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Our next low pressure system will move west of us. This will bring a warm front up the east coast. This front will return a cloudy sky to the area Tuesday and Wednesday with a few light scattered showers especially Tuesday late in the day and on Wednesday.
An area of high pressure will nudge in Thursday and Friday to continue our mild to warm week and bring back sunshine. A cold front may arrive Saturday night with some rain with a return us to a fall chill to begin next week.
Snow at the top of New England yesterday perhaps is a sign of things to come. The jet stream will take a plunge to the south next week keeping us cool with perhaps our first frost in some areas of the pioneer valley.
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Tuesday: Some early sun. Mostly cloudy, late day scattered light showers, high 70-74.
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Southern Adventist University's Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Laurie Redmer Minner, will present its annual Orchestra/Organ concert on March 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Collegedale Church of Seventh-day Adventists.
The concert will feature German organist Egbert Schoenmaker and include Academic Festival Overture and Symphony No. 2 in D major by Brahms and Concerto for Organ in C major by Haydn.
Schoenmaker studied the organ at the conservatories of Utrecht, Arnhem, and Amsterdam and has toured South Africa, the United States, and Canada.
"It is a great honor to have Schoenmaker performing with the orchestra," Minner said. "He is a great artist and the students will learn a lot by listening to him perform."
The concert is free and open to the public. For additional information contact Southern's School of Music at 423.236.2880.


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The GNOME developers behind the Nautilus project (now known as Files) announced earlier today, 18th September, that the RC release of the upcoming Nautilus 3.6 is now available for download and testing.
Nautilus 3.6 RC is a development release, which brings many interesting and noteworthy features and improvements, such as:
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Phillip D. Robinson on March 31 will officially become president of Lankenau Medical Center, which puts him in charge of Lankenau Hospital, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research and the Annenberg Center for Medical Education, the center announced today.
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MORGANTOWN (AP) - History leapt off the pages and into the hands of the eighth-graders at South Middle School who learned about the French and Indian War through an innovative game.
Darialouise Collins, a West Virginia Studies teacher at South Middle, was preparing her lessons on the French and Indian War when her teaching assistant Phil Caskey, a secondary education master's student at WVU, suggested a creative game that would allow their students to recreate pivotal battles while learning history.
"Phil ordered 140 authentic toy soldiers that represented the British Red Coats, the Native Americans, the French and the Colonial militiamen," Collins said. "He had the students paint them according to how they would have actually looked during that time."
After three or four days of painting their soldiers and completing research on the subject, the students played a two-day game that recreated historical events, including the ambush that the French and Native Americans sprung on British Gen. Edward Braddock as his troops traveled to Fort Duquesne in Pittsburgh, officials said.
"Once the painting was done, I brought in a table top to recreate the Battle of the Monongahela in 1755," Caskey said. "We re-created the battle perfectly using trees, sand for the roads and other items."
Collins said the enthusiasm expressed by her students was shocking.
"The students were so excited to get to class and play the game," she said. "They didn't even want to leave, and how often does that happen in a history class? They were talking about it all throughout the day."
Earlier this month, the students created "what if "scenarios that forced them to think of alternative occurrences that could have changed the outcomes of the battles they studied, Caskey said.
"This part really made it come to life," Caskey said. "It is experimental learning - recreating history puts it tangibly in their hands. The beautiful thing is that once you study something like we did with the war and the different battles, you can recreate different aspects of it to show how things could have worked out differently."
Collins said the whole experience was just as great for her and Caskey as it was for the students.
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As we await for the trailer (only a few more hours!), some more news and images from Half-Blood Prince have been surfacing!
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'42nd Street' to show this weekend
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - Hagerstown Community College's Robinwood Players will perform the hit musical "42nd Street," from Friday to Sunday in the Kepler Theater on HCC's main campus.
Show times are 8 p.m. at Friday and Saturday. A special matinee performance will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. General admission is $10, but HCC students, staff, and faculty can attend for free.
Advance tickets can be purchased through the HCC Bookstore by calling 240-500-2271. Tickets will also be available at the door prior to each performance.
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'Star-Spangled Girl' show opens Friday
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - Potomac Playmakers Inc., with support from JFEnterprises LLC, is presenting Neil Simon's "The Star-Spangled Girl," at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday at The Women's Club, 31 S. Prospect St., Hagerstown, MD 21740.
The story centers around Andy and Norman, two earnest young men using their apartment as a publishing office for a "protest" magazine in San Francisco. Sophie, an Olympic swimmer and all-American girl, moves into another apartment on the same floor, and Normal becomes hopelessly smitten. Love and politics blend delightfully in a bubbling series of funny happenings, set forth with the masterly skill and inventiveness that are the hallmarks of Neil Simon.
Tickets are available at the door, $10, cash only, general admission.
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'High School Musical on Stage' showings
MIDDLEBURG, Va. - Foxcroft School will present "High School Musical on Stage" - a modern-day Romeo and Juliet story that has been a hugely popular since it debuted as a Disney film in 2006 - at 8 p.m. May 2 and 3.
A "sensory-friendly" performance will be offered Tuesday for children with special needs and others sensitive to loud noises, bright lights and sudden movement.
Admission to all performances is free, but space is limited so call 540-687-4511 to reserve space.
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Students to perform comedy May 1-2
BOONSBORO, Md. - Boonsboro High School Drama will present the British comedy "Some People" at 7:30 p.m. May 1 and 2. Admission is $5 per person.
For more information, call 301-766-8022 or email email@example.com.
One-act play set for May 1 and 3
CHARLES TOWN - The Washington High School Theatre Department will be presenting the one-act play "These Wonderful Years" at 7 p.m. May 1 and 3 in the WHS auditorium.
In this insightful play, actors play a variety of characters that are caught in the quicksand called high school.
This play is being presented in efforts to raise awareness for ending domestic violence and sexual assault. Admission for students is free and $10 for adults.
Tickets available for 'Check Please!'
SPRING MILLS - The Cardinal Theatre of Spring Mills High School will present Jonathan Rand's "Check Please!" at 7 p.m. May 2 and 3 and at 3 p.m. May 4. A comedy about life's bad dates and finding true love.
Tickets are available before the performances at Spring Mills High School. Cost is $8 for general admission; and $5 for student admission.
Selah Theater announces event
FRONT ROYAL, Va. - The Selah Theater Project, 30 E. 8th St., will present "Once Upon a Pandora's Box," at 7:30 p.m. May 9, 10, 16 and 17; and at 2:30 p.m. May 18. Admission is $12 per person.
