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WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration is missing deadlines and falling far behind where it should be in implementing the landmark aviation safety law that Congress passed after the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407, which killed 50 people nearly four years ago in Clarence Center.
That's the conclusion reached by the Department of Transportation's inspector general after an investigation of the FAA's progress in implementing the 2010 law.
"While FAA has implemented many elements of the Act, the Agency and industry have not yet achieved the full measure of the Act's intended safety enhancements," the inspector general's report said.
In particular, the inspector general said the FAA missed deadlines on:
• Aug. 1, 2011, for developing a mentoring program in which captains would help inexperienced first officers learn on the job.
• Oct. 1, 2011, for finalizing more modern pilot training rules that will require more hands-on learning.
• Aug. 1, 2012, for boosting qualifications and experience requirements for commercial airline pilots.
The airline industry is objecting to many of the FAA's proposals on those rules, and that is slowing down the process, the inspector general said.
Some of the problems, though, appear to be the FAA's own doing.
"FAA has not provided sufficient management attention or assistance to smaller carriers for meeting new safety standards, or followed through on its commitment to help these carriers with safety program development and support," the inspector general said.
As a result, only 12 percent of small regional airlines have flight data recording programs that keep track of aircraft performance; 90 percent of major airlines do.
And the FAA has not done enough to ensure that regional airlines are ready for a requirement, set to take effect this August, that all its first officers have an air transport certificate – a higher grade of qualification that requires more experience.
As a result, at two regional airlines that the IG staff visited, 75 percent of co-pilots still don't have an air transport certificate.
While the Families of Continental Flight 3407 have been highlighting the missed deadlines for many months, the IG report ratchets up pressure on the FAA to get moving.
"Successful implementation of such rules depends on FAA's ability to address air carrier concerns and work though the regulatory process in a timely manner, which has presented challenges for the agency," the report said.
The Families of Continental Flight 3407 and Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., are adding to the pressure.
The families group has announced that a significant number of people who lost loved ones in the Feb. 12, 2009, crash will be in Washington next week on the anniversary of the tragedy to press for progress on the aviation safety measures.
"As we hit year four, and as the industry continues to throw the kitchen sink at the FAA in the hopes of stalling or watering down these critical safety initiatives, we feel the need to remind everyone in Washington" – from the FAA to the DOT to the White House's Office of Management and Budget to both houses of Congress – "that the job is far from done," said John Kausner, of Clarence, a leading member of the families group, whose daughter, Ellyce, was killed in the crash.
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SALEM - Thanksgiving may be a time of fellowship with family and friends for most, but for some it can be a lonely day of the year.
That's why over 100 volunteers from across the area spent their Thanksgiving with those less fortunate, serving hundreds of free turkey dinners at the Memorial Building and in the community.
"We do it because...we love to be able to serve on a day when others are at home with family and some people don't have that," said Jeff Schoch, co-coordinator of the program. "Scripture instructs us to reach out to people that are lonely or hurting. When volunteers are out delivering (a meal), they are instructed to stop and converse with people who are alone, spend time with them."
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Volunteers from across the area Thursday helped serve hundreds of free Thanksgiving meals to those less fortunate in Salem and surrounding communities. In the above photo, Tim Mayer, left, New Waterford, and Robert Myers, East Palestine, fill a box with dinners. (Salem News photo by Kevin Howell)
Mike Mayer of New Waterford, who volunteered with his entire family, echoed Schoch's sentiments.
"We've been so blessed as a family, this is an opportunity for us to give back a little bit," he said.
Coordinated by community members Schoch and Nancy Miller, the program has been around for over 20 years and is not affiliated with any group or organization, drawing volunteers from all parts of the community. Individuals and local businesses help prepare and package the food gathered through donations.
"It's truly a community effort," Schoch said. "The Lord blesses us with the number of volunteers and donations, and people trust us even though we aren't an organized group. We want to live up to the faith people have put in us."
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A 20-year-old woman was listed as stable but critically ill after being stabbed late Sunday morning at a Niagara Falls, Ont., hotel, Niagara Regional Police reported.
The unidentified woman underwent surgery at Greater Niagara General Hospital.
Peter J. Ashford, 20, of St. Catharines, was charged in the case with one count of attempted murder, police said. He was being held by police pending a bail hearing.
Police said it didn't appear that the victim and suspect knew each other, but that their meeting was prearranged.
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"Ruffwear is sponsoring the dog park as part of the company?s mission to support local dog-friendly initiatives," a news release said.
?We?re excited to introduce the Ruffwear Dog Park at Mt. Bachelor as a safe, maintained and specific area where dog owners can take their pets while visiting Mt. Bachelor as opposed to running free in the lots creating a safety and sanitary issue from dog owners not cleaning up after their pets,? said Andy Goggins, Mt. Bachelor?s director of marketing and communications.
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Authorities say a magnitude-5.1 earthquake has shaken the Los Angeles area.
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Contamination and pollution in urban areas are major environmental issues, common particularly in developing countries. Nepal faces the same challenges including food shortages, especially during monsoon season when, due to landslides and road blockades, daily imported food supplies are hampered. Nepal is listed as one of the countries where the food and nutritional demands of its people are not met through the current agricultural production and practices. Besides the natural calamities, urbanization and urban sprawl is usually blamed for it and also for the increase in the reliance of food, imported from neighbouring countries.
A training programme on urban agriculture and waste management in Kathmandu was organized on the initiative of United Youth for Peace, an active local youth organization in Nepal, in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture in Nepal.
The initiative by United Youth was intended to support the urban population not only in environmental preservation but also in economic and social aspects: for creating a clean environment and introducing alternatives in alleviating food shortages. School students, the future citizens of Nepal, were targeted to make them aware and understand the current challenges faced by Nepal and her people.
Hence, the major purpose for conducting this programme was to create a social bond between youth and the future citizens of Nepal in order to comprehend and approach such problems in solidarity. By involving the youth volunteers and school students it also expected to ensure future preparedness against such challenges.
About 300 enthusiastic youth volunteers from different youth organizations were selected to be trained on urban agriculture and waste management. The training for trainers was conducted a week in advance and on 4 December, facilitated by United Youth, all these volunteers visited about 60 local high schools.
Information on alternatives to food shortages was shared and proper management of waste at home, including techniques for utilizing bio-degradable garbage inside the house, was introduced. The students were shown how to grow fruits and vegetables using composts made out of kitchen garbage and water recycling system utilising basic scientific and low cost technology.
The second event followed on the 5 December 2009. A one-day programme started with a stand-still protest by the youth and students of Nepal, which took place in Ratnapark in the centre of Kathmandu.
Due to its location in the Himalayan region, the people of Nepal are experiencing the effects of global warming, particularly in the mountains and hilly areas of the Tarai region. The rate at which the snow is melting is alarming, and glacier lakes increase by the day. Currently more than 20 glacier lakes are at high risk of outburst. In 2009, Nepal experienced numerous unseasonal floods in the western part of the country. Evidence of the presence of mosquitoes in the once cold mountains has been reported.
The stand-still protest by the youth of Nepal was organized with an intention to put pressure on the National government and the World Leaders to address the issue on global warming more seriously at COP 15 conference which was held on 7 December 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
About 700 volunteers from different youth organizations, including international NGOs, gathered for the stand-still protest. A representative from the National Planning Commission (NPC) of Nepal attended the event as the chief guest. The Prime Minister of Nepal is the chairman of the NPC of Nepal.
The petition banner signed by more than a thousand youth from all parts of Nepal was handed over to the representative of NPC. One behalf of UNV, Mr. Karma Loday, UNV Programme Support Officer, delivered a speech and read out the message from the Secretary General of the United Nations for International Volunteer Day.
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Lenalidomide, Bortezomib, and Dexamethasone (Rev/Vel/Dex) as Front-Line Therapy for Patients with Multiple Myeloma (MM): Preliminary Results of a Phase 1/2 Study. Session Type: Oral Session Paul Richardson, Sundar Jagannath, Noopur Raje, Andrzej Jakubowiak, Sagar Lonial, David Avigan, Irene Ghobrial, Robert Schlossman, Amitabha Mazumder, Nikhil Munshi, Robin Joyce, Deborah Doss, Diane Warren, Stephen Hayes, Lawrence Giove, S. Kaster, Carol Delaney, Marisa Lauria, Constantine Mitsiades, Teru Hideshima, Robert Knight, Dixie-Lee Esseltine, Kenneth Anderson Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA; St. Vincents Comprehensive Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA; Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, GA, USA; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA; Celgene, Inc., Summit, NJ, USA; Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Boston, MA, USA Background: Bortezomib (VELCADE, Vel) as a single agent and lenalidomide (Revlimid, Rev) plus dexamethasone (Dex) are approved for the treatment of relapsed MM patients (pts) following 1 prior therapy. Rev/VelDex is active and well tolerated in relapsed/refractory MM, and Rev/Dex and Vel/Dex have substantial activity in front-line MM. The aims of this phase 1/2 study were to determine the MTD of Rev/Vel/Dex in newly diagnosed MM pts, and to assess safety and efficacy. Methods: Pts received Rev 1525 mg on d 114, Vel 1.01.3 mg/m2 on d 1, 4, 8, 11, and Dex 40/20 mg (cycles 14/58) on d 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, for up to 8 21-d cycles, initially at 4 planned dose levels (Rev/Vel: 15/1.0, 15/1.3, 20/1.3, 25/1.3). Dose escalation proceeded (3-pt cohorts) depending on DLTs (G3 non-hematologic toxicity; G4 thrombocytopenia with platelets <10,000/mm3 on >1 occasion despite transfusion support; G4 neutropenia for >5 d and/or resulting in neutropenic fever; inability to receive cycle 2/d 1 dose due to drug-related toxicity). Based on safety data, dose level 4M was added with a reduced Dex starting dose (Rev/Vel 25/1.3, Dex 20 mg in all cycles). Toxicities were graded by NCI CTCAE v3.0. Pts with G>2 peripheral neuropathy (PNY) were excluded. Responses were assessed by modified EBMT and Uniform criteria. Pts with CR/nCR/VGPR/PR could proceed to ASCT after 4 cycles. Results: 33 pts (median age 56 yrs, 55% men, 84% IgG MM, 47% with ISS Stage II/III) have been enrolled to date in dose levels 14 and 4M, respectively, including 10 pts enrolled at the maximum planned dose (Dose Level 4M). Pts have received a median of 5 cycles; 9 pts have completed all 8 cycles. Two DLTs of G3 hyperglycemia due to high dose Dex were seen in dose level 4. Dose reductions in cycle 2 and beyond have occurred in dose levels 14 for Rev in 9 pts, Vel in 7 pts, and Dex in 17 pts, with 3 dose reductions having occurred in dose level 4M. Toxicities to date have been manageable. Only 1 G4 toxicity (thrombocytopenia) has been reported, plus 1 G3 DVT (reversed with LMWH), and no G3 PNY has been seen. The response rate across all dose cohorts (CR/nCR+VGPR+PR: subject to confirmation) is currently 89% in 25/28 evaluable pts, including 35% CR/nCR/VGPR. After median follow-up of 3 mos, median DOR, TTP, PFS, and OS have not been reached; all responders except 1 remain in remission, with 2 pts proceeding to ASCT. Conclusions: Rev/Vel/Dex is very active and well tolerated in newly diagnosed MM pts. The maximum planned dose has been reached at Rev 25 mg, Vel 1.3 mg/m2, and Dex 20 mg, with Phase 1 enrollment now complete using the lower dose of Dex. Enrollment to the Phase 2 component is ongoing.Abstract #187 appears in Blood, Volume 110, issue 11, November 16, 2007


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Purple Hearts for PTSD: Report Calls for Change in Military Culture; Outlines Mental Health Needs of Veterans
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) released a special report today, Parity for Patriots: The Mental Health Needs of Military Personnel, Veterans and their Families.
The report calls for Purple Heart medals to be awarded for psychological wounds like posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and for military commanders at all levels to be accountable for suicide prevention and elimination of stigma.
"NAMI is drawing a line in the sand with the Department of Defense," said NAMI Executive Director Michael J. Fitzpatrick. "Troops with invisible wounds are heroes. It's time to honor them. It will also strike a tremendous blow against the stigma that often discourages individuals from seeking help when they need it."
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Anni teh Gay Mouse really loves SotB.
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The acronym for sex on the beach. The cocktail drink.
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S.O.T.B stands for Sex On The Beach
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The act of contracting syphilis of the brain from performing oral sex on a woman.
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An Internet slang acronym for smoking weed, Smoke of teh Bud.
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TRUCKEE, Calif. - Dr. Tracy Protell, child and adolescent psychiatric specialist, recently joined Dr. Sonia Rupp at Barton Psychiatry. Providing comprehensive psychiatric and psychological diagnostic evaluations and treatment services for children and adolescents, Dr. Protell treats patients with developmental, behavioral, emotional and mental disorders.
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Conflict over Ratifying the Constitution: Guided Readings
Reading 1
These lawyers, and men of learning, and moneyed men, that talk so finely, and gloss over matters so smoothly, to make us poor illiterate people swallow down the pill, expect to get into Congress themselves . . . and then they will swallow up all us little folks, like the great Leviathan.
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Waiting for GodotJoin Didi and Gogo as they wait — wait — for Godot. While they wait, they meet Pozzo and Lucky, an odd couple passing through on their way to…? In this simple story of waiting and journeying, all life is captured. Starring Martin Giles, James FitzGerald, Ken Bolden and Alan Stanford, directed by Aoife Spillane-Hinks.06/05/2014 - 06/16/2014Time: variousStephen Foster Memorial Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Mahler Symphony No. 9Mahler's monumental Ninth, his last completed symphony, is interpreted by many to be the composer's farewell statement. He finished the Ninth while ill health and personal tragedy swirled around him. These concerts continue Maestro Honeck's commitment to perform and record all of Mahler's symphonies at Heinz Hall.06/06/2014 - 06/08/201406/06 - 8:00 pm06/07 - 8:00 pm06/08 - 2:30 pmHeinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
St. Vincent Camerata Scholars: Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual SongsThe concert will feature music by Joseph Rheinberger, Rene Clausen, Leonard Bernstein, Morten Lauridsen and Orlando di Lasso; Gregorian Chants for Pentecost Sunday; and Shape Note Hymns. Fr. Stephen Concordia will conduct.06/06/2014Time: 7:30 pmSt. Vincent Archabbey Basilica, St. Vincent College, 300 Fraser Purchase Rd, Latrobe, PAmap
Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts FestivalPresented by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival includes outdoor concerts in Point State Park, an Artists' Marketplace at Gateway Center, public sculpture, children's activities and more throughout the downtown Cultural District.06/06/2014 - 06/15/2014 website
Natural FrequencyResonance Works | Pittsburgh presents Natural Frequency, celebrating the natural world and musical innovation with Debussy's Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun, Barber's Dover Beach, Copland's Appalachian Spring, and Pittsburgh composer Nancy Galbraith's Four Nature Canticles with projected images by photographer Chuck Beard. Baritone Daniel Teadt joins conductor Maria Sensi Sellner and the Resonance Chamber Orchestra and Vocal Ensemble.06/07/2014 - 06/08/2014Time: various06/07 - 8:00 pm06/08 - 3:00 pmLocation: New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square E, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Chicago: The MusicalWith words and music by Kander & Ebb and choreography by Bob Fosse, Chicago is the longest-running American musical on Broadway. Showtoppers include All That Jazz, Razzle Dazzle, Cell Block Tango and more. Starring John Noble as Billy Flynn, Barb Rolla as Velma, and Lauren McCurdy as Roxie.06/07/2014 - 06/08/201406/07 - 8:00 pm06/08 - 2:00pmLocation: Palace Theater, Greensburg, PAwebsite
St. Francis: A Musical Tribute from Past to PresentWith music from the 18th century to the present, these free concerts will feature two works by Israeli-American composer Eli Tamar that recently premiered in Moscow. Countertenor Andrey Nemzer, who recently sang at the Metropolitan Opera, and soprano Charlene Canty, will be accompanied by organist Nicholas Will.06/08/2014 - 06/15/2014Time: 6/8@4p; 6/15@3pLocation: 6/8 at Calvary Epicopal; 6/15 at Heinz Chapelwebsite
Patrick Romano, pianoOctogenarian pianist Patrick Romano is known in Cambria County as an improviser. His program will include hits such as "Moon River" and "The Man I Love." He also has scheduled some classics and may also sing a song or two.06/10/2014Time: 12:00 pm415 Vine St. Johnstown, PAwebsite | map
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Yeah yeah, they were the poor people's food. They're still cheap and still tasty though, especially in plain soup.
Chitlins require little money yet give much satisfaction.
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A term of endearment for a young child.
Awwwwwwwwwww, look at the lil chitlins playing outside.
автор: Joie1973 24 июня 2005
Not pork fat, but the large intestine of a hog. Signature variety meat of soul food and Southern cuisine in general. Cleaned, cut, and then fried or boiled.
Known for a distinctive aroma.
Known for a distinctive aroma.
Some love chitlins while others can't stand the smell.
автор: ignor 6 ноября 2003
Pig intestines, smells bad.
How anyone eat chitlins? They smell bad before they are cooked, and worst when they are being cooked.
автор: Saints 8 октября 2003
sambo food, see pig ass holes...
says Le-Roy...we's a gonna havs us a mess o muh-stad greenz and chitlinz tonight, and wash's it 's all's down wit a colt foty five...o' maybe's a shlitz...
автор: the gabba goul 9 января 2005
chitterlings, a food made of fried pig intestines(often regarded as characteristically eaten by black people and in the southern United States)
Looks like someone has been cooking a pot of chitlins.
автор: The Return of Light Joker 10 марта 2008
n. Children, kids.
You're thinking about having some chitlins?
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on November 8, 2012 - 12:01 AM
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But McKelvin doesn't want to talk about the Pro Bowl now. He's more concerned about winning games. Five years into an otherwise disappointing career, he resents the fact that he's come to be defined by his fine work on special teams.
"Of course," McKelvin said Wednesday. "I'm a cornerback."
This Sunday in New England, in fact, he'll be a starting cornerback. For the first time this year, and only the second time since early last season, McKelvin will be lining up as the starting left corner when the Bills take on Tom Brady and the high-powered Pats' offense.
McKelvin has been tossed into the fire because of injuries to Aaron Williams and backup Terrence McGee. It's understandable if Bills fans feel a bit of ambivalence about his promotion. Williams has been a wreck at corner in his second pro season. Any change would be welcome at this point.
But turning to McKelvin is like replacing a flat tire with a bald, half-filled spare. You have no choice but to throw it on and hope it holds up until you can find a better option.
There's a reason Williams was ahead of him on the depth chart. McKelvin was the more established failure. The current regime inherited him. They drafted Williams in the second round, as the 34th overall pick of the 2011 draft.
You have to admire McKelvin, for one thing. The guy never loses his confidence. It doesn't matter how many receivers beat him for touchdowns, or how many times he has position and still gets beat. He has unshakable belief and a defensive back's most enduring quality – a short memory.
"Lose confidence?" McKelvin said. "That's something a cornerback isn't supposed to do. Everybody is human. We're all human. Things happen. You get a pass caught on you. You just can't let it bother you. You've got to win the majority of your battles out there on the field.
"I mean, if you're not confident in yourself," he said, "why should you play this game? I'm very confident in my ability to play, no matter what it is, special teams or defense."
I imagine Brady and the Pats are feeling fairly confident. The Pats have never lost to the Bills in Gillette Stadium. The Bills haven't won in New England since 2000. The Pats have won the last 12 second meetings between the AFC rivals in-season, outscoring the Bills, 344-99, over those dozen games.
Brady is 19-2 in his career against the Bills. He has thrown for 5,170 yards with 49 touchdowns and 18 interceptions. He's probably not crushed to hear McKelvin will start. Brady might send a limousine to the Bills' team hotel, just to make sure Leodis gets to Gillette on time.
McKelvin hasn't come close to justifying the Bills' decision to make him the 11th overall pick of the 2008 draft, and the first cornerback. He established himself as the starter in 2010, but lost the job to McGee – and then Williams – after playing poorly in the first five games a year ago.
There were questions about McKelvin's future coming into this season. He played well as a nickel in training camp. He lost the job to Justin Rogers after getting torched by the Jets' Jeremy Kerley in the opener.
He had an interception in the fourth quarter against the Browns. But for the most part, he has done his work on special teams. He returned a punt 88 yards for a TD against the Chiefs. He had an 80-yard punt return nullified by a penalty in San Francisco.
At 27 years old, in the final year of a five-year rookie contract that has paid him nearly $20 million, McKelvin knows he has a lot to prove.
"Oh, most definitely," he said. "Every time you go out on the field, you've got something to prove. You've got something to prove to the guys that you're playing against. You've got something to prove to the guys you're playing with, and to the guys who trusted you to go out and perform."
More than once, he mentioned "bad breaks" that have gone against him during his time with the Bills. He acts as if losing coverage or having a taller receiver snatch the ball from him in mid-air were mere incidents of misfortune, rather than inferior defensive play on his part.
Fans recollect with an unforgiving clarity. They will remember McKelvin as a gifted athlete who couldn't master the art of pass defense. For all the long returns, it's the one fateful decision they'll remember most, the late fumbled kickoff return that cost the Bills a victory on a Monday night in the 2009 opener in New England.
"You all won't ever let it go," McKelvin said. "It's something that happened in the past. Just leave it in the past. I'm not worried about it. Hopefully, the people around this area aren't."
Fair or not, it's the signature moment in McKelvin's career, and one of the jarring memories in the Bills' long run of failure in New England. The TV announcers are bound to cover it at some point Sunday. Bills fans can only hope that McKelvin manages to cover somebody, too.
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Watermelon & Tomato Salad
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Create this perfect mixture of tangy and sweet for all your summer gatherings, when watermelon and tomatoes are in season ... and local!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
Category: Salads
Serves: 4
Cups of Fruits & Vegetables per Serving: 1/2
2 large tomatoes, cut into 6 slices each
2 Tbsp white balsamic vinegar
1 Tbsp olive oil
4 cups watermelon, diced with the seeds removed
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- Arrange 3 tomato slices on each side of four salad plates.
- Combine vinegar, oil, and basil in a bowl, and mix well.
- Add watermelon, and gently toss to coat evenly.
- Spoon watermelon over the tomatoes.
- Top with salt and pepper, and serve.
Nutritional Information
- Calories: 100
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Total Fat: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Dietary Fiber: 2g
- % of Calories from Fat: 36%
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Protein: 2g
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quote: This is true of any car, you cannot just leave a totaled car sitting somewhere with a volatile fuel source (any energy dense source) without taking care of it, that's common sense.
quote: Well the original claim was that the Volt would catch on fire weeks after a severe crash and it had not been attended to.
quote: The NHTSA's job is to keep people safe and they did that.
quote: But the people have a right to know these things. You seem to think it's fine for a Government agency to sit on a report for five months because it might look bad for the Government supported auto-makers new political flagship. That's not a situation I'm comfortable with. There's a clear conflict of interest here.
quote: Huh? I've been in accidents and had cars totaled, and at no point did the fuel tank have to be drained as a precaution. If fuel isn't leaking, there is virtually no potential risk.
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Who are the biggest threats in playoffs?
Posted 10 March 2012 - 12:48 AM
Thanks TeeMan!
Posted 10 March 2012 - 10:18 PM
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Posted 10 March 2012 - 10:22 PM
Posted 10 March 2012 - 10:44 PM
I'm feelin pretty justified in my Preds choice in the poll tonight.
Why, because they won tonight when Datsyuk and Lidstrom were out?
Preds are not a team we should worry about in the playoffs.
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Posted 10 March 2012 - 11:03 PM
Word. Nashville won because of a confused PK and an impotent offense, which still managed nearly 40 shots on goal. Add one of either Datsyuk, Lidstrom OR subtract one of either Hudler, Franzen, and this team is plenty
Why, because they won tonight when Datsyuk and Lidstrom were out?
Preds are not a team we should worry about in the playoffs.
Rinne is formidable, and the Wings have been beat by hot goaltenders before, but Nashville is far from the most potent threat.
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Posted 11 March 2012 - 12:20 PM
Posted 11 March 2012 - 03:19 PM
Posted 11 March 2012 - 07:04 PM
Clearly your memory of spring 2008 is foggy at best.
Agreed. everyone keeps calling him a playoff beast...he had a 5 goal game against the Avs the one year and was pretty average aside from that. Consistency is a beast that Mule needs to tame...
I'd personally like to see the Wings keep Nyquist up and have 3 scoring pairs and a grinder to get the puck on each fwd line.
Posted 12 March 2012 - 02:55 PM
I'm feelin pretty justified in my Preds choice in the poll tonight.
They've only ever managed to win one round in the playoffs, and that was last year, when they beat a mediocre Ducks team. I don't think they line up any better against playoff contenders this year. Series play is very different from regular season play, and unless a team has a lot of looks and an ability to adapt they just don't do well. Unfortunately, these shoestring teams that get by on a defensive style because they can't dependably mount creative offense usually can't adapt to the quick adjustments that define the playoffs. They've gotten where they are by doing one thing well. The same is true for the Yotes - they'll win in the regular season, by playing the same low-risk style game after game, but they'll lose in the playoffs because that's all they've got.
The Wings on the other hand are extremely flexible in how they play, and stand a lot better chance. It's not just that they're well coached, it's that the players are smart enough to be able to play more than one strategy. A genius behind the bench is meaningless if the players can't follow. The same is true of the Pens, the Nucks, and sometimes the Sharks (assuming they make it in this year) - all of them are good at analyzing their opponent and adjusting.
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Posted 12 March 2012 - 04:53 PM
If they don't make playoffs, i feel way more comfortable with a possible 4th place position. They just have to worry about st Louis or Vancouver in the later rounds
Wow, San Jose is free falling, in 9th place and will lose to Phoenix tonight.
Good rule of thumb is always take an octopus everywhere. Better to have one and not need it than find yourself thinking, "Damn, I wish I had that octopus".
Posted 13 March 2012 - 02:39 PM
Posted 13 March 2012 - 06:15 PM
Well if the Preds overtake the Wings for the 4th seed then its a safe bet to assume the will beat the Wings in the first round.
No, it's not.
"If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoints, possibility never. And what wine is so sparkling, what so fragrant, what so intoxicating, as possibility!" - Kierkegaard
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Last week's "ESPN All-Access Training Days: Penn State" - which aired on ESPN and on ESPNU - left everyone associated with the project happy.
For the football program, it was an almost-all-positive, blue-and-white infomercial. And that was accomplished simply by telling the story of the people and program.
For Penn State fans, it was a behind-the-scenes, hour-long piece of enthusiasm, happiness, honesty and even some humor. With the athletic marketing operation in transition, "Training Days" probably did as much to encourage people to attend games or buy tickets as any other effort the past six months.
People at ESPN loved the final product, too.
"Coach [Bill] O'Brien and everyone associated with the program were so accommodating. We had great access, and their personalities really came through," said features producer Drew Gallagher, a Philadelphia native who was part of the ESPN team that spent almost every minute of every day for 11 days on campus. "Plus, in terms of the look, we got really lucky with some cloudy days at Beaver Stadium, when we could get those great time-lapse shots."
While the ESPN team prepared for a breakout story about kicker Sam Ficken, others, including one about tight end-turned-tackle Garry Gilliam, developed more once the production team was on campus.
"There were certain ones where we had invested production time on the front end," Gallagher said. "At the same time, you need to be able to read and react while you're there. As we met people, watched how depth things played out along the line and learned more about Gilliam, that story became evident. That was a story, to me, that kind of encapsulated what this Penn State football team is about."
Substantial switch
What represents a lifelong tradition for some Penn State fans ends this season as the typical post-game highlight/wrap-up show, produced in recent seasons by Penn State Public Media, will no longer air after games.
A Sunday morning fixture for decades despite taking different forms through the years - morphing from an hour to 30 minutes and from heavily game-action based to behind-the-scenes features and stories - the show has been renamed and repurposed.
Now called "Penn State Football: The Next Chapter," the first episode is scheduled to air at 8:30 p.m. Thursday on WPSU. Expect slight changes in content as a result of the switch to a pre-game airing.
Tuner tidbits
n Former Penn State defensive coordinator and interim coach Tom Bradley, who worked pre- and post-game shows around Pittsburgh Steelers games last season, landed a regular assignment with CBS College Sports this season. He'll work mostly Army games for the network. Ironically (and perhaps uncomfortably at some point), he'll work on a broadcast team with author and talk radio host John Feinstein, who has been an outspoken critic of almost all things Penn State during the past 20 months.
n Former Penn State quarterback and longtime ESPN analyst Todd Blackledge provides recipes and recommendations in "Taste of the Town," a recently completed book based on TV feature segments he has completed. Those sessions usually take Blackledge to a popular eatery in each college town he visits.
n "The NitWits," now in 16th season and fifth on WTAJ-TV, will typically air at 11:35 p.m. on Sundays, beginning tonight. The show featuring a panel of Penn State football experts (the Mirror's Neil Rudel, FightonState.com's Mark Brennan, WTAJ's K.C. Kantz and a weekly guest analyst) may also be found at altoonamirror.com and Altoona Public Access Channel 13 at designated times.
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So, it was a pretty good first half for the Thunder. Rewind your brain to Christmas Day where we were all looking at the schedule and saying things like, "A 6-4 start would be pretty good" and look at the first half of the season for Oklahoma City.
27-7. Best record in the West. Tied for the best record in the league. Nine games up on Portland in the Northwest. The best point differential in the West. And a clear favorite to represent the Western Conference in The Finals.
Yeah, I'd say the first half of the season has gone alright. But that's the thing: It's only halfway finished. There's a whole other 33-game schedule waiting on OKC to play. There will be frustrating nights like losses to the Kings and Wizards. And there will be big, dramatic wins like over the Nuggets and Mavericks. It's all about staying consistent. Not getting too high, or too low. Keeping your eyes on the prize and pushing toward that top seed and homecourt throughout the Western playoffs.
The NBA season is kind of a three-part process. First half, second half, playoffs. The Thunder are done with a third of it. Now it's on to step two. Think about step three when it gets here.
Now to the rankings:
1. Kevin Durant (Last week: 1)
Let's run down KD's first half. He's rounded out his game to become more of a complete player than ever, assisting more (3.4 a game), rebounding better (8.1 a game) and creating his own shot. He's averaging 27.9 points per game, but doing as efficient as ever, hitting 51.3 percent from the field. He's got a PER of 27.75, second to only LeBron. He's won a bundle of games in the last two minutes, hit game-winners, made clutch plays and won an All-Star MVP. Yeah, I think he's done alright so far.
2. Russell Westbrook (Last week: 2)
If I told you Westbrook was having his best season, you'd probably say, "Yeah, but his assists are down." And that's true. By three a game. But has that really hurt OKC's offense much? Westbrook is scoring more than ever (23.5 ppg) and doing it at his most efficient levels (47 percent from the field). He's shooting more, assisting less but unless you're entirely wrapped into the idea that Westbrook needs to pass the ball and stand in the corner, it's pretty clear that there's a legit discussion as to if Russ and KD are a deadlier duo than LeBron and Wade.
3. James Harden (Last week: 4)
I'm serious when I tell people that Harden has been as valuable to OKC's 27 wins as either Westbrook or Durant. Because just his presence is the adhesive the Thunder's offense needs to run properly. Even if he gets shut out while Westbrook and KD do their thing in the fourth quarter, those two or three possessions where Harden creates an easy basket for himself or a teammate are bigger than you think. He's a little things player, while doing big things. It's his best season yet, as well as the Thunder's, which isn't a coincidence.
4. Serge Ibaka (Last week: 3)
Remember when Ibaka started slow and people were all like, "What's up with Serge Ibaka?" Here's what's up: double-digit block games, triple-doubles and crazy offensive rebounding. I think we all expected a little more development from Ibaka in his mid-range and post games, but those haven't been big things because, well, OKC's offense is rolling.
5. Kendrick Perkins (Last week: 6)
If you asked Perk how he'd grade his first half, he'd probably give it a D or something. He's hard on himself and has no problem with you being hard on him. He expects better rebounding, better scoring and fewer turnovers. Perk has a PER of just 7.03, which is the worst among starting centers. He has a turnover rate of 28.9 which with how much he handles it, it astronomical. But as you saw last Thursday against the Lakers, Perk's post defense is extremely important to the success of the team. And he's playing better in the box score too. His last three games he's averaging 10.6 rebounds per.
6. Daequan Cook (Last week: 8)
As shooters tend to do, Cook went through a pretty serious slump. During a 10-day stretch in February, he missed 34 of his 38 3-point attempts. But his last two outings have been better. He's gone 5-15, which is respectable. But more importantly, his confidence hasn't been rattled. Cook's role is to shoot when open. And he has to do it. He can't ever turn down an open 3, otherwise he would need to get off the floor. Maybe 15 3s in two games is a bit much, but it's kind of hard to tell him to chill, especially if you're like me and think it's going in every time he fires one up.
7. Royal Ivey (Last week: 11)
Ivey deserves a whole lot of credit for being ready to go when called upon by Scott Brooks. The Thunder's second unit needed a steady presence on it, and Ivey has helped provide it. He's been playing off the ball, still giving Jackson time at point guard, but Ivey's shown off a good corner 3 stroke. Once Thabo returns, it's unlikely Ivey maintains that time on the floor, but having those type of veteran luxuries at the end of a bench is something that separates great teams from good ones.
8. Reggie Jackson (Last week: 9)
Jackson had maybe his worst game against the Celtics last week, but bounced back with a good one against the Lakers. Such is the life of a rookie point guard. He still needs to be more decisive and take more responsibility, but then again, sometimes just getting out of the way of Harden's two-man game with whoever is the smartest thing he can do.
9. Nazr Mohammed (Last week: 7)
Mohammed's just sort of there. You see him show up on the floor and from then until the time he sits, you really don't think a whole lot about him. That's good, and bad. Good because it means he's not doing anything that makes you say, "Freaking Nazr," but bad because he's not doing anything that makes you say, "FREAKING NAZR!!!"
10. Cole Aldrich (Last week: 10)
The Free Cole movement has lost some steam ever since Cole was actually freed and played minutes. But don't be discouraged just because of what you saw in a brief six-minute run in the regular rotation. Aldrich's activity on defense was definitely a good thing, and he absolutely has the ability to be a premier screen-setter and offensive rebounder. He needs work. He knows it. And that's why he hasn't fully cracked the rotation yet. But don't give up on him just yet.
11. Ryan Reid (Last week: N/A)
Still can't get over Reid having his family meet and take a picture with KD after the Boston game last week. It was hard not to stop and say, "awwwwwwww."
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You military? I gotta drive almost 2 hours up to Brandon to see WHL these days or keep my eyes open for CHL games on Shaw's cable channel. Any teams near Charlettown?
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i need ur guys opinion.... who do u think is going to win.. The whole naruto ppl or the whole dragon ball z ppl.... Well i go for naruto cuz he has the akuski members the hokage and the jinjurkis... and all the ninjas lol... nd dragon ball z just have supper sayon..
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Ho-hum. Just another hot college football August in which South Carolina and Clemson are ranked in the preseason top 10 and each program has a legit Heisman Trophy candidate. Both teams are preparing for nationally televised openers after rallying for dramatic bowl victories over traditional powers to cap 11-win seasons.
True. This is unprecedented success for the Gamecocks, and respect for the Tigers extends to Las Vegas, where Clemson is a slight Aug. 31 favorite over No. 5 Georgia.
But you had to know this was coming after Jadeveon Clowney sent a Michigan helmet from Tampa into the Everglades and Tajh Boyd sent LSU sulking back to the other Death Valley.
Exactly as I said a year ago when 10-2 was the regular season forecast for both South Carolina and Clemson. I'll soon be hosting a "Pressure to Repeat" seminar with Nick Saban and LeBron.
The 2013 version of Palmetto State predictions (records do not include postseason possibilities):
Boyd, contrary to the popular Clowney theory, didn't seem "scared" last month. Before a few dozen reporters at the ACC Football Kickoff in Greensboro — and again in the official "ACC Digital photo booth" — the Clemson senior quarterback did his best imitation of country music star <URL destination="http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT2SzWC--_c">Eric Church's "Springsteen."
</URL>Of course, it's another thing to face Clowney in Columbia. If Boyd is still crooning on Nov. 30, Clemson might be zeroing in on a BCS national championship game appearance.
Sure wins: S.C. State (Sept. 7), Wake Forest (Sept. 28), Boston College (Oct. 12), The Citadel (Nov. 23).
Sure losses: None.
Probable wins: at N.C. State (Sept. 19), at Syracuse (Oct. 5), at Virginia (Nov. 2), Georgia Tech (Nov. 14).
Probable losses: None.
Trap game alert: At Maryland (Oct. 26).
Helmet scratchers: Florida State (Oct. 19), at South Carolina (Nov. 30).
Barometer game: Georgia (Aug. 31). "GameDay" and WCIV-TV are due in Death Valley for a big-boy opener.
Record: 9-3. If Florida State isn't one of the losses, Clemson can still wind up in the Orange Bowl. But Tigers fans would rather beat South Carolina.
South Carolina
This isn't your older sister's South Carolina. Gone, at least for now, are the days when the Gamecocks fretted about a lack of depth and sustainability relative to the SEC gauntlet.
Now? A team capable of reaching the SEC championship game and giving Alabama a tussle has only four senior starters (quarterback Connor Shaw, guard Ronald Patrick, defensive end Chaz Sutton and cornerback Jimmy Legree).
Sure wins: Kentucky (Oct. 5), Vanderbilt (Sept. 14), Coastal Carolina (Nov. 23).
Sure losses: None.
Probable wins: North Carolina (Aug. 29), at Central Florida (Sept. 28), at Arkansas (Oct. 12), at Tennessee (Oct. 19), at Missouri (Oct. 26).
Probable losses: None.
Trap game alert: Mississippi State (Nov. 2).
Helmet scratchers: Florida (Nov. 16), Clemson (Nov. 30).
Barometer game: At Georgia (Sept. 7). The Gamecocks have won the last two against Georgia only to watch the Bulldogs reach the SEC championship game.
Record: 10-2, again. A bit tempered considering the unusually soft SEC schedule.
The Citadel
The Bulldogs overachieved their way to a nice 7-4 season in 2012 (obviously inspired by my 5-6 projection). If the Derek Douglas-led defense can make up for the loss of linebacker Carson Smith to a preseason knee injury and with enough help from running back Darien Robinson and Co. in Kevin Higgins' triple-option offense, The Citadel can have back-to-back non-losing seasons for the first time since 1991-92.
Record: 7-5
Charleston Southern
First-year head coach Jamey Chadwell inherits senior running back Teddy Allen, good enough to carry the Buccaneers against lesser foes. He rushed for 153 yards and four touchdowns in a win over Presbyterian last year.
But CSU, picked fourth in the six-team Big South Conference preseason poll, will be hard-pressed to duplicate its 5-6 record of 2012.
Record: 4-8
S.C. State
S.C. State's 5-6 record last year was its first losing season since Buddy Pough took over as head coach in 2002. So Pough was surprised last month when the Bulldogs were picked second in the official Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference preseason poll behind defending champion Bethune-Cookman.
"But I guess they still respect what we have done in the past," Pough said.
Better luck this year with a cast that includes star wide receiver Tyler McDonald (Stratford High School).
Record: 8-4
Something has to give. The always tenacious Terriers were picked eighth nationally — tops among Southern Conference teams — in the Sports Network preseason poll, but only fifth in the SoCon in a poll of league coaches. It will be hard to replace running back Eric Breitenstein, the most valuable college football player in South Carolina last fall (2,035 rushing yards, including 125 against the Gamecocks).
Record: 8-3
Head coach Bruce Fowler has one of the SoCon's best blockers in senior tackle (and cello player) Dakota Dozier. The Paladins might have to lean heavily on accuracy and field position from All-SoCon kicker/punter Ray Early.
Record: 6-6
Coastal Carolina
Joe Moglia knows expectations. Coastal Carolina's head coach is a father of six who once earned $21 million a year as CEO of TD Ameritrade. Now all the 2012 Big South Conference Coach of the Year has to do is win a second straight automatic FCS playoff bid.
The Chanticleers are picked to win the Big South and 10 Coastal Carolina players were named to the All-Big South preseason team.
Record: 10-2
The Blue Hose fell from 3-3 in Big South Conference play in 2011 to 0-6 last year (2-9 overall), and Presbyterian opens against Wake Forest on Aug. 29. Hopefully, returning leading tackle Donelle Williams, a junior linebacker, won't be too busy.
Record: 3-8
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Sharon, Pa. — Educators will share approaches to the future of teaching at a conference on "Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century Classroom" on March 15-16 at Penn State Shenango in downtown Sharon, Pa.
Lolita Paff, associate professor of business economics at Penn State Berks, will speak on "21st Century Learning: Content as the means, not the end" in one of two keynote addresses.
Content used to be the end goal of education, but that is rapidly changing, Paff said. "We need to teach students how to access content, how to filter it, and how to critically evaluate it."
Technology can help educators delve into greater depth—not just pack in more content— in their classes, Paff said. "Technology is helpful, but it's a means to an end," she said. "We need to figure out what we are trying to accomplish in the brief moments we have students with us—whether in a physical face-to-face environment or a virtual one. What are the best ways to maximize our effectiveness and efficiency?"
David Passmore and Rose Baker, professors from the College of Education at Penn State's University Park campus, will look at the effects on higher education of Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs, in a keynote talk titled "The MOOCs are coming to get you!"
Other session topics range from using technology to increase student engagement and mobile apps to increase learning comprehension, to using Harry Potter to introduce students to the research process.
Registrations are being accepted until March 11 for the two-day conference, which includes meals and refreshment breaks. More information and registration forms are available at http://www.outreach.psu.edu/teaching-conference/ online.
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Recently, the Lindo Theatre declined to offer major motion pictures that feature predominantly African-American casts and story lines. "The Best Man Holiday" was advertised inside the theater as coming on November 15. As of December 1, it has not arrived. In addition, neither "12 Years a Slave" (out October 27) or "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" (out November 29) have been advertised.
There are 11 movie screens at the Lindo Theatre. Surely one screen could be used to show these high profile, African-American-centric films for at least a 2-3 week period. Other features, such as "We're the Millers," "Last Vegas," "Thor" and other 3D or 2D movies, often are on multiple screens for up to a month or more.
African Americans in this community pay taxes, support the Lindo Theatre and other downtown businesses. Why are we forced to travel 20 plus miles to see these new releases? The money spent on gas and in support of theaters in other cities, that show these films, could be spent in our own community.
It is unclear who determines what movies come and how long they stay at the Lindo Theatre. Is it the manager or the owners? Is it determined by Classic Cinemas?
Regardless, it is sad that there is an audience for these movies, which seems to be, at best, ignored and at worst, disregarded. Moreover, this is an audience that is beyond just African-Americans, as is evident by the huge box office numbers these movies have done across the nation. The Lindo Theatre is a popular place for family entertainment in Freeport. Bringing entertainment of films from different genres should be a commitment by the Lindo Theatre, to service the larger community.
Page 2 of 2 - — Barbara Hilton & Rachel Sellers, Freeport
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text: BASCOM - The June meeting of Hopewell-Loudon Board of Education has been rescheduled for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the school's distance learning lab. The July regular meeting has been rescheduled to 6:30 p.m. July 16 in the lab. Personnel are to be available July 16 for one hour before the board meeting to answer questions and provide information to people interested in the new school building project.


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Photos: The Lumineers bring it back to the basics at Dallas show
Photo: Rex C. Curry/Special Contributor
The Lumineers performing at Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie on Thursday, April, 25, 2013.
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