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Carlisle United face budget cuts
Falling attendances mean JPT Trophy finalists Carlisle United face budget cuts this summer.Managing director John Nixon said the current Brunton Park average of around 5,200 is well below the club's break-even figure. Nixon told BBC Radio Cumbria: "We are going to have to look at our cost base and we are going to have to make some further cuts." "That's the reality of the whole thing and the reality of football." .... read more
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Merchant Customer Exchange, the merchant-driven mobile payment consortium, is growing. The group announced that a new tranche of restaurants and retailers will join its effort to bring a mobile payment and commerce solution to market. Among the new group of merchants joining MCX are Gap, Dillard's, Bed Bath & Beyond and Dunkin' Brands.
"We are seeing tremendous interest from merchants of all sizes," said Dodd Roberts in the announcement. "Merchants recognize mobile payment adoption will be limited until it can be used where consumers regularly shop. MCX offers unmatched scale, representing merchants with more than $1 trillion in annual sales across nearly every merchant vertical."
Roberts, identified in the announcement as an "MCX executive," is now officially heading up the consortium. Most recently, Roberts was president of the Merchant Advisory Group, an industry trade association that represents merchant issues to the payment industry.
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Rumored for some time, MCX was announced in August. The consortium, backed by more than a dozen large retailers in the U.S., came about due to retailer dissatisfaction with how current mobile payment products are shaping up. Retailers have been largely ambivalent about NFC-enabled mobile payment products from Google Wallet and Isis, the joint venture between wireless carriers Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA. Retailers have been especially dubious of the longterm viability of NFC as a potential payment technology as well as the cost to upgrade point of sale terminals to accept NFC and contactless payments.
Retailers have also been reluctant to turn over access to transaction and customer data to third parties like Google and the carriers.
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The announcement of new members is a sign that MCX, and its message of a merchant-controlled mobile payment solution, is gaining ground. The new partners join existing retailers like Walmart, Target, Best Buy and 7-Eleven Inc.
"We strive to constantly enhance the guest experience at our Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins restaurants, and mobile commerce will play an increasingly important role in helping us achieve that goal," said John Costello, chief global marketing and innovation officer, Dunkin' Brands, in a statement. "By joining MCX we hope to offer our guests, including those already enjoying our new Dunkin' Donuts Mobile App, a mobile payment solution that is customer-focused, securely delivered and accepted at the broadest possible range of their favorite retail locations."
The announcement is also part of a larger effort of MCX to promote its solution to the merchant community. A group of MCX executives are attending the RAMP Mobile Retail Services Summit in Chicago this week. Roberts chaired a closed-door session with retailers on Monday afternoon to introduce its solution to merchants.
According to a source familiar with what was discussed, MCX explained its vision of a mobile payment solution that addresses a number of consumer-use cases including payments, discounts, promotions and marketing while minimizing the need for merchants to invest in new technology and point of sale equipment. The MCX platform will also take a "hands-off" approach to retailer's transaction and customer data.
Some early bumps
At this point, however, no actual merchant solution exists, and the timeframe for getting it to market is still up in the air. MCX said its platform is under development and the company is trying to focus on integrating payments with offers and promotions delivered to a smartphone. But a source familiar with MCX's effort said the consortium is still working through an RFP process to find technology vendors to help bring its solution to market.
The source also said there is some dissatisfaction voiced by some participants in the way the solutions is taking shape, with Walmart playing an oversized role in its development. Some early participants are beginning to pull back from the effort as Walmart, a competitor to all the other consortium members, has started to assert control.
The presence of Walmart has actually been a deterrent to some companies joining the consortium. Retailer Kohl's and grocery store chain Kroger's have reportedly resisted an invitation to join MCX.
This story originally appeared on Mobile Payments Today.
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Total said price increases for equipment was to blame. Senior executives said they still expected gas from the North Atlantic fields to start flowing through the site in the middle of next year.


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Today, the NCAA filed a request to move the lawsuit filed by two former student-athletes, Rashanda McCants and Devon Ramsay, to federal court.
LG Electronics USA has extended its official corporate partnership with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA®) under a new agreement that runs through August 2018.
The Division I governance structure envisioned by the Board of Directors is closer to being fully functioning.
A former University of Florida assistant football coach visited a prospect off-campus before NCAA rules allow for recruiting contact
The Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved an instant replay challenge rule for the 2015 season.
Member institutions and conferences will celebrate the fourth annual NCAA Division III Week April 6-12, 2015. Division III provides well-rounded opportunities for more than 187,000 student-athletes across the country.
During a conference call Feb. 10, the Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet referred the implementation date of automatic qualification for the NCAA Women's Bowling Championship to the newly formed Competition Oversight Committee.
The Committee on Academics dug deeper into academic misconduct issues and legislative concepts at its February 16-17 meeting in Indianapolis, and the group intends to have legislative recommendations later this year.
The Division III Interpretations and Legislation Committee recommended legislation to remove the requirement that athletes seek reinstatement if they've received impermissible financial aid – provided the athlete was unaware that the aid violated rules and the institution's athletics department staff was not involved in the violation.
West Virginia University coaches in 14 sports sent impermissible texts and placed impermissible calls to prospects and parents
The Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet approved a new schedule format for the 2015 and the 2016 Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
The Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet referred a proposal for format changes to the Division I Men's and Women's Tennis Championships to the Competition Oversight Committee in the new governance structure for additional discussion and possible action.
Six teams of researchers will receive a total of $100,000 through the NCAA Innovations in Research and Practice Grant Program, which funds research aimed at supplying tangible benefits to the psychological well-being and mental health of college athletes.
A 2016 women's basketball joint championship involving all three divisions has moved one step closer to becoming a reality.
Schaus, a former member of the men's basketball rules committee and White, who has more than 30 years of experience as a collegiate administrator, will begin their terms Sept. 1, 2015.
The NCAA filed its appellate reply brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
If the season ended today, UConn, South Carolina, Notre Dame and Tennessee would be the top four seeds for the 2015 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship. The potential No. 1 seed line and the top-20 seeds for the upcoming...
The NCAA Football Rules Committee will form a subcommittee to examine the possible use of technology-based experimental rules and the impact on competition.
"Coach Smith embodied the true definition of a coach as an educator, mentor, friend and leader. His impact on the game of basketball and college sports is immeasurable, and on behalf of the NCAA, I offer our deepest sympathies to his...
"Coach Herb Magee has spent nearly 50 years coaching in Division II, preparing young men for life on the court and after basketball. Congratulations to him on his 1,000th win, marking an historic accomplishment for someone who has...
Men's basketball teams selected to play in the 2015 Postseason NIT will compete using experimental rules, including a 30-second shot clock and a four-foot restricted-area arc. The rules will be in effect for all 31 games of the tournament.
The voice of the college athlete will be even stronger in Division I, based on the committee structure developed by the Division I Council.
In 2001, Diane Husic was president of the Faculty Athletics Representative Association and a professor and former college athlete who knew well the unique challenges facing FARs. She had been serving in the FAR capacity at a Division II campus since 1989 and understood that, by its nature, the faculty liaison role was a "one-man or one-woman show."
At a reception celebrating the 10th anniversary of Division II Faculty Athletics Representatives Leadership Institute, David Landers received the 2014 NCAA Dr. Dave Pariser Faculty Mentor Award.
The NCAA Women's Volleyball Rules Committee on Thursday modified a recommendation for an experimental instant replay challenge rule that can be implemented in the 2015 season.
Advocates for Athletic Equity, formerly known as the Black Coaches & Administrators, has named Tyrone Lockhart as its chief executive officer.
February 24, 2015 Directors of Athletics -- Eastern Nazarene College Athletic Director Dr. Nancy Detwiler will retire at the end of this academic year, completing a 52-year career that blazed new trails in college athletics. The first...
Northwestern AD Jim Phillips elected chair of Division I Council
Wichita State University did not monitor the activities of a former administrative assistant regarding her use of a VIP account provided by the school's apparel provider.
Bellarmine received the Division II Award of Excellence after the athletics department allowed a young cancer patient, 15-year-old Patrick McSweeney, to start for its men's basketball team against Louisville.
The Men's and Women's Water Polo Rules Subcommittee recommended a small change that would allow officials to call 20-second exclusion penalties for minor acts of misconduct at any time, including while play is halted. If passed, the rule would go into effect for the 2015-16 academic year.
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The NCAA Women's Volleyball Rules Committee recommended an experimental instant replay challenge rule be implemented for use in the Big 12 Conference for the 2015 season.
Division I members will continue to have the same access to championships as they do now, the membership decided in a full division vote Sunday.
Division II delegates gave a resounding vote Saturday in favor of allowing schools to provide student-athletes with unlimited meals and snacks as well as team entertainment incidental to their athletics participation.
