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All of the excitement of the Hurricane Junior Golf Tours 2012 season came to an end earlier this month as the season culminated with the Tour Championship.
ChampionsGate Golf Resort was the host site for the biggest event of the season, with the best field of the year as well. Participants arrived early on a Saturday morning to some dense fog layering the course and limiting visibility to about 75 yards. However, the conditions during the weekend were great for scoring and the players took full advantage of that with a low round of 68 after the first round.
The Boys 11-14 division was won by a very familiar name on the tour. Summervilles Zak Butt came into the final round trailing by 2 strokes and then finished the front nine with a three-over 39. The Ashley Ridge golfer then proceeded to finish six-under for his final six holes to claim the 2012 Tour Championship with a two-day total of 140 (-4).
Butt eagled the par-5 13th hole, birdied the par-3 14th, and then finished with three straight birdies.
It is Butts sevnenth win on tour this year and his fifth in his last five tournaments played with the HJGT. Butt led his division in total eagles, most pars or better, and par 5 performance (an outstanding 4.12 average).
Josh Lewis from Lake Mary, Fla. took second place with a two-day total of 141 (-3). Lewis, the round one leader, has played well on tour throughout the season and this was just another example of that. He led his division in total birdies, most par breakers, and par 4 performance. Lewis was also second in par 5 performance, with another exceptional average of 4.50.
S.M Lee and Austin Hitt finished the weekend in a tie for third place, both with a two-day total of 144 (E). Lee finished tied for the lead in par 4 performance, as well as tied for third in total birdie made. Lee has been a consistent performer on the tour this year as well, with this weekend being his fifth Top 5 finish. Austin Hitt led the division in par 3 performance, tied for the lead in most pars or better, and second in par 4 performance. This weekend marks Hitts fourth top ten finish.
Luiza Altmann recorded a two-day total of 146 (+2) on her way to a seven shot victory in the Girls 11-14 division. This is her third victory on tour this year in as many events played. Altmann won the event by playing consistent golf and never letting herself have a blowup hole.
The Brazilian golfer has established herself on tour as a legitimate threat to win in every event she is a part of. Altmann led her division in almost every statistical category including total birdies, total pars, par 4 performance, par 5 performance, and most pars or better.
Kanyanat Saithip from Thailand finished in second place with a two-day total of 153 (+9). Saithip finished second in par 4 performance and third in par 5 performance. She also recorded 22 pars on the weekend to go with 3 birdies.
Florida native Anne Yu finished third in the Girls 11-14 division with a two-day total of 154 (+10). Yu finished tied for first in total birdies and also most par breakers. To go with those, she finished second in par 5 performance and third in par 4 performance.
In the Boys 15-18 Division Ewen Ferguson of Glasgow, Scotland was the winner. Ferguson, who gave an impromptu speech at the Tour Championship dinner, narrowly pulled out the victory as he came from behind after trailing by two strokes following the first round.
In the end, Ferguson shot a two day total of 140(-4), adding to his impressive resume which included four other victories on the tour including the Identi Club Junior Challenge just last weekend. Ferguson began his second round with two birdies in his first five holes and only recorded one bogey during the round despite moderate gusts of wind. Ferguson trailed Michael Mattiace of Jacksonville, Fla. by one stroke heading into the last three holes.
Mattiace, who is 14 and has been playing in the older division since January, was unable to hold the lead as he double bogeyed the 13th hole which dropped him to second place in the standings. Although he did not win, Mattiace shows great potential as he came in second with a total score of 141(-3) in addition to sinking the most birdies (11) throughout the two days of play.
Rounding out the top three for the Boys 15-18 Division was Chase Cutshall of Melbourne, Fla. He was one of the most consistent players in the second round, shot a two day total of 142(-2), and sank three birdies and 15 par shots in his second round. One other notable player in the Boys 15-18 Division was Toks Pedro of Bowie, Maryland. Pedro, who has also won an HJGT tournament this year, shot one under par in the second round while also winning the Par 5 Performance Challenge with an average of 4.75.
Winning the Girls 15-18 Division was Camilla Serrano, representing the country of Columbia. Serrano, who attends the IMG Academy, dominated her division as she held a two-stroke lead after the first round only to expand that lead to six strokes by the end of the tournament. In the end Serrano finished with a combined score of 141 and was three under par.
Knowing she had a comfortable lead heading into the second round, Serrano fired two birdies early followed by seven straight par shots. In addition to her impressive victory, Serrano posted the most birdies (8), and won the Par 4 Performance Challenge with an average of 3.70.
Second place in the Girls 15-18 Division was a split between Taylor Dodson of Aiken and Emmy Martin of Odessa, Fla. Both Dodson and Martin finished the tournament with a two-day total of 147(+3).
Dodson, who has won four tournaments as well as four second place finishes on the HJGT this year, was very consistent throughout the front nine in the second round as she was at even par, however, was unable to finish strong as she bogeyed three of her last five holes. Despite her struggles later on in the second round, it should be noted that Dodson finished in the top 5 in both the Par 4 and 5 Performances with averages of 4.05 and 5.00 respectively.
Martin was even going into the 17th hole, but she double bogeyed to end up two over par in the second round. Despite her late struggles, Martin was able to sink the most par shots (29) in addition to placing second in the Par 4 Performance Challenge.
One other notable competitor in the Girls 15-18 Division was Lauren Gros of Windermere, Fla. Gros fired an impressive eagle on the third hole of the National Course, and narrowly missed finishing in the top three by only one stroke.
Tournament Awards:
Boys 15-18 Division:
EFX Birdie Challenge: Chase Cutshall
Seaforth Par 4 Performance: Austin Truslow
Coolheads Par 5 Performance: Toks Pedro
Girls 15-18 Division:
EFX Birdie Challenge: Emmy Martin
Seaforth Par 4 Performance: Emily Kurey
Coolheads Par 5 Performance: Camilla Serrano
Boys 11-14 Division:
EFX Birdie Challenge: Josh Lewis
Seaforth Par 4 Performance: Josh Lewis and S.M. Lee
Coolheads Par 5 Performance: Zak Butt
Girls 11-14 Division:
EFX Birdie Challenge: Luiza Altmann and Anne Yu
Seaforth Par 4 Performance: Luiza Altmann
Coolheads Par 5 Performance: Luiza Altmann
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We like to think we are in charge of our garden spaces, but in reality we share our property with a host of other beings.
Dogs and cats, rabbits, raccoons, groundhogs, skunks, moles and voles occupy our grounds, while hawks, vultures, eagles, sparrows, pigeons, robins, owls, finches and blackbirds supervise from above. Not to mention the millions of insects we entertain, however unwillingly, in our gardens.
We have little control of the wild animals, and I have written about ways to battle them, but we like to think we can persuade our domestic pets to be good tenants.
Looking first at dogs.
If you have a fenced area, or other ways to keep your dog on the property, you probably have a specific area for exercise and bathroom duties. A bored dog is likely to look around for his own entertainment and may dig holes, drink from puddles, eat fallen fruit or otherwise get into trouble.
It is recommended dogs (and their owners) take a walk of at least 45 minutes daily to use up some of their energy, and I try to stick to this. My Penny would keep walking all day, pulling on her leash, although she is about 14 years old, but 2-year-old Tuppence likes to sit down every block or two and rest.
In really bad weather, they just get shoved out of the back door on long-tied leashes and have the liberty to trample the herb bed and get tangled in the roses and honeysuckle that climb the trellis.
In the summertime, I take them into the fenced vegetable garden with me and throw toys or sticks for a game of fetch while I work.
Acorns are toxic, and so are all parts of a yew tree, black locust foliage and buckeyes, so if you have an omnivorous dog as I do, you need to watch what they are chewing on.
Many garden flowers are dangerous to people and animals including daffodil, jonquil and hyacinth bulbs, nicotiana and foxgloves.
If a female dog urinates repeatedly on the same place in the lawn, the grass may turn yellow. Keeping a watering can full of rainwater near the spot is helpful. Just pour it on to dilute the ammonia. And keep the grass longer in that area to hide the temporary damage.
Cats are apt to wander over a larger area outside, and so the damage they may cause is spread out more and, therefore, less noticeable. If certain spots seem to be used as a kitty litter box, try spreading bramble or rose clippings or other prickly objects such as sweet gum balls. And use stony mulch rather than bark.
When I was a child, we had some unusual animals in the garden. All through the war, my mother had a number of rabbit hutches. Every so often, a man came around and my sister and I were sent indoors. Shortly thereafter, there were hides nailed to the wall to stretch and dry, and there was a good supply of meat for the family.
I well remember Enoch, my ermine rex, and although I never actually saw his fur adorning the wall of the shed, I suspect his sudden disappearance was connected to some good rabbit stew.
