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I love the Winter Olympics, but I don't like Olympic judges.
Too many of the medals in the Winter Games are decided by judges. Judges determine the winners of all of the figure skating medals. It's the same with many of the snowboarding and freestyle skiing events.
I watched men's slopestyle snowboarding. That's the new event in which the snowboarders do wild flips and tricks over a series of ramps and jumps. I was glad that American Sage Kotsenburg won. But I don't know why his flips and tricks were better than those of silver medalist Staale Sandbech, from Norway. He looked terrific, too.
Check out the figure skating. Some people like the way Americans Ashley Wagner and Gracie Gold skate, while others prefer Kim Yuna from South Korea or the 15-year-old Russian sensation, Julia Lipnitskaia. Unless a skater falls on his butt, I can't tell the difference between the gold medalist and the bronze medalist. The judges say who's the best.
I won't go so far as to say that figure skating and snowboarding aren't sports. The skaters and snowboarders have to be terrific athletes to do those leaps and spins. But those sports also involve artistry. That's something to be appreciated, but maybe it shouldn't involve a competition.
We turn lots of things that shouldn't be competitions into contests with winners and losers. Why? Because people love competitions. Hardly anyone would watch amateurs sing or dance, but when they turn that activity into a contest on television shows such as "American Idol" and "Dancing With the Stars," millions of people tune in to watch.
Every year the elementary school in my neighborhood has a geography bee. Knowing stuff about geography becomes a competition. Suddenly, kids who hate doing their homework are studying geography facts and dreaming they will win first prize.
While the skiers and skaters are competing for medals in Sochi, Russia, some folks are excited about the 138th annual dog show put on this week by the Westminster Kennel Club. That's the big show in New York where dogs compete for titles such as best in show and best of breed. (See story at right.)
We love competitions so much we've even made a competition for dogs. Doesn't every kid think her dog is the best dog in the world?
Even though I wish every Olympic event were a race without any judges — such as downhill skiing or short- track speedskating — I will still watch the figure skating and the other judged events.
Why? I love competitions, too. And I want to see who's going to win.
Bowen writes the sports opinion column for KidsPost. He is the author of 18 sports books for kids that combine sports fiction and sports history. His latest book is "Perfect Game."


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Hi, I was working with Chromium since a year or more without any problem. As Chromium is not updated in the ppa since version 18 I have removed it and switched back to Firefox.
I made Firefox the default browser but clicking a ling inside email (thunderbird) continues to launch Chromium. So I removed Chromium, and now when I click a url link from inside Thunderbird it does not launch nothing at all ... no reaction at all. Of course I can copy and paste the link manually to Firefox and it works, but it's a pain.
I have already check the following:
- Firefox IS the default browser. It is set both in Firefox and in Gnome applications setting
- In: ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list , firefox is well configured
- Also in: /usr/share/applications/defaults.list
I use Ubuntu 12.04.
The same occurs either I login with Unity or Gnome 3
I discovered this with Firefox 14.01 (did not used it before, so I don't know if it would work ok with previous versions). Now I have updated to Firefox 15 from the ppa beta channel... no change in the behaviour.
Thanks for any help...
I'm not a Thunderbird user, but is there something in the T-bird GUI setup that has a Preferred Applications choice (not "Default", just "Preferred")?
Hi Albinar, I have found the solution ... there is in reality something in the Thunderbird setup. I had to go to Edit > Preferences > Attachments and select "Contents type" as HTML and HTMLS, then changed it from "Firefox" to "Always Ask". Then when I clicked a link a dialog appears asking for an action. I choose "open in Firefox" and "not ask again" .... and that's it. It works !! Thanks.
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What can I use to get rid of a ridiculous amount of stretch marks?
I only used regular lotion when I was pregnant (doctor's recommendations) and now I have stretch marks everwhere you could possibly imagine. It's def. not a confidence booster,...
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We don't ask much of the primetime Emmy Awards. Nobody ever gets one of these three-hour statuette dispensaries completely right, but the Emmys always seem like they'd be the easiest of all the awards shows to pull off, mostly because the likelihood of culturally disruptive twerking is very, very low, which means the Emmys are the awards show no one ever remembers 18 hours later.
So what happened Sunday night during CBS's anemic and often awkward Emmys telecast, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris? (Or let me put it another way: I had to next-day "Breaking Bad" for this?)
At press time, most of the high-falutin' theses about the Netflix-y future of television had fallen apart. Big awards had gone to HBO's Washington-based comedy "Veep" (Tony Hale for supporting actor and Julia Louis-Dreyfus for lead actress the second year in a row); Jeff Daniels (lead actor, drama) for HBO's "The Newsroom"; Claire Danes (lead atress, drama) for "Homeland"; Jim Parsons, yet again (lead actor) for CBS's "The Big Bang Theory"; and Anna Gunn (supporting actress, drama) for AMC's "Breaking Bad."
A dreary opening sketch began with Harris locking himself in a multi-screen chamber to binge the entire 2012-13 season of every television show.
Once onstage, Harris was joined by former Emmys hosts (Jimmy Kimmel, Jane Lynch, Jimmy Fallon and Conan O'Brien, who needled him in one of those tiresome meta-routines in which all the comedy is directed at the fact of the show itself. Later, Harris's "How I Met Your Mother" co-stars confronted him in an intervention for "EHD" (excessive hosting disorder), treatable only at the "Ryan Seacrest Center for Excessive Hosting."
Later (halfway through the evening, to be precise), Harris finally brought out the jaunty song-and-dance routine that led to his EHD with a number called "The Number in the Middle of the Show." (Sample lyric: "The Emmy Awards are three hours long / Now there's three minutes less to go.") One can't imagine a flashier way to demonstrate that Hollywood's awards-show writers desperately need to think of a way to tell jokes that aren't about telling jokes.
The best of the line of the evening came right away from Merritt Wever, who seemed so shocked at winning the supporting actress Emmy for a comedy show ("Nurse Jackie") that she went with her flusteredness and said: "I gotta go, bye."
The rest of us gotta stay, alas, in a listless position on the couch while the Emmys poked along as flatly as possible. The banter had no flair for comedy. The tributes -- including short monologues from Robin Williams, Rob Reiner, Jane Lynch (honoring the recent deaths of Jonathan Winters, "All in the Family's" Jean Stapleton and "Glee's" Corey Monteith) sometimes seemed stiff and curiously clip-less. Lynch said Monteith was "a beautiful soul. He was not perfect, which many of us here can relate to. ... Tonight we remember Corey for all he was and mourn the loss of what he could have been."
That was supposed to be one of the evening's most moving moments, and it only sort of was. Edie Falco also encountered a similar struggle in a tribute to "The Sopranos" star James Gandolfini, trying to make what was on the teleprompter sound as authentic as the pain she so clearly, visibly feels at losing a friend.
More strangeness: Elton John performed a song that he said was a tribute to Liberace, which is topical because of all the nominations for HBO's "Behind the Candelabra," a film that clearly left everyone who saw it with a warm feeling about the flamboyant pianist. Later, Carrie Underwood performed the Beatles's song "Yesterday," as a tribute to all the things that happened during or close to the year 1963 (the March on Washington; the John F. Kennedy assassination), because ....? Because.
"The Emmys are so good this year," Stephen Colbert deadpanned as he and his crew accepted the award for variety series writing.


