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Slick looks coupled with improved battery life and the iPod's signature ease of use make this player an excellent bet; but beware of add-on costs for such basics as the FireWire cable.
With its streamlined, colourful design and easy-to-use click wheel, Apple's original iPod mini established itself as a head turner. The second-generation, 6GB mini upholds the tradition--except this time, you'll be wowed not just by the mini's looks, but by its exceptional battery life.
In our hands-on tests, we found that the iPod mini could operate for about 23.5 hours of continuous play after a battery charge. That's nearly twice the playing time we got from the first-generation mini. As with other iPods, the battery remains securely locked inside the device. Apple will replace the battery at no charge if it fails while under warranty; otherwise, a new one will cost you.
The new model bumps up its storage space from 4GB to 6GB. Apple reports that you can pack about 1500 songs (in 128Kbps AAC format) onto the 6GB device; that's enough space to hold dozens of music albums but not enough to accommodate a truly gargantuan CD collection.
You have a choice of four colours (blue, pink, green or silver), and the colors are bolder and richer than before. The mini's dimensions remain the same, and it still weighs 102 grams. Likewise, the mini's monochrome screen, intuitive click-wheel navigation system, and famously seamless integration with Apple's iTunes software haven't changed.
We found the mini exceptionally easy to use. Though we missed the menu customisation and context-specific navigation that the products like the Creative Zen Micro offer, we found a lot to like about the mini's organisation. In particular we appreciated the precision of the mini's click wheel, which made navigating by touch easier than on the Micro.
This version of the mini comes with only a belt clip, earbud earphones and a USB 2.0 cable. You can connect and recharge the mini's battery via the USB cable.
Like competing players, the mini has a host of other useful features and capabilities, including an alarm clock and timer, games, a contact manager and a datebook. Regrettably, it lacks a built-in microphone, which would be convenient for taking memos or making impromptu recordings on the go. (The optional Griffin Technology voice recorder designed as an add-on for other iPods does not work with the mini.)
Our biggest problem with the mini was its imprecise power gauge. The mini played trouble-free for several hours on "empty", for example. We'd have liked a more accurate predictor of when the unit was on the verge of conking out.
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First impression on unpacking the Q702 test unit was the solid feel and clean, minimalist styling.
For work use, Microsoft Word and Excel programs pre-installed on the device are adequate for preparing short documents.
The Fujitsu LifeBook UH574 allowed for great mobility without being obnoxiously heavy or clunky. Its twelve hours of battery life did not disappoint.
The screen was particularly good. It is bright and visible from most angles, however heat is an issue, particularly around the Windows button on the front, and on the back where the battery housing is located.
My first impression after unboxing the Q702 is that it is a nice looking unit. Styling is somewhat minimalist but very effective. The tablet part, once detached, has a nice weight, and no buttons or switches are located in awkward or intrusive positions.


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CLEMENTON — After having his barbecue grill theft foiled, a Lindenwold man trying to escape on a bicycle was brought down by a police K9, according to Gloucester Township police.
Police say that on Aug. 4 shortly after 5:40 p.m., Robert Lee Carroway, 56, was allegedly seen attempting to remove a portable grill from the backyard of a residence in the LaCascata Apartment Complex.
Carroway was confronted by the homeowner who allegedly observed him taking the grill, police said.
"Carroway immediately dropped the grill and fled the area on a bicycle while the homeowner gave chase," according to authorities.
The homeowner, who had called Gloucester Township police to report the theft, chased Carroway, following him out of the development behind a convenience store and onto Laurel Road.
A Camden County Sheriffs Department K9 officer, who was in the area at the time, reportedly observed Carroway attempting to flee and was able to detain him until additional officers arrived.
Carroway was taken into custody and transported to the Gloucester Township Police Department headquarters, where he was charged with burglary and theft of moveable property. He was remanded to the Camden County Correctional Facility in default of bail.
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The Spring Arbor University baseball team took what coach Sam Riggleman called a step in the right direction Tuesday with a doubleheader split against Huntington in the Cougars' home opener.
Spring Arbor won the first game 6-0 behind the pitching of Dane Staples, and Huntington held on for a 6-5 win in the second game. In that second game, the winning pitcher was former Homer High School standout and 2006 co-Mr. Baseball Dan Holcomb.
"I feel that this was one of our best efforts we've had to this point in time," Riggleman said after the Cougars moved to 7-13 overall and 1-3 in the Mid-Central College Conference. "We're getting our lineup back on the field. We just have to be patient."
Rightfielder Greg Blanco is back to nearly full strength after falling behind with a hamstring injury. Blanco threw a runner out at the plate in the first game to help preserve the shutout.
Also back in the mix is Alex Zeiher, who played designated hitter. He's been on the mend from a broken leg he suffered in the fall.
The Cougars got a big opening game from Justin Forster. He had three hits, including a pair of two-run doubles. Taylor Lange added two hits.
In the second game, Spring Arbor rallied from a 6-2 deficit to score three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Derek Brown drove in one run with a sacrifice fly to deep center field, and Tyler Krobetzky brought in a run with a ground out.
Holcomb pitched the first four innings for the win. He walked four and did not strike out a batter.
• Bluffton 17, Albion 10: Albion committed eight errors in a nonconference loss at home. Chad Gromek and Tyler Millward had three hits apiece and Zac Neal, John Gignac and Tommy Barrett had two hits apiece for Albion (4-11).
• Hillsdale 8-3, Spring Arbor 3-7: Jessica Guertin, Kate Hoop and Allison Hetrick each delivered RBI singles for Hillsdale in the third inning of the first game to give Hillsdale a 7-1 lead. Laura Homan earned the win for the Chargers (8-13) with a five-strikeout performance.
In the second game, Spring Arbor scored four runs without recording a hit in the second inning. The Cougars (8-6) recorded four walks and were aided by three wild pitches, each of which resulted in a run. Erika Lehr struck out five for the win.
• Muskegon CC 9-5, JCC 1-3: JCC fell to 0-12 overall by dropping its opening MCCAA doubleheader.


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Syracuse.com is asking Central New York figures to give the lowdown on ACC schools.
Andrew Goodrich, who was born and raised in Owego, is the Assistant Director of Athletics-Marketing for the University of Miami. He was appointed to that position with the Hurricanes on July 18, 2012.
Prior to that, Goodrich was the Athletics Director at Owego Free Academy, his alma mater, for two years; before that, he was the Assistant Athletics Director for Administration at the University of South Florida for almost five years.
Goodrich, 36, played baseball at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tenn. He then moved onto graduate school at the University of Notre Dame where he earned his MBA in 2005. But part of his heart will forever be in New York.
"I grew up as a big Syracuse University fan," Goodrich said, "and I haven't been quiet about it. I really do root for the Orange. Even now."
What is Miami's No. 1 sports tradition?
"For us, it's 'The Smoke.' When the football team enters the stadium there are huge, huge puffs of smoke. It started a long time ago (in the 1950s), back at the Orange Bowl, and we still continue it to this day (at Sun Life Stadium). It's great. We get student volunteers to come down on the field - between 12 and 16, depending on how big the game is - and we give them, kind of, retro-fitted fire extinguishers filled with plain carbon dioxide that we'll charge before every game. It's a big honor for the students to spray the smoke."
What is the 'must-see' element of the Miami campus?
"As far as I'm concerned it's a tie between Cobb Fountain and Mark Light Field. Cobb Fountain is in the middle of Lake Osceola. The water is on 24/7, and it's beautiful. If you're walking across campus, you can't miss it. It kind of reminds me of when you go to Las Vegas and you see all those fountains out there. It really is pretty cool. As far as 'Mark Light' goes, I was a college baseball player, so I think we have a great baseball stadium. I don't think you can have more fun on our campus than taking in a ball game at 'Mark Light'."
