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At the top of the stairs in our house heading to the top floor, there is a fairly decent-sized landing area. The hallway narrows on either side heading to different rooms, but that area in the middle felt empty and just large enough to where it felt like it was unfurnished. I knew it needed something. All we had done since moving in was add a fun light fixture...
|Similar fixture HERE
To be honest, this area wasn't exactly a priority to put together. It was just kind of a boring landing/hallway space. I didn't intentionally try to get it put together over the past few weeks, it just sort of happened.
When I got the new chairs for the family room, I moved the old ones up to this area because... well, there was just extra space. Nothing super thought-out.
The two chairs reminded me of the little sitting area I loved so much in our first house that I bought those for originally. So I essentially recreated that little space. I hung the same round mirror that had just been sitting around in the basement all sad and unused. I also added the little round pedestal table that I had in that original little space as well.
Then, a few weeks ago, I added the frame wall here) and threw in some accessories.
Boom. Sitting area.
It's not perfect, and I'm sure I'll change stuff around as I always do, but it's cute and fun and it's kind of nice to make use of some unused stuff and decor that was hanging out in the spare bedroom I blogged about last week (here). It's fun to shop your own stuff for little spaces like this!
Something else I should mention that's a bit weird about this space is that it's where the attic stairs drop down. So putting up a nice bookcase (which was my original thought), or another heavy piece of furniture was out of the question. We don't need to access the attic too often, but when we do, it's nice that all I have to do is move the left chair out of the way. No big deal.
The area is right across from the guest bedroom, which is nice because it can act as a nice little sitting area for "reading a book" (as my Grandma suggested), or whatever one generally uses these little nondescript "sitting" areas for.
But mostly, it makes the area feel a bit more finished and it's cute to look at. :)
I added a cute little basket of books that I grabbed from the guest bedroom. Thought it was cute here.
Those yellow pillows always make me happy. I got them years ago from Target when they did the collaboration with Dwell. That collaboration was the best.... Totally need to do that again, Target. Get on it. The basket is from there too. The fuzzy pillows are from, you guessed it, Target. I have a problem.
So that's it! Just a simple little update that was easy to put together, but made a big difference. It's fun to create little spaces like this!
Now for a few home decor goodies I picked up at the Ballard Designs Outlet...
I knew they were doing their annual Presidents' Day Sale, so I thought I'd check it out. I didn't find anything huge, but I did score some good deals on a few things.
In our guest bedroom post, I talked all about the cozy leopard bedding accents from Ballard.
|see more on this space HERE
With the outlet pricing, plus another 30% off the sale price, plus another 20% off of my entire purchase, I got it for $28.
Didn't get a photo of it in the packaging (hence the crappy phone pic), but you get the idea. It's currently in the washer getting velvety soft. I may steal it though... haha. It may not make it back in there.
I grabbed some black "drum" chandelier shades. These guys can get expensive. I got them for around $8 a piece.
Not sure where exactly I'm going to use these. I'm thinking I may use them on the fixture in our master bathroom. I love the look of black chandelier shades. I have them on our dining room chandelier and I've always been super happy with them.
This next one is crazy... Remember our huge 12' Christmas tree? It was hard finding a 72" tree skirt to fit around it. I finally (coincidentally) found a pretty fringed burlap one at Ballard that worked really well. Those things aren't cheap.
I was shocked when I saw a few 72" tree skirts that were crazy discounted. Crazy discounted. They all were returns (I suspect), because they had random family monograms, last names printed on them.
I found one that looked like it had never been taken out of the packaging and was not monogrammed...thankfully.
I peeled it back so you could see the original price.
With the additional discounts, I got it for around $8.50.
The green is a bit less lime and a bit softer in person, but I thought it was gorgeous. Since our big tree is sort of "woodland critter" themed (sounds scary, but it was totally cute, I swear), I think it will look great. I'm going to use the burlap one around our little Paris tree in the living room/office this Christmas.
Didn't think we'd be talking Christmas again so soon, huh? ;)
So that's all for this week guys! Where are your favorite place to score deals on home decor??
I hope you enjoy your weekend!


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Warning! Warning! A Bit of Self-Promotion Ahead; Or, Why Oh Why Do Ignorant People Bother to Speak?
We're all ignorant about some things, I know. All of us. And if we're ignorant we will speak ignorantly. I've done my share of that too. But here's the deal. People who have never read my book Why I Became An Atheist, seem to come out of the woodwork to poo poo it whenever it's included on a list of recommended atheist books with the deservedly famous New Atheists, as if that's not saying much. While I am indeed happy to be on these lists, this poo pooing happens almost every single time. One such person, who thinks these other New Atheist books are "terrible," argued that
Books like "Arguing about Gods" by Graham Oppy, and "Logic and Theism" by J.H. Sobel are light years ahead of Dawkins et al. Being put on a list with them would be something to be proud of.Okay, then take a good look at this list of the best atheist books of the decade. I think the reason my magnum opus tops several lists of popular AND scholarly atheist books is because it's both scholarly and also understandable to the intelligent general reader. That was my goal. But your opinion of it is the only one that counts. Carry on. Sorry for this interruption of your regularly scheduled show.

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Jake Raulerson has known for a long time that he wanted to be a Texas Longhorn. He was, after all, the first commitment for Texas' 2013 recruiting class.
Wednesday was the culmination of all the hard work Raulerson has put in over the years, with the standout prospect signing his paperwork to officially join the Texas Longhorn family as an early enrollee in the 2013 class.
I just signed it and faxed it back in," Raulerson said shortly after putting pen to his scholarship agreement. "I'm excited to get there and ready to go. This makes it more real. I'll be there in a month."
Raulerson will take his last class as a Celina High School student on Friday - he expects the magnitude of what is in front of him to hit him at that point - and he'll immediately turn his focus towards getting his mind and body ready for a January enrollment in Austin.
"I'm just going to be working out. I'm just going to lift as hard as I do anyways. I've got a month left of just grinding out," Raulerson said.
Earlier this month, the 6-5, 250-pound Raulerson took his official visit to Texas. The highlight, he said, was hanging out with the other prospects who were in on their visits, and getting more time with the Texas football staff. In speaking to the UT coaches, Raulerson was given some news that he wasn't quite expecting.
"They said I'm going to go in and pay defensive end. That surprised me," Raulerson said. "They said they weren't going to redshirt me."
There was a time this summer when Raulerson believed he would start his Longhorn career on the offensive line. He's now focused on defense, but as he has put it all along, he'll do whatever is asked if it helps get him some playing time and helps the team win.
"I just want to get on the field," Raulerson said. "As a defensive end, I'll just work hard to see if I can get into the rotation. I think I can bring some quickness off the edge and effort. I'll just see if I can make a difference.
"The coaches said I could rotate in where, I think, Jeffcoat is playing right now. I can rotate in, help those guys out, be on the strongside, use my run stopping ability, my quickness. I'm not the fastest guy in the world, but I can stop the run pretty well."
Raulerson was hosted by Dalton Santos on his visit. A personable guy who seems to know just about every top prospect in the state of Texas, Raulerson used the 48 hours of his official visit to get better acquainted with the current UT team members.
"i really connected with a lot of those guys. I feel like I'm becoming part of the team even more," Raulerson said. "I know I'll be accepted as part of the team when I get there, so I'm excited about that."
Rauleson will head to San Antonio on December 29 to watch the Longhorns take on Oregon State in the Alamo Bowl. From there, he'll stay in San Antonio for a week as an Army All-American. Upon completion of the Army Bowl, he'll have less than one week before moving into his dorm at Texas. Raulerson said he has a flurry of emotions going through his mind knowing that a new chapter in his life is right around the corner.
"'m nervous. I had guys (on the visit) come up to me and tell me, 'Dude it's not easy.' If a guy tells he's not nervous at one point before something like this, he's lying," Raulerson said. "But the nervousness is an excitedness, it's not a bad thing. I'm ready to go. It's like four years came and went in high school, and I really don't want this next four years to go that fast.


