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Subject: Security Advisory (BEA07-162.00)
From: Oracle Corporation
Minor Subject: The WebLogic console may display certain Web Service sensitive attributes in clear text
Product(s) Affected: WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express
Threat level: Low
Users authorized to access the WebLogic console may be able to see certain Web Service sensitive attributes in clear text.
Severity: Medium
An attacker may be able to use values of sensitive attributes to gain access to certain web services.
A problem was identified that could potentially cause a security vulnerability in certain versions of WebLogic Server. A patch is available to correct this problem (see Section II). Oracle treats potential security problems with a high degree of urgency and endeavors to take appropriate steps to help ensure the security of our customers' systems. As a result, Oracle strongly suggests the following actions:
I. Read the following advisory.
II. Apply the suggested action.
III. If you know of any additional users interested in future security advisories, please forward them the registration instructions included in this advisory.
I. Advisory
The Administration Console supports the configuration of Web Service security to secure particular web services. Administrators can specify security properties required for a particular web service, including passwords used by credential providers and token handlers. During the creation of the configuration, the console may display these sensitive attributes in clear text. However, these sensitive attributes are correctly encrypted when the configuration is written to disk.
A patch is available to correct this issue by updating the WebLogic Administration Console pages so that Web Service Security credential provider and token handler sensitive properties are not displayed in clear text.
Impact and CVSS Ratings:
CVSS Severity Score: 2.3 (Low)
Attack Range (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Authentication Level (Au): Required
Impact Type: Unauthorized access to certain web services. Partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation
Vulnerability Type: Information Disclosure
CVSS Base Score Vector: (AV:L/AC:H/Au:R/C:P/I:P/A:P/B:N)
Complete CVSS Guide:
Online Calculator: http://nvd.nist.gov/cvss.cfm?calculator
The following versions of WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express are affected by this vulnerability
- WebLogic Server 9.0 on all platforms
Oracle strongly recommends the following course of actions.
WebLogic Server 9.0
Download and apply the 9.0 GA Combo patch #7824963 from OracleMetaLink as per the instructions below:
• Select the Patches and Updates tab after logging in to OracleMetaLink.
• Click Simple Search.
• In the Search By field, select Patch Number from the list.
• Enter the patch number. The patch number may be different for different product releases and platforms.
• Select the platform (or choose generic as applicable)
• Click Go.
• Click Download to download the patch.
Download and apply the patch #7824878 from OracleMetaLink as per the instructions below:
• Select the Patches and Updates tab after logging in to OracleMetaLink.
• Click Simple Search.
• In the Search By field, select Patch Number from the list.
• Enter the patch number. The patch number may be different for different product releases and platforms.
• Select the platform (or choose generic as applicable)
• Click Go.
• Click Download to download the patch.
Place the jar for the patch at the end of the PATCH_CLASSPATH.
WebLogic Server 9.1 includes the functionality in this patch.
Oracle strongly suggests that customers apply the remedies recommended in all our security advisories. Oracle also urges customers to apply every Service/Maintenance Pack as they are released. Service/Maintenance Packs include a roll-up of all bug fixes for each version of the product, as well as each of the prior Service/Maintenance Packs. Service/Maintenance Packs and information about them can be found at:
Note: Information about securing WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express can be found at http://edocs.bea.com/wls/docs103/security.html. Specific lockdown information is provided at http://e-docs.bea.com/wls/docs103/lockdown/index.html. We strongly encourage you to review this documentation to ensure your server deployment is securely configured.
As a policy, if there are any security-related issues with any Oracle product, Oracle will distribute an advisory and instructions with the appropriate course of action. Because the security of your site, data, and code is our highest priority, we are committed to communicating all security-related issues clearly and openly.
All previous advisories can be viewed at: http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/wls-security.
Additional users who wish to register for product advisory distribution should follow the registration directions at: http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/alerts.htm.
Security issues can be reported to Oracle by following the directions at:
Thank you,
Oracle Corporation


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Clown Fish Lapbook
This was our first preschool lapbook, we did a Clownfish Lapbook.
Since it was for prek, I kept it simple, 1 file folder and includes:
- New Worlds: Sea homes
- Where do they live?
- Clown Fish Anatomy
- Clown Fish Measuring
- Finding Nemo Stick Puppets
- Clown Fish Coloring
Of course we watched Finding Nemo! Since this was for our preschooler, I kept it simple. You can download my version of the Clownfish Lapbook here.
I you have older children, you can find plenty of downloads in the coral reef lapbook at Homeschool Share.
Wow, anemone, I'm impressed 🙂
Very cute!
thanks this will go right along with our upcoming trip to the aquarium!
thanks this will go right along with our upcoming trip to the aquarium!
Erica~Just wanted you to know that this lapbook is still blessing little ones and their mommas. Thank you so much for sharing this! We completed Letter F Week of your "Letter of the Week" program this morning, and I pulled this lapbook out to end our day. I'm so glad I waited till the end of our school time, because my son was so excited and jumping up and down when he saw the Clown fish cover. When we were finished with "the plan" for the lapbook he didn't want to put it away! Just very thankful for the great resource and all your hard work. 🙂 Happy Friday!

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The News & Observer is reporting that the 1 p.m. jobs announcement by Gov. Pat McCrory will be that Met Life is adding 2,622 jobs split evenly between Cary and Charlotte.
The average pay is pretty good — $81K — but the jobs didn't come cheap.
The state's Economic Investment Committee approved an incentives package for the company at its meeting in Raleigh this morning. MetLife received a 12-year state Job Development Investment Grant worth as much as $87.3 million if it meets hiring and investment goals.
The company is also receiving millions in training credits and a $2 million grant from the One North Carolina fund.


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Pic Special: Lads Gather For Euro Draw
Newcastle fans from around the world logged onto the internet and crowded around television screens to watch Friday's Europa League quarter-final draw - and the players were no different.
The whole squad assembled in the dining room at the Club's Benton training ground to watch proceedings from Nyon in Switzerland and nufc.co.uk were there too.
A huge cheer went up as popular Assistant Football Secretary Richard Hines was shown on the screen, wearing his best suit, but then it was down to serious business.
Alan Pardew, his staff and his players watched with baited breath as former Magpies striker Patrick Kluivert made the draw and Newcastle were drawn out last against Portuguese giants Benfica. Club Photographer Ian Horrocks brings us this exclusive gallery.


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A proposal to forego salaries by the members of Warren City Council received a frosty reception.
Mayor Mark Phillips announced his intention to return his salary for serving as mayor to the city as a cost savings as council seeks to overcome a $1 million budget deficit.
"I gave back my salary in 2012," he said, indicating that he planned to in 2013 as well.
Members of council are paid $100 a month while the mayor is paid $150 a month. Collectively, the cost to the city is $9,000.
Phillips said during last week;'s budget session that he was looking for a motion to "not take or give back" some of that money.
The idea was quickly shot down.
"(That) has to be one on an individual basis, not a collective basis," Councilman John Lewis said. "We can't make that decision for each other."
City Manager Nancy Freenock noted that while the pay is listed in the city's home rule charter, members are not obligated to accept it.
"I don't think this is the proper place for a political platform," Lewis added. "You should do that as your conscious bears, not as a political action."
"In the end, it is a great gesture," Councilman Dr. Howard Ferguson noted, but questioned whether it was politically viable. "I don't think this is the place to do it."


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Put the linear part into y=mx+c form i.e. y=-2x+b , the gradient part 'm' should equal y' when x=2,
i.e. solve for a when 2a(2) = -2
now you know the initial quadratic equation. Can you finish it?
I didn't really know what to put as a title so I hope it describes the problem relatively well... I have been working on this problem for about 20 minutes and haven't come very far, so I was hoping for someones help in putting me in the right direction!
For what values of a and b is the line tangent to the parabola when x = 2?
I feel I have all the pieces of the puzzle, but there is some trick to putting it together.
I know how to find the equation of a tangent line when given an equation and a point on that equation (just find the derivative and then use y = mx + b and sub in everything to find b). However in this question I don't even know where to start. I know that .
If I sub 2 into either y' or y I get y = 4a(or y' = 4a). How do I use this information to solve for a and b?
This feels like an easy problem that I just can't wrap my head around!
Thanks for your help!
A point which lies on the parabola must have as its coordinates. You want to find the parameters of a tangent line in , so, necessarily, the point must lie on both parabola and the line. This is your first information.
The second information you have is that the slope of the line must be equal to the slope of the parabola at the point . So the slope of the tangent line is , then . The slope of your line is , therefore you just put to find .
Now you just plug this result with the first information on the line equation: , then .


