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We are looking to start taking digital photos in our forensics-science classroom where I teach and the instructor is looking for a reasonably priced setup. Anybody out there have a good solution? asked Sep 11 '11 at 10:26 Al Gunn |
Define reasonably priced. You could make do with a digital camera and a good pair of binoculars. You could buy a cheapie USB camera. You could buy a fairly decent introductory biological microscope (400x will let you see a bacterium, good enough for my college bacteriology class) and hook a webcam or digital camera up to it. linkanswered Sep 13 '11 at 16:02 Courtney Ostaff |
I am an archaeology graduate student and I've been using a Dino-Lite digital microscope to take pictures of artifacts and store them on my computer. I've been using the 313T which I think has been replaced by the 411/413, but the microscopes come with a variety of features depending on your needs. The software is also quite good, available for mac and PC, and you can take photos and video and store them on your computer to show in class later. For my purposes, it is helpful that you can annotate your images as you take them (i.e. with a catalog number) and there are also options to measure samples on the screen, although I've never used it. If your class has a projector set-up you can use the microscope live on your computer and project the results on a screen. I ordered mine from BigC (you will have to google this because my answers keep getting flagged as SPAM with the URL included). linkanswered Sep 19 '11 at 07:35 |
You can get the Dino-Lite microscopes at The Microscope Store. You should give them a call and ask their phone reps, they're really friendly and helpful without pressuring you. linkanswered Dec 15 '11 at 12:48 |


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In addition to being required to process all backlogged rape kits, the 2010 legislation introduced several important procedures. Police departments must submit all DNA evidence from reported sex crimes to one of the seven Illinois State Police crime labs, or one of two publically funded crime labs in Wheaton and Vernon Hills, Illinois, within 10 days of collection from the hospital. The ISP lab must analyze the evidence within six months, but only, as the law stipulates as a contingency, "if sufficient staffing and resources are available."
As the commander of the Illinois State Police Forensic Laboratory System, Arlene Hall leads this process. She has worked for the state for 29 years, but was less than a year into her current position when news broke that police departments hadn't been turning over the rape kits.
"If anyone had asked me if I really thought we were getting all the cases, I would have sworn we were," she says. As of April 30, 2012, Ms. Hall says 4,139 backlogged kits have been reported by law enforcement agencies as needing to be submitted as evidence; 4,008 of those were expected to be submitted to the Illinois State Police Crime Lab system, with the additional 131 cases being processed by the Wheaton and Vernon Hills facilities. The oldest case involves a rape kit dating back to 1978.
The process is supposed to work like this: Once the lab receives a kit, it's logged in, marked with a case number and bar code, and reviewed to make sure it contains all the proper evidence. Most are shipped – except for cases that include evidence other than a kit, like blankets or other large items – and outsourced to be screened for biological material. If scientists find appropriate and sufficient biological material, according to Ms. Hall, then the kit undergoes a DNA analysis. For these kits, much of that initial screening and DNA testing has been outsourced to Orchid Cellmark, a DNA paternity testing laboratory, Ms. Hall explains, because of the sheer volume and time frame.
It costs about $1,000 per case, but "it's helping us move forward," Ms. Hall says. Most of the funding, she notes, comes from the State Offender DNA Identification System Fund, where anyone convicted of a felony and certain other eligible crimes must provide DNA for inclusion in the database and pay $250. Additional funding comes from two other sources: the State's General Revenue fund, which is legislatively appropriated funding from taxes and other sources, and various federal grants, such as the Violence Against Women Act and the National Institute of Justice DNA Backlog Reduction Program. Altogether, Ms. Hall estimates the backlogged cases will cost approximately $1.8 million by the end of this fiscal year (June 30, 2012) and a total of $2.6 million through the estimated completion date of June 30, 2014.
If a DNA profile not from the victim is found in the outsourced rape kit, the DNA profile data is shipped back to Illinois State Police. Then it's reviewed, and, if appropriate – according to standards set by the FBI – uploaded and tracked in the FBI's Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) database. The goal is to see if the DNA collected from the rape kit matches any DNA already in the database.
With 2,049 cases already processed, Ms. Hall reports that there have been 445 CODIS "hits," or matches, to other DNA profiles in the database, or approximately a 22 percent "hit rate."
The significance of any CODIS hit, however, "can only be determined through additional investigation by the law enforcement agency," Ms. Hall says, referring to the police departments and detectives who originally handled the case.
Now, the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault (ICASA), the Attorney General's Office and Ms. Hall will discuss this new development to determine how to proceed with this information, says Cara Smith, public access counselor for the Office of the Attorney General. As of press time, these conversations were still in development.
"One of the things that still needs to be done is to identify what is their significance," Ms. Madigan says. "Are these cold cases that haven't been fully investigated and need to be pursued? Has an arrest already been made? We need to do an analysis to determine the impact."
In addition to the CODIS hits, rape kits are crucial for matching DNA when a suspect has already been identified in a particular case; according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), almost two-thirds of rapes are completed by someone known to the victim. Plus, the DNA profile remains on file; if the perpetrator attacks again, police are able to more easily connect crimes committed by a serial rapist.
State police are already seeing "a significant increase in submitted rape kits," Ms. Madigan adds. This increase averages out to 60 more kits submitted each month, or 720 each year, compared to before the law.
Surprisingly, Chicago had a minimal number of backlogged cases – 21 total, says Sergeant Kathryn Warner, commanding officer of the Forensic DNA Unit for the Chicago Police Department, which processed 1,345 rape cases in 2011.
That's partly because an Illinois Department of Corrections state law regarding CODIS changed in 2003; starting in 2005, Ms. Warner says, the City of Chicago changed its rules to comply, requiring Chicago Police Department detectives to submit all rape kits. Although Ms. Warner says CODIS has "been around for a long time," there were limited resources and DNA samples until recently, when some states began including DNA samples for anyone who is arrested in addition to anyone convicted of a felony. It's something Illinois is contemplating, since it currently only requires convicted felons to submit DNA.
"We do feel the legislation is really helping. Largely, the state wasn't really focused on this issue a few years ago," says Jobi Cates, director of the Chicago office of Human Rights Watch. "In a state where resources are shrinking, the Attorney General's Office has put resources toward an important matter. Rape kits are essential. They're critical evidence in supporting a victim's claim."
Still, Ms. Cates points out, in 69 percent of reported sexual assault cases, no rape kit is performed.


