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CLINTON — The American Heart Association and Clinton residents are asking the community to "go red" for women with heart disease Friday.
The Second Annual Go Red For Women event will be from 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Rastrelli's Restaurant. Exhibitors' booths and a silent auction will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m., with the luncheon following.
According to Christine Taylor, from the AHA, heart disease and strokes are the leading cause of death in Clinton County. The county ranks second highest in the state for cardiovascular disease. Beth King, co-chairwoman of the Clinton-based committee for the event, said most women are unaware that heart disease kills one in three women each year.
Friday's event will offer information and testimonials about heart disease, as well as blood pressure screenings. The luncheon will include a keynote speech from Dr. Ashley Bird from Wagner Pharmacy and a survivor story from Shelia Winslow.
"So I would encourage anyone to come to listen to that," King said.
The silent auction includes more than 50 packages, with a value of more than $10,000. Taylor said this includes a $500 gift certificate from Neckers Jewelers, local theater tickets, a season pass to the Clinton Symphony, various gift cards at restaurants and much more.
"A nice mix of things," Taylor said. "We've been having fun getting that together."
All proceeds will go toward cardiovascular research and education. Seats are still available for the luncheon by reservation at a cost of $50 per person and $80 for two people. Those interested should contact Taylor at (309) 737-0339.
"I would encourage them (to come) for their own health as for their mother, their wife, their sister, their daughter, their friends," Taylor said.


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If this is real, it's impressive. I'm a little concerned for the safety of the accomplices, though, especially with the girl's face clearly visible on camera. And of course, the "uprising" message seems a bit too… I dunno. Inflammatory? I suppose it's sort of the modus operandi for a country as steeped as it is …
Monthly Archive: May 2011
May 31 2011
Fox Newscorp Ticker Hacked! Maybe.
May 30 2011
William Shatner sings O Canada
The Shat won the Governor General's Lifetime Achievement Award, and made an award acceptance video wherein he sings O Canada. Well, sort of. It's William Shatner, after all. Fabulous.
May 28 2011
Unscripted public responses to gay-bashing in Texas
This is heartening. If only some of these people were elected representatives, maybe you poor folks might see a bit more tolerance in your southern states. I can't believe the thumbs-up dude. Didn't even have the guts to own his agreeing with the hatred. I put it in religion because of the tolerant religious guy …
May 27 2011
We are free to "presuppose" that there is a reality here, because there is.
Sorry for the sporadic posting schedule, once again. Been running myself ragged over work. Need to tone that down a bit. There's a piece over at Cosmic Variance by Sean M Carroll, the brilliantly titled Physics and the Immortality of the Soul, that dovetails perfectly with the "denouement" to an otherwise ongoing "conversation" (and I …
May 25 2011
The Politics of the Null Hypothesis
If you've been in the blogosphere as long as I have, you'll know that certain arguments about science stem not from the science itself, but from a desire to affect political change despite the science based on one's own personal biases. In the case of IQ and race, much of the "controversy" appears to come …
May 25 2011
Hitchhiker's Guide, on Daleks
In honor of both Geek Pride day and Towel Day, I present the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy entry on Daleks. Hat tip to Troythulu.
May 24 2011
The problem with Christians throwing Camping under the Rapture-bus
I've noticed, in the wake of the massive Rapture failure this weekend, a number of Christians jumping to dissociate themselves from Harold Camping and his failed prediction (which, by the way, he's revised to the "end of the world" day, claiming merciful God is skipping the Tribulation altogether, and is just going to end the …
May 24 2011
In Kansas, your choice of genitalia brings you legal obligations
You have got to be fucking kidding me. In yet another blow against a woman's right to choose, and yet another blow for the Forced Birth Movement that is the Republican party and the "pro-lifers" who only give a shit about life until it's out of the womb, the Kansas legislature just approved a ban …
May 21 2011
Oh rapture, oh bliss!
If you're reading this, then I've been carried away by the angels to sing the praises of our heavenly lord for all eternity. Or I forgot to disable this scheduled post, due to hit the tubes exactly ten minutes after I've been bodily transported to heaven's kingdom. Either way, I hope the tribulation is going …
May 21 2011
Rachel Maddow's Last Word cocktail for the Rapture
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Budget issues consumed many state legislatures this session, and Arizona was no different. Prior to the budget bill hearings a grand total of four bills were passed, and the floodgates broke after state legislators hammered out a budget agreement. State Senator Russell Pearce, the main proponent of anti-immigrant bills in the state (and sponsor of 17 of 27 punitive bills), saw it as a prime opportunity to push his unrealistic bills forward. Russell, a chapter leader of an anti-immigrant network, State Legislators for Legal Immigration [1], particularly wanted to pass HB 2280 which sought to limit the discretion of local law enforcement officials to police their own counties, and was seen by most as unconstitutional.
Groups such as Border Action Network [2] took the lead on coordinating 40,000 emails to legislators to oppose State Senator Russell Pearce's anti-immigrant bills from becoming law. Jennifer Allen, executive director of Border Action Network declared:
There was unprecedented response from Arizona residents. It is clear that Arizonans are tired of the repressive mentality that Russell Pearce has sought to promote. We want to see our legislature transform our state into one with a strong economy, that is welcoming, innovative and forward thinking. Pearce is completely out of touch with Arizona's needs, its residents and its future.
In the 11th hour, in what was the last step before HB 2280 would have been transmitted to the Governor for her approval, Republicans and Democrats alike in the House of Representatives voted the bill down, after it had previously been approved in the State Senate.
His failure to pass any of his bills puts him in the same league as other members of SLLI that have been defanged by members of their own party [3], who see the actions of these "lone wolves" as increasingly antiquated, erratic, and contrary to public safety. A recent article on the legislative victory stated [4]:
"Many police bosses in Arizona have resisted past efforts to have local officers confront border woes, saying it would detract from investigations of crime in their communities and jeopardize the trust they have built in immigrant communities."
