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Horrible Rat Maims Predators With Poison Hair
Do you see this rat, in the picture above? This is the "African crested" or "maned" rat. Do not eat this rat. Its hair is poisonous.
Not naturally! The hair is poisonous (as scientists have recently discovered) because the rat eats the bark of a poisonous tree, the Acokanthera schimperi and then "licks itself to store the resulting poisonous spit in specially adapted hairs," which run down its back. When predators—dogs, for example—try to take a bite of the rat, they have a "terrible experience," according to Jonathan Kingdon of Oxford University, and from then on:
When in the presence of a crested rat, a dog that previously had a run-in with one of the animals quivered in fear and wouldn't approach the innocuous- looking foot-long rat.
Interestingly, the poison used by the rat is the same poison hunters in Africa have used on their weapons "for thousands of years" to kill large prey. If only they knew they could just rub some in their hair!


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Cornerstone Community Federal Credit Union, the largest locally owned credit union in Western New York, will celebrate the grand opening of its newest location on Wednesday, Jan. 23. The new branch is located at 721 Center St., in the Village of Lewiston.
All members of the community are invited to attend and take part in the special promotions. Guests can enter to win a five-day, four-night cruise for two. For the first 200 new members who open a free active checking account with direct deposit at the Lewiston branch, Cornerstone CFCU will put $75 into their accounts. When a member applies and receives a secured loan between now and March 29, Cornerstone CFCU will also put 1 percent cash back into the member's savings account.
Visit www.CornerstoneCommunityFCU.org for complete details and official contest rules.
"We encourage everyone from Lewiston and the surrounding communities to join us in this celebration and take advantage of our promotions," said Ann Brittin, president and CEO of Cornerstone CFCU. "It's important for our members to understand that we work diligently to always put their needs first with lower fees and better rates, and we strive to make banking hassle-free and convenient."
The grand opening event will include entertainment, refreshments, gifts for new members and free giveaways. Activities will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1 p.m. At this time Brittin and David Nemi, chairman of Cornerstone CFCU board of directors, will give brief welcoming remarks. Several other local dignitaries will be present, including Mayor Terry Collesano, Deputy Mayor Bruce Sutherland and Supervisor Steven Reiter, among others.
This new Lewiston location will be open for business Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Members will have access to a 24-hour, walk-up ATM. Those who live, work, worship, volunteer or go to school in Niagara Country are eligible to join. The branch will be the fifth Cornerstone CFCU location in Niagara County, joining two branches in Lockport and one each in Middleport and North Tonawanda.
Cornerstone CFCU offers a full range of low-cost financial products, including traditional personal and business accounts, from checking and savings to credit and no-fee debit cards, in addition to a broad range of loan options and financial planning. Members also benefit from a network of 43,000-plus surcharge-free ATMs that extend into Canada, free checking, online and mobile banking, low rates on loans, competitive dividends on deposits and many special discount programs.
Established in 1957 as Unit No. 1 Federal Credit Union, Cornerstone CFCU is a community-chartered, federally insured credit union. Cornerstone has grown to become the largest locally owned credit union based in Western New York with more than 46,000 members and assets in excess of $319 million. For additional information, call 716-434-2290 or visit CornerstoneCommunityFCU.org.


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Hanley Ramirez has been up and down this season at the plate for the Dodgers. But he carried a very big stick Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third of their four-game series.
Ramirez went 4 for 4 with two home runs over the center-field fence and five RBIs to lead Los Angeles to a 12-2 victory over the Pirates before 49,455 at Dodger Stadium.
Ramirez had a run-scoring single in a two-run first inning, another in a four-run third, a two-run home run during a five-run fourth and another home run in the sixth. It was his second multi-home run game of the season, 16th of his career. He tied a career high with the five RBIs; he's done that five times.
Ramirez, a lifetime .299 hitter, entered the game with a .250 average. He left it batting .265.
The victory snapped a three-game losing streak for the Dodgers (30-27).
In his previous nine games, Ramirez had eight hits in 32 at bats with two home runs and seven RBIs. Saturday he had the same amount of home runs and just two fewer RBIs. He did get two hits in Friday's loss, however, which may have been a signal he was about to break out in a big way.
He did. But Ramirez at first said he didn't want to talk after the game. It was hard to tell if he meant it, but he relented.
"Seriously, I don't know what I'm doing at the plate," he said, when asked about adjustments. "I just go out there, see the ball, hit the ball. I've changed my batting stance through the years many, many times. So whatever works.
"Whatever I feel like that day, where my hands can work, that's what I do."
Hyun-Jin Ryu (6-2) picked up the victory by throwing six innings and allowing two runs on 10 hits while striking out four.
Brandon Cumpton (0-2) took the loss for Pittsburgh (25-30). He had three previous starts and entered the game with an ERA of 3.38. He was charged with 11 runs – 10 earned – on 11 hits and saw his ERA rise to 6.85.
The Dodgers, who banged out 14 hits and did not make an error, took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on run-scoring singles to center field by Ramirez and Matt Kemp. They scored four more in the third inning on another run-scoring single by Ramirez, an RBI double by Adrian Gonzalez, a sacrifice fly by Kemp and a run-scoring single by Justin Turner.
One of those four runs in the third was unearned because Andre Ethier led off the inning by hitting a ball deep to left field that Starling Marte dropped when he smacked into the wall for a two-base error.
The Dodgers scored five more times in the fourth inning. The big hits were a two-run home run by Ramirez and a two-run triple by Drew Butera off the top of the left-center field wall.
Brandon Cumpton (0-2) took the loss for Pittsburgh (25-30). He had three previous starts and entered the game with an ERA of 3.38. He was charged with 11 runs – 10 earned – on 11 hits and saw his ERA rise to 6.85.
Kemp, Turner and Butera had two RBIs apiece.
It wasn't just Ramirez who pounded the ball.
"That makes it easy for everybody on the team," said Ramirez, who let reporters know how much he takes to heart the idea of, how he goes, so goes the team.
"That's why I haven't been smiling a lot," he said, "because I know that. So there is nothing I can smile about. People wonder why I'm not smiling. It's because when I go the team goes and I haven't been going."
Manager Don Mattingly was stoked about what Ramirez and the rest of the batsmen did.
"It's good to be on the other end of that one," he said. "We've had a couple go in the other direction. … And it started right away. Obviously, Hanley getting the hit with two outs (in the first inning), Matt getting a big hit right there to get us a cushion.
"The next time around I think we scored four, right? We had some nice baserunning; Hanley scoring on Matt's (sacrifice fly) ball, Adrian advancing (to third). A lot of things went well for us today."
Mattingly looked back at Friday's game when Ramirez had a single to right and a double to left-center.
"Last night it looked like he kind of found something," he said. "He seemed to be a little taller. Whatever it was, it looked like he found something. The ball he shoots to right and also the ball he hit to left-center. And then he follows it up. Hopefully, that is what we know what's out there for him."
Indeed, it was a happy clubhouse. Dee Gordon, who had an electrifying triple in the fourth inning, was smiling – even singing.
"Any time you can score some runs and get some hits," he said, "it's good."
The Dodgers and Pirates will conclude their four-game series today at 5 p.m. when Zack Greinke (8-1) goes against Edinson Volquez (2-4).