Division II schools can continue to hire and employ athletics directors who also serve as coaches after members attending the Division II business session at the NCAA Convention narrowly defeated a proposal to phase out the dual role.
Division I schools can give their athletes the full cost of attendance as part of a full scholarship beginning Aug. 1, and those scholarships can't be cancelled for athletics performances or injury.
During its meeting Saturday in conjunction with the 2015 NCAA Convention outside Washington, D.C., the Division I Board of Directors began conversations about how it should operate, with an eye toward becoming a more strategic body that defines the vision for Division I.
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Twitter has picked the New York Stock Exchange over Nasdaq for an initial public offering that may raise about $US1.5 billion for the social media company, TheStreet reported Tuesday, citing unnamed sources close to the situation.
Twitter is looking to avoid problems that plagued Facebook's IPO last year. Facebook listed on Nasdaq and glitches in the offering early on were blamed on that exchange, operated by Nasdaq OMX Group.
Twitter may sell between 50 million and 55 million shares in the offering, with pricing between $US28 and $US30 per share, raising anywhere between $US1.4 billion and $US1.65 billion in the IPO. That would value the company around $US15 billion or $16 billion, TheStreet said, citing the same sources.
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Free Hacking Session - Raspberry Pi - Sat. Aug. 18 - south bay - Women onlyCodeChix - BayAreaSaturday, August 18, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (PDT) |
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Event Details
Open to: Women only (also implies those that identify as women)!
How much: Free
Where: VMware campus in Palo Alto. See map for details.
Hosted by: Rupa
About this Hacking Session:
Join us in taking a look at the Raspberry Pi (Open Source hardware) to explore ways to use it and build cool stuff!
Open source hardware is a great way to learn about what really goes on under the scenes. Even if you only write code that's in a high-level language or a scripting language, eventually, it has to run on hardware. The more you fiddle with it, the better understanding you have of the top-down view of what your code is really doing. And, believe me, if you need to debug some nasty bug, there is a high probability that you will end up looking at some lower-level code/constructs to figure out what is going on.
This hacking session is a great way to pique your interest about Raspberry Pi (especially if you've never really seen one) and learn about all the different components.
So, for those of you interested in tinkering with hardware (or even if you aren't and are curious about it), come join us for our next Hacking Session on Raspberry Pi! Both Akkana and I (Rupa) got ours over the last week or so.
Note: I will try to buy a video camera before this event so we can video tape it - at least as a trial run. If you don't want to be in the video, I'll figure out how to hide you :) - just let me know by using this contacting the organizer form.
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Visit the Raspberry Pi website to read up on it before you come so you can get the most out of this hacking session. And, if you have an Arduino and are doing something cool with it, please do bring it and show us your coolness!
When & Where
VMware - Prom A - Hickory Conf room
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Saturday, August 18, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (PDT)
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CodeChix is a fiscally sponsored project of Community Initiatives (501c3). It is an organization for local women developers run by local women developers in a non-alpha, language/os agnostic, supportive environment with an emphasis on face-to-face communication. It is the first group of its kind and started in 2009 in San Jose, CA.
The key goals of CodeChix are to educate, promote and mentor women engineers and developers. We foster continuous learning, provide mentorship/guidance and create a local community of women developers. The original chapter of CodeChix is in the Silicon Valley/Bay Area with additional chapters in Seattle/Redmond. The CodeChix slogan is "May the code be with you…".
CodeChix organizes Hacking Sessions, Technical Talks and Technical Workshops. Past events include Wikipedia's Operations Infrastructure, Algorithms and Directed Acyclic Graphs, Mobile/Graphic Design for Engineers Workshop, Toy Robotics: My little Pleo, OpenShift Workshop, Android Installfest & App Building 101, Hacking Raspberry Pi and Javascript Plugins Workshop.
Events are open to to the public or women-only (specified on the event description). Our speakers and workshop instructors can be female or male.
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For the first time in 16 years, Fleetwood Mac is going to tour with its heyday era co-vocalist/keyboardist Christine McVie this fall – and Minnesotans will be the first audience to see her back in action with the band. Their 33-city tour will kick off Sept. 30 at Target Center in Minneapolis. Tickets go on sale April 7 for $49.50-$179.50 through AXS.com or the arena box office. There's also an American Express pre-sale that starts Monday at 10 a.m.
In a new Q&A with Rolling Stone, McVie said she quit the band in 1998 mostly out of a fear of both flying and Los Angeles earthquakes (where the other members live), and a desire to stay off the road. "It was never anything personal between the five of us," said McVie, whose standards with the band included "You Make Loving Fun" and "Little Lies."
The rest of the group played here several times in the interim, most recently last year at Xcel Energy Center. However, last year's tour was cut short when bassist John McVie – Christine's ex-husband – was diagnosed with cancer. "His health is on the up," Christine told Rolling Stone. "He's still doing chemotherapy. He just came in to do his bass parts, so everyone is real excited about that."
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T*Camp is built on UC Irvine's ground-breaking TGQQ Retreat in Spring 2011, which brought together trans/genderqueer and gender questioning UCI students for a 1-day retreat. UCI and other California colleges decided to expand UCI's model to a 3-day intercampus retreat. Our hope is to improve the lives of TGQQ students who often do not have a large TGQQ community on their own campuses, and to create more trans-friendly campuses everywhere. T*Camp 2012 included 51 students from 16 campuses (plus 13 facilitators), and was the first retreat of its kind in the nation. T*Camp 2013 included 52 students from 20 campuses, and 15 staff facilitators. T*Camp 2014 included 53 students from 22 campuse, and 12 staff facilitators.
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StrandVision Digital Signage today announced additional electronic sign background templates along with enhancements to the StrandVision service that allows subscribers to submit their own personalized backgrounds to create a consistent business marketing look across their digital signage network.
With the update, StrandVision now includes many standard background templates that are all automatically sized to the proper aspect ratio of standard TVs, widescreen flat panel displays and vertical orientations to fit the screen attached to the digital media player and its setup. Administrators can also change fonts, styles, colors and live clock viewing settings to fit their design needs, the company said.
In addition, StrandVision now offers its customers the option of submitting their own custom background templates. For a nominal charge, StrandVision said, the company converts PowerPoint, graphic, desktop publishing or animated flash files that are designed internally or by their marketing agency to the format used by StrandVision. Once installed to their account, the additional templates become available to the customer through a simple dropdown menu. Customers can submit multiple background templates for different company divisions, different target audiences or to reinforce special events, holidays or important upcoming dates.
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StrandVision's free digital signage test drive has also been enhanced to further customize the look of digital signage content, the company said. Anonymous visitors can create their own custom electronic signage. Interested visitors who want to convert their personalized digital signage content to the full system and install on their own digital media player can also create functional 30-day demos just by entering their email address and password as the last step.
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Toss in a few crayons and tie dye that baby.
This is a discussion on Drying a pistol in the clothes dryer within the Firearm Cleaning & Maintenance forums, part of the General Firearm Discussion category; Toss in a few crayons and tie dye that baby....
Toss in a few crayons and tie dye that baby.
Instead of using the clothes dryer why not get a blow dryer just for this purpose. It doesn't have to be fancy or expensive. Really though a good microfiber cloth will work just fine. Being an armorer I probably take more time cleaning and inspecting my guns but I try to keep it as simple as possible.
Thanks for all the feedback. For gun ownership to work for me, I need cleaning to be simple and quick. Based on all of the positive feedback about ultrasonic cleaners, that seemed like the best cleaning method for me. I plan to use Simple Green Pro HD as the cleaning solution so chemical odors and combustible fumes are not an issue. I will rinse all of the parts off with water after the ultrasonic. My only remaining issue is efficiently drying all parts. The hair dryer was my first choice until I thought of the dryer rack. Hot air is hot air and with the clothes dryer, I won't have to worry about missing any water in the nooks and crannies. I plan to do some temperature testing with a meat thermometer on the different settings to make sure I don't get too hot. I need to call Sig and ask how hot is too hot.
You guys are rookies, don't you know you should clean your guns using the clean cycle of the oven? Yup, 900 degrees burns off all the unwanted gunk and gets rid of those girly plastic parts too! Just a note of caution here: Make very, very sure it's unloaded.
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Why not just take your gun frame out in the yard outstretch your hand and spin around in circles? Not too hot, not too much air flow, exercise, gets attention, uses no electricity therefore reducing your carbon footprint, and is a natural drying effect.
Seriously though don't be putting your gun stuffs in household appliances. Solvents and such may be flammable and subjecting them to heat like that is probably a no-no. Clothes that have gasoline on them are not supposed to go in the dryer either.
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Wipe down with your oily rag. Letting water air dry on ferrous parts will leave a fine sheen of ferrous oxide. Better known as rust.
