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What was your reaction and your mother's when you first learned that you were assigned to Southie?
When I first learned that I was assigned to South Boston High, I didn't know anything about South Boston High School. I didn't know what I was actually going into. My mother's reaction was she didn't want me to attend South Boston High School and she preferred that I go to a Catholic school. But I, I told her at that time that my, all my friends were assigned to South Boston High School, of the area in which I lived and that I wanted to go through school with my friends and so she told me that if, ah, I didn't go to South Boston High School, I could go to South Boston High School, ah, or the Catholic school, so she just let, I would quit, oh golly.
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Unless you are a grandparent, Aunt, Uncle, or someone else with a deep attachment to the girl, you can just stop reading now. The pageant went off without a hitch, so there are no tantrums, crying jags, meltdowns or otherwise entertaining portions of the video. Just a bunch of little kids shaking bells and singing.
Just posting it for Todd and the family, since none of them could make it. (Yes, I am feeling a little guilty about Tiller getting the second-child treatment.) Video for your viewing enjoyment:

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On the Shelf
June 29, 2011 | by Sadie Stein
A cultural news roundup.
June 29, 2011 | by Sadie Stein
A cultural news roundup.
Lee Monks | July 1, 2011 at 6:21 am
Chris, Chris, you protest a little too much there…how transparent a thing is envy……
Tom May | July 1, 2011 at 11:05 am
Chris, try reading AMERICAN PASTORAL. I dare say no one can sustain outright rage like Roth. His pen is hardly made of tin; more like steel. The man has stones.
Joe Carlson | July 9, 2011 at 5:25 pm
Chris, read THE COUNTERLIFE, OPERATION SHYLOCK and SABBATH'S THEATER, all three creations superb in different ways. Where you certainly won't find any prose as tone-deaf and sloppy as your own "…which makes for dry, hackneyed reading" or "…yields a tin pen."
Also, Roth has won two National Book Awards, two National Book Critics Awards, and was awarded the Pulitzer for AMERICAN PASTORAL — so your claim "…that Roth has been denied the Pulitzer Prize" is hogwash.


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KALAMAZOO — The Kalamazoo Wings' locker room has added a revolving door since joining the ECHL this season.
Well, not a real revolving door, but with callups and loans, 15 K-Wings have made the trip 22 times to the American Hockey League. The shortest has been a day, the longest 34 games (David Sloane is still with the Adirondack Phantoms).
When affiliates Worcester Sharks and Adirondack take a player, it's a callup. When a player goes to a non-affiliate, it's a loan.
Forward Trent Daavettila has made the trip three times, returning most recently this week from the Adirondack Phantoms. He's expected to be in the lineup when the K-Wings host the Cincinnati Cyclones at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
"The travel can be hard on you," Daavettila said. "One night, we got back at 4:30 in the morning and I left at 6, traveled all day and played that night. That side of it can be tough.
"It's nice to go back to the same team, because you know people. Every time you learn to adapt, it just helps your play, makes you a more versatile person."
Daavettila said the hardest part is living in a hotel and eating in restaurants, especially "if you're trying to eat healthy,"
He said he never knows who's going to be in Kalamazoo when he returns.
"Every day you come to the locker room, it's like a revolving door," he said. "You high-five when someone comes back and someone's going out. It's great for everyone to see that. That's what everyone wants to do."
One player who hasn't yet gotten the call is center Andrew Fournier, who leads the K-Wings in scoring with 18 goals and 23 assists for 41 points.
"I signed here because Kalamazoo has two great affiliations," Fournier said. "I'm just trying to work my way up there. I just keep doing what I'm doing, just keep working hard and hope something comes up for me.
"After my junior year I played six games with (the AHL's) Norfolk (Va.) Admirals, so I know what it's like being up there and I'm just looking for my shot to get back up there and try to stick."
Forward Dean Strong spent most of the season with Worcester, but was sent to the K-Wings two weeks ago when it became a numbers game with the AHL team.
"You always want to be playing at the highest level," he said. "I think that's obvious. To come down here, you get a bunch of ice time. I love it just as much as everybody else."
Watching others get called up, "It's not hard at all," he said. "It's just something you can't let really bother you. I just try to put that stuff in the back of my mind and do my best every day and see what happens."
While the callups and loans can be a real pain for a coach, Nick Bootland said that's what the ECHL is all about.
"That's why they're all playing here and that's why they want to be in the ECHL," Bootland said. "It's part of the game and it's how the system works. Whether the system has some flaws in it when it comes to the ECHL teams sometimes getting plucked from, it is what it is."
If a nonaffiliated team calls, "I usually get contacted by the general manager of the American league team saying who they have an interest in, and I'm 99 percent positive that guys are gonna go," Bootland said. "They obviously have an opportunity to reject it if they want, but most of these guys are here because they want that opportunity."
Daavettila has a unique way of telling if something's in the works for him.
Just about every time K-Wings broadcaster Mike Modugno schedules him for the K-Wings coach's show, he's had to bail because of a callup.
Also, "My sister, Carmen, lives in Marquette and every time she schedules a trip down, I get called up, too," he said. "She came down all three times to watch games and every time, I'd gotten called up.
"Those are my two signs that I'm going to be called up. That and the radio show."


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By Tom Dominguez, Quay County Extension
Garden Checklist for November
l Don't get in a hurry to prune woody plants. Late December through February is usually the best time to prune them.
l Place orders for seeds this month so you will have them available when you are ready to plant. By ordering early, you will be more certain of getting the varieties you want. In addition to ordering seeds that you are already familiar with, try a few new kinds each year to broaden your garden contents.
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David Duval said Thursday he likes it here.
"I like the golf course. I like the people. I especially llike to eat," said Duval, ranked 66th in the world.
He had to like his score, too, after shooting 4-under-par 68 in the first round, which put him tied for sixth among morning starters with Charles Howell III, Tom Pernice Jr. and Matt Jones at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana.
Jason Bohn led the morning group at 8 under. Jason Dufner, Chris Couch, John Senden and Jeff Overton were tied for second at 5 under.


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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama-- The 20th Annual Trail of Tears Commemorative Motorcycle Ride will travel through Madison County on Saturday, September 21. The ride will enter Madison County on Highway 72 East at Gurley between 9:20 a.m. and 9:40 a.m. and continue west into Huntsville between 9:35 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
The ride will travel onto I-565 and continue westbound until it exits I-565 at exit 15 and travels into the U.S. Space and Rocket Center between 10:00 a.m. and 10:25 a.m. The ride will remain at the Space and Rocket Center for approximately one hour until it leaves to continue west on I-565 at 11:30 a.m.
The ride will stay on I-565 West and take exit 2 and travel north on Mooresville Road to Highway 72 West. It will then turn left and travel west to Athens and on to Florence and Waterloo.
Stopping at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center is a major change in the route that will affect traffic along westbound I-565, and eastbound I-565 traffic in the area of the U.S. Space and Rocket Center.
Traffic on the off ramps from I-565, Sparkman Drive, western Bob Wallace Avenue and Old Madison Pike will be slow and congested with detours on the listed roadways. The detours will end once the ride is in the Space and Rocket Center, but they will be back into effect when the ride leaves.
Persons traveling west out of Huntsville on I-565 should plan to leave earlier than usual because westbound on ramps and off ramps on I-565 up to, and including, exit 2 will be closed as the ride progresses westward.
The Huntsville Police Department will be coordinating the ride and working with the Alabama State Troopers, Jackson County Sheriff's Department, Scottsboro Police Department, Madison County Sheriff's Department, Madison Police Department, Limestone County Sheriff's Department, Athens Police Department, Florence Police Department, HEMSI and local fire departments as the ride approaches, travels through and exits Huntsville.


