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Steelers re-sign Ta'amu to practice squad
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
By Gerry Dulac, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Steelers have re-signed rookie nose tackle Alameda Ta'amu and placed him on the practice squad.
Ta'amu was released from the 53-man roster last week when the Steelers promoted wide receiver David Gilreath from the practice squad because of the injury to wide receiver Antonio Brown.
Ta'amu, though, was not claimed on waivers by another team and eligible to re-sign with the Steelers.
Ta'amu faces a number of felony and misdemeanor charges for a confrontation with Pittsburgh police on the South Side in which he is accused of fighting with officers while drunk and trying to escape.
Here's a second chance, Alameda...
Don't F up again...
Unless there's another thread that I haven't seen I apologize if I'm asking something that, has already been posted.
I understand the Steelers let Alamea Ta'Amu go from the team/practice squad last week. Have they re-signed him or has anyone signed him at this point ?
Also, is it correct in saying, " he was a bust " ?
thanks ruthless. despite the troubles he has upon his shoulders, i wonder if he will continue to be with the steelers ? i guess what i am asking, is this guy going to be the real deal for us some day ?
It was a waste to use a roster spot on him since LeBeau won't play him as a rookie anyway. They might as well have just kept him on the practice squad for the season.

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Sweden has a bit of an infestation problem. Arion lusitanicus, for the biologists amongst us. Mördarsniglar for the Swedes amongst us. Spanish killer slugs for the English speakers amongst us. So-called because of their penchant for eating their weaker brethren… or their dead brethren for that matter.
These things aren't really all that new to Sweden, but still considered an invasive species. They are Spanish after all. Last summer they were everywhere because of all of the rain. This summer wasn't as bad, but bad enough that it led to debate in the Swedish parliament, the Riksdag. Finally, they decided that it was a good idea to use roundworms to solve the problem.
Anyway, with a little bit of rain, the slugs come out in full force, and the last couple of days Stockholm has seen a bit of rain, just enough to wet the ground and convince the slugs to come out. They are pretty solid size. Blackish. Imagine the long skinny pinecones and you've probably got the right idea. Some are fatter than others, some are longer. They come in all various sizes really.
But in my case, size does matter. Because I love to kill them. I consider myself just the next in line for the family business. Eradicating pests the world over.
A quick side note on the eradication of slugs. The summer before my senior year of high school I spent some time in France, "working," but I was 17 and wasn't exactly given a whole lot of responsibility. So I put labels on a pesticide. I also was tasked with scouring the internet for articles about a certain slug killing agent. This was before the widespread use of RSS feeds and news-aggregators, but basically I was a living, breathing news-aggregator. Maybe not too good at my job because I stuck to the English language sites, but so it goes. Anyway, as I searched for slug killers I stumbled across a little survey done by Colorado State University. An esteemed university that has seen plenty of my friends walk across stage with their degrees in hand.
As many people already know, beer is often used as slug bait. Take a little dish, fill it with beer, bury it with a little bit of a lip sticking out of the ground and the slugs manage to find their way into it. Whether they drown or drink themselves to death I don't know. Maybe the old man can answer that. But CSU, putting state tax payer's money to good use, decided it was necessary to figure out which beer was most effective in attracting slugs. Turns out that the ever-popular Kingsbury Malt Beverage took the cake, followed closely by Anheuser-Busch's stable of beers: Michelob, Bud, and Bud Light. Here is the Colorado State University beer and slug study for the skeptics out there.
Anyway, back to the killer slugs. Like I said, size matters. The bigger the slugs, the more satisfying. Because they pop. Literally. If you step on a fat killer slug, you can hear them pop.
And I know, it sounds bad. I am heartless. How could I do that to another living creature? But whatever, it's the same sort of sick satisfaction some people get from picking scabs or popping blackheads. I step on killer slugs. I'm just doing my part to assist farmers and local gardeners in their quest for delicious vegetables.
I have even started listening to how I get the best pop. I have two pairs of shoes I tend to wear. One a sort of hybrid tennis shoe/all terrain shoe, the other an extremely fashionable brown Nike shoe. Kind of along the lines of Pumas. But Nike. Because they were on sale at Kohl's, and who are we kidding, I'm not really that fashionable.
Anyway, the tennies give the best pop. I'm not really sure why it is but I have a theory. The Nike's are a little rounded on the edges so I don't get that abrupt edge that can really seem to pop the slug guts out. I haven't really experimented with my sandals. For obvious reasons I think. But my footwear acts as an organic pesticide. Sweden loves that sort of thing.
Welcome to Sweden. Where even you can do your part in eradicating the scourge of invasive species in the Swedish countryside.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Murdering Killer Slugs in Sweden
Sweden has a bit of an infestation problem. Arion lusitanicus, for the biologists amongst us. Mördarsniglar for the Swedes amongst us. Spanish killer slugs for the English speakers amongst us. So-called because of their penchant for eating their weaker brethren… or their dead brethren for that matter.
Posted by Hairy Swede at 11:38 AM
12 comments:
- The dudes dude said...
I really enjoy your writing. You have a good style about it. I just moved to Lund from the USA. I'm studying a master's program there. I'm hoping to make it to Stockholm at some point. Your blog is great.
- August 30, 2008 at 1:04 PM
- The dudes dude said...
Oh, and by the way, I'm a 2005 graduate of Colorado State. We have one of the best micro brew cultures in the world in Fort Collins, so it should come as no surprise that we are researching yet another of the 'many' uses for the sweet nectar known as beer.
- August 30, 2008 at 1:08 PM
- Jessica said...
haha, you're weird.
That is very gross though. I'd rather stick to popping blackheads :P
- August 30, 2008 at 4:49 PM
- The Hairy Swede said...
@the dude (I hope I can call you "the dude") - glad youve enjoyed the blog. and wlecome to sweden. lund is a beautiful city. and you should definitely make your way to stockholm.
andvery cool about CSU. I'm from Greeley so all kinds of friends ended up there. and come to think about it, you're right... it should have been obvious that a city that boasts as many breweries as ft. collins would do research into the various uses of beer.
@jessica - maybe alittle bit. but Im helping the environment. just think of it that way. Im like an environmental activist.
and you pop blackheads.
- August 31, 2008 at 4:37 AM
I suggest you to submit to some science journal your shoes-slug observation with the title, "A comparative study on the efficacy of footwear in inducing micro-explosion in Arion lusitanicus". LOL!
- August 31, 2008 at 6:28 AM
Just got home from work and read your article. Now I'm sitting here laughing quite insanely to myself thinking of you squishing killer slugs. Not so much because I think squishing them is funny, but because my daughter ( who is deathly afraid of just about every insect ) spent a few evenings doing the same thing whilst we were in Arvika this summer. She's only 6, but overheard a conversation about said slugs and how much of a nuisance they are becoming. So the very first one she found became I giant splatter in the garden.. she was vigilant and dutifully killed every one she found the rest of our holiday. Now we're back in Canada and the poor child can't find 1 decent slug to slay!
- August 31, 2008 at 5:39 PM
- smek this! said...
Dear H.S.!
You shouldn't kill them by that! They eat each other (=killers) so it's more food for the others. They just multiply because of you. I thought you knew that, since you've studied it. If you really want to help, gather them in a box and burn it. That's how we do in Finland. They are pests over there too.
- September 1, 2008 at 2:15 AM
- John Steiner said...
Hi Jeff -
Glad to see you made it to this blog. How is Lund so far? My wife and I have been enjoying your blog.
Hairy. Gross.
- September 2, 2008 at 9:02 AM
- John said...
Hairy--this reminds me of being a kid in Taiwan--we had these huge snails called Benjo Snails (translates as gutter snails). The Benjo Snails were about the size of a fist and were great for throwing up agains a wall--made a huge splatter!
- September 2, 2008 at 12:34 PM
- The Hairy Swede said...
@mogli - I think you're on to something. if they can do studies about which beer works best I can doa study on which shoe works best.
@anonymous - I'm glad that my behavior is tantamount to that of a 6 year old girls. But I'm also proud of her. It sounds like she did good work.
@smek - I like to think of the dead ones as bait. I can't tell you how many times I have come back out only to find a slug eating one of the previously murdered slugs.
@john s.- yeah... a little bit.
@john - I have yet to throw one. but it is tempting. I imagine a nic brick wall would work well.