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Oregon Coast Invitational
At Astoria Golf Club
Championship Flight -- Mitch Mooney def. Bret Stevens; James Folk def. Jeremy Wood; Steve Hval def. Ed Murphy; John DeLong def. Eddie Murphy; Adam Harrington def. Stu Gerrish; Mike Whitty def. Rick Moulton; Scott Burke def. Jesse French; Dave Bergsvik def. Scott Reynier; Jeff Canessa def. Mark Cooney; Jamie Ihander def. Bob Harrington; Jeremiah Oliver def. Jim Alder; Randy Heriot def. Ian Goldspink; Mike Maltman def. Patrick M. Ryan; Brad Carnese def. Ron Graybeal; Jay Ross def. Eric Dulong; George Mareina def. Billy Ryan II.
Second Flight -- Markley def. Renner; Holtmann def. Mike; MacGillivray def. Dar.Palmberg; Mayer def. Henry; Puterbaugh def. Wobbrock; Melrose def. Kelly; Floten def. Rice; Weston def. Senescu; M.Murphy def. Huewe; Vasey def. Keyser, Jr.; Jennings def. Carey, Jr.; Froude def. Zuber; Gleason def. S.Driscoll; Roberts def. Hamilton; Utterstrom def. Payne; Larson def. Pasion.
Fourth Flight -- Becic, Jr. def. P.Driscoll; McNamara def. C.Kelly; Garland def. McCaslin; Harmon def. Bottinelli; Kerr def. Nantz; McNeill def. T.Murphy; Rodrigues def. Smith; Bernards def. Mozinski; J.Taggard def. Trainer; Williams def. Gaffney; Craven def. Powell; Dandoy def. Hart; Griggs def. Werschkul; Hall def. Ledbetter; Wright def. Wiegand; Mayer def. Grayson.
Sixth Flight -- B.Rice def. Laun; Johnson def. Jeffs; S.Becic def. Howe; Volchok def. Fletcher; Talbot def. P.Kelly; Kerr def. D.Murphy, Sr.; Harding def. Beckman; Wood def. Hoodenpyle; Jacobs def. Grant; D.Ryan def. Crawford; D.Murphy, Jr. def. Allen; Harlan def. T.Melrose; Ferguson def. Bridwell; McMahon def. Endres; Conner def. McDowell; Wessell def. B.Rice.
Championship Flight-- Gary Angus def. Alan Kinsel; Bill Hurst def. Doug Edwards; Brad Carey, Sr. def. Bob Stewart; Michael Healy def. Bill Ayotte; Mike Brands def. George Osgood; Patrick Terrell def. Michael Ralston; Jack Cartwright def. Gary Bergsvik; Steve Roos def. Robert Tennant.
Second Flight -- K.Kelly def. Mollencop; B.Randall def. Stucky; C.Ralston def. Staples; Rotenberg def. J.Morse; Patton def. S.Morrison; Fordney def. Nygaard; Church def. Griffith; R.Morrison def. Heckler.
Fourth Flight: M.Terrell def. Mangan; Roscoe def. Graff; Starr def. P.Patton; Ehlen def. Severeide; Yeaw def. Ness; Trullinger def. Wilson; Hope def. Hauck; Stevens def. Van Buren.
Sixth Flight -- L.Wobbrock def. Campbell; Ragsdale def. McHone; Furrer def. Klang; Wohler def. Sunby; Lappi def. Pyle; Schray def. Scruggs; Rose def. Nau; Bridenbaugh def. Haslach.


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Wondering about that deal to sell WorkPlay and prevent foreclosure on the building at 500 23rd St. South? If all goes well, co-owner Alan Hunter said, he'll be handing over the keys to the Birmingham entertainment complex in January.
Although details still have to be worked out, Hunter said, he's hopeful that Tom Williams Jr. and Clark Williams of Birmingham, sons of the late auto dealer Tom Williams, will be the new owners of the WorkPlay building and business.
"We're moving forward with them in negotiations, and gotten some approvals from the bank," Hunter said today. "They've been friends of ours for a good long time, and both have been big fans of WorkPlay. ... These guys have experience running a business, and they're kind of a perfect fit."
Tom Jr. and Clark Williams were vice presidents in a family company, the Tom Williams Automotive Group, one of Birmingham's largest dealerships. The company was sold to a North Carolina retailer, Sonic Automotive, in 1999, and the brothers remained involved until a few years ago. The elder Williams died in 2005.
Tom Williams Jr. confirmed that a deal was in the works, but did not disclose the specifics. "We should close right after the first of the year, and that's all we need to say right now," he said.
According to Hunter, the Williams brothers intend to uphold WorkPlay's current mission, operating it as a music venue and event space. He said the deal was still in "Phase One" and would take about a month to complete.
Why identify the potential buyers now? Hunter said he wanted to end rumors about people who might be involved.
Also, Hunter said, it's important to let WorkPlay's fans know he's optimistic about the entertainment complex's survival. Concerts are booked through mid-March at the WorkPlay theater and soundstage, and Hunter has emphasized a "business as usual" policy in the face of foreclosure.
Hunter, a local filmmaker and former MTV VJ, owns the WorkPlay building and business with his three brothers. In October, he said Superior Bank was about to foreclose on the building, and WorkPlay would be put up for bids unless a new owner was found or a financial savior emerged.
In mid-November, Hunter said the foreclosure was postponed, and a deal was in the offing.
If the WorkPlay sale goes through, Hunter said, he and one of his brothers, Hugh Hunter, will help the new owners with the transition.
The Hunters opened WorkPlay in 2001, in a former warehouse at the corner of 23rd Street and Fifth Avenue South. The building houses a theater, a bar, film-production facilities, a soundstage that doubles as a concert venue, music recording equipment and office space.
Hunter has said he's reluctant to blame the economic crunch for WorkPlay's problems, but adds that the complex has felt the pinch since 2008. Over the past couple of years, Hunter said, people have been less inclined to buy concert tickets, spend money on drinks or rent part of WorkPlay for private parties.


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A bye week story on OSU football that we've written for tomorrow's print edition.
CORVALLIS – What's it like to be calling plays when everything is working, when it's six or seven yards on first down, when every pass seems on target, when the other team's defense is bringing the house and you send 11 players into a panic with a perfectly-executed screen pass, when you run the 'Wildcat' for the first time all season, and it goes for 61 yards?
Langsdorf said when everything is clicking, those are the times to be treasured because football rarely unfolds that way – not from the press box where Langsdorf does his job, or from the sidelines where head coach Mike Riley is listening on his headphones, ready to give advice – or possibly over-rule a call – when he deems it necessary.
Such is the humbling nature of the game that head coaches and offensive coordinators never, ever revel in their success, or gloat over what they have just done to an opposing defense because it can all turn around in a week.
The Stanford team that seemed to have no clue against the Beavers and their 5-foot-7 tailback, Jacquizz Rodgers, is likely to play better against Arizona on Saturday.
And the OSU team that rarely took a mis-step offensively against the Cardinal might find it slightly more difficult to move the ball against No. 6 USC on Oct. 24.
The plays that were dynamite against Stanford might get blown up in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, where an OSU team hasn't beaten the Trojans since 1960.
"That's offensive football,'' said Langsdorf, with a shrug.
Oregon State has been in a nice rhythm for two straight games, going back to a 28-17 win at Arizona State, but the OSU coaches haven't forgotten the frustration of back-to-back losses to Cincinnati and Arizona in which Beavers' fans occasionally booed the offense and Langsdorf seemed to have no answers in the red zone.
Riley said "small things in execution'' were the difference between the struggling OSU offense that floundered at inopportune times against Cincinnati and Arizona and the OSU offense that kept rolling sevens in the Stanford game.
It helped, said Riley, "that we've been doing better in the (offensive) line, we've been more decisive at quarterback, and we've made more plays catching the ball.''
Oregon State had what Riley described as a "great'' week of practice leading up to Stanford.
"In terms of formulating the game plan, then seeing the execution of it, it was the best of the year,'' he said Tuesday, before OSU's first workout during a bye week.
Said Langsdorf, "it's easy when it's all working.''
A typical play-call at Oregon State begins with Langsdorf in the press box, filters down to graduate assistant and former OSU quarterback Ryan Gunderson on the sidelines, and then is relayed to quarterback Sean Canfield through a series of hand signals.
Gundy is a master of signalling in plays.
Riley said he tries to stay out of the way, and not talk over Langsdorf when he's giving Gundy the call.
However, he does reserve the right to occasionally jump in.
"I can get in the way, or not,'' Riley laughs. "Sometimes I'll jump in and say, 'let's run the ball here.''
"We talk about what we're doing and what we might do,'' said Riley.
"I try not to be disruptive.''
Langsdorf said it does not get heated, and nobody yells and screams when the play calls aren't working.
However, Langsdorf isn't shy about letting off steam in the press box, knowing that he's not visible on the sidelines and no one watching on TV will be able to read his lips.
"Mike's a lot better than I am (at keeping his cool),'' Langsdorf said.
"People don't see me at all. And they don't hear what I say. I get … well, it's good that I'm not on the field. Because I get frustrated, and I can kind of say whatever I want because I'm in the box.''
Gunderson will talk to the quarterback, other times Gunderson will simply hand Canfield the headphones so he can speak with Langsdorf directly.
The formulation of the plan that tore up Stanford began the Sunday before the game, when Gunderson and other young staffers in the football office broke down film and inputted information about the Cardinal into a computer.
Langsdorf digs in around 6 p.m. "He and rest of staff start looking at the opponent that night until midnight, and then all day Monday from eight to midnight,'' said Riley.
"You try to put the whole gameplan in by the end of Monday, but there's still additions. We work mostly first and 10 on Tuesday, so we really try to have that ready.
"Then we work on Wednesday on third down. All night Tuesday night is red zone and third down, still tweaking first-and-10. And then Wednesday night late is putting sequences in place …opening play, best third downs, best runs, best red zone calls. … and then everybody goes home after practice on Thursday.''
Langsdorf said that without fail, he always feels the gameplan will work, depending on the execution of the players and what the other defense has in store.
"Sometimes,'' said Langsdorf, "you just get out-schemed and maybe people beat you with some stuff that you haven't seen before.''
Riley said his emotions about the gameplan go up and down.
"I think it looks good today, and then it's 'oh, no, what are we doing?' on Wednesday,'' he said.
"But I usually feel good after Thursday's practice. If I don't, it's not a very good feeling.''
Riley said Thursday is like a dress rehearsal. And unlike many other teams, OSU's get-together on Friday is more than just a walk-through, it's a run-through.
"We throw about 30 balls, and they're all situational,'' said Riley. "First play, first pass, all the third downs, all the best play-actions, all the red-zone. It's 30-some passes at full speed. We started that with Derek (Anderson) and it became a source of pride not letting any balls touch the ground, although that rarely happens.''
It rarely happens, but on the night before the Stanford game, after a week in which OSU hoped to carry over its momentum from beating ASU at Sun Devil Stadium for the first time in 40 years, Canfield and the offense was in a zone.
"We went 30-some passes, and nothing touched the ground. It was crisp,'' said Riley.
"And that built up everybody's confidence, the play-caller, and the players.
"Even though nobody talked about it.''
Riley and Langsdorf both wondered what would happen when OSU ran the "Wildcat'' for the first time, with Jacquizz Rodgers taking a direct snap from center Alex Linnenkohl.
The play had not looked that good in practice.
"First off, I wondered if we would get a good snap,'' said Riley.
The snap was good, and Quizz – picking up blockers – ran along the sidelines for 61 yards.
The next step in the evolution of OSU's 'Wildcat' series would be Quizz throwing a rollout pass.
Riley isn't sure he's ready for that one. Not yet.
"He (Quizz) tells me he's accurate,'' said Langsdorf. "You notice he's throwing the ball after every practice, trying to show me that he can do it.''
The 'Wildcat' worked. Almost everything Langsdorf came up with worked.
But there is the fine line between success and failure in football.
Langsdorf wonders how the game might have unfolded if Stanford hadn't dropped what should have been an 80-yard touchdown pass on the first play.
"Everything's different if they hit that,'' said Langsdorf.


