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•Gordon Field House on the campus of Rochester Institute of Technology will host the 2012 Finger Lakes Regional FIRST Robotics Competition on March 9 & 10. More than 40 teams will compete in "Rebound Rumble" – the name of this year's competition. The event attracts some of the best teams in the Northeast and Canada according to its director and they are anticipating an intense, high-energy competition. Visit www.firstrochester.org.
•On March 10, Mother of Sorrows Church at 5000 Mt. Read Blvd. will host their annual Spring Fling Craft Show. Over fifty vendors will display handcrafted items – stained glass, candles, bird houses, needlework, garden sculptures, soaps, tea blends, cakes and cookies, fudge, candy, needlework, scarves, polished stones and much more. There will also be a Chinese auction with over 40 items offered. Visit www.motherofsorrows.net.
•The Brockport Merchants Association will host From Grape to Glass, a Wine Walk, on March 10. Ten area wineries will be represented. Call (585) 637-2260.
•A Wine, Cheese & Chocolate Tasting is planned for March 10 in Magnolia's at Wildwood Country Club, 1201 West Rush Road in Rush NY. The event is a benefit for Rush Library and will feature a silent auction, dancing, hors d'oeuvres, gourmet desserts and music by 8 Days a Week. Call (585) 2778-2442.
•Ray Ciancaglini will receive the 2012 Hickok Center Community Hero Award on March 11th at the 3rd annual Brain Waves Benefit Event, taking place at the Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd in Webster. The event features music by Giuseppe Scungili and the Screamin' Seagull Revue; and food catered by Sticky Lips BBQ. Call 585) 271-8640.
•Dark Horse Coffee in the Village Gate Square, 274 N. Goodman Street, will host Psychic Faire International on March 17. The event features national and international tarot card readers and clairvoyants who will provide one-on-one readings, tape-recorded for each client. Pre-booking appointments is suggested; but walk-ins are welcome. Call (585) 301-0275.
•The Friends of Mt. Hope Cemetery will conduct a Guided Tour of Mt. Hope Cemetery on March 17. Meet at the south entrance, 1133 Mt. Hope Ave., at 1 p.m. for this walk which is offered on flat, paved roads. Call (585) 461-3494.
•On March 17 & 18, Genesee Country Village in Mumford will host its annual Maple Sugar Festival. Celebrate the North American maple sugaring tradition with self-guided walks to the sugar bush, 19th-century sugaring demonstrations, modern syrup-making demos and tastings. There will even be a pancake breakfast with sausage offered. Call (585) 538-6822.
•The 34th annual Maple Sugaring Days event at the RMSC Cumming Nature Center, 6472 Gulick Road between Honeoye and Naples NY, are scheduled for March 17 & 18 and 24 & 25. This springtime tradition explores the science and lore of maple syrup production with volunteer guides along the Pioneer Trail. Discover how a tree makes sap, how it was processed by Native Americans, early pioneers and modern sugar bush managers, enjoy tastings and even a pancake meal. Call (585) 374-6160.
•The Spring 2012 Village Gate Toy Show and Collectibles Sale will be held on March 18 at Village Gate Square, 274 N. Goodman Street. Over 100 tables of antique and collectable toys will be exhibited – Star Wars, Pez, Hot Wheels, GI Joe, Barbie; as well as Beatles Memorabilia, Comic Books, Trading Cards, Nascar Toys, Transformers, Hallmark Ornaments and more. Displays will be set up on both floors. Call (585) 442-5700.
St. Patrick's Day Events
by Susan Mary Margaret Dunne Cannon
This holiday is my personal favorite – the one that I wait all year for. Our entire clan gathers in celebration. Together, we enjoy great food & drink, Celtic music, and more!
However, you don't have to be Irish to love St. Patrick's Day. Not only is it a sign that spring is right around the corner; it also provides a chance to dress in warm knit sweaters; to drink green beer and Guinness; listen to great Celtic music; watch our community's grandest parade; and savor traditional foods like corned beef & cabbage, soda bread and Irish stew!
Be sure to enjoy several of the special events listed below; and read through the advertisements in this issue to see what's happening at your favorite restaurant, club or pub.
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March 7:
Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill will present Traditional Irish Fiddle Tunes in Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs Street. This World Music Series concert begins at 8 p.m. See our Coming to Town section for details; and call (585) 454-2100 for tickets.
March 8:
The Dady Brothers, who have earned loyal fans throughout the U.S. and Canada as well as Ireland, will share Celtic music and a bit of blarney at Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua. The brothers conduct an informal workshop at 5 p.m.; followed by a concert at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria annex on the second floor. Call (585) 785-1335.
March 9:
The American Celtic Art Show opens in Fairport, running through March 31. The show offers the opportunity to view new works based on traditional Celtic art forms, created by American artists. Ann opening reception will run from 5 to 8 p.m. in the space neighboring Walker's Celtic Jewelry at 140 Packets Landing, South Main Street. The Monroe County Ancient Order of Hibernians will offer a poster for sale; with proceeds going to benefit the Irish Children's Program of Rochester. Call (585) 377-6010.
March 10:
The Tullamore Celtic Band – featuring Terry O'Toole on guitar, bodhran, concertina, penny whistle, and vocals; Brian Coughlin on flute, penny whistle, tuba, uillean pipes, and vocals; and Dick Bolt on fiddle, guitar and vocals – will present traditional Irish music at the Holy Trinity Irish Festival at Holy Trinity Church, 1460 Ridge Road in Webster. The Young School of Irish Dance join in the fun; and there will be corned beef and shepherd's pie dinners available. Call (585) 671-1100.
The 4th annual Irish Celebration sponsored by Holy Cross Preschool and Holy Cross Church will be held at 1127 Dewey Avenue. There will be Corned Beef and Cabbage, Pizza and Dessert; and entertainment features the Dady Brothers, the Gates Keystone Club Police Pipes and Drums, the Boland School of Irish Dance, and the Holy Cross Preschool Singers and Dancers. Call (585) 663-2244.
March 16:
The Catholic Family Center's Charity St. Patrick's Day Gala is planned at the Riverside Convention Center, 123 E. Main Street. Call (585) 262-7020 for full details and for tickets to this event.
Our annual Painting of the Green ceremony, marking the Parade Route, starts at 11:30 a.m. at the Radisson Riverside, 120 E. Main Street. Visit www.rochesterparade.com or call (585) 234-5167.
Rochester's co-ed a cappella group, Cut Off, will host a St. Patrick's Day Kick Off Concert in Wilmot Hall at Nazareth College, 4245 East Avenue. Joining them will be the Long Island-based group, The Executive Board, founded by students at Stony Brook University. Call (585) 813-7422.
March 16 & 17:
Join in the Celtic Celebration as the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra presents the Irish American super-group, Cherish The Ladies, in Kodak Hall @ Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs Street. For details, see our Coming to Town section; and call (585) 454-2100 for tickets.
March 17:
• A traditional St. Patrick's Day Mass will be said at 9 a.m. at St. Mary's Church, 15 St. Mary's Place at Washington Square in downtown Rochester. The traditional Raising of the Flags Ceremony follows at 10:30 a.m. Call (585) 234-5167.
• The annual Runnin' O The Green race, sponsored by Johnny's Irish Pub, starts at 10:30 a.m. at the War Memorial, Exchange and Broad Street. The five-mile course is certified by USATF. Call (585) 224-0990 for details and registration information.