Pearce promises that the bill will come back to life next session, but this is the third time since 2006 that such legislation has been brought up and failed to become law. Two previous times, then-Governor Napolitano vetoed the bill.
Defeating anti-immigrant legislation in Arizona is no mean feat, as a border state where tensions have historically run high it has become ground zero in the national debate over immigration. Pearce's failure marks a turning point in the debate, and perhaps a return to sanity.
Border Action Network
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Sang Kim
Let's look back at IBM major failures before talking about IBM's
still source of chip innovation. Early 1950 IBM embarked a
multibillion dollar project to build a direct writing electron beam
lithography machine to leapfrog its rivals because IBM believed
the conventional optical lithography couldn't print 100nm node
channel length or gate length. IBM finally built the several
E-beam litho-tools after several years of extensive R/D efforts
and enormous expenditures, billions. The electron beam
deflection and focus column was as tall as 6 ft. The E-beam litho
tool was used to manufacture 100nm node transistors, but
unfortunately, the transistors all failed because of hot electron
effects. At that period IBM did not know how to prevent hot
carrier induced device failure except increasing the gate
(channel) length. If the gate length, Lg were increased, then the
E-beam litho tool wouldn't be required. That was the end of
E-beam tool. Can you imagine that the extreme UV litho can be
extended to the end of Roadmap? IBM donated Its E-beam litho
tools to universities for research. A large number of the failed
IBM E-Beam team still runs IBM R/D projects today.
IBM was one of the last companies that adopted the polysilicon
gate technology from metal gate because the polysilicon
technology was not developed by IBM.
IBM invented PDSOI, FDSOI, and ETSOI over a decade ago and
formed international SOI consortium to develop and
manufacture SOI based transistors but non of them is high
volume manufactured at 28nm today. Bulk Si 28nm is volume
manufactured for several years by major semiconductor
We are at a new technology era today: FinFET. FinFET
technology was first developed by Intel, and its 22nm FinFET is
in mass production over 2 years. TSMC 16nm FinFETs are
volume manufactured possibly in 2015. According to FinFET
physics FinFET can be extended to the end of Roadmap. IBM is
not in the picture. Is IBM "Still Major Source of Chip
Innovation..." ? I doubt it. IBM exited long ago!
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August 1, 2014
The National Weather Service says a tornado that swept through Joplin, Mo., and killed at least 116 people packed winds up to 198 mph.
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Hayes said the storm had winds of 190 to 198 miles per hour. At times, the storm was three-quarters of a mile wide.
He says survey teams from the National Weather Service are on the scene and will make a final determination on the rating Tuesday.
A tornado outbreak last month killed more than 300 people across the South. At least three of those storms were rated EF5.
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Lockport Union-Sun & Journal Online
October 9, 2013
Robert "Bob" Austin Simpson
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal
Memorial services for Mr. Robert "Bob" Austin Simpson, 51, of Huntsville, were held on October 9, 2013, in Jacksonville, AL. Mr. Simpson passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2013, in Anniston.
He is survived by his sister, Deborah Simpson Hoebbel and husband, Bill; brothers, William Alan Simpson, and James Aubrey Simpson; a nephew, Will Hoebbel; a niece, Katie Hoebbel.
Mr. Simpson was born in Lockport, NY and attended Royalton-Hartland Central School in Middleport, NY and lived in Huntsville. He was preceded in death by his parents, Freeman Austin and June Claffey Simpson. Mr. Simpson was a loving brother and friend and will be truly missed.
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Spring sports are officially over, the seniors at Gig Harbor and Peninsula high schools have graduated, and summer is nearly here. Before we move on completely, here's a look at the best of spring sports in 2014, as decided by myself. With so many athletes competing in the spring, none of these choices were easy and great student-athletes are inevitably left out. Here are my picks:
Best freshman: Alana Ponce, Gig Harbor high school girls water polo.
With three seconds to go in the first half of the state championship match against Curtis, Ponce launched the ball from half pool and it somehow found the back of the net. The absurd shot tied the game at half, giving the Tides all the momentum as they exploded in the second half to claim the title.
Ponce's shot paralleled her impact on the team: She was an instant spark for the Tides as soon as she walked in the Gig Harbor doors. Ponce proved to be an apt scoring mate for her sister, senior Julia, who earned the state tournament's offensive MVP honors. Gig Harbor head coach Mike Kelly awarded Ponce with the "Newcomer of the Year" award at the team's banquet.
Best seniors: Wolfgang Beck, Logan Carroll, Mahmoud Moussa: Gig Harbor track; Noah Hanks, Peninsula soccer.
Carroll, Beck and Moussa will always be remembered for the cross country national title they brought the school in the fall. All three also qualified for both the Class 4A 1,600 and 3,200-meter races in the spring — along with junior Tristan Peloquin — giving the Tides a remarkable presence in both events.
Hanks was the pulse of the Peninsula attack all season long, providing a physical, skilled presence up top that gave the Seahawks their first playoff berth under second-year head coach Brian Lawson. The highlight of the season came in the double overtime period on the road against Decatur. In the final seconds of the game, Hanks sent the ball in on a beautiful chip shot over the goalie's head to win the game, 3-2.
Best teams: Gig Harbor girls water polo, boys soccer.
The Gig Harbor girls water polo team, although not affiliated with the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, crushed Curtis in the state title game, 15-8, to cap off another spectacular season. The Tides have now won four out of the last five state titles.
The boys soccer team won the Class 4A Narrows title, amassing a 10-1-1 league record. The Tides also won a thrilling game against Issaquah to reach the state quarterfinals, before being knocked out by Kentwood in the semis.
Best coach: Todd Northstrom, Gig Harbor HIGH SCHOOL boys soccer.