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BRIDGETON — City police report that a man was stabbed after attempting to break up a fight at the intersection of Burlington Road and East Commerce Street early Sunday morning.
Rashaad Smith, 31, of Coombs Drive, was getting off of a bus at approximately 2 a.m. when he saw four men assaulting someone.
The four men were described as black, in their early 30s and wearing dark clothing, reports indicate.
When Smith attempted to intervene, according to police, the suspects and the victim all fled the area on foot.
Afterward, Smith went to Inspira Health Center Bridgeton for a two-inch laceration on his wrist, despite not seeing any of the suspects with a knife or knowing how he was injured.
Police were summoned to the hospital by medical staff.
The incident is still under investigation.Contact staff writer Don E. Woods at 856-451-1000, ext. 518 or email@example.com


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More than just the public's perception of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama took a hit the other night during the Democratic debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C., when the two perceived front-runners got so nasty with each other.
Truth got caught in the crossfire. That face-off, of course, wasn't the first time presidential candidates shaded the facts, and there's lots of evidence that the public has come to accept such skewering as a given, and sometimes, as in South Carolina, enjoys seeing opponents going at it.
But entertainment value aside, voters have an obligation to measure a candidate's pronouncements against the truth. Fortunately, it's easy to do in an Internet age. There's a slew of Web sites -- including FactCheck.org and PolitiFact.com -- that provide reliable background information.
Just the other night, for example, Clinton virtually accused Obama of being a closet Ronald Reagan supporter. She made it seem as though Obama viewed Reagan as the gold standard for presidents. Not so. In comments made to an editorial board in Nevada, Obama merely noted that Reagan was elected at a time when people were demanding change. "He put us on a fundamentally different path because the country was ready for it," Obama said.
For his part, Obama has accused Clinton of calling NAFTA a "boon" to the economy, implying she wasn't behind working families. She never said it. Obama denied ever embracing a single-payer government health insurance plan when in 2003 he did just that.
Rudy Giuliani has claimed that he was the first to reform welfare. He did revamp the New York City system, but Wisconsin did it before him.
John McCain has said he was the only one of the Republican candidates to support the surge in Iraq. Not true. Mitt Romney, Giuliani, Mike Huckabee and Fred Thompson all endorsed the surge.
Politicians resort to these tactics because experience has shown they work. The 2004 Swift Boat attacks on the Democratic nominee, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts -- virtually accusing him, a decorated war hero, of being a traitor -- gained traction even though they were ridiculous. In 2000, similar charges were leveled against McCain, who was a prisoner of war in North Vietnam.
An informed electorate is vital in a democracy. Voters have a responsibility not to take politicians at their word.


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To the Editor:
Many friends, acquaintances and neighbors in Cranford know the joy of having met my current foster canine "son" Pi and my former foster canine "son" Max.
Pi is a 17-year-old Jack Russell Terrier who originally belonged to my currently departed friend Debi Schildkraut and who currently belongs to my friend Barbara, a sister of Debi's. Max is a 12-year-old Schnauzer mix whom I met and began fostering on April 21, 2004, and whom I had the honor of naming, so that my former fellow New Jersey Schnauzer Rescue volunteer, Lois, could free him from a New York shelter so I could begin fostering him, when I used to be a New Jersey Schnauzer Rescue Network volunteer in 2004.
Max was later adopted by a couple in southern New Jersey on Aug. 21, 2004, and the Schnauzer Rescue group had lost contact with his owners.
Pi, has been living with me since July 4, 2011. He's great company, like Max was. I'm grateful to God for two fantastic canine foster "sons" and their gift of companionship and spiritual bonds.
Author Napoleon Hill was right when he wrote, decades ago, that having someone of the opposite sex to love enhances one's creativity. Although Hill often spoke of husband-wife teams, I think his wise words could equally apply to "mother-son" relationships, too. Pi and Max have enhanced my God-given gift of creativity, inspiring me to make up jokes, be a prolific cartoonist whose canine cartoons are frequently published in the Mount Carmel Guild monthly newsletter, and a writer who had a letter published in the January 2012 Mensa Bulletin.
Life is good in Cranford, especially if you have bonds of love and friendship that enhance your God-given talents.