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Verse 1 A woman who has no fear of God, who is wilful and wasteful, and indulges her ease, will as certainly ruin her family, as if she plucked her house down. Verse 2 . Here are grace and sin in their true colours. Those that despise God's precepts and promises, despise God and all his power and mercy. Verse 3 . Pride grows from that root of bitterness which is in the heart. The root must be plucked up, or we cannot conquer this branch. The prudent words of wise men get them out of difficulties. Verse 4 . There can be no advantage without something which, though of little moment, will affright the indolent. Verse 5 . A conscientious witness will not dare to represent anything otherwise than according to his knowledge. Verse 6 . A scorner treats Divine things with contempt. He that feels his ignorance and unworthiness will search the Scriptures in a humble spirit. Verse 7 . We discover a wicked man if there is no savour of piety in his discourse. Verse 8 . We are travellers, whose concern is, not to spy out wonders, but to get to their journey's end; to understand the rules we are to walk by, also the ends we are to walk toward. The bad man cheats himself, and goes on in his mistake. Verse 9 . Foolish and profane men consider sin a mere trifle, to be made light of rather than mourned over. Fools mock at the sin-offering; but those that make light of sin, make light of Christ. Verse 10 . We do not know what stings of conscience, or consuming passions, torment the prosperous sinner. Nor does the world know the peace of mind a serious Christian enjoys, even in poverty and sickness. Verse 11 . Sin ruins many great families; whilst righteousness often raises and strengthens even mean families. Verse 12 . The ways of carelessness, of worldliness, and of sensuality, seem right to those that walk in them; but self-deceivers prove self-destroyers. See the vanity of carnal mirth. Verse 14 . Of all sinners backsliders will have the most terror when they reflect on their own ways. Verse 15 . Eager readiness to believe what others say, has ever proved mischievous. The whole world was thus ruined at first. The man who is spiritually wise, depends on the Saviour alone for acceptance. He is watchful against the enemies of his salvation, by taking heed to God's word. Verse 16 . Holy fear guards against every thing unholy. Verse 17 . An angry man is to be pitied as well as blamed; but the revengeful is more hateful. Verse 18 . Sin is the shame of sinners; but wisdom is the honour of the wise. Verse 19 . Even bad men acknowledge the excellency of God's people. Verse 20 . Friendship in the world is governed by self-interest. It is good to have God our Friend; he will not desert us. Verse 21 . To despise a man for his employment or appearance is a sin. Verse 22 . How wisely those consult their own interest, who not only do good, but devise it! Verse 23 . Labour of the head, or of the hand, will turn to some good account. But if men's religion runs all out in talk and noise, they will come to nothing. Verse 24 . The riches of men of wisdom and piety enlarge their usefulness. Verse 25 . An upright man will venture the ( proverbs 14:26-27 ) Those who fear the Lord so as to obey and serve him, have a strong ground of confidence, and will be preserved. Let us seek to this Fountain of life, that we may escape the snares of death. Verse 28 . Let all that wish well to the kingdom of Christ, do what they can, that many may be added to his church. Verse 29 . A mild, patient man is one that learns of Christ, who is Wisdom itself. Unbridled passion is folly made known. Verse 30 . An upright, contented, and benevolent mind, tends to health. Verse 31 . To oppress the poor is to reproach our Creator. Verse 32 . The wicked man has his soul forced from him; he dies in his sins, under the guilt and power of them. But godly men, though they have pain and some dread of death, have the blessed hope, which God, who cannot lie, has given them. Verse 33 . Wisdom possesses the heart, and thus regulates the affections and tempers. Verse 34 . Piety and holiness always promote industry, sobriety, and honesty. Verse 35 . The great King who reigns over heaven and earth, will reward faithful servants who honour his gospel by the proper discharge of the duties of their stations: he despises not the services of the lowest.
1. Every wise, &c.--literally, "The wisdoms" (compare Proverbs 9:1 ) "of women," plural, a distributive form of speech.
buildeth . . . house--increases wealth, which the foolish, by mismanagement, lessen.
2. uprightness--is the fruit of fearing God, as falsehood and ill-nature ( Proverbs 2:15 , 3:32 ) of despising Him and His law.
3. rod of pride--that is, the punishment of pride, which they evince by their words. The words of the wise procure good to them.
4. crib is clean--empty; so "cleanness of teeth" denotes want of food (compare Amos 4:6 ). Men get the proper fruit of their doings ( Galatians 6:7 ).
5. A faithful witness, &c.--one tested to be such.
utter lies--or, "breathe out lies"--that is, habitually lies ( Proverbs 6:19 ; compare Acts 9:1 ). Or the sense is, that habitual truthfulness, or lying, will be evinced in witness-bearing.
6. An humble, teachable spirit succeeds in seeking ( Proverbs 8:9 , John 7:17 , James 1:5 James 1:6 ).
7. Avoid the society of those who cannot teach you.
8. Appearances deceive the thoughtless, but the prudent discriminate.
9. Fools make a mock at sin--or, "Sin deludes fools."
righteous . . . favour--that is, of God, instead of the punishment of sin.
10. Each one best knows his own sorrows or joys.
11. (Compare Proverbs 12:7 ). The contrast of the whole is enhanced by that of house and tabernacle, a permanent and a temporary dwelling.
12. end thereof--or, "reward," what results (compare Proverbs 5:4 ).
ways of death--leading to it.
13. The preceding sentiment illustrated by the disappointments of a wicked or untimely joy.
14. filled . . . ways--receive retribution ( Proverbs 1:31 ).
a good man . . . himself--literally, "is away from such," will not associate with him.
15. The simple . . . word--He is credulous, not from love, but heedlessness ( Proverbs 13:16 ).
16. (Compare Proverbs 3:7 , 28:14 ).
rageth--acts proudly and conceitedly.
17. He . . . angry--literally, "short of anger" (compare Proverbs 14:29 , opposite idea).
man . . . hated--that is, the deliberate evildoer is more hated than the rash.
18. inherit--as a portion (compare Proverbs 3:35 ).
are crowned--literally, "are surrounded with it," abound in it.
19. Describes the humbling of the wicked by the punishment their sins incur.
20. This sad but true picture of human nature is not given approvingly, but only as a fact.
21. For such contempt of the poor is contrasted as sinful with the virtuous compassion of the good.
22. As usual, the interrogative negative strengthens the affirmative.
mercy and truth--that is, God's ( Psalms 57:3 , 61:7 ).
23. labour--painful diligence.
talk . . . penury--idle and vain promises and plans.
24. (Compare Proverbs 3:16 ).
foolishness . . . folly--Folly remains, or produces folly; it has no benefit.
25. Life often depends on truth-telling.
a deceitful . . . lies--He that breathes out lies is deceit, not to be trusted ( Proverbs 14:5 ).
26. The blessings of piety descend to children ( Proverbs 13:22 , 20:7 , Exodus 20:6 ).
27. (Compare Proverbs 13:14 ).
fear of the Lord--or, "law of the wise," is wisdom ( Psalms 111:10 ).
28. The teaching of a true political economy.
29. slow . . . understanding--(Compare Proverbs 14:17 ).
hasty--(Compare Proverbs 14:17 ).
exalteth folly--makes it conspicuous, as if delighting to honor it.
30. A sound heart--both literally and figuratively, a source of health; in the latter sense, opposed to the known effect of evil passions on health.
31. reproacheth his Maker--who is the God of such, as well as of the rich ( Proverbs 22:2 , Job 31:15 ; and specially 1 Samuel 2:8 , Psalms 113:7 ).
32. driven--thrust out violently (compare Psalms 35:5 Psalms 35:6 ).
hath hope--trusteth ( Proverbs 10:2 , 11:4 , Psalms 2:12 ), implying assurance of help.
33. resteth--preserved in quietness for use, while fools blazon their folly ( Proverbs 12:23 , 13:16 ).
34. Righteousness--just principles and actions.
exalteth--raises to honor.
is a reproach--brings on them the ill-will of others (compare Proverbs 13:6 ).
35. wise--discreet or prudent.
causeth shame--( Proverbs 10:5 , 12:4 ) acts basely.


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By Dave Hoekstra Sun-Times Media March 1, 2013 10:00PM
Carey Westberg (left) and Margaret Quitter at the Tinley Park Roller Rink. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
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The Tinley Park Roller Rink looks like small peanuts in life's circus.
The one-level former square dance hall was built in 1953 and converted in 1965 by skaters Ray and Margaret Quitter. With their son Carey Westberg, they still own and operate the rink, where on a recent Wednesday "Family Night," a hundred folks skated on a maple hardwood floor to the beat of "Gangnam Style" and One Direction's "What Makes You Beautiful."
Unbeknownst to many people motoring by on Oak Park Avenue, the rink is a link to Hollywood.
Westberg is executive producer of the inspirational family film "My Lucky Elephant," which was to be released Tuesday on DVD and iTunes. Margaret Quitter is producer.
The film is about a lonely boy who befriends an elephant that was shot in an elephant camp in Thailand. With its themes of respect, sharing and understanding, the movie is being used as a teaching tool in area schools.
"We've been in the family entertainment business for years," says Westberg, 54. The family also owns the Glenwood Roller Rink and previously owned the Markham Roller Rink in Markham. The movie "hits a chord. It can give (kids) hope and a sense of peace."
At St. Walter's School in Beverly, where "The Lucky Elephant" was shown at an assembly, Principal Laura Kennedy said, "It was a very enriching experience for our children."
Westberg is a man in motion — not surprising for a guy who puts people on wheels. The Frankfort resident has run in 27 marathons since 1981 when he graduated from the University of Illinois. He also plays tennis, often with Oscar Delgado, a friend since elementary school and a former Latin America bureau chief for NBC.
Delgado knows lucky. In 1992, he won $4.2 million as the sole winner in the Mexican lottery.
Through him, Westberg met Eric Schwab, best known as second unit director to Brian De Palma ("Mission Impossible," "Carlito's Way"). He directed "My Lucky Elephant."
Schwab came up with the idea in Thailand, where he has a home. "Elephant" was shot in Bangkok and Chiang Mai, a small community in the jungle north of Bangkok. The crew was given permission to film in the Maetaman Elephant Camp, which houses 60 elephants with "mahouts" (caregivers) who work with the animals from a young age.
In 1998, the trio formed the company OCE (Oscar, Carey and Eric) and made their first feature film, "The Learning Curve," a teenage drama written and directed by Schwab.
"My Lucky Elephant" was independently financed through previous OCE movies, friends and family, including Westberg's biological mother, Ruth Westberg, of Tinley Park. Illinois State Police officers who work off-duty security at the roller rink also kicked in.
In his films, Westberg draws from the family vibe at the roller rink. His parents met at the since-razed Spotlight '66 Roller Rink in LaGrange.
"Chicago is a wonderful city," he says. "People like to focus on the dark, and we want people to be drawn to the light."
His family knows firsthand of the dark side of urban life.
In 1971, Ray and Margaret Quitter were kidnapped in what is known as "The Whipple Street Murder." Ex-con Arthur Etten shot and wounded his mother, who lived next to the Quitters in Oak Forest. Etten then forced the Quitters to drive their 1970 Cadillac convertible to the home of his ex-wife at 59th and Whipple in Chicago, where he shot her to death in front of her 11-year-old son.
"My husband and I jumped off the porch and ran down the street," Quitter says. "He started shooting at us. I fell, just like in the movies. My husband was dragging me. I'm holding my dog, a little apricot poodle.
"We flagged down a (CTA) bus on 59th Street. I jumped out in my baby-doll pajamas in the freezing rain. We talked the bus driver into taking us to the police station."
Etten served roughly 30 years until his death in 2002. Meanwhile, the Quitters and Westberg learned that family entertainment can soothe the savage beast.


