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A University of Georgia soil scientist is studying how on-site home septic systems affect the quality and quantity of water in Georgia's rivers and streams.
A University of Georgia soil scientist is studying how on-site home septic systems affect the quality and quantity of water in Georgia's rivers and streams.
An innovative new way of treating dairy wastewater and whey could cut water and energy consumption dramatically, saving the food industry millions of euros.
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Wolfgang Grams, A Red Army Faction far-left terrorist. Nice to know.
George Alphonso Headley (30 May 1909 – 30 November 1983) was a West Indian cricketer who played 22 Test matches, mostly...
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I was Patriarch Eutychius of Constantinople? XD //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarch_Eutychius_of_Constantinople lol
I was a boxer. Fuck ya
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I was a British race car driver…. Edward N. "Ted" Whiteaway
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Mexican painter, or maybe one of the 71 Sri Lankan students that were killed in a school bombing
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Why The Lakers Can't Get The Ball To The Post
In the first of a cool series we will shoot during the playoffs, I get on the court and demonstrate how to attack a defense that is fronting the post. If the Lakers win this game tonight, it will be in no small part how they adjust to get the ball down low. With an advantage in the post with Bynum, Gasol, and Kobe, the Lakers are doing themselves a disservice by not getting the ball there.
This type of play may seem easy, but needs a lot of practice especially on the post player's footwork. Timing and recognition by multiple players is crucial, and it puts a premium on coaches who can teach.
There are more ways to attack a fronting defense, but I subscribe to the philosophy K*I*S*S* – Keep It Simple, Stupid.
Both the Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder have made fronting the post a priority, and it's caused a lot of havoc on their opponent's offense. Sadly, the adjustments we demonstrate have never been made. This feels more indicative of the lack of fundamentals and teaching in the game today than a compressed schedule with no practice time.
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very impressive…looks good for next year
Thanks! Looks good for the next THREE years…
great work
The ending is brilliant. Trust me.
Thanks – Glad you liked it. And I did make most of the 3′s I took for that shot… ha
Hay coach – it would be great if you break down Spurs offence/defence
genius. They old, they had no major chances to win (at the start of the
season, even in halfway of the season) but now they are unbeatable.
Everybody are shocked of how well are they doing and credit it to their
experience and coach genius. How is that ?
We did do a Spurs offense breakdown last week. Stay tuned for some Spurs game breakdowns coming up!
That's some good stuff!


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A single phone call in 2000 changed everything for Craig Robinson.
It came from newly hired Northwestern men's basketball coach Bill Carmody and eventually led to Robinson, a Mt. Carmel graduate, joining the Wildcats' staff as an assistant.
"It was very challenging from a salary standpoint," said Robinson, now in his second year as the head coach at Brown University. "But I thought to myself, 'I grew up on the South Side of Chicago and I would still have more than I had then.' It took me full circle, though, and immersed me in something I love."
Robinson's connection to Carmody dated to when Robinson was a star for Princeton in the early 1980s and Carmody was on Pete Carrill's staff. Robinson had dabbled in coaching even while working in the Chicago financial community, with short stints as an assistant at the Illinois Institute of Technology and as the head coach at University High in 1999-2000.
Though Robinson was a coaching novice, breaking into the college ranks in Evanston proved a good fit. He soon found many similarities between Northwestern's culture and the one he encountered Princeton two decades earlier.
Although he developed into one of the best players in Princeton history (he is still the program's No. 4 all-time scorer), the difficult transition that he underwent was still fresh in his memory.
"Like all high school players, I thought I was a really good player," remembered Robinson. "I thought the main part of the game was scoring, but playing for Coach Carrill was an awakening for me. Once I got to Princeton, I recognized that it was a process. I learned how to play basketball in a different way."
Once acclimated, he thrived under Carrill's team-first system. He was the first two-time Ivy League Player of the Year, sharing the award as a junior and winning it by himself the following season. He helped lead the Tigers to NCAA Tournament appearances as a sophomore in 1981 and two years later, when Princeton upset Oklahoma State in the tourney's first round.
Robinson was also transformed off the court during his time at Princeton.
"Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, I wasn't prepared for Princeton, both socially and academically," he said. "It opened my eyes to a different world."
He expanded his horizons further after graduation. Robinson was a fourth-round pick of the Philadelphia 76ers but didn't stick on the roster after training camp. But he wasn't ready to hang up the sneakers, so he played for two seasons in Manchester, England. The salaries overseas weren't as high as they are now, so Robinson decided to put his Ivy League degree to use.
He landed a position in the Loop at Dean Witter Reynolds and had subsequent tenures as a Vice President at Continental Bank from 1990-92, Vice President for Morgan Stanley Dean Witter from 1992-99, and as Managing Director for Loop Capital Markets, where he worked when Carmody came calling.
"Investment banking is a great career," said Robinson, who also earned an MBA from the University of Chicago in 1992. "It's challenging, lucrative, competitive -- it's a good fix for an ex-athlete. But the whole time, I was thinking that 'This isn't something I'm passionate about.' "
The passion Robinson has for basketball has already served the Brown program well.
His first Bears team was picked to land at the bottom of the Ivy League but came in fifth, with a 6-8 league record and an 11-18 finish overall. The season included a win over Big East member Providence and Brown was competitive with perennial Big Ten power Michigan State, holding the Spartans to 45 points. Robinson was named Ivy League Coach of the Year.
The turnaround has continued this season. The Bears enter the final week of regular season play in second place in the Ivy League (17-9, 9-3 in conference) after a 64-57 win over Princeton last Friday and a 75-43 rout of Penn Saturday.
The Ivy League is the only conference in the country without a post-season tournament, so undefeated Cornell clinched the league's lone NCAA Tournament bid over the weekend. But with one victory in this weekend's final two games, Brown would set the school record for wins in a season.
Although the school is in Providence, R.I., it's no coincidence that there's a Windy City flavor to Brown's roster. Four freshman hail from Chicagoland -- guards Sean Kane (Carmel) and Garrett Leffelman (St. Joseph) and forwards Jelani Floyd and Peter Sullivan (Loyola). Sullivan broke into the starting lineup in the middle of the year and has been named Ivy League Rookie of the Week three times.


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The Marine Corps kicked off their annual Toys for Tots campaign Friday at University Park Mall in Mishawaka.
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If you would like to donate to the Toys for Tots campaign, the Marines will be at UP Mall for the next few weeks collecting toys.
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Daniel Ash is not a fan of the local featherheads
You birdist scum.
broke the internet
Daniel Ash is not a fan of the local featherheads
You birdist scum.
broke the internet
Did you watch Bauhaus videos and then get a phone call three days later?
