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Crystal Pyramid Discovered in the Bermuda Triangle
According to David, the child from Inua, the Bermuda Triangle anomalies were created by a massive s...
Some speculate the bizarre time anomalies, disappearances and weird phenomena can be explained by natural occurrences. Others are insistent that relics of an advanced, unknown culture left behind fantastic technology...great energy machines that literally warp space-time and open portals to other realities.
Now American and French explorers have made a monumental discovery: a partially translucent, crystal-like pyramid rising from the Caribbean seabed— its origin, age and purpose completely unknown." - (Source)
Recently American and French scientists as well as other countries that are conducting surveys in areas of the seabed of the Bermuda Triangle, claim to have found a pyramid standing upright on the seabed that has never been discovered. The length of the base of this pyramid reached 300 meters, 200 meters height, and distance from base to the tip of the pyramid is about 100 meters above the sea floor. Preliminary results show this structure to be made of glass or a glass-like (crystal?) material, as it is entirely smooth and partially translucent.
When talking about size, this newly re-discovered pyramid is larger in scale than the pyramids of ancient Egypt. On top of the pyramid there are two very large holes, sea water at high speed move through the second hole, and therefore the raging waves roll by forming a giant vortex that makes the waters around this cause a massive surge waves and mist on the sea surface. This new discovery makes scientists wonder if this is having an affect on passing boats and planes and could be the reason for all the mystery surrounding the area.
Built on Land - Lost During Last Pole Shift?
There are several Western scholars who argue that the pyramid on the seabed may have been initially made on the mainland, after which a devastating earthquake struck and changed the landscape completely. Other scientists argue that a few hundred years ago the waters of the Bermuda Triangle area may have as one of the cornerstone activities of the people of Atlantis, and Pyramids on the sea floor may be a supply warehouse for them. Perhaps it is related to the underwater race of humanoids discovered in Washington State in 2004 - the so called "aquatic ape" beings?
A more detailed study over time will give results that are difficult to imagine. Scientists have processed all of the data and concluded that the surface is perfectly smooth for it to look like glass or ice. The size of the pyramids are nearly three times the size of the pyramids of Cheops. This news was sensational, and was discussed at a conference in Florida and even reported to local Florida newspapers.. The journalists present in it, have a lot of pictures and high resolution computerized data, which show three-dimensional pyramids perfectly smooth, without being covered with a surface free of debris or algae or cracks.
There is also a suspicion that the Bermuda triangle and the area where this pyramid was supposedly located may be some sort of "holy grounds" that is being protected by the fabled Atlanteans - that whatever crosses over the location is considered an offering... Others hypothesize that the pyramid can attract and collect cosmic rays, from the so called "energy field" or "quantum vacuum" and that this may have been used as an Atlantean power plant (or whoever was around at the time).
With the mystery still surrounding the Egyptian pyramids and the fact that the pyramidal structures seems to be found in almost all ancient cultures - its going to be hard to tell for certain the origin of this structure or if it truly exists (we haven't been down there yet so...) but be sure to check back frequently as we at Apparently Apparel & BeforeItsNews.com try to bring you this kind of news BEFORE it makes it to the rest of the world. That's why we are here. That is our mission." -- Continue Reading.


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Social Media Marketing: Strategize and Diligently Implement Your Plan to Optimize Your Business Success
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As with most elements of Internet Marketing, the concept of social media marketing is widely misunderstood. Enhancing the performance of your business through social networking, online and off is a distinct possibility. However, it requires more than simply slapping a few social media website pages together and hoping for the best. It requires forethought. It requires education. It requires strategy. It requires a specified plan for implementation. In short, if you wish for your social media marketing to be effective, then you need to realize, that even though it is very enjoyable, it is still a very serious undertaking.
Give your business a human touch with social networking!
Every online entity wants clickthroughs. That is a given. But a clickthrough by itself holds no real value. What you want are clicks from customers who feel a personal attachment with your products, services and information presented. People need human connections. That is the very reason why social media is so hugely popular and widespread on the Internet. In fact, it is what is shaping all online trends more than anything else in existence.
Rules for effective social media marketing:
➢ Firstly, you need to understand that this is not a game. Major organizations including Coca-Cola,
Nike, Starbucks, Dow Jones, GM, GE and so many others dedicate an ever-increasing percentage of their marketing budgets to their social media efforts. They do not do this haphazardly.
➢ Identify the behaviors, desires and needs of your targeted audiences.
➢ Define specific objectives and desired outcomes for your social media marketing campaigns.
➢ Develop a comprehensive strategy including which tactics and technologies you will utilize.
➢ Have a preset plan in place for measuring the success of your efforts.
➢ Remain focused and stay on track.
➢ Consistently and effectively manage your available resources.
➢ Remain accountable for the success, or failure, of your campaigns. Learn from your mistakes.
Do not make the mistake of thinking that you can simply throw a FaceBook and Twitter site together and expect marketing miracles. Your business is not a game; it's a business! You need to bring your marketing efforts together with effective communication standards, customer-pleasing public relations and enjoyable socialization. You need to realize that even though search engine placement algorithms are constantly shifting, high-quality content and the creation of solid community relationships are still the most significant factors for success.
To realize your marketing goals and maximize effectiveness, you need to approach social media marketing with a mindset based in business success. Of course, you still need to enjoy yourself and make sure that your visitors enjoy themselves as well. Just don't forget what your focus is.

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The Latest on Loan Officer Ross Pickard
If you've been following the Cay Clubs' mess here on FlippingFrenzy.com, you're already familiar with a former JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) loan officer named Ross Pickard. According to a number of Cay Club investors, including Carisa and Craig Urban, unbeknownst to them, while working at Chase, Ross Pickard intentionally fudged their income and assets in order to get their Cay Clubs-related loans approved. As a result, according to the Urban's, as recently as April of this year, there was a task force looking into Mr. Pickard's practices, and it may only be a matter of time before he is possibly charged with a real estate or mortgage fraud-related crime.
Fast forward three months and we're just now learning that Ross Pickard is employed in a loan officer-related role at Wells Fargo. As near as we can tell (from phone calls to placed to Mr. Pickard's own office), Ross Pickard now works for Wells Fargo Private Client Services, which is located at 5625 Strand Blvd. in Naples, Florida.
We're not sure about anyone else, but we sure are surprised that Wells Fargo chose to engage Mr. Pickard when he stands to lose so much as a result of these alleged bad acts. Inflated incomes and assets–both by homeowners and loan officers–created a lot of our current mortgage mess in the first place, and if Mr. Pickard is doing the same under Wells Fargo's roof, they too may become caught up in something they just didn't bargain for when agreeing to work with the likes of Ross Pickard.


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I am so proud to be American!
I appreciate our history which is fairly young compared to other countries.
I admire those who fight for our freedom because freedom is not free. Happy Birthday to us!
"This nation will remain the land of the free
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- Alexander Prior Velesslavitsa Concerto for piano, two violins and cello The World's Greatest Musical Prodigies
- Zhang Xiao Ming; Michael Province; Simone Preston; Nathan Chan; Northern Sinfonia; Alexander Prior
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Composer, conductor and soloists on this recording are all under 17, the youngest, pianist Zhang Xiao Ming, a mere 10 years old. Alexander Prior was 16 when he travelled the world to find the most promising young players to perform a concerto he would write for them. Velesslatvitsa, a triumphant hymn to the Slav god of music, was the result, a thoroughly rewarding, accessible, tonal "concerto grosso" steeped in the Russian Romantic tradition and played with an assurance way beyond their years by Zhang, with violinists Simone Porter and Michael Province, 12 and 13, and cellist Nathan Chan, 15. Astonishing.


