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New Year's resolution: memorize more poetry.
The first poem I learned on purpose was Rupert Brooke's "Sonnet." I picked "Sonnet" out of the Norton anthology not because I was interested in Brooke (who Yeats deemed "the handsomest young man in England") or in iambic pentameter, but because of a guy: S., my first college boyfriend, had taken the course a quarter earlier and that was the poem he'd memorized. I practiced in the dining hall, recited on the rocks along Lake Michigan. The old-fashioned English felt awkward, practically foreign. What the heck was a "Stygian tide"?
Ten years later, at a bar in San Francisco, that long-ago beau and I bumbled through "Sonnet" over beers and tequila. Dredging up those lines made me emotional in a way the poem itself never had. I realize what affected me back then was his cadence, the weight in his voice—S. had been a theater guy, though now he's in med school and still enunciates circles around me—and a confidence I find myself reaching for whenever I read my own work.
His hair was wild and wavy. I secretly applied the line, "Now turn and toss your brown delightful head," to him while we chanted iambs on my single dorm bed. But never would I have told him so. At eighteen, sarcasm was king; earnestness didn't come til much later. One phrase we mocked for its melodrama, "most individual and bewildering ghost" now seems to me, at almost-thirty, an apt description for a couple people I've known.
During my senior year, I took another poetry class and encountered what's become my all-time favorite poem: "How To Like It," by Stephen Dobyns. It was a bit long, and the instructor assigned no memorization, so it wasn't until years later that I learned it by heart. That summer after college, I moved to Japan. Before I left, I bought a Dobyns collection that included "How To Like It" and gave it to P., the guy I was leaving behind.
Committed to memory, poems act like songs; the experience of them is physical. When I recite "How To Like It," I always stress the same words, pause for this line break while running through that one, accentuate the meter there. The rhythm's organic; I find myself playing up slant rhymes I'd never have noticed on the page. I've internalized the poem so completely that I notice myself plagiarizing its syntax in my own writing. Robert Pinsky was onto something: "anyone who has memorized a lot of poetry…can't fail to write coherent sentences and paragraphs."
That first year I was in Japan, P. wrote out the entire book for me by hand. I still have it; I will always have it. He copied a poem from the book every day we were apart, adding personal notes about what was going on at the time—"ladybug just landed on the page, here" and later, when I returned his ring, I felt maybe I should have returned this fat, tattered collection of pages bound by blue electrical tape and a metal clip instead. I returned the ring at an IHOP in central Florida, and then we went to a minor league baseball game. We drank apple-flavored malt liquor in the parking lot while waiting out a rain delay. On the way home it poured so hard I had to pull over. I was new to driving long ways alone and I panicked when my windshield fogged up and I called up my new boyfriend to ask for help and he told me about the defroster. When I turned it on things became clear again very quickly.
All of this comes to mind when I speak the first line of that poem: These are the first days of fall. I think of all the friends I've passed the poem to, especially the ones who've connected with it strongly—John used the title for his blog, and has memorized the poem himself. (We're going to volley lines back and forth next time we're at a party…that's right! Get crazy!) I think of the Northwestern grad student who included the poem in his course pack, who, coincidentally, was in last winter's issue of Alimentum with me. I think of the few who've heard me nervously recite it (I have to keep my eyes closed), the poems they've shared, and the depth of a person you witness during such a performance. Last summer at Fishtrap, a new friend casually busted out H.C. Chase's "Ladle Rotten Hut," probably the coolest (and, okay, only) literary party trick ever. Text and audio of this awesome example of homophonic translation can be found here, though Jon's version was better—he recited it twice as fast and didn't miss a beat.
Hear Dobyns read "How To Like It" (starts at 6:35).
What poems do you have memorized? Any suggestions? "Hot Ass Poem" by Jennifer Knox ought to be on everyone's list, don't you think?
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New Year's resolution: memorize more poetry.
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The man himself reads "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." I wish I sounded this awesome when I read.
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As we all know, the Second Coming foretold in the Book of Revelations is due to arrive
September 15, 1829 October 22, 1844 September 11?13, 1988 this Saturday, May 21, 2011, so it's time to prepare for the Rapture. (No, not that one.) So, unless you get Left Behind, Kirk Cameron style, you have a limited time to listen to music! Which is why we have saved you some time by preparing playlists:
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5) "The Man Comes Around" by Johnny Cash: In case you forgot what's about to happen, this song is a handy primer.
4) "The Four Horsemen" by Metallica: The Rapture is going to be rough, so this track from Metallica's 1983 debut Kill 'Em All will get you in the right mental state for what's ahead.
3) "B.I.B.L.E." by GZA featuring Killah Priest: It's an acronym for "Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth". Plus, it samples the Ohio Players! Nuff said.
2) "Sinnerman" by Nina Simone: It's important to feel true remorse for those who will not be saved, and this powerful song will do the trick. Warning: if you feel any schadenfreude, that's pride?a mortal sin?so be careful before you condemn anybody who won't be coming with you.
1) "Jesus Is Waiting" by Al Green: Call Me, Green's sexiest album, ends with this gospel precursor to R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet," with the soul star and future reverend performing religious call-and-response with himself, and quipping "Save my soul, and I'll save some for you."


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Amanda Bynes Claims Her DUI Charge Is False
She has so far been charged with a DUI and has been involved in two hit-and-runs in a matter of months. And despite her recent erratic behavior and friends and families voicing their serious concern, the actress insists that she is just fine.
In fact the 26-year-old former Nickelodeon star has told People magazine in a bizarre new interview that she is 'amazing', and claims that her charges related to her DUI are 'false'.
'I am doing amazing,' she told the publication.
'I am retired as an actor. I am moving to New York to launch my career. I am going to do a fashion line. I am not talking about being arrested for DUI because I don't drink, and I don't drink and drive. It is all false.'
Friends of the actress have meanwhile told the magazine that it is not unusual for Amanda to plead innocence, and believe that she's in denial.
'People around Amanda are really concerned about her,' a source said. 'She tells people she doesn't party or drink. She doesn't realize she has a problem.'
On Tuesday night the actress reportedly displayed even more erratic behavior during a spin class at Equinox gym in West Hollywood.
'Amanda stopped to take her T-shirt off, revealing only a tiny, black, strapless push-up bra – not a sports bra,' an onlooker told People.
'(She then) pulled out her makeup kit and started reapplying her lipstick and eyeliner while looking at herself in the large mirror in front of her.'
According to the source, the actress proceeded to adjust her make-up for a reported 10 minutes before putting her T-shirt on and leaving right in the middle of the class.
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Council confuses politics with theater
Good politics, like good theater, often captures an audience's complete attention through conflict and anticipation. But good politics doesn't always translate into what's best for the public, especially when it diverts leaders from the real needs of a community.
Recent maneuvering for power on the Port of Corpus Christi Commission may have captivated the public's attention, but at what cost to the well-being of arguably the area's most important economic engine and to the welfare of the rest of the city?
A rift on the port widened recently with the City Council's unanimous reappointment of Port Commissioner Mike Carrell, nine months before his current term expired. The appointment came a month before an election that added five new City Council members, which may have changed the outcome of Carrell's appointment.
Nueces County Judge Loyd Neal quietly swore in Carrell on June 4, at the law office of Port Chairman Ruben Bonilla, with Bonilla and Mayor Henry Garrett as witnesses. That swearing-in made the appointment final, according to the city attorney.
New City Councilman Mike Hummell raised a fuss about the reappointment, with Port Commissioner Ken Berry (often on opposite sides of issues as Bonilla and Carrell) publicly and angrily confronting Neal for his involvement.
Hummell continued to make noise, taking the podium during the public comment of City Council meetings not once, not twice, but three times in four weeks until he had support from enough council members to put the issue on the Dec. 11 council agenda. Councilmembers Priscilla Leal, Mike McCutchon, Larry Elizondo, and Hummell -- who all took office after Carrell's reappointment -- voted to re-examine the action. Voting with them was John Marez, who had voted in favor of the reappointment on the previous council.
City Attorney Mary Kay Fischer, with backing from the general counsel at the Texas Municipal League, has said the appointment is binding.
All this makes for good theater, and even good press, but not good governance, something some Caller-Times readers have noticed.