He's coming out of your shirt. That's what I'm trying to tell you.
[B/w photo of Daniel Ash and Peter Murphy, glamorous and stripping, respectively]
Oh dear.
If you don't give them your lunch money they'll cut you up with their cheekbones.
Oh you fancy dressed motherfuckers stop drinkin' red wine
I can't stop laughing
So Peter's dressed like a nineteenth century gent and Danny's dressed like a yeti from space and somehow they're in the same band. Whut?
They've come to tell you your boots look like shit.
It's called shoe polish, motherfucker. Here; try some.
Beavis + Butt-Head watch Bauhaus - Ziggy Stardust
Try to focus on the immature commentary instead of getting a mental blue-screen-of-death because Peter Murphy is in a cage.


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GameCast: April 7th, 2010 - Cubs vs. Braves
Ryan Dempster (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Jair Jurrjens (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
I have always wanted to attend opening day, and I finally got my wish my Monday. Well, I wish I would have gone to the beach for Spring Break instead. The Cubs got off to a great start, but it was quickly ended when the Braves blooped and then bombed their way to a 16-5 win.
The Cubs will try and turn things around today as they face one of the better young right-handers in the game. For the Cubs, Dempster takes the mound as he tries to get the Cubs back on track in the 2010 season. Of course it won't matter if the Cubs walk eight guys again.
Carlos Zambrano didn't do the Cubs any favors, but the game really wasn't over until Jeff Samardijza was introduced. I really had a guy tell me he likes to see him, because he was one of the greatest wide receivers in Notre Dame history. Well, that might be, but I hate Notre Dame, and I sure don't like people who can't pitch on the major league level.
Who's Hot
Jason Hayward - I saved my ticket on Monday to one day show my children. I figure he's going to be in the Hall of Fame someday, so it's worth a shot.
Who's Not
Honesty - Yes, I'm looking at you Nate.
I will once again make the trek to the game tonight, so hopefully the game will be more entertaining. The gamecasts will get a little big more in depth after we have some more trends.
Looks good. I think he's the main catalyst of the Braves' lineup. I'm not sure that the Cubs should pitch around him yet but they clearly need to throw him a steady diet of breaking balls. I really don't fear anyone else in that lineup.
I agree there is really no one to be scared of in their line up, what's scaring me is our brain dead, dead arm bull pen who is pitching to them. Jeff and Grablow EPIC FAIL! Hopefully Wells will pitch well, we will need him to go deep against the elder hanson brother tonight. We need him to go deep and limit the bullsh*t (i mean bullpen's) chances to blow it. and can we please score some freakin runs!


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Desiging page layouts in Photoshop
If this is addressed somewhere please let me know. I've been reading all the specs and tips entries but have not specifically seen everything I need to put my mind at ease.
I'm designing a 10×8 landscape, b&w photo book using simple, white pages with no bleeds. Would like to place 1-5 photos per page, plan to lay it out in Photoshop. Photos are now .tif's but will save final pages as 10×8 jpeg's at 300dpi.
Got all that, but wonder if I can use full 10×8" pages for layout or do I need to figure for bleeds anyway using the "For Standard Landscape 10×8 pages: 9.6 inches wide by 8.24 inches high" specs? I'll be bleeding white so don't figure I need to use these margin settings. Am I cool or no?
Also appreciate the detail contained in the "How to import your custom design into BookSmart" post, but if I'm creating full page layouts in Photoshop and saving the full pages as hi-rez jpeg's, i get to skip all that "high res PDF (pdf/x-1a2001)" stuff right?
Sounds like if I save my PSD pages as 001, 002, 003 etc., I'll be able to take advantage of Autoflow too, right?
Hopin' for 3x "Yeses." Have I got it?
No! Yes! (but see comment below). Yes!
The pages are not 10" x 8" that is just a nominal size as Blurb saying they do 9.6" x 8.24" books looks messy. So follow the FAQ guides for page size.
If your pages only contain photos JPEG is fine, but if there is much text on the pages you created (e.g. captions) in Photoshop you will get a better result if you export to .PNG. Especially if you use a small font size or a font with serifs. If you do a forum search you will find a number of threads on this topic.
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You know – I have tried both .jpg and .png for text – I re-uploaded my book as .png and re-ordered it. Honestly, they are both mediocre!! The .PNG text is also pixelated, although not quite as bad as the .JPG. The problem is that the print resolution for text needs to be 600 dpi, but Booksmart only supports 300 dpi (which is the resolution for image printing).
Blurb, you need to accept .pdf files! It is ridiculous to have to save out as .PNG files or to force a designer to create a template based book in Booksmart. I don't need templates, I am a professional graphic designer. I love the service and idea of Blurb, but Blurb does not [yet] accommodate the needs of design professionals.
I have to disagree Leah.
At font sizes greater than 11pt it took a jewellers loupe for me to be able to tell the difference. You must have (rude word omitted) good eyesight :-)
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Sorry, I meant to say exporting as .png. With JPEG there were more noticeable jaggies.
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We live in stories all day long—fiction stories, novels, TV shows, films, interactive video games. We daydream in stories all day long. Estimates suggest we just do this for hours and hours per day—making up these little fantasies in our heads, these little fictions in our heads. We go to sleep at night to rest; the body rests, but not the brain. The brain stays up at night. What is it doing? It's telling itself stories for about two hours per night. It's eight or ten years out of our lifetime composing these little vivid stories in the theaters of our minds…
Stories are very predictable. No matter where you go in the world, no matter how different people seem, no matter how hard their lives are, people tell stories, universally, and universally the stories are more or less like ours: the same basic human obsessions, and the same basic structure. The structure comes down to: stories have a character, the character has a predicament or a problem—they're always problem-focused—and the character tries to solve the problem. In its most basic terms, that's what a story is—a problem solution narrative.
Why are stories that way? On one hand, it may be obvious to you that stories are that way, that they're problem focused. That's the first thing you would learn in your first day of creative writing class. You get there, your teacher would say, "Hey, your story has to have a problem, a crisis, a dilemma, otherwise no one's interested." But if you think about it, it's not at all obvious that stories should be that way. You might really expect to find stories that really did function as portals into hedonistic paradise. Paradises where there were no problems and pleasure was infinite. But you never, ever find that.
Why are stories so trouble-focused? You have quite a bit of convergence among scholars and scientists who are looking at this from an evolutionary point of view, and what they're saying is that stories may function as kind of virtual reality simulators, where you go and you simulate the big problems of human life, and you enjoy it, but you're having a mental training session at the same time. There's some kind of interesting evidence for this, that these simulations might help people perform better on certain tasks.
