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EVESHAM Rowing Club will be hoping to benefit from Olympic fever as well as some better weather, when its rescheduled regatta takes place next month.
The club has announced that the event, which was cancelled in May after heavy rainfall made the river unsafe, will be held on September 15.
The success of British rowers at the Olympics has attracted more young people to the sport and the club hopes that the feelgood factor surrounding rowing will mean this year's event will be the best yet.
Former Evesham Rowing Club members Alex Gregory, who won a Gold medal at the games, and silver medallist Zac Purchase, have both been invited to attend.
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Good morning! Did everyone get rid of their hangovers? Good. Welcome to the first Plan-It of 2013 (who's had to change the "2" to a "3" yet?). Here's what's going on.
The Art Market Gallery is celebrating its 30th anniversary! It opens at 11 a.m. today with a new show, which features work by some of the gallery's earliest members, including Hugh Bailey, Mary Ann Aken, B.J. Clark, Alice Clayton, Fran Henley, Patricia Herzog, Emilia Pickett, Carol Pritcher, and Marilyn Avery Turner. The show will run through the 27th.
Today at noon in the Square Room, the KJO will pay tribute to Freddie Hubbard during its Jazz Lunch. Thomas Heflin, a New York trumpeter, former Vol, and founding member of the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, will join today's ensemble. Tickets are $15. Buy them here or at the door.
After dinner (and maybe happy hour), head over to the Baker Peters Lounge to listen to the Faculty, who go on stage at 7 p.m. 21+ only.
Josh Oliver, who plays in bands for the everybodyfields and Jill Andrews, will perform solo at Boyd's Jig and Reel tonight at 7. No cover. 18+ only.
Hey, folks in Maryville (Maryvillians? Maryville-ites? Tell me what you call yourselves!)! If you're into the blues, Brackins Blues Club is playing host to Robert Higginbotham and the Smokin' Section for a jam at 9 p.m. 21+ only.
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It's been a while that I wanted to make this dress, but I never really had the fabrics to do it. It's dress 120 from 07/2010 burda style. thanks to the descriptions of the Slapdash Sewist I didn't even try to read the burda instructions and just followed hers. As I didn't want to cut my fabric directly I made this first version of the bodice with some green jersey I got from my grandmother – unfortunately the dress started to grow on me and I thought ah just add a skirt and you have a pretty jersey dress :) there are a lot of mistakes, but well it's a first version. It is rather loose and I consider adding a zipper to make it tighter – but on the other hand it's nice to have a dress to just slip in :) well now I can't wait to make the "real" dress
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thanks :)
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2 Corinthians
Living by faith. 5:6-10
C.K. Barrett says of 5:1-10 that it illustrates "further the relative unimportance of the earthenware container." In this passage Paul develops the image of "the earthly tent" (the body) and affirms his belief that there awaits for him an "eternal house in heaven" (a resurrection body). Although still struggling with the vagaries of life, Paul is confident that he will be clothed with a "heavenly dwelling", that he will be "swallowed up by life." It is this confidence which allows him to rest lightly on the passing shadows of life.
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v6. The "earthly tent" (the body) may be fragile and ephemeral, but it does have an eternal end, evidenced in the gift of the Spirit, v5. For this reason, "therefore", Paul is "confident" of his eternal inheritance, even though his body is weak. Paul doesn't actually get to say this until v8ff because he drifts a little in his argument and has to qualify his words in v7. He ends up saying that he is confident because he knows that his present weak and limited body, in a sense, is not yet part of the glorious reign of Christ in heaven. This is not really the point Paul wants to make and in any case, it can be misunderstood.
v7. Being away from the Lord doesn't mean that we are without the Lord. For the present, the believer exists by daily relying on the enlivening ministry of the indwelling Spirit of Christ, rather than on the full glory of the heavenly experience. The believer does not live in the presence of an objectively authenticated Christ, but none-the-less, we are in Christ and Christ is in us, and this "by faith."
v8. Returning to the thought in v6, Paul restates his confidence, namely that although the body is a temporary and fragile thing it has an eternal end: to "be swallowed up by life." It is on the basis of the glory that awaits the believer that Paul is able to say he is "confident". Choosing his words a little more carefully, Paul makes the point he was trying to make in v6, namely, that his eternal confidence prompts an "otherness" in his life. The thought is well summed up in the old chorus, "this world ain't my home, I'm just passing through."
v9. All that matters, whether living within the limitations of the present moment, or within the glory of eternity, is that we make it our ambition "to be acceptable to the Lord" (better than "please"). Acceptance in the sight of God is realized through faith in Christ, both now and for eternity.
v10. Every person will be judged by Christ on the basis of their actions and recompensed good for good and evil for evil. In the end, this judgment rests upon a person's response to the gospel, ie. a person is assessed on the basis of their faith in Christ. It is faith in the faithfulness of Christ which makes us "acceptable to the Lord."
"We need to get away from economic melancholy. We may be fallen angels, but we do have wings that can carry us to heaven." These are the words of an economist and they are words which certainly address the present circumstances.
These are not confident times and so insecurity is rife. We see the world in turmoil. We are totally debilitated by the present financial storm and terrorism, constantly fearing the worst. We see our nation drifting away from Christian values. We are unsure of the capacity of government to handle practical matters such as health and education, let alone matters of ethics. We see our church in decline. We see a loss of confidence in the shapes of the past. For example, even in the church we have set aside nearly all the children's choruses of our childhood, along with the great hymns of praise, and replaced them with dumbed down, banal reflections of pop culture. We worry for our own personal welfare and that of our children and grandchildren. Naturally, within this "melancholy" our personal faith takes on an air of insecurity.
As Paul the apostle observed the weakness and mortality of humanity, the corrupted power of the Roman Empire, along with the intransigence of his fellow Jews and the lunacy of Christian churches out of control, he was able to affirm his confidence in an eternal future which transcends the fading shadows of day-to-day life. This confidence rests on substantial truth:
i] A believer is separated from Christ by their earthly existence, v6.
ii] Yet, a believer does find union with Christ in the present, and this by faith, v7.
iii] A believer's desire for their complete union with Christ in eternity lightens the grip of this world's things, v8.
iv] As a believer awaits eternity, it is expected that they will serve Christ in the present, as they will serve him in eternity, v9.
v] And all of this will be tested one day, v10.
1. Let each member of the group speak about those areas of their Christian life where they don't feel confident.
2. The Christian life is made up of a substantial journey with a glorious end. How can we employ these truths to renew our confidence?
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Why did Rihanna diss Fifty Shades of Grey? Did she read the erotic novel and decide she didn't like it? Was it something about Christian Grey or Anastasia Steele she didn't enjoy reading about?
According to a report from Celebuzz, RiRi didn't even read the novel, and when a follower suggested on Twitter that she give it a read, she tweeted the person a rather rude reply.
Yes, the woman who sings songs like "S&M" and wears barely anything, and send lewd comments to lure men via her Twitter account, believes that the characters in Fifty Shades of Grey are--you better sit down for this one--amateurs.
"@SarahNevillRih: @rihanna you should read "Fifty Shades of Grey" :) #phuckyoamateurs" Rihanna tweeted.
Guess where the "Birthday Cake" singer was when she sent the offensive diss? She was on a yacht docked off Capri, Italy, where Drake reportedly met up with her for an impromptu cruise.
If RiRi thinks she and Drake can surpass the steamy eroticism inside the pages of Fifty Shades of Grey--she's either got something amazing going there or she's completely out of her mind.
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U.N. Could Agree on Syria Chemicals Resolution by Friday
Security Council movement, 'energetic' Iranian delegate among Thursday highlights in New York.
American officials expressed great optimism Thursday night following a high-level meeting at the United Nations headquarters to begin the process of disarming the Bashar Assad regime of its chemical weapons stockpiles.
[READ: U.N. Releases 'Chilling' Report of Chemical Weapons in Syria]
Representatives of the five permanent members of the U.S. Security Council plus Germany, known as P-5+1, agreed to the framework of a resolution that would force Syria to allow international inspectors to systematically take control or destroy chemical weapons inside the war-torn country.
The agreement was a particular milestone for Security Council action on Syria, which for the years of bloody Syrian civil war has been gridlocked by vetoes from Russia, a known backer of the Assad regime.
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"The final resolution is incredibly strong," a senior State Department official in New York said Thursday night. "It is the first time that we have had a legally binding resolution on Syria that I can remember."
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The P-5+1 meeting later included a much-anticipated visit from the Iranian delegate, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, who briefed the attendees on the future of Iran's controversial nuclear program for about 20 minutes in what observers called an "energetic" tone.
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Zarif and Secretary of State John Kerry met following the meeting for a private discussion, considered the highest-level diplomatic talks between the two countries for decades.
"One meeting and a change in tone, which was welcome, doesn't answer those questions yet, and there's a lot of work to be done," Kerry said after. "We will engage in that work, obviously, and we hope very, very much – all of us – that we can get concrete results that will answer the outstanding questions regarding the [Iranian nuclear] program."
Spokespeople refused to discuss the content of the discussion, though the Iranian minister says the first steps on a nuclear agreement could begin as early as mid-October.
State-sponsored Iranian news service Fars reports Zarif sounded "a cautionary note and insisted on quick relief" from the Western-imposed sanctions that have crippled Iran's economy.
"I am satisfied with this first step. Now we have to see whether we can match our positive words with serious deeds so we can move forward," Zarif said after the meeting, according to Fars. "Of course as we move forward, there has to be removal of sanctions and in the end game there has to be a total lifting of all sanctions and both bilateral sanctions, unilateral sanctions as well as multilateral sanctions and U.N. sanctions and we hope to be able to move in that direction within a short span of time."
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The Professional Class
by anna shane, Thu May 15, 2008 at 09:36:53 AM EDT
As a degree carrying member of the professional class, I've had an easy life. But I'm the first and only one in my family so far to earn a doctorate. One grandfather was a bus driver and the other went into real estate. My dad had a college degree, but my mom didn't. I grew up in a middle class family that profited from the post-war boom. My parents bought their first house when I was a baby, and they stayed home owners, and had one to leave to me at their deaths. My uncle, who was a fireman, owned his own home and through appreciation he died better off than my dad, who was an engineer.
I find that conflating class with income is a strange concept. Although I'm in the educated and often more affluent professional class, I identify with my extended family and friends, most of whom struggle to pay monthly bills and have few dreams of retirement at all, much less the retirement my parents and my fireman uncle enjoyed.
But if it's not income, what makes a someone an 'elite?' How is it that Hillary, my first choice for president, relates to working people better than her opponent, who's wife grew up in a struggling family?
The answer is only partly education. In this country we don't have a static class system, it's possible to change so-called class, as Barack did, through education. He went to Harvard and was on the law review. He married a fellow professional who'd faced greater odds than he had, but so did Hillary, she also married a someone from an arguably even more struggling family than Michele's family. So this can't fully answer how Barack is seen as the elitist, because Hillary isn't, she's seen as a woman of the people.
The answer that seems to work is the one of identification, the 'class' with which one identifies. Which group you like to spend time with, which group you like the best, in other words which group calls for your empathy. Of course even people born rich have the capacity to identify with struggling people, just as some struggling people have the capacity to view themselves as elite. It's a choice, in as much as everyone is free to 'be' part of the 'class' they feel most 'at home' with.
The professional class is often seen as 'the know-it-all's,' the 'we'll tell you what's best for you,' class. It includes physicians and lawyers and school teachers, and professors, but not small business owners, who are in the merchant class. Even though far from all professionals are rich, we get the same perks as the rich, we get invited to the right parties, we're welcomed into the so-called 'higher echelons' of social life.
Hillary is a down-to-earth person. She's as comfortable chatting with housewives as with world leaders. She can drink a beer at a bar and shoot pool, and she can host a dinner for the most powerful men and women in the world. Like me she came from a working class family, and had the benefit of a better educated parent and parents who valued a college education. She was smart enough to get into the best schools, and she was the top in her classes. She ' worked her way up' but she married a fellow from a poor, single parent family who had nothing to offer to her but his dreams.
Still, I don't think this entirely accounts for her ability to connect with most of us, that is most of us who get to 'meet' her and don't have to rely on 'reports,' it just shows she had early practice. What made the difference is that Hillary never forgot about regular powerless people, and what makes her special is that she's always been most interested in the voiceless, those of us whom politicians overlook (those who can't always vote), children who need safe and good schools, adequate nutrition, health care; mothers who are rearing our next generation, wounded veterans; women around the world who suffer real consequences for their sex.
Elite is a choice, you can think that your education and experience makes you a better human being than the next guy, or you can see that we're all in the same boat, and we sink or swim together.
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My Favorite Stalker
I just got off the phone with my sister for the FOURTH time today. (To be fair, I did call her once. To state that the Chorus teacher was 12 minutes late in letting the kids leave and that if I had kept her waiting with Mackenzie for 12 minutes after practice was supposed to be over, she would be incensed by the "thoughtless parent" who kept her waiting after school. ... I'm just sayin'.)
Don't mind me. I'm just cranky. My back hurts.
What was I saying? Oh yes. My sister. Her best trick is calling me when she's in the car going to pick up this kid or drop off that kid. Or during times like this morning, when she and the 5 year old were headed to Indianapolis for an eye appointment. She was hostage in her car for 60 miles and called me. Despite the fact that she knew I was at work. So I talked to her for longer than I'm willing to admit to you, dear Internet, lest you are actually my boss (Hi Beth!) and you decide to fire me.
Then, seven hours later, I called her while waiting for Mac. To commence with the bitching. Remember?
But she was at Target buying pink and purple glasses with "diamonds" (not for her, for the 5 year old, duh!) so she passed me off to each of her three daughters before hollering into the phone, "Can't talk! Call you back!"
And then, half-an-hour later, she did. So we talked about cooking and new recipes she has recently tried. (Including one from Real Simple with the unfortunate and stoopid name, "Quesadilla Pie." What it is, people, is a stacked enchilada! What redneck decided to name it "Quesadilla Pie"? It has cheese in it. That's where the Quesadilla-ness ends... Therefore, I forbid her to use that title and would only talk to her if she called it "Stacked Enchilada.") So we talked for a while about that, and how much we hate Sandra Lee because it is not ok to match your menu with your outfit with your curtains with your table setting. Yet, we still watch her because sometimes "Semi-Homemade" is way easier than "Totally Homemade." Then she had to go because she is not divorced and she must make dinner for her Husband and Offspring.
Then, mere minutes later, she called me back. Because she started to panic that the recipe called for a 9-in pan or a 2 qt. casserole and her tortillas weren't! going to! fit! But then she tried it and they did. Crisis averted. Which is a good thing, because she wasn't going to like my idea of carefully trimming each tortilla with her kitchen shears. Muahahahaha! But then she called it "Quesadilla Pie." Three more times.
Then I hung up on her.
I haven't heard from her since.
*A sister who called me up to start a Blog for her so she could join in the fun, then played for 2 weeks before disappearing forever to let her page languish and stall on the Information Superhighway.
6 comments:
- Annie, The Evil Queen said...
And yet, you claim to hate the phone...
- doow said...
Maybe the Mexicans got her?
- Brenda said...
My sister only lives 6 miles away. We don't talk on the phone much, unless there is a dinner we need to help with or someother family matter.
And she got the cooking gene. I got the shopping gene.
And I thought you wrote Sara Lee. I've never heard of this Sandra Lee person. Matching stuff?? Can't do it. Just can't.
- Nina said...
Oh, girls. If only you knew how much laughing I have done at the thought of "Quesedilla Pie" - you know, the way that Napoleon Dynamite says quesadilla - too damn funny.
Paige - can you just make me one of those salads and send it UPS? I can't bring myself to make it, though I want it.
Hurry up. I'm hungry.
Is it still called PMS if you don't have periods and the mood lasts, oh, say, all the time???!!
Yep. I've got it, then.
- Candi said...
You should ask Shannon about Taco Salad.
It has Doritos...
That's all I'm sayin'...
- Alison said...
I have been kidnapped by mexicans before and did not want to be rescued. Ya know thats where the margarita came from.