What is the 'must-see' off-campus element in the Miami area?
"We have so many wonderful things, but it's hard to not say South Beach. You have to experience South Beach at least once. I mean, you have to go down there and see all the restaurants and all the nightclubs. And it's right on the water. You can literally walk out of the ocean and be on a beautiful sandy beach ... and then walk less than 100 yards and be in the nicest clubs and hotels and restaurants you can imagine. It seems kind of like a cliché, I know, but you have to do that. You have to see it. You have to see the people driving around in their crazy expensive cars. It's a lot of fun. You have to do South Beach."
What is the biggest difference between Miami, Fla., and Syracuse, N.Y.?
"I won't take the easy way out. I won't say, 'Weather.' I love Syracuse, but you know what I'll say? I'll say let's start a food fight. I think the difference is the food options. Every time I go back to Syracuse, I go to the Dinosaur ... and I love it. But Miami has that food-and-wine festival kind of 'take' to it. No, wait. I grew up on a dairy farm in Owego, so this might be the biggest difference between Syracuse and Miami: There are dairy farmers up there, but there aren't any cows down here."


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2013 GLAAD Media Award nominations
It's unusual that at least two of this year's Best Picture Oscar nominees -- "Philomena" and "Dallas Buyers Club" -- deal with gay or transgender identity, even if neither film has a wholly LGBT protagonist. Both, naturally, are among the films singled out for recognition in the GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Defiance Against Defamation) Media Awards, Joining them, unsurprisingly, were "Blue is the Warmest Color" and "Kill Your Darlings," though "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones" isn't exactly an obvious call. ("Frozen" would fit the bill too, though they haven't gone there.)
Below are nominees in the principal film and TV categories; you can check out the full list, with nominations for journalism, blogs, comic books and more, here. Keep up with the season thus far at The Circuit.
Outstanding Film - Wide Release
"Blue is the Warmest Color"
"Dallas Buyers Club"
"Kill Your Darlings"
"The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones"
Outstanding Film - Limited Release
"Geography Club"
"Out in the Dark"
"Reaching for the Moon"
Outstanding Documentary
"Call Me Kuchu"
"God Loves Uganda"
"The New Black"
"Valentine Road"
Outstanding TV Film or Miniseries
"Behind the Candelabra"
"In the Flesh"
Outstanding Drama Series
"The Fosters"
"Gray's Anatomy"
"Orphan Black"
"Pretty Little Liars"
Outstanding Comedy Series
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
"Modern Family"
"Orange is the New Black"
"Please Like Me"
Outstanding Episode (in series without regular LGBT character)
"Drop Dead Diva" ("Secret Lives")
"Elementary" ("Snow Angels")
"Necessary Roughness" ("There's the Door")
"Soul Man" ("Bride and Prejudice")
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|By Sulskman (Sulskman) on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 08:30 pm: Edit
Recall the prediction thread? Go back and re-post your predictions, and then post your actual scores. (If you did not make a previous prediction, you can still participate in this thread by posting honest predictions.
I was close on US (760 Actual), IC (got 690) and did better on writing than I thought (740!)
|By Briansee (Briansee) on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 08:31 pm: Edit
I was way off one two of them.
I predicted:
Math 2c: 780+
US Hist: 680-700
Writing: 700
I got:
Math: 800
US Hist: 740
Writing: 800
I was excited when I finally saw them.
|By Mrbesch (Mrbesch) on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 08:32 pm: Edit
I predicted
U.S History - mid to high 700s
Writing- low to mid 600s
I got:
U.S History 770
Writing 740
I may or may not retake, but I am pleasantly suprised.
|By Sulskman (Sulskman) on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 08:34 pm: Edit
Wait until you get your writing subscores to decide if re-take is needed. If your essay was lower, re-take b/c learning how to do an essay for this exam is easy. MC on writing is difficult. Don't retake US b/c then, well, that's being an Ass and colleges will know.
|By Michael_Pham (Michael_Pham) on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 08:41 pm: Edit
Well I actually thought I would have gotten around 1300+.
Thought I had done really well for the math of SAT I.
And verbal, I thought I did awful.
I have lots of time to improve right?
Rising Sophmore. What's the best way to study vocab? And what's the best book for the SAT II Wring?
|By Thegumby (Thegumby) on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 08:47 pm: Edit
Well in the prediction thread I wrote:
Prediction: 750 V/690 M
What I [Reasonably] Want: 800 V/720 M"
What I got: 800V/710M
|By Sagar_Indurkhya (Sagar_Indurkhya) on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 08:49 pm: Edit
Does taking the SAT like 5 or more times really make colleges think you are a loser?
(I naturally progressed each time)
|By Insanity (Insanity) on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 08:50 pm: Edit
740 Math
720 Verbal
I predicted
750 Math
720 Verbal
no prep either!!
|By Ecnerwalc (Ecnerwalc) on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 09:14 pm: Edit
I was way off on two and pretty acurate one.
1. 600 max on writing because of MCs. Got a 760 instead.
2. 800 on chem. 730 instead. dude, I don't know what happened. I felt so confident on the test it wasn't even funny. I did well on BArron's and pr tests too.
3. 740 iic pretty acurate. Will probably retake.
|By Adidasty (Adidasty) on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 10:17 pm: Edit
I WAS CLOSE! lol! I guessed 800 on Molecular Biology and 710 on Math IIC. I ended up getting an 800 on Molecular Biology and a 700 on Math IIC!
|By Altf4 (Altf4) on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 10:30 pm: Edit
i guessed i would get <500 on bio M, but i got a 790 because i didn't misalign probably!!!
|By Redbarn (Redbarn) on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 10:33 pm: Edit
800 Writing
550 Literature (thought I had bombed it)
800 Writing
680 Literature (not too shabby)
|By Strider (Strider) on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 10:35 pm: Edit
680-720 writing
800 math iic
700 writing
800 math iic
|By Unluckycharms (Unluckycharms) on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 10:37 pm: Edit
800 Bio-M
800 Bio-M
|By Irock1ce (Irock1ce) on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 10:42 pm: Edit
800 Math IIc
800 Biology M
720 Writing * I SWEAR I PREDICTED THAT I WOULD GET a 720! Even though i had a feeling that i was gonna get more like a 520.
800 Math II
790 Biology M - SO CLOSe. GODDAMNIT!!! Just gimme 10 more goddamn points.
720 Writing * Yeah. i was shocked that my predictions were almost 100% right. And happy. = )
|By Sns22022 (Sns22022) on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 10:44 pm: Edit
Math IIC-
Predicted 750, got 750
Predicted I THINK 700, got 720
Predicted around 600, got MUCH lower.
|By Tlaktan (Tlaktan) on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 10:54 pm: Edit
Writing: 720
US History: 740
World History: 780
Writing: 780
US History: 700
World History: 740
|By Wrathofgod64 (Wrathofgod64) on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 03:17 am: Edit
i've learned to predict exactly wat i get in the book of reals
Book of reals chem - 780
Book of reals Us history - 770
Actual chem - 780
Actual Us history - 770
|By Crypticism (Crypticism) on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 05:28 am: Edit
I predicted anywhere from 650-800 (I was trying not to get my hopes up) on each test.
I got:
740 - Writing
750 - Literature
Not perfect, but not bad at all.
|By Jprencipe (Jprencipe) on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 07:00 am: Edit
My predictions were decent.
When I took the Physics, I thought I would get in the high 700's, but I ended up getting an 800, which was an extremely pleasant surprise.
