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Two arts organizations that perform at Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook are joining forces on a tale of devilish behavior.
The Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra, in collaboration with First Folio Theatre, will present Stravinsky's "L'Histoire du Soldat" ("A Soldier's Tale") Jan. 18 at Mayslake Peabody Estate and Jan. 26 at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church.
"Stravinsky composed it in the lean times of World War I so they would have something to travel with and hopefully earn some income," said Stephen Alltop, Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra Music Director and Conductor. "It follows the very huge pieces that he wrote just a few years before, like 'The Rite of Spring.'"
The work tells, "The classic story of an individual — in this case a soldier on leave — selling his soul in exchange for a magic violin and riches and success," Alltop said. "Then, of course, the devil comes to collect his fee."
This piece is designed to be performed by seven musicians on violin, contrabass, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone and percussion.
Alltop noted, "Although the music is very engaging, it's meant to be a theatrical work." That's why the music director approached David Rice, executive director of First Folio Theatre.
Rice and First Folio Artistic Director Alison C. Vesely put together a short list of actors who had the appropriate experience for this project. "To do what is to some extent a readers' theater piece, working with an orchestra in this particular way, is a little trickier," Rice said.
Lydia Berger Gray was selected as the narrator. Alan Ball plays the devil and Aaron Christensen is the soldier.
Alltop is directing the actors, a familiar role for him because he has directed a number of operas. Nevertheless, "My plan is to be pretty collaborative with them," he noted.
It takes a lot of talent to perform this piece, Alltop indicated. "The music, at times, is almost devilishly difficult," he said. "But it's a great part for the solo violin. The solo violin becomes, in a way, like the fourth actor."
Taking on that difficult task is concertmaster Rika Seko.
"L'Histoire du Soldat," which runs about an hour, will be performed in the second half of the program. The first portion will consist of solo performances by violinist Seko, clarinetist Andrea R. DiOrio and contrabassist Alison Gaines.
Seko will perform "Sonata op. 115 for Violin Solo" by Sergei Prokofiev. DiOrio will perform Stravinsky's three pieces for solo clarinet. Gaines' selection is "Failing" by Tom Johnson.
"I'm pretty excited about it. I'm also a little intimidated by it," Gaines admitted. "It's supposed to be sort of theatrical, which I thought would fit well with the Stravinsky and the actors on the second half. You have to talk about the experience of playing the piece and how it's similar to failing in real life. And you're playing at the same time. It's a real coordination exercise."

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With a break in snowfall, City snow operations have made enough progress for residential units to begin heading back into neighborhoods. Crews will be working through the night, and residents are asked to be patient as crews tackle over 1,200 lane miles and 1,500 cul-de-sacs. Residential units are smaller vehicles and snow removal progress will be substantially impacted by the high volume of snow. Larger trucks will serve residential areas as available.
Due to the volume of snow, all crews plowing residential areas have been redirected to arterial streets to assist emergency responses.
Plowing has been significantly hampered by the number of stranded vehicles on city streets, and the City continues to strongly urge residents to avoid driving if at all possible.
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Mermaid Asian Bistro & Bar comes to Ronkonkoma
Mermaid Asian Bistro & Bar replaces the short-lived 3 Cuzins Asian Bistro in Ronkonkoma. Unlike its predecessor, this place has a sushi bar — although not in the main dining room but sequestered in a little alcove.
The night I went, I sat in the main dining space, which, truth be told, needed better heating. A bowl of robust wonton soup, with delicate dumplings, took the edge off my chill. So, too, did a surprisingly nuanced and fiery red curry with chicken — a true find at a non-Thai restaurant. A sushi platter featured fresh, nicely cut finfish over rice that, although ideal in texture, was a tad too cold.
Overall, a promising new spot.
Mermaid Asian Bistro & Bar is at 846 Portion Rd., Ronkonkoma, 631-588-8885.
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Any ideas are welcome for new games, and I may turn this into a collaboration if i get more ideas.
Without further ado, lets get on!
Step 1: Choosing your weaponry
1 weapon: Try to choose an all-purpose weapon, it should really have a mag, and/or a grenade launcher, and I would recommend the storm 223 for this job
2 weapons: choose an assault rifle for this, and I usually choose either a sniper rifle or a pistol as well. A sniper rifle is long range, and accurate, so if your objective or base is inside the house upstairs, then you can snipe from the window. the pistol is small and easily concealable, and can pack fair power while still being light weight. I would use my tj-sr-v14 for a sniper or IAC's Spiff pistol for these.
3 weapons: Choose a sniper rifle, an Assault rifle and a pistol.
4 weapons: Choose a sniper, an assault, a pistol and either a shotgun or a grenade for now. Shotguns and grenades can both hit many people at once, however grenades are smaller. i would use the J5 barricade shotgun and 2 blue connectors with red connectors slotted in loosely for a grenade
5 weapons: Choose a Sniper, an Assault, a Pistol, a shotgun and a grenade.
6 weapons: Choose a Sniper, an Assault, a Pistol, a shotgun, a grenade and either a machine gun or another pistol. Use a light machine gun like a powerful small gatling gun.
7 Weapons: Choose a Sniper, an Assault, a Pistol, a shotgun, a grenade, a machine gun and another pistol.
8 weapons: Choose a Sniper, an Assault, a Pistol, a shotgun, a grenade, a machine gun, another pistol, and either another grenade or an assault knife.
1. if you carry too many large guns, it will be hard to move, so stock up on grenades and pistols if you have trouble.
2. For 1 or 2 weapon games, you dont have many guns, so make sure they are good and versatile.
3.For some games, particularly CTF, you will need soldiers suited to different jobs. The weapons used must reflect this.
4. Only use guns like I am Canadians heavy cannon if the other team has one and is prepared to get hurt, and if so, go OUTSIDE!
5. in a knex war, nobody cares what type of trigger you have, use a block trigger if the gun is your style.
Weapon Limitationsyou can put limits on your weapons, such as a ban list or originality rule. The ban list is basically a list of knex guns that cannot be used in the game. Originality is where players must design their own guns to use in a war. Other rules include a part limit (it can use a certain amount of these parts), a gun type limit (ex, assault rifles only), a minimum range and power stat, and a maximum power and range stat (not to be used with minimum range and stat).
Here are some very good guns to use in a war situation and why
I am canadian's Spiff pistol. It has good range, takes a humunganormously low amount of pieces and is one of the most reliable guns i have ever made.
I am Canadian's Heavy cannons (any of them). Huge and deadly, will scare people without having to fire it, and fires well too. *note*- may be banned from wars
My Storm 223. It is reliable and functions well.
BBKWG. Bakenbitz' war gun. It's all in the name.
Killerk's Pistol. Yes, a basic pistol is good for use. Make a stock of these (lol). It is easy to load and fire and never misfires.
My Storm 220 V2. Reliable and easy loading, and good range too.
AR-4 v3. Reliable, and it really does fire well.
DJ Radio's Jackal v4- reliable, and has removable mags for faster reload.
