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Every caregiver either dreads or celebrates (most likely, a little bit of both) the idea of their children going back to school after a long summer break. But it never hurts to prepare in advance when you have to couple that first dreadful morning, waking up extra early to enthusiastically sing, "Rise and shine. Time for school!" followed by the typical, "Oh man. Is summer over already?" lament, piled high atop the added stress of having children with special needs.
As a mother of two children with special needs - entirely different special needs, at that - there are several things that my family does to make each stepping stone of our children's lives as smooth a transition as possible.
And since I brought up getting out of bed earlier ... much to my chagrin, it pays to start waking your kids up at the same time every morning at least a week or two before school starts. Yes, the allure of an extra hour or two of glorious 'non-rushing-around-immediately-upon-waking' sleep is almost irresistible to both children and parents alike. But you must resist, for the punishment will be much greater that fateful first day of school if you fail to condition yourselves ahead of time for that inaugural early-morning alarm.
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Jett, left, and Dane Ufema stand ready for their first day of school.
Accepting help from friends, family, teachers, administration, and other parents is the first step to starting off the new school year on the best foot possible.
Resist the urge to say, "No, that's OK, I got this" every time. It's noble, but in the end, most likely not worth the unrealistic perfect-parenting pressure.
Familiarizing yourself with other children and parents at the bus stop is a sure way to keep your finger on the pulse of what's happening in your children's lives before and after school. Don't kid yourselves. In the moments that exist outside the safe haven of the schools walls, our little ones find themselves precariously perched on the school bus battlefield. What happens on the school bus stays on the school bus? Not on my watch.
Befriend the other parents. Start up a conversation about your child and what their needs might be. You can learn just as much about your child's every day by chatting with the kids and parents closest to them as you can from consistently attending parent-teacher conferences.
If your work schedule prohibits you from waiting at the bus stop with your child for the first few days, now would be a great time to take a friend or family member up on that not-so-forgotten five-year-old offer to help out.
Keeping the lines of communication open with teachers, therapists, principals, teacher's aides (name em' if you got em'!) over the summer is paramount. My son's teachers often volunteer to have my boys come in and meet them ahead of time to familiarize themselves with their new environment before the cavalcade of new students descends upon the classroom. Many children with special needs - whether on the autism spectrum, dealing with neurological disorders or developmental delays - can be instantly affected by extreme stimulus and sound. I mean really, who isn't? Twenty kids full of energy and summer time enthusiasm, converging simultaneously upon a new classroom, would be enough to rock anyone's boat.
Shop with your children for school. This is also just a great way to spend some time with them before they disappear during the day once again. Whether it's a simple lunch box or new favorite backpack, special needs children often focus (very hard) on a particular object and take great comfort in knowing that one little piece of home will consistently follow them back and forth to school. Letting them choose said object allows them to have some control over an environment that can so often feel like it's spinning completely out of control. I still sleep with my blanket - but that's another story ...
The most important thing you can do to prepare your special needs children, regular 'ol children, spouses, needy friends - really anyone approaching a new phase in life - is to talk to them about how they are feeling.
Putting your head in the sand (figuratively and literally) won't do anyone any favors. Talking about anxiety, concerns, apprehension and excitement can go a long way to making those first few days of something new more of an adventure than a nightmare.
Save those for the night before the first day of school. Because no matter how ready I thought I was, I always dreamt I got off the bus in my pajamas.
Julie Ufema is a photographer at BitterSweet Studios and independent film director and producer. She lives in Derry Township with her husband, Jason, and their sons, Jett and Dane. Visit www.julieufema.com for more information.


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A very good person named Angela Caughlin has written a book, The Only Way Through, about the value of journaling.
She was a young housewife, the mother of three, when she lost her husband to lung cancer.
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In the book, the psychotherapist and life coach explains why journaling is helpful, how it helped her recover from her loss and how to keep a journal so that it has the hoped-for, healing results.
But since it's Friday, let's talk about journals in a slightly different way. Do you have one, probably stuck away in a closet somewhere, that you used to keep way back when?
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Coach Jim Gonder's quote: "She leads by example. She's a hard worker, [and she] puts in the extra time that a pitcher needs to do to be successful."
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In 1991, the State Legislature created the 21st Century Schools Councils (also known as Site Councils) to ensure that various stakeholders were all involved in decisions relating to their school's continuous improvement efforts. The Council is responsible for developing and implementing ongoing school improvement efforts and monitoring the progress made under the plans.
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Mini Powdered Sugar Donut Muffins.
Mini muffins that taste like powdered sugar donuts. Baked, not fried!
After taking last weekend off, it felt really good being in the kitchen today. I actually missed dirty dishes. Ha! Yeah right. What was first on the menu? Why, donuts of course! Oh and cupcakes. More on those later. 😉
Like a giddy little kid on Christmas morning, I hopped out of bed to make a batch of my Nutella Stuffed Cinnamon Sugar Muffins today. As I began creaming the butter and sugar together for the batter, I realized that I forgot a very imperative ingredient at the store last night. Nutella! I know. I KNOW! I'm so ashamed. Duh Sally.
So I did what any normal person would do. I made teeny tiny powdered sugar donut muffins instead.
I simply love powdered sugar donuts. Filled with raspberry jam, chocolate cream, or simply plain – I can never say no to those snowy covered donuts staring at me behind the counter. Today's mini donut muffins are not filled with anything, but they come with a lot of sweet flavor and cakey texture. I call them donut muffins because they taste like dense cakey bite-sized donuts. We can even just go ahead and call them munchkins. 😉
The donut muffins are made with white-whole wheat flour, are incredibly soft, and very moist thanks to the creamed butter and milk in the batter. How did they come together? Let's find out.
First, I creamed 5 Tablespoons of butter with 1/2 cup of sugar with a handheld electric mixer. You will use the other 3 Tablespoons from the stick of butter for the powdered sugar coating. No worries there! I chose butter as the fat in this recipe because I wanted its rich flavor in the baked donut muffins, as opposed to using a neutral tasting oil.
To the creamed butter and sugar, add 1 egg, vanilla extract, and milk. I used vanilla almond milk in today's donut muffins, but cow's milk, soy milk, or rice milk will be just fine. Put your electric mixer down and manually stir in your dry ingredients to the same bowl.
We're using flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and a touch of salt as the dry ingredients. I was going to leave the cinnamon out, but I just love adding it to my baked goods. And it does not overpower the batter at all. In fact, I truly feel the cinnamon in the batter made these donut muffins taste even better than any powdered sugar donut I've ever tasted. Don't leave out the cinnamon!
