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Project coordinators Andy DeLuca (left) and Bill Beaven, of St. Stephen Parish in Tinley Park, show off some of the donations collected during an aluminum can and metals recycling drive that served as a fundraiser to help the church build a Parish Center. Another drive is scheduled for Sept. 21 to 22. | Supplied photo
Updated: September 29, 2013 6:10AM
Here is a look at charity news in the Southland.
Fest to Help Families of Ill: WeishFest, an inaugural music festival to raise funds to help families being impacted by cancer or other life-changing illness, is scheduled for 2 p.m. to midnight Sept. 1 at Standard Bank Stadium in Crestwood. General admission tickets are $20; VIP tickets are $50 and include unlimited food, soft drinks and beer, and premium seating and parking. To buy tickets or for more information, visit www.weish4ever.org/event. Musical acts include The Trippin' Billies (a Dave Matthews Tribute Band), Infinity (a Journey/REO/Boston cover band) and Sean & Charlie (party favorites). The fest is held in honor of Andrew Weishar, who requested that his family "pay forward" the kindness and generosity he received throughout a three-year battle with cancer before he died in October at age 21. For more information, visit www.weish4ever.org.
Historic Tour: Historic Pullman will host its annual Labor Day Tour, consisting of a 30-mile bike ride into Indiana, on Sept. 2. Registration begins at 8 a.m. at Hotel Florence, 11111 S. Forrestville Ave., Chicago, with the ride beginning at 9 a.m. The $15 donation includes lunch. Helmets are required. For more information, visit www.pullmanlaborride.com.
School District 122 Fundraiser: "Celebrating Stars of Tomorrow," the primary fundraiser for the New Lenox School District 122 Foundation's teacher grant program, is scheduled for 7 to 10 p.m. Sept. 7 at Harry E. Anderson VFW Post 9545, 323 Old Hickory Road, New Lenox. Tickets are for sale at the District 122 Administration Office, 102 S. Cedar Road, or at Lincolnway Body Shop, 22002 Howell Drive, New Lenox. Tickets are $40, which include hors d'oeuvres and cocktails. Information is at www.nlsd122foundation.org.
Homeless Veterans: Benjamin O. Davis VFW Post 311, 22341 Governors Highway, Richton Park, will host Stand Down 2013, an outreach program for veterans, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 7. There will be free health screenings, haircuts, clothing and meals. Social service agencies and veteran coordinators will be on hand to provide information. Cook County Commissioner Joan Patricia Murphy is collecting toiletries, gently used men's clothing, and sundry items for the event. The donation deadline is Sept. 4 at Murphy's district office, 5405 W. 127th St., Crestwood. The items will be packaged and given to homeless veterans. For more information, call (708) 389-2125 or (708) 705-6090.
Blackhawks Alumni Softball Classic: The Chicago Blackhawks Alumni Association will host the 6th Annual Blackhawks Alumni & Friends Charity Softball Classic at noon Sept. 8 at St. Xavier University's Richard R. Ferrell Memorial Field, 3700 W. 103rd St., Chicago. Gates open at 11 a.m. The event benefits the Chicago Firefighters' EMWQ Retirees', Widows' and Children's Assistance Fund and the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation and related police and fire charities. Former and current Blackhawks players will face police and firefighters in a 16-inch softball game. Admission is free. There will be food, nonalcoholic beverages, an inflatable play area and games for children, raffles and autographs from players. A variety of antique fire and police equipment will be on display. For more information, visit www.widowsandchildren.org.
Golf, Meet Fisk: The Cancer Support Center will host its 22nd Golf Outing in memory of Steve Fallick from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 13 at Flossmoor Country Club, 1441 Western Ave. The outing features baseball Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk, who will compete against participants on the par-3 seventh hole. Golf registration begins at 11 a.m., followed by lunch and a shotgun start at noon. Tickets for golf and dinner are $325, or $1,300 for foursomes. Event features include pictures with Fisk, auction prizes, raffles, games and live music by a German band at dinner. The Cancer Support Center provides programs at no charge for anyone affected by cancer in more than 70 area communities. For more information about the center or the event, call (708) 798-9171 or visit www.cancersupportcenter.org.
Golf for a Cause: The Fourth Annual James Ryan O'Donnell Memorial Fund Golf Outing & Reception is slated for Sept. 21 at Water's Edge Golf Club, 7205 W. 115th St., Worth. Registration begins at 11 a.m., with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. The cost of $125 includes the post-golf reception; the golf-only fee of $80 includes 18 holes of golf, golf cart, lunch, cocktails, a gift, games and prizes. The reception is from 7 to 11 p.m. at Water's Edge. A reception-only donation is $50 and includes beer, pop, wine, liquor, dinner, raffles, silent auction and split-the-pot. The fund provides scholarships for Brother Rice High School students. Checks should be made payable to The James Ryan O'Donnell Memorial Fund and mailed to 5741 W. 101st St., Oak Lawn, IL 60453. For more information, call (708) 703-6185 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Walk for Alzheimer's Association: The Alzheimer's Association's Walk to End Alzheimer's is scheduled for Sept. 29 at Montrose Harbor, Montrose Avenue and Simonds Drive, Chicago. Check-in begins at 8 a.m. and the walk at 10 a.m. A Joliet-area walk is slated for Oct. 5 at Rock Run Forest Preserve. To start or join a team, visit alz.org/walk. To learn about volunteer opportunities, visit alz.org/Illinois.
Running for a Cause: The South Suburban Family Shelter is looking for runners who plan to participate in the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 13. The shelter is a partner with other domestic violence agencies and the Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women's Network, which has been approved as a contributing-level charity of the marathon's charity program. To run for a cause, visit www.batteredwomensnetwork.org/marathon.php or contact Vicki at (708) 794-2140, Ext. 303.
Lions Club 5K: The Hickory Hills Lions Club will host its Fourth Annual "Roar and Run for Fun" 5K Run/Walk at 9 a.m. Oct. 26 at Hickory Hills City Hall, 8652 W. 95th St. Proceeds benefit the Lions Club in its mission to help the blind or visually impaired. For more information about the race, visit www.e-clubhouse.org/sites/HickoryHills or www.signmeup.com/93043. To volunteer or become a sponsor, contact Vince Uzzardo at (708) 430-2210 or email email@example.com.
Raffle for a Cause: Southwest Community Services, Inc., will sell raffle tickets for a chance to win a 2014 Dodge Dart SE sponsored by Bettenhausen Automotive, or cash prizes. The raffle is to raise money for the programs and services that the nonprofit offers to more than 450 children and adults with disabilities. Tickets are $25, or five for $100, and will be available through Oct. 27. Only 2,000 will sold. Tickets will be available at Southwest Community Services, Inc. events and online at www.swcsinc.org. If all tickets are not sold, the winner will split the proceeds 50/50 with Southwest Community Services, Inc. The drawing will be held at the SCS Texas Hold 'em Tournament on Oct. 27 at Sam's Triple Crown, 9191 W. 159th St., Orland Hills. The winner need not be present. For more information or to buy tickets, contact Carla at (708) 429-1260, Ext. 1243 or visit www.swcsinc.org.
Artisans Wanted: The Will County Union of King's Daughters and Sons will host its Silver Crossings Vendor/Craft Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 2 at Silver Cross Hospital, Pavilion A, 1890 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. Proceeds will benefit the inpatient Silver Cross diabetes program. For more information, call Silver Cross Hospital at (815) 300-7117.
