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Healthy Barbecue?
Never eat browned or overly cooked food. Burnt food forms harmful compounds. If by accident something is overcooked and browned, discard. Avoid fried food and food sautéed in oil. Experiment with low heat cooking to prevent nutritional damage to the food and the formation of dangerous heat-generated compounds.But this is America, the land of apple pie, bloody steak, charred burgers, and wonder pills. So, if you have friends or family that simply must have barbecue, HealthDay News shares some tips to make barbecue "healthier." Robert Preidt reports:
The longer the cooking time and the higher the heat, the more HCAs, say experts at the University of California, Davis, Cancer Center. That means that barbecuing produces the most HCAs, followed by pan-frying and broiling. Baking, poaching, stir-frying and stewing produce the least HCAs.Another important thing to keep in mind when eating overcooked food are acrylamides.
The UC Davis experts offer the following advice for limiting HCAs:
- Before you barbecue meat, partially cook it in the microwave and then throw out the juices that collect in the cooking dish. Finish cooking the meat on the grill. Precooking a hamburger for a few minutes in the microwave reduces HCAs by up to 95 percent.
- Flip hamburgers often. Doing so every minute reduces HCAs by up to 100 percent. This is likely because constant flipping keeps internal meat temperatures lower.
Also, from http://www.innvista.com/health/nutrition/amino/pdamage.htm:
"During barbecuing, for example, the fat from the meat drips onto the charcoal producing benzopyrene which then filters back up into the meat. A one-pound, well done, charcoal-broiled steak contains 4-5 micrograms of benzopyrene, an amount equal to what a person would get from smoking 600 cigarettes, stated Dave Townsend, an industry researcher who testified before a Minnesota tobacco trial."
Oh, wow, thanks for that tidbit (actually, that pretty darned big bit!), PREVIEW.
It's great to have this kind of info on hand. That is really offputting; I cannot imagine anyone forgetting that, "...smoking 600 cigarettes..." reference. Youch!
Now that summer is here...I can already "smell the sulfur" ;^D! But I'm ready. Bring 'em on!
I can't wait to lay that one on my Southern-Cali-backyard-bbq'ing family.
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By Neil Zukerman
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Let's begin with an unassailable definition. Art is Communication. The artist wishes to communicate something to the viewer and the viewer wants to understand what that message is. It is this writer's opinion that this definition strips the question, "What is Art?" to its essence.
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Apple After Jobs: The Downside Case
Analysts are near-universally in agreement that Apple will be just fine without Steve Jobs as CEO, at least for the next few years.
But there are some dissenters, and with good reason. Apple clearly had a Steve Jobs premium. That premium may already have been shaved off the stock price amid the long wait for Mr. Jobs's departure, but now the company will face a little more scrutiny, run as it will be by mere mortals (never mind that those same mortals have already been mostly running the company for some time now).
The shares are down only about 2% now, after falling as much as 7% overnight.
JMP analysts, who have a rare "hold" rating on the stock, make the cautionary case:
We are maintaining our Market Perform rating on Apple following the announcement that Steve Jobs is stepping aside as the CEO of the company he co-created and guided to become the greatest technology story of the new millennium. Shares were down roughly -5% in well after-the-close reaction to the news and we would imagine that there will be lingering downward pressure on the stock as the market digests and contemplates the reality of a post-Jobs era.
For our part, we believe the new CEO, Tim Cook, is a perfectly capable and suitable succession candidate; however, it is not immediately evident to us how Apple replaces the irreplaceable and we are maintaining our neutral stance on the stock until it becomes clear – either that innovation and operational efficiencies will continue unabated under new management or that they are breaking down.
We rate shares of AAPL Market Perform based on our view that PE/CY12 trading levels of ~12x our unchanged CY12 EPS estimate of $31.00 represent an appropriate premium to other large-cap, tech peers high-single digits to low teens.
Vision, clarity of thought and the ability to command performance/compliance are among the hallmarks that our industry sources have indicated made Steve Jobs as successful as he was as CEO. We would imagine this legacy will endure; however, we believe much of the magic cannot be duplicated and that some cracks have already begun to emerge with Apple execution.
On the plus side, we like Apple's litigation initiative and early legal success in securing domestic and international court orders against competing Android products, that it is correct in pointing out, have flagrantly copied its intellectual property and innovation. If it can maintain these favorable rulings against appeal and counter-suit, we see a considerable amount of headroom for further earnings growth and multiple expansion.
On the negative side, there are a number of cracks emerging in what remains a consumercentric story, striving to grow earnings during a time of exaggerated economic uncertainty. Among other factors we consider as vulnerabilities to the story are a) limited iPhone variety, which includes the lack of 4G and larger screen size options, b) speculation around slippage of the LTE iPad refresh into next year, and c) a lack of historic precedent that material injunctions/royalties can besecured against lower cost and more rapidly growing Android competition.


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The 2012 Supreme Court decision in NFIB v. Sebelius held that the threatened loss of all federal Medicaid funds made ObamaCare's Medicaid expansion unconstitutionally coercive. However, Secretary Sebelius has continued to hold federal Medicaid funds hostage in order to limit the effect of the decision in NFIB and coerce states into implementing elements of the Medicaid expansion that the Court rendered optional.
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Brain Swelling
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What Causes Brain Swelling?
Injury, other health problems, infections, tumors, and even high altitudes -- any of these problems can cause brain swelling to occur. The following list explains different ways the brain can swell:
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI): A TBI is also called a head injury, brain injury, or acquired brain injury. In TBI, a sudden event damages the brain. Both the physical contact itself and the quick acceleration and deceleration of the head can cause the injury. The most common causes of TBI include falls, vehicle crashes, being hit with or crashing into an object, and assaults. The initial injury can cause brain tissue to swell. In addition, broken pieces of bone can rupture blood vessels in any part of the head. The body's response to the injury may also increase swelling. Too much swelling may prevent fluids from leaving the brain.
- Ischemic strokes: Ischemic stroke is the most common type of stroke and is caused by a blood clot or blockage in or near the brain. The brain is unable to receive the blood -- and oxygen -- it needs to function. As a result, brain cells start to die. As the brain responds, swelling can occur.
- Brain (intracerebral) hemorrhages and strokes: Hemorrhage refers to blood leaking from a blood vessel. Hemorrhagic strokes are the most common type of brain hemorrhage. They occur when blood vessels anywhere in the brain rupture. As blood leaks and the body responds, pressure builds inside the brain. High blood pressure is thought to be the most frequent cause of this kind of stroke. Hemorrhages in the brain can also be due to head injury, certain medications, and unknown malformations present from birth.
Infections: Illness caused by an infectious organism such as a virus or bacterium can lead to brain swelling. Examples of these illnesses include:
- Meningitis: This is an infection in which the covering of the brain becomes inflamed. It can be caused by bacteria, viruses, other organisms, and some medications.
- Encephalitis: This is an infection in which the brain itself becomes inflamed. It is most often caused by a group of viruses and is spread usually through insect bites. A similar condition is called encephalopathy, which is due to Reye's syndrome.
- Toxoplasmosis: This infection is caused by a parasite. Toxoplasmosis most often affects fetuses, young infants, and people with damaged immune systems.
- Subdural empyema: Subdural empyema refers to an area of the brain becoming abscessed or filled with pus, usually after another illness such as meningitis or a sinus infection. The infection can spread quickly, causing swelling and blocking other fluid from leaving the brain.
- Tumors: Growths in the brain can cause swelling in several ways. As a tumor develops, it can press against other areas of the brain. Tumors in some parts of the brain may block cerebrospinal fluid from flowing out of the brain. New blood vessels growing in and near the tumor can also lead to swelling.
- High altitudes: Although researchers don't know the exact causes, brain swelling is more likely to occur at altitudes above 4,900 feet. This type of brain edema is usually associated with severe acute mountain sickness (AMS) or high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE).
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Attack Theatre's annual fundraiser, "The Dirty Ball," continues its reign as one of Pittsburgh's hottest parties of the year. This time, directors of the company, Michele de la Reza and Peter Kope, transformed an ordinary South Side warehouse into a spectacular site for celebrating with hundreds of people.
The Dirty Donor Reception kicked off the festivities with specialty cocktails from Tender, wine, beer, and catered food from E2. The private party also featured a performance of "A Tiny Droplet of a Portrait." Kaitlin Dann and Brent Luebbert performed the duet, accompanied by Chatham Baroque musicians.
As the sun set over downtown from the huge windows of the building's top floor, we were ushered downstairs where the soiree officially began. As always, fashion for the party was "anything goes." Some came in costume, abiding by the theme of "pirates and robots." Some wore their most elegant attire. And some went "dirty," scantily clad and ever creative.
While it is difficult to enjoy everything the event has to offer, guests delighted in the various games set up throughout the space. Near one end, a volunteer asked us to choose whose bare bottom we were seeing on a screen. Did the thonged buttocks belong to Miley Cyrus or Heidi Klum? We laughed, and easily played along.
Attack is always known to include games that inspire our artistic nature. In one corner, we were encouraged to dance in front of a camera that projected our movements onto a digital pirate and robot on the large screen above. And near the stage, a few long tables were set up with plenty of paper, markers and crayons for our best visual art.