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Half an hour into my nearly-90-minute wait for a table—around the time that most of us consider either getting up to leave or having a full-body freakout—I remember thinking to myself: This is the best brunchtime holding pattern I've ever been in. The big glass of Summer Kolsch certainly helped, as did the newly enlarged and raised fireplace. But more than that, it was the overall feel of the restaurant, the attitude that seemed to define every interaction I had both with the staff and the other customers.
Too often, the waiting areas of our local bruncheries feel disconcertingly like being packed into a too-small elevator when it gets stuck between floors. The team behind Hawthornes realized this, and, when they did some remodeling of that fireplace this past autumn, they kept it in mind. So between the crackling of the logs and the living-room-comfy couches and chairs surrounding it—my daughter actually fell asleep for half an hour as we waited—they've made the time before you're seated less like the purgatory it too often feels like, and more like a pre-meal hangout that you actually want to stick around in.
However long you're on the list, it's worth the wait. The food here finds a delicate balance between the sort of morning comfort most of us require, and a kind of flavor-driven ambition that sets it apart.
French toast—really more of a thrice-cooked bread pudding—is a standout. Tucked inside the crisp edges is a dense-yet-light center that's silky with a bit of every sort of bread the kitchen uses here: brioche, challah, multigrain and more. It's hearty and elegant all at once, and calls out for a side of some sort of meat. (I'd go with the sausage, all snappy-cased and tender, over the thick-cut bacon, which could have been crispier.)
Other standards are just as carefully crafted, the waffles light and nutty, the omelets delicate, moist, and flavorful with ingredients that have actually been treated as integral parts of the whole as opposed to merely stuffing: Mushrooms and peppers had been sauteed, for example, as opposed to having been dumped in there raw. "All of our ingredients should hold up on their own," Chris Fetfatzes, who owns Hawthornes with Heather Annechiaricho, told me. They do.
The kitchen here also has the ability to lift standards into a whole new realm. A recent pancake special—there's a new one every week—saw the flapjacks bright with Meyer lemon's perfume and topped by a beautifully turned out blueberry compote, its own sweetness tempered by vanilla- and almond-scented cream cheese. Welsh rarebit, too often looked at as some sort of old-school throwaway, is here shown to be the brunchtime standard it should be: The toasted baguette absorbs whatever poison from the night before might still be swimming around in your gut, the eggs over-easy soothe, the cheesy beer sauce coats. If we all ate more of Hawthornes rarebit after a night out, this would be an infinitely kinder, gentler city to live in.
For the less hungover, there is the "crabby dick," a generous riff on crab Benedict, featuring a crab cake cosseted between the halves of a cloud-like brioche, crowned with eggs, and anointed with a softly spicy hollandaise. The panko crust of the crab breaks up the otherwise velvet texture of it all, and the entire construct, while a serious commitment, is worth the effort. Not that you need an excuse, but this particular dish really calls out for a beer from the massive selection in the bottle shop or the draught lines.
Hawthornes, then, has pulled off the difficult trick of making itself into a true standout brunch spot, no matter where in the city you live. The portions are generous, the beer excellent and the service exceptionally friendly and accommodating.
Later that night, as I was getting my daughter ready for bed, I still smelled the smoke from the fireplace in her hair. It was a lovely reminder of a brunch that surprised and charmed me on every level, and almost enough to make me feel bad about eating her leftover waffles and sausage for dinner after she was in bed for the night.
Almost. But not quite. Eight hours after brunch, they were still excellent.
Hawthornes Cafe
728 S. 11th St. 215.627.36012. hawthornescafe.com
Cuisine type: Deceptively
ambitious American.
Hours: Breakfast and lunch: Mon.–Fri., 9am–4pm. Dinner: Mon., 5–9pm, Tues.–Sat., 5–10pm. Weekend: Sat., 9am–4pm, Sun., 9am–3pm and lunch until 5pm.
Price range: $2.50-$15.
Atmosphere: Warm and welcoming; the newly prominent fireplace is phenomenal.
Food: Thoughtful and well-executed.
Service: Accommodating, helpful, and knowledgeable about the menu and beer.
Food Fest: Neighborhoods unite for discounted food and drink specials
At Bud and Marilyn's, welcome back to the new
Bon appetit, people: Taste of Philly returns
Dinner with Luke Palladino
Abe Fisher's Yehuda Sichel meshes old, new traditions
Experience new foods and flavors with fall tasting menus
Hungry for a change of pace? KQ's a great meating spot
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Best places to download FREE music (Royalty Free that is!)
If you've ever done an indie project chances are you've needed to use music at some point or another. The problem I've run into (and probably a lot of other people) is finding good places with good music you can use in your project without worrying about breaking any laws or ending up owing an artists thousands of dollars. So after many hours of searching online I've found a number of really great places to download music free online. So, on to the list
Free Music Archive
So the first place to download music online is free is music archive. This site brings in music from a variety of different sources and covers a pretty wide array of genres. Watch out though, not ALL the music is free to use, but I'm pretty sure you'll find something you like here. If not….
CC Mixter
Maybe your in need of a good remix? Well if you're looking for a good remix to download and use CC Mixter is the site for you to check. Again, not ALL the stuff here is totally free, but in my experience if you email the owner/creator of the song and explain to them what you're doing chances are they'll let you use the song as long as you give them credit. Excellent resource to have!
Maybe you're looking for sounds and effects instead of just music? We'll if sound effects are what you're looking for then this is the place to download sound effects! Freesound is pretty big database of sounds under the Creative Commons License. So they're more or less free to use (in certain non commercial applications). Again, if you're not sure you can use something, feel free to email them and just ask. Chances are you'll be safe to use whatever you find here without too much concern.
In a nuthshell AudioFarm is a collection of creative commons music created by people and groups all over the world. Just like a few other sites, it spans pretty musc any and every genre you know or could think of. FInding the perfect song for your work might be a bit of a hassle because I find it's not always as easy to navigate and filter through and find the good stuff. But you can find real gems on this site!
Sound Bible
Looking for more sound effects? Or maybe somewhere to find both sound effects AND Royalty Free music? Well sound bible is the place to find both. They've provided effects for projects for students, commercial projects and many non profit organizations. The site is well organized and just like any other quality audio site you can listen to tracks before you can download them. It even has a neat request a sound feature! Check out Sound Bible to see if you like it!
There are a ton of other places you can download music online, so just dig around and you're SURE to find something you like. But I'm pretty sure you'll find what you're looking for at one of the sites listed above!
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http://www.soundjig.com also offers truly free royalty free sound effects, music loops and drum kits for download
eclub.tv for electronic music and live radio. especially convenient on mobile devices
Thanks for the article. Very helpful. You may want to check out http://www.soundjig.com They have tons of free Music and Sound Effects
Maybe for inclusion you can try http://www.freesfx.co.uk/music – it's a growing resource and one that's using Creative Commons Licenses.


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Hot off the assembly line, the 55-inch Samsung ES9500 looks set to be the first OLED television to grace living rooms.
Time will tell if Samsung's 55-inch ES9500 OLED TV lives up to its picture quality promise, but it is definitely thin.
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Beautiful, ultrathin OLED TVs from Samsung and LG were the stars of CES this year. And though neither has made it to market yet, make no mistake: this is the next big step in TV technology.
The Consumer Electronics Show gives us a glimpse of the TV trends we'll see in the year to follow. Much like last year, the talk of the 2013 show in TVs will revolve around OLED and 4K.
A report by industry analyst DisplaySearch says both Korean TV makers won't be releasing their much-anticipated big-screen OLEDs this year.
Samsung has officially launched the ES9500 55-inch OLED TV at the annual IFA trade show in Berlin, Germany.
LG has remained vague on the local launch timing of its hotly anticipated next-gen TV.
CNET takes a step back to evaluate the crop of 2012 TVs as whole, revealing the year's first Editors' Choice and full ratings for every television reviewed so far.
Samsung has released details of its ES9500 OLED TV, which is expected to retail for $9,000 when it goes on sale in the second half of 2012.
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Family members said Rex and Madeline Lykins were married for about 15 years. Now Rex Lykins is dead and his wife, Madeline, is charged with his murder.
Those who knew Rex Lykins say it's surprising anyone would want to hurt him.
"If the man had any enemies, I don't know who it could have been because he was one of the humblest, one of the best men you'll ever meet," said Lykins' brother-in-law, Johnny Mann.
Even more surprising is the person police say shot and killed him - his wife, Madeline Lykins.
"They got to look at everybody. She was in the back washing and he was in the house," said Mann.
Kentucky State Police arrested Lykins shortly after noon today. Police took her to the Three Forks Regional Jail shortly after. They say she shot Rex Lykins multiple times at their home on Primrose Lane around 11:00 Friday night. Mann is Madeline Lykins' brother. He's not sure she pulled the trigger, but he says whoever did, family or not, needs to face justice.
"Never heard him have an ill word with my sister. It was 'Yes, Madeline...yes, honey,' No, never had an ill word with her," he said.
"We put it in God's hands. Whoever done it, I hope God lets it shine to catch the guy, the person who done it. He or she. That's all I got to say about this," said Mann.
WKYT put a request in to speak with Lykins at the jail to get her side of the story, but she declined. She is charged with murder (domestic violence) and tampering with physical evidence.
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HTC Vigor shows up in Verizon system as Rezound
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Verizon version of HTC Vigor to be called Rezound
The HTC Vigor smartphone has been spotted in Verizon's Device Management system with the Rezound name. Droid-Life sources allegedly confirm that the phone will be renamed as such, and the name was rumored when the handset first appeared in unofficial channels. The major specs are impressive and include a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, a 4.3-inch 720p touchscreen, and LTE-based 4G.
There should also be Beats by Dr. Dre branding on the handset, while Android 2.3.4 should be preloaded along with Sense 3.5. The rear will house an eight-megapixel camera, with the front getting a two-megapixel shooter. Bluetooth 3.0 is believed to be onboard, and the handset should get 1GB of RAM.
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Can you have a must-win game in mid-October? That is definitely the case today for Ithaca College.
If the Bombers (3-1 overall, 1-1 Empire 8) are to harbor any hopes for an NCAA Division III playoff berth, a victory today against conference rival Alfred (3-1, 1-0) is almost a necessity. Since the inception of the Empire 8 in 2002, the champion - which earns an automatic berth into the national tournament - has never had more than one conference loss.
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SHIPROCK — The New Mexico Public Education Commission will hold a community input hearing for a charter school applicant on Monday in Shiprock.
The commission will hold a hearing for the Dream Diné Charter School at 9 a.m. at the Shiprock chapter house on U.S. Highway 64.
During the meeting, the commission will listen to comments from the charter school applicants, representatives from the Central Consolidated School District and members of the community.
There will be a question and answer session at the end of the meeting.
The public can send comments in support of or against the proposed charter school by going to www.ped.state.nm.us/comments.


