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There are friends we can't imagine living without.
Morgan and Jimmy were kids together, whirling around the porch on hot summer days. They've been friends forever, and by now they know each other inside out. They do everything together--from cutting high school to go into the city to coaching each other at dance auditions and acting workshops. They even argue well. A perfect friendship. Best friends. For life.
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This article presents excerpts of that 13-page blunt-spoken speech, which assailed President George Bush for breaking US law, and repeatedly and consciously violating the US Constitution.
Congressman Barr and I have disagreed many times over the years, but we have joined together today with thousands of our fellow citizens-Democrats and Republicans alike-to express our shared concern that America's Constitution is in grave danger.
In spite of our differences over ideology and politics, we are in strong agreement that the American values we hold most dear have been placed at serious risk by the unprecedented claims of the Administration to a truly breathtaking expansion of executive power....
As we begin this new year, the Executive Branch of our government has been caught eavesdropping on huge numbers of American citizens and has brazenly declared that it has the unilateral right to continue without regard to the established law enacted by Congress to prevent such abuses.
It is imperative that respect for the rule of law be restored....
....just one month ago, Americans awoke to the shocking news that in spite of this long settled law, the Executive Branch has been secretly spying on large numbers of Americans for the last four years and eavesdropping on "large volumes of telephone calls, e-mail messages, and other Internet traffic inside the United States." The New York Times reported that the President decided to launch this massive eavesdropping program "without search warrants or any new laws that would permit such domestic intelligence collection."
During the period when this eavesdropping was still secret, the President went out of his way to reassure the American people on more than one occasion that, of course, judicial permission is required for any government spying on American citizens and that, of course, these constitutional safeguards were still in place.
But surprisingly, the President's soothing statements turned out to be false. Moreover, as soon as this massive domestic spying program was uncovered by the press, the President not only confirmed that the story was true, but also declared that he has no intention of bringing these wholesale invasions of privacy to an end.
At present, we still have much to learn about the NSA's domestic surveillance. What we do know about this pervasive wiretapping virtually compels the conclusion that the President of the United States has been breaking the law repeatedly and persistently.
A president who breaks the law is a threat to the very structure of our government. Our Founding Fathers were adamant that they had established a government of laws and not men. Indeed, they recognized that the structure of government they had enshrined in our Constitution - our system of checks and balances - was designed with a central purpose of ensuring that it would govern through the rule of law.
As John Adams said: "The executive shall never exercise the legislative and judicial powers, or either of them, to the end that it may be a government of laws and not of men."
An executive who arrogates to himself the power to ignore the legitimate legislative directives of the Congress or to act free of the check of the judiciary becomes the central threat that the Founders sought to nullify in the Constitution - an all-powerful executive too reminiscent of the King from whom they had broken free....
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Tonawanda News — BUFFALO — A day after the body of Vincent James Cottone was found in his Kenmore home, accused killer Antonio Martin-Brown admitted he stole a check from the victim, police said Wednesday at a pretrial hearing.
Martin-Brown, 20, who has been charged with second-degree murder and petit larceny, sat quietly throughout the proceedings and solemnly nodded to family in attendance. Brown allegedly killed Cottone, 62, the owner of Malone's Bar and Grill on May 19. Police said Cottone died of blunt force injuries.
During Wednesday's hearing on the admissibility of statements Martin-Brown made to police, Detective Joseph Vacanti said Cottone had reported a stolen check before his death. Vacanti identified the defendant based on photographs from an M&T Bank, where Martin-Brown cashed the $800 check.
On May 20, the day after Cottone was killed, Vacanti said he and another detective went to Martin-Brown's home in Buffalo to ask him to come in for questioning about the theft. The defendant agreed, and later at the station, Martin-Brown admitted to stealing the check, Vacanti said.
Defense attorney Andrew LoTempio suggested that detectives deceived Martin-Brown into voluntarily coming in for questioning about the homicide — and not just petit larceny.
"He only agreed to come in to talk about the check — because that is all you provided him with," LoTempio said to Vacanti Wednesday. "Picking him up on the check wasn't just a ruse?"
Vacanti repeatedly denied he planned or knew about anyone's intentions to discuss the homicide with Martin-Brown.
After Vacanti was finished speaking to Martin-Brown about the theft, a criminal investigator with the Erie County District Attorney's Office, Mark Stambach, reported to the police station to speak to the defendant about the homicide.
Stambach said he had received a call from Erie County District Attorney Homicide Bureau Chief James Bargnesi, who asked him to assist in questioning Martin-Brown about the killing.
Stambach testified that he reviewed the Miranda rights with Martin-Brown, which Vacanti had previously administered, and asked him to complete a cheek swab for DNA testing.
Stambach then asked Martin-Brown about the homicide.
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Esta grande escultura foi inaugurada em 1922 e está localizada no Parque do Prado e é chamada de "la Diligencia", é uma homenagem aos meios de transporte uruguaios anteriores a chegada dos trens. Aqui podemos ver a travessia de um charco, há um rapaz sobre um cavalo guiando a diligência para que encontre o melhor caminho, há o condutor da diligência e uma senhora e seu bebê; iInfelizmente os pequenos detalhes como arreios e chicotes foram roubados pelos vândalos, espero que isso logo seja restaurado e a escultura protegida. Esta escultura foi feita por José Belloni (1882-1965), são dele os mais impressionantes monumentos de Montevideo como os relevos do Congresso, a escultura "la Carreta" e a escultura "el entrevero".
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Ah, gridlock
A sharply divided American people have once again voted for another four years of partisanship, brinkmanship and gridlock. On one side they had a not-so-closet socialist who says he only want to redistribute wealth from the rich to the poor, yet history has shown that in socialist societies the middle class are the ones most affected by those policies.
The other choice was a very wealthy person who has about as much in common with and concern for the middle class as a Bengal tiger has for my Maine Coon cat. But now that I think about it four more years of partisanship, brinkmanship and gridlock might not be so bad. Just think what could have happened to the middle class if either one of those had free rein to put into action their political agendas.
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Fashion experts have pronounced that the short shorts of '80s aerobics-class fame are back in style. Stars of all ages from Vanessa Hudgens to Eva Longoria have been daring to wear the flesh-baring shorts this summer, and if you are wondering if you're seeing more skin than in years past, yes, you're right.
"They're definitely getting shorter," Cosmopolitan fashion director Michelle McCool said in a recent USA Today article.
The fashion director urges wearers to be cautious when squeezing into this newest fashion piece as "even the Cosmo office" is not an appropriate place for short shorts. Instead, McCool advises that short shorts be saved for a picnic or party.
Short shorts are nothing new in secular fashion. The term "Daisy Dukes" derives from the early '80s TV show "The Dukes of Hazard," where actress Catherine Bach's character, Daisy, regularly paraded around in the shortest of shorts. And we all watch every summer as the shorts get shorter and shorter, and society's tolerance for modesty becomes higher and higher.