I knew I got an 800 on the Math IIC right after I finished twenty minutes early and then double checked all of the hard questions.
|By Just_Forget_Me (Just_Forget_Me) on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 08:53 am: Edit
Before the SAT II writing test, I was thinking something like 760-780 (I got a 74 on PSAT writing, and don't like the essay prompts). After the test, I figured I got something like a 720-740, and was afraid I'd get below a 700 and have to retake.
Somehow, I ended up with an 800. I'm really curious as to whether they liked my essay (which I thought was a load of hoaky crap), or I just did really well on the MC (which I would believe, I'm good with grammar, but make a lot of stupid mistakes).
|By Paulhomework (Paulhomework) on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 11:03 am: Edit
predicted (after discussing the test on college confidential): 750
actual: 760
|By Whtx (Whtx) on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 11:05 am: Edit
its very accurate. i was hoping for 1400 but i had a feeling that id get somewhere in the mid 1300s.
|By Haruhara (Haruhara) on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 11:08 am: Edit
800 physics
800 math iic
750+ writing
800 physics
800 math iic
??? writing
|By Jangel86 (Jangel86) on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 11:42 am: Edit
650-700 writing
730-780 spanish
780 writing
650 spanish (grr)
|By Encomium (Encomium) on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 12:01 pm: Edit
My test scores at the moment:
750 Verbal
700 Math
780 Molecular Biology
790 Writing
800 Chemistry
770 Verbal
750 Math
800 Spanish
780 Math IIC
then I will be done
|By Toomuch2say87 (Toomuch2say87) on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 12:12 pm: Edit
i predicted 800 v/700 m and got 780 v/780m... up 260 pts from jan! 1300 then.. 660/640..
|By Athlonmj (Athlonmj) on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 12:16 pm: Edit
Wow toomuch2say, how did you increase your score so much?
Anyways, I predicted 800/780/760 for myself and I got 800/800/750 so I was pretty darn close!
|By Irish200 (Irish200) on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 12:26 pm: Edit
hmmm predictions 720 M and 670 V
But.... i did REALLY well on math 740 and REALLY BAD on verbal 600
|By Yz16 (Yz16) on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 12:41 pm: Edit
when i took it:
prediction: 1510
result: 1600
SAT 2 writing
prediction: 720
result: 800
to think i nearly canceled.
|By Yz16 (Yz16) on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 12:41 pm: Edit
when i took it:
prediction: 1510
result: 1600
SAT 2 writing
prediction: 720
result: 800
to think i nearly canceled.
|By Toomuch2say87 (Toomuch2say87) on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 01:18 pm: Edit
i don't know..i read a lot (Sparknotes) and studied some vocab and did practice tests and then i , to be blunt, got a nice present from my gf the morning of the test..i was in a really good mood haha and i just breezed through. i got the last analogy wrong i know ... probably one other verbal and one quant comp fill in...
whats weird is i used test prep for the other 2 times i took it (1290 november)....and this time nothing like that.
|By Deerhunter (Deerhunter) on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 07:25 pm: Edit
Writing: 800
Literature: 800
Math IIC: 760
Actual scores:
Ditto...I must be psychic...
|By Gavy (Gavy) on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 07:49 pm: Edit
800 Math
650 Verbal
750 Math
720 Verbal
Though the math still stings...
|By Goonberg (Goonberg) on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 08:47 pm: Edit
Math IIc: 750
Physics: 750
Math IIc: 800
Physics: 750
|By Hertish (Hertish) on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 09:30 pm: Edit
Bio M. 690~700
I was so surprised to see that, the curve must have been generous
|By Vjyyfv (Vjyyfv) on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 09:44 pm: Edit
i didn't even want to predict because it was my first time and i messed it up by forgetting to bring the materials that are needed -_- anyhow.. can you tell me how i can post my own discussion or question page thing. thanks.
|By Over30 (Over30) on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 10:00 pm: Edit
Go to the very bottom of the SAT/ACT page (the one with all of the thread titles) and click on "create new conversation."
|By Wiredbrain (Wiredbrain) on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 10:42 pm: Edit
800 - US History
780 . . .
|By Bullrider7788 (Bullrider7788) on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 10:45 pm: Edit
Math IIC: 750
US History: 770
Math IIC: 800(!)
US History: 780
I'm super happy!
|By Portlander (Portlander) on Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 03:18 am: Edit
I hit my verbal score right on the nose, but my math was a little bit off.
Math: low 700
Verbal: 660
Math: 800
Verbal: 660
|By Melink14 (Melink14) on Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 04:30 am: Edit
hmm I predicted above 750 on everything.
Got IIC 700 (this crushed me, I thought it was easy)
Physics 710 (This was ok, never had a real class)
US 800 (this was surprising, worse subject of the 3)
|By Elizabeth22 (Elizabeth22) on Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 11:20 am: Edit
Writing: 760-780
Literature: 620-640
Math IC: 630-650
Writing: 680 (AHHHH, you have no clue how much that bothers me)
Literature: 750
Math IC: 700
|By Nealious (Nealious) on Sunday, June 20, 2004 - 12:40 am: Edit
predicted 750/720/800 writing math history
got 750/740/760
so sweet, done with testing
|By Soulofheaven8 (Soulofheaven8) on Sunday, June 20, 2004 - 06:57 pm: Edit
Last year
predicted: 1530
actual: 1580
pretty close
|By Marymary (Marymary) on Sunday, June 20, 2004 - 07:47 pm: Edit
Bio M - 750+
Chem - lower to mid 700's
Bio M - 800 (woo!)
Chem - 780
I don't know why but i'm never as confident in Chem as I am in Bio. I felt the same way when I took both AP exams. I guess I'll find out how those went in July!
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By JIM VELASQUEZ
First King Bloomberg tells us where we can and cannot smoke. Fine.
Next Emperor Bloomberg tells us what we can and cannot eat by controlling our salt and trans fats. Hmmm.
Now Supreme Leader Bloomberg wants to control what size soft drinks we can drink.
Next Dictator Bloomberg will be wanting to tell us how many children we can have?
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By William Thompson: Quay County Sun
The Tucumcari Municipal Golf Course is hosting a tournament Sunday to benefit the Tucumcari High School golf team. About 40 golfers have already signed up and the course's golf pro Howie Tucker said he welcomes more participants.
"It will be an 18-hole tournament with a four-person scramble," Tucker said. "Each player must use their tee shot at least three times."
Tucker said the $25 of the $30 fee will go directly to the high school golf team, and $5 of each admission will go to gift certificates winners can use at the course's pro shop.
We will also raffle a driver," Tucker said. "The clubhouse will be open and I imagine some members will invite guests inside."
Tucker said the Tucumcari High School golf team will participate in the tournament.
Rattler golf coach Rex Maddaford said the annual tournament has been postponed twice already due to bad weather.
"Hopefully third time is a charm" Maddaford said. "It's supposed to be good weather this Sunday."
Maddaford said the golf team is looking to raise money for equipment and overnight stays for upcoming tournaments.
"We're trying to build a base of funds to keep the kids equipped," he said. "Also if we make it to the state tournament in Grants, that will be quite an expense."
City Manager Richard Primrose will be teaming up with friends at the tournament.
"It's just a fun day to play golf and benefit the high school golf team," Primrose said. "Most of the local golfers come out and support junior golf."
Tee Time
• The golf tournament to benefit the Tucumcari High School golf team begins at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Tucumcari Municipal Golf Course.
• To register for the tournament call 461-1849.


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OK, we'll get back to football in a minute, but first the Oregon State men's basketball team, which wakes up in New York City this morning with thoughts of salvaging its trip and splitting a pair of games at Madison Square Garden.
