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How could I miss this legend out?....
I had a white english regen called "Yakubu Cole" on FM10
There is an Indian regen named Elvis Singh in my game.
Got myself a German regen called Peter Peter, which makes me laugh. It's no Jean Jeanjean though, that's my favourite so far.
Also, I went to school with a kid called Mohammed Mohammed though, so I guess they're not so unrealistic.
I had one called Zaine Payne. Skills were ***** but he still got a long-term contract...
I had a regen keeper who was amazing....we went by the name Max Cremer
I think it sounds a bit super hero like, amazing keeper.
On an old save (now sadly corrupt) I had a English regen called John Lennon
Best I've had is Mal Ware.
i had a guy called Innocent Salami
Just signed a young left back called Alistair McAllister. If that was my surname, that's definitely what I'd call my son. It has a great ring to it.
I had a Nigerian called Innocent Sheriff on one of my saves. I would always imagine a dialogue between him and the law when pulled over ) Policeman: What's your name son? IS: I'm Innocent Sheriff. Policeman: I haven't accused you of anything, now what's your name? IS: I'm Innocent Sheriff! Policeman over radio: I've got a young black male acting suspicions, requesting backup ))
I have just got a player called Chaveirinho. Hope he doesn't turn up to training in a shell suit
My favourite from any version of CM/FM is Paddy Le Saux in CM2.
Saw a Irish regen by the name of Conor O'Connor
Absolute proof that FM2012 is broken beyond repair. There is no way, I say NO POSSIBLE WAY, this man has 1 for flair.
What I've seen:
Maikel Schumacher with 19 pace.
White Shaquille O'Neal
Irishman named Pele Best
I have a striker called Warren Lovegrove in my Football Manager 2011 game. He is an English international and scores for fun. He is breaking all kinds of scoring records for me.
I signed a young greek star striker 17 year old for my Leeds team in the premiership
Dimitrious Papadimitrious
50 goals for me in his first full season which was the season after i signed him . So far the next season 25 goals in 20 games
He looks stoned as well
from the first page
Tamer Tuna is real and I know him from Charlton matchdays
Yaya Banana is also real, just went to Palace Ive heard
Charlton also had the best back 4 ever a few years back
Luke Young
Mark Fish
Jorge Costa
Jonothan Fortune
Yea, you know, $
Not funny haha, but just an awesome name.
Last year, JACK BLACK was the name of a english player. I did want to fetch him to my juventus just because of the name...
Ilike kochs is one i had before and i have also seen Ozhan Numanbayraktaroglu
I had an American-Italian regen in FM2010 named Tommy Guido
I've just signed a Swedish kid called Måns Ring.
He plays in the hole as well.
mor(e) power pls
I've got a player from American Samoa called Hiva Dickson...(have a dick son)
I have a Prince Bossman on my team right now too!...one of those African M RC DM DR ones. lol.
Just found a Japanese player called Kazuya Kazama. There's one for the Tekken fans
Welp, this should put paid to those nasty "secretly a Muslim" rumours. Now to work on finding a US birth certificate...
Lee-Roy Jenkins is hysterical
Dude is amazing
Jean Jeanjean is the best name ever
On FM10 I found a regen named Sunday Salami.
Just found this one.
I wonder if he will ever retire...
Also have an Argentinian named Fernando Alonso.
Why'd you have to send him out on loan? Because we want to.
In my game Tottenham had an English/Italian youth through a few years back by the name of Danny De Vito
Gayson Chiddick
These kind of threads always cheer me up.
Need to get some screen print images up myself.
Not as good as some of these but one of my Viking FK youth newgens name is "Koko Kola" Swear FM does this on purpose lol.
Swear I was reading TomTucks career thread and one of his players were called Agu Du Du Du lol!
I've got Hassan Fernandez de la Iglesia in my Numancia u19 squad. He doesn't have good enough for Numancia, says my Ass. Manager, but I keep him just because of his name.
Pretty solid name. No messin'.
in fm 10: Michael Knight
I posted this one up quite a while ago. Still gives me a larf.
Saw a Macedonian regen called Kristijan Islami (translates to Christian Islam)
The Honduran NT manager in my save is called Diego Diego.
Dragan Bakula - i set his nickname to Dracula
The best regens I've had have been an American called Randy Kox, a guy called Ronnie McDonald, just bought a German I like called Bram van Campenhout. Also like my japanese goal keeper Yuki Ono, like to think he says "Oh no!" whenever he lets a goal in, and I've had a Nigerian called Surprise.
Also, not so much funny, more anti-semitic - I've got a Spanish footballer called Kike Martinez.
Also Neil Neill and Ryan O'Brien (oh yes he was Irish)
My old Viikingit save had a Thankgod Okoro and a Friday Monday come through the ranks
I had a Peter Kay regen before! My funniest is from FM12 I had a regen called Stephen Hawkin!
Mahatma Gandhi... i'm just sat here giggling/shaking my head...
I had a Brazilian named Rierson, so naturally I nicknamed him Ned Ryerson. Amiright or amiright?
Jens Cuntz....the best part is my scouts convinced me to throw 10m at Hoffenheim for the kid as he is a potential world-beater in the making. And he's a massive **** too, all 6ft 5in of him
New youth intake, new awesome name
I just came across this player in my save:
Messi Mohammed
31-year old Cameroonian defensive midfielder who plays for a Thai team, with pretty good stats to boot.
Not even sure where to start with this guy.
Ruud Slot, way back in the day when you fell out with your friends over who signed Martin Palermo for £6.5million from Boca Juniors. Good old Ruud gave us a new name for ladybits that persists to this day...
Had a goalkeeper in FM14 called River Bound.
Nothing spectacular, although he was the next Joe Hart.
I swear this guy was back on CM97/98 but I will always remember him as my favourite regen name ever:
Dick Münch
I had a Chinese regen in FM 13 named Wang Long. When Chinese players retire their first/last names swap for whatever reason. So his name in the record books was Long Wang.
Some of these names are amazing, I'll have to check out my youth intake more closely for some gems.
Found a good newgen player by the name of Ben Bonk who hails from Canada - he's not particularly great but I signed him because of his name.
oh, and a scout from Spain called Rufino Poo!!
Lest we forget Cameroonian youngster Many Bong!
in fm 13 i got a izzet koc brilliant wee player
From FM12 comes a real legend! SHAG JOHNSON!
Always made me chuckle. He used to come and watch one of my regens at Gillingham: Bobby Sancho. Thats how I knew of him
It took me three years (ingame) to realize the ambiguity the name of my midfielder Ufuk Sogut contained.


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CHESTER - When Strike Impact went to the post in last year's $75,000 Independence Day Stakes at Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, he had an impressive career bankroll, but no black-type triumphs on his resume.
The latter status has since changed, rather substantially. Strike Impact took the Independence Day in a photo finish, picking up a winner's of $45,675, his largest paycheck to date. And in December at Fair Grounds in New Orleans, he took the Buddy Diliberto Memorial Handicap.
Tuesday, the 9-year-old gelding will try for a repeat score in the Independence Day Stakes, which is carded for 3-year-olds and up.
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TRYING TO REPEAT — Strike Impact (1) looks for back-to-back wins in the Independence Day Stakes at Mountaineer Casine Racetrack and Resort on Tuesday.
