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KALAMAZOO, MI -- It's a cold, snowy Saturday in Kalamazoo. What better way to spend it than running?
At least that was the attitude of the more than 1,000 people who showed up in the dark and cold to begin the 13-week Borgess Run Camp Feb. 1.
The gym of the Borgess Health and Fitness Center on Gull Road was a sea of neon and sock-footed enthusiasm by 7:30 a.m. (In addition to being morning people, the runners seemed quite polite -- carefully removing snowy shoes so as not to wreck the gymnasium floor.)
"What's better than having 1,200 people run together in the ice and snow?" asked Samantha Lamorandier, of Kalamazoo, who was sporting a flower lei and a dapper moustache and goatee in honor of "Febru-hairy."
"Yeah, it's crazy," said Cathi Van Dyk, of Kalamazoo, who was attending her sixth run camp and training for the Kalamazoo Marathon. "I can't imagine getting through the winter without it."
The 53-year-old took up running six years ago, she said, inspired by her daughter.
"I watched her do a triathlon and thought, 'Look, there's some normal people doing it. They're not all super-athletes,' " she said. "I had lost some weight and wanted to try something different. I've been running for six years. If I can do it, anyone can do it."
The Borgess Run Camp, which is in its 11th-year, was born when Camp Director Blaine Lam and Chris Lampen-Crowell, co-owner of Gazelle Sports, were "whining" to each other about having to run in winter and wondering how they were going to get through it, Lampen-Crowell told the crowd.
One hundred and five people showed up that first year. Today, it's the largest run camp in the United States.
"Sometimes self-interest pays off," Lampen-Crowell joked.
In 2013, Kalamazoo was designated one of four Runner Friendly Communities in the U.S. by Road Runners Club of America.
"This is the largest group like this anywhere in the nation," Lampen-Crowell said, thanking Borgess as well as Janeen Docsa and Cheryl Pickett for organizing this year's camp. "It goes to show what an amazing city Kalamazoo is."
This year, more than 450 new runners signed up to train for either the Kalamazoo Marathon or the Borgess Run for the Health of It half marathon, 10K or 5K races, Lampen-Crowell said.
Saturday's venue ended up changing at the last minute due to weather. With a winter weather advisory in effect and snow falling before 8 a.m., some of them were probably wondering why they signed up, he joked.
"I know not everyone thinks they are in the right place," he said, adding that he was sure some of them were thinking, "I didn't know we were going to be running outside," and "Why didn't they cancel?"
"By the end of camp, they will know they are a runner," he said.
One of those new runners is Andrew Alm, 26, who is training for the 10K, which is being offered for the first time this year. His mom, Kim Alm, 55, is attending her third run camp and planning to run her second marathon.
"I have to catch up with her," Andrew Alm said of his decision to take up running.
For others, fitness was the motivation, but camaraderie was one of the benefits.
"I've made some of my favorite friends" at run camp, said David Neely.
Neely, who was attending his fifth run camp, said he took up running for his health.
"I changed my eating habits and got back into running," Neely said, losing 35 pounds in the process.
He's since run triathlons and taken up mountain biking. This year, he'll be running the half marathon on May 4.
Steve Randalph, of Kalamazoo, was attending his fourth run camp and also training for the 1/2-marathon.
"I have lots of stress in my work," he said, and running helps defuse that. He said he also liked the egalitarianism and affordability of the exercise.
"All you need is a pair of shoes," he said.
Also, when it comes to lacing up the running shoes in February in Michigan, peer pressure helps, Neely and a friend joked.
"It gets me to run in winter," he said.
Yvonne Zipp is a staff writer at the Kalamazoo Gazette. Email her at email@example.com or follow her on Twitter.


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Initially, a small number of users will see promoted tweets on their mobile phones, Twitter said on it blog post.
Bangalore: Twitter will expand its advertising program for the Apple Inc iPhone and Google Inc Android devices, hoping to better tap into its growing mobile user base and ramp up revenue.
The company, which sells "promoted tweets" and advertises "promoted accounts" for customers, will now include both features on its mobile applications timeline, it said in a blogpost on Tuesday.
Until now, "promoted trends" and "promoted tweets" were included only on a search page when accessing Twitter on the iPhone or Android.
As a growing number of users switch to mobile phones and tablets as their primary method of accessing the Internet, ad-supported Web services are turning to mobile screens. About 55 per cent of Twitter's over 100 million monthly active users access its service over a mobile phone.
Facebook, which gets almost 85 per cent of its revenue from advertising on its website, is also reported to have been testing advertising for its mobile app.
San Francisco-based Twitter has already begun displaying promoted accounts for its iPhone and Twitter clients and will start publishing promoted tweets in coming weeks.
Initially, only a small number of users will see promoted tweets on their mobile phones, Twitter said on it blogpost.
Since 2010, Twitter's in-house sales staff has sold "promoted tweets" to large businesses on a case-by-case basis, but this month, the company launched a similar service to allow small businesses to buy and place ads on the online messaging platform.
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Before we move on to the Chivas match, however, there is still lots of chatter about what went wrong against RSL.
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Portland Dominates for 84 Minutes; Too Bad Games Last 90 Minutes -- Ryan Gates, Stumptown Footy: Portland goes down early and comes from behind to grab the lead on two spectacular goals from Darlington Nagbe. Portland then forgets that games last 90+ minutes as they pack it in around the 84th minute and concede to late goals.
Stars back from injury boost Real Salt Lake -- Bill Oram, The Salt Lake Tribune: Nat Borchers, Javier Morales and Alvaro Saborio all returned from injury at their own paces, but each man made his first start of the season Saturday at Jeld-Wen Field.
Finding positives in Portland Timbers' loss to Real Salt Lake -- Geoffrey C. Arnold, The Oregonian: Conceding two goals in the final five minutes of the game makes it easy to overlook the fact the Timbers' often dictated the pace of the game, erased a deficit, took a lead for 23 minutes and had the best team in MLS on the ropes for the much of the second half.
Portland Timbers lose heartbreaker to Real Salt Lake 3 to 2 behind two late goals -- Kip Kesgard, OregonLive.com community blogger: For 88 minutes, I was genuinely impressed with the overall team effort of Portland, but in a nightmarish finish, the Timbers watched as Real Salt Lake stole victory from the jaws of defeat.
RECAP: RSL stun Timbers with two late goals for the win -- Dan Itel, PortlandTimbers.com: The victory puts RSL (3-1-0) back on the winning track after being surprised in a 1-0 loss last week at home to Chivas USA. They jump into a tie for first place in the West. The result is a devastating one for Portland (1-2-1), who returned home licking their wounds after a dismal 1-0 loss at New England last weekend.
Vote for AT&T Goal of the Week: Week 4 -- PortlandTimbers.com: Nagbe's second goal vs. RSL nominated for MLS honor; Cast your vote now!


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Port Byron, NY -- Cayuga County Sheriff David Gould said investigators could not determine the cause of a fire that killed a 68-year-old man Feb. 15, but suspect a cigarette is at fault.
Gerard A. Inman died in the fire at 8 First Hill Drive.
The investigation involved the sheriff's office, the Cayuga County Fire Investigation Team and a New York State fire investigator, Gould said in a press release.
