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HOMESTEAD, Fla. � Here�s a tweet for Brad Keselowski: NASCAR champion.
Roger Penske must like the sound of that, too.
The kid who stole the show at the season-opening Daytona 500 ended the year under the biggest spotlight of them all Sunday, beating five-time champion Jimmie Johnson to deliver the first Sprint Cup championship to Penske Racing.
It�s a trophy that had eluded Penske since he first entered NASCAR in 1972. Although his motorsports organization is considered the gold standard of IndyCar racing � 15 Indianapolis 500 wins � and his empire has made Penske one of the most successful businessmen in America, his NASCAR team operation was always just average.
Then came Keselowski, the blue collar, Twitter-loving Michigan native who convinced �The Captain� his NASCAR team could be a winner, too.
Three years later, they hoisted the Sprint Cup trophy together at Homestead-Miami Speedway following Keselowski�s 15th-place finish Sunday night. Jeff Gordon went on to claim victory in the race.
He started the race up 20 points on Johnson, who blew a tire and crashed last week at Phoenix to give Keselowski a nice cushion and needing only to finish 15th or higher in the finale to wrap up his first championship. But the Penske team took nothing for granted � not after Will Power crashed in the IndyCar finale to blow a 17-point lead and lose the championship.
And this one got tight, too, especially when Keselowski ran out of gas on pit road during green flag pit stops. It put him a lap down with Johnson leading and Keselowski and crew chief Paul Wolfe frantically trying to figure out how dire the situation had become.
Wolfe crunched the numbers, figuring the No. 2 Dodge would cycle out in the mid-20s, a lap down from the leaders.
�I know the scenario, and it�s not good,� Keselowski said.
But minutes later, Johnson went to pit road for his own stop and pulled away with a missing lug nut. NASCAR flagged the Hendrick Motorsports team, and Johnson was forced back to pit road for another stop.
The Penske team was unsure if Keselowski wanted to know what was going on with Johnson.
�I�ve got a big picture story if you want to hear it,� a team member radioed, then informed Keselowski that Johnson had to pit again.
�Ten-four. Thank you for telling me. We�re back in the game. I got it,� he said.
It got worse for Johnson from there. He broke a rear end gear in his Chevrolet and went to the garage with 40 laps to go, essentially clinching the championship for Keselowski.
�It all unraveled pretty quick,� Johnson said.
No longer needing to save fuel and no longer needing to play it conservatively, he waived off Wolfe�s playbook.
�If he�s in the garage, let�s race,� Keselowski said.
That�s been Keselowski�s attitude since he burst onto the NASCAR scene. He first caught attention as a brash driver for Dale Earnhardt Jr.�s Nationwide Series team, and he was unapologetic for his aggressive driving and his refusal to back down in long-running feuds with established stars Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards.
But he�s been calmer and focused since teaming with Penske in 2009, and his mission has been to give Penske a title. Still, his fame has been for the tweeting, which drew him worldwide attention when he took to Twitter from the cockpit of his car during the red flag in the season-opening Daytona 500.
NASCAR loved the attention it received but quietly admonished him later for having a phone in his car, which is banned because it can manipulate electronic fuel injection systems. So when he tweeted again last week under red at Phoenix, NASCAR fined him $25,000 � which angered fans who felt a mixed message had been sent.
But Keselowski, who was tweeting into the early morning hours Sunday, handed his phone over with no resistance right before he climbed into the car at Homestead.
The win is the first for Dodge since Richard Petty�s Cup title in 1975 and comes as the manufacturer is leaving NASCAR. Penske announced days after the Daytona 500 it will move to Ford next year, and it led to Dodge�s decision to pull out of NASCAR.
�Not one failure all year long in that Dodge engine, so I want to thank Dodge for what they�ve done for us,� Penske said after Keselowski secured the title.


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By: Richard Gazowsky.
A week before the Super Bowl the Lord spoke through one of our young prophets
and said that He would give a sign to the Church through the Super Bowl by
having something unusual happen during the game. This prophecy caused me, as a
pastor in San Francisco and avid fan of the 49ers football team, to take the
Super Bowl into much prayer and discernment for what God's message could
possibly be to us. The morning of the game, Sunday, I went to church and the
Lord spoke to me to do a very simple prophetic act. I had recently gone to the
bank and had gotten a check cashed. Instead of depositing it I cashed it and
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Placed in one of the best areas of Gracia neighbourhood, this new apartment has been fully redesigned with high quality materials and equipment to make sure you'll enjoy it as much as the city!
Decorated with elegance and personality, you will find all the amenities to relax and feel comfortable.
A modern Kitchen, just in the entrance, invites you to have a taste of our local food, you'll find in the busy market, just around the corner. An open space with an elegant and nicely furnished livingroom has a big window with a little balcony with a view on this charming pedestrian street.
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The apartment is located in the Gracia district, the apartment has everything you need, from the washing machine, the air conditioning to the kitchen. There were three with toddler there (travel cot was provided by Sandro) we felt very comfortable, everything was neat and clean. We can use the apartment good conscience. To the city center by metro L4 is 3 stations, the beach is 7 stations (Barceloneta) are otherwise the nearby shopping many small shops for food or for. A car is not recommended, everything very closely and many one-way streets, only those who have been versed there really ne chance by car ;-) ...... Thanks applies Sandro has everything super gemaneget. We will definitely be back.
The flat lies in the town quarter Gracia, the flat offers everything what one need, from the washing machine, the air-conditioning up to the kitchen. We were too third with toddler there (portacrib what made available by Sandro) We have felt fine very much, everything was well-arranged and clean. We can recommend the flat in good conscience. To the city center with the metro L4 These Are 3 stations, to the beach These Are 7 stations (Barceloneta) otherwise many small stores are nearby to food or to make purchases. A car is not to be recommended, everything very closely and many one-way streets, only who knows a lot really has a chance by the car. Many thanks are valid Sandro everything really has managed .... We come again definitively
The flat is in the municipal fourth Grace, the apartment offers everything you need, washing machine, air conditioning to the kitchen. We were too third with the baby there (travel bed was made available by Sandro) We have been rather a lot, everything was neat and clean. We can recommend the floor of good conscience. At the center of the city with the subway L4 are 3 stations, the beach are 7 stations (Barceloneta) otherwise many small shops are in close proximity to food or go shopping. A car should not be recommended, everything very closely and many one-way streets, only who is familiar really has a chance in the car. Sandro super thank you very much anything goes was the manager .... we definitely come again
Die Wohnung liegt im Stadtviertel Gracia , die Wohnung bietet alles was man brauch , von der Waschmaschine, der Klimaanlage bis zur Küche. Wir waren zu dritt mit Kleinkind dort ( Reisebett wurde zur Verfügung gestellt von Sandro) wir haben uns sehr Wohlgefühlt , alles war ordentlich und sauber . Wir können die Wohnung guten Gewissens weiterempfehlen. Zur Innenstadt mit der Metro L4 sind es 3 Stationen, zum Strand sind es 7 Stationen ( Barceloneta ) ansonsten sind der in der Nähe viele kleine Läden zum Essen oder zum einkaufen. Ein Auto ist nicht zu empfehlen , alles sehr eng und viele Einbahnstraßen , nur wer sich wirklich dort auskennt hat ne Chance mit dem Auto ;-) ...... Vielen Dank gilt Sandro der alles super gemaneget hat. Wir kommen definitiv wieder.
The flat lies in the town quarter Gracia, the flat offers everything what one need, from the washing machine, the air-conditioning up to the kitchen. We were too third with toddler there (portacrib was made available by Sandro ) we Have felt fine very much, everything was well-arranged and clean. We can recommend the flat in good conscience. To the city centre with the metro L4 these are 3 stations, to the beach these are 7 stations (Barceloneta) otherwise many small stores are nearby to food or to make purchases. A car is not to be recommended, everything very closely and many one-way streets, only who knows a lot really has a chance by the car. Many thanks are valid Sandro everything really has managed.... We come again definitively
El piso está en el cuarto municipal Gracia, el piso ofrece todo que necesita, de la lavadora, el aire acondicionado hasta la cocina. Éramos demasiado terceros con el bebé allá (la cama de viaje era puesto a la disposición por Sandro) Nos hemos sentido bien mucho, todo era ordenado y limpio. Podemos recomendar el piso de la buena conciencia. Al centro de la ciudad con el metro L4 hay 3 estaciones, a la playa hay 7 estaciones (Barceloneta) de lo contrario muchas tiendas pequeñas son en la cercanía a la comida o a van de compras. Un coche no debe ser recomendado, todo muy estrechamente y muchas calles de dirección única, sólo quién está familiarizado tiene realmente una oportunidad en el coche. Sandro todo vale muchas gracias súper ha sido el manager.... Venimos definitivamente de nuevo
Pperfekte Unterkunft.Super located. Quiet and in the best neighborhood. Tastefully decorated and functional. Assistance awarded.
