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Yoga Stops Traffick is a one-day GLOBAL YOGA EVENT to raise awareness about human trafficking in India.
100% of the proceeds from this event go directly to the Odanadi Seva Trust to help rescue and rehabilitate women and children from the horrors of human trafficking.
Ashtanga Yoga Victoria will be hosting our 4th Annual Yoga Stops Traffick Event in Market Square!
Come on by to DONATE to the Odanadi Seva Trust, and then roll out your yoga mat and enjoy an awesome FREE class!
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A fun class for All Levels, from beginner to advanced practitioner.
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is a great option for students looking for a more restorative option, or those who are New to the practice. This class is challenging, but helps to relax the body & calm the mind!
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Join Jeff & Harmony for a Community Mysore Conference
Starting at 4:30pm!
The Conference will be followed by a POT LUCK & SILENT AUCTION
We will provide Sweet Sweet Chai, and you can bring a small something to contribute, or just yourself...
We will start at 4:30 - 5:30pm with a talk and question session about Mysore, and our experiences in India, as well as the Ashtanga Yoga Confluence, a gathering of Old School Ashtanga Yoga Teachers.
Bring your questions, or just come for the food!
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The central event is being held in MYSORE, South India, the world-famous birthplace of Ashtanga Yoga and home to Odanadi Seva Trust.
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Some 998 million ash trees grow in Minnesota, according to state officials, and they are vulnerable to the insect called the Emerald Ash Borer.
Today Wright-Hennepin County Cooperative Electric Association is holding two free treatment seminars on how to deal with this invasive pest. You'll learn how to protect your trees at 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. at the association's office at 6800 Electric Drive in Rockford.
The Emerald Ash Borer kills trees and does so in large numbers, says the Minnesota DNR.
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Intro to International Economics – "Making Globalization Work"
We began our final unit in AP Economics today on international economics. Some of the topics we'll cover in this unit are trade, protectionism and exchange rates. We'll also continue the discussion that began today about the impact of economic globalization on both developed and developing countries.
One of the big questions we'll address is whether globalization works; whether it has contributed to real improvements in the lives of people in both the rich and poor countries, whether the international financial and trading systems in place today are adequate, and the degree to which government should be involved in controlling the impact of international economic integration.
One of the leading economists in the field of international economics is Joseph Stiglitz, winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics and author of the recent book, Making Globalization Work. As an introduction to some of the issues we will discuss in this unit, watch the video below in which Stiglitz addresses some of the major challenges nations face in making globalization work. Leave a comment sharing your responses to the questions below the video.
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- What are some of the pressures faced by Americans in the era of globalization?
- What does Stiglitz think it means to "manage globalization well"?
- "Social protection doesn't mean protectionism" – discuss…
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# James Tsaoon 19 Apr 2008 at 1:43 pm
According to Stiglitz, the pressures faced by Americans in globalization is primarily one of competition. Against poorer developing countries that have no safety standards and unemployment insurance, domestic U.S producers face higher costs of production. Moreover, as many companies outsource their manufacturing plants, many jobs are loss in the U.S.
Additionally, Stiglitz defines managing globalization well as a scenario in which both sides benefits. In other words, globalization must not be imbalanced, where one country exploits another without giving anything back.
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19 Then you will be pleased with sacrifices offered in the right spirit-- with burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings. Young bulls will be offered on your altar. | 19 Then there will be righteous sacrifices, whole burnt offerings to delight you; then bulls will be offered on your altar. |
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We all talk about the spirit moving us, but the spirit at the Alvin Theater moved a mob of playgoers right out of their seats. It sizzled through "Your Arms Too Short to Box With God" almost without flagging, and the Alvin became a revival meeting fired up by a preacher who had Jesus in mind when he hollered about love and you in mind when he ranted about hell.
The chief preachers are singers Patti LaBelle and Al Green (who is, indeed, pastor at the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Memphis). If his style here is any indication, his communicants must be well on the way to salvation. Hearing Green lead a powerfully swinging choir in "Me and Jesus" and "Didn't I Tell You" makes you want to throw away your crutches.
"Arms" may turn into an annuity for Vinnette Carroll, who conceived and directed it. This is its third manifestation on Broadwayand it has toured the country extensively. It is a two-part celebration of faith and power. The first, by far the longer, segment traces Jesus' path from his entry into Jerusalem to his crucifixion. It is told almost entirely in song and dance and its essential sadness is relieved by a good deal of humor, mainly at the expense of the establishment priests and elders. The second part exults in Jesus' legacy.
Since this was my third viewing of "Arms," the spirit did not move me as far as many others in the audience, a sentiment which may threaten my celestial safety. For one thing, Patti LaBelle, as charismatic a figure as she is - and, Lord, she is - did not quicken my heart nearly so much as Delores Hall, who created the role, or Jennifer Holliday, who played the second version and is now a star of "Dreamgirls." The lyrics of the late Alex Bradford's beautiful "I Love You So Much Jesus" were unintelligible in LaBelle's mouth, as were most of the other words she sang. She took over the show as if the rest of the cast were a bunch of rug weavers and "Arms" should be more of an ensemble effort.
