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3 tablespoons butter
2 large shallots , chopped (about 1/2 cup)
1 teaspoon coarsely crushed McCormick Gourmet™ Peppercorn Mélange
1/2 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Sicilian Sea Salt , divided
1/2 large bunch Swiss chard, stems and large center ribs removed, leaves quartered or halved lengthwise, then cut crosswise into 1 inch slices (5 loosely packed cups)
1 tablespoon water
2 medium plum tomatoes , seeded and chopped (about 3/4 cup)
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Preheat oven to 400°F. Generously butter four 6- to 8-ounce ramekins or custard cups. Place on baking sheet. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the panko in bottom of each cup.
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The 23rd annual KingFest will take place at Central Park in King from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 6. Keep reading to learn more about the activities available at this year's event.
Where do I park?
For the motorist who ventures down Kirby Road during the day on Oct. 6, it may appear that there is not an empty parking space anywhere near KingFest, but don't worry. Calvary Baptist Church, First Baptist Church and King Elementary School have thoughtfully offered the use of their parking lots for overflow traffic. Churches including Chestnut Grove United Methodist, Quaker Gap Baptist and Calvary Baptist are also planning to provide shuttle service with their church vans or buses from the additional parking lots to the two park entrances throughout the day.
A warm welcome
Volunteers, visiting heritage demonstrators and KingFest staff will enjoy a warm and friendly "hometown" welcome at the Hospitality Tents on both sides of King Central Park sponsored by the King Lions Club, Christian Village Inc., Cannon & Co., and Mark Johnson, D.D.S., P.A.
Heavy Equipment Repair Cruise-In
Do you have a classic car that you have lovingly restored? Do you have a cherished family vehicle from the past or a unique motor vehicle? Bring your pride and joy to the Classic Cruise-In Car Show at KingFest sponsored by Heavy Equipment Repair, Inc. of King. Come share the enthusiasm for vintage vehicles with sponsors Glenn and Sandra Garrison, owners of Heavy Equipment Repair, Inc. Bring a chair and plan to spend the day enjoying the music and listening to the admiring "oohs" and "ahs" as you display your car. The first 100 to register will receive gift bags and commemorative dash plates and all will be eligible for some great gifts in the door prize drawings throughout the day. Car show participants should enter the park via Felts Drive between East Coast Wings and King International where KingFest personnel will direct you to the parking area on the grounds between the RJR Music Stage and the Veterans' Memorial.
Ready, set, shop!
Vendors throughout the amphitheater area, along the paths and over by the cabin will make KingFest a shoppers' paradise. From handcrafted treasures to vintage items to whimsical creations, there will be something for even the most particular of shoppers at KingFest. Along with a number of returning vendors and artisans, several new crafters will be offering their individually unique forms of art. Monty Stevens will be selling his inspiring landscape photographs framed and ready for hanging. Sarah Lazo will feature homemade rubs, dips and mixes for that gourmet touch, while Jennifer Guidry will appeal to the hearts of military wives and mothers with her custom crafted jewelry supporting each branch of the service. Kim Koltzau's artistry with her Steampunk Cellars ceramics will be sure to enthrall you and Jennifer Howard's cheerful painted bottles will bring a smile to your face.
Jump for joy
Bounce, jump, slide and tumble over at the Inflatable Village in the cabin area of the park. The "kid approved" Inflatable Village is a favorite attraction and will feature four stations for energetic children. Be sure to stop by the booths in the area and thank sponsors Liberty Tax Services, Pioneer Community Hospital of Stokes County, Universal Healthcare of King, and Chermak & Hanson Orthodontics for their generosity in providing this popular feature for KingFest 2012.
Sweet, Saucy or Scary?
Families, school classes, scout troops and other groups are invited to put their creativity to work and fashion a scarecrow for the Scarecrow Contest sponsored by Unlimited Success/Partnership for a Drug Free NC. Completed scarecrows should be registered and placed in the ground at the scarecrow center near the historic Spainhour Cabin on KingFest morning. Judging will take place at 11 a.m. and prizes will be awarded on stage at 1 p.m. All participants will receive a ribbon and a goodie bag. First place wins $50, second place $30 and third $20.
Hear the whistle blowing?
Listen for the whistle and hop aboard the NewBridge Express at KingFest this Saturday for an entertaining ride to the other side of the park. Young train enthusiasts, and adults as well, will enjoy the ride as engineer Rick Walker provides lively commentary along the paths around the park.
Defend your title at corn hole
Are you the reigning tailgate champion for corn hole? Then come compete in the Corn Hole Tournament at KingFest and defend your title. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of King, the Corn Hole Tournament will be held in the field between the Maintenance Building and King Elementary School. Advance registrations are available online at www.kingnc.com, or you may register at the Rotary Club booth near the RJR Music stage beginning at 10 a.m. Competition begins at 10:30 a.m. and will conclude at 2 p.m. The registration fee is $5 and the winning team will be awarded medals and half of the total registration fees collected for the event. Many thanks to the King Fire Department who will be supervising the event.
Much to learn at the Family Safety Center
Don't forget to visit sponsor Forsyth Tech in the Family Safety Center area near the music to learn about all the courses Forsyth Tech is offering in the community and the many educational opportunities that are available locally. Members of the King Fire Department and the King Police Department, many of whom receive training at Forsyth Tech, will also be on hand to offer special tips and encourage safety for the entire family.
Youth Fishing Tournament offers prizes
The Youth Fishing Tournament, sponsored by David L. May Jr. Nationwide Insurance Agency and BB&T, is open to ages 14 and under and will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the pond in Central Park. Registration will open at 10 a.m. at the bridge and participants will receive a "goodie bag" to help pass the time as they prepare to snag "the big one." Registration forms are also available online at www.kingnc.com. Competitors will vie for great fishing prizes for first and second place in each age division and the fishing enthusiast who reels in the largest catch of the day will win a trophy. Members of the Chestnut Grove Ruritan Club and representatives from BB&T will be on hand to assist the youngsters. Participants should bring their own fishing rod, equipment and bait for the contest. Prizes will be awarded at the RJR Music stage in the afternoon.
