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PITTSBURGH— The Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) welcomes students, staff and the public to take part in a health and wellness fair as part of the annual, county-wide "One Book, One Community" program of the Allegheny County Library Association. The health fair from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 23, at CCAC–North campus Atrium (8701 Perry Highway, McCandless) is free and open to the public.
The goal of One Book, One Community in Allegheny County is to build a better community through reading and civic discourse. This year's book selection is "A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail," by Bill Bryson.
To celebrate local health and wellness the North campus library has organized a day of discussion, activities, local vendors and expert speakers including KDKA TV News Anchor Jennifer Antkowiak, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Backyard Gardener Doug Oster and Board Certified Holistic Health Counselor Janet McKee.
Morning activities will include a children's story time and a discussion of Bryson's book. Oster will discuss "Tomatoes, Garlic and Basil, How to Grow Them, Cook Them and Love Them" at 10:00 a.m., and Antkowiak will present "Take Care" at 11:00 a.m. McKee will lead "Vibrant Health can be Fabulously Delicious—Just Taste This Smoothie!" at 12:00 p.m. Box lunches will be available for $5.
For more information, contact Barbara Thompson at 412.369.3671.
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The Community College of Allegheny County is the largest institution of postsecondary higher education in Pennsylvania. The college serves 30,000 credit students through 170 degree and certificate programs and offers thousands of lifelong learning non-credit and workforce development courses to 35,000 students annually. Incorporating a learning-centered environment committed to the future of the region, CCAC continues to expand its reach through innovative programming and accessible instruction offered via convenient day, evening, weekend and online courses. With four campuses and six centers serving Allegheny County and surrounding communities, CCAC endeavors to fulfill its mission to provide affordable access to quality education and offer a dynamic, diverse and supportive learning environment that prepares the region's residents for academic, professional and personal success in our changing global society.


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Please note the following invitation for our anglophone credential holders and non-credentialed pastoral leader couples. Don't forget to put September 25th on your agenda. Our guests will be Éric and Rachel Dufour who work with Larry and Lorrie Russell at Shepherd's Heart Ministries. As you can find out by reading their brief bio, they have acquired a rich ministry experience that will certainly be most beneficial to us. (Click here to read their bio.)
We are very pleased to announce this seminar that will be open to pastors and their spouse but also to all the leaders in the local church with their pastor's recommendation. A Life Counsellor can play a vital role in the life of people by being a confidant with whom one can share his/her personal, family or relational challenges.
We are pleased to announce that we will hold a Men's Conference at Trinity, LaSalle, on November 8, 2014. This provincial conference will be bilingual and is organized in cooperation with the Men's Ministries of Trinity, Gospelvie and the Assemblée du plein évangile LaSalle. Do not miss this opportunity to be equipped, refreshed and encouraged, for God wants his sons to be in good health in every aspect of their lives and to walk toward their destiny in full freedom.
This retreat will certainly be a very precious and special time together. It is organized by the Quebec Native Women's Ministries and all are welcome. The theme will be "A heart to know Him". Don't miss the details and pass the word around! Just click here to access the registration brochure and do not hesitate to print it and share it.
Pierre Bergeron is our mentoring and leadership consultant. You will certainly enjoy this blog entry - My leadership mentor, John C Maxwell, wrote a book entitled "The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Follow Them and People Will Follow You". One of the reasons why I'm interested in his leadership material is that he pastored for 25 years and does not hide the fact that all his leadership principles are rooted in the Bible.
We are pleased to introduce Yves and Françoise Michaud, a couple preparing to leave our province as PAOC global workers to Thailand. They would be pleased to share the great need of Thailand and how God has called them to respond at this point in their lives. If you would like to invite them, you can contact them as indicated on the poster below.
An ordination is certainly more than "just" a ceremony. It is also an opportunity to witness God's grace in one's life and ministry, and to affirm and encourage a pastor, his family and congregation. It was pastor Paul Tétreautl's privilege to lead the church through this special moment.
We are excited about purposes and plans that God has placed in our hearts. Have you ever had something that's burning inside of you and it's got to get out? Like a fire that "Burns bright", God has been reminding me that He's freed me to tell a story of his grace and its not for us to hold on to. June 2005, in New York City (Times Square Church), God whispered in my spirit that it was time to tell our story.
Certainly this wouldn't be true of all our churches, but there is quite a message and a warning in these lines. "Looking around the church last Sunday I noticed that the majority weren't singing. And most of those who were singing barely moved their lips. The only voices I actually heard were those on stage with microphones…"
Pastor François Labelle shares: « Since the beginning of last Fall, the Lord had started laying on our hearts that we were about to enter a season of harvest. Indeed, a few people ended up contacting the church, then receiving the testimony of the Gospel. Out of all these contacts, most of them more or less attended evenings of teaching for new believers.
L2: Learn – Lead will be broadcast to hundreds of locations around the world, but imagine the energy and impact of being in the room live as you learn practical tips you can implement immediately to grow influence as a leader. Learn from leadership experts John C. Maxwell, Linda Kaplan Thaler and Tim Sanders as they inspire you and share their expertise to help you succeed as a leader. This half-day premier event will definitely expand your capacity to lead.
Mark & Kimberley Pope - THAILAND: Please pray for Mark and Kimberley who will be coming to Canada from September 8 to January 14. Pray that they will be emotionally, physically and spiritually renewed and strengthened during their time in Canada. Pray for their safety and rest as they travel. Pray also that God will continue to bless and guide their ministry in Thailand, including as they transition to Bangkok in January 2015.
Don't miss this amazing report to the glory of God: "It is a wonderful thing when you see the church serving in a loving and caring manner and working together in one accord to be like our Lord and Saviour. It was my privilege to witness the church in action here in Guinea as we laid to rest our friend and colleague William (Bill) Pharand…"
For the second year in a row, we were able to be present and hold a booth at the Rimouski Agricultural Fair, which was held from July 30th to August 3rd. The booth was shared with the Fellowship of Christian Farmers Canada. We were approached by approximately 2,000 visitors of all ages, about 500 more than last year, offering them a free item displaying the five colors through which we briefly explain the salvation plan.