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DEFENCE barristers finished their closing speeches yesterday in the trial of an alleged shooting on Newport's Chepstow Road last year.
On Wednesday, Harry Baker urged jurors to find his client Ryan Battersby, 25, of no fixed abode, not guilty of conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm with intent against John Phillips, Shanice Francis and Michael Wall on September 3.
His co-defendants Lewis Bridge, 23, of Nash Drive; Brogan Hooper, 21, of Feering Street and Gary Rabjohns, 25, of no fixed address, face the same charges with Rabjohns also accused of attempting to pervert the course of justice. All four deny the charges.
Earlier in the trial Roger Griffiths, prosecuting, told Newport Crown Court the three alleged victims were travelling in a small red Ford Ka when they were followed by a dark coloured 4x4 Grand Jeep Cherokee before they were deliberately rammed and shot at, causing the Ka to crash into the Cross Hands Hotel.
Mr Baker said it was strange to assert a murder pact would be forged "over a £25 drug debt". He added there was no direct evidence Battersby was in the car with Bridge and Hooper, who he said had admitted being present. "In his interview he said he was at home or in the area. It has been proved that his phone moves around in the Newport area," Mr Baker said, adding Battersby was the only defendant to give full answers in police interviews which corresponded to what he said in the witness box. Sarah Waters, defending Bridge, also urged jury members to find her client not guilty of all charges, adding he was related to Mr Phillips. She said: "Why would (Bridge) want to kill his own cousin? If this was such a sophisticated plan as the prosecution claims, do you think they would have had more than two rounds (of gunfire)? Wouldn't they have wanted to finish the job off ladies and gentlemen?" She added Bridge had not named any other people because he feared for his mother's safety, but insisted everything he had told the police was "correct". Andrew Morse, defending Hooper, said of his client: "He got into the Jeep, which he shouldn't have, and with hindsight he regrets that." He told the jurors that Hooper should be acquitted of all charges because he was in the Jeep for only a matter of minutes and was not aware of any pre-planned shooting.


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An initiative to increase dairy production in the state of Wisconsin has selected more than 40 dairy farmers who will receive financial assistance to improve their operations.
The Dairy 30x20 initiative has set a goal to reach an annual milk production of 30 billion pounds by 2020. The increased production is necessary to keep up with future demands from the industry.
The program has selected 41 dairy farmers to receive a portion of the $200,000 grant money. The money will pay for facility and herd improvements, consultations, business planning and other upgrades to reach the higher milk production by the end of the decade. Wisconsin's milk production grew less than 1% in 2011 to 26.1 billion pounds.
Gov. Scott Walker revealed plans to boost the state's dairy production in March.
See the announcement Gov. Walker made in March here.
The Associated Press reports Mike Powers with the state's agriculture department says most of the money will be used to help pay for consultants.
A second round of applications are likely to be accepted later this year.
Learn more about the 30x20 program.


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(A) The CCF shall identify each juvenile's needs, then provide or make referrals as appropriate, which include, but are not limited to psychological, academic, vocational, and personal services.
(B) The CCF shall have provisions for quality assurance practices to include, but not be limited to systematic and periodic review of juvenile's services and needs.
(C) A CCF shall have a written description of the programs and services which shall be offered to each juvenile at the time of admission.
(D) The CCF shall develop and use community resources either through referrals or by contractual agreement to provide juveniles available services.
(E) The CCF shall maintain a periodic inventory and assessment of community agencies.
(F) The CCF shall maintain and document working relationships with community health agencies assisting juveniles in meeting their chemical dependency and other specialized treatment needs.
(G) The CCF shall create a mission statement of purpose and a program overview that shall be made available to staff, juveniles and the public upon request.
(H) The CCF shall provide individual treatment to each juvenile at a minimum of one time per week and this must be documented.
(I) Written policy, procedure, and practice provide for a social services program that makes available a range of resources appropriate to the needs of juveniles, including individual, group, and family counseling; drug and alcohol treatment; family planning; HIV and AIDS education; and special offender treatment.
(J) A CCF shall provide recreational supplies and equipment as well as the opportunity to participate in one hour of structured planned constructive leisure time activity throughout the week, and one hour of large-muscle recreational activity per day.
(K) The CCF shall employ acceptable case and juvenile-offender management techniques to ensure a uniform approach to juvenile supervision and treatment.
(L) Within thirty days of the date of admission of each youth, the CCF shall develop and implement an individual case management plan for each juvenile. All key staff members shall be involved in developing and implementing the case plan for the juvenile and his/her family.
(M) The juvenile's case plan shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Presenting problem(s) and anything which may prohibit a juvenile's success in their adjustment to the community once released from the facility.
(2) A statement of needs.
(3) Behavioral goals and objectives which can be measured.
(4) A statement of the time frame projected for attaining the goals and objectives.
(5) Specification of the activities, such as education, counseling, recreation, vocational, visitation with parents/guardians, medical services, food services, psychiatric and psychological counseling and religious programming that will be provided to the juvenile by the CCF.
(6) Specification of any specialized services that will be provided or arranged.
(N) A staff member involved in the development and implementation of the juvenile's case plan shall review and document the plan every thirty days. Any change in a case plan when reviewed, shall be discussed with the juvenile. The review is dated and documented by staff and juvenile signatures and forwarded to the court on a bi-monthly basis.
(O) The CCF shall have provisions for juveniles to voluntarily participate in religious services and functions, within the facility and or the community.
(P) The CCF shall have a written policy and procedure requiring that the CCF shall provide reasonable access to religious programming. No negative consequences shall accrue from a juvenile's refusal to participate in a religious service or function. All religions shall be accorded equal status and protection, subject to the limitations necessary to maintain order and security.
(Q) The CCF shall follow all minimum standards, rules and requirements of the Ohio department of education, as well as all other applicable state and federal law.
(R) The CCF shall have a written procedure to provide bonafide general education diploma programs. This is to include the identification of the counseling procedures for students requesting to be in this program, the identification of students to be placed in this program, and the testing procedures implemented according to the GED requirements of the Ohio department of education.
(S) The CCF shall have a written policy and procedure providing that work assignments shall not conflict with minimum education programs.
(T) The CCF will contract with a valid educational entity authorized and/or sanctioned by the Ohio department of education for all school services.
(U) The CCF shall provide or make arrangements to provide juveniles with appropriate employment development resources.
(V) The CCF shall make provisions, which prohibits juveniles performing any work prohibited by state and federal regulations and statues pertaining to child labor.
(W) The CCF shall have a written policy, procedure, and practice providing that juveniles employed outside the program, either full-time or part-time, comply with all legal and regulatory requirements.
(X) The CCF shall have provisions to conduct exit interviews, when practical. Copies shall be retained in the juvenile's inactive file. The exit interview shall be recorded on forms created by the facility.
(Y) There shall be a written policy and procedure for juvenile grievances, which shall included provision for:
(1) Notification of grievance process
(2) Method of obtaining forms to file a grievance
(3) Retention of all grievances and
(4) Timelines for processing grievances.
Cite as Ohio Admin. Code 5139-36-14
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 11/14/2013 and 11/14/2018
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 5139.04
Rule Amplifies: 5139.23, 5139.33, 5139.36
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This was the season the San Francisco Giants planned to give the 2012 World Championship team a chance to repeat the magic in 2013.
Other than improving the bullpen (Chad Gaudin for Guillermo Mota), changing back-up catchers (Guillermo Quiroz for Hector Sanchez) and back-up infielders (Nick Noonan for Ryan Theriot), this season's squad was the essentially same one that swept the Detroit Tigers four straight games last October.
2013 is the final contract year for starters Tim Lincecum, Barry Zito, and Ryan Vogelsong, so Giants' management knew they had to prepare for potentially huge changes to the team's celebrated starting pitching staff.
But, in the time it takes to throw one pitch, 2014 just got bumped up.
In last night's 8-0 win over the Washington Nationals starter Ryan Vogelsong swung at a Craig Stammem fastball in the 5th inning and it connected with his right little finger. Two bones in Vogelsong's right pinkie were broken and a knuckle on the same finger was dislocated.
(Ryan Vogelsong is a tough competetor and one tough dude. If anyone can bounce back from an injury like this, he can and hopefully will.)
Vogelsong is expected to out for a month and a half following surgery on his finger, with maybe another six weeks of rehab– which puts him out until about August 20th. That's up to 18 missed starts if everything goes well.
Which is why long reliever Chad Gaudin should not be "filling in" for Vogelsong until his return. Not only would that be way too much to ask of Gaudin, more importantly it would disrupt the balanced bullpen GM Brian Sabean and Manager Bruce Bochy crafted going into the 2013 season.
Fans often suggest that bullpen pitchers should easily be able to start whenever needed, not realizing the damaging domino effect that can have on the bullpen, and the season. Chad Gaudin fills a critical role in San Francisco's bullpen, so even if you thought he could take on 15-18 starts the rest of the season, his spot in the bullpen would have to be replaced by a quality long reliever.
Attempting to turn Gaudin into a starter at this point would mean that Vogelsong's injury would end up hurting both the starting rotation and the bullpen. Which is not a good long term plan.
The Giants do have options. Speculation is already out there about bringing up one of two Triple-A Fresno starters: 25 year old Chris Heston (5-2, 5.33, 1.66, 46 SO in 50.2 IP) or 24 year old Michael Kickham (2-4, 4.72, 1.53, 50 SO in 47.2 IP).
And it could well be that Heston or Kickham (or more likely veteran Shane Loux) is brought up for a couple of starts to give the team time to do what it really needs to do: trade for a competent veteran starting pitcher.
The Giants aren't just a world championship team– they are a world class organization with the resources and commitment to overcome losing any starting player on the team. In this case you're talking about replacing a starting pitcher for nearly half a season.
The only logical solution here is to make the best deal for the best available starting pitcher and continue what has so far been a successful, although somewhat bumpy, 2013 season.
The Vogelsong injury is just the type of scenario that should remind Giants' fans that this organization has the financial resources to go out and get almost any player(s) they need to succeed, without having to depend on their poorly-rated minor league system.
Even in the unlikely case the Giants did end up cutting ties with Lincecum, Zito, and/or Vogelsong at the end of 2013, this franchise is one of the wealthiest and most successful in professional sports.
They may still hope their fans believe the myth that San Francisco is a "small market" team, but in reality they are fully capable of entering the trade or free agent markets to solve just about any roster problem.