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Whole team really came to play this game can become ours if we we don't let Miles get hot :gony:
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Whole team really came to play this game can become ours if we we don't let Miles get hot :gony:
Lookout for variations of this play all night. It's poisonous!
That didn't work!
hot pass from melo to stat, but jefferson is destroying us. also nice and 1 from amare!
This starting lineup is boss defensively.
In effect, we have three ball-hawks surrounding STAT and Melo.
I love it.
Looking Deadly!!
OK, so when was Jeffries so good on defense...I know he was known for defense, but when we had him back in the day, he was not as impactful.
omg. we can't miss this quarter. hopefully if/when we get cold we can lock down on D
Wow... Offense has been EXPLOSIVE! Defense playing great, the INTENSITY is in the building... Jeffries is a huge defensive upgrade for us @ the C position. Loving it.
Man that was beast mode right there. I THINK MELO TOOK HIS ELBOW PAD OFF. I TOLD YOU GUYS.
After that 1st Q... Wow. On pace to score 160 while holding Utah under 100 (96). May not happen, but this game has blow out written all over it.
Carmelo was a freaking force there in the 1st.
Lets go into the half up by at least 30 & end the game before it started.
Impressive thus far. Great shooting performance and they are picking up the D. Keep it up guys!
I wanna hold these guys under 90 points tonight. We need a strong showing on defense here in the 2nd.


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Another BlackBerry 10 smartphone is approved by the FCC
0. phoneArena posted on 02 Jan 2013, 06:23
January 30 – that's the date every hardcore BlackBerry fan has marked in their calendar. That's when the upcoming BlackBerry 10 smartphones are to be officially unveiled, along with their features and specifications. At least two new handsets are expected to be announced on stage: the BlackBerry X10 with its hardware QWERTY keyboard and the BlackBerry Z10 with a full touchscreen interface...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. gazmatic (Posts: 795; Member since: 06 Sep 2012)
come bb... lets go!! i wanna be first in line.... do it right
2. ray77 (Posts: 126; Member since: 17 Nov 2012)
do ur magic blackberry
3. IamTheGodfatherofCell (Posts: 33; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
First in line???? Like there is going to be a line for this product. I dont care if this web browser is the fastest on the market, the apps are sub par, the device is not very appealing, the processor chip is nothing to write home about....and it is a blackberry. The name alone scares people away now...sort of like a Windows phone.
7. stychill (unregistered)
How do you know what the apps are like?
8. IamTheGodfatherofCell (Posts: 33; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
Because it is readily avail;able for public sight. Problem with this sight is it is infested with fan boys who need someone to lead them to product knowledge which is readily available for public view.
And this device will fail....just as the Windows phones everyone here was raving about FAILED...sales is the ONLY important number and Blackberry will never be able to break even for this.
9. stychill (unregistered)
As far as failing i believe that's still in the air and not set in stone, windows phone was never appealing to me. And as far as i know, the only way to see whats in BlackBerry World (BB10 Appworld) you have to have a Blackberry 10 developer device, so unless you have one or know someone with such a device and they have let you go through the current crop of apps on there i think you're just speculating. The device's looks may not be appealing to you but everyone on earth doesn't have the same tastes as you. The processor is perfect for the mid level phone that it is (I'm assuming you mean the Z10). The os seems solid, what rim needs is decent pricing. From what i've seen so far the only thing that will contribute greatly to a failure is device cost.
13. IamTheGodfatherofCell (Posts: 33; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
with a browser like that, and yes with the apps it is supposedly going to push on this device ( which I have seen along with thousands of others), this device needs an A grade processor, which right now it is a C grade at best.
16. stychill (unregistered)
That's dependent on the optimization of the OS, your speculation is based on the OS being as crappy and outdated as the previous versions. You have no idea how well it will all work in the end and again, its a mid level device. It seems like you're expecting it to launch with a tegra 4 chip...
11. Nikolas.Oliver (banned) (Posts: 1574; Member since: 01 Jul 2012)
Three letters from me : DOA
19. tonygoz (Posts: 11; Member since: 29 Dec 2011)
thanks for the educative awareness.............well.........we are still buying it when it comes out...... thanks again .......
4. Tsoliades (Posts: 228; Member since: 22 Dec 2012)
They better make this good or else they're done.
Come on, BB. I want another competitor in the market.
5. metoyou (Posts: 279; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
me next in line :)
6. philippe (Posts: 1; Member since: 02 Jan 2013)
It's a Europeen modèle : accessoweb.com/Blackberry-Z10-Le-modele-RFH121LW-est-le-modele-europeen_a11417.html
10. stychill (unregistered)
I have no idea how well rim will do, they are hurdles but people saying they will fail solely because they dislike RIM or because of past BlackBerry devices are complete and utter imbeciles. If this new generation of BlackBerry devices has excellent marketing the devices of the past will not deter consumers from this new generation BB10.
14. IamTheGodfatherofCell (Posts: 33; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
Yeah ok....10 years ago Suzuki released an SUV which was prone to flip over ( Sidekick). 10 years later...Suzuki still cant sell vehichles.
Reputation is EVERYTHING in business. You lose it...you lose your most powerful asset
17. stychill (unregistered)
I understand where you're coming from but, that's suzuki you can't compare cars flipping over to a limited smartphone OS like the ones pre blackberry 10. Its just not the same. The OS was limited before by the looks of it thats not the case in 2013, i see no reason why it would fail. Only the months after January will tell which of us is more accurate. I don't want them to fail, their new OS and Leaked specs for the Z10 have what i need in a phone. The price is all i'm concerned of.
18. MobileCaseReview (Posts: 242; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
Umm, they still sell motorcycles very well, and by definition that is a vehicle.
12. Nikolas.Oliver (banned) (Posts: 1574; Member since: 01 Jul 2012)
Dead on arrival
15. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
Black Berry 10 full touch screen and everyone's favorite BLACK BERRY 10 QWERTY phone. This might be a promising year for RIM if they can play all their cards right


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Buffalo Trail Trail Council
Philmont Scout Ranch
Crew 721 F2 1983 - Troop 152 Midland
By Tom Florer
This trek was a moderately difficult route through Philmonts beautiful South and Central Country. Ranger training took place at Rayado River, after which we proceeded to Toothache Springs Camp, on the side of Uracca Mesa. Our ranger left us at Toothache Springs, and we made our way to Crater Lake to participate in the Continental Tie & Lumber Company program. After program, we made our way up the long climb over Fowler Pass, then down to Lower Bonita Camp for the night.
The next morning found us heading over Webster Pass, then down to the bottom of Rayado Canyon and Fish Camp. Two things happened here- being Fish Camp we had to tie some flies, and we also had to do a side hike up to Phillips Junction for a food pickup.
Fish Camp was not our destination for the night we still had to reach Apache Springs. Its an easy hike in the upper reaches of Rayado Canyon, until the trail makes an abrupt turn and heads to the top of the ridge. Today, this short but steep section of trail is known as the Seven Steps, but back in the early 80s it was known as the Seven Switchbacks of Doom.
Apache Springs was our layover camp- no hiking the next day! We got to sleep late, cook a hot breakfast, and leisurely take part in the program, which centered around the Jicarilla Apache Indians. A highlight of the day was watching the sunset from the fenceline on Philmonts western boundary.
Crooked Creek was the destination for the next day. We decided to take the fence line trail, and followed the Philmont boundary for several miles. After setting up camp at Crooked Creek, we had to do another side hike to Phillips Junction, to get food for the remainder of the trek. In todays world, Crooked Creek is a staff camp, but in the early 80s it was not.
Fur trapping was the program at our next stop- Clear Creek. Is the temperature ever warm at Clear Creek? It was cold and rainy today, and almost every time Ive been there since then its largely the same. Its a great camp, though.
The crew gets up early the next morning, and is hiking before sunrise. It will be a long day, as we will climb Mt. Phillips- at 11,711 its the second highest peak on Philmont. Views from the summit include just about all major Philmont peaks, including Baldy. You can also see the highest point in New Mexico- Wheeler Peak, and the Angel Fire Ski Area. Shortly after leaving the summit, we go over Comanche Peak (third highest on Philmont), then start the knee-pounding descent to Cyphers Mine.
Cyphers is unique in that you dont have to set up tents- you stay in Adirondack-style shelters. The program is centered around mining, and the mine tour is always a hit. The evenings campfire (known as the Stomp) has always been one of the best on the ranch.
The next day starts with the long trek down the North Fork of Cito Creek. This is not one of the best trails on the ranch, crossing the creek over 40 times in just over four miles. This trail was actually closed during the late 80s, and crews had to take the less adventurous route through the Middle Fork of Cito Creek. The North Fork trail was one of the Conservation Project sites during the summer of 05, and has been reopened.
Our destination is Schaeffers Pass. Along the way, we stop at the Cito Reservoir to check out the Ice Caves, then again at Clarks Fork to participate in the Western Lore program. There is no water at Schaeffers, so we must carry extra water with us.
Waking up the next morning at Schaeffers Pass, we have one last big climb ahead of us. The last 600 to the top of Shaeffers Peak is a grunt (the old trail has since been replaced with one that is actually quite nice). From the peak, its a long traverse across the spine of Tooth Ridge to the base of the Tooth of Time. Of course we had to side hike to the top of the Tooth, then after a quick lunch we cruise the last 3 ½ miles down into Base Camp.