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A few years ago with the help of Senator John Cullerton, I lobbied a premarital education bill that advocated (not mandated) premarital counseling. While the legislation succeeded in the Senate with the additional help of then-Senator Obama, it fell on its face in the House of Representatives.
I was told to get out of people's marriages, that the government did not belong in a couple's bedroom, and that the legislation might dampen our tourist industry because couples would cross state lines to avoid the delay of three counseling sessions. One startling objection was that the few hours of premarital education I was advocating for might actually thwart shot-gun weddings!
Divorce Avoidant
As a divorce attorney, I had many ready answers as to how the government is already all over marriages, including their definitions, their rights and their responsibilities. Even more compelling is how involved the government is in marriages that do not survive. I could argue from the heart and head that a little prevention of a bad relationship is better than the best of divorces.
Lately, I have noticed a renewed interest in premarital counseling. More and more churches require it, and many couples are choosing it. What will always interest me is why some couples do not choose it.
When planning a wedding, we sign up for ballroom dancing, flower arranging, shop endlessly for dresses and coordinated tuxes, wedding venues and photographers as if our lives depended on them, and spend outrageously for honeymoons. Most couples do not stop to consider what to do if they are not living so "happily ever after."
The sad fact is that only one out of two marriages will survive. Every marriage in its own way is a leap of faith and trust; we do not want to look too carefully at the chasm if our leap should fail.
Statistically, we could never get into a plane, train or automobile if the odds of a collision were as high as they are in a marriage. Also, there is a collective societal push on each and every person who declares himself or herself to be in love. Once you are happy in love, even your most unhappily married friends will demand to know when you are getting married, and the chances for second thoughts become fewer and fewer.
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Then there is the state of "being in love" in and of itself. It is a euphoric state that no one wants to leave even for a moment of objectivity. It is that very objectivity we fear that relationship counseling will give us.
The hormones, the pheromones, the testosterone are all saying "yes, yes, yes," and we do not want to hear any "no's" about our beloved or about our unique relationship. But premarital counseling is really not about harping on the possibilities of failure or the faults of each other. It is about giving couples the tools to prevent the death of love, to preserve the romance, and to avoid some of the predictable "for worse" and to enjoy the maximum of "for better."
Fair fighting is something you can learn from mentor couples. Fighting skills themselves can be taught so that arguments are effective and not destructive. Communication between two people who love each other can be murky but can be clarified with a few simple conversational tools.
Marriage can be made easier with some emotional wedding planning, which is what premarital counseling actually is. When the legislation languished, I began writing a book with a title that expressed my real goals for marrying couples: Better Beginnings, Fewer Endings. And may they live happily ever after.


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years ago, before the current progress on nuclear disarmament, we took a break from work to examine our situation and recommit ourselves to serving humanity in the best possible way. We explored what that meant and realized that people who are happy and healthy, who are in touch with their own true power and ability to contribute, whose lives produce satisfaction, are people unlikely to make war. To us, a world at peace is a thriving world where people live in a healthy environment with food to eat and the freedom of choice and expression. In pursuing what we, as two individuals, could do to bring this about, the most powerful option was also the most practical: to keep doing what we do and to share it with others.
We have the chance, quite simply, to be the first to live in final accord with our Spaceship Earth—and hence in final harmony with each other. The Ancient Greeks, the Renaissance communities, the founders of America, the Victorians enjoyed no such challenge as this. What a time to be alive! NORMAN MYERS |
The publicity surrounding TreePeople often is focused on our so-called heroic work. Although the personal attention is flattering, it misses the point. This work is wonderful and miraculous, but it is available to everyone. It might be novel to allow ourselves to be hailed as environmental, tree-planting saviors, but this work is profoundly local and personal, and everyone who embarks on this journey is a hero—or none of us are.
Our work feeds us. Planting and caring for trees, taking on challenges bigger than ourselves, building bridges of cooperation, solving problems creatively, seeing communities grow and strengthen, watching people come into their power, having a purpose, and knowing that we have made a difference in the lives of others produces a satisfaction so deep and fulfilling we feel like millionaires. In a sense, we are. Instead of dollars earned, millions of trees are planted and nurtured, lives are touched, and kids are turned on to caring.
This is the true joy in life: the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of nature, instead of a feverish selfish clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community, and as long as I live it, it is my privilege to do whatever I can. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no brief candle to me; it is a sort of bright torch which I have got hold of for a moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations. |
I (Andy) started the work of TreePeople when I was fifteen years old. Although the vehicle was trees, my motivation was not a love of trees and the environment, but the search for a life of meaning in a world that appeared self-serving. In high school, I was starting to feel my power while the world was broadcasting the message that I couldn't really do anything or affect anything. It was frustrating and painful.
In the midst of this, I learned that the forest where I spent my summers was being killed by the drifting smog from Los Angeles. I spent three weeks with two dozen summer camp peers working like crazy to repair a piece of the dying forest by planting smog-tolerant trees. Instead of sitting around figuring out what to do for entertainment, we swung picks at rock-hard ground and shoveled cow manure. When it was done, we watched birds, squirrels, grass, flowers, and trees return to what had been a dead parking lot. Caring friendships developed while we were having what amounted to one of the highest times of our lives, and the experience filled me with ideas for repairing what I saw as an environmentally and socially-damaged world.
What followed was three years of repeatedly starting and failing before my project began to take shape. I had a lot of barriers to confront. I couldn't find role models; in fact it was quite the opposite. People who cared about the environment were portrayed on television as weird outcasts, and people who expressed concern over an issue were do-gooders. I didn't want to look like a freak. Although I was drawn to the work, I resisted it. If it worked, would I get stuck doing this for life?
I (Katie) was definitely not a do-gooder. In fact, I was a pretty average, sort of ignorant person who rode a motorcycle and jumped out of airplanes.
When I met Andy, I'd never even planted a tree. I'd had a lot of fun working my way up the advertising ladder, grabbing a Clio award on the way, and had reached the rung called "Is that all there is?" I was a yuppie before the yuppies. With everything in front of me, life started to crumble. The trappings of corporate power had me trapped. How could I survive without a huge salary? What could I do to earn money? Copywriting was so easy!
Ironically, I also felt powerless. With so much on earth to be done, my nine-to-five seemed like just marking time. I was happiest volunteering, giving something back, using my powers of persuasion for things that could make the world a better place and relieve the suffering of others.
I began to understand the difference between what society defines as power and success and what power and success truly are, as demonstrated by individuals who feel and see and touch the positive changes they're making in the world. I wanted to find a way to share and nurture the blossoming of real power in others. In a moment of rare objectivity, while standing in my air conditioned office next to my ficus that I didn't even know was a ficus, I was able to say, "When you've given this up, and the money starts looking attractive, remember this instant; the money's not worth it!"
A conference came to Melbourne, Australia, where I was living, and one of the speakers was a young man whose dream was to see a million trees planted in Los Angeles. "What do you do?" he asked. "I write," I replied. "Boy, oh boy, could TreePeople use a writer!" he exclaimed. We were married and are living happily ever after.