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Has Niall Horan broken Demi Lovato's heart by dating another beautiful brunette named Amy Green?
The One Direction singer hasn't kept his crush on Demi a secret, and she's also made it known that she admires the Irishman. However, the singers have remained friends because Demi has said that she doesn't feel like she's ready to start dating again.
Niall could have waited for Demi to end her relationship ban, but perhaps he started feeling like she was playing with his feelings—even though she says that she's single, Demi has been spotted out and about with her ex Wilmer Valderrama. It's possible that the former lovers are just friends, but Demi's dalliance with Wilmer might have ruined her chances with Niall Horan. He is a member of the biggest boy band in the world right now, so why would he wait on a girl?
According to the Mirror, Niall has opted to date a gal who isn't a celebrity diva like Demi Lovato. The new lady in his life is a 20-year-old drama student named Amy Green, and they were spotted looking loved up at last week's U.K. X Factor show. Here's what an eyewitness said:
"Niall was introducing Amy to people as his girlfriend and they were very happy from the look of things. He was kissing and cuddling her when people weren't watching and seemed really into her."
Perhaps the One Direction star has simply decided that he prefers a girl who isn't in the same industry he is—sometimes two celebs have a hard time making a relationship work because they get competitive with each other. Or maybe Amy just has that "one thing" that he can't resist.
So are you sad that Niall and Demi didn't work out, or are you happy that he's finally found someone who he can do more than just Skype with? And will Demi be devastated, or do you think that she's already moved on with Wilmer Valderrama?
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East Limestone's Jordan Gandy showed a knack for the big play Friday night but Madison County unleashed an impressive passing game and clutch field goal kicking to prevail 24-21 on their home turf.
The Wildcats' Morgan Finley booted a 31-yard field goal as time expired for the winning score after the teams were deadlocked after three quarters at 21 apiece. He kicked a 28-yarder in the third quarter to account for all of Madison County's second-half points.
Gandy hauled in a 77-yard scoring pass from quarterback Brick Pugh in the first quarter to open scoring and then stepped in front of a Tyler Gurley pass near the end of the second quarter for a 96-yard run to the end zone. The senior hauled in five passes for 118 yards to lead all East receivers.
Pugh completed 11 of 22 passed for 156 yards and one touchdown. He punched across a 1-yard keeper at the end of the third quarter to tie the game but East could not muster a final quarter score.
Madison County led East in first downs 19 to 13 and piled up 467 total yards to 286 for the Indians. The Wildcats never punted or fumbled. The Indians punted four times for a 24-yard average and lost two fumbles.
East travels to Cullman Sept. 6 for a 5A Region 8 matchup.
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Here are links to obituaries for Fredericksburg, as posted by local funeral homes:
Cleo Chaderes, 89, of Spotsylvania County, went to be with the Lord Monday, Feb. 18 at Mary Washington Hospital.
Richard Lee Poole, 64, of Fredericksburg died Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, at home.
Pauline Newman Shrum, 92, of Spotsylvania County passed away Monday, Feb. 18 at Golden Living Center of Fredericksburg.
Jessica Elizabeth Nicole Boswell, 27, of Fredericksburg, died Saturday, February 16, 2013 at her residence.
Susan Carr Sacra, 96, of Spotsylvania passed away Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, at Mary Washington Hospital with her family by her side.
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Milton Jones, 81, of Spotsylvania County passed away Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at Bowling Green Healthcare Center.
Dorothy Marie Smith Moore, of Fredericksburg, passed away on February 11, 2013.


