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*Chemical Invest* 15701 W Sherman Wy; MAP 531-G5; FS 90; Adult male
postal worker removed small package (bubbling on surface?) from carrier
truck at post office & package leaked on patient. Patient self
transported to urgent care due to minor skin irritation. LAFD Haz-Mat
invest = gardening substance (potassium hydroxide). No other injuries.
No evac. Situation static. Media contact = LA Co Health Haz-Mat & Post
Office, NFD; Ch:8,0 @ 1:47 PM -Erik Scott###
Monday, October 22, 2012
Chemical Invest 10/22/2012
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Deepika Padukone to attend Champions League finalSubmitted by Gurdeep Singh Tiwana on Tue, 05/20/2014 - 22:58.
Mumbai, May 20 : Bollywood's reigning queen Deepika Padukone will add a dash of glamour to the the UEFA Champions League to be held in Lisbon, Spain, Saturday. She is "honoured" to be a guest at the event's finale.
The final will be played between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.
"(I am) Honoured to be UEFA's guest for the Champions League final in Lisbon. Looking forward to a competitive game of football with two of Europe's best teams," Deepika said in a statement.
The match will be shown live on TEN Action.(IANS)
Playing Leela was huge responsibility for me: DeepikaSubmitted by Supreet Sharma on Sat, 04/26/2014 - 00:11.
New Delhi, April 25 : Actress Deepika Padukone, who featured in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 2013 hit film "Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela", says essaying the role of Leela was a big responsibility for her.
In an interview to UTV Stars' show "Yeh Hai Meri Kahani", the 28-year-old said that before shooting the film, the director thanked her for accepting the role, said a statement.
Deepika not approached for Bhandarkar's nextSubmitted by Gurdeep Singh Tiwana on Fri, 04/25/2014 - 19:51.
Mumbai, April 25 : Deepika Padukone in filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar's next project? The actress is surprised by the rumours, says her spokesperson.
There are reports that the "Chennai Express" star might sign Bhandarkar's upcoming film, but a clarification from the actress's end has been issued to scotch the rumours.
"We have not been approached for the film," her spokesperson said in a statement.
She is currently busy with Farah Khan's "Happy New Year" and will soon start shooting for Imtiaz Ali's upcoming film "Tamaasha" with Ranbir Kapoor.(IANS)
Akshay, Rekha best dressed in showbiz: DeepikaSubmitted by Gurdeep Singh Tiwana on Fri, 04/11/2014 - 22:29.
Mumbai, April 11 : Deepika Padukone is a style icon herself, but according to her actor Akshay Kumar is the best dressed man in the Hindi film industry while veteran actress Rekha is her favourite from among women.
Deepika has shared screen space with Akshay in "Chandni Chowk To China", "Housefull" and "Desi Boyz."
Deepika now face of Melange by LifestyleSubmitted by Gurdeep Singh Tiwana on Tue, 04/08/2014 - 19:41.
New Delhi, April 8 : Actress Deepika Padukone, who gave four back-to-back hits last year, has been signed as the brand ambassador of Lifestyle International Pvt. Ltd.'s ethnic wear brand Melange by Lifestyle.
The 28-year-old recently shot for the latest spring-summer campaign for the brand and she will also be endorsing the brand for its autumn-winter range.
"Melange by Lifestyle has an amazing range of salwar, kurtas and churidars. The most amazing part about it is that it is ethnic yet so contemporary. I think it is perfect for modern Indian woman," Deepika said in a statement.
Deepika thanks 15 mn Facebook fans with chatSubmitted by Supreet Sharma on Wed, 03/26/2014 - 21:26.
Mumbai, March 26 : Actress Deepika Padukone's fan following on Facebook has crossed 15 million, and as a mark of appreciation, she has decided to give her fans an opportunity to chat with her live on Facebook Wednesday.
Her Facebook page is www. facebook. com/DeepikaPadukone, and it very recently crossed 15 million likes.
Deepika, who gave four back to back hits like "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" and "Ram-leela" last year, has always considered her fans to be the reason behind her success, and she makes it a point to express her gratitude in her own small ways, said a source.
Deepika, Salman are fitness icons: Jacqueline FernandezSubmitted by Gurdeep Singh Tiwana on Thu, 03/13/2014 - 21:33.
Mumbai, March 13 : Actress Jacqueline Fernandez, who is fitness conscious herself, believes Deepika Padukone and Salman Khan are the greatest fitness icons of the Hindi film industry.
While Jacqueline worked with Deepika in "Race 2" last year, she will be seen opposite superstar Salman in Sajid Nadiadwala's "Kick".
"I think a great icon or inspiration for fitness is Deepika Padukone," Jacqueline said here in an interview.
What makes Deepika Padukone jealous of Kangana Ranaut?Submitted by Supreet Sharma on Mon, 03/10/2014 - 19:33.
Mumbai, March 10 : Actress Deepika Padukone, who was on a roll with one hit performance after another in 2013, is jealous of another actress! She is in awe of Kangana Ranaut's work in the recently released "Queen".
"I have seen 'Queen' and I am jealous of her performance, I think she was outstanding," the 28-year-old said here Saturday at the HT Mumbai Most Stylish Awards.
Deepika also praised "Queen" director Vikas Bahl for portraying a woman's emotions so beautifully.
Deepika new brand ambassador of Kellogg's Special KSubmitted by Supreet Sharma on Thu, 03/06/2014 - 18:00.
New Delhi, March 6 : Actress Deepika Padukone has been appointed the brand ambassador of cereal brand Kellogg's.
The 28-year-old, riding on four back-to-back hits like "Chennai Express", will present women with a Special K 2 Week Challenge as part of a healthy lifestyle to help them begin a weight management journey. The challenge aims to prepare women for a bold and contemporary look for weddings.
Deepika, Farhan reunite for adSubmitted by Supreet Sharma on Thu, 02/27/2014 - 21:13.
New Delhi, Feb 27 : "Karthik Calling Karthik" co-stars Deepika Padukone and Farhan Akhtar have come together to share the frame yet again. The duo features in a new advertisement for a soft drink brand, and they will be seen celebrating "the little joys of life".
Coca-Cola's new campaign - 'Chhoti ho ya badi, har khushi mein Coca-Cola', urges consumers to revel in the big and small joys of life.
This is the first time that Farhan and Deepika have worked together in a series of ads, directed by filmmaker Anurag Kashyap.