You get the idea. You need reliability as well as range and accuracy.
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GARY — Teenage girls having babies, boys dropping out of school to stand on street corners, their younger siblings ready to follow the same path — how can a day-long session on youth violence fix all that?
"If we just reach one or two and send them away with a positive message, then we've made a difference," Gary police Lt. Lawrence Wright said.
The fifth annual Youth Violence Prevention Conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 11, at Indiana University Northwest.
Students, parents, educators, community leaders and others will spend the day listening and talking about ways to inspire young people on a path to success.
The conference is sponsored by the Boys and Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana and Community Organizations for Families and Youth (COFFY).
"Our children are our precious treasure. We have not done what we need to do to make sure they have quality of life," Wright said.
The Rev. Michael L. Pfleger of Faith Community of St. Sabina church in Chicago and Muhibb Dyer, a Milwaukee community activist and writer, are the two keynote speakers scheduled to address the conference.
Pfleger is an outspoken activist who rails against the sale of drug paraphernalia in his neighborhood stores and other symptoms of a decaying society.
He led an anti-violence march last month as the details of Trayvon Martin's death unfolded.
"The loss of life has been excessive and crazy," Wright said. Children who grow up surrounded by violence often fail to see their own potential.
"The level of denial is extremely high," Wright observed. Domestic violence sends the wrong message to young people, affecting their behavior and self-esteem and preventing them from setting and reaching personal goals.
Dyer provides the perspective of a young man growing up without love and guidance.
His play, "From Kings to Thugs to Presidents," is a story of urban life aimed at encouraging young people to make a better future for themselves.
"It's all about choices," Wright said.
Dyer also conducts motivational seminars and workshops for youths in the Milwaukee Public Schools.
"We adults have the responsibility to step up and do better for our children," Wright said.
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Adding social buttons like the Tweet button pictured to the right to shopping websites affects your customers' decision to buy (or not to buy).
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NIKE, Inc. is committed to building deeper community connections and creating positive social change around the world.
As a company, Nike believes in the power of human potential. At the Nike Foundation, we invest in the greatest unrealized source of human potential in the world today: adolescent girls.
In the three minutes it takes to read this, 81 adolescent girls will become child brides, and 96 adolescent girls will give birth. Two of those girls will likely die from complications in childbirth.
The reality is harsh, but we don't see the 250 million adolescent girls living in poverty today as victims of circumstance. We believe they can play a crucial role in solving the toughest problems facing the world. Because when a girl living in poverty has the chance to reach her full potential, she isn't the only one who escapes the circumstances she was born into. She brings her family, community and country with her. We call this the Girl Effect.
In the 1990s, research from the Population Council and International Center for Research on Women began to show that when an adolescent girl in poverty is able to stay in school, delay marriage and delay having children, not only do her life chances radically change, but the children she will later have are far more likely to be healthy and educated.
The data available today is compelling. With nearly four million new adolescent mothers every year, India loses $383 billion in potential lifetime income. If Ethiopian girls completed high school, the economy would gain $6.8 billion over their lifetimes. If young Nigerian women had the same employment rates as young men, the country would add $13.9 billion to its economy every year. Investing in girls is not only the right thing to do; it's the smart thing to do.
By investing more in girls, governments and international organizations could break the cycle of poverty from one generation to the next. But these incredible research findings have not led the huge change in funding for girls you might expect. Instead, millions of girls around the world continue to face early marriage, pregnancy and a lack of access to school.
In this gap between the status quo and the potential to change the world for girls and the people around them, Maria Eitel, founding President and CEO of the Nike Foundation, saw an immense opportunity to create a positive impact at a global scale.
Nike has always been a company focused on human potential. Co-founder and track coach Bill Bowerman was a relentless innovator, obsessed with giving athletes the training and equipment they needed to maximize their performance. At the Nike Foundation, Maria Eitel took the bold decision to apply this philosophy to perhaps the world's most isolated and marginalized people: the 250 million adolescent girls living in extreme poverty.
When the Nike Foundation started in 2004, we sought the best investment to end global poverty with the highest returns. We traced poverty back to its roots. Investing in adolescent girls was the unexpected solution to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty and unleash the unlimited potential of adolescent girls on the world. In short, we can stop poverty before it starts by getting to the mother of every child that will be born into poverty before that first child is born.
That's why, in 2008, the Nike Foundation partnered with the NoVo Foundation, United Nations Foundation and Coalition for Adolescent Girls to create the Girl Effect.
The Girl Effect is a concept that was initially created to illustrate the extraordinary potential of adolescent girls. Launched with a short film that caught the attention of global leaders at the 2009 World Economic Forum, the Girl Effect has since evolved into a global movement of supporters who believe girls are the most powerful force for change on the planet.
From the halls of the World Bank, the World Economic Forum and the African Union to the stage of the Clinton Global Initiative and beyond, we have partnered with some of the most respected organizations and leaders in the development community to unleash the potential of adolescent girls.
The Nike Foundation's own investments have directly helped more than 500,000 girls around the world to fulfill their potential, providing grants to more than 100 organizations in more than 80 countries over nine years — including: giving girls in Nigeria the chance to stay in school; helping girls in India to claim equal rights to inherit and own land; and giving girls across Rwanda critical health information and mentoring.
Through Girl Hub, our strategic collaboration with the U.K. Department for International Development, we work in Ethiopia, Rwanda and Nigeria to put the Girl Effect into action. By engaging girls as active participants, everything we do – from branded social communications to national advocacy and creating robust data – is built on what girls tell us they need and what they tell us will work for them.
Globally, we work to put girls at the center of international development, and innovate to find new ways of supporting girls. The Girl Declaration is both a campaign and a call-to-action to put girls at the heart of the post-2015 development agenda. We worked with 25 of the world's leading development organizations and more than 500 girls in 14 countries to create a rallying cry for world leaders. Already backed by the UN Secretary General, the Girl Declaration has brought the international community together around a common agenda for adolescent girls.
From the start, the goal was simple: Get girls on the global agenda and drive massive resources to them. In 10 years, we've spent thousands of hours with girls across the world, gaining insights for investments. Together with partners, the Nike Foundation helped inspire a movement – repositioning the issues of girls from a secondary consideration to one of the most powerful economic, political and social opportunities today.
Early on, the Nike Foundation issued requests for proposals to fill gaps in investment, based on learnings from partners and other experts. Frequently these involved seed grants or investments to replicate promising programs. Those investments helped provide an understanding of the greatest opportunities for girls.
Our current investments support large-scale initiatives to transform girls' environments. The Nike Foundation works closely with a wide network of partners and collaborators to identify organizations with the capacity to bring about massive change for girls.
The Nike Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals.
It is in Nike's nature to innovate. This truly comes alive where we live, work and play in communities throughout the world.
Nike School Innovation Fund
The Nike School Innovation Fund's mission is to fuel excellence in education through the power of innovation. Through the fund, Nike pairs its executives with local schools to implement programs that have a big impact on students and schools. Previously, the fund gave $9 million over five years to support early learning and leadership development programs. Today, the Nike School Innovation Fund focuses on accelerating career and college readiness for 9th graders in Oregon.