For more information or tickets, visit www.selahtheatreproject.org.
Weinberg Center plans programs
FREDERICK, Md. - The Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., has announced the following lineup:
Saturday: In the Mood - 1940s Big Band Song and Swing Dance Review;
May 3 and 4: Maryland Regional Ballet will present "Cinderella;"
May 7: The Frederick Speaker Series will present Tom Brokaw;
May 9: Academy of St. Cecelia Youth Orchestra;
May 10: The Frederick Children's Chorus presents "Great Songs - Great Britain!;"
May 17 and 18: Mid-Maryland Performing Arts Center presents "Our World, Our Dance."
For more information or tickets, call 301-600-2828 or visit www.weinbergcenter.org.
OOH announces 2014 season
CHARLES TOWN - The Old Opera House will present the following productions:
Friday to Sunday and May 2-4: "The Dinner Party;"
Sept. 5-7, 12-14: "A Little Night Music;"
For more information or tickets, call 304-725-4420 or visit www.oldoperahouse.org.
Luhrs Center events scheduled
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - The Luhrs Center, located on the campus of Shippensburg University, has announced the following lineup:
Today: The Ten Tenors on Broadway;
May 2: Brian Regan;
May 17: Ronnie Milsap - 40/40 Vision Tour;
May 31: The Turtles Featuring Flo and Eddie and the 5th Dimension.
For more information, visit www.luhrscenter.com.
Capitol Theatre programs listed
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - The Capitol Theatre Centre, 159 S. Main St., announces the following lineup:
Friday: Bo Bice;
May 10, 11, 15-18: Chambersburg Community Theatre presents "Peter Pan;"
June 14: Chambersburg Ballet Theatre presents "Snow White;"
For more information or tickets, call 717-263-0202 or visit www.thecapitoltheatre.org.
Maryland Theatre announced shows
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The Maryland Theatre, 21 S. Potomac St., has announced the following events:
May 3: "Menopause, the Musical;"
May 19: Straight No Chaser;
June 21: Bill Cosby, "Far From Finished" Tour.
For more information or tickets, call 301-790-3500 or visit www.mdtheatre.org.
Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre sets events
WINCHESTER, Va. - The Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre, 1460 University Drive, on the Shenandoah University campus, has announced the following events:
June 11-22: "Man of La Mancha;"
June 25 to July 6: "Monty Python's Spamalot;"
July 9-20: "The King and I;"
July 23 to Aug. 3: "Mary Poppins."
For more information, call 800-432-2266.
Apollo announces upcoming events
MARTINSBURG - The Apollo Civic Theatre will present the following productions:
May 2-4, 9-11: Monty Python's "Spamalot;"
Reserve tickets by emailing at email@example.com or by calling the Box Office at 304-263-6766.
MET announces upcoming shows
FREDERICK, Md. - The Maryland Ensemble Theatre will present the following productions:
To May 4: "The Lieutenant of Inishmore;"
May 29 to June 22: "In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play;"
For more information or tickets, call the MET Box Office at 301-694-4744.
'Almost Maine' shows announced
WINCHESTER, Va. - The Winchester Little Theatre will present the following performances:
May 9-11, 15-18, 22-24: "Crimes of the Heart;"
For more information or tickets, call 540-662-3331 or visit www.wltonline.org.


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That Very First Photo (Fourth Edition)Monica Bielanko
I am so thrilled to present the fourth edition of That Very First Photo!
I love receiving these emails and reading your birth stories and looking at all your beautiful photos. The photos are always amazing but the birth stories in this edition seem particularly action-packed and thrilling.
No matter whether mom's skin is blotchy, her hair is greasy and she's got mascara dripping down to her knees, these photos are stunning. In fact, it's the tired Mona Lisa-like smile that really hits me in the heart. And the babies! My gosh, the babies! Sweet little human beings captured taking their first few breaths of air.
Please enjoy this edition of That Very First Photo and, if you've got a photo you'd like to share post it on Babble's Facebook page or email me your photo with the subject "First Photo" and a few sentences about the birth at monica bielanko at yahoo dot com.
Pure Love and Joy and Beauty 1 of 17This one comes from Katie who tells me "I wanted to share with you one of the first photos taken after my son's homebirth in March 2009. He was 21.5" and 8 lb 12 oz and born after only about 2 hours of hard labor + 45 minutes of pushing. His birth was such an overwhelming force and an amazing day in my life, and I was on the hormone high for weeks afterward! Right after he was born, I hesitated to show people the pictures because I had mascara running down my face and wasn't exactly feeling photogenic. Now, though, I look back on pictures of that day and see nothing but pure love and joy and beauty."
Our Little Miracle 2 of 17Liisa Mackey says "This is a picture of me and my daughter, Elisabeth, as they placed her on my chest for the first time right after having a c-section. Hubby was sitting beside me telling me what they were doing with her while they did the APGAR tests and cleaned her up, and he took pictures so I could see them later on. When the nurses were done, the swaddled her, and walked right past hubby with her to place her on my chest. The gloved hand in the picture is the nurse's--she was helping me because I was groggy from some sedatives they had given me to keep me calm while the doctor stitched me up. The anesthesiologist took the photo. I am 42 and, after several years of trying, Elisabeth is our little miracle."
Pure Joy 3 of 17This one comes from Jen Paur who says, "Rex is my first baby. I had a 6 hour labor with no intervention and delivered him on all fours. I was able to help guide him out with my hand and brought him to my chest immediately (a very fortunate and beautiful birth). I was SO SHOCKED by him. A whole animal just came out of me!! I kept looking around at everyone in the room, crying "OH MY GOD!! OH MY GOD!!" Everyone just laughed and laughed. It was a month before I could believe it. You can see my husband's hawaiian shirt just behind me. He says I was a picture of Pure Joy in that moment."
Carson Is Born 4 of 17This photo is from Jennifer Pugh who says "My husband and I decided to go all natural for our sons birth. After 30+ hours of no drugs and a lot of pitocin, he was ready to make his appearance. The coolest thing about his birth is my doctor allowed my husband to do most of the work so, HE got to hold him first. Then I got him. My only concern was whether he really had a penis or not. We named him Carson Bruce Timothy. He was 7 pounds, 9 ounces and 20 1/2 inches long.