So in the same way that children's make believe helps them hone their social skills, it seems to be true of adult make believe, too. If adult make believe is novels and films, it seems they're entering into those fictional worlds and working through those fictional social dilemmas actually does, as hard as it may be to believe, enhance our social skills, our emotional intelligence, our empathy. That's kind of a neat finding. Maybe stories have a function as a simulation of the big problems of life that helps us cope better with those problems when we do experience them. — http://edge.org/conversation/the-way-we-live-our-lives-in-stories
My favorite proverb of all is the one that says for every proverb, there is an equal and opposite proverb. In this case, we should note that the proverb about not putting all your eggs in one basket is not necessarily a sound engineering principle. The right answer depends on the margin of error and on the per-basket failure rate. It also greatly depends on the chance of correlated, uncorrelated, and anti-correlated basket failures. Sometimes the best way to get your eggs from point A to point B is to put them all in one basket and take really good care of that basket. — http://www.av8n.com/computer/htm/secure-random.htm
"My friends, I had not intended to discuss this controversial subject at this particular time. However, I want you to know that I do not shun controversy. On the contrary, I will take a stand on any issue at any time, regardless of how fraught with controversy it might be. You have asked me how I feel about whiskey. All right, here is how I feel about whiskey:
If when you say whiskey you mean the devil's brew, the poison scourge, the bloody monster, that defiles innocence, dethrones reason, destroys the home, creates misery and poverty, yea, literally takes the bread from the mouths of little children; if you mean the evil drink that topples the Christian man and woman from the pinnacle of righteous, gracious living into the bottomless pit of degradation, and despair, and shame and helplessness, and hopelessness, then certainly I am against it.
But, if when you say whiskey you mean the oil of conversation, the philosophic wine, the ale that is consumed when good fellows get together, that puts a song in their hearts and laughter on their lips, and the warm glow of contentment in their eyes; if you mean Christmas cheer; if you mean the stimulating drink that puts the spring in the old gentleman's step on a frosty, crispy morning; if you mean the drink which enables a man to magnify his joy, and his happiness, and to forget, if only for a little while, life's great tragedies, and heartaches, and sorrows; if you mean that drink, the sale of which pours into our treasuries untold millions of dollars, which are used to provide tender care for our little crippled children, our blind, our deaf, our dumb, our pitiful aged and infirm; to build highways and hospitals and schools, then certainly I am for it.
This is my stand. I will not retreat from it. I will not compromise."
"I do not fear death: I had been dead for millions of years before I was born & had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it."
"The secret to getting ahead is getting started."
"Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company."
"I've never let school interfere with my education."
"The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightening and a lightening bug."
"The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why."
People are spending more time on mobile vs desktop:
And more of their mobile time using apps, not the web:
This is a worrisome trend for the web. Mobile is the future. What wins mobile, wins the Internet. Right now, apps are winning and the web is losing.
Moreover, there are signs that it will only get worse. Ask any web company and they will tell you that they value app users more than web users. This is why you see so many popups and banners on mobile websites that try to get you to download apps. It is also why so many mobile websites are broken. Resources are going to app development over web development. As the mobile web UX further deteriorates, the momentum toward apps will only increase.
The likely end state is the web becomes a niche product used for things like 1) trying a service before you download the app, 2) consuming long tail content (e.g. link to a niche blog from Twitter or Facebook feed).
This will hurt long-term innovation from a number of reasons:
1) Apps have a rich-get-richer dynamic that favors the status quo over new innovations. Popular apps get home screen placement, get used more, get ranked higher in app stores, make more money, can pay more for distribution, etc. The end state will probably be like cable TV – a few dominant channels/apps that sit on users' home screens and everything else relegated to lower tiers or irrelevance.
2) Apps are heavily controlled by the dominant app stores owners, Apple and Google. Google and Apple control what apps are allowed to exist, how apps are built, what apps get promoted, and charge a 30% tax on revenues.
Most worrisome: they reject entire classes of apps without stated reasons or allowing for recourse (e.g. Apple has rejected all apps related to Bitcoin). The open architecture of the web led to an incredible era of experimentation. Many startups are controversial when they are first founded. What if AOL or some other central gatekeeper had controlled the web, and developers had to ask permission to create Google, Youtube, eBay, Paypal, Wikipedia, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Sadly, this is where we're headed on mobile.
I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies:
1. Anything that is in the world when you're born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works.
2. Anything that's invented between when you're fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.
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Can Cracking Your Knuckles Cause Arthritis?
While cracking your knuckles may be irksome to those around you, it probably doesn't raise your risk for developing arthritis, according to limited research on the topic. However, there is some evidence showing that habitual knuckle cracking may cause damage to the ligaments surrounding the joint or dislocation of the tendons (attachments of muscles to bone) in the knuckle, potentially reducing grip strength over time.
Joint cracking results from the stretching of the joint capsule, which is filled with a liquid called synovial fluid that lubricates the joints. Sometimes a bubble of gas forms in the synovial fluid. It's this gas that causes the "popping" sound your knuckles make when you crack them.
Breaking the Knuckle-Cracking Habit
If your knuckle cracking is causing you discomfort, check with your doctor for recommendations on how you can best break the habit. You can also try these five tips:
1. Set an amount of time to stop. For example, tell yourself that you are not going to crack your knuckles for one day and then keep increasing the time frame.
2. Reward yourself for stopping. After you've successfully refrained from cracking your knuckles for a certain period of time, say a week or a month, do something nice for yourself or buy yourself a treat.
3. Wear a rubber band around your wrist and when you feel the urge to crack your knuckle, snap the band instead. It may help train your brain to associate knuckle cracking with pain and stop your urge.
4. Try hypnosis. Although not a cure, hypnosis is a useful tool to help you break a bad habit. Talk with your doctor to determine if hypnosis can be useful to you and ask for a recommendation for a qualified hypnotherapist.
5. Perform hand stretches. When your hands get cramped or tired, instead of cracking your fingers for relief, try bending and stretching them to get more oxygen to the muscles. Stretching your fingers and hand will also likely ease your urge to crack your knuckles. These exercises for your hand, wrist and fingers will help increase their flexibility and strength:
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- Make a fist and then open your hand and spread your fingers as far as possible. Hold the position for three to five seconds.
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Silver Lake Cottage Rental Photos and Description
6 bedrooms; 4 full bathrooms; sleeps 12 comfortably; boat lift available
NOTE: For 2015, we will begin accepting reservations on 10/1/2014, allowing our past guests the opportunity to re-book.