- September 3, 2008 at 6:13 AM
- me said...
Oh man, you are hilarious. You should go visit Australia someday and go on a Cane Toad killing spree. I've done it; it is some what satisfying experience--help eradicate invasive species.
Ah, to kill the toads, it is best to rent a car and just run over them. You can use a bat or something to smash them, but stepping on the won't work too well. These guys spit toxins and stuff...
- September 25, 2008 at 12:53 PM
- Hairy Swede said...
@me - glorious advice. Ive actually spent a month driving through eastern australia but had no idea there were toads out there waiting for me to kill... if only I had known.
- September 26, 2008 at 11:53 AM


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RALEIGH — U.S. District Judge Terrence Boyle did not mince words last month when offering his opinion of a proposed settlement of false Medicare billing hashed out between WakeMed and federal prosecutors.
The proposal effectively would put the Raleigh hospital on probation for two years, but it was a curious sort of probation: There would be no reports back to the judge, as is typical for criminal cases, and no input from the public. An auditor would monitor WakeMed's behavior, but the reports would be confidential.
"Why are you coming to court if you tell me you don't need me?" Boyle said at a hearing in Raleigh. "I'm just window dressing."
Boyle's objections have pulled back a curtain on the growing practice of using deferred-prosecution deals that federal prosecutors cut with misbehaving corporations.
The arrangements, which allow the government to collect fines and appoint outside monitors to impose internal reforms without putting a company through the stigma of a trial, mushroomed in the wake of the Enron scandal. But such accords, experts contend, often keep many details private while forgoing the oversight of a judge sworn to look after the public's interest.
"I want the regulators and hospitals and prosecutors to report to the judge on how the case is going," said Brandon Garrett, a University of Virginia law professor writing a book on such corporate plea deals. "If prosecutors are standing up for the public interest, they should want the public to know what they have done."
On Tuesday, prosecutors and WakeMed advocates will try again to persuade Boyle to sign off on the $8 million settlement. In a memo filed in court Thursday, prosecutors defended the pact as "in the public interest" and taking "reasonable middle ground between two extremes."
"WakeMed agreed to publicly admit its wrongdoing in a legally admissible fashion, be charged by felony Criminal Information, pay back the taxpayers the ill-gotten gains plus a substantial additional sum as a penalty, and agree to be bound by strict and ongoing conditions governing its ability to bill Medicare in the future," prosecutors stated in a memorandum in support of the settlement.
Heart of the matter
The investigation into WakeMed's billing practices began after a 2007 federal audit hunting for Medicare fraud. The audit showed that WakeMed had the highest rate in North Carolina and the seventh-highest rate in the country of "zero-day stay" billings, or bills to Medicare for inpatient hospital stays that lasted less than a day.
All the billing cases flagged by investigators were from WakeMed's heart center, which has long served as the hospital's big money maker.
Investigators contend that nurses ignored doctors' orders on how to classify patients at the cardiac center. The nurses, investigators say, often billed for pricier inpatient care when doctors hadn't ordered it, or when doctors had actually ordered outpatient care.
Prosecutors blamed problems on the director of patient access, a mid-level manager.
CEO's changing statements
Members of the WakeMed board of directors, who ultimately are responsible for the hospital's operations, declined to discuss the case. They referred questions to Bill Atkinson, the CEO who reports to them.
Atkinson, who was paid $1.6 million in 2011, initially was outspoken about the case, then quieted by his own words.
On the day the agreement was announced, Atkinson met with reporters at The News & Observer and insisted the case was one of technical errors – a misinterpretation of Medicare guidelines.
"The federal government's position is that it is not correct," Atkinson said. "We understand what they say."
Atkinson said the findings involved only "a small number" of cases, and suggested the government was overstating the magnitude of the case for publicity's sake. "They don't want to minimize the media effect," he said.
Atkinson defended Heidi McAfee, the director of patient access named in the court filings as the most senior person responsible.
"She's done a great job," he said. "She's someone who tried to get it right."
That runs counter to court filings, where prosecutors talked about "the serious nature of the wrong-doing by the mid-level manager."
Three weeks after Atkinson's interview, WakeMed issued a statement "clarifying" Atkinson's remarks. WakeMed retracted the statement that the case only involved a small number of patients.
The hospital acknowledged that it was aware of Medicare rules and that its billing practices violated those rules.
Since then, Atkinson has not spoken publicly. He did not attend the hearing on Jan. 17. The WakeMed board agreed to the proposed settlement and opted to let attorneys Stephen W. Petersen and Maureen D. Murray represent the hospital in court.
WakeMed plans to have representatives at the hearing Tuesday to respond to any questions from the judge.
Boyle: Be prepared
Boyle, a federal judge for 28 years, was appointed to the bench by President Ronald Reagan. He has a reputation as a demanding, independent judge who runs an efficient courtroom.
Unprepared or sloppy lawyers rue the day they appear before Boyle, said Michelle Nowlin, a Duke law professor who has appeared before Boyle in environmental cases.
"Some judges work in a reactive posture, waiting for the parties to work things out," Nowlin said. "Not Judge Boyle. He wants to know what's going on."
Boyle's initial rejection of the settlement agreement is another mark of his style.
Judges rarely reject settlements in such cases, according to Don White, spokesman for the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Inspector General, which polices Medicare and other federal programs, is a partner with the U.S. Attorney in the settlement.
The use of deferred prosecution agreements has increased greatly since the energy company Enron imploded. Federal prosecutors won a guilty verdict against Arthur Andersen, Enron's accounting firm. The guilty verdict, though later overturned, spelled the end of Arthur Andersen.
Since then, prosecutors have favored deferred prosecution or nonprosecution agreements that result in large fines and internal changes in how corporations do business. The settlements avoid punishing thousands of innocent employees who would lose their jobs if the corporation was put out of business.
In 2012, the federal government recovered $9 billion in 35 cases. That's up from six cases that netted $300 million in 2003.
White described the $8 million settlement as large for a hospital case.
No 'death sentence'
Thomas Walker, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, which spans from Raleigh to the coast, has said health care fraud would be a focus of his. He declined to discuss the history or specifics of the WakeMed settlement proposal, but court documents offer a glimpse of discussions over the past two years.
In 2011, WakeMed expressed a desire to reach a "global settlement" with the government.
"The government rejected WakeMed's numerous requests to resolve this matter by way of a civil settlement and non-prosecution agreement," the prosecutors stated in the memorandum filed Thursday.
Not only did the government insist on a criminal element to the case, prosecutors also pushed for a settlement that "compensates taxpayers three times over the ill-gotten gains at issue in the criminal investigation," the memorandum states.
As WakeMed faced the possibility of criminal charges that could leave the hospital ineligible for Medicare and Medicaid funding, its public actions, which included an audacious attempt in 2011 to buy rival Rex Hospital from UNC, offered no glimpse of the troubles brewing.
WakeMed has more than 8,300 employees, making it one of the county's largest private employers. The 870-bed hospital system is the largest in Wake County. In 2012, WakeMed treated nearly a million patients.
Boyle pointed out in the January hearing that a criminal conviction could result in the loss of federal funds that could ultimately mean a potential "death sentence for WakeMed." Prosecutors considered the sweeping impact in their settlement proposal.
"Unlike individuals, corporations cannot be sent to prison," prosecutors stated in their memorandum. "While an individual convicted of an economic crime may face prison time as a sentence, a corporation convicted of the same offense may literally cease to exist as the result of a court order or as a practical impact of the conviction upon its business operations. Corporations also may be made up of thousands of individual employees, many of which had no part in any wrongdoing."
With that in mind, prosecutors and WakeMed propose to settle the criminal case without any official charges filed. At the Tuesday hearing, prosecutors stated in their memorandum, WakeMed plans to waive its right to be indicted, which means there wouldn't be a conviction on the hospital's record and access to federal Medicaid and Medicare funding would not be curbed.
Instead, under the settlement proposal, prosecutors have agreed to defer prosecution against WakeMed for two years. Though no individuals have been charged in the case, hospital officials acknowledged that the settlement proposal does not preclude the government from seeking such charges.
The judge's options
It's unclear whether Boyle will go along.
In the hearing on Jan. 17, Boyle suggested that if WakeMed were to plead guilty to a criminal charge, he could suspend judgment and defer sentencing. If WakeMed demonstrated good behavior over time, Boyle said he could then dismiss the case.