The cause of the fire is officially listed as "undetermined," Gould said. "However all indications point to a cigarette as being the source of ignition. There are no indications that the fire was intentionally set," according to the release.
An autopsy by the Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office determined that Inman died of smoke inhalation.


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KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — With the wind whipping around and occasional drops of rain pelting the Ocean Course, Vijay Singh looked as comfortable as he has in a long time.
Singh shot a 3-under 69 to move within two strokes of the lead at the PGA Championship on Friday, and he did it on a day so many other players were just trying to survive. The 49-year-old Singh hasn't won on the PGA or European tours since 2008, but after finishing tied for ninth at last month's British Open, he's in solid position heading into this weekend.
Tiger Woods may be starting a move, too. He birdied two of his first four holes in the second round to move within a stroke of leader Gary Woodland.
At one point, Singh, Phil Mickelson (71) and Michael Hoey (70) were the only players with completed second rounds under par.
"It's one of the tougher conditions I've ever played, and put this golf course in the middle of all that, it becomes even more brutal," Singh said. "I would have taken 72 when I started off."
By mid-afternoon, Woodland had taken the lead at 6 under, a shot ahead of Woods and Ryo Ishikawa. Singh, Rory McIlroy, defending champion Keegan Bradley and first-round leader Carl Pettersson were part of a group at 4 under.
The past 16 majors have been won by 16 different players. Woods hasn't won one since 2008.
Singh's last major title was the PGA Championship in 2004, and he's been solid so far this week. He began moving up the leaderboard Friday with birdies on three of the first seven holes.
"I just started believing that I can do it," Singh said. "I was so negative for a long, long time. I had great sessions on the driving range and just couldn't take it on the golf course. I finally started to believe that I could do what I'm doing on the driving range.
"A little tweak to my golf swing during the British Open kind of helped, as well."
After mostly calm conditions for the opening round, players returned to find flags blowing stiffly in the wind and some threatening clouds hanging low. It eventually began raining, but there were no delays early in the second round.
"You have to challenge and take on the crosswinds," Mickelson said. "We had about a five- or 10-minute spurt there where the wind just started gusting 35 or so and it started raining."
Despite the elements, Mickelson was hanging around at even par through 36 holes.
Alex Noren wasn't so fortunate. He started the day at 5 under, a shot out of the lead, before shooting 80. Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano was also a shot behind Pettersson after one round. He bogeyed his first two holes Friday en route to a 78.
"It's playing tough in this wind, especially," Fernandez-Castano said. "During the round, I was trying to set up little goals just to keep me motivated."
Woods' tee shot on the par-5 second carried so far it came to rest in an area where fans were walking across the fairway at the time. His birdie there was followed by an 18-foot putt to save par on No. 3. After another birdie on the fourth hole, he was only a stroke behind Woodland.
Adam Scott shot a 75 to fall to 1 under, but he remains in contention after missing out on a British Open victory by bogeying his last four holes.
"I certainly feel like I've been received very well the last couple weeks since I've been back and it's great to have support," Scott said. "I may have won a few more fans. Unfortunately it was from not winning the tournament, but maybe I can change that here over the weekend."
For the full 2012 PGA Championship leaderboard, visit PGA.com.


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• Listen to Clinton's Grand Rapids speech
• Local Dems say Clinton visit will go a long way toward gaining Obama support
• Clinton in Grand Ledge: Bush presidency worst in U.S. history
GRAND RAPIDS — In her first campaign swing through Michigan this election season, Hillary Rodham Clinton offered a full-throated endorsement of Barack Obama, urging supporters to "work as hard as you worked for me for Barack and Joe" Biden.
Public opinion polling this week shows Obama with a double-digit lead over John McCain among likely Michigan women voters. The question remains how many women who were disappointed by the failure of her groundbreaking campaign will either not vote on Nov. 4 or support McCain.
"I just don't think that is a very big group, nor do I think it will be determinative in this election," Clinton told Booth Newspapers, which includes The Press. "People who voted for me have much more in common with Sen. Obama than they do with Sen. McCain.
"People are coming to see what's in their interest, which is basically what an election should be about," Clinton said.
Clinton campaigned for Obama in Grand Rapids, Grand Ledge near Lansing, and Flint later Saturday.
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Things appear to be moving ahead for key satellite TV bills in the House, as staff prepares to merge two pieces of legislation for a possible vote this week.
Last week, staff from both the House Energy and Commerce Committee and House Judiciary Committee continued to hammer out a combined bill. There was no word whether a final piece of legislation would be ready for a vote this week, but some suggested a floor vote could take place Tuesday.
There still is no news concerning satellite TV legislation in the Senate.
Satellite TV needs critical items in the legislation such as its compulsory license for superstations and distant networks, which are set to expire at the end of the year. Also, time is running out for the legislation, with Congress set to adjourn by the end of the week.
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PARSIPPANY — A Dover woman was arrested after she smacked a child in the back during a soccer match, Parsippany police said.
Eliana Enamorado, 44, was at Veterans Park on Route 46 on Saturday afternoon, watching one of her children play in a youth soccer league, said Patrolman Earl Kinsey.
The game was tight and nearing its end when Enamorado picked up a ball that had gone out of bounds. A 12-year-old boy ran off the field to get the ball, but Enamorado refused to return it, Kinsey said. The boy grabbed it from her hands and when he turned to face the field and throw the ball back in play, Enamorado allegedly smacked the child in the back.
The child was not hurt, but the slap was loud enough to be heard by the referee on the far side of the field, Kinsey said. Enamorado said the boy had some unkind words in Spanish before she hit him, according to Kinsey.
Police were called to the field and Enamorado was arrested and charged with simple assault at a community-sponsored youth event. She was released pending a court appearance.


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Madonna and Child, with Saint John
Culture and Sport Glasgow (Museums): Pollok House
Murillo, Bartolomť EstebŠn (Spanish painter and draftsman, 1618-1682)
Date Earliest
about 1645
Date Latest
about 1650
The Virgin, here shown in a yellow-toned white dress with colourful blue-green drapery, is traditionally known as La Serrana - the mountain peasant. The Child in this picture by the one of the best-known Spanish painters, Bartolomť EstebŠn Murillo, is wrapped in a cloth with a gay fringe such as Spanish peasants wore. From the left, dressed in sheepskin, St John approaches with a reed cross and a bird. According to Murillo's will and codicil, his daughter Francisca took orders during the 1670s in the same convent for which this picture appears to have been painted.
Current Accession Number
figure; religion (Virgin and Child, St John)
160.7 x 109.2 cm cm (estimate)
oil on canvas
Acquisition Details
Given by Mrs Anne Maxwell Macdonald 1967.
'... formerly in the Church of the Convent de la Madre de Dios, at Seville' (Waagen); acquired in 1838 by J. M. Escasenza; acquired from him, probably between 1842 and 1859 for Sir William Stirling Maxwell (documented in his collection in 1896); by descent to his son Sir John Stirling Maxwell; by descent to his daughter Mrs Anne Maxwell Macdonald.