Deepika Padukone to endorse new HP tabletsSubmitted by Gurdeep Singh Tiwana on Thu, 02/13/2014 - 22:20.
New Delhi, Feb 13 : Bollywood's leading actress Deepika Padukone has been named the brand ambassador of Hewlett-Packard India's new VoiceTab series of tablets. She says the products are "exactly what I want from my devices".
The technology giant Thursday announced the launch of its HP Slate6 VoiceTab and HP Slate7 VoiceTab, plus four new mobile devices that are built for enhanced performance and maximum mobility.
Deepika has used one of the latest products and she is a satisfied customer.
Deepika to announce two new projects around birthdaySubmitted by Gurdeep Singh Tiwana on Mon, 12/30/2013 - 22:01.
Mumbai, Dec 30 : The New Year is yet to set in but for Deepika Padukone it already seems to be turning out well. The actress, who gave four back-to-back hits in 2013, is likely to announce two more projects around her 28th birthday.
She currently has three films - "Happy New Year", "Finding Fanny" and Imtiaz Ali's next, to look forward to next year.
"Deepika will be having special announcements around her birthday (Jan 5)," said a source close to the actress.
Deepika, Kapil honoured with Indian of the Year awardsSubmitted by Supreet Sharma on Sat, 12/21/2013 - 23:17.
New Delhi, Dec 21 : Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone and comedian Kapil Sharma have received Indian of the Year 2013 awards for their contribution to the entertainment industry.
In an awards ceremony held here Friday, CNN-IBN honoured 11 extraordinary Indians across Politics, Sports, Entertainment, Business and Public Service categories.
Deepika received the special achievement award from her father and former badminton star Prakash Padukone.
Deepika gets four nominations at BIG Star awardsSubmitted by Gurdeep Singh Tiwana on Mon, 12/09/2013 - 17:55.
Mumbai, Dec 9 : With four back to back hits this year, it is quite natural for Deepika Padukone to lead the nomination categories at award functions. The actress has been nominated in four categories at the BIG Star Entertainment Awards this year.
The fourth edition of BIG Star Entertainment Awards is scheduled to take place Dec 18, said a statement.
Can't recreate 'Nagada' without Bhansali: DeepikaSubmitted by Supreet Sharma on Sat, 11/30/2013 - 22:01.
New Delhi, Nov 30 : Deepika Padukone's fluid and energy-packed dance in the "Nagada sang dhol" song from "Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela" has been widely appreciated but she doubts if she can recreate the grandeur of the number sans the film's director Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
She says the song's popularity was the "least expected of the lot".
"There were other songs in the album which we thought would become popular... this was the underdog," Deepika told IANS.
No co-stars can beat Deepika in badmintonSubmitted by Supreet Sharma on Fri, 11/22/2013 - 21:03.
New Delhi, Nov 22 : Actress Deepika Padukone, daughter of former India badminton great Prakash Padukone, says all her co-stars - be it Shah Rukh Khan or Ranbir Kapoor - have challenged her to a game, and lost!
While shooting an episode of UTV Stars' "Breakfast to Dinner", Deepika shared how she has won challenges thrown to her by her fellow actors, said a statement.
"All my co-stars challenge me, whether it's Shah Rukh or Ranbir. They all challenge me, and of course they all lose," she said.
'Ram-leela' - Bhansali's genious explodes on screenSubmitted by Supreet Sharma on Fri, 11/15/2013 - 16:56.
Film: "Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-leela", Cast: Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Supriya Pathak, Gulshan Devaiah and Richa Chadda; Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali; Rating: *****
Just when you think you have seen it all, there comes a film that reminds you of how far the cinematic medium has come... And how far it can go in the right hands. Let's face it - Bhansali is Bhansali. The visual imagery in all his earlier films - from "Khamoshi: The Musical" to "Guzaarish" is comparable with the best art from any field of aesthetics.
Costumes did the magic for Deepika in 'Ram Leela'Submitted by Gurdeep Singh Tiwana on Thu, 09/19/2013 - 20:50.
Mumbai, Sep 19 : If she looked gorgeous as a south Indian girl in "Chennai Express", Deepika Padukone stuns with her latest Gujarati girl avatar in "Ram Leela". The actress thanks designer Anju Modi because her costumes helped her get into the character in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's latest directorial venture.
"Anju has done a fabulous job considering this is her first feature film... I felt in the character the minute I wore the clothes. I felt like Leela," said the actress here in an interview.
Bhansali's perfectionism made 'Ram Leela' tough movie: DeepikaSubmitted by Supreet Sharma on Thu, 09/19/2013 - 17:28.
Mumbai, Sep 19 : Deepika Padukone terms "Ram Leela" a very tough film saying that director Sanjay Leela Bhansali is such a perfectionist that he doesn't settle for anything less that what he has in mind.
This is her first film with Bhansali, known for making hits like "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" and "Devdas". He also went behind the camera for "Saawariya" and "Guzaarish", but they failed to appeal to the audiences.
Now the director-producer is coming up with "Ram Leela" with Deepika and Ranveer Singh in the lead roles.
Ranveer, Deepika unveil 'Ram Leela' trailerSubmitted by Supreet Sharma on Tue, 09/17/2013 - 00:26.
Mumbai, Sep 16 : Sanjay Leela Bhansali's much-awaited film 'Ram Leela' trailer was unveiled Monday by the director and the film's lead pair of Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh.
Deepika, who is playing Leela in the film, said: "Leela is the female version of Ram, who is very vulnerable but emotionally strong."
Ranveer described his character of Ram as raw, energetic and intense young boy from Gujarat.
For the trailer launch, Bhansali chose a Gujarati theme - the PVR complex here was completely decorated in Gujarati style.
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In January I posted the glorious French New Moon DVD Includes Making of Eclipse Clip. But wait…there's more. Check out this DVD set.
This set is an ultimate limited edition available in France and includes:
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Watercolor Paint by Number: Bee
Topics : Preschool, Colors, Counting & Numbers, Color by Number
If you're tired of color by number, try painting by number instead! This cute sheet features an adorable bee and a pretty flower, each in need of some color. Kids get lots of fine motor skills practice as they follow the directions and get the scene colored right.
