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TRENTON - Five days after he announced the firing of a top aide implicated in a scandal that continues to threaten his administration, Gov. Christie tried to move beyond the turmoil Tuesday in his State of the State address.
In his annual speech, before an Assembly chamber packed with lawmakers and drawing wide media attention, the Republican governor promoted the "spirit of bipartisanship" underlying the accomplishments of his first term, while again acknowledging that "mistakes were clearly made" in an apparent scheme to jam traffic on the George Washington Bridge in September.
"What has occurred does not define us or our state," Christie said at the start of his remarks - quickly addressing the controversy before moving on to policy issues in his 45-minute speech.

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The state Senate was probably not trying to be ironic when it passed its version of a state budget last week, a few days before Mother's Day.
Although the proposed budget restored $500 million to Gov. Corbett's original plan, including some education cuts, the new budget remains a document that does no favors to mothers and children.
The Senate's version keeps Corbett's most damaging cuts to social services, including the elimination of the General Assistance cash-grant program, some of which goes to very-low-income children and domestic-violence victims. It restores some money to social services but retains a new block-grant structure, and keeps an $8 million cut to child care.


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TRENTON — There could be a ruckus at the New Jersey AFL-CIO's candidate endorsement conference.
The union's political education committee meets today to endorse candidates for the state Legislature based on their voting records and commitment to advancing working family issues.
Some delegates want to punish Senate President Stephen Sweeney, Sen. Donald Norcross and others who voted for a landmark pension and health insurance overhaul that made benefits more expensive for public workers.
Building Trades and Construction Council President Bill Mullen has threatened to walk out if the Democratic incumbents are not endorsed, however. He says the lawmakers shouldn't be judged on one vote.
Sweeney is an ironworker and Norcross belongs to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
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Student housing adjacent to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette undergoes multi-million dollar community renovation
University Place Features Brand New Clubhouse, All New Apartment Interiors and is Closest Off-Campus Student Housing Option to Campus
LAFAYETTE, La. (JUNE 13, 2013) – A multi-million dollar renovation has completely overhauled University Place, a long-standing student housing community at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, well-known for being the closest off-campus student apartment option to the University.
The renovations, which were started shortly after University Place was sold to the current owners nearly two years ago, just wrapped up this past semester. Located adjacent to campus and just 300 yards from the main student center, students living at University Place escape the typical area traffic and can get to class in just a short five-minute walk without the hassle of parking or waiting for the Cajun Shuttle.
The renovations included the addition of a 3,000 square-foot clubhouse, offering a relaxing gathering place for residents, with modern furnishings, state-of-the-art fitness center, game room, media lab and a full outdoor pool with brand new contemporary lounge furniture. The community was also given all new roofing, siding and exterior paint, as well as updated landscaping and new outdoor common areas.
Inside University Place, every apartment was upgraded with new flooring in all rooms, updated kitchens and bathrooms, brand new appliances, fixtures, as well as fresh paint with modern accent walls. In addition, much of the HVAC system throughout the property has been replaced to provide the most efficient heating and cooling in every unit.
"Students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette will be amazed at the changes that have made University Place look and feel modernized and fresh," said Jared Heuer of Realco Capital Partners, the company affiliated with the entity that owns University Place. "Being able to walk to class, rather than drive, not only saves our residents money, but it is also truly a luxury that allows them to spend more time doing what they want instead of commuting to campus. We are also proud to be the only off-campus housing with a direct intranet connection to the University through our partnership with LUS Fiber, which gives our residents lightning fast Internet speed."
Unlike traditional student housing communities, University Place's 192 apartments include only one- and two-bedroom options, catering to students who wish to live on their own or with only one roommate.
"The commute to campus and the challenges of finding parking on-campus are the biggest complaints from students at UL," said University Place Community Manager Tabitha Tate. "Other apartment communities are located a few miles from campus, resulting in a nearly 30-minute commute to class on a typical day. University Place is the only student housing community located just across the street from campus. Residents can literally roll out of bed and be to class within five minutes. That alone is a huge perk, but now with these renovations, we believe University Place is the top choice for off-campus student living."