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While most of the attention was in Washington D.C. with NFIB's historic court case, a budget deal was made here in Albany. I think, and most observers agree, it is a rather ho-hum quiet affair. Not to say that anytime Albany enacts a responsible spending plan is not important, especially when it happens two years in a row. It really is a case that resolution on some of the bigger issues took place a few weeks ago (Tier VI, casino gambling, etc.) and really took the air out of the balloon.
I think the Governor and legislative leaders should receive kudos for compromising on a sound state budget for 2012-13 and an early one at that (not exactly the norm around here).
For some details on this agreement, you can see the Governor's press release here.
I also offered some comments, which are below.
"As details from this afternoon's budget agreement have emerged, the National Federation of Independent Business applauds Governor Cuomo, Senator Skelos and Speaker Silver for presenting a second straight fiscal plan that embraces fiscal responsibility.
This agreement continues last year's standard of responsible spending and takes yet another step in restoring New York's economic prosperity. This budget stays the course in avoiding increases in taxes and fees, funds the New York Works Program, which will create jobs and rebuild the State's crumbling infrastructure and maintains the commitment to strategic economic development utilizing the Regional Economic Development Councils.
I continue to be supportive of the Governor and legislative leader's commitment to restore New York's fiscal health and urge continued focus in removing the existing barriers to further job creation and economic investment."
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The decree for completing the temple. (1-12) The temple is finished. (13-22)
Verses 1-12 When God's time is come for fulfilling his gracious purposes concerning his church, he will raise up instruments to do it, from whom such good service was not expected. While our thoughts are directed to this event, we are led by Zechariah to fix our regard on a nobler, a spiritual building. The Lord Jesus Christ continues to lay one stone upon another: let us assist the great design. Difficulties delay the progress of this sacred edifice. Yet let not opposition discourage us, for in due season it will be completed to his abundant praise. He shall bring forth the head-stone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.
Verses 13-22 The gospel church, that spiritual temple, is long in the building, but it will be finished at last, when the mystical body is completed. Every believer is a living temple, building up himself in his most holy faith: much opposition is given to this work by Satan and our own corruptions. We trifle, and proceed in it with many stops and pauses; but He that has begun the good work, will see it performed. Then spirits of just men will be made perfect. By getting their sins taken away, the Jews would free themselves from the sting of their late troubles. Their service was with joy. Let us welcome holy ordinances with joy, and serve the Lord with gladness.
Ezra 6:1-12 . DARIUS' DECREE FOR ADVANCING THE BUILDING.
1. Darius the king--This was Darius Hystaspes. Great and interesting light has been thrown on the history of this monarch and the transaction of his reign, by the decipherment of the cuneatic inscriptions on the rocks at Behistun.
in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon--An idea of the form of this Babylonian register house, as well as the manner of preserving public records within its repositories, can be obtained from the discoveries at Nineveh. Two small chambers were discovered in the palace of Koyunjik, which, from the fragments found in them, MR. LAYARD considers "as a house of the rolls." After reminding his readers that the historical records and public documents of the Assyrians were kept on tablets and cylinders of baked clay, many specimens of which have been found, he goes on to say, "The chambers I am describing appear to have been a depository in the palace of Nineveh for such documents. To the height of a foot or more from the floor they were entirely filled with them; some entire, but the greater part broken into many fragments, probably by the falling in of the upper part of the building. They were of different sizes; the largest tablets were flat, and measured about nine inches by six and a half inches; the smaller were slightly convex, and some were not more than an inch long, with but one or two lines of writing. The cuneiform characters on most of them were singularly sharp and well-defined, but so minute in some instances as to be almost illegible without a magnifying glass. These documents appear to be of various kinds. The documents that have thus been discovered in the house of rolls' at Nineveh probably exceed all that have yet been afforded by the monuments of Egypt, and when the innumerable fragments are put together and transcribed, the publication of these records will be of the greatest importance to the history of the ancient world" [Nineveh and Babylon].
2. Achmetha--long supposed to be the capital of Greater Media (the Ecbatana of classical, the Hamadan of modern times), [is] at the foot of the Elwund range of hills, where, for its coolness and salubrity, Cyrus and his successors on the Persian throne established their summer residence. There was another city, however, of this name, the Ecbatana of Atropatene, and the most ancient capital of northern Media, and recently identified by COLONEL RAWLINSON in the remarkable ruins of Takht-i-Soleiman. Yet as everything tends to show the attachment of Cyrus to his native city, the Atropatenian Ecbatana, rather than to the stronger capital of Greater Media, COLONEL RAWLINSON is inclined to think that he deposited there, in his fortress, the famous decree relating to the Jews, along with the other records and treasures of his empire [Nineveh and Persepolis].
8-10. of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river . . . expenses be given unto these men--The decree granted them the privilege of drawing from his provincial treasury of Syria, to the amount of whatever they required for the furthering of the work and providing sacrifice for the service of the temple, that the priests might daily pray for the health of the king and the prosperity of the empire.
11, 12. whosoever shall alter this word--The warning was specially directed against the turbulent and fanatical Samaritans. The extremely favorable purport of this edict was no doubt owing in some measure to the influence of Cyrus, of whom Darius entertained a high admiration, and whose two daughters he had married. But it proceeded still more from the deep impressions made even on the idolatrous people of that country and that age, as to the being and providence of the God of Israel.
Ezra 6:13-15 . THE TEMPLE FINISHED.
13-15. Then Tatnai . . . did speedily--A concurrence of favorable events is mentioned as accelerating the restoration of the temple and infusing a new spirit and energy into the workmen, who now labored with unabating assiduity till it was brought to a completion. Its foundation was laid in April, 536 B.C. ( Ezra 3:8-10 ), and it was completed on February 21, 515 B.C., being twenty-one years after it was begun [LIGHTFOOT].
Ezra 6:16-18 . FEASTS OF THE DEDICATION.
16. the children of Israel . . . kept the dedication . . . with joy--The ceremonial was gone through with demonstrations of the liveliest joy. The aged who had wept at the laying of the foundation ( Ezra 3:12 ) were most, if not all of them, now dead; and all rejoiced at the completion of this national undertaking.
17. twelve he-goats--as at the dedication of the tabernacle ( Numbers 7:87 , 8:17 ).
18. they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses . . . as it is written in the book of Moses--Although David arranged the priests and Levites in courses according to their families, it was Moses who assigned to the priests and Levites their rights and privileges, their stations and several duties.
Ezra 6:19-22 . AND OF THE PASSOVER.
21. all such as had separated themselves . . . from the filthiness of the heathen of the land--that is, who had given satisfactory evidence of being true proselytes by not only renouncing the impure worship of idolatry, but by undergoing the rite of circumcision, a condition indispensable to a participation of the passover.
22. kept the feast . . . with joy: for the Lord . . . turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them--that is, king of the Persian empire, which now included the possessions, and had surpassed the glory, of Assyria. The favorable disposition which Darius had evinced towards the Jews secured them peace and prosperity and the privileges of their own religion during the rest of his reign. The religious joy that so remarkably characterized the celebration of this feast, was testified by expressions of lively gratitude to God, whose overruling power and converting grace had produced so marvellous a change in the hearts of the mighty potentates, and disposed them, pagans though they were, to aid the cause and provide for the worship of the true God.


