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17 Most Epic Fireworks Shows Across America Red, white and BOOM! Tweet Ready to celebrate the 4th of July? Keep clicking to check out how cities across the country light up the sky!
Disney Concert in the Sky in Orlando, FL
The Disney World fireworks are surely a sight to see! Here's a view from Main Street, U.S.A. in Magic Kingdom.
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 Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration in New York City, NY
This 25 minute show wows onlookers with over 40,000 choreographed fireworks shot from several barges on the Hudson River.

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 The Macy's fourth of July fireworks show looking over the East River on July 4, 2014 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The fireworks show returned to the East River for the first time since 2008.
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 Another view of the Macy's fireworks!
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 'Let Freedom Sing' 4th of July celebration in Nashville, TN
The fireworks display in downtown Nashville features a 27-minute display including a soundtrack performed live by the Grammy-winning Nashville Symphony Orchestra.

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 Americafest at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, CA
Americafest features the largest fireworks show in Southern California.

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 Kaboom Town in Addison, TX
The 30-year-old 4th of July tradition wows over half a million onlookers with a spectacular 30-minute show.
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 Seafair Summer Fourth in Seattle, WA
The iconic event is held at Gas Works Park overlooking Lake Union and the Seattle skyline. Before the 20-minute fireworks display kicks off skydivers can be seen in the sky right before twilight!

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 Charlotte's 4th of July in Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, North Carolina's 20-minute fireworks display takes place in Memorial Stadium to a crowd of over 300,000.

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 An aerial view of downtown Raleigh as fireworks light up the sky on July 4, 2014 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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 San Francisco Waterfront Celebration in San Francisco, CA
For over 40 years fireworks have been enjoyed over the San Francisco Bay. The 10,000+ fireworks are shot off from the Municipal Pier at Aquatic Park.

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 Lights On The Lake in Lake Tahoe, Utah
Lake Tahoe puts on a 23-minute show during which they shoot off over 5,000 fireworks.

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 Atlantic City Fourth of July Fireworks in Atlantic City, NJ
Over 250,000 people make their way to New Jersey's Independence Day celebration in Atlantic City. The impressive show takes two barges and a marina platform to pull off.

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 Denver Independence Eve in Denver, CO
The Mile High City kicks off their celebration early, on July 3rd with by shooting off fireworks from Civic Center Park. The festivites include a performance by the Colorado Symphony Orchestra.

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 A Capitol Fourth in Washington, D.C.
Is there a better way to celebrate America's independence than with fireworks lighting up the sky over the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, and the U.S. Capitol?

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 Can't get enough of Washington!
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 Welcome America Philadelphia in Philadelphia, PA
This annual fireworks show takes place over the Philadelphia Museum of the Art. The show in the sky takes place after a show on the stage with amazing performances by some of your favorite artists!

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 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular in Boston, MA
Over half a million spectators will make their way to catch a glimpse of the 10,000 fireworks being set off from seven barges in the middle of the Charles River. The show takes place after a performance by the Boston Pops in the Hatch Shell.

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 Go 4th on the River in New Orleans, Louisiana
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A local contemporary artist is spreading her creativity and her passion for art with the community.
Heather Parker tells NewsChannel 7's Nicole Morten after traveling cross-country, sharing her artwork, she and her husband literally ran out of gas right here in Panama City nearly ten years ago. The rest, needless to say…is history.
Making a home on the Emerald Coast brings inspiration to Parker's artwork, additionally, "Hearing people's stories and experiences," she added; bring influence to her imagination and creativity.
Parker describes her artwork as "Rhythmic communication of lines, shapes, and colors that reflects my life experiences and interactions with others. Through my art, I create a dialogue with the world that combines the real world with my imagination. While my creations on wood and canvas have deep meaning to me, I feel it is important that my art present itself in an uncomplicated way."
Whether you are foreign to a paintbrush, or an avid painter, Parker invites all walks of life to attend her weekly workshops. On the second Saturday and third Sunday of each month, individuals can express themselves on canvas.
This Sunday, March 21, Parker will be leading the 'Women Inspired' Acrylic Painting workshop at the CityArts Cooperative and Gallery on Luverne Avenue, in Panama City.
"All you have to do is bring yourself," Parker said. "We supply the Canvas and the paint and everyone who comes out will walk away with a painting."
Her adult art classes and workshops are run through Gulf Coast Community College Encore Program (Gulf/Franklin and Bay County campuses), Gulf Alliance of Local Arts, Panama City Beach Senior Center, City Arts Co-Op, and various other commercial venues.
Event Details are listed below.
Women Inspired' Acrylic Painting workshop
Sunday, March 21, 2010 from 2:30 – 5:30 p.m.
CityArts Cooperative and Gallery
318 Luverne Ave, PC Fl 32401 Downtown
Panama City, 1 block south of the VAC
For more information, please visit Parker's website below, or call her at: 850-249-9295.

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We've known Gerogia Anne Muldrow and her aliases as a staple on the scene for a while, but she's been even more prolific than usual lately. Georgia is appearing as "Jyoti" in her forthcoming Jazz album, Ocotea, paying homage to the late, great Alice Coltrane who gifted her with this name. With encouragement from the sublime Alice Coltrane, an innovative musician in her own right, it's no wonder that Georgia's works have gained so much praise from the likes of Gilles Peterson and Erykah Badu.
From our friends at Mochilla: "Remixing Suite for Ma Dukes is a brave undertaking. Several producers and MCs at first accepted and then declined the job. In the end we think we got the right person. It is with great pleasure on the week of Mothers Day to release this remix. Done while mothering by none other than Georgia Anne Muldrow. This project began as an homage to one mother's love (Ma Dukes) and has now been remixed by another (Georgia Anne Muldrow) with her son Nokware in her lap. Two incredible women, one amazing track. Remixed.
Georgia who has done production for Erykah Badu, Mos Def, and partner Dudley Perkins was an amazing person to watch at work. Her feel is so hers. She seemed so comfortable with the music. She insisted that she didn't want to chop the song but to play along as if she was there in the Orchestra. We wanted her to sing on the track too but her microphone was in the shop for repairs – so on suggestion she sang the vocals into the lavaller tie clip mic that we used to capture sound for the video.
This remix and the two other remixes from Te'Amir (remixing Mulatu Astatke) and Jneiro Jarel (remixing Arthur Verocai) will be available on a Timeless Remixed EP this summer."
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Damn, game is nuts!
Damn, game is nuts!
If he would have hit that I would have literally F5'd my dog
ok i hate to say this coz this is so much fun. But we need to switch to slow down pace in 2nd half. start going for high % shots and drawing fouls.
so is this the start of threesanity ?
Knicks need to go back to their regular offense in the 2nd half because if they go cold Boston will be right back in it.
I am a JR believer man. If ever the knicks needed to get a win its this game. Now they got to not take their foots off of Boston's neck those SOB's are persistent and could make a run in the third.
JR Smith has plenty of time to beat the threes made in one game record.
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ZF-7117: getClientIp() might be sensitive to spoofing
See https://trac.cakephp.org/ticket/5842 for more information. Was mentioned in ZF-7092 before.
The concern was that the IP address might be faked by the client. The Cake issue suggests to add a flag for disabling the proxy check. With the proxy check disabled, only REMOTE_ADDR would be checked. Two issues arise with this solution:
1) REMOTE_ADDR is sensitive to spoofing as well 2) How do you determine whether to disable the proxy check or not?
This is not an issue at all (please close it as such). It should be something for the programmer to check. When for example you ban certain ip's just check for both the remote_addr and proxy ip, etc...
To quote a comment in the original cake issue: {quote}this is not a security exploit in Cake, but should certainly be something to be aware of when building an application.{quote}
You misunderstand the issue, Dolf. Also, please leave the decision to close an issue to the issue owner's own discretion. Yes, programmers should check for things themselves and IP detection should never be used a a sole method of securing your application. However, the getClientIp() method should be able to give a programmer a convenient way to get the IP address and to determine if they want to check for proxies. Cake's solution is a decent approach.
Added the option to not check HTTP_CLIENT_IP and HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR. Resolved in r16304. Merged to release-1.8 in r16305