The persecution of believers around the world has certainly increased drastically recently and made quite obvious by the media. We cannot afford not to make room in our hearts and our church agendas to inform our people and challenge them to pray for the over 200 million brothers and sisters who are suffering right now for their faith.

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JKR : Edinburgh "City of Literature"J.K. Rowling
J.K.Rowling has joined other authors in an effort to have Edinburgh, Scotland become the first "World City of Literature." Edinburgh, Rowling's city of residence, would "act as a model for other cities around the world to celebrate their own literature and writers." The Harry Potter author said the city had provided her with inspiration and believed its literary importance deserved to be recognised. "All the books in the series so far have been created largely in Edinburgh," she said. "I have personal reasons for finding the city creatively inspirational. But it's also impossible to live in Edinburgh without sensing its literary heritage everywhere. Other authors in the city's past are Robert Louis Stevenson and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Thanks Abe.


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There were a lot of yawns and tired eyes around the Rutherford County Election Commission Wednesday morning after a long night of counting votes the old fashioned way.
As a result, returns for the populous county of Rutherford including the city of Murfreesboro and other suburbs southwest of Nashville were much later than expected.
They even held up acceptance and concession speeches in the bitter 4th District Congressional race.
"I think it was about 2 a.m. when most of got out of here and the votes were counted," Rutherford County Administrator of Elections Nicole Lester told Nashville's News 2 Wednesday morning.
"This is the culprit," she said holding up what's called a tally card.
The card, which looks and acts much like a credit card, records tallies in voting machines.
"For some reason, we could not read about five to six [tally] cards each in about eight precincts," Lester explained. "Fortunately, there's a backup, but one that takes a lot longer that the nearly instant results provided by the tally card."
Each voting machine also has what's called a tally tape, which is actually a piece of paper.
It provides a paper trail for each vote, but they must be manually entered into other vote totals.
Several people then have to verify the vote by reading it off the tape.
Earlier in evening, there were issues with counting a heavy number of absentee ballots and by law, other vote totals could not be released until the absentee votes were counted first.
That, combined with the tally card error, held up totals in the congressional race between incumbent Republican Scott DesJarlais and Democratic challenger Eric Stewart.
While commanding totals from other counties came in showing a nearly 60-40 percent lead, no numbers were coming in from the all-important biggest county in the district.
DesJarlais even declined to make an acceptance speech Tuesday night because the Rutherford totals were not coming in a timely way.
Election Administrator Lester said the vendors they contract with for the voting machines were on site throughout the evening and into the wee hours, but have not yet pinpointed the problem.
She stressed "no votes were lost, just slow in getting counted."
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The Napier Arms on Woodford New Road has been refurbished by new owners determined to turn the reputation around
Updated 9:43am Saturday 11th January 2014 in News By Zoie O'Brien, Reporter - Waltham Forest
The new owners of a pub which had a reputation for noise, erotic entertainment and flouting the smoking ban have vowed to turn into a family friendly establishment.
Mark Harris and business partner Andrea Tongelova have taken on a 20 year lease for The Napier Arms in Woodford New Road, South Woodford.
Former landlord Cameron Russell was sacked by brewery Enterprise Inns in 2012 after he advertised 'Sexy live pole shows and intimate private dancing' at the pub.
There were also repeated complaints about anti-social behaviour, prompting MP Iain Duncan Smith to call for it to be shutdown.
But Mr Harris, 50, believes he and his team can turn around the pub's fortunes.
He said: "We have spent quite a lot of money changing the look of the pub, putting in an open plan kitchen and changing the windows.
"It was a little bit of blind faith. We didn't know much about the pub's past until the police and the licensing committee met with us.
"There is so much potential here. We want to make it as family-friendly as possible. We will be serving Sunday roasts in just over a week and dogs are welcome."
Mr Harris said he has plans for the future of the pub, including a garden refurbishment in time for summer and the introduction of an a-la-carte dining menu.
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The Tulsa Zoo is inviting guests to celebrate an endangered species this weekend.The White Rhinoceros is facing extinction in the wild, so Tulsa zoo keepers are working to help save them.Saturday afternoon, guests got a front row to the animals and learned how to make a difference.Jessica Scallan is the large mammal keeper, and she says, "Rhino awareness day is a great opportunity to not only inspire you to take action for rhinos, but also, when you have an encounter like this, it really gets you excited to learn about conservation."The zoo is open 7 days a week from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
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If all you knew about Missouri is what you observed in this years political spots for state and local candidates, you might think it is full of farms and little else.
Both Republican and Democratic candidates stress their rural roots and agrarian values. You would be looking in vain for an office-seeker walking down Washington Avenue in Downtown St. Louis, extolling the glories of urban life.
These commercials are still one more reminder about the urban-rural split that has plagued Missouri for generations. Even though upwards of three-quarters of the states population lives in its metropolitan regions, the political balance of power still tilts toward its rural side.
There have been many attempts to bridge this divide but none have succeeded. Urban residents frequently refer to the rest of the population as outstate Missouri as in outside my reality. For many rural dwellers and exurbanites, the states two major cities are filled with dens of iniquity and crime-ridden neighborhoods. One only ventures into this urban jungle to visit the zoo or take in a ball game.
So what could be a strength for Missouri its ability to have the best of both rural and urban settings continues instead to be a handicap. Misunderstanding between the rural and small town residents and their counterparts in the large cities and inner suburb citizens become reflected and then reified in the states political rhetoric.
As the prison official in Cool Hand Luke put it, what we have here is a failure to communicate.
(The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of St. Louis Public Radio.)
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– A spokesperson from road safety charity 'Brake'
"High profile sports stars have a responsibility to set an example so it is particularly disturbing to see a role model such as Shane Warne endangering lives behind the wheel.
