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by Wally Brando » Sun Nov 17, 2013 7:17 pmLast week: 7.88
Season 4:
4.01 "30 Days Without An Incident" - 6.16
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4.03 "Isolation" - 7.31
4.04 "Indifference" - 6.85
4.05 "Internment" - 7.88
by xaraan » Sun Nov 17, 2013 10:05 pmAs much as I hate the extended governor storyline and spending entire episodes away from the prison, I probably enjoyed this episode more than any other this season so far.
by Miracloman » Sun Nov 17, 2013 10:07 pmThe Gov may be (been?) a manipulative bastard,a psycho and maybe a crazy evil fuck,but damn...he really is a bad ass.Just check how he brawled with those walkers inside that pit.
by guitarsmashley » Mon Nov 18, 2013 12:45 amA half hour in and I'd rather be shaving my balls.
by guitarsmashley » Mon Nov 18, 2013 1:15 am4 minutes of action does not make a good episode. This was boring as hell.
by S.F. Jude Terror » Mon Nov 18, 2013 1:57 amSo the Governor has two wives and a daughter now? I like Indiana Governor. Why does the description of the episode say:
As the world around them begins to fill with various threats and familiar faces, the individual members of the group desperately search for the humanity that has been buried deep beneath the chaos of the surrounding horror.
When the episode was a Governor solo story?
But other than that confusion, really great episode
by guitarsmashley » Mon Nov 18, 2013 2:09 am
you're a terrible person.
by ThirtyFiveMinutesAgo » Mon Nov 18, 2013 8:21 amOddly enough, episode 41 of Breaking Bad also revealed the back story of that series' major villain. It was a compelling hour of television though, so it did not have much in common with the last 40-or-so episodes of The Walking Dead.
by thefourthman » Mon Nov 18, 2013 8:30 amI thought this episode was boring.
by TheLurker » Mon Nov 18, 2013 8:46 amWow. Wide range of votes for this week.
I like the idea of an episode to fill-in what has been going on with the Governor, but I thought it was executed poorly. Are we really to believe that the family is that stupid to let anyone into their home?
by Amoebas » Mon Nov 18, 2013 8:52 amYawn fest.
I have no sympathy for this character so any redemption he may have been trying to attain was lost on me.
And keeping the stupidity flowing - Of course one of the ladies falls for no reason and twists her ankle mere SECONDS before a horde comes.
Stupid moment #2 - the Gov uses a femur bone to pull the zombie's head off - why didn't he just go 2001 A Space Odyssey and use it as a club? (Oh - right, that wouldn't make him a 'bad ass').
#3 - "He may have been gone for a while" Really? Were the Apartmenters so naive about what was going on outside their window that they took a "while" before telling the rest of thier family (and the Gov (who were barely 10 feet away through the open door))? That must have been one hell of an intense chess game.
And what does this show have against blondes? Andrea - dumb as a rock. Lil' Andrea and pet zombie stuff earlier this season, and now Even Liller' Andrea who's only reason to freeze in the middle of the road was so that the writers could (not) pull the heartstrings of viewers as she accepts the Gov as her new Daddy.
I'll give the show credit for one thing - they stressed that oxygen tanks explode so I kept waiting for the Gov to blow them all to hell.
A VERY weak episode.
by IvCNuB4 » Mon Nov 18, 2013 7:21 pm
And how fortuitous that he encounters the only walkers still possessing enough good sportsmanship that they only attack him one-at-a-time
by PDH » Mon Nov 18, 2013 7:35 pmThe decision to humanise the Governor and show what motivates him so that he's not just a cartoonish villain was a terrible one.
He is - and should be - an evil motherfucker, through and through. From the first moment that we see him, that's how he should be portrayed.
They dropped the ball with this character. Big time. It's probably too late to fix it now.
The way they handled it in the comics was 1000x better.
by TheLurker » Mon Nov 18, 2013 7:36 pmQuestion: The little girl was looking for her father because he went to the store to get beer and a lottery ticket. This sounds A LOT like the story of the little boy in Iron Man 3!
Is it stealing an idea, and stupid?
Or a nod to the fans and funny?
by Frag » Tue Nov 19, 2013 1:13 amThat was boring and stupid.
Does everything have to be explained? He got away and now he's back. The end.
Also, since sexism has been a topic lately, that was pretty sexist. These women need the big strong man to save them and get their father's oxygen? And then one of them needs the comfort of a said strong man while they have sex next to a little kid? WTF?
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By RAELYNN RICARTE
News staff writer
March 22, 2006
U.S. Reps. Greg Walden, R-Ore., and Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., are on the verge of introducing a long-term management plan for Mount Hood.
The bi-partisan team held a press conference in Portland on Tuesday morning to announce that their "vision" is complete. Next week, they will submit the Mount Hood Stewardship Legacy Act for consideration by their peers.
The master plan was crafted following three years of public discussions and multiple meetings with Oregon's Congressional delegation.
"Our plan protects and preserves the fragile ecosystems on Mount Hood while providing for better transportation, recreation and cultural uses. Like the mountain itself, it was built from the ground up and the result is as solid as basalt," said Walden, who makes his home in Hood River.
Blumenauer and Walden are proud to have introduced the only legislation this session that concerns Mount Hood in either the House or the Senate. They believe their bill successfully addresses a multitude of issues, including two local land exchanges, expansion of wilderness areas and preservation of tribal harvesting and cultural rights.
"I can think of no other environmental legislation affecting an area in Oregon that has been as publicly considered and drafted since we wrote and passed the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act in 1999," said Walden.
U.S. Reps. Darlene Hooley, D-Ore., and Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., have agreed to co-sponsor the legislation. Walden has scheduled the bill for a hearing before the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, which he chairs, on April 5. He is hopeful that any final adjustments can be made and the measure moved to the House floor by Memorial Day.
The legislation proposes 77,500 acres of added wilderness, a 41 percent increase. Walden said about 2,500 more acres have been added since the preliminary plan was aired last fall. The bill also adds about 23 miles of Wild and Scenic River designations, a 19 percent increase to the current network.
The settlement agreement between the Hood River Valley Residents Committee and Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort is also included. Congress is being asked to approve the deal where Meadows conveys to the U.S. Forest Service its 770 acres of Cooper Spur holdings. In return, the federal government will exchange 120 acres in Clackamas County with Meadows to accommodate housing units.
Further details of the Mount Hood Legacy plan and the reaction by conservation groups and other stakeholders will be featured in the March 25 Hood River News.
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Mysterious aches and pains? The cause may surprise you—plus, easy fixes for back pain culprits.
1. The Habit: Sleeping On An Old Mattress
According to the National Sleep Foundation, a good mattress will last nine to ten years. Haven't replaced yours since Cheers first aired? Chances are that your spine isn't getting the support it needs.
The Fix: Replace your old mattress with one that's not too hard and not too soft—the former won't allow the curves of your back to sink in, and the latter won't offer enough support. A memory foam topper can also be helpful because it'll contour to your body, allowing your spine to stay straight throughout the night.
2. The Habit: Carrying a Huge Bag
If you're someone who likes to carry around all the essentials and non-essentials in your bag, your back is feeling it. Carrying a heavy load on one side of your body causes your shoulders to become imbalanced, throwing your spine out of balance too.
The Fix: Switch to a lighter bag—the American Chiropractic Association recommends that your purse (with everything in it) weighs no more than 10 percent of your body weight. You can also spread out all of your stuff between a purse and a tote, one on each shoulder, to stay balanced.
3. The Habit: Wearing Stilettos…Or Flats
Heels that are too high for you will force you to arch your back, putting stress on your joints. But flats can also be bad for you, depending on your foot type. Sandals without a supportive back can also do damage, causing your feet to move from side to side and distributing your body weight unevenly.
The Fix: Everyone has an ideal heel height for them (which is why some can't live without ballet flats, and some claim their stilettos are the most comfortable shoes they own). Sit in a chair and extend one leg out in front of you. Let your foot and ankle relax and fall naturally, and measure the distance between your big toe and the bottom of your heel—that's your ideal heel height. If your foot doesn't angle at all, flats are your best bet.
4. The Habit: Holding a Grudge
Still mad at Susan for bringing three bacon dishes to your vegetarian potluck? Your back may be suffering too. Researchers at Duke University Medical Center found that people who practice forgiveness experienced fewer feelings of anger, resentment, depression—and fewer aches and pains. "Our emotions, muscle tension, and thoughts can directly influence the strength of our pain signals," explains researcher James W. Carson, PhD.
The Fix: Not only are grudges bad for you physically, they don't do much for you emotionally either. Start the process of giving up a grudge by setting an intention to do so, encouraging even the smallest feelings of forgiveness, and replacing negative thoughts with reasons to let go.
5. The Habit: Sitting All Day
Bad news for all of us with a desk job—it's bad for your health… and not just because of the giant candy bowl. Sitting around all day may feel nice, but most of us don't maintain proper posture while sitting in front of a computer all day, causing back muscles to weaken because of inactivity. Sitting also puts 40 percent more pressure on your spine than standing does.
The Fix: See whether your office would get you a standing desk—they help you keep your core and back muscles engaged all day. If that's not an option, lean back throughout the day so you're sitting at a 135-degree angle—it reduces compression of the discs in the spine. Finally, make sure your head is straight, not straining forward, when using the computer.
6. The Habit: Stressing Out
When you're stressed out, your whole body is too—including the muscles in your neck and back, which contract and clench up. And if you keep stressing, those tight muscles don't get a chance to relax, causing pain.
The Fix: The good news? There are plenty of proven ways to lower your stress levels—everything from exercise to meditation to a warm bath.
7. The Habit: Skipping Workouts
Exercise builds muscle tone that's essential for supporting your back. When you don't get enough of it, you experience stiffness and weakened muscles, and spinal discs become degenerated.
The Fix: Workouts that strengthen the back and abdomen are your best best—try pairing light cardio with Pilates or strength training.
8. The Habit: Eating Too Much Junk Food
Not surprisingly, an excess of high-calorie, low-nutrient food leads to weight gain. And that weight gain can put a load on your back too—excess weight around the midsection causes the pelvis to pull forward, creating stress for the lower back. Overweight people are also at an increased risk of osteoarthritis.
The Fix: The good news? Dropping even five to ten percent of your body weight can greatly improve your health. Start with small healthy habits that'll stick—swap three big meals a day for four to five smaller ones, switch from butter to a healthier alternative (like coconut oil), and drinking green tea.
Source: www.care2.com; Diana Vilibert; September 25, 2014.