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KEXP Reviews
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This New York-based band returns with another excellent effort of country-flavored pop. Frontman Eef Barzelay has an amazing gift for strong lyrics, storytelling and word play, not to mention an engaging voice. A brilliant album that may be their best yet. 6/15/2003 - John Richards
Other Clem Snide album reviews:
End of Love - 1/25/2005
The Ghost of Fashion - 7/15/2001


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ACParadise Network: American Cosplay Paradise American Cosplay Experience American Cosplay Snapshots
Hello, my name is Courtney but in the cosplay world my username is CourtoonXIII.
I've been a cosplayer since my Junior Year in high school and have loved from that day on.
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We used to feel that way.
But after countless rallies and the fun and friends we've met over the years, we've found we really hate to leave at the end of the day, and love the excitement and energy of rallies.
Just a different type of camping, but we wouldn't miss it!


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The C$37.9 million rehabilitation is expected to add 15 years to the life of the fleet, which sports Advanced Rapid Transit technology, powered by linear induction motors, supplied by Bombardier. Canada's federal government is supplying C$28.5 million for the effort. The fleet should be totally refurbished by December 2016.
Translink, formerly BC Transit, is responsible for operation of the 47-mile, three-line Skytrain system serving Greater Vancouver, contracting out day-to-day operations to both British Columbia Rapid Transit Co. and ProTrans BC. A fourth line, the Evergreen Line, is scheduled to begin operation in 2016.
Work includes upgrading the electrical system, expanding the interior passenger capacity, refurbishing passenger doors, replacing interior amenities, and repainting the vehicles exterior, according to local media.
The provincial government is applauding Translink's decision to save money.
"I'm encouraged by TransLink's decision to refurbish these vehicles and save money," said British Columbia Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone. "TransLink serves an area about twice the size of Toronto and provides over one million trips a day. Senior government funding, like the Gas Tax Fund, helps TransLink provide a world-class transportation system for communities and families."


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"NY Dream Girl" Search Continues: "It Is Authentic"
Patrick discusses the girl of his dreams from Jakob Lodwick on Vimeo. Explained in this video: why Patrick Moberg, the iPod-having hoodie-sporter who created a webpage in an attempt to find the girl who caught his eye on the 5 train, didn't just go up and talk to her. Not explained: why he keeps compulsively mussing his hair (tic? lice?), what his dating history has been like with other women who he met on the subway (do you think maybe he tired of them quickly after discovering that they were real people with thoughts and feelings, and not ideas he created?) and why on earth this girl hasn't come forward yet. Maybe she is too busy writing in her journal and braiding her hair all fancy. Also look for the earwax-picking at 2:48 when he's saying he "doesn't want to be just some gimmick story." Adorable!


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The lane behind the historic Davenport House in downtown Savannah is greener with the removal of blacktop and addition of brickwork. The bricks, which look great, also let rainwater seep through rather than running off into sewers. Looks like it makes a nice outdoor gathering space, too.
Maybe this effort will inspire others downtown to re-do their lanes, too. Though I should note that many of the lanes south of the historic district are already green by virtue of having never been paved.
The Davenport House Endowment Directors spearheaded the effort to create what they're calling the National Landmark Historic District's first eco-friendly lane. The newly-completed green lane connects the Davenport House Museum on Columbia Square with the recently-restored Kennedy Pharmacy, located on the corner of Broughton and Habersham Streets.
Project supporters include the City of Savannah, Sottile & Sottile, Savannah Hardscapes Construction, Savannah Surfaces, Bartlett Tree Experts, Thomas & Hutton Engineering, John F. McEllen Landscape Consultant, Bloomquist Construction, Gammon Surveying & Associates, the Davenport House Endowment Directors, the Davenport House Museum and Historic Savannah Foundation.


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Opponents square off over Supreme Court property rights decision
The Supreme Court recently upheld a Connecticut city's decision to take private property for use in an economic redevelopment project, with a 5-4 decision that has been hotly debated since it was released last month. Is the ruling an expansion of the government's eminent domain powers? Will the decision lead to more takings in other cities, or are property rights advocates overstating the potential fallout? How are state and federal lawmakers reacting to the decision? Scott Bullock, a senior attorney with the Institute for Justice, who argued the case before the high court, and Paul Farmer, executive director of the American Planning Association, go head to head over Kelo v. the City of New London.


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I had that one bite me once, too - luckily I still had one of my ssh sessions connected. The key is to not do the installkernel and installworld steps when you're going to be disconnecting from the system. You can toss the buildworld and buildkernel into a screen and forget about them, but when you come back to do the install steps and mergemaster, make certain that you complete the process and reboot!
Most times ssh doesn't change significantly, but when it does, you get in trouble with things like this. Your best bet is probably to hack yourself a shell somehow... one of those times when having good security is bad. If the server isn't too vital, you could just reboot it and clean up the mess from there - though if you haven't run mergemaster yet and you're upgrading a significant distance, you could have some nasty problems.
Good luck!
I found SSH to be broken after I had ran mergemaster. I suspect that I messed with PAM settings. I did touched SSH configs too but it should not affect SSH daemon as I haven't restarted it.
Luckily I did run installworld before logging off and I have very slim hope that newly installed SSH will be compatible with new configs. I'll find it tomorrow when I
Ilya Martynov (http://martynov.org/ [martynov.org])
I do remote system upgrades on a regular (read almost daily) basis - if you practice enough with non-critical systems and get a good, functional procedure down, it can go off flawlessly. On some systems (pretty much everything I have in production, for example) you simply can't afford the amount of downtime that going down into single user even for just a couple of quick reboots and installs will generate.
If you ran installworld and mergemaster before logging off, you should be good to go when you reboot
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A requirement that more then 50% of the evidence points to something. This is the burden of proof in a civil trial.
For example: At the end of civil case A v. B, 51% of the evidence favors A. Thus, A has a preponderance of the evidence, A has met their burden of proof, and A will win the case.


