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Atlanta Braves (85-55) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (64-77)
Alex Wood (3-3, 3.15) vs. Kyle Kendrick (10-12, 4.51)
Time: 7:05 ET, Citizens Bank Park
TV: Comcast SportsNet
Weather: 75, mostly sunny
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Cliff Lee pitched a gem last night, and Cody Asche provided the big hit to propel the Phillies to a 2-1 victory.
Tonight, Kyle Kendrick will be opposed by Alex Wood, who is coming off a rough start. Wood, just 22 years of age, was drafted out of the University of Georgia in the second round of last year's draft. He dominated his way through the minor leagues, posting a 1.74 ERA in 24 starts on all levels. Since his callup in May, he has faced the Phillies a few times, including one start, and fared pretty well. It will be interesting to see how the rookie rebounds after an awful start against Miami, where he allowed seven runs in less than three innings.
Lineup: Hernandez CF, Frandsen 1B, Utley 2B, Ruiz C, Ruf LF, Asche 3B, Galvis SS, Mayberry RF, Kendrick P.
Go Phillies!
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I have no comment on Mayberry. I've waited this long, I can still go further.
Obviously, Alex Wood is a really good young pitcher. He's pitching well tonight, but the Phils seem to be picking him up well enough. I kinda get the feeling he'll get stronger as he goes, leastwise through the 2nd trim through. Not dominant strong, but he'll look even better than he has. At least that's what the eyes say.
"Not dominant strong, but he'll look even better than he has."
Misread for sure, Phils kept having good at bats through at least Asche and tied the game at 2.
When Dom Brown got sent down when Pence was acquired, if I can remember this right, his career numbers in a similar number of at bats were pretty identical to Freddie Freeman. Not great, but especially in Freeman's case, you could see he was making progress. I think he got off to a pretty horrific start when they turned the job over to him. If Dom can keep pace with Freeman as he keeps getting better and better (not Votto good, but good), it'd be a good standard to live with. 0-2, off 2 swings, and he bangs a 2 rib sinle to right. Gooooood hitting.
Now in this regard, hitting Chase 3 V the lefty is not bad. We should see a smart at bat here. Gotta remember, it's really just the BA that is bad.
Chase did his part, lining to right. Not his fault that whatever was going on at 3rd was going on. Bad espanol conversation?
Little early for this, but they won't exhause KK tonight, especially since they want to have him get out and build some + reinforcement, and it dawns on me that we might see Ethan out of the pen as early as tonight. Course everyone except Paps is on 2 days rest, so you never know who'll line up, but it'll be fun to watch and see Ethan as he tries a new role. Be nice to get it off to a good start
Good job by Sarge repeating his point about Jimmy last night off Chase hustling his way to second after getting OUT OF THE BOX quickly. And the crybaby apologists are brought to mind as we try to go our way, and let them go theirs.
Good ballgame tonight, real good, as the Phils get the lead run.
Not a coincidence that Jimmy isn't in the lineup tonight..
Oh, I think it is. I don't know that the play was THAT big a deal, but it wasn't real small either.
You apparently see it differently, I guess? How come?
To elaborate, Utley is the exception. Good job and Sarge is an interesting combination as well. I don't think those words have been combined in the same sentence previously.
Alex Wood has had it. Even before Galvis lined the single, he was laboring. 93 pitches off a short, ineffective stint, with an extra day. But that's a tough, mature kid with a terrific future ahead. We'll see how much chance he gets to exert that talent into the post season. That's a 64,000 dollar question.
Even 2 wins in a row off lefties is incredible, nd its the Phils for the taking. Pretty much, anyway.
Tonight's game is only missing one thing. A pennant race. It's competitive enough that you really feel the dread of winding down the season without chasing something. But at lest it's a good one. Beats the heck of KK's last start, Sunday at Wrigley.
Only 1 dsy left this series to work in a Rico Carty trivia question. Not that Marquis Grissom and Ralph Garr questions are bad, but Rico would make for a good 3 question set.
Just 10 Brave K's so far, feels like more, especially with BJ's night. Still could finish 13,14, but that's hardly important, except it won't move runners along. Typical Braves game for the most part, at least offensively, when they aren't mashing.
Because of little things (in part, that part only adds up so much), and getting some good swings in, Chase Utley is having his best game in whatever length of time it is tonight.
It's good to see.
The whole team has played well. Even the defense hasn't looked foolish, or at least I don't remember it.
Probably the best game since the last home stand where they did a lot of stblizing.
Aren't you glad we did not sign the Upton brothers .. Over $110 million for BJ (who is really undisciplined, moody and steadily decling) and Justin (the better of the two of them by far).
BJ is due over $70 million over the next five years. He was far from a bargain. Glad the Braves made such a financially foolish move, and not the Phils. However, the Braves are in FIRST PLACE in the NL East. Perhaps I am missing something important?
The Braves have a productive farm system. The Phillies don't.
I know it's only one or two games but it seems as though our farm system beat theirs tonight and yesterday. Just saying .
Good game young guys did well Asche-Hernadez-DeFeuntes-dikman. All contributed except for Hernandez brain cramp at Third.
Greg Murphy is such a wimp. Shows up with a towel tonight after last night's all in fun bth. And they got him worse tonight.
Maybe a raincoat would work. I dunno. These kids seem determined to get him. But it's fun to see.
And the one kid I did not mention Freddie gets a walks of dinger.
After the past few games, where each of the young guys have come up big, it's easy to see that the Phillies HAVE to give galvis, Hernandez, ruf, and Asche every day playing time. And brown and revere.
Maybe this is done by alternating positions and giving guys like Utley Rollins and Howard days off. I could see keeping Howard on the bench for every left handed starter–>ruf on 1st, brown, revere, Hernandez in the Outfield.
I think Freddy Galvis is thinking about a serious challenge to Jimmy Rollins for the shortstop position.. Perhaps Sandberg is thinking this as well. I wonder what Jimmy thinks and how Galvis'
game will affect Rollins.
All I know is that even though we're not going to the playoffs. Watching the enthusiasm and the play of the younger players makes it enjoyable to watch this team again win or lose.
My wife even made the comment that it was a fun game to watch. For most of the year and practically all of last year this team was boring. That was until the youths arrived. Tea they're going to have some brain farts along the way but that's the way it is. They learn from it. And get better. At least it's looking like there could be some hope for next year to be a lot more competitive. Maybe with a few tweeks here and there highly competitive. What say you guys?
I agree there's hope, and have had many of the same thoughts.