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SAGU picks 'perennial' power forward
Laken Ward is two-time All-Stater
Fourth signee bolsters Lady Lions frontline
WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- Gardeners know that proven winners are often perennials.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University women's basketball Head Coach Arlon Beadles has a green thumb when it comes to planting teams that bloom in season.
Last week he traveled an hour north of Little Rock to Hattieville, Arkansas where signed Laken Ward to a National Letter of Intent to study and play at SAGU. The 5-foot-10 inch forward just graduated from Class 1A Wonderview High School.
She made a huge splash at a small town (pop. 1,683) school, twice earning First Team All-Conference, All-Region and All-State in 2012 and 2013.
So dominating was Ward that she was selected to the All-State Tournament team in both her junior and senior seasons. Her biggest moment may have come at the climax of her junior campaign.
She sparked Wonderview to the state championship by scoring 34 points, ten in the fourth quarter, to lead the Lady Daredevils to a 62-57 semi-final win against once-beaten Nevada HS (Rosston, Ark). She also contributed nine rebounds.
In the finals, played in Hot Springs, Ward had 10 points and 10 boards to drive Wonderview to their first-ever state crown, a 44-33 triumph over Kingston HS.
For her performance she was named the MVP of the State Tourney. She racked up averages of 12 points, 8 rebounds and 3.5 assists that year.
"Laken is a very tough rebounder," Coach Beadles said. "She can really pass the ball too. She is a proven winner."
"I look forward to having her on our team," he continued. "Laken is a wonderful Christian young lady who will be a great leader on our campus."
After going 19-18 during her sophomore season, Ward and her Daredevil teammates rolled to a 38-6 record in her junior campaign. It coincided with the hire of first-year Head Coach Jeremy Simon.
"It's been an unbelievable ride," he said after winning the state title. "I'm proud of them. From where we were when we started the season to where we are now, it's been incredible. Our players stepped up when their number was called and because of that, we had the pieces in place to win a state championship."
Wearing a target on their backs, the Wonderview team's encore season stamped 'legit' on their championship run a year earlier.
Despite losing five of their top seven players, the Daredevils returned Ward and 6'0 guard Bailey Zimmerman. The duo rallied Wonderview to a No. 4 state ranking, a 30-9 season, and another berth in the state's Final Four.
Coach Simon said the team had to rely on both players, and described the strengths of Ward.
"She's a real physical basketball player," quipped Simon. "She's strong around the basket. She's very aggressive on rebounds and goes after loose balls."
"Laken is just tougher than most players," he continued. "She has the ability to score around the basket, and she's developing a 15-foot jump shot."
Laken enjoys fishing and hunting along with spending time with her family, often combining them. "Family is a big thing for me," she said.
"I've got two little sisters. I love helping them get better at everything they do," she added.
As for improving her skills, "I know I have to work hard and give 100 percent every day in practice, every game, and lay it all-out on the court."
Ward is the daughter to parents, the Rev. Danny and Tonya. Her father is a veteran Youth Pastor at the Family Worship Center, which is in Morrilton, Ark. Not surprisingly, her faith plays a huge role in her life.
"I really just want to be a leader for our team," Ward said. "For me, faith is a big aspect of what I do. God is always No. 1, so I want to show people who I am working for and that all my talents came from him."
"All of the glory goes to him. I want to share that with my teammates as well."
The addition of Ward helps solidify a recruiting class that is long on potential.
SAGU's interior game suffered a year ago, yielding too many offensive rebounds and putbacks. Combine that with injuries to other players and Coach Beadles focused his recruiting on forwards.
He inked 6'0 Charity Paige (Nocogdoches, Tx / Nocogdoches HS) and now, Ward, to provide toughness and scoring punch in the paint.
Two other incoming freshmen, point guard Monica Dorsey (Garland, Tx / Sachse HS) and winger Alexia McAfee (DeSoto, Tx / DeSoto HS) will aid a backcourt that committed 23 turnovers per game and connected on only 29% from three-point range.
The return of key performers, some hindered by injuries, could provide the Lady Lions with a much more competitive team than the unit that went 9-21 last winter.
SAGU will begin playing as a member of the Sooner Athletic Conference this fall.
Contact: Mark "Link" Warde, SAGU Sports Information Director, at firstname.lastname@example.com or at 469-658-2847.
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The natural geologic cut of the Appalachian Mountains, and the plentiful moisture and frequency of springs in the region, combine to produce a cascading system of waterworks from Shenandoah National Park down through the Blue Ridge Parkway and into Great Smoky Mountains National Park that provides more than enough incentive to take a hike.
Across this rumpled region that stretches more than 500 miles are countless waterfalls that draw visitors throughout the year, whether they come to counter the cloaking heat and humidity of summer or marvel at the intricate iceworks of winter. Though locals know these waterworks well, and when best to view them, newcomers could use some advice, and that's where Waterfalls of the Blue Ridge comes in handy.
Now in its 4th edition, this book provides entries on more than 120 waterfalls, from flumes 50 feet long to cataracts that plunge more than 100 feet. There are general locator maps, GPS coordinates, and a too-short section of beautiful full-color pictures. The authors also give you some tips for photographing waterfalls (don't forget to provide perspective by including people, or at least trees, in your shots, watch for rainbows in the falls' mist), and even short sections on the individual national park units. One thing they neglected to point out, or which I overlooked in the book, is the need to watch out for snakes. Poisonous copperhead and timber rattlesnakes are common in these parks. When I was hiking down into Whiteoak Canyon in Shenandoah one year I had to make a last-second leap to avoid stepping on a snake.
Unfortunately, the book does not offer trail maps, something that could be immensely helpful in areas where there are crisscrossing trails and multiple routes you can take. For instance, the hike to Lewis Spring Falls in Shenandoah starts you out from a parking area near the Tanner Ridge Overlook, but when I did the hike a couple years ago I started from Big Meadows Lodge. In short, the hike described in the book does the same loop I took, but in the opposite direction.
As the authors take care to specifically note how far you hike in between turns along the trail(s), having a GPS device to measure distances would be extremely helpful.
Overall, if you're planning a trip to any -- or all -- of these park units, this book is a good resource to find waterfall hikes both in the parks, and in the surrounding countryside of state parks in Virginia and North Carolina.


