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BENSON The funeral service for Glenn Lowell, 33, who died Nov. 10, 2012, was held Sunday, Nov. 18, at the United Church of Benson.
The Rev. Holly Noble officiated.
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Full military honors were provided by the 2nd Battalion 7th Special Forces Group. Fair Haven American Legion Post 49 formed the color guard with representation from Post 50. Bagpiper was Francis Dechame. Ladder trucks from Pittsford and Castleton volunteer fire departments displayed the American flag. Vermont State Police and the Fair Haven Police Department provided an escort.
Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery in Benson.
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A Win and a much needed Loss…
Like an old pair of shoes, Jose Veras has been tossed aside…
With the return of Mo's set up guy, Brian Bruney, the Yankees had to make a roster decision and it meant the end of the line for Jose Veras (who was DFA'd). Veras could have protected his spot had he shown any flashes of his performance of last year, but it was not meant to be. I wish him luck wherever he goes, and hopefully he'll recapture the promise of a year ago in a less pressurized situation.
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I wonder if Bruney got a congratulatory card from Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez for his return?
Umm, probably not…
I am on a business trip to Denver, Colorado, so I am a little removed from the baseball action. I know, the Rays are at Coors Field, and I can't go…what's wrong with that picture?
By the way, I used to live two blocks from Coors Field. I definitely miss those days!
Nevertheless, the Yankees did play a game tonight. The Washington Nationals are in the Bronx for a three-game series with the Yanks. Everybody is quick to say that it will be a three-game sweep, but I don't think it will be that easy. The Yanks always have trouble against the teams they are supposed to beat, so I could see the Nats steal a win or two. Fortunately, tonight was not the night for the Nats as they fell to the Yankees, 5-3.
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The Yankees led 2-0 until the 5th inning when Anderson Hernandez unloaded a three-run homer on CC Sabathia. Of course, that provoked an email from Julia ("You are losing to the Nats????". But hey, 15-0 games are boring…or even the 8-2 yawner that the Red Sox put on the Florida Marlins. With 21 come from behind wins, now 22, the Yanks came roaring back in the 7th inning against old friend Ron Villone. Johnny Damon singled to open the inning, and he scored on Mark Teixeira's double. Following an A-Rod strikeout, Robinson Cano hit a double that scored Tex. Cano was thrown out attempting to stretch the double into a triple. Ramiro Pena added an insurance run in the 8th inning with a RBI single.
Cano was clearly the star of the game as he went 4-for-4, with 2 RBI's and a run scored. He also shined defensively.
CC Sabathia (6-4) picked up the win, and Mariano Rivera earned his 15th save. Brian Bruney made his first appearance following his stint on the DL, and came into the game during the 8th inning after CC walked another old friend, Nick Johnson. That brought the Nats' best hitter, Ryan Zimmerman, to the plate. Hey Bruney, no pressure!
Fortunately, Zimmerman grounded out and the inning was over. Welcome back, Bruney! We don't care what K-Rod says about you…you are the star of the 8th inning — exactly where we need you to be!
The Nats should have an excellent chance for victory on Wednesday with Chien-Ming Wang on the mound…
It's sure is starting to sound like Brett Favre will be wearing Purple this fall. He is definitely making much reference to the fact that no one remembers that Vince Lombardi ended his career as Head Coach of the Washington Redskins. All I can say is that I am glad my childhood idol, Fran Tarkenton, retired with the Vikings. I don't know what I would have thought if he had played with the Green Bay Packers during his final year, but I have to believe that it would have changed my perception of Sir Francis…
Oh, by the way, CONGRATULATIONS to the new NBA Champions, the Los Angeles Lakers!
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Now, if the Yankees can only win the World Series…
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Scott – it is always the teams that we "should beat" that worry me the most. Hey – I'll take an 8-2 win any day! And so sorry for the email!😉 Brett Favre? What he is missing is that all people are going to be remembering is how he could not stay retired! If he does end up with the Vikings – I really hope it works out well; I still don't think revenge is a good enough reason to keep playing. Enjoy your stay in Denver!
Have a great day!
Can't take the Nats for granted; they've been losing 1 run games all season. So I hope the team doesn't go on overdrive and get a rude surprise tongiht with Wang on the hill
Scott – the kitten in the picture up above? I think she had another bad day. Oh – can you hear me okay from all the way UP HERE? I know I'm a little farther away now!😉
Have a GREAT night! I know I am! LOL!!!
Wow – 4 hour rain delay and counting for your guys? I don't know if we will get the Red Sox game in tonight and we are expecting rain through next week (ugh!) so there could be problems with our weekend games also. sigh….I'm ready for the rain to end.


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Wallace was able to comment on the issue by email late last week.
"On June 1, someone dumped an illegal toxic substance into our wastewater collection system which travelled to our wastewater plant," Wallace explained. "Once this unknown toxic substance entered into our wastewater plant, it started killing our aerobic bugs (bacteria that eats up raw waste) resulting in our wastewater plant problems."
Wallace said that the city of Kenedy notified the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) immediately about the problem and the city started to take steps to correct the problem at the plant.
"Testing was started and is continually ongoing to try to correct this problem," Wallace said. "We have not been able to identify the toxic substance.
Officials with TCEQ have visited the city's wastewater plant, Wallace explained, as well as representatives from Texas Rural Water and the San Antonio River Authority in an effort to help the city correct the problem.
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Easy white bread
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- Freezable
- kcal204
- fat4g
- saturates1g
- carbs38g
- sugars0g
- fibre2g
- protein6g
- salt1g
- 500g strong white flour, plus extra for dusting
- 2 tsp salt
- 7g sachet fast-action yeast
Yeast is a living, single-cell organism. As the yeast grows, it converts its food (in the form…
- 3 tbsp olive oil
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Probably the most widely-used oil in cooking, olive oil is pressed from fresh olives. It's…
- 300ml water
Mix the flour, salt and yeast in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre, then add the oil and water, and mix well. If the dough seems a little stiff, add 1-2 tbsp water, mix well then tip onto a lightly floured work surface and
knead. Once the dough is satin-smooth, place it in a lightly oiled bowl. Leave to rise for 1 hour until doubled in size or place in the fridge overnight.
Line a baking tray with baking parchment. Knock back the dough, then gently mould the dough into a ball. Place it on the baking parchment to prove for a further hour until doubled in size.
Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Dust the loaf with flour and cut a cross about 6cm long into the top of the loaf with a sharp knife. Bake for 25-30 mins until golden brown and the loaf sounds hollow when tapped underneath. Cool on a wire rack.
Saving time
A dough's first rising can be done in the fridge overnight. This slows down the time it takes to rise to double its size, giving it a deeper flavour. It's also a great timesaver, as you can start it the night before, then finish it off the next day.
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Just made this bread, the first time I have ever made bread in my life and it is absolutely fantastic, not salty at all, perfect. I just omitted the oil but otherwise followed the recipe to a t, my wife says I have a job for life. By the way I'm 71, wish I'd tried it years ago, a thousand thankyous.
If I could give this more than five stars I would! It is by far the best bread recipe I have found - makes perfect perfect perfect every time. I now use about 2/3 of the dough to make a loaf in a 2lb tin, and the rest to make four bread rolls (separating and moulding these at the end of the first rise). We here also like a nice soft crust, and so picked up the following tips : put an empty deep sided baking tray in base of oven whilst pre-heating, then fill with cold water once bread in. This creates a steam bath which helps prevent a deep crust from forming. Then, when cooling down on a rack, I drape a (clean!) dry tea towel over it. Like I say - perfect every time!
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I tried making this recipe as a complete bread-making novice. It was inedible. Two teaspoons of salt is way too much and the middle of the loaf was a dense oily mass. I don't think you should put oil in bread? I didn't use a breadmaker but it says you can do it the traditional way so it should have been OK. Also, the recipe assumes you know how long to knead it and also what 'knock back' means. I had to look it up. The following day I tried another Good Food bread recipe and it was perfect. (No oil in this one and only one tsp of salt!)
