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How do you help your kids get a full serving of fruit each day?
Ensuring your kids get a full serving of fruit each day can be tough but it doesn't have to be. We gave 50 CafeMom members one package of Juicy Juice Fruitifuls and asked them to try it with their family. With 35% less sugar than regular juice and all natural ingredients Juicy Juice Fruitifuls helps moms give their kids a full serving of fruit with every serving!
Tell us about your family. How do you help your kids get a full serving of fruit each day?
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My kids just got their 2 packs of juicy juice fruitfuls.
They love them... we even had their friends try them out and they also loved them.
I even had one. i wanted to give them a try and i must say they are really good.
I will be buying these for my kiddos from now on. Thank u cafemom so much for picking me to try these out once again EVERYONE loved including myself lol.
When I replied to this post before, I didn't realize that I was going to be chosen to do this influencer. Hi, I'm Sue and I live in Washington state with my DH, my FIL and my youngest son, David. Yesterday when we got back from shopping, our package of Juicy Juice Fruitibles was waiting for us. My son was so excited that he wanted to try it right away, but I told him to wait until dinner because that way it would get a chance to chill. Here he is with our juices:
I put the Berry Cherry Burst Fruitibles in the fridge to cool in the afternoon, so I gave him one right before dinner. He really liked it and said it's yummy!
I'm liking that there is a 1/3 less sugar than regular juices because he is hyper enough already and a full serving of fruit as well. We will have to get back to you on the Punch Splash Fruitibles because there isn't enough room in our small fridge to fit both flavors, but with the way my son is drinking them that shouldn't be too long, I promise!
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My 4 year old daughter loves fruit. She likes the fruit buddies, smoothies, and actual whole fruits and vegetables as well.
We have a shelf in the fridge that's all snack fruit and veggies. Strawberries, our garden tomatoes, grapes, sometimes there are left over veggies from the night before, and always some cheese blocks. I also have a bowl set on the counter with banannas and apples. My kids are allowed o eat anything from that shelf and the bowl through out the day. I'm constantly havingto check it for refills.
I was indeed involved with the influencer program. My son got two flavors: Berry Cherry Burst and Apple Quench. I can tell you that he really likes the taste....granted I've never found a juie that he doesn't like.
I do appreciate that they made the juices more clear colored vs. some other counterparts.....kids are notorious for staining things with jiuce :) :). So, thanks for that, even for the berry cherry punch.
My only concern is that I have absolutely no problem getting Caden to eat enough fruit. In fact, I'd be more concerned that he's eating too much fruit LOL. Granted, he's allergic to most vegetables so I guess I can't complain. I was hoping that this as a Juicy Juice version of Fruitables.
My son really likes Fruitables too and I feel those are a much healthier option. Again, we have more trouble getting my kids to eat vegetables. I also know CapriSun also has a fruit/veggie blend (not like V8).
Otherwise, this is a great fruit juice option :) :).
We were selected for the influencer program. We received the Berry Cherry Burst and the Punch Splash. Both of my girls liked the juice even though it contains 35% less sugar. It is easy to put in the girls lunch boxes and send to school for their snack. It is an easy portable way to add fruit to their diet.
Fruit is a great way to give them a full serving of fruit. I give my kids fruit.


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Randa Hussein and Marquies Clark both challenged their tickets and were given time to write to the District Attorney's office with their mitigating arguments.
They were among several dozen motorists in Syracuse Traffic Court Thursday for the first scheduled day of court appearances stemming from the recent 10-day crackdown on people using their cell phones or texting while driving.
With two judges assigned to split Traffic Court duties, the large caseload moved relatively smoothly through the court. It may also have been helped along by the large percentage of no-shows for the cases on the Traffic Court calendar.
Chief Clerk Lucia Sander said 742 tickets involving 402 people were listed on the Traffic Court agenda . Of those, 134 cases involved motorists issued tickets for using a cell phone or texting while driving.
Judge Kate Rosenthal said as many as one third of the motorists on the calendar never showed up.
There may have been as many as three dozen distracted driver cases among the scores of traffic cases she handled today as the regularly scheduled Traffic Court judge. Some opted to plead not guilty and challenge the tickets but some pleaded guilty and agreed to pay a $50 fine and the $80 state surcharge, Rosenthal said.
Judge Theodore Limpert, assigned to handle a second Traffic Court session, said he had only about eight cell phone cases, several of which were resolved with guilty pleas. Limpert said in those cases he simply imposed the surcharge but no fine.
Sander said court officials did not have a tally of how many cases might have been resolved with motorists choosing to plead guilty at the clerk's office counter and avoiding a court appearance altogether. Supervising City Judge Jeffrey Merrill authorized the clerk's office to impose $50 fines for any motorist who pleaded guilty at the clerk's office or who pleaded guilty by mail.
"Our mail has increased substantially and a lot are cell phone cases," Sander said. But she did not have a count of how many of the crackdown cases had resulted in guilty pleas by mail.
Syracuse police, Onondaga County Sheriff's deputies and New York State troopers issued 2,262 tickets during a 10-day crackdown on distracted drivers that began April 8, funded by state and federal money. Sander said authorities spread out all those tickets over several weeks to keep from inundating the Traffic Court.
Dancil, 37, of Syracuse, said she decided to plead guilty and pay the fine because she was talking on her cell phone while in her car. It was only a 10-second call April 10 to let her husband know she was en route home. She said she was in a grocery store parking lot and didn't realize that still was a violation of the law.
Hussein, 23, of Camillus, said she opted to challenge her ticket because she was not talking on her cell phone. She claimed she was handing the phone back over her shoulder to her husband in the back seat of the car April 8 and the officer said it looked like the phone was up to her ear.
Limpert adjourned her case to July 28 to give her time to pitch that argument to the District Attorney's Office.
Clark, 27, of Syracuse, also had his case adjourned by Rosenthal to July 28 to write to the prosecutor's office. He said his cell phone rang and his daughter was reaching out to hand it to him when he saw a police officer watching him April 9. He said he never took the call, setting the phone down on the seat next to him but was ticketed nonetheless.
The maximum fine for the tickets is $150 with an $80 surcharge. There are three more grant-funded crackdowns scheduled for July 22 to 31, Oct. 7 to 16 and April 7 to 16, 2011.

