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A. No, this technology requires a web server to work. For CD deployment of keys there is still the application and applet edition of the Lucid Player available.
Q. Will this run on my PDA or cell phone?
A. Short answer - yes, if it has a browser. We've already tested it on an iPhone - a couple of minor interface issues but very cool! In the near future we plan to create a custom interface for small screen devices.
Note: Native mobile device editions of the Lucid Player for Android and Apple iOS are also available.
Q. What kind of server would I need to run this?
A. The Lucid On-line Player has been developed to run under just about any server technology. The player uses Tomcat and Java based technologies. For example it will run under Linux/Apache or a Windows Server/IIS environment.
Q. How many users can run a key at once?
A. The Lucid On-line Player has been designed to shift much of the processing to the client web browser. This dramatically reduces the load on the server. The server then just needs to deal with passing the key data across to the browser, which is only done on demand. It also has to serve media and html fact sheet pages that may be associated with the key. Therefore potentially many thousands of users can use a key at any one time, though of course this would depend on your server specification and available bandwidth etc.
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Police Seek Possible Witness in Colorado Prison Director's Shooting
(DENVER) -- A woman who was seen exercising in the neighborhood around the time that the head of Colorado's prison system was fatally shot in his home could be a key witness in the murder investigation, authorities said Wednesday.
Tom Clements, 58, was shot to death around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Initial reports said the director of the State Department of Corrections had been shot when he answered the door at his Monument, Colo., home, but authorities said Wednesday afternoon that they were unable to confirm the sequence of events or a motive for the shooting.
"Because of the fact Mr. Clements served in the position he did, we're sensitive to the fact there could be any number of people who have a motive," Lt. Jeff Kramer, a spokesman for the El Paso County Sheriff's office, said at a news conference Wednesday afternoon.
He also said authorities were keeping an open mind and had not yet ruled out whether Clements was the victim of a random shooting.
With few leads to go on, authorities are hoping that a woman who was seen speed-walking in the neighborhood Tuesday night will come forward. She was described by witnesses as being between the ages of 35 and 50 and was dressed in a hat, dark wind-breaker and white pants, Kramer said.
Police canvassed the neighborhood and found a witness who noticed a suspicious vehicle parked one street beyond Clements' home and put the time just before Clements' family called 911 to report the shooting, police said Wednesday.
"The vehicle was observed by this resident parked there, but it was running at the time," Lt. Kramer said. "Two to three minutes later that vehicle was gone. Then, two minutes after that -- we're up to 8:37 p.m. -- that same local resident saw the vehicle traveling westbound."
Kramer said authorities believe the woman who was exercising might have seen the vehicle and that authorities are "eager" to speak with her.
The vehicle, which had its green dashboard lights on while parked, was described as a two door, dark colored, 1990s model similar to a Lincoln.
Officers proceeded Wednesday with in-depth searches of the surrounding area, trying to capitalize on daylight hours, Kramer said.
Police continue going door to door trying to find out what neighbors heard and saw. Additionally, K-9 units were deployed to see whether they could locate anything that might be helpful in the investigation.
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper struggled to hold back tears while speaking to reporters Wednesday morning and conceded that little is known about a suspect or motive.
"It's an active investigation. We don't know anything -- or enough -- at this point," he said.
Hickenlooper was scheduled to sign legislation Wednesday that placed new limits on ammunition magazines and expanded background checks for firearms. The new legislation is seen as a response to a string of mass shootings across the country, one of the worst of which was the Aurora, Colo., shooting in July 2012 that left 12 dead and injured 58.
Speaking Wednesday, Hickenlooper reflected on Clements' career and time working within Colorado government. Clements was appointed head of Colorado's Department of Corrections in 2011 by Hickenlooper, after serving 31 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections.
"We lured Tom away," Hickenlooper said. "He was far and away the best choice we could find in the country. He understood the idea of building a team and operating an enterprise. ... His unfailing good nature would come through in everything he did."
Clements is survived by his wife, Lisa Clements, and his two daughters.
His family released a statement Wednesday afternoon mourning the, "devoted husband and beloved father."
"There are no words at this time to describe our grief and loss," they said. "We thank our friends and those praying for us here and across the nation. Your well-wishes and prayers bring us strength. We appreciate your continued respect for our privacy during this terrible loss."
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On its first day of trading publicly, Zynga is already under its initial public offering price of $10. It's now trading as low as $9.48 per share.
It took about 10 minutes to crash after it made its trading debut at 11 a.m. today.
It began the day trading at $11 and briefly rose above that to as high as around $11.25 — about 12% higher than its IPO price. Then it came crashing down and it's consistently trading below $9.75.
Zynga raised $1 billion in its initial public offering. It's the largest tech IPO since Google.


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Following the trail of Sen. Robert Menendez scandal leads to dead end in Dominican Republic
The shadowy tipster who made explosive allegations involving U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and underage prostitutes in the Dominican Republic named names. He gave descriptions of the women, and in some cases, phone numbers and addresses.
Despite those details, the women are nowhere to be found.
A week after the claims made headlines in the United States and on this Caribbean island, the alleged prostitutes have disappeared. An attorney who once represented two of the women said he hadn't spoken to them in months, and then stopped returning phone calls himself. A two-bedroom apartment where some of the alleged liaisons took place is now vacant. Little remains here beyond hazy memories.
No concrete links have been made between Menendez and any prostitutes. Still, the allegations from the tipster, who identified himself as Peter Williams, were serious enough to launch an FBI probe. And shreds of evidence in Santo Domingo show that, at the very least, the women Williams described exist.
Take an apartment in Santo Domingo's upscale Gazcue neighborhood that Williams said was used for sexual liaisons. In April emails to a watchdog group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Williams alleged that Dr. Salomon Melgen, a friend and major campaign donor to Menendez, rented a unit for a Brazilian prostitute named Maria and a Colombian prostitute named Geraldine.
The apartment exists. When reached by phone, the landlady said that two young women named Geraldine and Maria had indeed lived there last year, and said the nationalities matched.
However, the landlady, who declined to be named, did not believe the women to be prostitutes — she said she thought they were beautiful foreign exchange students — and had never heard of Menendez or Melgen visiting the apartment. But she complained that the women had nearly destroyed the unit, even leaving the wallpaper torn up when they abandoned the apartment last year.
"They behaved very badly," she said. The apartment has since been rented to others and is now back on the market for $1,000 a month.
The FBI is investigating the sex allegations, some of which involve minors.
Prostitution is not illegal in the Dominican Republic. The investigation is also probing trips Menendez took on the eye doctor's private plane, and the senator's gift disclosures. Last week, Menendez acknowledged that he had traveled to the Dominican Republic with the doctor on three occasions, and cut a check for more than $58,000 to reimburse him for two of the flights.
Separately, the agency is investigating Melgen in connection with possible Medicare fraud. Last week, FBI agents raided Melgen's eye clinic in West Palm Beach.
Representatives for both Menendez and Melgen have denied wrongdoing.
