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Custom SLR, a San Jose, Calif., design company announced the M-Plate universal camera tripod plate, offering built-in Manfrotto RC2 and Arca-Swiss connections as well as attachment points for accessories. Produced with appreciation from the support of more than 400 Kickstarter backers and designed by a team of seasoned photographers, the $74.95 M-Plate enables quick release from any tripod head and can attach multiple camera accessories into a single plate.
Crafted in the USA from aerospace grade aluminum, the M-Plate is sturdy, steady and lightweight, and works with any camera strap system including the Custom SLR C-Loop strap mount, BlackRapid, Spider Holster, Sun Sniper, Cotton Carrier and other systems would typically occupy the camera tripod socket.
"While connecting with real photographers using the C-Loop, we heard over and over that they also wanted something to connect with their tripod. That was the inspiration for the M-Plate but what grew from that inspiration is a system that will work with any strap system and any tripod – improving the shooting experience for all photographers," says Ivan Wong, COO, Custom SLR. "We started Custom SLR as a means to solve our own problems and it's amazing to be able to help so many of our fellow photographers as well. Thank you to all of our Kickstarter backers for help bringing the M-Plate to life."


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NORMAL, Ill. - The Bulldogs rallied but couldn't get over the hump Friday in a 80-71 loss to Illinois State.
The Drake women's basketball team trailed by 17 with less than six minutes to play before cutting the deficit to six on four occasions. Each time the Redbirds (2-9, 1-0) had an answer to hang on in the Missouri Valley Conference opener.
Kyndal Clark paced the Bulldogs (6-6, 0-1) with a game-high 23 points, while Ashley Bartow and Lizzy Wendell each poured in 13. Wendell pulled down a game-best seven boards, though Drake committed 22 turnovers, which led to 28 Redbird points.
Wendell's layup brought the Bulldogs within 75-69 with 16 seconds left before Illinois State made three out of four at the line to seal the win.
"They came out punching and we didn't recover," said Drake coach Jennie Baranczyk.
"We made a couple runs late in the second half and late in the first half, and we needed to make sure we did that at the beginning of the first half and start of the second half."
Alexis Foley led a quartet of double-digit scorers for Illinois State with 20 points. Octavia Lump had 17, while Lindsay Smith and Stekara Hall each added 14. The Redbirds shot 27-of-35 from the line to snap their six-game losing streak as Illinois State's bench outscored Drake's 32-0.
The Bulldogs continue their road trip against Indiana State on Sunday.

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PHILADELPHIA -- Playing with persistence to carry his team, Hornets forward David West was virtually unstoppable for stretches Monday night.
After scoring his team's first 14 points during the fourth quarter in Sunday's victory against the New Jersey Nets, West scored the Hornets' first 12 points Monday night against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Although the Hornets blew a 13-point lead in the first half, West's 30-point performance helped hold off the 76ers 98-91 in front of 14,299 at the Wachovia Center.
The Hornets (37-22) won their fifth straight -- their longest winning streak this season. Since the All-Star break, the Hornets have won seven of nine.
After starting their two-game road trip in sixth place in the Western Conference, they are now fifth, a half-game behind Houston (38-22).
"I feel like if I play well, it gives us a better chance to win, " West said. "My mindset has been to be really aggressive."
West took the same approach that led to 32 points against the Nets. He bulled his way into the lane to make step-back jumpers, hook shots and layups.
He made seven of his first 10 shots. It took West less than a minute to make his first shot -- a step-back jumper from 13 feet, before scoring on two layups and then a 17-foot jumper for an 8-0 lead.
"He's on a tear, and he could probably score more than what he is, " said point guard Chris Paul, who finished with 16 points, 12 assists and three steals. "He takes that jump shot, and when he's got it going like that we're going to feed him the ball."
It was the third time in four games West has scored at least 30 points. The surge started last week when he scored 30 against the Detroit Pistons.
West has a 30-point average in the previous four games, which led to his earning the Western Conference Player of the Week honor that was announced by the league Monday.
Returning to his hometown, Rasual Butler finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds. James Posey came off the bench and scored 16 with 12 rebounds. Despite a slow start, center Tyson Chandler scored nine points and grabbed nine rebounds.
"They did a good job of getting the ball in places they wanted to, " said Philadelphia forward Andre Iguodala. "They just had it going."
The Hornets were not flawless. Leading 92-81 with 3:22 remaining, the Hornets allowed the 76ers to cut the deficit to 92-89 with 1:36 remaining. Paul's 3-pointer gave the Hornets a 95-89 lead, and Philadelphia never got closer than five during the final 21 seconds.
For the third consecutive game, the Hornets were unable to avoid blowing a double-digit lead. The Hornets blew a 13-point first-quarter lead when Andre Miller made a free throw to give 76ers a 26-25 lead with 8:11 remaining in the second quarter, but that was Philadelphia's only lead.
In Sunday's 99-96 victory against the Nets, the Hornets held a 60-49 lead in the third quarter but fell behind 88-84 in the fourth. Last Friday against the Milwaukee Bucks at the New Orleans Arena, the Hornets blew a 21-point lead before storming back for a 95-94 victory.
"We're not playing our best basketball, but we're not playing our worst, " Paul said.
The Hornets gave up too many drives by Iguodala, who scored 30 points on 11-of-18 shooting.
Although the Hornets shot 10-of-16 on 3-point attempts, long-range specialist Peja Stojakovic missed six of eight shots before finishing with six points. Other than Posey, the Hornets' bench was ineffective, with Sean Marks finishing with three points and Antonio Daniels with two.
"We keep finding ways to win games, " Hornets Coach Byron Scott said. "That's what the important thing is, so we are just going to continue to find a way. I think we have some confidence in ourselves that when the game is on the line we are able to get things done."
NOTE: Stojakovic left the game near the end of the third quarter after suffering back spasms. He said that he had experienced tightness in his back when he awoke Monday morning. He spent the entire fourth quarter in the locker room stretching. When he put on his socks after the game, he grimaced in pain. Stojakovic had season-ending back surgery in 2006.
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220-pounder Kyle Brookens will highlight Plainfield's 2013 season following a 20-15 performance a season ago. 182-pounder Chukwuma Nwadike is the only other returning wrestler with significant varsity experience up top, returning a 9-19 record into the upcoming season. Down low, Nansi Hernandez, Molley Kosso, and Neo-Joe Lughas all saw at least ten varsity matches in 2012, witrh Hernandez and Lughas wrestling more than twenty varsity matches last season. 160-pounder Derrick Washington returns Plainfield's best record by far. Washington was 30-12 in 2012 where he competed at 152 pounds. 170-pounder Kevin Coleman will enter the 2013 season following a winning season in 2012.
Projected lineup:
106: Unknown
113: Nansi Hernandez (5-21)
120: Molley Kosso (2-11)
126: Unknown
132: Neo-Joe Lughas (16-19)
138: Rajuan Orphee (2-12), Flaudio Carrera (2-9)
145: Rajuan Orphee (2-12), Flaudio Carrera (2-9)
152: Diego Rivera (10-18)
160: Derrick Washington (30-12), Rohan Phillip (5-3)
170: Kevin Coleman (16-9), Rolando Rojas (2-2)
182: Chukwuma Nwadike (9-19)
195: Unknown
220: Kyle Brookens (20-15)
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Losses: South Plainfield, Seton Hall Prep, Hillsborough, Union, Rahway, Westfield, Linden, Bridgewater-Raritan, Scotch Plains, Hasbrouck Heights, Cliffside Park, St. Mary, A.L. Johnson, Elizabeth, Manville, North Plainfield, Irvington, Governor Livingston, Madison, Morristown
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Lineup & Game Notes – April 26, 2013
A change in the weather is sufficient to recreate the world and ourselves. – Marcel Proust
You may tune in for today's broadcast a few different ways:
In the listening area, dial around to AM1280, WNAM. This is one of the internet links to listen to the game. WNAM is also available on IHeartRadio as a website and as an app for your smart phone.
If you are in the viewing area, My NEW32's Sports Showdown has their first broadcast of the season.
This game is also available on MiLB.TV.
Timber Rattlers Lineup:
Tyrone Taylor – LF
Jose Sermo – 3B
Mitch Haniger – CF
Victor Roache – DH
Chris McFarland – 2B
Clint Coulter – C
Adam Giacalone – 1B
Orlando Arcia – SS
Michael Reed – RF
Timber Rattlers Starting Pitcher: Tyler Wagner
West Michigan Starting Pitcher: Hudson Randall
Updated Timber Rattlers Roster: Timber_Rattlers_Roster_042613
Roster Move: LHP Pitcher Brent Suter promoted to Brevard County. Wisconsin will play with 24, one under the 25-man limit for now.
Timber Rattlers Game Notes: RattlersGameNotesApril262013