Principal Exhibitions
Art Treasures of the United Kingdom
, Manchester, 1857, cat. no. 637;
Exhibition of Spanish Art
, New Gallery, London, 1895-99, cat. no. 53; National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1922;
Exhibition of Spanish Paintings from El Greco to Goya
, National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1951, cat. no. 31, as 'Rather an early work, perhaps about 1645/50', by Murillo;
European Old Masters Art Treasures Centenary Exhibition
, City of Manchester Art Gallery, 1957, cat. no. 129;
Paintings from Pollok House
, Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum, 1960-61;
Paintings from Glasgow Art Gallery: A Loan Exhibition of the National Art-Collections Fund
, Wildenstein, London, 1980, cat. no. 21.
Stirling Maxwell, Sir W.,
Annals of the Artists of Spain
, London, 1848, vol. 3, p. 1423; Waagen, G. F.,
Galleries and Cabinets of Art in Great Britain ... Forming a Supplemental Volume to the Treasures of Art in Great Britain
, London, 1857, p. 449, as Murillo; Curtis, C. B.,
Velazquez and Murillo: A Description and Historical Catalogue of the works
, London and New York, 1883, no. 155; Caw, J. L.,
Catalogue of Pictures at Pollok House
, Glasgow, 1936, p. 18, no. 22; Harris, E., 'Spanish Painting from Morales to Goya in the National Gallery of Scotland',
Burlington Magazine
, no. 583, vol. 93, October 1951, p. 314;
The Stirling Maxwell Collection Pollok House
, Corporation of Glasgow: Museum and Art Galleries Department, c.1967, p. 40, no. 63; Angulo IŮiguez, D.,
Murillo: Su vida, su arte, su obra
, Madrid, 1981, vol. 2: 'Catŗlogo cržtico', no. 181, p. 168, and vol. 3: 'Lŗminas', pl. 29.
Labels, marks etc. on back are documented as follows: ul on canvas, in chalk: 'May 26/48/ 28', printed label: 'Gang forward', lr: chalk: '93', ll in black, over remains of Sir W. Stirling's writing '800', remains of W. Stirling Maxwell's notes, no longer legible, apart from 'M. Backenbury' (?, probably refers to Sir J. M. Brackenbury's sale, Christie's, 26 May 1848, see Curtis 155b), uc of frame printed label 'r[?]an no 1/ Maclure/ Property of Mrs. A. Maxwell Donald', ul of stretcher typo label: 'Sir John Stirling Maxwell ...', cl of stretcher ink label 'Keir House Dunblane', printed label of
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exhibition 1857, inscription in ink: 'Taylor 35' and '380', lc of stretcher in red ink no. '39', lc of stretcher printed label: 'Archibald Stirling Esq., Keir Dunbare, Perthshire ... (rest covered)', ll of frame no. in ink '9', tc of stretcher stamped '7 Leedham/ ...'; a small circular label that reads 'Sir JS Maxwell/ Framed. 13/4/96' (ie: 1896) is now conserved in the museum's picture files.
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Malware type: Exploit
Aliases: Exploit.VBS.Phel.aa (Kaspersky), Hacktool.IE.Exploit (Symantec), EXP/CVE-2006-1359 (Avira), Exp/Phel-A (Sophos),
In the wild: Yes
Destructive: No
Language: English
Platform: Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003
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This is Trend Micro's detection for a zero-day exploit that takes advantage of a vulnerability in the createTextRange Method call process in Internet Explorer. Using the aforementioned method enables a user to create a text range within an object. The said vulnerability is discussed in detail in the following Microsoft Web page:
This exploit causes an error in the mentioned text range, which is applied to a radio button control, allowing malicious Web sites to consume a large amount of an affected system's memory and to execute arbitrary codes on the system. It can also download and execute malicious codes on the system.
Zero-day exploits are termed as such because the unpatched vulnerability and its corresponding exploit code are released within the same day. This poses a threat in which a lot of computers may be affected due to the availability of exploit code, and the fact that the vendor has not been given enough time to patch it.
One malicious JavaScript that uses this exploit is detected by Trend Micro as JS_DLOADER.BXR.
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Description created: Mar. 25, 2006 2:07:24 PM GMT -0800
File type: Script
Memory resident: No
Size of malware: Varies
Initial samples received on: Mar 25, 2006
Vulnerability used: (MS06-013) Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (912812)
Related to: JS_DLOADER.BXR
Payload 1:
Compromises system security
Payload 2:
Consumes a large amount of system memory
This exploit affects Internet Explorer 6.0 and Internet Explorer 7.0 Beta 2 (January Edition) running on Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, and Server 2003.
Analysis By: Arman Castro Catacutan
Minimum scan engine version needed: 7.500
Pattern file needed: 3.292.03
Pattern release date: Mar 28, 2006
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An unidentified man was transported to the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center on Saturday after he was shot in the head in Harrisburg's Allison Hill neighborhood, according to city police.
A bullet grazed the head of the man, who is expected to survive, police said. The shooting took place around 5:20 p.m. in the 1600 block of Market Street.
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Kickstarter: Pear Converts An iPod Dock To A Bluetooth Dock
Pear is a new Kickstarter that I immediately fell in love with. Us Android music fans know the pain of every dock being only iPod compatible. That 30 pin connector taunts us, while we have to use a 3.5mm cable. I've seen an Android compatible dock, but we have no variety. So what do we do? Buy a Pear.
Pear is a new device that plugs into the 30 pin connector of any iPod dock and lets you connect to it through Bluetooth. It's a tiny device that efficiently converts any iPod dock into a Bluetooth dock. So even if you have an iPhone, this would let you use your dock without having to relinquish your phone. It's so elegant and easy to use.
For us Android users, this could be a savior. I wanted to buy a nice dock for a while, but my dad keeps insisting on a standard one with an iPod connector instead of a Bluetooth one. Now we can have both! This is one of those few Kickstarter projects that's both genius and easily doable. It's genius, really. Go fund it!


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Cactus Notes: Game day
MESA, Ariz.–The Cubs are gearing up for their first live game action of the season this afternoon at HoHoKam Park. After morning workouts, the club will play an intrasquad game–blue team versus white–essentially pitting the major league squad against the minor leaguers. The game starts at 1 p.m. and is open to the public.
Here are today's intrasquad lineups:
1. Soriano – LF
2. Stewart – 3B
3. Castro – SS
4. LaHair – 1B
5. Byrd – CF
6. DeJesus – RF
7. Lalli – C
8. Barney – 2B
9. DeWitt – DH
T. Wood – P
1. Jackson – CF
2. Sczcur – RF
3. Baker – 2B
4. Rizzo – 1B
5. Johnson – L
6. Vitters – 3B
7. Lake – SS
8. Brenly – C
9. Campana – DH
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Cubs claim infielder Cardenas off waivers
The Cubs claimed talented minor league infielder Adrian Cardenas off waivers from the Oakland Athletics on Monday and designated infielder Blake DeWitt for assignment.
The 24-year-old Cardenas hit .314 with 28 doubles, four triples, five home runs, 70 runs scored, 51 RBI and a .374 on-base percentage in 127 games with Triple-A Sacramento last season. The versatile infielder, who plays primarily second base, saw time at second, shortstop, third base and left field. He was originally selected by the Phillies in the supplemental round of the 2006 draft.