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I am not a regular user of this forum, so if this is one of those regularly asked questions or previously discussed, please excuse me and point me in the right direction.
One morning I was returning to Vancouver, BC from Calgary, AB. When we arrived at the airport at YYC it was -37C. When I saw the airplanes arriving and departing from the gates, I had to wonder why there was no vapour produced by the jet exhaust at such cold temps. Then I realised that sometimes I've spotted aircraft passing high overhead with no contrails either.
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Sen. Carl Levin (D-Detroit) and more than a dozen other lawmakers yesterday signed a letter calling for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to lift a decades-old ban on gay men donating blood, arguing healthy donors are turned away every day because of the "antiquated policy."
Drafted by Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass), the letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg pointed out that "we live in a very different country than we did in 1983," when the HIV/AIDS crisis prompted the administration to permanently defer any male who previously had sex with another man.
"Today, the high-risk behaviors associated with HIV contraction are more fully understood and dramatic technological improvements have been made in HIV detection."
Kerry also penned an op-ed for Bay Windows, a GLBT newspaper, stating that "not a single piece of scientific evidence supports the ban."
But it doesn't appear the FDA is ready to change the policy any time soon, saying in a release "our decision to maintain the deferral policy is based on current science and data, and does not give weight to a donor's sexual orientation."
That data, according to the Washington Times, comes courtesy of computer models presented in 2006 by Dr. Andrew I. Dayton that suggested allowing donations from men who last had sex with another man more than five years ago would create a "small but definite increased risk" of HIV-infected units entering the blood supply.
But the newspaper reports America's Blood Centers, AABB and the American Red Cross support a one-year deferral for sexually active gay males, "consistent with the deferral period for other potentially high-risk sexual exposures."
Levin, who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, last month joined the chorus of leaders calling for the U.S. military to end the so-called "don't ask, don't tell" policy for gay service personnel.


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Here is a sampling of reaction to Syracuse's 71-63 win over Pittsburgh Monday from various sports blogs and from Twitter:
Scott Pitoniak, RochesterHomePage.net, on Scoop Jardine:
"He's a key guy,'' Boeheim said. "Most people in this town can't quite figure that out. Maybe they will, but I seriously doubt it."
I disagree.
I believe the majority of Orange fans have begun to figure out that Jardine is a big reason - perhaps the biggest reason - SU is unbeaten and has been atop the national rankings for six consecutive weeks. The fifth-year senior from Philly has matured into the type of self-less leader you need in order to put together the type of special season that's unfolding beneath the Carrier Dome Teflon big top.
With 22 points and 19 assists combined his past two games, Jardine has shown the play-making and decision-making skills Orange fans have come to expect from a position once manned by the legendary likes of Pearl Washington, Sherman Douglas, Gerry McNamara, Jason Hart and Jonny Flynn. Those confounding "Scoop Being Scoop" moments have been few and far between this season.
Jay Williams, of ESPN, on Twitter, during Monday's game: Dion Waiters (AKA Jason Terry) makes a great kick to Joseph for a 3 & then knocks down a deep 3 ball himself. His NBA draft stock is RISING.
Also from Jason Williams on Twitter: Love the argument: Kentucky is the most talented team in the country BUT I think Syracuse is the best team in the country.
Syracuse received typically balanced scoring, putting five guys into double figures, but for my money, the story of the game was the play of Scoop Jardine. The senior point guard handed in a double-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds and only one turnover (which could be really been credited to Baye). Lost in the hoopla of this season is the very steady, strong play the team has been receiving from Jardine.
Hopefully people take notice because if you want to go far in March, you need steady play from your point guard and that's what Scoop has been giving this team. It's also not really fair to the guy since this fan base loves to lose its mind after one dumb pass from Scoop, yet it seems to ignore him when he's playing well -- and right now he's playing outstanding. So #TeamJardine, take notice - we see you out there and we appreciate what you're doing.
Seth Davis, of SI.com, on Twitter in response to the question, "When will 'Cuse lose?": At least once before Big East tourney. These are college kids, not robots
Robbie Gillies, The Juice Online blog:
SU's depth was a factor yet again, this time allowing them to swarm Pitt with a full court press. The Orange pressed five times and forced Pitt to turn it over four times and miss a 3-pointer.
But again, this is Pitt and no matter how bad their record is, they always fight. In the second half they did a much better job attacking the zone from the inside out. They hit the man in the post and fed it into the paint resulting in a layup drill. But Syracuse stayed poised as they have all season and when Pitt cut the lead to four points with under 9 minutes remaining, the Orange answered with a couple of 3-pointers from Kris Joseph and Dion Waiters to push the lead back to double digits. With Syracuse turning the ball over just 3 times in the second half and being uncharacteristically good at the foul line, Pitt was never allowed to gain much momentum.
Don't look now but Syracuse actually isn't such a bad free throw shooting team this season. They're shooting 70-percent and if that were to hold up it would be the first time since 2000-01 that the Orange have shot 70-percent or better from the stripe. Last night, free throws were quite possibly the difference in this game. SU hit 20-of-23 and Pitt went 12-of-23. That's an 8-point swing which ended up being the margin of victory.
The Orange Fizz blog on the team's 20-0 start:
The record start will not ultimately define this team. The '99-'00 SU squad began 19-0, but Orange Nation only remembers blowing a double-digit lead to Michigan State in the Sweet 16. It's all about how you finish.
But the historical mark does offer perspective on just how good this team has been. How many great teams has Boeheim had? The best start in school history is not the ultimate goal, but it's the first step in recognizing this team could be one of the all time greats at SU. Now it has to build on that for the rest of the season. But only a Final Four and/or National Championship will cement this team as one of the greatest Boeheim has ever had. ... Syracuse must finish the job in March to really go down in school lore, but 20-0 is a good time for Orange Nation to take a moment to recognize just how great this team has already been.
More SU basketball on Syracuse.com:
» No. 1 Syracuse beats Pitt for 20th straight win to start season
» Syracuse's C.J. Fair soars and scores on vicious dunk
» Dick Vitale: 'No one is going to beat Syracuse in the regular season'
» Poliquin: Boeheim catches the Baron, Adolph Rupp, on the all-time Division I wins list
» Your comments: Syracuse beat Pittsburgh despite 'poor' officiating
» One word: Here's how Orange fans describe the Syracuse basketball team
» Scoop Jardine, the fifth-year senior, sets his sights on a national championship
» The Lead with Mike Waters: A look at Syracuse's record-breaking win
» Pittsburgh hammers Syracuse on the backboards
» Fab Melo produces big game in Syracuse's win over Pittsburgh
» Syracuse sets school-record (sort of) with 20-game winning streak
» Brent Axe's game recaps
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We love it when this happens. Sometimes we post about cool technology that companies are developing which might start an outcry of "not a hack" — but then, just sometimes, it still inspires a few readers. [Jeroen Domburg] — who everyone knows as [Sprite_TM] and is a judge for The Hackaday Prize] — saw a recent video about micro robots, a project funded by DARPA, and decided to try making his own.
We shared the original story a few months ago about these replicator like micro-robots, which can quite literally swarm over surfaces, use tools, and manufacture micro-sized parts. The robots themselves are actually just dumb little magnets — the magic is in the surface underneath them.
This sparked an interest in several people, and [Mike] made a very simple version of it, capable of 1-dimensional movement. This inspired [Sprite_TM] to step it up a notch, with his own 2-dimensional version. He's designed his own PCB that allows him to run current in various directions through the traces of the board — this effectively allows him to control a small neodymium magnet to go whichever way he wants.
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- Prologue
'I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY I BOTHERED picking up. Yeah, maybe I'll talk to you about it eventually, after you stop acting like such an ass.' I stood at the top of the stairs with a heavy box of textbooks balanced in my arms. Sara released a frustrated groan, so I assumed she'd hung up.
I made some noise as I neared the door so she'd know I was coming and could hold her temperament in check. She'd told me about her decision to end things with Jared, and I'd listened. But I was basically incapable of offering any guidance. Sara didn't confide in me too much lately, afraid something would upset me. It wasn't that I was that fragile. I just refused to talk about … anything.
'Is that it?' Sara asked, her smile brighter than usual, overcompensating for the annoyance that still lingered in her eyes.
'You can tell me, you know,' I offered, trying to be the friend that she needed right now.
'No, I can't,' she said, redirecting her attention to the boxes stacked all over the room. 'I don't have much space to work with. This room is tiny.'
I let her avoid the topic, since that was what she preferred.
'I don't need anything. Really. No need to bother.'
'I thought you'd say that,' Sara replied with a small smile. 'That's why I only brought one thing to decorate your room.' She reached for a purse so big it could honestly be called a duffle bag, and pulled out a frame. Flipping it around, she held it up under her chin with a beaming smile. It was a picture of us at her house, in front of the large bay window overlooking the front yard in the background. Anna, her mother, had taken it during the summer I'd lived with them. From the gleam in our eyes it was apparent we were on the verge of laughing.
'Omigod,' Sara said with a shocked seriousness. I tightened my eyes in confusion. 'Is that a smile I see on your face, Emma Thomas? I was wondering if I'd ever see one again.'
I ignored her, straightening my lips, and turned towards the built-in desk in the corner of the small bedroom.
'Perfect.' Sara set the photo on the dresser, admiring it. I pulled out the textbooks and tucked them on the shelf under the desk. 'Okay, let's unpack you. I'm so happy you're out of the dorms now. And I've always loved Meg … and Serena, even though she won't let me do a makeover. I'll work on it. But what's up with Peyton?'
'She's harmless,' I said, breaking down an empty cardboard box.
'I guess every house needs drama,' Sara noted, laying a stack of folded shirts in an open drawer. 'And as long as Peyton's the only drama in this house, I can live with that.'
'That's what I was thinking,' I replied, hanging clothes in the minuscule closet.
Sara plopped a black boot box on the bed. 'Should we keep the boots in the box or set them in the closet?' She began to slide the cover off, but my hand slammed it shut. She jumped and looked up at me in alarm.
'They're not boots.' I could hear the edge in my voice.
Sara's mouth opened in surprise as she took in my intense expression. 'O-kay. Where do you want it?'
'I don't care. I'd actually rather not know,' I answered. 'I'm getting something to drink. Do you want anything?'
'Water,' Sara requested, her voice quiet.
When I returned with the two bottles of water a few minutes later, Sara was making the bed, and the box was gone. Setting my shoes on the bottom of the closet floor was the final touch. There was a benefit to not owning much.
I sat on the rolling chair at the desk while Sara lay on her stomach on the bed, scattering the display of decorative pillows she'd just masterfully assembled. I knew I'd stuff them on the top shelf of my closet after she left.
'You know I ended it because I can't do the distance thing, right?' Sara asked. I spun the chair around, surprised she'd decided to open up.
'I know it's hard for you. It always has been,' I replied. She'd had the same challenge in high school when we were in Connecticut and Jared was attending Cornell in New York. But she made it work by visiting him practically every weekend for the last part of our senior year.
'I'll be in France; there's no way I could do that to us,' she continued. 'It doesn't seem fair to make him wait.'
'But would you want him seeing anyone else while you're gone? Because that's basically what you're giving him permission to do. And then what happens when you get back?'
Sara was quiet, resting her chin on her hands with her eyes focused on the floor. 'I just don't want to know about it. And if I meet someone in Paris, he doesn't need to know about that either. Because in the end, I know we're supposed to be together. But I'm not sure either one of us is ready to admit that.'
I still didn't understand her logic, but I wasn't about to challenge her.
She sat up suddenly, not allowing me the chance to say anything in return. 'So, do you think … since I'm going to be gone … that I can let Meg know a little about you? Not everything, just enough so she'll be here for you while I can't be. I hate the thought of being so far away without someone –'
'Looking out for me,' I finished.
'Yeah,' she replied, smiling gently. 'I don't want you to be alone. You have a tendency to shut yourself off for days at a time. It's not good. I'll still call you every day, of course. But I hate not being close … in case you …' Sara looked down, unable to finish the sentence.
'Sara, I'm not going to do anything,' I promised feebly. 'You don't have to worry about me.'
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Police advancement restrictions will ease
SALEM – A pending agreement will allow city police officers assigned to special duty, such as drug enforcement, to earn promotions in rank and remain in their special assignment position.
The agreement also will allow the police department to fill positions for shift lieutenant or shift sergeant if a vacancy occurs due to the assignment of a sergeant or lieutenant in those positions to special duty.
A proposed ordinance to authorize Mayor John Berlin to enter into the agreement or memorandum of understanding with the Fraternal Order of Police Ohio Labor Council is on the agenda for Tuesday's City Council meeting.
Berlin said the purpose of the memorandum was to remove obstructions to advancement in the police department, noting that Chief J.T. Panezott passed up several opportunities to advance to the position of lieutenant because he wanted to remain in drug enforcement.
If he had taken the promotion to lieutenant when he scored the highest on the test, he would have had to become a shift commander and left the Columbiana County Drug Task Force or Drug Enforcement Administration.
Sgt. John Scheets, who's been assigned part-time to the DTF, has been working the rest of his hours as a shift sergeant. Before Panezott became chief last week, he was one of four sergeants in the department, but he was assigned to the DEA full-time. Sgt. Chris Gallo has been reassigned to the DEA position, with recently promoted Sgt. Brent Slider moving into a shift sergeant position. Sgt. Karl Toy is the third shift sergeant.
Plans call for Scheets to go to the DTF full-time, which will open up another sergeant's position to be filled by a patrolman and allow for the hiring of another patrolman, increasing the total number of officers in the department to 20. Berlin noted the additional position has already been calculated into this year's budget, which shows a projected deficit of more than $400,000.
"We can't waste time hiding from the fact that drugs are an issue. I need to protect the people," Berlin said.
Department numbers have gone from 24 officers to 19 in recent years. The return to a full-time officer on the DTF will increase the number to 20, and the mayor said he is going to hold the line. He said the city needs to have as many police protecting the citizens as possible.
"Cleaning up the problem has a lot to do with having a presence," he said.
Former Chief Bob Floor, who retired this past Friday, and city Law Director Brooke Zellers worked on the agreement with the spirit of removing obstacles to advancement in the police department, according to Berlin, who said he wanted to rectify the situation.
"This will allow anyone in the department to attain the highest level they can possibly achieve without facing the possibility of having to give up a position on the DTF or a DEA position," he said.
The exception would be the position of chief. Berlin said Panezott understands that the change won't help what happened during his career as an officer, but "he's very happy this will remove what we considered a ceiling on people who chose to do the tough work of drug enforcement."
Berlin received a copy of the proposed memorandum of understanding from Zellers on Thursday and planned to have both Floor and Panezott review it before providing it to the union president, Slider, to provide to the officers so a decision could be made. Slider said he wasn't expecting a problem.
When asked whether the department would receive the go-ahead to hire a part-time secretary, Berlin referred to the $400,000 deficit in the city's general fund budget and said he's going to have to wait and see what happens in the first quarter of the year.
He said he'll have city council consider funding the position if they get an indication that the city auditor's projected deficit is going to be less. The city is expected to end the year in the black due to the carryover of funds from 2012, despite the deficit created by an expectation of having more expenses than revenue, but Berlin said eventually that's going to catch up with them. There may not be enough carryover in future years to cover a deficit.
The police department lost its full-time secretary to layoff a few years ago. Since then, the chief and the administrative lieutenant have had to shoulder the secretarial work. Floor lobbied last year for the return of a secretary, even if only part-time. An ordinance was approved to eliminate the position of full-time secretary and create the position of part-time secretary, but the position was not funded.