Just recently at Mass, I watched as a family scooted into the pew in front of me. Both teenage daughters were wearing shorts that nearly caused me to blush! These short shorts would be questionable apparel on a beach and were definitely not meant for a sanctuary.
As I wrote in a "Faith, Hope & Love" blog post last summer, modesty at Mass is an issue of respect and reverence:
"No matter where you sit on the appropriate Mass apparel spectrum, think twice this summer before donning your beach apparel to church. It's not about what you're wearing – it's about who you're meeting."
Modesty is not an issue reserved just for females either. The baggy shorts that many men wear, despite a belt around the waist, can be just as revealing.
Beyond the pews, the emergence of shorter than short shorts makes me wonder what piece of clothing will be the "it" item next summer. Single Catholics, trends come and go, and I think we're all in agreement that we should let the short shorts movement pass us by.
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Burkas, anyone? (sarcasm off)
What happened to my face, oh, yeah, the Burka!
What are those?
Even here in Canada, all too often I see youth (and sometimes adults too!) wearing questionable clothing. I've seen beach-wear, dirty torn jeans with big holes, shirts with what appeared to be distored skulls (yikes!), long droopy t-shirts with sport logos, plad shirts hanging over the jeans and partially tucked in, very baggy cargo pants, …the list goes on. Are we so poor that we cannot at the very least purchase some decent clothing and good footwear that conveys the respect, solemnity and joy of the Mass? Or do we just don't care?
Short shorts revealing cheeks, the "v" below the belly button, bra straps, heck the whole bra…."In olden days a glimpse of stockings Was looked on as something shocking Now heaven knows Anything goes"
You haven't heard a real hard line Catholic (single) girl on this subject – Here is the link to Ann Barnhardt's website where this (below) was posted today (and there is much more) – http://barnhardt.biz/index.cfm
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Posted by Ann Barnhardt – July 22, AD 2012 4:22 PM MST
1. I have received two emails from Frogs, er, excuse me, Frenchmen, in regards to the Vendee video. One was very kind and appreciative, the other was too funny not to share.
So this Frog, er, Surrender Monkey, er excuse me, Frenchman sends me this email whining about my pronunciation of "Vendee", "Ancien", etc. Apparently, to properly pronounce the word "Vendee", on the second syllable one must corkscrew one's tongue, bend it backward, then actually swallow the tongue, tip the head backwards, close one's eyes and while simultaneously belching and stifling lower-intestinal gas, pronounce the "dee" in Vendee.
Here is my response to Monsieur le Frog:
You have three choices: French spoken with an American drawl, French spoken with a German accent, or French spoken with an Arabic accent. Since option number one has already thwarted option number two, and option number one is the only hope of thwarting option number three, I STRONGLY suggest that you learn to feel the l'amour du coeur for French spoken with that certain je ne c'est quoi that can only be abstractly described as Lyndon Johnson crossed with Junior Samples.
2. And now, just because I'm on the topic and thinking of it, can I just say something?
Champagne is rotgut swill.
It's disgusting. In fact, I don't think Champagne is even made out of grapes. I think Champagne is dirty dishwater with Alka-Seltzer in it.
(Gurl, she did NOT just go there. Oh my goodness. It's on now!)
Oh, I'm not done. I think French wine is totally over-rated these days and is merely cruising on the fact that silly rich people think that they have to pretend to prefer French wine in order to appear "sophisticated." You know who makes good wine? THE ITALIANS.
(GUUUURL! Smack! She just said the Italians make better wine! Fight! Fight! Fight!)
You want some good wine? You want wine that actually tastes good, is cheap, and might change your life? You need to go to any decent-sized liquor store and find the Moscato d'Asti. It is either going to be with the Italian whites, or it will be in the dessert wine section. Do not spend more than $20 on a bottle. The brand doesn't matter – it is ALL GOOD. Some Moscatos taste like apricots. Some taste like green apples. Some taste like pears. They all have bubbles, and are best served in a tall flute or a desert wine glass – so you can smell them as you drink them. And COLD. COLD, COLD, COLD.
Moscato d'Asti – the nectar of heaven.
Champagne – the stuff that winds up backed up in your sink when you try to run too much rotten raw chicken down your garbage disposal.
3. You would not believe the volume of email I get from Catholics who are fed up and disgusted with the sacrilige they see and have seen for the last 45 years at Mass, but truly have nowhere to go. They almost always ask, "What can I do?"
Okay. I have THREE action items for you.
A.) Start receiving Holy Communion kneeling, on the tongue, from a priest only. Get in the priest's line (you might have to change where you normally sit in order to guarantee that the priest doesn't run out of hosts) and then step up, kneel down, tip your chin up, KEEP YOUR EYES DOWN – DO NOT EVER MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH THE PERSON YOU RECEIVE THE HOST FROM, open your mouth plenty wide, but not ridiculously wide and stick out your tongue.
For any of you who are "EMHC's", I would STRONGLY urge you to STOP IMMEDIATELY. It is wrong. Don't do it. It isn't your place.
If your faithless, Marxist priest tries to scold you, just tell him that the Pope will ONLY distribute Holy Communion to communicants on the tongue, kneeling.
If the priest tells you that you are vainly drawing attention to yourself, you tell him that you are drawing attention to Jesus Christ the King by showing Him the proper reverence, adoration and humble submission that He deserves, and that the only opinion on the matter that you care about is Jesus Christ's, as fully confirmed by His Vicar on Earth, the Pope. Father Jazzhands is just going to have to deal with people showing a modicum of respect for the Eucharist.
B.) Once you have mastered the proper reception of the Eucharist, you can move on to proper attire. Ladies, get yourself a chapel veil or mantilla and wear it to Mass or whenever you are in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. Mantillas aren't like musloid hijabs. Mantillas are literally bridal veils. And they are beautiful. Please. What non-lesbian-Marxist-feminist wouldn't want to be able to wear bridal attire? I personally like the mantillas that have a comb sewn into them so you can just stick the comb in, the mantilla falls and flows behind you beautifully (like Kate Middleton) and it doesn't slip, slide or fall off. Good stuff. Oh, and did I mention that you get to look like a BRIDE because you ARE a bride?
Gentlemen, you need to start wearing either a suit and tie or a sport jacket to Mass. This deal of men going to Mass looking like abject slobs has got to end. Put on something decent. Show some respect. Show some class.
The best-dressed man I ever saw at Mass was an old Mexican fellow who looked like a laborer, and looked very poor. He was wearing beat-up denim overalls with a collared shirt and work boots. But, over the top of his overalls he was wearing what looked like a 40 year old brown tweed sport coat. Why was he the best dressed? Because even though those overalls and boots were all he had to wear, he showed Our Lord the respect to put on that sport coat, which was the best he could do. Next to all of the rich suburban men who were dressed like revolting slobs in shorts, jeans, sandals, sneakers and tee-shirts, even though they had closets full of clothes, that old man looked like a million bucks and put all of those oblivious metros to shame.