If your stomach starts to growl at KingFest, you are in luck! The many food vendors in the music stage area will be delighted to help you satisfy your hunger and soothe that appetite. You may choose from Oink'n & Cluck'n barbeque, Chestnut Grove Ruritan Club ham biscuits, Little Italy pizza, First Christian Church tacos in a bag, Boy Scouts roasted corn, Trinity United Methodist Church hot dogs, Chestnut Grove United Methodist Church pintos and cornbread or nachos for a filling meal. If it is the sweet tooth you want to appease, try the piping hot funnel cakes from Olive Grove Baptist Youth, ice cream from the Chestnut Grove Ruritan Club or Saori's, shaved ice from Tropical Sno, or cake samples from the West Stokes students. A new addition to the food vending area this year, members of the West Stokes Foods Classes will be competing with each other to win ribbons for their cakes. Purchase a plate of samples and vote for your favorite. The students will even have full slices and half cakes for sale that day, too. All proceeds from the cake sale will be used for the family and consumer science programs at West Stokes.
Step back in time
A visit to the Heritage Craft Demonstration Area near the historic Spainhour Cabin will carry you back in time as you watch the artistry of yesteryear. The soap making, apple cider pressing, metal smithing, gem mining, wood carving and macramé crafts that have enchanted visitors in past years will again be part of the activity, along with some new additions to the area. Lenny Moore, a local blacksmith, will use a small fire to forge iron into decorative objects. Patty Byrd will be joining the group and displaying her skill in painting signs with a rustic and weathered appearance reminiscent of those from the past. Ken Curtiss will also be rejoining the demonstrators this year to display his intricate and amazing glass blowing talent. The Heritage Demonstrators, also including a quilter and a watercolor artist, are sponsored by Slate Funeral Home and Stokes County Economic Development. While you are visiting the heritage crafts, let the Spainhour family give you a tour of the cabin.
Horseshoe pitching tournament offers friendly competition
Adults, do you remember when your grandparents gathered up a crowd of family members and neighbors to have a friendly competition pitching horseshoes? KingFest is your chance to recall that nostalgic scene and to discover what made that time so entertaining. Stokes Family YMCA will again sponsor a Horseshoe Pitching Tournament throughout the day at KingFest. Register at the horseshoe pits behind the Veterans' Memorial and try your luck with a game that has been played for generations.
Get ready for the McDonald's Kids' Olympics
Children, save some energy for the McDonald's Kid's Olympics which will get underway at 2:15 p.m. in the field between the Maintenance Building at Central Park and King Elementary School. You watched the London Summer Olympic Games and now it is your turn to show your speed, balance and skill. The games are open to children ages six through 14. Everyone who participates will go home with a medal and a goodie bag and all participants will be entered into a drawing for $50. Register for the games throughout the day at the McDonald's Tent near the RJR Music Stage and come to the field at 2 p.m. for the "opening ceremonies." The McDonald's Kids' Olympics will feature contests in the "Big Mac Sack Attack," "Golden Arches Marches," "McFlurry Hurry," "Hotcake Hurl," " McScrambled Egg Toss," "Little Apple Dippers," "McDouble Shuffle," and the "McNugget Tug-it."
Unlimited Success Kids' Zone is new
Unlimited Success/Partnership for a Drug Free NC will host a new event for school-aged children in the music stage area this year. The Unlimited Success Kids' Zone will feature a balloon artist, "Mad Science" demonstrations, Native American storytelling and crafts. Educator/artist Barbara Locklear will relate traditional Native American lore and incorporate a hands-on craft with each story for her audience. Participants will take home a finished art project as a reminder of the wholesome message of her stories. Children will be enthralled with the "Mad Science" experiments and they will have the opportunity to make their own container of "slime." Children and adults can also watch as fanciful animals and figures are fashioned from balloons at the center.
Little Folks share in the fun
Giggles, cheers and squeals of delight. That is what you'll hear over at Stokes Partnership for Children's Little Folks Tent at KingFest. With the help of the Wise (Y) Start van and costumed Charles the Chef, preschoolers will be entertained in the area with age appropriate crafts, bubbles and activities. Bring the older children along so that they can also join in the fun in decorating a pumpkin as the Stokes Partnership staff, Windstream representatives and volunteers assist them in creating one-of-a-kind pumpkins to take home at the end of the day. The complimentary pumpkins are provided through the generous sponsorships of Stokes Tire and Automotive, Inc. and Windstream Communications.
Allegacy Portrait Center to feature caricature artist
Here's your chance to have a unique original portrait done of yourself or your family. Allegacy Federal Credit Union is sponsoring the Allegacy Portrait Center featuring an accomplished caricature artist. The artist will be drawing throughout the day and the sketches are free courtesy of Allegacy Federal Credit Union.
Sport purple pinkies for Polio
The Rotary Club of King invites you to sport a purple pinkie finger the day of KingFest. Members of the high school clubs will be circling the park to encourage $1 donations in exchange for dipping your pinkie finger in the non-toxic purple dye to support the eradication of polio around the world. Rotary International is dedicated to eliminating the crippling threat of polio with vaccination campaigns throughout the world. Through their efforts, polio is now contained to just three countries.


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New Jersey has joined a growing list of states enacting changes to their unemployment insurance laws to comply with an upcoming federal deadline. Starting October 22, 2013, New Jersey will refuse to relieve an employer's account of charges for erroneous benefit payments if (1) the payments were made because the employer failed to timely respond to requests for information from the New Jersey Division of Labor and Workforce Development (Division), and (2) the employer has a pattern of failing to respond to such requests.
This change, unanimously approved by the state Senate and Assembly and signed by Governor Chris Christie on August 19, 2013, brings New Jersey's unemployment insurance statute into compliance with Section 252 of the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011. The federal legislation set an October 21, 2013 deadline for states to conform their unemployment compensation laws to prohibit relieving an employer's account of erroneous benefit payments caused by failures to respond to requests for information.