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Dedicated to the memory of his wife by Ralph Odell on September 8th, 2002, the Butterfly Garden is located within the 11,150 acre Clarence Fahnestock State Park just outside of Cold Spring, NY. With a meandering trail through a garden of flowers, the garden is home to countless butterflies, such as Mourning Cloak, Monarchs, Tiger Swallowtails, Red Admirals, and Great Spangled fritillaries.
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The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seattle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer. Text by Steve Smith.


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A Silsden woman is planning a "flash mob" to raise money and awareness for Cancer Research UK.
Laura Preston, 24, is looking for people willing to dance during her event in Keighley town centre next March.
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My view: Longboat Key Club's continuance necessary
Date: February 24, 2010
by: Michael Welly
I would like to take this opportunity to address the Longboat Key Club's request for a continuance regarding its Islandside redevelopment application, which has caused a further delay in the Town Commission hearings.
Only a few days prior to the Friday, Feb. 19 hearing, several issues with the interpretation of town codes, as they relate to the application, were raised by town staff. These issues, depending on their resolution, could have created a stumbling block for the town to move forward with the club's redevelopment application. We, therefore, thought it was prudent to request a continuance to allow us to work with town staff, as we have in the past, to reach a mutually acceptable solution. If you have attended the hearings, you have witnessed firsthand the frustration experienced by the attorneys and the town staff as they have attempted to interpret the town's convoluted code for a common direction.
Although the commission expressed their frustration as well, the fact is that, given the circumstances, neither the town nor the club was prepared to move forward, and everyone shares this frustration. The long delay does not represent the time necessary to solve our issues, but rather recognizes that, in fairness to all, the hearings and the upcoming elections were becoming too close for comfort. The upcoming election caused concern as the schedule indicated that the second reading of the club's application would have likely taken place after the election, and so any decision rendered by the sitting commission could have been overturned by the new commission after the election.
Our motives for changing the redevelopment plan have been questioned as well. Let me be crystal clear: The changes are in direct response to the town's recommendations and what we understood was the Islandside Property Owners Coalition's main objection to the club's redevelopment — the height of the golf-course condominium buildings. Please remember, the club's redevelopment was previously scaled back by 20% in reaction to concerns raised by our neighbors.
During the Planning and Zoning Board hearings, the suggestion was made to move some of the residential golf-course condo units to the top of the new hotel. We decided to make these adjustments in an effort to appease our neighbors and as a show of good faith. This is not an ideal solution for the club, which lost more than 20,000 square feet of saleable condo space and the top three floors of the golf-course condominiums as a result.
Unfortunately, this sacrifice has been met with the same reaction as our earlier 20% reduction. To date, we have dispelled every objection lobbied by the opposition against the redevelopment. And in the 11th hour, we have extended yet another expensive olive branch to unite this community for the common good. IPOC has yet to constructively respond to the revised plan.
No further changes are possible without rendering the club's redevelopment financially unviable — this is simply a statement of fact.
I value and thank you for your understanding during these trying times, and your overwhelming good-will, friendship and support.
Michael Welly is the general manager of the Longboat Key Club and Resort.
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ILLINOIS -- Starting today in Illinois, police must get a court order before they can launch drones to spy from the sky.
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The Jaguars moved up six spots in the first round of the NFL draft to select Missouri QB Blaine Gabbert.
The Jags traded their No. 16 pick to the Redskins for Gabbert, who they took with the 10th pick in the draft. Jacksonville also included their second-round pick, No. 49 overall.
Gabbert, who many expected to be the second quarterback taken in the draft, fell to No. 10 after Washington QB Jake Locker was taken with the eighth pick.
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14 U.S. Code § 194 - Annual Board of Visitors
(a) In addition to the Advisory Committee, a Board of Visitors to the Academy is established to visit the Academy annually and to make recommendations on the operation of the Academy.
(b) The Board shall be composed of—
(1) two Senators designated by the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;
(2) three Members of the House of Representatives designated by the Chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives;
(4) two Members of the House of Representatives designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
(c) When a Member is unable to attend the annual meeting another Member may be designated as provided under subsection (b).
(d) When an ex officio Member is unable to attend the annual meeting that Member may designate another Member.
(e) Members of the Board shall be designated in the First Session and serve for the duration of the Congress.
Source(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 510; Pub. L. 101–595, title III, § 304,Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2984; Pub. L. 107–295, title IV, § 408(a)(1),Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2117.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 14, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 15h (Apr. 16, 1937, ch. 107, § 7,50 Stat. 67; July 15, 1939, ch. 288, 53 Stat. 1044).
Changes were made in phraseology. 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.
2002—Subsec. (b)(2), (5). Pub. L. 107–295substituted "Transportation and Infrastructure" for "Merchant Marine and Fisheries".
1990—Pub. L. 101–595amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows:
"(a) In addition to the Advisory Committee, there shall be appointed in January of each year a Board of Visitors to the Academy, consisting of two Senators and three members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the chairmen of the committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, having cognizance of legislation pertaining to the Academy, the chairmen of said committees being ex officio members of the Board, and of one Senator and two members of the House of Representatives appointed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively. Whenever a member or an ex officio member is unable to attend the annual meeting as provided in this section another member may be appointed in his stead in the manner as herein provided but without restriction as to month of appointment.
"(b) Such Board shall visit the Academy annually on a date to be fixed by the Secretary. Each member of the Board shall be reimbursed from Coast Guard appropriations under Government travel regulations for the actual expense incurred by him while engaged in duties as a member of such Board, or such actual expenses as permitted under such regulations shall be defrayed by the Coast Guard."
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One sunny Sunday afternoon almost thirty years ago, Robert Sherer and two coworkers from the Lefont Theaters piled into a junker car to make the ninety-minute drive up to Pennville, a tiny Appalachian community where churches outnumber stoplights on the outskirts of Summerville. The punk rockers were on a "pilgrimage to Paradise"—the otherworldly garden created by Howard Finster, the Baptist preacher whose transformation into an artist had made him a quasi-celebrity. The year was 1984, and Finster's work was then appearing in both the Venice Biennale and a hit video for R.E.M., a band with unassailable hipster bona fides. At twenty-six, Sherer was a "foaming-at-the-mouth rabid atheist" and a gay activist. A heavy drug user, he was fascinated by Finster's surrealistic imagery, hallucinations being something he could understand. But Sherer never guessed the fundamentalist folk artist was about to become his mentor.
