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Cubs Drown in Brewer Beer at Maryvale
Chad Thompson and three relievers combined to toss a four-hitter with 11 strikeouts and Tucker Neuhaus singled, walked twice, scored a run, and drove-in another, as the Brewers celebrated "Cinco de Mayo" with a 6-2 victory over the Cubs in Cactus League Extended Spring Training action this morning at Maryvale Baseball Park Field #7 (AKA "Paul Molitor Field") in Phoenix, AZ.
Jorge Soler drove-in both Cub runs with a 1st inning F-8 sacrifice fly to the warning track in CF and a 3rd inning two-out RBI ground-single through the box, and Rashad Crawford reached base three times (two BB and an HBP), stole two bases, and scored both Cub runs.
Soler also struck out (swinging) on a 2-2 breaking ball in the 5th and grounded out 6-3 in the 8th.
In 30 Plate Appearances over six Cactus League EXST games, Soler is hitting 200/267/240 with five hits (four singles and a double), five RBI, two sacrifice flies, no walks, three HBP, six strikeouts, and one stolen base.
Unlike the other 14 Cactus League teams, the Brewers play EXST games against teams from both the East and West Divisions. The other 14 teams play games only against teams from their side of town (for example, other than games against the Brewers, the Cubs play only the "east-side" Angels, A's, Giants, Rockies, and Diamondbacks, and other than the five games they play with the Brewers, the White Sox play only the "west-side" Dodgers, Reds, Indians, Padres, Mariners, Royals, and Rangers). But because they are located between the two divisions, the Brewers play everybody, and today was the Cubs turn to go to Maryvale.
In EXST Cubs roster news, 1B Matt Scioscia and INF Trevor Stevens have been released.
The son of Angels manager Mike Scioscia, Matt Scioscia was acquired from the Angels in exchange for 1B-OF Trevor Gretzky in March. Because he did not make a full-season team's Opening Day roster, he was "left behind" at Riverview Park and was assigned to the Extended Spring Training squad at the conclusion of Minor League Camp.
Scioscia was one of several older and more-experienced players assigned to the Cubs EXST squad who serve as a "replacement cadre" in case of an injury to a player at Kane County, Daytona, Tennessee, or Iowa. (Infielder Giuseppe Papaccio has already spent time at Tennessee and Daytona this season covering for injuries). By having ready-reserve replacements available at EXST, the Cubs do not have to sign a minor league free-agent every time a position players goes on the DL at KC, Daytona, Tennessee, or Iowa. They just temporarily move-up one of the replacemernt guys from Riverview Park.
Unfortunately for Scioscia, the Cubs are well-fixed at 1st base at both KC and Daytona (with Jacob Rogers and Danny Canela at KC, and Dan Vogelbach and Rock Shoulders at Daytona), C-1B-3B Taylor Davis and IF-OF Anthony Giansanti can fill-in if anything happens to Dustin Geiger at Tennessee, and the Iowa Cubs have a number of players who can play 1B (Lars Anderson, Chris Valaika, Jonathon Mota, and Edgar Gonzalez). So Scioscia wasn't going to get moved-up even if a "full-season" 1st baseman went on the DL, plus just by being at Extended Spring Training he was (inadvertently) taking AB away from younger players, even though he himself was actually performing very well.
In fact, Scioscia was hitting a robust 348/423/391 in 26 Plate Appearances, was one of the EXST Cubs leading hitters (second in Batting Avg only to Roney Alcala, who is hitting .400), and was in the midst of an active seven-game hitting streak at the time of his release. What hurt Scioscia was his age (he's 25), the fact that he plays a position (1st base) that requires at least a little bit of slugging (although he is a big guy, Scioscia really has no power), and that he is an extremely slow runner (he was thrown-out trying to advance from 2nd to 3rd on a single to LF in an EXST game last month). Although Scioscia played both 1B and catcher when he was in the Angels system, the Cubs played him only at 1B.
Trevor Stevens was signed as a Non-Drafted Free-Agent out of Northwestern University last summer to provide infield depth for the AZL Cubs (he hit 257/388/329 in 26 AZL games), but he was not invited to post-season Instructs and he probably would have been released at the end of Minor League Camp this past March if he hadn't suffered a broken hand in Spring Training. Just like a sick prisoner on Death Row who can't be executed until he has recovered from the flu, Stevens wasn't released until he was healthy and ready to return to action. (He had been serving as a 1st base coach for the EXST Cubs while on the injured list).
Here is the abridged box score from today's game (Cubs players only)
1. Rashad Crawford, CF: 0-1 (BB, HBP, BB, K, 2 R, 2 SB)
2. Oliver Zapata, DH: 2-4 (1B, 4-3, 1B, F-9, 2 SB)
3. Jorge Soler, RF: 1-3 (F-8 SF, 1B, K, 6-3, 2 RBI)
4. Rony Rodriguez, 1B: 0-4 (K, K, K, 5-3)
5a. Tyler Alamo, C: 0-3 (L-3, K, 4-3)
5b. Alberto Mineo, C: 0-1 (P-5)
6. Gleyber Torres, SS: 1-4 (K, 1B, 4-3, F-9)
7a. Dalfis Ortiz, 2B: 0-3 (2-3, K, F-7)
7b. Bryant Flete, 2B: 0-1 (1-3)
8. Jesse Hodges, 3B: 0-2 (P-4, BB, K)
9. Charcer Burks, LF: 0-3 (K, F-8, K)
1. Tyler Ihrig: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 5 K, 3/1 GO/FO, 39 pitches (27 strikes)
2. Adbert Alzolay: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 2 WP, 0/1 GO/FO, 30 pitches (15 strikes)
3. Josh Davis: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 0 K, 1 GIDP, 5/1 GO/FO, 33 pitches (21 strikes)
4. Zak Hermans: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 3 K, 2 WP, 1 PO, 3/2 GO/FO, 46 pitches (30 strikes)
1. C Tyler Alamo - E-2 (overthrow on stolen base attempt at 3rd base allowed runner to score unearned run)
2. 2B Dalfis Ortiz - E-4 (missed catch on attempted FC allowed baserunner to reach 2nd base safely)
3. SS Gleyber Torres - E-6 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely)
1. Tyler Alamo: 0-3 CS, 1 E (see above)
2. Alberto Mineo: 0-1 CS
WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 90's
Hi Phil, had a good trip back
Hi Phil, had a good trip back. I keep up to date reading your reports everyday. When is Soler going back? Seems like he is all healed. Enjoyed being down there and seeing you. I will be keeping an eye on Kevin Brown. Bob
remember a split with Sox,
remember a split with Sox, Cubs still keep the Gulf Leak Cup
/it's the little things
There is nothing else in
There is nothing else in minor league system to replace Shitholz?
so will Barney be playing 12"
so will Barney be playing 12" or 16" softball next year?
I'm not sure he can hit a 16"
I'm not sure he can hit a 16" out of the infield.
We'd probably be better off
We'd probably be better off if we traded him in for the other Barney. They dinosaur one...
Glad to see fundamentals
Glad to see fundamentals displayed on both sides of town tonite.
watched a ton of games this
watched a ton of games this year and one thing that keeps popping up is replay requests are very commonly taking place at the same time a TV replay happens.
i get the impression that pretty much every team has a guy watching the game in the clubhouse who's yelling back to the dugout whether to challenge or not.
dunno if it's a good or bad thing since it leads to less challenges that shouldn't be made...but overall i wish the challenges would go away (at least until the playoffs).
That is what is happening.
That is what is happening.
...i want that job...
...i want that job...