Nike Employee Grant Fund
The Nike Employee Grant Fund makes grants of $550,000 per year to nonprofit organizations in the greater Portland area, near Nike's global headquarters. The primary goal is to support programs that create early positive experiences for young people through physical education, sports, and play. Nike employees play an important role to NEGF's impact by participating in the grant decision-making process. In 2013, NEGF grants served more than 200,000 people and 51 organizations.
Non-profit organizations and schools in the Portland, Ore., metro area may qualify for cash grants from the Nike Employee Grant Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation.
Non-profit programs on Native Lands in North America may visit the Nike N7 Fund to learn more about applying for grants.
Schools in the U.S. may have access to grant opportunities from leading health and education organizations through Let's Move Active Schools.
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To create those four backgrounds I started with plain photos or scanned images of paper. Then in Photoshop I've created an Action to save the time. That action rescales the image to larger size, performs some cleaning and image enhancing operations. Then it scales back the picture to the previous size or a bit larger depending on the quality.
Normally I would stop at this moment. Thus to improve the picture and change the perspective to "could it look better?" I load it into Lightroom and try to use some of filters already created thanks to my Project 365. Few clicks and it's clean and ready. Because all the new textures are also additionally digitally painted and textured, this step is necessary for me to mix between a photo and graphics look.
Now straight from the Lightroom back into the Photoshop, to check and balance some incidental levels or sharpness changes, switch to 8 bit, sRGB palette and save.
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10 Ways to Live Like Honeymooners
As married life moves forward and kids and bills start to take center stage, many couples struggle to maintain their initial state of contentment beyond the first year. But, just because the wedding is long over doesn't mean the newlywed bliss has to go, too. Here are the top 10 ways to spice up your marriage by regaining some of that honeymoon happiness
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Be Spontaneous
Dont always look for a reason to do something. Sometimes its fun to go out for dinner just because you feel like it. Not micromanaging every aspect of your lives together allows for more flexibility and opportunities for fun. Who says sex has to be reserved for the bedroom, or that seeing a movie is only for a Friday night? Learn to go with the moment. It could take you to some very, very good places!


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The program can be freely switched between two styles: multi-page style and treeview style. When no longer used, it can be minimized to the system-tray, or hide outside of the desktop.
The program provides very flexible configurations. Besides the basic notepad function, all the other extended functions (calculator, reminder...) are like plug-ins which can be freely enabled or disabled in the options.
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The current version of minipad2 is 3.2.0,updated in November 28th, 2010.
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Charles Syvertsen
Charles Syvertsen was born in Brooklyn, New York and moved to Wading River on the North Shore of Long Island in 1968. He started painting in his early teens and received his first formal training at the age of 16. After graduating from high school, he followed in his family's footsteps and went to sea. After a shipboard accident he was unable to pursue his chosen occupation.
While recovering, he trained in lettering and sign painting and worked in the field for 10 years doing pictorial work as well. He continued to work in oil and watercolor, doing pictorial work and lettering. His love of the water prompted another career change and a return to the maritime industry. He was based in New York Harbor where he worked on tugboats and coastal tankers and held a Masters and Pilots license. After he retired, he began painting full-time and received instruction and encouragement from long time friend, Tom Nicholas, NA, and well-known marine painter Marshall W. Joyce. Both men had a positive influence on his work.
Charles is an artist member of the North Shore Arts Association, Gloucester, Massachusetts, Academic Artists Association, Springfield, Massachusetts, Hudson Valley Arts Association and the American Society of Marine Artists. He has won awards in the juried exhibitions of these associations in addition to The American Artists Professional League, Maritime Gallery, Mystic CT and the Northeast Watercolor Society annual exhibit in Kent, CT. He received an Award of Excellence at the 2007 Maritime Gallery's International Marine Art Exhibition held at Mystic Seaport. In November 2007 he received the Newington Award for Best Painting in Any Medium, at the American Artists Professional Leagues Grand National Exhibition held at the Salmagundi Club in New York City.


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Did Chub make it to 1000 yards.
@goatdawg @Lady C @Ricky "El Gringo" McDurden MAYBE coaches know, and requested that the announcement be later...for FL's game planning! ha!
@Socrates B. Kronas @nickmac6Does his "quote" that he wanted to play with Floyd and Atkins forebode that #84 MIGHT be back in 2015?!!
Good morning...GO DAWGS! How may we see yesterdays Forum, and how can I learn my passwod?
Soc, did you know Coach Roland who was coaching at Central when he died...coached earlier at SE LA U...before that at North Gwinnett?
Epharim and Manasseh r counted separate. Levi does not count as a tribe in the list of 12 for land disribution.
@KershDawgNot the Kersh's of bridge building fame...my friends, R., M., S.? Hall Co.?
@WalktheDawg named Whisky ...like the Boise State "boys", after taking their "Mormon mission" trips!
@WalktheDawg named Whisky Yes! And, he's a good person, too! That'll keep him around some.
@WalktheDawg named Whisky Cousin Dennis was too "skinny" at 6' 9", 310lbs. He plays at about 325, at Cincy! Came to UGA at 270lbs. How's that for name-dropping!
@J.H.D=Chubb=DAWG @jddawg36 @fatfriar2688 Who is he? ...happy MOTHER'S DAY weekend to our first sweethearts!
@ItsJustaFleshWound @AutumnEffect ...love the Sinner; not the sin. The Final Word will not be the "official politically correct" position of the ESPN "brain trust", the congratulations of the all-stars of the four major sports in our usA, or the "tele-prompted" glee of our Country's CEO, or me! How we need the grace, love, mercy and forgiveness of of the WORD (John1:1-14) to save us! That's all my sermon...say Amen. Moderators, just couldn't let this one go.
Go DAWGS! GATA!
@J.H.D=Chubb=DAWG DAWG stocks up! Just lurking, and enjoying! THANKS!
@Socrates B. Kronas @preacherdawg Well, thank you...enjoy following our DAWGS! ...appreciate the work you, JHD, and the Moderators do here.
32 of 97 of players drafted from the SEC! REAL football played in the South, boys and girls! Thanks FSF for the site!!!
Good dawg morning! Thanks for this site. How does one, or is it possible yet, revisit a previous day's Cavern? Thanks, again, and have a dawggone good day!
@highcotton Henry is from FL though.
What's the Atlanta Falcon's college recruiting website that keeps being referenced? I probably should know already. Thanks!
What college all-star games are on today, and where? THANKS!
@BuckheadDawg Still good info, and good people here!
@DrTiki @ecdawg @CPAdawg He should just "take it" like the pastors do...kidding. ha! Come on back Soc, it's your "calling" man.
@ChevyDawg82 @TampaDawg @Socrates = Old Man Line Guy Who is VH3?
@redandblack How can one watch the ma vs al all star game?
@dapperdanman (Be the hammer, not the nail) ...been there...two years ago when we played UT...great atmosphere!