DeWitt, a former first-round pick of the Dodgers, was acquired in the July 2010 deal that sent Ted Lilly and Ryan Theriot to L.A. In his first full season with the Cubs, he batted .265 with 11 doubles, five home runs and 26 RBIs in 121 games.
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Blake DeWitt takes control of Stephen Green's equipment in the Cubs dugout. (Photo by Stephen Green)
Now Playing: Cubs Clinic on turning two
Those of you watching last night's game saw the keystone combination of Darwin Barney and Blake DeWitt following exactly the advice in this brand-new Cubs Clinic: Get the sure out. It also helps to have a terrific defender like Barney robbing hits on the left side of the diamond. Get tips on turning the double play in this extra look inside our September edition of Vine Line. Don't miss it: Subscribe to Vine Line today.
Music Issue extra: Cubs Countdown
Perhaps the next Wrigleyville Block Party, Aug. 19-21, could play this Cubs Countdown of top hits. (Photo by David Banks)
In honor of Vine Line's first-ever Music Issue this month, we thought it would be fun to see what the Billboard Top 100's number 1 song was at the time of some of your favorite Cubs players' births:
- When Darwin Barney was born on Nov. 8, 1985, the country was jamming to "Part-Time Lover" by Stevie Wonder.
- "Southern Nights" by Glen Campbell was the number 1 song when Ryan Dempster, whose birthday is May 3, 1977, made his first appearance in the world.
- "Best of My Love" by The Emotions was the Billboard Top 100's number 1 song on Aug. 30, 1977, when Marlon Byrd was born.
- When Jeff Samardzija was born on Jan. 23, 1985, "Like a Virgin" by Madonna was the most popular song cruising through the airwaves.
Here are some more of the No. 1 songs on Cubs players' birthdays:
- Blake DeWitt, Aug. 20, 1985- "Shout" by Tears for Fears
- Reed Johnson, Dec. 8, 1976- "Tonight's the Night" by Rod Stewart
- Casey Coleman, July 3, 1987- "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" by Whitney Houston
- Mike Quade, March 12, 1957- "You Don't Owe Me a Thing" by Johnnie Ray
- Sean Marshall, Aug. 30, 1982- "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor
A last cast for Ryan Theriot
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With this past Saturday's trade of shortstop Ryan Theriot and left-hander Ted Lilly to the Los Angeles Dodgers, it affords Vine Line an opportunity to run one last piece about the diminutive shortstop from LSU.
In the August issue of Vine Line, we offered a new installment of our popular Cubs CrossOver feature, which often places a Cubs player in a non-baseball situation. It's your standard fish-out-of-water story. However, this month, the only fish out of water were the ones Ryan Theriot was catching.
After a particularly tough day at the office, which included a 12-0 loss to the visitng Los Angeles Angels, Vine Line and bass columninst Mike Pehanich took Theriot out 40 miles
northwest of Wrigley Field to do a little bass fishing. An avid fisherman all his life, he even had a fishing bobblehead giveaway this year at Wrigley Field (left).
On the trip, Theriot relayed some classic fishing stories. After all, you can't have a fishing trip without fishing stories, all in a Southern drawl and some photos from the day.
"My dad, he doesn't like bass fishin'. He's a saltwater snob to a certain extent. But he'll fish croppie all day long. He'll sit out there with his ultra light hookup…Then we'll have a big fish fry at night. That's what we grew up doing, fishin' like that."
"I did a salt water show once, redfish show on the coast. Me and a couple of other ballplayers….The host was this nice lady who didn't know anything about fishing. We were on the boat 45 minutes, and she starts throwing up. She'd never been on a boat before. And we had just gotten on the fish, too. I was like, 'What is going on here?' So we had to go back in. We dropped her off and went back out and fished. We didn't do the show, but we got to fish."
"One time, our whole coaching staff went out in Houston on the Gulf to catch Cobia and snapper. And one of our coaches, I'm not going to name names, but for eight hours straight, he threw up. Our trainer, too. He spends all this time taking care of us, and yet, he's hugging the toilet. It was like a real nice 68-foot boat, too."
"My glove sponsor, Wilson, gives me a choice of gear from Cabela's or Bass Pro Shop. My garage looks like a mini Bass Pro."
"I love fishing because it lets you kind of get away from everything, turn yourself on/off.
It's always been a passion of mine. Quiet time. It's a good time to get people out of their element, it let's people relax and get to know someone pretty good. I've rown up doing this, fishing and hunting. So it's something that's second nature to me."
"[I remember] fishing one time when I was little in a lake called Country Club of Louisiana. I was in a little sweet pea row. A pea row is like a little canoe. I guess that's Cajun for canoe. My dad both my brothers and myself in there, so if you moved to hard to one side, it would tip over. But I had the cane pole, and we're fishin for croppie. A catfish hits my bait. It dragged us around the lake for an hour. And I swore I had Moby Dick on the line. I was talkin' so much trash to my brothers and my dad. We finally dragged it in the boat, and it was only about a three-pound catfish, but I'll never forget that one. That was a lot of fun. It was cool."
"Mike Fontenot is a horrible fisherman. Probably one of the worst fishermen I've ever been around my entire life, true story. But for some reason he always catches fish, though. At LSU, we'd skip class and go fishin'. That's just what we'd do.
"So me and two of our clubbies, Otis and Gary, were fishing in Arizona, of all places–the desert–right near my house out there so 'Font' comes out and fishes with us. Otis and Gary were in one area, me and Mike were in another area so Mike thinks it would be funny to cast right where their lines were and mess them up, hang them up. He ends up catching a five-pound bass. How does that happen? How do you do that? Where's the rabbit's foot? He's a terrible fisherman, but he catches fish. So does that make him good? I don't know. He has no idea what he's doing. Maybe that's what makes him a good baseball player. He has no idea of what he's doing, but he's just good."
–Mike Huang


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Beginning Monday, July 1, the public can get a new sky high 360-degree view of Seattle and the surrounding scenery of the Puget Sound region. Previously, the location only offered a 270-degree view, with limited public access.
The newly expanded and renovated Sky View Observatory (SVO), located on the 73rd floor of the Columbia Center, will be open to the public 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
The upgraded observatory offers visitors a full spectrum view from a height of more than 900 feet in Seattle's landmark skyscraper, which was built in 1985. The panoramic view includes Mounts Baker and Rainier, the Cascade Mountains, Elliott Bay, the Olympic Mountains, the city of Seattle and the Space Needle.
The tallest public viewing area west of the Mississippi, the SVO offers a unique way to see the Seattle area. The interior has been fully redesigned and features new displays at each vantage point telling the story of the city and the region.
(The blogger took this photo and video in 2007 during the annual Big Climb, on a day when the public was able to walk to the top of the tower to raise money for charity.)
Entrance to the 73rd floor in the past has not been widely promoted. Now, signs will point the way from the building's varied entries to the elevators that reach the 73rd floor. Tickets can be bought online in advance, or where the elevator opens in the observatory.
Early plans call for a drink cart to serve guests at the observatory, with possible additions of a snack bar and souvenir sales in the future.
