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Commissioners have not committed to putting this to a vote yet. The idea may be gaining momentum, though. The county has needed a building fund for a long time. Vice Chairman Craig Pierce has obviously put a lot of thought into his proposal to restructure taxes.
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Remember, though, commissioners come and go. Always the people in control believe they are doing what is best for taxpayers they just have different ideas about what that might be. So they reverse past boards decisions reneg, in other words.
Paying off bond issues is not the only area where they have been known to change course. A year ago, commissioners committed to financing up to $6 million for a school central office. That signed agreement is also in question now. It was not binding.
Not binding might be what voters say as they vote people in and out of office. Any agreement from county commissioners is only good until the next election. Thats a fact of political life and an important footnote to any promises at referendum time.

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Alessandro Ballan and Marcus Burghardt represented the BMC Racing Team in the decisive group of Monday's second stage of the Tour of Qatar, with Burghardt's 10th place finish moving him into fifth overall.
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Two riders spoiled the day for the sprinters by successfully completing a breakaway that began at the start of the 91-mile (147 km) race and ended with Geert Steurs (Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator Pro Cycling Team) earning the win over Wouter Mol (Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team). With Ballan and Burghardt helping drive a 20-man chase, the pair's 23-minute lead was whittled down to less than two minutes by the end. "In the last six kilometers, there was an attack and Burghardt reacted while Ballan made sure he controlled the rest of the group so they didn't make up time," BMC Racing Team Director John Lelangue said.
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Observations on British and American English
by an American linguist in the UK
England and America are two countries separated by a common language.
--George Bernard Shaw
BrE = British English
AmE = American English
OED=Oxford English Dictionary (2nd edn. [1989], unless otherwise noted)
Saturday, August 16, 2008
We were in a restaurant (BrE) car park/(AmE) parking lot with the Ginger Nut and her family, and had just pointed out that her 15-year-old daughter had a fair amount of her dinner on her (AmE) tank top/(BrE) vest. GN suggested that her daughter ride with us in order to direct us to our next destinations. Better Half teasingly shouted "We don't want that slutty teenager in our car!"
I don't think he'd finished the sentence before I rushed to inform everyone in earshot: "That means 'slovenly' in British English!" (Though the OED tells us that it's now dialectal.) Nowadays, of course, it can also be a not-nice way of describing someone as promiscuous, and that's the only meaning I've ever experienced in the US. The OED has only added that sense in 2004, with examples going back only to 1970--as opposed to c.1400 for the 'slovenly' sense.
The noun on which this adjective is based, slut, was originally used of "A woman of dirty, slovenly, or untidy habits or appearance" (OED), but the "woman of a low or loose character" sense came hot on its heels. While I've not heard women called sluts for being unkempt, I have heard the adjective slutty used to convey that meaning within BH's London-born family. And the next time they come to America, I'll warn them against shouting that other people's children are slutty.
51 comments:
- itinerantlondoner said...
I thought that (slovenly) meaning had pretty much died out in the UK - I am aware that was the original meaning, but wouldn't even dream of using it in that way in case I was misunderstood. And I if I ever heard it, I would assume the more modern meaning, and I'm from London as well.
- 16 August, 2008 08:23
- Damon Lord said...
I agree in that I would have interpreted the word as meaning "promiscuous, etc." I was unaware of any other meaning for the word, and would have thought it a dreadful judgement on the sexual morals of a 15 year old, if it were not for the clarification you provided. Thank you for that.
- 16 August, 2008 08:42
- Ellen said...
I am 22, British, lived in England all my life, and I didn't know 'slutty' meant anything other than sexually promiscuous. I've never heard anyone use it to mean 'slovenly', where is your better half from? I'm pretty sure the OED is way behind on this one!
- 16 August, 2008 08:56
- tomroper said...
Women have often cheerfully described themselves to me as sluts, meaning, I think, that they care little for the conventionally feminine virutes of domestic order and tidiness. I do not think they intend me to understand that they were sexually indiscriminating.
Indeed Erin Pizzey wrote, in the 80s, a cookery book entitled the Slut's Cook Book. The point of the title was that it was a cookery book for slatterns, not for the sexually promiscuous, though the latter might be an interesting publishing proposition. I suppose the AmE meaning is taking over, though.
- 16 August, 2008 11:41
- Lisa said...
My fifty-year-old (BrE) mother is one of those women who describes herself as a slut (i.e. slovenly). If it is dialectal then I couldn't tell you which one as she was brought up in Dorset by parents from Yorkshire and the West Midlands/Wales/North East so it could come from anywhere.
- 16 August, 2008 12:10
I genuinely think that, as the slovenly meaning is now largely archaic, that you'd need to qualify 'slut' to ensure it wasn't interpreted as 'promiscuous'. I've certainly come across descriptions in novels where women are described as 'sluttish housekeepers', and a (now also archaic, I think) expression for those dustballs you get under furniture is 'slut's wool'.
- 16 August, 2008 12:44
- RWMG said...
I'm from SE England, 50 years old, and the promiscuous meaning is the one uppermost in my mind. I am aware that it used to mean slovenly, but I would only take that meaning in historical novels of about the same vintage as when 'making love to' meant romancing, rather than sex.
- 16 August, 2008 13:30
- jhm said...
