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SMASH Showrunner Joshua Safran Chats Season 2
In the newest issue of Entertainment Weekly, new SMASH showrunner Joshua Safran revealed details about the highly anticipated second season of the NBC musical drama series, premiering on February 5 at 9:00 pm/ET. Safran replaced series creator Theresa Rebeck, the original showrunner.
Discussing what viewers can expect in the new episodes, the executive producer revealed, "There's no bowling alley sing-alongs. There are fantasy sequences, but so far not on the level of [last season's] Bollywood cover."
Among the changes fans will see is a new look for Debra Messing's character, who last year donned a variety of artsy scarves and sweaters. "Coming into a show second season where there was so much discussion about positives and negatives about the first season gives you that rare chance to step back and go, 'What can I change?'" he explained. "So we were able to [revisit] things like the scarves. We address it head on."
Safran assures fans that the fundamental elements which made the show so popular in its freshman season will still be present in the new year. He shares, "As a viewer, I really loved the show. It's literally just reaching in and moving the tiny pieces that weren't connecting, the gears that weren't fully aligned. But it's small shifts. If you loved Smash last year, you are not seeing a radically different show. And that was important to me because I loved Smash last year."
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Charley's Fun Facts of the Day
Everyone loves useless triva and facts so I decided to make it easy and give you a good source to find just that kind of information on a daily basis. Please feel free to check my personal page on a daily basis for all the fun facts that we just don't need to know.
- When cats are happy or pleased, they squeeze their eyes shut
- The elephant is the only animal with 4 knees
- Approximately two-thirds of people tip their head to the right when they kiss
- Just days before the World Cup of 1966 in England, the trophy was stolen and then later retrieved by a dog
- Coffee drinkers have more sex than non-coffee drinkers. They also enjoy it more
- The city of Portland in Oregon was named after a coin toss in 1844. Heads for Portland and tails for Boston
- A queen bee lays 1500 eggs a day
- Laughter is a proven way to lose weight
- The African cicada fly spends 17 years sleeping, then wakes up for two weeks, mates and then die
- In ancient Rome, when a man testified in court he would swear on his testicles

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Carnival Shooter
By Seasia Infotech
This app is only available on the App Store for iOS devices.
Are you missing a carnival?
Do you feel like playing the balloon shooting game, one of the most popular games in a carnival?
Then this game is what that you need. Carnival Shooter is a super exciting game, that will keep you engrossed and hooked on to it. You get to play this game with a gun and some moving balloons in different patterns, colors and sizes. All you need to do is to burst these balloons with the touch of your fingers. As long as you go on bursting these balloons, you keep adding your score. Go get started to achieve the highest scores.
You even get to use some special powers, that make game even more entertaining. The powers are
1) Endureline power, which can be used to slow down the speed of the game for few seconds. This power is gained to 'full', after you successfully burst the bulb shaped balloons
2) +R balloon's power to reload the gun
3) +10 balloon's power to earn ten bullets
High scores of the game get summited to the Game Center Leaderboard and you can also post your high scores on Facebook and Twitter.
Upcoming features in our next upgrades are expected to be even more exciting.
What's New in Version 1.1
Removed the bug present.
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- Category: Games
- Updated: 09 May 2012
- Version: 1.1
- Size: 10.8 MB
- Language: English
- Developer: Seasia Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
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Compatibility: Requires iOS 4.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.


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Hey there! I'm Melissa, most call me Missy. I am a Fashion Merchandising and Retail Marketing major from Johnson and Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island. I am here to entertain you all with some STYLE ADVICE OF THE WEEK.
I launched my blog Cookies and Krames in the summer of 2013. What started as a street style blog back in 2009, is now my personal style blog and fashion diary. My ultimate goal for my readers is to take a peek at my fashion inspiration and personal style. The simplest part of someone's day should be getting dressed in the morning and I give my readers that extra dose of inspiration that they need. I can really show my personality to my readers through what I am wearing. Comfort is key in my book. If I am not comfortable in something, you will not catch me wearing it. The people who I see on the street give me my inspiration and I feel blogging is all about what real people are wearing.
I am a college student on a budget, as are most of my friends and classmates, I like to keep it chic and cheap! I love a good bargain, but I am quite the sucker for my designer pieces. I am always keeping an eye out for new and exciting trends that come my way. Fashion is a voice without words, I feel that what someone is wearing tells a story to other people. I hope to expand that to many more college students along my journey with CollegeFashionista!


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The new 2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid rolls into dealerships largely unchanged from last year. The vehicle boasts the same roomy interior, crisp exterior and exceptionally fuel-efficient engine that reviewers raved about last year. Review specs, features and mpgs of the new 2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid to determine if it is the right vehicle for you.
New 2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid Styling
Car shoppers who dislike the boxy exterior of the Toyota Prius will probably find the Camry a more attractive hybrid vehicle. Boasting a traditional sedan frame that incorporates smooth lines and a hint of refinement, the conventional appeal of the 2011 Camry is not likely to offend (unless, perhaps, you find the vehicle too bland).
Inside, the Camry Hybrid coddles passengers with an extremely comfortable and ergonomic layout. Ice-blue accent lighting, good fit and finish and low-engine noise all add up to a quiet and tranquil riding experience. Front seats are well proportioned and come standard with an uber-soft silk protein/synthetic fiber composition. Considering the vehicle's midsize classification, there is a good amount of available head- and leg-room for rear passengers.
Standard features available on the 2011 Camry Hybrid further add to the upscale appeal, and include dual-zone automatic climate control, leather-wrapped steering wheel, keyless ignition and 6-speaker stereo with CD player and MP3 player input. Upgrade options include leather seats, heated front seats, sunroof, satellite radio and navigation system.
In terms of cargo room, the Camry Hybrid falls a bit short. The hybrid battery is housed in the trunk, which brings total trunk space down to 10.6 cubic feet.
2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid Performance
The Camry's main power plant is a 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine that musters 147 horsepower. Add in a 40-hp electric engine, and total power comes in at 187 horsepower. Shoppers will be pleased to learn that this engine combination is remarkably fluid, and competes well against traditional gas engine models in the midsize sedan class. If necessary, the vehicle shows solid performance when it comes to acceleration and handling.
With the help of a continuously variable transmission (CVT), the Camry Hybrid earns an EPA-estimated 31 mpg in the city and 35 mpg on the highway (33 mpg combined). These great figures are spurred by the electric engine's ability to provide full power all the way up to a maximum of 30 mph. In comparison, the slower traditional Toyota Camry with four-cylinder engine earns 22 mpg in the city and 32 mpg on the highway (26 mpg combined).
New 2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid Safety
Toyota outfits the Camry with a wide array of standard safety features. These include seven airbags (including driver knee airbag), anti-lock disc brakes, stability control and traction control. In crash tests performed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the Camry earned a best-possible rating of "Good."
New 2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid Pricing
The new 2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid starts at $26,400. For many, the slight increase in price when compared to upper-tier traditional Camrys is more than justified. Given the significant boost in mileage and solid inclusion of standard features, most reviewers consider the Camry Hybrid an excellent value. Still, there are more affordable hybrids out there, most notably the Toyota Prius. For similar styling and luxury (plus improved fuel efficiency), also consider test-driving the Ford Fusion Hybrid and Mercury Milan Hybrid.