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We're about halfway through the meteorological spring (March, April and May), and fishing conditions in South Louisiana have been consistently horrendous. Coastal waters are a turbulent washing machine of hyperactivity as winds change direction on a near daily basis, but never seem to drop their speed.
Despite the challenges, though, anglers are landing bigger speckled trout this spring than they've caught in several years, and the great hauls aren't limited to Southeast Louisiana.
Just this week, David Floyd caught the Mississippi state-record speckled trout while fishing Bayou Cassotte near Pascagoula. The 10-pound, 10-ounce fish fell for, of all things, a live shrimp.
Just a couple of weeks before that, at the extreme southwestern tip of Louisiana, Jason Ellender yanked a 10.65-pound trout from the fickle waters of Sabine Lake. It's the eighth-largest speckled trout ever caught in the state, and is the first top-10 entry since Barry Terrell pulled a 10.7-pounder out of Calcasieu Lake in May 2004.
Other areas that have never been known as big-fish spots are also delivering some lunkers. In the last two weeks, Cocodrie has been producing speckled trout up to nearly 7 pounds for Capt. Olden Rodrigue, and last weekend, angler Josh Hall caught a 5 1/2-pound trout fishing from land on the edge of Highway 1 near Leeville.
The Cocodrie and Leeville fish certainly aren't record-sized, but they came from areas where 3-pounders are normally considered bragging fish. Not only that, but one was caught by a bank-bound angler in adverse conditions.
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries commissioner Will Drost said something feels different about this year. Drost has been fishing Calcasieu Lake all of his life, and he said so far, 2013 seems a lot like the early 2000s.
"We're catching some really nice fish, and we're catching many more consistent 3 1/2- and 4-pound fish than we have in recent years," he said.
Calcasieu has a reputation for producing lunker speckled trout, but since Hurricane Rita, anglers have been forced to settle for an abundance of school trout, leading some to wonder if the glory days would ever return.
The same has been true for the mouth of the Mississippi River. Charlie Lieux of St. Amant runs his boat from a camp on Grand Isle to that area every year to battle for the first-place prize in local rodeos. His efforts have garnered him two boats in the Coastal Conservation Association's summer-long STAR tournament.
Lieux personally netted two speckled trout over 7 pounds in the area last year, including the Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo winner caught by Fritz Englade, but he said big trout have been tougher to come by in recent years.
"We just haven't been seeing the numbers of big fish we normally see, especially around the Mississippi River -- Main Pass and South Pass," Lieux said. "We just haven't seen the big trout in the last several years. We used to go down there and cull 6-pound fish in rodeos. I'm looking for those days to come back."
Lieux feels strongly that'll happen this spring, prime time for trophy trout in South Louisiana.
"I think we're going to have a good year; I really do," he said. "I'm thinking we're going to have a bunch more of those 8s, like we had in the early 2000s. I'm excited for this year."
Once the seasonal run begins, Lieux becomes transfixed on trophy-sized speckled trout. He is hard-core, tireless and myopic. He expects to transition into that mode any day.
"I've caught some really big stringers in the surf of Grand Isle and Fourchon in mid April," he said. "One of the biggest stringers we've ever caught was on April 17 in the surf. We caught them all on live cocahoes."
That stringer included two fish over 7 pounds, one over 6 and two over 5, Lieux said.
In order for the big speckled trout that are apparently in our waters right now to consistently end up on the ends of anglers' lines, Lieux said the weather has to begin to settle.
"I woke up this morning, and it was in the 40s over here in St. Amant," he said. "First, we've got to get the weather right, but even still, everybody I talk to is seeing a lot of trout -- and a lot of big trout -- in areas that they didn't see them last year.
"We're going to have some really big trout caught this year."
Why the big fish all of a sudden show up is anyone's guess, according to fisheries biologist Jerald Horst.
"Theoretically, you can say you'll have a more or less successful spawn depending on salinities and temperatures and a whole host of immeasurables, but why one year the big fish are there when in another year they're not? We really don't know," he said.
Horst equated the big-trout run with a similar crappie year a couple decades ago on the Atchafalaya Basin. Horst kept a camp there, and was a fanatical sac-a-lait fisherman.
"All of a sudden one year, the 1 1/2- to 2-pound sac-a-lait were everywhere. Those are really big sac-a-lait for the Basin," he said. "They showed up when the river dropped in July, and they were there until the river rose again in December.
"Those are 5-year-old fish. Now, you would think we would have had a bunch of 1-pound crappie the year before, but we didn't. They were just all of a sudden there.
"Some things just can't be explained."
Whatever the reason, Horst encouraged anglers to enjoy the run while it lasts.
"One thing you can be absolutely assured of," he said, "is that it won't be like this every year."


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Small businesses aren't seeing big incentives in the new Health Care Act. istockphoto
After rising only 3 percent in 2010, health care premiums for family coverage jumped an average of 9 percent this year, according to an annual study of employer-sponsored health insurance.
The study was conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust. It found the average annual premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance this year are $5,429 for single coverage and $15,073 for family coverage.
"This year's 9 percent increase in premiums is especially painful for workers and employers struggling through a weak recovery," said Kaiser president and CEO Drew Altman.
Don't blame us, said America's Health Insurance Plans.
"Policymakers in Washington and the states need to focus on all of the factors that are driving premium increases: soaring prices for medical services, changes in the covered population that has resulted in an older and sicker risk pool, and new benefit and coverage mandates that add to the cost of insurance," said AHIP president and CEO Karen Ignagni.
The study, which looked at businesses with three or more employees, found that 60 percent of employers offered health insurance to their workers. More than 80 percent of workers eligible for this coverage took it.
The impact of health care reform was seen in improvements to preventive care benefits and the enrollment of more adult children in workers' insurance plans.
The survey found that some small businesses plan to take advantage of a tax credit that covers some of the cost of insurance, but the incentive is not having a major impact on health care coverage at small businesses. Only 29 percent of small businesses have attempted to determine their eligibility for the credit. Of those who made this attempt, only 30 percent intend to claim the credit for 2010 and 2011.
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Herbs can easily transform an ordinary recipe into a fabulous dish. As an added plus, using herbs to flavor your food will help you cut back on the salt, fat, and sugar in your diet.
Even better, researchers are finding herbs may offer a host of health benefits. Many culinary herbs, both fresh and dried, have antioxidants that just might help reduce your risk for things like cancer and heart disease. With all the fresh herbs now available at local food stands, farmer's markets, grocery stores and gardens, this is a great time to begin adding more fresh herbs to your foods.
Basil is a natural snipped in with tomatoes. It's also terrific in fresh pesto and pasta sauce. Try chives in dips or on potatoes. Dill is good in recipes featuring carrots, green beans, potatoes, tomatoes, and fish. Mint is wonderful in fruit salads and tabouli, as well as in beverages. You'll find oregano in dishes featuring peppers or tomatoes, and parsley in potato salad. Rosemary is often found in dishes featuring chicken, fish, lamb, or pork, and is also found in many roasted potato, soup, and stew recipes. Sage is found in stuffing; tarragon in chicken, egg and fish dishes; you'll often see thyme listed in lima bean, summer squash, and tomato recipes. Give cilantro a try in your next salsa. It is a standard herb in Mexican, Asian and Caribbean cooking.
Unlike dried herbs, fresh herbs are usually added toward the end of cooking to preserve their flavor. Add the more delicate herbs, like basil, chives, cilantro, dill leaves, parsley, marjoram and mint, a minute or two before the end of cooking or sprinkle them on the food before it's served. Less delicate herbs, like dill seeds, oregano, rosemary, tarragon and thyme, can be added during the last 20 minutes of cooking. However, some herbs need to be added at the beginning of the cooking process in some foods, like in batters for baked goods. You'll also want to add fresh herbs to refrigerated foods several hours before serving them to allow enough time for the flavors to blend.
Purchase or pick herbs close to the time you plan to use them. Then wait to wash the herbs until right before you use them. You can wash smaller amounts of herbs thoroughly under running water, shaking off the moisture or spinning them dry in a salad spinner. Then, pat off any remaining moisture with clean paper towels. If you're washing a large amount of herbs at one time, just treat them as you would salad greens. Place them in a clean sink or a deep bowl filled with cold water and swish them around. Then lift the herbs from the water and transfer them to another bowl so any dirt or grit will remain in the water. Pour out the original water and repeat the washing process with clean water until all of the dirt and grit is gone and the water is clear.
While some recipes call for a sprig of herbs, normally the part of the herb harvested will be the leaves. For herbs with sturdier stems, such as marjoram, oregano, rosemary, sage and thyme, you can strip off the leaves by running your fingers down the stem from top to bottom. With small-leaved plants such as thyme, you can use both leaves and stems for cooking early in the season. Later in the season when the stems become tougher, use only the leaves.
When adding fresh herbs to a recipe in place of dried herbs, you'll want to use about three times as much as you would use of that dried herb. Substituting fresh herbs for dried usually results in better dishes than trying to replace a fresh herb with a dried one. Just imagine what a difference there would be between fresh and dried parsley in a potato or pasta salad.
Most recipes recommend mincing herbs into tiny pieces. You can chop them with a chef's knife on a cutting board or snip them with kitchen scissors. For herbs with tender stems, such as parsley and cilantro, you can snip some of the stem in with the leaves when you're cutting them. Some recipes require cutting large leaves, like basil, into thin strips "chiffonnade style". The easiest way to do this is to stack several leaves, roll them together tightly, and cut the roll into thin strips with a sharp knife. It's too easy to turn herbs into an unappealing paste in a food processor, so you'll probably want to leave it on the shelf and take the few minutes required to prep them by hand.
If you've been considering it, this is also a good time to plant an herb garden, but if you've never planted herbs before, you may want to start with transplants, rather than seeds. When selecting herbs to transplant, you'll also want be sure to choose plants meant for culinary uses, not ornamental herbs. They may have a less desirable flavor because they've been bred for appearance rather than taste.
If you plan to harvest herbs from a home garden, you might want to hose them down the day before to help remove large particles of dirt or grit that might be on their leaves. Annual herbs can be harvested down to about four inches tall and they still will regrow for use later in the season, but you won't ever want to take off more than a third of a perennial herb plant. To ensure the best flavor and storage quality, the ideal time to pick herbs is in the morning after the dew has dried but before the sun gets hot.
Fresh herbs can be stored in an open or a perforated plastic bag in your refrigerator crisper drawer for a few days. If you don't have commercial perforated bags, use a sharp object to make several small holes in a regular plastic bag.
If you have more herbs than you can eat you can make beautiful and fragrant herbal bouquets. Use single herbs, combinations of herbs, or use the herbs as greenery mixed in with other flowers. However, preserve the aroma and color of your herb bouquets by keeping them out of direct sunlight.
If you're looking for more ideas to improve your lifestyle, check out Cornell University Cooperative Extension's Eat Smart New York program. You'll find fun new ways to fit more exercise into your busy life, improve your eating patterns, and save money. Sessions are held at convenient times and locations throughout Chautauqua County. Bilingual education is available. For more information, call 664-9502, Ext. 217.
And if you're looking for an interesting way to use fresh parsley, try :
Baba Ganoosh* (Eggplant dip with tahini**)
1 medium sized eggplant (about 1 pound)
olive oil cooking spray
1 clove garlic, peeled
3 Tbs tahini
3 Tbs lemon juice
tsp salt, or to taste
1 Tbs minced fresh parsley
pita bread
* Sounds like: buh-buh ga-noosh
** Tahini is ground up sesame seeds, and has the consistency of peanut butter. It sounds like: tu-hee-nee.
1.Spray a baking sheet lightly with olive oil cooking spray.
2.Cut eggplant in half. Place cut side down on baking sheet. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 20 minutes.
3.Turn eggplant cut side up and bake for another 20 minutes.
4.Turn again to cut side down and bake for another 20 minutes, until very soft.
5.Allow eggplant to cool.
6.Put garlic, tahini, lemon juice and salt into blender. Scoop eggplant out of its skin and put into blender. Blend until smooth.
7.To serve, scoop the baba ganoosh into a shallow bowl. Sprinkle with minced parsley. Serve at room temperature or cold with pieces of pita bread.
8.This dish may be prepared ahead of time and refrigerated for at least a day.
Yields about 18 servings
Source: Modified from a recipe in World-of-theEast Vegetarian Cooking, by Madhur Jaffrey, 1981.
Nutrition Facts: Serving Size 2 Tablespoons (31g), 20 Calories, 10 Calories from Fat, 1.5g Total Fat, 50% Calories from Fat, 0g Saturated Fat, 0g Trans Fat, 0mg Cholesterol, 65mg Sodium, 2g Total Carbohydrate, 1g Dietary Fiber, 1g Sugars, 1g Protein, 0% Vitamin A, 0% Calcium, 4% Vitamin C, 2% Iron