And before we get to that, a clarification: This was billed as the OSU's first time in the Garden, but not so, according to a former player who reminded us that in December of 1972 not only did the Ralph Miller-led Beavers win in the Garden (against Long Island University), but it also came three days after they beat Temple at the Palestra.
On Thursday, the turnover-prone Beavers fought back from a 15-point deficit (52-37) to tie the game at 62, only to lose when Rodney Cooper's three-pointer for Alabama with 12.2 seconds left sunk the Beavers 65-62.
Ahmad Starks, who scored three after pouring in 33 in his previous game, seethed after Craig Robinson called a timeout before he hit a would-be tying three-pointer. In fairness to Robinson, he was calling timeout a good couple of seconds before Starks launched the shot.
"It's too bad the game didn't go to overtime,'' Robinson said. "It's too bad I called that timeout when Ahmad (Starks) took that shot, where he actually took the shot after I called the timeout. I usually let us flow into it but it didn't feel right and then he bangs it."
After the timeout, Starks then turned the ball over as he and Eric Moreland got in each other's way after the inbound pass.
More from Robinson after the game.
Next up is Purdue, which suffered an even tougher loss, in overtime to Villanova.
The Beavers have gotten a lot of press lately thanks to the Presidential Election. Today's game (2 p.m. against the Boilermakers on ESPNU) will have a say in whether the on-court coverage will focus on something other than C-minus basketball.
Devon Collier, who led the Beavers with 21 points (nobody else had more than 10), also got to see his 4-year-old daughter on the trip.
Onto football (but first a little baseball) ...
A lot of pitchers like to warm up by throwing a football. Likewise, Mannion (a good baseball and basketball player in high school) needs to throw strikes for the Beavers to get a victory against a reeling but talented California team playing its final game of the season.
Sizzling field goal kicker Trevor Romaine has returned to the basics.
Jon Wilner has Cal against the spread and paints a scary picture of five Pac-12 teams sporting 6-3 records.
The Beavers, by the way, are two-touchdown favorites - a bit surprising given Cal's talent level and OSU's quarterback shuffle.
Aaron Rodgers says firing Jeff Tedford would be a huge mistake by the Bears.
Cal's disappointing season already has cost the Bears on the recruiting trail, where they have excelled under Tedford, even as the wins haven't matched the talent in recent years.
A recruiting update, including the commitment from Brandon Arnold, a three-star safety.
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Screenflow has always been a combination of a screen capture application and a video editor. In the first version, I recall it having a timeline similar to iMovie but the new version has a much more robust feature set with regards to this. As a matter of fact, this can now be compared to having a Final Cut Pro-like timeline. For example, if you have a complex set of clips that together form a part of your video, they can now be "nested" together to form a grouping of them for easier editing. Sound familiar? This is a feature from Final Cut! Another new feature is the ability to organize your files with a media library. With these two features in place, some of the more complicated editing needed to produce professional-quality screencasts is much easier.
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Kristen Iversen, author of "Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats," answers questions during a reception recently at Michigan Tech University. Iversen's book was selected as MTU's Reading as Inquiry book for all first-year students this year. The program is celebrating its 10-year anniversary. (Houghton Daily Mining Gazette photo by Meagan Stilp)
HOUGHTON - Michigan Tech University's Reading as Inquiry program is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this year.
The program is meant to prepare first-year students for college level reading by selecting a book for each student to read before coming to Tech. Then during orientation, students discuss the book in groups and often get the opportunity to meet the author.
"This is one of the most collaborative and inclusive programs we have at Michigan Tech," said Robert Johnson, professor of rhetoric, composition and technical communication at MTU and self-proclaimed "instigator" of the Reading as Inquiry program. According to Johnson, Michigan Tech is the only technological university in the United States that has this type of summer reading program for incoming freshmen.
This year's book, selected by a committee of faculty, staff and students, was "Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats," a memoir about author Kristen Iversen's experience growing up near a secret nuclear weapons plant in Colorado.
"I think (the students on the committee) were really ready for something that was more technological but still had a cause, something that you were either supportive of or not supportive of. They really wanted to select something that students can start thinking about and questioning by using critical thinking skills," said Heather Simpson, a member of the Reading as Inquiry team.
Iversen visited Michigan Tech recently, hosting two presentations and discussion sessions with students and attending an evening reception where she also received questions about her work.
"Full Body Burden" deals with the controversial issues of nuclear weaponry during the cold war and government secrecy.
Her childhood home was located only three miles from a nuclear weapons plant in Colorado - a plant that the locals were told produced household cleaning products.
"When I wrote the book I didn't know if anyone was going to publish it or, if I got published, that they were going to read it," Iversen said. "All you have to say is 'Hey, I just wrote a book about plutonium," and people fall asleep. But people have been reading it and talking about it. It's a story people are ready for. They want to hear it and they need to hear it."
"Full Body Burden" was published in 2012 and since then has won multiple awards, including the 2013 Colorado Book Award and the Reading the West Book Award in Nonfiction. It was also named one of the Best Books of 2012 by Kirkus Reviews, the American Library Association and Mother Jones Magazine.
Iversen said she was pleased the incoming Michigan Tech students had not only read the book - something that has not always been been the case at other stops on her tour - but also had insightful questions.
While they were interested in the technical aspects of plutonium, they also discussed the social and personal impact of the plant and nuclear technology, she said.


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The website based its ranking on 2013 sales of pet-related items – such as bird treats, cat grooming items and dog toys – on a per-capita basis among cities with more than 400,000 residents.
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A new trailer for DreamWorks Animation's upcoming animated fantasy "Rise of the Guardians" has become available.
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"Rise of the Guardians" is an epic and magical adventure that tells the story of Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, the Sandman, and Jack Frost - legendary characters with previously unknown extraordinary abilities. When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children everywhere.
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A fire sparked by a malfunctioning espresso machine will keep Fegley's Burrito Works and Coffee Works closed for at least one week.
The Allentown business, next to Fegley's Brew Works, was damaged by a brief fire that sparked Sunday morning inside the coffee shop at 818 Hamilton St.
The blaze began about 7:20 a.m. and was quickly extinguished by an internal sprinkler system, business owner Jeff Fegley said.
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The fire was out before Allentown Fire Department officials arrived, and security video footage captured the fire starting, so officials say it's very clear it was accidental.
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Burrito Works had mostly smoke and water damage because it is connected to Coffee Works by a doorway, Christopher said. Fegley said the Coffee Works fire damage was confined largely to the espresso machine and surrounding cabinetry.
The neighboring Fegley's Brew Works has a separate entrance and was not damaged.
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IRON MOUNTAIN - Three people are dead after a middle-aged man dressed in camouflage shot at several Michigan residents swimming at the train bridge in East Kingsford late Thursday afternoon.
The search for the suspect ended this morning.
Kathy Frank, public information officer at the command center set up at the Niagara High School, said just before 9 a.m. the Marinette County Sheriff's Department, in conjunction with the numerous assisting law enforcement agencies, took a suspect into custody in the multiple shootings at the East Kingsford train bridge.
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Kingsford Public Safety officers and volunteer firefighters are shown at the entrance to the East Kingsford Train bridge where four people were shot Thursday afternoon. Three people were killed by a gunman. The suspect was apprehended this morning. The East Kingsford Train Bridge in Breitung Township crosses the Menominee River is a popular swimming area for young people in the summer. For more photos, visit the CU site at www.ironmountaindailynews.com. For news updates, visit www.ironmountaindailynews.com.
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"At this time the incident has shifted to a criminal investigation. We do not have specific details on the apprehension of the suspect," she said.