Another friend was Moses the tortoise. I have never seen tortoises like him in this country, but they were common household pets back home at that time. He was about 10 inches long, and just a dull brown that made him hard to find. He lived with my family for more than 40 years, and we were told he was very old when he was given to us.
As a strict vegetarian, there was plenty of food for him, but as he grew older and weaker, we used to feed him lettuce and his favorite dandelion flowers.
Just before he died, Moses had to be taken to the vet for a mouth infection that made it hard for him to eat, and my sister was told "he" was a girl!
Certainly the gardener is in charge outside, but as we plan for our convenience, we need to consider the other creatures who share our space.
Janet Del Turco is a local gardener and a graduate of the Ohio State University Master Gardener program. Contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com.

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The Martha Marcy May Marlene star – and foodie – enjoyed the festival by mixing and mingling with chefs and guests.
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A politico-economic system in which most power is held by large corporations, often mistakenly called capitalism. This is the current governing system of most of the world.
Man, that ain't capitalism. Look at all advantages the big multinationals get. Subsidies and all that shit. They write the laws. What you got is some motherfucking corporatism.
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EAST LIVERPOOL - Linda Harper savored every bite of her early Thanksgiving meal on Saturday - the tender turkey, the stuffing, the mashed potatoes and gravy, the green beans, the roll with butter - but by today she won't remember any of it.
Harper, 57, of Wellsville, suffers from short-term memory loss - an unexplained malady that has afflicted her since 1983 - and, as a result, can't keep a job.
Before her illness, Harper had an $1,800-a-month job and an expense account. Today, she gets $717.50 a month from the government - the same disability check she has received for nearly 30 years. It's never been adjusted for inflation or cost-of-living increases, she said, so it barely covers her bills.
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Gary Cunningham (far right), outreach coordinator at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, presents a plaque of appreciation to (front row, from left) Kathy Leek, assistant manager at the Calcutta Wal-Mart, and Ruth Nemeth, zone manager at the Calcutta Wal-Mart. With them are (back row, from left) St. Stephen's parishioners Ruth Ann Reiner, Jeff Hendrickson, Tim McDowell and Mary Kay Cunningham. Since November 2010, Wal-Mart employees have logged more than 1,400 volunteer hours with the church's monthly Good Shepherd Community Lunch. (Photo by Stephen Huba)
John and Amber Snider, with their three children, at Saturday's Good Shepherd Community Lunch at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in downtown East Liverpool. (Photo by Stephen Huba)
That's why, on Saturday, Harper came to the Good Shepherd Community Lunch at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in downtown East Liverpool. Without the free meals and her food assistance card, she doesn't how she'd meet her monthly food needs.
Despite the hardships, Harper wears a big smile on her face as she talks, knowing that there are people worse off than her.
"My house is paid for," she said. "I have a car."
Volunteers at St. Stephen's served meals to about 225 people on Saturday. In October, they served about 300 people, many of whom don't have reliable transportation.
John and Amber Snider, of East Liverpool, walked to the Good Shepherd lunch with their three children - ages 5, 4 and 2. Their car blew a head gasket awhile ago, so now they walk everywhere.
John, 32, is a fork-lift driver, but he can't find a job. He said he's looking "desperately" for work. "It's this bad economy ... especially in this area," he said.
Amber, 24, isn't working either. The family lives in a three-bedroom apartment, and John pays the rent partly by doing maintenance jobs for the landlord, he said.
"We're fortunate," he said. "We feel very blessed, even though we're short and money's tight."
Married seven years, the couple said they get strength from their faith and their church, House of Prayer in Calcutta.
"You definitely lose sleep," John said, "but then you realize there are people out there who are in a worse position than you."
Ronnie Snider, 41, came to the Good Shepherd lunch with his girlfriend, Rachel Houlette, 21, who is pregnant. Snider moved to the area seven months ago from Tennessee to "try something different and see if I can make a living up here." Houlette's from Missouri. The two met in Lisbon, they said.
"This'll probably be the only Thanksgiving meal I have," Snider said, adding that he hadn't eaten in three days. "She has to eat because she's pregnant."
A diesel mechanic, Snider said he can't find work in his field but is getting by doing odd jobs. "I'm going to give it my best shot," he said.
Frank Larkins, 52, of East Liverpool, said Saturday was his first time at the Good Shepherd lunch. He suffered a brain aneurysm six years ago, and, ever since then, has been trying to qualify for disability assistance.
Larkins said he attended a hearing in Morgantown, W.Va., and was told approval would take four to eight weeks. That was in August, and he still hasn't heard.
"I'm just trying to make light of a bad situation," he said.
Larkins, who used to work on tunnel-drilling machinery, said he makes ends meet with the help of friends and his food assistance card. The clutch went out on his truck, so now he mostly walks.
Jennifer Ream, 34, came to the Good Shepherd lunch with her daughter, Harmony, 10. They recently moved to East Liverpool from Austintown. Her husband is in jail, so she's trying to get some help from her mother-in-law, she said.
Ream said she has a wide variety of job skills but no employment prospects. She and her daughter get around by walking.
"I'm hopeful things will work out. You have to have a positive outlook on life," she said.
"William" said he's a regular at the Good Shepherd lunch but didn't want his name to be used. A drug addict, he's struggled to get clean - and he's not sure he even wants to.
East Liverpool police found "William" passed out earlier in the week, with two aerosol cans of dust cleaner at his feet. He said he's addicted to inhalants.
"William" lost his apartment in East Liverpool and now lives with a friend in Chester. "I got behind on my bills, and I haven't been able to catch up," he said.
"William" has burned most of his bridges with his family. He's been in treatment twice, but, lately, his drug addiction has been landing him in jail. He has no transportation and no job prospects - and he's looking at more jail time now that he's violated his probation and is facing a new charge of abuse of a harmful intoxicant.
"I'm pretty much at the bottom of the bottom right now," he said, "and I can't bet back up."
The next Good Shepherd lunch is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 15.


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The internal battle to lead Hawaii's House of Representatives appears to have ended with Maui's Rep. Joe Souki officially announcing Wednesday that he's garnered enough support to defeat longtime House Speaker Calvin Say.
Souki's return to the top post won't be confirmed until lawmakers vote on it Jan. 16, the opening day of the 2013 Legislature.
Nonetheless, Souki said he has 28 votes in his favor - two more than the minimum needed from the 51-member House. That includes all seven Republicans in the House and a dissident faction of Democrats opposed to Say's leadership.
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"It's not official until the third week of January, but it's official that I have the votes. And I'll try to accumulate more votes as we go along," Souki told The Maui News following a press conference he called Wednesday at the state Capitol.
Say, who has held the speakership the last 13 years, was unavailable for comment Wednesday, according to Thelma Dreyer, a House spokeswoman.
Lawmakers have said privately that Say has not given up yet, and things could still change between now and opening day.
A similar behind-the-scenes stalemate two years ago dragged on until opening day of the 2011 session. Say eventually got the backing of the Republican caucus in order to hold on to his seat for another two years.
Hawaii Democratic Party Chairman Dante Carpenter in a letter last week had cautioned House Democrats against enlisting the help of Republicans to end the deadlock.
Souki said Wednesday that crossing party lines was needed to break the impasse among the 44 Democrats but added that he thought the GOP lawmakers could be "reasonable" colleagues.
"I think the nation as a whole is looking at bipartisanship as we go along. One of the reasons, of course, for working with them was to break the stalemate, but I think the group I'm working with is very reasonable," Souki said. "It will be a trial for both of us."
In return, the Republicans, led by Minority Leader Aaron Ling Johanson, will be given vice chairmanships of three key House committees: Energy and Environmental Protection, Economic Development, and a newly created co-vice-chair position on the powerful Finance Committee that Johanson would hold.
"It was important that we be able to organize the House now because we can't plan a legislative agenda if we're not organized now," Johanson said. "I really feel like this is a historic event because this is the first time there has been a bipartisan coalition for leadership. I am excited for the minority caucus to have the ability for the first time to be a constructive voice and have a little more opportunity for input within the confines of committees."
If Souki's support holds true, it would mean both chambers of the Hawaii Legislature for the first time would be led by Maui lawmakers. The Hawaii Senate has already re-elected Maui Sen. Shan Tsutsui as president.
Maui good-government advocate Dick Mayer recalled, however, in the early 1990s when the late state Sen. Mamoru Yamasaki of Maui chaired the powerful Senate Ways and Means Committee during Souki's past tenure as House Speaker, giving Maui County considerable representation at the Capitol.
"There's been a history of Maui people having leadership positions, but never both (chambers) at the same time," Mayer said.
Souki said he and Tsutsui are mindful of Maui's needs.
"Both the Senate president and myself need to look at the state as a whole, but at the same time keep an eye on Maui County's needs," Souki said.
