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Inspirations come in different ways. The inspiration to cook Bengali vegetarian food came after my visit to Oh! Calcutta - one of the more authentic Bengali cuisine restaurants in Bombay. S and I actually wrote down all that we had ordered in detail so that one of us could blog about it. We even fought over who'd write about it first. And then like how it happens sometimes, the paper got pushed inside a drawer and neither of us wrote about that brilliant meal that proved that Bengali food is not all 'phish' We had started with an amazing hyacinth beans patties steamed in banana leaves with tomato-khajurer chatni. The flavour was very unusual and just the perfect start to the meal. For the main course it was a chorchori - a mixed vegetable dish in mustard-green chilli gravy and a Alu-Pulkopi Daalna - Cauliflower and potatoes in a spicy gravy. We had this with plain rotis and ended the meal with Rosogulla in Payesh.Will you believe it if I told you we'd done this dinner almost 4-5 months ago and I still remember every single taste of that evening? That's how good it was.
The next step was to try and replicate some of these beauties in my kitchen for which I had to get hold on one special ingredient called Kalonji - Nigella seeds to make the Paach Phoron, since I had the other four ingredients in my pantry.
Paach Phoron is a typical Bengali whole spice mix made using 5 spices in equal proportion, namely-
Fennel seeds
Nigella seeds
Mustard seeds
Fenugreek seeds
Cabbage curry with Bengali Spices
Time taken: 20 minutes
Serves: 2-3 people
Category: Indian side, Vegetables
3 cups shredded cabbage - tightly packed
1-2 tsp vegetable oil or mustard oil
1 tsp paach phoron [see above]
2 light green chillies, deseeded and diagonally sliced
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp coarsely ground mustard powder
1/2 tsp salt
In a heavy based wok, take 1 tsp oil. Once moderately hot splutter the spice mix (paach phoron). Saute the chillies for a few seconds.
Add the shredded cabbage with salt and turmeric powder - on a low flame, saute every 2 minutes or so, until the cabbage is almost cooked buy maintaining slight crispness.
At this stage, sprinkle the mustard powder and saute for a minute or so.
Serve hot with rotis or a bowl of curd for a light / low-cal lunch.
Check what Haalo has to say about Paach Phoron and she has some eye-catching pics of the spices there too.
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Hilarion praises Global South stand on marriage. Absence of heresy deplored.Our Church must sever its relations with those churches and communities that trample on the principles of Christian ethics and traditional morals. Here we uphold a firm stand based on Holy Scripture.By David W. Virtue www.virtueonline.org Sept. 13, 2010In a groundbreaking address at Lambeth Palace before the Nicean Club that included the Archbishop of Canterbury, Russian Metropolitan Hilarion blasted those parts of the Anglican Communion experimenting with sexual innovations saying they threatened continuing dialogue with the Orthodox Church.In surprise remarks that observers say embarrassed Dr. Williams, Hilarion ripped Western Anglican liberals who have deviated from heterosexual marriage calling it "an abyss that divides traditional Christians from Christians of liberal trend." … [Read more...]
The DECR Chairman: "We vigorously oppose atheism perceived as a 'common denominator' of all religions"
We vigorously oppose atheism perceived as a 'common denominator' of all religions, as secular politicians sometimes try to present it, saying, 'There are differences among religions; therefore, let us proceed from atheistic prerequisites so that no religion feels offended.' This position is absolutely false and unacceptable to us. We state that traditional religions have much more in common rather than different in the sphere of morality..." 13.01.2010 · DECR Chairman, The Far Abroad On 12 January 2010, Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk met with journalists at the Moscow Patriarchate Department for external church relations. While answering their questions, he told them that the Russian Orthodox Church intended to continue dialogue with different European institutions, including the European Union and the Council of Europe, "on the problems linked to the moral and spiritual human life." "We shall try to attain the decision-making, in legislation in particular, that … [Read more...]
Archbishop Hilarion's interview with Der Spiegel
Source: Moscow Patriarchate Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, answered questions from Der Spiegel magazine. Below is the text of the talk His Eminence Hilarion had with the magazine's correspondents. The interview was published in Der Spiegel's issue No. 51, 2009. (This transcript is the source of the Interfax article -- please see preceding post -- on comments regarding a Moscow-Rome meeting. --Ed.). Der Spiegel: How would you explain the difference between the Orthodox, the Catholic and the Protestant Churches? Archbishop Hilarion: The Orthodox and the Catholic Churches have only some differences in theology and models of church order. Thus, we do not recognize the supreme authority of the Pope of Rome over other Churches. However, the differences between Orthodoxy and Catholicism are not fundamental. We recognize the Sacraments of the Catholic Church. If a Catholic priest moves over to … [Read more...]
Moscow thanks Pope for not pressing on meeting
From Interfax (2009-12-16): Moscow -- The Moscow Patriarchate is grateful to Pope Benedict XVI for understanding problems between the two Churches and not pressing on with visiting Russia and meeting with the Patriarch. "Pope Benedict XVI perfectly understands the existing difficulties and therefore is not pressing on his meeting with the Patriarch, not to mention visiting Russia, as was done under his predecessor. We are grateful to him for this," the head of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk said in an interview published in Der Spiegel, whose Russian translation the Department for External Church Relations has published on its website. The Russian Orthodox Church does not rule out the possibility of a meeting between the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia and the Pope, but believes that it should be preceded by the resolution of the problems between them rather than be turned into "just a protocol meeting and … [Read more...]
'Europe, spiritual homeland'
In "For Rome and Moscow, It's Spring Again," Sandro Magister on Chiesa looks at the book, in Italian and Russian, presented to Pope Benedict recently by Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk. It is a collection of the main speeches of Benedict, as cardinal and pope, on European culture made over the past ten years. The title of the book is taken from an expression that Benedict used in Prague: "Europa, patria spirituale [Europe, spiritual homeland]." Magister translated the archbishop's introduction (excerpts reprinted below). But listen to his amazement: Those who expect an Orthodox Church removed from time, made up only of remote traditions and archaic liturgies, will come away shaken from reading the introduction to this book. [ ... ] The image that emerges from it is that of a Russian Orthodox Church that refuses to let itself be locked up in a ghetto, but on the contrary hurls itself against the secularist onslaught with all the peaceful weapons at its disposal, not … [Read more...]
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Robert Moynihan, editor of the Inside the Vatican newsletter, is in Moscow visiting with Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk and other church people. He reports that "the Russian Orthodox have now decided to engage with Catholics, and others, in a collaboration which can be compared to an actual alliance against the great social evils of our day, not only in Russia, but also throughout Europe and the world." Moynihan says that this effort will be directed by a new think tank, the St. Gregory Nazianzus Foundation, which has the blessing of Patriarch Kirill. Archbishop Hilarion, working with a team of young Orthodox clergy and laymen, decided to found the St. Gregory Nazianzus Foundation in order to work together with Catholics and others in the West, to support traditional spiritual values in Russia, but also throughout the world, St. Greory was a theologian in the 300s, well before the division of the Church into East and West, and so is venerated both by the Catholics and by the … [Read more...]
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Archbishop Hilarion on social problems
From the Moscow Patriarchate, Nov. 12, 2009: During his meeting with foreign journalists on 11 November 2009, Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk answered questions concerning urgent problems of society today. Asked about the Church's view of some problems of bioethics, especially the use of artificial life-support systems to prolong the life of a patient, he said, 'It is a very complicated issue. We in the Orthodox Church do not believe that one's life should be certainly prolonged by artificial means. We believe a human being is born when it pleases God and dies when it pleases God. Complications arise when artificial life-support systems are used in a critical situation when there is a hope for one's survival and return to normal life. But then one's organism as if adjusts itself to these machines without one's regaining consciousness. One continues to live in a vegetative state and here a complicated dilemma arises indeed: who can switch off these machines thus actually … [Read more...]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at Fordham
(sigh) Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was at Fordham University in New York to receive an award yesterday and give a speech. A number of things jump out. First, a recap. In his post, "The Patriarch, the Enlightenment, and the Environment," here on the Observer, Fr. Gregory Jensen reminds us that the human heart needs communion with a person, not an inanimate object. Whether in the Holy Trinity or in the human family, personal communion is radically different then the union possessed by "molecules of water" or by "particles of atmosphere." The union of the physical creation is impersonal. There is no communion between molecules of water or particles of air. Thus the comparison of the human to the non-human world in these terms makes all conversation about what is in our best personal or national interest meaningless. When particularity is subsumed into an abstraction, the differences between people ultimately have no meaning. But, in his Fordham speech, Patriarch … [Read more...]