Would Bauta be given the same shot to be the starter at QB as a "higher ranked" recruit? Soc you sure do get one excited to see it.
@C_saw = RTDB What # is MA?
@Socrates = Old Man Line Guy Yes...recently had a stroke...expected to fully recover.
@jc8187 He sure was mad a Coach Dooley for NOT letting them play for the national championship in 1968! ...probably wouldn't let this team lose tomorrow either. Maybe I'm just remembering it the way I want to. I REALLY like this years defense!!!
@BigRicky6340 Happy b'day,BigR. Big 60 here today, myself, and the WIN Saturday would be a great belated birthday gift!
@Reddawg13 0-4...Vandy put up 50+ on WF!
A friend of mine, who played for UGA in the 70's, and lives in Wilcox Co., said that if our coach had asked some of the "ole guys", they would have told him not to sign a certain player from that area. Hope that he has started listening...and that it's not too late! Bring in some more "Erk's(probably aren't anymore of that kind), Callaways, McDuffie's, Etc.", and let them "bring what you don't got, Coach." What you do have is wonderful, and essential, but...
"...there is no fear in the program. There used to be." The quote from Hacksaw Dawg, from another board. If it's not appropriate, delete, but here's the link: www.boards.dawgrun.com/message_board/georgia/2012.October/12/673870.php
We can do it! GATA...amen. I hope we don't throw a single pass on our first td drive! Let's keep "the faith"!
@dapperdanman (Niner Fetches Crystal Balls) That's right, and they won't let you stay if you cheer for any other team!!! Went there last year!
@CPAdawg Thanks, Mr. CPA! This one is helpful, too!
@Bleudawg Parallels to government workers...NOT those who "protect and defend" us, though! Thanks!
@dan765 @ItsJustaFleshWound @JBW1 @BPoin34 If I'd seen yours DAN, I wouldn't have posted the same above! But at least I can help you get to 5K!
@JBW1 @BPoin34 If CTG-theErk likes...then the LHB likes him, too! Isn't that the way it works!
@Lady C Same thing happened to me when I went to Hawaii several times during 2009-10...wore DAWG shirt going and coming EVERY TIME! They certainly remembered the Sugar Bowl '08, but, I was surprise how many G's I saw on vehicles and flags! The biggest surprise I got was at De Gaulle Airport in Paris! There was a Bulldog jersey hanging in a hall next to McDonalds, and my wife took my picture next to it!
EVERYBODY take the time to read GAWDSPORT's "Inspiring Story"! Sorry, EC, that this is not recruiting post. Laying fan loyalties aside, I think Chris & Stefanie Spielman represent the "GATA" spirit in the finest manner that it implies! God bless you and the children, Chris! Thanks, GAWDSPORT, for helping us remember life's most important things ARE NOT things!
Thanks, man...for sharing, and for taking the time to read his book--think I will, too. If I remember, Mr Spielman left the NFL to be with his wife, while he was still very capable of playing? Don't know about the rest of you bucks-eye(I) take my hat off to this Ohio-stater!


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Relaxation Drink Maker BeBevCo Adds Distribution Deal With L.A. Piccirillo for Metro New York and Northeast New Jersey
STATEVILLE, N.C., March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bebida Beverage Company (OTC markets: BBDA) (BeBevCo) a developer, manufacturer and marketer of relaxation and energy drinks announced today that L.A. Piccirillo will join the growing distribution team for the NY Metro area and Northeastern New Jersey. L.A. Piccirillo is an established distributor and is a member of NIDA (Northeast Independent Distributors Association). This distribution deal came about through ALL STAR IMPORTS, a beer and beverage importer. ALL STAR IMPORTS is the MASTER distributor of BeBevCo brands in the New York City and Northeastern New Jersey area.
BeBevCo is in the process of adding several more area distributors are will be announced in coming weeks for the North East Region which has a population of around 35 million people from Boston to Philadelphia. Again, this is a product of the management of ALL STAR IMPORTS which is being instrumental in building the BeBevCo brands in the northeast.
And, BeBevCo will be announcing plans for a media buy for the region to maximize its Koma Unwind brand with last year's music video partnership with J-Lo, a TV commercial and bill board buy is imminent which will solidify the market support in the Northeast.
"We are definitely working the northeastern U.S. right now. With a population of around 35 million people, it is a market worth going after," said Brian Weber, CEO of BeBevCo. "As I said before, celebrity connections are one of the best ways to build brand recognition. Getting our brands as visible as we can make them will improve sales dramatically. And, after all, who doesn't want to trade in their stress and get a better night of sleep?" concluded Weber.
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Threatening the jailer with a gun, Peter leads Victoria from her cell, but she is wounded as she escapes.
In the Old House, Bathia's spell is interrupted by a visit from Naomi. Bathia is consumed by flames.
Joshua realizes the truth about Barnabas and insists he be hidden in the tower room at Collinwood.
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Nathan discovers Maude's body and promises to help Trask dispose of it in return for Trask's help.
After Barnabas kills Maude, Trask is shocked to find her dead body lying in his bed.
While attacking Maude Browning, a waterfront streetwalker, Barnabas accidentally drops his cane.
Barnabas learns of Victoria's predicament and vows to avenge the unjust decision against her.
Victoria testifies in court. A guilty verdict is announced and she is sentenced to be hanged as a witch.
As a final effort to save her, Peter urges Victoria to tell the truth about herself, despite the risk.
At the trial, Ben reveals that Angelique is a witch, but she soon materializes and condemns Victoria.
Hoping to save Victoria from a guilty verdict, Peter tries to persuade Nathan to testify on her behalf.
Abigail investigates the Old House, unaware that Barnabas has moved his coffin into the basement.
Using his occult powers, Barnabas raises Josette from the dead but he is horrified at her disfigured face.
Joshua goes to the mausoleum and finds that the coffin now contains the body of Barnabas.
Millicent sees Barnabas in the graveyard. She informs Joshua that Barnabas ran away from her.
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Barnabas is jubilant over the results of his treatments. Julia hypnotizes Victoria and shows her Barnabas' coffin.
Coming into an isolated mansion in Maine to work as a governess, Victoria Winders is drawn into a world of the supernatural with gothic vampires, ghosts, and a family curse.
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With its alluring tales of gothic mystery and supernatural intrigue, Dark Shadows became the most popular daytime series of all time during its run on ABC from 1966-71. Much like the show's character Barnabas Collins, a guilt-ridden vampire released from his chained coffin after nearly 200 years, Dark Shadows retains an immortality that time steadfastly fails to erode
Barnabas locks the kidnapped Maggie Evans in an Old House basement cell, hoping she will submit to becoming the recreation of his last love, Josette. A strange young girl in old-fashioned clothing appears to Maggie and, later, to handyman Willie Loomis, who informs Barnabas she claims to live at the Old House. As Elizabeth Collins Stoddard prepares to marry blackmailer Jason McGuire, she reveals a dark secret to governess Victoria Winters. Posing as an hisitorian, Dr. Julia Hoffman arrives at Collinwood to investigate Maggie's disappearance.