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I have stubborn fat in my abdomen that was not going anywhere with diet and exercise (I always had a little layer of insulation that I was comfortable with but as I have gotten older it has gotten thicker and thicker). After much deliberation I decided to try CoolSculpting being it was reported to be non-invasive and have good results. I liked the idea you could go back to regular activity... READ MORE
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I had CoolSculpting done 2 days ago and right now my lower abdomen is extremely swollen. I know it is normal to swell after the procedure but my question is the reason I am so... READ MORE
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No I did not lose any weight. It is not a weight loss procedure. I think the doctors office photoshopped the after pictures in all honesty READ COMMENT
The swelling afterward is normal and temporary. Same with the pain. Given the option I would not do it again. It was a waste of money and the results did not last. I'm pregnant with my first child now and once I'm done having children... READ COMMENT
Yes. Compared to my results 2 and 3 months post procedure the fat is back. It may be slightly less than what I had before I had the procedure done and it's hardly noticable and not worth the money. Like I said before, if you want to... READ COMMENT
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Almost 75% percent of all gutters installed throughout the U.S. are seamless gutters. The sections of the gutters join only at inside and outside corners creating a streamlined appearance. Seamless guttering is formed on site using a roll machine and can be sized to any length to ensure a custom fit. Not only do Vero Beach gutters help direct rain water from the foundation of your home or building, they are also important for routing water away from walkways, which is an important need if you have clients that come to your place of business.
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PedidosYa.com, the Uruguay-based online food ordering leader in Latin America that allows users to quickly find restaurants and order food from its website, iPhone and Android apps, has launched in Colombia.
PedidosYa.com arrived in Colombia this month, starting in Bogotá with more than 40 restaurants and 290 branches. Included among them are a number of important restaurant chains, such as Presto, PPC, Fruterias Patty y Don Jediondo, and also well-known restaurants such as Casavieja, Palos de Moguer, Tahi Sushi and Arepas DC.
The company was founded in Uruguay by Endeavor Entrepreneurs Ariel Burschtin, Ruben Sosenke and Alvaro Garcia in October of 2009. Currently, it operates in six countries in Latin America: Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Puerto Rico and recently Colombia. PedidosYa already works with more than 2,500 restaurants including brands like Burger King, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Denny's, Presto, PPC, California Burritos, Benihana, Romario and Itamae Sushi.
The opening in Colombia is complemented by the launch of the Android app, which adds to the one already launched in December of 2011 for the iPhone. These apps detect the users' location through GPS and list a number of restaurants that deliver to the specified location.
Alvaro Garcia, co-CEO at PedidosYa.com, says, "We are really excited with the goals we have been achieving and we are optimistic about our future plans. More and more new customers and restaurants choose our service and enjoy its benefits. Launching in Colombia is another important milestone in our international expansion strategy, helping us remain leaders in the Latin American market."
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Cambridge University Seeks 'Doctor of Chocolate'
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(LONDON) — Cambridge University in the United Kingdom is seeking a "Doctor of Chocolate" to spend three and a half years indulging their sweet tooth — all in the name of science.
The successful candidate won't just be indulging in a Willy Wonka fantasy, though. They'll also have to have a top degree in physics, chemistry or engineering.
The first ever doctor of chocolate will be tasked with investigating "the factors which allow chocolate, which has a melting point close to that of the human body, to remain solid and retain qualities sought by consumers when it is stored and sold in warm climates," according to a posting on Cambridge University's website.
The successful candidate will work alongside other researchers who "have extensive experience in studying soft solids, including foods," according to the posting.
Chocolate fanatics who think they fit the bill have until Aug. 29 to apply.
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OPEC and Russia are leading…
Analysts warn that South Korea might face a diplomatic backlash from placing its top foreign policy focus on securing energy resources from developing nations.
So far this year South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) has assigned nearly $9 billion towards securing energy resources from the developing world, the Korea Times reported.
Professor Nam Young-sook at Ewha Women's University Graduate School of International Studies noted, "One may allege South Korea's loans and grants are focused on resource-rich nations and that this shows that it uses development assistance as a tool to fulfill its trade interests," adding that without a carefully crafted foreign policy South Korea could wind up being perceived as a "self-serving, greedy energy seeker that cares little about developing nations."
Nam's fears were reflected in a speech that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered on 11 June in Zambia, where she warned that a new colonialism was creeping into resource-rich Africa from foreign investors and governments interested only in extracting natural resources to enrich themselves, telling her audience, "We saw that during colonial times, it is easy to come in, take out natural resources, pay off leaders and leave. And when you leave, you don't leave much behind for the people who are there. We don't want to see a new colonialism in Africa."
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Energy innovation and grid modernization
A report released just before the holidays, "Transforming U.S. Energy Innovation," from the Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, is worthy of notice.
That is, for those of us who understand science's role in securing our energy and economic security in an age of unfettered global competition, in which failure to act in a concerted, urgent fashion seals our decline relative to our competitors. "Concerted" here means public-private efforts that align government policies and resources with clear market objectives and private-sector incentives. This approach at least plays off my theme from last week, elucidated in "Electric Vehicles: Rorschach Card for Election Year?"
It would be nearly impossible not to make the connection with grid modernization, but just in case, recall that research and development in the power industry is a major issue and that, despite controversy, much value will be derived from the deployment strategy facilitated by grants made under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
But I'll let the authors of the report make a few points from a video they made to introduce their key findings.
"The driver for the report is the recognition that the world needs a revolution in energy technologies," said Laura Diaz Anadon, director, Energy Technology Innovation Policy, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. "We cannot continue on the path we're on right now. Our energy systems are relying on fossil fuels, relying on fuels from unstable parts of the world. And what our group and other groups have been realizing over the past ten, twenty years is that we need a new range of energy technologies that can allow us to grow in industrial and developing countries. Our approach was to take a systems approach to the innovation system in the United States."
Matthew Bunn, associate professor of public policy, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, added to his colleague's opening point.
"Our report looks at several different things," Bunn said. "First, we need to do more federal government investment in the initial research, development and demonstration of these new technologies. And if the federal government spends more, it should get more bang for the buck. So we looked at the performance of the [national] labs and other energy innovation institutions. We asked, 'How can we make those more efficient and effective?'"
The research included addressing key questions: How much can we reduce dependence on foreign oil? How can we reduce the cost of each energy system? How can we reduce carbon emissions?
"The private sector is an even more key player, in some ways, than the federal government, which has a role in getting technologies to the point that the private sector can take them up," Bunn said. "How can we give the private sector the incentives to deploy those technologies? We looked at the private sector today and did an unprecedented survey of private sector energy innovation and what it takes for the federal government to motivate more work in the private sector."
Anadon continued with a few findings.
"In our research we identified areas that would benefit from large percentage increases in funding from the government for energy R&D," Anadon said. "And the areas we found that would benefit the most from these increases are solar photovoltaics, batteries for utility-scale energy storage, bio-energy and building efficiency.
"We also found there were three technology areas would benefit from increases in funding," she continued. "However, these increases in funding are smaller, in percentage terms: nuclear power, vehicles and coal and natural gas with carbon capture and storage."
Bunn made the pitch.
"We think that even at a time of budget constraints, it's crucial to make high pay-off, long-term investments that are important to the future of our country," he said. "If you look at the past, the investments that have been made in [energy] efficiency and renewables have paid off—usually. That's been confirmed by the National Academy of Sciences and other [groups]. It's clear that those investments have resulted in huge economic payoffs for the United States. In fact, we found that a few billion dollars more a year today in energy R&D could lead to hundreds of billions of dollars in savings to the economy in a strict carbon scenario by 2050, for example.
"These investments are important to the future of the country and there are lots of ways to fund them," Bunn added. "For example, in the past, a small fee was put on transfers of natural gas through pipelines to fund research on the recovery of natural gas. That research actually led to huge improvements in the recovery of natural gas from, for example, coal-bed methane. So that's a way you can imagine doing this [R&D] outside the normal appropriations process. It doesn't add to the deficit of the U.S. government."