Police radio said the suspect walked out about 100 yards east of the bridge. He was apprehended without incident.
More details will be released at a news conference later today.
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Marinette County Dispatch Center received a call from Dickinson County Dispatch at 5:34 p.m. Thursday indicating shots were reported fired from the Wisconsin side of the East Kingsford train bridge in Breitung Township.
At 5:47 p.m., Marinette County Dispatch received a call from a residence on Bennett Road stating a male in camouflage clothing jumped out of the woods shooting at four people. Two of them got away to the residence on Bennett Road.
Further investigation revealed there was a group of nine young adults gathered by the East Kingsford train bridge, which is located on the Menominee River approximately three miles west of Niagara in Breitung Township.
The Menominee River forms the border between Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula.
Four of the individuals were shot, three fatally and one with minor injuries, police said.
The victims have been identified as 17-year-old Tiffany Pohlson, 18-year-old Anthony D. Spigarelli and 19-year-old Bryan Mort.
The injured person is 20-year-old Daniel Louis Gordon. All of them are from Michigan.
Families of those killed or witnesses at the scene of the incident are not commenting publicly at this time.
All law enforcement personnel involved extend their most sincere condolences to those who have lost a loved one. Any motive for these shootings in unclear, police said.
Police radio scanner reported the suspect had a .30 caliber semi automatic rifle.
During the search, a plane with infrared capabilities from Wisconsin State Patrol searched the area for heat sources generated by body temperature. Law enforcement personnel went door to door and evacuated residences within at least one square mile of the Kingsford train bridge following the shooting. A shelter was set up in the town of Aurora, Wis. at Hillcrest School. The American Red Cross from Iron Mountain is staffing the shelter and the command center in Niagara.
Roadblocks were in place at U.S. 141 and County Highway N in Niagara, west into the town of Aurora and County O from the Country Bar north to County Highway N. All residences on Antonissen and Bennett Roads were evacuated, and portions of Timothy and Carpenter Roads in the township of Niagara. Many of those roadblocks have since been taken down.
All of the surrounding agencies are involved. Those include Dickinson County Sheriff's Department, Michigan State Police, Wisconsin State Patrol, Florence County Sheriff's Department, Marinette County Sheriff's Department, Niagara City Police, Kingsford Public Safety, Iron Mountain Police Department, volunteer fire and rescue squads and agencies from Wausau and Eau Claire.
Police reported the suspect is a white male, possibly gray or blond hair, between 30 and 50 years of age, approximately 5-feet 10-inches or shorter, in camouflage clothing and carrying an assault rifle.
No additional information regarding the suspect can be provided at this time.
Marinette County is currently arranging crisis counseling for individuals affected by this tragedy. Anybody in need of crisis counseling, go to the Niagara Branch of the Marinette County Health and Human Services Department later this morning.
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Where is the best place to ride a bicycle?
On the beach
Runner up
Palmetto Bluff
Editor's note: You know that thing's made of sand, right? You must have better bikes then we do. Or stronger calves.
Where is the best place to play golf?
Palmetto Bluff
Runner up Hampton Hall
Editor's note: "On the Wii" demands a recount.
Where is the best place to watch a sunset?
May River
Runner up Church of the Cross
Where is the best place to take company?
Old Town Bluffton
Runner up
Palmetto Bluff
Editor's note: And if you take 'em during the Farmer's Market, you can talk them into buying ingredients and cooking dinner. Everyone wins!
Where is the best place for a picnic?
The Beach
Runner up May River
Editor's note: Anyone care to tell us how you have a picnic in a river?
Where are the best tennis courts?
Bluffton High School
Runner up
Sun City
Editor's note: BHS's Smurf turf dominates for a second year in a row.
Which is the best sanctuary from the rat race of life?
Runner up
Out in the May River
Editor's note: Nobody thought to just answer "Bluffton?"
Which is the best charity event?
Relay for Life
Runner up
Breast Cancer Awareness
Which is the best annual festival or event?
Bluffton Village Festival
Runner up
Bluffton Christmas Parade
Editor's note: We can already smell the fried dough. Is it May yet?
Which is the best Lowcountry critter?
Runner up
Blue crab
Editor's note: Another high vote-grabber was the flying squirrel. We have flying squirrels? Quick, someone get us a tiny aviator cap.
Which is the best solution for "no-see-ums"?
Stay inside
Runner up
Skin So Soft Editor's note: "Flamethrowers" go home empty handed once again.
Where is the best place to take children?
The beach
Runner up
Island Playground
Editor's note: You shouldn't take children. It's illegal.
Where is the best place to take your dog?
The beach
Runner up
Dogpaddle Park Editor's note: You shouldn't take dogs, either. Where is the best place to meet people?
Where is the best place to meet people?
Wild Wing Cafe 1188 Fording Island Road837-9453 Runner upCaptain Woody's Calhoun Street Promenade757-6222
Editor's note: We tend to have a faceload of Chipotle Jolt chicken wings at all times when we're at the Wing, so we'll have to take your word for it.
Where is the best late night hang out spot?
Wild Wing Café 1188 Fording Island Road837-9453
Runner up Cork's Wine Company Calhoun Street Promenade815-5168
Editor's note: Cork's came in a very close second on this one. Better luck next year.
Which is the best cocktail?
Fire Fly & lemonade
Runner up
May River Mojito
Editor's note: The hard Arnold Palmer positively owned this category. Cheers!
Which is the best beer?
Runner up
Bud Light
Editor's note: Fat Tire got robbed. They brew that stuff with pure happiness.
Where is the best place for a date?
Cork's Wine Company Calhoun Street Promenade815-5168
Runner up
May River Grill1263 May River Road757-5755
Editor's note: Bear's Atomic Comics didn't make the list? No wonder we never get second dates.
Where is the best place to get seafood?
Bluffton Oyster Company 63 Wharf St.757-4010
Runner up
May River Grill1263 May River Road757-5755
Where is the best place to buy a gift?
Markel's Kitties Crossing 815-9500
Runner up
Target 1050 Fording Island Road815-3321
Editor's note: Markel's took around 43 percent of the vote. That is some serious gift shop cred.
Which is the best mortgage broker?
Wells Fargo 7 Marchmont Avenue757-6438
Runner up
Atlantic Community Bank 1 Sheridan Park Circle815-7111
Editor's note: They also won "Most likely to get the score to 'The Music Man' stuck in our heads."
Which is the best plumbing company?
Bluffton Plumbing 757-2902
Runner up
Roto Rooter Hilton Head, SC785-7080
Which is the best landscaping company?
The Greenery 960 William Hilton Parkway785-3848
Runner up
Sunshine Hardscape 38 Plantation Park Drive757-7256
Who is the best real estate agent?
Johnny Ussery 2 Colleton River Drive757-7712
Runner up
Chip Larkby 10 Burr Way837-6080
Who is the best financial advisor?
David Hatcher HD Vest2 Oak Hill Lane757-2393
Runner up (Tie) Jennifer Stupica Morgan Stanley/Smith BarneyMain Street689-7215
Todd Crutchfield Stieil Nicolas & Co. Shelter Cove Lane 842-0580
Editor's note: Hatcher and Stupica tied for the win last year, and this year saw another tie for second. Congrats on the win, Hatch.
Who is the best travel agent? Island Travel 14C Johnston Way757-5888
Runner up Kelly Brock AAA Carolinas Travel25 Bluffton Road815-7571
Who is the best photographer?
Scott Moody 89 Arrow Road681-3686
Runner up
Rob Kaufman 33 Office Park Road837-9993
Editor's note: We'd make a glib remark here, but we don't want to get shot. Get it? Shot?