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2012 Memorable Moment: Chew #30
It's no secret that I am beyond fond of the comic book, Chew. I have enjoyed the series since it started.Every one of the 30 issues thus far have been good. There are not a lot of books you can say that about. John Layman and Rob Guillory know what they are doing, and their combined style is one for the comic hall of fame.
Chew is set to run for 60 issues, and issue #30 marked the half way point. Naturally, it was a big one. Chew #30 is a smorgasbord of memorable moments.
***Spoilers ahead***
Something that will be forever burned into my brain in the most affectionate way: Poyo in a tuxedo. The definition of "perfect" should be edited to feature a picture of this: Continue reading
Poyo v. The Stalk: Who Would Win?
It's been awhile since we have done a versus poll here at G3, so I am bringing it back with some Image Comics ferocity.
I have told you several times you should be reading Chew. Since you listen to every thing I say, you know exactly who Poyo is. If you don't know who Poyo is, first be very ashamed of yourself, then listen closely (or click here). Poyo is the fiercest government employed killer rooster you will ever know. He can slice throats with a single swipe of his claw and rip out beating hearts with his beak. Because Poyo has a flawless record of destruction and may be one of the most entertaining characters to splatter blood in comics, he is favored to win.
Our other contender hails from Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' SAGA. The Stalk is an intergalactic assassin with a reputation for getting the job done. Maybe it's her eight legs, the four different weapons in hand (foot?), or her barbed tongue with the velocity to impale flesh. No matter, facing her means you are as good as dead.
It's a fight to the death!
Stream of Comicsness – Week of 01.18.2012
Not So Wonderful
Holy crow. Who has been singing the praises of Wonder Woman louder than me? Since issue #1, I have been going on about Cliff Chiang's beautiful art, and how Brian Azzarello "gets" Diana. Maybe I was just blinded by the light (art). I stand by what I said about Chiang being damn near perfect on this book, but this month's issue was not drawn by Chiang. So, Azzarello had to do the heavy lifting with the story, and that just did not happen. There is plenty of Greek Mythology. There is another half-breed offspring of Zeus unexpectedly popping in on Diana, Poseidon shows up and Hera is still pissed off. Quelle suprise! Azzarello is a good writer, but this issue falls flat without Chiang's magic. Tony Akins is the fill in artist, and either DC chose him because he kind of sort of draws like Chiang, or he tried to draw like Chiang. Either way, it was not working for me. It wasn't bad, but I wasn't impressed. Akins draws a pretty mean sea monster splash page, but his Diana is all wonky in the face. The proportions seemed off with the other characters as well. Cliff Chiang is a tough act to follow. Continue reading
Stream of Comicsness – Week of 12.07.2011
This Week's Pull List
Chew #22, Action Comics #4, X-23 #18, and Chew Omnivore Edition Volume 2.
I didn't get around to reading X-23, I was too busy reading my Chew Omnivore edition.
Ya'll know I love this book. I am so glad it is going to 60 issues so I don't have to worry about this gem being cancelled (because you know the good ones often get canned). I get to sit back, and revel in the disgusting, hilarious, weird, awesome that is Chew. Layman and Guillory consistently deliver the goods, and this month is no exception. Layman, I love you for the Curious Case of the Black-Hearted Baristas and the Lethal Lattes, and Rob … you make necro-nomming funny every single time. Continue reading
G3 Gift Guide: Part V.
ANY day of the year will do for the following First World items my heart so desires. If you are interested in sponsoring a small piece of my geek happiness without anything in return besides a thank you, message me. I'm not kidding.
Ame-Comi Heroine Series: Wonder Woman
I should have bought it when it was first released. My comic shop even had one, and I STILL didn't buy it. Now, she's harder to find and way more expensive when you do. I'm not big into figurines (although I do have the Ame-Comi Black Canary), but this gem is an ode to one of my favorite moments in comics when Greg Rucka's Wondy so magnificently slays Medusa. I feel … like I need it. Continue reading
Friday Favorite: POYO
Hatched from the minds of The Mighty Layman and Rob Guillory, he is a chicken of few words. Well, no words, actually. He is a chicken. BUT! That doesn't stop him from being one of the greatest comic book characters of all time. Brought to you by CHEW and the letter K (for killer-chicken). On this fine Friday the 13th, I give you … POYO!
Integrity Fail
So I've been stewing on something for a few days now. At first I was all Benefit of the Doubt Girl, but the more I've thought about it, the more it bugs me. Of course, it is something I have zero control over and may not fully understand. Perhaps you can help me. Continue reading
Pull List Assessment – Part Two
E. inspired me to take a crack at my pull list …
These are the books I absolutely cannot live without. If I were broke and had to choose between lunch on Wednesday or these comics … I'd be a hungry fangirl.
Madame Xanadu – Often times, the art on the book is nothing shy of perfect. Amy Reeder does an amazing job. I'd also like to give mega-kudos to Shelly Bond over at Vertigo for this most recent arc, Extra-Sensory. Six books, six different female artists, all of them relatively new to the game with the exception of Reeder. What a wonderful way to shine some light on female comic art talent. Marley Zarcone and Chrissie Zullo are new favorites of mine because of it. But it has been the story all along that stole my heart. Matt Wagner's Nimue is one whom I will love forever. He's developed Madame Xanadu into a beautiful character of substance. I am truly sad that this book will be over in two issues. Continue reading
G3 Review: Chew Volume 1 – Taster's Choice
Chew Volume 1: Taster's Choice
Story: John Layman
Art: Rob Guillory
Image Comics
With all the recent shenanigans at DC, I was mad and stuff. So I'm all, "I'm gonna read more indie books!" Chew was on my list of alternative books, and one of the guys in the GP (my Geek Posse) happened to pick up the first trade up at lunch — just as I was heading to lunch. SCORE!
Tony Chu is a cibopath, someone who receives psychic impressions from what they eat. He can see the apple being sprayed with pesticides or the cow hanging in the slaughterhouse. The only thing that doesn't give him a vision is the beet (Click here for the significance of beets in other fiction). After an abrupt departure from the Philly PD following a botched chicken investigation and cannibalistic moment, Tony now works for the FDA. An alleged bird-flu pandemic has caused a ban on chicken, so the FDA pretty much runs shit in America. Since I'm an organic foodie with a penchant for conspiracy theories, that plot detail equals awesome. Continue reading