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People often question why I never mention my brothers and sisters by name in my column. My sister Martha, an English major with a master's, proofs what I write and has the authority to remove names to protect the guilty.
It could be because I served three years in the pen and then a year's probation on a work farm learning various trades. At age 4, I was paroled to be a free-range farm child. I would have preferred to serve more time in the pen, but my younger sister was born Feb. 25, just eight days before my third birthday.
It is with great sorrow that I announce the passing of the greatest political experiment our planet has ever experienced.
America is fading into an historical footnote.
The past six years have shown a division within our government that only seems to widen on a daily basis. The constant infighting within our political arena has become tiresome and now reached critical mass.
According to the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, on a day when many people from many cities in Galilee gathered to hear Jesus speak, he taught them the parable of the sower and his seed.
In those days, a farmer tied a bag of seed around his neck and then walked through his plowed fields scattering seed with his hand.
Anyone who is familiar with my writings/ranting, knows that I have been critical of President Barack Obama.
I do not apologize for my criticisms, because I feel they are justified. President Obama opens himself up for criticism through his behavior, and more often, his speech.
I recently saw another "Coexist" bumper sticker. The car had an Obama/Biden sticker, also. The news from France and around the world proves that Muslims do not believe, teach or practice this motto.
The driver of that car has deceived herself by any attempt to believe that motto. That person has placed herself at a severe disadvantage with the Muslims. She believes something that is not true and will not happen. It is the feeling that matters.
A friend of mine from South Dakota noted that the U.S. Postal Service delivered a lump of coal to many small towns last Christmas when it proceeded to eliminate overnight mail in most of the nation in 2015. That was a good description.
USPS will slow delivery officially by one day for first-class and periodicals mail. Many members of Congress have asked it to hold off. But USPS is plowing ahead.
It is time for lawmakers to consider how rural and small town mail is suffering.
This is my first letter of the new year and my New Year's wish didn't come true. I wished that all liberals would be sent to an island up near Greenland, where they could sit around a campfire and blame former President George W. Bush for all that is wrong in their lives. Well, maybe next year.
Journalists did not need the atrocity of the attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris to know that ours is a risky business. But it has made the rest of the world aware of the price of exercising free speech.
As a small boy in the 1950s, I lived in a very small world; and that world was ruled by people twice my size. Other than the farm, I knew Kershaw, Heath Springs; and I went to Lancaster once to see a tooth doctor. That's a whole nother story. The best thing about Lancaster was Macs Hamburgers on Main.
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Officer-involved shootings in Ferguson, Mo. and other cities further illustrate why autopsy reports should be made available to the public, according to state lawmakers and open government experts.
Now a bill prefiled in the State Senate could make that a reality.
Senate Bill 10 amends the S.C. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to specifically make autopsy reports public information.
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GLEN ROCK — Shoppers in downtown Glen Rock will soon be able to take advantage of a new program that will spare them some change.
According to a report in the Glen Rock Gazette, metered parking spaces will accept payment through smart phone beginning later this month.
To use the program, visitors can download a cell phone application and create an account with their license plate, vehicle and payment information. When they park their car, they would simply log on and enter their meter's identification number to purchase time.
The application, created by Atlanta-based ParkMobile USA, sends customers a text message 15 minutes before their time is set to expire.
The borough expects the program to create efficiencies associated with police monitoring of the meters, although drivers will still be allowed to pay for parking time with old-fashioned dimes, quarters and nickels.
Parkmobile USA is currently negotiating similar arrangements in other North Jersey communities, including Montclair, Summit, Walwick, Ho-Ho-Kus and Ridgewood.
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Sunlight can cost-effectively produce the hot water needed at shore facilities. Navy and Marine Corps bases produced enough solar hot water in 2009 to provide for the needs of more than 7000 typical homes. The water was used for a variety of purposes, including housing needs and pool heating.
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A Department of Defense renewable study concluded that the most cost-effective renewable solar technology is daylighting—the use of the light from the sun, combined with complementary electrical lighting systems, to keep work spaces properly and efficiently lit. Daylighting in new construction is an important component in our meeting goals. Additionally, bases in the Southwest U.S. and Hawaii have retrofit enough existing buildings with daylighting skylights and controls to offset nearly 10,000 megawatt-hours of energy use.
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WESTFORD, Mass. -- Westford Academy's girls' lacrosse strolled about field with the confidence and swagger of a team who had been there before.
Sliding the exact right moment on defense and always finding perfect gaps on offense all well joking comfortably during breaks in play one would never suspect the Grey Ghosts (4-0, 2-0) were grabbing the program's first ever victory against Dual County League (Large) rival and defending division champ Lincoln-Sudbury.
Driven with five goals and an assist from senior Bailey Mongillo, host WA led for all but the first 53 seconds as it cruised to a 14-9 victory over the Warriors (1-2, 1-1).
"We are taught to be the boss," said Ghosts coach Julie Olivier. "We do not worry about what other teams do and execute our plan. They are confident we know what we are talking about and they listen."
Junior attack Jenna Klinka added four goals and an assist for the Ghosts, while opponent Eliza Guild netted three goals and assisted a pair.
Westford jumped out to an early 2-0 lead at 23:37 after winning the first two draws. Junior Stacey Shackleton bounced in a free position effort at 24:07, while Mongillo broke in from behind the crease to hook in the second score.
"I just like to draw the defender and can use the crease to my advantage as a barrier," said Mongillo. "Coach has us work on our bread and butter shots or our strength shots. Every girl on the team has a certain thing they like to do."
L-S managed to draw within a score four different occasions, but never could pull even.
Guild ripped a free position under the keeper's net then seconds later won and scored off the draw to cut their deficit to 9-8 with 18:12 remaining.
"They were all cutting to the net at once," said L-S coach Deb DeJesus. "All the defenders come in so we can not get the ball in to who we want to get it to. It is a matter of just getting used to playing with one another."
Westford outscored the Warriors five to one to finish, including the next four goals.
Shackleton went center net on a free position score to initialize the streak with 15:36 left. Westford junior Cathryn Sennott ducked a defender and hit senior Taylor Freud in motion for the 13-8 advantage at 6:28.
Defensive Prowess: Westford dominated the game despite losing the battle for draws 13 to 11. The difference for the Grey Ghosts was their man-to-man defense and its to ability to effectively collapse both in the open field and off a Warriors free position.
Seven saves from vocal senior keeper Erin Shaughnessey aided the cause.
"We have been preparing for different flavors of games and when to change it up," said Olivier. "The girls have been working hard on when to put the pressure on and when to pull it back."
Tough Starts, Different Results: Both teams opened with difficult schedules.
WA began its season by defeating Division 2 favorite Duxbury (2-1) 14-12, while L-S dropped a 9-8 decision to Division 1 South runner-up Needham (3-0) on Saturday.
"A lot of write-ups on teams like Notre Dame (Hingham) and Westwood," said Olivier. "There is no one here heavy on the radar. I am OK with that."
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May 1, 2008 - John Mehno
I guess conspiracy theorists have been around forever, so it's no surprise that they always see a hidden meaning in the simplest things.
The new one making the rounds is that Pirates GM Dave Littlefield knew he was about to be canned, so he traded for expensive and ineffective Matt Morris as a way of sticking it to the organization. That's much more interesting than the truth, which is that Littlefield simply made a terrible deal. His career started with a terrible deal, also made with the Giants. He traded Jason Schmidt for Ryan Vogelsong. Schmidt became one of the best pitchers in the National League while Vogelsong became a middle reliever who pitched exclusively in blowout games.
Littlefield had spent the previous offseason chasing free agent Jeff Suppan, who wound up signing with Milwaukee. Littlefield was convinced the Pirates needed a veteran starter to stabilize their inexperienced rotation. He was convinced that kind of pitcher would cost $10 million a year on the free agent market, and wouldn't be available to the Pirates. So he grabbed Morris, apparently unaware that Morris wasn't close to being the pitcher he had been with St. Louis.
The real issue here now is which member of Littlefield's staff scouted and recommended Morris. There's a good chance that person is still employed by the Pirates. He shouldn't be.
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A Sensitive Skyway: Building bridges that can troubleshoot themselves
Most of the civil infrastructure of America is half a century old, and memories of the actual building of the Interstate Highway System have faded away. Are we doomed to a nationwide crumble? How are today's roads and bridges designed to last for the next 65 years? 100? 200? Plugged-In reporter, David Davis, explores the largest transportation project in the history of Ohio - the Veteran's Glass City Skyway Bridge - from construction design to a view from the top.


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On Apr 22, 2004, at 8:49 AM, Dave Collins wrote:
> If we don't only design for humans, who else do we design for? Other
> automated systems and animals are the only examples I can think of. (Or
> are you thinking of meta-entities such as groups of people?)
To say that we are human-centric or user-centric is to say that
individual humans are at the center of everything we design. This is a
good philosophy to have and certainly better than what came before. But
it isn't the only one and it's a little narcissistic :). Humans are
part of larger systems and sometimes we need to design or at least be
aware of those. Sometimes humans are only a part (an important part to
be sure) of the things we design.
Sometimes an individual's goals aren't as important as the goals of a
group of people. Is it more important that a goalie stop the ball or
that the team wins the game? The design of cities is all about this.
You could argue that designing for individuals is the best way to
design for systems. Of course, I think there's a lot of arguments
against that philosophy. The rapid destruction of our natural
environment by companies and individuals out to further their own goals
is a good example. Sometimes an individual's goals aren't as important
as the goals of humanity in general.
Aside from philosophy and ethics, we're also entering an era where
we're going to be designing things like software agents, robots, smart
environments, and automated systems that might have little to no
contact with humans. I don't think we should let programmers and
engineers, however well-intentioned, design these things alone. Even
without human contact, these things have implications for humans.
> Does usability really apply to automated systems?
Design != usability
More than usable here in automated systems, to me, is useful. Are the
systems we create useful (to individuals, to groups, to humanity)?
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The >> above your comics to skip to the latest comic, doesn't seem to work correctly. Also on the second latest comic the > is hidden.
Nevermind, it seems it was just a temporary glitch.
We just fixed it that fast ; )
hahahaha GROSS!
Been there
wow….you went there. LOL
There's nowhere I haven't been.
Ok, is it really bad if I don't understand this? :l
Think of it this way. Once a month ____ is chosen to bear the holy red juice from a woman.
Oh, a tampon, now I see
Well… so much for cleaning up your comics… I was wondering why you were going through a "period" of clean-ness.
Sometimes our audience questions us, but I wish they'd just go with the flow.
Sometimes the audience just wants a blood rush.
As a painter and a woman I have to state that the pink colour is all wrong…. should be more of a bricky red. HAHAHA
Thanks Tar. Without you, this place would be a mess
A proud moment for us all. 😀
in germany there is a saying: "nur echte pirate stechen auch ins rote meer." – in english (rough): only real pirates set sail into the red ocean. -.-°
So glad I became a cartoonist instead of a pirate.
You lost an N on your way pirat.
plural of Pirat is Piraten.
Awwwww man I promised myself to be less a grammar prick.
There goes my New Year's resolution. Good times buddy good times.
I thought they were punching Bags
and the red one was through a serious "training session"
Do you still think that?
My mind jumped to "soap on a rope" which made my ass pretty unhappy.
If you're bleeding, you might need to wash more often.
And in Hebrew they say that only brave (or experienced) farmers can plow in the mud 🙂
wow that took me way too long to figure out it was a tampon.
I thought they were dildos with grappling hooks.
HA and on the first day of my period I see this…mwahahaha now those who read this will forever be grossed out!!!
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President Clinton recently offered clemency to 16 Puerto Rican nationalists who, in truth, are mere terrorists.
The president went against the advice of the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons and U.S. attorneys in Illinois and Connecticut, where the terrorists were tried and convicted of their crimes.
The president's offer of clemency came with one big string attached to it: The terrorists had to renounce in writing their terroristic ways. None of them to date has taken Clinton up on his demand.
And that refusal to renounce terrorism calls into even deeper question whether these people are worth the clemency that Clinton is dangling in front of them.
These nationalists belong to a group called FALN, which is short for the Spanish name for Armed Forces of National Liberation. FALN has been linked for many years to some pretty despicable acts, such as an attack in the early 1950s on the U.S. Capitol and an assassination attempt on President Harry Truman.
Critics have raised a credible question about the timing of the clemency: Is the president doing this to help his wife's expected bid for the U.S. Senate from New York, which is home to a substantial Puerto Rican population?
The president, through his spokespeople, says "no." Big surprise, huh?
But this clemency idea still smacks more of politics than of justice. This may be too much to ask of a president on his way back to private life in a little more than a year, but he needs to explain - in detail - the justification for letting the FALN goons go free.
We don't believe the terrorists now held in federal prison deserve that freedom.
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Amit wrote:
> pls help me what is the difference between MDI and SDI pls give me
> answer about this
Doesn't google work today?
MDI = "Multiple Document Interface"
SDI = "Single Document Interface"
MDI is when your application consist of an MDI parent-form
that contains all the other window/forms that the app consists of.
SDI is stand-alone, ordinary windows/forms that exists independently
of each other.
VB6 can be both... Select "Tools --> Options", and click on the
"Advanced" tab... See the difference for yourself.