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|Klas wins Stan Bates Award
DENVER – University of Idaho All-American pole-vaulter Jeremy Klas became the ninth Vandal and sixth Idaho cross country/track and field athlete to earn the Western Athletic Conference's prestigious Stan Bates Award, which is annually given to the league's top male and female scholar-athletes and includes a 3,000 dollar postgraduate scholarship. Idaho's nine Stan Bates Award winners are the most by any WAC school since the award was established in 1981.
Klas, a Moscow, Idaho native, was a five-time WAC pole vault champion, winning the indoor titles in 2010, 2011 and 2012, while capturing the outdoor titles in 2010 and 2013. He was also the first Vandal man to qualify for the NCAA indoor pole vault championship. He was a three-time WAC Athlete of the Week and is Idaho's record-holder in both the indoor and outdoor pole vault.
Klas was undefeated against WAC competition in indoor pole vault as a sophomore, junior and senior, and was instrumental in Idaho's 2012 indoor and outdoor WAC track and field championships.
"Jeremy helped Idaho to win its first WAC Championship by winning the indoor pole vault and then despite never competing in a heptathlon nor ever competing in several of the events of the heptathlon, scored at the conference meet and earned all-WAC honors," Idaho Director of Track and Field Wayne Phipps said. "Jeremy is the ultimate team player, and despite all of his individual accolades, his team championships mean the most to him."
Including his success in the heptathlon and decathlon, Klas was an eight-time first-team all-WAC and two-time second-team all-WAC performer. He earned All-American honors in 2010, 2012 and 2013, including first-team All-American status for the 2013 outdoor season, and was also an honorable mention All-American in 2011.
"Jeremy started as walk-on pole vaulter, and eventually earned a full scholarship," Phipps said. "He is one of the most successful track and field athletes we have had at Idaho. He is also a four-time All-American; three indoors and once outdoors. His final All-American award was first team All-American based on a sixth-place finish in the pole vault at the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. This was the most rewarding one for me as I had seen Jeremy overcome several injuries which had prevented him from being able to pole vault for almost eight months."
Klas earned his degree in Computer Science from the College of Engineering in May and graduated with a 3.62 grade point average. He was a four-time Vandal Athletics Scholar-Athlete, a six-time WAC All-Academic selection, a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection and a three-time USTFCCCA Division I All-Academic pick.
"Jeremy is an extremely talented individual who has balanced a strenuous academic schedule with the demands of being a Division I athlete at the University of Idaho," said Dr. Rob Spear, Idaho's Director of Athletics. "As an Athletic Director, I appreciate the example Jeremy sets for other student-athletes and the value he brings into the classroom and locker room. He inspires his peers by channeling his dedication, enthusiasm, passion and work ethic into a positive direction."
In addition to his efforts in the classroom and competition, Klas spent more than 150 hours volunteering on his own for Kids Triathlon, Church yard sales and as a volunteer coach. He also volunteer with teammates for the Runners, Jumpers and Throwers kids track camp and for an annual canned food drive.
"Jeremy epitomizes what the Stan Bates award stands for; balancing academics, athletic performance, and community outreach while demonstrating outstanding sportsmanship, character, and leadership," Spear said.


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La Monnaie ¦ MM Extra ¦ A Night at the Opera ¦ Intro
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Participate in A night at the Opera, the event for young people under 30! Five times a season assist an opera production. A pop/rock singer will present his rendition of the work before likening it to that of one of the production singers after the show. And all of it for € 22.


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One of the nice things about this trifle is the way it uses up leftover cakes that never seem to get eaten! It's convenient, too—it tastes like a traditional pumpkin pie, even though you don't have to make a crust or bake it. My husband's a construction worker and ex-farm boy. When we were first married, it was trial and error to cook like his mother. Now, after 17 years, he says that I've passed the test! We have four children, 13 to 8. So there's another reason I like this trifles—it lasts through two meals at least!
- 2 to 3 cups leftover crumbled unfrosted spice cake, muffins or gingerbread
- 2-1/2 cups cold milk
- 1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
- 4 packages (3.4 ounces each) instant butterscotch pudding mix
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- Maraschino cherries, optional
- Set aside 1/4 cup of cake crumbs for topping. Divide remaining crumbs into four portions; sprinkle one portion into a trifle bowl or 3-qt. serving bowl.
- In a large bowl, combine the milk, pumpkin, pudding mixes and spices; beat until smooth. Spoon half into the serving bowl. Sprinkle with a second portion of crumbs. In a small bowl, beat cream until stiff peaks form; spoon half into bowl.
- Sprinkle with a third portion of crumbs. Top with the remaining pumpkin mixture, then remaining portion of crumbs and whipped cream. Sprinkle the reserved crumbs around the edge of bowl. Garnish with cherries if desired. Cover and chill at least 2 hours before serving. Yield: 12-15 servings.
Originally published as Pumpkin Trifle in Country Woman September/October 1993, p29
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"I love to make triffles, serve triffles and eat triffles! This one is delicious and it's nice that you can use gingerbread or spice cake. Such a treat for fall and those holidays. I had an empty bowl return when I took this to a gathering."
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"YUMMY! This was very well received at a Progressive Dinner Party. I used a gingerbread cake which being deep golden brown in color some folks thought it was a chocolate dirt cake but quickly learned otherwise! I gave it a little extra zip by making cinnamon-flavored sweetened whipped cream."
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Despite Quick Start, Baseball Drops Four-Game Weekend Opener To Navy
BOX SCORE l WEEKEND PREVIEW (with starting pitchers and live stats links)
Princeton scored twice in the top of the first inning, but the Tigers would be shut out the rest of the way Friday in an 8-2 loss at Navy to open a four-game series at Max Bishop Stadium in Annapolis, Md.
Princeton scored both of its first-inning runs despite having seeing its first two hitters get out. Senior Steve Harrington walked on a full count, and Mike Ford singled through the right side. An RBI single by designated hitter Will Davis scored Harrington, and a double to left field by Johnny Mishu scored Ford for the 2-0 lead.
Starter Michael Fagan allowed only one run in the first two innings, but he ran into trouble in the third. The first four Navy batters each got base hits, including back-to-back doubles, and after a strikeout, Navy followed up with consecutive walks. Reliever Luke Strieber limited the damage by getting the final two hitters, but Navy grabbed a 4-2 lead at the end of the inning.
Navy added one run apiece in the fifth and sixth innings, then added two insurance runs in the eighth, to close out their ninth victory of the season.
Princeton, which ended the game with seven hits, will return to Max Bishop Stadium for a Saturday doubleheader starting at noon. Zak Hermans and Mike Ford are both scheduled to start for the Tigers.