Northstrom was blessed with inheriting a talented roster, but talent alone doesn't win games. The Tides cruised through the Narrows League with a strong junior class, scoring 51 goals and only allowing 14 in league contests. Northstrom preaches practicing with a purpose and has allowed a team loaded with juniors to gel together. They'll be back next year.
Best athletes: Ben Smith, Peninsula; Brenna Peloquin, Gig Harbor.
Peninsula senior Ben Smith set a personal record in the javelin throw at the Class 3A state track and field meet with a distance of 184 feet, 8 inches. Smith's throw was good enough for second place in state. Smith was born with a fingerless left hand, making his athletic achievements even more impressive. He was joined by junior and friend Austin Kilcup on the state podium. Kilcup took seventh.
Gig Harbor junior Brenna Peloquin won the Class 4A state title in the 3,200-meter race with a time of 10 minutes, 43.12 seconds, blasting the school record in the process. Peloquin executed her strategy perfectly: hang with the pack for most of the race, and break away when the opportunity arose. Peloquin will look to repeat next year.
My favorite moment to cover as a sports reporter.
With so many spring teams to cover, I'm bound to miss a lot of great moments throughout the season. Regardless, my favorite moment of the season was Gig Harbor's state soccer win over Issaquah. The game was tied 0-0 heading into the final minute of double overtime. If no one scored, the game would head into penalty kicks. Gig Harbor junior Ike Northstrom got into an advantageous scoring position and was fouled in the box, giving the Tides a penalty kick. Head coach Todd Northstrom picked junior Tanner Stepp to take the shot.
It's my job and responsibility to remain neutral as a journalist, and I do. But I only cover two schools, and naturally, by covering and interacting with them so much, I feel a certain attachment to many of the teams. When Stepp walked up to take that shot, I felt myself rooting for him. He calmly knocked it in, giving the Tides the win.
There are few things in high school sports that compare to state soccer. The stakes are high and there are no ties. One goal can change everything, as it did there. The celebration was fun to watch — it was pure, uninhibited joy. Moments like those are why I love sports.
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By GRETCHEN MURRAY Special to the Record-Eagle
Traverse City Record-Eagle
---- — TRAVERSE CITY — Michele Oberholtzer is a practical, level-headed mechanical engineer who, until this summer, tracked toward a promising future with a high-powered New York City consulting company.
But the Chelsea native, 28, decided to chuck it all and returned to Michigan to follow her heart, a decision that led her on an adventure of self-discovery.
Oberholtzer has the notion that reflecting on life doesn't necessarily mean looking back on where you've been. It also can mean deciding where you're going. She also realized she needed a hiatus from the noise and pressures that seemed to accompany her life, and in early July, took off on a soul-searching, solo backpacking trek across a 700-mile stretch of northern Michigan from the Leelanau Peninsula to the Keweenaw Peninsula.
She chose Suttons Bay as her starting point, a throwback to a family vacation, and followed the TART Trail to Traverse City where she spent several days deciding if she realistically could make the trip.
"A critical point was how unprepared I was for this," she said.
Oberholtzer carried about 45 pounds of basic gear, plus provisions she bought along the way, and survived on peanut butter, tuna and trail mix when not near a town.
"I picked up the North Country Trail just east of Traverse City near the Sand Lakes Quiet Area, and I would camp in state parks or just plop down by the side of the trail."
She got a hotel room on two occasions when the weather didn't cooperate. Oberholtzer celebrated her birthday along the route and decided to commemorate it in a special way.
"I realized I was 28 miles out of Petoskey, and I started walking, dedicating one mile for every year of my life and reflecting on what I was doing at each age," she said. "It gave me a perspective on my life up to now, and I plan to do something similar every year."
She wrestled with the solitude as the days wore on and found respite in writing a journal; she often paused multiple times a day to write.
"Spending time in solitude to the extent that I learned to feel comfortable being alone was one of my goals," she said. "Whether by choice or not, I was very alone. I only had a few brushes with other hikers around Pictured Rocks and on Isle Royale."
Oberholtzer carried a can of pepper spray and a cell phone that often was turned off to conserve power, but went with the basic assumption that most people are good.
"I learned to ask for favors out of desperation," she said. "I had a few stories prepared in my head, because I realized I was in a vulnerable position, but I didn't use any of them. Most people were wonderful, and I'm grateful to everyone who helped me along the way."
She only experienced real fear during a stretch of three consecutive nights when she went to sleep very afraid.
"The first night wolves were howling close by. The second night I heard a moose snorting by my tent and feared I would get stepped on by the large animal. The third night I heard the tire squeals of a car being driven wildly along a two-track, and I realized there are both animal and human threats out there," she said.
Oberholtzer made daily progress toward her destination, but had difficulty deciding how to officially end her trip.
"My original goal was to finish in Copper Harbor, but I decided to walk from Copper Harbor to the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula. I walked by moonlight, and the sky was filled with stars," she recalled. "I took one last swim in Lake Superior and called my family to come and pick me up."
She returned to Chelsea on Aug. 19.
Oberholtzer isn't certain she'd repeat the trip on foot, but might consider biking.
"I've traveled extensively through Europe, South Africa and New Zealand. The world is full of wonderful places, but only one place on Earth is home, and I wanted to see it. I knew Michigan was beautiful, but it was incredible, especially just being on the lakes."
"Looking back, some goals I did accomplish. Some I didn't. I didn't look at it as an escape, but rather a confrontation of my life. I think it's important to have a time in your life when you can excuse yourself from it and do that," she said.


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Ohio Democrat lawmakers have asked Auditor of State Dave Yost to look in to the money being put in to the JobsOhio program. Statehouse News Bureau Correspondent Jo Ingles reports:
Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kassler was invited to view the Ohio Department of Agriculture's new Exotic Animals Facility in Reynoldsburg, near Columbus. She has this report:
Maryanne Zeleznik has a look at one of the week's top stories: the Cincinnati City Manager 's plan to let a public/private partnership lease and operate some the city's parking garages and all the city's parking meters. .
