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A special independent commission should be in charge of drawing political district lines for the state's congressional delegation and Legislature, not lawmakers themselves, according to a report issued Wednesday.
It is the second time in the past two years that the issues-oriented Public Affairs Research Council has called for a commission to do the work of reapportionment.
The finding came in a 21-page study titled "Louisiana Redistricting: A Progress Report" that said lawmakers should start to take "decisive steps" toward forming a new redistricting method for the 2020 remapping since it is too late to have one in place for the special redistricting session that opens March 20.
That new method should be enacted "sooner rather than later," according to the report, authored by PAR research director Alison Neustrom. The council made a similar recommendation in a 2009 report for the redistricting this year, but lawmakers soundly rejected the idea.
The new PAR report said the concept of a commission "should be debated, designed and approved in the near future, not later in the decade when incumbent pressures are likely to block real reform."
Besides drawing new congressional and legislative political boundaries based on the 2010 census figures, lawmakers will also be called on to reconfigure the districts of the state Supreme Court, five courts of appeal, the Public Service Commission and the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
"An independent redistricting commission or some form of more objective decision-making would better serve the broader interests of the public and improve the state's image as a place where serious political reforms have replaced an old and tarnished reputation for cronyism and self-dealing," the report said.
The report hails the steps the Legislature has taken to open the reapportionment process by making documents available on the Internet, holding nine meetings around the state to get public input and streaming coverage of the events live on the Internet.
The report called on the Legislature to "fully and publicly document" the current remapping process in anticipation of 2020, draw districts without regard to parties or incumbents, establish and follow "guiding principles" for redistricting, and debate publicly any changes to those parameters. It also recommended that when lawmakers file amendments to redistricting plans, they should be filed with maps showing how the overall plan would be affected -- and in advance of debate so colleagues and the public can review them.
The report also said the Legislature and the Judicial Council, an arm of the state Supreme Court, should look at the number of appellate court judges during the redistricting session; if such a study cannot be done during the session, then a moratorium on new judgeships should be imposed until the study is done.
Rep. Rick Gallot, D-Ruston, chairman of the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs, the panel that handles redistricting in the House, criticized the report and its major finding of a commission to do redistricting.
"I look forward to them (PAR officials) appearing at all of the nine" hearings, Gallot said. "Each one (hearing) they don't attend lets me know they are not interested in fixing the system or improving the system; they are just interested in you all (in the media) writing about it."
PAR President Robert Travis Scott said he will attend the New Orleans hearing today at 6 p.m. at Dillard University. He said PAR has been monitoring past meetings and will continue to do so. The committee is also holding a meeting today at 10 a.m. at the Fuhrmann Auditorium at the Greater Covington Center, 317 N. Jefferson St., Covington.
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The inspiration: Cormac McCarthy is one moody mofo. Why else would the author have created the utter hopelessness of his point-of-no-return, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Road? The film version, directed by John Hillcoat and starring Viggo Mortensen as "The Man" and Kodi Smit-McPhee as "The Boy," was shot in various locations throughout the U.S., including the Columbia Gorge and the Oregon Coast. The film's bleakly chic world perspective gave our stylist a chance to pair an expensive trench coat with a bunch of cast-offs from Buffalo Exchange. And that, my friend, is essentially most Portlanders' idea of high fashion.
Release date: Nov. 26.
The fashion:On Jay: John Blasioli cobalt-blue trench coat, $349, abrokenspoke.com; Jonny Fenix custom-order T-shirts, $45, jonnyfenix.com. On Max: An assortment of children's clothing from Buffalo Exchange, 1036 W Burnside St., 222-3418, and other locations, $5 and up.

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VESTAVIA HILLS, Alabama -- Warrants have been issued for two men in a May burglary at a Vestavia Hills home.
Dewayne Montrell Little, 30, and Vindarius Areon Coleman, 21, of Birmingham, both face burglary charges in the May 28 break-in at a home in the 2800 block of Seven Oaks Circle, according to the Vestavia Hills Police Department.
Little faces a $15,000 bond and is in custody. He was being held in the Jefferson County Jail on unrelated charges.
Coleman is not in custody.
The police department said evidence technicians were able to link the two to the crime with the help of forensic evidence.


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Two young boys, one riding a bicycle and the other standing over its rear wheel, stop outside Reynolds High School. The boy in back hops off, walks over to a growing makeshift memorial, and appears to pray. He closes his eyes in silence before hopping back on the bike and leaving.
As Reynolds High School staff clean out their classrooms and seniors prepare for the evening's graduation ceremony, community members continue to visit the school where two days earlier Jared Michael Padgett, 15, shot and killed fellow schoolmate Emilio Hoffman, 14, before injuring physical education teacher Todd Rispler and then killing himself.
Natasha Hunter, who had babysat Hoffman, is one of those coming to the school to reflect. "He was just an amazing kid," she says. "He was so bright." Her heart went out to Hoffman's mother and whole family.
Keith Jones, a Reynolds High grad who had struggled with depression when younger, says he knew neither Hoffman nor Padgett but that he feels for both of their families. "Both families are affected and need help," he says. "The thing with depression is that people are really good about hiding it," he adds, in reference to Padgett.
After Jones leaves, a group of mostly Reynolds students stops by with more flowers and balloons. Natana Ittihrit, 15, says she did know both boys. She had two classes with Padgett. "He seemed fine," she says of his demeanor just days before the shooting.
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The co-owner of a construction company in Hermantown has been charged with second degree assault for allegedly hitting a construction worker with the bucket of a backhoe.
According to the criminal complaint 48 year old Michael David Billman of Saginaw was just trying to nudge the 24 year old victim, because Billman said he was throwing equipment around and goofing off.
The victim suffered only minor injuries.
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Police hyperbole vs. pet personification | Letters
A short unattributed blurb in The Mirror on Aug. 24 was titled "Pets and hot cars just don't mix."
The Federal Way Police Department asserts that "leaving an animal unattended in a vehicle is dangerous to the animals."
This is a ridiculous absolute that cannot reasonably be substantiated. Certainly it can be said that leaving an animal in an unattended vehicle for an extended amount of time, in hot weather and with the windows closed, can be dangerous.
Beyond that, the Federal Way Police Department is engaging in hyperbole.
Federal Way police go on to assert that "consistent temperatures above 70 degrees have led to an increased number of calls related to leaving dogs in vehicles in an unsafe manner." While indeed there might be an increased number of calls of this nature, the calls are in no way indicative of an increase of cases where an animal is being confined in an unsafe manner.
In the first place, addressing weather above 70 degrees as hot or dangerous is a fallacy that could only occur in Washington state. This year has been extremely mild, and there have been only a handful of days this summer where the temperature has exceeded 80 degrees.
Based on my own experience, I believe that it is far more likely that the increase in the number of calls is indicative of a lack of knowledge on the part of the caller and an evolving phenomenon that I will describe as the personification of our pets. The bottom line is that a dog confined in a car should not be the sole basis for a 911 call. In short, there should be a clear indication that the animal is in distress, and reasoned knowledge that continued confinement will harm the animal.
The Federal Way police then tell us that "city code allows Federal Way police officers to "enforce this violation as an infraction" with a first offense costing $100. The problems begin with the fact that city code derives its authority from state law. In this case, the city presumes to enforce state statute RCW 16-52-080. A violation of the statute can result in misdemeanor charges with a potential jail sentence and fine.
The statute essentially says that it is unlawful to transport or confine an animal in an unsafe manner. The problem with the statute is that it is a look-good, feel-good piece of legislation that completely lacks any guidelines for determining or defining what is an unsafe manner in which to confine or transport an animal.
Overall, the law provides no analysis, no measurement mechanisms, nor any examples of behavior or circumstances that would lead to a violation. This leaves the law open to a wide array of ridiculous interpretations inclusive of simply locking a pet in a vehicle for a short amount of time.
This makes the statute, however well intended, unconstitutionally vague.
Into this vacuum step police officers with little or no training and experience in animal care or health. Private citizens also come from a variety of experiences. In contrast, a person raised on a ranch or in a rural area is likely to have a different experience and perspective than does a city dweller who may have little practical experience with raising animals.
By example, a professional dog trainer or even a bird hunter with dogs would treat you as a fool if you objected to the manner of confinement and transport of their animals. Dogs confined in a ventilated trailer or vehicle is a norm and the animals are watered and checked every couple of hours. Note that this is a much gentler version than what occurs with the transport of livestock such as cattle, pigs or chickens.
Meanwhile, in the small suburban metropolis of Federal Way, you are more likely to experience the other end of the spectrum with true experience in animal husbandry being relatively low. Not to say that they do not have pets, just that they have limited practical knowledge in how to treat them.
Often such people tend to emotionally personify their pets. These are the people who are automatically offended or horrified upon seeing a pet in a locked vehicle. Taken to extreme, you have some owners (or animal lovers as they call themselves) objecting to the discipline of a pet, confining a pet, or even objecting to placing a pet upon a leash. These are people whose pets ride in their laps or are otherwise transported in air conditioned luxury.
I hate to see an animal mistreated or abused. However, I also dislike seeing the ridiculous extent to which this law is being applied and interpreted. Assuming that this statute is not quickly struck down in state or federal court, Federal Way needs to institute a comprehensive training program for all police officers. The training should be conducted by a licensed veterinarian and address issues such as how long a pet should reasonably be confined in a closed vehicle without ventilation or water, etc.
Such a standard established on a municipal basis as the definition of state statute is not likely to be considered constitutional. Yet it may act as a motivator to the Legislature to clean up their mistake.
Further, such an approach is far more reasoned than the status quo in which officers of various backgrounds and experience impose their own personal judgment on how the law should be interpreted.
Ultimately, that is the problem, without any clear standards established by the legislature; officers are left to interpret intent and application on the basis of their own experience tainted opinions.
Additionally, under the status quo, pet owners are equally at loss when they arrive at the juncture of leaving their pet in a vehicle while they run into the grocery store or a doctor's office.
Given the laws, lack of clarity and specificity, I would suggest that Federal Way officers err on the side of conservative application of the law. Look for symptoms of clear physical distress. Work from a standardized symptom and treatment information as provided by a veterinarian. Do not rely on emotion and citizen concern.
Understand that a barking or whining dog is not an inherent indication of distress. A dog confined in a vehicle is not reason enough for intervention or application of enforcement measures. Look instead for clear symptoms of dehydration or heat prostration.
In the realm of preventative care and intervention, look for pets in vehicles that have been there for some time in truly hot weather. For you native Washingtonians, 70 to 80 degrees is not hot. Also look for pets in vehicles with closed windows.
David Koenig, Federal Way
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Owners of implantable defibrillators beware: Computer hackers can attack the devices that control your heartbeat. The Wall Street Journal reports that a physician and some computer scientists proved that it's possible to hack into a Medtronic Maximo, an implantable cardiodefibrillator. The implantable devices are used to manage tachyarrhythmia, a cardiac ailment that involves rapid beating of the heart.
Like many other such devices, the Maximo can be programmed via RF signals from outside the body – a process that's good for patients because doctors can access the implanted devices without cutting through the patient's skin. By hacking into them, however, outsiders could potentially steal medical data or affect the performance of the devices.


