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Courtside Villas offers comfy two-bedroom fully-equipped villas with access to a community pool. Guests can enjoy a beach day, or guests wanting to get out a little farther can rent bikes and take a short ride. For guests interested in getting out and exploring the area, bike rentals are available and recommended. Within a short drive, bike ride or walking distance are horseback activities, golf, tennis, and the quaint shopping and dining of Freshfields Village, or, down-island to the Oceanfront Beach Club complex which has two swimming pools, restaurants and shops. Seabrook Island's Property Owner's Lakehouse offers an indoor Junior Olympic size swimming pool and 6,000 square foot Fitness Center. The Racquet Club has 15 Har-Tru Tennis Courts.
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The birth control shot is an injection of a hormone that prevents pregnancy. Each shot prevents pregnancy for three months.
The shot is also known by the brand name Depo-Provera, or by the name of the medicine in the shot, DMPA.
How Does the Birth Control Shot Work?
Like other methods of birth control, the birth control shot releases a hormone — progestin — into the body. Hormones are chemicals made in our bodies. They control how different parts of our bodies work.
The progestin in the shot works by
- Keeping eggs from leaving the ovaries. Pregnancy cannot happen if there is no egg to join the sperm.
- Making cervical mucus thicker. This keeps sperm from getting to the eggs.
How Effective Is the Birth Control Shot?
Effectiveness is an important and common concern when choosing a birth control method. The birth control shot is one of the most effective methods of birth control available. It works best when you get the birth control shot regularly, every 12 weeks.
- Less than 1 out of 100 women will get pregnant each year if they always use the birth control shot as directed.
- About 6 out of 100 women will get pregnant each year if they don't always use the birth control shot as directed.
Keep in mind the birth control shot doesn't protect against sexually transmitted infections. Use a latex or female condom to reduce the risk of infection.
If you get the birth control shot within the first seven days after the start of your period, you are protected from pregnancy immediately. If you get the shot within five days after miscarriage or an abortion, or within three weeks after giving birth, you are protected from pregnancy immediately. Otherwise, you need to use some form of backup birth control — like a condom, female condom, diaphragm, sponge, or emergency contraception (morning after pill) — for the first week after getting the shot.
Each shot of Depo-Provera will protect you from pregnancy for 12 weeks. So you will need to go to your health care provider every 12 weeks for a shot. If you are two or more weeks late getting your shot, your health care provider may ask you to take a pregnancy test, or may advise you to use emergency contraception if you had vaginal intercourse in the previous 120 hours (five days).
How Safe Is the Birth Control Shot?
Most women can use the birth control shot safely. But all medications have some risks, so safety is a concern when choosing a birth control method. Certain conditions increase the risk of serious side effects.
You should not use the shot if you
- are taking the medication aminoglutethamide to treat Cushing's syndrome
- are pregnant
- have breast cancer
- have had fragility bone fractures (breaks)
Talk with your health care provider about your health and whether the shot is likely to be safe for you.
There are many other methods of birth control that may be safe for you if you cannot use the shot. Read about other methods to find one that may be right for you.
What Are the Benefits of the Birth Control Shot?
- Using the birth control shot is safe, simple, and convenient.
- The shot provides very effective, long-lasting pregnancy protection.
- There is no daily pill to remember.
- There is nothing to do right before having sex.
- Some women say it improves their sex lives because it helps them feel more spontaneous.
- It is also a very private method of birth control — there is no packaging or other evidence that might be embarrassing for some people.
- The birth control shot does not contain estrogen, another type of hormone that is in many types of birth control, including the pill, patch, and ring. This means the shot can be a good choice for women who cannot take estrogen and for women who are breastfeeding.
- The shot can help prevent cancer of the lining of the uterus.
What Are the Disadvantages of the Birth Control Shot?
Some women may have undesirable side effects while using the birth control shot. But many women adjust to it with few or no problems. Serious problems do not occur often.
Irregular bleeding is the most common side effect, especially in the first 6 to 12 months of use.
- For most women, periods become fewer and lighter. After one year, half of the women who use the birth control shot will stop having periods completely.
- Some women have longer, heavier periods.
- Some women have increased spotting and light bleeding between periods.
These side effects are completely normal. Some woman may worry that they are pregnant if they do not have a regular period. But when the birth control shot is used correctly, it is very effective. If you are concerned about a possible pregnancy, you can always take a pregnancy test.
There are also some less common side effects:
- change in sex drive
- change in appetite or weight gain
- depression
- hair loss or increased hair on the face or body
- headache
- nausea
- sore breasts
There is no way to stop the side effects of Depo-Provera — they may continue until the shot wears off, in 12 to 14 weeks.
It's important that you find a method that won't make you feel sick or uncomfortable. If the side effects from the birth control shot continue to bother you, talk with your health care provider.
Because the birth control shot is long lasting, it can take a long time to get pregnant after getting your last shot — anywhere from 6–10 months. So, Depo-Provera is not a good birth control method for you if you're thinking of getting pregnant soon.
Serious problems usually have warning signs. Report any of these signs to your health care provider immediately:
- a new lump in your breast
- major depression
- migraine with aura — seeing bright, flashing zigzags, usually before a very bad headache
- pus, pain for many days, or bleeding where you were given the shot
- unusually heavy or prolonged vaginal bleeding
- yellowing of the skin or eyes
Although Depo-Provera is highly effective in preventing pregnancy, in the very rare cases where pregnancy does occur, it is more likely to be an ectopic pregnancy, which can be life threatening.
Women who use the birth control shot may have temporary bone thinning. It increases the longer they use it. Bone growth begins again when women stop using the shot. Talk with your health care provider about the risks. You can help protect your bones by exercising regularly and getting extra calcium and vitamin D, either through the food you eat or from vitamin supplements.
How Do I Get the Birth Control Shot? How Much Does the Birth Control Shot Cost?
First, you'll need to get a prescription. Visit a Planned Parenthood health center, a clinic, or a private health care provider for a prescription. Your health care provider will discuss your medical history with you and give you any other medical exam that you may need. The health care provider will then give you an injection. You may have a temporary bruise.
If you need an exam, it may cost about $0 to $250. Each visit after the initial exam may cost between $0 and $150.
If you are more than two weeks late for your injection, you may need a pregnancy test before getting your shot. Pregnancy tests cost about $0 to $20.
Planned Parenthood works to make health care accessible and affordable. Some health centers are able to charge according to income. Most accept health insurance. If you qualify, Medicaid or other state programs may lower your health care costs.
Call your local Planned Parenthood health center to get specific information on costs.
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State sets health insurance ratesBy Bob Kinzel
Vermont Public Radio | July 09,2013For the first time, the Green Mountain Care Board has set rates for Vermonts new health care exchange. In doing so the board stressed that the rates will remain close to current levels.
Board Chairwoman Anya Rader Wallack said the proposed rates for Blue Cross Blue Shield were reduced by just more than 4 percent. The board cut the rates proposed by MVP by roughly 5 percent.
Rader Wallack says a benchmark single person Silver plan offered by Blue Cross will cost about $4,700 per year, but she says federal subsidies could substantially reduce the premium for individuals who make less than $45,000 a year, or for couples who make less than $60,000.
Hopefully through the reductions that weve ordered and more significantly the tax credits that will come to Vermonters through the exchange both from the federal government and state government, the premiums will be more affordable, said Rader Wallack.
She said the board reduced the proposed rates because it found that both companies wanted to put too much money into their reserve accounts and also because the insurers projected higher use of the system by those enrolled in the exchange.
Beginning in January, all individuals and businesses with fewer than 50 employees will be required to obtain insurance through the exchange, known as Vermont Health Connect.