Enjoy your vacation at our lovingly restored Lake Front Turn of the Century Victorian Cottage on idyllic Silver Lake
The Finger Lakes are comprised of 10 lakes, if there were 11; Silver Lake would be the extra pinkie on the Western End
Silver Lake is nestled in the rolling hills of Wyoming County, NY. The lake is 4 miles long, a mile wide and known for good fishing so don't forget your poles
This cottage boasts 3 covered porches, plenty of outdoor dining and seating along with indoor & outdoor fireplaces. There is also a boat lift available if you bring your own boat (6.5' wide, 2,000 lb).
At Days end enjoy your favorite beverage watching the incredible Sunsets…no two are alike
An old fashion vacation with a step back in time
Although built around 1900, the home has been extensively rebuilt and restored, including all new bathrooms, kitchen, bar-room, 3 porches, indoor & outdoor fireplaces and refinished floors throughout.
A trully unique part of the 'east' side of the lake is the right of way 2+ mile walkway between the houses and lake, which until 40+ years ago had been a narrow guage railroad. This walkway takes you along the lake to the Silver Lake Institute, while getting to know the neighbors and and enjoying family time exercise.
Relax with an evening fire at one of the 2 fireplaces or with a bon fire lakeside with the portable firepit. Plenty of wood available.
Hope you like music, there is a great stereo on the 1st floor with 5 sets of speaker (3 outdoor), extensive (oldies) CD library and hookup for your ipod, iphone, ipad or other MP3 player. Additional surround sound system on 3rd floor.
All the bedrooms boast ceiling fans, along with the living room and bar room.
The '7th' bedroom is actually the 3rd floor of the house we fondly refer to as: The Orphanage (also known as: Crow's Nest, Adam's Attic or Astro Lounge) Has 4 distinct areas, main room with large 'L' shaped couch and other seating, bed area with 4 'full size' beds creating a camp like setting, additional sitting area over looking the lake with large couch and 4 other chairs, and finally a full size bath. This area is a favorite with the kids (and sometimes the guys) to get away and enjoy the views and their own surround sound stereo.
We have renovated to be very family oriented, with the bedrooms, orphange, flow, porches, etc.. Until our renting this year, we also did not have a TV or internet (it's does now), and spent time catching up with family with games, music and enjoying what the house, community and area has to offer. It's been over 10 years and we have not tired of it, and is still a favorite for our families to gather, and hope it becomes one for your family too.
Dogs &/or cats must first discuss with owners, and if agreed there is a $50 fee per pet.
Other Area Activities:
• Letchworth State Park – The Grand Canyon of the East: hiking, rafting, 3 gorgeous falls, Museum, Glen Iris Inn - 5 miles
• Golf at the Silver Lake Country Club - 2 miles
+ 3-4 bags of clubs available. Age is about as old as the house. Bring your favorite clubs to compliment.
• Charcoal Corral / DRIVE IN Theater – featuring: 2 screens, Old Fashioned Ice Cream Parlor, Arcade, Pizzeria, Miniature Golf, Antique car shows & much more – 2 miles
• Antiquing - many towns in the area
• Silver Lake Institute – Historical area with Victorian cottages – 1 mile
• Y-Camp Day Camp or Sleepover Camp for the kids – 2 miles
• Biking (2 bikes available)
• Camp Asbury - Methodist camp – 1 mile
• Games – Board Games Galore Yard Games: Baggo , Croquet, Ladder Ball
• Great Fishing - Licenses available at Walmart in nearby Warsaw
* Niagra Falls - 60 miles
* Erie Canal - 30 miles
* Jello Museum - 20 miles
* Attica - drop the bad ones off for an overnight visit - 20 miles
* Wyoming County Country Fair - Tractor pulls, rides, etc.. Mid August - 15 miles
• Perry Speedway Car Racing - 3 miles
• Boating: 2 canoes, rowboat, kayak and sunfish available.
+ Power boat rentals at Silver Lake Marina or Mac's Bait & Tackle
Good website for more info: http://www.1silverlake.com/index.htm
- Suitability:
- children welcome
- non smoking only
- suitable for elderly or infirm
About Susie
Our families are from both Europe (Holland & England) and the mid west (Michigan / Ohio), but we are both born in the US. Susie is one of 3 children, with many extended family across the midwest and the Silver Lake area. Tim is one of 9, mostly in the mid Atlantic, New England and Seattle areas, but there is a straggler that bounces between England and China (we still don't know what he does). The family continues to grow, both in the US and Europe, with the cottage as a great gathering spot.
We have lived in many areas, but call our ''work' home in the NYC metro area and upstate NY our want to be home.
Susie purchased this cottage in 2003
Why Susie chose Silver Lake
We had visited Silver Lake for many years, grew to love the area and people and ultimately purchased the cottage. It had good bones, but had never really been substantially touched, good & bad. When first working with builders on improvement, they suggested 'urban renewal and put a torch to it', funny sense of humor they have. We actually hired the 'urban renewal' builders, and knew it was going to be a long term improvement plan. So we laid out general objectives, created annual plans and we were off. The majority of the work was done over about 8 years, but continued to stay and work during that time. If you stay, there are 7-8 mini photo albums showing before, during and after photo's, which we even marvel about what we were thinking when we got into it. It has become a family favorite, and look forward to using it for more weeks when we ever retire and if we ever have grand kids (ha ha). And yes, the 'urban renewal' guys are now good friends and continue with new improvements and fixing as needed.
What makes this cottage unique
The cottage benefits for us, was first being with family near by, and later more family & friends coming to visit. To us, the location is wonderful, great lake, west facing for sunsets and the ability to take long walks between the lake and cottages on what was an old railroad line, getting to know the neighbors. Having the cottage mostly untouched for over 100 years provided an opportunity to keep the old, with some new, that looks like old. Our newest favorites are the 2 fireplaces, inside & outside. The inside one, with a traditional arched look, stone facing and bluestone hearth & mantel is really a wood stove that can heat the entire cottage on chilly days in the early spring and late fall. Add all that with the 5 sets of speakers, 3 of them outside, great stereo and it's a place we never really want to leave. Why do we rent it? As with anything costs go up to maintain and taxes, but we were only there a handful of time a year and thought we would test the waters. Little did we know the great interest, and most important we now having many guests coming back year after year and booking into the future. More important is they feel and treat it like a home, which it is to us.
Guestbook comments from the manager
Hi Susie and Tim,
I just wanted to let both of you know what a wonderful time we had renting your cottage. The house was lovely and had all of the conveniences of home. We were really lucky with the weather. Although it was hot during the day, most nights it cooled down and was very comfortable for sleeping. One of the things we especially liked was the fact that although there were between 12 and 14 of us depending on the day, we never felt crowded because the living room was very spacious and the outdoor porches very roomy and comfy.


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1. Preheat oven to 375°.