We like to coat any exposed (fractured) metal surfaces with a little oil so it does not corrode before we examine under microscope.
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You can prevent mineral buildup if you use ro/di water for your rinse. You can buy a filter for it or buy it from a fish/pet store by the gallon.
Thanks, but I'll stick with the dishwasher.
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Hi again;
"For gun ownership to work for me, I need cleaning to be simple and quick."
Only an observation but none of this sounds either simple or quick. It would appear to be more bother and effort to accomplish cleaning a pistol in such a manner than it would just to hunker down and clean it normally using cleaning accessories and solvents made for the purpose. For me at least, it'd be a whipping to have to clean handguns in such a manner.
I like ol' stinky Hoppe's No. 9 but many don't embrace the strong gun cleaning solvents. Much advice could be given by Forum members on alternate gun cleaning potions that do a good job, are non-combustible and are less harsh and offensive. One could avoid fiddling with an ultra-sonic cleaner. The water rinse and drying could be avoided completely with the right stuff and loading a gadget rack laden with gun parts into a clothes dryer consuming 220 volts would be unnecessary.
Good post anyway. It has elicited comment on gun cleaning ideas.
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Personally.......I like the oven idea. That way you can reconstitute your desiccant bags at the same time. Then of course there's canned air (which is kinda expensive....but likely less than the gas or electricity for the oven). The clothes dryer just don't appeal to me for some reason.
If you do decide to go with the dryer method, make sure that whatever you use to clean with is not flammable, a lot of gun cleaning stuff is.
I can't tell you how many house fires I fought back in the day that started with the dryer itself, or something in it that started a fire.
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Why is your gun "wet" ,I don't get it,you scrubbing it in the sink?I just clean mine the old fashion way,if my gun gets "wet" I spray it with wd40 and then clean like normal
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While it probably works, it seems like a waste of electric/gas for something that air dries almost instantly.
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By: Cantalomas on September 12, 2006 - 8:07pm - Add new comment
South Carolina, in the latest research of average life expentancy, rates a dismal 47th out of 50 States.
Native Americans suffer the worst and Asian Americans in Bergen, N.J. seem to fare the best. Native Americans live an average of 30 years less than the top State average.
Is this only for people born and raised here or does it take into account those who have moved here from other States?
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Willie Nelson's bus was stopped at a random roadblock in Louisiana and guess what they found...LOL! 1.5 pounds of marijuana and "narcotic" mushrooms.
What are narcotic mushrooms? Sounds like something out of the 60's. Hallucinogenic maybe, but narcotic? Anyone heard of them?
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By: Cantalomas on October 6, 2006 - 7:27am - Add new comment
Caught this on the news last night and thought it appropriate to post since schooling is a major topic here...
South Carolina dropped 9% in Nationwide standings to meeting only 38% of their goals...down from 47% last year. ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS FAILED TO MEET THEIR GUIDELINES.
There's probably more detail elsewhere on the internet...if anyone can find it...please post.
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By: Cantalomas on November 8, 2006 - 8:13pm - Add new comment
Well? What's the master plan for the Republicans? Plan B was obviously put into effect today after the election tide shifted away from the Republicans. Bad guy gone...good guy in. Next step towards public appeasment for 08? I'm thinking it will be an eventual statement that Iraq is able to take over it's internal affairs and the U.S. will begin a troop withdrawal...probably within 6-8 months....plan C. I doubt if it will be a total withdrawal as a "watchforce" will be left there in case things go wrong with our investments (oil, etc.).
By: Cantalomas on November 21, 2006 - 11:13pm - Add new comment
Where have all the Global Warming motor-mouths gone? They have been quiet all year...highlighted by todays first S.C. snowfall this early since 1913....mountains and mid-lands/Piedmont. There was also snow in portions of North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia. Maybe if we have one day in December over 75, they will wake up. Gee, I miss them. :-)
Does one realize that this has serious consequences for Al Gore's '08 Presidential chances. LOL!
By: Cantalomas on November 27, 2006 - 3:36pm - Add new comment
Interesting article. SPAM's on the rise again.
Best thing to do...don't open it and send it to the trash. These guys are as bad as telemarketers but, in most cases, extremely harder to track and catch. England enacted anti-SPAM laws earlier in the year....the result? SPAM has increased by over 50% and no prosecutions have taken place. LOL! Guess it's up to "the colonies" to do something.
By: Cantalomas on November 28, 2006 - 12:18pm - Add new comment
Got this in a e-mail today and research appears to show that it is correct. It's not much but every $$$ counts.:-)
When it comes time to prepare and file your 2006 tax return, make sure you don't overlook the "federal excise tax refund credit." You claim the credit on line 71 of your form 1040. A similar line will be available if you file the short form 1040A.
By: Cantalomas on November 29, 2006 - 5:08pm - Add new comment
Well, here it is....from the president of Iran. What do you think? Is it sincere, politically motivated or, or, or? :-) Isn't he one of the guys who was involved in the kidnapping of Americans during the Carter administration? ------------------------------------------------ It's too long to paste here.
By: Cantalomas on December 4, 2006 - 9:50pm - Add new comment
Close call and no-one was hurt, fortunately. Appears he got into the Christmas spirit a little too early.
By: Cantalomas on December 5, 2006 - 9:04am - Add new comment
Interesting article but I don't think the whole story is coming out here. Something doesn't sound right...to me, anyway.
Can anyone see a little more "hidden" in this article?


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bleeding heartsSubmitted by Guestsdrw (not verified) on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 12:24am.
Do you people not have the mental capacity to realize that if this
Drug smuggling thug would not have run, the accident would have never happened
It doesn't matter if the fallen officer was ten feet or ten miles behind this trash that ran
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On Saturday and Sunday, the Cincinnati Museum Center's History Museum will host its annual 1940's Weekend, where a menagerie of dance, history and antique cars await. Elizabeth Pierce, the vice president of marketing and communications shared, some information on what to look forward to at the event.
"Cincinnati History Museum staff were inspired to present 1940's Weekend and help visitors understand history of Union Terminal and Cincinnati in that era," Pierce said. "There are fascinating stories of Cincinnati area businesses and leaders that made a difference in the war effort and the impact the war had on our community."
During the '40s, Union Terminal was teeming with life — commuters going to and from military bases, families awaiting their loved ones return and people headed off to work. These moments and more will be captured at the 1940s Weekend with photo galleries set up to give guests a taste of what the location was like in that time.
"The photos we have of Union Terminal at that time are bursting at the seams with people. Literally, tens of thousands of people, passed through Union Terminal on a daily basis," Pierce said. "The Rookwood Parlor (currently our ice cream shop) was converted into the USO lounge. It is thought to be one of the first racially integrated USO lounges in the country. The Cincinnati USO was also unique in that it was led by broad group of women from Christian, Catholic and Jewish faiths."
The Terminal itself had, at one point, a "make-shift nursery" to help soldiers traveling through the area on their way to or from training. To accommodate the people coming through as well, the Terminal had areas where soldiers could see their families during layovers.
There are free events that will be in the Rotunda and surrounding areas of the museum, like the exhibit Cincinnati Goes to War. This exhibit will show how Cincinnati did its part during World War II through interactive media displays, set pieces and photographs. There will be plenty of other activities ranging from live bands like The Jump n' Jive Show Band and the P&G Big Band, to old radio broadcasts and food tasting from the legendary era. The museum will be hosting two survivors of the Holocaust to talk about their experiences. Holocaust survivors Werner Coppel and Henry Fenichel will be speaking Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m., respectively.
Cars from the 1920s, '30s and '40s will await guests at the museum's entrance. This impressive display of history began with a search inquiry placed in winter of last year.
"Starting in February, CHM began to reach out to local vintage car owners through the Show and Shine Calendar — an event calendar that publishes all the great car events in six different states," Pierce said. "The area has so many great automobile groups and car events that we were able to further spread the word about the weekend by attending shows such as the Rollin' On The River Car Show and the Milford Cruise-In."
The 1940s Weekend runs will during regular museum hours, 10 a.m -5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Tickets (required for the Cincinnati History Museum) are $12.50 for adults and $8.50 for children.
"There are fun ways to take people back in time through music, fashion and design." Pierce said. "Union Terminal was a vital part of transporting troops across the nation and is a place where family members went off to war, some reunited, some never to return."
For more information, visit www.cincymuseum.org.
Music Hall will come to life this weekend. Thanks to a collaboration between Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Landor Associates and funding from local organizations, the Cincy landmark will be part of LumenoCity, a first-of-its-kind multimedia performance in Washington Park Saturday and Sunday. Many details of the performance won't be revealed until the show, but we know it involves live orchestra music set to a process called architectural mapping — where three-dimensional graphics are projected onto a building's surface, interacting with its architectural details, causing the building to illuminate and appear in motion. This process of mapping has been done before (just check out the video below), but never like what we'll see this weekend.