Pperfekte Unterkunft.Super gelegen. Ruhig und im besten Stadtteil. Geschmackvoll und zweckmäßig eingerichtet. Betreung ausgezeichnet.
A Very nice appartment with evrything you need for a Weekly stay. It is situated in Gracia area, which is Very nice a without mand turists but with a lot of small business and restaurants. Near to the metro and with several small places to sit and have a cop of coffe in the sun
Sandro ... propetario the apartment and 'picked us up at the airport El Prat on Sunday as we had agreed by e-mail .... we presented Barcelona with great affection and sympathy describing the city and the district of Gracia all its beauty! Arriving at the house even recommended bars and restaurants to eat in style Catalan! The atmosphere of Gracia us immediately enchanted !!! The people we met in bars, bakeries or pastry shops in the squares of the garden district ... were very friendly! The area and 'very nice because authentic shops full back' and artists' studios that live here! We had breakfast on the terrace of the house ... waking up with the sun and the birds singing! We walked to Park Guell (beautiful) and the Sagrada Familia, Pedrera and Casa Batllo home ', because we like to walk and see places like a local ... but to return you can take the bus and metro which are comfortable! Nos encanta Barcelona, hasta pronto! E & E :-)
Sandro...il propetario dell'appartamento e' venuto a prenderci all'aereoporto El Prat di domenica come avevamo concordato via e-mail....ci ha presentato Barcellona con molto affetto e simpatia descrivendoci la città ed il quartiere di Gracia con tutte le sue bellezze! Arrivati alla casa ci ha anche consigliato bar e ristoranti dove mangiare con stile Catalano! L'atmosfera di Gracia ci ha subito incantato!!! Le persone che abbiamo conosciuto nei bar, nelle panetterie pasticcerie o nelle piazzette giardino del quartiere...erano molto amichevoli! La zona e' molto bella perché autentica, piena negozi retro' ed atelier di artisti che vivono qui! Abbiamo fatto la colazione sulla bella terrazza della casa...svegliandosi con il sole ed il canto degli uccellini! Siamo andati a piedi al Parco Guell (bellissimo) ed alla Sagrada familia , casa Pedrera e casa Batlo', perché a noi piace camminare e vedere i posti come un locale...ma per ritornare si possono prendere i bus e la metro che sono comodissimi! Nos encanta Barcelona, hasta pronto! E & E :-)
Excellent stay in this beautiful apartment, very comfortable and quiet. Located in the Gracia district, a lively and unusual, with its bars and artists, far from the tourist flow and the heart of Barcelona's culture. Gracias para todo Sandro!
Excellent séjour dans cet appartement superbe, très confortable et calme. Situé dans le quartier de Gracia, un quartier vivant et atypique, avec ses bars et ses artistes, loin du flux touristique et au coeur de la culture barcelonaise. Gracias para todo Sandro!
Apartamento amplio, perfecto para 4 o 5 personas,muy bien equipado, muy bien situado. El barrio tiene buen ambiente y existen muchos restaurantes donde comer bien y a buen precio.
Super Wohnung!!! Wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt. Die Unterkunft liegt im Stadtteil Gracia, ist sehr ruhig, aber trotzdem zentral. Metrosation und Einkaufsmöglichkeiten sowie Cafes und Restaurants findet man direkt um die Ecke. Zur Sagrada familia kann man in 10- 15 Minuten laufen.
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ELIDA McComb came dressed as the underdog Wednesday night against Mohawk in the Division IV Regional Volleyball Tournament at the Elida Fieldhouse.
And one game in, they tricked Mohawk into believing the Panthers were going to be a walk in the park.
But three games later, it was McComb that was treating itself to a regional final appearance against Buckeye Central, who dispatched Cardinal Stritch in the opener.
The Buckettes (25-2) moved to the regional final for the first time since 2008 thanks to a 25-13, 25-17, 25-15 victory against the Cardinals (18-9).
"Regional finals. That's the important part right now. Right now, it's win or go home, so we'll take it," Buckeye Central coach Bill Bonham said. "We could have played better. We could have played more intense, there's no doubt about it. We didn't come out like we did with St. Paul. You go from a team with the history, the tradition and the rivalry of St. Paul to a team you don't know. It's hard to get pumped up for that. We were too confident with these guys."
For Cardinal Stritch, it was a case of running into a buzzsaw that was the Buckettes. It may have been fortunate for the Cardinals that Buckeye Central wasn't playing its elite game.
"Buckeye Central is a very good program. They took it to us," Cardinal Stritch coach Chad Rutkowski said. "They have some great outside (hitters). They really know how to put the ball away and terminate. We prepared for it, but they did even better than we anticipated."
Buckeye Central opened a 5-2 lead thanks to Jenna Delarber, who had a pair of kills. It stretched it to 15-4 before Stritch made a move back into the game. The Cardinals cut it to seven twice, 18-11 and 19-12, but could get no closer as Buckeye Central cruised to a 25-13 victory.
"We were overconfident and went into cruise control there and didn't continue to push," Bonham said. "We start taking everything for granted and start playing with them instead of to beat them."
Stritch was move competitive in the second game, leading 12-11 at one point before a 6-0 run left the Buckettes in the lead for good, 17-12. Stritch cut it back down to four on a few occasions but never closer than 19-15 as Buckeye Central went on to win 25-17.
The third game was more of the same. Buckeye Central led early by three, 6-3 and 9-6, before the Cardinals tied it at nine. A kill from Maddie Williams and a block by Delarber aided Buckeye Central in taking the lead for good, 12-9. BC pushed it to 18-13 before Stritch called a timeout, thanks in part to the play of Sierra Hanes and Kendra Schultz, who each had a pair of kills in the surge.
Cardinal Stritch picked up two points to make it 18-15, but three more Schultz kills as part of a 7-0 run finished the game and match.
Despite the victory, Bonham said his team overlooked the Cardinals.
"Part of it was (their record) and part of it was we looked at their schedule and we know that they struggled with the MAL. They struggled with St. Joe, Hopewell-Loudon and St. Wendelin and those teams didn't have their best years that they've had in the past," Bonham said. "So when we're compared with a Mohawk and a New Riegel, that kind hurt us mentally and we were taking it too easy."
Delarber was one of the key reasons the Buckettes were able to dominate at the line. The freshman middle hitter was sprained her ankle in the district final the week before and played through the pain.
"It was definitely pretty awesome (to get the win)," Delarber said. "(My ankle) is still pretty sore but I played through it. Once I started playing, I was fine."
Bonham said she has matured as the season has rolled on.
"She's grown hasn't she?" Bonham asked. "The kid is tough. She's maturing right in front of us."
Delarber and Williams each had nine kills each and Sammi Marcum had 14 kills and 18 digs to lead the way. Emily Weithman and Kilee Kimmel had 21 and 14 kills, respectively. Brooke Karl and Williams each had 17 digs.
Stritch was paced by Sara Turner-Smith, who had 13 kills and 11 digs. Alexa McCourt had 18 assists in the loss.
"We haven't been here since 1999. It was one of those things like deer in headlights," Rutkowski said. "I had hoped we were have put forth a better effort. Offensively we didn't have a whole lot of opportunities to convert, I don't think."
The nightcap saw McComb (23-3) upend the Warriors (23-3), 14-25, 25-15, 25-22, 25-21, in what was a shock to most people except the Panthers.
"Tonight was about pride," McComb coach Leslie Kahle said, fighting back tears. "We kind of felt like we've been underestimated this year as far as our talent goes. Tonight we just said we were going to step out there and give the best game that we have. And that was for sure what we did."
Mohawk coach Eric Hoover said he felt uneasy from the moment he walked in the fieldhouse doors.
"It was just weird. I felt there was a weird feeling in the place from the moment I walked in," he said. "(McComb) played really well. I saw some film on them and I felt they sped up their offense since then. And we had a lot of trouble with it defensively. We just couldn't get there in time to make enough plays there at the net to slow it down enough for our back row players to get it up."
The Panthers did an effective job getting Mohawk out of system and instead of attacking like the Warriors did in the first game, Mohawk spent most of the night on the defensive. On the night, McComb had 35 blocks.
