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While the drought caused many farmers in the Heartland to deal with their worst yield in decades, one Heartland farmer is still out in the fields salvaging his crop.
Mark Reitzel of Whitewater has row crops and cattle that flourished despite the tough conditions.
For Reitzel, it's the little things that make farming enjoyable.
"Watching the soil warm up in the spring. Planting the seed. The smell of the earth," he said.
But that doesn't mean things are always easy on the farm, especially because of the weather the past two years.
"It does get frustrating, but you just can't let it get you down," Reitzel said. "That's something I cannot control. So you take the hand you're dealt and do the best you can with it."
Reitzel has a lot of time to think about the hand he's dealt while spending countless hours on the combine farming 2,000 acres.
"You think, 'How can I improve this?'" he said. "You watch the ground and look at areas that could yield better and try to improve that."
Luckily for Reitzel, his continued improvement has resulted in great yields, even in the terrible conditions of the past two years.
It's that work ethic that Mark's wife, Lisa, says makes him such an outstanding farmer.
"He loves it. It's almost like he has dirt in his veins," she said. "He was meant to be a farmer. It doesn't matter how long the day is. He loves it and he's passionate."
Reitzel credits his family and friends with his success, and he can also credit them for him for this honor as he received more than a dozen nominations.
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Crab-Brie Cheese Ball Recipe
This is no ordinary cheese ball! The phyllo-wrapped, baked Brie always wows the crowd at parties I host for the employees and customers of my small business.
- 1 can (6 ounces) lump crabmeat, drained
- 1/4 cup finely chopped sweet red pepper
- 1 green onion, finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 16 sheets phyllo dough (14 inch x 9 inch sheet size)
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 round (8 ounces) Brie cheese, rind removed
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- Assorted crackers
- In a small bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Shape into a ball; set aside. Place one sheet of phyllo dough on a work surface. (Keep remaining dough covered with plastic wrap and a damp towel to prevent it from drying out.) Brush dough with butter. Repeat with remaining phyllo, brushing each layer with remaining butter.
- Place Brie in center of phyllo stack; top with ball of crab mixture. Bring up corners of dough around Brie and ball; invert and place seam side down in a greased 9-in. pie plate. Combine egg and water. Brush over dough.
- Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving with crackers. Yield: 8 servings.
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Jon Gosselin Gets Stoned In Wacky Home Video
Jon Gosselin's worst moment is about to explode.
Wow. Remember Jon Gosselin's trip last year to St. Tropez when he took then-girlfriend Hailey Glassman on a vacation for celeb elbow-rubbing? Well, Jon and Hailey pulled out a video camera at the dumbest moment possible. We've just gotten our eyes on never-before-seen video of Jon and Hailey getting stoned. Jon Gosselin, you might want to work out that lawyer situation you have...
In a nine-minute video that was taken on what appears to be a camera phone, Jon Gosselin and Hailey Glassman eat Pringles and laugh hysterically about their St. Tropez holiday. We've transcribed some of the video for you (some of it's pretty offensive). The rest you can find at Radar.
Jon Gosselin: There is beautiful Hailey, we are in St. Tropez at the Loco hotel. We are eating quality food because every time we eat, we either get swollen boobs or I sh-t myself.
[Hailey laughs, says the French women think she's hiding two children in her bra.]
Jon Gosselin: This is the manual zoom. The police think she's smuggling drugs in in her bra. So we sit out here on our deck, eat our Pringles and complain about the French.
And oh, and don't ever go to a French hair salon. Especially if you're Jewish. Double especially if you're a New York Jew.
Radar reports, "When Hailey references her curly hair during a salon mishap in St. Tropez, Jon interrupts with: 'It looked like big Jewish pubes.'
'Hailey and Jon were stoned out of their minds in that video,' the source revealed. 'Jon would drink every night. He'd go out and Hailey would stay in and order room service. She hated France. She wasn't used to all of the paparazzi and she wanted nothing to do with it.
'At one point on the tape, Jon sticks a cigarette up his nose, starts massaging his belly and tells Hailey, "This is how the French smoke. They smoke so much they put cigarettes in every orifice of their body.'"
Who do you think sold this vid? Yeah us too -- looks like it was Hailey. Hey Jon Gosselin, maybe don't burn bridges with your exes so badly? And TLC and Kate Gosselin: yeah. Smart move..