"He's been training very well," said Strike Impact's trainer, Patrick J. Dupuy, who is based at Churchill Downs in Louisville. "We're looking forward to shipping up there."
Registering consecutive Independence Day victories is not an unprecedented feat. Honorable Colonel did it in 1998-'99; as did Cherokee Prince in 2006-'07; and Timeless Fashion in 2009-'10.
Strike Impact has the credentials to become the fourth member of this group. His career statistics include 73 career starts, from which he has gained 18 wins, 21 placings and purse earnings of $670,106.
He was sent off as the 4-5 favorite in the 2012 Independence Day field, but had a troubled trip. The stakes is scheduled at one mile on the turf, and requires negotiating a pair of somewhat narrow turns on the Mountaineer grass course.
In last year's race, Strike Impact moved to a short lead on the far turn. He then had to down-gear his momentum while in tight quarters along the rail, and dropped back to third position with a furlong remaining. But jockey John McKee guided him around traffic to the outside, and Strike Impact had enough of a closing kick to win by a length.
A different pilot will be aboard Strike Impact this year. Dupuy will give a leg up to Brian Hernandez Jr., whose accomplishments include victories with Fort Larned in the 2012 edition of the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita and the Grade 1 Stephen Foster Handicap two weeks ago at Churchill.
Hernandez, age 27, is originally from Lafayette, La., and has mostly performed under the radar during his 11 seasons of riding. His career wins total 1,126, including 51 in stakes.
With Fort Larned, Hernandez also won last year's Grade 1 Whitney Invitational at Saratoga, and he booted Departing to a 3 length score in this year's Grade 3 Illinois Derby at Hawthorne.
In 2010, Hernandez rode the long shot Not Abroad to an unplaced finish in the Grade 2 West Virginia Derby (that was the year Concord Point won). But Hernandez does have a stakes win at Mountaineer - he was victorious in the 2006 Slipton Fell Handicap with the Niall O'Callaghan trainee, Summer Book.
Strike Impact is co-owned by Dupuy and Chester J. Miller. The latter is from Simpsonville, Ky., and likes to be the van driver when Strike Impact ships. It's a 367-mile journey from Louisville to Mountaineer. Strike Impact has made the trip before, with some pretty fair results.
NOTES: Tuesday's card will also include the $75,000 Firecracker Stakes for fillies mares, 3-year-olds and up, at one mile on the turf. Last year's winner, Revelstoke, is among the nominees. The Firecracker and Independence Day Stakes are the first two black-type events on the Mountaineer schedule, which is highlighted by the all-stakes West Virginia Derby card on Aug. 3 ... With three days remaining in Mountaineer's second meet of the year, which extends from April 1 to June 3, Luis Raul Rivera led Deshawn Parker in the jockey standings, 56 wins to 55.

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I want to
tail -f my logs. However, I want to filter out everything that has the words:
"ELB", "Pingdom", "Health"
I don't know about using awk instead of grep, but this works for me:
EDIT: As dmourati and Caleb pointed out, you could also use
Since they are synonymous commands, it comes down to preference unless you don't have egrep at all. However for forward compatibility it is recommended to use the
Try piping it to egrep with a pipe separated lists of words you want to filter out:
Note that using parenthesis around the list of matches is optional. Since the
For extra credit, it's worth mentioning that
You could also use it to color or otherwise highlight the output instead of just filtering it.
EDit: See DTests answer and the comments for the full explanation of how egrep is just a deprecated alternate way to fire off
Why do you want to log this information?
If you want to have scripted behavior depending on the content of the log files, you may wish to do your filtering using Expect. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expect ) Expect is a Tcl extension but There is also a Python version of Expect.
Expect gives you this powerful flexible switch like statement that lets you specify different behaviors conditionally depending on the states, or patterns present in your input stream. For example:
So you specify patterns in the expect statement, and you specify different behaviors, and you can wrap the whole thing in a loop, and you can easily write very powerful filters that also write portions of your input to different files, or drop it altogether, or take actions and run other scripts depending on what is in your input.
So, it comes down to why are you trying to filter your log files, to take action on log input, or just for archival reasons?


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I have an ubuntu 12.0.4 desktop. I have a Win7 laptop running Cygwin. I can display windows from the Ubuntu box on the Win7 laptop using the Cygwin X server, but the window is somewhat "degraded". Specifically, scrollbars are not rendering properly. I've used Ubuntu before, but this is the first time I've seen these odd scrollbar popups that are used in 12.04. I'm guessing the Cygwin X server is having trouble rendering that for some reason. In the Cygwin view, I see the slightly thicker vertical bar, but when I hover the mouse over it, nothing happens.
I'd really prefer to get conventional scrollbars. Can I configure Ubuntu 12.0.4 to do this, which might result in Cygwin being able to display them?


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I was just curious if I could pass a function as a variable. For example: I have a function
I would like to do something like this:
$('#validate').makeFloat({x:function(){ return $("#tabs").offset().left+$("#tabs").width();},y:70,limitY:700});
This does not work, but ideally every time the variable was accessed it would compute the new value. So if the window was resized it would automatically adjust as opposed to a variable passed in being static. I realize I can implement this directly inside the function\widget, but I was wondering if there was some way to do something like the above.
The concept of this is independent of the plugin. I am talking about the function being "cast" as a variable.


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620WTMJ: Franklin police try to identify unknown woman found wandering
Franklin police are seeking help identifying a woman who was wandering through the city.620WTMJ is reporting that
You can read more at 620WTMJ.
South Milwaukee flushing untreated wastewater to Lake Michigan
For the second time this month, heavy rains early Thursday forced South Milwaukee sewage treatment plant operators to discharge untreated wastewater to Lake Michigan.
The plant is at half capacity due to a construction project so about half of all wastewater -- a combination of storm water and sewage -- flowing into the plant on 5th Ave. is diverted to the lake, South Milwaukee Wastewater Superintendent Andrew Bakalarski said Thursday.
The diversion around the plant, known as a bypass, began at 3 a.m. Thursday. he said.
Last week, the plant discharged 13.6 million gallons of untreated wastewater to the lake to prevent flooding of treatment basins there, Bakalarski says in a report submitted to the state Department .of Natural Resources.
South Milwaukee does not have combined sanitary and storm sewers. Leaks of storm water into private sanitary laterals and city sanitary sewers cause excess flows during storms, he said.» Read Full Article
LongHorn Steakhouse coming to Greendale
Greendale - LongHorn Steakhouse, a national, chain restaurant that celebrates the rugged landscape of the American West, will soon be sizzling in the village.
The restaurant will hold its grand opening at 5220 S. 76th St. Monday, April 29, according to a news release. It will be the third LongHorn Steakhouse in the state of Wisconsin, and the first in the Milwaukee market. It currently operates more than 400 restaurants in 37 states.
The 6,221-square-foot restaurant will seat more than 240 guests and will create about 100 new jobs for the surrounding community.
Bay View resident Brandon Zieg, who has worked with LongHorn for more than nine years, will lead the Greendale location as managing partner.
Franklin reschedules tree giveaway
Franklin - Franklin's Department of Public Works announced that due to weather, the city is forced to push back the date of its free tree distribution to honor Arbor Day.
The department expects to reschedule the distribution for May 10.