Ed Lynch doing for the Cubs
Ed Lynch doing it for the Cubs
I think the number of
I think the number of overturned calls says a lot about the quality of calls on the base paths and justifies the use of replay. I have no problem with the current system.
darwin barney hates the cubs,
darwin barney hates the cubs, cubs fans, america, freedom, hopes, and dreams.
i called him darwin macias a few times...i think that's starting to become an insult to jose macias rather than an insult to barney.
ruh-roh Cubs not getting no
ruh-roh, Cubs not getting no-hit streak in jeopardy, through 5 for Quintana
ninja breaks it up with his
ninja breaks it up with his 3rd career double...leadoff one, too. woo.
that worked well, Ninja
that worked well, Ninja double to lead-off bottom of 6th. And Bonifacio sacrifices in the 6th FUCKING inning.
and lake rewards capt happy's
and lake rewards capt happy's stupidity
Lake sac fly to tie it.
Lake sac fly to tie it.
See sac bunting works everybody...carry on.
Which former player was that
Which former player was that quoted in the twitter box the other day as saying he thought the bunt lead to the most big innings?
either Mitch Williams or
either Mitch Williams or Harold Reynolds I believe
Both is correct as they share
Both is correct as they share one brain
"cancel the post game show"
"cancel the post game show"
/asshole hawk
107 pitches for Samardzija
107 pitches for Samardzija through 8, bats for himself with 1 out in bottom of 8th because pitcher wins are important or something
back to back walks with 122
back to back walks with 122 pitches and he gets another batter to pitch to?
that's interesting.
double play!
double play!
gets out of it with 126 pitches.
ground out, BB, BB..122
ground out, BB, BB..122 pitches
leaving him in
/Picard facepalm
and gets the double play on
and gets the double play on pitch #126...really wants that win. Thanks Garza!
Theo clears his throat
Theo clears his throat
Jed grabs yellow pages looking under pages for "Managers"
Haha. Yeah there's no rhyme
Haha. Yeah there's no rhyme or reason to this guy. Like a little league manager.
So does Samardzija pitch in
So does Samardzija pitch in the 10th?
him or rondon are the only
him or rondon are the only reasonable choices.
Pat & Ron disagreeing with
Pat & Ron disagreeing with the appeal result.
Tom Petty must be making a
this will be ninja's 13th
this will be ninja's 13th start in a row without a win going back to last season.
t.wood pinch hitting..
t.wood pinch hitting...because every circus needs multiple sideshows.
Travis Wood ph to start 11
Travis Wood ph to start 11
Race between Ventura and Ricky to see who mismanages to the loss
would someone please open up
would someone please open up whatever magic binder of stats that will show renteria that w.wright isn't just a loogie...meh.
grimm and russell the rest of the way.
...and grimm blows it.
2-1 wsox...awesome.
make that 3-1 after a HBP to load the bases and walking a run home. awesome.
If you can shut down Rizzo
If you can shut down Rizzo and Castro, you can pretty easily beat this team, which is a shame because the pitching is pretty good.
Hard to score runs with half
Hard to score runs with half a lineup. Castro, Rizzo, Bonifacio, and Castillo are okay, especially since three of them play skill positions, but the rest have been awful. I'm just about as old and blue as Old and Blue, and I agree with him that it's time to play the guys who have some chance of playing for the Cubs in the future if they stop sucking: Olt and Lake. At-bats by Schierholtz, Barney, Valbuena, etc. are pointless. I realize those guys have to play some of the time because the rules require nine players in the lineup, but the less they play, the better I like it.
Renteria (that's where you go in Guadalajara to get a rototiller for the day) wants to ease Olt and Lake in. But Olt is 25, Lake 24. They're entering their prime years, and the time is now to find out whether that prime is good enough to play. It's not as if either one is the answer--if they are starters two years from now that probably means The Plan has failed--but it would be nice to watch five or six relatively young, mostly home-grown Cubs for awhile as we wait for the more highly regarded prospects to sort themselves out.
Exactly. And barring some
Exactly. And barring some injuries we don't know about (Olt's shoulder) he could just as easily be 'easing them out' of the big leagues with lack of playing time. Being on the righty batter / lefty pitcher side of a platoon is not exactly conducive to getting in a rhythm. The veterans are typically the ones that can handle the push pull emotional roller coaster of sitting and playing. I can't see how it helps Olt or Lake to think about their .163 batting average for 2-3 days between starts. Ricky, you are HELPING them adjust when you give them PT and confidence. Jesus Christos!
Well a tough righty on the
Well a tough righty on the bump for Sox tonite.
11.84 era/1.94 whip
Sit down Olt,Lake bat behind Shitholtz
There's no way Theo Jed like
There's no way Theo Jed like this. Right?
But probably trying to get
But probably trying to get sureholds and boni in on mid season trade action?
How's that working out for
How's that working out for them? Schierholtz is doing a Darwin Barney impersonation. Valbuena could be a nice piece on a contender. Knows how to take a walk, is versatile in the field. He shouldn't be part of a lineup on a team trying to find its young core.
i like valbuena. i like him
i like valbuena. i like him better when he's playing 2nd rather than 3rd even though his D is good at 3rd (because it gives olt a chance to play even though it's not been a good showing so far aside from the power).
valbuena's under control for 2 more seasons.
Me too. Valbuena should be at
Me too. Valbuena should be at 2b ... Boni in CF.
The only difference-maker who
The only difference-maker who is ready is Bryant, and there's no way they are starting THAT service clock THAT prematurely on a team THAT bad.
I wouldn't deem a 28% K rate
I wouldn't deem a 28% K rate and at very best okay defense as ready myself. Javier Baez did wonderful things in AA last year as well.
I wouldn't mind Vitters
I wouldn't mind Vitters getting called up once he gets his hitting and on-base numbers back to normal for him. The Cubs have one home run from an outfielder this season not named Lake. Vitters just hit four in three games. That's different. Also, Vitters is ripe, like Lake was last year. I remember Macleod going to Iowa and scouting Lake and saying, He's just about there.
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J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.
j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(
Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales
Soler likely to return Sunday, Maddon says
Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
Who's asking?
CLE/DET rained out last night already, possible rain-outs in New York (vs. Baltimore), Boston(vs. Toronto) and Philly(vs. Mets) this weekend too.
Not only games involving playoff spots that would need to be played, but any that involve home field advantage.
I got the first one! Second one I'm not even sure what even/odd betting is.
any opponent preference for NLDS?
Mets are down to 1 great pitcher instead of 4. Syndegaard may pitch Sunday which means if Mets win the WC game, he'd be set up for Game 1. There's a chance they clinch a spot by Sunday so he'd pitch the WC and then we'd probably get Colon for Game 1. They've certainly had the hottest bats over the last week and month out of the WC options.
A couple of Cub related puzzles.
Can't teach height and thinness
Hopefully Pirates don't call up A. Lincoln.
j.buchanan going friday...should be...baseball...or something like it.
Wow. I didn't know they could do that.
Nice for Willson, not so much for Addy.


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PITTSBURGH - Early in the first quarter of Saturday night's preseason game at Heinz Field, a scene nearly played out similar to last season.
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was in the pocket looking for an open receiver while Kansas City Chiefs right outside linebacker Tamba Hali was bearing down on him.
Last season, Hali, a Penn State product, and Chiefs left outside linebacker Justin Houston met Roethlisberger in the backfield of a Nov. 12 Monday night game at Heinz Field and sandwiched him for a sack. Roethlisberger injured his shoulder, missed three games and was never quite the same as the Steelers fizzled to a 2-5 finish.
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Kansas City's Tamba Hali tries to get through Pittsburgh's Mike Adams to reach quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in Saturday's game.
On Saturday, Roethlisberger felt Hali's pressure again but this time unloaded a deep pass to Antonio Brown for a 49-yard gain just as the long-armed Hali was ready to take him down. Roethlisberger spent the entire first half avoiding Hali, who continued to beat Steelers left tackle Mike Adams, and escaped the preseason game unharmed.
But Hali's presence was certainly felt.
"[Hali] is a hard worker,'' said Houston, a third-year player. "When it comes to pass rushing, he's a great coach as well as a player who can rush the passer. I feel like he's taught me a lot about the game. He's so smart. He studies a lot and is relentless at rushing the passer.''