"We couldn't attack the ball and we were scoring in the middle of their defense but we couldn't get it there often enough, I guess," Hoover said. "They battled and did a good job of ending runs for us. We played a lot of offense that first game. The rest of the night, we played a lot of defense. That's not how you're going to win volleyball games."
Mohawk rolled to an easy first game victory. The Warriors led 8-3 before Kahle called a timeout. McComb closed it to 8-7 before Mohawk surged ahead 16-9, forcing another McComb timeout. While it stopped the run, it didn't stop the result as Mohawk rolled to a 25-14 victory.
"I think they had a wonderful, magnetic crowd," Kahle said. "I think, at first, that shook us a little bit. As I talked to the girls, they started playing better and it just feel into place for us."
The second game found McComb on the attack, with Jenna Huffman blocking one and killing three others as the Panthers jumped out to a 7-3 lead. Mohawk's timeout didn't stop the bleeding as McComb ran off four more points before the Warriors could get a sideout, with McComb serving into the net.
But uncharacteristic hitting and passing errors found Mohawk falling farther behind, 20-10 before Mohawk tried to make a little run. But blocks and kills from Briana Herr pushed the Panthers on to the 25-15 victory. She had three kills and four blocks in the game and countless other times, altered Mohawk's shots.
"My goal every game is to block as many balls as I can," said Herr, who is bound for Hillsdale after high school to continue her volleyball career. "I just happened to block more than I usually do."
The third game turned out to be the turning point in the match. The two teams traded leads early but Mohawk started to build a lead midway through the match, 18-13, before McComb called a timeout.
With the teams in their respective huddles, the momentum pendulum silently swung to McComb's favor.
"I told the girls to "collect yourself. You are better than this and go out strong,'" Kahle said.
McComb went on a 6-1 run out of the time out to tie the game up at 19. The two squads tied at 20, 21 and 22 before three Mohawk errors gave McComb the game.
"If we hadn't won game three, I don't know if we would have won game four or if it would have gone to to a game five. That game three was pivotal," Herr said.
Mohawk looked like a team on the edge of elimination in game four. McComb jumped out to a 6-1 margin before Hoover called timeout. It didn't help. McComb pushed it to 15-5 before Hoover called his final timeout.
Kahle said she wasn't comfortable with the lead.
"We're very used to having great leads and losing them and we're used to being very far behind and coming back and winning," Kahle said. "So when we're ahead or we're behind, I don't get too excited or fret too much, because I know the girls are going to pull through tonight."
And as it turned out, deservedly so as Mohawk chipped away at the lead and cut it to three, 20-17, forcing McComb to call its final timeout. The Panthers went up five again, 22-17, before Mohawk put back at three, 22-19 and 23-20. But a kill from Herr put McComb on the edge of game point. Julie Adelsperger blocked a shot to keep the game alive at 24-21 but a bad pass ended the match in McComb's favor, 25-21.
"Everyone has talked about Mohawk all year and rightfully so," Kahle said. "They're an outstanding program. I think that, especially coming from the BVC, I feel that at times people overlook us because they say our conference isn't as strong. I think we proved tonight that our conference is very strong."
Sarah Parker finished her Mohawk career with 13 kills and six blocks in her final game. Ashley Parker had 31 assists. Kasey Adelsperger had 10 kills. Clara Adelsperger had six blocks, 10 blocks and two aces. Lynsey Trusty had 25 digs and Taylor McClain had 15.
For the Parkers and Trusty, it marked the end of a career that saw them reach the state semifinal last season and regional semifinal this season.
"They've been awesome for a long time," Hoover said. "It's going to be obviously very hard to fill their shoes, if you even can. They are three of the best players to ever play at Mohawk, without a doubt."
Herr finished with 15 blocks and 20 kills. Huffman had 15 kills and Hannah Bundy had 53 digs. Brenna Dee had 25 assists and Huffman had 22.
"Briana Herr is a dynamic player," Kahle said. "That young lady knows how to use herself and the team rallies around her. She knows where to go and what to do and she executes what she's told to do."
For McComb, it's going back to a place it was two years ago: the regional final.
Buckeye Central faces off with McComb on Saturday at 2 p.m. back at the Elida Fieldhouse.


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History Day Fair to be held Saturday
The 2013 Maui District History Day Fair will be held beginning at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Baldwin High School.
Two hundred students from Maui District schools will showcase and present their projects, which include poster boards, skits and video productions, to determine which ones will qualify for the state competition at Windward Community College on Oahu on April 20.
This year, the national History Day theme is "Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, Events."
The event is free and open to the public. Opening ceremonies are at 8:30 a.m. in the high school cafeteria, with closing events at 2 p.m. and an announcement of winners. Most judging will take place from around 9 a.m. to noon.
Hawaii History Day is a program of the Hawaii Council for the Humanities. For more information, go online to hi.nhd.org.
Trail to close to hiking temporarily
The Mahana Ridge trail in Kapalua will be closed temporarily to hiking beginning Monday because of construction in the area of the Mahana Estates.
The closure is expected to last six to eight weeks.
The nearby Maunalei Arboretum trail will remain open, and hikers may contact the Kapalua Shuttle to make reservations to get to and from the area.
The shuttle runs from Kapalua Village Center to the arboretum at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Pickups at the arboretum for a return to the center are at 11:50 a.m. and 1:50 p.m. The service runs seven days a week, weather permitting.
Seating is limited. To make a reservation, call the Kapalua Resort Shuttle at 665-9110.
South Kihei Road to close for parade
South Kihei Road from Alanui Ke Alii Road to Waimahaihai Street will be closed from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday for Maui's Parade of Whales.
The parade is to begin at the corner of South Kihei and Alanui Ke Alii roads, proceed north along South Kihei Road and end at Waimahaihai Street.
Marchers and floats will congregate at the end of the parade on Waimahaihai Street in front of the Kihei Public Library.
The parade is the official launch of the free World Whale Day at Kalama Park. The event runs until 7 p.m. There will be food, entertainment and displays.
Free event parking and shuttle service will be available from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Hope Chapel at 300 E. Welakahao Road and at Azeka Place Mauka Shopping Center along South Kihei Road.
For more information, go online to www.mauiwhalefestival.org or call Pacific Whale Foundation at 249-8811, ext. 1.


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It's just about impossible to make it through childhood unscathed.
Quite the contrary, your life is full of all manner of scathing, both physical and mental. If a rough patch of gravel or a Frisbee won't get you, then finding out there's no Santa will uh, or allegedly no Santa.
Memories of growing up are filled with falling off bikes, run-ins (literally) with glass doors, failed daredevil stunts and Band-Aids of all shapes and sizes.
Sure, getting hurt stinks. But what would your kid years be without bumps and scrapes? Your family photo albums would be a lot slimmer. Stories would be less embarrassing.
I still hear the one about how my cousin got a pencil sharpener stuck on my finger and my aunt raced me to the emergency room as my finger began to turn black. Just to keep things even, they also tell the one about the same cousin having a tragic jumping-on-the-sofa mishap.
Back then, an injury was a badge of honor. Scab show-and-tell was always a part of the playground gossip circle.
I don't imagine it would go over so well today at the office: "Before we discuss the daily budget, check out this gnarly bruise I got from running into my desk."
It seems that I whine and over-dramatize falling off my bike more now than when it happened 20 years ago. Maybe it's a kid's morbid fascination with scabs and bruises that takes the sting out of an owie - it can't possibly be that I'm getting old and don't bounce back as easily. And my mom doesn't come running with a camera to catch my pouting face nowadays. Flashing a big cheesy smile took the edge off the bloody knee.
The topic of childhood (blunt force) trauma was brought up when I realized a few days ago that I've never broken a bone.
The mere mention of broken arms, legs and everything in between gives me the heebie-jeebies. But just the same, I was always envious when a classmate would come to school with a brand-new, gleaming white cast. Crayola markers were instantly brandished, and by the end of the day, they had a work of art.
Nickelodeon's "The Adventures of Pete and Pete," in which one character had a cast on her arm the entire run of the show and kept secret items hidden inside, also made breaking your bones seem a lot more glamorous than it was.
I don't have cast-envy now, since the plaster model has been replaced by those big plastic boots. You can't write on those!
Besides earning street cred and acting as humiliation fodder, getting hurt also taught you valuable life lessons. For instance, bikes don't fly like in "E.T.," no matter how many pieces of plywood you use as a ramp. Big wheels are designed to attract gravel. Whiffle bats should be able to smash through solid concrete, judging by the toll they take on kids' heads. Rollerblades were invented by the devil.