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NHL lockout...nice timing fellas
September 17, 2012 - Per Peterson
The NHL lockout isn't the end of the world. There are worse, much worse, things happening all around us. But if you're a Minnesota sports fan, the lockout can be added to the list of disheartening moments in this state's sports history. Depending on your age, you've lived through multiple deflating Super Bowl losses. If you're too young to have been unlucky enough to do so, you still have the more recent NFC championship losses to hang your horns on. Twins fans haven't had much to cheer about the last few years, and even when the team did make the playoffs post 1991, the Yankees were there to shut us all up. The division titles are kinda cute though, aren't they? Timberwolves fans have suffered mightily since the team shipped Kevin Garnett and his talents to Beantown. Then they had reason for optimism last year ... before Ricky Rubio introduced his knee to Kobe Bryant's. The Lynx won a WNBA title last year, but for some reason few care about women's pro basketball enough to take solace. Now we have the lockout in hockey, just days before arguably one the most anticipated training camps was set to begin. The Wild spent wildly this offseason to acquire Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, and re-energized its patient fan base — the team has sold about 4,000 new season tickets since July 4 when the two studs on ice agreed to play together in Minnesota. Now, there's a chance there won't even be a hockey season because money once again has gotten in the way and will prevent us from enjoying one of our favorite sports. It's the second NHL lockout this century, and it could wipe out the season. Sports fans in Minnesota, you have two choices — 1) get a new hobby to divert yourself if you are fed up with watching losing teams, and/or 2) admit it, the Lynx are a quality pro sports team worthy of your attention — because without pro hockey, it's going to be a long winter.
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It's the age old question asked since the cavemen chiseled wheels out of enormous rocks and attached them to sticks: WHY does driving all day make you SO tired?!
I spent all day Saturday and half of Sunday driving home from Kansas City. My children, so precious, slept in the car so they felt just fine when we got home. I listened to an audiobook for a few hours, but that started numbing my mind and making me feel drowsy. Thankfully I had my Sonic ice and Mandisa albums or I might have fallen asleep at the wheel.
When we finally got home I announced that we would take 30 minutes to "speed unpack." It was a whirlwind of half eaten packages of food, blankets, dirty laundry and cords.
Oh the cords! I miss the days of cordless travel. Now we've got phone cords, car chargers, earbuds, computer cords…..plus I travel with an extension cord because apparently hotels haven't figured out that we need to be able to plug 14 things in at once. Why on earth do they still just have one lamp base outlet for the whole room?!
Within half an hour we had literally put away every single thing from the trip and, as much as I wanted to hang out with my kids that I hadn't seen all week, I fell into a nap that even Sleeping Beauty would not have believed was possible. And I slept for the next 24 hours, breaking only to go for a walk at 6:30 the next morning.
I don't actually remember it. I only know that I went for a walk because I found selfies on my phone from 2 miles down the road. I'm pretty sure I slept walked the whole thing. I hope I didn't do anything embarrassing. Like take my shirt off in the middle of the street.
But the rest time is over because this Saturday we are having a graduation for two of my girls and I have lots of planning and preparing ahead. We'll be having 45 people over for dinner on Saturday night plus have a bit of a ceremony. This is our fourth graduation. This one will be much smaller than what we did for our son a few years ago. We try to do whatever fits the personality of that child and the 2 girls that we are graduating this weekend wanted a smaller affair.
After that I.AM.SITTING.DOWN.FOR.A.WEEK.
I may spend all of Monday and Tuesday in the pool. I have a lounger that has been begging for me to spend some quality time with it.
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Well...we didn't get much snow from that last system, but we're still hopeful!
KINCAID - Craig
Craig was on Kincaid earlier this morning and said that there was only about 1 inch of new snow. So, he groomed the Mize, Lekisch, Margaux's, and the Jodphur lighted loops. He also created a "European" experience to change things up a bit by setting the track on the left side of the trail instead of the right. This doesn't mean that the direction has changed...just ski on the left.
9:15 p.m.
Matt is out tonight working on Kincaid and has groomed Elliot's Climb, World Cup, Easy Street, the "S" turns back to the lighted loop and the Multi-use trail. He also went over the Horseshoe with double track. Yay Matt!
CHUGIAK/EAGLE RIVER - Bill
Bill was on the trails at Beach Lake where a lot of people were out taking advantage of the light dusting of snow and maybe trying out some new skis?;) He went out to cut some brush and planned to groom, but will go back later tonight when there is less traffic. He mentioned that on Mama's by the bridge there is an overflow problem, so please be aware in that area.
9:15 p.m.
Bill made it over to ER High School and Yosemite Dr. and scratched up the trails. He said there was more snow there than at Beach Lake, so that was nice. A concerned citizen called the police thinking he was someone going for a joyride on the ski trails on his snow machine. She actually came out and apologized profusely once she found out he was grooming them. He got a good chuckle out of that and made a new friend!:)
He is now working at Beach Lake as the crowd has subsided.
HILLSIDE - Tom
Tom just called and said that the Hillside got 2-3" of new snow depending on what trail you are on. He groomed the whole park with the exception of the Richter loop. He went over the Spencer once and everything else twice, since there has been so much traffic.
He was on his way to groom part of the Tour of Anchorage trail to Tudor Rd. It's been a while since he's groomed that because it's a pretty rough trail and when we have as little snow as we do, it's really hard on the equipment. In fact, last time he groomed it, it tore up his cutter bar. Bummer! So, hopefully, with this new snow it will be a little more forgiving and allow Tom to smooth it up a bit. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding.