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The National Weather Service has extended a flood watch for most of Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington through Monday morning.
In an update Saturday morning, the weather service said heavy rain on Saturday is expected to followed by another system on Sunday bringing more precipitation. Rivers will not likely have enough time to recede, the update states, with flooding likely across several river basins in the mid and lower Willamette area. The weather service also warns of possible landslides and debris flows.
Already between a quarter to three-quarters of an inch of rain fell across the area overnight with the highest amounts along the Central Oregon Coast range and Cascades in Lane County. The agency says to expect another 1 to 3 inches of rain in those areas with 1 to 1.5 inches inland through late Saturday.


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Watching a recent thread on the Forum about new triathletes and swimming made me wonder about how some things just seem constant. I started thinking about our sport, getting started in it, and how intimidating it can seem to someone just starting out. I look at the number of club members that have completed an Ironman, and the equally impressive roster of folks that have won or placed in an Iron distance event, qualified for and competed in Hawaii and I wonder, "What the heck was I thinking when I joined this club?". J Kidding. What I really wonder is whether everyone that races feels the same as I do, and as I once did. Here is the story of my first triathlon...
I remember showing up in August 2004 for my first training tri with the club, and seeing a bunch of lean, tanned, 5% body fat, chiseled, sculpted triathletes [and these were just the women!] standing around a bunch of tricked out tri-bikes that cost more than the car I showed up in! I was about to turn tail and drive off when one of the athletes came up to me, introduced herself [OK, it was Cory], welcomed me and explained the race. I got ready, had a blast, made some new friends and the rest, as they say, is history.
As time went on, I met the club folks that were more like me: not-so-lean, not-so-tanned, not-so-sculpted, 25% body fat, middle-of-the-pack age groupers, and I even worked up the nerve to talk with one of the Iron-gods [OK, it was Marc]. The more club members I spoke with the more one common thought rang through: we all had to start somewhere. At one point, even Ironman Champions like Faris al Sultan, Peter Reid and Natascha Badmann* were nervous rookies competing in their first triathlon.
My first triathlon was on Oahu's North Shore in June 2000; a sprint triathlon on Mokuleia Beach near Haliewa, Hawaii. It was a 400-meter ocean swim, a 10-mile bike, and a 5K run. I wasn't worried [too much!] about the bike and run, but the 400 meters in the ocean terrified me. I could barely swim the length of a pool without getting winded, and I liked the idea of hanging on to the side of the pool or standing up in the shallow end whenever I needed. There was something about that ocean floor falling away or the current sweeping me off to Japan that made me consider withdrawing. Some of my friends encouraged me to stick with it, and then I noticed that the race application said that snorkels would be permitted [but not floaties; damn!]. On race morning I brought my snorkel along, and sure enough, I was allowed to use it.
We lined up in 2 waves, men first with the women following 10 minutes later. Even with the snorkel, I panicked the first time I saw the ocean floor fall away, and realized that I couldn't stop even if I wanted to. Seeing a small grey reef shark didn't help either. I never knew until that day that it was actually possible to scream underwater. I know, I know, they are more frightened of us than we are of them. Riiiiight. I plodded on and took so long that the first females [remember the 10 minute stagger?] were swimming over me as we neared the beach. I ran along the sand, happy to be alive, went thru T1 and headed out on the bike. The top women were right with me on the bike, shouting "Hana hou!" as they passed, which I later found out is Hawaiian for "get the hell out of the way"**. Other than that, the bike and run were uneventful, I finished my first tri and I was hooked!
The end of the story was that I stuck with swimming and racing, and less than 1 year later, I was competing in a 2mile ocean swim around an Island bird sanctuary in the Pacific [minus my snorkel!], and followed that up with a half-Ironman on the Big Island, along the same course as the World Championship.
When I left Hawaii, I had to learn about lake swimming and wetsuits. So even though I thought I had mastered open water swimming, was I wrong. Lakes and rivers move differently, taste differently and have different [usually zero] visibility. And they are cold. So I went out, bought a wetsuit, found a lake, and started swimming all over again. I highly recommend that anyone contemplating their first race should get out and try swimming in their wetsuit prior to race day. The first time I raced in my wetsuit, I wondered how it had gotten so tight in one week. It turned out that I was nervous on race morning [shocking!], and the neck & chest of my wetsuit felt constricting, like I couldn't breathe. As I gained more experience, I was ready for this feeling, and could work on relaxation techniques to counter it. Now I'm equally comfortable OW swimming with or without a wetsuit. In November 2005, I had the honor of completing Ironman Florida and adding that adjective to my name. I wore my wetsuit for the swim and felt great the whole way. Which reminds me, more people need to read my RR; it's on the Forum, and I spent a lot of time working on it!
My point to all this is that everyone starts out somewhere, but the important thing is starting! For everyone in the NTP, welcome! This sport is going to expand your horizons like you've never imagined. Enjoy!
Hana Hou!
* For the record, I've never actually spoken with either Reid, Faris or Badmann, although someone did yell at me to "get the hell out of the way" when I was a spectator in Kona in 2000, and I'm pretty sure it sounded like Peter.
** In hindsight, "get the hell out of the way" has been a common refrain I have had hurled at me in races, and it took me a long time to realize that this was not some tri-specific greeting, and that during a race I should consider actually getting the hell out of the way.


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A 44-year-old man was arrested during the weekend at a Beaverton motel where he told police he smoked meth with a runaway teen and sexually abused her, court documents say.
Beaverton police officers received a tip about 9:15 a.m. on Saturday that the 17-year-old girl was at the Peppertree Inn, 10720 S.W. Allen Boulevard, with Chance O. Daring, according to a probable cause affidavit. The girl and Daring were found by officers in a room at the motel.
Officers discovered methamphetamine during a search of the room and Daring was arrested, the affidavit said.
Daring told police the drugs were his and that he had smoked meth with the girl several times since checking into the motel on Wednesday, the affidavit said. He also claimed engaging in a sex act with the teen, according to the affidavit.
Daring was booked into the Washington County Jail on charges of unlawful possession of methamphetamine, contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor, sexual abuse and penalties for distributing a controlled substance to a minor.
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Live from Pittsburgh to Abu Dhabi: First International TelePresence Session via NLR
PITTSBURGH, April 16, 2009 — On April 14, National LambdaRail (NLR) announced successful completion of the world's first international TelePresence session over research and education networks. NLR and ANKABUT, a science initiative of the United Arab Emirates, demonstrated the Cisco Systems technology with a live demonstration between PSC and the campus of Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research in Abu Dhabi.
PSC network engineer Steve Cunningham (left in photo) was "in the room" in Abu Dhabi via TelePresence.
National LambdaRail - Press Release
PSC and NLR demonstrate multi-point TelePresence: http://nlrnews.blogspot.com/2009/05/nlr-rolls-out-multi-point-telepresence.html
About PSC:
The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is a joint effort of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh together with Westinghouse Electric Company. Established in 1986, PSC is supported by several federal agencies, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and private industry, and is a partner in the National Science Foundation TeraGrid program.