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they've indicated several times in fact that Kurt had the hots for Finn. They just made it more obvious on that episode.
they've indicated several times in fact that Kurt had the hots for Finn. They just made it more obvious on that episode.
No i know they hinted that he might have a thing for Finn a few times. But last night it was all of a sudden this full on obsession where he's manipulating his relationship and trying to convert him. It was so stupid and not even interesting. It was just so uncomfortable to watch and I usually love a gay scene. Why not make him interested in Puck or other Asian?
^ I'm not entirely sure that Finn's sexuality is concrete in the series. There really isn't any overwhelming evidence indicating he is a total heterosexual. So, anything can happen. This is a show where one has to suspend their disbelief.
^I'm sorry but that is ridiculous. It is clear that Finn is hetero. The only people who it is unclear about is the guy in the wheelchair, the black guy, the Asian guy, and maybe Puck. I only include Puck is because he could so be one of those hypermasculine closet cases that overcompensates.
...and you know that, how?
Artie has a thing for Tina, so I don't believe he's gay. I don't think the show is trying to hide anyone's sexuality. From the get-go Kurt was shown as being gay.
Kurt has always been shown as being perceived as gay, even though he never told anyone for a while. The directors would most likely have given hints by now if anyone else was gay.
I think any other gay characters, especially love interests for Kurt, will be people we've seen but don't know much about or new characters.
I was starting to worry about the show after the first few episodes, but these last two especially have been so damned good. It's weird to say this, but when I watch this show it feels like someone's given me a gift.
I think it would be really great to see what happens when Finn (who is so dumb) realizes that Kurt is in love with him!!!!
I tend to agree. I think it's been made pretty clear that Finn is straight. Even his internal monologue is all about girls. But you never know, it's television after all. Things could change.
One thing about the episode, a lot of people have chastized Mercedes for telling Puck to back off. I don't think she's the kind of person to willingly support blatantly lying to Finn. I get the feeling she hasn't considered Finn's position in all of this at all. All she sees is Puck trying to break up the happy home that is Finn & Quinn (and Drizzle). If she saw how things really are she'd probably be the first person to tell Finn the truth.
I'll be curious to see what happens with Quinn once the cat's out of the bag. I can kinda see Finn going back to her for the sake of the baby but I can also see him seeing it as his ticket to freedom.
Did anyone notice that Finn said that they didn't even have sex while at the dinner table with Quinns parents. It sure will be interesting when that info comes out.
Poor Finn, dumb as a box of nails but so adorable and cute you just have to love him.
The love Kurt has for him is gonna confuse the Hell out of the poor baby. I mean Kurt will be able to convince him of just about anything. After all, he still does not know how babies are made. By the way, when Finn told his pregnant gf's parents hey had not had sex no one flinched or said huh?
I am still chocked up after seeing Sue visit her sister, what a magnificent scene.
Seeing Sue in that light was so heartwarming.
It started out so so but then went into Emmy mode when the Glee group started to sing with the deaf choir. I almost cried.
Does Finn know Quinn is giving the baby up? that part is confusing
Yeah he does.
Does anyone think the other clubs will use the set list to cheat?
Kurt kinda turned into Suzy Pepper with his speech to Rachel about how the object of their desire will never desire them.
And Terri was actually pretty sane in this ep for a change. She almost has me rooting for them staying together. I was kinda hoping that Quinn would stick around when Will showed Terri the car so she could decide for herself whether he'd make a good dad.
This is how I think it'll pan out: Finn will find out but be conflicted about whether to stay with Quinn or not. I suspect he wont then he'll be crying into Rachel's shoulder pads. Will will find out, leave Terri but end up back with her to raise their adopted baby.
And I agree, the Deaf choir was excellent. And Tina getting her first solo
My favorite show is Glee, but I must say that it can be very offensive at times.
1.) The gay guy is as caricatured as Jack from Will and Grace. This is offensive. In the real world of musical theatre and high school drama departments there are not just one but several gay men in the department, and some of them are masculine like Quinn, like Mr. Shue, and the mohican hair cut dude. TV *STILL* is not comfortable in making the gay guys masculine and real.
2.) The wheel-chair episode had a comment from one of the Cheerios that they were "losers" because they were in the chairs. Very offensive. I would have expected at least one character to have said something to correct her.
3.) In an episode some time back, Mr. Shue went out of his way to dodge the flaky teacher who was obsessed with Josh Groban. He didn't want him to play in his singing group because he was flaky. This is counter to the "be kind to the underdog" nature of the show. Isn't Shue supposed to be FOR the underdog?
4.) In last week's episode they made fun of deaf people. The hard of hearing teacher kept misinterpreting what was being said. This was supposed to be funny. No, it was not.
Still my favorite show, but when it offends it offends deeply.
Well, I can't say I completely disagree with your observations. For the wheelchair thing, your point 2, sometimes the best way to make a point more sharply is to portray characters or comments that the audience watching knows are any degree of shallow, ignorant or coming from a buffoon. Nobody expects the cheerleading squad (especially as led by Sue Sylvester!) to be worldly, sensitive or emotionally enlightened individuals so that comment just reinforced the ignorance. You laugh at them - like Homer Simpson or that example I always read about with Archie Bunker being a racist and boob that was the butt of the joke because he was so unenlightened. Although, maybe cheerleaders would take issue with how the Cheerios are portrayed.
I agree that deaf teacher gag fell pretty flat. Movies and TV might do the same thing with someone inflicted with Tourette's who curses spontaneously, or a blind person who spends time stumbling into objects, so I saw that can't-hear-well-therefore-misunderstands-everything more lazy and cliched than anything.
I find the larger problem with "Glee" is that it can't quite find its tone. See this article for a comment on that too:
"The producers may consider their show a mash-up but they've forgotten how to make their disparate parts gel into a cohesive whole. It could be a matter of too many cooks. Co-creators Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan and Brad Falchuk take turns writing and seem to have different ideas of how they want Glee to be, tonally. Or maybe the pilot was just too good."
Originally (according to the "Entertainment Weekly" cover story a while back) the show's tone was much darker and more bitter, a sort of mean-spirited satire. That openly gay character and the other things you mention may fit more into that model, which would be stuff like vicious skewering of "underdogs" or cliche characters or high school popularity contests and that cutthroat social ladder. "Glee" seems to be trying to do some of this along with "cute and cuddly" inspirational musical numbers and "heartwarming" moments. I do like the contrast because you never know where an episode might swing, it's unpredictable, but it can be jarring for sure and throw some viewers.
I think the show went over your head.
The stereotypes are purposefully done and it's tongue-in-cheek humor is actually making fun of the stereotypes people make against minorities particularly in Hollywood and the media.
You never wondered why the Asian-American guy in the Glee Club is called "Other Asian".
It's making fun of invisibility of Asian men in media.
It's over the top and total satire. It depicts men as dumb. The gay kid is fantastically portrayed as someone who can be himself. It deals in "types" and is my favorite show. As far as last week's episode, you forgot to mention the crime laden inner city glee kids.
PS Cheerleaders don't wear their uniforms all day to class.
Thanks for the info, Trinket. Good stuff! And Diamond, no, the show has not gone over my head. I get the wit. Remember, it's my favorite show for a reason.
I just think that I would buy the satire defense more if they portrayed Mr. Shue or Quinn as gay in addition to the caricature. With just the caricature, I don't feel it's satire. It's just offensive.
As Trinket pointed out, the problem lies with the show not knowing what tone it's to take.
I'll still watch. I love satire. But sometimes satire can be used as an excuse to degrade and perpetuate stereotypes with impunity.
The show is exaggerated to point out the clique-riddled societies that exist in high schools and how glee club brings all of those different people together. It's not supposed to be realistic. If you notice, they make fun of EVERYONE. It's equal opportunity. It can get away with it the same way that South Park does. It doesn't favor anyone.
Someone asked me once how I could know that I'm gay if I've never slept with a woman. I've never shoved shards of glass into my eye, either, but I don't have to give it a shot to know that it's not for me.
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>>>Cheerleaders don't wear their uniforms all day to class.
They did in my high school.
But that's exactly what satire is. The point of satire is to reveal an essential truth through caricature and exaggerated humor. If you flesh something out or make it less caricatured, then it's...not satire.
I don't think Glee is offensive but I do think it's often unfunny, and that's where it's intended satire fails. Satire is supposed to be witty and humorous and Glee is rarely ever that.
It seems you might have been a fan of "socialist realism" from the Soviet past: happy dancing maidens bringing in the harvest, happy tractor drivers, happy factory workers praising the glorious achievments of the perfect society, etc. People found this rather boring.
OP, you fit the stereotypes of gay guys getting offended by every little thing, and it offends me...
...yeah, it doesn't really offend me, but geez, I get tired of these guys that have to find every little thing offensive in some way.
Besides, raging queen stereotype or not, Kurt is the funniest character on the show.
Someone asked me once how I could know that I'm gay if I've never slept with a woman. I've never shoved shards of glass into my eye, either, but I don't have to give it a shot to know that it's not for me.
I just think that it's easy to use satire as an excuse to degrade gay people. If anybody complains, as I have, then they get told that they're just "missing the satire."
Sorry if I'm being annoying by being offended. I'm just tired of gay men's representation in the media to always be weak, effeminate, girly, flamboyant.
If we're not being portrayed that way in Will and Grace, we're being portrayed that way as "satire" in Glee.
Where is the ONE gay man character on TV who is a strong, MASCULINE, well adjusted dude? There isn't one. Not one.
And to not have ONE character like that on TV is offensive in itself, but when we gays ARE being portrayed, and the portrayal is this over the top girly gay--all under the guise of satire--then it's even more offensive.
But I know, I can't complain, because it's just "satire."
is the characters last name- i represent all gay men on the planet?
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The implication is there, yes.
Re: Keith of Six Feet Under. Good example. So there is one after all. Who knows, there may be others. But by far the rule, not the exception, is to portray gay men as weak, effeminate, flamboyant caricatures.
And it's offensive, whether it's "satire" or not.
Hehe They did in my high school, too.
JNew York, please lighten up a little bit. What you say may be right, but we are dealing with a small group of people here and they just have a "type" of character on display. Like the gay guy. Why not have a gay guy that is not the least bit feminine? Answer, they only come on once a week and have only a few episodes in a season to generate characters. The wheelchair guy is the same thing. As for Shu being for the underdog, even the best of people are still "human" and do stray. It is an hour of fun, lite comedy/drama, and song.
Good points, Grantt. And great pic under your name. Is that you? Damn. If not, you have good taste.
It sarcasm...plus shows the stereotypes out there..& even how some people really are...Glee hidden messages..I love this show...
Indeed. The show is a mere mockery of caricatured figures, and the social cliques within a high school. I too don't find Glee offensive...but the direction it has is terrible. They are starting to develop characters, making them dimensional. It's difficult to be satirical and mock caricatures if we can feel for the characters - adding depth to a caricature, is well, not satirical. For example, Sue having a disabled sister is interesting, but it adds humanity to her when in actuality her insidiousness is her only redeeming quality - I only watch the show for her. If she is continually humanized I'm afraid I will lose interest in the show.
I'm curious as to what "essential truth" the satire is speaking of.
blacksyringe, you and I are in complete agreement. I don't fault Glee for being "offensive", I fault it for being plot-driven, obvious, badly directed and often unfunny.
JNewYork, I know what you're trying to say, but far more offensive than anything in Glee is the implication in your statements that masculine gay men = good, while effeminate gay men = bad. I'm actually surprised no one else in this thread has pointed that out. Hopefully you didn't mean that the way it sounded.
I hear ya, Sgt. Yes, I should point out that all points on the gender identification spectrum are valid. Feminine is not bad.
It's just tiresome to see that "weak" and "flaky" are the favorite ways that Hollywood portrays gay men. I hear the argument that in Glee's case it's satire. But most of the other leads are not satirical, except for the Cheerleader coach, and even she is very realistic. So the way they're presenting Kurt, they are presenting him as real not some satirical sketch.
Is Finn a satire? Is Rachel? Is Puck? Is Shue? Is Artie? Is Quinn? Is Emma? Is Mercedes? I find all the aforementioned to be presented as very realistic people. So I can only assume that the character of Kurt is also presented as real, too.
And the way he's presented is offensive. Even the over the top Sue Sylvester is actually very realistic, too.
I should restate that I love Glee. It's actually brought me to tears on a number of shows. It's funny, warm and I feel for the characters and the drama they go through.
Bravo to this great show! And bravo to the actor who portrays Kurt. He's a phenomenal actor. And, yes, there are plenty of queenie guys in drama depts.
But it would be nice to also show the truth, that not all gays are like that.
Awesome...further evidence Amber Riley and Lea Michele are the only two worth a damn.
Hmm I never noticed this but Glee is based in my home town! (Lima, Ohio) That is very... awkward because I've never even watched the show... I should give it a chance lol.
I still heart this show, even though some people say it isn't what it "used to be."
It's hilarious, and I love the music in it. The writers do a great job of incorporating the meaning of the songs to what happened in the episode.
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It's not as mean-spirited as it was in the first episode, which made me laugh numerous times, but it's better than it was for a few episodes where I thought it didn't know who it was. I think they've begun to settle in nicely. It's still better and more unique that half the shit on tv.
It's a very inconsistent show. Kurt mentioned that they have anonymity in the Glee club but just a few eps back they were being harassed by the entire school.
Why would anyone care about yearbook pictures being defaced, enough to ban an entire group from having one? Though I tend to put that down to Sue's conniving ways, which used to be cute and funny but are now just loathesome. I was kinda rooting for Quinn to go directly to Figgins to get the Cheerios banned from competition. But when they win Sectionals I guess success will be the best revenge.
One big question... now that Will knows, where does that leave baby Drizzle? And I shudder to think of how Sue's gonna run the club now that Will is out.
^ It's mostly because there a multiple writers, and each writer is interpreting and therefore writing the characters differently. The inconsistencies are in the writing. Once they gather their thoughts, and tone down the Auto-Tune, this would be awesome come Emmys for comedy.
For the first time in years I finally feel there is something worth watching.
I couldn't get my mind off you all day.
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A link for the Finn fans. And yes there are pictures, but not full frontal.
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McLandsborough also measured salmonella levels on different types of gloves being used in the industry: vinyl, latex, nitrile and low-density polyethylene.
Under an electron microscope the varying roughness of the gloves' surfaces revealed the nitrile gloves to be much smoother, thus providing fewer locations for pathogens to survive and multiply. Nitrile gloves also showed less pathogen accumulation and could be more effectively cleaned between uses.
"Our conclusion? Glove material matters," Landsborough said.
Panelist Filindo Colace, vice president of operations for Club Chef Chef LLC (a Castellini Co.), said he was pleased the research supported his company's decision to use nitrile gloves. He said Danyluk's research on pathogen transference via tomato cleaning cloths proved Club Chef was also correct to ban them.
Coral BeachDuring a panel discussion about pathogen transference in tomato harvesting and handling, Michael Burness, (left) Chiquita's vice president of global quality and food safety, listens as executive director of the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange Reggie Brown discusses current industry practices.Chiquita's Burness said the researchers' work reinforces the need to focus on clean.
"It's all so simple with this data," Burness said about tomato harvesting. "No cloths, new bins, nitrile gloves."
Reggie Brown, another panel member and executive vice president of the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange, expressed caution as far as the need for growers to buy new equipment.
"This shows we can find some contamination but not specific differences between new and old (harvest bins and buckets)," Brown said.
"Our regulations require daily washing and inspection of bins, but these businesses have to be economically successful. We can't chase down every boogie man. … And we don't want to move a raw agricultural product to become a finished product."