Rader Wallack doesnt think consumers will experience rate shock when the change occurs.
Theres a wider range in todays market of both products and prices, said Rader Wallack. But the level of premiums for roughly equivalent coverage to what will be offered through the Exchange is comparable.
Blue Cross Vice President Kevin Goddard said he was disappointed by the rate reduction but he says Blue Cross is ready to move on.
This is their judgment. Our judgment would be that we need a couple of points higher than that to have adequate rates, said Goddard. But at the end of the day, frankly after all the work, were just looking forward to getting on now with the transition of thousands of thousands of people into this new way of purchasing health insurance.
Currently, Blue Cross and MVP are the only two companies offering insurance products through the exchange.
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Home List of Titles Electrocatalytic oxidation and determination of ascorbic acid at poly(glutamic acid) chemically modified electrode
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/150046
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- Electrocatalytic oxidation and determination of ascorbic acid at poly(glutamic acid) chemically modified electrode
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- Yu, Ai-Min; Chen, Hong-Yuan
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- Cyclic voltammetry was used to investigate the electrochemical behavior of ascorbic acid (AA) at the poly(glutamic acid) chemically modified electrode (PME) in phosphate buffer solution. A decrease of 400 mV in overpotential was obtained. The number of electrons involved in the reaction (two electrons) and the catalytic rate constant (1.2 x 10^4 M^-1 s^-1) were determined using a rotating electrode. Hydrodynamic voltammetric experiments were performed to characterize the electrode as an amperometric sensor for the determination of AA. At 0.3 V, in pH 5.0 PBS, the detection limit was 4.0 x 10^-8 M when S/N=3. The catalytic effect on the catalytic oxidation of AA resulted in the separation of the overlapping voltammograms of AA and dopamine at the glassy carbon electrode in a mixture.
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- Analytica Chimica Acta, Vol. 344, no. 3 (Jun 1997), pp. 181-185
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- 1997
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- 0301 Analytical Chemistry
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- Amperometric detection; Ascorbic acid; Assay; Chemically modified electrode; Cyclic potentiometry; Drug determination; Electrocatalysis; Electrochemistry; Polyglutamic acid; Sensor
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- Elsevier
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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) – The Nigerian soccer federation says each national team player will receive a $90,000 bonus if they win next year's African Cup of Nations.
Spokesman Ademola Olajire says the players will get $10,000 for each win in the group stage, plus another $15,000 for winning in the quarterfinals, $20,000 for the semifinals and $25,000 for the final.
Federation secretary general Musa Adamu says the reward is meant ''to motivate the players to make Nigeria proud.'' He declined to say how the body would source the funds.
Nigeria, a two-time African Cup champion, failed to qualify for the 2012 tournament despite a star-studded team that included European-based players Ikechukwu Uche, Joel Obi, Peter Osaze Odemwingie, Emmanuel Emenike, Taye Taiwo and Chinedu Obasi.


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Freedom New Mexico: Argen Duncan Sunland Inc. employee Carmen Manquero watches jars being filled with peanut butter at the plant Tuesday. Sunland is New Mexico's 2008 Agriculture Marketer.
By Argen Duncan: Freedom New Mexico
Working for peanuts has earned a Portales company top honors.
Peanut processor Sunland Inc. is the New Mexico Department of Agriculture's New Mexico Agriculture Marketer for 2008. The company received the honor earlier this month.
"The importance of it is just the recognition by the New Mexico Department of Agriculture that we're successful at what we're trying to do," said Sunland President and CEO Jimmie Shearer.
Sunland's goals remain unchanged since area farmers started the company in 1988 — marketing Valencia peanut products, Shearer said. He said that peanut sets Sunland apart from the competition.
The Valencia peanut has a sweeter flavor than other varieties, so manufacturers can make peanut butter from it without adding sugar, the CEO said.
"The selection is based on innovative and creative marketing as well as success in the market place," NMDA Marketing Director Edward Avalos said in a news release.
Shearer said a machine that fills and seals personal-sized cups of peanut butter should be running at 100 percent capacity by March, less than a year after its installation.
"And we're always looking for innovative ways to package and present our product to the public," he said.
Sunland is the nation's largest provider of both Valencia-peanut and organic peanut butter, Shearer said. It's also the only peanut butter plant in the state.
Shearer said the company's customer base consists of many major national food stores. He believes Sunland's most popular product is probably old-fashioned peanut butter.
When the company began, it handled in-shell peanuts, Shearer said.
Twenty years later, Sunland employees about 150 people and has two lines of peanut butter. It processes 6,000 pounds of peanuts an hour, 24 hours a day, six days a week.


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CNJ staff photo: Sharna Johnson Airman Basic Edward Novak, left, shakes hands with defense attorney Maj. Shawn Vandenberg after Novak was found not guilty Friday of premeditated murder.
By Sharna Johnson: CNJ staff writer
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — After 3 1/2 years of suspicion, investigation, allegations and military court proceedings surrounding the 2004 death of his wife, Airman Basic Edward Novak II walked out of the Cannon Courthouse on Friday a free man.
He was beaming from ear-to-ear, a smile etched on a face that had been, until Friday, solemn and stoic.
"Words cannot express the relief and the joy I feel with the verdict in my court-martial. I have been waiting for this day for three years and three months," Novak said in a written statement.
"All the time, I've been under a cloud of suspicion, unable to leave Cannon AFB or Clovis, New Mexico. Everyone abandoned me. Only my family supported me. The whole process was very hard. Finally, though, the truth is known, and it took the members of this court-martial panel to clear my name. I thank the members of this court-martial. I am forever indebted to them."
"In the end, all of this comes back to Kimberly, my wife. I love her. I miss her," he said.
If convicted, Novak could have faced life in prison.
The verdict came around 3:30 p.m. in the small courtroom packed with military personnel and family members anxiously awaiting the news after four days of deliberation.
As the senior officer on the member panel read the verdict of not guilty, a moment of shocked silence was followed by gasps. The victim's family began sobbing as they consoled one another.
Kimberly Novak, 20, was found dead Oct. 28, 2004, in military housing unit the couple shared on base.
During the three-week trial, conflicting causes of death were introduced. The prosecution said Kimberly Novak was killed by blunt force trauma to the head and neck. The defense said she died from a viral infection in the heart.
Due to base regulations media were not allowed to talk to the parties in the case while on base.
In his statement, Edward Novak, 25, expressed disgust for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations for focusing their investigation solely on him and presuming his guilt.
"I know I'm just an Airman Basic and one who is on the way out of the Air Force, but please investigate what happened to me. Investigate it and make sure no one ever gets treated the way I did," he said in his written statement.
Kimberly Novak's parents, Don and Patricia Bollman, attended the trial.
"The Bollman family is saddened by the jury's verdict of not guilty," Don Bollman read from a prepared written statement. "It is felt that justice was not served in the murder of our dear daughter and loved one. Although the following weeks and months will be difficult, we remain united in our deep faith in God."
Edward Novak's mother, who attended the trial and all the hearings in the case, said she never doubted her son's innocence.
"This has all been a terrible, tragic mistake and, as a result, countless lives were affected," Vette Novak said Friday in a prepared statement.
"Everyone and anyone who truly knows my son, Edward Novak, knows that he is not … nor was he in October 2004 … capable of harming his wife," she said. "This happy family was torn asunder on October 28, 2004; lives were destroyed and none of us will ever be the same. Your support and well wishes were integral to our maintaining our sanity in what, for us, was a world gone mad."
Vette Novak did not to talk to media in the more than three years since her daughter-in-law's death. She said in Friday's written statement her "family has been maligned and violated in ways I never dreamed possible."
