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The battle over the debt ceiling may be over, but Congress remains deeply divided.
"Republicans are now taking a well-deserved victory lap while the Democrats are in a state of near total dejection," says journalist Robert Draper. "The Republicans got some cuts, they kept some revenue off the table but most of all, what they've done is dramatically shift the ethos in Washington."
The Food and Drug Administration has given the maker of Lazy Larry relaxation brownies a wake-up call.
The Associated Press reported the agency has warned HBB LLC, the Memphis-based company that sells the brownies, that the melatonin in them has not been deemed a safe food additive. And the FDA says it can seize the brownies, which it considers adulterated, if HBB keeps making and selling them.
The Japanese women's soccer team stunned the United States a few weeks ago. After a tense match where Team America seemed to have the upper hand throughout, Japan leveled the game with a late equalizer and then went on to win a penalty shoot-out.
New psychological research suggests that soccer goalkeepers and teams aren't only affected by the high stakes pressure of a penalty shoot-out. Without their awareness, goalkeepers also appear to be biased to dive to the right in some situations.
As we reported yesterday, the FBI jump-started D.B. Cooper mania with its revelation it has a new suspect in the unsolved skyjacking that occurred 40 years ago this November.
New details continue to trickle out with each interview with FBI Special Agent Fred Gutt. Among the new bits of information about the man who may or may not prove to be D.B. Cooper:
-- The "suspect" died more than 10 years ago of natural causes
Originally published on Tue August 2, 2011 12:24 pm
After last night's vote on the debt ceiling compromise, the House adjourned for the summer but left nearly 4,000 Federal Aviation Administration employees, who have been furloughed because of a funding impasse, in limbo.
Reuters reports that because of the House recess and the fact that a compromise in the Senate faltered last night, it is now near certain that the FAA could be shut down through August.
Mary Jo Kane is the director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport at the University of Minnesota.
"The newest kid on the women's sports block is finding that the old formula for attention-getting is as robust as ever. 'Sex sells,' says Atlanta Beat defender Nancy Augustyniak, who was astonished to learn she finished third in a Playboy.com poll of the sexiest female soccer players." — Wendy Parker, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Phillip Longman, a fellow at the New America Foundation, is author of The Empty Cradle: Why Falling Birthrates Threaten World Prosperity and What to Do About It.
Kara Brandeisky is an intern at The New Republic.
Fred Barnes is the executive editor for The Weekly Standard.
We've learned a lot from the fight to attach spending cuts to the debt limit increase. Here are five of the lessons:
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As we wrote earlier, the big news of the day is the debt ceiling compromise that's making its way through Congress. We'll be following that story throughout the day, but here are some other headlines:


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Category: TV / Role: Samantha / Released: 2012Buy 'Hunted (Season 1)' on Amazon (UK) ›
The international espionage saga stars Melissa George as Sam, who works for an elite private intelligence firm.
She survives an attempt on her life that may have been orchestrated by members of her own team. Once she returns to the firm, she performs her duties without knowing who to trust and who wants her dead.
Adam Rayner is cast as Sam's co-worker, Aidan, at the firm and love interest.
Frank Spotnitz, who also wrote the show, said: "It's got action on a cinematic scale, huge story twists and turns, and intriguing characters who are both emotionally and morally complex."
Other cast members include Stephen Dillane, Morven Christie, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Lex Shrapnel, Uriel Emil, Patrick Malahide, Stephen Campbell Moore and Oscar Kennedy.
Filming wrapped in early 2012 and the show begins on both the BBC and Cinemax in October, 2012

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If you were wondering who those smiling, young faces were at the Manassas Park High precinct on Election Day, here's your answer.
Middle school students at The Boyd School-Westfields Campus in Chantilly handed out sample ballots to voters at the poll site at Manassas Park High School.
Working the polls served as a culminating pedagogical experience for students that have been studying civic responsibilities as part of the social studies curriculum, according to a press release issued by the school.
The Boyd School strives to provide real-world experiences for students as a means to make the lessons meaningful and extend beyond the classroom walls.
Thirteen-year-old Boyd School student Chris Brickell describes the experience in his own words. " ... Working the polls is a great way for people under the legal voting age to be politically active and make a difference," he said.
"The need to increase civic awareness early in a person's life is absolutely essential in order to preserve the rights, freedoms, and privileges given to us by the Founding Fathers of our nation," Middle school director, Rodney Berthold said. "I think it's a national shame that traditionally only 33 percent of eligible voters between the ages of 18-22 vote in non-presidential elections. Getting middle school students involved in the voting process now might help to augment those percentages in the future."
The Boyd School is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the American Montessori Society. There are seven campuses serving children eight weeks old through 8th grade. For more information on Montessori education and The Boyd School visit:theboydschool.com