Anadon acknowledged that the national lab system, for instance, had room to improve.
"What we found in our study of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory is that while it has some capabilities that are very valuable, such as providing testing facilities that private firms can use ... we found many things that hampered its ability to be more effective," she said. "For instance, the labs face vulnerable budgets. [R&D] activities that take a long time face uncertain funding in different areas. That doesn't help.
"We also found that there wasn't enough information about the markets being used at high levels of decision making," Anadon added. "So researchers at the national labs are working with private firms that have a lot of technical and market knowledge, but aren't contributing as much as they could to decisions at higher levels over where to expend funds. And we also found that there weren't enough incentives for entrepreneurship."
Bunn extrapolated on that point.
"It's crucial to structure the market so that companies have the incentive to deploy these low-carbon, innovative technologies," he said. "If it remains free to dump your pollution into the atmosphere, people will continue to do that. We found that you need a burst of investment in the R&D to develop new energy technologies, but you also need the government policies to give incentive to the private sector, which ultimately deploys new technologies, to deploy them. You need to integrate your policies to develop new technologies with your deployment policies."
"The U.S. risks missing a lot of new markets in the future if it's not active in at least some of these areas," Anadon concluded. "We have seen China taking the lead in manufacturing wind turbines, solar panels and other technologies. Energy markets will continue to grow and it wouldn't be smart policy for the U.S. government if it just decided not to compete in any of these markets."
Bunn acknowledged, in closing, that the task before us is huge.
"The world and the United States need a transformation of the energy technology we have available," Bunn said. "We'll need dramatically more energy to fuel a growing world. And we need to produce that energy without dumping so much carbon into the atmosphere. In fact, we need a drastic reduction in the amount of carbon going into the atmosphere as we're ramping up the amount of energy we produce. That's a huge challenge."
Just another bunch of over-educated eggheads who don't "get" the "free market"? Or accomplished scientists who've studied the art of the possible and see a path ahead, based on objective analysis? I think we've heard far more than enough from the former and too little from the latter. Chew it over.
Phil Carson
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Bill Maher does it again!
Day: November 7, 2010
Salon: This week in crazy: George W. Bush
Bush told us this week that he does care. Not about the dead and neglected of New Orleans. He cares about people accusing him of not caring…
Apparently the worst moment of his presidency — which included 9/11 — was getting slighted by Kanye West?
George W. Bush cared a great deal about one particular black person: Kanye West.
From his recent interview with Matt Lauer, on the occasion of the publication of Bush's new book:
MATT LAUER: You remember what he said?
PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: Yes, I do. He called me a racist.
MATT LAUER: Well, what he said was, "George Bush doesn't care about black people."
PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: That's — "he's a racist." And I didn't appreciate it then. I don't appreciate it now. It's one thing to say, "I don't appreciate the way he's handled his business." It's another thing to say, "This man's a racist." I resent it, it's not true, and it was one of the most disgusting moments in my Presidency.
MATT LAUER: This from the book. "Five years later I can barely write those words without feeling disgust." You go on. "I faced a lot of criticism as President. I didn't like hearing people claim that I lied about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction or cut taxes to benefit the rich. But the suggestion that I was racist because of the response to Katrina represented an all time low."
PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: Yeah. I still feel that way as you read those words. I felt 'em when I heard 'em, felt 'em when I wrote 'em and I felt 'em when I'm listening to 'em.
MATT LAUER: You say you told Laura at the time it was the worst moment of your Presidency?
PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: Yes. My record was strong I felt when it came to race relations and giving people a chance. And — it was a disgusting moment.
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Bloomberg: 'THEY CAN'T READ'
Bloomberg: Congress 'Can't Read' And Some Members Don't Know What, Or Where China Is
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Saturday that some newly elected members of Congress "can't read" and don't know what or where China is.
Bloomberg delivered his stinging assessment of Washington's newcomers during an interview with The Wall Street Journal.
"If you look at the U.S., you look at who we're electing to Congress, to the Senate–they can't read," he said. "I'll bet you a bunch of these people don't have passports."
The three-term, billionaire mayor warned against a trade war with China — something both major parties found politically helpful in last Tuesday's election — and suggested that America assess its policies for answers:
"I think in America, we've got to stop blaming the Chinese and blaming everybody else and take a look at ourselves," he said.
Last month, The New York Times reported that at least 29 candidates on both sides of the aisle ran ads critical of China and opponents who would support policies that help foreign workers–not Americans.
In one of its last acts before the midterm elections, Congress passed legislation retaliating against China, contending that the nation is undervaluing its currency.
Time's Zachary Karabell believes Americans are wrong. Continue reading…
Glenn Beck Compares The President To P.Diddy
This is the second time in as many days that Glenn Beck has suggested that President Obama might be assassinated while in India and other eastern countries. His first rant didn't quite touch on the word "assassination" but this rant on his radio program leaves no holds barred.
Sorting out the crazies, indeed…
Based on his insulting rant last year, we already know how little Glenn Beck thinks of India. But, his latest screed about President Obama's upcoming trip to India goes even further. In a long tirade, Glenn Beck worried that "Muslim nut jobs" who think Obama is a "sellout" Muslim might try to assassinate him in India.
And, tooting that racial dog whistle that Beck wears around his neck, he also compared President Obama to P.Diddy arriving with his "thugs." From Glenn Beck's November 4 radio show (emphasis added):
Glenn Beck: Is India not a hot bed for Islamic radicalism?
Mike Baker: I wouldn't call it that. I would say it's not an unfriendly environment for a variety of people who may not have our best interest at heart. How diplomatic am I being right there?
Beck: I'm not saying the government of India or the Indian people, but those forces are there that are hostile to India which are hostile to our interests
Baker: Sure, exactly.
Beck: The extremist world would love something to happen to the president of the United States in India. Would it not set the world on fire?
Baker: It wouldn't have to be a direct harm to the president. It could be the disruption of the trip. It could be an operation, you know, planned during the course of his visit. Anything like that creates the profile they're looking for.
Beck: A bomb going off near the president or near his entourage even would be a huge message.
Baker: It shows a win for them and it shows their ability to operate. Now the Indian Service, you can argue that the current Obama Administration has somewhat ignored the relationship with the Indian government during the two years so far, and certainly the Indian government certainly feels that way, but one of the good things about, you know, the work in the intelligence field and in security is regardless of who's in power and regardless of what the administration is, there tend s to be a constant relationship between say, for instance, the CIA and its counterpart and a place like India. You just get the job done. You keep working and there's a lot of work that goes on before this visit that never gets on the radar screen, and that work gets done and quite honestly, maintaining the security of the president or anybody else oftentimes is more reliant on that work, the work that you never see. It's not the armored vehicles. It's not the Secret Service standing There it's not the warships. It's all that collection and all of the maintenance of the liaison contacts, studying the actionable intelligence we're picking up and the public doesn't see that.
Beck: For somebody who lived some place where nobody knew who you were, if you have to get in the mind of the Indian people how does it appear to India, to the average person, when a president comes and he takes 34 warships to your country, 3,000 entourage, helicopters, jets, takes the biggest, you know, the most prestigious hotel and takes all of it over and disrupts, closes, holds portions of the gateway of India and people are losing their jobs. They're not going to be able to feed their family. This is according to the India Times. How can I lose this business? They're putting me in crisis. How does this appear? Is this P. Diddy arriving with 40 thugs?
P.Diddy? Really, Glenn Beck?