The emails from Williams to the authorities were met with some skepticism, in part because he was unwilling to meet with investigators or talk over the phone. "Williams" — which is likely a pseudonym — said he wouldn't speak because he was concerned with the women's safety and did not want to become a celebrity accuser.
But there were many facts the tipster got right. He knew the addresses of Melgen's homes in Santo Domingo and the exclusive Casa de Campo resort, where the parties allegedly took place, and the names of his bodyguards and other employees.
He identified a Russian national living in Miami named "Svetlana B" who frequently flew in Melgen's private jet to parties in the Dominican Republic.
"This girl is one of the most regular participants in the activities the Doctor arranges for the Senator," Williams wrote. "She has traveled with them in the jet, sailed with them in the yacht, and has repeatedly visited the Doctor's house."
Public records show that a woman named Svitlana Buchyk got into a minor crash while driving a Chevrolet Impala on Miracle Mile in Coral Gables in 2010. The car belonged to Melgen's wife. Buchyk gave Melgen's North Palm Beach address as her own.
Buchyk spoke briefly with a Miami Herald reporter by telephone Thursday, saying she had worked for Melgen in the past.
But Buchyk wouldn't answer questions on the type of work she did, and was eager to defend Melgen — particularly when asked about stories of Melgen's alleged sexual liaisons with prostitutes.
"He is an amazing person," she said. "He was always with his family. There is nothing else I can say."
Buchyk added that many women would have liked to have spent time with her former employer.
"He treated me well," she said. "He had money. He was very generous."
Subsequent phone calls to "Svetlana" went to voicemail.
The emails also led to some dead ends.
Williams listed a phone number for another woman, citing her by name, supposedly one of Menendez's "favorite girls." The number is now disconnected.
He gave another number where Maria and Geraldine, the Brazilian and Colombian, could supposedly be reached. But now that number belongs to Mileyi Bencosme, who said she got the phone about six months ago.
Bencosme, 50, lives in Santiago de los Caballeros — about two hours from Santo Domingo — and said she had never heard of the women. In the past week, she has received dozens of calls from journalists in Washington, D.C., New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and other cities, asking for these women. Most of the calls were in English.
Bencosme said she's starting to feel like a victim of phone harassment.
"This morning somebody called me again and asked who I really was," she said on Saturday morning. "The question is, who are these women?"
Vinicio Castillo Semán, a cousin of Melgen, has another question. He said he will ask Dominican authorities to investigate who is behind the emails.
"These stories about prostitutes have been completely fabricated and it's audacious to me that these allegations can be spread anonymously," said Castillo Semán, who has also been accused of organizing parties with prostitutes for Menendez.
"This scandal has been created out of thin air."
Miami Herald staff writers Amy Sherman, Marc Caputo and Daniel Chang contributed to this report.


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The first time I saw my kids' father, he was sitting in the solarium at a Bennigan's in suburban Denver, where I worked and he was about to. I will never forget that moment - the clothes he was wearing, the jewelry around his neck, the angle at which he leaned in his seat, and the way my ovaries lept out of my abdomen and tried to drag him back inside with them. It wasn't attraction, it wasn't nerves, it was my 20 year old body saying MAKE BABIES WITH THAT NOW.
It took him a really long time to acknowelge my existence, and a longer time to tolerate my presence, but something deep inside of me, something I was wha-hay too young to understand at the time, knew from the first moment I saw him that I was going to have a lot of children with him one day.
Seventeen years worth of moments later, he and I are teetering somewhere between not acknowleging each others' existence and barely tolerating one another's presence again, but what we have that we didn't have then is three perfectly amazing children between us, and while maybe I don't actually like him anymore, and he doesn't actually like me anymore, I really am glad that my ovaries got what they asked for, and we - he and I - made these extraordinar(il)y (ridiculous) people together.
I watch him with our children in his new-found sobriety and as much as I wish they'd had more of this, more of him, when they were younger, I am so happy they get him now. I am so glad he didn't manage to drink himself to death, I am so glad that they get to know the father I chose for them to have, the man underneath those demons he had to battle his way out from under, and maybe still is.
I am grateful for the way he loves his children, for the silly things they share even though I am no longer a part of them. I am grateful that he is working so hard to be present for them, to be an emotional support for them, to be a healthy and productive man so that they will have a father in their lives for as long as a normal child should, until he grows to a ripe old age surrounded by grandchildren and/or grandpuppies, depending on who's future plans you're working off of.
Almost every alanon person I've ever met had also at some point wished their qualifier dead, and I am so grateful that those late-night wishes made over my tears and his gugrling, gasping, nearly-asphyxiating body were not granted. I am so glad that that I was so very wrong about so very many things, and my children, his children, our children get to know that their father is wonderful, good, and so very madly in love with them. I am so glad that they will come to think of his stuggles with alcoholism as an inconvenient bump in the road of their lives, because they will love him, and be loved in return by him, on the other side of this journey.
I see glimpses of him in their faces all the time - mostly when they are annoyed as all hell with me, but also when they are completely captivated by some new thing they are learning, and when they read or hear something so funny they laugh until it hurts. I hear him coming out of their mouths, in bursts of intellectual snobbery and cuttingly-sharp sarcasm. They are as smart as he is, as hilarous as he is, and at least one of them is as tall as he his, plus a hellofalot.
The easy thing, in the throes of this divorce stuff, is just to hate him. Mostly what I hate is what I let myself become with him, and that oh right, a lot of that was your bad pill is an awful one to swallow. I don't know that I would bother to swallow it, were it not for these kids. Hating him is easy. Remembering the shit is simple. I'm a professional people hater, born without a forgiveness gene. Our kids, however, force me to be gentle and kind when I am talking about him, and that forces me to remember the good while I tally up the bad.
I'm not saying I have this all right - I was nothing shy of a flamming bag of shit to him today when we switched kids for his visit, and I probably will be about the same to his face into the indefinite future. And in a lot of ways, it's desevered. But when I look at these three children whom I love more than any one single thing on this earth, and I see him bursting out of their hair and their eyes and their fingernails and their voices, I remember that once upon a time, I loved him that much, too. And in a lot of ways, it was desereved. I am reminded of everything lovely and captivating and and endearing about him, and I am grateful that it was him, they they are of him, and that my children get to have him as their father.


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That is the question I get asked the most lately. The answer depends on what the person asking the question needs. If the question is asked because someone wants to buy a house at a real steal, then I have to let them know that no one will know when the market bottoms out until the prices start going up again. In some areas, that is already happening. The second factor dealing with that question deals with where the person wants to buy a house. In certain areas house prices are higher than you would think. Also, some types of housing are selling faster than others. It also depends on the price range. First time home buyers are still getting good deals but the houses they are buying are for the most part, selling like hot cakes. So if you were to ask me in general when is the best time to buy a house, actually, most of the time, my answer will turn out to be, all things considered, with interest rates low and prices low, the time to buy is NOW!
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Eric Kaler, New U of M president. I just met him!
