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I SPY! My Sparrow
Morning lovelies!
I am over the moon excited to tell you that our carpet has been installed! Who knew I'd be so darn excited about carpet?! The "mushroom bisque" color is just peachy and I promise I will show you pictures later this weekend. Hooray for checking that off our "to do" list. It's been a long time coming…
In other news…I have a lovely online shop I MUST share with you. I stumbled upon it while trying to find the below metal sphere lantern.
I was SO excited to have found this light fixture I'd been searching all over for, but I quickly lost my smile when I saw the $1,250.00 price tag. Ouch. With that said, My Sparrow's online shop had lots of other goodies. Here are a few of my favorite items.
Metal Sphere Lantern
Blackbird Fly Art Painting
Industrial Wire Trays
Architects Console Table
Kantana Square Pillow
Sea Fan Bowl
Carly Single Light Fixture
This online shop has it all – fabric, lamps, light fixtures, furniture, tableware – you name it, they have it. In short, My Sparrow is my style. I want everything! My Sparrow also has an etsy shop, which can be found here.
For now, I'll continue to save my pennies in hopes I can one day afford the metal sphere lantern. It's a statement piece and it must be mine:).
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- The unsettled Red Sox pitching staff is about to take shape
- Speaking up for Jon Lester says a lot for Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett
- The Red Sox Opening Day roster could include Jason Repko and 24 other guys
- Jon Lester will pitch Red Sox opener for 2nd straight year
- Clay Buchholz continues his strong spring training as he returns from back surgery
FORT MYERS, Fla, - Bobby Valentine said he has known that Jon Lester would start since Jan. 1.
Now everybody knows it.
The Red Sox manager declared Monday that Lester would start April 5 in Detroit. He will face American League MVP and Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander.
Josh Beckett will pitch the second game on April 7. A rain date for the opener means April 6 is a day off.
Beckett will also pitch the home opener against Tampa Bay on April 13.
Valentine said he spoke with Beckett on Jan. 1. He said the pitcher brought the subject up.
"He said Jon earned the start last year, and did nothing to lose it,'' Valentine said.
The manager said he was happy the subject was broached and settled, so that he would not have to concern himself with it this spring.
Valentine stopped short of saying Clay Buchholz would pitch the season's third game on April 8 in Detroit, but all signs point to that.


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By SARAH YUSTER RANDALL MANORl
Re: "Regardless of class size, we learned while in school," column by Sandra Zummo, Sept. 26: Sandra Zummo's nostalgic memoir of her elementary school days is nicely written, conjuring memories for many. The piece also quixotically decries her own point.
Vivid descriptions of an oppressive atmosphere, riddled by fear, are clear. Her claim, "as crammed in as we were, we learned" is inarguable. Young children are, by design, eager for information.
Optimal education is the responsibility of society. School is no longer an institution where select facts are bored into the bored. At best, it's a place where the excitement of learning is fueled.
Not a classroom teacher per se, I'm an artist/writer, often an artist-in-residence focusing on the literacy-arts connection. During the last 10 years, I've taught in 16 Island grammar schools.
Principals and teachers do their best, with considerable limitations. To varying degrees, they're dedicated to children as individuals whose resources must be tapped. This great change from past detrimental methods employed is a marked improvement.
Providing balanced curriculum, safety and stimulation is an enormous challenge.
When the United Federation of Teachers strives to make a point, it's because they want to do their difficult job well. They're responsible for feeding new citizens into the community who are at the top of their abilities.
The spark-snuffing scenario Ms. Zummo recalls is depressing and avoidable.


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LAKEVILLE, Conn. (July 2, 2010) – Owner of six road course wins in NASCAR Touring series action, Andrew Ranger has even more of a leg up on the competition entering Saturday's NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race as he won the pole for the K&N 100 Friday at Lime Rock Park.
Ranger, from Roxton Pond, Quebec, laid down a fast lap of 55.253 seconds (97.732 mph) during NASCAR group qualifying Friday at the 1.50-mile road course in Northwestern Connecticut to earn the K&N 100 Coors Light Pole Award. The pole is Ranger's first in the K&N Pro Series East – in just his fourth series start – after he earned two championships in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1.
"I'm really happy about it; it's my first pole of the year," Ranger said. "We had a good practice, a really good car, I'm excited about tomorrow."
Five of Ranger's nine career wins in the Canadian Tire Series came on road courses. In June he added a sixth road course win in his K&N Pro Series West debut in Sonoma, Calif.
Friday marked his sixth overall pole, all if which have also come on road courses. Although he has tested at Lime Rock recently, the K&N 100 will be Ranger's first race at the historic course.
"It's a really tough track because there's a couple places where it's very technical," Ranger said. "I know a couple places where you can pass, but it's still really tough. It's great to start on the pole, we'll see how everything goes tomorrow."
Cole Whitt just missed what would have been a third 2010 pole in Friday's qualifying session. The Red Bull Racing development driver posted a fast lap of 55.289 seconds (97.669 mph), and will start on the front row Saturday outside of Ranger.
Three-time Lime Rock winner Matt Kobyluck qualified third (55.423/97.432), followed by Sergio Pena (55.892/96.615) and defending race winner Ryan Truex (55.959/96.499).
Brett Moffitt, Kevin Swindell, Ruben Rovelo, Miguel Paludo and Julian Albarracin rounded out the top 10 qualifiers.
The doubleheader of NASCAR racing is set to take the green flag on Saturday at 12:15 p.m., with the Whelen Modified Tour's Lime Rock 100. The K&N 100 will follow at 2:15 p.m.
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1. (35) Andrew Ranger, Roxton Pond, Quebec, Chevrolet, 97.732
2. (84) Cole Whitt, Alpine, Calif., Toyota, 97.669
3. (40) Matt Kobyluck, Uncasville, Conn., Chevrolet, 97.432
4. (4) Sergio Pena, Winchester, Va., Chevrolet, 96.615
5. (00) Ryan Truex, Mayetta, N.J., Toyota, 96.499
6. (20) Brett Moffitt, Grimes, Iowa, Toyota, 96.017
7. (9) Kevin Swindell, Germantown, Tenn., Chevrolet, 95.789
8. (12) Ruben Rovelo, Mexico City, Mexico, Dodge, 95.721
9. (77) Miguel Paludo, New Silver, Brazil, Toyota, 95.645
10. (54) Julian Albarracin, Bogata, Columbia, Chevrolet, 95.189
11. (18) Max Gresham, Griffin, Ga., Toyota, 95.005
12. (61) Jonathan Smith, Beacon Falls, Conn., Chevrolet, 94.947
13. (71) Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, Mass., Chevrolet, 94.923
14. (81) Jason Holehouse, Toronto, Ontario, Chevrolet, 94.742
15. (2) Ryan Gifford, Winchester, Tenn., Chevrolet, 94.432
16. (30) Jeff Anton, Russell, Mass., Chevrolet, 94.320
17. (6) Darrell Wallace, Jr., Mobile, Ala, Chevrolet, 94.320
18. (98) John Murphy, Bolton, Conn., Chevrolet, 94.072
19. (37) Andrew Smith, Pooler, Ga., Chevrolet, 93.445
20. (7) Ryan Duff, Hazard, KY., Chevrolet, 93.235
21. (17) Jason Patison, Corona, Calif., Chevrolet, 92.674
22. (88) Larry Moloney, Wayland, Mass., Ford, 92.243
23. (60) D.J. Shaw, Conway, N.H., Chevrolet, 91.793
24. (63) John Salemi, Nashua, N.H., Chevrolet, 91.168
25. (24) Zach Germain, Bexley, Ohio, Toyota, 91.118
26. (26) Scott Bouley, Thomaston, Conn., Chevrolet, 90.508
27. (08) Guy Pavageau, Columbia, Md., Chevrolet, 87.345
28. (8) Mackena Bell, Carson City, Nev., Chevrolet, No speed


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Jack Johnson's postgame thoughts…
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JOHNSON: "It's easier to just say, `OK, forget it, let's move on and reset.' We have a big division game on Thursday, so you just move on. We still did some good things out there against a great hockey team. They're a great team, the puck was going in a lot for them tonight."