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I've just spent the afternoon and early evening trying this recipe (three times) and all I end up with is what I will describe as sticky putty - ended up all over the kitchen surfaces, on the floor, all over my hands, and even on the soles of my boots as I flapped around the kitchen trying to tame the monster I'd unwittingly created.
Ok, joking aside - I am actually quite frustrated. I've never baked before and this just doesn't seem to working. I measured everything perfectly. On the third attempt I even cut the water by 50ml, but it was still a sticky gooey mess.. What am I doing wrong? Does the type of olive oil used affect the mix? Why doesn't my mix look like the one in the very calmly presented video?
Hello James, sorry to hear you're not having success with this recipe. We have looked through the comments from other users, and feel confident there isn't a problem with the recipe. A fairly wet mix is quite a positive thing for a bread dough as it allows the yeast flexibility to rise - a dry dough often inhibits a good rise as it is too tight. However it shouldn't be like glue. Is it possible that you didn't use strong flour, as this would make quite a difference? It is quite normal for a dough to feel sticky at first, and as you knead it on a lightly floured surface the dough becomes less sticky and more elastic as you work the gluten in the strong flour. Some bakers oil their hands or flour them to stop getting too sticky, but if the dough sticks to your hands just scrape it off then carry on! The type of oil shouldn't make any difference, but how much you add definitely would. We use measuring spoons for all of our recipes at Good Food, which work out at 15ml per tablespoon and 5ml per teaspoon. If you are using large spoons, from the cutlery drawer, this maybe the problem.
You need a tsp of sugar to feed the yeast, stop putting so much water in, use strong bread flour, not ordinary self raising, which from your comments seems you are using, and judge the water, don't put it all in at once, wait in your mixer to see if it is crumb, if it is then add just a little and wait to see if it comes together. If using a mixer, then put onto full for 5 mins at least, then test for elasticity, if it stretches then the gluten has been developed and you can take it out and knead for a couple of mins, then put into an oiled bowl and leave to rise. Then wait, as it says, and then knock back and knead again and shape , then leave to rise for another hour at least, and bake, good luck
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I'm 16 and have just made a new cooking blog and have made my first post on making a loaf of bread and tips to take when making it like for example putting the flour in the oven will help with the rising of the dough, would love it if you checked it out and following would help me massively! please and thank you: asqueezemorelemon.blogspot.co.uk


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Drag racer to start up car at Bristol start/finish line:
For the first time, Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing teammates Bob Tasca III and Trevor Bayne will suit up at the same race Tasca to participate in opening ceremonies, and Bayne to compete in the Jeff Byrd 500 at his home track, Bristol Motor Speedway. Tasca will fire up his Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Shelby Mustang NHRA Full Throttle Series Funny Car on the start/finish line of the legendary track Sunday morning, after a weekend of appearances at the Ford display, a pace car ride and meetings with media. "When they see one of these cars start up right before the race, and we hit the throttle two or three times, that's when people are really blown away with just how much horsepower we are making out of these Ford engines," said Tasca, who will also take a ride around the world's fastest half-mile on Sunday. "Not too many people realize how much these nitro Ford engines produce, and when you're standing right next to it and we hit the throttle, you really can feel just how much power is there. It's always great to go to a NASCAR event and spread the gospel about our sport, and share what we do with people who don't know much about drag racing," Tasca and the NHRA Full Throttle Series come to Bristol Dragway Father's Day Weekend, June 17-19, 2011 for the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, presented by Tri-Cities area Area Ford Dealers
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A mysterious coral die-off on Kauai's north shore is prompting a team of scientists to take a closer look at what may be killing large areas of coral reef.
Marine biologist Terry Lilley has been monitoring and documenting Kauai's marine environment for the last decade or more.
This summer he was struck at how fast he was seeing something kill off what he estimates are millions of coral colonies.
"Something is damaging the reefs in the whole part of the island so it has to be something relatively big," said Lilley.
Lilley contacted scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey who've determined the diseased coral is different from what killed coral heads in Kaneohe Bay last year.
The Kauai outbreak is believed to be due to a type of cyano bacteria and fungus which has compromised the health of the reef, according to researcher Thierry Work.
Work said he took samples from the reef earlier this month and will be back to collect more coral and fish to conduct toxicology tests.
Lilley has sounded the alarm which he hopes will trigger action to get the disease in check, and prevent its spread.
"We have a billion dollar industry tourist industry in Hawaii with snorkels who want to see the reefs. If we let them die on the north shore of Kauai, that's going to be a huge impact financially on the resources, and the money coming in," said Lilley.
The Kauai resident is also concerned about what he saw on a recent dive where he documented evidence of diseased turtles and fish.
"The other day at Annini, we counted eight turtles,seven of the eight had eye infections, two had noticable tumors and oneof the eight, had its eyes missing completely," Lilley said.
The video he shot of a blind turtle knocking into the reef was what saddened and worried him.
But he has also been finding a growing number of sick puffer fish too.
"The tobys are turning black. Their fins are turning black, and rotting and falling off, and then they die," said Lilley.
So, is there a connection between the diseased marine life and the distressed coral?
A rapid response team of scientists is headed to Kauai next week to find out.
In the meantime ,Lilley hopes the video on his website will help educate and encourage ocean users statewide to be on the alert.
"Then, they can report in other parts of the Hawaiian Islands. That will help us scientists in a huge way; where else it, if anywhere, so we can put a picture together as to what's causing this problem," said Lilley.


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Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse
Trailer and stuff on the official site
Here's the official spiel: "The new season Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse is the biggest, strangest and most epic to date. As the saga begins, an otherworldy power for controlling matter and space calls to the strongest and strangest who might wield it - intergalactic warlords and eldritch gods, under-dwellers and scholars of the arcane.
Gaming's greatest dog and rabbit sleuths Sam & Max seek the power's ancient secrets, as Max gains shape shifting, teleportation, mind reading and future vision abilities for battling these foes. The saga plays out in a surreal 5 month-long symphony of mayhem that gets deeper and more twisted with each episode."
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This just barely scratches the surface. Sadly, there's no shortage of problems - what is needed now are solutions. If only there was a man who could simplify things, cut through the rhetoric, and fix everything. Then, if he was just able to put all of that insight into something that people could buy...in a store and online...man, that would great.
Wait a minute!
An Inconvenient Book is that very something: the one source for the Real Story behind the problems that seemed too big and complicated to solve (until now) plus their common-sense solutions. Think of it as a Hints from Heloise that's less "getting red wine out of your carpet" and more "keeping illegal aliens out of your country".
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"Funny & Thought Provoking"
My only complaint with this audiobook is that you can't see the graphics from the book. Glenn talks about things from Global Warming to Blind Dating with a no-nonsense approach. His use of humor to show fallacies in the "conventional wisdom" on many social and political topics is refreshing.
"Scary Ending"
Glenn's self-read audiobook was great, following along with his ADD-fast speech and occasional 'oh look a butterfly' distraction moments throughout. Most is comfortable and familiar, but with more depth than a half-hour TV show. However, the last chapter was a shocker, especially scary -- relating to the illegal immigration situation and his research (maybe I just missed that in the newspapers? I think that's the point!).
I heartily recommend this book; I'll leave the surprise to the listener to figure out.
"Not what I expected"
This is the first book I have gotten by Glen Beck. I thought it was a little funny but there was no more info in this book that I don't get listening to him on the radio and tv. I did not like his graphic account of a childs kidnaping/death. It was compleatly unnessasary.
The reading was good and clear and he moved quickly through the stories and I kept my attention but as the book moved along I got more and more disapointed that the content was not more interesting.
"very entertaining"
I like it when an author reads his own book. Glenn Beck is very entertaining and makes you look at things in a different light. Since I am not much on reading or listening to non-fiction books I enjoyed this one very much. You don't have to agree with him on the political front to enjoy this book.