Like Finster, Sherer had grown up on a farm in rural Alabama. When he and his buddies arrived, almost immediately Sherer and the preacher wandered off to inspect the garden's late-summer bounty, discussing how to prune grape vines and leaving Sherer's bewildered city friends behind. Near the end of the day, Finster, who appreciated help making the wooden cutouts that were his hallmark, turned to Sherer and said, "So you're pretty good with tools? What about a jigsaw?" Turns out the lanky kid with the New Wave haircut had grown up using jigsaws.
For the next few years, Sherer spent weeks at a time in the garden, camping out in a sweltering room inside the rickety World's Folk Art Church, the grand four-tiered, wedding cake–shaped chapel that is the garden's signature structure. He planted flowers, pruned vines, and dodged snakes. (After one harrowing escape, the trembling Sherer ran to warn Finster about a copperhead the size of a man's arm. "Oh, him," Finster replied.) The college dropout taught Finster art history from a tattered copy of Janson's History of Art. Finster taught the young rebel about tolerance, ingenuity, and creative marketing—deliberately misspelling signs like "Seppents of the Wilderness" to amp up his kitsch appeal.
The visits served as rehab for Sherer, a refuge from the drugs and frenetic life of Midtown Atlanta. AIDS was starting to claim his friends—former classmates from the Atlanta College of Art, neighbors at Pershing Point, employees at Lefont—terrifying Sherer almost to the point of suicide. But in tending to Paradise, Sherer found salvation, if not of the eternal variety Finster espoused.
For a long time Finster didn't suspect Sherer was gay. Once, Finster asked him to plant flowers around a little shack festooned with verses condemning sodomy. With passive-aggressive aplomb, Sherer ringed it with touch-me-nots. But the day Finster finally recognized the nature of Sherer's relationship with his then-partner, the ever-garrulous preacher grew quiet. Finally, at the end of the day, Sherer says Finster came to him and announced, "A man has needs. I'm not sure it's up to we mortals to sort all that out. It's God's work."
In 1986 Sherer went off to the Rhode Island School of Design, where the displaced Southerner spent hours talking with Finster by phone. By the time Sherer returned to Atlanta in 1992, he had heard rumors about dealers, agents, and kinfolk exploiting his aging friend, neglecting Finster's verdant masterpiece. Sherer couldn't bear to return, so their relationship dwindled to exchanging holiday cards. Finster died of congestive heart failure in 2001.
Now a tenured art professor at Kennesaw State University and an internationally respected artist, Sherer has always refused to own any Finster artwork—though pieces could fetch tens of thousands of dollars even in the 1980s. To him, Finster is priceless.
The memories resurfaced in Sherer's life when UGA and Little Five Points' 7 Stages Theatre produced a play in 2012, Hidden Man, about his and Finster's friendship. Two years ago, as the project progressed, Sherer got up the nerve to revisit Pennville. The garden's disrepair left him in tears. So last year, when he heard that Chattooga County was rehabilitating the site, Sherer was understandably skeptical. Would county promoters turn it into Disneyland? Was there enough left to save? Could anyone resurrect the body without its beating heart?


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November 22nd, 2009Beer Reviews, Golden Ales
Despite finding myself in deepest Norfolk last week, I found that I had actually picked up a selection of Scottish ales from the various beer outlets around the region. One of these is Trade Winds by Cairngorm Brewery, from Aviemore in the Highlands of the country.
The cask version is a three-time former Champion Beer of Britain in the Speciality Class, so Trade Winds comes with some pedigree and the aroma straight from the bottle displays one of its key assets straight away; a lovely hoppy-sweet scent that appeals to my recently aquired love of the hoppy beers. There is a slightly grassy note present, supported by a sweet fruitiness – most likely from the Elderflower as promised on the bottle.
The inital mouthfeel, considering the richness of the nose, is surprisingly astringent and a little thinner in the body than I anticipated, with a light carbonisation that tickles the tongue. Although these descriptions are generally negative connotations, this isn't the impression I am trying to generate by using them; more that it is an unexpected experience from the richness promised by the aroma. Flavour-wise, the fruitiness remains, with a slight hint of blackberries that fills out an otherwise sharp, crisp, citrusy flavour. Read the rest of this entry »Tags: blackberry, Cairngorm, champion beer of britain, citrus, fruitiness, scottish, trade winds


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- Jackson could be DL bound; Berry recalled
- Valverde's return stabilizes bullpen
- Tigers have decision to make on Marte's return
CLEVELAND -- Tigers second baseman Ryan Raburn will miss the three-game series against the Indians this week to return home to Florida following the death of his grandmother.
The Tigers have placed Raburn on Major League Baseball's bereavement list. No further details were given on the situation with Raburn and his family. By rule, he will miss the next three days before he's eligible to rejoin the team.
Manager Jim Leyland said Tuesday that Raburn is expected to rejoin the team Friday in Minnesota, where the Tigers will open a three-game series against the Twins.
To take Raburn's place on the roster, the Tigers recalled infielder Danny Worth, who was optioned to Triple-A Toledo last Wednesday to make room for an extra reliever while Jose Valverde was sidelined over the weekend with a lower back strain. Under normal circumstances, the Tigers would've had to wait 10 days to recall Worth, who has played in 12 games during two different stints on the club this year. He's 3-for-17 at the plate this season.
The Tigers weren't in a position to leave Raburn on the active roster and go a position player short. Between Worth's subtraction for an extra reliever and Austin Jackson's abdominal strain that sidelined him last weekend, the Tigers have spent the last four games with just two position players available on their bench, one of them being backup catcher Gerald Laird.