This Morning I was fortunate enough to meet the new U of M President. I also heard him answer some very tough questions at a forum two days ago. As I was listening to him, I thought, "It's as if he has graduated from Toastmasters, learned the English language from Shakespeare, and learned how to pinpoint the answer to a major issue before you can finish explaining the problem!" I think we will watch in awe, the improvements that he will make at that school!
Nick Nolte Should Have Stuck With Me!
A few years ago when I was 24, (so lets say six years ago?) I met Nick Nolte at a party.
He was so dreamy. I could look into those handsome eyes all night long. We talked a little about home life and friends. I think my meeting him left such a wonderful impression on him. I know it sure did me. I left that party on cloud nine. I have always been able to picture those handsome eyes perfectly in my head.
I must have really touched him because from that point on he has never quite been the same…
I think if he would have stuck with me at least he would have had a better chance for this…
Oh well Nick. You had your chance…
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Summer of 2010, I cannot wait!!!!!!!!!!
Here is a picture of our kids with two friends, swimming in Lake Minnetonka. Now that it is the beginning of Spring, I am getting impatient for warm Summer days, drifting on a float, day dreaming, and splashing in the water. I think this picture was taken when we rented a cabin on Big Island on Lake Minnetonka.
Miles walks for miles
Not too long ago, my dear brother Mick roasted a pig for my father and many of his friends and relatives. It was for my father's Birthday party. He had just turned ninety years old! Everyone had a great time. Now when my father says he won't buy green bananas, I tell him he certaintly can because we are going to have another pig roast for him next year, and for many years thereafter! I think he will live forever because he is in excellent health, and he walks two or three miles at a time. Here's to Miles walking for miles!!!!
Shady docks cause quite a stir on Lake Minnetonka!
The following links contain the most recent news concerning the shade from docks supposedly jeopardizing the health of Minnesota lakes.
The Lake Minnetonka Conservation District held a meeting last week to listen to lakeshore owners comments concerning the potential restricting of docks. From the dozens of people I have talked to about this issue, one of the strongest reactions was, "How on earth can they expect people to share docks? I must say, as a realtor, I know that if that happens, those property values will certainly go down! The recent article in the Star Tribune is a most read. If you want some entertainment, read the comments also. Although I could not attend the meeting on Wednesday, I understand the overall opinion from the lakeshore owners was to leave the docks the way they currently are.
This is good summary of the history of the D.N.R.'s regulations.
The following reports by the D.N.R. explain the role of the D.N.R. in regulating docks throughout the state, and, discusses the public meetings held in several cities within the last few years.
An environmental committee under the L.M.C.D. was appointed to review and determine issues surrounding dock ordinances. This is the findings of the technical review committee.
Now you know more than most people about the potential flora and fauna problems under the waters of Lake Minnetonka.
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When will the ice be off Lake Minnetonka? Ice melting off a lake means spring and melts away spring fever.
Everyone is anxious for the ice to be off the lake. We live in an area where we get cabin fever at this time of the year and we just can't wait for one of the first signs of spring; the ice totally melting off the lake.
Many people try to predict the exact date, people have "Ice Off" parties, and the winter blaas just seem to melt away along with the ice!


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WASHINGTON - The explosive politics of health care have divided the nation, but America's governors, Republicans and Democrats alike, suggest that President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is here to stay.
While governors from Connecticut to Louisiana sparred on Sunday over how best to improve the nation's economy, governors of both parties shared a far more pragmatic outlook on the controversial program known as "Obamacare" as millions of their constituents begin to be covered.
"We're just trying to make the best of a bad situation," Republican Gov. Terry Branstad, of Iowa, who calls the health care law "unaffordable and unsustainable," yet something he has to implement by law. "We're trying to make it work as best we can for the people of Iowa."
As governors gathered in Washington this weekend, Democratic governors such as Maryland's Martin O'Malley and Connecticut's Dannel Malloy made pitches to raise the minimum wage, while Republican governors such as Louisiana's Bobby Jindal and Indiana's Mike Pence called for more freedom from federal regulations, particularly those related to the health insurance overhaul. But governors from both parties report a full repeal of the law would be complicated at best, if not impossible, as states move forward with implementation and begin covering millions of people - both by expanding Medicaid rolls for lower-income resident or through state or federal exchanges that offer federal subsidies to those who qualify.
Republican opposition to the law is the centerpiece of the GOP's political strategy ahead of the midterm elections. And to be sure, not every GOP leader embraced the inevitability of the law's implementation.
"I don't think that it's so deeply entrenched that it can't be repealed," Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said. "But I do think, as we argue for repeal, we have to show folks what you replace it with."
Despite a troubled rollout, nearly 3.3 million people have signed up through Feb. 1 for health care coverage under the law. The White House reported that 1 million people signed up nationwide for private insurance under the law in January alone. It remains unclear that the administration will reach its unofficial goal of 7 million people by the end of March, but it still expects several million enrollees by then.
A recent Associated Press analysis of the sign-ups found that six Republican-led states - Florida, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, and Wisconsin - were on pace or better than the states had initially projected.
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is among several Republican governors who expanded their state's Medicaid laws under the law.
"The whole dialogue on the Affordable Care Act is about people fighting, causing gridlock and a mess, instead of working on something important like wellness," Snyder said, adding that he still has "a lot of issues" with the overhaul. "But it is the law, so I'm trying to work in that context."
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin, who leads the Democratic Governors Association, said governors spent about half of their private lunch session on Saturday discussing the health care law and the tone was much different than in past years.
"Before the election, it felt like a cock fight," Shumlin said, describing the debate over the law during the 2012 campaign. "Down there we were talking about ways to we could cooperate."
"There's no doubt in my mind that the Republicans have accepted that as millions of people sign up for it and finally get the health care they have been dreaming of for their families, nobody's going to take that away," he said.
Yet Republican governors here described circumstances that would hardly befit a dream.
Democrats and Republicans alike complained about major problems with the Medicaid eligibility data that they are receiving from federal exchanges. The 36 states in the federal exchange have noted often incomplete data with the Medicaid information they are receiving.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, a Republican who is among his party's most vulnerable incumbents in the fall election, said he's working to expand his state's Medicaid program, but the process had been cumbersome and difficult. He said it still remained unclear, from a fiscal standpoint, if the health care law would be functioning in two years.
"There are a lot more unknowns than there are knowns," Corbett said.
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, a Republican, said many governors still have concerns about the program, but that outright repeal would be "complicated."
Republican campaign officials, meanwhile, plan to make the health care law the overwhelming focus of the coming midterm elections.
From coast to coast, conservatives are attacking Democrats who supported the overhaul, seizing on problems with the program's website and news that some Americans were forced to change insurers once the law took effect. The conservative group, Americans For Prosperity, has spent more than $20 million on anti-Obamacare television ads in several key states since last August.
The stakes are high for parties battling over control of the House and Senate, while there are also 36 elections for governor, most of them for governors mansions currently held by Republicans. The coming elections also offer prospective 2016 presidential candidates an opportunity to boost their political standing.