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"An Inconvenient Book"
Glen Beck knows how to hold your interest with the truth and his good humor. It is a book that could be read and reread
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Beck is a weirdo. Sometimes he makes sence but sometimes he's way off. In this book he makes sence he tells it like it is. I gotta hand it to him he's his own man. I think eighty percent of America would disagree with this book. But his thought process is entertaining as heck..
"Admitted Twisted Freak..."
Admitted full disclosure; I'm a sick, twisted freak… but trying to be as unbiased as possible, I loved the audio-book, and having Glenn read his own words (which would probably wouldn't have been as funny if done by anyone other than the author) made it highly enjoyable.
If you like Glenn, you'll love his book.
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Glenn Beck nails it right on the head! I have never found a book more true and relevant than this one. So much of it I agreed to;I have had the same kinds of conversations with others, with my children, family and friends. Glenn Beck really knows what is going on, he separates the good from the crap and does it all in a very entertaining way.
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"Eye opening facts"
Great factoids, but the book is probably a better read then a listen. Glen reads the book as if he were on his radio show, and so the book is best listenned to in several sessions, rather then emersing yourself in it for long periods of time. Glen wearies the ear after awile. Also some of the facts you might want to write down, and that is difficult with an audio book. I recommend reading it rather then listenning to it.
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"Tell us what you really think!?!"
He doesn't mind speaking his mind does he?!? The only problem with that is that he tends to go overboard with his dramatizations. Even though he admits he's a pure blood conservative, he certainly has a flare for melodrama. For me, living in Australia, I can see why he'd work well as a radio DJ, but give him a soap box and he'll jump on it. He is funny in many parts and he does use some good statistics, but even he admits: "Statistics don't lie, but liars use statistics". This is good for opposing views backed up with evidence, and it is quite funny throughout, but I have to say the "ADD moments" get very frustrating. But this one is certainly better than his 2nd one - "Arguing With Idiots"
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What did you know, when did you know it, and why can't we get straight answers to our questions?
That sums up the seven-and-a-half hours of grilling of University of Hawaii regents and other highly paid people in-charge.
Lawmakers expressed frustration -- even with pointed questions about how much the "Wonder Blunder" cost taxpayers, the answers from lawyers and administrators were evasive.
"It seems like they give you as little as possible," said Sen. Donna Kim, head of the special senate committee on accountability.
What may have started out as a $200,000 loss to the university, could mushroom to more than million dollars by some estimates, with the missteps, and the added layers of outside legal and public relations and accounting contracts.
The thing that triggered worried looks across the room was the concern that the settlement agreement and reassignment of Jim Donavan from Athletics Director to the Chancellor's office, may not be legal because regents didn't formally vote on it as some suggest board policy dictates.
"We were advised by our general counsel that this was within board policy that this was a settlement in respect to the $50,000 dollars and a reassignment," said UH regent James Lee.
"If there was any potential liability, or claim, and if there was a reassignment, that position of reassignment should have been discussed in open session. But, that wasn't even posted on your agenda. You are contradicting yourself, left and right," said Senator Ron Kouchi.
The legislative probe threw light on serious governance issues with what some see as a dysfunctional board, and a culture of operating in violation of the state's sunshine laws.
There are also questions lingering over whether the UH president that may have overstepped her authority on more than one occasion; once when she stepped in to represent Hawaii in the Mountain West Conference and again while representing a large payout to outgoing Manoa chancellor Virginia Hinshaw.
"This Wondergate is an example of how some people perceive that the regents are asleep at the switch, or too cozy with the president and outside law firms" said Sen. Sam Slom.
Lawmakers were also surprised to learn that while UH administrators contacted the FBI about the concert scam, they also failed to let Honolulu police know about the missing money.
Meanwhile, UH Manoa Chancellor Tom Apple admitted under questioning he should have consulted the Board of Regents about Donovan's new public relations position at more than $200,000 a year.
"One of the things that I hope we can learn from all of this is that we are going to learn from our mistakes so we don't make them again, so I don't disagree with you at all," said Apple.
UH regents also assured the committee members that they will be reviewing fiscal policies and will ask for guidance from the Office of Information Practices on sunshine laws.
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Art Gallery mobile app could reach cultural institutions worldwide
Posted on January 31, 2012
The GVSU Art Gallery has launched a new, free mobile application for the iPhone that provides access to the more than 10,000 pieces of art in the university's collection. Development of applications for Android and other mobile devices are underway.
The Art at GVSU app - which features tours, browse and search functions - was built by students in the Mobile Applications and Services Lab in Grand Valley's School of Computing and Information Systems. It is the sixth product developed in the lab, under the direction of associate professor Jonathan Engelsma.
A browse feature provides the option to peruse art collections on any of five campuses, including Holland, Muskegon and Traverse City. The browse feature on the larger Pew and Allendale Campuses provides building-by-building access. The app includes three tours. Click on any one and a map indicates the precise location of artworks with a pinpoint. Click on any pinpoint to see a photo of the piece along with information about it. Where applicable, there is a link to any additional works at Grand Valley by the same artist. Thumbnail photos run across the top of the screen to provide an easy visual access to works. Icons provide easy share options, from social media, to email and copy actions. Users can also tag their favorites, which are then accessible in their "Favs" file.
While a few students initially experimented on the project, one student programmer, Andres Solano, a graduate student from Colombia, built the majority of the app, as his master's project.
"In the School of CIS we work hard making sure our students are well prepared for their future careers as computer scientists," said Engelsma. "Giving students the opportunity to work on an interdisciplinary team involving a larger collaborative project over an extended period of time provides many valuable teaching moments."
Engelsma noted that the learning curve on this project was significant for Andres. He not only had to learn how to program iPhones, but he also had to learn a lot about art, art galleries and the software systems curators used to manage their collections. "He really rose to the challenge and gained some practical experience that we trust will serve him well in his future career."
The app draws data from the Art Gallery's online database (Collective Access) of the university's art collection, which was developed by Nathan Kemler, shortly after coming to Grand Valley as the Art Gallery collections manager in 2008.
"Grand Valley is leading the pack as the only university and museum in Michigan using the open source Collective Access, and one of the first worldwide to create a native mobile application that draws data from the Collective Access database," said Kemler.
Plans are underway to apply for a federal grant that would provide support to take the project to the next level, including release of the source code as open source and determining interdisciplinary uses by faculty and students. Open source is a free distribution that encourages community development. Kemler said that Grand Valley would be contributing a very significant application for all cultural institutions in the world.
"Making it open source would allow anyone in the world to contribute new features and improvements to the framework built at Grand Valley," said Kemler. "Other institutions using the already open source Collective Access are eagerly awaiting the release. It would allow them to also have a mobile window option into their own collections.
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FALLS CITY – The Lady Eagles traveled to Falls City to face their eight-year district rival for the last time (realignment)—the Falls City Beaverrettes.
With the district title on the wing tips of the Lady Eagles, they knew Falls City would put up a good fight.
The Lady Eagles were triumphant with the score of 6-1 and won the district title with a record of 11 wins and 1 loss.
In the top half of the first inning the Lady Eagles first baseman Toni Martinez hit a double to center field, followed by a short single by Jamie Wilson.
The Lady Eagles were unable to push the run across the plate, leaving two base runners stranded.
The Lady Bevearettes scored one run in the bottom half of the first, making the score 0-1.
This would be all the Lady Eagle defense would surrender to Falls City.
In the top half of the third inning the Lady Eagles tied the game up on a single by Taylor Perez.
With Perez moving to second on a pass ball, Kasye McCool ripped a long single to left center to score Perez from second.
Lady Eagle pitcher Jamie Wilson continued to hold Falls City off the base path and out of home plate, giving up just five hits in the seven innings of play.
Woodsboro scored two runs in the top half of the fourth inning.