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One day after all Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee called on Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the job offer Rep. Joe Sestak said he received to not run against Arlen Specter, President Barack Obama weighed in.
Obama was questioned about the Sestak allegations at a news conference today. The president was talking about the gushing oil in the Gulf of Mexico that government officials are now calling the largest in U.S. history. But the Sestak job offer has remained a hot-button issue after Sestak's defeat of Specter in last week's Democratic primary.
Sestak has refused to go into any details about the alleged job offer, saying he answered a question he was asked about the incident. Sestak has maintained that his decision to disclose the incident and his refusal to explain were meant to demonstrate politics as usual in Washington. However, with potential felony charges attached to job offers that could be construed as political bribes, Obama was grilled on the issue today, months after White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said nothing illegal took place.
Obama told the White House press today that a response will be coming "shortly" and that "nothing improper took place."


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Fair Haven man denies sex chargeMay 07,2013Fair Haven man denies sex charge
A Fair Haven man already facing criminal sex offense charges pleaded innocent Monday to three additional charges alleging sexual acts involving an 11-year-old girl.
According to court records, Brandon Ellis, 18, answered to two felony charges of lewd and lascivious conduct and one felony charge of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in jail.
In an affidavit, Vermont State Police Detective Michael Notte wrote that investigators with the Special Investigation Unit in Rutland, which handles sex crimes, received a report from a 13-year-old female who said when she was 11, Ellis exposed himself, wanted her to touch. The girl told police she did not say anything before because her family trusted Ellis and did not want to ruin it.
Ellis was arrested in April. At the time of his arrest, Ellis was out on court-ordered conditions of release pending sex charges including sexual assault and lewd and lascivious conduct that police said occurred at the same time as the new charges.
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Who needs revision tracking? I do, and I love it. I want to be able to see the changes made to a document or spreadsheet and the comments added along with a date. As a programmer I have used some form of source control for ten years and without knowing it, I have come to rely on it to keep track of changes. Consequently, I was able to roll a piece of code back to a version before I broke it.
There are many terms for keeping track of versioning within a document. Over the years, our terms have changed and our ability to track changes has grown. DMS's (Document Management Systems) became CMS's (Content Management Systems) which then became ECMS's (Electronic Content Management Systems). Why just let a document have all the fun? What about spreadsheets, images and executable?
There are hundreds of solutions to allow you to track versioning in your documents and all of them are better than searching through years of e-mails looking for the one sent by the colleague who had sent the version of the document that you want.
Right now I'm writing this article in Google Docs. If you have not used this solution to simplify your organization's revision tracking, I suggest you take a look at it. I have found this to be the best solution for my personal documents because of the zero software footprint on my computers.
I can see the changes that were made between two different versions of this article. Should I need to compare the differences, Google Docs allows me to show that information, as well as tagging the changes with a comment. Most importantly, this tool scales well from one users to many.
To try and apply CMS concepts to the real world, think of this in terms of a sales proposal: a team of people working on a single document. We would have a technical group to gather requirements for the project, a sales group adding (and revising) the cost of products and services, and documentation group adding and tailoring verbiage to the specific client.
Over all of this activity, the account manager would be constantly reviewing the document. In our example, and probably more often than not- in practice, our account manager works externally, allowing very little physical contact with the team of people working on the proposal during the sales cycle.
In a world without Content Management, the sales manager gets separate e-mails from the technical staff, documentation team, and internal sales teams, each e-mail requires changes that will impact the other teams. However, each group is busy on many other internal projects and finding time to get the team together is difficult.
Now frustrated, the account manager edits each document from his hotel and replies to each team. Unwittingly, the sales manager has now just added more places to search for a document, by adding revisions and sending an e-mail, they now must search their 'Sent Items' each time they look for a copy of the document. Not to mention, each group not having access to the other's changes until they are compiled into the draft version on the internal network.
Enter the concept of content management. Using some sort of CMS system, the team works with a single document that can be modified with revision tracking. Our account manager can now see the changes by each user on the team. Because everyone is now using the same document, each team member's changes can be seen by all others.
Collaboration is now inherent to the system. The account manager can now make pricing changes owing to some lunchtime feedback from their prospect and the technical staff can adjust some of their hardware requirements. Rather than using a strikethrough font to tell a team member to remove a sentence, the sales manage can make the changes, and allow the CMS to show the differences in the versions.
From the very high level, a content management system is a package of services that allow users to store and track changes to a piece of information. That piece of information could be a spreadsheet, a web page, or a document.
Examples of ECMS:
To give credit where it is due: this post was written in response, and perhaps to elaborate on, a post by Brian Caldwell.
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Edgar Thompson On SEC Media Day, Florida Gators
Earlier today on The Mariotti Show, Edgar Thompson of The Orlando Sentinel? joined the show to talk all things Gators?with Ryan Bass who is filling in for Jay.
Why you should listen:?Edgar talks about Gators head coach Will Muschamp and Ryan asks Edgar if Muschamp is on the hot seat in 2014. Edgar goes on to talk about the Gators QB situation and the?importance?of Jeff Driskel plus much more from Gators SEC Media Day.
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October 18, 1999
CARNATION--City officials here say if the $102,000 police levy fails in November as it did in the primary, staffing cuts will be sure to follow.
The city currently has three full-time police officers and a part-time chief. City manager Woody Edvalson said last week that if the levy fails, there will probably be one less officer on the street.
The police services measure for the year 2000 would cost a property owner about $0.95 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. The levy requires a 60 percent "yes" vote to pass, and a total "yes" vote of 149. Primary results revealed that only 20 percent of voters had gone to the polls.
"Our hope this time is to get more people out to vote," Edvalson said.