Hali has forged a stellar seven-year career with the Chiefs after being the 20th player selected in the 2006 NFL draft following his All-American 2005 season at Penn State. He played defensive end for his first three NFL seasons but really saw his career blossom when the Chiefs switched to a 3-4 defense in 2009 and moved him to outside linebacker.
Since then, he's made three straight Pro Bowls and led the AFC in sacks in 2010 with 14.5. His sack total dropped slightly each of the last two years to 12 and 9 when the Chiefs' record dipped significantly from 10-6 to 7-9 and 2-14, but he's still considered one of the top linebackers in the game.
Hali, who left war-torn Liberia for Teaneck, N.J., when he was 10, will turn 30 in November. He's reached NFL stardom, eight years removed from his college days, but he still flashed a big smile when talking about Penn State.
"I just went up there - I had to pick up my daughter [2-year-old Sia] there,'' Hali said. "I haven't really trained there the last two years, but I went up and met Coach [Bill O'Brien]. I like Coach. He's a great guy.''
This season, Hali will play for his fourth NFL head coach after Andy Reid replaced Romeo Crennel in the offseason, and the optimism in Kansas City in on the rise after last year's flop. The Chiefs are expected to make a run at a playoff spot in the AFC West.
"Coach Reid came in, and we have more of a structure,'' Hali said. "We're building the team from a defensive standpoint. He brought in a couple of cornerbacks [Sean Smith and Dunta Robinson] and [quarterback] Alex [Smith]. We've been more productive this year in camp, and everything is more in line with the way we wanted. It's gonna take some time for the entire team to gel, but we're making strides.''
Although the coaching staff has changed, Hali's main role will continue to be to get to the quarterback. He is in the third year of a five-year, $57 million contract and is one of the highest paid defensive players in the game.
"I still get to rush the passer a lot,'' Hali said. "But I'm doing more. I'm dropping more in coverage. I have to do everything that's asked of me, but I like rushing the quarterback.''


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Owners: Group home won't pose problems
February 11, 2013
Owners of an adult group home are assuring the public that the facility will not be a detriment to the community....
Like it or not, mentally ill people need a place they can call home too. Instead of complaining, why not try volunteering or donating to a group home in your community? The best part of a group home is the fact these people have someone watching over them and helping them cope with day to day living.
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grayghost, who is complaining? I for one, don't begrudge anyone doing this. It is an ingenious way to make a buck. Anybody wanting to start a successful business aim it towards healthcare, it is the killer profit maker right now in America. Our bodies have virtually become the profit generation machines and Government now owns them. Because of Obamanomics and how badly he intentionally has this economy and the constant turmoil and uncertainty he constantly inflicts upon the people with his brainless actions, he is slowly pushing people to the brink.
He has this country in so much turmoil it is sick in its own way. There is a lot of people struggling with hardships an slowly breaking down. These types of homes are in huge demand right now and it is going to get worse until he is stopped.
Besides these people want to do this, that responsibility is the monkey on their back. They screw up THEN people need to unleash.
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Mental Illness is rapidly growing in America. It is a fact.
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Technology and long distance leadership in volunteer management
25 July 2005
by Mary Merrill
Technology continues to change the way people work. Increasing numbers of employees work on the road or telecommute at least some of the time. Walk through an airport and you will see laptops, cell phones, and Blackberrys everywhere. It seems that no one is "out of touch" these days. Work is always at our fingertips or traversing the airwaves.
Meetings are via conference call, email, chat room or virtual meeting space. Gone are the days when a volunteer has to travel across town for a board or committee meeting. Now they can attend the meeting via audio or visual conferencing services. A board member, sitting on an airplane can vote via text messaging from a cell phone.
Technology allows us to deliver dynamic presentations and trainings at the click of a mouse. We can collaborate with remote co-workers and volunteers online and prepare for face-to-face meetings with advance materials. We can review a contract or edit a document in real time. The Internet can save money if you eliminate printed brochures and send people to your Web instead. You can add a new volunteer opportunity, update information, post photos, change the orientation manual, or post a training schedule quickly and easily when your manuals, postings and newsletters are available online.
A major challenge for managers of volunteers is learning long distance leadership. Whether you are working with volunteers around the world or in your own city, the Internet and email are rapidly replacing face-to-face management. Many of the techniques for working with online volunteers apply to distance leadership because you are primarily interacting with volunteers through written communications.
Email is becoming the primary means of communication with volunteers. A good long distance manager responds promptly to email inquiries. If a volunteer walked into your office during the day with a question you would probably take a few minutes to respond. An email inquiry is often like someone popping in the office with a quick question. The volunteer is waiting for your prompt attention. If an immediate response is not possible, try to get back to the volunteer within a day or two at most.
Leadership is often an informal exchange in the hall or a casual conversation at lunchtime. These spontaneous exchanges of information become intentional communication for the long distance manager. Distance leadership relies heavily on the written word. It is important to have clear, concise, consistent communication with volunteers.
A blog (or weblog) is a great way to maintain ongoing, consistent communication with volunteers. WordPress is an easy to use open source software that can be downloaded and installed with relative ease. You can post daily, weekly, or as needed, updates and messages to your volunteers. By adding a subscriber notification service each of your volunteers can receive a brief notification when new information is posted. Blogs are meant to be informal, casual forms of communication. You can share what is going on this week in the program, or talk about upcoming events, new posting, etc. You can add a "comments feature" so that volunteers can post questions or share comments that are visible to all. A blog is a nice tool for creating a volunteer community. It allows you to communicate in a very personal, informal way with your volunteers.
The web site becomes an important tool for distance management. Volunteer sections of agency websites are often quite static. The information rarely changes and there is little reason for volunteers to check it from time to time. This is a huge mistake. Not only is it an excellent recruitment tool among Internet savvy people, it is a great place for creating an interactive community by posting new volunteer opportunities, photos and recognition notices. One volunteer manager told me she changes her listing of volunteer opportunities at least once a week. She gives her positions new job titles each week, finding that this help continually attract new interest in her program. The website is a place to create a "feel" for who you are and what you do.
An effective distance leadership technique is to create web based groups of volunteers. Perhaps all the volunteers doing certain types of work can become members of that specific group so that you can share job specific information with them. Group members would have access to a group "page" where they can get information, exchange ideas, sign up for new projects or check a calendar of trainings or events specific to their areas of work and interest. The group can have a homepage with a photo album of all the members of the group as well as links to basic information or a place for "breaking news." You may even have a file area where volunteers can share information and data.
If you are providing long distance leadership to volunteers, the following tips will help you manage expectations, people and communications.
Many of us are still on the learning curve when it comes to technology. And long distance management was not part of our business management curriculum. If you want to increase your effectiveness, with technology and with long distance management, recruit a technology volunteer (check for a local Linux user group or a local chapter of the Society for Technical Communication) to help you learn the techniques and skill to work with today's highly connected volunteers.


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BOCA RATON, Fla. (February 11, 2013) ─ Florida Atlantic University's Arthur and Mata Jaffe Center for Book Arts plans to send joy throughout the world during "Real Mail Fridays," a series of gatherings designed to inspire people to write letters to family and friends. The series will take place on the first Friday of each month beginning on March 8, from 4 to 6 p.m., in the Jaffe Center's book studio at the Wimberly Library, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus.
John Cutrone, the Jaffe Center's director, said the monthly gatherings will bring back memories for some, and will introduce the art of writing letters by hand, one of the oldest forms of communication, to a younger generation.
"We live in a digital world and some of us communicate mostly through text messages and emails," said Cutrone. "When we receive a handwritten letter in our mailbox, it is a moment out of time and small cause for celebration."