Of course, there was dance throughout the evening. Behind various installations, performers moved in silhouette, using willowy gestures. In Richard Parsakian's famous Velvet Lounge for VIPs, soloists improvised behind the swanky bar.
The main stage was where the group dancing took place. Kope led his troupe of pirates through a journey at sea where Jeff Davis was made to walk the plank, and Liz Chang (in her final performance with Attack) was plucked from the water as a mermaid and manipulated around the stage on her fins while ZZ Top's "Legs" blared overhead.
The dance floor remained packed throughout the evening. One young woman glided around her friends on rollerblades. An older gentleman in a long, straight skirt moved solo to his own rhythm, while a younger man in a shiny unitard and sneakers bounced about. Mostly, clusters of party goers spun and shook and cheered as they joined in or watched with enthusiasm.
All in all, there was something for everyone at the event. A bit of grit for the adventurous, and a dose of class for those who love luxury. As always, there was an outpouring of creativity that makes Attack Theatre what they are today, an artistic staple in Pittsburgh that not only shares their clever and high-caliber dance with the community, but more importantly, motivates us to live our lives with imagination and good, dirty fun.


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Pipelines carry large quantities of energy sources and fuels — these liquids and gases need to be kept at controlled conditions to ensure they do not pose a risk to the public and the environment.
That's why community safety is the top priority for CEPA and its member companies.
We are committed to minimizing the impacts and risks to safety. Our members backed up that commitment with more than $1.3 billion spent in 2015 to ensure that crude oil and natural gas are delivered safely and efficiently.
The primary responsibility for ensuring pipeline safety is with the companies that own and operate the pipeline.
Federal and provincial regulators ensure that companies design, construct, operate and decommission their facilities in a safe and environmentally responsible manner. Federally, the National Energy Board regulates pipelines crossing any interprovincial and international boundaries. Pipeline systems entirely contained within a province are regulated by a provincial energy agency.
Pipeline companies work with federal and provincial agencies of energy as well as other organizations, such as the Canadian Standards Association to set out minimum technical requirements for the design, construction, operation and dismantling of pipeline facilities to ensure public safety. Regulators assess applications for new or changed pipeline infrastructure, develop and maintain regulations, and conduct regular safety inspections and audits and investigate accidents.
CEPA member safety-related activities encompass three broad areas:
- Pipeline Integrity — making sure that pipelines are operating properly
- Damage Prevention — preventing damage to pipelines by construction or excavation
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This week we've got a good show. We do an update review of Seirei no Moribito and Bokurano. We also do a review of Onmyodo shoes and talk about Bleach. Check it out.
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Why haven't you been covering the Saimoe 2007 results?
Three of the final four have already been decided:
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Tar sands refinery expanding just south of Chicago
A Chicago Earth Day rally protested construction of the Keystone XL pipeline and the threat tar sands oil poses to freshwater, air and climate. It was one of scores of actions held across the country.
Texas fertilizer plant failed to heed disclosure rules
The tragic April 17 explosion at the fertilizer plant in West, Texas was, in part, a product of a severe lack of accountability and oversight by its company, West Fertilizer.
Today in labor history: Cesar Chavez died
Cesar Chavez was the founder and leader of the United Farm Workers union. The UFW achieved the nation's first industry-wide farm labor contracts.
Texas explosion aftermath: Willie Nelson to hold benefit show
A fertilizer plant in West, Texas exploded on April 17, killing 15 and injuring hundreds more.
Texas fertilizer plant inspection long overdue
Last night an enormous explosion rocked this small town situated near Waco, killing 15 and injuring hundreds.
Arkansas, Texas towns poisoned with pools of oil
The rupture in the ExxonMobil-owned Pegasus pipeline, which sent a deluge of tarsands oil through the Arkansas town of Mayflower, is worse than previously thought.
Arkansas oil spill paints town black, pipeline risks exposed
Exxon Mobil's Pegasus pipeline ruptured March 29, spewing thousands of barrels of heavy Canadian crude throughout the town of Mayflower, Ark.


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College Hockey:Mercyhurst rallies twice to defeat Holy Cross in AHA quarterfinal opener
WORCESTER, Mass. — Mercyhurst didn't win a game over the final month of the regular season, but that might as well have been a century ago.
The sixth-seeded Lakers twice rebounded from one-goal deficits before taking the lead for good in the third period to grab a 1-0 lead in their best-of-three Atlantic Hockey quarterfinal series at third-seeded Holy Cross on Friday night.
Mercyhurst backed its way into the postseason after going winless in its final eight regular-season contests, but swept Army in a best-of-three opening-round series on home ice last week.
"We weren't crazy about the way we came down the stretch, even though I'm not sure we played all that bad," said Lakers' coach Rick Gotkin. "But bottom line is I think for us to be able to play and get a little momentum last week was important."
The Crusaders, meanwhile, entered the series with a five-game unbeaten streak, but hadn't played since a 2-0 win over Army two weeks ago.
Holy Cross opened the scoring at 10:31 of the opening frame when Shayne Stockton joined an attack led by linemate Adam Schmidt and slotted a loose puck past Lakers' goaltender Jordan Tibbett from just inside the right faceoff circle.
It was a rare flash of action in a period that featured no penalties and no other high-quality scoring chances.
"We just wanted to get our legs under us at first," Mercyhurst sophomore Daniel Bahntge explained. "Coming into a new playoff series, you want to get a feel for it, definitely, but I feel like we found our legs quickly in the second."
The cautious tempo that often characterizes the first period of a playoff series was erased midway through the second frame.
Holy Cross goalie Matt Ginn bobbled a routine glove save and covered the puck a fraction of a second prior to a goalmouth collision that sent the puck sliding into the net. The referees waved off both the goal and a host of protests from the Lakers' bench, but the controversy was sufficient to ratchet up the intensity level of the contest.
A trio of overlapping minor penalties gave Mercyhurst an extended power play that included two stretches of a five-on-three advantage. The Lakers eventually capitalized, initiating a flurry of action over the period's final four minutes.
Defenseman Tyler Shiplo powered home a slap shot from the point at 16:07 that caromed off Ginn's stick-side post to knot the game at 1-1.
"That third one was unfortunate, but they have to call it," Crusaders' coach Paul Pearl said of the stretch of infractions that accounted for the only three penalties of the contest for either side. "You have to stay out of the box. Unfortunately, we didn't for that five-minute stretch and it wears you out."
Holy Cross regained the lead at 18:20 when Mike McNamara redirected a drive from Karl Beckman past Tibbett, but Bahntge caught the Crusaders sleeping on the ensuing faceoff and answered just nine seconds later for Mercyhurst.
"I saw I had two of my teammates with me, but the puck was bobbling a little bit and I didn't want to make a bad pass, so I just bore down, shot the puck and it went in the net," said Bahntge.
Seven minutes into the third period, the Lakers took the lead for good.
Grant Blakey took advantage of chaos left over from a goalmouth scramble and chipped a shot wide of Ginn to notch his 11th goal – and team-high fourth game-winner – of the year.
Rob Linsmayer challenged Tibbets on a breakaway chance moments later, but that was the closest Holy Cross came to equalizing over the final 12 minutes and change.
The Crusaders managed just 26 shots in the game, compared to 34 and 38, respectively, in the two regular season meetings in Erie, Pa.
"We're going to have to find some ways to score some goals and generate some more grade 'A' scoring opportunities," Pearl said. "I thought they did a really good job of taking away the middle of the ice. We didn't get there and we have to be better at that tomorrow."
Mercyhurst, however, hopes tomorrow brings more of the same.
"I think we need to enjoy this for about five minutes," Gatkin summarized. "And then [we will] try to refocus, make a few tweaks and adjustments and hopefully, come back and play well again."
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Examples of Measurement Results
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Infrared hyperspectral imaging enables detection, identification, quantification and visualization of gases in the atmosphere from long distances. The technique enables an assessment of the position, the dimensions and the dispersion of gas clouds.
The hyperspectral imager is based on the combination of a Michelson interferometer and a focal plane array detector (Fig. 1). A spectrum is determined for each pixel of the array. The spectrum comprises the infrared signature of the scene that can be used to analyze gases, liquids, and solids.
Figure 1. Principle of an imaging Fourier transform spectrometer.
Figure 2. HI 90.
The plane mirror interferometer consists of an active mirror alignment mechanism. The maximum spectral resolution of the interferometer is 0.7 cm-1. The plane mirror interferometer with active alignment has a high efficiency and thus the hyperspectral image cubes result in high-quality spectra and low noise, yielding superior performances than conventional systems based on interferometers employing cube-corner mirrors.
The brightness temperature spectrum of each pixel is studied for the target compounds present in the spectral library of the system.
Figure 4 shows the results of a typical measurement and some example of the real-time display. Hyperspectral systems permit the use of both the spectral and the spatial information.
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"Widow On The Hill" is a true-story Lifetime movie based on the case of Donna Sommerville and Hamilton A. Somerville aka Hamilton Somerville Jr. "Widow On The Hill" is directed by Peter Svatek and based on the Vanity Fair article. The true crime murder mystery stars Natasha Henstridge, James Brolin and Jewel Straite. The real names were changed to Linda Dupree and Hank Cavanaugh for the film.