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News: Common On Kanye West's New Album, "He's Definitely Going To Come With Something Powerful"
Thursday, May 13, 2010 4:45PM
Grammy-winning rapper Common recently talked about his relationship with Kanye West and the upcoming Good A** Job album.
Along with his relationship, Com denied taking part in Ye's new album but said it would be "powerful."
"I been around Kanye for what he's been working on but I haven't worked on it. He can produce, write, he does it all so he doesn't need much help. I like when we're around each other creating because I think we inspire each other. Kanye is definitely going to come with something powerful and I'm definitely coming with something that's powerful and soulful, just the essence of what hip-hop feels like, just good music." (VIBE)
According to Common, Ye has kept a low profile since interrupting Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the VMAs.
"He's doing really good, man," Common said in an interview. "Kanye is one of the good-hearted brothers in this game. I've seen him do so much for so many people. I can never fix my mouth to say anything negative about him. If I see him do something that I don't feel is right, that's something I'll take care of personally. I'm starting on the next album right now with No I.D., who produced some of my earlier stuff, and Twilight Tone who also produced some of the earlier stuff. I'm working with them and Kanye, and I'm going to go to some boom-bap." (MTV)
DJ Premier talked about the sound of Ye's upcoming album in a recent interview.
"Well, first of all, if you look at all of Kanye West's output, he actually did a lot to bring back sampling and make it cool again, even though he's more of a mainstream artist" Premier explained. "But his new album is strictly hard beats and rhyme. He's totally done with electro. You're gonna be surprised what you hear." (Amajanese)
Common recently said that Kanye would play an active role on his new album, The Believer.
"It's 'good' music," he said. "The themes are street music and elevation, things that I feel like I always embody when I rap. But here there's new situations, new solutions." As far as production goes, Common says he's working with No I.D. and Kanye West, both of which have produced a couple of his previous albums -- "Be" and "Finding Forever," "Resurrection" and "One Day It'll All Make Sense" respectively. "I'm striving to get it out in the fall," he said, adding that fans can expect a single by late summer or early fall. (Billboard)
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What has been done so far? Has it made a difference? What about Nothing But Nets? What can I do? Find answers to these and other questions as North Georgia officially joins the effort to Imagine No Malaria.1
We are happy to share that next month all full-time clergy will begin a Pilot Ministry Review program. Clergy will evaluate themselves and receive evaluation based on solid research on United Methodist clergy effectiveness.2
If you would like to become a more effective servant leader, you are invited to apply to participate in the 2014-15 Leadership UMC and the NEW Leadership UMC II classes, sponsored by the Conference Board of Laity (CBOL).3
Eastside's Pastor of the Arts, Tyler Jackson believes there are ways to expand congregational creativity outside of the schedule of the liturgical calendar.4
"Welcome to our church! We're happy to worship with all ages here." Consider printing a statement like this in your bulletin or on a pew card that cues everyone in to how your congregation feels about the presence of children in worship!5
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Cast and Crew
- Tim Renshaw ... Captain Paul Edwards
- Patrick McCray ... Lt. Commander Jack McGuire, Chief Engineer
- Gabriel Diani ... Lt. Commander Kyle Wilson, Chief Medical Officer
- Brian Bonner ... Lt. Commander Thomas J. Plummer, Security Chief
- Scott Martineck ... Lt. Stephen Knight, Communications Officer
- Etta Devine ... Ensign Susan Palmer, Helmsman
- Tomoko "Cookie" Leonard ... Lt. Numi Natukov, Science Officer
- Lawrence Montaigne ... Vellar
- Joe Klein ... Captain Klein
30 minutes. Co-created, co-written, and co-executive produced by Sebastian Prooth and Andy Tyrer. Directed by Prooth. Edited by Tyrer. Co-produced by Patrick McCray.
The Plot: Captain Paul Edwards, in command of the Federation starship U.S.S. Montana, has a commanding officer's usual headaches. A rash of unexplained malfunctions has been cropping up, his medical officer doesn't work and play well with others, and he's about to have to cancel shipwide shore leave and abandon his present mission to deal with a crisis at the Neutral Zone.
Reports of Klingons attacking Federation outposts there prove difficult to investigate, however; though the damage is visible, the enemy is nowhere to be seen. Edwards's sense that things aren't adding up is deepened when the Montana itself is attacked from an uncloaking warship.
Edwards has to use all of his battle-honed tactical skill to turn the situation to his advantage, but even as he gains the upper hand, a titanic core breach explosion aboard the enemy vessel violently hurls the Montana and all aboard into somewhere -- make that somewhen -- unknown.
Let's Put on a Show -- And Then Spend Weeks in the Editing Suite!
Star Trek: The Continuing Mission is a noncommercial, nonprofit enterprise made by fans, for fans, and the first question that strikes someone in a position to review such a work is: Do I grade it on a curve? When you're given a handmade Christmas card, it's heartless to sneer that it doesn't have the production values of a $4 glossy Hallmark missive that comes with an inch-high plushy panda; does the same apply to amateur (used here in its original, positive meaning as being the fruition of enthusiasm for the subject and the craft) entertainment?
In fact in such cases a reviewer is obliged to return to first principles: I review not to apprise the creator of his seeding in the heap of Hollywood funmakers, but employ advance knowledge and perspicacity (in whatever measure these are available to me) to let the public at large (in whatever measure they are available to me) know whether something is worth watching or not.
Fortunately the question of sporting handicaps for zero-budget, fan-made offerings is moot in the case of Continuing Mission, which is outstanding as an amateur effort and pretty darn good as a professional one. In fact the analogy here isn't the crayon-scrawled handmade card, but the batch of homemade Toll House cookies made with so much love and care that, despite the odd nut and the rare singed edge, you're more than happy not to be eating mass-produced sugar slabs from the supermarket.
Strong Sound Design
The premiere episode, "Ghost Ship," starts slowly -- allowing the listener to acclimate and register familiar Trek sounds and ideas in a new environment; the slow start is also an indication that Continuing Mission has a large story to tell that's going to be strung across several episodes. But the action picks up rapidly, and "Ghost Ship" quickly develops both on-ship suspense as apparent sabotage is uncovered and a full-blown battle sequence effectively conveyed entirely through terse dialog and deft use of sound effects -- most of them laboriously reclaimed and remastered from the original series and films (particularly Wrath of Khan, representing the era from which the Montana hails).
The attention to detail is particularly evident in the area of sound design and editing. Continuing Mission is not a dawn-of-the-21st-century, I-have-a-camcorder-and-a-bootleg-copy-of-Final-Cut, everyone-can-make-a-movie YouTube Nation kind of bathtub-made, thumbprint-mottled production that half of America's teenagers are using to flush their lives away eleven minutes at a time. Professional-quality production aesthetics have been employed though weeks of unpaid effort to create ambient environments, clearly recognizable sounds and cues, and a consistent feel that conveys and carries forward the action. The fact that this is the base standard for million-dollar productions, produced here with diligence, effort, and pluck for a ha'penny by qualified amateurs, should really prompt us to wonder where those Hollywood millions are going, anyway.
Renshaw Anchors the Performances
The pitfall for all audio drama is the voice performances: as any listener to radio plays knows, there is a dangerous undertow to audio productions that tends to drag them in the direction of staged readings, with the emphasis on "staged." So it must be said that occasionally a line reading in Continuing Mission tugs us away from the bridge of a Federation frigate, into a studio with a voice actor and a sheaf of scripts. This is less of a problem as the story goes forward, for two reasons: first, the actors clearly gain confidence as the plot deepens (this is, after all, the pilot), and second, the burden of carrying the show forward is increasingly assumed by Tim Renshaw's performance as Captain Edwards, which is rich, surefooted, and confident enough to carry home the entire production. Mention may also be made of Gabriel Diani's creepy doctor, delightfully out of step with the lantern jaws and burnished boots of the Federation stalwarts; and Star Trek alumnus Lawrence Montaigne ("Amok Time," "Balance of Terror") as the ruthless enemy commander.
Amateur fiction is worth supporting, if only so that the universes we love aren't solely in the hands of monolithic conglomerates. We've lucked out that Continuing Mission is worth listening to as well.
"Ghost Ship" is available for download from the official website starting Dec. 25 at midnight GMT.


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Caroline Manzo is never one to put up with disrespect, regardless of who it is coming from. Last season, viewers of Real Housewives of New Jersey watched as she kicked Kim Grantell out of a party at Melissa Gorga's house after Grantell brought an inappropriate guest with her.
This week on the show was no different. Teresa Giudice's daughter, Gia, threw a temper tantrum during a Field Day event at Jacqueline Laurita's house even telling Laurita to "get out of here" and that her and Manzo need to "be quiet."
Manzo weighs in on the fiasco in her Bravo TV blog saying, "I don't care whose child you are or how upset you are; you do not look an adult in the face and tell them to be quiet, mind their business, and get out of the room. It was then when I told Gia to look at me and show some respect." She continues, "I would expect nothing less from any other adult if it were my child back in the day -- respect is paramount in my book. Children should know their boundaries."
Laurita, at one point, tried to ready Gia a book about being a good sport, but Gia, who is 11 years old, thought the idea to be way out of line. Teresa Giudice popped up eventually to side with her daughter and let Manzo and Laurita know they were out of line for what seemed to be them consoling her disrespectful daughter.
Caroline Manzo, as expected, was not thrilled. "Teresa challenging Jacqueline and myself in front of Gia was wrong. First of all, she wasn't in the room, she didn't know what happened. If she had a problem with either of us, she should have pulled us aside and spoke to us in private and discussed the situation before berating us in front of Gia."
It was truly painful to watch. Not only was this child completely disrespectful to her elders, she suffered no consequences. Her mother fed completely into her temper tantrum. Let's all remember this is an 11-year-old -- not a 4-year-old.
On a more positive note, the rest of the cast got along fine and no flags were thrown!