C.) For the truly advanced, stop holding hands during the "Our Father" and stop participating in the "rite of peace", aka the social hour/meet-and-greet/make-out session while Christ hangs crucified on the altar.
During the Our Father, just keep your hands down and bow your head. Hand-holding is not only not in the rubrics of the Mass, it is a horrifically distracting, undignified and self-serving sacrilege that is actually PROHIBITED. Don't do it. Will you get dirty looks? Oh, absolutely. Offer it up. Remember Christ walking the Via Dolorosa being mocked and hated by the crowds as He went in perfect dignity. LOOK FORWARD to the dirty looks. It means you're doing it right. It means that you are more like Christ.
During the rite of peace, which the priest ONLY is supposed to intone, while people are chatting, socializing, running around, making out (I've seen it – I've seen couples kiss with their mouths open), and generally acting undignified and self-absorbed while Christ hangs crucified on the altar, I would suggest kneeling and bowing one's head, making reparation for the sacrilege of the Novus Ordo Mass and for what is going on around you at that moment. If someone gets pushy and demands that you pay attention to them, just keep your head down, eyes closed, and ignore them. Do not pull down the kneeler if it is not already down. You might smush someone's toes. Just kneel down on the hard floor and offer up the discomfort to Jesus, who is on the altar, nailed to the Cross, dying for the sins of the world.
Bottom line: you have to pick. Do you worship Jesus Christ or do you worship your social status in the parish? If you won't set a good example and start trying to turn this around, who will? Do you honestly think that these bishops and Father Comrade Jazzhands are going to do this? They aren't. This is going to have to come from the LAITY. That means you.
You know what to do. Now, DO IT!!
I love Ann Barnhardt!!!!!!
I think wearing extremely short shorts to mass or wearing a strapless shirt is disrespectful. There are times when I don't exactly look the most reverent because I've got to get to Church or decide to go to Church on Saturday instead of Sunday. I wore shorts to Church as a teenager, but when the priest said something in Mass about teenagers wearing that I stopped doing it. I usually try to cover up for Mass and not expose myself. That being said, I think it is more important that you attend Mass in that attire than not come at all. My great aunt talked about how lucky my grandmother is that her 8 children visit her and are around to help her. She is having a hard time since my grandfather died. My great aunt said that there are so many old people whose children never come to visit, even Christmas, and she has her grandchildren deliver meals to those people. God is our father and creator. Jesus Christ died for our sins, and the Holy Spirit dwells within is. Imagine how God feels when his children don't come to visit. He is our creator and he sent his only son to Earth for the purpose of preaching the Gospel and giving his life to save his people. I imagine he appreciates that weekly gesture (or more) of us coming to visit in remembrance of him and to pay him respect, though I'm sure he always appreciates the respect of covering our body because it is a temple of the Holy Spirit. I think he loves it when we visit more than we can imagine to pay respect and remember his sacrifice and to receive Holy Communion in remembrance of him. I know he loves it when we visit him in his house, a Holy place. It's a place where we come to worship and celebrate his victory and him saving us so that we might go to Heaven and spend an eternity with him in his House. He doesn't want to feel the way I'm sure some people feel when there children never bother to call or visit. He longs to spend an eternity with us and longs for us to visit him in his Holy Temple. He welcomes us with open arms. I'm not saying dressing inappropriately for Church is okay. It is not. However, I'm sure he would much rather us love him and pay him visits and talk with him through daily prayer and at least weekly worship in his Holy Temple than for us never to visit at all. Think about how you would feel if your own children didn't visit. Now think about how you'd feel if they did, even if they weren't perfect. Okay, I've said my peace.
Marita, I celebrate your tolerance! it's what Jesus Christ advocated. Re: children and visiting. I am one of 10 blessed children. We were so blessed that our loving mother gave us all life. She went to be with God last February. I miss her so much!
Mommy, I love you and I'll see you some day.
Christine Renner
I think it all depends on modesty and short shorts are not modest. I won't put them on because I feel like it's totally disrespectful to wear in front of men in this day and age, but I will wear strapless dresses that come up high enough and don't reveal any "parts" or are too short. Usually I'll put a shall or cardigan on anyhow to cover my shoulders. Fashions of today are very revealing and Christ asks us not to go with the things of this world but of his word, but I strongly believe that you make just about anything secular and immodest, modest! It often just takes a needle, thread, a goood undershirt/leggings and a size up. Scarves are also great to cover up low shirts and there are so many DIY treatments to make old clothing fashionable and cute. In mass though, out of respect for the Eucharist, a special king of reverance is required that doesn't include anything questionable. Dresses below or at the knee, straps required on everything and most should have sleeves, even if only quarter sleeves. If it has a hole in it, don't wear it and if it is too low, put a undershirt on. I once walked in a Modesty fashion show and it's so important to remember that the way we dress effects how young girls and boys view their body and feel they should dress or act. If we dress like we have dignity and value, which we do, we will show the coming generations and teach them to see their own worth and dignity given to them by Christ.
Marita, I celebrate your tolerance. It's what Jesus Christ advocated.
Re: children visiting. I am one of 10 very blessed children. I thank my beloved mother every day for giving me life. Mommy went to be with God last February.
I look forward to the day when I will be with her again.
It really shows disrespect to those around you, not to mention disrespecting our Lord. To dress in provocative ways causes others to sin when they start lusting. Last autumn, I called out a mother and her daughter because the daughter was wearing a very short dress and spikes to Mass. She could barely keep the dress over her butt, it was that short. The mother said it was fashionable, I said maybe to a club but not to church. The daughter could not have been more than 14 or so. I didn't care what she thought about my voicing my opinion, but I sure felt better saying it. Showing butt or cleavage at Mass is not appropriate no matter what not even at a wedding.


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Natalie Merrow is an American open water swimmer who had a dream of swimming the Catalina Channel after reading Lynne Cox books. She completed it in September 2010. You can read her bio on wordpress.ocean2snow.com
She started swimming at the age of two and had no idea distance swimming was her forte. The kids in her junior lifeguard program always sat out during the distance swim because it was too cold. Natalie thrived on those swims and loved every minute out there. She has been participating in local Southern California open water events since her 20's and continues to swim in San Clemente at the new Vista Hermosa pool.
She now resides in Aliso Viejo, California and can be found swimming in Laguna Beach with fellow Oak Streaker swimmers every Saturday and some Sundays. Her favorite swim pal is Lexie Kelly and is often seen down in her hometown of Long Beach chasing Lexie around Naples Island. Natalie always has a positive bright smile side to her and continues to share her passion of swimming everyday whether in pool or ocean. She is an inspiration to others frequently assisting other channel swimmers in the area.