Prosecutors responded that under such a scenario, federal guidelines required that WakeMed be barred from Medicare and Medicaid, which make up 42 percent of the hospital's patients. Such a penalty would guarantee the downfall of WakeMed, the prosecutors wrote.
The government entered into the deferred-prosecution agreement before the court, prosecutors stated, "as a reasonable middle ground between extremes."
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The fiscal cliff and other potential pitfalls abound, but a lot of things are slowly getting better.
A bitterly divisive election is three weeks away, and our newly elected and re-elected leaders will then have little time to prevent a perfect economic storm of tax hikes and enforced federal spending cuts. Things don't look any better overseas. Iran may be close to getting the bomb, North Korea says its missiles can hit American soil, and our Afghanistan and Middle East problems remain enormous.
Underneath this drumbeat of bad news, however, are a number of smaller-scale causes for optimism. They often don't make headlines and get lost amidst the din of election-season shouting. But things in the U.S. of A. may actually be getting better, often in spite of ourselves. Time may not heal all wounds, but it has provided needed recovery time for individuals and businesses.
1. Consumer confidence is up. Pollsters report that consumer confidence remains near a five-year high. Given all that's gone wrong in the world over the past five years, it's nothing short of miraculous that people have emerged from their bunkers and like what they see at least a little bit.
2. We are paying down our debts. It's taken years, but consumers have made solid progress paying down debts, shedding credit card accounts, and refinancing mortgages. People are hardly flush. But they are doing much better when it comes to living within their means and creating a foundation for future growth.
3. We are spending more money, too. At the same time, consumer spending is growing at the kind of modest pace that can support growth without putting us back into a credit bind. Holiday sales are forecast to grow 4 percent this season. That's a bit less than the past two years but, to use the new buzzword for economic trends, it is a "sustainable" trend.
4. More of us are working. Last month's improvement in the unemployment situation should be put in the longer-term context of an economy that has stubbornly resisted any kind of traditional recovery. Without getting sucked into the endless rabbit hole of possible reasons, let's just take a step back and appreciate that things are moving in the right direction on the jobs front.
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5. The housing market continues to improve. Likewise, no one is handing out any awards for how the nation's mortgage mess has been handled in recent years. It's been a shambles, yet the nation's housing markets have slowly recovered. Stronger sales of existing properties have lead, over time, to a boost in new housing starts and better times for the depressed homebuilding industry.
6. Health reform is bringing real benefits. Let's put aside for the moment the issue of whether there are better or more cost-effective ways to insure Americans and provide them with good healthcare. The health reform law we've got, whatever its flaws, is enabling more people to get access to healthcare, including an expanded list of free preventive health services.
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8. Demographics are on our side. The flow of retiring baby boomers is reducing the nation's pool of available workers. Over time, it also will lead to lower unemployment rates and, just maybe, wage gains that reflect worker shortages in some industries and metropolitan areas.
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Chris Fredlund led Squalicum boys' cross country to an easy meet win against Anacortes and Lynden on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at Whatcom Falls Park. Fredlund finished the 4K course in 13:53 as the Storm captured the top four spots in the boys' race.
Squalicum's Dillon Rinauro was second at 13:53, followed by Jared Radtke's time of 14:10 and Chais Sugden was fourth at 14:11.
"To have them all come in together was really exciting and shows that we'll have a pretty good team," Squalicum coach Katrina Henry said in a phone interview.
Lynden was led by Thomas Swineford, who came in at a time of 14:34, and Dylan Holland led Anacortes with a time of 14:26.
All three teams will attend the South Whidbey Invite at 10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 21, at South Whidbey.
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Team scores: 1. Squalicum 17; 2. Anacortes 46; 3. Lynden 75
Top individual finishers: 1. Chris Fredlund (Squalicum) 13:53; 2. Dillon Rinauro (Squalicum) 13:53; 3. Jared Radtke 14:10
Squalicum: Fredlund 13:53; Rinauro 13:53; Radtke 14:10; Chais Sugden 14:11; Justin Rinauro 14:34; Dylan Tomberlin 14:49; Wyatt Laviqueune 14:57.
Anacortes: Dylan Holland 14:26; Zak Roxborough 14:31; Trevor Derie 14:47; Jared Hanson 15:14; James Parker 15:32; Sam Riccardi 15:36; Ryan Foggin 15:42.
Lynden: Thomas Swineford 14:34; Anthony Ricci 15:31; Jacob Heeringa 16:28; Tyler Stokes 16:40; Aiden McCaig 16:54; Caleb Sterk; Alex Hathaway 18:06.


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Madison County, Ill. — A plan to have veterinarians collect rabies certification fees for the county is drawing ire from area practitioners.
Trenton, N.J. — New Jersey officials want healthcare professionals to start reporting impairment, incompetence or professional misconduct.
Jackson, Miss. — A newly mandated computerized prescription monitoring system in Mississippi might be funded prescribers if the state Senate has its way.
Dr. Robert Riggles, a retired DVM who sometimes worked as a relief veterinarian, is one of four Americans killed by pirates off the coast of Somalia.
San Francisco — Flea and tick products sold in California containing the chemical propoxur now must include a warning label.
National Report — A new study by the American Society for the pRevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) says that only 19 percent of law enforcement officers are trained in handling crimes against animals, even though 78 percent acknowledge there is a link between animal abuse and other violent crimes.
Toronto, Ontario — More than half of Canadian pet owners polled recently by Harris/Decima say animals are more reliable than people.
Change of routine can actually trigger behaviors.
Topeka, Kan. — More than 1,000 dogs were euthanized as a last resort to thwart a canine distemper virus (CDV) outbreak at a USDA-licensed Kansas kennel, reports Dr. Bill Brown, Kansas' Livestock Commissioner.


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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- A former Tennessee mayor has been given a one-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to bigamy.
WREG-TV reports former Oakland Mayor Scott Ferguson married a woman on Valentine's Day in West Memphis, Ark., while he was still married to another woman, with whom he has four children.
Ferguson was also ordered to pay $350 plus court costs on the misdemeanor.
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There are a variety of treatment options for breast cancer, and the doctor will plan out a course of action depending on the type of cancer suspected from the procedures done.
A mastectomy is what most women immediately think of when they hear the words breast cancer. In a mastectomy, the entire breast is removed.
Lumpectomy In contrast to a mastectomy, in a lumpectomy, only the lump itself is removed. This is possible when the cancer has been contained and not spread to surrounding breast tissue.
According to MayoClinic.com, radiation therapy employs high-powered energy such as X-rays to kill cancer cells.
It's important to understand the distinction between radiation and chemotherapy, as many patients and their family members get the two terms confused. WebMD.com notes that chemotherapy uses drugs to kill cancer cells, instead of radiation. The two may be used in conjunction with one another, which is perhaps why the terminology gets confusing for patients.


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I have my archives from my old blog! They're here! With comments and everything! They're even in the right categories! Images and videos didn't make it over, and there are a handful of posts that didn't make it and that I'll have to put in by hand. (For some reason, it didn't like my posts …
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Oct 31 2009
Carnival of the Liberals #98: Fearmongering Edition
Hello, and welcome to the spooooooky Halloween edition of the Carnival of the Liberals! Since conservatives have been devoting themselves to terrifying the American public for political gain for years, I thought today would be an appropriate day for liberals to return the favor. So I'm proud to present: the Fearmongering Edition of the Carnival …
Sep 28 2009
Blog Carnivals!
Blog carnivals! For those of you who don't understand this whole Blog Carnival thing: A blog carnival is a roundup of blog posts on a particular topic. If you're looking for good blog posts about liberal politics or humanist philosophy or knitting or whatever, it's a good way of finding them. And it's a good …
Sep 11 2009
Blog Carnivals!
Blog carnivals! Humanist Symposium #42, at The Greenbelt. Carnival of the Godless #125, at a Nadder! Skeptic's Circle #119, at Cubik's Rube. (And Skeptic's Circle #118, at The Evolving Mind.) And Carnival of the Liberals #96 at The Lay Scientist. Happy reading!
Aug 16 2009
Humanist Symposium #41
Hello, and welcome to the Humanist Symposium #41! I originally had all sorts of plans to come up with some brilliantly witty theme for the Symposium. But due to an unexpected scheduling conflict, you're going to have to settle for the "I Just Got Back From Netroots Nation Half An Hour Ago After Four Days …
Jul 27 2009
Blog Carnivals!