"Looks to me like the new city council members have discovered that it's more fun to see your picture on the front page than to work on moving this city forward," Bill Manning wrote in a Letter to the Editor. "To hell with fixing pot holes. That's more like real work, and who remembers that campaign stuff anyway? No time left to work on things together when you are strutting like a Christmas turkey if you can't get it your way all the time. Too bad with all the potential this town has, we just can't get a team effort in a positive direction."
There's been no public argument against the appointment of Carrell, the Frost Bank president who has donated much of his time to the betterment of this community. In addition to his financial acumen, Carrell has an engineering background, which gives him a valuable diverse perspective.
Most of the five council members who voted to revisit the issue have said that Carrell isn't the issue. Then what, exactly, is the issue? Aren't there more important things that need the council's attention? Or are we going to get so bogged down in political gamesmanship (and potential legal action?) that the needs of residents are forgotten?
Yes, the timing of Carrell's reappointment stinks. But the new council members just got out-politicked, plain and simple. Sure, it stings. Sure, the knee-jerk reaction is some sort of revenge. Or our newly elected leaders could do what we elected them to do -- lead. Swallow some pride, chalk that one up to the opposition and move on to more important matters. There are plenty. Too often, the focus seems to be on plotting for control, instead of setting priorities straight and working for the well-being of the entire community. Leave the games behind, and the drama for the theater.
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Pitcher gives up six runs in sixth inning
The Corpus Christi Hooks' struggles in Midland continued Thursday night.
The Rockhounds had 10 runs and 14 hits through the first six innings, which wasn't a good omen for the Hooks on this night.
South Division-leading Midland used the hit parade to surge to an eight-run lead en route to a 10-2 victory over Corpus Christi in front of 4,567 at Citibank Ballpark in Midland.
Corpus Christi (25-34) -- which fell for only the fourth time in its past 16 games -- is 1-6 in Midland this season and has dropped 10 of its past 11 road games against the Rockhounds dating to last year.
Midland (36-18) maintained its half-game lead over Frisco for the division lead, as every player in Midland's batting order had at least one hit in the game.
Eduardo Cornejo did most of the damage for the RockHounds, as he was 5 for 5 with 6 RBI, which included a three-run home run during Midland's six-run sixth inning. Jeffrey Baisley (who had a two-run home run in the sixth inning), Myron Leslie, Luke Appert and Brant Colamarino also had two hits each for the RockHounds, who finished with 17 hits in the game.
Midland starter Andy Shipman (4-2) pitched five innings to get the win, as he yielded two earned runs on six hits, walked one and struck out five. RockHounds pitchers Mario Ramos and Mike Flannery then combined to throw four innings of scoreless relief to close it out.
Hooks starter Felipe Paulino (2-4) allowed four earned runs on nine hits in five innings, he walked three, hit a batter and struck out six.
Corpus Christi took a 1-0 first-inning lead, as Todd Self walked with two outs, went to third on Noochie Varner's single and scored on Ray Sadler's line-drive single to left field.
The RockHounds answered with a run in the second inning to knot the game at one, as Appert's single scored Leslie (who doubled).
Paulino later avoided further damage in the inning by striking out Midland's Brian Snyder and Bailey with the bases loaded.
Cornejo's two-run single with the bases loaded in the third inning gave the RoundHounds their first lead, 3-1. Cornejo's bad-hop single up the middle scored Landon Powell and Colamarino, who reached via a double and a single respectively.
Beau Torbert's two-out double to right field scored Osvaldo Fernando (who had an infield single) to bring Corpus Christi within 3-2 in the fifth inning but Midland countered with a run in the bottom of that frame. Cornejo's two-out double plated Leslie to push Midland's lead to 4-2.
Baisley's two-run home run down the right field line off of Hooks relief pitcher Josh Muecke extended the Rockhound's lead to 6-2 in the sixth inning. Bailey's seventh home run of the season helped Midland open the floodgates, as Leslie added an RBI single and Cornejo belted a three-run home run to right field to put the finishing touches on the RockHounds' victory.
Corpus Christi didn't help itself in the game, either, as it had a runner picked off second base in the fourth inning and another runner picked off first base in the fifth inning.
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TICONDEROGA - The Essex County Public Health Department has announced its 2009 seasonal flu and pneumonia clinic schedule.
All clinics are open to the public at locations throughout Essex County. Seasonal flu vaccine is $20 for adults (19 years and older) and no charge for children (6 months through 18 years); Pneumonia is $42. Medicaid or Medicare Part B cards must be presented at the clinic. People who have Medicare Part B through private insurance must pay Essex County Public Health Department for the vaccine(s) and then submit the receipt to their private insurance for reimbursement.
The schedule includes:
- Wednesday, Sept. 30, at the Schroon Lake fire house from 3-7 p.m.;
- Thursday, Oct. 1, at the Moriah fire house from 3-7 p.m.;
- Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the Moses-Ludington Hospital cafeteria in Ticonderoga; and from 3-7 p.m.; and
- Thursday, Oct. 8, at the Essex County Public Health Department in Elizabethtown 3-7 p.m.
Getting an annual seasonal flu vaccine is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as the first step in fighting the flu. The seasonal flu vaccine is developed annually based on research that suggests which three viruses will be the most common in the current year.
Seasonal flu vaccination is recommended for anyone who wants to reduce the likelihood of becoming ill with influenza or spreading influenza to others. Seasonal flu vaccination is especially important for those at higher risk of serious flu complications such as young children, pregnant women, people with chronic health conditions and people 65 years and older. Seasonal flu vaccination is also important healthcare workers and people who live or care for anyone at higher risk of complications to prevent them from becoming ill with the flu.
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How to Deal With Abortion
Let's face it. No matter what your political or spiritual thoughts on the matter, abortion can be complicated and accompanied by a lot of complex feelings. For the record, I (the author) am non judgmental and fully support a woman to legally exercise her right to choose.
1As soon as you learn of an unplanned pregnancy, begin keeping a journal. It will be helpful for you to track your feelings as time progresses and will give you perspective to how you were feeling and why you made the choice you did.Ad
2Analyze the choices that you have. You can choose to parent. You can choose adoption (open or closed.) You can also sign over guardianship to a family member or someone close to you. Or you can terminate your pregnancy. Weigh your situation with these options. Write down the pros and cons of each and how you would feel after each decision.
3Recognize that no feeling is too small. Take every single one into account. It is not always necessary to feel only happiness about having a baby, nor only sadness about an abortion.
4Talk to someone that you can trust whether that is a parent, a friend, a religious figure, or a counselor. You need someone to be able to turn to for comfort and support and someone that can be with you after your procedure.
5Ask a lot of questions at your initial appointment. Every Planned Parenthood has staff members trained to discuss your concerns. Contrary to certain rhetoric, these people are not there to persuade you. I have seen more than a few people actually decide NOT to have an abortion from talking to these nurses and several decide it was indeed what was best for them.
6Make sure that you are fully informed of everything that will happen. If you ask the doctor, they will give you a summary before the procedure and walk you through it while it is happening.
7Relax. The more tense you are, the more it will hurt. From experience, I felt nothing more than severe menstrual cramps for about 8 minutes. Before the procedure starts, begin focusing on your breath, taking deep inhales and exhales.
8If you feel comfortable, take advantage of the pain killers made available to you.
9Talk to the other girls in the waiting room. Chance are, they could use the conversation as well. It not only helps ease your anxiety about a surgical procedure, but gives you someone to share it with so you don't feel like you're going through it alone.
10Take a few days to yourself (or at least don't take on anything that isn't absolutely mandatory.) Spend at least an evening watching comedies, eating ice cream, and listening to your favorite music.
11Listen to all post instructions that the clinic gives you
12Know the signs of complications and be sure to know the emergency 24 hour number on the rare chance that something were to go wrong.
13Though "PASS" (Post Abortion Stress Syndrome) is not an officially recognized disorder, it helps some women if they can label their feelings.
14Tell your story. If you feel no regret or remorse, you can visit www.imnotsorry.net If you are having troubles, there is a wonderful community of girls going through the same thing that can help you, enlighten you, and guide you on the path of healing in a truly non judgmental and loving way at www.passboards.org.
15Acknowledge any resentment or blame you might place upon people that you feel were partly responsible for leading you to make the decision that you did. If you don't feel you can talk to them, or even write them a letter, try this exercise. Close you eyes and imagine a big spotlight in the middle of a forest clearing. One by one, call these people into the spotlight and confront them about how you feel. If you hurt, if you are grateful, if you feel betrayed, tell them that. If you are hurt or upset, tell them that you want the piece back that they took from you. Feel that piece filling a part of you, then thank them and let them go.