Admission is free for children under the age of 5, $9 for seniors and children ages 5 to 17, and $12.50 for adults.
Visitors can access the SVO through the elevators in the main lobby on the fourth floor of the Columbia Center. Take the elevator to the 40th floor, then transfer to another elevator that goes to the 66th-76th floors.
The building was designed by architect Chester Lindsey and is currently managed by CAC Real Estate Management Co., Inc. and owned by an affiliate of Beacon Capital Partners. The building is located at 701 5th Ave.A private club continues to operate at the highest levels, the 75th and 76th floors, of the 943-foot high office tower, tallest building north of Los Angeles and east of Chicago.
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Grangestone @ Total Wine
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Onibubba wrote:
@AKGcandlefish Cross them off the list. Shop elsewhere. That crap really pisses me off.
valuewhisky wrote:
Thanks for sharing, I occasionally shop at Total Wine. I had no interest in trying the Grangestone, but still nice to know!
bwmccoy wrote:
Thanks for info. Really appreciate it!
Newkophile wrote:
Same experience here on two occasions at the TW&L in Boynton Beach. One nice perk however is that if you feign interest you will be taken into a back room where you can sample the 12 and 18 varieties for a nice little hit before you eventually exit the store (hopefully with something else, as I recently did with a Glenmorangie Lasanta). I too find these Grangestone products well-priced but not all that terribly distinctive.
@Newkophile I just picked up the Grangestone 21 ( I was going into Total Wine to pick up a Highland Park 18 for myself for my birthday ), when the sales guy suggested the Grangestone18...the $59 price through up a red flag immediately, but then I saw the 21, and figured, "maybe it's got a little more refinement". BIG MISTAKE.
It's got a light apple nose to it, but dear Lord is the vanilla all over this thing. Even my wife ( who has stuck with my tastes...even so far as going with me through a Laphroaig Quarter Cask with me ) saying, "We've had way better...how much did you spend on that ?". Now I've been a single malt guy (I have a "no blends allowed" sign in my house) since I first tasted a Macallan 30 when I turned 18 (yes, it was that long ago that 18 was still the legal drinking age). My tastes have matured, but this Grangestone 21 gives me nothing I can't get from the Costco 15 year old they sell. It's certainly better than drinking a Cardhu 12, but I can get the same or better experience out of a bottle of Glen Morangie 10 for a third of the price.
If their 12 and 18 are along the same lineage as this Grangestone 21...then the family needs to go back to school. With all the "refinement" it's lost any sense of sweetness or kindness that a Highland Park 18 will greet you with immediately upon soaking it's way over your palatte.
Like it's been said in the movies.....move along folks. Nothing to see here.
Nolinske wrote:
It has been mentioned by other posters on other forums that the managers and salespeople get a bonus for each bottle of grangestone they sell at total wine so pretty much sums up why they push it so hard
CanadianNinja wrote:
I'm very pleased to say I've never had this kind of experience in Japan. In this country, whisky is usually sold in department stores and markets where the staff really doesn't have any knowledge about whisky, so you're left on your own to explore. I usually prefer it that way. On the rare occasion when I want some advice I'll make a trip to one of the many shops in Tokyo which specialize in whisky.
Sorry to go off topic here but @MarceloL, do you still have that 'no blends allowed' sign? If so I think you're missing out on some wonderful whisky my friend ; )
broadwayblue wrote:
I've never heard of Grangestone before. Is this a Total Wine "exclusive"?
@CanadianNinja Yes, I do, and frankly aside from JW Blue I hardly ever venture beyond. If I'm going to spend $50+ on a blended whisky I've found that I could always find a single malt that could do the job just as admirably for me. I don't discount that there are some great blends out there, I'm just saying I strongly prefer to not partake. That being said, I still have a bottle of Canadian Club that my son won in a raffle, and gave to me (yes he knows my preference, but it was a gift of the sort I wouldn't re-gift), sitting unopened in the liquor cabinet.
In just a little while, the short stint of Grangestone in my house will come to an end when I take this bottle back to Total Wine. Like I said, their 21 doesn't take me anywhere beyond where a Glen Morangie 10 does. And it's definitely nowhere near the Highland Park 18 I was walking into the store to get.
@Nolinske Yeah I get that now. I can only classify this under the "If only I had known". But, this is a mistake quickly corrected.
@MarceloL Let us know the response at total wines OK? I usually shop there in the winter, have had no problems but would like to know what their service is like. BTW had a noobie friend stop there last winter and he asked for advice. You guessed it he came back home with a bottle of Grangestone which he said was supposed to be "way better than some more expensive bottles" It was drinkable and nothing off but had no real redeeming qualities IMHO. Jonesz
@Jonesz BTW it was Grangestone 12
jeffilli wrote:
When I first started getting interested in scotch whisky I went into my local total wine to get myself a bottle of "something". Being new to the world of scotch I immediately started looking at the Johnnie Walker selection. I knew nothing of blended or single malt, Highland or Islay. All I knew is that a buddy poured me some JW at a party and I was intrigued. I spoke with a salesman who suggested the Grangestone 12 year and explained that it was a single malt. I believe I payed $24 for it which was what sold me on it. I took it home and enjoyed it a lot. Again my pallet is not sophisticate and at the time I had sampled maybe 2 scotch whiskies. both blends. My point is it was a great introduction scotch for someone like myself. The legs on it were pretty good and it a had a lot of body. was rather "thick" on the tounge. Citrusy Vanila notes if I recall correct. a nice color (though Probably added). the texture was similar to grand marnier though... Anyway I have not bought a bottle of Grangestone since that bottle but it did get the ball rolling on my Scotch Experience and for that I thank them!
Maltmark wrote:
1 advantage of shopping at total wine is that you can return a bottle if you open it and don't like it. I've returned 3 so far. This is a huge advantage for me if I haven't sampled something. Also, their prices are really good. And in regards to grangestone, I thought for $23.99 the 12 year is a steal because it is better than fiddich or levit 12 year and way cheaper. The 18 and 21 are pretty much not so great at all. And the look of the bottle is not too shabby.
@Maltmark Yes. I walked into the TotalWine near me ( they've only been opened for 3 weeks), and the Asst. Manager Greg, took care of it immediately. Sure, I paid a little more, but the Highland Park 18 came home with me, and I just finished a 2nd dram ( Can you say: Happy Camper ). The return process was smooth, he thanked me for my feedback about it, and I suggested that they hold a tasting. Some folks may find Grangestone approachable, and that's perfectly fine. Also it allows them to get back to their suppliers and give them feedback about what their customers are saying. Frankly, I don't mind giving a new whisky a shot ( save blends, unless someone I know well is recommending it), but if someone who's supposed to have a sufficiently developed palatte recommends something for a person to spend good $$ on, they better consider the sort of whisky they were thinking of getting, before suggesting an alternative .
The Asst Manager was super understanding, took care of me, and I'll definitely go back to Total Wine ( they let me in on a little note: IF you take a picture of a price for a Whisky at Costco or Sams Club, they'll match the price). The Costco near me has some Lagavulin 16 for about $13 less than Total Wine, and I may take them up on it. Or, I might just pick up that Lagavulin at Costco just the same.