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IUCN SEE office hosted by the Goričko Nature Park at the Grad castle meets relevant authorities in the field of nature conservation of Slovenia
The Grad castle was the main venue of several meetings of great importance for strengthening the cooperation between the IUCN Programme Office for South Eastern Europe (IUCN SEE) and Republic of Slovenia authorities. SEE office held its regular meeting this year in the Grad castle, accepting the hospitality of the Goričko Nature Park management team, an active partner within the Green Belt initiative. The joint commitment to future cooperation was symbolically marked by positioning the Green Belt plate at the castle entrance.
Based on the wide experience, Marija Zupančič Vičar, IUCN Regional Councilor for East Europe, North and Central Asia shared her thoughts and gave the valuable input to the next four years programme of IUCN SEE office that is currently under elaboration.
The dense two days programme included meetings with representatives of national authorities, Katarina Groznik Zeiler from the Ministry of Environment and Spatial planning of Slovenia, Darij Krajčič and Andrea Škvarč from the Institute of Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation. Main topics of joint interest were IUCN's scope of work in the region and the World Conservation Congress, with the special focus on the Sailing from the Balkans to Barcelona initiative. Bilateral meeting was held focusing on the Institute of Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation's further involvement in the Protection of Biodiversity of the Sava River Basin Floodplains project.
Supported by the IUCN Regional Councilor, both IUCN SEE and Republic of Slovenia authorities expressed their willingness to strengthen the future cooperation and join efforts towards the nature conservation and sustainable development in the region.


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Paramount Wants To Talk To Students About How They're All Thieves & Then Ask For Ideas On What To Do
from the still-not-getting-it dept
"an overnight fedex letter from Paramount expressing the extent to which they are 'humbled' and 'surprised' by the extent of the public reaction to SOPA/PIPA and asking to come to campus to talk to faculty and students about "content theft, its challenges, and possible ways to address it."Paramount specifically asks to give a "formal presentation followed by an open discussion period or to participate in a class session." First of all, actually having open discussions would be a good first step, because that's been lacking in this whole debate. But, I'm not sure starting off that conversation by referring to copyright infringement as "content theft" is the best way to kick things off. I know that the industry has chosen "content theft" as its moral panic phrase of the year, after they realized that the people they'd unfairly branded as "pirates" had taken back that phrase and turned it to their own advantage.
Why not hold a truly open discussion in which everyone can participate and talk about ideas as to the true nature of the problem? That discussion is happening every day out there on the "wild west" of the internet, if only the folk at the studios actually wanted to join in. Perhaps if they did so, they wouldn't be so terrified of the internet.


text: Ok- we all know redstone creation can be extremely difficult to master. There are somethings that no one still has any clue as to how to make out of redstone. Some of us are better at redstone than others- it's a fact. So, what's the hardest thing you know how to make out of redstone? I used to know how to make a semi-timer like thing. I forgot how to make it, but I still know how to build a working drawbridge where you fall into a deep hole in the middle. So, as I asked before, what's the hardest thing you know how to build with redstone?


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The lockable stands are available as units for 1 pair of skis and poles, or 1 snowboard - free-standing or wall-mounted.
An water collection pan reliably prevents melting snow from the skis or snowboards from escaping into the room. The security bar prevents theft of equipment. The stands can be fitted with a variety of locking systems.


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Visit the largest urban rainforest and the most famous sites of Rio through a comprehensive tour. Make the most of your time accompanied by a multilingual guide with in-depth knowledge about the city, its histories, and the "carioca" way of life.
- Pass by and see, the picturesque beach of São Conrado and the bucolic neighbourhood of Santa Teresa.
- Visit the Tijuca Forest, get to know some of its trails, take photos at the waterfall, and stop at Chinese View to admire the lagoon and the Christ.
- Get to know the Sambodrome, where the parades of the samba schools take place, the Maracanã Stadium, and the Samba City, where the floats are created.
- Take pictures next to the Museum of Tomorrow and the Rio Art Museum. Walk through the Olympic Boulevard and its harbour sheds.
- Admire the Municipal Theater, the Cathedral, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Selaron stairs, and the Aqueduct in the Bohemian neighbourhood of Lapa.
- Learn how to reach the main tourist attractions, such as the Christ the Redeemer, with tips on the best way to visit them without mishaps.
We prepare this comprehensive tour for you to know the main tourist attractions of Rio. During the tour, you will learn how to visit attractions of your interest avoiding unforeseen. Know where are the places of the city to enjoy a nightlife, typical restaurants for lunch or dinner, beaches, gardens, parks, and museums that deserve to be visited, among other attractions.
Since 2012, the city of Rio de Janeiro is considered by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in the category of Urban Cultural Landscapes. For this reason, we designed this itinerary contemplating natural attractions: forests, beaches, lagoons, and human-made attractions: the bucolic neighbourhood of Santa Teresa, Lapa Aqueduct, Sambodrome, Maracanã Stadium, Flamengo Park, museums and buildings of modern and ancient styles such as the Museum of Tomorrow, and The Municipal Theater.
The tour starts in the south zone passing through the Lagoon Rodrigo de Freitas appreciating the surrounding mountains seeing the Christ the Redeemer as a highlight on top of the hill of 710 meters high. Then we head to the beach of São Conrado from where we can see the famous Gavea Stone (Pedra da Gávea) and the ramp of the hang gliding in Beautiful Stone (Pedra Bonita). We enter the Forest following the direction to the waterfall "Cascatinha" and the Visitors Center in Tijuca National Park, where we will stay for a while.
Afterwards, we will go towards the Chinese View (Vista Chinesa) to admire the lagoon Rodrigo de Freitas and the slopes of Christ the Redeemer. We will continue to the city centre towards the Sambodrome, Maracana Stadium, the Museum of Tomorrow and the Rio Art Museum, Cinelândia, Cathedral, Carioca Aqueduct and stairs Selaron. After, we pass by the Flamengo Park ending the tour in your indicated lodging place. During the tour, there will be five major stops.
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Departure from the Meeting Point in Hotel Copacabana Palace, Av. Atlântica, 1702, CEP 22021 001, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro.
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Note: Upon request, by the message, we can pick up and drop off the group at the same lodging location, within a 15 km radius of the meeting point, including the cruise port.