Tree saplings will be given away on a first-come, first-serve basis to city residents at the Franklin Public Library parking lot, 9151 W. Loomis Road, from 10 a.m. to noon, or while the limited supply lasts. Limit one per child or one per family.
For more information, call Debbie Zobel at (414) 425-2592.
Oak Creek police arrest man who threatened woman out walking dog
Oak Creek - A South Milwaukee man was arrested after he threatened a woman with a knife while she walked her dogs in the 8300 block of South Chicago Road about 5:50 p.m. Sunday, Oak Creek police said.
According to the police report:
The woman was able to flag down a squad car and told the officer the man unfolded the knife in front of her, told her to keep moving several times and kept staring at her for no reason.
The officer found the man, a 41-year-old South Milwaukee man, walking northbound on Chicago Avenue. The officer asked him to put his hands up for a weapons search, but the man refused. The officer then drew his gun, and the man responded by making a sign of the cross and asking the officer to shoot him.
An officer shocked the man with a stun gun, which barely fazed him, and after several more warnings officers released K-9 Bronco, who tackled him to the ground. Officers were then able to arrest the man and secure the knife he had in his possession.» Read Full Article
Franklin woman charged with heroin, cocaine possession after leaving child at preschool
Franklin - Helen Balke, 31, of Franklin was charged with heroin and cocaine possession in Milwaukee County Circuit Court on April 13.
Franklin police say she overdosed on heroin and failed to pick up her 3-year-old child from preschool April 9.
According to the Franklin police report:
A co-worker learned Balke, who hadn't been at work that day, had failed to pick up her child from preschool. She went to Balke's home in the 2700 block of West Elm Road, about 3:45 p.m. April 9 and found her unconscious. She called paramedics.
When emergency workers and police arrived they found crack cocaine, a used syringe with heroin residue and other drug paraphernalia in the home.» Read Full Article
Oak Creek man arrested for putting T-shirt on deer
Oak Creek - Police arrested a 49-year-old Oak Creek man for mistreatment of an animal April 12 after police identified him as one of several men who put a T-shirt on a deer they trapped in Oak Creek.
According to the Oak Creek police report:
The man was identified by police because of a video of the incident that was posted on YouTube.
Police first learned about the deer incident April 10 after they received a phone call from WTMJ-4 news regarding the video on YouTube. The TMJ-4 representative sent a link to the video to police, and after viewing it, police were able to identify one of the perpetrators as a 49-year-old Oak Creek man.
He was arrested at 10:35 a.m. April 12 for mistreating an animal. The case was forwarded to the district attorney's office.
Oak Creek police seek suspect in roadside assault, robbery
Oak Creek - Police are looking for the man who assaulted and robbed a Milwaukee man shortly after he left On the Border during the early morning hours of April 13.
According to the Oak Creek police report:
The Milwaukee man told police he left the Franklin strip club at 1 a.m. April 13, and was walking in the 10500 block of South 27th Street when a van approached him from behind. The driver jumped out of the van and struck the victim several times, took the victim's wallet, then got back into the van and continued driving north on 27th Street.
The wallet contained a credit card, driver's license, insurance cards and $50.
The Milwaukee man was taken to Wheaton Franciscan for treatment of lacerations and swelling to his right eye and right hand.» Read Full Article
Franklin police: Estranged wife comes knocking at Park Motel
Franklin - A man and woman were asked to leave a local motel during the early morning hours of April 14 after the man's estranged wife came looking for them with a "Club" in her hand.
According to the Franklin police report:
Officers responded to the Park Motel, 7273 S. 27th St., after an employee reported two women pounding on all the motel doors and shouting for someone to come out about 12:20 a.m. April 14.
A 39-year-old Milwaukee woman apparently was looking for her husband, who was staying at the motel with another woman. She was holding a steering wheel locking device, known as "The Club," in her right hand.
The women left the motel parking lot in a newer model silver Dodge minivan before police arrived.» Read Full Article
Ice center fundraisers feature Chipotle, Xbox Madden Bowl
Hales Corners - Two fundraisers are in the works to support the proposed Alyson Dudek International Ice Center.
The first will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. April 20 at Chipotle, 5794 S. 108th St. The store will be giving 50 percent of its proceeds to the development of the ice center.
The second is an NFL draft party to be held at 6:30 p.m. April 25 at the Hales Corners House and Pool, 5765 S. New Berlin Road. The draft party is free and will feature food and beverage, music and an Xbox Madden Bowl tournament for children. There also will be a silent auction.
The Friends of Hales Corners Park & Pool are seeking sponsorships including donations and items to be used for the silent auction.
For information about the fundraisers, call Don Schwartz at (414) 529-4821.
Greendale Schools to hold third annual Nourish event
Greendale - The school district will host its third annual NOURISH-Mind, Body and Environment Expo on May 11 at Greendale High School, 6801 Southway.
The family-friendly event will begin with a 5-kilometer run and walk at 10 a.m., includes a keynote address on healthy living at 11:15 a.m. and features healthy lunches served by high school culinary students from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The expo opens at noon. There will be a bike helmet demonstration and giveaway, vendors, resource tables, exhibits and other activities related to living a healthy and environmentally friendly lifestyle. The event is open to the public; admission is free.
Advance registration is requested. For a $10 donation, participants will receive a free T-shirt. Donations will benefit SAVE-Suicide Awareness Voices of Education, one of the nation's first organizations dedicated to the prevention of suicide and a co-founding member of the National Council for Suicide Prevention.
Greendale High School Pro-Start Culinary Arts students will prepare and serve healthful lunches for a nominal fee. Menu items will be prepared using ingredients made or grown within 150 miles of the village. Money raised from the café will benefit Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee.» Read Full Article
Franklin hosts free yard debris collection week of May 6
Franklin - The Public Works Department is encouraging Franklin residents to consider alternatives to burning yard debris.
Three times a year, the city holds scheduled pickups of bagged leaves and brush. Franklin's waste hauler will move through the city collecting yard debris May 6, and will work through the week until finished.
All brush piles and bagged leaves are required to be curbside and next to the driveway by 7 a.m. May 6.
Brush and bagged leaves that are not out when the hauler goes by will not be picked up at a later date.
In the city's March newsletter, Public Works Department officials said burning wet leaves creates large amounts of smoke that may irritate neighbors and the environment.» Read Full Article
Greendale Schools menus earn national certification
Greendale - The Schools Food Service Department has earned national certification for the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, according to a district news release.
This distinction validates that school lunch menus meet or exceed all nutritional requirements mandated in the most recent legislation for the National School Lunch and Breakfast programs.
The district receives an additional six cents per meal reimbursement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, retroactive to October 2012, as a result of the certification.
"Greendale Schools promotes healthy students by supporting wellness, good nutrition and regular physical activity as a part of the total learning environment," the release said.
Last year, Greendale High School students raised eight garden beds and grew vegetables to supplement processed foods for their school lunch ingredients.» Read Full Article
City of Franklin steps up enforcement of noxious weeds, grass length
Franklin - In the past, the city has generally enforced the noxious weed and grass length ordinance by notifying the property owner of the violation. If the property is not mowed, the Weed Commissioner has the parcel mowed and an invoice is sent to the property owner.
Beginning this year, in addition to paying the costs to have the property mowed, property owners could receive a municipal citation for violating the ordinance.