2. Cut 4 (15-inch) squares of parchment paper. Fold each square in half. Open folded parchment paper; place 1 fillet near fold on each square. Sprinkle fillets evenly with salt and pepper. Top evenly with lemon slices, butter quarters, and dill. Fold paper; seal edges with narrow folds. Place packets on a large baking sheet.
3. Bake at 375° for 15 minutes or until paper is puffy and lightly browned. Place 1 packet on each of 4 serving plates, and cut open. Serve immediately.
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Nothing could stop the Morgantown Christmas Parade Friday night, not even the rain.
The parade is one of the largest in the area with more than 130 groups. It included area middle and high school bands, military members, Girls and Boys Scouts, and many more groups.
The parade also featured snow plows with blades painted by local students.
The Parade Marshal was Jamie Summerlin, a U.S. Marine that ran across the U.S. this year to raise money and awareness for the "Wounded Warrior Project."


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While both swimming and running offer great health benefits to the human body, there are some who disagree about which is better for you in the long run.
"You don't' get joint pain, you're not pounding, your muscles aren't getting damaged," said Gary Green. We found Gary in the pool at the YMCA, along with several others who say swimming doesn't risk the same injuries you can get with running.
Green is a triathelete and has suffered numerous injuries while running, but not one ever happened in the pool. He's 46 and says he's been swimming since he was 5.
Many say swimming is one of the only exercises you can do from the moment you're born until old age. The swimming coach at the Y says many recreational swimmers there are well into their 80's.
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Anythig you know about going gluten free and how it effects acne will be helpful. Thank you.
How Successful Has Gluten Free Diets Been?
Started by jila17, Jan 04 2014 07:19 PM
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Posted 04 January 2014 - 07:19 PM
Posted 04 January 2014 - 08:34 PM
A diet based on whole food (No processed foods; bread, crackers, etc) is the way to go. If you can, go vegan but look at it as ethical or else you wont get far.
Posted 05 January 2014 - 07:27 AM
Depends on how intolerant you may or may not be. Or how much of your diet you currently fill with such nutritionally void harmful foods. And how much nutritionally dense real foods tat can help your body deal with the harm.
Posted 05 January 2014 - 10:56 AM
been gluten, dairy & yeast free for over 4 months, skin is the worst it's ever been. sigh
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Be with those who help your being :)
Finals are coming up (and, for me, graduation as well) which means we all need that extra motivation to do well.
Change your thoughts, and you'll change your world.
ALWAYS keep this in mind…
I'm realizing that my free time is slimming down more and more as I'm getting older. I've always kept a bucket list in the back of my head of what I've wanted to accomplish. There are the big items that'll take more time, such as traveling to foreign countries, but there are also the small items. These small items are things I know will make me step out of my comfort zone and grow as a person.
Every day, every hour, every minute, every second, is an opportunity. It's an opportunity to find yourself and be the person you imagine yourself to be.
So far, among my "small" bucket list is:
What's on your bucket list? Do the things on your bucket list take you out of your comfort zone and help you learn more about yourself? Jot down the things you want to accomplish within your lifetime, and you'll learn that what's on your bucket list says a lot about you.
Dom Cooks, 18, of Federal Way, Wash., received his diploma on Thursday
It's moments like this that give me the strength in continuing to have faith in humanity.
Nelson Mandela, you are a wise man. RIP.
When God knows you're ready for the responsibility of commitment, he'll reveal the person under the right circumstances. Wait patiently. Don't waste your time wishing. Grow and be ready, you'll see God will give you a life story far better than you could ever dream of!
This beautiful woman is and has been my ultimate idol. She is so remarkable and such an inspiration. The fact that she lifted her focus from acting and slowly placed her time and efforts into humanitarianism with UNICEF is awe-inspiring. Audrey Hepburn is a positive example to all, and her legacy lives on. I only hope to leave a mark on this world the way that she has.
It's been a day since Moore, Oklahoma was hit by a destructive tornado. I've seen numerous posts by people saying that their hearts are with those that were affected.
A country coming together to formulate a strong support system for those in need is the most powerful backbone we have to lean on, and it is one of the most beautiful things to witness.
Acknowledging a natural disaster and sending our love is one thing, a great thing; however, let's take it one step further. I challenge you to do something about it. I know that a lot of us are busy or low on money, but times like these are when people need you the most. I'm a broke college student in the middle of finals week, and I still took time out of my day to help. Donations are great, and those are needed. If I'm presented with a choice to physically see what I'm giving, though, I take that route. I researched ways to help those in Oklahoma and came across this page:
On this page are six ways to help the victims of Oklahoma. I chose number one. Number one provides art packs to the two elementary schools hit by the tornado. I'm also choosing to make the superhero cape (guess I'm going to have to learn how to sew!). For those that don't know, there was a third grade class from one of the elementary schools where 7 out of 20 students didn't survive. This horrible news really affected me and touched my heart which is the reason why I made this choice.
Please check out this website or feel free to research other ways to help out the victims of Oklahoma. If funds are really tight, then pray. Pray for the families who lost their homes. Pray for the families who lost their loved ones. Pray that our country will unify and grow stronger from this tragic event. We don't have control over Mother Nature, but we do have control over how we recover.
And be thankful. Life is short, and I'm sure many of these families didn't get to say goodbye to whomever they lost. Appreciate your loved ones, and LET THEM KNOW. You never know when someone is going to be ripped away from you. Take advantage of the time now to express your love and gratitude. It shouldn't take death and devastation for us to realize how to live and love and when to say it.
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Air trapped within a closed radiant system is the most common cause of inefficient system performance. Fortunately, it's an easy problem to solve and won't become an issue at all if care is taken during the initial filling process.
Take a moment to study the Expansion and Purge Kit . Hot water enters, travels through the Expansion and Purge Kit (EPK) and enters the Zone Manifold. From there, the water is drawn by the circulator pumps, through each individual zone, then back to the heat source. A closed system circulates the same fluid around and around, and is completely separate from the domestic water supply.
You will notice that there are three valves on the Expansion and Purge Kit...two boiler valves and a ball valve. The first boiler valve is located to the left of the expansion tank. For the sake of this description, we'll call this the fill valve.
The second boiler valve (to the right of the expansion tank) we'll call the drain valve. It is used to evacuate air from the radiant system.
Please note that either of these valves can act as fill or drain. Which function the valve serves depends upon whether the pump or pumps are located to the right or left of the EPK. In other words, you always want to fill the system in the direction of the circulator pumps.
Between the drain and fill valves is a shut off valve. Closing this valve during the filling process will force the water introduced into the fill valve to travel past the pumps, through the floor tubing, into the hot water heater or boiler, then out the drain valve. The close proximity of the drain and fill valves to each other guarantees no air pockets in the system.