I learned to keep my mouth shut while falling down the stairs or else I'd have to wear hideous fake teeth until the adult ones grew in. Eventually, I found out it also applies to skating into a wall at full speed at Champion Rollarena. That fake tooth, unfortunately, is there for good.
You only get one shot at busting out teeth. Another valuable life lesson: Have good dental insurance.
Scars - both physical and mental - aren't that bad. Sure, I gave my parents gray hairs every time I ran in the back door crying, clutching one of my appendages, but I'm sure they wouldn't trade it for anything. Every scar I have is part of me, and tells a story mostly of how long ago, in a magical time called ''The '80s,'' a giant klutz was born.
The metaphorical bumps and scrapes are a part of growing up - as long as you get back on your big wheel of life and ride into the sunset, nothing can stand in your way. And peel out on some gravel while you're at it.
Have a childhood injury report? Share it by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com or comment on this story at www.tribtoday.com.


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quote: The bible proclaims the earth to be millions of years old.
quote: Hey don't forget to be eternally thankful for Noah and his Ark(aka the Tardis).. quite a trick to squeeze in all 8.5million or so species :P
quote: If evolution works then he would not have needed to place all 8.5 million species into the ark, they could have simply evolved later from what he did put on there.
quote: If you subtract the species of microorganisms, aquatic organisms and anything else that could survive a flood, then how many are left over to need to be protected on the ark?
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Where the Black Swans Hide & the 10 Best Days Myth
Meb Faber
Cambria Investment Management
August 1, 2011
Cambria – Quantitative Research Monthly, August 2011
Below we examine market outliers in financial markets. How much effect do these outliers have on long term performance? Can the investor prepare for these anomalies, or are they truly 'black swans' that cannot be managed? In this issue we examine numerous global financial markets on daily and monthly time frames. We find that these rare outliers have a massive impact on returns. However, these outliers tend to cluster and the majority of both good and bad outliers occur once markets have already been declining. We critique the "missing the 10-best-days" argument proffered by advocates of buy and hold investing, demonstrating that a significant majority of the 10 best days and the 10 worst days occur in declining markets. We continue to advocate that investors attempt to avoid declining markets where most of the volatility lies, and conclude that market timing and risk management is indeed possible, and beneficial to the investor.
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quote: Yes, you don't need it, but this isn't about you, this is about someone who hasn't much money and their child. By having the government mandate it, then no one really cares that you don't need it because the government has said you do.
quote: it's not my responsibility to pay for other people's decision to have kids.
quote: The cost of $206 is a one off cost, so the question is this: Is it cheaper for everyone to pay the $206 and live with a reduction in vehicle damage, injuries, and death, and to place the responsibility of reversing safely back into the driver's seat, or to not pay the $206 and dump the responsibility for deaths on the victims and for the cost of vehicle damage and injuries on those paying taxes and insurance (as currently happens)? I would suspect the cost of $206 on each new vehicle is small in comparison to the hidden costs.
quote: You're making the assumption that these cameras will reduce these deaths. There is a third, very real possibility that you did not mention- the possibility that these things are mandated, you spent an extra $200 on your car, and it still doesn't help the problem.


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Seneca East put four runners in the top 15, and a fifth at 21st to secure 50 points and a regional win, 29 points ahead of runner-up Minster (79).
"We walked these guys through the gym yesterday and looked up at all of our school banners and I just said that 'you don't understand how hard it is to win these regionals, of all the sports. When you win a regional title, you're accomplishing something,'" Seneca East coach Doug Mason said.
What could be considered even more impressive was the fact that Seneca East won the most stacked regional in Division III, featuring five of the top nine teams in the state.
Last year, Seneca East finished third at the Tiffin Regional, which Mason credits to having the teams' long runs there every Sunday. This year, he finds it comforting.
"It was something we started last year," Mason said. "Our seniors last year said they wanted to get out of regionals and they made it a tradition. There's a comfort here; coming here today, because they run it every Sunday."
Having a course the team calls home wasn't the only accolade Mason mentioned when talking of the Tiger's success in running; he also talks about the local community.
"We had great community support today," he said. "We're just glad to treat them to what we do."
He also exclaims that his runners, as good as they are, are just as great of people as runners.
"I know everyone here says, 'Gosh I know Seneca East are such good runners,' but guys right here, they're as good of people as they are good runners," Mason said. They're just great kids. Teachers love them in class, they're quality kids."
Most teams can only dream of getting to state, especially in a region hosting so many of the top Division III programs, but Seneca East has a different angle on the race.
"We knew going in, we had high expectations," Mason said. "This is a great accomplishment but they know there's one more week to go."
The Tigers finished fifth last year at state with three freshman and a sophomore. They are ready to ho back, bringing more experience and success with them on this trip.
"We just know we have a shot, and you don't get that too often in your lifetime," Mason said. "We're going to have to run the race of our lives. Northeast Ohio has had such a hold on the state title for the past 15 years, maybe even longer, and we want to try and wrestle it away. They've been there, they've done that; It's nothing new for them" Mason said.
The last time an Midland Athletic League athlete won a state title in cross country was 2002, when St. Wendelin's Josh Souder ran 15:57 to outdistance Braden Martinez from Stryker by two seconds.
During the race, Wes Pipher went out hard from the gun, sharing the lead with Columbus Grove's Jake Graham. Graham went on to win the race in 16:18 while Pipher faded to third in 16:37.49. Pipher, only a sophomore, was thoroughly pleased with a third place regional finish.
"I felt really good up until the end," he said. "Most of the course is really torn up already and everybody has to run through it twice, but it's probably one of my best races up til now."
Teammate and twin brother Carson Pipher also cracked the top 10, finishing 9th in 16:47.19. Despite his individual performance, his team toeing the line next Saturday was what was on his mind.
"I feel we have one of the better chances to win, we'll be in that fight. We're going to have to run the same way we did today, just run together and work hard and take each person, one at a time," Carson Pipher said.
Jared Stockmaster (12th, 16:48.50), Jason Willman (13th, 16:48.90) and Karl Burgderfer (21st, 17:02.69) rounded out the team's top five.
Marcus Meyer's was the next area finisher to cross the line, ending 28th (17:19.52).
Hopewell-Loudon's boys finished eighth as a team with 231 points.
In the Division I race, a runner was jumping for joy, even though he wasn't actually jumping for joy.
Columbian's Brandon Gibson picked off three runners in the final 30 meters to finish seventh in 16:19.94 and qualify for the state in his first season running cross country.
"I was dying coming up this last hill and before we even got to the hill, but I just seen the time was 16:14 (with about 30 meters left in the race) so I just started sprinting and gave it everything I had to get there," Gibson said.
Gibson knew that after making it out of districts, getting to state was going to be a tall order.
"(I told myself before the race) I can't let 16 people in front of me. No one is going to hurt as much as I can," he said.
Gibson got a late start in running, having only completed one season of track and is currently finishing up his first season of cross country. But it's hasn't stopped him from loving to run.


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on December 21, 2012 - 1:00 AM
Give East Side a chance by investing in terminal
I am outraged over the attitudes toward the Central Terminal expressed in the paper on Dec. 12. Some say the landmark is not worth investment because the neighborhood around it has become a deep pocket of poverty.
How about taking a very different tack, doing a 180? How about investing in the East Side, where thousands of people live and work, and where thousands of people would like to work? Let's invest in the East Side and give it a chance. Begin with the Central Terminal building. Next, let's link the terminal to the East Side and the airport with a light-rail extension – built with federal funding. Let's encourage the efforts of the Broadway-Fillmore Alive group (see models for success on the West Side), so that the East Side may rise like a phoenix from its ashes and become a place that attracts people.
Does Buffalo want to be known as a poverty-stricken city? Or does Buffalo want to eradicate poverty? Band-Aids are nice, but they do not remove poverty. However, investments in local places connected by excellent transit will provide opportunity for people to climb out of poverty.
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Inspired by old schoolhouse clocks, our large wall clock puts a pop of color on the wall and is easy for kids to read from across the room.
- 13" diameter
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- Requires one AA battery (not included).
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- Overall: 13" diameter, 2.25" thick
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- Weight: 8 ounces
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The newest business in downtown Tiffin is Connxtions Nutrition Studio, 126 S. Washington St.
"Our main idea is that we're wellness coaches," said Brandie Gruss, who co-owns the business with Danielle Smith and Maggie Powell. "We do wellness assessments, weight management and muscle-gain programs. We use the Herbalife products to help them (customers) get more results faster than they could on their own."
The studio fits the needs of several types of people.