According to the city's newsletter, the citation would require the individual to attend municipal court. If found guilty, the violator would owe as much as an additional $150 in fines and court fees and penalties could double for repeat offenders.
The Common Council has recommended increasing the $10 administrative fee associated with each billing to at least $25.
The newsletter states that some residents are using the city's current enforcement practice as a yard maintenance service. City officials hope the additional citations will increase voluntary compliance with existing mowing requirements.» Read Full Article
Franklin Fire Department finalist in $25,000 kitchen makeover contest
Franklin - The Fire Department is one of five finalists in the IKEA and The Family Handyman magazine's "Fire Station Kitchen Makeover" contest.
The city's fire department was chosen by contest judges from approximately 1,000 entries. The winning department will be selected by the most online votes. Voting concluded earlier this month.
If the Franklin Fire Department wins, it would bring some much needed upgrades and repairs - at no cost to taxpayers - to the kitchen area at Fire Station No. 1, its headquarters. The IKEA kitchen makeover is valued at $25,000.
The winning fire department was supposed to be selected April 12 based on the number of online votes. However, contest organizers told Franklin firefighters that they're pushing back the date and will not select a winner until May 1.
Alleged drunken driver hits railroad gates in Cudahy
An intoxicated Milwaukee driver crashed into railroad gates at Whitnall Ave. and Ladish Ave. in Cudahy at 1:41 a.m. Sunday, injuring a passenger, the Cudahy Police Department said.
An officer saw the car on Ladish Ave., turn to the right and hit the railroad crossing gates. The 34-year-old was drunk, Sgt. Randy Scheel of the Cudahy Police Department said, and the case is being reviewed by the Milwaukee County district attorney's office for a charge of driving while intoxicated causing great bodily harm.
The 28-year-old passenger, who lives in Oak Creek, was taken to Aurora St. Luke's South Shore hospital for treatment.
South Milwaukee discharging untreated waste to lake
South Milwaukee's sewage treatment plant has been discharging untreated wastewater to Lake Michigan since Tuesday, city wastewater officials said Friday.
This week's heavy rains came during a major construction project and the plant is at half capacity, Wastewater Superintendent Andrew Bakalarski said. He expected the sanitary sewer overflow to end late Friday along with the end of this week's rounds of heavy rainstorms.
The wastewater discharged to the lake is a combination of sewage and storm water collected by the sanitary sewers, he said. Leaks of storm water into the sanitary sewers cause excess flows in heavy rains. A city rain gauge measured 4.5 inches for the week, he said.
No overflow volume is available.
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District postponed ending combined sewer overflows in the face of extreme flows of wastewater continuing to pour into the deep tunnel late Thursday, officials said Friday.» Read Full Article
View flooding photos of suburban Milwaukee
flooding photos from suburban Milwaukee gallery with images taken in Thiensville, Glendale and Shorewood.We've just updated our
Flooding can be seen in a lot of places, especially along the Milwaukee River, Menomonee River and Root River. Check out scenes from along those rivers and other flooding photos from suburban Milwaukee.
Rain leaves rivers rising in southeastern Wisconsin; heavy snow hitting north
After three days of rain, rivers throughout southeastern Wisconsin were filled to the top of their banks and there were scattered reports of minor flooding in Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Kenosha and a few inland counties.
The dam on the Milwaukee River at Thiensville was submerged Wednesday and the river had inundated Village Park. The river was expected to rise another 1 1/2 feet by late Thursday or early Friday, so flooding problems could extend beyond the park, Village Emergency Government Director Andy LaFond said.
In the Town of Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin Emergency Management delivered 2,000 sandbags to Johnsonville Sausage to divert the flooding Sheboygan River away from the factory at county Highway JM, officials said. At least 500,000 sandbags are stored around Wisconsin and can be delivered to flood-threatened communities, emergency management officials said.
The National Weather Service said Wednesday the Root River in Franklin was flooding, as well as the Fox River at Waukesha, Sheboygan River in the city of Sheboygan, the Fox River near New Munster in Kenosha County and the Crawfish River at Milford in Jefferson County. Major flooding was forecast at New Munster by midday Thursday.
It wasn't just southeastern Wisconsin suffering from weather problems.» Read Full Article
Man accidentally shoots himself at Southridge after drug payment goes bad
Greendale - A drug debt payment went wrong last month, ending with the Greendale Police Department responding to what officers found to be an accidentally self-inflicted gunshot wound at Southridge Mall, 5300 S. 76 St.
According to the Greendale police report, just released last week:
Police officers were dispatched to the mall's Food Court about 4:30 p.m. Feb. 21 after receiving calls about a man with an injured leg and another man seen with a handgun in the men's restroom.
Upon arrival, officers met mall security personnel and rendered aid to Wayne Helstowski, 65, who was bleeding profusely from a wound on his right leg, about five inches from his groin.
Helstowski initially told police he didn't know how he received the wound, saying multiple times that he "must have walked into a pitchfork."» Read Full Article
Oak Creek police seek suspect in sexual assault
Oak Creek - Police are looking for the man who grabbed a 25-year-old Greendale woman between her legs in the Milwaukee Area Technical College parking lot, 6665 S. Howell Ave., about 1:35 p.m. April 8.
According to the Oak Creek police report:
The woman was exiting the main door at MATC and held the door for a man who walked out behind her. The man said, "thank you," to the woman as he walked out.
While walking toward her car, the woman felt the man getting closer to her. When she began to walk faster, the man ran up, reached between her legs and grabbed her genital area with his right hand. He then ran back into the building.
The woman was not injured. Police and campus security searched the building but could not find the man.» Read Full Article
MMSD takes emergency measures to prevent overflows
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District took emergency steps at the Jones Island sewage treatment plant Tuesday in an attempt to prevent combined sewer overflows and backups of sewage into residential basements.
At 4:30 p.m., the district started pumping a blend of storm water and sewage out of the deep tunnel system and disinfecting the flow with chlorine at the plant before discharging it to Lake Michigan, MMSD Executive Director Kevin Shafer said. This step provides more space in the tunnel system to store sewage and storm water flowing into it and reduces the risk of overflows.
The district cannot divert more than 100 million gallons a day of wastewater around the full treatment process at Jones Island during a heavy rainstorm, under a state permit.
The process is known as combined sewer overflow treatment since solids settle out of wastewater stored in the tunnel and regulators have determined that is equivalent to primary treatment at the plant. Overflowing combined sanitary and storm sewers in central Milwaukee and eastern Shorewood are directed into the deep tunnel system in a deluge.
At the time this emergency step was announced Tuesday, both the Jones Island and South Shore sewage treatment plants were operating at capacity.» Read Full Article
Oak Creek to host clean-up with mayor
Oak Creek - Residents are invited to help clean up the city with Mayor Steven Scaffidi from 10 a.m. to noon April 27, at Oak Creek City Hall.
The event is part of a citywide cleanup taking place from April 20 to April 27. The city has partnered with Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful in the Great American Cleanup.
Participants are asked to bring their own gloves. Bags will be provided by Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful. Those younger than 18 must have a signed parent permission slip.
All trash will be picked up courtesy of the city streets department.
Police department to host girls' self-defense class
Oak Creek - The Oak Creek Police Department will host a free self-defense seminar for girls from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. April 20 at the police station, 301 W. Ryan Road.