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Mike Hinkle
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One of science fiction's favorite themes is epidemic mind control. Some evil genius discovers how to replace, seize or otherwise alter people's thinking in ways that force them to become servants in some diabolical plan. Spy novels thrive on plots where some victim is "brain washed" to the point where the will becomes subordinated to the nefarious purposes of an evil "controller."
Recent scientific publications actually read like plots for monster movies. You can almost hear the sinister voice intone, "It started with the cats. People were next."
So, pick up the Jan. 1 issue of The Journal of Experimental Biology, or the Jan. 26 issue of Science News, settle back with some popcorn and a soft drink and get ready to be "creeped out."
As the announcer says, let's start with the cats. Evolution crafted a sneaky little parasite science calls "T. gondii." For fun, let's call it the "T-bug" ("T" is, of course, for terror.) Anyway, evolution decrees that T-bug can only reproduce in the dark, moist, slimy innards of cats. Once the evil T-bug successfully multiplies, it leaves the cat (by methods that need not be discussed) and lurks around in the environment, undetected, waiting. It can invade and thrive in the muscle, organ or brain of any unsuspecting warm-blooded host. Along comes a dog, pig, horse, wombat, human — whatever — and the parasite strikes, making its home in the body of its victim. But, wherever it goes, it yearns for the cat. Why? Because it can't reproduce anywhere else.
Enter the rat. We all know rats are always on the cat menu. So, it's the lucky T-bug that infects the rat that gets eaten by the cat. The reproductive circle is closed. It's party time.
Here's where it gets creepy. The T-bug wants to skew the odds in its favor. It wants to help the cat in order to achieve its own sinister purpose. It wants to persuade the rat that cats aren't dangerous. It wants to overpower the rat's natural healthy fear of cats and tempt the rat to run willingly into the waiting jaws of the predator. In short, the bug wants the rat to sacrifice its life to serve the needs of the bug. Joanne P. Webster of Imperial College London says T gondii seems to drive rats to behavior that makes them appear to want to be cat food.
Where the normal rat flees in terror from anyplace it detects cat odor, the poor rat infected by the T-bug seems to find cat smell pleasant and exciting. Researchers theorize the T-bug hacks into the rat's nervous system, causing male rats to interpret cat smell as "Oh, baby," and females to interpret it as "Poor baby."
Michael Dickinson, who studies parasites that "hack into the host's nervous system" at the University of Washington-Seattle puts it this way. This is an area "where science meets science fiction."
So, what has this to do with people? I thought you'd never ask.
The T-bug figured out how to invade and thrive in the brains of humans. According to one study, one in four Americans over the age of 12 is infected by the T-bug. In some parts of the world, the infection rate is nearer 95 percent.
Scientists have known for years they're up there, but until recently, they were thought to be harmless debris. Recent research suggests the T-bug may, in fact, be manipulating human behavior.
For example, one study found people infected with the T-bug have more than double the risk of being involved in a traffic accident. It may be because the T-bug encourages risk taking and aggressive behavior. Maybe T-bug reduces reaction time.
Women infected by T-bug show higher risk of self-directed violence — including suicide. Science is only now exploring the extent to which human behavior might be influenced by the unseen mandate of the invisible T-bug.
What's more, T-bug isn't the only hitchhiker living, thriving and possibly manipulating the human brain. There are millions of these stowaways and science won't know for decades whether or how we're serving them.
Now for the terrifying finale. I'm in the L.A. airport discussing this with a politician from a state that need not be named. She remarks, "So these parasites persuade millions of voters … er victims, to completely disregard their own welfare and serve the selfish interests of the parasite?" "Yes, ma'am." "And these parasites can be introduced into the brains of humans?" "Yes, ma'am." She looks longingly at the throng of passengers milling about the terminal and says to herself, "Surely this can be harnessed." Stay tuned for "Son of T-bug." I'm Hink and I'll see ya.
MIKE HINKLE is an Edmond resident and retired attorney.


