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Sound Off: Why our Jewish friends celebrate
By Christi Karvasek
Hanukkah, or Chanukah as its sometimes called, falls on Dec. 4 this year and continues through Dec. 11. Most of us have heard of it, but few non-Jewish people know what it actually celebrates, at least I didnt. So I decided to look into it.
It turns out, its really not the Jewish version of Christmas. Its not even the most important Jewish holiday. It just happens to usually fall between Americas biggest holidays -- Thanksgiving and Christmas -- so we end up throwing it in with the majors. Not to say that whats celebrated is not a big deal. Heres what I found out:
Hanukkah begins at sundown and is celebrated for eight successive days. This annual festival goes back even further than the beginning of Christmas. In the year 165 BCE the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem (the only Jewish Temple in the world) was defiled by the Syrian King Antiochus who removed the temple treasures, and forbade the Jews to celebrate their holy days. He further desecrated the temple by making pagan sacrifices and dedicating the altar to the worship of Zeus.
A small group of Hasmoneans led by Judas Maccabee mounted an attack on the Syrians, and drove them out. The altar to Zeus was destroyed, a new Holy Altar was erected, and the temple was rededicated to the God of Israel. The word Chanukah means re-dedication.
After the temple was cleansed, Jewish law required a menorah (the seven-branched candelabra) to burn continuously. But there was only enough oil to burn for one day. The decision was made to light the Temple Menorah and to the amazement of everyone, it burned brightly for eight days, until they were able to obtain more oil.
Hanukkah is celebrated to honor the restoration of worship in the temple and the re-dedication of the Holy Altar. Each evening as the sun sets, the chanukiah, a nine-branched menorah, is lit in memory of the miracle of the oil. The ninth candle is used to light the rest, adding one candle each night until the eighth night, when the entire chanukiah is ablaze. The celebration is also sometimes called The Festival of Lights.
Gift-giving is not a traditional part of the holiday, but has been added in places where Jews have a lot of Christmas celebrations going on around them, however gifts are mainly for young children. The only traditional gift of the holiday is gelt, small amounts of money.
So whats the deal with the name and date always changing? What is the right name and when is it exactly?
Jewish holidays are determined by the ancient Jewish calendar, which was standardized in the 4th century. It is based on a lunar month, which begins on the first day after a new moon. There are 12.4 lunar months a year, each consisting of 29.5 days. So the Jewish calendar has 12 months, with 29 or 30 days each, plus a leap month every two to three years. So on the Jewish calendar the holidays always fall on the same day. Its just when you transfer them to a Gregorian calendar that the dates seem to change every year. Hanukkah, for example, always begins on the 25th of the ninth Jewish month, called Kislev.
And the name? Actually both are correct, as are Hannukah, Hannukkah, Chanukah, Channukkah and other variations. The spelling differences are due to transliterations into English from the original Hebrew, which is a language of symbols representing sounds vs. exact letters. But in the end, the spelling is irrelevant, because the pronunciation is the same. In Hebrew, our letter H is pronounced as the ch sound in the German Bach, or the Scottish loch. So whether you see Hanukkah, Chanukah, Hannukkah or Channukkah -- just clear your throat at the beginning and youll be correct.
Sending a Hanukkah card at Christmas? Well, now you know, thats like sending a birthday card to someone renewing their wedding vows. If youre sending Happy Hanukkah greetings to your Jewish friends and neighbors, to be meaningful, they should arrive before December 11 (the eighth day of the festival).
Happy Hanukkah to our Jewish friends on Whidbey Island!
Christi Karvasek lives in Freeland.
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SAN ANTONIO — Iman Shumpert scored a career-high 27 points, Carmelo Anthony had 27 points and 12 rebounds in his return from injury and the New York Knicks surprised the San Antonio Spurs 105-101 on Thursday night.
Amare Stoudemire added 11 points and Beno Udrih and Andrea Bargnani added 10 each for New York (10-21), which snapped a three-game skid.
Marco Belinelli had a career-high 32 points, but missed a pair of 3-pointers in the final minute for San Antonio (25-8). Tony Parker had 12 points and Manu Ginoboli added 11 points and 12 assists.
The Spurs dropped to 12-5 at home this season. They had won three in a row overall.
The Knicks' skid coincided with Anthony sitting out with a sprained left ankle, but the All-Star forward looked refreshed in revitalizing the team's struggling offense.
After scoring 23 points on 9-for-15 shooting in the first three quarters, Anthony was limited to four points in the final period while going 1 for 5. But those last four points were critical in a frenzied finish.
Following consecutive 3-pointers by Parker and Belinelli that pulled San Antonio to 96-94 with 3 minutes left, Parker's layup gave the Spurs a 98-96 lead.
Anthony tied the game with a driving layup, and Parker missed a contested layup. Shumpert then hit a 3 with 39.1 seconds remaining after the Knicks captured a loose ball that six players touched at one point.
Belinelli tied the game with a 3-pointer off an inbounds play drawn up during a timeout.
Shumpert then rose high above San Antonio's interior defenders to tip in a missed shot with 23.4 seconds remaining, giving New York a 103-101 lead. Belinelli missed a 3 and Anthony drained a pair of free throws to seal it.
Here's a look at how players with ties to Central New York fared on Thursday:
» Michael Carter-Williams (Philadelphia 76ers): played 27 minutes with 7 points (3-for-11), 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 blocks and 2 steals in 113-104 win at Sacramento Up next: at Portland, 10 p.m. Saturday
» Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks): played 38 minutes with 27 points (10-for-20), 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block and 1 steal in 105-101 win at San Antonio Up next: at Houston, 8 p.m. Friday (MSG)
» Andray Blatche (Brooklyn Nets): has missed last four games due to "personal reasons"
» Wes Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers): off Thursday Up next: vs. Utah, 10:30 p.m. Friday
» Dion Waiters (Cleveland Cavaliers): played 38 minutes with 17 points (6-for-20), 4 rebounds and 3 assists in 87-81 OT win over Orlando. Cleveland tied the game on Waiters' layup with .06 seconds remaining. Up next: at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Saturday (YES)
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No determination has been made yet for service on Friday. said LANTA planning director Owen O'Neil. He said the status for Friday service will be determined and announced before 4:30 a.m. Friday.


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For the uninitiated, the latest Wagner College production is not the usual fare of musical theater. The main characters are thieves, beggars, whores and murderers. There's no fluff factor, no transporting of the audience to a happy place.
"The Threepenny Opera" is real and raw and funny.