But maybe it doesn't matter in the end. The effect was the same as if she were speaking in tongues: The how was more important than the what. The powerful voice rising, falling and above all wailing, the ecstasy of body movement combined to shape a performance that is almost beyond censure no matter what one's personal reservations may be. At one point, she went directly through one row of seats in the orchestra and the people reacted as if they'd been struck by The Word. She had them. If you can do that, you can sneer at any criticism.
There were, however, other performances of a subtlety that LaBelle cannot seem to manage. Nora Cole as Mary singing "Something Is Wrong in Jerusalem" brought an intense quiet power to a lament for her Son, her low mournful tones reflecting the foreboding in her soul. Quincella (one name only) danced to the song, making graphic the sorrow in the lyric, Elijah Gill's Jesus neither spoke nor sang; his role was entirely choreographic, a lithe, sinewy portrayal that needed no word to make the flesh more expressive. The same applies to Ralf Paul Haze's "Judas Dance."
What "Arms" is more than anything else is a joyous shout to the Lord, comic despite all its seriousness, filled with affirmation and hope. William Schroder's set and costumes take us from a church with stained-glass windows to ancient Jerusalem and back again smoothly. The orchestra, led by Michael Powell, was spirit itself.
This edition of "Arms" is, if memory holds, much more flashily show biz than its predecessors. Despite its fervor, the first act - which approached an hour and a half - could be trimmed advantageously. But "Arms" is very much an "audience" show which depends heavily on a deeply felt response to its call. It seems to have it.
The revival of Vinette Carroll's Your Arms Too Short to Box With God, which opened at the Alvin Theater last night, is not so much a revival as a second coming.
Miss Carroll's gospel musical, conceived from the Book of St. Matthew with music by Micki Grant and the late Alex Bradford, has been all jazzed up. Some people will doubtless like it better. Personally I liked it rather less well...but it is certainly some musical stampede. There is a hot time in that old musical tonight.
The reason for the transformation - the new production is still directed by Miss Carroll, and Talley Beatty's original choreography has been restaged - is the presence of two major pop and gospel stars - Patti LaBelle and Al Green.
These carriers of charismatic chaos - to use a phrase that would doubtless warm the literary heart of Agnew's ex-speechwriter - rock the boat dangerously near the point of shipwreck.
Both LaBelle and Green, in their high-powered and somewhat competitive ways, seem anxious to leave the impression that their arms are too long to box with this particular musical, and are forever angling for the knockout punch.
Some of the show's original fervent simplicity survives. The gospel-meeting setting that develops into a re-enactment of Christ's life and death, and finally the triumphant asseveration of the living power of Jesus, still has its charms. There was a primitive truth here that Miss Carroll's concept and the music, particularly Bradford's, captured with theatrical certainty.
Unfortunately, while the structure remains sound, the present frenzy seems to offer as much fury as sound, and the sound itself probably breaks the Broadway decibel count.
Green is a singer always caught on the lingering point of ecstasy. His demagogic preacher figure shouts and jerks. Yet he has a strong voice, a commanding personality - if he passed a collection box round, the management would probably do better than by selling tickets - and authentic style and presence.
Miss LaBelle is even more extravagant. She has a voice like a siren - in more than one sense - and some of her gurgling notes, full of passion, strangulated at birth, are tributes to her lungs, larynx, and sound engineer alike.
The audience - at the final preview I attended - loved the stars almost to distraction, and as they wove their way triumphantly up and down the aisles, tried to touch them. One exuberant young lady actually managed to kiss Green.
For myself I preferred the less showbiz aspects of this demonstration of old-time religion. The comic trio of Come on Down, where Jesus is mockingly implored to come down from the cross, was sharply given by L. Michael Gray, Jamil K. Garfield, and Linda James, while Ralf Paul Haze performed the Judas dance with appropriate terror.
The performances are good throughout - Nora Cole also stands out - and the singing is magnificent.
This is not the show it was - nor does it intend to be. Certainly LaBelle and Green might win a new audience - but that audience might be advised to take precautionary earplugs. Man, it's loud in there!
When Al Green comes strutting down the aisle of the Alvin Theater at the beginning of the second act of ''Your Arms Too Short to Box With God,'' singing and shouting and testifying that Jesus has saved him and that he just couldn't keep the good news to himself, you forget that you're watching a play. You forget that the first act was largely a predictable reworking of the Gospel According to St. Matthew, and that Patti LaBelle's showy star turns failed to mesh convincingly with the gospel-singing cast's authenticity, passion and grit. You might even forget that you're in a theater, because Mr. Green transforms the stage into a pulpit and the play into a revival meeting. And he proves once again, after seven years in the ministry and away from the pop limelight, that he is the consummate soul singer of our time.