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Give Goldenvoice honcho Paul Tollett credit -- he knows how fans feel at the end of his festivals. "You need a full weekend. By day three, you're tired, you're hungry, and you're cursing Coachella. But then the sun sets and you're like 'Oh, that's what this is all about.'"
That's about how the passengers on the S.S. Coachella are feeling on their second night. Tollett made those comments at an afternoon panel discussion with several upper-brass staffers at Goldenvoice and KCRW's Jason Bentley, and he's right about how festivals have a rhythm of pleasure and pain that needs to be seen to the end. That's why Coachella has become an all-in three-day package, and why the S.S. Coachella is proving more and more a logical extension of that idea.


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These prayers are needed for my brother, Bobby. He is having surgery tomorrow. It's not to major, but he is my brother!
He is getting his tonsils and adenoids out. Along with clearing the polyps from his sinuses. He has been continually sick since about march.
He is 20 years old and fortuantly he is living at home with us this year.
Last year he was at TCU where he found out college just wasn't the best idea for him. He flunked out with a 1.5 GPA, thus he came back home to San Antonio and is now attending San Antonio College, and is working on getting all the credits he didn't get last year along with the ones he needs to be considered a junior by the fall. I think that it was kind of a blessing for home to not go back to TCU because if we had to get him back and forth to the doctor, and plan for this surgery long distance it would have been really hard.
I am really nervous for my brother. I am and will forever be the annoying little sister who likes to hang out with my brother and his friends, and sometimes I'm sure he doesn't like me, but he is really important and I'm thankful to God that I get to spend my last year at home with him!
So please pray for my brother and family as we go through this surgery.
And thanks to all of you for everything, you guys are super great!!


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Once in a Blue Moon ...
Article Author: Cheryl Buehler
The blue moon means quite a bit to me. It was on a blue moon that I signed the paperwork to purchase the Polk County News from my parents several years ago. We knew ownership was due to change, and when I realized a blue moon was coming on the last day of the year in 2009, I felt that was the day it should all happen. After all, it's only once in a blue moon you get the chance to become a part of history – living it, sharing it, promoting it, reporting it.
Now here I am, a blue moon later, and whether I was ready for it or not, I have taken the reigns of the paper full throttle. I expected my mother, Ingrid, to hold my hand and have my back for many more years to come. Unfortunately we never really know what can happen once in a blue moon. Those of you who have kept up with the paper know she was diagnosed with cancer earlier in the year. She has been unable to work at her beloved newspaper for several months. I'm doing everything I can to hold the place, as well as myself, together.
I don't know how to fully express my feelings for this newspaper. While all the world goes digital and predicts the demise of print media, I shrug my shoulders and explain that small towns are different. I tell the world that our local paper gives them something they can't get elsewhere and hope it will sustain me for the rest of my life. Time will tell.
Last weekend's blue moon reminded me, too, of a picture my mother once took of a blue moon over Parksville Lake. She was on her way home from a meeting in Ducktown, saw the moon and pulled over to snap a picture. It was long ago enough that she actually did it with film, not digital. A copy of it hangs in my parents' house on Towee right now. And now it seems it is me driving home from county meetings while the blue moon looms overhead, illuminating the gorge.
I'd debated off and on for years when would be a proper moment to whip out a personal column. I never knew what my first topic should be, so I never did it. I figure it can't hurt to give people a little insight into who I am, and I think I am only recently figuring out who that might be. I've found in this business I seem to have lots of friends and lots of folks who don't care so much for me, regardless of whether they know me or not. But I will do my job just the same. And once in a blue moon, perhaps I will have something to say.
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Numerous studies have demonstrated the line between an animal abuser and those that committ human abuse. Amazon CARES works in severly poor areas. Sadly, domestic violence is so common as to be widely ignored. We have worked with local schools, church leaders and police to teach them to recognize signs of domestic abuse. Despite initial complacence, we have helped create an awareness that animal abuse and domestic abuse go hand in hand. This fine line is more than most people care to consider.
This is one reason a current project by artist BZTAT aka Vicki Boatright has caught our attention. The project is called Okey's Promise: Art for a Cause" PLEASE visit the website link to learn more and to make a pledge of any amount.
According to her website:
"Vicki Boatright, AKA BZTAT (pronounced bee-zee-tat) is an artist who specializes in contemporary pet themed artwork, including: large murals and public art, custom pet portrait paintings, and a variety of other animal art.She is an avid pet lover and supporter of animal causes. She also is a mental health therapist with a specialization in trauma."She is working to create a large public mural in Canton, Ohio to raise awareness about these issues.
The project is called Okey's Promise: Art for a Cause" PLEASE visit the website link to learn more and to make a pledge of any amount.
In addition to the link to fundraise for Okey's Promise, there is a dedicated website and you can Like Okey's Promise Facebook Page!
The artist summed up the need for this project in these powerful words:
"When animals are suffering in society, children are too. When there is violence to animals, there is likely violence to children and others who may be defenseless.... Truth be told, child welfare programs grew out of the efforts of animal rescue organizations who were seeing children in deplorable conditions when they were rescuing endangered pets. The issue of pet abuse and abandonment is deeply connected to the issue of child abuse and domestic violence. Both issues need to be addressed together, not one in isolation of each other."
Amazon CARES is proud to back BZTAT up as well! Founder Molly Mednikow has donated to the project (using her personal funds, NOT funds from Amazon CARES). Molly has met BZTAT and knows first-hand that Vicki is wonderful person and advocate for animals and all victims of this world.
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Still Goin'
At age 41, Hawk is retired from the pro circuit, but still skates in a traveling show. On the subject of retiring, he says, "I don't put any ultimatums on it. I imagine if I was 50 that might sound ridiculous, but at the same time, I never thought I'd be doing this at 40 and here I am, at a top level, and I love it. As long as I feel like I've got my skills in check and I walk the walk, I'm doing it on this level."


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West Islip's no-name defense got the job done again.
Lead by captain Anthony Santo and a cast of unknowns, the Lions shut down the high-powered Niskayuna offense Wednesday, defeating the Silver Warriors 9-6 and earning a trip to the state Class A finals Saturday at Middletown High School.
Coming into the state semi-final the Silver Warriors were averaging more than 17 goals per game and defeated Mamaroneck 22-3 this past week to earn a trip to Hofstra to face the Lions.
But Niskayuna would not come close to its season average.
"It was good," said an understated Santo, when asked about the Lions defensive play against the Silver Warriors. "We were pumped up and played solid."
His head coach, Scott Craig, was slightly more effusive. "Anthony played a great game," he said. "Dan Johnson and our other two defensemen also did a great job."
While Niskayuna star attackman Luke Goldstock put his team ahead 1-0 early in the first quarter, West Islip's defense responded by allowing only one more goal in the first half. When the Silver Warriors did get shots, goalie Jack Kelly was on the spot making eight saves through the first two quarters
The Lions offense was steady, as goals by Tom Moore, Anthony DeLuca and two from Brendan Smith would give West Islip a 4-2 lead at the half.
With the defense standing tall when Niskayuna had the ball, West Islip's midfield tandem of Paul Riportella and Jon Reese dominated the faceoff X, limiting the opposition's possessions.
"I thought Paulie was outstanding and Jon was solid," Craig said. In fact, Riportella was 9 of 11 on faceoffs and had six groundballs.
"Paul and I have worked real hard and played great today," said Reese. "We knew coming into the playoffs we were going to be facing a lot of great players. We've done a lot of reps and worked on our technique."
West Islip's appearance in the state final Saturday will be the team's sixth over the past nine years. The Lions were state champions in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010.1 2 3 4 F West Islip 2 2 3 2 9 Niskayuna 1 1 2 2 6
West Islip scoring: Nick Aponte, 2 goals/3 assists; Tom Moore, 2 goals/2 assists; Brendan Smith, 2 goals/1 assist; Anthony DeLuca 2 goals/1 assist; Ryan Wieczorek, 1 goal