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The heyday of paying 100s of thousands of dollars for a top education may be over for people who have the drive to finish courses, but not the financial backing. Employers are caring less about where you went, and more about the actual skills you possess. Technology will play a key role in offering people around the world an opportunity to get an excellent education, all for just your time.
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A top-flight driver for seven decades, Len Duncan (July 25, 1911 – August 1, 1998) of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, could always be counted upon to drive with skill and daring. One of the most popular campaigners in winged and wingless Midgets, Duncan also devoted a good deal of his time to helping young drivers develop and no less than fellow EMPA Hall of Fame driver Mario Andretti has credited him with having a great influence on his career.
Known as "The Dean of Midget Racing," Duncan – who sported a pencil-thin moustache – began racing in 1928 on the West Coast and gravitated to the Midgets in the early 1930s when they became all the rage. But he was also a first-rate driver in late 1930s Big Car (Sprint Car) racing in the unique No. 73 Della Torre Thunderbird Hisso. In the 1954 Indianapolis 500 he started 26th in Ray Brady's cream, black and red No. 33 Offenhauser and was credited for finishing 31st when he dropped out after 101 laps with brake problems.
However, it was in the Mighty Midgets where Duncan was most successful and he raced not only on the nation's outdoor short tracks of dirt and asphalt configuration but also on the indoor circuits that were quite popular during the winter months in the late 1940s and 1950s at major arenas and armories throughout the East.
Duncan drove a variety of first-class Offy-powered Midgets such as Mike Caruso's black No. 3 and Jerry Willetts white and blue No. 31 "Sugar Blues." He also drove for fellow EMPA Hall of Fame members Ken Hickey (No. 19), Ken Brenn Sr. (No. 24) and Ed Darrell (No. 83). When he retired from driving in the 1980s he had more than 500 feature-race victories, including an impressive 58 in American Racing Driver's Club competition.
These victories, of course, also helped Duncan to win several Midget titles and in this regard he was the American Automobile Association's three-time (1953-1955) Eastern Midget Champion and he was the ARDC Champion eight times (1955, 1958-1959, 1961-1964 & 1967).
But of all of these things that Duncan was most proud of it was his assignment during World War II to be the personal driver for President Harry S. Truman when he made a trip to occupied Potsdam, Germany, in late July 1945 to meet with British Prime Ministers Winston Churchill and Clement Attlee, and Russian Communist Party General Secretary Joseph Stalin.
A Sergeant in the U.S. Army, Duncan was recruited for this duty as it was known that he was more than capable in handling the duties behind a steering wheel, which made great deal of sense to the American military and U.S. Secret Service should Truman need to be quickly taken to a safe location in the event of wartime difficulties during the Potsdam Conference.
Then, after the war, Duncan took up right where he left off as a race-car driver as he won the American Automobile Association's 100-mile Midget race in 1946 on the old one-mile dirt Trenton (N.J.) Fairgrounds track in Hickey's Ford V-8 60 "rail job."
Duncan is also remembered for being the subject of a famous accident photograph that was taken in 1972 at the old five-eighths-mile dirt Flemington (N.J.) Speedway.
While racing between the first and second turns, the 60-year-old driver's roll-cage-equipped No. 83 Darrell-owned Midget flipped wildly into the air. On the scene that day was fellow EMPA Hall of Famer Walt Chernokal whose photographs of Duncan high in flight were printed in "Area Auto Racing News" as well as in hundreds of newspapers throughout the United States and internationally, including in one of German's major magazines.
Len Duncan's full Midget career ended in 1982 in Hickey's No. 19 Offy. And his last years as a driver were spent with the American Three-Quarter Midget Racing Association that recognizes his overall accomplishments with its annual Len Duncan Memorial race.


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Forget Every 'Mad Men' Conspiracy Theory You've Ever Read
Mad Men is just two episodes away from wrapping up this half-season, which is flying by faster than Pete Campbell's hair recedes. Fortunately Mad Men is the type of television show that stays with viewers long after they see an episode or season—giving us time to think about the characters, the overarching story of America, and our personal reactions to the themes. After all, Don Draper is nothing if not a construct that helps us look at our culture in general, our parents in context, and our own development in relationship to both. That's why we don't leave him even though he's almost impossible to love.
Miles of recaps are written about Mad Men each episode, and I used to read them like it was my job. If Don is the ultimate carousel, taking us round and round back to the places we long to go, what is he telling us this season? Where will we end up? Part of the pleasure of the nuanced show has been reliving each episode in detail through the lenses of recappers.
But I've stopped. Something happened to me, a combination of being burnt out by complex Sharon Tate/Manson murder and D. B. Cooper theories coupled with the madness of True Detective recap theories. I'm watching television differently. No recaps needed.
I'm still puzzling through rich symbolism, exploring the point of the narratives and guessing about where the story is going. If we were to go out for a three-martini lunch, I'd adore hearing your ideas about Sally as Don's best and worst self.
I'd have a lot to say about Season 7 in particular, as the show is hitting us over the head with work. "Work" as a verb, and Work, capital W, as the monolith organizations, workplaces and establishments that define our days, careers and lifetimes. Don was forced out of his agency because of his alcoholism, but his workaholism is his primary addiction—always has been. He defines his self and his worth via his success, and his every other relationship occurs in the shadows of his work. Like a single-minded addict, he avoided every competing interest until he could work again, didn't let them take it away cold turkey, figured out ways to secretly feed information in and out via his secretary/dealer, and eventually wormed his way back in at the grunt level. Don threw a typewriter, and we've seen him lovingly roll paper onto a platen. The installation of the IBM computer threatens the creative soul of the agency and the mental health of at least one worker. The women of Mad Men are in flux and struggling with work, too. Peggy's life is stunted because of work; Betty's because of the lack of it.
This is not new, of course. Technology, changing workplaces, and the perils and joys of workaholism are the heart of Mad Men. The Draper-defining carousel pitch from Season 1 was a meditation on technology, nostalgia, and time traveling in a circle, with the wheel being a breakthrough technology itself. Don's primal memory of a Hershey's bar as ersatz maternal love was the reward for his shakedown work. The tension between creativity and the work required to bring it to life is played out at every level, from interpersonal to inter-agency to Individuals vs. Establishment.
But recaps don't do the work of really watching the show by taking it in. Taking the show away from text and into personal reflection lets Mad Men shine at its brightest.
Following the season's lead, I'm finding myself thinking a lot about my own relationship with work and with workaholism. Workaholism is such a culturally supported addiction, supported by technologies that put us on 24/7 call. How can one discern the difference between a healthy relationship with committed work, and with work levels that are unhealthy? How do creatives draw the line between dedication to their open-ended work and absorption by it? How do women, in particular, answer that omnipresent "balance" question, and find a relationship with work that nurtures development instead of stunting it?
Mad Men, I can count on you for the madness. But I'm watching the show now without following winding, conspiracy-laden recaps. If I miss a Kubrick tribute here or a bit of foreshadowing there, I'll have the joy of being surprised, and I'll have the pleasure of watching the season again. More importantly I'll see what I need to see right now, without being disappointed in a theory that didn't pan out.