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- Language: English
- Studio: Image Entertainment
- DVD Release Date: June 21, 2011
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- Genre: Science Fiction
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The Mega Python vs. Gatoroid DVD is a battle of the beasts from the director of Pet Cemetery that'll rock your world when two titanic terrors face off along with a pair of 80s pop icons! After animal activist Dr. Nikki Riley (Debbie Gibson) accidentally unleashes a python into the Everglades in the Mega Python vs. Gatoroid movie, her rival, Chief Ranger Dr. Terry O'Hara (Tiffany) is tasked with finding an expert reptile hunter - and when her boyfriend dies in the process, she resorts to extreme measures to create genetically enlarged gators to stop the slithering menace. Soon into the Mega Python vs. Gatoroid video the swamp is a huge, scaly battleground between colossal gators and pythons - with a charity ball of potential human snacks in their path! Don't miss this mammoth spectacle of teen queens and man-eating monsters in a gargantuan duel to the death!
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Converse's classic sneakers are an essential part of any casual wardrobe — especially "Chucks," the iconic All Star design that put Converse's shoe business on the map. As affordable as they are indispensable, the timeless shoes first came into existence when a young basketball star named Chuck Taylor joined Converse as a salesman in 1921. By 1966, Converse owned 80% of the sneaker market. Chucks have been worn by members of just about every subculture, from rock 'n' rollers to jocks, helping Converse to cement its status as one of the most singularly American shoe brands in existence today.