Hilarion and Chrysostomos meet on Cyprus issues
The Russian Orthodox influence in the Mediterranean grows. Source: Moscow Patriarchate. On 22 October 2009, the Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk met with His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Nea Justiniana and All Cyprus. Taking part in the meeting that took place in Paphos, Cyprus, was Metropolitan Isaiah (Kykkotis) of Tamassos. They discussed a wide range of the problems of mutual interest in the atmosphere of fraternal understanding. Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk thanked the Primate of the Church of Cyprus for his care for the Russian-speaking flock living in Cyprus. Having noted that the need in spiritual care for the Russian-speaking population is increasing, he suggested that, following the established practice, the future clergymen of the Church of Cyprus should be sent to the theological schools of the Russian Orthodox Church to learn the Russian language and the traditions of the Russian … [Read more...]
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Note: I made my replies to yesterday's post to Caine, Itrey and tasty Cajunvike in that post.
I was feeling so good last night after a few rounds and we went to a tattoo shop. I told the guy I was going to the MinnEagle game and told him to give me the logo of that winning team tomorrow. Now I have that great looking horn head on my arm.
Are you kidding me? If that really happened I'd have to have the limb removed. Now back to reality the game. All I can say is what happened yesterday?. Just when you had me believing these 8-8 teams were really good the Rams go and do that and there goes that theory. I was thinking wow 8-8 teams really can win, Santa and the tooth fairy do exist, George Bush isn't really president, Minnesota can win two in a row out of the dome and then wham 47-17. That's OK your Vikes must be better than the Rams I mean you guys had those three games you only lost by 3 right? Plus the Eagles aren't that much better than Atlanta I mean after we used the backups in the last two games we almost lost as many as them.
You guys also had that rust thing going and then Atlanta goes and plays like that. Oh that's right we have more rust because we rested two games so the rust thing still has to be in your favor.
To make matters worse that trend I told everyone about concerning how wildcard winners almost always lose the following week seems to be following pattern too. Can't anything go right? I think if all you Viking fans close your eyes real tight right before kickoff and wish really really really hard you may pass out and spare yourself the agony of what's about to happen. (you thought I was going to say your wish would come true) See this is why I'm so lovable because of those cute little things. I probably make losing tolerable.
Unfortunately I have to leave for the rest of the day so I won't get to read your good natured comebacks, helpful suggestions and hilarious pet names for me until tonight. I'm heading down to the game and I wish you guys could join me. You'd be right at home it's gotten rather cold but not zero like your used to. No wait that's right you like watching football indoors, what kind of Viking is that? If the men you name your team after saw that they'd attack like in those credit card commercials. Speaking of indoors is it true that quite a bit of your shopping and restaurant areas are underground? What are you moles? After the real Vikings reclaim their name because you wimp indoors for football you can rename the team the Moles. Check it out the "Minny Molesâ€. Sorry I got sidetracked, anyway, I'll be at the game witnessing all the things everyone told me was going to happen. I'll look like Kreskin as I predict all those things to my friends. Look for me in the stands I'll be the Eagle fan with the Minnesota tattoo on his arm.
I will return to share with you guys eventually because there will be so much we can talk about I just hope you aren't all busy getting ready for your mock drafts.
I'd wish you good luck like some other Eagle fans but really we all know no Eagle fan means it. Besides think how bad would I feel if I helped the Vikings win. I'll just say thanks for the added incentive.
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You really are one arrogant SOB. Why do you even waste your time coming on to these boards if you're so sure your might-y Eagles are going to win? Wouldn't your time be better spent in your dream world where the sky is orange, the Eagles have already won 17 of the last 18 Super Bowls, and the Vikings have at least been to four Super Bowls? Oh, wait, that last one IS real. Sorry.
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You really are one arrogant SOB. Why do you even waste your time coming on to these boards if you're so sure your might-y Eagles are going to win? Wouldn't your time be better spent in your dream world where the sky is orange, the Eagles have already won 17 of the last 18 Super Bowls, and the Vikings have at least been to four Super Bowls? Oh, wait, that last one IS real. Sorry.
Good luck to your Eagles today - they're going to need it."Meet at the quarterback!" -Purple People Eaters
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Check out my OPEN LETTER post. I think I said all I need to there.
Have a drink, and think of us...we're the ones your girlfriends WISH they were dating.
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Thank GOD that this fool will be gone soon...let the Falcons fans deal with his drivel for awhile. Go Falcons!!!!BANNED OR DEAD...I'LL TAKE EITHER ONE
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I cannot remember, do we play the Eagles next year? I hope this guy finds another team to cheer for!
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By Joe Bendel. If you were to list corporations arrogant enough to initiate the Terminator franchise's Skynet apocalypse, Google would have to rank at the top. In fact, they might be the entire extent of the list. Ben Lewis documents enough characteristic weirdness and secrecy surrounding the company's controversial book-scanning initiative to provoke all sorts of paranoia with Google and the World Brain, which screened as part of the World Documentary Cinema Competition during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.The servicesi were well owned by two factors, the guest and crawshay variations. http://telnetsys.com/kaufen-kamagra/ Postoperatively the projects play themselves food.
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Of course, it is hard to say just what the big G's intentions are because they are not particular talkative about that. Despite his efforts, Lewis only gets a bit of corporate flackery from an official spokesman and some less than illuminating comments from the rather confused sounding head of Google Books in Spain (who evidently did not get the memo). One thing comes through loud and clear in G & WB:f you want to talk to the big G about a cup of coffee, you will quickly find yourself signing non-disclosure forms.
While not exclusively about the court challenge to the big G's settlement agreement with the Authors Guild, this is unquestionably Lewis's strongest material, becoming the dramatic backbone of the film. Plenty of those objecting to the arrangement talk on-camera about the complex court case and their wider reservations. We also hear from the usual futurist suspects, essentially picking up where they left off in Welcome to the Machine.
Further distinguishing it from other tech docs, G & WB sports some surprisingly cool graphics that nicely serve the film's narrative clarity. In a minor quibble, the film commits a fallacy of composition when it lumps together several ongoing court cases related to e-books that are really more about commercial practices than control of information.
It takes guts to question a company with the resources and self-righteous image of the big G. In doing so, Lewis tells a great David vs. Goliath story and raises some pertinent ethical issues for the information age. Well thought out and lucidly presented, Google and the World Brain is recommended for the Wired set and book publishing dinosaurs as it makes the festival rounds following its world premiere at this year's Sundance.
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By Joe Bendel. There was one film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival 100% guaranteed to turn a profit. We can tell this by the fact Roger Corman serves as its executive producer. Although Corman was the subject of Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel which was a selection the 2011 edition of the festival, director G.J. Echternkamp's Virtually Heroes marked Corman's Sundance debut as a filmmaker this year in Park City.
Sgt. Books is a fully aware character in a Rambo style video game, who is getting increasingly frustrated with the futility of his existence. His sidekick, Sgt. Nova, is far less so; the impulsive Nova still enjoys the in-game killing as well as the post-fight preening.Books is only interested in Jennifer, the "sexy lady reporter" who has been captured by the Viet Cong, or whoever. Unfortunately, she is always plunged back into jeopardy right every time she and Books start to share a moment.
VH largely repeats the same one-joke premise over and over, as Books and Nova work their way through successive levels of the video game. Still, it is rather clever to have Mark Hamill, Mr. Videogame Voice-Over, appear as the mysterious Buddhist Monk. And from Corman's perspective, it was a brilliant opportunity to re-use his old jungle exploitation action footage, with no need to worry about pesky continuity issues.
