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Our pet boutique has an extensive line of luxury high end, quality organic dog shampoo and conditioners and other dog grooming products and supplies. These dog grooming products have an all natural cosmetic grade ingredient that are top of the line, high end ingredients for your dogs, puppies and cats that will leave them soft and tangle free. They are especially suitable for dogs and cats prone to allergies or puppies and kittens that need a gentle shampoo and conditioner. Some of our spa line has an all natural flea shampoo (no harsh chemicals or pesticides) and we also have waterless shampoo for those on the go. These pet grooming and dog spa products include SheaPet, Happy Tails Canine Spa Line, Petzlife (a top selling dog and cat toothpaste that treats and prevents tarter with amazing results), and Angel Eyes, a natural tear stain remover and eye cleaning product for dogs. We also have adorable bathrobes for the dog spa!


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High school secretly edits girls' yearbook pics
(NEWSER) – Flipping through their yearbooks, female students at Wasatch High School in Utah noticed something amiss. While one girl wore a tank top on picture day, she appeared in a t-shirt in her photo. She wasn't the only one to have her picture edited: Necklines were raised, sleeves were added, and tattoos were covered. But what most peeves students about the secret alterations is that they weren't applied consistently. "There were plenty of girls that were wearing thicker tank tops and half of them got edited and half of them didn't," one student tells FOX 13.// ]]>
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Whether you call them peppers or capsicums, as a general rule, they are good for stuffing.
Today I was looking to use up some extra rice I had from making a curry the other night. I hate wasting food, but I also like the challenge of creating something new out of leftover ingredients.
There are endless variations on stuffed peppers. I chose to make a vegetarian option – using meaty baby portabella mushrooms, pesto and almonds. If you have precooked rice on hand, these won't take long to make at all. Quiona or couscous would work well instead of the rice, and cannellini beans would be a really nice addition.
Vegetarian Stuffed Red Peppers (serves 2)
– Olive Oil
– 1 large red pepper, de-seeded and cut in half
– 1/4 cup almonds, chopped and toasted
– 1 clove garlic, chopped
– 1 small onion, diced
– 5 baby portabella mushrooms, diced
– 2 tablespoons of pre-made pesto
– 1 teaspoon of thyme
– 1 cup cooked rice
– 1/4 cup parmesan, plus extra for topping
– salt&pepper
Begin by setting your grill/broiler to a high heat. Place your pepper halves on an oiled baking sheet and into the oven – grilling 5 minutes on each side. Take out and set aside.
If your almonds aren't already toasted, you can do that now. Put them in a dry pan over a medium-high heat, tossing frequently until golden and fragrant.
Preheat oven to 200 C/400 F
In a medium pan, heat oil and saute garlic on a medium heat for 1 minute, add onion and cook for 3 more minutes. Add diced mushrooms, thyme and pesto and season with salt&pepper. Cook for 3-4 minutes until the mushrooms are tender. Add a little water if the pan is getting dry.
Add the cooked rice and parmesan to the pan and stir to combine. Take off heat.
Spoon rice mixture into pepper halves and sprinkle with extra parmesan. Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes.
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Food is in line with other steakhouses in town- Oak, Grill 225, Ruth's Chris. The difference as some other reviewers have stated is its way overpriced for locals. $13 including tax for a crown and coke filled to the top with ice, and thats without the 20% tip. Now thats outrageous. That's just an example. Hall's is a tourist trap, they have little use for the locals other than the bar crowd, and they couldnt care less what we think as they pack the out of towners in. The atmosphere is lousy as the bar crowd downstairs drowns out your conversation in the dining room upstairs on any given night. Go once to say you've eaten there if you wish but smarter to save your money and go somewhere you can actually have an enjoyable evening out at and hear your dinner guests across the table from you. Dont worry the tourists will still be there. With the dining options now available in Charleston, why bother is the question.
Not the greatest place to go if you are into actually listening to music. The highs (treble) bounce all over the cavernous box, and I'm pretty sure the MO is to crank up the volume to an ear splitting level because the monkeys at the bar are yelling drink orders and clanking beer bottles. I've seen artists ask the crowd to quiet down (e.g. JJ Grey, Amos Lee), and it just didn't happen. I also noticed that they haven't come back. The vibe in there is "college party", with the music appreciators crammed in the snake pit in front of the stage.
Overall, the layout isn't conducive to having a place to post up, have space, and enjoy the music...if you creep to the back for space you're forced to observe the party-goers and their noise. Best place in town for actual "dialed in" music levels is the Pour House (except the Music Halls of course, but you're sitting down then)...the PH shows don't start until 11, so you better be a night owl.
The food isn't bad at all, and the prices are in line with what you get but - as many other reviewers have noted - the owners and some of the staff are overfamiliar to the point of creepiness, and it comes across as insincere. Lay off the gladhanding - you're trying way too hard.
All these ridiculously verbose five-star reviews from users with no other reviews - hello, cantw84sumr, Laura M. Dixon, marks0112, maddiecakes? These have all the - uh - hallmarks of being shills for the restaurant.
Too Meat Lovers, take notice. Nice Restaurant, however when you buy there top steak a 32oz porterhouse cooked WARM RARE for $72US you would expect exactly that. Steak that arrived was a mere T-bone not porterhouse and maybe 24oz at best. I know some of you will say that there is shrinkage due to cooking and the weight of the bone, but having had this steak there before, there was a noticeable change in size this time. I feel is you are paying the prices for there steaks at least make it close to the weight advertised. Enjoy at your own risk.
Be prepared to walk through a cloud of cigarette smoke as you enter. Seems they could put that out back.
Once the food was very good, now not so much.
The male bartender was awesome and he took over in the case of the negligence and rudeness of the female bartender. The female bartender was just plain nasty. She took an order from a guy standing right next to me when i clearly was before him then when i tried to get her attention she yelled "you have to wait a aminute" and served two more customers before me. I asked for Grenadine which they had in a bottle and she grabs a tray of cherries from the holder and poured the juice right in my drink. The other bartender made me a fresh drink but still :-P Also Karaoke Chris was rude. When It was my turn to sing on the Mic. Im an African american female and there was one african american male in the building and I guess it was Chris friend and said on the mic "hey man I couldn't tell the difference between you two" and started laughing to his underlying racial joke. But with my beautiful self i stole the show and he shut up. But Its a shame that 2014 I had was witness to ignorance of this sort in my own hometown. And I will definitely let the world know!!!!!
I didn't go there for the beer (so my rating is for the food only)... and had the Pork Schnitzel and Kaesespaetzle twice now. 1st time I was positively surprised by the taste, 2nd time 2 weeks ago not so much - the Schnitzel was not cooked/fairly raw and the batter didn't even stick to the meat; the Kaesespaetzle had more cheese than Spaetzle and was more like a soup. I know how it's done right, I'm a German. At the community tables it's disruptive if someone wants to use their cards...you got to move out of the way and it seems hard to keep the tables bussed..so you kind of put the previous guest's dishes away to the side yourself and hope a waiter/waitress doesn't think it's yours.
The staff is friendly and accomodating; the atmosphere fairly loud inside and it's a loooong wait for a table. I like the interior and the outside. Hopefully this place gets the kinks worked out - has lots of potential to be the IT-spot.
Was really looking forward to this place for so long. I've been for lunch and an early afternoon beer, and it is tolerable then. The lunch food I thought was great and pretty affordable. Service at night, though, is pretty terrible (especially if you're a dude). Good luck getting a drink at the bar...and paying a little too much for it. I would just ignore the beer card thing if its not for you...
Had great beers but spent $40 bucks on 4 beers...and I poured my own beers... don't volunteer to buy a round at this place...
The bier card was a golden opportunity to set BSB apart from the pool of comparable establishments. If anything, that should have been focused on for success only. Otherwise when you come down to saying that outside of the bier card, you are just like everywhere else, that really hurts in promoting your brand. If you are just like everywhere else, why don't I just go everywhere else?
