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But the audience will also get another side of the four-time Country Music Association's Female Vocalist of the Year — her love of soul and rhythm and blues that is evident on her new album, "Everlasting," which is a collection of soul, rhythm and blues pop covers.
"The show is a combination of everything," McBride said during a telephone call from Nashville, Tennessee. "I built my show around the record and there are a lot of songs that people know."
One thing McBride wanted was a lot of visuals.
"There is a lot going on onstage," she said. "We're carrying around a horn section and background singers and everyone is in coordinating outfits."
In addition to selected songs off the new album, McBride and company will perform her hits that have been reworked to fit the new sound.
"This is the most fun show that I have done in many years," she said. "I'm super excited to have people come see it."
The excitement actually began nearly two years ago when she came up with the idea for "Everlasting."
"I wanted to do a throwback to when people weren't so hung up on genres," McBride explained. "I mean [back then] you could hear Patsy Cline on pop stations and Ray Charles would make a country record and everyone was covering everyone else's songs. It was a much sweeter time.
"How can you categorize people like Jerry Lee Lewis or Elvis," she said. "I mean, they're gospel, R&B, they're rock, they're country or a little bit of everything. And that appealed to me."
Looking around at the country-music business, McBride felt the decision for the new record was coming at the right time.
"It wasn't a cavalier decision," she said. "I wanted to make a record and the landscape of what is going on with country music right now isn't me.
"I'm not able to do that bro-country thing," she said with a laugh. "So what do I do. Do I sit around and wait for the next trend or do I make a record? This made sense to me at this time to dive into a musical project without worrying about singles or sales."
McBride said venturing into cover songs wasn't new to her. She did it once before with her 2005 album, "Timeless," which was a collection of classic country songs by Hank Snow, Eddie Arnold, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette, to name a few.
"I just made that record for the joy of it," McBride said. "And like that one, the new one was a joyful experience."
Still, the song-selection process took some time.
"It was long, fun and a bit daunting, because the amount of songs we looked at was vast," McBride said. "I worked about seven months with an artist and repertoire person from New York who did the heavy work. He would send me lists of ideas."
Some of the songs on "Everlasting" were on the list from day one and some prompted ideas for others.
"It was a process of finding what fit together and finding ones that I felt I could sing well and make my own," McBride said. "It was like a treasure hunt. I mean, I could make 40 records of this music because there are so many great songs."
To guide her through the recording sessions, McBride hired Grammy Award-winning producer Don Was, whom she worked with briefly when she sang a duet with Bob Seger on the song "Chances Are" from the "Hope Floats" soundtrack.
"I hadn't had a lot of contact with him since, but I was thinking about producers and he popped into my head," she said. "I went to L.A. and met with him and talked about the record."
Was, the head of Blue Note Records and an in-demand producer, sat and talked with McBride about the project.
"He needed to make sure it was a project he wanted to do and that I wasn't some scattered artist who didn't know what I wanted to do," McBride said, laughing. "At the end of the meeting, he told me he wanted to do the record."
McBride liked Was's approach.
"He's such a beautiful person as well as a great producer," she said. "He's very wise, sweet and so talented. And his approach is organic and honest. I would work with him again in a heartbeat."
Recording "Endless" reminded McBride why she fell in love with music in the first place.
"My dad was really knowledgeable about country music — everyone from Jimmie Rogers to Hank Williams to Waylon Jennings and Hank Snow," she said. "I had a great education in great country music, but my parents also listened to Ray Charles and Etta James."
McBride's mother was always singing around the house.
"She would do 'Summertime' and other classic pop songs from her era," McBride said.
When Vinyl Recordings released "Everlasting" in April, McBride became the first, solo-female artist to debut at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart with an independently released and distributed album in the chart's 50-year history.
"When I started working on the album, many people probably thought I had lost my mind," she said with another laugh. "Then to not have a single as a drive for sales was another thing that concerned people. So to have this success is a testament to my fans.
They will come buy the album and follow me on this journey."