Tsutsui's office said he was unavailable for comment.
Souki noted several Maui projects among his priorities for the upcoming session.
"I would like to see for Maui a new high school for Kihei; I would like to push that," he said. "And, of course, moving the Maui County jail to a new location, and as far as infrastructure, we need to complete the access road for the airport."
Souki said he also wants to address the state's massive unfunded liabilities for retiree health and pension benefits as well as revisiting the role of the controversial Public Land Development Corp.
"And I want to make sure that we hopefully end with a (budget) surplus, and maybe re-evaluate all the (state) tax credits and see which ones we need, which ones we can trim or maybe not even have," he said.
Johanson said there will be "no shortage of work" in the upcoming session, noting that some of his priorities include helping the economy grow more robustly and addressing cost-of-living issues.
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"Until three days ago, I couldn't look at a picture of Cory," Ann McGregor told ABC News in an interview that aired Thursday. "So there's been progress."
McGregor, 63, still can't talk about the night of July 13, when Monteith was found dead after overdosing on heroin and alcohol in a Vancouver hotel room. She hasn't watched the touching Glee tribute to her son. But she does find comfort in Michele, his on- and off-screen love.
"She texts and emails me. She's hurting, too," McGregor said. "I mean, you see the sadness. I know her pain."
Michele, 27, remembered Monteith on the first anniversary of his death Sunday, posting sweet photos of the couple online. She is now dating aspiring model and actor Matthew Paetz.
In the interview, McGregor – who affectionately called her son "Baby Bear" – recalled the first time he was caught using drugs at age 15.
"I think that was the turning point. He had a lot of emotional things he was trying to figure out," she said. "A lot of it was he really wanted a relationship with his father. I think when a child gets invalidated, they keep reaching even harder. They want to find out why."
"I remember after Cory's first OD, the drive we took, and all I did was stare into his eyes and hug him and look at him, because I had this feeling, I really want to know him, because I'm not going to have him my entire life. That was way back then."
Though she says Monteith had planned to move back home to Vancouver, the grieving mother does not blame Hollywood for his passing.
"I don't think blame is a good thing to do," she said. "No, that was his choice."
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A right turn. see lewey.
"Take a rickey at the Exxon station, a lewey at the Arby's, and look for the sign."
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A sweet very handsome guy , who is patient and understanding. Non annoying person . Keeps it real . Gives good dick . Nice person . Can also be a high tempered bitch when he gets mad . But for the most part Rickey is a person that any girl would be lucky to be with . If you ever known a Rickey or is crushing on a Rickey he's the right one
Rickey is the meaning of perfection you're so Rickey , you remind me of Rickey
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a dumb blonde kid
god that kid is such a rickey
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The definition of pure love.
"I shall never think again my life unfulfilled for one pitter of your fair heart is worth all the beats of mine" - Rickey
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A male of different races. Someone who does not care about anyone but themselves. They have a high temper at times. They love ratchet females. They treat the classy good girls like nothing & ignore them. Rickeys arent interesting in good girls. They enjoy hurting & ignoring the good girls and treat the wretched like gold. Watch out be aware when talking to a Rickey. They only care about looks. Most Rickeys are dumb when it comes to females til they get older. Then they come to their sences and their over the ratchet faze. s
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Monday, February 17, 2014
One of my favorite services offered by the library is the free music offered online. If you have a library card, you are allowed to download three free songs each week, and you don't have to return the songs – you can keep them forever!
You can find the link to the Freegal service on the library's website, CCPL.org. Click on the link for Downloadable Media, and then click on the Freegal service. Freegal rhymes with "legal." The service is run by Sony and there are millions of songs by thousands of artists, both new and old.
All the songs you download are free to you as a member of CCPL, as the library subscribes to the service for you. Type in your library card number and then you can see which are the current most popular downloads, and/or you can search for any artist (or song, album, composer or genre) you're interested in. You won't find every single artist you like, but the more you look around on the site, the more good music you'll find. If you're not sure whether you're going to like something, you can listen to a sample of each song before downloading it.
I listen to a lot of Rock and Americana, and some of my favorite musicians can be found here. There are CDs by Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion, Langhorne Slim and so many more. One of my very favorite CDs last year was "From the Ground Up" by John Fullbright, which I highly recommend.
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There are also music videos which can be downloaded, and once again, you get to keep them forever. Each music video download counts as two of your weekly downloads.
My songs download and go directly into my iTunes library – easy as pie! If you need any help with navigating the Freegal service, just call us at 843-849-6161 and we can help you get started.
I make a note on my calendar so that each week I remember to get my three, free songs, because you can't save them up and get six the following week. Sometimes I feel guilty about getting this music for free, but I remind myself that I will go see shows and buy merchandise from my favorite musicians and I also talk up my favorite groups, trying to help them build their fan base. One of my favorites, the wildly talented J. Roddy Walston and the Business, have recently been on Letterman and Conan O'Brien for the first time – check them out!
Upcoming programs at Mount Pleasant Regional:
Great Decisions (for adults)
Foreign policy discussion group. See Reference Desk for information.
Group I: Thursday, Feb. 20, 2-4 p.m. "Energy Independence"
Group II: Wednesday, Feb. 26, 4-6 p.m. "Israel and the United States"
Group I: Thursday, Feb. 27, 2-4 p.m. "Food and Climate"
AARP Tax Assistance (adults)
Fridays, Feb. 21, and 28 from 1-5 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 24 from 1-4 p.m.
First-come-first-served help with basic tax returns. Priority given to senior citizens.
PLAY: Lego Club (ages 4 and older)
Saturday, Feb. 22 from 2-3 p.m.
What can you build with library Legos?
Fantastic Reads Book Discussion (adults)
Monday, Feb. 24 from 10:30-11:30 a.m.
"The Bone Season" by Samantha Shannon
Do-It-Yourself Crafts with Ms. Grace (all ages)
Saturday, March 1 from 1:30-3 p.m.
Read Across American Celebration (all ages)
Monday, March 3 at 10:30 a.m.
Celebrate Dr. Seuss's 110th birthday with celebrity reader Victoria Hansen
Stretching with Dr. Erikka (all ages)
Tuesday, March 4 at 11:30 a.m.
Bring you tot for a brief morning stretching session.
Mount Pleasant Reel Club
Wednesday, March 5 at 2 p.m.
Book: "Admission" by Jean Hanff Korelitz
Movie: "Admission" with Tina Fey and Paul Rudd (Rated PG-13; 107 minutes)
Winter Babygarten (0-18 months, with a caregiver)
Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. – Feb. 19-March 12
Fridays at 10:30 a.m. – Feb. 21-March 7
Baby Bumblebees Storytime (ages 6-24 months, with a caregiver)
Thursdays at 10 a.m. – Feb. 20 and 27
Twos and Threes Storytime (for 2- and 3-year-olds, with a caregiver)
Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. – Feb. 25 and March 4
Fours and Fives Storytime (for 4- and 5-year-olds)
Thursdays at 11:30 a.m. – Feb. 20 and 27
Saturday Storytime (planned for ages 2-6, all ages welcome)
Saturdays at 11 a.m. – Feb. 22 and March 1
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She's playing the role made famous by Julie Andrews in the 1965 movie – something that has some die-hard fans up in arms.
"I get hate Tweets and stuff like, 'You're not Julie Andrews!'" the American Idol winner tells Entertainment Weekly.
"I know I'm not Julie," Underwood, 30, says. "Nobody is and I would never pretend that I was … I know my place."
While some people might be unhappy, Underwood has support from Andrews, who says she's "a fan" of the Grammy winner.
"Fifty years later, it's time somebody had another crack at it," the 78-year-old told Zap2it. "I had the best time of my life doing it, and it did wonderful things for me. I think it's great that it's being done again, but doing it live must be so daunting Carrie."
Underwood is being joined by True Blood's Stephen Moyer and Private Practice star Audra McDonald in the live three-hour special, which is based on the original 1959 Rodgers & Hammerstein musical and airs Dec. 5 at 8/7c on NBC.


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Cuban slang for a heterosxual male who, although not identifying as homosexual, tops other men or recieves oral pleasure from them, while still engaging in typical heterosexual activies with women.
"Ese bugarrón me dejo el culo hecho yogurt, y ahora se va para la casa a ver su mujer."
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Puerto Rican slang that difines a man (Heterosexual) that fucks gay people for money.
"That bugarrón fucks all gays in the barrio..."
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A bugarron is a man who is by his own definition, NOT GAY, however he does like to have intercourse with men, where he is the giver, but never the receiver.
Almandito es un bugarron, le gusta darle a los nenes por las nalgas, pero nunca deja que se lo chichen.
Armando is a bugarron, he likes to do other men, but he never lets them do him.
Armando is a bugarron, he likes to do other men, but he never lets them do him.