Maryanne Zeleznik talks with Ohio Public Radio's Bill Cohen about what to expect in this year's State of the State address by Governor John Kasich.
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DUCCIO di Buoninsegna, "Isaiah." 1308-11.
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This guide is intended for use by Southern Seminary students in 20800, Hebrew Exegesis: Isaiah 40-66, taught by Dr. Peter Gentry. The resources listed in the Reference Works pages of this guide come from the bibliography compiled by Dr. Gentry and are linked to the item records in WorldCat (sbts.worldcat.org) where you can find the call numbers for those resources in the James P. Boyce Centennial Library. For those resources not held by the library, the appropriate interlibrary loan options are also available.
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Moeketsi, D. M. and Combrinck, W.L. and McKinnell, Lee-Anne and Fedrizz, M. (2007) Mapping GPS-derived ionospheric Total Electron Content over Southern Africa during different epochs of solar cycle 23. Advances in Space Research, 39 (5). pp. 821-829. ISSN 0273-1177
Moeketsi, D. M. and McKinnell, Lee-Anne and Combrinck, W.L. (2009) Validation of University of New Brunswick Ionospheric Modeling Technique with ionosonde TEC estimation over South Africa. Advances in Space Research, 44 (6). pp. 725-735. ISSN 0273-1177
Moeketsi, D. M. (2008) Solar cycle effects on GNSS-derived ionospheric total electron content observed over Southern Africa. PhD thesis, Rhodes University.


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By Denise Richardson
The Daily Star
---- — The curtain rose Sunday on efforts to save the Oneonta Theatre.
About 45 supporters stepped onto the stage of the historic venue at 47 Chestnut St. to share ideas about the future of the theater. Dressed in winter jackets, they mingled in pairs or clusters, or sat at one of nine tables, and addressed topics ranging from dance, music and youth programming to finances, fundraising and hospitality.
"Getting us back here to talk with tables according to subject was brilliant,'' Joe Ficano of Oneonta said. Fincano said he would like the theater to continue as a showcase for music, particularly for local and regional groups.
The two-hour meeting at the theater was called by Tom Cormier, theater and building owner, and the Friends of the Oneonta Theatre, a nonprofit organization. After Cormier announced in December that he would close the theater Jan. 1, he and FOTOT members met and began on the road to find long-term viability for the venue.
On Sunday afternoon, two local women were checking into volunteer options.
"We don't want to see the theater close,'' Amanda Mason of Oneonta said.
"Exactly,'' said Angela Bouchard of Oneonta.
John Gill of Maryland said he could draw on past experience in public relations to help FOTOT. Gill, a drummer and teacher, said he has performed on the Oneonta Theatre stage.
"It's important to the community and people in the arts to have this theater as a venue,'' Gill said.
Cormier bought the 115-year-old theater for $225,000 in June 2009. Initially, he worked with FOTOT to upgrade the building. However, Cormier, a businessman, said after he realized how long it would take the group to renovate the theater, he stepped in to make improvements and expedited the theater's return to operations by mid-2010.
In the 675-seat theater Sunday, Macaluso reviewed the theater's recent history using slides projected on the giant movie screen. She invited listeners to join her on stage as the screen rose, in the meanwhile explaining a project estimated at $15,000 could provide the required spray-on insulation needed back stage to prevent drafts settling into the audience area.
Macaluso praised Cormier's rescue of the building from water damages, including mildew, and work to restore and improve the building. FOTOT members were disappointed when Cormier took over restoration efforts, she said, but is eager at this juncture to do the research and continue networking to create a not-for-profit organization that can operate the theater.
The development requires consideration of programming, hospitality, cleaning, fund-raising and other categories of operations and management, according to a organizational diagram she presented.
"At this point, we want the community to engage,'' Patrice Macaluso, president of the Friends of the Oneonta Theatre board, told listeners seated in the theater during introductory remarks.
FOTOT and the Oneonta Theatre remain separate organizations, Macaluso said. Another key step is a study to help transform the vision into reality and gain a better sense by fall of how to use the theater.
Cormier and Macaluso, interviewed separately, described the evolving collaboration as a "win/win'' opportunity.
Events are planned for the theater in February and March, Cormier said. In five years, he would like to see FOTOT as a solid organization that operates the theater with fine-tuning under way to make improvements, he said.
Oneonta has held its own during the recession, Cormier said, and Oneonta's location, its college communities and development on Southside are factors supporting its economic transition and potential for growth.


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Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter Slam War On Drugs In New Documentary
In Breaking The Taboo, celebrities and former presidents criticize America's 'failed' drug policies.
A new documentary takes viewers through 40 years of what it calls a failed drug war, featuring the voices of two former presidents who say America's drug policies are all wrong
Breaking the Taboo, which debuts Friday and whose trailer already has 200,000 views on YouTube, is narrated by actor Morgan Freeman, who lauds people like former president Bill Clinton who "have had the guts to change their minds." During the Clinton administration, drug budgets, marijuana arrests and the numbers of those sent to prison on drug charges all spiked.
[More: New Documentary Lambasts Drug War, And Obama's Failure To Stop It]
"If all you do is try to find a police or military solution to the problem, a lot of people die and it doesn't solve the problem," former President Bill Clinton says in the film. "It hasn't worked."
In another section of the film, images of President Barack Obama are shown as politicians are accused of being "afraid" of appearing "soft on drugs."
Obama, who promised a compassionate drug policy when first running for president, requested $25.6 billion for drug control in 2013—the highest yearly total ever. Critics say that too much of that money has gone towards enforcement, but the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy says much of those funds are intended to go toward prevention and treatment.
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"While smart law enforcement efforts will always have a role in combating drug related violence and trafficking, at the end of the day, the drug problem is a public health issue, not just a criminal justice issue," says Rafael Lemaitre, a spokesman with the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Obama also notably signed the Fair Sentencing Act in 2010, which reduced the disparity in sentencing for penalties related to crack and powder cocaine.