Rachel and Adam, Jr. 5 of 17Rachel Fallon says "After 8 weeks of early labor and having to stop it, I had to be induced at 39 weeks! At 8lbs 12oz I was never so happy to see his beautiful blue eyes!!!"
That's a Big Baby! 6 of 17Heidi Brown sent this one in and says "After three days of labor and never fully dilating I was finally taken for a C-section to have my 2 week over due,10 pounds 13 oz 24 inch long son. I was not able to hold him for over an hour, this was the first time I held him in recovery. I was so glad to finally have this late arrival. He is now 14, stick skinny, and taller than me!"
C-Section Averted At the Last Second! 7 of 17Erin says "This is a picture of me and my daughter right after my husband handed her to me. I delivered her in the OR, because they had rushed me in for an emergency c-section. My primary OB had already been called to another emergency and caught us in the hall. He told the doc who was accompanying me (also from his practice), 'If there is any way, you give her a chance to push that baby out. She doesn't want a c-section.' I had been so panicked and tearful that I was afraid to speak up, which isn't like me at all. I was so thankful he advocated for me. There was a team waiting right behind me to do the c-section if necessary, but I was able to push her out right there on the operating table in the OR. It was amazing. She was the most perfect thing I had ever seen. Still is."
True Love 8 of 17Dana Harrison says this photo is "me holding our daughter and from that moment on I knew that my life was complete. She has made me the happiest person in the world and theres no words to describe the feeling you get when you're able to hold your own child for the first time. I have this picture on my wall to remind me of that feeling, it always brings a smile to my face and a warmth in my heart...True Love."
Third Child, Second Daughter 9 of 17Meredith Carter sent in this photo and says "Here is the first photo with my third child and our 2nd daughter. The labor was super fast and I didn't really think I was in labor until I got to the hospital and was 8 cm! We didn't know the sex so it was very exciting! I had to edit the original because my husband got vag and all and I didn't think anyone really wanted to see that! Now I'm pregnant with our fourth and I hope to get another awesome first photo."
Makes Me Want Another 10 of 17Katie White says "This was my 3rd baby and first son. This was the first time I had a picture taken of my "first sight." My mom is a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner and worked in L&D for 17 years before that, so she's been in the delivery room with me and my husband with each birth, but this was the first time she started taking pictures right away. It makes me so happy to remember this moment with a picture. Makes me want another. :)"
Not Bad For a First Timer! 11 of 17Emily Johnston says "Our birth was pretty uncomplicated, which was nice because I had a few complications in my pregnancy that sent me to the hospital a few times before he was finally born. After that, they decided to induce about a week early and he came in less than 11 hours! Not bad for a first timer - although given that he was 9lbs,2oz I had to push for almost three hours. I didn't have an epidural, and that combined with the Pitocin was tough, but as soon as I saw him I forgot it all. In fact, I was telling someone a few days later that it didn't really hurt that badly and my husband laughed so hard I thought we would all have to go back to the hospital!"
Born On The Fourth of July 12 of 17Charli Rahe says "Our daughter was born four days past her due date and I desperately didn't want her to be born on a holiday but she had other plans. Born on the Fourth of July our daughter was a little firecracker coming into this world, wide awake and very very alert. She is still our little firecracker and I can't imagine her being born on a different day."
He Is Really Here and We Really Did It! 13 of 17Angelica Cancino says, "This was the first pictures of my baby Augustine. I have two older sons, twin boys, 5 years old but they were adopted at the age of two so August was my first birth. I was in labor for 12 hours with 2 hours of pushing tacked on to that. It was an all day affair for sure. I gave in and got an epidural during the last 3 hours because my body and mind were spent! Now being 7 1/2 months pregnant with my first girl, I find myself looking back on these pictures a lot because Augustine was my very perfect child in every way from the very beginning. My husband and I spent about a year and a half working with a fertility specialist to conceive him so he was just extra special in that sense. (And believe it or not, this little girl was a complete accident, no fertility specialist needed). I remember thinking when I saw him there in my arms, wow is this real, he is really here and we really did it. Thank you God!"
Surprise! It's a Boy! 14 of 17Amanda Helvey tells me "This is a photo of my second son seconds after birth definitely one of the best moments of my life. I wish I had one like this of my first son also but my husband was to busy falling on the floor after he was born to take a picture. I was told at 18 weeks that my first was a girl so when he was born we were very surprised."
Profound Relief and Absolute Awe 15 of 17Natalie Thornburg says "I had a long, hard labor. I wanted to have a natural birth with my awesome midwife. But my labor started slowly a week past his due date when my son kick a hole through his amniotic sac. Fifty one hours labor after being given pitocin, having back labor, and pushing for two hours, my son was face forward and I ended up with an emergency C-section after midnight (also during an ice storm). A lot of the gory details of my labor are a blur, but I remember seeing Tyler's face that first time. I felt exhausted, but profound relief and absolute awe that he was finally here on the outside with me."
9 lbs. 2 ounces! 16 of 17This image comes from Stephanie Buzzella who says "After 27 hours of back labor his poor little ( okay maybe a bit big @ 9lbs 2oz ) guy started to decline and we were in for a c section. This is our first photo together...mommy and baby were exhausted after both working so hard."
My Heart Was Complete 17 of 17This is from Shantel Hoffman who says "This photo was taken after they cleaned Brady up. When he was handed to me, I kept telling him "I love you" over and over. It was at that moment that I realized my heart was complete… I had my wonderful husband and our perfect baby boy."
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PS4 Firmware Update 1.75 to Add 3D Blu-ray Support Next Week
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Finally, a new feature
That boring PlayStation 4 software stability update wasn't the one that Sony teased after all, as 3D Blu-ray support is coming to the black behemoth next week. The platform holder revealed the snippet in a tweet overnight, proudly declaring that the eye-popping functionality will be made available as part of patch number v1.75. There's no word on what other features the firmware will harbour just yet.
Coming next week: PS4 system software update 1.75 adds 3D Blu-ray film support. Woo-hoo!— PlayStation (@PlayStation) July 24, 2014
We're expecting the console's next major functionality overhaul to be entitled v1.80, so we're going to guess that this will be more of an incremental upgrade rather than a meaty machine refresh. Either way, we're hoping that the platform holder is going to be a little more aggressive with these improvements moving forwards – especially seeing as Microsoft has been slowly but surely pushing the Xbox One ahead.
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Easter has been observed in St. Augustine since the spring of 1566, when Easter fell on April 17.