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BLAX - Everyday [Album]
Midwestern buzzmaker BLAX has come together with The DJBooth and DJ Mz Stylez to bring fans his latest street release, the Everyday LP. Mixed and mastered by Milwaukee's own 4AR and Atlanta's Triple X Beats, the project... Read More
BLAX - Hustla [Song]
Just in case BLAX' last feature, Midwest Get That Money, didn't convince you he was an inveterate Hustla, he's returned to drive the point home with the final leak off his forthcoming street album (premiered...Read More
BLAX ft. Mikkey Halsted & Que Billah - Midwest Get the Money [Song]
BLAX' stacks may not be sky-high just yet, but you'd better believe he's gonna do whatever it takes to change that. The official lead single off his latest street album, Midwest Get the Money finds Reason...Read More
BLAX ft. Emcee Jermaine - Ain't Got [Song]
Adebisi Ain't Got much, but the Milwaukee repper's determined to get his by any means necessary. On this newly-leaked mixtape inclusion, premiered earlier this morning on our own ThroatChopU's Hip-Hop...Read More
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A new record from Adebisi? And it's a Booth-exclusive world premiere? What a Blessing! The latest leak off the Milwaukee repper's forthcoming full-length finds DJ Noc serving up a tuneful Chipmunk-soul...Read More
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When you've been one of only three rock bands to have an album go platinum in a year (2012), how do you follow up? For Skillet, you Rise! You create a project that tells a story that people can not only relate to, but get behind. In a video about the road to Rise, lead singer John Cooper talked about the album, calling it a "story of an average American teenager coming of age" and being faced with problems - both world problems and internal problems - and you don't have to be young to click with that. The headlines deliver more world issues, tragedy and horror than any one person can wrap their mind around and there is never a shortage of suggestions from Hollywood, Washington and the media as to who we should be, how we should look and what we should think and feel.
- Style: Christian Hard Rock
- 12 Songs on the regular version, 15 songs on the deluxe version
- Time: 48 minutes on the regular version, 61 minutes on the deluxe version + a DVD
- Release Date: June 25, 2013
- Label: Atlantic Records / Word
I'll be the first to admit that I'm a panhead. Skillet is one of my favorite bands (and has been since Comatose). I fell in musical love with them all over again with the release of Awake and wondered how they could possibly deliver a project that I liked as much as I did that one. When so much time went by with no hints of new music, I worried a little that Awake was their swan song. Needless to say, when I heard rumors of new tunes, I was beyond excited, but still a little "iffy" as to whether they could top greatness. The lack of Ben was another issue - the young man is one heck of a guitar player and let's face it, when a band replaces a long term member, sometimes it just doesn't quite make for a good fit because the new sound is "off" to your ears. I wasn't familiar with Seth Morrison and even after digging around to hear him play and deciding that yep, he's got mad skills, I still wondered.
My worry was all totally needless. The addition of Seth didn't hinder Skillet one tiny bit. If anything, it pushed John, Jen and Korey to be even better (no small feat as they are all amazing and accomplished musicians). The guitar solos found on songs like "Not Gonna Die" and "Circus For A Psycho" are mind boggling! They even got a big smile from my husband, a man who has played guitar for more years than Seth has been breathing!
At this point, I could go into much detail about each and every song. I could tell you that the lyrics will start a fire in your heart to rise above the expectations of the world. I could opine greatly about the fact that Skillet will get your blood pumping with the in-your-face rockers and slow you down and make you think with the ballads. I could go on and on about the masterful blend of hard-hitting bass, keys and strings that hit all of the right notes, guitar licks that will blow your hair back and drum work that makes you shake your head in wonder, asking yourself how in the world such a small woman delivers such a big and powerful sound. The thing is, if I were to do that, it would be that much longer before you could get up from the computer and go to the closest music store to grab a copy of this gem! Therefore, I will simply say this ... Rise is THE album of 2013.
Bottom line: Skillet really did rise above the norm and their previous projects with Rise. Each and every song is a masterpiece in its own right.
Rise Track List:
- Rise
- Sick Of It (Official music video)
- Good To Be Alive
- Not Gonna Die
- Circus For A Psycho
- American Noise (Official music video)
- Madness In Me
- Salvation
- Fire and Fury
- My Religion
- Hard To Find
- What I Believe
The Deluxe version includes: Battle Cry, Everything Goes Black and Freakshow on the CD as well as the following on the DVD:
- Whispers In The Dark (Live Video)
- Behind The Scenes 1(Live Video)
- Comatose (Live Video)
- Awake And Alive (Live Video)
- Those Nights (Live Video)
- Behind The Scenes 2 (Live Video)
- Hero (Live Video)
- The Last Night (Live Video)
- Lucy (Live Video)
- Behind The Scenes 3 (Live Video)
- Monster (Live Video)
- Rebirthing (Live Video)
- The Making Of Rise (Bonus Video Content)


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As a Vikings fan, I have had my soul crushed too many times to recall. I mean, how many different ways can you find to lose a football game? Like the old Tootsie pop commercials starring Mr. Owl said when asked how many licks it takes to get to the center, "the world may never know". As the clock slowly counted down to zero in the first half of the Monday night massacre in the Meadowlands, my wife looked my way and said "now what do they do?" Her words seemed to float in the air in the twelve feet that separated us in our living room. There have been times in my near 40 years of Vikings fandom that I have been angry, bitter or frustrated. I have reached a new feeling and it is one that should scare owners Zygi and Mark Wilf to their respective cores.
I really don't care.
When it comes to the emotional spectrum, indifferent might be the worst on the grid. It means I am to the point where I'm not willing to invest any emotion into the product. Fan bases of sports teams live on the emotional roller coaster, the high of the possibilities that come with thinking maybe this is the year. Ask my family how many times I uttered "this is the year" only to see me crash and burn at the end of the season. Not every Vikings fan is in the same spot as I am. Everyone is in a different place when it comes to their emotional attachment to this franchise.
The question my wife asked me took me a whole two milliseconds to answer. "You blow the whole thing up". The response didn't surprise her, but my tone did. It wasn't said in anger or disdain, it was like I had thought about the pros and cons for about 24 hours and I mean really thought it out. The reality is it doesn't matter. The coach doesn't matter, the offensive or defensive coordinator doesn't matter nor does the general manager. In my 36 years watching Vikings football, I have finally learned that I am never going to get what I truly want. Not because it can't happen, but because it won't.
I don't regret the emotional investment I have made because if I am being honest with myself I love the team. Love is a word that defined is to have passionate desire, longing and feelings for and yes that fits the bill. In the past, I have had the "I'm done and I hate this team" feelings after games like the one Monday night only to come crawling back asking for forgiveness almost begging the team to take me back. I have reached the point where I know my feelings for the team don't matter and with it go my willingness to invest in the product which means emotionally or financially.