• The St. Patrick's Day Parade set for 12:30 p.m. This is the 38th year of our Rochester Parade, an event that now draws more than 120,000 spectators! The Parade Route starts on East Avenue, goes to Main Street and ends at Plymouth Avenue. Over 1,000 marchers will participate; with fifteen bands from all over New York State and Canada performing, along with seven Dance Schools. Grand Marshall this year is Bishop Matthew H. Clark. Vince Hope in Community Leader of the Year; Sean Donohoe is Business Leader of the Year; and Brian Sexstone in Citizen of the Year. Call (585) 234-5167
• Happening simultaneously to the Parade at the Radisson Riverside Hotel, 120 E. Main Street, is the Celtic Family Faire. Taking place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the indoor, all-weather family festival offers Celtic musicians and dancers, games, storytelling and more. For information, call (585) 234-5167.
• Also at the Radisson Hotel and running from noon to 6 p.m. is the Rochester Police Emerald Society Parade Day Bash. The event includes food and drink; and live Irish music by 1916, celebrating the release of a new album, A Drop of the Pure. Call (585) 413-3390.
• The final day of this year's ice skating season in Manhattan Square Park just happens to be on St. Patrick's Day! Those wearing green to St. Patrick's Day at the Manhattan Square Park Ice Rink will receive free admission (skate rental fees apply, however). Call (585) 428-7541.
• The Bug Jar at 219 Monroe Avenue is planning a St. Patrick's Day Metal Extravaganza starting at noon. Desekrator, Laestrygonia, Beard Without a Mustache and Disfigured Dead will perform. Visit www.bugjar.com.
March 17 & 18:
Cobblestone Farm Winery at 5102 State Route 89 in Romulus, NY hosts St. Patrick's Irish Weekend! Enjoy fine wines paired with complimentary Irish fare including Irish stew, potato leek soup and scones. You can also sample jellies, preserves, sauces, butters, mustards and more. Call (315) 549-8797.
March 20:
A Gala Musical Celebration of Irish Music and Dance will be presented at Greece Athena High School, 800 Long Pond Road. Performing will be the High School String Orchestra, the Greece Concert Band, the Marino/White Family Dancers, members of the Rochester Scottish Pipes & Drums, sax player Justin Gross and the High School Percussion Ensemble. Call (585) 747-7085.


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His favorite story was how two teens from Glenville, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, created the first comic superhero — one of the world's most instantly recognizable characters, the ultimate double-identity figure, the American man idealized by high-flying imagination. Shuster, the original illustrator of Superman, had gone to the same middle school as Ricca's father, and they'd had the same art teacher.
"Even as a kid," says Ricca, who's from Westlake, "the idea that Superman was from here was really cool."
Now Ricca is 38, a lecturer at Case Western Reserve University who co-teaches a freshman seminar on superhero comics. A few years ago, he picked up Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters and the Birth of the Comic Book, a 2004 book by Gerard Jones. It described how Siegel had written the story of Superman and Shuster had brought him to life on the page, and the tragedy of how they sold Superman to their publisher for $130 then lost their jobs producing their creation after they sued to regain the rights.
A single paragraph stood out: Jones wrote that Jerry Siegel's father had been murdered in a robbery at his clothing store. Ricca, like Jones, thought that never-before-reported story might be a key to understanding Siegel and his famous character. Yet the account was vague. Something about it didn't add up.
Check back Jan. 2 for the complete story.
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WBA Champ Austin Trout and Top 10 Contenders
Alfred Angulo, Jermell Charlo & Carlos Molina
Can't Commit Either Way; They All Want to Fight the Winner
Saturday, Feb. 23, Live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT)
From The Masonic Temple Theatre in Detroit
NEW YORK (Feb. 15, 2013) - So who's going to win the eagerly awaited IBF Junior Middleweight World Championship fight between defending champion Cornelius "K9" Bundrage (32-4, 19 KO's) of Detroit and Ishe "Sugar Shay" Smith (24-5, 11 KO's) of Las Vegas on Saturday, Feb. 23 in the main event live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from the Masonic Temple Theatre in Detroit?
Neither undefeated WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Austin "No Doubt" Trout (26-0, 14 KO's) nor three top-10 contenders in the 154-pound division, hard-hitting Alfred Angulo (22-2, 18 KO's) unbeatens Jermell Charlo (20-0, 10 KO's) and Carlos Molina (17-0-1, 7 KO's), could predict a clear-cut winner, although they say the challenger may hold the slightest of edges.
What the four boxers agreed on, however, is that this is a compelling matchup that they definitely will be watching and that, most important of all, they want to fight the winner.
Below is what they said about the upcoming world title fight:
"I think this is going to be a good ol' fashioned brawl. Ishe has more technical skills than "K9," but he still likes to bang it out. I really don't know who to pick, but it will be a good fight between two guys who are both kind of inactive, up in age and evenly matched.
"I'll be tuned in and watching, but I have no any personal interest in who wins. I respect both fighters, they are men of God.
"I'll respect the winner even more if he's willing to unify the belts. If one guy has an edge, I think it's probably Ishe more than "K9." But good luck to whoever wins, and let's unify."
"I'll be watching because these are two important fighters in my weight class in a world title fight. One of them holds the IBF title, and the other might be the new titleholder. The outcome could affect my career, so it's important for me to watch this fight.
"As for picking a winner, I don't have a preference either way. Both are talented, yet have contrasting and distinct styles. One is more of a technical fighter, the other is a brawler, so it should make for a very interesting fight.
"I think a lot will depend on Ishe's condition and if he can handle the pressure because K9 throws punches with a lot of power and a lot of fighters can't handle that."
"There will be a lot of competent fighters in this weight class who'll have their eyes glued to the TV for this one. The main reason I'll be watching is to see who will win. I'm anxious to see if Ishe actually made the changes to his style and, if so, if they made him better.
"I suppose I'm rooting for Ishe because "K9" turned me down for a fight before after I thought it was a 95 percent done deal. If he wins I'm pretty sure he'd turn me down again. Ishe is a guy with a lot of heart who comes to fight. Who knows that if he won the title that he would fight me, but I'd be willing.
"As for a flat-out prediction, I see it going either way, but have a feeling someone's going to get caught with a good shot. At his age and the route he's been going, I can see Bundrage winning if it goes the distance, but I see Ishe, who doesn't get knocked out and is more of a boxer than "K9," coming along. It's very possible he can win by KO.
"My pick is Ishe by KO, but Bundrage if it goes the distance."
"I plan on attending the fight and look forward to watching. I'm the mandatory challenger in the IBF for whoever wins, so I'm hoping to be fighting the winner. Really, I just want my first world title shot. It's what I've worked for my whole career.
"It doesn't matter to me who wins as long as there's no controversy. I wish them both the best. They're both good people. Ishe said I deserve the title shot and he would fight me next if he wins; "K9" has not been as committal.
"Still, this is a tough fight to predict. Smith is a good boxer and I expect he'll be boxing more and using his defense. "K9" is a slugger whose style is to be aggressive, go right after Smith and try to land something early. If Ishe is more aggressive, he can win a decision."
Bundrage vs. Smith, a 12-round fight for Bundrage's IBF Junior Middleweight World Championship, will take place Saturday, February 23 at the Masonic Temple Theatre in Detroit, Michigan. The event is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Mayweather Promotions, sponsored by Corona and MGM Grand Detroit and will be televised live on SHOWTIME beginning at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).
Tickets priced at $200, $125, $100, $75, $50 and $25, plus applicable taxes, fees and services charges are on sale at the Masonic Temple box office, online at www.ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations or by calling 800-745-3000.
The historic Masonic Temple in downtown Detroit was dedicated on November 25, 1926. With 1,037 rooms and 550,000 square feet, and built to house numerous fraternal organizations,it is the largest structure of its kind in the world. This amazing Gothic building was constructed between 1920 and 1926 at a cost of $7 million. George Washington's own working tools were used to spread the first mortar for the cornerstone.Washington, who was a Freemason used these same tools to lay the cornerstone of the Capitol building in Washington DC.