The St. Regis Big Stars Bright Nights Concert Series will present award-winning country singer Martina McBride at Deer Valley's Snow Park Amphitheater on Thursday, July 3, at 7 p.m. Tickets range from $45 to $85 and are available by calling 435-655-3114 or visiting www.ecclescenter.org.


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Golf Classic is Great Success
Chilly Start to Sun-filled Golf Classic
Chilly breezes and a grey, overcast horizon gave way to sun-drenched skies just after the 8thAnnual MTSA Golf Classic sponsored PBG Builders, Inc.began on Sept 15. The field of 134 participants enjoyed the outing which resulted in a net contribution to MTSA of more than $30,000. "The event proceeds were up significantly this year due to the very generous sponsorship support we enjoyed, "says Jim Closser, Vice President for Advancement & Alumni.
This year's event was held at the Hermitage Golf Course – General's Retreat. Special contests featured: Long Drive – winner Eric Brooks; and Closest-to-the-Pin contests sponsored by Nevin Downs, MD on holes – winner #3 – Bob McDaniel (7'10"); hole #5—MTSA alumnus Jason Hollis (15'); hole #13 – Rhonda Switzer (7'6"); and hole #17 – Todd Schorsten (24.5") who also won overall closest-to-the-pin. The putting contest sponsored by Valley Anesthesia was won by Rick Webb.
All major sponsors include:
- Driving Range…………..Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, PC
- Golf Carts…………………..Majestic Building Group, LLC
- Putting Contest…………Valley Anesthesia Educational Programs, Inc.
- Holes-in-One……….…..Harold Greene, RHU – Mass Mutual
- Closest-to-the-Pin.…..Nevin H. Downs, MD
- Skill Prizes …..……….…The Mollenkopf Design Group, LLC
- Drink Carts…….……..….XMC of Middle Tennessee, Inc. – Xerox
- Team Photos..………....James Duncan Creative
- Lunch………………………State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company
- Dinner………………..…..Anesthesia Medical Group, PC
- Registration………….…Kellogg's/Clark Distributing Co.
8th Annual MTSA Golf Classic sponsored by PBG Builders, Inc. winners include:
First Flight
First Place (60) – Eric Johnson, Aaron Jones, Paul Keener, Chad Watkins
Second Place (60) – Chuck Parker, Steve Parker, Phil Patterson, Stan Simmons
Third Place (60) – Tom Pedigo, Randy Huffman, Paul Law, Greg Shaw
Second Flight
First Place (65) – Mark Carter, John Davis, Rob Taylor, Jarrod Holmen
Second Place (65) – Sam Scott, Todd Schorsten, Wayne Holt, Andrew Schorsten
Third Place (66) – Harold Greene, Wes Henderson, Todd Koppa, Matt Lewis
Third Flight
First Place (70) – Parker McWilliams, Bob Boren, Bill Meek, Jim Smith
Second Place (70) – Mark Saterfield, Jeff Henry, Brian Manning, Brandon Palmore
Third Place (70) – Ervin Brown, Ty Watts, Scott Rice, Cody Watts.

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Gospel of John
Gospel of John In Practice
Getting Biblical in Daily Life
Theological Point Of View
John's Gospel has one goal: to make you believe in Jesus Christ and the Son of God, and the Savior of the world. Sound heavy? It is. And of the four gospels, John is the heaviest on theological ref...
Perspectives From Faith Communities
When it comes down to it, the Gospel of John is a book written by Christians and for Christians. But that doesn't mean people of other faiths don't have something to say about it. If Jon Hamm can g...
Current Hot-Button Issues And Cultural Debates
You might think that Jesus is too interested in using brilliant pastoral metaphors and healing people to bother much with our twenty-first century cultural dilemmas. But think again. Capital Punis...