The documentary, which says Obama's drug policies aren't working, is being released with the support of celebrities, including actress Kate Winslet and English rapper Dizzee Rascal, as well as the The Global Commission on Drug Policy, a group of world leaders and thinkers whose members include former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Paul Volcker. The group released a report in 2011 that opened with the line: "The global war on drugs has failed, with devastating consequences for individuals and societies around the world."
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Former president Jimmy Carter, who also appears in the film, says he believes the current penalties against drug offenders are a major problem. "Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself," Carter writes on the film's website.
Produced by Spray Filmes and Sundog Pictures (run by Virgin Group founder Richard Branson's son, Sam), Breaking The Taboo comes on the heels of another anti-drug war documentary released just before the election. The House I Live In also used a celebrity voice to argue against the drug war. David Simon, creator of the TV show The Wire, said in the film: "What drugs haven't done [to people], the war against them has."
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I steamed the squash (less water retention) and added sauteed jalapenos and mushrooms. I've made this w/o the meat or with vegetarian sausage crumbles and it's still good. Served with Canadian bacon, roasted potatoes, and spinach salad.
Yellow Squash Casserole
Becky Luigart-Stayner; Lydia DeGaris-Pursell
Here's our lightened rendition of a traditional yellow squash casserole; it's just as delicious just minus the guilt! Meat-and three casseroles are usually laden with mayo, cream, butter, cheese, or any combination of the four.
Yield: 12 servings (serving size: 2/3 cup)
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 85
- Calories from fat: 31%
- Fat: 2.9g
- Saturated fat: 1.2g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.5g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.6g
- Protein: 4.8g
- Carbohydrate: 10.3g
- Fiber: 1.8g
- Cholesterol: 12mg
- Iron: 0.7mg
- Sodium: 279mg
- Calcium: 91mg
- 8 cups sliced yellow squash (about 2 pounds)
- 1 tablespoon water
- 6 ounces hot turkey Italian sausage (about 2 links)
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 (1-ounce) slices day-old white bread
- 1/2 cup fat-free sour cream
- 1/3 cup (1 1/2 ounces) diced provolone cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can condensed reduced-fat, reduced-sodium cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
- Cooking spray
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Combine squash and water in a large microwave-safe bowl. Cover with plastic wrap; vent. Microwave at HIGH 6 minutes or until tender. Drain well.
- Remove casing from sausage. Cook sausage, onion, and garlic in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until browned, stirring to crumble. Drain.
- Place the bread in a food processor, and pulse 10 times or until coarse crumbs form to measure 1 cup. Combine the squash, sausage mixture, 1/2 cup breadcrumbs, sour cream, cheese, salt, pepper, and soup. Spoon squash mixture in a 2-quart casserole coated with cooking spray.
- Top with remaining 1/2 cup breadcrumbs. Spray breadcrumbs with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes.
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- COURSE: Casseroles, Main Dishes, Side Dishes/Vegetables
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining
- CUISINE: American, Southern, Italian
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Vegetables, Sausage
- COOKING METHOD: Food Processor, Bake
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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Don't forget your family's favorite four-footed (or scaly or feathery) friends this holiday season. Birmingham's Teacups and Toys, Napier's Kennel Shop and the Cat Practice has these pet-friendly gift ideas for the holidays:
1. Keep their little paws toasty during your morning walks
Humans wear snow boots when it's cold outside, so why shouldn't your pup? Stop into your local pet store to pick up a few pairs of dog boots for the winter — especially helpful as the weather gets icier because of the salt on the streets and sidewalks. At www.alldogboots.com, you can find a wide array of dog boots to fit your pet's personality, whether they're the fashionable type or need some non-slip, orthopedic help.
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Nothing says "I love you" quite like a blinged out collar for your cat or dog, right? Pick up a sparkling necklace or Coature collar for $200 at Teacups and Toys, or a Swarovski crystal collar and gemstore leather collar at Napier's Kennel Shop. Several of the decorative collars at Napiers are handmade.
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While dogs are somewhat easier to dress up (at least in my experience), it's easy to find great holiday gifts for your feline friends as well. Addy Shattuck, owner of Pet Supplies Plus in Bloomfield Hills and White Lake, shared these purrfect ideas with Birmingham's Cat Practice:
- A six-piece Christmas cat stocking from Petstuf ($5.98). The stocking includes toys with and without catnip.
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Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society Leadership Team
The Leadership team is currently made up of three State section directors dividing up Pennsylvania and one Senior Director. These directors are responsible for their own section of the state and those researchers in that section of the state. The Senior Director oversees the entire group and works with the State section directiors. Each Director handles distributing the sighting reports and are the contact person for that section of the state. Meet the new PA Bigfoot Society Leadership Team.
David Rupert
Central Pennsylvania State Director
David serves as the North and Central Pennsylvania Director and he and his family have been members for many years. Dave has a wide background in the outdoors, including hunting, fishing, camping, hiking and brings to the group a wealth of knowledge and experience. The Ruperts remain actively involved in not only the Pa Bigfoot Society but also in C.U.E. the Center for Unexplained Events in which his family investigates all fascets of the paranormal. to contact Dave email hiim at email@example.com
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David has been an active member of the Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society for over 9 years along with his family. David has also served as an assistant director to the group. He brings to the group a wealth of knowledge in the media arts, the outdoors and artistry and graphics. Dave not only serves as the Western State Director but also as the groups forensic sketch artist drawing what the witness has seen based upon their descriptions. Pryor to joining the PA Bigfoot Society, Dave and his lovely wife share over 25 years of exploring the paranormal and the unknown. You can check out Daves artwork at www.cryptosight.blogspot.com or you can email Dave at email@example.com.