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About the Boone County Community Network
The Boone County Community Network (BCCN) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3), organization composed entirely of volunteers. Our purpose is to provide easy access to on-line information for and about Boone County, Indiana.
The BCCN board meets quarterly. All are welcome to attend!
Originally formed in 1995, BCCN was part of the original Access Indiana project (initial funding for the project came as a grant from Access Indiana), and the Indiana Community Networks Association. The first website was brought online in 1996 and hosted by the Boone REMC. Shortly thereafter, BCCN purchased its own server. Our original mission was to be a host for community information in Boone County; to help establish public access sites for citizens in Boone County; to partner with the Boone County schools to help provide access to the Internet for educational activities; to host local government, library, school, and non-profit organization web sites; and to help raise the technological literacy of the citizens of Boone County through classes and presentations. All of these activities were carried out by volunteers. BCCN conducted many technology classes and presentations throughout the county, and hosted and help develop sites for non-profit organizations, libraries, school systems, and government agencies (county and muncipal). As those organizations and agencies acquired their own resources, they moved their sites to their own servers.
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Hello from SWEAT Fitness at the Island Rec Center! The temperature is rising, the sun is setting later at night, and spring is here. It's the perfect time of year to get fit outdoors in the Lowcountry.
I love to take my Boot Camp classes outside, and you can do a similar total body workout using only your own body resistance and some things you find at a local park or playground. So, throw on an iPod, apply some sunscreen and get ready to sweat!
Complete each exercise below for 90 seconds before moving quickly to the next exercise. Repeat the circuit three times for a workout that takes less than 20 minutes.
Picnic Table Plank
Using the bench of a picnic table, get in a face down, plank position. You will be supporting your body weight with your hands and your toes. Your hips, knees and ankles should form a straight line and your abdominal muscles should be held tight. Advance this move by lifting one foot off the ground and bringing your knee towards your elbow. Hold briefly before switching to the opposite leg. Alternate right and left legs while in a plank position. Progress to One-legged Swing Squats.
One-legged Swing Squats
Begin with the swing in front of you. Lift your left leg up and rest your heel/ankle on the seat of the swing. You can hold on to the chain of the swing for balance if you like. Engage the core and squeeze the glutes as you bend the right knee and squat down. Try to keep your right knee over your ankle for proper alignment. Complete 45 seconds on the right leg and then 45 seconds on the left. Progress to Picnic Table Leg Lifts.
Picnic Table Leg Lifts
Stand with the bench of the picnic table to your left. Side step up onto the bench with your left leg. Next bring both arms overhead while lifting your right leg to the side. Be sure to squeeze your hips and outer thighs as you lift. Lower right leg and arms and step down off the bench. Complete 45 seconds on each side. Progress to Suspended Plank on Swing.
Suspended Plank on Swing
Place your feet on the swing in a face down position. Your shoelaces should be pressing against the seat of the swing, legs are straight, and arms extended with hands directly below your shoulders. Pull your navel in towards your spine to fully engage your core during this suspended plank. Next, pull both knees in toward your chest while squeezing your abdominals tight. Hold for a count of 3 and slowly release back to the plank.
Take your fitness routine outdoors this spring and you'll be hot 'n' healthy in time for summer beach season.
Jen Edwards is the owner of SWEAT Fitness and star of the SWEAT Total Body Burn DVD series. She is an AFAA certified fitness instructor with over 20 years of experience. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com, by calling 843-415-1665 or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/readysetsweat.


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This is a sponsored post for Krusteaz. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Krusteaz challenged me to "Seize the What If" and create a dessert with one of their baking mixes to inspire home cooks to think outside the box. Using Krusteaz cinnamon crumb cake and muffin mix I created a caramel apple crumb cake.
I baked mostly as directed on the box but snuck in a layer of apples between the cake and the crumb topping and finished with a generous drizzle of the easiest caramel sauce you will ever make. I may have added some vanilla extract to the cake too because I'm secretly in love it. Lately I've been adding it to everything.
The apples are briefly sauteed with brown sugar and cinnamon to soften them up first. The caramel sauce is made of caramel candies melted in the microwave with a little milk to form a pourable sauce that won't harden up as it cools.
You end up with a sticky, cinnamon crunch apple topping with a moist, dense cake underneath that is absolutely delectable.
Top it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a special dessert and call it two sides of heaven.
- Heat a medium skillet over medium - low heat and melt the butter. Add the apple cubes, lemon juice, brown sugar and cinnamon. Cook 10 minutes stirring often. Remove from heat.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Generously grease an 8x8-inch baking pan.
- To a large bowl add the cake mix pouch, egg, water and vanilla extract. Mix just until combined. Pour into prepared pan and spread out evenly.
- Spoon the apples evenly over top. Pour the pouch of cinnamon topping into a small bowl and sprinkle over top of the apples.
- Bake 45 - 50 minutes until a toothpick comes out from center without any wet batter clinging to it - a few crumbs are ok. Cool in pan.
- Add the caramels and milk to a microwave safe bowl and microwave on 20 second increments until the caramels are melted. Whisk well until a creamy sauce forms. Spoon and drizzle over top of cake.
- Cut into squares and serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Refrigerate leftovers.
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This is a sponsored post for Krusteaz. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
How would you "Seize the What If" using this cinnamon crumb cake mix?