text: Business Week's Jon Fine is breaking our heart. In the latest installment of Howard Mortman's "Blogs the Famous Media Read," Fine lists our cousins, FishbowlNY and FishbowlLA and our mothership at Mediabistro.com, but no love for FishbowlDC. This brings our average down in Mortman's feature to (gasp!) 52.94. We're crushed.


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News item: Amherst women and Williams men reach Final Fours of NCAA Division III basketball. Another special season for the "Little Ivies."
Happy St. Pat's Day, James Joyce (Longmeadow's hockey coach).
Remember the Armor? They're on the road again for six games.
Believe this: The Twins will find a way to keep Joe Mauer.
Hingham 1, Catholic Memorial 0. A super finish to the Super 8.
Sorry, but these aren't the Celtics we knew two years ago.
At 34, is David Beckham getting soccer-old?
With Kevin Millar around, the Cubbies will stay loose.
Look who's No. 1 – Amherst, in Division III women's hockey.
At 3,000 meters, nobody catches Bernard Lagat.
If you're looking for a "March Madness" surprise, try Pitt.
The Yankees need Javier Vazquez to be a solid fourth starter.
Memo to B's: Don't let those Habs slip away.
Who is Noel James? AIC's first track All-America.
Looking good, Ernie Els.
Number of the week: 6,499 (Indoor heptathlon world record point total by Oregon's Ashton Eaton).
That was quite a hoop sweep for Vermont in America East.
You're getting old if you saw coach Dan Dulchinos give Chicopee Comp its first WMass title - basketball in 1965.
Pound-for-pound, Manny Pacquiao is boxing's best.
On 3/14, Venus the Labrador retriever celebrated Pi Day ... or was it Pie Day?
News item: NHL's Minnesota Wild sign Casey Wellman of UMass. With Longmeadow's George Bazos as his agent.
Hey, Grandpa, the Y awaits.
Honk if you miss the Bijou.
Add Joe Grippi (Springfield College wrestling) to my list of all-time favorite sports names.
Ready for "The United States of Tara?"
You'll find Briana Scurry of UMass on Washington's pro soccer roster.
ASA softball, anyone?
Some things you can count on, like the 12 Hours of Sebring.
Where have you gone, Greg Kite?
Hitting to all fields: Remember when Dan Dulchinos led Chicopee Comp to its first WMass title?
News item: Amherst women and Williams men reach Final Fours of NCAA Division III basketball. Another special season for the "Little Ivies."


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Patrick Willems continues his journey to San Diego Comic Con, and this time gets to see The World's End and shake Edgar Wright by the hand as he promises himself he would. But how? Here's how.
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A 97 dash will not fit in a 91, the interior is diffrent.
i got a good deal on a 97 silverado dash. i want to know how do i remove and install on my 91 gmc sierra?
A 97 dash will not fit in a 91, the interior is diffrent.
You will have to change the door panels with the dash for it to fit.
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but does any one how i go about removing it?
i tried but its still bolted to something?
thnks for the help ill give it a try today.
by the way man how did you fill your taillights on your 91 stepside?
I stood around and watched my bodyman do it. :lol:by the way man how did you fill your taillights on your 91 stepside?
On an '88-'98 sportside bed, the best taillight fillers money can buy are already on the truck: the stock taillights. So, those are my fillers. They're filled using Marine Tex and a little bit of fiberglass.
if its like my 97 i had some bolts in the glove box under the air bag one in pass side kick then one on driver side kick the the 3 screws across the top and i had to pull the wiring threw the fire wall
yea i forgot about that pita one its a 7mm and it will hold the whole dash in
thanks guys. but the guy i bought it from actually took the time to remove it himself and only charged me 30 bucks for it. but know i got to find out if the 91 and 97 bolt up the same way. also i want to fill the airbag part with something. i was thinking a screen or if possibe a small "drink" cooler haha
I need help with this to
Theres threads on here about doing the swap.. also the gauges are different and theres threads on that too... rob the ductwork from the newer dash too! Most of the wires that will hold you up on the dash removal are the headlight, the couple black boxes mounted to the metal dash cross bar kinda between the column and lighter plugs, and the A.C. unit wiring is accessed easily once glove box is removed.. idunno bout the older dash but these will tick ya off trien to remove the newer dash.. There are also two bolts under the passenger airbag accessed thru glove box hole.. can't remember if theres much more than whats already been mentioned. Good luck man
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thanks guys for the help..i wish i would have took pics of my truck with the cables all over the place..i ended putting my old dash back on.
because i couldnt make the gauges work. i think ill just part with the dash. or give it a go later on.