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The Rising American Electorate
Driving Population Growth, Significantly Under-registered and Underrepresented in Electorate, Hurt by New Voting Rules and Restrictions
The Unprecedented Growth of the Rising American Electorate
According to the latest Census data, the Rising American Electorate or RAE (unmarried women, African Americans, Latinos, other people of color and millennials) is overwhelmingly responsible for the recent growth in the U.S. population:
- The RAE accounted for 82 percent of the growth between 2000 and 2014 and a jaw-dropping 88 percent between 2012 and 2014.
- Unmarried women and Latinos drove the explosive growth of the RAE in the last decade, both growing by 12 million between 2000 and 2014.
- These two factors—the stunning growth in the RAE as a whole and the particular growth of unmarried women and Latinos—are critically important to note because:
- Marital status is a major determinant of participation; unmarried women register and turn out to vote at lower rates than married women.
- While the groups in the RAE are the most under-represented groups in the electorate, they make up the new majority in this country and their views are not being represented by their elected leaders.
In 2014, more than 75 million members of the Rising American Electorate did not vote. Clearly, too many people are still standing on the sidelines of our democracy. More than episodic registration, education and outreach efforts must be made to boost their engagement, participation and representation. The VPC knows from its research that the greatest reason the RAE cites for not participating is lack of information on the candidates and policy debates on issues of importance to the RAE. Provide information and greater citizenship follows.
This is especially true in a rapidly changing voting environment. The ways Americans register and vote have changed dramatically (by mail, online, and early voting in-person, for example), and new voter requirements have been imposed in many states. The need to provide the RAE with information about these changes gives the work of the VPC added urgency.
The Rising American Electorate: Significantly Under-Registered
Large percentages of the groups that make up the RAE are not registered to vote. As of 2012:
- 31 percent of unmarried women who are eligible are not registered, representing 28 percent of all unregistered citizens.
- 42 percent of young people between 18 and 29 who are eligible are not registered, representing 31 percent of all unregistered citizens.
- 27 percent of African Americans who are eligible are not registered, representing 12 percent of all unregistered citizens.
- 41 percent of Latinos who are eligible are not registered, representing 16 percent of all unregistered citizens.
The critical first step toward increasing the civic engagement of these groups is registration. In a presidential election year, for every one voter in the RAE who was registered and did not vote, there were four who were unregistered and therefore could not vote.
The RAE share of the electorate tells the same story. In presidential election years and off, unmarried women and the RAE continue to be significantly less than their share of the voting eligible population.
The Changing Voting Environment: The Need for More and Ongoing RAE Outreach
The voting environment is changing dramatically – in terms of how RAE voters cast their ballots, receive information and ensure they are qualified to vote in states that have imposed new voting requirements.
- Estimates indicate that about 25 percent of 2014 votes were cast by mail or in early voting locations, and non-Election Day voting continues to grow rapidly.
- Some states and counties are moving to all-mail elections.
- Other states are imposing new voter-identification requirements that make voting more complicated and difficult, especially for the RAE, who are not traditionally engaged in the public or political debate. The most common new requirement, that citizens obtain and display unexpired government-issued photo identification before being allowed to vote, is becoming widespread. As of 2014, new voting restrictions were set to be in place in 22 states, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. That means that nearly half the country could find it harder to cast a ballot. Of the 11 states with the highest African-American turnout in 2008, 7 have new restrictions in place, the Brennan Center reported in 2014. Of the 12 states with the largest Hispanic population growth between 2000 and 2010, 9 passed laws making it harder to vote. The VPC must run programs to inform voters of the changes in these laws while providing them with ways to ensure their vote is easily exercised and protected.
This rapidly changing operating environment demands an extensive and ongoing commitment to educate the RAE about these new developments and changes in voting technologies, timing and requirements.
To that end, the VPC is implementing ambitious registration, turnout and voter-education programs, developing pioneering models and other tools, and establishing partnerships with state and national groups to increase the reach and efficiency of RAE contact and mobilization efforts.


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Food Truck Rally & Sunset 5K
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Eat • Drink • Run • Walk • Enjoy
What do you see when you look at the picture above?