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RALEIGH — Virginia author Murphy Henry, a banjo player since the early 1970s, says the accomplishments of performers such as Alison Krauss, Rhonda Vincent and Laurie Lewis mean women in bluegrass are far less likely these days to hear the words of her book title, Pretty Good for a Girl.
Henry, wholl preside over an International Bluegrass Music Association panel on women in bluegrass at 3 p.m. Wednesday, spent 10 years researching and writing Pretty Good for a Girl, published by the University of Illinois Press this year.
With incisive writing and historical detail, Murphy goes a long way toward meeting her goal: Letting people know that bluegrass music isnt almost entirely a mans world.
I hope this book will open some eyes, take off some blinders, Henry, 61, said in an interview. There always have been women out there, they still are women out there and they are fabulous musicians.
The founders of bluegrass, led by Kentuckian Bill Monroe, came to prominence in the male-dominated post-World War II days, when women who went on the road as musicians were viewed as suspect unless married or related to a male band member. But even in Monroes band, Henry points out, musicians such as Sally Ann (Wilene) Forrester and Bessie Lee Mauldin appeared on shows and recordings in the 1940s and 1950s.
However, it has taken succeeding decades for women such as fiddler-singer Krauss, mandolinist-vocalist Vincent and fiddler-singer-songwriter Lewis to emerge as stars in their own right.
Because of Alison, I just think there are so many young women out there that have taken up the fiddle, Henry said. I think Rhonda Vincent has been perhaps as influential because we are seeing so many women playing the mandolin.
Its changed dramatically for the better, Lewis, in Raleigh for the IBMA convention, said Tuesday at the Convention Center. Its still heavily weighted to the male side. But with the women musicians, its not pretty good for a girl, its damn fine playing.
Another development has been the increasing number of women, such as banjo player Kris Scott Benson, who work as side musicians in bands led by men or women.
I think it has so very much to do with socialization and culture, Henry said. With men, its easier for them to be out there and aggressive. Thats another layer women have to play through.
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Triangle resident Alice Gerrard and her one-time partner, the late Hazel Dickens, figure prominently in the narrative of Pretty Good for a Girl, a term used to dismiss womens contributions to bluegrass as generally of less value than mens. California-raised Gerrard and West Virginia native Dickens met up in the freewheeling Washington D.C. scene of the 1950s, creating a powerful singing team and hard-hitting original songs that earned them record deals and far-reaching influence.
Henry quotes Gerrards response to the notion that women dont have the necessary drive or punch to play and sing bluegrass properly:
One reason most women in bluegrass or even country music have tended not to possess the above-mentioned skills is not for lack of inherent ability, but more because they have not been encouraged to develop those skills and qualities; or have felt or have been made to feel that the skills were not in keeping with their oft-defined roles as women.
Things are changing
The panel that Henry will moderate Wednesday offers living proof of the prominence and success of women in the bluegrass field today. Shell be joined by Lewis, who produced Gerrards new CD; Grammy-winning guitarist and songwriter Kathy Kallick; Annie Staninec, fiddler in Kallicks band; Kimber Ludiker, a member of the buzzed-about all-female band Della Mae and North Carolina banjo player Gena Britt, whos had top sideman gigs as well as leading her own band.
Now that there are more women out there to model what can be done, things are changing, Henry said. The only direction is up.
Outside the convention center Tuesday, banjo player/composer BB Bowness, of Wanganui, New Zealand, said her playing has been her ticket to acceptance regardless of gender.
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By Corbin Hosler
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NORMAN — Keilani Ricketts didn't waste any time as she began her final postseason at Marita Hynes Field. The senior opened with her signature fastball to Marist's leadoff batter Maureen Duddy. It sailed past for strike one. So she repeated the pitch twice more.
It was a fitting start to Ricketts' final NCAA tournament in the circle, and the Sooners' eventual 17-0, five-inning victory was fitting for a team that has drawn praise as possibly one of the best ever assembled.
Not that Ricketts, who like all the Sooners, claims to not look far ahead, looked at it that way.
"I wasn't thinking about all that," she said. "I was just thinking about how excited we were to start this postseason journey. We're excited because of how we finished last year, and it's a hard journey to get to that game."
"That game" is the NCAA championship where the Sooners fell to Alabama in last year's title game. This time around, the Sooners gave Ricketts exactly the kind of start she was hoping for to change things.
OU (48-4) dominated from the start. After Ricketts retired Marist (30-25) in order to open the game, the Sooners immediately went to work at the plate. Lauren Chamberlain singled and Georgia Casey followed that up with a double. Shelby Pendley then walked and brought Ricketts to the plate, who helped her own cause by singling in three runs and igniting what would be an eight-run first inning.
Not that Ricketts would need much help in that cause. She went three innings, allowing just one hit while earning seven of her nine outs by way of the strikeout. After OU pushed the lead to 17-0 in the third inning, Michelle Gascoigne entered in relief of Ricketts and struck out another five batters to secure the six outs needed to complete the game.
The fast start was exactly what coach Patty Gasso had in mind. So much so, in fact, she almost sent Lauren Chamberlain into what would have been a certain out at home as the sophomore rounded third base in the first inning. Gasso waved her through before throwing up the stop sign at the last second. Chamberlain slipped on the grass near third and almost was caught in a rundown before sliding safely back to third base.
It was very similar to a play that ended Game 2 of the OU-Texas series in a loss last month when Gasso sent catcher Jessica Shults home from third, something that Gasso admitted went through her mind.
"We've been waiting for this moment for a while," Gasso said. "That was my excitement and wanting to score early and score fast. Maybe it was a little overly aggressive call by myself, but luckily it didn't come back to hurt us."
The near-miss actually worked in the Sooners' favor as Chamberlain came home to score on Ricketts' hit several batters later. She returned to the plate later in the inning and laced a line-drive, three-run home run over left field, part of a 3 for 4, five-RBI performance.
Next up for OU is a 1 p.m. game today against No. 24 Arkansas, with a trip to the regional final on Sunday on the line. And Gasso likes where her team is at after Friday's big win.
"Tonight was important for us, but I know the other teams are there as well," she said. "We wanted to send a message to them saying 'stop this.' These teams are not afraid of that, but we want to feel like we're at another level."
Gasso was then asked if Friday's 17-run victory was a sign that the Sooners have reached that level.
Her response?
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Further Investigation into the Lack of Quality Middle Infielders
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Originally posted at Kevin Slowey was Framed!
Last weekend, I introduced the Gagne Threshold. I used a variety of criteria to find good middle infielders over the past 30 seasons. I'm not going to go through everything again, but if you missed it and want to take a look, you can find it here. To summarize, I found 63 good players, 33 at second and 30 at short. I also found that there wasn't a specific team that was more or less adept at finding these players, as the sample is so small that no team really stands out. In the end, 30 shortstops in 30 years seemed like an impossibly low number. However, the number on its own isn't all that useful, unless it can be compared to other positions.
Therefore, I decided to investigate if the middle infield positions have been harder to fill with good players over the past 30 years. Career numbers aren't as important to me, so I focused on seasonal data. If a team has five or six good, young middle infielders that they rotate through, they may not produce good career players, but would still get good value at those positions on a relatively regular basis.
I looked at each offensive position, year-by-year, over the past 30 seasons. I wanted to know how many players would be considered "good" in each year and how "good" the best players were during those 30 seasons. I decided to use WAR again. Terrible toothbrush analogies aside, I do think WAR is the best available measure that we can use to compare players from 2012 to 1983. It isn't perfect, but it gives us some information, which is better than just throwing our hands up in the air and crying under the bed.
FanGraphs.com has an excellent explanation of how they calculate WAR. You can start here, and choose to read as much as you'd like. I read through the all the pages, and I feel that I understand their methods very well. FanGraphs outlines a player with a 2+ WAR as being a solid starter or better, which is a number I will be using as the basis of this analysis.
Here are the two factors I investigated:
- How many players provided a 2+ WAR at each position, in each season? This was an easy way to look at how many good players each position supplied.
- What was the cumulative WAR for the top ten players at each position? This allowed me to compare the actual value given at each position.
Here is my resulting chart:
Year # of 2+ WAR 2+ WAR/ Season Top 10 Total WAR Top 10 Avg WAR Top 10 Player Avg WAR C 417 13.90 1131.8 37.73 3.77 1B 564 18.80 1512.1 50.40 5.04 2B 487 16.23 1307.6 43.59 4.36 3B 569 18.97 1472.8 49.09 4.91 SS 442 14.73 1308.6 43.62 4.36 LF 592 19.73 1475.2 49.17 4.92 CF 617 20.57 1541.9 51.40 5.14 RF 624 20.80 1427 47.57 4.76 OF 1625 18.06 4389.8 48.78 4.88
I am terrible at labeling fields, so let me just clarify:
- # of 2+ WAR = Number of players with 2+ WAR in the last 30 seasons
- # of 2+ WAR/Season = Average number of players with 2+ WAR, over 30 seasons
- Top 10 Total WAR = Total WAR from all top ten players, added together from the last 30 seasons
- Top 10 Avg WAR = Seasonal average for the top ten players (as a whole), by WAR
- Top 10 Player Avg WAR = Average WAR for a top ten player, over the past 30 seasons
I broke down outfielders by individual position, but also by all outfielders. I did this because many outfielders played multiple outfield positions. The OF value is most accurate, but the LF, CF and RF values are still interesting to look at.
The results show that the two middle infield positions are pretty hard to find, compared with all other positions other than catcher. Catcher is the hardest position to fill, according to these findings. The number of 2+ WAR second basemen was higher, but the overall WAR value was almost identical. So, it seems to be easier to find second basemen, but good shortstops provide more value. In short, the average top ten middle infielder between 1983 and 2012 provided 4.36 WAR.
Teams get roughly 10-15% less value from the middle infield, compared with corner infield and outfield. Of course, teams get even less value from catcher. Having Joe Mauer on the team over the last 9 seasons has been a really big boost for the Twins. Just finding a good catcher is hard to do, but having a consistently good catcher is extremely hard to pull off. Of course, that is a separate topic.
The average top ten middle infielder provides about .5 WAR less than the average top ten player at nearly every other position. This shows that teams are often playing middle infielders that are both below average and below the quality of players at other positions. Something to keep in mind about WAR is that the stat already gives players credit for playing these difficult positions, so some of their value actually comes from simply playing the position, saying nothing about how well they play it.
Basically, if two players are completely equal in all ways - batting, slugging, baserunning, defense, etc, the shortstop will have a higher WAR than the first baseman, simply for playing the more difficult position; shortstop more than second base, but still. So, the actual production of these players might even be worse than would be indicated in my chart. By giving these middle infielders an automatic bump, their WARs are artificially inflated (on purpose). In addition, the first basemen and corner outfielders are actually penalized in WAR, ever widening the gap.
There is logic in the positional adjustments made in calculating WAR. However, these adjustments show that if the sample of shortstops and first basemen are about .5 WAR apart, their production might actually be much farther off than one might think, just looking at WAR. Finding a good shortstop or second baseman is clearly hard to find, and that is why these players get a boost in their value.
The actual production is important though. We can see that over the past 30 seasons, the middle infield has provided less value than most of the other positions and that good middle infielders are clearly rarer than good players at most of the other positions. While this may seem like an obvious conclusion, having the research and data to support the conclusion is very important.
The next step is to investigate the samples of good second basemen and shortstops. Where does their value come from? Why are they more rare than players at other positions? I'm working on analyzing some data and I hope to share it with you very soon. Stay tuned!
Here is a link to the spreadsheet I created while doing this research. It breaks down most of this data by year, and it is pretty interesting to look at: Raw data
For Jim:
wRC+ is my metric of choice. wRC+ is slick because all the factors that create runs are put together and then the values are normalized and adjusted for park factors and era. Thus, you can compare Greg Gagne to Brendan Ryan, to see who was the better hitter. The metric is based off of the number 100, where 100 is average and each corresponding number is a percentage above or below. So, Gagne's career wRC+ is 82, meaning he was 18% below league average for his career.
I decided to look by position, to see if good, offensive shortstops are particularly rare. I decided I had no use for players with fewer than 500 games played. Roughly three seasons worth of games seems like a decent sample size. Here is my resulting chart:
# of Players Good Offense Good % C 238 46 19.33% 1B 230 137 59.57% 2B 284 52 18.31% 3B 249 84 33.73% SS 239 24 10.04% LF 341 150 43.99% CF 269 76 28.25% RF 296 143 48.31% 500 games min
n is the number of players, "good" refers to players with above average offensive production (wRC+ > 100) and "good %" shows what percentage of each sample met that criteria. As you can see, the further down the defensive spectrum you go, the harder it is to find a good offensive player at that position. This is hardly breaking news. The part that surprised me was just how small the sample was at short. There were only 24 players from the past 30 seasons who posted a career wRC+ over 100.


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Failing to qualify for tax credits and taking loans against a 401(k) are two common problems.
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Here are four mistakes parents should avoid making:
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Original recipe yields 6 to 8 servings
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and rinse.
- In a medium bowl, mix ziti, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, egg and 1 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish and spoon in ziti mixture. Top with remaining spaghetti sauce, followed by Parmesan cheese.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes; let stand for 15 minutes before serving.
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This recipe is nearly identical to my italian mother and grandmother's recipe. We use a full 32 oz container of ricotta, mixed with two eggs and italian seasonings, and only 12 oz of mozzarella. We also layer - starting with sauce in the bottom of the pan, then pasta, then ricotta/egg mixture, then mozzarella, repeat. Top with parmesan or romano cheese. Oh, and it's better the next day. Definitely a make-ahead possibility.
Good, comfort food. Agree w/other reviewers to reduce ricotta cheese to 15 oz. Also modified slighly so casserole's layers are a bit more distinct, vs all mixed together, per the following: Don't cook ziti the full time. Instead, only cook 1/2 the required time. The ziti will finish cooking in the oven. In the meantime, first beat the egg, then mix egg w/the ricotta & 1/3 of the amt. of the cheeses. Add 1/3 cup fresh minced parsley & 1/8 tsp pepper, 1/2 tsp salt to ricotta mixture. Drain half cooked ziti,then combine w/ricotta. Fill casserole dish by beginning w/a layer of sauce, then a layer of ziti/ricotta, some sauce, then some cheese, repeat, ending w/a bit of cheese on top. I have also combined a bit of extra parmesan w/3/4 cup breadcrumbs, then placed this as the final layer. It adds a bit of nice texture to the final casserole. Rather than make a very saucy casserole, I serve extra sauce on the side, for those who want more.
This is an excellent recipe. I am hooked to the baked ziti at a local Italian restaraunt, but this is even better. If you love baked ziti, this is the best. Some people have suggested using sour cream, but you have to have ricotta cheese to make baked ziti!!! Some people have also said that there is too much cheese. But baked ziti is part cheese!!! You have to like cheese to enjoy it. Try this recipe it is amazing!!!
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Amount Per Serving (7 total)
- Calories
- 703 cal
- 35%
- Fat
- 28.1 g
- 43%
- Carbs
- 72.6 g
- 23%
- Protein
- 38.2 g
- 76%
- Cholesterol
- 117 mg
- 39%
- Sodium
- 1111 mg
- 44%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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A donation is not required to take advantage of the resort's free skiing on Christmas Day, but Shanty Creek Resorts hopes that those who can will do so.
For details about The Father Fred Foundation and what types of non-perishable items are most needed, visit www.fatherfred.org.
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Traverse City — InsideOut Gallery, 229 Garland St., will hold a party Friday, Dec. 28, celebrating the release of local musician Ben Swan's latest album "Kensington."
Swan will be joined by opening acts Ratone and Audio Monarch and his brother, Dan, who collaborated on the album. Tickets at the door are $5 each or two for $9. An after party will be held at the InsideOut bar. Swan also will have CDs and merchandise for sale.
Youth ski trip
Traverse City — Plans are being finalized for the Bethlehem Lutheran Church youth group's ski trip to Searchmont Jan. 25-27. The trip is limited to the first 25 to sign up; call Norm Fred, 947-2852.
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A new series starts Wednesday, Jan. 9, with family orientation at 6:30 p.m. The registration deadline is Friday, Jan. 4. The program includes two weekly group training sessions with YMCA fitness staff, a four-month YMCA family membership, four group nutrition sessions and one personal nutrition counseling session.
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Movie Star Home Tours
Learn the truth about taking a tour of movie star homes in Hollywood, what you will see and what you won't
Studio Audience Tickets in Los Angeles
Find out all the shows you can watch being filmed, how to be in the studio audience - even how to be an extra!
Studio Tours in Hollywood California
You don't have to go to the big theme park to tour a studio. A few Hollywood studios offer public tours. Use this guide to plan your visit.
Cirque du Soleil show IRIS at the Dolby Theatre in...
A permanent show at the Dolby Theatre, it celebrates the history of cinema in typical Cirque du Soleil style. Find out more about and see what I think.
Marilyn Monroe in Southern California
Find the spots where Marilyn grew up and went to school, the only house she ever owned - and the fascinating tale of her final resting place.


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David Lee Garrison joins Conrad Balliet in the WYSO studios to talk about their common background in traditional verse. They talk about different styles of poetry and how writing in rhyme can be liberating. Garrison shares examples of several types of poems and talks about what inspired each.
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