She was also a member of the Live Bait relay team.
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The consensus price target is a mean average of the most recent price target set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months.Ratings Breakdown: 3 Sell Rating(s), 8 Hold Rating(s), 3 Buy Rating(s)Consensus Rating:Hold (Score: 2.00)Consensus Price Target: $39.08 (6.32% upside) Analysts' Ratings History for Itron (NASDAQ:ITRI) Show: All Ratings For This Stock Only the Most Recent Rating From Each Brokerage DateFirmActionRatingPrice TargetDetailsShare7/21/2014Bank of AmericaDowngradeBuy -> Underperform$40.00 -> $39.00View 5/28/2014Stifel NicolausInitiated CoverageHoldView 5/5/2014Credit SuisseBoost Price Target$38.00 -> $40.00View 4/29/2014ZacksReiterated RatingNeutral -> Neutral$40.00View 4/28/2014Robert W. 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Wire Variations
The title Wire Variations refers to formal aspects of the piece as well as
the method of sound production for each of the instruments. "Wire" is used
as a synonym for the strings of the violin and piano and "variations" refers
to the variety of ways in which each instrument initiates the vibration of
the string. The piece is based on two themes of contrasting character. The
first theme is slow and lyrical, while the second is syncopated and
dance-like. The technically challenging development sections are
distinguished by streams of sextuplets in the violin. The cadenza combines
all of the thematic material from the other sections into a single melodic
Five Aphorisms (1991)
Five Aphorisms was composed in 1991 on commission from Janet Packer.
In order to provide an essential contrast to the formalism and relatively
conservative tonal and rhythmical structures of the work following,
Schubert's Fantasie, D. 934, these brief aphorisitic interpretations are
mainly pantonal as well as being rhythmically complex. They also freely
exploit the varied coloristic capabilities of the two instruments; their
style just as freely veers between the domains of expressionism and
Aphorism 1: Molto vivo e feroce assai (very fast and with great ferocity)
is the tempo directive to the performers. The music's unrelenting drive
and notable storminess are meant to suggest the ancient Greek gods'
implacable bestowal of madness on the mortals they wish to destroy.
Aphorism 2: Moderator assai, con molto calore (in a moderate tempo,
with great warmth); the music is rhapsodic and lyrical, expressing the
bittersweet emotions of love evoked by Dryden's familiar words.
Aphorism 3: Allegretto scherzoso (lightly and scherzo-like); this movement
is a tour-de-force of varied violin pizzicato techniques; the strings are
alternatively plucked with the player's fingertip, fingernail, and thumb,
and violently snapped against the instrument fingerboard. These highly
percussive effects are imitated by equally spiky outbursts from the piano.
Aphorism 4: Lento e lontano (slowly, as from far-off) is the directive:
the music is intended to reflect the dreamlike visions that fill the poet's musings.
Aphorism 5: Andantino, anzi flessibile (moderately slow and quite
flexible). This final aphoristic interpretation attempts to mirror the
philosophical thoughts of Thompson as he contemplates the interaction
between terrestrial flower and galactic star.
For Andy Carlson (1999)
Although he has composed three symphonies and two concertos, most of his
music has been chamber music. The composition we heard today was written
especially for Andy Carlson - hopefully it will do justice to his remarkable abilities.
White Vision - The Horizon Divides (1991)
Two levels. At the more mundane, a filtering process flowing from the pitch
implications of all of the different materials juxtaposed in the opening,
resulting in the eventual, inevitable arrival on the focal pitch D at the
end. A large web that traces down to a solitary central tone. Less
tangibly, abstractions abound in this type of thing. Mine involved the
parting of earth and sky at the edge of the horizon; a time when the seams
don't meet and what moves beyond and between comes into view. That, too,
carries inevitability.
Finnegan's Wake (1997)
The composition is based on two Irish fiddle tunes, The Green Groves of Erin
and The Flowers of Red Hill and made popular by the Bothy Band, and more
recently, the string trio of Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Connor and Yo-Yo Ma. While its
four-sectioned, one movement form presents Irish / Appalachia / Texas fiddle
music embedded within the context of art music (history has shown that much of
art music relies on folk music for its inspiration), my intention was to transform
the music as feet-stomping dance music through a labyrinth of rhythmic
manipulations into a series of playful excursions for both instruments.
This work, premiered in Thessaloniki, Greece in May 1997, was performed by
Eva Delfinopoyloy, violin and the composer on the piano. The initial inspiration
for this piece came from working with the violinist and fiddler Andrew Carlson,
who was crucial in shaping the final version. The piece is dedicated to my friends,
Erin Irish and Gene Szymkowiak.


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The Waltham Public Schools have micromanaging issues, outdated technology, unclear priorities and bad communications habits, according to a new Department of Elementary and Secondary Education report.
Two DESE officials presented the findings of their Coordinated Program Review during the Oct. 17 meeting of the Waltham School Committee.
"The report is devastating when you read it," said Waltham Mayor Jeanette McCarthy during the meeting.
Waltham School Committee members, however, were quick to note the district has many strengths, which they said are not adequately emphasized in the report. Also, much has been done to address some of the problems since the state review team visited the district in February, according to school committee members.
The report will be posted on the school district's website, but only after the district issues its written response, according to Waltham Schools Superintendent Susan Nicholson.
Overall, the report makes several recommendations: Nicholson should continue to create a clear vision for the schools, evaluate the central office structure and possibly make changes; have the school committee and Nicholson better learn their roles in the district; and create teaching priorities in accordance with professional development sessions. Also, the district should assess funding levels for items currently receiving too much or too little money, according to the report.
"From our perspective, we are hopeful that you will see this report as a tool… as you move forward trying to think about the areas you want to prioritize for improvement," said Lynda Foisy, a DESE official who presented the findings to the committee.
School Committee member Robert Cincotta said while it took too long for the report to be finalized, the wait was worth it.
"It was a very good report," he said.
Overall, the high turnover of administrators in the district over the past several years has resulted in unclear roles for staff, vague priorities and schools operating as separate entities instead of as part of a district, according to the report. Specifically, having four superintendents in five years and new principals in many of the schools has left staff disorganized and unable to coordinate with each other.
"The recent instability in district and school leadership, with the abundance and scatter of 'system priorities' and uneven communication and expectations, has affected the district's ability to develop highly effective systems, programs, and collaborative practices. Further, it has impeded the district's ability to take ownership of, and fully address, the achievement of all its students," the report reads.
The structure of the central office has left the district unable to effectively operate, according to the report. Some positions have been left unfilled, there is a lack of job accountability and "insufficient communication," according to the report. Examples of the confusion include: outdated job descriptions, "tensions between principals," regarding curriculum issues and principals operating with little support from the district office, according to the report.