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My mother used to live on a farm, and I used to drive out to buy eggs from a fairly large local producer that sold most of their non-standard-sized eggs out of their store.
My understanding is that new layers lay smaller eggs (peewee or pullet sized), while the longer they have been laying, the larger the eggs become, until they are jumbo or super-jumbo. Double yolk eggs are most common in the spring, and most double yolk eggs are jumbo or super jumbo. Most eggs sold in the store are now large or extra-large. If you buy your eggs in a supermarket, you probably never see the larger sizes that would have double yolks.


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U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 Index higher for a fourth day, as Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen said more work is needed to restore the labor market to health while the central bank will likely continue scaling back its bond buying.
Sprint Corp. jumped 7.1 percent after posting fourth- quarter revenue that topped analysts' estimates. CVS Caremark Corp. climbed 2.6 percent as pharmacy sales rose on new medicines and new customers. InvenSense Inc. rallied 11 percent after saying it has settled pending patent litigation proceedings with STMicroelectronics NV.
The S&P 500 gained 0.3 percent to 1,805.15 at 9:53 a.m. in New York. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 57.60 points, or 0.4 percent, to 15,859.39. Trading in S&P 500 stocks was 4.6 percent below the 30-day average during this time of the day.
"I think it'd be naive to someone to think she was going to go out on her own and do what she wants," John Canally, an economic strategist at LPL Financial Corp. said in a phone interview from Boston. His firm oversees about $438.4 billion. "Yellen is just sticking to the script and she's going to give it to the next FOMC meeting to taper."
Yellen, 67, delivered her first public remarks as Fed chairman as policy makers pursue plans to gradually scale back the unprecedented bond-purchase program she helped put in place. She repeated the Fed's outlook for further reductions in "measured steps" and that asset purchases, known as quantitative easing, are not on a "pre-set course."
'Dual Mandate'
While growth has picked up, "the recovery in the labor market is far from complete," Yellen said in the text of remarks to the House Financial Services Committee. "I am committed to achieving both parts of our dual mandate: helping the economy return to full employment and returning inflation to 2 percent while ensuring that it does not run persistently above or below that level."
Federal Open Market Committee officials have twice reduced the size of the monthly asset-purchase program, lowering bond buying to $65 billion in February from $85 billion last year. Three rounds of stimulus have helped push the S&P 500 as much as 173 percent higher from a 12-year low in 2009.
The S&P 500 last week posted its biggest weekly advance this year amid speculation that economic growth is robust enough to weather slower stimulus from the Fed even as data showed weaker-than-forecast hiring. The benchmark index has rallied 3.6 percent over the past six sessions, trimming its decline for the year to 2.3 percent.
Economic Growth
The S&P 500 closed at a record on Jan. 15 and then dropped 5.8 percent through Feb. 3 amid signs of slowing growth in China and a rout in emerging-market currencies.
The central bank is studying employment and other economic data to determine when next to taper its stimulus measures. The Labor Department's report on Feb. 7 showed payrolls rose by a less-than-projected 113,000 in January, while the unemployment rate dropped to the lowest level in more than five years.
Investors are also awaiting financial results today from 16 companies in the S&P 500. Of the index members to have reported this season, 76 percent beat analysts' profit estimates, while 66 percent exceeded sales forecasts, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
Profit for the benchmark's stocks rose by 8.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013 and revenue by 2.7 percent, according to analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
Sprint jumped 7.1 percent to $8.24 after saying fourth- quarter sales rose to $9.14 billion, beating the average analyst estimate calling for $8.99 billion in a Bloomberg survey.
CVS Caremark
CVS Caremark added 2.6 percent to $68.70. The largest provider of prescription drugs in the U.S. posted fourth-quarter profit that topped analysts' estimates. The new drugs and an expanded roster of clients for specialty pharmaceuticals, along with higher prices, boosted revenue from pharmacy services to $19.6 billion, the company said.
InvenSense climbed 11 percent to $21.70 after entering into a patent cross-license agreement with STMicroelectronics, resolving lawsuits over infringement. Neither company admitted to any liability in the dispute over micro-electro-mechanical systems, or MEMS, which incorporate motion sensors and are used in cameras, fitness equipment, smartphones, remote controls and other devices.
General Motors Co. gained 1.8 percent to $35.51 as sales in China rose 12 percent to a record 348,061 units last month. Buick monthly deliveries gained 16 percent to surpass 100,000 units for the first time.


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It isn't Ukrainian dumbass, it's russian and it's not just a baked potato It is any food object to stick up the tennis player's butt.
I wanna stick something up her ass while she gives me a blow.
লিখেছেন- Andy Grey 14 de অক্টোবার de 2003
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Can you define these popular missing words?
As above. Named after the Tennis player Claudia Kuleszka. (What some people would like to do to her)
C'mon people use your imagination
লিখেছেন- Badboyee 14 de অক্টোবার de 2003
The Ukrainian sexual art of sticking a baked potato up your partners arse while they give you head.
Yeah baby, give me a Kuleszka. Or. Kuleszka me baby!
লিখেছেন- Jeff Hardski 2 de অক্টোবার de 2003


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Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Summerville Communications President and Publisher Ellen Priest has been named the new President and Publisher of Aiken Communications in Aiken, SC.
Evening Post Industries announced the news on Monday.
Aiken Communications includes the daily newspaper the Aiken Standard, the weekly North Augusta Star, the cable TV station ASTV, and a digital and marketing division, TootSuite.
Priest succeeded Bill Collins as the publisher of Summerville Communications – which includes the Summerville Journal Scene, the Berkeley Independent and The Gazette – in 2007. She was previously the business manager at the Aiken Standard for 19 years.
"I have been blessed to lead our wonderful team here at Summerville Communications for the past six years," Priest said. "This is not just a job that I come to each day, it is like a family to me and we work as a highly effective team, so leaving here was not an easy decision. However, my husband still lives in Aiken and I am very excited at living together full time again."
Priest is a native of Middletown, CT. She has been married to Dr. Jeff Priest, vice-chancellor at USC Aiken, for 32 years. They have two children, Greg, the band director at Aiken Middle School, and Jayme Hightower, Finance Supervisor at Pegasus Steel in Goose Creek. Jayme and her husband Justin Hightower reside in Berkeley County.
"I love the Lowcountry and all of the great organizations I have been a part of, and the wonderful friends I have made while living here, so leaving here will be difficult but I am excited at the opportunity," Priest said.
Priest is a graduate of USC Aiken. She serves as vice president of the Summerville Rotary Club, secretary of the Summerville Family YMCA, treasurer of the S.C. Press Association, Vice Chair of Communications and Marketing for the Greater Summerville Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce, and treasurer of the Mayor's Committee on the Employment of Persons with Disabilities. She also serves on the Community Advisory Boards for Alcoa and Summerville Medical Center.
She was Summerville Rotarian of the Year for 2011-2012 and was named Publisher of the Year for EPI in 2011.
She will assume her new position at the first of the year but will be working closely with current Aiken Publisher Scott Hunter over the next three months. Her successor has not yet been announced.
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Welcome to Roosevelt Elementary!
Attendance Awareness Month
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide a quality education through high expectations in a safe and healthy environment where students will learn the skills necessary to become productive citizens.
Our Goals
School History
In 1903, a school was built on the corner of 16th and Summitview and it was named Summitview School. In 1921, the school board changed the name of the school to Roosevelt to honor Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States. A new building was constructed in 1937, alongside the older building to house a cafeteria, classrooms and gymnasium. The old building was torn down in 1954. The second "old" building was torn down in 1991 to make way for the current facility that opened that same year. School historians have preserved a pictorial history of Roosevelt; photographs displayed in the hallway near the administration suite portray this school building from 1903 to the present.