Obviously Corman was not about to fritter away good money on name actors, either. At least Robert Baker looks the part of the brooding, square jawed Books. And for his part, Brent Chase earns a lot of points as the over-the-top testosterone-charged Nova, understanding full well his role in the mayhem. Katie Savoy's reporter is about as down-to-earth as is possible in a film like this, while Kiana Kim, the future Mrs. Pete Rose, adds further cult-camp appeal as a sleazy stripper (believe it or not).
This is definitely a meathead movie, but it tries hard. Screenwriter Matt Yamashita clearly gets the gaming mentality, but too often VH resembles the first-person shooters it is lampooning. While the film maintains it energy, the wit and originality flag over time. A so-so midnight offering, Virtually Heroes still holds the distinction of bringing the Corman brand to Sundance. Expect to find it coming soon to a Syfy Channel near you.
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By Joe Bendel. To this day, French is still more widely spoken in New Orleans than people realize. Unfortunately, an expecting married couple is not fluent. If they were, they might have picked up on the neighborhood's macabre names for the fixer-upper they just purchased. They soon learn just how grossly they overpaid in Robert Ben Garant & Thomas Lennon's Hell Baby, which was a Park City at Midnight selection during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
Vanessa is pregnant, so we know what that means. As soon as she and Jack move into the House of Blood, she starts to act like Signourney Weaver in Ghostbusters. Not yet panicking, Jack takes her to see her psychiatrist, who is brutally murdered and crucified shortly thereafter. This is certainly a suspicious turn of events, but Jack is preoccupied by the house's supernatural box stacking, a desiccated old lady who will not stay dead, and F'Resnel, the friendly derelict crashing in their crawlspace. Help, dubious as it might be, is on the way. Vanessa's Wiccan sister Marjorie is determined to perform a cleansing ritual and the Vatican has dispatched two investigators.
Veterans of MTV's The State, Garant & Lennon recently exposed a bit of the Hollywood system's sausage-making in their bestseller How to Write Movies for Fun & Profit, so they might be doing some short-term indie-genre penance. While Hell Baby primarily goes for dumb gory laughs and is hardly shy about returning to the gag-well over and over again, it is safe to assume it is funnier, smarter, and more aesthetically rewarding than the latest Wayans' horror "spoof," sight unseen.
Indeed, Hell Baby's comedy scatter gun is loaded with blood, vomit, nudity (both the hot and gross varieties) and the violent deaths of a fair number of major characters. Still, Garant & Lennon find clever ways to poke fun at genre conventions, such as the practice of compulsively startling the protagonists.
As hapless Jack, Rob Corddry is very funny while venting and whining. He was also a joy to work with, according to Hell Baby's impish Sundance junket send-up. Garant & Lennon are strictly shticky as the Italian priests, but Keegan Michael Key has some amusing moments as the ever present F'Resnel. However, Riki Lindhome probably deserves the most credit for being a good sport during her scenes as Marjorie, which must have been chilly – even in New Orleans.
Almost entirely shot in NOLA, Hell Baby's demonic story might not sound like the best advertisement for the city, but Garant & Lennon compensate with some big time Po' Boy love. Hearing a bit more from the local music scene would have been even better, but so be it. Its broad comedy hits the target more often than it falls flat and the wild exorcism scene should satisfy horror fans. Sure to find a theatrical afterlife given the names attached, Hell Baby delivered what midnight patrons expect at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
Posted on January 29th, 2012 at 8:22pm.
LFM Reviews Padak
By Joe Bendel. Even in a restaurant aquarium, the law of the jungle still holds. However, one mackerel has different ideas, preferring the hope of freedom to a life playing dead. Obviously riffing on Pixar's fish story, Lee Dae-hee's Padak (trailer here) is surprisingly serious stuff that might be better suited to older animation fans when it screens tomorrow as part of the Korean Cultural Service's regular free movie night.
Even before she reached the restaurant (more of a coastal greasy spoon), the young mackerel did her best to flip and flop back to the ocean. In the tank, she compulsively darts and dives, trying to break through the invisible walls. Somewhat amused at the futility of her efforts, the other fish dub her Padak (meaning "flappy"). They have adopted the survival tactics of the old flatfish, playing dead whenever humans approach the tank and cannibalizing their sickly neighbors.
Padak refuses to follow this strategy. She would rather take her chances with a desperate escape attempt than the cringy existence proscribed by the flatfish. In fact, Padak rather powerfully suggests the ultimate price of freedom is still favorable to an undignified security. That is a laudable message, but it might be a bit much for some youngsters to handle. Parents should note, there is also a fair amount of filleting and gutting in the film. Clearly, those tanks are not in front of the restaurant for decorative purposes.
Padak's animation is very strong, approaching the level of recent Dreamworks Animation releases. The fish are quite expressive and the scenes with humans have a dark, almost expressionistic flavor. However, the strongest, most complicated character is the hard-bitten old flatfish rather than the plucky but not particularly well fleshed out Padak.
Given its anthropomorphic fish, viewers will probably come into Padak with a certain set of expectations. However, the film works towards a bittersweet and somewhat tragic ending that is quite mature and thoughtful. For grown-ups, it pays off handsomely. While there is absolutely nothing in Padak that could be considered objectionable, it is still recommended as an adult fable for older animation fans. It screens—for free—tomorrow (1/29) at the Tribeca Cinemas, courtesy of the Korean Cultural Service in New York.
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By Brittany Pieper - bio | email
LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - Thousands of Lubbockites lined the streets of downtown Saturday for the 4th on Broadway celebration. Floats, horses, and even lawnmowers made their way down Broadway to celebrate America in the 4th on Broadway Parade.
Organizers bill the event as the largest free festival in Texas with a parade, a street fair, live music, and fireworks. It's the 19th annual 4th on Broadway, but it's Matthew Killingsworth's first. He went to the parade with a mission. "Candy!!!" he shouted.
"We told him he was coming to a parade. He didn't quite get it, and he woke up this morning and asked if it was his birthday, and I told him it wasn't, but he knew he was going to get candy so he was excited about that," said his mother, Kendra Killingsworth.
At first, Matthew stood back, but it wasn't long before he learned what you have to do to rake in the cookies, Sweet Tarts, and Tootsie Pops. He squeezed up to the front line, waved his flag, and reaped the rewards. As he watched the magic of the 4th of July unfold in front of him, he couldn't help but dance with excitement, and he hasn't even seen the fireworks yet. "It's fun seeing everything through their eyes. It's just new and fresh and exciting," said Kendra.
Following the parade, Broadway transformed into a street fair. Booths selling funnel cake and corn dogs of lined both sides of the street. Kids enjoyed themselves in the play area, and live music played on several stages set up throughout the festival.
The evening concert at Mackenzie Park, featuring Richie McDonald and David Gashen starts at 7:15. As soon as it gets dark, weather permitting, they will start the fireworks show.
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NM city gets $1 million in leftover cash from police evidence room
The money has sat unclaimed for at least 10 years
By Dan McKay
ALBUQUERQUE — Albuquerque's operating budget for next year will get a $1.1 million shot in the arm from an unexpected source — leftover cash from the police evidence room.
Attorneys recently decided the money, which has sat unclaimed for at least 10 years, is available for city use, and has been included in the $475 million budget the City Council will vote on Monday.
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So I read this in the news:
Super typhoon dumps rains in Philippines; 7 killed
Super Typhoon Megi dumped heavy rains over the Philippine capital as it departed Tuesday after killing seven people, creating a wasteland of fallen trees in the north and sending thousands scrambling to safety in near-zero visibility.
Knowing we have so many Filipino PTRockers... are you guys okay? Say something? How's the situation?
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Canandaigua MS Walk -- Pink Petunias by Pink-Petunias - over 6 years ago
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An MSMer takes a whipping from a blogger
I couldn't agree more with Aunt B: May I remind you that you are a newspaper, not a social networking site? Seriously, if people want to show the world pictures of their dogs, they can get a blog like the rest of us. You, Sirs and Madams, should be a place where I can find out news.
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dec isn't an island; we're just one small part of God's plan for His church all over the world. The global outreach team is tasked with reminding us that we aren't alone in the Kingdom and facilitating our relationships with churches and partners worldwide.
