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On July 28, 2014, at 6:17 p.m., the Internet as we know it ended. The World Wide Web is no longer a bestower of all things.
How did I do what a recent, potentially civilization-smashing solar flare failed to do? I searched for a Schrammie.
It's an award that Ken Schram of KOMO-TV gave deserving persons, corporations and government: a bobblehead of himself. He'd end the televised ceremony with a signature, "This one's for you."
Doubtless, Schrammie recipients hold onto them. None are up for sale. They are jealously guarded, the Seattle equivalent of the Oscar.
There's been a vacuum in Seattle since the Schrammie. Since nature abhors a vacuum, here, then, a worthy successor: the Unicorn. Why a Unicorn?
True, they are nonexistent, fanciful beasts. In high-tech geek circles, the myth has been popularly modernized: Now, unicorns drop cupcakes.
What better representation of civic silliness, hubris and projects best left un-begun? It will give honorees something to sit on and so rest their laurels; plus, they can enjoy a cupcake.
And the Unicorn goes to…
First, the Unicorn Prize in transportation.
In 2011, I applied for a job as communications director of a newly announced transportation system. I was interviewed by Elizabeth Campbell, who since collected enough signatures on petitions to put a new monorail proposition on this November's ballot. It's a reboot of the Green Line from the last monorail project, from West Seattle, through SODO, on the waterfront, past Magnolia and Queen Anne and over a new bridge to Ballard. It would intercept the rebuilding of the seawall and a stuck state Route 99 dig and tear down the viaduct.
I read of Campbell's efforts to kill the deep-bore tunnel; I was curious. We met down at City Hall and had coffee. I voted for the monorail once. I voted for it twice. What I tell you three times is true: It was a crazy idea, and it still is.
Monorail, have a Unicorn.
The Unicorn in architecture goes to the Seattle Planning Commission, for establishing neo-Stalinism as the dominant model of contemporary construction throughout the municipality. Rectangles and squares occupy smaller and smaller lots, and where bigger pieces of land come up for sale, developers move in and put up the biggest structure they can. These edifices reflect the character of those who build and approve them.
Glass and particolored walls aside, the style perpetuates an efficient, dull look not seen since the Soviets cluttered their own cityscapes with concrete blockhouses.
Expect a cupcake in the mail.
The Unicorn Prize in art goes to Echo. Echo is that stretched-out, oversized head of a girl that's been gifted to the city by a wealthy donor. It rises at the western edge of Olympic Sculpture Park, just off the waterfront.
It's meant to remind us of the story of Echo from classical Greek mythology, a mountain nymph who fell in love with Narcissus, only to be torn apart by shepherds after rejecting the amorous attentions of Pan, a deity and goat-footed lech.
From one angle, this is a provocative sculpture. Still, that angle is difficult to notice, so it's difficult to shake the impression you're watching Sarah Palin's elongated head being sucked into a black hole.
From north, south and east, it calls to mind a bleached coprolite left by a long-extinct Apatosaurus.
The Unicorn for information technology goes to the Hearst Corp. Not only did Hearst kill the Seattle Post-Intelligencer as we knew it, leaving us a one-newspaper town, but Hearst so limited the reporting depth of the subsequent online version that the journalists who were left must struggle to keep local news and analysis on the P-I site.
It's the implementation of the site itself that deserves a Unicorn. Hearst has so loaded its site with business-intelligence-gathering junk software scripts that, once you're on the site, it's difficult to click out. As software is regularly updated on corporate servers and your PC, conflicts may occur, but there is no reason Hearst can't create a user experience that doesn't cause browsers to crash. If Hearst got its online act together, it could become a journalistic force again.
Until then, for what it's done to the P-I, it's earned a Unicorn.
Now, finally, the Unicorn Prize in literature: Why, it's me!
Accept the foolishness
And so, this modest proposal: As Lao Tzu wrote in the "Tao Te Ching": "Accept disgrace willingly. It is the human condition."
Let's accept foolishness with grace and humor, as we have only ourselves to blame.