(on the trade for Dustin Penner…)
JOHNSON: "I'm glad I get to play with him instead of against him. He's a good player, he's hard to play against and we're excited to have him, all the guys are. It's a real exciting thing for us going into playoffs. We're putting all the chips in to win this and we're excited about it. … It's definitely a great message to all of the players and everything. We're excited about it, we're excited that they did it and we're really looking forward to having him here."
(on not giving up in the third period…)
JOHNSON: "No, there's no reason to. First of all, you don't want to get embarrassed. That's the biggest thing. They put seven goals up on us. We made it a little bit more respectable at the end, but you don't want to get embarrassed. They're not going to stop playing so we can't either. There comes a point when you want to say, `OK, let's get out of here,' but you definitely don't want to get embarrassed."
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What's up everyone? I'm new to the W'ii community all together, I'm a PC guy and the only consoles i used to play a lot were Xbox360 and Ps3 To be honest I didn't think there would be a Wii community out there and I was disappointed at that thought.
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The Southern Lehigh football team, of the Colonial League, meets Central Catholic, of the Lehigh Valley Conference, for AAA supremacy at J. Birney Crum Stadium.
The Spartans have won eight consecutive games since dropping their first three. The Vikings (6-5) have won the last three District 11 Class AAA titles.
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Watch a video preview of Southern Lehigh coach John Toman, senior Nick Heiser-Koch, Central Catholic coach John Cupples and senior Anthony Beck talking about the upcoming game.
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Mortgage lenders report modest increase
Published 15/04/2009
The number of mortgages taken out by people buying a home in the UK rose by 4% during February, figures showed yesterday.
A total of 24,300 loans for house purchase were advanced during the month, up from 23,400 in January, the Council of Mortgage Lenders said.
But it warned that activity still remained very weak by historical standards, with mortgages taken out by people buying a home running at only around a third of the average total for February of 76,000 seen between 2002 and 2007.
There was also a rise in the number of first-time buyers getting on to the property ladder, with 9,400 mortgages taken out by people buying their first home during the month — 7% more than in January.
But the figure was nearly half the 17,400 people who got on to the property ladder in February last year, while first-time buyers also put down a record 25% deposit during the month – double the 11% put down 12 months earlier.
The Bank of England published figures at the end of last month showing a 19% jump in the number of mortgages approved for house purchase.
But the CML stressed that although there were "some signs of improvement" at the beginning of the borrowing process, activity was still at a "very low level historically".
Michael Coogan, CML director general, said: "We are not convinced that underlying trends have shifted sufficiently to change our forecasts for mortgage market activity in 2009, but there are some positive signs for later in the year.
"Some large banks are making more funding available through enhanced lending commitments, which is helpful but will not satisfy consumer borrowing demand on its own."
He said more measures needed to be introduced by the Government in the Budget to boost the mortgage market.
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- Encourage your child to try new activities.
- Encourage your child to work on skills.
- Offer praise for whatever he or she does well.
- Allow your child to pick his own sports, regardless of what sport the sibling chooses.
- Praise siblings for teaching or supporting one another.
- Give equal attention to nonsports interests.
- Keep as many options as possible open to each child.
- Play favorites.
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Employees at Brooks Memorial Hospital may have been in the dark as to what was happening with the hospital in the last year, but that is no longer the case. A management team has been meeting since Thursday with groups of employees on all shifts, providing much of the information the employees have been seeking as to the future of the Dunkirk hospital.
Gary Rhodes is the acting chief executive officer for Brooks and told the OBSERVER that change is here.
"We have to really get on it and it's all hospitals across the country, not just (in) New York," he added.
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A big part of that change is coming under the Affordable Care Act that will be put in place during the next 18 to 36 months.
"People are already buying policies that have high deductibles and that's going to affect dramatically the elective care. If you have a knee that hurts and you're thinking about having something done and you have to pay the first $5,000 ... that's already here," Rhodes stated. "That's a move, and that's why I would say the change is really going to be disruptive and we have to have a good foundation."
The meetings with employees are part of the process, and something that will continue, according to Rhodes.
"What I hope to have come out of that is what I would call strategic imperatives. They may be expanded, additional service lines or whatever, but there's going to be some strategic imperatives come out of this that will require everyone working to the same end on the same goals to get there and that's what Brooks needs to do," he explained. "It's somewhat out of our control. We shouldn't be in a reactive state, but we are because it just wasn't dealt with before, no matter whose budget proposals you look at."
Some $500 billion has to come out of the health care system under various proposals in federal and state law, dropping reimbursement rates for Medicare, Medicaid, healthcare exchanges and private insurers. Narrower health care networks are also the future.
"For the first time ever, when you choose your insurance plan, you're going to be choosing your doctor and hospital," Rhodes said. "That is a real thing for us to get used to. ... Plans often bragged about every doctor and every hospital is in our plan. You may get that in the future, but you're going to have to pay substantially more to get that."
While hospital emergency rooms will still treat immediate needs, a patient may not be able to be admitted if insurance doesn't include that hospital.
"If you need a higher level of care or an admission there's a chance if this hospital is not in your plan, after you got through the emergency part, you might have to go somewhere else. That's the part that consumers are going to have to come to grips with eventually," Rhodes explained. "... I'm sure that's going to happen because that's the way insurance companies are going to address the increased costs for companies. They're going to say 'hey, if you get this plan we'll give you a significant discount, but you can only use these hospitals, these doctors.' That's coming for sure."
Another concern for hospitals is retail alternatives, citing CVS dropping the sale of cigarettes because they sell health products.
"That doesn't mean they're just going to continue to sell pharmaceuticals and sundries, they're going to get in the business," Rhodes stated. "We need to be ahead of the game if possible because there's others. ... There's other companies out there looking to take our business."
With as many as a third of hospitals facing closure, Rhodes said it's a vulnerability of hospitals that are unable or unwilling to change. A name change from Brooks Memorial Hospital to Brooks Memorial Health Center, or Health and Wellness Center, may be in the offing as well.
"I think the definition of a hospital and what's there is going to change, so maybe even the word that describes us needs to change as we move forward," Rhodes said. "The amount of our business that's going to come from inpatient business is going to drop significantly."
The hospital is planning for the future.
"What will come out of that at some point is what areas does Brooks need to focus on to take care of the community? Is it women's health? Is it diabetes care? What is it?" Rhodes asked. "What will come out of this is a certain number of strategic imperatives to kind of redirect, refocus where the organization is going."
Rhodes said the outcome has not been determined.
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The archbishop of Philadelphia has appointed a 17-member commission to examine the future of local Roman Catholic schools.
Cardinal Justin Rigali said the group will form a strategic vision for Catholic education in the face of rising costs and declining enrollment.
The five-county archdiocese has 188 Catholic schools serving about 68,000 students.
Since 2008, the church has closed or merged at least 20 schools while opening two high schools, including Pope John Paul II High School in Royersford, Montgomery County.
"Archdiocesan schools face challenges -- changing demographics, lower enrollments in some schools and the continued struggle to keep Catholic education affordable for the many families who wish to make this investment for their children's futures," said Rigali. "We are not alone in this struggle. In fact; it is very much a national trend."
In the Allentown Diocese, which includes Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton, and Schuylkill counties, enrollment in the schools is down 29 percent since 2001.
The diocese recently merged three schools into one in Allentown and closed others throughout the region, citing decreasing enrollment and rising costs.
It also recently decided against building a new high school in Berks County. A study is now being done to find the best ways to offer Catholic secondary education in Berks. The diocese did not say whether a merger of Reading Central Catholic and Holy Name high schools would be considered.
The commission appointed by Cardinal Rigali is composed of laity and church officials.
Chairman Jack Quindlen said the group will look at everything from buildings and logistics to finances.