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Sometimes you need a reason to run.
My most recent excuse was that it was winter. Winter in the Alps, where we live. Running in the winter has never been something I've chosen to do. Never. I also don't run on treadmills. I don't do a lot of things, secluded here in the winter.
A few weeks ago I realized I needed to stop making excuses. I was sitting on my bed with my laptop on my lap. I was planning a family trip to Paris on March 1st, when our kids would be on their winter holiday. It also overlaps with fashion week, which is great because I'll be able to see a lot of friends I don't often see anymore, but kind of annoying because I'm not working like I used to, therefore I have no reason to go to a million shows… and then to parties… and to be too tired to take care of my kids the next day.
But my son has been asking to climb the Eiffel tower and my daughter incessantly just wants to get dressed up "like a princess and go on a date," so I figured Paris would be the perfect place to take them for their vacation. A dose of culture, and Paris is also an hour or so from Euro Disney, which will be a whole other kind of cultural experience…
But still, something was missing.
I was on my computer looking to see what else was going on that week when, giving up, I picked up my phone and opened Instagram. I was greeted by a photo from Natalia Vodianova (@natasupernova) and a group of women in running gear, arms thrown up in the air, ready to overtake Paris. Below it said that anyone was welcome to join her team for the Paris Half Marathon to raise money for her Naked Heart Foundation. The race would take place on March 2nd. Perfect! But we would have less than a month to train, but the kids could see Brook and I run a race to do something good for someone other than us: raise money for to build summer camps for kids with special needs.
We applied and made the cut!
Our training has been a bit hindered by a bout of sickness knocking us out for a good week, but we are back on track now and we very much look forward to running on March 2nd!
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Sig Snyder, frequent correspondent, on a ritual of spring that many of you will appreciate:
Doggone! This was one of those days. Most of us have them from time to time.
"Spring is just around the corner," I said to myself when I opened the door at dawn to pick up our morning paper.
And there it was. A big black dog sans collar and leash cavorting on our snow covered lawn, sniffing for a place to leave what dogs love to leave in the morning. About 20 feet ahead of him was a man whom the dog caught up with when I offended his sensibilities by opening my door. Man and dog disappeared around the corner toward Melrose, apparently their Neighborhood of Choice. Deja Vu. A few years back another Melroser with a big white dog explained to me, after a similar but consummated performance, that he had checked with my landlord who told him that dog manure makes for a good organic fertilizer. Sounded convincing, except that I don't have a landlord. I offered to pick his fertilizer up for him so he could use it on his own lawn, but he passed.
Of dogs and men. The other day Renee got a call from David Rudd who owns the Antiques Store diagonally across from us on James. Twice during the last couple of weeks he had found his windows decorated with dog feces. A postal employee had seen the "artist," a middle aged man with a large white dog who provided the warm, brown medium. Given my wake-up call this morning, I walked over to David's to chat about dogs, their people, and their proclivities. He wondered, since his corner property collects a generous amount of excrement, whether it would help if the city put up one of the signs concerning the dog ordinance.
Signs indeed. Hadn't I seen them on Melrose? A short walk confirmed it. As fate would have it, what did I observe walking south on Hastings? Two good sized dogs without leashes romping on the sidewalk, followed by what I assumed to be a young housewife with two small children. Curious, I stopped to chat. Yes, she knows about the dog ordinance. And yes, her dogs are always under control. And she likes her dogs to run free, when she lets them out of her fenced in yard. I smiled and said good bye. I was not about to hear about the value of organic fertilizer on my lawn.
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Church recreates "old days" for anniversary
BETHANY – Members of Castleman Run United Methodist Church will celebrate the church's 200-year-old roots with a weekend of food, entertainment and activities reminiscent of its old days.
Set for Friday evening through Sunday afternoon, the celebration will include live music, pony and wagon rides, skillet-throwing and hog-calling contests and several re-enactment groups pitching camp sites near the church.
The church's origins can be traced to 1814, when the land was consecrated for worship by the Rev. Joshua Monroe after George Jones, a local farmer, donated it for worship.
Shirley Kemp, a church trustee, said many area residents would camp at the site for a weekend of worship and fellowship.
"People would come in wagons with their families and bring food and stay for the weekend. We're trying to re-create some of that feeling," said Kemp.
To do that, Kemp enlisted her brother, Lynn Cowell, to bring his re-enactment group and several others recreating life in that period. She said a limited amount of space also will be available for others to join them in pitching period-inspired camp sites.
The re-enactors will set up Friday evening, and everyone is invited to bring picnic baskets and blankets for a picnic supper on the lawn at 6 p.m. It will be followed by music by Mike and Debbie Hensler and others and an evening prayer service around a bonfire and sing-along led by JoAnn Davis.
There will be strolling bagpiper Nila Boyd on Saturday, as well as period games for children, face painting, pony and wagon rides and period demonstrations.
There also will be gospel music and magic at 11 a.m.; a skillet-throwing contest, with prizes for various age groups, at 1 p.m.; music by Sandy Lusco Huffman and Bob Podish, beginning at 2 p.m.; a hog-calling contest (also for various age groups) at 4 p.m.; music by the Honkytonk Sweethearts; and bonfire evening service, beginning at 7 p.m.
The Bethany Woman's Club and others will sell homemade bread, pies breakfast items and other food on Saturday.
Sunday's events will include a breakfast, with a cost of $5.95, at 8 a.m. and a morning worship service with Martha Ognibene, district superintendent for the United Methodist Church.
It will be followed at about 11 a.m. by a re-enactment of the consecration of the land, with Matt Charlton, a former pastor and current member of the church, assuming the role of Monroe, and George Jones III portraying his great-grandfather.
Kemp said Jones, who lives in Washington, Pa., will be presenting the original deed for the land and is among several descendants of Jones invited to attend.
A picnic lunch will follow at 11 a.m. and an afternoon service at 2 p.m. with several past pastors and others slated to share memories of the church.
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Westland Shopping Center welcomes you and is committed to supporting you in a more active lifestyle.
Garden City Hospital is the official health care partner of Westland Shopping Center, and sponsor of the Westland Walking program.
Walking for exercise has increased in popularity due to its enormous benefits, low stress to the body and ease with which it can be done. Westland Shopping Center opens its doors prior to regular operating hours to accomodate people who wish to walk for exercise. Westland's climate controlled environment makes walking for exercise safe and comfortable all year round.
Walking begins at 7:00 am and the doors at Arcade 2 (by Olga's Kitchen) are open for this purpose Monday thru Saturday. All other doors are locked until approximately 8.30am. On Sunday, all doors are opened at 10am. Please do not open locked doors for others; the doors are alarmed until opened by our Security Department.
To Become a Member of Westland Walkers:
Register to become a walker by filling out a Registration Card at Guest Services. Monthly mileage cards, which track the miles you walk each day, are also available. Periodically, incentives and prizes are awarded based on accrued mileage. All mileage on these cards should be miles that you walked inside the Westland Shopping Center only. Deposit the mileage cards in the Walkers' Box at Guest Services.
• Walking the mall with all the arcades (hallways) should be considered ¾ of a mile.
• Walking the mall without all arcades (hallways) should be considered ½ a mile.
Please consult your physician before beginning this or any exercise program. Remember to stretch before starting to walk. Please be courteous to the Westland Shopping Center staff. For your own safety, please avoid all roped or sectioned off areas.
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Each week, Garden City Hospital provides FREE blood pressure screenings at Westland Shopping Center on the following days:
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- 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month from 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
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A Hunterdon County Grand Jury has decided that sufficient evidence exists for the prosecution to proceed with cases against the people listed below. The defense has not yet responded to the charges. The indictment is merely a formal charge. These defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.
These indictments were returned on Jan. 19.
• Jose Delcid, 32, last known to live at Hunter Hills Apartments in Flemington, was charged with assault, third degree and two counts of making terroristic threats, third degree.
On June 1 in Franklin Township he allegedly attempted to cause severe bodily injury to Yasmine Milsia Garcia
He also allegedly threatened Garcia and Wilder Veniz.
• Jacob W. Carom, 21, of Frenchtown was charged with unlawful taking of a means of conveyance, fourth degree.
He was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop on Hinkly Road on Nov. 14 at about 3 a.m., Raritan Township police said.
Carom was initially stopped for failing to stay in his lane on Route 12. He allegedly took the vehicle without the owner's consent.
• Andrew Vernon, 19, of Flemington was charged with drug distribution, fourth degree.
On Feb. 7, 2011 in Clinton Township he allegedly distributed marijuana.
• Antwan Baskett, 26, of Somerset was charged with aggravated assault, third degree.
On Oct. 28, 2010 in Clinton Township, he allegedly caused significant bodily injury to a victim identified only as J.T.


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All photos/art by David Stone
David Stone has been interested in photography since childhood when his father gave him a Sears Tower twin lens reflex camera with the admonishment not to lose it. After attending college and serving in the Army, he graduated from the New England School of Photography and has been working in the photography industry ever since. He feels privileged to be on the staff of the Digital Imaging Services department at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts working alongside a group of outstanding photographers, and surrounded by one of the world's finest art collections. Talk about inspiration!
A recent move back to Ipswich, Massachusetts, was the spark that reignited his keen interest in his personal photography, and he has discovered an abundance of photographic possibilities there. Appleton Farm, The Crane Estate and Reservation, Plum Island, Ipswich Bay, the Ipswich River and the Great Marsh are all waiting to be photographed. The changing light and tides assure that they reveal something different each day. Early one morning as he was walking back to his car from a photo excursion at Appleton Farm, a woman he passed asked if he had taken any good pictures. His automatic response was "Yes, but there are plenty left!"
As a regular contributor to Yankee Magazine's New England Photography page on Facebook, David enjoys the opportunity to share his images with other talented photographers. He primarily shoots with Nikon DSLRs, (almost) always uses a tripod, and thoroughly enjoys the time spent post-processing his images. His favorite camera setting is f8 and being there!
David's photo of the Iced-in Canoe was the winner of Yankee Magazine's 2011 Winter Photo Contest!
You can learn more about David on his Web site: www.stoneystonephoto.com


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Student Notebook
Student Grant Winners
The APS Student Caucus would like to thank everyone who entered the 2003 APSSC Student Grant Competition. In a peer-reviewed process, the research of three graduate students and one undergraduate student were selected as the 2003 winners:
– Ming-Chou Ho, University of Kansas, "Perceptual Load Affects Mechanisms of Object-based Attention"
– Peter Mezo, University of Hawaii at Manoa, "A Study of Beliefs, Attitudes, and Self-Control: Evaluating the Relationship Between Schizotypy and Self-Control Skills"
– Lori Scott-Sheldon, University of Connecticut, "The Effects of Product Placement on Condom Attitudes and Intentions"
– Melanie Au, California State University at Sacramento, "The Effect of Visual Presentation and Cues on the Misinformation Effect"
Special thanks are also extended to the reviewers of these grant proposals.
Leave a comment below and continue the conversation.


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The name Burton is so synonymous with snowboarding that most people believe company cofounder Jake Burton Carpenter (he's know to everyone as just Jake Burton) is the inventor of the snowboard, but long time readers of the Times of Trenton know the real story . . . that snowboarding roots run through New Jersey
Here's what I wrote on January 30, 2000.
A woodworking shop class in Haddonfield is the birthplace of the modern-day snowboard. There, in 1963, 13-year-old Tom Sims fashioned plywood into the prototype of a riding board that would bring pain and joy to millions, and forever change the snowsport industry.
Sims later built snowboards for his friends and, in 1977, started the Sims Snowboard Company to build snowboards for the masses.
Last night's snow has turned to sleet here at Stratton Mountain Resort in southern Vermont, home of the 2008 Burton U.S. Open. The Burton logo is everywhere, so while, I give credit to Tom Sims and New Jersey for inventing the snowboard Burton gets the credit for growing the sport.
Another guy who gets credit for the snowboard is Sherman Poppen from Muskegon, Michigan. In 1965 he put two skis together to invent the Snurfer, a yellow snowsliding machine with a rope on the front for the rider to hold onto. Burton based his snowboard idea on the Snurfer and started building them in 1977.


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J. Bronte-Tinkew and G. DeJong
Social Science and Medicine, Vol. 58, 2004, p.499-514
The article assesses the influence of household structure and resources on children's nutritional status (height for age) in Jamaica. The hypothesis is that children in one-parent and co-habitation households are more likely to be stunted than those in two-parent, married, households. It also examines whether material resources and number of siblings affect a child's nutritional development. Results prove the hypothesis and indicate that children in low-income families with siblings are more likely to have low height for their age.
C. Bertone
Social Politics, Vol. 10, 2003, p.229-255
The article explores childcare issues in Denmark and Italy during the 1960s and early 1970s.
T. H. Lam and others
Social Science and Medicine, Vol. 58, 2004, p.487-498
The article examines whether the levels of suicidality amongst adolescents in Hong Kong are linked to their cultural values. It is based on the hypothesis that cultural change influences values and that values affect propensities towards risk behaviours. Almost 2500 teenagers aged 14-18 were questioned about their suicidality and their family relationships and were tested for levels of depression. The study found that traditional values protected against suicidal intention but that relationships between values and suicidality were generally not mediated through their effect on family relationships or depressive symptoms.
K. Robson and R. Berthoud
European Sociological Review, Vol. 19, 2003, p.451-466
Although there has been much research on the disadvantages teenage mothers face compared to their peers who start their families later in life, it has always been on an individual country basis. This article studies the lives of teenage mothers across thirteen countries in the European Union. The mothers' educational qualifications, family structure, labour force participation (of both themselves and their family), income and poverty levels were examined. The article concludes that although the teenagers' experiences differed between countries, motherhood increases teenagers' chances of being disadvantaged.