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Negotiations between the city of Atlanta and a downtown church are warming up again. FOX 5 has learned Friendship Baptist Church expects to meet with Mayor Kasim Reed this week to close a deal on the land needed for a billion dollar stadium deal.Last month, negotiations to buy the 151-year-old church built by slaves broke down after the city offered $13.5 million and the church countered with $24.5 million.Mayor Reed returned to the table with an offer of $15.5 million, but the church turned it down. Reed became infuriated and the talks went sour.Atlanta City Councilmember Ivory Young, whose district is where the new stadium will be built, hopes a deal will be struck on the more accessible south site, but vows not to meddle or persuade."This is the preferred site. This is the site that we'd like to see the stadium built, but not at the expense of these churches," said Young. "These churches play a role in helping to define the future of Atlanta."When negotiations between the city and Friendship Baptist Church hit a snag, the city came up with a new site proposal that wouldn't involve Friendship Baptist Church and at all. Young says unlike the mayor, his support for the billion dollar project is not automatic."The north site will make due for some, it won't make due for me. I won't support it," Young said. Negotiations will resume this week. The Atlanta Falcons have set an August 1 deadline to have the deal completed.
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Original post made by stephen levy on Nov 14, 2010
[Web Link Here is the link to the quiz.]
I made my choices and balanced the budget in less than five minutes.
[Web Link Here are my cholces]
I would go further and let the Bush tax cuts expire for folks making more than $100,000 or $150,000 but possibly keep the low rates for capital gains and dividends. This would save even more money while preserving investment incentives.
I invite readers to take the quiz and share their choices.
on Nov 14, 2010 at 3:27 pm
How funny, I seemed to have missed the question:
Eliminate all unnecesaay restrictions of the licensing of new nuclear power plants...savings $500 billion.
Why do you think that question was not in the NYT quiz, Stephen?
on Nov 14, 2010 at 3:37 pm
I tried it too. Here is my version:
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Our plans have some similarities, but, I'm in much more in favor of returning taxes to the Clinton-era levels: we had plenty of economic growth and plenty of investment.
[I think "malpractice reform" is a red herring -- I think fear of malpractice makes very little difference in cost of treatment. (Warning -- family members were doctors). Malpractice is sometimes the only recourse you have and the only way to get bad doctors out, since the profession policing itself generally doesn't work.]
The long-term deficit problems are caused by rising medical costs, and, that is the number one priority in addressing the deficit problem long term. I think we need to address that problem by getting insurance companies out of the loop for most people, one way or the other.
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Thanks Anon.
We are actually closer. I agree about health care costs and did not check the "cap on growth" box only because it seemed rigid and did not emphasize cost savings through best practice solutions.
And I am open to more substantial roll back of the tax cuts to folks making more than $100,000 or $150,000/


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Charlie Manuel may have been kicked out of the Phillies' dugout, but he still has a place in the hearts of Phillies' fans.
"Oh my gosh! I love him! I'm so sad to see him go I almost cried," exclaimed a near tears Ellen O'Donnell.
Debbie Lepre and her daughter Jessica met Charlie on the field of Citizens Bank Park five years ago. They came to Granite Run Mall so Jessica could get her picture with the Phillies fired skipper signed and say a final goodbye.
"I think he really motivated players and gave them the drive to keep their heads up and keep playing," said Jessica.
More than 400 people showed up for the autograph signing and to say thanks for the memories.
"To thank him for all he's done in Philly is really a blessing," said Kyle Toomey.
After eight-and-a-half seasons, the 69-year-old skipper was fired Friday, the same night the team should have been celebrating his 1,000th win.
Maureen Tucholski and her son turned in their Phillies stripes for Indians jerseys -- where Manuel managed before Philadelphia -- because of the organization's decision.
"I think its classless what they did to Charlie. He's been great for the city and team. My husband's an Indians, fan and I'm converted as of last night."
After the signing Manuel said, "I'll always be a Phillie."
During his tenure, he took the team to the playoffs five straight years. Robin Moyer was there for the 2008 World Series win.
"He always had time for the fans," said Moyer. That was one thing. When he won the World series, he said, 'Yo! Philadelphia. This one is for you baby!!!'"
Even after his firing, Manuel's still rooting for the Phillies.
"Keep going to the ballpark, keep watching the Phillies play. Keep up with them because they will get better and win again."
And his fans, they're pulling for him as well even if he decides to change those Phillies stripes.
"I hope he goes to the American League and takes one himself. Sweet revenge but not against us," Moyer said laughing.
Manuel says he's going to go down to Florida for a while to sort things out. He says he's considering an offer to stay with the Phillies organization, but also noted he's still got a couple more years of managing left in him.
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August 21, 2014, Thursday
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Robin Williams, R.I.P.
Notes on a great comedian's dramatic range.
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Two Coaches Born Into Fame Earn Respect Themselves
Dan Hurley, the coach at Rhode Island, is the son of the Hall of Fame coach Bob Hurley Sr., and one of his assistants, Luke Murray, is the son of the actor Bill Murray.
March 14, 2014, Friday
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A-Team Tracks Nazi Plunder
In "The Monuments Men," George Clooney stars as an art historian who leads a quirky crew in a World War II operation to recover troves of artworks stolen by the Nazis.