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Berlin starts reign with block party set for Main Street
BERLIN—Get ready to don your red, white and blue, and party like you are in the coolest small town in America—and why not? You are.
The little town with the big attitude will kick-off its year-long reign as Budget Travel's "America's Coolest Small Town" for 2014 with a "rain or shine" Main Street block party for those who were fans of Berlin before Berlin was officially cool.
"It's time to thank and recognize everyone who chose to "Vote Berlin" during the contest," Mayor Gee Williams said in a March 10 statement. "If you love Berlin this celebration will be a full day of fun for all ages and friends, family members and of course all of our residents and visitors. We have a lot to be proud of and much to celebrate," he said.
Downtown streets will be blocked off from 1-6 p.m. for the event, which the organizers promise will be like no other. They listed "lots of food, fun, local artists, students from Worcester County public and private schools, give-a-ways, souvenirs, several top-40 bands and Berlin musician and merchant Steve Frene, who will perform his instant hit song, 'Cool Berlin,' among the day's activities."
The town is celebrating its victory over 14 other small towns that were competing in an annual nationwide contest sponsored by the online travel Web site, by winning more than 28 percent of the nearly 138,000 votes cast for favorite small town destination, according to the statement. It added, "Budget Travel characterized Berlin as the 'runaway favorite," for beach lovers, hikers, bird watchers and history lovers alike.
Free parking areas will be available around and near the party perimeter, and local restaurant Hooper's Crab House in West Ocean City will offer free transportation for event attendees with its shuttle bus to and from marked temporary satellite parking locations within the town, officials said.
While the downtown will include family friendly events as part of the coolest celebration, there will be activities just for grown-ups too.
"No beverages of any kind may be brought into the celebration area," the statement advised. There will be plenty of refreshments and non-glass open containers will be permitted within the party zone, during the celebration.
The Berlin Chamber of Commerce will have a beer garden set up on Jefferson Street featuring craft brews from Berlin's Burley Oak Brewery, it said.
Tex-Mex and Country Cooking will have a Cantaloupe Crush special for the day, which will give patrons the opportunity to see their newly-remodeled dining and seating area and newly-expanded menu that now includes country cooking fare. Sisters will host the musical group Spare Change and a beer-tasting featuring local beer Fin City. Along with Bruder Hill, Sisters will be offering merchandise like bracelets, koozies and t-shirts for sale, with part of the proceeds to be donated to the Berlin Main Street program.
Also, the local merchants have stocked up on a variety of "Berlin Coolest Small Town" apparel and other memorabilia that will be available for purchase, officials said.
The fun and activities will not be limited to the core downtown party area. Other local businesses and organizations will also be offering cultural and celebratory activities during the town-wide event.
The Berlin Fire Company will host a—its First Annual "Cornhole Tournament" at the fire house grounds on North Main Street. Beginning at 11:30 a.m. Attendees must be at least 18-years old and can try to set a new "world record" by attempting the longest cornhole hand-thrown (bean bag) shot, ever.
The attempts will cost $5 for three shots and an official Guinness World Record judge will be on site to certify any successful contender. Beer and other refreshments will be available during the contest at the fire house, according the organizers.
The Berlin Heritage Foundation will host an open house at the Calvin B. Taylor House on North Main Street from 1-4 p.m. For more information call 410-641-1019 or visit the Web site taylorhousemuseum.org.
Beer and wine supply store Brews Up at 9028 Worcester Hwy., which offers brew-on-premise craft beer and wine classes on Saturdays will host a beer-making class featuring blood orange Hefeweizen beer at 11 a.m. For more information 443-513-4744.
Brews Up's soon-to-be neighbor at the shopping plaza on U.S. Route 113 is Eastern Shore Kettle Korn, which has not yet finished its showroom, but owner Tom Pfeiffer, will be vending downtown to offer popcorn-lovers a preview of its snacks and treats.
Berlin Post Office representatives will be on hand to sell $5 collector's editions of pre-printed envelopes, with a special stamp cancellation. The color photo envelopes will be available in two designs, Assateague" and "Main Street," according to Berlin Postmaster Terri Webster.
"We thought it was amazing that out of the entire nation we were chosen to be the best," she said of the town's new designation.
Post Office officials advised the commemorative envelopes can be purchased directly during the celebration from 1-6 p.m., or from either the Berlin or Ocean Pines Post Offices the following week. They may also be purchased purchase by mail at c/o Postmaster 20 Broad St. Berlin Md., 21811. Mark the request "Main Street," or "Assateague," to indicate your desired design, they said.
The Germantown School Heritage Center at 1023 Trappe Road will host an open house with an exhibit of local African American history and memorabilia from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For additional information call 410-430-7094.
Ocean Breeze Alpacas will host a class and demonstration on dyeing fibers from 1-3 p.m. The farm is located northwest of the Town of Berlin on Route 50 westbound just north of the Maryland State Police Berlin Barrack For more information call 410-251-0931.
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A How-to on Finding Love and Success in 'Rising Asia'
In Mohsin Hamid's new novel, "How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia," a poor young boy from an impoverished village comes to a sprawling, wild, sometimes violent city, where he makes and loses a fortune. Jeffrey Brown talks with the Hamid about why the story is told like a self-help book and what it takes to make it in Asia.
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I can tell you when I first got Invisalign I cried because I couldn't figure out how to get them out of my mouth. Don't let that discourage you. The trick is: first bend the trays a bit back and forth and up a down to get them a bit flexible. Don't bend or stretch too much or the tray will split.
When you put them on, your teeth will ache and be a bit sore for a day or two. It's normal. Take a Tylenol and you'll forget about it. The trick to removing them is to grasp the back left and back right with each hand then pull up and OUT to the sides of your mouth to release the tabs on the front and then pull up. If you just try to pull up, it'll never happen.
Also, sometimes just taking them off from left to right or right to left works depending on the placement of your tabs. Other than that, and the hassle of removing them every time I ate and drank, they have been amazing. I have noticed such a difference. It's been seven months and I can't WAIT to get the tabs off and show off my new beautiful teeth. I will post pictures when they are done!