As it was originally conceived by Vinnette Carroll, ''Your Arms Too Short to Box With God'' was an ensemble piece, a chance for a cast of gospel singers and dancers to shine together while praising the Lord. The show's book isn't very substantial, but it doesn't really need to be. Essentially, ''Your Arms Too Short'' is a gospel revue, a succession of dance numbers, solo and group vocal performances and little skits that is held together by its faith and its evident sincerity rather than by its familiar plot. The second act is a series of intense, celebratory musical numbers that has no story line whatsoever.
Miss Carroll reworked ''Your Arms Too Short'' late last year to make room for Patti LaBelle, but since the show was so episodic to begin with, ''reworking'' seems to have meant adding, subtracting and reassigning musical numbers. Miss LaBelle has been touring with the show for nine months now, while Al Green has been added for the present eight-week run. These celebrated soul stylists are both making their Broadway debuts. But the contrast in their approaches to the material could hardly be more striking.
Mr. Green is a powerful but exquisitely musical singer with gospel roots and a gospel-based style. He is also a performer with a natural theatrical flair. Patti LaBelle is a pop singer whose spectacular range and drive simply cannot compensate for her deficiencies as an interpreter of gospel music. And her theatricality is broader, more emphatic, less suited to the intimacy of Broadway than Mr. Green's. She has to work at her role, and too often she falls back on mannerisms (a slow, dramatic glissando, the hammered repetition of key syllables) and sheer overkill.
There were several additional problems on the night of review that could easily be cleared up. Miss LaBelle's microphone was turned up to give her an edge over the other performers, but it only made her singing sound shriller and more forced. The program indicated that Mr. Green's appearances would be scattered through both acts, but instead he performed a short, riveting set at the beginning of the first act, closed it, returned to preach and sing like an angel at the beginning of the second act, and finally got to interact some with Miss LaBelle toward the end of the evening. This deployment of Mr. Green had the effect of throwing the show out of kilter. After seeing and hearing him work his magic at the beginning of the evening, one couldn't help anticipating his return to the stage. One anticipated it so keenly in fact that it was difficult to give all the cast's numbers the attention they deserved, and they deserved undivided attention. Several of the singers (particularly Nora Cole and L. Michael Gray) are distinctive, riveting gospel vocalists in their own right, and the dancers are superb.
Even if these faults are corrected, the production's deeper problems will remain - particularly the troublesome contrast between Miss LaBelle's glitzy showboating and the emotional commitment the rest of the cast, including Mr. Green, bring to singing and preaching the Gospel. Is one to conclude, then, that the new production of ''Your Arms Too Short to Box With God'' should be approached with caution? Absolutely not. This show's performers are singing and dancing and talking and laughing about something they care about very deeply, and that's worth the price of admission all by itself.


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A Republican plan to overhaul Minnesota's health care programs and cut into services for the poor and disabled has cleared the Senate.
DNR: Proposed Budget Cuts May Close Parks, Lay Off Workers
Tempers flared at the Minnesota State Capitol Tuesday over funding for programs on the environment and natural resources.
GOP Bill Cuts Health Care, Disability Services
House Republicans aim to reduce projected health and welfare spending $1.6 billion by cutting services for the disabled and elderly and MinnesotaCare health care while seeking federal permission for more health care cuts.
Wis. Schools Face Deep Cuts Under Walker's Budget
Gov. Scott Walker is plowing ahead with his full plan for balancing Wisconsin's budget, proposing massive cuts to public schools even as he faces a stalemate over his proposal to strip public workers of collective bargaining rights.
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University of Minnesota's Medical School took its worries over budget cuts to state lawmakers Tuesday.
'U' Students Rally At Capitol
Several hundred students from throughout the state are rallying in the capitol as they try to drum up support for higher education funding.
AP Source: Dayton Budget Avoids Cutting Local Aid
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton will ask lawmakers to spare city and county governments from state payment cuts in hopes of avoiding property tax increases, a Capitol official familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Monday.
1st Cuts Won't Be Deepest In Minn. Budget Debate
Even before Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton unveils his first budget on Tuesday, his promised tax increases have slammed into Republican resistance. The GOP is sure to give a much warmer reception to his ideas for cutting spending.
Sen. Vote Set For $900M Package Of Budget Cuts
A $900 million package of budget cuts that passed the House is expected to get a vote in the Senate on Thursday.
Lakeville School Board Approves Budget Plan
The Lakeville school board has voted unanimously to approve a budget plan that would eliminate a number of teachers' positions and raise fees for after-school activities.
Deal On Minn. Budget Cuts Lacks Dayton Blessing
A $900 million package of state budget cuts could be headed to Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton by week's end.
Rent Credit, College Grants On Budget Chopping Block
Three weeks after taking office, Minnesota Republicans passed a major budget cutting bill; a $1 billion measure touching almost every Minnesotan in some specific way.
Minn. House Passes 1st Wave Of Budget Cuts
The Minnesota House ignored Gov. Mark Dayton's objections and approved $1 billion in state budget cuts Thursday that would affect aid payments for local governments, colleges and community health programs.