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The Portage County Drug Task Force, after receiving several complaints over the past four months of drug use and prostitution on Gilbert Road in Paris Township, arrested Lisa B. Carneal, 35, and Richard C. Roberts, 59.
Lisa Carneal was charged with soliciting and possession of heroin. Richard Roberts was charged with promoting prostitution and permitting drug abuse.
According to Sheriff David W. Doak, Task Force members learned during their investigation that Lisa Carneal was soliciting herself online in the Ravenna, Newton Falls and Youngstown area. Task Force Agents also learned that Carneal was currently under indictment in Summit County for violating State Narcotic Laws.
Narcotic Agents conducted an undercover operation and arrested Carneal after she directed an undercover officer to come to her residence where she solicited the officer. Task Force agents obtained a Court Ordered Search Warrant for the residence where they recovered computers, heroin and drug paraphernalia.
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SUNBURY — Stating that he wanted to return to the scene of the "attack," President Judge Robert Sacavage on Tuesday denied allegations that he was involved in falsifying documents so that a friend could collect unemployment benefits.
In turn, Rick Shoch, the county commissioner making the charge, stood by his allegation that the judge had helped a former adult probation chief obtain the benefits illegally and called for an investigation by an outside agency.
Sacavage arrived for his press conference at 11 a.m., took a seat at the county commissioners table in the county administration building and spoke about the allegations leveled by Shoch, who left the conference early, but fired back in a statement Tuesday night.
Sacavage said, "This will not be a dog and pony show, and I chose this location because this is where Mr. Shoch decided to attack me when I was not around to defend myself.
"I could have done this in my courtroom and wore my robe and had sheriffs all around me, but I decided to come here."
Sacavage said he would tell his side of the story and the verdict would be up to the residents of Northumberland County, and he also asked for Shoch to be removed as the liaison between commissioners and the courts.
Shoch sat in the front row and watched as court administrator Brandy Yasenchak passed out media packets that countered Shoch's charges. About 40 minutes into the press conference Shoch left.
Shoch leaves early
After the press conference was over, Chief Clerk Gary Steffen announced that Shoch said he had to leave to attend a deposition.
Sacavage said: "Mr. Shoch wanted to paint this dark picture that I had been a part of corruption and was part of a co-conspiracy with other commissioners to scheme to set up a program that would reward a former employee by allowing him to receive unemployment benefits. But the truth is Mr. Shoch's theories don't hold up."
During an Oct. 1 public meeting held by the commissioners to set row office salaries Shoch displayed a hire sheet that he said showed Sacavage signed off on former Adult Probation Chief John Wondoloski's termination although Wondoloski actually retired.
The sheet had the signatures of Sacavage, Commissioners Vinny Clausi and Steve Bridy and other county officals.
Sacavage said he had a plan to save the county more than $100,000 and that plan included eliminating Wondoloski's position.
"First I will not deny Wondoloski is a friend of mine, and he was a credited state trooper and we were lucky to get him after he left the state police," Sacavage said. "But the fact is Mr. Shoch has said Mr. Wondoloski applied for unemployment benefits in June, which was before the salary board meeting in July. As an attorney and a commissioner you would think Mr. Shoch would have done his homework and made sure he had the proper evidence to back up these claims, but as you can all see Mr. Wondolsoki did not contact the state Department of Labor and Industry until July 21."
Date mix-up
Shoch had previously stated Wondoloski had applied for unemployment compensation on June 23. Explaining the difference in dates on Tuesday night, he said: "When I spoke to the press I didn't have the paper in front of me and the date was wrong, but the dates do not matter here.
"What matters is Mr. Wondoloski told everyone that would listen that he was retiring and the fact is he applied for unemployment benefits that he would not be entitled to get."
At the press conference Sacavage asked human resource director Joe Picarelli to speak.
"Did I in any way ask you to forge any documents?" Sacavage asked. "Did I ever have a discussion with you? Did I ever give you any directions?"
"No," Picarelli responded.
Picarelli said as far as he knew Wondoloski's position had been eliminated.
Sacavage then turned to Shoch and said, "I'm pretty sure Mr. Shoch you will be hearing from Mr. Wondoloski one way or another soon."
Shoch said later that he stood by what he said.
"I challenge the judge and Commissioners Clausi and Bridy to sign a paper and let's get an outside agency like the FBI or attorney general's office to come in to the county and investigate this," Shoch said. "I also challenge them to all take a polygraph test."
Sacavage also talked about an email that was provided to the media by Shoch. The email, which was sent out by adult probation supervisor Brian Updegrove, said a retirement party for Wondoloski would be held on a Friday and the office would be shut down for the day so everyone could spend time at the judge's cabin.
Sacavage said that adult probation has held team building workshops for years, and one of those workshops was to be held the same time the email went out, but for some reason Updegrove sent out an email that was not authorized.
Updegrove said Sacavage never asked him to send out the email and it was not authorized by the judge.
Poor word choice
"I poorly chose my words in this email," Updegrove said. "I misrepresented you and I didn't use your words and I assumed the department knew what I meant when I sent it out."
Sacavage said team building workshops are not days off and that employees work.
"It is not a picnic," he said. "I did ask my daughter to get a head count for food for after to see how many people would be there."
Updegrove also said in the email that the party go through SOS, meaning Santina Sacavage, the daughter of the judge.
"For Mr. Shoch to use my daughter is just low," Sacavage said. "He was looking for ways to paint me in a bad light and using her was a good story, even if it was not true."
Updegrove said the reason he used Santina Sacavage was because she speaks to the judge more frequently than he does.
Shoch: Email tells tale
In his statement, Shoch said: "I will let the email speak for itself. Once again you don't just go and invite the office to your boss's cabin for a party that he doesn't know about. I will let the residents decide on the email.
"The fact is Mr. Wondoloski was retiring and he applied for these benefits. They were to have a party for him. In a separate email he is replying to an individual who worked in the department and telling them that he hasn't received a date from the judge on when that retirement date will be. The emails speak for themselves."
Sacavage also said Shoch is trying to blame the adult probation office for problems in the county prothonotary office at were found by the state auditor general.
"The courts were asked to take this office over in collections," he said. "There were things that were wrong and the probation office was the office that really came in to save the day here."
Sacavage ended his press conference by saying, "You don't see many attorneys in the commonwealth lash out and accuse many judges of corruption.
Possible consequences
"You also don't hear many judges say these things about attorneys, but I will say there is a consequence for that conduct. If you going to do something like this, then you better have done your homework and be able to defend what you say.
"I am asking for Mr. Shoch to be removed as a liaison from the commissioners to the courts, and I will review my responsibilities as a president judge and follow what the law requires me to do."
Shoch said he was OK with being removed as liaison.
"If that will make the judge feel more comfortable that I am not there then that's fine," Shoch said.
After Sacavage completed his remarks, Commissioners Clausi and Bridy thanked the judge for "clearing the air." Causi then asked attorneys to speak with Shoch. "Someone needs to speak to this man and stop all this," Clausi said. "Or I am asking for Commissioner Shoch to resign."
Bridy agreed and said Shoch needs to seek help.
"I am fearful for him," Bridy said. "I am worried about his health."
Shoch said Clausi and Bridy better think again.
"I am not resigning from anything," Shoch said. "I will continue to do what is right and there are good honest people working in this county that are scared to tell the truth and I will continue to listen to them."


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- Dirge Within – "Absolution (2x Bass Pedal)" (160 MSP)
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- Asking Alexandria – "Dear Insanity" ($1.99) – Metal
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Kirk, an average Joe, can't believe his luck. Though he's stuck in a seemingly dead-end job as an airport security agent, against all odds, Molly, a successful and outrageously gorgeous babe, has fallen for him. Not only is Kirk stunned, but his friends, family and his ex-girlfriend, too. Now he has to figure out how to make the relationship work, even though he'd be the first to admit she's totally out of his league.
Starring: Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve, TJ Miller, Mike Vogel, Nate Torrence
Directed by: Jim Field Smith
Produced by: George Gatins, Jimmy Miller, David Householter
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UPDATE: A Pittsburgh Police commander and others are being treated for injuries suffered in a head-on collision Friday afternoon on Steubenville Pike/Route 60 in Robinson Township.
Police said the driver, Cmdr. Linda Rosato Barone, was conscious and alert as she was being taken to Allegheny General Hospital, WTAE reported. She was driving her department-issued Chevrolet Impala about 3 p.m. when the accident occurred, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
An employee at about a quarter-mile from the crash scene, said the collision occurred around 3:15 p.m. The employee, who did not want to be identified, said workers had to cut someone from the unmarked police vehicle after it went over a hill.
responded to a call near 705 Steubenville Pike involving one car over a hillside, with people trapped inside. Robinson Chief Dale Vietmeier told KDKA it appeared a minivan traveling west on Steubenville Pike crossed the center lane and into the eastbound lane and struck the police car head on.
Vietmeier said three people were injured, one seriously.
The Post-Gazette reports that the commander suffered serious injuries, including a fractured femur and pelvis.
The chief said Barone's teenage daughter was traveling with her and suffered minor injuries, according to the Post-Gazette.
The van driver, whose name was not immediately available, was taken to Allegheny General Hospital with bleeding from the head and difficulty breathing, the Post-Gazette reported.
As of 6 p.m., traffic was backed up about a mile in both directions on Steubenville Pike, off the Crafton exit of Interstate-79.
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Summertime is all about catching up on reading. I keep a continual pile of books by my side at all times. If I am lucky, I come across a book that changes my perspective or reminds me of some important truth.
This summer's thought-provoking book is Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder. It chronicles the work of Dr. Paul Farmer, a medical anthropologist and physician, who is trying to eradicate treatable diseases in places such as Haiti and Peru. It is a book about a visionary who has given up a life of ease and asked the moral question: How can any of us be at peace if the poorest citizens on earth do not have access to food, water, and medical care?
How, indeed. I want my children to know that they have hit the lottery by living in the United States and having access to not only basic necessities but a great education and a safe place to flourish. Millions of their peers do not. I want their generation to turn to ours with outrage in their eyes and ask "How could you not have acted with greater urgency?"
I love this community, which is filled to the brim with loving, caring folks, but I think I have become too comfortable in my privilege. A religious leader once said "My job is to make the uncomfortable comfortable and the comfortable uncomfortable." Our job as parents is to sometimes make our children uncomfortable and expand their world view. Our schools, churches, and community organizations provide a jumping off point to donate money, goods, and sometimes time, but we have to make community and world service a priority within our busy lives. Make a vow this year to renew your commitment to reaching out to others who have less simply by virture of their birthright.
"Beyond mountains there are mountains," is a Haitian proverb that points out the endless nature of the struggle. In Buddhist theology, the first noble truth is simply "Life is Suffering." I think we can still join with ordinary citizens worldwide and chip away at poverty, injustice, and inequality. We owe that to the children of the world.
If you are interested in finding out more about Farmer's work, visit the organization Partners in Health at www.pih.org.