"It's a typical musical comedy of the 1950s -- but all the sugar has been taken out. It plays more like 'The Sopranos' than 'Annie Get Your Gun,'" said Drew Scott Harris, who's directing the show for the "No. 2 Theatre Program" in America according to The Princeton Review.
The piece -- part satire/part Marxist critique of capitalism/part visionary musical theater -- was written by German poet Bertolt Brecht with music by Kurt Weill. It was first staged in 1928 in Weimar Germany. Through the love story of Polly Peachum and "Mack the Knife" Macheath, the play satirizes the bourgeoisie of the Weimar Republic, revealing a society at the height of decadence and on the verge of chaos.
"Threepenny Opera" opened on Broadway in 1933, but closed after just 12 performances. It wasn't until its 1954 off-Broadway opening at the Theatre de Lys (now the Lucille Lortel Theatre) in Greenwich Village, with a new English script adapted by Marc Blitzstein, that the show really made a hit in the New York theater.
The Theatre de Lys production won three 1956 Tonys and helped make stars of Bea Arthur, Jerry Orbach, Ed Asner, Estelle Parsons and Jerry Stiller. One of the first successful attempts to inject jazz into theater, "Threepenny" is also the musical that gave us the hit song, "Mack the Knife," recorded by Louis Armstrong, Bobby Darin, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Sting and a slew of others.
"It's didactic and has a moral, like in ancient Greece," said Harris, a Broadway director who has a three-decade history directing shows at Wagner. "This is heavy, message-oriented stuff where every criminal is a member of the bourgeoisie."
The show is also full of the Brecht brand of humor that borders on wacky with a lot of gunplay. Audiences will also "be talked to" as the fourth wall is continuously broken. Some songs are chilling and dark.
Brecht redefined musical theater with works like "Mother Courage" and "The Caucasian Chalk Circle," among others, Harris said.
"The theater is not about illusion, it's about fixing reality," he added. "Theater has to take on a therapeutic role. Our theater is recuperative."
This is Wagner College's first staging of "The Threepenny Opera." In the 1973-74 season, the nationally acclaimed company staged John Gay's 1728 musical "The Beggar's Opera," the play Brecht used as his primary inspiration for "Threepenny." "The Beggar's Opera," very popular in its day, satirized Italian opera with its use of familiar tunes and ordinary people as characters.


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DAPHNE, Alabama -- During a ceremony to present a national water quality award Tuesday, state officials announced that Daphne Utilities will receive another prestigious federal environmental commendation.
Daphne Utilities will be one of 21 agencies to receive the Gulf Guardian award, said Laura Taylor of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. The announcement came at the same ceremony in which ADEM presented the department with a Region IV Safe Drinking Water Excellence Award issued by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The Gulf Guardian award will be presented this summer in New Orleans, Taylor said.
Only three water systems in an eight-state region in the Southeast received the EPA Safe Drinking Water Award, said Dennis Harrison, director of the ADEM Drinking Water Division.
"This award is all about providing the safest, best quality drinking water possible to the people served by Daphne Utilities and they've excelled at this," Harrison said.
Harrison said Alabama drinking water quality ranks behind only Rhode Island, according to EPA reports. He said the award puts Daphne at the top of the rankings for Alabama.
"They're one of the best public water systems in a state that has one of the best public water programs in the entire country," Harrison said. "It really sets them out on a high pedestal compared to most of the drinking water programs."
Daphne received the award in the category of systems serving 10,000 to 100,000 customers.
With 11,000 water customers, Daphne was one of the smallest systems in that category, said Rob McElroy, Daphne Utilities superintendent.
"Despite the fact that we were compared to much larger systems, our employees and their dedication separated us from all others being considered," McElroy said. "They wouldn't settle for 'good enough,' and that made all the difference in the world."
In selecting winners, the EPA judges systems on compliance with federal and state drinking water standards and regulations, sanitary survey results, overall administrative management, operations and maintenance and quality customer service, according to utility officials.
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SEATTLE -- Officials say some King County voters who updated their voter registration in October will receive two ballots this year, but won't be able to vote twice.
King County elections spokeswoman Kim van Ekstrom says that while some voters will get two ballots, one of them has already been suspended. She says voters receiving two ballots will get one that marked "replacement ballot."
Van Ekstrom says that the county sends their voter information to the printing vendor to create ballots on September 27.
But voters who updated their personal information after October 9 may get the replacement ballot because there wasn't enough time to stop the printing of the first one.
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EASTLAKE, Ohio — An Eastlake police officer was injured Sunday night when his cruiser struck a car that had cut in front of him.
Police Chief Larry Reik said Patrolman David Koehnle was driving east on North Marginal Boulevard with his emergency lights and siren activated when Russell Smith, 31, of Willowick, pulled out in his path from Bayridge Boulevard.
Both vehicles were heavily damaged in the crash. Koehnle, a 13-year Eastlake police force veteran, was transported to Lake County Hospital West, where he received treatment for minor injuries and was released.
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To make sure food borne illness doesn't spoil your next outdoor grilling meal Cheryl Luptowski, home safety expert at NSF International, a nonprofit public health and safety organization, offers these simple tips for consumers:
1. Start with a clean kitchen. According to a swab analysis by NSF International, the kitchen sponge and kitchen sink were the germiest places in the home items that are typically used in multiple stages of the cooking and cleaning process. Avoid cross-contamination by ensuring these items are clean by:
a. Placing wet sponges in the microwave for two minutes once per day and replacing them often every two weeks or more as needed. A better option for kitchen cleaning is dishcloths, towels and rags. These items can be sanitized by washing on the clothes washer's hot water cycle with bleach. Replace every one to two days.
b. Washing and disinfecting the sides and bottom of the sink one to two times per week with a disinfecting cleaner. Sanitize kitchen drains and disposals monthly by pouring a solution of one teaspoon household bleach in one quart of water down the drain. Wash kitchen sink strainers in the dishwasher weekly.
2. Defrost foods safely. Don't attempt to defrost foods quickly by leaving them sit overnight on a kitchen counter. Use one of the following methods:
a. Option 1 - Place a covered food in a shallow pan on the lowest shelf of the refrigerator.
b. Option 2 - Defrost the food item in the microwave, but keep in mind that you must finish cooking the food immediately thereafter, as some areas of the food may become warm and begin to cook during the microwave defrosting process.
c. Option 3 - If there is not enough time to thaw frozen foods, it is safe to cook foods from the frozen state. However, the cooking will take approximately 50 percent longer than the recommended time for fully thawed or fresh meat and poultry.