"Each of these members is a dynamic and experienced leader and I am very much looking forward to working with them to strengthen the future of Catholic education in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia," said Quindlen.
The commission will begin work in January. It hopes to submit its recommendations to the cardinal in the fall.


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Lamont Harris ran for 243 yards and three touchdowns to help St. Augustine defeat Middle Township, 48-14, yesterday in Middle Township.
Harris scored all three touchdowns in the third quarter, converting on runs of 6, 22 and 40 yards. Jose Tabora finished 11-for-19 with 221 yards and three touchdowns, including a 65-yard strike to Dan Pavlick in the second quarter. Austin Francisco also caught two touchdown passes for St. Augustine.
James Smith scored on a 9-yard fumble return and a 5-yard run for Middle Township.


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HRSD in Surry OK'd
With court blessing, it's now up to local gov't
By Diana McFarland
Managing editor
SURRY — Surry County Circuit Court recently approved Hampton Roads Sanitation District's petition to extend its territory into Surry County, to include the towns of Surry and Dendron.
The town of Claremont opted out of the proposal. Surry County owns the Dendron sewer system.
The next step is for Surry County and the town of Surry to convey its assets — wastewater treatment facilities — to HRSD.
A date for that action by the Surry Board of Supervisors and the Surry Town Council has yet to be determined, said Surry County Administrator Tyrone Franklin.
Earlier this year, the Board and Town Council voted to allow HRSD to move forward with its petition to the court.
Residents who own private septic systems would not fall under HRSD's jurisdiction.
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Rt. 10 water line bumps Windsor
By Diana McFarland
Managing editor
The Isle of Wight County Board of Supervisors agreed Thursday to build the Route 10 water line before the line that is to run to the intermodal park along Route 460.
Both lines are designed to use water available from the Norfolk water deal.
The change in timing is due to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality reducing groundwater withdrawals, increased growth in the northern end of the county and the potential for water sitting stagnant in the Route 460 line until a heavy water user comes to the intermodal park, according to county officials.
The Route 10 water line would also provide an additional water delivery point and provide an emergency connection to the populous northern end of the county.
Isle of Wight County was supposed to have the Route 460 water line built by 2018 as part of its deal with Keurig Green Mountain Coffee.
The town of Windsor currently supplies water to Keurig Green Mountain.
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Street closure review moved
By Ryan Kushner
Staff writer
In an unusual change of pace, approval of street closure requests by Tourism were moved from the town council's Police Committee to the town's Parks and Recreation Committee this week.
The street closure requests, which have traditionally always gone through the police committee, were submitted by Tourism staff for the rescheduling of the Vintage Market to Saturday, Nov. 12 with street closures from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. after the original date for the event was canceled due to inclement weather resulting from Hurricane Matthew.
Also requested by Tourism were street closures for the Smithfield Christmas Market on Dec. 10 from noon to 11 p.m. and the annual Smithfield Christmas Parade on Dec. 17 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The street closures will move on to the Town Council for approval next Tuesday, Nov. 1. However, the Smithfield Farmers Market Facebook page has already announced announced the new date of the rescheduled Vintage Market.
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Credit card data stolen
By Diana McFarland
Managing editor
The Isle of Wight County Sheriff's Office is trying to identify a man shown in several surveillance photos taken at the Carrollton Food Lion in connection with credit card fraud.
A Chesapeake resident filed a report with the Sheriff's Office in September stating her credit card had been used at the Carrollton Food Lion to buy more than $300 of merchandise.
Yet, the victim had the card in her possession when the purchases were made. During this same visit to the store, the suspect used seven other cards to purchase items.
The surveillance footage from the store shows a black man, with a thin beard in his early to mid-20s, using a credit card with account numbers issued to the victim. It is possible that the victim's card could have been skimmed and duplicated at some point, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Skimming refers to a person scanning a credit card while it is in the victim's purse or wallet, or they attach a reader to an ATM or other places that accept cards, said Lt. Thomas Potter with the Isle of Wight County Sheriff's Office.
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Archbishop Murphy soccer rolls in eight-goal win over South Whidbey
By the 25th minute, Archbishop Murphy had more than enough goals to defeat South Whidbey girls soccer Thursday.
By the end of the first half, the Wildcats held a 4-0 lead and mirrored their scoring in the final 40 minutes to defeat the Falcons 8-0. It was South Whidbey's second-worst loss this season after being wrecked by King's 9-0 on Tuesday. South Whidbey has yet to win a match in October this season.
The Falcons, already playing with a small roster, were again without freshman forward Leah Rostov, who suffered a season-ending collarbone injury last week.
South Whidbey (2-7-0 Cascade Conference, 2-9-0 overall) has struggled defensively. To date, the Falcons allowed 40 goals through 11 games and held opponents to either a single goal or less only four times. The Falcons' offense hasn't fared much better, scoring only six goals all season and being shut out in seven contests.
The Falcons will look to rebound and claim their first win of the month on Tuesday against Coupeville, a team they beat earlier this year. The Wolves are 1-7 against conference teams this season and 1-8 overall. Only Coupeville has scored fewer goals against conference opponents than South Whidbey with four.
South Whidbey also gets to face Sultan, the other win this season, on Oct. 22 at home. The Falcons, however, will also face Archbishop Murphy in Everett later this month before finishing the regular season at Granite Falls on Oct. 26.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Terry Francona doesn't want Chris Antonetti's job.
And since the job description he does have requires him to oversee the 25 players on the active roster, the Indians manager won't tip his hand about whether he thinks the club needs to pull the trigger on a trade deadline deal. He would prefer to expend his energy on navigating the current group through the final two months of the season.
"I don't ever want to be the general manager," Francona said. "I'm just never comfortable saying what we need. I know [general manager] Chris [Antonetti] is trying his best, like he always does, to see what's there. These are our guys and I like our guys. I don't mind seeing how good we can be.
"I know Chris is always trying, but it has to make sense. I get that part of it, too, so I don't spend a whole lot of time worrying about it. I spend more time trying to figure out how we can be better."
Certainly, Francona isn't going to spell out the team's plans one week shy of the July 31 deadline. The Tigers, the team atop the American League Central, dealt for right-hander Joakim Soria, who figures to shore up Detroit's bullpen deficiencies.
"That made them better," Francona said. "We don't play them for a while, but that made them better. Good for them. That's part of the game. I'd rather spend my energy on, 'How are we going to win?'"
Back at it: Asdrubal Cabrera could return to the lineup this weekend. Francona said he expects the shortstop, who is suffering from a troublesome lower back, to ramp up his regimen on Friday. Cabrera has hit in the cage and run outside. He said Thursday he feels "a little sore, but it's normal."
Can he play this weekend? "I hope so," he said. "I don't think Friday, but maybe Saturday or Sunday. Personally, I think I could play Saturday, but it all depends how I work out on Friday. I've still got some work to do."
Bourn to heal: The Indians don't have a definitive timetable on a return for center fielder Michael Bourn, but he accompanied the club to Kansas City as he continues to progress from a strained left hamstring.
"When he's ready to play, he's ready to play," Francona said.
Bourn played catch in the outfield on Thursday afternoon.
Capable backup: Last season, Roberto Perez batted .200 in 99 games at Double-A Akron and Triple-A Columbus. A year earlier, he hit .212. In 2011, he batted .225 and in 2010, he hit .217.
Perez batted .305 with a .922 OPS in 53 games with the Clippers before earning a promotion to the big league club. He has started 4-for-13 (.308 average) with a homer and three RBIs for the Tribe.
"It's nice when you have a guy backing up," Francona said, "and you don't feel like you have to pinch-hit for him because that makes it tough on [Yan] Gomes."


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Rain and wind have forced some Shore towns to postpone their Fourth of July fireworks celebrations.
Seaside Heights fireworks are postponed until Sunday at 9:30 p.m. In Barnegat Township, fireworks have been pushed to tomorrow night at the Barnegat docks. The planned display in Beachwood is also delayed until tomorrow.