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Okay so get this... I actually created a card for this week's challenge!!! Yea I know, amazing right? LOL
I am proud of myself because after months and months of working in my craft room to get it some what functional to play in, I was finally able to take advantage and create. However, I am a bit upset with this card and don't like how it turned out because I have clearly lost my mojo. I have not created in so long that it will take me awhile to get back my flow. So here is my card. I made a birthday themed card. All papers are Bazzill except for the glitter paper, that is from DCWV. I used Spellbinder's A2 matting Basics B and a border die from Anna Griffin. I wanted to turn the border facing inward versus outward and I think that is what I don't like about it. The image is "birthday cake" by Bugaboo . I colored in the cake using my copics and added a bit of rock candy glitter to the icing and candle flame. I even finished the inside of the card! Both sentiments are from the "Sugar Rush" stamp set by Cardz TV Stamps . To finish it up I added some goldenrod sequins and dew drops from my stash.
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Calling Quinlow...I see no point for a fight, however. No matter how you look at it, SS is on the right side of maintaining balance, and no matter how much the guys over at #12 squeal about the balance shifting, fact remains that only a zanpakuto can cleanse hollows, and people have been killing them a lot more than "purifying" them. OTOH, new guys are new, so they can't take revenge for the quincies that were killed, since they're definitely not the same species - unless they themselves are the souls of those quincies after being reborn as hollows. Of course, there is the matter of Mayuri single-handedly killing them all in his lab, as stated in his fight with Ishida, sooo....
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Oooh great, we have some totally lame identical looking people show up.
This all in order for when they take their clothes off later we get to see a big spread of some "cool" looking characters, or people that were "thought" to have been dead
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Hmmm I stopped bleach at the first grimjow fight, then started reading it again around the end of last arc (Skipping the Vaizard Aizen arc).
But God this arc is so stupid that I don't even know if I should Facepalm or Rotfl.
People eating bread and not giving a fuc, Ichigo faceoff with some random dude.
Then them walzing into SS and saying *We came to fight* ...
Jesus really wth, fortunately Kubo earned enough $$ that he won't make anything else in the future, or so I hope after this arc ends.
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Now then lets look back at how hard it was for ichigo to invade soul society. They had to use some machine to break through this special barrier and ALL of SS knew of he barrier breaking when they entered. So how did these guys get in wihout a soul noticing.
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Now why does a quincy have a mask on his face? Is it because of 'fashion' or something else entirely?
on another note:
Bleach live action movie.. is this one true?
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Where Are Investors Putting Money Now?
After weeks of pulling out money, there's been a big drop off in the amount of money investors are yanking out of the bond market. ICI chief economist Brian Reid joins MoneyBeat. Photo: Getty Images.
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Scotty McCreery Is Taking Math Tests and Picking Songs for Second Album
Can Scotty McCreery do it all? It sure seems that way.
The former 'American Idol' winner, who became the youngest male artist to top the Billboard 200 with his debut release 'Clear as Day,' somehow manages to balance two lives–one filled with concerts, interviews, autograph signings and television performances as a blossoming country star and the other filled with textbooks, tests, friends and studying as a normal college student at North Carolina State University.
It seems he can do it all well, too. "I made a 98 on my first math test," McCreery told the Washington Post. "I was pumped about that because math is not one of my best things."
McCreery lives in an off-campus apartment with friends in Raleigh, N.C., just minutes away from his childhood home. Monday through Wednesday, the 'Water Tower Town' singer is typically on campus, where he is taking 12 hours toward a degree in communications. The rest of the week, the 19-year-old is earning a solid education in country music through his career. He even manages to fit in intramural football on most Tuesdays.
"Going to [North Carolina State University], it gives me a chance to have a little bit of a home base, to have a little bit of normalcy — whatever normal is," McCreery said. "I think it's good for me as a person. I'm still figuring out what my normal is."
When McCreery isn't on the road touring with Brad Paisley or taking classes, he's hard at work in the studio. His first Christmas album, 'Christmas with Scotty McCreery,' released this week, and the singer is in the process of selecting songs for his second album with producer Mark Bright.
"We're still looking for songs because that's what the second album is about for me," McCreery said. "I'm going to be picking and choosing. Country music is about the songs." Despite his massive popularity with fans and the success of his debut album, McCreery has a level head about his career and knows what his next album needs to accomplish. "This last year I've had sold-out shows, I've won awards and stuff, but I haven't had that huge monster hit yet. That's a song I really need to have."


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The Oregon Association of Clean Water Agencies (ACWA) is a private, not-for-profit organization that serves Oregon wastewater treatment and stormwater management agencies.
Our goal is to protect and enhance Oregon's water quality. By cooperatively addressing the many water quality issues facing wastewater treatment and stormwater managers, we can be more effective advocates with our federal and state regulatory agencies, can identify areas of collaboration with other water quality stakeholders, and can pool resources to meet environmental standards more effectively. Read about some example projects.
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Currently, over 126 wastewater treatment and stormwater management agencies, along with associated professionals, are ACWA members. Learn about membership. ACWA is governed by a Board of Directors and its Executive Director is Susie Smith.
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HTC HD2 hacked to run Firefox OS: the collection expands
In the world of smart mobile device hacking, there is one that stands out as a cult classic of sorts: the HTC HD2. This device originally ran a version of Windows Mobile that has at this point been long outdated - and since then it's been pushed in so many directions that it's astounding. This week's addition to the collection of mobile operating systems this smartphone is able to run is Mozilla's own Firefox OS.


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[Nablus, November 19. Image via Getty.]
Palestinian girls take part in a rally on November 19, 2009 in the West Bank city of Nablus in support of Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas and his government's intention to ask the UN Security Council to recognise an independent Palestinian state. Abbas said on November 17 that plans to seek international recognition of an independent Palestinian state has the backing of Arab countries and is not a 'unilateral decision.' Speaking to reporters in Cairo after meeting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Abbas said the impasse in negotiations with Israel left him no option but to ask for a UN endorsement of an independent state. AFP PHOTO/JAAFAR ASHTIYEH (Photo credit should read JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP/Getty Images)