3. Practice proper marinating. If marinating food, marinate in a refrigerator overnight and dispose of any leftover marinade that has been in contact with raw meat. While acids in marinades can help tenderize meat, too much vinegar or hot sauce can cause meat to be more stringy and tough.
4. Keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold. Hot foods need to be kept at temperatures above 140 F and cold foods less than 40 F. Between these two temperatures, bacteria can multiply rapidly and reach dangerous levels in as little as two hours.
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The state of the economy being what it is, the last thing anyone wants to see is a pink slip.
Sadly, for many erstwhile and burgeoning millionaire ballers attempting to eke out a living like the rest of us, it's very much a reality.
Thanks for playing. Your services are no longer required. Buh bye.
Cuttino Mobley's been there. So has Jerome James, Coby Karl and Rasheed Wallace. Though in Wallace's case, as he strolls off into retirement, I hardly think he minds.
Every year around this time dozens of players play their tails off hoping for a guaranteed contract. This year Antoine (shimmy) Walker is vying for a spot alongside many others hoping to prove their "wares" are just what the doctor ordered.
Last week, Eric Dampier and his $13 million salary, were waived. When Dampier failed to meet the playing requirements in the final year of his 7 year, $73 million deal, the money was not guaranteed, and the Bobcats acquired the ultimate loophole.
Try as they might to move him, no trade scenarios that would improve the team materialized. So, rather than face the dreaded luxury tax, they did what any team's owner looking to save a buck or two would do, they dumped him.
Not that we need feel sorry for him. He's moving on to greener pastures and will surely be paid something if not $13 million. No less than the Houston Rockets, Miami Heat and the Minnesota Timberwolves have come calling. He's one of the lucky ones.
For others however, being waived could mean the last time they play in the NBA. But in the NBA, waiving players is business as usual. This is a chess move in the grand scheme of things that can mean the difference between saving or spending millions of dollars.
Pink Slips will be issued; and when that happens, none of these ballers should be surprised to find themselves on the outside looking in.


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The decision to return will be Jason Pierre-Paul's.
That's the sentiment we got from the Giants defensive end today. Despite GM Jerry Reese saying the team "expects" him back by the season-opener against Dallas, Pierre-Paul still won't commit to coming back Week 1.
"It's not important to me at all, I already know that the d-line we have here is going to go out and get the job done," Pierre-Paul said. "I'm very confident in Kiwi, Tuck, all of those guys getting the job done. That's all it takes. They don't really need me out there right now. I'm going to focus on my recovery. Everything will be alright."
Pierre-Paul said he's been doing some running lately and that he feels better. During the last time he checked in, he described himself as "75 percent."
When he speaks about the season-opener though, Pierre-Paul continued to emphasize the word if. If he is ready for Week 1. If he is healthy enough to play.
His most telling quote came when he was asked whether or not he'd need to practice before playing in a game.
"I'm going to have to get a couple of practices in before, IF I decide to come back before the first game or whatever," Pierre-Paul said. "I say this knowing I'm already going to be taking on two guys, a triple-team maybe, I'm not in a rush to hurry and come back to put myself in that position."
Pierre-Paul said there's no setbacks in his recovery, everything has been "perfectly fine." But he knows his body well enough to know that he simply cannot practice or be effective in a game-type situation right now.
"When I feel comfortable going out there and taking on blocks, and when I'm ready to run like the wind again, that's when I'll be out there," Pierre-Paul said. "Right now, I'm just taking it day by day."


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Nationals 3, Mets 2: Three Up, Three Down
Jeremy Hefner just may be the unluckiest man in baseball.
Three Up:
1. RHP Jeremy Hefner: With Zack Wheeler waiting in the wings, Hefner just keeps on thriving. He holds a 3.60 ERA over his last eight starts, the first uninterrupted stretch of his career spent as a starting pitcher.
2. SS Omar Quintanilla: Have the Mets found their new leadoff man? Quintanilla's history suggests that his hot streak is a fluke, but the Mets will certainly ride it for as long as it lasts.
3. RHP Brandon Lyon: On a night when the closer did not do his job, the setup man certainly did. These guys get even less love than closers when they do their job, but the same amount of blame when they don't.
Three Down:
1. 2B Daniel Murphy: Is the league's streakiest hitter (or one of them, at least) heading into a cold snap? Just like that, he's 0-for-13, dragging his average down 20 points or so.
2. OF Rick Ankiel: Terry Collins bumped Ankiel down to eighth in the lineup, but he might soon consider leaving him off the card altogether. If not for Adam LaRoche's error, Ankiel would have finished 0-for-3 with a popup, a strikeout and a double play.
3. RHP Bobby Parnell: Parnell can't be perfect every time. But his propensity for allowing leadoff doubles, even when he does convert the save, is somewhat troubling.
Three Up, Three Down Season Standings:
RHP Matt Harvey
C John Buck, OF Marlon Byrd, 2B Daniel Murphy
INF Justin Turner, RHP Jeremy Hefner, SS Omar Quintanilla
RHP Greg Burke, LHP Jon Niese, OF Mike Baxter, OF Lucas Duda
LHP Robert Carson, RHP LaTroy Hawkins, OF Juan Lagares, 3B David Wright, LHP Scott Rice
RHP Brandon Lyon, RHP Bobby Parnell
LHP Aaron Laffey, RHP Scott Atchison, OF Jordany Valdespin, C Anthony Recker, RHP Shaun Marcum, RHP Collin McHugh
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis
LHP Josh Edgin, SS Ruben Tejada, RHP Dillon Gee, OF Rick Ankiel
1B Ike Davis
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Kenner police arrested an 18-year-old for vehicle burglary after responding to a call Friday that someone was trying to open the doors of parked cars on Beaune Drive, according to a Kenner Police Department press release.
Byron Escoba, 4137 Cognac Drive, was found inside a vehicle in the 4200 block of Beaune Drive, according to the press release.
Escobar, who had some property from the vehicle, was booked with simple burglary and possession of stolen property.
Anyone with information concerning this incident, to call the Kenner Police Department at (504) 712-2222, or Crimestoppers at (504) 822-1111.
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The big question regarding what to do about Interstate 81 as it passes over Syracuse is who will make the final decision? Is one person charged with that, or a group of people, or a committee or a government department? And has that already been decided? Do we know ''who?''