February 7, 2014, Friday
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Four Eccentric Senators as Capitol Hill Roomies
"Alpha House," a political comedy written by Garry Trudeau, and the first original TV series from Amazon, follows four Republican senators who share a townhouse near the Capitol.
November 15, 2013, Friday
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'Live, From The House of Souvlaki ...'
Gilda Radner, John Belushi, Bill Murray and other "S.N.L." cast members hanging out in Times Square in the 1970s.
June 23, 2013, Sunday
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It's Not All in His Head; He Actually Is a Mess
"A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III" stars Charlie Sheen as a graphic designer who wants to win back his true love.
February 8, 2013, Friday
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This Week's Movies: Dec. 7
Times critics on "Hyde Park on Hudson," "Deadfall" and "Tchoupitoulas."
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Metra says we can expect to see more police officers patrolling parking lots, walking on platforms, and riding the trains.
Also, don't be surprised if an officer comes up and starts talking to you. Part of the safety plan includes more communication with riders and conductors.
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It might be in stock over here but have you noticed the price we have to pay? 229 quid??? With todays exchange rate it gets to $355 compared to $199 preorder price in the US...A slight rip off?
Then why you don't buy it from the US?
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The Elementary Education and Reading Department offers programs leading to New York State certification as a literacy specialist. These programs prepare professional literacy specialists to provide instruction for students with reading or writing difficulties. Graduates of these programs also will be able to serve as effective resources and leaders for school-wide literacy curriculum and instruction.
Applicants to the Literacy Specialist (LBT) program must be certified in elementary education, childhood and /or early childhood education, a secondary subject area, special education, art education, physical education, or other educational area.
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3. Submit proof of New York State Initial Certification or New York State Certificate of Qualification or Provisional Certification in Elementary Education at the time of application. If you are a recent graduate or just completing your undergraduate program at the time of application, write in the date certification is expected on the application. You must submit proof of your teaching certificate to the Elementary Education and Reading Department by the time you apply for candidacy (after completing 6 credits and before the completion of 12 credits).
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If Jordan Jenkins does this Saturday night, ESPN will go crazy. With good reason.
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Since giving up cable TV, I no longer order the UFC pay-per-views. I'm also the only one of my friends that really likes MMA, so none of them order it at their house. Sucks.
My only viable option for watching the fight is going out to a local bar, which is cool with me. I like bars and the services they provide. The bar in my neighborhood is Red Star Bar and that's where I usually end up on UFC fight night. The place is decent. It's big, with two levels, and has 10-20 HDTVs throughout. The bartenders are really friendly and the food is decent too. Best wings in Brooklyn, if you ask me. They ALWAYS show the fight and the cover is $10. It gets crowded as it gets later, but if you get there an hour or so before the fight, it's fairly easy to get a table. And if you do get there early, you'll be treated to the prelims, which they also show. Plus I always meet cool MMA fans and that's a nice bonus.
But one thing galls me about the place and it that's they don't show the fight in HD. They have all those HDTVs but are to cheap order the HD broadcast and yet have the nerve to charge me a $10 cover for the privilege of waching the fight there. Every other sport they show is in HD, but not the UFC. Bastards.
A few months ago, I was traveling in San Francisco during the weekend of the fight. My hotel, like most hotels I assume, didn't allow me to order the pay-per-view in my room. So I needed to find a spot near by that was showing it. As always, I had my laptop with me so I began to search.
The official UFC website seems like a good jumping-off point. Frequenters of the UFC.com website are probably no stranger to the "How to Watch" page. On this page, you are informed can either order the fight and watch it online, get the PPV through your cable/satellite provider, or you can watch it at "A Bar Near You". That's clearly what I want.
According to the UFC, I only have 2 viable options, the two top results, because taking the BART train out to Walnut Creek or Concord is out of the question. Two options are better than none, I suppose. But I know there are more bars in the entire city of San Francisco that are showing the fight, but they aren't coming up here. What's more annoying is that the options they do provide don't tell me anything about these bars or even where they are located, only a phone number. By looking at the screen shot, you would think that the red bar names are hyperlinks to more information, but sadly they aren't. No link to the bar's website either. Grrr. And what's the point of the Facebook and Twitter buttons? How do those help me? They don't.
Whatever. I am not a retard and I know how to search the web to get the locations of these places and maybe some other basic information. So I do that and decide to check out Kezar Pub . It is located in the Upper Haight neighborhood and that's an area I'm familiar with, plus it's easier to get to than the Inner Sunset, where Blackthorn is located.
I get to Kezar around the start of the fight and the place is packed. If I were able to get a good seat, this would have been an awesome place to catch the fight. Alas, this was not the case. Standing room only and service was slow. By this point, I'm out and my laptop is at the hotel and I forgot what the other place in the Inner Sunset was that was showing the fight. Blacksomething? I decide to check the UFC website from my phone.