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Ray Allen's mystical ability
|01.06.10 at 1:40 pm ET
Zach Lowe from Celtics Hub has an excellent post up about Ray Allen's ability to make his teammates better, particularly the second unit. Lowe did some terrific research and his post is well worth a read. The quick takeaway is that when Allen is on the floor, the other four Celtics perform better.
Doc Rivers often likes to integrate either Allen or Paul Pierce with the second unit in his first round of rotation subs. While Pierce has played well with the reserves, the numbers have shown that Allen has been a better fit. It's not always a cut-and-dry decision for Rivers. Sometimes foul trouble dictates who will play. If one or the other has two fouls before the substitution it's a safe bet that they will sit. Other times, it's matchups.
Rivers had some interesting things to say about this back in November following a practice after the Celtics played the Nets in that ugly game in the Meadowlands.
"It's matchups and unfortunately for us it's not even matchups for us so far," Rivers said at the time. "Paul and Ray have been in foul trouble almost every game. That makes the decision for you. The other night I wanted to go with Paul against Jersey because the pace was slow and I thought it would be a good time to get Ray some early rest and then Paul picks up his second foul. We actually gambled a bit and left him on the floor which is something I don't prescribe doing a lot. But I did it and we got away with it."
More generally, Rivers is aware of the different dynamics the two bring to the court.
"They change the lineups completely," he said. "When it's Marquis [Daniels] and Paul it becomes a power game. When it's Ray and Marquis, now you have Ray, Eddie [House] and Rasheed [Wallace] on the floor: that's a team that will stretch it out. It's amazing what those two guys, it's only one change, but the style is completely different with either of those two guys on the floor."
All this comes at a time when there has been loose talk swirling around various Celtics-related websites about how it might be a good move to trade Allen and his expiring contract. There's very little chance of that happening and not just because it probably wouldn't make long-term financial sense. Allen has tremendous value to the Celtics beyond his shooting prowess and this is one manifestation.
Preview: Celtics-Heat
|01.06.10 at 10:32 am ET
Paul Pierce has been around for so long that it's sometimes easy to take him for granted. He popped up on various All-Decade teams, particularly those teams that were put together by careful observers who look more at production than hype. There is no question that his role on a championship team helped his standing, but take a moment to stroll through his career numbers on basketball-reference.com. Pierce has been a model of offensive efficiency and a more complete player than he is usually given credit for.
The Celtics have missed him over the last five games while he dealt with a knee infection following surgery. Would he have been a difference-maker in their losses to the Clippers and Golden State? The guess here is that he probably would have helped them win at least one and probably both, simply by settling things down in the fourth quarter of chaotic games.
Before the team headed for Miami, someone asked Pierce if he thought Eddie House or Ray Allen would make a better team rep in the 3-point contest. Pierce rather nonchalantly suggested that he would make a better candidate and he's right. The man has been killing it from beyond the arc all season. It's a minor point in the grand scheme of things, but yet another indication that one of the great players in team history is often criminally overlooked, even in his own town. Read the rest of this entry »
Inside the Game: Shelden Williams and the Art of Rebounding
|01.05.10 at 10:41 pm ET
For a player whose career had been filled with uncertainties, one thing was for sure about Shelden Williams.
'Shelden has proven he can defend and rebound,' President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge said at Williams' introductory press conference this summer.
The Celtics were drawn to those defensive skills when they signed him during the offseason. They were looking to add another big man to their bench and believed he had the potential to help their team down low.
His rebounding contributions are even more critical now that Kevin Garnett is sidelined. Although he is not the first man off the bench, Williams tries to make an impression on the boards whenever he can.
Before he began his NBA career, Williams had made his mark on Duke University. In fact, he had made it on backboards around the NCAA.
He graduated from Duke in 2006 as the school's all-time leader in rebounds and blocked shots. Williams pulled down 1,262 boards over his four-year career and averaged 9.1 boards per game, including 11.2 as a junior. He became the third player in NCAA history to score 1,500 points, nab 1,000 rebounds, block 350 shots, and pick off 150 steals, while earning consecutive Defensive Player of the Year honors.
Williams was selected by the Hawks with the fifth pick in the 2006 Draft. That season he led all rookies in double-doubles and ranked third on his team in rebounds. Even as his playing time decreased and he was eventually traded (he was sent from the Hawks to the Kings to the Timberwolves over the course of two seasons), Williams stayed focused on attacking the boards.
Now on the Celtics, he has accepted the team's defensive mentality. He is currently averaging 3.5 boards in 13.5 minutes and has recorded 8-, 9-, and 10-rebound games. Even though Williams has only played a total of 377 minutes (9th on team), he has recorded 99 rebounds (7th). He has also grabbed 33 offensive boards (4th), more than Rasheed Wallace and just seven shy of Garnett in 500 less minutes.
As part of WEEI.com's 'Inside the Game' series with the Celtics, Williams explained the art of attacking the glass.
Learning at a Young Age: As a teenager, Williams led Midwest City High School (OK) to the Oklahoma Class 6A State Championship.
'I was taught that very early on. My dad always told me about the importance of rebounding and playing defense. Those are two things that are will. If you want to do it, you have a will to do it. Those two things were taught to me at an early age and just kind of stuck.'
His American Idol: The soft-spoken Williams admired one of the most colorful athletes to ever play the game of basketball.
'During my time period coming up, it was Dennis Rodman. He was always going after every single rebound whether he'd be over the top or not. I think that watching him be relentless, I learned from that.'
Leaving a Legacy: During his record-setting career at Duke, Williams grabbed a personal-best 19 rebounds against Virginia Tech in 2005.
'[My record] is very important. My shot blocking and my rebounding record will be there for a while so I scratched my name on the stone, so to speak. My whole career that I was there, no one had averaged a double-double and that's something I set out to do. I was able to accomplish it in my junior and senior year.'
There's a Thought Process: In order to be successful, Williams educates himself on his opponents before they take the shot so he can put himself in the best position once the ball is in the air.
'[When you go in for the rebound] depends on where the shot's been taken from. You kind of play percentages. If the ball's on the other end of the court and I'm on the opposite block, more often than not it's going to come off the opposite of that block. Also you've got to take into account the guy who's shooting it. Has he been missing his shot? Does he tend to be short a lot of the time? Whatever the case may be, you try to think about that as well.'
Offensive vs. Defensive: This season the Celtics have been outperformed on the offensive glass. Williams says there is a difference on both ends of the court.
'Defensive rebounding, more often than not for a big, you're already down there. Most cases you play around the block, closer to the basket. Whereas for offensive rebounding, if you're setting a pick out there on the wing, you've got to run into there. Like I said, there's a big difference because most time on defense you're already in the paint … Any time the ball goes up I try to attack the glass. More often than not, not everybody's attacking the glass all the time, so I try to make myself available, especially on the offensive end, to I keep the ball alive.'
Make the Extra Effort: At 6-9, Williams still works hard to make sure he has the edge over his opponents at the basket. On this particular day of the interview, he was the last player to leave the court after practice.
'[I] just try to rebound as much as I can. I try to make the concerted effort.'
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Inside the Game: Kendrick Perkins on the Art of Shot-Blocking
Pierce and Rondo practice
|01.05.10 at 3:24 pm ET
WALTHAM — Where to begin with the Celtics injury situation Tuesday? Rajon Rondo and Paul Pierce were on the floor taking part in practice. Kendrick Perkins and Eddie House were home with the flu. Just for good measure, injured swing man Marquis Daniels was spotted sweating through a treadmill workout while the team practiced and Kevin Garnett is definitely not playing on the road trip.
"Yeah," Doc Rivers said to the media as they tried to sort through where to begin their questions. "The circus continues."
The good news is that Pierce and Rondo both took part in most of the practice session Tuesday and it seems likely that they will both play Wednesday against Miami, although Pierce looks like the safer bet right now.
"They looked all right," Rivers said. "Paul looked good. Rondo, you really couldn't tell. He didn't do much. So we'll see tomorrow. I think he's going to go but I wouldn't write that down in pen for sure. Paul probably will go tomorrow it looks like, so that would help us a lot. Getting one of those guys back I'd be very happy and if we got both back it would be absolutely fantastic."
Rondo left without talking to reporters for the second straight day although he did tell Yahoo!'s Marc Spears that he expects to play against the Heat. Pierce did talk and he said that while he's not 100 percent, he's feeling confident about returning to the court. Read the rest of this entry »
Perkins, House have the flu
|01.05.10 at 2:56 pm ET
WALTHAM — When the curtain rose at Tuesday's Celtics practice there were two other notable absences. Kendrick Perkins and Eddie House were both home with the flu, coach Doc Rivers said.
As of Tuesday afternoon Rivers said that Perkins might be able to make the team's flight to Miami where the Celtics will play the Heat Wednesday night. House will almost certainly not make it.
"They're home in bed," Rivers said. "They're both sick. Perk has the flu. Eddie has the flu. Right now it sounds like Perk is going to be able to get on the flight and I don't think Eddie's going to make the trip. This year especially the league has really impressed upon us that if a guy has a fever he has to stay away from the team. I agree with it, but that's what we have to do. Perk's feeling better. They're not sure if its food poisoning or the flu, whereas with Eddie there's no doubt that it's the flu."
When the curtain rose the Green Team (which constitutes the starters) was Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Brian Scalabrine and Rasheed Wallace. That doesn't necessarily mean that those five would be the starters but it might be an indication of the way Rivers is leaning.
Tony Allen's learning curve
|01.04.10 at 4:46 pm ET
WALTHAM — It is one the great paradoxes of Tony Allen's career that his biggest problem –besides staying healthy — is turnovers, while his greatest strength is his versatility, which allows him to play multiple positions including, yes, point guard.
When Allen returned from his latest ankle ailment, Doc Rivers tried to make things simple, telling him to cut down on his turnovers and focus on playing defense. That was it. Now with Rajon Rondo hobbled by a hamstring injury, Allen is taking over the reins at the point where he will handle the ball much more than he did before and where things get decidedly more complicated.
One of Rivers great strengths as a game coach is putting his players in a position to succeed, and to that end he had Ray Allen bring the ball up the floor against the Raptors on occasion. But with Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett also out of the lineup, Rivers can't afford to have his best scoring option get bogged down in running the team, so the job falls to Tony Allen. It is, as he said, a learning experience. Read the rest of this entry »
The return of Glen Davis
|01.04.10 at 4:19 pm ET
WALTHAM — Since rejoining the Celtics lineup for their Christmas Day game against the Magic, Glen Davis has given the Celtics energy and hustle. Last Saturday against the Raptors, Davis gave them something else. In his longest outing of the season — 20 minutes — Davis scored 15 points to go with five rebounds and helped turn the game in the Celtics favor.
It was his best outing since returning from the broken thumb that cost him the first 27 games of the season, and his first since spraining his ankle against Golden State. Despite the bumps and bruises, Davis has played fearlessly, almost recklessly, even with his thumb still supported by a wrap."I wouldn't play if I was limited," he said. "I've got a couple of bumps and bruises here, but I'll be all right."
Davis has a lot to prove. He knows that and so do his Celtics teammates, but they are solidly in his corner.
"Baby wants it," Kendrick Perkins said. "He was anxious to play. He came back from the summer this preseason and he was playing great. Unfortunately he had to go out with the injury he had, but I think he's ready to play. It's a great situation for him to get his rhythm back and prove to Doc [Rivers] that he's ready and he's going to help us win."
Davis helped make a name for himself last season when he stepped in for Kevin Garnett and made some memorable shots during the playoffs. His ability to step out and knock down the 18-foot jumper fits right in with the Celtics system, but he also provides a low post player who can, and will, take the ball strong to the basket.
Now that he's back on the court, the next step for Davis is developing consistency as a 15-20 minute a night performer. That will take some time, but he appears to be on the right track.
"I'm just taking it one day at a time going as hard as possible, making sure I'm doing what I have to do," Davis said. "I'm not worrying about other things. I'm not worried about things I can't control."
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Williamsport Community Concert Association welcomes American Spiritual Ensemble
For the first time in the history of the 85 seasons of the Williamsport Community Concert Association, a vocal program by an ensemble in 2009 proved so popular with the local audience that the musical group presented a second program two seasons ago and now returns for a third time to the stage of the auditorium of the Williamsport Scottish Rite, 348 N. Market St., at 3 p.m. Feb. 17.
The program, booked as the American Spiritual Ensemble, is the third of five programs scheduled by the Concert Association for 2012-13 season.
The ensemble, comprised of some of the finest singers in the United States, was founded in 1995 by Everett McCorvey, a native of Montgomery, Ala.
Its members have sung in theaters and opera houses around the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and abroad in Italy, Germany, Great Britain, Scotland, Spain and Japan.
The repertoire ranges from spirituals to classical to Broadway and dance. Dr. McCorvey has received degrees, including a doctorate of musical arts, from the University of Alabama. As a tenor soloist, he has performed in major centers around the world, including Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
He currently is professor of voice and director of opera at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.
The American Spiritual Ensemble has thrilled audiences around the world with dynamic renditions of classical spirituals and Broadway numbers.
The mission of the Ensemble is to keep the American Spiritual alive. The group of harmonious voices embraces its audiences with its abilities to interpret and to perform the beloved songs with stylistic understanding and intense expressiveness. Each spirit-filled concert leaves the audience wanting more.
The early folk songs of the American Negro served as a way for an oppressed people to endure the pain and suffering of slavery. They sang their songs of hope in fields, worship services, camp meetings and on long journeys to freedom. Today, the American Spiritual Ensemble brings these great songs of inspiration and freedom to the concert stage.
After their performance in Williamsport in February 2009, the group of singers toured Freedom Road Cemetery and witnessed a portion of local history and were touched by looking at the local cemetery's markers. While visiting the cemetery, the director, Dr. McCorvey, pointed out that Negro spirituals often contained dual meanings. "Did you know that Lincoln was Moses in the song "Go Down Moses?" he asked.
Many of the Negro spirituals embraced by the ensemble contain coded messages of hope and instructions to slaves on the run seeking freedom in the passageways north. Dr. Kathy Bullock, one of the performers, said during that visit, that the spirituals contain subversive and powerfully coded messages for slaves on the run and for those who wanted to see them make it.
For example, "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" contains not only a spiritual message of being carried home to a place beyond death, but the word "chariot" meant that people working on the Underground Railroad were nearby.
The performers, usually about 20, come from a larger group. They gather about three times a year to record and tour. The performing group uses profits from its tours to support projects such as an ensemble CD or solo projects of members of the group. The cast changes a bit with each tour as singers come in and out depending on other gigs. Singing, in the end, is their job, a bit of an obsession, and occasionally a gift.
Single tickets are available at $20, $30 or $35.
All seats are reserved. For more ticket information, email wccatickets @gmail.com or call Dorothy Maples at 323-6012.
The Box Office will open at 2 p.m., one hour before the performance at 3 p.m. For more information about the Williamsport Community Concert Association's season, visit www.lycoming.org/wcca or see us on Facebook.