16Forgiveness. Whether this be with you deity, yourself, your partner, your family. Know that your deity will love and forgive you, you can forgive yourself because (even if you feel you made a mistake) you are only human, your family because (believe it or not) they probably feel like they were helping you make the wisest decision, and your partner because he likely panicked just as much as you did. Forgiveness might not be easy, but it's never impossible.
17If you feel loss, acknowledge it. If this is a loss of self, try making a list of the things you like and the things that make you unique. If it's a loss of the pregnancy, work on communicating with the entity that you feel loss for. It's OK to do remembrance activities, or even name the potential baby.
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- You should not feel guilty if you don't feel guilty. Not all women do. In fact thousands live happily with their decisions and go on to have children when the time is right.
- If you need someone to talk to afterward, whether your feelings are good or bad, rely on these resources, as they are non-judgemental and supportive: 1-866-4 EXHALE or www.yourbackline.org
- Be wary if you chose to search online for abortion information. Many sites, such as www.prochoice.com are deceptive pro life sites designed to discourage women from abortion through manipulation and dishonesty. Advertisements in town that say things like "Pregnant and scared" are usually from the same people.
- Avoid crisis pregnancy centers that claim to offer "post abortion counseling." Pro lifers are judgmental and condemning of those who have had an abortion, despite what they may tell you, and they cannot be trusted with a post-abortive mother's (or father's) emotional welfare or a woman in the vulnerable state of pregnancy.
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The public education system these days is rife with ways that private enterprises can make money.
Under the federal No Child Left Behind law, student testing has increased, creating opportunities for test-making companies. New technology has opened the door to online educational services, causing an explosion of virtual classrooms.
And federally mandated tutoring services for under-performing students has proven to be a cash cow for tutoring companies — so much so that with news that tutoring services would be limited to only the poorest students in New York City earlier this year, companies rushed to defend themselves in what appeared to be an organized response to a SchoolBook query (see query below, and add your views).
On Tuesday the United States Attorney's office in Manhattan announced the indictment of one of the largest and most well known private tutoring companies, Princeton Review, for falsifying records and accepting millions of dollars in reimbursements for testing services it never provided to New York City schoolchildren, The New York Times reports.


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Bodmin man arrested after indecent exposure incidents in front of juveniles
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A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure following two incidents in Bodmin.
The first alleged incident occurred on Friday between 4-4.30pm when the man, 31, followed an 11-year-old girl before exposing himself in the alleyway adjacent to Sainsbury's supermarket.
The second incident occurred on the same day at Wallace Road between 4.15-4.45pm, when a 14-year-old was walking up a flight of stairs before the man walked past her and exposed himself and behaved in an indecent manner.
After the girl ran away the man then followed her, but she was able to get into a taxi which then took her straight to the police station.
The man was arrested and taken in to custody where he was interviewed in connection with the incidents and has been bailed to return to police on February 21 while further enquiries are carried out.


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Cheap Patagonia jackets for the winter
When it comes to outwear with a rugged, masculine style, you can go wrong with cheap patagonia jackets.
Patagonia, for those who've been living under a rock, is one of the top companies when it comes to rugged, outdoor clothing. Originally founded by a group of alpine enthusiasts, Patagonia has stayed true to their origins as a company that makes practical clothing for the great outdoors.
Despite being functional, Patagonia wear is also quite fashionable and comfortable as well, which is one of the reasons the company has grown to become one of the most popular sports clothing retailers in the US. In addition to jackets, the company also produces shoes, pants, accessories, and all manner of outdoor goods.
Patagonia's signature jackets are still one of the items that they are best known for, though, and the holiday season is a great time to get good deals and discounts on cheap Patagonia jackets. Because of the company's high standards for quality, Patagonia wear usually doesn't come cheap, but during Christmas time you can find some good prices on normally high priced items.
Some of the popular jackets this year from Patagonia include items such as the M's Classic Retro-X Cardigan and M's Classic Retro-X Vest which features a retro look popular with hipsters, while still being wind-proof so that they can keep you protected from wind-chill in colder climes. Other popular jackets include the M's Down Sweater Vest and M's Nano Puff® Vest which utilize synthetic materials to maximize warmth and comfort.
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Project SHIELD Helps You Ride the Android, PC Game Wave
http://blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/u.../sheildweb.jpgWe announced yesterday Project SHIELD, an Android device designed for gaming.
It expresses our philosophy that gaming should be based on open platforms, where games can be enjoyed in a range of models ' from free-to-play up to premium, blockbuster titles.
The business model that stems from this means we'll make our money by selling the device to gamers. (And we hope, by the way, that they'll love it.)
This differs from the razors-and-razor blades approach, which isn't just used by Gillette and Schick. Printer-companies use it, as well, making money from highly profitable ink. So do game-console companies, who primarily make their profit from premium games.
This time-honored approach isn't the one we're taking with Project SHIELD.
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Thanks for posting that, Harperleespeaks. I think people often think that she is a recluse, but she's really just press-shy. She has often interacted with fans.
Well, I was trying to tie it back in with the beginning of the story, where she said the first three questions she was asked were her name, her religious affiliation and who she rooted for. That was the intention, anyway. Glad you liked the story!
Aww .. Don't give up on humanity ... Just make your nominations next year! :)
Hey, Josh:
The nominations came during the first part of this process, beginning the first week of December. About 2,500 readers submitted nominations (no choices -- they could write in anything they wanted), and these are the top five in each category.
Hey, Scooby:
Just a note about the new restaurants. They all have opened -- or in the case of Barking Kudu, started serving food -- since our last poll, which last year was in October. DoDiYo's and Brick & Tin may have been open then, but they either opened the week we launched the poll or the week before.
We took nominations for two weeks, and these finalists came strictly from those, fifty. Lynam had a substantial number of votes but just missed the final five.
Yes, owsley, we debate that every year. If something is closed, but still draws enough votes to be in the top 5, should it still be on the list? Last time it happened, I believe, was with Parisian (which still comes amazingly close to the top 5 every year).
Yes. You're absolutely right. Thanks for catching that! It's fixed now.
Turns out Greg Scott didn't skip a beat when the tray fell because the tray was supposed to fall, according to director Carl Stewart. No wonder he covered so well!
Glad you liked it, hamiham. And what a great number "As We Stumble Along" is.
Yes -- I probably should have explained that the piece in the photo was constructed on the spot as part of a career day at an elementary school. He probably worked a little longer on the pieces in the New York exhibit. :)
Whoops. That definitely should have been in there. Recent graduate -- 2010.
Sorry, Tanker. I ran out of room :)
There are a few references on the Web to Erika Jones being from Alabama and Birmingham, but we haven't been able to confirm anything further.
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The new group is New Space Entertainment, based in Salt Lake City. They produce Broadway touring series and other events throughout the country. Find them at www.newspaceentertainment.com.
Figured you were, but it wasn't clear in the cutline.
You may have been kidding, tanker, but that is Sandra Bullock. I've updated the cutline. Thanks!
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Hol up why didn't the TP throw out that Deemer went to Brother Martin, but are always quick to bring up St. Augs name!
Blame your former councilmen and mayors for not allowing a rate increase over the years to fix the aging infrastructure. Cox and Entergy get to do it and its not a problem. The water quality being delivered to New Orleans customers is superb. Class A. Did we really think that patch work jobs were going to work forever? Politics has got us into this mess and the community is going to have to deal with it.
Because we don't raise puppets in my family. You can count on it.
Yall both can kick rocks! He will do a great job!
Yall just mad u cant get that ticket pulled!!!
You wanna talk about a guy straddling the fence here. Jees man! There is no way that you love St. Aug. I dont see a problem in asking for an investigation about these allegations. Do u attend any events, do you donate? When i see a check that says "I was the smartest guy at St. Aug aka Ryan Lawrence" then you can throw you 2 cents in there, until then please recuse or we might excommunicate ya!!
Hey Ryan Lawrence please recuse yourself from anything related to 2600 A.P. Tureaud. In fact give that degree back.
They did offer and were on him hard. Get ur facts straight before u post. And im a fellow Purple Knight before u bash me.