I would love to see the big box stores carry a wider diversity of Scotches....and less of the "Craft" Vodka ( WTF is that ?). They can start by bringing back Glen Morangie and Oban or Balvenie.
All in all, a birthday saved, as I was able to get the HP 18 in short order (Not that I'm complaining, but I though perhaps the Asst. Manager might've shaved a couple of extra $$ off the price of the HP for the inconvenience of having to come back and return the Grangestone they'd recommended. But I'm not gonna complain. I got what I wanted in the end.).
Carry on, Gentlemen. And let this be a lesson. Do NOT settle.
CanadianNinja wrote:
@MarceloL, if you ever get the chance I strongly recommend giving the Hibiki 12, 17 or especially 21 a try! All three are blends that are far better than many single malts in my opinion. I'd be interested in knowing what you think : )
@MarceloL Thanx for the heads up. Did not realize that you could return hard liquor "just because" That is a very good return policy. However I do not go for the take a picture scenario. I have an aversion to companies that will match a better price elsewhere. I would be buying the Lagavulin 16 where it is the best price when I walk in the door. If that was at Costco I would be buying from them. Just my 2 cents worth. Thanx for the informative reply. Jonesz
JJBriggs wrote:
Always interesting when I wander into my local Total Wine to see all the employee recommended bottles. They are all off brand or independently bottled by companies I have never heard of. Disapointing to see such transparent practices.
One such employee found me perusing the bourbon aisle. After a quick conversation she aggressively pitched a certain bourbon I have never seen before with a "recommended" tag on it. I asked her who distilled it. She paused and stared. I picked up the bottle and looked on the back. It said clearwater distiling, kentucky I think. The price was $69.99. I told her I would never pay that much for an unknown whiskey from an unknown distiller. It most likely was sourced from a major producer. She seemed offended at my standards. I went home without that bottle and slept just fine. Just dissapointing.
AKGcandlefish wrote:
I didn't know about the return policy at Total Wine. I'll keep that in mind.
@jjbriggs, I also noticed that all of the employee favorites in the Scotch section were Total Wine exclusives. REALLY? Not a single employee favors a good Lagavulin or Aberlour to Grangestone or Battlehill? Riiight.
JJBriggs wrote:
@AKGcandlefish That is what makes the practice so transparent. I'm all about finding a value pour, but cut the crap while we're at it!
paddockjudge wrote:
@JJBriggs - I'm about to pay the Liquor Control Board of Ontario a rare and overdue complement - The employes at LCBO seldom "push" product - most of them haven't got a clue and don't care.
FormerlyRigmorole wrote:
Never heard of the stuff. I've heard of "Treadstone" though. Oh yeah. Seen the Bourne series {:>)
@JJBriggs Absolutely. I couldn't agree more. If you're going to recommend something to me that I've never had before, especially at that high of a price point ($80), be prepared to present this seemingly "new" discovery for a bit of a taste. Not even a regular pour, just enough to give the palette an introduction, like a handshake).
Wodha wrote:
Here in Washington state TW&L has good pricing on known brands. My approach is to only buy legit brands we all know and love. I've tried their Battlescar, whatever it's called, and it was thin and unimpressive.
Victor wrote:
Consider the source of the recommendation. What would you EXPECT from a recommendation from a chain store employee who is highly unlikely to be a whisky afficionado?
There are plenty of well-known whisky writers whose taste in whisky is so far different from my own that I would not take any recommendations from them. I subscribe to Whisky Advocate, and I love Whisky Advocate,...for the great photography and the great information contained in it...not for the ratings and not for the reviews.
Lots of people identify with the taste of John Hansell or Dave Broom...I do not...they are almost contrary indicators for me...not that I will dislike what they like,...but that what they think is "the best" is almost never something I would consider "the best".
Judge the whiskies for yourself. But don't expect that someone else's taste is going to be the same as your own.
My answer to the question, "Whose ratings do you trust?" is that I most trust the Vox Populi, the aggregate opinions of many, as reflected in the Connosr "Popular" Top 50 Highest Rated Whiskies. If it is in the Connosr Top 50 Rated, it is likely to be of excellent quality.
dag wrote:
Whenever I got to Total Wine, I run into the same girl (manager?) in the Scotch section pushing her favorite, Grangestone. Now I know why.
That being said, I have tried the Grangestone 12 and it's not bad. Not great or memorable, but for an under $30 single malt, it's a value. After running up and down the Single Malt food chain, I've been taking a more austere approach to things lately, buying some bourbons, ryes and irish whiskys and trying to stay away from the $50 and up Scotches. My go-to is still HP 12, but I do enjoy variety. It just gets a little pricey.
JeffC wrote:
Well, consider yourself fortunate, in a highly regulated, state controlled jurisdiction, Total Wine only sells beer and wine.
Nozinan wrote:
I wonder what distillery produced this unremarkable single malt?
Given what I'm haring about it, it sounds like a 3 rd or 4 th refill cask quality, from a distiller that probably has threatened litigation if their name gets out
likemywomen wrote:
After telling the guy at Totalwine how much I loved the Lagavulin 16 and how I was coming in to pick up a Macallans 12 or 15; I had a bottle of the Grangestone 18 year shoved down my throat. It was cheap ($60).
When I got home, popped open Jim Murray's 2013 edition and Grangestone was nowhere to be found. Did some googling, very little information on this whiskey. The one thing the guy at total-wine failed to mention is that Grangstone has been DISCONTINUED since 2006. Here is a link with info if anyone is interested: http://www.scotchwhisky.net/news/thearchive_2006.php.
From the reviews I've read on this thread, I think I'm returning this bad boy. Is it worth popping open and giving it a try or will I live the rest of my life in peace without trying this? Any experienced opinions?
Maltmark wrote:
@likemywomen. Yes. I've tried it and it's not too great. I rated it an 83, but probably too high. It's a little smoky, but very bland. Return it immediately. The 12 is actually better.


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Port Orchard transformed by volunteer paint effort
Commuters traveling through Port Orchard Monday morning will get a huge surprise, as it will seem they have emerged through a portal into a world where everything has changed.
Over the weekend a crew of volunteer painters invaded the town and painted a majority of the buildings, a step in transforming the downtown from dinginess to dignity.
"I'm really proud of everyone who came down and helped us do this," said Port Orchard Mayor Lary Coppola as he painted the trim on the front of About Floors. "It says a lot about the spirit of our community."
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Macomber is indirectly responsible for the painting effort, as it is her Cedar Cove Days that prompted the volunteer effort. The driving force behind the event is radio personality and Port Orchard resident Delilah Rene, who coordinated the volunteers, managed the details and contributed at least $30,000 of her own money.
An estimated 300 volunteers worked throughout the day, doing everything from sloshing on paint with rollers to the fine detail work that is needed for a window frame. The effort was coordinated from a table in front of the alley between Myhres' and Slip 45.
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The project has been supported since the beginning by local hardware store owner Scott McLendon, who has provided guidance and donated $4,000 worth of paint. McLendon said that some of the buildings required more work than projected due to their surfaces, which absorbed the paint at a greater rate. He added there were some organizational problems that were solved.