I like the young kids also and their energy. The problem is JRoll Utley and Howard will be playing 5-6 days out of 7. Revere and Brown in the outfield. So that pretty much leaves 3rd base and RF for Galvis Ruf Asche and Hernandez
Beta, if two of the four turn out to be decent major leaguers, I'll be ecstatic. Galvis and Hernandez should be on the bench, and between scheduled off days and injuries they should get plenty of opportunities. And it's not known yet whether Asche, and particularly Ruf, will hit enough after they've been around the league a couple of times and pitchers adjust to them.
And we may have to add Maikel Franco's name to that what-to-do-with-them list after Spring training.
With Asche looking like he's winning himself a job at 3rd perhaps Franco plays 1B against lefties. He's blossoming at a high rate of speed and I believe hard to count out as a starter next year.
The prospects of having three potential 30 HR players (Franco, Ruf, Brown) in the starting lineup would be a welcome change. Of course, less for Franco if he's platooned with Howard but we can only hope Howard has something left in the tank and can hit his 15 against righties.
The Franco-Asche competition will be interesting. It appears right now anyway, that we have the first two viable young contenders for the hot corner in a very long time. One of those "good problems" to have.
I think Galvis will make a fine utility man. I could be wrong but i dont think he'll hit enough to become a everyday player. Thats fine though we can always use a guy like him on the bench. Especially with Chase and Jimmy needing days off. Contradicting myself but who knows maybe in a year or two he will hit just enough to become a starter. As Scheckman pointed out its tough too predict how Asche(Ruf fits in this category) and others will perform one the league has seen them a few times and makes the adjustment. They seem to like Hernandez and i think he'll be on the roster next year.
I like Hernandez too. For a small guy he takes a good cut, not too much strength, but also not a slap hitter either. He's patient at the plate and knows how to hit. Young guys often come with base-running blunders and brain farts, Yasiel Puig has made many this year, it's just part of the package with them.
I would like to see them keep both Hernandez and Galvis on the roster as utility guys, but I doubt they will. They seem to like to go with vets for that role instead of keeping young guys on the bench. And maybe that's the right approach, maybe they learned from D Brown that the younger ones have to get consistent AB's. Also – I don't remember, but I would imagine they are nearly, or already, out of options with Freddy next season.
What are the chances that they keep Hernandez in center and shift revere to left or right??
I'm not suggesting this is what they should to but it would be interesting, and the possibility of revere and Hernandez leading off is intriguing…
also does anyone think that Galvis might beat out Rollins for the starting job next year? Again I'm not not suggesting he will or should either
I would say the chances are close to zero on both. I think Ruf will have an outfield job until he shows he can't hit, and Galvis will be viewed as a backup until he can hit more than he has, last night notwithstanding.
I have to see more out of Hernandez before I would commit to going into a season with him as the every day CF. That being said, I think they should go into next season with a flexible roster that includes two C's, Howard, Utley, Rollins, Asche, Ruf, Revere and Brown plus Frandsen, Hernandez, Galvis and another OF (tbd) and they should mix and match to get the best match-ups depending on the opposing team's SP.
I do not think that Galvis projects to be an every day player at any position next year. His career minor league OPS is .615 and his career major league OPS is .616. The major league OPS is still a small sample size, but the minor league one does not inspire a lot of confidence that he can hit enough to be a regular. For comparison purposes, in this (by far) career worst hitting season for Rollins, his OPS is still higher than Galvis's career minor and major league OPS's.
Ah, look who's playing third today. Third straight game starting V the lefty. Nice little lineup, too for the man trying to shed the interim tag. Kratz gets the behind the plate call. No surprise. And we get more Hernandez in center. Really good to see Fransden, swinging awfully well this week in the 5 hole. But the first thing we looked at, that stood out was Asche getting another start.
And it gives Cole a pretty good shot at mustering a win today. Let's just say it'll be nice to get a day off from watching Mayberry, and if we were pre 40 man, and playing out the string, we could have seen The Mart that's known as Minnie. It's a watchable lineup.
For Hamels part, he'll touch 200 innings for the year today. That'd be with 7 full. He'll start the day at 3.50 on the ERA scale. Not that we're throwing out the KISS theory, but there's another goal we can belabor him with for his remaining few starts. His career ERA is 3.36, so if he's gonna get to the minimum goalwe set of 3.33, that's a steppingstone. Kinda like when Pete Rose went for 44, and invented names and hit streak achievements to get towards Keeler.
If Cole allows 7 earned runs over the next 30 innings, he'll be at 3.31.
Four 1 earned run efforts over 30 innings drops him to 3.19.
Two earned runs over 30 innings lands him at 3.11
I think it's pretty safe to say he's pitched his last complete game of the year, so 7 solid innings seems a good goal to shoot for each start
We're about .5way through the Sandberg interim process. We can safely say he hasn't done anything to eliminate himself from making the job full-time
More significantly, the question is how far has he gone to winning over Amaro and anyone else that might make the decision, let alone a mutual agreement on the terms.
Rightfully so, the media has not killed the subject yet, early as it is, and to my awareness, hasn't really touched on it.
That might change as early as tomorrow, with a day off, at least on an exploratory basis. Ruben tipped his position in conversation with ex-GM Jim Bowden in an interview this morning.
About as far as a guy with a drink in each hand might.
"He's done a pretty good job so far," said Rube, in a just slightly positive way."
He added that the Phils still may or may not go through a full interview process.
What we HAVE seen from Sandberg, from the outside, leaving reality to another dimension is good culture, and a lot of people on the same page. He's certainly shown he can give people a chance to play, and is not afraid to use his bench. He hasn't embarrassed himself with any ridiculous double switches, and seems to be handling pitching change timing pretty well.
Of course, all of that has been a in a meaningless stretch run, but it's all he has to show it within. I don't see much reason to NOT give him permanency, but that doesn't mean to jump.
Jump would be reserved for if Joe Girardi, for some unseen reason leaves New York. Chances are, that'd be like Mike Trout saying he heard voices that told him he needs to play near the South Jersey chore sooner than possible.
Rube could always have a surprise name in his business card collection, like a Mike Scoscia, but that's not jump material. Dave Martinez has rubbed shoulders with Joe Maddon for a while now, and is highly thought of, Mike Maddux might well make a good manager someday, and might be more ready than he was 2 years ago when he and Sandberg shared the same interviews.