Letter writers can bring stationery and pens, or use some of the center's complimentary handmade paper, pens and inks, sealing wax and rubber stamps. There will be free postage stamps, and complimentary cookies, tea and coffee will be served.
Cost to attend is $10. For more information, call 561-297-0455 or visit www.jaffecollection.org.
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Kate Beckinsale
- 1979
Tragedy Hits
Kate is just 5 years old when her father, British comedian Richard Beckinsale, dies of a heart attack in his sleep. Richard, 31, was at the height of his acting career as the star of the English sitcoms Rising Damp and Porridge. "It stayed with me, the incredible shock and huge loss," she tells PEOPLE. "I started expecting bad things to happen, that friends will leave, that loved ones will die. It kept building until I had a nervous breakdown when I was a teenager."
- circa 1988
Struggling Teen
Still grieving for her father, Beckinsale develops anorexia around age 15 and withers to just 70 lbs. She asks her mother and stepfather to send her to Freudian psychoanalysis, and she attends sessions five days a week for four years. "It opened my eyes to things, not to be afraid of facing these fears," she tells PEOPLE. "I at least understood what they were and where they had come from."
- 1993
Much Ado About Kate
Beckinsale stars in Kenneth Branaugh's Much Ado About Nothing, in which she plays Hero, a maiden who is the sole heiress to her father's fortune. Two years later, Beckinsale drops out of the University of Oxford to focus on acting, before heating up across the pond with roles in The Last Days of Disco and Brokedown Palace.
- 1995
Love at Work
While performing in the touring play, The Seagull, Beckinsale meets Welsh actor Michael Sheen. The couple begins a nine-year relationship.
- 1999
Motherhood Calls
Beckinsale gives birth to her and Sheen's only child, daughter Lily. "I was brilliant at breastfeeding," she tells Allure in July 2006. "I was like an overproducing cow. I miss it a bit."
- 2001
Nurse Kate
Beckinsale stars in her highest profile film yet: World War II blockbuster Pearl Harbor, with Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett. While training for her role as a nurse, the actress practices giving shots to a bevy of men. "All these boys would come in and drop their trousers, and I would stab and inject them," she tells Playboy. "It was an odd day."
Kiss and Tell
Beckinsale's next film, the romantic comedy Serendipity, with John Cusack, comes out. She began shooting the film while wrapping Harbor and tells the Bergen Record, "They saved the kissing scenes in Pearl Harbor for the last week, and me and John had all of our kissing scenes in the first week. There was a point when I was ricocheting between New York and L.A., madly kissing everybody."
- 2002
Underworld Triangle
While filming Underworld together in Budapest, Sheen and Beckinsale meet director Len Wiseman. Wiseman directs the couple in the supernatural thriller about the secret history of vampires and werewolves, which opens at No. 1 and grosses $ 95.7 million worldwide.
- 2003
L.A. Breakup
Shortly after Sheen and Beckinsale's move from London to L.A., the pair breaks up. Reports surface that Beckinsale left Sheen for Wiseman. The British beauty denies any infidelity. "Yes, I've been completely monogamous," Beckinsale tells Allure in 2006. "It was always rather odd to me when I'd get that 'Oh, what a slut' remark. 'Oh, she ditched the father of her child and ran off with somebody else.' I mean, look around this town and tell me one other person who's slept with only two people in a decade. I might just be the only one."
Love is in the Air
After dating for months, Wiseman proposes to Beckinsale over dinner at Santa Monica's Viceroy Hotel, where he requests a cabana by the pool, a presidential suite filled with white lilies and a special type of merlot.
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Claims former state school Superintendent Jorea Marple was fired because she objected to conflicts of interest involving West Virginia Board of Education members need to be addressed as quickly as possible. It appears it will be up to the state Supreme Court to do that.
Marple was fired once earlier this month. Then, after her supporters insisted the state board handled the matter improperly, its members brought the question up a second time last week. Again, Marple was fired. This time, board members indicated they did not have confidence in her leadership of West Virginia public schools.
But some of Marple's supporters say that is not the reason she was let go. Instead, she was terminated because she objected to no-bid contracts and other contracts in which some board members have interests, according to a brief filed Friday with the Supreme Court. The brief was filed by Mountain State Justice of Charleston.
Board member Priscilla Haden and former board member Lowell Johnson agree with that contention, according to a published report.
Board President Wade Linger has said the allegations are not true. "Outrageous" was the word he chose to describe the claim.
It is an exceedingly serious allegation, as Marple herself should understand. Her husband, Attorney General Darrell McGraw, has handed out no-bid contracts to attorneys who made contributions to his political campaigns. McGraw was defeated in the Nov. 6 election.
Regardless of who is involved in conflicts of interest involving taxpayers' money, they are wrong - and often are illegal.
But allegations are just that - claims of misconduct that should carry no weight unless they are proven.
This is not merely one more case of a fired employee making serious allegations against a former employer, however. With legislators ready to discuss sweeping education reforms early next year, the state board's credibility is of immediate importance to West Virginians.
Obviously, the Supreme Court must tackle the question according to certain rules of procedure. But high court justices should expedite it as much as possible. The truth needs to come out quickly.


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Did you know that Halloween has Irish roots?
The spooky holiday was created by the Celts as the day of All Souls that ghosts walked and the undead spoke.
The 2,000-year-old ancient Celtic festival is called Samhain (pronounced sow-in).
The Celts celebrated their new year on November 1, a day that marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of winter – a time of year they associated with death.
It was believed that on October 31, the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurry, and ghosts returned to earth.
To mark the coming of otherworldly spirits, Celtic Druids built large sacred bonfires, where everyone gathered to burn crops and animals as sacrifices to the Celtic gods.
During Samhain, the Celts wore costumes, usually consisting of animal heads and skins, and told each other's fortunes.
Perhaps a bit more intense than today's Halloween, but spooky nonetheless!
In celebration of the upcoming holiday and its Celtic origins, we've compiled a list of 10 great Hollywood horror flicks that have Irish roots themselves.
"Interview with the Vampire"
This 1994 film from famous Irish director Neil Jordan was a huge hit with both audiences and critics.
Adapted from Anne Rice's "Vampire Chronicles" novel, the movie features Brad Pitt as Louis, a 200-year-old vampire who tells his epic story to a journalist (Christian Slater).
Tom Cruise plays the charismatic villain Lestat, who turned Louis into a vampire in the 18th century in order to make him his companion. Louis hates being a vampire, but Lestat convinces him to turn a little orphan girl, Claudia, into one as well, and together Louis and Claudia live on through the centuries.
A classic vampire tale from a great Irishman.
"Queen of the Damned"
Another installment of Anne Rice's "Vampire Chronicles was brought to the big screen in 2002, and an Irish actor took over the role of Lestat.
Stuart Townsend, best known as Charlize Theron's Irish boyfriend, appeared opposite the late R&B singer Aaliyah in "Queen of the Damned."
The Dubliner portrayed the legendary vampire Lestat, who after many years of sleeping in his coffin, awakens to a modern world unfamiliar to him. Lestat decides to become a rock star, and his music awakens the ancient Akasha, Queen of the vampires and the damned.
The film may not have gotten rave reviews, but it rocketed its Irish star to the spotlight – so job well done!
"Bram Stoker's Dracula"
In 1992, legendary director Francis Ford Coppola finally brought an accurate version of Irishman Bram Stoker's masterpiece "Dracula" to the silver screen.
Dubliner Stoker wrote the classic novel in 1897, introducing the world to the now iconic conception of the modern day vampire, and Coppola helped solidify that image with his film (though he certainly made the repressed Victorian sexuality within the novel a bit more overt).
The horror movie, starring Gary Oldman as Dracula, Winona Ryder as Mina Harker and Keanu Reeves as Jonathan Harker, was a huge hit, and some even consider it to be one of the best films of the 1990s.
Coppola – you owe it to Bram!
"Dementia 13"
Coppola incorporated the Irish in one of his earlier horror movies as well – "Dementia 13."