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In an attempt to reduce the number of people smoking in this country - particularly young people - the Department of Health in England has unveiled a ban on the display of cigarettes and other tobacco products in shops. The government has also announced it will look into the idea of plain packaging for cigarettes, stating it has an 'open mind' on the subject.
The new measures - which may take a few years to be phased in - have been under discussion for some time, with several other countries having already put similar bans into place, including Ireland, Canada and Finland.
The idea is to make buying cigarettes seem less appealing, with campaigners claiming the new rules on selling cigarettes could stop some young people taking up smoking.
The pro-smoking lobby is less than impressed, however, saying there's no evidence any ban on displaying cigarettes in shops would have an effect on the number of smokers. And if anything, the selling of cigarettes in plain packaging could encourage counterfeiting, as plain packaging would be much easier to forge than branded boxes, claims the Tobacco Retailers Alliance.
The government has announced the measures as part of its tobacco control strategy. But will they be effective? Will the moves, for instance, persuade any of the one in seven 15-year-olds in this country who claim to be regular smokers to quit?
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SPJ/LA announces 2012 officers and newly elected board members
Newly elected officers for the Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists have begun their year-long terms.
The officers are leading a 15-member board, five of whom were elected in December, to serve the chapter, which spans from Ventura through Orange counties.
Alice Walton, publisher and editor of TheCityMaven.com, who was the chapter's vice president in 2011, began her presidential term on Jan. 1. Freelance journalist and contributing writer to Tehran magazine, Navid Nonahal, will serve as vice president. City News Service reporter Richie Duchon, who is a new associate board member, will be secretary, while Sarah Baisley, the chapter treasurer for more than 20 years who freelances in the wine industry as a journalist and marketing specialist, continues to serve in that role. Frank Mottek, business news anchor for KNX 1070 Newsradio, is immediate past president.
SPJ/LA also elected five members to three-year terms. They are Mottek, Jeff Wald, partner at RealNews Collective LLC, and freelance writer Roberta Wax, who were incumbents. The two new board members are former FOX 11 reporter John Schwada and Wall Street Journal reporter Tammy Audi.
In addition to Duchon, Zach Behrens who is editor-in-chief of blogs at KCET joins the board as an associate board member. Full-time board members Lauren Bartlett and Dan Evans will remain with SPJ/LA as associate board members.
The Society of Professional Journalists is the nation's largest and most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to promoting high standards of ethical behavior and encouraging the free practice of journalism. Founded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi, SPJ works to inspire and educate the next generation of journalists and protects First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press.
The Greater Los Angeles professional chapter was chartered 25 years later in 1934. For more information about this chapter, visit http://spjla.org.
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Dave Hodgson, the mayor of Bedford allocated an estimated £2.5million for the Allhallows car park regeneration without consulting councillors.
The mayor, who is allowed to make some key decisions on his own as part of his role, approved the appointment of Makers Construction for the refurbishment of the multistorey car park.
The documents related to the decision said that there was no need to allow other firms to tender for the work as the amount is the below legally required thresholds.
Mr Hodgson said: "For me this decision was about the timing.
"With an executive decision it can be called in so there is a check there, we need to get on because the building has some issues and we need to get them fixed.
"It is really good news that we are spending £6million on transforming Allhallows car park."
He added: "Allhallows is something that people have been complaining about for decades, there are some issues about making sure that the contractor we employ knows what they are doing, so we are using the same one that did Lurke Street.
"It has been in the forward plan for three months and when it came to it we just wanted to do it as quickly as possible."
But Conservative councillor Stephen Moon claimed that a tender process would have been better.
He said: "The Conservative group is concerned about the council's increasing habit of placing contracts without tendering. This is an example where good planning would have allowed a longer period for consideration of the merits of the contract and proper consideration of the likely cost, which at the moment has been given no limit, merely an estimation.
"We are strongly of the view that the decision should not be taken without proper consideration by the members in the appropriate committees."


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Heel wrestlers often take digs at the local sports team to rile up the crowd for what is known as cheap heat. On this week's Monday Night Raw in Washington, D.C., Bad News Barrett came out for his match and took the easy yet awesome burn at the Redskins to achieve just that.
"I will humiliate Dolph Ziggler so much that he will have to change his name, just like your racist, constantly losing NFL team. Thank you very much."
To be fair, the WWE isn't without plenty of unfortunate racial imagery through the years. Nevertheless, this line was good enough to get one 'Skins fan in the crowd to shake his head.
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I have started looking at Priceline (PCLN) on the short side with options. I typically look at vertical spreads, so the risk is not outrageous. If you look at the daily chart, I can make a case for the sell side in this stock, now that the 60-minute chart has started to show reversal indications in the last couple of weeks. Let's start by looking at the daily chart and consider the reasoning.
You can see that I have labeled one prior rally swing which lasted $94.31 and the most recent one which lasted $95.88, which is very similar in price. This similarity in swings is within the context of a larger downtrend since the April 30 high was made. Initially, there were not any strong reversal indications that suggested we look at the short side, but now there are. Let's look at the 60-minute chart of this stock and I'll explain what I saw.
Once this resistance was being tested on the daily chart, I wanted to see a break or violation of the "symmetry" of the rally seen since the Aug. 9 low was made. For this, I looked at the prior largest declines within the uptrend. The two that stood out were $20.04 and $18.39. When it declined, $21.15 it looked like it might be ready to break down but since it really did not decline below the 100% projections by a decent margin, it was a bit premature to place any major bets on the short side. However, when it finally declined $31.98 from the recent highs, that was a strong indication that at least a deeper downside correction was due. At that time, I set up the next pullback (in the $632-$638 area) for a short entry. Finally, today it made the first downside target at the 612.81 area. This was a $22.47 decline from the pullback high.
I have walked you through this last setup so you have a better understanding of how you can get involved in the next one. Since the pattern on the 60-minute chart is still bearish, we can set it up again on the short side. Let's look at a new 60-minute chart to get an idea of how you can play this.
On this second 60-minute chart of PCLN, I have labeled the prior rally swings seen on this chart since mid-September. They have been anywhere from $11.08 to $20.85. From any low, I will project 100% of those prior rally swings and also look for some overlapping retracements and/or price extensions. I will look at those areas for a possible sell entry if there is a trigger similar to the one seen after the Sept. 27 high was made.
Right now, the zone comes in at the $622.09-$632.29 area, though these levels will have to be recalculated if a new low is made. I will back off the sell side however if the $633.91 swing high is taken out instead. Since it is not near a sell zone just yet, I will post an updated chart in Columnist Conversation if I see this next opportunity ready to unfold. The first target for a decline would end up being at least somewhere below the $611.44 area. The actual targets will be defined once a key high is made into the zone and then it starts to reverse. I will keep an eye on this one in the coming sessions and keep you posted.