Does ''who'' live and work in Syracuse? Does ''who'' attend all public hearings about the future of I-81? Does ''who'' read all the letters to the editor? Is ''who'' an engineer, or a financial expert, or an environmentalist, or a weather expert or does ''who'' have power to get studies from such people regarding I-81 possibilities? Does ''who'' know that Syracuse University and Syracuse government are building a Connective Corridor right now that crosses under 81? What will happen to that when it crosses 81? Does ''who'' know that Syracuse has more precipitation than any other city of the same size or larger in the United States? What to do with all that rain and snow is a big consideration.
I hope ''who'' was driving from Liverpool to downtown Syracuse during rush hour recently when only one lane of 81 was open due to construction, and there was a big sports event starting at SU. ''Who'' would have had an hour and a half to think about the problem while he crept on his way. The streets north and south under 81 were also crowded, as were east and west streets crossing under 81. It was probably the worst traffic jam in the history of Syracuse.
The wrong choices on the options for 81 could be disastrous for Syracuse. The right choices could give Central New York an even better traffic flow than we enjoy now. The big question rests with ''who.''
Margaret Cunningham
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Baseball's Challenger Division About Love of the Game
Malden All-star John Marsinelli heads to first base after getting a hit in the 2011 Challenger game.
– Ron Giovino
According the Wikipedia, the question of the origins of baseball has been the subject of debate and controversy for more than a century. Baseball and the other modern bat, ball and running games, cricket and rounders, were developed from earlier folk games.
Americans played a version of the English game rounders in the early 19th century which they called "Town Ball." In fact, early forms of baseball had a number of names, including "Base Ball," "Goal Ball " "Round Ball," "Fletch-catch," "stool ball," and, simply, "Base." In at least one version of the game, teams pitched to themselves, runners went around the bases in the opposite direction of today's game, and players could be put out by being hit with the ball. Like today, a batter was called out after three strikes.
Few details of how the modern games developed from earlier folk games are known. Some think that various folk games resulted in a game called town ball from which baseball was eventually born.
Whether Doubleday created the basic concept of the game of baseball or not, no one could have imagined that on a weekend in August hundreds of years later, the City of Malden could have been so impacted by the invention.
On this Sunday afternoon, the MIT celebrate the eighth year of the best baseball ever, Challenger Day. The Challenger division of Little League is dedicated to helping kids with mental and physical disabilities play baseball.
Doubleday probably didn't design format of one inning game with no player making an out and no one keeping score but if he saw it, he would say it was the best baseball he had ever seen! To watch these kids respectfully wait for their names to be called, focus on the at bat and despite physical and mental disabilities, hit the ball and run to first, is simply amazing. Add to that the fact that they all do it with a big smile. If Abner Doubleday was there on Sunday, he would say that Challenger Day is what he had in mind when he helped create what was once called TOWN BALL. I think this town did a great job of keeping the true baseball tradition alive.
We were able to sit down with MIT President, Ron Giovino right after the game.
"The event has received great support from the business community". "We couldn't do it without the generous contributions of our sponsors", said MIT President, Ron Giovino. The sponsors are listed on the MIT website (www.mitbaseball.com) along with more photos of the event. Companies like Konica Minolta, National Grid, Pizzeria Regina, Raso's Grille and Kelly's not only make donations but are here and part of the day. We are so fortunate that the Falsaca family has chosen our cause to carry on the memory of our friend Billy Falasca by raising funds to make Challenger Day so special." Mayor Gary Christenson and the entire city of Malden have welcomed us with open arms. They work tirelessly to make this thing work, Giovino said. "The Irish American Hall has donated the facility for the day, which gives us a great venue for the lunch and closing ceremonies." "I am so proud to be a part of this great experience" Giovino added. The staff of the Medford Invitational Tournament did an amazing job in coordinating everything that is takes for success, including player recruiting, event planning and food service!" "They are a great bunch of dedicated people, but most importantly, they are my friends."
From the moment the kids arrive, there is an air of excitement at the park. The young athletes are so happy to be there and their smiles are infectious. The MIT staff gives them the "all-star treatment" as each athlete is announced on the loud speaker and is treated to the roar of the crowd as they take their position on the field.
Giovino described the game, "The game consists of a one inning challenge. Each player is assigned a "buddy" who assists them on the field. The volunteers do a great job of working with the kids. Some of the volunteers hear about the event and just showed up that day. Others bring their whole family down for the first time. Every player gets a chance to bat and play the field. The Challenger athletes take the game very seriously, but it is what happens between innings that gets them moving. Just before the teams change up, the MIT staff gets them involved in unique MIT entertainment. The kids really enjoy baseball fan favorites like singing to "Hey Baby" or "Sweet Caroline" and get to dance to "YMCA" or "The Chicken Dance". The MIT Dancers, Tom and Chuck led the kids on the field. It is quite a spectacle to see all the fans come onto the field with the volunteers and kids and join in the party. It is something to see over three hundred people at a Little League Park dancing the Chicken dance or YMCA! Giovino concluded.
When the games are over, the athletes, volunteers, and fans were treated to lunch. The bulk of the food and drink is donated. Kelly's Roast Beef donated the hotdogs, Regina' Pizzeria Restaurant, Raso's, Carter Veal, and others supplied everyone with pizza, chicken fingers and hamburgers. The food service volunteers do an incredible job of getting everyone fed. "We are so blessed to have so many caring people help us with Challenger Day" said Ron Giovino. "These kids are so special that once you have been at Challenger Day, you're hooked for life." "Every volunteer leaves the park thanking us and making the commitment to be there next year." Giovino concluded.
"Even though this is the 8th Challenger Day, I am so amazed at the spirit of this event", said Giovino Once again the many volunteers have not only accomplished that goal, but exceeded everyone's expectations", he continued "It is truly the magic of this event that makes people work so hard to make others happy" "Giovino concluded. I am so proud of the effort of these folks." "They all have made memories for these kids that will last a lifetime and that is a great thing." This year, thanks to the generosity of the "Batter Up for Billy Foundation", we have planned a great day of fun and surprises.
The MIT Staff has done an incredible job of serving the community. They have really gone above and beyond to make this tournament so special. Whether it's all the planning, setting up, or working with the kids, they all do it with an amazing energy and a smile. These folks are true heroes of the community. Congratulations to the MIT Staff!


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But we can't, because he actually won by several furlongs, at least.
The 1964 Rankin-Bass special, with Burl Ives as a snowman/narrator, pulled in 27 percent of the vote, easily outdistancing "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (21 percent) and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (the non-Jim Carrey version, please, at 19 percent).
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Munich: Bayern Munich need to beat Borussia Dortmund to the Champions League title to avoid being stuck with the tag of losers after two defeats in the past three finals, Bayern's Thomas Mueller said on Tuesday.