After spiting a witch Barnabas is turned into a vampire and buried alive. Two centuries later, he is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. Directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp and Michelee Pfeiffer.
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"Two thousand six was a year of exceptional maturity, but without big acidity," observed Vincent Dauvissat. "The wines have more finesse and precision than the 2005s due to the clean harvest." Last year Dauvissat told me that he had a good bit of noble rot in 2005. When I mentioned that virtually none of his neighbors admitted to being affected by botrytis in '05, he replied that they might indeed be telling the truth. "I have more precocious rootstocks, and the grapes had more sugar when the rains came in mid-August, so they were more vulnerable to rot. Fortunately, the rot never got established in August of 2006." Dauvissat is unusually articulate when it comes to explaining the way each of his sites expresses itself in his wines, both in the early going and with bottle aging. Many growers have surprisingly little to say on this subject. Often I will ask a grower "what do you find?" when we're tasting a wine together. You might be shocked to learn how many have little more to say than "it's very fresh" or "that's for you to say," or simply admit "I'm not very good at describing my wines." (Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, AL; the Dauvissat-Camus label is imported by Classic Wine Imports, West Roxbury, MA)
($30) Bright color. Very ripe aromas of stone fruits and flowers. Ripe and pliant, with integrated acidity framing the juicy flavor of crystallized lemon. Unusually intense and long for a wine with this appellation.
($35) Ripe lemon drop on the nose along with mineral suggestions. In a fatter style than the Petit Chablis but with more accompanying energy too. This shows distinct iodine and oyster shell notes and a rocky character. Finishes long and strong, with citrus peel flavors.
($49) Pale, bright yellow. Candied citrus peel, minerals and spices on the nose. Rather round on entry, then brisk and citric in the middle, with a strong calcaire quality giving it energy and cut. Compared to the village wine, this is dry to the point of austere, with the nervosite of classic Chablis. Finishes pure and long, with lemon and crushed stone notes. Would make a perfect accompaniment to raw oysters.
($49) Pure, vibrant aromas of ginger, quinine, lemon and flowers. Dense, ripe and supple, with lovely intensity and cut to the flavors of citrus fruit, minerals and flowers. This has an exhilarating sugar/acid balance. The bracing, persistent finish features citrus zest and tangerine.
($49) Pale lemon-yellow color. Raw pineapple, chlorophyll, flowers and a subtle smoky nuance on the nose. Rich, silky and fine-grained, with strong mineral character contributing to the impression of precision and inner-mouth tension. A superb expression of stone. Very long, taut, insinuating finish.
($85) Pale, green-tinged color. Cool, aristocratic, high-pitched aromas of white peach, violet, licorice and minerals. Dense and silky but not at all thick; in fact, there's an uncanny juiciness to the flavors of apricot nectar and citrus fruits. Builds impressively on the back half, finishing chewy and tactile, with considerable power and a strong impression of youthful austerity. This really excites the taste buds, but I'd hold off on drinking it for at least five years.
($85) Good pale color. Tight, very reticent aromas of wet stone and iodine; reminded me of Montrachet. Incredibly suave but wound tight today; the flavors of lemon, crushed rock and white flowers convey a powerful impression of mineral energy. Boasts the classic volume of Les Clos without any impression of weight. The mounting finish is classically dry, with a dominant flavor of grapefruit pith. This is outstanding from day one, but the least pliant today of these 2006s. Both this and the Preuses are outstanding examples of their respective vineyards, but great Preuses like Dauvissat's is harder to find.
($28; at 14.5% alcohol, this is the highest of Dauvissat's 2005s) Pale, green-tinged color. Complex aromas of wet stone, minerals and lemon drop, plus hints of resin and toast. Distinctly minerally and dry, with a strong calcaire quality. There's richness here, but also a slight bitterness to the appley finish. Less pure than the 2006.
($31) Pale yellow. Lemon drop and a hint of toast on the nose. Soft, rich and broad, with solid acidity framing the candied lemon, soft citrus and spice flavors; showing less mineral precision and sweetness than the young 2006. This comes across as rather closed now, finishing with a metallic suggestion of bitter lemon.
($44) Pale color. Discreet nose hints at wet stone and brown spices. Silky on entry, then more brisk and pure than the village wine, with good lift to its citrus peel and crushed stone flavors. Dense and thick in texture but quite bracing. Finishes with a lingering flavor of grapefruit and a calcaire quality that titillates the salivary glands.
($44) Medium-pale yellow. Complex, expressive aromas of orange zest, butter, almond and hazelnut; this could hardly be more different from the Sechet. Silky, fat and dry, with very rich flavors of soft citrus fruits, butter and almond. Finishes fat and quite long. I find some noble rot character here-no surprise, as there's more clay in the soil.
($44) Pale yellow. Vibrant, fruit-driven aromas of orange and lemon. Fat and silky on entry, then more austere in the middle, with terrific energy to the flavors of orange, pineapple, ripe grapefruit and wet stone. This boasts a lovely sweetness of flavor but will need a good six or seven years to really express itself. Still, the young 2006 is more pristine.
($75) Good pale yellow. Knockout nose combines peche de vigne and gingery spices, plus the same violety high note I found in the 2006. Rich, broad and tactile, with terrific energy and intensity to the slightly exotic flavors of orange, lemon peel, flowers and licorice. As silky as this is, it conveys an outstanding lightness of touch. Best today on the explosive, rocky, palate-staining finish, which offers a real whiplash of iodine, warm stone and citrus peel flavors. This vineyard was the least affected by botrytis in 2005, according to Dauvissat; the wine is the lowest in alcohol, but still a full 13.5%.
($75) Bright, pale yellow. Classic, soil-inflected aromas of citrus fruits, clove, wet stone and iodine. Suave on entry, then quite high-pitched in the middle, with superb purity to the flavors of grapefruit, lemon and minerals. At once fine-grained and taut, with captivating floral lift. Like the Preuses, this is most impressive today on the highly complex, uncommonly long finish, which throws off notes of sexy brown spices, juniper and white pepper, along with an intriguing saline quality.


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Joe breaks his leg: light duty. Frank has heart surgery: light duty. Mary is pregnant: No light duty? Think again.
As an increasing number of women enter fields previously dominated by men, employers are more likely to be faced with the issue of what to do with workers who must cut back on physical activity because they're pregnant.
From a purely legal standpoint, the answer is simple. "Pregnancy is generally not considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act," says James Wimberly, an employment attorney with Atlanta law firm Wimberly, Lawson, Steckel, Nelson & Schneider PC. "As a general proposition, an employer does not have to grant light duty."
But a look at real life and actual case law muddies the waters. Although pregnancy is not considered a disability, discriminating against an employee because she's pregnant violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, under the category of sex discrimination. "To the extent an employer grants light duty for other temporary disabilities, the employer has the same obligation to grant light duty for pregnancy matters," says Wimberly. In other words, if you offer light duty to the weekend jock who hurts his knee playing softball, you must make the same accommodation when a mother-to-be's doctor restricts her physical activity.