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|Klas earns WAC award
DENVER - University of Idaho pole vaulter Jeremy Klas was honored by the Western Athletic Conference on Tuesday as its Verizon Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week after clearing the nation's eighth-best height over the weekend.
Klas, a junior from Moscow, Idaho (Moscow HS), opened his 2011 season with a winning vault of 17-2.75 (5.25m) at the Cougar Indoor on Friday. He was just two centimeters short of the meet record in the event.
After two weeks of competition in the conference, Klas holds the WAC's top spot in the pole vault by a margin of more than one foot, and the competition was his sixth in a row with a 17-foot vault.
Klas and the rest of the Idaho men's and women's track and field teams will be in action this weekend at Seattle, Wash., at the UW Invitational. At this competition last season, Klas eclipsed the 17-foot barrier for the first time in a second-place tie.
The meet runs Friday and Saturday at the Dempsey Indoor facility.


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10 Questions with Farrin Bell
Q. Why did you decide to come to Arizona?
A. The coaches have a great bond with the athletes, it is family-oriented, there is a great support system and I really feel like I can get better here.
Q. Who is your ultimate red carpet date?
A. Dustin Breeding
Q. Who is the most inspirational athlete to you?
A. Davellyn Whyte
Q. What is your perception of Tucson so far?
A. It's beautiful and the weather is great. It reminds me of a resort!
Q. What do you hope to bring to the team this season?
A. I hope to bring energy on and off the court, help support my teammates and encourage them.
Q. What is one word you would use to describe yourself?
A. Fun
Q. Who is your favorite superhero?
A. Catwoman because I like her outfit!
Q. How often do you clean your room?
A. Twice a week
Q. What was your first impression of Coach Butts?
A. Really funny, honest and energetic.


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Delaware Hospice will offer a Grief 101 workshop from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Delaware Hospice Center, 100 Patriots Way, Milford.
This workshop will help participants cope with their grief or that of a family member. The discussion will include, "What to Expect While Grieving," and "Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Feelings of Grief."
The event is free and open to the public; registration is required. For more information, call (302) 416-0581.
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I thought Halloween would be the end of it. After two months of watching a chubby Korean gentleman with Ray Bans and a snazzy style of dress dance around like he was riding a pretend horse, I figured that the … Continue reading
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Toronto shoots NFL franchise hopes in the foot with Gangnam Style halftime show
TORONTO, ON - DECEMBER 16: Korean rapper Psy performs at halftime during the Seattle Seahawks NFL game against the Buffalo Bills at Rogers Centre on December 16, 2012 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)


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Kid-friendly: Two ways to act out in Spring Semester
SLmag's two favorite youth acting groups, The Egyptian Theatre U of U Youth Theatre and The Children's Theatre, are accepting new talent for spring semester. So, if your kids have the acting bug, sign 'em up, because there's not much time left. Read More


text: Honda has failed to set the world on fire with its seemingly sporty hybrid coupe, but it's not entirely for lack of effort. And for 2013, the Japanese automaker is refining its CR-Z with a host of updates designed to pin its dynamics a bit more on the side of sporty performance. And, as you can see above, it's now 100-percent more purpley than before.


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The TIMEX® Ironman® Core 50-lap full-size watch features iconic styling with advanced performance functionality. Two interval timers make interval training easy, while a chronograph training log helps you track your workouts over time. A top pusher helps you log lap and split times without missing a beat.
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I've owned several Timex watches and have no previous problems. However, after swimming only a couple of times in the pool this watch started showing condensation under the glass. I returned the watch (purchased from another retailer) after only a couple of weeks. Since I liked the style and function of the watch I purchased the second one from Sports Authority, hoping that the defect was in a specific lot. After a couple of months swimming I am experiencing the same problem with water under the glass.
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I have used this watch for a month of training in fresh and salt water, for one tri and one bike tour. i am 66 so the BIG numbers are great - i don't need bifocals to read it. The contrast is good enough that, even with old eyes i can read my times with a glance while in the pool or on the bike. It is holding up really well and the lap feature is excellent as I time my practice from swim to transition to bike to transition to run. I don't use the more sophisticated modes but as a tool for training with lots of sun and water, this watch is the best i have found.
It is big so i would not wear it to the opera - but then, not many people are asking me out to the opera.
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text: Small Class Sizes Keeping it small: Why class size matters At Saint Mary's University, there is a student-to-teacher ratio of 12:1. One of the reasons students choose Saint Mary's is because most class sizes are under 20, resulting in better opportunities to know professors and to participate in class discussions. Why does it matter if an 18-year-old college freshman is in an introductory course with hundreds of other students – or in a seminar with a dozen? Lower student-teacher ratios and lower class sizes provide better academic environments for teachers and students. The National Survey of Student Engagement asks undergraduates about their educational experiences. NSSE identifies student-faculty interaction as an important predictor of success in college. The overall educational experience is directly impacted by a student's ability to discuss class assignments and career plans with instructors, receive prompt feedback, and have opportunities to work on research projects with faculty. Saint Mary's University shows strength in those areas of the NSSE survey. Another indicator that student-faculty interaction is important comes from a review of college ranking systems. For example, U.S. News and World Report ranks colleges and universities based on several measures of quality, including student-faculty ratio and class size. A lower student-faculty ratio and lower class size score a higher quality rating. The value of small undergraduate classes to alumni was investigated by the Minnesota Private College Research Foundation. Findings from Comparing Results 2004: Alumni Perspectives on College (PDF) highlight the importance of small class size, with 90% of graduates indicating that they benefited from small classes. Clearly student-faculty ratios and class size matter to students. It's easier to learn from others in a small class, and easier for students to help others learn in small group settings with professors. It's like having a community in the classroom.