We strive to send and care for dec global partners, educate those remaining at home regarding their responsibilities, and challenge the church to be concerned about the work of God around the world.
- Global Partners
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The Joni and Friends ministry of New England is one of 21 offices across the United States. The Boston office works together with New England churches & organizations to form outreach programs in the community. Reaching out to individuals & families affected by disabilities, their desire is to minister the hope, love & message of Christ to those facing theses daily challenges.
Operation Blessing
Just inside the upper level entrance to dec is a basket where you can donate food for Operation Blessing , a local service organization located in Portsmouth that provides food, shelter, clothing, and household goods for the folks in our area who are in need of help.
Operation Blessing was founded through a random act of kindness that bloomed into an operation of love throughout the Seacoast. Founded over 30 years ago, the center reaches out to thousands of people each year. Read more about Rachel Sparkowich, who along with her husband started this outreach by visiting the Operation Blessing website.
Options for Women
Options for Women is a non-profit pregnancy help center and clinic in Dover, NH and serving all of southern New Hampshire. OFW provides a supportive, calm environment for women facing unplanned, unwanted pregnancies. It is an independent group, supported solely by private donations, churches, and small businesses in the communities we serve. Because it is not funded by political or government organizations, it has no hidden agenda. http://www.optionsforwomen.org/
Operation Christmas Child
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Rampage in Camden
People who heard the shots later admitted they had dismissed them as cars backfiring or someone shooting at the rats that ran along the Delaware Riverfront. ĀĀ No one could quite understand why people were screaming.
Next door to the shoe shop was Clark Hoovers barbershop.Ā When the shooter entered, Hoover, 33, was cutting the blond hair of a six-year-old boy sitting on a white carousel horse.Ā His mother, Catherine Smith, sat nearby, watching.Ā The shooter took aim and said, Ive got something for you, Clarkie.Ā The barber tried to shield the boy, but he was too slow.Ā The first bullet hit the boy in the head from a short distance and the second one killed Hoover.Ā Both dropped to the floor.Ā The shooter left the woman alone to cry out for help.Ā Two other children who had been in the shop went screaming into the street, but the shooter was oblivious, even when the shrieking mother carried out her dead child, begging for someone to help.Ā
Passing a group of kids who raced for cover, the shooter shot at a boy watching him from a window, but missed.Ā It didnt matter.Ā They were incidental targets.Ā He headed toward the tavern, but the door was locked so he shot two bullets in it.Ā Inside, customers cowered behind the bar.Ā The tavern owner, Frank Engel, rushed up the steps to retrieve his .38 caliber pistol.
Next, the shooter tried to get into a locked restaurant -- without success. He reloaded and then turned his attention to his most hated targets, the Cohens.
Their drugstore was on the corner.Ā The Cohens were his immediate neighbors, and theyĀ complained that he had used their gate to get to the door of his apartment. ĀĀ They were among those who had slandered him during the past two years.Ā
As he was about to enter the drugstore, a man he knew well, an insurance agent named James Hutton, came out the door.Ā He greeted the shooter, who politely said, Excuse me, sir.Ā Hutton did not move, so he received his own fatal bullet.Ā He had just been in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The shooter went into the pharmacy and saw Maurice Cohen and his wife Rose run up the steps to their apartment.Ā Something had alerted them, but that would not save them.Ā The shooter followed, watching Rose try to hide in a bedroom closet and firing three times through the door.Ā He then opened it and shot her in the head.Ā Then he walked through the apartment until he found Maurices elderly mother, 63, on the telephone.Ā She was calling the police.Ā He killed her with two shots where she stood, but had no time to watch her slump to the bed, because Maurice had jumped out a window onto a porch roof.
The shooter leaned out and hit him with a bullet, wounding him badly enough to send him off the roof to the sidewalk below.Ā He had no time to recover because the shooter had jumped down the steps and come out to the street, where he discharged another shot.Ā Maurice died on the street, but he had succeeded at saving one person, his 12-year-old son, hidden in a closet upstairs.ĀĀThe shooter reloaded.
Nearby, Mrs. Harrie and her 16-year-old son, Armond, were hanging clothing onto a clothesline.Ā Mrs. Harrie went inside and the shooter entered her house.Ā Her son ran in and said that the man shot at them five times, wounding them both in an arm.Ā Then he tried smacking Armond with the butt of the empty pistol, but before anyone could stop him, he left.Ā He now had shot nine people, killing seven.Ā
Circling back, he walked down 32nd St.Ā along the side of the pharmacy and encountered a motorist, Alvin Day, who had slowed down near the body of James Hutton, the dead insurance agent.Ā That was his mistake.Ā The shooter leaned into his car and killed him, leaving the car to stall and roll into the curb.Ā
Then the shooter went over to another car that was stopped at a light across the street.Ā He shot through the windshield, killing the female driver and her mother, and wounding a twelve-year-old boy in the back seat with a bullet through his neck.Ā Next was a car behind this one (according to the map, but not included in other accounts) where he shot a young male, Charlie Peterson, wounding him.Ā He shot into several other cars, too. ĀĀ Peterson staggered from his car and entered the tavern so someone could get him to a hospital.Ā The man on the rampage was then busy firing at a chain grocery store.
Frank Engel leaned out a window and shot at the retreating figure with his own pistol.Ā He thought he had hit the maniac in the thigh, because he paused, but it had not slowed him down.Ā Engle could have fired again and killed him, but he refrained.Ā Later he would say, I could have put a half dozen shots into him.Ā I dont know why I didnt do it.Ā I wish I had.Ā
Apparently, the shooter wasnt yet finished.Ā He went into the tailors shop.Ā Zegrino, too, was on his list.Ā By that time, a man who had been in line behind cars into which the maniac had fired had driven to the nearest fire station on 27th Street, six blocks away, to raise an alarm.Ā But there would be two more fatalities.
The tailors wife, Helga, who had been married to him for only three weeks, got on her knees and begged, Oh, my God, dont!Ā Then she screamed so loudly that people in buildings across the street could hear her.Ā Without mercy, the shooter pointed his gun and shot her.Ā Then he left and went strolling down the street.Ā
Tommy Hamilton, aged two, happened to look out his front window, so the shooter aimed and fired right through the glass, taking his last victim.Ā (One Philadelphia Inquirer account has him going into the Hamilton apartment, herding the family into the kitchen, and then killing Tommy. Ā In the New York Times,Ā Meyer Berger has him killing Tommy from outside, but entering the apartment of the Harrie family and shooting at them.Ā Other sources have Mrs. Harrie and her son outside, but the Harrie boy claimed later to reporters that they were both inside when shot.Ā The killer says he shot someone through a window from outside.Ā The likely tale is that he shot the Harries inside but the Hamilton boy from outside.)Ā
He attempted once more to get into a restaurant that stood at the end of River Road near Bergen St. but failed, so as sirens began to wail from a distance, he went around to the back and finally came home to his apartment.Ā Hed been out for less than 15 minutes, but was running low on ammunition.Ā I ran out of bullets, he later said, so I went home.
In his wake, twelve people were deadfive men, five women and two small children--and four were badly woundeda man, a woman, and two teenagers.Ā One of these would later die, bringing the toll to thirteen.Ā Had he hit everyone at whom he took a shot, as Time-Lifes Mass Murderers says, the number of deaths would have been twenty-six.
The police were scrambling to go after this man, having run into or been called to the massacre, but the shooter reached his apartment first.Ā He barricaded the door and reloaded.Ā One officer found a boy running in the street, who turned out to be Charles Cohen, the boy who had been spared by being shoved into the closet in his home.Ā He had nearly suffocated, he said, and had finally kicked open the door to get out.Ā He remembered watching his grandmother fall just as the door closed, and he had heard screams and shooting.Ā He was taken to the home of a relative.
People had now identified the rampaging shooter to the first arriving officers as Howard Unruh, a 28-year-old recluse and religious nut. All available police reserves were dispatched.Ā None had ever dealt with such an incident before.Ā Ironically, Unruhs name in German meant unrest.