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17. David Robinson, basketball
He grew 6 inches in college, better to carry Navy on his shoulders. The Midshipmen went 76-17 with Robinson, the 7-foot-1 center who took them to three NCAA tournaments, including the Elite Eight in 1986. The All-American averaged 28.2 points as a senior, when he led the nation in blocked shots and was college Player of the Year. His pro career with the San Antonio Spurs featured two NBA titles and a Most Valuable Player award.
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If youre having a dry January, look away. Thirsty ale lovers read on for a taste of the upcoming Manchester Beer and Cider Festival.
With all the imbibing of mulled wine and port over the festive season, its time for something different to whet our whistles and see in the New Year.
While some are contemplating a dry January, lovers of the brewers art are set to descend on Manchester Central this month for the Manchester Beer and Cider Festival 2017.
Organised by the Greater Manchester branches of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), the event returns with around 700 beers, ciders and perries, ranging from traditional bitters to the very latest bold-flavored beers from the very best of the worlds new breed of brewers.
The three-day festival, which opens on 19 January, attracts visitors from all over the world to sample beers and ciders from the UKs booming brewing and cider-making industries.
The 2016 event featured more than 600 different beers and ciders with almost 15,000 beer lovers pouring through the doors of Manchester Central to sample them.
Manchester has such a rich history in so many fields but the regions beer revolution is perhaps better celebrated outside the city than in it, says festival organizer, Graham Donning.
Greater Manchester now boasts around 80 breweries, many of whom, from the oldest to the newest, are exporting around the world.
With that in mind, the organizer has increased the size of the show to offer visitors more seating and more space to move around, with around 30 per cent more of the Central Hall.
To ensure we serve over 70,000 pints in tip-top condition, well be open to the public for one day less. Weve also simplified the entry procedures with a single price each day that will minimize any queues inside and outside the venue, he adds.
Offering 19 separate bars and generous samples galore, the festival has also lined up entertaining beer and cider speakers to share their liquid loves with visitors.
John Clarke, a Manchester-based beer writer and newspaper columnist will take a look at the rise, fall and re-birth of India Pale Ale; Charlotte Bulmer (no relation to the eponymous cider) lifts the lid on the traditional delights of the UKs favourite fruit drink with cider tasting; and Clarke returns with Holy Orders, talking guests through the history of brewing in monasteries by introducing the audience to six different beers, all brewed by the Trappist Order of monks in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Therell be nothing dry about any of these talks, explains deputy organizer, Peter Alexander. The space we have at Manchester Central gives us the opportunity to put these tutored tastings on. Ive been able to secure some of the best speakers whose expertise is nationally recognized. They will be entertaining as well as informative.
With an empty pint glass at the ready, it looks like EN is in need of a top up.
Manchester Beer and Cider Festival will run from 19 to 21 January 2017.
Rich heritage
The events new logo has been unveiled, featuring four of the pillars on which the city built its national and international reputation, while celebrating that the city is now equally recognised around the world for its brewing and beer scene. The fourth incarnation of the Campaign For Real Ales premiere northern beer festival is represented by four pint glasses, each containing an icon representing the citys rich heritage in the fields of science, industry, music and sport.


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A new survey says U.S. travelers spent $5.15 per person per departure on airport food last year.
That might sound pretty frugal, given the prices at many airport shops and eateries, even if you're just looking for a salad in a plastic box. But a trade group known as "the voice of the airports" says that passenger spending in airports has been steadily rising since 2009, both on food and on retail items.
The survey was conducted by the Airports Council International – North America and drew on data from 94 airports that together handle nearly 80% of the country's air passenger traffic.
The survey also cited FAA statistics (for all airports) showing that U.S. travelers spent $533 million on airport food and beverages in 2012.
Other findings of the ACI-NA survey:
-Those upscale vending boxes from Best Buy and others might be earning more than you are. Automated retail units that peddle electronics, cosmetics, apparel and other items are present in half of the airports surveyed, and produce an average gross sales of more than $100,000 per year.
-Shoppers at the surveyed airports in 2012 spent an average of $3.31 per departure on news, gifts and specialty retail items. That's up from $3.10 the year before.
-Some 39% of the airports surveyed now have their own smartphone apps, up from 33% the year before.


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Recently Women's Center-Youth & Family Services has been contacted by several donors and community members inquiring if the agency has sent representatives to ask for donations by going door to door.
Recently Women's Center-Youth & Family Services has been contacted by several donors and community members inquiring if the agency has sent representatives to ask for donations by going door to door.
To inform our supporters and the community at large, we want to be clear that Women's Center-YFS never solicits donations by going door to door or by setting up tables in front of local stores.
Some organizations going door to door in Stockton neighborhoods or asking for money in front of local retailers may use a similar name or claim to offer similar services, but they are not affiliated with Women's Center-YFS in any way. If you support local charities, to ensure that your dollars go to the organization you want them to, fund the services you want them to, and truly help the people of this community, we recommend against giving to anyone who knocks on your door and asks for a donation.
If someone comes to your door claiming to be with a particular nonprofit group, ask for any information they can provide and call the charity they claim to represent. The best way to guarantee that your donation goes to the agency you want to support is to donate directly to that organization.
Visit the agency's website or mail a check directly to the organization. Make sure your donations are going to the organizations you wish to support and that they are being used properly to help make a difference in our community.
Joelle Gomez
Chief executive officer, Women's Center-Youth & Family Services
In regards to "Fitz's Stockton" March 25 article, "Prince Albert was town's own drink," it appears that the recipe was for the 128-ounce blender that Albert Freitas used in the Albert's Restaurant kitchen. Since most readers do not have a 1-gallon blender, you might want to extrapolate the quantities into a more practical recipe.
If you could come up with the recipe for Albert's Special Salad Dressing in addition to the caloric nightmare of the Prince Albert, you will have hit a home run.
Joe Duran Sr.
Clearly, the wealthy and more fortunate spend more, so they also fairly pay. The less fortunate also help but fairly pay less. How could the system be any more fair, because all pay and all benefit?
If this sales tax hike proposed by Mayor Anthony Silva will assure us of more police presence resulting in a safer Stockton, it would be well worth it.
The only condition would be that the money is indeed used for that purpose and does not end up in administrative haggling and misappropriation waste.
Bruno Weller
I know that most people pay bills online, no mail to be sent. But I am one that has no computer and still sends payments by mail. I would put it in my mailbox, and the mailman would mail it for me. But there have to be changes.
I had a letter out for the mailman, but as I was looking out my window a teenage boy on a bike stopped at the corner of the sidewalk and driveway. As he turned to come up my driveway I headed for my door, but he was faster on the bike than I was on my feet.
By the time I got the door opened he was gone and my letter with him.
We put a stop payment on the check and notified the police department. Is anything safe anymore?
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Two articles about the Intel Mac Mini: "As a fan of faster computers from Apple, I'm heartened by this week's release of an Intel-based Mac mini. In fact, with the SPECint_rate_base2000 benchmark indicating speeds of up to four times faster than the Mac mini G4, this new crop of minis sounds just about perfect. I say 'just about', because of one particular issue." And secondly, "Our first Intel-based Mac minis have arrived, straight from the Apple Store, and what was the first thing the cold, cruel alien intellects at Macworld did with one of these innocents? That's right. We got out our putty knife, popped it open, and spilled its guts out." Here are some XBench tests between an Intel and a G4 Mac Mini.