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Dubai rhymes with "do buy!"
That may explain why Calvin Klein, Inc. hosted a fashion event in Dubai.
Last week, the creative director and CEO of Calvin Klein companies invited 400 of their soon-to-be-closest friends for cocktails and a fashion installation The Four Seasons Golf Club in Dubai.
The event featured 15 models posing on steel pedestals enclosed in Plexiglass columns. Hey, didn't Grant High School theater department do something similar for its production of "Lysistrata?" That Calvin Klein is such a copy cat! Dubai guests sipped champagne on a terrace overlooking the golf club. Hey, we did that last year only it was cheap vodka in our living room overlooking our backyard. If you squinted -- and had another vodka -- you could hardly tell that the doggie dug a couple dozen holes in the lawn.
OK, so maybe we're a teeny bit jealous of this whole Calvin Klein thing because we really want to go to Dubai. We went to Abu Dhabi In about 1978 -- seriously, it was a three-hour stopover from Bangladesh to England -- and we were suitably mesmerized. You fly to what seems like the middle of no where -- and pretty much is -- and see nothing but wealth and space age architecture. Plus, we must see The Palms in this lifetime.
The Calvin Klein company is hosting parties all over the world including Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing and London in its effort to brand the world.
Not to gossip or anything but Calvin Klein company turns 40 later this years. Must be some kind of mid-life crisis thing.
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Dell Makes Case to Go Private in Grim Filing
Dell Inc. described bleak prospects for its business and the personal-computer industry as it laid out its most comprehensive case for accepting a $24.4 billion offer to go private, a decision that kicked off a high-stakes poker game among potential bidders.
In a 274-page filing Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, numerous people involved in the deal—from Dell's own financial chief to those financing the deal—said the computer maker was increasingly fighting for market share in an industry that appeared on a downward spiral.
They argue that Dell would need a dramatic remake, a prospect that justified the $13.65-a-share offer last month from private-equity firm Silver Lake Partners and Dell founder and Chief Executive Michael Dell.
Mr. Dell is in the unusual position of having a potential interest in talking down Dell's prospects in order to persuade shareholders to take the current bid that he helped put together. Some major investors oppose the deal, believing the company is worth more.
A cast of rivals is now jockeying for control of the computer maker, turning the seemingly troubled company into one of the hottest big deal properties in years.
Mr. Dell declined to comment through a Dell spokesman. The spokesman said the filing will begin a review process by the SEC expected to last five to 10 weeks. "As the board's special committee continues to oversee this process, we remain focused on our customers and on providing innovative products and solutions to help them succeed."
In the filing, Dell outlines a discussion in November showing how it missed even its own internal revenue projections for each of its prior seven quarters.
As an indication of how fast management believed Dell's prospects were eroding, its projections for revenue for the current fiscal year fell by as much as 15% between July 2012 and January, from an initial projection of $66 billion to a "conservative" projection of $56 billion.
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The Boston Consulting Group, which was hired by the board to analyze the buyout offer, projected that Dell's revenue would decline each year through 2016. Once the largest computer maker in the world, Dell has struggled as PCs—its bread-and-butter product that generates half of its annual revenue—have declined amid the rise of smartphones and tablets. The company is now the third largest PC maker by shipments, according to Gartner.
Numerous times, various parties involved in the deal cited weaker than expected customer demand, reductions in PC shipments and falling gross margins, according to the filing.
Mr. Dell told the board that the only way out involved changes in the company's business model and expensive investment in new products and services. "Implementing such initiatives would require additional investments that could weaken earnings and cause greater volatility in the performance of the common stock," the filing said Mr. Dell argued in a Dec. 6 meeting.
"Mr. Dell stated his belief that such initiatives, if undertaken as a public company, would be poorly received by the stock market because they would reduce near-term profitability, raise operating expenses and capital expenditures, and involve significant risk."
There were also questions as to whether Dell was being run well, including discussion at a Sept. 13 meeting that included "adjustments in the management team," the filing states.
Alex Mandl, chairman of a special committee of the company's board assigned to oversee the deal negotiations, at one point inquired about Mr. Dell's plans if the deal didn't go through. On Jan. 17, the filing said, Mr. Mandl "expressed the view that the company may need to hire a chief operating officer and asked Mr. Dell about his plans in the event a going private transaction did not occur," the proxy said.
Two private-equity firms brought in early in the take-private process both balked, citing the uncertainty of the PC business and Dell's declining operating performance. They were identified in the document only as Sponsor A and Sponsor B, but people familiar with the talks identified the former as KKR KKR 2.76 % & Co. and the latter as TPG.
The filing comes at a critical juncture as the company attempts to convince shareholders to approve the proposed $24.4 billion buyout. Dell shareholders including its biggest outside investor, Southeastern Asset Management Inc., have criticized the bid from Silver Lake and Mr. Dell—which was at about a 25% premium to Dell's stock price at the time—as undervaluing the company.
Dell's stock closed at $14.33 on Thursday, down one cent.
On Monday, after the 45-day "go-shop" period ended to weigh if any other bids might come in, Dell announced that private-equity firm Blackstone Group BX 1.01 % LP and activist investor Carl Icahn told Dell's special committee that they were also interested in the computer maker.
While both had yet to submit formal bids for Dell as of the filing, Blackstone has said it would offer in excess of $14.25 a share while Mr. Icahn proposed paying $15 per share for up to 58% of the company's shares. Both competing proposals would let investors retain some or all of their stakes.
Any competing offers put Mr. Dell—who with affiliated entities owns 16% of the company—in an awkward position. Blackstone has reached out to other executives to potentially lead Dell, people familiar with the matter have said, meaning Mr. Dell may wind up on the sidelines without a say in the company he founded out of his dorm room in 1984. People familiar with the situation have also said Blackstone is open to keeping Mr. Dell as CEO if its bid wins.
At the same time, Mr. Dell would be enriched by any higher bid.
If the Silver Lake offer is completed, Mr. Dell will remain CEO, own a controlling stake and receive $150 million in stock options.
Mr. Dell's discussions about taking his company private began in June 2012 with Southeastern, which urged him to consider a buyout that included the firm, according to the filing. Southeastern declined to comment.
Mr. Dell in August met with Silver Lake Partners and KKR before he brought word to his board that he was interested in a management buyout.
The discussions kicked off seven months of back and forth in which KKR and TPG dropped out of a bidding process and Silver Lake boosted its bid six times before reaching a deal the day after the Super Bowl.
Dell's filing lays out the board's internal conflict with disappointing results and how it sought to persuade Silver Lake to continue adding to its bid. At one point in late January, after word of deal talks had been reported in the media, Silver Lake and Mr. Mandl, the special committee's head, both threatened to leave the negotiating table.
Mr. Mandl told Mr. Dell he was "pessimistic" about Silver Lake's negotiations and urged him to start thinking about hiring executives and think about his own role at the company.
Mr. Mandl told Mr. Dell the board needed a price of at least $13.75 a share and Silver Lake came back with $13.25, which was immediately rejected.
It took three more offers, and Mr. Dell's promise to accept a discount on his ownership, to get to the agreed-upon $13.65 deal, according to the filing.
The computer maker has previously said little about the buyout, beyond that it would give Dell shareholders "immediate value" while allowing management more "time, investment and patience" to steer changes. The company also said it plans to reduce spending by $2 billion, though it hasn't said how.
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SK gets wakeup call in first loss
Jim Fairweather could just feel this coming.
Even though the South Kitsap Wolves baseball team entered this weeks two-game Narrows League Bridge Division series with Olympic with a perfect 7-0 record (3-0 in league play), the feeling was there.
Even though the Wolves were ranked No. 9 in the state and had won six of their seven games by the 10-run mercy rule, he couldnt shake the feeling.
The second-year coachs feeling came to full tuition Wednesday as the Trojans followed the pitching of Ronnie Purser and the timely hitting of Patrick Whalen to a 7-3 win in Port Orchard, their first of the year. But the Wolves rebounded Thursday to salvage the series with a thrilling 7-6, 11-inning win in Silverdale.
The Wolves now stand at 8-1 overall and 4-1 in league play with a two-game series with Central Kitsap on slate next week.
They knocked us down but we got back up, Fairweather said after Thursday's game. I am really happy for the guys.
The Wolves overcame a 3-1, sixth-inning deficit to tie the game on RBI singles by Zach Jacob and Dan Miller. After taking a 5-3 lead in the 10th, only to watch Olympic come back to tie the score, South went up 7-5 in the 11th and held on for the win.
Dan Dillard got the win in relief, his first of the year, thanks in part to two great defensive plays by Jacob and Andy Hultz.
Kyle Pease started the game for the Wolves and went pitch-for-pitch with Olympics Nick Bankus, who was a surprise starter after missing the first game of the series. Pease allowed three runs on six hits.
Kyle did a monster job, Fairweather said. He came up huge for us.
The win was more than huge for the Wolves after Wednesdays loss.
We just didnt come to play, Fairweather said. It was evident (Tuesday) night. I gave them a little speech about how they practice and how they go about their business. And basically I told them I could see this coming.
Because they think they are OK, Fairweather said. And doing what they are doing is OK. And it showed (Wednesday).
It could be that this is a good thing, Im hoping it is, Fairweather said. Im hoping that this will make a little bit more believers out of them in what we teach around here. And that well be able to bounce back from this.
I thought Hudson did a nice job, threw a nice game, Fairweather said. He did a nice job, he threw over a 100 pitches. I think Pease did a nice job too. He got the ball down and got them out, we just didnt back him up.
We just didnt cash in, Fairweather said. We didnt get guys on and we did cash in. Their little lefty (Purser) was throwing the ball outside and had a few of us on our front foot. We did hit the ball solid at times and right to people.
South opens a two-game series with Central Kitsap Tuesday at 3:45 p.m. at the SK field. The Wolves will head to Silverdale Wednesday for the second game.
Olympic 7, South Kitsap 3
Ronnie Purser and Jake Garland; Matt Hudson, Kyle Pease (6) and Aaron Smothers. W-Purser. L-
Leading hitters: O: Patrick Whalen 2-4 (2B,3RBI); Eddy Storms 2-4; Jason Bernett 1-3 (RBI); John Taylor 1-3 (RBI). SK: Zach Jacob 4-4 (2 2B); Pease 2-3 (RBI).
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BELMAR — Standing on her small wooden porch, just a hundred yards from the boardwalk in Belmar, Donna Kaiser gawked again and again Sunday afternoon at the incensed-looking rising sea, its waves crashing violently on top of one another in a tower of white water, the winds whipping gray rain and saltwater across her face.
"I'm not leaving," the 62-year-old retired cashier said. "I've been here 40 years. We've gone through all the storms. … And this is my home, I want to protect it."
But moments later, her husband, Bill, trudged up the four front steps of the couple's modest aluminum-sided home that sits near Belmar's Ocean Avenue.
Wearing a pair of faded blue jeans and a thin green jacket, the retired carpenter had just journeyed out to the beach himself, he said, to try to get a sense of just what might befall him, his wife, his home and the seaside town they both say they love.
"We've never seen one (a storm) like this before. She doesn't understand," Kaiser, 59, said a beat later, cutting off his wife briefly as she was speaking midsentence. "This one is different."
Then, with a tinge of anger in his voice, he blurted, "If the sea comes up, you gotta get out of here, that's all there is to it."
Later, he explained that if Hurricane Sandy — a storm that is said to be bearing down on the Jersey Shore and its surrounding areas with great force and precision — sends an ocean storm surge up to their front porch or the first floor of the house, then, "we are leaving."
As gray skies sent down bursts of rain and as heavy winds started to whip people and debris about, most of Belmar was quiet — in some places eerily so. Numerous houses sat on Ocean Avenue with plywood boards over their windows. And many window panes had cross-shaped tape over them. As the day wore on, those people still hanging around the Ocean Avenue area of the small town began placing orange sandbags on the ground near their houses. Most said they'd be gone by the evening and would hope their homes survived.
But for Donna Kaiser, who said she adores where she lives and the life she's built with her husband and three grandkids who visit often, she felt compelled to ride out the storm the whole way through — or at least as long as Bill may let her.
"I think a lot of why I want to stay — it's that this is my home — and, you know, I'm just a diehard with trying to protect my home. You know, I seem to forget about myself, because I just want it to be here" when the storm is over.
She said she couldn't do much if water started to come into their home, but could use sandbags they had ready. And she just felt, "I can control it better."
Still, in the next breath, she stared again at the ocean, and it seemed to be at eye level with her, even as she stood on a raised porch.
"It's a very angry sea right now," she said. Then, she admitted that she might decide it's time to go, at some point — she doesn't want to put rescue workers at risk or be stuck in a Hurricane Katrina-type situation.
"That would be silly of me, to be honest with you."
Then: "That's why we keep watching the ocean and watching it and watching it — and the updates, and the governor — you know, and the town — because they say that this is going to be the storm of the century."