In May 2005, Edward Novak II's daughter was removed from his care by the New Mexico Children Youth and Families Department, and he was charged with child neglect. She remains in foster care.
Novak pleaded guilty of child neglect in April 2007 and was ordered to serve 15 months of a two-year, five-month sentence of imprisonment and received a bad conduct discharge from the military. Novak has satisfied his sentence.
"The military justice system works and worked for me. I now plan to move away from Cannon AFB and start a new, free life," Edward Novak said.


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The tour was aimed to show how ICE is going to even greater lengths to make the facility feel more like a hotel or resort, and less like a prison.
Even the name of the facility was changed recently from the Karnes County Civil Detention Center to the Karnes County Residential Center as a way to shift the focus away from the fact that illegal immigrants are being detained.
Despite the new name and new terminology, it remains a detention center and detainees do not have the freedom to leave until they are deported to their home countries, transferred to another facility, or released through asylum granted by an immigration judge.
See the Aug. 6 issue of The Karnes Countywide for a detailed report of information presented and questions answered by ICE officials.


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Wisconsin second in the nation with high school grad rates
Wisconsin has a history of ranking high among states for high school graduation rates.
Now, with a new measuring system being used for the first time, Wisconsin still ranks near the top, tying for the second spot in the nation.
The U.S. Department of Education is measuring states' graduation rates in a new and uniform way.
Before this year, the rates were measured differently in each state, which made it difficult to compare them accurately.
But now, a new method tracks students the same way in every state.
"The former way was it was tallied. It was a legacy. It wasn't just a four year 9-to-12 grade model. The new method under No Child Left Behind is intended to be a little bit more accurate and takes a look from ninth grade to the summer of their 12th grade year to take that comparison, so it's really an apples-to-apples comparison," said Troy Harcey, associate superintendent of instruction in the La Crosse School District.
Under the new measurement, Wisconsin comes in second in the nation with an 87 percent graduation rate.
The La Crosse School District comes in even higher, with about a 94 percent graduation rate.
Which raises the question, "Why are we doing so well?"
"There is such a collaborative effort with the community, with the schools and with people in the schools. Everybody is really focused on how important it is to make sure these kids are provided with the best education," said Dr. Deborah Markos, associate principal of Logan High School.
"Here at Central High School and at other schools, there are transition programs for freshman to welcome them into high school. Then once they start school, we have monitoring systems set up to make sure we have as many students as possible to be credit-current and to make sure they're on track to graduate," said Jeff Fleig, principal of Central High School.
"We're a 360-degree service for students with all the supports we have -- that includes things we have that are outside of the school building," said Harcey.
But even though Wisconsin is near the top in the nation, all educators agree, there's still plenty of work to be done.
"There's always room for improvement. Until we have 100 percent of our kids proficient or advanced or 100 percent of our kids graduating, we just can't stop improving," said Fleig.
"We don't want to say good is good enough, because it never is, and we want to be challenging Iowa for number one in the future," said Harcey.
Iowa took the top spot with an 88 percent graduation rate.
Wisconsin tied for second with Vermont, and Minnesota tied with three other states for 10th place.
The U.S. Department of Education said Nevada came in with the lowest graduation rate at 62 percent.
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4/22/11 Diamondbacks at Mets: Citi Field
Looking to redeem myself for yesterday's weather anomaly. The spirit of redemption was in the air. I could just feel it (well actually not in the air because it was absolutely fafafafreezing). I thought this would be a great day for snagging:
- 14 balls in 6 games this season= 2.33 balls per game
- 31 straight games with at least 1 ball
- 18 straight games at Citi Field with at least 1 ball
- 26,546 fans * 1 ball= 26,546 competition factor
- Time at Game 4:55- 10:23= 5 Hours 28 Minutes
- 6 straight games with Zack Hample/other ballhawks ruling my decisions sub/abconcious.
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In a nutshell, come for bp and skillfully stay. Better explanation coming in my entry of tomorrow's game.
Mainly, just how to sit in the seats directly behind the $2,500 ones. But I may think of more questions closer to time……
Thanks for the help,
Sure but about what? Just ask me questions and I will respond. Though my response if you follow up right now will have to be in a while as I have a game to go to…
Wanna share? I mean, how are you going to tell me what YOU know without letting me in on the knowledge? Come on man.🙂
Just general knowledge I have about Yankee Stadium for taking my fair share of unplanned tours throughout the place. For example, Monument Park, The Museum, how to sit in the seats right behind the $2,500 ones, etc.
Thanks for the info. I was leaning towards Yankee Stadium anyway, and you helped me to decide. Yankee Stadium it is. Trust me. The Yankees won't find me sitting in the dugout seats. $2,500 is rediculous. What did you mean by other things? What else should I know?
In terms of experience, I think there is no doubt that Yankee Stadium is the better of the two. I mean it is a pain for ballhawks because of security etc but even when the Mets are better than the Yankees, Yankee Stadium is still the better atmosphere. The only thing is that the price for tickets tends to grow faster as the quality of the ticket increases. For example, the cheapest seats in Yankee Stadium are cheaper than the cheapest of Citi Field but as the quality increases, the Yankee Stadium tickets start to close that gap and actually cost way more than Citi Field tickets. I think you have heard of the $2,500 dugout seats?
Hope this helps but there are other things if you want to know more too,
Actually beat you to the punch this time. It was hi on the train. Either that or another person has a scary resemblance to Keith Olbermann that also hurt his foot. I don't know if you know this but Olbermann is a fellow Mlblogger. http://keitholbermann.mlblogs.com/2011/04/22/the-proverbial-one-legged-butt-kicking-contest/
Thanks anyway,
You beat me at my own game! Ouch. Only joking. Glad you found out anyway. Also. Forgot to ask this before. I'm coming to NYC in August and was wondering which ballpark, in YOUR opinion, is better for my first NYC game experience. Citi field or Yankee stadium? And no, I didn't realize that Keith also had a blog.
Yeah, I read your ballhawking entries. As a matter of fact, I have five blogs that I check out/read entries, regularly. (Those five include Zack's, Dodgerfilms, Avi's(2131 and Beyond), Cook and Son Bats', and YOURS.) I mean, I check out others, but those are the main 5. (Was there a specific reason you asked? Or just wondering?)
Wow. I didn't realize that I had developed such a reputation as a "researcher". Hmmm. Anyway, I just sent a tweet to Keith asking him about it. (No reply yet.) I'll be willing to look into it tomorrow. I have no school, and would be glad to do it. I know you said to not feel obligated, and I don't. But I still want to give it a shot anyway. (I've been successful a few times for Zack.) And hey, reading is not something I enjoy. So the fact that your blog is amongst the other four that I read regularly, should give indication that I enjoy it. Don't down your own blog. It's really fun to read. Keep it up!
Wow those are some big name blogs. What am I doing amongst them? The reason I mentioned you was I was joking that you would find out whether or not Keith Olbermann has hurt his foot recently or not as you have developed a reputation as a researcher. Though it was just a joke. I saw that you had a busy Easter and do not feel obligated to do this.
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Hawaii teams spent Friday assessing the damage after a tsunami connected with a powerful 8.9-magnitude earthquake off Japan struck the state.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center downgraded the tsunami warning to an advisory at about 7:30 a.m.
Gerard Fryer of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said changing to an advisory means the danger had lowered, but "stay away from the water."
The tsunami was not nearly as massive as the wave that crushed about 6 miles of land in Japan. However, the tsunami proved destructive in Hawaii.
The surge pulled two homes into Kealakekua Bay on the Big Island and damaged shops and roads in Kona.
One of the largest surges was reported at Napoopoo on the Big Island, where the tsunami went 100 feet inland, officials said.
