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Check out this trailer for The Gift, the second book in the Witch & Wizard series by James Patterson:
After escaping imprisonment by the totalitarian regime known as the New Order, siblings Wisty and Whit Allgood, who possess magical powers, establish themselves as leaders of the Resistance, a hidden community of teenagers like themselves, hunted by the state and determined to defy its ban on the arts, magic, and all other forms of creativity.
We're celebrating Teen Read Week October 16-22.
This year's theme is: Picture It! Great books made into great movies!
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In Cassandra Clare's novel City of Bones, Clary Fray is just an average girl living in New York city until she witnesses a boy getting murdered by three teenagers covered with intricate tattoos and carrying bizarre weapons. Clary wants to go to someone about the murder, but the body mysteriously disappears out of thin air and she is the only person who can see the strange teenagers. What Clary soon finds out is that these teenagers are Shadow Hunters, warriors whose job is to hunt down and kill demons, and to keep a watchful eye on the other creatures that go bump in the night. Soon events take a turn for the worst when Clary herself is attacked by a demon and her mother is kidnapped and placed into a magically induced coma.
Clary can't understand why any of this is happening -- she is just a normal girl with an average life, and nothing strange had ever happened until she met the Shadow Hunters. But, what she soon finds out is that there are secrets about her past and events that have been wiped from her memory. Now, she needs the Shadow Hunters to remember her past and rescue her mother just as much as they strangely need her to defeat the malicious Valentine, a powerful Shadow Hunter who has turned against his own kind.
To celebrate the launch of our new OverDrive Web site, overdrive.librarypoint.org, we'll be getting a visit from OverDrive's Digital Bookmobile on Wednesday, September 28, from 12-6pm, at Salem Church Branch.
The Digital Bookmobile's gadget gallery—featuring an iPod touch®, Android™ tablet, NOOK™, Sony® Reader™, BlackBerry®, Windows® Phone, and more—will help visitors discover portable devices that are compatible with the library's download service from OverDrive. Interactive learning stations will give readers of all ages an opportunity to search the library's collection, use supported mobile devices, and sample eBooks.
Through our OverDrive web site, library card holders can check out and download eBooks anytime, anywhere.
Once downloaded, digital titles can be enjoyed on a computer or transferred to supported mobile devices. (Kindle support now available!) At the end of the lending period, titles will automatically expire and are returned to the digital collection.
There are never late fees or damaged items!
Take advantage of all of our download services 24/7 by visiting our eBooks & eAudio page.
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The Earth, My Butt and Other Big, Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
Feeling like she does not fit in with the other members of her family,who are all thin, brilliant, and good-looking, fifteen-year-old Virginia tries to deal with her self-image, her first physical relationship, and her disillusionment with some of the people closest to her.
Alt Ed by Catherine Atkins
Participating in a special after-school counseling class with other troubled students, including a sensitive gay classmate, helps Susan, an overweight tenth grader, develop a better sense of herself.
Angus, Thongs and Full-frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louise Rennison
Presents the humorous journal of a year in the life of a fourteen-year-old British girl who tries to reduce the size of her nose, stop her mad cat from terrorizing the neighborhood animals, and win the love of handsome hunk Robbie.
Bras and Broomsticks by Sarah Mlynowski
Living in New York City with her mother and her younger sister, Miri, fourteen-year-old Rachel tries to persuade Miri, who has recently become a witch, to help her become popular at school and to try to stop their divorced father's wedding.
Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
After spending her summer running the family farm and training the quarterback for her school's rival football team, sixteen-year-old D.J. decides to go out for the sport herself, not anticipating the reactions of those around her.
Best friends forever, Lani and Erin have been friends since they can remember in Susane Colasanti's Something Like Fate. Their lives are tied together by a tragedy that happened years ago, and neither girl can now imagine a life without one another. They have always been inseparable but their lives are rapidly changing, moving them farther away from each other.
Lani is an environmental activist and a high school student. In her school, it isn't exactly cool to care about the environment. Her best friend Erin is in the popular crowd, the Golden Kids. They used to both be part of the group but when Lani quit hanging out with the group and stopped going to their parties, she fell out of touch with the Golden Crowd. The best friends have a hard time spending time together with Erin hanging out with the popular kids and Lani promoting recycling and green activities.
Coming soon ... Envy (an Empty Coffin novel) by Gregg Olsen: Fifteen-year-old twins Hayley and Taylor Ryan of Port Gamble, WA, known as "Empty Coffin" because of a local legend, investigate a former friend's Christmas suicide and, along the way, discover a secret from their own past.
Are you a fan of the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead? Then you'll definitely want to check out Bloodlines, the first book in her new series:
When alchemist Sydney is ordered into hiding to protect the life of Moroi princess Jill Dragomir, the last place she expects to be sent is a human private school in Palm Springs, California. But at their new school, the drama is only just beginning.
Find out more at the Bloodlines web site.
This readalike is in response to a patron's book-match request. If you would like personalized reading recommendations, fill out the book-match form and a librarian will email suggested titles to you.
If you liked The Lightning Thief, then you'll probably enjoy the rest of the series: The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth, and The Last Olympian.
And also by Rick Riordan ... The Red Pyramid
After their father's research experiment at the British Museum unleashes the Egyptian god Set, Carter and Sadie Kane embark on a dangerous journey across the globe--a quest which brings them ever closer to the truth about their family, and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.
Here are some other titles you might like that are adventurous and surprising:
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp by Rick Yancey
Through a series of dangerous and violent misadventures, teenage loser Alfred Kropp rescues King Arthur's legendary sword Excalibur from the forces of evil.
Are you a fan of The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger?
Then you'll want to check out Darth Paper Strikes Back: An Origami Yoda Book.
While you're waiting for the book, spend your time (before the homework starts piling up) making origami Darth Papers, as shown by Tom Angleberger in this video:


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Saturday, April 12, 2014
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We don't want to leave and yet we do: it's this tension, the energy that both pulls us away and keeps us clinging on. How is it possible to feel two things at once? From experience, it's possible and quite common.
Around Christmas time, Jimmy and I had a conversation. We began to explore the possibility of moving back to New Jersey, where all our family currently lives. We grew up there; right in the middle of the New York metro area. We lived where towns melt into towns, and cars beep at you if you actually stop at the stop signs. Well, jimmy did. I grew up where there is a bit more space and across the way from a farm. <3 According to Jimmy, "I grew up in the middle of nowhere!"
It wasn't until recently that we began to actually plan. With the plan comes new stresses, but also new excitement. We cannot wait to have a bit of break (hello, sleepovers at the grandparents house!) and seeing our kids so loved by family. Our boys have two cousins and I can imagine them all as the best of friends as well. It will be incredibly refreshing and I always love a change. (i may or may not absolutely love change. haha!)
But leaving Santa Cruz will be heartbreaking. We tried to make it work and gave it our all. Jimmy has had many jobs, but nothing worked. We have worked and worked and pushed ourselves to the limit. Now, it's time to refresh and regroup, and hopefully, it will be our time of dreams realized. We will keep this place in our hearts forever. It was our first home as a married couple, where our kids were born and it's home. It always will be.
There last months here will be spent well. We have a million things to do, but enjoying this place until the very last minute here is on our list as well. We will continue walking and always enjoying the beautiful space we have fallen in love with. Tomorrow we are meeting new and dear friends in Big Sur. We could do other things or save on gas, but why? It's more important to spend time with sweet friends.
Today, we went to one of our favorite spots and hung out with the children before Jimmy had to work. Jimmy, my talented photographer husband, took these photos! <3
Also, a few announcements:
I hit 2000 followers on instagram! I've been talking to a few people in hopes of doing a giveaway. This giveaway is specifically a THANK YOU! Daily, I'm overwhelmed by the love and support i've received through blogging and social media. I would still like to include another company in my giveaway, so if you are interested let me know! (email me at email@example.com)
AND Jimmy and I are launching our photography site soon. We have decided to take our hobby professional and if you would like any photos send me a message!
Lastly, on our way back to New Jersey we want to meet some of the families we've "met" through instagram. We will be putting together a series when we get back. I will be posting our route soon and if you live on it and would like to meet, then let us know! (more info soon!)
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The views in your pictures are always so breathtaking, and I know it'll be hard to leave such a beautiful place, but sometimes family can trump so much. Lately my husband and I have really been talking about moving to Florida to be with my family, but it's not so easy with two little ones. I wish you well with your move! And if you would like to meet up, I'm in the upstate New York area :)ReplyDelete
Gosh, I feel like we were just on the verge of getting to know each other...and even though our paths very scarcely crossed my heart feels a little empty today knowing you're leaving and going home to the area where I too grew up. I'm excited for your new journey and will pray for your endeavors...your family is something special...a pillar of strength, creativity and joy that overflows into the lives you meet. AndreaReplyDelete
Danielle, I can't tell you how beautiful your family is, and inspiring! Your willingness to be transparent and beautifully honest warms my heart and helps me step toward doing the same! I know we didn't get to meet up, and never got the chance to really establish a deep friendship, but I want you to know that you embrace and encounter life with such grace and such beauty and I'm so excited for your family and the new changes coming and look forward to following your blogs and pictures and updates. I wish your family the very best!ReplyDelete
We too love adventure and exploring with our family, but there is a time for rest and comfort of "home" as well. Blessings to you and yours as you navigate the travels and trials of a cross country move.ReplyDelete


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By Ian Bremmer
The opinions expressed are his own.
What we're seeing in Europe -- in rising Italian borrowing costs and the felling of two prime ministers -- is the growing impatience of the markets for a resolution to the euro zone crisis. To put a finer point on it, the hive mind of the markets has decided it is not going to give Europe enough time to get its act together. The big institutions that drive the world's economies are sitting on huge amounts of cash -- enough to solve many of these problems overnight. But they have lost confidence in the ability of the European political system to deliver solutions that will work.


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Michigan State still has a big job ahead of it, but in many respects the worst part is over.
The Spartans won't have to face a defense quite as good as the one that smothered them in last Saturday's 24-17 loss to No. 1-ranked Ohio State in any of their last four games.
The score was respectable thanks only to two touchdowns scored by the defense and a blocked field goal by the special teams.
Michigan State's Big Ten-leading offense, however, failed to score a touchdown for the first time this season.
The Spartans' 185 yards of total offense was their weakest output so far. MSU's previous season-low was 327 yards in its victory over Pittsburgh.
While the Spartans had moved the ball on everyone else, no one figured it would be easy because the Buckeyes boast the nation's top defense in yards and points allowed.
And Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio put what his team was up against into even starker terms after running back Javon Ringer was held to a season-low 49 yards on 18 carries.
"I was surprised we couldn't run it better because we have very good players as well," Dantonio said. "But it looks like a great defense.
"When you're against a defense that made opponents punt 72 times in seven games, and only lined up to block 10 field goals or extra points, you've got issues.
"When you have only 17 opportunities for kickoff returns in seven games, that means your defense is playing very, very well. Nobody's getting in the end zone on them. That's what the situation was."
The Spartans' record dipped to 5-3 overall and 1-3 in the conference, but they only are one victory away from becoming bowl-eligible.
The bad news is that while Ohio State has the gold-standard defense, three of MSU's remaining opponents are in the top half of the league.
Iowa (3-5, 1-4), which the Spartans visit at noon Saturday (ESPN2), is third in total defense, Michigan is fourth and Penn State is second.
Purdue, MSU's second-to-last opponent, is eighth in total defense.
Dantonio expects the Spartans to continue to battle the way they did after falling behind 24-0.
"I think it points to the fact we have character on our football team, our guys are willing to hang together and we will keep playing," he said. "It doesn't mean we'll win the next game, but it does mean there's a feeling on our team that we're not going to let each other down.
"We're going to keep climbing, and that's a very good feeling to have when you're coaching a team."
Nevertheless, Dantonio stressed to his players that getting close isn't good enough even if it was against the No. 1 team.
"Coach D. said we fought hard but we're not playing for moral victories," defensive tackle Justin Kershaw said. "We have to come back and beat Iowa. That's how we come back from this."