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GOWRIE - Each year, more than 13,000 children are diagnosed with various forms of cancer, but childhood cancer is an illness that doesn't always get the same awareness that other types of cancer receive.
Students at Prairie Valley High School want to change that by helping to bring awareness to their community and school by holding a Childhood Cancer Awareness Week in conjunction with their homecoming festivities beginning Friday.
"We've had pink-outs in other years," said Student Council President Jaclyn Rittgers. "And those were always big, but they're a pretty common idea. Since September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month we thought it would be a great idea to do something different. We thought we could change things up and do something for childhood cancer to bring awareness in our community."
The fundraising efforts will kick off Friday when students will be allowed to wear hats to school for a $1 donation. Monday students will participate in P'Jammin Day, a national childhood cancer awareness effort in which students can wear pajamas to school for a donation.
"It represents the time kids with cancer spend in their pajamas while they are sick," said Brooke Hendrickson, a community volunteer for the fundraising efforts.
Throughout the week, students at the elementary and junior/senior high schools will participate in "change wars" bring pennies on Monday, nickels Tuesday, dimes on Wednesday and quarters on Thursday. The classes raising the most money in the change wars will receive $100 donations from Heartland and Security Savings banks.
"It's a really cool way to raise money," said Rittgers. "The classes will even have a chance to go against each other. If they put the wrong amount in the wrong bucket we'll subtract that amount."
Students had the opportunity to purchase gold T-shirts for the week's main event, a "gold out" night at the varsity volleyball game Sept. 27. During the gold out, gold bandanas, keychains, gold ribbon tattoos and gold chocolate suckers will be available for purchase with all proceeds being donated to childhood cancer awareness. A bucket will be passed during the volleyball game and again at the Sept. 28 homecoming football game to collect additional donations for cancer awareness. Athletes at both the volleyball and football games will be wearing gold shoestrings.
The student council also spent their day off from school Wednesday soliciting donations to continue their fundraising efforts to help meet their goal of $5,000.
"The student council has been awesome and picked right up on this," said Hendrickson. "We thought a goal of $3,000 sounded good, but the students wanted to go for $5,000 and they know they can do it."
During the volleyball game, six cancer survivors or surviving family members of those who have had childhood cancer will be honored.
"It will be fun," Rittgers said. "We have some great events planned and we are excited for it."


