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So, who rounds out the Angels' bullpen? …
Remember all that talk about the Angels' bullpen being deeper, better heading into 2013? Well, that'll probably be the case eventually, but leading up to Opening Day, a setback and some spring disappointments have made it a bit difficult to identify the seven relievers who will begin the regular season with the big club.
With 17 days left until the April 1 opener in Cincinnati, and Ryan Madson opening the season on the disabled list, five relievers are still set: righties Kevin Jepsen and Ernesto Frieri, lefties Sean Burnett and Scott Downs, and long man Jerome Williams.
That leaves two spots and some haziness because …
Michael Kohn, who progressed very quickly from April 2012 Tommy John surgery, has struggled with mechanics and off-speed pitches in recent outings and was optioned to Minor League camp on Friday.
Hiroyuki Kobayashi, signed as a Minor League free agent from Japan, was released in early March because he wasn't throwing as hard as they expected.
Bobby Cassevah — homegrown, out of options and coming off a rough 2012 — cleared waivers and opted for free agency, eventually hooking on with the Rockies.
Veteran Tony Pena had a setback from Tommy John and is trying to work through it in Minor League camp.
Lefty Brandon Sisk, acquired for Ervin Santana and most of his salary, was sent down about a week ago.
Fernando Cabrera, another veteran obtained on a Minor League deal, has spent most of the spring pitching for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic (2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 SO).
Andrew Taylor, the lefty who had a very brief stint with the Angels as a September callup, has a slight tear in his labrum and won't pitch for a while. Granted, he didn't really have a chance anyway.
With that out of the way, here are the options the Angels are left with (keep in mind that the seventh relief spot — the team hopes — may only be relevant for a few weeks, until Madson comes off the DL) …
Garrett Richards
I identified him early in camp as a guy who seems poised to land a full-year bullpen spot, and more than a month in, there's no reason to change my mind. Yes, his future is best as a starter. Yes, the Angels will preserve starting-pitching depth by keeping Richards stretched out in the Minors. Yes, Richards struggled as a reliever last year. But Richards' stuff plays as a reliever, he should be better if his role remains consistent, it's time for him to be up in the big leagues for a full season, and putting him on the roster gives the Angels their best 25 heading into the season (I don't think that's up for dispute). Besides, they have better rotation depth 6-10 than they did last year.
Nick Maronde
In some ways, Maronde's situation is quite the opposite of Richards' — his future is probably as a reliever, but it's probably best to keep him stretched out in the Minors. Why? He's still developing and the Angels don't need another lefty. Even with how camp has gone, I still expect Maronde to start for Triple-A Salt Lake, getting some valuable experience heading into a potential bullpen role in 2014 (with Downs a lingering free agent).
David Carpenter
That last spot may be Carpenter's to lose at this point. In 2012, the 25-year-old right-hander posted a 4.76 ERA in 39 2/3 innings in the big leagues and a 2.75 ERA in 19 2/3 innings in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League. But he hasn't really stuck out this spring, giving up three runs on seven hits and four walks in 6 1/3 innings.
Chad Cordero
"The Chief" is a fantastic story, but he can't really make the team out of Spring Training … right? "Never say never," one member of the organization said. He is still in camp, and he bounced back in his last outing five days ago. Still, though, a long, long shot.
Lefty Mitch Stetter, the longtime Brewers reliever, hasn't pitched yet because of a bulging disk in his back that was bothering him early in camp, but he's expected to get in a game at some point this weekend. … Robert Coello, 28, appeared in six games with the Blue Jays last year and has given up five runs in 2 2/3 innings this spring. … Kevin Johnson, who posted a 3.69 ERA in the Angels' Double-A and Triple-A affiliates last year, has given up four runs in 5 2/3 Cactus League innings.
Outside help?
The likes of Francisco Rodriguez, Jose Valverde and Brian Wilson, among others, are still out there, and the Angels do have an open spot on the 40-man. Not sure anyone available is an upgrade, though.
Dodgers 10, Angels 8 …
Jerome Williams was hit around on Thursday, giving up five runs (four earned) on five hits and two walks in his two-inning stint, putting his ERA at 11.25 in four Cactus League innings. It's early – really early – but the 31-year-old right-hander hasn't been able to put it together just yet.
"Jerome is working really hard, but he's just getting behind every count," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "He hasn't been able to put guys away, and that's a tough combo if you're not getting ahead and you're not putting guys away."
Scioscia believes Williams' good stuff "is there," he just "hasn't brought it into a game yet."
More from Thursday in Glendale – another Angels loss (they're 0-5-2) you can't take much away from …
The good
Howie Kendrick blew up, going 3-for-3 with a single and a double off Clayton Kershaw and a solo homer off another southpaw, Ted Lilly.
Hiroyuki Kobayashi threw a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk while striking out one. The Japanese right-hander has given up one run in three innings this spring.
Chad Cordero, making his second spring appearance, gave up a double and a bloop single that scored a run, but also struck out two hitters.
The bad
Peter Bourjos, batting leadoff, went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts but is still batting .375 this spring.
Brad Mills, out of options, gave up four runs on four hits and two walks in two innings.
Alberto Callaspo went 0-for-3 with a couple of strikeouts and misplayed a grounder at third base – but he also made a nice diving play to his left.
Best play (that I saw)
Mark Trumbo made a nice diving stab to his right on a hard grounder in the first inning. It was the second nice play he's made at first base – a position he could spend a lot of time at in April, given Albert Pujols' recovery from knee surgery. He dropped a foul pop-up later in the game, but several players have had a hard time with this Arizona sun.
Best quote
Josh Hamilton, asked if it's possible that an outfield with Bourjos and Mike Trout gives up no triples all season: "It'd be close to possible, but you think of a ball being hit the wrong way or something, that's the way this game is. But if everything worked out perfectly, then it's a possibility."
— Alden
Trout gives back to alma mater, plus other notes …
Mike Trout, three years removed from high school, is giving his alma mater some Major League treatment.
As part of winning the Player's Choice Award for the American League's Outstanding Rookie, the Major League Baseball Players Association offered to reward $20,000 to a foundation of his choice. Trout chose the Millville High School baseball program, where he starred as a Thunderbolt before being the Angels' first-round pick in 2009.
Millville baseball coach Roy Hallenbeck said he's going to "try to make it stretch as long as we can," but the team has already purchased new gray uniforms and alternate tops, and on Friday, they finished sodding the field in anticipation for the start of practice in March.
Don't worry, there's more coming.
In January, BODYARMOR SuperDrink, the company that signed Trout to its first major endorsement deal, decided to get involved, too.
"Mike was on board from the beginning," Hallenbeck said, "and every time I talk to those guys [at BODYARMOR], they say he brings it up all the time. He's really excited about that project working out and helping us out."
BODYARMOR hasn't said exactly how much they plan to contribute, but their involvement — which could include sprucing up the press box, adding a big net behind home plate, providing "L" screens and, most importantly, renovating the batting cages — was recently approved by the board of education.
By the end of March, Hallenbeck believes, everything will be finished.
And by early June, the field will be rededicated to bear Trout's name.
"There's no major construction differences," Hallenbeck said, "but it's just going to be adding a lot of really nice bells and whistles to what we already have."
With Cactus League games starting on Saturday, here are some notes to get you caught up on the first 11 days of camp …
- Ryan Madson had a setback after a Feb. 1 bullpen session and is taking it slow. He won't be ready by Opening Day and there's a chance he won't pitch in any Spring Training games in March, but the Angels are hopeful they'll have him at some point in the early portion of the season.
- Albert Pujols is still working his way back from arthroscopic right knee surgery. Don't expect him to appear in games until mid-March.
- The early start of camp has prompted Angels manager Mike Scioscia to change things up a bit, with no intrasquad games, very little live batting practice and plenty of rest for the regulars. The starting pitchers won't start until March 1, which makes it even harder to find bodies for the split-squad opener. The elimination of the third-to-first move has also forced Scioscia to tinker.
- Josh Hamilton came in lighter than normal, maintaining his end-of-season weight of 225 thanks to a healthier diet. Trout did the opposite.
- Hamilton can expect to hear loud boos when he returns to Texas on April 5, thanks to some comments he made on TV.
- Here's what we know about the lineup: Trout will lead off, Pujols will bat third, Hamilton will bat fourth and Trumbo — at least at the start — will bat fifth. It may be a revolving door between Howie Kendrick, Alberto Callaspo and Erick Aybar in the No. 2 spot, with Chris Iannetta and Peter Bourjos hitting lower in the lineup.
- Scioscia doesn't sound like a man who's ready to fully commit to Bourjos as his starting center fielder, continuing to leave the door open for Vernon Wells to get some playing time in left field, which would move Trout to center. But some of that may be the Angels' skipper trying to be sensitive to Wells' situation. Scioscia has also said Garrett Richards and Jerome Williams are fighting for spots in the rotation, even though the five are already set.
- The Angels have two big lingering free agents in Jason Vargas and Scott Downs.