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Despite having a winning record, the Atlanta Braves are certainly difficult to watch sometimes. They are up one week and then down the next. Theyll make you think they could actually win a World Series against one team and then play the next three games like they might not finish above .500.
And there is one player who seems to be the symbol of the teams inconsistency. Hes frustrating beyond belief, to the point that you might not even want to watch him when he comes to the plate.
That player is B.J. Upton.
Now that Dan Uggla is thankfully out of the way, Upton is the player who will make you scream while watching the Braves. He has been a failure in his one-plus season in Atlanta, and you can make a case that he is the worst free agent signing in franchise history.
Yeah, Upton might be worse than Bruce Sutter, worse than Derek Lowe and even worse than Kenshin Kawakami.
Somehow, someway Upton has forgotten how to hit. Not that he was Ted Williams with Tampa Bay, but he did hit .255 with the Rays in eight seasons. With the Braves, Upton has hit only .192 since he joined the team last year. He hit an embarrassing .184 last season and has managed only a .206 average so far this year.
How can someone lose 63 points off a career batting average? Well, we have seen this before, havent we? Uggla hit .263 in his five years with the Marlins, but in his four-plus seasons with Atlanta he has hit only .210. The fact that he cant even hit above .200 anymore has him languishing on the bench with a year-and-a-half left to go on his expensive contract.
The Braves wish they were so lucky with Upton, who has three-and-a-half years left on his expensive deal. So how much do you make a year? Well, Upton makes $83,024.69 per game. Thats per game -- not per week or per month -- but per game. He makes a lot of money to be horrible. Lets not break that down into how much it is per inning. It might make us sick.
Oh, and Uggla? He makes $80,246.91 per game. Lets hope he can pay his mortgage and that his cable bill is never late.
Uptons offense is bad enough, but recently his defense has been horrible. Friday night he dropped a ball he tried to make a basket catch on in center field. Earlier last week, Upton lollygagged on getting to a ball in short center to the point that even the television announcers called him out for his lack of effort.
A few weeks ago, we saw Upton make a huge defensive mistake in the eighth inning of a game in Boston. It led to a loss. We thought he was this great defensive player, and instead hes as ordinary as a player can get.
The logic for general manager Frank Wren signing Upton was not wrong. Upton was a 28-year-old athletic player who had success in his first big league stop. He had hit .300 one year. He had hit 28 home runs one year. He had stolen 30 or more bases in five straight seasons.
But no one could have predicted this. Thats no defense for Wren, who gave a lot of money to a player who had been inconsistent throughout his career. It would be one thing if Upton could simply be labeled as disappointing, but so far he has been an utter disaster.
And unfortunately, the Braves are struck with him. Upton has more than $53 million left on the contract. No team is going to take a chance on him, just like no one has wanted Uggla so far. All the Braves can do is hope that somehow, someway Upton will get on track. But at some point Upton has to give us some hint thats even possible. More dropped balls in center and more pathetic swings at the plate simply will remind us how the Braves made a huge mistake bringing him to Atlanta.
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Ken Barber
Ken Barber is a letterer, type designer and type director
at digital type foundry and design studio House Industries.
As such, he is particularly interested in the role that hand-lettering and typography play in contemporary graphic design. Ken's work is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and has been honored by the New York Type Directors Club. In the 2008 "Schrift in Form" exhibition at the renowned Klingspor Museum, Ken was included among 40 artists recognized for making notable contributions to contemporary typeface design.
In addition to teaching at Maryland Institute College of Art and the University of Delaware, he regularly lectures internationally on the subjects of lettering and typography.
Check out houseindustries.com and typeandlettering.com for samples of his work.
Ken's card design is in support of Food for Life.
Tad Carpenter
Tad Carpenter is an Illustrator and Designer living in sunny, snowy
and forever changing Kansas City, Missouri.
Tad grew up with an illustrator as a father and textile artist as a mother.
He now lives with his beautiful wife who is an Art Director & Designer.
Tad loves to draw, paint, eat peanut butter and collect vintage toys (all at the same time).
Carpenter has been lucky enough to work with great people like Chronicle Books, Target, Atlantic Records, Hallmark Cards, The Corcoran gallery of art, Simon & Schuster, Kidrobot and MySpace to name a few.
Tad's card design is in support of the Alzheimer's Association.
Jessica Hische
Jessica Hische is a typographer and illustrator living and working
in Brooklyn, New York.
Her client list includes Tiffany & Co., Chronicle Books, Penguin Books, Target, Wired Magazine, The Boston Globe, Bath and Body Works, Victoria's Secret, New York Magazine, O Magazine, GQ Magazine, American Express, and The New York Times to name a few.
Jessica has been featured in most major design and illustration publications including Communication Arts, Print Magazine, How Magazine, Graphis, American Illustration and the Society of Illustrators. She was featured as one of Step Magazine's 25 Emerging Artists, Communication Arts "Fresh," Print Magazine's New Visual Artists 2009 (commonly referred to as Print's 20 under 30), and The Art Director's Club Young Guns.
When not working, can be found enjoying heavy unhealthy meals, lusting after expensive mid-century furniture, playing with her two cats Billy and Olive, and biking around Brooklyn.
Jessica's card design is in support of the ASPCA.
Haley Johnson
Haley Johnson is a self-described Midwest farm girl turned
worldwide product and packaging designer.
She has a proven reputation for producing effective and award-winning design. Her entrepreneurial client roster currently encompasses the gift and beverage industries with companies such as Blue Q (Dirty Girl, Boss Lady, Get Real, Wash Away Your Sins, Lookin' Good for Jesus, etc.), Jane Jenni Inc., Peace Coffee, Talisman Designs, Fizzy Lizzy and First Juice
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- Each cartomizer lasts for 300-350 puffs
- A full charged battery lasts for 250 puffs
- Looks and feels like a real cigarette
- Automatic Battery (No push button to start, just pull on the end to start)


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Butterfly Collection
500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle
A vivid collage of different species of Butterflies, a challenging and beautiful puzzle! © Darrell Gulin, Getty Images
Manufacturer: Allied Products, Inc.
Stock Number: 33-01437
500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle
Finished Size: 18" x 23.5" Rectangle
Artist: Darell Gulin
Released: 2006
Archived: 2014
(4.142857 out of 5) with 7 votes
Elizabeth and Jane
June 8, 2013
Good Puzzle
Fun, a little challenging, good quality.
September 16, 2011
More difficult than I thought it would be!
Because this was only 500 pieces and was listed as a beginner level I thought it was harder than expected. Loved all the different colors and the finished product is as sharp and clear as the picture on the box!
August 4, 2010
Butterfly Collection
The butterflies are beautiful! The various types and colors add more fun to doing this puzzle. It is not an easy puzzle to do with the many shades of blue.
August 2, 2010
I loved putting this puzzle together. Challenging at times, but easy enough for my 6 year old to help "assemble" the butterflies. She loved it!
April 16, 2010
A bit on the easy side
We plowed through this very quickly. The blue background is a bit not up to par with most Springboks, too.
Mindy McCaslin
January 1, 2010
A Joy!
This is a beautiful and fun puzzle to work, enjoy!
January 23, 2009
Pretty Puzzle
This was a fun puzzle. Not too difficult. Beautiful colors.