The New Jersey statute does provide some protections for employers. For example, the new prohibition will be triggered only where there is a demonstrated pattern of failing to respond to Division inquiries. By contrast, guidance from the U.S. Department of Labor authorizes states to penalize employers without evidence of a pattern of non-responsiveness. The new law also makes clear that no pattern of non-responsiveness exists unless the employer has either ignored at least three requests for information in the preceding 365 days, "or if the number of failures is less than 2 percent of the number of requests from the Division, whichever is greater." Finally, the new law preserves the right of employers to use the current appellate process to appeal a Division determination that relief is prohibited.
With the October deadline fast-approaching and the considerable leeway given to states when enacting Section 252-compliant statutes, employers should take steps now to develop a process by which they can respond promptly to unemployment insurance information requests from state officials.
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CMAI Completes 2010 World Polyolefins Analysis; Global Polyolefin Market Experiences Dramatic Changes.
HOUSTON, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ — Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI) announces the completion of the 2010 World Polyolefins Analysis, an annual global study that covers the future outlook for supply, demand, production, capacity, trade, pricing and profitability of the global Polyethylene (PE) and Polypropylene (PP) industry for the period 2004 to 2014. Included with each analysis is 12 months access to CMAI's online capacity and supply/demand databases with a mid-term supply/demand update incorporating the latest economic and market outlook. The analysis is a necessary resource for business managers and planning professionals who need to make strategic business decisions based on the recent unpredictability in the global financial markets and fluctuations in energy prices.
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Current Polyolefin Market Situation
The global polyolefin market is changing dramatically in response to the fast advancing industrialization process in the emerging markets, as well as improvements in global communications and trade liberalization. Investments are increasingly concentrated in feedstock cost-advantaged or high demand growth areas, such as the Middle East and the Asia Pacific region. The same trend, in the more mature regions of West Europe and North America, is driving industry consolidation and moves toward the production of higher value, performance products. Polyolefin production thus is projected to expand at a rate of around five percent per year from 2009 to 2014.
Polymer Market Outlook
Growth in polyolefin consumption will be mainly driven by the rapid economic development of numerous transition countries in the Asia Pacific region, Central Europe, the Middle East and South America. As these regions move toward more consumer based economies, plastics usage in general will increase. Investments in export-oriented plastics converting capacities in many of these countries will also help fuel polyolefin demand growth.
Trade flows, consequently, will increase, particularly from the Middle East, where producers enjoy a competitive cost advantage, especially for polyethylene. The main destinations of Middle Eastern exports include China, Europe, and Turkey; as well as numerous other countries within Asia, Africa and the CIS region. Intra-regional trade flows in these areas are expected to decrease as a result.
To find out more about the current market issues and CMAI's outlook for this industry, order this analysis now at www.cmaiglobal.com. The analysis is available in book and CD-ROM format, with access to CMAI's Online Capacity and Supply/Demand databases. With updates to the Capacity database as changes in the marketplace occur, and an annual mid-year update to the Supply/Demand database, clients find this database access to be a necessary tool for their strategic business decisions.
CMAI is the premier provider of Market, Planning and Business Advisory services offering a unique combination of consulting analytics and expertise for the global chemical, plastics, fibers and chlor-alkali industries. With offices in Houston, New York, London, Dubai, Dusseldorf, Singapore and Shanghai, CMAI has provided expert business advisory services to a broad base of companies across multiple value chains and geographies since 1979. Clients to CMAI services include chemical and oil companies, technology & EPC companies, banking and financial institutions, plastic converters, textile & apparel manufacturers, brand-owners, grocers/retailers, government agencies and trading companies.
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Computer Systems Odessa today released an upgrade to , its professional business and technical diagramming package for Windows and Macintosh. Version 5.5 includes new export to XML for MS Visio, support for alpha-channel, and the ability to choose a type - color in object's custom properties as well as print current ConceptDraw document page. The update also features enlarged units of measurement, an improved ConceptDrawBasic editor, expanded Task-specific libraries of shapes, and better performance, including increased speed of data processing and improved text operations. The Standard version is available for $150 (upgrades $80), while the Professional version. designed specifically for IT, technical users and developers, is $300 (upgrades $100).
"The major focus of version 5.5.0 is to facilitate document exchange with MS Visio users by adding Export to XML for MS Visio. We believe this function makes the sharing of document between ConceptDraw V and MS Visio easier", - says product manager of ConceptDraw V Sergey Savenko.
The program adds support for alpha-channels, which allows usrs to apply transparency to any object, line, filling, shadows or texts. Each object can now have its own color palette as well. Version 5.5 offers extended operations with Smart Connectors and more units of measurement--with an option to use pixels as document dimensions and to use feet/inches as object's dimensions. In addition, the program features an extended collection of wizards, templates and task-specific libraries of shapes.
ConceptDraw V is used for drawing flow charts, data flow diagrams, org charts, work flows, network diagrams, UML, ERD, GUI prototypes, database diagrams, site maps, floor plans and more. The program can be used by IT and business professionals and consultants, managers, system administrators, web designers, software and database developers, scientists, educators and students.
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In a deal reached late Friday night, March 29, the race track agreed to transitional funding from the Province that will allow it to hold 20 to 25 races held this year.
"It's about 20 per cent of what (races) they had previously," said Brian Tropea, Ontario Harness Horse Association general manager. "It's going to go from a racetrack that raced year-round to a very short seasonal race track. It doesn't do a lot to provide any stability for the industry."
However, "what it does do is keep the facility open in hopes there's something better coming in the future."
AJAX -- There won't be any quarter horse racing at Ajax Downs this season if a deal can't be worked out with the provincial government.
Bob Broadstock, president of the Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario Inc., said, "Currently, there are no race dates at Ajax Downs.
"Right now, there's no racing at Picovs (Ajax Downs) and no quarter horse racing in the province," Mr. Broadstock added. "Our opening date is second week of May."
Last year, the Province announced the end of the Slots-at-Racetracks program, in which revenue from slots was used to support the horse-racing industry. Since the announcement, people in the horse-racing industry have protested that without the slots money, the industry would be so impacted, it would die.
Kim Ito, co-owner of DK Training Centre in Bowmanville said, "They're completely killing the industry. In my opinion, the entire industry will crumble."