Na but u can get that meat in ya mouth!!!
Ur a joke of a parent if you are worrying about what one kid has over another, also kids will tell other kids anything, another thing nobody goes to St. Aug tuition free, now the kid might be on work study. Im telling u right now if u go there with that b.s. story they will laugh in ur face i know i would.
Did u really just bring Obama into this conversation? Really man ?
Zimmmer's is the best hands down!!! I take my friends there from out of town whenever they come in and they go nuts over how good it is!!!
Not true I was out there they had cops on every corner of canal and also decatur was packed with cops and i know for a fact they had UC'S out there its hard to stop shootings like that.....the crowds at essence and mardi gras are way diffrent than the ones for bayou classic
St aug has no white students. White students would never be denied entrance into the school, but how many white parents would send their children there? The answer is zero buddy.
disturbo we r not playing g tech. We already beat them and we r going for the clean sweep in the state of georgia!!!! geaux tigers
Can anyone tell me how they get these mugshots?
Can anyone tell me how they get these mugshots?
Legal chill out........a 3.0 and a 20 is actually pretty good......u have to factor in that 3.0 is cumulative not core.....so he might have a 2.5 core and a 20 out of 36 comon man!!!
Cordova sucked and u know it....he wont get u into a big school where u belong big man....so be happy that he is gone.
Trust me homie im very much in the loop at what goes on at the aug....Yall are the ones out of touch....I dont like what Doyle does at all but for 72 to keep on taking shots at the AD is just not right....he is basing all his info off of heresay....just like more that 1/2 the crap that is put up here about the school


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Polly had her life planned out. She had been dating Bridger for a long time, and she was eager to marry him when they finished high school. She'd go to college, get a good job, then she'd settle into having kids. Sounds pretty cut and dry, but it was a life she was happy to prepare for. It was safe and it made her comfortable.
Of course, there's a wrench in the plan, and that wrench went by the name of MRSA -- the flesh-eating infection which somehow, Polly came in contact with. As did many other people in her community. A few people died. But Polly was lucky because she was able to live and she walked away with just a disfigured face.
While being treated for MRSA, Polly meets Odd, one of the football players from her school. She didn't know him before they ended up in the same facility being treated for the same infection. But now that they've had some time to bond, they've grown close. Two people from opposite sides of high school, together, because they're both now trying to figure out where they fit into the world which has turned them both into physical outcasts.
Catch & Release is one part story of survival and one part road trip, sprinkled with a healthy dose of science, an unlikely friendship, and fishing. Woolston's sophomore release, following on the heels of her Morris Award winning The Freak Observer proves she's one to keep an eye on in the young adult world.
Polly and Odd are a strange pair, but they need one another to survive. Sure, they weathered MRSA and came out on the other side with scars to prove they've made it, but the truth is, their real survival story begins where their hospital stay ends. Everything either of them knew about their lives and everything they planned for changed. Bridger and Polly broke up -- even though Bridger claimed he wouldn't do something like that to Polly, he did -- and Odd's got no chance of being back on the football team. Except, for Odd, it's much less about the football team and more about the fact his family is falling apart, and he desperately wants to keep them together as best he can. His grandmother's become more and more mentally unstable, and Odd isn't comfortable with how his parents have brushed her life off as more or less done and gone. When MRSA enters the picture for both Polly and Odd, it's not only representative of dealing with disease; it's about dealing with the fact something out of human control can ravage everything. It causes both not only physical changes that turn them into disfigured outcasts, but it also causes them larger life changes.
Polly and Odd are life's cast offs now, and they don't shy away from expressing that they feel this way. That's part of why they decide to take a trip together. The other part of why they decide to take this trip to Portland is because that's where Bridger's gone. Polly wants desperately to know why he left her, and Odd, who is protective of Polly, wants to have a talk with him too (probably not a talk with nice words). They set off, and along the way, they really connect not only with one another, but with nature. Woolston weaves a smart metaphor within the story about fishing. Polly loves to fish, but she's of the "catch and release" mindset, while Odd believes in catching and taking. Even though we already know how different the two of them are, this metaphor plays big into the final ending of the story and it plays big into how both Polly and Odd come to understand themselves in their post-MRSA lives. Not only that, though, fishing reminds Polly and Odd of who they are on the outside, too: none of the fish they're after are the pretty ones.
Woolston's story is strong, but the writing itself stands out. It's literary and not afraid to be so. Woolston's got a knack for offering what feel like disparate pieces of story and tangents that, when read initially, don't make much sense. As the story progresses, each of these moments comes together into something bigger and maybe even more bizarre. But the beauty is this bizarre quality makes sense; it may make even more sense than books which come together smoothly and flawlessly. I don't want to say the writing is ugly, because it's not, but there's something unique and disturbing in the writing that just works. There is a lot of science in this book, not to be confused with science fiction. One of the things I loved about the writing is I feel I not only got a great story, but I learned something (maybe even too much) about the world. Woolston sinks nature into the plot, and she offers moments of scientific wonder that we get to experience right along with the characters. It's a short book, and it reads a bit jarring, but it couldn't be any other way. The challenge becomes a pay off. The writing captures and reflects Polly and Odd's experiences -- these aren't the smart kids nor the pretty kids. These are real kids, and their dialog, their experiences, and their conclusions are honest and ring true to who they are.
My favorite part of this book was one of the most subtle. There's a subplot about the idea of life and conception, and about how things coming to be is itself a scientific marvel. This ties into a story about antelope and about Polly and her existence. She wasn't born of her parents traditionally, but rather, she was artificially conceived. Woolston is clever in delivering what ends up being one of the most profound moments in the entire story (to both the reader and the characters).
Catch & Release is a story about how life throws curve balls, and there are a million ways to handle them. It's not a quick paced story, despite the length, nor is it one that's necessarily easy to read. It's a challenge, with a pay off that's entirely worth it. Polly and Odd will stick with readers long after finishing the book. Hand this book off to fans of books that are a little bit different, to fans of stories that incorporate science right into the plot line, and to those who love fully-fleshed characters (though I make no promises on how literal that is for either Polly nor Odd). This story will resonate with anyone who has ever felt like an outcast. Without doubt, Woolston is one of the freshest and most startling voices in young adult fiction today with appeal not only to teens, but to adults as well.
Review copy received from the publisher. Catch & Release is available tomorrow (Feb 1).
Monday, January 30, 2012
Catch & Release by Blythe Woolston
Polly had her life planned out. She had been dating Bridger for a long time, and she was eager to marry him when they finished high school. She'd go to college, get a good job, then she'd settle into having kids. Sounds pretty cut and dry, but it was a life she was happy to prepare for. It was safe and it made her comfortable.
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Catch and Release sounds like something special. I love it when authors seamlessly infuse their writing with real information. You get a great story and then, Bonus!, a fascinating Science lesson. Thanks for such a beautifully written review!ReplyDelete
The science aspect of this intrigues me. I guess it was an okay review, too.ReplyDelete
I've already told you how madly in love with the cover I am.Delete
(tear) is all I have about the review comment there.
hmm...sounds pretty interesting. At first I thought it might be a dystopian with the whole flesh eating virus! Might have to give this one a try.ReplyDelete


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Toy story Mania........................IOS53-64-v4113............System Menu 3.4
^That can be found in a thread here. The poster right after yours allowed the disc rental to install that update and may be a factor as to why it works for him.
If you were using say NeoGamma and it reports IOS249 Rev 14 down in the lower right corner, that would be an indicator of a successful mod. Black screen is a sign of not doing the mod successfully. If you're talking about Step 3 on the Any Wii 3.1 to 4.1 softmod, if you pay careful attention to the screen it'd give you errors if done incorrectly.
As to Preloader, it enables brick protection for the most common things (enable bypass disc update so you don't accidentally install an update from an out of region disc). It can make games region free, bypass the health warning, etc and select whether to boot to HBC directly upon power up, the system menu, or preloader itself. If you were only able to install Preloader as an IOS as opposed to boot2, it's very important to do that or be absolutely careful in what you do (like refuse any disc updates, etc).
thanks nightsah,
So I have a couple more questions then.
1. is there a good place to find the various ios to download? If I wanted to find the latest IOS53-64-v4113 is there a place to find them all?