- People from over 80 towns and 6 states enjoying curbside cuisine
- Race participants scoping out the competition
- A couple on their first date enjoying gelato under a shady tree
- All of the above (This is the correct answer, by the way.)
HURRY UP and check out the "All the Cool Kids Are Doing It" 5K registration perk before it's too late! (This applies to people who have registered and those who are just about to.)
Note to self: 5K registration is not required to patronize the food trucks as long as you promise to do your crunches (and we don't mean the French fries from Toasty Cheese).
New this year:
- 5K after party with free live music by Tributosaurus as David Bowie If you don't know what this means, you really should look into them!
- Beer tent
- A bazillion food trucks
- Touch-A-Truck (and other free kids activities)
- Onsite ATMs Money doesn't grow on trees; it comes out of machines.
- 5 p.m. race start
The exact same this year:
- Excellent parking
- Nearby, indoor, and really clean restrooms
- Free kids activities
- CARA and USATF certified 5K Run/Walk (same course as 2015)
- $200 Visa gift card awarded to Top Overall male and female runners, and "Middle of the Pack" winner
- $50 Whole Foods gift cards to all winning team members
- iPad door prize for race participants
- 100-Yard Youth Dash
All proceeds from this event will benefit the COD Fuel Pantry, a sustenance resource on campus for COD students scheduled to open during the Fall 2016 semester.
Register RIGHT NOW for the Sunset 5K and/or 100-Yard Youth Dash!
What is the "All the Cool Kids Are Doing It" Registration Perk?
For More Information:
Ami Chambers
Race Co-Director
(630) 942-3823
Laps With the Chaps 2015
Over 1200 participants enjoyed the beautiful weather on September 26, 2015 when College of DuPage hosted the 5th annual Laps with the Chaps 5K Sunset Run/Walk and COD Food Truck Rally!
College of DuPage's Foundation Scholarship 2012
Foundation Scholarship Reception
Recognition ceremony for scholarship recipients. Winners of the scholarship and the donors who made the scholarships possible are brought together every October.
College of DuPage
425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn IL
60137 (630) 942-2800
2016 College of DuPage


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|Math Test for Journalists
STDs in Georgia (sometimes this works, sometimes not).
Did it in a hurry Wednesday morning. Click a county to see stats.
using photos
How to really search via google
Fusion map examples
evac zones
gay couples
$ by zipcode
pop change
how voted
deep sea vents
Examples Gallery
grafs in a map
find geocode of any address
Good How to on maps
another good how to
And then there's this bit of wisdom I'll discuss briefly in class -- words journalists use, but people don't.
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Rehersal Space
If you are an individual or organisation interested in hiring rehearsal space or studio space in Liverpool, please contact one of our Rehearsal Space tenants directly to discuss availability. Please note that Annexe Inc cannot organise bookings on behalf of our tenants:
Merseyside Dance Initiative
Liverpool School of Shiatsu
"I have worked in and around The Annexe on Hope Street in several capacities for many years now and have enjoyed the atmosphere, sense of community and friendliness of the building and its people. Hope Street and the Annexe, is an active and inspiring place to work."
Micheal Quirke, General Manager, Merseyside Young Peoples Theatre


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Summer is a time for salads, picnics, barbecues, ice cream, and all the things that go along with them. People head outside. They do not want to spend hours cooking in a hot kitchen. They want to be enjoying life, and socializing. Or spending quiet time sitting out on their back porch, observing nature.
These recipes and ideas will get you through a big part of your summer, and it is easy to come up with your own food ideas.
Salad Recipe Roundup Salads are tasty on their own, and go great with barbecued food. Easy to make, choose from a variety of fruit, and vegetable, based recipes.
Tasty Parfait Recipes Parfaits, both healthy and treat varieties, are great used as a dessert. They also make a good snack.
Delicious Smoothie Recipes Smoothies can also be healthy, and go well with breakfast. Sometimes, however, a smoothie is a sweet treat.