School Supply Drive: Worth Township is seeking donations to the Apple Tree Program, which provides school supplies for township children in financial need. Donors can bring items to the township building, 11601 S. Pulaski Road, Alsip, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays. Needed supplies are listed at www.worthtownship.com. For more information, call (708) 371-2900, Ext. 45.
School Supplies: The South Suburban Family Shelter is seeking Back to School Angels to donate for a child's school supply list or clothing or shoe needs. The shelter is accepting gift cards from office supply stores and retailers where school supplies are sold. Donors also can send a check payable to South Suburban Family Shelter to P.O. Box 937, Homewood, IL 60430. For more information, call (773) 671-7955.
Food Drive: Two Men and a Truck, an Orland Park-based moving company, is working with Move for Hunger to collect food to help fight hunger. Nonperishable food items will be donated to the Orland Township Food Pantry. To request boxes for food donations when you are moving, or for more information about Move For Hunger, visit twomenandatruckorlandpark.com/move-for-hunger.
Help Bag Cancer: Stand Up to Cancer and The Safeway Foundation are raising funds for the fight against prostate cancer. Dominick's grocery stores will be selling a limited edition, reusable shopping bag, embossed with the words, "It starts with a wish; it can end with a cure." The bags also can be bought online by visiting safewayfoundation.org. Dominick's shoppers also will have a chance to make a separate donation at checkout. For more information, visit safewayfoundation.org or standup2cancer.org.
Recycling: St. Christopher School, 14611 S. Keeler Ave., Midlothian, is holding a recycling fundraiser, and will be collecting items including empty toner and ink-jet cartridges, cell phones, DVDs, video games and video games systems, PDAs, iPods and laptops. The items may be dropped off at the school, parish office or church. Items should be undamaged, and empty toner should be repackaged into the new box of toner. Companies that want to donate but cannot deliver items are asked to call the school at (708) 385-8776. The school also recycles paper, with three bins on the south side of the gravel parking lot on the east side of the building.
Cell Phone Collection: South Suburban Family Shelter is collecting cell phones for an ongoing fundraiser, and also is seeking schools, businesses or other organizations to volunteer as collection sites. The shelter provides services for victims of domestic violence. Collection sites include the SSFS administrative office, 18139 Harwood Ave., Homewood; Bergstein's NY Deli, 200 Dixie Highway, Chicago Heights; and Doyle Designed Salon, 2630 Flossmoor Road, Flossmoor. For more information, call (708) 794-2140, Ext. 303.
Retirees Needed: The Gaylord Building, 200 W. 8th St., Lockport, is seeking volunteers to help lead educational activities and community outreach. Retirees with experience in education, business or a variety of building trades are especially ideal. For more information, call (815) 838-9400 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Resale Shop: One More Thing Resale Shop, 343 Main St., Park Forest, is accepting donations of clothing and accessories, appliances, toys and household items. Furniture is accepted by arrangement. One More Thing also is accepting volunteer applications. Sales at the store benefit South Suburban Family Shelter, which supports victims of domestic violence and homeless women with children. Donations are welcome from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Information: Contact Janice at (708) 228-5077.
Repeat Boutique: The Repeat Boutique resale shop, at 18157 Dixie Highway in Homewood, is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. All workers are volunteers, and all proceeds go to Grand Prairie Services clients. Items in the shop include clothing, furs, jewlery, shoes, books and household items. Information: (708) 957-5052.
Seeking volunteers: The Alzheimer's Association, Greater Illinois Chapter is seeking individuals interested in becoming Alzheimer's Association Community Representatives in Will County. New volunteers will receive training. To become an AACR, visit alz.org/illinois, click on "volunteer" and select "Alzheimer's Association Community Rep" on the application form.
Donate unused tickets: Lake Katherine Nature Center & Botanic Gardens, 7402 W. Lake Katherine Drive in Palos Heights, has joined tix4cause.com, an emarketplace ticket service that turns unused tickets into cash donations for nonprofits. Individuals, businesses or corporations can donate unused tickets for sports, music, theater or leisure activities to Lake Katherine. The public can buy tickets via tix4cause.com, and 90 percent of the ticket proceeds go to support Lake Katherine. To make a donation and/or buy tickets, visit www.lakekatherine.org or tix4cause.com. Be sure to identify Lake Katherine as your charity of choice. Information: (708) 361-1873.
Text to Give: Nonprofit organization Park Lawn, 10833 S. LaPorte, Oak Lawn, has recently launched a new "Text to Give" mobile giving campaign to benefit the programs and services for individuals with developmental disabilities. The program allows donors to make a $5 donation through Give by Cell by texting the phrase GIVEPL to the number 20222. Donations are tax-deductible and pledges are billed through your monthly cell phone bill. Users must be 18 or older or have parental permission to participate, and must agree to the terms and conditions. Message and data rates may apply. For more information, visit www.givebycell.com.
Staples: Together We Cope is seeking certain staples that are in short supply at its food pantry. Canned soup, pasta, rice and breakfast cereal in particular can be dropped off at the pantry, 17010 S. Oak Park Ave., Tinley Park, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays; and from 2 to 7 p.m. on Thursdays. Contact Carol Ettema, pantry director, at (708) 633-5040 if you wish to conduct a food drive for those items.
Purr-fect Donations: The South Suburban Humane Society is seeking donations to help take care of kittens. The humane society is registered at Target and Wal-Mart. Donated items also can be dropped off at The South Suburban Humane Society at 1103 West End Ave., Chicago Heights, or the SSHS Spay/Neuter Clinic at 18349 S. Halsted St., Glenwood.
Encore Shop Expansion: The newly expanded Encore Shop, the resale shop of Silver Cross Hospital, is open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and the first Saturday of the month. The shop is in the Hershman Building, 1301 Copperfield Ave., Joliet, the former Silver Cross Hospital campus. Donations of gently used seasonal decorations, adult and children's clothing, household items and books can be dropped off there. Call (815) 300-7642 or Volunteers Services at Silver Cross Hospital at (815) 300-7117. Past proceeds have helped buy X-ray equipment, ICU beds, laptop computers, dialysis and mammography equipment, surgery carts and more for the nonprofit hospital.
Pizza for a cause: St. Christopher School and Kenootz Pizzeria have teamed up for an Eat and Earn Fundraiser on the first Tuesday of each month. Kenootz Pizzeria, 4659 W. 147th St., Midlothian, is donating 25 percent of all profits for dine-in, carry-out and delivery order (before taxes, gratuity, and coupons) to the school. Be sure to mention St. Christopher when ordering to have the percentage donated. Call the pizzeria at (708) 535-0005.
Target St. Christopher School: St. Christopher School in Midlothian is continuing its participation in Target Corp.'s "Take Charge of Education" program. To help the school, individuals need to use their Target REDcard and inform the checkout person that they would like St. Christopher School to receive credit for the purchase. It does not cost the purchaser anything and Target Corp. will donate up to 1 percent of the REDcard purchases to the school.
Shopping for school: The Summit Hill Educational Foundation is part of the Dominick's family of stores' eScrip program. To participate in the SHEF fundraiser, individuals need to register their Fresh Values cards at Dominick's. For information, call (815) 474-9052 or visit firstname.lastname@example.com.