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Millions of people around the world will watch the Super Bowl Sunday, but the 200 or so people who watched a Project Unify event at Silver Bluff High School Thursday seemed to enjoy those football games just as much.
Six teams of special education and regular education students combined to play round-robin flag football on the basketball court – all of it charming and light-hearted.
Project Unify is sponsored throughout the state by the S.C. Special Olympics and includes other sports as well.
In the fall of 2010, the agency contacted Kathy Thompson, a Midland Valley High School special education teacher, about a grant to establish Project Unify in Aiken County.
The football program got under way a year ago with four high school teams. Thompson is thrilled that six schools participated this year – Midland Valley, Silver Bluff, Aiken High, South Aiken High, Wagener-Salley High and North Augusta High.
Last year, special education student Jaclyn Martz of Midland Valley described how playing football is the best part. She scored touchdowns last year and happily remained a solid scoring threat Thursday.
"This will be my last time playing with the school," Martz said.
Every year the program is evolving, Thompson said.
The total number of "buddies" from regular education nearly tripled this year.
North Augusta student Tre's Marks has severe disabilities and is confined to a wheelchair. His buddy, Autumn Freeman, has spent a lot of time with Tre's during gym.
"He's really excited today," he said. "It's nice seeing all the kids learn. They're catching on, and that's good."
Another buddy, Brielle Busbee of Wagener-Salley, learned a lot herself in partnering with Rontravius Williams.
"It's an opportunity to get to know each other in our schools and being friends," Busbee said. "This has really opened my eyes, seeing that they're exactly like us and have feelings, too."
Valerie Steen is halfway through her third year at Wagener-Salley and agrees enthusiastically with Busbee.
"It's a wonderful opportunity for those without disabilities to be with those who do," she said. "It has brought our school together."
Many teachers at North Augusta are becoming more involved and learning more about the special education students as well, said teacher Lauren Dukes.
"We're really working on it and making (Project Unify) bigger and better," she said.
The high school teachers invited two middle schools to attend the event as guests.
LBC Middle School did make it, and their special education children and buddies were just as excited.
It's a great opportunity, said Allison Newbegin, because LBC will host a Project Unify basketball tournament with Aiken Middle School and Paul Knox Middle School.
"This time, Midland Valley will be our guest," Newbegin said.
Staff photo by Rob Novit Midland Valley High special education student Kylan Smith has a blast at the Project Unify flag football event at Silver Bluff High.×
Staff photo by Rob Novit Alex Walker, left, of Wagener-Salley High and his buddy, Cole Buff, have a terrific time together during Project Unify – a program that gives special education and regular education students a chance to know each other.×
Staff photo by Rob Novit Special education student Jaclyn Martz, right, of Midland Valley High, scores a touchdown.×
Staff photo by Rob Novit Midland Valley special education students and their buddies enjoy Project Unify games Thursday.×