2. It sounds like preloader is a good install sooooo Are there things I can do to prevent bricking when installing that? I have a usb drive working nicely so I'd hate to ruin things now. I think your reply has a typo, you said "If you were only able to install Preloader as an IOS as opposed to boot2, it's very important to do that or be absolutely careful in what you do (like refuse any disc updates, etc)."
I don't think you meant to say preloader as an ios, right? or does that mean I possibly already have the preloader installed? I went through the sticky on the soft mod, but stopped at the preloader step because I wasn't clear on the steps at that point and everything was working so nicely.
Thanks in advance,
OK, so I figured a bunch of things out that may prove useful for other noobs like myself.
First, I found that my earlier posts about TSM being in practice mode only is wrong. The other games have to be unlocked by playing the story before they are accessible in quick play.
I managed to install priiloader and get it working, I ran into an issue where the installed hacks function of priiloader wasn't working. The issue was due to the hacks.ini file requiring a blank line at the end of the file. I read this from another post somewhere here on wiihacks. So now I'm not as concerned about bricks.
I also found that all of the ios and menu's can be downloaded using the NUS downloader. I was wondering where everyone was getting those ios from.
I also found that some games require dol loading during startup and that the alt dols are extracted from the existing iso you are trying to play using wiiscrubber.
I am not trying to take credit for anything, just lots of this is starting to make sense after navigating all of the posts contained on this site. Lots and lots of good info, just spread all over.
Thanks to the developers/admins/mods/contributing members
I ran into the same problem this morning. I wasn't quite fully awake and when I went to play TSM with my kids, I accidentally launched the game w/ back-up launcher. Quickplay mode worked fine, no problems, but when I tried to play story mode I got the 002 error. I thought that was kind of strange to get that error in the middle of a game because obviously I had the right IOS to launch the game in the first place. So I went to the Wiihacks IOS-Games-Use-To-Run list and found that I needed IOS53-64-v4113. So, I tried to open the game using SoftChip, found that I did indeed have the correct IOS, tried to launch the game using that and got the 002 error right away. Then it dawned on me to try Neogamma, which I did, and everything works fine.


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The Complex Systems Reading Group will be meeting once again this Tuesday, March 16 at 7 p.m. at the Old Town Tavern (corner of Liberty and Ashley, in back under the large Rubenesque painting).
This week's topic is Bayesian networks, particularly their interesting applications to genetics, and we have a number of resources to peruse. Let me thank Ken Winter for his help in gathering them all.
First of all, for a very brief, simple description of the Bayesian networks and their potential, you should check out #4 in the
"10 Emerging Technologies That Will Change Your World" http://www.umich.edu/~warrencp/emergingtech.htm Gregory T Huang, Lauren Gravitz, Ivan Amato, Wade Roush, et. al. Technology Review 107(1):32 (2004).
The easiest way to find it is to search the document for "Bayesian".
--->Secondly, the primary paper for this week is a Science review article that looks at the application of Bayesian networks to genetics:
Inferring Cellular Networks Using Probabilistic Graphical Models http://www.umich.edu/~warrencp/799.pdf Nir Friedman Science 303(6):799-805 (2004)
High-throughput genome-wide molecular assays, which probe cellular networks from different perspectives, have become central to molecular biology. Probabilistic graphical models are useful for extracting meaningful biological insights from the resulting data sets. These models provide a concise representation of complex cellular networks by composing simpler submodels. Procedures based on well-understood principles for inferring such models from data facilitate a model-based methodology for analysis and discovery. This methodology and its capabilities are illustrated by several recent applications to gene expression data.
Also, if you looking for further help with the concepts and details of Bayesian networks or if you are further interested in Bayesian networks, you may want to look at the helpful tutorials on David Heckerman's website:
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Duel Beasts is a monster collecting, training and fighting game. Collect the 100 beasts and fight them in epic 5 vs 5 battles. Each beast belongs to two different classes of monsters that each have their own strengths and weaknesses, allowing for an amazing diversity of different combos and strategies to be discovered.
As an extra bonus we are going to give our supporters here early access to the game, so you can be among the very first to play it.
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Livingston Technologies Inc.
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Explain, in non-confidential terms, why your technology / business concept is incredible.
Our technology will allow us to have our game first available to be played within the browser, and then maybe installed on Windows or a Mac, running on iOS and Android or even installed via the new Windows 8 app store. We want to make it available everywhere so you can get a game going with your friends no matter where you are.
Describe, in detail, why voters should back this project.
Pokemon came out about when I was a senior in high school, and though I played a bit with my younger brother it was the butt of most high school jokes. Yes we could sing the theme song (I still can if you are ever want to hear it), yes we were dragged to see the Pokemon Movie in the theaters with our kid brothers (I didn't cry... much), yes we played Pokemon Monolopoly at nasium during Holiday breaks (still my favorite adaptation of Monolpoly) but Pokemon was just down right uncool.
Well I got older and Pokemon didn't go away, in fact its user base grew and a strange phenomena happened, it became nostalgic for many of the younger generation much like Castlevania, Metroid, and the like are nostolgic for me. I meet 22 year olds who openly love Pokemon because it is old school. Pokemon is now cool... how the heck did that happen?
So Pokemon is cool, great. But I remember being in High School and giving the game the benefit of the doubt, and cool factor aside the mechanics still stunk on ice. I always liked the premise of Pokemon, collect, train, and show prowess on the battle field, but the further you get into the game the more you realize how broken the mechanics are. Evolution really doesn't mean anything game wise (except in a few cases). Skill overlap is unruly, and strategic choice is almost all but absent from the game. Pokemon is nothing more than a grind fest when all is said and done.
I would sit down and play Pokemon Stadium with my brother and we would set the levels of our Pokemon to 100. And I started to notice that a level 100 pickachu was just as powerful as a level 100 Richu( is that the upgraded form of pickachu?) Evolution didn't matter, most skills you got at level 1 could scale just as well as others, and 50% of all the skills were usless. I'm looking at your harden. Most battles lasted 3 hits and then our pokemon would die, so you better not waste a skill like growl because, well, it just sucked.
So for a very very long time I have wanted to see a game that takes some of the good intentions of Pokemon and improve upon them. I have had many ideas and hopes for such a game, but have never seen them come about.
Well, I am no longer in High School, I have quite a bit of expertise and experience under my belt in graphics/game design. And by thunder (don't know what that means) I am going to make a game that I would have loved to play, and I can still play with my kid brother... who ironically now stand one foot taller than me and is 21...
I am not trying to make a Pokemon remake/tribute game. In fact besides enslaved animals dueling for the ... enjoyment... of their masters, Duel Beasts will not try to be a Pokemon game. I have taken away all the grinding of Pokemon, all the useless decisions, and the lack of consequences and have designed a game that will be strategic, quick to pick up and put down, and hopefully require more activity between the ears.
So in short, was Duel Beasts inspired by Pokemon? Yes but not as many will assume. It is inspired by the shortfalls of Pokemon and not by my love for the grinding nature of a foregone age... that... is... still in full swing. ;)
-- Porter
As an extra bonus we are going to give our supporters here early access to the game, so you can be among the very first to play it.
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We're two very talented people with lots of relevant experience.
If you win a cash prize, what will you do with the money?
Invest it in graphics and sound assets. We hope to hire a local student or two part time to help us out. None of the prize money will be used to compensate ourselves.
Educated at Brigham Young Universtiy with a Bachelor of Science in Math Education, Porter Nielsen began freelancing as an artist during his summer vacations; because it sure beat the socks off of trying to teach teenagers how to drive.Porter's favorite medium is 3d, and uses Blender, Zbrush, Topogun, Photoshop, Illustrator, and several other programs in his workflow. He also is very talented in 2d art, and employs Corel Painter, Photoshop, Illustrator, and other programs in this work flow.
Porter was the lead artist for an online virtual book called Story Playground, does video training for Blender, Illustrated a published board game called Fill the Barn,designs board games as a hobby, and is a father of three perfect girls who thank goodness are still young enough to think him cool.
UVU alumni Bryan Livingston has been running Cool Text since 1998. Cool Text provides free custom graphics to millions of visitors every month. The web site generates over 700,000 images per day.
Bryan also runs a profitable risk like web game at Global Combat and built a silverlight RPG game called Smote.