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Brandie Gruss (left) and Danielle Smith at the new Connxtions Nutrition Studio, 126 S. Washington St. The third partner, Maggie Powell, is not pictured.
"Most people use us as a restaurant essentially," Gruss said. "So they get their nutrition."
The studio features Herbalife products, served in a setting convenient for on-the-go customers.
She also asks customers if they would like a free health assessment, which she said gives people an idea of the best program for them to follow to get the results they seek.
"That's the coaching part, the assessment," she said. "It doesn't cost anything. Anybody can get one."
Depending on the assessment outcome, she advises people which products would benefit them.
When customers visit, Gruss said they can get three things.
"One is a shot of aloe, which tastes like mango," she said. "It's like lotion for the insides. You know how you put lotion on your body to keep it supple. This does the same thing for you inside."
The second item is tea.
"Tea is an energy tea that burns about 80 calories," she said. "It boosts the metabolism and just makes you feel good. I get more energy than a cup of coffee when I drink it."
And the nutrition is a shake.
"The shake is a meal replacement with vitamins, minerals and nutrients," she said. "A balanced meal."
"They're to help people with losing weight, or once you've lost weight, helping to maintain," Smith said. "They also can be a healthy alternative for a quick lunch or a quick breakfast instead of going through the drive-through. A lot less calories, fat and cholesterol."
Meal replacement bars and other nutrition products also are available.
"It improves overall health and wellness through proper nutrition," Gruss said.
She personally lost 65 pounds on the program.
"I'm a licensed massage therapist that felt like a hypocrite for being overweight," Gruss said "I'm pretty much going to be a lifetime customer."
She said Powell lost 23 pounds in five weeks.
In addition to the new venture, Gruss is continuing her massage business on Saturdays.
"It's all part of promoting a healthy, active lifestyle," she said.
Also part of a healthy lifestyle is exercise.
Smith is teaching Zumba classes - a form of dance for exercise - at the studio. This week's classes are free to give people a chance to try out Zumba. Times are 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. Wednesday and Friday, 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, and 8:30 a.m. Saturday. After this week classes are $5 each.
Gruss said she's planning to start a new "boot camp" Monday. The program is another form of workout that progresses from "transformers" to "unstoppables."
The free six-week program starts at 6 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
"It's always free," she said. "It gets people having fun working out so they're more likely to continue doing it."
Children are welcome to accompany their parents to Zumba classes or boot camps.
For updates, Gruss encourage people to check the Connxtions Facebook page, which she updates daily.
The Connxtions staff is planning a grand opening and ribbon-cutting at 10 a.m. Thursday.
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Three illegal aliens have been arrested by the Border Patrol in two separate incidents at international bridges between Canada and the United States.
Two citizens of Guatemala were captured about 10 p.m. Monday at the International Railroad Bridge between Fort Erie, Ont., and Buffalo while allegedly trying to hide themselves in a freight train coming into the United States. Border Patrol agents said they claimed they were planning to go to Atlanta, Ga.
Patrols at the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge in Niagara Falls spotted a man from Kosova at 4 a.m. Monday. They said the man was wearing dark clothes and trying to conceal himself as he crossed the bridge. They said the Kosovo immigrant was carring some marijuana and a check of records revealed he had numerous criminal convictions in Canada and was the subject of a Canadian criminal arrest warrant.
If illegal aliens are not stopped by Border Patrol agents, they can quickly blend into the general publics in Buffalo and Niagara Falls and obtain transportation to other destinations in this country, spokesmen for the Border Patrol said.
Witnesses can report suspicious activity to the Border Patrol and remain anonymous by calling 1-800-331-0353 toll free.


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A state of extreme traffic backup where one becomes so frustrated they feel the world is collapsing around them.
I can't believe I had to sit in traffic for three hours after those semi's crashed. It was carmageddon!
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Mad Maxineによって 2009年05月10日(日)
carmageddon, n., a major crash involving lots of cars strewn along the highway.
The pile-up on the interstate looked like carmageddon.
Momus the Sarcasticによって 2009年08月14日(金)
When your personal vehicle breaks down on the freeway.
I had carmageddon yesterday when the gears went out on my Tercel w/ a semi riding on my rear!!
earth420によって 2011年07月17日(日)
What the median of all major Pennsylvania highways look like during and after a major snow storm.
Did you see 279 during the storm last night?? So many people were off the road, it was like carmageddon!
MedicMommyによって 2010年02月27日(土)
An enormous road accident and/or traffic jam resulting in absolute chaos.
"It took me two hours to drive a 10 minute journey".... "I heard on the radio it was Carmageddon out there".
Lolo1981によって 2010年02月09日(火)
A really fun game off of 2flashgames where the goal is to hit as many pedestrians as possible in 90 seconds. The people who run in the streets that you are to hit are children and old women on walkers. You also play as two different cars...a convertible with four chicks, or a police car.
Carmageddon is hilarious.
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Train your Xeriscape
If you water your Xeriscape too frequently, you are encouraging shallow roots. By spreading out your watering you can help your plants to establish deeper roots that will help them survive drought periods. Water infrequently (weekly) and deeply when necessary.
Using proper soil preparation and maintenance practices will help to build healthy soil and vigorous, deep-rooted plants. These plants are more resistant to disease, tolerate some insect and drought damage, and will out-compete many weeds.
Water At Night
Make sure you only water when the sun is down to reduce evaporation losses. Many irrigation experts feel the best time to water is between midnight at 6 a.m. because evaporation in kept to a minimum.
Repair All Leaks
Check your automatic irrigation system for leaks. To detect a leak in your irrigation system, you must shut down all water use inside your home and be fairly certain that there is no leakage occurring indoors. Once you have done this, you can use your water meter to see if any water continues to flow into your system. To do this, follow the instructions detailed in the water meter page.
Drought Response
During a drought your Xeriscape plants should fare better than traditional landscape plants. However, Xeriscape plants are usually "low water" use plants not "no water" use plants, and they will need some water to survive – especially new plants.
In a drought where limited watering is permitted you will probably be able keep all of your Xeriscape plants alive, even if they don't thrive to their fullest potential. Here is where grouping plants with similar water needs together become invaluable. By understanding the water needs of your plants, you will be able to ration your water across the Xeriscape, giving more water to the areas that need it. Remember that many turf varieties can survive a period of dormancy, but other plants may not fare as well if they are allowed to dry out completely.
Severe Drought Response
In a severe drought where outdoor watering is severely restricted or even eliminated, you must prioritize your landscape and select the plants that will receive water and those that won't. Divide your landscape into three categories: 1) High value/must save; 2) Moderate value/try to save; and 3) Low value/save if possible.
High value plants usually include valuable trees and shrubs that have taken years to establish that will die without water. Moderate value plants might include certain perennials, newer shrubs that can be replaced, and drought tolerant Xeriscape type plants that will require little water anyway. Low value plants usually includes turf grass (which can often bounce back successfully from a complete dry out) and annuals.
The old saying is still true, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure". If there is a drought forecast for your area – plant more drought resistant plants.
Tap into Graywater Irrigation Water Sources
In a severe drought it's time for drastic measures. It's time to get creative. The more water you can capture from your faucets, showers, bathtub, and clothes washer the more plants you can probably help survive the drought. You don't need to have an elaborate graywater collection and treatment system (although you might consider this option). Place basins in your kitchen and bathroom sinks to capture water that can then be put on plants outside. If you take a bath, don't drain the water! Use buckets to haul the bath water outside for your thirsty plants. You can also keep a bucket in the shower with you to capture water. Capturing and reusing the clothes washer water may be more difficult, but it is certainly possible to do. If you do this, be sure to use laundry detergent that won't harm your plants.
Place rain barrels at the bottom of your roof downspouts. If any rain does fall you'll be able to use the water more effectively on the plants that really need it.
Ration Water Across Your Landscape
Use your ration of hose water to water your high value plants and trees first. If nothing else, you want to make it through the drought with those plants alive. If there is sufficient water, move on to the moderate value plants, etc. If you do not have further water from the hose, use your graywater on the moderate value plants and then finally the low value plants.
Keep your moderate and low value plants on a starvation diet. Contact local hortaculturalists and plant experts to determine the minimum amount of water required to keep your plants alive. Some plants can survive (not flourish, but survive) on a small amount of water delivered once per week.


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Burwell's Stone Fire Grill is in the former Gilligan's space on Market Street. The renovation, restoration and repurposing of the building materials found in this 19th-century building is impressive.