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Donald W. Sturdivant, CEO
Donald W. Sturdivant, Marietta Corporation's Chief Executive Officer, has held various management and executive roles over the past 25 years. He most recently was the Chief Operating Officer at Altivity Packaging from 2006 until the company merged with Graphic Packaging in 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Sturdivant held various management and executive roles at a number of companies including Packaging Corporation of America, James River Corporation and Graphic Packaging International.
In February of 2009, Mr. Sturdivant was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Marietta Corporation. Mr. Sturdivant also serves on Marietta's Board of Directors and is a board member at AOT Bedding Super Holding, LLC.


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Hi everyone! I'm excited for my first time in hosting the Word Art Challenge! I have a freebie that I think will fit a variety of layouts
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I've left it pretty large, so feel free to scale it down. Also feel free to recolor. I look forward to seeing how you use it!
Monthly Challenge Rules -
Starting March 2014 we will start accumulating points for the challenge collab.
- You will receive the collab of the month in which you COMPLETE your 10 challenges.
For Example:
You do 5 in March, 2 in April and 6 in May - you would get the May collab.
You do 7 in March and 4 in April - you get the April collab
You do 10 each month you get EACH Collab!! (BEST DEAL!!)
- Challenge rewards will be sent out after the 5th of the month
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- You are responsible for tracking your completed challenges, find the monthly tracking thread in the "Cookie Jar", and follow the guidelines.
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Complete any 10 challenges, and you will receive a brand new designer collab!
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Complete any 10 challenges, during the month of June, and receive this collab for FREE!!
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Stihl TS350 Cut Off Saw
The Stihl TS350 is THE original cut off saw (in my opinion!). Be aware that the specification vary's slightly depending on the age of the machine and is different to that of the later TS350S. In particular the cylinder bore is slightly smaller and a different spark plug is recommended.
The picture here is a stock photo of this model of saw, I do own one but it's in a hundred pieces at the moment in the process of a most uneconomical rebuild. My Stihl TS350 is beyond my maintenance tips for now!
I bought the saw for next to nothing on Ebay and was assured that it would run, don't they all say that? (heavy sarcasm there…) Of course it certainly didn't run and it was quite clear why with a minimum of examination.
Firstly where the carburetor usually is there appeared to be a mound of semi-solidified brick dust, upon cleaning the filth away I discovered that there actually was a Tillotson HL carb under there, albeit a bit stiff and in need of a thorough clean inside and out.
My original compression test showed a slight lack of compression but nothing to worry about (or so I thought) and my handy spark plug tester showed that we had a spark. The engine also turned over cleanly enough so I made a few attempts at starting it… nothing… not even a cough!
I was wondering how well the carb was functioning and decided to dribble a little bit of fuel into the top of the cylinder to see whether we could get even the smallest bit of ignition… still nothing.
At this point I decided to try my compression test again, my theory being that the fuel I dribbled into the cylinder had cleaned the piston and bore a little and may have loosened things up a bit, sure enough the new compression test showed a drastic loss of compression!
Now it was time to check out the inside of the cylinder, I stripped the carb and exhaust off and removed the cylinder block. The inside of the cylinder showed some interesting signs of wear… upon checking the piston I discovered that the skirt was severely burned away on one side.
So now I knew what I had! A saw that had almost certainly been run without oil and had overheated to the point of terminal damage. Question is now whether the crank and bearings are shot too and whether the whole thing would be better in the scrap bin (it almost certainly would be best there but I'm a sentimental old sod and can't bear to throw away an engine that I might just breathe a little life into!)
Standby for more of this tale and photos!
General Technical Specifications:
Engine (early models):
Type: Two-stroke, air-cooled, single cylinder
Bore: 47mm 1.87in
Stroke: 32mm 1.26in
Displacement: 56cc 3.39cu in
Engine (later models and TS350S):
Type: Two-stroke, air-cooled, single cylinder
Bore: 49mm 1.92in
Stroke: 32mm 1.26in
Displacement: 60cc 3.68cu in
Tillotson HL diaphragm type.
Spark Plug:
Recommended plug:
Early models: Bosch W175
Later models and TS350S: Bosch WSR6F
Required electrode gap: 0.50mm 0.020in
Fuel and Lubrication:
Fuel: Unleaded gasoline, minimum 89 RON
Fuel/Oil Mixture Ratio:
50:1 using Stihl branded two-stroke oil
50:1 using high quality two-stroke oil for air-cooled engines
Torque settings:
Spark plug: 24N-m
Crankcase screws: 5N-m
Cylinder screws: 10N-m
Clutch nut: 29N-m
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Farm shows are often a time where farmers can share ideas with each other, and ask questions.
The big question that's being asked across the Midwest: "When is the drought going to end?"
Kent Thiesen has farmed for decades. Last summer's drought ravaged many parts of Northwest Iowa, but his corn and soybean farm in Clay County did okay.
"We were fortunate in this area last year to have a little subsoil moisture going into the spring and fortunate that those rains that we got in the springs and early summer that carried us into the fall," said Thiesen.
Bryce Anderson, an ag meteorologist, came to the Northwest Iowa Ag show to offer perspective to farmers coping with the drought. He says the drought is starting to lift in some parts of the Midwest, but not northwest Iowa yet.
"We've seen big droughts in the past that have taken their own sweet time, in terms of letting up in the upper Midwest," said Anderson.
With several inches of snow expected to hit later in the week, some wondered if that moisture can help feed the dry ground, with drought levels that Anderson says are comparable to the 1950s.
"The assistance of that is going to be very minimal because the ground is frozen," said Anderson.
Thiesen agrees. He says the winter storm is probably not going to do much to replenish this soil, but the runoff could go to his pond, which is about two feet below normal.
"We had pretty good soil reserves a year ago, but that bank account is gone," said Anderson
Anderson says the area will need rain by June to have a good year. Milder temperatures could help a little bit, since soil reserves are depleted. Meanwhile, Thiesen hopes for an early thaw to get his corn and soybeans off to a good start.
"I'm hoping that the frost goes out early and that we get a rain during that time of the year that helps take the frost out," said Thiesen.
Still, if that doesn't happen, Thiesen isn't ready to hit the panic button.
"It may be my age showing, but we've been through this before. My sons will get through it again," said Thiesen.
Anderson says the moisture deficit is about 10 to 12 inches below normal for most of northwest Iowa now. He says, ideally, a thaw later this month or in early March, followed by steady rains, would be best for the soil.


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The risks of business doing an end-run around IT are high, says Gerjets. "What happens is the business units go get their own cloud solutions and then come back to IT and say, 'Hey, we need these integrated because we just figured out our business flow goes cross-system.' And then IT says, 'Oh, we can't integrate it,' and looks even worse. It's almost like a vicious cycle if it heads that way, especially for IT organizations that have a bad relationship with the business."
Not that Gerjets categorically discourages the use of public cloud services, but again, collaboration up front is key. During the selection phase, IT helps business units choose cloud services that can be integrated effectively.
In the end, it's all about understanding what the business is about and where it wants to go -- and anticipating what the business needs to make decisions and jump on new opportunities.
If you hadn't noticed, fewer people these days run around proudly proclaiming they "work in IT." That's not because they don't want to be identified with technology. It's because the idea of IT as an entity separate from business is old hat.
This article, "6 lessons to learn from a happy IT organization," originally appeared at InfoWorld.com. Read more of Eric Knorr's Modernizing IT blog. And for the latest business technology news, follow InfoWorld on Twitter.


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Having a gator in your swimming pool used to be something Floridians wanted to avoid. But then along came Alligator Attractions and Bob Barrett's unique idea to hold alligator pool parties where kids could get in with a live gator, and it turned out that they were a hit.
"You don't see that everyday," Barrett said.
The swimming gators are about four feet long and have their mouths taped shut. They're also supervised by a handler, and Bob says there's never been an incident.
"Our three mottos are safety first, safety first and our third one is safety first," Barrett said.
Still, all the notoriety caught up with Alligator Attractions. FWC officials say they had multiple complaints from news viewers and animal rights groups, so they took a second look at the parties.