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Hallie Foote was only 10 years old when To Kill a Mockingbird was published, and only 12 when her father, screenwriter Horton Foote, adapted Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize winner into one of the great films of all time—winning Foote the 1963 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Hallie, now 62, says she paid little attention to her father's work as a child, but she certainly has grown to appreciate it—and his vast body of work—over the years, calling him "the great American writer." Now, on the 50th anniversary of the release of the film, she is reminisces about Mockingbird, her father's legacy, and why his work resonates with Christians. She spoke to CT as part of a publicity campaign for a special screening of the film by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
I have a very serious question to start our conversation. I understand you played Grandma Lois in Paranormal Activity 3?
Yes, I was! (laughing)
What would your dad say to that?
He would laugh! I had a really good time. And I think that's what he would always want me to do.
Fair enough. Let's talk about To Kill a Mockingbird. How would you describe this movie's legacy?
I think it's remarkable. It's a wonderful movie, and I love the book. It's a theme that's timeless and universal, and people always identify with the things in the book and the movie. And the protagonist, Atticus Finch, represents something about the best in human nature. I think it will continue to resonate for a very long time.
Do you have a favorite scene in the film?
Yes. I love the scene when the children are in bed talking about their mother, and Atticus can hear them from on the porch: "Do you remember her? Do you love her?"
What would you say the film is ultimately about?
It's a very complicated thing, because underlying everything in this story is the issue of race and how it's played out in this country. I think she [Lee] explores that brilliantly. But it's also about a father teaching values to his children by example. He's not the perfect father, and he makes mistakes, but he always tries to do the right thing. And he really loves his children, and shows that even when you don't have a lot, if you have the love of a parent, it goes a long way.
You were about 10 years old when the book came out. Do you remember your dad working on the screenplay for the film?
Not really. We were just kids, doing other things. But I do remember that when my dad got nominated for the Academy Award, he didn't even go out to Hollywood. We all sat around and watched it on TV, and my brother went to bed and said, "He's going to lose." We just didn't think he'd win, because Lawrence of Arabia was winning everything. So when my dad won, it was a nice surprise. [In 1963, Lawrence won Best Picture and Best Director, but Mockingbird won Best Actor (for Gregory Peck) and Best Adapted Screenplay (for Foote).]
As you grew older, did you talk to your dad about what it was like writing this particular screenplay?
Yes. He told me that at first he wasn't inclined to write it because he just doesn't want to adapt someone else's work. He just wanted to do his own things. But my mother was always great at counseling him. She read the novel first and told my dad, "You've got to read this." When he read it, he realized he probably should try to adapt it.
And then when he met Harper, he just fell in love with her; he said they had this instant shorthand because they both came from small towns in the South. He understood the people she was writing about. And he read a review of the book that was titled "Scout in the Wilderness," comparing the character of Scout to the character of Huck Finn. Dad said that just unlocked something for him, and that's when he really kind of figured out how to do the story.


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Fairgoers driving to the 2007 New York State Fair with authorized handicapped parking tags now can park their vehicles within the grounds. The paved Special Needs Parking Lot is located between Gates 10 and 11, with vehicles entering the grounds at Gate 6 or 7. The lot measures 362,250 square feet and can accommodate approximately 700 vehicles. If anyone with special needs desires to park in any other lot open to the public, they may do so.
Special tram service is available to shuttle those parking in the Special Needs Lot. Wheelchair accessible trams will shuttle guests from the parking lot to Tram Stop 3 behind the John Deere Horticulture building. Tram services run from 8:00 a.m. until 12:30 a.m. and Fair staff will be in the lot for personal assistance.
Those using the Special Needs Parking Lot in order to attend a Fairtime concert may ride the free Special Needs Parking Lot Shuttle and should get their hands stamped before leaving the lot. The shuttle then runs from the lot to Tram Stop 3, behind the John Deere Horticulture Building. Following the concert, those with properly stamped hands can board the shuttle at Tram Stop 4, behind the Mohegan Sun Grandstand, for the ride back to the Special Needs Parking Lot.
Stroller, Wagon & Wheelchair Rental:
Strollers, wagons, and wheelchairs are available for rent. Supplies are limited.
Daily Rental Rates from Vista Mobility Specialists
Equipment, Rate, Deposit
Strollers, $9.00, Drivers License/State ID
Wagons, $13.00, Drivers License/State ID
Wheelchairs, $15.00, Drivers License/State ID
Electric Carts, $45.00, Drivers License/State ID
Special Electric Cart "twilight" rental rate of $30.00 after 6:00 p.m.
Rental locations: outside Main Gate, inside Gate 4 & outside Gate 10
Note: Rentals are on a first-come, first service basis and cannot be reserved in advance. Vista's policy is to rent electric carts only to individuals who have medical or physical needs. Vista does not rent to children or young adults. In addition, a Vista representative will "wrist band" the renter, in order to visibly identify the only "authorized" operator of the electric cart.
Tram Service
The trams travel around the perimeter of the Fairgrounds from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., picking up and dropping off passengers at 11 designated stops. Fairgoers are able to make use of the Fair's internal transportation network for $2.00 all day long. Tram service is free on both Senior Days, Monday, August 27 and Tuesday, August 28 courtesy of NY Mobility. Tram service stops temporarily at 6:00 p.m. for the McNeil & Co. Daily Parade, and resumes after the parade is finished.
Unisex Accessible Assist Restrooms:
The Fair has the following unisex accessible assist restroom locations.
Gate 1 next to the ATM
Gate 10
Pink Parking Lot restroom
The McNeil & Co. Art & Home Center near the Empire Room
Dairy Products Building
Train Service:
Amtrak trains are handicapped accessible and you can use a wheelchair from the train.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing:
Aurora of Central New York
AURORA of Central New York, Inc. is once again providing certified professional Sign Language Interpreting for the Grandstand Concert Series at the New York State Fair, August 23 through September 3, 2007, in Syracuse, New York. Tickets for the Special Needs section of the Grandstand can be purchased at the Fair Box Office.
AURORA of CNY, Inc. has been providing certified professional sign language interpreter services to the Central New York community for almost 30 years and to the New York State Fair grandstand concerts for over 20 years. AURORA's Marjorie Clere Interpreter Referral Service requires that its interpreters follow the National Association for the Deaf - Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (NAD-RID) Code of Professional Conduct.
Find more information at AURORA's booth located in the Science and Industry Building, or click here for an up to date concert schedule and more information.
Fair Access for the Deaf
Since 1988, Fair Access for the Deaf has provided interpreters for the deaf at the Fair. Thirty sign language interpreters travel to Syracuse from all across the state to interpret more than 300 events. Interpreters are easy to spot in their blue shirts with the Fair Access for the Deaf logo on the back. Fairgoers also may request interpreters to join their groups. Find schedules of interpreted events and how to contact an interpreter at the Guest Relations Booth sponsored by JetBlue, inside the Main Gate (Gate 1).
View Fair Access for the Deaf's website
Information courtesy of the New York State Fair


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Fulton, NY -- Residents are reminded to vote from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today on the Fulton school district's $8.8 million construction project.
Voting will take place in all four elementary schools (Volney, Fairgrieve, Lanigan and Granby). The project work includes various upgrades and work at Volney and Fairgrieve elementary schools, G. Ray Bodley High School and the Education Center.
Go to this website link and click on 2012 Capital Project for more information about the project.


