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Friday, May 30th, 2008

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Ozzie's patience being tested, Cabrera should take note

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Source: Chicago Sun-Times (Original Article)

Ozzie’s patience tested, Cabrera should take note
INDIANS 8, WHITE SOX 2 | Cabrera unhappy, Dotel in altercation and Buehrle still struggling

May 28, 2008

BY JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com

CLEVELAND — Ozzie Guillen’s baby-sitting service is officially closed.
Are you listening, Orlando Cabrera?

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White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle delivers to Indians batter Jamey Carroll during the first inning.
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Despite gas prices, Jerseyans return to favorite seaside haunts

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Source: The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (Original Article)

Beachgoers braved $4-a-gallon gas to embrace summer’s unofficial launch at beach towns along the Jersey Shore today, enjoying the warm temperatures that graced the state.

For Walter Valentine, 37, of Brielle, who has been staking out the same patch of sand on the beach in Manasquan for the last 15 years, it couldn’t have been a better way to start the summer. Valentine and his group of friends typically set up one or two volleyball nets and play every weekend, Saturday and Sunday, of the summer.

“The volleyball’s not so good because we’re all rusty,” Valentine remarked while slathering on some heavy-duty sunscreen.

Water around 55 degrees kept people on the sand, although a few fearless little ones took the plunge. Four-year-old Katie Killeen barely flinched when water rushed into the small hole she had dug for herself with her blue shovel and pail.

“She really wants to get in,” said her mother, Kendra Killeen, 33, of Basking Ridge. “I’ve been holding her back.”

Temperatures hovered in the 70s today and are expected to remain their Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

For boat owners like Jim Waugh, 57, of Manhattan, there were other ways to test the waters. Waugh, who keeps his 33-foot Hydrosport in Manasquan, was taking out the brand new, cherry red Yamaha personal watercraft he bought for daughter for a test drive.

“This is for my kid, supposedly,” he said, as he maneuvered the craft to the dock.

Waugh said he’ll feel higher gas prices but it won’t change how often he uses his boat.

“Once you resign to a boat, gas is secondary,” Waugh said. Romantic Getaways “It’s just a hole in the water that collects money.”

Cabaero: Sinsin experience

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Source: Sun.Star (Original Article)

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Tuesday, May 20, 2008

By Nini B. Cabaero
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A GOOD thing happened in Cebu City last week at about the same time when parts of the world were coping with high death tolls from natural calamities.

While death tolls were rising in China from the earthquake and in Burma from the cyclone, an accident about to happen was prevented in Cebu City when local officials decided to move mountain barangay residents away from danger.

Barangay Sinsin is a mountain barangay in Cebu City. It has a small population of mostly farmers that if an accident like a landslide had happened, the number of fatalities would not be as dramatic as the figures coming out of China and Burma.

But in the work of saving lives in disaster situations, one person removed from danger is a life saved.

It was a wet week when rains fell in Cebu in what the weather bureau described as the early start of the wet season last week.

I was one of those who grew anxious one evening last week with the sound of waters rushing past our backyard because the sound usually evoked images of houses being washed away and women and children drowning. It wasn’t long ago when I saw a nipa hut floating past our backyard and heard about a grandmother swallowed by the swirling waters.

Landslides and flashfloods have become expected occurrences after heavy downpours in Cebu City that it has become easy to get mad at local officials.

I wondered when officials would learn to act fast and act right to save the lives of women and children, the elderly and the Bank Credit Cards young, who are often the victims …continue reading

Bill Reynolds: After all of these years, Pistons still tough stuff

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Source: Providence Journal (Original Article)

BOSTON — Once they were the “bad boys,” the first NBA team to bring in-your-face, blue-collar defense into the NBA. The names were Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars, Bill Laimbeer and Dennis Rodman, and the style was lunch pail and hard hat, as tough as working on the line in the automobile factories Detroit was built on.

They were the architects of the style, the same one these Pistons have used to go to six straight Eastern Conference finals. Chauncey Billups. Rasheed Wallace. Richard Hamilton. Tayshaun Prince. These are the names now, but the style basically remained the same, as in homage to the guys who came before.