When I, as an American, use 'tart' as a derogatory (I assume that this is a BrE usage), I think of it more as a comment on dress than of sexual mores. Is this my misconception, or is the word more harsh than I imagine (in England)?
- 16 August, 2008 17:30
- Mrs Redboots said...
I, in my 50s, still assume that describing someone as a "slut" means that they are slovenly rather than sexually promiscuous, but I would agree that the American meaning is now taking over.
"See Saw, Margery Daw
Sold her bed to lie upon straw.
Wasn't she a dirty slut
To sell her bed and lie upon dirt?"
- 16 August, 2008 17:52
- lynneguist said...
A couple of commenters have called the 'promiscuous' sense 'the American meaning'. Let's be careful about that. It's a meaning that is used in the US, but it is not American in origin.
- 16 August, 2008 19:40
Slut/dirt there's a loose rhyme to my ear, if I ever heard one!
- 16 August, 2008 20:33
- tortipede said...
My brother and I (now 40 and 43 respectively) a few years ago once had a real argument with my mother (now aged 74, all from the south of England), because she described her cousin's wife as a slut (the noun, but in the context of a discussion of her housekeeping). He and I were horrified: how could she possibly make such a statement?! It turned out that for us 'tart'/'slapper' was the primary meaning, and 'slattern' one of which we were vaguely, historically aware, while for my mother it was most definitely the other way around...
- 17 August, 2008 03:55
- tomroper said...
JHM, Partridge suggests that tart was originally an affectionate endearment, used 'of chaste and unchaste alike', but in the early 1900s began to mean 'fast or immoral women'. Australians, Lancastrians and Brummies continued to use it to describe a girlfriend, with no censorious connotations.
He also records another meaning, which I recall from school, 'the young favourite of one of the older boys, not necessarily a catamite'.
- 17 August, 2008 10:37
- Alison said...
When I came to the US from England (forty years ago!) I was surprised to hear "slut" used for a promiscuous woman, as I had always thought it meant a poor housekeeper. We used the term "slut's wool" for the bundles of dust that accumulate under a bed, but Americans call them "dust-bunnies".
- 17 August, 2008 15:09
- Alison said...
When I came to the US from England (forty years ago!) I was surprised to hear "slut" used to describe a promiscuous woman, because I thought it meant a slovenly housekeeper. We used to call the bundles of dust that accumulate under a bed "slut's wool", but Americans call them "dust bunnies".
- 17 August, 2008 15:13
- Kevin said...
I'm surprised at how many BrE speakers among your other commentators think that "slut" refers to sexual promiscuity.
I must have lived a very sheltered half-century plus in GB, since to me it still means "a woman who is habitually untidy", even though I'm aware of the word's AmE meaning.
My mother once, innocently but inadvisedly as it turned out, informed an American acquaintance that her daughter (my sister) was, she was afraid, "a slut" -- meaning that she was the opposite of houseproud.
This acquaintance later whispered to me in shocked tones: "Do you know your mother thinks your sister is a slut?" I had to explain that this meant no more than that my sister did not place a great value on appearances and that there was undoubtedly more than the average amount of dust in her house.
The word seems to be so strong in AmE, however, that I'm not altogether sure he entirely believed me...
- 17 August, 2008 19:59
I love this. Now I can be a slutty slut!
- 17 August, 2008 22:18
As a 37-year-old, well-read (I thought) BrE speaker (south-east England), I have to say that this is the first time I've become aware that there is a meaning other than the "promiscuous" one. To coin a cliche, you really do learn something new every day.
- 18 August, 2008 18:35
I suspect that, while the "promiscuous" meaning is now the primary one in Britain, it is not as strongly derogatory as in the US. One might apply it to a friend in banter, or reclaim it for oneself.
- 18 August, 2008 22:32
- jonathan bogart said...
Of course, how derogatory it is in the US can depend on context as well. Among younger friends, calling one another sluts is often considered relatively harmless; a stranger calling a woman in her forties a slut would generally be considered to have committed assault.
One interesting aspect of the word as it's used in AmE (I don't know if it has this property in BrE as well) is that it's popularly used in a metaphorical sense as well. Preadolescent girls may accuse each other of being "kiss sluts," or promiscuous kissers. Extending the metaphor even further, someone who describes themselves as, e.g., a "pizza slut" really likes pizza (with the possible, though not necessary, interpretation that they'd do anything for a pizza). The title of the literary blog Bookslut carries this meaning, as far as I can tell.
Some influence from "crack whore" may be at work here, as "slut" is very often used as a (slightly) less intense version of "whore." (Though pedants will always say that the real difference is that a whore does it for money.)
- 19 August, 2008 05:59
I vaguelly recall the word slag being used by British people, is this just a verb meaning to abuse (I think). Is someone ever called a slag? I don't mean this to be a topic changer. I was just suddenly unsure and wondering if slag and slut are related in use or meaning (either meaning). Thanks.
- 19 August, 2008 15:08
- Ginger Yellow said...
"I vaguelly recall the word slag being used by British people, is this just a verb meaning to abuse (I think). Is someone ever called a slag?"
Indeed they are. Puerile (but occasionally very funny) comic Viz has a long-running strip called The Fat Slags, about a pair of fat, well, sluts. Also, over the top 70s cop show The Sweeney was famous for the phrase "Shut it, you slag!".