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With Opening Day behind us and the minor league season underway as well, there are now real, quantifiable games for us to draw conclusions from. With top prospects such as Julio Urias and Joc Pederson having begun play, a quick report on each of the Dodgers' top-10 prospects (according to B/R's own Mike Rosenbaum) is in order.
All information we have is obviously accumulated in small samples, and so we can't draw any larger conclusions about many of the players at this point in the season. However, there are interesting tidbits we can learn about each, even at this early date.
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A small girl had stolen her seat on a Florida-bound flight, but Anne barely noticed. The magazine editor was focused not on the child but on the young girl's father—the spitting image of a man she once dreamt of dating. It had been nearly four years since Anne laid eyes on Curt at a party where both were interested and neither was single—and now, Anne was staring at the face of Curt's brother.
By the time they reached baggage claim, the other man was happy to play matchmaker for Curt who, Anne says, "happened to be newly single. Our first date was February 22, 2011, nearly four years to the day of our first encounter, and we have been together ever since."
As the couple wrapped up a run through Central Park on a "gorgeous morning," Curt fell to his knee feigning a hamstring injury, Anne says. But he was hardly hurt—he was proposing. "Unbeknownst to me until our rehearsal dinner six months later, Curt had planted a photographer in the park to capture the entire proposal," Anne says. "Curt's mother blew up a massive 10 foot by 10 foot screen of my face for all guests to see at the rehearsal. Needless to say, I was stunned."
For their ceremony venue, Anne and Curt chose the classic, white-walled interior of St. Mary's Church of the Assumption in Middlebury, Vermont.
"We wanted to have a very classic look for our wedding," Anne says. For this couple, that meant "all-white flowers and a lot of greenery mixed in."
The bride wore an ivory, A-line Vera Wang dress, which she covered at the shoulders with a vintage fur shrug, a gift from the groom's aunt.
A mixture of garden roses, freesia, hydrangea, ranunculus, tulips, rosemary and mint, the bride's bouquet surely smelled as lovely as it looked.
Guests found their seat assignments scrolled on ivory cards placed atop green ribbons.
Anne and Curt's September wedding reception was held inside a tent provided by Celebration Rentals, Inc. on the grounds of the Waybury Inn. "It was the peak of fall foliage season in Vermont, so the beautiful shades of the changing leaves served as the ideal backdrop," Anne says.
For the couple's cocktail hour, "we served organic meats, cheeses and vegetables procured entirely from local Vermont farms," Anne says. Their signature cocktail? A "delicious spritzer" made of all-natural grapefruit liqueur and Prosecco, "garnished with a lemon twist," the bride says.
Waybury Inn catered the couple's affair, serving pan-seared filet of beef wrapped with prosciutto and tender scallops with sweet bell pepper, spinach and orange slices.
The Sultans of Swing covered Etta James' classic At Last for the couple's first dance as husband and wife. "Our band was amazing," Anne says.
Anne and Curt's cake was also made by Waybury Inn. A three-tiered white confection, the cake was accented with pearl beading and topped with fresh flowers.
The getaway car was decorated with a handmade sign, a circle of hydrangea, and a deer head, a nod towards the rustic Vermont setting.
The couple traveled to Argentina for their honeymoon. "We began our trip in Mendoza, exploring local vineyards at the foot of the Andes mountains," Anne explains, "then traveled to Buenos Aires."
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Ongoing budget cuts will hit uniformed military personnel in the coming fiscal year in the form of smaller raises and fewer troops.
Department of Defense Comptroller Robert Hale said compensation is one of the areas the Pentagon is examining as it looks at another year of across-the-board cuts due to sequestration. That figure is expected to top $52 billion in fiscal 2014, and the severity of the cuts will impact civilians, military personnel, training, testing and purchasing.
"I think we will go after military compensation aggressively," Comptroller Robert Hale said during a Sept. 5 meeting of the Reserve Forces Policy Board and reported in Army Times.
Hale said the annual military pay raise will likely fall below the increase in inflation next year. The White House and the Pentagon have proposed a 1 percent pay increase for active-duty troops next year, the lowest percentage increase since the formation of a volunteer army 40 years ago. The House's version of the Defense Appropriations Bill includes a 1.8 percent pay increase, but President Barack Obama has vowed to veto the higher amount.
Hale said he thought the Pentagon would "prevail" in its efforts to cap the increase at 1 percent.
"I would not be surprised to see us propose continued limits on military pay raises," Hale said. "As we look out right now - even in a period when unemployment improves - it appears to us that our compensation package is sufficient to let us to do that and we could slow the growth ... not cut pay, but slow the growth."
Force reductions will go along with the benefits changes, with the Army and Marine Corps taking the hardest hits. It's all part of an effort to cut up to 10 percent from Pentagon coffers over the next decade.
"We just need a push for force structure cuts and some slowing of compensation," Hale said. "The United States military has got to get smaller."
Hale said while he hopes these actions can be avoided, he sees little reason to believe Congress can reach a deal to avoid sequestration.
"Everyone agrees that it is highly desirable. It's also highly unlikely. I'd say it requires a political miracle. In fact, at this point I'd say it probably requires consecutive political miracles," Hale said.