"Widow On The Hill" synopsis/plot: When a sexy nurse is hired to take care of the wife of a wealthy man, his children are leery about the young nurse's intentions. But, when the wife and the husband die, their children suspect the busty blonde nurse of murder.
The movie is based on the death of a Virginia man who died in 2001. Police say his wife, Donna Somerville, killed her husband to inherit $15 million. Donna Somerville was arrested for his murder in 2003. In 2004, the hospice nurse was found not guilty of poisoning Hamilton Somerville, according to the Washington Post. The man's daughters sued Donna Somerville and won in 2010.
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Judas Priest Premieres Its New Album Right Here, Right Now! [Audio]
One of my favorite bands of all time is the mighty Judas Priest. I grew up listening to them, and I've seen them a LOT of times in concert. One of the best live bands around.
Forty years in, and the metal gods are releasing their new album, Redeemer of Souls, on Tuesday. Their first since my favorite guitar player, KK Downing, left the band. The first with new guitarist Richie Faulkner, who is an absolute beast on guitar. Check out the solo from EMGTV for some evidence. The guy can play.
We've got all the lowdown on the new Priest album for you right here at WGRD.com, with this really cool special, with Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, and Richie Faulkner talking all about the new album, and playing a bunch of songs from it!


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Monday, April 7, 2014
Cookies for a Little Girl's Baptism and Homemade Fondant Recipe
16 comments:
- Barb Elder said...
Oh my those are amazing. So beautiful!!
- April 7, 2014 at 9:07 AM
- Red Couch Recipes said...
I love all these baptism cookies. They are so elegant for a little girl's baptism. I am attending a baptism this week -- maybe I will surprise her! I ordered the fondant mats from Amazon -- also some more cookie cutters. It's contagious! I love the look of the cake one -- it looks like a rose cake. Great job and thanks for a great time at Cookie Con. Joni
- April 7, 2014 at 9:08 AM
- Edy said...
Jackie, these are so elegant and fun. With three baptisms coming up this year, I can't wait to get started learning a new hobby. Thanks for sharing your delicious talents! Edy Pehrson
- April 7, 2014 at 9:46 AM
- Mari said...
Woweeee almost to pretty to eat, love the sweet dress cookies, soooo pretty...
- April 7, 2014 at 1:38 PM
- Sarah said...
These are the most elegant cookies I've ever seen. I embossed fondant looks like a fun touch for decorating cookies. Makes me want to try this.
- April 7, 2014 at 1:47 PM
- Judith @ Lavender Cottage said...
These are so pretty, would be almost a shame to eat them. I'm going to check out the butterfly cutters for my baking. Thanks for sharing the links.
- April 7, 2014 at 2:31 PM
- La Table De Nana said...
They are LOVELY!
I had never heard of those sheets..
I have a rolling pin that does designs in Fondant..but not your Rosettes!
You and your sister:)
So so lucky to have each other!
- April 7, 2014 at 3:05 PM
- Sue said...
I agree that homemade fondant is SO MUCH better than store-bought. I only made it once, but need to do it again! Your cookies are gorgeous! Like Joni, I love the "rose" cake:)
- April 7, 2014 at 4:25 PM
- Debbie@Mountain Breaths said...
I'm glad you are sharing these cookies because I thought I could never eat fondant. I will try the marshmallow fondant recipe! Your cookies are gorgeous, and I appreciate all the tips you give. I have the flower cutter mold in my collection! Yep, that's all I have. LOL
- April 7, 2014 at 6:25 PM
- Bonnie said...
Beautiful Jackie!!! Almost too pretty to eat. When I was the Stke PrimPres we made buttercream 8's every year for the Stake Baptism orientation but they weren't nearly as pretty as yours!
- April 7, 2014 at 7:29 PM
- NanaDiana said...
GORGEOUS! Those are really incredible!!!! xo Diana
- April 7, 2014 at 9:07 PM
- thepaintedapron.com said...
You graduated at the top of your class from Cookie Con, Jacqueline! Wow, your cookies are simply stunning!
- April 8, 2014 at 5:40 AM
- Beverly said...
As always, you amaze me. These cookies are little works of art.♥
- April 8, 2014 at 8:49 AM
- Linda P said...
OMG, how perfectly elegant and beautiful. You have created such priceless cookies,
Perfect for all kinds of events. Thanks for sharing the recipe and tutorial. Hugs
- April 8, 2014 at 12:25 PM
- Pinky at Designs by Pinky said...
They are GORGEOUS!!!!!
- April 8, 2014 at 1:24 PM
- Laura Ingalls Gunn said...
I wouldn't be able to eat these incredible works of art. I love the rose imprint on the fondant.
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In the first of two games against the Miami Heat in China, the Clippers were so bad at the free-throw line that it could be considered an international incident, and ultimately, it helped cost them in a 94-80 loss Thursday.
DeAndre Jordan was the prime offender, missing nine of his 10 attempts in the loss.
As a team, the Clippers shot 11-of-27 (40.7 percent) from the line.
LeBron James led Miami with 20 points, and Ray Allen scored 15 off the bench for the defending NBA champs.
Blake Griffin scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds in the loss. Jamal Crawford added 16 points off the bench, but combined with Griffin, the pair committed 11 of the Clippers' 25 turnovers.
The two teams play again Sunday at 9:30 p.m.
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Campus Safety
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College Hockey:Deskins' Pair Carry RedHawks Past Irish
Two Shorthanders Bolster Miami Cause
NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Junior center Jason Deskins scored two goals and added an assist and the Miami RedHawks scored a pair of shorthanded goals to knock off the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 5-2, Friday night in CCHA action.
Deskins' linemates, Ernie Hartlieb (goal and two assists) and Pat Leahy (three assists), also collected three points in the game to help Miami to its eighth win in the RedHawks' last nine games. Miami is now 9-6-2 on the season and 6-4-1 in CCHA play.
The loss ran Notre Dame's winless streak to seven games (0-5-2). The Irish fall to 3-10-3 on the year and 1-6-2 in league action.
"Here we are again," said Irish coach Dave Poulin following the game. "Critical breakdowns by veteran players cost us again. We've had total breakdowns at the wrong times. It's no mystery why we're struggling. This is a talented team that has not played very well this season.
Turnovers in the defensive zone got Miami on the scoreboard just nine minutes into the game. Deskins got his tenth goal of the season when Leahy forced a turnover in the right-wing corner and fed the puck to Hartlieb who found Deskins alone in the slot. The center waited for Irish goaltender Tony Zasowski to commit and wristed it past him for the 1-0 lead.
The second goal was a carbon copy of the first as Leahy again forced an Irish turnover deep in their defensive zone. This time Deskins found Hartlieb in front and he beat Zasowski for his fifth of the season at 17:49.
ND would get four power-play chances in the second period which turned out to be costly, as Miami scored twice shorthanded.
Deskins made it 3-0 just 3:26 into the second stanza when the Irish gave the puck up near their own bench and Matt Chandler and Deskins broke in 2-on-1. Chandler fed the RedHawks' leading scorer, who beat Zasowski low to the far post for his 11th goal of the season. That ended the night for Zasowski as Jeremiah Kimento took over in goal.
Poulin wouldn't blame his goaltender for the three goals. "I wasn't blaming Tony. We are really hanging our goaltenders out to dry.
"They (Miami) had seven shots at the time and three goals came off turnovers. They had some great chances all alone in front."
The Irish finally got their power play rolling (two-for-nine in the game) as David Inman scored his sixth of the year on a long flip shot from the right-wing boards that somehow eluded Miami's David Burleigh. The goal came off assists from Aaron Gill and Jon Maruk at 11:55.
Miami did its best to get the Irish back in the game as Matt Chandler went off for hooking just nine seconds after Inman's goal. The Irish power play quickly turned into a Miami shorthanded goal.
Senior center Gregor Krajnc cashed in as he wristed one past Kimento on the first shot he saw to give Miami a 4-1 lead at the 13:27. For Kranjnc, it was his 10th of the season.
The Irish still weren't done as they used the power play to cut Miami's lead to 4-2 at 3:12 of the third. Gill fired a low hard wrister from the bottom of the left wing circle for ND's second power play goal of the night and the freshman center's fourth lamplighter of the season off assists from Evan Nielsen and Neil Komadoski.
Miami's Nick Jardine closed out the scoring with his third goal of the season on the power play at 18:39 of the final period for the 5-2 score.
Burleigh made 28 saves in the game to improve to 7-5-2 on the season. Zasowski (1-6-1) made just four saves in 23:26 while giving up three goals. Kimento made 10 stops while giving up two goals in 36:34 of action.
"This is a challenge for me. We are going to figure it out and start to win games. It's up to the players. This will end when they decide they want it to end," said Poulin.
The Irish won't have to wait long. They'll face off against Miami on Saturday night at the Joyce Center with game time set for 7:05 p.m.
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- King Kevin On Stage
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- Artists At Work
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- Films For An October Mood
- 50 Years In Germany
- Half A Century Of Cinema…
- Honoring The Republic
- The Women Behind The Camera
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Europe's Garden Of Light
So vibrant and rich are these lands that they magnanimously invite everyone to imagine his own Spain. Here, for example, is the Spain of the great artists. The Malaga-born Picasso's Spain is Guernica. And the Spain of Dali, Catalan genius whose love of luxury, ostentation and eastern costumes has been attributed to his Arab lineage, is perhaps his work, Galacidalacidesoxirobonucleicacid (aka Homage to Crick and Watson). Similarly the architect Antonio Gaudi is another of Catalonia's gifts to Spain and to the world. As much as La Sagrada Familia, the basilica he designed, Gaudi's Spain is the Casa Battlo and the Park and Palau Güell. In a word, Spain is truly Europe's garden of light, whose rays inspire art and culture.