Donations needed: Neat Repeats Resale stores in Orland Park and Worth are in need of gently used women's and children's clothing, accessories, handbags, shoes and jewelry along with small household appliances and kitchen items in good working order. The Neat Repeats stores depend on community residents to provide the inventory for the retail operations. All donations benefit women and children who are receiving services free of charge from the Crisis Center for South Suburbia. Items can be dropped off at either store location: 7026 W. 111th St. in Worth, (708) 361-6860; or 9028 W. 159th St. in Orland Park, (708) 364-7605.
Sharing soles: Orland Township, 14807 S. Ravinia, is collecting shoes for the Share Your Soles organization. Any gently worn shoes will be accepted 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays. The goal of the charity is to provide shoes to underprivileged families worldwide. Call (708) 403-4222.
Pets for vets: To ease the financial costs associated with pet ownership, the Animal Welfare League offers all veterans with military ID an exclusive 20 percent adoption fee discount. Adoptions include a free leash and collar or cat carrier, AVID Microchip, 10-day health care and one-year rabies vaccination. Adoptable pets can be viewed online at www.animalwelfareleague.com or by visiting the Chicago Ridge location, noon to 8 p.m. Mondays to Fridays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. Veterans can also get a 10 percent discount off veterinary services through its clinic, which is open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays. Information: visit www.PetsforPatriots.org or call (877) 473-8223.
Volunteers sought: Catholic Charities is seeking volunteers to help at "The Giving Tree" donation center at 3016 S. State St. in Lockport. Volunteers will assist with sorting, organizing and distributing a variety of items. Volunteers must be available to help on weekdays and be at least 18. Contact Marianne Holzhauer at (815) 774-4663, Ext. 3105 for information. If you are in need of services, contact Daybreak Center at the same phone number. For more information about the programs and services provided by Catholic Charities, visit catholiccharitiesjoliet.org.
Ring up donations: South Suburban Family Shelter is seeking cell phone donations and new cell phone collection sites for its ongoing fundraising program. The agency works with a company that specializes in the collection and recycling of used cellular phones. Some cell phone collection sites include: SSFS administrative office, 18139 Harwood, Homewood; Bergstein's NY Deli, 200 Dixie Highway, Chicago Heights; and Doyle Designed Salon, 2630 Flossmoor Road., Flossmoor. Call (708) 794-2140, Ext.303.
Filling pantries: Working to meet unprecedented demand at its pantries in Worth and Summit, Catholic Charities southwest regional office is accepting donations of food and money earmarked for the pantries at its office, 7000 W. 111th St. in Worth. Call (708) 430-0428.
New program: Sertoma Centre Inc. hopes to reach a growing population of individuals who have been dually diagnosed with a developmental disability and mental illness. Its new program is a part of the Developmental Training Programs at Sertoma Centre, which will provide the opportunity for individuals to receive group or individual counseling. Participants in the program also will be given alternatives to talk therapies to better suit the needs of a wide range of individuals. Art, sand and play therapy techniques will be utilized for those who struggle with expressing their thoughts and feelings. Also, the utilization of poetry, music, and journaling will be implemented for relaxation and therapeutic interventions. Contact Heather Beckner at (708) 730-6333 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Gift cards aid shelter: South Suburban Family Shelter is participating in Jewel-Osco's gift card program. Gift cards are available for purchase in $25, $50 and $100 increments, and the shelter will receive a 5 percent rebate for cards sold by the agency. Payment is made to South Suburban Family Shelter for the face value of the gift card: Proceeds benefit the programs and services provided free of charge to victims of domestic violence and their families. Contact the shelter at (708) 794-2140, Ext.303, or visit the administrative offices at 18139 Harwood, Homewood.
Tickets for a cause: Sertoma Centre Inc. has joined Tix4Cause.com, a ticket exchange website, to offer a new way for supporters to donate. The Tix4Cause website provides an online platform where ticketholders can donate unwanted tickets to Sertoma Centre and receive a tax deduction. Buyers then purchase these tickets, often at reasonable prices, and Tix4Cause passes 100 percent of the proceeds on to Sertoma Centre. Tix4Cause handles every aspect of customer service including ticket processing and handling. Silver Lake Country Club in Orland Park is the first to donate tickets on behalf of Sertoma Centre. The tickets are valued at $140 and include four rounds of open play, 1-18 holes on their course. Sertoma Centre Inc. is a nonprofit agency that provides services to more than 625 individuals with developmental, physical and emotional disabilities and/or mental illness. Contact Melanie Jones at (708) 730-6206, www.sertomacentre.org or visit www.tix4cause.com.
Shop for PADS: South Suburban PADS (Public Action to Deliver Shelter) has joined the network of charitable organizations that turn gently used fashions and accessories into cash at the Spree store at 151st Street and LaGrange Road in Orland Park. All donations of gently used clothing, shoes, jewelry, purses and other accessories donated at the Spree store can earn money for PADS. When individuals drop their items at Spree and select PADS as the charity of their choice, PADS receives a check for these donations. Information: Contact Dawn Thrasher at (708) 754-4357, Ext. 107, or email@example.com.
Replenish the pantry: Elsie's Pantry, located at Moraine Valley Community Church in Palos Hills, has an ongoing need for canned goods and monetary donations to keep up with the increasing need. Since June 2000, the pantry has served more than 27,000 people living in Palos Hills, Palos Heights, Palos Park, Hickory Hills and parts of Bridgeview, Justice, Orland Park, Willow Springs and Worth. However, donations have decreased over the past two years, forcing the pantry to use its reserves, which, if not replenished, would run out by the end of the year. Canned goods can be brought to the church between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays. Donations by check may be made to Elsie's Pantry, 8601 W. 107th St., Palos Hills, 60465. Information: (708) 598-4435.
Free bag of food: New Mercies Community Services was organized in 2003 to provide support services to low-income, elderly and disabled families in south Cook County. The organization operates a food pantry in Midlothian that distributes bags of food twice weekly to this same targeted population. Food distribution is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at New Mercies Community Services, 3824 W. 147th St., Midlothian. Donations to support the service also are sought. Information: Laurie Reed at (708) 606-2864.
Come clean: Together We Cope is seeking donations of personal care items — including shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, soap and disposable razors — that will be shared with families utilizing food pantry services. Donations of any quantity may be dropped off at 17010 S. Oak Park Ave. Tinley Park. Together We Cope is a nonprofit agency assisting families in temporary crisis from 22 south suburban communities. Information: Suellen or Tina at (708) 633-5040 or www.togetherwecope.org.
Reaching out: Together We Cope in Tinley Park has established an emergency outreach food program with Faith United Methodist Church as a partner. Emergency bags of nonperishable food will be delivered to the Orland Park church to increase outreach to families needing food. The organization seeks to establish similar partnerships with other area churches. Information: Mary Ann Baer at (708) 633-5040.
Furniture pickup: Together We Cope has added an additional day to its schedule for furniture pickups in Tinley Park and nearby suburbs. With pickups on Tuesdays and Fridays, there now is new inventory of gently used furniture twice a week at the organization's resale shop, located at 17010 S. Oak Park Ave., Tinley Park. The shop is open six days a week, and a small donation is requested for furniture pickups. Information: Call the shop at (708) 633-9180 or visit www.togetherwecope.org. Together We Cope is a nonprofit agency assisting families in crisis from 27 south suburban communities.