Participants must be a high school student and 17 years or older to participate.
Registration applications are available in the Oak Creek High School main office.
For information, call the Police Department Community Resource Bureau at (414) 766-7624.
Hales Corners Fire Department donates more than 350 jars of peanut butter
Hales Corners - The Fire Department, along with the Milwaukee County Association of Fire Chiefs, donated more than 500 jars of peanut butter to the Hunger Task Force during its peanut butter drive, which ended April 1.
Residents of Forest Ridge contributed 160 jars and the Hales Corners Fire Department gave more than 350 jars.
The contribution by residents and the department helped the Hunger Task Force reach its goal of collecting 100,000 jars of peanut butter.
X-ray thieves put area hospitals, medical centers on alert
Franklin - An alert was issued to area medical centers and hospitals after two people attempted to steal old X-ray films from two medical facilities in Franklin on April 2, according to a Franklin police report.
Also in the report:
The people, who posed as employees of a recycling company contracted by the facility's administration to pick up old X-rays, attempted to steal X-ray film from Aurora-Franklin Medical Center, 9200 W. Loomis Road, at 4:50 p.m. April 2.
Police received a second report at 5:10 p.m. after the same two people attempted to steal recyclable X-ray films from Wheaton Franciscan Hospital, 10101 S. 27th St.
The people, described as two white males, were captured on video surveillance when they attempted to steal X-rays at the Aurora-St. Luke's Main Campus at 27th Street and Oklahoma Avenue at 3:45 p.m. March 29. During each incident the men also were seen driving a silver Toyota Tundra pickup truck with carpet in the rear bed.» Read Full Article
DNR to host public meeting on groundwater contamination
Franklin - The state Department of Natural Resources will host its third informational meeting for the public on molybdenum groundwater contamination in southeastern Wisconsin from 6 to 8 p.m. April 11 in the community room at Franklin City Hall, 9229 W. Loomis Road.
The meeting will be in an open house format. Tables will be set up so residents can talk to local and state officials about health issues, testing their wells and how to treat well water for elevated levels of molybdenum.
Molybdenum is a naturally occurring metal found in the earth's crust, and in some cases groundwater. It is an essential nutrient in the human diet, found in leafy vegetables, grains and meat, and included as a dietary supplement in multivitamins. But excessive levels are not healthy and can lead to digestive problems and gout. The metal also is found in man-made industrial sources such as coal ash.
The DNR, local officials and well owners first learned molybdenum was present at elevated levels in a handful of private wells in the Caledonia area in August 2009. An extensive DNR study completed in January helped identify areas of Milwaukee, Waukesha and Racine counties that have elevated levels of molybdenum, but was unable to pinpoint the origin.
"We will provide as many chances as we can for the public to get information, express their concerns on the issue and offer input. We're there to listen," DNR Southeast Regional Director Eric Nitschke said in a news release.» Read Full Article
Franklin giving out free trees for Arbor Day
Franklin - The city of Franklin and the Franklin Environmental Commission will be distributing trees from 10 a.m. to noon April 27, in honor of Arbor Day.
Saplings will be given away on a first-come, first-serve basis to city residents in the Franklin Public Library parking lot, 9151 W. Loomis Road.
The supply is limited, so it is recommended that interested residents come early.
Limit one per child or one per family.
For information, call Debbie Zobel at (414) 425-2592.
Colleen Mrotek named 2013 Miss Southern Wisconsin in photo gallery
Miss Southern Wisconsin 2013 on April 7.Colleen Mrotek of Bay View, Miss St. Francis 2012, was named
The Miss Southern Wisconsin 2013 pageant is an official preliminary event for Miss Wisconsin pageant and was held at the at the Marian Center for Nonprofits.
View Mrotek and the other pageant participants in our photo gallery.
South Milwaukee's Cecilia Margraff crowned Miss St. Francis 2013
Miss St. Francis 2013 last night by reigning Miss St. Francis Colleen Mrotek at Saint Thomas More High School in Milwaukee.South Milwaukee native Cecilia Margraff was crowned
The event is in its 49th year and is an official preliminary competition for Miss Wisconsin. Margraff will receive a $2,000 scholarship to the school of her choice.
The Miss Wisconsin pageant is June 16-22 in Oshkosh.
Oak Creek Community Center hosts drive-up food donations
Drive Up To Stop Hunger will be held at the Oak Creek Community Center, 8580 S. Howell Ave., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Donate cash or a bag of nonperishable food items in the center's parking lot. Each vehicle will receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win a Brewers jersey.
All donations will be given to the Oak Creek Salvation Army Food Bank and The Family Life Center at St. Stephen Church.
Hamilton's Mackenzie Latt leads NOW All-Suburban Girls Basketball Team
NOW All-Suburban Girls Basketball Player of the Year after helping her team to a second consecutive conference championship.Junior Mackenzie Latt from Sussex-Hamilton was voted the
New Berlin Eisenhower's Gary Schmidt was voted as Coach of the Year for taking his squad to the Division 2 state title game.
Read more about them and the other members of the team on the special page highlighting the 2012-13 NOW All-Suburban Girls Basketball Team.
Cudahy election results roundup
Challenger John Hohenfeldt defeated incumbent Cudahy Mayor Tony Day in yesterday's election, capturing 1,629 votes (51 percent) to 1,591 (49 percent) for Day.
Randy Hollenbeck was elected District 3 alderman, capturing 221 votes (51 percent) to 211 (49 percent) for Zachary Wisniewski.
You can see more results on the Journal-Sentinel's April 2 election results roundup page.
Police called after naked woman on Amtrak train refuses to put clothes back on
Employees and passengers on an Amtrak train got more scenery than they bargained for last week when a woman disrobed, sat on the floor and refused to get dressed.
According to the Oak Creek police report:
Dispatchers received a call from the Canadian Pacific Railway Police just after 6 p.m. March 26, requesting officers respond to an Amtrak train that was stopped at the railroad crossing in the 1000 block of West Puetz Road.
The caller told police there was a naked woman in the first car of the train and they wanted her removed.
According to witness accounts, a railroad employee found the 38-year-old West Allis woman topless in the vestibule of the forward train car and asked her to put her shirt back on. A short time later, the train conductor found the woman in the same location, but by this time she was completely nude. The conductor stopped the train at the West Puetz Road crossing and contacted police for assistance.» Read Full Article
Greendale gets first look at new canine officer Nova
Greendale - The Police Department released a photo of Nova, the 18-month-old German shepherd/Belgian malinois mix that will head the newly formed K9 unit.
Officer Tony Fitzgerald left for North Carolina this week to undergo a six-week training program with the dog.
The department reported via Facebook that Nova appeared to accept Fitzgerald quickly, and the human half of the team is excited to start formal training.
The department and Village Board held a contest last month to name the dog, and selected Nova, which stands for "New Official Village Avenger." The winning name was submitted by 9-year-old Alex Alenius from Highland View School.
Hales Corners braces itself for EAB invasion
Hales Corners - The village is bracing itself for the impending invasion of emerald ash borer, an invasive insect known to destroy ash trees.
The Committee of the Whole approved a motion to update the village tree inventory and develop a strategy to deal with the infestation when it comes.
Although there are no official reports of EAB in the village, Village Manager Michael Weber said it is just a matter of time before the bug is found in Hales Corners.