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While any president is certainly polarizing, few have matched the level of discussion that President Obama has over the last few years. Love him or hate him, he does have ideas that are making waves in the country. All political debate aside, the fact is that Obama is making a huge push towards online education. He wants to start early as well, boosting the number of elementary and high schools that are using e-textbooks as well as enhancing grants for online education at higher levels. He has started to increase funding for grants, technology, and more in order to improve the chance of online education growing over the coming years. But just why is he putting so much effort and energy into promoting online learning? There are lots of different reasons for that, and taking a look at ten of them will help you see why online education is an inevitable change in our future.
- Money – That's what it all comes down to, really, isn't it? It really is cheaper for schools to transition over to digital in the long run. Consider that the government alone spends more than seven billion dollars a year on textbooks for public schools, and you'll see why it's an issue worth addressing. And when online education works out for college level students, it's easier to transition over to high school and elementary schools as well.
- Moms – By pumping more money into online education grants, it's possible for more mothers than ever before to enroll in online colleges and get the financial aid they need to help pay for it. That means that more people than ever will have opportunities they couldn't have before.
- Efficiency – Studies have found that web connected materials actually help students learn more efficiently and can actually boost overall test scores.
- Insurance – There's a lot said over the last few years about Obama's health plan, and the simple fact is that when you graduate you'll be able to take on better jobs that fit better into the plan for universal health care coverage.
- Foreign Countries – Competition in the global economy is fiercer than ever, and other countries are consistently scoring higher in test scores than American students. Better education opportunities can lead to America getting back to the level of respect in the industry we once had.
- Improved School System Overall – As more people embrace online learning, the overall strain on the school system will be lessened and the quality of our education system will improve.
- Environmental Factors – Not an obvious reason, of course, but the fact is that when you're not commuting to school you'll be able to avoid contributing to fossil fuel consumption.
- More Cash in Your Pocket – Going back to money for a moment, remember that since online education can save you a good bit of money, that means that you'll have more money in your pocket to use on a daily basis, thus helping to stimulate the economy overall.
- Housing – Once you've graduated from an online program and land the job you're hoping for, you'll be more qualified for loans that you can use to buy a home. That too stimulates the economy significantly.
- The Future – The more educated, skilled citizens we have the better the chances of the future of our nation being improved. Simply put, by learning new skills you can help develop technologies or join teams that will lead the nation well into the future, whether in health care, business administration, computer technology, or some other area of expertise.


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Kitty Cat Cupcakes
Kitty Cat Cupcakes
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These ended up on the cute side of spooky, but were still a big hit with the kids.
These ended up on the cute side of spooky, but were still a big hit with the kids.
hey, do u think u might still have the recipe for this…? i really want to find a good chocolate cupcake recipe :)November 26, 2009 11:02 AM
oooh vintage bakeralla! =) love it. You've come so far.March 28, 2010 08:43 PM
i love going back through the archives. Bakerella, even back then you were mad talented!May 31, 2010 09:38 AM
omg how cute!!
but be more creative..
Amazed by amount of posts! So cute can't resist.March 25, 2011 05:09 PM
YAHOO! FIRST POST! ENTHUSIASM IS EXPLODING!March 25, 2011 05:10 PM
AND SO IS CUTENESS!March 25, 2011 05:10 PM
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where the recpipeOctober 14, 2011 03:13 PM
cuteJune 22, 2012 10:13 AM
I'd really love the recipe for these. Thanks.October 30, 2012 11:53 AM
cute!July 13, 2013 12:38 PM