Who is the best accountant?
Amy Cavenaugh 37 New Orleans Road842-6500
Runner up
Mark White Professional Tax Savers, Inc.Plantation Park757-5123
Editor's note: The runner up all demand recounts, but only because they do that sort of thing for fun.
Who is the best doctor?
Dr. Lynn Goetze 25 Sherington Drive706-0600
Runner up
Dr. Alicia Salyer 4 Okatie Center Blvd. S.706-3206
Editor's note: Dr. Goetze, we're especially big fan of your caramel candies.
Who is the best dentist?
Dr. Brian Smith Palmetto Dental Arts347 Red Cedar St.815-6500
Runner up Dr. Sandy Termotto4 Okatie Center Blvd. S.705-9551
Editor's note: Or as their patients will tell them, "OO GAZA DANNA GRAY HOD"
Who is the best pediatrician?
Dr. Lance Lowe 4 Okatie Center Blvd. S.706-3206
Runner up
Dr. Alicia Salyer 4 Okatie Center Blvd S.706-3206
Editor's note: It is our firm belief that all doctor's visit should end with a free sucker.
Who is the best optometrist? Dr. Michael Campbell Optical Solutions10 Hospital Center Common681-6682
Runner up
Dr. Susan DiSario 4 Okatie Center Blvd. S.705-3333
Editor's note: We did not see that one coming.
Who is the best dermatologist?
Suzanne Wheeler Hilton Head Dermatology4 Okatie Blvd.689-9200
Runner up
Dr. Sidney Smith 1010 Medical Center Drive208-2055
Which is the best orthodontist?
Maginnis Orthodontics 18 Oak Forest Road757-9760
Runner up
South Carolina Orthodontist 880 Fording Island Road706-3344
Who is the best surgeon?
Dr. Frederick Weniger 25 Clarks Summit Drive757-0123
Runner up
Dr. Jeffery Reuben 40 Okatie Center Blvd. S.705-8970
Who is the best chiropractor?
Bluffton Family Chiropractic 80 Baylor Drive706-3472
Runner up
Martin Chiropractic 163D Bluffton Road (S.C. 46)757-4100
Who is the best veterinarian?
Dr. Ben Parker at Coastal Vet 21 Buck Island Road (Westbury Park)757-1112Runner up
Bluffton Veterinarian Hospital 21A Scott Way815-5898
Who is the best attorney?
Regina Strickroth 1 Sherington Drive757-5500
Runner up Roberts Vaux 1251 May River Road757-2888
Editor's note: We've been advised by legal counsel not to say anything snarky here.
Who is the best mechanic?
Stephen "Bev" Brodie Bluffton Automotive47 Goethe Road757-4889
Runner up
Bluffton Auto Body 39 Persimmon Street757-2639
Editor's note: It's not just Bev's (it rhymes with weave, by the way) crazy automotive skills, it's also the PS3 in his lobby. Between that and the big screen, you've got serious man cave action over there.
Who does the best computer repair?
Best Buy 1007 Fording Island Road815-5590
Runner up
Kevin Sekula Computer Doc 10 Pinckney Colony Road Building 300 815-8540
Editor's note: Ah, the Geek Squad. Everyone loves those cool VW Beetles.
Which is the best lawn service company?
Your kids
Runner up
Coastal Landscaping 757-7163
Editor's note: Our kids are not mowing your lawn.
Which is the best carpet cleaning company?
Stanley Steamer 3 Cardinal Court783-3637
Runner up
ServPro 22 Scott Way815-6923
Editor's note: As an office full of pet owners, the BT staff approves of all the nominees.
Which is the best pest control company?
Hilton Head Exterminators 37 Hunter Road706-9933
Runner up
Island Pest Control 142 Island Drive757-7378
Which is the best heating and air company?
Marke's Heating & Air 27 Buckingham Plantation Drive836-3000
Runner up
Dean Custom Air120 Logan Road706-2850
Editor's note: It's been 7,000 degrees every day this week. We salute you both.
Which is the best fitness center?
Breakthrough Fitness Center 11 Sheridan Park Circle757-2166
Runner up
Powerhouse Gym 1540 Fording Island Road706-9700
Which is the best hair salon?
Salon 1050E 1050 Fording Island Road368-1990
Runner up
Charles & Co 85 Towne Drive706-2930
Which is the best barber shop?
Bluffton Barber & Style 163 F Bluffton Road757-4838
Runner up
Lowcountry Barbers 17 Sherington Drive815-4423
Who is the best hair stylist?
Vanessa Thompson
Runner up
Joy Ross
Which is the best day spa?
The Inn at Palmetto Bluff 476 Mount Pelia Road706-6500
Runner up
Lowcountry Aesthetic Center and Zen Fusion Spa 11 Sheridan Park Circle815-580816 Okatie Center Blvd.705-0811
Which is the best day care?
Amazing Creations 4464 Bluffton Park Crescent Drive837-5437
Runner up
Cross Schools 495 Buckwalter Parkway706-2000Editor's note: We have it on good word that the juice at Amazing Creations is to die for.
Which is the best pet care service?
Brooke's Bed and Biscuit 25 Buck Island Road757-0740
Runner up
Camp Green Dog 1190 Argent Blvd.208-DOGS
Editor's note: We have it on good word that the biscuits at Brooke's are to die for.
Which is the best car wash?
Island Car Wash 1008 Fording Island Road815-4666
Runner up
Ultimate Car Wash 34 Plantation Park Drive706-2141
Editor's note: We have it on good word that ... ok, we'll stop.
Which is the best florist?
Flowers by Sue 72 Arrow Road842-8778
Runner up
Old Bluffton Flowers & Gifts 142 Burnt Church Road757-2742
Who is the best caterer?
Jim 'N Nick's Bar lBlQ 872 Fording Island Road706-9741
Runner up
Sigler's Rotisserie & Seafood 12 Sheridan Park Circle815-5030
Editor's note: Not only is it hard to say no to a foil pan stuffed with cheesy biscuits, but the serving spoons they give you are crazy reusable.
Which is the best art gallery? (TIE)
Society of Bluffton Artists (SoBA) 48 Boundary St.757-6586
Maye River Gallery37 Calhoun St.757-2633
Runner up
Four Corners Framing 1263 May River Road757-8185
Which is the best local bank?
Wachovia 11 Arley Way 706-4060
Runner up
Atlantic Community Bank 1 Sheridan Park Circle815-7111
Which is the best dry cleaning company?
Door to Door Cleaners 373 Red Cedar St.815-5885
Runner up
Superior Cleaners Kitties Crossing815-5105
Editor's note: We have children. Children stain things. We approve of these folks.
Which is the best pharmacy?
Walgreens 868 Fording Island Road815-9953
Runner up
Bluffton Pharmacy 167-B Bluffton Road757-4999
Editor's note: Come for your prescription, stay for the As-Seen-On-TV aisle.
Which is the best clothing store?
Stein Mart 71 Towne Drive815-6305
Runner up
Banana Republic Tanger Outlet Center 2837-3008
Editor's note: We have family members who could disappear inside a Stein Mart for days on end and come out with three carts full of clothing.
Which is the best jewelry store?
Golis Family Jewelers 1008-D Fording Island Road815-4367
Runner up
Ligato's Fine Jewelry 80 Baylor Drive757-8865
Which is the best shoe store?
Rack Room Shoes Tanger Outlet Center 2836-2551
Runner up
Bass Shoe Outlet Store 1414 Fording Island Road837-6227
Which is the best grocery store?
Publix 706-3049
Runner up
Kroger 125 Towne Drive815-6070
Which is the best sporting goods/outdoor equipment store?