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The Night Before Our Wedding
Thursday, March 1, 2012
You know, there are tons of wearily Chinese traditions to follow, for instance, the bride and groom are not allowed to see each other but stay in their respective homes the night before the marriage ceremony. We didn't go for a Hair Combing Ceremony, but we did hold a simple pre-wedding parties at our parents' home.
Here, some randomies on the night before our wedding. I didn't manage to snap much pics though, was way too busy @.@
#1 Dang it, I miss my waistline...
#2 Mum ordered lots of foods but I was on super duper serious diet, didn't taste any of them at all. So regret now (T^T)
#3 Dare not eat the fruits too...
#6 Marmite chicken leh!!! My favorite.
#7 Crispy Sliced Fish with Sweet and Sour Sauce.
#8 木耳炸肉.
#9 Chow Mien (Mee Goreng). We also have Mee Hoon goreng, fried rice, curry chicken, glutinous rice balls (Tong Yuan) & etc if not mistaken. Got to a point where I was so mad + frustrated + upset for not being able to pig out, so I stopped taking pics!!!
#10 The only thing I swallowed the night. The catering uncle was too thoughtful, love the puddings a lot.
#11 Entertainment Session! Appointed a live band, ok, the band was actually made up by my bro & his buddies (Thanks a million, Ah Sam & Ah Liang), haha. But hey, I have to pay them for their hard work too, at a discount rate of course ;)
** Pics grabbed from my cousin's FB **
#12 My bro sang me a real touching song... What's that song called again? LOL...
#13 And I sang couple songs for my guests too~~
#14 Aiyah, real paiseh (*^___^*)
Ok, BS-ers, are you ready for a mini BS concert across 9634 miles from Boulder, CO? But I have to warn you first, I'm not a good singer at all, never attend any vocal training or singing class (only if Green Box & Red Box considered one), was just doing it for sheer fun! I really really really wanted to sing a song for Chean!!! Although he wasn't there with me that night, he sent out some spies (our mutual friends) over at my place to have the song recorded, haha.
Oh, also, all the video inserts that you are about to see were spontaneously recorded by my BFF Eling; it was totally unplanned so please pardon the poor quality and shaky footage.
Now... Watch at your own risk & don't laugh or I'll curse you, lol :p
Hi 5 if you think my friends are chatty! Yes, they are and that's one of the reasons why I love them so much. Love the girly get-togethers and talks; we always have endless topics to talk about, to laugh about.
Alright, gonna work on the actual wedding photos, hopefully I'll finish My L.O.V.E Journey blog posts before my BB due date. Wakaka...
p/s: Hi 5 again if you think my bro is an awesome guitarist, thanks bro, you rock!!! m(-_^)m
Love ya,
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Bev, your voice is very soothing actually, I like it.
- March 1, 2012 at 9:36 AM
- Grace said...
Pretty and nice voice!
- March 1, 2012 at 12:15 PM
- Yoyo said...
Congratulations for your wedding! >o<~!
your voice is so lovely~! At least you sing a looot better than me lol
- March 1, 2012 at 2:10 PM
- Ivy K. said...
Guess what, I did not laugh at all, but smile sweetly cuz I can feel the love! Love 终身美丽 the most because the song is really nice and match you so much. :P
- March 1, 2012 at 6:39 PM
- Liam said...
Cheers, you got a nice vocal
- March 1, 2012 at 7:11 PM
- Hayley said...
Wow, you looked gorgeous in the red dress!
- March 1, 2012 at 8:37 PM
- ~珊姑娘~ said...
- March 1, 2012 at 9:17 PM
- Pinkster said...
So sweet your sound, I like the last two Cantonese song you sang, so touch^^
- March 1, 2012 at 10:41 PM
- sai ling said...
love your singing on sammy's songs~ feel touched when i listened to your 《终生美丽》&《唯独你是不可取代》。。i think i'll drop tears if i were chean~ LOL
- March 1, 2012 at 11:14 PM
- nice9 said...
Feel hungry to see the food!Haha~
You have a nice vocal~ sweet ^^
- March 1, 2012 at 11:38 PM
- March 3, 2012 at 7:18 AM
- 诗陵♥ said...
i love you sing the 终生美丽 the most! it's my fav song.. and u sang it very well! you've got a really nice voices! thumbs up Bev! love the way you are! <3
- March 3, 2012 at 11:37 PM


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Burriss rescues Big Unit; another Romo signs
WASHINGTON — Behind most big pitching victories lies impressive defense. This was proven again in Randy Johnson's 300th victory on Thursday, which featured an outstanding and probably game-saving play by second baseman Emmanuel Burriss.
With runners on first and second, nobody out and the Giants clinging to a 2-0 lead in the fifth inning, Burriss made a diving stop of Ronnie Belliard's one-hopper up the middle and shoveled the ball from his glove to shortstop Edgar Renteria to start a double play.
Johnson was appreciative, to say the least.
"That could have turned the whole game around if that was a base hit," Johnson said.
Guzman's smash caromed off the first-base side of the pitcher's mound, which might have been a break for the Giants.
"I think its hitting the mound helped me get to it," Burriss said, "because it was hit pretty hard and it took that high bounce off the mound and enabled me to gain some ground on it."
Burriss said that Johnson's immediate reaction was muted. But the Big Unit made sure Burriss knew how much that play meant.
"Right after the play he gave me one of those looks like, 'atta boy,' said Burriss, who added that Johnson was too mentally focused to gush over him or any other teammates in the dugout between innings.
After the game, Johnson gave Burriss a proper tribute.
"He came up to me and said, 'great play.' It was awesome," Burriss related. "Everybody behind him wanted to do their part to help him get to that milestone."
The independent Golden Baseball League announced Thursday that the Giants have purchased the contract of right-hander Andrew Romo from the Tucson Toros, a club in that league. Romo, 21, is the younger brother of Giants reliever Sergio Romo.
Sergio Romo compared Andrew to himself, in that they both like to throw sinking fastballs, curveballs and changeups.
"I think he has potential, and potential can get you a long way in this business, as long as he puts in the work and listens to direction," Sergio said of Andrew.
The younger Romo "sold" the Giants on Tuesday, when he yielded just an unearned run in three innings while striking out four in a Golden League game.
It was not immediately known which Minor League affiliate Romo will initially join.
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Countdown (maybe) to Thursday's first game
WASHINGTON — Regarding Thursday's scheduled Giants-Washington Nationals doubleheader, the prevailing sense was that the teams would manage to play one game, thus giving Randy Johnson the opportunity to secure his 300th career victory.
But don't even think about a second game, the experts believe.
Right now, you can forget about Game 1 starting on time. It's about 30 minutes before the scheduled 4:35 p.m. first pitch, and it just began raining harder. Meteorologist — er, manager — Bruce Bochy told reporters during his daily pregame briefing that more storms were expected but that enough clear weather to play a game would follow.
Johnson appeared briefly in the Giants clubhouse in the pregame hours when reporters were allowed in. He glanced at a nearby television monitor when ESPN aired a report on the six-game suspension Yankees right-hander A.J. Burnett received. After a short while Johnson strode away, iPod headphones planted firmly in his ears.
One Giant position player I talked to expressed concern about whether Johnson would get his shot at No. 300 tonight. This indicated that while the Giants aren't obsessing over The Big Unit's impending milestone, it's definitely in the backs of their minds.
Some non-Johnson stuff: Right-hander Joe Martinez, he of the healed skull, continued his recovery by throwing in the bullpen before showers began falling. The Giants remain pleased with Martinez's progress. "There's nothing wrong with his arm," Bochy said. "He's going to be fine."
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Significance — or coincidence — before Big Unit seeks No. 300
WASHINGTON — Sometimes my media brethren amuse me. Though it was extremely obvious that Randy Johnson would not address reporters before his scheduled start Wednesday against the Washington Nationals, anywhere from 12 to 15 members of the Fourth Estate loitered in the general vicinity of his dressing stall in the Giants clubhouse. Maybe they were hoping the Big Unit would bound in, happily settle into his perch and invite everyone to pull up a chair so he could regale them with baseball stories.