The best approach is to establish a light-duty policy that is nondiscriminatory and clearly states who is eligible and what you are willing and able to do for workers who are temporarily unable to perform all the requirements of their jobs. Beyond that, Wimberly says, "in spite of some potential legal complications [that can arise] by not extending [equal] treatment to [all], I think a majority of employers can and do grant light duty to pregnant women when it's medically necessary, even though the law doesn't mandate it."
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A Personal Package Archive (PPA) is a special software repository for uploading source packages to be built and published as an APT repository by Launchpad.[1] While the term is used exclusively within Ubuntu, Launchpad host Canonical envisions adoption beyond the Ubuntu community.[2]
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- Younger women who have a hysterectomy that spares the ovaries are almost twice as likely to go through early menopause as women who do not have their uteruses removed, according to a new study.
"Hysterectomy is a common treatment for many conditions, including fibroids and excessive bleeding," said the study's lead author, Patricia G. Moorman, an associate professor in the department of community and family medicine at Duke University in Durham, N.C., in a Duke news release. "Most women are very satisfied with the results of a hysterectomy. But this is a potential risk of the surgery that should be considered along with the benefit." READ MORE


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Hinderman: Class gives lesson to teen drivers, with or without diabetes
By Laura Hinderman Citizen firstname.lastname@example.com September 6, 2012 3:16PM
State Trooper Elizabeth Nanai demonstrates the impaired-goggles course during the Juvenile Diabetes No Limits Foundation Check B4U Drive Safe Driving Class. | Supplied photo
Updated: October 10, 2012 6:07AM
Any parent knows the fear and anxiety associated with your child's driving.
Getting behind the wheel is a rite of passage for every child -- and every parent's nightmare. Driver education classes, behind-the-wheel practice and mandatory hours performed under parental supervision still do not make the adjustment any easier.
Now imagine that scenario with a child who has diabetes. The unknown timing of a low blood sugar occurrence, combined with all that one has to remember while driving, can be overwhelming. But what if there was a way to teach kids with diabetes advanced driving skills while reminding them to test before they get behind the wheel?
I was invited to attend such a class on Aug. 17 as part of the Check B4U Drive initiative. Mark Lippe has been keeping me informed of the event's progress –- from raising funds to coordinating the diabetes counselors and driving instructors who gathered at Standard Bank Stadium in Crestwood.
Eight teens ages 15 to 17 (and two parents who opted to stay) came from as locally as far southern Illinois. This hands-on training was an important day spent with peers who have the same condition. They started the day with instruction from diabetes coach Dave Adrieansen and then moved outside for lunch before hitting the track.
When I arrived, I was immediately swept into a 2012 Camaro – one of five vehicles supplied by local car dealership Apple Chevrolet. Driving instructor and NASCAR driver Mac DeMere put me through the paces.
He informed me "the ABS braking system works perfectly, and usually a failure of that system is caused by human error." He demonstrated by bringing the car speed up to 40 miles per hour and hitting the brakes, all while maintaining firm control of the steering. Then he simulated different obstacles – a deer jumping in front of us, someone up ahead who hits the brakes quickly – that might occur in real life.
Next, we went over to another course, where he explained he would challenge the students to change the radio station, turn on the air conditioning, play with the lights or windshield wipers, even attempt to text or answer their phone – all to (safely) demonstrate that driving is a single-focused event. This demonstration would drive home the importance of keeping your eyes on the road -- and your phone in the back seat.
Another drill was a course set up by Illinois State Trooper Elizabeth Nanai that incorporated the use of impaired-driving goggles. Even the instructors attempted the difficult task, and we won't say we kept count of the cones that were either crushed or knocked down, but no one made the entire course without failing – not even the professional drivers or instructors.
At this point, the students teamed up with DeMere and fellow driving coaches Todd Hansen, Peter Zekert and Sarah Robinson, who let them perform their various routines. While the students were driving, I was able to speak with Denise Hooten, who had already visited with my daughter, Samantha.
Between the two of them, they deduced that Samantha knows her son, Nick, from Sandburg High School. Nick, his brother Tyler, and younger sister Julia all have diabetes, and are part of an elite driving team. Julia, 13, even showed us her junior dragster. The family is featured in a new book "No Sugar Added: Straight Talk from Those Living with Diabetes," that benefits Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Mark then proudly showed me a framed proclamation signed by Gov. Patrick Quinn and Secretary of State Jesse White that said Aug. 17 and 18 were declared Check B4U Drive Days in Illinois.
While observing, one of the young teens popped over and quickly tested her blood sugar level before heading back out onto the course. A father was seen observing the instruction from far off field, while another parent, Lynette Clendening of Naperville, not only attended with her son, Michael, but also got behind the wheel for the instruction.
She said she learned a lot that day, and it also brought her closer to her son. She said the class "gave her son more confidence for driving, with or without diabetes."


text: Dear Otis: I was just wondering, if you don't already, if you would consider carrying my book, The Statue of Pan, while my play, Someone Bought the House on the Island, runs at the Marigny Theatre beginning May 2. Below are (1) a press release about the play and (2) a press release about the book. Thanks, Ken PS Please let everyone know about the play. NEWS RELEASE<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> The Marigny Theater announces the world premiere of Someone Bought the House on the Island: A Dream in Two Acts by Ken Anderson, Winner of the 2008 Saints & Sinners Playwriting Contest. A young gay caretaker gradually becomes involved in a cultish menage a cinq. Dates: May 2-11, 2008. Venue: The Marigny Theatre, 1030 Marigny Street, New Orleans LA 70117. Tickets: $25. Box Office: 504-218-8559 or marignytheatre at yahoo.com or http://marignytheatre.org/ Director: Shannon O. Williams. Producer: Timm Holt. "Both erotic and romantic, a rare achievement." Richard Gould Contact: Shannon Williams, Director Phone: 504.390.0710 Email: shannonowilliams at gmail.com Marigny Theatre 1030 Marigny Street New Orleans LA 70117 Phone: 504-218-8559 marignytheatre at yahoo.com http://marignytheatre.org/ NEWS RELEASE STARbooks announces the release of The Statue of Pan by Ken Anderson, winner of the 2008 Saints and Sinners Playwriting Contest and former finalist in the Independent Publisher Book Awards. Two men lost in a snowstorm, a forensic psychiatrist and the man who stabs him, a well-adjusted music student and a sexually repressed tennis player, a former college quarterback and the twin of his former lover, a handsome escort and the client who hires him, a murderer and his trick, a music professor and a student with a foot fetish, a chicken hawk and a suicidal hillbilly, as well as the crazy crowds at Mardi Gras in New Orleans— these are just some of the exotic colors in the rainbow of characters arcing through this provocative psychological study. "When you live in a cold world," one character says, "you have to build your own fire. Right?" See who can strike the spark in The Statue of Pan. ISBN-10: 1934187143 ISBN-13: 978-1934187142 $18.95 US. 350 pp. Distributed by PDC in the United States and Canada, Bulldog Books in Australia, and Turnaround in the United Kingdom. Nominated for the Ippys. STARbooks Press Eric Summers, Editor PO Box 711612 Herndon VA 20171 USA Phone: 703-856-5542 Fax: 413-895-5542 Email: webinfo at starbookspress.com http://www.pdcdist.com/ PDC Sales Manager Phone: (800) 464-4574 Outside the US and Canada (212) 209-5170 Fax: (212) 242-1344 Email: info at pdcdist.com Mail: 245 W. 17th St., Suite 1200 New York, NY 10011 www.geocities.com/kenneth_l_anderson _____________________________________________________________ Click to get a free auto insurance quotes from top companies. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2221/fc/Ioyw6i4tyCC0g2wN3MM6gtlg326Y8zqjgG61u5OqEZKEwwea1hL183/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://marigny.org/pipermail/marignybywater_marigny.org/attachments/20080410/726c7321/attachment-0001.html


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These are the prints I made from the negatives in another album. Some of them were poorly rinsed so they have burned over the last ten years. I enlarged some of the prints and developed them myself.This photo was shot on film. Taken by pearlmsqueaks with a Pentax K1000 loaded with b&w film film in Berlin, CT, United States. These tags describe this photo: dbl, b&w, black, white, burn, sepia, signs, animals, flower, and random. Date: 2002-11-17. Time: Afternoon. This photo can also be found in the album Prints from BHS Photography Class.