The Bavarians, who lost the 2010 final to Inter Milan and the 2012 edition in dramatic fashion in Munich to Chelsea on penalties, take on Bundesliga rivals Dortmund in the first all-German final of the competition at London's Wembley Stadium on May 25.
Defeat to bitter rivals Dortmund, who won the league in 2011 and 2012, was not an option for this year's Bundesliga champions, Mueller said.
"It is time we won this trophy because if we lose it will be three times and then you get sort of stuck with a 'loser' tag which is something you do not want," said offensive midfielder Mueller, preparing for his third Champions League final at the age of 23.
"I am a bit younger (than some of the other players) and hopefully I still have a few years of international action left in me but we really have to win it this time."
Mueller said he relished the clash with their German opponents.
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With hit singles like "We are Family," "He's the Greatest Dancer," and "All American Girls," Sister Sledge will forever be a part of Pop and R&B history. Now sisters Joni and Debra Sledge team up with industry veterans Neal Ardman, John Oxendine and Ricardo Dias to produce the group's first Christmas Special. The special is slated for air in 2013 and will star Joni Sledge, Debbie Sledge and a cast of seventies and eighties celebrities.
Broadcast Partner's Neal Ardman said, "Our Christmas Specials always do very well and our entire team could not be more excited about working with these incredibly talented and very special ladies. It is time to bring back the true variety show format and no one is better suited than the Sister's Sledge to revive the format".
John Oxendine was quoted as saying, "I am very proud to have the opportunity to work with Joni and Debbie Sledge, who, with their two other sisters (Kathy and Kim) created 'We Are Family' and are now collaborating with Neal Ardman, a longtime friend, business associate and syndicator to produce a Christmas Special we can all look forward to enjoying...for decades! Sister Sledge was one of those rare groups to transcend both POP and R&B."
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Registration starts for BPA theater workshop
The Bainbridge Performing Arts Theatre School has opened registration for its Senior Adult Musical Theater Workshop.
The six-week musical theater workshop is for ages 50 and up, and classes will be held May 20 through June 28.
Josh Anderson, who recently music directed "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," will lead the class with Barbara Deering, an acting coach and veteran BPA performer.
The workshop will build skills in singing, acting and movement for adults of all levels of experience. No previous experience is necessary.
BPA's senior adult program is designed to encourage adults who have never tried theater to develop new skills and to offer experienced adults a forum to polish their craft.
Education director Victoria Whitlow said BPA is thrilled to offer such a unique experience to this group of adult performers on Bainbridge Island.
"To work with theater professionals and be able to share their art with the community is what we strive to accomplish through all of our theater school programming," Whitlow said.
Full group rehearsals will meet at 10 a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays, and end with small group or private sessions in the early afternoon. The workshop will culminate in a final performance on the BPA stage and may tour as part of the organization's outreach program to local assisted living communities.
The workshop will be held at Bainbridge Performing Arts, 200 Madison Ave. North.
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Gov. Chris Christie is set to headline a fundraiser for the Republican Governor's Association next week at historic Morven Museum and garden, in Princeton.
According to the Wall Street Journal report, tickets to the event start at $10,000, which includes dinner, a photo and a membership to the RGA.
The event is set to be hosted by lobbyist Roger Bodman and attorney Glenn Paulsen, both players in New Jersey Republican politics.
The RGA was highly visible in the primary, shelling out $1.7 million on advertisements promoting Christie. But so far in the general election the RGA has focused its efforts and its money on Virginia, where Republican Ken Cuccinelli faces Democrat Terry McAuliffe.
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Really disappointed to see a lame reskin of Nymphora, was hoping that she would receive a real skin soon, instead all we get is this ugly waste of money crap.
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Omg, that fail Taunt quote for gladiator.
"En garde!" could be the taunt and "Touché!" the smack down, but "En garde, touché" for a taunt makes no sense at all.
(is that voice supposed to have a french accent? XD
Sounds more like a drunk -REALLY drunk- italian/Spanish/French/whatever accent)
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SS' alt is OK, but it stands no chance against le gladiateur.
Just played a Midwars with Musketeer glad because I felt like it. I dunno but that alt just made me feel... lucky... So many 1 whip multikills that game.
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but I think I wil stick with Beardicus
I assume that the glad alt isn't limited edition?
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Not going to sugarcoat it for you hun.
Anyone else suspicious as to how many people guessed ss correctly for greed? Makes me wonder. Now to actually watch the videos.
Disappointed that soulstealer turned out to be the reciever of greeds after all the previous talk about envy was on a quest to corrupt the legion.
He doesnt even fit the theme or character to be a moneygrubber that he constantly babbling about.
I really want to see how they going to pull this one off successfuly in to the story of the sins because I can't see any reason to why soulstealer would become this bling bling greed crazy thing when enby was supposed to corrupt the legion heroes.
Say, I seem to have lost my brain, you don't seem to be using yours... can I have it?
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[ December 13 , 2010 - Text of the Senate amendment ( Bills in the Third Reading ) to the House Bill authorizing the town of Chelmsford to regulate the removal of aboveground utility poles and overhead wires and other associated structures and to regulate the installation of underground wires and associated structures House, No. 4 408 . ]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
In the Year Two Thousand and Ten
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, a utility in the town of Chelmsford, which is required to remove poles, overhead wires or associated overhead struc tures that the utility owns or operates in the town of Chelmsford, under section 119-3 of chapter 119 of the by-laws adopted at the Chelmsford Annual Town Meetings held on April 26, 1999 and October 20, 2008 shall file a plan, hereinafter referred to as th e "Plan", for said removal and for any related installation of underground wires and associated structures. The board of selectmen may extend the time of any required filing by a utility under this section and may review and approve any modification of the Plan filed by a utility at any time.
A utility required to file a Plan with the board of selectmen of the town of Chelmsford shall file its plan within 90 days after the effective date of this act, which plan shall be subject to review and approval by t he board of selectmen. After approval of the Plan, the board of selectmen may implement the Plan in phases, as may be determined from time-to-time by the board of selectmen; provided, however, that phasing the implementation of the Plan shall not constitu te an amendment of the Plan. In determining if the Plan shall be implemented in phases, the board of selectmen shall consider the following factors, among other relevant factors: the total cost of completing the work under the Plan; the amount of funds col lected by the utility from its customers in the town of Chelmsford in relation to the total cost of completing the work under the Plan; and the progress the utility is making towards completing the work under the Plan. The board of selectmen shall consult with the utility; but shall have the sole discretion to determine whether to implement the Plan in phases.