Mr. Broadstock noted talks are being held later this week with representatives with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
"Hopefully, they come to the table with something we can accept. We're working with the government, trying to get a transitional deal," said Mr. Broadstock, whose farm is in Nestleton, east of Port Perry.
"If they give us some way to grow the business, you'll see the industry respond and people will make a living again. The government needs to change its tune. They need to tell us what it means before we start investing again," Mr. Broadstock added.
The Province has been negotiating deals with some racetracks, providing transitional funding for the next three years.
Without a deal, the quarter horse-racing industry would be done in Ontario, Mr. Broadstock said.
"We do not expect that to happen. The waiting game is affecting us. It's hurting a lot of people," he noted.
He normally races about 20 horses a year, although he has gone as high as 35. He's down to about 30 right now.
"Without racing, I would go broke very, very quickly," Mr. Broadstock said.
During the racing season, his cost is about $30,000 a month. He saves some money by training his own horses.
The costs include "staff, feeding, hay, trucking horses back and forth," he said, adding the race season runs six months of the year.
"I do well enough to pay that and invest in the business," he said.
With no deal, some in the industry will head to the southern United States to continue racing.
"I have a young family, so I don't have that option," he said.
When he bought the farm six years ago, it was basically a house on 100 acres, he said. Since then, he's put up about 10,000 feet of fencing and a 10,000-square foot barn.
Prior to getting involved in horse racing, he had a successful computer programming and consulting business. He still spends about 20 per cent of his time with that. He'd have to sell off his horses and go back into the computer business. He also wouldn't be keeping any of the seven or eight people he hires during the racing season.
He estimates having spent "in excess of $1 million" in buying the farm, trucks, trailers, fencing and other costs.
"And we haven't raised anywhere near that in the last six years," he said.
Ms. Ito had worked at Woodbine Race Track, while her husband worked at General Motors when they bought their farm.
"We never would do that if we had known. It's costing our entire industry."
No one with the Picov family, owners of Ajax Downs, could be reached for comment.
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6 Reliable Strategies for Making Smarter Decisions
Practice Mindfulness
Again, becoming more observant is key for making smarter decisions. Mindfulness is a great way to learn to focus on the entire landscape and sharpen your ability to pay attention.
As Hertz writes, mindfulness helps us "get better at opening our eyes to what we might otherwise overlook."
(This blog offers many mindfulness techniques.)
Employ a Challenger-in-Chief
Whether at home or work, enlist the help of someone who will challenge you. This person can help you question your own biases and make sure you've gathered enough information and aren't simply confirming what you already know.
Challenge Experts
We tend to put experts on a pedestal and take their words as gospel. As Hertz writes, "Bludgeoned by their stats and theories, pacified by their institutional affiliations and the letters after their names, reassured by their self-confidence, we surrender our intellect, instincts and power to them."
In fact, one experiment found that when participants were pondering a financial expert's advice, it was as though the decision-making parts of their brains just switched off.
But experts get things wrong. All the time.
Consider the following statistics: Doctors misdiagnose patients one in six times. In the U.S. and Canada, 50,000 hospital deaths every year may be prevented if the cause of illness was accurately identified.
A study of 82,000 predictions by 284 experts over 16 years on everything from the future of the USSR to Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait found that experts weren't any more accurate than a monkey who randomly put a pin on a board.
In other words, experts are human, and as such, they make mistakes.
Experts also falsify data and other parts of their research. "Eighty-one percent of biomedical research trainees said that they would be willing to select, omit or fabricate data, to, among other things, "win a grant," Hertz writes.
A recent study also found that over 40 percent of the best-designed, peer-reviewed papers in prestigious medical publications included misrepresented findings, mainly because of funding pressures.
So if your decision requires an expert, what can you do?
For starters, if you're asking an expert for objective advice, "find out in advance whose payroll they are on, and what conflicts of interest this may present." If they're pushing a certain product, stock option, medication, whatever, ask them directly if they have a conflict of interest or any kind of benefit to gain.
Also, ask experts whether they're up-to-date on the latest research and how doing so has changed their thinking. After a well-renowned gastroenterologist told Hertz, very proudly, that he didn't have the time or see the need in familiarizing himself with the newest research, she wisely "quickly ran."
Similarly, be aware of experts who are cocky. Arrogance doesn't equate to competence. In fact, research has shown the opposite. Look for experts who are curious and open, and not driven by ego.
Seek out several experts before making a decision. Find out the experts' track records. For instance, if you're having an operation, ask the surgeon how many times they've performed this specific surgery and how many times something went wrong.
Become your own expert. Immerse yourself in the literature and research. This way you know the right questions to ask, and you understand an expert's responses and recommendations.
If you're not so good at the technical lingo, pick someone you trust to act as a translator.
Making decisions is not easy. And it takes time. Empower yourself to become a better observer, find opposing information, question experts, and become an expert yourself.
Tartakovsky, M. (2013). 6 Reliable Strategies for Making Smarter Decisions. Psych Central. Retrieved on May 26, 2015, from http://psychcentral.com/lib/6-reliable-strategies-for-making-smarter-decisions/


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A competent nursing staff is as crucial to the running of a hospital as the doctors and physicians. These individuals are responsible for providing round-the-clock care to patients and ensuring their patients' needs are being taken care of. If you want to learn about nursing, keep reading on and find out the process, the traits, and the tests involved.
Q:How long does it take to become a nurse?
A:It takes approximately 2-4 years to become a nurse. The exact duration will depend upon the nursing program. An LPN degree can take 12-18 months to complete whereas a RN degree can be completed in 2-3 years. After completing a nursing degree, students can take the NCLEX exam in their state and earn a license. Further education at bachelor level will add to the duration.


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Summer has returned to the playa.
After unseasonably cool (even cold!) and wet weather early in the build, we've had blazing sun for days and days now. Early last week, we were so cold and damp, we wanted to sit by a fire in the middle of the day. Today, that thought is unimaginable. It's hot. Plenty hot.
And just because it's the single biggest question on everyone's minds as they get ready for Burning Man, let's talk for a second about playa conditions:
They're not great.