While ten zillion things cover this process beyond the scope of an observer, it looks like Ryno would be a better than okay selection, although the Phils still have the ally of time. But no matter what, because any good work will have been shown in a limited environment, non contending phase that this is, there's little reason to over commit. Ryno should feel very reasonable asking for 3 years. He's paid his dues. Quiet strength might not be quite as marketable as Charlie's style, but it'd still go over. The real question is how should the Phils answer that request. Unfortunately, that seems further than they should go. But you don't necessarily jump at tirst thing thrown your way, and if he stands his ground, and the Phils stand theirs, longer term, it might be a good thing for Sandberg. And that's assuming the Phils balk at 3, which they might not do.


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The Post is reporting that the Knicks have interest in Anthony Tolliver as a possible backup plan in case Novak gets too expensive to re-sign.
Tolliver is an intriguing low cost plan B option. He's a much more physical & better rebounder/defender than Novak is, & he can also knock down an open 3. Any thoughts on this guy?
Lol I don't think Tolliver would want to be on the same team as STAT. Probably still has nightmares.
Grunwald is starting to piss me off .... Lin, Fields, and Novak contract negotiation shouldve been ready to sign at 9 o'clock am July 1st.
Letting the next NBA team tell us our players worth remind me of a movie where a Billionair offered a man a million dollars to sleep with his wife.
Miami Heat had to put Lebron or D.Wade to defend Steve Novak throughout the playoff series to keep Novak from lighting a fire in both stadium. The Miami Heat would give us 3 players (Cole, Miller, and Anthony) for just Steve Novak.
Is Grunwald a IDIOT?
How the hell can u not know the worth of 3 players that co-exist well on both ends of the court 100 times better than Tyson/Stat/Melo???
We suppose to keep Lin/Fields/Novak together...
SF-Novak is a peremeter KEEPER who boxout well for defensive-rebound .... Jorts, Jordan, Stat, and Tyson are our BANGERS....
Novak performance graded a B+ in regular season, and a B in the playoffs .. Novak passed the ball when defended tight by Lebron/D.Wade rather than shoot 3-15 like JR.Smith being defended by Charmers in the playoffs.
I'm not sure about Tolliver. Yeah he's serviceable but he had a subpar season last yr for the Wolves -- shot only 39% overall, 25% from 3 and is only a 32% 3-pt shooter for his career. That ain't great considering the one thing this guy's known for is his 3-pt shooting. I think we could do better.
The best veteran 'stretch 4' guys out there appear to be Ilyasova, Ryan Anderson, Boris Diaw and Donte Greene. Not sure if any of these guys are in our price range though. Of these 4 Greene intrigues me the most -- youth, upside, and he might come the cheapest.
If they're willing to think outside the box a little, I'd look at some of the cheap/undiscovered talent that's out there. First and foremost, if Novak bolts, I'd look to get the most consistent 3-pt shooter out there to replace him. It'll be hard considering Novak was the NBA's best 3-pt shooter last year percentage-wise, but that should be the goal. What further complicates the situation is that we don't have a helluva lot of money to spend on a replacement. A couple of guys I'd look at if I were Grunwald and co. are former Cornell star Ryan Wittman and former VCU PF Jamie Skeen. At 6'7" 210 Wittman's a SF not a 4 but regardless, I believe he's every bit the shooter Novak is, he just needs an NBA team to finally give him a shot to start proving it (my bet is it'll be the Wizards -- his father Randy's the head coach there). This guy might be the best outside shooter in the world not currently playing in the NBA. I think he's that good. And Skeen's an interesting PF prospect that went undrafted outta VCU the season before last. 6'9" 240, he can score in the post, rebound a little bit (much better than Novak) and he really improved his 3-pt shooting his senior yr at VCU (over 40%). He looks a little slow, is definitely not that explosive and doesn't appear to be the most athletic guy out there (it might be a conditioning issue--he looks a little on the thick side) but I think he could be effective off our bench in a reserve role. The man's got a lot of versatility to him, esp. offensively. He's got requisite PF size and a fairly complete inside/outside scoring game..We should invite this guy to summer league.
Some other hidden gems I'd look at to fill a 'stretch 4' role: DaJuan Summers, DeShawn Sims, Brandon Costner, Adrian Thomas (he's pretty much a 3 not a 4 but he's a great shooter--I could picture him filling a Shawne Williams role here for us--better shooter than Shawne probably), Wayne Chism...I'd also continue to encourage and work with Josh Harrellson with his 3-pt shooting. There's some nice untapped potential there with this guy as a perimeter threat. He showed enough of it last yr where I think it's for real. Now it's up to the Knicks to develop that aspect of his game to the fullest.
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For the right price -- i.e., our minnie exception contract -- he would be great.
Has some upside, and he actually played very well last year when he got more minutes and was filling in for injured players.
Can defend three positions, versatile. Given the health concerns of both Amare and Chandler, and that Novak is really a SF....be a shrewd move.
Tolliver is a serviceable player. I know he's not nearly the 3 pt shooter that Novak is but he also brings other things to the table. Even as an addition to Novak, I wouldn't mind signing this guy to our roster. Would be sort of a poor man's JYD. Do a little of all the dirty work & isn't afraid to mix it up with guys on defense (that poster of Amar'e on him was simply nasty, but guys like Novak don't get posterized because they don't stick their nose in on defense to even be in that position either).


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Rock on! Hard to know for sure, but I would like to think that Shakespeare would approve of me reinterpreting his ("Twelfth Night") sentiment, considering the circumstances.
Once again, I am overwhelmed by community outreach here in the Catskills. Now in its third year, "The Great Sullivan County Food Raiser" has grown exponentially. Spearheaded by Stacy Cohen, proprietor of the Dancing Cat Saloon (845/583-3141) in Bethel, NY, last week's food raiser was ("Measure for Measure") a smashing success.
With more than 30 musical acts, playing simultaneously in four venues, the event drew folks from every corner of the region (in spite of inclement weather) out to dance, sing and play their way into the hearts of those in need.
The press release read, in part: "The music is free, but if you can afford $5, that is what it takes to feed one person, $10 feeds two and $30 feeds a family of six!" Created in conjunction with Community Unity of Sullivan County, the event not only raises much-needed funds, but social consciousness as well.
Volunteer-driven Community Unity (recovery-center.com) is "committed to making a difference in Sullivan County, NY—raising awareness about those issues which affect the quality of life in Sullivan County. Through fund raising events and collaborative efforts, along with enthusiastic volunteers and local business support, we are able to continue to make a difference."
I found myself at the Dancing Cat the night before (to check out the debut of rockin' new band Yasgur) and sat with Cohen to discuss the upcoming event.