It sometimes has the same sense as AmE "slut", though not always.
- 19 August, 2008 16:52
I would say that in BrE, "slag" and "slut" as nouns can be be used pretty much interchangeably for a promiscuous woman. Though to my ears, slut is the stronger term and slag is a bit more humorous and informal.
The irreverant comic Viz used to have (may still have - I haven't read it in years) a strip called The Fat Slags, about a pair of overweight women constantly chasing (reluctant) men. Even ignoring the "messy" meaning, I'm not sure it would have worked if it had been The Fat Sluts.
"Slag off" as a verb does indeed mean to criticise or abuse - you cannot just "slag" someone.
- 19 August, 2008 17:01
- Chris said...
As a Brit from southern England, the wrong side of 60, it's only within the last few years that I've noticed 'slut' being used to mean 'promiscuous woman'. Obviously I was slow to catch the trend.
I recently saw an epigram quoted on an American site - something like: "The difference between a housewife and a slut is an hour a day." I'm sure the original meant the British 'slattern' sense. But taking it in the standard US sense turns it into something much more attention-grabbing.
- 19 August, 2008 17:14
It's news to me as well and I have extensively studied bith BrE and AmE... Granted, there is no way to be able to learn absolutely everything there is about any given language but I've never heard anyone use 'slutty' in any other meaning than what most pople know...
- 19 August, 2008 17:29
Quite interesting, i must say, even if the meaning of the word as 'slovenly' is somewhat old-fashioned, isn't it?
- 19 August, 2008 17:32
Thanks for clearing that up for me. "Fat slags" sounds better than "fat sluts" because of the similar a sounds maybe. Slags is a pretty fun word to say because of the length of the vowel. It hasn't seem to cross the Atlantic, to my knowledge, however. I've only heard slag referring to slag heaps, byproduct of coal extraction which a number of small mountains are made of in Eastern Pennsylvania (and perhaps elsewhere). Does slag have the same slovenly conotation as well?
Gosia, I'm confused, which is the understanding that is most usually understood by "slut"?
- 19 August, 2008 19:09
Simon, up here in Scotland (at least in and around Glasgow) you most certainly CAN just "slag" someone, and we tend to slag each other frequently! We also give people "a good slagging." It hadn't occurred to me at all that those usages might be regional.
- 19 August, 2008 22:17
I think here, in the US, we would call someone a "slob" to mean slovenly (all these "sl"-beginning words), but this is not gender specific or AS gender specific. (I have in my youth, I'm ashamed to say, called a young man a slut, but this was perhaps a double insult - and not standard.) I'm trying to think if there is a corresponding term in the US with the slovenly connotation and gender specific.
- 20 August, 2008 02:48
Wait, is it true that 'slut' in the slovenly sense is gender specific? That would be excellent. In my mind, most insulting nouns you can call someone (bitch, dick,...) are gender specific, though they're sometimes used the wrong way for humor or reclamation. I've never really thought about non-profane examples. There must be tons.
- 20 August, 2008 04:18
I (BrE) have found myself about to describe someone (female) as a 'slut' and changing it into 'slob' to avoid the sexual connotation - 'couch potato' is a good term to describe one aspect of slobbish behaviour; I have a teenage son....
As to tarts, JHM - I think 'tarty' does describe dress rather than morals although it also falls into the spectrum of tart/slut/whore to describe promiscuous (figuratively)behaviour, as described by Jonathan. For example, a media tart will take any opportunity to appear on TV chat shows, and a rate tart will move money around from one account to another to take advantage of favourable interest rates. Tarts sound much more energetic than sluts or whores!
- 20 August, 2008 15:56
- Roger Green said...
"Jane, you ignorant slut!" was a regular line from Saturday Night Live, given by Dan Ackroyd when they got into "debate" during the faux news segment, Weekend Update.
I doubt it was a reference to her tidiness.
- 20 August, 2008 19:54
Seconding Cameron: In Ireland too, you can slag someone instead of slagging them off. Probably related is the Australian "sledging" - barracking or insulting remarks to an opponent - the secret of Australia's sporting success :)
- 20 August, 2008 20:23
- ella said...
as someone who grew up on both sides of the pond, I use and recognise both senses of 'slut'. However I would generally expect 'slutty' to express the NAmE sense of the word, and would use 'sluttish' to express the 'slovenly' meaning.
- 20 August, 2008 22:50
As an American, I've obviously never heard the term 'slut' in the slovenly sense. It's curious that the slovenly sense of the word only applies to women. Is 'slob' the male equivalent? Or can slob refer to both genders in British English as well?
- 21 August, 2008 00:07
- jonathan bogart said...
I don't think it's very strange that the slovenly meaning of "slut" applies only to women -- women have traditionally been responsible for keeping homes tidy. Sometimes language changes more slowly than social mores.
- 21 August, 2008 10:09
I was musing on just this gender divide - yes I think that 'slob' usually refers to untidy men, corresponding to the slovenly aspect of 'slut'. Now, as to the promiscuous aspect - would the male version be 'stud'? Somehow the male words don't carry the weight of disapproval that 'slut' does when either interpretation is referred to women.
But I feel society has moved on a little when it is no longer acceptable to criticise a woman for not being a perfect housekeeper. We might think nowadays of a seriously houseproud woman as a bit of a control freak.
- 21 August, 2008 10:11
- Janet said...