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To the Editor:
Mother's Day weekend, or thereabouts, my aunts' Mother's Day plants were stolen from their gravesites from a cemetery on the North Side of Syracuse.
The plants were secured, we thought, from thieves who have been ''stealing from the dead'' this year and last year during the spring/summer months.
My cousin Lou and I hope the perpetrator or perpetrators of this depraved and disgusting behavior are enjoying stealing of our plants from our beloved aunts. We truly believe that whoever you are, you have no conscience or guilt concerning your actions.
The cemetery officials say they have stepped up their surveillance program in an effort to curtail future behavior from thieves who have absolutely no regard for anyone except themselves. We hope so.
Remember folks, God is watching you.
Annette P. DelGiorno
God sees people who steal from gravesites
on June 27, 2012 at 3:00 AM
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Death by Love is Mark Driscoll's fourth book (or eighth if you count the "A Book You'll Actually Read" series of booklets released earlier this year by Crossway) and the second to be released in the 2008 calendar year. It follows Vintage Jesus, Confessions of a Reformission Rev. and The Radical Reformission. Along with Vintage Jesus it is the second to be co-written with Gerry Breshears. Death by Love is unique among Driscoll's books in that it is serious in tone from the first page to the last; gone is the sometimes-irreverent humor and gone is the biographical theme. In place comes a deadly-serious look at deadly-serious theology.
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Thatchers Auto Center is an established shop with the right ideas, this is the key to it's success. Established in in 1953 by Maurice Thatcher it was past down from father to son in 1996 and is still a family owned and operated business. Thatcher's Auto features ASE Certified Technicians, a 36-month/36,000-mile warranty, and good old fashioned customer service. They are capable of professionally servicing your car, from changing out your tires to diagnosing complex driveablity problems you may encounter. This RepairPal Certified shop has some of the best automotive tools and computer diagnostic equipment to ensure the service and repairs to your vehicle are made professionally. RepairPal Certified shops are considered some of the best automotive repair facilities in the country and our evaluation revealed Thatchers Auto Center to be a good example of the best practices we look for when evaluating shops for our network.Reviews
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Thatcher's Auto Center has been providing quality car care for Superior, Wisconsin and Duluth, MN since 1953. We are a family-owned business delivering honest and professional automotive repair and auto maintenance services to the people of Superior, Duluth and surrounding areas. The quality ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) certified technicians at Thatcher's Auto Center employ today's latest automotive technology and are equipped to handle all major and minor repairs on foreign and domestic vehicles.
We have 5 bays to handle your automotive service and repairs. Our specialties include steering and suspension work, including shocks and struts, tie rods, ball joint ends. Brake service is another key area for vehicle and passenger safety. Our brake technicians are ASE master certified. See us for your next oil change. We use Mobil 1 motor oil. We all know that driving in the Twin Ports means encountering a variety of potholes. We offer alignments to keep you driving straight.
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Customer Reviewsby Alyssa - Verified Customer August 23, 2016
The best part about this shop is their care for their customers. The guy who worked on my car came to my car with me and talked me through everything he noticed and reminded me to never be afraid to come in with questions. So friendly there too!by Alexandra - Verified Customer August 23, 2016
The workers were very helpful and spent time finding out the exact problem without jumping to conclusions in order to save unnecessary costs.by Esther - Verified Customer August 16, 2016
Goodby Ryan - Verified Customer August 15, 2016
Amazing customer service, great prices, and fast service. The owner came in early so that I could drop off my vehicle and even supplied a loaner vehicle for me. Awesome awesome awesome! I can't thank them enough.Show more reviewsby Verified Customer July 15, 2016
Jay didn't have the tires in stock which was to be expected. He ordered them for next day delivery and install.
Recommended an off brand tire which had the same qualities as name brand and saved me $$$.by Tim - Verified Customer July 12, 2016
Excellent.by Jennifer - Verified Customer July 08, 2016
Great service and nice friendly people.by Ryan - Verified Customer June 14, 2016
Very easy professional and knowable.by Sue - Verified Customer June 08, 2016
Very willing to answer my questions & expand on what may be required. Helpful to make decisions.Show more reviewsby Philip - Verified Customer May 23, 2016
They fixed a tire. Good job.by Verified Customer May 20, 2016
Very good.by Travis - Verified Customer May 05, 2016
Was really good.Had them replace exhaust manifold which wasn't easy but they got it done that day.by David - Verified Customer April 15, 2016
Good work, fair price.by Walt - Verified Customer April 07, 2016
They are great at taking care of your needs.Show more reviewsby Verified Customer March 28, 2016
Good service - prices just ok.by Nicole - Verified Customer March 25, 2016
Excellent customer service.by Erin - Verified Customer March 23, 2016
Thatcher's was great about calling and keeping me in the loop on what was going on with my truck. They took the time to explain what was wrong and what had to be done. If the problem was not fixed right the first time, they researched the problem and made it right! Thorough and friendly service!by Jeff - Verified Customer March 22, 2016
They have always done what they said, & never overcharged for things we didn't request to be done.by Davis - Verified Customer March 09, 2016
A little pricey, but worth it. They sent me pictures of work they were doing, and also had my car clean when I came to get it.Show more reviewsby Ron - Verified Customer March 08, 2016
Always excellent service.by Breanna - Verified Customer March 03, 2016
Great service. Local business.by Faith - Verified Customer February 23, 2016
Always timely, good quality work, very friendly, excellent service.by Tracey - Verified Customer February 22, 2016
They are quick and efficient.by Jason - Verified Customer February 17, 2016
They are very professional, didn't try to sell me something I didn't need.Show more reviewsby Verified Customer January 29, 2016
Great quality service.by Steve - Verified Customer January 29, 2016
Good service and fast.by Valerie - Verified Customer January 15, 2016
They are a family owned business that is honest and only repairs what is needed and approved after they explain everything in ways that you can understand.by Leslie - Verified Customer January 12, 2016
Owner is on top of it - providing excellent customer service.by Verified Customer January 11, 2016
Friendly, knowledgeable advice, good service work.Show more reviewsby Doug - Verified Customer October 30, 2015
The service was 5 star and was better then most hospitality places like hotels and restaurants.by Mary - Verified Customer October 27, 2015
I was very pleased with the way the work was done.by Robert - Verified Customer October 22, 2015
It took to long.by Al - Verified Customer October 21, 2015
Very honest, friendly, and reasonable. Not pushy.by Terry - Verified Customer October 06, 2015
When you walk in the business looks professional, the outside looks professional and the professionals that work inside the building were very professional and presented they serve as professionals, and they had a good popcorn - LOLShow more reviewsby Todd - Verified Customer August 17, 2015
They got the job done when they said they would.by Andrea - Verified Customer July 24, 2015
Good service!by Ray - Verified Customer July 06, 2015
Service is fairly-priced, competently done. Face-to-face contacts are positive, friendly, confidence-building.by Matt - Verified Customer June 10, 2015
The staff and shop crew are extremely friendly and highly knowledgeable and genuinely care about not only your vehicle, but you as a customer as well.by Verified Customer May 01, 2015
Prompt, professional service.Show more reviewsby Pamela - Verified Customer January 26, 2015
Thatcher's offers excellent customer service and fair pricing!by Edwin - Verified Customer November 05, 2014
Short wait-time, reasonable fees.by Mark - Verified Customer July 29, 2014
Great Service.by Joe - Verified Customer July 23, 2014
The folks at Thatcher's are always professional and friendly.by Michael - Verified Customer April 03, 2014
Thorough, expedient and cost effective.Show more reviewsby Ashley - Verified Customer March 24, 2014
They are very friendly, fast, and efficent. The price was good, and they didn't screw up! It is alot cheaper than other places around, and they react quicker with stuff like oil changes than other places. For an auto body place, the inside office is very clean.by Craig - Verified Customer March 24, 2014
Everytime I go there, they are pretty quick about what they do, and the price is reasonable. I haven't had any problems since I left. I had an issue with my tire, and it turned out to be almost next to nothing that took them just a few moments, and they didnt charge me since I'm a repeat customer. It seemed like they do what they have to do and nothing more, and it's affordable.by Verified Customer March 24, 2014
I've used Thatcher's a number of times, I get my oil changed there, and I've always been satisfied with their work. Anything that they've done with me, I've been satisfied with it. Always done very promptly, and they are very courteous to me. The work is always done on time.by David - Verified Customer March 23, 2014
They did a very thourough job on the car, and were able to tell me exactly what it needed done. It was very professional, and they have a reasonable price. They reccomdend only what is needed, and they don't add on any extras.by Jon - Verified Customer March 20, 2014
They are convenient because they are close to me. They don't do uncessary work on the vehicle.Show more reviewsby Nicole - Verified Customer March 19, 2014
They were professional and accommodating when I needed them last minute.by Dave - Verified Customer March 18, 2014
They are courteous and they know what they are doing. They are reasonable and accurate.by Ron - Verified Customer March 17, 2014
Their service is very good. A very good price.by Verified Customer March 14, 2014
They are always great and the service is excellent.by Josh - Verified Customer March 14, 2014
Diagnosis was accurate, repair done timely.Show more reviewsby Chad - Verified Customer March 13, 2014
They've always done good work for my family.by Wayne - Verified Customer March 13, 2014
Excellent service, done quickly and for a good price.by Amanda - Verified Customer March 11, 2014
I got in that day, they were professional, and the work was done quickly.by Judy - Verified Customer March 10, 2014
The service is excellent.by James - Verified Customer March 04, 2014
Good Service.Show more reviewsby Amy - Verified Customer February 27, 2014
Very good service. Would be nice if Thatchers offered a tire repair, such as- if you buy your tires here you get a reduced repair fee should you need itby Robin - Verified Customer February 26, 2014
They could diagnose and repair my car in a timely matter.by Craig - Verified Customer February 14, 2014
Good work, great customer service, reasonable price.by David - Verified Customer February 05, 2014
I was treated well. Kept informed about the repairs progress.by Mark - Verified Customer December 30, 2013
Brought my car into get fixed. They couldn't do it. So I ended up fixing my own car!Show more reviewsby Dave - Verified Customer December 17, 2013
Great work.by Dylan - Verified Customer December 11, 2013
Great service. Great explanation of what was wrong and how they recommend fixing. Part fixed in timely matter. Great rates.by Pat - Verified Customer July 24, 2013
They are very helpful when I have an emergency and come in without an appointment.by Mark - Verified Customer June 21, 2013
I trust them.by Verified Customer April 29, 2013
I can always get in on short notice.1 verified customer did not leave comments but provided this rating:by 1 verified reviewer
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MAYVILLE - Students of the Month at Chautauqua Lake Central School, honored for January achievements, are Gregory Hoitink, Anna Gerber, Mariana Mathewson, Forrest Hunter, Catherine Meadows and Taylor Phelps. The student recognition program honors students in grades 7 through 12 whose classroom performance, attitude toward learning, work ethic and extra-curricular activities set them apart.
Senior Gregory Hoitink is the son of Pete and Lorene Hoitink of Mayville. Physics and motor sports fabrication are his favorite subjects. He is a member of the Erie Junior Philharmonic and has participated in several musicals in the area. Recently, Hoitink had a role in The Lucille Ball Little Theater's production of Ring of Fire. He is a member of National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, Skills USA, Science Olympiad and the High School Bowl academic team.
His hobbies include flying remote control airplanes and working on cars and machinery. The University of Northwestern Ohio is his choice for college, where he will study high performance motor sports and engine building. When asked what person in history he admires, he chose Robert E. Lee because at times of hardship Lee never wavered in loyalty to his family, and he stood up for what he believed. To be another person for a day, he chose Barack Obama, so he could know what the President does each day that merits payment for life.
English, history and French are the favorite subjects of junior Anna Gerber, daughter of John and Tara Gerber of Mayville. Gerber is a member of the French Club, National Honor Society, Student Administration and the school newspaper, The Bird's Beak. She enjoys playing the flute and is a member of the band. Tennis, writing, reading and studying are activities that interest her, and she plans to attend college after high school. The person in history she admires is Emily Bronte, "Just because she wrote my favorite book, Wuthering Heights." To be another person for a day, Anna said, "No one! I like being me."
Sophomore Mariana Elsa Mathewson, who is the daughter of Kathleen Kennedy of Chautauqua and Kent Mathewson of Baton Rouge, La., chose English, history, chemistry, child development and chorale as her favorite subjects. She participates in High School Bowl, the school newspaper, The Bird's Beak, and the French and Spanish Club. This spring she plans to compete in varsity track.
Outside of school, she plays cello with the Erie Junior Philharmonic, first stand, and the Junior Philharmonic String Ensemble. She takes private lessons with Marian Byard. Other interests include ballet, creative writing, reading, knitting, sewing, embroidery, making jewelry and playing the piano and Irish fiddle.
Her plans following high school are to pursue a career in music education or journalism, and maybe both. The person in history she most admires is British cellist Jacqueline DuPre, who always smiled and played emphatically. To be another person for a day, Mathewson said, "I don't think I would want to be anyone else. I am very happy being me."
Forrest L. Hunter is the son of Gregory and Kristine Hunter of Mayville. He is a freshman who enjoys global studies, math and gym. He plans to compete in varsity track this spring. He enjoys snowmobiling, dirt biking and camping and listening to rap music and a little country.
Outside of school he has a part-time job at Webb's and likes to hang out with his friends. The Air Force Academy is his goal after high school. Hunter really admires his father, because he served in the Air Force and is his inspiration to study at the Academy. He said, "I wouldn't want to be any person for a day because I am happy with who I am and the life I have."
Catherine Elaine Meadows, an eighth grader, is the daughter of Roy and Joanne Meadows of Sherman. Her favorite subjects are chorus, band and English, and she is a member of the junior varsity volleyball team and modified basketball team and also coaches Cheetah volleyball.
She performed in the school musical, "Happy Days," on March 9 and 10. Outside of school she plays the piano, saxophone and bass guitar. She also plays in her church band and is a member of the Small Tour Players. She enjoys baking and creative writing.
Her long-range plans include attending SUNY Fredonia to major in music performance and minor in English. The person she admires in history is actress and singer-songwriter Emmy Rossum, because she played Christine in Phantom of the Opera at age 16. If she could be another person for a day, she would choose volleyball coach David Sturm. She says he is intelligent, kind, hard-working and well-respected by everyone who knows him.
Seventh grader Taylor Phelps is the daughter of William Phelps and Katie Phelps of Stow. Her favorite classes are English, social studies and math, and she plays soccer and basketball. She performed in the school musical, "Happy Days," in March. Outside of school, she plays the piano and plays softball. After high school she wants to attend college, perhaps Notre Dame, and enjoy a great career.
Rosa Parks is the person in history Phelps most admires, because she stood up for herself for the right to sit wherever she wanted on the bus. Wanting to try to help the nation, she would like to be the President for a day.
Teachers Marlea Brown and Amy Redman coordinate the Student of the Month recognition program in the secondary school.