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The Friends of the Chemung County Library District recently announced the winners of the Friends of CCLD 2014 Youth Poetry Festival Reading & Awards.
The Friends of the Chemung County Library District recently announced the winners of the Friends of CCLD 2014 Youth Poetry Festival Reading & Awards.
Youth awards went to:
Barbara Glendening Curran Award: Sophie Williams, of Troy, Pennsylvania; "Bitter Angel." First place: Paige Marrick, of Troy, Pennsylvania; "Fox."
Second place: Abhishek Akula, of Horseheads; "Lost."
Third place: Sydney Taylor, of Troy, Pennsylvania; "Tangled Night.
Honorable mention: Hannah Oswald, "At Night"; Wyatt Hodlofski, "Different People"; Emma Colton, "Heartbroken"; and Ethan Van Noy, "Colorful Duckling"; all of Troy, Pennsylvania.
Friends of CCLD recognized local adult artists who loaned online their paintings for the Friends Poetry Image Gallery.
The artists are Vani Akula, "Ganesh and Easter Lilies"; David Higgins, "Tolerance"; Kathleen Huddle, "Angel of Peace"; Ginnie Lupi, "Entangled"; Marc Rubin, "Seeley's Fox Profile"; Steve Seaberg, "Duck"; Allen C. Smith, "Veil"; and Mark Woodhouse, "Majesties of Sound."
The event was held June 2 at Community Arts of Elmira. Festival youth poets read aloud their award-winning poems to a packed audience of family, friends and community members.
Elmira resident Joe Caparulo read his short story, "Present at the Creation," and Community Arts youth poet-in-residence Maisey Cadwallader, of Elmira, concluded the reading with a poem she wrote inspired by "Majesties of Sound."
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The Sokal Hoax at 15
What, you ask, was the Sokal Hoax? [...]New York University physicist Alan Sokal, having read [Paul Gross and Norman Levitt's] Higher Superstition, decided to try an experiment. He painstakingly composed an essay full of (a) flattering references to science-studies scholars such as Ross and Stanley Aronowitz, (b) howler-quality demonstrations of scientific illiteracy, (c) flattering citations of other science-studies scholars who themselves had demonstrated howler-quality scientific illiteracy, (d) questionable-to-insane propositions about the nature of the physical world, (e) snippets of fashionable theoretical jargon from various humanities disciplines, and (f) a bunch of stuff from Bohr and Heisenberg, drawing object lessons from the uncertainty at the heart of quantum mechanics. He then placed a big red bow on the package, titling the essay "Transgressing the Boundaries: Toward a Transformative Hermeneutics of Quantum Gravity." The result was a very weird essay, a heady mix–and a shot heard 'round the world. For Sokal decided to submit it to the journal Social Text, where it wound up in a special issue edited by Ross and Aronowitz on…the "Science Wars." Yes, that's right: Social Text accepted an essay chock-full of nonsense and proceeded to publish it in a special issue that was designed to answer the critics of science studies–especially, but not exclusively, Gross and Levitt. It was more than a great hoax on Sokal's part; it was also, on the part of Social Text, one of the great own-foot-shootings in the history of self-inflicted injury.
--Michael Bérubé, Democracy, Winter 2011
Even people who followed the story with some interest and amusement may still be wondering what, exactly, the hoax proved. As one of the editors of Social Text, I freely confess what I think it proved about us: that some scientific ignorance and some absent-mindedness could combine with much enthusiasm for a supposed political ally to produce a case of temporary blindness. It remains to be seen, however, whether our editorial failure is really symptomatic of a larger failure in the beliefs we hold or the movements from which we come, and if so, what it might be symptomatic of.
--Bruce Robbins, Tikkun, Sept/Oct 1996
As an anthropologist, I suspect Sokal may have misheard the anthropologists. Certainly I would never claim that in point of fact, denial of the European invasion of the Americas and the millions of dead indigenous that resulted, was not true. Having said this, to some degree in order to make a useful point not only iconoclasts throughout history but standard theoretical propositions exaggerate the arguments – in effect, at least partially construct the opposing view. Motivated by the threat of contamination of truth and objective reality, perpetrated in outraged defense of attacks he saw against the nature and intent of science, Sokal drove a nail into the coffin of postmodernism, cultural studies, lit crit, deconstruction, etc. It contributed to, or accelerated, a growing consensus even among social scientists and anthropologists that postmodernism had gone too far. Social commentators and social scientists, in general, replied to the question "Is everything a social construct?" with the short answer, "No". A longer answer must acknowledge that there is no exact mirror to truth, and that even the hard scientist does construct her/his facsimile, but a continuing dialectic between theory and data takes place to make the reflection sharper and sharper.
--Jonathan Reynolds, Spike, 4 July 2011
In 1996, I was an undergraduate at NYU, where Alan Sokal was a professor of physics and Andrew Ross, one of the editors of Social Text, was a professor of social and cultural analysis. I never encountered either man, but Sokal's hoax stirred up enough news that I certainly knew about the controversy -- I think I might even still have somewhere the copy of Lingua Franca that alerted me to what was going on in the groves around me (and I probably read something about it in The Washington Square News, since I was writing theatre reviews for them then). Because of the controversy, I began to read around and gain an awareness of some of the writers and thinkers involved, and would find myself nine years later working on a masters degree in cultural studies at Dartmouth. By that time, the fires seemed to have cooled between the humanists and the scientists, and one of the things I most enjoyed during that time was a chance to look at epistemology through various lenses, which was of tremendous help to me when I had to sit down and write at length about the works of Samuel Delany, whose essays and interviews of the '80s and '90s bridged these worlds especially well, even as the Science Wars and Culture Wars and Wars Wars raged.
Although, as an inveterate postmodernist, I like Sokal's original hoax article more than most of his explanations/elaborations of it (they seem to me to set up whole armies of straw people), the hoax served both as a wonderful provocation toward discussion (see The Sokal Affair & Social Text -- a collection of primary sources and responses from 1996-1998) and as a warning to folks inclined to write about science and subjectivity -- a warning that the boundaries between useful philosophical speculation and ignorant nonsense are perhaps closer than one might wish to admit.
I'm not a philosopher and am really just a casual observer of all the ideas at issue in the hoax and its aftermath, but the hoax remains useful to think and argue about, as Michael Bérubé and Jonathan Reynolds do in the anniversary essays I linked to above, because the questions of truth and knowledge that Sokal addressed are ones that have never been solely matters for philosophers and academics, and in the years since 1996 they have become urgent ones within the realm of politics -- not only, most obviously, in questions of climate change or Intelligent Design, but also with the Tea Party's construction of American history. I'm with Bérubé and his tribe on this:
Fifteen years ago, it seemed to me that the Sokal Hoax was [...] deepening the "two cultures" divide and further estranging humanists from scientists. Now, I think it may have helped set the terms for an eventual rapprochement, leading both humanists and scientists to realize that the shared enemies of their enterprises are the religious fundamentalists who reject all knowledge that challenges their faith and the free-market fundamentalists whose policies will surely scorch the earth. On my side, perhaps humanists are beginning to realize that there is a project even more vital than that of the relentless critique of everything existing, a project to which they can contribute as much as any scientist–the project of making the world a more humane and livable place. Is it still possible? I don't know, and I'm not sanguine. Some scientific questions now seem to be a matter of tribal identity: A vast majority of elected Republicans have expressed doubts about the science behind anthropogenic climate change, and as someone once remarked, it is very difficult to get a man to understand something when his tribal identity depends on his not understanding it. But there are few tasks so urgent. About that, even Heisenberg himself would be certain.


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Strawberry valentines Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 25 minutes Makes: 34 cookies Ingredients: 2 cups strawberries, hulled, diced in 1/4-inch pieces 2 teaspoons orange juice 1 teaspoon almond extract 2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons maple sugar 1 1/2 cups whole-wheat pastry flour 2 teaspoons each: orange zest, baking powder 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 1/4 cup coconut oil 6 tablespoons soy creamer 1/4 cup chocolate chips 1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Mix the strawberries, orange juice, almond extract and 2 tablespoons maple sugar in a bowl. 2. Mix the flour, remaining 2/3 cup maple sugar, orange zest, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl. Cut in coconut oil with a pastry blender or two knives until the mixture is the consistency of large crumbs. Stir in the strawberry mixture, then the soy creamer. 3. Drop dough in 1 tablespoon portions (a 1 tablespoon-size scoop works well) onto parchment-lined cookie sheets. Press each down slightly. Bake until the edges are slightly brown, 25 minutes. Let cool. 4. Melt chocolate over low heat, adding 1 teaspoon coconut oil if needed for proper consistency. Drizzle over the cookies with a fork or squeeze tube. Alternatively, put the chocolate into a pastry bag or plastic bag and draw a heart on each cookie. Nutrition information: Per serving: 55 calories, 2 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 8 g carbohydrates, 1 g protein, 75 mg sodium, 1 g fiber. Read the Good Eating story
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President Obama's visit to the Middle East next month is widely billed as an earnest attempt to double down on diplomacy and revive the moribund peace process between the Israelis and Palestinians. Unfortunately, the odds are stacked against the president. Doves on both sides quietly cede that it would take a miracle to get the two sides back to the business of serious diplomacy.
But Obama has an opportunity to aim a little lower and accomplish something that could help safeguard the peace process for years to come. He could pressure Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to name an heir apparent who could effectively guarantee the Israelis would have an interlocutor for the foreseeable future.
Alarmingly, there is nobody in that role now. Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, is 78 years old. He is a heavy smoker and a cancer survivor. In 2010, he reportedly was admitted six times to a Jordanian hospital for unspecified health reasons. It's unclear how much longer he'll be fit for office.
Should the unthinkable happen, according to Palestinian Basic Law, Article 37, "the Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council shall temporarily assume the powers and duties of the Presidency of the National Authority for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days, during which free and direct elections to elect a new President shall take place."


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The refinancing boom in the jumbo market appears to be winding down. The share of jumbo-loan refinances during the first part of 2014 plunged to its lowest level in almost a year, according to mortgage data and analytics company Black Knight Financial Services.
In April, about 5.8% of refinances were jumbos, Black Knight says, down from a two-year peak of close to 9% in December.
The steep drop in jumbo refinancing comes as the overall demand for refinanced mortgages has fallen amid higher interest rates. (Jumbo mortgages exceed $417,000 in most markets, and are more than $625,500 in some expensive markets such as New York.)
From January 2012 to January of this year, jumbo refinancing was a hot market, going from just under 4% of refinance originations to 8.86%, according to Black Knight data, thanks to low rates, improved jumbo-mortgage credit and a surge in home prices, says Kostya Gradushy, Black Knight's manager of research and analytics.
Home prices nationally rose 25% between January 2012 and April of this year, according to the 20-city S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index. "The rebound in home prices facilitated long-delayed move-up purchases and cash-out refinancing," said Greg McBride, chief financial analyst for Bankrate.com.
In addition, during those two years, many of the best-qualified jumbo borrowers who had interest-only mortgages opted to refinance at low rates to avoid having the loan reset to a higher payment.
Traditionally, jumbo mortgages had higher rates than conforming loans. This led some refinance borrowers to pay down their loan balance so they could qualify for a conforming mortgage with a lower interest rate.
But since this past fall, the difference between jumbo and conforming mortgage rates has either narrowed or disappeared, removing the "incentive to refinance as soon as the borrower's balance gets below the conforming threshold," says Bankrate's Mr. McBride. For example, the rate in April for a jumbo refinance on average was 4%, compared with a conforming refinance at 4.4%, according to Black Knight.
Qualifying for a jumbo refinance may still be difficult for less-qualified borrowers. Some borrowers who might have easily obtained loans in years past find themselves out of step with today's stricter underwriting standards, said Keith Gumbinger, vice president of HSH.com, a Riverdale, N.J.-based company that tracks mortgage rates.
For Darren Ferlisi, a loan officer with Integrity Home Mortgage Corp. in Frederick, Md., the phone calls from all borrowers seeking refinancing has slowed to a trickle. "Last year I had a few, but many borrowers are content with having rates and payments low due to the adjusted rates being so low," he said.
Black Knight's data also bears this out. Prepayment rates, which generally indicate the strength of the refinancing market, fell to less than 1% of outstanding loans in February, the lowest since 2008 and down from close to 2.5% a month during the height of the 2005 boom. "It definitely seems like borrowers were aware of their loans readjusting and refinanced to take advantage of the lower rates," said Mr. Gradushy. "The pool of borrowers who are looking to refinance is not as big as it was before."
Here are some factors to consider for borrowers looking at refinancing jumbo mortgages.
- Houses as ATMs again? The slowdown in refinancing could pick back up if housing prices increase their rate of acceleration, says Bankrate's Mr. McBride. "We've only seen the end of people using the home as an ATM because they didn't have the equity to do so," he said.
- ARMs leading refis? Mortgages that originated in 2008 and 2009 show the highest rates of prepayment, Mr. Gradushy said, indicating that borrowers of 5-year and 7-year adjustable rate mortgages are refinancing just as the mortgage resets.