The batter will be quite thick once everything is mixed together. Try not to overmix everything, as overmixing will lead to dry, crumbly, dense, and hard muffins. I'd rather eat a green bean covered in powered sugar than a dry, hard muffin.
Bake the donut muffins in a mini-muffin pan. Or even as regular standard size muffins. I got 20 mini little munchkins out of this recipe, perfect to enjoy a few myself and share the rest. 🙂
The donut muffins are quite quick in the oven – taking only about 11-12 minutes at 400F. Be sure to watch them closely before or around the 11 minute mark. When they begin to brown around the edges, they are done.
As the mini muffins cool, get everything together for the coating. And when I say everything, I mean melted butter and powdered sugar. Easy peasy. About 3/4 cup of powdered sugar and 3 Tablespoons of melted butter will do the trick. Submerge the muffins into the melted butter then plop them into the powdered sugar. Coat the muffins all the way around. A little bit of powdered sugar does NOT go a long way – you really want to coat each one fairly well.
Enjoy the little munchkins with your little munchkins. Or in my case, plopped on the couch in my jammies with a cup of coffee. I love lazy mornings. And there is everything "lazy" about these donut muffins. They are SO effortless to make!
I think I found my new favorite breakfast – and I'm pretty sure you're going to flip for these as well. You could even add cinnamon to the powdered sugar to make them cinnamon/sugar coated. PS: bite-sized treats are more fun to eat!
Follow me on Instagram and tag #sallysbakingaddiction so I can see all the SBA recipes you make! ♥
Mini Powdered Sugar Donut Muffins
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Mini muffins that taste like powdered sugar donuts! Baked, not fried.
- 1/3 cup (5 Tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk (cow's milk, soy milk, almond, or rice are fine)
- 1 and 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour (or all-purpose flour) (measured correctly)
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- Preheat oven to 400F. Spray mini muffin pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl using a handheld or stand mixer, cream 1/3 cup butter and granulated sugar together on medium speed. Mix in the egg, vanilla extract, and milk. Gently stir in flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt by hand. DO NOT overmix – stir until *just* combined.
- Spoon batter into prepared muffin tin - about 2/3 of the way full. I got exactly 20 mini muffins from the batter. Fill the empty muffin tins halfway with water for even baking.
- Bake for 11-12 minutes, watching the muffins closely. They are done when the edges begin to brown and the centers are set. Allow muffins to cool for about 5 minutes.
- While the muffins are cooling, prepare the topping. Melt 3 Tablespoons of butter for about 30 seconds in a small bowl in the microwave. Stir and stick back in microwave if not fully melted. Pour the powdered sugar in a separate small bowl. Fully submerge each muffin into the melted butter and then into the powdered sugar. Coat all sides generously and evenly with powdered sugar. Use more melted butter or powdered sugar if needed. Set upright on cooling rack. Donut muffins taste best eaten on the same day. They will stay fresh in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
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Hey Sally,
Just love your site and recipes… haven't made one yet but this is It! My all time favourite treats growing up were 1) Big powdered sugar donuts with lemon filling, and 2) those mini donuts covered in powdered sugar from the grocery store! Just… delicious. I developed a severe dairy allergy 12 years ago, so neither have been in my life for so long. People ask all the time how I liiiive without cheese and butter, but I could care less, I miss my treats like those donuts! Anyways, I am so excited to try these, using almond milk and earth balance butter, wondering if you think I could make these in a normal muffin tin? I don't have a mini… Or would it work to make small balls in a normal muffin tin?
Thanks 🙂
I just have to say these were absolutely amazing!! Made them today and they were sooooo delicious…. At the end I did make some that were coated in cinnamon sugar as well like you had mentioned and they just melted in my mouth! Such a great recipe.. Thanks Sally .. Look forward to trying more if your recipes 🙂
Hi Sally! I have a quick question for you… I have been requested to make cupcakes for a party and they want me to use storebought (red and green) frosting. I want them to look nice, so I'm hoping to pipe the frosting on. I was wondering if you know if it works well to pipe the canned frosting. Somewhere I read something about beating the frosting with a mixer first. Thank you for taking time to read this!! Love your recipes by the way, and would be using one if my friends weren't so dead set on canned frosting. 🙂
I thought you are also interested that this site (http://motivanova.com/?p=6204) stole and republished our pictures. They run ads and get paid for using our work. I just contacted the webhost to take my material down. It appears that this site only uses plagiarized material. I find this very sad, especially since we as honest bloggers put a lot of time into our work.
Wishing you a great day.
Sally, I have made these for the 2nd time, this time in a little mini doughnut form. I love them just as much as the first time. Thank you for an awesome recipe. I blogged about it today:


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Think the 40X bench target gun is.
March 14, 2008, 05:49 PM
Per Remington's LE website:
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IIRC, the M40 was based on the short action version of the 700 40-x, while the M24 was based on the long action version.
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|Some friends from out of town go to Louisville to see the Kentucky Derby every year, and somehow they harangued us into going down & playing a show on the day of the race. So we did - we actually drove down to Louisville, and we played a show. I am not fooling you.
Before the show, all the other cows went for cut-rate BBQ. I went for a walk around the neighborhood - again, no joke. I walked around. I walked past so many bars, bars with outdoor volleyball courts, bars with huge boozemobiles parked outside, bars with bands with names like Jehoosephats and Clickerbiscuits sound checking in the picture window, just endless bars. And the people driving by! They'd been to the bars, they were drunk! and many of them were shouting things at the people walking on the sidewalk, people like me: "whoo!" over and over again, "whoo!" from these drunk people driving by the bars. And this was at about 7:00, the sun was up, most of the bars weren't even open yet.
I turned a corner at some point & took the non-bar, non-"whoo" roads back to the club. The backroads (and not very far back, just a block) in Louisville are lovely, especially on this day perhaps: most houses were quiet, people were away or were sedated somewhere... I passed a vast brick mansion of some sort, with the front door open, and saw a man playing piano just inside the door, with a speaker in the door playing the music to the neighborhood. I don't think it was a party, it was just a nice gesture on such a lovely & quiet day.
The real adventure, though, happened on the other sidewalk - on the same block, if you can imagine it. I saw this great cat, big furry orange & white thing, hopping around on a patch of lawn by the sidewalk. I went up to the cat, you know - try and pet it or something. It ignored me! Totally! But you know why it ignored me? It had a fucking mouse in its paws. A mouse! That was exciting - I knew I'd get to watch a life-and-death struggle, right there in Louisville, with a lovely piano soundtrack. That's livin'.