A multi-zone closed system should be filled one zone at a time, and if the individual circuits within each zone are valved, purge one circuit at a time. The idea is to focus the water pressure as specifically as possible.
Using the ball valves located before each circulator pump on each zone, close off every zone but #1. Next, attach a garden hose to the drain valve and run it to a convenient sink, floor drain, outside, or wherever you want many gallons of discharge water to go.
An additional step that many installers find useful is to place a 5-gallon bucket in one of the above locations and let the water overflow out of the bucket before entering the drain. The advantage to this method is the visual indication of air bubbles. Often, the stream of water coming from the discharge hose looks purged of air -- simply because the hose has stopped spitting and sputtering. But I can assure you that plenty of air remains. By holding the end of the discharge hose under water in the 5-gallon bucket, stray bubbles are impossible to miss.
- Close the shut off valve.
- Attach a second garden hose to the fill valve. We've included a brass female to female hose thread fitting to make it easy to connect the male end of your garden hose to this valve. This fitting can be used on either of the boiler valves, depending upon which of the two becomes the fill valve.
- You are now ready to purge the air out of zone #1.
- Using full house pressure or a powerful utility pump, flood the zone.
If you are using a new or empty tank-type water heater, you'll be filling the tank during this procedure as well, so expect zone #1 to take the longest to fill. Any remaining zones will only be flushing air out of the floor tubing and the process will be much faster.
Observe the drain hose. Depending upon how large your hot water tank is, several minutes can pass without any water whatsoever discharging from the drain line....only air. Eventually, water will begin flowing, often in spurts and sputters. Be patient. Remember, a steady stream of water doesn't necessarily mean that all the air is out of the system. A good rule of thumb is: once it seems that all the air is out of the zone, let a continuous stream of water flow one minute for every 100 feet of tubing in the zone. Sometimes, water can actually flow around a pocket of air, especially in a radiant system where many curves and bends are normal. However, given a few minutes of water flow, even the most stubborn bubble will break up and flow out the discharge hose.
It's also a good idea to listen carefully to the water flowing through the system. In a floor joist system, quite often, as the water passes through the floor the air pockets are audible as they pass through the tubing. In a slab installation, the initial water and air emerging from the slab into the return manifold is quite noisy. Also, listen for any sounds coming from the water heater. Your goal is silence. In a properly charged radiant system, no sound whatsoever is audible.
You may also want to run your zone pump during this point of the procedure. If any air is trapped in the impeller, the force of the water now flushing the system will dislodge it. You only need to run the pump for a few seconds to accomplish this. And remember, cast iron circulator pumps are so quiet you have to touch them to know they're on. Stainless steel pumps emit a very slight, nearly inaudible hum. In either case, if your pumps are noisy, then air is present.
So, when the water is flowing steadily out the drain hose and all audible indications of air in the zone have stopped, you're ready to repeat the procedure with the remaining zones.
Open the ball valve before zone pump #2, and close the ball valve before zone pump #1.
Remember to allow at least one minute of water flow per 100 feet of tubing in the zone and, as in zone #1, be certain that all audible indications of air are absent.
When, after several minutes, the water is flowing steadily from the drain hose, close the valve before zone pump #2 and open the valve before zone pump #3.
Repeat this procedure for all remaining zones.
The last step, once all the zones are flushed, is to close the drain valve on the Expansion and Purge Kit and observe the pressure gauge. As soon as you close the drain valve, the pressure from the incoming water will begin pressurizing the radiant floor system. When the pressure gauge reads 15 psi, close the fill valve. This is your cold system pressure. When the system is hot the pressure will be a few psi higher. A positive pressure in the system will guarantee that any remaining air in the tubing, or any gassing off during normal operation will be purged by the air eliminator.
Note: The cap on top of the air eliminator should always be open during normal operation.
Open the shut off valve between the fill and drain valve.
Your heat source is now ready for firing.
Filling a Closed System with Anti-Freeze
The above procedure should be followed to eliminate all air from the system. When that has been accomplished, one additional step is required.
Determine how much Propylene Glycol (not automotive Ethylene Glycol) anti-freeze your system requires by adding the total amount of fluid in the tubing (2.7 gallons per 100 ft. of 7/8" Poly ...1.3 gallons per 100ft of 1/2" Pex) plus the volume of water in the hot water heater or boiler.
Determine what percentage of anti-freeze to water mixture is recommended by the manufacture. Some recommend 30 % anti-freeze, other's 50%. The proper mix is also influenced by the degree of low temperature you wish to protect against.
Once the proper amount of undiluted anti-freeze has been calculated, place your first few gallons into a clean five-gallon bucket and use a utility pump to pump it into the system. Continually replenish the five-gallon bucket with anti-freeze.
All the valves before all zone pumps should be open. This will help diffuse the anti-freeze evenly through each zone. When the anti-freeze is gone, close the drain valve.
Since the radiant system has been filled with pure water to eliminate the air, the addition of the measured amount of pure anti-freeze will displace a corresponding amount of water out the drain hose. Later, when the system is running, the Zone Manifold (in the case of a Heat Exchanger system) or the storage tank (in a standard Closed System) will act as a "mixing station", further blending the anti-freeze into the pure water already in the system.
All that remains now is to pressurize the system. Reconnect the house supply to the fill valve (remember to flood the garden hose with water before reconnecting to the fill valve. This will avoid injecting air from the hose into the system), pressurize to 15 psi, then close the fill valve.
Your heat source is ready for firing.
A 1/2 hp utility pump is ideal for filling a closed system.
For single zone radiant systems using heat exchangers, or for solar collector loops, the anti-freeze must be mixed in advance because, obviously, there's no tank or manifold to commingle fluid from one zone into another. By the way, some anti-freeze is pre-mixed, others are in concentrate form. Be sure to check the label before adding water.
However, pre-mixing in these situations is rarely a hassle. In large systems, you pretty much need pure water and the power of house pressure to blast air from large amounts of tubing. But a single zone or a solar collector loop is usually short enough to purge easily with a utility pump.


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We're all a little guilty of distracted driving behind the wheel, but are your habits bad enough to be a punishable offense?
Sioux Falls leaders are now looking to make the streets a little safer and it starts with your cell phone.
For drivers in Sioux Falls, the rules of the road could be about to change. The city council is considering adopting an ordinance that would make sending a tweet, text, or email while driving, illegal in the city limits.
the concern came from everyday people wanting to make Sioux Falls streets safer. In 2011, almost 900 car crashes in South Dakota were caused by distracted driving alone.
While this proposed ban won't eliminate car accidents, supporters believe drivers will definitely be more aware.
"Normally if there's a law or ordinance it makes people think twice about doing it and I think that's the spirit the city council has with this venture." Said Mayor Mike Huether.