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Sihanoukville is a popular backpacker beach town in Cambodia. Just south of the busy main beaches there is a small headland that cuts the beach off, and behind that is Otres Beach. There is not much going here, which was just what I was looking for in a beach break. On my last night there the sky seemingly caught on fire, and this was the unfiltered result.
Travel Photos: Sihanoukville photo gallery


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Back in the summer of 2010 when NXT Season Two was on, I wrote a few articles analyzing the show and the characters presented. I thought Season Two's rookie crop was incredibly strong and included a number of future superstars.
In today's edition of the Prized Rookie Round-Up, I'll take a look back at the performances from that season and see how things have progressed since that time.


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Things I Have Tried to Soothe My Mosquito Bites
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2. Benadryl gel
3. Honey
4. Baking soda
5. Toothpaste
6. Ice
7. Immediate washing
8. Spit
9. Electric shocks
This last one seems to work, but only on the NEW bite. I have about 25 mosquito bites that I got a week ago with approximately two inch in diameter swelling. A few of them gone away. Most continue to thrive. The guard at work asks me for an update every day. Any suggestions?
All I can think is, I wish they hadn't banned DDT. Eagles aren't exactly the smartest birds. They used to fly into the power lines at the army base I used to work at and kill themselves. I sound cruel, but if you had mosquito bites like mine you might understand.


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In less than a century, the ritual Bat Mitzvah has grown from a radical experiment to a near-universal rite of passage for Jewish girls in America. But what do we know about Bat Mitzvah as it exists for the tens of thousands of girls who experience it today? Join researchers from Ma'yan, Moving Traditions, and the Jewish Women's Archive as they examine the contemporary Bat Mitzvah from multiple perspectives, including findings from Ma'yan's project studying Bat Mitzvah with our high school Research Training Interns. An exhibit presented in March and April at The JCC in Manhattan by Moving Traditions and the National Museum of American Jewish History examines this rich history.
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The Thunder saw their game vs. the Akron RubberDucks postponed by rain Tuesday.
The two squads will play a doubleheader Wednesday in Akron, Ohio, beginning at 12:05 p.m.
The Thunder did make a roster move. Catcher Francisco Arcia was promoted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre catcher Tyson Blaser was added to the roster from Single-A Staten Island.
Blaser began the season on the Thunder's opening day roster. He did not see any time during his five days with the team.
Arcia hit safely in all four games in which he appeared, going 6-for-14 (.429) with six RBIs.
WHO: Trenton (RHP Jeremy Bleich 1-1, 9.00 and TBA) at Akron (RHP Cody Anderson 1-1, 3.75 and RHP Jose Colon 0-1, 5.06).
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Happy biirday to yu!!!!!!!!!
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It's angsty, and Zack's in it, but it's not romantic Zerith
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Sir FrozenPickle lucedeoangelJust noticed I had a guestbook, and I see I'm not the first to sign yours
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I think that you need to change your avatar and banner back to it's original, or a different Aerith banner (I'd be happy to make ya one). It was how I saw it was you posting (I'm too lazy to look at names). I just memorize everyone's signature, and now I have to re-remember yours!
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Cya around the forums.
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Well just wanted to let you know you are very interesting and we share a love of bones so that is a bond to never be broken until well the series is cancelled. I am watching Bones right now. So not crying.
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Kissin' and huggin' is all around.
Though it can be overrated.
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Even though it is belated.
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Kiss lots of boys.
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Thought I would sign your guest book. I've seen you on the FFIX Forum.
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Phil Cihiwsky, an Endicott native, is Walking across America to raise awareness for hunger in the elderly population and to promote the Meals on Wheels program for senior citizens. His journey started out in San Diego, California on March 4, 2013 and his final destination will be York Harbor, Maine in October. Phil has been nominated for "Volunteer of the Year" by the Meals on Wheels of America Association! Please visit their page and give him your vote! Please join us for a reception to honor his achievement!
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Happy Monday you lovely little critters – have I got a wedding to start this week off with a bang or what!?
Unusually I was actually submitted this wedding by the groom and via twitter because his gorgeous bride, Holly, was nervous about doing so. Er, girl, are you KIDDING me?! I'm dying over your wedding. The comic book, superhero and geek chic radness is just too good. This is one of those weddings that I genuinely wish I'd been invited to!
Holly & Anthony were married at The Electric Cinema in Birmingham. With the groom being a massive movie buff, it really was the perfect choice. For their reception they headed to Bar Room Bar which they had booked at the last minute. Their original reception venue went out of business four months before the wedding so the Bar Room really pulled out all the stops to make their day perfect.
"I proposed to my now husband while more than a little bit tipsy outside of the bar that I worked in with a ring made out of a straw!" explained Holly. "I'm so glad he didn't think I was joking (!) and who can beat the romance of getting engaged in front of two burly doormen!?"