LumenoCity also
marks Maestro Louis
Langrée's arrival as the CSO's new musical director. The free concert takes
place at 8:30 p.m. in Washington Park Saturday and Sunday. Bring your own
seating. Read more about the event here.
Newly opened OTR brewery Rhinegeist unveils its limited edition Saber Tooth Tiger IPA with a celebration Saturday. This Imperial IPA is the brewery's first "Rarity," meaning they'll brew it only once and have a limited amount. Admission to the release party is $10 and includes a goblet with 12 oz. of STT and guaranteed option to purchase a 32 oz. growler of the IPA. There will also be local food vendors, live music, merch for purch(ase) and more. The event runs 5-10 p.m. Saturday. Buy tickets here.
The city's definitely got a case of the blues this weekend with Cincy Blues Fest at Sawyer Point Friday-Saturday and Findlay Market's Blue BBQ Sunday. The Cincy Blues Society's CBF turns 21 this year, bringing dozens of Blues acts from around the country. Check out our preview here.
From noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Findlay Market's eighth annual Blue BBQ brings local Blues musicians together with delicious barbeque from Eli's BBQ, Velvet Smoke and other area restaurants. Go here for more info.
It's an end of a sweaty era Saturday as Northside Tavern holds the final Dance_MF EVER. Projectmill's monthly first Saturday dance party has been going strong for five years, steaming up the Tavern's back room and even taking to the high seas (or at least the Ohio River) for a couple RiverDance_MF events on a boat. So limber up, drink up and dance your ass off one last time, starting at 10 p.m.
For more art openings, summer festivals and other stuff to do this weekend, check out
our To Do
picks, full calendar
and Rick Pender's Stage
for weekend theater offerings.
Beginning Thursday
and running through Sunday, the 26th annual World's Longest Yard Sale spans 690
miles from Addison, Mich., to Gadsden, Ala. Aptly nicknamed the 127 Sale,
vendors set up along the Highway 127 corridor to entice buyers with all the
classic yard sale merchandise: picture frames, knick-knacks, clothing,
accessories, furniture, as well as other handmade goods akin to those at events
like The City Flea. It is a celebration of summer cleaning, sharing, bargain
hunting and sight-seeing, with notable stops like Big South Fork National River
and Pickett State Park.
People come from all over the country and the world to brave the congested traffic conditions and summer swelter with the hopes of finding a hidden local treasure they can take home. Some even travel the entire 690 miles, while others stay within certain pockets of vendors. This year, the World's Longest Yard Sale runs directly through MainStrasse Village in Covington, a location that includes more than 100 vendors and a Yard Sale Grill where shoppers can fuel up as they continue north, south or home for the evening. It is an event for tourists and locals alike, an opportunity to discover and rediscover the cultural richness of Greater Cincinnati.
The World's Longest Yard Sale not only rewards shoppers with inexpensive and unique items but also serves to stimulate local economies along the 127 corridor. Hotels fill up, restaurants prosper, and vendors renting space contribute to the local money supply. The sheer volume of shoppers usually results in fully booked hotels by mid-July, but a crowded landscape is considered a small price to pay for even smaller-priced goods and priceless views along the way. Southern hospitality has even led to travelers being taken into private homes if nothing else is available. Some people hope for cancellations, some travel upwards of 50 miles for a place to stay, and some sleep in their cars. But for shoppers, such lack of luxury is a small inconvenience in pursuit of the perfect set of 50-cent pearls.
For more information, visit www.127sale.com.
Sawyer Point turns 25 this weekend, celebrating with a big birthday bash Saturday. The party will feature live music, food and beer, a kids entertainment area with Cincinnati Circus and inflatable rides and all the other playgrounds and park features Sawyer Point has to offer. The Sawyer Point Rockin' Birthday Bash runs noon-10 p.m. Saturday and admission is $3.
Cincinnati Opera closes its summer season with Aida, Giuseppe Verdi's grand opera about an Ethiopian princess mixed up in an epic love triangle. Aida is onstage Saturday at Music Hall and continues next week. Find tickets and more info here.
Considering how much time most of us spend typing — on a computer at work or school, on a phone texting friends — the average kid today probably types faster than a professional secretary 50 years ago. Think you've got the fastest fingers in the city? Test 'em out in the Cincy Typing Challenge. Typists and texters will compete in the qualifying round Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Cincinnati Museum Center. Finals are July 25 and the grand prize is $500, so register now, as same-day registration is limited.
Let your Francophile flag fly Saturday at Montgomery's annual Bastille Day celebration. Montgomery's sister city is Neuilly-Plaisance, France and for 24 years the city celebrates this relationship with food, beer and wine, kids activities and lots of live entertainment. The free fête is noon-11 p.m. Saturday along Montgomery Road between Remington and Cooper roads. Bonne Bastille!
Butler County, Warren County and Kenton County all host their respective fairs this weekend. Rides, games, animals and tractor pulls abound!
For more art openings, theater shows, summer festivals and other stuff to do this weekend, check out our To Do picks and full calendar.
It's Bunbury Weekend! The second annual three-day music fest takes over Sawyer Point Friday-Sunday with acts including fun., Walk the Moon, MGMT, Cake, Tegan and Sara, Yo La Tengo, Belle & Sebastian and tons more. Check out our interview with Matt Berninger of The National — Bunbury's Sunday headliner — here.
In addition to great music, there will be tons of food and drink vendors with lots of local options, a craft beer village, free Rockstar energy drink and water samples and a Trojan vibrator giveaway from 4-8 p.m. Saturday (for real!). Official after-parties take place at Igby's Friday, aliveOne Saturday and The Righteous Room Sunday. Ready to go? Don't leave home without peeping our cheat sheet, complete with lineup, map, dos and don'ts and more vital info.
One- and three-day
tickets to Bunbury are still available here.
Second Sunday on Main returns to Over-the-Rhine this week with a lineup of special Pride events in addition to the art, shopping, demos, kids activities, food and music that the free street festival serves up every month. Be sure to check out the annual Drag Race and Dykes on Trykes — a race you'll have to see to believe! — as well as the new mobile boutique Truckshop. Read more about the unique, locally owned shop-on-wheels here. Second Sunday on Main runs noon-5 p.m.
The Gambling Rose
Tattoo Convention brings some of the best tattoo artists across the globe to
town for the weekend. Swing by Duke Energy Center Friday-Sunday for tattoo
competitions, seminars, vendors and a roller derby showdown between the
Cincinnati Rollergirls and the Black-N-Bluegrass Rollergirls. Tattoo artists
and piercers from around the country and world will be under one roof,
available for appointments. Featured artists include Jerod Ray and Tylor Schwarz
(contestants on Oxygen's Best Ink
Season Two); Sarah Miller (runner-up, Spike's Ink Master Season Two); Tatu Baby (contestant on Spike's Ink Master Season Two, voted by fans to
return to Season Three — premieres Tuesday); and Chris Torres (NY Ink bad boy). Tickets are $20 for a single-day
pass/$30 for two days/$40 for the whole weekend.
Newport on the Levee is going to be a real sausage fest this weekend — literally! The Queen City Sausage Festival unites all the loves of a true Cincinnatian: pork, beer and river views. Eat your way through more than two-dozen sausage specimens including the grilled gyro cheddar met, the zest Italian sausage hoagie and, of course, Queen City goetta. There will also be foods that didn't once say "oink," plus live music, eating contests and lots of rides and games for the kids. The fest runs Friday-Sunday at the Levee and admission is free.
For more art openings, theater shows, summer festivals and other stuff to do this weekend, check out our To Do picks and full calendar.
Thursday may just be a historic night for the city of Cincinnati as Salsa on the Square attendees attempt to break the Guinness World Record for Most Salsa Dancers. In order for the record to be broken, at least 2,000 people are needed on Fountain Square to dance the night away. People of all ages and skill levels are welcome to join in.
The weekly Salsa on the Square event (7-10 p.m. Thursdays, Fountain Square) is free and registration for world record certification begins at 6 p.m. Upon signing in, folks will be eligible for a chance to win prizes and free Gain samples and will receive a fresh T-shirt to wear during the dance-off.
Dancers and spectators will enjoy live music from Grupo Tumbao starting a 7 p.m. If participants leave a bit to desire when it comes to salsa dancing, experts in the field will be at the event to teach them how it's done. The official world record dance will occur at 8:30 p.m. In addition to the night's festivities, Gain and the St. Vincent De Paul will hold a clothing drive to generate clean clothes for those in need in the Greater Cincinnati area. All donors will be put into a drawing for a $500 prize pack full of Gain products and gift certificates to select restaurants. There will be a full service bar with drink specials during the event as well.
contributing to a good cause and breaking a world record sounds like a good
night, then dust off those old dancing shoes and grab some clothes to donate. Go here for more information.