Minn. Bill Advances Without Cuts To Disaster Aid
Popular programs including college financial aid and flood and tornado relief wouldn't be at risk of budget cuts before July under a Senate version of a $1 billion deficit-reduction bill that advanced Wednesday.
Minn. Republicans To Target Specific Budget Cuts
House Republicans plan to start proposing budget cuts soon, before Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton unveils his budget proposal next month.


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Mike Tyson is sporting a neck brace and a significant scar after undergoing surgery to fix a degenerated disc.
The boxer, 46, showed up to a charity auction held by the World Boxing Council and Hublot Watches in Las Vegas with the large scar on his neck.
It has since emerged that Tyson recently went under the knife and had titanium pins inserted to support his neck as a result of an old spinal injury which had been causing him pain.
Tyson tweeted an explanation on Sunday, writing: "I was damaged before I even entered boxing."
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Redosier dogwood is a multistemmed, erect to loosely spreading, deciduous shrub that grows 3 to 20 feet (1-6 m) tall and often as wide [31,116,235,312,324]. Shrubs often form clumps or dense thickets by stolons [230,327] and prostrate, rooting stems and lower branches [154,282]. It is these rooting stems and branches that gave redosier dogwood its previously recognized stolonifera species name [88]. While Rickett [245] concluded that these rooting stems and branches are "not differentiated stolons" in redosier dogwood, several authors describe spread via stolons (see Vegetative regeneration). Stolons can extend as far as 10 feet (3 m) from the parent plant (Geisler 1985 personal communication, cited in [93]). Redosier dogwood branches are opposite [235], and twigs are generally less than 2 mm in diameter [286]. Growth form and size of redosier dogwood are highly variable and many local forms exist [36,112]. While most often a multibranched shrub, in areas with a dense grass layer redosier dogwood may be restricted to a single main stem. In Alaska and Alberta, redosier dogwood generally grows 3 to 10 feet (1-3 m) tall, but at more southern latitudes, generally reaches 10 to 20 feet (3-5 m) tall. A near maximum height observed in British Columbia was 30 feet (9 m) [94]. Shrubs growing in full sun are typically dense and compact, with many lateral branches; shrubs growing in shade are typically open and sprawling, with few branches. Redosier dogwood leaves growing in the shade are generally larger and thinner than those growing in full sun [196]. When researchers collected redosier dogwood clones from 21 sites as far north as Alaska and as far south as Colorado, they found no consistent growth form. Extreme upright clones were collected from the upper Midwest, and decumbent forms were collected along the Chalk River in Ontario and Massachusetts. Stems with heavy pubescence were collected from areas with dry, cold, continental climates [281].
Redosier dogwood leaves are simple, entire, and opposite [271], and generally measure 2 to 6 inches (5-15 cm) long and about one-third to two-thirds as wide [84,88,160]. Leaves are mostly oval shaped [112,235,255,312]. Redosier dogwood produces small, perfect flowers that are densely clustered in a terminal, flat-topped to slightly rounded cyme [112,160,255,271,282]. Individual flowers have 4 stamens and 4 petals that are 2 to 4 mm [9,114,235]. Inflorescences generally have 4 to 6 main branches and measure 0.8 to 2.4 inches (2-6 cm) across [88,200]. Redosier dogwood shrubs in West Virginia had small inflorescences with few flowers [289]. Redosier dogwood produces white to blue, berry-like drupes that measure 4 to 10 mm in diameter [200,255,312]. Generally 10 to 30 fruits develop per inflorescence [286].
The redosier dogwood root system was not well described in the available literature (as of 2012). One paper described it as non-taprooted [316].
For descriptions that may be useful in distinguishing redosier dogwood subspecies, see Hickman [112] and Kartesz [137].
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On the ladies, you'd call them "beauty marks". On the men, you'd call them a dermatologist. But these eight famous blemishes all catch the eye, anchor the face, and hold the memory, turning mere faces into icons. But whose faces?
Answers are here. Please post your guesses, speculations, or arguments below! But know this: the Trivial Eye is presented for public amusement and no prizes are offered other than that familiar feeling of aggravation that so much of your mind is occupied by useless trivia.
1. Cindy Crawford 3. Drew Brees 4. Marilyn Monroe 5 Angelina Jolie
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I'm guessing: 3. Tom Cruise 8. Natalie Portman
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Frustrated by his failure to make the cut, Reubens began planning a stage show of his own starring Herman who'd attained cult status with fans along with fellow improv stars like Phil Hartman (as Captain Carl) and Lynne Marie Stewart (who played the flirtatious Miss Yvonne).
Reubens: I remember being on a pay phone at LAX, calling my parents and saying, ''I need to borrow some money. I'm going to produce a show.'' They loaned me $3,000, which turned into $5,000, and about a week and a half later, I had 20 to 30 people working for free, and we wrote The Pee-wee Herman Show. The Groundlings agreed to let me have [a slot at] midnight.