I will cut some slack on the servers and their lack of knowledge since that takes time for most new places to overcome. I may try BSB again in a couple of months to see if they have improved. But if they are either no different or if what makes them different is not better, then I don't expect this to be a true and successful biergarten for the many in Charleston who are well-versed in beer.
It's frustrating because if you want to order a beer from the taps throughout the restaurant you have to use a prepaid card which charges you by the oz even if only foam comes out. Also hard to view the selection of taps when the restaurant is busy also feels like you're intruding on other customers dinner if you want to go get a specific beer. Then if you want to order from the bar or waitress you only have 13 beer options total. I see what they were trying to do but didn't quite enjoy the experience.
I enjoyed Bay Street Biergarten's beer selection but have to agree with the others that the prepaid card is a scam. Watch out for the free pour, the get you by charging you for half of a glass of head each time a keg is changed. I paid 60$ for a card and was denied my Bombay Sapphire gin martini at the bar, which is unacceptable. And also, what's the deal with the community tables and the fact that one person has to pick up the whole tab? That's not how a community table operates. I like how the poster 'easydoesit' gives the restaurant 5 stars in order to bash a fellow reviewer. That smells of an inside job. Hilarious! In other news, the beef jerky was great!
Based on all comments, odds are about 50-50 that you will NOT enjoy your meal at Halls Chophouse and pay too much to boot. As to the 3 star rating, it is actually less than that as some negative comments did not post a star at all and were not included in the calculations.
The food is okay but the service is terrible. It's not the least bit Irish, so don't go there expecting it to be an Irish pub. They do half-priced burgers on Tuesdays, which is why we went tonight.
We sat for about 10 minutes with no one approaching us and watched two more groups get seated. A guy approached the group a few tables away, a girl approached the one in the booth directly behind us, and we were ignored. My husband caught the girl as she walked past and told her we were seated first and hadn't been greeted yet. She said she would find out who our server should be. The discussion with the hostess happened within earshot of our table. Apparently the hostess didn't tell anyone whose table it was, so the one serving the people behind us rolled her eyes and ended up being our server.
We waited for about 15 minutes before our order came out on a tray with the food for the people behind, despite our order being entered several minutes before theirs. That explains why my fries were lukewarm. The food was brought by someone other than our server, who tried to escape like she had dropped a bomb. We managed to ask for condiments and silverware, though. We saw our waitress once for the rest of our meal, when she asked how we liked our food and filled my husband's water. Lucky for us the couple behind us accosted the hostess to get their bill, and when the waitress appeared we got ours at the same time.
This the second time we've been for the half-priced burgers, and the second time we've gotten bad service. While the burgers are tasty it doesn't make up for the severe lack of service.
We first went to Home Team right after they opened, which was probably five or six years ago. We weren't impressed and haven't been back since. Friends said the recipes had been tweaked, and after the recent USA Today accolades we decided to give them a second try.
I ordered a half rack of ribs with mac and cheese and butter beans. The first surprise was when I cut into the ribs and discovered they were spare ribs, not back ribs. That was my own mistake for not asking so I sucked it up. The second surprise was when I found the membrane had been left on the back of the ribs. When cooked it turns into a plastic-like sheet that is disgusting to eat and difficult to remove, so most places do it before cooking. I picked off as much as I could.
Once I got past those two issues I was pleased to find the ribs were cooked very well. They had a nice crust on the outside, an obvious smoke ring, and the texture was excellent. They just didn't have any flavor. There was a bare hint of smoke and the crust on the outside had no obvious seasoning. It was tasty in a roasted pork kind of way, but not at all satisfying in an "I want bbq ribs" kind of way. Which is why I was there, so it was really disappointing.
I thought I could salvage it with some sauce. I'm not a fan of the vinegar and chili flake mixture so I skipped that and started with the Red Sauce. It tasted like a vinegar sauce with some ketchup added, but vinegar was the dominant flavor. I switched to the Sweet Red sauce. Basically it was the Red sauce with slightly less vinegar and more sugar. Finally I gave the Mustard Sauce a go. There was a pungent mustard powder flavor and a very strong vinegar component, which was followed by a very sweet honey-like flavor. None of the sauces worked for me, either being overly vinegary or overly sweet.
The macaroni for the mac and cheese was cooked perfectly. It was in a very watery, salty, white sauce that tasted vaguely cheesy. It wasn't bad but it wasn't appealing. The butter beans were also cooked nicely but they were really salty.
Overall everything was cooked well but for me the flavors were way off. All the sauces tasted too strongly of vinegar or were too sweet and the sides were extremely salty. That was how I felt when they first opened, and that's how it still is.
Drinks and ginger beer were yummy but a bit pricey. Didn't care for the food after it arrived, I was really excited because the burger was so fairly priced but when it came out it looked like I had just gone through the McDonalds drive thru. Was still hungry when we left.
I like the atmosphere. I like the menu & I like the prices.
On a recent visit, my wife & I were seated for dinner. The service was good and staff was attentive. Food was lacking unfortunately.
My wife had the tomato soup & a BLT. Soup was very 'acidy' and needed some sweetness to offset this, consistency wise...it reminded me of marinara sauce. BLT- bread was over-toasted to the point of being brittle and overall sandwich was very dry for lack of mayo....a lot of bread & lettuce but weak on bacon. Please, leave the 3rd slice of bread out of the picture unless you plan on doubling up on the bacon.
I had the patty melt. It was tasty but small. Considering this is 2 beef patties, it is hard to imagine this rates even 1/3 of a pound. It would be a better offering cut into quarters and served as an app for about $5. The fries were fresh & hot, but personally, I do not care for the 'shoestring' style. They taste more of fry grease than potato and there was an over abundance of the burned-up, little crispy fries, as if I got the last of the run.
2 meals, a soup, 2 draft beers, and one signature drink(which was great)...in over $50 including tip and still hungry. Might be better as a lunch venue. I am rating 2 stars based on the food...if you want to take in the drinks maybe a 3.
Stopped in to check this place out twice in the past week. Super nice design and decor except for a few uncomfortable barstools with no backrests. Most had them, some did not. Nice to see a pool table, a rarity in Mount Pleasant these days. Excellent restroom, of course it is brand new, and perfectly clean. Fantastic service on both visits, however, this place is going to falter unless someone gets a grip on the menu. It is all over the place with no defining specialty item. Not to say every restaurant has to have one, but a wide selection with nothing really appealing or outstanding will not keep people coming back. It would not take much to wipe out some of Wild Wing's business since they have the worst wings in town. Simply offering some decent ones at half the price would do the trick and still provide plenty of profit margin to keep the doors open. Seriously, why do tiny pieces of chicken have to cost a dollar each everywhere. Also, most patrons primarily hanginng out at this location to drink and socialize are not likely to pounce on the opportunity to order a bowl of bog, macaroni, or collard greens, so please leave the comfort food to Page's Okra Grill. The burgers at The Shelter may actually be great, but does the town really need another "greatest burger in town" entry? Thankfully, The Shelter seems to be cutting into Triangle's business (so easy a Pelican wearing a happy hour sign could do it), the result of the airy bar and a nice outdoor patio with picnic tables. It is hopeful The Shelter will enjoy a long run because it is a unique space that seems to be well managed. All it really needs are "a little more reasonable than the rest" beer prices and a better focused menu. In any case, it surely is a welcome upscale and more civilized alternative to the usual Shem Creek scene.
Unless your a smoker, there's nowhere in this bar to just hang out and chat/drink with your friends. Two bands, one in front and one in back on a Saturday night. We used to go here often but the atmosphere is just going downhill. The menu has few worthy dishes but there are far better places to eat. They cram people into this place like sardines. Its No wonder fights break out every weekend. Most of the bartenders do not know how to mix drinks. It really is a shame, this place used to be classy but now it's classless.
Last weekend.... ate here but with:
poor service-a blonde waitress who was more interested in talking with guys at the bar than seating us/serving us. Food only mediocre...the guy singing as entertainment was SO loud we could not carry on a conversation at our table.
Finally, Miss Waitress brought the check...I was to get back a few dollars and change. She brought the dollars but not the change...too lazy to count out the coins and thinking SHE would be keeping the change as part of her tip?