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Peggy Noonan: Sarah Palin A 'Nincompoop' For Reagan Reduction
Peggy Noonan finally says something I agree with…
Conservative columnist and former Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan doesn't like people demeaning the Gipper's legacy, not even Sarah Palin, and not even if she's only talking about the former president's Hollywood career.
She writes in her latest column of a recent incident in which Sarah Palin attempted to explain away a Karl Rove criticism over her "reality show" by drawing parallels to former president Ronald Reagan's silver screen career, including his roles in movies such as "Bedtimes for Bonzo, bozo or something":
Excuse me, but this was ignorant even for Mrs. Palin. Reagan people quietly flipped their lids, but I'll voice their consternation to make a larger point. Ronald Reagan was an artist who willed himself into leadership as president of a major American labor union (Screen Actors Guild, seven terms, 1947-59.) He led that union successfully through major upheavals (the Hollywood communist wars, labor-management struggles); discovered and honed his ability to speak persuasively by talking to workers on the line at General Electric for eight years; was elected to and completed two full terms as governor of California; challenged and almost unseated an incumbent president of his own party; and went on to popularize modern conservative political philosophy without the help of a conservative infrastructure. Then he was elected president.
"The point is not 'He was a great man and you are a nincompoop,' though that is true," Noonan continues. "The point is that Reagan's career is a guide, not only for the tea party but for all in politics. He brought his fully mature, fully seasoned self into politics with him. He wasn't in search of a life when he ran for office, and he wasn't in search of fame; he'd already lived a life, he was already well known, he'd accomplished things in the world."
Though Noonan's piece is not simply a jab at Palin, but rather a larger message about the real political significance of one's actions and accomplishments, as well as the necessity to "earn your way into politics," it's also worth noting that Noonan has never shied away from writing confrontational columns about the former Alaska Governor.
From Palin's coming out party until her decision to step down as Governor of the Frontier State, Noonan has made it clear that she doesn't jive with the "mama grizzly" brand of politics.
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If Democrats Had The Cajones…
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If Democrats had [cajones]…
Before the 112th Congress convenes, the Senate of the 111th would pass the 400 bills sent to them by the industrious House…if Democrats had balls.
The Senate fucks were voted in to work, to legislate for their term, but you know those sissy baby ninnies will lay down and die. Because that's what Democrats do.
Republicans would vote in their bills. Republicans act on what they believe.
Sure. They're wrong and lean heavily towards the batshit crazy end of the intellectual spectrum:
- There have been more jobs created under Obama in 2 years than during the entire Bush administration. (Graph)
- Democrats consistently preside over job creation. (Graph)
- Republicans consistently are responsible for record deficits. (Graph)
- Tax cuts (especially for the rich) do not create jobs (Source)
Republican heads would explode if they were capable of comprehending this.
But Republicans have the courage of their convictions….
…except when it comes to actually fighting a war themselves (Think chickenhawks, the narcissists who believe they're too smart to die, when they're really just too cowardly.)
They're loud and proud.
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Pelosi's Triumph
Slate – By William Saletan
Democrats didn't lose the battle of 2010. They won it.
Democrats have lost the House, and health care is getting the blame. Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana, a retiring Democrat, says his party "overreached by focusing on health care rather than job creation" and by spending $1 trillion on "a major entitlement expansion." Sen. John McCain's economic adviser agrees. Pundits say the health care bill killed President Obama's approval ratings, cost congressional Democrats their jobs, and snuffed out the legacy of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. "Virtually every House Democrat from a swing district who took a gamble by voting for the health law made a bad political bet," says the New York Times. The Los Angeles Times laments that "the measure of a leader in Washington isn't how much gets done, it's who holds power in the end. On that scale, Pelosi failed."
I'm not buying the autopsy or the obituary. In the national exit poll, voters were split on health care. Unemployment is at nearly 10 percent. Democrats lost a lot of seats that were never really theirs, and those who voted against the bill lost at a higher rate than did those who voted for it. But if health care did cost the party its majority, so what? The bill was more important than the election.
I realize that sounds crazy. We've become so obsessed with who wins or loses in politics that we've forgotten what the winning and losing are about. Partisans fixate on punishing their enemies in the next campaign. Reporters, in the name of objectivity, refuse to judge anything but the Election Day score card. Politicians rationalize their self-preservation by imagining themselves as dynasty builders. They think this is the big picture.
They're wrong. The big picture isn't about winning or keeping power. It's about using it. I've made this argument before, but David Frum, the former speechwriter to President Bush, has made it better. In March, when Democrats secured enough votes to pass the bill, he castigated fellow conservatives who looked forward to punishing Pelosi and President Obama "with a big win in the November 2010 elections." Frum observed:
Legislative majorities come and go. This healthcare bill is forever. A win in November is very poor compensation for this debacle now. … No illusions please: This bill will not be repealed. Even if Republicans scored a 1994 style landslide in November, how many votes could we muster to re-open the "doughnut hole" and charge seniors more for prescription drugs? How many votes to re-allow insurers to rescind policies when they discover a pre-existing condition? How many votes to banish 25 year olds from their parents' insurance coverage?
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Alice Prasek Gabriel : ObituaryObituaries November 28, 2012
Mrs. Alice Prasek Gabriel, age 84, of Jasper, Georgia died Sunday, November 25, 2012 at the Piedmont Mountainside Hospital in Jasper, Georgia.
Born November 9, 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late John and Ruth Prasek. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Tate United Methodist Church. Alice's family moved to Winter Park, Florida when she was a young girl and graduated from Winter Park High School. She married Milton Gabriel on August 8, 1958. Mr. Gabriel was an Air Force officer stationed at a nearby Orlando Air Force Base. Milton was career military and they were stationed throughout the United States and overseas. After retirement they lived in Texas for twenty years before settling in Jasper, Georgia in 1998.
Survivors include HER HUSBAND, Milton Gabriel of Jasper, Ga.; TWO DAUGHTERS, Nancy Sullivan Fish and her Companion, John Daldiel of Altoona, Fla.; Carol Gabriel Tholen (Rudy) of Benton, Tenn.; GRANDCHILDREN, Damon Fish, Corey Fish, Brennan Fish, Rachel Marie Cangemi and Christopher Monroe Hatfield; GREAT-GRANDCHILD, Weston Monroe Hatfield. Friends of the family include Wesley Graydon and Cale Quinton.
Graveside Services are scheduled for 12:30 p.m., Thursday, November 29, 2012 at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Georgia, Rev. Louise Elmore will officiate.
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In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Tate United Methodist Church, 5880 Highway 53 East, Tate, Georgia 30177
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TAMPA — Susan Hussey always reminded me of a character in a play. One of those plucky tomboy types you find in musicals, say, like Laurey in Oklahoma!; or one of Chekhov's drolly elegant heroines, like Madame Ranevskaya, the deposed aristocrat of The Cherry Orchard.
I saw Ms. Hussey and her husband, Aubrey Hampton, whenever I went to review plays at Gorilla Theatre, which they founded in 1990 and operated in a Drew Park warehouse since 1998. The company was a labor of love that the couple underwrote generously with money they made from Aubrey Organics, Hampton's business whose products are a staple in health food stores. Ms. Hussey started as a temp and worked her way up to vice president for marketing and advertising.
Ms. Hussey and Hampton seemed to be at Gorilla for every performance, seated in the front row, often wearing stylish evening clothes, usually with a glass of wine. The theater was their baby, and they built a loyal audience with daring productions.