The mouse was more than alive, I'll tell you. I watched for a moment, and suddenly it leapt up and went tearing out onto the sidewalk - right at me! The cat shot after, of course. I was terrified - both came right at me! Fuck! The fucking mouse came right towards my feet! I was stepping around, not sure what to do - it was so sudden - and at one point, my left foot was sort of tilted, with the cat on one side and the mouse on the other, slightly under the sole of my shoe, hiding from the cat. The mouse was perfectly sheltered. And what did I think? I thought, "oh boy better not step on the poor little mouse." And what was my reaction? I lifted my foot. The cat jumped on the mouse, took a good bite, & trotted off with the surely damaged mouse firmly in its teeth.
The whole mouse-behind-the-shoe moment lasted much less than half a second, but what fucking drama! My shoe was the final option for the mouse - it was happier with the potential crushing of my foot than with the assured crushing of the cat's jaws! - but I didn't hesitate to give the poor thing over.
That was not the adventure I was expecting, let me tell you. The rest of the walk back was of course lovely, and uneventful.
Later we played a fairly odd show to a large room full of disinterested drunks, and a few interested ones. Later we had drinks with friends; later still we drove on home.
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Zoe Busiek (Joely Fisher) has a whole lot on her plate in the Aug. 2 premiere of this improbable but diverting series. She quits her job as a Las Vegas blackjack dealer and returns to her Chicago-area hometown to raise the three children of her older sister, who was killed in a car crash. As if it weren't hard enough for the single and hitherto irresponsible Zoe to play adult guardian, she's also pounding the pavement in search of a paycheck and probing the fatal auto accident in hopes of convincing the insurance company that her sister wasn't at fault. Impressed by Zoe's Erin Brockovich-style moxie, the company winds up hiring her as a fraud investigator.
Fisher is winning as the spirited protagonist, even though the character's multitasking strains credulity. This is a definite upgrade from her last series role as the mom on Baby Bob.
BOTTOM LINE: Pretty good hand
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A gleaming red and brown 1967 VW Microbus pulled up to the corner of 13th Street and Pollet Walk on Main Campus April 11, filled with a year's supply of Peanut Chews — and former Philadelphia Eagle Ron Jaworski.
It was a moment in the spotlight for sophomore advertising major Andrew Arbitell, who won the Peanut Chews billboard writing contest. Throughout April, his winning headine, "Enjoyed when the Rocky steps were just steps" will tower over I-95 near the Cottman Avenue exit.
It's a pretty good way to begin building a portfolio, not to mention the kudos he received from Jaws.
"I'm blown away. What a brilliant young man." Jaworski said. "It's so cool that he's a local guy and a Temple student."
Arbitell, 20, of Phoenixville, Pa., learned of the contest in Assistant Professor Joe Glennon's "Intro to Copywriting" class. He explained a few details, encouraged his students to enter and then moved on with his lecture. "Immediately after he said it, I couldn't keep my mind off the competition. I started writing down different ideas."
Part of the campaign
He landed upon a headline that fit right into the Peanut Chews advertising campaign.
"I realized that they're trying to convey that they've been around throughout the history of Philadelphia, they've always been here and Philadelphians have enjoyed them now and in the past," Arbitell says of the candy, which has been produced in Northeast Philadelphia since 1917. "Rocky is an iconic Philadelphia figure. I thought the steps were such a big part of Philadelphia's culture and history that I had to write something based on them."
Glennon says his student did a great job of staying on message, but not rocking the creative boat.
"Growing up near Philly sure helped him. Nostalgia is a very personal thing, hard to fake," Glennon says. "As a Boston native, I couldn't pull it off without being or feeling disingenuous. To me, the Rocky steps are the Rocky steps and have been since 1976."
Arbitell first came to Temple and a film major, but caught the advertising bug during his first semester in an "Intro to Advertising" class.
Glennon is excited that Arbitell got to see the creative process in action.
"One of the most rewarding parts of advertising is seeing your work produced in a short amount of time," he says. "Writers in other fields can slave away from years and never see their work printed or produced. Just ask any writer with a drawer full of screenplays or manuscripts."
Arbitell says he'll share some with his winnings with friends and family and wants to donate the rest.
"Living in Philadelphia these past two years, the city itself has been good to me. So, why not be good back to it? I figured what a better way to donate a candy that's made in Philadelphia to Philadelphia," he says.


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FREEHOLD – A Brooklyn, N.Y. man admitted in court on Monday to leaving the scene where a Keansburg woman jumped from his tow truck and died from her injuries, authorities said.
Dexter Jeanty, 24, of Brooklyn, pleaded guilty to second-degree leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni said in a release. In exchange for his plea, prosecutors will recommend a five-year prison sentence.
The charge stems from an Oct. 9, 2011 incident where the lifeless body of Keansburg resident Mary Macaluso, 26, was found by an off-duty Monmouth Beach police officer on the northbound lanes of Route 18 in Ocean Township shortly before 7 a.m., Gramiccioni said.
An investigation determined Macaluso was on a date the night before with a 23-year-old Wall Township man at the Deko Lounge in Sayerville, Gramiccioni said. The couple's vehicle became disabled and Jeanty arrived in a tow truck, he said.
Jeanty then drove Macaluso's date and the vehicle back to the Wall residence and the victim made arrangements for Jeanty to drive her back to her Keansburg home, Gramiccioni said.
While driving through Ocean Township, Jeanty said Macaluso jumped out of the tow truck and was injured, but he did not stop, according to the release. Jeanty also said he did not call for help, the release said.
An autopsy revealed Macaluso died from blunt force injuries, including radiating skull fractures to the back of her head, the release said.


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why is khan saying such b!tch *****??? wtf is that about???
and by him saying such things, he's either trying to get another fight set up with him and maidana?? or he's really inferior in his position to say such things, because if khan felt like he was head and shoulders over maidana, then you would think that he wouldn't give two *****s about what maidana does or what happens in his career.......!?!?!
it really doesn't make sense, other than khan has some feelings for maidana, maybe in his mind, he didn't feel like the winner against maidana, he was holding on for dear life in towards the end of their fight.... IDK, but khans statement pertaining to this situation is pretty weird........ to be honest, it really shouldn't be any concern to khan.......... like i said, it's kind of some b!tch *****, it's something that a chick would do or say about one of her EX's.........
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i couldnt agree more . Khans moving on come on why fight someone who should of lost to morales but was granted a second chance. Chino vale pito
At the end of the fight he said ill fight morales tomorrow . come on he knows damn well u cant fight tomorrow . he wanted easy way ou the back door.