Jackson could be DL bound; Berry recalled
CLEVELAND -- The Tigers felt positive enough about getting center fielder Austin Jackson back that they posted a lineup shortly before batting practice with Jackson back in his usual spot atop the batting order. That didn't last long.
By the end of Tuesday night, the Tigers had purchased Quintin Berry's contract from Triple-A Toledo as a fill-in, designated reliever Collin Balester for assignment and were staring at the possibility of placing Jackson on the disabled list if things don't improve in the coming days.
"We can take this opportunity to try to buy a little more time, but not a whole lot more, to be honest with you," manager Jim Leyland said of the Berry move. "We thought we could buy a couple more days with Austin, but right now, as we speak, it doesn't look particularly good."
Jackson said Tuesday afternoon that he felt good taking swings in the batting cage at Progressive Field and was going to take full batting practice, run bases and shag fly balls in the outfield as a final clearance. After one round of swings, however, he felt more pain and shut himself down.
"It's the initial movement once I go to hit the ball, that's just kind of grabbing a little bit," Jackson said. "It grabs at the moment, right before you make contact, and I have nothing behind it. I know it's definitely getting better, because I was able to run more freely, but just trying to hit 92-95 [mph fastballs] right now, I don't think it's ready for that."
Berry will start in center field Wednesday against Cleveland starter Zach McAllister, Leyland said. He hit .270 (43-for-159) in 39 games at Toledo with eight doubles, no home runs and 11 RBIs. He has stolen 19 bases in 22 attempts.
"He's got real good speed and he's a real good defender," Leyland said. "We'll just have to wait and see, but I'm going to put him in the lineup tomorrow night."
Balester, the return from Washington in last winter's Ryan Perry trade, allowed 13 earned runs on 14 hits in 18 innings, walking 11 and striking out 12. He's out of Minor League options, so he would have to clear waivers for the Tigers to outright him to Toledo.
Valverde's return stabilizes bullpen
CLEVELAND -- For the first time in six days, the Tigers have their bullpen back in order. Jose Valverde was available again to close after missing close to a week with a lower back strain.
"Thank God I don't feel anything right now," Valverde said in the Tigers clubhouse before batting practice. "Right now, I feel perfect."
That's a good feeling for manager Jim Leyland, who had moved everyone up an inning from their customary roles to help fill the gap, which left some middle innings in the hands of lesser-tested arms.
Whenever Valverde does pitch, it'll be his first outing since May 15, when he gave up two hits and a walk while trying to pitch through the back issue he felt two batters into the inning.
The Tigers have had an extra reliever on their roster while Valverde was out, having recalled Brayan Villarreal from Triple-A Toledo late last week and sending down infielder Danny Worth. As long as Valverde is healthy and available, the Tigers will presumably make a move soon to get back to a 12-man pitching staff and 13-man positional roster.
Tigers have decision to make on Marte's return
CLEVELAND -- The waiting game is on for the Tigers to decide on reliever Luis Marte following his three innings of one-hit ball Monday at Triple-A Toledo as part of his rehab stint.
Leyland had no news as to whether Marte would be available to rejoin the Tigers later in the week once he gets enough rest to throw again. The report, however, was positive.
"He was very good, got a little tired, but he didn't really show it pitching," Leyland said of the outing, which team president/general manager Dave Dombrowski watched in person.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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34. Seattle Sounders: Babayele Sodade, F, UAB
It remains to be seen just how good Sodade can be at the MLS level, but he is a big body that showcased some decent skills at the combine. Sodade stands 6-foot-2 and weighs 195 pounds, making him one of the bigger forwards available. Sodade finished up his four-year college career with a 13-goal, 5-assist season. He'll definitely be competing for a roster spot, but the situation at forward is unsettled enough that he could see some time if all goes well.
35. Philadelphia Union: Raymon Gaddis, D, West Virginia
It's not easy to find information on this guy, but the Union probably know him well as he is a former Reading United player.
36. Real Salt Lake: Juan Sebastian Velasquez, M, Spartansburgh Methodist
A former member of the U-15 United States boys national team, he was a goal-scoring dynamo in junior college. Last year, he scored an astounding 35 goals with 16 assists.
37. Houston Dynamo: Warren Creavalle, M, Central Florida
Essentially a holding midfielder in college, Creavalle was impressive enough to be named All-Conference USA in both 2010 and 2011.
38. LA Galaxy: Kenney Walker, M, Louisville
With the final pick of the SuperDraft, the Galaxy got one of the better known players remaining. Walker wasn't expected to fall this far after posting five goals and six assists during his senior season.


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gotta agree with whoever said ortiz looks outta shape this year. His bat speed looks slow too. Brutal at bat from him with an important run on 3rd and 1 out. This is why we need a legit #3 hitter to drive in runs. We cant count on ortiz or napoli. Now napoli hits a weak fly out lol. Yet again, another missed opportunity.
"We can't count on Ortiz" I know you're being sarcastic, otherwise that would be an all-time dumb statement. However, the Napoli part I tend to agree with.
No there was no sarcasm intended. I am as big a david ortiz fan as anyone, but counting on a 38 yr old dh to be your #3 hitter is just plain dumb. Not only that, he is looking out of shape and his bat speed has really slowed down. Kuroda does not throw hard and ortiz popped up a pitch right down the middle, then flew out on a slow 2 seamer which he couldnt turn on.


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As News 2 first reported Monday night, State Representative and Tea Party favorite Joe Carr will be switching gears from a congressional run to challenge incumbent and two-time presidential candidate Lamar Alexander in the U.S. Senate Republican primary in 2014.
Carr, who represents a portion of Rutherford County, made his official announcement on Ralph Bristol's radio show on 99.7 WWTN, then later took questions from reporters at an ad agency in Murfreesboro.
At both locations he said that "in the last two or three weeks, the number of emails, calls and messages I have received, literally hundreds, have said, 'Will you please run against Lamar?'" Carr said. "So today, I am announcing that I am officially a candidate for United States Senate against Lamar Alexander."