That didn't happen. But a few other things did that were worth noting as Johnson approached his first attempt at securing his 300th career victory.
As part of its late-afternoon programming, MLB Network replayed the telecast of an Aug. 12, 1998 game in which Johnson, then toiling for Houston, pitched a five-hit shutout against Milwaukee. Certainly the network planned it this way. Still, it was easy tio wonder whether Johnson was somewhere in the clubhouse watching himself on TV (my guess: No).
Johnson himself appeared a couple of times. He dropped by his locker to pull on socks and, about a half-hour later, strode silently through the clubhouse toward a back room. He looked like his concentration was going full-bore.
At the opposite end of the clubhouse from where Johnson disappeared, Felipe Alou chatted with a couple of reporters. Alou officially was there in his guise as a special assistant to Giants general manager Brian Sabean, who wants him to watch the Major League club for a few days.
But Alou also welcomed the chance to see Johnson, who he managed briefly in the Minors when both were with the Montreal Expos organization.
"I'm glad that I'm here," Alou said. "I wouldn't balk at the opportunity to come here."
A few minutes later, Giants manager Bruce Bochy held his pregame talk with the media. Mounted on the wall over Bochy's left shoulder was a framed color portrait of the Atlanta Braves' starting rotation circa 1997 — Denny Neagle, Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux and John Smoltz — with baseballs autographed by each. Glavine and Maddux, of course, happen to be 300-game winners.
Beneath the collage, Bochy was telling reporters that he has never seen a pitcher win his 300th game. "Hopefully I'll see it tonight," he said.
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Every day in uniform's a good day; so are days out of uniform
SAN FRANCISCO — It was suggested after the Giants' 6-3 victory Wednesday over Atlanta, which completed a three-game sweep and gave them four wins in their last five games, that Thursday's scheduled off-day was ill-timed and might halt the team's momentum.
But center fielder Aaron Rowand, an expert in team dynamics, wasn't worried.
"Honestly, I don't think anybody's really thinking about that," Rowand said. "During a 162-game season, any off-day's welcome. I don't think an off-day is going to stop any sort of momentum. I think everybody's pretty excited about the way we played the last three days and we're going to try to carry it on against the Cardinals."
Manager Bruce Bochy, however, stuck to the time-honored philosophy. "You'd rather have the off-day when you're struggling a little bit," he said.
One Giant who can use the off-day is right fielder Randy Winn, who left the game after fouling a pitch off his left knee in the fifth inning. Winn insisted afterward that he felt OK, and he appeared to walk through the clubhouse without limping.
It got overlooked by the Randy Johnson victory countdown and the rousing offense, but the play of the game had to be second baseman Emmanuel Burriss' running catch of Matt Diaz's pop-up to open the fifth inning. Burriss sped into foul ground and snared the ball near the right-field bullpen.
Bengie Molina's fifth-inning single interrupted a 2-for-35 slump. However, Molina came to the plate twice more and was retired both times, extending his skid to 3-for-38.
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SAN DIEGO — When Bruce Bochy removed Jeremy Affeldt after the left-hander fell behind 2-0 on pinch-hitter Edgar Gonzalez in the seventh inning, it was easy to imagine that the manager was impatient with the reliever for falling behind on the count.
That assumption, like many others, was false.
Affeldt had thrown 22 pitches, and probably would have needed a few more to finish the inning. With left-handed batters Andre Ethier, James Loney, Blake DeWitt and Doug Mientkiewicz awaiting the Giants in Los Angeles, Bochy wants Affeldt to be fresh. So he took the unconventional step of removing Affeldt in the middle of a plate appearance.
"I didn't want to work him," Bochy said. "We may need him tomorrow."
Tim Lincecum's next outing will be Saturday against Arizona. I expect him to pitch a strong game. Then again, I expected that here, and look what happened.
Lincecum doubtlessly has encountered mini-slumps like this before, and they didn't stop him from reaching the Major Leagues. He's good at analyzing himself, and if he has any questions, he can consult his father, Chris, who knows his pitching mechanics best of all. Lincecum might not finish 18-5 as he did last year, but he'll remind everybody just how formidable he is sooner than later.
Ah, the first Giants-Dodgers series of the season. Time to unearth Willie McCovey's great line about the rivalry: "You can hear the electricity." The non-stop buzz, whether real or perceived, is intoxicating.
It'll be intriguing to see how Randy Johnson, Monday's starter for the Giants, responds to being thrust into baseball's best rivalry (yes, I said "best." I'll explain some other time). As intense as Johnson is, it probably won't make a difference in his approach. Not like when Juan Marichal or John "The Count" Montefusco would get extra pumped-up to face the Dodgers. The Big Unit gets pumped up to face everybody.
— Chris Haft
Are the starters really that bad? Likely, no
SAN DIEGO — At the risk of contradicting myself, I'm about to point out the redeeming qualities of the mostly underwhelming performances by the Giants' starting pitchers through the first turn of the rotation.
As noted in Saturday night's final game report, the rotation's 6.46 ERA won't help the Giants win. But, after all, it was just the first go-round. And if you really wanted to pick apart each game, you can see that quality exists. It's just a matter of each pitcher gaining consistency. For example:
Opening Day starter Tim Lincecum struck out five in three innings. He lacked fastball command, allowing three runs in three innings, but there's nothing wrong with his arm.
The next night, Randy Johnson remained in control until his fifth and final inning. If he can keep the ball in the park (homers accounted for all four runs off him), he'll win more than he loses.
Matt Cain's Thursday performance (one run and four hits allowed in seven innings) was beyond reproach.
Barry Zito looked so smooth in his final three innings Friday that you wonder how he would have done if he hadn't stepped all over himself in the first inning (39 pitches, three runs).
Jonathan Sanchez was absolutely dominant, striking out five of the six Padres he faced in the first two innings. Then Henry Blanco took him deep twice, which was inexcusable, and he lost his release point.
As they say, if ifs and buts were candies and nuts, I could make a small fortune selling trail mix. But you can see how, with a little tweak here and there, the rotation could and should round into shape relatively soon.
— Chris Haft
Stuff that Giants fans need to know
SAN FRANCISCO — Before Friday night's exhibition against the Oakland A's, Giants manager Bruce Bochy reiterated that the club's braintrust is inclined to open the regular season with a 12-man pitching staff rather than an 11-man contingent.
Reasons are varied. Starters might not be prepared to pitch deep into games this early in the season. Rookie right-hander Joe Martinez might be well-suited for long relief duty, but if he is unavailable or not even on the team, the Giants will need multiple one-inning relievers to fill the "long" role.
Bochy acknowledged that the Giants might change their minds on this subject before they announce roster cuts, which could come as early as after Saturday's game against the A's in Oakland.
Also subject to change is the two-catcher versus three-catcher issue. The Giants are likely to keep Pablo Sandoval as their lone extra catcher — a considerable risk, given his status as the starting third baseman — and demote Steve Holm to Triple-A Fresno.
At the very least, Bochy gave Holm his due. "Steve Holm has played very well," Bochy said of the Sacramento native, who entered the game batting .279. If it's any comfort to Holm and his fans, Bochy indicated that the two-catcher plan might not last much beyond April, when the team has four scheduled off-days.
Quickies: The Giants and A's mutually agreed to use designated hitters Friday, even though they were playing in a National League park. Bochy said that he didn't want Randy Johnson, his starting pitcher, bothering with the task of hitting. "With Randy going today, we just want him to concentrate on pitching," Bochy said.
— Left-hander Jonathan Sanchez, whose left index finger has sufficiently healed from his cooking accident, threw in the bullpen and, in Bochy's words, is "good to go" and will start Sunday's exhibition finale against the Dodgers.
— The Giants will summon six players from Minor League camp to use as substitutes for their final two exhibitions: outfielder Mike McBryde, catcher Eli Whiteside, right-handers Keiichi Yabu and Ramon Ortiz, and infielders Matt Downs and Jake Wald.