Sports Addiction 70 Pennington Drive815-8281
Runner up
Lowcountry Outfitters Moss Creek Village837-6100
Which is the best thrift store?
Off Island Thrift 18 Plantation Park Drive815-7771
Runner up
Habitat for Humanity S.C. 46757-9995
Which is the best used car dealer?
Lowcountry Motors U.S. 278 & S.C. 46815-5100
Runner up
New River Auto Mall 265 Drivers Way208-1217
Which is the best new car dealer?
New River Auto Mall 265 Drivers Way208-1217
Runner up Hilton Head Honda 161 Fording Island Road815-2880
Editor's note: Strength in numbers rules the day here, as the New River Auto Mall and their impossibly catchy jingle take BOB home.
Which is the best boat dealer?
Matthews Marine 52 Cecil Reynolds Drive705-9995
Runner up
Webster's Marine 5974 North Okatie Highway987-6663
Editor's note: If we ever get a boat we're naming it the Poop Deck. Just sayin'.
Which is the best golf cart dealership?
E-Z Go 649 North Okatie Highway987-8272
Runner up Club Car 1202 Fording Island Road837-2066
Which is the best place to get home furnishings?
Haverty's 1180 Fording Island Road837-5500
Runner up
World Market 30 Malphrus Road836-1970
Editor's note: We unwound on one of the couches there for a good half hour before we realized the TVs are all fake in there.
Which is the best carpet and flooring retailer?
Lowe's 35 Malphrus Road837-8887Runner up
Gilman Floors Kitties Crossing757-5800
Which is the best audio/video store?
Best Buy 1007 Fording Island Road815-5590
Runner up
Custom Audio Video 48 Pennington Drive815-5130
Editor's note: It's also not a bad place to hang out and ogle gadgets when the boss thinks you're out on a call. Not that we've ever done that, even when the new Madden came out.
Which is the best tire store?
Goodyear 101 Barrel Landing Road705-4683
Runner up
Tire Kingdom 1176 Fording Island Road757-8473
Which is the best hardware store?
Lowe's 35 Malphrus Road837-8887
Runner up
Home Depot 20 Gateway Village Road815-7000
Editor's note: Lowe's bested big-box rival Home Depot pretty handily, but we would like to point out that Home Depot has its own in-store kitty cat.
Which is the best appliance store?
Lowe's 35 Malphrus Road837-8887
Runner up
Home Depot 20 Gateway Village Road815-7000
Which is the best insurance agency?
Kinghorn Insurance 1160 Fording Island Road837-8000
Runner up
State Farm 15 Mallet Way815-4888
Which is the best deli?
Downtown Deli 27 Dr. Mellencamp Drive815-5005
Runner up
The Sippin' Cow Cafe 1230 May River Road757-5051
Editor's note: It is unwise to write editor's notes on an empty stomach.
Where is the best place for coffee?
Starbucks 1060 Fording Island Road815-9299
Runner up
Corner Perk 142 Burnt Church Road816-5674
Editor's note: "The break room at BT" once again comes in distant last.
Which is the best cell phone service provider?
Verizon 1314 Fording Island Road815-4040
Runner up
Sprint 22 Plantation Park Drive815-6970
Where is the best place to get ice cream?
Kilwin's Chocolate & Ice Cream 1414 Fording Island Road837-9777
Runner up
Dairy Queen 22 Plantation Park Drive815-7575
Editor's note: It is unwise to enter Kilwin's on an empty stomach. Their ability to coat anything in chocolate trumps whatever willpower you might have anytime.
Which is the best bar?
Cork's Wine Company Calhoun Street Promenade815-5168
Runner up
Captain Woody's Calhoun Street Promenade757-6222
Editor's note: Cork's is making quite an impression in this year's BOB awards. Looks like we're a little more sophisticated than we thought, Bluffton.
Where is the best place to go for Happy Hour?
Captain Woody's Calhoun Street Promenade757-6222
Runner up Wild Wing Café 1188 Fording Island Road837-9453
Editor's note: Beer + oysters = bliss.
Which restaurant has the best atmosphere?
Giuseppi's Pizza & Pasta Kitties Crossing785-4144
Runner up Sigler's Rotisserie & Seafood 12 Sheridan Park Circle815-5030
Editor's note: Steelers gear on the wall is all the atmosphere we need.
Which restaurant gives you the most bang for your buck?
Jim 'N Nick's 872 Fording Island Road706-9741
Runner up
Squat 'n' Gobble 1231 May River Road757-4242
Editor's note: Did we mention the cheesy biscuits?
Where is the best place for a quick lunch?
Downtown Deli 27 Dr. Mellencamp Drive815-5005Runner up
The Sippin' Cow Cafe 1230 May River Road757-5051
Where is the best place for Sunday brunch?
Walnuts Café 70 Pennington Drive815-2877
Runner up
Stooges Café 25 Sherington Drive706-6178
Editor's note: Ask for the Southern lady. But only if you like your food delicious.
Which is the best Asian restaurant?
Kobe Japanese Steakhouse Plantation Business Park757-6688108 Buckwalter Parkway757-7998
Runner up
Ruan Thai 26 Towne Drive757-9479
Which is the best barbecue restaurant?
Jim 'N Nick's 872 Fording Island Road706-9741Runner up
Bluffton BBQ 1271 May River Road815-7675
Editor's note: Seriously, did we mention the cheesy biscuits? Because the barbecue there is even better. The appropriate adjective is drooliscious.
Which is the best Lowcountry restaurant?
Sigler's Rotisserie & Seafood 12 Sheridan Park Circle815-5030
Runner up May River Grill 1263 May River Road757-5755
Editor's note: The old standby remains on top of the heap.
Which is the best Mexican restaurant?
Mi Tierra 27 Dr. Mellencamp Drive757-7200
Runner up (TIE)
La Hacienda 25 Bluffton Road815-4540
Mi Tierrita U.S. 17784-5011
Editor's note: The arroz con pollo es muy bueno.
Which is the best Italian restaurant?
Giuseppi's Pizza & Pasta Kitties Crossing815-9200
Runner up
Mulberry Street Trattoria 1476 Fording Island Road837-2426
Editor's note: Come to think of it, we really have a lot of top-shelf Italian restaurants in Bluffton. Take that, New York City. We've got great pasta and you can swim in our rivers.
Which is the best seafood restaurant?
Sigler's Rotisserie & Seafood 12 Sheridan Park Circle815-5030
Runner up
May River Grill 1263 May River Road757-5755
Which restaurant has the best buffet?
Golden Corral 1196 Fording Island Road836-1905
Runner up
Jade Garden 1304 Fording Island Road815-6588
Editor's note: Both of these worthy contenders make us wish for larger plates.
Which is the best family style restaurant?
Giuseppi's Pizza & Pasta Kitties Crossing815-9200
Runner up
Jim 'N Nick's 872 Fording Island Road706-9741
Editor's note: There's some magic anti-kid-noise force field at Giuseppi's. There's always kids there, but they never disrupt your meal. It's probably because the kids are actually eating.
Which restaurant provides the best service?
Giuseppi's Pizza & Pasta Kitties Crossing815-9200
Runner up
The Sippin' Cow Cafe 1230 May River Road757-5051
Sigler's Rotisserie & Seafood 12 Sheridan Park Circle815-5030
Editor's note: For many restaurants, this is the make it or break it category. You can dish up the best food in the world, but if we can't stand the person bringing it out we're not coming back.
Where can you get the best burger?