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The story of our Catholic family: 1 tired mom, 1 hard working dad and 3 wonderful sons. Throw food allergies into the mix just to keep it extra interesting.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Traveling With A Food Allergic Child Part II
I posted a picture the other day from our amusement park trip of pistachio shells on the ground. These were also littered throughout the sand on the beach. I have no idea when pistachios became the "portable food", but they seem to be every where. Maybe I just never noticed it before because they weren't a threat to me or my family, but now I see them every where. I'm still not sure how you open them on the beach with sandy hands. It can't be yummy. Yet there they were.
Also on the beach: Broken eggs. Like someone took a container of a half dozen eggs and just cracked them and left them lying there in the sand. Who brings eggs to the beach? I don't know, but someone did and the broken eggs, shells and insides, were scattered on the beach.
These things were easily navigated. We just moved away from them and tried to inspect the beach around our blanket to make sure it looked relatively clean. As long as there were no obvious signs of things our son is allergic too we felt pretty safe.
One afternoon, the Little Man was napping and Hubby gave me break and said he'd stay with him and let me get some reading done by the pool. It was nice to have some time by myself and since I didn't have to watch children, I was doing some people watching. What I observed was a family (mom, dad, little boy about 2 years old, and some random aunts, uncles and cousins) swimming in the pool and eating a giant family sized bag of Chex Mix in the pool (they were actually IN the pool). The little boy, over a period of 45 minutes, dumped about half of the bag of Chex Mix in the pool. No one bothered to fish any of it out. My son is allergic to wheat, rye, barley, egg, milk, peanut, and tree nut. All of those, minus the egg and rye, are in Chex Mix. So what would that have meant for my son had he been at the pool at this time? Would the water have been contaminated for him? Maybe just in that area? Would the water have diluted the allergens enough that it would have been ok? Would he have just had a contact reaction? They were sitting in the shallow end by the little kids slide were my son liked to play. I guess I would have just pulled him and took him to the beach. Was I the only one who noticed the mess in the pool? Would I have even noticed the mess if my son didn't have food allergies? As I left the pool to see if nap time was over I had to step around a big pile of Doritos that some one had dumped on the ground and just left there. Another food allergy land mine.
The whole trip was one observation after another. People sitting next to us at the pool eating sandwiches over our pool chairs where our towels were sitting, giant gobs of ice cream on every bench of the boarwalk, little kids eating goldfish crackers and wanting to play with my sons sand toys. The list goes on and on. Of course the Little Man was oblivious to the whole thing because of his age. As his parents, we were on guard constantly and it was a little hard to relax. Thinking of him going through his whole life this way made me sad. Of course he'll know nothing different. This is the way it's always been for him and it's the way it'll always be. I also couldn't help looking around and wondering what other people and families were going through. And what behaviors or actions that I was doing that was making them nervous or putting them on guard…. And I didn't even know it.
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- allergicmom said...
You've hit it dead on with this post. The stress I feel when I take my son out of his safe zone is really high. On the other hand, I really want him to have a "normal" childhood and there is so much risk that comes with that.
What makes me saddest is when he's so resigned to being told that he can't have something because it might be dangerous for him. I've got to blog about the "safe" ice cream that ended up giving him an itchy throat, so he just gave it back to me with no complaints at all. What a brave little guy he is. I just wish he didn't have to be so brave.
- Sue said...
Wow! I'm stressed just reading about your vacation! I always wonder how people can be just so ignorant about normal manners. Like WHY eat IN the pool or OVER someone's things or leave a pile of food on the ground. Add the food allergy part and it's terrifying.
A gf (who's so good where Kayla is concerned) actually somewhat debated me at her party when I mentioned something about how nice it would be to be able to take her out to eat. She was like - you can, just order certain safe foods. Oh, if it were just that easy. It actually got on my nerves, but she is so accomodating when we are at her house and out together that I am trying to let it go. How nice it must be for ignorance to be bliss!
It was very nice of hubby to let you get out alone for a bit. :)
- andria said...
I have always been really cognizant of peanuts and nuts having taught at a school with a severly allergic child, but i never would have thought about the ice cream. I try not to even purchase nuts as lunch treats because you never know. I'll think about the dairy things now too.
- Christie O. said...
Wow! Not only are people unaware, they seem to be slobs!! I am so sorry about the stress that is your every minute!!!
- annie said...
Wow, that sounds stressful.
I can't imagine letting my child just randomly throw food around!
- Gabs said...
Isn't it horrible the things we notice now? I almost feel like the Jaws theme is playing in the background when we venture out places with my PA daughter. I'm with you when you think "who DOES this? who eats chex mix in the pool?!?!"
- Michelle said...
Food allergy or not, that's just disgusting to be eating your snack in a public pool like that - and then to let your kid dump it in the pool and not do anything to clean up the mess. That's just rude and disrespecful of the other guests.
I really had no idea all the little things you had to watch out for when you're dealing w/an allergy...I can see how it would make you more observant, and leery of being out in public. People can be such slobs.
- Robyn said...
I can completely relate to your situation! People just don't get it. Most are so lucky to never have to live with a food allergic child. My son is allergic to milk, eggs & peanuts.
I was at a conference last weekend (45 minutes away from my f.a. son) and they began throwing peanuts at us to wake us up! I was petrified when I realized what was hitting me! As you probably know, all it takes is 1/120 of a peanut for a reaction. That's microscopic and could easily get on your clothes. I was mad. I worried the rest of the conference and had to change as soon as I got home.
The emotional aspects of having a f.a. child isn't talked about often enough. It affects both the child and the whole family. Thanks for sharing your experience. I know I'm not the only one that sees all the potential dangers that lurk around every corner and worry all the time about it!!
- Allergic Girl said...
i love how you take care of your boys so much so im sure they dont even know they have special needs, you just take care it!
- Jess Poskozim said...
I know exactly what you mean. I am amazed at how Cheez-its and Goldfish crackers are EVERYWHERE! Seriously, do they mutate & multiply when they hit the floor? Clean up after yourselves!
Thank you for writing this. I needed to know I'm not alone out there. :)