— Chris Haft
Sandoval, Renteria sustain mild injuries
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Third baseman Pablo Sandoval and shortstop Edgar Renteria sustained mild injuries in the Giants' 11-10 exhibition loss to the San Diego Padres at Peoria, Ariz.
Sandoval sprained his left ankle while trying to avoid a pitch and Renteria developed tightness in his right (throwing) elbow, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. Bochy added that although Sandoval will rest for at least one day, the same injury might not sideline him in the regular season. Renteria, said Bochy, might play Sunday against Milwaukee.
Still, these minor ailments foil Bochy's plan to play his regulars for three days in a row. He also wants them to play significant numbers of innings to condition them for the regular season. But the slow pace of Saturday's game — it took about two hours to play four innings — forced Bochy to remove some of his regulars prematurely. Also, catcher Bengie Molina stayed in Scottsdale on Saturday to catch Tim Lincecum in a Minor League exhibition and probably will skip Sunday's game to collaborate with Randy Johnson, who's getting his work in by pitching in a Minor League intrasquad game.
Though Friday night's Jack Taschner trade robbed the Giants of a left-handed relief option, Bochy said that he would not hesitate to use an all-right-handed bullpen, save for Jeremy Affeldt. Asked if he'd find this arrangement comfortable, Bochy said, "It will be if e feel we have at least a guy or two who can get left-handers out. It doesn't matter if they're left-handed or right-handed."
One other news tidbit: Right-hander Osiris Matos stayed at home Saturday with flu-like symptoms.
What to expect on Monday
PHOENIX — In what could be one of the Giants' most intriguing exhibition games in years (I know, "intriguing" and "exhibition" contradict each other), both Randy Johnson and Tim Lincecum will pitch against the Seattle Mariners in Scottsdale.
It'll be a truly intriguing encounter for Mariners fans. First comes Johnson, who blossomed into a star while pitching for Seattle from 1989 to 1998. He'll be followed by Lincecum, the Seattle-area native who the Mariners snubbed in the 2006 draft — leaving him for the Giants to take with the 10th overall selection.
Manager Bruce Bochy said Sunday that he expects Johnson, who missed his last start with irritation in his biceps, to pitch three innings. Bochy added that Lincecum just might work the rest of the game — which would enable the right-hander to keep pace with Barry Zito and Matt Cain in terms of advancing toward season-opening stamina. The aftereffects of bronchitis weakened Lincecum last Wednesday, when he allowed four runs and seven hits in 3 2/3 innings against the Cubs.
For several Giants, the morning will be unpleasant, or inevitable, depending on their point of view. Bochy and his staff will option or reassign a sizable number of players to Minor League camp, another sign that the Giants are getting down to serious business this spring.
— Chris Haft
Reporting Day leftovers
The world "leftovers" in the headline isn't meant to be dismissive. After all, leftovers are usually good for a couple of days. So snack on these morsels as you wait for the Giants to officially start Spring Training:
— Manager Bruce Bochy said Saturday that players will engage in conditioning exercises at the end of workouts instead of at the beginning. "One of the primary reasons I changed it was that I want these guys to have their legs fresh as they're going through fundamentals and the pitchers are throwing on the side," Bochy said.
— Left fielder Fred Lewis visited Nike headquarters in Beaverton, Ore., in December to approve baseball spikes made specially for him. Lewis underwent surgery last September to have a bunion removed from his right big toe and actually has another bunion on his left foot that hasn't yet proved bothersome. The shoes, he said, contain a mesh material around the toes to provide flexibility. Lewis expects to be ready to play in the Giants' Feb. 25 Cactus League opener against Cleveland, although he hasn't tried moving side to side or cutting sharply on his feet. "I feel like a little kid in a candy store," Lewis said. "I can't wait to get out there on the field. I feel like I have something to prove all over again."
— Bochy named right-handers Kevin Pucetas, Joseph Martinez and Ramon Ortiz and left-hander Pat Misch as candidates to start if Martians abducted a member or two of the existing rotation (my words, not Bochy's). Pucetas owns a 32-7 Minor League record but hasn't pitched above Class A; Martinez led the Eastern League with a 2.49 ERA for Double-A Connecticut last year; Ortiz will prepare to pitch long relief as well as start; and Misch started 20 games in 2008 for Triple-A Fresno and the Giants.
— Bochy indicated that left-hander Randy Johnson's training regimen will be adjusted to accommodate the 45-year-old's history of back problems. "When you've been in the game as long as he has and you've had the success that he's had, he has a routine and we certainly don't want to change it," Bochy said. When a reporter mentioned that the Arizona Diamondbacks protected Johnson last spring by prohibiting him from hitting in exhibition games, Bochy said, "We do want him to take a few swings so when he gets in a game he doesn't hurt himself." Bochy won't completely baby Johnson either, judging from his response when another reporter mentioned PFP (pitchers' fielding practice). "He'll spend some time there, maybe not as much as a Jesse English," Bochy said, humorously referring to the rookie right-hander who finished 13-7 last year for Class A San Jose.
— Chris Haft


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4 Teens May Have Raped a Teammate With a Hockey Stick. But Everyone Watched
More sad news from Walker Middle School outside Tampa. April's lockerroom hockey stick raping of a 13-year-old boy has already resulted in four teenagers (pictured) charged with assault, as adults. Now investigators say much of the flag football team watched it happen: "Many members of a Florida middle school's flag football team were in the locker room when a 13-year-old boy was sexually assaulted by some of his teammates with a hockey stick and broomstick, according to court documents released Tuesday. The teen told a detective that two teammates penetrated him with a stick as many as a dozen times while two others held him down. He said 'basically the whole team' was in the room. The boy said the sexual assaults happened over a period of several weeks but it was unclear how many times. … One witness described hearing the victim yelling at the boys to stop. Another said the victim was fighting to get away but laughed when he finally did. Another said there were guys, 'cheering and yelling' during two attacks. … 'It only lasted for about 15-20 seconds then we all stopped and walked away,' one [suspect] wrote [in a statement]. 'After it happened I walked up and said we were just playing around and didn't mean to hurt his feelings.'"
Wow! This will be a great opportunity for Orly Taitz or some other shithead to try out the right wing's new "gay-panic, boys-will-be-boys" combo defense for the offenders.
They were all members in the lil' Walkerman Bible School of Sexual offenders.
The kids who were in that locker room need to be charged for their role in a criminal conspiracy.
Homophobes are usually hiding their issues regarding their own homosexual desires. The more homophobic, the more likely the person is to be a closet case. Reminds me of a U.S. President I know.
Disgusting. I hope those monsters get life without parole.
@DuttyBarb: Masking DuttyBarb for fun huh? I am willing to guarantee those comments weren't actually made by her unless she went even more whacked than when she was preaching homophobia. What you don't realize is that sinking to someone else's level just makes you look like the stupid one. Good going!
What you don't realize is that sinking to someone else's level just makes you look like the stupid one. Good going!
Why does there have to be an old fuddy-duddy in every crowd?
Lighten-up, for crying out loud.
GuttyBurp IS fun to make-fun of and all you can think of is appearances?
Get over yourself, girlfriend! Snap! Snap! Snap!
Hey Duttttttty!
Knockers up!
You need to put your German brassiere on.
You know, the Schtopemfromfloppin your husband bought for you while he was in Heidelburg quaffing steins of Bock Beer and noshing on wursts of various sizes, so that you don't keep accidentally stepping on your nipples.
@galefan2004: Anyone whose handle reminds one so very much of Hobbit should both realize that no one can sink to my level, nor can one look more stupid than me. I've worked so very hard bashing all whom I've been able to seek out in this way. Grow a sense of humor, and get over yourself, Bitch.
Why does everyone only get concerned when these assaults involve something sexual? When I was in school it was useless to report getting punched or getting rocks thrown at you. Those are considered pretty serious assaults IF YOU ARE AN ADULT. It was just dismissed as normal behavior. Until you're out of school there's not much you can do. I never felt safe until I moved away from the suburbs to New York City.