The film, which was the director/writer's first mainstream film, was shot in Ireland in 1963.
The thriller tells the story of a woman named Louise whose Irish-American husband dies. Louise wants in on her wealthy Irish mother-in-law's will, so comes up with a scheme to get the cash. Her plan involves traveling to Ireland to visit her late husband's family castle.
Her scheming ways are interrupted, however, when a maniac begins murdering members of the family.
"Dementia 13" got mediocre reviews, but most critics agreed: the Irish setting made the movie.
"The Company of Wolves"
Back to some great Irish direction – Neil Jordan had a great pseudo-horror film back in 1984 called "The Company of Wolves."
In the movie, which is made up of several gothic tales, Jordan tackles werewolves and their sexual connotation.
Angela Lansbury stars as Granny, who tells her granddaughter Rosaleen stories about innocent girls falling for handsome strangers with heavy brows, and then suddenly disappearing when the moon is full. Naturally, Little Red Riding Hood pops up in one of the stories, with Granny being eaten by the wolf.
Nobody tells folkloric tales better than the Irish!
"Darby O'Gill and the Little People"
No, this classic Irish Disney film isn't traditionally classified as "horror," but its banshee scenes make it a contender in the Irish scary movie contest!
The 1959 adventure film set in Ireland starred Sean Connery (and his awful Irish accent) as the hero Michael McBride.
Darby O'Gill is an elderly storyteller who tells tales about leprechauns and banshees to locals at the pub.
The Ireland of this film is actually enchanced, so Darby has many a run-in with leprechauns like the 21-inch King Brian.
The horror comes into play when the banshee shows up, heralding the death of Darby's daughter (and Michael McBride's love interest), Katie.
But this is a Disney Irish horror movie, so naturally, all turns out right in the end.
Obviously, you can't talk about Irish scary movies without mentioning "Leprechaun."
The 1993 film, which starred a young Jennifer Aniston, is admittedly ridiculous, but it certainly offered up a brand new (twisted) view of leprechauns!
Dan O'Grady steals a leprechaun's pot of gold from Ireland and brings it back to the U.S.
Little did O'Grady know the angry leprechaun would follow him back. O'Grady barely escapes the deadly leprechaun, but manages to lock the little Irish lunatic in his basement.
Fast forward to 10 years later, when J.D. and his spoiled daughter Tory (Aniston) move into the house.
The leprechaun is accidentally released, and wreaks havoc on the town, killing anyone who goes near his gold.
Quality Irish horror film? Definitely not. A good Irish gore fest to watch for a laugh? Absolutely!
"Leprechaun 2, 3, 4 and 5"
Yes. Believe it or not, "Leprechaun" was a big enough success that they decided to make four sequels between 1994 and 2000.
Here's a quick rundown of these Irish horror gems:
"Leprechaun 2": The evil Leprechaun comes to claim the bride of his dreams (or nightmares?) on his 2000th birthday.
"Leprechaun 3": The Leprechaun, now a statue, travels to a Vegas pawn shop, where the owner mistakenly sets him free. Tagline: "Welcome To Vegas... The Odds Are You Won't Leave Alive!"
"Leprechaun 4: In Space": On a distant planet, everybody's favorite deadly Leprechaun kidnaps a Princess Zarina, and plans to make himself king, but not if a group of U.S. Marines can stop him!
"Leprechaun in the Hood (a.k.a. "Leprechaun 5"): The Leprechaun is back – but this time, he goes on a killing spree in Compton, Los Angeles. Naturally.
"Lake Placid"
Also in the horror-comedy drama is a film that stars an Irish acting heavyweight.
"Lake Placid" features veteran actor Brendan Gleeson as the local sheriff.
The 1999 film, about a man-eating crocodile that picks off tourists in beautiful Lake Placid, also stars Bridget Fonda, Bill Pullman and Oliver Platt.
Great actors, not so great film. But in IrishCentral's opinion, the beloved Irishman Gleeson can save any movie!
"The Keep"
Last but not least is another thriller starring a popular Irish actor.
Early in his career, Irishman Gabriel Byrne played a World War II Nazi major in "The Keep."
The movie, made in 1983 and co-starring acting great Ian McKellen, tells the story of a group of Nazi's who guard a Romanian citadel, or "keep," that the locals fear is haunted.
One by one the soldiers are killed by an evil force in the Keep, and the Nazis have no choice but to seek the help of a Jewish father and daughter to translate manuscripts and help stop the murders.
"The Keep" was once voted one of the most underrated films of all time, so it'd be a perfect Irish scary movie to rent this Halloween.
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Pulling off Lanai's annual Christmas lunch is a lot of work, but seeing the community come together to honor its kupuna makes the event worthwhile, say organizers Cindy Sagawa and Maggie Masicampo.
"It's just great to come here and see everybody be happy," Maggie says. "Everybody's having a good time together. It just feels good on Christmas Day to be doing something with and for someone else."
The event started more than 20 years ago as a free, home-delivered Christmas lunch for around 15 to 20 senior citizens in a program funded by the 700 Club of Maui and coordinated by the Lanai Senior Center and Lanai Baptist Church. The lunch was meant to fill the gap for seniors who received a regular home meal service, which wasn't offered on the Christmas holiday.
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Volunteers Josh Ige (from left), Toshiko Miyamoto and Sonia Meschek prepare turkey for Lanai's annual Christmas Day lunch. More than 150 residents are expected to attend this year's event, with an additional 100 meals delivered to homebound seniors.
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Volunteer Keala Alonzo (from left in photo) and organizers Cindy Sagawa and Maggie Masicampo check the list of home deliveries for Christmas Day meals.
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When the original organizers moved to Oahu, Cindy stepped in on behalf of Lanai Baptist Church, where she is a member, while Maggie, who serves as director of the Lanai Senior Center, managed the venue. When the 700 Club of Maui disbanded a few years later, the two helped rally the Lanai community to keep the event going.
Today it is supported by local residents, businesses and organizations, including Costco, Walmart and the Mayor Alan Arakawa Community Fund. Lanai Civil Service and Trilogy Excursions set aside turkeys and rice from the island's annual Thanksgiving giveaway, while many residents who live alone or don't cook for Thanksgiving will donate their turkey.
Monetary donations for the event are accepted year-round and can be mailed to the Lanai Senior Citizens Christmas Lunch, P.O. Box 630149, Lanai City 96763.
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With so much support, the event has grown. This Christmas, "We anticipate 150 people to join us for lunch," Cindy says. An additional 100 home-delivered meals are planned, both for regular clients of the meals-on-wheels program and for an expanded list of homebound Lanai residents.
While seniors are still the honored guests at the free event, today it's open to "anyone and everyone," she adds.
"It's just a real community function," Maggie says.
"Everybody does something. We have people who volunteer to deliver those 100 lunches; other people come and serve."
Local musicians provide the entertainment, a mystery guest serves as Santa, seniors and volunteers decorate the hall and trim the seven donated Christmas trees, and volunteers from island churches help prepare the meal, including turkeys, green beans, stuffing and yams.
"We buy the food, we give them the food, they cook the food, and they bring it on Christmas Day to the senior center," Cindy adds.
But the event this year will be bittersweet without one of its longtime volunteers, Maggie says.
"Phyllis McOmber always made the gravy for the turkeys," she says. "We lost her this year, so I think that's going to be real tough on everybody."
In addition to Lanai Baptist Church, Sacred Hearts Jesus & Mary Catholic Church, Lanai Union Church, Lanai Seventh-day Adventist Church, First Assembly of God Church, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of Lanai City participate in the event and help prepare food.
The Four Seasons Resort donates two gourmet sheet cakes for the event, while other residents drop off homemade pies and goodies.
"Early arrivers" to the party help shred the turkey and start prepping the food, and 11 drivers will leave the center at 10:30 a.m. to distribute the meals.