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Son of Braves third-base coach gets Draft call
Snitker finds out Atlanta drafted him during BP before game
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
Having joined his father, Braves third-base coach Brian Snitker, on this road trip in New York this past weekend, the younger Snitker spent most of Tuesday afternoon following this year's First-Year Player Draft on MLB.com in the visitor's clubhouse at Sun Life Stadium.
When he wasn't selected through the 15 rounds, a somewhat disappointed Snitker donned his Braves uniform (wearing his father's No. 51) and took the field for batting practice with his cell phone in his back pocket. A short time later, the Braves called to inform him they had selected him in the 19th round.
"I'm happy for him because he's worked his butt off," the elder Snitker said. "He's a real dedicated kid. He had a really good year, so it's neat that he's going to get the opportunity. He's grown up in a dugout, on a baseball field. He didn't know anything else. So it's kind of neat that he's going to get a chance to do this."
Since signing his first professional contract in 1977, Brian Snitker has served as a player, coach or manager in the Braves' organization. Before beginning his current stint as Atlanta's third-base coach in 2007, he served as a manager for a number of the organization's Minor League affiliates.
This prompted the younger Snitker to jokingly tell one of the Braves' players, "I've spent 12 years in the Minor Leagues already."
"It's going to be a fun experience," Troy Snitker said. "It's going to be weird. I've worn the uniform my whole life and now wearing it to play in is going to feel a little different." After completing a successful high school career at suburban Atlanta's Brookwood High School, Snitker ended up attending North Georgia College and extending his baseball career. This past season, the 22-year-old catcher hit .340 with six homers and 44 RBIs.
"I didn't have any expectations, but I'm extremely happy it was the Braves," Troy Snitker said.
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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always enjoy watching dwade play... heck of a player . unfort. this is the closest we will ever see him... he will 'never' sign with us...
always enjoy watching dwade play... heck of a player . unfort. this is the closest we will ever see him... he will 'never' sign with us...
Metro... Arroyo going for 20 off the bench!!! Walsh gonna regret not jumping on him when he had the chance.
Danilo gonna hit the gamewinning 3 with .02 on the clock to help us forget the 50 points DWade is gonna drop 2night.
desde la cuna del chango
sick thread JPZ, lookin real smooth and i hope we could come up with a win im most looking forward to watching Chandler, Gallo and Douglas i think they will be key for us
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-ESPNThe [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] will open the 2009-10 season by taking time to honor one of their past greats, while the [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] appear to be looking towards next season before even stepping on the court.
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will win 38 games this season
Let's...Go...Lottery! Let's...Go...Lottery!!! Say it with me Knicks fans!
Honestly I can't hate these Heat like the Heat of the 90's aside from Haslem and Beasly.
But you can't hate a team with Dwayne Wade. That guy is unhateable.
You take away Wade from MIA, then hell yeah the Heat are the team to war with again...
I hope the Knicks put as much work and heart into it as this thread starter did. Great job Jpz
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Geez, that was a long speech from Hardaway. Let's get this game started already!
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Car heist in Londonderry ends in crash
According to the Vermont state Police, shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 30, Stacey Bonang, 45, of weston, called the State Police to report that her vehicle had just been stolen. Bonang was traveling on Route 11 in Londonderry when she encountered a female hitchhiking near the Mill Restaurant.
Bonang picked the female up and gave her a ride to the Londonderry Plaza. Bonang left the female alone in the vehicle when the female requested to make a private phone call. At this point the female locked the doors and drove off. Bonang's vehicle is a maroon 2013 Subaru Forester with Vermont registration FSH112.
Bonang described the female as 5'5" with a slender build, wearing a black jacket and dark hair tucked up into a hat. Jeans and boots with the jeans tucked into the boots. Bonang said that the woman was wearing glasses.
The stolen vehicle was located the following morning, crashed into a tree on Route 100 near Piper Hill Road, in Weston.
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NASHVILLE, TN - Canada's U-23 team was seconds away from completing its improbable run to the top of Group A at the 2012 CONCACAF men's Olympic qualifying tournament, but were pegged back with a 1-1 draw in the final minutes against group minnows Cuba at LP Field on Monday night.
Substitute Maykel Reyes drilled a header home in the 90th minute to cancel out Evan James' first-half strike, giving the already eliminated Cubans their first goal and first point of the tournament.
James gave Canada the lead in the 25th minute off a nice feed from United States-killer Lucas Cavallini. The Uruguay-based forward led an attack up the left side and, after losing his marker with a nice little cut-back, crossed to an unmarked James. The Montreal Impact man fired from 15 yards out and tucked into the corner to Odisnel Cooper's left.
The start of the second half was almost played at a walking pace, as neither side did much to create chances. But out of seemingly nothing, James nearly doubled his goal tally in the 64th minute. The Canadian attacker found some space to head toward goal on the left side of the 18-yard box. After a quick dribble, he unleashed a low shot that seemed to have Cooper fooled. He moved to his right to claim the ball, but had to quickly re-adjust and dive to his left, as the ball seemed to have a bit of swerve on it. The Cuban goalkeeper was able to get down and got his palms to the shot and no Canadian attackers followed up to knock the loose ball in.
Russell Teibert made Cooper work once again in the 72nd minute. The Vancouver Whitecaps FC midfielder struck a nearly perfect free kick, but Cooper dove well to his left to push it out for a corner.
It looked very much as if Canada were on their way to a victory and the top of the group. But in the dying seconds, Dayrón Blanco lofted a free kick into the Canadian box and Reyes timed his jump perfectly to head it past Michal Misiewicz, the first goal Canada have conceded in the tournament.
Former Whitecaps FC striker Marcus Haber also started Monday's game for Canada, while former 'Caps midfielder Philippe Davies appeared as a second-half substitute.
The Canadians advance to Friday's semifinal at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas, as runners-up in Group A, and will likely face Mexico for a trip to London 2012. In Monday's other Group A match, a goal by Jaime Alas in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time earned El Salvador a stunning 3-3 draw with the United States and top spot in Group A. The draw eliminated the host Americans from Olympic qualification.
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Not only has Jackson Bird had to leave the state to further his career, but he's risen to the Australian squad having overcome that other stumbling block in New South Wales cricket - a private school education. In what would be almost a copycat of Ed Cowan's Test debut, Bird could win his baggy green cap on Boxing Day, too, having also relocated to Tasmania. There is a perception that private school cricketers are soft, but Cowan and now Bird have blown around those barriers to climb to the summit.
Brad Haddin believes national selectors should take a punt on rising star Moises Henriques. With 13 wickets at 18 and 314 runs at 78.5 in the Sheffield Shield, the all-rounder has been one of the leading players in the shield this summer with bat and ball. ''I think he's going to be one of those players that the higher the level he goes the better he will play,'' Haddin said.
Shane Watson was a hit on and off the field as Australia wrapped up victory in the first Test this week. The all-rounder received a boisterous ovation from kids as he emerged from the Bellerive Oval dressing room. He was also a hit that night when he took to a pub stage with guitar in hand to belt out a couple of numbers. One reveller suggested he was better than the act paid to perform.
It was a case of unfortunate product placement at the SCG as Chandika Hathurusinghe was giving his first press conference as interim NSW coach near billboards for Transport NSW's ''What's your plan B?'' campaign against drink driving.
There is not much confidence among the punters for Australia's Ashes campaign in England next year, despite the team's win this week. Australia is rated a $3.50 outsider with Luxbet, while England is at $1.60 and a drawn series at $5.75. England is at $1.28 to retain the urn.
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Discussion in 'Miscellaneous' started by Lookingglassman, Oct 17, 2009.
^ Yes there is.
They're dead inside.
Hence the emo angst.
Or a disaster-movie, like Independence Day...
Oh, and:
I like Vampires okay. Dracula, Dark Shadows, Night Stalker, Buffy are all classics. I'm not especially interested in the current crop, although True Blood looks interesting. But the so-called "emo" Vampire goes back at least to Barnabas Collins, though now it's just being marketed to Tweens.
Zombies are okay, too. I love Romero's Dead movies. It just makes me a little sad that the cannibalistic Romero type has become the default; I'd love to see some stories based on the traditional Voodoo/Simon Garth type.
But my favorite monsters have always been Werewolves, and there is a definite shortage of good Werewolf books and movies. I don't think there's been a good movie since American Werewolf In London. There was one on Sciffy a while back that had the Hercules guy in it that was doing pretty good until the awesomely bad ending. I'm really psyched about the upcoming House Of Wolfman Universal homage, but I don't know of any other projects to look forward to.
I prefer Ninja Pirate Zombie Robots.
It's one of those things that comes and goes every few years. It worked for Christopher Lee in those 1960s horror films, but of all the halloweeny/gothicy things are are done nowadays, I find vampires to be the most boring, and least inspired idea. Zombies are not far behind them. Red horned devils get the third place on my boring list. Skeletons fourth.
Apparitions are okay, but I think there is most mileage left for witches, classical Greek mythological creatures, and possessed/demonised beings. I fully endorse them this halloween.
Totally sick.
A fad, eventually to return to its normal levels of interest.
Ghost love stories could totally make a comeback. Hey, it was the best part of Casper (I woobie it--hey, I was a kid in the '90s!) and the entire plot of Ghost!