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The Rev. Carl "Taylor" Colbaugh went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 24, 2013, at his residence.
He was a retired minister and a member of Shiloh Baptist Church. He was a member of Meigs Masonic Lodge 213 F&AM.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Hubert William and Willie Laura (Brown) Colbaugh; sister, Jackie Arnold; and brothers: Ralph Colbaugh, Charles Colbaugh, John L. Colbaugh.
He is survived by his wife, Allene Colbaugh of Decatur; two sons and daughter-in-laws: Teddie and Carol Ann Colbaugh and Carl William and Kim Colbaugh, all of Decatur; one daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Randy Benton of Decatur; three brothers and sister-in-laws: George Colbaugh, Bertha Colbaugh, Harles and Diane Colbaugh, all of Decatur, Kenneth and Ann Colbaugh of Harrison; one sister and brother-in-law, Joyce and Red Roberts of Riceville; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a host of friends who loved him very much. He will be missed by all who knew him.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, March 28, 2013, in the chapel of Bowers Funeral Home in Decatur with the Revs. Landon Harden and Mike King officiating.
Interment will be in the Shiloh Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday with a Masonic service at 8 p.m.
Pallbearers will be Justin Colbaugh, Derek Colbaugh, Nash Benton, Austin Colbaugh, Ryan Aikman and Nicholas Benton.
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Courtesy University of ArizonaFungi, such as pink oyster mushrooms, could be harnested to manage waste while yielding a high-value crop of gourmet mushrooms.Fungi are the great decomposers of nature.
University of Arizona researchers want to harness that attribute and use the fungi to manage wastes while yielding a high-value crop of gourmet mushrooms.
University mycologist Barry Pryor and undergraduate Lauren Jackson in Tucson are examining how variety mushroom species work to degrade coffee grounds, used brewery grains, straw, newspapers, pizza boxes and woody landscape wastes into compost, according to a news release.
The next step will be to grow the mushrooms on a larger scale outside of a laboratory.
Based on their research, they say the fungi could turn into a cash crop.
Their initial foray involved oyster mushrooms on straw since they're one of the easier to grow.
A fresh crop of mushrooms will mature every six to eight weeks, depending on the species.
Now they've moved into blue oyster mushrooms, king oysters and lion's mane.
Next up are shitake.
Although using mushrooms for recycling is relatively new, a Berkeley, Calif., company has been successfully doing it with coffee grounds for a few years.
Among possible feedstocks are almond hulls, corn stalks and cobs, tree trimmings, cardboard, paper cups, pizza boxes, and other consumer and agricultural wastes.
Currently, most gourmet mushrooms are grown on hardwood chips or sawdust.


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Lettuce has taken the biggest hit from weather patterns that drove growers in the desert regions of California and Arizona to use up acreage ahead of schedule on all vegetable crops.
"Every day for three straight weeks it was 10 to 15 degrees above the norm, so like many growers we ended up discing multiple blocks of high quality leaf lettuce," said John Burton, general manager of sales and cooler for Coachella, Calif.-based Peter Rabbit Farms.
"Romaine, green, red, butter," he said. "It was real sad to watch something you'd cleared the ground to grow and not even be able to touch it. The warmth brought crops on much faster than we were prepared even to harvest, let alone sell."
Light frosts hit California's Coachella and Imperial valleys and Yuma, Ariz., starting Dec. 19, part of a welcome cooling trend. The cold did little damage to most operations, but by slowing growth it raised the prospect of January shortages.
"Any given crop could be 25% to 60% short," John D'Arrigo, president of Salinas, Calif.-based D'Arrigo Bros. Co. of California, said Dec. 27. "That's a fair estimate. It's too early to be specific but we can see it coming."
D'Arrigo expects to be shortest in romaine hearts, which his company grows in Yuma.
"I was telling my guys in the sales department all along that we just can't stop this freight train," he said. "The product is anywhere from one to four weeks ahead. A lot of romaine hearts are three weeks ahead. We've got an industry-wide shortage coming up all the way through January."
"For us lettuce seems to be more reactive, but I see shortages and disruptions to all the crops," D'Arrigo said.
Mark McBride, salesman at Salinas, Calif.-based Coastline Produce, said Dec. 26 that production in the Imperial Valley was two to three weeks ahead of schedule.
"Not all the fields will slow down, but younger fields will grow at a much slower rate and gaps could develop," McBride said. "It was the warmest fall that anybody I'm aware of can remember, a highly unusual pattern. Coastline Produce harvest crews experienced brief cold delays Dec. 22, 24 and 26.
Burton said the cold brings a risk of epidermal peeling on lettuce, but outer leaves can be trimmed. There's no sign yet of weather that could inflict systemic damage.
"We haven't had a deep freeze yet that we can see any interior leaf destruction," he said.


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Perfet et obdura, dolor hic tibi proderit olim - Ovid.
(Be patient and tough, someday this pain will be useful to you)
Kinda sums up what's happening with me but then, isn't this "exactly" what has always happened? ;-) A year ago, I was asked to take up an assignment. I spoke about it with a colleague and summed it up "It will be a great exposure and experience for me". He simply said, "Experience kab tak lega!!". He was spot on, but I went ahead anyway. Now the assignment didn't quite materialize the way I hoped it would...not yet at least...and needless to say, he is the one who is doing far better careerwise than I am. What to do...as pandu says LGO - Life's going on!!!
Thanks for the response on the house name...but the hunt is STILL ON. Please more entries. The first set of names didn't quite get there. My favourites were Golmaal and Smiley but anyway, more suggestions pleeeeeeeease? PLEEEEEASE!!!!!!!!!!
Comic time!!! Strangely, I feel this comic has been posted here before? But I looked through the archives and couldn't find it. So I will post it anyway.COVER PAGE 1 PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 PAGE 5 PAGE 6 PAGE 7 PAGE 8 PAGE 9 PAGE 10 PAGE 11 PAGE 12 PAGE 13 PAGE 14 PAGE 15 PAGE 16 PAGE 17 PAGE 18 PAGE 19 PAGE 20 PAGE 21 PAGE 22 PAGE 23 PAGE 24 PAGE 25 PAGE 26 PAGE 27
Oops...she did it again
Sania Mirza loses in the first round of the French Open. This time it was to the #10 ranked player in the world. 6-4, 6-2. Let's hope she wins in the doubles because that's where I see her career doing better than singles.
Monica Bellucci as Sonia Gandhi
Monica Bellucci to play Sonia Gandhi in Jagmohan Mundhra's film
Monica is a clear C-CUP. I wonder how she will restrain it to look like Sonia's A-CUP. Different thing altogether, that it is criminal to have Monica Bellucci in a Jagmohan Mundhra film and not "exposing" :-) Btw I am already picturing Monica Bellucci clad in a chiffon sari getting wet in the rain doing a Neeta Puri singing "Saawan jo aag lagaye, aag woh kaun bujhaye...Saawan jo aag lagaye use....Sajan ka pyaar bujhaye"...... jhingchak jhing..jhingchak jhing \:d/
Btw..she'll look gorgeous in a sari, just got to darken the colour slightly. And Cannes is going to be SHOCKED when they see Monica with ALL her clothes on when this movie premieres. (I know she was fully clad in Passion of Christ - that's why I didn't bother to watch the film)
SC warns medicos to end strikes.
I am trying to not say anything about reservations but when the Supreme Court does something like this, it shows what kind of wimps they are. Agreed that the SC has done things that deserve a creditable mention but looking at how well it tries to "enforce" its rulings, I can't help but say that it is another institution that is all noise, an empty box which looks like it holds something inside it, but there's nothing.
For instance, it has given the Government 8 weeks to come up with a response to the statistical base of OBC quota. 8 weeks????? 8 days is more like it because if the Government requires 8 weeks to dig up this kind of data, it means that it has no freaking clue what it was doing. My question to the SC is: What was the basis of providing EIGHT WEEKS? and not EIGHT DAYS? The time provided stinks of some kind of tacit understanding between the court and the Government and we would be naive to expect anything else.
Someone tell these bastards that they've got to rein in the politicians instead of issuing warnings to people who will have no choice but to give in because they have families to support and a future to worry about. Patients are affected, yes, but what were these politicians expecting? In one action, they have hit the ones who deserved to study by merit and hurt those who deserve help.
The strength of an institution can be best gauged by how much criticism it can handle. It is quite obvious that courts can't handle criticism. If you speak against their order, they promptly threaten you with "contempt of court". Who do they think they are? Gods?
I hope this agitation continues in one form or another because then we can tell the wimps of the SC "Bandook bhi dikhate ho...aur peeche bhi hat-te ho?" :-) Bastards!!
Update 31/05/06: Students divided over SC order
All I can say is "Don't blink first". Because if you do, your bluff has been called. If the fight against reservation is like fighting a tiger, giving in to the court order is comparable to running away at the sight of a cat's tail. The cause is bigger than any court order.
TCP Says: He stood up like he was going to take on the tiger, but ran away at the sight of a cat's tail.