Leading GOP figures in the Senate like Ted Cruz of Texas and Marco Rubio of Florida have been vocal critics of the health care law. Cruz mounted a 21-hour Senate speech against Obama's health law and was tied to the partial government shutdown while Rubio was an early proponent of defunding the health law although he distanced himself from the shutdown.
New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan, a first-term Democrat up for re-election in November, said her state would soon expand its Medicaid program to cover 50,000 uninsured residents.
"Overall, I'm very disappointed with the early implementation and rollout," she said. "But I think we are making progress."


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If this British ad is the Ten Commandments of safe driving PSAs, the Canadian one above might just be the Garden State.
Two things here worth noting: the cold, dead stare of the Winnnipeg Police Service and the tacit implication that it's also the brother's fault. Oh, and the peeved dad who sent this in said his two-year-old daughter saw it on the television, forcing him to have to explain why the little girl on the screen died. Fun times.
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Cake Batter No-Bake Cheesecakes
Happy blogiversary to you…happy blogiversary to you….happy blogiversary "Gimme Some Ovennnnn"…..
It's true. My little blog officially graduated out of the not-so-terrible twos and turned THREE today! Wahoo!!!
I can hardly believe it. Three years ago, I started this site on a total whim, knowing absolutely nothing about photography, blogging, web design, and honestly, fairly little about cooking. I was just a girl who had no fear trying new recipes, and was excited to share what little I knew with friends and family. Never in my wildest dreams, though, would I have imagined what my little site would grow to be. And of course, far better, the amazing people it would allow me to meet! I know I've said it countless times, but you all have been such a gift to me, and your encouragement over the years has meant so much. It has been so much to learn about this whole blogging world with your support, and I still pinch myself whenever I hear that someone has actually made one of my recipes! Such a little miracle to me. :)
So from the bottom of my heart, many thanks again for continuing to follow along recipe after recipe. I'm so grateful for you all, and can't wait to see what this next year holds in store!
And in true Ali fashion, I decided to make a birthday "cake" recipe that harkened back to childhood. I don't know if I have admitted this before, but for probably the first 15 years of my life, my birthday dessert of choice was always a Jello no-bake cheesecake. True story. LOVED them. (No Judgy-Mc-Judgersons out there.) Thankfully, now I have progressed a bit beyond the boxed cheesecake mix. But every now and then, I still love homemade no-bake cheesecakes for a treat. So I decided to make a simple one "cake batter style" this year. And holy moly. Let me just say that if you love cake batter, you MUST try this one. Must. Must. Must. It only takes 15 minutes, and it made this little blogger very happy. I think you will love it too!
Cheers to another great year together, friends!
Cake Batter No-Bake Cheesecakes
Everyone will love these adorable little cake batter cheesecakes. And they're a breeze to make because they're no-bake!
Crust Ingredients:
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 4 oz. butter, melted
Cheesecake Filling Ingredients:
- 1 (8 oz.) block cream cheese, softened
- 4 Tbsp. butter, softened
- 3/4 cup favorite cake batter dry mix (straight from the box — no added ingredients)
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 (8 oz.) tub frozen whipped cream topping, thawed
- sprinkles, for decor
To Make The Crust:
Stir together graham cracker crumbs and melted butter in a bowl until well combined. Press a few tablespoons into the bottom of your containers to make the crust. (You do not need to bake this.)
To Make The Filling:
In an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and butter together on medium speed until smooth and well blended. Add in dry cake mix and milk and continue mixing until well blended. Then gently fold in the whipped cream topping with a spatula. Be careful not to over-mix.
Spoon the filling into serving jars, or use a piping back to pipe the filling in. Garnish with sprinkles.
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So cute Ali!!! Congrats!
Congrats on 3 years, I'm so glad to have discovered your site with its wonderful recipes & pictures!
This sounds fabulous! Yum!
I love how simple this recipe is! Congratulations on 3 years :)
Congrats on 3 years! Not only do we love trying your recipes, but your blog actually inspired us to start our own! Keep posting and we'll keep following!
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Happy 3rd Blogiversary to you! (How funny — my 3rd is tomorrow.)
These are so cute, I love the sprinkles on top. Perfect way to celebrate 3 years!
Happy blogoversary! I'm so happy to have found your blog and you know I'll be following you through your beautiful photography and wonderful recipes :)
These are the most adorable things ever. Happy blog birthday to you, so excited for you and for what's to come in year 4!!
Happy blogiversary! Thanks for sharing your recipes.
Congrats on 3 years! Love these little cheesecakes!
Happy BLIRTHDERVERSARY!
Oh I am so loving these, and congrats!
I've been reading all 3 years!! Happy blogiversary, Ali!! Looking forward to many many more years!
These are adorable! Happy anniversary!
Happy Birthday!
Happy Blog-o-versary!! I'm visiting because our mutual friend Sarah told me about your blog and suggested I check it out! I think we moved to town and you moved away about the same time, so I missed getting to meet you!
Anyway, you have a beautiful site, and I'll definitely have to try out some of these recipes!
Congrats again on your anniversary!
Congrats! I just found your blog, I know where the heck have I been for the past three years? But I'll be checking in more often now :)
Happy blog birthday, my dear!! Two years is no easy feat, even if you make it look like it is. :)
And these no-bake cheesecakes = amazing. My mom used to make us jello cheesecakes as well. Love. But I'd love this more. Hands down, no doubt.
3 years!! Congratulations, I love reading your blog and hope you're at it for many more years :)
I've just discovered your blog but happy 3rd blogiversary! These cheesecakes are ridiculously cute. They look so very creamy! We don't have the same cake mix or whipped topping in Germany, otherwise I would definitely be making these. They look perfect.
Happy Belated Blogiversary to your fantastic blog! =) and these cheesecakes look soooo delicious. love that they're no-bake, too, since it's been mighty toasty in nashville lately. yum!
Love this! So adorable and so simple! Plus, congratulations :)
Happy 3 years to your blog!
And I loved and still do love no bake cheesecake!
Congrats! I'd love to make this as one big dish – any suggestions what size to use??
No-bake cheesecake rules! Yours are adorable and am going to try it tomorrow night. I'll let you know how it goes – thank you for the inspiration!!
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These look amazing! I was wondering where you got your cute little containers for these and how big they are? Thanks!
I found this recipe on Pinterest; they're adorable!
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Hi! Found this on pintrest, if I want to omit the seperate containers but put this in one big one like a 9×13 pan of some sort is it doable? If so what size would you suggest and would I need to alter any of the ingredients?
I plan on doubling or tripling this for a party this weekend.
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Hello- I apologize if I missed this but do you use salted or unsalted butter?


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Achieving high coverage in Rwanda's national human papillomavirus vaccination programme
Agnes Binagwaho a, Claire M Wagner b, Maurice Gatera c, Corine Karema c, Cameron T Nutt d & Fidele Ngabo a
a. Ministry of Health, Kigali, Rwanda.
b. Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 641 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, United States of America (USA).
c. Rwanda Biomedical Center, Kigali, Rwanda.
d. Dartmouth Center for Health Care Delivery Science, Hanover, USA.