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Membership in ILS
Any student may join ILS at any time during the year. All we ask is that you pay your dues (see below). ILS is a very active organization, though you may choose to be as active a participant as you like. If you would like more information on ILS, please contact any of the officers.
A Reminder About Dues
All those interested in joining ILS should pay their dues A.S.A.P. so that we can operate effectively as an organization. Dues for the year are $25. Benefits of membership include being able to vote and run for office as well as attending the many events the group puts on. Keep in mind that SBA rules require that in order to claim membership in an organization on your resume and at graduation, you must be a 'dues-paying member.'
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- Career panels with attorneys & professors focusing on both public & private international law
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Boyd's brace tames Terriers
George Boyd struck twice before half-time as Peterborough secured their first home win in the npower Championship this season and climbed off the foot of the table with a 3-1 success against high-flying Huddersfield.
Posh had lost all five previous league games at London Road this season, but striker Boyd opened the scoring in the 16th minute and then struck his fifth goal of the campaign eight minutes later to put Darren Ferguson's side in control.
Teenager Saido Berahino, making his first start for Peterborough since arriving on loan from West Brom, set up both goals before Boyd sent over a cross for defender Kgosi Ntlhe to head home his first senior goal and Posh's third in the 48th minute.
Winger Adam Hammill pulled one back in the 51st minute for Huddersfield, who had won their last three on the road, but Peterborough had chances to extend their lead, with Boyd denied his hat-trick by visiting goalkeeper Alex Smithies in the closing stages.
Midfielder Grant McCann, Ntlhe and forward Lee Tomlin all returned for Peterborough, while striker Berahino was also included. Huddersfield were unchanged from the side that started the weekend win over Wolves.
Berahino dragged a left-footed shot wide in the fifth minute and before Huddersfield had troubled Posh goalkeeper Robert Olejnik, the teenager laid the ball off on the edge of the penalty area and Boyd arrowed a low shot into the bottom corner for the game's opening goal.
Tomlin then had a shot blocked by Huddersfield midfielder Adam Clayton before Peterborough pair Berahino and Boyd combined again to double their side's advantage in the 24th minute.
This time Berahino slipped the ball inside to Boyd from the right and the Posh forward unleashed a low thunderbolt from 35 yards that nestled into the centre of goal.
Berahino spurned a gilt-edged chance for the home side just before the break when he pulled a low shot across the face of goal.
But Peterborough did not have to wait long for their third goal. Boyd supplied the cross from the right side of the area and Ntlhe stole in at the far post three minutes into the second half to head the ball into the top corner.
Huddersfield boss Simon Grayson instantly responded by sending on Hammill for Ward and defender Paul Dixon for Calum Woods, and his tactical switch paid instant dividends.
Hammill, on loan from Wolves, cut in from the left to the edge of the area and drilled a right-footed shot into the bottom corner.
The visitors then enjoyed their best spell as they chased a second before Posh almost regained their three-goal lead when defender Mark Little whipped the ball across the six-yard line only for Boyd to miscue with the goal at his mercy.
Smithies was forced to keep out Berahino's shot with his feet and then Posh defender Shaun Brisley missed a chance to put the result beyond doubt when heading McCann's corner wide before Boyd was denied by the visiting keeper in the last minute.
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dusty in summer, and desolate and drear with mud in fall and
spring, and in winter the winds sweep the snow across it; but it
does sometimes cross a rich meadow where the songs of the larks
and bobolinks and blackbirds are tangled. Follow it far enough, it
may lead past a bend in the river where the water laughs eternally
over its shallows.
Mainly it is long and wearyful and has a dull little town at one end, and a home of toil at the other. Like the main-travelled road of life, it is traversed by many classes of people, but the poor and the weary predominate.


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Hello, again, friends! We're participating in the Broke and Bookish's Top Ten Tuesday this week where we're discussing the books that are at the top of our to-read lists this spring. Estelle's list includes a couple of library books she just took out and some review books, while mine includes the next five books on my […]
On your list, I'm particularly excited about A Court of Thorns and Roses (because Sarah J. Maas!!!!!) and Making Pretty (a seriously phenomenal book from Corey). Happy reading, ladies!
There are SO many contemporaries I'm excited about reading this spring (plus catching up on some stuff I missed last year). On your list, I'm definitely most excited about All the Rage and Things We Know By Heart!
YES. I AM SO PUMPED FOR A Court of Thorns and Roses!! I read Things We Know By Heart and I thought it was only okay, but hopefully you'll have more luck with it! I'm looking forward to Lying Out Loud too, since The Duff was pretty fun. 🙂 Happy spring, ladies!
You have an awesome spring coming your way, bookwise. I'm actually thinking I'll have to add a few of these to my massive TBR list. Especially Lying Out Loud. 🙂 Great list!
Awesome list! We have quite a few in common and I can't wait to hear how you like Andrew Brawley. All the Rage, Things we know by Heart and ACOTAR are high on my list and I'm very eager for Lying Out Loud.
Happy Spring reading, ladies!
A Court of Thorns and Roses is on my list too! I just finished Heir of Fire about two days ago, and I'm already in Sarah J. Maas withdrawal, and I need more of her world-building NOW. I'm about halfway through Things We Know by Heart at the moment, and I'm really liking it so far! I hadn't read any books by her yet, so I'm looking forward to picking up Golden in the not-too-distant future because I'm enjoying her writing style. Great list!
Scarlett Undercover looks sooo interesting. I definitely want to look into that one.
I still have read The DUFF yet. I really need to, because everyone says that book is amazing.
Things We Know by Heart and ACOTAR!!!!! SO SO SO SO GOOD! I'm pretty excited for Finding Paris, All the Rage and Every last Promise myself.
Great list girls!
I ADORED the Court of Thrones and Roses
Looking forward to reading Scarlett Undercover
I think everyone is really excited for A Court of Thornes and Roses. I know I am!
Read my TTT: http://cbookbabblings.blogspot.com/2015/03/top-ten-books-on-my-spring-tbr.html
Great list, ladies! I've read a couple of these already (Things We Know By Heart, My Best Everything) and I highly recommend them and I'm excited for the rest of your choices, too!