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Smiles, happiness and laughter for Slayer
Wednesday 6 Mar 2013 11:53 p.m.
Along with Metallica, Anthrax and Megadeth, Slayer are one of the biggest four thrash metal bands on the planet.
In fact, their 1986 album Reign In Blood has been called "the heaviest album of all time".
Slayer have been amazing since 1981.
They have album names like Reign In Blood and God Hates Us All, and lyrically tend to focus on things like serial killers, necrophilia, Satanism and warfare.
I've loved Slayer ever since a teacher at my school confiscated my friend's Diabolus in Musica album.
And years later, they've become one of my favourite bands to talk to, because they are so nice.
The band's frontman Tom Araya spoke to 3 News backstage at Soundwave in Australia.
"It's good, life is good," he says.
He had just played to 25,000 people.
"To me it's all new, to me it's always new," he says. "When we play to big crowds it still surprises me."
Slayer is humble. Slayer is always laughing. And still recording - a new album this year, hopefully.
"Yeah we have new stuff," Araya says.
He is in a happy place, and he should be. He's been fronting a multi-Grammy award winning band for more than 30 years.
"The only difference with me now is I can't headbang anymore as I have a plate. I can't do that which is a bum out. That's something I enjoy doing, and now I can't. It's an internal struggle, you know what I mean?"
But he still enjoys performing.
"I can still go out there and scream my ass off, and play a mean bass and smile a lot."
But how did Slayer become so happy?
"Because everyone is having a good time and smiling, and I start smiling," Araya says. "I can't help but laugh. I mean it's Slayer, you want "arrrgh" - I don't see that - I see smiles as they are getting hit in the head."
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NEW YORK – A lifeline for a floundering team emerged in the form of a 94 mph fastball from Red Sox reliever Brandon Workman. The baseball buzzed high over the plate, clipped the catcher's glove and went to the backstop.
Racing home from third, Ichiro Suzuki scored on a walk-off wild pitch that allowed the Yankees to stave off a morale-crushing sweep with a 4-3 victory on Sunday over Boston.
At last, the Yankees (76-67) experienced a bit of good fortune. They flew to Baltimore wounded, but still breathing. It was the first sign of life after an agonizing weekend in the Bronx.
"Obviously, if we had lost this one today, it would have been a big hit, mentally," Suzuki said. "It would have been tough."
Already, they had lost their captain, Derek Jeter, to another ankle injury. Their pitching staff became a tinderbox. For the first time in franchise history, the team lost three games in a row when scoring at least eight runs in each. Yesterday, Mariano Rivera blew his second lead in a row, giving up a game-tying home run to Will Middlebrooks in the ninth and missing out on his first two-inning save in seven years.
Yet somehow, in the course of a three-game pounding from Thursday to Saturday, the Yankees did not lose ground to the Tampa Bay Rays in the wild-card race.
Baltimore and Cleveland have passed the Yankees. But Tampa Bay is caught in a free fall of its own.
Manager Joe Girardi admitted he felt his team had dodged a postseason-squashing bullet in the process.
"They lose, we lose," said Robinson Cano, who raked a two-run double to put the Yankees ahead in the fifth inning. "So we're still even."
After six grueling innings of two-run baseball from Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda, Girardi turned to his bullpen. The choices were not for the squeamish. David Robertson and Boone Logan, two injured stalwarts, are unavailable for the next few days. The others were a hodgepodge of players Girardi does not trust, either because of relative inexperience (Dellin Betances, Cesar Cabral, Adam Warren) or recent ineptitude (Joba Chamberlain, Preston Claiborne, Phil Hughes).
Shawn Kelley took the mound in the seventh. It was his first outing in a week because of lingering triceps inflammation. He hoped to last into the eighth but allowed a pair of singles.
"If the guys hadn't gone on, I probably could have helped Mo out a little bit," Kelley said.
Here, Girardi revealed his desperation. When the bullpen door opened to begin the eighth, Rivera came for his first two-inning save attempt in the regular season since July 11, 2006. Aware of the taxed bullpen, he had volunteered his services to pitching coach Larry Rothschild. If the team needed multiple innings, Rivera told Rothschild, he could handle it.
Rivera needed 20 pitches, but the eighth went without incident. The third pitch of the ninth, however, was a 91 mph cutter that glided over the plate. Middlebrooks drove the ball the other way, with some extra guidance from the wind.
"I was surprised how it took off," Girardi said. "I thought it was a popup to Ich."
The baseball landed a few rows deep in the stands. Rivera placed his hands on his hips and stared in disbelief. It marked the seventh blown save of Rivera's season, his most since 2001. He has blown five since the All-Star break, including one here Thursday.
The Yankees opted not to mourn. Suzuki lined a single up the middle with one out. He stole second base. When Vernon Wells flied out to right, he took third.
"It seems like an insignificant thing that Vernon gets him to third base," Girardi said. "But it ends up being a huge thing."
Workman did the rest. It was the Yankees' first victory on a wild pitch since Sept. 27, 1977.
Suzuki took little credit for scoring the winning run. He joked that even team broadcaster Suzyn Waldman, one of several reporters surrounding him after the game, could have scored on the play. The group laughed.
Somehow, after three of the worst days of 2013, the Yankees were still alive.
"Hopefully, we can take this win and get on a run here," Suzuki said. "And really use it to our advantage."


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Absolutely wonderful writing! Completely loved this story!
Awesome story... Loved it... Keep writing more.. :)
I like that in the end they simply sleep together rather than engaging in sexual activities. Despite Draco making it sound more sexual, it shows a different side of him that definitely shows his intentions go beyond just friends with benefits.
This was an amazing story!!!!
Author's Response: I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you, Jenny
This is the best fan fiction ever ! Love it. I'm going to read your others now. P.s well done for making it sound English I'm from England so I know xxx
Author's Response: Well thank you! I do a lot of research on language usage and have a brother who lives in London, so maybe that helps. I'm thrilled that you enjoyed the story so much! Thank you for the positive feedback, Jenny
This is the best fan fiction ever ! Love it. I'm going to read your others now. P.s well done for making it sound English I'm from England so I know xxx
This is the best fan fiction ever ! Love it. I'm going to read your others now. P.s well done for making it sound English I'm from England so I know xxx
Loved this story! Cany wait to read the next installment :)
Author's Response: Thank you! I hope you like the second story as much as the first. I always like the "get them together" stories best, so the sequels are a bit harder! Thanks for the positive feedback, Jenny
up till what I ve read , this seems to me like a genuine continuation of the harry potter series!!! its fantastic!! even though I cant quite grasp the fact that malfoy becomes the good guy , you seem to have done a good job on the post war draco !!! I m impressed and I cant stop reading!!!
Author's Response: Thank you so much. What a huge compliment! I hope you continue to enjoy this story and the sequels too. Thanks, Jenny
Nice work! Looking forward to catching up on the next piece. I really enjoy reading your work, although I have lost a bit of sleep because of it (can't close the laptop...).
Author's Response: That's a huge compliment! I'm very happy to hear that you enjoyed my story. Thank you, Jenny
This was a brilliant story, well written, and am looking forward to reading the other two :D
Author's Response: Thank you! I had fun writing it. I hope you like the next two stories just as much. Thanks, Jenny
Poor Hermione, stuck between a rock and a hard place. (Whether Ron or Draco is the rock/hard place is up for debate.) Excellent work!
Author's Response: I'm glad you're enjoying the story. In the books, I'm pro-Ron, in the movies, I'm so-so, in my fan-fiction I'm pro-Draco. Who knew? Thank you for the review, Jenny
Oh, where to begin? Well this is actually my second time reading your series, and I'm completely, totally in love, in case you were wondering why. You managed to capture and maintain my attention throughout the story, something which can be hard to do:) But you did a great job portraying the characters. Except for Malfoy, of course. He could never be civil, let alone amazingly perfectly sweet!! And I hated Hermione, my favorite character. And I haven't decided if I love you or hate you for that temporary feeling... It's just that when Malfoy told her his feelings and she blew him off... Ugh. I felt like she might have well have said, "Aw, that's cute." Hahaha thanks for an amazing series, and now I shall read the second and third once more whilst I wait for a new chapter!
Author's Response: Thank you so much for your nice review -- I'm so happy you enjoyed the story and that I was able to evoke so many emotions in you! That's high praise. I'm working hard on Story # 3, but it tends to be rather slow going, I'm afraid. But reviews like yours really motivate me to keep writing. Thank you! --Jenny
Ron is being a jerk, for lack of a better term. I find myself frowning whenever Hermione does which means I'm either so into this story I can't help it or you're an excellent writer (or both.) Well done.
Author's Response: That is a huge compliment! Thank you, Jenny
I enjoy their banter and the back and forth with their moods towards each other, looking forward to seeing how it comes together.
I love this story so far and how the new Headmistress is handling the challenges. It's also good to see the old tension mixed with surprises in there. Most enjoyable so far. If only I didn't have a job that required normal sleep hours I'd stay up and keep reading.
Author's Response: I'm glad you're enjoying the story so far. I hope it keeps you entertained throughout. There are even a couple sequels, if you really like it. Thanks for the review! Jenny
It says that she will be missing Luna and Neville, and that she will be with Ginny's classmates, but in the books it says that Luna is in Ginny's year.
Author's Response: I know Luna is in Ginny's year and it is confusing. I meant for Luna to be taking her exams early. It is not clearly stated, though. I should edit this to make it more clear.
That was a great story. I really enjoyed it. I'm happy there will be a sequel and then another. I loved the scene in the train loo. I wonder if train bathrooms are as small as plane bathrooms. I wonder what's up with the Watch-listed wizards--the policy didn't sound very definitive.
Author's Response: I am very glad to hear you enjoyed the story, start to finish! I do confess that I left a little bit hanging at the end of this first story to set up a sequel. I hope you enjoy that one too. Thank you again for all your feedback, Jenny
I'm glad Hermione finally gave in. Never mind Draco, I was beginning to feel the pressure:D He seems quite talented with his wandless magic. I loved how Hermione surprised him with her decision to go to Paris. Draco seems so rational with his visions of the future--and very persuasive. I loved this story and I'm glad I have more to read.
Vacationing in a warm place sounds wonderful. It seems like Hermione is kind of pulling back from her relationship with Draco but maybe she was always that way. I'm just remembering all of the impromptu snogging is all:D I wonder how long it will take Draco to convince her that skinny dipping is the thing to do.