- Ernesto Frieri is trying to add a cutter, and thinks it can do wonders.
- Sean Burnett is dealing with a back ailment, but it isn't expected to hinder him much. Michael Kohn is looking great after Tommy John surgery. Veteran relievers Tony Pena (setback after Tommy John) and Mitch Stetter (bulging disk) are working themselves back slowly, currently throwing off flat ground. First base prospect C.J. Cron (shoulder surgery) is doing everything but throwing and is targeting Opening Day, in Double-A.
- Kendrick and C.J. Wilson don't expect to be hindered by offseason elbow surgery.
- Two reclamation projects are currently working out in Minor League camp — former Nationals closer Chad Cordero and former A's first-round pick Ben Fritz.
- Aybar (Dominican Republic), reliever Fernando Cabrera (Puerto Rico) and first baseman Efren Navarro (Mexico) will leave camp early to take part in the World Baseball Classic.
- The Angels have a new partnership with Ticketmaster. Individual tickets go on sale tomorrow.
- In case you missed them, here are stories on Trout, Pujols, Wells, Bourjos, Jered Weaver, the new rotation trio, The Big Three, Trumbo, Hamilton, Omar Vizquel, Chris Iannetta, Hank Conger, Scott Cousins, Bill Hall, Randal Grichuk, Kaleb Cowart, Kole Calhoun, Bobby Cassevah, Hiroyuki Kobayashi and Travis Witherspoon.
- For a breakdown of the Angels' Spring Training roster, click here. … For the videos we've put together, click here. … For photos, click here.
— Alden
MRI is clean, but Madson won't throw for another week
Two things became clear regarding Ryan Madson on Wednesday: What he's dealing with in his surgically-repaired elbow is nothing more than inflammation, and Opening Day is essentially out the window.
The former was revealed in a Tuesday MRI that came back clean. The latter is the result of Madson being shut down 13 days ago and unable to throw again for another week, when he's re-evaluated.
Madson won't flatly dismiss pitching the ninth inning on April 1 in Cincinnati, but he's no longer in a race against time to make it back by then.
"That's what I was going towards and it maybe got me in a little bit of trouble," Madson said. "Now I don't have a date in mind. I just want to let my arm take me and guide me."
Madson first felt uncommon soreness in his elbow, which underwent Tommy John surgery on April 11 of last year, during his fourth bullpen session of the offseason on Feb. 1. Since then, he's only been getting treatment. And for the next seven days, he'll be on a strengthening program.
"I'm just going to listen to the trainers and my arm, especially, and just let it do its thing and not try to put any limits or goals on it," said Madson, who was signed to a one-year, incentive-laden contract over the offseason. "But I can't wait to go out on the field and pitch in a game. I want everybody to know that, the fans to know that – I am eager to get out there, and that's what got me in trouble in the first place."
The last thing the Angels want to do is rush his recovery, so they'll wait until all the swelling subsides before allowing him to pick up a baseball again.
"I think that what he has is definitely manageable," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "It's just going to be a matter of following some protocol to make sure he doesn't do a little too much, too soon. He's hopefully going to feel better fairly quickly."
If Madson starts the season on the disabled list – all but a certainty at this point – Ernesto Frieri would probably be the closer, with Sean Burnett, Scott Downs and Kevin Jepsen the other options in the back end.
Madson's temporary absence would also create an additional opening in the bullpen, with Michael Kohn, Garrett Richards, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, David Carpenter and Bobby Cassevah (out of options) among a large, eclectic group competing.
"I think there's depth there," Scioscia said, "and Ryan is a guy that can really solidify some roles down there and we look forward to that. I think from Day 1, we should be in a position to hold leads better than we did last year. And we expect Ryan to eventually be part of that."
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Today at 12 noon Binghamton's city officials cam and showed their support for the local Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Bisexual,and Queer community. Mayor Matt Ryan took center stage along with Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, and Councilmen Sean Massey highlight the progress the City of Binghamton has made in order to make the city a safe and welcoming place for its LGTBQ residents. Recent news of NYS Senator Libous's participation in creating a bill that would nullify same sax marriages preformed outside of NYS has created a stir in the local community. Binghamton is home to the NYS Senators openly gay cousin who wrote to the local newspaper just to have the letter published then removed shortly after.
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There were plenty of moments where the Marshalltown Community College volleyball team played right with NJCAA Division II No. 7 Kirkwood Community College.
It's the other moments where the Eagles controlled play at the net and rolled off several points in a row that Tiger coach Chris Brees wants his squad to clean up.
And while the end result was a three-game loss, Brees was not unhappy with the effort during Kirkwood's 25-20, 25-15, 25-18 victory in Iowa Community College Athletic Conference play at the Student Activity Center on Tuesday.
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Marshalltown freshman setter Sam Hinrichs had a team-high 17 assists and seven kills for the Tigers on Tuesday, but the NJCAA Division II No. 7 Kirkwood Eagles won the match in three games at the Student Activity Center.
"We showed flashes that we can play with them," Brees said. "We just have to sustain it better. We played better tonight than we did against DMACC, and I feel like Kirkwood is better than DMACC. It was night and day from the DMACC match."
The Eagles have two of the top five hitters on the Division II side of the ICCAC and their talents were on display in front of a small crowd at the SAC.
Heather Poula entered with 215 kills on the season. She finished with nine kills, an ace and a handful of blocks at the net against the Tigers.
Poula as well as teammates Chelsea Gryp, Alicen Wintermole and Erin Walker were a big reason why the Tiger hitters struggled to put away side-out balls. And that may have been the most frustrating part of the loss for Brees.
"They were good with their short serves and those were throwing us off a bit, but we have got to have someone put away a side-out ball," Brees said. "We'll focus on that the rest of the week.
"They were good but we gave them too many easy points and then we had to fight back from those. We blocked well tonight and served pretty darn aggressive. We just didn't get a consistent effort from our hitting."
The Eagles weren't in trouble in any of the three games Tuesday. MCC jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the opener thanks to back-to-back points from freshman hitter Meghann Cole. Katelyn Yauslin's kill made it 4-3, but the Tigers never led the rest of the way.
Kirkwood (18-4, 5-0) scored four straight points to push its 12-11 lead into 16-11. Then back-to-back kills by Poula made it 18-12, and the Eagles held off a late rally from MCC to grab an early advantage.
The momentum carried over into game two for the Eagles. MCC (10-12, 1-3) never led and got down by as many 11 in the loss. Payton Hilton did most of the damage early for Kirkwood and the Tigers couldn't sustain any kind of run to get back into the frame.
The Eagles never went on a long run but three points here and four straight points there made it tough for MCC to close the gap.
"We've got to mentally think we can do it," Brees said. "We can't go into games against Kirkwood and DMACC and already feel like we are going to lose. It doesn't happen with just us. Other schools in the conference do the same thing. We can't have a glaze over our face."
MCC dropped the first five points in the final frame before rallying to take the lead at 6-5. It was only the second time the Tigers led in the match but 8-7 was the last advantage they would see the rest of the way.
With the game tied at 9-all, Kirkwood rolled off three straight to force an MCC timeout. The Tigers got back to within 17-16 on a kill by Yauslin, but Kirkwood then pulled away with seven straight points on Poula's serve.
Poula, who had two kills and an ace during the run, served all the way up to game point, and the Tigers handed the victory to the visitors following a net violation.
Freshman setter Sam Hinrichs has been more involved up front the past few matches. She once again led the Tigers in assists with 17, but the Ankeny native also had a team-high seven kills and finished with two blocks in the loss.
"We are trying to work in a 6-2 to give our opponents another look," Brees said. "Sam is a hitter on her club team so we know she can do that. We wanted to get more dumps out of her in that third game, but it just wasn't happening. We will continue to work on the 6-2 though because there are some opportunities there."
The Tigers have not beaten Kirkwood since defeating the Eagles in a playoff match two games to none in 2007.
Brees understands the separation between the two programs and hopes to close the gap in the coming years but admits it won't be easy.
"They have tradition and they have Cedar Rapids and Iowa City in their backyard," Brees said. "They have kids that go to school there just to go to school there. They also have kids knocking on their door wanting to try out for the team. I have to do the knocking a lot of times here.
"We just need to keep doing what we are doing. We went and got kids that we felt are stronger than we've had here in past seasons. Hopefully, it gets even better next year. I said we would be different this year. I think we are, but next year has to be a year that shows we are making the turn."
Sophomore libero Ashley Salgado had a team-high 13 digs and was 8-of-9 in serves with one ace. Hinrichs was 15-for-15 from behind the service line.
Freshman hitter Meghann Cole and sophomore hitter Amanda Keane had six and five kills, respectively, while Reeba Box and Yauslin each had three blocks. Alyssa Whitmore finished with six digs, Emily Anker added four assists and Cole and Miranda Smith each had two blocks for the Tigers.