Offbeat musicals like Falsettos, Side Show and The Last Five Years had Tampa Bay premieres at Gorilla. Thoughtful works by Wallace Shawn, George Bernard Shaw, Alan Bennett and other important playwrights were the rule. On the eve of the first Iraq War, Gorilla joined theaters around the world to perform simultaneously Aristophanes' antiwar play Lysistrata.
But the play I remember most vividly was by Ms. Hussey herself, The Dressing Room, a tender but tough-minded portrait of a drag queen dying of AIDS in 1993. It and another Hussey play, The Toxic Wave, were later published by the University of Tampa Press.
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Ms. Hussey was diagnosed with cancer five years ago, not long after giving birth to her and Aubrey's son, Trevor, now 6. She wrote about her ordeal with the disease in two essays in Organica magazine (organicanews.com).
The last play Ms. Hussey attended at Gorilla was Six Degrees of Separation in December. "She had chemotherapy that day and still went to the theater that night," said her friend Silvia Curbelo.
Ms. Hussey died Wednesday at 54. Ironically, but appropriately given her devotion to the theater, Gorilla was featured in a story Thursday in the St. Petersburg Times about the surprising success of small theater companies in the economic downturn.
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America's 16th President is stopping by the Parish House of the New Utrecht Reformed Church at 18th Avenue and 84th Street on Tuesday, February 11, where he'll share stories of his early life growing up on the frontier and discuss his views on slavery and the issues that led to the Civil War.
The president will be portrayed by Robert Costello, and, like all politicians, he'll precede the appearance by hobnobbing with elementary-aged children during a meet-and-greet at New Utrecht High School.
"There is no greater reward than to see a look of wonder and astonishment in a child's eyes upon meeting me or to hear from a student who at my urging has discovered enjoyment in reading," Costello said.
Of course, Costello, as Lincoln, will fit right in as a piece of living history at New Utrecht Reformed Church. The church was founded in 1677, and the sanctuary building next to the Parish House was built in 1828. He'll be accompanied by Civil War reenactors from the 14th Brooklyn Regiment, Company H.
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CHICAGO -- Neither man had a clue what to expect that morning last March as they stood toe-to-toe, 42 stories above the city.
It's a wild weekend!
This will be a busy weekend in St. Augustine with so many things to do. Here are some of the highlights; for details, check out Compass in this newspaper:
Wrong day for parade: The 54th annual Christmas parade begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, not Friday as listed in Thursday's "Go and Do" section of The Record.
Neighbors: Legion hosting breakfast fundraiser
First things first. Happy Belated Birthday to all my fellow Scorpios!
COA Activities
Everything from photography to dance classes will be offered in coming weeks at the Council on Aging, 180 Marine St.
Sorting out God, sex and chocolate cake
By now you undoubtedly have read about the formula a Texas pastor promotes for a purpose driven marriage.
Q: I get Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, for a mental disability. I would like to try going to work. Am I allowed to get a part-time job without risking loss of benefits?
Bookmobile Schedule
The following is the schedule for the St. Johns County Public Library System's Bookmobile for the week of Dec. 8.
November Caregiver
Home Instead Senior Caregiver of the Month for November is Marianne Barrett.
For The Record
Foster/adoptive parents sought -- The St. Johns County Family Integrity Program has 17 children looking for an adoptive home, plus an additional 28 children in need of a foster home.
Crafts, cooking & concerts: Holidays are busy time at Council on Aging
Opportunities abound at the Council on Aging this holiday season.
Neighbors: Future Falcon Night set for today
There's lots going on in Hastings in coming days.
'Cadillac Records' plays song you've heard before
Downtown Sunday Village Market
Dec. 7: The Dow Museum of Historic Houses (formerly Old St. Augustine Village) will hold a weekly Sunday Market from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The market will include fresh produce, honey, citrus, bread, sauces, plants, prepared food, rum cakes, coffee, tea, art, jewelry, pottery, cards, antiques, live music and more. The main entrance is at 149 Cordova St., with free parking in the lot across the street (the Lightner Museum). Go to www.dowmuseum.com or call 823-9722.
Festival of Trees
Event opens Dec. 5 with Santa, cookies, carols and continues through Dec. 14
Santa sightings ... and other local holiday events
Phone calls from Santa
Winter Wonderland
Ice skating, snow and a giant ice slide in St. Augustine
Holiday films coming to IMAX
wo popular holiday films are coming to the World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theater. "The Polar Express" and "Santa vs. the Snowman" will both open Dec. 12.
Life in a Nutshell: No more holiday injuries
It's not Thanksgiving unless there's a calamity in the kitchen, and in most cases it involves fire. Or knives. Or flaming knives with a highly toxic, salmonella-ridden turkey. How festive.
Holiday Pops Concert
Dec. 17-18: The Jacksonville Symphony's Holiday Pops concert comes to St. Augustine for two evenings of delightful orchestral seasonal music with featured singers Staci Cobb and Josh Waller. Associate Conductor Morihiko Nakahara will direct both concerts. The orchestra's 52 full-time and 30 part-time musicians provide exciting and heartwarming holiday fare concluding with an audience sing-along.
Wild Weekend
Dec. 6: One of the largest parades in North Florida, the 54th Annual Christmas Parade will include floats, marching bands cars, horses and the arrival of Santa.
Fishing: Warm water brings out bottom fish
From reports by marinas, bait & tackle shops and guides
Explore ethnic ingredients for bargain party foods
The economy is likely to pinch most people's entertaining budgets this holiday season. But don't stop decking the halls quite yet. There are plenty of ways to throw a nice bash without breaking the bank.
Cookie baking time is here
The fruitcake-like topping on these bars is deliciously sweet. It calls for dried apricots, dates and golden raisins, but any combination of dried fruit would work. For a festive red topping, swap cherries and cranberries for the dates and raisins.
Freeze marshmallows to keep them fresh
Dear Heloise: How do you keep an open bag of marshmallows fresh and keep them from sticking together? -- Gail, via e-mail
Turn holiday drink into luscious pie
Since cream pie fillings get poured into already baked crusts, you can save yourself some time and buy a prepared crust for this recipe.
Practice food safety during the holidays
As residents get ready for the holiday season, the St. Johns County Health Department (SJCHD) emphasizes the importance of safe food preparation and storage to prevent possible foodborne illnesses.
Recipe Finder: Squash pie easy to make
Dorothy Fisher of Morrisville, Pa., was looking for a pie recipe like the one she remembers her mother-in-law making many years ago. Pieces of crookneck squash were used as the filling. Her mother-in-law was a good cook, Fisher said, but never wrote down anything.
Take care when indulging
Not to be a grinch about it, but we're amid the most dangerous six weeks of the year, diet-wise. Nutritionists say the average American will gain 5 to 15 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. And before Valentine's Day, will break his or her resolution to lose it.
Holiday tradition
In days past, a huge log was selected in the forest and burned in the hearth as part of traditional Christmas celebrations. The magical properties of the yule log is said to ensure good luck in the coming year and to all those who lent a hand at pulling it home.
Dinkins receives honors for 'spirit of slow food'
Slow Food First Coast recently presented David Dinkins, St. Johns County Agricultural Center extension director, with the first John Barnes "Spirit of Slow Food" Award.
Toast to the holidays
The perfect holiday cocktail is easy to assemble in crowd-pleasing quantities, attractive and goes down smooth. This Poinsettia cocktail from Valerie Peterson's entertainingly irreverent "Peterson's Holiday Helper" is the perfect fit.