I'm a vampire fangirl myself (from way back). My fetish started with Louis/Lestat and graduated to Angel/Spike (mostly Angel). I've watched gobs of vampire movies and shows: good, bad, scary, lovey-dovey, corny and a mix of all of the above.
Angel is my favorite show. Ever.
I've seen Coppola's Dracula (I know I lose all credibility on not having seen Browning/Béla's yet), Nosferatu, Låt den rätte komma in (definitely one of the best things I've seen in recent years), Interview with the Vampire, Night of Dark Shadows, the god-awful Vamp, the corny but endearing BtVS movie, the god-awful Queen of the Damned, the bizarre The Breed, etc...
Moonlight was atrocious (Nosferatu is hotter--and I'm being serious--the lead was not attractive). True Blood has its high points (even it's awesome moments), but the porno stuff is obnoxious for the sake of being able to get away with it (and I'm not a prude). The Vampire Diaries is actually the most promising one I've seen in a great, long while.
The difference between vampires and werewolves/zombies/etc... is that the monster is a very human one capable of human emotions or human cruelty (which is always scarier than the animalistic cruelty displayed by most other monsters). Ghosts are the only other creature that really have the full range of the human personality.
There's also the forever young/old, wise soul aspect to vampirism that is really popular with female audiences. Not to mention the fact that vampire flashbacks are cake to history nerds. Ghost stories are rife with the same qualities (I would love to see more).
Angels and mermaids have also been done a few times (and I wouldn't mind more).
All I can say is: the less said of Dracula 2000, the better.
You know, as silly as Superfriends was, and while those changes were clearly for kid show reasons, I'll admit I always liked a different take on vampires.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel were great. I wasn't sure if I would enjoy the genre quite so much after those series. However, I admit that I am enjoying True Blood (but I've only seen season 1 so far). Twilight was spectacularly awful and it's popularity baffles me. I haven't read the books so I'm only basing my opinion off the movie. But damn it was bad. I don't particularly care about The Vampire Diaries. I honestly haven't even seen most of the other vampire-centric films that have been released in recent years (though I will admit that Let The Right One In was quite interesting and creepy).
I can understand the fascination with vampires, for the same reasons mentioned by Nile. Vampires are creatures of contrasts: forever young yet with old souls, animalistic instinct and refined manners, super-powered but vulnerable, capable of living for centuries yet always disconnected. And even if I am a guy, I can see why they appeal to a certain set of female sensibilities and fantasies. And I'm not even going into the sexual symbolism of blood and biting. There is a reason why "vampire" stories are ubiquitous in human mythology and literature, from African to Siberian folklore, from the distant past to the very now.
Nonetheless the ancient inspiration, the recent spawn of emo-vampires is really lame, taking away the limits of vampires or simply ignoring them. It is a Mary-Sueization of the vampire mythos, where they can do no wrong, the good guys (girls) love them and the bad guys (girls) hate them, and they spend their time pouting and brooding and reveling in angst for no discernible reasons.
I've always been a vampire girl. Still am. I admit that we're being saturated by vampire themes at the moment. Some are good and some are horrible. But I can usually sit through even the horrible ones, at least once, because I love the idea of vampire seduction/vampire love. That said, the Twilight series sucks (as in REALLY bad) and The Vampire Diaries is hot on its heels in the suckage department. I don't like the brooding, hate-what-I-am vampire premise (i.e. Moonlight, Angel, Forever Knight) who turn out to be detectives or cops. I liked Tanya Huff's portrayal of Henry Fitzroy. (I am Vampire. Behold and tremble, mortal!) Whenever a really good vampire book/movie/series appears, I'll be there. Ready made fan.
Oh, yeah. Those boys rocked.
I'm a huge fan of Anne Rice's vampire books. My kind of vampire story is like that - struggling with being not-human, while living in the human world. Slightly erotic, but mortals aren't really attractive to vampires at all. I really enjoyed the nightmarish aspect of Copolla's movie, too.
This batch of romantic vampires - yuck. I watched 10 minutes of Vampire Diaries and was sick of it. This teen angst stuff really isn't interesting to me, although it is clearly a ticket seller! The latest Harry Potter movie seemed to have the same mopey stuff in it - I couldn't stand that movie, either!
Zombies - I really don't get the point of them, other than people liking the gross out, body parts flying aspect. Not scary at all.
Vampires can be creepy - I remember the Stephen King book that scared me the most was Salem's Lot, for example.
I'll admit I have a thing for the seductress aspect of female vampires, erotic and whatnot, but I haven't got much else vested in them. It's annoying to go to the horro section and see rows of the horror section just filled with different series about vampires, it gets...stale. Would like to see more variety in protagonist monsters, if we're to have them as 'heroes'.
Zombies? Boooooooooooring. There's only so many movies you can make about them before you retreading ground, which isn't too hard with a seemingly limited premise.
Much as I would like to never see another vampire novel again, the genre as a whole — from the teen stuff like Twilight and Vampire Diaries to adult stuff like Sookie Stackhouse and Anne Rice's stuff — is the hot seller at my Barnes & Noble, and continued employment is a Good Thing, so I can't complain (too loudly).
Dog Soldiers, love. It's a B movie, but it's a B movie with good effects, decent acting, and an awesome sense of humor. You know you're in for a good time when one of the characters, after bare knuckle boxing a 10 foot tall werewolf and getting thrown around the kitchen like a rag doll, definitely glares at his enemy and declares that he hopes he will give it the shits after it eats him.
But, you're right, there hasn't been a good, big budget were wolf movie since American Werewolf in London.
^^ Thanks. I just put Dog Soldiers in my Amazon Shopping Cart.
I recorded a bad werewolf movie a couple weeks ago. The title is Full Eclipse. Mario Van Peebles is the star. He is a cop that encounters a group of werewolf cops using their power to fight the badguys. The badguy from Highlander Endgame and Passenger 57 is the badguy. I can't recall his name right now.
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>Racing>Goal of Sub-3 Hour Marathon
PS to all of you 1/2 marathoners. I only ran a 1:25:58 1/2 marathon before running (6 weeks later) a 2:56 marathon time - So I think anything 1:27 or under has a shot.
Comeback #19 Comeback # 20 ... 5/12/18 Ice Age 50 Miler
Right on Hereford...
Dakota, I don't know if you were asking me about the taper, but I did include a light workout on Wednesday (4 x 800 plus 8 x 100 strides). Usually if I do something like that and follow with 3 very easy days I feel fully recovered for a Sunday race. That said, the taper can be a highly individual thing and would be a good topic for an entire thread. As I've said several times before, I don't respond well at all to an extreme taper or a lot rest days but I know of some runners who do.
While I'm at it, I was impressed with the way you ran in Chicago half, especially considering the lower mileage you've run since I've known you from the forums. You have stepped it up a lot lately, so I don't want to take that away from you, but when you compare with many of us your mileage is still on the low side. It really does make a difference and there is a major cumulative effect after 2-3 years of it. At first I thought you were just a guy who didn't run a lot who had good natural speed. Now I see that you might actually be best at longer distances. Even though you are pushing 40 I see a lot of upside from here if you keep going with your recent trend of training more. No question you can break 3 hrs if you train for it, and probably with lots of room to spare if you train a lot.
Jim - What are you saying?
But I do believe that a 1:26 half and high 39, low 40 10k gives you a good shot if you hit a good weather day and run a smart race. The other major factor is endurance - What Jim was refering to was that when I did it, I was running 90+ MPW. This allowed me to hold a pace much longer without haing as much relative speed.
"I've been following Eddy's improvement over the last two years on this site, and it's been pretty dang solid. Sure the weekly mileage has been up and down, but over the long haul he's getting out the door and has turned himself into quite a runner. He's only now just figuring out his potential. Consistency in running is measured in years, not weeks. And over the last couple of years, Eddy's made great strides" Jeff 14 Jan 2009
JIM, put me down. I am doing the London Marathon, 26th April 2009.
I would love to go sub 3, and will defo give it a good shot. I dont jnow how realisitic it is though, I have just recently broke 40 mins for 10k, but know that I have a lot of time left to get in the training.
I need help though guys. When should I start marathon specific training? How do I know what exactly to do? I am someone who thrives of MAF running to get the miles in safely, and know that I could peak at some insane weekly mileage, like 80/90 miles. Would this help? Please help
Welcome aboard - Depends of what you mean by training - I like to keep up with a certain number of miles year round ... so "Training" usually means speed work. If you feel you want to build up to a higher mileage base then you are currently at ... You will need longer. Personally I like to have run a few months of the mileage I want to train at ... Mostly slow miles with maybe a moderate speed workout each week. Then I like 16 weeks to get my game face on.
I would day you should decide what plan of training you are going to follow and back into the "Start" date. A decent course of action might be to build mileage until November 30th and Start an 19 week plan on December 1st.
Many people seem to like Pfitzinger and Daniels. There are more plans than marathons. I personally like to do my own thing that incorporates some Daniels and Some Tinman (Therunzone.com) For the Marathon I like:
Longer V02 max work (5x5 minutes)
CV (Tinman) - 5x5 minutes. - either CV or Vo2 max in a week, not both
Lots of LAT pace - 20-25 minutes a staple, but 5x2 mile and 25-20-15-10-5 minutes @ LAT with 5-4-3-2 minutes rest.
Long progressive runs (Start slow and build to MP then finish with a couple @ LAT)
Long Tempo runs (10 easy + 10-12 @ MP)
and finally some just long slow runs
What are you current average miles per week? Marathon expericence? What plans are you considering?
Jim - I am in the "on-deck circle" feeling confident are relaxed. Ready to stare down at my opponent and get a hit for our sub 3:00 team. Of course I realize that my most feared opponent is myself.
Here's to Busiman,
DCV2002 and myself - May we have fair seas and following winds!
Let's all run a smart race, except a high level of pain, be safe and have fun!