Help soldiers call home: "Cell Phones for Soldiers" was started by two teenagers to help buy calling cards to send to U.S. military stationed in Iraq, Afghanistan and throughout the world. They are collecting old cell phones and accessories. The cell phones are recycled for cash and proceeds used to buy the calling cards for the soldiers. "Cell Phones for Soldiers" has raised almost $2 million in donations and distributed more than 500,000 prepaid calling cards to soldiers serving overseas. Daniels Printing and Office Supply, 14800 Cicero Ave., Oak Forest, is an official drop-off point for any make or model cell phone. Information: www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com.
Seeking senior volunteers: The Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Catholic Charities is seeking people 55 or older willing to share their talents and help those in need at a variety of local organizations, mainly in the Joliet Diocese. Catholic Charities will match individual interests with available volunteer opportunities and will provide supplementary insurance, mileage and meal reimbursement during volunteer service. Information: Cindy, (815) 933-7791, Ext. 125.
Donate cell phones: South Suburban Family Shelter is collecting old cell phones to be recycled. The recycling process produces revenue to support the shelter's services. The Rotary Club of Park Forest has paired up with the shelter to help in the collection process. For a list of donation sites, visit www.rotaryofparkforest.org and click on "cell phone locations," or www.ssfs1.org and click on "donate."
Wendy's Night: VFW Post 177 MacDonald-Linn has a fundraiser between 5 and 8 p.m. the last Wednesday of each month at the Wendy's Restaurant at 79th Street and Harlem Avenue in Bridgeview. Proceeds benefit the VFW National Home for Children, located in Michigan. Participants simply order food (drive-through or sit-in) from Wendy's during this time period, and Wendy's donates a portion of its profits to this cause.
Food for victims: South Suburban Family Shelter is in need of nonperishable food items such as canned soups, vegetables and fruit for its clients who are experiencing domestic violence. Personal hygiene products (regular, not sample size please) are also needed. Donations may be dropped off at 18139 Harwood, Homewood. Please call ahead before dropping off items. Contact the shelter at (708) 794-2140, Ext. 303.
Text to Give: St. Xavier University's Department for University Advancement has announced a new "Text to Give" mobile giving campaign to benefit the university's Class Gift Fund and the St. Xavier Fund. The program allows donors to make $10 donations using their mobile phones through Give by Cell. You can make a gift to the Class Gift Fund by texting CLASSGIFT with your first and last name to 20222, or make a gift to the St. Xavier Fund by texting SXU with your first and last name to 20222. Donors can give multiple times a month depending on your carrier. Donations are tax-deductible, and pledges are billed through your monthly cell phone bill. Messaging and data rates may apply. For information, visit www.givebycell.com.
CARE Program: ComEd offers customer assistance programs that help deployed members of the military and disabled veterans who have fallen behind on their bills, plus programs for low-income families and for nonprofits. For more information or to enroll, visit ComEd.Com/CARE or call (888) 806-2273.


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4th March, 1926
(Due to arrive Melbourne-3.4.26)
My dear P.M.,
Amongst my letters by this mail you will see one on Abyssinia that constitutes an outline story of the machinations of the great Powers in Abyssinia in recent years. It all seems to me a typical- and inevitablemanoeuvre on the part of the Powers to exploit for their own individual advantage a State that is a thousand years behind the times.
Who is to blame them? If they don't get their share of the pickings in Abyssinia, someone else will. As long as lions exist, lambs will have to die.
As to the reason why I send you accounts of obscure countries-on the infrequent occasions when there is not sufficient business of major importance to keep me occupied, I indulge in a practice which I call 'diving for pennies', that is to say, I choose some country that one normally doesn't worry about, and go to the man in the F.O. who concerns himself with it and get him to spend an hour or so explaining the main points in its story. He is usually so delighted at anyone taking an interest in his very small baby that he takes a good deal of trouble with one. I then go back and dictate a quick draft of my version of what he has told me and send it to him to correct. I then get copies of the more important relevant F.O. print to amplify any points of interest, and eventually you get a letter on the subject.
This may sound rather like 'silly season' journalism. But on the other hand, there are very few countries in the world that we can afford to be ignorant about, and I think it is not without value to have on file the highlights at least in the history of such little countries.
2. There is a feeling about that there are underground machinations brewing in Central and Eastern Europe. In this last few weeks, there have been divulged (1) an attempt by France to make a treaty with Jugoslavia in which she wants Italy to join;
(2) an attempt by Italy to make a treaty with Roumania; and (3) French obstruction to the settlement of the Greek-Jugoslavia railway question which was meant to smooth the way to the beginning of a series of interstate Balkan arbitration pacts.
France and Italy are rivals and potential enemies. Heaven knows why. They have no real points of mutual irritation. It is apparently a case of inherent national enmity-which has been so fruitful of trouble in the past.
Mussolini has apparently ambitions to be the king pin and to have the say-so in all Central and Eastern European matters. Be it ever so humble an Eastern European pie, he wants his finger in it.
It seems fairly clear that the French do not quite like the Pact.
[1] Briand [2], by force of character, put it through, but the country does not regard it as providing complete security.
Therefore they continue trying to link themselves up with the smaller Central European States whom they hope will fall on Germany's back if Great Britain fails to play the part of protector of France.
3. I had a long talk to Allen Leeper [3] lately. His main conviction, after a year in Vienna, is that the Anschluss (German absorption of Austria) is a foregone conclusion and will take place whenever Germany is ready. He says nothing can stop it.
4. I talked to Tyrrell [4] two days ago about the threatened enlargement of the Council of the League. I have reason to know that until the last month or so (and probably still!) his personal opinion was against any increase. However, he doubtless felt himself bound, in loyalty to his chief, to deliver to me a long harangue in the Chamberlain [5] manner. It was a very clever forensic performance and I thoroughly enjoyed it, although its point was rather lost on me in view of my previous knowledge of his views. I had gone to him to know if he wanted a statement of your views on the subject, and in spite of the line he took, I finished by saying that whilst I had had no hint of your point of view, I could well imagine that you might be against any Council increase, and that if a statement to that effect from you would be of value as a peg on which to hang a bouleversement of H.M.G.'s opinion, I would telegraph you for your views. However, he insisted that Chamberlain must go to Geneva with his hands as little tied as possible, and so he said that he thought it best not to ask you for your views in case they were such as would further embarrass Chamberlain. The arguments that he traversed are known to you and were not particularly convincing. [6]
Tyrrell asked me what I thought were your objections to a Council increase. I said that, in the absence of any comment from you, I thought that probably you would be mainly influenced by a desire to maintain the original spirit of the Covenant and limit the Council to a stamping ground for the major powers with world-wide interests. [7] He said: 'Yes, that's all very well, but the principle of increasing the Council by the addition of Spain was discussed at Geneva in 1921 and Great Britain (in the shape of Balfour [8]) then expressed her approval of the increase, and even although it was not then consummated, we are still bound by the fact that we admitted the principle': which does not appeal to me as a very strong argument for sponsoring the admission of both Spain and Poland in 1926. [9]
His principal argument was that the main European potential trouble centre was the Polish-German frontier and that the wounds were too sore to enable the Germans and the Poles to get together by themselves and make equitable solution of their differences.
Only if they sat continuously at the same Council table would a spirit of reasonableness be engendered.
After I had got back to my office and put the above on paper, your telegram arrived putting on record your objections to an increase of the Council and I was glad that I had forecast your point of view to Tyrrell reasonably accurately.