Spain is one of the world's great cultures. With the exception of Brazil, the entire Latin American continent is Spanish-speaking. So what is the secret of Spain, which has produced so many great painters, poets, writers and architects? Does it lie perhaps in the stone-paved streets permeated with the scent of orange blossoms? Vestiges of Al Andalusia's glorious 800-year history are in its evening meals eaten in the Mediterranean's soul-soothing breezes, in the arcades, each opening onto another world, in the flamenco, the festivals, the football mania, and in the deep dark eyes - a legacy of her Maghreb ancestry - of a child peeking through a doorway. This is Spain! For most of us, Spain is the Al Andalusian region stretching from the south coast to the center of the country. And surely the Cordoba Mosque, the Alhambra Palace and the great cathedrals are among the sights you must not miss. Toledo, Seville, Malaga, Granada, Cordoba, Almeria and Cadiz are the landmarks of Andalusian Spain. Wherever you are in Spain, the museums and art galleries are never to be taken lightly, and visiting them is the best and quickest way to get to know the country. As you approach Madrid in the center of the country, the architecture begins to deviate somewhat from that of Andalusia, the buildings to become a little taller, a little more eclectic. If you happen to go to Madrid, your obligatory first stop will be the Puerta del Sol. This central point is a good place to start to familiarize yourself with the city. Setting aside a few hours for the Museo del Prado, one of Europe's largest collections with its over 700 works of art, is also de rigueur. For awaiting you here are the works not only of the Spaniards Velazquez, El Greco and Goya but also of Mantegna, Rubens, Titian, Caravaggio and Botticelli. Before I forget, the museum is closed on Mondays. When you arrive in Barcelona you'll find tall buildings with more of a whiff of Europe about them. As you stroll towards the statue of Christopher Columbus gazing into the distance from La Rambla, the claustrophobic effect of the highrises will dissipate and the climate become Mediterranean once again, bringing a smile to faces. Another major city, Valencia is not only a center of trade and industry but also a perfect Mediterranean town with a history going back to the Romans. But there is one kind of enthusiasm that is shared all over Spain, from Barcelona in the east to Extremadura in the west, from Galicia in the north right through Madrid and all the way to the south: Football! Fan love for FC Barcelona and Real Madrid goes beyond Spain to embrace the whole world. A country that combines traditional values with those of today, Spain is also a quintessential land of festivals. Interest is keen and people come from all over the world for Spain's festivals, celebrated in each region at a different time of year. Festivals, biennales and cinema days may accelerate the pace of life, but the siesta is also a Spanish sine qua non. Eating is definitely a form of entertainment, and Mediterranean fruits de mer, paella, olive oil and the little snacks known as tapas are the gastronomical delights that go with pleasant conversation here. Land of flamenco, cultural richness, warm friendship and a love of eating, Spain is a country where life itself is an art, and definitely worth living.
Visitors are literally spellbound by the fine architectural details as they leave behind the reddish walls and enter the Alhambra Palace at Granada. But most striking of all is the water flowing in the magnificent gardens. Extremely advanced engineering for its time was used to bring water to the palace.
Albaicin, Granada's oldest Maghreb quarter, preserves its original texture. Colorful geraniums grace the window sills of whitewashed houses shaded by palms and cypresses. The coat-of-arms of the Bani Ahmar State, inscribed 'God is the sole victor', still stands out on the walls of the Alhambra.
The corner of the Gran Via and the Calle de Alcala in downtown Madrid is a hotel terrace. In front of it rises the domed roof of the Banco de Espana building, and diagonally across from it the Palacio de Cibeles. The streets of the capital harbor countless surprises for art lovers, of which street artists are just one. And the restaurant windows in Madrid's famous San Miguel Market are mouth-watering indeed.
The cold tomato soup called gazpacho, seafood paella and the snacks known as tapas are the foundation of Spanish cuisine. Vegetables are usually served as a garnish, and desserts include variations on creme caramel.
Barcelona's Passeig de Garcia and Avenida Diagonal streets attract fashionistas with their brightly lit shop windows and creative designs.
Every region is proud of having its own cuisine in Spain. Almost all the towns in the country have their traditional marketplace. These markets are particularly rich in fresh fruit.
Turkish Airlines has flights in both directions from Istanbul to various points in Spain. For information: www.turkishairlines.com
The metropolises like Madrid and Barcelona offer accommodation alternatives ranging from hostels to five-star hotels. Old Maghreb houses converted into boutique hotels are a hot item in Andalusia.
Popular with famous matadors in Madrid, the city's century-old cake shops offer tasty local pastries accompanied by coffee.
Leather masks, flamenco castanets, local costumes and handmade fans pop up all over the place in Andalusia, and you should leave room in your suitcase.
Land of beautiful beaches, Spain offers numerous alternatives for sea and sun. The tourism authorities emphasize Mallorca, Ibiza and the Canary Islands.
An evening meal to the accompaniment of flamenco melodies in one of the restaurants in Madrid's Plaza Mayor district can turn into a virtual festival. In its time the district was a popular stop with greats like Ernest Hemingway.
Perched on a hill surrounded by valleys on three sides, the city of Toledo on the banks of the Tagus River brings to mind Don Quixote with its historic windmills.
"Despite living for many years in Madrid, I like Andalusia even more, because Andalusia offers a synthesis of Islamic and Mediterranean cultures. But Spain promises much more than that. To see it you have to go to Catalonia and the Basque country. You can't understand Spain without reading Lorca and listening to Radio Tarifa."
Montjuic is one of the best places to view Barcelona spread out below your feet. A short, pleasant cablecar ride takes passengers up this 210-meter-high hill southwest of the city. At the top are museums and art galleries as well as the sports areas built for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
GOLFING Andalusia boasts more than 50 courses, starting with Malaga.
SURFING Wind and wave levels are ideal all year round at Tarifa on the Costa de la Luz.
SKIING Sol y Nieve near Granada has the sunniest pistes in Europe.


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The UN atomic agency's board of governors on Wednesday approved giving Japanese director general Yukiya Amano a new four-year term without even resorting to a vote.
In 2009, the International Atomic Energy Agency's 35-member board had needed six rounds of voting to select Amano for his first term, with developing countries worried he would be too pro-Western.
This time however the 65-year-old's second term, which will start in December following approval from all 159 IAEA members in September -- a formality -- passed by consensus, meaning no vote was taken.
"I am deeply grateful for the trust that the board of governors placed in me once again," Amano told reporters.
"The challenges are many and huge ... I like my job and enjoy my job, and I am very happy to do good in the world and make a difference."
Amano's highest-profile challenge in his second term will again be Iran, amid international concerns that Tehran wants to develop nuclear weapons under the guise of a civilian atomic programme.
Iran says that as a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, which aims to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and to further nuclear disarmament, it has the right to a civilian nuclear programme.
But the IAEA, which conducts regular inspections of Iran's facilities, says that because of a lack of cooperation it is "unable to... conclude that all nuclear material in Iran is in peaceful activities".
As a result, the UN Security Council has passed six resolutions calling on Iran to suspend parts of its programme until its purely peaceful nature can be confirmed. Israel and the United States have also refused to rule out military action.
In addition, the IAEA wants Tehran to address what it suspects are indications that the programme also has -- or at least had in the past -- "possible military dimensions" aimed at developing the bomb.
Stretching back more than a year, the IAEA has held a series of failed meetings pressing Iran to address these allegations by giving the agency access to sites, documents and scientists, the latest last month.
Iran says the IAEA's claims, set out in a major report in November 2011, are based on information from Israeli and Western spy agencies -- information that it has not been shown -- and that it has never sought to develop nuclear weapons.
On Iran, a new chief inspector, Tero Varjoranta of Finland, is due to start in October, replacing retiring Belgian Herman Nackaerts -- described in leaked US cables as "not bad".
The Vienna-based IAEA, founded in 1957, also aims to promote the peaceful uses of nuclear technology including energy.
In the eyes of many developing countries in 2009, Amano's good points included his undisputed expertise in nuclear matters and the fact that he came from the only country to have been bombed with a nuclear device.
But on the negative side, succeeding Egyptian Mohammed ElBaradei, who had frequently clashed with Washington, most notably over Iraq, he was seen as a potential Western puppet bent on eroding the IAEA's impartiality.
This impression was heightened by the release by WikiLeaks of 2009 US diplomatic cables saying Amano was "solidly in the US court on every key strategic decision, from high-level personnel appointments to the handling of Iran's alleged nuclear weapons programme."
But according to Mark Hibbs, a seasoned IAEA-watcher at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Amano has managed to soothe developing countries' concerns, while also doing exactly the job that Western nations wanted.
"He not only succeeded in the sense that he carried out the agenda which his supported countries on the board wanted him to do, but at the same time he also overcame the challenge of facing angry and disappointed, disgruntled developing countries," Hibbs told AFP.