It's the 12th annual Paddlefest weekend, when more than 2,000 locals and visitors will descend onto the Ohio River on kayaks and canoes to paddle along the scenic route. It's an all-around nature weekend with the Ohio River Music & Outdoor Festival Friday; the second annual Pedalfest (a part bike-part paddle ride) Saturday; and Global Water Dances Saturday — check out feature on this culture choreography event here.
Constella Festival, a local chamber music and
fine arts collaboration organization, celebrates the official start of summer with a night
of Jazz, art and food Saturday. Constella Summer Solstice
features music from the Benjamin Thomas and Peter Gemus Jazz Duo and violinist
Tatiana Berman, an exhibit from Essex Studios' The Art Circle and bites from
Silverglades, S&J Bakery and Madisono's Gelato. The party runs 6-9 p.m. Saturday at
Venue 222 in Over-the-Rhine. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased here.
Has Pinterest got you starting crafty
projects that never seem to make it to completion? Bring your D.I.Y. supplies,
incomplete projects and inspiration along as Fabricate and Crafty Supermarket join
forces to present an Etsy Craft Party Saturday. Meet fellow creatives at the
patio behind Fabricate in Northside from 4-7 p.m. Saturday and work on your own
project or make Girl Scout-style crafter badges with provided materials. It's
free to join, but RSVP here.
Concert:nova returns with its annual Food + Music festival, pairing international music with creative dishes at some of the city's best restaurants. This Sunday at Kaze, chefs Cameron Bloomer and Hideki Harada will prepare a Japanese-style brunch following a c:n performance of Takemitsu and Debussy. Cocktails and appetizers will be served at noon, followed by music at 12:45 p.m. and brunch at 1:30 p.m.; go here for tickets.
For more art openings, summer festivals and other stuff to do this weekend, check out our To Do picks, full calendar and Rick Pender's Stage Door for weekend theater offerings.
Founder and Cincinnati resident Ashley Volbrecht hopes to offer consumers a different shopping perspective. "Creating a pop-up shop in my mind just represented a new way to get people to think about shopping," Volbrecht said in a press release. "We're here today, gone tomorrow. I want shoppers to forget they are inside of a truck when they enter."
The truck itself is a former bread delivery truck that has been reconstructed to reflect the trendy vibe of the shop's clothing. Former tin walls are now pink and white shelves boasting a variety of dresses and tops. A dingy floor has been converted into a pristine black and white striped pathway leading shoppers through racks of clothing and accessories. The former white exterior now stands out with bright colors and an elegant store name that lets consumers know this isn't your run-of-the-mill mobile vendor.
Most shoppers know that entering a boutique usually entails a bit of sticker shock, but Truckshop is changing that assumption for its customers. Truckshop sells dresses, tops, jewelry and accessories, all for $65 or less. "Price point is one of the most important parts," Volbrecht explained. "I love finding pieces I'm obsessed with and I love finding a bargain. I tried to use this same approach when choosing pieces for the boutique."
Truckshop, opened this past Saturday, is leading the way for mobile boutiques in the Midwest. Truckshop will be at various festivals this summer including City Flea and Second Sundays on Main. And now everyone can feel like a celebrity with a store that comes to you: Truckshop is available for private parties of six or more people. Customers can also shop online through Facebook and Instagram pages.
The launch party is tonight from 6-9 p.m. at the Columbia Center, 3500 Columbia Pkwy. For more information about Truckshop, visit www.facebook.com/shopthetruck or follow Truckshop on Twitter @shopthetruck.
Father's Day is June 16, so make sure you get out there and show Dad (or the Dad-like guy in your life) a good time this weekend. There's lots going on the next few days: stuff to do with Pops, and plenty to check out on your own once Dad starts talking about how wrecked the government is and how tough he had it when he was a kid (sorry, Dad, but it gets old).
Newport's Italianfest runs Friday-Sunday on the Levee. Food is obviously a highlight at this annual fest; expect plenty of pizza, pasta, cannoli and gelato from area restaurants. There will also be live music, cooking and eating contests, rides and games and a photo exhibit of Italians that settled in Newport generations ago. Admission is free; go here for hours and more info.
Cincinnati Opera's summer season kicks off with Mozart's comic drama, Don Giovanni. The opener's second showing is Saturday. Read our full Opera season preview here.
Jungle Jim's is known for being the go-to grocery store for exotic types of meats, fancy cheeses, rare candy and produce from around the world, but it also has an extensive beer selection. Friday and Saturday, Jim's hosts an International Beer Fest featuring 350 beers from 100 breweries across the globe. Tickets are $40 for Friday, $45 for Saturday, $15 for designated drivers and can be purchased at the store's beer and wine department while they last (online sales have ended).
The City Flea takes over Washington Park Saturday. Browse furniture, clothing, housewares, accessories and other vintage, antique, local and handmade goodies, plus food from local vendors and food trucks from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Does your father love pork? Of course he does, this is America! Bring Dad to Covington for MainStrasse Village's "Original" Goettafest Friday-Sunday. Find ample versions of the sausagey Cincinnati stable along with plenty of beer, music, shopping and other festival favorites. Go here for details.
For more stuff to do this weekend, check out our To Do picks full calendar and Rick Pender's Stage Door for weekend theater offerings.
More to look forward to: Peep our Summer Guide, tucked into this week's issue, for all sorts of seasonal goodness to keep you busy all summer long. And be sure to get tickets to next Wednesday's Margarita Madness celebration at Newport on the Levee. Admission is $20 in advance ($25 at the Levee, if there are still tickets available) and includes ample tequila and margarita samples, summery bites from area restaurants and live music and DJs, all from 5:30-9 p.m. June 19. Get tickets and more info here.
The 2013 Cincinnati Fringe Festival wraps up this weekend with final performances Friday and Saturday. If you still haven't checked out any of the freaky, funny, unique performances in this 10th annual fest, go here to check out show reviews and find a full schedule and festival guide.
Cincinnati Rollergirls host their last home game of the season at the Cincinnati Gardens Saturday. The 'girls face Kitchener, Ontario's Tri-City Roller Girls in a double-header that kicks off at 7 p.m. And it's Fan Appreciation Night, so expect plenty of free CRG goodies throughout the night! Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door ($15/$17 for courtside seats). Happy Hour (dolla dolla beers, y'all) starts at 6 p.m. Find tickets and more info here.
Last weekend, teams of filmmakers throughout Cincinnati (and across 125 other participating cities throughout the world) participated in the 48 Hour Film Project, requiring them to write, shoot and edit a movie in just two days. On Friday, they received a movie genre, character, prop and a line of dialogue to include in the short film and the rest was up to them — the finished product had to be completed by Sunday. This Sunday, the public can check out the eclectic mix of results at the Thompson House. Screenings take place at 1:30 p.m., 4:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and admission is $10 for a single screening group, $30 for the whole day.
Short Vine in Corryville is on its way to becoming the next happenin' spot in the local arts scene. Don't believe me? Check out the opening of 71 Gallery (2609 Vine St.) 5-10 p.m. Friday. Local artist Tony Dotson has created the space for outsider artists like himself as well as graphic designers. The gallery's debut artist is Eye Candy Design agency's Janet Berberich, who also works on Short Vine. Berberich also helped develop Artbeat on Short Vine, a monthly event that also kicks off Friday. Check out our feature on Dotson and Berberich here.
Date Night Movies return to Washington park Saturdays this Summer but don't let the event name fool you — anyone can enjoy these free, open-air films. The movies run 9-11 p.m. every Saturday through Aug. 17 (no movies Aug. 3-10). This week's selection is the 1954 mystery classic, Rear Window. Go here for a full lineup of summer events at Washington Park.
For more stuff to do this weekend, check out our To Do picks full calendar and Rick Pender's Stage Door for weekend theater offerings.


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We now have our first really good preview of how the legal market for marijuana will likely work in Colorado. The task force created by Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) to come up with recommendations on how to implement the newly approved Amendment 64 has finally released its official report. While the state government will probably not adopt every suggestion of the task force, this document should serve as the basic road map for implementation.
Colorado's Legalization Implementation Task Force Releases Final Report |
By: Jon Walker Friday March 15, 2013 11:35 am |
The Party Line: In Post-Fukushima Reality, What is the Future, and Who is Winning It? |
By: Gregg Levine Saturday September 24, 2011 11:30 am |
In an age where so many economies are desperately trying not to lose any more ground in the present, could it be that the ones more responsive to their rank-and-file electorates are the ones in the best position to (to borrow a quickly forgotten phrase) win the future?