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10 Best Used Cars Under $8,000
As new cars get better, used cars follow. For the following list we first compiled all the used cars 2002 and newer with a Kelley Blue Book Retail Value of less than $8,000 as of December 2011. We then went through the list and handpicked the 10 used cars with the most appealing mixes of reliability, versatility and desirability, with an emphasis on track record.
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Phillipsburg, Southern Regional, Long Branch, Montville, North Hunterdon and Brick Memorial each won a sectional wrestling championship Friday night to advance to their respective group final fours.
Phillipsburg, No. 6 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, defeated No. 5 South Plainfield, 34-21, and won nine of the 14 bouts along the way in an impressive performance at the school's fabled Pit gymnasium in Phillipsburg during the NJSIAA/Star-Ledger North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 final.
South Plainfield was without heavyweight Bobby Sacks, who underwent appendectomy surgery on Thursday night. Phillipsburg picked up a fall at heavyweight by Jim Tergini and was simply too tough in its own house, earning critical victories by Rylan Watson at 112, Dan Brockerhoff (119) and Matt Lane (125) to take a 19-14 lead it would not relinquish.
Southern Regional, ranked No. 9, was equally impressive in knocking off No. 8 Eastern, a team many had penciled in as the Group 4 champion, in the South Jersey Group 4 final. Bob Lanno clinched it for Southern in the meet-closing bout at 125 pounds when he decked Eastern's John Baldosaro in :57.
Eastern's lineup troubles dogged the Camden County school right to the end, as 2008 state champion Hank Stinson (at 135 pounds) sat out the meet. Stinson has struggled since returning from an injury last month. He broke a bone in his hand in December and, upon his return in January, suffered a knee injury.
Southern joins a Group 4 final four that includes No. 10 Brick Memorial and unranked North Hunterdon, which defeated Watchung Hills Friday night.
The public school sectional champions will square off in the semifinals and finals in Groups 1 through 4 Sunday at the Ritacco Center on the campus of Toms River North and the non-public sectional champions meet for championships in the A and B groups.
The Groups 2 and 3 semifinals are at 10 a.m. and the Groups 1 and 4 semifinals are at 12:30. The Groups 2 and 3 and Non-Public A finals will be contested at 3:30 and the Groups 1 and 4 and Non-Public B finals are set for 6 p.m.


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Crop A Dile III Main Squeeze
Here are some tips and tricks when using the We R Memory Keepers Crop-A-Dile III Main Squeeze Tool for die cutting and embossing corners and edges of scrapbook pages and cards. Here is a video that demonstrates a little bit of what the main squeeze tool can do.
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We R Memory Keepers Crop-A-Dile III – Main Squeeze Tool
Always use our specially designed plates for the Main Squeeze. Slide them on and you'll hear and feel them snap into place. Always make sure the plates are inserted onto the plate slips all the way.
All plates have debossed words on the end of them stating "TOP" or "BOTTOM", So does the Main Squeeze Tool on the ends above the plate slips. match up the plates with the "TOP" and "BOTTOM" of the tool for a perfect fit.
*Tip: For more squeeze pressure, hold the handles near the ends. This also helps users with small hands.
There is a Base for the Crop-A-Dile Main Squeeze available for easy use.
Crop-A-Dile III Squeeze Plates and Squeeze Tabs
The Squeeze Plates have a special soft pad that protect Squeeze Tabs when squeezing. Squeeze Tab are designed on both sides. Take a look and see which side you'd like to show on the front of your project. the Squeeze Tabs come flat with a score line. Bend the Squeeze Tabs in half before attaching – it's easy to do with your fingers. Once Squeeze Tab is folded in half, it's ready to be applied. Hold page upright and place the Squeeze tab over the top edge of the page, opening facing down. Let gravity do the work for you. Place the tool with the Squeeze Plates in a downward direction over the top of the Squeeze Tabs and give the handles a squeeze to secure the Tab. Check to make sure it's firmly attached, if not, give another squeeze.
Crop-A-Dile III Main Squeeze Corner Plates & Metal Corners
The "BOTTOM" plate has a soft surface to protect the front of your Metal Corners when squeezing. Be sure to place this plate on the decorative front side of the corner when squeezing. Make sure the Metal Corner is all the way up into the corner plates before squeezing. Hold your page corner upright and place the Metal Corner over the page corner. Let Gravity do the work for you. Place the tool with the plates in a downward direction over the top of the Metal Corner and give the handles a squeeze to secure the Corner. Check it to make sure it's firmly attached, if not, give another squeeze. When attaching a metal corner to a thick book-board, you may have to open up the back of the metal corner a little to fit over the book-board. Use a needle-nose pliers to slightly bend it open.
There is a small divot in the "BOTTOM" plate, this is for specialty metal corners with rhinestones. The rhinestones fit in the divot and are protected when squeezing.
Crop-A-Dile III Main Squeeze Die Cutting Plates
Each Die Cutting Plate has foam attached to the knife for safety and also to help release the die-cut shape. If the shape becomes lodged in the die, use a pointy tool or pin to pop it out. Always tip the Main Squeeze tool to the side to remove the shape before die-cutting your next piece. If shapes build up in the die, it will be difficult to die cut.
To make a continuous border around a 12×12 page, first punch a corner and then follow with the matching border lining up the plate carefully every time. If the plate is even slightly off (not lined up on the peg), our border might have a slight divot in it. Once you have the row completed, switch the plates to the corner plates. Diecut your corner then switch back to the border plates and proceed around the page in the same manner, lining up perfectly. If your page is slightly off size and not 12×12 inches exactly, your border will be slightly off and could have a divot between one of the scallops.
* A fun trick is to use the negative shape of the die cut shap or border as a stencil. Simply place above another paper and rub with an ink pad or paint for a great border.
If you have difficulty squeezing with one hand, don't forget about your other one! Use BOTH hands and hold the Main Squeeze at the ends of the handles for more squeezing power.
Crop-A-Dile III Main Squeeze Embossing Plates
It's easy to make a continuous border of any of the embossing icon shapes as well. Simply place the edge of the plate the same distance away from the last embossed design and repeat. Be sure to line your paper up against the inside of the plate in the tool every time to keep the border straight.
Use a distressing tool like our Heart Attack tool with special sanding paper to show off Embossed Designs. Emboss a design on a printed sheet of cardstock paper then distress the embossed image to see the white core of the paper shine through. Touch the surface of any embossed design with an ink pad to add even more dimension.
to make a continuous border that is evenly spaced, emboss a pattern, then move the plate to the left or right so the edge of the plate lands in the center of the last shape, then squeeze. Be sure to line your paper up against the inside of the plate in the tool every time to keep the border straight.


text: Josef Albers is known for a small, but significant collection of furniture designed as early as 1922-3, as well as paintings, expressing the Bauhaus ideas and concepts. His wife and colleague, Anni Albers, was a prolific textile designer and print-maker. Both born in Germany, husband and wife emigrated to the US to lecture at Black Mountain College in 1933 at the invitation of Philip Johnson, closing the Bauhaus school in the wake of the Nazi regime. Josef later accepted the position of Chair of the Department of Design at the Yale School of Art and the couple lived artistically rich lives in Connecticut. At Anni's death in 1994, the Albers Foundation has taken responsibility to maintain the integrity of the body of work the Albers left behind, of which significant pieces are part of the permanent collection at the Art Institute of Chicago and MoMA.


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A group of designers created a really cool series of type out of picture frames, or at least illustrated it! Working for AMP, under Banko and art direction from Marque Kabbaz, artists Fraser Shiers & Hai Minh Banh of 3D Illustration Studio Forge & Morrow created a 3D world of type that turns picture frames into works of art themselves. I'd love to see this actually come alive and be part of an exhibition.
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Marque on 08.04.2013 at 08:57 AM
Hi guys, this work was not only created in 3D, but also 3D printed and displayed as a physical installation.