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One of the premier nature writers of our time, Barry Lopez explores the complex relationship between physical landscapes and human culture. His best-selling book, Arctic Dreams: Imagination and Desires in a Northern Landscape, received the National Book Award for nonfiction, and Of Wolves and Men was a National Book Award finalist. Mr. Lopez has won numerous accolades for his many works of both fiction and nonfiction, and he was elected a Fellow of The Explorers Club in 2004. His essays are collected in two books, Crossing Open Ground and About This Life, and his work has appeared in dozens of anthologies, including "best" collections from National Geographic, Outside, The Georgia Review, The Paris Review, and other periodicals. His most recent book is Home Ground: Language for an American Landscape, a reader's dictionary of regional landscape terms, which he edited with Debra Gwartney. He has been the Welch Professor of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame and the Glenn Distinguished Professor at Washington & Lee, has taught fiction at the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, and travels regularly to Texas Tech University where he is the university's Visiting Distinguished Scholar. We are pleased to have Mr. Lopez joining his second Wilderness Travel Special Event.
He is a national treasurer and it was a privilege to spend time with him. His experience and personal ethics and viewpoint about nature, people, and the Arctic in particular are inspirational.
Barry Lopez was one of the main reasons we chose this cruise (the other was the small size of the ship and number of guests). He has long been hero in his attitude toward nature and his outstanding writing on this topic.
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Tifton faces back-to-school traffic troubles
Wed, 14 Aug 2013 12:00:00 GMT —
With children officially back in school, some areas of Tifton are seeing a little more congestion in certain areas when driving in the morning and afternoon.
Officials with the Board of Education ask drivers to be patient and say things should calm down within a week. They advise parents after a few days not to actually walk in with their kids, just to drop them off. Officials also ask that kids have their things together and backpack on so they're ready to go when you drop them off.
Tift County Sheriff Gene Scarborough said the area around Annie Bell Clark primary school which is on Carpenter Road is already congested so school traffic makes that a little worse in the mornings. He says if you can avoid that area in the morning you might be better off.
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This book traces the emergence of abstract philosophical thought from the concrete concerns of everyday speech. Studies of Plato and Hegel illustrate the fruits of reflection as well as the perils of alienation that are attached to abstract thought. The book's central concern is the future of philosophy, or what one ought to do to pursue wisdom. Unlike many books which share the same concern, this book returns to the roots of philosophy in search of clues to how to go on. Written in a straightforward style, minimizing the need for technical jargon, this book should be of interest to anyone perplexed about the nature and aims of the philosophical vocation.
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Maybe the reason chocolate is associated with Valentine's Day is that it is associated with the release of phenylethylamine (PEA), a chemical released when we are falling in love. Chocolate also is known to affect pleasure receptors in our brain by stimulating endorphins. The theobromines in chocolate act like a mild dose of caffeine and are a brain stimulant. Of course, the carbs, sugar, and fat content of the typical chocolate bar all give us a burst of pleasure as well.
What you might not know is that dark chocolate, defined as chocolate with at least a 70% cacao (pronounced Ka-Kow) content, is a true health food. It is rich in anti-oxidants and packs three or more times the antioxidant strength of such antioxidant powerhouses as blueberries, green tea, and red wine. Though chocolate has a lot of saturated fats, they do not raise cholesterol since they are primarily oleic acid, which is like olive oil, and stearic acid, which is converted by the body to healthy mono-unsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. Chocolate contains abundant minerals and vitamins and perhaps its long considered benefits in alleviating premenstrual symptoms have more to do with the amount of magnesium and iron in chocolate than its effects on the brain. Polyphenols and other flavonoids in chocolate protect blood vessels against cholesterol, are low glycemic, and help control insulin secretion. Emerging science shows compounds in chocolate can help reduce cancer risk, improve immunity, and increase memory.
Wow! That's quite a lot of benefit to something considered so "sinful" as chocolate. Indeed, the term "Devil's Food" was created for chocolate by stern Pilgrims who seemed to object to how good it made people feel.
The story of chocolate is an interesting one. It is, as you may know, derived from cacoa or cocoa beans. These grow in the Mesoamerican tropics, the Caribbean, and Africa as pods on trees. The pods are big, roughly the size of a small cantaloupe. They contain seeds that are white, thick, and gooey when harvested. These need to be dried and roasted to become the dark brown beans we associate with chocolate.
The ancient Mayans and Aztecs reserved cacoa for the nobles and wealthy as well as their priestly class. It was used in its pure form as a psychoactive drink meant to bring on spiritual visions and hallucinations. It was also thought to improve energy and strength and thus was also shared with Aztec soldiers. It was so valuable that the beans were used as currency in Mesoamerica as late as the 1850's.
When Cortez, the Spanish conquistador found this product, he immediately brought it back to Europe with robust recommendations for its multiple medicinal qualities and it immediately became highly popular. Linnaeus, the father of modern botany named it Theobroma cacao, or "Drink of the Gods."
Because of the complexity of gathering and preparing and shipping cacao or cocoa beans, it was a highly precious commodity in Europe. As a result, the Swiss, Dutch, French, Italians, and Spanish found they could stretch it by powderizing and mixing it with milk and sugar. Thus, the art of the chocolatier evolved over the centuries. And thus was born the modern day confection of milk chocolate. It is a long way from the original "bitter liquid" as the Aztecs called it and though tastier, less healthy.
I recommend a few ounces of dark chocolate daily as part of a healthy diet. Always look at the cacoa or cocoa content to see if it is 70% or more as this means you have eliminated much of the unhealthy dairy and sugar additives. Free trade cacao is also a value in that a larger percentage of the profits go back to the original native producers. Peak Nutrition in Galveston has a sumptuous array of high cacao content chocolate bars in various textures and flavors that are free trade and eco-friendly.
Enjoy your chocolate with your sweetheart this Valentine's Day. Go with the dark chocolate knowing it is good for both of your hearts, minds, and spirits.
Dr. Sierpina is the W.D. and Laura Nell Nicholson Family Professor of Integrative Medicine and Professor of Family Medicine at UTMB. Published in the Galveston County Daily News.


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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Acacia Buys 49 Storage Patents
Newport Beach-based Acacia Research, which aggressively acquires and licenses patents, said today that it has acquired two patent portfolios, made up of 24 U.S. patents, 7 U.S. patent applications, and 18 foreign patents, from a "major" technology company. The firm said the patents cover storage networks and disk array systems. Name of the firm it acquired the patents from was not disclosed, however, Acacia said the patents cover storage area network (SAN) architecture, data storage, and monitoring, as well as disk array systems, disk drive interfaces, storage data integrity, and system architecture.


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The 2015 University of Tennessee at Martin baseball team posted several positives in its first season under head coach Rick Robinson.
The Skyhawks played considerably better as the season went on, compiling 17 wins and nine OVC victories this past spring. The 17 victories were the most for the program since 2011 while the nine conference wins rank as the second-highest OVC win total in school history, trailing only the 10-win teams from 2009 and 2011. UT Martin's six road victories also marked the most for the program since 2010.
UT Martin seemed to have turned a corner in late March, winning 13 of its 17 games from that point forward. The Skyhawks posted a four-game winning streak for the second time since 2012 to begin that span and took three OVC series in that stretch. UT Martin knocked off then-league leader Belmont (March 27-29), won the OVC season series over Austin Peay for the first time since 1993 (May 1-3) and also won the road series at Eastern Illinois (May 8-10).
The Skyhawks also posted one of their most impressive victories in recent memory on April 7, defeating No. 15 Missouri State by a 6-2 margin. That marked the program's first win over a ranked opponent since April 10, 2009. Despite the series loss, UT Martin played the Bears even on the scoreboard in the three-game series, holding its own against a Missouri State team that is currently 45-10 and enters this week's NCAA Regionals as the No. 8 overall national seed.
UT Martin also nearly notched another big nonconference win at Memphis on May 12 before falling by a 2-1 margin in 16 innings. The Skyhawks were one strike away from the victory in the bottom of the ninth before the Tigers – who spent significant time in the national polls throughout the season – rallied for the walk-off win.
One area of significant improvement in 2015 was with the leather, as UT Martin posted a .963 fielding percentage. That marked the third-best season fielding percentage in program history, as the Skyhawks' 72 errors in 52 games were the lowest since the 2009 team committed 63 errors.
The offensive numbers also proved to be a marked improvement from the recent past. UT Martin's 493 hits were 116 more than last season and were also the most since the 2011 squad banged out 522 hits. The 2015 team also slammed 39 home runs (fourth-most for a single season in UT Martin history), nearly doubling last season's total of 21.
A veteran-laden pitching staff also clicked throughout the season. The Skyhawk hurlers combined for 10 saves and 331 strikeouts, which ranks second and fourth, respectively, in UT Martin single season history.
Robinson bid farewell to several all-time greats in 2015. Despite only playing for two seasons, Taylor Douglas ranks eighth in program history in home runs (18) and ninth in doubles (33). His 72 hits, 18 doubles, 11 homers, 47 RBI's and 127 total bases during his senior campaign all rank in the top-10 in UT Martin single season record book. Nico Zych concluded his four-year Skyhawk career ranked third in at-bats (675) and fifth in games played (189), hits (182) and assists (302). On the hill, Carter Smith put the finishing touches on his four-year UT Martin career by ranking fourth in strikeouts (175), seventh in innings pitched (213.1) and eighth in appearances (63).
Junior right-handed pitcher Patrick Bernard shattered the program's single season and career record with eight saves, ranking second in the OVC in that category. His eight saves are tied for the most in school history and rank as the most in a single season at UT Martin.
Alex Martin's 72 strikeouts (third), Matt Hirsch's 32 walks (fifth) and Andrew Castillo's 15 doubles (ninth) also rank near the top of their respective categories in the Skyhawk single season top-10 lists.
Meanwhile, Dillon Symon became the 10th player and fourth pitcher in UT Martin history to earn OVC All-Freshman accolades. Symon compiled a team-low 3.95 ERA over 20 appearances.
In addition, a pair of Skyhawks were honored as an adidas OVC Pitcher of the Week during the course of the 2015 campaign. Smith earned the award on Feb. 16 while freshman Matt Poteete garnered the accolade on April 20. It marked just the second time in program history that UT Martin accounted for multiple OVC Pitcher of the Week honorees in the same season.