The Tigers will have one practice day before heading to Mason City on Thursday to take on North Iowa Area Community College (11-10, 1-4) in an ICCAC contest at 7 p.m. The Tigers next play at home a week from today when ICCAC rival Iowa Central (11-9, 3-1) visits the Student Activity Center. ... BCLUW graduate Brittany Ambler played for Kirkwood the past two seasons and is now on staff with her former coach Jill Williams. ... Poula's 215 kills coming into the match was third in ICCAC Division II play, while Walker's 191 ranked fourth. ... Salgado continues to lead all NJCAA Division II players in digs with 597. ... In her first action as a 6-2 setter this weekend, Hinrichs led the Tigers with career-highs of 11 kills, 13 digs and five blocks in the upset win over NJCAA Division III No. 6 Harper.


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COOS BAY – After trailing by as many as 16 in the fourth quarter, Glide fought all the way back to take a 52-50 lead after a free throw by Kali Vickery.
Then, Madisen Eusted, who finished with 23 points, dribbled the length of the court and hit a jumper to send the game to overtime.
Once in overtime, Creswell's Chase Bohman had a chance to win the game with one second left, but missed two foul shots.
Bohman made up for it in double overtime, though, scoring five of Creswell's seven points.
Glide's Amanda Hatley and Kali Vickery each had 21 points to lead the Wildcats.
The win advances Creswell to the consolation final against Corbett.
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Melissa Vaughn, Andrew Lafferty
Melissa Vaughn of Hollidaysburg and Andrew Lafferty of Duncansville are engaged to be married.
Miss Vaughn is the daughter of Nancy and Jeff Vaughn of Cresson.
She is a 2005 graduate of Altoona Area High School and a 2010 graduate of St. Francis University, Loretto, with a master's degree as a physician's assistant.
She is employed as a physician assistant at Blair Gastroenterology Associates, Altoona.
Mr. Lafferty is the son of Robert Lafferty of Duncansville and Deb Lafferty of Altoona.
He is a 2005 graduate of Central High School, Martinsburg and a 2009 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown with a bachelor's degree in accounting.
He is employed as a supervisor at Cove Shoe Factory, Martinsburg.
A wedding is planned for June 29 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Lakemont.


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The mayor of Mansfield Township offered a public
works employee $10,000 to delay union negotiations and then became vindictive
when the worker reported the bribe, according to a civil lawsuit.
John Tate Jr., a 15-year truck driver and machine operator in the township's Department of Public Works, claims he has been subjected to retaliation since informing his superiors of Mayor Ted Tomaszewski's offer and cooperating with the prosecutor's office investigation into several other "illegal" acts allegedly committed by the mayor.
In the seven-page whistleblower complaint, filed against Tomaszewski last month in New Jersey Superior Court in Belvidere, Tate claims the mayor asked him in June 2012 to become the "lead man" in the union representing various DPW employees.
A year later, in June 2013, the Oxford Township man said the mayor offered him $10,000 if Tate delayed contract talks until 2014. Tate believed the offer was illegal and reported it to the township's DPW supervisor, the suit says.
Councilman Brad Smith later contacted Tate about the matter, the suit says, before Smith reported the attempted bribe to authorities.
When interviewed by the prosecutor's office, Tate says in the suit, he relayed several other acts allegedly committed by the mayor which he believed to have been illegal.
Among those acts identified in the suit were Tomaszewski's ordering Tate to use a township tractor to help pump fuel from an underground tank at the mayor's home, having DPW workers install a plow light on his personal truck during work hours and the mayor taking the DPW's police radio for use in a private vehicle.
Burke, the prosecutor, said today it was his understanding that his office had investigated
the various allegations that were made. He clarified Thursday that the investigation has not been completed.
However, after the matters were reported to the prosecutor's office, Tate said the mayor began retaliating through "constructive demotion, humiliation and harassment," while creating what the DPW worker called a hostile work environment, according to the suit.
Among other things, Tate says his overtime hours and pay were slashed while his job duties were reduced. A coworker was also directed to monitor and report what Tate did at work and he was selectively disciplined by Tomaszewski, the suit alleges.
The township, which is also named as a defendant in the lawsuit, failed to supervise and discipline Tomaszewski or take action to stop the harassment, the suit alleges. The inaction established a "deliberate indifference to the rights" of Tate, the suit says.
Township attorney Michael Lavery said today the mayor "categorically denies that any of that ever happened."
"Obviously these are the exact same allegations that Mr. Tate reported to the prosecutor's office and the prosecutor's office found there was no basis for those charges," he said.
Lavery added that the timing of the suit suggests it may be politically motivated as primary elections are in June and Tomaszewski is seeking re-election.
"Unfortunately it's that time of year. It's campaign season," he said. "You never like these types of things but you get used to them after a while."
Mansfield Township Department of Public Works employee John Tate Jr. in his suit demands injunctive relief to stop alleged retaliation as well as reinstatement of his duties and hours. He also is seeking punitive damages, attorney fees and court costs.


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Four Christian powerhouse acts take Washington State Fair stage on Sept. 17
A Christian powerhouse takes the stage at the Washington State Fair on Sept. 17, featuring Jeremy Camp, Kutless, and Jars of Clay.
The four Christian acts will perform at 7 p.m. at the fair's concert series presented by Columbia Bank.
Tickets are $40, $30, $20, with reserved seating, and include fair gate admission, unless noted.
Tickets are available starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 9 on the Fair website, www.thefair.com/concerts, or by phone, 888-559-FAIR (3247) daily, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
Tickets also can be purchased in person at the fair box office, 9th Avenue Southwest and Meridian Street on Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Jeremy Camp
While Jeremy Camp is an ordained minister, he has dedicated his life to sharing the news of God through his music. GMA has recognized him as New Artist of the Year in 2004, Male Vocalist of the Year 2004-5, and Rock Recorded Song of the Year for "Stay" in 2005.
In less than a decade Jeremy Camp has seen 17 of his songs reach Billboard's No. 1 status, including "Understand," "Right Here," "Walk By Faith," all from his first album, Stay. He has released eight albums, four which are RIAA-certified as gold, and two are live.
Camp just released his latest album, Reckless on Feb. 12. He holds five Dove Awards, three ASCAP Songwriter of the Year and one Songwriter/Artist of the Year awards, and an American Music Award nomination.
Tenth Avenue North
Tenth Avenue North has become one of the Christian music industry's most successful acts since they released its debut album, Over and Underneath, in 2008. They won New Artist of the Year in 2009, at the 40th Annual GMA Dove Awards and in 2010, "By Your Side" was named Song of the Year.
Their songs have saturated Christian radio airwaves with such memorable songs as "Love is Here," "Hold My Heart," and "By Your Side," which was a number one single that was Billboard magazine's No. 3 overall Christian song for the decade. Last August Tenth Avenue North released their third album, The Struggle with "Losing" as the lead single. The album debuted at No 1 on Billboard's Christian and Rock album charts.
Kutless got its start as a band in Portland, in 1999. Since its formation, the banks has released a live album and seven studio albums, including their latest, Believer. It topped the iTunes Christian albums sales chart. Kutless has sold 2 million records and played worldwide to millions of believers since 2002.
On March 28, 2006, an episode of NBC's "Scrubs" incorporated a significant portion of the song "All the Words" from their second album, Sea of Faces during the final scene. Their fifth album, To Know That You're Alive, peaked at No. 64 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart.
Jars of Clay
Jars of Clay got their start in the early 1990s at Greenville College in Illinois. By 1994 the band threw their name into a larger spotlight by submitting a demo to a Gospel Music Association talent competition. They were selected as the winners, which lead to offers from record labels.
At this point, they left school and moved to Nashville, and shortly after released their self-titled album in 1995. One of their original songs, "Flood" climbed the charts on mainstream radio stations, becoming one of the biggest mainstream hits ever by a band on a Christian label. The album became multi-Platinum, reaching No. 12 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart.
Jars of Clay's second album, Much Afraid, earned a Grammy Award for "Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album," and was certified Platinum by RIAA. Two music videos also accompanied the album.
More acts will be announced in the coming months for the State Fair Columbia Bank Concert Series. Visit the Fair website, www.thefair.com/concerts for updates, or sign up at www.thefair.com to receive email or text announcements prior to the concert on-sale dates.
Concerts and rodeo to date include:
Date, performance, time, tickets
Sept. 6 – Pro rodeo, Justin Boots Playoffs, 1 p.m., $5*, $18
Sept. 6 – Craig Morgan following pro rodeo, playoffs (country), 6:30 p.m., $50, $40, $30, $40 – general admission standing in the dirt for concert (no rodeo)
Sept. 7 – Pro rodeo, Justin Boots Playoffs, 1 p.m., $30, $20, $16
Sept. 7 – Trace Adkins following pro rodeo, playoffs. Plus Dancin' in the Dirt Party after rodeo (country), 6:30 p.m., $60, $40, $35. $40 – general admission standing in the dirt for concert (no rodeo)
Sept. 8 – Pro rodeo Puyallup finals, playoffs, 1 p.m., $35, $25, $20
Sept. 9 – Little Big Town (country), 7:30 p.m., $60, $50, $30, $20
Sept. 17 – Jeremy Camp, Tenth Avenue North, Kutless, Jars of Clay (Christian), 7 p.m. $40, $30, $20
Sept. 19 – Larry the Cable Guy, 7:30 p.m., $65, $50, $40, $20
* 1 p.m. Friday rodeo does not include fair gate admission. Gates are open free from 10 a.m.-noon.