Madalynn Nixon started a two-out rally with a single, followed by a pass ball to move Nixon to second base.
With runner in scoring position, Perez collected her first RBI of the night on a single to center field.
Martinez then followed with her second double to push courtesy runner Hallie Martinez to third base.
With runners in scoring position, McCool ripped a short single to left field, scoring H. Martinez from third and making the score 3-1.
The Lady Eagles continued to play good defensively.
In the top half of the seventh, the score still 3-1, and the Lady Eagles scored three more runs.
Wilson led off the seventh inning with a stand up double, and courtesy runner Analisa Arriaga, moved to third on a pass ball.
Hannah Niemann hit an RBI single to right field, scoring Arriaga from third.
Anna Vega got a free ticket to first base, with runners in scoring position, and Rachel Blaschke punched her RBI card with a single to left field to plate Vega.
With two outs and runners in scoring position, Perez singled to collect her second RBI of the night, scoring Vega from second base.
With the score now 6-1, pitcher Jamie Wilson bowed up and finished what she started.
Wilson struck out the side on just 10 pitches to bring home the victory and secure the Lady Eagles' District 31-A championship title.
Wilson struck out 14 batters and went 2 for 4 at the plate.
Perez went 3 for 5, 2R, 2RBIs, Toni Martinez went 3-5, 2-2B, McCool was 3-4 with 2 RBIs, Kendall Wendland went 1-4, Niemann was 1-4, 1R, 1RBI, Anna Vega 2-2, 1R, 2BB, Blaschke 1-4, 1RBI, and Madalynn Nixon 1-4, 1R.
Also contributing to the team victory were Taylor Nixon, Karah Lakeman, Shelby Sheffield, Kasten Cisneros and Adriana Vega.
This season's motto is 6Ws: "Work Will Win When Wishing Won't."
The Lady Eagles' next game will be a warm up game before the state playoffs begin.
Thank you to all the parents, grandparents and fans that have supported Lady Eagle softball.
Orders for softball playoff T-shirts are now on the way. Contact Woodsboro Booster Club President Johnny Lamprecht.


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Every now and then, today included, my DS isn't serious about eating for the entire day. I almost feel like he latches on to "humor me". He sort of chews on my nipple, smiles, chews on it, smiles. Not chewing in a painful way, but chewing in a playful, totally not serious about eating way. "Stop messing around!" I say to him, and he smiles more.
I don't feel like he's had anything to eat today. I haven't felt actually sucking, nor heard actual swallowing. Just chewing, like he's going through the motions.
Does anyone else's LO ever do this? I assume he'll eat when he's hungry, so I'm not terribly worried, just perplexed.


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About the Author: Priscilla Linn is the Senior Curator at the U.S. Diplomacy Center.
The words, written in 1950, on the silver plaque holding the cigarette lighter, shaped like a cricket ball, are formal, simple and true: "To their excellencies the Ambassador and Mrs. Briggs with the appreciative good wishes of the cricketers of Prague."
Who were the "cricketers of Prague," and why were they so appreciative?
This group of diplomat sportsmen, assembled from various embassies in the Czech capital, had nowhere to play in Prague during the late 1940s and early 1950s. Soviet leaders reacted harshly to all Czech citizens having cultural contact with the capitalist West, including observing "decadent sports."
Ambassador and Mrs. Briggs rescued the team by inviting them to play on the grounds of their residence, or "Petschek Palace," the name used at the time. Thick shrubbery around the property's perimeter protected the players' privacy. The cricketers alternated with a joint embassy baseball team, each playing alternate weeks. According to Ambassador Briggs, the stand-out cricket star was the Indian embassy's maharajah of Alirajpur.
When sports and diplomacy gain media attention, the news is usually good, such as the ping pong diplomacy with China in the 1970s, or bad, like the armed attack of the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore, Pakistan on March 3, 2009. The cricket ball shaped cigarette lighter tells a story about the complexities of diplomacy.
The gift came about because relations between the governments of the U.S. and then Soviet-dominated Czechoslovakia were badly strained. Ambassador Briggs commented in his memoir, Proud Servant (1998 edition, page 281) "it became impossible for non-Communist diplomats to enjoy any kind of social relations with the citizens of the country. . . ." Non-Communist diplomats did not want to endanger the lives or well-being of Czech citizens, and as a result, spent virtually no time face to face in public diplomacy. The diplomatic corps of Prague had to rely on each other for information, intelligence and recreation.
The gift — the cricket ball shaped lighter — represents multinational friendships among a stalwart diplomatic corps managing during adverse times.
The Diplomacy Center would be pleased to hear from anyone who knows anything more about any of the sports played at the U.S. Ambassador's Residence in then Czechoslovakia or the origins of the silver lighter at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Dear Curator Linn,
Absolutely riveting vignette. Thanks! Please please tell us the tales of other Diplomacy Center objets periodically. What an unexpected window into an era.
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@ Pricilla, Facinating bit of history.
Do you suppose that it would be possible to get the President to invite all the foreign ministers from all the embassies in Washington, to have a snowball fight on the South lawn next winter?
Might reduce international tensions and produce a lot of laughs, as well as an opportunity to raise money through various international corporate sponsorship of individual participants for international aid programs via the media.
(given the cost of a 30 second spot during the Superbowl, we're not talking peanuts here.)
I'm thinking that it would probably be the most widely viewed "sporting event" ever conceived.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
Correction to previous post: I meant to say Ambassadors, but now that I think of it, each nation must have a "team".
So I suggest we add foreign ministers, perm UN reps, and heads of state as well.
I know this would involve the complete breakdown of traditional diplomatic and Whitehouse protocol, and that I may be nuts for suggesting that a global nuclear free world will be furthered by a snowball fight on the South lawn, but I have no doubt that all nations involved will appreciate the need for global missile defense and disarmament after slinging a few hundred snowballs at each other.
(creative example of leading by example, for the good of all.)
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Very interesting post. Thanks for sharing such exclusive photos. I will share about it with my friends on my blog soon.


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The New McCarthyism
Attacks on controversial Health Department chief put us all on a slippery slope
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Not sure what happened to Walsh is similar to McCarthyism which is the practice of making allegations without proof. We all know what this man said, it was simply a question of whether or not that disqualified him from his job.
What is scary is that you have written an article (you are a skillful writer) and posed the usual scare stuff without considering the evidence.
The videos of Dr. Walsh's sermons were shocking. His early failure to complete documents reporting income was just another misstep.
Another truly talented man lacking self-awareness.
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Ouch! Victor you got smashed. How did that feel?
I think a real question here is would this even be an issue if Dr. Walsh were say, a Muslim Cleric rather than a Christian preacher?
- Must Muslims agree that Christianity is equal to Islam and that the two religions traditions basically agree with each other?
- Do Muslims accept and embrace homosexuality?
And therefore is any Muslim who teaches or preaches Koranic values within his faith tradition now ineligible to hold a public position with the City of Pasadena? How about Hindus? How about Zoroastrians? How about Jainists? Has anyone checked to see if all of these line up with modern American Progressive standards? And if not, should their practitioners be banned from city jobs, or fired if they already hold them?
Everybody is so far naming the religious intolerance of every "mainstream" faith, except for the parent faith at least of the two other major Noahide religions. You do realize that Judaism is one of the most intolerant creeds ever perpetuated by human civilization? But ain't nobody going to be "suspending" any Zio-Orthodox Jew from his(/or her) public service job simply because he(/or she) may faithfully endorse the Talmudic belief that only Jews can lay claim to being the only "pure" humans on Earth.
I think some are missing the point. He wasn't removed from his post, just temporarily placed on leave while the city investigated whether his biases were affecting the way he did his job. Quite possibly they weren't and he would have been reinstated. He left on his own.
It seems to me that the local media was in "Witch-hunt" mode. Do you really think that the extremists of gay advocacy were just going to let this "atrocious" private behavior, uh, get swept under the rug ... ?