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The Dolphins wasted little time in completing the interview process with interim coach Todd Bowles. The organization made the announcement Monday night. Bowles is still considered a long shot despite leading the team to a 2-1 record after replacing Tony Sparano.
Bowles certainly won the support of the players. Many of them spoke about Bowles' knowledge of the game. It didn't hurt that he is a former player, too. Linebacker Kevin Burnett and receiver Brian Hartline both said this week that was one of their biggest reasons for supporting Bowles.
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From wife to mom to performer to activist, Kathy Najimy has yet to find a role she cannot conquer. The actress and comedian first gained national prominence opposite Whoopi Goldberg in the blockbuster film Sister Act. Since then, she's appeared in big-budget flicks (Hocus Pocus, The Wedding Planner) and television series (King of the Hill). In her latest role, for the Hallmark Channel Original Movie How to Fall in Love, (premiering July 21 at 9 PM ET), Najimy plays a waitress and struggling actress who helps her friend turn one lonely patron into Prince Charming.
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Kathy Najimy: This was different because the director and the producer let me take some of the scenes and just improv. There's a scene in the movie where Annie [Brooke D'Orsay] is trying to teach Harold [Eric Mabius] how to date. So she gets me, an aspiring actress/waitress, to do a pretend date with him. And for every take, I just made stuff up. Harold would say, "What are you into?" And I'd be like, "Well, I love to go down to construction sites and watch them stir the cement, and I love to collect French fries and bead them as necklaces."
More: In the movie, you help turn a guy who never outgrew his awkward high school phase into a real catch. Could you relate at all?
K.N.: Oh god, I'm still in my awkward phase. I've never really fit in the way people fit in, which is actually a blessing because you find a way to make your own journey.
More: Unlike Harold, you've been happily married [to actor and singer Dan Finnerty] for 17 years. What's your secret?
K.N.: Let me say this: We have a child together. If there's any gift to a relationship, I think it's having a common interest, and she's our number one common interest. So any little rough patches are easy to get over, because on the other side of it is our family.
Also, the sexiest thing to me is talent and funny, and my husband is really talented and really funny.
More: Is it true that Gloria Steinem married you?
K.N.: She did! The funny story is that all these pictures of the wedding arrived, and in all of them it was me and Dan and Gloria. And my husband said, "You're more excited at our wedding that Gloria is standing next to you than you are that I'm standing next to you." And I said, "That is why I married you."
More: One theme of the movie is to never stop following your passion. Why do you think, in light of the economy and widespread money woes, it's important for people to remember that?
K.N.: [Because] anything is possible. I grew up an overweight, Lebanese girl in a lower-middle-class neighborhood with no connections, no acting classes and no money—not a thin, blonde San Diego girl like everybody else. And it was pure passion that kept me going toward my dream.
More: You recently finished shooting The Guilt Trip with Barbra Streisand. What was that like?
K.N.: At 14, I saw Funny Girl and it changed my life. I saw it like 40 times that year. So to be playing her best friend in the movie was surreal.
More: There's been a lot of talk lately about whether women can have it all. In a recent interview, you said that you forgive yourself "on a daily basis for not being able to do everything." Why is that?
K.N.: Here's my main philosophy: We only have one life, and you do as well as you can in that life, and you go towards what brings you joy. If having a high-powered career brings you joy, then do it. If gardening all day or just having 16 children and making their lunches brings you joy, do that. Nobody made a rule of what's important and what's not. It really is personal.
My passion is very different and probably very surprising to most people. Part of my passion is when my daughter brings her six or seven friends home from school and I put out chips and salsa and music for them and make a party. That makes me happy. I love speaking to a million people about choice when we march on Washington. That makes me happy. I feel like we are bombarded on a minute-by-minute basis about how we are supposed to be. And we're obsessed with it.
More: Speaking of obsessed, everyone seems to be completely preoccupied with your recent 50 pound weight loss. What prompted it?
K.N.: I've been losing and gaining weight my whole life. And I got this script that said, "And she jumps in the car. She squats. She jumps out of the car and runs down the pier." And I thought, "Oh Lord. I don't think I can squat or run." So I started trying to move around and went on a diet and lost some weight. That initial jolt of losing weight is always great. And since then I'm trying to eat low carb, low sugar. I'm also type 1 diabetic, so that helps [motivate me]. And I go to Zumba classes, and I dance.
But I make no promises. I could be back up tomorrow. Right now I'm happy. I could wear some cute clothes to some premieres and that's nice. But I don't want to be the poster child for weight loss because I've lost weight before. And P.S., I'm still, according to Hollywood standards, 40 pounds overweight.
More: You're 55 and have a thriving career. What do you know now about life and happiness that you wish you knew in your 20s?
K.N.: It sounds cheesy, but I wish I had known to really examine my dreams and not judge them.
More: What's next for you?
K.N.: I need to shower. I'm going to the dentist. Then I'm going to meet my friend Kristin Chenoweth for coffee [laughs]. Next, career-wise? I'm writing a one-woman show that I hope to do on the New York stage.


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Geri Allen is an internationally known composer and pianist. Since 1982, she has recorded, performed or collaborated with artists as diverse as Ravi Coltrane, Dianne Reeves, Liz Wright, and Simone, in a celebration of the life and music of Nina Simone, Farah Jasmine Griffin, Bill Cosby, Mal Waldron, Lee Konitz, Vernon Reid, Jackie Hillsman and Peter Bernard, JoAnne Akalaitis, Clark Terry, Carrie Mae Weems, Lester Bowie's From the Roots To The Source, Meshell Ndegeocello, Howard University's Afro Blue, Dewey Redman, Sandra Turner-Barnes, Marcus Belgrave, Betty Carter, Marian McPartland, Roy Brooks, Charlie Haden and Paul Motion, Terri Lynn Carrington, Hal Wilner, Mino Cinelu, Dr. Billy Taylor, Joan Rivers, and Mary Wilson and the Supremes.
Professor Allen has released a number of recordings under her own name. These include: The Nurturer, Eyes in the Back of Your Head featuring Ornette Coleman, Maroons, Homegrown, The Printmakers, Twenty One featuring Ron Carter and Tony Williams, The Gathering, The Life of a Song, featuring Jack Dejohnette and Dave Holland, Timeless Portraits and Dreams, featuring George Shirley, Donald Walden, Ron Carter, Jimmy Cobb, and Carmen Lundy. A newly released Timeline Live, presents Ms. Allen on piano, Kenny Davis on bass, Kassa Overall on drums, and tap percussionist Maurice Chestnut. This is a rhythmically innovative work and has just been released this year on Motema Music along with Refractions: Flying Toward the Sound, a work for solo piano which she composed during the period of her Guggenheim Fellowship. The music was first performed at Berklee College of Music in 2009, and the complete work, including the accompanying art film by celebrated film maker and photographer Carrie Mae Weems, was premiered at UMMA, The University of Michigan Museum Of Art this past spring.
Many honors have come Professor Allen's way. She was recently invited by Ms. Jessye Norman to participate in Honor, A Celebration Of the Legacy Of African Music, held at Carnegie Hall Spring, 2008. She has received the key to the city of Cambridge during Geri Allen Week at Harvard University. Howard University has honored her with its Benny Golson Award, while Spelman College bestowed its African Classical Music Award on her in 2007. Allen was the first recipient of the Soul Train, Lady Of Soul Award for Jazz. She was also the youngest person—and the first woman—to receive the Danish Jazzpar Prize. Professor Allen is a 2008-2009 Guggenheim Fellow for Musical Composition, and was recently presented the 2010 Kennedy Center Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Award, by Jazz Icon, Dr. Billy Taylor, and Kevin Struthers, Director of Jazz Programming.
She is a Detroit native and graduate of Cass Technical High School. Allen, a passionate arts advocate in support of the arts in the Detroit Public Schools and all public schools across
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Chasing The SunsetThis heartfelt and old-fashioned Celtic track can bring images of rolling green hills to mind. Very delicate and romantic, it will enhance the emotional content of any scene. features acoustic guitar, penny whistle and cello.https://www.smartsound.com/producer/images/PS72_200.jpgSingle12405-ST$ 39.9512405-EX$ 59.9512405-W$ 149.95Instrument: Guitar (Acoustic), Pennywhistle, Violoncello, Instrumental, Guitar Genre: Cultural, Folk, Traditional, World, Irish, Scottish Emotions: Calm, Melancholy, Old-Fashioned, Pastoral, Reflective, Tender, Touching, Tranquil Production Types: Indie Film, Nature, Travel, Tribute/Memorial
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'Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975,' a best-of drawn from the Eagles' first four albums, enters the album chart. One-third of a century later it will be pronounced the best-selling album in history.
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The Recording Association of America names the Eagles to its list of Artists of the Century, putting them in the elite company of the Beatles, Garth Brooks, Elton John, Elvis Presley and Barbra Streisand. It is also announced that 'Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975' has sold 26 million copies, making it the top-selling album of the 20th century.