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Another lazy day
It's rare that I visit a city without doing a lot of exploring but this trip is just for relaxing.
Yesterday, I spent the afternoon at the spa – the spa pool area was almost completely empty and the view was great. Hopefully when we head home tomorrow I'll be refreshed and ready to finish unpacking and get back to my quilting.
6 Responses to "Another lazy day"
A Spa day … oh sounds wonderful. I have schedule the end of May but unfortunately it's here in town and not San Diego. Safe travel home.
Well, you ought to be well rested after this lazy week! Better save some of that recuped energy for MQS!
Ooh a spa! Sounds wonderful!!!
There'll be plenty of work to do when you get home, so enjoy while you can! Sounds like a lovely way to pass time..
THAT is a very cute picture!!
Mary, come home, I miss your quilting, enough of this lazing around, going to spas, soaking up the sun stuff.
Get Quilting!!!!


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BEREA, Ohio – Buster Skrine spent part of his off-season watching DVDs in his Atlanta home.
Nobody recommended them. The Browns cornerback picked them out himself, often fast-forwarding to the goriest scenes. These weren't slasher flicks, but fans might have shielded their eyes rather than see some of the offending images.
Skrine getting beat one-on-one. Skrine drawing another pass-interference penalty. Skrine struggling in the absence of Joe Haden.
It marked his first crack at off-season film study. Skrine spent two or three days each week this summer analyzing games from last season and also scouting divisional opponents. Although it was humbling, he found it illuminating and educational.
"I wanted to be a better player and to be a better player you need to figure out what you're doing wrong," he said. "I saw a lot of simple mistakes that I felt I could correct."
Skrine is arguably the Browns' most improved player heading into Sunday's showdown with the Cincinnati Bengals. The progress of the third-year cornerback and free safety Tashaun Gipson has buttressed the secondary and helped enable defensive coordinator Ray Horton to call a more aggressive game in recent weeks.
The Browns have registered 11 sacks in their last two contests against Kansas City and Baltimore, the franchise's highest back-to-back total in 13 years.
Coach Rob Chudzinksi said the defensive unit has evolved as players such as Skrine and Gipson have become more comfortable and gained the coaches' trust. Skrine confirmed Wednesday that Horton, who vowed the defense would be much improved by Thanksgiving, has been adding more wrinkles.
"Yeah, as the season's went on, we've put in more plays on defense and we've been successful with it," Skrine said. "We've been getting a lot sacks and things like that. With our defense, it just takes time to run certain things, and me and Gipson, we've been doing a pretty good job of holding our own. That's why we've been able to do new stuff."
Many wondered how aggressive Horton could call a game with a first-year starter at free safety and a maligned cornerback who last season drew more yellow flags than an accident-filled NASCAR race. Skrine led the Browns with 12 penalties, often getting whistled for grabbing receivers instead of relying on his speed and technique.
Gipson believes he and Skrine are helping change perceptions of a secondary that Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said Wednesday is playing as well as any in the NFL. Similar to Skrine, the second-year safety said he's dedicated more time to film study and has a better understanding of his opponents' tendencies.
"Coach Horton and the other coaches allowed me to go out there and they trusted me and I had to earn my trust throughout the year," said Gipson, a second-year player. "Same goes for Buster, and I think we've been able to fill those voids and kind of answer any questions people may have lingering about the other two spots in the secondary.
"There's still plenty of room for improvement, but I definitely think we've progressed."
The Browns rank third in sacks, sixth in total defense and 10th in pass defense. Haden garners much of the attention in defending the opponents' best receivers, while Skrine is the one most often challenged by quarterbacks.
Other than a tough opener against Miami and a bad day in rain-soaked Green Bay where he slipped and fell twice in coverage, Skrine has been reliable. He hardly resembles the defensive back who was repeatedly burned at the start of last season with Haden serving a four-game drug ban.
Skrine ranks tied for third in pass break-ups with 13, one behind co-leaders Marcus Cooper (Kansas City) and Alterraun Verner (Tennessee), according to Stats LLC.
Opponents are completing 53.2 percent of their passes in Skrine's coverage area, according to ProFootballFocus.com – a dramatic improvement from a season ago when they converted at a 73.1 percent clip.
Skrine's preparation has allowed him to trust his athletic ability and not appear so over-anxious in coverage, Haden said. He's been flagged just five times this season.
"It's basically patience," Haden said. "He always had the speed, always had the technique. His patience and his ball skills. Now when the ball is in the air, he's really calm and ready to make the play and that's the biggest thing."
Both Skrine and Gipson credit the work of secondary coaches Louie Cioffi and Bobby Babich. The club has allowed only one pass play for 40-plus yards as the defensive backs have kept plays in front of them.
Gipson has two interceptions – tied for the team lead with strong safety T.J. Ward – and has gained a reputation for big hits. He ranks fourth on the Browns with 49 tackles. Opponents are completing 68.2 percent of their passes in Gipson's coverage area, placing him tied for 33rd among safeties, according to ProFootballFocus.com.
"Their improvement is one of the main reasons why the defense is the way it is now," Haden said of Skrine and Gipson. "They have been doing a great job since (spring practice). Since the beginning, me and TJ noticed it, D'Qwell (Jackson) noticed it. They have been doing nothing but getting better."
If Skrine continues at this rate, his off-season film watching should be more enjoyable next summer.


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Government agencies and colleges are asking students to log onto their Facebook pages and other social networks during interviews
Many use social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter as electronic diaries of sorts, but they might want to think twice about what they post -- colleges and the government are watching.
Some government job seekers and student-athletes have complained that the government agency or college in which they're applying has asked for
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Last year, current employees and applicants to the Maryland Department of Corrections were asked to surrender their emails and passwords in order for employers to access their Facebook pages. This resulted in a complaint from corrections officer Robert Collins, who went to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The ACLU argued that this was an invasion of privacy. The Department of Corrections has since stopped this practice, but found a loophole -- they just ask the applicant to log onto their Facebook accounts right in front of them, giving employers the freedom to browse photos, comments and Walls right in front of the applicant.
"My fellow officers and I should not have to allow the government to view our personal Facebook posts and those of our friends just to keep our jobs," said Collins.
The Maryland Department of Corrections defended its practices by saying this type of screen was necessary in order to weed out the bad eggs. For instance, the agency reviewed 2,689 applicants for guard positions and ended up disregarding seven of them due to inappropriate Facebook pictures. According to the agency, the guard applicants were holding up gang symbols using their hands in the pictures.
The Maryland Department of Corrections isn't the only establishment searching social networks for clues as to who they're accepting. The University of North Carolina recently revised its handbook to make it so student-athletes must add a coach or administrator to their friends list on their social networks.
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of team members' social networking sites and postings," said the handbook revision. "The athletics department also reserves the right to have other staff members monitor athletes' posts."
Bradley Shear, a lawyer from Washington D.C., said that these rules violate the First Amendment, and could also prove to be a liability for schools when watching students' posts.
"I can't believe some people think it's OK to do this," said Shear. "Maybe it's OK if you live in a totalitarian regime, but we still have a Constitution to protect us. It's not a far leap from reading people's Facebook posts to reading their email...As a society, where are we going to draw the line? What if the University of Virginia had been monitoring accounts in the Yeardley Love case and missed signals that something was going to happen? What about the liability the school might have?"
Social networking site Facebook is notorious for compromising user privacy. For instance, Facebook made changes to its privacy settings back in 2009 without telling users, and also introduced invasive features like facial recognition for tagging photos. While
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privacy policy
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"This is an invasion of privacy," said Melissa Goemann, the Maryland ACLU legislative director. "People have so much personal information on their pages now. A person can treat it almost like a diary. And [interviewers and schools] are also invading other people's privacy. They get access to that individual's posts and all their friends. There is a lot of private information there."
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Cougars bring the pain
Their coach says that they are not quite the team they were last year, but try telling that to the competition.
At Langley Middle School, to be a wrestler is to be a winner, even if the team is down this year to just 13 wrestlers. After winning every meet they showed up for in 2004, the 2005 Cougars are on another tear this season. Seven meets into their season, the LMS boys have yet to be beaten. Theyve taken our Darrington three times, Granite Falls and Sultan twice each, and Lakewood once.