"If you didn't have the painting contractors here it would have been a big mess," he said. "It would have been a three or four week project."
The project did both more and less than expected. A few buildings weren't done at all and will be painted at a later date. Three houses on the east side of town got a paint job and a weeding, giving visitors a different impression of downtown than before.
"When people look back at this they will think about how they were able to be a part of it," said former Port Orchard Mayor Kim Abel. "They will look at a building and say 'hey, I helped to paint that.' It will give them ownership, and they'll want to come downtown. I think it's very cool."
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The brick building in New Springville near Travis Avenue was previously surrounded by a chain-link fence and thin wooden boards defaced by graffiti, but now the building sits inside a cream-colored, thicker barrier that's also been marked by vandals.
Work to complete the building was set to begin several days ago, according to owner Tommy Chiu, of Tommy Chiu Building Corp., who noted he's been cleaning the inside of the structure and plans to install drywall.
Chiu stopped work on the residential property at the end of 2008 and also said last year, in a June 3rd article by the Advance, that work would begin a week later.
There is no sidewalk alongside the 11,475-square-foot property, which previously exhibited overgrown weeds and shrubs outside its gate.
While the tall grasses are gone, a layer of garbage sits near the building's garage, behind the chain-link fence that allows workers to enter and exit the location.
Piles of cement blocks and bricks remain stacked to the right of the building, but are barely visible, unless one looks through the fence.
Like last year's report, nothing is officially wrong with the site, according to the city Department of Buildings (DOB). The only currently active complaint is that it's stalled. That was put into effect on May 24 last year.
An application was renewed to construct vertical and horizontal extensions of the building on March 28 following its expiration on March 4.
The site was last inspected by the DOB on March 10, according to the agency's website, and was evaluated eight days before, following a complaint about damage to an adjacent property.
The DOB responded by saying no violation was warranted for the complaint at the time of the inspection, and that the owner will address any problems.
Prior to that, a complaint was filed on Feb. 9, 2009, that there was improper water drainage, but the owner quickly took care of it, the DOB said.
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The company is seeking to buy county-owned land in Walking Purchase Park, where it plans to build a substation that would serve about 1,000 customers in Fountain Hill, including St. Luke's Hospital.
In exchange, PPL would provide the county with 2.15 acres it owns elsewhere in the park, as well as an additional $154,000, according to county officials.
County commissioners approved a first reading of the proposed transaction during their meeting Wednesday, and it will be finalized with approval of a second reading next month.
Pending state and local approvals, PPL hopes to begin construction some time in this spring and complete the substation by the spring of 2013, PPL spokesman Joe Nixon said.
In addition to the 1.9 acres for the substation itself, PPL is seeking another 1.6 acres of right-of-way for overhead transmission lines, according to county documents.
The proposed project is a distribution substation, which means lower voltage because it would serve a specific neighborhood and its businesses, as opposed to a high-voltage transmission line serving a larger area, Nixon said.
Fountain Hill customers are currently served by other substations. Nixon said this new station would increase reliability and allow for alternative sources of power, so if a problem develops, PPL can more switch over and restore power more quickly.
"Basically the project is two-fold: to meet the need for increasing demand and to improve reliability for Fountain Hill," Nixon said.Walking Purchase Park was partially acquired and developed with grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
"The land does not really impinge on the park and wouldn't have any impact on that," said Scheller, who sponsored the bill that would allow the sale. "It also would provide a source of income for park improvements."Commissioners raised no objections to the proposed sale during a brief discussion Wednesday.
Once the sale is approved, PPL would still have to seek approval from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission before the substation could be built, Nixon said.
Salisbury Township Manager Randy Soriano said he believes it would also require planning and zoning approval at the township level.
Nothing has been submitted to the township so far, but Soriano said the county approached the township last summer with procedural questions about the possible land sale.
"The township has not received any official submission on what the land would be used for, but a transfer station was described informally to us last summer," Soriano said.The new substation is proposed for a 1.9-acre parcel next to Dotson Street Park, Nixon said.
The 2.15 acres PPL currently owns is about two-thirds of a mile west of that, but Nixon said it was not a suitable location for a substation.
Once the substation is built, Nixon said it would tap into an existing 69 kilovolt line, then run two new distribution lines into Fountain Hill.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- As befits an anniversary of such epic proportions, remembering the Beatles' first performance on the "The Ed Sullivan Show'' on Sunday, Feb. 9, 1964, there are events going on it seems like "Eight Days a Week.''
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is marking the very day with a series of films, lectures and programs aimed at families and children of different ages. One of the films is "The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit,'' which will be showing throughout the day in the Forest City/RMS Theater in the lower level of the main exhibit hall.
On Monday, the Rock Hall's distance learning program with a live-stream class on rockhall.com/education that will begin with the Sullivan show performance and discuss the impact that American artists like Chuck Berry and the Everly Brothers had on the Fab Four.
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The Kent BeatleFest actually precedes the anniversary, but we'll give 'em a pass on that. The festival features artists at 12 different venues in Kent offering Beatles tribute bands Abbey Road and Liverpool Lads and other artists, as well as British invasion music (including a karaoke version that lets YOU join in, yeah, yeah, yeah).
Additionally, famed Northeast Ohio photographer George Shuba, who covered the band's arrival in New York, and former radio personality and pop culture author Mike Olszewski will talk about their experiences and assessments of the era in a program at the Kent Stage that precedes a concert featuring three Beatles tribute bands and headlined by A Hard Days Night. That one is $15, but every other show is free.
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Lions goalie Nick Comeau was named this year's playoff MVP, and saw more than his share of action, stopping 48 of 58 shots Saturday.
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Syracuse, NY -- After losing friend and co-worker James "Jamie" McNish to a May 26 motorcycle accident, Halo Tattoo co-owners Ron Perry and David "D.J." Rose decided to honor McNish and help his family in the only way that seemed fitting: a community celebration of tattooing and eating.
Halo Tattoo's "family" of co-workers are holding the James McNish Benefit to help the McNish family cover funeral expenses."When you work with someone at a shop for a long period of time, you become brothers," Halo Tattoo employee Ray Bigness said. "This is our way of saying we loved him."
The benefit, which is held at Halo III at 3350 Erie Boulevard East, began Friday at 4 p.m. and today beginning at 4. For the benefit, Halo III is accepting donations, giving certain tattoos for $50 and holding a sale of artwork, baked goods and other donated items.
Several Halo Tattoo employees said they were pleased with the community's response to McNish's passing. Cash donations to the McNish family filled up a large jar on the shop's countertop only about an hour after the benefit began.
Though Rose said the shop organized the benefit to help the McNish family cover funeral expenses, he also said the event is a tribute to McNish and the things in life he enjoyed. "We're going to celebrate his life," Rose said. "He loved to make tattoos and eat food, and we're going to carry it on for him."
McNish did not necessarily enjoy gentle things — Rose said McNish liked tattoos, motorcycles and "hardcore" music — but Bigness said McNish's personability contrasted his physical appearance. "He looked mean, rough and tough but he had the nicest heart," Bigness said. "Jamie made anybody smile."