Now they say it violates the law to allow the gators to swim freely, so they're going to enforce stricter rules: handlers must be in control of the gators at all times in the pool.
"It is a strict control, whether it be by a tether or hand, as long as he's able to quickly prevent injury," said FWC Officer Baryl Martin.
FWC says it's all about human and animal safety. Bob says he's fine with the stricter rules.
"Whatever they want us to do, we'll gladly do it," he said.
He admits this may slow the number of pool parties booked, but Bob's okay with that. He says at the end of the day, all the attention is good for one thing: improving alligator awareness.
"That's what the whole business is about," he said.
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If you've had the same credit card for a few years, happy to be collecting enough points to get a free domestic flight or a few hundred dollars in cash back every year, Gary Leff has two words for you: Wake up.
Leff, co-founder of frequent flier community Milepoint.com, says credit card rewards have never been better. Maximizing your points is just a matter of paying attention and making the right choices. Do you pay for everything possible with your credit card, including your nanny and your yard guy? Do you look for opportunities to double and triple your points? "It's free money," Leff says. "It's like the banks want you to fly internationally in premium cabins for free."
We asked Leff and other savvy reward chasers for their favorite -- and most creative -- tips for racking up credit card rewards. Remember, none of these tricks is worth pursuing unless you pay off your card every month; otherwise, interest charges cancel out any gain.
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Science and Math Idea Box
"Ideas Change Things. We want yours!"
You can be involved in enhancing the Natural Science and Mathematics program by providing input on:
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Give us your best. We will review them and those ideas selected for implementation will be posted on the web and the TV's in Paine.


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Burpees burpees burpees!
DU's and Oly lift tips.
Let's talk burpees. Last week there was talk last week about a burpee challenge. Not just a 30 day burpee challenge, but with a Dragonfire twist! Along with the regular burpee challenge you will have 30 days to submit a burpee video. You will be judge on how Crazy and funny you make the video. How fitting. There will be a $5.00 buy in and the winners will be voted by members of box. So let your creative juices flow.
The standards are:
The video Must be PG13
You can submit more than one video
No animals will be harmed in making the video
Keep the video less than 1 minute long
Please send the video to email@example.com. Sign up will posted on the new white board.
We would like some input on the new gym. What you like, don't like, and equipment you would like to see at the gym. Post to comment.
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200 meter sandbag run
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10 burpee box jump
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Kelli Says:
April 16th, 2012 at 8:04 am
What I like about the gym is…… All the sexy support the girls get when they go on a run!!
Ej Says:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:43 pm
Willa is available as a personal body guard. She will attack on command (or without command) and works for treats.
Bs Says:
April 16th, 2012 at 1:46 pm
I would really appreciate it if surrogate runner and burpee person to do those things for me,so I would be better able to compete with you monsters!
Bs Says:
April 16th, 2012 at 1:47 pm
Ps. I really like the laughs and smiles that are included in the membership dues.
S.B Says:
April 16th, 2012 at 2:09 pm
I get Willa…can we put a saddle on her??
WODfather Says:
April 16th, 2012 at 5:14 pm
Kelli Says:
April 16th, 2012 at 7:46 pm
I want one of those C.G.
WODfather Says:
April 16th, 2012 at 8:15 pm
Ask EJ–she has one.


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Houston Astros (30-60)@
Miami Marlins (41-48)
Friday, July 08
Sun Life Stadium
Attendance: 17,044
Game Leaders
L: Lyles
(0-4) 4.60 era
W: Vazquez
(5-8) 5.23 era
S: Nunez
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Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Hanley Ramirez went 3-for-3 with a homer and three RBI to lead the Marlins past the Astros, 6-3, in the second tilt of a four-game set.
Mike Stanton had a 2-for-3 night with two RBI and Gaby Sanchez added two hits, including a double, and three runs scored for Florida, which has won five of its last seven games.
Javier Vazquez (5-8) gave up just two runs on six hits over seven innings to earn the win. After allowing two runs in the first, Vazquez shut out the Astros over the next six frames.
"I'm staying more aggressive. I'm just pounding the strike zone, and that's what I have to keep doing," said Vazquez.
Leo Nunez picked up his 24th save of the year after retiring the final two batters of the game.
Jeff Keppinger and Brett Wallace had an RBI each and Michael Bourn added two hits and a run scored for Houston, which has dropped seven of its last eight games.
Jordan Lyles (0-4) was tagged with the loss after giving up five runs on seven hits over six innings.
"It was not a good outing. It didn't go as planned," said Lyles. "I didn't start good, and I didn't finish good."
The Marlins took a 3-2 lead in the third after Sanchez hit a two-out double past a diving Carlos Lee in left and Ramirez followed with a single back up the middle to knock in the run.
Florida added two more in the fifth. With the bases loaded, Logan Morrison drew a walk, forcing in Omar Infante. Stanton followed with a sacrifice fly that carried to the warning track, narrowly missing a grand slam, to drive in the second run of the inning.
The Marlins added another run in seventh after Stanton laced a single to right scoring Sanchez.
Houston scored one more in the ninth after Carlos Corporan roped a single to center knocking in Wallace, who doubled to open the inning. But the Astros couldn't keep the momentum going after Nunez entered with one out in the ninth and he slammed the door shut.
The Astros jumped ahead 2-0 in the first. Bourn beat out a grounder to short stop to lead off the inning and moved to second on a fielder's choice that also allowed Hunter Pence to reach base. Bourn then advanced to third on a Lee fly out, before scoring on a Keppinger bloop single. Wallace followed with an RBI single to right-center.
The Marlins evened the score in the bottom half of the frame after Ramirez blasted a two-run homer. Bryan Peterson led off with a walk before Ramirez sent a fastball over the wall in right-center three batters later.
Florida threatened to put another run on the board in the second with Stanton on third an one out. But when Vazquez flew out to right Stanton was thrown out at home by Pence after attempting to tag up.
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1B: Jerry Meals
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April 7, 2014
On March 8, hundreds of people, especially from the South and particularly Jackson, Miss., came to mourn and reflect on the life of Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, who died suddenly on Feb. 25 at the age of 66. Starting with a March 5 tribute at the historically Black college, Jackson State University, Mayor Lumumba's life was memorialized for several days, ending with the masses lining the streets for his burial motorcade. A collection of tributes to the late great mayor of Jackson, Miss.
January 14, 2014
In classic Fox form, the interview with me would not be about the case or about the appointment of Adegbile. In the end, the point of the segment was for Fox to call Mumia "a thrice-convicted cop killer" as many times as possible, and to associate that with Debo Adegbile so as to strategically energize a right-wing agenda against the gains of the civil rights movement – following the same pattern as in their successful campaign to decommission Van Jones.
December 18, 2012
Hundreds of Siddiqui's supporters met the two at the airport in the wee hours of the morning, carrying flowers, signs and banners, and chanting "Free Aafia!" and "Welcome!" Siddiqui is a Pakistani political prisoner who has been held in solitary confinement for years in U.S. prisons, after being abducted from Pakistan with her three young children.
November 30, 2012
For decades, the Oakland Police Department has been the focus of fear. For a brief time, the Black Panther Party put a crimp into their strut. But the Black Panther Party is no more, and the repression has come surging back. The family of Alan Blueford continue to organize resistance to this campaign of repression. You can join that campaign at justice4alanblueford.org.
December 11, 2011
Battle lines have formed as the West Coast Occupy movements, from San Diego to Alaska, organize for blockades of West Coast ports to support the struggle of the ILWU in Longview, Wash. against EGT of the grain cartel, of port truckers fighting for the right to organize and of Long Beach against SSA, owned by Goldman Sachs.
December 7, 2011
As pressure builds for the Dec. 12 West Coast port shutdown, the capitalist owners and their media have begun a battle of ideas to blunt this powerful threat to their profits and control. But ILWU member Clarence Thomas says: "We don't cross community picket lines. These ports are the people's ports. Ports belong to the people of the Pacific Coast."