She did NOT get a grand tip from me, far from it.
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Jet search moves underwater
(NEWSER) – Two ships have begun a race against time to try to find the black boxes of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 before the data recorder's battery-powered pinger ceases transmission. An Australian navy ship towing a pinger locator and a British survey vessel are searching a 150-mile track where the plane could have gone down, reportsReuters. "The area of highest probability as to where the aircraft might have entered the water is the area where the underwater search will commence," search chief Angus Houston told reporters. "On best advice the locator beacon will last about a month before it ceases its transmissions so we're now getting pretty close to the time when it might expire."
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Mostly Mennonite, Mostly A Cappella
When Sunday November 25, 2012 @ 8:00 AM (1702 days ago)
Where WEMC 91.7 FM online wemcradio.org
Duration 1 hour 30 minutes
Welcome to Mostly Mennonite, Mostly A Cappella a program of hymns and anthems for a Sunday morning with host John Horst. Coming up this Sunday a special Thanksgiving theme. We open with some Psalms of King David sung by King's College. The Mennonite Hour Singers follow with classic hymns for the Fall season. Charles Ives provides a symphonic interlude. A Moravian Love Feast for Thanksgiving giving closes out the hour. After the nine o'clock break the Morman Tabernacle Choir sings The Great Thanksgiving.
Tune in 8 to 9:30 am 91.7 FM, or online at wemcradio.org
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They founded Talbott Vineyards in 1982 along with son Robb, with the planting of the 24-acre Diamond T Estate Vineyard and the construction of the first winery in Carmel Valley.
In 1994, when presented with the opportunity, the Talbotts jumped at the chance to acquire the Sleepy Hollow property. With the addition of Sleepy Hollow Vineyard, the Talbotts enjoy the benefits of being a 100 percent estate winery, with direct control of all farming of their vineyards.
Today, Talbott Vineyards produces estate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir under four labels: Talbott, Logan, Case, and Kali Hart. Each line of wine is its own "winery within a winery," with its own distinctive style. The Talbott family plans to keep production small to maintain exacting quality standards and continue to create distinctive handmade wines with intensity, balance, and finesse. View all Talbott Wines
About Central CoastView a map of Central Coast wineries
The largest of California's wine growing regions, the Central Coast produces the majority of California's wine. The district sprawls out, covering most of the vineyard land between San Francisco and Santa Barbara. Smaller sub-AVAs of the Central Coast include Monterey Bay, Paso Robles, Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Maria Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains and many others.
Notable FactsGrape varieties range from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay to Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel. Some Central Coast wine is generic, bulk wine that contributes to the high production numbers of the area. But many winemakers and wineries, particular in some of the smaller AVAs, are small production artisans, creating unique and high-quality wine. The great thing about the Central Coast is its diversity - you're able to find a number of grape varieties and styles at a number of different price points.
About California
The most famous of the California wine regions is Napa Valley, and these wines are certainly outstanding – but it's not as broad and diverse as its larger neighbor, Sonoma County. Down south, Santa Barbara's Santa Maria Valley is well-known for its Rhône blends, as well as cool-climate varieties like Pinot and Chardonnay. The Central Coast, the largest California AVA, has many different microclimates that lead to a wide range of wines with many sub-AVAs.


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An adult manatee, freshly sliced by a boat propeller and breathing erratically, was hauled out of Fanning Springs today by about a dozen volunteers and state rescue workers.
"This mammal's got a fighting chance now," said Larry Steed, park manager for Fanning and Manatee Springs state parks. "It always makes you feel better if you can patch them up and get them back into the wild."
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Teresa Deevy 1894-1963 Theater aims to rescue Irish Catholic playwright from unmerited obscurityBy Retta BlaneyNational Catholic ReporterShe had six plays produced at Dublin, Ireland's Abbey Theater in six years in the 1930s. When her seventh met with rejection, she began writing for radio, despite having been deaf since 19, the result of Ménière's disease. In 1954 she was elected to the prestigious Irish Academy of Letters. The Irish Timescalled her one of the most significant Irish playwr … [Read more...]
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With the state Supreme Court's approved redistricting maps in effect for the 2012 elections and Levy County, for once it is not parceled out several ways.
Of course, while keeping the county in one piece, it can no longer claim the votes — or attention — of three state representatives, two state senators and two representatives in Congress.
The county's 40,000-plus residents must be content with one state representative, one state senator and one member of Congress.
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Fall Out Boy & Goo Goo Dolls playing VH1's 'Super Bowl Blitz'
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Fall Out Boy and the Goo Goo Dolls are joining the list of pre-Super Bowl performers. Both acts are set to take part in VH1's "Super Bowl Blitz" concert series in and around New York City during the lead-up to the big game on February 2nd.
Fall Out Boy will take the stage in Brooklyn on January 29th, while the Goo Goo Dolls will play Staten Island on January 31st.
The "Blitz" also includes shows from Gavin DeGraw, J. Cole, Janelle Monae, and TLC between January 27th and February 1st. VH1 will air each concert live starting at 11 p.m. Eastern, and will also stream them on VH1.com.
Schedule for "VH1's Super Bowl Blitz"
January 27th - J. Cole - Queens College
January 28th - Janelle Monae - Lehman College, Bronx
January 29th - Fall Out Boy - Brooklyn Bowl
January 30th - TLC - Beacon Theatre, Manhattan
January 31st - Goo Goo Dolls - St. George Theatre, Staten Island
February 1st - Gavin DeGraw - Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, New Jersey
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With the season on the line and down by one, the Sabres settled in for a faceoff to the left of Toronto Maple Leafs rookie goaltender Ben Scrivens.
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Sabres Keeping Hope Alive
With the season on the line and down by one, the Sabres settled in for a faceoff to the left of Toronto Maple Leafs rookie goaltender Ben Scrivens.
Timing is Everything
Buffalo Sabres (38-29-10) Jason Pominville battled captain on captain for control of the puck in the neutral zone with the Washington Capitals (38-31-8) Alex Ovechkin late in the second period, Tuesday.
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Every Game Counts
The Buffalo Sabres (33-29-8) have battled from the bottom of the Eastern Conference to make their way within 4-points of the 8th and final playoff spot with just 12-games remaining on the regular season schedule.
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Sabres Edge Weary Isles
The Buffalo Sabres have pulled within 6-points of an Eastern Conference playoff spot with their 2-1 win over the New York Islanders, Tuesday.
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Sabres Should be Sellers
Sabres Spiral to Bottom of the East
The sinking Sabres (19-24-5) are currently tied with the Carolina Hurricanes (17-24-9) at the bottom of the Eastern Conference with 43-points, but if the Hurricanes can snag at least a point at home against Winnipeg Monday, the idle Sabres will be dwelling alone in the basement of the East.
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Sabres 2nd Blogger Summit
The Buffalo Sabres opened the doors of the First Niagara Center and extended their hospitality to some of the team's biggest fans, Wednesday.
Approximately 20-bloggers from across the city were invited down to the arena and allowed a one-on-one question-and-answer session with team President, Ted Black.
Sabres Squeak Past Oilers
On an icy night in Buffalo, NY the Sabres used a third period spark to surge past the Edmonton Oilers 4-3, Tuesday.
Despite First Niagara Center being sold out, the silence in the building resembled midnight mass on Christmas Eve.
Ruff's Refuge
Since 1997, when the Buffalo Sabres first hired Lindy Ruff to be the franchises 15th head coach, there have been; 14 different Stanley Cup Champions, 13 other coaches to win the Jack Adams Award (NHL's top coach) and 168 different coaching changes.
Of the 14 coaches to win Lord Stanley's cup over that span only four still stand behind the bench of the team with whom they won; Claude Julien (BOS), Joel Quenneville (CHI), Dan Bylsma (PIT) and Mike Babcock (DET). Not coincidentally the last four coaches to win the cup.
The Sabres struggles this season have beckoned the questioning of Ruff's stronghold on his place as longest tenured bench master in the NHL.
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Boston Bruins power forward Milan Lucic mishandled a breakaway pass through the neutral zone and the puck squirted ahead into the Buffalo end.
Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller raced out to clear the failed break and Lucic crashed into him at full speed, sending the All-Star goalie and his team into a dizzying tailspin.
Miller would not finish the game and is out indefinitely due to concussion-like symptoms. The Sabres failed to muster up the guts to defend their goaltender physically or on the scoreboard throughout the rest of the game. The 6-2 loss was more disconcerting for the Sabres cowardly retreat rather than the final outcome.
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A Tale of Two Teams
In larger cities there is an excess of distractions for the average citizen to escape the monotony of a daily routine. For the residents of Buffalo, New York as the Bills and Sabres go, so does the demeanor of an entire city.
The idea that the two local professional sports franchises have such an impact on the city's mood is more a testament to the passion of the fans rather than a knock on the other aspects of entertainment the city has to offer.
No Place Like Home
Coming off the first official road trip of the season, the Sabres' brass has to be pleased with the effort and results the team produced over the four game span.
Taking 6-of-8 points on the road is outstanding, but combined with the recent trip to Europe (where the Sabres were technically the home team in Finland) to kickoff the season, the Sabres have taken 10-of-12 possible points all away from the friendly confines of 'Hockey Heaven.'
Sitting one point behind the division leading Maple Leafs shouldn't leave Sabres faithful too high, nor too low, especially considering the Leafs played 5-of-7 games in the comfort of the Air Canada Centre in downtown Toronto.
Depth Finally a Strength in Buffalo
While the temperature in Western New York gradually cools, the Buffalo Sabres are cranking up the thermostat down at the newly renovated First Niagara Center.
After a flawless trip across the pond that netted the team four points and two gritty wins over tough Western Conference opponents, the Sabres used a week off to prepare for a home contest versus Carolina, Friday, only to hit the road to Pittsburgh, Saturday.


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Date- Saturday May 21, 2011
Time- 10am till 2pm
Location- Same spot as the last meet...59th street pier OCNJ
The meet will be in the parking lot. If its nice out and the conditions are right we can even move everything to the beach.
-Plenty of parking.
-Bring any kind of surf, skate or even snowboard related stuff !
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The parents of an Australian journalist on trial in Egypt say they're prepared for the worst after prosecutors demanded the maximum penalty for all defendants in the trial.
Prosecutors say they want penalties ranging from 15 to 20 years' jail for all 20 defendants, including Peter Greste, in the trial of Al Jazeera journalists accused of aiding the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood.
Mr Greste's parents told reporters in Brisbane on Friday that although they know their son is innocent they are still prepared for the worst.
"The best case scenario would be that he would be let free and he was acquitted," his mother Lois Greste said.
"We've had curve balls come at us all the time over the past six months and I think that we've got to be prepared for a possible committal, a sentence."
Juris Greste added: "Obviously from our point of view there cannot and should not be any other outcome but complete acquittal.
"And yet ... one of the many things that we have learned is to absolutely expect the unexpected at any time."
Greste and two other detained reporters with Qatar-based Al Jazeera English are among the accused, in a trial that has triggered international outrage amid growing fears of media restrictions in Egypt.
"We request that the court, without compassion or mercy, apply the maximum penalty for the abominable crimes they have committed ... mercy for such (people) will bring the entire society close to darkness," prosecutor Mohamed Barakat told an Egyptian court on Thursday (local time).
The prosecution has charged the 16 Egyptian defendants with joining the Muslim Brotherhood, designated as a "terrorist group".
The four foreign defendants in the case, including Greste, are charged with "spreading false news", collaborating and assisting the Egyptian defendants in their crimes by providing media material, editing and publishing it on the internet and Al Jazeera.
Nine of the 20 defendants are in detention, while others are being tried in absentia.
The 16 Egyptians could get prison terms of 25 years, while the four foreigners could be jailed for 15 years, according to defence lawyer Ibrahim Abdel Wahab.
Greste and Mohamed Fadel Fahmy, the Cairo bureau chief of Al Jazeera English, were arrested in a hotel room in the capital on December 29 after the channel's office was raided by police.


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December 31, 2011
Virgina Tech Offensive Coordinator BRYAN STINESPRING folowed by Selected Virginia Tech players.
Virginia Tech Offensive Players Quotes
Virginia Tech Quarterback Logan Thomas
(On balancing the reward and business of the trip) "All of the guys have the same plan. We are here to have fun. We have had enough fun the first couple of nights and it's time to get ready for the game. That's what we are down here for; to win another game and just establish some credit to Virginia Tech."
(On changing the conversation back to something positive) "We have to go out there and win the game to make it something positive. We have been down in the hole all year. Ever since the end of the Clemson game, people were doubting us. It's kind of a redemption game to go out there and play as well as we can."
(On playing in a game with such explosive players) "It's always exciting taking the field with David [Wilson]. Add another guy like Denard [Robinson] and he is a very dynamic player. I think it should be a lot fireworks going off on Tuesday night and I'm excited for it."
(On his New Year's resolutions) "No, I've never made one, so why start now?"
(On switching back to quarterback after moving to tight end) "First, I was very hesitant and I wasn't excited about it at all. Two weeks in, I was cool with it. I went through my first year and redshirted. It wasn't until that spring that I was really excited to play it and I took the second string position."
(On his hesitations with the switch) "Growing up, I never pictured myself doing it (playing quarterback). I always pictured myself catching the ball."
(On if his mindset is that of a quarterback or a receiver) "I feel like I am the same person as I have always been. I am not afraid of contact. The type of person that will go out there and do anything just like a lineman would, a receiver would, or a running back would. I probably won't ever change from that type of person."
(On if he lead blocks) "I had a couple of lead blocks this year. I am not afraid to go out in front of somebody and throw a block or put my shoulders down and try to knock somebody over."
(On Michigan's defense) "They are very stingy up front and don't allow the run hardly ever. They are very strong and physical. They are very disciplined, which just makes it even tougher. We just have to play strong up front, get what we can get and take shots when we can."
Virginia Tech Flanker Danny Coale
(On playing in final game as a Hokie) "I have had a great time down here so far. A lot of questions have been risk/reward kind of things. We've had opportunities to enjoy ourselves with some team outings. We've worked hard all season long, so it is nice to be in New Orleans enjoying something new. At the same time, we worked very hard so we know our main goal is to win the game. That's the focus of the guys and that's the goal that we're working towards."
(On whether Sugar Bowl could be a "landmark" game) "You think back to Texas, and you think back to Auburn and the National Championship game. Tech's played in some pretty big games in New Orleans and this is one of them, going against Michigan, a storied program. I think a program that Tech wants to be with the winning tradition and I think we're on our way there and this is an important step in the process."
(On visual differences of Superdome) "It is a little different. Instead of the lights being on the side, they're kind of circular and they go up. It can be tricky at times, but you have to deal with it. It's one of the things that are out of your hands, so getting used to it in practice and throwing as many deep balls as you can is important. Catching punts where the ball could get lost is important. I'm excited to see what it's like when everything is lit up. I think it's going to be fun.
(On taking over the punting duties for the Sugar Bowl) "It's going well. I've been punting in practice and doing the same thing I've been doing. I'm going to prepare like it's my job and we'll see how it goes around game time."
(On final game of the team for the team) "Once you lose in a fashion like we did to Clemson, that was embarrassing. You never want to go out with a game like that; so, coming into this one, we just want to play better. First off, we just want to play better. We need to get in a groove earlier and do things like that. To be able to play in a game like this against Michigan as your final game, in hopes of playing better, is awesome."
(On career at Virginia Tech) "From going un-recruited to ending up in New Orleans at the Sugar Bowl is a pretty wild ride. It's been an experience full of memories and I know this will be one of them."
Virginia Tech OT Blake DeChristopher
(On distractions on New Orleans) "We're all in a pretty fun city, so we just need to let the guys know we're down here for a reason. Partying can wait. Going out and having fun can wait. We're here to do one thing, and it's a business trip for us."
(On the level of intensity at practice) "I think, since we've been here, [practice] has been pretty intense. We've had great practices, I think – so far – and we just need to keep going."