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Avella man dies in Washington County crash
Victim identified as Clarence Dudley
Published 1:30 PM EST Nov 11, 2012
An Avella man was killed when his vehicle crashed on Route 50 in Independence Township early Sunday.
Washington County Coroner Tim Warco said 26-year-old Clarence Dudley died when the Pontiac sedan he was driving crossed the center line, and went over a guardrail and an embankment.
Warco said Dudley was thrown from the vehicle.
No other details were released.
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I see I'm a little late to the party, I too have been a Sky Angel lifetime subscriber since they first started, on one hand I am disappointed about losing the satellite service but on the other hand I got 10 years for $300.00 so how mad can I be?
My personal opinion is that Sky Angel will never make this new business model fly,
most of these channels offer free streaming over the net anyway and I have serious doubts that this technology will even work plus nearly every channel Sky Angel offers is free on an FTA dish so why not just go that route and get it free?
I have said for years that if I was a monthly Sky Angel subscriber I would cancel and but an FTA dish and get the same programming for free, I guess now I have no choice.
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Washington's recession over? Not so fast.
Oh, to be an economist today, when watchers meticulously dissect your every word and expression in an attempt to figure out if the recession is really over.
Washingtons chief economist and revenue forecaster, Chang Mook Sohn, is the subject of such scrutiny. But theres no need for extensive decoding, Sohns message is clear.
He predicts Washingtons recovery will be much slower than the nation, and much slower than past recoveries. There are three fundamental reasons for that view:
-- the states economic foundation, manufacturing, has shrunk by 30 percent during the last decade;
-- the Seattle region has lost 100,000 jobs since December 2000; and, no sector is likely to offset these job losses quickly.
Washingtons economy isnt what it once was. Thats not a surprise, particularly as the state continues to struggle with the fourth highest unemployment in the nation.
But many folks are buoyed by recent national financial news, relieved by pronouncements that the recession is over. Some even interpret it as an opportunity for new state spending.
Not so fast.
A national recovery will help, as will a continuing Asian recovery and low interest rates. But the impact of these factors is unlikely to compensate for job losses in manufacturing and continuing weakness in the Seattle economy.
Simple facts: Boeing employment in Washington is projected to be 57,000 by the end of 2004. It was double that in 1998. And Boeing has been clear that it has to contain employment to stay competitive.
Between November 2001 and September 2003, the Seattle region lost 39,600 jobs (on top of the 56,400 lost between November 2000 and December 2001), while the rest of the state gained 34,500 jobs.
Seattle can pull along the rest of state economy, but the rest of the state cannot pull along Seattle.
It must also be of concern that the stimulus effect of low interest rates is expected to fade with time. That means strong receipts from the real estate excise tax, which have significantly masked the sharp decrease in receipts from other sources like the Business & Occupation tax, are likely to fall off.
As we look to the future, the lack of identifiable sectors likely to provide significant job growth is perhaps the most daunting challenge. Large employment increases in sectors like agriculture, forest products and aerospace are unlikely.
So where does that leave Washington? Clearly the state must get serious about ongoing efforts to rebuild its economic base.
The steady revenue growth Washington experienced for several decades prior to the recent recession will not continue, and projections for the next two-year budget cycle already indicate a hole in the $1 to $1.5 billion range and in the $3 billion range for the two years after that.
Given such intense fiscal pressure and projections for slow revenue growth, the state cannot commit to new, ongoing spending. Instead, Washington must stay focused on the Priorities of Government budget process initiated under the strong leadership of Gov. Gary Locke.
This means continuing to clarify priorities, allocating resources accordingly, and scrutinizing all spending, not just the incremental additions and subtractions that have historically been the focus of the states budget development process.
Washington must focus on fostering an environment where employers can create jobs. Given that no one sector is likely to dramatically increase employment in the short term, this effort must focus on all sectors, on small to large employers.
Lawmakers face many hurdles. Two in particular are the overall cost of doing business in Washington relative to other states and the states deteriorating transportation infrastructure.
Employers here shoulder 54 percent of the state and local tax burden, a higher proportion than in most states. Given the current environment, its unlikely the weight of that burden will shift.
However, the state can address some of the skyrocketing costs levied on employers, more specifically workers compensation costs, the costs associated with a litigious and unpredictable liability system. While neither is considered a tax, both significantly add to the cost of doing business here, as does Washingtons unpredictable regulatory system.
Much work can be done to bring fairness, equity and predictability to these systems. Its up to the Legislature to act.
Second, transportation. The nickel gas tax instituted last year starts to tackle the enormous backlog of projects, but it doesnt solve all our problems.
One in four jobs in our state depends on trade. Employers must be able to move people and goods in and out of the ports and through the region efficiently. But transportation in the region remains Washingtons Achilles heel.
Unless replaced, the Alaska Way Viaduct and the 520 floating bridge will fail. State and regional leaders must act before that happens. Regional transportation planners must have the tools needed to develop a package voters will approve, and they must do it soon.
Washington has a long way to go to pull itself out of the recession. Our ability to maintain fiscal discipline and support job creation will determine when and if economic recovery materializes.
Steve Mullin is the interim executive director of the Washington Roundtable, a public policy organization comprised of 40 CEOs of major private sector employers throughout Washington state.
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Rory McIlroy, a freckle-faced 21-year-old from Northern Ireland, shot a 7-under-par 65 in the first round of the Masters on Thursday to take the early lead.
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Skip to comments.Super Tuesday Vote Santorum in Ohio & Oklahoma, Gingrich in Georgia, Ron Paul in Virginia & Alaska
Posted on 03/05/2012 9:13:33 PM PST by Steelers6
Tennessee looks like Santorum and Gingrich are fairly even with the 2 of them, Santorum has been in the lead but Newt has been coming on. Everyone in Virginia who is not a Romney supporter should vote for Ron Paul, 1st head to head matchup anyone has had with Romney.
Good thing I don't live in Virginia. I don't think I could pull the lever for Ron Paul.
Except for Alaska unless the polling shows Romney ahead of Paul slightly with Santorum third.
Stop with the non Romney vote. We need a platform candidate; not a artificial candidate who has ties to Bush big government. Rick cannot beat Obama. Get real. We need Newt to win.
LOL. Well I do and it will give me great pleasure to "pull the lever" in protest of the GOP-E's efforts to disenfranchise me and other VA Conservatives! (It's just one day and it's just a Primary!)
VOTE FOR RON PAUL in the GOP-E MACHIAVELLIAN PSEUDO-PRIMARY TOMORROW!!!
Vote Newt in OH and OK if your conservative small government, otherwise the vote has been moved to the following day.
I agree with voting for Iran Paul just as a Romney-momentum killer, since there's no chance Paul can win the presidency. Unfortunately Paul's delegates will only switch to Romney in the end if it comes down to the convention, so it will be a phyrric victory, but we have no better option.
The Ron Paul people don't seem to think it's possible to win Virginia, and that's surprising considering how pie-in-the-sky they usually are. But I think Paul is not even campaigning or running ads there, which just shows how in the tank he is for Romney to give up competing at one of his best shots because it might hurt Romney.
Go Newt!
We got a poll call clear out here along the Yukon, I told them I was voting for Santorum mainly because everybody out this way says they are voting for him. Paul had an appearance in Fairbanks over weekend, I heard bunch of people showed up; but I don't think Alaskans are as Libitarian as they use to be years back; more Palin type Republicans. I just hope it's warmer on Tuesday than Monday morning, minus 33 F tis morn when I got up; supposed to be warming up come March.
Ron Paul is dangerous.
Ron Paul, Soros and Defense
Before everyone gets their panties in a wad. Obama is already starting to make the moves to destroy our military.
Ron Paul will just drive the knife into their backs.
I thought it was clever how the Obama military haters are going to cut Benefits for veterans and wounded soldiers.
Wonder how far enlistment will drop on that one.
One of Ron Pauls best friends is George Soros..
What is the polling in Alaska?
There is a third option in Virginia if you don't like Romney or Ron Paul. This is what I plan on doing. It was posted by Gopher Broke on 2/27/2012.
March 6 VA Republican Presidential Primary, your 4 voting options
Posted on Monday, February 27, 2012 3:41:30 PM by Gopher Broke
On March 6th, the Republican Party of Virginia will be holding its Presidential Primary at your local polling precincts. Polls open just like regular voting times, 6am to 7pm.
You have 4 choices: Vote for Romney, vote for Paul, stay home/don't vote or show up and do an "undervote".
Please do go to the polls and vote, if possible. More votes at the poll show more Republican strength.
An undervote allows you to vote (in person or absentee) by showing up, pressing the VOTE button without choosing either candidate. Some might consider it a "protest vote" or a "blank" vote, if you choice is not on the ballot but it counts as a vote in the Republican primary, without adding a vote to either candidate on the ballot.
You are NOT allowed to do a write-in in a Virginia Primary.
Problem is if 10 people do an undervote and Romney wins by 9 votes, you handed the election to Romney. You're better off voting for Paul.
I'd take Romney over Paul.
I don't give a damn about the Mormon stuff. I think Mormonism is largely a cult, and some otherwise good people have gotten caught up in it. I'll judge Romney on Romney ... not on generic Mormonism.
Romney tells you what you want to hear. He believes what you want him to believe. He is a slave to his popularity, which means he'll listen to his voters when we think he's wrong. I'd rather he be instinctively right ... but I don't think he has it in him.
Paul is an ideologue. If he's wrong, he'll go down in flames in his wrongness ... and he'll take us down with him. And, he's wrong a LOT. His foreign policy is a catastrophe.
I'd prefer an ideologue that's right over a finger-to-the-wind politician. But, I'll take a finger-to-the-wind politician over an ideologue that's wrong.
It's March down here already.
When do you get March up there?
That is how you pick your candidates? Romney is a lifelong, dedicated, anti-conservative, from that same kind of family.
Romney was with his father in 1964 when they stormed off the convention floor to protest against Goldwater and conservatives. Romney's father ran as the anti-conservative, anti-war Presidential candidate in 1968, his mother was the pro-choice liberal Senate candidate of 1970.
Romney himself was an Independent during Reagan and did not vote for him, Romney came to support only democrats and even fund raised for Planned Parenthood. Romney was anti-"Jesse Helms type Senators", and against the Contract with America.
Only 1 our of 4 Judges that Romney appointed were even republicans.
Romney is a dedicated, believing, liberal, who hates the right, and conservatives, he lies to the right, to you, not to the left.
Works for me!
Santorum 2012
Romney isn't my candidate. I only said I'd take him over Ron Paul. Least worst.
"We need a platform candidate; not a artificial candidate who has ties to Bush big government. Rick cannot beat Obama. Get real. We need Newt to win."
Bless you, Christie - you're so right! Newt could slap BHO down soundly, then make breathtaking changes and our country really needs him.
I pray every night that God will grant us a leader who loves our country as much as Bibi loves his. While I do believe that Santorum also loves America (maybe even Mittens and RP do - maybe) - I KNOW Newt does, and he's the only one who can defeat BHO. Just pray there are enough voters who are intelligent enough to see that.
"The Ron Paul people dont seem to think its possible to win Virginia, and thats surprising considering how pie-in-the-sky they usually are. But I think Paul is not even campaigning or running ads there, which just shows how in the tank he is for Romney to give up competing at one of his best shots because it might hurt Romney."
That says it all, doesn't it? RP has the best chance to win in VA, being only one of two names on the ballot!!!
Too bad his crazy supporters don't see this.
I refuted your bizarre defense of Romney, you have not reaction to that other than to still promote him as better than Paul?
>> I refuted your bizarre defense of Romney, you have not reaction to that other than to still promote him as better than Paul?
Yep. That was my only point to begin with. I don't have a defense for Romney other than "better than Paul". If he gets nominated, I suppose I'll have "better than Barack".
I'm not voting for Romney unless he's head-to-head with Barack. No need to defend him at this point.
As far as TV ads and what not, I haven't see any.
I haven't seen any ads for RP on television, but all we have is an antenna. Lots of signs and bumper stickers though.
to late now but we should have done this state
it has been known for a long time that there were only 2 people in the va race, yet no ads and no super brochure effort.
your guess is as good as mine maybe the super pacs will run ads there just attacking romney (Note: This is delusional since it was posted a day ago. If there are no anti-Romney ads yet, there won't be.)
I'm wondering too....this primary was a two person race.more resources should have been put into it....
(And the LOL "of course" comment of the thread)
I actually have an easier time with getting Obama supporters to vote for Paul in the primary here in Northern VA than I do getting support from the socially conservative in VA.
Repeat: A Paul win in Virginia will not give Paul the Nomination. A Romney win will push Mitt right along. (View it as voting against Mitt, an "ABM" vote.)
Still don't think I could pull the lever for Ron Paul. I don't live in Virginia, so it really doesn't matter.
I hate this b/s spam.
Vote for the one candidate that you believe in your heart can quickly and intelligently turn his country around.
If you believe that man is Newt, like I do, then give him your support.
Review this video and ask yourself if the sweater salesman could have even come close to dealing with such command.
** President Newt Gingrich-"Our beloved republic deserves nothing less."
If people in Virginia want someone other than Mitt for the nominee, they have to vote against Mitt, and in this instance that means voting for Paul.
It's the only vote which will work to check Mitt's momentum there, and doing so might give Newt or Santorum a better chance overall at the nomination.
Wrong. Great way to hand Tennessee to Romney.
Vote for Newt Gingrich in all races (except in the rigged VA primary).
The GOP-e establishment, along with their chosen nominee, do NOT want Newt getting the bit in his teeth because once he does, they know he'll take off like a shot.
Which is leads into why they don't want him.
Then they would have to Govern and make decisions.
The whole dang bunch of them have become the prototypical Bob Michaels go along to get along boot licker of the DNC. But they got their life time medical, pension and TSP not to mention a cushy job on K Street after making 2 or 3 times what they did in the House and Senate.
Both sides of the isle have become the "business" of Government and Programs.
The problem for us is, we want it all downsized and re-engineered and Newt just might be the guy to get that ball rolling...
Spot on!
Bless you for braving the bitter cold to cast your vote!!!!—Good for you!
All the locals keep talking about Santorum, at least that's what I hear.
Ya, I hear ya but the snow is all melted come April. January usually is tough, so once we get some around freezing weather, I get spoiled and expect winter to be gone. We had a couple weeks of that in February, ha. Something about Alaska, it's got hold of me; couldn't live anywheres else.
I've been making calls for Rick Santorum through the day....My Tennesseans are gracious people....and they like RICK!
I've been making calls for Rick Santorum through the day....My Tennesseans are gracious people....and they like RICK!
Super Tuesday Vote Santorum in Ohio & Oklahoma, Gingrich in Georgia, Ron Paul in Virginia & Alaska
Doing my best to do this. Not sure I'll be able to hit all five States before the polls close. But, I'm gonna try.
How long is the mosquito season in Alaska?
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Could someone tell me more about the residential college system at Rice? I know it is modeled on Yale's. How active is the system? How important are residential colleges to the students - how much do they contribute to the community?
|By Wobudong (Wobudong) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 12:43 am: Edit
Actually, it is modeled after Oxford's. To the Rice students and grads I have met, the residential colleges were very important. They replace the Greek system as a center for social activity but add an academic component that does not exist in typical Frats and Sororities. Assignment to a college is random, eliminating all exclusivity. From what I am told, the residental system at Rice, like that at Yale, is central to undergraduate education.
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is rice better than brown? im majoring in biomedical engineering.
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The woman on this carved wooden relief is both ordinary and anonymous. The figures Balkenhol depicts in his work are everyday, non-heroic types. He is influenced by Egyptian art: in particular the way it is able to convey universality and tranquillity, qualities he seeks in his own work. The marks of the sculptor's tools are clearly visible on the surface of the relief, reinforcing the presence of the sculptor and the rawness of the piece. Fashioned with admirable skill and simplicity, his sculptures are pieces of wood masquerading as people.