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Ernie's Big Mess is a 1981 Sesame Street storybook featuring Ernie.
After Bert gets too fed up with Ernie's constant messes and says out loud that he wishes he lived on his own, Ernie decides to move out, but he has trouble finding a good place to sleep.
- Ernie
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- Big Bird
- Grover
- Oscar the Grouch
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- Adapted in the Sesame Street Start-to-Read Video series in 1987.
Book and audio editions
- The audio sets feature the original character voices.
Translated book and audio editions
The Dutch book and tape set features Paul Haenen as Bert and Grover, Wim T. Schippers as Ernie and Oscar the Grouch, Leo Dijkgraaf as Pino, and Janine van Elzakker as the Storyteller.
See also
- Sesame Street Book and Audio Sets Discography
- Sesamstraat Book and Audio Sets Discography
- Ernie Heeft Rommel Gemaakt, a Dutch album containing this and five other Sesamstraat stories.


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A bevy of area children's literature authors will present readings and talk about their work at the Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL) on The University of Texas at Austin campus on March 7.
The event, titled "Books for Kids," is an extension of "Explore UT: The Biggest Open House in Texas" and is being hosted by the University of Texas Libraries.
Featured authors include Brian Anderson (author of "Commander Zack Proton"), Jane Peddicord ("Night Wonders") and Liz Scanlon ("A Sock is a Pocket for Your Toes"). Author and University of Texas at Austin alumnus Chris Barton will debut his first book, "The Day-Glo Brothers," which is set for release later this year.
Readings will take place at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., and feature visual presentations in the University Federal Credit Union Student Learning Commons in PCL.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information and a schedule of "Books for Kids" readings, visit the Libraries Web site.


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For Quentin Tarantino's fans, this week is all about the arrival in theaters of "Django Unchained." But the filmmaker's very first movie, "Reservoir Dogs," is also set to get a little airtime on cable. It gets the nod as this week's Buried Treasure selection, part of my eternal quest for cinematic gems hidden in the weekly TV listings.
What: "Reservoir Dogs," director Quentin Tarantino's violent 1992 crime drama about a group of cornered bank robbers who must figure out who among them is the snitch.
When and where: Saturday (Dec. 29) at 9 p.m. on Showtime Showcase, with repeats on Sunday (Dec. 30) at 10:15 p.m. on Sho Too, and Tuesday (Jan. 1) at 11:30 p.m. on Showtime East.
Why: This week, we get Tarantino's latest film -- his seventh -- as the New Orleans-shot "Django Unchained" lands in theaters. But it was 20 years ago that he announced himself with "Reservoir Dogs," his stylish and briskly paced directoral debut. Boasting the sort of rapid-fire dialog that has become his trademark, as well as a now-notorious ear-ectomy that will forever change the way you listen to a certain Stealer's Wheel song, it's a timely selection, too, as it and "Django" serve as bookends to the filmmaker's career to this point.
And for those who just can't get enough, 1995's "Pulp Fiction" -- Tarantino's most popular film, and the one that earned him an Oscar for its screenplay -- is also in rotation this week on the Cinemax channels, with airings set for Thursday (Dec. 27) at 9:50 p.m., Friday at 10 p.m., Saturday at 10:15 p.m. and Tuesday (Jan. 1) at 9:15 a.m.


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The coaches grades are in from Browns rookie camp. Seven players who attended the camp on a tryout basis were signed. They knocked seven players previously signed off the roster.
The tryout players signed were:
Offensive lineman Nathan Bennett (Clemson), receiver Nate Hughes (Alcorn State), cornerback Mil'Von James (Nevada-Las Vegas), cornerback Damon Jenkins (Fresno State), linebacker Asa Matthews (Northern Colorado), linebacker Xavier Mitchell (Tennessee) and running back Austin Scott (Penn State).
The players released were:
Running back Kory Chapman (Jacksonville State and the 2007 practice squad), linebacker Jermaine Dias (Virginia), cornerback Jerrid Gaines (Miami (Ohio)), cornerback Justin Harrison (Illinois), quarterback Craig Hormann (Columbia), offensive lineman Robert Powell (Purdue) and offensive lineman Eric Young (Tennessee).
Officially, the roster is at the mandatory 80-player limit. The team enjoys exemptions at present for its five draft picks and for cornerback Daven Holly, who technically has not signed his contract yet. Soon as Holly signs sometime this week, another player will be released.
Let's hope there are two or three young guys here who can contribute on special teams and provide depth at their position. They are all from good programs and faced good competition in college. The only one I'm really familiar with is Austin Scott who had some real issues at Penn State and I believe was kicked off the team for his senior year. He just never lived up to the hype coming out of HS and seemed to always be in Paterno's doghouse. Nevertheless, I hope he pans out for the Browns. I know he has talent and he just needs to focus and apply himself.
Quinn, Quinn, Quinn!!!!
I heard Craig Hormann is gonna blow it up this year.
I see a little collabo between the Brownies and the Runnin Rebs hopes it works out
Austin Scott has a ton of potential he is a head case. He was accused of rape among other things at PSU. He was sent home before the bowl game 2 years ago for smoking weed. He also has a little fumble problem and caused PSU to lose to theM. I would be shocked if he made the team.


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RELINE, Jackie Jones
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RELINE, Jackie Jones, 85, of Sunset Heights Bridgeport, went to be with her husband Bill on Wednesday September 26, 2012 at Darby Glenn Nursing and Rehab. Center Hilliard, Ohio.
She was born May 9, 1927 in Wheeling, a daughter of the late Edmund and Thelma (Turner) Jones.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church St. Clairsville, a proud homemaker, she loved to travel and spend time with her loving grandchildren, upholstering and knitting where just some of her hobbies, hosting family and friends at her pool was among her favorite things to do besides raising her four children.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Bill in February, 2011; a son, Mark Reline; brother, Robert Jones; and sisters, Geraldine Straub, and Mary Josephine Rathburn.
Jackie is survived by sons, William D. (Marla) Reline of Nashville TN, Bruce (Pat) Reline of Norfolk, VA, and Scott Reline of Bridgeport; a daughter, Becky Karikas of Columbus; a sister, Quenellen Mackey of NH; five grandchildren, Stacie, Bill, Courtney, Shannon, and Jonna; six great-grandchildren, Jerin, Delaney, Cullen, Madeline, Braeden, and Brendyn.
Friends are invited to a celebration of Jackie's life on Sunday September 30, 2012 from 1 p.m. until time of service at 4 p.m. at Wilson Funeral Home, 920 National Road, Brookside, with Rev. Homer Harden officiating.
Interment in Union Cemetery on Monday.
Memorial contributions may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Mid South Chapter, 214 Overlook Circle Ste 153 Brentwood, TN 27027.
To view Jackie's video and to leave a condolence please visit www.wilsonfuneralhomes.com.