With his family behind him at the Murfreesboro appearance, Carr said he wants to run a campaign that "reflects the values of Tennessee, that is what this campaign is about. "
"I have a lot of respect for Lamar Alexander and the service he has given to the great state of Tennessee," Carr said at his 10-AM availability with reporters. "but Senator Alexander's record, especially his voting record, has departed from the majority of Tennessee."
Carr cited Alexander's support of an immigration bill that recently passed the Senate and the Senator's lack of support for efforts to defund Obamacare as some of the factors where he believes the former Tennessee governor has departed from the values of everyday Tennesseans.
"We also understand that this is a David vs. Goliath matchup, it really is" added Carr.
"If he can be a credible candidate and have enough funding to get his message out about Lamar's voting record, that is where the distinction is going to be," says longtime conservative political observer Steve Gill. He believes that Carr needs to raise a couple of million dollars within the state of Tennessee and another three to four million dollars from conservative groups outside the state. "And with a five, six, seven million dollar war chest in the primary--that gives Joe Carr the ability to pull an upset even if Lamar spends ten or twelve million more," adds Gill.
After learning of Carr's decision to run for the U.S. Senate, one of Carr's top congressional campaign aides Chip Saltsman announced he won't be switching gears with the state lawmaker.
In his letter of resignation to Carr, Saltsman said, in part, "Having learned of your decision to run for the United States Senate, I must resign from your campaign. I signed up to help you run for Congress, not the Senate.
Saltsman went on to say he has been a "longtime supporter of Senator Alexander for many reasons" and will continue to be a "strong supporter."
He continued, "Due to the hard work of Lamar Alexander, and because he stayed true to his conservative ideals, our state has no income tax, great roads with no debt, and an economy that is the envy of most states."
Saltsman concluded that is his "honored to support Lamar Alexander for re-election."
In his radio appearance and later in Murfreesboro, Carr said he and Saltsman parted "amicably."
Saltsman was considered a key member of Carr's campaign bringing experience such as running Governor Mike Huckabee's presidential campaign and serving several years as chair of the Tennessee Republican Party.
Carr's campaign also took a brief blow this morning when it spelled Senate as "Sentate" in a picture posted on the state lawmaker's Facebook page.
A campaign spokesperson addressed the misspelling by saying "we caught it, we fixed it, and we're ready."
As for the incumbent that Carr hopes to unseat in the party primary next August, Alexander's campaign released the following statement Tuesday afternoon, "Sen. Alexander has a conservative voting record. He has an A rating from the NRA and a 100 percent rating from both National Right to Life and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He will continue to do his best to use his experience and conservative principles to solve problems and get results for the people of Tennessee."
As for Democrats, Larry Crim has announced he will run in that party's primary for Alexander's senate seat.
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This past fall, Colorado climbers Pete Takeda, Abbey Smith, Jason Kehl and Mick Follari journeyed to that lofty crossroads where continents meet, ancient cultures mingle, and great religions clash — the kingdom of Zanskar in the Indian Himalayas. They were looking for adventure, a fresh perspective, and the most aesthetic boulders in the world's greatest mountain range. It's a postmodern blend of traditional expedition climbing and new school bouldering, it's a search for the highest hardest climbing moves in the world.
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The crux is a long dynamic slap to a flat plaque of rock topped with a small edge. I have to hit it just so, or the fingertips and palm won't find enough traction to stick. I make it to the slap for the third time in three days, my hand arcing up and hitting two inches shy of the small edge. I fall. I rest for ten long and tense minutes before jumping back on. I'm weaker, fatigued, my body saggy. I'm losing hope. Today is the last day I'll be rested enough to do it. Deep inside, I know it's now or never. For me, a year of planning and an entire expedition comes down to a single moment. I'll either do or fail. This is the beauty of bouldering, its spare athletic simplicity. Its been said of bouldering, "The ground never lies."
With less than two weeks left, we are down to two chickens, three wire brushes, and a single bottle of whiskey. With a dozen unclimbed projects, its time to get busy.
"It's the kind of problem I'm always looking for. There is a similar problem by my childhood home that's a huge overhanging block. There really aren't any holds, you're just squeezing the rock and you're making holds out of the angles. That kind of trickery with a lot of toe hooks is kinda my specialty. So maybe it's easier for me to figure something like that out because I'm used to that. It's not straight forward. Normally you wouldn't do moves like that on a basic route."
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"Pete cleaned this boulder and invited me over to have a look. I did the best line through the middle – first try. I felt bad at first but then he couldn't even do the crux… he that's just how it goes."
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The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force is now the appropriate home where a special heart is.
"This was to be a place to make certain that the service, the sacrifice and the valor of those who served in the eighth force in world war two would never be forgotten," said Dr. Vivian Rogers-Price, research center director at Mighty Eighth Museum,
No item symbolizes those traits more than the piece of history that arrived today, a purple heart awarded to Lt. Glenn Morris, a bombardier-navigator lost in an Eighth Air Force mission over Berlin in 1944.
"He was killed in World War II and, unfortunately, his family is no longer with us,'' said Cpt. Zachariah Fike, founder of Purple Hearts Reunited, a non-profit organization. "They asked me to bring it to a home of honor, so that's why we're here today.''
Fike delivered the medal to preserve it and to share its meaning with the public.
"Bringing these purple hearts to places of honor really gives an opportunity for people in the community to come and appreciate who these men were and what they sacrificed for our country,'' he said. "It represents a soldier who shed his blood or gave his life for us, so that we can be a free nation.''
The purple heart will become an important part of the Mighty Eighth Museum, which already has an oral history of the mission in which Lt. Morris was killed.
"I have been looking forward to this day for approximately the past six months,'' said Rogers-Price. "I have plans for a special place for the medal.''
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Pittsburgh, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Brian Elliott stopped all 33 shots he faced and St. Louis turned in a textbook defensive effort in a 1-0 victory over Pittsburgh on Sunday afternoon at CONSOL Energy Center.