CRAIG THOMPSON is a longtime community activist. To comment on this column, write to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Williams-Sonoma | Monogrammed DuraClear Iced Tea Glasses
I love these monogrammable glasses from Williams Sonoma. To look at these tumblers, you'd swear they were made of glass. In fact, what appears to be glass is a shatter-resistant polycarbonate, the same durable plastic used to make bulletproof windows. Engraved with a single-initial monogram and proportioned for serving iced tea, each of the six is lightly tinted in a different distinguishing color – a convenience when you're entertaining outdoors. Unlike typical acrylic glassware, these won't discolor, cloud or crack. Microwavable and dishwasher safe. 17-oz. cap., 6 1/4" high. Set of six, one of each color. A Williams-Sonoma exclusive.

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Let smsGuardian® add a new level of fraud protection to your debit card. This "short message service" program will send a text to the device of your choice when transactions meet certain requirements. (Please note that message and data rates may apply.) The number of messages you receive is based on your card usage and you will receive only one message per transaction on your card.
Here's how the system works. When you are enrolled, you will receive a text message each time your debit card is used for:
You can review the text upon receipt and have up to 12 hours to respond. Of course, in the event that fraud has taken place, it is better if you respond as soon as possible. If you used the card for the transaction in question, there is nothing you need to do. If you did not make the transaction, simply reply to the text message as directed which notifies risk management at smsGuardian®. A fraud case is opened, and you will receive a text advising that your card has been blocked from further use. (Please contact South Atlantic Bank to obtain a new card.)
The "Do-Not-Disturb" feature allows you to receive texts when it is most convenient for you. For example, if you do not wish to receive messages from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., you can set "Do-Not-Disturb" to deliver messages after 6 a.m. Click on the "Preferences" tab to set this function.
Help, if you ever need it with this service, is easy to find. All you need to do is reply to a text from smsGuardian® with the word HELP. You may also click here for the "Service Usage Guide" link, or call (888) 868-8611.
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Hutaree Planned Violent Police Attack:
The Hutaree are self-proclaimed "Christian warriors" who trained themselves in paramilitary techniques in preparation for what they say on their Web site is a battle against the Antichrist.
On it's Web site, the group says it will be "prepared to defend all those who belong to Christ and save those who aren't."
On the group's Web site, the forum page is still active and members continue to post.
Also, the group has added training videos on YouTube.
To see the videos, click here.
Authorities said Joshua Stone and his father, David Stone Sr., led the Lenawee County-based group that had plotted to kill a police officer and slaughter scores more by bombing the slain officer's funeral -- all in hopes of touching off an uprising against the government.
The group claimed that police officers were nothing more than foot soldiers in a foreign controlled army and that they wanted to eliminate about 500,000 officers through death or intimidation.
Federal authorities had been monitoring the Hutaree members for some time, but decided to take them down over this weekend after learning of an imminent threat to police.
FBI agents moved quickly against Hutaree because its members were planning an attack sometime in April, according to federal documents. Members had been undergoing paramilitary training, including learning how to shoot guns and make bombs, since 2008, according to an indictment.
"They possessed them (bombs). They trained with them. We believe that was a big step in furtherance of carrying out their plot. It was more than just talk," U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, Barbara McQuade.
Brian David Stone Jr. was the bomb expert, his brother was a squad leader and their step-mother worked with communications.
Authorities seized guns in the raids but would not say whether they found explosives.
Much of the equipment was homemade and clothes pins were used in the bombs. Also they looked up how to make bombs on Wikepedia, according to prosecutors. David Brian Stone Sr. would steal road signs and cut the metal into discs to make shrapnel.
A handful of the group's members were arrested without incident during a Hutaree meeting Saturday night in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Authorities chose that time and place because they knew it would lessen the chance that other people would be around.
Hutaree said on its Web site its name means "Christian warrior." The group quotes several Bible passages and declares: "We believe that one day, as prophecy says, there will be an Anti-Christ. ... Jesus wanted us to be ready to defend ourselves using the sword and stay alive using equipment."
The Web site does not list specific grievances against law enforcement and the government.
The site features a picture of 17 men in camouflage, all holding large guns, and includes videos of armed men running through the woods. Each wears a shoulder patch that bears a cross and two red spears.
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Lawmaker Costa's sister charged with theft, forgery in connection with family properties
Detectives with the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office on Monday filed theft and forgery charges against the sister of Democratic state Rep. Dom Costa, accusing her of taking properties the siblings inherited from their father.