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StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Review: Killer mission design, great new innovations
With Legacy of the Void, StarCraft II multiplayer is in a better place than it's ever been. Competitive matches are faster and more interesting. The new co-op mode is an unexpected delight. There appear to be balance issues but this is a living game that will be patched and updated for years to come. Amid new ideas and changes it's clear that Blizzard is not afraid to experiment.


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STOCKBRIDGE –At the Norman Rockwell Museum, visitors can walk into the artist's workspace, in its original form, and see how the celebrated American artist worked and navigated his studio.
"A Day in the Life: Norman Rockwell's Stockbridge Studio," a current exhibit, showcases Rockwell's studio as it would have looked in about 1960, when he was working on his painting, "The Golden Rule."
Most of the objects inside the studio are original, including his easel, palette, art history books, travel mementoes, office space and printing press. A few items are replicas, made from photographs to resemble the artist's studio objects during that time period.
Rockwell's original Stockbridge studio was moved from downtown Stockbridge to the campus of Norman Rockwell Museum in 1986. "It has a great overlook of the Housatonic River and Berkshire hills and situated with the artist's preferred north light streaming through its large windows," said Jeremy R. Clowe, manager of media services at Norman Rockwell Museum.
The studio is open to the public from May through October; it is wheelchair accessible.
According to museum archives, Rockwell occupied some 17 studios and borrowed at least six while away from home, and each of them was arranged in a similar manner. They were neat and organized, and his creativity and prolific production seemed to depend on a physical environment of tidy organization.
"Norman Rockwell was definitely a perfectionist. I think it is obvious in the amount of detail found in his work," Clowe said. "You could say he was also a creature of habit, generally keeping the same work hours and looking forward to the quiet solitude that the studio provided him. Cleaning up the studio, which he did at the end of each workday, was part of his process, and probably served to help his creativity."
This installation of the workspace that Rockwell considered his "best studio yet" invites viewers to enter into a day in his busy work life and to ponder the aesthetic and practical concerns that informed the artist's imagery and experience.
The Stockbridge studio, a converted carriage barn, was located just outside of his South Street home in Stockbridge, where he moved in 1957. A local cabinetmaker, Ejner Handberg took great care in its layout, modeled after Rockwell's original studio in New Rochelle, N.Y. "The twist was that Handberg's specialty was Shaker reproduction furniture, and so the interior of the new studio referenced the practicality of Shaker design," Clowe said.
In addition to the main room, there was a bathroom where models could change and darkroom added. In 1962 a storage room was added beyond the darkroom, which housed the artist's works. "Rockwell was extremely happy with the results and continued to visit his studio daily, right up to his last days," Clowe said.
The current studio exhibit is based on photos circa 1960 taken of the studio by Rockwell's photographer, Bill Scovill.
Light was important in Rockwell's studios. "Norman Rockwell was very interested in capturing light in his paintings. He was influenced by the Golden Age of illustrators and such great masters as Rembrandt and Vermeer," Clowe explained. "When you look at an original Rockwell painting, you are struck by the luminosity of the works—it stands out even more than in his published illustrations."
In his Vermont studio, a Rembrandt self-portrait hung directly in front of his painting area.
Large north windows supplied steady light. Window seats, with built-in storage space, kept materials out of sight and offered a seating area. A desk provided a space on which to write checks for models. Built-in cabinets with drawers contained charcoal, Wolff pencils, sable and hog bristle brushes and tools for measuring, cutting, pulling and hammering. On shelves there were art books, museum publications, illustrators' annuals and reference books. There were at least two easels and a drawing table.
The studio was placed in an artist's trust to Norman Rockwell Museum in 1976. "In addition to the original Rockwell artwork we own, having the studio is an extraordinary gift to understanding the artist's process and literally being transported back in time to the space where he created some of his most iconic works," Clowe said.
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You just can't stop a good tournament.
The New York City Amateur is going into its 24th year and still drawing the best amateur players from all over.
It started back in 1988 when Frank Hannigan was Senior Executive Director of the USGA. Hannigan's Staten Island golf roots — he authored this column before moving on to the USGA — and memories of playing in the only citywide tournaments of the 1950s sponsored by the New York Daily Mirror and the Department of Parks sparked the idea.
It wasn't long after the American Golf Corporation took over most of the city-owned courses that Hannigan planted the seed of a citywide tournament in the mind of Kimball Knowlden of AGC.
Knowlden, who was also a PGA member, liked the idea and quickly turned to Steve Zuntag, known as The Pope of Island golf, to get things rolling.
Zuntag rounded up a committee that would include members from all boroughs and received support from Gene Westmoreland of the MGA and Eric Shielof the USGA. Kenneth Ferrara (brother of the late John Ferrara) of Manufacturers Hanover Bank stepped up as a sponsor.
American Golf donated its courses as well as staff members at all qualifying spots and agreed to hold the championship rounds at LaTourette.
The entry fee was just $50 and that included local qualifying tests at a choice of Dyker Beach, Silver Lake or Pelham. Thanks to Carol Minutello and her staff, both breakfast and lunch will be provided at all locations along with a bag tag and other prizes. After the final rounds at LaTourette and during the presentation of awards, players will also enjoy a steak dinner.
The first event in 1988 drew 100 entries since it was limited to NYC residents. The following year, changes included dropping the residency requirement, adding a super senior section for those 60 and over and increasing the entry fee to $55.
The economy played a role in the history of the NYC Amateur with the loss of sponsorships by both Manufacturers Hanover and later Bay Ridge Lexus, leaving the event without someone to pay expenses since the year 2000.
Despite the lack of sponsors, the tournament continued and, in fact, the fields grew larger, reaching 405 entrants on at least one occasion.
"Our expenses come out of the entry fees," said Zuntag. "We're in our 24th year and still without a sponsor. We're not only surviving, but still drawing the best amateur players in the area to LaTourette.
"We would certainly welcome a sponsor since it would only improve the tournament," The Pope added.
Qualifying rounds for all divisions are next Saturday at Silver Lake and Clearview and at Pelham on April 30. LaTourette hosts the championship rounds on May 28-29.
The Silver Lake Men's Club as well as Staten Island golf will be short one good player and friend at the end of this month when Mike Buckley relocates to Florida. He was saluted Saturday at the Lake by his many friends. We hear that Mike will be honored again at Jody's before his departure.
Hats off to John Pirrone, Chris Nalley and Derek Diesso for handling all of the scoring for last week's SIGA 2-man event.
Sunday was is also qualifying time for the MGA/ Metlife Men's Net 2-man tournament at Silver Lake.
The Curtis High School Scholarship Golf Outing is set for May 11 at Silver Lake presented by the Curtis Association Alumni and Friends. It will be played as a shotgun start at 8 a.m. and followed by an awards dinner at the Staaten.
The golf package, including all from breakfast through dinner, is $175. Dinner and open bar only will be $75. For additional information and entry, contact George Scarpelli at 718-983-6702 or email firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.curtishsaalumni.com.
Entries are still available for the Country Lanes Golf Outing at Silver Lake on May 8 with an 8 a.m. tee time. The day will include breakfast, lunch and BBQ finish at a ticket price of $135 per person. Call Ray Laursen at 718-979-4773 or on line at email@example.com for reservations.
The 24th annual March of Dimes Celebrity Golf Classic is set for June 3 at LaTourette. Executive director John E. Desibia is anxious to get things rolling and is already looking forward to the 25th anniversary in 2012.
Tom Tierney, a name synonymous with sports locally and nationally, died last week after a long illness that he handled so bravely.
Tom was best known as the baseball coach at Tottenville HS, but in his younger days he was an outstanding athlete. He became a teacher and coach, but was always a good friend.
Tom was an active member of the Silver Lake Men's Club in the 1950s and later in the South Shore Club. The long-hitting Tierney was also a charter member of the Staten Island Senior golf league. He will be missed.


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Thanks to strategic leaks and telegraphing in the State of the State address, we all had some idea what was going to be in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed budget Tuesday: a raft of tax cuts for property owners and manufacturers, a plan for universal pre-kindergarten and at least a nod to campaign finance reform and public ethics.
And we in Syracuse knew about one thing wasn't going to be in the budget -- a $500 million sports arena for Syracuse University athletics.
Still, Cuomo had a few surprises up his sleeve when he announced his $138 billion spending plan. Here are a couple of things that surprised me:
Onondaga Lake project
In lieu of the $200 million in state funding for a proposed stadium, Cuomo threw Onondaga County a bone: He pledged $30 million in state money to redevelop the shoreline of Onondaga Lake.
While that would be cool, if it's spent right, it kind of pales in comparison to a $100 million genomic research center for Buffalo. If that was the best shovel-ready project we had waiting in the wings, maybe we should get more shovels ready.
Common Core
The governor stepped into the controversy over the rocky rollout of the Common Core curriculum -- something he did not do in his policy-heavy State of the State speech a couple of weeks ago.
On Tuesday, Cuomo reiterated his support for the standards but criticized how they are being implemented by the Board of Regents. The governor said he will form a panel of education experts and legislators to make recommendations on "corrective action.''
Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch and state Education Commissioner John B. King Jr., in a bit of an understatement, acknowledged that Common Core implementation "has not been perfect.'' They said they'd work with the governor's panel, in tandem with their own review of the Common Core.
It will be interesting to watch the education establishment tango with the political establishment. Remember, the regents run education policy in New York, and King serves at their pleasure, not the governor's.
The politics of pre-k
The governor's plan to fund universal pre-k over the next five years without raising taxes was cast by most of the media as a shot at New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio, who wants to raise taxes on the rich to pay for UPK in his city.
Bare-knuckle politics is a great spectator sport. But don't lose sight of the real winners here: all of New York's kids who will benefit from the educational and social boost that quality early childhood education can give them. I can only hope they don't end up paying for it, which is what will happen if Cuomo borrows money to fund it.
News about what's in the budget (and what's out) will continue to dribble out over the next few days. You can keep up with our coverage here.
So, what's your take on Cuomo's spending priorities? Leave a comment below.