One thing that seems to stand out is that there will be less harmony in our relations with the French if they do not get their way over this Council increase. They are sure to believe that Chamberlain engineered the press campaign in this country against the increase. The French have had their own way for so long on the League that they dislike the prospect of not being able to swing the Council through force of Latin opinion.
As Tyrrell I think very rightly emphasises, the League has not taken the place of the Balance of Power. There will be peace in Europe as long as the four major powers agree, and discord or worse when they disagree, the League notwithstanding-at any rate until such time as the League reaches far greater powers than it now possesses.
5. Chamberlain has undoubtedly lost greatly in prestige over this affair of the Council increase. He has had the Foreign Office and the Cabinet and the press of the whole country against him. People have firmly got it into their heads that he has been talked into the stand he has taken by the mesmeric influence of Briand, who is said to have something of the same effect on a sturdy, honest character as Lloyd George [10] or 1911 Goulet. That rare Spaniard, Quinones de Leon (Spanish Ambassador in Paris) has also apparently thrown the net of his personal charm over Chamberlain.
6. I read Tyrrell as a man prone to rather violent and sometimes hasty opinions and apt to depend on his remarkably quick intuitive brain to provide a formula than to the close reasoning and intense study of all sides of a question that Crowe [11] used to bring to bear. He does not hold the Foreign Office in the hollow of his hand in the way that Crowe did and he does not influence or correlate their opinion as Crowe undoubtedly did. The Foreign Office is less of a keen-edged weapon under Tyrrell than under Crowe.
7. Tyrrell is not a very fit man and will not, I think, last many years at the job which is a very exacting one. The next senior man in the office is Victor Wellesley [12], who would be quite unsuitable. Eric Drummond [13] may be considered again, or they may bring one of the Ambassadors from abroad, although popular talk says that this has not been a great success in the past, and there is apparently no outstanding figure amongst our Ambassadors abroad who could change his spots sufficiently to develop the rather peculiar qualities required by the Foreign Secretary's chief technical adviser. It would be difficult to promote Miles Lampson [14] over the heads of both Wellesley and Gregory. [15]
I hear on good authority that Hankey [16] was considered for the job of permanent Head of the Foreign Office on Crowe's death. I don't know if it was ever offered to him-I should imagine not.
8. I dined lately with Dufour-Feronce, Counsellor of the German Embassy, Herr Stharner [18] (German Ambassador), Palmstierna [19] (Swedish Minister in London) and his wife, young Bernstorff (1st Secretary of German Embassy), von Plessen (2nd Secretary, German Embassy), a few other odd Germans and three or four of us non- Germans.
Bernstorff was a pre-war German Rhodes Scholar and is a pleasant and, I should think, a capable fellow.
It is said that the Swedes are in the pocket of the Germans. In this respect they are very different from Denmark and the other Baltic States, who are uniformly suspicious of the Germans.
Palmstierna himself and his wife are always very pleasant to me and I like them both personally. Perhaps one is captious in disliking seeing him confidentially closeted with Sthamer in a corner, pouring confidences into his ear and waving his cigar at him.
One gathers from conversation with the Germans that they are not received everywhere yet and that they feel the existence socially of a good deal of anti-German feeling. One woman told me that she had just had a tentative lease of a house cancelled at the last moment because she was a German, 'and I', she said, 'had my only son killed in the war'.
They much approve the relaxing of the immigration regulations in respect to Germans entering Australia but, owing to the question of money, they do not think that it will result in any very greatly increased flow of German nationals into Australia for some time at least.
They freely admit the fact that Germany's greatest problem is that of population pressure. Their quota to U.S. is much the same as that of Great Britain, about 50,000-but they are gloomy about the future disposal of the great surplus masses. They admit that they look towards Russia with some hope.
The main subject of conversation is of Germany's entry into the League and of the possible simultaneous entry of other powers. 'It is a very anxious time for us.' 'You don't elect to join a Club and expect to find the rules of membership altered on the day you join.' They are courteous and pleasant. Whenever there is even one Englishman in the room they invariably speak English.
Sthamer is not a diplomat de carriere. He was previously Mayor of Hamburg.
9. I wonder if you have ever heard of the Loeb Classical Library in America. James Loeb, a banker-millionaire of the firm of Kuhn, Loeb, got the idea of producing a uniform series of authentic translations from Greek and Latin classics, with the original text on the lefthand page and the English translation on the right. He got the very best men to do the translations, from both English and American Universities, and he produces the volumes at about 10/-each, which barely pays for the work. It is an original form of high-grade constructive philanthropy aimed at raising the cultural standard of a certain grade of the population who normally get nothing done for them that they don't do for themselves.
It would not be a bad lead for some wealthy Australian to proceed on similar lines. We need waking up to a greater appreciation of the written word-not only the classics but works of a more diverse and less highbrow nature.
10. There has been a revival in the course of the last eighteen months of the old idea of the 'pamphlet' in the form of a series of little books published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., and called the 'Today and Tomorrow' series. They have induced people who are more or less authorities on their particular subjects to briefly expound their point of view as to the state of their particular art or interest as they conceive it to exist today, and the lines on which they expect it to develop. They adopt a classical title with an explanatory sub-title, such as 'Daedalus, or Science and the future'; or 'Cassandra, or the Future of the British Empire'. They are sold at half-a-crown and have caught on very successfully.
I enclose 'Cassandra' for you to see what the series is like.
11. In the course of this Council increase controversy someone asked, for their own information, what the population of Brazil was. They were told about 25 million. 'As many as that? That must be when they all come down out of the trees!'
12. Recently overheard at a dinner table. 'So and so was wounded in sixteen places.' 'Really, I didn't know a man had sixteen places he could be wounded in!'
I am, Yours sincerely, R. G. CASEY

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Presbycusis is the gradual loss of hearing that occurs as people age. It is a common disorder associated with aging. One in three older adults over age 65 has hearing loss. About half of people over age 75 have hearing loss.
Presbycusis usually occurs gradually, and typically in both ears equally, with some people not immediately aware of the change.
There may be many causes for presbycusis, but it most commonly occurs because of age-related changes in the following locations:
Within the inner ear (most common)
Within the middle ear
Along the nerve pathways to the brain
Contributors to presbycusis include:
Cumulative effects of environmental noises
Loss of hair cells (sensory receptors in inner ear)
Hereditary factors
Various health conditions, such as heart disease or diabetes
Side effects of some medications, such as aspirin and certain antibiotics
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Speech of others sounds mumbled or slurred
High-pitched sounds, such as "s" or "th" are hard to distinguish
Conversations are difficult to understand, particularly when there is background noise
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Some sounds seem overly loud and annoying
Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) may occur in one or both ears
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Michelle's Low Glycemic Load Cookbook
I have been eating low carb for years and have recently been adding the low glycemic load concepts and so am collecting some recipes that work for it here.