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SOPHOMORE (2005) - Did not see action in 2005 fall campaign after sustaining an ACL injury in 2005 spring play...selected to the 2005 WSU Athletics All-Academic Team.
FRESHMAN (2004) - Made 13 appearances for the Cougars, taking four shots, placing one on frame...took two shots, one on goal in 2-1 loss to Montana...recorded two shots in Cougars 2-0 victory over New Mexico.
RECAP - Four-year letterwinner for soccer and earned two letters in track at Mark Morris...played club soccer for Bob Westinghouse of F.C. Royals...member of Washington ODP district and State teams...as a FRESHMAN earned 3A Greater St. Helens All-League honors as forward...SOPHOMORE year, named all-league defender...JUNIOR year, Monarch soccer team went undefeated in regular season and were district and league champions...earned state tournament berth...named all-league forward...as a SENIOR, named to All-State first team as a midfielder and all-league forward...served as co-captain of team that was Academic State Champions...soccer team was state qualifier...earned coaches' award and Co-MVP honors...finished prep career with 50 goals...named MMHS Best Female Athlete of 2004...club team 2003 State champions and Regional quarterfinalists.
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Stonewood Couple Facing 22 Counts of Child Neglect Set to Appear in Court
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Last updated on August 30, 2012 @ 7:24PM
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A couple charged with abusing a 2-year-old girl were set to appear in court Thursday.
52-year-old Frank Cherubino waived his right to a preliminary hearing. 21-year-old Kelsey Turner waived her time limit as well.
Police say Turner's daughter was taken to the hospital with bite marks, bruises, cigarette burns on her body, and blood on her brain. Turner and Cherubino are accusing each other of shoving the girl and burning her with cigarettes.
Cherubino also asked for his bond to be reduced, but that was denied. Both are still in jail with over a million dollars bond a piece.
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Ga-ga is played in a large octagon or hexagon called the Ga-ga pit. Ga-ga begins with someone throwing the gaga ball up into the air. When it bounces the players say "Ga" each bounce for the first two bounces. Your back should stay on the wall until the three bounces are done. After three bounces the ball is in play and the game starts. Players hit the ball at each other in the ring. A player cannot hit the ball twice in a row unless it bounces off a wall or another person. When a player is hit, he/she leaves the game. A player who hits or knocks the ball out of the pit is also out. If a player catches the ball in the air, the last person to hit the ball is out.
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- A player cannot touch the ball two times sequentially; the ball must hit another player or wall before that player can touch the ball again. If the player violates this rule, it is called a double touch and that player is out. Some versions of the game allow double or even triple touches.
- If a player pops the ball up into the air, another player may catch it and ground it. Some variations do not allow catching at all.
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The Empty Family: Stories
by Colm Toibin
Scribner, January 4, 2011
Hardcover, $24.00
My copy: NOOKbook, $10.99
The Synopsis: from Amazon Best Books of the Month, January 2011:
A young woman returning to the small island of her childhood summers; a nephew caring for his dying aunt; two men cautiously discovering love amid a community shrouded in tradition–these are the delicately rendered characters inhabiting Colm Toibin's remarkable collection of short stories, The Empty Family. Toibin artfully constructs the quiet moments in the lives of individuals, examining the unexpected ways in which people become strangers to one another as families fragment, separate, and regenerate in new forms. With a tone that moves seamlessly between fervor and melancholy, Toibin examines the imperfect relationships of parents, children, lovers, and friends, and–with a befitting nod toward Henry James–the meaning of love in its many forms. In The Empty Family, Toibin proves once again that his mastery of language is matched only by his acute understanding of human longing. –Lynette Mong
The Review: The thing I love about short story collections is that they present good reading that can be taken in short doses and mulled over for as long as you see fit. This is a great set of stories for reading and mulling… simple in their construction, but some very complex in theme and symbolism. I've really enjoyed working my way through them and will certainly seek out more of Toibin's work.
As the title implies, the over-riding theme of this collection tends to center around dysfunctional relationships, usually familial but not always so. Every story is perfused with a sense of emptiness and regret, though not so heavily that the book is depressing to read. Toibin has a very light touch and a gift for creating characters with whom it is easy to relate and empathize, even if their specific circumstances are as far from typical for you as can be imagined. The book begins with a very thoughtful nod to Henry James and an imagining of the story behind a single quote from James' work. Because I adore all things related to Victorian-era literature, this story of Lady Gregory and her secret affair was easily my favorite. In another story, "Two Women", an aging set decorator goes to work on a film in Dublin and has a chance meeting there with the widow of the only man she ever loved. It's a very poignant story. "One Minus One" is narrated by a Texas man on the anniversary of the death of his mother and his ruminations on the loss of a former lover, whom he last saw at his mother's funeral in Dublin. Another story, "The Colour of Shadows," is heartbreaking and simple… the final days of a complex but loving relationship between an young gay man and his dying Aunt, who raised him.
In terms of sheer complexity, I think the best story of the collection is "A New Spain." In it, a young self-proclaimed communist woman returns to Spain after 8 years' exile to collect her inheritance after the recent death of her grandmother. That inheritance happens to be a private beach house. She arrives to find that much has changed in her absence. The path to the beach has been walled off and some of her grandmother's furnishings have already been sold. In an ironic twist, our young communist finds herself enormously irritated that some of the land has already been sold off to build beach bungalows for the people. Amidst tense family relationships, she begins to plan the rebuilding of the legacy that she and her sister have inherited. In a highly symbolic moment at the end, she resolves to begin by having that wall torn down… an image which is, of course, highly symbolic of the fall of communism in Western culture. It's a brilliant story and certainly the jewel of this collection.
The Bottom Line: I hereby declare the short story to be "the new black." Everyone should be including them in their reading repertoires… and this is a great place to start.


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Despite Drake's tendency to gift us with new material in the wee hours of the night—sort of like Santa Claus—he waited until the more appropriate hour on Saturday to drop three tracks, thus providing lingering partygoers with an incredibly new playlist to brag about to all their friends. Drizzy teased the release of new material on Twitter earlier in the day, earning an A in the class of Creating Anticipation For New Albums. While it's still unclear what will make the cut on Take Care come October 24, when played in conjunction with what we've heard so far, the new songs—"Club Paradise," "Free Spirit," "Round Of Applause"—work to create some semblance of a narrative. But enough talk of what it all means. We know you're really wondering which track is yet another installment of Sad Drake's therapy sessions or which one you'll be able to dance to come Friday night.
Like "Marvin's Room" and "Trust Issues," "Club Paradise" is a conflicted, paranoid rant that questions the intentions of those around him while also demanding that they "show [him] love, show [him] fucking love." The track is also named after the Toronto strip club, which will likely become a notable Canadian landmark on every
Degrassi fan's traveler's to-do list. The second of two tracks with beats by Noah "40″ Shebib, "Free Spirit" is more upbeat, thanks to the appearance by busier than ever Rick Ross. Together the duo create a swaggafied excuse to take the town, while also presenting a convincing case for why their respective women should wait for them at home ("I know it hurts, But I aint tryna hear it/'Cause when I'm not around, I'll still be there in spirit/You'll still be mine, yea, you'll still be mine/Tat my fucking name on you, when I go you'll still be mine, yea"). And knowing that all good things come in threes, Drake shared his remix to Waka Flocka Flame's "Round Of Applause," which manages to recover nicely with the most danceable beat, despite opening with a strong belch born deep down in the former's digestive system. Usually the recipient of remixes by his peers, Drizzy has finally joined in on the trendy exercise, properly acknowledging his tardiness in a humorous way. "First Lex Luger beat I ever got to rap on…feel like I got seat B60 on Southwest…everybody has gone in before me…but we made it happen!" Nicely done, Aubrey. If the new album doesn't pan out for some reason, we think you might have a future in comedy writing. Do you know Donald Glover?