Elliott's whitewash was the fourth of the season and his 16th with the franchise, tying him with Hall of Fame netminder Glenn Hall for second on the club's all-time list.
"I saw a lot [of shots]. Obviously, the ones I didn't, the guys were blocking and made big sacrifices in front of me," Elliott said. "When you're in a tight game like that against a good team, the guys kind of rose up to the challenge and I tried to make a couple saves and get the rebounds out of the zone and they did the rest."
David Backes recorded the lone score of the contest for the Blues, who recovered from losses in Chicago and Philadelphia to win for the ninth time in 12 March outings.
St. Louis also moved into a tie with idle Boston for the most points in the NHL at 103.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves for the Penguins, who were blanked on home ice for the first time since a similar result against Colorado on Oct. 21.
"We had the right mentality," noted Pittsburgh defenseman Matt Niskanen. "We knew how they were going to play. We were ready for it. I thought we did a pretty good job of doing what we wanted to. That's how it's going to be in the postseason. Things are going to be tight and I thought we did a pretty good job today except for finding a goal."
Shortly after letting a power-play chance fall by the wayside, the Blues picked up the game's first goal.
Evgeni Malkin was in the box for a high stick, and had exited when Alex Steen fired a rolling puck from the point which sailed through a screen set up by T.J. Oshie in the slot. The puck was tipped by Backes in front and caromed off Fleury's glove before settling into the net at 11:20 of the third period.
"I don't want to give you all of my secrets, but if I was in a skill competition with those two guys I'm going to lose 100 times out of 100," Backes said of besting Sidney Crosby and Malkin.
Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester tripped Malkin and was banished with 4:44 to play, but Fleury needed to make two stops and the Blues formed a wall around Elliott for the duration.
Fleury went to the bench for an extra skater with 1:20 left, but James Neal's shot from the right side with 16.3 seconds left was Pittsburgh's best and last chance.
Despite a scoreless opening 20 minutes, the Penguins enjoyed 1:38 of a 5-on-3 advantage bridging the first and second periods after Oshie and Jaden Schwartz were whistled for infractions 22 seconds apart.
"It would have been nice to get one on the power play," Pens captain Crosby said of his club going 0-for-5 one day after converting 3-of-6 against Tampa Bay. "Obviously that's the big story here. We battled and didn't find a way to score."
St. Louis closed ranks, though, and allowed a few shots on goal which were not quality chances.
The hosts failed to click on two more power plays and the Blues on their lone advantage to maintain the deadlock.
Elliott halted 23 shots and Fleury was good on 18 chances heading to the final period.
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Its only one more day until Prime Minister Kevin Rudd offers an apology Wednesday morning to Indigenous Australians for the Stolen Generation. For those unfamiliar with the Stolen Generation, it was a systematic effort that forcibly removed hundreds of thousands of Aboriginal children from their communities, homes and parents, the report commissioned on the Stolen Generation comments on the impact of the forced removals-
"Nationally we can conclude with confidence that between one in three and one in ten Indigenous children were forcibly removed from their families and communities in the period from approximately 1910 until 1970. In certain regions and in certain periods the figure was undoubtedly much greater than one in ten. In that time not one family has escaped the effects of forcible removal (confirmed by representatives of the
Such actions were an extension of the 'White Man's Burden' mentality of protecting the 'savages' from themselves. Such racism has a direct connection with the current approaches and policies towards Indigenous communities.
So within this context, the Rudd Government announced that it was reviewing and consulting with communities as to the wording of an apology. As this process has gone along, the more diluted the final outcome has become.
What should have been a process free of partisan bickering, has been played out for political point scoring as the conservative opposition party has sniped and questioned the process, wording, and meaning of the apology. The Rudd Government too has failed to make such an occasion truly meaningful, with drafts of the apology indicating that compensation was not part of the apology and reconciliation process. Along with this, Rudd has indicated that the apology is on behalf of the Australian Parliament, not the nation or people, but parliament.
The last few weeks have seen what could have be a meaningful if symbolic step towards reconciliation devolve into the absurdity of rich, white men politicizing and debating semantics, with a media willing to follow, as the framing of the apology has been steadily reduced into a somewhat hollow document and gesture.
News reports and coverage of the apology have seen the framing shift ever so slightly, with the addition of qualifiers- moving from National Sorry, to Stolen Generation apology. While the differences seem minor, it highlights the shift in conception that apology has taken.
Throughout the 11 year conservative rule of John Howard, 'Sorry' was a taboo word, a word that has since been much debated, but was always discussed in a National context ie- the nation being able to say sorry to Indigenous Australians. What was also always understood was that such an apology was never going to pass John Howard's lips, hence it was somewhat safe for the media to frame the issue of 'Sorry' in such a context.
Come a new government, and the time to make an apology and the conception of 'National Sorry' has shifted into the "Parliamentary Apology for the Stolen Generation without Options for Restitution"
Such reductionist framing also eliminates acknowledgement of genocide and invasion, of the colonial domination of Aboriginal land and people, of a racist history and past that is extends further than the Stolen Generation, a history that facilitated the Stolen Generation and the racist policies and attitudes today. Such exclusions from any apology further reduce its meaning or relevance to any meaningful move towards reconciliation.
So after 11+ years of waiting, of anticipation for change, or making amends, the moment is here and the sense of anti-climax, of lost opportunities, is already in the air, even before sorry is spoken. Whats more sad too, is that media coverage of the day will pontificate on its importance. On its role in healing race relations, further marginalizing those who rightfully argue that
While such a situation can be seen as a failure of leadership, of vision, which in many ways it is, more so its a sad reflection of modern two party politics that show how all actions and issues- great and small- are channeled, redirected, appropriated and disconnected from any meaning, to serve the interests of the few, over the needs of the many.