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September 2013
Peralta heading to Instructional League Wednesday, likely Miami on final weekend
Jim Leyland announced this afternoon that Jhonny Peralta will head to Instructional League on Wednesday for workouts and games. He seemingly announced a little more than that, too.
"I don't know this to be a fact, but I assume that he'll probably join us in Miami," Leyland said, referring to the last series of the regular season.
That seemingly takes away the question about whether he'll be activated when his 50-game suspension ends next Thursday. Whether he'll be placed on the postseason roster remains a mystery, and Leyland didn't do anything to clear that up.
"I have no idea," Leyland said. "That's why I don't want to get carried away with this. I can't give you any more than what I've given you. He's working out, he's going to Instructional League, he's going to play, he's going to rejoin the team I believe in Miami, and that's all I can tell you right now."
Leyland said Peralta will work out exclusively in the outfield in instructional ball, which clears up another question.
"I think this is just a thought process on [Dave Dombrowski's] part, which I think is a good thought process," Leyland said. "I'm sure it'll be a big deal for Jhonny to get back out there. We'll just have to wait and see what happens."
In other words, the momentum from the Tigers on this seems to be coming from up top.
Instructional league workouts begin Thursday. Instructional league games don't begin until next Monday, which would give Peralta a few games to get ready before his suspension. Depending on the Tigers' situation going into that final series, he'll have a few games down there both to see Major League pitching and to try playing the outfield in a big-league ballpark.
Leyland isn't sure whether that will be enough playing time to get him back to form.
"I think that's quite a while. I think 50 games is a long time to be out, myself," he said. "Now, the early signs are more than positive, but we're talking about coaches' BP. He's swinging the bat really well in coaches' BP. But that is a lot of games to miss and expect to come back sharp after playing just a few games, I would think. I don't know that.
"What happens with guys like that a lot of times is they come back really good right off the bat, and then it kind of catches up with them if they haven't played for a while. So I have no idea. But he's sure swinging the bat good right now. The other day in Chicago, it looked like he hadn't missed a beat."
There's also a difference between the level of pitching. Instructional league usually features younger pitchers, often Class A level. Veteran pitchers usually get their offseason work in winter ball.
"There's a world of difference between instructional league pitching and Triple-A pitching," Leyland said.
Monday's lineups: Tigers vs. Mariners
Hard to believe when you look at the stats, but through all the damage, Joe Saunders has still managed to hold left-handed hitters to a .220 average and .357 slugging percentage this year, while racking up more strikeouts (35) than hits allowed. That means right-handed batters have hit him hard, batting .341 with a .964 OPS.
With that in mind, Matt Tuiasosopo gets his first start (and first meaningful at-bats) since Sept. 3. He hasn't appeared in a game of any sort since getting an at-bat in the 16-2 rout of the Royals in Kansas City Sept. 6. Nick Castellanos had picked up the starts in left field since then.
The Mariners have seven left-handed batters or switch-hitters in the lineup against Rick Porcello, whose numbers against those hitters had been worsening since the All-Star break until his complete-game win against the White Sox last week.
Gameday | TV: FS Detroit, MLB.TV | Radio: 97.1 FM, Gameday Audio
TIGERS (career numbers off Saunders)
- Austin Jackson, CF (0-for-4, walk, 2 K's)
- Torii Hunter, RF (3-for-6, K)
- Miguel Cabrera, 3B (5-for-15, 4 walks, 4 K's)
- Prince Fielder, 1B (0-for-6, 2 walks, 2 K's)
- Victor Martinez, DH (4-for-15, 2 K's)
- Omar Infante, 2B (6-for-14)
- Matt Tuiasosopo, LF (2-for-6, 2 K's)
- Alex Avila, C
- Jose Iglesias, SS (2-for-5, K)
P: Rick Porcello
MARINERS (career numbers off Porcello)
- Dustin Ackley, CF (1-for-3)
- Abraham Almonte, RF
- Kyle Seager, 3B
- Kendrys Morales, DH (3-for-13, walk, 3 K's)
- Raul Ibanez, LF (0-for-6)
- Justin Smoak, 1B (2-for-8, HR, walk, K)
- Mike Zunino, C
- Nick Franklin, 2B
- Carlos Triunfel, SS
P: Joe Saunders
Sunday's lineups: Tigers vs. Royals
Day off for Jose Iglesias. Ramon Santiago starts in his place.
TIGERS (career numbers off Guthrie)
- Austin Jackson, CF (4-for-23, HR, walk, 8 K's)
- Torii Hunter, RF (12-for-36, 3 K's)
- Miguel Cabrera, 3B (12-for-36, 3 HR, 5 walks, 7 K's)
- Prince Fielder, 1B (8-for-19, HR, 2 walks)
- Victor Martinez, DH (7-for-23, 2 walks, K)
- Andy Dirks, LF (9-for-20, 2 K's)
- Omar Infante, 2B (4-for-13, HR)
- Alex Avila, C (5-for-19, HR, 4 walks, 4 K's)
- Ramon Santiago, SS (3-for-13, K)
P: Max Scherzer
ROYALS (career numbers off Scherzer)
- Alex Gordon, LF (9-for-25, HR, 7 walks, 4 K's)
- Emilio Bonifacio, 2B (4-for-8, walk, 2 K's)
- Eric Hosmer, 1B (5-for-22, 2 walks, 5 K's)
- Billy Butler, DH (12-for-44, 2 walks, 7 K's)
- Salvador Perez, C (6-for-15, 2 HR)
- Mike Moustakas, 3B (2-for-20, 6 K's)
- Lorenzo Cain, RF (0-for-6, 2 K's)
- Jarrod Dyson, CF (1-for-11, 2 K's)
- Alcides Escobar, SS (7-for-27, 2 HR, 5 K's)
P: Jeremy Guthrie
Saturday's lineups: Tigers vs. Royals
Some fairly bad numbers for Tigers hitters against Ervin Santana, who tossed 7 1/3 shutout innings on two hits against them July 19 back in Kansas City. He has been alternating decent starts with bad ones for the better part of a month now, so we'll see which Santana shows up.
Prince Fielder is the major exception to the numbers against Santana. Even after going 0-for-3 against him in July, he's still 6-for-13 with three home runs off the former Angel.
Reminder: Tonight's game is on MLB Network for those of you outside of Michigan and northwest Ohio. As others have pointed out, it's also the Free Game of the Night on MLB.TV, so if you don't get the network, you can still get the game.
Gameday | TV: FS Detroit, MLB Network, MLB.TV | Radio: 97.1 FM, Gameday Audio
TIGERS (career numbers off Santana)
- Austin Jackson, CF (1-for-14, 3 K's)
- Torii Hunter, RF (3-for-9, walk, 2 K's)
- Miguel Cabrera, 3B (4-for-19, HR, 2 walks, 5 K's)
- Prince Fielder, 1B (6-for-13, 3 HR, 2 walks, K)
- Victor Martinez, DH (6-for-19, HR, walk, 2 K's)
- Andy Dirks, LF (2-for-7, walk, 2 K's)
- Omar Infante, 2B (1-for-6, walk, 3 K's)
- Alex Avila, C (1-for-6, HR, walk)
- Jose Iglesias, SS
P: Doug Fister
ROYALS (career numbers against Doug Fister)
- Alex Gordon, LF (7-for-30, 7 K's)
- Emilio Bonifacio, 2B (3-for-13, walk)
- Eric Hosmer, 1B (6-for-19, HR, 3 walks, 2 K's)
- Billy Butler, DH (11-for-33, 2 walks, 4 K's)
- Salvador Perez, C (5-for-21, 2 K's)
- Mike Moustakas, 3B (7-for-22, HR, 7 K's)
- Lorenzo Cain, RF (3-for-9, K)
- Jarrod Dyson, CF (3-for-11, 2 K's)
- Alcides Escobar, SS (9-for-30, HR, walk, 5 K's)
P: Ervin Santana
Tigers send David Paulino to Houston to complete Veras trade
The Tigers announced today they sent right-hander David Paulino to Houston as the player to be named later in the Jose Veras trade from July. The 19-year-old Dominican is the younger brother of highly-touted Tigers pitching prospect Brenny Paulino.
Like his brother, David Paulino has a big arm but has had to work through injuries, culminating with Tommy John surgery this summer. He was off to a solid start in the rookie-level Gulf Coast League, going 2-1 with a 2.70 ERA in four starts and striking out 22 batters over 20 innings. He had been hitting 97 mph with his fastball according to scouting reports.
It's a high-risk, high-reward pickup for the Astros, who received outfield prospect Danry Vasquez from the Tigers when the trade was announced July 29.
Division Series tickets on sale Tuesday at noon
Yup, it's that time again. The first round of postseason tickets go on sale Tuesday at noon. Like last year, they'll be available online at tigers.com and by phone at 866-66-TIGER. They won't be available in person at the Comerica Park box office.
The Tigers are currently neck-and-neck with Oakland for the second-best record in the American League. The top two seeds, currently Boston and Oakland, will have home-field advantage for the best-of-5 Division Series, which this year returns to a 2-2-1 format for home-and-road games. The schedule was released last week:
- Game 1: Friday, Oct. 4 (TBS or MLB Network)
- Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 5 (TBS)
- Game 3: Monday, Oct. 7 (TBS or MLB Network)
- Game 4: Tuesday, Oct. 8 (TBS)
- Game 5: Thursday, Oct. 10 (TBS)
If the Tigers get one of the top two seeds, they'll host Games 1, 2 and 5. If they have the worst record of the three division winners, they'll host Games 3 and 4.
For Division Series tickets, there's a limit of six tickets per order, per game. More information is available at tigers.com/postseason. As in past Octobers, fans who place a deposit on full season tickets for next season will be guaranteed an opportunity to buy tickets for all postseason games for this year.
Friday's lineups: Tigers vs. Bruce Chen, take 2
It was an interesting question whether Jim Leyland would make any lineup changes this time around against Bruce Chen, who held the Tigers to five hits (one each by five different hitters) over seven innings Sunday in Kansas City. The Tigers roughed up Chen on August 18 with much the same lineup, the one key difference being Brayan Pena at catcher. Tonight features the same lineup as Sunday, including Avila behind the plate.
Gameday | TV: FS Detroit, MLB.TV | Radio: 97.1 FM, AM 1270, Gameday Audio
TIGERS (career numbers off Chen)
- Austin Jackson, CF (11-for-37, HR, 3 walks, 7 K's)
- Torii Hunter, RF (5-for-22, HR, 2 walks, 3 K's)
- Miguel Cabrera, 3B (15-for-37, 5 HR, 9 walks, 6 K's)
- Prince Fielder, 1B (5-for-19, HR, 2 walks, 5 K's)
- Victor Martinez, DH (3-for-10, HR, walk, 2 K's)
- Andy Dirks, LF (6-for-20, 2 K's)
- Omar Infante, 2B (4-for-19, 6 K's)
- Alex Avila, C (2-for-10, 2 walks, 3 K's)
- Jose Iglesias, SS (2-for-4, HR)
P: Justin Verlander
ROYALS (career numbers off Verlander)
- Alex Gordon, LF (13-for-63, 2 HR, 7 walks, 23 K's)
- Emilio Bonifacio, 2B (3-for-5, walk, K)
- Eric Hosmer, 1B (8-for-36, HR, 4 walks, 8 K's)
- Billy Butler, DH (28-for-65, 2 HR, 8 walks, 9 K's)
- Salvador Perez, C (6-for-18, HR, 3 K's)
- Mike Moustakas, 3B (6-for-30, HR, walk, 6 K's)
- David Lough, RF (2-for-9, 2 K's)
- Alcides Escobar, SS (7-for-37, walk, 4 K's)
- Jarrod Dyson, CF (3-for-14, 3 walks, 5 K's)
P: Bruce Chen
Peralta: "I'm angry with myself"
Jhonny Peralta returned to the Tigers on Wednesday to begin working out on the field for the first time since his suspension began six weeks ago. He also began working out some of the lingering questions that he couldn't, or didn't, answer while Major League Baseball's investigation into his involvement in the Biogenesis scandal.
He apologized again for the mistake he made getting involved with performance-enhancing drugs before Spring Training in 2012. In so doing, he hoped for some understanding, though he wisely hesitated to use the word forgiveness.
"I think I say what I say before. I apologize to everybody," he said. "I think everybody understands. We make mistakes sometimes. We're human. It's happened to a lot of people."
He also admitted times over the past month and a half that he was angry about his decision. He's still angry now.
"Right now, what happened before, I'm angry with myself," he said. "I don't know how to explain it, the situation that happened, but I'm kind of mad at myself."
Asked how much the investigation weighed on his mind as the season unfolded, he offered a little insight into why he only took baseball questions for the most part when interviewed all summer. More than fear of saying something that would come back to haunt him, he was trying to block it out.
"That was kind of tough," he said, "but I tried to be positive every day in the field, tried to show up for the guys and my team. I tried to win the game every day. I tried to [be around] the guys like nothing happened. I mean, it's kind of hard for me, but I tried to stay concentrated on the game every day, day by day. I think I did pretty good, how I played the game."
More from Peralta …
- If he's nervous about teammates' reaction: "No. I know every guy on the team. I know the first step that I make into the clubhouse, I know they're going to be happy. Every guy in the clubhouse, they're really friendly. I think when we're together, we're like brothers, so I know they're going to be happy."
- On how he'll be received by Tigers fans: "I think the Tigers fans, they know what's going on. They already know what happened with everything. I think for what I do in Detroit, I think the fans are going to be OK. I think they apprciated what I did before and everything and tried to back the team. I think the fans in Detroit will be the fans."
- On what he did after the suspension: "I think I take like a week in Cleveland. After that I go back to the Dominican and tried to work out every day. I know in the Dominican I can have time to work out every day."
- On getting over feelings of regret: "It's already happened, whatever happened. I tried to forget about the past. I tried to move forward now. I know it's a little hard, what happened before, but I tried to be positive to try to enjoy the game when I come back here."
Peralta begins working out with Tigers
As expected, Jhonny Peralta was a very early arrival to U.S. Cellular Field on Thursday to begin working out with the Tigers again. The surprise was more where he was working out. That's him taking fly balls in left field under the watch of manager Jim Leyland and coach Tom Brookens.
Not sure how much the Tigers will talk about this today, but with offense clearly a recent issue against lefties, and left field being one position they can upgrade, it's clearly something they can consider.
Jhonny Peralta changes agents (updated)
As we wait to see what Jhonny Peralta has to say at U.S. Cellular Field this afternoon, both to his Tigers teammates and to the media, it's worth noting that Peralta has made one major change heading into free agency: His agents. He's the latest client of ACES to change his representation, hiring Diego Bentz of SFX. It's believed the change was made in the last month or so after Peralta was suspended.
ACES, headed up by Sam and Seth Levinson, negotiated Peralta's current deal with the Tigers before the 2011 season. But the agency has also been heavily mixed in with the Biogenesis investigation, having had several clients involved, including Nelson Cruz (who has also changed agents) and Jordany Valdespin. Juan Carlos Nunez, a central figure in the investigation, was a contractor paid as a consultant of ACES at one time.
Bentz represents another Tigers infielder and former ACES client, Ramon Santiago.
UPDATE: ACES forwarded a statement on Peralta's move, which included a reason given on the move:
"ACES takes great pride in standing by our players during difficult times in their lives. Thankfully, the darkest chapter in Jhonny's professional career has concluded. We wish him the best in all that he does moving forward, and fully understand that Jhonny is more comfortable with a Latin agent. ACES is proud to represent great players who are quality people for over three decades and we will continue to defend and assert our players' rights under the rules of the game."
The MLB Players Association investigated ACES last year, according to USA Today. The agency was reprimanded, but the investigation found no evidence linking the agents to Biogenesis.