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Detective Bill Parks of Cleveland Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division said Deryl K. Bandy, 25, was charged with aggravated burglary and theft over $60,000 after entering a home in north Cleveland April 10.
The burglary wasn't reported until April 17, when the homeowner returned home from a trip.
According to Parks, two rings valued at $32,000 each, over $3,000 in costume jewelry and other items have been recovered to date.
"We located some of the items in Chattanooga and some here in Cleveland," Parks said Tuesday.
Bandy is being held at the Bradley County Jail under $30,000 bond.
- Bradley County deputy Doug Graham filed a report for a Charleston resident who said someone vandalized his car Monday.
According to his report, Graham spoke with Robert Dowdy who said someone used white spray paint to mark his 2012 Fiat with obscenities.
Dowdy believed the vandalism took place overnight Sunday into Monday. He discovered the incident around 10 a.m.
A damage assessment was not listed in the report.
- A backpack containing educational material, a laptop computer and other items was taken from a car parked at the Lee University campus.
The incident was reported to Cleveland Police Monday.
According to a report filed by officer Jennifer McGuire, Jared Raines said someone entered his car and took his backpack that contained the computer, books, and a Sony stereo.
Officials had reported a suspicious male in the area earlier, according to the report.
The missing items were valued at $1,460.
- Officials at the Bradley County Sheriff's Office said "Drug Take Back" week continues at a brisk pace and area residents are using the drop-off point to clean out their unwanted medicines.
Bob Gault, media relations coordinator for BCSO, said residents have today, Thursday and Friday to drop off over-the-counter drugs which are no longer wanted, prescription drugs or out-of date narcotics. The service is part of the Drug Enforcement Administration program and the GRAAB Coalition's effort to safely dispose of unused, unwanted drugs — keeping them out of the environment and making sure they don't fall into the hands of those who would misuse or abuse prescription drugs.
Residents can drop off their unwanted drugs at the Criminal Investigations Division daily from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Friday, then Saturday from 10 to 2 p.m.," Gault said.


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Kashi has a line of frozen pizzas where the pizza crust is made with their signature blend of Whole Grains & Sesame plus flax seed and the pizza is "stone-fired to bring out the natural flavors". I tried the Five Cheese Tomato which is made with a tomato basil sauce and ... what else but 5 cheeses, namely asiago, parmesan, mozarella, white and yellow cheddar. I put it in the toaster oven for 10 minutes and it came out looking exactly like the picture on the box.
The first bite was delicious and it kept delighting me the more I ate. It was cheesy (of course) and the sauce is not too heavy. I also really liked the thin crust. The folks at HeatEatRview hated it and called it bland, and I usually agree with them, but on this one I differ. I liked the fact that it was light and not greasy.
One serving of Kashi Five Cheese Tomato Pizza is 1/3rd of the pizza, and provides 290 calories, 9 grams of total fat including 3.5 grams of saturated fat (14% and 18% of the recommended daily amount respectively), 7% of the RDA for cholesterol, 24% of the RDA for sodium (570 mg), 14 grams of protein and 37 grams of total carbohydrates which includes 4 grams of protein and 4 grams of fiber (18% of the RDA).
The first time I ate half the pizza for dinner which would be 435 calories and 27% of the RDA for saturated fat, but I was totally full and didn't eat anything else, so I'm pretty happy with that. The fat content is a little high, but that's the price we pay for eating a pizza with 5 cheeses - perhaps not the best choice if you're on a diet. Kashi also says this pizza is Vegetarian.
One pizza (12.5 ounces) cost $4.99, which at first seemed like a lot, but compare that to Wolgang Puck All Natural Four Cheese Tomato & Pesto Pizza which is 6.99, and this seems like a bargain. Plus consider that this quick meal that can feed 2 people, or 1 person can make 2 meals, then the price doesn't seem so bad. I enjoyed this, and would buy it again when the craving for pizza hits.


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Brand: House of Harlow 1960 Sunglasses
Origin: Imported
As the daughter of a Grammy-winning pop singer, Nicole Richie spent her childhood amidst couture-clad celebrities and Hollywood glamour. Richie's glitzy formative years helped shape her sophisticated personal style — now on full display in House of Harlow 1960, her stunning line of jewelry, shoes and accessories. House of Harlow's chic sunglasses collection offers updated versions of all your favorite styles, from classic cat-eye glasses (the Chelsea, the Chantal) to aviators (the gold-and-tortoiseshell Tilda) to wayfarers (the Julie, available in bold beeswax yellow). Every pair of glasses features gradient lenses and 100% UV protection to shield your eyes from the sun's harmful rays; frames come in colors and textures ranging from black snakeskin to summertime strawberry. Naturally, House of Harlow's sunglasses work well with Winter Kate, Richie's high-fashion collection of women's clothing.


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Dallas Theater Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.
SUMMERSTAGE INTERN (posted 1-27-15)
Dallas Theater Center is currently seeking an intern to join our Education Department during the months of June and July to provide leadership for our 2015 SummerStage program. This exciting summer internship is a hands-on, engaging opportunity for an individual interested in arts education, and the world of professional theater. SummerStage is DTC's theater day camp and acting program that offers classes to over 350 students, ages 4-18, at the Wyly Theatre. The SummerStage Intern will help design and execute the SummerStage program.
One position available.
Application Deadline: March 6, 2015 . Interviews will begin March 9th and decisions will be communicated by April 1.
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ACCOUNTING MANAGER (posted 01-21-15)
Reporting to the General Manager / CFO, the Accounting Manager is responsible for ensuring appropriate accounting control procedures and preparing accurate and timely financial reports.The duties of this position include: bank account reconciliation, distribution and reconciliation of monthly departmental account statements, revenue reconciliation and cash receipts, and managing fiscal year end closing and audit preparations. Candidates should have three to four years accounting experience with non-profit experience a plus, strong computer skills, and the ability to complete a large volume of work with a high degree of accuracy.
To apply, please send a résumé, references and salary expectations to email@example.com.
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TEACHING ARTIST (posted 1-16-15)
The Dallas Theater Center Community Engagement team seeks a part-time Community Engagement Teaching Artist to teach in DTC's community programs. The Community Engagement Teaching Artist will serve as one of the main teaching artists in Dallas Theater Center's community engagement programs and as an advocate for DTC in the community.
An ideal candidate will be organized, energetic, flexible and have a passion for sharing theater with all people. This person will work with the education/engagement/and artistic teams of DTC to help create programs and develop community engagement strategies.
Please send cover letter and résumé to firstname.lastname@example.com. Please, no phone calls.
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MANAGER OF SCHOOL PROGRAMS (posted 12-29-14)
Reporting to the Director of Education and Community Enrichment, the Manager of School Programs is responsible for planning, administrating and supervising all school programs, including: NAHYP award-winning Project Discovery, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Skokos Learning Lab,a nd DTC"s Student Matinee Series.
To apply, please send a résumé, references and salary expectations to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Whether at our Production Facility or one of our world-renowned venues, the professionals working in Production at Dallas Theater Center are constantly challenged by a unique and dynamic work environment, and the award-winning visiting artists and designers that work with us. If you are looking for an exciting and fulfilling role at one of this country's leading regional theaters, then this is a perfect opportunity for you.
Candidates for all disciplines should have a dynamic approach with the ability to be proactive, resourceful, and flexible in a collaborative, fast moving environment.
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Stage Management Observers
Dallas Theater Center seeks Stage Management Observers for our 2013-2014 season. SM Observers will assist the Stage Management staff and have the opportunity to observe and participate in DTC rehearsals and tech rehearsals. This is a volunteer position and it is best suited, but not limited, to those interested in pursuing Stage Management as a career. Appropriate applicants may seek professional internship credit with his/her current college or university (as appropriate). There are multiple openings for this position. Scheduling is part time, flexible and may be short or long term, but a commitment is required. Dallas/Fort Worth locals are encouraged to apply as housing is not provided. Résumés, references and cover letters may be sent to Megan WInters. No phone calls, please.