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Many of today's country musicians offer a look, sound, and music video just slightly backwoods of the Top 40 charts. But the genre tends to embrace its artists through the decades, giving listeners the advantage of hearing about marriages as they mature over the years. While some of country's best known standards denounce "Your Cheating Heart" and ask "Who's Cheatin' Who", let's take a look at some songs affirming--not just healthy marriage--but actions that can preserve them.
"I was standing there cryin' in the kitchen
It's been one of those mornings that's gonna last all day
And he comes in, wraps his arms around me
And I don't even have to say a thing
That's what makes it love
That's what makes it a love song"
While sometimes we only want to talk about the challenges faced by married couples, with simple lyrics and a simple melody, the now Mrs. Shelton reminds us that the companionship and knowledge of your spouse in a good marriage can help get you through hard days. An added bonus is that she wrote the song with then-fiancee Blake Shelton, and one can only hope it served as a form of premarital counseling for the pair.
5. When I Said I Do—Clint Black
"When I said I do, I meant that I will
Til' the end of all time
Be faithful and true, devoted to you
That's what I had in mind, when I said I do
Well this whole world keeps changin'
And the world stays the same
For all who came before
And it goes hand in hand
Only you and I can undo
All that we became
That makes us so much more
Than a woman and a man"
Clint and his wife Lisa Hartman-Black recorded this ballad after about 8 years of marriage. I love how it speaks of the timeless quality of marriage in a world of shifting values. They also reference the sanctifying power of marriage and the way they, as a couple, have become more than just the sum of their individuality.
4. One Woman—The Randy Rogers Band
"Well back when I was selfish
I thought I needed more
But that road led me nowhere
And I closed that door
And now I love for
One woman, you, for me
I know that you're all I'll ever need
Forever beside you, spending my life loving
One woman"
With Texas country's contribution to the list, Randy may be interpreted as singing about renouncing infidelity in a relationship. However, I also see in these lyrics a rebuke of today's culture's putting off of marriage to have your fun first—showing that wild "free" living is ultimately unfulfilling and that true contentment is found in commitment.
3. Keep On Lovin' You—Reba McEntire
"Lord knows we've had our share of fights
Our sleepless nights, our ups and downs
We've had plenty and then some of baby I'm gones and turnarounds
Sometimes I swear it might be easier to throw in the towel
Someday we're gonna look back
Say look at us now
That's why I keep on lovin' you"
As a woman who's been married for over two decades, Queen Reba knows that a marriage between two imperfect people does not always look like a fairy tale, but that looking (and committing) to a shared future helps carry a couple through the hard times. Another thing that stands out in this song is that love is not simply an emotion, but an action often one of perseverance and self-sacrifice in order to preserve the marriage.
2. Forever and Ever Amen—Randy Travis
"They say time takes its toll on a body
Makes a young girls brown hair turn gray
Honey I don't care I ain't in love with your hair
And if it all fell out well I'd love you anyway
They say time can play tricks on a memory
Make people forget things they knew
Well it's easy to see it's happenin' to me
I've already forgotten every woman but you"
In the happiest song on the list, Randy Travis promises love forever and emphasizes the committed nature of authentic love. Such a forever (and ever amen!) love sticks around regardless of circumstantial details, including the inevitable physical changes over time or other surprises over the years.
"Be a best friend, tell the truth, and overuse 'I Love You'
Go to work, do your best, don't outsmart your common sense
Never let your prayin' knees get lazy
And love like crazy"
This hit about a 58-year marriage speaks for itself (the song explicitly states that the chorus is based on a true story). It's even more beautiful when you learn that it was based off the 50+ year marriage of Brice's grandparents. Billboard's #1 country song of 2010, "Love Like Crazy" spent 55 weeks on the charts--suggesting that we are hungry for marriage-affirming messages, even in our music.
These 6 were my choices, but I would love to hear your thoughts. Bonus points if you recommend a song I haven't heard before.Media:


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The 73-year-old man who authorities say was stabbed to death by the grandson he raised last night in Jersey City was described by neighbors today as a quiet, nice man who often exchanged pleasantries with them.
None of the neighbors who spoke to The Jersey Journal knew what Jesus Ruiz did for a living, but all of them said he had raised his 27-year-old grandson, John Ugarriza, for much or all of Ugarriza's life in his home at 307 Sherman Ave.
Ugarriza has been arrested and charged with murdering Ruiz, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office announced earlier this morning.
"It's a shock to me that someone so good, God could take so fast, by his own kind," said Walter Dubis, 64, who lives across the street from Ruiz. "I've known him for all the time he lived here. He never caused any trouble, he was always a decent man."
"He was a kind gentleman, just like everybody's grandfather," he went on to say.
Dubis and other neighbors, including the owner of the building at 307 Sherman Ave. who has rented out her second-floor to Ruiz for 26 years, said Ugarriza has a "mental condition" but did not know what it was.
"The boy was always whisked away from the bus into the house very quickly," said Dubis, referring to a van that he said regularly took Ugarriza away in the morning and brought him back in the afternoon. "I've never spoken to him."
The owner of Ruiz's building -- who declined to give her name -- and other neighbors said they didn't know of any history of violence between Ruiz and Ugarriza.
They also said they didn't know Ugarriza to have violent tendencies, and that Ruiz rarely spoke of Ugarriza's mental condition.
"There were no outward signs," said Dubis. "There was never a disturbance from the house."
The owner of Ruiz's building told The Jersey Journal that she would occasionally see Ruiz and Ugarriza while shopping and that Ugarriza would smile and say "hi" to her.
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Mother nature has intervened to ensure a cruel ending to an act of kidness in the United States.
A West Point army cadet trapped a mouse that he found in his barracks and took the trouble to take it out into the woods and let it go, even videoing his good deed.
The mouse even had a name - Whiskers.
It took a bit of coaxing to get Whiskers out of the relatively safe and probably warmer surrounds of a rubbish bin and out onto the snow-covered ground of what the cadet hoped would be his new home.
But, eventually, out Whiskers went, scampering across the ground to freedom.
And then the hawk arrived.
Just as the cadet was telling his mate behind the camera how satisfied he was by his good deed, the hawk swooped and Whiskers was gone.
The stunned cadet watched in dismay.
"Oh no. Oh no. Nooooo. Are you kidding me? He didn't last five minutes. I'm a terrible person."