(On the opportunity to play a Big Ten team) "I think playing Michigan is a great challenge for this program and this team. We're really excited. With the history they have, being such a great football team in college football, I just think the whole team is really excited to play them."
(On the challenge of Michigan's defense) "We always look at a defensive line as a challenge. Being able to displace the front guys is a challenge because it all starts up front and that's definitely where their strong point is. The whole defense – they've got some athletes, they've got some physical guys. Their defensive line is strong; they've got some physical guys."
(On if he feels like the team has to make up for the ACC Championship game loss) "I think everyone does. The whole team didn't play the way we should have. We need to take one big step forward, not only as an offensive line, but as a team. That's what we're practicing to do and that's what we'll do in the Sugar Bowl."
Virginia Tech TE Chris Drager
(On practicing in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome) "It's kind of bright up at the top where most of the lights are. If you have to look up at a pass then it gets pretty tough, or if you have to return a kick."
(On plans after college) "I plan to move back to Pittsburgh. There is a facility that trains athletes for the combine and I plan to intern and train there. So, if my body feels up to it, I will probably try out for the [NFL]."
(On tailback David Wilson's personality and energy level) "He's one of the most energetic guys I've ever been around. He's never tired. He's always doing things. That's just the way he is."
(On the examples of Wilson's exuberance) "One time, during the summer, we were doing 7-on-7 drills, he brought a really fast dog with him to practice. He was literally just chasing the dog around the field while keeping up with it. Everybody was like, I don't know how he does it."
Virginia Tech Running Back David Wilson
(On how this week has been) "It has been nice, I was able to go home to Danville and spend Christmas with my family, then came back down to Blacksburg to prepare for this week."
(On favorite part of the trip so far) "Going to the [Mercedes-Benz] Superdome, I had never been there before and it is different from the Georgia Dome… a lot bigger."
(On running against Clemson in the ACC championship) "I really don't know what they did, but whatever they did – they did a good job at it. It seemed like there was an extra defender everywhere I went."
(On wearing a shirt and tie to class everyday) "It started in high school, I was a senior in high school getting ready for church before the season started and looked in the mirror, noticed how spiffy I looked. Right then, I knew what I would be wearing to school the next week."
(On teammates calling him "different") "Just different, which I think is a good thing, to be able to stand out from the crowd in positive ways. Not trying to be different in a bad way, just being myself and I guess they thought I was different."
(On playing on the same field as Denard Robinson) "Hopefully, our defense will make it easier for me to outshine him on the field Tuesday night. He is a great athlete, who I've seen play and who doesn't tie his shoe strings."
(On finding running lanes against Michigan's defense) "They play close up to the line of scrimmage, so once I get past the first level there will be lots of space for me to work with, because a lot of times their safety is on the line also. If you do find that crease that my offensive line will create, then there will be a lot of space at the next level."
(On making up for the game against Clemson) "I am not going to try to make anything happen, just going to go out there and do what I have been doing my whole life."


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COLUMBIA, Ky. -- Lindsey Wilson College
President William T. Luckey remembers the first LWC homecoming he
attended in 1983.
That weekend's highlights were wrapped up in three events: an
alumni awards banquet and a men's and women's basketball
"Homecoming has become much more than just a couple games," Luckey
said at Saturday at the annual Alumni Awards Brunch in Roberta D.
Cranmer Dining & Conference Center. Overall, the weekend's
events marked the college's 81st homecoming weekend.
"This place has blossomed right before our very eyes," said
Luckey, who has been LWC's eighth president since 1998. "We've seen
it happen, in slow motion almost."
As an example of LWC's dramatic changes over the last three
decades, Luckey recited several of this year's homecoming weekend
activities: three basketball games, two soccer matches, a football
game, a performance by a world-renowned classical violinist, two
theater productions, a 5K run/walk, multiple reunions and the
rededication of an auditorium.
"You can't see the grass grow, but it's growing; the same thing
with this college," Luckey said. "Sometimes you're so close to it
that you can't see it. But if we step back for just a moment, this
college is just blossoming here."
At the Alumni Awards Brunch, the LWC National Alumni Association
recognized three individuals: 1961 alumnus Ben Breeding, an Adair
County native who now lives in Springfield, Ky., received the
Distinguished Alumnus Award; 1997 alumna Amanda Main of Louisville,
Ky., received the Outstanding Young Alumna Award; and Tula Peterson
of Campbellsville, Ky., received the Honorary Alumna Award.
On Saturday afternoon, the LWC student body crowded the homecoming
queen and king during halftime of the LWC-Bethel (Tenn.) University
football game at Blue Raider Stadium. Emily Ramage of Columbia was
crowned queen, and Musa Muwanda of Kampala, Uganda, was crowned
king. Ramage represented the Lindsey Wilson Singers, and Muwanda
represented the men's soccer program.
The weekend was rounded out with a Saturday night rededication of
V.P. Henry Auditorium, which proceeded a performance of the French
farce Don't Dress for Dinner, directed by LWC Assistant Professor
of Theater Robert Brock.
Part of one of LWC's original three buildings, V.P. Henry
Auditorium was expanded during Henry's presidency, which was from
1942-54. Over the summer and fall, the college spent more than
$150,000 to overhaul the century-old space was more than $150,000
in renovations.
"I feel very fortunate," Brock said during the rededication
ceremony. "To work at a college where you have these kind of people
at the top who believe in this kind of thing and are going to get
behind it -- that doesn't happen everywhere."
Luckey said that without the Henry family, LWC might not have
survived the 1950s. That's why he said the Henry family is "perhaps
the most important family in the 109-year history of Lindsey Wilson
During Henry's tenure as the college's third president, enrollment
dropped to 62 because of World War II. Henry, however, was not
discouraged. He served at least three years without salary while
continuing to work for the Louisville Annual Conference.
After LWC narrowly avoided an effort to close it, Henry turned the
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and Schools.
"We owe an entire debt of gratitude to the entire V.P. Henry
family," Luckey said.
Ed Henry, who is one of President Henry's two surviving children,
marveled at how LWC has remained true to its mission while also
expanding exponentially.
"It is a gratifying thing for us, as members of the Henry
family, to see what is happening at this school at this time during
these years," he said at the rededication ceremony.
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Crooked Numbers: Stockton-Modesto
Interim Ports manager suspended among quirky finishes
By Benjamin Hill / MLB.com | July 12, 2012 1:26 PM ET
This season's first edition of Crooked Numbers began with a strange tale out of Stockton, as an April 15 game between the hometown Ports and visiting Modesto Nuts was delayed on account of a massive swarm of bees briefly overtaking the playing field.
Then, on June 23, came a Ports vs. Nuts occurrence that was arguably even stranger: interim Ports manager Todd Steverson (filling in for a vacationing Webster Garrison) ordered a series of intentional balks in a game eventually won by Modesto in 18 innings. Steverson later admitted that he was trying to end the ballgame. He was suspended from California League dugouts for a year as a result.
This was no case of Eight Men Out-style game-fixing, however. Though his methods are debatable, Steverson was merely trying to bring a farcical ballgame to a merciful end. Both teams had resorted to using position players on the mound after depleting their bullpens, and in the bottom of the 17th inning, Ports outfielder-turned-moonlighting pitcher Josh Whitaker issued a one-out walk to Kyle Parker. At this point Steverson ordered Whitaker to issue a pair of consecutive balks, bringing Parker to third, but yet the Nuts still failed to score.
Jared Clark, who started the game at first base and ended up as the winning pitcher, struck out, and then Jayson Langfels popped up to send the game to the 18th. After the Ports failed to score in the top of the frame, Whitaker retook the mound and gave up a lead-off single to Dustin Garneau. Steverson issued another balk, advancing Garneau to second, and then finally, mercifully, Helder Velazquez came through with a walk-off single.
When all was said and done, the game had taken a whopping 305 minutes to play and featured a combined 30 strikeouts, 22 walks, and 21 hits. By the time the final out was made, only several hundred fans remained out of what had been originally been a sellout crowd of 4,781. And, in the process, a roving instructor turned moonlighting manager received a year-long league suspension.