The monsters are all being tried as adults: wait and see how they like being butt-fucked by prison inmates. Unfortunately they won't have hocky sticks. Lets hope the whole team gets prison time to think about what violation is about.
@schlukitz: It has nothing to do with appearances it has to do with being a grown up. Its not being an old fuddy duddy. Its being mature. You can make fun of people without going down to their level. Well, maybe you personally can't, but most reasonable mature adults understand where the line is.
@DuttyBarb: I have a sense of humor. You obviously don't because you simply don't realize that there is a difference between humorous and childish. Its a huge difference.
Also, my screen name (its not a fucking cb radio so its not a handle), is in homage to one of the first straight men to cross the barrier into playing a gay role and actually stick up for the gay community while doing it. I've had the screen name since 2004. I'm not going to change it anytime soon. Thank you for your opinion however.
@Miss Understood: It depends when and where you were in school. In the last 10 years there has been a zero tolerance policy when it comes to bullying in schools. Not only are the kids normally expelled if caught in this time and place but they almost always are facing criminal charges as well. After the victims of bullying got pissed enough to start blowing away half the fucking school the policies changed pretty quickly.
@M Shane: Tried as adults but they will remain in juvenile corrections until they are 21 and given that they are probably around 15 to 16 they will most likely never see adult prison because I highly doubt that they get more than 5 years. Being tried as adults is just a fancy way of the prosecutor trying to show that he/she is "tough on crime" and "moved by the situation".
@galefan2004: Actually diving into it even more. It could very easily be a ploy for the prosecutor to squeak out a not guilty verdict. Being tried as an adult forces the jury to start considering if what these kids did deserves real prison time, and in most cases in a very conservative area the jury is going to have a hard time bringing themselves to convict four kids for "giving a gay guy what he wanted". Yes, I know that is a bull shit argument, but I'll be extremely shocked if the defense doesn't use it at least once.
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While gay people and just any child who is different gets abuse there is a big difference between getting hockey sticks and brooms shoved up your ass and getting stones thrown at you. He could have died easily.
P.s. rape is not really regarded as a sexual act , but an act of violence.
@M Shane: Its actually seen as an act of power and control with a sexual component to it. Its actually prosecuted under the assault category and considered an extreme form of sexual assault. However, it still has a sexual aspect to it and is really more about seizing power from an individual than actually full on assaulting them.
Grow a sense of humor, and get over yourself, Bitch.
I sincerely doubt that either will happen anytime soon.
He's too full of himself! ;o)
Do you wear your driving outfit when you get behind the wheel of your car?
We must be prim and proper, you know. Oh yes. And we must be mature adults at all times!
Jeez, where the world is coming to…
Does anyone have any idea how to add images to our comments? I tried "clicking here" and entering the URL of the picture, but all that seems to come up is the url when you click the submit button.
@DuttyBarb: I have a sense of humor. You obviously don't because you simply don't realize that there is a difference between humorous and childish. Its a huge difference.
Miss Brody has spoken. Snap!
@schlukitz: You have no fucking clue. Seriously, 1) I'm not that full on myself 2) I don't lack a sense of humor 3) I just don't like sinking to other people's levels to ridicule them.
I like my humor just a little more refined that than. You see, the problem with humor is it should actually be funny. When its not funny its not humor.
I'm not at all full of myself. I actually am quite unimpressed with myself and I spend much more time helping others than helping myself. It must be nice to be judge jury and executioner based on the quipping I spout out here.
@schlukitz: I want to think it would be or something of that sort.
@galefan2004: *Laughs!* Apparently, the code disappears when I input it.
img src="link" surrounded with was my guess. I know that is how its done in html and I'm assuming this page can read html.
@galefan2004: For the love of god surrounded by
@M Shane:
P.s. rape is not really regarded as a sexual act , but an act of violence.
Ahh. So there is no actual penetration of the penis and no intercourse involved in the act of rape.
I was under the impression that rape was a forced act of sex against the victims wishes and without their consent.
I am so glad you clarified that point for me.
Refer to your dictionary or encyclopedia much, so you?
From Random House Dictionary:
1??/re?p/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [reyp] Show IPA noun, verb, raped, rap?ing.
1. the unlawful compelling of a woman through physical force or duress to have sexual intercourse.
2. any act of sexual intercourse that is forced upon a person.
Dutty, you don't have a sense of humor; you have a sense of ham, you great big fat fuck.
@Miss Understood: You are an idiot. Sexual assaults leave a lasting scar, unlike just getting hit or having a rock thrown at you. It's a rock. Get over it, you cowardly piece of shit.
I guess those rocks getting thrown at you addled your brains. I got beat up in school too- rocks, getting kicked/punched etc. And I'm not fucking self absorbed enough too think that just because that happened, I should somehow think that was worse than being repeatedly raped.
Go crawl in a hole and die you self centered, ignorant excuse for a human being.
@Miss Understood: P.S. This is the only time I have ever wanted to say this but I seriously hope you get repeatedly raped. Then you can come back and talk about which one is worse.
Obviously, Miss Understood has never walked a mile in another man's moccasins and therefore is incapable of relating to the distress, anguish and pain of other human beings.
It seems to be a fairly common trait with a great many people.
DuttyBarb and YCHTT come to mind. Their own pain and suffering, instead of broadening their understanding and compassion, seems only to inured them to the pain and suffering of others.
Very sad.
I don't know, I've read a lot of Duttybarb's & YCHTT previous comments and they are the religious type. I think someone else used their names as a joke on this thread. Comments 3 & 6/7 are out of character for them. Which is not to say they both don't have lots of other kinds of problems…..
@galefan2004: As the real DUTTYBARB, I want to thank you for being a true and honorable human being and standing up for me and my right to speak freely. You and I may not agree on some issues, but at least you have integrity; and, frankly, I see some hope in that. At least I might be reaching one of you.
As for the imposter, what else would I expect from someone so perverse? But you don't even have the support of your own kind, which is why it is so easy to defeat you and your ilk.
Thank you, captain obvious. Still, why both explaining that?
Yeah, this is the genuine porker.
@DUTTYBARB: Go eat your Crap-Donalds, swine.
Pardon, a little experiment:
Got it. type "img" and "/img", each with square brackets around it, with the complete URL beginning with "http" and see if it works.
charming post. upright one decimal where I bicker with it. I am emailing you in detail.
charming post. due one detail where I quarrel with it. I am emailing you in detail.
#40 explain what? and Captain obvious? The way everyoneis commenting & quoting it didn't seem obvious
@DUTTYBARB: Definitely not real. Unless you've been taking grammar classes.
Shaddup, you're a mongoloid.
For the record, I don't post as anyone else.
For the record, I don't post as anyone either.
Tank – go and take your valium, xanax or whatever it is you forgot to take. No need to be so nasty.
I heard that that is how Freshman Congresspeople are treated on the Hill if they try to change things or to not take bribes from Lobbyists.
They say that a new broom sweeps clean.
Sadly, however, it does not take long for the broom to get worn down to a nub! :(
Call me a bad example as a gay male, but would I be the only one enjoying this? I mean, cheering and screaming, that's all the support I need.
I can't believe some of you are calling for these youth to rot in jail. As if jail will help them understand what they have done. As if jail will help them become productive members of society. We live in a culture that encourages this kind of thing. Have none of you been beaten up for being effeminate in high school?… maybe not. If you think the prison industrial complex is the answer to this problem you are so so wrong.
So, what's your solution?
Give the kids a POTB and send them on their merry way?
This story is making me as moist as a snack cake down there.
trust me, theyll get their rape justice, even in Juvie, believe you me.