John Paragon (writer; Jambi the Genie and voice of Pterri the Pterodactyl): He said, ''I really want you to be in my show. Come up with a character.'' So I said, ''I want to be a genie with a disembodied head.'' I may have just seen They Saved Hitler's Brain or The Brain That Wouldn't Die. ''Mekka-lekka-hi, mekka-hiney-ho'' came from an improv in the Groundlings where I was a waiter at one of those Hawaiian barbecue bars. I think the ''hiney'' part came as a result of listening to Frank Zappa, who mentions ''heinie'' in his records. It was such a funny word.
Stewart: I grew up loving Sandra Dee and Marilyn Monroe, so when Miss Yvonne flirted, it was always my interpretation of [them].
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Laurence Fishburne (Cowboy Curtis): I was in the D.C. area making Gardens of Stone, and I got this call that Paul wanted to see me. I had almost no hair on my head because I had been doing this military picture. I [auditioned as] a Yul Brynner-esque kind of cowboy very dark and serious. [Reubens and Paragon] both looked at me like, ''Could you lighten it up?''
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CIDOC Summer School 2015 (English):
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New Delhi, India, 5-10 September
Working in partnership with the Museum of Texas Tech University (MoTTU), CIDOC has developed an innovative training programme: the CIDOC Summer School.
Intended both for experienced museum personnel and for newcomers to the field of museum documentation, the programme brings together established experts - members of CIDOC and university faculty - with documentation professionals seeking guidance and training. Training events take place annually, at different locations, in English and other languages.
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Sony has confirmed an unknown number of layoffs affecting one of flagship studios, Sony Santa Monica.
"SCEA can confirm that we have completed a reduction in workforce at Santa Monica Studio," confirmed the company in a statement to IGN.
"This is a result of a cycle of resource re-alignment against priority growth areas within SCE WWS," Sony added.
"We do not take these decisions lightly. However, sometimes it is necessary to make changes to better serve the future projects of the studio. We have offered outplacement services and severance packages to ease transition for those impacted."
The extent of the cuts is unclear, but IGN reports "indications" that the studio has been forced to cancel one of its in-development projects.
The wholly-owned Sony studio is best known for its work on the long-running God of War series.
However, it also operates as a key collaborator with other studios on a number of high-profile PlayStation games, including Flower, Journey, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Starhawk, Twisted Metal and the PixelJunk series.
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Robert P. DeCresce M.D.Operating Partner, Shore Capital Partners, LLC |
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Corporate Headquarters1 East Wacker Drive Phone: 312-348-7580Chicago, Illinois 60601 United States Fax: 312-348-7669 Board Members MembershipsPresident of Medical Staff 1992-Present Director 2007-Present Director and Member of Compensation Committee 2007-Present Director and Member of Compensation Committee 2007-Present Director and Member of Compensation Committee
EducationMaster's Degree Columbia University MBA Columbia University BS Boston College MD Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons in New York
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Everyone deserves a second chance, especially teenagers and that second chance awaits at the Commonwealth Challenge Youth Academy.
Commonwealth Youth Academy is now accepting applications for the March class.
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More retailers are carrying organic, heirloom and free-range turkeys for Thanksgiving, as consumers show willingness to pay more for birds they consider more flavorful and sustainable. The Hills Market in Columbus, Ohio, is selling organic and local heritage Bourbon Red turkeys for $6.79 per pound.
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2 At that time the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saying, Go, and take off your robe, and your shoes from your feet; and he did so, walking unclothed and without shoes on his feet. | 2 at that time the LORD spoke through Isaiah son of Amoz. He said to him, "Take off the sackcloth from your body and the sandals from your feet." And he did so, going around stripped and barefoot. |
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This morning, upon opening my email for the day, I was presented with an article, "A Pint-Sized Problem," sent by Dave. Although I've heard of pubs and restaurants, here and there, shorting patrons on their brews of choice, I had no idea it was such a prevalent problem.
Turns out quite a few establishments are turning to 14-ounce glasses, usually the size and shape of a 16-ounce pint, but with thicker glass on the sides or on the bottom of the glass, especially since the prices on hops and barley have risen so much. On top of serving inadequate pints, bartenders are also charging more. Less beer for more money? Perish the thought... and yet, it's happening more and more often. I noted from the article that bars can get 20 more beers out of a keg by serving 14-ounce glasses instead of a true pint. What's a beer lover to do?
Luckily, you and I aren't the only ones upset about the Less for More Pour. And not all establishments are jumping on this wagon. Portland, Oregon's Raccoon Lodge has begun serving beer in 20-ounce glasses, instead of 16-ounce pints;
"The 16-ounce glasses held only about 14.5 ounces, says restaurant manager Lisa Crombie; the 20-ounce glasses hold about 18 ounces. 'We just thought it was fair,' Ms. Crombie says. 'People were paying for a pint, so they should get a pint.'"
Cheers to Raccoon Lodge for truly fulfilling the pint, as it should be. (You do know that an actual pint in Britain is 20 ounces, right? How did we fall into 16-ounce pints here, anyway???)