At Kahului Harbor on Maui, the surge went in 1/3 of a mile, Fryer said. On Maui, county officials reported flooding on streets and debris on shore areas. They also said some sewer lines were broken by tsunami surges.
On Oahu at La Mariana pier area in Keehi Lagoon, about 150 boats were damaged. The tsunami surge tossed boats tied to the piers.
Off the Diamond Head area of Oahu saw some of the most evident changes. The water was sucked out more than 100 yards from shore followed by waves that pushed back to the shoreline.
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Early in the evening, state and county emergency crews staffed disaster headquarters. Police and fire teams went around shoreline areas to warn the public about evacuating to higher ground or to higher floors at hotels and high-rises.
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center officials said the wave could pose a major hazard.
?Residents should take this tsunami warning seriously. All state and county agencies and law enforcement are doing what needs to be done to ensure public safety," Gov. Neil Abercrombie said. ?This is a time to be sensible and act with aloha. Please be mindful of your neighbors, especially for the elderly who may need kokua at this time. If you are in a tsunami inundation zone, please make your way to higher ground or go to your nearest shelter.?
Abercrombie said that state workers would not have to report to work unless called on by their supervisors. Only essential city workers would have to go to work on Oahu, Mayor Peter Carlisle said.
"Michelle and I send our deepest condolences to the people of Japan, particularly those who have lost loved ones in the earthquake and tsunamis. The United States stands ready to help the Japanese people in this time of great trial. The friendship and alliance between our two nations is unshakeable, and only strengthens our resolve to stand with the people of Japan as they overcome this tragedy. We will continue to closely monitor tsunamis around Japan and the Pacific going forward and we are asking all our citizens in the affected region to listen to their state and local officials as I have instructed FEMA to be ready to assist Hawaii and the rest of the US states and territories that could be affected," President Barack Obama said.
Civil Defense officials opened shelters in areas around the state. See list.
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Holidays, Hollidays and Halladays
Here is an actual excerpt from an email I sent a business associate today at work:
Dear (So and So Business Associate),
I hope this finds you well rested after the long Thanksgiving holliday. Your question really needs little thought to answer, for the best single volume on Chinese symbolism is most definitelyHidden Meanings…
Did you catch that?
No, not my inane nice guy approach (which I admit, reeks of staleness). I mean did you catch my spelling error?
Holiday. Not holliday. Silly Jeff.
If this can happen to me, it can happen to you. Dear readers, if you allow your baseball nerdiness to infect your everyday life then please at least take the extra careful step of proofreading your work-related correspondences.
And that goes for everything work related. The baseball gods blessed me with a 24/7 baseball persona, but they weren't careful enough to provide me with a reality censor. Some things slip by and the result can be as catastrophic as postseason errors by the Tigers pitching staff (eat it, Mr. Krause; it's never going to go away).
Other mistakes I've made at work include but are not limited to the following:
- Screaming out Holy F***! when DeWayne Wise made "The Catch"
- Telling the mailman he reminded me of a young, early 60s era Dal Maxvill to which he replied: "That's the coffee with the Columbian guy on the front, right?" Wrong.
- Asking a client to hold (while I sat in an online queue to score Cards/Cubs tickets)
- Turning red in the face while explaining to a colleague that a batter cannot advance to first base on a dropped third strike if there's a guy on first! Jesus Christ I know what I'm f****** talkin' about here, man!
The above are all avoidable, but when we find ourselves in the trenches of the holiday season and the two most sought free agents are named Holliday and Halladay, someone is bound to find himself in a world of blunder.
And that's what we want to help you avoid.
So, y'know, don't mess up. Like I did.
Go ahead, hate me 'cuz I fell victim to the occasional spelling error, just don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
*PS. Drop by A Bite Off the Big Apple and say "Hi" to Jess; his currently featured NY Note was sent in by a witty, strapping, genius of a baseball fan.
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Not only do they make for easy spelling errors, but also for some nice alliteration (granted, it has been sitting there all off-season, like a hanging curve)…
You might have cursed when Wise made that catch, I only cursed him and his glove from that point on.
I have to let you in on as family secret here… I am a Holliday.
It is a long story, but true.
I really think that Matt likes playing for the Cardinals, and being a guy from Stillwater, Oklahoma, he knows the appeal of the midwest.
Halladay making his decision to impose a deal deadline actually might help the new Jays GM.
Hopefully soon the Halldays, Hollidays and the rest of us can sit down and enjoy the Holidays.
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A batter can advance to first on a dropped third strike when the base is occupied if there are two outs…I think.
Maybe that's just a PSAL softball rule…
Just as they've been talking about Halladay and Holliday and neither one is close to anything, considering the holidays are in like 3 weeks…they all suffer from the overhype shopping season, I guess.
And the best deals are still on boxing day.
Sadly, an AL team will pick up a hitter they don't really need with the mad, trampling rush (that's my prediction anyway) and Halladay will go to a team that doesn't need him anyway, but from the overhype…
it really is shopping season, no?
First, yes, Cici, you're right. If there are two outs. I forgot to mention that but it was a part of the conversation. I should have made that known. This is why you are continually one of the most interesting and best commentors on the old mlblogosphere. I'm not kidding.
Greg — Alliteration is good. Like Paul McCann said: "Careless cars cutting corners create confusion." Believe that.
RR — I know man. During that game I was thinking about you and how hard you'd probably take it. I feel ya still.
Honestly, I think that the only problem was that you didn't capitalize Holliday. If your business associates and coworkers don't understand how important Hollidays and Halladays are then are they really worth communicating with anyway? I think not.
Another thing…I love the blog. It is somewhat personal for me as I live in Windsor (across the river from Tigertown) and my mother lived in St. Louis for most of my life. Everyone in my family cheers for one of the two teams that you represent. Oddly enough, I have a love/hate relationship with both teams. 2006 was a weird WS to watch…I had no idea of who I was rooting against.
EZ_Mac — I agree with your Holliday/Halladay assessment. I need a new job. Obviously. And we feel your pain. Or at least I do. Mr. Krause tends to be a bit numb. Being a Tigers/Lions fan will do that after a long time. Haha. Thanks for sharing your personal pull… hopefully the Cardinals will continue to get back to the Series while the Tigers go back to 2003 form and then your decision will be easy to make ;-)PS. We partied a lot in Windsor!


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Hellmann's mayonnaise bests salsa, ketchup
Spread the news: America's favorite condiment is not ketchup or salsa, but Hellmann's mayonnaise, the New York Post reported.
Hellmann's racked up $401.2 million in sales last year, according to Businessweek -- nearly a third of the $1.3 billion U.S. mayo market.
Heinz Ketchup was a distant third with $278.6 million in sales, edged out by the $286.2 million worth of Tostito's salsa sold last year.
Mayo's dominance is such that the varieties account for five of the 10 most popular condiment brands, including Best Foods and Kraft, the Post reported Sunday.
According to SymphonyIRI Group, a market-research firm that analyzed the sales data, nearly 400 million containers of mayonnaise were sold in the year ending Sept. 5, 2010.
Mustard didn't show up on the list until No. 7, with French's Classic, which sold $88 million of the yellow stuff last year.
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Given the focus on the negative in everything that we hear and watch, it is often difficult to focus on the positive things in life. Constant bombardment by such negativity leaves us depressed and before we know it, we are engulfed by a wave of negative thoughts. The challenge is to free ourselves of such negativity and open our eyes and hearts to the goodness around us. The Lord has done and continues to do marvelous deeds, but the focus on the darkness obscures our vision.