But here's the thing: they haven't been that great in six out of the past seven years, at least. The lone exception was the year after heavy fall rains covered the Black Rock Desert under many inches of water. Heavy rains re-set the playa floor. When the desert is inundated, it creates a deep, thick crust that's more resistant to crumbling, and underneath the crust, there is a firm floor.
But that's not the way it is this year. Actually, the playa doesn't seem all that different this year than last year, and last year wound up being a fairly moderate year for dust. There's general crappiness out around 3 o'clock, but there always seem to be lots of mounds out there. So again, nothing much is different than the past several years.
What does that mean for you? Be prepared for whiteouts. Bring goggles. Pitch your tent (and art) securely. Also? It might rain, so maybe a poncho isn't a bad idea. Also? It might get cold, so have at least one warm thing to wrap yourself in if the need arises. In other words, it's pretty much the same as every other year.
The playa seems the same, and many things seem the same, year after year. King Paul, the head of the Oculus crew, said, "What's the definition of insanity? Doing the same things over and over and expecting a different outcome, right?" We agreed, and we'd heard the quote before. But we said that it's also true that we do the same things over and over out here, and the results ARE different. So does that make us crazy too? Paul raised his eyebrows and agreed.
"You get to work with a bunch of kick-ass people," he said, "you get the camaraderie, and the rest just comes."
Yes, the rest just comes. We all go through changes in the offseason. We lose friends and family, we get married and divorced, we move, we change jobs. Sometimes we get sick or hurt, and sometimes our spirits suffer distance and alienation.
But then we come out here and we get to be the same again. And we get to work with a lot of the same crazy-ass people in the same crazy-ass environment, and the crazy happens again.
Paul moved to San Juan Batista this offseason, to a 2500 square-foot house that hasn't been lived in for seven or eight years. It needs everything – foundation, plumbing, electrical, the whole works. "I've got my work cut out for me," he said. But soon, he said, he'll get the gardens going, and get some livestock, too. "I'm ready to rock and roll."


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Critical Review by Sandra Schmidt
SOURCE: "Sight Becomes Insight," in The Christian Science Monitor, July 20, 1967, p. 5.
In the following review, Schmidt offers high praise for The Chosen.
The Chosen is a very special book. It deals with a special era—the middle 1940's when war and the end of war was changing the shade of the world—in a special place, the quiet, vivid streets of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, where the heavily Jewish population created an enclave and an atmosphere of special religious and intellectual urgency. The book is a chronicle of intense adolescent friendship between two rather extraordinary boys, and of the unusual relationship in which each stood with his father.
Inner Development
The book is also about a certain kind of passage to manhood. The rites are obscure, not the clear Bar Mitzvah that admits the Jewish boy to the community of responsible adults at age 13, but the far more difficult ceremonies that celebrate integrity, compassion, and humanity in the development of the mature man. Danny Saunders is the Hasid, son of the rabbi, the hereditary leader and ruler of a tight ultra-traditional Hasidic community. Destined to follow his father, his phenomenal mind honed by the relentless, precise, and driving study of the Torah which his father demands, he is haunted by a desire for wider, forbidden knowledge—Darwin, Kant, and Freud, and for vistas of life beyond Williamsburg. Reuven Malter, his friend, the "I" of the book, is the son of an Orthodox scholar, raised in a tradition almost as strict but with a mind, merely brilliant, trained to question and explore.
Images of sight and silence frame the episodes of the boys' friendship. A baseball hurled by Danny in a demonically competitive game shatters Reuven's glasses and nearly costs him the sight of one eye—and in the hospital, newly aware of the possibility of darkness, Reuven puts the light of his childhood behind him. Sight becomes insight and as he begins for the first time to see, Reuven begins also to perceive.
Sounding in Silence
Reuven was raised in dialogue with his father. Danny's image is silence. His father has not spoken to him, except over interpretations of the Torah, since he was a little boy. It is in listening to this concentrated silence that Danny comes to hear humanity, a sound to which he must respond.
In reviewing The Chosen it is impossible not to attempt to explain it. Yet one of the most special qualities of the book is Potok's creation of an intense life that strongly resists explanation. He writes cleanly, with a minimum of detail, and his characters have a spare, introspective honesty that carries conviction. He is also a fine storyteller. Of the many books about Jewish life written in recent years, this is one of the few that does not rely on the automatic connotations, the schmaltz, the Yiddish slang, the Jewish gestalt, to convey its flavor—yet it makes much American Jewish life far more real than, say, Herzog. It is a simple, almost meager story about people who are far from typical—yet the warmth and pathos of the dealings between fathers and sons, the understated odyssey from boyhood to manhood, give the book a range that makes it worth anybody's reading.
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|Celebrating our 42nd season of providing musical opportunities and enjoyment to the community!
|The Chamber Music Society of Oregon is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is devoted to promoting musical opportunities for persons of all ages. Our flagship performing ensemble, the Oregon Sinfonietta, is a full symphony orchestra of community musicians, conducted by Dr. Donald L. Appert, that presents a series of four free concerts each season. The Oregon Sinfonietta traditionally offers a superb selection of classical repertoire, as well as presenting outstanding young musicians, winners of the CMSO Concerto Competition, in performances of full concertos each year.
|Congratulations to the winners of the 2013 2014 CMSO Concerto Competition: French hornist Kelsi McGlothin, cellist Richard Lu, and pianist Nicholas Han. We are pleased to announce that future winners of the Concerto Competition will each receive a $750.00 cash award, made possible with the addition of a generous donation by the Jerry and Donna Smith Family Foundation. Please see the Education page for information about the 2015 2016 competition.
|We are also pleased to announce the 2014 2015 season of the Oregon Sinfonietta and look forward to your joining us at these exciting concerts. We are very excited about our upcoming collaboration with the Concordia University Chorale in March, 2015. Details can be found on the Concerts page.


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This lovely, ground-floor condominium with patio is in the Ocean Walk condominium community and makes a great vacation spot in the wonderful village of St. Simons. Our condominium shares two pools (one heated), fitness room, high-speed internet access in clubhouse, duck and fish pond, tennis courts, and playground.