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A este bugarron le comieron el culo.
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When a man inserts his penis into a chicks vagina, and she is tight! As he jizzes the lips close in on the penis, thus resembling a venus fly trap!
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TAHOE/TRUCKEE — I am coming up with a list of "tweener" foods, that is foods to eat in between the seasons of over-sized, butt-concealing coats and under-sized lake-side apparel."Tweener foods" will help you make the wardrobe transition painlessly and avoid that fan-dance maneuver you do on the docks each year at the beginning of summer. You know the one. You sit down, strategically arranged in your folding chair, sucking in your stomach with a huge magazine covering your winter thighs (white as snow of course).Unfortunately, you ultimately get too hot, thus prompting the walk of shame from chair to water's edge, which involves some creative sarong draping around the hips, ready for the quick release when you are able to take a fast, furtive jump into the lake.Getting back to your seat after the brief dip (you'd stay submerged longer if you could breathe) means the whole fan dance routine again, only in reverse. The problem with this early summer striptease thing you have going on is that, in the end, it is not happy. That is where the tweener foods come in. They will help you get in shape NOW for the hot summer days to come.So far, my favorite in this new food group is the spaghetti squash. Seriously, this is a case of having your cake and eating it too. It can be utilized like most pastas but with nominal calories (1 cup = 40) and carbohydrates (1 cup = 10) and is delicious hot or cold. Following are a few of my faux pasta faves.
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|Lensless Imaging of Whole Biological Cells with Soft X-Rays
A team of scientists has used x-ray diffraction microscopy at ALS Beamline 9.0.1 to make images of whole yeast cells, achieving the highest resolution—11 to 13 nanometers (billionths of a meter)—ever obtained with this method for biological specimens. Their success indicates that full 3-D tomography of whole cells at equivalent resolution should soon be possible. The National Center for X-Ray Tomography at ALS Beamline 2.1 images whole, frozen hydrated cells in 3-D (see highlight "Imaging Antifungal Drug Molecules in Action using Soft X-Ray Tomography"). Large numbers of cells can currently be processed in a short time at resolutions of 40 to 60 nanometers, but the ability to increase resolution to the 10-nanometer range would enhance research capabilities in both biology and materials sciences.
This research team had previously imaged frozen hydrated cells at 25 nanometer resolution, but image quality and reconstruction algorithms were affected by ice scattering from outside the cells. This most recent imaging, done at twice the resolution, used freeze-dried yeast cells at room temperature.
While x-rays allow scientists to look deeply into thick specimens, or right through them, imaging with a lens has its own problems. Even the best x-ray microscope lenses (concentric circles of metal known as Fresnel zone plates) cannot focus x-rays with high efficiency. To get an image means using such intense radiation that it more quickly damages biological specimens. At the same time, the geometry of the highest-resolution zone plates makes for an extremely narrow depth of focus.
To get around these barriers, the research team used lensless x-ray diffraction microscopy. The coherent light, light with the same frequency and phase, from Beamline 9.0.1 allowed researchers to produce a high-resolution diffraction pattern from nano-gold labels on non-crystalline structures like the membranes and organelles of a cell. Coherent x-rays are scattered and differentially absorbed by a cell's internal structures. As the light passes through the cell and reaches the detector, there is no lens either in front of or behind the sample to limit the resolution or efficiency.
The result is a pattern of dark and light specks from the scattered x-rays. A computer uses these patterns to create an image, acting as the "lens" in lensless imaging. Using an algorithm called "Difference Map" the computer converges on the diffraction data through subsequent iterations. Tens of thousands of iterations using the algorithm and manual adjustments of the cell boundaries were needed to yield this experiment's final image of a pair of yeast cells.
The relationship of a cell's internal structures can only be determined accurately by full 3-D tomography. Short of true 3-D, it is possible to gain some sense of the arrangement of internal structures by studying images of the structure at various depths, then comparing these with images of the same object made using different techniques.
Additional images of the same freeze-dried cells were made first by scanning transmission x-ray microscopy (STXM), which yielded lower-resolution images but confirmed features in different planes, and then by scanning electron microscopy, which showed surface details in the cell walls that the researchers had labeled with gold position-marking nanoparticles.
Researchers hope to achieve true 3-D images of whole, hydrated, frozen cells at very high resolutions. Rotating the frozen sample in the beam will provide more in-depth information.
Reaping the full benefits of lensless imaging with x-ray diffraction microscopy will require a source of intense coherent light that can yield data at a thousand times the current rate, and a more powerful detector that is currently being constructed. Until then, x-ray diffraction microscopy at Beamline 9.0.1 points the way to what lensless imaging can do.
Research conducted by X. Huang, A.M. Neiman, J. Nelson, J. Steinbrener, and J.J. Turner (Stony Brook University); J. Kirz, D. Shapiro, and S. Marchesini (Berkeley Lab); and C. Jacobsen (Stony Brook University, Northwestern University, and Argonne National Lab).
Research funding: U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes for Health. Operation of the ALS and SSRL are supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences.
Publication about this research: J. Nelson, X. Huang, J. Steinbrener, D. Shapiro, J. Kirz, S. Marchesini, A.M. Neiman, J.J. Turner, and C. Jacobsen, "High-resolution x-ray diffraction microscopy of specifically labeled yeast cells," PNAS 107, 16 (2010). doi: 10.1073/pnas.0910874107
Based on an article by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory News Center: http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2010/04/27/lensless-imaging/.
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Kathy L. Jackson
My mother and father were dedicated community service individuals. My father was the pastor of Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church for 25 years and Pastor of Annivesta Baptist Church for 17 years. He was a teacher, football, basketball and girls track coach for Charleston County School District for 22 years. He was named Coach of the Year for the State of Alabama before moving to South Carolina. My mother was the executive director of the YWCA of Greater Charleston for 37 years, and has received countless national and local awards for her great accomplishments in the community.
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Philanthropu/Volunteer Work My most current philanthropic work is with Junior Girls Day Out Community Project, an organization that provides education, career and personal enrichment programs for girls ages 6-12 years old. I also currently serve on the Rev. Dr. E.L. Jackson Scholarship Society's Board of Directors which awards scholarships to deserving high school students.
Over the years, I have collaborated and volunteered with numerous community service organizations to provide assistance to those in need.
College of Charleston, University of South Carolina, Howard University (Radio Internship) and Medical University of South Carolina (Public Relations Internship).
Did you see yourself where you are today? Why?
Yes, I saw myself enjoying a successful career as a marketing and event planning professional. While in college, I had strong desires and participated in planning and marketing events for campus organizations.
How did you get to where you are today?
My personal relationship with the Lord, Jesus Christ, has made the greatest impact with me being where I am today. Also, the examples and encouragement of my parents, along with my desire and determination to be successful have greatly attributed to me being where I am.
What is your life philosophy?
I believe that once people have a strong passion and make a decision that they are going to achieve their goals and destinies in life, they can do so in spite of circumstances.
What inspires you?
I am very inspired when I see people persevere and accomplish great things in spite of life circumstances.
Who is your mentor and why? Janice Bankston of Chicago, Ill., has consistently mentored me for numerous years. She believes in me, believes I can fulfill my destiny and has assisted me in attaining my life goals. Her wise counsel over the years has made a tremendous impact in so many areas of my life. I greatly admire her commitment, diligence and her heart of giving to others. She is truly an impeccable person.
Best advice you have ever been given?
One of the best advices I have ever been given is to learn how to "multi-task."
What do you do to relax, hobbies? I enjoy dining out and eating various cuisines. I also enjoy being out on the water, singing, dancing, and doing cool things to celebrate other people.
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Please be the 50mm 1.4
7D II would be a significant deal for Canon...they won't just drop such a SLR body cold via a CR1 rumor here.We would have heard a lot more through different well-orchestrated PR channels to maximize expectations and hype...Canon would make a big song and dance about it and promote it with teasers etc....If we are lucky we may get some mangy second rate product... but given the CR1 rumor track record recently, nothing at all may come on the Jan 13th other than another CR1 rumor for Jan 21st. Its called "keep the pot boiling".
The brand on top of the heap has no need to take risks.
Personally, I am expecting a brand new sensor with superior IQ and ISO performance to the 18mp sensor that is in use. Also, 6 fps, the new digic 5 or 5+ processor, a headphone jack for video, and maybe some other updates for video like high bit rate, low compression codec and maybe better frame rate options. Also, an updated body with better ergonomics is welcome.
It'll obviously be a Canon 3D with 18stops of DR, for $1399.. you guys are all way off!!