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did this last week with my boyfriend. I have always wanted another girl in our relationship. So nice. it was amazing - threesomes rule
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LOL white socks with a suit??? Seriously !! However, about 3 years ago, I was visiting a female friend who had a female roommate... my friend was at work and her roommate came home from a lunch date and was definitely in the mood so we did "dessert". when my friend got home, her roomie told her what happened, so I had to provide "dessert" for the evening meal as well
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Favorite part is when redhead finally takes off her panties and takes a ride. Looks like she may actually cum.
one of the best vids i have seen in a long time just a pity he didnt give her a creampie and the other one licked it out
What a shame such a weak load with a hot cock
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If you have young children, chances are you have clothing that they can no longer wear. And chances are those clothes, as well as old shoes and toys, are taking up valuable space in your home.
That means you probably have cash -- and maybe quite a bit -- in your kid's closet.
Resale shops are offering parents with growing children money for their kids' used stuff.
Closets Fill up Fast
You know the drill. Your kids grow out of clothes almost as soon as you buy them.
With two young children, Lysha Broad knows all too well how quickly the clothes, the shoes and the toys pile up.
So when she wants less stuff, and more money, she heads to their closets.
Light on, basket in hand, Broad started digging through drawers, racks of clothes and piles of shoes to clear the clutter for cash.
"I took a toddler coat there and it wasn't in that great of condition and they gave me $9 for it," Broad said about a local resale shop.
Those dollars add up. Her biggest payout to date? She was paid $55 during one trip.
We Go Selling
So when Broad went on her next trip to sell clothes at the resale chain Once Upon a Child , we decided to accompany her.
Parents go in with baskets, and often with kids in tow, and fill out paperwork the first time they plan to sell clothes. Then store employees sort through your stuff, and tell you what they will buy.
If they don't want it, you can donate it to Goodwill or other places that help needy children.
What Sells Best
How do you make the most money? Name brands, according to the online resale site Thredup.com:
The site says the best brands for earning top dollar are:
Baby Gap and Gap Kids
Oshkosh B'Gosh
Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger also sell well, but are not among the hottest brands right now for children's clothing.
All name brands do better than store brands, according to managers at Once Upon a Child, who told Broad "these are Crocs, so they would be worth more than if you go with the generic Croc -style shoe"
Another big ticket item: parenting equipment. Pack-and-plays, bouncers, and strollers, especially jogging strollers, are consignment gold.
What Not to Bring
But don't bring car seats, most stores won't take them for liability reasons.
Pajamas, slippers and snap-up baby pants aren't popular either.
Looks matter, too. Taking the time to wipe off those shoes and fold the clothes, can earn more money, according to Thred-up.
Timing matters too. Believe it or not, by late spring, stores are already making a push to get in fall clothes.
So how did Broad do during our trip to the resale shop?
"You had some great stuff, and I'd like to offer you $37.48," the clerk told her.
She made $37 for a single laundry basket of kid's clothes she wasn't going to use anymore, not too bad.
"I did better than I thought I would actually," Broad said.
Finally, consider consignment shops, like The Snooty Fox, or the online consignment shop, Thred-up.com.
They often pay more, though you have to check back frequently to see what has sold, and you won't get cash immediately.
So before you trash your kids' old stuff, take some time to look around because there could be cash in that closet.
That way you don't waste your money.
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Surveying the confusion, one prominent state lawmaker predicts that the state Legislature will eventually fight a battle over the legal status of the profitable and highly controversial games. Other observers said the issue could wind up in the hands of the South Carolina Supreme Court.
No wonder the chief of the State Law Enforcement Division, based here, said he is holding off on a previously announced plan to raid video sweepstakes cafés statewide. Two months after taking the job last July, SLED Chief Mark Keel originally vowed that his department would forcefully crack down on sweeps games. Now Keel admits that further investigation, including a legal seminar that touched on the subject, has made him back off.
Simply stated, Keel is uncertain if sweeps videogames are legal after all, as maintained by industry members, according to a story in the State newspaper.
Ironically, Keel's SLED predecessor Reggie Lloyd is now a lobbyist for sweepstakes game companies. Lloyd argues that the devices are legal under state laws that permit promotional games.
In Kershaw County, Sheriff Jim Matthews calls the sweepstakes defense a "scam." County cops seized 10 games at c-stores and even from operators' trucks between Jan. 26 and Feb. 9, said a South Carolina TV news organization.
Police in other jurisdictions have been seizing up to 24 sweeps games at a time from a single Internet café. Raids in Bluffton and Hardeeville confiscated machines made by Texas-based Hest Technologies.
District judges continue to issue conflicting rulings on the legality of the machines. Three magistrates -- from Kershaw County, Georgetown and Greenville County --ruled sweeps games are legal. A judge in Horry County more recently ruled they are illegal. According to local press outlets, the question may eventually land on the docket of the state Supreme Court.
The cities of Greenville, Sumter, Beaufort, Bluffton, Port Royal, Hardeeville and Charleston have also seen actions by police, courts and local governments that either seized, approved or banned the devices over the past several months. In late January, the Charleston City Council imposed a six-month moratorium on new licenses for sweeps cafés.
The growing controversy over sweeps games is increasingly on the radar of state lawmakers. In January, state Rep. Phyllis Henderson (R-Greenville) sponsored a bill to outlaw "casino-type" games, a measure that she said should include sweepstakes videogames. In February, state Rep. Leon Stavrinakis (D-Charleston) predicted the state Legislature would erupt into a battle over the legality of the devices.
One locally produced sweeps game, which is part of a phone-minutes vending machine called Magic Minutes, is manufactured and operated by a former investigator for a South Carolina district attorney and his wife, a former police officer. These previous law enforcement officials said they agreed with sweeps operators and with any number of district judges across the state that sweeps games are legal promotions.
Hest Technologies has advanced another legal argument in favor of its devices, asserting that the machines are collection points for charitable contributions to benefit autistic children, not gambling devices. Some judges have apparently found in favor of Hest under this doctrine.
South Carolina banned video pokers in 2000, eliminating an industry that was variously estimated to generate between $2 billion and $3 billion in annual revenues. Legal poker machines had become a major cause of political controversy in a gubernatorial election campaign.
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No transportation to high schools for Midtown and south Palo Alto
Original post made by Patricia, Palo Verde, on Sep 27, 2007
Comments (17)
a resident of Santa Rita (Los Altos)
on Sep 27, 2007 at 8:50 pm
Most of them should be able to get a bike and get to school with no problem. Maybe they will lose a few pounds too.
I bike across the entire width of Palo Alto everyday, and I'm nearly 40. [Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 27, 2007 at 9:01 pm
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a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Sep 27, 2007 at 9:36 pm
Original poster,
Is biking a possibility? There is a bike path on Arastradero.
There are a lot of kids riding that way successfully.
The distance is not bad.
How about Car pooling with other parents driving students?
a resident of Meadow Park
on Sep 28, 2007 at 12:09 am
My kids rode their bikes to and from Gunn for 4 years from Louis Road. However, they would go up Mayview, past JLS, up West Meadow cross El Camino. and enter Gunn from the backside. They always rode with a larger group of Gunn students they met near JLS, and went as a group.
This worked great until one day the police set up a sting which caught several of them riding their bikes through the stop sign at Wilkie Way; they got tickets. It had the undesirable effect of scattering the group and my younger child started riding alone up Charleston and Arastradero to get away from the Police. Sometimes the Police do things which have undesirable consequences and this was one.
a resident of Gunn High School
on Sep 28, 2007 at 3:00 am
Bikes are great for one's health and the environment, and I advocate them as well, but they not a perfect solution for all weather and cargo conditions.
My Gunn student is a habitual school biker, but when it's pouring rain or she has a large amount of sports / music / other equipment to transport, she'll be out of luck if she cannot find a kind friend's parent to give her a lift. (Large theatrical props, for example, simply cannot be carried on a bicycle.)
My work hours dictate that I will not be available to drive students, and I doubt the small-sized / small-route shuttle will be available at all the various hours some Gunn students commute, due to certain early classes, after-school activities, and so forth.
There are indeed dangerous biking spots on Arastradero. I personally wish Arastradero had only one automobile lane like Charleston.
As far as the walk from the Palo Verde area to Gunn, I've been told it's at least 45 minutes. So, if a student has 1.5 hours in a day to devote to commuting on foot, that's another way to get to school. That may however rule out part-time jobs and other activities.
I find it a sad that 'upscale' Palo Alto can't even seem to manage decent public transportation options.
a resident of Los Altos Hills
on Sep 28, 2007 at 7:38 am
When PAUSD school buses were eliminated several years ago, the School District offered school buses if parents would pay a fee to continue them. The only neighborhood which came forward with enough students who were willing to pay for a school bus was Los Altos Hills.
If enough parents of students got organized and offered to pay a fee like Los Altos Hills parents, maybe the School District would provide you with a school bus. But, this isn't cheap.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Sep 28, 2007 at 7:39 am
My kids rode most days, when they had something particularly large to transport, or the weather was rainy, they got rides, ususally with me, sometime with friend's parents, and when they were old enough, they could borrow a family car.
Biking is not a 100% solution, but if you can cover 80%.
I confess, I dont bike in the rain either, cars slide about too much in wet weather for me to want to be out there.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Sep 28, 2007 at 8:01 am
Most kids don't have public transportation that realisticly provides transportation to their high school or middle school. That's just a fact here in Palo Alto. The school district should be providing school bus transportation to the students here. They have decided that they do not want to do that (yet they do provide it to the kids from EPA who are in the school via the Tinsley court decision). Doesn't make any sense to me.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Sep 28, 2007 at 9:21 am
My kids often bike, they are not overweight, but it's a big problem when we have heavy rain. NOT because of them getting wet - but because is becomes even more dangerous for them becasue of the cars.
I appreciate this is anecdotal - but I drove to Gunn twice this week including this morning. As I was traveling the speed limit on Arastradero in the right lane, some middleaged man in a BMW passed me on the RIGHT fully in the bike lane and I had to slow down (from 25 or less) to give him room to get in front of me before he mowed down some terrified kid (looked like a middle schooler) in the bike lane. THE BIKE LANE ON ARASTRADERO IS NOT SAFE !!!! And anyone who actually obeys the speed limit is often viewed as an obstruction. Earlier in the week a car fully blocked the bike lane on Middlefield (again an adult) There were about 4 or 5 cars waiting for the red light on Middlefield and Meadow and this woman decides to try and pass on the right with her SUV. She couldn't fit of course, but forced the kids in bike lane up onto the sidewalk. (Safer for them anyway) I'm sorry, but ADULTS in this community don't respect the speed limits or the bike lanes on the routes used for the schools.