Angeline Costa-Gifford, 56, surrendered to authorities and is awaiting arraignment, said Mike Manko, spokesman for District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. She is charged with a dozen counts each of felony theft and forgery.
Detectives said Costa-Gifford, a paralegal at the law firm Tucker Arensberg, Downtown, fraudulently transferred the deeds of five properties out of the names of her siblings and into the names of her husband and son in 2006.
Detectives said two employees in her office, Debra J. Paranay and Cynthia Rago, notarized the documents.
Costa, D-Stanton Heights and the Pittsburgh police chief under the late Mayor Bob O'Connor, alerted authorities of the situation in July. A spokeswoman for Costa called it "an unfortunate family incident" and declined further comment.
The amount of Costa-Gifford's bond was not immediately available.
Adam Brandolph is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-391-0927 or email@example.com.


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Published: March 16, 2012
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Brands Featured in this Report
Fred Wilson, Andreessen Horowitz, Venrock Associates, Intel Capital, Mayfield Fund, OpenView Venture Partners
, Scottish Equity Partners, DCM, BFTP, Benchmark Capital, True Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Trinity Ventures, Greycroft Partners, Index Ventures, Polaris Venture Partners, Betaworks, Village Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, JMI Equity, Morgenthaler, IVP, Union Square Ventures, RRE Ventures, OVP Venture Partners, Matrix Partners, Founders Fund, Atomico, Point Judith Capital, MK Capital, Lux Capital, First Round Capital, Charles River Ventures, Battery Ventures, NEA, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Foundation Capital, Granite Ventures, Elevation Partners, Prism VentureWorks, Volition Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Illinois Ventures, Highland Capital Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Safeguard Scientifics, Advantage Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Hummer Winblad, and Flybridge Capital Partners.
Heardable evaluated many venture capital brands that DID NOT make the cut into the Top 50, including firms such as: Google Ventures, Atlas Venture, Summit Partners, BOLDstart Ventures, General Catalyst, Y Combinator, Tech Coast Angeles, TA Associates, 3i, Sigma Partners, i/o ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Austin Ventures, and U.S. Venture Partners.
Fred Wilson (avc.com) is named the #1 venture capital brand online with a Heardable Score of 627 out of 1000, followed by Andreessen Horowitz at #2, Venrock Associates at #3, Intel Capital at #4, and Mayfield Fund at #5.
Fred Wilson outscored such brands as Venrock Associates and Mayfield Fund to secure the top position, which was calculated by a thorough examination of over 200 VC brands and 779+ data variables per brand. Fred Wilson's score of 627 out of 1,000 beat its nearest competitor, Andreessen Horowitz, by 16 points (2.6%).
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By car: For duplicate BR 101, exit at a roundabout access at the time of Araquari. From there, it follows the BR 280 in single lane for about 45Km to the beaches. In the third clover, turning right has access to the city center and opposite to the beaches below. Follow direction on the beaches by Dq Av. de Caxias. Login Anitápolis right on the street. Log back on the street right next to Lease and left. The Hostel is located in Agronomica # 195.
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Have Voices, Will Travel: Octet Sings at Brooklyn, NY Parish
14 October 2012 • Off-Campus Event • Virginia Nieuwsma
On Sunday, October 14th, the St. Vladimir's Seminary Octet joined the community at St. Mary's Antiochian Orthodox Church, Brooklyn, NY, where they had been invited to sing the Divine Liturgy by the parish's pastor, The Very Rev. Michael Ellias, SVOTS Class of '85. Octet Director Hierodeacon Herman (Majkrzak), lecturer in Liturgical Music and Chapel Choir Director, noted that it is a cherished seminary tradition for the choir to minister in nearby parish communities, which they typically do at least three times each semester.
Parishioners at St. Mary's have enjoyed a long history of such Octet visits. Some recalled the yearly visits of the group in previous eras, under the direction of David Drillock, professor emeritus of Liturgical Music.
In addition to harmonious melodies offered by the Octet, seminary clergy also contributed to the day's events.The Very Rev. Dr. Chad Hatfield, chancellor/CEO, offered the homily, preaching from the book of Titus on the topic, "The Living of a Virtuous Life." Protodeacon Joseph Matusiak, director of Admissions and Alumni Relations, also served alongside Fr. Michael and Fr. Chad throughout the Liturgy.