On Wednesday, the Cougars hosted Granite Falls at Langley Middle School and did very much the same thing to them this time as they did in the first meeting between the two teams in the Feb. 7 season opener. Winning eight of 10 bouts, the Cougars won the meet handily, 47-12. Against a team that favors throwing as an offensive strategy, some of the victories came with a few bumps and bruises. Against the tenacious Tigers, 90 pounder Mitch Rueth and 145-pound seventh-grader Danny Zuver had particularly exhausting wins. Rueth who would win two bouts on the day defeated Ryan Teter of Granite Falls 16-0 in a three-round bout that went as long as it possibly could. In the heavier weight class, Zuver repeatedly wrapped up Tiger John Chamberlain over three rounds and essentially held him immobile for most of the six minutes on the clock. But he was never able to force Chamberlains shoulders to the mat and had to settle for a 9-2 victory.
Cougars who pinned their opponents in the meet were Quinn Broyles at 105 pounds, Chris Monell at 125 pounds, Jordan Broyles at 130, Trapper Rawls at heavyweight, Kevin Kinloch at heavyweight, and Mitch Rueth in his second bout at 90 pounds.
Jim Thompson, the Cougars coach, said having a low turnout for the team has not been an impediment, as every wrestler on the team has held his own throughout the season. With the league wrestling championship coming up on March 16 and his team healthy and strong, Thompson said the Cougars expect no real surprises as they go to defend their championship.
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[QUOTE=Gorbag;1148968]Calling CICO "a dogma" is like claiming that the law of gravitation is "a dogma"![/QUOTE]
No. You're trying to falsely conflate CICO with the 1st law of Thermodynamics.
Here's Peter Attia's statement of the Alternative Hypothesis: "Obesity is a growth disorder just like any other growth disorder. Specifically, obesity is a disorder of excess fat accumulation. Fat accumulation is determined not by the balance of calories consumed and expended but by the effect of specific nutrients on the hormonal regulation of fat metabolism. Obesity is a condition where the body prioritizes the storage of fat rather than the utilization of fat."
The CICO proponents all too often fail to understand what they're arguing against. Give this a shot: [url=http://eatingacademy.com/nutrition/do-calories-matter]Do calories matter? « The Eating Academy | Peter Attia, M.D. The Eating Academy | Peter Attia, M.D.[/url]


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High school wrestling made Brad Fraizer a better actor.
"In high school, I was a sports person," said Fraizer, a 2000 graduate of Saginaw Township's Heritage High School now living in New York City. "I never took any classes in theater. But I would leave wrestling practice to go to ballet class.
"In high school, it gave me a thicker skin. It allowed me to do anything and not really care what people thought."
The Saginaw News last visited with Fraizer in August 1998, when he was a 16-year-old junior and part of a tap dancing and singing chorus in the Midland Teenage Musicals Inc. production of "Singin' in the Rain" -- and where his small speaking part stole the show.
"I want to do musical theater when I get out of school," he said nearly 10 years ago. "I decided in my freshman (year of high school) I need to learn to sing and dance."
Today, Fraizer has a bachelor's degree in theater performance from the University of Michigan. Following graduation, he moved to a two-bedroom Manhattan apartment, which he shares with two others.
It's there that his thick skin has helped him not only survive, but thrive.
"I realize it is most likely because of a lack of exposure to what being a 'struggling actor' actually means. But I always smile a little when somebody asks me if I want to be famous, or in movies, or on Broadway, or when I will throw in the towel and get a 'real' job," he said.
"Unfortunately, it's not as easy as getting a degree, whipping up a good resume, applying for and getting the job. Being an actor in New York City is a lifestyle, and I apply for a job almost 150 times a year.
"Getting the job and getting paid is always wonderful, but I've learned that it's the type of work I do that matters most -- how the type of performance that I'm passionate about affects the people who pay to watch me. And that's whether that be as simple as making them laugh for a couple of hours, or inspiring them to find whatever it is they are passionate about in life."
Fraizer has called the Big Apple home for 3.5 years and has belonged to the actors' union almost as long.
"Each year I take a look back. Did I accomplish more? Am I doing well?" he said. "I am. It's slow and steady. You not only have to be talented and have connections, you have to be patient and willing to wait and find the right niche."
At 25, Fraizer said he is on that path.
He buses tables at a restaurant to supplement his income.
"When you're an actor here, when it's good it's great," he said. "When it's not it (stinks). When you have an acting job, you enjoy it and save money and hope something comes right after it."


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When Nancy Lipp, senior support engineer for CA Technologies in Ewing, went to her superiors and expressed a desire to participate in The Salvation Army Mercer County's Angel Tree program, she soon found out that CA shared her vision and decided that she was just the one to organize the effort.
Since 2006, CA Technologies has been supporting The Salvation Army by taking dozens of Angel Tree tags, each supplying a local child's gender, age, size and wish gift for Christmas. Lipp doesn't have to go around her office each November and ask people to "adopt a child" through the Angel Tree program. Now her co-workers come to her.
Because of Lipp's time and dedication to the program, there will be 70 more children who will be able to experience Christmas this year.
"Before I participated with The Salvation Army, I had a vague idea of an organization that collected money in kettles at Christmas time and ran thrift stores," said Lipp. "I also knew they were worldwide, well-respected, had been in business a long time and were a wonderful support for our troops in wartime.
"It was not until I attended a Salvation Army awards dinner in Trenton several years ago, though, that I really understood what a difference The Salvation Army makes in the community. I saw firsthand how the people who work for The Salvation Army live out their commitment."
"They also know how to make a difference in the community and transform peoples' lives," continued Lipp. "There are many charities that work in the community, but few that really know how to make a lasting difference for people and the communities that they live in. The Salvation Army is one of those charities that really impacts people's lives — not an easy thing to do."
You, too, can make a difference in our community. By supporting The Times Holiday Appeal, you will help support programs like the Angel Tree program as well as the many other programs and services provided by The Salvation Army Mercer County all year-round.
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BOSTON (CBS) — On the three-year anniversary of the shooting death of Easton native Danroy "DJ" Henry, supporters say they are leveraging social media to make sure he's not forgotten.
In 2010, Henry, 20, was fatally shot through the windshield of his car as he drove away from a disturbance outside a bar in Thornwood, New York.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Bernice Corpuz reports
Earlier in the day, he had played for Pace University's football team on Homecoming Day.
The Pleasantville police officer who shot him, Aaron Hess, said Henry was driving toward him and wouldn't stop. He fired from the hood of Henry's car.
Another officer, Ronald Beckley of the Mount Pleasant police force, also fired.
The officers involved were cleared of any wrongdoing but a federal lawsuit has been filed by the parents of Henry.
A layer for the Henry family says if the case goes to trial, it would likely be in 2014.
To mark date of Henry's death, a Facebook page titled "Justice For DJ Henry" is asking supporters to join in a "Thunderclap" at 6 p.m.
Thunderclaps allow a single message to be mass-shared, flash mob-style, over social media. The mass message ranks higher and temporarily goes viral.
Supporters were asked to send out the following message over Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr: "Help to expose truth,justice and bring accountability! 3 years and the fight continues! #Justice4DJ #WeAreDJHenry http://thndr.it/19wPebB"
More information about the Thunderclap can be found on the Thunderclap: Justice For DJ Henry website.


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Poughkeepsie Day School is seeking a full-time science teacher for grades 7;12. Subjects to be covered include cellular and human biology, cognitive neuroscience, bioethics and STEM areas.
The position requires a creative and constructivist approach, along with experience in creating active and interactive learning and engaging students with science. Candidates must be adept with technology and ready to consider emerging technologies to enhance learning and student engagement.
B.A. required; M.A. preferred. Previous experience teaching in a school setting required; experience in an independent school preferred.
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Fall weather has finally arrived, temperature-wise, in the Magic City. The National Weather Service is calling for sunny skies and highs mostly in the 70s, rising to the low 80s by the end of the week.
Sunday's high is expected to be near 69 with a north wind between 5 and 15 mph.
The night's low should drop to around 45, with that wind leveling out to about 5 mph.
Expect a repeat of the day and evening on Monday: sunny, with a high near 69.
Temperatures will start to rise on Tuesday, when the high is expected to be 71. The forecast calls for sunshine continuing through Saturday with highs in the high 70s to low 80s. Lows will range from the high 40s to the low 50s.
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The Democratic Party is dead. Let's call them what they are and rightfully so because of their actions. Those who have the (D) behind their names are pure-breed socialists. Their words and actions prove it.
Obama terrible Education Secretary (look at the Chicago school system for evidence), Arne Duncan, said that Obama's 10% cap on college loans will address 'income inequality.' That is socialism.
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President Obama's education reform efforts will address growing income inequality in the U.S., Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said Wednesday.
Speaking on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Duncan promoted the administration's jobs plan, portions of which are targeted at updating school facilities and hiring teachers.
He also blasted Congress for not moving forward with Obama's jobs bill, saying the nation needs to "stop subsidizing banks and give that money to young people."
Arne and Obama forget to tell these young people that Obama bailed out the banks, auto industry and unions with his stimulus.