Hmm... No mention of where to watch the fight on the first page. So I scroll down.
Nothing pointing to UFC bars here either. I click into Events, and into UFC 126 and guess what, nothing about where to watch the fight there either. Mobile FAIL.
So what's a hardcore UFC fan like me to do in these situations? When I'm at home, the place I usually go to watch UFC fights is under-serving me. When I'm traveling, there isn't an easy way to find a place nearby. This sucks. I need an app to find UFC bars that makes this easy for me. I suspect I am not alone.
Well as it happens, in addition to being an MMA addict, I am also a software developer and I like building things. So I built the app I wanted so I never had to worry about not seeing the fight again. Here are some screen shots:
The screenshots are for iPhone, but it should work on Android too. There is also a web version located at http://fightnig.ht and it has pictures for a lot of the bars, so check that out too. The app is still in beta and a work in progress and feedback is always welcome. Last thing to note is that the data is pretty good, but it isn't perfect. There may be a bar or two here and there that doesn't show UFC fights. To be on the safe side, you might want to call and verify before showing up . Conversely, we don't have every possible bar that is, either. Lastly for the Canadians and other international folks, this is only for the U.S. for now. If you want to see bars for your country included in the results, please let me know.
And may you never worry about seeing the fight again, wherever you are.
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So, let's start with some facts. Did you know:
- In 2003, approximately 31 percent of adults in the U.S. said they "believe in" astrology – that's more than 67 million people
- In 2007, 41 million adults (1 in 5 Americans), purchased goods and services related to a "lifestyle of health, sustainability and holistic vision" with a total market value of approximately $209 billion. By 2011, the market has grown a whopping 69 percent to $355 billion.
- In 2011, 1,278,400 Americans list on their Facebook profile that they "like" astrology
Even a casual glance at those statistics should make it clear: there are millions of people around the world interested in astrology. That means millions of potential clients for astrologers and customers for astrology-related products.
Now compare these facts to this:
- In 2009, The Mountain Astrologer distributed 17,600 copies
- In 2009, the membership of ISAR, NCGR, AFAN, AFA, CVA, OPA and AYA totaled less than 3,000 combined
- Fewer than 500 astrologers in the U.S. claim to make astrology their full-time profession.
Do the math. Let's say each one of those professional astrologers saw an average of 10 clients each week. Assuming no one ever took a vacation even to go to UAC, together, they could see 250,000 clients in a year. That still leaves an untapped market of millions of potential clients.
So, what are we doing wrong?
Over my years observing the astrology community, I've noticed that astrologers too easily fall into the traps of vanity and self-pity.
- Vanity (our public excuse): "Astrology is awesome, so if I'm not successful it must be because 'society' is against astrology."
- Self-pity (our secret fear): "I don't have any clients, so I must not be good enough/deserving enough/etc."
But alas, as long as we wallow in either vanity or self-pity, we have no power to change our destiny.
Dare I paraphrase? The fault, dear astrologers, lies not in our stars, but in ourselves.
Astrologers need to look at the facts and not our fears. We need to be honest about how we are sabotaging our efforts. We must understand what is needed to make an astrology business successful, and learn how to get it. For example:
- We need to make a case for astrology in a way that speaks to what people desire
- We need to package our services and products in a way that appeals to customers desires
- We need to acquire the knowledge and tools to run small businesses effectively
- We need to write business plans that plot a roadmap for business success
The solution is simple, though implementing it is not necessarily easy.
If you are up for the challenge, Kepler College is offering a 10-week workshop just for you: "How to Build Your Successful Astrology Business." Whether you are a seasoned professional or new to the professional practice of astrology, chances are you are wrangling with some form of these issues. (Heck, my professional background is in business planning and marketing, and building an astrology practice has been hard work for me too!)
We've brought together seven of the world's most successful professional astrologers -- Eric Francis, Adam Gainsburg, Georgia Stathis, Susie Cox, Rick Levine, Benjamin Bernstein and Bob Mulligan. Each has shattered expectations and proven that it is possible to make a full-time living doing astrology. And they are willing to share the secrets of their success with us.
By the end of the workshop, you will have written a business plan for your own astrology business. You'll have developed practical business tools you'll need to prosper. And you'll be part of a mastermind group that both cheerleads you as well as challenges your assumptions.
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The Center for Teaching and Faculty Development has awarded 13 Fellowships for Innovative Teaching to UMass-Amherst instructors for 2014-2015. The FIT fellowship draws upon other previous teaching-centered fellowships and will focus on active, collaborative and innovative pedagogies that will empower faculty to take advantage of new classroom spaces in the Integrative Learning Center.