Good Lord - you've taught me something I did not know about British English!
I too would have completely misunderstood the use of "slutty"!
- 21 August, 2008 13:22
I don't think of slob being male-specific, though the preponderance of slobs may be male. :)
Stud is a good try, but I don't think this is the corresponding term for slut. This may be social bias, where women are condemned for sexual promiscuity and men are praised. Slut is an insult and stud is a compliment. Stud means more like virile than indescriminate. I'm not sure what the corresponding term to stud would be for a woman. Fertile mertyl doesn't quite make it.
Stud to me does not necessarily mean that he beds a lot of people, only that he is a catch- that he's good looking and has the qualities, like those of stud animals,
- 21 August, 2008 22:06
The female version of stud would probably be babe.
- 22 August, 2008 09:23
There you go, babe or hot mama or something. I agree.
Pimp has more negative connotations but isn't right either to correspond with slut or ho... wanker comes closer, somehow, as far as insult.
- 22 August, 2008 15:34
Maybe sleaze or lecher? perv?
- 22 August, 2008 15:37
- TootsNYC said...
it was a cookery book for slatterns, not for the sexually promiscuous,
I have read "slattern" to be used for promiscuoous (but coupled as well w/ the sense of a servant who cleans, or woman of low social birth)
Also, a "pizza slut" isn't *just* someone who really likes pizza. It's someone who isn't picky about what pizza they eat, and who will eat pizza from ANY pizzeria, no matter how delicious or well-made it is or isn't. It's the lack of pickiness or discrimination that makes one a "slut," not the volume.
Also, I have always reaction to "slovenly" as really, really, really garbagey. People w/ slovenly homes don't just have a lot of dust and dirt; they have mold growing in the dog poop on the rotting floor.
- 22 August, 2008 22:49
- malimar said...
The notion of a difference between American and British uses of "slut" has come to my attention before. Specifically, in one of the last Harry Potter books, I was somewhat taken aback when JK Rowling used "slut" at least once or twice in the text.
I asked my one British friend whether "slut" was a less severe word in Britain than in America, and he said he didn't think so. I may not have a very firm grasp on the way my own culture (north-east USA) uses the word, but I would not have described it as a word fit for use in a family publication in AmE. I'm no prude about profanity, but the use of this one word in HP, otherwise seemingly free of dirty words (although there could be enough British profanities that a native BrE speaker would describe the volumes as liberally speckled with filth, which I don't even notice), stands out to me like a sore thumb.
- 23 August, 2008 19:03
- Mrs Redboots said...
It's certainly not the sort of word here that would be replaced by asterisks in the sensationalist press (not that they would use it at all, but you know what I mean!).
- 23 August, 2008 19:08
- Kevin said...
That prolific poster Anonymous asked: >>can slob refer to both genders in British English as well?<<
It most certainly can, Anon. See the characters Wayne and Waynetta Slob in the BBC television sketch show "Harry Enfield and Chums":
- 28 August, 2008 20:33
- Semidetachedbrit said...
A conversation with my American husband today has led me to think that slut is a stronger word in America than in England. It's not a bad word to me, but although he and I agree on the meaning, he considers it offensive and I don't. Can anyone give me an idea of how it sounds to an American?
- 07 August, 2011 19:13
- lynneguist said...
It sounds realllly bad in American to call someone a slut. I can't think of an equiv that's precise in 'feeling' in BrE. In fact, the only equivalents I can think of are AmE! I think this is because I didn't have my teenage years (when people are freer with sexual insults) in the UK.
- 07 August, 2011 20:26
There seems to be a similar phenomenon in German: "Schlampe" used to mean "a slovenly female", but nowadays it´s almost only used for "a promiscuous female" (and it´s a very derogative term, much like "slut"). The adjective "schlampig", however, is, in my experience, still (mostly) used in the sense of "slovenly/"not very clean"/"not neat".
(school teacher, female, 31)
- 10 August, 2011 10:49
London/Kent BE Speaker here. I've never, ever heard anyone use the adjective "slutty" to mean anything other than promiscuous.
I'm aware of the other meaning, but only from old books. Even my parents wouldn't use the term to mean slovenly, but they would use it to mean promiscuous/skimpily attired (aged 55 from the Home Counties and 65, South London respectively).
The only time I've heard it used to mean domestically lazy is in Bridget Jones style books as an attempt by 30something women circa 1997 trying to "reclaim" an old fashioned word to make their negative qualities sound cool.
- 11 November, 2012 22:26
- Nick said...
Turns out most Australians have forgotten the original sense too: Aldi takes Roald Dahl book off Australian shelves over the word 'slut'
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Well, I dont have to worry about DQing myself as the lowest temp yesterday was -17. Moa57 currently is the leader in the house!
Well, I dont have to worry about DQing myself as the lowest temp yesterday was -17. Moa57 currently is the leader in the house!
Thanks tdb.....like that's going to last another 24 days...........LOL
Can't seem to get below -19. I just need two more degrees.
I'm trying to use my powers to hold the mercury right at -19. Trying! Trying! LOL
I never want to see a day
That's over forty degrees
I'd rather have it thirty,
Twenty, ten, five and let it freeeeEEEEEEeeze!
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-19 is where it sits still. 5 days left. Snow miser holding onto the lead spot.