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Cosmedix stresses the importance of using pure ingredients for a superior anti-wrinkle formula. They claim that they can use a process known as "chiral correction" to bring substances to their purest form, which will reduce the risk of irritation and increase the effectiveness of these ingredients. Cosmedix offers a long line of products, with cleansers, masks, serums and exfoliators making up a large number of them. Some of these products are available to consumers and others can only be purchased by a physician. While this company doesn't appear to offer a skin care line specifically geared toward anti-aging results, we were able to find two products that claim to work well on wrinkles and to bring the skin back to a more youthful appearance.
Cosmedix Defy is an exfoliating moisturizer that supposedly gives the skin a radiant glow and plumps and smoothes the complexion. Refine is defined as a retinoid treatment that repairs the appearance of fine lines and promotes the production of elastin and collagen. Both products should be applied to cleansed skin either morning or night, and the Defy formula can be used twice per day. It is recommended that Refine is only used every other day at first, until you see how your skin responds to the formula. This should be an indication to the consumer that the ingredients within the Refine formula are potentially harsh and very irritating to the skin.
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Refine contains a long list of ingredients, with retinol coming in at one of the top spots on the list. Retinol is very effective in exfoliating the skin, which can reduce the appearance of fine lines. However, this substance can also be very irritating, especially to those with sensitive skin. Another ingredient that we like to see in this Cosmedix product is sodium hyaluronate, an effective skin hydrator and moisturizer. What we did not see on the list was other proven anti-wrinkle ingredients like collagen, matrixyl and argireline, leading us to wonder if the formula is really potent enough to have the desired effect on lines and wrinkles.
Defy is another exfoliating product, using lactic acid to slough off dead skin cells and leave a smoother, more radiant surface underneath. However, lactic acid can be another irritating substance for those with sensitive skin and we wonder why Cosmedix ranks this product as safe for all skin types when potential irritation is a realistic possibility. This product also has a long ingredient list and proven wrinkle ingredients are conspicuously absent here as well. In fact, Defy does not even contain sodium hyaluronate, leading us to wonder if it will have any effect on wrinkles whatsoever.
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- The Cosmedix products are supposed to provide the purest ingredients for the most effective formulas.
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- Leading, proven anti-aging ingredients are conspicuously absent from the formulas.
- Some of the ingredients that are included are potentially irritating to some skin types.
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Following his first season at Delta College, coach Lonnie Griffin had secure enough roots to keep some of the best local talent in their 2011 recruiting class. And when your school is located in the heart of the Saginaw Valley, that's a talented locale indeed.
The headliners are 6-2 Tyler Ellis, the Illinois-type power point guard from Bay City Western's and Jaylen Magee, a stone scorer out of Flint Northwestern. Both are top 10 at their position in the graduating class. Williams Sams is another good guard, coming in as a D2 transfer from Lake Superior State. He's originally from Flint who could become a poor man's Austin Harper on the community college circuit. Buena Vista point guard Derrick Jackson was overshadowed starting for three years in the Knights' backcourt next to point machine George Goodman. Washington was still a leader and outstanding defender. He's one of two three-year Buena Vista starters in Delta's class, alongside 6-4 George "Wayland" Smithers. Delta's most promising frontcourt recruit is athletic but unproven Travon Cotton, 6-5 from Saginaw Heritage.
Delta College recruiting class
Travon Cotton 6-5 Saginaw Heritage
Tyler Ellis 6-2 Bay City Western
Jakob Holland 6-4 Unionville-Sebewaing
Jaylen Magee 6-0 Flint Northwestern
William Sams 6-0 Montrose (Lake Superior State)
George Smithers 6-4 Saginaw Buena Vista
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Both crashes were reported at about 7:30 a.m.
A state Department of Transportation website reports that roads are generally snow covered from Auburn to the west, Cortland to the south, New Hartford to the east and Brewerton to the north.
Roads in the Oswego area are wet, according to the website. The road conditions are based on reports from state plow drivers.
The Syracuse area will be partly sunny with a high near 31, according to the National Weather Service. There is a chance of flurries after 5 p.m. There will be a west wind at around 6 mph becoming southeast.
There is a chance of flurries before 7 p.m., followed by light snow. The low is expected to be around 27 degrees. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch is possible.


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Not many people can refuse a 3-year-old girl asking for help or a 7-year-old holding a bucket for donations.
It's almost a natural instinct to dig into pockets to drop money in the bucket.
For Mackenzie Kaloupek, 7, and her 3-year-old sister, Lexi, this tendency helped them with a service mission for Grace Lutheran Church - they stood in front of Hy-Vee for 90 minutes after church last Sunday and took in more than $200, money that will go to the Lord's Cupboard as part of Grace's Kids' Big Give.
They could have stayed longer, but it was nap time.
The Big Give project at Grace handed out 14 envelopes holding $20 bills to youngsters during the children's sermon. There are a few rules:
The money cannot be kept. It must be given away to someone or something.
Money could be donated to a worthy cause, split between two or more projects, purchase a product at a reduced rate and resold for more money pr buy food for the food pantry. ''See if someone will match your donation,'' was one of the suggestions.
Document the mission, providing a written description and photo.
Kelly Bradley and her husband, Mark, of Fort Dodge, introduced their granddaughters to Sunday school at Grace. The girls will be baptized Sunday into the Grace family, and their parents, Teisha and David Kaloupek, will join the church on Sunday. A little sister, Lynzie, will have her baptism reaffirmed.
''The girls have been coming to Sunday school with me for years,'' Bradley said. ''I was a teacher.''
She was tickled, she said, when both girls received money envelopes and she encouraged them to try to get matching donations for the Big Give project set up by Joan Meyer.
''Mackenzie got it first, and she was so excited,'' Bradley said. ''She wanted to provide for the poor.'' Bradley frowned a bit before saying, ''maybe I should have said 'the less fortunate.'''
Bradley said Mackenzie has been ''saving her allowance so she can adopt a child overseas'' so she'd already been considering what to do with her money. When Lexi also got an envelope with cash, it seemed like a good idea to try to generate further donations.
The girls' mother built a three-sided board with information on the project, and the girls helped decorate it. When they were outside the grocery store, they held the sign for everyone to see, and Mackenzie held a Hy-Vee bucket with a hole cut in the top so donations could be dropped in. Both girls asked passersby for their help. They already knew who would receive whatever money they got.
''It's easy to find somebody who could use $20,'' Bradley said. ''But the idea for the donations would bring in more money. They knew people would give,'' especially when they knew money would go to the Lord's Cupboard.
The Rev. Matthew Martens, pastor at Grace, said ''there's a severe shortage right now at the Lord's Cupboard. They just put out another plea. It really hard for folks right now. We're getting so many appeals at church.''
Martens said other Big Give money was donated to the Cia Thornton headstone and to plant a memorial bush for Connie Blocker, who died of cancer in the spring, at Fort Dodge Senior High. More projects have yet to come in.
All project documentation will be put into a video presentation to be shown to the congregation on Rally Sunday, Sept. 7, the opening of the Sunday school year.
Martens said he is encouraged by the success of the Kaloupek girls' project.
''That's what we feel we're all about - to get Christ's mission out into the world,'' he said. ''If the kids are helping, then we know we're carrying it into the next generation.''
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I live in Speculator. I'm retired and go camping in the wilderness every chance I get, most of the time just for peace and quiet and to monitor the wildlife.
Believe me, I know how precious the last undeveloped places in this country are going to be. I drove a truck in 48 states for two years. I have lived in different big cities. Development is taking over in our small towns. People are coaxing more tourists to help make a living.
I think rangers and the state Department of Environmental Conservation should give talks in every school in parks to show how precious undeveloped areas in parks will become. After all, it's their park. I know animals will thank you.
People in towns help me get animals back in the wilderness. Visit with rangers. Don't develop the last quiet place.
Rabies is coming back. Trappers need longer camping permits. I think we care the most about the animals and the park. I sure hate to see it developed. Hiking back in wilderness, I saw moose and calf tracks. In some areas, animals first, people second. See you on the trail. Did you know most of the park would be under water if it weren't for Paul Schaefer? Read his book, "Adirondack Cabin Country Wild Forest and Wilderness Forever."
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