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Totally agree all. This album is horrible. I dont like the new singer to start with at all and the songs are so boring. The guitar work is just so lame. Dont really know what they were thinking here. And in other news so has the Richard (the good singer) left the band. I totally understand his decition. You cant even hear his vocals at some times, they were just putting them in the background.. Read his statement about the situation herehttp://richardsjunnesson.blogg.se
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Lincoln Journal Star | May 10,2013LINCOLN, Neb. A Vermont man nabbed near Lincoln with more than 100 pounds of marijuana and a disassembled gun asked for probation but got prison time Thursday.
Nathaniel P. Miller, 26, of Jericho, Vt., said he really didnt think about the consequences of his actions.
A Nebraska State Patrol trooper stopped him Sept. 3 near the Lincoln Airport exit for not having a front license plate. After Miller let troopers search his 2001 Dodge pickup, they found 104 pounds of marijuana in packages under the trucks bed liner.
I realize it was a terrible choice, and I want to be done with it, Miller said Thursday.
His attorney, Lawrence Whelan, said Miller had been using marijuana since he was 16 and was acting as a mule Sept. 3. But the disassembled gun among Millers personal property in a camper was not part of the drug activity, he said, arguing for probation.
I think this was a case where he saw an opportunity to make money, and he took that opportunity so he wouldnt have to work, Whelan said.
But Deputy Lancaster County Attorney Matt Acton said the amount of marijuana outweighed Millers lack of criminal history.
District Judge Jodi Nelson agreed, telling Miller he had made a business decision and must have known what could happen.
If you get caught, youre likely going to prison, and thats whats happening here, she said.
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This I will agree with.
These two piss me off with how bad they miss sometimes.
Shots that I wouldnt even miss and I suck LOL!
Atari watches another player get a layup while Carjello misses again
Melo shoulda took a page out of Duncan's book and used the glass
When Amar'e and Melo cant score, it really makes it obvious just how useless they are at EVERYTHING else.. Rebounding, defense, simple things like boxing out. They don't do ANY OF THAT.
Amare has no clue how to play defense.
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Amarknee might be softer then Charlie V and Channing frye smh
they'd score more if they let novak shoot half court shots the rest of the game
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CASTLETON Anne L. Emery, 71, of Castleton, died January 22, 2013, at The Pines nursing home in Rutland, after a battle with ALS.
She was born on March 4, 1941, in Boston, Mass., to Harriette (Smith) Cushman and David Cushman.
The family resided in Willis, Mass., and Walpole, Mass., for several years before moving to Vermont to buy and operate a dairy farm in Shoreham. The farm was sold, and Anne and her family moved to Florida where Anne graduated from Lake Worth High School in 1958.
Anne graduated from the Sheldon Academy of Beauty Culture in Burlington, Vt., in 1959. She was a beautician for several years working in salons in Florida and finally at Berthas hairstyling which was located on Wales Street in Rutland.
She married Willard N. Bill Lucia of Orwell, Vt., in 1960, and then welcomed a daughter, Jerri Anne, born in June of 1961. Her husband, Bill, sadly died when Jerri Anne was just four years old.
Anne, in later years, worked as an elder caregiver in private homes in the Castleton area.
She was involved with the Castleton Community Centers knitters group. Anne was honored for knitting nearly 100 helmet liners for our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Her intricate knitted and crocheted items won her many blue ribbons at the Rutland County Fair through the years.
Anne was also a very talented and accomplished writer, having written many works in the form of poems, prose and very clever and fun riddles and quips. She was a member of the Castleston Communitys creative writing group.
Anne enjoyed music. She played guitar and enjoyed singing alto in a church choir, and also in the Friends and Neighbors Barbershop Chorus, a singing group made up of women from surrounding towns.
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Anne is survived by her daughter, Jerri Anne, and her two granddaughters, Kaylie and Erin, all of Colorado; two brothers, John Cushman, an educator, and his wife Barbara of Albuquerque, N.M., and Stephen Cushman, educator and organist, and his wife Wasthi of Wisconsin; a cousin, attorney Gregg Wilson and wife Dianne of Essex Junction, Vt.; as well as numerous other cousins, nieces and nephews.
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FYI, I'll admit that I once traded my team allegiance before in another sport.
A long time ago I was a Chicago White Sox fan. I was a kid and it all started because the Mets where horrible, my dad pissed me off, Dr. Dre was rockin the white sox cap, and for some reason WGN always broadcasted their games nationally.
I remember watching games for the hell of it and really became addicted to the team. Frank Thomas, Lance Johnson, Ozzir Guillen, Robbie Ventura, Tim Raines.... all likeable guys.
But in 1997, I woke up and realized it was time to pay attention the Mets again and stop avoiding them since it was in my blood. Today, I'm one of the biggest Met freaks on the planet. I've went as far as to tell chiks not to come over "because the game is on and I don't want to be distracted by having to pay attention to you"
We are all entitled to 1 fan jump a lifetime. I already fulfilled mine, so I'm stuck with this **** franchise and players i guess


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Clearwater Dreaming On Such a Winter's Day
Yeah, today dawned rather gray and dreary looking, but barring unforeseen circumstances, the Phillies equipment truck should be making its way towards Clearwater even as I write. I would so love to be a stowaway on that truck!
Sunshine, palm trees, beaches – what's not to love about Spring Training? Where else but Spring Training can you arrive at the ballpark when the gates open, and it looks like this:
but by gametime it looks like this? (Florida weather in March can be pretty fickle!)
Where else but Spring Training can you see synchronized fielding during the pre-game warmups?
Where else but Spring Training can you see Chase Utley and the rest of the Phillies looking more like Christmas Elves than baseball players on St. Patrick's Day?
Where else but Spring Training can you stand next to Jon Lieber's monstrously huge truck?
I wonder if he's still driving that behemoth, considering he's currently unsigned.
And where else but Spring Training can you sit on top of the dugout after the game is over, and not get shooed away by security?
Yes, my friend does actually have a face, but I didn't know if she wanted her picture posted on the internet, therefore the homemade smiley.
We have been fortunate enough to take a trip to Clearwater to catch some Spring Training games four times, in 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2007. As much as I would love to make it number five in 2009, the prospects of that happening are currently not looking too good. Our finances resemble the country's economy (pretty stinky). And now that both our children are school-age, it's much harder to schedule, what with the kids' activities and trying to convince the grandparents to stay at our house for an extended period to make sure the kids get to school on time, homework done, etc. So unless I win the lottery, or suddenly find a money tree growing in my backyard, I'll just continue to dream about it.
Hopefully for some of you this spring your dreams will come true!
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I too will be suffering through Spring Training from the confines of my home in Massachusetts! The Red Sox equipment truck left today – so I know that warmer days HAVE to be around the corner.
I look fwd to reading your blog. I love to see pics and read stuff about spring training. Just a few days away! I want to go see the Giants but not sure if that's going to happen. =(
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The "christmas elves" are very funny. I want spring training, too-I'm going to Arizona the week before it starts!!!! But since pitchers and catchers report, maybe I'll see Joe Smith or Jake Peavy (I'm staying right near the Mariners and Padres spring training complex) and get an autograph. But I never did see Randy Johnson at IHOP…
Wow those elves uniforms would almost be blackmail material if they weren't so funny. Who knew. Thanks for the picts. Now if I ever see them I won't think they are a joke.


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Our Fate in Their Hands?
I've always enjoyed the All-Star game, but I have never been fond of the "Whoever wins gets homefield advantage in the World Series" thing. I always hated that idea. But for the first time, it is going to affect me in a negative way. Last year, I was thankful that the Yankees had homefield advantage in the World Series – but it shouldn't have been because of the All-Star game that they won it. With the All-Star game, players that won't even be in the postseason are determining the fate of the champions. Is that fair?