Those who have sung about the positive aspects of lives have not done always in the midst of happy events. The book of the Psalms, in the Bible, is a perfect example. Many of those psalms were written in the midst of misery and oppression. But the author of those poems had the inner vision to see beyond the immediate reality and behold the eternity. Even in the darkest hours of our lives there shines a tiny star to lead us on. Let not the clouds of negativity obscure it, but let the assurance of that star behind the clouds lead us on.
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Consider hearings on water supplies, drilling
Despite the enormous amount of natural gas well drilling in Ohio during the past few years, the state has recorded just 6 confirmed cases of contamination of water supplies. That is a tiny percentage of the number of wells drilled.
Some would say that is an excellent record for the drilling industry. Those whose drinking water was contaminated probably would not agree.
An Associated Press analysis of water contamination complaints in four states found very few confirmed cases of water contamination. Records for West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas during the past four years were studied.
In Ohio, there have been 190 complaints, the AP reported, with six confirmed incidents of water contamination. Fourteen cases from this year still are being investigated by the state.
Again, given the hundreds of wells drilled during the four years, the record is good.
We have heard no reports of water supply contamination that were not addressed by drilling companies. In most ways, the gas industry appears to be attempting to be a good neighbor in our state.
That does not mean state officials should not take a look at whether new regulations are needed to ensure that when there are problems, the drilling industry takes care of them promptly and adequately.
Both states regulate the industry heavily and have updated their rules during recent years. Still, it would be a good idea for Ohio legislators to hold hearings on drilling, to hear from those who have been affected positively and adversely by it.
If new regulations and enforcement powers are needed to ensure the drilling boom is not a curse to some residents of our area, lawmakers should not hesitate to enact them. Hearings would be a good step to learn whether there are adequate safeguards.


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Jessica Meck
HARRISBURG – Jessica Meck, 22, of Harrisburg, died Jan. 31, 2013, at Hershey Medical Center.
The viewing has been changed and will be held from 11 a.m. to noon Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, at Hoover Funeral Home, 6011 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg.
Jessica Meck
HARRISBURG – Jessica Meck, 22, of Harrisburg, died at 2:17 a.m. Jan. 31, 2013, at Hershey Medical Center.
Born on April 11, 1990, in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of David and Penny (Stahr) Shuey.
In addition to her parents she is survived by: her husband, John Meck, whom she married on July 4, 2009; a daughter, Lora Meck; and a son, John Meck II, both of Yeagertown; brother, Michael Klinger and wife, April, and their children, Troy and Shelby Jo, of Elizabethville; and sister, Sara Shuey and her children, Grace and Riley McDermott, of Harrisburg.
She was a 2008 graduate of Central Dauphin High School and attended the Art Institute of Philadelphia.
Jessica attended Bible Baptist Church, Lewistown.
She enjoyed playing and watching television with her children, and going on walks and reading.
A funeral service will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, at Heller-Hoenstine Funeral Homes, Inc., 108 First Ave., Burnham, with Pastor John Reed officiating.
A viewing will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, at the funeral home.
An additional viewing will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at Hoover Funeral Home, 6011 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg, with a 2 p.m. funeral service.
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Huntley shortstop Matt Sullivan was not deterred by Chicago State's low win totals over the past three seasons.
Instead, Sullivan saw opportunity. He saw an NCAA Division I school where he could play right away and where he is excited to be part of an impressive turn-around.
Sullivan committed to Cougars coach Steve Joslyn on Friday and will attend the Chicago school in the fall of 2014. He will be the fifth local player at Chicago State as four McHenry County College players were recruited there this year.
"They've done heavy recruiting the last year and got the guys they wanted to get," Sullivan said. "The fact I can come in and hope to produce and help them become a winning program, I like that."
Chicago State was 10-45 this season, Joslyn's first after 10 years as an assistant at Northern Illinois University. The Cougars were 9-39 in 2011 and 13-40 in 2012.
However, Chicago State plays in the Great West Conference, a league that stretches from New Jersey to Texas and Utah, so players get to see lots of the U.S.
Sullivan said the coaches told him more of a monetary commitment has been made to better the program.
"I really liked the coaching staff and the way the program is going," Sullivan said.
Sullivan was a Northwest Herald All-Area first-team player as a junior, hitting .393 with three home runs and 23 RBIs. He committed seven errors, had a .430 on-base percentage and scored 22 runs. The Red Raiders (25-7) shared the Fox Valley Conference Valley Division championship with Crystal Lake South.
Sullivan said Chicago State saw him this summer with Top Tier Americans, an elite travel program that plays out of McCook. He was also hearing from Northwestern, Evansville and Brown.
It was Travis Kerber, who coached with the Chicago White Sox Academy where Sullivan played when he was an eighth- grader, who planted the D-I seed with Sullivan.
"I had a great summer that year," Sullivan said. "Kerber told me I had a chance to do it at the next level, and at a high level."
Tickets available: McHenry High School Hall of Fame committee Chairman Pat Wirtz has tickets to the 2013 Hall of Fame Luncheon available for $22 each. The luncheon starts at 10 a.m. Saturday at the McHenry Country Club and food will be served at 11 a.m.
This year's inductees include former football coach Mike Noll (1988 to 2003), former athletes Carl Neiss (1947), Dick Hiller (1950), Tom Huemann (1953), Tom Ludwig (1976), Jillian Elder (1995) and the 1995 wrestling team, which was 20-0 and won the FVC championship.
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Lacrosse status changed: The IHSA has removed lacrosse from its list of "emerging sports" for the lack of numbers, although IHSA assistant executive director Matt Troha says the change was mainly for "technical recordkeeping."
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Helen Carolina Mateusiak
MATEUSIAK, Helen Carolina, 93, of Weirton, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2013.
Born April 21, 1920, in Hungary, Helen was a daughter of the late Steven and Isabelle Mantis Seey. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Mateusiak; brother, Ernie Seey; two sisters, Isabelle Balint and Irene Lucas; and son-in-law, David Lee Weekley.
Helen was a homemaker and a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, West Street, Weirton.
Surviving are her two daughters, Carole Weekley of Weirton and Barbara Ann Francis (Gary) of Las Vegas, NV; Grandson, David Lee Weekley II (Rebecca) of Chester, WV; Granddaughter, Holly Lynn Peters (Robert) of Las Vegas, NV; and two great grandsons, Augustus and Logan Weekley.
Friends will be received Wednesday from 11 a.m. until time of the 1 p.m. funeral service at the Greco- Hertnick Funeral Home, 3219 Main St., Weirton.
Interment will follow at the Paris Cemetery, Paris, PA.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Hancock County Animal Shelter, 715 Gas Valley Road, New Cumberland, WV 26047.
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Crew Will Face Toronto In Florida
The Columbus Dispatch - January 20, 2014 10:53 AM
Crew fans wanting an early glimpse of not only their club but newly retooled Toronto FC will have their chance in a little more than a month. Both teams will kick off the 2014 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic on Feb. 19 with the first game of the day.
The Crew and Toronto will kick off at 1 p.m. at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Toronto has recently added Michael Bradley and Jermain DeFoe, while the Crew added Michael Parkhurst this morning.
Here is the Crew's schedule for the 2014 tournament:
Feb. 19, 1 p.m. -- Toronto
Feb. 22, 1 p.m. -- Philadelphia
Feb. 26, 6 p.m. -- Orlando City
March 1, TBA -- Consolation game/championship game
New York, Sporting Kansas City, Montreal and Brazilian Fluminense FC U-23 squad will round out the tournament.
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The latest Columbus Civic Theater production is both an intriguing piece of theatrical history and a charming comedy that has stood the test of time.