"I think that the two groups, the North group and the South group, are probably in principle not closer together than four years ago. But a truce that has emerged -- in part because of Amano's efforts."


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The video, showing US troops defiling the bodies of dead Taliban fighters, heightened tensions between America and Afghanistan.
10:13, UK, Friday 21 December 2012
A US Marine staff sergeant who urinated on dead Taliban insurgents and posed for photographs with the bodies has been demoted.
Staff Sergeant Joseph Chamblin pleaded guilty at a court martial at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, to dereliction of duty for failing to properly supervise junior Marines.
He also pleaded guilty to wrongfully urinating on a deceased enemy combatant.
His sentence was a reduction in rank and forfeiture of $500 (£308) in pay.
The incident occurred during a counter-insurgency operation in Helmand Province in Afghanistan in July 2011.
But it only came to light in January this year when a videotape of the incident was posted on YouTube and other websites.
It showed four men in camouflage combat uniforms urinating on three corpses.
One of them joked, "Have a nice day, buddy," while another made a lewd joke.
The video was one of a series of offensive incidents involving US service members that led to heightened tensions between Washington and Kabul earlier this year.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the actions in the video as "inhuman".
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta denounced the incident as "deplorable" and promised a full investigation.
Three junior US Marines have already been sanctioned.
A second staff sergeant, Edward Deptola, is facing a court martial.
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March 9, 2013
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Los Angeles, Calif. - Emily Donohoe had a hat trick before halftime and finished with five goals as the No. 4 UCLA women's water polo team defeated No. 5 California, 10-7, at Spieker Aquatics Center on Saturday afternoon. The Bruins improved to 17-3 overall and 1-1 in the MPSF, while California dropped to 12-4, 0-2 in the conference.
After finishing the first quarter tied at 1-1, the Golden Bears jumped ahead in the second quarter only to see the Bruins answer back each time. California grabbed its first lead with 7:11 to play in the second quarter on a Tiera Schroeder goal, but Danielle Ferraro evened the score on an exclusion goal a minute later. Cal jumped ahead 3-2 at 4:15 on a Dana Ochsner goal, but Donohoe came right back with a penalty goal to tie. An exclusion goal by Breda Vosters put the Bears ahead 4-3 with 3:09 to play in the half, but it would turn out to be their last lead of the game. UCLA took just nine seconds to score the tying goal, Donohoe's third of the contest, and Ferraro capitalized on a power play with 2:14 remaining in the half to give UCLA a 5-4 lead at the half.
Both teams held strong defensively in the first four minutes of the third quarter until California's Ashley Young tied it up at 5-5 at 3:57. But Donohoe at 3:22 and Rachel Fattal at 2:18 each scored exclusion goals to grab a two-goal advantage for the Bruins. Csikos put in a last-second shot with three seconds to play in the quarter to make it a one-goal game, but the Bruins gave themselves some breathing room and momentum with a pair of spectacular goals early in the fourth quarter. Gisselle Naranjo, who was in early foul trouble, lobbed a shot from a sharp angle into the back of the net just 31 seconds into the quarter to give UCLA an 8-6 advantage, and Donohoe fired a tough shot under heavy pressure past Cal goalkeeper Savanna Smith to give UCLA its biggest lead at 9-6.
Cal cut UCLA's lead to two, 9-7, with 3:57 to play, but again the Bruins answered right back, scoring a big insurance goal just 20 seconds later by freshman India Forster, a backhand shot to the far post. The Bears had an opportunity to get to within two with 2:35 left in the contest, but Csikos hit the post on a penalty shot. Pippa Saunders also had a shot hit wood at 1:50 on a power play, and the rebound shot by Vosters went high.
UCLA goalkeeper Sami Hill finished with four saves. Smith also had four saves for the Bears.
The Bruins host No. 7 San Diego State on Sunday, Mar. 10 at Spieker Aquatics Center at Noon.
No. 5 California at No. 4 UCLA
California Goals: Emily Csikos (2), Breda Vosters (2), Dana Ochsner, Tiera Schroeder, Ashley Young
UC Irvine Saves: Savanna Smith - 4
UCLA Goals: Rachel Fattal, Gisselle Naranjo
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From: Frank
To: "Positive Atheism"
Subject: Positive Atheism Letters Section
Date: Tuesday, 28 September 2004
Very much appreciate your web site.
One comment I will make here.
Although many of us "violently" agree that morality is a natural characteristic necessary for our species survival, I shudder to think about the state of our global society if theists were suddenly stripped of their beliefs.
So perhaps theism for the masses might be a necessary natural characteristic for our species survival to this point. Maybe it's best, at least for now, to let sleeping dogs lie.
From: "Positive Atheism"
To: Frank
Subject: Positive Atheism Letters Section
Date: October 05, 2004
I shudder to think about the state of our global society if theists were suddenly stripped of their beliefs.
I don't.
First off:
Stripped? This is unrealistic and also tends to bias the discussion by adding an element of fear (What the--? What happened!?). I can imagine a number of scenarios that would have this happening naturally. Let's use one of those (without fussing over which one or how it happened).
Before I do this, however, I must remind you (and the readers) that Positive Atheism is not about deconverting theists into atheists. In that respect, we are on the very same page. And we are this way for a reason; nevertheless, what follows is our opinion: we choose not to act upon this opinion for reasons more important than implied by the opinions that follow.
1. Their religious beliefs are not the same as their values. For example, explain to me what does Jesus dying for one's sins has to do with how anybody behaves, or Mohammed being God's prophet, for that matter. Unless those all-important doctrines are challenged or ridiculed (with predictable results), they don't affect a person's behavior for better or for worse.
In fact, the odds are overwhelming are that a religious person's values came from numerous sources, most of which are either internal to the individual or are based upon experience (which includes being taught).
If my experience and interviews are any indication, when theists "suddenly" (as you say) see that religion is bunk, when they realize that their childhood religious instruction was falsehood, at worst they become resentful toward those who would lie to them while in such a vulnerable state as childhood. Processing such feelings is quite painful for some, to the point where more than a few would just as soon remain religious as face this pain.
The above-described reaction is often felt simultaneously with a radically different response. Many theists I've known who deconverted to atheism felt grateful as well, expressing appreciation for having learned that the incongruities and non sequiturs that make up religious moral dogma are now explained -- as the incongruities and non sequiturs that they are! What a relief to know that this stuff isn't true, that the confusion we once thought to be reality happens to be just that: the products of confused thinking or a deliberate attempt to beguile by confusing the targets. How wonderful to realize that this is all it is, that there's nothing more to it. I could go on, but this is the main gist of my experience on that idea, and that of many who have.
2. Many of those who claim to be theists, who get counted as theists, who behave like one would expect theists to behave (going to the prayer meeting, etc, rather than any specific moral regimen or attitude) are not really theists at all, but are closet atheists, or theistic agnostics at best. I lost the letter when my machine endured a virus attack, but a reader in Teheran told me that fully 40 percent of the men in his country are atheists of the "There is no God" variety. They dare not admit this publicly, even to one another, but (he says) it's easy to tell which ones are not believers.
3. If everybody's religious faith vanished overnight, so would many of the reasons for much of the ideology-based hatred in this world. The hatred would still exist, and people would need to deal with it (and would now have a basis for dealing with it: they would be forced to come up with their own solutions).
The notion that religious faith is what keeps people from committing evil is a misnomer, otherwise those who are ideological atheists would commit more crimes than religious people rather than fewer. The only atheists who tend to commit more crimes are those who claim to be atheists because, as the Evangelical Christians and Roman Catholics constantly harp about on this Forum, with no God to face, they may now "sin" with impunity. These, again, are rare. Most of us who think there's a God still fear this likelihood even though we try not to believe; the ones who succeed tend to do so by becoming ideological atheists, by studying the arguments. And along with the knowledge that there is no God comes the realization that whatever morality we had was put there without God's help. More importantly, ideological atheism tends to foster the realization that any good that will happen on this Earth must be performed by humans (and thus we'd better get busy).
Again, the most influential factor, I think, will be the same one which shows how those who are ideological atheists tend to be the social class least represented in our prison systems.
Cliff Walker
"Positive Atheism" Magazine
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On Sunday September 7, the Toronto Junction City Music Hall will play host to Nicole Coward's album release "Strong Enough For Love." That night basement level venue will be transformed into a space filled with Gogo boots, Lava lamps, and the original folk-music of Coward. She'll also be performing songs Janis Joplin, Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot, Joan Baez and Nancy Sinatra. Coward herself has had her music compared to Joan Baez and Carly Simon, and her songs bring back memories of the folk revival of earlier days.
Nicole Coward scheduled an interview with Examiner.com ahead of her album release.
We'll start with the CD. How long has the journey been from writing to finished?
All my life...my songs are always deep, everything I have experienced up to the point of writing the song goes into it. Probably not the answer you were looking for...I write a song here and there when I feel the inspiration hit,sometimes with over a year in-between songs!
Which is not unusual. I've seen artists go 8 months or more between writing. As for where the songs start, it's often different for many artists. Is there a common starting point for most of yours?
Great question, and absolutely! I am an emotional person, and was always told growing up that I am "too sensitive", which I hated back then, but now its a gift that I use to write songs.