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Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch may hit the real estate market
LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch could be put up for sale, according to the investment company that owns a controlling interest in the estate.
Tom Barrack's Colony Capital got a major stake in the 2,700-acre California property when it bailed Jackson out of financial trouble in 2008, a year before the singer died while preparing for a comeback concert tour.
Jackson essentially abandoned the property after his 2005 acquittal on child molestation charges in Santa Barbara County, where Neverland is located.
Barrack "is considering" selling the rural property, which is surrounded by rolling hills and cattle ranches, but it has not yet been listed for sale, according to Owen Blicksilver, the spokesman for Colony Capital.
Michael Jackson's estate still owns a minority interest in Neverland, but there is no indication from its executors that they are considering buying out Colony Capital's stake to preserve it.
"We are saddened at the prospect of the sale of Neverland which, under the agreement negotiated during Michael's lifetime, Colony has the right to sell," the Jackson estate said in a written statement Thursday.
The estate's statement said it would "maintain Michael's family home in Encino, including its iconic recording studio there," as part of his legacy. It also pointed to other legacy projects such as Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson ONE show in Las Vegas.
"We hope and trust that any new owners of Neverland will respect the historical importance and special nature of this wonderful property," the Jackson estate said. "Michael's memory lives on in the hearts of his fans worldwide."
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Yesterday Chris Christie spoke at length to a seeming novelty in American politics. Namely: the State of New Jersey deliberately held up traffic on a major bridge. Someone on Governor Christie's staff did this to punish the mayor of Fort Lee, N.J. Why ? Because Mayor Mark Sokolich (D-Fort Lee) refused to go along with the love-fest Chris Christie orchestrated for the two elections of last fall: the special election of then-Mayor Cory Booker (D-Newark) to the United States Senate, and Christie's own re-election as Governor.
History of George Washington Bridge lane closures
The New York Daily News has the best record of the frantic correspondence between Mayor Sokolich and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The Port Authority runs the George Washington Bridge and almost every Hudson and East River crossing, plus the three airports in New York and Newark.
Fort Lee has four lanes on its on-ramp to the GWB. Beginning September 9, and for four days, New Jersey authorities closed three of them. So four lanes of traffic had to merge into one toll booth. On the second day, Mayor Sokolich sent an e-mail to Bill Baroni, Deputy Executive Director at the Port Authority:
Presently we have four very busy traffic lanes merging into only one tool booth. The bigger problem is getting kids to school. Help please. It's maddening.
It was more than maddening. It was deadly. Florence Genova, age 91, of Fort Lee, died on that bridge. She was in an ambulance suffering from a heart attack. On account of the traffic, the ambulance could not reach the hospital in time. (According to the Daily News, her family "won't blame her death on the government-generated gridlock." More on that below.)
Four days later, orders came down, seemingly from New York, to reopen the lanes.
That much everyone knew when it happened. But The Record (Bergen, N.J.) did not accept this as an ordinary traffic jam. As this timeline shows, they started investigating and kept investigating. With shocking results.
Behind the scenes
This much, everyone knows: in August of last year, Mayor Sokolich refused to endorse Chris Christie for re-election as governor. Chris Christie, quite simply, wanted to orchestrate a total Era of Good Feelings scenario, to further his U.S. Presidential ambitions. Dwight Kehoe, a Tea Party activist in central New Jersey, said flatly to this Examiner yesterday:
Aside from the giggles this typical political ploy generated, I agree this will not help Mr. Conservative. But it really will have no long-term effects on anything.
But it does prove, as many of us have believed, that Christie and the Dems did in fact make a deal. Christie's governorship for the Senate seat handed to Booker.
This one Democrat Mayor decided he wasn't going to play, so the long knives came out. Notice how quiet it had been kept leading up to the election.
This is a clear sign that the temporary pact between them is all but over. There is no doubt in my mind that Christie could never have won and certainly not as big as he did, without help from the Dems. He got it. But now its over.
Mr. Kehoe, in short, believes the real history of the GWB lane closures must begin with the death of Senator Frank R. Lautenberg, D-N.J. His death empowered Chris Christie either to appoint a new Senator or to "issue a writ of election" according to New Jersey election law. Chris Christie did appoint a temporary Senator to fill the vacant seat. But he then called a special election, held on a special date and even a special day of the week (Wednesday, not Tuesday), to fill out the "rump term" that will expire in January of 2015. The schedule for that election, including nominating petitions and primaries, was the tightest schedule that New Jersey's election laws would allow.
Why didn't the governor schedule the special election to coincide with the general election that took place less than three weeks later? Is this the same Governor Christie who moved the school elections from April to November, to coincide with the general elections "to save money"? That special election cost the State an extra ten million dollars. Did Chris Christie seek to give Mayor Cory Booker a clear shot at becoming Senator Cory Booker? Consider what that special election did:
- Drew away all the turnout that would otherwise threaten Christie's own re-election, and:
- Cut off Chris Christie's coat-tails so Steve Lonegan, the Republican nominee, could not ride them.
The Democrats co-operated in two ways. First, county regular Democratic organizations gave "The Line" to Senator Barbara Buono - a classic "empty suit," or maybe "empty skirt," candidate. Second, big-city Democratic mayors, and Democratic county executives, endorsed Christie rather than Buono for governor.
But Mark Sokolich balked.
So on August 13, Bridget Anne Kelly sent this message to David Wildstein, Director of Interstate Capital Projects at the Port Authority:
Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee.
And Director Wildstein answered:
Got it.
Wildstein's scheme was a "traffic study" that somehow required closing three lanes of the four-lane Fort Lee on-ramp. The sequence of events could almost have come from any of a number of political thrillers from the Golden Age of Hollywood, and later. Mister Smith Goes to Washington springs to mind. To make that analogy more apt, consider this e-mail exchange between Wildstein and Kelly on September 13, when the lanes reopened:
Wildstein: The New York side gave Fort Lee back all three lanes this morning. We are appropriately going nuts. Samson helping us to retaliate.
Kelly: What?
Wildstein: Yes, unreal. Fixed now.
The "Samson" is David Samson, the chairman of the Port Authority.
If you have ever watched Smith, you will instantly recognize some lines that Actors Edward Arnold and Eugene Pallette spoke, about suppressing news of the Great Filibuster in the capital city of their fictitious State.
It gets worse. On September 17, Mayor Sokolich asked for a ten-minute face-to-face with Baroni "to enlighten me as to the errors of my ways." That same day, Wildstein alerted Baroni when a reporter from The Wall Street Journal called him on his mobile phone for comment. In reply, Baroni invoked the Name of the Lord and Savior of mankind and then suggested Wildstein call Michael Drewniak, spokesman for Governor Christie.
The unraveling
Over the last forty-eight hours the entire scheme unraveled. The Record has this full series showing their investigation. The Daily News, of course, published the e-mails two days ago. And yesterday, Chris Christie stood for nearly two hours, delivering what he must have hoped people would see as a heartfelt apology. (The New York Times has the full story.) In that news conference, he said he fired Kelly.
I fired her because she lied to me.