The utility may charge its customers in the town of Chelmsford a surcharge, hereinafter referred to as the "Surcharge", as provided for in section 22M of chapter 166 of the General Laws, or successor statute, to pay for the work provided for in the Plan. For calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2011, the utility shall calculate interest on the difference between the funds charged to custo mers in the town of Chelmsford through the Surcharge and the payments of the utility under the Plan at a rate equivalent to the rate paid on 2-year United States Treasury notes for the preceding calendar year or a higher interest rate as may be agreed upon by the town of Chelmsford and the utility. The interest shall be compounded annually on December 31. The interest accrued by the utility shall be applied to the financing of the Plan.
On or before March 31 of each year, the utility shall prepare a detai led report to the Chelmsford board of selectmen regarding the actions taken to implement the Plan. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information: the number of customers in the town of Chelmsford from whom the Surcharge was bil led, including those electric distribution customers billed by competitive suppliers for the preceding calendar year; the amount of the Surcharge billed to the customers in the town of Chelmsford; the accrued interest earned as defined in the preceding par agraph; and the balance of funds in excess of or less than payments associated with the Plan as of December 31 of the preceding 12 months. The report shall also contain aggregated information on expenses for the following items: engineering and design, mat erials and construction, land acquisitions, taxes and public safety.
The board of selectmen may temporarily or permanently suspend the collection of the Surcharge from the utility's customers in the town of Chelmsford if: (a) the board of selectmen gives notice of and holds a public hearing regarding consideration of such suspension; (b) the notice of the public hearing is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the town and posted on a town bulletin board and on the town's website at least 14 d ays before the date of the hearing; (c) the notice of public hearing is sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, at least 14 days before the date of the hearing to the utility for which the suspension is being considered; and (d) after said hearin g, the board of selectmen finds: (i) the utility has collected sufficient funds through the Surcharge from the customers in the town of Chelmsford to carry out the Plan or (ii) the utility has collected sufficient funds from its customers in the town of Ch elmsford through the Surcharge to fund a phase of the Plan.
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Batteries and chargers: two things that are your essentials when it comes to vaping. Your battery is the main component and the charger gives it life, with the cartridge you have your vapor and nicotine and the whole thing is complete. Here is what you need to know when choosing your electronic cigarette batteries and chargers.
We carry two sizes, two switch modes, and three colors. The colors you can choose from are simple and classy, and allow you to get a little creative without going overboard: white, black and stainless steel. The sizes we offer are Standard and High Capacity. Standard lasts a minimum of 250 puffs, and is a very comfortable and compact size of 110 mm. The High Capacity battery is longer at 118 mm, and lasts a minimum of 350 puffs. Both are really great to have and new users are totally recommended to try both sizes. The e-cig battery switches are there to offer customers a greater sense of customization. Automatic switch is the simplest, it works automatically. You put your mouth to the mouth piece, draw like you would with a cigarette, and it turns on automatically. When you are through, it will sense it and shut off as well. Manual switch is different, it works with a slight button that needs to be pressed to turn on the e-cig, and you do this as you puff. Customers who are fans of this style report enjoying the freedom and convenience, as well as the longer battery life. Many users prefer this style because it offers more control of the process, and produces a thicker, richer vapor, and they generally do not mind that it lasts slightly less as long as the Automatics.
Our four chargers are pretty simple, and offer users the opportunity to use them where it makes the most sense for them. We have a portable wall charger, that works by getting plugged into a wall. A USB charger that hooks your battery up to the USB port on your computer or laptop. The car adapter lets you charge while in the car through the lighter/ adapter. And our Personal Charging Case, or PCC, lets you charge anytime, anywhere without a separate power source. It gets charged on it's own, and then charged batteries when stored inside.
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|[TowerTalk] Binocular Core Winding - A Summary
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First off I want to thank everyone that responded. >From http://w7iuv.com/flag.htm using a Amidon BN73-202 binocular core - 3 turns primary, 12 turns secondary. >From http://www.w8ji.com/k9ay_flag_pennant_ewe.htm using a Fair Products 2873000202 binocular core - 2 passes primary, and 4 passes secondary...this looks like a single turn primary, and a 4 turn secondary. He uses a balancing pass to reduce stray capacitance. >From RA6LBS [firstname.lastname@example.com] he recommends 2 turns primary and 8 turns secondary..... The common thread in each of these recommendations, is 4:1 Secondary to Primary passes >From Mike [firstname.lastname@example.com] he indicates that: "each time you poke a wire through one of the holes in the binocular core that counts as a turn. So, for the two turn primary, make a hair pin out of the wire and stick one side of the hair pin into one of the holes in the core and the other wire side into the other hole in the core - 2 turn primary." Have I missed anything? I have a bunch of the binocular cores, and will build a couple, with a resistor across the secondary, to see how they work, and to see if I can build the proper transformer. Should I use a potentiometer (0-1000 ohms) to enable me to measure it properly ? Thanks Scott, aka KBØFHP _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list firstname.lastname@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
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Needle-free flu shots available for needle phobes
Autumn officially starts on Friday and that means flu season is close behind. The CDC recommends everyone get a flu shot. This year, a suburban Portland company is promoting a needle-free vaccine for people with needle phobia.
Tualatin, Oregon-based Bioject Medical Technologies makes a vaccine injector powered by a CO2 cartridge. Bioject president Ralph Makar says the way it works is a burst of pressure creates a tiny opening in the skin.
"So the injectable – or the vaccine – is pushed through that small opening thinner than a human hair," Makar explains. "This creates an ultra fine stream of high pressure fluid that basically penetrates the skin without using a needle."
Makar says reducing the risk of accidental needle pricks is another selling point of the needle-free injector. A nasal spray flu vaccine is also an option at many clinics and pharmacies, but the FluMist vaccine is only authorized for people ages 2 through 49.
The cost to the consumer of a traditional flu shot and the alternatives was the same when we price-shopped at Fred Meyer pharmacies and Group Health Cooperative.
Drug makers say plenty of flu vaccine is available this year, so there should be no lines like a couple years ago.
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Fourth-year graduate student at the Richard Guilder Graduate School, Phillip Barden, and Curator and Professor David Grimaldi, his graduate advisor, discerned nine "new" species of extinct ants preserved in Burmese amber.
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Elsa M. Redmond, a research associate in the Museum's Division of Anthropology, was recently elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Redmond, an anthropological archaeologist whose expertise lies in Latin America, is one of 84 scientists recognized in 2014 for "distinguished and continuing achievements in original research."