One of the parishioners at St. Mary's is well known to the Seminary. Mrs. Anne Glynn Mackoul is a long time member of St. Mary's, and is also a current member of the SVOTS Board of Trustees, on which she served as Executive Chair from 2006 to 2011.
"It was a wonderful day and really gratifying to me personally to see two parts of my world coincide—St. Vladimir's Seminary and St. Mary's Antiochian parish," said Mrs. Mackoul. "I loved being present while Fr. Chad and Pdn. Joseph served alongside St. Mary's pastor Fr. Michael, and hearing the all–male Octet serve as the choir on this one special day, in lieu of St. Mary's own wonderful parish choir.
"Almost as memorable," added Mrs. Mackoul, "was the warm and generous hospitality extended to the visitors by Fr. Michael and Kh. Laila Ellias and their family at their home afterwards, which reinforced the legendary reputation of Arab Christian hospitality."
As is often the case with such musical forays, the St. Vladimir's Press's "traveling bookstore," under the supervision of Customer Service Manager Mike Baez, also accompanied the vocal ensemble.
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Just like the YouTube 2010 sensation Pants on the Ground, police say a local druggie was "lookin' like a fool with (his) pants on the ground" after a police investigation into allegations of indecent acts at a children's playground Wednesday evening.
Police say the two men were under the influence of drugs or intoxicants and attempting to conceal their drug use and hide paraphernalia from nearby children as they left the park when one of the male's pants fell down.
While their actions appeared to be suspicious and possibly indecent in nature to the 36-year-old woman who reported it, that was not the case.
The two suspects arrested Thursday in connection with the incident were later released without charges.
The alleged incident was observed Wednesday about 7:45 p.m. by a woman with three children, aged, five, seven and nine, in a park on the 200 block of Varsity View Drive.
A police news release Thursday stated the two men had been sitting on benches in the park, spoke to the children and then left. As they were walking away, the woman and children noticed one of the men had dropped his pants and exposed himself, and the impression was that the two men began performing indecent acts.
Police noted in a media statement Friday that though the incident resulted in no criminal charges, members of the public who witness suspicious activity are encouraged to contact police as "concerns will be taken seriously and investigated to the fullest extent."


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Samuel Lane, son of Marion Frances Lane and Elizabeth Lilly, born Pipestem, Summers County, West Virginia. His sister, my Great Grandmother, Laura Belle Lane Shumate was his main contact while with the Army. I have at least one letter from Samuel to "Belle" Shumate from France to West Virginia. Samuel had moved to Jerome, Pennsylvania where he worked in the coal mines prior to joining the Army. He played baseball for recreation in Pennsylvania as did many miners in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. One of my brothers has the letter and Memorial papers with Woodrow Wilson's signature. The soldier papers concerning his death is a beautiful paper. Their is a Memorial in Hinton , West Virginia to the soldiers of WWI however Sam's name is not listed. I suppose this was because he had moved as an adult to Jerome, Pa. and eventually joined the Army there.


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The thing about being in a playoff race is it helps if your team occasionally wins a game, instead of just counting on the other teams to lose.
The woeful 2-10 Winnipeg Blue Bombers went to bed Saturday night just four points behind the third-place Montreal Alouettes, who lost their third in a row Saturday, 28-26 to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, to fall to 4-8.
But it's the West Division's Edmonton Eskimos who the Bombers will now also have to catch if they're going to make a late-season playoff run. With back-to-back victories over Winnipeg -- 25-7 last week in Edmonton and 35-27 in Friday night's debacle in Winnipeg -- the Eskimos are 3-9 and two points ahead of the Bombers.
It was the 7-11 Eskimos, remember, who crossed over last season and took the third playoff spot in the East when both the Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished 6-12. And it could happen all over again this year if the Bombers or Als don't figure out a way to win again soon.
Now, some of this playoff talk -- heck, probably all this playoff talk -- is besides the point when you consider the new lows the Bombers reached this season with Friday's epic collapse.
Up 20-0 in the second quarter and, for once, actually enjoying some viable offence, the Bombers found a whole new way to lose -- and this one truly was a team effort.
Consider: After generating 181 yards of net offence in the first half, the Bombers were able to muster just 81 yards in the second half and did absolutely nothing to help out a defence under siege.