Exuberant and excited, Cohen informed me that even prior to the weekend, folks were digging into their pockets to support the cause. "We've raised money already," she exclaimed, "and we haven't even begun."
Impassioned and committed, Cohen managed to get me excited in advance. I was not alone with my concern about the "Winters Tale" weather report and in response, the Cat announced on their website (dancingcatsaloon.com) that the music would play on into the next day, in case of stranded would-be participants.
Along with the saloon and adjacent Catskill Distilling Company, musicians tuned up at Dutch's Tavern in Rock Hill (845/794-8950), and Mr. Willy's in Monticello (845/794-0888).
As it turned out, my concern was "Much Ado About Nothing" and Cohen informed me after the fact that "of the 30 or so musical acts, not one called to cancel—and kept it going the following day. All of the people that donate their time, and the support from the community, is overwhelming. Since this is a no overhead event, every dime raised goes directly to the 15 food banks and the federation to help those in need throughout the county."
Far too numerous to mention individually, suffice it to say that a wide array of bands and solo performers were on hand, an endless variety of musical appetites sated ("As You Like It"), and that the appetites of those in need will be met—for now. Striking a chord with those in attendance is great, but the food banks are open and in need throughout the year. This worthy cause will continue into the good night, therefore "Stacy & Friends" will not stop in their quest to champion the cause, along with the hundreds of supporters and tireless volunteers that this great event has drawn.
A follow-up conversation with Cohen clearly illustrated the point. "Considering the bad weather in Sullivan County, all involved feel really good about the community," she said. "We figure, when all is in, that the donations received will be close to $10,000. The lion's share came in from the $5 and $10 donations, alongside generous private contributors and corporate donations from Crystal Run and Jeff Bank."
"If music be the food of love" still rings true, long after Mr. Shakespeare put pen to paper, and I am proud to be a member of this community, prouder still of the accomplishments and dedication I recognize in others. The immediacy of these efforts is enormously rewarding to observe and makes me want to be a better person, to reach out to the community personally and to help make sure, that at the end of the day (one dollar at a time), that "Alls Well That Ends Well."


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Mark Diederichs is president of the Board of Directors of the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin. He and his partners began using electronic ear tags on their cows eight years ago.
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This type of customized service has become very popular. For example, Weather.com allows you to view only what you're interested in viewing. This is great, because I'm a weather nut -- I go to the site so much that I would rather not have to waste time navigating around to the various parts of the site when I can just look at everything I want to see on one page. It can also customize each page to my tastes as I navigate through the site, further tailoring content -- even in areas that I have not specifically customized.
In this article, I will explain how you can begin creating your own customized web sites using PHP's session-tracking functionality. It's extremely easy to use, and very useful for creating customized Web applications. Before delving into the functionality, I'll begin by presenting a few introductory concepts.
PHP's session-handling features, first introduced in the 4.0 release, are native and thus require no additional packages other than the PHP distribution. I've had the opportunity to use sessions extensively on both non-Windows and Windows-based servers, and have not run into any compatibility problems thus far. However, there are a few configuration issues that you should keep in mind if you decide to use this cool feature. In this section, I'll present these issues, and will discuss others as applicable later in this article.
Configuration of PHP's session-handling feature takes place in the
php.ini file in the section aptly titled "Session." There are currently 19 configuration directives found in this section, some of which are more important than others. I'll discuss the most important directives here:
session.save_handler (files | mm | user)
PHP supports three methods for storing and retrieving session information: within flat files (
files), using shared memory (
mm), and through user-defined functions (
user). Storage within files is the most commonly used method, mostly because it's the default configuration setting.
Although this is sufficient for most situations, it's important to keep in mind that the number of session-storage files could quickly rise into the thousands and indeed, even hundreds of thousands depending on the number of site visitors. Shared memory is likely to be the fastest of the three methods, but is volatile because this information could easily be erased. The creation of user-defined functions is the most flexible of the three methods, but is also the most complicated. This method allows you to create custom storage and retrieval handlers, making it possible to store the session data within any PHP-supported media, such as an Oracle or MySQL database.
To use one of the three methods, you must set
session.save_handler accordingly:
files for file-based handling,
mm for shared memory, or
user for user-defined functions. For purposes of this article, I'll assume that you've left it at the default,
session.save_path (path/to/directory)
This directive is only useful when
session.save_handler is set to
files, as it is used to specify the location where the session files are to be stored. I would recommend setting this directory somewhere outside of the document root to ensure that the files can't be viewed through a browser. Furthermore, ensure that the directory can be written to and read by the user running PHP (probably "nobody").
session.auto_start (0 | 1)
This directive determines whether session-handling will be automatically initiated upon request. Since it's unlikely that you'll use sessions within every section of your site, this is by default set to
0. However, if you'd like to enable automated session support, set this directive to
Of the 19 configuration directives, only the above three are of a general enough nature to be discussed without learning more about PHP's session-handling strategies and features.
Basically, a session can be defined as the timeframe in which a visitor
navigates your web site. PHP is capable of tracking a visitor throughout his session by assigning a unique session identification number (SID) to that visitor. Although you can create SIDs in various ways, a default SID created by PHP might look like
fc94ad8b1ee49ef79c713ee98ac1fcc4. There are two ways in which the SID can "follow" the user:
I'll discuss each strategy and its configuration directives in the following sections.
Of course, this is likely to be the preferred method to track users because it is the easiest way to create a state of persistence between user sessions. However, keep in mind that some users might have cookie support disabled in the browser, or might be using a browser that is not capable of implementing cookies.
There are a few configuration directives found within the
php.ini file that should be examined before attempting to use sessions and cookies. I'll present each here:
session.use_cookies (0 | 1)
This directive specifies whether or not cookies are to be used to store
SIDs. A
0 disables cookie usage, while a
1 enables cookie usage.
session.name (Default: PHPSESSID)
This directive specifies the name of the cookie that stores the SID. The default is
session.cookie_lifetime (Default: 0)
This directive refers to the number of seconds that the cookie will "live" after it is first created. The default is
0, which results in the cookie expiring at the end of the session.
session.cookie_path (Default: /)
This directive specifies the domain path for which the cookie is valid. The default is
session.cookie_domain (Default: null)
This directive specifies the domain for which the cookie is valid. By
default, this directive is simply set to
null, which in this case means
Keep in mind that if
session.use_cookies is enabled, there is no need for you to explicitly call a cookie-setting function (
set_cookie(), for example). PHP's session-handling functionality automatically does this for you.
Rewriting a URL to include an SID is a bit uglier than using cookies, however it is also somewhat more foolproof, as it may not always be possible to use cookies.