He also said he never knew the GWB lane closures were anything more than a "traffic study." Columnist Charles Stile at The Record is openly skeptical. He notes Christie only started asking Kelly anything about it (so he says) after Baroni and Wildstein both resigned from the Port Authority. Wildstein, for his part, now "pleads the Fifth." For that, the N.J. Assembly may hold him in contempt of that body. And worse: six New Jersey residents are suing the State in federal court. Their complaint alleges a "conspiracy" and a "willful, wanton, arbitrary, and egregious official misconduct."
Is Chris Christie believable?
Charles Stile at The Record should be skeptical. After all, his colleagues brought this scandal to light when most other papers ignored it. But his is not the only skeptical voice.
To their shame, Fox News Channel seems bent on minimizing, even trivializing, this affair. Gerardo Rivera, Bob Beckel, Bernard Whitman, Jehmu Greene, and maybe Juan Williams are the only five commentators at Fox to ask the obvious: how does someone that close to the Governor lay on a scheme like this without his authorization or even his knowledge? Whitman charged only that Christie has "created an atmosphere" in which a Bridget Anne Kelly would consider such behavior acceptable. Rivera went further: he found "inconceivable" that Chris Christie didn't know about it, though he, Rivera, voted for Christie twice. But everyone else at Fox seems to want to blow this affair off.
But CNN, The Huffington Post, and even Investors Business Daily do not accept Chris Christie's apologies uncritically.
Monmouth County activist Nick Purpura said much more to this Examiner last night. He called the affair absolutely typical of Chris Christie's vindictive style. But he also suggested Christie tried to imitate Barack Obama, but didn't know when to get off the stage. Purpura also took note of Chris Christie protesting,
I am not a bully.
Anyone who, like this Examiner, was alive at the time will remember Richard M. Nixon saying,
I am not a crook.
Mister Smith Goes to Washington is not the only dramatic project this affair reminds one of. Consider also a television program from the Sixties, from veteran producer Bruce Geller: Mission: Impossible. The premise: an inveterate con artist (Steven Hill in the first season; Peter Graves in all the others) gets "mission" orders for the sort of mission only a con artist can bring off. Those orders always include this dire disclaimer:
As always, should you or any member of your [Impossible Missions] Force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions.
That, and an instruction either to wait for the tape recorder to eat the tape with acid, or to "dispose of this tape in the usual manner."
Yesterday the country, and the people of New Jersey, saw a classic Bruce Geller-style disavowal. In this respect Chris Christie did Richard Nixon and Barack Obama one better: he actually fired someone. But as Charles Stile (see above) points out, he did this only after two other persons involved in this travesty quietly resigned.
Why was Mayor Sokolich so quick to accept the apology Chris Christie offered? Why did he go from
This is insane. It's the worst example of a petty political vendetta . . . I'm embarrassed. And congratulations, you've just made New Jersey the brunt of every political joke for the next 25 years — again.
None of us was rooting for facts to come out to [implicate] Chris Christie.
in the short space of twenty-four hours? And why did Florence Genova's family conclude that fate was the only cause of their loved one's death? Maybe the lawyers for the six residents suing in federal court ought to ask whether any money changed hands.
Wider implications
The Chris Christie-GWB story has implications that go far wider than the Presidential campaign of 2016. We see corruption not only in the office of the Governor but also at the Port Authority. And for the first time in living memory, a government office closes down lanes on a major transport artery to "teach respect" to a local official.
This sort of thing happens in banana republics, not free societies. But that it even could happen should give everyone pause. Where, by the way, is John Stossel, one of the token libertarians at Fox? (The other is Judge Andrew P. Napolitano, late of the Superior Court of New Jersey, in and for the vicinage of Essex.) Why hasn't John Stossel weighed in with opinions, and citations, from libertarian privatization experts? Wouldn't this be the perfect argument for exploring ways to divest federal, State and local governments of all their authority over streets, roads, highways, and bridges? Private operators would not have that "sovereign immunity" that makes lawsuits against the government for a traffic jam so hard to prosecute. But could someone at Fox have told John Stossel to lay off, on account of what such a debate would do to Chris Christie at this juncture? Is the "fix" already in at Fox to support Chris Christie at all costs?
Stay tuned. (Oh, sorry.)
And if you still believe Chris Christie, Bob Beckel, Bernard Whitman, and Jehmu Greene, to name three, have a bridge to sell you. (Oh, sorry.)


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Hartford — Labor advocates and state Sen. Cathy Osten, D-Sprague, announced Tuesday that they will push for a new state-administered trust fund to give low-income private sector workers and self-employed people access to an individual retirement account.
Osten said the retirement system would be based on contributions made by the workers and would not call for contributions from the state or employers. The cost to employees would be low because administrative fees would be lower than those of plans currently offered in the private market, advocates said.
The provisions in the new legislative bill would be based on Senate Bill 54 from last year, Osten said.
If passed, the new trust fund would be called the Connecticut Retirement Security Trust Fund. The proposal calls for it to be managed by a board chaired by the state treasurer and comptroller.
About 740,000 Connecticut residents are not enrolled in an employer-provided retirement plan, according to a report by the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis, cited by advocates for the plan.
Dorry Clay of Stonington, who owns a one-person graphic design company, said she has had no feasible way to save for her retirement. She said she has been an artist all her life but started the business after losing her job during the recession. She was diagnosed with cancer, which wiped out her savings.
"I don't want to have to work until I am 70 or older because I can't afford to retire," she said. "The public retirement plan is an absolute no-brainer."
Employers with five or more employees would be required to offer employees a payroll deduction option to join the trust program.
The default employee contribution would not be less than 3 percent of their salary, under the provisions of last year's bill being proposed as a model.
When asked whether the state should start up a retirement plan for private employees after managing its public pensions so poorly, Osten said yes.
"This publicly run retirement fund would not require an employer piece to it, and therefore, would not have that piece of the problem that has happened," Osten said.
The state's two main public pension systems, one for teachers and one for state employees, are funded at 55 percent and 42 percent of their anticipated obligations, respectively. Experts say pension systems should be funded at 80 to 100 percent.
Sal Luciano, executive director of the Council for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) said the proposed public retirement plan would be at low cost to individual participants because there would be a large number of participants. Participants would have access to financial planners, he said, and would pay fees of about 0.5 percent of their retirement contributions.
He compared that to a fee of 2.6 percent for some private plans.
Joshua Gottfried, founder and principal of Gottfried & Somberg Wealth Management LLC in Glastonbury, said there are already low-cost retirement investment options such as the Vanguard 500 Index Fund, which has more than $155 billion in assets, charges 0.17 percent and has a $15 annual fee.
"Why create a new product when knowledge is what is needed?" he said. "The products already exist."
When last year's version of the bill was brought before the Appropriations Committee, several Republicans questioned why the state would create a plan when there are others already in the marketplace. They said that they would prefer the state create a marketing plan to encourage people to save for retirement instead of starting its own plan.
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"Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our abode with him" (John 14:23).
Reflection: The Spirit is the bond of love between the Father and the Son. When the Father and Son come and abide with us, it is through this Holy Spirit. The Spirit unites the human family in bonds of self-giving love. Abortion, and other manifestations of the culture of death, however, divides the human family, because they are the opposite of self-giving.
Prayer: Holy Spirit, we need you and we long for the unity you bring. Give us the love that overcomes division. Amen.


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Coach Bob Burt instructs his players as Santa Rosa Academy prepares for its first varsity football...
|Coach Bob Burt instructs his players as Santa Rosa Academy prepares for its first varsity football game.
To Burt, it's nothing new.
The 73-year-old head coach, who said he had retired for the last time a year ago after a coaching career of more than 40 years, was talked into returning to the game to prepare Santa Rosa Academy for its first season of varsity football. It all begins Saturday at 4 p.m. with a game against Calvary Chapel on the team's new campus field.