It was the first spring that Europeans had lived in the St. Augustine area. Spaniards led by Pedro Menendez de Aviles had established our city the previous September.
Easter 1566 was no doubt a time of stress and uncertainty for St. Augustine's residents. In the week before St. Augustine's first Easter observance, dissatisfied settlers had started a short-lived rebellion and their ringleader was hanged.
The brouhaha over the dismissal of Gen. Stanley McChrystal brings to mind the revolving door of commanders who headed the U.S. Army's campaign in Florida against the Seminoles between 1835 and 1842.
At the time of the fighting, the conflict was known as "the Florida War." Today it is referred to as "the Second Seminole War."
On Thursday, April 29, you can visit a traveling exhibit about prisoners of war held in the southern states during World War II. From 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on that day, the St. Augustine Historical Society is hosting the "Bus-eum" that brings the exhibit.
It will be stationed in the parking lot of the Historical Society at the corner of St. Francis and Charlotte streets.
With so much focus on health care recently, St. Augustine residents need to remember that the first hospital in the United States was located in this city.
Spanish Governor Gonzalo Mendez de Canzo reported in 1598 that the hospital of Our Lady of Solitude (Nuestra Se
Maria de Pomar, a friend of city's founder, Pedro Menendez, might have had as much or more to do than the governor with the establishment of the hospital. It appears that she spearheaded the project, but the governor was quite happy to take the credit.
It literally took an act of Congress in 1907 to get the school site at 40 Orange St.
The property at the north side of Orange Street was the site of part of the old Spanish moat that protected the city in early days. It's what is known as the Cubo Line. The U.S. Congress authorized the Secretary of War to deed the land then known as "The Lines" to the school board for education purposes. The donated land ran to the San Sebastian River.
George W. Corbett was a man literally left stranded by the building of the Bridge of Lions, originally known as the Matanzas River Bridge.
Corbett's story offers contention, drama and perhaps comic relief. Corbett's fish house stood atop a dock in the way of the construction of the bridge in 1925. And George refused to move.
Corbett had signed a 20-year lease for the fish-house dock with the City of St. Augustine in 1892. Corbett had not renewed his lease when in expired in 1912 but smoothly continued to pay the City his annual rent of $20.
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Candidate for 2009 IACP Office: Gary L. Vest
Gary L. VestChief of PolicePowell, OhioCandidate for IACP Fourth Vice President
Powell is a small suburban city located just north of Columbus, Ohio, in the central part of the state. We have a population of about 12,000 residents, with a police force of 18 sworn and 2 civilians. We are a typical U.S. law enforcement agency. Seventy-six percent of all law enforcement officers in the United States are employed by agencies consisting of 25 officers or fewer. Ohio has over 900 law enforcement agencies within the state, the majority of which are smaller agencies.
I am seeking the office of IACP fourth vice president with a desire to encourage our association to be more accessible to all our members and support local law enforcement objectives across jurisdictional boundaries, regardless of agency size or geographical location. Although there are many size and resource disparities among the various law enforcement agencies around the world, the hazards facing our street officers are universally unpredictable. They are on the front line and need our support.
I believe that through the IACP, we chiefs can use our collective voice to be a strong advocate for local law enforcement agencies. I struggle with why local governments are paying state governments to access state records. Our local taxpayers must also pay state and federal taxes. Meanwhile, governments are billing each other to offset their own operational costs. Budget cuts at the state level tend to lead to higher costs for local government.
I am concerned about the lack of enforceable industry standards. We have disparate communication systems and information silos because of proprietary vendor products. We need a national public safety communications infrastructure for interoperable voice and data communications similar to the federal highway system. The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 provided for 90 percent federal and 10 percent state funding. The highway system that connects our small towns and major cities was built as part of our national defense strategy; for similar reasons, we need enforceable interoperability standards for all public safety voice and data communications.
In the United States, the unstructured networks of local law enforcement agencies across the country are primarily responsible for the protection of persons and property within their respective jurisdictions. It is through voluntary cooperation within the profession that most cross-jurisdictional crimes are investigated and solved. We do not have a national police force with local jurisdiction, as may be found in many other countries. Only through the IACP can we hope to influence national policy and set industry standards. We have greater influence collectively than any one agency has of its own accord.
Bringing together community organizations, governments, and businesses has been a formula I have found effective as the lead officer in the creation of the Ohio Local Law Enforcement Information Sharing Network (OLLEISN), a highly effective program that has enabled over 750 agencies across Ohio to share information electronically. I was instrumental in bringing Florida's child abduction response team (CART) concept to Ohio. I served as a member of the Records Management Systems Functional Standards Committee for the Law Enforcement Information Technology Standards Council, a national project supported by the IACP, NOBLE, NSA, and PERF, resulting in published standards for law enforcement dispatch and records management system design. I have participated in the intelligence-led policing summit and the mentoring program on behalf of the IACP, among other programs. I believe that synergy between local law enforcement agencies and state and federal agencies ensures a superior result for all parties.
Tight budgets, staffing shortages, travel restrictions, military service, and other duty commitments may make it difficult for many of our members to attend an IACP conference, but we can stay connected through the Internet. We can pay our dues and even attend classes online. I would like to see absentee voting online; I believe it will give members a sense of ownership even when they are unable to attend the annual IACP conference. Currently, only in-person voting is permitted, either at the conference site or at selected conference hotels.
I love this profession and believe that only through our association can we make the changes necessary to support local law enforcement effectively. I pledge to be a strong voice for local law enforcement agencies, representing your interests nationally and around the globe. For those of you unable to attend the conference in Denver, due to financial or other reasons, I sincerely wish to voice your concerns and represent your interests. To this end, I invite you to visit my Web site, www.oacp.org/vest/vesthm.html, to contact me or to learn more about my candidacy. InVest in Vest for IACP Fourth Vice President!
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How TV is Helping to Introduce More and More People To Genealogy
I've been noticing lately that TV shows and their producers are starting to tap into the growing interest in family history to promote their programs.
Of course there are shows like Who Do You Think You Are?, which are specifically about family history research.
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The attorney for three Americans imprisoned in Iran said they will either be released or put on trial this week.
It has been one year since the Iranian government detained Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal after crossing the Iran - Iraq border while hiking in northern Iraq. The three were accused of spying by the Islamic Republic.
The American's families and U.S. government have maintained the trio's crossing of the border was an accident and they are innocent.
Iran's government is considering charging them with espionage.