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This is why i can't respect khan. Such a dumbass for disrepecting maidana and guerrero. I hope maidana gets the khan rematch and kos his ass this time.
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Khan did run like a biatch. The ref definitely helped him survive the last three rounds. Maidana isn't even that skilled of a fighter, and Khan wants to take on Floyd? lmao
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Nobody Wants To Fight Maidana! Sign Bradley Up!
Bradley is the only guy without a fight, and he says he's looking. Mayweather, Ortiz, Pacquiao, Marquez, Morales, Matthysse, Khan all have fights. Who's left? Bradley scared to death to fight anyone other than Alexander. Sign Bradley up to fight Maidana. Mayweather opted for Ortiz as opposed to Maidana who crushed Ortiz. Rios would fight Maidana in a heart beat because he's crazy, but he's not ready for Maidana. So the reasons Bradley wont fight Maidana, is 1) he's scared to death, and 2) he knows his next fight against a top fighter is a "Loss", so he needs the biggest payday possible. Maidana is a warrior and I think he wants Khan so bad, khan will never give him that rematch. I think Maidana blows they Khan if given a second chance; he's too possessed. Maidana could be the next warrior to follow the Durans and Chavez'.
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Maidana's comments are spot on with regard this queerboy.
Amir Queen Con.....I like that....A Mere Con is good, too.
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"Should of lost to Morales"---just because Morales exceeded everyone's expectations, it doesn't mean he won the match. Morales won the middle rounds. Maidana won the early and the late rounds. Both were tagged well and tagged often. A close fight does not equal Morales "should of one".
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Man whats not to like about this guy Amir Queen Khan thats hella funny I like Amir and all but sometimes he's to much when it comes to yapping with the mouth.
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I want to see a rematch, but I think Maidana should have to earn it rather than just walking straight back into a title shot. His record since his win over Ortiz has been terrible, he should reschedule the Guerrero fight and fight Khan again early next year.
As for the Maidana-Khan fight, I don't think Khan benefited from the refereeing at all. I have re watched the fight several times to look for examples of how Cortez was "helping" Khan, and the only time I saw him jump in to break up the action was when Khan had his back turned and Maidana was about to unload on the back of his head. To me that is good refereeing, nobody wants to see rabbit punches and the consequences they can have.
Maidana was also extremely dirty during the fight, attempting to hit Khan when he went to touch gloves several times. He was soundly beaten by Khan, and its his problem that he couldn't finish off a badly hurt Khan when he had more than 6 minutes in which to do it.
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Khan wants no part of a Maidana rematch. Why? When he can fight the Zab Judah's of the world for millions?
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PHILIPSBURG - Most of their opponents will be glad to see Central senior running back Bradi Moore and senior quarterback Austin Cunningham graduate.
Count Philipsburg-Osceola as one of those teams.
Moore scored four touchdowns in the first half three different ways - a 15-yard fumble return, runs of 25 and 34 yards and taking a shovel pass from Cunningham for 80 yards - and Cunningham ran for a 3-yard score to give Central a 34-point lead at halftime and a 54-20 win to spoil P-O's homecoming night at Memorial Field.
"He had a good game," Central coach Dave Baker said of Moore. "He really ran hard, I thought, and he hit the hole quick. It was good to come back [after last week's loss to Fort Hill, Md.] and get a win against a team that played pretty hard."
"Athletically, we were outmatched, and that was the difference in the game," P-O coach Jeff Vroman said. "We can't match the athleticism of a couple football players they have, and they made big plays. When you watch them in person, you're more impressed with them than on film."
Moore ran for 178 yards on only eight carries and caught two passes for 88 yards as the Scarlet Dragons (5-2) amassed 534 yards in total offense.
He would have had a fifth TD on the first series of the second half on what looked like it would be a 75-yard run, but as he ran inside the P-O 10, he slowed down, and just he was going to score, flipped the ball back to trailing senior offensive lineman Casey Lythgoe, who gathered it and scored.
Cunningham completed 6-of-7 passes for 153 yards and ran for 76 yards on eight carries.
"He had a good game, as usual," Baker said.
For P-O quarterback Curtis Matsko, who connected on 9-of-17 passes for 191 yards as part of a 322-yard offensive output, the game didn't start well. On the second play, he fumbled and Moore scooped it up and scored easily 56 seconds into the game.
The Mounties (1-6) responded with an 11-play drive that took them from their 27 to the Central 1, but they had to settle for a Nick Boumerhi 27-yard field goal. Boumerhi kicked a 43-yard field goal in the second quarter, matching a school record.
"Have you seen a better kicker?" Vroman said. "He's the best kicker around here. He works hard at it, and he does a great job with it."
The Dragons didn't take long on their scoring drives. Moore finished off a three-play, 65-yard drive with a 25 run later in the quarter. The next time, Cunningham finished off an eight-play, 86-yard drive with a 3-yard run.
In the second quarter, Moore's 34-yard was the third play of the series. The first official play after Boumerhi's 43-yarder was Cunningham's shovel pass to Moore. Fullback Zac Emerick scored Central's sixth TD of the first half on a 5-yard run.
The fun and quick strikes continued on the first series of the second half as Moore spread the wealth with his lateral to Lythgoe.
"That all right to do, but you don't want those linemen starting to think they're going to score a lot of touchdowns," Baker said.
Notes: Central's Nick Hoenstine scored on a 2-yard run, and P-O got TD runs from Mason Pryde and Dustin Shuey to finish off the scoring. ... P-O's Tanner Lamb had two catches for 85 yards. ... P-O crowned Meili Belko as homecoming queen and Denver Greenawalt as king.
Central19 21 14 0 - 54
Philipsburg-Osceola3 3 7 7 - 20
First quarter
C-Moore 15 fumble return (Slagenweit kick), 11:04.
PO-N. Boumerhi 27 FG, 5:42.
C-Moore 25 run (kick failed), 4:53.
C-Cunningham 3 run (kick failed), :52.7
Second quarter
C-Moore 34 run (Slagenweit kick), 9:29.
PO-N. Boumerhi 43 FG, 7:32.
C-Moore 80 pass from Cunningham (Slagenweit kick), 7:03.
C-Emerick 5 run (Slagenweit kick), 1:09.
Third quarter
C-Ca. Lythgoe 75 run (Slagenweit kick), 11:05.
C-Hoenstine 2 run (Slagenweit kick), 3:52.
PO-Pryde 6 run (N. Boumerhi kick), 1:44.
Fourth quarter
PO-Shuey 5 run (N. Boumerhi kick), 3:34.