The South Dakota Legislature has tried to pass a similar ban multiple times, but failed to get enough votes. Mayor Huether says he hopes Sioux Falls can help pave the way for safer roads across the state.
KSFY asked you on Facebook what you thought of the ban. Almost all of you were in favor of it.
Diane Benz says it's should be a felony, just like drinking and driving. She says it's about putting the people around you in danger.
Tara Henning says people are only mad because the law isn't on paper. She says write it down and move on.
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Hong Kong director Ann Hui's intimate and affecting tale of the bond forged between middle-aged film producer Roger (House Of Flying Daggers' Andy Lau) and his family's elderly servant Ah Tao (Deanie Ip) when a stroke forces her into a nursing home, is undeniably a slowburner.
Yet its gentle pace, and a watchful documentary style that doesn't shirk the indignities or the pleasures of old age, keep the drama tender rather than tear-jerking. Ip (Lau's godmother in real life) is particularly riveting, giving a delicate, dogged portrayal of a woman learning to receive love just as life is receding.


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CSX Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend09:56 EDT Wednesday, May 09, 2012JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier today, the board of directors of CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) approved a nearly 17 percent increase in the quarterly dividend on the company's common stock to $0.14 per share. The dividend is payable on June 15, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 31, 2012. In the last five years, CSX has increased its dividend 250 percent."CSX has a strong balance sheet and cash flows and remains committed to a balanced approach to capital deployment," said Michael J. Ward, chairman, president and chief executive officer. "This approach has helped CSX create value in good and bad economic times and remains a cornerstone of our management philosophy."CSX Corporation, based in Jacksonville, Fla., is one of the nation's leading transportation companies, providing rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services. The company's transportation network spans approximately 21,000 miles, with service to 23 eastern states, the District of Columbia and two Canadian provinces. CSX's network connects more than 240 short line railroads and more than 70 ocean, river, and lake ports. More information about CSX Corporation and its subsidiaries is available at www.csx.com. Like us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/OfficialCSX) and follow us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/CSX).SOURCE CSX CorporationFor further information: David Baggs, Investor Relations, +1-904-359-4812, or Lauren Rueger, Corporate Communications, +1-877-835-5279


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State Police say Breaux Bridge resident Kendall Alexander was fatally shot by an off-duty St. Martin Parish Sheriff's deputy on Sunday. Authorities were responding to a call about a shooting at the Potpourri South Apartments in Breaux Bridge around 10 p.m., where they found the body of 34-year-old Alexander. Trooper Stephen Hammons says the Deputy and Alexander were relatives, but was unable to give specifics."Until we can say factually 'yes', based on the information we have, we certainly don't want to speculate," says Hammons. Authorities are not yet releasing the name of the uninjured deputy and it's unclear if the deputy will be hit with criminal charges. "We have to treat the case as though criminal charges could be filed, which is the way we treat all shooting investigations," says Hammons. According to the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office, as of Monday afternoon, the deputy is on paid leave.A woman, who lives close to the deadly shooting, says she woke up to over a dozen first responders on her street."I did see the coroners wagon was parked in front of my house and, like I said, a whole bunch of cops," says the woman. She says the couple living in the house, where the fatal shooting occurred, moved in about six months ago. "Very friendly people. Never heard a cross word from them. It's mind boggling," says the woman. The woman says she's been living in the apartment complex for more than eight years and says she has never had trouble with any of her neighbors."You do kinda feel awkward. You know? But, no, I would not move out just because of that," says the woman.
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At the Annual Nassau County High School Volleyball Banquet, held recently at the Long Island Marriott, New Hyde Park Memorial High had two winners. Jocelyn Jones was recognized as a Scholar Athlete and Monique Arantes, stepdaughter of New Hyde Park Village Trustee Richard Coppola, was awarded All Conference Athlete. Coach Jackie Rizzutti was also in attendance.
Recently, the Holy Spirit 6th Grade Boys Basketball Team of New Hyde Park started off the season with a 54-30 victory over St. Mary's of Manhasset as Danny Alexander lead the team with 18 points using his excellent ball-handling skills.
Adding points to the high scoring game were Joseph Annunziata and Patrick Parente. St. Mary's struggled to get by the strong defense of Justin O'Shea and Thomas Salzarulo. Robert McGuinness and Joseph Annunziata were all over the boards with their rebounds. Robert Pomara, Joseph Jonas, and Christopher Cavalo contributed to the teams victory. The boys look forward to a succesful season!
The teenagers at Charles Water Karate & Fitness, located at 122 Hillside Avenue in Williston Park, meet at the school every two weeks to organize events; their main goal is to contribute. The teens have a great time and while they are having fun they are also planning on ways to contribute either by either raising money and/or by doing random acts of kindness.
There are no parents allowed; however, they is always an adult, and a certified instructor at Charles Water Karate & Fitness. Charles Water and Karate & Fitness has wonderfully motivated the dedicated teenagers. The Teen Club consists of 12- to 18-year-olds who train at the studio.
We are so proud for our teenagers for their sense of community and contribution. Whoever said that teenagers in America are uncommitted have not met the teenagers at Charles Water Karate & Fitness.
After winning the 9-year-old division No. 2 championship last year in the Nassau County Youth Football league, there was only one goal for the 10-year-olds this year when they started practicing 3 days a week on August 2nd. Win the division 1 championship.
The Chiefs won the regular season Conference championship by going 7-1, beating out 15 other teams. They then took on a very determined Inwood team in the semi-final game and prevailed. The Chiefs then were one step from their goal. Playing on the main stage at Mitchell field stadium on Sunday November 21st they fell short and lost to a very tough Uniondale team. The boys should be very proud of their accomplishments this season and will begin practicing on August 1st as 11-year-olds with one thing on their mind. Get back to the championship and win. They will celebrate their successful season on December 3rd at the annual Mineola PAL Football Dinner.
Students at Charles Water Karate & Fitness, located at 122 Hillside Avenue in Williston Park, last week participated in the studio's 27th Black Belt Graduation. "Our goal at Charles Water's Karate & Fitness is to facilitate mental growth enabling our students to reach their highest potential as human beings," says Grandmaster Charles Water, owner and director of the school. Our studio teaches students how to defend themselves responsibly while instilling self-confidence, self-discipline and respect for others."
Charles Water's Karate & Fitness is a full time, professional martial arts school, with classes for children, adults and teenagers. The school is the only one on Long Island that also offers Karatatot, the only program specifically designed for children 4 ½ to 6 years of age.