And speaking of defence, how about Winnipeg defensive backs Alex Suber, Marty Markett and, worst of all, Demond Washington, all dropping what should have been sure interceptions in the fourth quarter that would have put Edmonton on ice, earned Winnipeg the victory and have people talking today about the tidy little two-game winning streak the Bombers had put together at Investors Group Field, instead of looking for knives to cut out their eyeballs?
And speaking of failing to put the game away, how about Bombers placekicker Sandro DeAngelis missing what would have been the game-winning field goal from just 35 yards with 2:33 remaining?
Yes, in a season in which this motley Bombers crew has seldom put together a complete team effort, they finally at least found something they could all do together -- rip defeat from the jaws of victory.
So now what? Well, things certainly don't get any easier from here. Edmonton had just one win all season -- and were riding an eight-game losing streak -- until they faced the Bombers the last two games and so you could argue the lightest competition Winnipeg will face this season is already behind them.
The Bombers play again at home Friday against a B.C. Lions squad that was 7-4 coming into this weekend. Now, the Lions are certainly vulnerable at the moment -- they'll be without starting QB Travis Lulay and they've won on the road just once in five games this season.
But if the Bombers couldn't beat Edmonton Friday after they'd been spotted a 20-point lead, it'd be hard to argue that B.C. will be a pushover.
And after B.C., things get really tough. The Bombers will be in Calgary to face a Stampeders team that just last night had their 10-game win streak at home broken by Toronto.
In a season in which this team hasn't been able to win much, one mark that they might still yet win is that of the worst Bombers team in recent memory.
Until now, that mark has been held by the 1998 Bombers, who recorded the worst record for a Bombers team in an 18-game regular season schedule at 3-15.
If you can figure out where these 2-10 Bombers get a third win in the final six games of their 2013 schedule, you should give head coach Tim Burke a call and fill him in. Which is not to say, mind you, that it cannot happen -- heck, this bunch of sad sacks beat Saskatchewan just a couple of weeks ago, so anything is possible.
But it seems safe to say that whatever happens from here, this Bombers team will never have an easier chance to win their third game in 2013 than the night they were up 20 points on the Eskimos and blew it.
It only gets harder -- much, much harder -- from here.


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A Doula is specially trained woman who supports a woman in pregnancy, labour and after the birth in order to help her have the experience that she hopes for. She is there to help the labouring woman to be empowered in her birth; to be an advocate for the labouring woman when she may not want to speak herself. The presence of a doula may often be a quiet one, in the background or just watching from a corner, but the labouring woman knows her doula is there and that the reason she is there is to support her and her family.
We would love to hear from you if you had a doula or are considering having a doula at your next birth. What difference do you feel having a doula made to your birth? How did your doula support you in pregnancy, birth and beyond?
Here are some of the ways that having a doula can help you to have a positive birth:
- Most couples meet with their doula in pregnancy to discuss, among other things, their birth preferences. In labour a doula can then be your advocate when you do not feel like talking.
- In birth, the little things can make a difference. A doula often works in the background; turning down the lighting, closing doors, providing a damp flannel, changing the music - all of which can help a woman to stay focused on her body and her baby without unnecessary distractions.
- A doula is there to support the father-to-be as well. Many new fathers can feel unsure or alone when it comes to the labour - the doula is there for him too.
- Your doula can remind you of your birth hopes, of your hopes for your baby, when labour is getting more intense or you are feeling like it is all too much. She can encourage you to keep going; to keep doing what you've been doing.
For me, my doula helped to make my second birth a truly positive birth. She was there in the background; quietly supporting me. When I was in transition she said just the right words to give me faith in my body and my baby. I feel this helped me to go on to have the natural and positive birth I had been hoping for.