Refreshing Do-it-Yourself Beverages for the Warmer Months Discover healthy, refreshing beverages for the summer months, as well as some nifty ice cube ideas, and tips for getting your water in on-the-go.
Homemade Fruit Juice This juice contains only natural sugars.
Lettuce and Cabbage Bowls A great alternative to tacos or fajitas.
Flavored Sweet Tea Recipes Who doesn't like sweetened tea?
Foods for the Fourth of July What better way to celebrate than with delicious food.
Easy Burger Options Burger filling and topping options.
Easy Cracker Sandwiches These are quick to make before heading to the park.
Turkey Sandwich on a Roll A great addition to a picnic lunch.
Easy Vegetable Platter for a Crowd Have this on hand for your next get-together.
Easy Cheeseburger Toppings and Add-Ins More delicious burger options.
Eat Outside Day Another reason to celebrate summer!
Peanut Butter Sandwich Variations Keep these in mind when preparing for your next picnic.
Ideas for Using Blueberries There is a lot that can be done with this type of berry.
Easy Picnic Ideas Picnics are fun! Enjoy them while you can.
Easy Ways to Use Hotdogs What do you do with extra hotdogs after a barbecue?
Easy Sundae Ideas Quick ideas for enjoying ice cream.
Banana Cream Pie, Plus Variations A nice treat after a barbecue.
Share your favorite summer recipes in the comments.
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BRUNSWICK — School board members are focusing their efforts on passing a renewal levy this spring, rather than asking for new money.
Last week, board members voted to move ahead with putting a renewal levy that would collect $5.7 million annually on the ballot for the May 6 primary election.
Voters rejected a request for a new levy in November. Board members had asked for a two-year, 4.9-mill levy to make up the difference in what the district was getting in the state's two-year budget.
"We're just going for the renewal in the spring," board President Richard Nowak said. "We thought that trying to replace the levy that failed and pass the renewal would be too difficult and we need this renewal to pass."
Voters originally passed the levy in 2004. It was for five years and it was renewed by voters in 2008 for another five years commencing in 2009. The renewal on the May ballot is an eight-year levy and would replace the five-year levy that expires in December.
Because it's an emergency levy, it would collect $5.7 million annually and the mills would be adjusted each year based on property values. The estimated millage for next year is 6.1 mills. The previous levy was an estimated 5.5 mills and the first levy, passed in 2004, was 6.7 mills.
Normally, renewal levies tend to see a drop in mills over the years as housing prices go up, but Medina County Auditor Mike Kovack said the increase over 2008 was because of the housing market crash.
Kovack said property values are turning around, but because they haven't rebounded back to their earlier rates, voters will see an increase in the mills on this year's renewal.
"It's absolutely because property values have dropped," he said. "We've seen prices go up forever, but this Great Recession is the first time they've dropped since 1972."
Nowak and Brunswick Treasurer Patrick East said they would wait until the end of the district's fiscal year in June to decide whether the board should ask for additional money in November.
"We'll have to see where we'll be and what we're going to get from the state," Nowak said.
Contact reporter Loren Genson at (330) 721-4063 or email@example.com.