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Cavendish Farms president Robert Irving, left, and Blaine MacPherson, company vice president of agricultural affairs, speak before a committee of MLAs probing the issue of high capacity wells. Irving says his company may be forced to look for potatoes elsewhere if P.E.I. does not lift the current moratorium on deep-water wells.
Editor: If this current government is seeking an opportunity to reset the economic future of our Island, the Cavendish Farms appearance before the Provincial Legislative Standing Committee (PLSC) on Thursday presented an ideal catalyst. There are two very strong messages contained within the Guardian's Friday report. It is clear that Cavendish Farms' strategy against the moratorium on irrigation wells is to threaten and bully our government. It is also clear that our current economic dependence upon the management of Cavendish Farms must be reduced. If the farming of potatoes is to be a partnership between the growers, the processors and the Island representatives, how can such a partnership survive if one partner attempts to dictate and pursue its self interest?
The Guardian article does not provide details on the MLA committee's questions, but how dare the Irving management attempt to fool Islanders that the core question is their continued investment/expansion in P.E.I.? We all know that the french-fry business has problems and there will be no significant new expansion for P.E.I. We also know that any business, including Cavendish Farms, will not purposely devalue its current capital investment here. The Irving arsenal of threats is also apparently aimed at another partner - our farmers. The message "if you don't intend to invest up to $200,000 in a new irrigation well, you may not get future Cavendish Farms contracts" surely has to be rebuked by our farmers!
Commercial businesses have long tried to avoid the major risk of dependence upon a single product or service; successful businesses have all realized that the key to continued prosperity is strong and open partnerships between all players in the supply chain. It must be very clear to our Government (and the PLSC committee MLA members) that on Thursday, Cavendish Farms displayed all the wrong business partnership characteristics and it is now time to reset to a strategy of dismissing economic threats and building upon our strengths and opportunities with new business partners.
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Pipe bomb explodes in downtown North Bend
A small bomb exploded in the 1300 block of North Bend Way just before 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, but it caused no injuries or property damage.
According to the report, the suspect or suspects threw the explosive device out the window of a moving truck. The vehicle used is reported to be a 1990s-era pickup truck.
Sgt. John Urquhart, a spokesman with the King County Sheriff's Office, said there was not enough left of the bomb to determine how it was made, and there were no suspects and no leads to follow up for an investigation. Although there was no damage from this explosion, he said the incident is concerning because someone manufactured a pipe bomb and "they can go off when you least expect them to."
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on 12-18-2012 07:01 PM
Hi all,
I've seen a couple answers to similar questions but would love some advice -- I just sold my first item on ebay, and my buyer is asking for me to send my paypal ID, or for me to request payment from his paypal email address.
The buyer should be able to see my paypal email address since he was the winning bidder, right? And anyway, why not just pay through ebay? I'm super worried because the item is pretty expensive (it's a macbook and selling for $1,700). But I can also see how my buyer is wary about sending that much money. The requested shipping address is in the US, as am I, and I have no reason to think the buyer isn't sincere -- I'm just confused.
Neither of us has any seller history, which makes it scarier.
What should I do?
on 12-18-2012 07:17 PM
rc, you are a new seller of an expensive, popular item. You are a MAGNET for scammers!
The bidder is going to send you a spoofed email that will look as if you've been paid but if you check your Pay-pal account there will be no payment. They are trying to trick you....which is why they need your pay-pal email addy. ;-)
Just reply to them that they can pay right from the auction page, they just need to hit the "PAY NOW" button. ;-) You won't hear from them when they find out you aren't falling for the scam. Just file an unpaid item case on day 4 so you can recoup the fee's you paid to ebay for the sale.
Lastly..........VERY IMPORTANT - you MUST (and I repeat MUST) ship that Mac Book with online viewable SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION. If you don't, the buyer can claim they never got it and ebay will refund them. Regular delivery confirmation is not enough...use SC!
on 12-18-2012 07:08 PM
They want to send you a really real looking e-mail supposedly from PayPal telling you that you have been paid.
Good catch.
eBay sends an end of auction notice with a Pay Now button. All they have to do is pay now.
After four days of non payment, file in the resolution center to get your fees back and get them a strike, when they don't pay, and I doubt they will, you can relist.
on 12-18-2012 07:37 PM
Thanks so much for your replies -- looks like I am probably being scammed.
I've requested that he pay through Ebay, and we'll see what happens. The date of sale is 12/15, so I'll wait a couple days before I take any action.
I've thought of ebay as a service that protects the buyer from the seller, so I've been trying to be sympathetic to my buyer; maybe he got an error, maybe he wanted to confirm that I had a legitimate paypal account -- but I guess nothing is ever simple on the internet when there's more than 1k on the line.
But, seriously, thank you all for your replies. If you hadn't answered my question, I could have been seriously screwed in my eagerness to prove that I'm selling my item legitimately and in good faith.
You're restoring my hope in ebay!
on 12-18-2012 07:06 PM
Why would you think making a PayPal payment for an eBay item would make the buyer wary? How would sending the payment to your PayPal ID be safer? It's not, since doing it that way has no eBay Buyer Protection.
this buyer is a scammer. He wants to trick you into thinking you have been paid by sending a bogus email supposedly from PayPal. So now you just tell him to pay the proper way--using the Pay Now button. Insist on that. If he makes a proper PayPal payment, then all is well. But I bet he doesn't. In which case, after 4 days, you can file for non-payment.


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Mountain Valley League Champions Rim of the World (26-1) defeated Windward (15-5) in three sets in the CIF Southern Section 3AA finals Saturday night.
According to Windward Volleyball Head Coach Michelle McGuire, the Wildcats fought through bouts of ball control issues against a "scrappy Rim team" but came up short in the CIF championship match.
"The Windward hitters could not find their rhythm and several hit in the negatives put Windward in uncharted waters," said McGuire. "The ball control on serve receive that Windward had improved upon so much over the course of the system was just not there due to the excellent serving of Rim."
Windward made it to the finals match against Rim of the World High School after soundly beating Santa Monica High School on Nov. 13.
"To their credit," said Coach McGuire, "Rim played a solid match and served us out of system consistently. This put a lot of pressure on our setters as well as our hitters to make something out of nothing and try and better the ball. I will say, this team never gave up during the match. And just like our great outings, this one was done as a team. Regardless, I am extremely proud of all of the team's accomplishments through their dedication and work ethic and I am proud to be their coach."
State playoff brackets will be announced on Sunday and there is an outside chance that Windward could earn a bid despite the loss on Saturday, Nov. 17 in the finals.
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- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
Star Inn Hotel Karlsruhe Siemensallee, by Comfort - Karlsruhe's small print
Also known as
- Star Inn Karlsruhe
- Star Siemensallee Comfort
- Star Karlsruhe
- Star Inn Hotel Karlsruhe Siemensallee
- Star Inn Hotel Siemensallee
- Star Karlsruhe Siemensallee
- Star Siemensallee
- Star Inn Hotel Karlsruhe Siemensallee Comfort
- Star Inn Hotel Siemensallee Comfort
- Star Karlsruhe Siemensallee Comfort
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
Optional extras
Continental breakfast is offered for an extra charge of EUR 13 per person (approximately)
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.