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I never saw the movie "Dumb and Dumber". I'm told it was quite amusing.
But even though I've never seen the fictional version, I get the feeling I'm watching the real life version unfold before our very eyes.
Yes boys and girls it's an election year, a very important election year.
But as we stand and gaze across the political landscape, our eyes are not filled with inspiring candidates like Robert F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, or even Honest Abe Lincoln.
Instead of inspiration, we get nothing but desperation, from this collection of misfits, phonies and flim flam men.
Let's begin with the Connecticut Senate race. In one corner you have the challenger, Linda McMahon. If the name sounds familiar, it should.
McMahon runs the WWE wrestling empire. The McMahon campaign released a new TV commercial on Monday just in time for the scheduled prime-time debate between the two senate hopefuls.
The ad focused on Richard Blumenthal's Vietnam record. In his case, the lack of his Vietnam record. And while the ad didn't offer anything new, it did point out Blumenthal's most publicized character flaw.
The Connecticut Attorney General failed to tell the truth about serving in Vietnam. And he did it over and over again. If there's one thing that's an absolute in politics, it's lying about your military service. These days it's not always a very exclusive club.
Another political commercial that hit the airwaves this week was the first TV ad from Delaware Senate hopeful Christine O'Donnell.
Now I don't know about you, but I was relieved to watch O'Donnell's ad. She let everybody know she is indeed not a witch. Keep in mind she once hinted she might have been a witch, but now she's not.
"I'm not a witch," says the Tea Party supported hopeful. "I'm nothing you've heard. I'm you."
Christine is just like me. She's nothing like we've heard. How can anyone be nothing like we've heard? She must be something like we heard. Maybe the next TV commercial will shine more light on who Christine really is.
And finally, a few words on Alaska Senate candidate Joe Miller. This not so average Joe is taking Alaska by storm. Joe, has made a short career by making outlandish statements about the national minimum wage and Social Security.
Joe doesn't like these tried and true American traditions. He thinks they're both unconstitutional.
Now it may come as a surprise to some of you, but I'm not the world's biggest conservative. But having said that, the Tea Party crowd isn't all bad. They've had their moments.
But the problem is, between their moments come the meltdowns. Joe Miller and his ilk will never, ever, be taken seriously when they leap off the edges calling for the end of Social Security. These statements hurt the candidate and the cause.
Four weeks till election day. Battle lines clearly drawn. How much change are we really in store for?


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(Nov. 29, 2012) The most photographed man on the island over the past week was unquestionably Vice President Joe Biden, who seemingly held court along the streets of downtown Nantucket during his family's annual Thanksgiving visit.
Despite an entourage of Secret Service agents and Biden's big German Shepherd that he took with him on his strolls through the downtown core district, dozens of island residents and visitors jumped at the chance to shake hands with the vice president and pose for pictures with him. And Biden – judging by the sheer number of photos sent to The Inquirer and Mirror by readers and many more posted on social media –didn't turn anyone down.
But for one island resident, the opportunity to meet the vice president was more than just a photo-op. For Alexandra McLaughlin, it was personal.
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HOPEWELL TWP. -- A fire early Saturday afternoon did heavy damage to at least the west end of a house at 268 Sheppards Mill Road , mercifully when no occupants were home.
State Police on scene said there were no reported injuries in the blaze. They and neighbors said, however, that a light brown pomeranian puppy named Snuggles was rescued by a Bridgeton firefighter.
Snuggles appeared fine, as he was taken in by neighbors for the time being. A bowl of water sat nearby, and Snuggles kicked and panted happily as a neighbor scratched behind his ears and rubbed his belly.
The cause of the fire was not clear as of 3:30 p.m., but it had been extinguished sometime before then.
The heaviest burn damage appeared around the southwest corner of the home and on the west end.
Firefighers from at least Hopewell-Stow Creek, Gouldtown, Greenwich, and Seabrook Fire Companies responded, as well as Bridgeton Fire Department.
Updates on the fire's cause, as well as damages, will be provided as information becomes available.


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A federal appeals court on Monday lifted a stay that for nearly two years has been blocking the execution of midstate murderer Hubert Michael.
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals made that decision as it upheld a ruling U.S. Middle District Judge John E. Jones III issued in November 2012, denying the latest in a string of appeals Michael filed to try to avoid execution for the July 1993 murder of 16-year-old Trista Eng.
Michael, formerly of Lemoyne, was sentenced to death in 1994, after he pleaded guilty to kidnapping Eng as she walked to work near Dillsburg, then raping and shooting her at the state game lands in Warrington Township. Michael actually requested execution when he pleaded guilty to the slaying, but after being sentenced to death he changed his mind.
The stay that had been blocking his execution was issued by the 3rd Circuit Court when Michael appealed Jones' November 2012 ruling. The stay was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court pending resolution of the appeal. The high court's decision supporting the stay came just hours before Michael, now 57, was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection in the state prison at Rockview.
In turning aside Michael's appeal, Jones concluded, among other things, that Michael had not demonstrated any "extraordinary circumstances" to merit the reopening of his case for further court review. Michael's lawyers claimed he has debilitating mental health problems that impair his judgment.
The 3rd Circuit Court decision to back Jones' ruling and lift the stay means the governor can issue a new warrant to allow Michael's execution to proceed.