Only in Minor League Baseball, folks. Only in Minor League Baseball.
Even more position players pitching! The Norfolk Tides and Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees played back-to-back doubleheaders on June 2 and 3, so when the following afternoon's ballgame went into extra-innings, the always tantalizing prospect of position players pitching loomed large. Backstop Ryan J. Baker was the first to appear on the mound, entering in the 12th and eventually earning the win on the strength of his two scoreless innings of work. The loss went to infielder Carlos Rojas, who allowed Jack Cust's second home run of the day that, mercifully, helped end the contest in 13 innings.
Workin' overtime
On June 2, 29 innings of baseball was all in a day's work for the Trenton Thunder and New Hampshire Fisher Cats. And, by night's end, the Thunder had earned themselves a doubleheader sweep. They won the first game of the twinbill by a score of 3-2 in 14 innings. The nightcap then went 15 frames, with the Thunder pulling out a 6-5 victory.
Touch 'em all! (Or suffer the consequences): This season's strangest ending to a game occurred in Helena on June 25, when what should have been a game-tying, 10th-inning home run for the hometown Brewers instead turned into a game-ending putout at the plate. From the MiLB.com game recap:
"With Helena down, 2-0, and a man on with two outs in the bottom of the 10th, [Raul] Mondesi Jr. hit one over the center-field wall to tie the game. But he didn't step on home plate. [Missoula] Osprey manager Andy Green appealed and Mondesi was called out to end the game."
Mondesi's misstep was caused in no small part by poor sportsmanship. Tempers had flared between the Brewers and Osprey earlier in the game, and as Mondesi rounded the bases he taunted the opposing players.
"It was crazy," said pitcher Andrew Barbosa, who started the game for the Osprey. "[Mondesi] hits a home run, he's taunting a little bit running around the bases and then he steps over the plate. Our catcher, Michael Perez, saw it and waited for him to go in the dugout. He appealed it, the ump saw it, too, and he called him out."
The whole sequence of events led to Mondesi being credited with a triple, despite the fact that said hit cleared the center field fence -- per the game log. Mondesi vows renewed discipline as a result of the incident.
Anomalous ending, part II: Mondesi and crew certainly had some competition in the strange conclusions department, however. The Lynchburg Hillcats and Frederick Keys played a doubleheader on June 9, and the first game ended on a most unusual caught stealing. The Keys had runners on first and third with two outs when Aaron Baker, the runner on first, broke for second. Batter Scott Thomas tipped the pitch back into the catcher's glove and Baker, thinking it was a foul ball, casually walked back toward first. He was then chased down and tagged out, ending the ballgame.
Masters of efficiency: Both starting pitchers went the distance in a June 12 game between the Arkansas Travelers and the Springfield Cardinals, which required just one hour and 54 minutes to complete. Arkansas' John Hellweg took the loss, allowing four runs in eight innings, while Springfield's Seth Maness yielded a run over nine frames and threw just 84 pitches.
This was just the 13th "double" complete game in the Minors since 2005, and the first in the Texas League during that span.
Wild! Ballgames don't get much uglier than the Rancho Cucamonga Quake's 15-8 victory over the Lancaster JetHawks on June 3, as five Lancaster pitchers combined to issue 10 walks and hit five batters. The most ignominious pitching line belonged to Greg Wilborn, who allowed four runs on three hit batters, two walks and two wild pitches while retiring just two batters.
Wilder! Though the final score was pedestrian, the Potomac Nationals' 6-2 victory over the Winston-Salem Dash on June 22 was anything but. Five Dash pitchers combined to issue 13 walks, and of the 178 pitches they combined to throw that evening, only 85 went for strikes.
Wildest! The Lansing Lugnuts' 13-6 victory over the Great Lakes Loons on June 24 included a nine-run fifth inning, and in that inning Loons pitchers issued an agonizing seven consecutive walks. Four runs had already scored in the inning when the control troubles began. With a runner on first and two outs, Jose Dominguez walked four batters in a row. Juan Rodriguez then came in and walked three more (all of them scoring a run that was charged to Dominguez). A ground out then finally, mercifully, ended the inning, but Rodriguez wasn't quite done. He returned to the mound in the bottom of the sixth and promptly walked the first two batters he faced in that inning as well.
Breakout! Missoula's Daniel Pulfer went hitless over his first five games of the season, and Game No. 6 against Helena on June 27 started off in similarly frustrating fashion. Pulfer went hitless over his first two at-bats of the ballgame, and both of those outs were made within Missoula's seven-run first inning. It was all uphill from there, however, as Pulfer went on to hit for the cycle in the ballgame. He tripled in the third, singled in the fifth, homered in the sixth and doubled in the seventh.
Wait...what? This little nugget, courtesy of Oklahoma City RedHawks broadcaster and long-time "Crooked Numbers" contributor Alex Freedman, is for the scorekeeping nerds out there. The RedHawks defeated Reno by a score of 10-9 on May 20, and in the ballgame Xavier Cedeno was awarded a hold despite appearing before winning pitcher David Carpenter.
How is this possible? I'd try to explain, but it would take me at least 200 words and most people would still be confused. So let's just say "scorer's discretion" and call it a day.
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Glen Campbell's road career is over. The country star's publicist says Glen is "done touring." Rep Sandy Brokaw explains that Campbell, who's battling Alzheimer's disease, "went on the goodbye tour and wanted to see how it was with his health," and "after Christmas they put a big bow" on the trek - and that aspect of Glen's career.
Brokaw also admits that Glen's condition has become worse. The publicist explains that Campbell gets "confused" and "can't do an interview," and is no longer "comfortable on live TV."
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Leases, Courthouse Construction and the 1999 Capital Improvement Programs
Good morning Mr. Chairman, and Members of the Subcommittee. My name is
Bob Peck, and I am the Commissioner of the Public Buildings Service (PBS). I am pleased to appear before you today to discuss two very important aspects of our proposed Fiscal Year 1999 budget: our Capital Improvement Program and our Courthouse Construction Program. First, I would like to give you some background on PBS in general because our funding and operations are, in many ways, unique in the Federal government and because we have initiated a number of reforms in our capital funding programs since we last appeared before you.
PBS provides workspace for approximately a million Federal employees nationwide and controls 39 percent of the Federal Government's owned and leased office space, in addition to Federal courthouses, border stations, laboratories and warehouses. We manage more than 300 million rentable square feet of space in which the Federal Government does its business on behalf of the public. Our revenues and expenses for Fiscal Year 1999 are projected to be just over $5 billion. We are the largest commercial-style real estate organization in the United States.
Most years, we fund the preponderance of our budget from the Rent payments of our tenants, the agencies of the Federal Government, which are deposited into the Federal Buildings Fund (FBF). (By law, the Rents we set must approximate commercial rates
found in the marketplace.) In the current fiscal year, our entire new obligational authority is funded out of Rents from the FBF. We propose no appropriation for FY 1999 so, once again, our revenues will support our entire budget.
We have an advantage possessed by few other agencies in government: with clearly articulated revenue and expense flows, we can identify net income, a financial bottom line by which we can measure our performance. Our net income is not a profit, of course, but it is crucial: our income, net of fixed expenses (which are comprised of building operations, leasing and installment payment costs), is the funding we depend on to carry out major repairs, renovations and new construction. We can and should operate in a businesslike manner, measuring our efficiency in terms of time and money and making our customers?eral agencies? our shareholders? American taxpayers?isfied customers.
The GSA's Public Buildings Service has responsibility for more than 1,800 government-owned Federal buildings across the nation. More than half of the buildings in the total inventory are over 45 years old. In order to maximize the value of these assets to the taxpayer we practice sound financial planning and management. Decisions on investment for construction, acquisition, and repair and alteration of our real estate assets are key elements of our financial and asset management.
Based on our decision making process we prepared the fiscal year 1999 Capital Improvement Program, which is before you today. It consists of 10 prospectus-level repair and alteration projects budgeted at approximately $257 million, 9 prospectus-level R&A designs for future projects, estimated at $16.7 million, 6 prospectus-level design and construction projects estimated at $44 million, 9 prospectus-level replacement operating leases with a proposed annual cost not to exceed $37.6 million and the ongoing chlorofluorocarbon reduction and energy-saving programs, each budgeted at $25 million.