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One of my biggest pet peeves as a hairstylist is when my clients trim their own bangs. It can seriously ruin a great haircut and take months for it to grow back to normal. Clients usually end up with botched up baby bangs or a bang section that goes too far back or too far to the sides. Remember, your bangs are cut specifically for your face shape and if you mess that up then you'll be stuck with it for weeks until they grow out. Not worth it.So, how should you trim your own bangs? Easy, you DON'T.
Your hairstylist most likely offers free bang trims between haircuts (I always have). Since they take 5 minutes to do, you can usually be squeezed into their schedule no matter what day you want to come in. We all know the feeling when you suddenly NEED to cut your bangs right that instant, but please just put down the scotch tape and craft scissors and call your hairstylist for a bang trim instead.
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UPDATE: Broncos remain in second place in CCHA standings after Friday games.
KALAMAZOO – Western Michigan University came out with the purpose of scoring the puck Friday night at Lawson Ice Arena.
The Broncos came out looking sharp offensively with good puck possession and good movement and held a 2-1 lead after two periods.
Ohio State forced overtime with a goal midway through the final 20 minutes but the Broncos were not to be denied.
With 1:40 left in overtime, Dane Walters made a nice move in front of Ohio State goalie Cal Heeter to score the game-winner and give WMU a 3-2 win in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association matchup.
WMU coach Andy Murray said he thought his team's offense played well, but he gave a lot of credit to Ohio State's tenacity.
"All I Know is that it took an overtime-goal to win," Murray said. "We seemed to have the puck quite a bit, but they're a well-coached team. They're very competitive. Twice we had leads in the game and they came back on us and it wasn't because we weren't trying.
"We generated a number of offensive opportunities. I give them credit, they just kept battling and it went to overtime and then it's a 50-50 situation."
After a scoreless first period, Matt Tennyson put the Broncos (15-11-4, 12-8-3 CCHA) ahead with a power-play goal 1:38 into the second period on a trick play he and Dennis Brown turned into a goal earlier this season.
Chase Balisy sent the puck from one side of the ice towards the middle, where Brown faked a one-timer shot and the puck continued to slide over to the other side of the ice, where Tennyson wound up and sent in a rocket past Heeter.
The Buckeyes answered just over two minutes later when Cory Schneider, standing on the left side of WMU's net, flipped a shot over WMU goalie Frank Slubowski's shoulder to tie the score 4:21 into the second period.
Western Michigan continued to paste Heeter with shots in the second and it paid off again 14:59 into the middle period when Kyle O'Kane found himself on clean-up duty in front of OSU's net.
With a handful of players from both teams crowding Heeter, a WMU shot got stuck in traffic in front of the Buckeyes' netminder and it was dug out and O'Kane snuck it by the senior goalie to put Western Michigan ahead 2-1.
The Broncos had a 13-8 shot advantage in the second period.
Ohio State found a shot of life in the third period and tied the score 9:25 into the final frame when Max McCormick on a power play snuck a shot between Slubowski and the post.
WMU had a few great chances in the third period, but none of their nine shots found the back of the net.
Western Michigan finished with a 37-25 shot advantage.
Murray said he had already moved on to thinking about Saturday's game, even though the energy from Friday's win was still buzzing through Lawson Arena.
"I parked this one about two minutes ago and I started
trying to figure out how we can get three points tomorrow night," he said. "I talked to
the guys after the game and said, 'I'm not going to pat anybody on the back
tonight. I want to reserve it for tomorrow night.'
"We have to go out and earn it tomorrow. We're going to have to play better tomorrow because our opponent will be better tomorrow. Right now, it's all about tomorrow."
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Hi Chuck. It looks to be an early EZ-Way. From your pictures I can see a couple of features that the company used on their towers that leads me to believe this. 1. is the clapper. It's purpose is to hold the upper section of tower at elevation and 2. the removable tower head. Do a quick search online for other examples of EZ-Way towers and you'll see plenty of pictures of them and the ubiquitous Wonder Post. 73, Jon Pearl - W4ABC www.w4abc.com On 2/25/2012 7:51 PM, Charles Mills wrote: > Hi all..have a crank up tower I need some help identifying. > > It is a crankup and I believe a US tower. Have a bunch of pictures as well > as key measurements. > Some key measurements: > > Rotor part of tower is 5ft tall > > Base section is 21 ft tall > > Second section is 10ft tall > > Tower Part that cranks up is 20 ft tall > > Base is 13 inches on center > > 14 inch bar on base section appears to be for tilt over of tower > > > Link to a bunch of pictures is here: http://flic.kr/ps/bsh5Q > > > Thanks, > > Chuck / W3YNI > _______________________________________________ > _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list firstname.lastname@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
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About Me Have Back And Leg Problem, Homeowner, Pet Owner, Retired Female Senior
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I use "Laura" (housekeepers name when I lived at home) about every other day. Have an inside dog and cat that shed a lot. Son-in-law has mega allergies and robot keeps house clean enough so that he doesn't have to stay at hotel when he visits. So convenient to use. So easy to maintain. I too use hot water and liquid dish soap to clean filter. Have had "Laura" for a year and still love her. GREAT PRODUCT!
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At an emotionally-charged meeting of the Flemington-Raritan school board on Aug. 21, we learned that board member Al Brewer of Flemington had some time ago sent details of the emergency security plan for all the district schools to Republicans active in Flemington politics. Board member Anna Fallon, who confirmed the leak via public records request, demanded Brewer's resignation. Board member Robin Behn also demanded Brewer resign. And that was echoed during the meeting's public comments, including from me. I am a Flemington resident and Brewer represents me on that board.
What Brewer leaked are plans that inform first responders of knowledge such as what hallway kids are told to run down to escape if there's a shooter in the building. And now that info has been leaked past the confidentiality of school officials. That plan was expensive and months in the making. But what is far worse is the risk to the safety of children and staff that Brewer might have caused. It's chilling.
My question to the following people, who I understand Brewer leaked the plan to, is this: Why didn't you immediately report this breach to the board? That question goes to Erica Edwards, Flemington mayor; Brian Swingle, Phil Greiner and Phil Velella, the Republicans on Flemington Borough Council; Bill Reed, Republican party municipal chair; Marcia Karrow, former state senator; Bob Hauck, former Flemington councilman; and Mary Melfi, Hunterdon Clerk.
My question to Al Brewer, who remains on the board, despite immediately being removed as Flemington liaison that night is this: Why would you do this? Doesn't it occur to you that this info is eyes-only for the people who must respond and save lives when there's a threat? And why are you leaking confidential school safety information to Republican operatives?
Mr. Brewer should resign.