…"What we're trying to do is help on the back end, to reduce those monthly payments on those loans," Duncan said. "To make sure folks have a better opportunity to be successful there — less defaults will strengthen the economy, and we can do this by ourselves. We don't have to wait for Congress — we can't wait for Congress. We're moving ahead today."
The socialist dictatorship is being exposed. This administration continues to usurp Congressional powers to push their socialist agenda. Obama can't run on his record and its hard to explain to college students why there are no jobs for them. It's easier for Obama to buy them off.
According to Duncan, the Know Before You Owe plan will cap monthly student loan payments at 10 to 15 percent of the graduate's income.
They claim this will cost the taxpayers nothing. However, when the government takes taxpayer money to subsidize education, via student loans, and now will cause a 5% loss in interest rates, that's a loss in revenue.
"Basically we want people to have more disposable income," he continued. "We want to reduce those monthly payments, and this can reduce those monthly payments by up to a couple of hundred dollars, so this is very significant both for recent college graduates as well as those currently in school."


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Update 2013: CitiBank is not currently issuing any secured credit cards at this time. Citi has, however, featured many outstanding secured credit card options in the past. Featured below is CitiBank's most recent, yet no longer available offer, as well as today's best secured card options.
Directly below are our favorite secured cards currently on the market. Whatever card you end up choosing, make sure the bank reports to each of the three credit card bureaus each month. Using your secured card to rebuild your credit is the ultimate goal after all, and this reporting is the sole feature allowing you to do it. Reporting to these agencies costs money for the banks though, so sometimes they may try and do it only periodically rather than monthly. This could add years to the credit building process. Something you may want to keep an eye on.
Update July 2013 - See today's top 10 secured credit cards on the market here.
The following CitiBank secured credit card plus certificate of deposit is no longer available.
For those looking to rebuild or establish credit this year as well as open a FDIC-insured savings account, CitiBank's new secured MasterCard + 18 month CD (certificate of deposit) offer may be just the right joint product for you so long as you haven't encountered bankruptcy or had payments go to collections in the last two years.
Here is what you get:
After opening a CD account with a deposit of between $200 to $25,000, you will receive a secured credit card through CitiBank with your deposit amount as your spending limit.
Your payment records with the new card will then be reported to the three major credit bureaus. After 18 months of solid payment history, you may become eligible for an upgrade to an unsecured Citi Platinum Select credit card.
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What we don't like about the card is that Citibank is not allowing the consumers who need this product most eligibility. Requiring that the individual has never entered into bankruptcy is already cutting off a large percentage of consumers whom may need this product most, but not allowing those who have had a bill go to collections in the last two years is absurd. We wish CitBank would have been much more inclusive with this offer.
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Accused fire district embezzler appears for charging
Surprising many who thought she had left the state, alleged embezzler Joan Marie Lutz appeared in court Monday morning to answer the charges against her.
Lutz is accused of embezzling more than $3,300 from Fire District 7 between April 2000 and October 2001. Lutz, who was fired by the district last November for her alleged crimes, pleaded not guilty to charges of forgery and second-degree theft.
The prosecutions case hinges on single misappropriated check. The state auditor, during a routine audit of the districts finances, discovered a $615 check that had been deposited in Lutzs personal bank account even though the check was made out to the district. Following an in-depth investigation, an additional $2,788.14 was found to be missing.
The district suspects Lutz was responsible for the rest of the missing money, although the funds had been converted to cash and therefore left no trail.
We couldnt close the loop, but we think she probably did it, said Fire Chief Mike Brown.
Forgery and second-degree theft are both punishable by a maximum of five years in jail and/or a $10,000 fine. Lutz has no prior criminal history in Kitsap County.
Lutz was released on personal recognizance. Her omnibus hearing has been set for Nov. 14 and her trial date is set for Jan. 6.
After Lutz was fired, the district stepped up accountability practices to close the loopholes through which Lutz had allegedly siphoned money. A replacement for Lutz was hired and the district has reported clean audits ever since.
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I came across this neat Google Apps Script that monitor your website and send you an alert if it is down.
It was not a perfect fit for my needs so I made some modifications to the original script.
- First, I have hardcoded URL (more than one in an array) in the script. Then I added a FOR loop that checks all the URLs.
- My email is also hardcoded, it makes the spreadsheet neater.
- Finally, I only need a flag (entry in the sheet and email) when a site is down. I don't want to know if it's up so I filtered out "200" responses.
One last thing I've done in Gmail is adding a filter to highlight the emails sent from the script (Mark as important, starred and add a specific Label).
Here is my version of the script, feel free to copy and change as you see fit!
/** Monitor Sites's Uptime **/ /** based on: Site's Uptime **/ /** By Amit Agarwal 26/03/2012 **/ /** http://labnol.org/?p=33232 **/ function isMySiteDown() { var url= new Array(); url[0] = "http://one.example.com"; url[1] = "http://two-example.net"; url[2] = "http://www.google.com"; var response, error; for (var n=url.length-1;n>=0;--n){ try { response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url[n]); } catch(error) { var msg = "[UPTIME] " + url[n] + " is DOWN"; insertData(error, -1, msg); return; } var code = response.getResponseCode(); if (code!=200) { var msg = "[UPTIME] " + url[n] + " is DOWN"; insertData(response.getContent()[0], code, msg);} }; } function insertData(error, code, msg) { var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet(); var email = "email@example.com"; var row = sheet.getLastRow() + 1; sheet.getRange(row,1).setValue(new Date()); sheet.getRange(row,2).setValue(error); sheet.getRange(row,3).setValue(code); sheet.getRange(row,4).setValue(msg); if (code!=200) MailApp.sendEmail(email, msg, msg+" "+error); }


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|By Smiley (Smiley) on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 08:38 pm: Edit
I'm supposedly taking the AP Bio exam on Monday... but I know nothing about plants or animals or biochemistry... (I never had first year bio... just AP course that assumed we knew all the basics)... For some puzzling reason, my teacher is quite convinced I have a good shot at a 5... any thoughts?
|By Poutingminotaur (Poutingminotaur) on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 09:11 pm: Edit
i took the bio ap last year.. and i thought it was one of the hardest thing i have ever seen. i didnt know anything about respiration or photosynthesis or plant physiology or ecology (cos my teacher spent forever on like i guessed on about 70% of the multiple choice, and i ran out of time for the free response, so i wrote like a 1 line answer. but i got a 4... so i think im just incredibly lucky or that basically everyone else did badly too.
but it is true indeed that i heard the curve for bio ap is kinda huge.
|By Nocalguy (Nocalguy) on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 09:14 pm: Edit
1999 curve 83-150 for a "5". Very big curve.
|By Nocalguy (Nocalguy) on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 09:14 pm: Edit
1999 curve 83-150 for a "5". Very big curve.
|By Ceesie (Ceesie) on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 09:29 pm: Edit
ugh ap bio is gonna suck ass. my teacher this year spent more time talking about his pet snakes and how eating beans makes you fart than actually teaching. i really really really really hope i can do ok on the mc because i know i wont be able to do the free responses at ALL. those are ridiculously hard!! im using the princeton review book to study but i've heard it isnt good. ::sigh::
|By Poutingminotaur (Poutingminotaur) on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 10:42 pm: Edit
a really really really good book is cliffs notes.
|By Heythere (Heythere) on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 11:15 pm: Edit
I wouldn't worry about it. I hardly know any of the stuff either, but the multiple choice is VERY easy.
You can get 70% on the mc and 2.5/4 on the essays and get a 4.
Also Nocal...
it was 86+ for a 5 and that year one of the multiple choice q's was not scored, so the maximum score was cut off. It really wasn't that different than any other years.
here's some stats
80-120 on multiple choice -83% of people got 5's.
you can get like 75 multiple choice and get a5
|By Ceesie (Ceesie) on Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 03:38 pm: Edit
i knoooowww cliffs is a great book but is it really worth the 20 bucks to buy it now that the test is on monday? hmmm...
|By Tweaks (Tweaks) on Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 11:40 pm: Edit
Princeton Review tends to overgeneralize and try to write little info, as to appease lazy people.
Get the Cliffs book; 20 bucks could potentially make the difference between a number grade, and the AP test is 80 bucks as it is. Take practice questions from real tests, and where you're weak, look the section up in the book and read. Take notes, and review them extensively.
That's about all the advice I can give. I'm pretty strong at Bio -- our teacher has about a 95% pass rate -- and I honestly won't prep much at all.
The AP test overall seems to stress the UNDERSTANDING of underlying concepts, but these pretty much in depth. Even so, general knowledge about the problem subject (respiration, etc) can eliminate dummy choices.
|By Studiousvegetar (Studiousvegetar) on Friday, May 09, 2003 - 07:32 pm: Edit
Ceesie, go to the library and borrow it for free.
|By Diconoclastx (Diconoclastx) on Friday, May 09, 2003 - 08:17 pm: Edit
Heythere a 70 pct and 2.5/4 is a strong 5 genius. U only need 58 percent for a 5.
|By Ceesie (Ceesie) on Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 02:06 pm: Edit
my library doesn't carry anything remotely useful. but anyway i went to the bookstore and bought the cliffs ap book. from what i can tell its pretty good and hey i can always return it later, eh?
|By Heythere (Heythere) on Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 07:00 pm: Edit
Dino--that's what my teacher told me. I just worked it out using the formula in cliff's book
With 70%, 2.5/4 you would get a 4 on the Cliff's practice exam (93 points, just on the borderline) and a 5 on the 1994 test (just made it--you needed a 91 on that)
So yeah, I wouldn't exactly call it a strong 5 if it's on the borderline.