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Nitro targets chemical and defense industry
Marc Sanchez
Nov 1, 2011 Okay, well, here's a new term to worry about: Nitro. That's the name being given to a hacking attempt being widely reported yesterday by Symantec....
Chinese investment in Europe could help tech companies
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Nov 3, 2011 Europe is depending on big help from China in its big bailout fund plan. China depends on Europe to buy its exports, but is that enough incentive to agree to the deal?
Mixed feelings about China's new river
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Oct 27, 2011 A man-made waterway will carry water 1,000 miles from the Yangtze river to Beijing. It'll help with China's urban water shortage problem, but at huge costs to communities and the environment.
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Oct 26, 2011 China is tightening its already-strict censorship policies. Microblogging and instant messaging are the latest forms of communication that the...
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Oct 19, 2011 Influential venture capitalist Mary Meeker has released her annual slideshow of internet trends. This always gets followed closely by the tech...
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Oct 17, 2011 China correspondent Rob Schmitz discusses why the Chinese believe that the economic crises in the West could harm their economy.
In China, online dating has a traditional twist
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Oct 13, 2011 Online dating sites in China are flourishing, with some sites reviving the use of traditional personal matchmakers.
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Remember the television word game, Password? I bet it has been a long time since you've thought about that one. I believe the way it worked was that people played in teams and one partner would give clues to try and help the other partner guess the word at hand.
I would watch that show every morning during summer vacation and marvel at the stupidity of the people giving and receiving the clues, always confident that, were I only given the opportunity of participating, I would display my marvelous word skills and win loads of money or refrigerators or whatever the prizes were back then.
Yes, the young do know everything. Such a pity they don't get out of the house and assume responsibility for their own upkeep while they do.
Now that I am older — and considerably less smart — I realize that I probably wouldn't have done very well at the televised version of the Password game, and the primary evidence that I would not have lies in the fact that I cannot even remember the passwords required to navigate the electronic minefield that is daily life in the 21st century.
When I was growing up in Porterdale the only passwords with which I was familiar were the ones on that television game show. Now I am inundated with them, and they all require a different combination of letters, numbers, caps, lower case and special figures — like exclamation points or dollar signs.
All day long, from wake up time until bedtime, I cannot function without remembering dozens of combinations of letters and numerals that are called passwords but are seldom words at all.
Every morning I wake up and stumble to the kitchen — to paraphrase Dolly Parton — to pour myself a "cup of ambition" and start my day. I turn the coffee pot on and head out the front door to get the newspaper, which I still read first thing every morning.
As soon as I open the door I have to run back to the kitchen because I have forgotten to disarm the alarm system. In Porterdale we didn't even have a key to our house. Now I have an alarm system that notifies would-be thieves, the police and the whole world if a door or window is disturbed. They call it progress.
Still groggy with sleep I stand at the keypad trying to remember just the right combination of letters in just the right order that will assure me that the entire neighborhood will not be awakened and that I will not receive a call from the system administrator wanting yet another password to assure that I am indeed the idiot who set off his own alarm system.
Most mornings it is about a 50-50 proposition that I will get it right.
Some days it is raining. On those days I often opt for the convenience of reading my newspaper online. Not, of course, until I can log on to my account — with the correct password.
Want to check your mail? Got to have a password. Want to watch a movie on Netflix? Got to have a password.
I have passwords for my bank account so I can make sure no one has stolen my identity. Actually, I sometimes wish they would because then, perhaps, they would have to accept some responsibility for all these bills I have accumulated.
I have a password for my email account and a password for my Paypal account and a password to buy something on Amazon or bid on something on E-Bay or to get scalped for tickets on Stubhub. I have passwords for services that I didn't even know I had and never use — but once in a blue moon, when I need access to those services, I'd better be able to figure out the upper case, lower case, number, special character sequence or I am dead meat.
I dropped my phone last week and shattered the face. I don't mean that I put a little crack across the face, I mean the whole thing was shattered. I had to take a trip to the iPhone store, which is something that really puts me out of my comfort zone. I haven't understood electronic communication since Randy Layson and I quit trying to talk to one another through soup cans connected by string.
Purchasing a new phone turned out to be a relatively painless experience, until it was time to transfer my data from my old phone to my new phone. You guessed it. Had to have a password.
I once knew the password for my phone — three years ago when I bought it. You wouldn't believe the number of sports legends, birthdays and significant key words I went through before stumbling across the combination that opened my phone.
Or maybe you would, because you have the same issues I have. Welcome to the modern world. Ain't life grand.
And I think it was Allen Ludden that hosted the old Password show, but am not certain. I knew you'd been trying to think of his name the entire column, just like I had. Now that I have remembered, I think I'll make him my next new password.
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Get a running start - literally - on your New Year's resolution Monday in Granville.
The village's annual "Running in the New Year" 5K race will kick off at 4 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, where free drinks will be provided after the race.
In past years, the race has drawn up to 200 participants. Proceeds go to Ride to Recovery for disabled veterans of the Afghan and Iraq wars.
Participants can register online at www.
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Did you know that a lot of Game of Thrones is filmed right here in Ireland? In fact, most of Westeros is dotted through locations in Northern Ireland, and now, there is Game of Thrones Tour to take you there!
We have teamed up with the Game of Thrones Tours for special offer on Dublin's Winterfell Day tour!
Your tour will include visit to Castle ward Estate which was film location of Winterfell, Robb's Camp in the Riverlands and the Twins. You can even try your hand at the archery and there are even Stark costumes available for hire! You will also see Cistercian Abbey and visit Tollymore Forrest park, which is location of numerous scenes in the series!
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Not to knock all those talented engineers, but few POS terminals (if any) come close to attaining the cool factor associated with Apple products, most notably the iPad. Months following the iPad's April 2010 release, iSuppli boosted its projections for 2010 sales from 7.1 to 12.9
million units—an astounding 84% share of the tablet market for the year.
It's a no-brainer that some of your retail, restaurant and other customers will want to use iPads as POS terminals, especially considering iPads are also pretty cheap, as far as PCs go.
Predictably, POS peripheral and software designers are seeking an early foothold in this budding market. POSLavu, Square, Vendi and SPRL Architektura, a Belgium-based SMB software company, are all working on products that take advantage of the iPad.
A 9-inch tablet is not your typical POS form factor. "I was skeptical at first, but what it does well, it does extremely well," says Alex Frost, president of Vendi, Los Angeles, which expected to release its first hosted POS product for the iPad on October 1. Vendi is spun off from Sunflower Technologies, which develops hosted flower shop software running on PC or Mac. Frost and his colleagues saw a good fit in the iPad for use at POS, as an electronic clipboard for deliveries, and for design stations that allow customers to create arrangements themselves.
UX Magazine compared iPad and iPhone as POS devices, and found the iPad not only superior in processor speed and application real estate, but in the new levels of interaction it invites between retailers or restaurants and their customers. When propped in a stand with a keyboard underneath, it's a classic POS set-up. But in its mobile form, held in the hands or laid on a table, customers are drawn into the app.
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When used with POS software designed with standard check stand models in mind, "the physical affordances and social invitation of the iPad can lead to awkward user experiences, especially for customers involved in mobile payment transactions," the magazine says. In one case it observed, the merchant swiped the customer's card but immediately stepped away from the iPad. "After a moment or two, the customer glanced down at the iPad and noticed that the transaction had paused on the screen asking for a tip. He looked around, hesitated, and then gingerly reached over and pressed the $1 tip button. He did the same on the next screen, where he entered an email address for a receipt, only stepping closer to use the iPad keyboard. Throughout this episode, his body language spoke of his social curiosity for the iPad mixed with the social taboo of entering the domain of the merchant."
The shared, social nature of the iPad opens up new possibilities in how staff and customers can interact. Belgium-based SPRL Architektura aims its iPad-based app at high-end restaurants in Europe, where the caché of the device complements the capabilities it delivers. "It's really nice looking and helps the waiter help the customer choose dishes and wine," using powerful search capabilities, and even displaying images of the choices on screen, says Alexandra Milo, marketing manager for BVBA Architektura, which has five customers on the application so far.
The bottom line is this: while no one is expecting a wholesale, overnight change to what we know as POS, the iPad, and the other streamlined tablets that follow, are disruptive to the classic POS paradigm. They challenge conventional thinking about the POS interactions and invite developers to discover exciting new ways to leverage tablet-based POS to help the customer feel more connected to the business-an imperative in the new loyalty-challenged, post-recession marketplace.


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UNC Asheville officials are in discussions they hope lead to the purchase of up to nearly 19 acres of the old Highland Hospital property for expansion of the campus.
The state budget approved by legislators last month includes $2 million for the university to acquire more land.
The tracts under consideration all are just south of the UNCA campus across Broadway Street and are owned by Highland Park LLC, said John Pierce, vice chancellor of finance and campus operations. ...