Strictly Dishonorable, a success when first produced in 1929, was written by Preston Sturges, who went on to write and direct movies such as The Lady Eve and The Miracle of Morgan's Creek.
At a speak-easy in Manhattan, softhearted Isabelle (Christina Yoho), a Southerner, begins to doubt her relationship with her conservative and controlling fiance, Henry (Kyle Moore) — especially when she meets the charismatic, if not entirely trustworthy, Gus (Danny Cipparrone), an Italian singer.
After Henry gets into an altercation with beat cop Mulligan (Dwight Shumway) and is escorted to the "cooler," Isabelle ends up in Gus' apartment, with consequences both touching and comical.
Director Richard Albert finds depth, heart and a subtle feminist message in what could be a brittle and cynical comedy. The laughs aren't constant, but they are well-earned.
Yoho's Isabelle is both self-possessed and earnestly vulnerable, and her scenes with Cipparrone's Gus, torn between his "strictly dishonorable" intentions and his new feelings for the young woman, are surprisingly moving.
Moore doesn't seem to have entirely settled into his part, and his Henry, though villainous, also seems tentative.
Todd Taylor is wryly amusing as a kindly older judge who takes Isabelle under his wing, only to be perplexed by her strong opinions and evolving values.
The script plays both with and against contemporary ethnic stereotypes. Sturges makes clear that the ethnic slurs Henry hurls at Gus and Italian bartender Tom (Brent Alan Burington) are unacceptable.


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Many pets helped; many more are still in need
To the editor:
We are so pleased to announce our final total poundage of pet food distributed in Mifflin County and Juniata County in 2013: 39,104 pounds. How great is that?
We would like to take the time to thank everyone who helped make this possible. From the supporting businesses to the awesome team of volunteers we have who help selling and distributing fundraisers, to the individuals who donate a bag or two of food, or order a hoagie and a pizza, this would not have been possible. It makes my heart smile when I think of how much of a difference we all can make when we work together.
With a new year in progress, we have a list of new ideas and a few of the old favorites too. Pets are such an important part of our lives, and we are here to help those who need us. Our long-term goal is to prevent a family from having to part with their beloved pet because of not being able to afford pet food. I am often told, "You can't save them all," but I believe as a community working together, we can.
A special thank you goes out to the volunteers at Mother Hubbard's Cupboard and The Juniata County Food Pantry for all their hard work with getting this food distributed.
Thank you all so much for making this such a successful year.
Please visit our website at www.localpetpantry.com or look us up on Facebook.
Susan K. Yorks, President
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Casella Waste Systems reports fourth quarter lossJune 26,2013Staff Report
Casella Waste Systems reported Wednesday a fourth quarter loss of $13.4 million, or 34 cents a share, compared to a loss of $49.1 million, or $1.83 a share for the same quarter last year.
For the quarter ended April 30, revenues were $108.7 million, up $2.3 million, or 2.2 percent, from the same quarter last year.
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By Julie Fishman
Cupid's got his arrows aimed at billions of lovers as we celebrate Valentine's Day. And these fun facts about the world's most romantic holiday are just the fix for nursing a broken heart or distracting one that's aflutter. Whether you'll be kicking back with all your single ladies or carousing with your Prince Charming, here's to a happy holiday of love!
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Most historians link the lover's holiday to an annual celebration in Rome that occurred every Feb. 15. During the boisterous bonanza, men stripped naked and spanked young maidens with animal-skin whips in an effort to increase fertility. While tame in comparison, modern Valentine's Day festivities are observed today in Mexico, Canada, France, Australia and the U.K., in addition to here in the U.S.
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While history buffs don't unanimously agree on who the original Valentine was, the most popular suspect is a clergyman in ancient Rome. When the emperor outlawed marriage during wartime (because he believed single men made better soldiers), Bishop Valentine performed secret wedding ceremonies. It wasn't until 496 A.D., over 200 years after the bishop's death, that Pope Gelasius I officially declared Feb. 14 as Saint Valentine's Day.
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While Valentine greetings have been exchanged since the Middle Ages in Europe, the tradition didn't reach the United States until the 19th century. According to the Greeting Card Association, the person credited with starting it in the U.S. is Esther Howland, an American printer and artist, who published and sold the first cards on Valentine's Day in 1850.
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The Greeting Card Association estimates that 145 million cards will be sent worldwide in 2014 (not including children's packaged valentines for classroom exchange) and that more than half of Americans purchase at least one card, making Valentine's Day the biggest greeting card holiday in the U.S. after Christmas.
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According to a survey by American Express, 56 percent of Americans took a more digital approach to sending their declarations of love last year, but the trend may not continue in 2014. In fact, the Greeting Card Association expects printed valentines to far outweigh the sending of e-cards, texts or social media posts this year.
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The National Confectioners Association reports that Valentine's Day candy adds up to a sweet billion dollars in sales each year. Nearly three-quarters of that money is spent on chocolate, which has been lauded as an aphrodisiac since the 15th century. Candy hearts are a hit too, of course: Eight billion are made each year, and if you were to line up all those little candies, then the distance would reach from Italy to Arizona 20 times.
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While the average consumer plans to spend $134 on Valentine's Day gifts, meals and entertainment, men will dole out double what women typically pay this year, offering up about $108, compared to women's $49. The top gifts? Nearly half (48.7 percent) of people will purchase candy, a third (37 percent) will give flowers and another 19 percent will choose jewelry.
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When picking out the type of cuisine couples most prefer for their Valentine's Day dinner, one recent survey found that Italian food was the winner, earning 28 percent of the vote. French cuisine came in a close second at 27 percent with New American, Tapas and Japanese following.
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Speaking of meals—the National Restaurant Association expects one quarter of American adults to dine out on Valentine's Day, making it the second busiest holiday for restaurants next to Mother's Day. Diners are expected to fork over an average of $158.43 per couple not to mention the bound-to-be-extravagant gifts. What happened to "It's the thought that counts"?
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On Valentine's Day in 2013, a Thai couple beat their own 2011 record for world's longest kiss. Their new time? Fifty-eight hours, 25 minutes and 58 seconds. (Their 2011 time was 46 hours, 24 minutes and nine seconds.) The marathon make out earned the pair two diamond rings and a $3,300 cash prize.
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Oh, great sexpectations. A recent study by the experts at Good in Bed reveal that nearly 85 percent of men and women believe that sex is an important part of Valentine's Day. Condom company Durex reports that the surge in sex on V-Day increases their sales about 25 percent in the month of February. Correlation, or causation?
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The Local Spin: Music rolls in with autumnSeptember 25,2013By Ali Flewelling
Arts Correspondent
This week I would like to introduce you to the sounds of a great local group. Split Tongue Crow formed in 2010 and members include Jeremy Woods, Matt Marro, David Anderson, Eoin Noonan and Cara White. The band has a unique sound which comes through in the song "Horizons" from its self-titled album. You can hear "Horizons" by visiting the band's YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYzcQBRmKpo.
As we officially enter the autumn season the music scene blows in as do the leaves. So, without further hesitation let's take a look at this week's roster.
Friday night, our own Jim Sabataso will be at Griffins Publick House in downtown Rutland beginning at 6 p.m. Jim puts on a smooth solo show and you are sure to recognize some of his well-known covers.
Friday night also welcomes Duane Carleton to The Foundry at Summit Pond. He will perform beginning at 7 p.m. for Killington Mountain-goers.
Also on Friday, Carnival Hill will perform at CJ's Suds South in Rutland at 9:30 p.m. The show will be the band's first with its new bass player, Chris Cornelius.
Although it is a bit of a hike, local favorites Chad Hollister and Jeff Poremski will be at Crossroads Bar & Grill on Rainbow Street in South Royalton Friday night. The pair will take the stage at 9 p.m. and I didn't want to count this performance out as they both have quite a following. I mean, who can tear it up on guitar like these two?