58%? Hmm...
0.58 x 120 = 70 multiple choice right
= 70 - (50/4) = 57.5 x 0.7563=43.48
58% on essays = 23 pts /40 x 1.5 = 34.5
43.5 + 34.5 = 78
78 = weak 4 on the 1994 exam
Yeah, that's definitely not a 5.
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When owner Jo Hartman arrived at Yarn Garden last Friday morning, she got a nasty surprise.
Eight windows of her popular yarn store were vandalized with acid, which permanently etched the glass.
"Looking at all that damage, I felt violated, and burst into tears," Hartman wrote in a blog post, Sunday.
She estimated that it would cost about $10,000 to replace the panes along with the lettering.
"As a small business owner, I don't have a sack full of money stashed in the closet to pay for these types of expenses," she wrote.
Hartman filled out a police report for the graffiti and was told the amount of damages could mean felony for the vandal.
This morning, Jo Hartman's daughter, Annie Hartman, said a local glass repair company, Glass Magnum, saw the damage and told the business they could fix damage without replacing the glass, which would be cheaper. Insurance would cover some of the cost, she said, but not all of it.
Glass Magnum has already fixed one window, and Annie Hartman described the result as "truly magic."
But despite the fix, Annie Hartman said she's still worried about future vandalism. Soon after Yarn Garden was vandalized, the bar next door was also vandalized.
"It's sort of overwhelming," she said. "That name keeps on showing up everywhere."
If you've been the target of graffiti or vandalism, you can visit Portland's website to file a report.
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So I established with my new doctor today. He's the first doctor I've ever had (excluding my pediatrician way back when). I was pretty excited for this because it'd be my first time ever getting bloodwork done. Here's my cholesterol report:
Total - 192
Trigs - 22
Oh, and fasting blood glucose - 74 mg/dL
Pretty psyched! That's what eating a basically primal diet for the last 5-6 years has gotten me.
Unfortunately I only had a basic metabolic panel done. I just let my doctor decide what to order, and since I had no health issues to report (and nothing observably wrong) he kept it pretty minimal. Next time just to satisfy my curiosity I'll ask for a cRP, A1c, and maybe some endocrine markers (thyroid, test, etc), but whatever, I'm happy with what I'm seeing.
So yeah, 2 dozen eggs a week, fatty red meat, butter, dark chocolate... apparently this stuff isn't doing me in!
Anyway, that said, one thing that I wouldn't mind some forum input on is my fasting triglyceride level. I expected it to be low, but not that low. Anyone have thoughts on this? I never looked into it, but I assume there must be a point where trigs can be considered too low. If so, what might be that level? I'm certainly not concerned -- I feel great and appear healthy by every conceivable standard, but considering how much fat I eat I assumed by trigs would be up around 50 or so at least. 22 is quite a bit lower than I expected.


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1. Adjectives modify the meaning of a noun or a pronoun
a. Modify: change: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
2. Adjectives tell which, whose, what kind, and how many.
3. Articles (a, an, the) act as adjectives.
a. use "an" before a word starting with a vowel, "a" before a word starting with a consonant.
4. Adjectives can be:
a. attributive (generally come before the noun or pronoun)
b. predicate (follow a linking verb)
5. Seven words are always adjectives:
a, an, the, my, our, your, their
6. Other parts of speech can act as adjectives:
a. Pronouns
i. demonstrative (this, that, these, those)
1. Use this or that before singular nouns, these or those before plural nouns
ii. interrogative (which, whose, what)
iii. indefinite (another, any, both, neither, many, neither, one, other, some)
iv. numbers
1. cardinal (one, two, ten, and so on)
2. ordinal (first, second, tenth, and so on)
b. Nouns
i. possessives
ii. without changing form, as modifiers
c. Verbs
i. present participles, often ending in –ing
ii. past participles, often ending in –ed
7. Attributive adjectives follow an order pattern: (article-number-size-color)
8. Comparisons
a. positive, comparative, superlative
b. add –er and –est for 1-2 syllable words
c. add more and most for 2+ syllable words
d. irregular comparisons include many, bad, good, much, and perfect.
e. do not use double comparisons
Adjective Vocabulary:
adjective:................................. A part of speech which modifies a noun, usually making the meaning of the noun more specific
attributive:................................ An adjective or noun placed before or right after its noun.
comparative:............................ Showing whether one thing, idea, or quality is greater or lesser than another. Used with two things being compared.
demonstrative:......................... Pointing out or showing something specific..
indefinite:................................. Pronouns substituted for something of unknown quantity or quality
interrogative:............................ Describes a part of speech asking a question
modify:.................................... To change something, make it different, or transform it.
participle:................................. The -ing and -ed forms of verbs.
positive:................................... The standard form of an adjective.
possessive:.............................. Anoun, pronoun, or adjective form that shows ownership or possession.
predicate:................................ The part of a sentence which includes the verb but does not include the subject.
superlative:.............................. Showing a comparison in extreme form. The superlative of an adjective shows that a quality is the greatest or least of all. Used with three or more things being compared.


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I have one left of my first set of panoramic fold out page protectors. I recommend them to anyone that has a history of putting together numerous pages for one theme. These fold outs are perfect for the job. Themed layouts are usually family gatherings, trips, and grand children all in one place. I love them and picked up one package for me and one for a friend. You get 6 per pack, which is nice. It makes me so happy to put all my themed paged together, and it looks nice.
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Jeff Kubasak and Tim McAuliffe have been linked together for years.
In high school they were rivals, Kubasak at Tottenville and McAuliffe at Susan Wagner. They joined forces in college at Erie Community College in Buffalo and led the team to a junior national championship in 1998.
Kubasak's late father, Roy, used to drive both guys to all their junior tournaments during which they became great friends.
Sunday, they squared off in the final of the second annual Staten Island USBC Masters Championship Tournament with Kubasak gaining the upper hand with a 233-227 victory at Rab's Country Lanes.
McAuliffe won the first game in the finals, 221-196, but needed to beat Kubasak twice for the title since Kubasak emerged from the bracket undefeated.
With the title, Kubasak won $750 while McAuliffe won $350.
All SIUSBC Association tournament champions will be honored at the Championship Awards Dinner Dance on May 6 at the Staaten.
Final results: 1. Jeff Kubasak $750; 2. Tim McAuliffe $350; 3. Frank Wilkinson $250; 4. Michael McNichol $200; 5. Sean McAuliffe $190; 6. Nazareth Laursen $170; 7. Ryan Friend $140; 8. Joe LaBargo Sr. $120.
Round 1: Nazareth Laursen tied Tim McAuliffe 163-163. Tim McAuliffe def. Nazareth Laursen in 9th & 10th frame roll-off; Frank Wilkinson def. Joe LaBargo Sr. 222-202; Jeff Kubasak def. Ryan Friend 200-187; Michael McNichol def. Sean McAuliffe 257-197
Round 2: Frank Wilkinson def. Tim McAuliffe 211-189; Jeff Kubasak def. Michael McNichol 229-206; Nazareth Laursen def. Joe LaBargo Sr. 246-152; Sean McAuliffe def. Ryan Friend 181-179.
Round 3: Michael McNichol def. Nazareth Laursen 253-125; Tim McAuliffe def. Sean McAuliffe 246-204.
Round 4: Jeff Kubasak def. Frank Wilkinson 174-168; Tim McAuliffe def. Michael McNichol 220-185.
Round 5: Tim McAuliffe def. Frank Wilkinson 215-163.
Finals: Tim McAuliffe def. Jeff Kubasak 221-196; Jeff Kubasak def. Tim McAuliffe 233-227.
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Rab's Getaway League: Paul Pendzich 255-667; Candie Ferrazzoli 213; Erin Schneider 234, 242, 222-698; Sean Sajecki 268-676; Kathy Zarr 222-628; Lisa Laursen 213, 215-635; Brian DeGroat 258; Donna Bozzo 212, 245; Ray Laursen Jr. 246; John Vierno 254, 279-730; Richie Lopez Sr. 251, 231; Anthony Concillo 245.
Larry McSorley Juniors: Jared Wichnovitz 185, 236-582; Mike Moore 190, 210-569; Jose Garofalo 204; Frank Bernardini 184, 184; Sean Feldman 222; Caitlyn Doyle 166.
Michael Carbonaro Mixed: Jun Malana 299-669; Jeff Scire 258-697; Nicole Camarda 244-641; Tom Sweeney 257-661; Fran Camarda 227; Chris Ponisi 258; Chris MacNair 243; Sue Campbell 212.


