VSU softball team wins its 4th elimination game and now is one win away from a national championship
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VSU reaches title game
VSU reaches title game
May 19th, 2012 
connectalbany Phoebe Sumter hosts women’s health conference
May 19th, 2012 connectalbany 
Phoebe Sumter Medical Center (PSMC) will host its third annual Women’s Health Conference
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Phoebe Sumter hosts women’s health conference
A special treat for graduation time
May 19th, 2012 connectalbany I can’t believe graduation time is here…high school and college. This year is flying by. We don’t have a graduate this year…both in college. The graduation invitations are coming in from friends and family. Of course, it’s hard to believe that any of them are old enough to be graduating. With graduation comes celebrations and, of course, food always has to be in our celebrations. Gather your family and friends to celebrate the achievements of these young people. Hard work pays off. I wish all the graduates the best as they begin the next chapter of their journey through life. Remember to do what makes you happy and love what you do. Try this dish at your celebration… Hot Wing Dip 1 (8 ounce) cream cheese, softened 1 can Swanson All White Meat Chicken, drained Blue Cheese salad dressing and/or Ranch salad dressing Hot sauce or Hot Wing Sauce Spray a shallow baking dish (glass pie dish or 8×8 square baking dish) with Pam. Press cream cheese in the bottom, roughly not smooth. Scatter chicken over cream cheese. Use enough salad dressing to cover chicken. (I mix blue cheese and ranch, but the original recipe called for blue cheese. Most kids like ranch better and mixing both are really good.) Next splash the hot sauce on generously, but not a solid cover, over dressing. Bake at 350° until bubbly. Serve warm or room temperature with Frito Scoops. Teenagers and adults like this one, and it is very easy. Hope you enjoy. God bless you with a wonderful celebration. Elaine Barrett, along with husband, Rick, owns and operates The Flower Gazebo on Washington St., in downtown Albany and is part of a family of excellent southern cooks. She recently she has written and published a cookbook, “In the Kitchen with Elaine”.
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Wait for Eight?
May 19th, 2012 connectalbany Rumor has it that the new Windows OS, called Windows 8 will be released in October of this year. You can try out a beta version by downloading from Microsoft now. Thus the question from a reader, “Should I wait until release of Win 8 before I buy a new PC?” The short answer is no! Go ahead and enjoy the benefits of Win 7, a proven performer and it’s time to retire Win XP anyway. Hear my reasoning. As I have mentioned in this column recently; one of the major forces driving technology in general and computers in particular is mobility. Operating Systems that work well on a desktop or laptop PC do not necessarily mesh well with mobile devices. Restrictions in the size of the monitoring screen come into play, but more importantly mobile devices are rapidly moving to touch rather than mouse/keyboard type inputs. Microsoft has been a little behind the curve on mobile OS development and expects to close that gap with Windows 8 which features a mobile friendly “Metro” interface that will be compatible with touch. This part of Win 8 won’t bring anything extra to your desktop experience and if MS is not careful, it could cause some transition problems for recent Win 7 adopters who are just getting comfortable after being rooted off their old XP machines. I’m afraid Microsoft will experience another opportunity to ruffle the feathers of some of their loyal customer base, just as they did when transitioning from Win 98 to Win ME and again from Win XP to Vista. Now mind you, I am not predicting that Win 8 will be a bomb like ME or Vista, I’m just saying… If you are the type who likes to wait and see on a new product, this is a good time to exercise that caution. Besides, your alternative is to buy a proven OS, Win 7 that still has much of its useful life ahead of it. If you expect to get 5 years from an OS, you’ll be able to get it from Win 7. On the other hand if you are in the market for some new mobile devices (phones, note pads, etc), I think it’s worth a shot to try out the new Win 8 mobile OS versions when they are available. I’m confident that MS is serious about the mobile market. I have read many and varied revues of the Win 8 beta versions (mind you they are not ready for store shelves yet) and while there are some gee whiz type things going on in the background, the average user will not appreciate much of the hoopla. Win 8 will probably mesh better with social networking and synchronization with other devices will improve and you’ll be able to go back and forth between touch and older inputs. Win 8 will no doubt give Microsoft a better foothold in the battle for mobile OS supremacy, but if you are looking for a new laptop or desktop, don’t wait. Till next week, send your questions to: geekspeak@mchsi.com also see GeekSpeak by Jim Hall at http://hallsts.com where you may comment directly on my blog Written by Jim Hall. Email your questions to geekspeak@mchsi.com . You can find Jim online at HallsTrainingSolutions.com
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Delgado looking to get back in win column
May 19th, 2012 connectalbany Right-hander Alex Cobb will take the ball for the Rays in the second of three games against the Braves in the Interleague series at Tropicana Field on Saturday. Atlanta will counter with righty Randall Delgado.
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Summer job search begins for teens
May 19th, 2012 connectalbany 
All American Fun Park is a summer hotspot here in Albany…but many teens not only see this as a land of fun but a golden opportunity, for summer jobs… Summer is the heavy hiring season here. George
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M. Tennis. NCAA Championships Day 2 Recap
May 19th, 2012 Day 2 of the NCAA Championships – eight men’s round of 16 matches – is in the books. Full recap here.
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M. Tennis. NCAA Championships Day 2 Recap
Jones stays in game after calf hit by ball
May 19th, 2012 connectalbany Chipper Jones attempted to field a hard-hit, one-hop shot hit by B.J. Upton in the third inning of the Braves’ Interleague game with Rays on Friday, but the 40-year-old third-baseman had the ball hit his left calf. After being examined, he remained in the game.
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Moultrie trial starts Monday
May 19th, 2012 connectalbany 
Testimony is set to begin Monday in the trial of six suspected gang members charged in a string of violent and deadly crimes in Moultrie. Crimes in the 80 count indictment include the April 2009 murder of Bernandino Perez, the July 2010 murder of Alvin Hunt and 3 non fatal shootings.
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Fitzgerald Gold Buyers robbers in custody
May 18th, 2012 connectalbany 
Two men wanted for the violent armed robbery of a Fitzgerald business are in custody.
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