"In all likelihood they're already here," he said.
The village has ash trees in its parks and public rights of way. Village staff members will count the total number of trees and decide what to do with them in preparation for the insect's arrival.
Village hopes to cut losses on tax district through refinancing
Hales Corners - The Committee of the Whole voted Monday to refinance a faltering special tax district on the west side of Highway 100.
The district was established to give the developer of the Hales Corners Shopping Plaza a financial incentive to remodel in 2008. Tax-incremental financing allows debt taken on for a project to be repaid with the additional taxes generated by property after it has been improved.
The plaza projected a $3 million increase in value but due to low real estate prices, hasn't been able to repay the village.
The village has been losing money on the district and hopes to reduce debt payments by an annual $4,000 through refinancing at a lower interest rate. Although payments will be reduced, the village expects to continue to lose money on the district.
Hearing scheduled for Gov. Walker's budget proposal
Greendale - The Joint Finance Committee will hold a hearing on Governor Walker's proposed biennial state budget Thursday.
The hearing will be held from 10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Greendale High School Auditorium at 6801 Southway.
Panels will be organized for the hearing so groups can testify together about specific topics, including education, transportation, employment and health care.
Greendale Chamber of Commerce to host Brewers tailgate
To celebrate Greendale's 75th anniversary, the Greendale Chamber of Commerce will host a tailgate party May 5 and offer a free ride to Miller Park to see the Milwaukee Brewers take on the St. Louis Cardinals.
The tailgate party will begin at 10:30 a.m. at Greendale High School, 6801 Southway, and will be held rain or shine.
Following the party, fans will board school buses and arrive at Miller Park in time for the 1:10 p.m. Brewers game.
Tickets for the Milwaukee Brewers baseball game will be available March 15 through April 5, and can be purchased online for $20 on the chamber's website, GreendaleChamber.com.
Tickets for the tailgate party will be available for purchase from March 15 through April 26 at the Greendale Park and Recreation Department, located in the Greendale Public Library, 5647 Broad St.» Read Full Article
Franklin Special Olympics wins regional basketball title
The Franklin Special Olympics basketball team wrapped up a successful season recently, winning the regional title game but falling just short in the sectional for a chance to compete for the state championship.
Mark Finne, the team's assistant coach and a social worker at Franklin High School, said it has been fun watching the players develop their skills over the years. Some of the athletes started playing in the fifth grade and are now in their 20s.
"I love it. We all have become a really close-knit family over the years. It's more a social thing than an athletic competition," he said.
The team won all three regional games before running into some tough competition at the sectional on March 23 in Pleasant Prairie.
Franklin lost to Janesville, 32-22, in the first sectional game, but if the team had won its second game, it could still have earned a spot at the state competition in Oshkosh.» Read Full Article
Edible book contest coming to Franklin Public Library
The Franklin Public Library is asking residents to literally digest what they read for its annual Edible Book Festival that will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. April 17 at the library, 9151 W. Loomis Road.
The annual family-friendly event invites community members from across southeast Wisconsin to create an edible entry inspired by a book. The creations will be exhibited, documented, judged and finally consumed.
Some of the categories include People's Choice, Most Resembles a Physical Book, Funniest/Punniest and Most Nutritious.
In the past, entries have depicted everything from the "Grapes of Wrath" to the "Hunger Games" and "Green Eggs and Ham."
The festival is free to enter, however donations for local food pantries will be accepted at the event. You can pick up an entry form at the library, or download it on the library's website at mcfls.org/franklin.» Read Full Article


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My grandparents were born in Pennsylvania's steel belt to Czechoslovakian immigrant parents. Childhood visits to see them were always filled with cabbage rolls and pierogies laden with fried bacon and sour cream. My grandmother showed her love with plates and plates of food, and we were only too happy to oblige. Needless to say, I have not had any pierogies since going vegan over 2 years ago. I noticed these frozen pierogies in the grocery store this week and was surprised to see they had no egg in the dough or cheese in the filling. I sauteed up some red and yellow onions in margarine and put them atop the pierogies. They are not even close to my grandma's, but it was fun to have something different for dinner. I am going to try to make a vegan pierogie next month, and dabble in cabbage rolls as well. Stay tuned!
Friday, December 21, 2007
13 comments:
- kmcaruselle said...
I'm a Czechoslovakian Pennsylvanian too. Yay for pierogies!
- December 21, 2007 at 11:40 PM
- Ruby Red Vegan said...
once upon a time i had a russian-style piroshki, but that's the closest experience i have to pierogies. they very doughy and scrumptious, and i love cabbage rolls as well so i'll definitely stay tuned!
- December 22, 2007 at 7:30 AM
- Isa said...
We can get supermarket pierogis here that are vegan but a few years ago all of the restaurants suddenly had eggs in their recipe. It's really sad because that's one of the few things about the diners vegans were able to enjoy.
- December 22, 2007 at 10:27 AM
- Tina. said...
I am Slovenian. A friend of mine here in Texas just made me a whole pot of vegan sarma (cabbage rolls) last night (she lived in Romania for a year, that's where she learned the recipe). They are soooo delicious--I can't stop eating them.
My husband (who grew up in Detroit), keeps telling me we should make pirogies, but I could never find a vegan recipe. Looking forward to yours.
PS--Great blog! I check in every day.
- December 22, 2007 at 11:24 AM
- Vegan Dad said...
Tina: what did your friend use for the cabbage roll filling?
- December 22, 2007 at 11:27 AM
- Tina. said...
She used Gimme Lean ground beef style instead of meat, rice, and whatever else the recipe called for.
- December 22, 2007 at 1:07 PM
- VeggieGirl said...
oh my goodness I haven't had pierogies since before I became a vegan!! I can't wait to see YOUR homemade version :0)
- December 22, 2007 at 1:58 PM
- SaraJane said...
I got all excited thinking you were going to post a recipe for pierogies! ha! There are some awesome potato and onion pierogies in Vancouver that are vegan as well. I can only get them at one of the markets. I had really missed them, too. Such a yummy, quick meal.
- December 22, 2007 at 4:37 PM
- Holly said...
Being from Pittsburgh and of eastern european blood, I appreciate a good pierogie from time to time. I look forward to your recipe. I have also been interested in trying to make some vegan halupki/cabbage rolls. I hated the stuff when it was made with meat, but I would be willing to try again without it. Perhaps I'll consult my great aunt's family recipe and see if I can do some substitutions.
- December 22, 2007 at 11:52 PM
- Happy Herbivore said...
my parents & grandparents also immigrated to the steel belt of PA, too! Pierogies are a food I know all too well.. looking forward to your vegan recipe to share with my parents!
- December 26, 2007 at 1:39 PM
- Elisabeth said...
sauerkraut pirogies = christmas eve in my family. We always bought ours from a local polish deli. The store bought ones are never quite as good. I look forward to your version!
- December 27, 2007 at 12:09 AM
- Tina. said...
Oh, and I just remembered--my Serbian grandmother back home would substitute meat with TVP when she made me cabbage rolls. They were also very yummy.
- December 29, 2007 at 11:32 AM
- jessy said...
i love vegan pierogies! i just made some for the first time last week. just flour, water, oil & sea salt - we stuffed ours with sauteed onions and garlic mashed potatoes - delightful! even made the dough from 1/2 whole wheat flour! i look foward to your take on pierogies! w00t!