The SID can be appended to a URL either manually or automatically. To manually append the SID, all you have to do is include the SID global reference within the URL, like so:
<a href="configure.php?<?=SID?>">Go to the configuration page
Of course, manually attaching the SID is not always the most convenient way to do things. Therefore, you can also ensure that it is automatically appended by compiling PHP with
-enable-trans-id. In doing so, you will not have to include the
<?=SID?> within the URL, as it will be automatically placed there.
By now I'm sure you're just itching to begin creating user sessions. Have no fear! In this section I'll introduce several examples that should provide you with a basis for building your own session-oriented applications using this cool feature.
In the first example, I'll demonstrate how an SID is created and how a
session variable is stored for later use. Consider a scenario where you
would like to grant the user the possibility to choose their own background color. This background color will then be stored and used throughout the various other pages found on the web site. For sake of simplicity, I'll just hard-code the value of the
$bgcolor variable ("
#8080ff") into the script. Furthermore, I'll assume that cookie support is enabled and is supported by the client browser.
Listing 1: Script creating new session and registering session variable.
// create a new session
// register a session-variable
// Assign a value to the session-variable
$bgcolor = "#8080ff";
<title>Session Example #1</title>
<body bgcolor="<?=$bgcolor?>" text="#000000" link="#000000" vlink="#000000" alink="#000000">
Welcome to a session-enabled page! The background color on the next page will be set to a stylish blue.

Go to another session-enabled page.
Clicking upon the link provided in Listing 1 takes the user to Listing 2 (
1-2.php), shown below. The purpose of Listing 2 is to demonstrate that the cookie has been set and the SID can be retrieved from it. Also, this script retrieves the value of the session variable
$bgcolor, displaying it both as the page background color, and within a string.
Listing 2: Script demonstrating passage of session variables.
// Resume session created in Listing 1-2
<title>Session Example #1</title>
<body bgcolor="<?=$bgcolor?>" text="#000000" link="#808040" vlink="#606060" alink="#808000">
// Retrieve SID from cookie.
print "Your SID is $PHPSESSID
";
// Display the value of the $bgcolor variable.
print "The persistent background color is: $bgcolor.";
Note that if the
session.cookie_lifetime had been set to 3,600 seconds for example, both the background color and the SID would persist for one hour after the initial arrival at Listing 1, regardless of how many times the user leaves and
returns to the site during that timeframe.
Sometimes it is necessary to delete session variables. This is easily accomplished with the function
session_unregister(). For example, suppose you provide the user with the opportunity to deny the automatic setting of the background color to
#8080ff as was done in Listing 1, instead causing the default white background color to be displayed. To illustrate how this is accomplished, I'll rewrite Listing 2, the result of which is shown in Listing 3:
Listing 3: Verifying and deleting session variables ("
<title>Session Example #1</title>
if ($seenform == "y") :
if ($deletecolor == "y") :
if (! session_is_registered("bgcolor")) :
<body bgcolor="<?=$bgcolor?>" text="#000000" link="#808040" vlink="#606060" alink="#808000">
print "Your SID is $PHPSESSID
";
print "The persistent background color is: $bgcolor
";
if (! $seenform) :
$form = <<<Form
<form action="1-3.php" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="seenform" value="y">
Do you like this background color?

<input type="radio" name="deletecolor" value="y">No

<input type="radio" name="deletecolor" value="n">Yes

<input type="submit" value="Submit">
echo $form;
This simple example demonstrates the dynamics behind how session variables are registered (using
session_register()), unregistered (using
session_unregister()), and verified (using
The final concept I'd like to discuss is how to store several parcels of data within cookies on the client machine. Certain browsers place limitations on the number of cookies a domain can store at one time, therefore it becomes necessary to devise other techniques for storing this data. One such technique is to encode all the data into one long string and store it within a single cookie. Not surprisingly, those brilliant PHP developers had the foresight to create a function capable of doing exactly this, namely
session_encode(). This function will return a single string containing all of the variable names and matching data, much like you would see appended to a URL. Consider Listing 4 for an example:
Listing 4: Encoding session data into a single string
$bgcolor = "#8080ff";
$name = "Daffy Duck";
$email = "firstname.lastname@example.com";
$encoded_string = session_encode();
print "The encoded string is: $encoded_string";
Executing Listing 4, you should see something similar to the following:
The encoded string is: bgcolor|s:7:"#8080ff";name|s:10:"Daffy Duck";email|s:14:"email@example.com";
This is particularly convenient because you can then store this string directly within a single cookie. The only thing you must be wary about is the overall cookie size, since most browsers support maximum cookie sizes of only around 5 kilobytes. To ensure the data is not erased (unintentionally or otherwise) by the user, you might want to store this string within a database and store only the session ID in a cookie on the client machine. Or, you could store the SID within the cookie and the encoded string within the database. Just keep security in mind in accordance with the sensitivity of the data being stored on the client browser. Still another alternative is to store the encrypted string in a cookie, and then decrypt it upon retrieval.
Regardless of what you decide to do with the data, you can later "unravel" the string and automatically restore the session variables by using the function
session_decode(). Supposing you wanted to later decode
This not only decodes the string into its respective name/value pairs, but it also makes each a session-variable.
This article introduced you to PHP's native session-tracking functionality. Details were provided regarding general configuration, strategies (cookies vs. URL rewriting) and PHP's predefined session functionality. To illustrate this useful feature, several examples were provided, giving you a taste of how sessions are used in a typical scenario.
In my next article, I'll expand upon this introduction of session-handling,
focusing on how you can use PHP's
session_set_save_handler() function to create customized session-storage functions. This is particularly useful when you would like to use a specific media for storage and retrieval of session information, such as a database. To illustrate this great feature, I'll explain how custom functions can be written which act to incorporate a MySQL database into the session-storage scheme.
W.J. Gilmore has been developing PHP applications since 1997, and is frequently published on the subject within some of the Web's most popular development sites. He is the author of 'A Programmer's Introduction to PHP 4.0' (January 2001, Apress), and is the Assistant Editorial Director of Web and Open Source Technologies at Apress.
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The game will begin at 7 p.m. It's also Community Night, from 4-6:30 p.m., giving fans opportunities for giveaways, food more with area stores and restaurants.
As a part of Community Night, parents can get up to two free tickets to the game with purchase of one adult ticket. Tickets may be purchased here using the coupon code "kids." Children's activities with games, food and photos with local mascots will be available behind the Fieldhouse Arena.