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Rockies won't deal Cuddyer, believe they're a contender
The Rockies enter the second half four games under .500, but at 4 1/2 games behind the National League West-leading D-backs, which has Rockies owner Dick Monfort believing the team is a contender. That assessment will color the team's approach to the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline, even though they tend not to make huge moves.
The Rockies were 35-32 when shortstop Troy Tulowitzki left the lineup with a broken rib. Tulowitzki returned for the final series before the break, and team could improve if he can stay healthy and performs to his current numbers (.332, 16 HRs, 52 RBIs in 64 games).
"You've got him back — you don't know for how long; he's got a history – but if he stays healthy, yeah I think so," Monfort said when asked if he believes the Rockies have a shot.
Monfort threw cold water on the suggestion that the club could trade All-Star right fielder Michael Cuddyer. Speculation during the break was that the Rockies could deal him for an established pitcher, such as the Cubs' Matt Garza.
"Not a chance," Monfort said. "You look at how vulnerable we are when we lose 'Tulo,' he [Cuddyer] is a right-handed bat," Monfort said. "Right-handed corner bats with power are pretty important. You put into the mix he's a guy that has Major League at-bats, and he plays first base."
Monfort said he could see trading for "the right starting pitcher," but he said he will not deal key lineup parts or prized prospects. That's especially true in the case of Garza, who is a free agent at season's end. Still, there are holes in the rotation. Juan Nicasio threw well in his final start before the break, after a brief demotion to the Minors. Lefty Drew Pomeranz has yet to have a strong start in the Majors this year.
That could mean the Rockies are more in the market for bullpen help. White Sox All-Star right-hander Jesse Crain has been a prime target, but he currently out with a shoulder injury and it isn't certain if he'll pitch before the deadline.
"We're hoping Nicasio stays good, but that still leaves a hole until [veteran Roy] Oswalt comes back [from a hamstring injury], but that's no given," Monfort said. "I guess that's where you'd look first, but bullpen is something else.
"Starting pitchers don't profile well here. You just never know when you get one of those, a la [Jeremy] Guthrie, a la Jason Marquis."
Monfort allowed for the possibility that the right starter at the right price could be had closer to the deadline.
"Everybody's asking price is huge for these pitchers right now," Monfort said. "You never know what happens [close to the deadline when teams struggle]. Look at San Diego. They went from a buyer to potentially a seller."
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For now, the Ro…
For now, the Rockies' 2012 potential Opening Day starting rotation can be called the "under-30 club." But that could change, considerably, with one potential signing.
Looking for a veteran to help guide the young rotation, the Rockies could be bringing in the veteran — 49-year-old left-hander Jamie Moyer. The Rockies have made an offer of a Minor League contract, and a club official told MLB.com on Tuesday morning that "it's in his court."
Moyer had Tommy John ligament transfer surgery in his throwing elbow in December 2010 and worked for ESPN as an analyst last year, but stated all along he oped to pitch again in 2012. He went 9-9 with a 4.84 ERA for the Phillies in 2010.
By making the offer, the Rockies are signaling that they believe Moyer can be a help to them, not merely a novelty, although his potential signing sparks folks to go digging for trivia. For example, when Moyer made his Major League debut for the Cubs on June 16, 1986, the following competitors for the Rockies' 2012 rotation had not been born: Jhoulys Chacin (Jan. 7, 1988), Tyler Chatwood (Dec. 16, 1989), Juan Nicasio (Aug. 31, 1986), Drew Pomeranz (Nov. 22, 1988) and Alex White (Aug. 29, 1988).
One of Moyer's teammates on the 1986 Cubs was Rockies television color commentator George Frazier, then a relief pitcher.
The Denver Post, which reported the offer to Moyer on Monday night, also reported that the Rockies are looking at trading for a second baseman, with the Red Sox's Marco Scutaro and the Mets' Justin Turner as possibilities.
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For the first time in 39 years the Stanley Cup is back in Boston. Bruins fans all over western Mass have been celebrating since last night. No doubt the celebration will last through the weekend and beyond. In fact, the city of Boston will be holding a victory parade Saturday morning at 11 am.
I'm sure, regardless of the weather, the streets of Boston will be filled with black and gold as fans of all ages flock to the city. Well the weather shouldn't be a problem. There will be showers and periods of rain around for tomorrow but by Saturday there will likely only be a leftover shower or two. Enjoy!
By the way, Father's Day is still looking good however a storm will be lurking to our south. As of now the moisture should stay away. Stay tuned!
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Stripper-Loving Rihanna Confident She Can Turn Straight Girls Bisexual
Rihanna has been setting Twitter afire with her various escapades in bisexuality.
This past weekend, the Barbadian songstress let her 18 million followers know she's "guarantee to turn a square into a Bi bitch!!!"
And last week, it was hard not to notice a pic she tweeted where's she grinding on a female stripper's derriere, with a drink in her teeth and cash-money in her hands (right).
She accompanied the tweet with the tongue-in-cheek hashtag, #RoleModelShit.
Are these Katy Perry-esque "I Kissed A Girl" faux-bisexual antics, or do you think Rihanna would seriously get down with a lady for more than just a good time at a party?
In other words, is Rihanna just bisexual when she's drunk and partying?
Click through to see a racy, NSFW photo of Rihana making it rain on a stripper engaged in some lesbionic antics.
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Whatever. It's probably a shock value thing, but what do I know about her personal life? Sexuality is complicated. Besides since she is a Role Model (whether she's good at it or not) she's at least telling girls that it's okay to experiment, and that's it's okay to take the more assertive route when it comes to sexuality. I like this.
Unfortunately she's also being a trashy bitch about it. :(May 8, 2012 at 2:59 pm · @Reply ·
Rihanna is a media whore. She is known to be a huge fan of extremely homophobic dancehall acts from Jamaica. She's stated her admiration for them and has appeared with some of them in collaboration or on stage in concert. We're talking about "let's kill the gays and lesbians" lyrics, mind you.
And, no, she isn't helping girls experiment and she isn't helping the GLBT cause. She's helping girls be portrayed as skanks to prop up the sleazy straight guy fantasy. Big difference.
Rihanna = puke.
Ummm, it's lyrics from a Lil Wayne song, and she often posts lyrics from various rap songs on her twitter…
I'm not seeing how this is newsworthy.
*correction: it's E-40's song "Function," and it's a reference to Ecstasy, not sure if that's how Rihanna meant it, however.


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"Lincoln" loss is his seventh.
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'Brokeback Mountain' director Ang Lee's 3D epic made its premiere at the New York Film Festival.


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Detectives began investigating the case in early January after a resident reported someone stealing from the room. The resident gave detectives permission to set up a surveillance camera and recorded video of Eldridge taking money, said Sgt. David Thompson, the sheriff's spokesman.
Mr. Eldridge has worked at the center as a general helper. He did not provide medical services to residents. He has since been terminated.
Eldridge was booked into the Washington County Jail on three counts of first-degree criminal mistreatment and three counts of third-degree theft. If you have further information on the case, contact the Washington County Sheriff's Office Investigations Division at 503-846-2500.