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Founded in 1999, the aim of the North Thames Anaesthetic Meeting (NTAM) is to update delegates on practice and developments relevant to everyday anaesthesia. As a relatively small group (maximum 70 delegates), the surroundings are particularly conducive to debate, conversation and hands-on sessions. The setting is a comfortable hotel in the French Alps which allows issues current in anaesthesia to be discussed outside the meeting room and facilitates further exchange of ideas between anaesthetic colleagues.
Although organised from London, UK, our delegates congregate annually in a European Alpine resort from all over the Britain and the World. Please browse our site for more information and other anaesthetic resources.
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Improved Mac Lab Builds Students' Job Skills in Graphic Design and Digital Media
Aspiring filmmakers, musicians and graphic artists at California State University, Dominguez Hills will have more creative tools at their fingertips thanks to the new equipment and software now available in the Mac computer lab in LaCorte Hall. Twenty student work stations now feature new Macintosh computers running OS X 10.4.10 and complete with state-of-the-art programs such as Pro Tools sound editing software, Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection, which includes After Effects motion graphics software, Final Cut Studio and Audodesk Maya 8.5, a cutting-edge 3D animation program.
Michele Allan, chair of the Art Department and associate professor of visual arts, is excited about the prospect of expanding the curriculum in animation, motion graphics and Web design as a result of a grant she co-wrote with Bernard Baker, professor of visual arts, and George Vinovich, chair of digital media arts, in hopes of acquiring new equipment for the lab.
"We received two grants," she says, "one from a California State University entertainment initiative. We were told that if we could raise some money, the CSU would match the funds and pay for half of it. We raised funds through Associated Students, Inc.
(ASI), who have been very supportive. In 2000, they financed the machines and software, upgrading the software in 2004 and again this year, contributing $41,000."
The hardware upgrade cost approximately $80,000, according to Allan. Students will have access to two scanning stations, an oversize printer, an Epson Stylus R2400 photo printer and Apple Cinema Display 23" flat screens.
Mario Congreve, lecturer, digital media arts, says that the lab improvements are a great advantage for his students.
"These classes are packed," he says. "If students have a laptop, I can get up to 25 in here, having them sit in the back. If they don't have a laptop, and we don't have comparable software, they can't stay."
Congreve, who also serves the campus as a television producer in the College of Extended Education's Mediated Instruction & Distance Learning, has been teaching courses in tools and techniques in digital media production and TV titling and animation for five years. While connecting students with internships in the industry, he prepares them for the job market in the classroom.
"The students learn what they would need to do while working on any television show," he says. "For example, they learn how to create lower-thirds (onscreen titles and captions), and opening and closing titles and credits."
Allan, whose professional experience as a graphic designer includes work for the Musée National du Château de Versailles et du Trianon, introduces her students to artist-client relationships through assignments such as designing the invitation for the annual graduating seniors art show, the covers of the fall and spring class schedules for the 2008-09 academic year and posters for campus theatre productions. Allan is proud of the success of the program's graduates, who have gained their skills not only through the academic training just on campus but also with internships and other development opportunities.
"We have graduates working in print design, Web design and motion graphics animation," she says. "I've been in touch with recent alumni and they're doing quite well."
The program also stands to benefit students from other disciplines who look to the arts to round out their education. Gilbert Lam, junior, works as a technician in the student computer lab in Welch Hall. An amateur photographer, he is excited about this fall's class in digital photography, taught by Jim Keville, assistant professor of visual arts.
"My friends and I are really into cameras," says the biology major. "I just want to learn how to use my camera properly. Right now, I take pictures for cat adoptions.… I was thinking of approaching the Carson animal shelter and offering to take pictures for their Website."
He also hopes to use his new skills in ways related to his academic career.
"I just took a class in biology of evolution," he says. "The teacher was really into going places and observing nature. I was hoping to do research with him, and knowing how to use a camera well will come in handy."
For more information on programs in graphic arts and digital media arts, click here.
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Photo above: (Standing, back row, L-R) Mario Congreve, lecturer, digital media arts, Jim Keville, assistant professor of visual arts,
John Pierce, graphic designer, University Communications and Public Affairs and lecturer, visual arts,
Michele Allan, chair and associate professor of visual arts and Julia Allan.
(Front row, L-R) Argenis Villa, senior, communications, Paul Miranda, junior, criminal justice and
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U.S. Pact with North Korea Becoming a 'Fiasco'
Analysts wonder why the White House helped broker a food-aid deal with North Korea if Pyongyang never planned to cancel a rocket launch.
A long-range rocket launch by North Korea--which is a near certainty at this point--is poised to leave the Obama administration bruised and embarrassed, yet U.S. officials say they are ready to collect valuable intelligence from the exercise.
"Both sides really wanted an agreement for their own reasons," says Andrew Scobell, a RAND Corporation analyst. "But the agreement has turned out to be a fiasco. Both the United States and North Korea has some egg on its face here."
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Improving and streamlining the hiring process guide the Department of Navy's action on hiring reform. Responding to the President's focus on government-wide hiring reform, the Department of Defense (DoD) initiated an enterprise wide effort aimed at improving the hiring process.
The DoD Strategic Management Plan identifies "Enhance the Civilian Workforce" as one of the top five Business Priorities, with the Performance Goal to "streamline the human resource hiring process." Adding further urgency to the government-wide hiring reform initiative, on May 11, 2010, the President released a memorandum issuing six key directives for agencies.
The Department of the Navy (DON) is committed to the federal hiring reform process. The policies and guidance posted to this page serve to further DON's goals of improving the applicant's experience, reducing time to fill vacancies, and increasing the engagement of hiring managers and senior leaders. Enabling regulations, implementing issuances and guidance for relevant subjects are continuously reviewed and updated as necessary.
The Department of Navy Hiring Reform Office operates a help desk to assist individuals with hiring reform questions; inquiries can be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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OPM and OMB announce Unprecedented Hiring Reform
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49ers off to best start in nine years with 48-3 win
Alex Smith threw two of his three touchdown passes to Vernon Davis, Frank Gore ran for a score in his second straight 100-yard rushing game and the 49ers beat the Buccaneers 48-3.
So far, so good
49ers new head coach Jim Harbaugh has shown some flaws, but overall he has earned passing marks in the season's first month.
49ers place DL Tukuafu on I.R.
The 49ers placed DL Will Tukuafu on injured reserve and promoted rookie S Colin Jones from the practice squad, the team announced Tuesday.
The First Fifteen: Week Five
Here's an early look at the Week Five action, the first shortened (and the bye isn't coming at a great time for a few teams) week of the 2011 NFL season.
Now we know contenders, pretenders
Week Four confirmed much of what we had suspected, including that the Lions are for real and Calvin Johnson is the NFL's most dominant player.
Niners rally past Eagles
Frank Gore's 12-yard run capped a second-half comeback, lifting the 49ers past the Eagles 24-23 on Sunday.
The First Fifteen: Week Four
Time for Chris Johnson to step up, dissecting the 3-0 Lions, awaiting the fun that is Ravens-Jets and plenty of other tidbits to look for in Sunday's upcoming games.
Hunter's TD pushes 49ers past Bengals
Kendall Hunter ran 7 yards for the game's only touchdown with 3:59 to go Sunday, rallying the 49ers to a 13-8 victory in front of the Bengals' smallest crowd for a home opener in 30 years.
Playoff football a distant memory for these teams
Teams with the longest current playoff droughts include the Bills, whose last postseason action, in the '99 season, was ended by the "Music City Miracle."
Edwards out following knee surgery
49ers WR Braylon Edwards is out for an unspecified time period following knee surgery, 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh said Wednesday.
Romo plays through fractured rib, brings Cowboys back for OT win
Tony Romo played through a fractured rib to rally the Cowboys back for a 27-24 overtime win over the 49ers.
Fresher Haralson off to fast start for Niners
With lots of help from Justin Smith and Ray McDonald, his good friends on the Niners' defensive line, OLB Parys Haralson is off to a great start this season.
Week One Players of the Week
This week, PFW selects Aaron Rodgers, Brian Urlacher and Ted Ginn, Jr. as its Players of the Week.
Harbaugh wins 49ers debut
Ted Ginn Jr. returned a kickoff and a punt for touchdowns in a minute's span, as the 49ers gave Jim Harbaugh a 33-17 victory over the Seahawks in his NFL debut.
NFL fines 49ers WR Edwards $50,000
The NFL has fined 49ers WR Braylon Edwards $50,000 for his DWI charge from 2010, but he avoided a suspension.
A person with knowledge of the contract says Davis and the San Francisco 49ers have agreed on a five-year extension through the 2019 season worth more than $37 million.||||||| The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press on Friday because the team had yet to announce the deal. The contract totals $37.295 million, with $17 million guaranteed. The 23-year-old tackle has started 16 games in each of his first three years. He helped the 49ers win consecutive NFC West titles and reach the Super Bowl last season - a 34-31 loss to Baltimore.