Using one of the most sensitive neutrino detectors on the planet, an international team of physicists including Andrea Pocar, Laura Cadonati and doctoral student Keith Otis at UMass Amherst report in the current issue of Nature that for the first time they have directly detected neutrinos created by the "keystone" proton-proton (pp) fusion process going on at the sun's core.
History professor David Glassberg taught in a faculty training program this summer at Shanghai Normal University that brought historians from a dozen universities from throughout China to learn about teaching Public History and starting Public History programs.
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Custom built house - Five years old. Great Family vacation home. 5BR, 4 full Bath. Great third floor can be used as guest bedroom or kids game room. One BR on the first floor with queen bed/closet. Fully equipped kitchen w/ granite countertop, green appliances opens to georgeous family room wall mounted plasma TV. Ceiling fans, Two-zone air conditioning. All bedrooms with closets; laundry on 2nd floor; living room and dining room with a EuroCave wine cooler.Basement with TV , fosball table
Front and back porch and a private patio with Weber Genesys gas grill. Beautiful landscaping all around. Long driveway with basketball court at the end. Two car garage. Quiet , peaceful neighborhood.
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FIOS High Speed Internet + Wi-Fi and HDTV (4 HD plasma screens)
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Home Gym with Treadmill and Bench and weights 3rd floor
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EMR templates are both a curse and a blessing. On the one hand, they systematize clinical data in a way that makes it far easier to share, aggregate and study trends. But the down side, and it's a big one, is that EMR templates tempt clinicians to save time by cutting and pasting old data from patient's record into current visit notes. The following study gives us a look at just how easily copy-and-paste can become a (bad) habit for clinicians in a hospital.
To study template use, an assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine brought together a group of colleagues to examine EMR-based progress reports. The group looked at 2,068 electronic progress reports created by 62 residents and 11 attending physicians, all of whom were working in the intensive care unit of a Cleveland hospital.
To determine how common cut-and-paste content was in the notes, the researchers reviewed notes for 135 patients over a five-month period using plagiarism-detection software, iHealthBeat reports. The results? They found that 82 percent of progress notes created by residents contained 20 percent or more of copied and pasted material from patient records. Meanwhile, 74 percent of progress notes created by attending physicians contained 20 percent or more of material cut-and-pasted from patient EMR records.
I'm not writing this to beat up on doctors, who certainly have their hands full simply coping with the new systems. Cut-and-paste is a natural instinct when you've spent your life doing so successfully in Word docs and spreadsheets. But as the iHealthBeat piece points out, courtesy of EHR Intelligence, there are reasons to be concerned when this much copying is going on, including outdated records, incorrect billing requests and worst of all, mistakes in documentation which could harm vulnerable ICU patients.
Seems that cutting and pasting within EMR documentation is a problem that's not going to go away on its own.


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The Philadelphia 76ers led by as many as 13 points in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, but at no point did anyone believe that the Boston Celtics, led by another renaissance performance from Kevin Garnett, would just roll over. The Celtics battled back, fell behind again, battled back and eventually held off a late Sixers run to win, 92-91, and take a 1-0 lead in the series.
Garnett was spectacular in the game. The Big Ticket (remember when we called him that?) was written off by many with chronic knee issues, but he's come through again and again for the Celtics in the first seven games of the playoffs. He finished with a brilliant 29 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks, and had one of his typical, terrific defensive efforts. On a night when Paul Pierce struggled — he shot just 3-11 for 14 points, though he did have six rebounds and six assists — Garnett was the Celtics' alpha and omega, and it was enough.
Of course, it helped that Rajon Rondo, who played far below his capabilities in the first half, wound up finishing with another one of his ludicrous triple-doubles: 13 points, 17 assists, 12 rebounds. Rondo, defying all logic, even hit several clutch jump shots late in the game to help seal the victory, also committing the most intelligent foul of the playoffs so far.
The Sixers probably played better than anyone, save for the most devout Sixers fans, expected. Spencer Hawes was their catalyst against the Bulls and he keyed their efforts in the second half, making a few plays only he could make. As a 7-footer, he went coast-to-coast on a layup, hit some crucial jumpers and played largely mistake-free basketball. He finished with 15 points and eight rebounds.
What ultimately doomed Philly on Saturday was also their main bugaboo during the regular season: They have no go-to scorer. Once Paul Pierce hit a jumper to put the Celtics up 90-84, Andre Iguodala (19 points, six rebounds, six assists) and Jrue Holiday hit clutch jumpers, but it was too late. Rondo's heady foul ensured they wouldn't have a chance to tie the game and send it to overtime. While Pierce, Rondo and Garnett were hitting their clutch buckets, the Sixers' offense floundered, ultimately dooming them to a loss. All they need, however, is to win in Game 2 and they'll take home-court advantage. After their performance in Game 1, no one would be surprised if that happened.