The report also criticizes the school committee for its micromanaging of the district. Staff interviewed for the report said the committee "involve[s] themselves too much with matters that would best be handled by the superintendent and her administration," according to the report.
Some school committee members said "most school committee members do not recognize their proper roles in that they tend to micromanage or 'want to manage more than support.'
"For example, interviewees said that school committee members 'overstep their boundaries,' are 'not vested in the educational mission,' 'see themselves as town politicians,' and are 'not allowing people hired to do their jobs.' Some commented that school committee members do not understand their roles, exert power and display arrogance, need to trust the superintendent to do what is necessary, and need to address the 'disconnect' between the school committee and the administration and pay attention to reports from the district about student performance," the report reads.
Other school committee members had a different view. One member, who is not named, said in the report he or she was still trying to learn their role on the committee but believes it was to support the superintendent's policies. Another member said their role is to hire the right staff and not micromanage the district. A third member said the committee was "like a Board of Directors," that sets policy.
As a result, the report recommended the school committee attend a program intended to teach them their roles on the committee.
Overall, the committee welcomed the report's conclusions, but several members said they wish they had received it sooner so they could start making changes prior to this school year. The committee, however, said that many of the issues mentioned in the report are already being addressed, such as creating a new human resources director position.
Overall, the district infrequently uses technology in the classrooms and often has problems operating the when they try to use it, according to the report.
Also, the district is spending far less on technology than the state averages, according to the report. For information management technology, Waltham spends $22.53 per pupil compared to the state average of $74.77 per pupil. For classroom technology, Waltham spends $10.22 per pupil compared to the state average of $54.08. The city spends $5 per pupil on instructional software compared to the $11.55 state average. Also, many of the district's computers are 4-6 years old and cannot accommodate video streaming, according to the report.
Donnelly said that it was "appalling" how little money the school spends on technology.
To rectify the issue, the report recommends the district better coordinate the process to budget for technology.
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Signs of Celiac | Celiac Symptoms | 512-709-1868
Celiac Disease is a genetically inherited autoimmune digestive disease. Celiac disease
(spelled coeliac in Europe) damages the villi of the small intestine and interferes with
absorption of nutrients from food. When a person who has a Gluten Intolerance or is
Celiac eats food-containing gluten such as wheat, barley & rye, their immune system
responds by damaging the finger-like villi of the small intestine. When the villi becomes
damaged, the body is unable to absorb nutrients into the bloodstream, which can lead to
malnourishment. Celiacs are more susceptible to number of other conditions, a few of
which are Osteoporosis, Type 1 Diabetes, Thyroid Disease, Depression.
Signs of Celiac (Celiac Symptoms)
What are the symptoms of celiac disease? There is a broad range of Signs of Celiac
Disease (over 300) so it can be difficult to diagnose. Some common signs of celiac
disease are:
- Bloating
- Chronic Fatigue
- Headaches
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Itchy Skin Rash
- Irritability
- White/Brown spots on your teeth
- Abdominal Pain
Many times those with celiac symptoms are incorrectly misdiagnosed as having other
diseases. This is due to the fact that many of the same symptoms are shared by other
diseases such as Crohns, chronic fatigue, diverticulitis, intestinal infections, irritable
bowel, and ulcerative colitis.
Asymptomatic Celiac Disease
It is possible to have no symptoms of celiac disease. This is called asymptomatic celiac
disease. The undamaged part of the small intestine is able to absorb enough nutrients
to prevent symptoms of celiac disease, but asymptomatic celiacs are still at risk for
complications of celiac disease. If you wonder if your symptoms might have something
to do with the gluten in your diet, consult with your physician about removing all gluten
from your diet.
Testing for Celiac Disease
If you think you might have celiac symptoms, please go to your physician immediately.
They can do a blood test and then an intestinal biopsy to confirm if you have celiac
disease. There is really no other way since both celiac disease and gluten intolerance
have similar symptoms. For Treatment of Celiac Disease please see Treatment for Celiac
Disease or Gluten Intolerance.


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"Marie, say hello to my friend..." is how thousands of times Marie Hartigan was introduced to a friend of her father. William J. Hartigan, "The Chief," helped more people during his lifetime than most people ever came to know.
The only son of James and Mary (Bodie) Hartigan, both Irish immigrants, he grew up with his four sisters in The Hill section of New Haven. A WWII veteran who served in Patton's Third Army in Europe, he became involved in veterans affairs upon his return home, becoming Amvets State Commander in 1953.
Not forgetting his roots, he founded and was first President of the Hill Community Council, later expanding his service to athletic and civic groups throughout the New Haven area, and helping gain full athletic scholarships for several dozen local scholar-athletes. "Your father literally shined the light upon the Walter Camp Awards Weekend," a group director recently noted, in recognition of his help in expanding that group's scope and profile.
Year one of his leadership saw the local University of Notre Dame alumni club increase its annual dinner from a dozen to 731 attendees. He went on to become yet another campus legend, the beloved "Chief," at college football's most hallowed ground in South Bend, IN. "We all know of the thousands of people your father helped," a local sports administrator recently commented. "You'll never know of the many others, including my family members."
He served in the New Haven Fire Department for 30 years, attaining the position of Battalian Chief. For four years he was President of Local Union 825, IAFF. His late wife Mary D. (Spinaci) also came from the then predominantly Italian Hill section. Her family soon learned that husband Bill knew Italian better than most.
Her family immediately recognized his know-how and can-do qualities: none ventured far without first seeking his advice and guidance. Mary's husband would later be admitted into the Sons of Italy 'Hall-of-Fame.' A complete listing of the groups he was a member of can't be compiled; the awards and plaques he received are housed in two states.
With daughter Marie and son Bill by his side, he peacefully passed on November 5, 2012, at CT Hospice in Branford. He was 89. He also leaves a sister, Mary H. Young, of Wallingford.
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Meat Wave - Half Acre Beer Company
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Ratings: 93 | Reviews: 52 | Display Reviews Only:
4/5 rDev +10.8%
10-17-2013 14:29:17 | More by Drucifer
3.75/5 rDev +3.9%
06-22-2013 00:09:04 | More by RMelyon
3.75/5 rDev +3.9%
05-21-2013 03:19:25 | More by thewimperoo
3.25/5 rDev -10%
05-21-2013 00:55:56 | More by ackeeper
2/5 rDev -44.6%
11-16-2012 07:58:40 | More by Anonymous1
3.75/5 rDev +3.9%
10-23-2012 03:32:48 | More by rpbuckeye
3/5 rDev -16.9%
10-10-2012 02:29:26 | More by t0rin0
2/5 rDev -44.6%
09-05-2012 06:19:50 | More by Agold
3.75/5 rDev +3.9%
07-25-2012 02:54:37 | More by JimGlonke
3.75/5 rDev +3.9%
07-21-2012 02:31:11 | More by bertram
3.5/5 rDev -3%
07-16-2012 21:31:04 | More by Thompson
3.73/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Can (2012)
Acquired via trade
Thanks, DLFarris!