Last season under a different coach, the Rangers lost all four games they played against junior varsity teams. This year, the team will play a full varsity schedule against league foes California Military Institute, Calvary Murrieta, Calvary Christian and Nuview Bridge.
"There's a lot of excitement," Burt said after practice one day this week. "The kids can't wait. It's the first real, countable football game in school history. The parents are excited; everyone's excited."
Burt's first head coaching job in 1966 was an assignment to build a new football program at Pater Nastor High in Eagle Rock. He went on to build a coaching career that included a long tenure at Cal State Northridge and a stint at Cal State Fullerton when the Titans recorded an 11-1 season. He also coached Temescal Canyon to a CIF title in 1995.
But after leaving a coaching position at Cypress High last season, Burt said he was through. Then Santa Rosa came calling.
The Rangers don't have much size if you compare them to public schools from larger divisions, but Burt says they're "average" sized for the level in which they will compete. Since taking the job right before spring practice in April, he has focused on building a foundation for the program.
"There's very little football experience on the team," Burt said. "Maybe 8-12 of the kids have had any football experience at all before they came here. I'm doing the same thing I've done with every program -- start with the basics and teach fundamentals."


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Motorists should expect delays on Savannah Road in Lewes from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 14 due to a bridge inspection being conducted by the Delaware Department of Transportation.
The bridge runs over the Lewes & Rehoboth Canal between Front Street/Gills Neck Road and Anglers Drive. The right lane and shoulder will be closed on Savannah Road.
Motorists should be aware that bridge personnel and equipment will be operating in close proximity to the travel lanes.
For more information, visit www.deldot.gov.
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ETF Daily News: Wednesday, May 23rd ETF Movers (SFSA, BTAH, EMDI, EVAL)
May 23rd, 2012
In trading on Wednesday, the iPath Short Extended S&P 500 TR ETN (NYSEARCA:SFSA) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 8.61% on the day. Also up on the day is the QuantShares US Mrkt Neut High Beta ETF (NYSEARCA:BTAH) up 5.08%.
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Report: Lincecum drawing interest as reliever
Is Lincecum regaining his old form?
Tim Lincecum joined Homer Bailey Saturday as the only two pitches to throw a no-hitter this year. (USA TODAY IMAGES)
Tim Lincecum added a no-hitter to his impressive list of career accolades this weekend -- to go along with two Cy Youngs, two World Series championships and four All-Star selections in seven years -- and it is putting the Giants in a tough position with the local icon.
Lincecum dispatched 27 Padres without allowing a hit on Saturday, after the Giants said in June they would move the one-time ace to the bullpen "in a heartbeat" if they had a viable option to replace him in the starting rotation.
[RELATED: Lincecum considers second career in relief]
According to a Fox Sports report on Sunday, San Francisco isn't the only team entertaining the plan:
Some teams — the Tigers are one — have interest in acquiring Lincecum as a reliever for the stretch drive.
Lincecum isn't the only Orange and Black arm teams are targeting, either, as both the Tigers and Red Sox were linked last week to Javier Lopez and Sergio Romo.
[REWIND: Report: AL teams interested in Giants relievers]
The Giants appeared destined to sell at the trade deadline prior to taking three out of four games from the Padres to close out the first half. At 6 1/2 games back in the NL West, it is unclear which way Brian Sabean and the brain trust will go.
[RELATED: MLB standings]
With his arbitration years behind him, Lincecum is set to become an unrestricted free agent when his two-year, $40.5 million contract expires after the season. The 29-year old is 5-9 with a 4.26 ERA and 125 strikeouts to 48 walks this year.
At this point, it is unclear if the Giants see him factoring into their future as a starter, a reliever, or at all.
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As always Atlantis, thanks from us for your continued help for all of us with the same or similar problem regarding Visas an imigrasi. I trust you were in receipt of the email we sent you last week?
It's a funny old game living here. We just wish our dear friends in imigrasi were as easy to deal with as, say, the police.
Take yesterday,for instance. We'd forgotten to register my residency here with the police, so we went along to the same Poltabes as last time when we were renting another house, saw the same nice Police lady we saw then, told her we'd been staying in Jakarta for a couple of months, paid the Rp50k, and it was cut n shut, in the bag. NO problem!
From there, we drove over to kantor imigrasi, purchased all the formula we needed for extensions 1&2, along with those for my conversion to KITAS, beginning that process in just under two months time.
All that paperwork for Rp21k, but not including the materai. So far, so good.
However,today was another day,and in contrast to yesterday, was not so smooth.
But on a sidenote, a couple of questions related to the forms, if I may?
Firstly, the 'Surat Permohonan Dan Jaminan' asks, 'Penghasilan setahun'? How much is a housewife expected to earn? Afterall, it's me here as head of the family, providing care and food for her.As she's my sponsor, but I'm the provider, in theory that makes me her employer? - you see where I'm going? What kind of answer would imigrasi be happy with? I just told her to answer 'Cukup', but maybe imigrasi might try to make a song and dance out of that.
Secondly, and athough I'm crystal clear as to why I'm here, as head of the family, etc., she is confused as to what exactly to fill in (using bahasa), whether she needs to quote the articles from Marriage Law, or apa? Bless her, however good she might be terrific at cultivating a puring bush from a twig or growing a nice salad crop of radish, translation from or to English isn't really her forté. If you have a copy of the Marriage Law handy, and have time, would you please email me that? You never know, Imigrasi might choose (conveniently) to scoff at the reason she states, and laugh us out of the kantor - better have something to show them, eh?
Normally, and up until now, for the past 18months, we haven't actually had the need to fill out any extension forms, as our pejabat 'friend' has 'helped' us every month (with a tip, of course). But since all that polava with his bullsh*t, stealing our Rp6Jt and all the rest of it, not to mention what we've learned from your invaluable help (thanks), it's well past time we disposed of his 'service' - I'm sure you'd agree.
To conclude, when we visited kantor imigrasi again today, at 1pm, all the service windows of the section had the 'tutup' sign up on them. When we inquired to a young pejawai if we could extend my sosbud, he looked blank, and said they don't do that (since WHEN???). Maybe stupidity is a requisit for working there or is that a skill that has to be learned through work experience there? Other more experienced corruptors there didn't half give us some dirty looks. Maybe our 'friend' has made us famous there?
If you remember from one of my previous posts, we thought our 'friend' wasn't working there anymore. We were right, as he's now working in the Kantor KanwIl!
I see more fun n games (and headaches) on a rocky road ahead of us. What do you think?
When it rains........it fahkin pours!
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If you're planning to do some long distance driving over the holidays, maybe over 220 miles, by the time you reach your destination, you can have a lovely 5-pound turkey breast cooked and ready to eat. How?
Cooking a scrumptiously edible turkey breast under the hood of your car is absolutely doable, according to Manifold Destiny: The One! The Only! Guide to Cooking On Your Car Engine written by Chris Maynard and Bill Scheller.
For a palate-pleasing turkey breast, the authors suggest carefully finding a hot spot on your engine (it might be difficult). Tightly wrap your food item in tin foil, securely wedging the package into the engine hot spot, then taking off.
The cult classic was written in 1989 when vehicle manifolds were less insulated but reportedly, car-engine gastronomy is still en vogue for more folks than you can imagine. The book has been revised to include under-the-hood recipes that can be prepared in newer vehicles such as veal in an Impreza in 30 to 50 miles, a stuffed whole fish in a Pontiac in about 140 miles, or cooking a ham steak in an Escalade in approximately 50 miles.
If you're still a nonbeliever and feel your leg is being pulled right about now, check out the book, then consider trying the recipe below. The authors of the book do state that cooking times/miles will vary depending on vehicle type.