Wednesday is still to come, there's always a chance I could be proven worng (I hope Im proven wrong), but I wont be holding my breath


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Sitting near a pond in the middle of Cape Cod, it's difficult to muster useful thoughts about the future of projections. Then I realize it was that career in projections that brought me to this tranquil place, and I am grateful, energized, and aware of a never-to-be-repaid debt. Predicting the future is a losing game with technology moving as quickly as it is, but it does seem clear that every product meant to throw an image is getting brighter, quieter, smaller, and more reliable. That 20K lumen projector the size of a pack of smokes I used to dream of will soon be last week's news.
The world is getting smaller, we so often hear, and so is everything in it — from computers to cars to candy bars. The refinement of LED technology creating smaller and smaller sources pushed ever more tightly together will soon create a resolution so fine it will feel film-stock-creamy from three feet away, and that will really make LEDs a flexible stage tool. That increased resolution, combined with their physical malleability, will make for an interesting competition between hardware that throws light and hardware that is light. How will we chose if simplicity and price are not issues?
I would hope that something like clarity, resolution, and a natural feel will be important considerations. Am I the only antique who remembers with desire the wonderful texture of film resolution? Of course, we can understand images composed of great big dots — Roy Lichtenstein certainly clarified that for us in the 60s — but is this how we want to represent what we call vision as nature has provided it?
Speaking of nature, color as we have always known it is under attack. Every human has accepted a visual world that was colored by three objects: the sun, the moon (okay, that's a reflection of the sun), and the tungsten filament. Over time, this world view has expanded to include the tints created by limelight, later Kodachrome and Technicolor, and it didn't seem to hurt much. Now our planet is demanding the use of compact fluorescent lights and LEDs. Automotive lights and stoplights are colored by efficient, powerful, economical LEDs, but the color of the world is changing. The color temperature of the stoplight is different. Soon we'll be dating photos by the shade of red we see in a car's taillights. This is inevitable; as a planet, we must be more efficient. At the same time, there seems to be an endless march toward brighter lighting instruments for the stage and lights that move in ways that the gentle tungsten filament cannot bear.
Does this alteration of what we always understood as the color of our world matter? Is it important or necessary to replicate nature on the stage? Maybe it's these Cape Cod sunsets that are forced on me each night, but I have to ask, "Do we lose or gain something when we accept vibrant purple backlight as something that could possibly be produced by the moon?" This is just one of the many color questions that filter our future.
If you wonder if they are important, then consider this: When did we lose the ability to hear the unaided human voice? When did we lose the ability to see an actor unless he/she is lit with enough foot candles to create an opinion of his/her dental work?
Without silence, we cannot value what we hear. So, too, without darkness and shadow can we value what we see? The question to ask is this: What is the meaning of the color of light? That is for you, the future creators, to discuss. I ask you to keep this in mind: If we all believe that the measure of theatrical space is the human body, we then have the responsibility to maintain a theatrical space in which this human body can be shown off to be powerful; one that is a human in a world of its own understanding. Unless, of course, the play is about an alien landscape.
Looking into the future, I see a time when a screen of any size on stage will feel alien. There is a lot of important work going on with fog screens and the high-tech Pepper's Ghost effect from the folks at Eyewire. That, combined with the available brightness of the newer projectors, will, I hope, make that flat white rectangle obsolete. If I never see another one on stage it will be too soon, and I wonder sometimes if it isn't the set designers way of keeping the projections off the set — like siblings in the back seat of the car — they seem to say, "Don't you cross over into my space. Don't you put those images on my finely painted scenery." It will become our job in the future to convince set designers that a white surface isn't necessary or even inviting. We wish to be "of" the production — not on it, or in the back of it. Time to think outside the box: Anything is a potential projection surface (except a mirror). We are looking for full integration into the theatrical space, so let's say, let my projections go, you have nothing to lose but your "ownership" of the stage.
That territoriality will, I hope, dissolve in the future, and the resulting harmony will save so much time and psychic pain that we can become even better storytellers. Nothing is more damaging to our creativity than that creepy competition that thrives on getting credit. In the Utopian universe I crave, the prizes are given for best design, not to individual designers, ensuring efforts that are shaped not by self-love, but by loving attention to others; in this case, the audience. Everyone wins in that scenario.
Thinking like this can lead to some negative convergence, I suppose — the designer or director who wants to wear all the hats, and good luck to them. Yes, advances in technology will certainly bring many things within the reach of citizens not formally trained in the discipline — not just for projections, but also lighting and scenery. This is not necessarily something to be wary of, as long as we keep teaching and preaching the gospel of the value of complexity, of layering, of asking the audience to join us on a journey into thought and using every available tool to make that experience life changing. Just remember, sometimes the perfect tool is someone else's worldview.
In the 70s, I did a lot of industrial shows whose theme was "The Future Is Now." It didn't mean much then, other than giving you a reason to use space photos for backgrounds, and it probably doesn't mean that much now, certainly while staring at a perfect pond in Cape Cod. But if the future is anything, it is our hope to see the things we dream of become a reality. Things like watching your kids growing into fine citizens and perfect video black. The jury's out on my kids, but it seems like Barco managed to make my dream of video black come true. Now if we could just figure out a way for the thing I see in my head to go directly from my brain to the stage with nary a single piece of hardware. Maybe next year…


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Cam Newton threw for 253 yards and ran for a career-high 71 yards as the Carolina Panthers defeated New Orleans 35-27 on Sunday to hand the Saints their first 0-2 start since 2007.
One week after tying a franchise low with 10 yards rushing in a 16-10 loss to Tampa Bay, the Panthers rediscovered their running game against a porous Saints defense. The Panthers ran for 219 yards and Newton, DeAngelo Williams and Mike Tolbert all scored on short touchdown runs. Steve Smith overcame a sore knee to finish with 104 yards receiving - the 39th 100-yard receiving game of his career - and Jonathan Stewart hauled in a 17-yard touchdown reception for the Panthers (1-1).
Drew Brees had won his previous five starts against Carolina. He threw for 325 yards but was intercepted twice, including once by Charles Godfrey, who returned it 9 yards for a touchdown.
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