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Charles Craig (tenor)
Charles James Craig (3 December 1919 – 23 January 1997) was an English operatic tenor. He received early encouragement from Sir Thomas Beecham, and sang in his 1952 recording of A Mass of Life by Frederick Delius. He was known as one of "the most Italianate of English operatic tenors".[1] From 1957 to 1980 he performed leading tenor roles at London's Royal Opera House and English National Opera. One of his most famous roles was Verdi's Otello, which he sang in Chicago, Vienna, Berlin, Naples, Munich, Venice, Salzburg, Turin, Lisbon, Düsseldorf.
Early life[edit]
Charles Craig was born in London, the youngest of 15 children. His parents were shopkeepers. Only an elder brother who owned a few opera records was interested in music. Craig first learned singing by listening to Caruso's recording of "Vesti la giubba" from Pagliacci.
- Charles Craig - Operatic Arias and Italian Songs. Label: Testament 1152.
- Joan Hammond and Charles Craig Sing Opera Arias and Duets. Label: Testament 1153.
- Verdi: Otello – Charles Craig (Otello), Rosalind Plowright (Desdemona), Neil Howlett (Iago), Shelagh Squires (Emilia), Bonaventura Bottone (Cassio); English National Opera Orchestra and Chorus; Mark Elder (conductor). Live recording, London 1983; remastered release 2001. Label: Chandos Records CD
Charles Craig also recorded Il trovatore, The Land of Smiles, Un ballo in maschera, and The Student Prince (highlights).
- ^ Forbes, Elizabeth, Obituary: Charles Craig, The Independent, 25 January 1997
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Is Verizon about to shave $100 off the DROID RAZR MAXX?
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A recent leaked advertisement image from a Verizon store shows that they will be shaving $100 off the price. This would lower the current $299.99 contract price of the DROID RAZR MAXX down to $199.99, thus making it only $100 more than the standard DROID RAZR. Keep in mind the MAXX as the larger 3300mAh battery that will allow the device to go longer without a charge.
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. androiddownsouth (Posts: 598; Member since: 02 May 2012)
Straight from sources at htc, the Incredible 4G WILL NOT be $299. Obviously I cannot guarantee this because I do not work for htc, but I have no reason to not trust my source on this. That said, this is going to be a really really good phone. I've had my hands on it and for someone with an upgrade who doesn't care about having a huge screen, this phone will rock.
2. gallitoking (Posts: 4718; Member since: 17 May 2011)
Moto want to boost sales...
6. dcgore (Posts: 227; Member since: 24 Feb 2012)
I feel it's like the phone is just not selling.
7. cripton805 (Posts: 1440; Member since: 18 Mar 2012)
I assure you that is not the reason. They have special promos all of the time. It's also been out for a while in the tech world. Why wouldn't it get a price cut? Rumors are of a blue normal Razr too, so that might have something to do with it too.
8. androiddownsouth (Posts: 598; Member since: 02 May 2012)
No rumor bro.
16. kanagadeepan (Posts: 922; Member since: 24 Jan 2012)
May be RazrMaxx_HD or fighter is about to launch...
26. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
you think so? really? i mean who does that? xD
3. theBankRobber (Posts: 681; Member since: 22 Sep 2011)
Im hoping more Motorola Phones come with this new type of battery. If are planing to release a new Photon on Sprint I would buy it out of contract if it has this 3300mah battery.
4. shadowcell (Posts: 300; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
Existing customers already get $50 off when upgrading but I thought that would transition with the Galaxy Nexus when it hit $200. Sadly, it did not otherwise I would have already upgraded my phone.
Nonetheless for having the best battery life out of any LTE phone this seems like a steal for $200.
12. CanYouHearMeNow (Posts: 8; Member since: 11 May 2012)
Not all existing customers get $50 off....some get $30, some get nothing...there are even a few out there that can still get $100. It's called a New Every 2 discount and is usually reserved for the primary line holder on the account. Some older accounts have multiple "primary" line holders though through account mergers, old plans, etc...The current NE2 discount will be the last that you get though as VZW is phasing out this type of upgrade.
18. Zorin (Posts: 152; Member since: 26 Jul 2010)
The New Every 2 hasn't been around for years. As a PLH, the only 'deal' I get is getting a new phone at the price that a new VZW customer would get the equipment at.
I miss applying the 100 beans towards a new phone. Right around the droid blowup..vzw changed that to 50, down to 30 and now to nothing.
20. CanYouHearMeNow (Posts: 8; Member since: 11 May 2012)
The NE2 is still in existence, just no new ones are being issued. You'd be surprised how many people still have them on their accounts. Only got phased out about 18 months ago, along with "Annual" upgrades. All VZW customers now get an upgrade at 20 months, unless of course VZW is willing to give you an "early" upgrade to get the sale (along with the early upgrade fee of course lol).
27. Zorin (Posts: 152; Member since: 26 Jul 2010)
Really. I have been a VZW customer since 2003 and my last upgrade I didn't even have a NE2. No one has them on their accounts b/c they do not exist. Only that does exist now is no matter if you go from basic to smart, smart to basic or basic to basic, YOU WILL PAY 30.00 (like an activation fee) when you get a new piece of equipment.
SO in all, you loose the NE2 and every 2 you will pay 30.00 for every line, when you upgrade ur equipment.
29. CanYouHearMeNow (Posts: 8; Member since: 11 May 2012)
Maybe you should listen to someone that actually WORKS for VZW Zorin??? NE2's definitely DO still exist...I do them every single day of my life lol. No NEW ones are being given out...maybe you're just confused :) They are going the way of the old VZW "Annual" upgrade and the dinosaur...
And yes, every upgrade on a phone (with the exception of Small Business accounts) comes with a $30 "administrative fee" now (including employees of VZW). Trust me, we hate that fact as much as you do... VZW didn't even take the smart route and say it was to help pay for 4G improvements, they just basically flat out said, everyone else is doing it so we're going to do it too.
34. Zorin (Posts: 152; Member since: 26 Jul 2010)
the NE2 use to give you 100 towards a new device (primary account holder only). Since you do them everyday, what are giving the customer exactly. And please, don't tell me the cost of the phone at a retail price point...NE2 use to give you, I.E. - Droid Razr Maxx at 199.00 + 100 dollars off.
35. CanYouHearMeNow (Posts: 8; Member since: 11 May 2012)
Concept hasn't changed....if you have an NE2 upgrade then you get $30 or $50 off of the upgrade cost of a new phone, ie a RAZR MAXX at $199.99 - $50.00. Incidentally, VZW's policy on NE2's now stipulates that the maximum discount you can receive off of an NE2 is $50, even if you have a $100 credit. A lot of independent dealers will still give you the full $100, but if you go into a corporate store or do it online good luck with that lol. Of course that doesn't mean you can't raise hell and try and get it anyway...you never know :)
36. Zorin (Posts: 152; Member since: 26 Jul 2010)
I spoke with someone who has an independent store and he didn't even tell me about the 30, not 50 NE2. Sucks, right? VZW charges 30 buck type activation fee and hides that NE2 from you.
Good to know about raising hell, I F*%Kin will!
23. shadowcell (Posts: 300; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
Yeah I have no idea what's going on with my account but it's not the NE2. I'm eligible for that during August. Right now I can get an instant $50 off selected phones.
Plus I've been eligible way before the 20 months they allow you for an upgrade. I think it's primarily because they want everyone to get on the LTE networks pronto but still am grateful.
Still, I am considering either this phone or a Droid Incredible 4G for my next upgrade.
24. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
they're allowing early upgrades and a $100 discount for lines without a 4G smartphone last time i checked. that might have ended recently though. o:
37. Wildmanfan (Posts: 238; Member since: 15 Jul 2010)
Did you read that whole thing today on this site about how Verizon is taking ALL unlimited data plans? Crazy right?
38. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
only if you upgrade and we're still not sure if that is for 3G customers or if that includes current users of 4G service.
5. WakaFlakaD (Posts: 481; Member since: 30 Apr 2011)
I will sign it for 1 year if I am paying 299 LOL! For $199, still..... =/
13. CanYouHearMeNow (Posts: 8; Member since: 11 May 2012)
That would be great idea if VZW still offered 1 year contracts =)
9. bubbadoes (Posts: 994; Member since: 03 May 2012)
Thats about right...all the high end Droids start off at 299 when first released on VW..THEN a month or so later the price drop comes...CHARGE..BIONIC..REZOUND..NEXUS..RAZR1..RAZR MAXX.and when released on all other carriers...199 or less whicb leaves me to believe that VW will stick it to u any way they can....just domt go out and have to be the first to have and you will launch a steal...the rezound has been as low as 49 on Vw
10. Ubi2447 (Posts: 131; Member since: 14 Feb 2012)
I hope to hear more about the RAZR HD sometime soon. That's what I'm looking forward to checking out.
11. wookv25 (Posts: 7; Member since: 26 Mar 2012)
I just bought the phone this week, will Verizon adjust my price if it's within 30days?
15. CanYouHearMeNow (Posts: 8; Member since: 11 May 2012)
Nope.... you only have 14 days (not 30) to return any device. You can get the cheaper by returning the original phone and purchasing it again at the cheaper price.
28. Zorin (Posts: 152; Member since: 26 Jul 2010)
return it...buy another...sure.
14. CanYouHearMeNow (Posts: 8; Member since: 11 May 2012)
Nope.... you only have 14 days (not 30) to return any device. You can get the cheaper by returning the original phone and purchasing it again at the cheaper price.
17. Cugino2007 (Posts: 8; Member since: 31 Mar 2012)
It's called price protection policy. No need to return your old phone and buy it again. Customer service can adjust your account if you purchased directly from Verizon Wireless. It used to be 30 days but not sure if they changed it to 14 days. I would call customer service at 800-922-0204 or *611 from your Verizon phone just to make sure.
25. CanYouHearMeNow (Posts: 8; Member since: 11 May 2012)
You'd be amazed at how much Cust Serv will do for you if you just push them! It's because they KNOW they are the shadiest group ever! Gives everyone else in Verizon a bad name. They do things that indirect stores and even corporate stores literally aren't able to do in the system. I can't count the number of times a customer has been in the store to get an upgrade but had to handle some business with customer service first. They ALWAYS try to get the customer on the phone and if you don't watch your back are trying to steal the sale right from under your nose!!! Worst part is they will do anything and everything to steal the sale from you!
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Hello guys,
What about the people that bought the droid razr xt910? do you think that Motorola is going to provide the 3300mah battery kit for them (with the back door).
21. Wildmanfan (Posts: 238; Member since: 15 Jul 2010)
Does anyone seriously think that this will make a difference? I mean when the Galaxy 3 comes out, the Maxx will still go strong but not as strong. So who cares. If your going to get this phone when the S3 is coming out, well, apparently you don't keep up with current events.
22. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
the Razr MAXX HD will be the answer to the Galaxy S III and this might very well be an indication of it's imminent launch.
30. Wildmanfan (Posts: 238; Member since: 15 Jul 2010)
Actually, I would trust a Samsung product over a Motorola product. Is the Razr Maxx HD the Droid fighter or is that something else?
31. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
they're believed to be the same thing.
what do you mean by trust? o:
32. Wildmanfan (Posts: 238; Member since: 15 Jul 2010)
In my past experiences with Motorola phones in the past 5 years or so, they broke down on me rather quickly and/or I've heard other people talk about their phones and they say almost the same thing. One example would be the Droid X had a low speaker volume and froze constantly. I thought the Razr Maxx HD was a China product only exclusive to that market.
Remember that report on here about a week or two ago concerning an HTC rival to the Galaxy Note? If HTC wants to get back into the game, I think they should concentrate on that concept and make it a reality. That would be awesome! I really don't want to go over to "The dark Side" over a phone, you know what I mean? I hope we get an update or something soon. I went to change.org and signed a petition that Verizon customers want the Note. We'll see what happens.
33. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
i've been using Motorola phones for almost 3 years and i haven't had any significant issues with them. no, why would that be? well it probably is a reality. we'll just have to wait and see.