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NEW YORK (December 2, 2012) - Tensions flared as Unified Super Lightweight World Champion Danny "Swift" Garcia and former Four-Time and Two-Division World Champion Zab "Super" Judah formally announced their Saturday, February 9 world championship fight at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, which will be televised live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.
Garcia, Judah and their camps had to be separated mid-way through Saturday's press conference at Gallagher's Steakhouse in New York City after Garcia's father Angel made comments while addressing the media. Judah took offense to Angel's promise that his son, the WBA Super, WBC and Ring Magazine Super Lightweight World Champion would knock out the Brooklyn native.
Garcia vs. Judah, a 12-round bout for Garcia's Unified Super Lightweight World Championship, is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and supported by Golden Boy Promotions sponsor Corona. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins live at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). Preliminary fights will air live on SHOWTIME EXTREME®.
Tickets, priced at $200, $100, $50 and $25, go on sale on Monday, December 3 at 10:00 a.m. ET and will be available for purchase at www.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com, the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center, all Ticketmaster locations or by calling 800-745-3000.
Here's what the participants had to say during Saturday's press conference:
DANNY GARCIA, Unified Super Lightweight World Champion
"It's going to be another epic show. [To Judah] Come February 9th, I'm going to show you. I'm going to knock you out.
"Now there's going to be a fight on February 9th.
"I am old-school. I always go for the knockout.
"I'm going to punish him. I'm going for the knockout. This is not going past four rounds.
"This is my time. It is going to be a great fight.
"He [Judah] is going to try hard because he is fighting in Brooklyn, and he is in his hometown. He is going to do a lot of barking and I am going to do a lot of biting.
"I won the title in Houston in front of Morales' fans. I beat Khan in Vegas; he had a lot of fans there, so this isn't anything new to me."
ZAB JUDAH, Former Four-Time and Two-Division World Champion
"You've got a hungry Zab Judah. Get your seatbelt on because it's going to be a roller coaster on February 9th.
"When you come into Brooklyn you have to show some respect. [To Garcia] Take your *** whooping and head down I-95.
"Danny is a cool, calm fighter. His dad is the mouth.
"I am not perfect. I make mistakes. I got mad.
"I am too fast, too slick and too strong for Garcia. February 9th is going to be fun.
"My first title fight was on SHOWTIME and now I have a chance to win the unified title [on SHOWTIME].
"It's a dream to have an arena right in my borough. After 16 years as a professional, I am going to be able to give my borough the championship of the world."
"Danny is blessed. I am blessed because of Danny. I train him, Al [Haymon] picks 'em and Danny fights 'em.
"Zab was a champion, that was his time, his era. There's a new era. It's about Philly right now.
"Danny is still undefeated. We're not leaving those titles in Brooklyn."
BERNARD HOPKINS, President of Golden Boy East
"A lot of fighters have made history in New York City, including myself. What better way to start the second show at Barclays Center than with a fight like this one? Golden Boy put on a great show in October and we are coming back with another great show on February 9th.
"Zab can't be underestimated or disrespected. He always brings his 'A' game. Everyone knows Zab comes to fight. He brings it. Garcia, a Philly guy, is representing himself, his family and the City of Brotherly Love.
"They love Zab Judah in Brooklyn like they love Mike Tyson.
"This will be a test for Danny to disprove to any doubters out there. He's taking on someone he doesn't have to fight...a living legend."
RICHARD SCHAEFER, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions
"This is the kind of fight that was easy and quick to put together. Both of these guys wanted this fight.
"When you have two fighters that really want it, it results in a great matchup.
"We have fantastic pricing for this fight starting at 25 dollars. That's like the price of a movie ticket.
"The undercard will have Danny Jacobs, if he gets past his fight tonight and Peter Quillin."
STEPHEN ESPINOZA, Executive Vice President and General Manager, SHOWTIME Sports
"At SHOWTIME, we are committed to bringing our subscribers the biggest names and most established stars, as well as discovering and building the stars of the future. On February 9th, we will be featuring both of those [types of fighters].
"It's hard to believe in less than a year Danny has gone from an interesting prospect to a bona fide world champion. He has put his name on the short list of boxing's household names.
"Zab Judah has been on that list for quite some time. February 9th will be Zab's 10th appearance on SHOWTIME and every single appearance has been entertaining and compelling.
"This will be Danny's litmus test."
SEAN SAADEH, Vice President of Programming for Barclays Center
"We're thrilled to have this fight at Barclays Center. Our first fight was great and the energy was electric.
"Brooklyn is known for raising some of the best fighters and the world and we want Barclays Center to be their home.
"We are proud to continue that tradition with Brooklyn's own Zab Judah.
"We want up-and-coming Brooklyn fighters to aspire to fight at Barclays and we want it to be their ultimate goal.
"In October, Danny Garcia showed us why he was one of the most elite fighters in boxing we are looking forward to showcasing him again."


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Gaze at the stars with binocs or provided telescopes this weekend - just as long as you're away from the city lights. But use your judgment; it could get stormy. If you'd rather stay in a less remote space, take the fam to sit under the stars for a movie on a giant inflatable screen in Millcreek.
Jupiter will be just to the right of the moon on Friday, and Venus, Spica and Mars will make a triangle in the Southwestern sky this weekend...Yeah, I aced my gen. ed astronomy class.
Millcreek Movie Night: The Incredibles (PG), dusk
SLC's Friday Night Flicks (a new movie in the park every week) ended in July, but Millcreek has been showing free movies all summer, too. They're showing my favorite Pixar movie The Incredibles this Thursday. Pack snacks, and bring blankets to get cozy under the stars.
Canyon Rim Park, 3100 S. 3100 East, SLC Click here for more info
Wheeler Farm Star Party, dusk to 11 p.m.
When I think Wheeler Farm, my first thoughts are the Haunted Woods for Halloween or just going to pet a pig. This weekend the Salt Lake Astronomical Society will be there though. Telescopes are provided, and they'll meet you and your family on the grass south of the south parking lot.
Wheeler Historic Farm, 6351 S. 900 East, SLC Click here for more info
Snowbird Summer Stargazers, 8 p.m.
You'll have to pay $15 for adults and $10 for kids under 12 to used Snowbird's telescopes, but we're willing to bet it's a much better view on Hidden Peak. Local astronomers will be there to point out the best parts of the end-of-summer sky with high-powered telescopes. Dress warmly. Tickets can be purchased at the door.
Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, Highway 210, Little Cottonwood Canyon Click here for more info
Songs, Skits, Stars, and S'mores Overnight, 6 p.m. to 9 a.m.
A family of four can spend the night on guided hiking tours, camp fire songs, making s'mores and sleeping under the stars for $50 Friday night about 40 minutes north. Bring your own tent, dinner and breakfast are provided. $5 for each additional family member.
Ogden Nature Center, 966 W. 12th Street, Ogden Click here for more info
NASA Blast
Buy a Flex Pass ($20 for adults, $16 for kids) and get the fam into all three sections of Thanksgiving Point's Nasa Blast: the Light Exhibit, Space garden and Solar System Walk.
Thanksgiving Point, 3003 Thanksgiving Way, Lehi Click here for more info