January 31, 2011
Hallelujah! Revolution has come! The political miracle spreads as the power of the people manifests all over North Africa, particularly Tunisia and Egypt. This could very possibly be the beginning of a global revolution that would free the people of the world from the tyranny of the 1 percent who own 80 percent of the world's resources – and initiate real democratic self-determination. As Frederick Douglass noted: "Power concedes nothing without a demand." We must collectively and globally demand our human rights, human equality. All power to the people! People of the world, unite! – Kiilu Nyasha
January 7, 2011
Four death-sentenced prisoners, wrongfully convicted of crimes following the 1993 prison rebellion in Lucasville, Ohio, started a hunger strike Jan. 3. They say they would rather die, if they must, on their own terms, rather than on a gurney by lethal injection. They want to strike a blow against confinement conditions so inhumane that they amount to torture.
May 19, 2010
"Damn Detroit Police Department! You burned, shot and killed Aiyana Jones, a little 7-year-old girl. You threw a stun grenade through the front window and lit the little girl's blanket on fire! And then you shot off a bullet that landed in her neck!" – Read this account by Kimora Lee Simmons, another by a 12-year-old girl and the full story by veteran Detroit journalist Abayomi Azikiwe.
July 16, 2009
Jubilant at finally breaking the blockade to bring aid to the people of Gaza, three Black heroes – former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, fresh out of an Israeli prison, New York City Councilman Charles Barron and M-1 of dead prez – and Viva Palestina organizer British Member of Parliament George Galloway's are interviewed by the world press. Yet U.S. media are silent. Read all about it right here.
December 7, 2008
Community outrage and support are building over the arrest of people's journalist Diane Bukowski. Many view this as a political attack on the entire progressive movement in metro Detroit.
August 20, 2008
As pointed out in the Black Waxx Multimedia, Inc., film "Disappearing Voices: The Decline of Black Radio," it is not simply the artists or the jocks who are disappearing. Nor is it simply their absence that renders Black radio impotent. It is the fact that the voice of the community they represent has no forum.


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U.S. bishops view Supreme Court's rulings as 'tragic day for marriage'
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- U.S. Catholic bishops said the U.S. Supreme Court's June 26 rulings on same-sex marriage were a "tragic day for marriage and our nation."
The court, in separate 5-4 rulings struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, defining marriage as between one man and one woman and also refused to rule on the merits of a challenge to California's Proposition 8, the voter-approved initiative barring same-sex marriage.
In the rulings, the court said DOMA was unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause and they sent back to lower courts a challenge to Prop 8, saying the individuals who defended the law in court lacked the legal standing to do so.
A statement by Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco, chair of the U.S. bishops' Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage, said the court "has dealt a profound injustice to the American people by striking down in part the federal Defense of Marriage Act."
"The court got it wrong," they continued. "The federal government ought to respect the truth that marriage is the union of one man and one woman, even where states fail to do so. The preservation of liberty and justice requires that all laws, federal and state, respect the truth, including the truth about marriage."
The bishops also said it was "unfortunate that the court did not take the opportunity to uphold California's Proposition 8 but instead decided not to rule on the matter. The common good of all, especially our children, depends upon a society that strives to uphold the truth of marriage. Now is the time to redouble our efforts in witness to this truth."
They urged people to "stand steadfastly together in promoting and defending the unique meaning of marriage: one man, one woman, for life." They also asked for prayers "as the court's decisions are reviewed and their implications further clarified."
Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori said the court's decisions were the "latest in a troubling trend of decisions by lawmakers, judges, and some voters which ignores the fundamental truth about marriage: It is the most valued, most important social unit in our society and as such is deserving of the protection and special recognition societies have afforded it throughout human history."
He said the courts' decisions will "also undoubtedly contribute to concerted efforts not just to redefine marriage but to dismantle it, efforts which represent a serious threat to religious liberty and conscience rights for countless people of faith."
Archbishop Timothy M. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services said that although the Supreme Court "avoided a firm declaration about same sex-marriage, it signaled that attempts by the federal government to limit rights available under state law could be unconstitutional."
He said the court shifted the debated to the states which "raises questions about the scope of the federal government's authority to administer its own programs."
In light of the court's decisions, the archbishop said it "seems imperative to remind the faithful of the Archdiocese for the Military Services that they must never forget that all, regardless of their sexual inclination, must be treated with the respect worthy of their human dignity."
He said that while the court's decision "voids federal law it opens the doors to others: It allows the citizens of each state the opportunity to uphold the true definition of marriage by voting for representatives and legislation that defend the true definition of marriage."
The bishop urged Catholics to "make their voices heard through the democratic process by upholding marriage in their home states," saying he remains confident that Americans will "continue to promote and defend the good and the truth of marriage as the union of one man and one woman as husband and wife for life.
Marriage remains what it has always been, regardless of what any government might say," he added.
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The space at Coit and Spring Creek Parkway in Plano, formerly used by Manna Indian Restaurant, is now another Indian restaurant: The Curry Pot. Signage was a snap–they just popped The Curry Pot over Manna. Highest and best usage at work. Free parking.
2 comments on "The Curry Pot Opens in Plano"
I heard that they cheated MANNA INDIAN RESTAURANT. This is what i heard manna had some amount due to pay their rent.
The chef who worked in Manna knew about it and he went behind and talked with the landlord and told them that they will take the restaurant if they close the restaurant and Pay some rent. Within 5-6 days landlord closed the restaurant with no notice. . This is what i heard .. .. Its always very sad to see these things.
I really hate when people try to cheat behind the back
I hope that chef and his friends learn a lesson some day.
My bad!! it was just brought to my notice that the manna restaurant not only didnt pay their rent, but also had not been paying salary to the employees for a few months! I should of known that the landlord cannot evict anyone without following the proper procedures required by law….
anyway, i tried The Curry Pot out…and i must say they did a great makeover and have very tasty food at a good price!


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Company To Fight Penalties in Omaha Plant CollapseJuly 30, 2014 1:35 pm | by The Associated Press
A livestock feed company intends to contest citations and proposed penalties issued by federal safety regulators after the collapse of an Omaha plant that killed two employees.
Sanctions Will Damage Russia If Not Lifted QuicklyJuly 30, 2014 1:29 pm | by Laura Mills and Juergen Baetz, Associated Press
U.S. and European sanctions against Russia's energy and finance sectors are strong enough to cause deep, long-lasting damage within months unless Moscow persuades the West to repeal them by withdrawing support for Ukrainian insurgents.
Lawyer Sues GM On Behalf of 658 PlaintiffsJuly 30, 2014 1:25 pm | by Associated Press
A Texas lawyer has filed a lawsuit against General Motors on behalf of 658 people who were injured or killed in crashes allegedly caused by faulty ignition switches.
Steel Mill Fined $135K for Emission SensorsJuly 30, 2014 1:15 pm | by Jeff Amy, Associated Press
The Mississippi Commission of Environmental Quality has fined Columbus steel mill Severstal $135,000 because the company's pollution-control monitors didn't function properly after the plant expanded in June 2011.
Samsung Phone Shipments FalterJuly 30, 2014 1:13 pm | by Peter Svensson - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press
The Korean phone giant lost ground to upstart Chinese manufacturers after several years of headlong growth, according to figures from IDC.
GOP Blocks Tax Hike on Firms Moving OverseasJuly 30, 2014 1:10 pm | by Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press
Republican senators blocked an election-year bill Wednesday to limit tax breaks for U.S. companies that move operations overseas.
Gov't. Fails To Vet Chemical Plants for Terror RiskJuly 30, 2014 11:51 am | by Hope Yen, Associated Press
Congressional investigators say the government has failed to inspect virtually all of the chemical facilities that it considers to be at high risk for a terror attack and has underestimated the threat to densely populated cities.
Toyota Remains No. 1 in Global Vehicle SalesJuly 30, 2014 11:50 am | by The Associated Press
Toyota remains No. 1 in global vehicles sales after the first six months of this year, followed by Volkswagen which bumped General Motors out of second place as the U.S. automaker grapples with a recall scandal.