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HIGH SCHOOL�He earned PrepStar All-West Region honors at running back as a senior, when he earned second-team All-CIF San Diego Section and first-team All-East County and All-Grossmont Hills League accolades (he was second-team All-East County as a junior).�� In his prep career, he rushed for 3,115 yards and 40 touchdowns, despite being a full-time starter just his senior season, when he rushed 216 times for 1,770 yards and 24 scores.� He gained 100 or more yards in nine games and also caught 13 passes for 186 yards in leading the East (San Diego) County in rushing, scoring and all-purpose yards.� As a junior, he had 91 attempts for 919 yards and 12 touchdowns, with 105 receiving yards and another score.� As a sophomore, he had 36 carries for 426 yards and four TDs, missing half the season after suffering an injury.� Top games as a senior: in a 48-21 win over Steele Canyon, he rushed 23 times for 260 yards and three touchdowns, with 28 more yards on two receptions for 298 all-purpose; in a 35-0 romp over West Hills, he carried 16 times for 170 yards and three scores; and in a 45-14 win over league rival Grossmont, he had 25 carries for 196 yards and three touchdowns along with two receptions for 77 yards.� Top game as a junior: in a 44-6 win over Oceanside in the CIF Division II title game, he carried nine times for 137 yards, which touchdown runs of 25 and 61 yards in the third quarter doused the hopes of any Oceanside comeback.� Under Coach Troy Starr, Helix captured the Grossmont Hills League his sophomore through senior seasons and was 10-1 his senior year, 13-1 his junior when HHS was the CIF Division II (San Diego) champions, and 11-2 his sophomore year (Helix lost in the CIF semis his senior and sophomore campaigns).� He will letter for a fourth time in track this spring, as he participates in sprints and relays; he owns career bests of 10.8 in the 100-meters and 22.2 in the 200 (both hand-timed) and 50.48 in the 400.� He also played basketball as a freshman.
ACADEMICS�He is interested in majoring in Business or Engineering at Colorado.� Owns a most impressive 4.49 grade point average in high school, and was named the San Diego Union-Tribune's All-Academic Team Captain for football (the paper selects an academic captain for eight fall sports).� On the Honor Roll every quarter since starting high school, he has taken both AP and Honors classes as a prep, and his outstanding GPA earned him offers to attend school and play football at Harvard, Yale and the Air Force Academy.
PERSONAL�He was born April 28, 1995 in San Diego.� His hobbies include playing video games and basketball, bowling (and at one time, golf) and rapping (freestyle).� Father (Michael) ran track at UNLV and San Diego State.� He is active with youth in his community, volunteering with his old Pop Warner league as well as organizing and coaching in several sports, in particular helping with area track meets.� He has aspirations of ascending to be a CEO after his football career, telling the Union-Tribune, "I've always been a businessman since I was a young kid."� He sold pistachios for a dime to classmates in elementary school and an individual Starburst for a quarter in middle school, turning a profit in both situations.�� ����


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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Plus LTE (GT-P8220) shows up at the Bluetooth SIG
Samsung was supposed to announce several new tablets last month at MWC 2013, but it only unveiled the Galaxy Note 8.0. Still, this doesn't mean the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 and Galaxy Tab 3 Plus aren't around the corner.
We've already seen a version of the Tab 3 Plus (GT- P8200) listed by the Bluetooth SIG, and today the tablet's LTE-capable edition (GT-P8220) has also appeared there.
The SIG says the P8220 is made for Europe, but we'll certainly see it in other markets, too.
If previous rumors are correct, the Galaxy Tab 3 Plus will have a 10.1 inch display with 2560 x 1600 pixels – just like the Google Nexus 10 (also manufactured by Samsung). Other features should include Android Jelly Bean, a quad-core processor,
The Galaxy Tab 3 Plus is probably going to be Samsung's flagship tablet for this year. There is no word on when the South Korea company intents to announce it, but we'll definitely let you know as soon as it happens.


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Study Acupuncture
Why Study at Bastyr?
Bastyr University's comprehensive approach to acupuncture and Oriental medicine (AOM) prepares students to work in collaboration with practitioners of conventional Western medicine. Our students receive rigorous classroom and clinical training and learn to comprehend Western health care disciplines. Students graduate as highly qualified practitioners prepared to inform other health care providers on the practice of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
Traditional Chinese medicine offers excellent career options, with acupuncturists licensed to practice in 44 states and the District of Columbia. Bastyr University's accredited acupuncture programs are designed and taught by some of the premier Chinese medicine educators in the world. Our students graduate with a well-respected degree and the skills and confidence to begin practicing.
About Our Acupuncture Department
The ancient healing art of acupuncture has been a part of Bastyr University since our early years. The Department of Acupuncture & East Asian Medicine was formed in 1989 in response to growing interest in acupuncture both on campus and among the public.