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EAST BUTLER — A Butler man is facing charges after he allegedly assaulted a woman on a date — and kicked two troopers who responded to the incident.
The woman told state police that she was on her second date with Kurt W. Camus, 50, last week before the night ended with him behind bars on felony assault and other charges.
Police were called about 9 p.m. Thursday to the victim's apartment where she said Camus had attacked her for no apparent reason, according to court documents.
Police said when they got there they found Camus on the second floor, smashing out a window. He reeked of alcohol and was quickly detained.
But Camus soon caused another commotion, this time with police, documents said.
He is accused of kicking Troopers Nathan Spangler and Gregory Hays while they tried to gain control of him on the floor. He also allegedly shouldered Spangler into a wall.
During the altercation Camus told the troopers that they "weren't real," according to a police affidavit.
Police eventually had to forcibly remove him from the apartment.


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Mo-Mo Paradise (Taipei)
December 11, 2011 in Best Of, Food, Reviews, Taiwan, Travel by pacejmiller
Hot pots have started to grow on me recently, and after my latest experience at Mo-Mo Paradise, a popular Japanese shabu shabu chain, I must say I'm falling in love.
There are a couple of things that make Mo-Mo Paradise special.
First of all, they offer what is referred to in Japanese as "tabeihodai" (食べ放題), which means "all you can eat." Here, you can order as much meat and vegetables as you want within the 90 minute time limit they set you. There's a large variety of meats (beef and pork) and an even larger variety of vegetables and mushrooms, which mitigates the fact that they offer no chicken or seafood.
Secondly, Mo-Mo Paradise offers four types of hot pots. There is the original shabu shabu soup (clear), which comes with two different condiments — a sweet sesame sauce and a sour vinegary sauce. There is the sukiyaki type, which is a thicker, sweet soy soup that works almost like a marinade. There's also the tonkotsu (pork bone) type, a flavoursome soup which some fans of ramen might be familiar with (and comes with an chilli olive oil dipping sauce). And finally there is the spicy miso type, for those who like a bit of spice (and comes with a special sauce).
[For winter there is also apparently a curry soup!]
The best part is that you can choose up to three of the four soup bases to cook your unlimited meats and vegetables (of course, the more soup bases you choose, the more expensive it will be, but I'll get to prices later). The catch is that every person in the same party has to pay the same amount (which is fair, considering people share). They have split pots, which allows you to put two types of soups in one pot, making choosing multiple soups very easy.
Most people are happy with one, but on this occasion we chose two, the original shabu shabu and the sukiyaki.
I'll get straight to it. Both were sublime. The meats were sliced incredibly thin so you didn't feel like you were eating too much with each bite. The vegetables were fresh and there were so many — my favourites were the cabbage, the abalone mushrooms and the broccoli, and I also enjoyed adding rice cakes.
The shabu shabu soup is lighter so the cooked meat and vegetables don't have a lot of taste, but that's why they have the two dipping sauces which you can mix yourself with additional spring onions, garlic, radish and chilli oil. The sukiyaki soup acts like a sweet soy marinade which makes the meat and vegetables nice and flavoursome, and if the taste gets too strong you can always add more water to dilute it.
With a split pot, we were able to eat from one side while allowing the other side to cook, and then switch back and forth, enjoying one soup type at a time.
The waiters would keep coming around to ask if you wanted more meat, which they would promptly top up, and they also pushed these trolleys around with stacks of vegetables which they can stack onto a plate on demand. Other luxuries included white or brown Japanese rice and tea and coffee, all of which are unlimited refill. It was indeed paradise.
I can't wait to try the other two soup bases next time!
9 out of 10!
Mo-Mo Paradise
Website: http://www.humaxasia.com.tw/momo/index.html
Lunch Monday to Friday — 90 minutes all you can eat — enter between 11:30am and 4pm — per person: NT$329 (one soup type), NT$379 (two soup types), NT$429 (three soup times)
Dinner and Weekends/Holidays — 90 minutes all you can eat — per person: NT$399 (one soup type), NT$449 (two soup types), NT$499 (three soup types)
(Special late night rates apply at certain stores)
Locations (Taipei only):
Fuxing Store: No. 42, Section 1, Fùxīng South Rd, Zhongshan District, Taipei (across from Breeze Center)
Nearest MRT: Zhongxiao Fuxing
Bistro 98 Store: Level 5, No. 98, Section 4, Zhōngxiào East Rd, Daan District, Taipei
Nearest MRT: Zhongxiao Fuxing
KMall Store: Level 5, No. 50, Section 1, Zhōngxiào West Rd, Zhongzheng District, Taipei
Nearest MRT: Taipei Main Station
National Taiwan University Store: Level 3, No. 68, Section 4, Roosevelt Rd, Zhongzheng District, Taipei
Nearest MRT: Gongguan
Neo 19 Store: Level 2, No. 22, Sōngshòu Rd, Xinyi District, Taipei
Nearest MRT: Taipei City Hall
Zhongshan Store: No. 6, Nánjīng West Rd, Zhongshan District, Taipei
Nearest MRT: Zhongshan
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NCAA Game Night: 10-29-11
No. 14 Northern Michigan Wildcats 2 @ No. 7 Western Michigan Broncos 3 (OT)
D Luke Witkowski, UWM: 0-0-0, -1, 15 PIM, 0 SOG
Season totals: 8 GP, 0-2-2, +3, 25 PIM
Western Michigan (5-0-3) remained unbeaten as Freshman defenseman Garrett Haar scored 28 seconds into overtime. Witkowski was given a 5-minute major for checking from behind midway through the third period. The major resulted in an automatic 10-minute game disqualification. The Broncos will have a tough test next weekend to remain undefeated going on the road for two games with No. 4 Michigan.
Mercyhurst Lakers 5 @ No. 19 Cornell Big Red 4
D Kirill Gotovets, COR: 0-0-0, -1, 2 PIM, 0 SOG
The Big Red opened their season with a tough loss to Mercyhurst at home. Freshman Nardo Nagtzaam had two goals and an assist for the Lakers including the game winner in the third.
No. 9 Merrimack Warriors 4 @ Vermont Catamounts 2
F Matt Marshall, UVM: Did not play
Season totals: 2 GP, 0-0-0, -3, 2 PIM
Merrimack (6-0-0) remained unbeaten completing the sweep of Vermont. The Catamounts (1-3-0) are at Providence (2-3-1) next weekend for two games.
St. Cloud State Huskies 1 @ No. 12 North Dakota Fighting Sioux 3
F Brendan O'Donnell, UND: Out - Leg injury
Season totals: 4 GP, 0-0-0, -3, 0 PIM
Florida prospect Corban Knight had a goal and an assist for the Sioux as they split the weekend series with the Huskies and snapped a four game winless streak. North Dakota will be at No. 8 Minnesota next weekend.
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Bruce Springsteen Announces New Tour Dates
The one and only Bruce Springsteen announced a new run of ten concerts earlier today including a three-night stand at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Cities that will be greeting the Boss include Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago while Springsteen will also venture north to Canada for shows in Toronto and Moncton. A complete list of tour dates is below.
As reported three weeks ago, Springsteen has been treating fans to tracks that span the entire length of his catalog on dates of the 'Wrecking Ball' tour this far. Springsteen's show in Greensboro, N.C. saw the Boss haul out 'Rosalita' and 'Because The Night' while fans in Tampa were treated to 'Glory Days', 'Radio Nowhere' and Darkness On The Edge Of Town outtake 'Talk To Me'.
The 'Wrecking Ball' tour officially kicked off in Atlanta on March 18 and will wrap up this leg of American touring on May 2 in Newark. And with a setlist that varies from night to night, the Wrecking Ball Tour is undoubtedly going to prove to be one of the can't-miss tours of the summer season.
'Wrecking Ball' debuted in the No. 1 position on the Billboard Album Charts upon its release five weeks ago. The record currently sits in the No. 19 position.
8/18 – Boston, Mass. – Gillette Stadium (on sale 4/28)
8/24 – Toronto, Ontario , Canada– Rogers Centre (on sale 4/20)
8/26 – Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada – Magnetic Hill (on sale 4/21)
8/29 – Vernon, N.Y. – Vernon Downs Raceway (on sale 4/28)
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9/7 – Chicago, Ill. – Wrigley Field (on sale 4/21)
9/14 – Washington, D.C. – Nationals Park (on sale 4/27)
9/19 – East Rutherford, N.J. – MetLife Stadium (on sale 4/20)
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JOHNSON CITY (Jan. 30, 2012) – Mired in its second three-game losing streak of the season, the ETSU men's basketball team will be hoping the familiar surroundings of the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center can help the team get back to its winning ways.
The Buccaneers (10-10 overall) will step out of conference action for a rare January battle with a non-league foe, as the Colonial Athletic Conference's James Madison will invade the Dome Monday evening. Tip is set for 7 p.m.
For more on Monday's game, click on the game notebook link to the right, or read the game notes located below. For more on ETSU men's basketball throughout the 2011-12 season, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's hoops link.
We are "ETSU"
The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to ask both the print and broadcast media to honor our request to be called "ETSU" ... East Tennessee State in first reference is acceptable, but subsequent references should be ETSU ... On TV graphics please use ETSU ... Our nickname is the Buccaneers, but Bucs is also acceptable.
Last time out