Correspondence to Claire M Wagner (e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com).
(Submitted: 10 October 2011 – Revised version received: 15 February 2012 – Accepted: 28 February 2012 – Published online: 23 May 2012.)
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2012;90:623-628. doi: 10.2471/BLT.11.097253
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted virus found in virtually all cases of cervical cancer,1 which kills 275 000 women every year2 and is the biggest contributor to years of life lost from cancer among women in the developing world.3 Two HPV vaccines developed in recent years – Merck's quadrivalent Gardasil and GlaxoSmithKline's bivalent Cervarix – have been prequalified by the World Health Organization (WHO) and approved by national governments in many countries, including Rwanda. These vaccines represent a milestone in biomedical progress towards mitigating the burden of cervical cancer.4 Vaccination programmes have changed the landscape of global health drastically by enabling countries to re-evaluate funding priorities and to invest in prevention when cost-effective.5 However, 15 to 20 years usually pass between the introduction of a vaccine in rich and poor countries.6
In recent decades, routine screening programmes have reduced cervical cancer morbidity and mortality in high-income countries, and this trend is expected to accelerate as vaccination coverage is scaled up.7 As a result, 77% of new cases8 and 88% of deaths from the disease now occur in developing countries.2 A five-year delay in introducing the HPV vaccine to these countries would result in 1.5 to 2 million preventable deaths.2
Cervical cancer is the most common cancer among women in Rwanda,9 a country in eastern African with more than 11 million inhabitants. In 2010, 986 cases of cervical cancer were diagnosed in Rwanda and 678 women died from the disease.9 That same year, Rwanda evaluated options for HPV vaccination rollout and decided to pursue a partnership with Merck to offer Rwanda's young girls the opportunity to receive a life-saving vaccine.
A growing body of scientific literature has emerged in recent years concerning the use of the HPV vaccine in the developing world,2,10 but very little evidence on the success and replicability of nationwide delivery programmes, like Rwanda's, has been published. In this article, we describe the process by which Rwanda became the world's first low-income country to provide universal access to the HPV vaccine.
Before 2011, neither cervical cancer screening nor HPV vaccination was available in public health facilities in Rwanda; only a few private clinics and nongovernmental organizations offered screening services. Aware that cervical cancer is highly prevalent in Rwanda, the Ministry of Health considered the overwhelmingly positive evidence of the effectiveness of the HPV vaccine to be a call to action.
In April 2009, Rwanda's First Lady met with senior Merck officials to initiate advocacy for the HPV vaccine on behalf of women in Rwanda. An internal technical discussion then occurred between Merck and the Ministry of Health, followed by conversations with development partners in Rwanda's health sector. In April and October 2010, Merck representatives visited Rwanda to work under the leadership of the Ministry of Health in developing a national cervical cancer prevention strategy. Rwanda's National Strategic Plan for the Prevention, Control, and Management of Cervical Lesions and Cancer11 includes screening and vaccination programmes for women between 35 and 45 years of age, the specifics of which will be detailed in future articles. A memorandum of understanding signed in December 2010 guaranteed Rwanda three years of vaccinations at no cost and concessional prices for future doses.
On 26 and 27 April 2011, 93 888 Rwandan girls in primary grade six received their first shot of Gardasil with no out-of-pocket payment. Data collected by the Ministry of Health during the first round of vaccination showed that 94 141 girls were present at school and that 4 651 girls were either absent or not enrolled, resulting in a total of 98 792 eligible girls across Rwanda. The programme's first round achieved 95.04% coverage, the second 93.90% and the third, 93.23% (Table 1).
Table 1. Cumulative human papillomavirus vaccination coverage, by vaccination round, Rwanda, 2011
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Rwanda's health sector
Driven by the pursuit of equity, value and quality, the health sector in Rwanda has made immense progress in recent years. Through a decentralization strategy harnessing Rwanda's 45 000 community health workers, the Ministry of Health and its partners have succeeded in decreasing the burden of major infectious diseases and have scaled up disease prevention programmes efficiently and effectively. Between 2005 and 2010, Rwanda reduced malaria incidence by 70% and under-five mortality by 50%. The country increased the proportion of infants aged 12–23 months receiving all basic WHO immunizations from 75.2% to 90.1% (with all but oral polio vaccine coverage rates exceeding 95% in 2010) and assured universal access to antiretroviral therapy.12,13 Rwanda has also strategically positioned itself to tackle non-communicable diseases by building on its successful integration of infectious disease interventions and primary health care.14,15
Preparation and implementation
Three early decisions were crucial to the success of Rwanda's HPV vaccine rollout. First, the Ministry of Health decided in September 2010 to widen its technical working group on vaccinations to include the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion, the Center for Treatment and Research on AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria, and other Epidemics, and health workers engaged in cancer care. Multidisciplinary subcommittees were tasked with identifying cold chain requirements; numbers of girls in and out of school; nurse and community health worker training capacity; procurement and distribution logistics; a budget for implementation; education and sensitization requirements; and tools for data collection and social mobilization. Committees met as often as needed – often every other day – for about four months. After the memorandum of understanding between Merck and the government of Rwanda was signed, the following two months were spent devising a strategic plan for rollout preparation, implementation and evaluation.
Concurrently, a nationwide population sensitization campaign was planned and undertaken months in advance of vaccination. Speeches by health-care professionals, local government officials, clergy and the First Lady were made to inform parents and children of the new vaccine. Announcements via newspapers, magazines, radio and television were included in the communications strategy. Teachers were trained and encouraged to discuss cervical cancer and the HPV vaccine with students.
With technical assistance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs (ICAP) at Columbia University, Rwanda's Ministry of Health conducted a situational analysis in March 2011 using in-depth interviews and focus group discussions to assess the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of key stakeholders pertaining to HPV vaccination. The systematic inclusion of local leaders, community health workers and teachers in the vaccine delivery strategy combined with Merck's in-kind support to constitute a "public-private-community partnership" for effective programme implementation specific to the Rwandan context.
The second major decision was to partner with the Ministry of Education to design a school-based strategy to deliver the standard three doses of the HPV vaccine. Because 98% of Rwandan girls attend primary school,16 implementers felt that the highest coverage rates could be attained through schools. Some girls in rural settings are unaware of their exact ages, and a demonstration project in Uganda described difficulties identifying girls through an age-based programme,10 so Rwanda elected to pursue a grade-based strategy.
Third, the technical working group decided on a multi-phased vaccination strategy spanning three years (Fig. 1). Every year beginning in 2011, girls enrolled in primary grade six will receive the full three-dose course of HPV vaccine. During the programme's second and third years, a "catch-up" phase targeting girls in the third year of secondary school will ensure complete coverage of all pre-adolescent and adolescent girls. In 2014 and beyond, only primary grade six vaccinations will be necessary.