For more on the Celtics, check out Celtics Blog and SB Nation Boston. For more on the 76ers, head over to Liberty Ballers and SB Nation Philly.


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Flood victims in one southern Illinois community got some good news about help heading their way.
In Olive Branch, the flood waters are receding slowly. Now, people there are cleaning up the mess left behind.
On Saturday, two state lawmakers stopped by to announce that the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is soon going to be sending around assessment teams.
118th District State Representative Brandon Phelps says he wants the community to be prepared for the assessments.
"We want to get ready before IEMA sends those teams down," said Phelps. "We don't want them to say, well this is what we think it's worth."
The local assessment crews will begin gathering information from residents in Alexander County this week.
The IEMA teams are scheduled to be in southern Illinois by the end of the week to begin their work.
As of Friday, 20% of the homes on the west side of Olive Branch were accessible after floodwater ravaged the town.
"We're having to tear out all the sheet rock and insulation," said Bryce Bigham. "We're going to have to redo it all, or else we'll just have to completely rebuild. It's not easy but we have to."
The homeowners were able to get into their homes on the Mississippi River side of Route 3.
The Horseshoe Lake side of town and the area east of Route 3 on the Ohio River side was still under water.
But, news that there is help on it's way is welcomed by people who call Olive Branch home.
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4th Wurld experience: an interview wit' Atlanta radio's Dj 4th Wurld
by Minister of Information JR
Besides being a native ATLien, Dj 4th Wurld has done radio in Nigeria, where he was living for a brief stint. It is important for me to share the info that I gather across the country and the world with people who may not get out of the Bay as much as I do, so we can be aware of interesting and intelligent people who are doing something on behalf of our people all over this little ass rock we call planet Earth. Welcome to the mind of Dj 4th Wurld, wit the Minister of Information JR as your guide …
M.O.I. JR: Can you tell us a little about your show on WRFG in Atlanta? What makes it different from the hundreds of other Black radio shows?
Dj 4th Wurld: My program, The Shrine, is an urban contemporary African Hip Hop culture expose. It reveals this culture both via music and forward thinking, solution inspired dialogue. The musical lineup is especially exceptional, for I air a sizable portion of Hip Hop cultural music from the African Diaspora, most notably the continent of Africa itself.
M.O.I. JR: Why is Black political talk radio important?
Dj 4th Wurld: To answer this question, I must first acknowledge that war is politics with violence and politics is war without violence. Therefore, politics and war are opposite sides of the same coin. Those individuals ignorant of this fact will cease to understand that hue-man beings are constantly fighting a war with those that wish to politically oppress or genetically annihilate them.
I'd be remiss if I also didn't acknowledge that on a metaphysical level there is a war raging within hue-man beings themselves. The moment that one becomes victorious over self-annihilation, victory within the war on the physical plane is immediately imminent.
Considering these facts, it is important, to me to provide my listeners with a program that joins pan-African Hip Hop cultural expression together with progressive political dialogue to enable the war of the mind and Terra Firma to become transparent in a manner that is easily digestible to the naive and continuously inspiring to the seasoned. Once this unanimous level of consciousness is reached within the African Diaspora, freedom becomes reality versus a romanticized goal.
M.O.I. JR: What has been Atlanta's response to your show? What is the biggest highlight of your career as a journalist?
Dj 4th Wurld: Atlanta is my home, and I am one of a few true "ATLiens." Most "ATLiens" are really repatriates from other cities who moved here either shortly before or after the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. I disclaim this to say I feel Atlanta hasn't really grasped my program yet. Most people I recognize as natives of Atlanta don't gravitate toward WRFG as much as I would like to see them do so. This poses a challenge to me because it reveals that I have a great amount of work remaining in regard to attracting the attention of true "ATLiens."
Now those that do know about and enjoy my program cover a wide range of cultures, such as indigenous Africans, people of Caribbean descent, Afro-Latinos and Latinas, various religious and spiritual sects and fans of great melanin charged music. Also, the Internet provides a platform enabling The Shrine to be heard globally. For example, as a result of producing my program in Atlanta and being heard by those outside of the country, I've traveled outside of the U.S. and hosted programs elsewhere in countries like Nigeria. As a result, my program's net is cast far enough to accumulate a loyal following that it would not have if an FM transmitter were my only broadcast medium.
M.O.I. JR: You were recently doing radio in Africa – where? What was that experience like? How does it differ from what you do on radio in the U.S.?
Dj 4th Wurld: Nigeria was the country I broadcast from. It was a wonderful experience. Highlights of my time spent there were my appointment as red carpet host of the first annual MTV African Music Awards.
M.O.I. JR: Who are some of the guests that you have talked to? And what are some of the topics that you have covered?