1 Boneless turkey breast, about five pounds, sliced into thin strips against the grain
3 large baking potatoes, peeled and diced
3 carrots, finely diced
Dry white wine
Flour for dredging
Butter for greasing foil
Salt and pepper to taste
Three-quarters cup heavy cream
1. At home, combine the turkey, potatoes and carrots into a bowl with the wine and cover. Marinate two hours in the refrigerator, then drain well (and don't drink the wine). Setting the vegetables aside, dredge the turkey pieces in flour, then heavily butter five large squares of foil. Arrange equal amounts of turkey and vegetables in each square, and season with salt and pepper as desired. Cup the foil around the turkey and vegetables, and pour over each serving as much heavy cream as you can without making a soupy mess, then seal carefully.
2. Cook on the engine about four hours, turning once. We're assuming grandmother doesn't live in the next town.
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First Update to OS X Lion Available
- August 17th, 2011
- Apple News, Apple News - Software Updates, Mac OS X Lion
- Alex Brooks
Apple has made the first update to OS X Lion available for download via Software Update. 10.7.1 marks the first release for OS X Lion which was released last month, notably the update is also delivered in delta form making the download significantly smaller than previous OS updates.
Apple delivers the following statement with OS X 10.7.1:
The 10.7.1 update is recommended for all users running OS X Lion and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability and compatibility of your Mac, including fixes that:
- Address an issue that may cause the system to become unresponsive when playing a video in Safari
- Resolve an issue that may cause system audio to stop working when using HDMI or optical audio out
- Improve the reliability of Wi-Fi connections
- Resolve an issue that prevents transfer of your data, settings, and compatible applications to a new Mac running OS X Lion
For detailed information on this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4764.
Apple offered different versions of 10.7.1 to users of its latest Macs, giving particular attention to some problems that have been causing issues on Apple's newest MacBook Air and Mac mini products:
- Resolve an issue where MacBook Air may boot up when MagSafe Adapter is attached
- Resolve an issue causing intermittent display flickering on MacBook Air
- Resolve an issue that causes the SD card slot in Mac mini to run at reduced speed with SD and SDHC media


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I'm taking a break from scythe teaching in 2013.
If you're looking for a scythe teacher, there's a list here. The number of teachers across the UK is growing.
If you want to buy a scythe, I recommend visiting the Scythe Shop.
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Arts and Culture Studies
Master of Arts (MA) in Arts and Culture Studies
Arts and culture in all their forms arouse your curiosity. Talent and expertise is needed to introduce societies to art.
Creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship and a global vision are vital to a flourishing arts and culture sector. These characteristics typify not only artists; they are also increasingly important for those who are involved with arts and culture behind the scenes.
At Erasmus University, you are trained to envision new possibilities and establish new models for the organization of arts and culture using cutting-edge insights on policy, marketing, audiences and education. Your thorough knowledge of the international world of the arts and culture sector provides an excellent gateway to positions such as policymaker, marketing and PR for arts or programmer at cultural institutions.
Why study a Master in Arts and Culture Studies in Rotterdam?
The master's programme Arts and Culture studies offers:
- An international approach that integrates present-day modes of production, distribution and consumption of arts and culture beyond and across national cultural boundaries
- An analysis of the creative sector from an organisational, economic, sociological and policy
Career opportunities
The Master's trains towards a variety of jobs within and outside the cultural sector:
- Policymaker
- Publicity assistant
- Marketeer
- Spokesperson
- Programmer for theatres or ensembles/companies
Read more about: Career opportunities Master in arts and Culture Studies
Education objectives
You will acquire universally applicable, excellent skills related to the handling and interpretation of information. You will develop specific expertise regarding the socio-economics of the arts and culture, which will set you apart from other university graduates. You will develop a critical mindset and reflect on how to combine cultural and social values with running sustainable enterprises. You will also become better at communicating your original ideas.
Target audience
This programme is for those interested in the world of art and culture whose aspiration is to work behind the scenes in the cultural sector. With the Master's in Art and Culture Studies, professionals in the cultural sector will acquire a solid grounding to strengthen their passion.
Those with a Bachelor's in an art and/or culture-oriented programme will be able to specialise their knowledge of the theory, research and practice of the art world.
Admission criteria
- Bachelor's degree in Cultural Studies
- Other Bachelor's degrees (University level) with relevant experience in social sciences / economics and the cultural sector
- Advanced English language skills (TOEFL 600 / 250 / 100 / OR IELTS 7.0)
- Promising candidates who do not fulfil all admission requirements of the CEE Master can take up our effective Pre-Master program.
Do you meet the requirements? Start your application in Studielink. For most programmes, Studielink opens in October prior to your starting year. After your application in Studielink, Erasmus University Rotterdam informs you on the further application procedure.
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I hibernated my Windows 7 desktop PC, replaced the SATA cables of my 2 hard drives (without paying attention to which ports they were connected), and resumed the system. Everything appeared normal and it entered the desktop with all the applications previously open before hibernation. However, after a few seconds, the screen became frozen and the system no longer responded to anything (mouse/keyboard/network ping).
Does anyone have a definitive answer on whether changing SATA ports of the HDDs during hibernation would crash a Windows 7 system?


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Sittin' On Top of the World : 2 CD set : From Gravelroad
Source: www.elvis.com.au
September 7, 2011 - 9:39:16 PM
Elvis Presley Bootleg's
'... the midnight show at the Las Vegas Hilton on August 12, 1970. Probably the best live concert ever recorded by Elvis Presley'. This release offers, for the first time ever, the complete one and a half hour reel of the August 12, 1970 Midnight Show in Las Vegas, in the original, beautiful stereo mix recorded back in 1970.
This show is directly transferred from the complete one and half hour stereo reels.
All tracks are 24bit restored and remastered for high-fidelity.
Also included is a gorgeous 24-page booklet in full colour with in-depth liner notes and rare photos. And there is also an amazing bonus gift: an exact copy of Elvis' personal tortoise shell guitar pick, as may be seen during the TTWII rehearsals, on display in Graceland, or in the book 'Elvis by the Presleys'.
You will get one of two kinds in this limited-edition set: heavy, for the electric guitar, or medium, for acoustic guitar. Just like Elvis used! This will for sure become a collectable all on its own! It belongs to the rehearsals of That's the way it is and has the feel of 'The return of the Prodigy ' best of both worlds!
Disc 1 : 1. A Thing Called Love 2. On The Other Side 3. Opening Theme 4. That's All Right 5. Mystery Train / Tiger Man 6. Monologue 7. Hound Dog 8. Monologue 9. Love Me Tender 10. Just Pretend 11. Walk A Mile In My Shoes 12. There Goes My Everything 13. Words 14. Sweet Caroline 15. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 16. Polk Salad Annie 17. Audience Walk.
Disc 2 : 1. Introductions 2. Heartbreak Hotel 3. One Night 4. Blue Suede Shoes 5. All Shook Up 6. Little Sister / Get Back 7. I Was The One 8. Love Me 9. Are You Lonesome Tonight ? 10. Bridge Over Troubled Water 11. Suspicious Minds 12. Can't Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp
Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley DVD
Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley DVD + 16 page booklet.
Never before have we seen an Elvis Presley concert from the 1950's with sound. Until Now! The DVD Contains recently discovered unreleased film of Elvis performing 6 songs, including Heartbreak Hotel and Don't Be Cruel, live in Tupelo Mississippi 1956. Included we see a live performance of the elusive Long Tall Sally seen here for the first time ever.
This is an excellent release no fan should be without it.