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If a witness/victim in case lets the Commonwealth Attorney aware they know a juror, shouldn't the juror be removed? If not removed, it is not purjury if the juror is not honest about knowing the victim/witness under oath? What can be done about it?
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Yes, normally, it would seem so.
Yes, if the juror intentionally lied under oath in answering a question as to
his or her knowing the victim, the juror could be liable to a charge of perjury.
Ask the prosecutor (or his or her supervisor) why the matter has not
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PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Hundreds of construction crews are working to get Dollywood's Splash Country's newest attraction up and running.
RiverRush, a 4 story water coaster, is on schedule to open in May at Splash Country. The track is now 95% complete on Tennessee's first water coaster.
"We were really challenged to find the terrain large enough to fit something like this in here," said Brian Dudash, Dollywood's Director of Construction as he explains about the design of the ride, which you can see from Veteran's Boulevard.
This $6 million attraction is the newest at Splash Country and the largest expansion in the water park's history. General Manager Mike Brown says this will take the water park to an all new level.
"It's our biggest expansion ever that we've put in, in terms of scope and financial since the park opened," said Brown. "Different from the other rides in the park in that it will actually propel you uphill."
RiverRush relies on cutting-edge technology to create a thrilling experience through 4 drops on the 1,176 foot track. Toboggan-style rafts will carry 4 people through the ride, while a hydromagnetic technology pulls guest up and down through the water.
Dollywood has hired 100 people since August to work on construction of the new attraction. The park expects to go through test runs in April.
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HOUSTON (AP) - The nation's most active death-penalty state has turned to a compounding pharmacy to replace its expired execution drugs, according to documents released Wednesday, weeks after Texas prison officials declined to say how they obtained the drugs amid a nationwide shortage.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, responding to a Freedom of Information request from The Associated Press, released documents showing the purchase of eight vials of the drug pentobarbital last month from a compounding pharmacy in suburban Houston. Such pharmacies custom-make drugs but aren't subject to federal scrutiny.
Texas' previous supply of the sedative expired last month, but prison officials wouldn't say where they were getting their new supply. Several companies have been refusing to sell the drug for use in executions, leading to a shortage in death penalty states, though at least South Dakota and Georgia have also turned to compounding pharmacies.
Texas - which carries out far more executions than any other state - now has enough pentobarbital to carry out scheduled executions into next year, department spokesman Jason Clark said. Pentobarbital has been used as the lone drug in lethal executions in Texas for more than a year.
"The agency has purchased a new supply of the drug from a Texas pharmacy that has the ability to compound," Clark said.
A message left by the AP for the pharmacy, The Woodlands Compounding Pharmacy, wasn't returned Wednesday.
Texas' purchase invoice shows that the warden from the Huntsville Unit, which houses the state's death chamber, bought eight 2.5-gram vials of pentobarbital on Sept. 16. Five grams, or two vials, are used in each execution, with another 5 grams available should they be needed to complete the execution.
Clark said the agency also has purchased from the same pharmacy another eight vials that will expire April 1. The recently purchased supply will expire in March.
The disclosure came a day after a federal lawsuit was filed on behalf of three death-row inmates who are challenging the state's use of the new drugs. Among the defendants is death-row inmate Michael Yowell, who is scheduled for execution on Oct. 9 for killing his parents at their home in Lubbock.
The lawsuit, filed in Houston, contends that Texas' use of untested drugs during an execution would violate the U.S. Constitution's protection against cruel and unusual punishment.
"Use of compounded pentobarbital would constitute a significant change in the lethal injection protocol, a change that adds an unacceptable risk of pain, suffering and harm to the plaintiffs if and when they are executed," the suit said.
Clark said he had not seen the lawsuit and would not comment on it.
The lawsuit also alleged that prison officials have been trying to obtain execution drugs in the name of the "Huntsville Unit Hospital," though a hospital at the prison hasn't operated since 1983. Clark said the state corrections department had a current federal drug agency number registered to the Huntsville Unit.
Texas switched to a lethal, single dose of the sedative pentobarbital last year after one of the drugs used in its previous three-drug execution process became difficult to obtain. Legal challenges were filed to that revision but failed.
Other death-penalty states have encountered similar problems after some drug suppliers barred the drugs' use for executions or have refused, under pressure from death-penalty opponents, to sell or manufacture drugs for use in executions.
South Dakota has carried out two executions using the sedative from a compounding pharmacy. Georgia has said it's taking that route, but it's difficult to tell exactly how many states have used or are planning to use compounding pharmacies for execution drugs because states frequently resist disclosing the source of the drugs.
Georgia's first use of an execution drug obtained through a compounding pharmacy was put on hold in July after the condemned inmate challenged a new state law that bars the release of information about where Georgia obtains its execution drug.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers products from compounding pharmacy unapproved drugs and does not verify their safety or effectiveness. But such businesses came under intensified scrutiny after a deadly meningitis outbreak was linked to contaminated injections made by a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy.
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DIY Batarang: Ask Your Butler to Make You One
August 26th, 2010
Are there some thugs in your neighborhood that could use a good ol' smack to the head? Do you hear their victims' incessant cries for help? Are you hiding in the darkness of your bedroom, clenching your fist and looking out the window, staring at the night and all its sins and vices, wishing there was something you could do to fight crime?! Then call the police. Seriously. Because this batarang will not help you one bit; it doesn't even work like a boomerang. But it does look cool.