Bring your lunch pail.

These aren’t the high-flying Lakers, complete with Kobe dunks. These aren’t the Spurs, with the low-post brilliance of Tim Duncan and the sprinter’s speed of Tony Parker.

These are the Pistons, and what they are is efficient.

From Billups, the steady point guard who always seems to make the big shots, to Hamilton, who is forever running around screens, to Wallace, who flat-out knows how to score, the Pistons are a team whose whole always has been better than the individual parts.

Are they as good as they were a couple of years ago?

Probably not.

There have been a lot of playoff appearances, a lot of big games.

The word is they are not as tough defensively as they once were, back when they always seemed to be able to make the big stop when they had to.

Some of that is, no doubt, age.

Some of that is that defensive intensity is the one thing that’s probably the most difficult thing to sustain, the one thing that starts to slip away before the other things do.

Still, the Pistons are in this Eastern Conference finals because they can bring the defensive heat, the one that allowed them to go into Orlando and win in the conference semifinals, the game greys anatomy dvd that defined that series.

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Thrills amid the chill

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Source: Toronto Star (Original Article)

It may have started with drizzle, but the Victoria Day weekend ended with a bang.

The heavy clouds that loomed over the city for days lifted just in time last night, the clear sky a perfect canvas for the bold bursts of the holiday fireworks show.

Wrapped in ski jackets and wool hats, hundreds of Torontonians descended on the waterfront, arriving early to stake out the perfect vantage point.

Nearly two hours before the fireworks, parents let their children run loose on the grounds of Ontario Place while teenagers tried to win stuffed animals for their dates.

The entertainment complex hosted one of the city’s three official displays. Bright lights also flashed above Ashbridge’s Bay last night, and at Canada’s Wonderland Sunday.

Renee and Christian Reeves, both 24, drove from Ajax to see the fireworks with their toddler, Cylus.

"We told him all about it, so he’s excited," Renee Reeves said, watching her son drive a child-size car on the Track ride. "He usually falls asleep before, though."

For many, the colourful explosions are the highlight of the holiday weekend. But for those less pyrotechnically inclined, there were plenty of alternate activities to choose from.

From the acrobats at the Harbourfront Centre’s Circus Festival to the interactive stingray exhibit at the Toronto Zoo and the swinging sounds of the Distillery Jazz Festival, there was no excuse for boredom in the city this weekend.

Still, many prefer to celebrate the holiday at home, perhaps with family and friends, and host a fireworks show of their own. It’s a practice that, while legal, can easily lead to injuries or flames, according to Toronto Fire Services.

So far, the long weekend has proved accident-free for fireworks, Capt. Adrian Ratushniak of Toronto Fire Services said yesterday afternoon.

He could not confirm reports that a balcony fire on Jane Accountants in VIC beginning with Q St. Sunday was sparked by firecrackers.

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Say it with flour: Treat child to cookie bouquet

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (Original Article)

Add some sweet flavor to your next party with this unique cookie treat that is sure to impress. The bouquets are easy to make and can be customized for any occasion.

Kids love cookie bouquets at birthday parties and parents love the “no mess” serving of cookies. If you want to say thanks, a special hello, bon voyage or get well, bake up a bouquet of cookies.

1 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1 large egg

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 cups flour

 Royal icing ingredients: 

3 large pasteurized egg whites

1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

1 pound sifted powdered sugar

 Supplies: 

Vegetable oil spray

Lollipop cookie pan

Lollipop sticks

Icing bags and tips

Food coloring

Small beach pail

Floral marbles

Styrofoam

Brown sugar

 To make the cookie dough:  Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer. Beat in egg and vanilla. Next, add baking powder and flour, adding flour one cup at a time. Blend in last cup of flour by hand. The dough will be fairly stiff, but if the dough becomes too stiff, add water, one teaspoon at a time.

Spray each well in the cookie treat pan with vegetable oil spray. Fill each well with dough, filling almost all the way to the top. Slide a lollipop stick roughly halfway into each cookie. We used 6-inch sticks and 11 3/4 -inch sticks. (Be aware of how large the inside of your oven is when deciding what size of lollipop sticks to use.)