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Art Advent, Day 18
Art Advent, Day 18 – so today being day 18 and us now being 18 years old we thought we would reintroduce the "jelly friends" scheme starting now. For £25 for an annual membership, your support will mean we can deliver the projects and education programme we have planned for 2012 and beyond. More importantly […]
Art Advent, Day 17
Art Advent, Day 17 – the 351st day of the year, broken down gives us… 3 + 5 + 1 = 9. Add another 1 for good measure gives us magic number…10 To continue birthday celebrations and to mark the start of another creative year for jelly, for today only, Alexandra Vintage is donating 10% […]
Art Advent, Day 16
Art Advent, Day 16 – today is jelly's 18th birthday so how about seeing a play by Progress Youth Theatre, all of whom are younger than jelly Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth by Tom Stoppard. Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoots Macbeth are two plays seperated by a comma, the first is hardly a play without the second, which […]
Art Advent, Day 15
Art Advent, Day 15 – A Partridge in 15 feel-good flowers – Take a breather from Christmas shopping to be delighted by the Robert Gillmor Retrospective at Reading Museum. It's full of beautiful birds by the master lino cutter. It's free and it's behind M&S.


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The panhandler is stylin'. Call your mother.
I got to get out of this town.
Man I got to get out of this pain.
Man I got to get out of this town,
out of this town, and out of LA…
— From Beth Hart and Man I Gotta Get Out Of This Town
Meet the new homeless. A new generation of America's jobless vagabonds: Generation Y. They're unemployed, traveling and broke. Smiling sometimes, too.
I remember when the only panhandlers you saw in Oklahoma City were war veterans. These days they're mostly 20-somethings donning guitars and cardboard signs. They drift along with dogs. I see them on a regular basis at the corner of Classen Boulevard at Northwest Expressway or NW 23rd Street. Most of them seem more closely associated with the backpack-across-Europe variety of wayfarer, but some of them are clearly strung out. Not good.
I thought these five made for a great picture with the fall colors and Oklahoma State Capitol in the background. The guy in the plaid was playing the violin. They should just walk on down to The Blue Door.
That's a mighty fine dog you have there, sir. And, that bandana, so stylish.
Buddy, until you've survived an ice-pocalypse, hail-pocalypse, snow-pocalypse, drought-pocalypse and three earthquakes in two days, you have not earned the right to hold that sign.
Until today, it never occurred to me that the only panhandler I can ever remember seeing in Oklahoma City who looked like he might be a Gen Xer was a guy I saw two Christmases ago. He was wearing a Jiffy Lube uniform and standing outside the Belle Isle Wal-Mart with a sign that said, "I have no money to buy my daughter a Christmas present."


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Local NPR station turns 20, looks to hi-tech future
If he makes it, those who know him will be able to say he cut his teeth at KACU-FM, Abilene Christian University's public station, which turns 20 today.
Since June 2, 1986, the day Bill Teague, the then-president of ACU, first signed KACU on the air, the radio station's purpose has been two-fold, said John Best, general manager.
''You'll hear hours of classical music, 13 hours a day of in-depth news and a variety of other programs only a public radio station can provide,'' he said. ''x85 We also train young professional broadcasters, and our academic side is every bit as important.''
Pond, news editor/producer for the station, has been working for KACU since the fall of 2004. About 16 students staff the station during the fall and spring semesters.
Pond's duties include making a variety of on-air announcements and going into the community to write and produce local stories for use in local news segments.
''I love what I do here, especially going out and doing local reporting,'' he said. ''There's something special about sound - I love working with sound and trying to tell a story through it.''
A vast variety
ACU used to have a small radio station that was mostly accessible only to those directly on campus.
''Back when it was KACC, I had a classic hour show twice a week,'' said former music professor Jack Boyd, president of KACU's community advisory board. ''I've watched it grow from a little bitty thing that didn't have enough power to get it more than half a mile off campus to what it is today.''
State Rep. Bob Hunter helped secure the 89.7 spot on the FM dial for KACU, convincing a religious broadcaster in Dallas to sell the frequency, the only full-power, non-commercial frequency available in the area.
''Fortunately, they were willing to negotiate with us when they learned about the educational component and the benefits having an NPR station that could be heard for 100 miles outside of Abilene could bring,'' Hunter said.
ACU applied for a National Telecommunications Information Act grant to help finance construction of the station in January 1985. A $195,000 grant was awarded in August of that year, with further funds raised in the community to help complete the project.
The families of Fred Barton, a longtime professor and graduate dean, and son-in-law David Worley contributed $100,000.
The tower was completed in April 1986, and the station went on the air in June.
The result is what long-time supporter Kay Alexander, who regularly works the station's fund-raisers, calls an ''added dimension'' to Abilene that improves the quality of life of everyone in the community and beyond.
''This is something that people associate with a larger city,'' she said. ''It's a surprise to many newcomers that we have something like this here.''
An estimated 10 percent of Abilene's radio market listens to KACU, Best said. Popular programming ranges from classical and jazz music shows to fare such as NPR news, mechanics-advice program ''Car Talk,'' and the humorous musical mayhem of ''A Prairie Home Companion.'' Locally produced programs include the music shows ''The Appetizer'' and ''NightSounds.''
Boyd said that the board regularly talks to listeners to make certain the station is meeting their programming needs.
''It's not just a bunch of eggheads,'' he said of the programs offered. ''There are programs many different types of people can enjoy.''
There was some worry in the beginning that the station would be used as a venue for religious broadcasting, said Larry Bradshaw, who served as KACU's first general manager.
''A lot of people were worried we were just going to proselytize, and of course that was not KACU's purpose,'' he said. ''So, for our first 10 years we had an advisory board made up of community leaders that made certain that we weren't using the station for religious purposes.''
Others soon began to complain about the content of NPR's reports, at the time considered the quintessential representation of the ''liberal media,'' Bradshaw said.
''Not everyone agreed with what they heard or the opinions expressed,'' he said. ''x85 As time went on, those issues seemed to die down, and we really don't hear complaints anymore.''
The price of excellence
Best, who is also program director for the station, said the cost of programming has risen during his six years as general manager, from about $24,000 a year to about $95,000.
That additional cost comes from the addition of popular programs such as ''A Prairie Home Companion,'' one of the most expensive shows the station carries, and the rising cost of programming in general, he said.
Certain discounts to smaller stations have gone away, he said
ACU funds about a quarter of the station's expenses. About 50 percent is covered by the Abilene community, a combination of listeners and local underwriters.
Future expenses - about $125,000 to $130,000 - will be incurred as the station eventually shifts to a high definition radio format, similar to the revolution in video broadcasting, Best said.
The conversion will allow the station to offer multiple broadcast feeds in high-definition audio, making a separate 24-hour classical music broadcast possible.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will pick up more than 80 percent of the tab, but again, listeners will need to help with the rest, he said.
''We couldn't do anything without the support of the community,'' he said. ''This will allow us to basically offer a second, complete radio station without having to create much of the infrastructure necessary for a new station. It's also quite a bit cheaper than trying to establish another new station in this market.''
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Book Leveling Instructions For Scholastic's Book Wizard
Dear Parents,
Below are the directions for getting into the Book Wizard on the Scholastic website.
1. Go to www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/.
2. Change the leveling system to "Guided Reading (A-Z)".
3. You have 3 options. You can either 1) enter a title, author, or keyword to find out the level of a specific book, 2) enter a title to find similar books, or 3) enter your child's reading level to find popular books at that specific level.
4. You can purchase some of these books through the website directly, or simply write down the titles and find them at the library.
Have fun reading with your child!
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Sin Tax will be on May ballot
James W. Wade III | 2/5/2014, 11:36 a.m.
Cuyahoga County Council voted unanimously last week to put the sin tax on the May ballot to renew the county's sin tax to pay for stadium maintenance through 2035. It's no secret the Greater Cleveland Partnership (GCP) has been playing a big role in this effort along with County Council.
The 20 year extension of the sin tax would raise at least $260 million for major capital repairs to FirstEnergy Stadium, Progressive Field and Quicken Loans Arena, which taxpayers are obligated to finance under the terms of leases negotiated with the teams.
The Greater Cleveland Partnership, which represents businesses in Northeast Ohio, has been busy informing people about the need to make this happen. Holding various forums and meeting to let the public know all the facts.
The county's sin tax is assessed at 4.5 cents per pack of cigarettes, 1.5 cents per 12-ounce bottle of beer, .6 cents per 750-milliliter bottle of wine, .32 cents per gallon of mixed beverages, .24 cents per gallon of cider and $3 per gallon of hard liquor.