Fig. 1. Human papillomavirus vaccination rollout phases, Rwanda, 2011–2014
Each course of vaccination takes place over six days: school-based vaccinations across the country during the first two days, out-of-school girls are tracked and vaccinated on the third day, and surveillance of adverse events is conducted over the remaining three days. The vaccination is a voluntary opt-out intervention offered to all girls in the targeted age groups, regardless of their school enrolment status. Parents and guardians had been instructed through the massive communications and media campaigns to accompany their daughters to school on the day when the first dose was going to be administered. If a parent or guardian did not come to the school, the girl did not receive the vaccine. On the days when vaccines are administered, which the schools now designate as educational "health days", local health-care providers and teachers discuss topics pertaining to hygiene, nutrition, infectious diseases and reproductive health.
The vaccination programme technical working group chose to target girls in primary grade six because most of them are not yet sexually active but have reached an appropriate age for initiating sexual education. In Rwanda, the median age of sexual debut is 20.7 years and only 2.7% of girls have had sex by age 15.13
Delivery challenges
During the first phase of the vaccination rollout, one of the greatest challenges faced by implementers was making the population across the country aware of eligibility guidelines for the HPV vaccination. Some parents wanted to have all of their children immunized, and several female teachers in schools where the vaccine was delivered also asked to be vaccinated. Through radio and on-site communication, representatives of the Ministry of Health acknowledged the potential benefit of vaccinating all women at risk for cervical cancer but explained that this national programme was intended only for girls before sexual debut. They also explained that there would be a "catch-up" phase of HPV vaccination targeting third-year secondary school students.
Targeted action was taken for the girls who were sick or otherwise absent from school on vaccination days, in addition to the small number of girls who should be in primary grade six but were not enrolled in school at the time of the vaccination rollout. To make sure that no eligible girls missed the opportunity to benefit from the vaccine, Rwanda's 45 000 community health workers were mobilized for active tracing of girls who were enrolled in primary grade six but absent on a vaccination day, as well as the small number of girls who were 12 years old but not enrolled in school. After being identified by community health workers, girls from both groups were vaccinated at the local health centre (Table 2).
Table 2. Human papillomavirus vaccination coverage of girls not enrolled in or absent from school, by vaccination round, Rwanda, 2011
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The HPV vaccine rollout in Rwanda, like other progressive public health policies in Africa, has met with some resistance from the international community.17 Concerns over the initially high fixed costs of vaccination have led some to suggest that a focus on cervical cancer prevention might detract scarce resources from other more "cost-effective" child health interventions. Indeed, state-of-the-art health technologies are generally expensive and health ministries face difficult choices when making budget allocations. However, Rwanda acted on its decision to tackle non-communicable diseases in a systematic way by accepting Merck's offer to provide free vaccines for the first three years of the HPV vaccination programme. High-level leaders are committed to ensuring the long-term integration of a rights-based cervical cancer prevention, care and treatment programme into the basic package of health services. As more low- and middle-income countries follow Rwanda's example and confront the untallied cost of inaction with respect to cervical cancer, vaccine market dynamics and tiered pricing agreements will most likely drive down vaccine prices in these settings, as has occurred with the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (which Rwanda was also the first low-income country to roll out).18
A successful nationwide HPV vaccination programme requires a well-established vaccine delivery system with adequate cold chain, transportation, human resources and monitoring capacity. Collaboration between public and private institutions within the framework of strong national ownership appears to be a prerequisite for long-term sustainability. To assure high vaccine uptake, the health system should have a strong outreach communication capacity to clearly address questions on the part of girls, parents and health workers about vaccine safety and efficacy and the exclusive focus on young adolescent girls.
Favourable outcomes from HPV vaccine rollouts and similar initiatives do not occur by chance; they result from strong coordination, national ownership, strategic planning, comprehensive monitoring (especially the reporting of side-effects and adverse reactions through teacher training) and good managerial capacity. Senior Ministry of Health officials in Rwanda acknowledged that an emphasis on health systems strengthening by the government, The GAVI Alliance, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was key to the success of HPV vaccine rollout in the country.
We are encouraged by the promising initial results of the HPV vaccination programme in Rwanda, which has attained 93.23% coverage after the first three-dose course of vaccination. Rwanda's example should motivate other countries to expand their vaccination programmes to include the HPV vaccine, with due customization according to their epidemiological, economic, political, and health system contexts, especially now that the GAVI Alliance has included the vaccine in its immunization package and that Merck has lowered the price to 5 United States dollars per dose for GAVI Alliance eligible countries.19
Competing interests:
None declared.
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- When Red Sox president/CEO Larry Lucchino was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma 28 years ago, he never imagined the type of role baseball would end up playing in the fight against cancer.
So when Major League Baseball leads an initiative like the auction this week -- which includes items from all 30 teams and benefits Stand Up To Cancer -- Lucchino feels fortunate to work in such a socially conscious industry.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- When Red Sox president/CEO Larry Lucchino was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma 28 years ago, he never imagined the type of role baseball would end up playing in the fight against cancer.
So when Major League Baseball leads an initiative like the auction this week -- which includes items from all 30 teams and benefits Stand Up To Cancer -- Lucchino feels fortunate to work in such a socially conscious industry.
"It's near and dear to my heart," Lucchino said. "I'm really proud that baseball, as a whole, is doing this and grateful to the Commissioner [Bud Selig] for personally leading the charge to expand baseball's role in the fight against cancer. He speaks often of baseball's social responsibilities, and this is a manifestation of that point of view. To turn that into a vehicle to raise awareness, and, very importantly, to accelerate research, is a major point of pride for all of us in baseball."
The Red Sox have made several unique items available for this year's auction, including:
The chance to watch a game from inside the Green Monster.
An autographed bat from World Series Most Valuable Player David Ortiz.
A day with the 2013 World Series trophy.
The start of the annual auction was announced in Monday's first day of the Winter Meetings as an MLB.com Auction to benefit Stand Up To Cancer, which MLB has supported since 2008 as founding sponsor. Public relations representatives from all 30 clubs were inspired to act based on individual club members impacted by the disease, and they jointly organized the auction, which will be officially announced at a news conference Monday with MLB staff. Bidding closes at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday with 80 baseball-related experiences ranging from private pitching and batting lessons with players to lunches with general managers to team bus rides and meet-and-greets with Hall of Fame players.
In the decades since he overcame cancer, Lucchino continues to be awed by the advances to cure the wide-ranging disease that has impacted so many lives.
"Yeah, to see the advances they've made with the non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the last 25 years have been dramatic and effective. I know that's being replicated with other types of cancer research," Lucchino said.
Though Lucchino was working with the Orioles when he was diagnosed, he spent several weeks in Boston undergoing his treatment at the cancer-fighting Jimmy Fund, which has been an institution that the Red Sox have partnered with for 60 years.
Perhaps it's only fitting that Lucchino wound up working for the Red Sox, taking over as part of the ownership group led by John Henry that came to Boston in 2002 and has presided over three World Series championships.
"The Red Sox have a long history, a 60-year history in partnership with the Jimmy Fund," Lucchino said. "Our commitment to the cause is well established, and that's why we're so grateful. I think the Jimmy Fund in some ways has been an inspiration for the Commissioner in Stand Up To Cancer and it's worked so well on a regional level. In some ways, it's national, but more regional. The Commissioner would love to see the same kind of success brought about and the same relationship developed between baseball as a whole and cancer-fighting as a whole."