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A single tooth, part of a jaw, a piece of a skull: sometimes, that is all scientists have to tell the story of animals that went extinct millions of years ago. But new methods developed by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and Stony Brook University are making it easier to accurately place these animals in the tree of life with partial fossils and DNA data.
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THE NEIGHBORHOOD: Historically called Rickerville, a subdivision of Jefferson City (included in the Uptown Historic District). Rickerville, the most upriver segment of Jefferson City, extended from modern-day Valmont Street on the east to Joseph Street on the west, and from the Mississippi River on the south to about where Claiborne Avenue is today. Between 1845 and 1849, Benjamin Buisson and W.T. Thompson devised a subdivision plan for the land, owned by the Ricker family and others. Peters Avenue -- now Jefferson -- was the new subdivision's primary thoroughfare, and the streets flanking it were named for Leontine and Octavine Ricker, two of the owners of the original plantation.
THE BLOCK: The odd or lake side of the 5400 block of Coliseum Street, bounded by Jefferson, Octavia, Chestnut and Camp. The schoolyard of Benjamin Franklin Elementary School is across the street, and shops and cafes on Magazine Street are just a few blocks toward the river.
THE HOUSES: A trio of houses of varying size, type and style, including two sidehall shotguns and a highly original raised house in the Eastlake style, bordering on the Queen Anne style.
I watch the weather, trying to plan ahead for good days to take a Street Walk. But this week, the forecast threatens rain every day, so I choose a destination close to home.
I am rewarded, for the gray skies and threatening clouds of the morning give way to blue and sun by the time I find myself in the 5400 block of Coliseum Street, just a few blocks from my home.
Anatomy of the block
I am delighted that concern for the weather brought me to this block. I have walked it many times in the past, perhaps en route to Audubon Park pushing a baby stroller, perhaps with a fitness partner or on a bike. But today, I am paying attention to what I see.
There is no doubt that the raised pink house closest to Jefferson -- with its exuberant millwork, turret, front and side porches -- steals the show. But as I step back and observe, I see that all three houses on the block have merits of their own and relate to one another in surprising ways.
The sidehall shotgun at the corner of Coliseum and Octavia shares some of the millwork vocabulary of the pink diva. There are turned columns, piercework panels in the spandrel course, turned spindles, quoins, louvered shutters and drop-lap siding. The steeply pitched roof forms a forward-facing gable, filled with fish-scale shingles and a wonderful stained-glass window topped with a millwork flourish.
But if its pink neighbor down the block invites attention with its color scheme, this house presents an unassuming face to the public. Everything but window and door casings and a trim board on the gable is painted one color -- a muted gray-green. The color scheme demands that you stop and take your time to pick out the house's fine details.
A few steps closer to Jefferson is a light green sidehall shotgun, also with a steeply pitched roof. And though this house has no front porch (save for a handsome red brick stoop) or turned columns or spandrel course, there is just enough there that makes me wonder if it and its neighbor on the corner might not have looked alike at one point in time.
What makes me think so? The roof pitch, the drop lap siding, the quoins -- all are similar to those on the neighbor. I notice that even the style of the shutters looks the same. True, the gable has siding and not shingles. And the gable window is half-round and not rectangular, but there is just enough there that I make a mental note to check out the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps -- the ones that show the footprint of buildings when the maps were made -- from the 1890s and early 1900s to discover if both houses appeared at the same time.
Now I reach the pink house, and I am content to stand and stare. The house is four rooms wide (about a room and a half wider than the other two houses on the block), but because galleries extend the full length of both sides and across the front, and because it is raised high off the ground, it appears to be enormous.
All manner of fanciful millwork is present, endowing the house with its romantic appeal and linking it visually with the other two houses on the block. The square porch bay on the left and the turret-like one on the right make the facade just slightly asymmetrical, an element that adds to the appeal.
Life on the street
As I stand across the street from the houses, a ponytailed man on a bicycle pedals past, then stops abruptly. He is my neighbor, Grant Morris.
"Great house, isn't it?" he asks, nodding toward the pink house. "You writing about it?"
Judging from the bag of groceries and the baguette in the basket of his bike, he's heading home from a shopping trip to Langenstein's.
"You want to hear the saddest story ever?" he asks and starts fishing in the grocery bag for a receipt. "See this? It says SENIOR DISCOUNT."
I try to reassure him by telling him that I, too, had been asked if I qualify, and that, far from being sad, I'm delighted to get a discount every Wednesday. Then I explain that you have to be only 55, not 65, to qualify.
For a moment, relief touches his face.
But then, before pedaling away, he says, "A dollar eighty seven discount is all very well, but I'm only 54."
The Friends of the Cabildo's "New Orleans Architecture Volume VII: Jefferson City" was a resource for some information in this article.
Stephanie Bruno can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. For more pictures of blocks profiled in this column, go to www.flickr.com/photos/housewatchertp.


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Getting Started in the Overly Social World of Twitter
Twitter is a place where social butterflies flourish – a platform almost overwhelmed with content where finding your voice and your followers to hear it can be daunting. There are, as you'd expect, tricks to the trade. Below we have a pretty fail-proof method for getting your tweets off the ground and growing your followers.
Content themes
Have a content theme each day, week or month. At least two of your tweets per day should follow this theme, and the rest of your tweets and re-tweets just need to fit within your niche. For example, we have a food client and choose recipe themes based around seasonal dishes, holidays, etc and change it by the week. Twitter is an active social media platform – it needs to be lively and changing, but held together within a well-planned framework. In your monthly or yearly content strategy plan, include your weekly themes.
Your hubris may say that you write better content than your peers – that doesn't matter, you still need to re-tweet. Keep the foundation of their tweet – the website they link to, and fill it with your own copy. Re-tweeting gets people in your industry to notice you. It's an awesome way to get "free" content, and it's part of the foundation of Twitter strategy – you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; you follow me, I'll follow you; you retweet me, I'll pay attention to your tweets and retweet you too. It starts a conversation, a relationship.
Within your niche, you should:
- Retweet influential individuals and associations
- Retweet trending content
- Retweet humourous content, specifically related to your niche
Social Media Links
You have multiple social media platforms working at once: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google Plus, your blog, etc. Linking some of these platforms can be beneficial if done correctly, and a disaster if not – you need to understand each platform and the potential for symbiotic relationships. For instance, Twitter is a platform that's made for a lot of content – you can tweet anywhere from 3 times per day to 15. Facebook is largely a platform for social news and can't support as much commercial content – if you're a company that "bombards" a fan's feed, you're going to get 'unliked' very quickly. Many people have made the mistake of feeding their tweets through to Facebook and completely overwhelming their followers. The opposite move is a positive social media link. Let your Facebook posts, which occur daily or a few times per week, automatically flow to your Twitter feed. This will help drive traffic to your Facebook page, without over promoting it, and Twitter can handle that much content.