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The Newport baseball team has bottomed out.
At least that's Buffalo coach Steve Zeiders' fervent hope.
On April 14, Newport dropped a painful 6-5 decision at Lancaster Country Day. Three nights later, at East Juniata, the Buffaloes lost 9-0 to fall to 0-4 in the Tri-Valley League and, 1-5 overall, have their District 3-A playoff hopes go on life support.
The loss to LCD, a team the Buffaloes should be able to handle, was particularly troubling for Zeiders.
"That was definitely a disappointment. It might have been the longest bus ride home I've ever taken," said Zeiders. "I'm hoping we've hit bottom. There's no place for us to go but up."
Over 19 innings, LCD pitching had been lit up for 39 hits, 28 walks and 34 earned runs for an 12.53 ERA that should have had the Buffalo hitters licking their chops.
Whether it was overconfidence or a poor approach at the plate, Newport never quite solved Cougar pitching.
The Buffaloes wasted Tanner Wood's two-out double in the first, failed to score in the second when Cougar starter Sylvester Williams got out of a bases-loaded, no-out mess with two strikeouts and a grounder back to the mound. Williams then ripped through the heart of Newport's batting order in the third, fanning No.s 2-through-4 ... on just 11 pitches.
In the home half of the inning, Williams staked himself to a lead, blasting a two-run home run off Josh Kline.
Newport got those runs back in the top of the fourth, but squandered a chance to take a lead with a poor base running decision.
Despite getting the first two batters on base, one runner was cut down at home, the second was forced at second on a fielder's choice, but CJ Frank followed with a double and Marcus Jones doubled in Maverick Robinson and Frank to tie the score.
Williams pushed the Cougars back in front with another two-run dinger off Kline, this time with two outs.
"Josh pitched well enough to win. (Williams) hit two balls that are flyouts on our field," Zeiders explained. "(Even so), it wouldn't have been a close game if we just put the ball in play."
The Buffaloes stranded a runner at second with one out in the fifth. The final two outs were by strikeout.
Kline, who walked five and hit a batter, gave up a run in the fifth on a fielder's choice, but the Buffaloes closed to within 5-4 in the top of the sixth.
Noah Schaeffer, who had three of Newport's seven hits, singled, stole second and went to third on a wild pitch. Consecutive two-out walks to Jones, Mason Arbogast and Kline forced in Schaeffer. Jones then scored when Wood was hit by a pitch.
A Buffalo error, two walks and a sac fly doubled the Cougar advantage to 6-4 going into the seventh.
Newport's deficit, however, was sliced to one when Caleb McNeillie lead off the seventh with a solo home run. The Buffaloes got no closer.
LCD sandwiched two final strikeouts -- Newport's 10th and 11th of the game -- around a groundout to short to nail down the win.
"(The losses) have been a combination of things," Zeiders said. "Errors, walks, too many strikeouts, lack of hitting in clutch spots -- we have a lot to fix. I still believe we can do that, but we have to start now."
The Wildcats still seek their first win.
With losses to Halifax (11-2) and Millersburg (11-5), Greenwood fell to 0-6 in the Tri-Valley League and 0-8 overall.
Walks and errors continue to impede the Wildcats' progress.
In the loss to Halifax, they committed nine defensive miscues that led to seven unearned runs. Their pitchers gave up eight hits and five walks.
Brady Stover, who doubled and scored a run, and Drew Paden had the team's only hits.
Stover, who pitched the first two innings and gave up seven runs, took the loss against Millersburg.
No other details of that game were available at press time.
This week, the Wildcats embark on a four-game road trip that includes stops in Millersburg, Line Mountain and Juniata, and concludes with a Saturday game at Newport.
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Grapefruit League Game 30: Yankees at Twins
Here is the lineup as the Yankees take their last bus trip of the spring, a 2 1/2 hour trek to Fort Myers, Fla., and they'll see a familiar face on the other side of the diamond… remember, the Yankees actually had some interest in signing Carl Pavano (again!) as a free agent this winter…
March 27, 2011, 1:05 p.m. ET – Lee County Sports Complex – Fort Myers, Fla.
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Eduardo Nunez SS, Robinson Cano 2B, Mark Teixeira 1B, Alex Rodriguez DH, Eric Chavez 3B, Andruw Jones RF, Ramiro Pena LF, Jesus Montero C, Austin Krum CF
Pitching: Buddy Carlyle RHP (0-0, 18.00 ERA this spring)
Aaron Hicks CF, Matt Tolbert 2B, Michael Cuddyer RF, Justin Morneau 1B, Jim Thome DH, Delmon Young LF, Danny Valencia 3B, Drew Butera C, Alexi Casilla SS
Pitching: Carl Pavano RHP (1-1, 0.95 ERA this spring)
- Joe Girardi told reporters today in Fort Myers that it is unlikely Pedro Feliciano (left triceps soreness) will be able to avoid the disabled list. Feliciano was supposed to try throwing today but the session had to be cancelled, and Girardi said it is difficult to envision a situation where Feliciano is ready for Opening Day. Girardi named lefty Steve Garrison, 24, as a potential replacement to begin the season.
- Romulo Sanchez was listed on the travel roster for today's game but did not make the trip. It's possible that the Yankees could have a trade in the works. Sanchez is out of Minor League options.
- Right-handed pitcher Lance Pendleton has been tendered back to the Yankees by the Astros. Pendleton will be assigned to minor league camp.
- Chris Dickerson (cramping) and Curtis Granderson (oblique strain) are taking BP this afternoon in Tampa, though Girardi said it is too early to know anything about their conditions.
- Girardi on Eric Chavez's spring: "You saw the bat speed. Right when he got to camp, you saw the bat speed in Chavez. If he's healthy, he can help us. He's not really going to forget how to hit. It's just if you're physically capable of hitting. And he looked great."
Feliciano questionable for Opening Day, Granderson "50-50"
Left-hander Pedro Feliciano may not be ready for the March 31 opener against the Tigers and could begin the season on the disabled list. Feliciano still feels discomfort behind his left shoulder and is scheduled to try playing catch again on Sunday.
Additionally, Curtis Granderson is continuing treatment on his strained oblique – he swung a bat today, ran the bases and threw – and says he feels like he has a "50-50" chance of being ready for March 31.
"The way everything felt today was a good sign, another step forward," he said. "Hopefully everything continues the same way."
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman indicated the team may wait as long as the March 30 workout day at Yankee Stadium to determine if Granderson should begin the year on the disabled list. If they retroactively date him, Granderson would be eligible to come off the DL on April 6.
"That would be their call," Granderson said. "I feel like everything is fine in terms of avoiding the DL."
Yankees notes: Joba, Boston, Jeter and more
It was a busy Wednesday morning in the Bronx, as the Yankees introduced Rafael Soriano to the New York media, a signing that Brian Cashman acknowledged makes the team better but one that he had still vocally opposed because of the contract value and a lost first-round Draft pick.
Meanwhile, Joe Girardi revealed that he hears Andy Pettitte has started throwing – just in case – and Scott Boras said that he plans to continue talking with the Yankees about Andruw Jones.
Then, just for good measure, Cashman acknowledged that he indeed had several discussions about bringing Carl Pavano back to the Yankees, looking for someone to upgrade a rotation that still figures to include both Ivan Nova and Sergio Mitre if the season started today.
Pavano signed a two-year deal with the Twins later in the day, but like we said, it was a busy morning. Here are some of the other tidbits that might have been overlooked:
Cashman: "Joba's in the bullpen, for the 200th time" – a.k.a., The Debate is Over
Joba Chamberlain will be in the bullpen and there is no chance of him starting for the Yankees in 2011, both Cashman and Girardi said.
Here's Girardi's explanation: "I think Joba is going to be an important part of our bullpen. For me, I like to shorten the game as much as I can. He has a chance to be an outstanding reliever for us and I think his second half was better than his first half. I think we could really have a close down bullpen where the game gets really short. When you're called upon to pitch, your inning is just as important. If you give up runs in the sixth, you never get to the eighth. Sometimes in the seventh you might face a tougher part of the order than the eighth."
Asked if there was some physical reason the Yankees wouldn't consider starting Chamberlain, Girardi answered, "No, not necessarily. It's probably hard to bounce back and forth all the time. Then you end up with an innings limitation again. I think it's really important that you have an awesome bullpen and I think he can be a big part of that. … We just decided at this point that's where he fits the best and that's where we're going to put him."
Responding to a similar question, Cashman said, "I think we've seen over time now that his stuff plays so much better as a reliever than as a starter … As a result of everything leading up to and including last spring."
A reporter then tried to float the case that Chamberlain's numbers as a starter compared favorably to what Ivan Nova or Sergio Mitre might provide.
"He's in the bullpen," Cashman said.
Did Boston's big winter push the Soriano deal?
Cashman said he never heard that the Yankees needed to react to Boston's moves specifically, but Hal Steinbrenner felt that there needed to be an upgrade of some kind for the fan base. The decision went beyond just the baseball operations department, he added.
"I think [Steinbrenner] just felt we needed to do something, regardless," Cashman said. "That's how it was conveyed; 'We're not going to go into Spring Training without us doing something big.' And this is big."
Will Soriano fit in the clubhouse? Sure, Girardi says
There have been whispers that Soriano has had trouble with previous managers, including being upset with coming into non-save situations and being asked to pitch more than one inning. You would think that will be different with Mariano Rivera in New York.
Girardi said that reputation won't be a problem, as he wants to "give everyone a clean slate" and tries to get to know each of his players as much as possible.
Are the Yankees a better team today?
Girardi figures the '11 team is better than the one that walked off the field after Game 6 of the 2010 ALCS. "I think we've added to our bullpen, added another left-hander (in Pedro Feliciano), and I think we're a better club because we've been through it," he said.
More pitching on the way?
There has been buzz on the Hot Stove about the Yankees potentially showing interest in the Tigers' Armando Galarraga – he of the imperfect Jim Joyce game – who was designated for assignment. He's easily one of the more appealing options out there, given the marketplace.
Regarding another possible upgrade to the rotation, Cashman said: "I hope so. The starter might have to come from within. Hopefully we have some of these young kids answer the bell for us. In the meantime, we'll still keep our eyes and ears open to the remaining market, which is very limited."
He added: "It's a difficult market to choose from. Listen, if you're still on the board, there's a reason for it."
Captain leading off
As of this moment, Girardi says he has Derek Jeter penciled in to be the Yankees' leadoff hitter. Hitting coach Kevin Long has said that he'd like to use Spring Training to experiment with different combinations.
Yankees officially announce Pedro Feliciano signing
It took three weeks to cross the T's and dot the I's, but the Yankees have officially announced the signing of left-hander Pedro Feliciano, who comes across town from the Mets for a two-year, $8 million contract that includes a club option for the 2013 season.