It's also not made of metal. Instructable user spookylean used plexiglass and superb painting skills to make it look like the batarang used in the video game Batman: Arkham Asylum. Here's the finished product in action:
There's a fair amount of sanding, drilling and cutting involved, so really this is more of a job for you Alfred or Lucius Fox types out there. Check out spookylean's Instructable if you think you're up to it. And before the thing with the Iron Man arc reactor comes up again, let me just clear this up once and for all folks – I don't make these mods, I just share them with you. I repeat: I don't make these mods, I just share them. Use the links! Do it!
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Two years after the city activated a one-stop shopping line for government agencies, the 311 system has expanded to include a number of new services.
In addition to providing a single point of contact for all non-emergency city services, the call center now includes information on hundreds of agencies and public events.
Since the line was activated in March 2003, 311 has received over 13 million calls, according to the city. As of November 2004, the average number of calls per day was about 40,000.
"311 is working phenomenally well," said Jonathan Werbell, a spokesman for the Department of Information and Technology. "People are calling again and again and finding it's a great way to get in touch with their government."
Some of the new services and information provided through the system include recycling schedules, alternate street parking rules, health insurance information and schedules for recreation centers, public pools and golf courses.
A city commission is working on the establishment of a 211 phone system that would deal exclusively with non-profit agencies, according to Werbell, although there are no definite plans yet.
Despite the glitches that some say detract from the 311 system, most agree that the city has made getting in touch easier. Operators answer calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year in 170 languages.
Recently, the Department of Information and Technology, the city agency that oversees 311, linked data from the call center to the city's web site. It is now possible to log on and see the number and type of complaints for each neighborhood in the city.
The easiest way to find the information is to go to www.nyc.gov and from there click on "Mayor's Management Report" at the bottom of the page. Once the report is accessed, choose "My Neighborhood Statistics." You can enter your address to see how many complaints and what kinds your neighbors are calling in.
According to the city, the number one complaint from residents is about heat and water. The call center received 62,017 complaints of that kind in February. Next most common are questions about Freon removal in old appliances, followed by complaints about noise from neighbors, lack of maintenance by landlords and parking tickets.
Throughout Queens, complaints regarding blocked driveways and other illegal parking are also common.
Before the system was implemented, it was necessary to find a phone number for the specific government agency responsible for handling the problem. Starting at the end of 2002, workers from several agencies were brought to one office at 59 Maiden Lane in Manhattan.
When a problem involves an agency that is not located at the center, callers are still referred to an outside number.
When the service was established, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said it reflected the administration's commitment to bring government to the people. "I am confident that the new 311 system will vastly improve the way that New York City Government functions," he said.
Although several community board district managers said the new system is an improvement over the past, there have also been several complaints about the way the city handles complaints.
One of the biggest problems, according to CB 6 District Manager Kathleen Histon of Forest Hills, is that the system does not keep community boards informed after a constituent calls. "311 has many good points. It's great for information and a lot of things," she said. "But 311 does not follow up. They receive and disseminate complaints."
Often when a resident calls, they think the problem has been taken care of, Histon said, but that's not always the case. Several district managers have requested direct access to the system so they can see for themselves what is happening with problems in their areas.
CB 5 District Manager Gary Giordano of Glendale said his office knows less about the trouble spots in the community than in the past. "One of the main assets of the community board is the ability to prod city agencies to take care of the worst complaints," he said. "That capacity has diminished because we don't always know what those complaints are anymore."
Other glitches that need to be worked out, according to Histon, is that often 311 operators are not familiar with neighborhood concerns. They don't know how long a problem has been in existence and what has been done in the past to try and fix it.
"There is no history," she said. "Everything is brand new."
Still, like Histon, many others who frequently help the public with concerns say what exists now is far better than the previous system.
When callers log a complaint they are given a tracking number so they can follow up with the city agency helping them. "In general it works," said CB 5 Chairperson Vincent Arcuri Jr. "In the past you may not have been able to follow up at all."
Mike Murphy, a spokesman for City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr., agreed. "It definitely has helped streamline the process," he said. "It even helps us because we use 311 too. Sometimes we get right through."
As for reducing the number of complaints that community boards and city councilmen deal with, Murphy said that has not been the case. "We still get a fair number of calls," he said.


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Behold, the glory of 'Avatar' in two, standard-def dimensions!
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Behold, the glory of 'Avatar' in two, standard-def dimensions!
James Cameron's boundary-pushing CGI convinced Sam Raimi he couldn't do his sequel right in time.
Plus: Sorry, young ladies — Alec Baldwin's not interested.
Why isn't every new movie being shot in 3-D?
Like the geeks in the PGA and WGA before them, the American Cinema Editors are saluting sci-fi this year.
"Neytiri takes the end of her queue and raises it. Jake does the same, with trembling anticipation."
Audiences played catch-up this frigid weekend.
HMFIC: "Yes, there'll be another."
"If you're starting to look like a sea urchin, you know you're doing it right."
Also: Lee Daniels and Jason Reitman.
Which of these six movies will be among the four to lose to 'Avatar' on March 7?
Scott: "The cigarettes are actually the best part of 'Nine.'"
"Grace doesn't care about her human body, only her avatar body, which is a negative comment about people living too much in their avatars."
James Cameron! Harvey Weinstein! Advanced math!
James Cameron officially rules all.
"If you sync to your banshee and you're syncing to a tree, why not sync into a person?"
"Maybe I was sick of doctors telling me what I couldn't do!"
So, how's it look on a DVD screener?
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How can the Angels split a four-game series and still lose it?
By blowing leads to the Texas Rangers on consecutive nights and giving up more runs in a two-night span than they had in nearly a dozen years, that's how.
The Angels lost in Arlington 11-10 in 10 innings on Wednesday night (after surging ahead 7-1 in the fourth inning, and 10-7 in the 10th). Then on Friday night they got trounced 15-9 (after rallying from a four-run deficit early to take leads of 7-6 and 8-7).
The Angels outscored the Rangers 40-36 in the series and yet won only the first two games. Neither of Wednesday's and Thursday's starters (Garrett Richards and C.J. Wilson) knocked our hats in the creek with their brilliance, but the implosion was mostly on the bullpen. In the last two games, relievers have pitched 6.1 innings and allowed 13 runs (11 earned), on 16 hits and five walks.
The last time the Angels allowed a total of 26 runs in consecutive games was Sept. 2-3, 2000, when they were defeated by the White Sox in Chicago 13-6 and 13-2. The starting pitchers for the Angels (who were then called the Anaheim Angels) in those two games were Kent Mercker (2.0IP, 2H, 4R) and Ramon Ortiz (0.2IP, 8H, 9R). In the latter game the Angels actually had a 12-11 lead in the bottom of the ninth before Shigetoshi Hasegawa blew it.
The loss two nights ago was the one that really hurt the Angels. Win that, and right now they'd be trailing the Rangers by three games for the AL West lead. Today they're five back, and if the season were over now, they'd be heading to Oakland for a one-game wild-card playoff.
"Sure, it would have been nice to take the series -- if not all of them," Mark Trumbo said, according to beat writer Bill Plunkett's postmortem. "This is where we're at. You can't go back and change anything."
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