Dj 4th Wurld: I've spoken to many wonderful guests over the years. The list of notables is very comprehensive but it includes Sudanese child soldier turned rapper Emmanual Jal; Femi Kuti; George Clinton, who spoke about H.R. 848, the Performance Rights Act; Mobb Deep's Prodigy, who discussed the Hip Hop Task Force a.k.a. the Hip Hop Cops; Afro-Cuban exile, biographer and author of "Fela: This Bitch of a Life" Dr. Carlos Moore; Dick Gregory; Ray Hagins; Anthony Browder; Tavis Smiley; Public Enemy's Professor Griff; KRS-One; K'naan; Dr. Phil Valentine; Dr. Delber Blair; Queen Afua; Supanova Slom and many, many others.
M.O.I. JR: How do you look at the case of Oscar Grant being murdered by police in Oakland and compare it with the police execution of Kathryn Johnston in your area?
Dj 4th Wurld: I'll refer back to my previous statement: War is politics with violence and politics is war without violence. Melanated people are behind enemy lines, so until hue-men and hue-womb-men wake up and realize this, these type of incidences will continue to shock them. Personally, I'm still defending the death of my ancestors who were both indigenous to this land, e.g. the Olmecs and other Native ethnicities and my African ancestors who all lost their lives at the ancestral and recent hand of our open enemy, the global system of racism white supremacy.
Oscar Grant, Kathryn Johnston and scores of others are all by-products of the continued plague of post-traumatic slavery syndrome that exists in all melanated people who don't realize the war continues. The handful that does recognize a war is still being waged is currently the proverbial David versus Goliath so, though victory is imminent, the task is extremely daunting for them. Therefore, I encourage as many hue-mans as possible to free their mind so the rest will follow.
M.O.I. JR: I see you have a podcast, and you always run updates on the email and on Facebook. How do you use "new media"? Does today's technology help you significantly in spreading info worldwide?
Dj 4th Wurld: I'm glad you've placed the phrase "new media" in quotes, for we'd be remiss if we didn't recognize that all of today's technology was created decades before it was approved for public distribution. With that said, I use today's technology because the masses refer to it for receipt of their information.
Personally, I'm a very metaphysical individual, however, and though it may sound esoteric to the uninitiated, I am looking forward to the period when a sizable portion of hue-manity realeyes that the open enemy's technology is infantile compared to the technologies we've been taught to forget, which are innately provided to us by our synchronized universal Akashic record. So, my use of new media via the Internet and social networking services is only temporary while the inevitable shift away from these sources completes itself over the next few Gregorian years.
I once heard someone say, "The greatest act of terrorism that can ever be committed in the modern era is the unplugging of the Internet." Hue-manity should definitely recognize who has the power, control and potential will to actually enact such an occurrence. Also, hue-manity should recognize the process in which this goal is to potentially be achieved, for I don't feel it would happen with some snap-of-the-finger random act. I suspect a gradual process of slowly discouraging and eventually removing hue-manity's access to new media would complete this potential undertaking.
My question is must hue-manity oblige itself to such a threat when the acquisition of food, clothes and shelter doesn't depend on new media's existence? If a hyper-dimensional war is taking place, it's only sensible to have a hyper-dimensional backup plan in place.
M.O.I. JR: When and how can people tune into your show? How can people stay in touch with you?
Dj 4th Wurld: My program airs every Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. EST on WRFG 89.3 FM. The rebroadcast is available at www.theshrine.podomatic.com. My email address is firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Oh brother, another pseudo-intellectual. Yes, Afro-Diasporics should reconnect with African cultures as part of their heritage. Yes there are still left overs of White Supremacy. But a lot that is claimed has nothing to do with White Supremacy and just has to do with majority priviledges. In the US, Euro-Americans are still the majority, hence they don't deal with a lot of things minorities don't deal with. Perpetuating myths such as claiming Olmec, or talking about "hue"-mans is not looking for a solution. By the way, all humans are hued. As all have some level of color to their skin that is not Black, White or Grey (the only true hueless colors).↓
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my e-mail address is raines firstname.lastname@example.com i am trying to get the interview with mr. dick gregory on your show day of january 27th fri.around 1:00pm i was so charged up i would love.to have a copy of this four black history month. to share with the youth and my church. i fell that this message might help someone life.to hear the truth because the truth will set use free as a people.thank u for your time.and be blissed↓


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---- — Faberge eggs have always made a strong first impression.
Czar Alexander lll gave the first one to his wife, Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, in 1885, and she was so delighted by its rubies, gold, and ingenious construction that the exchange of Faberge eggs became an Easter tradition in the royal family.
Visitors to "Faberge Revealed," the new exhibit at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, can get a sense of Feodorovna's reaction when they see the Imperial Peter the Great Easter Egg, the first item in the show.
Created in 1903 from gold, platinum, diamonds, rubies, sapphire, ivory and crystal, it is one of only 50 imperial eggs that Faberge created, 42 of which are still known to exist.