"They'll get a regular plate with turkey, dressing and stuffing, they'll get a fruit and a dessert," Cindy says. "And they'll get a gift bag with 'exciting' things like toilet paper, paper towels and cookies."
Delivering meals to homebound seniors is Maggie's favorite part of the day.
"To be able to wish them a Merry Christmas and talk to them for a minute and give them a hug and kiss, it really makes their day," she says.
Back at the senior center, lunch begins promptly at 11 a.m., gift bags are handed out to seniors by 11:30 a.m., "and by 12:15 they're all taking a nap," Cindy says.
When she's not helping organize the Christmas lunch, Maggie says she loves her job as director of the Lanai Senior Center.
"I'm having a hard time retiring," she says. "I love it and I love them."
She also enjoys helping friends and neighbors plan their events and celebrations, creating flower arrangements and providing all the party essentials.
"I do weddings, I do funerals, I do parties," she says. "All you have to do is ask."
Cindy serves as the Sunday school and Vacation Bible School director for Lanai Baptist Church and also works as the coordinator of the Kids Art Club at the Lanai Art Center, which provides children with an hourlong art activity after school two days a week.
"I use a lot of glue," she says.
Both women say that the island's small-town feel and community spirit are what they love about Lanai.
"People are very willing to help their community, and it's a very comfortable community," Cindy says. "When you walk the square you can pet all the dogs and cats and kids along the way, you can talk story at the post office. It's a pretty friendly community - everybody waves, even if they don't really know you."
"It's a slow place," adds Maggie. "If an old man walks down the middle of the street, you'd never think about honking at him, you'd just wait for him to move to the side. That's the kind of country living how I was raised."
* Formerly a reporter for The Maui News, Ilima Loomis is a writer on Maui.


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Tsa'tsas (pron. za-zas) are traditional relief images of Buddhist deities and are used in Tibetan Buddhist meditation practice. They are sacred objects because they represent the various forms of the Buddha. Looking upon a tsa'tsa is thought to purify the mind, remove obstacles and bestow merit. Tsa'tsas may also be given to those who are ill and dedicated to the deceased.
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BERKELEY SPRINGS - The Morgan County Sheriff's Department issued a scam alert Friday, warning residents to be aware of a recent rise in telephone and door-to-door contractor scams.
Morgan County Sheriff Vince Shambaugh said several Morgan County residents have contacted his office in the last two weeks about scams. Shambaugh reminded the public that if someone calls or visits with a deal or service that sounds too good to be true or otherwise doesn't sound real, then it's most likely a scam.
Police said the majority of people who recently reported scams are elderly residents or parents of children in their late teens to mid-20s.
The sheriff said one scam involves a caller telling these people that they are their grandchild and that they have either been in an accident or incarcerated. The scam artist then tells the victims they need money wired or transferred to them in some fashion very quickly.
"We even had a person call and try to sell a story to a loved one that her brother was being held hostage abroad. Always try and verify with the person mentioned who is supposedly hurt, locked up or otherwise prior to making a rash decision. When in doubt, call the police," Shambaugh said.
Various contractor scams are on the rise as well in Morgan County. Police ask the public to remember that most reputable contractors don't go door to door soliciting business. A common scam is door-to-door blacktop and handyman scams. If a door-to-door salesperson does approach your home, police say residents should ask for a business license. The public should never invite strangers inside their homes.
"When in doubt, call the police. We would rather show up and verify the validity of someone than sadly take a report where someone has been ripped off," Shambaugh said. "Several honest people in our county have fallen victim to these scams and several thousand dollars have been lost."
Shambaugh said that in a majority of cases telephone or Internet scams are very intricate and originate from a foreign country, making it virtually impossible to effectively investigate and prosecute those parties responsible.
In cases of a person or group going to residents' homes, police said to make it a point to get a good description of their vehicle, including a license plate number when it's safe and good physical descriptions of the suspects involved.
"Please spread the word about these scams. Don't be a victim," Shambaugh said.
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In Mount Pleasant, it is time for persistent and consistent leadership, according to Mount Pleasant mayoral candidate George Freeman.
"We need persistent leadership that is dedicated to improving our lives by maintaining a balance between development of land in our town and our transportation system. Without this balance, citizens will be in congested traffic and businesses will not locate in Mount Pleasant. In 1992, the town prepared a master plan defining a future transportation road grid system. In 1999, the town prepared a Comprehensive Land Use Plan that called for connecting future housing development to improve traffic flow. In 2006, a task force was formed to make recommendations on solutions to the traffic issues between the Isle of Palms Connector and Porchers Bluff Road," Freeman explained.
He maintains that for decades town leadership has ignored these plans and recommendations. "During the same period, they have approved thousands of new housing construction. New businesses were built during this period, but they were mainly retail not companies that produced a product or provided higher paying jobs," he said. "Understanding the importance of maintaining a balance between land development and transportation will lead to economic stability now and in the future."
Freeman said he would provide leadership that would work to increase the number of product-producing companies which provide higher paying jobs. "Our leadership is currently concentrating its efforts on revitalizing Coleman Boulevard. The project has the potential to bring businesses to the area but at the cost of a negative impact on traffic. There is an existing development near Towne Centre that is an ideal location for the creation of a downtown business district. This business district would be similar to the downtown business district in Greenville. Additionally, this project will not generate a negative impact on the existing roads," he said.
Freeman feels like locating a new town hall to this proposed district will improve access for citizens and businesses. "Although it may cost more to locate the hall to this district, the benefits will outweigh the cost. Greater communication between our council members and citizens could make this a reality."
He said the growth in population has resulted in a separation between the citizens and elected officials. "At a recent town council meeting, there was a vote to change the election process for mayor. Since our form of government is strong council and weak mayor, we should change the election process for council members to single member districts. Single member districts will revitalize the close communication between citizens and government," he said.
Freeman believes that in recent months, council has shown an inconsistency in their voting. "An example of this inconsistency was the Oyster Point development. In the past, when citizens complained about traffic from another community traveling through their community council sided with the citizens, but not in the case with Oyster Point," he said. "Most citizens do not believe that their governing body will always vote according to their will but most do believe that voting should be consistent when voting on similar issues. We need leadership that promotes consistent decision making."
After 20 or more years serving on boards and committees, Freeman said he has demonstrated persistent and consistent leadership skills. "During those years, I have listened to citizens complain about the clutter of political signs around town during election periods. Therefore, I have made a commitment not to place campaign signs around town. As a result, I am asking our residents to visit my website (WWW.FREEMANFORMAYOR.ORG) to learn about my experience and background."
The election is Nov. 5. Freeman faces Joe Bustos, Carl Carroll, Ken Glasson and Linda Page.
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ATTICA - Fifteen-year old Tanner Houck, along with his mother, Amanda, have put together a fund for a scholarship in the name of the Bollinger brothers, Phillip and Dillon.
The Bollinger brothers were killed in a car crash in May. Many members of the Seneca East School District have paid their respects to the family, including Tanner.
Tanner grew up next to the Bollingers as their neighbor before they moved to Republic. Amanda said Tanner was close friends with Dillon and wanted to do something in their memory.
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Phillip and Dillon Bollinger died in a car crash in May.
"We hung out all the time, Dillon was always there for me; we played basketball together a lot. Phillip took me everywhere he went and always gave me food at his house. They were like brothers to me and I miss them a lot," Tanner said.
The purpose for holding the festival, Tanner said, is "to raise a lot of money for a scholarship in memory of Phillip and Dillon so nobody forgets them."
Tanner came up with the idea to have a softball tournament in the brother's honor. The Bollinger Brothers Men's Memorial Softball Tournament and Festival is to take place beginning at noon Sept. 28-29 at the Republic Lions Club Ballpark.
"I hope that people will have a good time and realize how important Phillip and Dillon are to all of us," Tanner said. " I hope people want to come back every year and that it gets bigger every year."