99% comes from an emotion for me for example my new song "Beautiful Flower" I wrote immediately after I found out what happened to Karen Carpenter, it struck me deeply. I do admire songwriters who can write from a perspective outside of themselves
I'm always wrapped in my emotions!
On the more production side: has everything been a do-it-yourself, from funding to finding a producer (Derek), to promoting?
Absolutely! The life of an Indie artist...I'd get home from a long shift waiting tables and spend every free minute with the marketing, organizing studio time, dealing with the printing company, royalties for the cover song etc.
But I have been blessed to have lots of help from friends along the way!!
Regarding the album release at the JCMH - it's a relatively new venue. What can audience expect from that venue?
It is a very...hmmm..."funky" place!
Which is perfect for the release event because the theme is a 60's/70s'.
How connected are today's audiences to the 60's - 70's folk sound?
Very connected! It surprises me every time I do a show, how people who grew up in that generation are so appreciative of me bringing them back to it.
It was an incredible time in music history which I think has impacted everyone afterwards
Do you have any audience people come up and share stories then with you after hearing your songs?
Oh yes, that is probably my favorite part of being a musician...it connects people like nothing else...
I have made people cry...happy memory tears...on many occasions.
How have you been preparing for the album release?
There is so much work involved in getting ready for an event like this. Making posters, getting the word out, planning the room, but most importantly it will be about the music and getting the band ready for the big show!
I have an incredible group of musicians that will join me that evening who are working hard at it ...well and I'm studying dresses form the 60's and 70's.
and after the show, plans for the future?
Lining up some on air radio interviews now...other then that, no really big plans except to keep promoting the songs! I perform regularly on this great website called www.streetjelly.com which has given me a more international audience and I will keep performing on there for sure.
Would just like to mention the idea behind the EP. In the logo it says "I am STRONG ENOUGH FOR LOVE" because I believe that change starts from us and spreads through our communities etc. By saying this we are saying "I choose form a place of Love not fear or anger" I think this is the best agent for positive change. Also I a gave a nod to one of my biggest influences Gordon Lightfoot with the cover on the EP "Pussywillows Cat-tails."
Strong Enough For Love album release:
Junction City Music Hall (2907 Dundas St. West)
Tickets $10 at the door
Showtime 6:30PM-9PM
Nicole Coward's band will include:
Randolf Jimenez (drums)
Chester Manoharan (bass)
Blair Minnes (keyboard).
Christine Gaidies (guest singer-songwriter)
Harpin Norm Lucien (flute)
Ben Plotnick and Jarred Albright
The evening's MC will be Dan McLean Jr
The album "Strong Enough For Love" is produced by Derek Downham
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Rating: NR
Duration: 1hr 30min
Chris Thompson is an ordinary guy who just bought a new car. It has all the bells and whistles, hands-free phone, on-board computer and a satellite system for navigation and a 24-hour operator-assisted help line. Chris takes his new car to meet his wife Lisa and pick up their ten-year-old daughter Cassie. But after he drops Cassie off at her swimming lesson, his ordinary life is turned upside down. His car suddenly stops. The doors lock. He's unable to start it. When he dials up his Sat-Assist system for help, he's answered by a man who has hacked into the company's network. He now has control of Chris's car, and can pinpoint his location at all times. And, he says, he has Cassie. He calls himself Harvey. Now Chris's unseen antagonist forces him to perform a series of tasks. If he fails in any of them, he will lose his daughter. Harvey's tasks become increasingly difficult as Chris tries to figure out how to escape the trap he's in, and struggles with a moral dilemma: what he is willing to do, how far is willing to go, in order to save his daughter's life?
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- Directed by Robert Archer Lynn
- Produced by Efraim Wyeth
- Written by David Alford, Robert Archer Lynn
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Blunt After Blunt with Rapper Danny Brown
Danny Brown has pot to thank for his success. Not directly, mind you – as a teen drug dealer in Detroit, pot users were almost the iconoclastic rapper's undoing. "When you're selling weed, you're dealing with your friends, people pulling ...
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The International Student Organization (ISO) will host its annual Spring Festival on Saturday, May 4 from 4:00pm – 7:00pm in the Keystone Room. The ISO Spring Festival is a celebration of the many unique countries, cultures, ethnic backgrounds, traditions and languages that make up our international student community. Please come by to taste different types of food from around the world, and enjoy student presentations on China, Colombia, Kenya, and Mexico.
We encourage students to attend this year's festival as a way to learn more about the ESU international student community!
Admission is free for ESU students and faculty.
$2.00 for community members.


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Sounds and looks pretty good, I hope it's fully programmable without a computer... probably not.
30-Aug-12 04:14 AM
Southern Said...
Speaking as a new microkorg owner (second hand, I know I left it a while!) this definitely strikes me as Novation making a similar product and then adding their own spin on it.
Cannot wait to watch some more in-depth videos of this.
Cannot wait to watch some more in-depth videos of this.
30-Aug-12 04:28 AM
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Are they mini mini keys? What are they?
30-Aug-12 07:48 AM
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I bought an Ultranova last year. It lasted only 6 days before selling
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When I has my son about an hour after he entered the world the nurses were doing their routine paperwork and whatnot. They said sign this for for his vaccine. So in my post delivery delirium I was signing paper after paper. So he received a HEp B vaccine in the nursery. I didn't think much of it until I asked my pediatrician at his first doctor visit how does one get hep b and he said only through iv drug use or sex!! Well, why they hell does my son need that shot after just hours of being born??? He said their was no good answer except newborn were a "captive audience and it was easy"!!!!!! He said don't worry it's safe... I felt sick over it. Doctors certainly don't know everything about a babies developing brains so why do they insist on pumping toxins into a baby just hours old???
My son will receive the rest of the doses ( series of three) but it will just be before he goes to school. My daughter wi not be getting that shot in the hospital!
Just food for thought. I am in no way trying to start a debate about vaccinations. Thanks for reading!


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Women's Sand Volleyball Coming to UCLA This Spring
UCLA adds 25th intercollegiate sport.
UCLA Women's Volleyball Announces Early Signing Class
Felix and Frager joining the Bruins in 2013.
Pac-12 Networks Announces 2012 Volleyball Television Schedule
Bruins will have 14 matches aired on Pac-12 Networks.
Women's Volleyball Adds Four to Recruiting Class
Group of seven to join the Bruins in 2012.
Women's Volleyball Honored at the LA Sports Awards
National title recognized as #10 L.A. sports moment in 2011.
The Bruin Report for 1-14-12
The Bruin Report for 1-14-12 featured women's volleyball head coach Michael Sealy
Bruins Spike Toreros in 4 Sets
The Reeves Report; 11-9-11
UCLA vs. Illinois (AP - 12/17/11)
UCLA vs. Illinois (AP - 12/17/11)
National Champion Women's Volleyball Photo Gallery.
In just his second year as the head coach of the UCLA women's volleyball team, Michael Sealy led the Bruins to the program's fourth NCAA title and seventh national championship in 2011. The Bruins posted a 30-6 record and defeated four-time defending champion Penn State, #1 overall seed Texas, Florida State and Illinois en route to the championship.
Sealy, with a two-year record of 52-15 (.776), was named the AVCA National Coach of the Year in 2011. The Bruins finished second in the Pac-12 Conference with a 17-5 record. Six players were honored on the All-Conference teams, while junior Rachael Kidder, the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament, was a first-team All-America and All-Region selection.
UCLA recorded its 13th-straight, 20-win season in '11 and finished fifth in the nation in assists per set (13.71) and eighth in kills per set (14.52). Among Pac-12 teams, the Bruins ranked first in aps, second in kps and opponent hitting percentage (.160) and third in digs per set (15.95).
In his first campaign, Sealy guided the Bruins to a 22-9 record, a fourth-place finish in the Pacific-10 Conference (11-7) and a second-round appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Three Bruins were named to the All-Pac-10 team in 2010, Dicey McGraw (first team), Lainey Gera (honorable mention) and Kidder (honorable mention), while McGraw also earned AVCA All-Pacific Region honorable mention accolades.
UCLA finished in the top half of the Pac-10 in digs (2nd, 15.41), assists (4th, 13.46), kills (4th, 14.26) and aces (5th, 1.20) per set along with opponent hitting percentage (4th, .187).
Sealy spent part of the summer in London at the 2012 Olympic Games, serving as a scout coach for the U.S. men's volleyball team.
UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero announced on Feb. 10, 2010 that Sealy was named head coach of the Bruin women's volleyball program. Sealy returned to his alma mater after spending four seasons (2006-09) as an associate head coach at the University of Hawai'i. He was a three-time All-American and an assistant coach for four years with the UCLA men's volleyball team and was an assistant with the Bruin women's volleyball program in 2005.
"We are excited to welcome back Michael Sealy to lead the women's volleyball program," Guerrero said. "Michael clearly possesses the necessary credentials to allow UCLA to compete at the highest level. He is well-respected in the volleyball community and has an enthusiastic and passionate approach towards the game. Furthermore, as a former Bruin player and coach, he understands the tradition of excellence that has defined the volleyball programs at UCLA and I am confident that he will continue that legacy of success with ambition and integrity."