Secure Communities Task Force Members Resign Rather than Endorse the Program |
By: David Dayen Friday September 16, 2011 5:09 pm |
Before the Administration enacted their deportation review, I wrote about the series of protests at Secure Communities task force hearings, where Latino activists denounced the program that has resulted in mass deportations of undocumented immigrants despite assurances that only violent criminals would be swept up. The activists called on the task force members to resign, and to recommend that the Secure Communities program be terminated.
The task force released its findings yesterday, and they were sharply critical.
The Party Line – September 16, 2011: Though Nuclear Crisis Continues, IAEA Can't Force Safety Overhaul |
By: Gregg Levine Friday September 16, 2011 3:26 pm |
On Monday, September 12, an incinerator explosion at a French nuclear waste processing center killed one, injured four, and created just enough nuclear news to edge this week's other nuclear story right out of the headlines.
The explosion, which is reported not to have caused any leak of radiation, was at a facility that reprocesses used nuclear reactor fuel in order to create a more toxic, less stable form of fuel commonly known as "mixed oxide" or MOX. MOX, which is a tasty blend of uranium and plutonium, was in at least some of the rods in some of the reactors at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi facility when it suffered catastrophic failures after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami–and the presence of MOX fuel made the fallout from explosions at the Japanese plant more dangerous as a result. (More dangerous than already extremely dangerous might seem like a trivial addendum, but it is of note if for no other reason than the manufacture and use of MOX fuel is what nuclear power proponents think of when they call it a "renewable resource.")


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Leicester are waiting to see if they first receive international clearance for Esteban Cambiasso before Sunday's Premier League clash with Arsenal at the King Power Stadium.
Former Argentina international Cambiasso signed a one-year deal with City on Thursday after becoming a free agent following his release from Inter Milan after a 10-year spell with the Serie A giants.
Definitely ruled out of the game with the Gunners are midfielder Matty James (shin) and defender Matthew Upson (foot), otherwise manager Nigel Pearson has a full squad to choose from.
Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey returns from suspension.
Midfielder Mikel Arteta continues to be sidelined with an ankle problem and goalkeeper David Ospina is close to completing his recovery from a thigh strain.
Striker Olivier Giroud (tibia), full-back Kieran Gibbs (hamstring) and winger Theo Walcott (knee) are in the treatment room.


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For almost two decades, the Evergreen Children's Chorale has kicked off the mountain area's holidays with its seasonal show. From year to year, audiences fondly remember the last quiet strains of "Silent Night" echoing through Center/Stage. This year will be no different, with a holiday show that is sure to please young and old.
This year, Stagedoor Theatre in Aspen Park offers up twice the family fun during the holidays. This weekend kicks off two holiday-theme stage shows that are sure to have the whole family laughing straight into 2009.
"A Fairytale Christmas" opens Dec. 6 and runs for two weekends on Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. This family-friendly show is children's theater by children and for children.
The show was written by director Marion Denckla Dye. When Dye couldn't find just the right script for the holiday season, she took matters into her own hands.
The weather outside has been anything but frightful, and for some it might be hard to kick off the holiday season with sunny days hovering near 60 degrees. If you still can't believe December is just around the bend, the Colorado Children's Theatre has something to put you in a holiday mood.
The group's third annual holiday show, "Make a Joyful Noise," will feature holiday and seasonal tunes that are sure to put even the biggest Scrooge into a Winter Wonderland sort of mood.
The Prelude to the Evergreen Children's Chorale is no garden-variety singing group. The group, which has been in existence for 11 years, serves as the training ground for second- through fourth-graders who aspire to be part of the Evergreen Children's Chorale.
The chorus' members sing and dance come rain or shine. This fall is no different. The Prelude will perform "Garden Variety — A Song for All Seasons," a revue that is sure to warm your heart on even the chilliest of days.
Many artists know from a young age that they want to explore their artistic talent as a vocation. Others can pinpoint a defining moment later that changed the course of their lives forever. Travis Thomason is the latter — having had an epiphinal moment of discovery that has led him down the artistic path he still follows today.
The Evergreen Chamber Orchestra presents its fall concert on Nov. 23. The afternoon program features two unique solo pieces for flute and guitar, as well as a lively and varied orchestral program.
The orchestra is pleased to welcome Masakazu Ito, who is recognized as one of today's top guitarists, acclaimed by musicians, composers, conductors and critics for his mastery of the instrument and its repertoire.
To children and adults across the world, Santa Claus has become a symbol of kindness and the holiday spirit. For an artist, re-creating Santa, the most iconic Christmas character of all, is a huge responsibility. It is a responsibility that Kittredge artist Tom Newsom takes seriously.
Dave Voth has woodworking in his genes. His great-great-great-grandparents' relatives were woodworkers in Prussia. His great-grandfather was featured in a book on Mennonite furniture making. The aged black-and-white photograph shows Voth's ancestor standing next to the wooden house that he built by hand in Minnesota.
It's a chilly October night. Leaves blow outside, and shadows flit across a darkened stage. Or were they only shadows? Creaks and groans fill Center/Stage. Is it just the old building settling? Or is something lurking across the way?
There's nothing better than a cold autumn evening to set the mood for a suspense thriller. And there's nothing better than the Evergreen Players' latest production of "Night Watch" to leave you looking over your shoulder with fear and delight.
Every year, the Center for the Arts Evergreen selects an Arts Person of the Year. The center solicits names from all of the different arts organizations in Evergreen. Nominees are selected from the performing as well as visual arts. This year's winner, glass artist Kate Loomiller, will be honored at an Evening for the Arts on Oct. 14.


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What about every time she acts like she just did something nobody has ever done before that pretty much everybody has done before. "I dredge the chicken in buttermilk and flour and then pan-fry it. It's just a little thing I like to do."
What about every time she acts like she just did something nobody has ever done before that pretty much everybody has done before. "I dredge the chicken in buttermilk and flour and then pan-fry it. It's just a little thing I like to do."
There really is nothing quite like trying to drive to work on the Merritt only to get stuck behind a bunch of septuagenarians going all LOOK IT'S ORANGE.
Al-Jazeera did pretty good considering they were teargassed and their equipment was seized.
Someone is going to have a hyperbolic meltdown by you calling Alice in Chains nu metal, no matter how indirectly. Just a heads up.
The most fucked up thing about this is everybody who is surprised that a man is not shallow in a relationship.
But I thought the British love squalor. It's traditional.
Thanks, tumblr, for once again turning the discussion away from equality and back towards "is so and so a feminist or not?" It's not about checking off boxes on an "are you a feminist" list.
My barbacoa died today. Or maybe it was yesterday. I don't remember.
#35 *The Dapper Dans on a bike.
He'd lose more weight if he'd just stop eating people.
I really doubt that Isaac Newton's relationship with his boyfriend would have lasted as long as it did if they never had sex.
Remember when everybody loved Betty? My, that was ever so long ago.
Olde Burnside is a mecca for local homebrewers, since you can bring in your own jugs and fill up on their water, which has a perfect pH and mineral content for beer.
When I want to celebrate beer, I'm not going to drink Heineken.
"My favorite show is The Wire": I am a white person.
As a New Englander, choose your next words wisely, they may be a considered a declaration of war.
14. A battery is only good for so many charge/drain/charge cycles and having a sealed phone with a non-removable battery means you're up shit creek.
This is cute, thinking you'll give even half a crap about high school once it's over.
It's a large cucumber wrapped in foil
Because this is a totally normal, average, everyday beer and not some crazy stunt to get their brewery noticed.
They all look like high-level gear from an over-stylized MMO like TERA or Aion, but in a good way.
Or, you can just drink like a fucking adult and not play "games".
The best use for that tape would be on a Crunchwrap Supreme. They start to lose tacogonal integrity about halfway through.
This is not liking love.
Look at all these people, thinking awards mean anything.
You're wrong. License to kill, slappers only is the best way to play.
"Large penis is always welcome" -Atia of the Julii
Another "millenials are useless article"? Did TIME Magazine buy out Buzzfeed?
Elope with me Miss Private and we'll sail around the world
I will be your Ferdinand and you my wayward girl
How many nights of talking in hotel rooms can you take?
How many nights of limping round on pagan holidays?
Oh elope with me in private and we'll set something ablaze
A trail for the devil to erase San Francisco's calling us, the Giants and Mets will play
Piazza, New York catcher, are you straight or are you gay?