Clear amber with a moderately sized off-white head that leaves irregular webs of lace down the glass.
Simple aroma of grain, bread, and mild citrus.
The flavor is similar, with breads, grains, and mild citrus playing the largest role.
Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
I don't understand why they named this beer Meat Wave, but it's a very nice English IPA.
Serving type: can
06-17-2012 00:11:49 | More by ehammond1
3.5/5 rDev -3%
06-15-2012 13:46:53 | More by vrbulldog22
New Jersey
3.48/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Received a can as an extra in a trade with a generous BA thanks!
Appearance: Pours a fairly transparent burnt umber to dark copper with a 1 finger white crown that displays minimal retention and some lace.
Smell: Slightly grainy / toffee like malt profile with a touch of earthy/herbal hops. Very underwhelming pungency wise.
Taste: Same as the nose but the malt profile shines a bit more. Nice overall malt flavor - bready with a grainy touch which works well with the slightly fruity english yeast.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. My favorite aspect of this brew.
Overall: A decent example of the style for an American brewery but nothing to write home about.
Serving type: can
06-12-2012 22:34:14 | More by koopa
3.75/5 rDev +3.9%
06-11-2012 19:00:58 | More by BdubleEdubleRUN
3.63/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
poured from can into a pint glass. Pours a dark orange/gold color with a small head.
Very good and balanced aromas of toffee, oranges, some citrus and a touch of hops. Good complexity but lacking some depth.
Medium bodied, but very clipped on the mid and finish. Balanced, but lacking some depth with flavors of toffee, caramel, hops and citrus flavors.
A solid English IPA. Balanced, but lacking some depth in both the aromas and flavors.
Serving type: can
06-09-2012 01:19:11 | More by KDawg
4/5 rDev +10.8%
06-07-2012 23:07:09 | More by tdmccarthy
3.23/5 rDev -10.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
a: light copper, frothy white head
s: not much there for aroma. some bready malts, slight hops
t: light grassy hops. herbal presence. maltiness comes in midway through the finish.
m: light/med body. medium carbonation.
o: Glad I got a chance to pick up this release during Chicago Craft Beer Week. Easy to drink, refreshing. There's a certain je ne sais crois to the taste but it's still an average to decent IPA. However, it is not worth the 16 per 4pk imo. Still glad I had a chance to try it however.
Serving type: can
06-02-2012 04:01:01 | More by Jaycase
3.68/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Can picked up straight from the brewery last weekend when they canned this for the first (and only?) time for Chicago Craft Beer Week.
A: Golden amber color with nice frothy white head that dies retains throughout into just a touch of lacing left at finishing the beer.
S: Piney, grapefruit, floral, sweet caramel and toffee.
T: Herbal and hoppy right of the back. Balanced malt and caramel sweetness with a perfect bitter hop finish. Somewhat funky fruit in there as well. Interesting and one of the better balanced IPA's i've had in recent memory.
M: Medium body/carbonation. Nothing spectacular but fits the style.
O: Glad I picked up two four packs of this limited release. I'm looking to enjoying these over the next couple weeks, definitely a strong example of Half Acre's style.
Serving type: can
05-30-2012 18:39:15 | More by cmoody91
3.7/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
16 oz can, no bottled-on date, picked this up last week, poured into a tulip glass.
A- Pours an orange amber color, produces a finger of off white head that recedes to a few wisps, leaves little lacing.
S- Some citric hops, some smokey malt, seems a bit thin.
T- Some mild grassy hops, slight hints of citrus and herbs, yields to a slightly smokey, biscuity malt in the center, toffee/caramel, leaves lingering black pepper in the finish.
M- Light to medium bodied, moderate carbonation, has a smooth feel.
O- A nice beer, maybe a little plain, it's very drinkable in this heat, but I would grab a Daisy Cutter if given the choice.
Serving type: can
05-30-2012 07:44:55 | More by WillCarrera
4/5 rDev +10.8%
05-26-2012 22:39:06 | More by BeerOps
4/5 rDev +10.8%
05-26-2012 17:26:31 | More by graphicsguy
1.75/5 rDev -51.5%
05-25-2012 18:55:35 | More by pschul4
3.5/5 rDev -3%
04-19-2012 00:42:51 | More by antoines15
2.5/5 rDev -30.7%
03-07-2012 05:36:47 | More by oline73
Meat Wave from Half Acre Beer Company
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PEORIA, Ariz. — As some of the Seattle minor leaguers left the field following Thursday afternoon's win over the Cincinnati Reds, they were greeted by a massive, hulking man sporting a Mohawk.
No, it wasn't the ever-scowling Mr. T; this guy couldn't stop smiling.
Kalian Sams – all 228 pounds of rock-solid muscle – was standing at the back gate of Peoria Stadium, where players exit to the clubhouse, waiting to see his teammates and friends. The affable Sams delivered a bear hug that engulfed Nick Franklin. He chatted with Brad Miller and Francisco Martinez. He said he talked to every player who left the field and many of the coaches and staff.
"That was almost the whole team I played with last year and a bunch of other guys I knew. It was so good to see them," Sams said.
Why wasn't he on the field?
Because in just over 24 hours, Sams would be playing against them as a member of the Netherlands team in the World Baseball Classic. The Netherlands will face the Mariners tonight at 7 at Peoria Stadium in an exhibition.
Sams is the lone remaining player in the Seattle organization still participating in the WBC. The Netherlands advanced to the WBC championship round by beating Cuba in the Pool 1 semifinals in Tokyo. Sams hit the winning sacrifice fly to beat Cuba.
The Nethherlands team, which is working out in Peoria, will play exhibition games before going to San Francisco for the championship round on Monday.
"It's going to be weird to see them across the field because most of the time you are sitting next to them in the dugout,"
Sams said. "It should be fun playing against them. I'm looking forward to it."
Sams isn't exactly a heralded name in the ranks of prospects. Born and raised in The Hague, he is 26 and has been with the Mariners since he signed as a non-drafted free agent in 2006.
The Mariners had previous success signing the late Greg Halman out of Haarlem, the Netherlands, in 2004. Sams is a lot like Halman – big, strong, and athletic with raw power at the plate – but a year older.
"We grew up together throughout all the leagues we played each other since we were 9 years old," Sams said. "He signed with the Mariners before I did. So after that, I decided to sign with the Mariners since he was here."
Like Halman, Sams has progressed slowly through the minor leagues. The lack of top level competition in youth leagues in Holland slowed his progression. And better pitching led to struggles with strikeouts and production.
"I have to be more consistent with the bat," he said. "I've had a lot of ups and downs throughout the years."