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Help! Somehow, my formatting on Extreme Paranormal has been corrupted. The double spaced type (?? wtf!) has totally screwed up the clean, black background that went all the way through and now there's a huge, white void in the middle. I can't seem to fix it. "The episode guide" has been pushed down, blah blah blah. I'm looking at the code and there's no difference between the first section and others that have the proper line height. I'm SO confused! -- 15:06, June 9, 2011 (UTC)
- Yeah, come back just to complain. Why not drop your facebook snake-pit and come back here? Aside from that, hi, good to "see" you. I noticed that the feature template on your page has red links on it. Does that mean anything to the code? Also, some bot semi-protected all feature pages for all-time to come, maybe that juggled the works. Aside from that, ask your facebook buddies. Leaving us high and dry (high, fine, dry, nah) for months at a time. /sobs uncontrollably Aleister 16:01
- Funny thing is I have all the time in the world to create right now but I'm still in a "bad place" mentally - totally insecure about $$. I barely post on FB these days as well. I had to cancel my TV service so the comp is now my TV. I could go without it but not the Mrs. We still have our digital antenna, so I pray for a marathon of something good on ANT TV to get quality hours in on the comp. Audio production is hitting a wall too. Total 100% sobriety has never been my cup of tea either. Oh, what sad times are these when passing ruffians can say Ni at will to old ladies.....-- 06:19, June 10, 2011 (UTC)


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7th-Inning Rally Propels Gardner-Webb Past Liberty, 6-5
Liberty hit three home runs on Friday, tying the game at 5-5, before Gardner-Webb scored once in the seventh, claiming game one of a twin bill, 6-5, at Liberty Softball Field.
With the win, Gardner-Webb snaps an eight-game losing skid, improving to 12-19, 2-11 in Big South play. The Lady Flames fall to 6-35, 1-15 in conference action, with their eighth straight setback.
For Gardner-Webb, Megan Gibbons batted 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored, while Kellie Beres and Jessica Childers both went 2-for-4. Childers drove in two runs, while Beres scored twice.
Liberty's Marybeth Sciolino went 3-for-3, good for her first career three-hit game. Grace Nordan batted 2-for-4 with a homer, while Kelby Allen and Katie Zavodny hit one round-trippper apiece.
Ashley Rhyne (4-12) picked up the win, with 1 2/3 innings of no-hit relief. Gardner-Webb starter Childers allowed five runs on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings of work.
Alyssa DiMartino (3-13) drew the loss, allowing six runs (three earned) on 11 hits, as Liberty committed five errors. The senior struck out a season-high four Runnin' Bulldogs.
Gardner-Webb jumped ahead with two first-inning tallies, on RBI singles from Megan Champion and Childers. The Runnin' Bulldogs left the bases loaded, as DiMartino got the final two batters to strike out and ground out.
Liberty threatened in the bottom of the first, as two walks and a fielder's choice filled the bases. Holly Seiz then flied to center with two outs, ending the rally.
The Runnin' Bulldogs extended their lead to three in the second inning. Taylar Pridgen reached on an error, and later scored on a throwing error during a double steal play.
Liberty got on the scoreboard during its second time up. Nordan singled to center, and took second on an error. Sciolino then plated Nordan with a single, making it 3-1.
A pair of scoreless innings ensued, in the third and fourth, with Liberty leaving three on base and Gardner-Webb stranding just one over the two innings.
Gardner-Webb tacked on two runs in the top of the fifth. Beres reached on an error to lead off, and stole second. She later scored on a one-out single by Gibbons. An error on a fielder's choice kept the inning alive, leading to a bases-loaded RBI single by Jill Blank. DiMartino got out of the inning with a Pridgen groundout, but not before the visitors took a 5-1 lead.
Liberty drew within 5-2 on a one-out solo shot to left center by Allen during the bottom of the fifth.
DiMartino then pitched a 1-2-3 top of the sixth inning, keeping the deficit at three.
The Lady Flames knotted the game up by posting a three in the scoring column during the sixth stanza. Nordan homered with one out, her first longball of the season. Sciolino followed with a single, and then Zavodny lined a home run to center, her first hit to clear the fence in her career, tying the game at 5-all. Rhyne came on to get the final two outs of the inning.
Gibbons hit a leadoff single to start the seventh, and went to second on a wild pitch. Childers then cashed in on the opportunity, driving in Gibbons with a single for a 6-5 Runnin' Bulldogs lead. The game then went to the bottom of the final inning as a one-run contest.
Nichols walked to begin Liberty's final time at bat. Seiz sent her to second with a sacrifice bunt. Rhyne then got McCoy on a popout and fanned Nordan to seal the 6-5 victory.


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Apple Updates AirPort Utility, AirPort Base Station Firmware - Adds iCloud Remote Accessby Brian Klug on 1/30/2012 5:27 PM EST
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