I know, I know…everyone is saying "But if homefield advantage wasn't involved, what would be the fun of the All-Star game?"
How about seeing the best players in baseball go at it? How about seeing matchups like David Price vs Albert Pujols? How about that feeling of gratitude you get when you see your players on your team be announced as part of the best? Isn't that fun?
If you are a fan of the game of baseball, you don't need this "extra incentive" of World Series homefield advantage in the All-Star game. If you like baseball, the All-Star game already means enough.
Baseball players are men. Not to be sexist, but men have egos. And there is nothing wrong with that. Put them in a competition, and they want to win it. The All-Star game is just another competition, only it's the best against the best. That right there is a reason for them to give it their all. 28 out of the 30 teams won't be in the World Series and don't care whatsoever about homefield advantage, so that won't make those players play any harder.
I believe my Yankees will be in the World Series again. Now the National League has homefield advantage.
Is it fair that because David Ortiz is a fat slob who can't run, the Yankees don't have homefield advantage in the World Series?
Is it fair that because Elvis Andrus overran the base, the Yankees don't have homefield advantage in the World Series?
Is it fair that because Matt Thorton allowed a bases-clearing double, the Yankees don't have homefield advantage in the World Series?
No, No, NO! It's not fair that these players determined the fate of my Yankees. Homefield advantage in the World Series should be awarded to the team with the best record – because only that team can determine that.
I probably would not be as passionate about this issue if I did not have a contending team to root for. And for making my team so great, the greatest in the world, George Steinbrenner deserves credit.
George, thank you so much for everything you have done for the New York Yankees, and for their millions of fans worldwide. I being just 16 only have seen the Yankees be good, but they weren't always that way. You transformed them. Unlike other owners, you selflessly invested the money back into the team, creating the most dominant franchise in all of sports. People that dislike you are just jealous about what you did to make the Yankees #1. Sure, you may have been harsh, but you just wanted to win. And what's wrong with that? You set the standard of pride, power, and class for the New York Yankees – and I love you for that. You were the best Boss ever ♥
George, I'm so happy that you were able to see the Yankees win #27 here on Earth.
Hopefully, you will be able to see them win #28 this year from the best seat in Heaven.
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So glad George was able to see #27. I'm sure this weekend's series at the Stadium will be very emotional, but I hope we beat the Rays!
Hi Virginia …
George M. Steinbrenner III is the greatest owner in the history of all sports … When he purchased the Yankees in 1973, he brought back the great pride and tradition that has always been the foundation of the awesome winning history of the New York Yankees … Like you stated in your above tribute to The Boss … Mr. Steinbrenner "set the standard of pride, power, and class for the New York Yankees" … He will be truly missed, as "an era of greatness has ended" !!! … Surely, as you also said, Mr. Steinbrenner will have the best seat in Heaven to watch the Yankees win their 28th World Championship this year !!!
Regarding the All-Star Game: I totally agree with your thoughts … It is ridiculous that the winning All-Star League gets the home field advantage in the World Series … The All-Star Game has nothing [at all] to do with the World Series !!! … Like you said, "Home field advantage in the World Series should be awarded to the team with the best record" !!!
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Also known as: Meibomian gland dysfunction
- Swelling and redness of eyelid edges
- Symptoms of dry eye
- Slight blurring of vision due to excess oil in tears -- usually cleared by blinking
- Frequent [[1001009|styes]]
- Careful cleansing of the edges of the lids
- Applying moist heat to the affected eye
- Meibomian gland expression, performed by an eye doctor, to help clear the glands of the secretions
- Insertion of a small tube (cannula) into each gland opening to wash out thickened oil
- Several weeks of tetracycline antibiotics
- Lipoflow, a device that automatically warms the eyelid and helps clear the glands
Meibomianitis is an inflammation of the meibomian glands, a group of oil-secreting (sebaceous) glands in the eyelids. These glands have tiny openings to release oils onto the surface of the cornea.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Any condition that increases the thickness of the oily secretions of the meibomian glands will allow excess oils to accumulate on the edges of the lids. This allows for the over-growth of bacteria, which are normally present on skin.
These problems can be caused by allergy, the hormonal changes of adolescence, or general skin conditions such as [[1000879|rosacea]] and acne.
Meibomianitis is often associated with [[1001619|blepharitis]], which can cause an accumulation of dandruff-like substance at the base of the eyelashes.
Signs and tests
Meibomianitis can be diagnosed by eye examination. Special tests are not required.
Standard treatment involves:
These treatments will usually reduce symptoms.
Your health care provider may prescribe an antibiotic ointment to be applied to the lid edge.
Other treatments may include:
Any general skin condition such as acne or rosacea may also require treatment.
Expectations (prognosis)
Meibomianitis is not a vision-threatening condition. However, it may be a chronic and recurring cause of eye irritation. Many people find the treatments frustrating because results are not often immediate. Treatment, however, will often help reduce symptoms.
Calling your health care provider
Call your health care provider if treatment does not lead to improvement or if styes develop.
Keeping your lid clean will help prevent meibomianitis. Treatment of associated general skin conditions will help prevent meibomianitis.
Foster CS. The eye in skin and mucous membrane disorders. In: Tasman W, Jaeger EA, eds. Duane's Ophthalmology. 15th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2009:chap 27.
Lane SS, DuBiner HB, Epstein RJ, et al. A new system, the LipiFlow, for the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction. Cornea. 2012 Apr;31(4):396-404.
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Just recently my lo (who is 3 months) starting pulling off the breast after the flow slows and she will just look around with her big blue eyes and up at me and sometimes smile and then go right back to eating for a few more sucks and then pull off again and do the same thing. Of course i cant help but think how adorable she is when she does this but am allowing a bad habit to start if encourage this in anyway by smiling at her or laughing when she does it??
Also she has in the past few weeks become very fascinated by sticking her hands in her mouth and just in the last week or so became coordinated enough to stick her thumb in her mouth and suck on it. Both myself and my hubby are reluctant to let her thumbsuck so we always end up pulling it out and sticking her binky in instead (this is usually after she has eaten) because we figure if it comes to breaking the habit at least we have control over the binky. But at the same time if we do take the binky away from her at some point (hopefully soon) it seems like she will just resort to sucking her thumb. So im not sure what to do?? Anybody have some advice?


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LACKAWAXEN, PA — The township supervisors on November 15 approved a letter to the Pike County Commissioners asking "proportionate allocations" of library funds to the Wayne County libraries in Hawley and Newfoundland, which are heavily patronized by western Pike residents.
The supervisors' letter said "the loss of state funding" and "inadequate funding" from Wayne County has endangered jobs and services at the libraries that their residents have been required to use since the closing of the Lackawaxen branch of the Pike County Public Library (PCLP).
Reporting substantial use of their facilities by Pike County residents, Wayne County library officials have twice appeared before the Pike County Commissioners this fall seeking additional funding.
The Wayne libraries have also reported a $47,000 budget deficit to the Wayne Commissioners.
Neither panel of commissioners has yet to respond to Wayne libraries' financial concerns, but publication of 2014 budgets are coming at the end of this month.
Lackawaxen's letter stated that about 30% of the county's residents live in the four western townships.
They stated that some 23% of county residents are served by the Hawley library and that, in the past three years, 46% of the active Hawley Library users are from Pike. While the numbers are smaller, the Newfoundland library was said to have a majority of Pike residents among its active users.
"On behalf of our township citizens, we urge you to properly allocate library funding to serve our community… Please do not neglect any longer the funding of the Hawley Public Library that serves our township."
Supervisors Chair Brian Stuart said that the $2,000 Pike currently appropriates to Hawley doesn't go very far. "The county has alienated everyone north of Route 84," he said of the county appropriation.
In September, PCLP Executive Director Ellen Schaffner and Trustee Elspeth Goodin were on hand during the Hawley presentation. They did not agree.