"I am very excited and inspired to be back at UCLA," said Sealy. "I feel very fortunate and humbled to take over a program with such a storied history. I would like to thank Dan Guerrero and (Senior Associate Athletic Director/Senior Women's Administrator) Petrina Long for giving me this opportunity and for supporting my vision for the future of the program."
Sealy helped Hawai'i to a berth in the National Semifinals in 2009. The Rainbow Wahine recorded their second-straight, 30-win season last year, going 32-3 overall. They also posted a 16-0 mark in conference play to earn their 14th-straight Western Athletic Conference title and went on to claim their 10th-consecutive WAC Tournament championship. Sealy's record during his tenure at Hawai'i was 119-19 (.862 winning percentage).
Prior to his stint at Hawai'i, Sealy coached for four seasons at UCLA, where he was an assistant on the men's side from 2003-2006 and an assistant for the women's volleyball team in 2005. In his lone season on the women's side, the Bruins posted a 20-11 record and advanced to the Regional Semifinals. With the UCLA men, Sealy was 91-38 (.705) during his four campaigns, helping the Bruins to an NCAA Championship in 2006 and an NCAA Runner-Up finish in 2005. Sealy was also a volunteer assistant with the Cal State Northridge men's volleyball team in 2000 before working in the same capacity with the UCLA men in 2001.
One of the top setters in UCLA history, Sealy was a four-year letterwinner with the Bruins from 1990-93 and ranks fourth in Bruin annals in assists (4,749). In his senior season, Sealy and the Bruins won the program's 14th National Championship, going 24-3. The team captain was named the co-Most Outstanding Player of the 1993 NCAA Tournament and also earned ASICS/Volleyball Monthly Player of the Year and AVCA All-American first-team honors. In addition, Sealy was named an All-American in 1991 (first-team) and 1992 (third-team), as well as All-Conference three times. The Bruins won three conference titles during Sealy's playing days, going 80-24 (.769) during his four years.
Following his playing career in Westwood, Sealy went on to play professionally in Switzerland, Belgium, Holland and Puerto Rico. He also played with the U.S. National Team in 1994 and 1997.
Sealy graduated from UCLA in 1993 with a degree in physiological science.


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- Partnership scope: Regional
- Date start: 28 Aug 2007
- More information: www.ecosystemassessments.net
Partnership implemented in
Additional information
There are currently 66 sub-global assessments from around the globe registered as part of the network.
Sub-Global Assessment Network
Partners� UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) UK
� The Cropper Foundation, Trinidad
Financial support provided from the European Commission (EC), the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Partnership Overview | ObjectivesThe Sub-Global Assessment (SGA) Network seeks to create a common platform for practitioners (individuals and organizations) involved in ecosystem assessment at the sub-global levels (regional, sub-regional, national and sub-national) with the intention of:
1. Building capacity to undertake and use assessments. This will be achieved by:
� Offering opportunities for training in specific tools and approaches related to ecosystem assessments (e.g. training workshops on valuation, scenarios, mainstreaming etc.);
� Capturing, synthesizing and disseminating examples of best practices and lessons learnt in undertaking ecosystem assessments;
� Developing e-learning tools which are of interest to ecosystem assessment practitioners;
� Encouraging and supporting ongoing exchanges between and amongst SGAs, either through virtual or face-to-face means (e.g. sharing of expertise);
� Establishing and maintaining a website devoted to the SGA Network which will allow access to relevant materials and information;
� Linking SGAs to the scientific community and to relevant information and data sources which are useful for undertaking ecosystem assessment work.
2. Supporting relevant global processes such as the intergovernmental science-policy platform on biodiversity and ecosystem services (IPBES) and multilateral environmental agreement (MEA) frameworks/conventions through achievement of the objective listed above.


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As part of continuing efforts to boost transparency by multinational enterprises (MNEs), Canada, Iceland, India, Israel, New Zealand and the People's Republic of China signed today the Multilateral Competent Authority agreement for the automatic exchange of Country-by-Country reports ("CbC MCAA"), bringing the total number of signatories to 39 countries. The signing ceremony took place in Beijing, China.
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Canada has the 10th lowest tax wedge among the 34 OECD member countries. The country occupied the same position in 2014. The average single worker in Canada faced a tax wedge of 31.6% in 2015 compared with the OECD average of 35.9%.
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The tax burden in Canada increased by 0.3 percentage points from 30.5% to 30.8% in 2014. The corresponding figures for the OECD average were an increase of 0.2 percentage points from 34.2% to 34.4%.
In a boost for international efforts to strengthen co-operation against offshore tax evasion, seven new countries have joined the agreement to exchange information automatically under the OECD/G20 standard.
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The GST revenues in Canada (for central government and provinces) accounted for 13.7% of total tax revenue in 2012, well below the OECD average of 19.5%.
Although Canada remains in an advantageous fiscal position relative to many other OECD countries as the global economy recovers from the 2008/09 recession, the deterioration in the country's public finances has been substantial.
This paper presents a simulation model of the main budget aggregates of federal, provincial and territorial governments in Canada. It also contains an analysis of the cyclicality of Canadian governments' fiscal policies between 1984 and 2007.
The aim of this paper is to assess the consequences of banking crises for public debt. Using an unbalanced panel of 154 countries from 1980 to 2006, the paper shows that banking crises are associated with a significant and long-lasting increase in government debt.
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Agreement between Canada and Bermuda for the exchange of information relating to tax matters
Governments and central banks have implemented wide-ranging support packages in response to the global crisis. Discretionary fiscal measures, coupled with cyclical revenue losses and expenditure hikes, have resulted in a sharp increase in budget deficits, which are projected to peak at 8¼ per cent of GDP in the OECD area as a whole in 2010. How to get out of this dangerous spiral? How can we address this challenge while at the same


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The third annual Festival of the Arts is currently enveloping Big Rapids and Ferris State University in a warm blanket of diverse artistic offerings. An eclectic mixture of art, theater, music, and literature is currently being presented in many different venues throughout the Big Rapids and Ferris community. The events will continue through out the month of February and when they use terms like eclectic and diverse, they really mean eclectic and diverse. Whether it's "Big Wave" Dave Downs building a sand castle in the Big Rapids City Hall lobby or the "Children of the Holocaust" exhibit by Miriam Brysk at Artworks or M.L. Liebler doing a blues workshop and performing his poetry with his funky jazz band; the Festival of Arts is bringing the local community and the university together to entertain and enlighten everyone who cares to pay attention. As David l. Eisler, the President of FSU, put it "The only reason not to become excited is to not attend." What is even more exciting is that most of the events are free.
One of the adventures scheduled over the next few days is Rick Plummer's one-man drama celebrating the World War II correspondent, Ernie Pyle. This show is being held at Pepper's Café and Deli at 7p.m. on Friday, February 5. But if your taste is more in a Nashville mode, then the songwriting couple, Tia Sillers and Mark Selby, are playing at the same time in the Ballroom of the Holiday Inn Hotel and Convention Center. Or maybe you would rather go to a movie – the film "Waking Ned Devine" will be playing at the Big Rapids Community Library at 7p.m. on Friday. Sometimes there are just too many choices!
An example of the eclectic nature of this festival would be the types of music available. At one end of the musical spectrum you could enjoy the Sweet Adelines Barbershop Singers performing on Saturday afternoon at Winks Arena. At the other end of the spectrum, you could be entertained by the world class jazz of Grammy-winning composer, singer and pianist John Proulx. He will be playing Sunday at the Blue Cow Café in downtown Big Rapids. And if harmonica based traditional music is more your style, then wait a week for another Grammy-winner - Peter "Madcat" Ruth. He will be doing a show with his band Madcap, Kane, and Maxwell Street for a small admission next Saturday at the G. Mennen Williams Auditorium. But the Festival of the Arts is not just music. There will be a poetry reading by Fred Marchant on February 8th at the Rankin Student Center on campus, an on-going exhibit of "The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss" at the Rankin Student Center Art Gallery, a presentation on "The Evolution of American House Styles" with Professor Joe Samson at the Comstock House (Wednesday at 7p.m.), a Stage-M production of "Sorry, Wrong Number" and "The Hitchhiker" at the Council Chambers in the Big Rapids City Hall (Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30), the film "After the Wedding" on Friday at the Big Rapids Community Library (Friday evening at 7), and that is just part of what will be available next week!
Remember that the festival lasts through the end of February so don't make any travel plans to Mexico until later. The events being offered this year at the Festival of the Arts will without a doubt provide many opportunities to enjoy yourself and perhaps experience some things that you never considered before. For additional information call (231) 796-2420 or go to www.ferris.edu/festival.