"The three American citizens have been detained for illegal entry to Iranian territory," Foreign Ministry spokesman Rami Mehmanparast said, according to the website of the state broadcasting company. "So the violation of law is obvious and they should be answerable before the law like any other individual."
Mehmanparast said Iran is also considering other possible charges against the three Americans including intentionally acting against Iranian security, according to a state media report. Iran has not indicated that formal charges against the three have been filed.
Over the weekend, families and supporters of the hikers held protests in several U.S. cities to plead for their release.
"It has been very difficult for us all along to talk to anyone in the Iranian government, impossible," said Nora Shroud, Sarah Shroud's mother. "This is as close as we can get."
The mothers of the three Americans were allowed to visit them last May. Since that time, Iranian officials have not allowed the trio access to family, their lawyer or diplomats.
Moms Reunite with Detained U.S. Hikers in Iran
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CAST: Tori Spelling, 28, in a small play called "Maybe Baby, It's You," about dating rituals among young, hip single folk. The play will run at the Coronet Theater in Los Angeles from Jan. 24 through March 23....SUED: The Grammy Awards for $10 million by Dick Clark, who owns the company that produces American Music Awards. Clark claims the Grammys engage in unfair booking practices, such as allegedly not allowing artists to perform on both shows....RECOVERING: Los Angeles Lakers announcer Chick Hearn, 85, who has commentated 3,338 consecutive Lakers basketball games. He underwent heart surgery Wednesday. Hearn has not missed a game in more than 36 years; the last time was in 1965, when he couldn't take a flight because of bad weather. He is expected to make a full recovery.


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My little mutt, Petunia, likes to curl up around my feet. About two months ago, she was sleeping like this when I noticed that her heartbeat wasn't going in a predictable rhythm. There was a random spasm in the mix. I took her to the vet, a conventional dog doctor, and he confirmed that she does have a mild arrhythmia.
I asked the dog doctor if it would be okay to make Petunia some hawthorn medicine and give it to her myself, and he said "Yes, dogs can take all those herbal medicines people can take." Hawthorn, Crataegus spp., is a traditional heart medicine for people. The spring twigs and autumn berries can be made into an alcohol or glycerin tincture that, if taken regularly over time, will strengthen the heart, steady the heartbeat and lower blood pressure.
To get further information on adjusting dosages for animals, I ordered the book Herbs for Pets by Gregory Tilford and Mary Wulff-Tilford, which multiple people had recommended to me on Facebook. The Tilfords say that you don't have to make an extract — you can just feed the berries to your dog straight.
Coincidentally, there happens to be a nice big hawthorn tree at Petunia's favorite dog park, where we go almost every day. Even better, this tree still has plenty of berries on it, which it seems to shed slowly all the time. At first, Petunia ignored the berries covering the ground, as do most of the dogs. She was initially wary when I picked them and fed them to her, but now she gobbles hawthorn berries like a vacuum cleaner.
It has been a little over a month now that she's become a berry-eater, and already her heartbeat is steadier. The spasm is much more subtle; nearly undetectable. It worked that fast. Hawthorn is healing Petunia's heart safely, naturally, and entirely for free.
It does have one side effect: dog gas. Actually, audible dog gas. Which in people would be gross, but in a dog is pretty hilarious. I laughed and laughed the day Petunia turned around to look at her butt in shock! (It's not all that common — mostly happens when Petunia eats a ton of berries at once. She thinks these are the best treats in the world).
For info on how to identify hawthorn, and a tincture recipe, click here.
Please be careful where you harvest hawthorn. Only choose full-grown trees or shrubs in places you are familiar with, because Portland Metro and Portland Parks and Recreation actually spray chemical herbicides on small hawthorn bushes in our parks to try and kill them. They consider hawthorn a harmful invasive species in need of eradication — but I would beg to differ!
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Friday, 25 March 2011
Lemchaheb, or The Torches, were along with Nass El Ghiwane and Jil Jilala, one of the founding groups of Moroccan Chaabi, a popular musical form that sought to blend traditional Moroccan folk music styles with Western pop styles to create an idiosyncratic sound. By the late seventies, Lemchaheb's music was charecterised by their use of the electric guitar, but that's nowhere to be heard on this beautiful early recording which instead features the gorgeous vocals of Saida Birouk, the female band member who was part of the group until 1978.
Lemchaheb's sound on these recordings is very melodic and quite gentle, in contrast to some of the other Moroccan music I've posted in the past, which might make it a good point of entry for the wary. The group are still well loved in Morocco and you may hear some of their songs being played by the groups of musicians that congregate in the Djemaa el Fna.
Here's a track from their 1978 album:
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Wana A Ommi
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- icastico said...
I must say that I am very excited about being able to share in your Moroccan sonic adventure. If you haven't checked it out, there are some great posts of Moroccan music from a similar trip over at Crud Crud
- 25 March 2011 at 14:41
- Tim Abdellah said...
Oh yes! This is a fantastic find! Thank you thank you!
BTW, satellite channel 2M from Morocco last night featured a recent performance of Lemchaheb, and a woman was in the group - I wonder if it's the same one from the original group:
BTW2, I love these commercial cassettes where you can hear the snaps crackles and pops from the vinyl LPs from which they were dubbed! (snap, crackle pop and hiss!!)
- 25 March 2011 at 18:56
Awesome... thanks for posting!
- 25 March 2011 at 21:12
- Mr Tear said...
Tim, the video is excellent. The Torches are on fire!
Any chance you could help with some translations of the songs titles on the Izanzaren tape?? I'd be very grateful.
I have had a look at Crud Crud...they are great posts, helping convey the noise and smell and confusion of the place, and the warmth of the people. Looking forward to listening to the music he shared.
- 25 March 2011 at 23:35
- Murky Recess said...
This looks tremendous. Many thanks, friend.
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One of Britain's top stock brokers, Justin Urquhart Stewart, hypothetically went back to university recently to raise three key points of financial advice he believes would have helped him to prevent the 'stupidity' that left him with years of crippling debt. Despite having his tuition fees subsidised by a once generous state system, Stewart still managed to rack up 'self-inflicted debt' and when he graduated with an admittedly mediocre degree, he still had very little understanding of financial matters.
He divided his advice into three main sections: how money grows, living costs and financial family planning. By advising students and graduates on the financial facts of life, which he claims they are oblivious to, he hopes to prepare them for the world they are to face post-university.