The game will also air live on WGVU Create, with Tom Cleary and Bob Mitchell calling the action.


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Firefighters hasten to remind Beeville residents that, whenever several inches of rain falls here in such a short time, the same areas tend to flood and crossing certain intersections can be risky.
Usually these include streets in the south end of town near Poesta Creek, as well as near the First Baptist Church, Moreno Middle School and the intersection of U.S. 181 Bypass and State Highway 202.
City street crews know where those areas are and they set out barricades for a reason. Citizens should never believe it is safe to drive around a barricade and attempt to cross a fast-rising creek or low intersection.
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Philadelphia Phillies (8-11) vs Pittsburgh Pirates (10-7)
Jonathan Pettibone (0-0, 0.00) vs A.J. Burnett (1-2, 2.63)
TIME: 7:05, Citizens Bank Park
TV: Comcast SportsNet
Weather: 51, mostly cloudy
Media: Twitter and Facebook
Jonathan Pettibone makes his Major League debut tonight against the cross-state rival Pittsburgh Pirates. Pettibone, 22, is the youngest Phillie starting pitcher to make his debut with the team since Vance Worley started as a 22 year old in 2010. Pettibone's AAA stats this year are a bit misleading: Pettibone has a 9.64 ERA with a 4.88 BB/IP in 9.1 IP against a 2.55 ERA in 42.1 IP last year for Lehigh Valley after a late season call-up.
Crashburn Alley's Eric Longenhagen says Pettibone: has terrific control but spotty command, meaning he throws a ton of strikes because his mechanics take him directly toward the plate but he doesn't always throw them where he wants. He left several pitches up in the zone which he won't get away with tonight if it continues. Pettibone, per Longenhagen, sits in the low 90s with his fastball and has a low 80s change-up.
The Phillies will face A.J. Burnett tonight, who in 164 PA, current Phillies are hitting .255/.355/.462. Chase Utley is hitting a career .296/.406/.593 against Burnett in 32 PA. Burnett and the Phillies have some history: Burnett defeated the Phillies in Game 2 of the 2009 World Series while the Phillies got some revenge in Game 5 by chasing him in the third.
Lineup: Rollins SS, Mayberry RF, Utley 2B, Howard 1B, Young 3B, Brown LF, Revere CF, Kratz C, Pettibone P
GAMEDAY BEER: 8.5 Pirate
I'm going to be honest – I have never heard of this beer before tonight, but this Belgian import sure has a cool can with a simple but awesome name. Hopefully the Phillies put up 8.5 or more runs tonight and avenge the Western PA sailors. Argh matey!
Go Phillies!
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RAJ just realized that Delmon Young may not win a Gold Glove this season:
I'll take Darin Ruf developing in LF over D Young. Could've used that money elsewhere.
I cant get this game at all.
Must be something abotu the Phillies feed that wont allow it to be on the package.
Great treatment of the fans.
Neither can I. And I am furious. Monday night games are the only ones I can watch all of. It's been five years since I missed one. What's going on MLB?
Try picking it up on the Cynicism Sports Network. They just said Pettibone reminds them of Cliff Lee. No run support (early as it is), and he mixes oin an occasional homerun. To a .125 hitter, no less, although Pedro is no .125 hitter, he's just earing that stat for now. Or was.
man, the phillies have had some incredible outfield catches this year.
Maybe theyll put Young out for display and trade him for a prospect to a AL team.
@ nick I called direct tv
The lady made up some BS abotu the boton thing.
Why is the Phillies game blacked out on MLB network in waldorf maryland?
Oh well I can miss it and i wont miss the bad offense.
I do like that they are making Burnett throw pitches, too they could not in G2 of 2009 WS
3 walks so far woohooo
Bases loaded, no outs, ko, ko, hbp (1 run), KO on ball 4. How F—ing PATHETIC. Not a ball hit fair after loading um up.
When Kratz came up, with Pettibone up next, how many runs did you think was reasonable to expect?
has anyone ever seen a team leave men on the 3rd with no outs like this team does?
My question below your post here is directed at you (and Chuck above), even though you'd never know it by where I placed it.
When Kratz came up, with Pettibone up next, how many runs did you think was reasonable to expect?
More than one if only someone could put the ball in play. This has happened too much in the last two years.
Just can't breeak this game open. Ughh I hate games like that.
Though I do think that with a south/southest wind (as is common at CBP in warm weather) Dom Browns fly out is a homer. With the NW flow winds blow in from Ashburn alley.
Regardless with bases loaded and none out they have to better than a HBP run.
Back to the bourbon. It's not going to get better looking the LESS I drink.
Who's charlie warming up? Durbin !! He'll put the fire out I'm sure.
Kratz's at bat 10 pitches is normally a good thing, but he was just staying alive. I didn't expect Pettibone to do anything, it would have been a plus. Jimmy could have gone either way. What I was focusing on was (this is more question than criticism) is Mayberry hotting 2nd against a righty for the 2nd straight game. He's done some good things, but that just doesn't breed confidence.
But I don't disagree with you guys, I was just concerned from the start.
One other thought on the 1 run bases loaded dea with none out. I'm not saying it was wrong to let Pettibone hit, but I can't help but wonder if Tony LaRussa would have let him. Or in other terms, out of 30 MLB managers, how many would have pinch hit there.
Biddle, Morgan, Hamels, Lee. A little lefty weighted in maybe 2015 (maybe '14?. Wonder if anyone's gone 4 deep in a rotation from the left sode.
three points:
1) Pettibone did a great job vs the Pirates. As with Vance Worley, Ryan Madsen and Kyle Kendrick before him, not to mention Brett Myers, the Phils need a young arm to rejuvenate the staff.
2) Ruiz is coming back within the week, but for the record, Kratz is sitting at 48 OPS+ while Quintero is at 92 OPS+, while Quintero has the best defensive stats on the team, and Kratz very nearly the worst. The Phillies have probably lost an entire game below replacement on both offense and defense by playing Kratz instead of Quintero all of April. The obvious thing to have done would have been to play Quintero, the defensive catcher, and use Kratz against tough lefties or just against lefties. Kratz is what he is–a minor leaguer.