We have tried to reflect the warm, restful, beachy spirit of St. Simons in our redecorated condominium. Included in our furnishings are beach umbrella, beach chairs, beach towels for our guests to use. For your entertainment when you are home from the beach, pool, golf course we have two cable TVs, both with VCR/DVD, and many paperback books to relax with. Plus our condominium is 100% no smoking. The sleeping accommodations include a queen-size bed in the master bedroom and two twin beds in the second bedroom.
We are located just a pleasant 5-10 minute walk or bike ride to the village or pier; or take 10-15 minutes and bike to the beach. Drive to beach park with playground, bathrooms, parking in less than 5 minutes. The community of St. Simons Island and surrounding areas offer golfing, fishing, shopping, historic sites, great restaurants, and much more.
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The Ocean Walk is located in an excellent location. Easy driving....But my granddaughter and I planned our vacation with using our bicycles for transportation, which worked out excellent with all the bike trails, bike racks, and accommodations to bicycle riders on the island. Everything is so convenient to the condo. Short distance to the pier, The Lighthouse, The Village for shopping, excellent restaurants choices, library, Massengale Water Park/Pool, Putt Putt, and playground, and so much more.
The 2 pools at the Ocean Walk condos are great with plenty of loungers, tables and chairs. Take a stroll around the pond, and watch the children enjoy the ducks, fish and turtles. Right outside our condo location is a nice courtyard for relaxing and taking in the beautiful grounds. You can enjoy the convenience of grills located near the condo. The condo itself is great!! The Condo accommodations include everything you could possibly need!! Very clean, spacious and tastefully decorated through out.
The owners, Susan & Gary, were very timely in communication, and sent information and directions to the condo and included an area brochure of things to do. Thank you Susan & Gary for sharing your condo!!! We made some great memories and had an awesome time!! We recommend!!! When we return to St. Simons, we want to stay at your condo!!
Thanks again,
Susan & Madisyn
The first thing I want to say about this lovely condo stay was how clean it was. This was my main concern for I dread long hotel stays you never know what your going walk into. My vacation consisted of a two week stay with my teenage nephew to visit my granddaughter who lived in Brunswick and worked at the local grocery store on the island. The days she worked late nights she would come to visit and request one of her favorite meals I would cook for her. Talk about a kitchen full of pots and pans with a plus of lots of dishes and silver wear (want people who rent this place not to make a mistake like I did and buy paper plates and plastic folks/spoons.) My granddaughter winded up staying with us her words, "Even though I live near I feel like I'm on a vacation away from home." She was upset when our two weeks came to an end and she had to go home. That is the feel that you get from staying here that you really feel this is your homeaway from home. The walk to the pier was pleasant as stated about 10 - 15 minute walk. Easy short drive to Jekyll Island and of cause Brunswick if your looking for a Walmart or more varieties of restaurants. I highly recommend this condo for your vacation visit.
Three of us stayed at this condo for vacation. We stayed a week. We come to St. Simon's every year and love the island. We have stayed at different condos - this was the first time we stayed at this one.
LOCATION - Ocean Walk Condos are in the perfect location to the beach (Massengale and Neptune park), shopping, piers, restaurants, etc. You are CLOSE to everything on the Island!
CONDO COMPLEX - Ocean Walk is safe and quiet. Catch and release pond with ducks (these ducks are friendly and will eat right out of your hand), two swimming pools (but we mostly used the beach), Club House, etc.
CONDO ITSELF - I think the owners may be in the middle of making some changes, and revamps. The condo itself serves its purpose for your stay. There is a microwave, coffee maker with filters provided, and fridge (ice maker is not hooked up to a water supply, but there are two ice trays), beds are comfortable, air conditioning works great. Sofa was comfortable. Small patio out front with five chairs and a small table - view was average, but peaceful. However, LOVED being on the FIRST FLOOR - so easy to load and unload luggage. NO STAIRS!! Good close parking! Washing machine and dryer were wonderful to have - laundry detergent not provided. They worked perfectly! Dishwasher also a plus - 2 Dishwashing Finish tabs were provided.
CONS - Both showers were hard to turn on and off - they really need to be lubricated or swapped out. Bathroom across from the two twin bedroom - shower VERY slow to drain. Toilet paper was VERY thin and rough - brand called Tork. Perhaps the owners would consider a better brand for their guests and if not, we definitely advise bringing your own toilet paper!! Would have loved to have some counter cleaner provided - Lysol spray (Disinfectant) or similar for spills or dropped food, etc. Would have loved to have had more than one trash bag provided.
OVERALL - it serves its purpose! The island will make you so happy and relaxed you will forget the cons! ;) Would rent from Gary and Susan again!
Great communication with the owners, condo was perfect would definetly rent again, perfect location and had everything you could possibly need.
My husband and I, along with our son and daughter-in-law, stayed at this lovely condo for 3 nights and had a wonderful time. The condo is beautifully equipped: from the kitchen; to the 2 bedrooms and 2 baths; to books, games and some facinating books on the history of St. Simons Island and the surrounding area. The location can't be beat......right near the charming village, the pier and the lighthouse. The condo complex is beautifully maintained and very quiet and restful. The owners, Gary and Susan were wonderful - we highly recommend their lovely condo.
We are located just a pleasant 5-10 minute walk or bike ride to the village or pier; or take 10-15 minutes and bike to the beach. Drive to beach park with playground, bathrooms, parking in less than 5 minutes. The community of St. Simons Island and surrounding areas offer golfing, fishing, shopping, historic sites, great restaurants, and much more.
We are located in the beautiful Golden Isles of Georgia.
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8 ounces
almond paste
1 1/2 cups
butter, softened
1 cup
white sugar
eggs, separated
2 cups
sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon
almond extract
1/4 teaspoon
4 drops
red food coloring
4 drops
green food coloring
1 1/2 cups
apricot jam
1 pound
semisweet chocolate, chopped
My family loves these and this recipe is wonderful....especially since it makes a 9X13 pan rather than an 8X8 or 9X9. I've made these for different occasions and varied the traditional colors to match the holiday or theme. You will not be disappointed. I also find that cutting the bars upside down, with the chocolate side down is MUCH easier.