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Bill Gillim, Joel Ford, Aynsley Powell and Andrew Brady are Brooklyn (by way of Northhampton, MA)-based indy/dance/pop outfit Tigercity. They make music that will have your ass shaking in seconds, combining elements of Talking Heads, Daft Punk, Steely Dan, The Police, Prince and well… yacht rock. They've played a few shows around NYC and Boston, opening for the likes of M.I.A., Serena Maneesh, Mobius Band and The Oxford Collapse. They also released an EP in 2005 via Forge Records that is pretty decent, but their new demos, the ones in question here, are head and shoulders above the rest of their creative output and absolutely worthy of the precious space on your iPod.
"Are You Sensation" kicks things off with the rhythmic thump thump of the bass drum and an angular guitar riff before busting into full swing with jangly disco guitars and a chorus that would sound right at home on Michael Jackson's Off The Wall.
"Dark Water" sounds more modern off the bat, but by the time the falsetto vocals pop into the mix, the retro-tastic groovyness is back in full force and conjures images of sweaty indie kids dancing their asses off, waving their hands in the air and having the time of their lives.
The final demo, "Solitary Man," is a synth heavy, falsetto-filled '80s slow jam (by comparison) that's the perfect make out track for the urban hipster couple.
So while this isn't exactly a proper release and these are just demos that will be re-recorded as soon as the band gets some money, these three tracks have convinced me that this band is one to keep on your radar. You can listen to all three on the band's MySpace page and you can download one of them below. A&R/label guys, hit me up if you want contact info for the band. They're currently unsigned and looking for a home.


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East Stroudsburg Normal School opened it doors on September 4, 1893. Today, ESU is a comprehensive university in northeastern Pennsylvania offering 58 undergraduate and 22 graduate degrees and is one of the 14 institutions in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.
Please note tuition is assessed based on student type and not course type. That is:
The chart below shows actual costs for Pennsylvania and non-Pennsylvania residents during the 2013-2014 academic year for each semester.
All costs are subject to change.
Full time undergraduate tuition fee covers a normal academic load between 12 and 18 credit hours per semester.
Details about other fees that are related to tuition can be found here. These include the General Fee, Technology Fee and Transportation Fee.
Reduced tuition is charged to highly qualified out-of-state students enrolled as mathematics, science, or technology majors, including math and science education. Students assessed this special tuition rate need to remain full time during the semester that it is applied. This rate is assessed at $4967 for each semester during the 2013-2014 academic year. Click here for more details.
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Students must sign-up for on campus housing each year (Fall & Spring) through their myESU portal page. A housing deposit of $200 must be paid during the housing sign-up period. This is applied to the student housing charges and is non-refundable. Please access the Housing page to see current rates.
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The national median home value is $152,300.
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What's cooler than an Oakland Raiders Colossus Backpack? Nothing! Your kid will surely be a cool kid in this Raiders team colored backpack that features the Raiders shield logo on front and team name on side. The backpack includes three zipper compartments, two side bottle holders, and cushion adjustable straps. Don't start the school year without one!Our apologies, due to Mexico's trading policies this item cannot be shipped to Mexico.


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E-Commerce in Canada Expected to Reach $34 Billion in 2016
In celebrating of Canad Day, Toronto-based e-commerce software provider Nextopia built this infographic showcasing the present and future of online shopping in our fine nation.read more
In celebrating of Canad Day, Toronto-based e-commerce software provider Nextopia built this infographic showcasing the present and future of online shopping in our fine nation.read more
Watching television used to mean just that: watching a television set and whatever content happened to be on it at the time.read more
There is no shortage of articles on Techvibes about the fact that there are very few women working in tech today.
A new Verizon commercial cites a sad statistic by the National Science Foundation: 66 percent of 4th grade girls say they like science and math, but only 18 percent of all college engineering majors are female.
Verizon's ad highlights the importance of the social cues that push girls away from math and science in their earliest childhood years.read more
Today, Interbrand and Deloitte released the fourth-annual Best Global Green Brands report.read more
Montreal is a magnet for spam in Canada, new data reveals.read more
We're not sure who uses Bing or why, but the Microsoft-made search engine has released a list of top "Canadiana" search terms ahead of Canada Day on July 1.read more
Sage North America announced recently the results of its Canadian SMB Survey on Mobile Devices, which found that mobile technology is having a very positive impact on Canadian businesses, with 73 percent of respondents reporting a positive effect on customer service.read more
KPMG's "Competitive Alternatives 2014: Focus on Tax" report released this week revealed that Canada "remains the most tax competitive country for business globally."read more
The vast majority of consumers in North America believe total privacy in the digital world no longer exist.read more
It's no secret that for every day that passes, consumers are becoming increasingly connected to technology. With every new device, better network connection and fresh app, dependence on technology intensifies, ingraining itself further into our daily lives.read more
In Canada, over the past six months the two best-selling smartphones in Canada were Apple's iPhone 5s and Samsung's Galaxy S4.read more


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Modern Wedding Hairstyles
The wedding day is the most important day in a bride or grooms life. Every detail about the wedding is thought about and then they work till the wedding day to see to it that all that is put into action. The details that the couple will pay special attention too, I their wedding look. It has to be perfect and they must look stunning, and for this the bride and groom choose the best and suitable modern wedding hairstyles which suit their features and costumes.
Well known hairstylists can present you with unique hairstyles. Hairstylist categorizes the hair as straight, curly, outrageous and decides on the hairstyles according to the texture of the hair. For the groom hair coloring, straightening the hair or making them curly or wavy with single, bi or tri colors which suit their face are decided, rehearsed and then done.
Stars, celebrities and simply all women, who want to look elegant on that day, have preparations before hand. They approach their customary hairstylist so that they know what things will suit their skin, hair and appearance. Back combing, creating wave, curling up or down for short hair, straitening for curly hair, making it wavy for long straight hair and smooth up or smooth down are techniques followed at the time of the preparation, before hairstyling on the day of the occasion. Read the rest of this entry »
Wedding Hairstyles – 7 Tips For Your Wedding Day Tresses
Want to ensure your wedding day style is a hair "do," and not a hair "don't". Then read on!
1. Do your research
This is the fun part. Take some time to explore your options before settling on one hairstyle. Browse wedding and other style magazines, and visit the Elegala.com wedding hairstyles gallery to get inspired.
2. Complement Your Look
Your wedding hairstyle should flatter your dress and overall look – not complete with it. Use your dress style and the formality of the event as your guide. Dresses with halter necklines, ballgown silhouettes, or plunging backs practically scream for an updo. An unbuttoned beachside affair calls for long loose waves. You get the idea. Read the rest of this entry »