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By Jess Manuel
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION - The Charles Town Cannons won Friday night in the same nerve-wracking manner they've done most of this season.
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Journal photo by Jess Manuel
Strasburg's Luke Wurzelbacher slides in underneath the tag of Charles Town catcher Matt Gandy for a run in the third inning of their game on Friday in?Shenandoah Junction.
Down 6-0 early in the game, the Cannons fought back for a 8-7 victory over the Strasburg Express.
"The one thing the "Cardiac Cannons" have done all year is play good late-inning baseball," Charles Town coach Brett Fuller said.
Starting pitcher Jean Acevedo came out looking commanding for Charles Town, giving up one hit in the first two innings. Things started to fall apart for him in the third. Acevedo allowed six runs to give Strasburg the lead.
Jay Lizanich reached on a fielder's choice, and Jose Bonilla reached on a booted ball. Sky Overton loaded the bases with a hit past the shortstop.
Kevin Baron knocked a ball off the glove of the second baseman to reach and drive in Lizanich. Howard Joe cleared the bases with a triple down the right-field line. Luke Wurzelbacher singled to drive in Joe, while Joe Ravert doubled to left-center field to bring in Wurzelbacher.
"Jeano has been a rock here his last three starts," Fuller said. "Prior to tonight's game, he had two complete games, and that's not done too often in baseball. After that big inning where they got six of their runs in one inning, he pitched out of it and shut them down.
"He gave us innings, and I was concerned about that after that big third inning. He was able to eat up some innings and let us get to our pen late and give us a chance."
Acevedo allowed only three hits outside of the third inning, settling down and quieting the Strasburg offense over the remainder of this seven innings.
Andrew Yacyk brought the Cannons back into the game with a swing of the bat. In the fourth, Matt Gandy walked and Yacyk homered over the right-field fence.
Charles Town added two runs in the fifth as Bryant Munoz singled to shallow right and came in to score on a triple by Hooty Harris. A groundout by Stephen Kerr brought Harris in, making the score 6-4.
Yacyk went yard again in the sixth to tie the game at 6-all. Gandy again walked, but this time, Yacyk's homer went to left.
"It was a good comeback. We were down six runs and chip away, chip away. Of course, two big bombs by Yacyk is a gamechanger," Fuller said.
Strasburg retook the lead in the seventh. Joe singled to right and moved to second on a bunt by Wurzelbacher. Joe came in to score on a wild pitch.
However, Charles Town showed its ability to play small ball in the bottom of the inning, tying the game right back up. Yacyk walked and moved around to third on a pair of wild pitches. He was sacrificed in on a long flyout by Chris Townsend.
"We've got speed and we've got talent so if we can combine that and use it effectively, we can come out on top," Fuller said.
In the bottom of the ninth, the Cannons won the game in the way every young player dreams of doing it. With two outs, Harris hit a bunt single. He moved to third on a single by Kerr. Justin Esquerra came to the plate and drove a hard single toward second base, scoring Harris for the win.
"I would say it's a great win except we've been doing it all year," Fuller said. "I hate to say this but I'm kinda getting use to it. If this were out of the blue, I could maybe have a different opinion on it, but it's just kinda the way these boys have been playing all year.
"Late-inning baseball, and that's when you've got to do it."


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Tilling soil for yard art
Imagine having a landscape begging for yard art and nothing wonderful to give it. Great problem, right?
It's the challenge facing Jennifer Martinez, a newlywed working to make her and husband Josh's first house a home. She's a woman with a huge creative streak -- a novelist, actor, blogger. But this whole gardening thing? She's working on it.
I knew just where to find inspiration for Jennifer -- fun-loving Tampa Bay gardeners who shared their favorite masterpieces, along with great tips.
Old Buick's grill helps rev up koi pond
Maryhelen Zopfi of Lutz, Fla., had a vision of water streaming through the front grill of a cool old car and into her swimming pool-turned-koi pond.
"I did it," she e-mailed earlier this month. "Went to the junkyard and found the front end of this Buick. It's up and running. We love it."
She paid $75 for the '95 Buick Century grill. Her exceptionally handy husband, Simon, a metal fabricator, installed it.
"I dream ideas," Zopfi said. "When they start coming out of my mouth as words, Simon gets nervous."
Don't be shy about having some fun
At Tampa Heights Community Garden, coordinator Kitty Wallace encourages gardeners to let their fun flags fly.
Sharing your sense of humor is a way of sharing yourself, which helps build a sense of community, Kitty said.
"This sign cracks me up," she said. "Life's short -- have fun!"
Gnome is guardian of her garden
Nicholas the Gnome rules Susan Gillespie's colorful backyard in Riverview.
"According to lore, gnomes bring color and life to a garden and oversee the fairy population," Gillespie said.
She bought Nick at Green Boutique in Valrico, Fla.
"He weighs a ton. My sister Cindi and I were quite the comical pair trying to get him to the backyard!"
She hand-tiled the pedestal on which Nicholas stands -- which says a little something about who rules.
Busch Gardens' eye-catching sundial
You shouldn't need a watch to tell the time on the Dark Continent. And you don't. Just check the living sundial.
"Our goal is to put our creative hooks into our guests and get them to notice plants and appreciate the plants that surround them," said Joe Parr, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay's director of horticulture. "I am very happy to see guests every day happily snapping family photos in front of our landscape displays."
Want to copy his sundial? Joe's instructions:
- Choose a sunny, level spot and install a pole to mark the center of your dial.
- With a string and stakes, mark each "ray" on the hour as the sun travels across the sky.
- Choose a compact, upright, vertical-growing shrub for the gnomon, the central feature that casts the shadow and replaces the pole.
- Use full, compact plants that can take regular shearing for the rays -- the lines that mark the hours. End each ray with a conically sheared plant.
- Fill the spaces between the rays with annual bedding plants, using contrasting colors in each section.
No need for rain: These daisies bloom perpetually
Even during the hottest, driest months, Bill Carr's daisies never droop.
They're made by Amy and Joe Hines of Pensacola, Fla., from recycled automobile parts.
"I was really impressed with their work," said Carr, who lives in Plant City, Fla. "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and so it goes with yard art!"
Helping those trees come to life
About 15 years ago, Seminole Heights, Fla., gardener and artist Bean Spence started making "pot heads" -- hollowed masks into which a plant container can be inserted.
"Every one's different. This one's made from a cypress knee," he said.
They're covered in Rust-Oleum, and Bean said they've lasted through freezes, hurricanes, sun and rain.