Annual revenues of the Federal Buildings Fund - principally the Rent payments to us
from the Federal agency tenants in our buildings -- provide sufficient funds to operate
the inventory and make payments to lessors; however, it has never provided sufficient
funds to meet all of our capital requirements. It has provided enough revenue in the
past to keep up with major repair and renovation needs and to fund a modest construction
With limited resources and an increasingly aging inventory, we have developed asset management
strategies which include the following priorities for the allocation of resources:
1. Protecting the safety and health of tenants in owned and leased assets;
2. Maintaining the operational viablity of owned assets through day-to-day repairs and alterations below prospectus level;
3. Altering vacant space in owned assets to relocate client agencies from leased space into Government-owned space when available;
4. Completing planned modernization of major buildings to maintain and enhance their ability to support client agencies' missions and to enhance their value; and
5. Providing new housing solutions (construction, acquisition, and leasing) to meet the
changing requirements of client agencies.
To better select among competing projects, we have changed the way we evaluate repair and alterations projects. We are using a "return on investment" measure to determine the financial impact of each repair and alteration project. This use of ROI is similar to the way capital real estate investments are screened in the private sector. The screening will identify, among other things, if an R&A project adds or detracts from net income to the FBF when the project is completed. Using the ROI as one of the criteria for selecting a project thus strengthens the long-term fiscal health of the FBF.
We are also evaluating proposed major R&A projects to see if we can reduce the scope of work without jeopardizing the required results. By reducing the scope of a project we can often realize additional cost savings as well as reduce the time required. We often find that by scaling down planned major modernization, we are able to free up additional funds for more projects.
Additional criteria used for the selection of major R&A projects nationwide include the timeliness of projects (follow-on phases of multi-phase projects) and ability to award projects within the fiscal year; the effect of the project related to the overall portfolio considerations and, finally, the urgency of execution, based on imminent system failure, hazardous condition or health and safety issues, imminent tenant requirements or avoidance of duplicate costs for swing space.
By applying these criteria during the decision making process we are able to prioritize the R&A projects and ensure that the available funding is devoted to the most important ones.
In the fiscal year 1999 budget, the Administration proposed a modest new construction and acquisition program, all to be funded out of FBF revenues. It includes two border stations, the design of a new U.S. Mission to the U.N., additional funding for the remediation efforts at the Southeast Federal Center (SEFC) and the design of a new
headquarters facility for the Department of Transportation. We recognize that, since the submission of the President's budget, we have had extensive discussions with you about the DOT headquarters and that you have asked us to take a different tack on it.
Resources in the FBF are limited. Our first priority is the repair and modernization of our existing inventory. As I mentioned before, the FBF cannot support a large construction/acquisition program. At the same time, we are well aware of the needs and requirements of other client agencies, such as the Judiciary, whose needs we cannot satisfy through existing resources in the FBF.
Which brings me to the second topic you asked us to address today namely the Federal courthouse construction program.
Need for and Scope of the Program
Ten years ago, the Judicial Branch undertook a survey of its facilities and determined that one-third of courthouses were grossly inadequate for their purpose, either because the space was inadequate to accommodate expanding needs or because of serious deficiencies in security, or both. We have estimated the cost of the 160 proposed projects at about $8 billion. To date, we have completed 16 of the Judiciary's recommended 160 courthouses, with another 24 under construction or soon to be.
The Judicial Conference has produced a list of the projects in order of their priority and we have been using that priority list exclusively in determining the order in which we recommend funding and constructing the projects. Of course, our recommendations are subject to review and change as we go through the Administration's annual budget process; and the final funding decisions are up to the Congress, through this Committee, its counterpart in the House, and the appropriations process.
We are proud of the courthouses we are producing. Effective project management is allowing us to bring in high-quality buildings within the appropriated project budgets.
The program is the largest such since the 1930's. I am pleased to report that, in partnership with the Judiciary and the private design and construction industries, GSA is producing landmark Federal courthouses that are worthy of the American people and
their justified pride in the American judicial system. We are commissioning America's
best architects and are winning praise for the courthouses' designs and functionality from architecture critics, judges and other building users, and from local community
I can also report to you that we are as conscientious about budgets as we are about excellence in design. The courthouses are designed and constructed to judicious and exacting standards. We have established a sophisticated system of cost benchmarks to ensure that we maintain cost and quality parity among projects with varying functional requirements and different site conditions at locations dispersed throughout the country. If all parties hold to the fiscal discipline that the cost benchmarking system encourages, we are confident that we can bring projects in on budget.
For example, in fiscal year 1998, we have completed seven courthouses, within their aggregated budgets. In the first month of fiscal year 1999, we will complete two more courthouses, which we will bring in for $11 million under project budgets.
In determining the space requirements and layout of individual courthouses, we rely on the Design Guide produced by the Judicial Conference. Courthouses are complex buildings. To provide security, three separate circulation systems are incorporated into their design: one for judges, jurors and court personnel; another for defendants in
custody; and a third for the public. Courtrooms are high-ceilinged to provide a sense of dignity and decorum and require carefully plotted sightlines and acoustics, while other courthouse workspaces are more typical office space; and the two types of space need to be meshed.
We have found that we can achieve about a 65-70 percent ratio of occupied space to circulation and service space in the courthouses. We insist on achieving a minimum of 67 percent in each project. We continue to investigate various layouts that might increase the proportion of occupied space. We looked, for example, at "collegial floors" -- grouping judges' chambers together on designated floors, with courtrooms grouped on other floors -- but we have not found that the layout generated a cost savings. It may have another benefit, however: some judges prefer the layout because it facilitates conferring with their colleagues.
There are potential cost savings that we have not yet achieved. The most significant
determinant in the cost of a building is its overall size. This single factor outweighs such
visible items as the exterior cladding and the interior finishes. Accordingly, we would
welcome the opportunity to work with the Judiciary to evaluate further how many
courtrooms we need to build to accommodate the projected caseloads in new courthouses.
Courtroom sharing and other strategies might allow us to reduce the building volumes
and square footage, and thus the costs, that we need to provide in some locations. We
need to clarify the options available to meet the Judiciary's needs for more courtroom
space in a tight budget climate.
Cost Benchmarking
GSA has a well-established, successful cost benchmarking process for new courthouse construction. A cost benchmark is a reference cost estimate which we use to evaluate the appropriateness of a proposed project's budget. In addition, benchmarks help unify our construction program nationwide by providing a method to compare project costs. Since 1995, benchmarking analyses have resulted in approximately $31 million in avoided expenditures for new courthouse construction.
The courthouses we are building today are being constructed within the budgets which were established based on the cost benchmark. Benchmarking provides for adequate, but not excessive, budgets following court design guide criteria.
We are now exploring ways to refine the cost benchmarking process. Currently, benchmarks account for the specific characteristics of individual buildings such as building height, geographic location, seismic design costs, and the amount of indoor parking. The process does not allow us to distinguish between courthouse projects with
varying ratios of office space to more expensive special purpose space such as
courtrooms. Consequently, a courthouse project with many courtrooms would have a cost benchmark identical to a project of the same size, in the same location, with fewer
courtrooms and a higher proportion of office space. We are evaluating possible
refinements to the benchmarking process which will allow us to calculate cost benchmarks according to the mix of office and special purpose space in a proposed
building. Of course, if we decide to revise the current benchmark system, we will brief the Committee before any new methodology is implemented.
Courthouse security continues to be of critical importance to all of us. GSA is now conducting risk analyses during the design and construction of new courthouses and identifying appropriate security measures for each location. In Hammond, Indiana, for instance, the building is designed so that windows in judges chambers are not exposed to the nearby street.
Other creative and subtle measures, such as landscaping and street furniture, are being used to keep unauthorized vehicles away from the building. In Minneapolis, artwork commissioned for the project includes earthen mounds which separate the building from the street, while allowing easy pedestrian access to the courthouse. Many of our
courthouse designs incorporate a plinth, a raised plaza, between the street and the
building. This allows us to maintain an accessible, open presence in the community,
while increasing building security.