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Chuck Aaron and the Red Bull Helicopter
Helicopters have traditionally played minor roles in airshows unable to perform the awe-inspiring acrobatics feats that their fixed wing counterparts can. That changed a few years ago when aviation enthusiast and Red Bull founder, Dietrich Mateschitz, convinced Chuck Aaron to find a way to perform aerobatics in a helicopter.
Aaron now pilots the "Bull Cow" Bo-105 in a way most airshow attendees have never seen. In fact according to his website he is "the first and only civilian pilot to be licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration to perform aerobatics in a helicopter."
Last year Chuck Aaron did not perform in the Chicago Air & Water Show and I am looking forward to his return of this popular act in 2013.
Check out this video I shot flying with him in advance for the 2011 Chicago Air & Water Show to see what his view is like.
First let me just say! AMAZING Mustache, you good sir have a mustache to rival any out there! now i love this blog and your videos. it feeds my addiction to the air. i am currently going to school to learn to fly with http://www.flyhaa.com/en/page/helicopter_flight_training_courses. Keep it up.Posted by: Fritz at April 11, 2016 10:39 AM | Reply


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text: "Corpus Christi"-- a Flawed Play, But Worth Pondering Posted on Dec 23, 2001 12-23-01 Such a firestorm over a student-produced play! I've seen many controversial UNI theater plays, from "When you Comin' Back Red Ryder?" to "Marat/Sade" to "Equus" but I've never seen a production picketed at UNI, nor security officers in attendance to keep the peace. That's what happened recently when UNI students performed Terence McNally's "Corpus Christi" for three nights in a small classroom-lecture room. Incidentally, the play was wholly student chosen, directed, and produced. Nor have I seen such venomous letters to the editor, both in the Courier and the UNI student newspaper. Some alums have threatened to pull all their support, not just from Theater UNI, but from the whole University and its many programs. That's a classic case of overreaction, in my humble opinion. I have to confess, I didn't see the production myself, but I did read the play, twice, and talked at length with Dr. Steven Taft, head of Theater UNI. He's understandably concerned about a number of issues, beginning with a misinformation campaign that seems to have been generated from a radio talk show host in Des Moines. The buzz I heard and read: It's blasphemy, an obscenity-laced put-down of Christianity, an outrageous slur that would not have been allowed had it been against any other religion, and that state institutions, funded with taxpayer money, have no business supporting such anti-religious garbage. Now here's what the play's about, just to set the record straight. I encourage protesters to actually read the play before firing off more invectives. First, "Corpus Christi" supports and condones nothing less than compassion and love for outsiders. McNally wrote his play in response to Matthew Shepherd's murder. Shepherd, a young gay Wyoming man, was "crucified," left on a fence to die, simply because he was homosexual. He was a victim of the virulent homophobia that still infects America. McNally believes that if a religion doesn't offer unconditional support and love for everyone, including homosexuals, it loses credibility. Genuine religions embrace all. In "Corpus Christi," McNally creates Joshua, an imaginary character living in Corpus Christi, Texas in the 1950s. Joshua insists on compassion, forgiveness, and love as a way of life. However, he's also openly gay, and gathers twelve gay disciples as followers. That's what makes the play controversial, but still not anti-Christian. It's a thoughtful and thought-provoking drama, intended to jolt audiences into examining their too-comfortable ideas about a savior who loves only people with whom they agree. Incidentally, this is not a new idea. Other writers have wondered how long it might take some people to crucify Jesus should he return and insist on loving the homeless, destitute, the criminals and societal rejects. Such a man or woman would run a grave risk of running afoul of the priests, oops, I mean authorities. Especially if he/she were gay. Granted, McNally use vile language, but almost exclusively from characters who are possessed by demons. When Joshua casts out their demons, they return to their normal ways. Quoting them out of context, as did many critics, destroys their entire meaning and purpose in the play. Department Head Steven Taft did in fact examine"Corpus Christi," but maintained a long-standing policy of not interfering with student productions. And he believes that "students who discover things for themselves most often learn much more than those who are not provided with such latitude. The students involved in this play have perhaps had the most valuable experience of their educational career, even though it is not tied to any academic course." Taft roundly objected to people condemning it before trying to understand it. And he admits that it would offend some people, that it was intended for mature audiences. The language, the fact that Jesus performs a gay marriage, and that Joshua is clearly identified as Christ make it a difficult play for Christians who don't want their image of Christ challenged. It's not a great play, either. McNally misses an opportunity to explore one of the major features of Christianity, namely transformation. Instead of showing how young Joshua had been transformed from a hateful and vengeful man by living Jesus' message, McNally makes him an actual version of Christ, complete with the ability to perform miracles and create loyal followers. How he became Christ isn't examined; it's just a given. In other words, "Corpus Christi" delivers a message of love and compassion, but misses the deeper message of transformation. Thus it's a theologically problematic play, and seems a bit gimmicky, a too-easy means of promoting universal love. Yet this doesn't mean "Corpus Christi" shouldn't be performed. Any production that provokes discussion of these powerful issues deserves a hearing, as long as people don't let their passions shut their minds. As Stephen Taft says, "much of the play is open to interpretation. However, as a father, husband, professor, and Christian, I personally find it difficult to condemn a work that embraces compassion, love, and understanding, and the philosophy that if one seeks forgiveness it will be granted." Amen. Go comment! 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The physical action of spinning and whirling and falling takes the mind off everything. Overall, Disney's parks offer an appealing combination of fantasy and safety. Whole-self candy. I visited Disney World for three days several years ago. The first day was plain fun. I was wide-eyed, taking it all in, a child of about ten again. The second day I began to notice how tired the help looked, how the garbage was there but well hidden, how often we were told how much fun we were having. The third day I grew utterly bored. I realized then that I had become an adult, after all, and needed more than what Disney World, for all its flash and noise, could offer. So too with "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." I saw it last Sunday. The first hour I felt engaged, intrigued by the special effects, the emerging child characters and their wide-eyed innocence. The second hour I began to wonder when anything that concerned me would emerge, some real dilemma that I could ponder after the movie was over. Nothing. The last half hour I looked at my watch several times and went to the bathroom. It was a long movie. It's also melodrama for kids, escapist fare that's predictable and finally rather dull. Like Disney parks, it's candy. Grownups requires nutrition, or at least some nutritional balance. Give them a movie that connects with life as they know it, and they'll pay some real attention, going home with something to contemplate. Give me a "Saving Private Ryan" or a "Schindler's List" or a "Clockwork Orange" any time. Kids won't like such films, won't get them, probably shouldn't be allowed to see them without extended discussions with an adult before and after. These movies reveal dilemmas with which adults must struggle, and offer both insights and guidance. From "Saving Private Ryan" we understand the immediate horror of soldiering, the terror of facing men trained to kill you so they can survive, and you're trained to do the same. It's hell, and probably unavoidable at times. Adults need to understand how modern warfare has become murderously destructive, good cause or not. Kids need to feel they will live forever, given a little magic and wizardry. From "Schindler's List" we question how we might behave if our country should condemn and beginning eliminating some of its minority citizens, forcing us to choose between risking our lives to save them. Adults need to know this really happened. Kids need to believe in universal goodness provided by adults who understand. From "Clockwork Orange" we ponder whether a psychotic adolescent human is still human, and whether the state should attempt to force him into goodness, turning him into a automaton. State-induced goodness. Kids need to believe in villainy, not psychosis, and that all villains will get their just desserts. Adulthood used to mean becoming legal. Legal voter, legal drinker, legal husband or wife. Now it seems to mean trying hard to enjoy kids' entertainment. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" is clearly a kid's movie that some adults seem to love. They want to believe in the kind of literal magic that kids love. Children believe in magic because it allows them to control virtually everything, including the laws of physics. Adults know that such magic is pure fantasy. Yet that's one of those truths they'd like to deny, especially now, when we seem to have less control than ever. Once upon a time, adults felt safer too. As adults, we face real life straight-on. Real life requires hard decisions where there's no clear right answer. Real life means accepting that you're not going to get everything you want. Real life means having little control over anything but your own response to life's challenges. Real life means not relying on literal magic to get you out of trouble. Along with joys and beauty, real life brings genuine losses and disappointments. That's the grownup experience, and that's why Harry Potter makes sense for children. And for grownups who wish they were still children. Go comment! Posted in Reviews Cedar Valley Chronicles Movies {{Title}} Remove Change Death Politics Christmas Education Conservatives/Liberals Crime Movies Humor Mysteries Graduation Aging & Birthdays Predictions alcohol Arts Health Romance/Love Hot Button Issues Battle of Sexes Reviews Travel Censorship Political Limericks satire Cedar Valley Chronicles Satire Meth Reviews Aging and Birthdays Recipes and cooking Religiosity Language & Writing Nostalgia Personalities Death Holidays Recipes and cooking Music Done