Sure, I'll be told that I'm not a true fan and that when I leave that I won't be welcomed back when the team wins the biggest game. Those same people are still in the "next year" phase of being a Vikings fan. Something I am glad I have moved past.
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Here's how to hunt planets in the dusk
If you've never seen the planet Mercury, now is a good time to try.
Sky watchers worldwide have been following the close triple conjunction of Mercury, Venus and Jupiter this past weekend low to the west. This grouping has been changing shape nightly as Venus and Mercury slide up from behind the Sun and slower Jupiter is left behind to sink lower and lower every evening. Tuesday night offers another fine opportunity to spot the grouping low to the west about 30 minutes after sunset in the dusk sky.
Brilliant Venus will be the first to appear, shining at magnitude -3.9. The dazzling world is even visible in the daytime if you know exactly where to look for it. Venus is currently 1.6 times as far away from the Earth as our Sun and will be climbing ever higher into the dusk sky as 2013 rolls on.
Next up, look for the planet Jupiter just one degree (twice the diameter of the Full Moon) north of Venus. Shining at magnitude -1.9, Jupiter is 2 magnitudes fainter, or just over one sixth as bright. Both will fit into the low power view of a telescope. Jupiter heads towards superior conjunction on the far side of the Sun later this year on June 14th.
Above them all lays the planet Mercury. At magnitude -0.7, Mercury is almost three times fainter than Jupiter but an easy catch if you know exactly where to look for it. All three worlds currently fit into a binocular field of view. Various sites have announced it as "the closest tri-conjunction until 2021, 2026 etc." but it's safe to say it's the closest at least for this decade.
Mercury is also worth watching as we head into the month of June. In fact, this current apparition of the inner-most world will present its best dusk viewing for northern hemisphere viewers for 2013.
Mercury orbits the Sun once every 88 days, and generally reaches about six greatest elongations from the Sun (3 to the west in the dawn and 3 to the east at dusk) per year. On June 12, Mercury reaches a favourable elongation 24.3 degrees east of the Sun, making it a fine target. Through a telescope, it will show a tiny "half-moon" phase.
In fact, the slender crescent Moon will join the pair of Mercury and Venus on June 10, just 2 days past New.
Mercury is a difficult catch, owing to the fact that it never strays too far from the Sun. It's been famously repeated that Nicolaus Copernicus never saw the fleeting world, but this however is probably apocryphal.
We've been shooting stills of the evolving triple conjunction, and some observers have even stitched together animations showing the changing appearance of the group from night to night:
We've got best results with our Nikon DSLR coupled with a 200mm zoom shooting at ISO 100 with a 2 second exposure. Twilight shooting can be tricky, as the light changes almost moment-to-moment.
Be sure to catch the sunset planetary dance this week and into next month!


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The Rays, With a Dash of Garza, and a Hint of Percival.
Maybe I am in the minority here, but I don't mind the Troy Percival signing. After research, and well thought out arguments within my own mind, I don't see that this will backfire too much. After all I have read, and all I see, the Devil Rays do not look as though they will be serious contenders until the year 2010. They threw $8 million dollars at an injury prone reliever for two seasons who may only be decent. But they addressed one of their needs with the signing of Percival, and another with the acquistion of Matt Garza.
Statistically, the Rays had the absolute worst bullpen in the American League. And the bullpen didn't show much promise any other way one looks at it, whether on paper, or from a blimp overhead. What they did in signing Percival, was take a chance. While Linebrink is under contract for four years with the White Sox, Percival is only in Tampa for two, and will be gone before he has the chance to absorb funds from a contending team. Percival is old, and he is expensive. But if they did not have the available funds then they wouldn't have signed him, I am learning that well as rent is due today. And he may not have been the first choice, maybe they went after Linebrink, or another free agent reliever, but could not get them to come play in what is not the most attractive of destinations. The destination may have been a little more attractive if it is Percival perspective though, as he is 38 and possibly looking to live where the sun is shining more frequently.
And from a different perspective the Percival signing shows signs of caring. An organization that hasn't given much to the fans in the past, just signed a veteran, and is trying to address a serious problem. And that problem is that the bullpen could not get outs. Percival will help that bullpen if he stays healthy. That is an "if" and I know, but again, he will not be hindering the Rays from competing, as they will not be good enough just yet. If he adds a few wins, he adds a little enjoyment to the few lives of actual fans that are in Tampa. It was about a little more than just throwing too much money at a veteran, injury prone reliever. And I cannot stress enough that it is still fairly low risk because of the length of the contract.
Tampa not only had the worst "Bullpen ERA" in the AL, they also had the worst "Team ERA," and were 13th in "Starter ERA." They were pitiful all around. So they went out and traded Delmon Young who has a heck of a lot of potential to get what could potentially be a number two starter in Matt Garza, and should be no worse than a number three (although it is all just projection at this point).
So they now they have a legit front-end of the rotation, a few decent bullpen arms, and a young, talented offense that will only get better. It is a shame that they couldn't have traded Baldelli for a young starter a year or two ago, but they didn't and they had to part with someone in Delmon, in order to get someone in Garza. But with the acquisition of Garza, and the signing of Percival, I see an organization that is trying to give the fans something decent to watch until they are able to be serious contenders…in 2010.
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nice piece today, per usual.
i'm in agreement with this move as well. there just aren't that many options out there, and it is only for 2 years. we'll see how it plays out for them. (hopefully not well)
you're SO right about baldelli, but all the better for the yanks and sox.
Yes, although objectively I am disappointed. Subjectively it is a small victory, as Baldelli may never play more than 135-140 games in a season, and in that case is a downgrade from Delmon(and probably would be even if he was healthy, unless one takes into account attitude) which is a lot compared to that of the last two seasons. I kind of want to see them do the right moves, but then all of a sudden when they are competing with us then I will want them to revert back to the way they have been.
it's so much fun dissecting all the hot stove stories. i do have the habit of always thinking " how does this affect the yanks"
of course the marlins making a trade to the reds doesn't elicit that thought line…i'm not that crazy. i still love reading about all the team's moves.
i see you guys re-signed timlin for a year. i agree with that move…
i forgot that you live down there now…does that give you any sort of affection for the rays?
how long have you been in florida?
no affection, neutral I guess
Joe, in those fielding numbers you have under your pillow, does it tell how many more runs the Yankees might give up with Johnny Damon in center in comparison to when Melky Cabrera's out there? There's the implication by some in the media here that Damon can't play center anymore and Olney's saying that they're just going to move Damon back there if they trade Cabrera.