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By PATRICK SLACK
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Upsala capped the most successful season in school history with a fourth-place finish in the Class A state tournament, closing with a 31-2 record.
The Cardinals opened the tournament with a 71-60 victory over Battle Lake before dropping a 71-62 thriller against eventual champion Southwest Minnesota Christian in Friday's semifinals and a 50-38 contest against Rushford-Peterson in Saturday's third-place game.
Upsala 71, Battle Lake 60
Battle Lake's time may be coming.
But Upsala proved it is better now, as the Cardinals shook off a young, scrappy Battlers squad that started five underclassmen to emerge on top 71-60 in Thursday's Class A state quarterfinals at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.
Battle Lake scored the opening basket of the game, but it appeared it wouldn't grab a lead from that point on, as Upsala went on a 10-0 run to seize early control.
The Cardinals remained in front the rest of the half, grabbing its biggest lead at 32-20 with 3:29 left.
Battle Lake responded with an 8-0 run to get back in the game, then hit a basket at the buzzer to make it a 36-30 Upsala lead heading into the locker room.
The Battlers stayed hot when play resumed, taking its first lead since the open of the game with a 7-0 run, then inched its lead up to two scores at 45-41.
Down three with 10 minutes left, Upsala reeled off a game-clinching 16-2 run, capped by a senior Garrett Wolf layup with 2:44 left to push the Cardinals' lead to double digits at 62-51.
Battle Lake would work the gap back to single digits, but never seriously threatened again, with the Cardinals improving their unbeaten record to 31-0 and securing a spot in the semifinals.
Wolf scored 11 first-half points on his way to finishing with 15, while junior Christian Pekarek scored 17 of his game-high 25 in the second half.
Senior Avery Smieja added nine points and 12 rebounds while limiting the Battlers' opportunities in the paint.
Second-seeded Upsala will take on third-seeded Southwest Minnesota
Christian in Friday's semifinals at Target Center at 2 p.m. Southwest Minnesota Christian defeated Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 68-38 in its quarterfinal game.
Southwest Minnesota Christian 71, Upsala 62
It was a clash between a program on the rise and a deeply entrenched power.
Upsala was making just its second trip to state in school history, with its first-ever win coming the day before.
Southwest Christian, on the other hand, had been to the state finals the year before and was eager for its first title since sweeping four in a row from 1999-2002.
In the end, massive all-state junior center Leighton Sampson tipped the scale in Southwest Christian's favor, withstanding every scheme Upsala threw at him, as the Eagles held on for a 71-62 win in Friday's state semifinals at Target Center.
The Eagles came out in attack mode, sprinting to a 25-9 lead while Upsala scrambled for answers to try and contain Sampson.
The Cardinals answered by attacking the basket while their defense tightened, going on a 16-0 run, during which they made 10-of-10 free throws, to tie the score late in the first half.
"I have seen our team shoot free throws very well, so I knew that we were capable of shooting well in a big game like this," Capelle said. "A big part of our offensive philosophy is to get to the free-throw line and our players work very hard to become good shooters from the free-throw line."
Southwest Christian regained a 32-29 lead going into halftime, but found itself in a battle.
"I told them to stay focused and intense on defense, that we would get our shots if we stayed disciplined and executed," Capelle said. "I know these kids won't back down from any challenge. I knew if we could get some stops defensively that we would score enough to get back into the game. The important thing was for our kids to be patient and not panic."
"This team doesn't quit," he said. "We have faced adversity before and know that if we stay together, we will have the opportunity to compete at the end of the game. This team is relentless when it comes to competing."
Upsala kept within striking distance in the second half, sticking within two possessions until less than three minutes remained.
But outside of four second-half threes from senior Nick Frieler, the Cardinals couldn't catch fire from the perimeter down the stretch, while Sampson and the Eagles closed off the interior.
"I certainly think that if we would have shot the ball better we would have had a better chance to win," Capelle said. "We have to give credit to Southwest's defense, as they made it difficult for us to get shots. The physical nature of the game also put us at a disadvantage as we were unable to hold our driving lines when we penetrated."
Sampson finished with a game-high 33 points on 14-of-16 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds while diverting the Cardinals away from the lane.
"He is very strong and has great footwork in the post area," Capelle said. "We allowed him to establish position and that put us at a disadvantage and forced us to give help in the post, which then opens other opportunities."
Junior Christian Pekarek sank 13-of-14 free throws in a 22-point performance for Upsala.
Nick Frieler netted all 12 of his points in the second half, senior Avery Smieja scored 10, junior Dylan Zimmerman had nine and senior Garrett Wolf picked up six.
Upsala shot only 36 percent from the field, well below its season average of 48.1 percent coming in.
Southwest Christian went on to claim the Class A state title the next day, defeating top-seeded Maranatha Christian Academy 81-73.
Rushford-Peterson 50, Upsala 38
Facing its third rugged defense in as many days, Upsala suffered its lowest scoring output of the season, dropping the third-place game 50-38 to Rushford-Peterson at Concordia University in St. Paul, March 23.
The Cardinals once again dug themselves an early hole, falling behind by double digits before senior Matt Abeler hit a three to close the gap to 24-17 heading into halftime.
Upsala pulled as close as 32-28 in the second half, but for the second game in a row never led.
The offensive struggles were a combination of a letdown from the day before and facing a rugged defense for the third time in as many days, Capelle said.
"I think there was a little hangover from the Southwest game and this game was also very physical, which put us at a disadvantage," he said.
Smieja turned in a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds to pace the Cardinals, with senior Eric Frieler netting six points and Wolf contributing five.
Rushford-Peterson forced Upsala into a season-high 24 turnovers, converting them into 24 points.