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Jan. 27, 2012) – Offensive struggles have haunted the ETSU men's basketball team in recent games, and once again Friday night those same issues sank any chance of a Buccaneers' victory. ... Despite leading the majority of the contest, ETSU looked on as upstart USC Upstate took the lead in the final moments and held on for a 58-54 win over the Buccaneers in Atlantic Sun Conference basketball action inside the Hodge Center. ... In front of a regional cable audience on CSS, the Bucs lost for the third straight game, dropping to 10-10 overall, 5-5 in A-Sun play. Meanwhile, Upstate improves to 13-9 overall, 7-3 in league action, and remains alone in third place in the league standings. ... During the game, senior forward Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.) became just the 34th player in program history to score 1,000 career points, reaching that mark with a layup at the 14:07 mark of the first half. However, that would be the only memorable moment from the contest for ETSU. ... In the first half both teams struggled from the outside, as the Bucs and Spartans combined to go 0-of-18 from 3-point range and shot just 21-of-64 (33 percent) from the floor. Even so, ETSU used an early 12-2 run and a 6-2 spurt to close out the half, finishing with a 26-20 advantage at the intermission. ... The Bucs' fullcourt press and match-up zone worked well during the first 20 minutes, forcing 10 turnovers as ETSU picked up eight steals. Meanwhile, USC Upstate owned the paint, out-rebounding the Bucs 26-19 and holding an 11-5 edge in offensive boards. ... After the break, Upstate slowly chipped away at the Bucs' advantage and finally tied the game at 36-36 with 9:51 remaining in the game. ... It was a back-and-forth game from there until Upstate scored five straight, highlighted by a Mario Blessing 3-pointer that made it 52-47 in favor of the Spartans with 1:15 left in the game. USC Upstate continued to pour it on at that point, scoring another six points to make it 58-47 with 22 seconds left. ... The Spartans out-rebounded the Bucs 47-37, and won despite turning the ball over 17 times on 13 ETSU steals. ETSU shot just 40 percent from the floor. ... ETSU was led by 14 points from junior guard Sheldon Cooley (Tampa), while Brown and senior guard Adam Sollazzo (Tampa) netted 11. USC Upstate got a game-high 16 from Jodd Maxey, while teammates Ricardo Glenn and Torrey Craig had 17 and 10 rebounds, respectively.
The series versus James Madison
The Bucs lead the all-time series with James Madison 6-4 ... The two teams met for the first time in 1974 and the last meeting was in 2002 ... ETSU won the last game between the two teams, 84-57, and the Bucs have won the last two games.
Last time out against James Madison
JOHNSON CITY (Dec. 15, 2001) - Senior Dimeco Childress (Columbia) scored 25 points and the East Tennessee State defense forced 16 James Madison turnovers as the Bucs cruised to an 84-57 men's basketball victory this afternoon at Freedom Hall. ... It was the fourth win in a row for ETSU (5-3) and the second consecutive game that Childress has reached the 20-point plateau. James Madison (3-3) drew first blood in the contest on a inside basket from Pat Mitchell for the 2-0 lead. ... Junior Ryan Lawson (Rogersville, Tenn.) then drained a three-point shot that gave the Bucs a 3-2 lead, one that they would not give up the rest of the afternoon. Sophomore Jerald Fields (Gainesville, Fla.) then took over, scoring the next eight points for ETSU, leading the Bucs to an 11-7 lead. He and Childress each scored 12 points in the first half, as the Bucs went on to take a 41-33 lead into the locker room at the half. Mitchell kept the Dukes in the game with 13 first-half points. ... East Tennessee State's defense made the difference in the second half, holding James Madison to just 26 percent shooting in the final 20 minutes. The Bucs, on the other hand, shot over 50 percent in each half and slowly extended their lead. A Childress jumper with 10:37 left to play gave ETSU a 59-42 lead; and the Bucs went on to outscore JMU 25-15 the rest of the way to cruise home with the win. ... For the game ETSU shot 52 percent from the floor while holding JMU to 37 percent shooting. The Dukes also committed 16 turnovers to just nine for the Bucs, ETSU's lowest number of miscues this season. Childress led all scorers with his 25 points, with Fields adding 15 and Zakee Wadood (Lonoke, Ark.) contributing 12 points and a team-high nine rebounds. David Fanning led James Madison with 16 points, while Mitchell finished with a double-double of 15 points and 10 boards. East Tennessee State will swing back into action quickly, hosting Shenandoah University on Monday, Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Center.
Home Sweet Dome
Despite losing its last two games inside the Dome, since the 1996-97 season the Buccaneers are an amazing 149-47 overall inside Memorial Center, good for a winning percentage of 77 percent ... But when looking at the past 10 years, the Bucs are an even more impressive 45-4 against non-conference opponents ... Last year, the Bucs went 13-2 at the Dome ... This year the Bucs are 6-2 in Johnson City.
Bucs, Cooley among nation's best in steals
Key to the Bucs' wins this year has been the ability to swipe the ball from opponents ... Through games of Jan. 26, ETSU ranked third in the country in steals per game, averaging 10.1 steals a contest ... Meanwhile, junior Sheldon Cooley (Tampa) has been on a torrid pace this season and a big reason for the Bucs' success in the steals category, averaging a conference best 2.3 steals per game ... Through games as of Jan. 26, he ranked 23rd nationally in steals per game. ... The Bucs have three players ranked in the Top 10 among A-Sun Conference players in steals: Cooley (1st, 2.3), Tommy Hubbard (3rd, 1.9), Adam Sollazzo (5th, 1.8).
Block party for Brown
With a block in last season's finale against Iona, senior forward Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.) set a new school record for blocks in a single season, swatting away a total of 71 shots on the year ... For his career, he now stands third on the all-time list at 171, but is just 11 blocks behind the program's all-time leader Zakee Wadood ... In addition to those marks, Brown's six-block performance against Belmont last year also matched the program's single-game record ... At the time, Brown joined six other ETSU players who have had six-block games, including former standouts Brad Nuckles, Eryk Thomas, Jerald Fields, Zakee Wadood, Greg Dennis and Greg Hamlin.
On their way to 1,000 points
As they begin their seniors seasons, ETSU's trio of Isiah Brown, Adam Sollazzo and Tommy Hubbard are all eying the 1,000 point mark for their careers. While Brown has now reached the mark, Hubbard and Sollazzo are still in the hunt. After the Bucs' last game, here is where each stands:
Isiah Brown.................................................................... 1,008 points
Tommy Hubbard ........................................................... 787 points
Adam Sollazzo ................................................................ 878 points
To reach 1,000, the three would have to average for the season:
Isiah Brown..................................................... 7.0 points per game
Tommy Hubbard....................................... 14.7 points per game
Adam Sollazzo............................................ 14.8 points per game
Poderis reaches career mark for rebounds
In recent weeks, junior forward Lukas Poderis (Port Richey, Fla.) has become a truly valuable part of the Buccaneers attack ... In the win over Mercer, Poderis picked up a career high 10 rebounds, and that effort came two days after he matched his career high for points with 14 against USC Upstate ... In the win over Kennesaw State in the Bucs' last game, he posted another nine-rebound effort ... For the year, Poderis is averaging 4.8 points and 4.9 rebounds in 20.1 minutes per game.
Bucs showing "flex"-ability with offense
In ETSU's game against Appalachian State back on Dec. 10, the Bucs debuted a new offensive wrinkle, utilizing one of basketball's most traditional offenses ... The "flex" is an offense that utilizes multiple screens and a great deal of slashing throughout the paint ... The results were good for the Bucs, who enjoyed several layups and dunks against the Mountaineers, as they won 65-48 to snap a four-game losing streak.
Getting to the free throw line a key for the Bucs
In recent years, the Bucs have focused on playing stingy defense, but also driving to the basket on offense and trying to get "tough" points thanks to fouls ... One way for the ETSU coaching staff to determine how successful the Bucs have been is charting free throw attempts and makes ... Well if this statistic is a true indicator, then the Bucs did just as the coaches would like ... Last season, ETSU set a school record for free throw attempts, putting up a total of 856 free tosses ... The Bucs also made their share of those attempts, ranking second on the all-time list with 580 makes ... The 2010-11 edition of the Bucs came up just nine makes short of the all-time record, held by the 1991-92 Bucs at 589. ... This season, after starting out the year shooting poorly from the foul line, the Bucs are have improved those numbers and are now shooting 63 percent for the year.
Bucs add to postseason resume
The ETSU men's basketball team has enjoyed its share of postseason success and ranks as one of the nation's most prestigious basketball programs ... The Buccaneers have earned berths to the NCAA Tournament nine times (1969, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010) and NIT twice (1983, 2007) ... In 2011, the Bucs made their first ever appearance in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, winning twice and advancing to the semifinals of that event ... It was the program's 12th postseason tournament appearance all-time.
Florida connection proving valuable to Bucs
For much of the past 10 seasons, the Buccaneers have enjoyed a pipeline of quality players coming from the "Sunshine" state ... A glance at this year's current roster shows that trend continuing ... Entering Monday's game, these have been the contributions of ETSU's current Floridians:
Adam Sollazzo (Tampa) 15.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists
Sheldon Cooley (Tampa) 9.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists
Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.) 10.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists
Lukas Poderis (Port Richey, Fla.) 4.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 0.3 assists
In all, ETSU's Florida players are averaging a combined 40.4 points,
19.5 rebounds, 8.1 assists and 6.0 steals per game so far this season.
ETSU picked among nation's best "Prestige" programs
Since the beginning of the modern era for NCAA Division I-A basketball – marked by the expansion of the NCAA Tournament field to 64 teams in 1984-85 – the ETSU men's basketball program ranks in the Top 30 percent of the 300 programs that were eligible for the postseason at that time, this according to ESPN.com's "Prestige" ranking released back in 2008 ... Since that time, the Bucs have only added to their list of prestigious honors … The Buccaneers -- who have enjoyed nine NCAA Tournament trips, one NIT and one CIT berth, 14 20-win seasons, and a slew of conference regular season and tournament championships since 1984-85 -- ranked tied for 82nd out of 300 teams, meaning they were in the Top 27 percent of schools making the list. ETSU was ranked ahead of every current Atlantic Sun Conference team, as well as former Southern Conference rivals Appalachian State, Western Carolina, Georgia Southern and UNC Greensboro. In addition, the Bucs ranked ahead of SEC schools such as Tennessee, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Georgia, Mississippi and Auburn, as well as programs such as Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, DePaul, Bradley, Clemson, California and Florida State.