Looks like the warm end of the month kept it at -19. Good job Snow Miser.
As the calendar has rolled over to the month of March, its time to declare a winner in the February contest. Looking at the F6 report, I see the lowest temperature recorded for the month is -19. With a perfect guess, Snow Miser has officially won the February contest. Congrats on your cold hard fought win this month Snow Miser!
Congrats Miser!!!
You're getting pretty good with these silly reindeer games
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U.S. Cross Country National Championships in Macungie, PA, Bear Creek Resort
BMC biker Stephen Ettinger has provided for a nice surprise at the U.S. National Championships by winning his first title in the elite category.
Stephen Ettinger s ride to victory at Bear Creek Resort was a truly masterly performance. However, the 24-year-old had a bad start and failed to keep up with Todd Wells and Jeremiah Bishop. "I thought I'd be racing for third the rest of the race", admitted Ettinger.
But it soon proved to be of advantage that he had lost the rear wheels of the leading duo. At high temperatures, Wells and Bishop were not able to keep up their pace, while Ettinger found a good rhythm for himself.
In the fourth of in total six laps Ettinger realized that the gap between the leading duo and himself was getting smaller. "As soon as I saw them coming back, it was a huge motivator and I gave it a little more gas. The full suspension BMC (fourstroke FS01) was just ripping out there today. It was such a fun bike to ride", he described the turning point of the race.
He rejoined the leading duo and the cards were being reshuffled. In this battle of three contenders on a technically demanding course Ettinger knew how to capitalize on the advantages offered by his BMC bike.
First he shed Bishop and then, in the last downhill, he also outdescended Wells who had been rated higher before the race. "I realized I had to be in front of Todd going into the final descent. Going into the final lap, I had a little gap and I kept it rolling. It's huge to win this",
said Ettinger .
Two years after his championship title in the U23 category, Ettinger now has taken the jersey for the first time in the elite. Just three weeks ago in Windham he had been defeated by Wells and Bishop in a race of the Pro XCT series.
For Ettinger, it was the third victory of the season after he won two C1 races in Canada in May.
The U23 titles were also achieved on BMC bikes. Kerry Werner and Shayna Powless, members of the BMC Developement Team team, were both decorated with gold.
1. Stephen Ettinger
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On Saturday Nat and I completed a 5 year journey and finished the NH48 on Mt Carrigain. We were joined by our good friend Rex who finished both his NH48 and NE67 with us (huge congrats) and a wonderful group of friends that have shared the trails with us along the way. Thanks to everyone for making this a truly incredible day!!
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (April 28, 2010)-Trying two turns for the first time, Golden Itiz verified himself a 3-year-old to watch with a runaway victory on Wednesday at Hollywood Park.
Trained by Ron Ellis for Mace and Samantha Siegel's Jay Em Ess Stable, the son of Tiznow out of the Dixieland Band mare Golden Tiy, Golden Itiz has won two of three. After finishing third in his debut on Feb. 11 at Santa Anita, the $240,000 yearling purchase had defeated maidens by two lengths on March 20 prior to his Wednesday romp.
Able to slow the pace (24.65, 49.36 and 1:13.44 for six furlongs) after breaking from the rail under jockey Tyler Baze, Golden Itiz, the 8-5 favorite, kicked away from Tiz A Knight, his closest pursuer throughout and also trained by Ellis, entering the stretch.
At the finish, he had 11 ¼ lengths on his stablemate. The final time for the 1 1/16 miles was 1:43.50.
The win in the $44,000 optional claimer pushed Golden Itiz's earnings to $58,080. He paid $5.20, $3.40 and $2.40. Tiz A Knight paid $6.20 and $2.60 while finishing a nose in front of Hawaiian Springs, the 2-1 second choice. In his first race since Jan. 6, Hawaiian Springs returned $2.20 to show. Mindblower and Close To The Edge completed a field reduced to five after the scratch of Mr. Saturdaynight.
Tiz A Knight could be a major player in two significant races for his age group later in the meet – the $100,000 Affirmed Handicap, a Grade III at 1 1/16 miles, on June 19, then the $200,000 Swaps Stakes, a Grade II, at 1 1/8 miles on July 17.
Months prior to the first of his unprecedented two Breeders' Cup Classic victories, Tiznow won the Affirmed Handicap in 2000, then finished second to Captain Steve in the Swaps.
The win with Golden Itiz was the second of four on Wednesday for Baze, the early leader in the jockey race. Through five days, he has nine victories. Baze was the leading rider at the 2004 spring-summer meet.
Martin Garcia added three winners, including a pair for trainer Bob Baffert – Bonnie Blue Flag in the second and Mother Ruth in the seventh. Baffert and A C Avila top the trainer standings. Both have four wins.
There will be no live racing on Thursday, but Hollywood Park will be open for simulcasts beginning at 10:15 a.m.
Racing resumes on Friday. Post time is 1 p.m. because of the Kentucky Oaks. Gates will open at 7 a.m. for simulcasts. Post time for the opener from Churchill Downs is 7:30 a.m..
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Man I love this place! Thanks Joel!
Man I love this place! Thanks Joel!
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i cant wait myself. I just started shooting again after taking 12 years off due to a lot of things personal. I feel like a kid waiting for santa clause to come!!!! Hurry up martin where all waiting lol.