Excellent recipe! These cookies are my favorite and I haven't been able to find them since moving to FL. I halved the recipe which yielded 30 cookies. In regards to the jam, I thought it called for far too much. You only need to finely coat each layer. I used a total of 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons. For the full recipe I would use anywhere between 1/2 to 3/4 cup. If you find that your chocolate is too thick, add a little veggie oil and it will be much easier to work with without the taste being compromised. I used 1/2 cup of mini chocolate chips and that was a perfect amount to spread. Coat with chocolate sprinkles to make them truly authentic. AEMAZA has the right idea when it comes to cutting the cookies. The cut is much cleaner/nicer when placed upside-down! Thanks Elaine!
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Very beautiful pastel layers and excellent flavor. I had trouble cutting the bars, however, because the chocolate kept cracking and breaking. Next time I would use a thinner chocolate layer. I will make these again.
I make these every Christmas and my guests always rave about them and look forward to them every year.
These are wonderful! I made them to give in goodie bags for Christmas. I followed the recipe and they turned out great! I scored the chocolate before it hardened all the way and had no trouble with it cracking. I will make these again!
I love this recipe. If you like Venetians there is no other recipe to use. I use more food coloring gels instead of the liquid food coloring. It make a brighter cookie. It just adds so much color to any cookie tray!
I've been making this yummy cookie for well over 30 years. My son doesn't think it's Christmas if it's missing and it's his very favorite. Just a couple of tips: wax paper just smokes and smells up the kitchen. Use parchment. And warming the apricot jam (I use preserves) helps to spread them easily. Don't be afraid of all the steps -- it's much easier than it appears. You'll be glad you baked!
LOVE LOVE LOVE these cookies!!! I only make them at Christmastime because they're so much work. I make a double batch! I use either the apricot jam or Raspberry Preserves...SOOO GOOD!!!!!
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Serving Size: 1/28 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 28
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 317
Calories from Fat: 163
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Differences in Patient-Reported Experiences of Care by Race and Acculturation Status
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Patient-reported experiences of care are an important focus in health disparities research. This study explored the association of patient-reported experiences of care with race and acculturation status in a primary care setting. 881 adult patients (African-American 34 %; Hispanic—classified as unacculturated or biculturated—31 %; Caucasian 33 %; missing race 2 %), in outpatient Family Medicine clinics, completed a written survey in Spanish or English. Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Clinician & Group (CAG) Survey Adult Primary Care instrument was used for experiences of care and Short Form-12 survey for health status. Controlling for other variables, race and acculturation were significantly associated with several CAG subscales. Hispanic patients gave significantly higher ratings for care experiences and expressed greater interest in shared decision making. Selected patient-reported measures of care are associated with patients' race and acculturation status (for Hispanic patients). We discuss implications for both provision and measurement of quality care.
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- Title
- Differences in Patient-Reported Experiences of Care by Race and Acculturation Status
- Journal
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 15, Issue 3 , pp 517-524
- Cover Date
- 2013-06-01
- 10.1007/s10903-012-9728-x
- Print ISSN
- 1557-1912
- Online ISSN
- 1557-1920
- Publisher
- Springer US
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- Topics
- Keywords
- Patient-centered care
- Acculturation
- Cultural competence
- Quality care
- Industry Sectors
- Authors
- Memoona Hasnain (1) (2)
- Alan Schwartz (2)
- Jorge Girotti (2)
- Angela Bixby (1)
- Luis Rivera (1)
- and the UIC Experiences of Care Project Group
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, MC 663, 1919 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL, 60612-7309, USA
- 2. Department of Medical Education, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA


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TVA $60M in the black for 2012
Agency ups pay for executives
TVA's balance sheet was dinged by mild winter weather, but the agency was able to stay in the black during its most recent fiscal year.
The federal utility also paid many of its top executives substantially more in fiscal 2012 than in the year before.
The Knoxville-based agency announced annual results on Friday, saying it generated net income of $60 million even as revenues fell by five percent, to $11.2 billion.
"We had some challenges, but the workforce responded in an outstanding way and it was a very good year overall," TVA's outgoing CEO, Tom Kilgore, said on a conference call.
The agency benefited from a drop in its costs for fuel and purchased power, and also sliced its operating and maintenance costs by three percent, to $3.5 billion.
In a news release, TVA said the latter decrease was driven in part by a $53 million decline in nuclear operation expenses — because of fewer nuclear refueling outages — and a $37 million drop in contractor and consultant services, mainly because of an emphasis on cost saving initiatives, including project prioritization and an overall reduction in contractors.
TVA's executives and employees are also getting a boost.
The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported that Kilgore was paid more than $4 million in total compensation in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. The paper said that, according to financial filings, Kilgore's salary was down slightly from the previous year but his performance bonuses and deferred retirement benefits boosted his overall compensation by nearly 2 percent above
the year-ago total.
The largest pay jump fell to Kimberly S. Greene, who oversaw improvements in fossil fuel power generation in the last year. Her salary went up 50 percent to $3.57 million.
Chief financial officer John Thomas earned 32 percent more for trimming utility expenses when power sales came in $800 million short. His compensation package rose to more than $2.2 million.The Times Free Press also reported that the agency plans to hand out "Winning Performance" bonus payments to nearly 12,000 rank-and-file employees that are up 32 percent from similar bonuses paid a year ago.
"The reason we're paying more this year is because we collected about $800 million less in revenues than we thought we were going to do this year, but our rates were still 5 percent lower than last year," Kilgore said Thursday, according to the Times Free Press. Kilgore is scheduled to step down at the end of the year, and will be replaced by Bill Johnson, former CEO of Progress Energy.
U.S. Rep. John J. "Jimmy" Duncan, R-Knoxville, issued a statement Friday blasting what he called "ridiculously excessive" pay for TVA executives.
"This is especially cruel in a time when almost all other federal employees have had their salaries frozen and millions of private sector workers have had their salaries go down," Duncan said.
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As I looked around the store, it was obvious Seasky's favorite colors are black and white. The shop assistant recommended me a skirt with these two hues: black stripes with a white bottom (RMB 598). The material is 100% cotton, and the tailoring looked very good. I felt the price a bit expensive, personally. However, Seasky has a large number of loyal consumers who love their unique designs.