It's no doubt that Stewart, the co-founder and director of Steven Investment Management, had good intentions. However, beginning his lecture by stating that 'attention spans are short for most students' was probably not the best way to engage supposedly financially naïve young people.
Admittedly Yahoo's headline – 'three things I would tell my 18 year old self' – didn't give Stewart the chance to capture the attention of young adults. Considering it invokes the idea of a nostalgic, romanticised letter rather than something that might actually have a substantial, practical application, the article gives the wrong impression right from the start.
If students were to delve a little deeper though, they would actually find some solid advice from the successful stock broker. He offers insider tips to demonstrate the benefits of investment, and how much you're likely to need to live off when you retire. Retirement is likely to feel insignificant when you're in your late teens or early twenties, but the bleak situation regarding UK pensions at the moment proves the increasing importance of preparing early.
One thing Stewart does admit is that it's becoming increasingly tough for students to avoid falling into financial difficulties whilst at university. Not only will they be crippled by debt when they leave, with most university tuition fees now costing £9,000 per year, but the cost of living in some university cities is ridiculously high.
Students studying in London receive extra funding to cover the high cost of living, but students studying in other cities don't, despite some of them being equally as expensive as the capital. Students at the University of Surrey, located in Guildford, are faced with living costs that can equal that of London, but most students won't receive any extra funding.
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I just love this photo of my granddaughter, Eliza Kate.
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I just love this photo of my granddaughter, Eliza Kate.
Your granddaughter is beautiful. Love both layouts!! Great Job!:D
Oh, Dillie my bad--I thought I was in another section....sorry!
Christmas, their favorite time of the year!
wow! love all the variation in all the layouts....great job people!! :)
Finally made it in. I started this a couple of weeks ago, got side tracked and just got back to it.
This is my mom and Kobi. I have probably used this picture before, but I think it's cute.
Have been out of action for a while...Phew its great to be back!
Here is my dec freebie layout.
So I actually made my first 2 layouts for this month's challenge, posted them to the gallery in the correct format, and am now trying to link them to this thread. I'm told they are too big?!?! Maybe my photos are at high resolutions? Any suggestions on how to re-size my layout in order to put them in the forums...maybe a thumbnail?!?!
Slow learning curve but making baby steps!!! Thanks for all your help. The challenge really made me jump in with both feet and try out some new features!
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Meet the Winemaker: Antonio Bleda
Join us tonight for a great event where we get the special opportunity to introduce Mr. Antonio Bleda, owner, winemaker, and exporter. He will be pouring a line-up of his very own Castillo Jumilla. Escape the cold and join us as Mr. Bleda talks about his unique experiences as a winemaker.
All wines are 10% off during the tasting unless otherwise discounted.
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- Castillo Jumilla Monastrell 2010
- Castillo Jumilla Monastrell Crianza 2009
- Castillo Jumilla Monastrell Rose 2011
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Mary Freda Senger, 95, of Olney, passed away at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 31, 2013, at Burgin Manor.
Visitation will be held from 10-11 a.m. Monday, February 4 at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, February 4 at the funeral home with Reverend Mark Krell officiating. Burial will be in Haven Hill Cemetery in Olney.
She was born January 27, 1918, in Tulsa, Okla., the daughter of Guy Benjamin and Pearl Etta (Hoke) Pringle. She married Robert Senger at the home of her parents on July 7, 1946. Together they enjoyed golf, bowling, camping and traveling.
Freda retired from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, where she worked as a secretary. After her retirement, she moved with her husband to Olney to care for her parents. She was a member of Grace Evangelical Church.
She is survived by one sister, Eugenia Spencer, of Tulsa, Okla.; sister-in-law, Dorothea Pringle, of Clay City; and many nieces and nephews.
Freda was preceded in death by her parents, Guy and Pearl Pringle; husband, Robert Senger; brothers, Lloyd and Charles Pringle; and sister, Jenny Postle.
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Outdoor Adventures
Summit County and surrounding communities offer perfect places to enjoy summer breezes.
Ahh, summer. We wait and wait for it, through winter winds and late spring snows. And then, in a flash, it has come and gone.
Fortunately, there are plenty of places in and around Summit County where you can not only enjoy the season's balmy breezes but also get your fill of the warm-weather riches Ohio offers.
It Takes a Village
A voracious reader, 8-year-old Caitlin Slusarski is captivated by the Laura Ingalls Wilder "Little House" books. So, says her mother Yvette, it's no wonder she's right at home at Hale Farm & Village.
The living-history site in Bath replicates life in the Western Reserve during the 1800s.
"Caitlin was enthralled with Hale Farm from the moment she first saw it at age 2," Yvette says.
Through the years, Caitlin has been a frequent participant in the variety of programs offered there. She has learned how to churn butter and chop wood, bake bread, spin and weave.
Yvette and her husband, Ed, discovered Hale Farm & Village during a ride aboard the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad a decade or so ago.
"My initial impression was, 'wow,' Yvette recalls, "because it's actually located in a place where you do feel that you are back in time. You don't hear planes flying over, there are no noisy vehicles driving up and down the street. You actually get that essence of quiet peacefulness of nature and what it was probably like in the 1800s –– when everything was secluded, quiet and green."
As parents who home-school their children, Caitlin and her sister, Meghan, 4, the Slusarskis appreciate the valuable lessons the living-history museum provides.
"Hale Farm teaches them that once upon a time children had to go to the creek to get water for a bath and often had to make their own soap," Yvette says. "That homes weren't filled with many rooms like ours are today. That in order to have light, you had to make candles, not flip a switch."
"It's an important experience for our kids to see what our world was like and where it has come to."
Happy Trail
For Sandy Jay, the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail is one of the most serene spots on earth. "It's a place," she says, "where time stands still –– a magnificent nature preserve that's a wonderful retreat from the city."
"You know whenever you visit and then leave, it will look untouched when you return."
For 10 years, Sandy and her husband, Brian, have relished the time they spend biking the multi-use recreational trail — a portion of which winds through Summit County –– where canal boats once traversed the Cuyahoga River.
Sandy, who grew up in Fairview Park, has pleasant memories of ice-skating in the Cleveland Metroparks that bordered her back yard. But when she met her future husband and the couple began tandem biking, she realized how wondrous the great outdoors could actually be.
"The Towpath is great for biking, because there are a lot of long, straight areas that are easy for beginners to ride on," she says. "It's shaded and cool and filled with benches where you can recoup from your ride and watch nature."