Anyone heard anything yet? Huh? Anyone, anyone? Huh huh? Just kidding. But seriously now, anything?
Joel, any teasers?
May the love and grace of God help us not to miss our purpose in life.
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I'll be looking for a real 40 pound plus hunting bow for my 12 year old son. He has a 24.5 DL. I want a bow that can grow with him. Please let me know which one you would recommend for my sons first true martin hunting bow. His first bow was a Martin Tiger, then a Genesis, Now it's time to step up to a true hunting bow. Every kids first bow should be a Martin!. Thanks for all the stuff you do at Martin Archery...Joel!. They should give you combat pay!.
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Bows are looking really good martin good job. Looks like you have alot of new guys on the pro staff thats really good to see I cant wait for martin outdoors to start looks like there will be alot of hunting in my home state of washington. I think 2013 is looking good!
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The BMC Racing Team set up its sprint train for Danilo Wyss and the Swiss delivered with an eighth-place finish Sunday on Stage 2 of the Tour de Wallonie.
Lead-Out Improving
Alexander Kristoff and John Murphy were the two BMC Racing Team riders helping Wyss with the lead-out. "We helped Danilo because he was feeling good," Murphy said. "We took it from one kilometer to go and lined it up. But maybe we were in the wind a bit too much." Stefan Van Dijk (Willems Verandas) took the win. "The hills start tomorrow, but we're hopeful we can do another sprint," Murphy said. "We're definitely getting our lead-out dialed in."


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BALTIC, the major international centre for contemporary art, opened on 13 July 2002. The landmark building is situated on the south bank of the River Tyne, Gateshead, in the North of England. A £46m project has transformed the former Baltic Flour Mills, a disused 1950s grain warehouse, into a leading international contemporary arts venue - one of the biggest temporary art spaces in Europe.
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Geraldine Wright, Professor in Neuroethology at Newcastle University, will discuss the complex behaviour of honey bees in response to Marine Hugonnier's film, Apicula Enigma. BALTIC Kitchen is open before the event for drinks from 17:30 to 19:00.
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Victorian Locket of Carved Rock Crystal
Rock crystal appears identical to glass. So how can you tell the difference? Rock crystal feels far cooler to the touch than glass. Place the suspected object to your cheek and then touch your cheek with glass – the difference can readily be detected.
An oval Victorian locket carved from clear rock crystal has a front surface fancily engraved and painted with the letters of M, E, A, C and P. The M is white and outlined in gold; French blue for E and P and white for A and C. Yellow gold bezels of 18k line the edge of each of the deep sides of the hinged locket which opens to the side. A permanently affixed "O" fitting of yellow gold has an attached "O" ring.
Date: Circa 1880.
Measurements: 1-1/4 inch (3.5 cm) in length including "O" fitting by 1 inch (2.3 cm) in width by 1/2 of an inch (1.5 cm) in depth. Weight of 19.5 grams (12.6 dwt).
Condition: Very good to excellent. A bit of minute chipping between all the letters carved into rock crystal evident upon very close viewing or with magnification. Several paint irregularities but overall intact.
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About Coldwell Banker Lakeside, RealtorsServing Nashville/Mid-Tennessee. Coldwell Banker Lakeside has over 50 full time agents, with 50% of them being million dollar producers. We hold a longtime, highly successful reputation in Middle Tennessee. Coldwell Banker Lakeside is one of the oldest companies in Hendersonville,TN. Located near Old Hickory Lake and minutes from Nashville, we have the best of both worlds. Coldwell Banker Lakeside specializes in Lake property, First Time Home Buyers, New Construction, Relocation, Residential and Retirement. Coldwell Banker Lakeside agent's, are passionate about working for and with their clients.
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Book your room at Hilton New Orleans/St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans hotel, 3 blocks from French Quarter
Near Bourbon St
Downtown New Orleans hotel located on the St. Charles Avenue Streetcar Line. It is centrally located within minutes of the French Quarter, Mercedes Benz Superdome, and specialty shopping areas.
Celebrity Chef Cuisine
Historic hotel was built in 1926 originally as a Masonic Temple. Hotel is now home to Lüke, a Chef John Besh restaurant. Enjoy traditional brasserie cuisine with a local twist and cool cocktails at the bar.
Oversize Guest Rooms
Oversize guest rooms offer 37 inch LCD televisions with satellite service. MP3 docking stations, Lavazza coffee, high speed Internet, and Crabtree and Evelyn bath amenities make this a destination!Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Hilton New Orleans/St. Charles Avenue
Hotel Amenities
The Hilton New Orleans/ St. Charles Avenue is home to Lüke, a Chef John Besh restaurant. Guests can enjoy breakfast, lunch, dinner, and Sunday Brunch in this traditional New Orleans brasserie setting. Shrimp and grits, crabcakes over poached eggs and redfish "court-bouillon" are among our favorites. No time for a meal- enjoy inspired cocktails at the bar. Lüke is a pregame favorite for locals since it is just steps to the Mercedes Benz Superdome.
If you prefer physical recreation enjoy our new fitness center which has a full line of Precor equipment. Our indoor pool and hot tub are enjoyable year round.
For those who have to work while they visit New Orleans our business center is available 24 hours. Our lobby has complimentary wireless Internet, and our guest rooms offer secure high speed Internet access (surcharge).