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It's that time of the year to get your German on.
The Oktoberfest (or Octoberfest) celebrations are kicking off this weekend in Orlando. As an Irish gal I'm sort of jealous, the Germans get to party for a good portion of the month while St. Patrick's Day is only lasts a day. Doesn't mean we can't join in on the eating, dancing and drinking; so here is a list of parties taking place around town. I'll keep adding to this post as I become aware of more events, and keep in mind most of these are 21-and-up unless otherwise noted.
Sept. 25: Oktoberfest 2009 at Wall Street Plaza in downtown Orlando: Chow down on German food and throw back some German beers from 5 – 9 p.m. You can either come in for free and pay for food and brew as you go or pay $20 for all-you-can-drink German beer during the event. On the street there will be brats and pretzels cooked to order and on the main stage Kid Dutch and The Heidelberg Hotshots.
Sept. 26: Orlando Brewing Oktoberfest 2009 at Orlando Brewing in Orlando: The kickoff party for their Oktoberfest special starts at noon and is a free block party where they will tap their new 2009 Oktoberfest Bier. There will be eating contests, live music by The Bavarians, a Cornhole competition, vendors and an "Oktoberfeast" VIP dinner at 6 p.m. for $30. And if you pay $15 for a 19 oz. beer stein you can receive two complimentary Oktoberfest brews through Oct. 24 and the Brewery's Blonde, Red, Pale Ale, Brown and Oktoberfest beers for $4 (normally it's $4 for a 16 oz.). Families are welcome to this event but anyone under 21 must be accompanied by a legal guardian.
Oct. 3: Oktoberfest at House of Beer in Hunter's Creek: It's unlimited German food and beer for $30 (advance), $40 (day of) from 6 – 9 p.m. at the new beer lover's bar. A DJ will spin mainly top 40 during the party, sorry no polka! There will be three beers you can choose from for the unlimited imbibing that include Franziskaner, Spaten Oktoberfest Ur-Marzen and Tucher.
Oct. 10: Oktoberfest at Stardust Video and Coffee in Audubon Park Garden District: The popular video and coffee joint, also has a bar with full liquor so it will definitely be a party. The festivities start at 2 p.m. and last until after the sun sets. According to the press release there will be "Oompapa music, German food, Oktoberfestish Beers and some people in lederhosen." The oompapa music is killing me and I thought I read Oktoberfetish instead of Oktoberfestish at first glance. What would an Oktoberfetish be anyway? An attraction to pumpkins?
Oct. 10: East Orlando OctoberFest at Waterford Lakes Town Center: Presented by the East Orlando Beer Festival folks, there will be more than 100 beers to sample for the $25 (advance) $35 (gate) ticket price. Plus free food from area restaurants (none I think are German), free soft drinks, bottled water and live entertainment (again, don't think German). But there's beer and that's all that's important, right?


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How RIM's Missing Marketing Came Back to Bite
RIM's sad decline foretells the inevitable destiny of companies that give little more than lip service to marketing. These companies will inevitably be sidelined, a fate for which RIM is likely headed, despite its former superstar status.
BlackBerry's scalable, secure, mobile email was a breakthrough product innovation. The "Sent from my BlackBerry" tagline made mobile email synonymous with the BlackBerry brand. So how did this former smartphone king fall so far and fast?
RIM showed a distinct lack of marketing acumen. In an engineering culture like RIM's, technology innovation and marketing are considered two sides of the same coin. With its monster success, complacency set in early under the misguided belief that market leadership made great marketers, and market domination was for keeps.
RIM's technology success proved to be easily replicated (even that signature tagline was borrowed from Hotmail). Suddenly BlackBerrys breakthroughs became the stuff of ordinary smartphones.
Apple and Google saw that new users would look to their mobile devices for more than just email and a QWERTY keyboard. They intuitively understood that product innovation and the cool factor were essential, insights that RIM seemed to have forgotten. Apple and Google also recognized that what's cool today is gone tomorrow, with most products inevitably becoming commoditized. The smartphone was no longer the domain of business executives.
Apple and Google were able to consumerize the smartphone, a fundamental marketing shift enabling the companies to leverage opportunities BlackBerry could not. Opening their operating systems up to developers, Apple and Google soon had a new channel with thousands of partners marketing small consumer and business applications.
With smartphones now broadly affordable, inexpensive, or even free, apps suddenly became available to virtually every demographic. They not only enhanced the device, but allowed users to personalize their phones by putting a range of their own must-have apps at their fingertips. RIMs decision to keep its OS closed to developers ultimately made it late to the table with only a fraction of the apps offered by the others. Apple leads with 800,000 apps, followed by Android's 450,000, and BlackBerry's 73,000.
RIM now finds itself forced to play catchup. With customer defections increasing and BlackBerrys main channel mostly associated with the business user rather than the broader consumer market, RIM faces strong headwinds. Without a broad enough customer database to draw from, RIM has limited ways to exploit existing customers for new marketing opportunities. It will be difficult for RIM to recapture its earlier prominence.
If RIM has a chance at resurrection, it needs to learn some hard lessons. Marketing must be a strategic component of business strategy. Innovation, imagination, and vision are inherent for leadership. RIM needs to be sure its differentiation cant be replicated. The company needs to expand its customer base broadly, and always, always anticipate the competition.
BlackBerrys early success, combined with ignoring marketing, blinded the company to what looks like a purely self-imposed destiny, just like many former tech superstars who came before and those certain to come after.
Is BlackBerry destined to a fate like Palm or can marketing be the strategic weapon to pull off a brand renaissance?
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Highway Patrol IDs drivers in accident on Interstate 85
Published: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 1:18 p.m.
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A Jamestown man who was airlifted to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem remained hospitalized Tuesday after troopers say he rear-ended a tractor-trailer Monday morning on Interstate 85 South.
A spokeswoman with WFBMC said Zachary Irby, 23, was listed as being in critical condition Tuesday morning. The Highway Patrol released the identities of Irby and the driver of the tractor-trailer on Tuesday.
Irby, driving a 2001 Ford Focus, was involved in an accident at 11:18 a.m. The accident occurred near milemarker 92.
Trooper Nathan Varney said Irby was traveling at a high rate of speed while the tractor-trailer, which was driven by Neugene Stucky, 44, of Thomasville, was going up a hill at 45 miles per hour in the right far lane with his flashers on. Irby, the trooper said, was going about 80 to 85 miles per hour when he rear-ended the tractor-trailer.
Varney said Irby would be charged with reckless driving. Stucky was not injured.
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Junior Jay Cannon records first career walk-off hit as a Pirate
March 16, 2012
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GREENVILLE, N.C. - Jay Cannon's second home run of the season came in dramatic fashion as the junior from Fuquay Varina, N.C. sent a 2-1 offering from Joe Kurrasch to right field giving No. 25 East Carolina (12-4) a 5-4 walk-off win over Penn State (3-12) Friday night at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium.
In the bottom of the ninth, Zach Wright flied out to right field and Drew Reynolds grounded out to short setting up the showdown. Kurrasch, who was making his first start of the season, got Cannon to foul off the first pitch before Cannon worked a favorable count taking two consecutive balls. With a 2-1 count, Cannon was waiting for a fastball and got his pitch sending a long fly ball to right field for his first career walk-off hit.
The Pirates held a 4-3 lead going to the ninth, but a Reynolds wild pitch scored Luis Montesinos to knot the game at four with two outs. Montesinos led off the frame with a single through the left side and the Nittany Lions played small ball moving him around the bases on a ground out to first by Elliot Searer and another ground out to the right side of the infield, this time to second by pinch hitter Sam August putting Montesinos on third base.
Reynolds (1-0) picked up his first win of the season in relief working 1 2/3 innings where he allowed the game-tying run in the ninth and blowing his first save of the year. Starter Kevin Brandt worked six innings surrendering three runs (all earned) on eight hits with two walks and four strikeouts in his fifth quality start of his senior campaign. True freshman Jeff Hoffman made his fifth appearance of the season out of the bullpen going 1 1/3 innings with a pair of strikeouts and one walk.
Kurrasch (1-1) suffered the loss despite setting down after allowing four runs through the first three stanzas. The southpaw, who went the distance for the Nittany Lions, retired 10 in a row from the fourth to the seventh. In all, he worked 8 2/3 frames giving up all five runs (four earned) on 10 hits with a career-best seven strikeouts.
The Pirates jumped out to a 4-0 lead after scoring a pair of runs in the second and third innings. Wright singled up the middle scoring John Wooten for the games first run and came around to score when Cannon reached on an infield single to short where Searer made a great play defensively deep in the whole, but through it away into the visitors dugout allowing the Pirates second run of the second frame.
In the third, ECU tacked on a pair of runs thanks to an RBI single from Chase McDonald that plated Thompson and a sac fly to center from Wright that pushed across Wooten.
Penn State responded with two runs in the fourth when Aaron Novak doubled to center scoring Joey DeBernardis and Jordan Steranka. In the sixth inning, Novak doubled again, this time to right center scoring DeBarnardis and cutting the lead to one, 4-3.
Offensively the Pirates registered double-digit hits for the fourth-straight game collecting 10 on the night. Wooten led all players with three base knocks, while Wright's two-RBI was tops for the Pirates. In his last four games, Wright has driven in nine runs and scored five times.
The two teams will be back in action Saturday afternoon with a 2 p.m. (EST) first pitch scheduled. ECU will send junior Tyler Joyner (3-0, 1.12 ERA) to the hill against John Waller (0-3, 5.40 ERA).