OMFG, I really love this forum. This may be my favorite stream yet. So, my guess is, if the rumor is correct, an xxD body with STM capability and a new STM lens. Makes sense that STM will get beefed up and that feature sets will expand while the STM lens family grows in the direction of prosumer needs. But I may be wrong! Someone please hand my a$$ to me and wax eloquently on the subject of my ignorant stupidity.Back-up prediction - a blandish xxD and the 14-24mm, or maybe a rush to announce a 35mm f/ 1.4 to respond to respond to the apparently sweet new Sigma 35mm f/1.4.I love Canon cameras and lenses, and I love all you Canonite/Canonista fans/lurkers/trolls. Happy belated New Years to you all.
The 7D mk II will probably also get bashed to infinity, unless it is aps-h, in which case only half of the bashers will bsh, but they will bash twice as much. If it is full frame, the bashers will stop bashing, then they will look at the price tag, and then there will be a thousand dark threads blackening the sky with the smoke of their "Canon charges too much" bashing.


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Priests and Levites
Priests and Levites
These were the priests and Levites who returned with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Joshua:
Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 Amariah, Malluk, Hattush,
3 Shekaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
5 Mijamin,[b] Moadiah, Bilgah,
6 Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah and Jedaiah.
These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Joshua.
8 The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and also Mattaniah, who, together with his associates, was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving.
9 Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood opposite them in the services.
10 Joshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim the father of Eliashib, Eliashib the father of Joiada,
11 Joiada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jaddua.
In the days of Joiakim, these were the heads of the priestly families:
of Seraiah�s family, Meraiah;
of Jeremiah�s, Hananiah;
of Ezra�s, Meshullam;
of Amariah�s, Jehohanan;
of Malluk�s, Jonathan;
of Shekaniah�s,[c] Joseph;
of Harim�s, Adna;
of Meremoth�s,[d] Helkai;
of Iddo�s, Zechariah;
of Ginnethon�s, Meshullam;
of Abijah�s, Zikri;
of Miniamin�s and of Moadiah�s, Piltai;
of Bilgah�s, Shammua;
of Shemaiah�s, Jehonathan;
of Joiarib�s, Mattenai;
of Jedaiah�s, Uzzi;
of Sallu�s, Kallai;
of Amok�s, Eber;
of Hilkiah�s, Hashabiah;
of Jedaiah�s, Nethanel.
22 The family heads of the Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan and Jaddua, as well as those of the priests, were recorded in the reign of Darius the Persian.
23 The family heads among the descendants of Levi up to the time of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the book of the annals.
24 And the leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their associates, who stood opposite them to give praise and thanksgiving, one section responding to the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.
25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.
26 They served in the days of Joiakim son of Joshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest, the teacher of the Law.
Dedication of the Wall of�Jerusalem
Dedication of the Wall of�Jerusalem
27 At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from where they lived and were brought to Jerusalem to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals, harps and lyres.
28 The musicians also were brought together from the region around Jerusalem�from the villages of the Netophathites,
29 from Beth Gilgal, and from the area of Geba and Azmaveth, for the musicians had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem.
30 When the priests and Levites had purified themselves ceremonially, they purified the people, the gates and the wall.
31 I had the leaders of Judah go up on top of[e] the wall. I also assigned two large choirs to give thanks. One was to proceed on top of[f] the wall to the right, toward the Dung Gate.
32 Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed them,
33 along with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
34 Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,
35 as well as some priests with trumpets, and also Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zakkur, the son of Asaph,
36 and his associates�Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah and Hanani�with musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the teacher of the Law led the procession.
37 At the Fountain Gate they continued directly up the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall and passed above the site of David�s palace to the Water Gate on the east.
38 The second choir proceeded in the opposite direction. I followed them on top of[g] the wall, together with half the people�past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,
39 over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah[h] Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. At the Gate of the Guard they stopped.
40 The two choirs that gave thanks then took their places in the house of God; so did I, together with half the officials,
41 as well as the priests�Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah and Hananiah with their trumpets�
42 and also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malkijah, Elam and Ezer. The choirs sang under the direction of Jezrahiah.
43 And on that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced. The sound of rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard far away.
44 At that time men were appointed to be in charge of the storerooms for the contributions, firstfruits and tithes. From the fields around the towns they were to bring into the storerooms the portions required by the Law for the priests and the Levites, for Judah was pleased with the ministering priests and Levites.
45 They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, as did also the musicians and gatekeepers, according to the commands of David and his son Solomon.
46 For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there had been directors for the musicians and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
47 So in the days of Zerubbabel and of Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the musicians and the gatekeepers. They also set aside the portion for the other Levites, and the Levites set aside the portion for the descendants of Aaron.
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- Dedications are a Big Deal!
- Taking Time to Give Thanks
- Towards a Celebration Lifestyle
- Jubilation!
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Legislator slams lottery privatization bid
January 31, 2013
Gov. Tom Corbett's attempt to privatize the state's lottery has been a shady undertaking that will most likely end up in the courts, state Rep....
Getting Mirabito to commit on his stance on gun control is about like nailing jello to the wall, ain't it!
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Shady..politicians..hmm..sounds about right.
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A multitude of complaints about others policies from this legislator over the years is the norm. If he actually came up with and enacted a viable solution for the states problems on his own that would be a pleasant surprise.
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Love the photo. looks like the packed house crowd is absolutely riveted by the discussion!
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Should have known a Democrat would not be on board with Metcalfe's plan! Still have to read it??? It is one page long!!!
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"Love the photo. looks like the packed house crowd is absolutely riveted by the discussion!" - eric88
'Tis true!
Mirabito should have advertised there'd also be a discussion o' the up-coming Zombie Apocalypse...and, the place would have been PACKED with (local) Tea Partiers!! (You'd have expected them, anyhow, if they'd heard The Redcoats were taking-over our Lottery.)
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the newspaper should have advertised the meeting it was on the radio, Mirobito is doing a good job here, The lottery deal is a one time cash infusion, lose lose for the seniors. And most hunters agree gthey dont need 13 bullets for that one shot
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Congress has a 9% favorable rating. Looks like this pol has even less. Maybe if these turds stopped talking all the time and actually did some work and did it in a manner so that it could be read and understood by the average high school graduate they would be better received. Since they write laws that are so big and convoluted that even they don't read them or understand them they have lost all credibility with the electorate. The biggest reason they do things as they do is so they can bury pet spending projects and freebies to friends in the bills. They all need to go, every single one of them. But, until folks stop thinking "their guy" is ok because he brings funding for something, we will have this nonsense continue.
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MimiLogue, the 2nd Amendment has nothing to do with hunting. The sooner you understand that, the better off you'll be.
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How can corbett award a 20 year contract to a foreign corporation? I don't care what party he belongs to. This is just wrong. Twenty years is a long time.
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Rexjag, it is not a liberals responsibility to read and understand the constitution and engage in intelligent debate.
Their purpose here is to repeat the same misinterpreted talking points their heroes on low rated cable outlets spoon feed to their dolt audiences.
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Hmmm sounds like some backroom kickbacks going on here. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that. I think any gov't SERVANT, not official as they call themselves, that gets caught "backrooming it" should do Twice the maximum jail time for the crime. After all they are entrusted with OUR money and law making powers.So the more victims the more counts.Boy almost 13 million counts of fraud would put you away for a couple of lifetimes. Bet the corruption would end abruptly!
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Why is the State in the lottery business anyway? If they State shouldn't be in the business of selling liquor then what makes gambling any differt?
I propose the State auction gambling licenses just like our Governor wants to do with alcohol.
Lastly, I don't believe for a second that Tom Corbett gives two hoots about education.
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Chris Payne is a photographer who specializes in the documentation of America's vanishing architecture and industrial landscape.
His book, "Asylum: Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals" (MIT Press, 2009), is the result of a six-year exploration of America's largely abandoned state mental institutions.
This program is part of a larger project that explores the history of mental healthcare.
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Andy Reid has a pet that he calls Mr. Can of Pringles.
Every day, he shakes each lineman's hand, just to see if someone could miraculously cure his urinary tract infection.
As a baseball fan I approve of the timeliness of slide #5.
Its funny because Jeff Loria is a shitty human bieng!
Arrested Development AND Mitch Hedberg references? You get me, Maj. You really get me.
Hey, you've got a lot of … cranial accessories. This is a smart crowd. In front of dumb crowds, I say, hey, you've got a lot of shit on your head.
The fuck are these new fangled young coaches from college doing in the NFL wearing visors?
#5 looks like Johnny, Bubbles' pal from the Wire. So he might not be sad, just really high.
/he thinks he's brown, but I keep telling him he's green.
You know how cats always be scamperin around your feet when your walking around distractedly, tryin to trip you up and then mewling all loud when you accidentally step on their tail?
it's kinda like that:
For the record, it took all my willpower to make this comment a half-ass attempt at comedy and not a completely humorless Bitter Bears Fan mini-rant. So.. your welcome?