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Organ transplant advocate visits Idaho to promote
'Alive because of someone else's choice'
ITD promotes the Donate Life organ donation message through options available on drivers license applications.. Saving lives is key to ITD's mission on the highways. Saving lives elsewhere just makes sense.
With ITD's headquarters as the backdrop on Monday afternoon (June 28), the story of Mike Greiner and his quest unfolds:
Seven years ago Greiner couldn't go down a flight of stairs at his home in Lincoln, Ill., without stopping to rest. His kidneys and pancreas were stopping, too.
Through donated organs — eyes and tissue — eight different people could be touched by one person's decision to be an organ donor. The decision to be an organ donor can touch or enhance the lives of 50 people.
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He then travels 3 hours at (f-10) km/h
In these 5 hours, he travels 90km
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d and t are given to us as 90 and 5 respectively
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Meyer says there's no need for panic as 6-1 Buckeyes get ready for Northwestern.
Falling to Penn State no reason to make drastic changes.
Ohio State cites breakdowns but season is far from busted.
Michigan moves up to No. 2.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Ohio State is down to No. 6 in the Associated Press top 25 poll for its 24-21 loss to previously unranked Penn State on Saturday, while Michigan takes the Buckeyes' place at No. 2 for its most recent win. The Wolverines (7-0)
Nittany Lions block 2 kicks, score 17 points in fourth quarter to win, 24-21.
Fifth-year senior and former soccer player will be Ohio State's kicker for this season only.
Lions block 2 kicks late, return one for touchdown.
Buckeyes go from playing at Wisconsin to visiting Penn State.
Rockets, Falcons, Wolverines, Buckeyes all in action.