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Astraware Solitaire - Klondike, Spider, Canfield and more!
- Publisher: Astraware Limited
- Genre: Card
- Released: 30 Jun, 2009
- Size: 38.7 MB
- Price: $0.99
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP — The attorney for a man accused of a violent and prolonged murder of a cellmate last year at the Mercer County Correction Center has requested a delay in the case until his client can be examined by an independent psychiatrist.
The attorney, James Murphy, has suggested a possible insanity defense for Lamar Gaines, 19, of Trenton.
He faces charges of murder, attempted murder and robbery.
Assistant Prosecutor Michelle Gasparian said psychiatrists had previously found Gaines competent on at least two occasions.
Murphy said, however, he was not satisfied with previous evaluations of his client. Mercer Superior Court Judge Thomas M. Brown said Murphy had the right to request that an independent psychiatrist evaluate Gaines, who is next scheduled to appear
Aug. 18.
Authorities say Gaines confessed to the brutal killing of his cellmate Darryl Boone at the correction center as Boone slept the morning of Oct. 5, 2013, according to a criminal complaint filed by the county prosecutor's office.
According to the complaint, Gaines approached the sleeping Boone and used a ripped bed sheet to choke him into unconsciousness. Then, believing he could drown Boone, Gaines used a plastic cup to pour several cups of toilet water onto Boone's face, and then used the bed sheet and his bare hands to continue choking Boone, while slamming his head against the concrete floor, according to the complaint.
Gaines also allegedly stomped on Boone's head repeatedly until he believed his cellmate was dead.
Casey DeBlasio, spokeswoman for the prosecutor's office, said investigators looked into why Gaines was not in solitary confinement despite his assault on another inmate days earlier, but determined that no criminal prosecution was warranted.
The prosecutor's office referred the investigation back to the Mercer County Department of Corrections for any administrative action it deemed appropriate, DeBlasio said.
Julie Willmot, county spokesperson, said county officials would be unable to comment as the investigation is open and ongoing.
The earlier criminal complaint alleges that the before Boone's death, Gaines choked another inmate unconscious, tried to drown the man in a slop sink and left him passed out on the bathroom floor. Gaines conspired with four other workhouse inmates in the attack on the inmate, identified as James Colman, authorities said.
Gaines was in the county detention center on carjacking charges following a Feb. 1, 2012 carjack attempt on West State Street in Trenton, authorities have said. That incident occurred while Gaines, a city resident, was still 17 years old.
Boone, also a city resident, was arrested in June following a fatal car crash on Pennington Avenue involving a car he was driving. Authorities had charged him with vehicular homicide.
Previously, the head of the correction officers' union said administrators normally put inmates who have behaved violently at the facility in solitary confinement rather than in cells with others.
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Press on toenails.
And of course I bought myself a pair. Now no one has to know I have a janky toe!
That's me ... always keeping' it classy.
I'm gonna glue the little baby on tonight and see how it goes. I was a little unsure if the big toe press on would actually fit across my nail bed because, as a classmate so aptly pointed out to me in 10th grade French class, I have "chicken nugget toes" and am nasty and unlovable.
So we'll see how it goes. If I'm brave enough (double emphasis on the "if"), I might post a picture of how it looks. Maybe.
I'm actually in a terrible mood today. I'm tired and cranky. Right around seven this morning, I woke up with a severe charley horse that hurt so bad I thrashed around on the mattress like a two year-old having a tantrum. I've scared the living daylights out of Clayton in the middle of the night before because, as those of you who have had them can attest to, charley horses hurt so bad they cause me to audibly gasp in pain. Ugh. They are horrible. And giving them a cutsie name like "charley horse" is just insulting to the entire ordeal and people named Charley. They need to be called "catastrophic calf contraction cramps" or "gee! this must be what dying feels like".
To help elevate my mood, I started looking at funny pictures online. AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com is always a great site to visit when you need a little sunshine in your life. As evidenced right here:
And here:
When I'm feeling down and out, I also like to google pictures of beagle puppies. If looking at picture of adorable puppies doesn't bring a smile to your face, then you're probably incapable of smiling anyway.
This one has speckled feet just like Joey!
Okay, I think it's safe to say that I just had an epileptic seizure from the cuteness overload. I literally have a cramp from contorting my body in convulsions of happiness.
I feel so much better.
So, I guess that means I can save my other favorite pick-me-up for a rainy day:


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