RUSHING: Central-Moore 8-178, Cunningham 8-76, Conrath 2-52, Weyant 1-35, Emerick 3-33, Hoenstine 3-11, Quarello 4-8, Shirey 2-5, Ca. Lythgoe 0-1, TEAM 1-(-1), Benton 2-(-19). Philipsburg-Osceola-Shuey 8-58, Pryde 9-39, Mason 4-20, Laird 2-0, Anderson 1-(-4), Matsko 6-(-14).
PASSING: Central-Cunningham 6-7-0-153, Benton 1-2-0-4. Philipsburg-Osceola-Matsko 9-17-1-191, Anderson 3-5-0-32.
RECEIVING: Central-Moore 2-88, Helsel 2-34, Mock 1-20, Hoenstine 1-11, Price 1-4. Philipsburg-Osceola-Lamb 2-85, Mason 3-65, Shuey 4-41, Belinda 1-14, Webster 1-12, Arnold 1-6.
INTERCEPTIONS: Central-Calhoun. Philipsburg-Osceola-none.
First downs1712
Passing (comp.-att.-int.)7-9-012-22-1
Yards passing157223
Total yards534322


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On a March morning in 2010, Monica unenthusiastically appeared at the Delaware County Courthouse, prepared to serve as a juror, if she had to.
When she moved to a courtroom for jury selection, she noticed a familiar-looking sheriff's deputy. Could that be Vince, her high school sweetheart?
All of a sudden, she was hoping to be chosen, just to satisfy her curiosity.
Monica and Vince had been an item in 1997, when she was a junior and he a sophomore at Upper Darby High. Their romance began in the spring, but Monica ended it that fall. She liked Vince. A lot. But she wasn't sure how to balance the time demands of a serious relationship with her dedication to the marketing club. Not able to think of a solution, she broke up with him.


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I have set virtual root, virtual folder. Zero dupe and no dupe are on.
The problem is that when i go see my results in google for the important keywords, my site is no longer on 1st or 2nd but way lower.
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Experiencing Arbor Guest House in Napa Valley is to experience its breathtaking scenery. Find yourself meandering through large lawns, garden paths that lead you through vivid flora leisurely draped over arbors or springing up in colorful spurts at your feet. Here and there you will be obliged to take rest on the sitting chairs arranged through the garden or at the quaint little gazebo in the center of the property. When you're done exploring, have a pleasant game of bocce ball in the golden California sun.
In the evening, enjoy the view of the gardens from our wrap around deck. This is the perfect place to have a leisurely chat or sip Napa Valley wine in peaceful reverie.
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At Arbor Guest House Inn classic design meets contemporary comforts. The Inn is a beautifully revitalized colonial home with exquisite molding, a grand fireplace in the common room, and spectacular views of the garden through the dining room. Though classic in design, the Inn has been given a modern upgrade to include gas/electric fireplaces, complimentary HDTV, quality linens, towels, and robes in the individual rooms. Arbor Guest House also offers a variety of personalized spa treatments and massages from certified and licensed massage therapists.
Every morning at the Arbor Guest House is an awakening of the senses. The aroma of a savory breakfast fills the Inn and nudges you along to the dining area where your eyes meet the most delicious spread of banana pancakes, quiche with roasted red potatoes, fruit and yogurt, and fresh brewed coffee.
Guests are served their morning meals in the sunlit dining room where each couple has the chance to enjoy their breakfast at a personal bistro table.
If you have any dietary preferences or needs, it is no issue at all. Your hosts are glad to accommodate special palates and dietary needs. Please let us know prior to your arrival.
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Whether you're away to relax or to explore a new area, you won't find a more accommodating locale than the town of Napa in which Arbor Guest House resides.
Every weekend there is something to entice visitors of any age or interest in downtown Napa – from Craft Fairs to farmer's markets with live music, amazing restaurants, shopping, and of course wine tastings with Napa and Northern California's famously sumptuous wines.
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Learn how to configure IBM® UrbanCode® Deploy to provide continuity of service to your customers. Using a real project, IBM Workload Automation, this article describes an upgrade process that is designed and implemented in a cloud environment to guarantee high availability of the product.
The IBM Workload Automation environment is composed of many sub-environments, which are called offering instances. Each offering instance is composed of two nodes that are virtual images of an operating system: a primary node and a secondary node, as shown in Figure 1.
Workload Automation components are installed on both the machines to provide high availability.
Figure 1. Architecture of the continuous delivery solution
The installed Workload Automation (WA) components are the WA master, which is the server component, and the dynamic workload console (DWC), which is the user interface component.
Each component has its own mechanism to provide high availability.
- The WA master provides high availability by means of a switch master that it uses to shift responsibility to a second node, the backup master.
- DWC provides high availability by sharing its data in a common remote database repository.
This article focuses on the upgrade process for the WA master component. When you design an upgrade process, consider the following constraints:
- To avoid interruption of service, the upgrade of the components on the primary and secondary nodes cannot occur simultaneously.
- The update operations must run on the entire environment. They must synchronize the primary and the secondary node of the same sub environment.
Given Constraint 1, the upgrade process cannot be performed in a single step. In this example, it occurs in four phases:
- Phase 1: During this phase all secondary nodes are upgraded. Because the secondary nodes are inactive (the primary node is the active node), the upgrade operation does not create a service interruption.
- Phase 2: During this phase, the primary role is switched from the primary nodes to the secondary nodes. This switch causes the secondary nodes to become the active node.
- Phase 3: During this phase all the primary nodes are upgraded. After Phase 2, the primary nodes are not active; therefore, this operation does not create a service interruption.
- Phase 4: In this phase, the primary role is switched back from the secondary nodes to the primary nodes.
Each phase can start only if the previous phase is completed.
Constraint 2 implies that you need to implement a synchronization mechanism between the two nodes of each sub-environment, without affecting all the other sub-environments.
By using this method, if the update process fails on a few environments during the Phase 1, all the remaining environments can continue and can be successfully upgraded.
Implement the solution through UrbanCode Deploy
In the Workload Automation scenario UrbanCode Deploy is used to implement Constraint 1. Four application processes are synchronized by using the version status. To ensure the four processes are processed in the correct sequence, at the end of each phase the process add a status to the version being installed. This version status is required for the next phase.
Constraint 2 is implemented by resource properties that are shared between the primary and the secondary nodes of the same sub-enviroment.
In this scenario, the solution is implemented using these steps:
- Define the environment.Define all the offering instances as a single UrbanCode Deploy environment and group the nodes of the same sub-environments. The environment is composed of many sub-environments. Each sub-environment is composed of a few nodes. The environment definition uses a naming convention to identify the nodes that belong to the same sub-environment.