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Univision Communications Inc. recently designated Keith Turner as the company's new president of Advertising Sales and Marketing, which will be effective on the 4th of September 2012. He was previously with the National Football League, where he served as their senior vice president of Media Sales and Sponsorship. Turner will contribute over three decades of experience in the media industry. There's more about his appointment on this news link.
Greg Furst was recently declared as the new Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Rolta North America. He was formerly part of CSC, where he served as their Vice President & Regional Portfolio Executive. Furst had also worked with Microsoft Corporation, as well as Optiglobe and Digex. There's more about his appointment on this news link.


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First Republican Meg Whitman, a political novice running for California governor, seemed to catch her Democratic opponent, Jerry Brown, napping with an aggressive early push for Latino voters — a voting bloc that has proven tough for her party to crack.
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Antonio was there in spirit
Democrat Jerry Brown, finding himself in an unexpected tug-of-war over Latino voters with Republican Meg Whitman in the California governor's race, this week gathered more than a dozen top Latino lawmakers and officials to his side to demonstrate their solidarity with his campaign.
Presidential hopefuls like Buffett for Treasury Secretary
While White House hopefuls Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama wasted no time trading barbs in their second presidential debate, they agreed on the one man they would like to see running their Treasury Department to help pull the U.S. economy out of a tailspin: investment guru Warren Buffett.
Musing with McCain: 'If I were dictator…'
WASHINGTON – Sometimes it's hard to tell when John McCain is joking.
Take his interview Tuesday with journalists at The Des Moines Register.
The Republican presidential candidate acknowledged the financial bailout measure before Congress was not perfect, but he said it was unacceptable to do nothing and admonished lawmakers for failing to pass a rescue plan.
Then, without cracking a smile or missing a beat, he added this little nugget: "I'm not saying this is the perfect answer. If I were dictator, which I always aspire to be, I would write it … a little bit differently."
With the Treasury secretary likely to have a huge amount of power under any bailout scheme, McCain was asked what sort of person he was looking for to fill that job. He said Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson had been doing admirably.
"I think a person along Paulson's lines," McCain said. Given the fragility of Wall Street, he added, any candidate "probably has to have a sound grounding in the financial markets and that aspect of America's economy."
The Arizona senator said if elected he would recruit the brightest and the best for his Cabinet, Democrat or Republican, in government or in business.
"I'll go out and ask them to serve the country for a dollar a year," he said.
He mused aloud about who might be enticed into government service: billionaire Iowa businessman Warren Buffett, eBay founder Meg Whitman, or Fed-Ex chief Fred Smith.


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By BEN
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Phone: 856-451-1000, ext. 556
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The column that listens to you if you have a well-thought-out plan that does not rely on the same old premises that have never worked before.
Good afternoon!
And a beautiful afternoon it is.
Let the sun shine on your face for two hours a day and you'll never have to see a doctor, unless somebody has polluted the water, polluted the land, polluted the air or polluted the food.
Summer Events at the Bridgeton Public Library
Summer Reading Program!
Tuesday, June 17 – Friday, Aug. 8.
The Bridgeton Public Library invites people of all ages to participate in its independent summer reading program.
"Wee Readers," for babies and toddlers ages 0-4, is a program which encourages parents and children to complete activities that help develop early literacy skills.
The "Fizz! Boom! Read!" program features story hours, crafts, book discussions and special events for young people ages 5-11.
"Spark a Reaction" is a program for teens ages 12-18, and features weekly activities, a tubing trip, book discussions and more.
"Literary Elements" is a relatively new adult reading program that invites those over eighteen to join in the fun, as well.
Participants can register for the reading program beginning Monday, June 16 by visiting the library in person or online at bridgetonlibrary.org.
Preschool Story Time
Tuesday, July 22, at 10:30 a.m.
Children ages 2-6 and a caregiver are invited for stories, songs, finger plays, crafts and a snack.
Story time is free and does not require registration.
Story and Craft
Tuesday, July 22, at 10:30 a.m.
Kids ages 7 and up are invited to share stories, activities and crafts.
This program will take place at the same time as our Preschool Story Time and is perfect for older siblings.
Library "Wiki-Wars" for Teens
Tuesday, July 22, 6 p.m.
Teens ages 12-18 are invited to face off against each other in an attempt to go from one Wikipedia page to another using only hyperlinks.
Registration required.
Guided Tours of Woodruff Museum
Wednesdays, 1-4 p.m.
A knowledgeable volunteer will be on hand to provide guided tours of the Woodruff Museum of Indian Artifacts on Wednesdays from 1-4 p.m.
"Literary Elements" Adult Reading Program Movie
Wednesday, July 23, 6 p.m.
A film based on the program's first book discussion of Harper Lee's classic novel.
Please register.
Board of Trustees Meeting
Thursday, July 24, 4:30 p.m.
The Board of Trustees of the Bridgeton Public Library will meet on the main floor of the library. The public is welcome to attend.
"Go Wild" Magic Show!
Thursday, July 24, 7 p.m.
Magician John Carlson will present a magic show featuring puppets, music, storytelling and more!
This family program is recommended for all ages.
Funded by a Community Development Block Grant.
Baby Time!
Friday, July 25 at 10:30 a.m.
Babies, ages 6 to 23 months, and their parents or a caregiver are invited to Baby Story Time where we will share simple stories, nursery rhymes and songs. No registration is necessary.
Science Saturday
Saturday, July 26, 1-2:30 p.m.
Kids ages 8 and up can join us for stories, science experiments and crafts. This week we will learn about gravity by holding an egg drop!
Registration required.
Bridgeton Midget Football practice starts July 28.
Vinnie Woodruff Day is Aug. 30
Story coming from Bridgeton Midget Football in Auguat.
Can you stand it!
Bridgeton is back in the Tri-County Midget Football League after being frozen out of the Cape May Junior Football League and playing in four states last year in a great venue that almost got the 13-14-year-old Gems a trip to Bowl Week in Florida.
When you play in Delaware against a team from Baltimore to try and earn a trip to Florida, you're in a Mapquest league.
Welcome back, Tri-County.
We missed you.
"It's football time in Bridgeton!'' is the official word from Salvy Blandino Field. "Yahoo!''
And if anybody should be canonized for making this happen, it's Carl Hemple Jr., one of the top officials in Tri-County.
He worked for years to get us back in.
Come back, Carl!
We've missed you.
We were there the night it all went down at West Deptford.
It was uglier than your think.
It was drinking in cars and acting stupid, including at least one coach.
"We'll never forget the man drunk on his feet saying, "I want one!'' over and over.
He wanted one West Deptford player hurt.
You go to an away game, you're representing Bridgeton.
You looked good at all the games in Cape May.
But, if we're going to lose, we're going to lose gracefully, something Bridgeton didn't learn in the Cumberland Regional series.
Despite what Carol with a K believes, the trouble was always at Bridgeton.
Somebody generously give Bridgeton Midget Football $150,000, but only with the understanding we go with a Green and Gold decor again with the new bleachers.
Can you help get us with that grant, Assemblywoman Celeste Riley?
Can you raise the money, Salmon Ventures and Tony Surace?
The organization will be 60 years old next year, and not many can say that.
MY KIND OF TOWN: Where, suddenly, cities are mobilizing, or should we say, citizens?