Burwell's Stone Fire Grill
Cuisine: Modern steakhouse with a Southern accentCategory: Night Out; Neighborhood FavoriteLocation: 14 N. Market St., CharlestonPhone: 737-8700; 737-8707, reservation lineHours: 4 p.m. until close Monday-SundayFood: 3Atmosphere: 3 1/2Price: $$$-$$$$$Vegetarian Options: YesWheelchair Accessible: YesBar: Full-service bar, specialty cocktail menu, wine list on iPad, happy hour 4-7 p.m. Monday-FridayParking: Adjacent lotOther: Special events, banquet menu, private dining, wine tastings, banquet room, wine "cave," table for two on the mezzanine, community table in bar area, restaurant buyout, outdoor lounge/deck under construction, OpenTable, Facebook, Twitter, www.burwellscharleston.com. Chef will accommodate vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free diners. Lunch and brunch coming soon. Rock cookery and wood-fired grill.
Wood paneling, classic window design and cypress walls have given a new life to this modern steakhouse that brands itself "female-friendly."
Steakhouses designed for women are a fairly new phenomenon. Eva Longoria, yes, that Desperate Housewife and Democratic National Committee speaker, recently opened a steakhouse for women in Las Vegas complete with a catwalk called "SHe."
Ruth's Chris Steakhouse has been engaged in a program of brand awareness, and the target market is successful women.
STK, a New York-based restaurant that opened in 2006, is branching out and plans to open a female-friendly steakhouse in Washington this year.
What these restaurants have in common is smaller cuts of beef, substantial salads and side dishes not on testosterone and designed to serve a party of four. That and an open floor plan that extends a welcoming embrace to the guests.
Different objectives apply for the folks at Burwell's. This is a restaurant committed to being a local player with relationships with GrowFood Carolina, Abundant Seafood, Keegan-Filion, Carolina Gold Shrimp, Mepkin Abbey, Rosebank Farm Stand and Joseph Fields Farm.
Beef from Snake River Farms, Niman Ranch products and Certified Angus Beef are just a few of their brand alliances that demonstrate a commitment to quality and sustainability. They even recycle their scraps, sending them back to the farms for composting.
Gathering place
This 1894 restored building is now a bar with a community table, a wine "cellar" lined with inventory and available for VIP dinners, along with a small wine lounge that allows for groups of 10 or so to gather in the environment of a tasting room.
The restaurant itself is an open space, decorated in a warm palette of browns, taupes and creams. Texture plays a big part in their look, from sculpted wood collages on the wall to the woven patterned place mats, and the use of tile to play up color and light. The second floor offers a vista of the streetscape.
The weekday happy hour serves up "Burwell's Nickel and Dime" program. Translate that to $5 and $10 menu options that are seasonal and served only at the bar and not on holidays or during special events.
Look for daily specials on the menu, a well-curated wine list on an iPad for your swiping pleasure and craft cocktails priced $7.90-$10.90. Our waiter was helpful with wine selections and offered tastings to confirm our choices.
In fact, our waiter contributed to much of the fun we had at Burwell's. Well-informed, just the right amount of attentiveness and a distinct pride in the property that translated into professionalism and enthusiasm — two key ingredients that are hallmarks of good service.
The starters are staked out in Southern country: pork belly ($14.90), pulled pork hush puppies ($12.90), deviled eggs ($9.90) and lump crab cake with remoulade ($14.90).
Soups ($6.90) will vary with the season. A she-crab soup remains a menu staple ($7.90), and it is overadorned with pickled lump crabmeat, truffled croutons and sherry gastrique — earth, surf and fermentation, all in a bowl of soup.
Salads are balanced, and scallops ($8.90) and shrimp ($7.90) can be added for a well-rounded entree. In a move away from a traditional steakhouse menu model, sides accompany all of the seafood entrees as well as one steak and one daily special that are served with a carb and a green.
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Now about that rock cookery. It is, in the words of burlesque queen Gypsy Rose Lee, a "gimmick" but one that adds a touch of theater to your dining experience. Volcanic (lava) rock is heated to 700 degrees and brought to the table in a ceramic cradle. Your meat is precut and you place it on the rocks, hear the sizzle, see the steam and cook to your degree of doneness.
We did not find the intensity needed to put a char on our beef, which was the stone-seared petite filet ($13.90) with a trio of tasting sauces. But you could get the meat from raw to rare to well-done, minus a crusty char or well-browned edge. This dish is a value as an entree and good to share for two to four diners.
The rib-eye cap (aka the deckle, $15.90) is served in a similar fashion with the meat cut into well-marbled ribbons that generated more hiss.
Chef Eric Huff plays with his menu. In his desire to put a "modern edge" on his cooking style, there are some hits and misses. A bit of overindulging, lily gilding, when the purity of the ingredients can speak in their own voice. Examples were found in swordfish ($27.90) with "beet fluid gel"; vanilla-seared scallops ($27.90) with coconut sweet potatoes; and a Bourbon maple glaze for delicious wild-caught salmon that brought the flavor profile of pancakes and syrup to this fine piece of fish.
Sides are priced at $5.90 and can be shared. The Brussels sprouts are keepers. Five house-made sauces can be yours for $2.90 each. The Bearnaise sauce was on the thin side, as was the house steak sauce with the flavors of tamarind.
The ubiquitous burger is on the menu ($13.90), and it, too, is overdressed with caramelized onions, mushrooms, Brie fondue (take that to mean melted cheese), micro greens and sun-dried tomato caviar; kale chips and sea salt and Parmesan fries!
The house rib-eye ($23.90) was one of the better steaks I have tasted this year. Tender with a mineral tang, seared to a crusty char and cooked medium rare over the 1,400-degree wood-fired grill. It was old-school steak — when a steak brought flavor, fat and texture to the plate. It was equally good the next day, cold, a testament to its pedigree.
Desserts are made by pastry chef Mark Heyward-Washington, and they are creative, nicely portioned and all priced at $6.90. His take on S'Mores with a benne seed crust, peanut butter mousse, chocolate ganache glaze, torched house-made marshmallow and butterscotch sauce was the sweet ending that is the goal of pastry chefs.
Burwell's was not crowded at the time of our visit. What is the air quality when 20 steaks are "fired" on that grill? And what is at "steak" when you brand your brand to what the Wall Street Journal calls "steaks for the stiletto set"? A new breed is on the butcher's block, and we have a ringside seat in seeing how long this iron lasts in the fire.


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COLUMBIA In the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre, South Carolinas top education official said Thursday he would support public school districts allowing a few well-trained and well-screened staff to carry guns on school campuses, possibly including teachers.
The S.C. superintendent of education said he would support local school districts allowing some school personnel to have guns on school grounds.The states top law enforcement official said he opposes allowing educators to carry guns on campus, saying having an armed school resource officer at each school is the best approach. Many schools in the state already have such officers.
State Superintendent of Education Mick Zais made the comments in testimony before the Senate Education Committee, prefacing his remarks by saying that schools already are prepared for emergency situations and are among the safest places students can be.
The point that I would stress is that these ideas all hinge on local control, he said. A one-size-fits-all solution may work in one school; it may not work well in another.
Zais position on allowing districts to arm educators puts him at odds with the states top law enforcement officer, who wants each school in the state to have an armed law enforcement officer on school grounds.
State Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel told senators following Zais testimony that he opposes the idea of arming teachers, saying he has not talked to a single law enforcement officer who thinks it would be a good idea.
A proposal in the state House would allow public school employees with concealed-weapons permits to carry guns on school grounds.
Keel said having school employees in plain clothes carrying guns could confuse officers responding to a shooting.
Zais and Keel share common ground in their support of school resource officers trained law enforcement officers who carry guns. Such officers already are in place at most public high schools and middle schools in the state, but only some elementary schools have them, Zais said.
Keel said every school in the state should have such an officer, but funding is an open question.
Zais said schools have the flexibility to shift state dollars in order to hire the officers should they choose.
State Sen. Vincent Sheheen, D-Camden, said school resource officers are expensive but certainly needed.
To me, no expense is too much to make that happen, he said. Sheheen said he wants to explore how to provide funding for a resource officer in every school. He said a mandate requiring such officers without providing funding for them isnt the right approach.
Local discussion
In the Lowcountry, hiring additional school resource officers has been a hot topic in recent weeks.
In North Charleston, Mayor Keith Summey announced a plan in the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre to post police in all 21 public elementary schools attended by city residents. That plan was embraced by the Dorchester 2 School District but drew the ire of some residents and Charleston County School Board members, who said putting police in schools can lead to students being arrested for minor infractions.
The school board plans to vote Monday on whether it should allow those additional officers in schools.