Is it possible to a few a plain closed police bike around some of these routes for a few days and see what we are asking our kids to deal with
a resident of Palo Verde
on Sep 28, 2007 at 9:40 am
My high schooler rides a bike to Paly from the Palo Verde area. We in fact should be in Gunn, but we got a transfer for many reasons, one being that the bike route was safer via Bryant to Paly than it was to Gunn.
The other problem with bike riding is that for the next couple of months the leaves will be falling and the wet leaves in the bike lane, even when it hasn't rained and the street has dried, are very slippy. We have had a couple of bad slips off the bike either at a time when braking was necessary or turning on these wet leaves. They are very slippy and yes I know the city does a great job in cleaning them up, it does make bike riding for a couple of months very dangerous.
Another point about bike riding is the dark nights and mornings. At present we have to get to school at 7.00 a.m. for 0 period and it will soon be very dark at that time of day. We have also had activities at school which end at 6.00 p.m. in winter and once again it is very dark then. While bike riding in daylight is dangerous enough, it gets even more dangerous when it is dark (especially on slippy leaves).
a resident of Palo Verde
on Sep 28, 2007 at 9:42 am
I also forgot to mention, that yes, we do have and use front and back lights. Many cyclists I come across only have a front light and back reflector, definitely not enough to be seen. Some have nothing.
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Sep 28, 2007 at 10:21 am
Just because you can't participate in driving doesn't mean you can't carpool, I have found most Palo Alto parents are very willing help others.
Check with your neighbors, your children's friends who live nearby, etc. If a parent is driving their child to school already, its not a big deal to take yours also - especially if your child can get him/herself to the neighbors house.
Don't feel bad if you can't drive - you can buy the driver gas, bake them cookies, get them a Peets giftcard periodically, etc. You can offer to drive to after school or weekend events when you can.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Sep 28, 2007 at 10:28 am
Thanks for the reminder. I drive other kids to soccer practices, etc. during afterschool and don't mind. If I can get out of some of the later evening or early morning drives that is great, so yes, carpools can be very flexible. I had to get my high schooler to the Caltrain station for 5.00 a.m. today and whereas no one likes to do these early ones, there is no point in us all doing them.
a resident of Gunn High School
on Sep 28, 2007 at 11:39 am
To get from South Palo Alto to Gunn you do not have to use the Charleston/Arastradero route. You can go via East Meadow past JLS then West Meadow to Maybell and through the residential streets to the back entrance of Gunn - it is much safer than using the Charleston/Arastradero corridor.
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Sep 28, 2007 at 3:52 pm
You have my sympathies! It is ridiculous for some of these people responding here to insist that a high school student can always ride a bike to school. They have an idealized view of things, not reflecting reality for some. Great idea to bike if you live reasonably close and can go on a safe route.
A safe route from our home to our high school is very roundabout and time-consuming.
Other people have now listed a variety of reasons why it is often not safe/not possible to bike to high school(not to mention what you described about your distance from school, which people who live close fail to acknowledge and take into account) and I will add another: extremely overburdened backpacks. I have years of experience with the high school level and yes, some kids with certain teachers, certain academic schedules, ARE required to fill those backpacks with huge textbooks, certain large binders, spirals, etc. They are heavy and they are not "the child's fault or choice." We have been through this a number of years. Oh, add an instrument 4X/week. This setup is really not conducive to biking. A good reason why some of us end up driving.
The other thing I would caution about is the shuttle after school. Recently over at Paly I have noticed, as usual, students rushing pell-mell through the parking lot to get to the shuttle stop on Embarcadero. There are too many students and they can get pushy. The first shuttle after school leaves Paly incredibly crowded (I don't know about later ones), recently I saw one leave with a young man standing in the doorway. I thought a similar situation already resulted in an accident sometime back, I believe that was over in your region, with the Gunn shuttle?? The student fell out onto the road??
The solution: a campaign to improve driver awareness/behavior and, probably, carpooling.
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Sep 28, 2007 at 4:15 pm
Maybe now is a good time to revisit the policy of school buses. Possibly even our mayor may be interested in this one.
What would it cost per rider to get to school on school bus?
When the buses stopped, were there two high schools in the area or three?
When the buses stopped was this at a time of decreasing enrollment?
When the buses stopped was this at a time of economic downturn?
If, as someone said above, that the LAH residents were the only ones prepared to pay for school bus service at the time the system was dropped, that may not be the case now.
If we had an option, could we get a program going again?
Do any of the BoE candidates have any thoughts on these matters?
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Oct 1, 2007 at 2:40 pm
My kids ride their bikes and use side paniers and baskets to ease the load of their heavy backpacks. I often take heavy items to school for them, either the night before to leave in their lockers, or meet them at brunch/lunch time. I find that we can usually get most of what they need at school by this method, although I realise that instruments and sports equipment may make this more difficult for some.
Bike routes to all the schools should not be the same as car routes, most schools have great side entrances near residential streets and these should be the way to go. Not only is it safer for the kids, but safer for motorists too.
However, I do think transport should be available to all the secondary schools. Traffic is such a problem that we should really be discouraging cars near our schools not encouraging them.
Lastly, I encourage everyone to try this week particularly Wednesday as this is Walk/Roll to school/work week and everyone should make the effort to try it at least once before giving up on the idea as being unsuitable for them.
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Rockies drop finale vs. Bucs with repeat performance
PITTSBURGH -- The main difference between Saturday night and Sunday afternoon was sunlight.
Once more, the Rockies fizzled against a strong Pirates pitcher. Again, the Rockies' starter was less than efficient and his middle-innings replacement didn't keep the game within reach. After winning Friday night, the Rockies dropped the final two games against the National League Central leaders, Sunday's by a 5-1 final in front of a third straight sellout crowd.Full Game Coverage
PITTSBURGH -- The main difference between Saturday night and Sunday afternoon was sunlight.
Once more, the Rockies fizzled against a strong Pirates pitcher. Again, the Rockies' starter was less than efficient and his middle-innings replacement didn't keep the game within reach. After winning Friday night, the Rockies dropped the final two games against the National League Central leaders, Sunday's by a 5-1 final in front of a third straight sellout crowd.Full Game Coverage
The Rockies, who emerged from the All-Star break just 4 1/2 games off the NL West pace, are 1-6 on a road trip that ends with three games against the Mets starting Tuesday and are more in the camp of trying to salvage their season than pushing to contend. Now they trail the Dodgers by 10 1/2 games in the West.
"You find out a lot about what you're made out of in these situations and this time of year, when things like this are happening," veteran first baseman Todd Helton said. "So we'll see."
Pirates starter A.J. Burnett (5-7) won for the first time since June 8 with a complete game, his first this year and 23rd of his career. He gave up eight hits, but struck out nine and held the Rockies scoreless until Jonathan Herrera's third hit, an RBI single in the seventh.
The Rockies' Juan Nicasio (6-6) labored through almost constant traffic, but somehow trailed only 2-0 when manager Walt Weiss removed him at 103 pitches -- right around where the team holds its starters -- with two on and one out in the fifth. Nicasio had worked out of a no-out, bases-loaded situation in the third by holding the Pirates to one run, which scored under odd circumstances.
Nicasio's replacement, righty reliever Manuel Corpas, had pitched well of late -- a 1.54 ERA in his previous five games, all of which he threw at least two innings. He also hadn't let any of the three runners he had inherited score. But Russell Martin swatted Corpas' first-pitch slider into the left-field seats for his 10th homer of the season and a 5-0 Pirates lead.
Weiss gave Nicasio points for not giving up the big hit. He said there may be times he lets Nicasio work through a tough situation like the fifth, but he thought going to Corpas to try for a double-play grounder was the best strategy this time.
"It depends on the situation," Weiss said. "At that point, he's up over 100 pitches and he's been working hard. I may pick my battles with that to try to develop guys [by letting them work through], but for the most part, I'm going to try to win the game. What's our best shot of winning the game?"
Corpas said he thought a good slider could beat Martin, but he threw a bad one, though he didn't allow any more runs or hits in 1 2/3 solid innings.
"Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's not good," Corpas said. "Sometimes, one pitch, double play. I've done that two times. I'm not Superman, but I'm trying to do my best and do my job."
It was similar to Saturday night's 5-2 loss, when Adam Ottavino replaced Jorge De La Rosa in the fifth with two on and a 2-0 deficit. One of the runners scored, and Ottavino gave up two runs in 2 2/3 innings. Ottavino has been solid. Saturday night, plus a hard-luck July, has lifted his ERA from 1.94 on June 25 to 3.18. But 10 of the 20 runners Ottavino has inherited also have scored.
Nicasio was more resilient than good. Starling Marte led off the game with a double and scored on Andrew McCutchen's one-out single. In the third, Neil Walker doubled, McCutchen singled and Pedro Alvarez walked.
Then Martin grounded to third baseman DJ LeMahieu, who stepped on third before throwing home. Catcher Yorvit Torrealba, apparently not aware LeMahieu stepped on third, chased Walker back to third and tagged him and McCutchen, who was already out after LeMahieu stepped on third, but also standing on the bag. Because Walker returned to the bag, the bases remained loaded and Garrett Jones drove him home with a sacrifice fly.
Torrealba said later he was looking down to make sure his foot was on the plate and didn't see LeMahieu step on third. LeMahieu said he did not yell at Torrealba to throw the ball so he could tag Walker before he could return to third.
After losing two runs on the homer off Corpas, Nicasio officially finished with 4 1/3 innings, six hits, four runs, three walks and four strikeouts.
"I was missing with my fastballs, and the hitters had a lot of foul balls, too," Nicasio said. "I tried to finish the inning, but I had a lot of pitches, so I went out of the game."
Almost as big a problem the last two games has been that Rockies pitching has had almost no margin for error because the offense has struggled against starters. Carlos Gonzalez, who sat the first two games with a right middle finger sprain, returned, but could manage only a bunt single.
"I don't think he missed a spot to me," said Helton, 0-for-3 with a walk. "The first pitch I saw, I probably could have hit."
On Saturday, the Rockies had just two hits, but also had five walks and couldn't take advantage in seven scoreless innings against Francisco Liriano. Sunday's game saw the Rockies blow a chance against Burnett in the top of the fifth.
Torrealba and Herrera singled with one out. Burnett fielded Nicasio's bouncer to throw out Herrera at second, and forced Corey Dickerson into a groundout.
"I actually felt good for nine innings," Burnett said. "I noticed that the pitch count was low about halfway through, and you take pride in finishing what you started. Strike one was huge today."
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Hardball in the Rockies, and follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb.