And Lou Piniella loved Rocco Baldelli while he was in Tampa and would probably love to slot him in with the Cubs.
I don't have that info sorry. Ask Rob Neyer.
I think they plug him in to recharge his batteries over the weekends and he's unavailable.


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The risks of software failure are increasing by the moment. This book chapter examines tow recent software meltdowns and the long-ranging impact they have had on companies' reputation and consumers' well-being.
Your software systems are the heart of your business — and they may be vulnerable. In "Glitch: The Hidden Impact of Faulty Software," industry leader Jeff Papows, Ph.D., outlines the three converging forces that are leading to the proliferation of glitches. Papows explains why and how these glitches are affecting businesses, government agencies and consumers and provides recommendations as to what we can do about them.
Written for senior decision makers, Papows explains why the risks of software failure are growing worse, not better — and shows how software glitches can destroy both your profitability and your reputation. He also introduces proven governance techniques that can help you systematically find and fix weaknesses in the way you build, buy, and manage software.
Our excerpt, from chapter two ("The Personal Impact"), examines the ways that software glitches can become a matter of life and death, using the recent Toyota recalls and faulty technology used in radiation machines used to treat cancer patients as real-world examples.
This excerpt is from the book, "Glitch: The Hidden Impact of Faulty Software" authored by Jeff Papows, published by Pearson/Prentice Hall Professional, Sept. 2010, ISBN 0132160633, Copyright 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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September 29, 2007
Albany -- The Albany Tech basketball team is just a few days away from officially becoming a team.
The Titans will be able to practice for the first time ever Monday, as they get set for their inaugural season.
The Tech players were out at Lockett Station Gym Saturday, holding a "Meet the Titans" Youth Basketball Camp.
The Titans players and coaches helped teach the campers basketball skills, as well as showing off some of their own.
Albany Tech has some local players as late arrivals, as DeVaughn Thomas from Lee County and Rashaard Lewis from Randolph-Clay have joined the team.
Brandon Moore is a freshman from Lowndes, and says being part of a new team is fun but challenging.
"Starting a new team is hard," says Moore. "You want to get the community involved. Let everybody know we mean business. Just because you're new, doesn't mean you're gonna get run over. I think we'll do fine."
Head coach Sylvester Patterson adds, "We want to get out in the community, because we want to support the community, and have the community come out and support us, so we always want to get out here and participate."
Albany Tech will hold a "Midnight Madness"-type event Monday at 7pm at the Locket Station Gym.
The first practice will also feature a slam dunk contest and a three-point contest.
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Butternut Cheesecake Recipe
Why settle for a single dessert when you can have both squash pie and cheesecake in one delectable bite? I appreciate the recipe's do-ahead convenience. —Ellen Miller, Millersburg, Ohio
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 cups mashed cooked butternut squash or canned pumpkin
- 1-1/4 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Place a greased 9-in. springform pan on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in. square). Securely wrap foil around pan. Combine the cracker crumbs, sugar and butter; press onto the bottom and 1-1/2 in. up sides of pan. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in the sour cream, cornstarch and vanilla. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Spread into prepared pan.
- In a food processor, combine ingredients for the squash layer. Gently spread over cheesecake layer. Place springform pan in a large baking pan; add 1 in. of hot water to larger pan.
- Bake at 325° for 1-1/2 hours or until center is just set. Remove springform pan from water bath. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan. Yield: 16 servings.
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Vast. That's the only word to describe Australia's flashest shopping mall. Expect to get lost; the space-time continuum does funny things as you explore the 438 stores set over six levels.
Vast. That's the only word to describe Australia's flashest shopping mall. Expect to get lost; the space-time continuum does funny things as you explore the 438 stores set over six levels.
Constructed in 1891, the Strand rivals the QVB in the ornateness stakes.
The city's newest shopping mall is a bafflingly large complex gobbling up Sydney Tower and a fair chunk of Pitt St Mall. It's upped the glamour by ensnaring some of the city's top restaurants into spaces adjacent to the excellent food court. Shops include branches of Calibre , Jurlique , Leona Edmiston , Oxford , RM Williams , Sass & Bide and Zimmermann .
The old Anthony Horden & Sons department store on this site was demolished in the '80s, and it's taken 20 years for World Square to emerge in its place. City-slickers have been rewarded for their patience with coffee shops, sushi bars, a supermarket, shoe stores and a huge Rebel Sport outlet for every conceivable bat, ball or racket.
The magnificent QVB takes up a whole block and boasts nearly 200 shops on five levels. It's a High Victorian masterpiece – without doubt Sydney's most beautiful shopping centre. Tenants of note include Herringbone , Opal Fields and Victoria's Basement .
The city's biggest shopping centre boasts fashion boutiques, food emporia, jewellery shops, a cinema complex and the David Jones and Myer department stores. The information desk can help with wheelchair and stroller hire.
This large shopping centre above Paddy's Markets includes a big food court, heaps of fashion outlet stores (cheap Converse anyone?), Chinese cinemas and video-game parlours.
Inside the rejuvenated Grace Bros building (check out the cool old globes above the facade), this centre has dozens of shops, a food court, a cinema complex and two supermarkets.
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Using Twitter to form communities of practice.
A presentation from the Handheld Learning Conference 2009.
Do you Twitter?
Some people have "complained" about Twitter as shallow and lightweight, they have missed the point.
Is Twitter just about following people and reading informative links or is it about conversation and community?
I use Twitter in various ways, saying when I am drinking a coffee,to inform about what I am doing, blog articles and as a backchannel at events and conferences. However telling people is only half the story, the real value of Twitter is the conversation.
Of course really Twitter is all about the coffee. It's the coffee you drink with colleagues during a break, where you discuss work, but also your commute, TV, films, the weather. It's the coffee you drink whilst browsing the web and posting links of interesting web site to your blog or in an e-mail. It's the coffee you drink in a coffee shop, reading the paper or a book. It's the coffee you drink with fellow delegates during a break or at lunch at a conference. Where you discuss the keynotes, the presentations, the workshops, where you are going next, your hotel, the food, the coffee, what you do, where you're going, what gadgets you have in your bag.