During Game 4 of the World Series, there was an in-game delay so that baseball could recognize Stand Up To Cancer.
Players from the Red Sox and Cardinals held out signs naming certain individuals they've supported who have been impacted by cancer.
"I thought it was pretty dramatic and very effective, and I think that's an example of the Commissioner's personal passion for the cause," Lucchino said. "He leads it, and it's such a compelling cause. So when someone takes the leadership, people are very willing to participate and to jump in line and join him."
The latest chance to jump in line and join has been provided in the form of this week's auction.
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne.


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Banks Balancing Fee Rollbacks With Revenue Needs
As customers, regulators and legislators voice opposition to new and increased banking fees, the big banks find themselves struggling to reduce losses and break even. WSJ's Shayndi Raice explains on The News Hub. Photo: Getty Images.
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Poll: Americans favor limiting sale of unhealthy food in schools
USDA proposes law to prevent students from bypassing cafeteria food for unhealthy vending machines
A new Gallup poll finds that two-thirds of Americans would vote for a law that limits food sold in public schools to food that meets standards for high nutritional value.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently proposed such a policy as part of its mandate to raise school nutritional standards. The proposal aims to prevent students from foregoing cafeteria food in favor of "foods of minimal nutritional value" that may be offered in snack bars and elsewhere on school grounds.
Gallup finds that Americans broadly reject banning home-packed food, even though the proposal is asked in the context of others made "to improve the nutritional value of foods students eat while at school." Eighty-one percent of Americans, say they would vote against a law prohibiting students from bringing packed lunches or snacks to school.
According to Gallup, Americans generally believe a policy regulating the nutritional standards of competitive foods, in addition to school meals, would be effective in combating childhood obesity and improving students' academic performance.


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Three police officers wounded while trying to disarm a suspect with a gun received the Havelock Police Department Medal of Honor for their actions.
Three police officers wounded while trying to disarm a suspect with a gun received the Havelock Police Department Medal of Honor for their actions.
Lt. Brian Borton, Sgt. Jim Fahnestock and Patrol Officer Loren Boone received the awards during the Havelock Board of Commissioners meeting in recognition of their actions on Feb. 14, 2013.
The three officers responded to a call of shots fired at a home at 407 Webb Blvd., where they encountered a distraught man, Richard Berry, in his bedroom.
Berry, armed with two semi-automatic pistols, told the officers standing in the hallway just outside the bedroom that he had �one for the officers and one for himself,� apparently indicating a plan to shoot the officers and then himself.
The officers attempted to talk Berry into surrendering to authorities, but he refused and fired a shot, indicating to the officers that he had shot himself and planned to bleed to death.
The officers entered the room, but Berry had not shot himself and instead turned in the direction of the officers with a pair of guns. During the confrontation as the officers attempted to disarm Berry, each was shot in the hand.
Borton and Boone had minor injuries, but Fahnestock sustained serious injuries to his thumb and hand and required surgery.
�In the physical confrontation that ensued, officers fought Berry for control of both pistols,� Havelock Police Chief G. Wayne Cyrus said in his presentation in front of commissioners. �Multiple shots were being fired. The officers made the decision not to counter deadly force with deadly force, subsequently, our brother officers were wounded. Through all of that, they held fast to their commitment to preserve Richard Berry�s life.
�These officers exhibited great fortitude while addressing the incident. Their selfless act performed without consideration for their own safety and well-being reflects willingness to lay it all on the line for each other and for the community they so proudly serve.�
A review committee made up of other law enforcement personnel and a local businessman voted unanimously to make the presentation based on the facts and circumstances, Cyrus said.
�This is not an award taken lightly,� he said.
Berry was convicted of five charges in connection with the incident and sentenced to up to 10 � years in prison on Feb. 5.


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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.
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The ETSU men's basketball team only added to its rich history of success during the 2009-10 season, capturing its second straight Atlantic Sun Conference Championship and earning the program's ninth trip all-time to the NCAA Tournament ... Posting the program's fourth 20-win season in the past seven years, the Bucs overcame multiple challenges during the season before dropping Mercer in the A-Sun finals ... Only losing senior guard Jocolby Davis off the roster from 2009-10, the Bucs will add Smith back to the mix after receiving a medical redshirt a year ago, and a trio of incoming recruits will also add to the talent pool.
The series versus FGCU
The Bucs are 5-1 all-time against Florida Gulf Coast, having just started playing the Eagles since the 2007-08 season ... ETSU has won the last three meetings between the two teams ... The Bucs are 3-0 all-time against the Eagles in the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center.
Last time against FGCU
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Feb. 4, 2010) - Overcoming a 10-minute offensive drought to start the game, the ETSU men's basketball team employed its pressure defense to wake up from the lull and snap a two-game losing streak with a 56-47 win over Florida Gulf Coast in Atlantic Sun Conference play at Alico Arena. ... The Bucs (12-12 overall, 8-5 A-Sun) fell behind 10-1 and did not score its first field goal until the 10:16 mark of the first half. However, the team turned it around in time, getting strong offensive nights from a pair of Florida natives, as sophomore forward Isiah Brown (Miami) posted a game high 17 points and seven rebounds, and sophomore guard Adam Sollazzo (Tampa) added seven points, three assists and four steals in 26 minutes of play.... The first half began with the ETSU offense in a deep freeze despite the 80 degree temperatures of South Florida. In fact, the Buccaneers fell behind 10-1 and did not score a field goal until Sollazzo picked off a pass and dunked it home with 10:16 left in the first half. ... ETSU finally got its offense going thanks to its defense, as the Bucs utilized their aggressive, trapping halfcourt defense to force FGCU (7-16, 4-10) into 15 turnovers in the first half. Slowly, ETSU chipped away at the deficit and ultimately took the halftime lead at 26-24 on a pair from free throws from junior guard De'Shaud Johnson (Riverdale, Ga.) with 4.8 seconds left in the half. ... In the second half the Bucs built their largest lead of the game so far at 31-28, but the Eagles came right back to retake the advantage 32-31 on a pair from free throws from Eddie Murray with 15:01 left in the game. From there, however, the Bucs once again went to the pressure defense and took a four-point lead at 36-32 on a dunk by Justin Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.) with 13:53 left.... FGCU responded to tie it at 36-36 on a pair of baskets by Hunter Miller, but from there Brown scored nine of the Bucs next 20 points as ETSU outscored the Eagles 20-11 the rest of the way for the win.