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EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — A Linwood woman who left her house to enjoy a leisurely game of tennis Wednesday morning couldn't have imagined her day would turn out so badly.
While playing at the Howard Johnson's Hotel on the Black Horse Pike the 64-year-old noticed a man snooping around near her purse. When she wrapped up her match around 11 a.m. the keys to her 2006 Lexus RX400H were missing and so was the sport utility vehicle, Egg Harbor Township police said in a release.
Things would get worse, though. When Egg Harbor Township police were taking the report on her stolen vehicle, they were informed by Linwood police that her house was burglarized.
A "large" amount of jewelry and cash were stolen, authorities said.
The suspect is a 5-foot-9 man with medium length, dark curly hair. He is either white or Hispanic and was wearing a white T-shirt and dark jeans.
Anyone with information is asked to contact either police department or the Atlantic County Crime Stoppers at (800) 658-8477. Cash rewards are given for tips that lead to indictments.


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The past week is a bit of a blur. I'd like to say it's because Christmas was so magical that I can't describe the joy. But instead I must report a terrible bout of flu that has hit all 11 of us, starting on December 23 and still hanging on.
Yes, we spent Christmas with 4 of the kids lying on the couch opening presents like it was about the last thing they wanted to do. One was so sick she could barely lift her head and Levi pulled things out of his stocking and without even looking at them would drop them on the floor and close his eyes….tortured by the whole, terrible gift opening requirement. The 5 kids that were well enough to enjoy it were falling down sick by the evening.
No decking the halls around here.
I, myself, made it through Christmas and didn't get sick until the weekend. I don't seem to be as bad as the rest of the bunch, which is a blessing since someone has to be making soup and washing sheets.
I am pretty sure I have washed more sheets than your average person washes over the holiday week, including hotel maids and hospital janitors.
But you know what? It still been a sweet time and we are all together and I think it will go down in all of our memories as a very special Christmas. It's oddly relaxing. To me it will always be known as the "Great Flu of 2013".
While it will probably dampen our usual New Year's Eve festivities of drinking sparkling cider and falling asleep by 10:00 even though we want to stay awake until midnight, we will carry on. We may not see the ball drop, but the celebratory coughing will ring in the new year with gusto!
Who needs fireworks anyway?