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I Know The titans need to Address a Pass Rusher on the draft but here is the scenario! The Titans can sign either Cliff Avril OR Osi Umenyiora. Then on the draft the titans take manti te'o in the draft after switch 4-3 into 3-4 and starters will look like this! Left DE - Derrick Morgan Middle DT - Jurrell Casey Right DE - Kamerion Wimbley Left OLB - Akeem Ayers ILB - Colin Mccarthy ILB - Manti Te'o Right OLB - Zach Brown So that's the Scenario! tell me what you think? BTW this is my first time ever post so please respectful okay :)
BTW if anybody thinks that jake locker isn't our franchise QB than you are totally fucking stupid!


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Exceptional Service A review of Sandpearl Resort
I agree 100% with the previous review... not only is this a beautiful resort but the service was impeccable. Every staff member we came across greeted us with a smile and were very attentive to our every need. The experience begins as you pull up to the valet- all of the gentlemen were extremely friendly and asked us about our stay daily. As you walk into the grand lobby you are greeted by the pr staff who are quick to escort you to check in and point you in the right direction for your every need. The bellman had our bags to our room within minutes of our arrival. The concerierge gave us great advise for a restaurant for dinner and went as far as printing directions and locating it on a map for us. Being a brand new resort I was a little worried about there being a couple of quirks that haven't yet been worked out... we only notice one- our first room did not have hot water- but that was no problem... they quickly moved us to another room... sent the bellman with the new room keys- and to grab our bags and went as far as upgrading us from a pool view regular room to a gulf front junior suite at no charge for our inconvenience... I have nothing but wonderful things to say about the Sandpearl Resort and I hope to go back many more times in the future..


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Activities at Honeymoon Island State Park include hiking, biking, swimming, kayaking, fishing and picnicking. Modern restroom facilities, concessions, a picnic shelter and a playground are also located on the island.
If you are bound for Caladesi Island State Park, you will catch the ferry at Honeymoon Island. Follow the signs just inside the park entrance to the special parking lot and boarding area. The Caladesi Ferry departs hourly (every half hour during peak season) beginning at 10:00 a.m. (weather permitting). The 20-minute round trip is $10.00 per adult, $5.00 for children ages 4-12 and free for children three and younger. Passengers are allowed a four hour stay on Caladesi Island before returning to Honeymoon Island. The Caladesi Island Connection at times has reached capacity in the middle of the day. It is advisable to call ahead to check seat availability — 727-734-1501.
Honeymoon Island State Park is located at the extreme west end of S.R. 586, north of Dunedin. The park is open 365 days a year from 8:00 a.m. until sundown. There is a $5.00 per vehicle entrance fee (for up to 8 people per car), or a charge of $3.00 for single-occupant vehicles. A sunset fee of $3.00 per vehicle is applicable starting one hour prior to sunset.


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By Magen McCrarey
Staff Writer
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. —
London Police officers responded to an alleged armed robbery at Subway on South Main Street Saturday, April 13 at 5:23 p.m. The restaurant's panic alarm sounded but the unknown subject fled the scene.
According to London Police Sgt. Richie Reynolds, a male subject entered the restaurant wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses, then handed one of the employees a handwritten note demanding money and stating he had a gun.
After taking more than $500 cash, the subject then fled the area.
Detective Sgt. Gary Proffitt is investigating the incident. Assisting at the scene was Officer Jordan Hopkins, Officer Ryan Jackson, Officer Jacob Bormann and Chief Stewart Walker.
Anyone with any information regarding this alleged armed robbery should contact the London Police Department at 606-878-7400.


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Job and Opportunities with BirdLife International
Jobs and Opportunities
Updated 18th July 2014
Research Assistant - Conservation Department, Cambridge
We are looking for a highly motivated researcher with an interest in how businesses can contribute positively to nature conservation. Specifically, this position represents an exciting opportunity to be involved in a new Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) project examining how the mitigation hierarchy should be implemented. Full time, 9 months.
Closing date: 31st July 2014
Global Policy Safeguards Officer
We are seeking to recruit a Policy Safeguards Officer to BirdLife International's global policy team in Cambridge. This position represents an exciting opportunity to support the work of the BirdLife Partnership to advance the integration of biodiversity safeguards within policies and plans impacting biodiversity.
Closing date: 25th July 2014
Project Manager, Lake Victoria Basin Project
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and experienced individual for the position of Project Manager, Lake Victoria Basin Project whose main responsibility will be to manage and coordinate the implementation of the Lake Victoria Basin project, build strategic alliances with stakeholders/institutions operating within the Basin and fundraise to scale up project interventions.
Closing date: 21st July 2014
Non paid Internships and Volunteering opportunities
If you are interested in volunteering in the BirdLife Cambridge office, please complete an expression of interest form (see below) and send to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Hickory Hog Pt Pleasant
Took the kids to Jenk's for some quarter sucking fun this morning and went to the Hog for lunch afterwards.
Nice location, right next to Rita's and across from Scarra's so lots of italian ice choices for dessert afterwards.
My son had his usual order of chicken wings that he gets everywhere that has them. So far Jack's in W Long Branch is our favorite and this was good but not good enough to displace Jack's as wing king.
My daughter and I shared the bbq rib combo with cinnamon apples and fries as the sides. The apples were a big flop, but the fries were crispy enough to make both kids happy as we all dipped them into the wonderful Southern house-esq bbq sauce. It is very possible that is the same exact sauce they used to have.
The baby backs were the best of the two types of ribs on the combo, but in retrospect I should have gotten some of them with the cajun dry rub instead of sauced. The St Louis ribs were good, but not outrageous.
All in all, a good, albeit expensive lunch at $50 for me and two kids, not counting the $10 for some good ices afterwards. Not quite good enough to make me drive all the way there just to eat, but a good choice if you are in the neighborhood and missing Southern House's sauce.
Seal - Happy you enjoyed the ribs. You should've listened to me in my earlier post in recommending the dry rub. :) Clearly the best ribs on the menu. Reason enough to return soon. I'm happy you concur with my opinion that the BBQ sauce is the same as the ol' Southern House. I'll also thought the meal was a bit on the expensive side however the cost is pretty much in line with most other rib establishments.
Just had to register for this site to post a response, but a friend of mine had the exact same observations about the Hickory Hog and the comparisons to the Southern House barbeque sauce. Now I'm going to let you in on not-so-closely-guarded secret from this same friend. She found out a couple of years ago that the sauce used at the Southern House tasted exactly the same as "Open Pit" original flavor barbeque sauce. The problem is, it's very hard to find this brand, but we have discovered two local sources. Lenny's Colonial Market in Point carries 18 oz. bottles, but the original flavor sells out quickly. I just bought a bottle there on Wednesday. The other source is that big restaurant supply place on Route 88 in Brick, but you have to buy it by the gallon.
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Just found this site, appreciate the notes on "Southern House" Style ribs. Really loved that place and everyone I know loved it too, its really a shame they never reopened. I agree with the Open Pit, been buying that for years, although havent been able to find it lately. Used to love pouring it over the Onion Ring loaf, yummy!
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I'm glad people picked up on the similarities between the old Southern House and the Hickory Hog. It's not just the sauce but many of the items on the menu are the same, from the steak tidbits to the block o' onions.
The reason? From what I've heard, the owner used to be one of the cooks at the Southern House.
is this place smoking their meat? Did the Southern House smoke meat? I used to love the place, but that was so long ago I don't think I even knew what smoke was.
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bgut1........ yes I used to think so also, until I started traveling down south & tried the real deal a few times.....BBQ is very controversial & serious business down there.......but us NJ lovers just have to seek out what we have and enjoy or make our own if you know what your doing. I'm still searching......enjoy
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Southern House was a childhood favorite – eating ribs, chicken, onion loaf on a blanket on the floor in the living room.
About 15 years ago, I was driving through Western North Carolina with a beautiful young woman and practically no money. A magical ATM machine dispensed $100 that was not in my account. Moments later, we stumbled upon Lexington #1. Everything changed!
Just caught up with this site, and found the reference to Hickory Hog. With the demise of the Southern House and Jack's Ribs & Ale, we've been at a loss trying to find a good rib joint. So far, this is the one. Terrific ribs - fall off the bone good. Price is a bit steep, but as someone else pointed out, in line with prices at other restaurants.
When we drove up the first time, my wife thought that it was strictly takeout, and we almost left. But I saw diners sitting there, and we went in. No ambience, but then again, if it's good ribs in Central Jersey, I'd eat 'em standing up. Very clean and neat place, though, and very attentive staff.
Hickory Hog
3009 Route 88, Point Pleasant Boro, NJ 08742