He spent all of last season with Double-A Jackson, hitting .242 (62-for-256) in 76 games, with 11 doubles, 11 homers and 35 RBI. He struck out 85 times.
Two seasons ago, he hit 18 homers in 93 games with Class-A Clinton, but also struck out 102 times.
The talent is there; the power is evident.
"He's amazing," said one-time Mariners prospect Wladimir Balentien, who is Sams' teammate on the Netherlands team. "You see him hit in (batting practice), he's got power. He hits some balls where I don't know how he far he hit them. He's growing up. He has a little more to learn. If he puts all those things together, I hope he will be a star in Seattle someday."
Sams knows there is work to be done just to get to Triple-A, let alone the big leagues.
"Cutting down the strikeouts will help a lot and putting the ball in play with two strikes," he said. "Pitch selection is part of it as well. Just trying to put good wood on the ball consistently."
Halman battled the same issues when he was with the Mariners. Eventually Halman figured out those problems and was called up to the majors in 2010. It was a landmark accomplishment for a native of the Netherlands.
While many players from Curaao – a constituent country of The Netherlands – have made the major leagues, most notably Andruw Jones and Balentien, Halman was from Haarlem and that meant something to the young kids back home .
"I believe a lot of kids looked up to him and started playing baseball and trying to be a little better," Sams said. "They saw him grow from playing in the Dutch leagues to the major leagues. And that's every kid's dream, even in the Netherlands where it's not as big of a sport. Having that kind of background and being from the Netherlands, you don't really have anybody to look up to except for Andruw Jones and he's not really from the Netherlands, he's from Curaao. Greg became kind of the main guy at that point."
The death of Halman, who was stabbed to death by his younger brother, Jason, in November 2011, rocked the small baseball community in the country.
"Everybody knew Greg Halman," Sams said. "All the kids looked up to him. He was a great example. He was a great guy to be around. Everybody loved him."
Sams hopes to ease some of the lingering pain from Halman's death by following in the footsteps of his fallen friend all the way to the big leagues.
"Hopefully it's me, I'm working toward it," he said sheepishly.
The WBC has helped him in that process.
"You play good teams, the best of the best of every country," he said. "That's the best you are going to get. Having those at-bats against those guys and having good at-bats makes you a little more focused to be ready for the season."
When he takes the field tonight against his teammates, Halman will be on his mind and always have a permanent place in his heart.
"I always play for him," he said. "Every day."
MARINERS 8, REDS 7 (at Peoria Stadium)
The facts: After dropping six of their previous seven games, the Mariners finally picked up a victory in come-from-behind fashion. The Mariners found themselves down 7-1 in the fourth inning, but they whittled away at the lead thanks to the power of Michael Morse, who went 3-for-3 with two homers, a double and five RBI. The Mariners' spring training home run total has reached 36 – the most in baseball.
Play of the game: Mike Zunino provided the winning hit. Zunino, the No. 3 overall draft pick last year, broke a 7-7 tie in the bottom of the eighth, crushing a solo homer to deep left-center field over the 410-foot sign off reliever Drew Hayes. It was Zunino's only at-bat of the game and his second homer of the spring.
Who was hot: Brandon Maurer took a major step toward being included in a serious conversation about the Mariners' starting rotation. The 23-year-old right-hander threw four shutout innings, allowing three hits, while walking two and striking out four. Maurer used all four of his pitches and showed excellent command with each.
Who was not: Joe Saunders is going to give up hits because he pitches to contact. But giving up seven runs, five of them earned, in 32/3 innings wasn't exactly what he had in mind. Saunders gave up nine hits. He struck out two and walked one. "My arm felt good, my velocity is starting to get up there," Saunders said. "I'm not a guy that looks at results in spring training. I look at where my body is and how my arm feels."
Quotable: "He puts up a professional at-bat, especially for a young hitter. He was playing college ball last year. That was a good example, that at-bat." – Eric Wedge on Zunino's home run.
On tap: The Mariners (split squad) will be pulling double duty again today. First, they travel to Tempe to face the Los Angeles Angels in a 1 p.m. game. Right-hander Jeremy Bonderman will start for Seattle and is scheduled to pitch four innings. Andrew Carraway, Carson Smith and Bobby LaFromboise are also scheduled to pitch. Later, the Mariners will play host to the Netherlands in a World Baseball Classic exhibition game. Right-hander Jon Garland will start, with Lucas Luetge, Stephen Pryor and Tom Wilhelmsen also scheduled to pitch.Ryan Divish: 253-597-8483 firstname.lastname@example.com blog.thenewstribune.com/mariners @RyanDivish email@example.com


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Even though everyone agress that the matter needs more study and that there is zero chance of it providing any near-term benefits, the Senate appears bent on barging ahead with a bill to expedite the legalization of fracking in North Carolina. The Senate Commerce Committee will take up the matter at an 11:00 am meeting this morning.
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Fourth of July Follies: Garden City Family YMCA's 12th annual free family event from 7 to 9 p.m. will feature games, prizes, swimming, inflatables, free drinks and hot dogs and a giveaway of two firecracker bundles. For more information, call Krystal Richardson at 275-1199.
Miles of Smiles Therapeutic Horseback Riding Program Annual Showcase: Featuring the riders showcasing their skills beginning at 10 a.m. at the Miles of Smiles Arena, 901 W. Maple St., followed by a barbecue lunch (free-will donation accepted). For more information, call 260-9997.
Garden City Farmer's Market: Featuring a variety of baked goods, home-grown produce, home-crafted items, jewelry and more, 7 a.m. to noon each Saturday in the parking lot of Westlake Hardware, 1210 Fleming St.
Giraffe feedings: Guests of Lee Richardson Zoo will be able to purchase "keeper approved" food and experience a close encounter with a giraffe, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the summer at the zoo.
Musical program: Garden City Fiddlers, Pickers and Singers performance at 5 p.m. at the Senior Center of Finney County, 907 N. 10th St., with a carry-in supper served from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., followed by music until 9 p.m. (bring a favorite covered dish for the meal and sign in to take a turn in the rotation of musicians and singers). Admission is free to the public.
Silver Screen Saturday Night: Free screening of "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure," a comedy starring Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves. Popcorn and drinks will be available for $1 each. The movie begins at dusk in Stevens Park. In the event of high winds or severe weather, movies will be rescheduled. Call the Hotline at 276-1202 for cancellation details. For movie titles and future showings, visit www.gcrec.com.
Free concert: Featuring guitarist and vocalist Al Miller, 7:30 p.m. at Stevens Park in downtown Garden City.
"The Soil Tunnel Trailer": See the direct correlation between daily activities and our natural resources to help your children form an understanding and appreciation necessary to protect soil, water and other natural resources, 1 to 3 p.m. in the parking lot of the Finney County Public Library, 605 E. Walnut St.
