secured a job after using the computers to prepare their resume or perform a job search.
"That's always a nice thing ... people who say, 'I don't know what I would do without (the library)," she said.
For other patrons, the library is their social life, she said.
"Reading is their enjoyment," Veitch explained. "As they put it, 'There's nothing on TV worth watching.'"
Adults aren't the only patrons who enjoy the library, she added. Another of her favorite memories is that of a mother and her young daughter who visited the library about four or five years ago. Veitch said it was the daughter's fifth birthday, and she was old enough to get her own library card.
"It's the only thing she wanted," she recalled. "It can be a very life-changing thing for (children)."
Veitch said children's program at the Mifflin County Library is one of the best in the state, under the direction of Susan Miriello, youth services librarian.
Providing both necessary and recreational services to the area, along with getting to know members of the community are the things Veitch said she will miss the most in her retirement.
"I'll miss a lot of that ... especially the faithful ones who come in all the time," she said, adding that she will miss the challenges of running the library too.
As Veitch wraps up her last month as library director, she said she already has plans for her future. The years ahead include working part-time as the consultant librarian for the Lewistown Hospital School of Nursing, volunteering with Friends of the Mifflin County Library, Area Agency on Aging and Communities That Care, as well as teaching the Builders Class at McVeytown Presbyterian Church.
"It's time for someone to bring some new ideas," to the Mifflin County Library, Veitch said.
She offered a few words of advice for her successor.
"Don't be afraid to bring new things. New ideas, new technologies," she urged.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Wando girls lacrosse fell, 13-11, to J.L. Mann in the state championship game Monday at White Knoll High School in Lexington.
Facing a five-goal deficit early in the second half, Wando rallied back to pull within 9-8 with 13 minutes to play, and 10-9 with eight minutes left.
J.L. Mann (15-3) countered the Warriors' charge with three goals in less than 30 seconds to build a four-point cushion on way to its second straight state championship.
"(J.L. Mann) played a complete game and for the first 10 minutes, we weren't playing the game we had the capability of playing," Wando head coach Jessica Stralkowski said. "We were forcing the ball, turning it over and weren't able to get control on the draws. Unfortunately, that racked up the score a little bit for J.L. Mann."
Wando (13-2) came out firing with back to back goals from Jessie Bunting and Skylar Horner in the opening minutes of the game but then went on a scoring drought that lasted three minutes into the second quarter. J.L. Mann took advantage with six straight goals and carried a 7-4 lead into halftime.
"It really came down to ground balls and who could convert," Stralkowski said. "They won the ground balls and capitalized. We would win and lose it. Against this level of competition, you win the draw, you win the ball, you win the goal."
J.L. Mann struck twice in the first two minutes of the second half to open its five-goal lead before Bunting powered Wando with three goals on its rally back into the game.
Bunting finished with six goals, Casey Costello added two goals and an assist and Horner finished with two goals. Wando defeated Spring Valley and Chapin before knocking off Bishop England in sudden-death overtime to advance to the state finals.
"In the second half, we calmed down and made some great plays to come back but unfortunately it was too far gone," Stralkowski said. "We had some amazing achievements this season, some amazing moments. The girls will pick themselves up and brush themselves off after this and I couldn't be more proud of them."
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MARTINSBURG - The old sitcoms of the 1970s were memorable for their list of stars and memorable characters.
M*A*S*H had Alan Alda's Hawkeye Pierce, Sanford & Son had Redd Foxx and All in the Family had Carroll O'Connor's Archie Bunker.
All stars, with memorable characters.
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What set these shows apart were also the role players who despite not having starring roles, were every bit as notable and memorable as the stars themselves.
M*A*S*H had the seldom seen yet very memorable Col. Flagg. Sanford & Son had Grady and Rollo. All in the Family had George Jefferson.
Football, in this instance high school football, is a lot like that.
Take Martinsburg for instance.
Justin "Cookie" Clinton is one of the stars, and he is shining mighty bright these days after his latest effort, a 217-yard, six-touchdown performance in a 63-14 victory over George Washington Friday afternoon.
Cedric Brown and Eugene German are stars on a team that is going for a rare Class AAA three-peat at noon Saturday when the Bulldogs face top-ranked and undefeated Cabell Midland.
But it has been performances along the way by bit players that has kept Martinsburg on course for another state title.
Friday, Malique Watkins took center stage in a big way on, of all places, defense. It was a memorable performance.
Watkins, a junior, entered the game with 13 tackles and one interception.
When he was done, he had added to the tackles and increased his interception total to three, the first of which set up Clinton's second touchdown and gave Martinsburg a 14-0 lead. It seemed to be the turning point in what ended up being another lopsided Bulldogs victory.
I reference defense as "of all places" because Watkins considers himself an offensive player. With good reason.
This season he has 23 catches for 487 yards and six touchdowns. He's averaging over 21 yards per reception.
Pretty good numbers.
On his team, Watkins is sometimes overshadowed.
"Malique is a great athlete," Martinsburg coach Dave Walker said. "Cedric (Brown, who has 43 receptions, 618 yards, seven TDs and is a Marine Corps All-American) gets a lot of the attention and deservedly so. But Malique keeps on making plays and you can't discount his contribution."