The event is to feature a men's only softball tournament. The tournament is full with 10 teams, but if your team would like to take part next year all you have to do is come to the event and place a $25 deposit to hold your team for next year, Amanda said. The Sons of the Legion-Republic are to donate the use
of the ballpark, she said.
"They have done so much to help out, this tournament would absolutely not be possible without them," Amanda said. "A lot of our friends are donating their time to (also) help with the tournament."
Also included in the festivities is a homerun derby, cornhole tournament, car show, camping, food, door prizes, raffles, a gambling tend, bake sale, face painting, games for kids and more.
There also is to be a beer tent and live music featuring Rough Country 8 p.m. Sept. 28.
"I think this is good for Tanner," Amanda said. " Keeping busy has helped him deal with the loss."
Tanner said that he would like to keep adding different things every year.
"Next year, I want to add a chili cook-off or BBQ contest, and a pie-eating contest. I just want to keep making money to be able to donate to the things that Phillip and Dillon loved."
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5 Disturbing Ways the Human Body Will Evolve in the Future
Tragedy struck Ged Galvin, a 55-year-old English man from South Yorkshire, when he was involved in a terrible motorcycle accident. His injuries were so extensive that, even after his many surgeries, doctors informed him he would have to use a colostomy bag for the rest of his life. Then crazier, more awesome doctors that had seen some Six Million Dollar Man re-runs recently, stepped in and informed him to "fuck that noise."
"Ged," they said. "We've got two words for you: Bionic Ass. And then two more: Fuck yes."
"The patient's lost the use of both arms below the elbow, so of course I recommend we install Flamethrower Hands."
Ged, weighing the pros and cons of carrying a bag of poop around for eternity (there was a shockingly short "pro" list) agreed to try an experimental new surgery. The procedure used muscles from his knee to recreate a crude sort of sphincter, with implanted electrodes all throughout that respond to a remote control. Now, Galvin doesn't have normal control over his bowels, he has supreme mastery over them. With the press of a button, Galvin controls exactly when, where, how much (and, if science is as awesome as this story is making it out to be, hopefully with exactly how much force) he shits. However, even if Galvin himself is sadly lacking in Astro Boy style ass-cannons, believe me when I say this: It is only a matter of time until somebody with both the desire and money gets the idea too. In the future, you'll have to watch who you mouth off to, because forget knives and guns - that dude at the bar might have a crap-howitzer in his pants loaded with high-caliber feces with your name on it.
#4. Multiple Penises
At the Wake Forest University Institute of Regenerative Medicine, there is a terrifying science factory that does nothing but give birth to penises. Digest that for a minute (the information, not the penises). Brand new cocks are being manufactured in North Carolina every single day. They're fully authentic in both form and function--they bonerize and everything--and they are not just "in theory," or "a one time experiment never to be repeated." No, there are actual, multiple test cases--rabbits, to be specific--equipped with fully functioning, entirely lab-grown penises. And the bunnies in question are not only already boning with their new proto-dongs, but four of them have even successfully fathered offspring with a penis that should not be.
"Baby, no! Don't be scared! Baby... just... just touch it a little. JUST TOUCH THE COCK THAT SHOULD NOT BE!"
The process used to create the bio-cocks can also be applied to other organs with roughly similar levels of success and, really, what does that say about our priorities as a society? You're not reading a story about the successful recreation of a human heart, are you? Is this an article about the first fully functioning replacement lung? No, the process showed promise, so the first thing we did with it was dong-farming. It's human nature: Just like you don't draw the Sistine chapel on your buddy's forehead when he passes out, so too does Science abandon its high-minded principles and feverishly gets to work on wang-wrangling the first time the opportunity presents itself.
Pictured: Wang Wrangling.
"But how does this change the human body?" you might rightfully be saying to yourself. "Isn't this just regrowing something that was already there?" Well yes, but I'm afraid you may have forgotten to factor in the Internet. Human perversion was evolving at a slow, but steady pace before the World Wide Web connected us all, and then look what happened: It was like a pervert A-bomb. Sexual deviancy leaped forward dramatically, and in an astoundingly short amount of time... because apparently Moore's law applies to fecalphilia and yiffing just the same as it does technology. We have the ability to grow penises, and the term "body modification" brings up 4-million hits on Google. Those, sadly, are not unrelated concepts; the very second this tech hits the market, you're going to learn the politically correct term for a man with five cocks.
"I prefer to be called penta-wanged, thank you."
#3. Fat Shorties
Many people believe that, thanks to the influence of modern technology and the advancement of medical science, humanity has ceased to evolve. After all, isn't Darwinism sort of meaningless in our over-protective society? You could go out right this very moment and crash a waverunner into a Taco Bell and, rather than throwing a short but joyous party on top of your mangled, spicy corpse to celebrate the effectiveness of natural selection, the bystanders will probably still call an ambulance to try and save your life. There is literally no point at which society considers you too retarded to save. Of what use is evolution, if the race is strong enough that even the grandest and most spectacular of idiots live long, healthy, reproductive lives?
"We must save him! He's a genius! Wait... sorry, I was thinking of someone else. But he's a really nice guy! Hm? Oh sorry, wrong again. But he's uh.... we must save him!"
While still others believe that humanity has ceased to evolve because they never evolved in the first place, heathen. If I understand correctly (and I rarely do) these people believe that mankind is some sort of animated mud golem, and women are basically just walking McRib sandwiches. But there's a new study that proposes to refute both claims: Yale University analyzed 14,000 residents of a Massachusetts town and found that short, chubby women had lower cholesterol, lower blood pressure overall and also bore children at a younger age. In short, that they were heavily (sorry) favored by genetics.
Oh… shit. That's cause for panic, right? If you're a fan of tall, skinny women – well you better get humpin' while they're still around, friend, because the future is almost here... and it likes Cheetos.
Well, not quite: The study suggests that in 400 years time women will average about one-kilogram more and be two-centimeters shorter; it's not exactly stating that the logical evolution of the female form is Danny DeVito with a vagina, they're just going to be a tad bit more... well-rounded (sorry again). Still, faithful Cracked reader, if you want to have a genetic hand in the future of the human race, it's probably time to stop banging so many supermodels (we know, it's hard; there's just so many, and they all lust after your complete mastery of pop culture trivia and slang terms for "penis") and instead start nurturing a taste for a little of the ol' slap and jiggle.
#2. Skin Suits
At the University of Western Australia's School of Anatomy and Human Biology there is a professor who likes to make clothes out of living skin. Actually, there are several: Oran Catts, Ionat Zurr and Guy Ben-Ary all have a lovely flesh-knitting group and, though they undeniably share a disturbing hobby with serial killers, theirs is completely legal. They're actually growing the clothes in vats (rather than the more traditional, artisanal method: Harvesting it from Jodie Foster). They've successfully grown a tiny overcoat--complete in every respect from collar to sleeves--entirely out of living skin.
Ostensibly they've done this in the name of art, to "foster debate over the necessity of killing animals for their leather," but I assure you that others won't share such high-minded goals when you tell them they could potentially wear a jacket made out of titties. Listen: It's a horrifying world out there. Our society is chock full of mentally deranged people that would jump at this prospect, and sure, some of them might tell you they're wearing a prom dress made out of rippling cellulite to "reflect the aesthetic morals of a bankrupt nation," but sometimes you just gotta call a gown of fat a gown of fat.
"No, I heard you. You're 'illuminating the hypocrisy of sexual taboos in mainstream society,' but that really just looks like dick-shadow-puppets to me."
The truly disturbing part of all this, however, is something you may have glazed over: The coat the Australian scientists grew was technically alive the entire time. You can try to take comfort in the idea that this is all too far-fetched to catch on, but I should remind you that everybody thought hyper-color was a great idea back in the 90s; I guarantee you there will be some sort of market for shoes that scream when you step in them.