Last time out
KENNESAW, Ga. (Jan. 5, 2011) - Senior guard Justin Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.) scored a game-high 21 points and junior point guard Adam Sollazzo (Tampa) continued his strong play, as the ETSU men's basketball team completed a two-game sweep on the road by dropping Atlantic Sun Conference foe Kennesaw State 80-69 inside the KSU Convocation Center. ... The win marked the Buccaneers fourth consecutive victory and improved their record to 8-7 overall, 3-1 in A-Sun play. Meanwhile, the Owls dropped to 3-11, 1-3. ... Along with Tubbs' effort, Sollazzo scored 13 points and dished out nine assists, while senior guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo) and Micah Williams (Manchester) netted 17 and 16 points, respectively. ... The Bucs shot 52.4 percent from the floor, 42.9 percent from beyond the 3-point arc, and out-rebounded the Owls 34-28 for the game. ETSU also committed just seven turnovers. ... In the first half both teams raced out of the gates offensively and combined to score 24 points in the first five minutes of play. ETSU led 14-10 with 14:26 left on the clock at that point, and increased its advantage to 28-13 thanks to a 12-0 offensive run midway through the half. ... Kennesaw State managed to cut the lead to 10 at 35-25, but the Bucs closed out the half on a 5-0 run to hold a 40-25 edge at the break. ... Tubbs led the way early with 16 first-half points, while Sollazzo continued his solid play with eight points and six assists before in the break. ... In the second half, an emphatic dunk from Sollazzo followed by another 3-pointer from Tubbs put ETSU up 55-39 with 15 minutes left in the game. KSU rallied again to cut the lead to nine at 62-53 with just nine minutes remaining. ... ETSU responded at that point with an 8-0 run to push the lead back to 70-53 with just over five minutes left on the clock.
Williams chasing 1,000; Smith moving up scoring list
While senior Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) is already a member of the 1,000-point club, fellow senior Micah Williams has a shot at making it to the group., Meanwhile, Smith continues to climb the all-time scoring chart. Below are numbers for both players:
Name Current Points
Micah Williams 878
With those point totals, Williams would need to average 8.0 points a game for the Bucs' final 16 regular season games to reach 1,000. Smith stands at 1,372 points, and just recently overtook former Buccaneer great Jerald Fields (Gainesville, Fla.) for No. 10 on the ETSU all-time scoring list. Here are is the breakdown:
Name Place Points
Troy Lee Mikell No. 7 1,684
Mike Smith No. 8 1,389
Zakee Wadood No. 9 1,382
Harley Swift No. 10 1,367
Sollazzo wins his first A-Sun POTW honor
MACON, Ga. (Jan. 4, 2011) - With his late-game heroics against Mercer and solid offensive efforts in ETSU's last two games, Buccaneers' junior guard Adam Sollazzo (Tampa) was named the Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week on Tuesday. ... It is the first ever POTW honor for Sollazzo, whose baseline layup with 3.7 seconds on the clock lifted the Bucs to a 62-61 win over Mercer Monday evening. In addition, the 6-foot-6 point guard has averaged 16 points and 4.5 assists over his last two games, while shooting an impressive 75 percent from the floor (12-of-16). ... Last week against Campbell, Sollazzo posted a career high 17 points as ETSU dropped the Camels 72-59 inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center. Sollazzo has scored in double figures for four straight games, as the Bucs have posted a 3-1 overall record and 2-0 league mark in those contests. ... The Bucs have now picked up the last two A-Sun POTW awards, as senior Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) won the honor last week.
Sollazzo rolling in last five games for ETSU
Junior guard Adam Sollazzo (Tampa) has really found his rhythm in the last five games, leading the team with 5.6 assists per game, and ranking second on the team with 14.8 points per game ... he while shooting an impressive 30-of-44 from the field for a 68 percent clip ... He is also averaging four rebounds a game during this stretch.
"Big 3" hitting on all
cylinders key to
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Coming into this season, the Bucs were counting on quality offensive production from their "Big 3" senior guards in Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.), Justin Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.) and Micah Williams (Manchester) ... All three have had double-figure scoring seasons in the past, and expectations were for much of the same in 2010-11 ... However, so far this season, six of the Bucs' seven losses have coincided with poor output from the trio .
Bartow among best in the country over last five years
When looking at coaches across the country, ETSU head coach Murry Bartow stands among a select group ... Of those coaches that have been at their current school for at least five years, only 24 have averaged better than 20 wins a season ... That list includes coaches such as Dayton's Brian Gregory, Syracuse's Jim Boeheim, UConn's Jim Calhoun, Florida's Billy Donovan, Michigan State's Tom Izzo, Duke's Mike Kryzewski, Louisville's Rick Pitino, Kansas' Bill Self, Maryland's Gary Williams and North Carolina's Roy Williams ... The list also includes Bartow, who is average 20.2 wins a year since 2005-06.
Bucs help bolster A-Sun to strong RPI standings
With a pair of signature wins already this season, the ETSU men's basketball team - along with other members of the Atlantic Sun Conference - is doing its part to put the league in some impressive company on the national hoops stage. ... With wins over Atlantic 10 Conference stalwart Dayton and Southeastern Conference West Division favorite Mississippi State, the Buccaneers have helped the A-Sun generate plenty of waves across the board in the national RPI rankings. As a result, one month into the 2010-11 NCAA men's basketball season, the Atlantic Sun Conference is ranked ahead of other mid-major leagues including the Southern, Ohio Valley, Big South, West Coast, Mid-American, WAC and Sun Belt. ... The A-Sun remains among the top half of the conferences in the country. CollegeRPI.com ranks the A-Sun 14th, immediately behind the Horizon, Conference USA and Missouri Valley, and ahead of the conferences mentioned above. Against the Southern, Big South, Sun Belt and Ohio Valley conferences, the A-Sun owns a 15-8 mark. ... The conference has more than held its own against the BCS conferences. With ETSU's win at Mississippi State, the conference grabbed its fifth win against the "Power-6" leagues. No conference eligible for consideration for the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll owns as many BCS wins as the A-Sun. The five wins represent the most for the league since 2007-08.
Home Sweet Dome
Since the 1996-97 season, the Buccaneers are an amazing 142-45 inside Memorial Center, good for a winning percentage of 77 percent ... The Bucs had won five straight at Memorial Center during the 2006-07 season before a loss to Belmont (1/2) ... The Bucs then rattled off 10 straight at home to stand at 15-1 on the Memorial Center floor that season ... In 2007-08, the Bucs were 11-2 at Memorial Center ... In 2008-09, the Bucs were again 11-2 at home, and last year the team was 9-5 at the Dome.


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Legroom wasn't an issue for one Brooklyn man who was lucky enough to be one of two passengers on a flight from Cleveland to New York City Monday morning.
Chris O'Leary, editor of beer blog Brew York, tweeted a photo of himself on the otherwise empty plane before the jet turned back to the gate to pick up a second passenger, according to his Twitter feed.
"They rebooked everyone but me on another flight to LGA, so I am literally the only person on this plane," O'Leary said in one tweet.
In another tweet, O'Leary said that a second passenger got on the plane just as his plane was about to push back from the gate. The two passengers then departed for New York City.
Several other Twitter users expressed envy at O'Leary's presumably peaceful flight.
"Talk about leg room. No babies crying. And, no fighting over the arm rest. Play the lottery, you're sure to win," tweeted Kesha B.


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