Caps and an exclamation point? For J Cutty? That displays far too much care. Please fix immediately.
Every time I see Cam Newton, I can't help but think his head was slammed in a car door several times as a baby. HOW DID IT GET THAT SHAPE?!?!?
His big brother rubberbanded him then left them on during a growing spurt?
If Bucs peoplel are Tampans, are Jags people Tarpons?
(Combo fish/tarp joke, double awful!)
No, they're Jacksonvillains.
Shame, I feel it.
#2 for the win… oh Jags, your shitty town, general incompetence and misery are the LOLZ that get me through crappy Bears games.
Number 3 is the same face I made at the proctologist–very apt.
Mike Smith is Steve Martin. All he needs is a banjo and an arrow through his head.
Father of the Bride is a good movie.
Karry on, Kommentariat.
Hey, did you guys notice the secret little "view single page" link on the slideshows now?
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Amazon took on the US Mint with an announcement earlier this month about "Amazon Coins," a new virtual currency exclusive to Kindle Fire tablet computer users.
Basically, Amazon coins could be used to purchase apps instead of actual money. That's at least the only real use Amazon's announcement revealed.
"For customers, it's an easy way to spend money on Kindle Fire apps and games," the company wrote. They'll be able to purchase as they do now, but with the ability to choose to pay with a credit card or using Coins."
Amazon sees coins as a boon for app developers, too.
"It's another opportunity to drive traffic, downloads and increased monetization," the post continues. "Plus, there's no integration required—you'll get paid the same 70 percent revenue share whether the customer chooses to use Coins or their own money."
Coins will be released in May. When the currency launches, Amazon "will be giving out tens of millions of dollars' worth of Coins to customers to spend on Kindle Fire apps, games, or in-app items."
"Amazon Coins [are] a great thing for developers who want to make more money on their apps and games," Amazon spokesperson Sally Fouts told Digital Trends in an email. "Developers who aren't yet in the Amazon Appstore will want to make sure their apps have been submitted and approved so they're ready for customers to start spending the tens of millions Amazon is giving customers in Amazon Coins."
The digital press' response to the idea was wary, if not downright critical.
Writing for CNET, Stephen Shankland was concerned about the whole idea of virtual currency.
"My biggest concern is that Amazon Coins are a way to suck me and my money into the Amazon financial ecosystem and to make it hard for me and my money to leave," he writes.
He compares to the idea to early 20th Century ideas of owing your soul the company store.
"Amazon's coins remind me too much of company scrip," he points out, "which mining and timber companies used instead of cash to pay employees. Scrip could only be used at the company store, the economically wicked institution immortalized in the song 'Sixteen Tons.'"
Shankland also brings up negative comparisons to other virtual currencies through the years, all of which have failed. He calls out Facebook credits, Zynga's ZCoins and web 1.0 companies Flooz and Beanz—both online marketplaces suddenly crashed in 2001, leaving customers with worthless digital money.
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Baker Motor Company Charleston Fashion Week (CFW), one of the leading fashion weeks in the United States, was bigger and better than ever in 2013. With record attendance, sponsor participation and international media attention, the event made a significant impact to the local economy. According to the Office of Tourism Analysis at The College of Charleston, Baker Motor Company Charleston Fashion Week 2013 boosted the local economy more than $2.6 million in its seventh year, and the event had the following characteristics:
• 184+ million media impressions including TV, print, radio, and online.
• Total expenditure per out-of-town attendee was an average of $1200, and residents spent $500.
• 7,500+ attendees were highly educated with significant disposable income.
"We are very pleased with the continued success of Baker Motor Company Charleston Fashion Week and the recent survey results reinforce the growing economic impact of the event. We're thankful to the community, our employees, participating retailers, vendors, sponsors and volunteers for their support, and we look forward to continuing relationships in 2014," said Jed Drew, the president of Gulfstream Communications, which owns and produces CFW, as well as Charleston magazine.
Continuing, Drew noted, "We're also thrilled about the national press we've received such as Southern Living's online story, 'How Charleston Fashion Week Became the Biggest Style Event of the South' and CNN's broadcast and online piece, 'Why The Other Fashion Weeks Matter'. We're gearing up for next year and proud to announce the event will take place March 18-22, 2014."
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A good shopper needs to be persistent. ?
Heather Fraley of Altoona agreed as she arrived at Sears in the Logan Valley Mall at 2:45 p.m. Thursday to await the store's 8 p.m. opening.
"I am here to get a 32-inch TV for my daughter. I was in line at Kmart this morning at 2:30 a.m. but didn't get it so I came here. I am not going to miss out on another one," Fraley said.
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Shoppers wait in line outside Kmart in Logan Township on Thursday afternoon waiting for the Black Friday doorbuster deals that were set to begin at 8 p.m. A number of retailers were opening Thursday evening to get a jump on the busy holiday season.
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Aaron Zenone (right), 18, of Patton and Tucker Weakland, 18, of Flinton wait in line Thursday evening for midnight doorbuster deals outside of Best Buy at Logan Town Centre.
Cousins Christian Weller, 16, and Crysta Sitts, 18, both of McVeytown, Mifflin County, wait in line for several hours Thursday for the 8 p.m. opening of Toys R Us in Park Hills Plaza.
Hundreds of shoppers waited in line Thursday evening at stores such as Sears, Kmart and Toys R Us which were opening at 8 p.m. Others were waiting in similar lines at Target, Best Buy and other retailers.
Shoppers said you had to get in line early to make sure you got the bargains you were hunting.
Cole Burket and Darren Rightenour of Claysburg camped out at Sears at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
They were in line to buy a 50-inch Toshiba LED TV for $299.
"I liked it better when it started on Black Friday. I would never have come that early, but I was afraid I wouldn't get the TV I wanted if I didn't get here early," Burket said.
"We had to sit here and didn't get to spend time with our family. I liked it better when it started on Friday," Rightenour said. "I've been here 25 hours to get a TV, but it is definitely worth it."
Shane Burkett of Claysburg later joined Burket and Rightenour after he took time to enjoy his Thanksgiving Day meal.
"I am also here for a TV. I stayed home to eat dinner. I was lucky to get the fifth spot in line," Burkett said.
Shoppers also were looking to buy TVs at Kmart.
Bruce Walker and Lisa Miller of Altoona were first in line at 4:30 p.m. after they had their meal at 3 p.m.
"I don't like it. I wanted to lay down after we ate. I am missing football games, but I need that TV," Walker said.
Cory Snyder of Duncansville also was in line to get a TV, but he had mixed feelings about shopping on the holiday.
"You are supposed to be giving thanks to God today. We should take more time to thank God for what he has blessed us with," Snyder said.
Shoppers began to line up at 2 p.m. at Toys R Us in the Park Hills Plaza. The store was handing out free bags of toys valued at $30 for the first 200 customers in line.
Shoppers there said they weren't happy with the Thanksgiving evening opening and preferred that shopping begin on Black Friday as it had in the past.
"It diminishes the holiday, you can't spend the quality time with your family. Everyone needs a deal, but it takes a good share of your time to do it," said Tammy Yon of Altoona.
"It is called Black Friday, and it should be on Friday, but I have to go where the bargains are," said Chenoa Mock of Bellwood. "It stinks; it cuts into Thanksgiving. We missed a dinner to be here."
The Thanksgiving evening shopping worked out well for Frances Fleck of Altoona.
"It doesn't bother me. I cooked, and my husband cleaned so I get to come out shopping. I am here with my family," Fleck said.
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Every Sunday afternoon in Placentia, Calif., the Watson family gathers for Family Day.
Although informal — most every Watson comes either barefoot or wearing flip flops — it has its own set of rules and rituals.
According to Jennifer (Watson) Fiamengo, the rules mainly pertain to the food served. If they grill hamburgers or hot dogs, her mother MUST make her family-famous macaroni salad. If they have Mexican food, her mother must make seven-layer dip.
Sunday, we had a wonderful crowd on such a wonderful Lord's day.
Special thanks to our music guests, Mr. and Mrs. Jack and Lucy Parker, and Mary Marlow.
Bro. Jared's message was "Being Able to Say I Love You," based on John 3:16-17 and Matthew 3:13-17.
The Rev. Wotier's message, "Do You Know My Voice?" was taken from John 10. God cares for us like a shepherd cares for his sheep. Christ is the Door and the Shepherd. Christ is the access point for His flock. Christ's sheep follow Him. Jesus' sheep have eternal life. His sheep cannot be snatched from His flock if we truly believe.
The deacon of the month is Ralph Toole.
What a beautiful day it was Sunday. The sun was shining and the birds were singing. It was nice to see so many people in church.
Our church opened up with "The New Beginnings" choir singing "He Has Made Me Glad" and "We Bring the Sacrifice of Praise."
Joy and her puppet told us the real meaning of Valentine's Day — job well done by all.