"These, of course, were the most spectacular products of the House of Faberge — and among the most beautiful art objects ever created," said Dean Lahikainen, curator of American decorative art at PEM.
But if the many exquisite works in this show leave a lasting impression, it is also because of the story of their production and the bloody times in which they were created.
The House of Faberge produced an estimated 150,000 items in its 35 years of existence, generating around $175 million a year in business, Lahikainen said. And every item it created was unique.
More than 230 of these appear in the exhibit, all from the Lillian Thomas Pratt collection at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, which has the largest Faberge collection in the United States.
In addition to four imperial Easter eggs, the exhibit includes a range of utilitarian items like snuff boxes, parasol handles, tankards, cups and serving dishes. There are also cases filled with miniature carvings of animals inspired by Japanese netsuke, made from silver or semiprecious stones native to Russia.
"They were whimsical creations, things to delight, to put on a shelf and enjoy," Lahikainen said.
Most of the jewelry that Faberge created was sold by the Bolsheviks after they assassinated the Romanov family during the Russian revolution, but there is no shortage of precious materials or exquisite craftsmanship in this exhibit.
A green jade cup adorned with gold, rubies and sapphires features a handle in the shape of Neptune's trident.
There is a chess set made of aventurine quartz, which Czar Nicholas ll commissioned for one of his generals, a sort of consolation prize when he was defeated by the Japanese, as well as a small gold column bearing an enamel portrait of the czar that is encircled — and crowned — by gems.
Peter Faberge, the man behind the eggs, inherited his father's small jewelry business in St. Petersburg in 1872 and within 25 years had transformed it into an international firm.
The items he created and sold in St. Petersburg, which appear in the first gallery of the exhibit, were designed to appeal to the contemporary tastes of that city's cosmopolitan and international elite.
His Moscow complex, represented by items in the second gallery, produced goods in traditional Russian styles for a more conservative, nationalistic clientele.
Faberge's success was due in part to the high standards he pursued in workmanship and choice of materials, Lahikainen said, but also to the innovations he introduced, which included collaborative production methods that employed 500 master craftsmen and another 1,000 workers.
He was also an innovator in marketing, Lahikainen said, pioneering the concept of the collectible and introducing new lines of goods each year.
Faberge's work was rewarded in 1885 when the Romanovs made his firm their official supplier of luxury goods, which allowed him to use their double-headed eagle crest on everything he made.
While this anointed his works with prestige, it also yoked Faberge's rise and fall to that of the Romanovs, and may lead some visitors to reflect on the somber story that surrounds all these beautiful creations.
The interplay of luxury and tragedy is especially poignant in the last gallery, which draws elements from the interior of a palace outside St. Petersburg where the Romanovs lived while their empire crumbled.
"This is where the family took refuge and spent their final days under house arrest," Lahikainen said. "They spent most of their time surround by Faberge objects, religious icons and the royal Easter eggs."
Some Faberge religious icons are grouped on a gallery wall, and the three remaining Easter eggs are also displayed here, in a darkened portion of the gallery that makes their brilliance even more apparent.
Each of the 50 eggs had a commemorative theme, and two of these celebrated Maria Feodorovna's charity work, while a third commemorates the survival of the Romanovs' son, Alexei, whose hemophilia had nearly killed him.
There are also a great number of Faberge frames in this gallery, with photographs of the Romanovs, which they distributed to promote their image as a "normal" family, Lahikainen said.
Clearly, no one was convinced that these were average Russians, and it is hard not to dwell on the Romanovs' personal fates while looking at their faces from across a century of turbulent history.
A photo of Grand Duchess Tatiana, one of the czar's daughters, is held in a Faberge frame that is shaped like a star, and was one of the few possessions the family took with them when they were forced to leave the palace.
"That's one of the few possessions we can document with the Romanovs at the time of their mass murder in 1918," Lahikainen said.
What: "Faberge Revealed"
When: Through Sept. 29. Open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; open until 9:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month.
Where: Peabody Essex Museum, Salem
Tickets: $5, which includes audio tour, in addition to museum admission. Regular museum admission is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors; $11 for students. Youths 16 and under and Salem residents free.
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Swisher said Sunday that it was comforting to be back around his teammates. He had left the club on Thursday following the death of his mother, Lillian Marie Malizia, who died in Columbus, Ohio from leukemia. She was 63.
Swisher was in good spirits as he resumed baseball activities with the Indians, who signed him to a $56 million, 4-year contract. The 32-year-old Swisher batted .272 with 24 homers and 93 RBIs for the Yankees last season. He played mostly in the outfield for New York, but will be Cleveland's primary first baseman. The Indians signed free agent Michael Bourn last week and will play him in center with Drew Stubbs in right and Michael Brantley in left.
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