#1. Orgasm Implants
Right at this very moment, technicians at Intel are working diligently on brain implants that will allow for remote control of electronics. They think the technology will be ready for consumer use as soon as the year 2020, and they also think people will totally line up to have their heads split open and mysterious technology shoved into their brains.
And goddammit, they're right: That sounds awesome!
Turning on the TV with a blink, complete mental control of a video game avatar, entering reams of data without lifting a finger or even opening an eye - brain implants would absolutely revolutionize the modern world. There's just one problem: They're already doing it. They've been around for years… and they're completely ruining lives.
Well, not quite that literally.
They're called Thalamic Stimulators, and their intended purpose is to provide an electrical current to the thalamus that limits muscle tremors from diseases like Parkinson's. And when they work correctly, they're actually quite effective. But there's a rare side-effect: "erotic stimulations." And yes, that is exactly what it sounds like; there are people walking the Earth right now with sex-chips installed in their brains.
Initially, that all sounds pretty awesome. What's wrong with that? Who wouldn't want an orgasm switch? But you should know that--even considering the relative rarity of the devices in the first place, and the even rarer occurrence of these sexual side-effects--there's already a name for addiction to them: Compulsive Thalamic Self-Stimulation. And the addiction is both serious and harmful. One woman afflicted with mind-gasms wore a hole in her damn finger from pressing the button too much! She even got so desperate that she tried to literally hack into her own brain with the hopes of increasing the strength of the implant. It's not a gender specific side-effect, either. A man who got the implant to combat Tourette's symptoms became addicted when he noticed that flipping the switch gave him instant erections.
Pictured: The mythical Mega-Boner Switch. It is rumored that, should it ever be thrown, the boner it will cause shall rip the sun itself in twain.
Now, stop and consider that treating erectile dysfunction is the single most profitable use of current pharmaceutical drugs, and you'll see that the very second brain implants become publicly available, it's going to be as boner switches. But you know what the truly disturbing thought is? It's not hard-on buttons, or skin suits, or even multi-penises; it's the simple fact that these innovations are not mutually exclusive. Technology is a cumulative thing. Your phone is your GPS, your computer is your music player, your video game console has an Internet browser; new tech is always going to cross-contaminate. You're not going to have to cope with one of these things in the future, you're going to have to cope with all of them.
So start mentally preparing now, friends, you're going to need all the headstart you can get when you find yourself in line at the grocery store one day behind a man in a multi-donged flesh coat who starts rapidly flipping the instant boner switch on his bristling cock-jacket in a vain attempt to catch the eye of that hot, short, fat little number with the chromed ass-cannon across the aisle.
You can pre-order Robert's book, Everything is Going to Kill Everybody: The Terrifyingly Real Ways the World Wants You Dead on Amazon, or find him on Twitter, Facebook and his own site, I Fight Robots, where you can learn more reasons to fear all new things before you fully understand them!


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Camilla Brune has been an avid skier since age two. The snow and outdoors has always been a part of her life. She grew up outside of Oslo, Norway, traveled Europe as a ski racer and is now an assistant coach to Westminster's Ski Team—which practices in Park City, Utah.
Prior to moving to Utah, Camilla was coaching a local ski team while attending a university in Norway. She had heard about Westminster from a friend, so when the opportunity to move to Utah and attend Westminster came about, she was excited.
Utah is perfect for Camilla because it allows her to maintain an active lifestyle. "I don't think I can live far from the mountains," she says. "I grew up there and it's part of me." The beauty and seclusion also provides a great mental break. "Many people think I'm weird because I go skiing alone, but it makes me stop thinking."
Though Camilla no longer competes, she skies almost everyday—alone, with friends and during ski team practices. "It's amazing here [Utah]," she says. Because Westminster, nestled in the Sugar House neighborhood, is located within an hour's drive of nine world-class mountain resorts, Camilla can attend classes in the morning and hit the slopes in the afternoon.
Majoring in international business, Camilla hopes to work for the United Nations someday—possibly back in Norway. While she is fluent in her native tongue, Norwegian, she has also spoken English most of her life—starting at about age six. "Norwegian is a small language, so you have to speak English to get around," she says. As a former ski competitor, English was necessary when traveling through Europe.
Camilla has enjoyed her courses at Westminster, especially the learning communities—a two-course program taken within a semester. The program, for first year students, encourages students to work and learn from each other, not just professors.
One of Camilla's favorite courses, and part of the reason she's pursuing a business degree, was Historical Traditions of Business and Entrepreneurship—taught by Shannon Bellamy. "It was so much fun," she says. The course gave an overview of everything business-related—ethics, stocks, investments, movies, documentaries, etc. Camilla found the course helpful and recommends it as a required course.
While course topics are important, having a great professor also made the class more interesting. Camilla describes Bellamy as happy and engaging. The course isn't intimidating, and he encourages students to speak up and ask questions.
Camilla isn't sure what the future holds, but for now, she's content. Westminster has been a great fit, "I like the small learning community." Courses not only allow for interaction, but encourage it. Students get to know each other and the professors.
Home is nearly 7,000 miles away and "it takes two days travel time and is expensive." While she'd like to be closer to family, they know she's enjoying Westminster and the Utah outdoors. "They knew I wanted to go some place I could ski," she says. "It's perfect to be here."


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LISBON - The Lisbon school district was among those recently audited as part of a widening state probe into whether enrollment and attendance figures were manipulated by schools to boost test scores.
Superintendent Don Thompson said they were chosen, not because of any suspected wrongdoing, but because there was already a state audit team there completing work on a routine audit of the district's finances.
"The bottom line is everything was in place and nothing was found," he said, adding the same thing has happened with 35 other districts where 60-day financial audits were in the process of being completed. The audit teams were instructed to remain at those school districts to review the attendance records as part of the state probe.
The state auditor's office launched the investigation after questionable enrollment and attendance practices were discovered in the Columbus, Toledo and suburban Cincinnati school districts. These schools are suspected of deliberately removing poor performing students from the books during testing periods to boost the district's academic performance.
The Ohio Department of Education has delayed release of the annual state report cards that ranks districts and schools until the investigation is completed.
Thompson volunteered the information about the district undergoing an attendance audit because he was concerned the information would come to light, giving the impression that Lisbon was selected because of possible wrongdoing, which was not the case.
"My fear is it would come out that Lisbon was selected, so there must be something wrong," he said.
In other meeting action, the board:
- Reappointed Chris Huckshold boys varsity basketball coach and Jason Thompson girls varsity coach.
- Hired Kelly House as an intervention tutor for $26,145 and no benefits, with the money for her salary coming from federal funds received by the district.
- Approved professional leaves of absence for Jodi McCullough to travel to Australia in November to view a total eclipse and for Sarah Julian to attend the National Social Studies Conference in Seattle.
"We are not paying for the cost of either trip," Thompson said, noting a grant from the county Educational Service Center is paying for Julian's trip. He said the only cost to the district would be from employing substitute teachers while they are gone.
Thompson is sure the teachers will put the information to good use, especially McCullough who can be expected to turn her viewing of the total eclipse into a science lesson for her students.
- Accepted the resignations of part-time food service workers Michelle Blair and Emma Baker.
- Hired R & R Paving of Lisbon for $16,900 to perform blacktop work at the football stadium.
- Hired Roth Brothers of Youngstown to perform roof maintenance services at both school buildings for a combined $4,860.
The board's next meeting is 5 p.m. Oct. 9.


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quote b2j135403828062378OMG:thick: i finally got my friend code here it is:146094630280
SOMEBODY HURRY AND ADD ME AND PM ME when u add me!
This message was edited by b2j135 on Feb 22 2006.
quote GSunny99can u go on now and i will add youMy junk is:
name:Brett(but that doesnt matter)
quote Scott 1not much just going against each other in gamesHey, I was wondering as I recently got Wi-Fi, what purpose does Wi-Fi have in this game?
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