- December 30, 2007 at 1:28 PM


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8 Terrifying Animal Swarms Created by Human Stupidity
Animals aren't extremely ambitious. Sometimes, however, all they need is a little helpful prodding in the right direction to start conquering everything around them like warlords.
As we first pointed out a couple of weeks ago, human stupidity is always there to give them a helping hand. And where those animals threaten us with their downright creepy intelligence, it's sheer numbers and destructive power that makes us fear the ...
#8. Starlings
In the late 19th century, a group called the American Acclimatization Society released about a hundred starlings in New York City's Central Park as part of a project to introduce all the birds mentioned in Shakespeare's plays into America. Even knowing nothing about starlings, you may recognize this as an idea that is both baffling and terrible.
"I have no idea why I'm doing this."
But if you do know something about starlings, you know they're considered a nuisance because of their habit of roosting in flocks of several million, and then tearing through crops like locusts. The starling is one of the most deeply resented birds in the avian community.
Next to Woody Woodpecker.
The released birds went on to reproduce like mad, increasing their numbers to somewhere around 200 million. By all accounts, starlings are natural terrors. They will force other birds out of their nests and eat their eggs. They swarm in those massive flocks, just eating absolutely everything they can fit in their beaks, stealing food from other species and wreaking havoc on agriculture.
And God help you if you have food left out in the open -- one feedlot in the U.S. had over 200,000 starlings lining almost every spare surface at one time, leading us to wonder why the National Guard wasn't contacted.
This is nothing a flame thrower can't fix.
In 1960, a Lockheed Electra crashed into Boston Harbor seconds after takeoff when 20,000 starlings flew into its engine, killing 62 people on board and proving that the starling's lust for seed is matched only by its thirst for blood.
Thanks, Shakespeare.
"Next, we'll introduce all of Christopher Marlowe's venereal diseases to America."
#7. Anoplolepis Gracilipes, aka the Yellow Crazy Ant
Think about your bedroom. It's about, what, 10 feet across? The yellow crazy ant is taking over that much land, each day, every day.
The crazy ant lives up to its name because of its tendency to shake and twitch like a mental patient, and also for its strange habit of collecting tin cans in a shopping cart and yelling at random people on the street [citation needed]. One day some of the ants managed to stow away on some trucks and wound up on Christmas Island. They multiplied, and multiplied, and are currently spreading at a rate of three meters per day.
We're like Godzillas to them. If Godzilla was completely powerless and incredibly vulnerable to our most basic weapons.
Strangely, Christmas Island was already famous for being home to millions of aptly named Christmas Island red crabs, who once a year migrate across the island in groups of several million.
So that means the island is now known specifically for being full of tiny creatures with lots of legs that you want to kill with a hammer.
Those first ants that crawled off the trucks went on to form several super colonies on the island, creating the greatest concentration of ants ever recorded anywhere on Earth. Over 30 percent of Christmas Island now belongs to the ants.
Viva la revolution!
And when we say "belongs to the ants" we mean it in the most absolute terms. They're so overwhelming and ravenous that no other living creatures are able to survive in areas that have been infected by the ants, literally leaving them devoid of any other life.
As you can imagine, the ants are utterly devastating to the environment, eating the crabs and becoming bigger and stronger in the process.
That's the difference between the mass of migrating crabs the island is used to and this infestation of ants; the crabs actually don't harm anyone and take over the island for only a few weeks of the year. The ants are slowly and methodically taking over the entire land mass and will never leave, ever.
The crabs also used to spread seeds with their burrowing, but the ants have put a stop to that, dramatically affecting the way the forests are growing and will continue to grow. The ants might as well carry flamethrowers and drive bulldozers.
Luckily, they can't reach the pedals.
Not that crabs can't do their share of damage ...
#6. Red King Crab
You may recognize these humongous Alaska-native crabs from Deadliest Catch. Well, hell, who could resist having more huge, delicious crab in our waters?
That's enough meat to feed at least a dozen interns. Maybe more if we throw in the crab.
Thus the Soviet Union introduced the Red King Crab into Russian waters in the 1960s. Crab for everyone!
Red crabs 1) travel in huge, dense packs and 2) are extremely voracious eaters -- they will literally eat everything. So they essentially form one huge, living vacuum cleaner, sucking up so much plankton, fish eggs, fish, mussels, clams, starfish, kelp, barnacles and the like that the areas they pass through are left as barren underwater deserts.
It doesn't help that these guys spread and reproduce at alarming rates. In 20 years, their population went zero to 20 million in the Barents Sea off the coast of northern Russia. They're even starting to invade Norwegian waters in what is essentially a charge of communist crustaceans.
For Mother Russia!
They may be a boon to the new crab fishermen in Norway and Russia, but for the rest of the fishermen, they are the devil incarnate. The crabs not only eat all the things the fishermen are trying to catch but also rip apart fishing nets, eat bait off hooks and generally wave their armored balls in everyone's faces.
For some inexplicable reason, however, the crabs are protected through a diplomatic accord by Norway and Russia, basically making them Lethal Weapon 2 villains with shells.
Which means that, collectively, these guys are Mel Gibson.
#5. Rabbits
Once upon a time, a landowner in Australia named Thomas Austin decided he would like some bunny rabbits. There were none in his country at the time, so he had a dozen rabbits sent to him from England so he could create a local population of the critters for him to hunt, sort of like the movie Predators, only without Topher Grace.
Fast forward to today: Over 300 million rabbits live in Australia. They outnumber humans 15 to 1.
And they all travel in box formation.
Rabbits are Australia's No. 1 cause of plant and animal extinction, literally starving other species to death and eating plants into oblivion. They're also one of the leading causes of soil erosion and crop destruction, costing the continent around $600 million in losses per year and scorching the Earth behind them.
On the plus side? Rabbit-pelt socks are pretty much free.
As a result of the rabbit epidemic, Australia now has a pretty strict customs program, by which we mean nothing gets in or out of Australia, ever. You can't even bring in the peanuts you got on the flight over, even though we're pretty sure peanuts haven't brought about any extinction-level events.


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Fabulous French Dips
Categories: Entertaining, Valentine's Day
Type: Sandwiches
Type: Sandwiches
Mushrooms, onions, sherry, and beef broth create a very tasty French dip!
Serves: 6 servings
- 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1 medium yellow onion, cut into thin wedges
- 2 tablespoons dry sherry
- 6 pieces French bread, each 6 inches long, or 6 whole wheat submarine-sandwich rolls, each 6 inches long
- 1 pound 2 ounces thinly sliced cooked lean roast beef
- 6 ounces thinly sliced nonfat or reduced-fat mozzarella or provolone cheese
- 1 can (14 1/2 ounces) beef broth
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed fresh garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 bay leaf
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- To make the broth, place all of the broth ingredients in a 1-quart pot. Stir to mix, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes, or until the flavors are well blended.
- While the broth is simmering, coat a medium-sized nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray, and preheat over medium heat. Add the mushrooms, onion, and sherry, and sauté, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender. Cover the skillet periodically if it begins to dry out. (The steam from the cooking vegetables will moisten the skillet.) Add a little more sherry if the skillet gets too dry.