Schaffner later said "those who choose not to [use the Hawley Library] should not have to pay for the choices of those who did."
She said all libraries are facing decreased funding. "We're down $100,000 in state and local cuts."
Goodin said that diversion of Pike funds to other counties would at the same time reduce Pike's Local Financial Effort (LFE), which would reduce state aid accordingly. "If LFE falls below a certain amount, the library could receive no state funding at all."
The supervisors approved a proposed 2014 budget which calls for $3,200,621 in spending, but will retain existing millage (tax rates).
The budget includes $2,229,803 in general fund spending, of which $1,009,281 funds public safety and $133,000 goes to highways.
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They further approved contract for Allen Kowalczyk's selected timber removal on the 139-acre township building property, accepted Jim Jennings' resignation from the zoning hearing board and approved a two-lot consolidation at Blue Herron Woods for Christopher Kilmer.


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MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin regulators have approved plans for a power line that will run between Alma and Holmen in western Wisconsin.
The three-person Public Service Commission agreed unanimously Thursday to green-light the project, saying it will increase regional and local transmission reliability.
"We appreciate the time and effort of the Commission and staff as well as the many agencies and other stakeholders. The Wisconsin regulatory process is thorough, comprehensive and provides many opportunities for public and agency involvement," said Priti Patel, CapX2020 co-director. "The project expands the electric infrastructure to support the area's long-term economic development and job growth."
The commission also settled on a route calling for the line to cross the Mississippi River west of Alma, run through Galesville and end at a new substation just west of Holmen. The line will link to a larger transmission project dubbed CapX2020 to serve Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and the Dakotas. Detailed route maps will be posted by May 14 at www.capx2020.com/lacrosse.
"The Commissioners considered the route's impacts and approved the route they saw as having the fewest impacts," said Tom Hillstrom, project routing lead. "We look forward to working with each agency to issue the final permits so that the line can be built and energized by 2015."
The CapX2020 Hampton-Rochester-La Crosse project has been identified in numerous state and regional planning studies. Experts testifying at the Commission's technical hearings in March agreed that a transmission deficit exists in the La Crosse area and that transmission line construction is necessary. The project will address regional deficiencies identified by the Midwest ISO, which concluded that if the project isn't constructed, substantial overloading of existing transmission in Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota will occur.
Rural Utilities Service is expected to issue the federal Environmental Impact Statement, which covers the entire project, in June, with federal approval this fall. Construction is expected to start in Minnesota in early 2013 and in Wisconsin in late 2013. The Hampton-Rochester-La Crosse project is scheduled to be energized in 2015. With the modified Galesville route, the estimated project cost in Wisconsin is $210 million, and the overall project cost is approximately $500 million.
Partners in the CapX2020 Hampton-Rochester-La Crosse project include Dairyland Power Cooperative, Rochester Public Utilities, Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency, WPPI Energy and Xcel Energy.
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(Bluefield)— The Bluefield State College National "B" Club will induct 12 new members during a special ceremony and luncheon on July 27 in Bluefield. This year's inductees include four members who will be inducted posthumously. Many of the honorees were All-Americans, All-CIAA, and All-West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selections as student-athletes.
This year's honorees included posthumous inductees Alto Lark (1962), Claude Watts (1962), John L. Washington (1947) and Henry Winkfield (1942), as well as living honorees James Childress (1971), C.Douglas Cobb, J.D. (1968), Joseph R. Fourqurean (1972), Lynne Kelly (1986), Frank Lee (1963), Raymond Reed (1955), Lacy L. Smith (1943), and Preston Watkins (1971).
Orlando Henderson, chairman of the Hall of Fame committee and President/Bluefield State College Alumni Association, observed that this year's honorees are "individuals of distinction on the athletic field, in the classroom, and in the community."
Deirdre Guyton, Bluefield State College's Director of Alumni Affairs, will narrate a "Spotlight Parade of Hall of Fame Inductees," during which each new Hall of Fame member will be recognized for his/her achievements.
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The world of tablets keeps growing. New entries include the Nook HD and HD-plus, the iPad Mini, and the Surface - Microsoft's first tablet. Consumer Reports tests to find the best. While the top ones all have something to offer, there are big differences. For example, the 500-dollar Surface has a superb 10-inch screen plus a handy stand, and you can get a cover with a built-in keyboard. However, when it comes to content, Microsoft has a way to go. "Windows tablets lack access to the big content selection from Apple or the Android Marketplace, or even the Amazon and Barnes and Noble content offerings." Size is another important consideration - the 7-point-8-inch i-Pad Mini is Apple's first smaller tablet, competing with other small tablets like the Barnes and Noble Nook HD and Kindle Fire HD from Amazon. Consumer Reports finds in many ways the Mini is every bit as good as the bigger i-Pads. The screen offers crisp text, optimal photo viewing, and good sound. The 330-dollar i-Pad Mini is also light, making it extra portable. But for 200 dollars, the Barnes and Noble Nook HD is well worth considering. Sharp text that fills the 7-inch screen makes reading a pleasure. However, the larger 9-inch Nook H-D-plus is a better choice if you're a magazine lover. It starts at 270 dollars. Paul Reynolds "The iPad still offers the most content, and its screen's a little bigger than the Nook HD+. But at 500 dollars and up, it costs almost twice as much." Consumer Reports says no matter what your priorities are, there's never been a better selection of tablets to choose from. "
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Preliminary results from Tuesday's elections showed Seidel, a Wausau Democrat, with 63 percent of the vote. Buckley, of Antigo, had 37 percent.
Seidel advances to face Republican Rep. Jerry Petrowski in a June 5 general recall election. Incumbent Sen. Pam Galloway resigned after Democrats forced her into a recall, leaving her seat open. Three other Democrats are vying to replace three incumbent Republican senators.
All the recalls were spurred by the GOP senators' support for Republican Gov. Scott Walker's contentious law restricting public workers' union rights.
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John Smoltz out of a Braves uniform?! And Baldelli's Homecoming
There are a couple of players in baseball that we absolutely cannot imagine out of their uniform, and John Smoltz fell under this category for me. He was with Atlanta for twenty years! From 1988-2008, and he was incredible! His career record is 210-147, he has 3,011 career strikeouts, and a 3.26 ERA. The strikeouts is definitely the most impressive, he reached 3,000 against the Nationals if I'm remembering correctly. Anyway, he's been with the Braves for SO long, it's still hard for me to imagine him outside of a Braves uniform.
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the Red Sox have a lot of depth to their bench.. i read a comment that mentioned the new bench players would be first-string players on another team
my guess as to the new acquisitions is that the Red Sox are getting injury-protection – with Baldelli, Kotsay, and Smoltz, the Red Sox are buying backups with track records rather than pulling call-ups with little to no time in the bigs
Elizabeth, I might be wrong but I thought I read somewhere that Baldelli wasn't a Sox fan growing up. I bet his family is now! Boras has to take a LOT of the blame if he is the one to have recommended that Tek not accept arbitration. He would have gotten a lot more money if he had. I suspect he will resign – I don't see anyone else wanting him. AND lucky Buchholz to have you one his side this season.
I feel sorry for the Braves. They lost some of the key players that they were going to accquire! This is sad. John Smoltz has been with the Braves for 20 amazing years, and now he's gone. Same thing for Trevor Hoffman. He has been a Padre for 15 years. He's gone too. Man, this is just not right!
I don't know where Smoltz will pitch. Will he start or come out of the pen? Roco should be fine while I love having Kotsay back.
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Julia's right. Baldelli said during the playoffs that he didn't grow up as a Sox fan, but I'm sure he's one now. As for Varitek, I can only sigh and say "Alright already! Make the deal!" Maybe he and Pettitte are sitting in a room together, placing bets on which of them will blink first.
Shout out to steph! Friends who read blogs rock. Yeah I couldn't believe smoltz would ever be anything other than a brave but it's gonna be like watching joe montana play for the chiefs, you just get used to it. Can't wait to see how he holds up in that division and the A.L.