The Hilton New Orleans/ St. Charles Avenue is an ideal destination for meetings and social gatherings. Our ballrooms were once ornate Masonic Lodges. From a rooftop terrace with city views to an exquisitely restored chapel our event spaces are unique and full of historic details. Wow your guests with cuisine prepared by Chef John Besh.
Guests are steps from major tourist attractions including the French Quarter, Riverfront, and Mercedes Benz Superdome. The casino and the convention center are also an easy walk. If you prefer simply catch a ride on the historic St. Charles Avenue Streetcar Line that passes the hotel. During Mardi Gras parades pass directly in front of the hotel. The Hilton New Orleans/ St. Charles Avenue is ideally located for both business and pleasure.
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- ATM/banking
- Year Built 1926
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Free! Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Fireplace in lobby
- Fitness facilities
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Wireless Internet access - surcharge
- Luggage storage
- One meeting room
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Number of floors - 18
- Multilingual staff
- Total number of rooms - 250
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (meters) - 929
- Indoor pool
- Wedding services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 10000
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Spa tub
- Television in lobby
Family Friendly Amenities
- Indoor pool
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Refrigerator
Available in all rooms: Wireless internet access ( 12.95 USD per 24-hour period )
Available in some public areas: Wireless Internet access - surcharge
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- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Climate control
- Coffee/tea maker
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Designer toiletries
- Desk
- Free! Complimentary weekday newspaper
- Hair dryer
- Daily housekeeping
- Iron/ironing board
- Wireless Internet access (surcharge)
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Premium TV channels
- Private bathroom
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Shower/tub combination
- Room service (limited hours)
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Satellite TV service
- First-run movies
Where to Eat
Located on the street level of the Hilton New Orleans/ St. Charles Avenue we welcome you to Lüke, a Chef John Besh restaurant. Lüke is representative of the old Franco-German brasseries that were popular in New Orleans at the dawn of the 20th century. Lüke's space is as warm and nostalgic as its menu, featuring blackboard specials, newspaper racks, and a vintage pulley-and-belt driven ceiling fan system. Since opening in 2007, Lüke has been hailed by Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, and The Times-Picayune Lagniappe, which awarded Lüke an impressive three bean-ranking for its "disarmingly home-spun culinary touches and broad-shouldered dishes that satisfy something more than just an appetite."
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
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Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is noon
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Minimum guest age is 18
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: USD 12.95 per 24-hour period (rates may vary)
- Valet parking fee: USD 39.00 per night (in/out privileges)
- Pet fee: USD 75 per week (maximum USD 150 per stay)
- Late check-out fee: USD 100
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 25 per night
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St. Joseph, MO Thu, Jan 24, 2013 USDA-MO Dept of Ag Market News
Kansas City Daily Wheat Bids, FOB Track, dollars per bushel
KC Futures: 8.2150
Bids Change (¢/bu) Basis Change
HRW Wheat:
Ord Protein 8.8650-9.2350 DN 8.75 65H to 102H UNCH
12 Pct Prot. 9.1150-9.4150 DN 5.75-DN 8.75 90H to 120H UP 3-UNCH
13 Pct Prot. 9.3350-9.4850 DN 8.75 112H to 127H UNCH
14 Pct Prot. 9.3350-9.4850 DN 8.75 112H to 127H UNCH
SRW Wheat #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
White Corn 8.0000-8.0800 DN 11-DN 12
Cash bids reflect the difference between the basis and the futures settlement.
HRW Wheat = US 1; SRW Wheat = US 2; White Corn = US 2
Kansas City Board of Trade symbols: F January, G February, H March, J April,
K May, M June, N July, Q August, U September, V October, X November, Z December
Monthly Prices for: December 2012
HRW Wheat (Ord Protein) 9.3631
(13 Pct Protein) 9.7128
SRW Wheat 0.0000
White Corn 8.1925
Source: USDA-MO Dept of Ag Market News St. Joseph, MO
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Attorneys for West last week filed a formal complaint with the Bartow County Sheriff's Office after surveillance video from the business showed an officer allegedly stepping on West's head as he lies facedown on the floor.
The video footage shows agents from the Bartow-Cartersville Drug Task Force and U.S. Marshals enter the darkened business carrying flashlights. Video shows Michael West come down the interior stairs with his hands raised and get down on the ground in the space at the base of the stairs. Officers continue clearing and securing the building at which time it appears an officer midway through the procession steps on West's head.
Sheriff Clark Millsap said Tuesday that the GBI was contacted to conduct an investigation. He declined to comment further, saying there was no specific timeline for how long such matters take.
Task force agents and U.S. Marshals were executing warrants through Emerson Police Department for theft by conversion at the time of the alleged incident.
EPD Chief Stan Bradley said Nov. 12 was the third time the department had arrested Michael West in the past nine to 10 months.
"It's a pretty in-depth investigation," Bradley said last week of the case against West.
West operated a custom camper-top business on Highway 293, which Bradley said he advertised on Craigslist. According to the police chief, West would take down payments for his work but fail to deliver the product.
When EPD arrested West the first time, Bradley said the agency had received 19 complaints. After bonding out, EPD officers confronted West about operating without a business license and continued to receive complaints about bilking people of their money. He was arrested again in early October, Bradley said.
As the investigation continued, Bradley said the department received information that led to the use of U.S. Marshals and DTF agents.