North Charleston City Council and the mayor pressed ahead with the cops-in-schools plan Thursday, authorizing Summey to sign an agreement with the district authorizing the officers, at the citys expense.
We have the votes on the school board to approve the plan, Summey told council members. This is not about arresting children. This is about protecting children.
City Council also agreed to spend $544,447 to buy 20 Chevy Tahoe police pursuit vehicles, with which to equip the new school resource officers.
In Beaufort County, 16 sheriffs deputies are now adding elementary schools to their routine patrols, according to The Beaufort Gazette. They received training Monday and began walking the halls Tuesday.
There has been less public discussion on Zais idea that districts should decide whether well-trained staff can carry guns on campus.
Jeff Scott, Charleston Countys director of security, said he agreed with Zais in that it should be a locally decided issue, and it would be up to the county board and superintendent to make that call.
He thought state law already permitted local districts to make that kind of decision. The section he cited read, It shall be unlawful for any person, except state, county, or municipal law enforcement officers or personnel authorized by school officials to carry weapons on campus. He interpreted that to mean school officials could make the call as to who can have guns on school property.
Charleston County school leaders have had conversations about every safety measure possible during the past several weeks, and equipping more staff with guns wasnt identified as an acute need, he said.
We dont know what our new normal is going to be, and thats nationwide in all schools, he said. Well flesh that out over the next several months.
Although it wasnt his decision to make, he said equipping staff with guns could make sense for certain schools that are more isolated and dont have a strong police presence nearby. In those cases, it could take longer for responders to arrive at campus compared with areas such as downtown or North Charleston where police are readily available, he said.
Nancy Dabit, the districts Teacher of the Year, teaches sixth grade at Moultrie Middle in Mount Pleasant. She said her schools resource officer provides the security she needs to come to school, and that officer also serves as a mentor for students.
The officer checks classroom doors to make sure theyre locked, and she helps in the mornings, afternoons and on weekends with school safety, she said.
Shes a safe and familiar face, and that is comforting to students and teachers, Dabit said.
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Keel, the SLED chief, also recommended that educators be provided training on how to recognize the common characteristics of school shooters and what to do when those traits are noticed in students.
He also has organized a group that includes state mental health and judicial officials who will meet in an effort to have information on residents with court-documented mental issues included in a database used to screen gun applicants.
Such a change likely would require the approval of the Legislature, Keel said.
Senators are examining the issue following last months school shooting in Newtown, Conn., in which 26 people were killed, 20 of them children.


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on May 7, 2013 - 2:47 PM
When the new-look, young Buffalo Sabres return to the ice next season, old pro Rick Jeanneret will be back in the TV and radio booth doing play-by-play.
The 70-year-old Jeanneret, who has been calling Sabres games almost from the team's inception, ended any speculation about his future Tuesday and confirmed that he plans to be back next season.
"I don't know how many games I am going to do," said Jeanneret, who added he has a year left on his contract. "I'll do most of them. It depends on the schedule. There are several variables. There could be three trips to Florida, which I could handle if I'm already there."
Jeanneret worked 44 of the 48 games in the just-completed shortened season, missing the first four games because of an illness. He said he feels fine now.
"I'm doing pretty good for an old guy," said Jeanneret. "I have 70-year-old aches and pains."
He added the compressed schedule this past season worked out fine because most of the games were on the East Coast and there weren't many back-to-back games.
While he acknowledged that the Sabres' failure to make the playoffs was frustrating, Jeanneret put it in context.
"There have been worse years than this year," said Jeanneret. "They were in it about to the end. As long as you're competitive and in the mix, it's not that bad."
Jeanneret's return would appear to put an end to speculation that the Sabres are considering having different announce teams work radio and TV.
Greg Ried, the vice president and general manager of WGR and other Entercom stations in town, said a few weeks ago that having separate announce teams would be a consideration only if Jeanneret left the booth and even then it would depend on who would replace him. That is no longer a concern.
"Since Rick said he is coming back, our plan is to have him back on the radio," Ried said Tuesday.
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The Cyrus family has a lot to be thankful for this year.
Miley Cyrus is celebrating her 20th birthday on Friday. Her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus, is starring as slick lawyer Billy Flynn in the Broadway hit musical Chicago. And it looks like (practically) the whole family is together for the occasions.
Photos show Billy Ray – dressed in a tuxedo – his wife Tish and their kids, Miley, 19, Noah, 12, Brandi, 25, and Braison, 18, all posing together backstage at the Ambassador Theater in New York City on Sunday. (Brother Trace is the only one absent.)
"The whole family had a great time," an observer tells PEOPLE.
They came backstage at intermission to spend time with Billy Ray in his dressing room, and again after the show to meet some of his fellow cast members.
Billy Ray, who began his Broadway run recently, told PEOPLE that his family hadn't come to see him yet partly because he wanted to get comfortable in the role. "I gotta get my legs up [before they see it]," he said. "I think everybody's coming in for Thanksgiving. So we'll see what happens."
Now that they've seen it, it seems his family is giving his performance a thumbs-up. "So glad to be back with my daddy (@billyraycyrus) for the first time in 3 MONTHS!! He was so great on broadway," Noah Tweeted on Monday.
Miley, too, is having a blast in the Big Apple. "What a dope morning. So many fans outside my hotel this a.m. in NYC. If there's this much chaos NOW imagine when I drop this record! #ohsnap," she Tweeted.
As for Billy Ray, whose Chicago run ends Dec. 23, he says taking the part on Broadway has been great fun – and a great challenge.
"I couldn't come up here and do something predictable," he says of the role. "I was offered Rock of Ages, and my instincts said, 'That's a bit predictable for me.' "
But when the role of Billy Flynn came up, Ray explained, "He's the total opposite of me" – and that was just what he wanted.
Miley Cyrus Celebrates in New York – with Her Entire Family!
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"I like coal," Mitt Romney told millions of Americans watching the presidential debate last week.
His opponent, President Barack Obama, preferred to stress support for alternative energy sources such as solar and wind power.
"People in the coal industry feel like it's being crushed by your policies," Romney told the president.
That certainly is true.
Obama, keeping his promise years ago to make coal so expensive power companies would choose other fuels, has used the Environmental Protection Agency as a sledge hammer against mining.
What Romney did not have time to point out during the fast-paced debate was the ramifications of Obama's policy. It will mean higher-priced electricity for millions of American families.
It also will make many companies less competitive and less able to create new jobs - or even to maintain the ones they provide now.
Obama's energy policy represents a gigantic hidden tax on all Americans.
We see it every time we pump gasoline, in prices twice as high as they were when the president took office. We see it in electric bills rising in large measure because of the president's war on coal.
Yet, incredibly, Obama attempted Wednesday night to take credit for advances in production of oil and gas in the United States.
As Romney emphasized, that happened "not due to [Obama's] policies [but] in spite of his policies. Increases in natural gas and oil production have occurred on private land. On government land, your administration has cut the number of permits and licenses in half," Romney reminded the president, adding that, when he is president, "I'll double them, and also get the oil from offshore and Alaska. And I'll bring that pipeline from Canada."
Residents of gas-producing states in the East don't need to be reminded Obama cannot take credit for the natural gas drilling boom. They recall that production of gas from the Marcellus Shale formation was beginning before the president took office.
But Obama's war on coal is new.
He insists it is needed to safeguard the environment. Romney knows that can be done without destroying the coal industry and wrecking the economies of states like ours. As he stressed last Wednesday, "I'm going to make sure we can continue to burn clean coal."
Obama's priority is to destroy the coal industry - even if that means a lesser quality of life for many Americans and fewer jobs in the U.S. economy.
"I like coal," Romney said.
The word, unfortunately, never crossed Obama's lips.


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Bill O'Brien's track record with quarterbacks has attracted another of the best prospects at the position to Penn State.
Except this time it's not just one of the best in the country, it's one of the best in North America.
Canadian Michael O'Connor, a 6-foot-5, 223-pound senior ranked the third-best pocket passer in the 2014 recruiting class by ESPN, verbally committed to O'Brien's Nittany Lions around midday Saturday near his home in Ottawa.
A consensus four-star prospect, O'Connor picked Penn State from a list of college offers that included Michigan State, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Rutgers, Syracuse, Missouri, South Florida, Southern Mississippi, Buffalo, Toledo and Akron.
"It was the best fit for me, great academics, great football program, great coaching, high-character teammates and just felt like home," O'Connor said.
While O'Connor is from north of the border, he's made a name for himself playing in the United States, first on the camp circuit and then last fall when he guided Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tenn. to an 8-4 record and around 30 points per game. He has since transferred to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., where he is being coached by Florida State Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke.