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Opinion: Latest government spending deal was necessary but comes with a heavy price
EDITOR'S NOTE: Boris Epshteyn formerly served as a Senior Advisor to the Trump Campaign and served in the White House as Special Assistant to The President and Assistant Communications Director for Surrogate Operations.
WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) - The federal government shut down for the second time in under a month at midnight on Friday.
Thankfully, this shutdown was short. It only lasted about nine hours. Nevertheless, the shutdown represented the mess that the federal budget process has become. It also made our country look bad internationally, as if we can't get our own house in order.
Think about this, the bipartisan spending deal which ended the short shutdown still only funds the government for six more weeks.
The hope is that Congress gets a long-term budget done by March 23. Who knows if our elected officials can actually achieve this and do so in a way that is financially responsible.
Let's take a look at this deal itself.
The good is that it lifts the debt ceiling until March 2019. It also provides the military with much-needed financial breathing room. An additional $160 billion is allocated to defense spending over the next two fiscal years. $80 billion is added for disaster relief. Those funds are necessary due to the natural disasters, which hit Texas, Puerto Rico, California and Florida especially hard.
The bad? About $130 billion in non-defense spending is included in this deal. That is the price extracted by the Democrats to keep our military funded.
Here is the bottom line: this latest spending deal was necessary, but it comes at a heavy cost. What America needs is a sensible budget that funds the military and cuts non-defense spending in order to keep our country from sinking deeper into debt.


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Mankato Sickness Outbreak Linked To Ill Worker
MANKATO (AP) - Health officials have traced the source of a norovirus outbreak in Mankato to an ill or recently ill food service worker or workers.
Dozens of people who ate at Mankato civic center events were sickened this month.
A Minnesota Department of Health spokesman says an investigation narrowed the outbreak to the food service provider.
Health department spokesman Doug Schultz says it won't be possible to trace the source of the norovirus to a particular person.
Schultz says following the outbreak, health officials conducted an "intervention" with the food service provider that included reminders of what to do when employees become ill.
Messages left for the catering business owner were not immediately returned Wednesday.
Norovirus causes vomiting or diarrhea. Most people recover in one or two days.
(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