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The United States and Canada failed to put tallies on the scoreboard in a 0-0 draw Tuesday night, but five Americans did tally international debuts.
Jurgen Klinsmann started a back four that had one combined international appearance before the match. Matt Besler, Justin Morrow and Tony Beltran all pulled on a U.S. jersey for the first time in a competitive match during the 0-0 draw in Houston. Later, debutantes Will Bruin and Alfredo Morales entered as substitutes.
"You know, you obviously sense players, when they go into their first camp, that they are tense, they are nervous," Klinsmann said. "Even if it's not the biggest game, it is a special moment. So the Brad Davis, or Kyle Beckerman or Brad Evans that are around the block for quite a while now, they calm them down. They told them, 'No problem, if you make a mistake you make a mistake.'"
The novice back line kept a clean sheet against a conservative Canuck lineup. Beltran, though, made way at halftime for midfielder Benny Feilhaber in a tactical adjustment.
Houston Dynamo forward Bruin, who scored two goals in a 3-0 win over Club Tijuana during a closed-door friendly last week, came on in the 74th minute, along with Morales. Neither could figure out a resolute Canadian defense.
All five debutantes had three weeks to show Klinsmann their capabilities, with the friendly coming after a January camp in southern California. Klinsmann indicated that six to eight of the players in camp will make it onto the roster for the World Cup qualifier against Honduras on Feb. 6.
"I think we saw so much during the whole three weeks that we have a pretty good picture about where they're at," Klinsmann said. "As we said before the game already, we were impressed with the shape and with their willingness and also with their qualities."
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Facing a critical funding shortage, the Effingham Museum and Living History Site recently invited about 50 people from the community to a luncheon and tour.
"We need financial support," said Norma Jean Morgan, president of the Historic Effingham Society. She said the museum needs to raise $10,000 to stay open.
The museum no longer receives any money from the county, which "has made a significant difference in our ability to keep the doors open," Morgan said.
The museum has two part-time workers and is open from 9 a.m. to noon on Monday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Other hours are available by appointment.
Morgan said even though the museum and Living History Site are supported by many loyal volunteers, some money is needed to keep part-time staffers at the museum and to purchase supplies.
The society held a luncheon at the museum on Nov. 20 for about 50 people from the community. Volunteers dressed in period costumes and cooked soup and cornbread on a wood stove, said Betty Renfro, secretary of the group.
The goal was to show off the museum and site and ask influential people to become a member and make a one-time donation.
The event raised $2,100 and garnered several promises from businesses to see if they could do more, Morgan said.
She said she was happy with the results, which will allow the museum to stay open while more money is raised.
"Everything that happens here is on a voluntary basis," she said. The Living History Site shows what life was like in Effingham County in the 1700s and 1800s, showing how to do such things as pump water, operate a still and shell corn.
"This is a way of life that's lost if we don't tell folks about it and showcase it," Morgan said.
The site has tremendous potential, given enough funds, Morgan said. The society could bring a one-room school house, post office and chapel to the site if it had the money. "There are things we know are out there if we could get them moved here," Morgan said.
"We could have a little railroad and a chapel," she said.
The museum is popular with students, seniors, genealogy enthusiasts and history buffs. Morgan said tour operators also are learning about what the museum and Living History Site has to offer.
She said the city of Springfield has been "tremendously helpful" and the county has helped with such things as maintenance. "All that is fabulous and very needed, but it doesn't keep the doors open," she said.
The $10,000 would be just for operations in the coming months, Morgan said. That doesn't include an additional $9,000 the society will need to raise in matching funds if the county wins a $15,000 state grant to build bathrooms at the site.
The project would include six to eight toilets, with handicapped access, and would be constructed in a building behind the old jail, which used to be a garage for deputies. The building is now used for storage, Renfro said.
The museum has one restroom that is dated and isn't accessible to handicapped people, said County Administrator David Crawley. He said volunteers will do much of the construction and will donate materials.
The county will provide project management, some inmate labor and may purchase some of the materials because the county can get better rates on fixtures and gets sales tax exemptions, he said.
Bathrooms are important infrastructure that is needed before Effingham County can cash in on the millions of dollars that tourists spend in nearby Savannah each year, according to a state panel that presented a five-year plan for increasing tourism in the county.
One of the attendees at the Nov. 20 luncheon was Linda Mitchell, sales director for Tours by BJ in Savannah. She said she recently started offering a one-day itinerary for buses of tourists to tour Effingham County.
The schedule calls for tourists to go to the county museum and Living History Site, the Salzburger Museum at Ebenezer and take a driving tour of Guyton. Guests would eat lunch at the New Ebenezer Retreat and Conference Center.
She said no one has chosen the Effingham tour yet, but she hasn't been offering it very long and she expects that to change soon.
She said having bathrooms at the museum will be a big help.
To donate to the museum and Living History Site, to become a member of the Historic Effingham Society or for more information, call 912-754-2170.


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Porto Santo is the northernmost and easternmost island in Portugal's Madeira archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. The only significant settlement on the island is the town of "Vila Baleira". The island is about 9km long, and the main industry is tourism.
Get in
There is a small airport with flights to and from Funchal, Madeira about 15 minutes away. The airport also has links to mainland Portugal, and coastal Africa.
It takes roughly one and a half hours to fly to Porto Santo from the airports at Lisbon and Porto.
Get around
Insularcar [2], Moinho Rent-a-Car [3], Auto Jardim [4] and Rodavante [5].
Get out
Madeira - The larger island of Madeira is only 15 minutes away by flight. A visit to the beautiful city of Funchal and the Madeirense countryside would be a good idea. Boats can also be rented for the trip.


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Okay, another new page (well, sub-site, really). Since I am a Ph.D. student at the Medical College of Georgia, I figured I could kill two birds with one stone and publish my notes from class lectures on my site. I figure that, besides attracting Google hits, putting all my personal class notes online as they happen should be a good study mechanism. I can't guarantee I'll put everything up, but I'd sure like to.
This semester, I'm taking Responsible Conduct of Research (SGS 8011), Scientific Communication (SGS 8012), Biochemistry (SGS 8021) Molecular Cell Biology (SGS 8022), Introduction to Faculty Research (SGS 8040), and Introduction to Research I (SGS 8050). Not all of them have notes (or a good deal of notes, anyway), but whatever I write down, I'll try to put up. I imagine it'll be a help for other students, both graduate and undergraduate, as well as people just trying to find out miscellaneous bits of information (which may be contained in the notes, if you're lucky *grin*).


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Electric Cars More Accessible?
- New Bosch charging station starts at $449
- Compatible with all EVs and plug-in hybrids
- Available now; ships in June
If the cost of a charging station is keeping you from considering electric cars, you may be in luck. Bosch has officially announced a new EV charger that will cost just $449 -- about half the price of a typical home charging station.
According to Bosch, the so-called Power Max charging station will be available in June. Its $449 base price includes several features EV drivers will appreciate. Such items include an LED charging indicator, a 12-foot cord and a cord breakaway system. The cord breakaway is a safety mechanism that ensures the system won't break, even if EV owners accidentally drive off with the charger plugged in.
Bosch says the Power Max charging station is compatible with all electric vehicles. Current fully electric offerings include the Ford Focus Electric, Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model S. The system also can be used to charge plug-in hybrids such as the Chevrolet Volt, Ford C-MAX Energi and Toyota Prius Plug-In.
"We believe that, for the foreseeable future, most EV drivers will charge at home," said Tanvir Arfi, Bosch's president of automotive service solutions. "We are excited to offer the Power Max, as it [offers] a superior product at nearly half the price of the current products on the market."
With many home charging stations costing upwards of $1,000, the Power Max will make it easier -- and more cost-effective -- for drivers to charge their cars at home. Bosch says interested buyers can begin placing orders now, though deliveries won't start until next month.
It's important to remember, however, that $449 only covers the cost of the unit. Drivers who don't plan to install the charging station on their own will still have to pay an electrician to wire it into their garage or parking spot. Still, Bosch's Power Max charging station makes owning an electric car a lot more viable for many drivers.
What it means to you: If you've stayed away from electric cars until now, Bosch's new Power Max charging station is giving you a reason to reconsider.