The 'parade' footage is good to see as it puts you in the right context with color and b&w footage. The interviews of Elvis' Parents are well worth hearing too. The afternoon show footage is wonderful and electrifying : Here is Elvis in his prime rocking and rolling in front of 11.000 people. Highly recommended.


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Natchez High School
Natchez High School
319 Sgt Prentiss Drive
Natchez, MS 39120
Phone: (601) 445-2865 Fax: (601) 445-3014
Ernest "Tony" Fields, Principal
"Striving for Academic Excellence Together"
Natchez High School serves approximately 900 students. We envision our students to be stakeholders in student achievement, producing life-long learners who are productive learners in a global society. Therefore, we are dedicated to helping our students increase their subject area test scores.
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Once a year the fishing industry gets together to demonstrate and talk about the new products for the coming year. This year's International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST) chose Orlando for its big event. All the big boys like Berkley, Johnson Outdoors, Shimano and many more were there to show their wares.
Mixed among the giants are some smaller companies with great new products to help fishermen catch fish. Chicky Tackle is one such company and the OutlawMAX is one such product.
ICAST is closed to the public, so the new products are displayed and demonstrated only to attending media who might write about it and buyers looking to stock their shelves with the newest and best fishing tackle for their customers. It is interesting to note, that most of the new products from small companies are the result of filling a perceived need or solving a personal problem related to fishing.
Take the OutlawMAX Game Changer for example. Pro crappie angler Whitey Outlaw was frustrated with the ability of big crappie in shallow water to avoid the hookup. After fishing a tournament on Granada Lake he came up with an idea for a new crappie jig. "Grenada is known for big crappie," says Whitey. "Often those big crappie hit and run sideways on you. The hook up rate on those fish is something I wanted to improve on."
The idea was a jig head with three hooks. "My lure has three hooks and you can bend them anyway you want. Straight up and down, side by side, many combinations are possible."
Whitey had used Rockport Rattler jig heads before, so he went to Chicky Tackle owner Charles Sablatura with his idea. The two fishing enthusiasts were at the 333 Restaurant in Granada where Whitey sketched out his idea on a 333 napkin as Sablatura looked on.
Charles Sablatura recalls that time back in 2013 when he was introduced to the Game Changer concept. "Whitey came to me and said he had an idea for a new bait. He explained that some of the lakes they fish have some absolutely gigantic crappie. We were in Mississippi at Lake Grenada, the perfect example of a big fish lake. They have up to 4 pound crappie there and they fight like they're on steroids."
Crappie anglers know that when spring rolls around and the crappie are up in the shallows they hit and run sideways, because they can't go down. That strike is often so fast and they shake so hard they often throw the hook. "Whitey explained to me that the miss rate could be as high as 70 percent on those big energetic fish," explained Sablatura. "Very simply, he wanted to put more crappie in the boat and he thought he had a way to do it."
The concept was similar to existing Rockport Rattler crappie jigs, but it included 3 hooks. "The Game Changer has the standard crappie jig in the middle," explained Sablatura. "Flared out to each side perpendicular to the standard hook is a second and third hook. It is similar to a treble hook but the hooks are three different shanks, allowing you to use standard jig techniques. The new jig can be tipped with a minnow or a plastic on that center hook. In other words all the stuff you can do with a standard crappie jig you can do with this bait."
The new jig head also contains the all ready proven rattle system of the original Rock Port Rattler. Field testing the product in tournament fishing, Outlaw and his fishing partner Mike Parrott have found the OutlawMAX to be tremendously effective. The fishing duo has effectively locked up the Team of the Year honors for the 2014 Bass Pro Shops Crappie Masters tournament trail. They did it with two 1st place finishes; one state championship in Alabama, four 4th place and two 5th place finishes! This accomplishment came just halfway through the 2014 season.
To find more information on the OutlawMAX, the full line of Rockport Rattler jigs and the science they are based on, visit the website at http://www.chickytackle.com.


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Minister of State for Foreign Affairs attends emergency Arab League meeting
November 17, 2012
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Nizar bin Obaid Madani led the Saudi delegation to an emergency meeting of Arab League (AL) Foreign Ministers in Cairo today to discuss the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip. The meeting was chaired by Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour and included the participation of AL Secretary General Dr. Nabil El-Arabi and many other senior Arab officials.
Addressing the AL Council, Dr. Madani condemned the Israeli attacks and called for a stronger, more unified Arab stance against the mistreatment of Palestinians. "It is no longer reasonable or acceptable to pass this new aggression unpunished," he said. In the past, weak responses "which did not exceed words and sought, in vain, binding decisions of the Security Council made Israel careless of observing the Arab and international community's demands," he asserted. "The Kingdom sees that it is time for the Palestinians to enjoy, like other peoples of the world, peace and security and to have a homeland free of violence, killing and destruction."
Dr. Madani asked the U.N. Security Council to be tougher and to assume its responsibilities to compel Israel to immediately stop its assault on the innocent people trapped in Gaza. Furthermore, he placed full responsibility for the current deteriorating situation on the Israeli government.


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Verizon BlackBerry Z10 hands-on and unboxing
It's finally time to take a peek at BlackBerry 10's first big smartphone presentation here in the United States with the Verizon iteration of the BlackBerry Z10. This device is an all-touch smartphone - that feature a given on most other mobile operating systems, but a relatively new concept for BlackBerry - and works with Verizon's rather speedy 4G LTE network. What we're looking at here on day 1 are just the basics: what's different from the international edition?


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Many New Orleans Saints fans were howling about the offensive line last season. Drew Brees was harried and hassled more that at any point during his tenure with the team.
Katherine Terrell rates the position as a high priority for the Saints. How active the Saints become in the market for offensive line help begins with how much they're willing to shell out to retain two of their own free agents.
Zach Strief and Brian de la Puente are eligible to become unrestricted free agents. So there's a lot of work to be done at this position.
What do you think the Saints should do with their O-line? Should they re-sign Strief and de la Puente? Or should the look elsewhere to revamp the unit?
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A keystone species is one whose impact on its community or ecosystem is disproportionately large relative to its abundance [8]. The classic example is a starfish (Pisaster ochraceus) in the rocky intertidal of the Pacific Northwest:
Kangaroo rats (members of the genus Dipodymys) play a similar role in the Chihuahuan desert of southeastern Arizona [2].
If we're going to focus on conserving whole systems, it might make sense to begin with a focus on keystone species. After all, ensuring that they persist and, more importantly, that their ecological role persists would, it seems, guarantee that the system as a whole will persist relatively intact. Although the idea of keystone species is intuitively appealing, it has been much criticized in the ecological literature.1 Why?
When barnacles are present, mussel recruitment is enhanced. So not only do barnacles provide an alternate food source for whelks, they increase the chancels that mussels will become established. When whelks are abundant, however, they reduce the abundance of mussels regardless of the barnacle density - not too surprising. But when whelks are rare, they enhance mussel abundance when barnacles are very common, have no detectable effect when barnacles are only moderately common, and decrease mussel abundance when barnacles are uncommon (Figure 3d,e,f).
McCann et al. [6] also point out that it may be the weak trophic interactions that are most important in stabilizing food webs. Weak links dampen the oscillations in population size characteristically associated with resource-consumer dynamics, which tends to keep both resource population sizes and consumer population sizes bounded away from zero and decreasing the chance they will become extinct. Thus, strong links may have the greatest influence on overall community dynamics and structure, but it's the abundance of weak links that allow communities to persist.
In spite of its limitations, the keystone species concept has some usefulness in the same way that elasticity coefficients in a Leslie or Lefkovitch matrix are useful. It directs attention to those aspects of the system where management efforts are likely to have the greatest impact. Of course, identifying those aspects is not an easy task.