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The four-day third summer conference for the Special Education Project funded by the Bhutan Foundation and implemented by the Bhutan Youth Development Foundation and the Ministry of Education was held in Thimphu July 6-9 for the eight pilot schools under the project. The workshop was led by a resource team of three American education specialists who are also a part of the U.S. Advisory Committee for the project.
The focus of the workshop was to work with principals on issues related to leadership in special education and to work with Special Education Coordinating Officers (SENCOs) and teachers with leadership ability in the areas of assessment, specially designed instruction, and classroom strategies for students with mild to moderate abilities. The modules of the third workshop were developed based on the recommendations from evaluations of the past two workshops.
The opening of the workshop was attended by the Minister of Education, Lyonpo Thakur S. Powdyel, Secretary of Education Aum Sangay Zam and other senior officials who commended the program and the stakeholders involved in supporting educational opportunities for all children.
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Where should I go next fall? / Re: Chances at U Chicago« on: February 17, 2009, 02:38:16 PM »
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West Chester University is pleased to be hosting the Fall Volunteer Fair on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 from 11:00am - 2:00pm in the Sykes Student Union Ballrooms. Students, faculty, and staff will have the opportunity to meet staff from local non-profit agencies and explore local service opportunities.
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Many of the agencies will also have information about internships. Don't miss out!
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Centralia dashes Lakeside's hopes for repeat title
August 3, 2010
Lakeside Recovery survived thunder and lightning, but the Senior team just didn't have enough electricity to energize its way to another AAA American Legion state championship.
The Centralia Lizards ended Lakeside Recovery's hopes of a second-straight title July 29 by winning 10-6 in a loser-out game at Selah.
Lakeside Recovery, which ended the season with a 22-20 mark, also lost its opener July 28 to the Spokane Bandits 8-6.
"We were playing well going into the tournament. I felt good about our chances," Lakeside Recovery coach Rob Reese said. Read more
Lakeside returns to state tourney as favorite
July 27, 2010
Lakeside Recovery coach Rob Reese has his senior American Legion baseball team rolling again and at just the right time.
Despite a dubious beginning, Lakeside Recovery is headed to the AAA state tournament with hope of defending its championship.
Lakeside Recovery baseball team reaches state tournament
July 26, 2010
NEW — 3:40 p.m. July 26, 2010
The Lakeside Recovery Senior American Legion baseball team is headed for the AAA state tournament again.
The defending state champions earned a berth in the tournament Sunday by beating the Kennewick Bandits 10-7 in a sub-regional game at Bellevue's Bannerwood Park.
Record-wise, Lakeside Recovery enters the state tournament with a modest 22-18 mark.
Lakeside Recovery won two contests at the sub-regional.
In the opening round July 24, Lakeside Recovery defeated the Spokane Cannons 6-5. Issaquah High School graduate Shane Yarnell provided Lakeside Recovery with clutch relief pitching. He blanked the Cannons over the three final innings to protect a one-run lead. Mikey Smith, of Skyline, had three hits and drove in two runs to lead Lakeside Recovery. Issaquah graduate Spencer Rogers also had two hits and drove in a run.
Lakeside engineers comeback to remain unbeaten in tourney
July 13, 2010
By the end of the top of the first inning July 8, the Lakeside Recovery baseball club already had an uphill battle. The Twin City Titans had scored four runs on five hits off starting pitcher Shane Yarnell, including an RBI double and RBI triple.
But thanks to shaky pitching from Mike Dunford and a couple of clutch hits from the middle of the lineup, Lakeside tied at 4-4 to end the first in its second game of the Brandy Pugh Memorial Tournament at Bannerwood Park in Bellevue.
Lakeside improved to 2-0 in the tournament after beating the Titans 7-5 in the 90-plus degree late-afternoon heat.
"It was a great win," said head coach Rob Reese. "The key was, we didn't stay behind."
At first, Yarnell struggled to reign in the Twin City bats and Lakeside fielders bobbled three easy grounders. Yarnell gave up one more run in the second, but by the third inning, he hit his stride. Lakeside's fielding also bounced back.
"After the first two, I started mixing it up a lot more," Yarnell said.
Yarnell gave up just one earned run and struck out four Twin City batters. He retired 10 straight batters to end the game, too. His changeup was the most effective, he said. He forced a mix of pop-ups and grounders, but all routine outs.
"It's cool once you get on a roll," he said. "I felt like I couldn't miss the zone." Read more
Lakeside baseball tops Titans
July 9, 2010
NEW — 11:10 a.m. July 9, 2010
Shane Yarnell and Spencer Rogers, who were standouts for Issaquah High School's baseball team this spring, came through for Lakeside Recovery on Thursday, when they led the Senior American Legion squad to a 7-5 victory against the Twin City Titans in the Brandy Pugh Memorial Tournament at Bellevue's Bannerwood Park.
Yarnell recovered from a tough first inning when he surrendered four runs to pitch a complete game. He struck out four batters.
Rogers drove in two runs for Lakeside Recovery. Kyle Goemmer, of Newport, also had two hits for Lakeside Recovery.
Lakeside Recovery wins pair of tuneup matches
July 6, 2010
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Skyline High School's Mike Smith was a key player for Lakeside Recovery in its two victories. He went 8-for-14 in the tournament, raising his season batting average to 3.67.
Smith had two hits and drove in four runs July 1, when Lakeside Recovery topped Mudville, 9-5. Reid Dilley and Kyle Goemmer, both from Newport, each had two hits for Lakeside Recovery. Issaquah High School graduate Shane Yarnell was the winning pitcher. Skyline grad Adrian Sampson worked the final two innings to earn the save.
Smith had three hits and drove in three runs July 3, when Lakeside Recovery topped Capital City 10-8. Issaquah graduate Spencer Rogers had three hits and knocked in two runs. Dan Spray, of Newport, had two hits and drove in a run for Lakeside Recovery. Brandon Mahovlich, of Issaquah, was the winning pitcher.
In its June 30 opener, Lakeside Recovery lost to the Vancouver Cardinals 11-4. Dan Altchech had two hits and drove in two runs. Spencer Rogers had two hits, and Smith smashed a home run.
In other games, Lakeside Recovery lost to Baden Baseball 11-0 and to the Spokane Dodgers 9-3. Smith had two hits in the game against Baden, and Dilley ripped a three-run home run in the loss to the Dodgers.
Lakeside Recovery is the host team for the Brandy Pugh Tournament, which showcases some of the state's top Legion and select teams. Lakeside Recovery begins play at 8 p.m. July 7 against rival Honda of Bellevue at Bannerwood Park in Bellevue. Read more
Issaquah runners rock Seattle marathon
June 29, 2010
NEW — 11:05 a.m. June 29, 2010
Kim Harding, an Issaquah High School graduate, had not been running competitively in recent years until last November. So, the 22-year-old surprised herself and her family at the Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon on June 26 by placing second in the women's division.
Harding finished the race in 2:56:43. She finished 27th overall in the pack of men and women runners. In November, she placed 13th at the Seattle Marathon.
Sopagna Eap, a past Olympic Trials participant, took first in the women's division in 2:43.05. Eap was a former NCAA Division II All-America at the University of California, Davis.
Nick Roumonada, an Issaquah and University of Washington graduate who now lives in New York City, competed in the half-marathon. The 31-year-old Roumonada, who runs with a high-tech, carbon-fiber prosthetic on his left leg, finished in 1:38:38. It was his 10th half-marathon this year.
Crest tops Crown in KingCo 4A baseball feeder all-star game
June 8, 2010
Home runs ignite offensive rumble
The KingCo 4A Crest division all stars beat out the KingCo 4A Crown division all stars 13-7 in the conference feeder game June 3 at Woodinville High School.
Lakeside eyes repeat as state champs
June 8, 2010
Many people get tired of watching reruns during the summer. Rob Reese, however, wouldn't mind viewing another rerun of the Lakeside Recovery Senior American Legion baseball team's summer of 2009.
Lakeside Recovery finished 2009 as the hottest AAA legion team in the state. The club won the state championship by beating teams that were highly regarded.
Lakeside Recovery advanced to the Pacific Northwest regionals, where it finished second despite missing some key players. All in all, it was a banner season for Lakeside Recovery, one of the oldest Senior legion programs in the state.
"We got hot at just the right time and we're swinging the bats well going into the state tournament. Hopefully, we'll have another pretty good year," said Reese, who during the school year is Issaquah High School's head baseball coach.
Reese said he believes Lakeside Recovery has the potential to repeat its state championship. The club has a strong outfield and pitching staff.
The outfield features Issaquah High's Spencer Rogers and Mike Paulson, Skyline's Sean Penberthy and Newport's Victor King.
Rogers comes off an outstanding senior season at Issaquah. He led the 4A KingCo Conference in hitting and was selected as the league's Player of the Year. He also had a spectacular 2009 legion season, earning the state tournament's MVP award.
"He is one of the best players in the state," Reese said of Rogers, who will play for the University of Washington next year.
Paulson had a strong season for Issaquah, hitting .414.
"All our outfielders have good arms and swing the bats well. Our outfield is one of the strongest areas on our team," Reese said. Read more
Spencer Rogers uses all five tools to earn player of the year
June 1, 2010
Issaquah High School baseball coach Rob Reese couldn't have asked more from Spencer Rogers this spring.
Rogers, a senior, capped his high school career in a spectacular fashion. He led the 4A KingCo Conference in hitting with a .494 average and topped the league in runs scored with 32. He played flawless defense in center field.
On the mound, Rogers ranked among the league's top pitchers in wins (five), earned run average (1.92) and strikeouts (49). He was also used as closer, racking up two saves.
In a league that had many outstanding players, Rogers was the guy KingCo coaches tabbed as the Player of the Year.
"I think the award was well-deserved," Reese said. "Offensively, he just had a great year. He can hit to all fields. He runs the bases well. Defensively, he is one of the best center fielders in the state. As a pitcher, he is just a fierce competitor."
As a hitter and outfielder, Rogers draws comparisons to former Issaquah standout Colin Curtis, who starred at Arizona State University before embarking on a pro career in the New York Yankees' organization.
Rogers, who signed a national letter of intent with the University of Washington, will likely play in the outfield for the Huskies.
"They are going to get a good one," Reese said. "We've had some outstanding players over the years and Spencer certainly ranks among the best we've had."
In addition to Rogers, Issaquah had another player selected to the 4A KingCo first team — pitcher/designated hitter Shane Yarnell Read more