- Define the version status. Configure the UrbanCode Deploy version status that is used to synchronize the application processes.
- Define the Phase 1 application process. Implement the process to update all the secondary nodes and set the version status to indicate that Phase 1 is complete and Phase 2 can start.
- Define the Phase 2 application process. Implement the process to switch the responsibility from the primary to the secondary node and set the version status to indicate that Phase 2 is complete and Phase 3 can start.
- Define the Phase 3 application process. Implement the process to update all the primary nodes and set the version status to indicate that Phase 3 is complete and Phase 4 can start.
- Define the Phase 4 application process. Implement the process to switch back the responsibility from the secondary to the primary nodes.
Define the environment
The environment is defined in UrbanCode Deploy through a mechanism of automatic population, described in the article "Managing Continuous Delivery on dynamic cloud environment using IBM UrbanCode Deploy".
The environment is composed of two groups: primary nodes and secondary nodes. The first group contains all the agents installed on the primary nodes and the second group contains all the agents installed on the secondary nodes, as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2. Production environment definition on UrbanCode Deploy
In each group, a set of properties related to the primary role and the secondary role are defined. Set the agent name according to the following naming convention:
ENV_TYPE: Identifier of the environment type (for example QA or Production)
NODE_TYPE: Can be Primary (
P) or Secondary (
ENV_ID: An alphanumeric ID used to identify the particular offering instance.
A primary and secondary node associated to the same environment have the
same name except for the
NODE_TYPE identifier (
S). For example, primary and secondary nodes related to
the environment 001 are named
PROD_P_001 and
Define the version status to synchronize the phases of the process
The four phases are implemented through four different UrbanCode Deploy application processes.
To ensure the four processes occur in the correct sequence, at the end of each phase the process add a specific status to the version being installed. The application processes are configured to start only when the version has the correct status, as shown in Figure 3. The entire update process can start only if the version has the appropriate status. In this case, the version status serves as an environment gate.
Figure 3. Version status set at the completion of each phase
This configuration is implemented in the following steps:
- Configure the version status.
- Configure the environment gates.
- Configure the version status constraint in the application processes.
- Implement the process to add and remove status to a version.
Configure the version status
To define the version status, click Settings > Plugins > Status as shown in Figure 4.
Figure 4. Version status definition
Configure the environment gates
The entire update process starting at Phase 1 can run on the specific environment only if the environment has the appropriate version status. This constraint is specified at the application level.
Click Application > Configuration >
Environmentgates to specify the status
required by the specific environment. Environment gates provide a
mechanism to ensure that component versions cannot be deployed into
environments unless they have the gate-specified status. For example in
Figure 5, only environments that have the version status
Staging_OK can be used on a production environment.
Figure 5. Environment gates definition
Configure the status version constraint in the application processes
At the end of the Phase 1, a new status is added to the component version.
The status is
<ENVIRONMENT>_Phase1_OK. For
example, at the end of the production environment phase, the version
status is
A component version that has the status
<ENVIRONMENT>_Phase1_OK is required to start
Phase 2. This constraint is specified at application process level, as
shown in Figure 6.
Figure 6. Application process definition
At the completion of this phase, the state
<ENVIRONMENT>_Phase1_OK is removed and the
status state
<ENVIRONMENT>_Phase2_OK is added
to the component version.
In a similar manner, Phase 3 requires
<ENVIRONMENT> _Phase2_OK version status. Upon
its completion, this status is eliminated and
<ENVIRONMENT> _Phase3_OK is added.
The last phase requires the state
<ENVIRONMENT> _Phase3_OK. At the end of this
phase the version is set with status
<ENVIRONMENT>_OK, which indicates the
completion of the update on that type of environment.
You can monitor the statuses associated with a version by clicking Component > Versions, as shown in Figure 7.
Figure 7. Status associated to each version
Implement the process to add and remove status to a version
To implement the status association to a version, define a process component for each change of status, as shown in Figure 8.
Figure 8. Component process definition
Define the Phase 1 application process
In Phase 1, the upgrade of the master component on all the secondary resources is performed and then the new status of the component version is associated, as shown in Figure 9.
Figure 9. Application process definition
The first step runs the process to update the master component on the secondary nodes. In this process, as soon as the update is successfully completed, a property is set at the agent level to indicate that the current version is successfully installed.
Note: The agent on which this property is set is not the agent installed on the secondary node that has been successfully updated. Rather, it is the agent installed on its relative primary node.
The property name is
secondaryVersionLevel and the associated
value is the ID of the current component version. The property setting is
performed in two component process steps.
The first step is to calculate the name of the primary agent associated with the current secondary node where the process is running. Figure 10 shows the step definition.
Figure 10. Component process step definition
The post-processing step
SetOutputProperty sets the name
calculated in the previous step to a variable that can be used in the next
step. Define the variable using the script in Listing 1.
Listing 1. Sample of post-processing script
properties.put("result", "default"); if (properties.get("exitCode") != 0) { properties.put(new java.lang.String("Status"), new java.lang.String("Failure")); } else { properties.put("Status", "Success"); scanner.register("^Output", function(lineNumber, line) { var temp=line.split("="); var out=temp[1]; properties.put("result",out); }); scanner.scan(); }
The second step sets the agent property that specifies the agent name just calculated, as shown in Figure 11.
Figure 11. Set agent property
At the end of this step, all of the agents installed on the primary node
associated with secondary nodes that have successfully completed the
upgrade process, have the property
secondaryVersionLevel with
the current ID version as the value.
The second step of the application process changes the status to the component version, which is running the relative component process defined in the section, "Definition of version status to synchronize the phases of the process". The steps of the application process related to status changes should run only on the first resource that reaches that point, as shown in Figure 12.
Figure 12. Step properties
Definition of Phase 2 application process
In the second phase, the server is switched from the primary node to the secondary node, and then a new status is associated to the component version, as shown in Figure 13.
Figure 13. Application process Phase 2
This process runs on the primary node and should be performed only on the sub-environments where Phase 1 finished successfully.
Ensure that the relative secondary node is updated successfully and that
Phase 1 finished with success. Before you run the upgrade operation,
verify that the
secondaryVersionLevel has the current ID
version value. Perform this check by using three component steps, as shown
in Figure 14.
Figure 14. Part of the component process
- The first step retrieves the value of the property, as shown in Figure 15.
Figure 15. Component process step configuration
- The second step verifies that the value of the property matches the ID
of the current version and sets the result in the property
resultwith a value of
false, as shown in Figure 16.