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UN: Syria now in a civil war with 4,000 dead
BEIRUT Syria has entered a state of civil war with more than 4,000 people dead and an increasing number of soldiers defecting from the army to fight President Bashar Assad's regime, the U.N.'s top human rights official said Thursday.
Civil war has been the worst-case scenario in Syria since the revolt against Assad began eight months ago. Damascus has a web of allegiances that extends to Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah movement and Iran's Shiite theocracy, raising fears of a regional conflagration.
The assessment that the bloodshed in Syria has crossed into civil war came from the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay.
The conflict has shown little sign of letting up. Activists reported up to 22 people killed Thursday, adding to what has become a daily grind of violence.
"We are placing the (death toll) figure at 4,000 but really the reliable information coming to us is that it's much more than that," Pillay said in Geneva.
"As soon as there were more and more defectors threatening to take up arms, I said this in August before the Security Council, that there's going to be a civil war," she added. "And at the moment, that's how I am characterizing this."
U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner declined to call it a civil war.
"The overwhelming use of force has been taken by Assad and his regime," Toner told reporters. "So there's no kind of equanimity here."
Toner said Assad's government has taken Syria down a dangerous path, and that "the regime's bloody repression of the protests has not surprisingly led to this kind of reaction that we've seen with the Free Syrian Army."
The Free Syrian Army, a group of defectors from the military, has emerged as the most visible armed challenge to Assad. The group holds no territory, appears largely disorganized and is up against a fiercely loyal and cohesive military.
International intervention, such as the NATO action in Libya that helped topple longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi, is all but out of the question in Syria. But there is real concern that the conflict in Syria could spread chaos across the Middle East.
Syria borders five countries with whom it shares religious and ethnic minorities and, in Israel's case, a fragile truce.
Recent economic sanctions imposed by the European Union, the Arab League and Turkey were aimed at persuading Assad to end his crackdown. On Thursday, the EU announced a new round of sanctions against Syrian individuals and businesses linked to the unrest.
The new sanctions target 12 people and 11 companies, and add to a long list of those previously sanctioned by the EU. The full list of names of those targeted will not be known until they are published Friday in the EU's official journal.
The 27-member bloc also imposed some sanctions on Syria's ally Iran in the wake of an attack this week by a mob on the British Embassy in Tehran, the Iranian capital.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague accused Iran of supporting Assad's crackdown, saying "there is a link between what is happening in Iran and what is happening in Syria."


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Honor essay winners
Ken Bur-Bel Post 41 of the American Legion last night presented medals to the winners of the annual Legion Essay contest in Norwalk. All eight students winning the medals were on hand with their parents to receive their honor. Making the presentation was W.D. Conway. Winners were Barbara Columbus, Nick Hanson, Vickey Welsenberger, Janet Freeman, Marjorie Ann Gross, Terry Tutchings, Dick Pohl and Donald W. Wise.
Uphold FFA ideals
Officers of the Milan High School's Future Farmers of America chapter in an impressive ceremony, at the organization's annual banquet last night at the Elks Country Club, enacted the emblem ceremony dramatizing the purposes and goals of FFA. Pictured in the paper was Mike Obrenovich, present-elect, putting the symbol of the sun in place on the FFA plaque. Others in the picture were Steve Glowacki, sentinel; Paul Eckler, advisor; Al Weilnau, reporter; Larry Koch, treasurer; and Ray Sands and Doug Koch.
21 students tapped for honor body
Twenty-one seniors and juniors of Norwalk High School were "tapped" and inducted into the National Honor Society at a special honors assembly in the school auditorium this afternoon.
The new members had no advance knowledge of their selection to the society until they were actually "tapped."
The ceremony was presided over by Vivian Keinonen. Other participants were Stuart Rubinow, Jeff Laycock, Dave Carpenter, Janet Freeman, Pat Skinn and Terry Tutchings.
The inductees were: Dave Adelman, Lynn Caster, Ron Craven, Jim DeZelar, Dianne Fowler, Charles Heyman, Judy Johnson, Aldis Kangars, Penny Sanger, Judy Spalsbury, Henry Timman, Lynn Walls, Sue Alleshouse, Doris Dickerson, Willetta Embick, Robert Factor, Karen Gettles, Mary Ellen Griffin, Gwendolyn Robinson Dorothy Saladin and Jack Tossell.
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With Prometheus, Ridley Scott, director of "Alien" and "Blade Runner," returns to the genre he helped define. He creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race. The film's teaser trailer has already caught the excitement of film fans around the world. The full trailer will be released on Monday March 19 on Yahoo! Movies. The film will be released in the US on June 8, 2012. The interview will be streamed live on Yahoo! Movies in the US, Europe and Latin America and shown slightly later in Asia Pacific region.


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"Left Coast: California Political Art" with artworks by Futurefarmers, Precita Eyes Mural Collective, Andrew Schoultz, and Rigo 23.
Left Coast: California Political Art includes artworks from the 1980s to the present that focus on the spirit of protest and resistance, which has come to be synonymous with the West Coast in recent years. The title of the exhibition takes its name from a playful moniker for the left-wing politics associated with California, a place that curator and art historian Peter Selz has referred to as "America's edge." By exploring how the roles of these artists cross into the realm of activism, the show brings to the fore timely political tensions and social movements that are unfolding across the country. The exhibition will feature sculptures, drawings, paintings, video and prints by several contemporary artists currently working in California, as well as newly commissioned works by Los Angeles-based artist Andrew Schoultz, the Bay Area-based mural collective Precita Eyes Mural Collective, and the international artist collective Futurefarmers, founded by San Francisco artist Amy Franceschini. Also included in the presentation are works by artists Judith F. Baca, Evan Bissell, Libby Black, Enrique Chagoya, Bruce Conner, Estudio Teddy Cruz with Fonna Forman, Jennifer Moon, PERSIA and DADDIE$ PLA$TIK, Lari Pittman, Rigo 23, Favianna Rodriguez, Martin Wong, and Imin Yeh. This exhibition is curated by Nadiah Fellah, the Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow.
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