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"I feel like I'm walking through a war zone," Sutherland told me in a low voice, as if the ghosts of those trees might be disturbed by normal conversation. I, too, was startled by the intensity of feelings this place evoked. The desolation reminded me, more than anything, of massacre sites I had visited in Rwanda. But here it was the landscape itself that had been cut down, dismembered, slashed, and burned.
True to BLM regulations, six or seven legacy trees had been left standing on each acre. Many of these survivors were severely damaged, their low bark stripped away by skidders, cables, and other machinery that had enabled a crew of a half-dozen workers to dismantle the living surface of this hillside in a matter of days.
According to a Forest Service employee (who asked not to be named), legacy trees are more susceptible to disease and blowdown, since they lack sheltering forest around them. "Leaving them there is an insult," he said. "Everyone knows the only reason we do it is so we can say we don't clearcut."
My visit to this clearcut–pardon me, regeneration harvest–might have been less disturbing if I hadn't personally financed it. As is the case with almost all timber sales on BLM or national forest land, these trees were sold for less than what the agency spent to prepare the sale. The watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense reports that more than $1 billion in public funds per year subsidizes private logging companies that harvest federal forests. The Umpqua National Forest is among the top 10 money losers, but in 105 of 111 national forests, revenue from timber sales falls short of the costs of administration and roadbuilding, and other outlays.


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Bangor police are investigating a drive-by shooting that happened Saturday afternoon at a house on the first block of North Sixth Street, Chief Glenn Kerrigan said.
Kerrigan said at about 3:30 p.m. people inside the house at 65 N. Sixth St. summoned police after having multiple shots fired into their house.
"People inside the house heard what they thought were fireworks," Kerrigan said.
Kerrigan said the people inside the house realized the sounds were gunshots when one of them had glass and plaster land on them. Kerrigan said none of the three people inside the house was injured.
Kerrigan would not comment on whether the shooting was random or if the people were targeted, only saying that it was "under investigation." Kerrigan said no arrests have been made.


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The annual Alto Harvest Festival will be held Saturday, Sept. 22 at the corner of Bancroft and 60th Street in Alto.
The event begins with a pancake breakfast put on by the Alto/Bowne Township Fire Department at the Alto Fire Station, 6260 Bancroft. The breakfast begins at 7 a.m. and ends at 10 a.m.
Opening ceremonies for the festival will be held at 10 a.m.
Events will include a Classic Car Show along with a Blue Ribbon Baking Contest, Baking Bingo, a pie-eating contest, Puff-n-Pedal tractor pull for kids, tractor trivia and a scavenger hunt.
Entertainment will be provided by the Caledonia String Players at 10:15 a.m. Other performers will be the Lowell Fusion Experience, Offsiders Band and Crisi Dykstra.
A Guitar Hero Contest will be held 3-5 p.m. Other attractions will include a library used book sale, American Legion dunk tank, antique tractors and an appearance by Rick the Reptile Guy from the Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park.
Arts and crafts vendors open at 9 a.m. and close at 3 p.m.
Parking will be available on the street and at the Alto Baptist Church.


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A career criminal was sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday for stealing beer.
Henry Simmons, 41, has felonies against his name dating back 23 years, according to testimony at his plea hearing. Now, the shoplifter is starting a five-year sentence for stealing five cases of beer.
Simmons pleaded guilty to an enhanced shoplifting charge on Wednesday that can see the offender jailed for up to 10 years. The enhancement comes from previous convictions for the crime of which Simmons has five.
The arrest for this crime came around 40 days after Simmons was released from jail on his last burglary conviction.
He has previous offenses that include assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, possession with intent to distribute cocaine within proximity of a school and several other drug charges.
On Aug. 19 this year, he was arrested after putting five cases of beer into a storage bin and then fleeing a Whiskey Road store. He was pursued by store security and then apprehended by Aiken Department of Public Safety officers.


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Is a trade about to go down?
Something is afoot in Minneapolis.
The Angels brought along two players from Triple-A Salt Lake when they only have one roster spot. Coming up are utility man Sean Rodriguez and catcher Bobby Wilson.
Adding to the suspicion that a trade is imminent: Juan Rivera figures to get most of the designated-hitter at-bats on the artificial turf at the Metrodome, so why do the Angels need a third catcher?
Is one of their catchers being shipped out in a trade. Rodriguez's arrival could mean either Howie Kendrick or Brandon Wood is being sent to another team.
Details are just coming in. Stay tuned to the blog.
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Iowa lawmakers are working on an expansion of the bottle bill to include water, sports drink and other bottles.
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