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just put a dv26 dump valve on my car but the wooosh is not very loud at all, i can just about hear it inside the car. how loud are these suppose to be??
just put a dv26 dump valve on my car but the wooosh is not very loud at all, i can just about hear it inside the car. how loud are these suppose to be??
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My baileys evo on my old calibra was ruddy loud...,.......
Are you sure you have blocked the standard valve off............
yeah but not with the spacer, just blocked the pipe coming out of the standard valve with a bolt
what sort of boost levels you running? The bolt method is fine as well!
Sir, please step away from the car
is your boost ok?
i was at a rollin road meet and mine was the loudest of the lot (mine had the lowest power of any turbo on the rollers as well)
check an c that their aint no air coming out from the original recirculating d/v
0.8 overboost, then backing of to about 0.6 bar
Hmmm should make a reasonable noise
Sir, please step away from the car
oh well, think i'll put the spacer in the standard valve tomorrow just to make sure.
You'll hear it better inside the car if you point the valve downwards towards the bulkhead.
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yeah that's the way i have it facing downwards towards the bulkhead. i phoned bailey motorsport and he said to use the spacer as blocking the pipe is no good. i'm off out to do it now!
The dumping valve might be stiff if it's new, it might need to loosen up somewhat. I know my Bailey's one did.
Dumping valves vary in their loudness as cars vary in their turbo pressures. I have a modified Collins on mine with a very soft spring which is very loud but would leak with very high boost.
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Palestinian negotiators told Israel it could keep large parts of illegally occupied East Jerusalem, according to leaked documents. Lindsey Hilsum looks at what the revelations mean for a future deal.
op Palestinian officials have questioned the leaked documents which appear to show much bigger concessions than previously revealed in the Middle East peace talks.
The documents, obtained by Al Jazeera, suggest Palestinian officials agreed to Israel keeping all but one settlement in illegally-occupied East Jerusalem. The offer was rejected by Israel, according to the leaked papers.
Channel 4 News has been unable to independently verify the documents, dubbed the "Palestine Papers".
President Mahmoud Abbas said the documents had deliberately confused the Palestinian and Israeli positions during the talks.
Al Jazeera says it has obtained 1,600 internal documents from a decade of peace talks, some of which will be published over the coming days.
Document release
The release of highly-sensitive documents could undermine the position of President Abbas, whose public declarations about Jerusalem seem to be at odds with what his officials were promising in private.
The leaked documents have sparked anger in some who fear their rights to the Holy City were being sold too cheaply.
The leaked minutes of a 2008 meeting between Palestinian, US and Israeli officials showed a senior Palestinian proposing that Israel annex all but one of its major Jerusalem settlements as part of a broad deal to end their decades-old conflict.
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Martin Indyk, a former US Ambassador to Israel and an adviser to the State Department's Middle East envoy, told Channel 4 News that the papers showed that a deal was there to be done.
"That it was not done in 2008 - which these documents are all about - had to do with the fact that Ehud Olmert - the Prime Minister of Israel who was negotiating with Abu Mazen, the Palestinian leader at the time - was indicted and basically taken out for reasons that had nothing to do with the peace process - and therefore there wasn't a chance to consummate the deal," he said.
"But it is clear from these documents that they were very close."
A compromise had to be made on both sides, said Mr Indyk. "Perhaps the Palestinians will come to understand what the Israelis already understand - that if a deal is going to be made, this is pretty much what it is going to look like."
Palestine Papers leak could fuel grassroots unrest say Chatham House experts
But top officials today discredited the documents.
"What is intended is a mix-up. I have seen them present things as Palestinian but they were Israeli...This is therefore intentional," President Abbas said today.
Earlier, the chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, who is quoted in the papers, went on the offensive, dismissing the documents as "a bunch of lies".
One document quoted Erekat as telling an Israeli official: "It is no secret that ...we are offering you the biggest Yerushalayim in history." He used the Hebrew word for Jerusalem.
What next for peace?
International Editor Lindsey Hilsum asked what the papers mean about a potential end to conflict in the region.
"Much of the commentary has focused on how weak the Palestinian negotiators appear to be, a suggestion that they were selling Palestinians down the river," she said.
"Certainly, such huge concessions would have been very unpopular among those Palestinians who would rather hang onto the hope of a better deal. But it's exactly what the US and European powers have been pressing the Palestinians to do for many years. So why no praise for them at that time?
"Why has Tony Blair, the Middle East envoy, not spoken out how far the Palestinians were prepared to go, and criticised the Israelis for refusing to move an inch?
"Since Israel built a wall around its territory, the threat of terrorism inside Israel has been reduced to almost nil, so there's no compelling reason for Israel to do a deal. Fatah was willing to compromise, because – it hoped – a deal would restore its legitimacy, giving it more power in the face of the challenge from Hamas, its internal opposition, which governs Gaza.
"The leak of these papers shows that there is no peace process. It seems highly unlikely now that there will be a two-state solution. The Americans and Europeans always refer to Mahmoud Abbas, Saeb Erekat and the rest of the Fatah leadership in Ramallah as "moderate".
"That's meant to be a compliment. It doesn't seem to have done them any good."
Read more of Lindsey Hilsum's analysis on the Palestine Papers here.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 22, 2013) -- Lois Turner Dees of Lexington was always aware there was a gas called radon and she knew that the house she and her family lived in since 2000 was located in a high risk for radon area, but testing her home was never a top priority. That is, until December 2011 when she was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma, a form of lung cancer.
Eighty percent of lung cancers are non-small cell cancers, and of these, about 50 percent are adenocarcinomas. It is the type of lung cancer most commonly seen in women and is often seen in non-smokers. It starts in the edges of the lungs and can be present for a long time before it is detected.
Dees was shocked with a diagnosis of lung cancer. She was a non-smoker and wondered how this could be. Like many, she associated lung cancer with smoking cigarettes. Her doctor at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center told her the main cause of lung cancer in non-smokers is radon and suggested she have her home tested.
The radon level tested in Dees' home was 32 pCi/L (picoCuries per liter of air), which was eight times higher than the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommended action level of 4.0 pCi/L. Since that time, Dees has had her home mitigated, a process in which a certified radon mitigation specialist installs a system which draws radon out of the home, reducing indoor radon exposure.
"Anyone can pick up a radon test kit for a reasonable cost at any home building supply store, or at the local health department for free," Dees said. "It's such a simple solution. Mitigation is somewhat costly, however, not nearly as expensive as chemotherapy."
Dees began her cancer journey with chemotherapy at Markey Cancer Center and went into remission between her fourth and fifth months of treatment. Then, two new tumors appeared. Her doctor said she could continue on with traditional treatment or look for a clinical trial. She enrolled in a clinical trial at Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center just a few months ago, where she is currently receiving treatment while continuing to undergo chemotherapy at Markey Cancer Center.
The radon level in her home did not affect just Dees. Her children are also at high risk for lung cancer due to radon exposure and her doctors have recommended that they get yearly chest x-rays.
"I understand that checking for radon levels is not a top priority for many people because it wasn't for me," Dees said. "Most of us are very conscientious about having smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors in our homes. Having a radon test is also vitally important, as I have learned the hard way. I encourage people to get a test kit and check the radon level in their homes. It's another thing you can do to save your life."
Radon is a cancer-causing, radioactive gas that you can't see, smell, or taste. It can get into any type of building - homes, apartment buildings, offices, and schools but people are most likely to get their greatest exposure at home, where they spend the most time. A home traps radon inside, where it can build up. Any home may have a radon problem including new and old homes, well-sealed and drafty homes, and homes with or without basements.
Kentucky is designated by the EPA as a Zone 1 region, which means it has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L(picocuries per liter), the EPA recommended radon action level. Kentucky has the highest lung cancer rates in the nation. In addition, if there is tobacco smoke and radon in your home, the chances of getting lung cancer increase almost 10-fold.
"There are no immediate symptoms that would alert you to radon. You must test to know it is present. Given radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer and high levels of radon exposure are common in Kentucky, it is extremely important to test your home for radon and to complete radon mitigation if exposure levels are high," said Heather Robertson, program administrator for the Clean Indoor Air Partnership at UK's College of Nursing and appointed by the Governor to the Kentucky Radon Program Advisory Committee.
Testing is the only way to know if you and your family are at risk from radon. For more information about radon, contact your local health department or the Kentucky State Radon Program at (502) 564-4856.
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Today, the New York Giants host the Tampa Buccaneers at the Meadowlands.
This game pits the defending Super Bowl champions against a Buccaneer team that features former Giants quarterback coach Mike Sullivan as offensive coordinator and former Giants defensive coordinator as DC.
The Giants are coming off a disappointing loss to the Cowboys, while the Bucs surprised many by beating the Panthers 16-10 last week.
We will be providing live game grades and player analysis throughout the afternoon. All you have to do is keep this page open and let the matchup unfold.
The game is over and a heartbreaker for the Bucs. It truly came down to the last seconds.
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No one has been injured in the five fires that have been set in Linden's parks since last fall. The crimes, three of them in September alone, have been cases of vandalism and property damage.
Sometimes the soft, rubber safety "mulch" placed around equipment has been ignited. Sometimes, as in the most recent fire, a jungle gym or other equipment has been set ablaze.
These arsons are hardly insignificant. They have hurt the children in the Union County community and a great many other people besides.
Destruction of any public property costs taxpayers, of course. But destroying playgrounds denies children a much-needed outlet for their energy and imagination.
All kids need to get outside, to get some fresh air and exercise, to have fun that doesn't involve twiddling the controls of a video game or sitting in front of a TV. And children in cities and densely developed towns like Linden rely more than most on public parks to provide those outdoor opportunities.
Linden police can't be at all of the city's 36 parks all the time, and they haven't been lucky enough to be on the scene when any of the fires has been set. Residents need to help by being vigilant and reporting any suspicious activity at the parks. It's time to catch the louts.