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For the first time in his career, Dalton endured three straight games with a passer rating under 63, but he takes off for the bye week comfortable with the position of his game and the team.Share Tweet
Howard's No. 53 hanging with Bengals in another stretch runbengals.com Nov 19, 2013The Bengals broke for their bye week Tuesday afternoon with the late Thomas Howard heavy on their minds.Share Tweet
Cleveland Browns barely made it home on shaky flight Sunday after brutal loss to Bengalsyahoo.com Nov 19, 2013A flight from Cincinnati to Cleveland checks in at around 39 minutes, according to TravelMath.com. But for the Cleveland Browns, it was if Sunday's miserable loss to the Cincinnati Bengals extended into a painful overtime session on their charter flight…Share Tweet
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The Ten Commandments Reviewed
1And Moses called all Israel, and said to them: "Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your hearing today, that you may learn them and be careful to observe them. 2#Ex. 19:5Deut. 4:23Mal. 4:4The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. 3The Lord #Jer. 31:32Matt. 13:17Heb. 8:9did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with us, those who are here today, all of us who are alive. 4#Ex. 19:9The Lord talked with you face to face on the mountain from the midst of the fire. 5#Ex. 20:21Gal. 3:19I stood between the Lord and you at that time, to declare to you the word of the Lord; for #Ex. 19:16you were afraid because of the fire, and you did not go up the mountain. He said:
6#Ex. 20:2–17Lev. 26:1Deut. 6:4Ps. 81:10'I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
7#Ex. 20:23Ex 23:13Hos. 13:4'You shall have no other gods before Me.
8#Ex. 20:4'You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 9you shall not #Ex. 34:714–16Num. 14:18Deut. 7:10bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,10#Num. 14:18Deut. 7:9Jer. 32:18Dan. 9:4but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
11#Ex. 20:7Lev. 19:12Deut. 6:13De 10:20Matt. 5:33'You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
12#Ex. 20:8Ezek. 20:12Mark 2:27'Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you.13#Ex. 23:12Ex 35:2Six days you shall labor and do all your work,14but the seventh day is the #(Gen. 2:2)Ex. 16:29(Heb. 4:4)Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you.15#Deut. 15:15And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there #Deut. 4:3437by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.
16#Ex. 20:12Lev. 19:3Matt. 15:4Eph. 6:23Col. 3:20'Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, #Deut. 6:2that your days may be long, and that it may be well with #Deut. 4:40you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
17#Ex. 20:13Matt. 5:21'You shall not murder.
18#Ex. 20:14Mark 10:19Luke 18:20(Rom. 13:9)James 2:11'You shall not commit adultery.
19#Ex. 20:15Lev. 19:11(Rom. 13:9)'You shall not steal.
20#Ex. 20:16Ex 23:1Matt. 19:18'You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
21#Ex. 20:17(Rom. 7:7Ex 13:9)'You shall not covet your neighbor's wife; and you shall not desire your neighbor's house, his field, his male servant, his female servant, his ox, his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's.'
22"These words the Lord spoke to all your assembly, in the mountain from the midst of the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness, with a loud voice; and He added no more. And #Ex. 24:12Ex 31:18Deut. 4:13He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.
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23#Ex. 20:1819"So it was, when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, that you came near to me, all the heads of your tribes and your elders. 24And you said: 'Surely the Lord our God has shown us His glory and His greatness, and #Ex. 19:19we have heard His voice from the midst of the fire. We have seen this day that God speaks with man; yet he #Deut. 4:33Judg. 13:22still lives. 25Now therefore, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us; #Ex. 20:1819Deut. 18:16if we hear the voice of the Lord our God anymore, then we shall die. 26#Deut. 4:33For who is there of all flesh who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived? 27You go near and hear all that the Lord our God may say, and #Ex. 20:19Heb. 12:19tell us all that the Lord our God says to you, and we will hear and do it.'
28"Then the Lord heard the voice of your words when you spoke to me, and the Lord said to me: 'I have heard the voice of the words of this people which they have spoken to you. #Deut. 18:17They are right in all that they have spoken. 29#Deut. 32:29Ps. 81:13Is. 48:18Oh, that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me and #Deut. 11:1always keep all My commandments, #Deut. 4:40that it might be well with them and with their children forever! 30Go and say to them, "Return to your tents." 31But as for you, stand here by Me, #(Gal. 3:19)and I will speak to you all the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments which you shall teach them, that they may observe them in the land which I am giving them to possess.'
32"Therefore you shall be careful to do as the Lord your God has commanded you; #Deut. 17:20De 28:14Josh. 1:7Jos 23:6Prov. 4:27you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. 33You shall walk in #Deut. 10:12Ps. 119:3Jer. 7:23Luke 1:6all the ways which the Lord your God has commanded you, that you may live #Deut. 4:40Eph. 6:3and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess.
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Schools foundation plans surprises for fundraiser luncheon
April 30, 2013
By Peter Clark
With an eye on arts funding and book rooms, the Issaquah Schools Foundation is preparing to host its annual Nourish Every Mind luncheon on May 9.
Development Director Lynn Juniel was eager to share information about the upcoming event, but did not want to show every card in the foundation's hand. One tidbit she happily shared was the name of the host. After filling in at the last minute in 2012, KIRO news anchor Dave Ross will return as the master of ceremonies.
"He's a great guy," Juniel said. "He cares a lot about the arts and it's great to have that connection with him."
He will not carry the hosting duties alone, however. Juniel said that he will share the stage with Issaquah High School sophomore Alaya Carr. Juniel praised Carr's enthusiasm for arts funding, citing her performing background with Village Theatre.
The foundation is looking to create a $100,000 rotating fine arts fund, which would support everything from the purchase of new instruments to art supplies.
"Each year, a different area will have it to spend," Juniel said. "The amount that we have to spend is all depending on the money we raise."
Issaquah School District spokeswoman Sara Niegowski pointed to the multiple ways in which the Issaquah Schools Foundation has helped the district. In addition to arts funding, she said money raised from the foundation's luncheon would help fund book rooms that elementary schools are trying to establish for students.
"These are specific research-based books that are specifically tailored to be of interest to students to improve literacy," she said. "A lot of elementary schools are trying to build book rooms to help students."
From yearly teacher grants to larger projects, like the Tiger Mountain Community High School teen center, Niegowski said that the foundation has consistently been a boon to the schools.
"People just care so much about the schools and that gave birth to the foundation," she said. "They allow us to expand our services and to help all kids, from stragglers to the very advanced, get the most out of their school experience."
Washington schools found themselves in a perilous position, according to Juniel. It is the 43rd state in the nation for school funding, and the Issaquah School District is 266 out of the state's 295. Despite the placement, she said the district continues to offer advanced, comprehensive electives like computer science, Web design and finance.
"These are programs that we really can't do without outside support," Juniel said.
As the foundation prepares for the luncheon, its biggest fundraiser of the year, part of the festivities are already under way. One of the bigger changes made this year is placing the silent auction online. Juniel said it was a matter of capacity.
"The event has grown so tremendously that we need the space," she said. "Last year, we had over 1,000 attendees and this year, we expect to have between 110 and 115 tables."
The auction went live online on the morning of April 26 and Juniel said she was pleased to see that it has already been very active.
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Offering American Bistro Cuisine, Busy Bee Cafe serves good food at affordable prices. / Kathy McLaughlin/Poughkeepsie Journal
Busy Bee Cafe
***1/2 (Good-to-very good)
138 South Ave., Poughkeepsie; 845-452-6800; New American Bistro Cuisine. Lunch: Tuesday-Friday, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; dinner, Wednesday-Saturday, seating starting 5 p.m.; closed Sunday-Monday; menus change seasonally; reservations recommended on weekends; Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover accepted; kitchen will customize vegetarian dishes for customers; catering available; not handicapped accessible.
Price range: Lunch, $7-$15; dinner, $12-$24; no children's menu, but special accommodations can be made.
Directions: In Poughkeepsie, located near Vassar hospital. From Route 9 north, exit on Rinaldi/Columbia street and drive east on Columbia. Turn right on Jefferson (Jefferson becomes Lincoln). Turn left on Dean and right again on South Avenue. Busy Bee is on the right side of the road just passed the Good Dog Pub, catty-corner across from the Rite Aid.
Ratings Breakdown
Food ****
Ambience ***
Service ***
Value ****
With a homey name like "Busy Bee," mental images might conjure a deli or family-style restaurant, but this little 12-table restaurant aspires to more than its simple street-front facade suggests.
The interior is almost as understated as the storefront. Gone is the deli counter that divided up the dining area, which allows for a more expansive seating arrangement of white-clothed tables without losing its coziness. The muted toned walls displayed an occasional print or piece of artwork and soft music floated about.
Owner greets customers
A dark, heavy desk sits facing the dining room, just inside the front door. From here, owner Debbie DiDomenico watches and works, much like a queen bee, making sure her guests have what they need and greeting everyone as they arrive.
After finally making a decision (everything sounded so appealing), we perused the wine list, which was representative of wines from around the world and offered an affordable price range. There were also wines by the glass, with three red, three white and one sparkling available. But our evening's lineup sounded hearty and we needed a wine that would stand up to it without being overshadowed. We decided on the La Braccesca, Vino Noble, Rosso di Montepulciano, 2003, Tuscany ($37). We were not disappointed. This deep ruby wine from the heart of Tuscany continued to open, mellow and develop more of its characteristic earthy flavors as the night progressed.
While waiting, an aromatic basket of grilled breads was set for our enjoyment. Garlic, fruity olive oil and parmesan cheese were ambrosial and satisfying in a rudimentary finger-licking way.
Our appetizer course consisted of Filet Mignon Satay ($10) and Portobello Mushroom Steak Fries ($8). The satay was skewers of filet, seared to perfection with a pink blush in the center. Under the tripod of skewers was a fresh, crisp mixed salad that featured fine slivers of peppers, carrots and chiffonades of baby bok choy. Accompanying this dish was a coconut chili sauce that was sweet when first tasted, finished with a subtle hint of heat at the back of the throat and brought out the richness of the buttery beef. The steak fries were crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside - dipping them in the garlic aioli or balsamic syrup brought out the sweet mineral tastes of this dish.
Beets roasted for salad
Before our entrees, we shared a Beet and Goat Cheese Salad ($9) that was served on a bed of mesclun greens. This salad was garnished with small portions of roasted red beets and salty, sweet cheese along with slivers of red onion, spicy pecans and a hearty drizzle of balsamic vinaigrette.
The Pork Tenderloin with Celery root and Apple Puree ($19) was an intriguing study of flavor profiles. The generous cuts of tenderloin were served atop a puree that was both subtly sweet and savory at the same time. When the pork was dressed with the cranberry mustard on the plate, we were again entertained with the combinations of sweet and savory in the same bite. The veggie on this dish was Brussels sprouts that were mantled in a smoked bacon that satisfied in a very hearty manner.
It is proposed the stomach is satisfied first through the eyes. The Grilled Filet Mignon ($27) satisfied on all levels by displaying the same perfect sear and pink blush of the satay. A house-made spinach crepe, filled with creamy spinach and Swiss cheese, was a pleasing grassy green and topped like a cherry with two fresh tomato petals. Again, this was a combination of flavors that gave pause and wonder - the tartness of the tomato contrasted the salty and slightly metallic flavors of the cheese and spinach - against the primal flavors of the beef made it evident that a lot of thought was put into the combinations of flavor and texture on this plate.
Having never heard of the combination of tart and brulee describing the same dessert, we decided to try the Lemon Raspberry Tart Brulee ($7). Upon learning the kitchen's torch was not working, therefore making a brulee impossible to deliver, we decided to try the dessert anyway. The caramelized brule crust would have added sweetness with the tartness of the lemon and a crisp textural contrast to the creaminess of the filling, but this dessert was so spectacular with its raspberry drizzle that it still makes me dream of summer breezes in a Sardinian lemon grove.
Service took a while to get up to speed. Our server seemed hesitant at first and wasn't familiar enough with the menu to make suggestions, but as the evening progressed attention to detail and timeliness of courses improved with the communal efforts of staff.
The air conditioners decided not to work on this particular evening - one of the warmest of October evenings - and it was worse than uncomfortable. Everyone was apologetic and gracious. For the most part, the crowd seemed unaffected by the heat or the fact many had to drive around in circles looking for off-street parking. We learned later that parking is available at the Good Dog Pub across the street, but not until after being one of the guests who drove around and around.
Maybe everyone was happy to be one of the few that know where to find this hidden little gem.
The Poughkeepsie Journal pays for the meals that are the subjects of restaurant reviews and reviewers do not identify themselves prior to the end of the meal. Theresa J. Marquez, newsroom administrative assistant for the Poughkeepsie Journal, graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 2005 with high honors. She has worked for Cooking Light magazine and is a local personal chef.