Recently, Park Lacrosse – The Revolution, a new travel lacrosse club in New Hyde Park, hosted The Edge, a travel team from Toronto Canada. There was a chill in the air and stands were full with both local parents and a large group of Canadian parents to watch the game. The crowd was not disappointed as the game went to the final minutes with the Canadian team scoring a goal to win the contest by a score of 9-8. This was a great opportunity for both the players and spectators to watch some great lacrosse with an international flair.
Park Lacrosse is a new club based in New Hyde Park whose sole purpose is to provide a venue for boys ages 8 – 17 to play competitive lacrosse year round at a reasonable price.
Organized in August of this year Park Lacrosse is actively recruiting new players for their winter and summer travel teams. If you are interested in joining or just want to find out more about the club, go to the website at www.Parklacrosse.net
Last session the Notre Dame CYO Intramural Instructional Program held nine fun filled sessions of basketball instruction on Saturdays starting in September. The program is for 1st to 3rd grade children.
Registration for next years program opens in mid-May 2011.
The NHPAA 14U Team Intensity were crowned champions of the 2010 HBQVB "Never Give Up" Fall Travel Tournament winning 3 consecutive hard fought games against the Brooklyn Cyclones, Middle Village Explosion, and the Cyclones Silver. The girls were relentless in their pursuit of the grand prize and stood the test, displaying fierce determination against these elite teams comprised of All-Stars from many different towns.
In the first game, New Hyde Park squared off against the Brooklyn Cyclones who had a dominant pitcher who has been clocked at 57mph and is considered by some to be among the top pitchers in the PSAL Brooklyn/Queens High School League. NHP was led by right fielder Kim Spagnuolo who had 6 hits in 10 at bats on the day along with 5RBI and also made several eye popping defensive plays. Spagnuolo was 2-4, 2RBI, 2R, and 2SB against the Cyclones playing her best when it mattered most. Jillian Sakowich (2-4) set the table from the leadoff spot scoring twice and had the game winning hit to right on a clutch two out – two strike single to score Kayla Buff. Kristen Hickey was the winning pitcher throwing an impressive 5 1/3 innings allowing 4 hits while striking out 6. Hickey also went 2-3 with a towering triple to left for 2 RBI in the first inning and later had a sacrifice bunt to 1B in which she alertly stopped and backpedalled towards home before being tagged out which allowed Geena Fornataro to score from third.
The New Hyde Park Girls 12U softball team won the Franklin Square Pistillo Fall Classic Championship with a sensationally played 3-2 win over a strong Floral Park team. The girls from New Hyde Park went undefeated in the fall league then rolled through the playoffs with 4 straight single elimination game victories. NHPLL beat Roslyn, Garden City South and Hicksville before beating Floral Park in the championship game.
This NHP team had some 2010 year. They won the Bellmore Memorial Day Tournament, NJBL league championship, District 29 Championship, Section 5 Championship, New York State Championship and the Eastern Region Championship all in the 10U divisions before playing up this fall and capping a tremendous season with the fall championship. In all the team went 43-2 in 2010.
Merillon Athletic Association will be making some changes to our Boys Spring Intramural Division alignment for next season. These changes will only affect the Upper Farms, Lower Farms and Instructional Divisions. All other Divisions will remain the same including our Summer and Fall Travel Programs.
After careful consideration of the likely impact of these changes, we have concluded that they will create a stronger development path for your children both on and off the baseball field. Similar to when your child attends school wherein the curriculum changes each year they move up in grade level, we are taking the same approach from a baseball perspective.
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Read this soldier's account of what it's like to catch a terrorist on his wedding day...
Photo by Jack Murphy
If you want to catch a terrorist you have to locate him first, and the one place you know for a fact that he will be, is at is his own wedding. By 2009, insurgents and terrorists in Iraq had gotten fairly wily. For years, the U.S. Special Operations Task Force had been churning through the enemy. I played a small part in that endeavor in 2005, as a Corporal in 3rd Ranger Battalion. We rolled outside the wire and into Mosul almost every night, often times conducting multiple direct action raids during a single period of darkness, before refitting and preparing to do it all over again.
I decided to make the jump to Special Forces, and by 2009 I was the Senior Weapons Sergeant in an ODA in 5th Special Forces Group, and back in my old stomping grounds in Mosul. The problem was that the enemy had learned from their engagements with U.S. Special Operations Forces, and took increasingly sophisticated measures to try to trip us up and avoid our raids. So, when we found out that a big name terrorist was getting married, and where the marriage would be held, a lot of uncertainty was taken out of the equation. This clown-shoes-wearing moron had to be at his own damn wedding.
We rolled into Mosul that afternoon in our Humvees, heading towards the target house. One difference between my time with the Ranger Regiment and my new job was that, as a Special Forces team, we were always partnered with our Iraqi counter-parts, in this case a SWAT team from nearby Tal Afar. With a platoon-sized element of Iraqis, our ODA snaked our vehicles through the flooded back alleys of Mosul. The city had taken a beating since I was last there four years ago. Somehow Mosul had managed to get even worse, and looked like Beirut back in the 80s due to the number of collapsed buildings and structures that were covered with bullet pockmarks. Mosul had always been one of the most violent cities in Iraq, and now the enemy was building IED's bigger and bigger in order to defeat the armor packages that Coalition Forces had put on their vehicles to protect us from the previous, smaller IED's. Like I said, the enemy was learning and adapting.
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Over the last month, Mary Frances Wall Center was evaluated using the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS). This scale is designed to assess group programs for preschool through kindergarten aged children from 2 through 5 years of age. The scale consists of 43 items organized into 7 categories and is used for state licensure, NCPK compliance and NC DPI certification. Four classrooms were selected at random to be evaluated during this process. We are pleased to report that our school received an average score of 6.1, out of a possible 7. In order to be considered high quality in the state of North Carolina, schools must score at least a 5. The four classrooms that were selected to be evaluated are:
Busy Bees-Meredith Haigler, Barbara Womble and Donnielle Posey
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Gentle Giraffes-Jessica Reich, Emily Case and Kathy Smith
Congratulations to these classrooms for superb scores, and to the entire staff for extraordinary efforts and commitment to high quality early childhood education!


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A third possible solution, and one we did with a tank that helped us out when we needed him most but had a lot of problems listed above.
Move him to a dps role. We had kitted him out with a lot of good tanking gear so we made him bring it along to every raid but for the most part we just had him dps on fights and OT when the pull required just one extra tank. It seemed like he was a happier player in this role as well because we weren't yelling at him as much for silly mistakes. Of course without any aggro dumps his trips to dreamland may be pretty costly but in general in most fights all that ends up happening is the boss turns around, punches the guy in the forehead, and goes back to the tank. Eventually he learns that if he doesn't want huge repair bills he'll watch his aggro.


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