Twitter is about these moments, but without the physical and geographical limitations. Twitter allows people from different institutions, sectors, different, departments to share these moments. This presentation will look at how Twitter can be used to improve and enhance teaching and learning through the use of Twitter as a community of practice.
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A TV repair man with a paralyzed left leg went on a 1,000-mile-plus hike after being cured following a trip to Lourdes. The incredible recovery of Serge Francois, 40, is now set to become the 68th official miracle at the Roman Catholic shrine in the foothills of the Pyrenees, in south west France.
After regaining the use of his leg, Mr Francois walked the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, the pilgrim's route spanning France and Spain, and known in English as The Way of St James. Mr Francois, from La Salle-et-Chapelle-Aubry, western France, said he felt a warm glow spread down his herniated leg during a visit to Lourdes in 2002.
He had been praying at the grotto where local schoolgirl Bernadette Soubirous was said to have had visions of the Virgin Mary in 1858, and all of his suffering suddenly disappeared. Mr Francois reported what happened to the International Medical Committee of Lourdes (CMIL) and 20 doctors have now concluded that it was indeed 'remarkable'.
Archbishop Emmanuel Delmas, Bishop of Angers, said: 'This healing can be considered a personal gift from God to man, as an event of grace, as a sign of Christ the Saviour.' Archbishop Delmas said Mr Francois's case would now be examined further before it officially goes down as the 68th miracle. He said that because of advances in medical science it was becoming increasingly difficult to officially class a remarkable healing as a miracle.


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Beliveau Estate Winery is a boutique winery on the edge of Blacksburg, Virginia. Our wines are handcrafted by Winemaker/Owner Yvan Beliveau. We have been voted 2013 Silver Best Winery by the readers of Blue Ridge Country Magazine, covering the mountain regions of nine southern states.
2014 Awards include "Silver Best Red Wine of the Western Region of Virginia" for our 2011 "Soul Singer" and "Bronze Best Dessert Wine of the Western Region of Virginia" for our 2011 "Serenity," as voted by the readers of Virginia Wine Lovers Magazine.
Since opening in May 2012, we have received more than 25 competition medals: Gold, Silver, and Bronze.
We offer red and white wines from dry, semi-dry, semi-sweet, to sweet. White wines include Chardonnay, Chardonel, Vidal Blanc, Traminette, Pinot Grigio, and a Niagara blend. Reds include Cabernet Sauvignon, Chambourcin, Red Zinfandel, and Concord, and our most recent releases Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Prices range from $15.00 to $32.00 per bottle.
Great Picnic Spots! Our winery is located on 165 scenic acres. We offer great picnic spots, both covered and open air. Feel free to bring your own picnic or purchase food on-site from our gourmet selections.
We have one simple goal: To make great wine!
The winery is open Wednesday through Sunday, 12-6pm.
Downtown Blacksburg Wine Bar: 104 W. Roanoke Street. This adorable little shop has our wines available for tasting, by the glass, and for purchase by the bottle. Open Wed-Fri 3-9pm, Sat 12-9pm.
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It's 2008. April-ish. Manchester. My girlfriend of 18 months and I have just broken up. The first really serious, vaguely grown-up relationship, the one that makes you understand why people put themselves through all of that stuff. It's been on its way for a while, but the plug was finally pulled in a phone call, one that we both cry our way through. Eventually, we hang up. I could get on with this new life, or I could drink myself into warm, nauseous oblivion until I don't feel the absence anymore. Behind me, on the wall (tatty, faded, and with the top-left corner hanging off, because I haven't yet taken that step into the crucial and significant part of adulthood where you stop using Blu-Tack and start framing your shit), is a poster for "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind."
"Technically, the procedure is brain damage. But it's on a par with a night of heavy drinking. Nothing you'll miss." - Dr. Mierzwiak
Ten years ago tomorrow, on March 19th, 2004, Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman's film "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" was released in the United States. Which means that I need to find a new answer to the question, "What's your favorite film of the last ten years?" Over time and countless subsequent rewatches, it grew with me, or more accurately I grew with it, but it's now almost impossible to separate the film's own virtues for the way it entwined itself in my life in the years to follow. Like many movie obsessives, cinema irrevocably changed/ruined my romantic existence (going through a major "High Fidelity"-induced wanting-to-be-John-Cusack period as you hit adolescence will do that). But 'Eternal Sunshine' is probably alone among the films that shaped my love life by doing it for the better. Eventually, anyway.
As with so many films that fit under the romantic comedy banner (though Gondry rejects the label), it begins with a meet-cute. Joel (Jim Carrey) is depressed and skips work to head to the windswept beach in Montauk. In a diner, he meets the bright-haired Clementine (Kate Winslet), who he saw on the beach. He's taciturn and insular, she's needy and a touch abrasive. Somehow—a lack of other options, perhaps?—they're drawn to each other, and he heads back to hers for an abortive, but faintly promising nightcap ("Drink up. It'll make the whole seduction part less repulsive," she half-jokes). The next day, they head out to the frozen-over Charles River that Joel will later describe as "the best fucking night of my entire fucking life." Suddenly, a hard cut to Carrey, sobbing in his car. We assume that we're seeing the start and end of the relationship, but we'll eventually get that the opening scenes are Joel and Clementine's second first-date.
Over the rest of the first act, Kaufman and Gondry then set up their conceit: the two-year relationship between the couple has imploded, and Clementine has used a company called Lacuna to have every one of her memories of Joel removed. Joel has agreed to the same procedure, and as his memories unspool backwards, we see the final explosive break-up, and the wretched moments that led to it. One of the things that makes the film work in a way that their first collaboration, "Human Nature," and many of Gondry's subsequent pictures, never did, is that there's a basic emotional grounding to Joel and Clementine. The film's conceit of walking through memories lets Gondry let loose his visual imagination, but no one's dreaming of stop-motion chairlifts, or playing pianos that are also machines that make cocktails—the trickery is driven by story and character. That leaves the most emotional scenes with their own room to breathe, and they're legitimately painful to watch—silent meals in restaurants, arguments blowing up from nothing, his self-pitying passive aggression pitted against her blow-it-all-up provocations.