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What's really at stake with open access is the chance to radically reform the way that we communicate the results of science.
That was my answer when MyScienceWork asked me to describe in one sentence the opportunity that open access represents.
While I think the basic philosophy of open access is right — the results of research should be freely available — I especially like thinking about using this transition to fix other things that are wrong with our publishing system. If we're going to throw one ball up in the air — the business model for journals — why not throw a few more up there, too, and see if they land in a revealing pattern.
You can see the short interview I gave below. In it, I mentioned two more balls, so to speak. One is about peer review and the other is about connecting journals to social media communities.
Avoid the problems of traditional peer review
The traditional model for scientific publishing includes anonymous peer review. Your colleagues read and evaluate your work. They catch the problems. If you can respond to their objections in a way that satisfies them and the editor, your paper may get published.
But we know there are problems with this system. One way to measure those is with retraction rates. An article that gets published might have to be retracted if a reader or editor or even the scientist herself discovers that there was a problem.
Unfortunately, retraction rates are rising, as reported in Nature, The New York Times, The Guardian, the Why Evolution is True blog, the Lost in Science blog, and many other places. To keep track of this disturbing development, check out Retraction Watch.
Even worse than the tenfold increase in retractions over the past few decades is the fact that about two-thirds of retractions are the result of scientific misconduct.
Retraction rates can be taken as an indication that the pre-publication peer review process is not functioning at a satisfying level. Perhaps the solution includes getting papers in front of more people before giving them a final stamp of approval, thereby increasing the likelihood of identifying problems with papers.
Proposals for new approaches to reviewing are popping up, even in The Guardian. We are at a stage for experimentation with reviewing and open access could influence this, for example through an enhanced culture of accessibility. Perhaps the already exceptionally open system seen at BMC Medicine, which publishes the names of reviewers, their reports, and the author's responses to their reports, along with the editor's decision, could be pushed even further, letting anyone write reviews.
Engaging social media communities is a bonus
Open access journals and traditional journals alike can build virtual discussion and use social media to spread their work. However, there may be something more natural about using social media when the articles are available to everyone. Philip Campbell, Editor-in-Chief of Nature, recently said to me that there's a prohibitive discomfort with tweeting links to an article that is located behind a paywall.
If other traditional journals feel the same discomfort, then engagement with social media communities is one of the competitive advantages of the open access model, and it's a strategy that can add even more quality control to our enterprise. The most famous example involves the twitter debate about the arsenic life findings, as I have discusssed elsewhere.
If we could debate articles on social media, and if those debates could be logged with a virtual association to the article, perhaps we could see more quickly both the problems and the potentials of the research being reported. PLoS ONE has a rich social media community for every article, which increases both awareness of the article and public discussion of its claims.
And, of course, that's our goal as researchers. We're engaged in science for the service of society, and we can only deliver on that mission if we use all available tools to assure the quality of our results.
Sometimes I think peer reviewing could be more interesting if it were crowdsourced. I know that would make my ideas better. Maybe you'll help me try that by hitting one (or more!) of the social media buttons below, and then we'll see who has even better ideas for how the open access revolution can make our publishing ecosystem more robust.
My writings on open access are collected here.


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A Voce MenuItalian | Flatiron Dinner Menu
cows milk ricotta, extra virgin olive oil, mint, thyme, chilies
swiss chard and crescenza cheese filled fried dough, prosciutto di parma
arugula, herbs, citron vinaigrette, ricotta salata
roasted trumpet royal mushrooms, fonduta, truffle, hazelnuts
creamy mozzarella, truffles, black pepper
thinly sliced octopus, cerignola olives, citrus
citrus cured sardines, dried grapes, pickled onions, pine nuts
lobster, nduja brodo, bread crumbs
smoked herring, cavolo nero, chili vinaigrette
wave whelks, soffritto, san marzano tomoato brodetto
king crab, braised lemon, bread crumbs
crispy skate, oysters, winter citrus, black olives
mediterranean sea bass, clams, artichokes, mint, lemon
trout, crispy fingerlings, bitter greens, anchovy vinaigrette
hanger steak, parsnips, truffles, pecorio
rosemary and lemon marinated chicken, broccoli rabe, salmoriglio, pine nuts
grilled lamb porterhouse, roasted eggplant, aleppo pepper vinaigrette
sea urchin, garlic, lemon
spinach and sweetbread filled pasta, fennel, pecorino, garlic
bacon filled pasta, brussels sprouts, brodo
hand crafted pasta, braised lamb, kale, chilies
sunchoke filled pasta, brown butter, walnuts, rosemary
creamy polenta, ricotta, brown butter, nutmeg
yukon gold potatoes, chives, chervil
charred broccolini, braised garlic, anchovy, pecorino, chilies
bomboloni alla toscana tuscan doughnuts, bittersweet chocolate
yogurt mousse, meyer lemon, cocoa nibs
chocolate hazelnut tart, orange caramel, coffee gelato
roasted pears, black olive, chocolate
sage panna cotta, green apple sorbet
chocolate, mint
lime basil, grapefruit
espresso, lemon
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By Melodie Warner
Xilinx Inc. /quotes/zigman/80149/delayed/quotes/nls/xlnx XLNX +0.53% lowered its fiscal third-quarter sales guidance, citing a decline in large customer business in its communications segment.
The maker of programmable chips used on cellphone base stations, network routers, DVD players and cable modems now expects a 9% to 12% sales decline from the fiscal second quarter, down from its October estimate of a 3% to 8% sequential drop.
The latest cut indicates continued weakness in the semiconductor sector. Last week, chip maker Intel Corp. /quotes/zigman/20392/delayed/quotes/nls/intc INTC -0.43% warned its fourth-quarter revenue will fall about $1 billion short of its previous guidance as shortages of hard-disk drives are expected to hurt its core personal computer market for the next few months.
Xilinx saw its fiscal second-quarter profit fall 26% as sales declines in its communications and industrial segments contributed to a 10% revenue decrease.
Shares of Xilinx recently were trading at $30.72 premarket, down 1.6%.


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List of Michelin Guide restaurants with stars in Hong Kong. From three to one, we've got a full list of restaurants in Hong Kong with Michelin stars. Before you tuck in, it's worth knowing that the Hong Kong and Macau Michelin Guide isn't all it's cracked up me. Check out our review of the Hong Kong and Macau Michelin Guide.
Three StarsLung King Heen, Four Seasons, Hong Kong
Caprice, Four Seasons, Hong Kong
Two StarsAmber, Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
Fook Lam Moon, Hong Kong
L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon, The Landmark, Hong Kong
Ming Court, Langham Place Hotel, Hong Kong
Petrus, Hong Kong
T'ang Court, The Langham, Hong Kong
Shang Palace Hong Kong Tim's Kitchen Macau
One StarFook Lam Moon (Wanchai branch), Hong Kong
Forum, Hong Kong
Hutong, Hong Kong
Imperial Court, MGM Grand Hotel, Macau
Lei Garden (both the IFC and TST branches), Hong Kong
Ming Court, Langham Place Mongkok, Hong Kong
Petrus, Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong
Pierre (as in Gagnaire), Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
Regal Palace, Regal Hongkong Hotel, Hong Kong
Shanghai Garden, Hong Kong
The Eight, Macau
The Golden Leaf, Conrad Hotel, Hong Kong
The Square, Hong Kong
Tim's Kitchen, Hong Kong
Tung Yee Heen, Mandarin Oriental, Macau
Ying, Crown Macau
Yung Kee, Hong Kong


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Lewis Hamilton finally eased into the lead of the 2014 Formula 1 World Championship with his fourth straight victory of the season in Spain.
Hamilton didn't have it easy, as he had to work hard to stay clear of Nico Rosberg in the closing laps, when the latter was on the more competitive medium tire and Lewis was on the hard. He also wasn't entirely happy with the balance of car, which led to some terse radio traffic with his engineer.