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All eleven celebrities were back to dance this week on "Dancing With the Stars." The judges' scores from last week were combined with the scores from Monday night's dances. After the first week, former "Karate Kid" Ralph Macchio was at the top of the leaderboard with a 24. Macchio slipped a bit after performing the jive with partner Karina Smirnoff Monday night. The pair scored a 21 for Monday's dance, and remains at the top of the leaderboard with a 45.
Three pairs of dancers grabbed the highest score of 23 from the judges Monday night, they are: Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward and Kym Johnson, WWE star Chris Jericho and Cheryl Burke, and rapper Romeo and Chelsie Hightower. Ward and Johnson are in second place overall with a 44, while Jericho and Burke and Romeo and Hightower are tied in fourth place with a 42.
Last week's surprise, Kirstie Alley, also dropped a bit this week. The judges gave Alley and her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy a 20 for their quickstep. They are in third with a 43.
Disney star Chelsea Kane and dance partner Mark Ballas got an 18 for their jive and have a 39 overall. Reality TV star Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett and Louis van Amstel performed the quickstep, and got a 19 from the judges, giving them a 37 overall.
Super model Petra Nemcova and Dmitry Chaplin got an 18 for their jive, and have a 36 overall.
Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard's jive with Anna Trebunskaya, was a bit rocky, and the judges gave the pair a 17. They have a 34 overall. Also receiving 17s from the judges are TV personality Wendy Williams and Tony Dovolani and radio show host Mike Catherwood and Lacey Schwimmer: Williams and Dovolani have a 31 overall, while Catherwood and Schwimmer have a 30.
Who do you think will be sent home on tonight's results show? Leave a comment below.
» LA Times: 'Dancing With the Stars' recap: Jive or die time
» E! Online: 'Dancing With the Stars' Kirstie Alley: "I Feel Mediocre"
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Duluth, MN - (Northlands NewsCenter) - It's a silent killer that affects one -in - three homes in Minnesota... and claims the lives of 21-thousand Americans every year.
Radon gas impacts people nationwide...but by taking simple steps to test your home...this serious health hazard can be avoided.
It's a health threat of epidemic proportions...and you may not even know it's in your home.
"It is a serious health risk. It kills 21-thousand Americans a year...more than car accidents," says Director of Mission Programs for the American Lung Association, Pat McKone.
Radon is a naturally-occurring, invisible and odorless radioactive gas that leaves million of Americans unaware of the lurking danger in their homes.
"It happens because of a decay of uranium, which is in all the soil. That becomes radium, and radium decays and becomes radon. And this gas works its way up through the soil and into your homes," says Radon Gold Standard Outreach Coordinator for the Minnesota Department of Health, Tom Standke,
After being warned about the potential of high radon in homes in 2007...Duluth resident Jim Taylor decided to test his house...and was shocked by what he found.
"It was over six and then not knowing what the level was supposed to be, looking at it, the EPA says it needs to be under four. So I knew that I had a, what I thought, was a small radon problem in my basement," Taylor says.
The tests, like those Taylor did, take only minutes to set up...and could save your life.
Testing your home for radon is really simple. Make sure you have a test kit and fill out all the information on there before you use it. Place the sponge inside of it and hang it up for three days. Then as soon as you are done, take the sponge out, seal it up and make sure you send it in right away.
The EPA recommends taking action on your home if your results come back higher then four- Pico Curries.
"If it is above four-Pico Curries, then they recommend that you mitigate your home. And by mitigation, we're talking about getting the radon and removing it from the house," Standke says.
Which is exactly what Taylor did by installing a ventilation system.
"They just went out through the basin that every home has and they ran a PVC pipe up and went over and then went up my close-shoot and then went right out the ceiling and put a cap on it. So it was a relatively simple thing to do," Taylor says.
A simple thing that might have saved their lives.
The Minnesota Department of Health recommends every home in Minnesota be tested for Radon every 2-to-5 years.
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A variant of Firefight 2.0 allowing you to play any scenario solitaire with the addition of nothing more than a deck of playing cards.
The Orcs in the Webbe 2016 Funding Drive
I hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year! I had a blast organizing, editing and uploading the 2015 Advent Calendar and I agree with many of you that it was indeed one of the best of the last eight years!
I've been running Orcs in the Webbe now for just over eleven years and since it's inception back in 2004 it has been maintained and updated by just me. Since I upgraded the site to Version 7 back in 2013 the site costs me a little under £100 a year to run (you can see a history of Orcs in the Webbe's development at the end of this message).
So the time has come to do my first funding drive. Just like BoardGameGeek, Wikipedia and many other sites, I ask if you get enjoyment out of the site during the year, even if it's just the twenty-four new pieces of content in the calendar just click on the paypal button below and donate. You could even set up a recurring subscription to continue supporting OITW throughout the year,
A single branded coffee costs around £2 to £3, a pint anywhere from £2 to £5 depending on location, a wargames magazine with 12-18 articles costs around £5.
I've got some great things planned for this year including a cracking new way to play Flintloque, continued support for Panzerfäuste, the 2016 Advent Calendar and much much more. Click on the button below to donate to Orcs in the Webbe via Paypal.
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January 2016
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A variant of Firefight 2.0 allowing you to play any scenario solitaire with the addition of nothing more than a deck of playing cards.
The full 'episode list' for Greg Rumbles' ten part story Arc for Firefight 2.0, Pacification, including breakdowns of each mission along with details of what new rules each scenario introduced.
Everyone knows that Sharke, Lieutenant in His Monstrosity's Rifles, is a Half-Orc bastard, but most forget that makes him Half-Elven too. One embittered Ferach Elf believes he knows the lineage from which Sharke comes and he wants revenge. Updated with notes for use with Flintloque 3rd Edition.
At the siege of Badjobz, before the storming of the breaches, Captains Sharke (of Albion's Rifles) and Porcaria (of Al Garvey's Caçadores) make a bet to meet each other for breakfast whilst the war against the Ferach Elves continues on around them. Updated with notes for use with Flintloque 3rd Edition.
Paleodracologists Koop and Mursh clash with each other (not to mention some Native Eastern Valonian Centaurs) over the ownership of ancient bones. Updated with notes for use with Flintloque 3rd Edition.
An Orcs in the Webbe Original! Austin Powys, International Hobgoblin of Mystery in his latest Christmas Adventure!
An Orcs in the Webbe Exclusive! Gavin Syme, Lead writer at Alternative Armies, gives OITW readers an exlusive in the form of a whole scenario from next years Flintloque Campaign Book, Retreat to Kooruna, as well as a behind the scenes look at exactly what's going to be in the book.
An Orcs in the Webbe Original! On his final trip through different worlds Sharke faces a metallic terror we all know well and there's not a sofa to hide behind anywhere anywhere in sight... Steve Blease, Flintloque's co-creator creator, pens one final tale for Rekhardt Sharke.
An Orcs in the Webbe Exclusive! We bring you an exclusive excerpt from an early draft of the first expansion to Pax Bochemannica, Legio IX - The Return of The Ninth. Carrying on from where we left him at the end of Pax Bochemannica's Friends in High Places story arc Maximum Voluum returns...
An Orcs in the Webbe Exclusive! There are many ways in which this world connects with others. Ideas, beliefs and, occasionaly, even people fall between the cracks. One such idea is chess. But as with anything viewed through a glass, darkly; subtle changes occur in every retelling. The Hideous Game tells of how Chess is played in Panzerfäuste's The Land.
An Orcs in the Webbe Original! As the memories of long dead Elven lovers re-emerge in the stiched together shambling corpses of two Zombie abominations the Vampyre Lords who created them battle for control of the creatures after the meticulously planned trap concocted by one fo them has gone somewhat awry...
An Orcs in the Webbe Original! Steve Blease brings us an original and fun campaign framework for Strange Grogge, Wessex Games' black powder fantasy skirmish rules, designed for 28mm scale battles between Orcs, Dwarves, Elves and other popular fantasy races set in Panzerfäuste's realm of The Land two millennia before Alberich's jackbooted Dwarves swarm the continent.
An Orcs in the Webbe Original! What does it take to create a new rational thinking citizen of Armorica? Can anyone become a citizen? Must you be born an Elf? Famous philosopher Jaques Rossau thinks its possible and with the help of his former student, now General, Henri Amadee a creature is brought from the deserts of Aegypt in a cage to Lyonesse. A creature that is the essence of savagery. Will the monster prevail or will it become with help the unique Dracile?
An Orcs in the Webbe Original! In this brand new 14,000 word adventure gamebook you play as Cal bastard, a Half-Orc P.I. eking out a living in the lawless city of Edge. Waking with little memory of the night before, a dead body on the table before you and someone pounding on the door can you uncover the clues before it is too late?
An Orcs in the Webbe Original! Master modelmaker Tony Harwood brings us a conversion and painting article showing us how to create some unusual allies for your Bog Orcs in your games of Flintloque.
An Orcs in the Webbe Original! Under pressure from his generals to bolster the war effort in any way he can, the Orc Warlord Chûrg-ill has instigated a risky plan involving a small team of commandos and an ancient prophecy on a magikal island near Branzhûm. Little does he know that Alberlich's technik-priests, the Braumeisterwache, have not only found out about the plan but have sent thier own team in to make sure things don't go according to plan.
An Orcs in the Webbe Original! Deep under the mountains Giglamps and Sharke stumble upon the ancient remains of a fallen Dwarf, read on to discover how Sharke came to be in Injii, why he found himself with the highly decorated Giglamps and what they did when they got there.
An Orcs in the Webbe Original! Master model-maker, Tony Harwood, talks through the design, development and background of some of the scratch built masters for Panzerfäuste.
An Orcs in the Webbe Original! Again in a time long before the forbidden love twixt Goblin and Frog a young boy must face a forest full of malevolent Faeries as he helps Owen the Plod complete a generations old annual ritual to prevent the horror of Centaur Claws descending on Tarrwen Harbour.
An Orcs in the Webbe Original! The Scarlet Sages, a specially assembled team of Orcs chosen by Chûrg-ill himself, is sent on a dangerous mission in the Gnomish lands to investigate reports that the farmers there may have made a break through that could change the course of the war. The Dwarvish High Command has also dispatched a unit to investigate. Only one side can leave with the secret of the mutated Mushrooms...
An Orcs in the Webbe Original! After an unclear series of unfortunate events you find yourself deep within Haydes, beneath both Londinium and the buried ruins of the old Human city of Dresda. It doesn't matter how you got here, you just have to get out before it's too late in this card game for 1-4 players.
An Orcs in the Webbe Original! A crack team of Orc Commandos from Branzhûm take on seemingly insurmountable odds in a raid against the Dwarven Kraken pens and associated harbour installations of the Kaiser's army at St. Nazal'aire.
An Orcs in the Webbe Original! Under the influence of some particularly potent Goblin Scrumpy the lovable rogue Foul-Mouth Freddy stumbles into some of the strangest things he has ever experienced.
An Orcs in the Webbe Original! Newly located in a mountaintop retreat in Dûn-Nomin, Entwickler - pride of the Ausdenkerkorps - has been working on a another invention that could change the very nature of warfare throughout The Land. Little did he know that the Orcs had not only found his secret lair but have already stolen the plans and are in fact about to make thier escape...
An Orcs in the Webbe Original! Reeling from his battle with a legendary dragon, Stoneheart discovers he has become more than he once was...