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Publication: Santa Barbara Independent
Author: Charles Donelan
Date: May 8, 2014
"It's going to get kind of funky tonight," said Branford Marsalis upon taking the Lobero stage, adding, "and it's going to be fun." The artist and his current quartet delivered on both counts, as the group's 100 minute set flew by, with each extended composition revealing another aspect of this consummate musician's mastery. The opener, "The Mighty Sword" featured Marsalis on soprano sax, an instrument he wields with a combination of sophistication and power comparable to that of the late John Coltrane, an acknowledged inspiration for much of what this quartet does. Pianist Joey Calderazzo added plenty of funk to this otherwise straight-ahead post-bop blast off.
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Pondicherry, India
yes!!!! as the name indicates its ma dream costume with this much flare..it has magenta color bodice
with some intricate embroidery and skirt part s georgette material its also has bead work…took a week to finish that:-)))).it comes with matching dupatta
Jul 4, 2013, 08.18 PMby Sivalakshmi Chitresh
beautiful dress. very neatly done. Can you please tell me how much material you used for the skirt part to get this kind of flare?
Dec 10, 2012, 05.21 AMby Anarkalisewing
How do you make the stings in the back ??
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Wow! very nicely done, viji!, the dress is beautiful!!!
Sep 18, 2012, 05.29 PMby vji
thank u so much akka
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Aug 28, 2012, 08.34 PMby Mary Athey
This is a stunning dress on you. the colours and embroidery are gorgeous. love it. well done x
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These Depression Nature poems are examples of Nature poems about Depression. These are the best examples of Depression Nature poems written by international PoetrySoup poets
Running through my mind,
Running through my veins,
A silica odor, dust walks through a fresh desert night,
Cool air beneath and above the sea.
A warm furnace smell, I don't understand.
Intricate to rise and receive without knowing.
Up ahead in a virtue distance,
A mysterious poisonous effluvium light-
My face feels like a leaf'
My sun holds up its own pendulum rods.
Inflammation comes and settles in for the night,
There it stands in a pertinacious manner, with quality.
I resurrect this air created from madness, all over again.
Twilight, rain stranger than strange.
Visions, pursue my path into an infested dark pasture.
"From the red Heaven I fell into the waters of a cobalt Hell"
Perhaps this venerable moment, will pass slower than slow.
If I accept, and then decline.
Would this balance the precocious state I live in?
How about when wrong directions follow my promiscuous ways.
Is my conglomeration of ideas, no longer safe?
When I no longer value the values of the young.
Will I sleep at the mercy of his ancient heart.
They're the voices give and take from our health.
Today, those soft, perfect eyes are calling from far away,
Ashes high, vapors and infection welding me.
The bright skies swallow every thin silver line,
Where the clouds sit somehow~ in bacteria….
YES UNITY! Fantabulously-fantastic!
Always, wanting more than love can touch.
We are living' it up with no alibis!
A way to be and not to BE!
The champagne leaves their cup.
Awaken in a life, disturbed ~ NOW INTERRUPT!
Only in this world, lava will reach her lips.
Prisoners and doers;
All night…. Too late for a treatment.
Lungs, decaying, evil rats.
Direction, affection, ending all the inhalation.
Running through my lungs,
Flat-lined my life ____/\ /\___ ___/\______/\___ _______________
By; pd
Sad Heart, now thou art wither'd from the Sun,
What man, or god, will near thee run?
Wrought in twist like branches in Tempests' gasp,
What Comfort, or Gauze, shall be near to grasp?
True ones begotten are the ones now Rotten
And the ones now Rotten will never be forgotten
They are merely sad remains of assiduous Tears
That have been meddl'd with and tatter'd Raw throughout the years
And thou, cruel Mind, that sat'st still thru toiling trail of Night;
Must dream your broken Dreams; thou'rt a sanely flight!
Can thou extinguish passions of Fire, Disease, or Rain?
—tho thy distinguish'd influence trains to abstain
Thy Remnants brought to debris in thy Empty street,
Devour'd by Vultures, their bestow'd beaks entreat
Merely are they cleaning an inexhaustible Mess
Alas! Leaving thy rudiments of Identity to redress....
Karma was my best friend...
Until I fell for her deceitfulness...
She always had my back when others would try to harm me...
I would laugh at her and the way she would play with others emotions...
Not knowing that I would fall as one of her victims...
See Karma is mysterious...
I guess that's why she is perfered as a female dog...
She has no feelings...
That's why she always wins her battles...
Me and her never see eye to eye now...
I guess we're to much alike...
I also have no feelings...
Some may say that's impossible, being a human with no feelings...
See, My mother is Sorrow...
My girlfriend is Pain...
My enemy is Fear, I have none...
I came in the world naked...
So Karma can't take anything from me that is rightfully mine...
So when I leave this Earthly Hell...
I will leave, knowing that I have won the battle that no one else has ever
Here, the Leaves Engulfed themselves
in Glorious Golden Symphonies
Here, the Trickling and Tepid waters
Silked over Smooth Stones
Here, is where we Lay for Hours,
Together under oaks shadow
Here, you enjoyed brief Slumber as
I Ran my fingers through your Hair.
and it is
here, I keep you Sacred, as I lie
Alone within the Shade.
sun's heat sunders sand
clustered lanced leaves green hug
widow's tears collapse
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The sweetest sounds of burning trees
A gentle stroking in the breeze
The calm has lasted past the storm
Cloudy visions, Satan's roar
Too many sights have passed my way
A time found only in the haze
The softest screams are running bare
My aching bones creak as I stare
You walk a distance towards me
The fall's eternal, can't you see?
I'm a memory in your heart
I whisper to you in the dark
The battle's started at the end
No one is coming to repent
The sinners grab their wine from prey
No judgment calling here to stay
The sport is reckless to be told
The one is laughing at his souls
It falters nowhere to be sure
The power grows forevermore
Like a spirit in the wind
I have no say in where you've been
But cross the line to come to me
And pay the price for ecstasy
You walk a distance towards me
The fall's eternal, can't you see?
I'm a memory in your heart
I whisper to you in the dark.
The mirror reflects, obliquely,
a peculiar yellow butterfly -- it flutters, flutters
the specks of black my beard is made of
on the breeze. A daffodil hangs down its treasure
and I spread shaving cream, in great white puffs,
shielding from the wind and rain its yellow
across my face. The nose protrudes, ridiculous
excrescence. A leaf half green sweeps up in circles
in the whiteness all around. A weak chin, think I,
of windy sighs. Squirrels crack acorns, crunching,
down into a patchy neck. Very unsatisfactory
remembering winter's almost famine. The trees --
appearance. Altogether so. Oh well.
Quiet. Steady. Sturdy. Oh well.
The mirror reflects, but not uniquely.
JS Lambert
The eyes of the dragon seen through the trees
Mesmerize minds and cause bodies to freeze.
Which way to go, which way to turn;
No time for questions when the trees burn.
Just jump in the cars and flee towards town
But the road is cut off as the wind swings around.
No way to go, no way to turn;
An acceptance of fate, as the trees burn.
The fence of the paddock does not impede
The scorched car that flattens it, picking up speed
Away from the flames, away they must turn
Desperate with fear, as the trees burn.
The breath of this beast lights fires with no flame
The heat of its breath burn all just the same.
It's tail flames on, it's head, see it turn
Back towards town, there are more things to burn.
With fire, smoke and tears these folk have learnt
To rise from the ashes; spirits singed; not burnt
A call for assistance, now the schools turn
To grey squares of ashes; and more townships burn.
The calls went out across this wide country
And the offers came from all and sundry.
What do you need? What can we bring you?
They were told, so they went; what else would they do?
Hand towels, toothbrushes, soap and shampoo
To clean away ashes; the soot, and tears too
Through fire and smoke, these folk have learnt
To rise from the ashes; spirits singed; not burnt
The towns' people will labor as long as there's need,
They'll listen and learn and plant as they weed,
While their houses and schools, fire stations too,
Rise from the ashes, and stand good as new.
The February Dragon has left for a time,
But hope that heals the scars in the minds
Of the people there, is strong and alive,
They have rebuilt their towns, their dreams and their lives.
She is the muse to her own sorrow;
She is the digger of her grave.
She is the painter of her ocean view
and every fatal wave.
She is the shadow of her Father;
She is the darkness in your sight.
She is the night without the stars
surrounding pale moonlight.
She is the music with no words;
She is sweet love without the reason.
She is your dreamer with submission
cold by warmth with every season.
She is your pet with cold intentions;
She is your baby scared and shaken.
She is the bold and pure- the lost and found,
She is a soul awakened.


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James Edward �Ed� Bracy II, 72, died the morning of May 7, 2013, at St. Rita�s Medical Center.
Services will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Siferd-Orians Funeral Home.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, where arrangements are incomplete.


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If you are planning to put up your own business in Las Cruces, New Mexico, you are definitely making the right choice. As studies show, New Mexico has raised its ranking in the business and trade industry over the past few years, to date. Having that said, you have every chance to excel as an entrepreneur in Las Cruces which happens to be 2nd of the largest cities in the state. One of the most common issues, however, of aspiring businessmen in the city is the lack of hiring essential professionals to help govern their firms, particularly the ones who can handle financial processes efficiently. Perhaps a chartered accountant is the most vital. With the mass chartered accountants of Las Cruces available, it shouldn't be hard to find a good one for your own. Furthermore, let us discuss more about the essentials of getting chartered accountant in the said city for the benefit of your business.
What Makes Chartered Accountants Different from Non-Chartered Accountants?
Just like in other cities within New Mexico and other state, there are always non-chartered and chartered accountants. In choosing one, it should be on the basis of the nature and size of your business. Your preferences would also matter. Furthermore, a chartered accountant in Las Cruces can help administer the financial aspect of your business with the creation and implementation of laws. On the other bend, a non-chartered accountant does not come with the facilitation of governing laws. As long as protocols have been met in managing finances, fulfillment can therefore be concluded. As a conclusion, chartered accountants can provide risk-free service by ensuring that every occurring procedure is in accordance to policies that are approved by local and national law organizations.
Why Hire Chartered Accountants of Las Cruces?
In running a business, it's not limited to capitalization of goods, disposition to consumers and gaining profitability. There are other matters that must be attended to such as securing a business license and paying off monthly and annual tax dues. As you may know, the bigger your business is, the more mind boggling taxes can get. However, you don't really have to handle all of the paperwork involved in the field of taxation. You can make your business prosper more by being able to focus on the core of it by hiring a chartered accountant. Chartered accountants in Las Cruces are certified public accountants, knowledgeable in every aspect of accounting and finance. They can take care of payroll processing, weekly, monthly and annual inventories, as well as tax filing. The taxes you need to pay will depend on your monthly or annual gross income. In other words, it is not consistent for it directly relates to how much profitability you are able to generate. Nonetheless, that shouldn't be a problem for a chartered accountant.
In addition to all of the above given, taxes of staff members should be handled by the business they are doing work for. That basically is another big job to take care of, adding more confusion, especially to beginners in the field of business. Well, you wouldn't want to end up every year having to settle tax debts due to missed payments or delays because of your busy timetable. Furthermore, chartered accountants of Las Cruces can figure it all out.