If you happen to be in Montpelier on Friday evening, I recommend checking out Kina Zore at Postive Pie II. The group is one of the areas hottest Afro-pop bands and will entertain attendees starting at 10:30 p.m. On Saturday, rock band Bad Dog will be in the same spot, also at 10:30 p.m.
Brandon Music invites you to see Emily Mure at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The New York City-based singer-songwriter will perform originals from her albums "Where I Began" and "Odyssey." Tickets can be purchased for $15 and you can call 802-465-4071 for additional information.
The Thunder Road Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the American Legion in West Rutland. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $10 or $15 for a couple.
Mike & The Monsters will take the stage at 9:30 p.m. Saturday night at 3D's in Rutland. The group hails from Albany, N.Y., so if you are looking to switch things up a bit or hear some new sounds I recommend giving them a listen.
The music just doesn't quit on Saturday as we also have Steve Audsley and Eli King at Frank's Tavern on Main Street in Ludlow for a 9:30 p.m. show.
On Sunday, Woodchucks' Revenge will perform at the Dorset Farmers Market at 10 a.m. This is one of your last chances to enjoy this great outdoor venue before the cold moves in. The market is held rain or shine at the H.N. Williams General Store on Route 30.
In addition on Sunday, Duane Carleton will be at JAX on Killington Road in Killington for local's night starting at 9:30 p.m. Rick Redington will be just up the hill at The Outback at 9:30 p.m.
I also wanted to give a heads up to some regularly scheduled music events taking place in the area: Every Tuesday, the Poultney Bluegrass Society performs at Taps Tavern in Poultney at 8 p.m. On Wednesdays nights Steve Audsley hosts an open mic night at Center Street Alley in downtown Rutland. Interested musicians are invited to share their talents beginning at 9 p.m.
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2014: Fred Phelps, the American pastor who founded the Westboro Baptist Church, dies of natural causes at age 84 in Topeka, Kansas. Phelps and Westboro, an independent Baptist church based in Topeka, became infamous for his vehemently anti-gay activism, which included the picketing of funerals of homosexuals and soldiers.
2011: After the failure of Muammar Gaddafi's forces to take Benghazi during the Libyan civil war, the French Air Force launches Operation Harmattan, beginning foreign military intervention in Libya.
2008: English actor Paul Scofield, best known for his Academy Award-winning performance as Sir Thomas More in the 1966 film "A Man for All Seasons," dies of leukemia at the age of 86 in Sussex, England.
2008: English author and inventor Arthur C. Clarke, famous for his short stories and novels, among them 1968's "2001: A Space Odyssey" and 1972's "Rendezvous with Rama," dies of respiratory complications and heart failure at the age of 90 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
2007: Actor and comedian Calvert DeForest, best known for his appearances on David Letterman's late night talk shows as his character Larry "Bud" Melman, dies at the age of 85 in West Islip, New York.
2005: John DeLorean, the automobile engineer and executive best known for developing the Pontiac GTO muscle car, the Pontiac Firebird, Pontiac Grand Prix and the DeLorean DMC-12 sports car, dies from a stroke at the age of 80 in Summit, New Jersey. DeLorean had also made headlines for his high profile 1982 arrest on charges of drug trafficking. Prosecutors claimed that his alleged trafficking was an attempt to raise funds for his struggling DeLorean Motor Company, which declared bankruptcy that same year. He successfully defended himself against the charges, showing that his alleged involvement was a result of entrapment by federal agents.
2003: Mahmoud Abbas accepts the new position of Palestinian prime minister. Abbas would go on to win election in 2005 to replace Yasser Arafat as president of the Palestinian National Authority.
2003: U.S. President George W. Bush announces that U.S. forces had launched a strike against "targets of military opportunity" in Iraq. The attack, using cruise missiles and precision-guided bombs, was aimed at Iraqi leaders, including Saddam Hussein, thought to be near Baghdad. A full-scale invasion would begin the next day.
1991: NFL owners strip Arizona of the 1993 Super Bowl game due to voters rejecting a ballot initiative recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a holiday in the state. The game, which was scheduled to be played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, the home of the Phoenix Cardinals, would instead be played in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Arizona would eventually become the first and only state to popularly vote for and approve Martin Luther King Jr. Day, finally opting to create the holiday by ballot in 1992, and on March 23, 1993, the NFL awarded Super Bowl XXX, to be played in 1996, to Tempe.
1987: Televangelist Jim Bakker resigns as head of his PTL ministry organization due to a brewing sex scandal involving secretary Jessica Hahn. Bakker was succeeded in late March by Jerry Falwell.
1985: The first issue of the music magazine Spin is published. The issue, dated May 1985, featured Madonna photographed on the black sand of a lava beach in Hawaii.
1985: The sitcom "Alice" ends its nine-season run after 202 episodes. The show starred Linda Lavin in the title role, a widow who moved with her young son to start her life over and found a job working at a diner in Arizona. The show proved to be a ratings success over its run, finishing in the top 10 four of its nine seasons.
1982: Heavy metal guitarist Randy Rhoads (right), best known as a member of Ozzy Osbourne's band, dies at the age of 25 in a plane crash in Leesburg, Florida. The plane was buzzing Osbourne's tour bus when its left wing clipped the bus, sending the plane into a spiraling crash into a nearby garage. Pilot Andrew Aycock and hairdresser/seamstress Rachel Youngblood were also killed in the crash. Rhoads, who performed on Osbourne's first two albums, 1980's "Blizzard of Ozz" and 1981's "Diary of a Madman," was also known for co-founding the band Quiet Riot at the age of 16.
1979: The cable television network C-SPAN goes on the air, just in time to offer the first televised session made available by the U.S. House of Representatives, beginning with a speech by Rep. Al Gore, D-Tenn. The station, whose name stands for Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network, initially was received by only 3.5 million homes and the network had just three employees.
1977: With its 168th episode, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" goes off the air after seven seasons. The show was a television breakthrough, featuring Mary Tyler Moore's never-married, independent career woman as the central character, something that hadn't been done before. Also starring Ed Asner, Valerie Harper, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight, Georiga Engel, Betty White and Cloris Leachman, the show is one of the most acclaimed TV series ever produced and won Emmys for Outstanding Comedy Series three years in a row between 1975 and its final season.
1975: The rock musical "Tommy," based upon The Who's 1969 rock opera album of the same name, premieres in New York City. The movie featured a star-studded cast including the band members themselves (most notably, lead singer Roger Daltrey in the title role) and Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Eric Clapton, Tina Turner, Elton John and Jack Nicholson. Ann-Margret received a Golden Globe for her performance and was also nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress. The Who guitarist Pete Townshend was also nominated for an Oscar for his work in scoring and adapting the film's music.
1966: The final episode of the sitcom "The Donna Reed Show" airs, with singer Lesley Gore guest starring as herself. The show, which debuted on Sept. 24, 1958, ran for 275 episodes over eight seasons and was one of television's top 25 shows in 1963-1964. Reed, who starred in the show as upper middle class housewife Donna Stone, was nominated for four Emmys for the show and won a Golden Globe in 1963.
1966: Texas Western becomes the first college basketball team to win the Final Four with an all-black starting lineup, beating Kentucky and its all-white starting five 72–65 in College Park, Maryland.
1962: Bob Dylan releases his self-titled debut album on the Columbia Records label. The album featured folk standards plus two original compositions, "Talkin' New York" and "Song to Woody."