Blog carnivals! (I got a little backed up on these when I was on vacation — sorry about that!) Humanist Symposium #40 at the evolving mind. (And because I missed it last time: Humanist Symposium #39 at Daylight Atheism.) Carnival of the Godless #122 at CyberLizardâs Collection. (And Carnival of the Godless #121 at State …
Jun 30 2009
Blog Carnivals!
Blog carnivals! Carnival of the Godless #120 at (((Billy))) The Atheist. Carnival of the Liberals #93 at The Largest Minority. Skepticâs Circle #113 at The Uncredible Hallq. Philosophersâ Carnival #92, at Philosophengang — The Philosopher's Walk. And Skeptical Parent Crossing #9, at AtheistParents.org.
Jun 19 2009
Blog Carnivals!
Blog carnivals! Humanist Symposium #38 at 2[Y]. Carnival of The Godless #119 at The Sunny Skeptic. Philosophersâ Carnival #92, at Philosophengang – The Philosopher's Walk. Skeptic's Circle #113, at The Uncredible Hallq. And a new carnival: Love of Movies #2, at Love Romance Passion. Happy reading!
Jun 06 2009
Blog Carnivals!
Blog carnivals! Carnival of the Godless #118, at Right to Think. Skepticâs Circle #112, at Chelshire. And Carnival of the Liberals #92, at Obama Action Comics. Happy reading!
May 29 2009
Blog Carnivals!
Blog carnivals! Humanist Symposium #37, at She Who Chatters. Carnival of the Godless #117, at State of Protest. Carnival of the Liberals #91, at Crowded Head, Cozy Bed. (And because I missed it, Carnival of the Liberals #90, at Quiche Moraine.) Skeptic's Circle #111, at Action Skeptics. (And because I missed it last time, Skeptic's …


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Love, share with those in need
In the winter time your neighbor might not have any heat. Warm them up with your love and just talking to them. This should make them feel a little better and it should make you feel better about yourself.
Maybe you know where you could get some help with the heat. Someday you could be in trouble and need help. Whether it's hot or cold. Raining or snowing. Some around you just might need help.
Show your love for them and they will show their love for you.
— Marshall Lowe
Exciting event at Honey Creek
Mathematical talent from around Vigo County gathered at Honey Creek Middle School on Feb. 23 for the 28th Annual Mathematics Contest for fifth- and sixth-grade students. Students from local elementary and middle schools competed against one another to challenge their math skills in this exciting event.
It was an impressive display of mental ability and talent. Students put their problem-solving abilities on display to solve challenging math problems. Every student takes great pride in demonstrating their mathematical strengths but most of all they enjoy the friendly competition and opportunity to meet students from other schools.
Mr. Bob Fischer, from Honey Creek Middle School, coordinates this event each year. He goes to great lengths to promote the significance of mathematics in our school corporation and community. It is because of Mr. Fischer and the countless volunteers from around the school corporation and community that such an event is even possible. A big "thank you" goes out to Dr. Karen Goeller, John Newport, Holly Pies and Pat Youman, from our central office, for their time and support of this event. Others deserving a big "thank you" are Joann Orman, Henjin Chi, Yuli Chi, Mona Sternfeld, John Stephens, Janis Kluesner-These, Tammy Rowshandel, Susan Cobb, Susan Mardis, Cinda Taylor, Richard Nail and Holly Hyland. Also, thank you to all volunteers who proctored the test and graded the tests for the contest.
Honey Creek Middle School was well represented in the final scoring of the contest. Will Morley placed first in the sixth-grade division with Hyunwoo Kim, Danielle Voges, Garrett Hart, Rutvi Shah, Henry Shepherd, Kaytlynn Henning, Mary Abdayem, Alex Fuller and Donovan McCracken all ranking in the top 17. In the sixth-grade GT division, Ethan Kirsch took top honors, followed by Leona Gibson, Joseph Dalloul, Nikki Singh, Emma John, Kayla Hughes, Camille Mendoza and Lilly Yegley, who all ranked in the top 10.
In the fifth-grade division, Gary Keyes of Terre Town Elementary School took the top spot and Kapil Reddy of Dixie Bee Elementary finished first in the fifth-grade GT division.
Congratulations to all of the competitors in this year's event and we look forward to another great showing next year.
— Mark Schimmel
Assistant Principal Honey Creek Middle School
More respect for militias
Militia mania. It seems militias are the subject of the day. Even Mr. Ronn Mott of Trib-Star fame seems to be infatuated with them. He has commented more than once on the antics of the groups.
I propose he dig out his old military cloths and try to infiltrate the Indiana militia. Until he does this, he should be a little more respectful.
— Thomas Woodbury
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By Jay Cronley
The Norman Transcript
NORMAN — It's sort of a shame that people who don't know enough are so sweet.
Since it's not their fault that they don't know enough, you can't get upset with them. You have to put forward what you know to be the truth and move on to the next misunderstanding.
They don't know enough because they haven't read enough.
I have just finished telephone conversations with a worker and a supervisor and was told that the policy written on the website did not seem to be exactly what they had meant in the first place. Believe stuff at your own risk and expense.
There's little doubt that the latest in electronic gear is responsible for all the denseness. They should follow the decrease in good sense on a map, like an epidemic. Portions of the lower heartland would be buried under the cloud of buffoonery.
Maybe it's not that people are actually stupider.
Perhaps things seem more confusing because so many people on the dull side have positions in the public eye and ear.
Customers frequently wind up helping the employees.
Where have all the smart people gone — home, to be self-employed?
Book smarts: The lack of sharpness in the world today can be traced to what we read and to what we think about.
What is read and thought about the most are text messages and Tweets.
The wonderful world of text messaging has many positives. The best benefit is that goofballs no longer talk to you in airports.
But the No. 1 gift of spoiled children this season was a smartphone or pad. Ten-year-olds carry cell phones to school. To share an intellectual landscape with an 11-year-old is a warning sign that your reading habits could stand improvement.
What are you doing with all those Kindles — using them as coasters?
We must mix in some books, people.
Unplugged: Novels and biographies have come to look out of place at airport waiting areas. While reading a paperback in the St. Louis airport last week, a kid asked what happened. Did my smartphone break down?
I said no, my $9.95 flop-open cell phone had been dropped in the dog's water bowl again and was home in a drawer with the hammers and nails. I had chosen to travel unplugged for the calmness and thoughtfulness of it all.
This appeared to frighten the boy, who spoke no more.
Published books reek of intelligence and discipline.
Perhaps this is why there's a video game on the Kindle.
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Phillip Campanile:
Phillip holds a BA in Cognitive Science from Northwestern University and has graduate training in English and Comparative Literature from the University of Oregon and SUNY Buffalo, respectively. In addition to teaching Rhetoric and Composition at UO and UB, he has taught English Literature at the University of Paris-VII. Outside of the classroom, he can most often be found with his face in a book, his hands in the dirt, or his feet on a trail. He is from Buffalo and has lived in more places than he wishes to recount, but it is with great curiosity and anticipation that he settles into the hills and riparian zones around the Chemung, in the land of the Haudenosaunee League.
Kevin Clark:
Kevin Clark has taught composition, rhetoric, and creative writing at colleges throughout Pennsylvania including Bloomsburg, Clarion, Edinboro, and Penn State Universities and Juniata College. A published poet and shortstoryist, he is a native of Pittsburgh and his work focuses on place as a determining force in our lives. He earned a B.A. in communication from Slippery Rock University, an M.A. in English from Bucknell University, and an M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Pittsburgh. Other interests include environmental ethics, animal rights, blue collar literature, and the well-being of his cat, Henry David Thoreau.
Dawn Fewkes:
Dawn Fewkes holds a Master of Fine Arts from Goddard College and a Bachelor of Music Education from the Eastman School of Music. Her thesis was a full length poetry manuscript, a critical analysis of the life work of Muriel Rukeyser and a pedagogical study of the teaching of writing. Since graduating, she has taught Composition I & II, Introduction to Literature, Remedial Writing, Composition for English as a Foreign Language, Introduction to the Writing of Poetry, Memoire and Creative Essay Writing, Learning Methods, and GED Math and Writing for Corning Community College, Mansfield University, and Elmira College. Her publications include both poetry and short fiction in journals like Confluence, Pitkin in Review, and Leaflets. Prior to moving to the Elmira area she taught for four years in the music department of Marietta College in Ohio as staff accompanist, vocal coach for the opera workshop and private and class instructor of vocal performance. She continues to be an active vocal instructor and accompanist in the central New York region.