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West Bloomfield Schools will be closed today due to wintry weather conditions.
It's the second time this month the district cancelled classes due to the weather, and the third so far this year since freezing rain closed schools all around Metro Detroit Jan. 28.
Farmington Public Schools, Bloomfield Hills, Birmingham and Walled Lake public schools are also closed, as are Orchard Lake St. Mary's and the Franklin Jewish Academy, according to WXYZ-TV.
A winter weather advisory extends into Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service. While the snow will lighten up Wednesday morning and temperatures will hover just above freezing, that means the snow that does accumulate will be heavy and wet.
Check with West Bloomfield Patch's Commute page to find out how traffic moving along the roads you take to work. Visit West Bloomfield Patch on Facebook for more information.


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Homeschooling amid difficult changes
Rebecca knew that enrolling Victoria and Caitlin in a private Christian school was not financially feasible. "But I didn't want to put the girls in school, so I prayed a lot about it," she remembers. "God provided ways for me to continue homeschooling. It was nothing short of miraculous."
A friend and Memphis-Area Home Education Association support group leader told Rebecca about the Home School Foundation's Widows Curriculum Scholarship Fund and encouraged her to apply for a scholarship. In addition, Rebecca found a job working for the Memphis-Area Home Education Association.
The Saters' daily routine has changed. Because Tom was self-employed and able to adjust his own schedule, the girls' homeschooling schedule was quite fluid. Today, Rebecca keeps a more established school schedule that fits with her job.
Certain aspects of their homeschool routine have not changed, however. The girls continue to participate in regional spelling bees, geography bees, and field trips. Rebecca also carries on her practice of borrowing and exchanging curriculum with extended family members. For curriculum that Rebecca has needed to buy, the WCSF scholarship has been a great blessing in supplementing some of the girls' special interests in language and science.
Far more than just enabling Rebecca to purchase curriculum, the scholarship proves to be a ministry to her from other homeschoolers. Rebecca explains, "The Scholarship Fund is a concrete way for people to turn around and bless someone in need. It's been a help for us. It shows that people really care."
God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change . . .
Come, behold the works of the LORD . . .
"Cease striving and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,I will be exalted in the earth."
The LORD of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our stronghold.
- Psalm 46:1-11 (NAS)
From the director
Just today the Home School Foundation heard from a homeschooling widow who had not been aware of our scholarship fund. She was thrilled, but said, "I could just cry. I've literally gone without food for myself so I can pay for my daughter's school needs."
Please help us spread the word to these struggling moms that help is available. Together, we can take care of their curriculum needs, so they can focus on their other important needs.
Chuck Hurst
Executive Director
Impact of theWidows Curriculum Scholarship Fund
For contribution or application information, or to request a copy of a brochure describing all of our funds, contact us at 540-338-8899, visit online at www.homeschoolfoundation.org, or email email@example.com.
Federal employees may designate Home School Foundation as their CFC recipient by using code 2099.
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Bitonio named semifinalist for NFF Scholar-Athlete Award
Oct. 2, 2013
DALLAS, October 2, 2013 - Selected as the best and brightest from the college gridiron, The National Football Foundation (NFF) announced today the 170 candidates for the 2013 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments.® The nominees also comprise the list of semifinalists for the 2013 William V. Campbell Trophy, endowed by HealthSouth, which recognizes an individual as the absolute best scholar-athlete in the nation. The 170 semifinalists represent the most ever since 2006 when the NFF increased the nomination standards to require a minimum cumulative 3.2 GPA.
Included in the list is Nevada senior offensive lineman Joel Bitonio.


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SEATTLE (AP) — After a day off to savor a four-game winning streak, the Mariners welcome former manger Lou Piniella back to Safeco Field Tuesday for a three-game series against his Chicago Cubs.
Piniella managed the M's from 1993-to-2002 in their heyday. Now he's in the final year of his contract with Chicago. He doesn't know if it will be extended, but the 66-year-old says it will be his final job.
The Cubs are coming off a 12-1 victory Sunday over the Angels. But the Cubs are having a disappointing year with a 31-38 record.
Seattle is 28-and-41, but they just held Cincinnati to one run in three games.
Former Mariners pitcher Carlos Silva is 8-and-2. Acquired in the Milton Bradley trade, he starts for the Cubs Thursday against Felix Hernandez.


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Bladder Cancer Facts
The bladder is the organ in your body that stores urine. The majority (90 to 95 percent) of bladder cancers begin in the cells of the inner lining of the bladder and are called transitional cell (or urothelial) carcinomas.
More rare types of bladder cancers include:
- Squamous cell carcinomas, which begin in the thin, flat cells of the bladder.
- Adenocarcinomas, which begin in cells that make and release mucus and other fluids. These can develop in the inner lining of the bladder because of chronic irritation and inflammation.
- Small-cell carcinomas, which originate in signaling stem cells in the bladder.
The different types of bladder cancers require very different treatments. About 75 percent of transitional cell bladder cancers are noninvasive (also called superficial) at the time of diagnosis. The remaining 25 percent of these cancers are invasive, requiring more complicated treatment. Although commonly referred to as bladder cancer, this cancer can be found in the urethra, bladder, ureters, and kidneys.
Like most cancers, bladder cancer can be hard to diagnose initially. While there are several symptoms you should be aware of, many other conditions also cause the same symptoms. Anyone exhibiting the following symptoms should consult a doctor immediately:
- Blood (a rusty, red or pink hue) or blood clots (dark particles) in the urine
- Frequent urination
- Needing to urinate but not being able to
- Pain during urination
If your doctor suspects that you may have bladder cancer, several methods are used to help make a diagnosis.
- Microscopic urinalysis: Testing your urine will help rule out infections. It will also help determine if there is blood (hematuria), sugar, bacteria, and proteins that should not be present.
- Urine cytology: This testing of your urine helps to identify cancerous cells. It is often combined with fluorescent in-situ hybridization (FISH) or protein tests to identify bladder cancer.
- Physical exam: A doctor will examine your rectum or vagina to feel for bumps that may indicate cancerous tumors.
- Cystoscopy: A urologist uses a cystoscope (a thin camera inserted through the urethra) to examine your bladder. The cystoscope can also be used to take a tissue sample (biopsy) to help determine the type and stage of the cancer.
- Imaging tests: Tests, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), X-rays, ultrasound, and bone scans can help the doctor determine whether the cancer has spread.
Risk Factors
As with most cancers, there is no definitive cause of bladder cancer. Research has found many links between heredity, diet, smoking, exposure to environmental conditions, and other factors that increase a person's chance of developing bladder cancer. The following factors may increase bladder cancer risk:
- Smoking: Smokers are two to four times as likely to develop bladder cancer as nonsmokers, making smoking the most significant risk factor. Smoking is estimated to be responsible for 47 percent of bladder cancers in men and 37 percent in women.
- Race: Caucasians are at highest risk. Bladder cancer is diagnosed twice as often in Caucasians as African Americans. Hispanics have a lower risk than both groups. African Americans tend to be diagnosed with a more advanced form of the cancer. Bladder cancer is also twice as likely to be fatal to African Americans.
- Gender: Men are four times as likely to be diagnosed with bladder cancer as women are. Bladder cancer is the fourth most diagnosed cancer in men.
- Genetics: Some people are genetically predisposed to be more sensitive to carcinogens and can develop cancer at higher rates.
- Cyclophosphamide and arsenic: People who have taken the drug cyclophosphamide, used to treat some cancers, are at a higher risk for bladder cancer. Similarly, people who use, or have used, arsenic to treat cancer and other conditions are at an increased risk.
- Age: Nearly 90 percent of all cases of bladder cancer are found in people over the age of 55.
- Family history: People with family members who have been diagnosed with bladder cancer are at greater risk.
- Chronic bladder inflammation: People who have had chronic bladder inflammation, such as from recurring bladder infections, kidney stones, and bladder stones, are at greater risk.