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First team
Quarterback: - Quincy Woods, Rich East, 6-2, 180, sr.
Rated among the top five Division I quarterback prospects in the country, he passed for 2,204 yards and 22 TDs while rushing for 450 yards and 7 TDs. College choices include Southern California, Illinois, Florida State, Colorado, Texas and Notre Dame.
Running back: - Steve Havard, Wheaton North, 5-10, 185, sr.
The DuPage Valley Conference offensive player of the year after rushing for more than 1,400 yards. Preseason choice as the top back in Illinois by college recruiters.
Running back: - Joey Schley, Providence, 5-8, 151, sr.
Most prolific scorer in the state with 40 touchdowns while amassing almost 2,800 total yards, including 1,835 rushing and the rest in pass receiving and returning kicks and punts.
Wide receiver: - Kenny Carrington, Richards, 6-3, 191, sr.
Led the state in receiving with 66 catches for 1,407 yards and 23 TDs. Set the state mark for TD receptions.
Wide receiver: - Kasey Klaas, Wheaton-Warrenville South, 6-1, 175, sr.
Repeat selection for this athlete with the surest pair of hands in Illinois. He caught 64 passes from second-team All-State QB Tim Lester for 1,138 yards and 11 TDs and is fifth in all-time receiving yardage with 2,292 for his two-year career.
Tight end: - Jason Loerzel, Maine South, 6-3, 195, sr. Most versatile player in Illinois, having played seven different positions for the Class 5A quarterfinalist. Central Suburban League's first unanimous MVP on both offense and defense and totaled 1,136 yards rushing and receiving with 15 TDs, eight interceptions and 12.3 tackles per game.
Lineman: - Antonio Brown, Edwardsville, 6-7, 285, sr.
Outstanding two-way performer in only his second year of football is the best player in southern Illinois with Nebraska, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Missouri high on his list.
Lineman: - Pat Damron, Thornton Fractional South, 6-2, 300, sr.
A very big reason why the Rebels advanced to the 4A semifinals, he also played defensive tackle and is the top-rated lineman in the SICA Central.
Lineman: - Mike Flaar, Oswego, 6-5, 285, sr.
Rated by college recruiters among the top five offensive linemen in the country and helped lead the Panthers to a 9-2 season and a share of the Little Seven Conference title.
Lineman: - Antoine McNutt, Chicago Vocational, 6-4, 320, sr.
Best player in the Public League who also dominated top suburban players in the playoffs and led CVS to the second round in 6A. Illinois, Miami, Colorado, Wisconsin and Michigan State are interested.
Lineman: - Mike Russow, Bradley-Bourbonnais, 6-2, 260, sr.
Highest rated lineman in all five SICA conferences, he was also third in state as a heavyweight wrestler last winter.
Punter/placekicker: - Brian Schmitz, Maine South, 5-11, 135, jr.
Averaged 42.3 yards a punt with such a long hang time that opponents only averaged 1.3 yards per return. Converted four of five field goals.
Second team
Quarterback: Tim Lester, Wheaton-Warrenville South, 6-2, 200, sr.
Running backs: Mike Stokes, Joliet, 5-9, 190, sr.; Tirrell Robinson, Walther Lutheran, 5-10, 170, sr.
Receivers: Tai Streets, Thornton, 6-4, 190, sr.; Mike Pilger, Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin, 6-0, 185, sr.; Aaron Shea, Ottawa, 6-5, 250, sr.
Linemen: Jeff Dyra, St. Patrick, 6-4, 245, sr.; Craig Heimberger, Belleville East, 6-4, 275, sr.; Dan Ketelaar, Providence, 6-5, 240, jr.; Chris Lagioia, Palatine, 6-2, 270, sr.; Josh Romberg, Wheaton-Warrenville South, 6-4, 265, sr.
Placekicker/punter: Luke Kemmer, Morrison, 5-10, 150, so.
Quarterbacks: Woods, Rich East; Lester, Wheaton South; Ted Reichert, Homewood-Flossmoor; Bob Christopherson, Providence.
Running backs: Havard, Wheaton North; Schley, Providence; Stokes, Joliet; Robinson, Walther Lutheran; Jim Tumilty, Naperville Central; Michael Gooden, Thornwood; LaShaun Lacy, CVS.
Receivers: Carrington, Richards; Klaas, Wheaton South; Loerzel, Maine South; Streets, Thornton; Ahmad Merritt, St. Rita; Jon Overton, Morris; John Cerasani, Schaumburg; Scott Preusker, Wheeling.
Linemen: Damron, TF South; Flaar, Oswego; McNutt, CVS; Russow, Bradley-Bourbonnais; Dyra, St. Patrick; Ketelaar, Providence; Lagioia, Palatine; Romberg, Wheaton South; Bill Halim, Bogan; Marc Cortez, Andrew, Dan Rudny, Naperville Central; Sean Taylor, St. Rita.
Placekicker/punter: Schmitz, Maine South; Steve Kempf, Mt. Carmel.
First team
Lineman: - Jeff Alheit, McHenry, 6-8, 295, sr.
This big-time college prospect was the No. 1 player in the Fox Valley Conference and helped lead the Warriors to a 10-1 season.
Lineman: - Rameel Connor, Proviso West, 6-3, 230, sr.
Recognized as one of the best pass rushers in the state who has committed to Illinois, he was the top lineman in the West Suburban Silver.
Lineman: Mike McGee, Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin, 6-5, 280, sr.
The best player in central Illinois went both ways, catching 30 passes for 312 yards at tight end and terrorizing offenses at defensive end. Miami, Illinois and Wisconsin are courting him.
Lineman: - Jamie Wu, St. Charles, 6-4, 300, sr.
Good quickness for such overwhelming size enabled him to recover fumbles and make tackles 25 yards downfield. Upstate Eight's top defensive player.
Linebacker: - Tim Angsten, St. Rita, 6-2, 220, sr.
Led the Mustangs in tackles for the second straight year en route to being named co-MVP of the Catholic League.
Linebacker: - Chris Havens, Homewood-Flossmoor, 6-2, 230, sr.
The Viking defense led H-F to the 6A title game, and he is the leader with 138 total tackles and his intimidating presence.
Linebacker: - Bryan McNulty, Naperville Central, 6-2, 220, sr.
The No. 1 defensive player in the DuPage Valley who was a prime reason the Redhawks advanced to the 6A semifinals.
Linebacker: - Jeff Weisse, West Aurora, 6-3, 220, sr.
Helped lead the Blackhawks to their best season in a decade and routinely made a dozen tackles in a game. Being recruited by Penn State, Michigan, Illinois, Purdue, Iowa, Wisconsin.
Defensive back: - Mike Burden, Palatine, 6-1, 200, jr.
Repeat selection and deserving of the reputation as the hardest hitter in the state, he also doubled as a running back and gained 921 yards for the 5A finalist.
Defensive back: - Mike McGrath, Downers Grove South, 6-1, 195, sr.
Another repeat selection, he anchored the defense for the 11-1 Mustangs who were ranked No. 1 in Chicago area for much of the regular season.
Defensive back: - Marcus White, Evanston, 6-3, 195, sr.
Outstanding Division I prospect with his 4.5-second speed over 40 yards. Also passed for 1,792 yards and 22 TDs while rushing for 561 and 6 TDs.
Second team
Linemen: Brian Latzke, Lyons, 6-4, 240, sr.; Steve Perry, Simeon, 6-1, 230, sr.; Chris Ziemann, Waubonsie Valley, 6-7, 250, sr.
Linebackers: Ron Barr, Belvidere, 5-10, 190, sr.; Byron Benion, Romeoville, 5-11, 215, sr.; Levelle Brown, Naperville North, 6-0, 210, sr.; Ron Grego, Wheaton-Warrenville South, 6-3, 225, sr.
Defensive backs: Jason Duncan, Carthage, 6-1, 175, sr.; Tony Pryor, Shepard, 6-1, 185, sr.; Jason Smith, Pontiac, 6-2, 170, sr.; Ryan Spielman, Bishop McNamara, 6-1, 180, sr.
All-Area team
Linemen: Alheit, McHenry; Connor, Proviso West; Wu, St. Charles; Latzke, Lyons; Perry, Simeon; Ziemann, Waubonsie Valley; Bob Dziech, Deerfield; John Evans, Marist; Brendan Gill, Mt. Carmel; John Mackinson, Morris.
Linebackers: Angsten, St. Rita; Havens, H-F; McNulty, Naperville C.; Weisse, W. Aurora; Benion, Romeoville; Brown, Naperville N.; Grego, Wheaton South; Maurice Chisom, Proviso East; Joey Goodspeed, Oswego; Oku Satcher, Joliet; B.J. Thomas, Waukegan; Jerry Verde, Marian Catholic.
Defensive backs: Burden, Palatine; McGrath, Downers South; White, Evanston; Pryor, Shepard; Spielman, Bishop McNamara; Peter Gorman, Loyola; Alonzo Moyer, H-F; Jelani Tucker, Simeon.


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Denver, CO (PRWEB) January 07, 2013
The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to get organized, especially in a gluten-free kitchen. These tips from gluten-free cooking expert Carol Fenster save time and money because a well-organized kitchen is more efficient and proper storage of gluten-free ingredients limits spoilage.
Buy Wisely and Protect Gluten-Free Ingredients
Buy gluten-free flours, whole grains, rice, and legumes from reputable stores that have a high shelf turnover. Keep these items in food-quality storage containers with tight-sealing lids to avoid spills and deter pests. Label the containers with the date and contents so outdated items can be purged and their contents are easily seen at a glance.
Clean Containers Between Refills
Before refilling a canister of flour, first empty it and then wash and dry thoroughly. Why? Food at the bottom of a container can turn rancid or stale—even when topped by fresh layers—and can produce an off-taste in food.
The same holds true for gluten-free whole grains, says Fenster, the author of 10 gluten-free cookbooks. In fact, whole grains (and the flours ground from them) contain all three parts of the grain (the germ, endosperm, and bran) which means higher oil content which in turn hastens deterioration. Careful storage prolongs the shelf-life of these sensitive ingredients.
Choose Proper Storage Location
Store containers in dark, dry places away from heat or direct sunlight. Otherwise, a warm location or the hot sun shining on the containers causes moisture to build up inside, hastening spoilage. In fact, says Fenster, who blogs at CarolFensterCooks, many people store flours and grains in the refrigerator or freezer to preserve freshness. But, she cautions, be sure to bring chilled ingredients to room temperature before baking so the chill won't hamper the leavening's rising ability.
Clean, Organize, and Label Storage Areas
Shelves, cupboards, and countertops should be cleared and then wiped down thoroughly with an appropriate cleaning solution to remove dirt, but also any spills that can attract pests. Take the time to organize what goes back on the shelf by placing similar foods together. For example, all flours together and all whole grains together in a systematic order for easier access and better inventory management. Knowing what's on the shelf prevents inadvertently buying duplicates. If a refrigerator or freezer is the prime storage area, clean and organize that area as well.
"It is vitally important," says Fenster, "that food labels clearly distinguish gluten-free foods from their gluten-containing counterparts so nobody accidentally eats gluten."
Plan Meals in Advance
Planning meals a week in advance helps avoid hectic rushes to get dinner on the table on busy weeknights. It also avoids waste because groceries are purchased and used for a specific dish in mind rather than spoiling in the back of the refrigerator. Being organized also cuts down on unnecessary trips to the grocery store, says Fenster, whose weekly recipe and menu-planning service GfreeCuisine makes shopping much more efficient by generating shopping lists organized by grocery-store aisles.
Purge Unused Utensils, Appliances, and Gadgets
Appliances take up precious space, so if they're important?but not used frequently?relegate them to easily-accessible storage to avoid cluttered workspaces. Fenster's counter-top appliances include a heavy-duty stand mixer for mixing heavy, gluten-free bread dough, a heavy-duty food processor for gluten-free cookie dough, and a powerful blender for gluten-free batters and smoothies. All other appliances must earn the right to occupy precious counter space. Items in good working order?including utensils and gadgets that haven't been used during the past year?can be donated to charity or to a friend who can use them.
"Keeping a clean, well-organized, gluten-free pantry makes day-to-day cooking and baking so much easier and saves money," says Fenster, "so invest the time now to make life easier throughout the year."
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