Ingrid Hungerford:
Ingrid Hungerford is a native of Elmira. She holds a B.A. in English from University of Pennsylvania and an M.A. in English from University of Massachusetts Boston. She has been working for the FWP since 2010. Besides teaching freshman writing, Ingrid's main interests are in contemporary fiction, memoir and creative writing.
Laura Jones:
Laura Jones received her BA in English Literature and Studio Art from Elmira College. She has an MFA in Fiction from the Solstice Creative Writing Program at Pine Manor College in Chestnut Hill, MA, with specialization in short stories and illustrated texts. Before joining the Freshman Writing Program at Elmira College, Jones spent six years working in academic and public libraries. Her recent illustrations and written publications can be found in journals both online and in print.
Dr. Joseph Lemak:
Joseph Lemak received his Ph.D. in Classics from the University at Buffalo. He has been under the aegis of Elmira College's purple and gold for over a decade. Over this time, he has taught composition & rhetoric, ancient Mediterranean history, Asian history, classical literature, CORE, Ancient Greek, and Latin. Additionally, he has worked for the Honors Program and History department at Mansfield University. He has published on the ancient Roman economy of the western provinces and on the Classical Tradition in upstate New York. Joe is currently researching the interplay between the decline of the "Great Books" tradition and rise of Expressivist composition pedagogy in the American academy. He is an advisor to WECW, the Elmira College radio station, and hosts a weekly radio show every Friday dedicated to vintage soul, deep funk, and classic R&B. Joe enjoys practicing guitar and playing LPs on his turntable. His two daughters both sometimes think he does these activities too loudly.
Jesse Ozog:
Jesse Ozog, a native of Horseheads NY, has nearly 10 years teaching experience between Elmira College and Corning Community College. He attended Corning Community College, where he was student trustee, Binghamton University and the University of Buffalo respectively earning degrees in English and Literature along the way. Mr. Ozog has been featured as a guest speaker for a number of teacher workshops for the Visual Thinking Strategies Program; focusing on incorporating graphic novels into New York State classrooms. In his spare time he enjoys the company of his fiancé and their puggle. He has a very healthy obsession with comic books and video games, and a tenuous relationship with the family cat.
Brandon Pettit:
Brandon Pettit has an MFA in poetry from the University of South Florida. His poems appear online, in print journals, and on bookshelves in other countries. For ease of travel he likes to keep a map tacked above his bed.
Erin Riddle:
Erin Riddle is an advanced Ph.D. candidate in Translation Studies at Binghamton University and is finishing her dissertation "Domesticating Memory: Jana Hensel and Rigoberta Menchú in Translation." Previously she completed a B.A. in German Language and Literature at Ithaca College with minors in Spanish Language and Literature and Art History and then a M.A. in Comparative Literature with Translation Studies at Binghamton University. She has taught many writing and composition courses at Binghamton University and enjoys working with students as they investigate and develop their own approaches and strategies for critical thinking and writing. In addition, Erin enjoys cycling and translating contemporary literature from German and Spanish and is involved with efforts to encourage renewable energy development and sustainable agriculture.
Dr. Katrina Shilts:
Katrina Shilts teaches Freshman Writing and occasionally literature at Elmira. She is also Co-coordinator of the Elmira College Writing Center. She earned her Master's and Ph.D. in English from Binghamton University and specializes in Romanticism and in modern American poetry. Her most recent foray into academics was presenting a paper called "Nature as Redeemer: Mark Twain and Mary Oliver" at Elmira 2013: The Seventh International Conference on the State of Mark Twain Studies.


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FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – A concert by multiplatinum pop singer Kelly Clarkson at Fort Campbell that was postponed due to weather has been rescheduled for September 9.
The Air Force Reserve band will play at 5:30 p.m., followed by Fort Campbell's Rock 101 Band at 7 p.m., with Clarkson taking the stage at 8 p.m.
All military ID card holders in the Fort Campbell community are welcome to attend the free performance.
Clarkson was bringing her "Stronger" tour to Fort Campbell's parade field as a part of the Tour for the Troops. The free performance was to be part of the installation's Week of the Eagles anniversary celebration before inclement weather forced it to be postponed.
Clarkson, who was the first winner of American Idol in 2002, has sold more than 20 million albums worldwide.
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Today is expected to be the hottest day of the year across England and Wales, with temperatures set to rocket to 91F (33C).
The Met Office has warned of the prospect of high humidity to accompany the heat, saying the conditions could reach uncomfortable levels.
Read Public Health England's top tips on staying safe in the sun below.
Jeremy Hunt is expected to announce care homes could be put into special measures if they don't perform well enough.
The announcement comes one year on from the Keogh report that identified 14 hospitals with worryingly high death rates. Mr Hunt believes that the system has helped improve hospitals.
NICE wants to toughen up on hospital staffing in order to give patients safer care and cut deaths.
They'll publish new guidelines with advice to hospitals such as how many patients per nurse per ward and how to cope with pressured situations. They have said that "ensuring the right staff with the right skills are in the right place, will mean fewer deaths."
Surgery is not an easy fix
Hundreds of thousands of people with type 2 diabetes could be offered weight-loss gastric-band surgery on the NHS.
New draft guidance from the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) suggests that obese people with the condition should be assessed for bariatric surgery - such as having a gastric band fitted to reduce the size of the stomach or a gastric bypass, where the digestive system is re-routed past most of the stomach.
We speak to Dr Sarah Jarvis and Andy Reynolds, a type 2 diabetes sufferer, to find out more.
Don't let a minor accident take the shine off your holiday this year. It really does pay to be prepared.
So, you've got the passports, sun cream and guide book – what else do you need to ensure the holiday goes without a hitch? A first aid kit, that's what.
There's no holiday that won't be improved by the inclusion of a travel first aid kit.
One in ten people have needed medical treatment due to drinking alcohol on holiday.
Dr Hilary is in Benidorm talking about the problems caused by excessive drinking, and sharing general holiday health tips that can keep you safe abroad.
Going on holiday? Find out what to pack in your first aid kit
Every day in the UK THIRTY SEVEN people are diagnosed with malignant melanoma. Despite this alarming figure two thirds of people questioned said they felt HEALTHIER with a tan.
According to a OnePoll and GMB research published today, 75% of people have been sunburnt on holiday, 36% say their child has been burnt and 16% say they think getting burnt results in a better tan.
More than 5,000 people nationally are waiting for a kidney alone and more than a fifth are from Asian backgrounds, but Asian donors make up less than 10 per cent of the register.
Emmerdale actor Wil Johnson is actively involved campaigning to encourage Afro-Caribbean communities to register, he joins us alongside Katheryn Hodgson, who has had a liver transplant and is now waiting for a lung transplant.


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Your seemingly sturdy pipes throughout your house are actually quite vulnerable to dropping temperatures. Stagnant water inside pipes can freeze and expand, warping and cracking your pipes in the process. And those cracked pipes can lead to water damage, and costly repairs.
Avoid potential headaches by doing the following:
- Examine the pipes in the unheated parts of your home. If any need to be insulated, there are a variety of products to keep them cozy and warm such as pre-slit foam, glass wool and others. You might even consider wrapping pipes in electrical heating tape, but just be sure to safely follow the manufacturer's directions.
- Spot-check the walls around your pipes for holes that could let in a chilling winter wind. If you find any trouble areas, just plug up the opening with a caulking gun.
- Every house reacts differently, but if you're unsure about a safe temperature to set the thermostat, don't go lower than 55 degrees. While you may be able to squeak by with a lower temperature, 55 degrees is the base level considered safe for pipes.
- Consider turning off and draining your outside hose bibs. These faucets are particularly vulnerable to freezing.
Don't get caught out in the cold this season. Take the necessary measures to ensure that your pipes and house are safe from plummeting temperatures. That way you can all snuggle up next to a crackling fire with cups of hot cocoa knowing that your plumbing is out of harm's way.