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I've been meaning to write this post for ages! But every time I got to the process of sorting out the pictures, I was distracted by something else, either at work or at home. But it's September now and I told myself if I'm still going to blog about Little J's birthday, I have to do it now or it will be his next birthday soon! So Little J turned 2 in July, and we decided to throw him a little birthday bash. Even though I said we, obviously I was the one who did most of the prep work and the organising. 😛 Anyway, the theme was Minions, just because that movie was popular during that time and it was easy to get their merchandise for goodie bags, etc. 🙂 We held the party at a bistro at Ettamogah Hotel, because we were going to invite a few kids from the child care and thought that a place with play ground and jumping castle would be best to entertain them.
The day before the party, I made some cup cakes and the birthday cake. The cupcakes were banana caramel flavoured with yellow icing, and the birthday cake was a super moist chocolate cake. The chocolate cake actually turned out to be really nice and moist, except that I was a bit disappointed with the frosting on top. We used pre-made icing added with a bit of yellow colouring and that turned out well at first – until we started decorating it with M&M's. We had to do a few tries with some of the letters and hence, reapplied the icing multiple times, creating an uneven surface on an originally smooth one. Oh well, we still have many other birthday cakes to make in the future, this would serve as our practice session. Most importantly, it tasted great right? 🙂
On the day of the party, we arrived earlier to set up the area with the cup cake stand and goodie bags for the kids. Most of our guests arrived on time so the kids had some time to play at the indoor play ground before food arrived. Here are some of the pictures of Little J having fun!
After playing for about half an hour or so, our food arrived and everyone went back to the table. I originally was worried that we might not have enough food for everyone since we had to cater to the parents as well, but we ended up with lots of leftover! We had a platter of sausage rolls, nuggets, pies and chips for the kids, 2 platters of sandwiches for the adults and another platter of wedges for everyone to share. The wedges were really nice and were the first to go. LOL! We prefer finger food like this so that it's easier for kids to feed themselves without creating much mess. Little J, on the other hand, was more interested in the fruit juice instead of the food. You can see him in the pictures before trying to grab a sip of his juice whenever he could.
After lunch, most of the kids left since it was close to their nap time. Little J stayed around for a little while longer since our second cousin's son wanted to bring him to the jumping castle. It was the first time Little J went inside one and he was a bit apprehensive at first. He kept losing his balance and falling down whenever people around him were running and jumping about, but he soon got used to the idea and started jumping and running himself. In the process, he also kept laughing at himself when he fell down. It was such a heart-warming scene to watch him having fun with other kids.
Soon, it was time to say goodbye to his friends. He was a bit shy at first but he soon warmed up knowing that they're actually familiar faces he saw everyday in school. He even ended up hugging his best buddy before saying goodbye! Aww…
Overall, our little party was considered a success! The kids had fun at the play area, Little J had lots of fun at the jumping castle and he didn't throw any tantrum at all the whole time! The only regret we had was not taking enough pictures of us as a family. I was so busy taking pictures of Little J playing and his friends that I totally forgot about pictures of Little J with Saucer and I! In fact we didn't have a single picture of the 3 of us together that day, and we only realised that after we went home and looked through the camera roll. To make up for it, we took lots of pictures back home just the 3 of us, even though it's not quite the same.
We had another birthday celebration on his actual day the next day, with a nice home cooked meal. I'm sure Little J won't remember having gone through all this when he's bigger but I do hope that he would enjoy reading about it when he's old enough. Happy Birthday my dear son! We love you very much!


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Tazeen Javed imagines the future of Islamic web browsing.
The Jews have beaten the more pious Muslims to it again. A new 'kosher' search engine called Koogle has been launched for orthodox Jews living in Israel, which will allow them to surf cyberspace without ever encountering unbecoming images or faith wavering text and keep the dangers of subversion and temptation at bay. Koogle will follow the religious standards set by the rabbis and is aimed at helping orthodox Jews stay on the stipulated path.
Apparently a jibe at Google, Koogle will filter out forbidden material and provide its consumers kosher bits and pieces from the net. This provides an impetus to our more religious-minded Muslim brothers to come up with a halal search engine or perhaps something even better: a halal browser. The halal browser could scan the web and act all big brotherly for the benefit of its devout and virtuous users.
Ideally, the halal browser will check out the halal quotient of the content in cyberspace. The browser could also label web content according to different levels of halalness. The varying degrees of halalness could range from barely halal to standard halal and extra or strictly halal and everything in between.
The barely halal version will only let the user know that there is dangerous content ahead and warn that if you want to keep your faith intact, browse no further. The standard halal version will not only warn you about dangerous content ahead, but will also distort the appearance of the browser and scream 'haram haram!' Anyone with even a remnant of faith will cease browsing non-halal content and will revert to halal content. The reward for clicking along the righteous path - Ovais Qadri naats in the background.
Meanwhile, the strictly halal version will not warn you about anything; instead, it will just obstruct the material deemed inappropriate by the maulanas. For instance, if you are on Facebook or blogging to your heart's desire and you see adverts with a semi-nude woman with a lollipop (the ultimate test of your faith) asking you to buy this or that, fear no more. The new and improved halal browser, equipped with halal firewall, will take care of it for you. You can look forward to a situation in which only totally halal adverts for items such as halal chicken, halal chips, halal banking and Umrah tours pop on your browser.
If you are an online shopper and have indulged in shopping taboo items in the past, the new and improved halal browser will even curb your enthusiasm for all things forbidden and halt your purchase before you set up your Paypal account.
The only problem is that we do not have this halal browser right now. For a religious minded businessman, it is the best opportunity since halal foods and Shariah-compliant banking to make some solid dough. If Junaid Jamshed is done with modeling for a commercial in the guise of public service message, which, let's be honest, is really a fatwa in favour of a commercial product, he can now invest to develop the first-ever Shariah compliant halal browser.
Of course, if you were already using the halal browser, this blog would have been blocked at the get-go.
Tazeen Javed has lived most of her life in Karachi; so far no one has asked her to leave. She has worked as a journalist, teacher, salesperson, activist, tour guide, election observer, fruit vendor, copy writer and television producer in the past. She has wizened up since then and now only works for a living. She blogs at http://tazeen-tazeen.blogspot.com and can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Tazeen Javed has lived most of her life in Karachi; she now lives elsewhere and misses Karachi. She has worked as a journalist, teacher, salesperson, activist, tour guide, election observer, fruit vendor, copy writer and television producer in the past.
She has wizened up since then and now only works for a living. She tweets at @tazeen
The views expressed by this writer and commenters below do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Dawn Media Group.


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I tried to lead this thing as the morning warmup. That didn't go to well as I never got in any pro I thought would hold and the retreat/downclimb was sorta sketch.
So after doing another route to reach the anchors atop this thing, we dropped a TR down and got ready to slay the beast. Flat could not do it! Gave it a few tries with different methods and just could not make it happen. The pro to start looked real thin, and if you popped, you would be a mess as there is no landing. You could probably clip the bolt once you toss a foot up over the lip of the roof from a contorted scrunch. Don't kick your pro out! Not something I would go back out there to do.
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UPHAM is holding an autumn flower and produce show and Harvest Festival supper and dance this September.
The show takes place on Saturday, September 27 at 2pm in Upham Churchyard. There will be lessons for children and adults including classes for the best scarecrow, tallest sunflower and 'celebration show stopper' bakery.
Tickets for the evening Harvest Festival supper and dance will be available from September.
For more information call Heather Flaherty on 01489 860377.


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LEWIS Johnston will not be able to answer Adelaide's call for new options in attack for at least two months.
Scans on the forward's left knee have revealed no ligament damage, but there is a fracture near the joint.
This will require two months of rehabilitation.
Johnston, 22, was injured on Saturday while playing for SANFL club North Adelaide while the Crows dealt with the loss of key forward Taylor Walker with a season-ending knee injury. Walker is due to have corrective surgery today.
Adelaide football operations chief Phil Harper said: "It's really disappointing for Lewis because he's had a good start to the year in the SANFL and was pressing for senior selection.''
Originally published as Johnston facing two months out