We hung about the stadium, we've got no place to stay
We hung about the tenderloin and tenderly you tell
About the saddest book you ever read
It always makes you cry
The statue's crying too and well he may I love you I've a drowning grip on your adoring face
I love you my responsibility has found a place
Beside you and strong warnings in the guise of gentle words
Come wave upon me from the wider family net absurd
"You'll take care of her, I know it, you will do a better job"
Maybe, but not what she deserves Elope with me Miss Private and we'll drink ourselves awake
We'll taste the coffee houses and award certificates
A privy seal to keep the feel of 1960 style
We'll comment on the decor and we'll help the passer by
And at dusk when work is over we'll continue the debate
In a borrowed bedroom virginal and spare The catcher hits for .318 and catches every day
The pitcher puts religion first and rests on holidays
He goes into cathedrals and lies prostrate on the floor
He knows the drink affects his speed he's praying for
a doorway
Back into the life he wants and the confession of the bench
Life outside the diamond is a wrench I wish that you were here with me to pass the dull weekend
I know it wouldn't come to love, my heroine pretend
A lady stepping from the songs we love until this day
You'd settle for an epitaph like "Walk Away, Renee"
The sun upon the roof in winter will draw you out like
a flower
Meet you at the statue in an hour
Meet you at the statue in an hour
It's probably because the Koch Brothers spend a lot of money on this site.
Magic Kingdom. They were considering doing it in Disneyland and people freaked out. There's a tombstone for Mr. Toad in the Magic Kingdom Haunted Mansion queue area.
Every speaker that plays ambient sound or music in the parks has its own individual soundtrack, playing with different timing than all the other speakers. This is for two reasons, one being so that the music always stays in sync, no matter where you standing, without any strange delay due to the distance the sound waves have traveled. The other is to allow for smooth, gradual transitions between one area's soundtrack and another.
One year, it'll finally be the big GW September box, fingers crossed.
@Zahariel, thanks for representing our hobby in such a positive light! It'll do so much for our shining reputation!
You're just jealous of our Doomwheels. Doomwheels gonna Doomwheel.
Because it always goes so well for all involved when we meddle in other nations' affairs.
What's most impressive about this is how much E3 has changed.


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The 96th edition of the Giro d'Italia begins Saturday with a 156-kilometer circuit race in Naples. And for the first time in the event's storied history, a Canadian (Ryder Hesjedal of Garmin-Sharp) takes the line as defending champion. Hesjedal is expected to be challenged in his title defense by the winner and third-place finisher of last year's Tour de France: Bradley Wiggins of Team Sky and Vincenzo Nibali of Astana.
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By: Megan Stewart
The next time you catch a trophy muskie in Minnesota, chances are you won't be able to keep it.
Governor Mark Dayton just signed a bill that raises the minimum size for muskie in Minnesota from 48 inches to 54 inches.
Around 50 inches is generally thought to be a trophy fish that one might consider putting up on the wall.
The new regulation effectively makes Minnesota catch-and-release only on muskie.
Muskies Inc. and the Minnesota Pike and Muskie Alliance pushed for the change. It doesn't go into effect until next year's fishing season.


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I know this has come up from time to time, but how do you folks practice the draw stroke? And how often? Somewhere on a forum I recall someone complaining that practice at home doesn't replace proper professional training. Point taken. But I don't think there's any substitute for putting in some reps.
Most of the time I carry a sidearm in Condition One (ie 'cocked-and-locked'). It goes without saying that anyone who carries that way has to be sure to train themselves to sweep the safety upon drawing the gun! My routine, which I try to perform two or three times a week, is to practice my draw and presentation from the holster at least 100 times, and preferably a couple hundred. I always start out going very, very slowly, focusing on very clean and solid mechanics. Hand on the gun, firmly draw just far enough to clear leather...drag the gun forward and out...safety off!...weak hand on chest, gun in hand rising to meet the weak hand...smooth extension. Making sure my finger isn't on the trigger.
I will sometimes do a few reps in front of the mirror to see my draw stroke. Always slowly at first; practice doesn't make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.
Just as importantly you need to remember to engage the safety before re-holstering the gun. So I always practice this step as well. No one ever won a gunfight by getting the gun back in the holster in .5 seconds, so I'm never in a hurry there.
Most of the time I begin practice with no cover garment. This is to focus on mechanics. But I always make sure to practice the draw from concealment, which in my case is normally IWB with a loose shirt over it.
Is this close to how everyone here practices? If not what do you do differently?


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PITTSBURGH (AP) — An AWOL soldier's simple scheme to defraud one of the richest men in the world has landed him in federal custody, according to a criminal complaint.
In the complaint unsealed Monday, March 26, federal investigators allege Brandon Lee Price changed the address on a bank account held by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, then had a debit card sent to his Pittsburgh home so he could use it for payments on a delinquent Armed Forces Bank account and personal expenses.
Price called Citibank in January and changed the address on an account held by Allen from Seattle to Pittsburgh. He then called back three days later to say he'd lost his debit card and asked for a new one to be sent to him, an FBI investigator wrote in a criminal complaint filed in February.
The card was used to attempt a $15,000 Western Union transaction and to make a $658.81 payment on the Armed Forces Bank loan account the day it was activated, according to the complaint. Surveillance footage also captured him attempting purchases at a video game store and a dollar store, authorities allege.
Investigators found Price was listed as Absent Without Leave from the Army and wanted as a deserter, authorities said in the complaint. He was arrested March 2 and ordered detained until April 2 unless the Army takes him into custody.
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Kevin Mitchell tops a sold-out York Hall tonight in his first fight in London in nearly two years. He takes on Dominican Republican Felix Lora over ten rounds at lightweight and the fight will be televised live and exclusive on BoxNation (Sky Ch. 456/Virgin Ch. 546). The Dagenham Destroyer talks to Glynn Evans about his sensational win over John Murray, a future showdown with Ricky Burns and lots more. Despite conceding home advantage and coming off 14 months inactivity (and a harrowing stoppage loss), you delivered the performance of your career to stop Manchesters previously unbeaten John Murray in eight up in Liverpool last July. What was the key to your victory? Unlike for my loss to Katsidis, everything was perfect in the build-up. When Im on edge, when the odds are against me, when Ive prepared right and Im in a good frame of mind, I feel no one can beat me. Beforehand I predicted Id win by stoppage between rounds six and twelve. Id been out a long time with hand injuries before I beat Breidis Prescott and that was another of my best performances. For me, ring rust is just a frame of mind, something that shows a lack of confidence. You should be able to shed any lack of sharpness in sparring or on the pads. I won basically because Jimmy, Mark (Tibbs, his trainers) and myself came up with a better game plan than the Murray camp, and we had several plans. The same will happen when I face Ricky Burns. Mark and particularly Jimmy have worked at the best levels. It got difficult for a couple of rounds because I made the mistake of working with Murray rather than letting him do his work then countering him. Once I went for a dance, started slipping and sliding, he wore himself out then I knocked him out! Who helped you to overcome your recent difficulties? Frank and I have had our rows but hes been loyal to me, helped me out with money when Ive needed it and Im grateful that hes stuck by me and given me another chance. My family helped me through it, chauffeuring me back and forth to the gym when needed and Jimmy and Mark have been good listeners. Just talking to them has really helped. Mick Collier of the Board has also been good to me; hes a good bloke who understands boxers and boxing. But Id be nowhere without Bill Ives who owns Rainham Steel. He boxed as a kid and sparred loads of pros as a young man and really knows his boxing. He provided the funds for me to buy a flat in Hornchurch, on the condition I pay it back later and hes provided me with employment at Rainham Steel, doing up properties. Weve become really good pals. What training have you been doing since the win over Murray last July? I took a couple of months out but, working for Bill, Im lifting heavy metal and knocking conservatories through with big hammers which keeps me fit. Golds Gym in Dagenham give me free membership and I lifted some weights plus did some cardio and swimming there. I began back at the TKO in Canning Town with Mark and Jimmy five weeks before Christmas and Ive been solid at it since. Ive always really enjoyed the training as Boxings my life. I desperately want to be a world champion and, right now, Im not too far away. Nothing is going to stop me achieving it. Franks always told me that the only thing that will stop me being a world champion is me and hes right. On Friday you return to duty at the York Hall against Felix Lora, a 27 year old Spanish based Dominican who has boxed in 11 different