Bro. James' sermon was titled "Are You Willing to Suffer Persecution for Jesus?" taken from Matthew 12.
On Sunday morning, the choir called the congregation to worship with a beautiful old hymn, "Sweet Hour of Prayer." Bro. Emory's message was "Drifting Away" from Hebrews 2:1-4. In Bro. Emory's message he spoke of the dangers of drifting away from the things of God like the church in Ephesus as they left their first love.
This week has been a week across our land where many received beautifully adorned boxes of the best chocolates, beautiful bouquets of roses and other symbols of love.
New Columbus Baptist now has two new deacons. Tommy Scott and Clinton House were recently ordained by the church. We had a great turnout of family and church friends in attendance for this memorable event. Light refreshments were served following the ordination service.
Last week's beautiful special in song by Abby Wuebbling was "A Living Prayer, My God to Thee." We welcomed Phyllis White to our congregation by letter.
Those who attended our Valentine Social Saturday night had a good time.
Sunday morning, Joe McNay sang "I Can Only Imagine."
"The Love of God" from Romans 8:35-30 was Bro. Dale's message. God's love is incomprehensible, inseparable, and inescapable. Live in God's promises, not explanations.
Zumba fitness classes will be held from 6:30-7:30 each Friday night at the church gym. Cost is $5 per class.
Meeting the Needs Ministry is collecting laundry detergent through February. Boxes are located in the MBC back foyer for donated items.
Our next night to work at Meeting the Needs is from 6 to 8 Feb. 24.
Bro. John's sermon was on Matthew 21:28-32, "Perils of the Self Righteous." If we say we will and don't, or we won't and do, it is wrong. We're deceiving God and everyone. When we are in God's will, things happen. Jesus offers permanent help from sin that causes problems in our life. Too many of us act like Christians on Sunday, and on Monday like there was no Sunday.
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Born in Beverly Hills, Clarke was raised around the glamour of Hollywood and looked like a star herself, a beautiful blonde reminiscent of Grace Kelly. The choreographer Busby Berkeley spotted her at a restaurant and offered her a job, but Mary's dream was to be a happy wife and mother. She raised seven children, but her two unfulfilling marriages ended in divorce. Then in the late 1960s, in midlife, she began devoting herself to charity work, realizing she had an extraordinary talent for drumming up donations for the sick and poor.
On one charity mission across the Mexican border to the drug-trafficking capitol of Tijuana, she visited La Mesa prison and experienced an intense feeling that she had found her true life's work. As she recalls, "I felt like I had come home." Receiving the blessings of the Catholic Church for her mission, on March 19, 1977, at the age of fifty, she moved into a cell in La Mesa, sleeping on a bunk with female prisoners above and below her. Nearly twenty-eight years later she is still living in that cell, and the remarkable power of her spiritual counseling to the prisoners has become legendary.
The story of both one woman's profound journey of discovery and growth and of the deep spiritual awakenings she has called forth in so many lost souls, The Prison Angel is an astonishing testament to the powers of personal transformation.
"No one will be untouched by this remarkable book about a remarkable woman." —The Washington Post Book World
"An unflinching, plainspoken and deeply empathetic book." —Minneapolis Star-Tribune
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Two: Hollywood Girl
Three: Salesman for the Poor
Four: Becoming Mother
Five: Learning the Ropes
Six: New Faces, New Lives
Seven: Alias "La Sister"
Eight: Seeking Justice
Nine: Human Beings Like Anyone Else
Ten: Not Forgiving is Harder
Eleven: Angel on Call
Twelve: The Eleventh Hour
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LOCKPORT – Niagara County legislators will meet less than ever in 2013.
The schedule of meetings for the new year, distributed at last week's reorganizational meeting, almost abandons the traditional format of meeting on the first and third Tuesdays of every month.
Legislature Chairman William L. Ross, C-Wheatfield, made a schedule that includes only 15 meetings of the full body. There will be two meetings in January, March, May and December, and one meeting in all other months, except July, when the Legislature won't meet at all.
Ross pointed out that little business was conducted in many of the 19 meetings last year.
"Some of the agendas were ridiculous. There was nothing there," Ross said.
"I'm willing to try it," said Minority Leader Dennis F. Virtuoso, D-Niagara Falls. "Anytime you can streamline things, it's always better. It cuts down on staff time and overtime. … If we need another meeting, we can always call one."
There were two such special meetings in 2012.
With the reduction last year from 19 to 15 legislators, lawmakers have larger districts that require more attention, said Majority Leader Richard E. Updegrove, R-Lockport.
Ross added: "The [majority] caucus felt there'd be more time for these people to be in their election campaigns or attending events in the districts."
Meanwhile, Ross announced that the size of the five standing committees will be reduced from seven members to five. There will be four Republicans and one Democrat on each panel.
That's in line with a rule change passed last month, which required proportional representation of parties on all committees. The Legislature is currently Republican by a 12-3 margin.
The rule change also barred the chairman, vice chairman or majority leader from serving as committee chairmen.
That means that at least two committees will have new leaders, as Updegrove is barred from his former post as chairman of the Economic Development Committee, and Vice Chairman Clyde L. Burmaster had to give up the Public Works Committee.
But Ross said he expects more changes than that. Updegrove said the committee chairmanships haven't been determined, but announcements will likely come this week.
"We're going to have a more comprehensive ad hoc committee structure," Updegrove said.
Ross said spreading leadership roles around is a good idea.
"The tendency is, if you're not involved, you sit back," he said. "People, when they're given a leadership position, will step up and do an excellent job."
Virtuoso decried the smaller committees.
"It's not enough people looking at issues," he said. "I think it's easier to slip things through with five people instead of seven. … You only need three people to pass things. It's not enough of a cross-section of the Legislature."
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Amherst police detectives found the suspect in the theft of more than $1,700 worth of vacuum cleaners and other goods from the Sheridan Avenue Walmart store and they didn't have to look too hard, they announced Wednesday.
The found Chuck Echevarria, 45, in the Erie County Sheriff's Holding Center.
Police released surveillance video on Tuesday and Echevarria was recognized Holding Center staff and Lancaster police, Amherst officers said.
Police did not say why he already was in the Holding Center but he now has more charges to content with: burglary and possession of stolen property. He is accused of stealing items about midnight Jan. 6 from Walmart Supercenter on Sheridan Drive.


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Bill O'Brien plans to return to Penn State in 2013, which is the most important thing to the football program. All bets are off if some NFL team makes him an offer he can't refuse, but presuming he is back, these are the biggest issues facing the Nittany Lions:
SUBHD: Transfers
Some players will take advantage of the NCAA's transfer-and-play immediately policy, which runs until August, but the key will be keeping all of the young standouts. They've said they're coming back, but once they start fielding offers from powerhouse programs -- and some will, such as left tackle Donovan Smith, receiver Allen Robinson, cornerback Adrian Amos and defensive end Deion Barnes -- then they'll have tough decisions to make.
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There is some outstanding young talent on the roster, and if Alabama or LSU or some other national title contender comes calling, it might be hard say no. Just ask Silas Redd. However, as the "departed Lions" link below shows, things didn't work out all that great for Redd and the others who transferred prior to this season, so that could be a deterrent to the players thinking about leaving.
Some players might transfer this month so they can be at their new schools for the start of the spring semester, while others on the fence might wait until after spring drills to see where they are on the depth chart. Two who would seem to benefit from transferring are running backs Bill Belton and Curtis Dukes, and there are others like those who have slipped back on the depth chart who could seek greener pastures. Even if no stars leave, overall depth will take a hit if more than a handful of players transfer.
SUBHD: No bowl practices
Despite what Allen Iverson said, practice makes players better. Not being able to go to a bowl game will cost the Lions 15 practices plus the game itself, and that hurts the development of younger players. Multiply it by four years, and that's a lot of missed opportunities for players to improve.
SUBHD: Recruiting sanctions
The Lions can offer only 15 scholarships next year, instead of the usual 25, and that will last four years. Then in 2014, the team will be maxed out at 65 scholarships for four years, instead of the usual 85.
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The coaching staff simply cannot miss on players in recruiting, which is almost an impossible task. And while offensive players seemingly would love to come play in O'Brien's system, secondary help will be a major focus since there's so little depth there.
Penn State still has a lot to sell despite not going to bowl games and competing for conference titles, but make no mistake about it, the Lions are going to have a very difficult time attracting elite four- and five-star recruits. They need to keep the top players they already have committed and find some hidden gems who can be coached up by O'Brien and his staff.
SUBHD: Find JUCO QB
Prized quarterback recruit Christian Hackenberg is on board, but he might not be ready to step in as a true freshman and succeed in O'Brien's very complex offense. The coaches have been working on landing a junior college quarterback and have a good shot at Iowa Western standout Jake Waters (39 TDs, 3 INTs, 72 percent, 3,194 yards), who also is considering Kansas State.