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The driver, Alice M. Scoggin, 68, of Southeast Portland was rushed by ambulance to Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center, where she was reported in good condition.
The student, described as 10 to 12 years old, was taken into protective custody, police said.
Sgt. Adam Phillips, a sheriff's spokesman, said the assault was reported at 9:15 a.m. by a passing motorist, Jeff Blaser, 38, of Damascus, who saw Scoggin's bloody arms hanging out of a North Clackamas School District bus parked at the side of Southeast Sunnyside Road near 157th Avenue. When Blaser stopped, he saw the student biting Scoggin.
When Blaser rushed to assist the driver, the student also tried to bite him, Blaser told police.
Arriving deputies separated Scoggin and the student, then evacuated the bus, which was parked near Taralon Village.
Phillips said the student also tried to bite the deputy when he took him into custody.
"Ms. Scoggin was bleeding badly," Phillips said. "It appeared that she was bitten on her hands, her arms and maybe her face, too."
Joe Krumm, North Clackamas School District spokesman, said a total of three special-needs students were on the bus, heading to Rock Creek Middle School when the incident occurred. A witness said one boy walked off under escort. Another in a wheelchair was taken off the bus by lift and was transferred to another bus with a lift.
Krumm said he could not comment on possible disciplinary measures the student may face, but noted that there are federal guidelines about disciplining students with special needs.
"The nature of the disability is considered as we consider discipline," Krumm said.
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Saints in the making
For well over a thousand years November 1, or All Saints Day, has been marked in red on the Christian calendar. The meaning behind the celebration speaks to our time, especially when distinguishing between saints and celebrities, and remembering Karl Barth's word about reading the Bible with the daily newspaper in hand. The latter tells of celebrities, the former offers saints.
We always have celebrities and heros/heroines with us. Too much with us sometimes, as the glare of publicity reveals more human frailties than media hype can cover up. I live in the Chicago area, where Michael Jordan has been rightly touted as the best at basketball on earth. But all the ruckus about the crumbling Bulls empire makes celebrity status a shaky business.
Celebrities distance themselves from us by their fame, whether it lasts 15 minutes or a lifetime. But saints share our common ground and open a place in the circle of forgiven sinners.
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MUSKEGON, MI – Two years ago, Zeeland East stopped a two-point conversion in Week 9 against Muskegon to win the conference championship.
Last year, there was no stopping Muskegon. The Big Reds ran the table in the conference with a 5-0 record and ended up 12-2 with a state runner-up finish in Division 2.
The big question is, can the Big Reds do it again despite the loss of all-staters Deshaun Thrower at quarterback and Ken Finley on the defensive line?
Muskegon coach Shane Fairfield believes so because of the experience and talent spread around the field.
"I think last year we relied on Mr. Football (Thrower) and to have a kid like him, you'd be stupid not to," Fairfield said. "But I think the supporting cast around our quarterbacks this year, with our slots, our receivers and running backs, and another year of growth with our offensive line, it's pretty positive. We feel pretty good about our chances of winning the conference again and making a run in the playoffs."
The biggest challengers for Muskegon figure to be Mona Shores and Kenowa Hills with Reeths-Puffer and Zeeland East also fighting to be in the mix. Mona Shores, Reeths-Puffer and Zeeland East all made the playoffs in 2013 and Kenowa Hills saw a five-year playoff streak snapped, so there is talent all around the league. Grand Rapids Union looks to have more experience than it did last year.
Mona Shores is coming off its first playoff appearance in school history and returns Tyree Jackson, a four-year starter at quarterback.
"We set our goals high. We were in some games last year. Muskegon made it to Ford Field. Lowell beat them in the regular season and Muskegon had to beat them in the playoffs to go on," Mona Shores coach Matt Koziak said. "So we've played some really good competition and we've been in every game. Now the key is, we've got to finish those games and if you want to be the best, you've got to be able to beat those guys. Those are our expectations, nothing short of that."
Predicted order of finish:
Muskegon Big Reds
Coach: Shane Fairfield (5th year, 40-11).
2013 recap: The Big Reds reached the Division 2 state title game for the second consecutive year, but fell for the second time to Birmingham Brother Rice, 38-21. They finished 12-2, won the OK Black championship and avenged a regular-season defeat to Lowell in the playoffs.
Key players: T.J. Smith (Sr., LB), Alezay Coleman (Sr., SB/DB), Jalvin Walker (Sr., C), Caleb Washington (Sr., RB/OLB), Roland Sharp (Sr., DE), Juayne Johnson (Jr., OT), Derices Brown (Sr., OG), Joeviair Kennedy (Sr., WR/DB), Jacorey Sullivan (So., WR), Terrion Hill-Mckay (Jr., WR), Shawn Pfenning (Sr., QB), Keyante Carpenter (Sr., LB), Marquis Thompson (Sr., LB).
2014 outlook: The Big Reds have a big hole to fill at quarterback with the loss of all-stater Deshaun Thrower. Pfenning, a senior, and junior Cameron Copeland are battling it out. Pfenning had the inside track in preseason based on varsity experience. Fairfield expects the Big Reds to spread the ball around more, especially on the perimeter with their triple-option attack. Washington and Coleman, moved from receiver to slot, should get plenty of touches. Kennedy is a key receiving target. The offensive line was very young in 2013 and has a year of seasoning and added strength, so that's a big plus. On defense, Fairfield said the Big Reds may go to more of a 3-4 look because of team speed. "Defensively, we look fast," Fairfield said. "We thought about messing with it a little bit because we have so many guys built 5-10, 180 (pounds) that are chiseled and can run," he said. Some of the key holdovers are Sharp at end, Smith and Washington at linebacker and Coleman as the free safety. Smith was last year's leading tackler. The Big Reds will be challenged out of the gate when they host Division 1 state runner-up Detroit Catholic Central at Hackley Stadium.
Muskegon schedule:http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/school/muskegon-muskegon/football/schedule/
Mona Shores Sailors
Coach: Matt Koziak (4th year, 12-16).
2013 recap: The Sailors reached the playoffs for the first time in school history with a 7-3 mark. They lost 34-24 in the opening round of the Division 2 playoffs to Lowell.
Key players: Tyree Jackson (Sr., QB), DeOntay Moffett (Sr., RB/OLB), Hunter Broersma (Jr., WR/CB), Simon Karel (Sr., C), Michael Bordeaux (Jr., OT/DT), Noah Dykstra (Sr., RB/OLB), Zach Hellman (Sr., DE), Christian Boyd (Sr., DL), Tyler Tippens (Sr., DT), Dom Shermeta (Jr., RB/LB), Darece Roberson (Jr., WR/CB), Kobe Burse (Jr., WR/DB), Tyler Trovinger (Jr., DB).
2014 outlook:The Sailors want to prove they were no flash in the pan and the return of Jackson is huge as a four-year starter at quarterback. He has thrown for 61 touchdowns in his varsity career and committed to the University of Buffalo in early August. His receiving cast, led by all-stater Asantay Brown, is gone, but Broersma, Burse, Roberson and Matt Schuiteman are talented yet unproven as a group. Bordeaux and Karel are key starters up front. The backfield has depth, but needs Moffett to stay healthy. On defense, Hellman, Bordeaux, Boyd and Tippens, a transfer from Grand Haven, anchor things up front. The linebackers return intact with Shermeta, Moffett and Dykstra back. Roberson, a transfer from Orchard View, and Broersma, who Koziak calls the best athlete on the team, figure to man the corners with Burse and Trovinger at safety. "It's the most excited I've been defensively since I've been here for our team. That's a key factor for us," Koziak said. "The games we lost last year we scored three touchdowns or more. We want three touchdowns to win us a game because we want to be that stingy. We're really optimistic. … The fact that it's exciting that we could possibly play really good defense this year, who knows how far we could go because of that."
Mona Shores schedule:http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/school/norton-shores-muskegon-mona-shores/football/schedule/
Kenowa Hills Knights
Coach: Scott VanEssen (12th year, 49-55).
2013 recap: The Knights went 3-6 overall and 2-3 in the conference for a fourth-place finish.
Key players: Andrew Warzyniak (Sr., LB), Jarrod Sczesny (Sr., LB), Steven Lyons (Sr., OLB/DE), Malik Swain (Sr., DT), Jordan Marentette (Sr., QB), Derek Smith (Sr., OL), Trea Mayhue (Jr., RB), Connor Carruthers (Sr., DB), Eric Orsinger (Sr., DB), Brenden Bott (Jr., DT).
2014 outlook: VanEssen said the Knights had what he felt was a good offseason, giving him reason to believe they will fare better this fall. "We're getting better every day," VanEssen said. "Last year was the first time in the past five that we didn't make the playoffs, but as long as we stay healthy – injuries killed us last year – and continue to work hard, I see positive things in 2014." Returning for Kenowa Hills on defense are Warzyniak (5-11, 190) and Sczesny (5-10, 195), who will be expected to keep short yardage coverage tight, while Swain, a 320-pounder, Lyons (6-1, 225) and Bott (6-4, 245) have the size to battle up front. Carruthers and Orsinger will again be asked to work the corners. Offensively, Marentette (5-10, 190) will team with junior running back Trea Mayhue (5-9, 210) to move the chains, giving the Kenowa running game another way to confuse opposing defenses. "We've seen some good times and we've seen some not-quite-as-good times. Fortunately, the kids buy into our philosophy, so as long as we continue to do what we need to do, we should be able to look at the future with optimism."
Kenowa Hills schedule:http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/school/grand-rapids-grand-rapids-kenowa-hills/football/schedule/
Reeths-Puffer Rockets
Coach: Kyle Jewett (3rd year, 10-9).
2013 recap: The Rockets finished second behind Muskegon in the OK Black with a 4-1 league record. They used a ball-control offense to finish 7-3 with back-to-back losses to the Big Reds. One was for the OK Black title (20-7) and the other was in the first round of the playoffs (49-14).
Key players: Dereko Riley (Sr., RB/DB), Alvin McCrary (Sr., OG/DT), Evan McCrary (Sr., FB/DE), Austin Malotke (Sr., MLB/TE), DeAndre Oakes-Owens (Jr., WR/CB), Tyler Beckman (Jr., TE/OLB), Jordan Cooley (Jr., RB/S), Jalen Cooley (Jr., QB), DeAngelo Williams (Sr., LB), Blake Ross (Soph., QB), Dylan Gauthier (Sr., C), Tony Daves (So., OL), Max Blaine (Soph., TE), Tyler Burch (Sr., WR).
2014 outlook: The Rockets must replace most of their offensive line and that's a concern with as much as they like to run the ball. It doesn't help that Riley was sitting out preseason drills with a nagging hamstring injury. The quarterback battle is up for grabs between junior Jalen Cooley and sophomore Blake Ross. Jordan Cooley, Jalen's twin, has the potential to have a breakout season at running back and safety. Evan McCrary is moving from tight end to fullback and Alvin McCrary, his cousin, is back on the offensive line at guard. The linebacker crew and cornerbacks should be strengths on defense as Malotke and Williams return at inside linebacker with Beckman plugging a hole on the outside. Oakes-Owens and Riley are the starting corners. Jewett said he likes the team speed and athletic ability, but inexperience is a factor. The Rockets are looking for a fast start with Holland, Fremont and Grand Haven on the schedule before a Week 4 visit from Lowell. "We certainly have some athletes and they're young," Jewett said. "The coaching staff, we look at it and say the ceiling for this team could be anywhere. With young kids and new faces, you just don't know."
Reeths-Puffer schedule:http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/school/norton-shores-muskegon-mona-shores/football/schedule/
Zeeland East Chix
Coach: Derek Pennington (7th year, 44-17).
2013 recap: Despite a fifth-place finish in the conference at 1-4, the Chix made the playoffs at 5-4. They finished 5-5 after a 44-13 playoff loss to Zeeland West.
Key players: Dan Pohanka (Sr., QB), C.J. Otteman (Jr., QB), Corey Westra (Sr., RB/DB), Josh Hart (Sr., WR), Devin Butler (Sr., WR/DB), Khylin Barton (Jr., WR/DB), Matt Brown (Sr., OT/DL), Mitchell Zeerip (Sr., OT/DL), Alan Gutierrez (Jr., OG/DL), Jonathan Berghorst (So., DE), Jacob Bachman (Sr., DT), Jadin Hunderman (Sr., ILB).
2014 outlook: With a talented core of skill players returning on offense, Zeeland East has the ingredients for a potent attack. Pohanka started the majority of the time last fall and is a good runner. Otteman enjoyed a solid season with the junior varsity and is challenging for snaps. Westra (5-9, 170) has outstanding quickness and rushed for more than 1,100 yards last fall. The Chix also return a trio of veteran receivers with good size in Hart (6-3, 205), Butler (6-2, 185) and Barton (6-2, 175). The Chix have three returning starters along the front lines in Brown (6-2, 220), Zeerip (6-2, 210) and Gutierrez (5-10, 250). "We have a little more experience this year," Pennington said. "Westra is an explosive back and we are excited to have him back. We also have our three receivers back and they are all tall and athletic kids. The biggest area of concern is, do we have enough size up front to match up with teams we play?" Berghorst (6-3, 230) returns after starting as a freshman and Bachman (6-2, 210) is healthy after missing most of last year to injury. Hunderman (6-0, 200) is a three-year starter who provides leadership for several young linebackers.
Zeeland East schedule:http: //highschoolsports.mlive.com/school/zeeland-zeeland-east/football/schedule/
Grand Rapids Union Red Hawks
Coach: Tommie Elliot (4th year, 2-25).
2013 recap: The Red Hawks were 0-9 overall and 0-5 in the conference.
Key players: Andy Zink (Jr., QB/NB), Keidren Davis (Jr., TE/DE), Trent Allen (Sr., WR/FS), Asante Allen (Jr., Slot/CB), Cedric Tenman (Sr., OL/DE), Zack Foskett (Sr., OG/DT), Jimmy Chatman (Sr., OT/DE), Daron Rice (Sr., CB), Derrick Peoples (Sr., NB/QB).
2014 outlook: Despite a rather dismal 2013, Elliot believes he has enough experience returning to at least compete in the tough OK Black. "We had several kids who hadn't played football before on the team last year, and because our numbers were down, we were forced to put these kids into positions that made things difficult for them," he said. "This year those same kids now have nine games under their belts, so we're very excited about our potential." Stepping into the quarterback role again is Zink, who has a better awareness of how things work offensively. Experience and size returns up front with Davis (6-5, 210), Tenman (6-2, 220), Chatman (6-3, 240), and Foskett (5-11, 285). On the defensive side, Rice and Allen (6-1, 175) return at cornerback with Peoples and Zink providing support in the secondary. "I really like where we are as a team this year," Elliot said. "Our seniors have already begun to lead the team by example, incorporating our motto 'Teamwork Makes the Dream Work' into everything they do, both on and off the field. Our numbers are up, especially on the line, and our conditioning has improved, so I see us as a team that will play four quarters of football this season, competing with every team we play."
Grand Rapids Union schedule:http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/school/grand-rapids-grand-rapids-union/football/schedule/
Jim Idema (Grand Rapids Union, Kenowa Hills) and Greg Chrapek (Zeeland East) contributed to the OK Black conference capsules.