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Thoughts After Four Games
With four games in the books and their next game not until Thursday in Phoenix, it's time to reflect on what has transpired thus far. We've seen some good, some bad and some things that are a cause for concern, but at the end of the day the Blues are at level ground with two wins and two defeats.
Rather than writing an enormous novel of a post, this entry will be broken down in a similar fashion as I do with the game recaps, with a Good, Bad and Meh section. This is just a rundown, not a complete summary of how things have gone, but rather just a collection of thoughts so far.
The GOOD:
- Obviously, the two wins against Detroit. New environment, tough rival, two wins out of two. While the results was the best case scenario, the method in which the wins were reached was far from ideal (more in the BAD section).
- Keith Tkachuk. Boy am I glad the team brought him back. It is pretty hard to imagine anyone doing as great of a job in front of the net as he has so far. He already has four points with the man advantage and has been clearly one of the team's best players.
Stats: 3 goals – 3 assists – 6 points. 11 shots. +1.
- Paul Kariya. It is highly likely that without Kariya and fellow veteran Tkachuk that the Blues would be 0-4 rather than 2-2. Kariya looks as speedy as ever with no evidence of having any issues with his hips. He could be posed for a big year assuming he holds up.
Stats: 2 goals – 2 assists – 4 points. 10 shots. (-1).
- Jay McClement. He has been a nice source of production so far and has helped pick up the slack from others who have gotten off to a slow start. McClement has worked hard on each shift and is alongside Alex Steen as the best two Blues in the early going.
Stats: 1 goal – 3 assists – 4 points. 7 shots. +1.
- Alex Steen. Your best Blue so far? Possibly. On the ice, Steen has looked the most energetic and has work the hardest of anyone on the roster. He tallied the lone goal against Los Angeles (shorthanded mind you) and is a source of intensity on a team that has seen little through four games. He hasn't been afraid to fire the puck, which is a trait the rest of the team needs to learn.
Stats: 1 goal – 0 assists – 1 point. 14 shots. +1.
- Erik Johnson: While he still needs to work through some rust (and it shows), he still has done a pretty good job. EJ has stepped up to contribute on the offensive side of things which was an area the Blues more than struggled with last season. EJ is pinching in well to keep the puck at the other end of the ice, but still needs to continue to work at positioning and using his body in his own end. With time, this will come as he still tries to make his comeback from that devastating knee injury.
Stats: 0 goals – 3 assists – 3 points. 11 shots. +3.
- The power-play: Ranks 12th in the NHL at 23.5%. While the year is early and the pp% are tough to go by (Calgary is clicking at a 43.8% rate), it is nice to see the Blues finding some success with the man advantage. Ideally the team will be able to find consistent success rather than a few power-play points in one game followed by being shutout the next.
- Crowds. Big crowds the first two games of the year, and here is to hoping that continues.
The MEH:
- Goaltending. Chris Mason has made some unreal and incredible saves, but at the same time he (and the Blues) have allowed a bounty of early goals which simply needs to stop. Ty Conklin kept the Blues in the game in his lone start, but he too was guilty of giving up a couple early. So far the goaltending has been brilliant at times but overall it has been average when you include the first period woes.
Stats (Mason): 1-2-0. 2.70 GAA. .900 SV%.
Stats (Conklin): 1-0-0. 3.00 GAA. .910 SV%.
- David Perron: Some may argue he should be in the good column, but I can not justify placing him there quite yet. He has worked hard and been quick to the puck all over the ice. He has been checking hard and winning some battles down low. However, at the end of the day he has been on the ice several times when the opponent has scored, and was one of the reasons behind LA's goal on Saturday due to him not making a change. He has performed very well doing the intangibles that don't appear in the boxscore, but he, like many other Blues, has not been able to produce which lands him in this section.
Stats: 0 goals – 0 assists – 0 points. 5 shots. (-3).
- Darryl Sydor: His experience has served valuable and he has done a better job than some would have thought. While he may be shaky at times, the fact is he is on the ice more often when the Blues score than when the opponent does, as evidenced by his handsome plus/minus rating. Sydor is doing a fine job filling in for Brewer from the leadership side of things, and he has done an overall solid job at defending. However, Sydor has not always looked rock-solid in the Blues' zone and sometimes struggles to win battles in the corner.
State: 0 goals – 1 assist – 1 point. 3 shots. +4.
- The PK: Currently ranks 17th with a 77.8% kill rate. Hard to judge this sample size through just four games, but currently the kill ranks as average in the league. Ideally, it needs to improve.
The BAD:
- Coming out in each game so far with absolutely no energy. More detail on this issue can be found here. The Blues need to come out of the game at a higher level and can not afford to continue falling behind or allowing multiple goals in the first period. As the saying goes, "Playing catchup hockey is playing losing hockey". The Blues were fortunate to escape Sweden with four points despite giving Detroit a head start in each game.
- David Backes & Patrik Berglund. In a poll I ran called "Which Blue Has Disappointed You?", David Backes and Patrik Berglund led the way in the voting. These two have gotten off to extremely slow starts which has resulted in Berglund receiving a healthy scratch in the team's game against LA. Berglund's lone bright spot this season came with a goal he scored in Sweden, but one could argue that the goal was a soft one, and it probably should have been saved. Backes on the other hand has looked a shadow of his 30+ scoring self that made an appearance in 2008-09. In short, both need to step up their game for the Blues offense to churn as it did at the end of last season.
Stats (Backes): 0 goals – 0 assists – 0 points. 10 shots. (-3).
Stats (Berglund): 1 goal – 0 assists – 0 points. 4 shots. (-2).
- T.J. Oshie. Expectations are enormous for Oshie but outside of a few powerful moves across the blueline and a few nice checks, he hasn't really found his stride. Of course, this is a problem the entire team is facing outside of a few guys, but Oshie is one of the biggest fan-favorites and the pressure is high. While I am not advocating bad shots that lead to turnovers, I am suggesting he needs to fire the puck more. An average of one shot a game for Oshie is simply too low for a guy who could really have a breakout season.
Stats: 0 goals – 1 assist – 1 point. 4 shots. (-1).
- The Phantom of the Scottrade. Um, what? Here is to hoping that it was a one time stunt since Phantom of the Opera is playing over at the Fox. This was possibly one of the lamest attempts at stadium entertainment I have ever seen. The smell of failure lingered long after the Phantom disappeared.
- Dropping two at home to start the year. O.K., so the one victory in Sweden counts as a "home game", but losing in St. Louis twice to kickoff the year is rough, especially when seemingly every St. Louis sport team is losing as well.
Some good, some bad and some that falls somewhere in the middle. What has troubled or excited you through four games this season? Sound off in the comments. The Blues return to the ice Thursday on the road in Phoenix where they hopefully will end this two game skid.


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My Top 3 Quick and Easy Berry Delicious Snacks For ToddlersMonica Bielanko
I don't spend a whole lot of time stressing over my kids' diets. They're gonna eat what they're gonna eat and grow up just fine so all my worrying is only bad or MY health.
That said, I do try to mix it up at snack times and meals and give them proteins and veggies and fruits when I can.
The easiest healthy food to get my kids to eat is berries, probably because they're so sweet, not to mention delicious.
I have a couple go-to concoctions I can whip up lickety-split that my kids will usually eat and figured I'd share them with you.
Here are my top three super fast, easy berry snacks for my kids.
Blueberries and cottage cheese – Henry isn't sure about cottage cheese yet but Violet loves it. I still cut Henry's blueberries in half too.
Strawberries and Cool Whip – Sometimes I freeze the Cool Whip and my kids truly think they're eating ice cream.
Berry Smoothie – I got this recipe from parentsconnect.com:
- 1 cup frozen berries (any kind)
- 1 ½ cup low-fat/fat-free milk
- ½ cup apple juice
- 3 tbsp nonfat dry milk
The nonfat dry milk in these smoothies adds protein and makes a more satisfying meal. Or else they're ideal for a healthy snack or even work as breakfast.
Photo Credit: zestycook.com
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