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Submitted by OH.2.B.FIT Carbs: 2.1g | Fat: 26.4g | Fiber: 1.3g | Protein: 11.1g | Calories: 293.5
Make in cake pan or ramekins Submitted by CINDYSUE48 Carbs: 3.4g | Fat: 22.3g | Fiber: 0g | Protein: 4.9g | Calories: 231.8
You won't believe how close these low carb peanut butter cookies are to the real thing! Creamy & full of peanut butter flavor, they'll hit the spot for your sweet-tooth cravings! Submitted by RUTABAGA1017 Carbs: 3.1g | Fat: 8.1g | Fiber: 0.9g | Protein: 4.2g | Calories: 95.3
Very Good 4.8/5
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This was very good and much easier than stuffing the cheese into the chiles, but with pretty much the same flavor of the traditional method. If you don't care for hot food, you could use plain Monterey jack cheese instead of the pepper-jack. For myself I added more pepper. You can see Linda's receipe at; www.genaw.com/lowcarb/chile_relleno_casserole.html Submitted by THELMAGADDIS Carbs: 1.4g | Fat: 17.6g | Fiber: 0.3g | Protein: 10.9g | Calories: 211
Very Good 4.6/5
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Cookbook creator says: Stevia sweetened! Submitted by JNORMAN1969 Carbs: 5.7g | Fat: 23.6g | Fiber: 1.1g | Protein: 9.3g | Calories: 267.8
Low carb and very yummy! I threw this together with ingredients I had on hand and it turned out delicious! My husband and daughter could not get enough of it! I love crockpot recipes, especially in winter. You can use low fat/reduced sodium cream of chicken soup if you want to reduce fat and sodium more and serve this over rice or wide egg noodles if you aren't watching carbs. Submitted by BETHPROVERBS31 Carbs: 4.5g | Fat: 30.2g | Fiber: 0.2g | Protein: 50g | Calories: 493.6
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Cookbook creator says: I use low carb high fiber tortillas for this and it works wonderfully well. Submitted by WINNA01 Carbs: 43.7g | Fat: 12.7g | Fiber: 7.7g | Protein: 21.3g | Calories: 354.8
Cookbook creator says: A very nice "make ahead" dish. Submitted by NATNEAGLE Carbs: 2.9g | Fat: 3.2g | Fiber: 1.2g | Protein: 5.1g | Calories: 58.5
Cookbook creator says: If you switch out the potatoes for summer squash and use a bit less pineapple and some protein these are yummy, easy, low carb, and low glycemic. Submitted by HONEYLEA Carbs: 17g | Fat: 7.2g | Fiber: 2.8g | Protein: 2.3g | Calories: 136.5
Cookbook creator says: Yum, roasted vegetables... Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 15.8g | Fat: 1.9g | Fiber: 3.2g | Protein: 1.4g | Calories: 82.1
Cookbook creator says: Very easy to vary, quick and good for busy weekday mornings. Submitted by NANALINDA5355 Carbs: 0.9g | Fat: 6.9g | Fiber: 0g | Protein: 14.1g | Calories: 125.6
Cookbook creator says: Quick, easy, and tasty. Submitted by IMSHERRY7 Carbs: 1.8g | Fat: 4.6g | Fiber: 1g | Protein: 13.8g | Calories: 105.4
Submitted by PATGETSHEALTHY Carbs: 9g | Fat: 28.7g | Fiber: 4.7g | Protein: 17.4g | Calories: 372.2
Cookbook creator says: I don't use margarine or extra sweeteners, and this can be done with many different fruits, and it's a yummy and different treat. Fresh fruit under the broiler is my favorite way. Submitted by SLAPOJACKS Carbs: 10.6g | Fat: 1.3g | Fiber: 2.5g | Protein: 0.4g | Calories: 48.8
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Cookbook creator says: mmmmm, more, more, more please..... Submitted by MATCM81 Carbs: 7.3g | Fat: 1.6g | Fiber: 2.5g | Protein: 3.2g | Calories: 51.6
Cookbook creator says: Not for everyday - I don't generally consume soda in any form, but with low carb ketchup and stevia sweetened soda maybe? Submitted by KAMEL622 Carbs: 21.4g | Fat: 0.9g | Fiber: 0g | Protein: 16.5g | Calories: 159.2
Cookbook creator says: Simple, tasty, and healthy! Carbs: 5.6g | Fat: 6.7g | Fiber: 1.6g | Protein: 43.2g | Calories: 263.9
Cookbook creator says: I wrap in romaine instead of bun and use a healthy bbq sauce. The chicken does work well in the slow cooker. Submitted by INFJMJ Carbs: 22.8g | Fat: 4g | Fiber: 5g | Protein: 22.1g | Calories: 200.7


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The pipeline should be clean when Chilean clementines begin arriving in the second half of May, paving the way for strong demand, importers said.
California shippers will wind down at different times, said Matt Gordon, Chilean program manager for DNE World Fruit Sales, Fort Pierce, Fla.
However, the net result will be a timely end to the Golden State, clearing the decks for Chile.
"I'm hearing different stories out of California," he said April 14. "The middle to minor players will be done shortly. There's one who will ship all the way through May, but they can't supply everybody."
After California's done, it won't be until mid-June when Chile's next clementine competitor, South Africa, enters the deal, Gordon said.
"There may be a three to four week window where there's only Chilean," he said.
On the West Coast, Chile should be the only game in town for most of the season, Gordon said. West Coast shipments of Australian clementines will be limited, and they won't likely arrive until September.
This season aside, demand for Chilean clementines remain strong in the U.S., and acceptance continues to grow, Gordon said.
"It has a good history and I think retailers like it," he said. "Chilean clementines have good flavor and good color."
David Mixon, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Seald Sweet International, Vero Beach, Fla., also foresees a good transition from California to Chile this season.
Mixon doesn't want a completely empty pipeline, however, if it means there could be a supply gap.
"You don't want a situation where consumers aren't able to get clementines," he said. "The key is not to lose shelf space."
Chilean clementines continue to gain traction on U.S. retail shelves, and 2011 should be no different, Mixon said.
"There's been tremendous growth in the last two years alone, and I don't see it slowing down at all," he said. "I still think we've barely scratched the surface."
Clementines are the fastest-growing citrus category "without a doubt," Mixon said.
"Like it or not , it's cannibalizing the other citrus categories," he said.
For that, California deserves much of the credit, Mixon said. The growth of the Golden State's clementine industry has built varietal recognition among consumers, he said.
By the time summer rolls around, more and more consumers are excited about Chilean clementines because of their exposure to California fruit, he said.
"The production out of the west has helped immensely," Mixon said.
In consumer research Seald Sweet commissioned in 2010, the company was happy to discover that consumers view clementines and other citrus varieties as a year-round fruit, Mixon said — people don't want clementines only if they're from Spain, Morocco or California. They want them, period, which means in the summer they want Chilean product.