Followers vs. Following
The golden ratio of those who follow you (followers) vs those you're following hovers around 1:1, but absolutely never errs on the side of fewer followers.
Building your list is a slightly different story.
In the beginning it's necessary to follow very relevant feeds in order to get noticed by the right crowd, and there is a strategic period of time in which they outnumber your followers. Most users will "follow you back", which is why the ratio is often 1:1. So when you start out, use a step approach – following the most relevant users first, and wait for them to notice you and follow back. Then you follow another group and wait for them to follow you back. Don't try to grow your list to a thousand on day one. Let it happen at a natural pace.
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MOUNT PLEASANT — Kari Seddon pitched seven innings and struck out seven batters and three Chippewas hit homers to lead Central Michigan over Michigan State, 5-1, on Thursday.
Seddon allowed just five hits and two walks and one earned run. She improved to 12-7 with the victory. Christina Novak, Molly Coldren and Jill Schulz all hit home runs for the Chippewas (22-13). Schulz's shot was of the three-run variety.
Central Michigan scored four times in the fourth inning after the Spartans took a 1-0 lead in the top half of the fourth. The Chippewas added a run in the sixth.


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Chipper Jones Denies Moyer's Sign Stealing AccusationsMay 6, 2012 – 10:14 pm by Ryan Phillips
Two of the oldest players in Major League Baseball are currently in the middle of a fight, and it would probably be pretty funny if the accusations being thrown around weren't so serious.
Colorado Rockies pitcher Jamie Moyer has accused Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones of stealing signs. And Jones isn't exactly taking that insult in stride.
On Saturday the 40-year-old Jones was on second base after doubling off Moyer during the fifth inning of Atlanta's 13-9 win. As he was talking to Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, Jones claims Moyer barked at him, "I see you (stealing signs)."
Jones had the following to say about Moyer's accusation:
"I'm not happy to say the least. Any time a grown man gets his integrity questioned, they're going to take it seriously and I'm no different. If he wants to discuss it, we'll discuss it, but he's wrong, plain and simple."
Jones went on to say he was shocked by the incident and at first he wasn't sure if Moyer was actually talking to him. He then yelled back but the 49-year-old hurler refused to turn around.
The long-time Brave said he would be willing to talk to Moyer about it personally but insisted the allegations were completely untrue.
After Saturday night's game, Jones reportedly told some members of the Rockies that he would be willing to discuss things with Moyer "in the hallway." Chipper then claimed that Moyer was just being paranoid because he used to play for the Philadelphia Phillies, a team he claims is notorious for stealing signs.
Jones' best line in all of this was that the Braves didn't need to steal signs off of Moyer because "every pitch is 78." Nicely done Chipper.
I sincerely doubt Jones was stealing signs. If he was that kind of guy there would have been accusations of this sort long before now.


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Congressional Staffing: A Selected Annotated Bibliography
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Murray visits OC veterans center
Senator Patty Murray visited Olympic College Bremerton Wednesday morning to discuss her ongoing efforts to help veterans get enrolled in school and find jobs.
Murray said her efforts to help veterans get the jobs they need helps "make sure they have more than just a 'Thank you,' but a real ability to participate in their communities."
"It wasn't that long ago that the military really looked at their military members once they walked out the door and put on their civilian clothes as no longer being their problem," Murray said. "We have really turned that around with the VOW to Hire Heroes Act."
Passed in 2011, the law makes it mandatory for most service members to benefit from Transition Assistance Program (TAP) while returning back to civilian life. Prior to its passage, the average unemployment rate among returning veterans was 12.1 percent and one in four veterans between the ages of 20 and 24 couldn't find work. Since VOW became law, the unemployment rate for post-9/11 veterans is on par with non-veterans.
One woman who is benefiting from the new law is Navy veteran and Olympic College student Kathryn Halloran who was part of a roundtable discussion with Sen. Murray in the college's Veteran and Military Support Center. Halloran started at the college last summer after a nearly 19-year career in the Navy and is studying mechanical engineering and hopes to eventually work at Keyport.
"It's nice to know there are more programs out there for veterans and they are teaching it through the Transition Assistance Program," she said. "Knowing how many students there actually are here it's kind of nice to see it."
The college has about 1,700 veterans enrolled at this time and the veterans center had about 4,000 visits last year.
Other members of the
approximately one-hour roundtable discussion included OC President Dr. David Mitchell; Combat Veterans International Chapter 5 Vice President Mike Carroll; Pam Delaney, a supervisor with Fleet and Family Services for Navy Region Northwest; Larry Cleman, the project coordinator at the college's veteran center; Amy C. Hatfield from WorkForce Development; and Richard Tift, an executive director at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility.
Tift noted that the shipyard was hit with a hiring freeze Jan. 14 that was subsequently lifted June 18. Since then, PSNS & IMF have made 610 verbal employment offers, including 215 offers to veterans. In addition, they have hired 67 wounded warriors this year.
"It's good, but there is still room to do better," he told Murray. "It's not for a lack of trying, though. We are out there going to where we need to be for veterans that are transitioning."
Carroll, from Combat Veterans International, told Murray about his experience of coming home from Vietnam in 1971.
"It put a lot of military guys out on the street looking for a job," he said. "The advantage was it was a pretty decent economy at that time, so a lot of us were able to transition. But many of us never transitioned for the obvious reasons — PTSD and other things that were involved with that."
Carroll noted that many Vietnam veterans didn't talk about their service, something he himself didn't do for 30 years, and never received a warm welcome home. He said Vietnam veterans kind of came out of the woodwork about 10 or 12 years ago when other wars were starting up.
"And the Vietnam veterans were saying to the community, this generation of vets will not be treated like our generation of vets have been treated," Carroll said.
Towards the end of the discussion, Murray went back to what Carroll had said earlier in the morning.
"You and I saw Vietnam veterans coming home and literally going nowhere because no one was, first of all, saying thanks and no one was taking the second step to really make sure they had the support and ability to be a great citizen when they came home," Murray told Carroll. "So, I'm with you. We're doing better because of people like you and I appreciate it."
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Lautenberg, who was scheduled to meet at 4 p.m.with Russ McCaffery, the airport's Acting Director of Federal Security, called the breach "inexcusable, especially when our aviation system was supposedly on high alert."
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