"He made a couple of comments that made our investigator feel ... he was agitated with us," Bradley said.
Based on that information and warrants outstanding in other counties, the U.S. Marshal service was contacted and, at their request, DTF officers assisted. Emerson police were not inside the business at the time of the arrest.
"We didn't have anyone who went into the building until he was taken into custody," Bradley said.
According to the Georgia Department of Corrections, Michael West served more than two years for the sale and distribution of marijuana and violation of the Georgia Controlled Substance Act in Douglas County.
He was arrested following the Nov. 13 incident and charged with two counts of theft by conversion, obstruction of an officer and taking an officer's weapon.


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MORRISTOWN, N.J. – CSE sophomore Madellyn Rodriguez had two hits and drove in three runs and Alesandria De Sapio added three hits as the Screaming Eagles softball team split a conference doubleheader with visiting Penn State-Harrisburg Saturday afternoon at Convent Field.
CSE (8-12, 3-11 NEAC) won the first game 6-2 and then PSU Harrisburg (11-21, 6-8 NEAC) picked up a 3-2 win to earn the split in game two.
With the Nittany Lions up 2-0 in the third inning of game one, CSE senior Noelle Grande was hit by a pitch to lead off the Screaming Eagles at-bats. Classmate Kelly O'Dell singled to left field. The pair pulled of a double steal with Rodriguez at the plate.
Rodriguez nailed a one-hopper to the PSU Harrisburg third baseman and Grande broke for the plate. The catcher could not handle the wild throw as Grande crossed the plate. O'Dell kept coming from third and crossed the plate before PSU Harrisburg could corral the loose ball.
CSE freshman Ashley Pledger followed with a base hit to left and two batters later Karina Garcia laced an RBI single to center field. Pledger came around to make it 4-2 CSE when the throw from the outfield got away.
Screaming Eagles starting pitcher Garcia (2-2) cruised into the sixth inning before the Nittany Lions loaded the bases. CSE reliever Katrina Kenny came in with two outs and got grounder to short to end the rally.
CSE plated two more runs in the bottom of the sixth when Rodriguez drove home Christina Scolaro and Grande with a base hit to left field.
Garcia picked up the win, allowing just two hits over the 5 2/3 innings while Kenny registered her first career save, pitching 1 1/3 perfect innings.
The Screaming Eagles were the first to break through in game two when Valerie Lasko reached on a fielding error and scored two batters later on a sacrifice fly by O'Dell.
PSU Harrisburg rallied with a pair of unearned runs off CSE starter Kenny in the fourth inning to take a 2-1 lead.
The Screaming Eagles came back and tied the game in the bottom of fifth when Rodriguez came through in a clutch spot again, lacing a two-out single to center to drive home O'Dell.
Rodriguez now has a team-high 20 RBI on the season.
The Nittany Lions found the winning run in the top of the seventh when Jasmine Yanich walked to lead off the inning and scored on Reiley Loch's two-out single to center.
Kenny (4-3) suffered the loss for CSE despite striking out three batters over seven innings. Kara Boyd (9-7) picked up the victory for PSU Harrisburg with eight strikeouts.
Saint Elizabeth is on Convent Field on Sunday for another NEAC doubleheader. The Screaming Eagles will host Wilson and first pitch is slated for 12 p.m. The final home games of the season for CSE will be on April 25 when Rutgers Newark is at Convent Field for a 4 p.m. nonconference doubleheader.


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Posted in Neanderthal Ball
An event 600,000 years in the making, the seventh annual Neanderthal Ball this past Saturday was a huge success! Proceeds benefited youth education programs at the Science Center.
Special thanks goes to our incredible community partners and supporters including presenting sponsor Starwood Vacation Ownership, Harriett's Charitable Trust, Bright House Networks, Wyndham Vacation Ownership and all of our silver, bronze, dinner, dessert, décor and audio/visual sponsors.
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1999: ARLO DEVLIN-BROWN writes that you never know where you'll run into a classmate. He is prosecuting MATHEW MARTOMA (née Ajai Mathew Thomas) on insider trading charges in Lower Manhattan. Devlin-Brown has asked U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe (unfortunately Penn '79, Columbia '82) for permission to talk about Matt's expulsion from Harvard for doctoring his transcript, so get ready for fireworks! The trial is expected to last several weeks, so for anyone who missed WILLIAM PULLMAN and Lisa Frank's (Yale '03, NYU Law '08, NYU Stern '08) Christmas Eve nuptials, it would be a great opportunity for a mini-reunion!
That is Bess Levin's imagined entry for the next edition of Harvard Law School alumni news, offered over at our sister site Dealbreaker. It's based on a New York Times piece marveling at the many HLS folks involved in this major insider trading trial (which also include Martoma's lawyer, Richard Strassberg of Goodwin Procter, and Lorin Reisner, chief of the criminal division of the U.S. Attorney's Office).
A takeaway from the Martoma matter: HLS students are the best! At forgery and fraud, that is.
Years before he allegedly cheated on Wall Street, Mathew Martoma, then known as "Ajai Mathew Thomas," cheated at Harvard Law School by fabricating his transcript when applying for clerkships. It was a sophisticated effort that fooled multiple jurists. Which D.C. Circuit judges came thisclose to hiring him as a law clerk?
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