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It's fruit tree pruning time
Now is the time to start pruning your fruit trees. Pruning your trees while they are in dormancy reduces the possibility of fire blight in crabapples, apples and pears, as well as minimizing canker diseases in cherries and plums.
A good pair of pruning shears is probably one of your most important tools. Cuts up to 3/4 inches in diameter may be made with them.
Anvil pruning shears work well for removing dead wood; bypass pruners work well with living wood. Lopping shears are similar to pruning shears, but their long handles provide greater leverage needed to cut branches up to 1.5 inches in diameter. Pruning saws are very important for cutting branches more than 1 inch in diameter.
Make sure your pruning tools are sharp and clean before starting. Sharp tools make for good, clean cuts. Clean tools do not spread disease.
How do you know what to cut? Start by removing broken, dead or diseased branches. Cut out thin or weak wood and remove branches that rub together so that light can penetrate and air can move freely through the tree. Remove suckers around the base of the tree and waterspouts from the inner branches.
To remove a branch, undercut the branch halfway through about 18 inches from the trunk. Top cut an inch farther out until the branch breaks free. Finally, cut off the remaining stub. Make this cut as close to the trunk as possible without removing the branch collar, the swollen area on the trunk where the branch attaches.
When trimming branches, cut back to a side branch, or make a cut 1/4 of an inch above a bud. Leave the wound open to heal naturally. Wound dressing is not needed and could actually slow the healing process.
Trees and shrubs that set their buds on last year's wood and flower in early spring should not be pruned until after they have finished blooming. These include apricot, clove currant, Juneberry, azalea, flowering plum, lilac, chokeberry, magnolia, chokecherry, forsythia and early blooming spirea.
To avoid oak wilt, do not prune oaks in April, May or June when the disease is most likely to be spread. Prune honey locusts now to avoid stem cankers. To prevent bleeding, sap producing trees should be pruned once their leaves are fully out. These include all maples including box elder, butternut, walnut, birch, ironwood and blue beech.
Properly timed and executed pruning promotes plant health, improves plant appearance and protects people and property. Plan now for late winter pruning, and enjoy your trees and shrubs come summer.