Musical variety program: Featuring the music group "Too Many Strings," 7 p.m. at Garden Valley Retirement Village, 1505 E. Spruce St. The public is encouraged to attend at no charge. For more information, call 275-5036.
Flea Market: Finney County Museum's fourth annual event featuring crafts, yard art, plants, antiques, baked goods, paintings, jewelry, furniture, toys and more, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. south of the museum, 403 S. Fourth St., in Finnup Park.
Health Department and WIC
Hours at the Finney County Health Department, 919 Zerr Road, are 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Friday hours are 8 a.m. to noon.
For more information, call the health department at 272-3600 or WIC (Women, Infants and Children) at 272-3615.
Senior Center
The following events are scheduled at the Senior Center of Finney County, 907 N. 10th St., unless otherwise noted. Anyone 55 years of age or older is welcome to participate.
Open pool: 1 to 4 p.m. today.
Fiddlers, Pickers and Singers: 5 to 9 p.m. today.
Dominoes and open pool: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Lunch: Served at noon Monday through Friday.
Walking Club: 8:30 a.m. Monday.
Double pinochle: 12:30 p.m. Monday.
Duplicate bridge: 7 p.m. Monday.
Gentle exercise: 11 a.m. Tuesday.
Pitch: 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Bridge: 1:15 p.m. Tuesday.
Line dancing: 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Pinochle: 12:40 p.m. Wednesday.
Completely Unraveled: 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Line dancing: 8:30 a.m. Friday.
Bridge: 12:45 p.m. Friday.
Meals on Wheels is available by calling 272-3620; Mini-bus, 272-3626; Senior Center, 272-3620.
What's Up is published each Saturday. Submit calendar items for upcoming events by 5 p.m. Wednesday by calling 276-6862 Extension 242 or (800) 475-8600.


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Enjoyable piece–revealing but not salacious, with just the right touch of wit.
7/14/11 – by Riley Dylan
What's your type? Do you think you have one?
I've been asked this question before. Haven't we all? To tell the truth, I feel a little uncomfortable answering. The images that pop in my head of my "dream girl" (my dream girl would have to be my type, right?) make me feel shallow, narcissistic. Boobs. Long hair. Abs. The images that pop into my head are all physical attributes. What the hell? I'm kidding myself. That isn't my type… But wait, I have a subscription to Playboy…?
So what is mine? Do I even have one?
I look back at the four relationships I've been in. I don't think each girl could be more different than the other.
Girl #1: redhead, lifeguard, country girl, averagely talented at theatre/sports, an overall nice Minnesota girl
Girl #2: brunette, tall, incredibly intelligent, amazing actress, awesome personality, "X-Files" and "Friends" geek (I say this with love)
Girl #3: Can I describe Angela as a girl? Ha… masculine, muscular, short, outstanding athlete, quick to laugh, just as quick to anger, a cop
Girl #4: blonde, southern, small, not an athlete OR an actress, crazy, spontaneous, sexy
Um. Maybe I don't have a type?
Still, I look at my list above and one relationship stands out. (One of these things is not like the other. Ha…) It was the only time I ever dated someone I didn't feel at the time was my type. Read: feminine. If I wanted to date a guy, I'd date a guy, right? And um, I'm a lesbian.
I remember when I first met Angela. Online. Myspace. (You can laugh now.)
She pursued me heavily. A first. I wasn't the "boy" in the relationship. Also a first. SHE took care of ME. Bought me dinner. Gave me presents. Held the door. Offered her arm. Did this feel unnatural for me? At times. Honestly, I'd rather have someone hold MY arm. But for some reason, with Ang, I felt I could relax. Being the "guy" in a relationship is a lot of work, even when you're good at it.
She was a cop. She sent pictures of herself in uniform, and I could see that she had short-cropped hair, shorter than mine. But her eyes were almond colored, and were extremely feminine. She had a great smile, great teeth. Did I mention the "cop" thing?
After three months of talking online, and another month of phone conversation, we finally agreed to meet for a weekend in Indianapolis. She arrived at the hotel first, and when she opened the door to the room, my first thought was… "My god, she looks like a little DUDE!" I mean, I shouldn't have been that surprised; I had pictures. But the way she carried herself, her physicality… It was in that moment, that exact second, I said to myself the very thing which has given me the balls to live the way I choose from then on:
Fuck it.
I jumped out of the box I'd put myself in, and decided to try something different. I'd been speaking to this woman for four months; we had a very real connection. I didn't want to write that off because I was worried she wasn't my type.
And it was different.
I quickly learned she wasn't really the guy. I'm embarrassed that I thought she would be. I was young and naïve.
It's easy to see why, though. People look at me and assume. Am I really the guy? Anyone that's been in a relationship with me can tell you, I will cry at "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" harder than you will. And don't even get me started on "Intervention"! And I am almost always the more emotional/more sensitive one in a relationship. To be truthful, I don't see gender roles at all in same-sex relationships, be it in day to day living or the bedroom.
Ang and I figured it out. We loved each other and had a ton of fun. When a gorgeous girl walked by, did we both stop and stare? Yes. Sometimes, she'd turn to me and say "You like the girlie girls!" Well, yeah. So did she. But we also liked each other.
Did I eventually leave her for someone that was blonde, feminine, soft and curvy? Yep. And I can tell you right now that it had nothing to do with love, with being in love. I loved Angela. I was in love with her. But my relationship with her was in shreds. She tore me apart. (That is its own story, yet to be written.) I didn't leave her because she wasn't my type.
I can tell you that I'm glad, in that millisecond outside of the hotel room door, that I said "Fuck it." I'm glad I was in that relationship. I learned a lot about myself, about love in that relationship. Just as in any relationship I learned what I want in a partner and what I don't. When I think back to Angela, I don't think, "Well, I definitely don't want someone more masculine than ME again!" Nope, I think, "I definitely don't want someone so ANGRY again."
Why am I even on this topic? Soccer.
Lately I've been watching USA Women's Soccer and am not going to deny that I didn't get turned on watching Abby Wambach head two goals in the last two games. But wait! She kinda looks like a dude!
So what.
So do I have a type? Sure. Talented. At anything. Sports? Ok. Theatre? Ok. Flip cup? Definitely. (Kidding. Kinda.) Intelligent. Funny. Motivated. Driven.
These things are not physical attributes. Do I have a physical type? Well…Attractive. Masculine, feminine, I don't care. And you know as well as I do that people become more physically attractive the more you appreciate them for less superficial reasons. (Side note – Google image searched Abby Wambach just for shits and giggles and saw that she used to have long typical soccer-girl hair. Physically, much more attractive with the new 'do she's got going on. Am I right?)
So, I guess I DO have a type. It just isn't physical.
And um, those girls in my Playboy magazine may not have all the non-physical attributes that I'm looking for in a woman, but… I read it for the articles, anyway.
Enjoyable piece–revealing but not salacious, with just the right touch of wit.