Five Guys Burgers and Fries 1019 Fording Island Road757-4667
Runner up
Cheeburger Cheeburger 108 Buckwalter Parkway706-9716
Editor's note: When we first got this list, all of the results were out of order and it had Five Guys finishing dead last. We lost all faith in humanity for about a day until someone gave us the right results. Five Guys won this one huge, and so all is right with the world.
Where can you get the best pizza?
Giuseppi's Pizza & Pasta Kitties Crossing815-9200
Runner up
Monster Pizza 142 Burnt Church Road757-6466
Editor's note: Giuseppi's is cleaning up in this year's BOB. This one was a landslide. Although we do love us some Monster as well. Any pizza you have to tilt to get through a doorway is OK by us.
Where can you get the best sandwiches?
Jersey Mike's Subs 1019 Fording Island Road815-2536
Runner up
Sippin' Cow Café 1230 May River Road757-5051
Where can you get the best breakfast?
IHOP 11 Towne Drive815-5222
Runner up
Squat 'n' Gobble 1231 May River Road757-4242
Editor's note: We support any restaurant with the chutzpah to put an item called the Rooty Tooty Fresh 'n Fruity on its menu.
Where can you get the best salads?
Giuseppi's Pizza & Pasta Kitties Crossing815-9200
Runner up
Truffles Café Belfair Towne Village815-5551
Editor's note: Arright guys, let someone else have a turn.
Which restaurant is most needed in Bluffton?
No chain restaurants - keep it local
Runner up
Olive Garden
Editor's note: Helping our neighbors keep their head above water or unlimited salad and breadsticks? Choices, choices.
Where can you get the best desserts?
Truffles Belfair Towne Village815-5551
Runner up
The Cottage Cafe 38 Calhoun St.757-0508
Editor's note: Some people say you can't have dessert for lunch. These people have never been to Truffles. Good to see newcomers The Cottage Café making their mark early.
Which restaurant provides the best overall dining experience?
Sigler's Rotisserie & Seafood 12 Sheridan Park Circle815-5030
Runner up
Mulberry Street Trattoria1476 Fording Island Road837-2426


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Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) was first reported in the United States in the Southwest in 1993. The Sin Nombre virus is the main cause of HPS reported in the United States, but other hantaviruses cause similar illnesses in other countries. In the United States, the deer mouse is the main reservoir of the virus. Other wild rodents can also be carriers. Infected rodents shed the virus in their urine, saliva, and droppings but do not show any signs of illness. Illness in humans results from inhalation of aerosolized virus-containing rodent excreta. The disease is not spread person-to-person.
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No cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) were reported in 2014.
Since 1997, four cases of HPS have been reported in King County; three cases occurred in adult males and one in an adult female. Three cases were most likely exposed in Eastern or Central Washington and one in Idaho. The last fatal case occurred in 1997.
Each year in Washington state between one and five hantavirus cases are reported, usually from the eastern parts of the state.


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Para-educator does it for the smiles
"When a teacher needs a copy made or a ream of orange construction paper delivered to a classroom at the South Whidbey Intermediate School, that teacher calls Marty Buckman.When a student can't find a friend on the playground, she calls Marty Buckman.And when anybody at a school needs chocolate to chase away a case of the blues, it's time to call Marty Buckman.For all these things and more, Buckman -- a para-educator at the intermediate school -- received Western Washington University's Award for Professional Excellence. Buckman was just one of two para-educators statewide who received the award, which is one of the state's most prestigious for educators.A staff member at the school for the past five years, Buckman is one of the people who makes recess fun and safe for the school's 490 students. She also helps keep the school humming by running its supply room, copy machines, and filling in at the school's front desk.She did not know she was a candidate for the award or a winner until Monday morning, March 27, when during a staff meeting her co-workers handed her a three-ring binder covered with photographs of her at work and filled with letters of recommendation. The Western award was completely unexpected.I was just speechless, which I'm not very often, Buckman said.Part of the reason the honor came as such a shock is that Buckman has never thought of her job as one that has anything to do with peer recognition or awards. Whether she working to keep kids, teachers, or school support staff stay on task, she said her reward comes simply from giving a helping hand. That goes double for the kids.I do it for the smiles on their faces and the gleam in their eyes, Buckman said.When working in her role as a recess supervisor, Buckman does everything from organizing softball and soccer games to reminding students to play safely. She enforces the school's no put-downs rule by nipping any teasing in the bud. And, she helps students find friends. Recently, a student approached Buckman during a recess period, saying he could not find a friend. She told him that simply was not true.Don't I count? she asked him, even as she matched him up with two other boys looking for playmates.While on the school's grassy fields, Buckman is often the students' best friend, even if she cannot remember all of their nearly 500 names.There's a lot of kiddos out there, she said.Back inside the school during class hours, Buckman is as much a needed friend for adult staff members as she is for the students. Sometimes, her co-workers don't need so much as a word for Buckman to add some cheer to their day -- they just head for a basket near the copy machine that Buckman keeps full of chocolate.It's not coffee, it's candy that gets them through, Buckman said.Buckman has actually been a fixture in the school district for about seven years. She started working as a volunteer in the schools when her son first entered primary school. During those volunteer years, she received the district's Golden Acorn Award, an honor given to community members who give their time and talent to the students.Buckman said it will take a little time to recover from receiving her award and so many compliments from co-workers, students, and parents. While she does, she may have more energy on the playground than even the kids can handle."
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Irony - or as my folks call it, 'Arnie' - is plentiful here in these parts.
Nothing more ironic than when the federal guvmint decides to freeze Alabama's academic standards under the No Child Left Behind Act.
NCLB has been nothing but a block of ice to Alabama and every other state since it was signed into law in January, 2002.
NCLB, initiated by the Bush administration and approved by Congress, mandates high-stakes tests to measure student achievement and punishes schools that lag behind.
NCLB sounds good on paper, kinda, but in practice it is a burden on teachers and a harness on students. One size-fits-all doesn't work with education. No Child Left Behind has turned into Every Child Stays Behind.
Let's keep it simple: Hire good teachers. Reward good teachers. Fire bad teachers. Challenge all kids to be their best. Good teachers know how to push good students to excellence and how to prod slow students to better grades. Trust good teachers to do their jobs.
I'm a little biased on this subject. Having grown up in rural Kentucky, a state, like Alabama, not usually associated with excellence in education, I was lucky to have had good teachers. I had teachers who knew when to scold a kid for drawing stupid pictures on the back of a test and when to encourage him for finishing a test in time to draw a stupid picture.
Teachers and students don't need to be boondoggled with testing. Testing has its place, but it shouldn't be mandated. Learning is what's important. Trust good teachers to grow young minds and give them the tools to succeed. Don't restrict their creativity with mandates.
Freeze NCLB. Please. Then thaw it out and let it melt down the drain.


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The Detroit Tigers traded catcher Dusty Ryan to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later or cash considerations, the team announced today.
Ryan became expendable after Alex Avila had a breakthrough season in 2009. The Tigers also signed catcher Robinzon Diaz to a minor league contract earlier this month.
Ryan hit .154 (4-for-26) with four RBIs in 12 games with the Tigers last season. He hit .257 (52-for-202) with 10 home runs and 35 RBIs in 63 games with the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens.
Ryan played 27 games and hit .257 in two seasons with the Tigers.
Avila hit .279 (17-for-61) with four doubles, five home runs and 14 RBIs in 29 games for the Tigers last season, while Diaz has a .281 average in 44 games in two seasons with Toronto and Pittsburgh.
Either Avila or Diaz are likely to start the season as the backup to
Gerald Laird, while the other will likely be the starting catcher in Toledo.
The Tigers have considered sending Avila to Toledo so he can play every day, but there is a chance he could start the season with the Tigers.