"Michael possesses all the qualities you look for in an elite student-athlete - he's the ultimate leader on and off the football field," Weinke said. "As with everything he does, he approached the recruiting process very seriously and has landed on an excellent option for his talents. I am excited about the opportunity to coach Michael during his senior year and continue to help him develop as he makes that transition to big time D-I football."
As a sophomore at Asbury College school in Ontario, O'Connor threw for 51 touchdown passes and only was intercepted seven times. Although considered a pro-style passer, he also was athletic enough to run the 300-meter hurdles that year in 41.93 seconds, placing 11th in the province.
When O'Connor originally arrived in the U.S. he was expected to be a Class of 2015 recruit, but he got himself reclassified to 2014. He'll join current sophomore Tyler Ferguson and incoming freshman Christian Hackenberg - considered by some the top QB in the 2013 recruiting class - as scholarship quarterbacks on the Penn State roster next season.
O'Connor is the 11th recruit to commit to Penn State for 2014. Because of NCAA sanctions, the Nittany Lions only are allowed to sign 15 players in February.


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"That was a real nail biter," said the show's creator, producer and star Tina Fey when she accepted the award toward the end of Sunday night's ceremony. She also thanked NBC for keeping the show on the air, even though, as she pointed out, it is more expensive than a talk show.
For the second consecutive year, AMC's Mad Men, a period '60s look at Madison Avenue's advertising world and those who worked in it, was named outstanding drama series.
Bryan Cranston of AMC's Breaking Bad – and not that same network's resident sex symbol, Jon Hamm of Mad Men – won the Emmy for outstanding leading actor in a drama series. In an eloquent speech, Cranston said, "I'm a poor kid from the [San Fernando] Valley. I don't know what I'm doing up here."
Glenn Close, star of FX's Damages, was named best actress in a drama series and thanked the other actresses nominated, whom she called "my category sisters." She called her TV character, high-powered lawyer Patty Hewes, "the role of a lifetime – depending on what the writers do with her this season."
AMC'S Mad Men was recognized for its writing, specifically the episode titled "Mediations in an Emergency."
Michael Emerson, dramatic supporting actor winner for ABC's Lost, admitted to "living out a character actor's dream," because what started as a guest spot "is now the role of a lifetime."
Cherry Jones, a first-time Emmy nominee, took home the gold as outstanding dramatic supporting actress for her role as the President on FOX's '24'. She promised that her statuette will be on the crafts service's table when the series resumes filming Monday.
Jessica Lange thanked the TV Academy for honoring her as best leading actress for the HBO movie Grey Gardens, and acknowledged that such meaty roles don't come around for her that often anymore. She also paid tribute to costar Drew Barrymore, whom Lange called "brilliant" and "generous." The two starred as the real-life, eccentric Beales, mother Big Edie (Lange) and daughter Little Edie (Barrymore), the indigent cousins of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
Grey Gardens, which took its title from the Beales' rundown East Hampton estate, was also named best TV movie, and Ken Howard was cited as outstanding supporting actor in a TV movie. In his acceptance speech he mentioned his 2000 kidney transplant.
Jon Stewart, Sports FanThough it was bypassed for best reality show (in favor of The Amazing Race), FOX's American Idol was honored for its director Bruce Gowers, for the Final Three episode.
Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart won the Emmy for best writing of a variety series, then went on to be named outstanding music, variety or comedy series (for the seventh consecutive year). Host Stewart thanked the crowd for giving him the Emmy and then the opportunity "to go backstage and watch a football game."
Hugh Jackman's opening number when he hosted the 81st annual Academy Awards was named best song.
The first half of the three-hour ceremony, which CBS broadcast live from Los Angeles's Nokia Theater, devoted the majority of its time to honoring comedy performers, with 30 Rock's Baldwin, The United States of Tara's Toni Collette, Two and a Half Men's Jon Cryer and Pushing Daisies' Kristin Chenoweth ending up in the winners' circle. Host Neil Patrick Harris also kept things hopping – and funny.
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Today's activity: Mountain biking Van Sickle Trail.
Conditions: Blue skys, an even bluer Lake Tahoe in the foreground and one killer trail awaited Drew Hanley as he took his mountain bike out for a ride down the Van Sickle Trail. Trails are dry and will start to get dusty before long unless we get some rain, so grab your bike, or even your hiking shoes, and head to this super conveniently located trailhead behind Harrah's Casino in Stateline.
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The Simmen Valley stretches in a long arch up to Lenk with its lush green meadows. The Niedersimmen Valley is the main rail and road link to the Saanenland. Near Boltigen the road turns toward the Jaun Pass and leads into Freiburg's Jaun Valley. The small but lively Simme River is ideally suited for canoeing and wild water rafting. The Simmen Valley House Trail between Erlenbach and Weissenburg is dedicated to the abundantly decorated farmers' houses of the Simmen Valley.
A three-partite Diemtig Valley House Trail is dedicated to the farmers' houses in the idyllic Diemtig Valley. The side valley branching off from Oey offers over 200 kilometers of marked hiking trails. Deep-blue mountain lakes such as the Seeberg Lake in the Spillgerten Nature Reserve, and the Aegel Lake with its protected high moorland on the Diemtigbergli, are well worth a hiking tour. At the Wiriehorn, mountainbikers will find their downhill paradise: Riding comfortably with the cable car to the starting point and dashing down into the valley on one of several trails. The hiking and skiing area Schwenden-Grimmialp lies at the back of the Diemtig Valley. On the Games and Adventure Trail, children hear the exciting story of Grimmimutz and the Pepper Witch.
A 20-minute cable car ride takes you from Erlenbach to the Stockhorn summit with its unforgettable panorama of the Aare Valley, Lake Thun, the pre-Alps, the Emmen Valley and over 200 Jurassic and Alpine peaks. Paragliders appreciate the breezes on the mountaintop, while families enjoy the interactive adventure trail "The Stockhorn - world of mountains and lakes". Climbers are in their elements on the 120 climbing routes near the mid-station.
The Stockhorn Train runs in winter on various dates and guarantees a magnificent view (no ski lifts).
In the Diemtig Valley winter sports enthusiasts can indulge in their favorite sport on the Wiriehorn, Springenboden and Grimmialp. Fast rides on the snow tubing course, which boasts a conveyer lift, five kilometers of toboggan runs as well as cozy winter hiking tours and playgrounds in the snow add to the fun.
The skiing areas of the Upper Simmen Valley above Zweisimmen and St. Stephan are linked to the skiing area "Gstaad Mountain Rides"; Lenk is proud of its link to Adelboden.
- Stockhorn (2190m) – the hiking mountain and vantage point (2190m) lures visitors with its impressive panorama of 200 Jura summits and Alpine peaks.
- Villages in the Diemtig Valley – authentic mountain villages in an idyllic landscape. The Swiss Heritage Society has recognized Diemtigen for its long-term and far-sighted town planning that preserves the original settlement character of the valley in an exemplary manner.
- Rinderberg (Zweisimmen) – a mountain hiking center accessible by gondola train (2079m). The skiing area is linked to the skiing region "Gstaad Mountain Rides".
- Leiterli (Lenk) – mountain Station of the Gondola Train with a cozy mountain house. It is the starting point of the Marmot Trail (3km) with authentic marmot burrows, and the Lynx Trail (6km).
- Simmen Falls, Simmen Springs and Iffig Falls – unusually beautiful trick fountains at the source of the Simme River near Lenk.


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on January 29, 2013 - 12:25 AM
A way to predict obesity?
At risk of obesity or just big boned? A tool that calculates a baby's risk of putting on health-threatening amounts of body fat may settle the matter at birth.
Anita Morandi at the University of Verona in Italy and colleagues analyzed data from 4,032 people born in Finland in 1986. They looked for factors that were predictive of obesity and found they included birth weight and parents' body mass index (PLoS One).
They used the most predictive factors to derive a formula, which they tested on birth data from more than 2,500 Italian and U.S. children now between 4 and 12 years old. About 75 percent of the babies predicted from the data to be at the highest risk actually became obese. Morandi says the tool could identify children who may be "an appropriate target" for preventative measures.
There are caveats. For example, about 25 percent of babies will be incorrectly highlighted as being at risk. And the formula cannot account for new genetic mutations in the baby that increase obesity risk. Even if you predict obesity risk successfully, it's not clear what measures should be taken, says epidemiologist Neil Thomas at the University of Birmingham, UK. Societal pressures make it difficult for people to make lifestyle changes, he says.
– Douglas Heaven, New Scientist Magazine