For Brian, there are no better vantage points from which to enjoy nature than the Bath Road heronry and the bald eagle nesting site near the Station Road Bridge Trailhead.
"What's nice is that you don't really have to make it a point to stop at any one location to see wildlife," he says. "Chances are pretty good you'll see beavers, herons and deer as you go along."
These days, the Hinckley couple hit the road with their 2-1/2-year-old daughter Kristen in tow. The youngster took her first bike ride when she was 6 months old, tucked in a carrier her dad made for the trip.
"We started her out early," laughs Sandy. "Being on the trail is such a great time for her. She can take off running with so many directions to choose from –– although she stops every 5 feet, of course, to watch an ant cross the road. The trail has also helped broaden Kristen's vocabulary: She reads about trains in her books and then sees the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad. She reads about turtles and sees one in the grass. Being there makes the outdoors come alive for her."
Sharing this time with their daughter is special to the Jays.
"It's fun for us to re-experience the towpath through Kristen's eyes," Sandy says.
Garden Spot
Laura Pszonowsky is making up for lost time. The Akron resident and her two children, Lily, 3 1/2, and Gwen, 11 months, while away many a morning at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens.
"I missed the field trip here when I was in third grade because I had the chickenpox," the 28-year-old recalls with a chuckle. "I visited for the first time last year, and realized it's a great place to pack a picnic and spend quality time outdoors."
Built between 1912 and 1915 by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. founder F.A. Seiberling, Stan Hywet (which is Old English for "stone quarry") is the quintessential country estate. Each year, thousands of visitors flock to the manor's 70 acres of gardens designed by landscape architect Warren Manning more than 80 years ago.
The Pszonowsky children enjoy playing hide-and-seek in the English garden with its quaint reflecting pool and have made friends with the geese inhabiting the lagoon.
As members of Stan Hywet's Stroller Club –– designed for babies, moms and grandmothers –– the trio comes to the garden on Friday mornings to participate in a workout that includes family-friendly stretching, weight lifting and walking.
"A visit there definitely makes our day," Laura says.
At Home in the Valley
For Stefanie Krueger, it was most definitely love at first sight. On a sunny spring day four years ago, as she drove through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Krueger felt a peacefulness engulf her. Her cares, which included an impending divorce and an upcoming move, seemed to melt away.
"I was at a point in my life where I needed a lot of uncluttering," she says. "The park is unschooled in a lot of areas and provided an ideal place to de-stress."
So much so that Stefanie bought a mobile home in Cuyahoga Falls, located in the heart of the 33,000-acre, 20-mile recreational area that stretches between Independence and Akron.
Stefanie and her son Casey, 9, never tire of exploring. They enjoy visiting the Everett Road covered bridge in Boston Township, which dates to the 1870s. "I'm from West Virginia, so it reminds me of being back home," says Stefanie.
Another special spot is the beaver marsh, located on the Ira Trailhead, where Stefanie's 16-year-old son Cody enjoys fishing for smallmouth bass and bluegill.
"We like going there at night," she says. "There are hardly any people there at that time, so it feels like it's your very own place. Watching the Canada geese fly in and land on the marsh is an incredible sight."
For the past four years, Casey has participated in the park's Junior Ranger program, filled with opportunities to go on archaeological digs, learn the basics of orienteering, visit working farms and capture the wonders of the Cuyahoga Valley through photography.
"I like to find things and study them," he says. "It's fun."
Stefanie, who juggles full-time parenting with being a full-time student at Kent State University, hopes the park and its unbridled beauty will always be home.
"There's something about being able to just drop what you're doing and go outside and walk to the lake and watch the sun go down," she says. "You just can't beat that."
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Costco isn't too bad, but it's very different from Fred Meyers. I did get a whole organic chicken at Fred Meyers the other day, and some organic chicken legs. I try to go back to their meat area and see what they have. I did see the buffalo meat but I wouldn't even know what to do with it.
I hardly ever go into Carrs, unless it's the closest thing around. I'm lost in their too. See, I go to Freddies probably more than I go anywhere else, so I know exactly where everything is, albeit they don't always have what I need.
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Taking into account that you live in Alaska, it's also possible your local Costco doesn't have the same selection. How is access to fresh fish? (Trying not to stereotype the options by geography!)
You might need to do some research into what's available in your area. Maybe you can't access beef, but what are your other options? Moose? Elk? Caribou? Rabbit? Also, I think there's some info on the site about how to prioritize--I vaguely remember seeing (and it could have been in the book) a list Mark did about local, grass-fed organic first, then local, grass-fed, etc. The idea, generally, is to do the best you can, recognizing that everyone's circumstances are different. That $25 for an on-sale free-range chicken that will last you for five meals is a great bargain....but that's not helpful if you don't have $25. So maybe you can't go organic, local, grass-fed at first, or not for everything, but you do what you can when. And maybe after a few months of "I can't" will gradually transition to "wow, was I spending that much on potato chips? Look, it's enough to add X to my diet!" Trust me, you can do this on a budget, but you will have to make choices.
A good starting point, too, is grass-fed ground beef. It tends to be a couple bucks more a pound where I live, but you will very likely find that you eat less without thinking about it. And maybe if you start with just one item, you'll find Costco is easier to navigate. Go in planning to just find organic grass fed ground beef, even if you have to ask the guy behind the counter. Next time, look for something different, and pick up the ground beef on your way out.
I have no advice about vegetables--sorry. Realistically, does Alaska have a growing season, and farmers' markets? Summer tends to be much easier, although any more....my mom, who lives in the midwest, has lost two gardens in a row from drought. Guy in the produce dept. at my local grocery this morning told me they're losing produce now because growing areas that usually produce this time of year have been frozen out. That probably doesn't help, but at least you know you aren't alone
Good luck!
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We want to ensure that our power supply runs cool and quiet for as long as possible. This isn't only for our immediate aural benefit, but power supplies tend to be the component we upgrade the least so it usually survives an upgrade or two. To this end we've utilised the Corsair RM650, probably the quietest PSU on the market, and with Gold certification it easily handles our system. The second, and by far the biggest, upgrade is to move straight to a GTX780. An absolute power-house of a graphics card, and here in the excellent MSI Twin Frozr guise. Utilising the MSI GPU we'd have to include the GD65 just for the harmony between the two, even if the GD65 wasn't the best value motherboard on earth, which it is. As we're still on air at this price-point it's important to have one that doesn't sound like a vacuum when it's under load, and the MSI is excellent. Finally to ensure good airflow we're housing it all in the larger CM Storm Trooper case. The whole system comes in at just a shade over £1300. Considering a big, fast SSD, a fast CPU and a GTX780 we think it's a bargain. *Edit GTX780 prices have just been slashed so our MSI Gaming card is now just £411!*
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COLUMBIA — Dawn Staley knew her program had turned a corner when she saw her players get upset.