"Are we like those bored couples you feel sorry for in restaurants? Are we the dining dead?" - Joel
The film hit the U.K. about six weeks after the U.S., so I assume I saw it early that May. It was the Odeon Swiss Cottage, I think, on a date with my first girlfriend. It wasn't a great choice. We were a few months in, and what had initially been the breathless excitement of two best friends working out they had feelings for each other had already started to dissipate. The train ride home felt doubly silent as a result—we'd exposed an open nerve, and neither of us wanted to prod any further. We hung on for another couple of months, probably because we had exams and neither of us wanted the distraction of the break-up. Our friends only realized it had ended when we slept in separate tents at a Scottish music festival (in my experience, booking tickets for a festival with a significant other is invariably followed by the two of us breaking up, then grinning and bearing it through three miserable days of mud and questionable indie-rock). It felt like heartbreak at the time though it probably wasn't, but the sourness of that train journey lingered, so while I'd been fascinated by the film in and of itself, it was a long time before I returned to it.
Alongside Joel and Clementine's story, Kaufman also lays out a Chekhovian spidergram of subplots of people in love with the wrong people. In particular, technician Stan (Mark Ruffalo) loves receptionist Mary (Kirsten Dunst), and Mary worships the ground that Dr. Mierzwiak (Tom Wilkinson), the inventor of the process, walks on. As he turns up to fix the malfunctioning equipment, she makes a move, induced by too much drink and weed. Except that, in a canny twist, it turns out she made a move long before—they had an affair, which she's had the memory of erased (only semi-willingly, it seems: "We agreed it was for the best," she hears the doctor say when she finds the tape of the wiping).
And yet the latent feelings were still there—the memories were gone, but the attraction wasn't. Thinking that she could be rid of the memories, and him free of the chance of being found out, looked like it'd solve all their problems, but instead, she's left with all of the pain but none of the happy memories. She asks Stan if he knew, and he replies that he only suspected once, glimpsing her laughing with Dr. Mierzwiak after work. "How did I look?" she asks. "Happy," he replies. "Happy with a secret."
"Constantly talking isn't necessarily communicating" - Joel
The second time I saw the film, it was November of 2005. I'd seen her across a room, stealing mince pies from a Christmas party, and I was immediately a goner. Later, spectacularly drunk on the possibility of her (and quite a lot of snakebite), I kissed her. We texted tentatively over the break, before completely failing to get together in the months that followed—it emerged much later that we each considered ourselves to be in love with the other, but being 18 and figuring that you have the rest of your lives, no one really thought to say anything about it. Finally, the following Halloween, we finally got our shit together and started seeing each other secretly. And so it was that we were round a friends' house, watching 'Eternal Sunshine' and eating ice cream.
We walked home together, and kissed as soon as we got clear of line-of-sight of the house, two hours and eleven months of tension bursting out. She tasted of the vanilla of her ice cream and the cinnamon of her lip gloss and it was pretty much the high point of my life up to that point. Within a few weeks, it was done. Having wanted it so for long, I took it for granted as soon as it was there, and we still weren't great communicators. I wanted her in my life, and vice versa, but in those initial weeks and months of readjusting, I saw for the first time the appeal of ridding yourself of your memories of a relationship.
I watched the film again more than once around this time, and the catharsis of those early scenes was helpful. The film is in so many ways one about grief and loss (when Joel arrives at Lacuna, there are two others in the waiting room—one an inconsolable owner of a dead pet, the other carrying a box with sporting trophies that presumably belonged to a child). But Kaufman and Gondry are clear that deleting the memories isn't enough, because you have to throw the baby out with the bathwater. As we move back through Joel's memories, towards the beginning of the relationship, they grow more and more idyllic. A tender moment under a duvet, and their first time on the Charles River ice make him change his mind—the idea of losing the recollections of their happiest time together breaks his heart all over again, and so he flees with his memory of Clementine into the darkest recesses of his mind. It's the film's first and most obvious turnaround—ultimately, no one would really want to go through the Lacuna process, because no matter how badly you wish you hadn't met someone, you wouldn't want to part with the best of the memories.
Gautam | March 20, 2014 3:02 PM
Great, intimately written piece, Oliver. I had similar experiences with the film, and life in general too. So, kudos to you for writing this.
Abe | March 20, 2014 10:17 AM
This is definitely one of the best articles on film I've ever read.
Reading it has not only made me want to see the film again, but it just made me have a different perspective on my love life in just the 5 minutes it took me to read.
And yes, putting your experiences and honesty into it is the main triumph of this piece. Very stirring indeed. Good job, Oliver. I hope some day I'll stumble upon a piece like this on Her, which as two readers pointed out below, is definitely a stand-out movie about relationships and intimacy.
Very well done, Oliver. Thanks for this. Made my day. :D
Rob | March 19, 2014 10:36 AM
This movie's only 10 years old and it seems like quality films like this are a memory now...
CJ | March 19, 2014 10:05 AM
Thank you for your honesty and depth in this stirring piece. I recently was dumped at the end of my longest (and most serious) relationship yet, and like you, I have used my love of cinema to reflect upon and work through what I am feeling. And Eternal Sunshine is something I have certainly thought about in the past few weeks.
I agree with Javier (one of the other commenters) that Her might end up taking a similar place for many. I saw Her the day after I was dumped, and the film resonated (at times, quite painfully) with me on a level that might not have occurred in a different context.
Thanks again, Oliver.
Loz in Transit | March 19, 2014 9:16 AM
Cried big time in the closing scene. They keep finding the building blocks of memory in the brain. Its gonna happen kiddies.
hank | March 19, 2014 4:06 AM
love you Oliver
KCS | March 19, 2014 3:03 AM
Excellent write up for the anniversary of a classic. Thanks for sharing personally. I related to much of what you said and it also gave me food for thought. Time to break out my copy for viewing number too many too count.
Javier | March 18, 2014 8:22 PM
Great piece, the way you regarded the film while undergoing those experiences are spot-on. Maybe Her will be the next decades' Eternal Sunshine? Either way, David Cross was ace throughout Eternal, "â¦.I'm making, a bird house."
Sam | March 18, 2014 6:45 PM
Thank you, this piece actually manage to cheer me up as I was actually feeling pretty down before reading it. This was a great piece about a great film.
Skippy | March 18, 2014 4:28 PM
It's easily my favorite movie of the 2000s. How much do I love it? I've only seen it once. I do that with movies that I think are really special. (Note: It's a small part, but I think Kirsten Dunst does some of her best work here.)
Peter | March 18, 2014 3:56 PM
This article was unlike any other that I've ever read from this site in the last maybe 4-5 years I've been reading. You're honesty on the subject matter shines through wonderfully, and yeah man - ditto on the movie. Anyways, good job Oliver.