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February 06, 2013
In a letter to Energy Department employees on February 1, Energy Secretary Steven Chu highlighted the tremendous progress of the last four years and announced his decision to not serve a second term as Secretary. Text of the letter is below.
Dear Colleagues:
Serving the country as Secretary of Energy, and working alongside such an extraordinary team of people at the Department, has been the greatest privilege of my life. While the job has had many challenges, it has been an exciting time for the Department, the country, and for me personally.
I've always been inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, who articulated his Dream of an America where people are judged not by skin color but "by the content of their character." In the scientific world, people are judged by the content of their ideas. Advances are made with new insights, but the final arbitrator of any point of view are experiments that seek the unbiased truth, not information cherry picked to support a particular point of view. The power of our work is derived from this foundation.
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and a rear-facing LED flash.On top of those advantages over
its Galaxy S brethren, the new phone will be compatible with Sprint's
growing fourth generation (4G) wireless network, which employs
WiMAX. Many users are already enjoying this union of that
network and another Android smartphone, the HTC
EVO 4G. However, the Epic 4G sports a faster processor than
the EVO 4G, so it should offer an even more compelling
experience.The only disappointments initially appeared to be
a slightly fatter width due to the extra features and a slightly
higher price of $249.99 USD. Apparently some e-tailers are
remedying the latter issue, offering the phone for $199.99 USD.
Both Amazon.com and Wirefly are
offering the phone at this rate with free shipping.The phone
is already on sale in Sprint stores and will start shipping
immediately. For customers who want to see more specs, you can
visit Sprint's page for
the phone, but again beware, you probably don't want to buy it there
as Sprint is charging $249.99 USD with a new 2-year-contract.


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41.0913 Amnesty for foreign nationals residing in American Samoa withoutCite as [A.S.C.A. § 41.0913]
(a) In order to meet the guest worker permit requirements, and at the same time maintain the population at current levels, amnesty is hereby granted to nationals of the Independent State of Samoa of Samoan ancestry residing in American Samoa without proper authorization granted by the Attorney General or the Immigration Board, in order to become employed by sponsor as a guest worker, subject to employment requirements, provided however, that no individual shall be entitled to amnesty unless that individual is deemed qualified and is issued a guest worker permit.
(b) This grant of amnesty shall expire 90 days from the effective date of this law.History: 2007, PL 30-7.


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Jodi Arias killed her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander. Arias stabbed him 29 times, slit his throat and shot him in the face. Arias' defense team admitted she killed Alexander but they say the real question is why? The defense says it was out of self-defense. But does the extent of the wounds to Alexander's body back up their claim or does it show an act of rage?
Jane Velez-Mitchell debates the self-defense argument with a panel of expert lawyers. For more on this case watch Jane Velez-Mitchell weeknights at 7pm ET on HLN.