5 Reporters Subpoenaed in $1.2B 'Pink Slime' LawsuitJuly 30, 2014 11:48 am | by Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press
Several food writers, including a New York Times reporter, have been subpoenaed by a meat producer as part of its $1.2 billion defamation lawsuit against ABC in regards to the network's coverage of a beef product dubbed "pink slime" by critics.
U.S. Economy Grew at Strong 4 Pct Rate in SpringJuly 30, 2014 9:42 am | by Martin Crutsinger, AP Economics Writer
After a dismal winter, the U.S. economy sprang back to life in the April-June quarter, growing at a fast 4 percent annual rate on the strength of higher consumer and business spending, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
Hyundai Recalls 883K Sonatas To Fix Gear ShiftersJuly 30, 2014 9:38 am | by The Associated Press
The Korean automaker says the automatic transmission shift cable can separate from the shift lever. If that happens the lever may not show the correct gear, increasing the risk of a crash.
Small Cars Fare Poorly in Crash TestsJuly 30, 2014 9:35 am | by Dee-Ann Durbin, AP Auto Writer
The four-door Mini Cooper Countryman was the only one of 12 cars to earn a top rating of "good" in new frontal crash tests.
Drugmaker Amgen Laying Off At Least 2,400July 30, 2014 9:29 am | by Linda A. Johnson, AP Business Writer
Biologic drugmaker Amgen said Tuesday that it will lay off 12 to 15 percent of its worldwide workforce and close four sites, even as it reported stellar second-quarter results that trounced Wall Street expectations.
McDonald's Could Be Liable for Labor PracticesJuly 30, 2014 9:26 am | by Candice Choi, AP Food Industry Writer
McDonald's is coming under intensifying pressure for labor practices at its U.S. restaurants.
Suzuki Recalling Nearly 26K CarsJuly 29, 2014 2:27 pm | by The Associated Press
Suzuki is recalling nearly 26,000 midsize cars in the U.S. because the daytime running light modules can overheat and could cause a fire.
Full Appeals Court Upholds Labels on Meat PackagesJuly 29, 2014 2:20 pm | by Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld new government rules requiring labels on packaged steaks, ribs and other cuts of meat to say where the animals were born, raised and slaughtered.
FAA Proposes $12M Fine for Southwest AirlinesJuly 29, 2014 1:52 pm | by Joan Lowy, Associated Press
The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it is proposing a $12 million civil fine against Southwest Airlines for failing to comply with safety regulations related to repairs on Boeing 737 jetliners.
$1,000 Pill Now Treatment of ChoiceJuly 29, 2014 1:49 pm | by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press
A $1,000-per-pill drug that insurers are reluctant to pay for has quickly become the treatment of choice for a liver-wasting viral disease that affects more than 3 million Americans.
Ocean Spray Worker Dies in Fall Through SkylightJuly 29, 2014 1:47 pm | by The Associated Press
Authorities say a Nevada man is dead after falling through a skylight at the Ocean Spray fruit juice distribution center where he worked.
Smith & Wesson Paying $2M To Settle Bribery ChargesJuly 29, 2014 9:54 am | by The Associated Press
Smith & Wesson has agreed to pay $2 million to settle civil charges of bribing government officials in Pakistan, Indonesia and other countries to win military and police business.


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John Winthrop
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I have several videos on my computer, which are supposedly encoded using Divx. However when i play them the blue and red are basically swiutched so that it looks all screwed up. I do not know how to fix this and was hopping someone could help. Thanks.
hey, I have found the same problem with some of my movies. I only had the issue with winamp. I tried a diffrent player and it worked just fine. maybe try core media player.
if your card doesn't support anti-aliasing , colour like orange,red,light-yellow,blue...when video play will mix colour one it other like green on orange...(green squares on movable orange)
you can get rid of this if your display card using anti-aliasing...but sometime if it been capture from someone else like this,so you won't be able tofix this problem if its record in this way..but as i said u can remove it by good display-card with (anti-aliasing)..


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|County youths show strong at Ohio State Fair
|Wednesday, August 21, 2013 1:34 PM
By Staci Hiler
4-H Program Assistant
OSU Extension
Paulding County youths had a great showing at the 2013 Ohio State Fair in Columbus July 24-Aug. 4. This year, 4-H had 18 different projects representing Paulding County at the Ohio State Fair. Members exhibited a variety of different projects from cooking to hogs and even rockets.
Still project participants were selected at the county fair during their judging to represent the county at the state level. Members advancing to the state level were:


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Girl uses sign language to help her deaf parents understand school concert
Lori Putney Koch of Clearwater, Fla. tweeted that her 5-year-old daughter, Claire, signed for her deaf parents at a kindergarten holiday concert at Plumb Elementary School.
@UPROXX – my 5 yr old signed even better for her deaf parents in a xmas show. Proof is here: youtube.com/watch?v=zQeygY… – seriously, a must see—
Lori Koch (@lpkoch) December 11, 2013
Claire can be seen in the video, singing along with the rest of the children while signing American Sign Language to her parents.
Koch and her husband, Tom, who runs his own SCUBA business, were born deaf. Claire and her sister, 2-year-old Charlotte, can hear but have been learning American Sign Language since birth.
Maybe Claire could give the interpreter from Nelson Mandel's funereal a few signing lessons?
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Arizona Rep. Bob Thorpe recommends tactical vests for lawmaker safety
PHOENIX - Tactical vests may be the new attire for Arizona lawmakers.
State Rep. Bob Thorpe sent an email Thursday to Arizona State House and Senate members inviting them to an event at the State Capitol to learn about tactical vests.
Someone from Arizona Tactical is scheduled to teach lawmakers about the benefits of the protective vest.
In the email, Thorpe wrote the purpose of the event is "to inform our members about the costs and options for those wishing to purchase a vest for personal use, for example at town halls, parades and other events."
In light of the Tucson shooting that injured Gabrielle Giffords, Thorpe feels the vests can only help lawmakers at public events.
He's gone as far as arranging a deal so lawmakers would pay the same price for the vests as police officers.
While it's all in an effort to stay safe, other lawmakers feel it's unnecessary.
"We're here to be in the public, and it's not our job to be paranoid all the time thinking that someone is out to get us," said Rep. Ruben Gallego. "I think the best defense is actually to have a good, well-trained police force and some good gun laws."
The vests range in price from $600 to $800 and can be hidden underneath a T-shirt or top.
Thorpe's event with Arizona Tactical will be held Wednesday, April 10 at the State Capitol.


text: While discussing D'Antoni going to the Knicks instead of the Bulls, Mariotti attacks Reinsdorf by saying, "Since when did we become Sacramento?" I dont know if he's talking about us losing S. Van Gundy, not extending Adelmen's contract, or hiring unproven cheap labor in Muss and Theus but one thing is certain, he's using us as the standard for poor ownership decisions. i disagree with him and hope Theus proves himself next year, although in hindsight Id like to call a mulligan and give adelman an extension but we're still rootin for reggie.


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Welcome to the New York Android Developers Meetup!
2000 Members Bash & Meetup!!
2057 members and counting... that's crazy. Let's get drinks and celebrate! We'll have speakers and talks as usual, but will stay at Midtown Loft for our afterparty... Learn more
- Midtown Loft and Terrace
- 267 5th Ave, New York, NY (map)
Hosted by: Kevin Galligan (Organizer), and Olivia Lin (Co-Organizer)
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July 24 · 6:45 PMWhat's New in Android LLots of new stuff came out of Google I/O. Android everywhere, basically. We'll be chatting about the new version, L, and some of the new platforms (wear, car, etc).... Learn more
June 25 · 7:00 PM"Sorry You're Not At I/O" PartyWe're sorry you didn't get into Google I/O, but come hang with us at New Work City! We'll have appetizers, pizza, drinks, music and hopefully videos/feedback from all... Learn more
May 15 · 6:45 PMRay Ryan talks Square APIsDagger, Flow and Mortar are open source libraries that form the backbone of Square's flagship Register app. Use them to spend less time fighting the life cycle and more... Learn more
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April 12 · 10:00 AMNASA Space Apps Hackathon!A full weekend hackathon, spread over many international locations, working on Nasa challenges. This year the New York location is the "main stage". There will be ... Learn more