Emergency team gets one of its easiest patients
A very special delivery was made in September for the Emergency Care Center -- iStan. iStan is a human patient simulator that can offer emergency medical teams and other medical care givers, more experience than they would ever see in real life, but just as realistic. iStan breathes, talks, bleeds, reacts to medications and even dies, if the right medical treatment is not given to him (or her). This state-of-the-art simulator allows medical personal to train and practice with super-realistic intensity. Teams can review actual case experiences, refine their judgments of managing priorities and practice procedures. They can experience cases rarely seen, though possible. They can customize training exercises for right here in St. Augustine.
Consider your needs for Medicare enrollment
TALLAHASSEE -- With just one month left in the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period, the Florida Department of Elder Affairs' SHINE program is reminding Florida Medicare beneficiaries to carefully evaluate their health care needs.
This holiday, give the gift of life
Blood Center of the St. Johns-The Blood Alliance is urging all potential blood donors to give the gift of life this holiday season to help ensure sick patients have a holiday to celebrate. Blood recipients need blood every day of the year.
Most recover fully from syndrome
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My mother fell last week. Her legs gave out, and she had no feeling in them. Her arms became numb, too. The doctors diagnosed Guillain-Barre syndrome. They said it's a virus that attacks nerves and causes paralysis. What is this? What is the prognosis? Will she walk again? She just returned from a trip, and she had intestinal problems the last day. This was about two weeks ago. -- S.S.
Are changes coming for finance?
WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday spelled out several aggressive steps that government could take to fix the main cause of the recession.
Obama taps Richardson for Commerce Secretary
WASHINGTON -- Of all the titles that Bill Richardson has held in his storied political career, the one he seems to like most is memorialized in the Guinness Book of World Records.
UAW willing to bend
SAN FRANCISCO -- United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said Wednesday that the union is willing to modify existing labor contracts to help automakers present a more compelling case for federal aid to Congress later this week.
Houston airport offering travelers karaoke
HOUSTON -- Leaving on a jet plane? Is the waiting the hardest part? Try airport karaoke!
National Report
STOCKTON, Calif. -- A teenage boy who limped into a local gym with a chain locked to his ankle had been burned by a baseball bat heated in a fireplace and forced to watch a family eat meals while he went without food, a woman accused of abusing him said in a jailhouse interview.
Carmakers' pleas find skepticism from Senate
WASHINGTON -- Detroit's Big Three automakers were humble, contrite and specific Thursday about why they need $34 billion in federal help quickly -- but their bid still faces an uncertain future in Congress.
National Report
CHICAGO -- Prosecutors detailed for the first time their circumstantial evidence against William Balfour, portraying the slayings of three of actress Jennifer Hudson's family members as the work of a jealous husband.
Bushes buy home in Dallas
DALLAS -- President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush have bought a home among business leaders and prominent Republican donors in an affluent North Dallas neighborhood, where they will live after the president leaves office in January.
Treasury weighs mortgage intervention
WASHINGTON -- The Treasury Department is strongly considering a plan to intervene directly into the mortgage industry to dramatically force down rates and stimulate the moribund housing market, according to sources familiar with the proposal.
Reeled-in fish yields ring lost 21 years
BUNA, Texas (AP) -- The one that didn't get away held an unlikely surprise for a Texas man.
Couple arrested on sex charges
A Palm Coast woman and her husband were arrested Tuesday after dozens of images allegedly showing the woman engaged in sex acts with their two German shepherds and a 15-year-old girl were turned over to authorities, the Flagler County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday.
Harmonizing for the holidays
Mixing the 27 songs cut for Eclipse Studio's 2008 St. Augustine Christmas album is not complete, but already studio owner Jim Stafford is getting positive feedback for his decision to change direction slightly.
Pal Day to honor military personnel
Some 1,000 service personnel and their families are expected in St. Augustine Saturday for the annual Pal Day.
Woman charged in fraud scheme
A woman who had been a housekeeper at a Ponte Vedra Beach retirement community for nearly a decade is facing charges of stealing more than $20,000 from a 98-year-old resident there.
A photo caption incorrectly reported Wednesday that it was at the staging site for the Vilano Beach Town Center, which is not under construction.
Mom hopes fund can provide gifts for daughters
A single mother of 8- and 12-year-old girls has never applied to the Empty Stocking Fund before, but she is this year because her health problems have so overwhelmed her that she cannot afford to give her girls presents this Christmas.
2 hoax bombs exploded outside jail
OCALA -- Authorities have exploded the second of two hoax bombs placed outside a north Florida jail in less than 12 hours and have arrested one person in connection with the first incident.
Aldridge admits to murder
Sandy Jordan is working on a fundraiser for the man who shot her mother to death.
Joyner named superintendent of year for Fla.
St. Johns County Superintendent Joseph Joyner was named Florida's Superintendent of the Year in ceremonies Wednesday in Tampa.
San Sebastian in foreclosure
San Sebastian Harbor Resort's owners, The Devlin Group Inc., are in foreclosure with Wachovia Bank after owing about $22 million in the $200-million project located in downtown St. Augustine.
Charity gives kids a good Christmas
A single mother of a toddler works, but because her income is so low, she is having trouble paying her bills, which led to her recent eviction from her house.
Car crash on I-95 claims 2
Two Palm Coast men who weren't wearing seat belts were killed in an accident on Interstate 95 early Wednesday.
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Philip John Kelly
Philip John Kelly, an executive at Stellar, died unexpectedly on Nov. 29, 2008, during a vacation with his family in the Abacos, Bahamas.
Brent Alan Woolbright
Brent Alan Woolbright, 58, of St. Augustine, Fla., died Dec. 2, 2008, at Flagler Hospital. Memorial services will be 3 p.m. Dec. 13, 2008, at Craig Funeral Home. Visit www.craigfuneralhome.com for more information.
Eliza Mae Howard
"He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress; my God; in him will I trust." Psalms 91: 1-2.
Leslie E. Bitting Sr.
Leslie E. Bitting Sr. (Les), 88, formally of Plantation, Fla., died Nov. 30, 2008, at Moultrie Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Joseph "Jody" Earl Logan Jr.
Joseph "Jody" Earl Logan Jr., 55, passed away on Dec. 2, 2008. He was born in Jacksonville, Fla., and graduated from Robert E. Lee High School.
Robert Lee Godwin
Robert Lee Godwin, 85, St. Augustine, died Dec. 2, 2008, at his home. He was born in Meigs, Ga., and had resided in St. Augustine for over 80 years. He served as a gunners mate in the U. S. Coast Guard during World War II, serving in the Atlantic and then the South Pacific on a destroyer escort.
Letter: Give free parking to all in December
Editor: Here's a suggestion about St. Augustine's downtown parking situation. For December, let folks park for free.
Perspective: Back to the old 9/11 world
For three days, Islamist gunmen nearly shut down Mumbai, the financial center of India. The terrorists -- Pakistani militants, according to Indian authorities -- murdered almost 200 innocents and left hundreds of others wounded, giving reprieve only to hostages they thought were Muslims.
Letter: Digital TV switchover concerns cable client
Editor: How confident can we be that the engineers at Comcast can handle the coming changeover to digital TV when they can't equalize the audio volume levels on channels 10 and 12. How hard can that be?
Perspective: Freedom and the Left
Most people on the left are not opposed to freedom. They are just in favor of all sorts of things that are incompatible with freedom.
Editorial: County's financial picture upbeat
The first item on Tuesday's agenda for the St. Johns County Commission was a report from its investment firm, PFM Asset Management LLC.
Letter: Two trash pickups not cost effective
Editor: With the emphasis on "cost effectiveness,'' is it necessary to have two house trash pick-ups every week?
Letter: Support one-day trash pickup
Editor: Thursday's letter to the editor, "Two trash pickups not cost effective," suggesting a one-day garbage pickup seems a capital idea.