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Stage Name : 써니 / Sunny
Real Name : 이순규 / Lee Soonkyu
Aliases : Sunny Bunny, Aegyo Queen, Gag-dol, Im Sunny, Chicken-Catcher Soonkyu
Group : Girls' Generation / 소녀시대 (SNSD)
Group Position : Supporting Vocalist
Casted : 2007 SM Casting System
Training: 9 months (SM Entertainment)
Experience: 2008 DJ for Melon's Chunji
Birthdate : May 15, 1989
Blood Type : B
Height : 155cm (Confirmed on Episode 28 of Invincible Youth [May 14, 2010])(158 on SM's website)
Weight : 43kg
Hometown : Jongno, South Korea
Languages : Korean (Fluent) , English , Chinese (Basic) , Japanese (Basic)
Interests : Music, fashion, reading magazines, dancing, singing, shopping, gags
Hobbies : Swimming, Video Games, Sports
Specialty : Sports
Siblings : (2) older sisters, Lee Eun-kyu, and Lee Jin-kyu
Motto : "Everyday's a Sunny Day"
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my sunny melon collection will be added here :D Definition: The sizable pair of breasts/boobs that Sunny of Korean girl group Girls Generation carry. Her boobs may have to be the 2nd biggest pair in the kpop world (after G.NA). Coined by fans of…Continue
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exo can wait :D
lol at her hat
i cant wait for snsd comeback DDDDDDDDDDD:
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i have all the sunny pics separate from all the pics that was in that sunny lips pic so i could re-make it myself but im to lazy for that .o.
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Vertical Bird
|Vertical Bird
Carl Johnson, Kent Paul and Maccer in Madd Dogg's sound studio, shortly after being interupted by Mike Toreno
|GTA San Andreas
|Mike Toreno
|Spy Ships
|Mulholland, Los Santos, San Andreas
|Player death, plane destroyed
|$50,000, Respect, Hydra spawns at Verdant Meadows
|Home Coming
|Unlocked by
|A Home in the Hills
Vertical Bird is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, given to protagonist Carl Johnson by government agent Mike Toreno from Madd Dogg's Crib at the Mulholland district of Los Santos, San Andreas.
Carl drops by Madd Dogg's Crib in Mulholland, his "new" home, and listens to Madd Dogg while he's rapping after having recovered from the suicide attempt. All of a sudden, all the audio is cut off and Mike Toreno's voice is heard. He tells Carl to come out of the mansion. He does so, and finds Toreno. He gets inside the vehicle of Toreno, who has one more job needing to be done. This job is to steal a military jet off an aircraft carrier, and to use the jet to destroy a flotilla of spy ships. Toreno says if he does this job, his brother Sweet will be released from prison. CJ agrees and hops on a speedboat docked on the water with a knife and a Silenced 9mm in it.
He heads over to the Easter Basin Naval Station in Easter Basin, San Fierro, all while Toreno is guiding him, telling him to sneak inside the carrier. Carl then gets off the boat and swims inside the base, but now, Toreno cannot help him. (Once inside, the player can choose to either stealthily and silently make their way to the carrier deck, or loudly blast their way there). Carl makes his way to the flight deck, and disables the S.A.M. sites. Carl then kills the remaining soldiers and proceeds to steal a Hydra, just as Toreno tasked him to do
Toreno now reminds Carl that he has to head over to Tierra Robada and destroy five spy ships with the Hydra's missiles; however, other jets start to follow him in the air. He, however, succesfully manages to destroy the enemy jets. He then proceeds to destroy the five spy ships moored out in the waters. Carl, infuriated, now asks Toreno what to do with the jet. Since Toreno doesn't want to deal with the jet, Carl just lands and parks the jet at a hangar in Verdant Meadows.
Upon completing this mission, the player is rewarded with $50,000 and an increase in respect. The mission Home Coming is unlocked. Also, the Hydra is always available at the hangar in Verdant Meadows. Another thing to note is that the S.A.M. sites will not shoot at the player anymore whenever flying over or near the Easter Basin Naval Station, but will still get a 5-star wanted level.
- It may be noted that this is the only mission that takes place across each of the three major areas in the State of San Andreas. It starts at Madd Dogg's Crib (Los Santos), CJ steals the Hydra from the Easter Basin Naval Station (San Fierro), and destroys spy ships in Tierra Robada and land the jet at Verdant Meadows (Las Venturas).
- Usually, if the player enters the naval base, they will attain a 5-star wanted level, but this does not apply in this mission. No wanted level would be attained for entering the base.
- If the player destroys all the other planes on the ship, only one enemy jet will give chase; however, if the player doesn't destroy any, three jets will give chase; if only one is destroyed, two will give chase.
- Occasionally, as can be seen on the official San Andreas website, a red mist can be seen coming from behind Toreno's Washington at the Panopticon.
- The game is programmed to take place at night and have stormy weather when doing this mission.
See also
- Missionpassed1ep.jpg
Mission passed screen.
External links
- Vertical Bird mission on YouTube by GTAmissions - PlayStation 2 version
- Vertical Bird mission on YouTube by GTAmissions - PC version


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Sam Edelman made his public appearance at Belk Galleria Dallas yesterday, May 16 and what a nice event it was. The morning began with a VIP private breakfast, a view of his personal collection, taking pictures and more. Belk hosted an upscale and classy; inviting and friendly showing. After breakfast and mingling with other Dallas-Fort Worth industry insiders, Sam took us on a journey from the beginning of his footwear dreams to present-day and future plans.
The showing was opened with this season's collection and some of Sam's personal favorites and he offered a stimulating experience for audience members. One could say that his beginning in footwear was destined as he comes from a family in the fashion business namely, leather shoe business. Early on, alligator, crocodile, lizard and snake skin was the family's primary shoe design then and some of those same patterns and characteristics are found in Sam Edelman shoes today. Sam shared more moments about how he helped to build a shoe line for Esprit that would compliment their clothes. Sam started on his own personal quest to become the shoe Icon he is today.
Sam's personal favorites:
The Margarita was the first shoe he designed 32 years ago and was an instant his. It has the look and feel of a Mexican Harache and today, is still one of the most sold Sam Edelman shoe. The Gladiator was first introduced by the Sam Edelman brand approximately 8 years ago. When no one else could see the vision, he did and today over a million of the shoes have sold and for this, Sam Edelman is known as the "King of the Gladiator." The Ballerina flats is 35 years in the making and Sam Edelman has sold more ballerinas that any other shoe company in the world. The ballerina is one of the best shoes ever created by the Icon.
Where Sam gets his inspiration:
European contemporary style; clothes, music, lifestyle; hair and minimalistic materials. This can most notably be seen in his Circus collection, a junior line of shoes that captures just what life is about, the realness of girls and the things they like to do. Neutral sets the tone for this season's collection because Sam believes, "nude goes with everything in your closet."
Where the brand is going:
An apparel collection with the collaborative efforts of Kate Upton for the Kate Upton/Sam Edelman apparel collection is in the works. A beauty and fragrance line and a mens collection is something else to look forward to for the Sam Edelman brand.
Click here to see more pictures from the event. Visit www.belk.com to purchase Sam Edelman shoes and to learn more about the lifestyle brand of Sam Edelman go to www.samedelman.com.


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I got a new outfit for yontif. The clothes add to the newness of this time of year, just like the first day of school. I sometimes wonder if the synagogues crank up the air conditioning on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur so we have an excuse to wear our new fall clothes.
The shul I grew up in had assigned seats -- the bigger the macher, the closer to the bimah -- so we got to know the people who sat around us. I came to rely on them being in their seats as part of the holiday: the woman a few rows in front with the beautiful silver hair; the board member who sat with his son in the section to our right, who was recently carrying his grandson up and down the aisle; the May-December couple who now look more like the a November-December couple, and the "lady doctor" who sat next to us. We knew she was a doctor because Dr. preceded her name on the pledge form we dutifully handed her each year. However, we've never learned her name because we didn't have time to read the entire card as we were passing them on. I wish we had asked her name. Instead, we settled for a smile and a "Good yontif." I still ask my parents how she is when I call home after services.
I remember the women who wore hats (my mother said women should wear hats on yontif). And I remember hanging out as a teenager, laughing and flirting. Since all the adults were in services and the teachers were busy with the younger children, the shul and its hallways were ours.
Funnily, I can't remember the beautiful sermons my rabbi gave, but I remember these people. We marked the passing of our years by observing them -- the graying of hair, the addition of grandchildren.
I've watched as the people having aliyahs have gone from being my parents' friends to my friends. The children in the hallways are my children. When did this happen? The feeling of being itchy in my new tights and wool jumper, and eating apples and honey with my Hebrew school class is still so fresh in my mind.
The High Holidays make your mind wander -- wander around the people around you and no longer around you. I remember sitting in the back of the sanctuary during Yizkor. I wasn't supposed to be there. None of my friends were allowed to sit with me. But my sister did. We wanted to be there to remember our grandparents. And it was important to be in the sanctuary as if by being there we were lending our strength to our parents who were reciting "Kaddish."
The first Rosh Hashanah away from my childhood synagogue was lonely. I was a stranger. My husband stayed home with our infant daughter so I could attend services. I sat in the front, not because I was a macher, but because I got there early. I looked around. No one had beautiful gray hair, I had no idea who the board members were and no one was sitting next to me. I saw some men drifting off, but they were not my father. I missed him as I missed my mother and my sister. I missed the familiarity of the hallways. I missed my congregation. I was wearing new clothes, but it didn't feel like yontif. Suddenly, in walked a boy who I had grown up with, who I was in Hebrew school carpool with. He sat next to me and introduced me to his wife who was expecting their first child. He pointed out people he knew.
We reminisced about home. And with that, it wasn't just some synagogue anymore -- it was my shul.
Meredith Jacobs, author of the soon-to-be released "Modern Jewish Mom's Guide to Shabbat" (HarperPerennial), runs www.modernjewishmom.com.
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