The master's and certificate programs are strongly inspired by the contemporary model of health care education and practice in China, which combines traditional Chinese medicine with modern Western medicine. Through this approach, students train in co-management of patients with Western medicine providers and build the skills to inform both patients and other providers on the practice of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
Acupuncture Programs
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The childish idea that prayer is a handle by which we can take hold of God and obtain whatever we desire, leads to easy disillusionment with both what we had thought to be God and what we had thought to be prayer.
Robert L. Short
Contributed by: Zaady
I dare not ask a kiss; I dare not beg a smile; Lest having that, or this, I might grow proud the while. No, no, the utmost share Of my desire, shall be Only to kiss that air, That lately kissed thee.
Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
Source: Hesperides. To Electra
Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.
Robert Frost
Source: Comment
Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I've tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice.
Source: Fire and Ice, 1923
Something must be done when you find an opposing set of desires of this kind well to the fore in your category of strong desires. You must set in operation a process of competition, from which one must emerge a victor and the other set be defeated.
Robert Collier
The first principle of success is desire - knowing what you want. Desire is the planting of your seed.
Very few persons, comparatively, know how to Desire with sufficient intensity. They do not know what it is to feel and manifest that intense, eager, longing, craving, insistent, demanding, ravenous Desire which is akin to the persistent, insistent, ardent, overwhelming desire of the drowning man for a breath of air; of the shipwrecked or desert-lost man for a drink of water; of the famished man for bread and meat. . . .
You must intensify and render continuous by repeatedly presenting with suggestive ideas and mental pictures of the feast of good things, and the flowing fountain, which awaits the successful achievement or attainment of the desires.
Plant the seed of desire in your mind and it forms a nucleus with power to attract to itself everything needed for its fulfillment.
One might as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as to try to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.
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There are two types of blood cholesterol: Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) and High Density Lipoprotein (HDL). LDL is known as the 'bad cholesterol' because it is deposited on the artery walls and therefore restricts blood flow. HDL is known as 'the good cholesterol' as it removes the buildup on the artery walls. Our bodies need both types of cholesterol. However, problems arise when levels are too high for our bodies to handle.
Desirable levels of cholesterol for most people are an LDL level of 130 mg/dL and an HDL level of 35 mg/dL or total cholesterol that is below 200 mg/dL. Many people, however, have high LDL and low HDL, which indicates a problem maintaining healthy cholesterol levels.
When it comes to high cholesterol, there are some risk factors that are out of your control.
Your gender is a risk factor that is out of your control. Beginning at puberty, men have lower levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, or "good cholesterol," compared with women. As both sexes age, LDL cholesterol levels tend to rise. Young females will typically have lower LDL cholesterol levels than males. But when women reach the age of 55, they tend to have higher levels than men. Being a woman has advantages and disadvantages when it comes to high cholesterol. The hormone estrogen typically raises HDL cholesterol; so many women can have higher HDL cholesterol levels compared with men. Because estrogen production is high in the childbearing years, women are less likely to develop heart disease and high cholesterol during this time. Also, early menopause (younger than 50) is another high cholesterol risk
Your age is a risk factor that is also out of your control, because we all know that we cannot stop the aging process. Getting older — 45 years or older for men and 55 years or older for women — increases your high cholesterol risk.
Hereditary factors are also out of your control. High cholesterol can strike even the very young for genetic reasons. Inherited disorders such as familial (meaning "runs in families") hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia can lead to dangerously high blood cholesterol, which can be difficult to control. However, high cholesterol levels can be kept at bay with diet and medication.
Speaking of medication, many people wonder whether or not they will need medication to control or lower their cholesterol and would rather find alternate, more natural solutions to their high cholesterol. Fortunately, for many, there is no need to take cholesterol-lowering medication. If you suffer from high cholesterol or are trying to maintain healthy cholesterol levels, there are a number of natural ways to do so and these ways of maintaining good cholesterol levels are under your control:
Eating a High Fiber, Low Fat Diet. Starting your day with a cup of warm oatmeal or bran cereal goes a long way in reducing your cholesterol levels. Fiber binds to cholesterol and helps drag it out of the body. If you want to step it up and really reduce your cholesterol, try increasing your fiber intake throughout the day.