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text: Jencarlos Canela is a 19-year-old Cuban-American singer, model, and actor. At the age of 12 he became the lead singer of the group "Boom Boom Pop", and in 2002 he began his solo career. You can see him playing Alfredo Torres in the telenovela "Pecados Ajenos", which is currently airing on Telemundo; on the same channel this summer, he'll have the lead role in "Ídolos de Juventud", a limited-run series about a fictional pop-music reality show in Mexico. He was born on April 21, 1988 in Miami, Florida.


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The Saône valley south from Chalon-sur-Saône via Tournus all the way to Mâcon is prosperous and modern, nourished by tourism, industry (especially metal-working), and the wine trade. But turn your back on the river and head west and you immediately enter a different Burgundy, full of hilly pastures and woodland. This country is best known for its produce: the white wines of the Mâconnais are justly renowned, and the handsome white cattle that luxuriate in the green fields of the Charollais are an obvious sign that this is serious beef territory.
In the past, the region was famed for its religious institutions; almost every village clusters under the tower of a Romanesque church, spawned by the authority of the great abbey at Cluny. Many large and powerful abbeys were established in the eleventh and twelfth centuries under the aegis of Cluny.


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Sources on the set of thirtysomething say the show's producers are contemplating a live episode for next season, with a plot involving the circumcision of the new baby boy born to Hope and Michael (played by Mel Harris and Ken Olin). "Absolutely absurd," insists thirtysomething producer Richard Kramer. "We're not planning any such thing." Maybe not, but the show's staff has been coy about upcoming plot twists before: Last year they issued equally emphatic denials about Nancy's then-rumored bout with cancer, which became one of the dominant story lines last spring.
After 15 years on the shelf, Dick Tracy cartoons are making a controversial comeback on the airwaves; the animated '60s series began appearing on dozens of independent stations across the country last month, after the release of Warren Beatty's blockbuster movie. But not everybody is happy to see the straight-arrow detective back in action. Asian and Hispanic groups are charging that characters like the buck-toothed Joe Jitsu and the sombrero-wearing Go Go Gomez are offensive stereotypes. Two TV stations — KCAL in Los Angeles and Fox affiliate WNYW in New York — pulled the show from the air, and UPA Productions, which created and distributes the series, is offering the stations edited versions with offending characters removed. "This whole controversy is just ridiculous," insists Henry G. Saperstein, chairman of UPA. "Joe Jitsu and Go Go Gomez are wonderful role models. They're good, clean cops. They don't take bribes and they don't get indicted. They do their jobs and catch the bad guys." Besides, he adds, "we're not dealing with 2 Live Crew. It's just a cartoon, for goodness' sake."
Next month the Discovery Channel will launch a six-week series devoted to one of mankind's most inspired creations: beer. From Great Britain to Czechoslovakia, from Berlin to San Francisco, The Beer Hunter will traverse the globe in quest of the perfect brew. The show's host is Englishman Michael Jackson, author of such books as The New World Guide to Beer and The Simon & Schuster Pocket Guide to Beer. "I am the world's leading authority on beer," Jackson claims. "But this is the first time I've ever done a TV show on the subject." The author sometimes found the transition to video difficult: "We were taping at this beer festival in Belgium," he recalls, "and every few minutes somebody would put a liter of beer in my hand. I didn't get blotto or anything, but it took several takes before I could pronounce Reinheitsgebot" (German for beer-purity laws).
"It feels like I'm graduating from high school," comedian Jon Lovitz told Entertainment Weekly about his decision to leave NBC's Saturday Night Live. "It's a hard thing to do, but my contract expired and I wanted to pursue a movie career." Lovitz joined SNL in 1985, creating some of the show's most popular recent characters, including the pathological liar Tommy Flanagan. He has already had a supporting role in My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) and will costar with Jim Belushi in a comedy called Mr. Destiny, set for release in October. This August he'll start filming his biggest role yet. "The movie is called Mom and Dad Save the World," he says. "I play this guy who runs a planet named Spango — it's a small planet, about the size of Catalina. And I'm going to destroy the earth, but I fall in love with an earthling played by Teri Garr…" Yeah, Teri Garr, that's the ticket.
Another great moment in the annals of cable history: This August, the Movie Channel is running 418 feature films, the most ever shown in a single month on a single channel. "We wanted to help viewers survive the dog days of summer," says Alan Zapakin, TMC's vice president of program operations. "So we came up with this movie marathon idea-the ultimate antidote to summer reruns." Among the films scheduled to run: 11 hours of detective movies (including 1943's Crime Doctor and 1988's Gotham), 13 hours of sci-fi films (1953's It Came from Outer Space, 1988's They Live), and 13 hours of sports movies (1969's Downhill Racer, 1989's No Holds Barred). "Viewers can watch 744 consecutive hours and never see the same movie twice," Zapakin says. "Of course, by then, they may be seeing everything twice."


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When I heard the passage of the health-care bill from the TV, I was hopeful. I was filled with patriotic pride. I was humble. We need to address how our country handles the health of our citizens, and this is a strong step in that direction.
I am an Orleans Parish resident, homeowner, small business owner, Jazzfest worker and restaurant co-owner. I vote. I pay plenty of taxes. I rebuilt my house. I love my state. I participate in my neighborhood activities.
I'm basically a Democrat but vote mostly for the best person. I am tired of the same old fear tactics that the Republicans are using to disparage our president and this bill. Good grief - the world will not end with this passage. The end-of-the-world hysteria that the Republicans have created is reminiscent of McCarthyism.
I take my representatives' vote and their by-rote negative behavior personally, and I feel they are not contributing to the betterment of this country. They are fear-mongering and being small-minded.
Shame on them. They do not speak for me. I do not know for whom they speak.
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PORTLAND, Maine – If nothing else, the Springfield Armor have been consistent during their short, two-year existence.
It's been 10 trips to Portland to play the Maine Red Claws, and it's been 10 unhappy bus rides back home.
That all changed Sunday, when the Armor pulled out a heart-thumping, last-second 100-97 win, leaving a sellout Portland Expo crowd of 3,045 feeling disappointed.
Fittingly it was JamesOn Curry, who has been on hand for most of the defeats here, who played the hero.
Curry drained the game-winning three-pointer with .3 seconds remaining to cap what had been a hard-fought affair.
"It's gratifying," said Curry (13 points), one of five Armor players who scored in double figures. "It feels good. Who wants to lose? I don't want to lose. Working hard and getting a win is the best feeling."
Last year, Curry hit a similar shot to beat the Red Claws at the MassMutual Center, giving the Armor one of their seven wins.
This time, Curry helped the Armor snap a seven-game losing streak, even as the Red Claws had completely erased a nine-point Armor lead in the final 1:32.
"I'm just thankful our guys held on, from a mental standpoint, and understood that the game is 48 minutes," said Armor assistant coach Kevin Whitted, who took the reins from head man Dee Brown for this game. "Things will happen, but you've got to recover fast."
The crucial play unfolded with Curry receiving Tre Whitted's inbounds pass, pausing for a moment, then banking his 26-footer solidly off the glass.
"It's a great feeling," said Curry, "when your team puts the ball in your hand like that."
The Armor spent most of the first half digging themselves out of an early 18-4 hole.
Thanks largely to 17 first-half points by 6-foot-10 reserve center Gavin Edwards (23 points), they made it all the way back.
After closing to within 27-18 after the first quarter, Springfield finally knotted the score, 49-49, on a Jerry Smith free throw.
"We found a middle ground," said Curry. "We didn't get too high, or too low. In basketball, everybody's going to make a run. When they make a run, you're either going to collapse or ride the wave."
Springfield created a tidal wash of its own in the second half, and ultimately led 97-88 on the last three of Smith's game-high 27 points.
Maine stormed back to knot the score again, but that merely set the stage for Curry's dramatic buzzer beater.
NOTES: The game marked the return of former Red Claw Eugene Spates to Portland. Spates, a rookie out of Northeastern, was dealt to the Armor for center Vernon Goodridge on Feb. 14 ... Brown swapped roles, but not titles, with Whitted. Brown watched from the bench while Whitted called the shots and worked over the officials. "I just wanted to sit back and evaluate our players with a different eye," said Brown, who also serves as the club's Director of Basketball Operations.
Armor get first-ever win in Maine on Curry's buzzer beater
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on March 06, 2011 at 8:12 PM, updated March 07, 2011 at 9:03 AM
PORTLAND, Maine – If nothing else, the Springfield Armor have been consistent during their short, two-year existence.