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Polio re-surfaced in the country last year after nearly six years of absence, the health ministry says.
The government, with UN help, launched a new series of campaigns against polio in April last year.
About 700,000 volunteers and health workers will span the country to vaccinate children in 140,000 camps.
Volunteers mobilised
"We will start a fresh new immunisation drive on Saturday. We will immunise all of the country's 24m children aged under five-years-old that day," the government's immunisation programme manager, Abdul Qader, said.
He said that special attention will be paid to immunising children along the border with India as that country has one of the highest number of new cases of polio.
India reported at least 525 polio cases last year.
Health centres will be opened across Bangladesh and volunteers sent everywhere from inner cities to remote rural areas.
Mr Qader said that volunteers will go from door to door visiting people's homes, and set up mobile teams at train and bus stations and airports.
'Country safe'
Bangladesh had been unofficially declared polio-free since 2000, after the government carried out a series of immunisation drives against the virus.
But Mr Qader said that 17 new cases had been reported since January last year.
The polio vaccine is usually administered orally.
"Our country is not safe, as neighbours India and Pakistan are not polio free," Health Minister ASM Matiur Rahman was quoted as saying on Thursday by the United News of Bangladesh agency.
He said that another round of vaccinations would start on 8 April.
The polio virus enters the body through the mouth and multiplies in the intestine.
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Archive for May 4th, 2012
My Favourite Place To Stay In New Brunswick, Canada
Hi There. VivBounty here to share with you the lovely spot we found near the border between Quebec and New Brunswick in Canada. The Auberge Les Jardins Inn is nestled on a picturesque shared woodland of seven acres in Saint-Jacques New Brunswick just outside of Edmunston near the botanical gardens, hence its name.
We Found The Lovely Auberge Les Jardins Inn
The Auberge Les Jardins Inn is nestled on a picturesque shared woodland of seven acres in Saint-Jacques New Brunswick just outside of Edmunston near the botanical gardens, hence its name.
We have travelled this road between our little village to Ontario quite a bit since returning to Canada from Spain almost 4 years ago. The first two trips were happy occasions but sadly the last was a very sad one. It is difficult making a journey of a thousand miles for a funeral, but infinitely more so when you drive, giving you that much more time in anticipation and sad reflection than a quick flight.
On our first outbound journey we made two overnight stops, eating fast food during our rest stops but dined in family restaurants in the evenings. To our good fortune, on the return of this first trip, the usual hotels were full so the concierge kindly directed us to the beautiful little town of Saint-Jacques, New Brunswick a little off the beaten track, to the Auberge Les Jardins Inn.
Thankfully we discovered Auberge Les Jardins Inn on the return of our first happy journey back to Ontario to visit the family after settling back in Canada. Driving a journey that long and this being my husband's first time in Canada, we decided to take our time and see the sights. He's a terrible passenger so it's best to let him drive and I navigate (we prefer good old fashioned atlases to the modern GPS).
As with the trip down to Gibraltar to get married, we glanced at the map, followed the general direction we wanted to go and drove only in the daylight. Once dusk was imminent, we began looking for hotel signs and stopping in to the ones we fancied to see if they accept pets as Pedro is always with us.
Pedro and I even walked the trail into town and met other dog walkers, cyclists and pedestrians, who in true Maritime tradition were warm, friendly and chatty always giving him compliments and a friendly scratch around his collar. When my mum called us to check in, we sounded so happy, she asked us if we were enjoy our second honeymoon. I had to agree it felt a bit like that after all the sadness of the trip, a little interlude amidst the botanical gardens, walking trail, beautiful warm hospitality of the wonderful Ms. Landry and Mr. Martin and their staff at the Auberge Les Jardins Inn was soothing to our souls.
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BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – The Chicago Fire (1-1-2; 5pts.) used Logan Pause's deflected goal to earn a 1-1 draw against the Houston Dynamo (2-1-1; 7pts.) Sunday night at Toyota Park in a match that was first delayed in the 13th minute and then called due to inclement weather in the 66th.
The heavy rains began just before kickoff, making the early portion of the match rough for both sides. Playing against his former team, Fire striker Dominic Oduro had the best chance before the initial break in action when Patrick Nyarko played him into the box up the left. Oduro collected in front of Dynamo defender Andre Hainault before cutting back and unleashing an effort that was well-held by Tally Hall in the second minute.
The teams played on until the 13th minute when lightning was spotted and thunder heard in the vicinity of Toyota Park, resulting in referee Geoff Gamble's decision to suspend play. After consultation with referees, league and stadium officials, the teams returned to the field following a 70-minute delay.
Back from the break, the Fire looked to put their stamp on the game but it was the Dynamo that struck against the run of play following a great sequence out of defense. Houston left back Jermaine Taylor began the play with a long ball up the left for Will Bruin settled for Brian Ching. The former U.S. international held the ball before pushing Bruin in alone on goal, allowing the Indiana University product an easy chip over an onrushing Sean Johnson in the 24th minute.
The Fire responded almost immediately as Nyarko made an incredible individual run towards the box before being chopped down by Dynamo midfielder Je-Vaughn Watson 25-yards from goal. Pavel Pardo stepped up to take the free kick and hit his low drive into the back of a crouching Logan Pause, whose deflection carried over Hall, off the underside of the cross bar and over the line to equalize in the 27th minute.
The home side nearly went ahead in the 32nd minute when Sebastian Grazzini drove past a Dynamo defender into space before tucking a through ball into the path of Marco Pappa. The Guatemalan international slid past Taylor into the box but his first-time effort was saved by Hall off his line, taking the sides into the break level at 1-1.
Coming out of the locker room, the teams returned to relatively peaceful weather as the Fire continued to dominate possession. Again it was Nyarko who caused trouble, this time darting down the right before being fouled just outside the box by Nathan Sturgis. This time Pappa stepped up to take the kick and drove a belting low effort through traffic and just wide of the back post in the 48th minute.
Ten minutes later, Pappa combined to send Nyarko on a dazzling run up the left before the Ghanaian cut back inside the box to center for Grazzini but the Argentine's first time effort whistled over the bar.
The match came to a halt once again when Gamble spotted lightning in the 66th minute. After deliberations between both teams, referees, League and stadium officials, the match was officially abandoned, leaving the result a 1-1 draw.
The Fire and Dynamo will hope for better weather Monday morning as the two team's face off in MLS Reserve League play at 10:00 a.m. CT on the Toyota Park Practice Field.
The Fire return to league play next weekend when they travel north of the border to face Toronto FC on Saturday, April 21 at 2:30 p.m. CT (NBC Sports; ESPN Deportes 97.5 FM). The Men in Red return to Toyota Park to face Seattle Sounders FC in a rematch of the 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final on Saturday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m. CT (NBC 5.2; ESPN Deportes 97.5 FM). Chicago Fire Season Tickets are available by calling 1-888-MLS-FIRE (657-3473), via Ticketmaster or by heading to the club's official website at Chicago-Fire.com.
- With his appearance in the match, veteran Fire attacker Patrick Nyarko became the 14th player in club history to tally 100 regular season appearances.
- Now into his 10th season in Chicago, Logan Pause's redirected effort in the 27th minute is the third of his Fire career. The club captain sits second behind C.J. Brown with 231 appearances.
- Following international duty with the U.S. U-23 team, Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson made his first Fire appearance since a 3-2 victory over Columbus on October 22, 2011.
- Fire defender Gonzalo Segares moved into a tie with Jim Curtin for ninth all-time on the club's all-time regular season appearance list.
- Former Dynamo forward Dominic Oduro extended his run of playing in every regular season match since being traded to Chicago from Houston on March 23, 2011. Oduro has appeared in 37 consecutive regular season matches since joining the Fire.
Chicago Fire 1 – 1 Houston Dynamo
Chicago Fire: Sean Johnson; Dan Gargan, Arne Friedrich, Jalil Anibaba, Gonzalo Segares; Marco Pappa, Pavel Pardo, Logan Pause ©; Sebastian Grazzini; Patrick Nyarko, Dominic Oduro
Substitutes not used: Paolo Tornaghi, Austin Berry, Hunter Jumper, Daniel Paladini, Rafael Robayo, Federico Puppo, Orr Barouch
Houston Dynamo: Tally Hall; Andre Hainault, Geoff Cameron, Bobby Boswell, Jermaine Taylor; Je-Vaughn Watson, Nathan Sturgis, Luiz Camargo (Calen Carr 63'), Corey Ashe; Brian Ching, Will Bruin
Substitutes not used: Tyler Deric, Warren Creavalle, Kofi Sarkodie, Alex Dixon, Macoumba Kandji, Cam Weaver
Scoring Summary
HOU – Will Bruin (Brian Ching) 24'
CHI – Logan Pause (Pavel Pardo) 27'
Misconduct Summary
CHI – Marco Pappa (caution) 49'
CHI – Patrick Nyarko (caution) 61'
Referee: Geoff Gamble
Assistants: Anthony Vasoli, Peter Balciunas
Fourth Official: Drew Fischer
Attendance: 10,489