In a fact sheet released by GCP they stated, before these facilities were built, downtown Cleveland was a decaying metropolitan core that significantly defined the decline of Northeast Ohio. Gateway which gave the Indians there own home and which brought the Cavaliers to Cuyahoga County was the first catalyst that triggered the multi-billion dollar revitalization of downtown Cleveland that continues today.
"This is our property. We own these places. If the Indians and Cavaliers packed up and left Cleveland, we will still own these buildings and places," said County Councilman Pernell Jones Jr.
Jones, who is sponsoring the tax renewal legislation, talked about how he supports measure under the expectation that county residents who pay the sin tax would be hired to perform the work on the stadiums.
"I do understand the political dynamics here... But I see this as an opportunity to make a difference for the community," he said.
The facts state that more than four million people a year attend games and other events at Quicken Loans Arena, Progressive Field and the FirstEnergy Stadium where the Browns play.
In a written release, it was highlighted that Cleveland's major league sports venues are no longer new. Progressive Field and Quicken Loans Arena are 20 years old. Eighteen MLB ballparks are newer than Progressive Field. Performing regular maintenance on these buildings protects the public's investment in them and helps extend the life of the buildings.
At a meeting, Jones shared with the Call & Post that the Cavs and Indians have submitted an estimated $135 million worth of fixes including $23.9 million for scoreboard-related upgrades that they are expected to request over the next decade.
With all the people who may not like sports, but smoke and drink, they are asking is this fair to tax me? "I can't even smoke at the stadium that my money help pay for," said Browns fan Marcus Green.
People like Green feel a small group of people will really be taxed. Many on Social Security who are unable to afford stadium prices will pay for these improvements Green added.


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Arizona Breast Procedures
Dr. Shapiro performs several breast procedures in Scottsdale, ranging from enhancement to correction of prior surgeries.
Breast Augmentation
Breast enhancement surgery can be beneficial for women who wish to improve the symmetry, shape or size of their breasts. This procedure uses silicone or saline breast implants placed beneath or above the pectoral muscle to produce fuller and firmer breasts. There are many reasons women may opt for this procedure, including small or asymmetrical breasts, lost breast volume after pregnancy or weight loss or to improve self-esteem.
Breast augmentation results in a gradual recovery, with most patients returning to work after five days. Light exercise may be resumed after one or two weeks, with full recovery taking about five to six weeks.
Not all breast surgery produces the desired results. Women who have undergone breast surgery in the past and are unhappy with their results may turn to Dr. Shapiro for revision breast surgery. This procedure can change the placement, projection or size of breast implants, make the breasts appear more symmetrical, change the appearance of the breasts, correct complications from previous surgery, or address the visibility of scars.
There are many reasons women decide to exchange their implants, including leaking or ruptured implants, scar tissue, changing the implant position, changing the size of the implants or switching from saline to silicone (or vice verca). The exact technique will depend on the correction desired, but this procedure can be very straightforward with very little downtime in many cases.
Patients who desire a less invasive type of breast enhancement that avoids the potential risks and complications of breast implants may benefit from fat transfer. This procedure uses the patient's own body fat, which is harvested from an undesirable area like the thighs or stomach, so it may be transferred to the breasts. This procedure is suitable for women who want a mild to moderate increase in cup size. There will be no scarring of the breasts, and the results are very long-lasting or even permanent.
A mastopexy is a procedure the restores the youthful position to the breasts following pregnancy, weight loss or natural aging. This surgery restores the breasts by removing excess skin and tissue while decreasing the size of the areolas. The breasts are returned to their higher position and perkiness. This procedure is often performed in conjunction with breast enhancement to improve the firmness and fullness of the breasts. There are several techniques that may be used, depending on the severity of breast sagging.
A reduction mammaplasty is a procedure that may be done for purely cosmetic reasons or to relieve back, neck and shoulder pain. Women with overly large breasts that are disproportionate to the body or are a source of pain may be a candidate for this procedure the reduces the size of the breasts and reshapes them. This surgery usually lasts three to fie hours and may be performed using one of several techniques, depending on the size of the breasts and the degree of sagging. This procedure has a very high satisfaction rate and can be truly life-changing.
Reduction surgery can produce undesirable results. Women may choose to have their breast surgery revised if there have been changes in the breasts over time, the breasts were not sufficiently reduced during the first surgery, the breasts were made too small,or the breasts appear asymmetrical.
Gynecomastia is a condition in which men develop female-like breasts. Enlarged breasts affect up to 60% of men and may cause substantial self-confidence issues and be a source of embarassment. Male breast reduction is typically performed using VASER liposuction for men who have excess fatty tissue in the breasts. For patients with "true" gynecomastia, in which hard glandular tissue develops, incisions will be required to excise the glands and, in some cases, excess skin.
Nipple reduction surgery is an option for women and men with overly large nipple-areolar complexes. This procedure restores self-confidence by reducing the size and shape of the nipple and/or areola. This surgery corrects asymmetrical, long or prominent nipples, while restoring balance between the nipples and the chest. There are several techniques used to perform this surgery, depending on the type of correction needed, and recovery is typically very short.


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Marcelo Ríos vs David Sánchez "La Gran Final"
Marcelo Ríos and David Sánchez will play the final this sunday. Good luck to both of them but I prefer to see "el Chino" Ríos winning finally one title in his land.
¡Vamos Chino, uno más, sólo uno más! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
Rios will win it easy...
Rios d Sanchez 61 62 in the final
Such as his luck...he's drawn Kuerten in Bs. As next week
Why isn't Rios seeded? He finished 02 higher up than Lapentti (7), Kuerten (6) or Coria (8)....
This is the reason why he is not seeded.
Coria is seeded 8, the current rankings are:
36 Coria, Guillermo (ARG ) 960
37 Rios, Marcelo (CHI ) 945
Marcelo will surpass Coria the next monday, but as you know the draw is made the previous week.
Yes Marcelo Ríos vs Guga Kuerten in first round, sucks! I would like to see that match but in QF's at least.
Anyeway good luck to Marcelo tomorrow ;)
Blimey, Kuerten-Rios first round! What a match-up... and since it's in Argentina, I guess the crowd will be impartial and simply enjoy a contest between players from the two other great tennis nations of South America.
Rios is obviously pretty confident about the final against Sanchez, judging by what he said in his interview, but he shouldn't be too relaxed about it; the last time they played in Palermo last year, Sanchez had a match point in the final set tiebreak before Rios won it 7-5, 4-6, 7-6.
El chino vs El quijote.
The match has started, this is the best and maybe last chance for Marcelo to win a tournament in his land. He has lost in three previous finals at Chile, the winners were: 1995 Slava Dosedel 1996 Hernán Gumy 1997 Julián Alonso
El chino Ríos is leading 3-0
Ríos is winning 4-1. Sánchez wasted 2 BP's in the last game.
First set goes to Marcelo Ríos 6-1. :)
He has been playing great tennis this week. Marcelo is in control of the match. :)
Yeah... Rios and Kuerten in the first round....horrible!! a bit like Safin and Malisse in Rotterdam...
There seems to be a lot of pressure for David Sánchez, is not only his first ATP final but also he is playing against el chino Ríos at Chile, not an easy match for a first final ;)
Rios leads second set 2-1 one break ahead.
Yeah...Sanchez is in his first final as well as playing Rios on home soil...pretty big ask...
Well, he can learn from this and be a better player becos of it...
I dun think he'll like the Chileans very much after this month... he next faces Gonzalez in Bs. As.
El Quijote Sánchez fight back! David leads 3-2. Marcelo at serve.
Well, David Sánchez won't be an easy rival for Fernando, I expect to see a "hard-to-beat" David in Buenos Aires.
I dunno much about Gonzalez at all... is he a claycourt specialist?
Well we have a match! David is leading 5-2, el chino Ríos seems to be not focused in the match. It seems that there will be a third set.
Fernando is an "all-surface" player, but he is still recovering from a persistent injury
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By Elaine WilsonSpecial to American Forces Press Service
FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, June 9, 2008 Col. Troy Lovett considers himself a myth buster of sorts.
As president of the Physical Evaluation Board here, Lovett spends a considerable amount of time setting the record straight about the PEB process, which determines whether soldiers are fit or unfit for duty.