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Archive for Thursday, November 20, 2008
Enjoy it while price of gasoline stays low
November 20, 2008
The malaise gripping the global economy has, for now, had one welcome side effect: gasoline prices that are less than half of what they were four months ago.
AAA of Kansas reports regular unleaded gasoline in the Kansas City, Kan., metro area averaged $1.763 per gallon on Tuesday, compared to an all-time high of $4.14 on July 17.
Now, we're not about to sing "Happy Days are Here Again" — we're still stinging from the hit our 401(k)s took a month ago — but isn't it nice to be filling up the gasoline tank for less than $2 a gallon?
The low prices won't last forever, so fill up the vehicles and take an extended ride. It just might take your mind off of other money matters.
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The final stage of the Amgen Tour of California will start in San Francisco and end with two laps around downtown Santa Rosa, a route that will take riders through some of the most beautiful scenery the North Coast has to offer.
Although not the most challenging stage, the beauty of the Pacific Coast Highway, the likelihood of a sprint finish and the fact it will be the last chance for riders and teams to get TV coverage should make it a fitting finale.
"When you have a medium-category day, it means all 120-odd riders will be racing," said Glen Mitchell, manager of the Santa Rosa-based Bissell Pro Cycling Team, which has participated in the tour since 2007.
The route of the eight-day Tour of California, starting for the first time in Southern California and working north to end in Santa Rosa, was announced Tuesday.
The race begins May 12 with a stage within Escondido and follows with stages from Murrieta to Greater Palm Springs, Palmdale to Santa Clarita, Santa Clarita to Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara to Avila Beach, a San Jose time trial and then a stage that starts in Livermore and has a mountaintop finish on Mount Diablo.


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Sabrina Bonnette, communications specialist for the Ozark Chamber of Commerce and a retired Navy chief petty officer, from left, stands with Lt. Jon Barry, state director of the Show-Me Heroes Program; Alan Smith, Missouri Career Center veterans representative, and Dori Grinder, director of the Ozark chamber.
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The Ozark Chamber of Commerce is one of seven Springfield-area businesses to receive the Flag of Freedom Award as part of the Missouri Show-Me Heroes program.
The chamber of commerce hired retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Sabrina Bonnette to serve as its communication specialist this year.
Show-Me Heroes, established by Gov. Jay Nixon in January 2010, is designed to connect military veterans with job opportunities when they return home from service. ...


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Nokia's iPhone rival shows in press shot
updated 10:20 am EDT, Wed September 24, 2008
Nokia 5800 Press Shot Leak
Nokia's first true touchscreen phone has been spotted today in a leak of an official press image for the device. The image matches earlier but much less distinct images and shows a significantly different interface for the Symbian operating system's music player with onscreen music controls and larger album art. Other interface changes are known to be coming and include an iPhone-like photo browser with swipe and rotate features as well as as a new control panel.
The phone has repeatedly had its specifications leak to the public and is positioned more as a high-end media phone than smartphone but with feature advantages over the iPhone and RIM's upcoming BlackBerry Storm, including a 640x360 3.2-inch screen, a 3.2-megapixel camera with flash and video capture, and removable microSDHC storage. GPS and Wi-Fi are also known to be present along with support for US calling, though the initial phone version follows Nokia's typical practice of supporting only European and some Asian 3G data with an initial phone model.
A launch is rumored for the 5800, nicknamed the "Tube," on October 2nd at a Nokia special event with actual shipment during the fall. The company has already confirmed similar plans for an event to formalize its Comes With Music strategy but hasn't provided clues as to whether it would tie the unlimited music service to the 5800. [via Unwired View]