Letter: Nuclear plants are 'clean energy'
Editor: It was certainly inspiring to read Thursday's guest column, "Clean energy is the energy crisis solution."
Editorial: Hurricane prep is best year round
When the 2008 hurricane season ended Sunday, sighs of relief could be heard across St. Johns County, especially in the Emergency Management Division.
Letter: Palin wasn't ready for VP
Editor: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's continued political appearances show why a substantial majority of Americans wisely chose Obama-Biden.
Police Report
The following was compiled from police reports collected from the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office (SJCSO), St. Augustine Police Department (SAPD) and St. Augustine Beach Police Department (SABPD).
Police Report
The following was compiled from police reports collected from the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office (SJCSO), St. Augustine Police Department (SAPD) and St. Augustine Beach Police Department (SABPD).
Christ Church donates to Learn to Read SJC
A check for $1,200 was recently presented by Stephen Harrison to Learn to Read of St. Johns County (LTR) on behalf of Christ Church at Serenata. LTR was one of five agencies serving St. Johns County to receive financial support from Christ Church, explains Harris, church warden.
Spanish nativity craft at art association
Artisan and art historian Elizabeth Gessner will present a lively presentation on the Old World Spanish craft of miniature Nativity scene construction from 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 14 at the St. Augustine Art Association Art Center, 22 Marine St.
Memorial discusses plans for homeless
Homelessness was the topic of conversation at a recent gathering at Memorial Presbyterian Church. Participants focused on eliminating homelessness in St. Johns County.
Grammy award winner at Temple Bet Yam tonight
Temple Bet Yam welcomes Grammy award winning singer, songwriter, producer and cantor Doug Cotler for a special musical evening tonight. Cotler will intertwine his musical talent into the 7:30 p.m. Shabbat service led by Rabbi Mark Goldman, and conclude with a medley of songs from his six albums of original Jewish music.
Sharing the feast
Approximately 36 families received all the makings for Thanksgiving dinners donated by members of Trinity Parish Episcopal Church.
'Just War' Unitarian topic Sunday
"Just War: Seeking a Needle in a Haystack" will be discussed at 10:30 a.m. Sunday by guest speaker the Rev. Parrish Jones, speaking at the Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship, 2487 A1A South at Florida Avenue.
Leaders distance Episcopal Church
WHEATON, Ill. -- Conservative Anglican leaders unveiled on Wednesday the constitution and laws for a new organization intended to replace the Episcopal Church as the American arm of the Anglican Communion, which has 77 million members worldwide.
Christmas giving event Saturday in Palatka
Try the Christmas Giving Event Saturday at St. James United Methodist Church in Palatka.
'Bethlehem Visit' is live walk through nativity
A cast of more than 200 will be featured next week when Ponte Vedra Presbyterian Church, 4510 Palm Valley Road, presents "A Bethlehem Visit," an interactive city with real animals and costumed participants portraying the local townspeople and merchants in an active marketplace setting.
Holiday music to fill the air
Holiday music and other special programs are planned around the First Coast this season.
Knights of Columbus name spelling bee champs
Evann Goitia and Lee Williams were first place winners in the recent annual Knights of Columbus District 13 spelling bee, an event in which 17 students of local schools competed.
'Messiah' presentation Sunday in Palm Coast
The entire Christmas portion of Handel's "Messiah" will be presented at 4 p.m. Sunday by the Chancel Choir of Trinity Presbyterian Church, Palm Coast.
Pastor Appreciation
Living Waters is hosting a pastor's appreciation/church anniversary celebration for Pastors Laverne and Richard March. They have served the church for nine years.
Sawgrass donates to Homeless Coalition
PONTE VEDRA BEACH -- Sawgrass Golf Resort & Spa is committed to supporting the needs of charitable organizations in Northeast Florida and recently shared its philanthropic spirit with a $25,000 gift to the Emergency Services Homeless Coalition in St. Augustine. Presented during the resort's annual holiday tree lighting ceremony, the donation is one of the largest contributions the resort has made to a local nonprofit agency during the past year.
Marketplace to meet Thursday at Carrabbba's
The founder of the worldwide Potter's House Christian Fellowship will be the speaker Thursday for The Marketplace Christian Professional Resources Luncheon.
List your good news
Area churches are invited to share the news of special holiday programs, including cantatas and Christmas Eve services.
Church project may be necessary
Q: My husband and I are upset because our church is talking about a campaign to raise an enormous amount of money for a new building. We think the old building is sufficient for our needs. The first Christians didn't even have church buildings, did they? -- Mrs. N.J.D.
UF-'Bama too big for jokes, almost
No burritos, getting Florida State and legendary '80s sitcom "Perfect Strangers" in the same sentence or even comparing Jack Del Rio to characters from "Animal House" this week.
National: Wie shoots 65, shares early lead
DAYTONA BEACH -- Michelle Wie ran off four straight birdies inside 8 feet late in the second round Thursday for a 7-under 65 that gave her a share of the lead among early finishers at the LPGA Tour qualifying tournament.
CFB: BCS will have chance to fall into place or fall apart
This has to be the best week in the history of Cincinnati Bearcats football.
Tuberville steps down at Auburn
AUBURN -- Tommy Tuberville stepped down Wednesday after 10 years as Auburn's coach, a reign that included a perfect season and a string of overachieving teams but ended with the worst record of his tenure.
Local Watch
The best volleyball season in county history didn't go unrecognized. Two members of the state champion Nease volleyball team were state-award winners.
Mystery Man
GAINESVILLE -- Florida's Percy Harvin might be the fastest decoy on the field in the Southeastern Conference championship game.
Jags' Mathis done for season
A frustrating season for Rashean Mathis came to a premature end Wednesday when coach Jack Del Rio announced the cornerback is headed to the injured reserved list with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee.
NBA: Mavs beat Suns
DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki matched his season high with 39 points and new starter J.J. Barea provided quite a spark in the fourth quarter, leading the Dallas Mavericks to a 112-97 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night.
Williams' long journey worth taking
DAVIE -- Ricky Williams' long, strange trip included a one-season stop in Toronto, where he rediscovered the fun in football and revived his roller coaster career.
LT, Rivers lead Chargers to 34-7 win over Raiders
SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Chargers finally looked like world-beaters.
Alabama looks to '92 team for inspiration
TUSCALOOSA -- A juggernaut team from the Sunshine State awaits, along with a Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback and powerhouse offense in a matchup of the top two teams in the AP poll.
QB Pennington helps Dolphins into playoff push
DAVIE -- When Chad Pennington's scramble ended with a dive near the sideline for a touchdown, he rose to face the stands, raised both arms, leaned back and answered the crowd's roar with one of his own.
The Rant
Why isn't anybody giving Alabama a chance?
Jaguars will end season against playoff hopefuls
JACKSONVILLE -- Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio has seemingly exhausted all his motivational ploys.
Local Watch
Menendez boys basketball coach Steve Melgard will be the guest speaker at today's meeting of the St. Augustine St. Johns Country Sports Club. The group meets every Thursday at noon at New Century Buffet. ...
Making deer jerky a tedious, but often rewarding process
When we first started making our own venison jerky about 25 years ago, it was a trial and error thing. A few batches had too much heat to them. A few didn't have enough flavor of any sort. On more than one occasion, insufficient attention was paid during the drying process, leaving us with more of a flavored carbon product than jerky. And then there was the time we tried sugar, in the form of syrup, which produced a good tasting but very sticky mess.