Levelboss: You're right, a lot of our bench players would make first string on other teams. That's why Coco went to the Royals so he could play everyday. Very smart the Sox are making their backups veterans, or at least people with the experience
Julia: I'm sorry you are right! My mistake for sure! Hopefully my project will come through. And like I said, I'm investing all my faith in Varitek
Hyun Young: Hoffman is also one of those players for me who it's hard to see in another uniform
Bigpapi72: Smoltz shouldn't be back until June, but i suspect he will start, if not he'll be a force coming out of the bullpen. If not, Penny can always go to the 'pen.
Jane: Varitek and Petite are in the same boat right now, except Varitek hasn't publicly said it, but I can still tell it's true.
Tommy: It'll definitely be interesting to see how Smoltz holds up the AL East. Magrane from MLB Network thinks the Sox are going to win the division!
Hey, Elizabeth …
If both, John Smoltz and Rocco Baldelli don't have any injuries, and stay healthy all year, these signings can turn out to be great moves by the Red Sox … It didn't cost them much money, and both players will def add a lot of producton to the Sox in 2009 !!! … Also, I agree, it would be a big mistake if the Red Sox traded, Jacoby Ellsbury, and, or, Clay Buchholz [both have huge potential to be great for many years to come] … Like I stated on Julia's blog, Ellsbury reminds me of Johnny Damon, and if the Red Sox really want to trade him, I think, Jacoby Ellsbury would be perfect in centerfield for the New York Yankees !!! … So, you think a deal can be worked out ??? … And, finally, it does look like the Andy Pettitte and Jason Varitek situations are very similar … For whatever reason, [mainly "MONEY"], both the Yankees and Red Sox are taking a hard-line stance in the negotiations with Pettitte and Varitek !!! … It seems like both teams say they want these players back; but, really do not want to sign them … It's very frustrating, 'cause Pettitte really is the Yankees best option [as of now] as their 5th starter; and, I know you want Varitek back, 'cause the Red Sox need a catcher … And, in the whole scheme of things, we really are not talking about that much more money to sign these players !!! … Anyway, spring training will be here soon; and, there should be some news regarding Pettitte and Varitek before then !!! Take care, Elizabeth !!! … Jimmy [27NYY], "BY&L" http://baseballtheyankeesandlife.mlblogs.com/
Boston gets all the love…(envious).
John Smoltz! I've always liked watching him pitch.
Nice pickups!
Hey, you guys and the Yankees need to quit signing ALL the players. Leave some for the rest of us! : )
Nice pickups, by the way!
Where does Masterson fit into your plans? Is he going to be a long reliever?
You guys are a really deep team now. It should keep you in contention with us–for a while. And I finally have a Red Sox player who I like in Rocco Baldelli.
Jimmy: I'm glad we have a lot of depth.. I think they're all type B free agents as well so at least it's low risk. And you're right, Jacoby does remind me of Damon when he was a Red Sox. But I couldn't bear to lose another favorite player to the Yankees! I know that Petite has made it public that he's upset with the Yankees organization but I hope Varitek isn't too upset.
"Happy": The Brewers just got Trevor Hoffman, that's a great pickup as well. I hope you got to see the Brewers special (1982) on MLB Network yesterday, I was thinking of you!
Redbird Chatter: There are still plenty of free agents out there, most of them Scott Boras clients (of course..). I think Khalil Greene will work out great for you guys!
Neal: Oh I think we'll be in contention with you guys (and the Rays) all year long! In fact, Joe Magrone (MLB Network) thinks Boston will win the division! Interesting, right? And I'm glad you like Rocco Baldelli, but there are plenty of other Red Sox players to like!
The Red Sox and Yankees scare me this season. You've both picked up so much talent that the AL Wild Card HAS to be coming from the East. Again. It's gonna be weird seeing Smoltz in a different uniform. Atlanta's lost a great pitcher. And are now stuck with Javier Vazquez in their rotation (I'm so sorry, Braves fans). Once I started following Baldelli at the end of August, I began to really enjoy him. Since he was still diagnosed with the mitochondrial disorder back then, I rooted for him, even in the last series against my Sox (which coincided with when I started following him). Good luck with your project player. That sounds like fun. If I had any idea who'll be starting for my Sox, I'd pick a project. But I have no idea what's going on with my boys!
Hey Liz!!
Haven't talked to you in a while. I do like these pick ups, but I kind of hesitant about Smoltz. We'll see though.
Hi, Elizabeth …
"Congratulations" on Jim Rice being voted into Baseball's "Hall of Fame" !!! ………. Jimmy [27NYY], "BY&L" … http://baseballtheyankeesandlife.mlblogs.com/
Jen: Projects are the best, I love promising minor league baseball players, and Lisa sure loves interviewing them. Glad you like Baldelli, I hope he'll be great for the Sox.
Thrilla: Long time no talk indeed! Bobby Cox said Smoltz is looking good, but it's definitely reminiscent towards the Curt Schilling situation last year. Hopefully it works out!
Jimmy: Thanks! That means a lot🙂
I think the Baldelli signing is the most interesting because when he first came up on '03, someone said he was the next 'Joe Dimaggio!'
Scott: That's a lot of pressure to put on someone– the next Joe Dimaggio! I hope that Baldelli doesn't try and be Dimaggio, he should just be himself. That's what happened with Yaz initially, he was trying to be Williams. But I'm glad Yaz was Yaz🙂


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Click Here to watch a video clip of today's STS-127 Space Shuttle launch. Windows Media Player and a broadband (cable modem, DSL) Internet connection required.
After five aborts due to fuel leaks and bad weather, STS-127 finally launched this evening at 6:03 PM EDT.
(STS is NASA-speak for "Space Transportation System," what the public knows as the Space Shuttle. The craft itself, e.g. Endeavour, is known as the orbiter although public often refers to it as the Shuttle.)
My wife and I found a nice spot to watch, recommended by a friend who works at NASA. It's one of the few sites with a direct view of the launch pad, although this location is about ten miles away. In the video, you'll notice that you don't hear the roar of the launch until some time later, because sound travels about 1,100 feet per second. So that's about five seconds per mile, and if we're ten miles away … fifty seconds for the sound to reach us.
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Steve, impressive photo. How is your fastball and can you get the ball over the plate? The Angels definitely need some help in this department. Perhaps it is time for a new General Manager to get the team some pitching. If the team chokes the last half of the season, that could be a distinct possibility. Good luck in Florida.


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onerockindoc wrote:The performance by the 48 team yesterday was impressive. I was listening to them most of the day and oh that Chad Knaus makes my heart skip a beat.
By no means am I wanting them to win their 6th championship(I think it's Miller time) but between Chad and Jimmie they worked all day long for that top 10
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racer1 wrote:Great race by 5-time and his crew--very impressive..
Since JJ is Hendricks this is good as any to mention there is an article that Hendricks and Dale JR has lost some sponsorship with Pepsi/Diet Mountain Dew etc for some races next season. It really is a tough sponsorship market these days. Excerp from Jayski update:
"UPDATE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his Hendrick Motorsports team are losing 15 races of sponsorship next season as PepsiCo plans to cut back its sponsorship, according to the SportsBusiness Journal. PepsiCo committed to sponsoring Earnhardt for 20 races in 2012. PepsiCo is working on a $10 million deal with Hendrick Motorsports that would include five races annually with Earnhardt (Diet Mountain Dew and Amp), two races with Jeff Gordon (Pepsi) and one with Kasey Kahne (brand TBA). The beverage company had sponsored Earnhardt and his #88 team for 20 races and Gordon's #24 team for two in each of the past five years. This season, the 20 Earnhardt races were split between Diet Mountain Dew (16 races) and Amp (four races).(Sporting News)(10-22-2012)"
Ok so--10 million only buys 8 races with Hendricks--wow.
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