Think I'll stop out for a tasty brew tonight, and try some measuring at my own favorite hole-in-the-wall. If I find that I'm being shorted on a weekly basis, I know where my preferred bar can get some true, 16-ounce pint glasses...
What can you do about puny pints in your own neck of the woods? Well, beer activists are currently chatting about creating stickers for the windows of bars that serve true 16-ounce pints. This way, patrons can take their money places that they know won't stiff them on their favorite brews. Prefer to take immediate action? The article suggests that you try asking for a "top-off" once the foam settles. And why not? I do it every time I'm out for coffee; why not beer? Most likely, you won't be denied... at least that's the hope.
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5 No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. | 5 No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. |
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"Ok, the first thing you need on your PC is Linux. And forget a GUI, you need to do everything in text. Windowed interfaces are so not cool. Once you're set up with this, we'll go to the de-tanning booth to get your skin a nice white pasty color..."


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1 Incline Your ear, O LORD , and answer me; For I am afflicted and needy. | 1 Hear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. |
2 Preserve my soul, for I am a godly man; O You my God, save Your servant who trusts in You. | 2 Guard my life, for I am devoted to you. You are my God; save your servant who trusts in you. |
3 Be gracious to me, O Lord , For to You I cry all day long. | 3 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I call to you all day long. |
4 Make glad the soul of Your servant, For to You, O Lord , I lift up my soul. | 4 Bring joy to your servant, for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. |
5 For You, Lord , are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You. | 5 You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to you. |
6 Give ear, O LORD , to my prayer; And give heed to the voice of my supplications! | 6 Hear my prayer, O LORD; listen to my cry for mercy. |
7 In the day of my trouble I shall call upon You, For You will answer me. | 7 In the day of my trouble I will call to you, for you will answer me. |
8 There is no one like You among the gods, O Lord , Nor are there any works like Yours. | 8 Among the gods there is none like you, O Lord; no deeds can compare with yours. |
9 All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord , And they shall glorify Your name. | 9 All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, O Lord; they will bring glory to your name. |
10 For You are great and do wondrous deeds; You alone are God. | 10 For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God. |
11 Teach me Your way, O LORD ; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name. | 11 Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. |
12 I will give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And will glorify Your name forever. | 12 I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever. |
13 For Your lovingkindness toward me is great, And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol. | 13 For great is your love toward me; you have delivered me from the depths of the grave. |
14 O God, arrogant men have risen up against me, And a band of violent men have sought my life, And they have not set You before them. | 14 The arrogant are attacking me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life-- men without regard for you. |
15 But You, O Lord , are a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and truth. | 15 But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness. |
16 Turn to me, and be gracious to me; Oh grant Your strength to Your servant, And save the son of Your handmaid. | 16 Turn to me and have mercy on me; grant your strength to your servant and save the son of your maidservant. |
17 Show me a sign for good, That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed, Because You, O LORD , have helped me and comforted me. | 17 Give me a sign of your goodness, that my enemies may see it and be put to shame, for you, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me. |
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1 And it came to pass, in Apollos' being in Corinth, Paul having gone through the upper parts, came to Ephesus, and having found certain disciples, | 1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples |
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Public SafetyDeputy recounts horror of man on fire
Jan 29, 2015, 5:59 p.m.
Deputy Alvin Vasquez said the Borrego Springs man locked his door, set himself on fire.
Jan 29, 2015, 5:59 p.m.
Deputy Alvin Vasquez said the Borrego Springs man locked his door, set himself on fire.
Jan 29, 2015, 2:42 p.m.
FALLBROOK A new program to help elderly and disabled Fallbrook residents get rides to medical appointments outside the village starts this month and needs volunteer drivers. The newly created Expanded Rides program serves San Diego County along with Murrieta and Temecula. The program is run by the Foundation for Senior Care and coordinated by longtime Fallbrook resident Dee Tucker. The Fallbrook-based nonprofit offers other services, including van transportation, an adult day care center, known ...
Jan 29, 2015, noon
Information sessions underway for new school, which opens in fall with grades four through six.
Jan 29, 2015, 10:45 a.m.
Hearing set Friday to ask San Bernardino judge to unseal warrants obtained in 2014.
Jan 29, 2015, 6 a.m.
Oceanside's Jen 'the Archer' Cordaro is facing petition, death threats.
Jan 28, 2015, 8 p.m.
DEL MAR Del Mar is exploring the idea of creating a small police department that would handle minor crimes in the city while the San Diego Sheriff's Department takes care of the major stuff — an arrangement some say is unprecedented in the state and probably unworkable. The city has talked repeatedly over the years about ending its contract with the Sheriff's Department and creating a Del Mar police department that would give the ...
Jan 28, 2015, 5:57 p.m.
Hemingway, a Shih Tzu pup neglected for months, is recovering at an Encinitas shelter.
Jan 28, 2015, 5:45 p.m.
Encinitas can use the vacant Pacific View School buildings as an art museum, though a little construction work will be ...
Jan 28, 2015, 1:09 p.m.