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For years and years, the NFL Draft has been my unofficial 2nd birthday. I live for it. As much as I dig the current 3 day format, I am still a fan of rounds 1-3 on Saturday, & rounds 4-7 on Sunday. I wouldn't leave my couch for two days. I'd have a ton of food ready, and a draft preview on the table in front of me. I was a pseudo NFL GM every April. Not much has changed for since the days that the Bears were drafting Walt Harris, John Thierry, & trading the 11th overall pick in '97 for Rick Mirer (thanks again, Wanny). It was important to me, because it's the lifeline of any NFL team. You have to draft well. This isn't news. As much as some people think you can overspend on guys that their own teams don't want in free agency, you don't sustain success that way.
That leads to me to Bears GM Jerry Angelo. I've been planning on detailing just how porous his drafts have been, but I had to wait until I had the time and patience to sift through this bum list. His first draft after years of doing the same garbage in Tampa, was 2002. I'll warn you now, what you're about to read might infuriate you. So if there is anything sharp around you right now, please move it. Thank you.
2002 Draft
1. Marc Columbo – Not with team. Had a crippling knee injury, and never lived up to the 1st round status while in Chicago. He did go on to have a solid career with the Cowboys. Of course he did.
2. Roe Williams – Played 2 seasons in the NFL. Sweet.
3. Terrence Metcalf – Garbage backup. No longer in the NFL.
4. Alex Brown – Solid player for a Super Bowl team. Never a sack machine, but a value pick in round 4.
5. Bobby Gray – No longer in the NFL….And was bad.
5. Bryan Knight – Played only 2 seasons in the NFL.
6. Adrian Peterson – No, not that one. Good special teams player.
7. Bryan Fletcher – Played 3 seasons in the NFL.
2003 Draft– The infamous draft where the Bears held the 4th overall pick, and were predicted to take Terrell Suggs. Angelo didn't think he was fast enough at the time, and traded down for the 14th & 22nd picks in round 1.
1. Michael Haynes – Total bust, No longer in NFL. He was the 7th defensive lineman taken by pick 14. Awesome.
1. Rex Grossman – What needs to be said?
2. Charles Tillman – Good pick. Starter on a Super Bowl team, and forces turnovers like a master. Why haven't they drafted a corner with his size since?
3. Lance Briggs – Great pick in round 3. My vote for Angelo's best pick.
4. Todd Johnson – Backup bum. No longer in NFL.
4. Ian Scott – Backup defensive tackle. No longer in the NFL.
5. Bobby Wade – Big mouth, bad player.
5. Justin Gage – Solid player for a minute when he left the Bears, but nothing to brag about.
5. Tron Lafavor – Played 2 seasons in the NFL. No longer in the league.
6. Joe Odom – Lamar's dad? No longer in NFL.
6. Brock Forsey – Played 2 seasons. No longer in the NFL despite the meatball's clamoring for him after one good game in '04. I know, idiots.
7. Bryan Anderson – Played 2 seasons. No longer in the NFL.
2004 Draft
1. Tommie Harris – Great player in '05 & '06, but his deteriorating knee got the best of him. Never regained his '06 form after ripping his hamstring off the bone. His play the last few years with the Bears was a total embarrassment. My favorite post injury Tommie play was when he'd fall down right after the snap, and come in late after Julius Peppers made a play. You would think 91 beat a double team like Warren Sapp. What a turd. He's still trying to hang on despite only having one leg.
2. Tank Johnson – Off the field issues with the Bears. Is best known for killing it on multiple seasons of HBO's "Hard Knocks."
3. Bernard Berrian – Solid deep threat on '06 Super Bowl team, but was wisely let go when Vikings gave him $42 million.
4. Nathan Vasher – Solid cover 2 corner, until injuries got the best of him.
4. Leon Joe – No longer in NFL.
5. Claude Harriot – Played 1 whole season in the NFL.
5. Craig Krenzel – Played 2 seasons in the NFL. I don't need to remind any Bears fan of the Thanksgiving Day game from '04.
7. Alfonzo Marshall – Who?
2005 Draft
1. Cedric Benson – When you have Thomas Jones in his prime, why take a headcase who plays the same position at the 4 pick?
2. Mark Bradley – Had that magical 1st half in Detroit in '05, but shredded his knee.You'll never guess this, but he didn't do shit for the Bears.
4. Kyle Orton – The meatball's football hero. He'll be best known for being just good enough for Josh McDaniels to trade Jay Cutler for him. And, for being just good enough to get you beat.
5. Airese Curry – Played 2 seasons in the NFL. Yes, he was another wide receiver bum.
6. Chris Harris – Solid player in his prime. Now, he's best known for never shutting up on Twitter.
7. Rod Wilson – Special teamer.
2006 Draft
2. Daniel Manning – Was screwed over by Lovie in having to switch positions too often. Great kick returner. Now starting for Texans.
2. Devin Hester – Best kick returner of all time. Period. As for the wide receiver experiment, we've been over that in great detail.
3. Dusty Dvoracek – Always injured. Always drunk. Always bad. No longer in NFL.
4. Jamar Williams – Never lived up to the hope he could start alongside Urlacher & Briggs. One of many linebacker stiffs Angelo drafted.
5. Mark Anderson – Had a stellar '06 season when nobody knew who he was. Once Lovie handed him a starting spot prior to the '07 season, he shit the bed.
6. J.D. Runnels – No longer in NFL.
6. Tyler Reed – No longer in NFL.
2007 Draft
1. Greg Olsen – Never worthy of a st round pick. How they got a 3rd rounder from Carolina for him still shocks me.
2. Dan Bazuin – The BUST of busts. No longer in NFL, and never should have been. The Packers took Randall Cobb aith the 654th pick in 2011, and Angelo takes this guy at 62. Un fucking real.
3. Garrett Wolfe – Was projected to go between rounds 6-7. Another abysmal pick.
3. Michael Okwo – Another linebacker who couldn't play dead. No longer in NFL
4. Josh Beekman – Too undersized to play any position on the offensive line.
5. Kevin Payne – A stiff of a safety who couldn't cover you. Yes, I'm looking at you.
5. Corey Graham – Great special teams player. Can't get on the field as a corner.
7. Trumaine McBride – Not on roster.
7. Aaron Brant – No longer in NFL….Nor should he be.
2008 Draft
1. Chris Williams – Drafted to be a left tackle, but showed up to camp with a pre-existing back injury. Did Angelo not know about this? And if he did, how can you take that guy at 14?
2. Matt Forte – Solid all around player. The lone weapon the Bears have on offense besides Jay Cutler.
3. Earl Bennett – Solid possession guy. The only guy besides Forte that Cutler trusts.
3. Marcus Harrison – Lazy as a stoner. Never capitalized on his potential.
4. Craig Steltz – Absolute clown. Aaron Rodgers couldn't wait to throw to anyone Steltz was "covering" in week 3.
5. Zach Bowman – A training camp hero who gets hurt more Mark Prior.
5. Kellen Davis – Awful blocker despite his size, and loves dropping perfectly thrown passes.
7. Chester Adams – Played 1 season. No longer in the NFL.
7. Joey LaRocque – Played 1 season. No longer in the NFL.
Oh, and Kirk Barton and Marcus Monk were also taken in round 7. No, they aren't in the NFL.
2009 Draft
3. Jarron Gilbert – Bust! But hey, he can jump out of a pool!
3. Juaquin Iglesias – Bust! Angelo just can't draft wide receivers.
4. Henry Melton – Showing signs of becoming a very good 3-technique tackle.
4. D.J. Moore – Starting Nickleback. Talks a lot of trash, but gets abused by good QB's. And no D.J., you can't beat D Rose in 1 on 1.
5. Johnny Knox – A one way player. Can sit in zones and make plays if open, but not good enough to make a play on the ball and help out his QB.
5. Marcus Freeman – No longer in NFL.
6. Al Afalava – Another safety that Angelo whiffed on. He hit hard apparently. I never saw it, because guys were always running right by him.
7. Lance Louis – Some think he can play. I think an already horrible offensive line is better without him.
7. Derek Kinder – No longer in NFL.
2010 Draft
3. Major Wright – Was drafted to be a starter, but has battled injuries and inconsistent play.
4. Corey Wootton – I like his potential, but has to stay healthy.
5. Josh Moore – Bad.
6. Dan LeFevour – Was waived in his first training camp. The Packers took James Starks 12 picks later. Awesome.
7. J'Marcus Webb – Bum.
2011 Draft
1. Gabr Carimi- Mike Tice told us that the Bear Jew would be a dominant run blocker from the jump. That would be fantastic if Mike Martz actually ran the ball. Plus, Carimi is hurt with a dislocated knee. Yes, that's the same injury he had in college. Why does Angelo love guys with red flags like this?
2. Stephen Paea- Can't dress on game days. What dos that about a guy who plays a position the team was desperate to fill?
3. Chris Conte- Why not draft another un-athletic white safety? Those guys always pan out.
5. Nathan Enderle- When the quarterback you traded two 1′s for isn't 30 yet, why not draft a developmental guy who won't ever see the field unless a catastrophic injury occurs? You can't make this shit up.
6. J.T. Thomas- Who cares?
So there you have it, a disgusting recap of why the Bears lack star power, depth, & talent. That Packers game last week was motivation to write this post. The Bears are a Concord flight away from Green Bay when it comes to depth, and that won't change as long as Jerry Angelo still has an office at Halas Hall. Having said all of that, they are still at least a touchdown better than the Panthers. The pick: BEARS -7 over Panthers
The rest of my week 4 picks. Home team in CAPS
Lions +1.5 over COWBOYS
Saints -7 over Jags
EAGLES -6.5 over 49ers
Skins -2 over RAMS
Titans pick over BROWNS
BENGALS +3 over Bills
CHIEFS +2 over Vikings
TEXANS -4 over Steelers
SEAHAWKS +5.5 over Falcons
Giants -1 over CARDS
CHARGERS -7 over Dolphins
PACKERS -13 over Broncos–LOCK ALERT!
Patriots -4.5 over RAIDERS
Jets +4 over RAVENS
BUCS -10 over Colts
Last week: 10-6
Season: 29-16-3