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I planted two 1-gallon, spilled wine weigela shrubs in mid-May.They are in full sun, well-drained soil and look very healthy, but they don't appear to have grown at all since I put them in. They are watered every other day for 20 minutes from an overhead sprinkler system and the soil always feels dampish. Is this shrub a slow grower the first year? Also, there are no signs of blooms. They look the same as when I brought them home from the nursery. Any advice or information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! |
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- Posted by ians_gardener z5 (My Page) on Sat, Jul 5, 14 at 6:46
Be patient.....your shrub is trying to become established....it is sending out roots rather than top growth.....also, your plant maybe to young to produce flowers....it will flower next year, so do not prune it.......the existing growth on your shrub are next year's flowering branches.. |
This post was edited by ians_gardener on Sat, Jul 5, 14 at 6:50
That's too frequent watering. I'll bet that everything else on the system is suffering, too. Allow the soil to dry out somewhat between cycles. It's true that it takes a while for plants to establish a root system before they concentrate on top growth. For plants, the roots take top priority It's also important that you do not try to push your plant into top growth by fertilization. 'Normal growth' rather than 'accelerated growth' is what is healthy for any plant. I would cut back on the frequency (not the duration) of the watering. Try twice a week....and turn it off for several days if you get a heavy rainfall. A one gallon plant won't have a long establishment period at this time of year. Trust me, your plant IS growing.....just not where you can see it. :-) |
- Posted by ken_adrian MI z5 (My Page) on Sat, Jul 5, 14 at 9:37
see link.. especially in regard to watering ... that said ... the only failure of this plant.. is your expectations .. and boy are they high ... its growing roots... and that is good enough for now ... i would EXPECT for NOTHING MORE ... for the rest of this year ... other than it not dying ... but if other things start happening.. i would be happy .... next year... you will start to see some advancement ... trees.. shrubs.. conifers... do not react and grow at a pace akin to annuals/perennials ... and there is nothing wrong with that.. unless your expectations are too high ... ken |
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This is a slower growing plant so you're not going to see much growth. By one of my favorite Weigela. Be patient they have a nice season long color. Why the hell are you watering them so much for? They like very well drained soil and don't do well in consistent damp soil. At most you should water them once a week. |
Thanks so much to everyone for your responses. The reason it's being watered for 20 mins. every 2 days, is because it's growing on condominium common property and the irrigation system is set up for the other plants in that zone. I am not in control of it and would have a bit of a battle getting it changed. Everything else in this newly created perennial border (coreopsis, campanula carpatica, max frei cranesbill, silver mound artemisia) are all doing fine with this schedule of watering. We live in a very hot, dry climate with little to no rainfall at this time of year. The surface soil around the weigela does dry out. It is an inch or so beneath that it is slightly damp, not wet. I read where it grows best in moist, well-drained soil and that's how I would describe it. I'm happy that it's normal for it to be establishing its roots the first year and won't expect more. Most website information doesn't tell you the rate of growth or if it flowers the first year. I'm not impatient - just curious. Thanks for the encouragement. I'm looking forward to these shrubs as they mature to become the focal point of this border that I was asked to put in for our condo complex. Thank you! :-) |
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Michael Turner's commanding performance against Arsenal helped to win over the fans who had written him off.
Paddy Davitt
Friday, October 26, 2012
Norwich City defender Michael Turner has vowed to put his early season Premier League troubles behind him after an impressive return to the fray in the win over Arsenal.
Turner endured a nightmare debut in the opening day mauling at Fulham and was also part of a defence recently torn apart by a Luis Suarez-inspired Liverpool at Carrow Road.
The centre-back acknowledged he had ground to make up with City's supporters, but believes Arsenal was a positive step in the right direction as Chris Hughton's men bid to follow up at Aston Villa this weekend.
"I'm sure there were a few doubters after the first few performances. I was very disappointed with my performances but that happens in football and you have to just deal with it," he said. "I'm sure if I get a run in the team the fans will see I can put in consistent performances. The manager has to make decisions on what players he's going to pick so you have to deal with it and that's what I did. I worked hard in training and just got on with it. There are obviously going to be tough times during the campaign so it's important you bounce back and when you do have good wins, like we did last week, that you build on that and back it up.
"Villa have got a good squad of players, a lot of young players. They've got experience in forward positions in (Darren) Bent and (Gabriel) Agbonlahor, so they're top players and we know it's going to be a tough game. They will be looking for a win as much as we are so we know it's a tough game at their place but we're just all looking forward to it."
Turner's Arsenal display alongside Sebastien Bassong drew praise from Hughton after a tough baptism in Norwich colours.
"It's been a bit of a sticky start for me. I was not too pleased with how I played in the first two games I started," he said. "Being in and out of the team has been frustrating as well, not being able to bounce back, so to get that win and the performance on Saturday was key to my confidence and the confidence of the whole place.
"After a disappointing result like that (at Fulham) you want to bounce back and show your character and I wasn't given the chance to do that. But that's just something that happens and you have to deal with it, work hard and I got my chance on Saturday and it was a great performance from the whole team."
Turner is one the new breed at the club this season but the 28-year-old is well aware of the added significance for some of his team-mates of facing their former mentor at Villa Park.
"It's not been talked about too much," he said. "I think it adds extra spice to the game, the fact that Paul Lambert was here last season and will know players individually, I'm sure he'll be relaying that to his team and I'm sure some of our boys know what sort of style he plays.
"No one's really mentioned it. We've just taken confidence from last week, everyone has been training really hard, flying around in training and looking forward to the next game."
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So very pleased for Turner! He's taken a lot of stick recently, but his performance against Arsenal, along side Bassong, was outstanding. I hope he can grow from this now and form a formidable partnership with the rest of the back four guys. It's all beginning to fit together now. Onwards and upwards!! otbc
Friday, October 26, 2012
Glad he scored the equaliser but his defending must improve. Up to now he has been the weak link.
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Old people talking about Twitter — is it the best or the worst?
While you're considering that very important question, I'll offer you two pieces of information regarding Twitter from a couple of NBA old guys. The first is Tim Duncan, courtesy of Yahoo! Sports' Marc Spears:
On why he isn't on social media, Spurs Tim Duncan says: "Because I have no desire to tell you what I'm doing."
The second is Metta World Peace, via ESPN's Dave McMenamin:
Metta on if Kobe's tweeting is a distraction: "Absolutely not … I'm a distraction."
If you were ever looking for the perfect definition of the difference betwixt Tim Duncan and Metta World Peace, you'd be hard pressed to find something more fitting than these two statements. On one hand, you have Tim Duncan completely ducking the spotlight because he doesn't want anyone to know what he's doing. On the other hand, you have Metta World Peace volunteering that even he knows he's a distraction. This is two sentences about a microblogging service, but they are totally indicative of everything about these two guys.
Oh, and don't be too salty about not getting to know what Tim Duncan is up to all the time. Us humans would have a hard time deciphering the robot noises his operating system would automatically publish to Twitter anyways, so it's not a big deal.


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At about 10am today, a crowd began to form outside Times Square's Imperial Theatre. They were a few hours too early for the scheduled 7:30pm show (and averaged a few decades younger than Broadway's normal theatergoing throng), but the show they were lining up to see was no ordinary public performance. These 1,000 NYC public school students were preparing to dive behind the scenes of one of Broadway's most award-winning shows, Billy Elliot The Musical.
This special show and interactive workshop, called "Creating the Magic," kicked off the 30th season for Inside Broadway, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing live theater to NYC kids. The students who filled the seats were just a few of the more than 30,000 local children who will participate in Inside Broadway's after-school arts education programs in 2012. The organization has hosted about 15 similar workshops throughout the years, said executive director Michael Presser, each with the goal to instill a lifelong love of theater in these young kids.
Just before 11am, the lights dimmed in the theater (to squeals and ooos from the younger students, for some of whom this was a first Broadway experience) and the audience was introduced to cast members including 12-year-olds Tade Biesinger and Joseph Harrington, two of the four actors who play "Billy" in the musical, and several crew members who control the show's sets, props, lighting, and sound. Cast members performed four numbers from the show, including the stunning "Dream Ballet" scene, where "Billy" (played by Harrington) literally flies through the air, suspended by a cable wire. (Harrington revealed afterward that he was "really scared" of flying at first, and it made his mom really nervous, but after tons of rehearsals it's become his favorite part of the show.) Crew members explained what their jobs entailed and demonstrated how each piece of the show worked, from the multi-floor stage that changed before the children's eyes to the microphones hidden in the cast's hair.