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool before removing them from the pan. You can use the tip of a spatula or a knife to help ease the cookies out of the pan. Allow the cookies to cool completely before decorating.

 To make the royal icing:  Beat the pasteurized egg whites and cream of tartar with BankWest Credit Cards an electric mixer until frothy. Gradually …continue reading

Paths of Irish history

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer (Original Article)

Walking along the stone ruins of a village on Achill Island, off Ireland’s west coast, I imagined the rhythms of everyday life in these long-abandoned cottages built into the hillside.
A woman keeping house and eking out meals for her family would be taking our route to the brook for water, balancing a child or two and a pail, and praying that neither would fall into the rocky crevices along the way.
What would these people of Connemara, County Galway, have eaten before the famine of the 1840s, I asked.
"Only potatoes and the very occasional piece of lamb," said our guide, John.
We made our way up the squishy heather bogs to the top of the hill and looked out at the Atlantic. Pointing to a 10-foot-high ruin of rocks, John explained, "That’s one of the signal towers built in the late 1700s, when the English wanted to keep the French from invading to help the Irish. This tower sent signals to one up on the Mullet Peninsula . . . and then to one on Clare Island."
In the distance, three islands - Clare, Inish Turk, and Inish Boffin - stretched into the ocean like splayed green fingers.
It was very still, with only the occasional bleating of sheep. In the 1700s, we might have heard grinding donkey carts or marching soldiers.
Turning around, we could see specks of white cottages and pubs in the heart of the island. The causeway we’d taken was a tiny ribbon that led to inlets, bays and mountains. The cows we’d seen strolling into the water at low tide were out of sight.
We were on a hike through the western counties of Galway and Mayo, on the opposite side of the island from Dublin. Each trail was on different terrain, though at every moment I felt I was walking through Irish history, imagining life in ancient huts built into the hills, subsisting on potatoes and facing the threat of disease, war and death.
Our lives were a sharp contrast. For three BLUES CLUES dvd days and four nights, we stayed …continue reading

Franken brings on new campaign chief, Minn. native has experience …

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune (Original Article)

U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken has hired a new campaign manager with experience in helping a Democratic challenger unseat a Republican incumbent.
Stephanie Schriock is a Mankato native who got her start working for DFLers Mary Rieder in 1996 and former Congressman Bill Luther in 1998.
In 2006, she was campaign manager for Montana Democrat Jon Tester, who defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Conrad Burns.
Franken is seeking the DFL endorsement next month to take on incumbent Republican Norm Coleman in November. Schriock is scheduled to start her duties in early June.
Franken communications director Andy Barr says he and campaign staffer David Benson have been splitting management duties up until now. He says he and Benson will both stay on and that the campaign’s intention was always to Bank Credit Cards hire a full-time manager closer to the general election.

/REPEAT — Fireworks pose serious risks/

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Source: Canada NewsWire (press release) (Original Article)

TORONTO, May 15 /CNW/ - Instead of setting off fireworks in their
backyards or neighbourhoods this Victoria Day weekend, the Office of the Fire
Marshal is urging Ontario residents to attend fireworks’ displays hosted by
their local municipalities.
Many municipalities have fireworks’ displays run by experts who are
trained to handle and discharge fireworks safely. Fireworks can be extremely
dangerous if used improperly and for this reason, the fire service does not
recommend family fireworks or informal neighbourhood displays.
For those still choosing to have their own fireworks displays, the Office
of the Fire Marshal (OFM) has developed a Fireworks Safety Tips sheet.
Important safety precautions such as carefully reading and following the
directions on fireworks packaging, keeping a water hose or pail of water
available, never giving sparklers to young children and appointing one adult
to be in charge of discharging fireworks are some of the OFM’s tips to ensure
fireworks are safe for everyone.
Other important fireworks safety tips can be found on the Fireworks
Safety Tips sheet at: www.ofm.gov.on.ca

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325-3155