The buildings need to be open and accessible, as courthouses traditionally have been, but they also need to be consistent with our security requirements. We estimate that security concerns, increased since the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, have added between 5 and 10 percent to the costs of the buildings we have in design.
Approximately $5 billion remains to be funded for the 120 courthouses in the program remaining to be designed and constructed. At the rate of $500 million per year, which is the rate at which the Judiciary had anticipated, ten years will be required to complete funding for the program.
As I noted earlier in my statement, our projections of income to the Federal Buildings Fund (FBF) over the next several years indicate that the Fund will have adequate resources to fund the capital repairs and modernizations necessary to keep our existing real property inventory functional and productive. Like any prudent real estate owner, our first priority out of operating funds is to maintain and improve the income-producing properties that we already have. However, this leaves little or no internally-generated funds for new construction.
In the past, recognizing this limited availability of revenues to fund new construction, Congress has appropriated funds to the FBF to provide for a construction program of the
magnitude anticipated by the Judiciary. Appropriations to the FBF for new construction between fiscal years 1990 and 1997 amounted to over $2.8 billion.
Given the cost of the Judiciary construction program, the Administration believes that we must redouble our efforts to ensure that these new landmark public buildings are
designed and built as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. Only by examining
ways to reduce the overall number of courtrooms and the amount of ancillary space we
need to build, by refining our benchmarks, and by holding firm to project budgets once
they are set, can we assure the taxpayers that these needed buildings have taken
advantage of every realistic opportunity to save costs. Towards this end, we look
forward to working with the Judiciary to perform an appropriately-designed courtroom-
utilization study and to seek other opportunities to ensure that these much needed public
buildings are designed and built in the most cost-effective manner possible as we proceed
with the construction program.
As you probably know, GSA's fiscal year 1999 appropriations bill in the House and Senate includes funding for approximately $500 million in courthouse construction for the fiscal year 1999 part of the plan. This would provide funding for site, design, and/or construction of 15 projects.
Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to have had this opportunity to discuss our Capital Improvement Program as well as the Courthouse Construction Program with you. We appreciate the Subcommittee's continuing interest in our capital program. I would be pleased to answer any questions the Subcommittee may have.


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March 7, 2006
Contact: Maryanne Beatty, (202) 501-1231
Washington, DC—The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) today announced the opening of a traveling exhibit, The American Scene: Graphics from the New Deal, which will provide the American public with an opportunity to see original artwork from the Graphics Division of the Federal Art Project (FAP) of the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
This exhibit will highlight over 30 prints, etchings, and lithographs, and three sculptures from the FAP/WPA. The exhibit will open in Bristol, Rhode Island, on March 8, 2006, at Roger Williams University, School of Architecture, Art and Historic Preservation.
The Great Depression of the 1930s brought a deflation, not only of incomes, but also of hope. The "New Deal" programs of President Franklin D. Roosevelt offered federal relief, recovery, and reform, and restored the confidence and optimism of the American people.
As we approach the 75th anniversary of the New Deal, it is important to remember that this was also a unique period of federal patronage of the visual arts, a legacy that is proudly continued today by the U.S. General Services Administration, said David Winstead, Commissioner of GSA's Public Buildings Service. The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 established GSA, and included in the mandate was the stewardship of the portable artworks created under the federal government's New Deal art projects.
The Graphics Division of the FAP fostered high production and new techniques in printmaking processes, such as silkscreen, which allowed the use of color. Graphic artists saw the medium as a means of raising American cultural literacy by making fine art more accessible. Their work encompassed the American Scene, an anti-modernist movement that embraced rurally-oriented regionalism and urban and political social realism. This exhibit offers a view of this unique period of federal patronage of the arts.
The exhibit will remain in Rhode Island until April 3, 2006, and will then travel to other schools of art and public venues in the United States. For more information on GSA's Fine Arts Program, visit www.gsa.gov.
GSA is a centralized, federal procurement, property management, policy development and information provision agency, created by Congress to improve government efficiency and help federal agencies better serve the public. In this role, GSA acquires products and services on behalf of federal agencies; plays a key role in developing and implementing governmentwide policies; provides services and solutions for the office operations of more than one million federal workers; and encourages a citizen-centric relationship with government by providing a single "point of entry" to the information and services citizens need in a timeframe they can appreciate. This allows citizens to receive accurate, timely and consistent answers and information, and helps Federal agencies better respond to citizen inquiries.


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Hundreds remember the Chardon High School tragedy
(Chardon) - Hundreds of people including students, faculty members, residents and others lined the Chardon High School cafeteria Thursday night for a prayer service marking the second anniversary of the deadly shootings inside that same cafeteria.
Student T.J. Lane shot and killed fellow students Danny Parmertor, Demetrious Hewlin and Russell King Jr. February 27, 2012 and wounded Nick Walczak, leaving him paralyzed and in a wheelchair.
Lane is serving three life sentences for his acts. Students who spoke with Newsradio WTAM 1100 say they continue to heal. Others in attendence say the continued sense of family among Chardon's residents continues the healing process as well.
Retired Chardon School Superintendent Joe Bergant says there is not a day he does not think of the tragedy. Bergant retired following last school year. He says the school staff was well prepared in the event of such an incident.
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I am a painter.
Very good. Things will go well with me!
Religion is the greatest art.and unless you understand religion something will be always missing in your art, something will remain incomplete, because whatsoever you do without religion, you are the doer. Once religion enters your life you are no longer the doer. Then something greater than you, vaster than you, enters you, starts functioning through you. You become more and more a medium, a possessed being - and then something of the unknown penetrates into the known.
All great works of art are religious, are bound to be religious. Anything that is great has to be religious. Something of the divine, something of the sacred will be there in its climate.
Are you meditating?
On my own.. I don't know if I'm doing it right, but I have felt painting to be a medium. One time I needed a wave and I couldn't think of the right wave so I asked God for help, and a wave appeared on the door. And I had to run and get a pencil and paper because I thought it would go away. But it was still there, so I copied it down!
Good! It was a hunch but it worked! Sometimes hunches work more than reason. And particularly when a hunch comes to a woman it works better than when it comes to a man, because the feminine mind remains irrational. That is the polarity: the male mind is rational, the female mind is irrational - nearer the heart than the brain. If you can trust hunches then much is possible.
And in fact prayer should be unlearned. It should be spontaneous - and that's why it worked. There are many people who are praying in the churches, in the temples, and nothing happens.nothing is going to happen. They can go on praying for lives together and nothing will happen, because the prayer is not spontaneous. They are managing it; it is through the mind. They are too wise, and for a prayer to function you have to be a fool.
That was foolish - you even felt awkward when you said it, that you talked to God. It was foolish, but it worked. There are things where foolishness is wisdom, and wisdom is foolishness. So continue to use that; whenever you feel a moment when it is needed, use it. The more you use it, the more it will become available. And out of these meditations your prayer will deepen. You have come in the right moment to be trapped!


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Salem Teens Warn About Speeding On YouTube
Four Sprague High School students are sharing the dangers of the need for speed, and how lucky they are to be alive today, in a compelling video on Salem Health's YouTube channel. 16-year-old Josh Martinson and his friends, Daniel Fiedler, Justine Maggi and Lindsey Botek, also 16 years old, are all recovering from injuries suffered in a horrific crash last May 2nd, when Josh flipped his mother's car while hill-jumping near Salem. "We didn't think nothing like this would ever happen to us," says Josh, who found himself impaled through the shoulder by a metal fence post, and his friends hurt, after the car landed.
Kelly Owen, a trauma nurse at Salem Hospital, convinced the teens and their parents to tell their frightening story on-camera, to show to other teens at school assemblies across the Northwest, put on by the group, Nurses Talk Tough. "This is a great story, because it has a happy ending, and many times, these crashes don't," said Owen, "hopefully, other teens will learn valuable lessons from the choices these kids made, and not make the same mistakes."