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On February 8, 2009, Wells Fargo responded to criticism of its employee recognition event with a letter signed by Wells Fargo President & CEO John Stumpf.
The letter appeared in national newspapers, and it helps to shape some response to congressional and media criticism of its business practice to encourage employee performance and employee retention.
It's worthwhile to reprint the content of that message for event planners and those who are interested in understanding the value of how business events and business travel works. Here it is:
The Value of Team Member Recognition
Okay, time out. Something doesn't feel right.
Everyone agrees that in this economic environment, all employers should re-examine how much they spend on recognition events for their employees. Especially publicly-traded companies owned by their shareholders. Especially institutions that received investments from U.S. taxpayers through the U.S. Treasury's Capital Purchase Program.
The problem is many media stories on this subject have been deliberately misleading. These one-sided stories lead you to believe every employee recognition event is a junket, a boondoggle, a waste, or that it's for highly-paid executives. Nonsense! Because of the misperceptions these stories have created, Wells Fargo has decided to cancel all its major annual recognition events for its team members for the rest of this year.
So who gets hurt when this happens? The Wells Fargo team members across America who are most deserving of recognition and our gratitude. Tellers. Personal bankers. Phone bankers. Financial advisors. Mortgage salespeople and processors. Operations clerks. Technology specialists. Credit analysts. All of those who make it possible for our customers to save, invest, own homes, and build businesses that create jobs -- team members who enabled us to make more than a half trillion dollars in new loan commitments and mortgage originations in the last yearn and a half. These team members work long hours to support their families and to make sure we give our customers the very best service we can possibly give.
Annually, for the past 20 years, we've recognized our top team members from various businesses at several special four-day events, like the one we had planned for our terrific mortgage team who helped us originate $230 billion in mortgages in the last year. For many, it's the only time in their lives that they're publicly recognized and thanked for a job well done. This recognition energizes them. It inspires them and their team members to want to create an even better experience for our customers. Another annual event -- which our top performers in community banking had looked forward to -- was to have been held in May. But not this year. Who loses besides our team members? the workers who depend on our businesses. The hospitality industry. Hotel housekeepers. Restaurant servers. The airlines
The funds to pay for recognition events such as these do not come from the government. They come from our profits. We believe our profits actually increase by rewarding and recognizing our best performers in sales and in service. Competition to be recognized inspires everyone to work harder and smarter. We're as frugal as any company in spending our shareholders' money thoughtfully and responsibly. Events such as this are the heart of our culture because our product is service, delivered by caring, energized, talented, loyal team members who earn competitive, fair wages and benefits.
We just hope the hardworking people of America understand, appreciate and support employers who try to do the right thing for their team members, customers, communities, and shareholders.
Since we aren't thinking our award winners in person this year, we'll have to do it this way. thank you, all our 281,000 team members.
You are the best!
John Stumpf
President and Chief Executive Officer


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In response to Beantowne's comment:
Regarding the 2014 roster and beyond. If you look at the success of this years team. The players makeup is almost as important as the backs of their baseball cards.
Starting pitching; we're dealing from a position of strength with 6 quality starters returning for the 2014 season and at least two or three down on the farm poised to make an impact at the big league level In 2014 or 2015. In 2014 Lester and Peavy will both be on the last years of their deals and will be FA entering 2015 season. Lackey and Dempster are signed through 2015 and will be FA entering the 2016 season.
Down on the farm: Workman, Ranaundo, Webster, Owens & Barnes are all poised to make the jump in the next two years. Workman showed this year that he's very capable of being a part of a big league rotation.
Short term: how agressive will they be in trying to resign Lester to join Buccholz & Doubront as part of the 3 to 5 year nucleus? Given the depth of our rotation under contract with Workman also showing promise in his spot starts this year. The Sox are positioned to trade pitching to address position player needs for 2014 and beyond.
Bullpen: Always a work in progress, next year and beyond will be no different.
Not sure if we'll have any budget room to add anyone to the pen.
Closer: Uehara is now a lock to be the closer in 2014. The question is do they try to sign him to a longer term deal this offseason.
He's too old for a "longterm" deal, but adding a year could be possible.
Setup: Tazawa, Morales, Breslow, Bailey & Miller are all under the teams control, so too is Thornton but he's likely to be released with the return of Miller...Britton showed flashes of promise and will be in the mix. Beato will serve much the same role and ride the Pawtucket express...
Short term: Righthanded setup to help lighten the load on Tazawa...could be Bailey, but given his fragility...they may give a couple of the big armed kids on the farm a long look or acquire someone through free agency or trades.
The pen will almost certainly be all from what's in the sytem now.
Position Players:
Free agents: Ellsbury, Napoli, Saltalamaccia, Drew and Macdonald. In term of impact all but MacDonald will be tendered qualifying offers. Salty is perhaps the one that falls into the toughest to replace.
Outfield: Victorino, Gomes, Nava and Carp are all under the teams control. Victorino gives us some position flexibility in the he can play both CF and RF...the other three fall into the platoon roles similar to how they were used this past season.
Down on the farm: Bradley Jr and Brentz seem to be the two closest to making the jump. Bradley is the guy but based on his play since being promoted, looks to be slightly overmatched and not sure the Sox are ready to hand him a starting job entering 2014.
The problem is that only Victorino and JBJ can play plus defense in CF and RF, and Shane has injury issues. Nava/Gomes make a great LF platoon, but it's almost impossible to play Carp and Gomes in the OF at the same time.
Short term: It's a fairly simple to do resign Ellsbury or make a play for another FA or use our surplus of arms to acquire a quality bat.
Agreed, but I'm not seeing Ellsbury's projected deal cost as better than the alternative.
Best fits on the market: Ellsbury, Granderson, Davis, Choo or Pence.
I think Ben goes after Pence. I don't think any of these 5 guys fills our 3/4 slot in the line-up very well.
Infiield: Pedrioa is currently the only guy that we can safely assume will man his current position heading into 2014. Middlebrooks is a lock to man one of the corners...Bogearts is a lock to make the club too And play on the left side of the infield. Ross and Lavarnway are both signed but neither is IMHO the answer for the starting catcher role.
Down on the farm: not sure we have many if any prospects not named Boegarts ready to impact next years team. Marrero & Holt could be in the mix for a utility role.
Short term: I think the biggest question aside from starting catcher (can and will resign Salty) is are they better with or without Drew playing SS. Lots of moving pieces and much of it hinges on where they see Middlebrooks and Boegarts playing.
Although moving 2 players (Bogey to 3B and Middy to 1B) sounds radical just to make room for Drew, I think it is a better fielding IF than Bogey at SS, Middy at 3B, and Carp/Nava/Lava/papi at 1B.
Best fits on the market: C Salty, McCann, Pierzinski, 1B Napoli, Morneau, Morales & Loney, 3B Uribe, Polanco, Young.
I think we sign Salty and then 2 of these 4 guys: Drew, Pence, Choo, K Morales, Napoli.
Conclusions: if we keep it simple and all players are amenable to signing. Bringing back Drew, Salty & Ellsbury with Boegarts at 3rd and Middlebrooks at 1st would set up this club to contend for the foreseeable future...
Agreed, but I doubt Jacoby comes back, so maybe Drew, Salty & Pence.