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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major health problem worldwide, with currently over 150 million HCV-infected people on the five continents. Although there have been important advances in the diagnosis, prevention and therapy, the infection remains an important health problem in most countries.HCV infection is considered a systemic disease: Not only does it affect the liver, it can induce autoimmune, dermatological and renal disease. Moreover, soon after the discovery of HCV as the major cause of non-A non-B hepatitis, HCV infection was recognized as an important cause and consequence of chronic kidney disease. The publication at hand is an update on the most important topics concerning HCV infection, renal disease and problems with dialysis in the general population as well as in renal transplant patients. Also included is a chapter on the emerging problem of renal complications associated with HCV virus in patients with HIV infection.Containing contributions from a panel of internationally acclaimed experts, this publication is a timely update on HCV infection and the kidney.
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In the span of what seemed like an hour, we witnessed the greatest night in baseball history.
The Cardinals won their game handily against the 105-loss Astros. St. Louis was waiting for the result of the Phillies'-Braves' game, which was 3-2 in the ninth inning at first check.
Craig Kimbrel, the odds-on favorite for National League Rookie of the Year, blew a one-run ninth inning lead for the Braves, which eventually lost in 13 innings.
That was the least interesting thing from this evening.
The Rays, which have been on a tear this month, trailed the Yankees 7-0 tonight in the eighth inning. They reeled off six runs in the eighth, including a 3-run bomb from Evan Longoria, to get to within one run. In the ninth, old friend Cory Wade came in to close for the Yankees. He got the first two outs without consequence. Then Dan Johnson, who was hitting just .108 on the season, smacked a ball down the right field line, with the ball hitting the fair/foul pole for the game-tying homer.
"Oh my God," I said aloud to myself.
After this, Matt Kemp hit his 39th home run of the season. James Loney followed up with a single, ensuring Kemp another at-bat and shot at a the 40-40 club.
Meanwhile in Baltimore, the Orioles were staging a comeback of their own against the Red Sox after a rain delay. The Orioles trailed 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth. Jonathan Papelbon struck out Adam Jones and Mark Reynolds to start the ninth. He gave up a double to Chris Davis before giving up a game-tying ground-rule double to Nolan Reimold. Then, Robert Andino finished off the Red Sox with a game-winning single.
"Wow!" I said in disbelief.
Back to Tampa, literally two minutes later, Longoria hit a low-liner down the left field line that crept over the wall for a playoff-clinching home run, which prompted this tweet:
"This all cannot be real"Quite the poor sentence construction, I know. But I was in utter disbelief.
I then tweeted:
"Kemp has to homer now"He had to, right? It would have just been the proverbial cherry on top of the most amazing night in baseball history.
Unfortunately, Kemp struck out on three pitches. To the Diamondbacks' credit, they didn't pitch around him. He swung through two 94 MPH fastballs from Ryan Cook.
Tonight just confirmed to people on the fence that baseball is the greatest sport in the world. I mean, what other sport could give you that much drama and emotion in a 60-minute span? Football is nice and basketball is cool, but baseball takes the cake.
Looking back at my 2011 predictions, it seems the two teams I picked to be in the World Series suffered two of the biggest collapses in MLB history.
Of the six playoff teams, I picked two correctly (Yankees/Phillies, though not as division winners).
I whiffed big-time.
The Dodgers finished their season tonight by beating the Diamondbacks 7-0. As mentioned above, Kemp hit home runs No. 39 on the night. He finishes with a ridiculous .324/.399/.586 triple slash line. His .324 average and .586 slugging percentage are the highest since Adrian Beltre's .334 average and .629 slugging in 2004. His .399 on-base percentage is the highest since Gary Sheffield .417 in 2001. No Dodger has cracked the .400-OBP plateau in a full season of games since that season (Manny Ramirez has a .418 OBP in 431 PAs in 2009).
His 39 home runs are also the most since Beltre hit 48 in '04. His 126 RBI are the most since Shawn Green drove in 125 runs in 2001.
In short, the man had a remarkable season. He's my choice for MVP and should be the favorite.
Kenley Jansen set the MLB record for strikeouts per nine innings at 16.1. He came into tonight's game at 16.3 K/9 before inducing two non-strikeouts in the ninth to rescue Ramon Troncoso from blowing the game. It'll be a shame when he doesn't get any votes for NL Rookie of the Year.
For all the bitching everyone did about Loney (myself included), he finished with a .288/.339/.414 triple slash -- all of which were significantly better than last season's .267/.329/.395. Now, it's still not good enough for a traditional power position like first base, but it isn't all doom and gloom with James.
Loney has an incredibly hot August and September to thank for the numbers, though. He hit .367/.433/.633 in August and .348/.400/.587 in September. Quite the stark contrast to the rest of his season, but he just might have bought himself at least one more season in Los Angeles.
The Dodgers aren't likely to be in the market for Albert Pujols or Prince Fielder, so Loney at $6 million isn't as horrible as it once looked.
Ted Lilly continued his torrid by throwing seven shutout innings against Arizona in the season finale. He finishes with a respectable 3.97 ERA and solid 1.16 WHIP. If he could just pitch like that for an entire season, he'd be worth the contract he was signed to last winter.
Jerry Sands finished the season on a high note himself. He hit .342/.415/.493 in September (when he was recalled from Triple-A), finishing with a .253/.338/.389, 4 HR, 26 RBI, 15 2B and a 25/51 BB/K ratio. Not bad for a guy who was hitting .200 when he was demoted.
With the Dodgers' late-season surge, they've locked up the No. 18 overall pick in the 2012 MLB Draft. If they want to sign any Type-A free agents in the off-season, they will have to forfeit the pick to the player's previous team, as it is unprotected. At one time, they were in line for the No. 7 overall pick, so the improvement is nice, but not so nice at the same time.
A big shout-out to Baseball-Reference. Without this website, finding stats -- current and historical -- would have been a lot tougher. It's by far the best website for baseball stats.


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Peanut Butter Butterscotch Chip Cookies Recipe
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1 cup + 2 Tablespoons all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
10 Tablespoons butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup butterscotch chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a mixing bowl stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt and set aside.
In another mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the butter until creamy. Add the peanut butter and beat in.
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Opinion: Washington's Deficit Cliff
Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson on the country's spending problem (with slides) and how the cliff negotiations proceeded in the Senate. Photo credit: Getty Images.
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... I ... welcome to Opinion Journal why Mary Kissel well ... the fiscal cliff deal may be over but that debt in the United States is still with us ... I really have Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson here to give us the dummies guide ... to the debt Senator ... out welcome ... let's start with the magnitude of the prominent got some slides hear this from a Dummies guide look at the first in a slide in business knows the federal debt is not going away so currently we're in a debt limit of sixteen point four trillion dollar ... I'm I'm on a path to twenty six trillion dollars in ten years okay next one about the share of the budget has this ... ever do we have to spend as much money every year ... for the prom is sixty five said the budget is off limits on controls not appropriate only thirty five centers under control ... the ten years and one B twenty five percent in May that makes us ... more stories no worse than Greece was then slide the splitting up ... we've got ... fifty two thousandone hundred your charity seven dollars that is mine share of that debt ... compared to thirty five thousand ... 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Pres Obama the time has only grown seven point two percent in that is really the primary component solutions economic growth but ... which increased taxes on most productive sector are citing its Allston on economic growth in the Senate to most viewers or listeners out there they they might look at that number it's a ... seven point two percent that's that's traction for me ... that sounds okay it doesn't sound so bad ... let's go to the next to ... the next line of this is an attractive if you wanna see him after the failure of this from the last four years is the fact that middle class Middle income ... median incomes best when put ... possession declined by four thousand five hundred dollars ... during your recovery ... that's that's not good ... here we've we've had this type of decline in the past pedestrian showing in recessions not during the during the recovery ... center why these numbers more widely known ... these charts are very easy to understand like all that that the dummies guide and that is because the dummies like me I can understand ... what this means the public ... or does the public know noted no they don't trust me I'd go around to do PowerPoint presentations and people don't even have a clue most of the census because our political leaders ... aam ... are prone to mislead American public with one of those past elections going on seven billion dollars how much people actually learned portion of the present and win re-election basically saying that ... the solution the prom is just make the top two percent pay their fair share in a Belch professor reduction ... we honestly Hollywood has no substance in stock and work ... and will have to leave it that ... Scott Senator Ron Johnson thank you very much for being with us thank you ...