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Vanilla Bean Frappuccino Recipe
Do your kids beg for a Starbucks Vanilla Bean Frappuccino every time you go like mine do? Ugh. And those things are like $4/each!
Being a homeschooler I quickly figured out that $4.00 x 4 kids = way more than I want to spend on drinks!
Since I'm a softy and have a hard time saying no, we decided to come up with our own recipe so we could make them at home and save about a zillion dollars.
- 1 cup of ice
- 1 1/2 cups of milk (We used whole, but half-n-half is great too!)
- 1 T. Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup (You can add another tablespoon if you like.)
- 3 large scoops vanilla bean ice cream
- 1/2 tsp sugar (can omit)
- A blender
- Optional: Whipped Cream topping
Blend and top with whipped Cream!
BAM! Just like that I saved myself about $16 by making them myself! Yipee!
If it's still not sweet enough you can add in a tablespoon of sugar, but we didn't think it needed it.
You can also add in a scoop of vanilla ice cream, but again, the flavoring and ice were enough for us so we're keeping it simple.
And that's it.
I think that was one of the shortest posts I've ever written.
But no joke people! That's about how long it took to make four smiling faces and four Vanilla Bean Frappuccino's!
Hope you enjoy!
I'm totally going to have to try this. I'd rather not spend a zillion dollars on blended ice and sugar… but I do far too often. This seems much better. Thanks!
Where do you find the Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup?
so there is no coffee in it? can you make them with coffee in them? I need to find a good blender that will chop ice…mine never seems to work for stuff like that… Sounds YUMMY!!!
^^^ That's what I thought, too! 🙂 Although, I often freeze leftover coffee in ice cube trays so I may use those! 🙂
My girls usually request Vanilla Creams and Vanilla Steamers, but I can totally see them wanting a vanilla bean frappucino. We'll have to try this recipe out. Thanks for sharing!


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On 1/14/11 11:18 AM, Sam Andrews wrote: > A very interesting thread with much input from knowledgeable folks. > > I believe much of the commentary in the ARRL Antenna Book comes from > research done by Jerry Sevick, W2FMI in the late 60s and early 70s and > originally appearing in a series of articles in QST magazine. Sevick > undertook a massive project that gathered data from many different radial > layouts and lengths, including radial, rectangular, and with the wires in > those configurations connected together laterally in different grid fashions > or left independent of each other. Much of his research was centered on > short verticals (less than 1/4 wave) where the low input impedance makes > ground losses very important to overall system efficiency, as pointed out by > Steve, G3TXQ in this thread. His conclusion that a 120-radial system is > optimum, to my knowledge, has not been factually disputed. > "optimum" in what sense. N6LF did a very extensive set of measurements and models over the past couple years which goes a long way towards saying that 120 radials is way past the point of diminishing returns. That 120 radial thing is from Brown, Lewis and Epstein, and was originally formulated as a FCC shortcut to avoid having to do a proof of performance on a non-directional AM transmitter (i.e. rather than spend the money to measure field strength on all the cardinal radials and so forth, you could say, we've installed the FCC standard ground field). Granted, the more copper you put down, the better your performance will be, until you've paved the surface with solid copper to several wavelengths away. But Rudy's data seems to show that long before that, you'll get to where the difference isn't measurable. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list email@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
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Orioles vs. Yankees lineups and pregame notes
*Orioles reliever Darren O'Day will not accompany the team to Toronto with the right-hander dealing with numbness in the fingers of his pitching hand and likely headed to see a hand specialist in Sarasota, Fla.
O'Day has been dealing with the issue for the past week or two, which is why he has barely been used, and manager Buck Showalter said he's been through a ton of tests and they're still not quite sure what's going on. The issue with his index and middle fingers and it's really prevented O'Day from being able to grip the ball.
*Wilson Betemit is getting the start at designated hitter today over Henry Urrutia, who woke up with a sore neck. Showalter said he wanted Betemit to start anyways and is hoping to get him going against Yankees' righty Phil Hughes.
*The Orioles will host their first Social Media Night at Camden Yards on Wednesday, September 25th as part of the club's Fan Appreciation Celebration. There are only 200 tickets available for the pregame party event and you can read more about that here.
*The O's will honor Yankee closer Mariano Rivera tonight with a retirement gift and Showalter joked that because of the way the schedule worked out the Orioles –as one of the final teams to send him off– have some slim pickings, with all the good gifts already taken. Showalter, who managed Rivera, will be part of the ceremony on-field pregame and also joked that he hoped to gift Rivera a blown save later on tonight.
Here are your lineups as the Orioles try to salvage a series split in the four-game set…
Nate McLouth LF
Manny Machado 3B
Chris Davis 1B
Adam Jones CF
Nick Markakis RF
Wilson Betemit DH
J.J. Hardy SS
Matt Wieters C
Brian Roberts 2B
Wei-Yin Chen LHP
Brett Gardner CF
Alex Rodriguez DH
Alfonso Soriano LF
Robinson Cano 2B
Vernon Wells RF
Eduardo Nunez 3B
Mark Reynolds 1B
Brendan Ryan SS
Chris Stewart C
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New city welcome center set to open
WINCHESTER — A welcome center designed to offer visitors information about the city's downtown will have its grand opening in early September, according to the Old Town Development Board.
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