countries. He once went the distance with (former WBC light-welter king) Devon Alexander and, despite operating in good class, he has only been stopped once in 27 fights. What do you hope to get out of the fight? Well its probably the last time Ill feature at The York Hall so I want to put on a classy performance for all my fans. Obviously, Ill be looking to smash him on the chin if I can but I genuinely dont expect to knock him out early. The losses on his record have been to good fighters so I expect it to go 10 rounds. Ive heard hes a tough guy, a very fit lad who likes to bomb the right hand over so Ill not be looking to take any silly shots, get marked up or bust my hands. Make him miss, make him pay. Scotlands Ricky Burns has capitalized on your missed opportunities to capture WBO titles in both the super feather and lightweight divisions. Theres talk of you facing him in late spring if you come through on Friday. Do you resent Ricky for taking what couldve been yours? Not at all. Ricky has achieved what he has on merit not because of my absence. Were very friendly, just as me and John Murray was good friends before and after our fight. I take nothing away from him hes really come on over the last couple of years. People seem to forget he beat the British Champion (Graham Earl) in just his ( ) fight and I doubt he was brought down to London to win so fair play hes achieved his titles in tough fights both times! Hes done brilliant to achieve what he has and, like me, hes never ducked anyone. Hes an inspiration to all boxers in how he learned from his losses and came back even stronger. Of course I want to fight him and beat him but outside the ring I take my hat of too him and respect him immensely for whats hes done. Would you be prepared to travel to Scotland to fight him? Id go to Scotland but I'd like it at Upton Park and Ill sell a lot more than I sold for my (WBO interim) world title challenge there with Michael Katsidis. It will be England V Scotland. I doubt the fight would draw a quarter of that up in Scotland. Financially, it makes most sense for both of us to get the fight in London but hes the champion and I wont pass the fight by if I have to venture over the border! Youve sparred with Burns quite recently, how would you go about beating him? But with the right preparation Im very, very confident that Ill outmatch Ricky in every area. No doubt hell try and push me back but Ill just keep changing things. Since a very young age, Ive been conscious at becoming very good in every aspect of boxing; going forwards or backwards, stepping on the gas, taking em for a dance...Whatever direction the fight takes, with the help of Mark and Jimmys various game-plans, Ill find a way to beat him. I refuse to be denied. I could possibly floor and stop him but I fancy really doing a number on him over 12 hard rounds. In addition to Burns and Murray, British champ Anthony Crolla and European king Gavin Rees are on the cusp of world class. Might they feature in your future plans? What are your remaining ambitions? Avenging Katsidis? Both would be a hard night for anyone but, no disrespect, Im looking beyond British and European level now. Ive still got five or six years left and I want them to be at world level for the big money. Im not too hung up on getting Katsidis back. What happened, happened. Hes a proper warrior who done his job on the night. I think the standard of my performance against Murray proved emphatically that I wasnt right, mentally or physically, for Katsidis yet I was still winning the fight. But Michael used his tools and I kept getting caught when I shouldve been dancing. Big respect to him but, if I beat Burns, who beat Katsidis pretty comfortably, Ill feel Ive redeemed myself indirectly. Look what I done to Prescott, people forget that and Paul McCloskey got more paradise for having life and death with him! John Murray had the same style yet, by ducking and diving, throwing at the right time, I took care of him, didnt I? In time, I believe Ill go on to prove myself by beating far bigger names than Michael Katsidis. Basically, I want to chase the fights thatll earn me the most money and bring me the glory I want to revel in. I want to buy up loads of flats and a nice house for myself. I want bundles of money so that I know my kids (seven year old Connor and two year old Vinnie) are safe (financially). Before Im finished I intend winning multiple world titles at lightweight plus a couple more at light-welter. 2011 proved an eye opener but 2012 will be The Year of The Dagenham Destroyer. Just you watch me! ***Kevin Mitchells return against Felix Lora headlines the show which can be seen live and exclusive on the New Undisputed Home of Boxing BoxNation (Sky Ch. 456/Virgin Ch. 546) on Friday 10th February from 8pm.*** BoxNation is the first dedicated subscription boxing TV channel in the UK to bring together the biggest names in amateur, domestic and international boxing with an unbeatable schedule of matches from across the globe. For just £10 per month BoxNation offers unbeatable value for money for all fight fans. To subscribe to BoxNation simply go to www.boxnation.tv and hit the Subscribe Now button and choose your subscription package. Simple! Official Weighs From Mohegan Sun: Andrade vs. Hernandez BRONX (February 9, 2012) -- The official weigh-in was held today for tomorrow evening's ESPN Friday Night Fights show, presented by Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. 10 Rounds - NABO Junior Middleweight Championship Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade (15-0, 10 KOs), Providence, RI 153 ½ LBS. Angel "Toro" Hernandez (30-10, 17 KOs), Chicago, IL 152 ¾ LBS. 10 Rounds - Junior Welterweights Raymond "Tito" Serrano (17-0, 8 KOs), Philadelphia, PA 142 ½ LBS. Kenny Abril (11-1-4, 6 KOs), Rochester, NY LBS. 146 ½ LBS* (* Abril to be re-weighed in 2 hours) 6 Rounds - Junior Welterweights "Mighty" Mike Arnaoutis (22-7-2, 10 KOs), Astoria, NY 142 LBS. Shaka Moore (11-16-3, 2 KOs), Norwalk, CT . 144 LBS. 6 Rounds - Super Featherweights Emanuel Gonzalez (9-0, 7 KOs), Bronx, NY 129 ¾ LBS. Jesus Tyson (2-4-1, 1 KO), Rochester, NY 134 LBS. 6 Rounds - Super Featherweights Joseph "Chip" Perez (6-1, 2 KOs), East Hartford, CT 133 ¾ LBS. Jamell Tyson (2-4-1, 1 KO), Rochester, NY 134 LBS. 4 Rounds - Junior Welterweights Jair Ramos (1-0), Waterbury, CT 142 LBS. Miguel Rodriguez (0-1), Philadelphia, PA 139 ½ LBS. 4 Rounds - Super Middleweights Charles Foster (1-0, 1 KO), New Haven, CT 168 LBS. Borngood Washington (3-9, 1 KO), Queens, NY 168 LBS. WHAT: ESPN Friday Night Fights WHEN: Friday, February 10, 2012 WHERE: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT PROMOTER: Star Boxing INFORMATION: www.starboxing.com or www.mohegansun.com DOORS: 7:00 PM/ET FIRST BOUT: 8 PM/ET ESPN: 9:00-11:00 PM/ET TICKETS: $75.00, $40.00 and $30.00 (plus $5.00 facility fee for all tickets) are on sale now at the Mohegan Sun Box Office, subject to availability. Malik Scott Returns To Action Feb. 18 against Kendrick Releford Los Angeles (Feb. 9, 2011) The very talented, big and gifted undefeated heavyweight, Malik Scott (32-0, 11 KOs) is back in business after over three years out of the ring, but still a young 31-year-old. Scott will be fighting Kendrick Releford (22-15-2, 10 KOs) on February 18, from the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas underneath the "Triple Threat" event featuring Paul Williams, Tavoris Cloud and Chris Arreola. Although Scott owns a unanimous decision over the tough veteran in Releford, this bout is more about what Malik will bring into the ring next Saturday than who he's fighting. The experts and media all agree, Scott has all the tools to win every time he steps into the ring. But thats where the rub is, when winning is just not good enough. It's the way he wins that has not endeared him to the fans and media looking for that next great American to hold the heavyweight championship. Fans want aggressive actions from their fighters today, along with everyone else, and Scott believes he got the message loud and clear and is prepared to add the last remaining ingredient to his natural born skills; "just fight!" "I've come back strong from a lot of adversity and climbed a lot of obstacles to get to this point, physically and mentally," said Scott. "I'm totally reincarnated, and a completely different fighter than I was before, and I'm ready to show the people that a powerful American in the heavyweight division is right here, and I'm prepared to reintroduce them to that person next Saturday." The pictures above illustrate the mindset of Scott in shedding many excess pounds toward his return to the ring with an estimated weight loss close to 30 pounds from when he last entered the ring. "I'm excited to be fighting on SHOWTIME EXTREME, and I plan on taking full advantage of the opportunity. Kendrick Releford is a tough fighter, which is what I wanted in order to make a statement in my comeback fight. May God be with him when he gets in the ring with me. It is imperative for me to be aggressive and make people notice and I believe its all going to pay off come February 18 in Corpus Christi." Promoter Dan Goossen said about Scott, "It's ironic, an undefeated big heavyweight, good-looking, great personality, well-spoken and still winning hasn't been good enough, which I understand as boxing fan. We (fans) want our fighters to be badasses in the ring, especially in the heavyweight division. I'm hoping the Malik we all see next week is the one that can add a dynamic to his already gifted abilities and add an aggression that will catch everyone's attention." The SHOWTIME EXTREME card will also feature #1 WBC Heavyweight contender Chris Arreola (33-2, 29 KOs) who takes on Texas' own Eric Molina (18-1, 14 KOs) and will lead into a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING event featuring Tavoris Cloud (23-0, 19 KOs) who is risking his IBF light heavyweight world championship against Gabriel Campillo (21-3-1, 7 KOs) and headlined by the return of two-time world champion Paul "The Punisher" Williams (40-2, 27 KOs) who will be taking on the challenge of former world champion and James Kirkland conqueror, Nobuhiro Ishida (24-6, 9 KOs).
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