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Two men wanted in connection with the Nov. 18 shooting of a 23-year-old Harbeson man turned themselves in to state police on Monday.
The alleged gunman, 22-year-old Greenwood resident Mark A. Phillips, turned himself in at Troop 7 in Lewes, where he was charged with attempted first-degree murder, robbery, conspiracy and other crimes, police said.
He is being held at the Sussex Correctional Institution on a $752,500 cash bond.
Teveya W. Brittingham, a 24-year-old Lewes resident turned himself in at Troop 4 in Georgetown, where he was charged with robbery, conspiracy and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, police said.
He was later released on a $21,000 unsecured bond.
A third suspect in the shooting, 25-year-old Georgetown resident Jarrel H. Flowers, turned himself in to police on Nov. 18 and was charged with robbery, conspiracy and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony
As of last week, he was being at SCI on a $42,000 cash bond.
A Delaware State Police spokesman said Tuesday that the shooting resulted from a drug deal gone bad.
Phillips, Brittingham and Flowers initially met the victim at a Wawa south of Lewes where they made plans to meet at a home on Nika Lane in Harbeson for a possible drug transaction, police said.
After arriving at the home, Phillips and the victim reportedly began arguing, resulting in Phillips shooting the victim multiple times in the lower extremities Phillips and his accomplices then fled the area in a minivan, police said.
Troopers were called to the home at about 1:20 a.m., where they discovered the victim, who has not been identified.
The man was taken to an unidentified hospital where he underwent surgery for his wounds. Police said the injuries were not life-threatening.
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Chaplain Gore was born in Evansville, Indiana. He holds a BA in Biblical Studies from Oakland City College, an M.Div. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, and an M.A. in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. He was ordained an Elder by the United Methodist Church in 1989.
Chaplain Gore's career in civilian ministry extended over a period of twelve years and included four pastorates scattered throughout southern Indiana. He received his commission as a Lieutenant in the Navy Chaplain Corps on December 7, 1995 and reported to the Chaplains Basic Course at Newport Rhode Island in February of 1996. Following graduation he was assigned to the Second Marine Division at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina where he served with the Second Assault Amphibian Battalion and Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
Chaplain Gore reported to Naval Station Rota, Spain on November 11, 1998. In his capacity as Staff Chaplain he provided pastoral leadership to three worship communities, coordinated children's ministries, women's ministries, and new-join ministries, coordinated the Rota CREDO retreat's ministry, served as the Protestant Flight Line Chaplain for Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron Two, and served as the Chapel liaison to CINCSOUTHLANT in Lisbon, Portugal.
Upon detachment, Chaplain Gore was assigned as Command Chaplain USS VICKSBURG (CG 69). His duties include I Division Officer (INDOC), NCPACE Officer, LMRC Officer, and COMREL Coordinator.
Chaplain Gore reported as a student to the Naval War College in June of 2003 where he subsequently graduated with distinction. After graduation he was assigned to the Naval Chaplains School where he served as the Advanced Training Officer and Curriculum Officer in charge of course design and content development. Collateral duties included serving as an Adjunct Professor at the Naval War College teaching "Faith and Force: Religion War and Peace," and providing pastoral leadership to the Protestant liturgical community aboard Naval Station Newport.
Chaplain Gore reported to USS NASSAU (LHA 4) on September 9, 2007 as Command Chaplain with additional duty as Strike Group Chaplain for Expeditionary Strike Group EIGHT. In that capacity, he deployed to the Arabian Sea in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Upon completion of that assignment, he reported to the Chief of Navy Chaplains' staff in Washington, D.C. where he served as Director for Policy responsible for coordinating policies governing professional naval chaplaincy and for serving as one of two subject matter experts responsible for developing Chaplain Corps training on the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DA/DT). As a member of the training team charged with training the Navy's Master Mobile Training Teams, Chaplain Gore assisted in ensuring the standardized training of all Navy personnel on the repeal of DA/DT.
Following his tour in the Chief of Chaplains' office, Chaplain Gore deployed for 13 months to Afghanistan where he served as Command Chaplain for NATO Training Mission Afghanistan/Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan. Additional duties included service as the Senior Military Advisor to the Chief of the Afghan National Army's Religious and Cultural Affairs (RCA) Department. Following the inadvertent burning of Korans by coalition forces in Afghanistan, Chaplain Gore was directly involved in developing training for all U.S. personnel on the proper handling of religious materials. In addition, with the rise in Afghan security force attacks on coalition forces, Chaplain Gore coordinated coalition and Afghan development of cultural understanding training delivered to all Afghan forces in order to foster greater Afghan tolerance of coalition cultural practices.
Upon returning from Afghanistan, Chaplain Gore was temporarily assigned to the Chief of Navy Chaplains as Special Projects Officer and cross assigned as a member of Task Force RESILIENT charged with examining Navy suicide prevention and resiliency promotion efforts. His deployments include two West African Training Cruises, a SIXTH Fleet deployment, two deployments to the FIFTH Fleet AOR supporting the Global War on Terror, and one deployment to Afghanistan.
Chaplain Gore was promoted to Captain in September 2013. Personal awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (two gold stars), the Navy Commendation Medal (gold star), the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (gold star), and the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal. He is married to the former Pamela Sue Caldemeyer of Oakland City, Indiana. They have four children--Aaron, Caleb, Ashley, and Christina.


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