LAST SEASON: 25-8, 11-5 (4th)
COACH: Dawn Staley, 92-66 in five seasons; 264-144 in 13 overall
PLAYERS TO WATCH: F Aleighsa Welch, 6-0, jr. (12 ppg, 7.7 rpg); G Tiffany Mitchell, 5-9, so. (9.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg); C Alaina Coates, 6-4, fr. (0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg)
NOTABLE: South Carolina hopes to take the next step toward becoming an elite program after reaching 25 wins and the NCAA Tournament in consecutive seasons. To do that, the Gamecocks will have to navigate a loaded SEC. USC lost key contributors Ashley Bruner and Iesia Walker from last season's team. Aleighsa Welch will lead the way as a junior, while sophomore Tiffany Mitchell's improvement and freshman Alaina Coates' presence should help make up for the lost production.
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Nov. 10 LA Tech 2 p.m.
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Nov. 20 at Clemson 7 p.m.
Nov. 23 at SD State 4 p.m.
Nov. 25 at Southern Cal 8 p.m.
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Dec. 20 Winthrop 7 p.m.
Dec. 22 SC State 1 p.m.
Dec. 28 Savannah St. noon
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Jan. 16 at Texas A&M 8 p.m.
Jan. 19 Alabama 3 p.m.
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Feb. 6 at Miss. State 8 p.m.
Feb. 9 Arkansas 2 p.m.
Feb. 16 at LSU 3:30 p.m.
Feb. 20 at Kentucky 7 p.m.
Feb. 23 Florida 1 p.m.
Feb. 27 Georgia 7 p.m.
Mar. 2 at Tennessee 2:30 p.m.
The South Carolina women's basketball coach would schedule an off day during the offseason, a break from summer workouts. In years past, that would be the end of it. Players would take their day with a smile.
These players complained.
To the Gamecocks' sixth-year coach, the message was clear. No longer was it acceptable to take days off. They wanted to be in the gym, getting up shots, working on defensive fundamentals.
"That's a good mark, and different than the players that we've had in the past," Staley said at SEC Media Days last month. "They want to practice, they want to get better. And what better (thing) to hear? That's kind of a coach's dream to hear their players say they don't want to take a day off."
When No. 22 South Carolina begins its season with a 7 p.m. tipoff Friday against Charleston Southern, the program will carry that urgency with it. Staley has begun to build something here, with the Gamecocks reaching 25 wins and the NCAA Tournament the past two seasons. They're getting national attention now, showing up in the preseason polls.
This winter, USC hopes to take another step toward the elite.
It starts with moving up the pecking order in a loaded SEC. The Gamecocks were picked by the league's coaches to finish fifth in the conference. They have their sights on the four teams ahead of them – Tennessee, Kentucky, LSU and Vanderbilt.
Staley knows the journey won't be easy.
"Honestly, I do think the league is better," Staley said. "I know (the SEC) has lost some key players at a lot of different programs, but I think we've reloaded in the talent, and we've reloaded in bringing in some different coaches that will add to the SEC being the best conference in the country. So I don't expect anything different. I kind of expect more from top to bottom, that our league gets more competitive."


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- 1 large apple (Granny Smith or Crispins are ideal)
- 1 tablespoon artificial sweetener (I use Splenda Brown Sugar blend)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄4 cup low-fat granola
- 1 dash water or 1 dash lemon juice
- Slice apple in half, then into 1/2-cm thick slices.
- Sprinkle 1/2 Tsp of cinnamon and 1/2 Tbsp of Splenda into the bottom of a small, microwavable bowl.
- Arrange half of the apple slices into the bowl.
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- Nuke in the microwave on high for about 1 1/2-2 minutes, depending on the microwave, until the apples are just tender. The steam from the water or juice will cook the apples slightly.
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Our View: Thumbs up for 'Spirit of Erie'
Flying high: "The Spirit of Erie" pageant at the Bayfront Convention Center lived up to its billing and Kelley McDonald, who starred as the ethereal, graceful spirit, deserved her rave reviews for embodying the production's theme.
The Erie Playhouse staff succeeded in compressing Erie's story into 75 minutes. The pageant paid tribute to the Native Americans known as the Eries (or Eriez), and the diverse cast portrayed Erie as a welcoming, vibrant community.
The original musical sketch about Erie's notorious Gauge War in the early 1850s was funny, biting and poignant. Rail passengers had to change trains and cargo had to be reloaded here because railroads didn't have uniform tracks. Travelers boosted the local economy by spending money on food, drinks and lodging before boarding a different train to finish their trip. When the railroads standardized the track gauge, local folks, egged on by politicians, tore up the tracks in a desperate attempt to hang on to a way of life that was over.
Still, the pageant's overall message was that Erie has adapted to centuries of changes and stands ready to keep its resilient spirit alive for the future.
Doggone good news: Pedigree, based in Nashville, Tenn., will supply the Humane Society of Northwestern Pennsylvania and the A.N.N.A. Shelter with 100 percent of the shelters' dog food at no cost. The Erie shelters and three shelters in Michigan earned the right to receive the free dog food from Pedigree through online votes.
Hundreds of communities were nominated for the program. The free food will enable the Humane Society and the A.N.N.A. Shelter to free up resources to increase dog adoptions.
Learn more at www.Facebook.com/Pedigree.
Don't pull the plug: State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-Butler, is rightfully being criticized for turning off the microphone as state Rep. Brian Sims, D-Philadelphia, tried to make remarks about the U.S. Supreme Court's decisions on gay marriage. Sims is the only openly gay member of the state Legislature. Metcalfe told the Associated Press: "For me to allow him to say things that I believe are open rebellion against God are for me to participate in his open rebellion."
Metcalfe, invoking House rules on "unanimous consent," prevented Sims from speaking on June 26.
Same-sex marriage is controversial but that doesn't give Metcalfe the right to shut down a colleague's right to free speech. The tactic backfired because Sims is now in the national spotlight to speak out about gay and lesbian rights.