Defendant claims he did not shoot the victim, whose death stems from false rape claim.
Jan 28, 2015, noon
Parking on other main Vista streets could be lost to create better bike lanes.
Jan 28, 2015, 10:34 a.m.
SOLANA BEACH A concert Saturday Jan. 31 at the Belly Up headlines local bands and area youth with special needs. The musical event pairs up professional musicians and aspiring musicians with special needs to raise money for San Diego-based nonprofit Banding Together. The nonprofit provides music programs for youth with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities. The fundraising concert features students from Banding Together's programs along with local bands, including Dr. ...
Jan 28, 2015, 6 a.m.
The family of Ernie Pinamonti is building a Vietnam War memorial in downtown Vista.
Jan 27, 2015, 9:42 p.m.
Plans for a 65-unit development north of Felicita Park in Escondido gets go-ahead.
Jan 27, 2015, 8:58 p.m.
Developer aims to build condos with timeshare units and commercial space.
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ESCONDIDO An Escondido pedestrian died Monday morning after he was hit by a car driven by an unlicensed teen who fell asleep at the wheel early Saturday. Richard Hensley, 59, was walking on Valley Parkway when he was struck by a westbound Chevy pickup driven by a 17-year-old about 4:50 a.m. Investigators determined the teen fell asleep and drifted into eastbound lanes near North Citrus Avenue. He then drove off the roadway where he ...
Jan 27, 2015, 11:06 a.m.
An art exhibit showcasing the winners of a fine arts competition put on by the Boys & Girls Clubs of ...
Jan 27, 2015, 7 a.m.
CAMP PENDLETON Marine West Exposition opens Jan. 28 at Camp Pendleton and continues Thursday at Pacific Views Event Center. The expo brings together Marines and other military and civilian defense personnel with manufacturers showing the newest hardware for military members. The opening ceremony begins 9:15 a.m. Wed. Expo hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday. Visit marinemilitaryexpos.com.
Jan 27, 2015, 6:45 a.m.
From galas to golf, Sandra Den Uijl puts passion into fundraising for hospital.
Jan 27, 2015, 6 a.m.
CAMP PENDLETON A Golf Tournament organized by The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association International and sponsored by the U.S. Naval Institute, is set for Feb. 9. The event benefits the association's scholarship program through its educational foundation. Proceeds go to The Buck Bragunier Memorial, established in honor of William "Buck" Bragunier, past Regional Vice President of AFCEA International. Shot gun start is 7:30 a.m. with registration starting at 6:30 a.m. at Maderas Golf ...
Jan 27, 2015, 6 a.m.
ESCONDIDO Camp Pendleton's 1st Marine Division Band is set to give a free patriotic concert Feb. 11-12 at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido. The 50-member Marine band will perform renditions of patriotic tunes, including 20th and 21st century wind band compositions. This year, the band will focus on the history of the 1st Marine Division through the broader history of wind band music over the last 100 years. In 2007 and 2011, ...
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VISTA A gunman robbed a Vista restaurant and shot a woman dining inside Monday night, a sheriff's sergeant said. The armed man walked into Bistro 760 on East Vista Way near Williamston Street and demanded money about 8:20 p.m., a sheriff's official said. During the holdup, a customer in her 20s was shot. The robber ran from the business with cash, Sheriff's Det. Sgt. Tom Ness said. He was described as Latino, between 5 ...
Jan 26, 2015, 3:12 p.m.
Plans to build 2,135 homes north of San Marcos have been submitted to the county.
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Driver fails to stop on Hwy. 395 intersection, hits motorcycle headed opposite direction.
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E. Charles Adams, Sr. was selected for this year's City of Oceanside Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award. Adams, ...
Jan 26, 2015, 11:33 a.m.
If you've ever thought of making a Valentine's Day card for that special someone, your word processing program and your browser offer some formidable creativity tools. Also, lots of ready-made clipart is available online, including all kinds of hearts, flowers and Cupid drawings. Just type "valentine clipart" into Google or Bing Search, click "Images," and hundreds of colorful choices will be displayed in miniature. Clicking on one will display it full-size, along with additional clipart ...
Jan 26, 2015, 11:30 a.m.
ESCONDIDO It was late at night several years ago and the police officer wanted to know what my son and I were doing poking around near the base of Escondido's Dixon Lake Dam. I'm sure he thought he was dealing with a couple of nuts when I told him we were treasure hunting. "What?" He asked. My son had received a new GPS for Christmas and we couldn't wait for daylight to try it ...
Jan 26, 2015, 11:05 a.m.
Escondido's American Legion thanks veterans with lunch, bingo, gifts
Jan 26, 2015, 10:51 a.m.
Still here in the Big Apple where the temperature at this writing is 24 degrees. But with the wind-chill factor, it's in the teens. I called my friend in San Diego to inquire about the weather I left behind. "It's 78 degrees here!" he crowed. "But with the wind-chill factor, it's still 78." Cold in New York, yes, but nice and toasty in the orchestra section at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, where I was ...
Jan 26, 2015, 10:35 a.m.