3) Freddy Galvis we think of as an amazing infielder, but based on the limited stat sample of his starts so far this year, Galvis is 3d in the NL in runs saved in Left Field, is above average at SS, is exceptional at 2B, but is below league average at 3B. These stats are based on a very limited sample, but suggest that probably Frandzen should be used to spell Young at 3B, unless Charlie is trying to get a LH bat into the lineup. Of course, there would be no reason to sit Young against lefties. There would be many reasons to sit Ryan Howard vs. lefties, on the other hand. However well Galvis plays in LF, since Galvis is good enough to play SS or 2B for more than 1/2 of the teams of in baseball and start, and since the Phils obviously need a corner outfielder, this begs the question of why the Phils don't simply trade Galvis for a corner outfielder with power. The Dodgers need a SS and the Phils could use Kemp or Ethier, and the Phils could part with either Rollins or Galvis to get Ethier. While trading Rollins seems counterintuitive, Galvis can start at SS, he's young, and he's a great glove and can hit. He's also got speed. Ethier has a .400 OBA v. RH hitters, and paired with Utley, would give the Phils some much needed offense.
4) I know I said three points, but here's a fourth–I watched Lehigh Valley the other day on TV, and made a couple of observations. First, Cody Asche does not yet look like a major league hitter. Second, Darren Ruf is fielding LF very, very well. I saw him make some very difficult catches in a bad cross wind, and he also was hitting the ball well even though he was mostly getting junk and breaking balls. The Phillies should cut Ezekiel Carrerra, who is contributing nothing, and bring up Darren Ruf, who can platoon with Brown. Then they could platoon Mayberry with Revere in CF and let Delmon Young play in RF when Young comes back. And they would not have a roster spot filled with a player who can't hit. Carrera can run, but he can't hit. He can field, but he can't hit. His OPS+ is so low, it has to look up to look down. Darren Ruf hit nearly 40 homers last year. How do you keep that kid on the farm? And why should you? He's not costing you anything to bring him up. Let's not forget that Delmon Young drinks, is an anti-Semite, and is probably insane. He's so crazy he makes Michael Vick look like St. Francis of Assissi.
Art K, Philly
Art, with all due respect, 8 innings at third is essentially zero, and not a meaningful indicator of anything.
Also with Kratz vs. Quintero. That just seems like hindsight based on very small samples, and we really have no idea whether Quintero would have been better than Kratz if he had played more.


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We were stoked to see the widow of the late Notorious B.I.G. nominated this year in Best Female R&B Vocal Performance category, even if the only other song of hers we can remember is the spin on the Police's "I'll Be Watching You" that she made with P. Diddy after Biggie's death. All we know is this woman has some killer pipes.
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This artist is another we haven't seen in a while (and when we say "a while," we mean since 1999, when her song "Angel of Mine" was playing nonstop on the radio and climbed to the top of the Billboard chart). She's nominated in the same category as Faith Evans for her song "Everything to Me."
Robyn11 of 18
Have we mentioned how much we love a comeback? This Swedish singer seemed to fade into the one-hit-wonder ether after her 1997 hit "Show Me Love," only to fool us all in 2010 by releasing her critically acclaimed and uber-popular album Body Talk Pt. 1. She's up for a Best Dance Recording Grammy for the song "Dancing on My Own."
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This American Idol winner was tapped by Oprah to star in the musical The Color Purple and has a New York Times bestselling book, not to mention she's been nominated for a Grammy six times before this year's nods. Sunday she'll be up for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song for "Bittersweet" as well as Best R&B Album.
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Her song "Redneck Woman" earned her a Grammy in 2005 — and we have to admit that we still find that song catchy, especially when someone sings it in a karaoke bar. This year, she's up for the same award, Best Female Country Vocal Performance, for the song "I'd Love to Be Your Last."
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Going against Gretchen is this long-time favorite artist of ours. Her song "Satisfied" is nominated, and she told Wonderwall this week via Twitter that she is cool as a cucumber when it comes to pre-award show jitters: "[I] always assume I won't win, so no nerves!"
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This Brit may need a heart-to-heart with nominee Jewel before the big day: Months before she performed at the last MTV Video Music Awards, she said she was "crying, not sleeping, [and] being a total basketcase." Her band Florence + The Machine ("the machine" part refers to the musicians who provide instrumentals for her songs) has been gaining momentum since her debut album Lungs and earned a Best New Artist Grammy nod.
Sade16 of 18
Since the group's 1986 Grammy win for Best New Artist, Sade has been a staple of easy listening stations … in a good way. Known for her calming, yet also sultry, voice, the group's lead singer, Sade, somehow makes music that can be both relaxing and sexy, whatever your mood may be. Sade is nominated for two awards this year, Best R&B Performance ("Soldier of Love") and Best Pop Performance ("Babyfather").
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La Roux's lead singer is probably best known, aside from her music, of course, for her androgynous clothing and hair, channeling a mix of David Bowie, Prince and Madonna with her style. (Not a bad group to get inspiration from, we say.) Her band is up for two awards this Sunday: Best Dance Recording ("In for the Kill") and Best Electronica/Dance Album.
Rosanne Cash18 of 18
The oldest daughter of Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Liberto Cash Distin, has made a name for herself in the country genre by receiving 10 Grammy nominations since 1985. She's up for another this year: Best Americana Album for The List. But what else would you expect from the daughter of one of the most talented musicians ever? All we know is she'd make her dad proud.


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I was pleasantly surprised to discover on Wednesday, December 29 that I have inadvertently tied a most miraculous fly for catching sand bass.
On the 28th, my fishing partner Mark Froelich phoned, suggesting we try for sand bass at the Elm Fork of the Trinity below the Ray Roberts Dam. His friend Jerry, a local fishing guide, had told him the sand bass were running in the Elm Fork. Sand bass is Texas talk describing a white bass.
Mark suggested that he pick me up at 6 a.m. the following day. No way. Since I cannot eat breakfast until an hour after taking my thyroid pill, I would need to arise at 4:30 a.m. Ten days short of my turning 81, there is no fish that gets me up that early. When Mark adjusted the pickup time to 7:15 I said, "I'll be ready."
Mark arrived at the appointed hour and I quickly threw my gear into his truck. Upon arriving at the dam, we geared up and hurried down the long flight of concrete steps to the river. Jerry teased us, saying we were late. He had already caught half a dozen fish. Unfortunately, I had been too lazy to change the five-weight line on my reel to a three-weight. Therefore, I had to force my eight-foot three-weight graphite rod to cast Clouser streamers with lead eyes while using a line two sizes too heavy for the rod. This made for uncomfortable casting.
As Forrest Gump once put it, "Stupid is as stupid does." Jerry and Mark found fast fishing while I struggled. All the fish that had come up the river so far were small males. The much larger females will not arrive until some weeks later to celebrate their late winter saturnalia. Not one fish caught went over 10 inches.