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Pella — Nellie Eliason, 80, of Pella, IA, passed away January 2, 2013 in Pella. Nellie, wife of the late Melvin Eliason is survived by her children: Mickey Eliason of San Francisco, CA, Doug and Lavonne Eliason of Salem, OR, Steve Eliason of Iowa City, IA, Jim Eliason of San Diego, CA, Julie and Kevin Thompson and Rachel Eliason all of Des Moines, IA. She was preceded in death by a son Randy Eliason.
Memorial services were held at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, January 6, 2013 at the Peace Lutheran Church, in Pella, IA.
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Those free trolley rides are back on track after some local hoteliers and the Niagara Tourism and Convention Corp. reached an agreement on keeping the existing route.
The hotel owners had objected earlier when NTCC President John Percy said he wanted to see the trolley shuttle service extended to other places like Youngstown, Lockport and North Tonawanda.
With both sides apparently unable to agree on the matter, state Sen. George D. Maziarz, R-Newfane, said he would not support any bill in the Senate — the session was scheduled to end today — unless the hotel owners and Percy settled their differences.
The state Assembly had already approved a measure for Niagara Falls hoteliers to increase their 4 percent bed tax to 5 percent, with the additional revenue earmarked for the trolley service.
Frank Strangio, who operates the Quality Inn, Niagara Falls Boulevard, said the hoteliers were primarily interested in extending the service this year for a longer period of time and to include the downtown trolley as part of the same free trip. At present, the other trolley has offered a shuttle around the South End, charging passengers $1 each.
"The NTCC never had any intent to block this plan for the trolley," Percy said. "We support the existing legislation and we'd like to take another look in early fall to see if we can possibly expand the service. To do it this season was never part of the plan."
Percy added that, in his opinion, if the trolley service extends to Lockport and other county destinations, it could be a significant factor in extending a visitor's stay.
"Percy and I are actually on the same page about this. And we believe the whole idea of the trolley is a great service for the Falls," Strangio said, "There's no question it would make sense to extend it. Our guests would certainly like the idea of getting a free ride to Old Fort Niagara and other attractions."
Strangio, however, contends that the local tourist industry has to build on what it now has.
Falls trolley service staying on track
Routes won't be extended this summer
Those free trolley rides are back on track after some local hoteliers and the Niagara Tourism and Convention Corp. reached an agreement on keeping the existing route.
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Memorial Day weekend attendance up at Niagara Falls State Park
Despite the threat that many state parks would be shut down over the Memorial Day weekend, attendance at the Niagara Falls State Park exceeded the number of visitors for the same period a year ago.
LEWISTON: Slight detour for bus
Plans for a planned free bus service for tourists set to run between Niagara Falls, Lewiston and Youngstown may be taking a slight detour because of a town attorney's ties to a transportation company.
- GLYNN: Smooth sailing ahead for Jet Boat Tours?
WEB SITE ACCLAIM: Physicist finds his labor of love listed among the top 10 museums for "geeks."
"Geeks" around the world should know about the Niagara Science Museum.
New leader at retail center is hoping to revitalize one of the tourist district's largest attractions.
LEWISTON: Historic caboose pulls into Silo
Operator plans on using train as new ice cream shop along waterfront.
NTCC: City tourism board moving to cut agency's annual funding
Niagara Falls Tourism Advisory Board members reiterated Monday they want to strip the Niagara Tourism and Convention Corp. of nearly half of its annual budget and spend the money on improving city streets.
"This is not a witch hunt and it's not a game," board chairman Jerry Genova said. "This is for real."
TOURISM: Locals urged to woo state with possibilities
The funding pie may be smaller, but there's plenty of slices still up for grabs.
That was the main theme of Friday's Niagara Falls Legislative Reception as state officials promised the over 150 in attendance they would continue lobbying for the local tourism industry, despite what's expected to be one of the worst economic years in history.
TRAVEL: Plenty of buzz in Eden
The name of the place says it all: The Original Kazoo Co. And, boy, do its owners mean original.
- LIFESTYLE: Guests get fed up as hotel fees pile up It's the little - and not so little - hotel fees that drive frequent traveler Michael Sommer up a wall.
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Stoneham, Ma — Kucharski Frank J, age 84, formerly of Saugus, died June 21 after a brief illness in a local nursing home. Born in Lynn, he was the son of the late Frank and Florence (Popkowski) Kucharski and the devoted husband of Lorraine C. (Humphries) Kucharski with whom he shared 61 years of marriage.
He graduated from St. Michael's Grammar School, Breed Jr. High, Lynn Classical High School and Bentley School of Accounting.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Before his retirement, he was a credit manager for the Texaco Company, Boston Region for 42 years. He was a member of the Polish Legion American Veterans, Post 56, served as Past Commander, Past Commander of the Dept. of Massachusetts and was a National VAVS Officer. He was a member of St. Michael's PNA Lodge 630 where he was Director and Bar Secretary for many years.
He is survived by two sons, Frank H. and his wife Patricia Kucharski of Andover, Wayne W. and his wife Kellee Kucharski of Saugus. Also seven grandchildren, Daniel and his wife Keri, Thomas and his wife Jade, Kyle, Kara, Katie, Christopher and Sean Kucharski and three great-grandchildren, Harrison Britton and Samuel Kucharski. He was the brother of Rita Sarnowski of Lynn. Also several nieces and nephews.
ARRANGEMENTS: Service Information: Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the Nadworny Funeral Home, 798 Western Ave., Lynn on Monday at 9 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial in Our Lady of Assumption Church, Lynnfield at 10 a.m. Interment in World War II lot, Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn. Visiting hours Sunday 2 to 6 p.m.


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Lionel Asbo: State of England (Knopf, $26.95) is a savage, funny, and mysteriously poignant saga by a renowned author – Martin Amis -- at the height of his powers. Lionel Asbo, a terrifying yet weirdly loyal thug, has always looked out for his ward and nephew, the orphaned Desmond Pepperdine. He provides him with fatherly career advice (always carry a knife, for example) and is determined they should share the joys of pit bulls (fed with lots of Tabasco sauce), Internet porn, and all manner of more serious criminality. Des, on the other hand, desires nothing more than books to read and a girl to love (and to protect a family secret that could be the death of him). But just as he begins to lead a gentler, healthier life, his uncle—once again in a London prison—wins £140 million in the lottery and upon his release hires a public relations firm and begins dating a cannily ambitious topless model and "poet." Strangely, however, Lionel's true nature remains uncompromised while his problems, and therefore also Desmond's, seem only to multiply. FREE tickets available at Coral Gables, Miami Beach and Bal Harbour Shops locations, while supplies last. 6pm
Rodrigo is lying on the dirty floor of a police prison cell with a terrible hangover. As he awakens, he hears that the attempt to assassinate President Hugo Chavez has failed. Fearful and repentant, he recalls the events that led him and his friends to plan the attack. This passionate novel mixes the recent history of Venezuela with powerful fiction to tell the tales of Rodrigo, Manuel, Alfredo, Carmen and Maikel. In addition to representing different social classes, these characters are mobilized by the expectations, disappointments and terrible losses they experience. The result is an intimate image of the emotions felt by Venezuelan society in response to the radical changes the country has seen.
The Guava Rugelach Festival kicks off Saturday night, September 1 at 9pm with the premiere of "Of Essence & Time/De la esencia & El tiempo" a collaborative performance by Sephardic singerSusana Behar, Flamenco guitarist Jose Luis Rodriguez and Nu Flamenco dancer Niurca Marquez. The piece explores the mutual Andalusian roots of Sephardic tradition and Flamenco music and how each has influenced the other in origins as well as in the artists' collaborative fusions. Tonight, Susana Behar joins us to discuss the artistic process of the three collaborators and give you a taste of what you will experience at the Festival. Join us! Ole!
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Join us for a welcome back poetry celebration hosted by Maureen Seaton (University of Miami) and Denise Duhamel (Florida International University), who will introduce MFA alums, Jen Bartman, Neil de la Flor, Jason McCall, and Jesse Millner. The four poets will read both old and new work, including poems from their original creative theses as well as recently published collections.
Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan began writing a weekly column, "Breaking the Sound Barrier," for King Features Syndicate in 2006. This timely new sequel to Goodman's New York Times bestseller of the same name gives voice to the many ordinary people standing up to corporate and government power--and refusing to be silent. The Silenced Majority (Haymarket, $16) pulls back the veil of corporate media reporting to dig deep into the politics of "climate apartheid," the implications of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the movement to halt the execution of Troy Anthony Davis, and the globalization of dissent "From Tahrir Square to Liberty Plaza." Throughout Goodman and Moynihan show the power of ordinary people to change their media--and change the world. FREE tickets available, while supplies last, at our Coral Gables, Miami Beach, and Bal Harbour Shops stores.
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Finding Home (Reedy Press, $16.95) is a mother's letter to a most remarkable son, her golden child, the one who left her too soon. It is the true story of Ramiro ''Toti'' Mendez, an All-American college baseball player who starred at Florida International University and Miami's Westminster Christian High School. Toti, whose athletic endeavors graced local headlines, died from an undetected heart condition, without knowing the most important story of his life. This honest memoir is also about untold secrets. Maruchi Mendez never had the chance to explain to Toti about his birth. Toti was born in Asturias, Spain, and illegally adopted by Maruchi and her husband Ramiro, who brought him to the United States. ''How much is the life of a college athlete worth?'' Mendez asks. ''Who is watching out for them?'' Every year, the college scouting system monitors performance, speed, and GPAs, but it fails to do the same when it comes to their health. Meanwhile, athletes continue to drop dead in tracks and fields by the hundreds across the country. The strides Mendez has achieved in her son's name are marked by memories and tears. But they reinforce a mother's love each day and her resolve to tell his story to the world.
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Bilingual Children's Concert: Join José-Luis Orozco, an expert in children's music, for a bilingual children's concert. Mr. Orozco is a featured speaker and presenter at educational conferences and seminars for teachers, parents, librarians and childcare providers who seek to use music as an important learning tool in multicultural classrooms. Jose-Luis has built a successful career as a childrens author, songwriter, performer and recording artist. He has recorded 13 volumes of Lírica Infantil, Latin American Children's Music, and written three successful, award winning books, De Colores and Other Latin American Folk Songs for Children, Diez Deditos – Ten Little Fingers, and Fiestas.
Craft Talk on Building and Rebuilding Stories: Are stories just a bunch of stuff that happens? This dynamic, informal craft talk will discuss the differences between stories of plot and stories of character. The talk will be broken up into about two dozen brief essays, shuffled by an audience member in random order, and read aloud by Michael Martone as he discusses the benefits of and differences between character-based and plot-based stories, including what each provides to the reader. Martone is currently a Professor at the University of Alabama where he has been teaching since 1996. He has been a faculty member of the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College since 1988. He has taught at Iowa State University, Harvard University, and Syracuse University. Presented in collaboration with The Center for Literature and Theatre at Miami Dade College.
Meet actor, playwright and novelist Ayad Akhtar, a first generation Pakistani-American born in the United States. He holds degrees in Theater from Brown University and in Directing from the Graduate Film Program at Columbia University, where he won multiple awards for his work. He is the author of numerous screenplays and was star and co-writer of The War Within, which premiered at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay and an International Press Academy Satellite Award for Best Picture, Drama. American Dervish (Little, Brown & Co., $14.99) is his first novel, now available in paperback. This is an intimate, personal first novel that will stay with readers long after they turn the last page: Mina is Hayat Shah's mother's oldest friend from Pakistan. She is independent, beautiful and intelligent, and arrives on the Shah's doorstep when her disastrous marriage disintegrates. Her deep spirituality brings the family's Muslim faith to life in a way that resonates with Hayat as nothing has before. When Mina meets and begins dating a man, Hayat is confused by his feelings of betrayal. His growing passions, both spiritual and romantic, force him to question all that he has come to believe is true.
Dr. Mark Juergensmeyer, expert on religious violence, will address the question: "Why has the turn of the twenty-first century been rocked by a new religious rebellion?" From al Qaeda to Christian militias to insurgents in Iraq, a strident new religious activism has seized the imaginations of political rebels around the world. With his new book, Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State, Juergensmeyer provides an up-to-date road map through this complex new religious terrain. Juergensmeyer is the director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies and professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has published more than two hundred articles and twenty books. His widely-read Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence was listed by the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times as one of the best nonfiction books of the year. Dr. Juergensmeyer's lecture is open to the public free of charge. Registration is required. For more information and to register please click here. Presented by the University of Miami Center for the Humanities in collaboration with Books & Books.
Lani Nash, a notable singer songwriter known for her poignantly beautiful writing and vocals that linger with a genuine heartfelt quality, moves audiences of all ages. Her musical start came before she was born. Lani's grandfather, Connie Crunk (stage name Connie Conway), a noted musician, singer, songwriter, music teacher, and producer worked with producer Lee Hazelwood and was a great inspiration for her. Her mother and her aunt, daughters of Connie Crunk, were in a recording singing group called "The Three Teens" as teenagers. Lani has performed, written, produced and released four albums to date and is currently signed to Uh Uh Records, with Steve Durr who co-produced her most recent record "I'm Only Here for the Music" which hit the top 40 on the AMA charts.
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Pulitzer Prize-winner Junot Díaz's first book, Drown, established him as a major new writer with "the dispassionate eye of a journalist and the tongue of a poet" (Newsweek). His first novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, was named #1 Fiction Book of the Year" by Time magazine and spent more than 100 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, establishing itself – with more than a million copies in print – as a modern classic.
Now Díaz turns his remarkable talent to the haunting, impossible power of love – obsessive love, illicit love, fading love, maternal love. The stories in This Is How You Lose Her (Riverhead, $26.95), by turns hilarious and devastating, raucous and tender, lay bare the infinite longing and inevitable weaknesses of our all-too-human hearts. They capture the heat of new passion, the recklessness with which we betray what we most treasure, and the torture we go through - "the begging, the crawling over glass, the crying" - to try to mend what we've broken beyond repair. They recall the echoes that intimacy leaves behind, even where we thought we did not care. They teach us the catechism of affections: that the faithlessness of the fathers is visited upon the children; that what we do unto our exes is inevitably done in turn unto us; and that loving thy neighbor as thyself is a commandment more safely honored on platonic than erotic terms. Most of all, these stories remind us that the habit of passion always triumphs over experience, and that "love, when it hits us for real, has a half-life of forever."
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The fall sports season is over for Trenton and Grosse Ile athletes.
At Trenton-Grosse Ile Patch, we'd like to highlight the teams' successes this fall, but we need your help! Add photos from this fall's games, meets and matches above by clicking "Upload Photos and Videos." You can choose as many photos as you'd like to share, and captions are welcome.
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The BETA Mini Cross 50 R 12 is exactly what young riders need to get into the world of dirtbikes and motorcycles: fun. Without taking itself too seriously in the world of racing, the Mini Cross is geared toward riders from the ages of 8 to 12, and is meant more for buzzing around on trails and home tracks to get youngsters used to the feel of a bike. All over the world, kids are trying to get used riding, whether it be learning how to approach a turn or how to throttle over their first jumps. Not only is the Mini Cross ready for the first time on a track, it is also a safe bike so your little ones can get used to the control and handling of a motorcycle. It is designed with hopes that kids will train their bodies to move with the bike, keeping the balance centered.
The Mini Cross 50 R12 is powered by a 49cc, air-cooled, two-stroke fed by a 14mm Dell'Orto carb. For kids just getting used to riding or racing a mini, the BETA has an automatic transmission so they can concentrate on learning how to handle their machine without worrying about shifting and clutch work just yet. A durable steel frame, 30mm fork, and single shock keep the chassis simple. Also available is the Mini Cross 50 R10, which is the very same bike but with 10-inch wheels front and rear. The 50 R10 is lower to the ground so youngsters ages 4 through 7 years old (company advised age range) can feel comfortable on a motorcycle that's a little more powerful, but not quite as tall.


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PlantMobile Program
for Pre-K-12 Students
Let Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden come to you for a lively, hands-on experience that supplements your botanical and ecological classroom teaching. All programs are grade-appropriate and aligned with Next Generation Sunshine State Standards.
Rainforest Relationships
To view and print the Field Studies
Could you survive in the rainforest? Students discover the connections between plants and products we use everyday and examine authentic artifacts from an Ecuadorian rainforest.