"Soldiers may hear something from a buddy or a blog and accept it as fact," he said. "There are a lot of myths out there about the system."
Since Physical Evaluation Boards deal with money and careers, the rumor mill may be inevitable, Lovett said, but he hopes one truth remains evident. "The reality is that we are all focused on making sure soldiers are treated fairly and receive their full due process," he said.
At Fort Sam Houston, a 16-person staff, skilled in medical and military matters, is dedicated to carrying out the PEB mission, which echoes Lovett's mandate: "provide a full and fair hearing to determine a soldier's physical fitness for continued military service."
The process starts with stacks of paperwork about the soldier's medical condition and duty performance, which represent years of service and considerable work by the soldier, his or her chain of command, and the medical staff providing treatment.
Prior to the PEB, soldiers must work with their PEB liaison officer to gather extensive documentation regarding their case, to include the results from a Medical Evaluation Board. The MEB, normally conducted at a military treatment facility, uses tests, exams and medical records to make a recommendation to the PEB about whether or not the soldier meets medical retention standards.
In turn, PEB members must weed through a massive amount of information, including MEB results, medical files, evaluations, counseling forms, commander's statement, and results from physical fitness tests. Their goal is to reach a decision about whether or not a soldier can continue service.
A soldier may be considered fit or unfit based on several criteria, the most critical being performance and how the soldier's medical condition affects his or her performance, Lovett explained.
"For performance, we look at whether or not a soldier can meet Army standards in their primary military occupational specialty," he said. "As for medical condition, we have to decide if the condition precludes a soldier from reasonably performing the duties of his or her office, grade, rank or rating in his or her unit, at the present time."
Deployability is a factor considered in the equation, but it is not used as a sole basis for an unfit determination, Lovett said.
After review, a three-person board consisting of a president, a medical member and a personnel management officer, votes on each case, and the majority decision rules.
"We are making a determination if the soldier can continue to do his or her job," Lovett said. "If a soldier is considered unfit, we make a recommendation whether to separate or retire the soldier."
If a soldier is considered unfit, the PEB will recommend one of the following options: separate with severance pay, separate without benefits, place on the temporary disability retirement list, or grant permanent disability retirement. Soldiers placed on temporary disability retirement receive health benefits and some of their base pay, but are subject to periodic examinations to determine the long-term outcome. A soldier placed on permanent disability retirement is medically retired, which can follow 20 years of service or a 30 percent or higher disability rating, provided the rated condition is considered stable.
So far, in fiscal 2008, only 3 percent of soldiers considered by the Physical Evaluation Board here have been separated without benefits, 47 percent have been separated with severance pay, and 14 percent have been permanently retired, Lovett said.
The board also decides if a disability rating will be assigned as compensation for the loss of a military career. If a rating is given for an unfit condition, it is determined by criteria established by the Army and the Department of Veterans Affairs schedule for rating disabilities, and it will range from 0 to 100 percent in increments of 10.
Disability ratings are one topic that stirs up the rumor mill, because the Army and VA often differ in their ratings, though they use the same rating schedule, Lovett said.
The reason, Lovett explained, is tied to the injury or health condition and whether it qualifies for an "unfit" rating.
"If someone breaks a leg in service but can continue to do their job," Lovett explained, "the VA may give a rating since it was a service-connected injury. But the Army may not, because we only rate conditions that prematurely end a soldier's career."
Lovett emphasized that each case is unique and is determined based on the specific factors and situation unique to each individual soldier.
Up to this point, the process is conducted informally, by paper only. However, once informed of the initial decision and rating, soldiers can request a formal board to plead their cases in front of the decision makers. The soldiers are afforded access to legal counsel to accompany them to the formal board. They are assisted by their PEB liaison officer or case manager throughout the process.
"We allow the soldiers to provide material evidence, documentation and statements from chain of command to substantiate their case," Lovett said.
Soldiers can appeal their formal board decision, as well, by non-concurring with the decision.
"Soldiers have multiple opportunities to voice their concerns with those who can do something about it," he said. "We work hard at doing the right thing."
The PEB then sends its recommendation to the Physical Disability Agency, which has the authority to approve recommendations, return the soldier's case to the PEB for reconsideration, or issue revised findings. The PDA also serves as the appellate authority when soldiers disagree with their PEB recommendations.
From start to finish, the PEB here is required to complete its process, including appeals, within 30 days from receipt and logging of the case. On average, the Texas PEB completes its work in about 20 days, Lovett said.
Lovett said he hopes to cut the time back even further to provide better service to soldiers and their families. But with 25 to 30 cases submitted a day, he and his staff have their work cut out for them.
Cases are submitted from throughout the Fort Sam Houston PEB's area of responsibility, which encompasses nine states stretching from the western border of Texas to the southernmost tip of Florida.
Out of the three Army PEBs worldwide, the Fort Sam Houston office handles about 40 percent of total cases submitted, averaging between 5,000 and 6,000 cases a year. For fiscal 2008, it's on pace to receive about 5,700 cases.
Despite the heavy workload, Lovett said, each is given equal attention.
"We understand what a soldier and their family are going through. A PEB is a significant and potentially life-altering event," he said.
The staff bends over backward for soldiers and their families, Lovett said. "We track down information for them and do whatever it takes to put the soldier up front," he said. "The bottom line is that we're here to help soldiers move on, whether it's on to civilian lives or back to the fighting force."
(Elaine Wilson works in the Fort Sam Houston Public Information Office.)


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Heidi Montag might have wanted to sell her planned reality show before letting roommate and fellow Hills exile Jennifer Bunney speak to the press about it. Talking to Us about Heidi's split from husband Spencer Pratt, Bunney sounds less like a concerned friend discussing a potential divorce than a shill hawking the next season of a TV drama—which she basically is! "They were waiting for The Hills to be over to split. Now she doesn't have to pretend," said Bunney, not explaining why splitting on the old show would be "pretending" while splitting now would be "real." Bunney also says Spencer's reaction to Heidi's departure "will be a big aspect of our show." Gentlemanly of him to let his ex film his alleged heartbreak, isn't it? Then again, Spencer's producing the show!
Us' anonymous sources—like all the others discussing Heidi's "alone time"—are even less discreet. "Heidi and Spencer are laughing over [the gossip] and having a blast," says one. "This breakup is the latest part of Spencer's master plan," says another. But will a network sign on for their puppet show if the strings are already showing? Still, we'll be bummed if their drama—fake or not—doesn't make it on to TV. Crazy like a fox is still crazy!
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@ Your Library
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Monthly Archive for May, 2012
Mayor Castro and San Antonio Public Library kick off Summer Reading Program
At 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 29, at the Central Library, Mayor Julián Castro and Library officials will kick-off the San Antonio Public Library 2012 Summer Reading Program. This is the second year that the program is an SA2020 initiative. SA2020 is a community-wide effort, begun by Mayor Castro in 2010, to chart San Antonio's […] [Read More]
San Antonio Public Library partners with SAHA to assist with housing application effort
The San Antonio Public Library is pleased to announce that it has partnered with the San Antonio Housing Authority (SAHA) to provide use of its computers and internet access at all of its 26 locations to anyone wishing to submit a Section 8 housing application to SAHA from May 15 – June 1. This is […] [Read More]
Library Supporters Honored by Texas Library Association
The Texas Library Association (TLA) has recognized local businessman Dan Parman and Loyce Ince, Secretary of the Library Board of Trustees, as 2012 Benefactor Award recipients for their commitment to libraries in our community. We could not be more pleased that TLA considered their commitment and contributions to be worthy of this prestigious honor. The San Antonio […] [Read More]


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paid for new. sold me used. with mud.
HobbyKing*Cell-Log 8M
HobbyKing IMAX B6 copy
always a good deal at goldenmotor canada product was sent covered in mud with damage.
golden motor at 90v no shunt
its next to impossible to keep road spray out of the fan so i changed it to a more praticle solution. i isolated the ic's from the main heat zinc wasn't sure if i could ground out the tabs. better to be safe than sorry :)
small but for its size it still delivers 20watts a side with no heat. ill stain it cherry red to match the speakers :)
this fast vid just showing how it spins by hand. at slow speed it chugs.
changing out the cheap magnets, with a better make works great. but need to use a better glue to keep the magnets down. i will post vids of final tests over 60v :)