After the presentation, several students were invited to ask questions -- they wanted to know how it felt to play Billy Elliot ("Awesome!" said Harrington); what cast members do when they forget their lines ("Wing it!" said Biesinger); and how the crew members chose their positions ("Find what you're best at and what makes you happy," said Peter Donovan, one of the show's electricians).
The workshop ended with cast, crew, and audience members signing "Happy Birthday" to Inside Broadway, followed by a shower of streamers.
Of the 29 third- through fifth-graders from Manhattan's PS 77 Lower Lab School who attended, most of the students said their favorite part of the show was the "Dream Ballet" scene. Ten-year-old Amanda Fuchs, who loves to act and sing, said it would be a dream come true to star on Broadway. She and her friend Ruby plan to go to a performing arts high school in the city when they're older. "We want to be in a show together one day," Ruby explained. "But we're taking it one step at a time."
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has launched an internal probe of the events leading up to the suicide of internet activist Aaron Swartz, who was facing federal charges for allegedly hacking into the school's journal archives.
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I 100% agree, it wasn't until 2years after college that I realized I do not need to be making a ton of money to live the lifestyle that I desire. I believe that we, as americans, feel that we need to out-do one another through material items. Cars, houses, toys, etc. I bought a Jeep a few years ago, because I thought it would be cool to have one, and I wanted a vehicle that would take me anywhere. Now I have over 10 grand extra to pay back to a bank, which limits my chances to take trips in my Jeep. More debts= more work= less water time= less happiness.
As of right now, I make roughly 45-50k a year, I live less than 10 minutes from 6 good waves and I have the ability to at least look at the ocean everyday. All of which I could still have without debt. I would much rather make a modest living and be able to surf and travel when I want, rather then make big money and have to give my life away to a company because I cant pull my head out of my ass and simplify my life.
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Adrian Beltre is the 2010 winner of the Thomas A. Yawkey Award as Boston's Most Valuable Player. The third baseman is hitting .321 and will finish as the Red Sox 2010 batting champion. He has driven in 102 runs and has 28 homers and 49 doubles. Beltre's selection to the 2010 American League All-Star Team was the first such recognition of his career. Beltre becomes the fifth different winner of the Yawkey Award in the last five seasons. Yawkey Award winners for the four previous seasons were Kevin Youkilis in 2009, Dustin Pedroia in 2008, Mike Lowell in 2007 and David Ortiz in 2006. Beltre will be honored at the 72nd annual Boston Baseball Writers Dinner presented by New Balance and in partnership with The Sports Museum, on Thursday, January 20, 2011 at The Westin Copley Place Hotel in Boston.


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If it's the end of March and your (favorite?) show has yet to receive a full season pickup for fall, chances are good the network suits are back in their offices questioning whether it deserves a stay of execution. We've singled out some of the higher profile bubble shows and weigh in on whether they're even worth the trouble. And for more about what shows will survive another day, check out our scorecard. READ FULL STORY
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'Off the Map' doc heading to 'Castle' -- EXCLUSIVE
Hottie doctor Jason George is ditching the South American jungle and heading stateside for a guest spot on Castle.
In the episode, titled "To Love and Die in L.A.," Beckett heads to Los Angeles to track down the killer of her former mentor on the force. Meanwhile, Castle tags along to help his partner and also takes the opportunity to stop by the set of Heat Wave.
George plays an entrepreneur who meets the pair along the way, and he proves "to be a key character in solving their new case," a source reveals. Previously announced guest star Dominic Purcell (Prison Break) will also appear, playing a movie producer.
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And we're twice a week now, so remember to meet me here Tuesday mornings, too. (In case you missed it, you can read Tuesday's column here.) READ FULL STORY
'Off the Map': Is Otis being 'sidelined'?
Dr. Otis Cole is heading for the bench on Off the Map. But not to worry, Jason George fans, it's not what you think.
In tonight's episode, Otis and Lily have to rescue some people who went searching for gold in an abandoned mine, but their rescue takes a dangerous twist that will have the good doctor in rough condition. READ FULL STORY
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As promised, Spoiler Room is now twice a week! So keep those questions about your favorite shows coming in. With our new programming schedule, I have a chance to get to a bunch more of them — hopefully yours snuck in here this week. If not, keep harassing me at email@example.com or on Twitter @EWSandraG.
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Shonda Rhimes: 'Off the Map' is not 'Grey's' in the jungle
With Shonda Rhimes unleashing another ensemble medical drama staffed by hotties into ABC primetime, critics at press tour want to know: How is her latest production, Off the Map, not just Grey's Anatomy in the jungle? (Or, as Ken Tucker dubs it, "Grey's Anatomy with flies").
"Because it's not," insists Rhimes, who then passes the baton to the series creator and showrunner Jenna Bans. "It's really Jenna's characters and I'm just lucky enough to get a part of it."
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The holidays are here, Roomies, and it truly is the most wonderful time of the year…. Okay, there are those crowds of holiday shoppers everywhere, all so rabidly hungry for deals that they'd trade their first born for $5 off the latest Snuggie to be pimped in aStill not convinced to ride out the Yuletide retail madness from the comfort of your sofa? This week's scoop might help. I have dish on December episodes of The Closer, Leverage, Dexter, Bones, and more. Plus, looking ahead, the lovely Lisa Edelstein weighs in on what we can expect in January episodes of House. Now, that's something to celebrate.
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House has only been on break a little over a week now, but if you're anything like me, you're already as twitchy as House during Vicodin withdrawal. So I called in reinforcements in the form of the lovely Lisa Edelstein (up for a People's Choice Award!). When the show returns Jan. 17, Candice Bergen guests as Cuddy's controlling mother, visiting Princeton-Plainsboro to (what else!) pry and shake things up. "Her mother is the kind of mother who thinks the most loving thing she can do is tell you the worst things she knows about you," Edelstein said. And Mom's first meeting with her daughter's surly boyfriend is far from love at first sight. (Between the scruffy face and bedside manner, are you really surprised?) Undeterred, House is determined to win over Cuddy's mom. "House is really trying in this relationhip. He's not brushing it off like it's nothing. He really wants to be that guy."
In other familial news, House also recently cast Paula Marshall in the role of Cuddy's sister, Lucinda, whom Edelstein has a long history with. "She and I have been in all the same casting offices for 20 years. Anybody — especially in your 20s — who's dark-haired and funny ends up in the same room," she joked.
One final House call: After a few episodes of peeved Cuddy giving House her dagger eyes, we can look forward to peace on the horizon. "That's not going to last forever," Edelstein told me. "She knows who he is. It's just that when you're at the beginning of a relationship, everyone is trying to be the best of themselves, and when somebody does something like he did, it's frightening because it means that that's still the best of what they have to offer. But she gets over it and life moves forward. Family definitely triggers a lot more stuff, but nothing that they can't surpass."
Exclusive: 'Trauma' survivor Aimee Garcia heads 'Off the Map'
Scoop: 'FNL' MVP Zach Gilford scores role in Shonda Rhimes' 'Off the Map'
Zach Gilford is traveling a long way from Dillon, Texas for his next TV gig.
The ex-Friday Night Lights QB is joining ABC's Shonda Rhimes-produced medical drama Off the Map as a series regular.
Gilford will play a plastic surgeon in the South America-set drama, which is slated to premiere at midseason. READ FULL STORY