Figure 16. Check property step
- The last step depends on the value of the property set in step 2. If
the property is
falsethe process is not performed, as shown in Figure 17.
Figure 17. Switch step definition
Definition of Phase 3 application process
The third phase updates the primary node and sets the correct version status.
Note: The primary nodes are currently the inactive nodes, because the servers are switched to the secondary nodes, as shown in Figure 18.
Figure 18. Application process definition Phase 3
This process can start only if the following conditions are satisfied:
- The primary node is not active, for example the server has been switched to the secondary node.
- The update of the secondary node finished successfully and the
secondaryVersionLevelis set to the current version.
As soon as the upgrade finishes successfully on the primary node, an agent property is set.
The agent on which this property is set is not the agent installed on the
primary node that has been successfully updated. Rather, it is the agent
installed on its relative secondary node. The property name is
primaryVersionLevel and the associated value is the ID of the
current component version.
Definition of the Phase 4 application process
During the fourth phase the server is switched back from the secondary node to the primary node.
This operation has to be performed only on the sub-environment where the
three previous phases completed successfully. This check is performed
verifying that the value of the property is
At the end of this process the status
<Environment>_OK is associated with the
version, as shown in Figure 19.
Figure 19. Application process definition Phase 4
This article describes the synchronization at different levels of the upgrade phases of a complex environment. These mechanisms are critical to ensure continuity of service in a production environment. This approach can be extended or generalized for all active-active and active-passive configurations that have similar characteristics.
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Jessica Biel, Sharlto Copley joining 'The A-Team'
Jessica Biel and newcomer Sharlto Copley -- who just had his first acting gig in "District 9" -- may want to brush up on their "A-Team" history. The two are supposedly in final talks with 20th Century Fox for roles in the movie adaptation of the television series, according to Variety.
If they sign on, Biel and Copley will star alongside Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, with filming to start this autumn in Vancouver. Copley would play Capt. "Howling Mad" Murdock, the A-Team's helicopter pilot, while Biel would play ex to Cooper's "Faceman."
Neeson and Jackon will portray John "Hannibal" Smith and Sgt. "B.A." Baracus (originally played by Mr. T), respectively.
The original, fictional series "The A-Team" followed four ex-Army Special Forces soldiers on the run
The project is being produced by Ridley Scott and series creator Stephen J. Cannell, with director Joe Carnahan at the helm.


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06 Dec 2005, 05:18pm by P. Ryan Wilson
The article doesn't give much in the way of details, but either way, it sure doesn't reflect well on Drew Rosenhaus. (free registration/bugmenot required)
12 comments, Last at 07 Dec 2005, 11:17pm by pbmax
06 Dec 2005, 02:43pm by Michael David Smith
Tuesday Morning Quarterback hits the AutoText button this week, writing that a failure to run up the middle cost Buffalo the game against Miami Sunday. TMQ also points out that the Colts have NFL history's longest streak of victories by more than seven points. (The 1942 Bears won 11 straight by at least a touchdown.)
27 comments, Last at 08 Dec 2005, 3:29pm by Clod
06 Dec 2005, 02:39pm by Michael David Smith
I believe the Chicago Bears should bench Kyle Orton. If Rex Grossman is healthy he should start. Otherwise Jeff Blake should start. As bad as the Bears' quarterbacks were last year, I believe Orton is worse.
Jeffri Chadiha disagrees. He writes, "You stick with what got your team to where it is.... After all, his job isn't to produce phenomenal numbers. He's there to put his team in position to win games. So far, he's done that well enough to give Chicago an eight-game winning streak."
47 comments, Last at 09 Dec 2005, 6:44pm by Aaron Boden
06 Dec 2005, 12:49pm by P. Ryan Wilson
To be fair, Gisele Bundchen might have been the most exciting part of Sunday's game against the Jets. Seriously though, the article points out that, "...the open ends of Gillette and the close proximity of the club-level seats (where many fans opt to stay inside) have conspired to give the Pats one of the worst home-field advantages — in terms of crowd noise — in the NFL."
I'm guessing you won't be hearing this complaint from Colts players.
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05 Dec 2005, 11:56am by Michael David Smith
Peter King is full of the playoff spirit this week, giving us his prognostications for the 12 teams that will make the postseason.
50 comments, Last at 07 Dec 2005, 12:00pm by Tom Kelso
05 Dec 2005, 10:52am by P. Ryan Wilson
Two things. First, there's no truth to the rumor that Morris Buttermaker coached the second half for the Bills, and second, J.P. Losman is no Shakespeare.
17 comments, Last at 06 Dec 2005, 2:19am by Mike
04 Dec 2005, 02:57pm by Aaron Schatz
Why all the comparisons to the 2000 Ravens and 1985 Bears? As Bob Cook points out, Lovie Smith was the linebackers coach for a team that had a great defense -- so great that it held the Greatest Show on Turf to 11 points in the NFC Championship -- and a horrific offense led by a bad rookie quarterback -- so bad that it could only score six points in the same game.
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04 Dec 2005, 02:54pm by Michael David Smith
You just knew we weren't done with this story yet, didn't you? Melissa Holden of Tampa filed a lawsuit Friday against former Panthers cheerleader Victoria Renee Thomas, saying Thomas "intentionally, willfully and maliciously assaulted and battered" her.
"I've been humiliated," said Holden, a 26-year-old University of South Florida student and nurse.
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04 Dec 2005, 10:04am by Michael David Smith
The latest from Michael Lewis is about Mike Leach, head football coach at Texas Tech. Our friend Jim Schwartz is mentioned as one of the coaches who has shown an interest in Leach's offense. A couple thoughts:
1. Next time you hear someone talk about how college sports are all about the development of student-athletes, remember that Texas Tech sent its quarterback on the field with "a throwing arm so dead that he required a cortisone shot to move it."
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04 Dec 2005, 01:25am by Aaron Schatz
David Leonhardt of the New York Times asks: What if it was Bill Belichick all along? In his six seasons without Belichick, in New England and Dallas, Bill Parcells is 44-47 with no playoff victories. (Free registration or bugmenot required.)
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From Shepherdstown:
Congratulations to the Jefferson High School Cougar Band for its outstanding performance Saturday in the Cherry Blossom Parade in Washington, D.C. We are very proud of you kids. You did a fantastic job.
From Martinsburg:
No American Caucasian living today was even born during the period of slavery. It is sad to see the interracial hatred opportunist politicians generate to promote their own personal agenda when the subject ended over a century ago. Every American loses as a result of today's unnecessary resurrection of racial strife for personal gain.