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Peace and Happiness: About a month ago I went on a weekend trip to a town called Pirenopolis. It was a two hour drive from Brasilia and a welcome getaway from the administrative capital of Brazil. Pirenopolis is famous for its waterfalls and beautiful landscape. The first morning we woke up and went hiking in the mountains. It had been so long since I had been hiking and reaching the summit was a truly pleasant experience. Sitting on a rock at the top of the mountain gave me a chance to find my inner peace. It gave me a chance to remove myself from the material world and focus on strengthening my character. This leads me to a discussion I had with friends in my travel to Rio (which I will write about in my next blog entry). What is more important finding peace or happiness? For me it is categorically the former. I believe that they are not mutually exclusive, and in fact probably mutually supportive, yet still I believe that finding peace is the priority in life. I have come to an interesting conflict with the Brazilian insistence on doing whatever makes you happy. I disagree with this philosophy. I believe that sometimes we need to show restraint or better judgment given that happiness is not the end all be all. I am sorry to get all philosophical but I was hoping that by writing this I would spark this question in your minds and hopefully hear your thoughts.
Simplicity of the past: About a month ago, a couple of fellow interns and I went to watch Midnight in Paris. The movie was enjoyable and was centered on a yearning for the past. Many times in my life I have felt that life was just much more simple and tranquil in the past before all the technological advancements we have today. After the movie we watched the clip called The Story of Stuff, which raises issues with the capitalist economic model's effect on the environment. There is simply too much consumption and irresponsible consumption taking place today. Let us hope that things may change. This is not to say that all technology is bad but I somehow feel that we humans have not necessarily made use of the positive aspects of technology as much as of the negative aspects or unintended consequences. The starkest example is probably how the television and computer have decreased the amount of quality time that families spend interacting with one another. Sometimes I really believe that "less is more". What are your thoughts?
An inspiration: I just got in touch with Hooria, the ex-Deputy Chairperson of the Women's National Committee (WNC) of Yemen, whom I had the honor to intern with for one month a few summers ago. I truly admire her courage and perseverance. She has been at the front of protests in Yemen and is tirelessly struggling to liberate Yemen. Her anger towards Arab autocrats is so strong that she told me not to say the usual Ramadan Mubarak (Happy Ramadan) – instead we should say Ramadan Kareem (Holy Ramadan). This is because of her disgust with Egypt's ex-'president'. I remember my time with the WNC and how different it was from the three UN internships I have done. Their office was poorly equipped and they only had local staff. But somehow I felt a strong sense of resolve in that office. In my month at the WNC I had more chances to go to meeting with government officials, donors, media, and Western NGOs then I have had in my other internships combined. Going to meet both higher level officials and those from civil society is crucial for development practitioners in my estimation. Theory and reading reports are useful but there is something intangible gained from human interaction. I believe that my travels have given me plenty of field experience and helped me in my work in these UN offices. I think back to the touching story of Nujood Ali who was divorced at the age of ten. Her courage to break away from her husband, who was more than two decades her senior, is inspiring. But sadly, her story is the exception rather that the rule. According to a 2007 report by the International Centre for Research on Women, 48.4 percent of women under 18 in Yemen were married. Roughly half of those girls become pregnant before turning 18. These figures are appalling. Nonetheless, I feel better knowing that there are people like Nujood and Hooria who are determined to change the status quo. They believe in a better future and actively work to make that future a reality.


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Timbers will face archrival Seattle Tuesday morning in Seattle, but coach Caleb Porter is downplaying the game for various reasons. He said it's a preseason game and he is still evaluating players, meaning plenty of players will see time on the field during the game.
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Band with local roots playing Corner Brook and Stephenville this weekend
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Members of Waterfront Fire are, from left, Sean Jessome, Andrew Boyd, Jordan Croaker, Ryan Tobin, Ben Thistle and Brandon Young.
Waterfront Fire, a six-piece band from St. John's with four members with west coast roots, will be holding a mini-tour in Corner Brook and Stephenville on Friday and Saturday.
The band writes ambitious modern rock music. To date this year, Waterfront Fire has played to a capacity crowd at the Rock House in St. John's, recorded their debut EP and released that same album to a full house at the Levee in St. John's.
Waterfront Fire members include: Stephenville natives Andrew Boyd, guitar and Ben Thistle, guitar; Ryan Tobin of Kippens on drums; Brandon Young of Deer Lake on bass and vocals; Jordan Croaker, lead vocals and Sean Jessome on keyboard.
The band is bringing along their friends in another band Make Mean Everything, consisting of, Jeff Cook on guitar/vocals, Braeden Pilgrim on drums and Jon Conway, bass.
Friday's performance takes place at the White Horse in Corner Brook at 11 p.m. for ages 19 and over, with an all-ages show at the same location at 2 p.m. Saturday. The local Corner Brook band West Street Children will be joining the bill for the all-ages show.
Saturday's other performance takes place at 11 p.m. at Clancy's Pub in Stephenville and the bands will be joined by local artist Alonzo Rumbolt.
"We are really looking forward to showing the people on the west coast what we've been doing musically. Both bands play high-energy sets and love to get people moving. For half of our band this trip feels almost like a home coming of sorts," Andrew Boyd said.


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On Jan. 23, the French House will begin their French film series for the semester.
The first film in the series is 2007's Persepolis, an animated film about the coming of age of an Iranian girl during the Iranian Revolution.
It's based on the autobiographical graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi.
"Persepolis" won several awards, including 2007's Cannes Festival Jury Prize, and was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards.
The PG-13 black and white film will start at 6:30 p.m. at The French House on UA's campus. For more information, contact Chelsea Tanous.


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CONCORD, N.H. – Barack Obama accused Republicans on Friday of trying to shift the focus of the presidential debate away from serious issues such as the economy and toward frivolous subjects like lipstick, Britney Spears and Paris Hilton.
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WASHINGTON – You knew she wouldn't take this lying down.
Paris Hilton struck back Tuesday at Republican presidential candidate John McCain for running a campaign ad that likened Democratic rival Barack Obama's celebrity to that of the blond socialite and to singer Britney Spears.
The video, posted on the Web site www.FunnyorDie.com, began with images of the 71-year-old Arizona senator: "He's the oldest celebrity in the world, like super-old. Old enough to remember when dancing was a sin and beer was served in a bucket. But, is he ready to lead?"
Then the camera turned on the blond socialite, sitting on a poolside lounge chair in a skimpy leopard-print bathing suit.
"Hey America, I am Paris Hilton and I'm a celebrity too," she said. "Only I'm not from the olden days and I am not promising change like that other guy. I'm just hot."
"But then that wrinkly white-haired guy used me in his campaign ad, which I guess means I'm running for president. And I want America to know that I'm like, totally ready to lead."