1958: The movie musical "South Pacific," starring Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr and Ray Walston, premieres in New York City. The movie, an adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical of the same name, was the top film at the box office in 1958 and earned three Academy Award nominations, winning for Best Sound. It is best known for songs such as "Some Enchanted Evening" and "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair."
1957: Elvis Presley buys the Memphis, Tennessee, mansion he called Graceland. Graceland would grow from 10,266 square feet when originally bought by Presley to 17,552 square feet today.
1955: Actor Bruce Willis, best known for the "Die Hard" movie franchise and other movies such as "Pulp Fiction," "The Fifth Element," "Armageddon" and "The Sixth Sense," is born in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany.
1953: The Academy Awards ceremony is broadcast on television for the first time. "The Bad and the Beautiful" won five awards that night, but was upstaged by "The Greatest Show on Earth" upsetting "High Noon" for the Oscar for Best Picture.
1952: Film producer Harvey Weinstein, best known as co-founder of Miramax Films, is born in Flushing, New York. He and his brother Bob have been co-chairmen of The Weinstein Company, their film production company, since 2005. He won an Academy Award for producing the movie "Shakespeare in Love," and garnered seven Tony Awards for producing a variety of winning plays and musicals on Broadway.
1950: American author Edgar Rice Burroughs, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter, dies of a heart attack at the age of 74 in Encino, California.
1947: Actress Glenn Close, best known her Oscar-nominated roles in "According to Garp," "The Big Chill," "The Natural," "Fatal Attraction," "Dangerous Liaisons" and "Albert Nobbs," is born in Greenwich, Connecticut. Close, who is tied for the record for most Oscar nominations without a win, is also known for her work in the TV series "The Shield" and "Damages."
1945: With World War II falling apart for Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler issues his "Nero Decree" ordering all industries, military installations, shops, transportation facilities and communications facilities in Germany to be destroyed to prevent their use by Allied forces as they penetrated deep within Germany. The decree was ultimately in vain as Minister of Armaments and War Production Albert Speer was appalled by the order and deliberately failed to carry it out. Hitler committed suicide on April 30, 1945, 42 days after issuing the order.
1944: Sirhan Sirhan, who assassinated U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy on June 5, 1968, in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, is born in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine. Sirhan was convicted on April 17, 1969, and was sentenced six days later to death in the gas chamber. Three years later, his sentence was commuted to life in prison, owing to the California Supreme Court's decision in People v. Anderson, which ruled capital punishment a violation of the California Constitution.
1944: In what was known as Operation Margarethe, Nazi forces occupy Hungary after Adolf Hitler finds out the German ally had been discussing an armistice with the Allies.
1943: Italian-American gangster Frank Nitti, one of Al Capone's top henchmen who took over Capone's Chicago crime syndicate after Capone was sent to prison in 1932 for income-tax evasion, dies from self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the head on an Illinois Central railroad branch line in North Riverside, Illinois. Nitti was scheduled to go before a grand jury on extortion charges the next day.
1941: The 99th Pursuit Squadron, also known as the Tuskegee Airmen, the first all-black unit of the Army Air Corp, is activated during World War II.
1936: Actress Ursula Andress, best known for playing Honey Ryder in the first James Bond movie, 1962's "Dr. No," is born in Ostermundigen, Switzerland. Andress also starred in the movies "Fun in Acapulco," "4 for Texas," "The 10th Victim," "She," "The Blue Max" and "Casino Royale."
1932: The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened.
1931: Gambling is once again legalized in Nevada. Unregulated gambling had been common in the early Nevada mining towns but was outlawed in 1909 as part of a nationwide anti-gambling crusade. The state decided to legalize gambling again because of declines in the mining and agricultural sectors during the Great Depression. Pictured is the first gaming license issued in the state.
1928: Actor Patrick McGoohan, best known for the TV shows "Secret Agent" and "The Prisoner," is born in Astoria, Queens, New York City. McGoohan was also known for his work in the movies "Ice Station Zebra," "Silver Streak," "Scanners" and "Braveheart." He died at age 80 on Jan. 13, 2009.
1928: The radio show "Amos and Andy" debuts. The show, which featured its white creators, Freeman Gosden and Charles Carrell (seen here in a promotional postcard for the show), playing two black men from the Deep South who moved to Chicago to seek their fortunes, would become one of the most popular radio programs in American history and the first in the country to be distributed by syndication. Throughout the show's run, first on the radio and later on television, it was a frequent target of criticism for promoting racial stereotypes.
1918: The Standard Time Act establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time in the United States.
1914: Jay Berwanger, who would become the first Heisman Trophy winner in 1935 and the first-ever NFL draft pick in 1936, is born in Dubuque, Iowa. A University of Chicago halfback, he was the first winner of the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy, which was renamed the Heisman Trophy the following year. The Philadelphia Eagles chose him with the first pick in the inaugural NFL draft and then traded him to the Chicago Bears. Berwanger never signed with the Bears and never played in the NFL.
1911: International Women's Day is launched in Copenhagen, Denmark, by Clara Zetkin (left), leader of the Women's Office for the Social Democratic Party in Germany.
1895: The Lumière brothers (Auguste Lumière on the left and Louis Lumière on the right) record their first footage using their newly patented cinematograph. This first film shows workers leaving the Lumière factory.
1891: Earl Warren, who was appointed U.S. Supreme Court chief justice by Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953 and served until 1969, is born in Los Angeles, California. He is known for the sweeping decisions of the Warren Court, which ended school segregation and transformed many areas of American law, especially regarding the rights of the accused and ending public-school-sponsored prayer. Warren was also the vice-presidential nominee of the Republican Party in 1948, and chaired the Warren Commission, which was formed to investigate the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Prior to his appointment as chief justice, he served as California governor from 1943 to 1953 and the state's attorney general from 1939 to 1943.
1860: William Jennings Bryan, the U.S. secretary of state under President Woodrow Wilson from 1913 to 1915 and a three-time Democratic presidential nominee, is born in Salem, Illinois.
1848: Wyatt Earp, an Old West law officer best known for his part in the 1881 gunfight at the O.K. Corral, is born in Monmouth, Illinois. Earp was a city policeman in Wichita, Kansas, and Dodge City, Kansas, before becoming a deputy sheriff and deputy U.S. marshal in Tombstone, Arizona.
1687: While searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, French explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle is murdered by his own men in a mutiny near the site of present Navasota, Texas.
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-Byakuya: love his quiet and arrogant demeanor
-Kenpachi: he's the only good guy that's crazy strong
-Rukia: she's a tough girl but with an inner dork which makes her cute :p
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Mayuri Kurotsuchi :y a genius, owns a scary bankai baby and has an unpredictable behavior. (he has a magestic goat too!)
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Mayuri Kurotsuchi :y a genius, owns a scary bankai baby and has an unpredictable behavior. (he has a magestic goat too!)
Mayuri's never been one to catch my eye as a favorite character, but I admit his erratic and unpredictable behavior is good
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I tend to favor the reserved types the most.
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I tend to favor the reserved types the most.
Can't say I disagree with ya. I love his quite, yet arrogant and stubborn demeanor lol
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Ichigioooo ;D
I have grown quite fond of the character ichigo he's the main character in bleach
byakuya,yoroichi,an old man yama an renji alittle now cuz he got stronger an is part of squad 6
1. Ulquiorra Schiffer
2. Grimmjow Jeagerjaquez
3. Shirosaki (Hollow Ichigo)
4. Gin Ichimaru
5. Hisagi Shuhei
6. Renji Abarai
Byakuya probably. I hate how he is so up himself but he is so cool and his bankai is amazing
Kisuke Urahara and Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck.
Kisuke Urahara
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aand Urahara probably.. he is amaaaaaaizng!!
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