After an enjoyable lunch break, Mark and I went back to the river while Jerry left to run errands. I tired of forcing the light rod to cast the Clousers and searched my fly box for a different fly. I found a small chartreuse fly that I had tied to imitate a damsel fly nymph. This fly would be far easier to cast—but would it prove to be attractive to the Sand Bass despite its small size? The fly was tied on a number 18 200R Tiemco hook. The entire fly was a chartreuse color. The tail was maribou fibers. The body made of D-Rib, thinly palmered over with maribou fibers. A 3/32nd gold tungsten bead was at the head. I effortlessly cast this fly nearly across the stream. After the second cast I made a few strips and had a solid hit. Perhaps this fly would work.
Indeed it did. In the next 20 minutes I landed seven more sandies and missed at least that many hits. Mark had noticed the remarkable change in my luck and asked to see the fly. He expressed surprise that such a small fly, even though weighted, could be so successful. In the next days I intend to tie up a number of this fly in size 18, 16 and 14, each with a commensurate size tungsten bead. I can't wait till the females arrive in the Elm Fork. Oh, yes: this time there will be an appropriate three-weight line on my reel.


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Stepping it up to the next level
Wow. Where's the offense gone? Hitting has been a struggle, yes, but worse? When our boys get on base, the lineup just can't get 'em home. Last night against the Padres, the Metsies managed 1 run with 9 hits. Ouch.
Only one thing can be done about it.
Remember early May? The whole team-unity-head-shaving-extravaganza? Well, call up the Mets Spa, coaches. You know, that new phone in the dugout. The Emergency Line.
The head-shaving provided a couple weeks of Mets spark. But any gal could tell you–shaving doesn't last.
Time for waxing.
Wax as a team, boys. Hold each others' hands through the pain. Wax backs. Wax facial hair. Wax those bikini lines.
You'll be so shocked, you won't be able to think about recent lackluster performance.
Try that for feeling comfortable at the plate.
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I think you may be on to something…Waxing would definately get the job done!!!
They couldn't handle the regrowth!🙂
And lets hope by the time it grows back, we've put the Braves, Phillies, etc. well behind us. BTW, I just bought your book, Zoe. Looking forward to some summer reading by the pool.
Ouch! As a team, all is possible.
LOL ouch!


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Discount food program taking orders
A new discount food ordering program is making its debut in the Mid-Ohio Valley this week, filling a gap that came when the Angel Food Ministries program closed in 2011.
Marietta's Second Congregational Church will be taking orders today and Saturday for Smart Choice Food boxes.
The boxes feature enough food for multiple meals at rates nearly half off grocery store prices.
The new program comes nearly two years after a similar program-Angel Food Ministries-closed due to economic concerns. Since then, local residents have been clamoring for a replacement to the low-cost food program, said Lori Schultheis, director of the Smart Choice Food program at Second Congregational Church.
"There's not been a month go by where I didn't get a phone call asking if we've found something new. The interest is still there. The need is still there," she said.
Second Congregational offered the Angel Food Ministries program for four years, said Schultheis, and at its peak the church was distributing 100 boxes of food per month.
The new program is almost identical to the old program, she added.
The boxes offer similar food at a similar price point. However, Schultheis has already tried the Smart Choice Food program and added that the food quality is much better than what people were getting through Angel Food Ministries.
One of the reasons for the high quality is that all of the food found in the boxes is brand name, said Scott Cluckey, founder of the Niles, Ohio-based Smart Choice Food company.
"We can't always advertise that it's going to be say Tyson chicken in a box, but people open it up and it is. We've had Cheesecake Factory cheesecakes. We gear toward the type of items we know families are going to want to eat," he said.
Cluckey founded the company in September 2010, just after he had been laid off and was worrying about how to affordably feed his own eight-person family.
When Angel Food Ministries went out of business in September 2011, Cluckey began getting calls begging the company to expand its service out of northeastern Ohio and the business grew from there.
One of the greatest parts about the program is that like Angel Food Ministries it has no income requirement and people can order as many boxes as they like, said Schultheis.
According to Feeding America's Map the Meal Gap 2013 report, 17.8 percent of Ohioans struggle with food insecurity and 47 percent of those are ineligible for federal nutrition programs such as SNAP, school meals or WIC because they live above 185 percent of the federal poverty line.
Families and individuals have a variety of Smart Food Choice box options to choose from each month including a box full of heat and serve meals ideal for seniors, said Cluckey.
The June Smart Box costs $36 and includes more than 20 pounds of food, 12.5 pounds of which is protein.
Cluckey compared the box to one at a local Giant Eagle and found the same box would have retailed for more than $76, he said.
Second Congregational Church at 1855 Greene St. is taking orders for the boxes today from 5 to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. Food can also be ordered online at www.smartchoicefood.com until June 18.
Food can also be ordered through the Celebration Center of Belpre, said Ange Westmoreland, who directs the church's Smart Choice Food program. The Celebration Center has been offering the program for six months now. They generally receive around 40 boxes a month and have had excellent feedback, said Westmoreland.
"Before we signed up, the pastor wanted to try it to make sure it was good quality food. So he ordered one of every box. And it was good," she said.
The program costs nothing for the churches who act as drop-off locations and distribution centers for the food, added Westmoreland.
The Celebration Center is currently only taking orders online.
For more information, Schultheis can be contacted at 373-3516 or 373-0254 and Westmoreland can be reached at 423-9673.


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Thanksgiving is a great time to see family and friends -- and it's also a great day to eat until you can't eat anymore. With the likes of turkey, stuffing, gravy, biscuits, cranberries and pumpkin pie covering the table in front of you, this is a hard holiday for those who need to watch what they eat, like diabetics.
For a diabetic, Thanksgiving may not be nearly as exciting. Instead of just enjoying their meal, diabetics have to spend time worrying about what they're eating, how much to eat and when they eat.
To help control your diabetes, the American Diabetes Association suggests that diabetics take insulin injections and have a couple snacks throughout the day. When it comes to choosing food, pick ones that won't spike your glucose level. Select a couple of your favorite foods and avoid the rest. Do your best to maintain normal portion sizes so you don't over consume high-calorie or carbohydrate loaded foods.
On Thanksgiving, a host can improve the meal for a diabetic by simply adjusting the menu. The host should try to buy foods that are lower in calories and sugar. For example, instead of just serving pie and cakes for dessert, try serving fruit cups or pudding as well. You can also add whole grains into stuffing instead of just white-flour bread crumbs. Although it may sound simple, every little change can make a difference.


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