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If boredom has started to kick in already as the snow piles up outside, settle in for a marathon TV session with a cup of hot chocolate.
Here are our picks for TV marathons today:
"House Hunters International"
HGTV: Till 7:30 p.m.
Dream of all the places you could buy a house where snow isn't even a possibility.
"Parks and Recreation"
FXX: 3 to 5:30 p.m.
Use comedy to forget about the hours of shoveling ahead.
Spike: Till midnight.
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Bratty Gay Socialite Peter Brant Jokes About Killing Obama On Twitter
As a wise person once said, "Money can't buy you class": Peter Brant Jr, the openly gay son of supermodel Stephanie Seymour and publishing billionaire Peter Brant thought it'd be a riot to tweet about killing President Obama on Election Day.
After getting a whiny election-related text from pal Andrew Warren that said, "Guess were [sic] poor now," Brant replied, "I have a contingency plan. Kill Obama hahaha."
"HAHA well Atleast [sic] women have rights. Oh wait I don't care," Warren replied, with Brandt, 18, chiming in. "Hahahaahaha exactly."
"People seriously need to take a joke, the instagram obviously wasn't serious," Andrew tweeted on Wednesday. "Everyone can move on now I obviously believe in women's rights."
Below, Brant and Calvin Klein boytoy Nick Gruber kill it at karaoke.
Source: Jezebel
Stupid? Rude? Juvenile? Yes. But let's not forget that he's a kid and kids say stupid things all the time. If the terrible things that every other 18 year-old boy said on facebook and twitter made it into the news we'd be inundated with reports like this. Let's not attack this kid just because his mom is a celebrity.
A perfect representation of a rich spoiled disaffected asshole. Please no more stories about this douche.
Wouldn't it be great if he crashed his overpriced car into a tree, thus shattering his skull and his socialite friends will have too watch him slowly haemorrhage and eventually die.
Send him to prison…let him have some fun
Ew. Why did I click onto that video? I only watched about 3 seconds of it but…blech!
@2eo – How is your comment any less appalling than his? Answer: It's not. It's far worse.
When the Revolution comes, we will remember these idle chatterings of the aristocracy, as they are led to the gallows.
In the immortal words of Lewis Carroll's Red Queen. OFF WITH HIS HEAD! It's not like he is using it anyway.
Money can't buy you a decent education, either.
@EdWoody: here is you answer:
18 USC § 871 – Threats against President and successors to the Presidency
@mlbumiller: sorry it has not been passed yet
wow another rich gay whiteboy racist. i'm so shocked.
He belongs with his peers,fellow nonentities Paris Hilton and the Kardashians.
He needs a long hard bare bottomed spanking
I mean, on a list of the most terrible kinds of people, privileged, jackass socialites are up there right after all the serious stuff like murderers, rapists, etc. That being said, he's just a stupid kid and there are plenty of kids who say stuff like that about whomever or whatever. Does this really need to be a reported story?
The New York Times did a profile on this douchebag and his brother a few months ago. If the piece was at all accurate, these kids are unbearably pretentious.
There may or may not be a law against threats on the President, I don't know. But i do know that the FBI doesn't wait to investigate such things. It's a guarantee that, if he didn't already have one, he now has an FBI file and they've looked at all his social media accounts, credit card statements, etc.
The vapid musings of some silver-spoon debutante-wannabe…. uggh.
@Ejzuber: This "kid" is 18 years old and legally an adult. It was a 19 year who fired the shot that killed the Austrian Archduke and started WW I.
The sister of a friend of mine made a similiar remark on Facebook and was visited by the Secret Service. This self absorbed little shit needs a visit too.
@Aidan8: Yes,Aidan8,old buddy! Vapid and
DOUBLE "uggh"!Creeps like Brant,in a time when so many people are
struggling,unemployed,many homeless,many desperate make revolution sound like
a reasonable alternative.
If his opinion meant anything, this would be a worthwhile article. It's not.
Hopefully the FBI will talk to him…or will his daddy's money but him out of it like always?
Oh great, a gay Paris Hilton wannabe.
Drop him off for a week in a poor Caribbean country (far from tourists or resorts) and let's see how he feels about gay rights in America!
@Little-Kiwi: You're bad,Little Kiwi!_
Love it!!!!
I would be surprised if the FBI don't end up getting in touch with him.
As for the karaoke, I listened to 3 seconds of it. It's sucked.


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Baseball Coach's Competitive Drive Kept His Players in Line
Players Remember Coach As Father Figure
Posted Jul. 18, 2011, 4:18 am
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In a back room is a closet that has photo albums of Heavens' memories. He needs it to show people, but he doesn't need it to tell people.
He was a little league coach who won league championships and was an assistant coach for the SaMoHi softball team in 2010 CIF Championship season. People say Heavens spawned top-notch talent. But his stories make these professionals human.
Rod Allen played five seasons in the majors with three different teams.
According to Heavens, "When he would throw it in from right field to home plate, it was like a rod coming down. He didn't throw one hop. I see Rod throw all the way in, man, and the first baseman couldn't cut it off. And it was there (on target)."
Stanley Younger played football and baseball at Brigham Young University.
"If you walk him, you can give him second and third. He's going to steal home."
Dana McLemore was an NFL kick returner for six seasons.
"I watched him in his junior year, playing football out at Venice High, and I said, 'Dana, you know what I want you to do? Go into that weight room and work on weights and forget about baseball.'"
Others include former Denver Broncos safety Dennis Smith and Los Angeles Dodgers Assistant General Manager DeJon Watson.
"People say you're a good coach, you can wear the towel," Heavens said. "But if you have the horses and you can put them together, it don't take a heck of a ball coach to put a good team together. You just have to keep discipline on the team and I was a good disciplinarian."
Tony Todd and friends of Tony Todd will say, "Tony knows everybody." If he has a prospect at SaMoHi with the potential to get drafted, he won't be afraid to call on that prospect's favorite player to provide a word of advice. Tony gave a video of Torii Hunter to his center-fielder to show him he needs to continue to play "Long toss." Tony says that's what John taught him.
"John bought me my first baseball glove," Todd said. "My dad wasn't really there for me as a kid, so John took over those responsibilities and I look up to him."
Todd said it took discipline to keep the kids on track. If there were kids with nothing to do, he said Heavens would take them to the field and throw them 100 curveballs "because 'You have to be able to hit the curveball.'" If you made an error in practice, Heavens would hit another one to you that was even harder.
"I think it's not so much developing young talent, I think it's developing young people," said Rod Allen. "It wasn't about wins and losses, it was about building character in a young person."
Heavens said his competitive drive came from his boxing days in St. Louis, Mo. He was an amateur who lost his first bout at the age of 14 to a 29-year-old. John was told the older man was just as skilled as he was, so the fight took place.
"When the fight was over, they raised Richard Rollins' hand. I'll never forget that day," Heavens said. "My grandfather said, 'Well, you probably had your last fight you get your butt whooped.'"
Heavens went back to the boxing gym and won a rematch and many more fights in the Golden Gloves.
He said he only wanted the kids to have the same desire to compete he had.
"It was good fun, being around the kids," Heavens said. "And to see them grow up and turn into young men is tremendous. They still treat me like I'm special in their life. That's great. It makes me feel good."
Jul. 18, 2011, 7:01:37 pm
Travis Clark said...
John, You've touched so many lives in a positive way. The words expressed in this piece represent the feelings of an entire community of people! Generation after Generation will speak your name! A true living Legend! Love you John Travis Clark
Jul. 19, 2011, 3:00:52 am
Patricia Heavens said...
Congratulations, John. We are so proud of you. Your service to others is a gift that keeps on giving.
Jul. 19, 2011, 8:03:57 am
Jaime Gutierrez said...
"Be quick but don't hurry" Did John Heavens create that or John Woodden? It's ironic, John Heaven was my John Wooden. Ground ball after ground ball, John Heavens molded me into a confident sure handed shortstop. Began with an undefeated Pony season, culminating three starting SAMO varsity baseball players, Rick Mcgeah, Aaron Brown, and Jaime G. Baseball teaches life lessons, and John heaven was a great professor....
Jul. 20, 2011, 8:56:19 am
carol allison said...
Jul. 21, 2011, 4:50:09 am
Daniel Ramos said...
Dear John, Thanks for being a father figure to me and a wonderful baseball coach. Those were the best days in my life and it continued on coaching with you at Samohi. Debbie Skaggs and Dan Ramos appreciate you along with the kids we coached at Samohi Softball.
Apr. 19, 2016, 1:40:33 pm
steve dragovich said...
Coach John was an incredible guy. he was a role model and on who gave so much to help the youth in Santa Monica. He will be missed.