- Slice the French bread or rolls in half lengthwise, and lay the pieces open on a flat surface. Arrange 3 ounces of beef on the bottom half of each piece. Top with some of the sautéed mushrooms and onions and 1 ounce of the cheese. Replace the tops of the sandwiches, and cut each one in half.
- Arrange the sandwiches on a microwave-safe platter. Cover with a paper towel, and microwave on high power for 2 minutes, or until the cheese is melted. Alternatively, wrap each sandwich in aluminum foil and bake at 400°F for 10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted. Place the sandwiches on serving plates, accompany each plate with a dish of the broth, and serve.
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BELLMEAD (December 5, 2012)-- Nicholas Gutierrez, 24, was in the McLennan County Jail Wednesday in lieu of bonds totaling $21,000, charged with assault by strangulation and injury to a child in connection with an attack on his girlfriend and her two sons.
He's also held on a warrant issued in Lubbock County for criminal mischief.
Bellmead police arrested Gutierrez early Tuesday morning.
Bellmead police Detective Michael Miller said officers were sent at around 1:45 a.m. Tuesday to an home in the 1100 block of Fisher Street where they found a woman and her 12- and 15-year-old sons who had been assaulted.
Miller said the attacker fled before police arrived.
The woman told officers her boyfriend choked her said her 12-year-old son was also choked and then pushed into a coffee table when he tried to intervene.
Her 15-year-old son then produced a knife and cut the attacker on the cheek as the two struggled and fell to the floor, Miller said.
Gutierrez was later arrested in the area and taken to a local hospital for treatment of a laceration on his face.
After treatment he was taken to county jail where he was booked on the charges.


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Arrested: Naomi D. Jefferson, 25, 1403 Pennsylvania Ave., aggravated menacing, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, Friday.
Jefferson County sheriff
Arrested: Jason A. Morris, 37, 39918 Hazel Run Road, Hammondsville, contempt of court out of Toronto county court, Friday.
Arrested: Charles R. Pemberton, 50, 98 Nevada Drive, Steubenville, assault on a police officer and resisting arrest, Friday.
Cross Creek Township
Arrested: Robert T. Geary, 22, 3193 Wilson Ave., Mingo Junction, domestic violence warrant, Friday.


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Welland Veterinarian Update Lyme Disease
Warmer temperatures in Welland and surrounding communities has brought out some of the creepiest little critters we can imagine!! Of course we are talking about TICKS. If you've never had the unpleasant experience of removing a tick from a dog, cat or human it's not likely to be long before you do. Welland Veterinarian Dr. Kristin Butler has been seeing a steady increase in the number of ticks that we are finding on dogs and … Read More


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Devon Allman plays at 8 p.m. Saturday at Bridge Street Live in Collinsville. Tickets are $39 and $24. For details, call 860-693-9762.
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On July 6, 1988, an explosion ripped through the North Sea oil rig Piper Alpha, and the resulting oil and gas fires, which destroyed the platform, also took the lives of 167 of the 228 men working that day. Over the weekend, a remembrance service took place in an Aberdeen park.
Over the weekend, as Americans were celebrating their
nations independence, a far more somber remberance took
place in Scotland. July 6th marked the 25th anniversary of the
worst offshore disaster of all time.
On July 6, 1988, an explosion ripped through the North Sea oil
rig Piper Alpha, and the resulting oil and gas fires, which
destroyed the platform, also took the lives of 167 of the 228
men working that day. Saturday, a remembrance service took
place in an Aberdeen park, which included a roll call of those
who lost their lives in the disaster.
The events on Saturday were not the only ceremonies to call
attention to the Piper Alpha tragedy. Members of the
Scottish Parliament, including Scotland's First Minister,
gathered on June 26 to mark the anniversary of the
The Scottish Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
(IOSH) held the parliamentary reception at Holyrood not only to
commemorate the 167 men who lost their lives, but also to point
out a number of present challenges to the safe extraction of
North Sea oil and gas. These challenges include aging
infrastructur; regulatory questions about new and emerging
energy technologies; and the exploration of deeper, less
accessible fields.
"The Piper Alpha disaster was a tragedy which not only claimed
167 lives, but left physical and emotional scars which endure
to this day for those who survived the events of that terrible
night, said Scottish First Minister Alex
Salmond. "It was also an event which has brought about
fundamental changes
and huge improvements
to the way Scotland's offshore industry treats the
health and safety of its workers. The greatest tribute we can
all collectively pay to the 167 people who lost their lives is
never to lose sight of how important this issue is, and to
continue to strive together to make sure each and every worker
who goes offshore is able to come home safely by making safety
the industry's first priority."
Piper Alpha is the worst offshore disaster in UK history. Along
with cultural, system, procedural, communication and leadership
failures, inherent design failures were a contributing factor,
found the subsequent inquiry conducted by Lord Cullen.
Speaking at the parliamentary reception, Brian Appleton, one of
three assessors in the Cullen Inquiry, said, "I have heard it
said that the Inquiry transformed the approach to safety
offshore. I don't accept that. What we did was point out what
we believed was the right way forward, a different way forward.
The safety management was transformed not by the inquiry but by
the operators and the Health and Safety Executive working
together in the direction we had proposed. Those are the
organizations which have transformed offshore safety.
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Carmi-White County Middle School and Norris City-Omaha came together for a practice track and field meet at Carmi-White County High School Tuesday, April 9. Boys and girls in sixth, seventh and eighth grade competed in the event from both schools to fine tune their skills before heading into the regular season.
Eighth grader Dakota Mullins was the top thrower in the discus with 84.6 feet. CWCMS's Andrew Burnett was second followed by Kemper of NCO in third.
In the long jump, Easton Stewart of CWCMS had the longest distance of 16'4 for first followed by Trenton Welch and NCO's Edwards.
In the track events, CWCMS's Jacob Howard was first in the hurdles with a time of 19.78 seconds followed by Dylan Courty of CWCMS and Kurtis Newman.
The 400M run was won by Bryce Northcott in 68.71. He was joined by CWCMS teammates Andrew Hunsinger and Seth Mann.
Seventh grader Colton Brown of CWCMS was very impressive in his races, winning the mile in 5:49 over Howard and Hollingsworth. Brown also won the 800M in 2:40.31 over Matt Rice and Keelan Shaffer, both of CWCMS.
In the shorter distances, Burnett won the eighth grade 100M dash in 13.75 seconds followed by Peyton Turrentine and Corbett. Trenton Welch won the seventh grade 100M in 13.44 over Stewart and Edwards. Troy Yang won the sixth grade 100M in 14.04 over Tyler Stallings and Will Pugsley.
Janes Smith, who went to state last season in the sixth grade 100M dash, won the girls division of the 100M dash for seventh graders. Smith also won the 200M dash.
In the relay divisions, the team of Northcott, Drew Huffer, Welch and Stewart won the seventh grade relay in 1:53.88 and the team of Josh Baker, Kaenon Highwood, Tyler Stallings and Yang won the sixth grade relay in 57.63.
The 800M relay team of Ryan Endsley, Turrentine, Tristan Buchanan and Burnett won in 1:55.31. The 1600M relay was won by Rice, Brown, Stewart and Burnett in 4:40.
Scoring was not kept for the practice meet. The CWCMS track teams have a meet scheduled with Mt. Vernon today at CWCHS. The field events will be held first at 4 p.m. followed by the track events.
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