Local Watch 2
The St Augustine Stingrays, a local 14-and-under boys basketball team, lost to Team Palatka 57-37. Jordan Boston led the team scoring with 18 points. Other players include Lamar Berk, Daniel Hutton, Victor James, Nick Kokolias, Levent Sands, Mark Scott, Nick Stultz and De' Aaron Williams. The Stingrays are 1-1. ...
Class 3A regional semifinals: Tallahassee Godby (10-2) at St. Augustine (12-0)
Local: Flagler defeats Lynn
Flagler College senior Ben De La Cruz became the 18th player in program history to score 1,000 points Wednesday night, after notching 12 points in a 68-61 win over Lynn University. De La Cruz also became the 10th member of the 1,000 point/500 rebound club.
NHL: Penguins win easy
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Petr Sykora scored two goals, Sidney Crosby had four assists and the Pittsburgh Penguins routed Carolina 5-2.
PGA purses likely to flatten
NEW YORK -- In golf terms, prize money on the PGA Tour could be going from a birdie to even par -- at best.
College basketball: No. 2 UConn holds on
AMHERST, N.Y. -- Hasheem Thabeet had 21 points and 18 rebounds, Jeff Adrien added 18 points, and No. 2 Connecticut held off Buffalo for a 68-64 victory Thursday night.
NFL: Suspensions of Vikings' Williamses halted by judge
MINNEAPOLIS -- A Minnesota judge has blocked the NFL's suspension of Vikings stars Kevin Williams and Pat Williams for violating the league's anti-doping policy.
NHL: Rangers win
NEW YORK -- Petr Prucha returned from exile to score his first goal of the season late in the third period and the New York Rangers went on to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 in a shootout Wednesday night.
NBA: Celtics cruise
BOSTON -- Rajon Rondo notched his first career triple-double and Ray Allen scored 31 points, leading the Boston Celtics over the Indiana Pacers, 114-96.
The Rant
I know there aren't too many of you here in St. Johns County with Auburn football season tickets, but the Tommy Tuberville situation is still an interesting one.
A choice that changed everything
GAINESVILLE -- Florida quarterback Tim Tebow remembers sitting in Bryant-Denny stadium in October 2005, waving to the crowd as thousands of Alabama fans chanted his name.
Four Is More
There is no prolific runner on the St. Augustine High School football team, just the opposite of how Joey Wiles used to think it had to be.
Staff Predictions: Stuart
Godby at St. Augustine: Godby is a very good team that probably feels it's ready for the Yellow Jackets.
Local roundup: Sparrow leads Jackets past Nease
Lorenzo Sparrow had 20 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists Thursday as the St. Augustine High School boys basketball team stopped Nease, 62-47.
Staff Predictions: Danny
Godby at St. Augustine: The Yellow Jackets road opens here, with a familiar opponent they've had success against in the past.
Staff Predictions: Justin
Tallahassee Godby at St. Augustine: With how well the Yellow Jackets played on defense last week, especially early against the pass, I can only see one thing tonight -- the state semifinals.
CBB: Pearl earns 400th victory
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tyler Smith had the first triple-double in school history, helping No. 10 Tennessee romp to an 87-69 win over UNC-Ashville on Wednesday night.
Alumni Watch
NT Layton Baker (St. Augustine) had two tackles for Wofford in a 38-35 loss to James Madison in the first round of the NCAA playoffs. ...
National: Raptors fire coach Mitchell
TORONTO -- The Toronto Raptors fired coach Sam Mitchell on Wednesday and replaced him with assistant Jay Triano, one day after an embarrassing loss at Denver.
St. Augustine-Godby Keys to Victory
Local Watch 2
The third Handa Cup, a match-play event for LPGA Tour players 45 years and older, will be held today-Saturday at the Slammer & Squire. Tickets are $10. Matches begin at 9 a.m. on those days.
Florida: In Brief
WASHINGTON -- NASA has set a May date for its space shuttle mission to fix the Hubble Space Telescope for a final time.
Martinez book sheds light on decision
TALLAHASSEE -- When Sen. Mel Martinez published his autobiography earlier this year, the 240-page book said very little about his life in Washington.
Crist: 'No jitters' about wedding
TALLAHASSEE (AP) -- Gov. Charlie Crist, a week away from his wedding, says he has "no jitters" about the big day.
Jeb Bush a Senate possibility
TALLAHASSEE -- Still popular in Florida, former Gov. Jeb Bush said Wednesday that he's interested in the seat Sen. Mel Martinez is giving up, and the field of possible candidates could quickly narrow to make way for the president's younger brother.
Plea possible in Obama, Bush threat case
MIAMI -- Trial was delayed Wednesday to allow time for a possible plea deal for a man arrested with a collection of weapons and military-style gear on charges of threatening to assassinate President-elect Barack Obama and President George W. Bush.
2 Jax officers resign after lewd e-mail investigation
Baldwin resigned after being questioned, the sheriff said.
Judge declares mistrial after racial slur
FORT LAUDERDALE -- A Broward Circuit Court judge declared a mistrial Thursday in a landmark tobacco case of a Cooper City widow suing cigarette maker Philip Morris on a wrongful death claim.
Obama calls; congresswoman hangs up
MIAMI -- When President-elect Barack Obama called Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen at her Miami district office Wednesday, she hung up on him.
U.S. presses India for restraint
NEW DELHI -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sought Wednesday to head off Indian retaliation against Pakistan for the Mumbai terrorist attacks as the U.S. stepped up pressure on Islamabad to cooperate "transparently, urgently and fully" in tracking down the perpetrators.
India names Pakistani masterminds
NEW DELHI -- A Pakistani militant group apparently used an Indian operative as far back as 2007 to scout targets for the elaborate plot against India's financial capital, authorities said Thursday, a blow to Indian officials who have blamed the deadly attacks entirely on Pakistani extremists.
Iraq OKs security pact
BAGHDAD -- A security pact with a timetable for pulling U.S. forces from Iraq won final government approval Thursday, even as suicide bombers killed 17 people and wounded more than 100. Two Americans were among the dead.
Israeli soldiers drag settlers out of house
HEBRON, West Bank -- Israeli soldiers and police stormed a disputed building in the biblical city of Hebron on Thursday, dragging out 250 young settlers in a raid meant to send a warning to Jewish extremists fighting to keep what they see as God-promised land.
World Report
BAGHDAD -- Attacks fell in November to their lowest monthly level since the Iraq war began in 2003, despite recent high-profile bombings aimed at shaking public confidence, a top U.S. commander said Wednesday.
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Presence of a large number of investors in the courtroom caused a bit of commotion today, with some of them saying "no bail to Shah". Justice Abhay Thipsay reprimanded them, and warned them not to make noise when the order would be pronounced tomorrow.
Shah has challenged the order of the trial court refusing him bail.
The lower court, on June 24, rejected Shah's bail plea on the ground that investigation was still on and he could tamper with evidence or hamper the probe if released.
Advocates Mahesh Jethmalani and Aniket Nikam, Shah's lawyers, argued that he had played no role in the scam, in which his employees might have been involved, as he personally had no knowledge of what was happening.
A group of investors has also approached the court opposing bail to Shah.
As per Shah's lawyers, after his arrest on May 7, he helped the investigating agency, Mumbai police, by supplying documents and disclosing all the information he had, so there was no question of tampering with evidence.
Shah has also argued that he was a non-executive director of National Stock Exchange Ltd, and was not involved in its day-to-day operations.
Shah came under the scanner of Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai police and other agencies last year when NSEL, part of the Financial Technologies (India) Limited group founded by him, faced a payment crisis as nearly 18,000 of its investors allegedly lost millions of rupees.