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Superintendent: Schools already on the ropes, changes loom
CLIMAX -- It's not a question printed on the ballot, but the outcome of Tuesday's election may well determine whether Climax-Scotts Community Schools survives as a district or is forced to consider consolidation.
School district residents will vote on two tax requests: Renewing a 1.5-mill countywide education tax for three years, which would generate about $220,000 annually in operating funds, and raising taxes by 1.25 mills for four years to fund facility improvements. The 1.25 mills would generate $573,000.
"Our district is on the ropes," Superintendent Geoffrey Balkam said. "We're at the point now that something will have to change, and it will change if the millages fail."
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While all Michigan school districts have struggled with state funding increases that have lagged behind the inflation rate, Climax has been hurt more than most.
One reason is enrollment, which has dropped 10 percent in the past five years, from 733 to 657 students. Because Michigan funds its schools on a per-student basis, Climax is actually receiving less state revenue now than it did five years ago even as its costs have gone up.
Moreover, the district's small size makes it much harder to absorb funding cuts. Unlike a district the size of Kalamazoo, Portage or even Comstock that can close schools or combine classrooms when times get tough, Climax has little room to maneuver.
Already, Climax teachers make considerably less than teachers in other Kalamazoo County districts, and they pay more for health insurance. Two of the district's three principals are contract employees, and the district does not provide them with benefits.
The district has laid off its foreign-language teacher and cut its only librarian and its elementary-guidance counselor, among other cuts.
"As much as I don't want to see consolidation, we may not have much of a choice in a few years" unless the funding picture changes, Balkam said.
Balkam said the stakes in Tuesday's election are enormous, but he's not making any predictions about the vote.
On one hand, Climax residents are fiercely loyal to their school system. Many parents say they've moved to the area specifically so their children could attend a small school.
"They can praise The Kalamazoo Promise all they want, but no amount of money would make me leave here," said Laurie Oudette, a Climax parent.
Yet it also is a fiscally conservative community, where farmers are sensitive to property tax rates and the anti-tax Kalamazoo County Taxpayers Association finds a receptive audience.
While the countywide millage was first implemented three years ago on the strength of "yes" votes in Kalamazoo and Portage, it was defeated in Climax-Scotts by a vote of 392-209. The general prediction is that it will be hard to pass either, much less both requests on Tuesday's ballot.
Part of that is just the economic times, where people are faced with skyrocketing prices at the gas station and grocery store, people say.
Part of it, said parent Penny VandeGiessen, is that "people aren't aware of the consequences, of how bad it is" for the school district.
Questions raised
It's seven days before the election and Balkam is standing before two dozen people in the high school cafeteria, making a lengthy pitch on the need for voter passage of the tax requests.
If the countywide tax fails, he said, it will require the district to trim 4 percent from an already lean budget. Among the areas vulnerable to budget cuts: Field trips, extracurricular activities including athletics, classroom aides and transportation.
The 1.25-mill tax would pay for facility improvements such as connecting the intermediate school to the village water system, which is needed to fix the school's chronic issues with its well water, and repairing the pothole-ridden drive around the main school campus.
Some in the audience responded positively to his appeal, pointing out that the countywide millage would not raise taxes and the 1.25-mill tax would cost "only $10 a month" for the owner of a home with a market value of $200,000.
But others express skepticism.
Why doesn't the district solicit the community for donations to fix the water problem and the potholes, rather than go to taxpayers? Why is resurfacing the track on the list of possible improvements? Shouldn't the athletic boosters pay for that? Why not get volunteers to take over the janitorial and secretarial work, like some church schools?
Emily Redmond, who lives in Battle Creek but has her three children in Climax-Scotts schools, suggests getting rid of school transportation entirely. She drives her children to school every day, and says other parents can do the same.
"They'll figure it out if they really want to come here," she said.
Darcy Simmons, of Climax, says she's likely to vote "no" on Tuesday.
She acknowledges the schools need the money and expresses her own disconnect with the lack of a foreign-language teacher and a librarian. She's also unhappy that even if both millages pass, Balkam plans to lay off the principal at the intermediate school and have the Scotts Elementary principal oversee both schools.
Yet Simmons questions why Balkam spent so much time this year raising $30,000 for a marquee for the elementary building, energy she believes would have been better expended marketing the need for a millage. She and Redmond said parent offers to volunteer are often ignored.
Simmons also cites a complaint frequently heard about the district -- that Balkam has three secretaries.
"I know the schools need the money, but I don't think the dollars have been spent the way they should be," Simmons said.
After the meeting, Balkam said that, besides himself, there are three other people in the central office: his secretary, who also handles some of the bookkeeping; the district business manager; and the human-resources manager who also serves as the athletic department secretary.
"I don't know how you could run the office with any fewer people," he said.
Mulling consolidation
Balkam said there are no plans to consolidate at this time and he hasn't talked to any districts about it.
He also suggests his resistance to consolidation is likely shared by many school district residents.
In other communities, he said, "when you actually put it on the table, it usually gets voted down and pretty dramatically."
But, he added, "the reality is that we can only cut so much" before consolidation might become an economic necessity.
The possibility of consolidation dominated the discussion at an April meeting of the Scotts Elementary School Parent Teacher Association.
Some of the dozen parents at the meeting teared up as they talked about the district's future.
Andrea Gray said dissolving the school district could lead to losing the community itself.
"We could end up like Leonidas, where it's just a place to buy some pop on your way through to somewhere else," Gray said. "Climax is the school system.
"I do see this as a dire situation. The state is not giving us the funding that we need."
Tracy Mannes grew up in suburban Detroit and said she loves the small-town feel of Climax.
"It's a no-brainer," Mannes said of increasing taxes to save the district. "I love it here. I'm going to die here."
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Shortly after picking up its second commitment for the Class of 2016 in cornerback Shyheim Carter, Alabama landed its third.
Athlete Demetris Robertson of Savannah, Ga., also committed to the Tide Tuesday afternoon, according to 247Sports. The 247Sports Composite ranks the 6-foot-1, 165-pounder as a four-star prospect and the nation's No. 1 athlete in the Class of 2016.
The commitment came on the final day of this three-day visit to Tuscaloosa. He also planned visits to Georgia on Friday and Auburn on Saturday.
Leaving for Tuscaloosa tonight...#RTR #LateNights
-- RealRobertson4 (@d_rob4) July 13, 2014
"Coach Nick Saban is a great coach," he said last week. "I think he can get me to the next level. He's developed great defensive backs over the years."
Robertson tallied 556 receiving yards, 178 rushing yards and 8 total touchdowns on offense in addition to 90 tackles and one interception in the secondary for Savannah Country Day School in 2013.
He claims more than 20 offers, including Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Texas A&M and UCLA, and listed the Bruins as his second favorite school prior to committing to Alabama.
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Robert F. 'Rob' Beachler
Robert F. "Rob" Beachler, 59, of Parkersburg, formerly of Pennsboro, W.Va., departed this life on Sept. 12, 2013, in Parkersburg.
Rob was born June 20, 1954, in Weston, W.Va., a son of the late Ronald M. Beachler and Fondella "Della" (Dotson) Beachler of Pennsboro, W.Va.
Rob was employed by the Bureau Of The Public Debt in Parkersburg for 24 years, serving most recently as the lead IT specialist. He was a graduate of the former Pennsboro High School with the class of 1972, and greatly enjoyed golf, traveling, spending time with his family, WVU and NASCAR.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his daughter, Katie Beachler, Pennsboro, W.Va.; brother, Randall "Randy" Beachler (Barb), Evansville, Ind.; significant other, Cindy Moore, Little Hocking, Ohio; and his special dog, Lucy.
In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Clarence and Mabel Beachler; and maternal grandparents, Lonnie and Grace Dotson.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday at McCullough Rogers Funeral Home, Pennsboro, W.Va., with Pastor Dan Martin officiating. In accordance to Rob's wishes, following the service, he will be cremated and his cremains will be scattered at a later date. Visitation will be from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Donations can be made in Rob's name to the Ritchie County Humane Society, 2220 Pullman Road, Harrisville, WV, 26362.
Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.mcculloughraiguel.com