Next Generation Sunshine State Standards, Rainforest Relationships
Kitchen Botany: From Flowers to Food
When you eat celery, broccoli, or asparagus, what part of the plant are you eating? Using hand lenses and dissecting tools, students will examine fruits and vegetables to discover the intricacies within. Students will identify the part of the flower that develops into fruit and the role that pollinators play in the process.
Next Generation Sunshine State Standards, Kitchen Botany
From Seeds to Trees
Why do some seeds fly and other seeds float? Students will learn about the basic parts of seeds, and what role the seed plays in the lifecycle of a plant. Using seeds with a variety of different shapes and sizes, students will explore how plants have adapted, and in some cases, formed relationships with animals, to spread their seeds most effectively and efficiently.
Next Generation Sunshine State Standards, From Seeds to Trees
Plants and Pollinators
Where would we be without pollinators in the world? Learn about different types of pollinators, their amazing relationships with plants, and why they are so important in our lives.
(Next Generation Sunshine State Standards, Plants and Pollinators - coming soon)
1-hour classroom program: $100.00 (up to 30 students); additional classes on same day: $75.00
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The PlantMobile Program is available to come to your school on Thursdays between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. For more information or to schedule a PlantMobile Program, please call 305.667.1651 ext. 3322 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
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Rod Lott
While Disney releases it squeaky-clean "Prom" to theaters, MTV's dirty "Worst. Prom. Ever." makes do with a cable debut on Tuesday, May 10. It should be the other way around.
Whether or not our Oklahoma City Thunder power through to victory in the NBA Finals, one thing's for sure: Kevin Durant is soon to be seen on MTV.
Well, MTV2, that is. Durant is scheduled to appear on the channel's sports documentary, Nothing but Net, at noon July 17. Here, have a preview clip of KD playing ref at Douglass High School:


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Seventh Annual River Center Meeting:
"Waters that Cross Divides"
Jointly hosted with the Montana section of the American Water Resources Association (AWRA)
Highlights included a 1/2 day field trip to the Milltown Dam area, an exciting lineup of invited and contributed talks, and a poster session and evening banquet. Please visit the official conference website and agenda above for additional information.
September 30-Oct. 2, 2009
Holiday Inn Parkside, Missoula
(Additional sponsors have contributed directly to Montana AWRA to help support the 2009 joint conference and are acknowledged in conference materials)
PDF versions of conference materials are available for download:
2009 Agenda
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The Index welcomes letters to the editor on a variety of topics. We reserve the right to edit letters for style, grammar and taste. Letters should be concise and to the point. They must be signed and include the author's address and phone number for verification. We will accept only original letters – no form letters. Letters that do not conform to this policy will not be published. Deadline for submitting letters for Sunday publication is 5 p.m. Wednesday, or via e-mail by noon Thursday. Submissions may be dropped-off, mailed, faxed or sent electronically to firstname.lastname@example.com.
AmVets thankful for donations
Dear Editor,
A great deal of thanks is extended to Norma Hall and Patty Hutto, Palo Pinto Lake residents.
AmVets was contacted by Mrs. Hall last month indicating that the two households would like to donate clothing from their deceased military veteran husbands. These items were picked up and will benefit those that are in need of help.
Don Hutto was an Air Force veteran and Robert Hall a Army veteran. Sgt. Hall was also a Korean War POW from December 1950 until August 1953.
AmVets salutes these two men that served and sacrificed for our country and will remain close to Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Hutto, ensuring that help is just a phone call away.
God Bless the Hall and Hutto families.
Jim Vines
Commander, AmVets Post 133
Whose court is it?
Dear Editor,
I read with despair the article in the Index ("County tax rate hike of 7.9% proposed" – Aug. 14) regarding the county tax increase. Like Yogi Berra was once credited with saying, "It's deja vu all over again."
Looks like a significant tax increase of 8.4 percent above the current rate. A commissioner was quoted as saying, "We cut everything we could in the budget," and still there is potential deficit spending with $12.84 million in revenue and $13.63 million in expenditures.
Interesting though because in the same paragraph the article states that the county expects to generate over $400 thousand in additional property tax revenue. Am I the only one confused here? I appreciate the $21 million property tax loss, but, does anyone at the court house realize that this is, in fact, property value loss incurred by individuals, families and businesses? I expect not. Government at all levels only sees the citizens as taxable entities, i.e., sources of revenue.
It is especially disheartening when the people tasked with being good stewards of the taxpayer's money are paid from that same money. I expect that this is just the first salvo. Watch as every taxing entity in the county dog piles this same argument.
By the way, did everyone notice that there will be two public hearings on the tax increase? One on a Monday and the other on a Thursday and both at the courthouse, obviously as a convenience to the commissioner's court and both at 9 a.m. in the morning which is most inconvenient for those poor working stiffs trying to make a living so that they can pay their taxes.
Good job. See you folks on the court on Monday, the 27th.
Mike McConnell
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Ada —
Life Community Church (LCC) continues its four week "Family Matters" series with a special presentation Sunday, Sept. 22.
"Five Love Languages" will be presented by Dr. Jerry Duncan, an ordained minister and licensed psychologist who practices in Ada and Moore. This event is open to the public and those interested are welcome to attend.
Duncan's presentation will focus on the five love languages highlighted in the Gary Chapman's 1995 book, The Five Love Languages, including words of affirmation, quality time, gifts, acts of service and physical touch. In this presentation, Duncan will discuss the importance of these "love languages" for couples and for the family as a whole.
"As both an ordained minister and licensed psychologist with experience in both couples and family counseling, Dr. Jerry Duncan brings special insight into the issues facing today's families," LCC Senior Pastor Mickey Keith said. "We look forward to hearing both his testimony and his professional expertise on why 'Family Matters' more than ever."
The Sunday service will also include participation by Thomas Buckley, pastor of Judah Worship Center in Yukon. "Pastor T," as he is known, is also the youth minister for the Independent Assemblies (IA), a national organization of approximately 140 independent Christian Churches of which Keith is the president.
Duncan is a Fellow in the Academy of Counseling Psychologists, an approved supervisor in the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and a certified educator for the National Council on Family Relations. He has taught psychology courses at Oklahoma State University, the University of Oklahoma Medical School and East Central University.
For more information about the "Family Matters" series, contact Life Community Church at 580-427-6230 or visit the website at www.life623.com. Life Community Church is located at 330 East 14th Street in Ada. The church was founded by Senior Pastors Mickey and Glenda Keith in February 2006.


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Laramie, Wy – The University of Wyoming is expected to name a new football coach this week. Wyoming has agreed to hire Missouri Assistant Dave Christensen who told officials in Columbia that he will take the Wyoming head coaching job when the Tigers finish their season. Missouri plays for the Big 12 championship this weekend. Christensen is viewed as one of the most innovative offensive minds in College football. He had a meeting with U-W officials in Laramie over the weekend and decided to accept the job.


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Best of Knoxville 2009
Best Local Artist Runners-Up: Hallah John Paul Boltik, Jessica Ray, Ashley Addair Walker
Cynthia Markert figured out her specialty a long time ago, and she's spent most of her career refining it into a crystalline personal vision. Her long, angular flapper-like figures, populating a fantastic, vaguely Art Deco/Symbolist space, are iconic images around Knoxville, in living rooms, galleries, and on a few select walls around downtown. In recent years Markert's reach has expanded to Target, where prints of her original multimedia-on-wood paintings are now available all over the country.
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Find out the true definition of a weddingmoon and how to get a free one on a romantic getaway.
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I recommend books that can help you select an ideal venue for your destination wedding and organize a fabulous event long-distance.
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July 30, 2014
Did you know Tallahassee politicians are trying to keep you from exercising your constitutional right to vote?
Read below for more details on HB 1355, Florida's voter suppression law.
. . . more details can be found
I know. It's a vile attack on democracy and civic participation but there's something you can do about it!
and your comments could be added to the congressional record for the January 27, 2012 congressional hearing in Tampa, FL.
Are you a woman, a minority, a person with a disability, a student, someone going through or facing foreclosure, or someone who must frequently move? HB 1355 impacts these groups and many more of us.
Your message could be the one that convinces the federal governement to protect democracy in Florida.
Will you help us preserve our constitutional right to vote?
Will you share your story by clicking here?
Americans have fought in this country for a free and full democracy. We've made strides that other nations aspire to in fairness and equality. In 2012, let's not go back into the dark ages and lose the many advances we cherish as a nation. Let's work together to save democracy.