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Thomas Cook (India) Limited, India's largest integrated travel and travel related financial services company, was chosen as the "Specialist Tour Operator" at the Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Travel Awards 2012, for the second consecutive year.
The Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Travel Awards, recognized internationally as a benchmark for excellence in travel and tourism, is widely acknowledged as the most prestigious awards in the travel industry. Its discerning and well travelled audience was asked to determine the finest that India has to offer, and Thomas Cook (India) Ltd was voted number one, again.
The Favourite Tour Operator award is based on the following criteria:


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Total Trash Tape Release/Tour Kickoff with Brain Tumors, The Miami Dolphins and Ugly Motors 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis Thursday, March 14, 2013A sign was created somewhere in the midst of the promotional blitz for Total Trash's tape release. It included the slogan "TAKE BACK THE ENTRY FOR THE PUN ... More >>
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Metric hits the Current, Rock the Garden fallout & Har Mar to star in film.
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The God Damn Doo Wop Band, Pretty Boy Thorson and the Falling Angels, and a few dozen PBR Tall Boys made the Hexagon swoon on Friday night.


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Welcome to Maryland! Come explore all that this great state has to offer, from the shores of the Chesapeake Bay to the bustling capitol city of Baltimore.
For a relaxing beach vacation, rent a beach house in Solomons along the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States. Here you can enjoy the small beach towns and aquatic activities, such as sailing, swimming and boating! For a different outdoor adventure, bike along the eastern shores trails or explore the Patuxent wine trail in Calvert County, where you can stop at different wineries for tastings and informational tours. Be sure to stay in one of the many bed & breakfasts in wine country during your next Maryland vacation.
For those of you who love to golf, there are plenty of golf courses and golf resorts in central and southern Maryland. Are you a nature lover? Be sure to check out the famous Adkins Arboretum in Ridgely that spans 400 acres and hosts many native species. Bring the kids to the Irvine Nature Center for guided tours and hands on learning.
For a more urban experience head to the capitol city of Baltimore, where you will find many great hotels and resorts, restaurants, museums and theatres. Baltimore is a thriving hub of commerce and has a lively nightlife scene! During the day visit the National Aquarium or the Baltimore Museum of Art, or head to the AFI Silver Theatre for a fantastic live show!
In July check out Artscape, the nation's largest free art festival and in the winter months head to the Wisp Resort for skiing and snowboarding. After visiting Baltimore, check out the state's second largest city and historical treasure, Frederick. In Frederick you can go antique shopping, take a guided tour or stay in a historic inn.
No Maryland vacation is complete without a Chesapeake Bay crab feast, so be sure to stop at a local fish market and sample the delicious Maryland fare.
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There are mixed feelings on the etiquette regarding whether it's proper to throw a shower for second or subsequent babies. On the negative side, one might argue that parents have all the necessary baby supplies and clothes from the first child. A second shower would only provide excess, and might seem greedy. But to argue the positive side, every baby deserves to have its pending arrival greeted with excitement and celebration. And even with a second child, there may be things parents still need. For example:
- Diapers
- Wipes
- New clothes if the baby will be the opposite sex from the first
- Fresh nursing supplies (such as nursing pads, milk storage bags, a nursing pillow
- A double stroller if the first child is still young
- New socks, bibs, wash cloths, and pajamas (items that wear out easily)
- Pacifiers
- Formula if you know the parents plan to bottle-feed
- Clothing if baby will be born in a different season than first child. For example, if first baby was born in the summer, parents may not have a newborn baby bunting to bring baby home from the hospital
- A second car seat if first child hasn't outgrown the baby seat
Or, how about these ideas that are more parent-oriented, less baby-related:
- Gift certificates to a spa for mom to use during pregnancy or after delivery to take care of herself
- Coupons good for babysitting so mom and dad can get a break
- Coupons for helping with household chores or errands
- Offers to help with yard chores so dad can spend more time with the baby
- Gift certificates to the local video store or pizza shop
- A schedule of friends who will provide homemade meals the first few weeks home
- Offers to take the first child on special outings
Hopefully I've made the case that a second shower is neither greedy nor unnecessary. It's also just a nice thing to do, and another reason to gather friends together in a celebration.


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Uffizi Gallery
A hidden treasure in the Uffizi galleries are the twin portraits of Lucrezia (circa 1545) and Bartolomeo Panciatichi by Agnolo Bronzino (circa 1541). According to Monica Shenouda, an art historian who leads walking seminars for Context Travel in Florence, the paintings are rife with geopolitical symbolism of the 16th century. "Originally from a Pistoiese family, Bartolomeo had grown up in Lyon and came to Florence in 1540 as an ambassador to Cosimo I de Medici," Shenouda says. "His wife, Lucrezia Pucci, was a Florentine noblewoman. Their Florentine-ness is suggested by the background of pietra serena architecture and Bartolomeo's posing like one of the Medici statues by Michelangelo. Hints of France remain, notably on Lucrezia's necklace with the individual words 'sans fin amour dure' on plaques. The portrait of Lucrezia inspired both Henry James, who sojourned in Florence, as a central symbol in the novel Wings of the Dove, and Vernon Lee, James's friend and long-time resident of Florence, for her story 'Amour Dure.'"


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porknoun \ˈpȯrk\
: the meat of a pig that is used for food
: government money that is spent on projects done to help the political careers of elected officials
Full Definition of PORK
Examples of PORK
- We need to cut the pork out of the federal budget.
Origin of PORK
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Flesh of hogs, usually slaughtered between the ages of six months and one year. The world's most popular meat, it is consumed fresh in various cuts or preparations, including chops and sausage, or cured or smoked for ham, bacon, dry sausage, or other products. Because pigs may be infected by the parasitic disease trichinosis, fresh pork must be cooked to an internal temperature of 160 °F (71 °C) to destroy the parasite. Pork is proscribed by the dietary laws of Islam and Judaism.
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By Dani Palmer and Abbey Doyle
The Herald Bulletin
ANDERSON, Ind. —
With national races and important topics, Madison County saw 56 percent of registered voters turn out for Tuesday's general election.
Barbara Hutton, Republican chairwoman of the Madison County Election Board, said polls "quieted down" in the evening with just "run-of-the-mill" issues at closing, such as calls regarding what envelope to use or what form.
According to unofficial results from the county clerk's office, 53,047 cast ballots in Madison County, where there are 94,766 registered voters. Polls opened at 6 a.m. and closed at 6 p.m. About 20,400 voters cast straight-party tickets, with 11,265 of those being Democratic. Final results were posted on the clerk's website about 8:30 p.m.
But throughout the day, she said, townships such as Jackson and Monroe saw heavy turnout. At one point, near noon, voters waited in line about an hour in Jackson Township.
"Most places were steady with a few lines," Hutton said. "Some were hectic."
Bret Callender voted for the first time and said it felt good.
The 31-year-old Anderson man said he was influenced to vote because so many across the country are having their rights challenged.
"That undermines the entire idea of democracy," said Callender, who cast his ballot Tuesday in Anderson.
He said the presidential race seemed like the most important one because the race is heavily rooted in ideas.
"I have an idea of how the country should be run," Callender said. "I want to have a say in who does that."
A glitch caused some problems for Union Township early in the day after a voter reported being turned away along with everyone else in Precinct 2 because they had supposedly already voted absentee. But Hutton reported no other voting site problems — just standard calls about registration and where to vote.
Hutton said Union must have received the wrong list because of a "printing glitch" from the voter registration office but that the problem was "ironed out" quickly.
The voter registration phone system, though, did have some issues with callers unable to get through early in the day, Hutton said, and a repair person had to be called out to take a look at the phone lines.
Troy Knight wanted to make a difference, and his way to do that was by voting. The Anderson man said the most important races to him are president, governor and school board.
"With the state of America and our economy, it is important to get out and vote," Knight said.
Adrienne Lee, of Anderson, said it was important for her voice to be heard.
"There were a lot of people who fought hard for the right for women and blacks to be able to vote," said Lee, who is black. "There was a long time they couldn't vote."