"I think I'm a much better player offensively, I like playing receiver," Watkins said. "I'm just proud to playing on this team. To be a starter on offense and defense, with a chance to put our names in the record book, there's no better feeling than that."
Yet it was his first interception that got things rolling.
"I was just playing centerfield and (GW quarterback Trevor Bell) basically threw the ball right to me," Watkins said.
His second interception, in the third quarter, set up Clinton's record-setting sixth touchdown and helped make the score 49-7.
The defense rests.
For the record, Watkins did have one reception for 37 yards.
He also gives Clinton a ton of credit for the Bulldogs offensive explosions that have marked this postseason.
"Cookie gets us all motivated, he just brings that excitement to the field, always full of energy," Watkins said.
They were once adversaries during youth football.
"I played for the 49ers and he played for the Browns," Watkins said. "We had some battles. We were always battling on the field. He was their best player, I was the best player on my team. I think we both won one (championship)."
Together, they are going for Martinsburg's third title.
Perhaps he sees a little Cookie in himself. Clinton was a receiver last year before moving into the starting quarterback position.
""I think I have a shot at doing it," Watkins said.
That would mean he'd have a shot at playing a starring role instead of being a bit player.
"But honestly, I'll play anywhere the coaches want me to play," Watkins said. "I'd play on the offensive line if they asked me to do it."
That won't happen.
Role player or star, Watkins is helping make the season a memorable one.
- Dave Morrison can be reached at 304-263-3381, ext. 134, or email@example.com or on Twitter @sddsports.


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In this lesson, you'll gain the power to understand a new language: the language of optical prescriptions! You'll learn how those numbers and symbols on an eye doctor's prescription translate into just the right lenses for a patient who's farsighted, nearsighted, or astigmatic. In addition, you'll find out the differences between soft and rigid contact lens prescriptions, and learn how to read each one. We'll also explore the job of a bench optician—the all-important person who turns a doctor's prescription into the perfect eyewear to suit a patient's needs.
Did your last pair of sunglasses make you look like a movie star or like a bug? Do your family members' glasses flatter their faces or emphasize their facial flaws? Picking frame styles that make people look attractive and feel confident takes skill, and it's one of the favorite jobs of most optical assistants. Today you'll learn the insider secrets of eyeglass styling—and as a result, you'll know how to pick great glasses for a customer or patient . . . or for yourself!
These days, contact lenses don't just correct vision problems but often make a fashion statement as well. They allow you to do things like change your eye color from green to brown or even create "tiger eyes" for a costume party! In this lesson, we'll discuss how contact lenses help correct vision, and we'll cover the fun subject of contact lens fads and fashions. In addition, you'll find out how optical assistants fit contact lenses so they're just right for each person's eyes and how they educate patients about using their lenses correctly.
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Optical assisting offers you many different settings and specialties to choose from, and in this lesson, we'll look at three of the most interesting specialties. First, you'll learn about low vision clinics, where optical assistants help people with limited eyesight regain the ability to enjoy many of their favorite activities including cooking and reading (and often even driving!). Next, we'll talk about vision therapy, a great choice if you love working with children. And finally, we'll talk about the booming field of refractive surgery, in which optical assistants play a key role.
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A place that sells stale donuts that have been sitting on the counter all day.
I've been to this Dunkin Donuts 3 times and they've sold me stale donuts every visit.
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The reason Americans can't spell doughnut.
We went to Dunkin Donuts and laughed at the silly Americans.
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When a man dips his nuts in a steaming hot cup of coffee and then dips his nuts in a girls mouth.
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similar to a tea bag, you will proceed to put milk in a girls mouth, then put powdered sugar on your balls and dunk them in.
im gonna give your mom a dunkin donut
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A disgusting blend of dirty dishwater, cream, and sugar, curiously mistaken by many for coffee. Where you go if you don't care what's in your cup.
I went to Dunkin Donuts and got a cup of coffee that was so bad, I threw it in the garbage.
Por threestrikes 12 de abril de 2013
The act of placing both of your testicles into a womans anus during the act of copulation. When done correctly, a delightful pop will be heard when they are suddenly pulled out with a quick upward motion.
"So, I was dunkin donuts into this cheerleader the other night..."
Por BigJohnnyNet 04 de octubre de 2006
Anal sex. Basically another way of saying "bumping uglies."
While I was in jail for a few months, I had the biggest laugh of the time when I went to the restroom one evening and saw two prison guards dunkin' donuts with each other in a shower stall.
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It's what America runs on, Dunkin'
While a certain upscaled, green logo'd franchise will shut down for 3 long hours on February 26, 2008 Dunkin' Donuts will gve out 99 cent lattes, cappuccinos, and espressos. Get your fix
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quote: I'd love to see actual numbers and statistics, rather than anecdotal sayings. Everyone around here uses computers, and there are many large labs full of dozes of them; no one turns down their resolution from anything I've ever seen. Again, I've never seen this practice occurring over the range of several hundred computer uses of various ages in this institution.
quote: And one can scale up text without having to turn down resolution, especially in Windows 7 and up, so...
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