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Drug Contamination: Do You Know Where Your Medications Have Been?
Hearing that something was "Made in the U.S.A." makes many people feel confident in the product ... especially when it's something you ingest! In fact, more than three out of four voters are confident that prescription drugs made in the USA are free from drug contamination, while fewer than one in 10 feel confident about medications made in India or China, according to a poll released today by the Pew Charitable Trust's Prescription Project. But how do you know that your medication didn't come from one of those countries?
Unbeknownst to many Americans, an estimated 80% of the substances used to make or package drugs sold here are made in other countries, says Allan Coukell, a pharmacist who directs the medical safety portfolio for the Pew Health Group. And a growing proportion come from India or China. In 2007, 68% of ingredients of drugs sold worldwide came from India or China, vs. 49% in 2004.
Not that consumers can tell where medications were made, Coukell says: "When you buy a shirt, it will say right on the label where it was made, but when you get a pharmaceutical, you don't know."
Monitoring far-flung plants presents a logistical challenge to the Food and Drug Administration, Coukell says. "They clearly don't have the people or the resources they need to oversee manufacturing the way it exists today."


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MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) Viewers across the Grand Strand, and the state, experienced cable and internet outages Sunday afternoon, and now Time Warner Cable officials are speaking up about the cause.
WMBF viewers and Time Warner Cable customers from the Myrtle Beach, Forestbrook, Little River and Carolina Forest areas reported their internet and cable services were interrupted for nearly two hours Sunday afternoon. Some residents in the Pee Dee say they were also affected.
One WMBF News viewer reported this outage kept them from doing business, and credit card readers would not work.
The cable company acknowledged the issues for South Carolina customers on their Twitter account, saying, 'Attention South Carolina customers: We're currently investigating a service outage.'
Late Sunday, a representative with Time Warner Cable's customer care team said this about the outage via twitter: "I've heard no definitive answer. Judging by the size of the outage my guess is a fiber cut. But again, that's just a guess."
Rose Dangerfield, spokesperson for Time Warner Cable, tells WMBF News Tuesday that the outage in service for customers state-wide was caused by a power outage at the cable company's hub in Forest Acres, and the failure of a backup generator.
Robert Yanity, spokesperson for SC Electric and Gas, says it was a tree fallen on a power line that services the Time Warner Cable hub that left TWC customers without media connections for about an hour and a half Sunday afternoon.
Did you lose internet and cable connections Sunday afternoon? Head over to the WMBF News Facebook page and let us know how this affected you.
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MACON – Dr. Robert W. Parris, University Organist of Mercer University and the Charles B. Thompson Professor of Organ, Townsend School of Music of Mercer, will perform works by Mozart and Bach on the renowned C. B. Fisk organ at Christ Episcopal Church on Tuesday, Aug. 21. The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. at the church, located at 582 Walnut Street, downtown Macon.
The event marks the 30th anniversary of the ordination to the ministry of Dr. J. Wesley Smith, rector of Christ Church. The community is invited to attend the free concert.
Parris, along with a string orchestra, will perform several "church" or "epistle" sonatas written by Mozart from age 11 to 18. The works originally accompanied services at the cathedral church in the composer's native Salzburg. Parris will conclude the program with two famous works for organ solo by Bach: the Toccata and Fugue in D minor and the Toccata and Fugue in F major.
Founded in 1825, Christ Church is the oldest congregation and place of worship in Macon. Parris has served as the church's Choirmaster and Organist since 2004.
About Townsend School of Music of Mercer UniversityMercer is an accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music. Mercer's Townsend School of Music and the Townsend-McAfee Institute Graduate Studies in Church Music offer undergraduate and graduate professional music studies in a comprehensive university environment. The School is nationally recognized for its outstanding faculty, award-winning students, performance ensembles and state-of-the-art facilities and is home to the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings.
About Mercer UniversityFounded in 1833, Mercer University is a dynamic and comprehensive center of undergraduate, graduate and professional education. The University has 7,300 students; 11 schools and colleges – liberal arts, law, pharmacy, medicine, business, engineering, education, theology, music, nursing and continuing and professional studies; major campuses in Macon and Atlanta; four regional academic centers across the state; a university press; two teaching hospitals — Memorial Health University Medical Center and the Medical Center of Central Georgia; educational partnerships with Warner Robins Air Logistics Center in Warner Robins and Piedmont Healthcare in Atlanta; an engineering research center in Warner Robins; a performing arts center in Macon; and a NCAA Division I athletic program. For more information, visit www.mercer.edu.
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The much-awaited and highly anticipated new Scion 10 Series has arrived at Toyota of Orlando, and we're extremely excited that some of the cars belonging to this line of limited-production vehicles are now available for drivers to experience for themselves! One of the models that belongs to this line is the 2013 Scion FR-S, and the features it sports as part of the Scion 10 Series are truly exceptional! Every driver will be sure to enjoy the driving experience they encounter when they slide behind the wheel of this new Scion in Orlando!
The Orlando Scion FR-S already offers a wide array of different elements that capture many different drivers' attention. The fact that it has such a slow MSRP for both the manual and automatic transmission is just one of the many details owners seem to appreciate. In the new Scion 10 Series, there are a few new elements available for drivers to make the most of!
With the different innovations that have been incorporated into this vehicle, there are some elements that will be sure to remain the same. For example, this limited-edition sports car is still offered at a highly affordable price-point! With a starting MSRP of $28,180, you can have access to a one-of-a-kind sports car without having to compromise your budget!
The 2013 Scion FR-S isn't the only vehicle that's included in the Scion 10 Series family. In fact, every model is actually a part of this limited-production line that's designed to celebrate Scion's 10th anniversary! Just like this Scion sports car, every other model will have the Silver Ignition color on the exterior. This means that regardless of which model is your favorite, everyone will know that you have a limited-production Scion. Each of these new Scion will also have special interior details such as sliver seat-belts, and some specific models (like the Scion xB and Scion xD) will even have darker alloy wheels.
Only 10,000 of these vehicles were produced, and just 2,500 of them are the Scion FR-S! It's exceptional that Toyota of Orlando received one of these Scion 10 Series models, so you definitely don't want to wait if you're interested in test-driving it. Only a set amount are produced and distributed, so don't miss out on the opportunity to potentially take home this unique and stellar Scion sports car today! Give our Internet Sales Team a call at (888) 725-3520 to set up a test-driving appointment. Our team members are standing by and ready to assist you!
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