FALLBROOK When the TV Tech students at Fallbrook High School sat down to do the morning news this week, they found themselves in unfamiliar territory. Their new set looked nothing like the old, thirdhand space they were used to, and that was because it came directly from CNN and a temperamental British journalist named Piers Morgan. Fallbrook High alumnus Ryan Promack had orchestrated the set's donation and then installed it under the cover of ...
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I tell stories about growing up a farm kid in Iowa, being a loyal Arkansas transplant, single parenting, and parenting a teenage boy in all its glory and horrors. I chose "A Growing Season" as a book title several years ago as a metaphor for all the changes happening in my life, that happen in everyone's life really, and its relationship to the growing seasons of the farm that I used to be so in tune with as a child.
For my son, my family, my friends, and my generation I would like to create a better narrative and archive of our shared history than what I've done so far. My poor child. If he were to judge my parenting by his baby book or the chaotic state of all of our pictures, he might decide I wasn't much of a mother. He knows better, I hope, but I'd like to create a little proof that I work hard at being a mom, sister, daughter, friend, teacher, and professional.
Here We Grow Again
I continue to think life will slow down, that I won't always be on the run. I continue to be wrong. So very, very wrong. Instead of slowing down, I've gone and ramped things up again. I have a bad habit of doing that.
A Garden View
I cannot imagine many people on this planet have had the good fortune to have all four of their grandparents live in such close proximity to them as my brother, sister, and I did. I can't imagine that any of them had finer people for grandparents, either. The two couples were as different as night and day in many respects, but we loved them all fiercely and their legacies in our family are powerful. (more…)
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Back in 1990 Bloomington Gold introduced their SURVIVOR award for original, unrestored Corvettes. Award winners would need to be 20 years old, complete a short road test, and be at least 50% unrestored in 3 of 4 categories. Now, as we count down to the 2014 show, they've announced some sweeping changes to their SURVIVOR judging program.
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It's hard to believe, but we're only about 120 days from the 2014 installment of the Bloomington Gold Corvette show. If you're looking to have your car judged or just attend as a spectator now's the time to get your place in line. Registration for this year's show opens up this Saturday, February 15th. The June 27-29th event will be making its 2nd stop this year on the University of Illinois campus in Champaign.
Ten by 10, they've been marching into the Bloomington Gold "Great Hall" since 2010, an honor designed to recognize the 50 most influential people, cars, and organizations that have had a pioneering influence on the Corvette world.
The National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky., is among the 10 honorees selected this year.
Have you been watching Corvette Nation TV Fridays on Velocity? Here's the segment they filmed from the 2013 Bloomington Gold Corvette Show.
A vignette of the September 13 episode on Corvette Nation featuring the 2013 Bloomington Gold Corvette show. See Jim Perkins, Reeves Callaway, Mike Yager in the Great Hall. Over 50 1963 Split Windows on display…and the '63 Grand Sport. Thousands of Corvettes and lots of fun.
Visit CorvetteVideos.TV for the best selection of hand-picked Corvette videos.
When it comes to rare Corvettes, the conversation naturally bends towards L88's, big brake fuelie's, C3 ZR1's, and C2 Z06's. Even rarer than those are a pair of Corvettes sold in 1969 sporting all aluminum ZL1 motors between the front fenders. RPO ZL1 cost $4,718.35 which was basically the same price as a base Corvette coupe.
The Mecum auction is one of the main attractions at Bloomington Gold each year. This year over 100 Corvettes representing all 6 generations arrived in Champaign in search of new homes. If you didn't find what you were looking for in the Bloomington's GoldMine, odds are that you could have found it running through the auction tent. Read on to see the top 11 Corvette sales at the 2013 Mecum Bloomington Gold auction.
At any car show we always enjoy taking a peak at what witty things owners select on their vanity plates. We all know that Corvette owners are the best when it comes to unique characters, phrases, or sayings on their license plates. So as we always do, set aside some time last weekend at Bloomington Gold to check out what the Corvette owners had chosen to adorn their rides.
Last weekend marked the 4th installment of Bloomington Gold's Great Hall. The 4th class of honorees was one of the best yet. The Corvette inductees included the legendary 1963 Grand Sport, the first big block, and the mighty 2009 ZR-1. The people and organizations category featured the godfather of the Corvette, the founder of Carlisle Events, and the Flying Dentist among others.
Each year at Bloomington Gold there are several special groupings of Corvettes on display. This year we were especially looking forward to seeing the 2014 Corvette Stingray Pace Car from this year's Indianapolis 500. Little did we know that the Pace Car Registry was assembling a collection of 1 example of every Corvette Pace Car that's led the field at Indy.
Bloomington Gold's long awaited move to Champaign, Illinois took place last weekend as the show celebrated its 40th anniversary there. It was a year of firsts in 2013: the first year in a new location, the first year for the GoldAutocross, the first year of a new judging schedule, and the first year for the C7's to attend. Our wrap up from Bloomington Gold 2013 awaits you after the break.