From Martinsburg:
In response to the prosthetic leg being stolen off the porch: How in the world could somebody do something that rotten and disrespectful? What kind of people do we have in this area? I can't believe somebody would do something that low. It is absolutely despicable.
From Berkeley County:
Medicare gets the blame for Congress's deficits and now to keep from paying back what Congress stole from seniors, Congress and the President want to up the seniors' payments. No word of any cuts though in subsidies to the big campaign contributers such as oil and gas, the big banks and defense. Are we seniors really that big a patsy?
From Berkeley Springs:
Concerning the individual in Ranson who had their prosthetic leg stolen off their porch: I knew there were people who would steal anything but I think that's really getting low. As my husband always said, they'd steal the pennies off a dead man's eyes.
From Charles Town:
So, the Martinsburg caller's sympathy for the families of the murdered children at Newtown ended when those families began taking political action to try to prevent other senseless massacres? Those parents came by their "political agendas" the hard way. I hope you never have to know what it's like to have that kind of motivation to lobby for change.
From Gerrardstown:
Regarding American flag disposal: Boy Scout Troop 91 will be doing a camp and clean on Friday, April 26th. We'll be at Arden Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. We'd be happy to respectfully retire any flags. Even if you don't have a flag, you're welcome to see what Scouting is about. Please call 304-249-8884 for any questions.
From Charles Town:
Sunday's paper had an article about Bringewatt filing to run again for Charles Town City Council. This is not current news, as they had to file before the end of January that they would run. A news story that is three months old is not news.
From Charles Town:
To the Martinsburg caller: The mere fact that you think anyone can be "too educated" says a whole lot more about you than it does about Mr. O'Leary.
From Martinsburg:
I read where a kid was forced to remove a T-shirt that said "Jesus" because someone was offended. I saw a bumper sticker yesterday that said "Obama-Biden" and I was deeply offended. How do I get them to remove it?
From Charles Town:
The Dow reaching an all-time high is because these companies are not spending on hiring. Unemployment is at an all-time high with more people dropping from the ranks. Big O is hurting the common person.
From Opequon Hill:
It is a crime that Secretary Kerry, while on his mission to protect us and our allies from North Korea - read China - didn't heed Abraham Lincoln's advice of, "It is better to be thought of as a fool than to speak and remove all doubts."
From Shenandoah Junction:
The Jefferson County Board of Education had the opportunity to do the right thing by appointing Laurie Ogden to the position vacated by Pete Dougherty. The JCBOE failed the voters of Jefferson County by not doing so.


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Rivals say Microsoft has not changed its ways
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| Next week's European antitrust ruling against Microsoft Corp is a legacy of
| its past behavior, but competitors say the company's current strategy is a
| sign of history repeating itself.
| [...]
| He highlighted the growing ties between his company and old adversaries such
| as Novell Inc in business software and with Sun Microsystems, which this week
| said it planned to more fully embrace Windows to run its own computers.
Watch how they use Sun and Novell as an excuse. This was expected.
Extension of Microsoft Antitrust Pact Requested
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| Before these parties and Microsoft respond, though, they will have a
| benchmark to guide them: The European Union will announce its Microsoft
| antitrust decision on Monday.
Critics say company isn't documenting interaction methods fast enough
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| Microsoft Corp. will deliver the final installment of hundreds of
| pounds of documentation of its products to U.S. regulators next
| month, a result of seemingly never-ending disputes over the
| company's business practices.
| That load will exceed the roughly 30,000 printed pages, or 130
| pounds of documentation, already prepared by Microsoft for
| European regulators.
| [...]
| Not buying it
| Microsoft's rivals argue the company is doing too little, too late.
| Vinje, of ECIS, said he doesn't believe Microsoft has faced the severe
| challenges the company alleges in documenting its protocols.
A cathedral of formats or a castle of cards?
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| By writing 6000 pages, something else strikes many, including myself:
| no human can implement that. In fact, nobody aside Microsoft will be
| able to rightly implement it because Microsoft is the only one can
| deal with the previously existing formats. For these 6000 pages are
| thousands of man/years of confusion, users' lock-in, con-formating
| of data, IP and jealously kept trade secrets. And you would expect
| that anybody might come up with something that works? Apple, by
| the way, will not. Because Microsoft Office for Mac will not be
| able to use Open XML for some years, as I have learned. So good
| for the great open file format of Microsoft. 6000 pages cannot
| be a standard. It is FUD. It is a scandal, and a digital wart
| in the industry. 6000 pages cannot be reputed conformant by
| anybody else than their author. And their author is Microsoft.
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| [Microsoft:] "For example, we should take the lead in establishing a common
| approach to UI and to interoperability (of which OLE is only a part). Our
| efforts to date are focussed too much on our own apps, and only incidental-
| ly on the rest of the industry. We want to own these standards, so we sho-
| uld not participate in standards groups. Rather, we should call 'to me' to
| the industry and set a standard that works now and is for
| everyone's benefit. We are large enough that this can work."
Red Hat sets limits to Microsoft interoperability spiel
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| Red Hat will only sign an interoperability agreement with Microsoft if
| it is based entirely on open standards, the company's executive vice
| president of Engineering Paul Cormier told vnunet.com.


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Content Standards and Instruction
A New Team at the Office of Public InstructionTuesday, September 4, 2012, 1:19 pm
In order to better serve districts as they review and revise curriculum that is aligned to the Montana content standards, a new division has been organized at the OPI. We hope you will look to this team for guidance, resources, and information about all content area standards as we work toward ensuring that all Montana students are college and career ready. the new Content Standards and Instruction Team members are: Jael Prezeau, Director of Content Standards and Instruction, email@example.com, 444.3128
Terri Barclay, Early Grades Instructional Coordinator, firstname.lastname@example.com, 444.0753
Colet Bartow, Library-Information Literacy Instructional Coordinator, email@example.com, 444.3583
Kristen Crawford, Science Instructional Coordinator, email@example.com, 444.3557
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Sheri Harlow, Administrative Specialist, email@example.com, 444.9864
The CSI Team has compiled materials, webinars, and resources designed to help make a smooth transition to the new Montana Common Core Standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The OPI is sponsoring several professional development opportunities to assist in implementation of these new standards throughout the Fall, so please refer to the web page frequently for updates. Please click here to explore the Montana Common Core web page. In addition, the CSI Team is coordinating the Montana STEM Initiative, Next Generation Science Standards review, and Math-Science Partnership Grants. Please sign up to receive the Content Standards Informer Newsletter each month from the OPI Home page.
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