Hackenberg can't enroll early because his military academy high school won't allow it, so Steven Bench currently is the only quarterback on the roster for the spring. Whether it's Waters or someone else, the JUCO quarterback who enrolls in January will have a lot of time to learn the offense and should have a good chance to win the starting job next season.
SUBHD: Assistants alert
It wouldn't be a surprise if one or two assistant coaches decide to leave for another job or, in the case of offensive line coach Mac McWhorter, retire. There are some outstanding assistants on the staff, they deserve good opportunities and there shouldn't be any hard feelings if some decide to pursue other options. Things should be OK if it's just one or two, but if there's a major overhaul on the staff, that would be problematic.
SUBHD: O'Brien's future
This isn't about keeping him around for next year, it's about the university potentially having to pony up a lot more money if it wants to keep him for the long haul. O'Brien is due to make $2.3 million a season for the next eight years, which is very good money but not top-dollar pay in college football by any stretch.
O'Brien's buyout is substantial ($9.2 million now, decreasing by $2.3 million for the next four years), but as the number decreases and it becomes easier for him to leave, Penn State should find a way to boost his salary by another million or so per year to stay competitive with the marketplace.
SUBHD: Leadership
Who will be the leaders on the team next season? This year's senior class did a phenomenal job of it, but most of the best players next season will be juniors and sophomores, not seniors, so defining the leadership roles early will be vital.
Leadership gets tested when losses mount, and that's a possibility next season given how much talent the program is losing. The behind-the-scenes team building that takes place between now and August will need to bring forward strong leaders who can keep everyone focused in spite of adversity.
SUBHD: 2013 projected starters
Offense: Jake Waters or Steven Bench (QB), Zach Zwinak (RB), Allen Robinson (WR), Brandon Moseby-Felder (WR), Donovan Smith (LT), Miles Dieffenbach (LG), Ty Howle (C), John Urschel (RG), Adam Gress (RT), Kyle Carter (TE), Jesse James (TE).
Defense: Deion Barnes (DE), C.J. Olaniyan (DE), DaQuan Jones (DT), Anthony Zettel (DT), Mike Hull (OLB), Glenn Carson (MLB), Nyeem Wartman (OLB), Adrian Amos (CB), Da'Quan Davis (CB), Stephen Obeng-Agyapong (S), Malcolm Willis (S).


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LAKE TAHOE - The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency announced the winners of the Lake Spirit Awards honoring "real people making real progress protecting Lake Tahoe" at their second annual Community Appreciation Day event held on Sept. 27 at TRPA's office.
Four winners (two from the North Shore and two from the South) were honored for going above and beyond the call of duty to protect the beauty and clarity of Lake Tahoe and the Basin environment. "They represent the many unsung heroes tirelessly working to protect this special place," said TRPA Executive Director Joanne Marchetta.
This year there were two categories of winners: one for exemplary citizen and one for agency representative/environmental scientist.
Jacquie Chandler was the Lake Spirit Award winner in the citizen category from the North Shore. She was nominated for her tireless work as the volunteer executive director of Sustainable Tahoe, and the Tahoe Expo, a geo-tourism event designed to link "prosperity with lake clarity." Her work began with the development of National Geographic's geo-tourism model here at Lake Tahoe which is now promoted by the Sierra Business Council in their Sierra-wide campaign. The geo-tourism model links economic development of "adventure tourism services" to ecosystem valuation, with an overall goal of inspiring participants to embrace sustainability practices and stewardship roles in their everyday lives.
John Dayberry was the Lake Spirit Award winner in the citizen category from the South Shore. He was honored for his leadership role in the World Canoe Project, which has been uniting native tribes to work together to educate and revitalize the water culture of peoples around the world. In Tahoe, John began his work with Paddle Fest, a joint effort with the Washoe Tribe of California and Nevada. He was honored for inspiring people to connect with Lake Tahoe and become its protectors and stewards.
Heather Segale was the Lake Spirit Award winner in the agency representative/ environmental scientist category from the North Shore. She is the education and outreach director for the University of California, Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center, and is described as one of the most dedicated science educators in the Tahoe Basin. Heather exemplifies commitment and service and has made the science of Lake Tahoe interesting, important, understandable and fun for students of all ages.
Her programs allow students from schools around the region and two states to learn about the magic of Lake Tahoe and the natural world through hands-on activities. She has introduced thousands of people from around the country and the globe to the wonders of Lake Tahoe and opened the world of science to hundreds of students, many of whom had never before explored nature with a scientific eye.
The final Lake Spirit Award winner in the agency representative/environmental scientist category was Alan Tolhurst, who passed away in July after a long battle with leukemia. Alan was a leader on the El Dorado County Planning Commission for 15 years and was also a long-standing member and chair of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Advisory Planning Commission.
He was dedicated to the improvement of both the quality of life and the environment in the Lake Tahoe Basin and was engaged in numerous planning efforts to affect positive change. Alan was posthumously given a Lake Spirit Award for the example he served in life to get involved and to bring rational thought to bear on the well-being of the Lake Tahoe Basin. Alan's widow, Brigette Dillet, accepted his award.
In welcoming the community, Marchetta said the purpose of the event was, "to honor all the people in the Tahoe Basin working tirelessly to protect our environment. Because, when it comes to creating environmental gain on the ground, everyone has a role to play," she said. "We would like to thank you all for your efforts, large and small, at protecting the beauty and clarity of Lake Tahoe."
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The former Kmart shopping center on Bowman Road will get a major overhaul. Developers hope to bring in two major chain anchors and rename the center Bowman Place.
After 35 years, Kmart closed its doors earlier this year.
Design plans submitted to the Town of Mount Pleasant reveal a new facade and a restructuring of the shopping center's five parcels.
Because the developer is not making more than 50-percent improvement, the project will not go through traditional planning boards and commissions.
In addition, the plan calls for extensive landscaping improvements and lighting.
It had been reported that Nordstrom Rack would be one of those major chains to take up residence, however, Naomi Tobis of Nordstrom Corporate Affairs told the Moultrie News that they are looking at potential locations for additional Rack stores in South Carolina but have no deal to share at this time.
"However, our first two Nordstrom Rack stores will open in Greenville, October 9, and Columbia, October 30, this coming fall," she said.
In addition, Donna Patterson, property manager for Grove Property Fund LLC said, "Our company policy is not to be interviewed by the press, but we can provide accurate background information.
Unfortunately, things are not at the point on our end where we can confirm the final re-development plan for the old Kmart property. Feel free to check back in a couple of months."
Dick's Sporting Goods was also previously reported as part of the plan in a slightly larger parcel on the property.
Representatives from Dick's Sporting Goods corporate headquarters have not returned requests for comments.
The site design renderings do not include an indication of tenants of the other three parcels.
Daniel Island-based Grove Property Fund LLC, owners of the 131,000-square-foot shopping center, plan to partially demolish and redesign the center with updated storefronts and landscaping, according to the submitted documents.
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Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., on Saturday greeted about 50 World War II veterans from Oregon who had traveled to Washington, D.C. as part of an "Honor Flight" to visit the World War II Memorial on the National Mall.
Although the open-air memorial has been closed by the Obama administration during the government shutdown, the National Park Police allowed the veterans and their families to enter the Memorial.
Walden's Oregon colleague, Rep. Peter DeFazio, was also on hand to greet the veterans and present them with American flags flown over the Capitol.
"Each of these men and women who served is a hero, and it is always a pleasure to welcome members of the "Greatest Generation" to the nation's capital," Walden said.
Earlier this week, Walden supported the "Open Our Nation's Parks and Museums Act," which passed the House with strong bipartisan support. The bill would provide funding to all of our national parks and museums, from the World War II Memorial to Crater Lake.
He also supported bills passed by the House this week to provide funding for veterans' programs, pay our Guard and Reserve troops, and continue lifesaving research at the National Institute of Health.
All passed the House with strong bipartisan support, Walden's office said, and are being held up in the Senate by Majority Leader Harry Reid.
The House also passed a bill to pay our military during the government shutdown. That measure was approved by the Senate and signed by the president this week. For more information on these plans Speaker Boehner's office, please click here: http://www.speaker.gov/senatemustact.


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To put those numbers into perspective, Samsung -- third place in tablet sales behind Apple and Amazon -- shipped a mere 1.5 million Android-based tablets during all of Q4 2011 according to IDC.
Sources: Apple, IDC
quote: The Apple II is an 8-bit home computer, one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products,[2] designed primarily by Steve Wozniak, manufactured by Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) and introduced in 1977 .
quote: Established on April 4, 1975 to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800 , Microsoft rose to dominate the home computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s, followed by the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems.