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Will NJ's struggling economy hurt Christie?
In some circles, Gov. Chris Christie is the Superman of the Republican Party, but will New Jersey's economy be his kryptonite?
As Christie continues to travel across the country as the head of the Republican Governors Association, GOP presidential hopefuls are already attacking him on his record at home. One political expert said that if Christie decides to run for president in 2016,the criticisms will escalate.
"He will almost certainly be attacked on the state of New Jersey's economy," said Ben Dworkin, political science professor at Rider University. "In a presidential campaign, any governor is going to be attacked on his or her record in their home state."
New Jersey is one of the highest taxed states in the nation. Its credit rating is dropping, its foreclosure rate is high and it lags its surrounding states in terms of job growth. "It's not that New Jersey hasn't seen economic growth, but it has lagged behind our regional neighbors and the country as a whole," Dworkin said.
The governor, however, can counter-attack. Christie, according to Dworkin, can say he is attempting to help the state's economy by reforming the public employee pension and health benefits system. Dworkin said Christie can also cite that he tried to cut the income tax rate, but Democrats blocked him from doing so, and that he's trying to make the state more business friendly.
In the end, New Jersey's struggling economy might not matter at all. "In a presidential campaign, it's rarely decided on things that happened in the past. Presidential campaigns focus on the future," Dworkin said.


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Imagine having a life filled with love, money, and success. What could possibly go wrong?
Based on a true crime story, Ally Sheedy heads an all-star cast in CITIZEN JANE playing an extraordinary woman who had all of the above, until one day everything came crashing down.
The tale begins when Sheedy's character, Jane Alexander, discovers that her beloved aunt has been gruesomely murdered. Refusing to accept that her aunt's killer will go untried, the film follows Alexander in her relentless efforts to uncover and prosecute the killer, despite the risk to her own life.
"There's something inspiring about it," says Sheedy, famous for her roles in the eighties Brat Pack hits, The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire. "She's just a normal woman like everybody else. This happens to her, and she takes care of it."
When Alexander begins collecting evidence with help from Detective Jack Morris (Grammy-winner Meat Loaf Aday), it leads her to someone she would never suspect of the crime: her boyfriend, Tom O'Donnell (Sean Patrick Flannery). It took Alexander 13 years to collect enough evidence to convict her aunt's killer.
After solving her aunt's case, Jane Alexander began a career as a victims' rights activist, solving 20 murders before passing away in December 2008 from kidney cancer. She also co-founded Citizens Against Homicide, an organization focused on finding justice for the families of murder victims. Today, there are over 5,000 members in all 50 states.
Alexander's main source of support comes from her best friend, Evelyn, portrayed by Nia Peeples (ex-Karen, YOUNG AND RESTLESS). Peoples notes, "My character was very instrumental in supporting Jane [during] what she was going through — standing by her side."
Filmed on location in San Francisco, the movie highlights many of the city's attractions, including Lombard Street, Chinatown and Fisherman's Wharf.
"San Francisco was wonderful," Peeples said of her experience on set. "[We got] to go out and see what's happening in the town."
Peeples has been acting for 25 years, gaining fame for her break out role as Nicole Chapman on the TV adaptation of the hit film Fame. In May, she finished a stint as Karen Taylor on Y&R.
Reflecting on her two years on the soap, Peeples states that "coming from prime-time television and film to daytime, the whole process is very different. We'll shoot on a prime-time series about nine pages a day and on my first day, we shot 103 pages on Y&R. The experiences I had and the people there were just great."
Peeples confirmed that she would not be reprising her role as Karen. When asked if she would ever appear on another soap again, she said, "It would depend on what it was and what was happening in my life."
CITIZEN JANE premieres Saturday, September 12th at 9 p.m. on the Hallmark Channel, with encores at 11 p.m. and Sunday at 9 p.m.

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Note Book
"The hunger for a feeling of connection that informs most everything I've written flows from a common break in a common heart, one I share with everyone I've ever really known."—Note Book
Every single morning since early 2007, Princeton English professor Jeff Nunokawa has posted a brief essay in the Notes section of his Facebook page. Often just a few sentences but never more than a few paragraphs, these compelling literary and personal meditations have raised the Facebook post to an art form, gained thousands of loyal readers, and been featured in the New Yorker. In Note Book, Nunokawa has selected some 250 of the most powerful and memorable of these essays, many accompanied by the snapshots originally posted alongside them. The result is a new kind of literary work for the age of digital and social media, one that reimagines the essay's efforts, at least since Montaigne, to understand our common condition by trying to understand ourselves.
Ranging widely, the essays often begin with a quotation from one of Nunokawa's favorite writers—George Eliot, Henry James, Gerard Manley Hopkins, W. H. Auden, Robert Frost, or James Merrill, to name a few. At other times, Nunokawa is just as likely to be discussing Joni Mitchell or Spanish soccer striker Fernando Torres.
Confessional and moving, enlightening and entertaining, Note Book is ultimately a profound reflection on loss and loneliness—and on the compensations that might be found through writing, literature, and connecting to others through social media.
Jeff Nunokawa teaches English literature at Princeton University and lives in Princeton and New York.
"Part of what Nunokawa is after is a sense of how art and literature not just move but also transform us, by becoming a part of how we engage the world. In that sense, the essays here can be taken as close reads -- if close reading can be stripped clean of analysis, taken into an emotional realm. But even more, he is recording the slow, amorphous passage of experience, in which what we think and what we do, what we ponder and remember, make up in large measure who we are."--David Ulin, Los Angeles Times
"Reading the entries in Note Book is a warm, wistful experience, like sitting over coffee with a charming, well-read friend whose penchant for gentle melancholy only makes him better company."--Jennifer Howard, Times Literary Supplement
"Mr. Nunokawa cobbles a liturgy from the Western canon, and his notes resemble homilies in which he strives after secular consolations."--Jeremy Axelrod, Wall Street Journal
"[A] winning look at how people connect, or attempt to connect, in person and online."--Publishers Weekly
"Whitmanesque. . . . Looking to befriend the reader yet not exactly open a conversation, Nunokawa draws one in with these temptingly lyric essays while resisting the larger buffers of narrative or explicit chronological context. An engaging multimedia project offering even more food for thought when translated to the linearity of the printed page."--Kirkus
"The Facebook revolution has given rise to a new art form, the digital essay. At the forefront, Jeff Nunokawa and his Note Book (Princeton) will turn haters into lovers"--Vanity Fair
"A beautifully crafted book. . . . Nunokawa's take on [Facebook] . . . is like none I have seen."--Jacqueline Cutler, Newark Star Ledger
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Be strong, brother. Be strong, my brother. Be strong, Mom. It's going to be alright. I love all of you. Don't forget that. Ironic, isn't it? I'm a cross. Ya'll take care of each other. I'll be watching over you. Thank you, Dana……Yes.


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You Said It, July 20, 2014
I can just hardly wait to find out who the Mesa County Republican Central Committee chooses to become our candidate for Mesa County sheriff. They have such a sterling record of good judgment.
Steve King ought to teach us his secret for being in two places at a time. I could really get a lot done if I could accomplish this feat he has apparently mastered.
There is a serious problem with weeds at the southeast corner of 31 and E½ roads. Going north on 31 Road at the intersection looking east, you can only see approaching traffic for about 50 yards because of the high weeds and I drive a truck. With school starting soon, this busy intersection is going to be a problem. Please cut the weeds before there is a serious accident.
To the person who was at Spoons Bistro when they saw a man with a gun strapped to his waist and it made you uncomfortable: I dare ask you, how many people are carrying a concealed weapon on their person that you have no idea about? I guess if it is out of sight, then out of mind? Those who carry legally aren't out to harass you as you eat breakfast — they carry in the event that they can protect you and others should some person who has gone off their rocker decide at that moment to start a bloodbath with intent to kill innocent bystanders. He can eat breakfast by me any day.
The Center for Biological Diversity has petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reintroduce grizzly bears to Colorado and Utah. We do not need anymore predators. It is a constant battle now for the livestock producers to keep the coyotes, bears and lions out of our herds. They suffer tremendous losses every year because of the predators. Also, Fish and Wildlife is worrying about the dwindling number of mule deer in Colorado. Just wait until the grizzlies come. They will love to eat those newborn fawns.
I wonder which Airport Authority members were slated to get those trucks?
Boo hoo, St. Mary's finally has some competition and now they won't play nice. Shame on them and their CEO.
Scott Tipton built a trinket business next to Mesa Verde National Park and now, in fear of his own shadow, he walks away from a park designation in Grand Junction. Kudos are due to Scott McInnis for stirring up enough red herrings throughout the comment period to scare his mini-me out of running a bill.
Thanks to the gentleman whom we had never met before who stooped down and tied the shoelaces of a 91-year-old man in Safeway on Tuesday. Was much appreciated.
It was so sad to see last week's You Said It comment calling those of us who do not choose to fly the flag on the 4th "neglectful." The flag, like children and pets, requires special care and tending. Those who do not have the time, ability or inclination to take on those duties should not be scolded if we make a thoughtful and responsible decision on any of these activities. So, writer, be proud of your service, for which we all thank you, fly your flag proudly, and leave the rest of us free to make our own decisions — which is what I thought your service was all about.
My sister and I were pleasantly surprised and appreciated so very much the generosity of a couple who bought our lunch at Denny's last Saturday. It brightened up our day. Thank you so much and we'll pass it on.
I wonder if the citizens of our fair city really want what the police force and elected officials are giving them. Entrapment in liquor stings, cops waiting outside bars to arrest anyone who has had a couple of drinks, sobriety checkpoints, busting massage places, outlawing the voters' wishes about marijuana, closing the water feature for reasons unknown, ticketing normally law-abiding citizens for minute things like parking the wrong way in a quiet residential neighborhood. The cops in this town have an authority complex. Do we really want our town to be so anti-fun?
After enjoying a delicious lunch at Camilla's Kaffe in Fruita, we three ladies were pleasantly surprised to learn someone had paid our bill. Thank you so very much and God bless you.
People will complain about anything. The solar panels at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center weren't made to protect cars. They were made to get the sun to create a money-saving way to power the hospital. Geez!


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I have a saiga 12 gauge semi auto, and i am trying to get the stock off for dimensioning, so that i can make a custom stock for it. I removed the screws, so it should come off, but the darned thing just wont budge, and i dont want to bend anything. Any suggestions?
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The West Palm Beach Broadway season for 2017-2018 includes six shows making their Great White Way debut at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.
Road tours stopping at the Kravis Center for the first time include "The King and I," "Finding Neverland," "Cabaret," "The Illusionists," "The Bodyguard" and "Something Rotten."
The 10th anniversary Kravis on Broadway season will also include the return of "The Book of Mormon."
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Three of the best brains Florida can offer on our divisive political scene, troubled economy and shell-shocked housing market pooled their talents Wednesday in Tampa to shed fresh light on where Florida is heading in 2011 and beyond.
Veteran University of South Florida political science guru Susan MacManus. University of Central Florida economist Sean Snaith and Metrostudy housing market analyst Tony Polito offered insights on the good, bad and ugly the morning after the president's State of the Union address. They spoke at a Tampa breakfast outlook sponsored by SunTrust Bank.
The bottom line? Florida has a heap of woes. Floridians doubt the country's direction. Florida's 12 percent jobless rate will take years to shrink. And our already devastated home prices are still dwindling.
But just hang on. Things are improving. In the end, the influx of baby boomers — just starting to hit 65 in droves — will pour into Florida and reinvigorate state growth.
Here are the 10 best observations gleaned from the trio:
10. Americans are unsure about their country's standing. A Rasmussen poll shows 45 percent believe America's best days are over, while 35 percent believe its best days are still ahead. (MacManus)
9. Depression-era people acquired lifetime frugal habits. When his grandmother passed away, Snaith recalled how they found cash hidden in her home. And now? The country's going through its own "mini stage of austerity." Expect it to last, at least for a while. (Snaith)
8. Pretend the housing bubble never happened and home prices had instead increased at the historical average of 3.5 percent a year. Where would prices be today? Close to where they are right now. Affordable, at under $150,000. (Polito)
7. Challenges abound, from political redistricting and budget woes (beware states talking bankruptcy — just not Florida) to the nation entering a "permanent election cycle" (2012 presidential debates start in May). That constancy will "tamp down voter turnout." (MacManus)
6. "I am bullish — better make that knightish — on the I-4 corridor" as an economic breadbasket for Central Florida. Hopefully, that "includes HSR" (high speed rail). (Snaith, reminding his audience he is a UCF Knight, not a USF Bull).
5. In November, Tampa Bay's 12.6 percent jobless rate meant 165,199 area people were out of work. To drop that rate to 5 percent, 100,000 would have to find jobs. The reality? "Tampa Bay added 1,500 new jobs in 2010." Do the math. (Polito)
4. In Florida's eventual economic rebound, Tampa Bay's job growth will be second only to Orlando's. (Snaith)
3. People no longer will get in their cars and drive out of town until they find affordable housing. Gas is getting expensive and people want to be closer in to urban areas and places to work. "The driving mentality is out." (Polito)
2. Good news. A Gallup poll finds 43 percent think the economy will be better in the next two years and only 20 percent think it will be worse. (MacManus)
1. "I am extremely optimistic long term. Florida has a lot to look forward to." Several weeks ago Florida was the only state out of all 50 that did not have any snow. "Put that on a Super Bowl ad." (Snaith)
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2012 Ford Focus Electric Road Trip Facebook Game Released
Ford is introducing its latest social media product, the "Plug N Play in Electric City with the 2012 Focus Electric," a Facebook-based game, ahead of the official release of the Focus Electric EV.
The Facebook game gives users and four of his or her friends the opportunity to create a short virtual trip in the new Ford electric vehicle, using MapQuest mapping data to calculate how far a destination is in relation to available charging stations nearby.
Ford Focus Electric marketing manager Chad D'Arcy says, "This is a great way for consumers to both have fun and learn about the new Focus Electric at the same time. We want to offer people the opportunity to experience the car now, especially those on Facebook who have supported us for so long."
Ford builds upon social media innovations to target early adopters who would be interested in owning the Focus Electric and also provides an educational foundation to its marketing as company research shows many Americans simply do not understand the new technology. The virtual trip game allows users to learn more about the technologies and features on the new Focus Electric and to discover the electric charging station infrastructure currently available.
Ford global digital and multimedia communications manager Scott Monty said, "We worked diligently to provide an experiential application that offers both entertainment as well as education for our fans. It's fun to share experiences through Facebook – and we hope to educate our customers on Focus Electric Features along the way."
Rated as America's most fuel-efficient five-seat passenger vehicle, the Focus Electric receives an EPA rating equivalent to 110 miles per gallon (MPGe) city, or 99 MPGe highway, resulting to a 105 mpg combined rating.
Rather than to create a specialty electric vehicle model to add to the current line-up, Ford chose to electrify an existing platform instead, providing the American automaker with the flexibility to adjust production to demand over time as the market grows and develops. Ford plans to have the Focus Electric available in 19 markets across the United States by the end of 2012.
Join more than 38,000 subscribers and visit the Ford Electric Vehicles page on Facebook to get your virtual road trip started.


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'Delicacy' (unrated)
François and Nathalie, the young French couple in Delicacy, are delirious with love. They go separately to a cafe and pretend not to know each other, then kiss breathlessly on the curb outside. He proposes by putting his key ring around her finger (poverty is adorable!) They invite their parents over for a lunch that lasts too long and then tell them they want to make a baby just so they can be alone. They are so gorgeous and so breathtakingly happy that you know something bad is in store, because it's the only plot development available in the face of such joy.
That bad development is pretty terrible, and it leaves Nathalie (Audrey Tautou of Amélie and The Da Vinci Code) a widow. Delicacy is mostly about what happens to her three years later, after the initial outpouring of loss and grief. She has survived with the support of her family and friends and by throwing herself into a job so poorly defined that I can't even tell you what she does except that it involves "cases" and that she is employed by a Swedish company in Paris. Law? Social work? Something involving IKEA? Hard to say.
Her creepy married boss — a walking sexual harassment lawsuit if he worked in the United States — tries to hit on her, and she's repulsed. But she finds herself drawn to nice but slightly dorky Swedish colleague Markus (François Damiens) and begins to make strides toward moving on.
Delicacy bears a slight whiff of Anthony Minghella's fantastic Truly Madly Deeply, but while Minghella's film is a romantic comedy classic, Delicacy hovers just this side of memorable. The movie has plenty going for it, including the charming Tautou; the likable Damiens, who makes you understand what Nathalie sees in this balding, unprepossessing guy; and a whimsical and deeply peculiar sense of humor. There are one or two excellent visual gags and a quick Stieg Larsson joke that will make you laugh aloud; in adapting his novel, screenwriter and co-director David Foenkinos hones in hilariously on the casual snobbery of the French. Upon hearing that Nathalie may be dating Markus, her boss sputters in fury; how could she spurn him for someone who dresses like that?
But there's something missing here, maybe in the vagueness about Nathalie's work or in her unlikely behavior when she meets Markus that feels utterly false (he comes to her office with a question, and she plants a big smooch on him with no warning; what is going on at this place of business?). There are scattered pockets of tedium that plague the movie, like the scene in which she finally introduces Markus to her friends and he reacts badly, which feels like a standard romantic roadblock. Delicacy ends on a wonderful bittersweet note, but getting there isn't as effortless as you might want it to be.
Cast: Audrey Tautou, Francois Damiens, Bruno Todeschini.
Directors: David Foenkinos, Stephane Foenkinos.
Screenwriter: David Foenkinos.
Producers: Xavier Rigault, Marc-Antoine Robert.
A Cohen Media Group release. Running time: 108 minutes. In French with English subtitles. Adult themes. Opens Friday March 16 in Miami-Dade: South Beach; in Palm Beach: Shadowood, Delray.


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An Instant Family Classic: Armado
December 22nd, 2006
Back home in Providence, my family's new puppy just ate my mom's cell phone. Well, nothing was exactly digested, but Wilbur came to the conclusion that an old StarTac cell phone needed to be properly gnawed upon in order to properly celebrate his first set of Barylick holidays.
In relative terms, this is the least of crises that could occur with anyone in a parental position. Whether it's a new pet or a small child, anything can happen and parenthood provides a continuous series of odd surprises should you decide to bring a new life into the world or care for something.
Not the least of these decisions is finding a cool yet age-appropriate set of video games for your kids. Although marquee titles like Unreal Tournament, Quake 4, Battlefield 1942, Call of Duty 2 and others are sure-fire hits with the older demographics, there's a certain wariness to having your child pretend they're a space marine and blow things to tiny, bloody, well-rendered bits.
Thus the hunt for entertaining, and age-appropriate game continues. The kids want something cool while the parents hunt for something appropriate and actually fun for them as well. This is not an easy combination and for anyone who had to listen to a continuous barrage of Pajama Sam or Reader Rabbit music, the balance between entertaining and appropriate becomes that much more critical.
Relative newcomer Tricky Software seems to have achieved this with its new shareware game, Armado. A third-person action/adventure title, Armado places the player in the role of Armado, a young armadillo who's left his village to discover himself in a rite of passage and finds himself fighting the ant armies to save the Queen of the Eagles and restore peace to the land. To do this, Armado must fight his way to the top of seven mountains and return the eagle eggs to their nests in order to regain control of each area.
Armado functions as a standard run-and-jump action game, much in the vein of Mario Brothers or Sonic the Hedgehog. Like these titles, the player must jump over obstacles, pick up power-ups and use powers such as dropping onto enemies and rolling into a ball to their advantage. Such abilities are available in limited quantities and the player will have to recharge their powers by grabbing up power-ups along the way.
Tearing through the arctic wastes in Armado.
This isn't the most original idea, but it works well. The genre is familiar, the game is easy to learn, and a precise set of controls lends to a realistic feel. Load the game and within moments the player feels as if they're the galosh-wearing armadillo hero jumping over boulders and getting the drop on enemies to the best of their ability in an arcade fashion (never a bad thing).
Even if Armado's gameplay feels recycled, it wins in polish and style. Beautiful OpenGL graphics greet the player and nice touches like splashing rivers compliment the title. This is by no means marquee level, but they stand on par with what can be done on an OpenGL kit and a starter shareware game company. The overall look is solid, detailed and effective, connecting the player with the character. Sound and music, while not sweeping and orchestral, capture the feel of the game and a good theme song, though repeated, doesn't feel repetitive or irritating and blends into the background after a while. The title doesn't break completely new ground, but feels like a good, solid entry from a team of former Electronic Arts programmers that split off to start their own company.
A properly-placed spin attack can be destroy obstacles as well as fend off enemies.
Armado includes some cool features as well as a familiar style of gameplay. High scores can be quickly published to an Internet scoreboard while options and controls can be easily configured. A solid fantasy story holds the title together and realistic elements such as a fragile yet capable central character (a few stray boulder hits or a missed jump will kill Armado) ground the game, yet make it fun. Easy save features and multiple save slots make the game something that can either be played for a long session or dipped in and out of for a few spare minutes at a time.
Finally, realistic level design (the player must fight their way to the top of the mountain and then fight their way down again - no easy "mystical warp" to the next level) both adds to the gameplay and brings a different (now downhill) perspective to the game.
Armado, which retails for a $19.95 shareware registration fee (the program can be launched six times before demanding a license number be entered) is a Universal Binary capable of running on both PowerPC and the current Intel-based Macintosh hardware. The game is a 112 megabyte download for the Universal Binary version and a 109 megabyte download for the PowerPC version and requires Mac OS X 10.2 or later and a PowerPC G4 processor or better to run. Both versions as well as the Windows version can be easily downloaded from Tricky Software's downloads page.
That wraps it up for this week. As always, if you see something new, cool or useful in the Mac universe,
Chris Barylick covers games for The Mac Observer, and has written for Inside Mac Games, MacGamer, UPI, the Washington Post, and other publications.
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Clippers Top Grizzlies, Solidify Hold On 5-SeedThe Clippers got their third win in four games.
Randolph's 1st Triple-Double Lifts Grizzlies Past ClippersZach Randolph recorded his first career triple-double with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, Tony Allen added 22 points and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Los Angeles Clippers 113-102 on Saturday night.
Conley Leads Grizzlies Past Lakers, 112-96Mike Conley scored 19 points, Jeff Green added 17 and the Memphis Grizzlies led from start to finish for a 112-96 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.
Matt Barnes, Derek Fisher Get Into Violent Scuffle Over Barnes' Ex-WifeFormer Lakers point guard Derek Fisher was reportedly attacked by former teammate Matt Barnes over the weekend.
Slumping Kings Beaten By Grizzlies, 99-89Isaiah Thomas scored 24 points and Rudy Gay had 23 for the Kings, who have lost five straight and seven of eight.
Grizzlies Advance With 118-105 Win Over Clippers The Grizzlies won an old-time Memphis wrestling match Friday night, and now they're headed back to the Western Conference semifinals for the second time in three seasons after getting the final takedown.
Clippers Take Game 7 In Memphis, Advance To Face SpursThe Los Angeles Clippers refused to let a third chance to knock the Memphis Grizzlies out of the playoffs slip away.
Clippers Edge Memphis In OT To Take 3-1 Series Lead Chris Paul scored eight of his 27 points in a dynamic overtime performance, and the Los Angeles Clippers moved to the brink of their second playoff series victory in 36 years with a 101-97 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night, taking a 3-1 series lead.
Clippers Overcome 27-Point Deficit To Stun Grizzlies In Game 1Chris Paul hit a pair of free throws with 23.7 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied from 27 down to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 99-98 Sunday night in the opening game of the Western Conference series.
Clippers - Memphis Playoff Schedule The Los Angeles Clippers return to the playoffs as the #5 seed and will face the #4 Memphis Grizzlies in game one on Sunday.
Gasol, Gay Lead Grizzlies Past ClippersMarc Gasol scored 18 points, Rudy Gay had 16 and the Memphis Grizzlies held on to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 94-85 on Monday night.
Bynum's 37 Points Helps Lakers Escape Memphis In 2OTAndrew Bynum had 37 points and 16 rebounds, Kobe Bryant scored 22 of his 34 points after halftime and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 116-111 in double overtime on Tuesday night.


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Bramzwig's tracks have shown up on our new music you should know about posts for a while now, and tracks like "Big Spender" off the new mixtape are examples of his mastery of hip hop.
Shizzy Sixx – Bath Salts
The insanity of this video aside, this may be the best rap I've heard about going zombie. Flow sounds like Tinie Tempah at times.
Prince Ollie – Nice To Meet You
Nice to Meet You from Blurby Productions on Vimeo.
Klooney's Ollie takes a new approach with his first solo release, "Nice To Meet You", a more laid-back hip hop track.
Cam – Understand
Cam spits over a simple beat, with a flow that sounds similar to Wale.
Bailee Moore – The Good Vibration
Eat your heart out, boys. Check out the first blonde rapper you've ever heard of, who spits and sings over a Ratatat beat.
Trey Palms – City Lights
Rapper Trey Palms goes in on this indie electro beat (Aeroplane – Paris). The track has the perfect mix of energetic and chill vibes, and the sample brings intriguing elements to the song.


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Permanent link to MTA daily�media news
Thanks to those of you who helped Chuck Mertz of �This Is Hell� get to the third round of voting in the Public Radio Quest Talent Search.� Please help him go further.� Chuck is a true progressive and a great interviewer.� Click here, register if you haven�t done so already, then click on the picture of Chuck Mertz, then click on the right-most star.� It�s complicated, I know, but it�s worth it.� Trust me.� Please ask everyone you know to vote for Chuck.
WTF? Fox News RECYCLES 2-year-old Terror warning
Be very afraid, says Fox News, quoting Israeli "Counterterrorism expert Juval Aviv": "U.S. Terror Attack � 'Ninety Days at Most'" Now, that's nothing new – quite literally, because there's something very strange going on here: World Net Daily was running literally exactly the same interview, with exactly the same person, two years ago, on July 9th 2005.
I don�t know this site, but the links are included, and when I looked, the articles were as advertised.
A Feast of Bullshit and Spectacle: The Great American Media Mind Warp
Watch television in countries with supposedly primitive media, and after a while you will be shocked at the technologically mediated and shape-shifted image of the world presented to Americans.
MySpace Partners with The Onion: Finally, Credible News from Fox
MySpace is putting out a tongue-in-cheek press release [Wednesday] to announce that comedy news purveyor The Onion is partnering with the �fledging� social network to bring �journalistic integrity and correct puntcuation[sic]�. The Onion�s video offering will appear on MySpace TV, and The Onion gets a MySpace page.
The infrastructure project
Calling all New York and New Jersey news organizations: Want to enlist your audiences in a networked reporting project that will have a huge impact on government and make a difference in all their lives � a project you couldn�t do without them? Get your audience to report on the failures of the infrastructure around them.
Did Senators Clinton, Dodd, and Schumer Really Know Nothing About the Housing Bubble?
This is the obvious unasked question in a Financial Times piece on plans for helping homebuyers who stand to lose their homes. It does seem incredible that these people could really have been oblivious to the unprecedented run-up in house prices over the last decade� Incidentally, the bailouts being discussed would quite likely benefit holders of mortgages that might otherwise be nearly worthless.
Times Post hires right winger who wrote book calling Democrats "The Party of Death"
Yes, Ramesh Ponnuru should be writing for the Reverend Moon's right wing rag, but no, the Washington Post apparently needs his voice. So, the author of "The Party of Death: The Democrats, the Media, the Courts, and the Disregard for Human Life" is now a columnist for the Washington Post, which links to his bio at the National Review Online.
We�re often struck by the Washington Post�s editorials on public education. Case in point: Tuesday�s lead editorial, praising George Miller for supporting No Child Left Behind. As often occurs when the Post writes about testing programs, the editorial makes a basic mistake. It seems to think that annual testing can show a school how to fix the problems the tests may reveal.
Not to mention the Post�s conflict of interest on the subject of testing.
After Propagating False Iraq Intel, NYT�s Michael Gordon Now Echoing Bush Claims On Iran
In [Wednesday]�s New York Times, reporter Michael Gordon uncritically reports that the increase in �attacks on American forces� is the result of �a lethal type of roadside bomb said to be supplied by Iran.� Gordon�s piece relies primarily on a single military source, fails to challenge the source�s information, and casually dismisses contrary opinions as the complaints of �some critics of Bush.�
US Army says allegations by TNR's Baghdad Diarist are false
The Army says the soldier/journalist's allegations are false, that his platoon and company were interviewed "and no one could substantiate the claims he made." The New Republic's investigation found only one inaccuracy in Pvt. Scott Thomas Beauchamp's "Shock Troops" column. || RELATED: J-prof calls Army's refusal to release its report "suspect."
Uglier and Uglier
The Weekly Standard, which has been leading the charge against [Scott Thomas] Beauchamp, says [an] unnamed military official told the magazine that not only had the Army found Beauchamp's written accounts to be false but that Beauchamp himself has now signed a recantation of all his claims. So case closed; he fessed up. Yet when TNR contacted the Army public affairs a Maj. Steve Lamb told them: "I have no knowledge of that."
Fake News For Jesus
[On] last Sunday's Meet the Press � the round table included a "journalist" from the Christian Broadcasting Network. You know, the one run by screaming nutball, Pat Robertson?… [T]here is � a problem with having a "reporter" on the panel who works for a "news" network that broadcasts crazy Armageddon fantasies and endless lies. CBN actually makes FOX look professional.
Drive-Buy Journalism
Jamil Anderlini and Mure Dickie report that when the banking company, HSBC, and the China Charity Foundation recently held a celebration in Beijing, the event organizers paid attending Chinese journalists 200 renminbi ($26.40) as "transport money". "It's awful. It's an embarrassment for Chinese journalism . . . and it's corruption," said Ying Chan, director of the Journalism and Media Studies Centre at the University of Hong Kong.
Time Spent With Media Falters, Digital Spawns Shorter Attention Spans
The rapid shift of consumers toward digital media options for news, information and entertainment is producing an unintended consequence for all of the industry's stakeholders: It's reducing the amount of time people spend with media.
Karp: NYT's reported plan to kill TimesSelect isn't surprising
Scott Karp says dumping the TimesSelect model makes sense, too. "As smart, talented, and insightful as the New York Times columnists behind the paid wall are, the are too many other smart, talented, insightful commentators publishing their thoughts on the web for free," he notes.
Newspapers could learn from the Economist's audio edition
The Economist's audio edition is not a podcast; it's the complete version of the magazine read out aloud word for word. "I can press the forward button and skip any story I want and move to the next one," says John Duncan. "It's rather like reading a newspaper in your car — you start most of the stories but you skip quickly past the stuff that doesn't grab you in the first few seconds until you get to something that does."
They could even include ads.
'Chicago Tribune' to Deliver 'Chicago Sun-Times'
NEW YORK The Chicago Tribune is going to handle the delivery of rival the Chicago Sun-Times and 10 of its suburban sister publications.
Cable Networks Boost News Corp. Earnings
After reporting higher second-quarter earnings, Rupert Murdoch took aim at critics of his company�s $5 billion takeover deal with Dow Jones & Company.
Dow Jones Deal Prompts Call To Broaden Cross-Ownership Ban
Federal rules try to limit media power by prohibiting a company from owning a newspaper and a TV station in the same city. Billionaire Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. faces no such hurdle.
Google Indexing Cornell University Library for Online Access
Cornell University is digitizing much of its content at its Mann Library, and this will be accessible on the Internet with Cornell�s partnership with the Google Book Search Library Project� Only texts that are out-of-copyright will be made completely available for online access, and everything else will be scanned for basic info, similar to what you�ll find on Amazon, along with information on where the book can be purchased or borrowed.
NewsMarket Adds VideoCafe Just for Bloggers
The NewsMarket, an online resource for video news content, is launching VideoCafe, which is a service specifically for bloggers that need quick access to footage. VideoCafe will operate as a stand-alone website, offering video clips for bloggers that need more content for their sites� This puts bloggers and traditional media reporters on a more even playing field.
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Space Invaders DX
This project marks my anniversary on Scratch. If it lags online, try downloading it and playing it in presentation mode.
A retooled remake of the classic arcade game space invaders. This is a more challenging variant of space invaders. Hence the "DX"
Your ship looks different (oh boy, THAT looks familiar...)
How to play:
Left and right arrow keys: Strafe (move)
Space bar: Start, shoot
Post your high score.
PS: There is a secret in this game, that unlocks something. But you gotta download to find out. (Plus it comes with a homemade remix, I recorded it with Garageband on my Mac)
If you love it, don't forget to click the loveit button!
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As if MGM being $4 billion in debt weren't enough of a problem for The Hobbit to overcome, as of a few weeks ago, a coalition of actors unions tried to pick a fight. While I can think of few things more boring than a labor dispute, especially one involving Peter Jackson's already super-boring hobbit movies, this seems to be a big story, so I'll try to break it down for you.
A coalition of actors Unions protested on behalf of New Zealand actor's equity, the crux of their argument being that The Hobbit producers were offering less residuals than comparable SAG contracts. They urged a boycott of the film. Because SAG are said to be standing in solidarity with the smaller union, this would make it really hard for the producers to keep the production in New Zealand.
Peter Jackson, meanwhile, says the residual deal was fair, and that the NZ Actor's Equity, which he says is not recognized as a legal union and only represents 10% of New Zealand's actors, is being used as political tool by other unions.
"The normal situation is that if an actor is not a member of SAG, they do not share in the profit pot. This has always struck us as unfair, since most Kiwi actors are not lucky enough to be SAG members. For the Hobbit, Warner Brothers have agreed to create a separate pot of profit participation, which will be divided up amongst non-SAG actors who are cast in the film."
He made reference to the possibility of moving the production to eastern Europe, but it seemed like more of a worst-case scenario than anything that would actually happen. That was all before the Hobbit got a greenlight, and people sort of assumed things would get worked out. But as of today, Peter Jackson is still writing angry letters:
[…]The lifting of the blacklist on The Hobbit does nothing to help the films stay in New Zealand. The damage inflicted on our film industry by NZ Equity/MEAA is long since done. […]
NZ Equity's unjustified industrial action against The Hobbit has undermined Warner Bro's confidence in New Zealand as a stable employment environment, and they are now, quite rightly, very concerned about the security of their $500m investment. Unfortunately lifting the blacklist does nothing to help the situation. This will be the start of a domino effect, as word of NZ's unstable employment environment, registers with film investors and studios, world-wide. […]
We will continue the fight to keep the film in NZ, but ultimately this decision belongs to Warner Bro's. […]
[via Vulture]
He seems a little alarmist, but the gist is, The Hobbit might not film in New Zealand. So there you have it, a movie I don't care about might not shoot in a country no one cares about. Christ, this was a boring story. If I had a SAG card, I'd staple it to your mom's titties.


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Our favorite dish at our local Carrabba's Italian Grill is the Chicken Trio, which is basically three chicken breast served three different ways. Jake, my husband, loves the Chicken Bryan so much, he always subs one of the other chickens for this and gets two Chicken Bryan and 1 Chicken Marsala. We were regulars there for about 4 years, we got to know the owner and staff like they were family. Kellie the owner of Carrabba's while we were regulars, one year gave all her "favorite" customers a Carrabba's cook book for Christmas. This was the best idea ever!!! We love their food so much and were excited to make it at home for our family and friends. You would think that giving us this cook book would have lessened our visits, it didn't. We still went every Friday night to be catered to until we were stuffed to the brim.
You are going to love this recipe, we took their Chicken Bryan which is a chicken breast garnished with lemon sauce, sprigs of fresh basil, chopped sun-dried tomatoes and topped with a goat cheese medallion, and made it into a skillet.
Easy to prepare, within 40 minutes you will have one of the most amazing pasta meals you will ever eat.
Enjoy from our "Carrabba's" family to yours.
Bon Appétit!
XOXO San
Chicken Bryan Pasta Skillet is a pasta with lemon butter sauce, chicken, sun-dried tomatoes and little goat cheese medallions. Easy to prepare in less than 40 minutes, and one of the most elegant and delicious skillet dishes you will ever eat.
- Pasta:
- ½ lb of pasta, linguine or fettuccine, boiled to al dente and drained
- 1 cup fresh basil, coarsely chopped
- 2 ½ ounces of sundried tomatoes, drained and coarsely chopped
- 4 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
- 2 chicken breast
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Lemon Butter Sauce:
- 13 tablespoons butter, cut into 1 tablespoon squares
- 3 tablespoons finely diced yellow onion
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- ½ cup white wine
- 3 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- Kosher salt and white pepper
To Prepare Pasta Skillet:
Heat olive oil in skillet, any pan will do. Season the chicken with salt and pepper to your taste, add the chicken and cook until slightly golden brown on both sides and cooked all the way through, about 4 minutes on each side. Remove chicken on to plate and set aside. Wipe out skillet with a paper towel.
While you are making the sauce prepare noodles by following directions on pasta box. A quick note on the sauce before you get started, we are saucy people, I double to sauce of this recipe every time I make it, now you don't need to but if you're saucy kind of people, then bring on the butter.
Reduce heat to medium high, add 1 tablespoon of butter, and let it melt. Then add minced onions and garlic, cook until onion is tender but not browned, about 3-4 minutes. Increase heat to high, immediately add white wine and lemon juice, bring to a boil and cook for 3 minutes.
Reduce heat to low (I do level 3 to 4 out of 10, on my stove top). Add 3 pieces, so 3 tablespoons of butter to the skillet, whisk and let it softened to the point it is completely melt, then add 3 more tablespoons of butter, continue to whisk until softened and melted; repeat with butter until all 12 tablespoons are in the skillet and melted. Season with salt and white pepper to taste. Remove sauce from heat, and prepare the other ingredients.
*Note you don't want to the butter to just instantly melt, you want to make sure that it is softening into the emulsified sauce. Softening all the butter and building the sauce should take 3-5 minutes. Sauce can be stored up to 2 hours at room temp, to re-heat sauce, turn burner on low and whisk until it is warm. This sauce will separate if you do not use low heat. If it does happen no worries it will still taste the same.
Once noodles are ready, cube chicken into small chunks, the chicken should be about 2 ½ to 3 cups, add to sauce. Return sauce to low heat, and add in basil, sundried tomatoes and noodles. Mix together, season if you would like with additional salt and pepper. Then top with crumbled goat cheese.
Serve immediately and enjoy!
Husband review: Jake walked in and he knew I had made something yummy, then he saw it. It was like a light trickled down from the heavens, and "AHHH" moment, with glorious music playing in the background, as he gazed at the skillet before him. Then came the first bite, and he instantly feel in love. The sauce, chicken and the whole idea of his favorite dish from Carrabba's homemade in front of him, well let's say I scored some major points.
Lemon Sauce Recipe from Carrabba's Italian Grill: Recipes from around Our Family Table Cook Book


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Second Time Around- and Not So Good This Time - Edmonton, BC
Had this procedure done before at the same doctors...
Been a patient since I was 16, I am now 50! So hope she stands behind her work.
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Aviators discuss ways to boost Grand Junction airport's standing
The loss of businesses, inaccessibility of visiting pilots and their families to shop in town and a deteriorating reputation of the airport among those in the general aviation community at Grand Junction Regional Airport has to stop, members of Grand Junction City Council said on Wednesday.
Just how to reverse that trend was the topic of yet another meeting for the city board.
"I, for one, can't watch half the airport prosper and watch the other half go down the drain," Grand Junction Mayor Tom Kenyon said.
City Council members agreed Wednesday night to draft a letter Grand Junction's Airport Authority board to request they keep open gates — at least during the daytime hours— that have been installed on Aviators Way and Navigators Way. Council members also plan to meet with Mesa County commissioners to garner support against gates, and if necessary and if they are agreeable, dissolve the Airport Authority board.
Grand Junction Regional Airport is a joint city and county entity, though neither directly contribute tax revenue to operations. However, both governments assign board members to posts on the board and elected officials from the city and county must sign off on grants the airport receives.
City Council members have become increasingly frustrated with the results of security gates that separate general aviation businesses and hangars from the public unless a person has a security badge.
Members of the Airport Authority have said they, too, didn't want to have to install the gates and an overall security fence, but the measure was approved as a sufficient plan by the Transportation Security Administration to control security at the airport. TSA did not mandate the Airport Authority to construct the fence, but the federal agency does require the Airport Authority to control access at the airport. If not, the federal government can discontinue commercial flights to the airport, a prospect Airport Authority members said they've been warned of by the feds.
For months, general aviation pilots have packed council chambers or meetings of the Airport Authority board to protest the gates, among other issues.
Council members said they have directed the city's attorney, John Shaver to look into the city's options for forcing the airport to keep the gates open.
There is no evidence that Aviators Way and Navigators Way are city-owned streets, Shaver said, but the city did not approve a permit for the gates to be closed on those roadways.
"It is a flaw, but I don't know if it's a fatal flaw," Shaver said.
Council member Bennett Boeschenstein said he was willing to challenge the Airport Authority on grounds that a master plan for a fence around most of the airport did not include a plan to gate areas in general aviation.
"I think we could force the issue to keep the gates open. Period," he said.
City council members have become more vocal lately about issues at the general aviation side of the airport, especially after hearing testimony from pilots who bypass Grand Junction because of the hassle of the new security gates. Pilots and others who own hangars also stated concerns about businesses that have left or are threatening to leave Grand Junction's airport because the gates are unfriendly for business.
"We want security, but it has to be reasonable," Kenyon said.


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Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Date of Execution:
September 10, 2003
Larry Hayes #999358
Last Statement:
I would like for Rosalyn's family and loved ones and my wife, Mary's, family to know that I am genuinely sorry for what I did. I would like you to reach down in your hearts and forgive me. There is no excuse for what I did. Rosalyn's mother asked me at the trial, "Why?" and I do not have a good reason for it. Please forgive me. As for my friends and family here - thanks for sticking with me and know that I love you and will take part of you with me. I would like to thank one of the arresting officers that I would have killed if I could have. He gave me CPR, saved my life, and gave me a chance to get my life right. I know I will see Mary and Rosalyn tonight. I love you all.


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From Study Force Dictionary
2,3-bisphosphoglycerate (also called glycerate-2,3-bisphosphate) is a three-carbon molecule with two negatively charged (2-) phosphate groups attached to the central carbon, forming a tetrahedral structure. This highly anionic molecule is most commonly found in the red blood cells at about the same concentration as that of hemoglobin (around 2 mM); this is responsible for the great efficiency of oxygen transport that takes place in hemoglobin molecules. 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate, abbreviated as 2,3-BPG and also referred to as 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG), binds with greater affinity to deoxygenated hemoglobin typically found in tissues than to oxygenated hemoglobin found in the lungs. It is for this reason that hemoglobin, and not myoglobin, is more used in transferring oxygen between tissues and the lungs. There are high concentrations of 2,3-BPG found in erythrocytes.
2,3-bisphosphoglycerate compound has two important biological activities.
1. 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate is formed both by phosphoglycerate mutase (transiently) and bisphosphopglycerate mutase. The mechanism of the reaction catalyzed by phosphoglycerate mutase involves formation of 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate via transient phosphorylation of a histidine residue of the enzyme. 2,3BPG can diffuse from phosphoglycerate mutase, however, leaving the enzyme trapped in an unusable state. Cells make excess 2,3BPG (using the enzyme bisphosphoglycerate mutase) in order to drive 2,3BPG back to phosphoglycerate mutase, so the reaction can go to completion.
2. 2,3-BPG binds in the cavity between the beta-chains of hemoglobin, making electrostatic interactions with positively charged groups surrounding this opening. Comparison of the two hemoglobin conformations shows that this opening is much narrower in oxyhemoglobin than in deoxyhemoglobin. In fact, 2,3-BPG cannot be accommodated in the oxy form. The higher the 2,3-BPG content in red blood cells, the more stable the deoxy structure will be. The decrease in O2 affinity by hemoglobin is explained by stabilization of the deoxy structure. Increased 2,3-BPG levels are also found in the blood of smokers, who because of the carbon monoxide in smoke also suffer from limitation in oxygen supply.


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The driver of a car was injured Monday when the car and a big rig collided on the southbound 5 Freeway, California Highway Patrol Officer Tony Polizzi said.
CHP responded to the crash about 9:13 a.m. at Valley View Avenue and found a Honda Civic overturned, Polizzi said.
Although preliminary calls said someone was trapped in the car, officers did not find anyone trapped, Polizzi said.
The Honda driver was transported to St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood with unknown injuries.
Polizzi was unaware if the big rig driver was injured.
Two lanes were blocked due to the crash and a 30-minute Sig Alert was issued for the left lane.
As of 11 a.m., all lanes were open.


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Kitchen Confidential
Did a 14-year-old boy witness the gruesome slaying of the Russian royal family by the Bolsheviks? That's just one of many mysteries explored in The Kitchen Boy (Viking, 2003), Robert Alexander'sNew York Times bestseller about the bloody July 1918 evening that ended the Romanov dynasty and ushered in seven decades of Communist hegemony. Glenn Williamson, who counts Hollywoodland and The Omen among his credits, has optioned Kitchen Boy for his four-year-old Back Lot Pictures. Alexander got the idea for the novel from a tantalizing actual entry in Empress Alexandra's diary penned hours before the family's execution. Alexandra writes that the revolutionaries have abruptly whisked their kitchen boy, Leonid Sednyov, to safety without explanation. In the author's imagination, Sednyov, now a frail immigrant living in Chicago, holds the answer to two real-life puzzles surrounding the Romanov murders. Judi Farkas of Judi Farkas Management negotiated the film deal for lit agent Marly Rusoff.
Lost in Space
The February 19 Hollywood Reader reported major interest in TV rights to Out There: The Inside Story of the Astronaut Love Triangle Case That Stunned America (St. Martin's), Diane Fanning's November book about pampered astronaut Lisa Nowak. No surprise there. The story of NASA employees behaving badly seems tailor made for movie-of-the-week treatment. Granada, apparently, has bigger plans. The U.K. powerhouse that brought The Queen to these shores optioned Out There with an eye toward turning the space-age love story into a feature in the satirical vein of To Die For (also inspired by a true story.) Jane Dystel of Dystel & Goderich and Hotchkiss & Associates'Jody Hotchkiss rep Fanning.
Tatum Sparks Deal
New Line won't be receiving a "Dear John" letter from Nicholas Sparks anytime soon. As reported in Variety, the studio has optioned Sparks's most recent bestseller, Dear John (Warner, Oct. 2006). New Line jumped after Temple Hill partners Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey attached rapidly rising young actor Channing Tatum to play the lead, a soldier who is torn between his love for a hometown college girl and his duty to serve his country after the 9/11 attacks. Tatum (HR, Dec. 18, 2006) appeared in last summer's frothy hit Step Up and stars in the upcoming highly anticipated Scott Rudin—produced Iraq war drama Stop Loss. Sparks's longtime agents, Theresa Park and UTA's Howie Sanders, did the deal.
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New York (Mar. 29)
— A group of 23 leading clerics and lay leaders have issued an interreligious statement, "We Are A 'Moral Alternative', " in response to the rise of political and religious conservatism in this country as exemplified by such groups as the Moral Majority. The 500-word statement, which was initiated and drafted by Rabbi Balfour Brickner of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, declared: "Today, the liberties of too many in this country are threatened by a highly organized few who are too sure they are right. They represent an intellectual and spiritual smugness that threatens even further to polarize a society already too highly fragmented. No single religious or political orientation can claim exclusive possession of the truth. No group can claim that it, alone, is patriotic and that those who disagree are un-American.
"Because we view any such pretentious self-righteousness as a serious danger to our domestic tranquility, and exactly contrary to the morality of the Bible that names pride as the primary sin, we have joined together in this statement to reaffirm our commitment to, and continually to teach the basic American values under girding our society: democrary through diversity, patriotism through plurality, equality of rights for all regarless of race, sex or belief. In this commitment, we believe we represent a moral majority of the American people."
Among the 23 signatories, all of whom have been active, individually, in many movements for social justice such as civil rights, are Rev. Paul Moore, Bishop of St. John the Divine; Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker, Senior Pastor of Canaan Baptist Church of Christ; Rev. Howard Moody of Judson Memorial Church; Dr. George Webber, president of the New York Theological Society; Rabbi Wolfe Kelman, executive vice president of the Rabbinical Assembly; and Dr. Beverly Harrison, Professor of Christian Ethics at the Union Theo logical Seminary.
Continuing, the statement said: "We believe that helping people to their feet is as religious an act as keeping them on their knees. The way to do that, however, is not by trying either to Christianize America, destroying its pluralism or replacing democracy with an American version of some theocratic state. The notion of a 'Christian republic' violates the deepest convictions of the founders of this nation. We have, and will, continue to oppose vigorously any efforts in that direction. They would destroy the foundation of our nation's unique freedom: the separation of church from state."
To counter this dangerous trend, the signatories vowed to pool their energies and mobilize their constituencies to action on many fronts including political, educational and spiritual.


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A Salish Loom
Let me tell you a little story about my Salish Loom.
Not so long ago, in vancouver I lived in a housing co-operative where I met a woman named Cheryl. As it turns out, Cheryl once did a lot of the things that I do now. She spun her own yarn with a gigantic treadle spinner, she wove, she was into alternative education for children, art, photography and other hippy stuff. Then she got older, and divorced her partner, her kids moved out and now she lives alone. (We might actually be very alike)
Cheryl and I had a love hate relationship, however. Sometimes, we got along swimmingly. Mostly when she was reminiscing about her past in the laundry room. Other times…. we hated each other… mostly when I was accidentally setting off the fire alarm in the building or doing too many loads of laundry at once. She thought I needed to grow up and take responsibility; I thought she needed to chill out. I always figured that I reminded her of herself at my age, which caused her to be distainfully regretful that she ever decided to grow up OR that she feared I would one day grow up to be her. Either way, I thought she was an unhappy old…
Anyway, at a certain point, closer to my leaving the co-op, she invited me up to her apartment saying that she would like to give me her Salish Loom. I was suspicious. That, and I didn't know much about weaving at this point. I had told her about Betsy though, which made me think that she was trying to make nice. So, upstairs I went.
She showed me around her artsy, little one bedroom. She had lots of pottery (some that she had made when she was a hippy), and knew a whole lot about it, and art… and photos. It was lovely. We talked about birth and childrearing… and wasbands and husbands. And then she busted out these giant… poles, which were apparently the end pieces of a Salish Loom.
She talked to me like I knew what she was saying, while I stared at them – giant hunks of two-by-four bolted together with these giant corroded nuts and bolts. Then she showed me a blanket she made on it… or at least a photo of it, which gave me hope. It all seemed so abstract. Then she brought out the spinning wheel that interfaces with a treadle sewing machine and told me how she made the yarn. And then our visit was over.
So I took these poles and giant flyer and put them in the backroom, vowing that one day I would figure out how to reconstruct this loom and make a blanket too.
And today, I did it…. well, not the blanket part, but I found some wood and made what I think might be a rude imitation of a Salish Loom.
Yarn and blanket to come.


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The large yellow house with English boxwoods littering the front lawn has been a fixture of Lafyette Street for the past 139 years, and will now serve a purpose beyond a home.
The Bankers House was first built in 1875 and has served as a family home to prominent bank families in Shelby since its construction, according to the National Register of Historic Places. The home was turned over to Preservation North Carolina six years ago where it was used for meetings and office space.
Now it is in the hands of the Bankers House Foundation, based out of Bank of the Ozarks.
�Nancy and George Blanton gave it to the Preservation. Not much was done with it,� said John Allen, of Bank of the Ozarks and who oversees the foundation.
"By transferring this house to a new and local organization, we believe it will be a greater asset for heritage tourism and other cultural activities and events in Shelby and Cleveland County,� said Ted Alexander, former Shelby mayor, U.S. Senate hopeful and Western Regional Director for Preservation North Carolina.
The goal now, since the foundation took charge of the house, is to find a suitable purpose for it.
�We want it to be developed with the community in mind,� Allen said.
The foundation board is made up of 12 members that have been looking at how the property and house can be used. The board also hopes to develope the gardens on site to add more of a tourism draw to the property.
�Not many people just want to see a house,� Allen said.
The garden plans are designed by a gardener from the Biltmore Estate, he added. Allen said it would take time and money to invest but would be a great asset to the house and help attract people and events.
The foundation has begun renovating some of the property. A new roof will be added and the house will be repainted its iconic yellow color. At this point, renovations will be kept to the exterior until it is decided how to use the space.
The plan is to solicit community input on what the space should be used for before putting money into additional renovations. The foundation is scheduled to hold several planning meetings with members of the community, beginning in May, to determine the home's future use. For more information on the meetings contact John Allen at 704-484-6234.


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I am 3 months post op from my BA surgery. I went from a small 36B to a full 36DD with 550cc in the left and 650cc in the right. My breasts came out FANTASTIC, my right breast was larger than my left and dr. hunsacker made my breasts seem even in size so now i am no longer self conscious about that.
My recovery was not easy I guess i learned that i have a low tolerance for pain lol..things got easy after the first 10 days. My incision was in the armpit so raising my arms immediately after surgery was painful!
Okay..so yes i am happy with my end results HOWEVER i would not reccomend coral gables plastic surgery to anyone because they are disorganized, money hungry, and you only get to see your doctor on the day of your consult and the day of your surgey. For all of your post op appointments you see a DIFFERENT doctor. I say they are money hungry because on the day of your consult they expect you to put down a 1000 deposit but it's like umm HELLO can i atleast THINK about whether or not i am going to go through with this before you pressure me into coughing up a grand.
I would also have to say that dr. hunsacker needs to seriously brush up on his interpersonal skills. He just comes off as arrogant and cocky. I went to see him again a month later because my friend wants to get her BA done by him and he didnt even recognize me! I am just being very honest. once again i am happy with my end results but not happy with the service


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Why given a second chance I wouldn't have plastic surgery again
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Following a poor outcome from a midface lift and eyelid surgery I had 6.5 months ago, I wondered how many others (like me) who have had a less than desirable result result now feel about plastic surgery? Do you feel differently about it now? What if anything have you learned from your experience? If you could turn back the clock what would you do differently? It seems there are more and more people who are becoming "victims" of plastic surgery. The question is why? And more importantly, why is it when surgeons who perform bad surgery and have a moral responsibility and duty of care towards those who's lives they have blighted are allowed to turn their backs on their patients and walk away without so much as an apology and get away with it?
As a "victim" of plastic surgery myself, I did all I could to minimize the risks by choosing a " well trained and experienced, board certified surgeon". Despite this, I still got a bad result. The surgeon who performed the procedure deviated from the original plan: I got a truncated procedure (probably because as he was preparing to go on leave the following day and may have been pushing time). When I looked in the mirror, felt like I had been the victim of a perverse experiment: The left and right side of my face look as if I was operated on my two different surgeons: The oval of my face has skewed due to uneven placement of my cheeks and my eyes were badly scarred and look worse than before from live fat grafts that had been harvested from my lower back in an attempt to correct the tear troughs resulting in lumpy lower lids.
I've been asking myself if there was anything I could have done differently and the answer is no. I did everything in my power to avoid being where I am now but there is only so much you can do to avoid falling prey to incompetence and its not helped when TV, social media, magazines and the internet normalise and trivialise cosmetic procedures. I have had time to reflect and with hindsight now feel that if I could turn the clock back, I wouldn't do it again for the following reasons: UNCERTAINTY Until you have had the procedure, it seems the doctor doesn't know how you will fare as each person responds differently to surgery and it may not turn out the way you want or expect. Plastic surgery carries higher risks than one is made aware of and you will never know if it was due to your Doctor's incompetence or your own body's reaction to the surgery? Seems you won't know until you've had the procedure. ABSENCE OF MORAL OBLIGATION AND ETHICS. There are excellent and talented surgeons with integrity who are genuinely interested in their patients and take pride in their work. Are aware of the difference they can make to a person's life and feel morally responsible to ensuring the best outcome. Others are only in it for the money. LACK OF MORAL INTEGRITY AND CREDIBILITY Not all surgeons are created equal. And not all are honest about their abilities. Many will never tell you if the surgery YOU seek presents a challenge for them. They would sooner take a chance with ruining your looks than see you walk away with your hard earned cash. (This was my experience).
ALL THE ODDS ARE WEIGHTED IN THE SURGEON'S FAVOR If and when things do go wrong, patients are left high and dry with no recourse other than to grin and bear it. Only death seems to qualify for negligence or malpractice. Disfigurement seems a risk patients are expected to take on board as its "out of the doctor's control and not something they could have foreseen". That a surgeon failed to properly assess a patient's suitability for a procedure never seems to be a factor. LACK OF TRANSPARENCY Can you GUAGE the depth, breadth and talent of an experienced plastic surgeon with a good track record from just looking at his website? Marketing and media are powerful tools and websites are crafted, designed and worded to carefully convey what THEY want you to BELIEVE backed up by (what may in some cases be doctored ) before and after images of patients and reviews that could be written by anyone. Unless you work there you'll never know how much of it is real or true.
EXPENSE FOR REMEDIAL WORK Surgeons charge more to correct another surgeon's mistakes and there is an even higher risk of a poor outcome as the surgeon is working with scar tissue which may limit what s/he can do and unless you have picked someone with experience in revision surgery and knows what they're doing, you could end up with little or no improvement or worse. DEPRESSION As someone who is 7 months on "recovering" from a bad midface lift and blepharoplasty. I know all too well that WHAT I'VE LEARNED? Cosmetic surgery is great WHEN it's successful and it can make a difference to your quality of life. The opposite however can also destroy you, morally, psychologically and financially.
WHAT WOULD I DO IF I COULD TURN BACK THE CLOCK/ Learn to love myself as I am. Do the best with what I have and find richer and more meaningful ways of bolstering my self esteem and confidence that won't wreck my head, looks or bank balance. MY ADVICE Don't do it unless you can have the moral courage to live with the consequences should anything go wrong. And if you do, then make sure you have the means (beyond your initial surgery) to pursue your goals. You may not need it but if you do at least you will be prepared.


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During the last decade, the Rockies have witnessed jam bands spring up in numbers second only to wildflowers. Sitting right between Colorado and Seattle allows us Missoulians to be on the circuit for a couple of different regions, and the ripe fruits of '90s jam band mania are tossed at us on a regular basis.
But after half a dozen years of listening to Bill Monroe-meets-Jerry-Garcia-meets-dread-notty-dread, the discerning listener can end up pretty spaced out. So to set itself apart, a good band needs a hook. Something like exemplary musicianship, a new direction, or affecting song writing, but whatever it is, the band needs something different than the rest of the field of tripped-out sound-alikes.
Enter the Portland-based Calobo. Playing more than 150 shows a year, this septet has earned a reputation around the Pacific Northwest as one of the hardest-working bands around. Not to mention the fact that they sell out more big-ticket arenas than any other band in our corner of the country, and have sold somewhere near 75,000 albums to date.
But the thing that sets Calobo apart from the rest of the field are the ripe and delicious three-part harmonies laced brilliantly within extended jams and solos. Not that the band is lacking in the "jam" part of their genre. Not at all. But in the decade that Calobo has been playing together, they've put together a rock-solid lineup of instrumental musicians who have vocal pipes to match.
So, what kind of music do they play? Well, as with so many bands these days, just choose a handful of categories, hyphenate them, and you've got a start: pop-jazz-grass with influences of folk-rock. But the Calobo experience is about so much more than just their sound. They are about energy. They are about the interaction of seven musicians and a Top Hat full of dancin' fools.
But more than anything, Calobo is about a good time. Upbeat lyrics and smiley-smiley interactions of band members is enough to make even the guy at the end of the bar who's been drinking since noon to get up, grinnin' and movin' his feet.
And once the feet are moving to the full sound of seven people who've played together for hundreds of shows, the nuance and ability of the individual musicians is what can really take you into dance-trance ecstasy.
Whether it's the bad-ass mandolin picking, keyboard stroking, or vocal harmonizing, the band will leave you sweating and smiling. What really gets me, however, it's the powerful and sensuous vocals of Michelle Van Kleef, pulling me head-first into the I-love-you trance every time they grace our city with their presence.
So be informed: Audiences on the coast would be shocked to hear that you can see their favorite band for less than a ten-spot here. Don't sweat the $5 cover.
Calobo plays at the Top Hat on Thursday, May 11 at 10 p.m. Cover $5.


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What the HECK is this?!??
In my recent searching for 1911's I cam across this.
COLT 1911 45acp MEC TEC CCU mech tech : Semi-auto at GunBroker.com
whiskey tango foxtrot!?!?!
There have been other similar attempts at this in the past. Most never made it to production or did not survive. I have seen this one before, but did not pay much attention to it. It looks like it might work well. I have not had a chance to handle one though. It looks to be a nice addition to your 1911 to turn it in to a carbine if it works well.......
hmmm, kinda looks like something I saw in a gun magazine a few months back. It was a system for a glock that enabled the soldier to shoot around corners...basically a glock with a camera on the telescoping end, and then your trigger somehow activated the actual trigger....
kinda funny the Colt has a glock laser-flashlight mounted on the front tho...
That is crazy, imo.
It looks like the bastid child of a 1911 & beretta storm or something. Weird.
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Mayor, Dave Hodgson, will join a group of sensory impaired people
on a tour around the Town Centre, between 11am – midday, on Friday
3rd December.
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In honour of the Jewish New Year, I decided to recreate my grandmother's classic honey cake.
Strangely, it was a cake she served as an appetizer, along with orange slices, after everyone returned home after a day of fasting on Yom Kippur.
We didn't bake together very often, but one year I happened to be visiting when my grandmother was doing her pre-holiday cooking and I helped her whip up her famous recipe.
The problem? The recipe has white flour, white sugar, eggs, coffee and vegetable oil.
So I created this beauty instead. The only difference I could discern was it didn't rise as much as my grandmother's did; otherwise, it's a tantalizing recreation. Tender and light, without falling apart, and laden with honey flavour.
Happy New Year!
(Love desserts? Me too! That's why I wrote an e-book about how to make them healthy. Take a peek here.)
- 1¾ cups gluten-free flour (I used 1 cup brown rice, ¾ cup sorghum)
- ⅓ cup coconut sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp cloves
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ½ cup plus 1 tbsp raw honey
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- ½ tsp Dandy Blend mixed with ½ cup hot water
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, mix the flour, coconut sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt.
- In a small pot, gently melt the applesauce, honey and coconut oil. Mix in the Dandy Blend liquid.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix well.
- Pour the batter into a greased bundt pan, or a 9-inch cake pan. Bake for 45 minutes, or until the top of the cake is firm, but springy, and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.