Regular Cardiovascular Exercise. As with exercising for weight loss, positive outcome will be directly correlated to effort put into working out. Try going for a low impact walk 3 to 5 times a week. However, a daily 40-minute concerted effort on the treadmill will yield even greater results. Start off slow and working your way up to progressive cardiovascular resistance and intensity.
Regular Supplementary Vitamin Intake. Studies are now coming out that seem to point toward the veracity of claims made by vitamin companies. The most well accepted supplement related to cholesterol reduction is the Omega 3 fatty acids. Specifically, pharmaceutical grade fish oil seems to help with this issue. It is also important to take a high quality multi-vitamin on a daily basis.
Are There Foods That Help Lower Cholesterol?
Yes there are, and they are mainly vegetables and fruits. This is due to their high fiber content, which as mentioned before, soaks cholesterol like a sponge and gets it out of the body. It is best if they're eaten raw like salads.
Today, the recommendations we receive are to decrease our intake of high cholesterol foods and fat (animal products) and increase the consumption of foods high in fiber (fruit, vegetables, legumes and whole grains).
A specific food that lowers cholesterol is Quaker oats. The relationship of this low cholesterol food and the actual lowering of cholesterol is found in the soluble fiber found in oats (or barley), which is thought to help reduce high blood cholesterol levels and balance blood glucose peaks. Think of Quaker oats as rolled oats of tiny sponges that soak up cholesterol and carry it out of the bloodstream.
Avocado is another food that lowers cholesterol by 8 percent. This is due to the high content of monounsaturated fats and beta-sitosterol, which is a plant sterol with chemical structures similar to cholesterol. These are two ingredients that help lower cholesterol effectively.


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As part of the celebration of National Poetry Month, the American Academy of Poets has designated April 24 as National Poem in Your Pocket Day. The idea is simple: select a poem that you love during National Poetry Month then carry it with you to share with co-workers, family, and friends. Poems from pockets will be unfolded throughout the day with events in parks, libraries, schools, workplaces, and bookstores across the nation.
Here are five ways to celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day.
- Select a favorite poem in your pocket and read it outdoors, in a local park or elsewhere.
- Invite a friend or colleague at work to lunch and share a poem as dessert.
- Select a special poem and email it to friends and family.
- Place a poem in the lunchbox, briefcase, book bag or backpack of someone you love.
- Find a special poem and share it with a special friend.
For more ideas and free downloadable pocket poems, visit Poem in Your Pocket Day.
Poem in My Pocket
As spring unfolds in all of its magnificent splendor, the beauty of creation offers this reminder:
Life is not measured by the breaths we take
But by the moments that take our breath away.
That particular quotation also brings to mind a poem that this writer was required to memorize as a junior in high school. "Barter," an exquisite poem of 18 lines by Sara Teasdale, can still be recited by heart, and the words come to mind, especially the last stanza, on Poem in Your Pocket Day, 2014.
Life has loveliness to sell,
All beautiful and splendid things,
Blue waves whitened on a cliff,
Soaring fire that sways and sings,
And children's faces looking up
Holding wonder like a cup.
Life has loveliness to sell,
Music like a curve of gold,
Scent of pine trees in the rain,
Eyes that love you, arms that hold,
And for your spirit's still delight,
Holy thoughts that star the night.
Spend all you have for loveliness,
Buy it and never count the cost;
For one white singing hour of peace
Count many a year of strife well lost,
And for a breath of ecstasy
Give all you have been, or could be.
Sara Teasdale
What poem would you place in your pocket to share on April 24, Poem in Your Pocket Day?


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After the season ends, you and your team slice and dice all the sales reports to get a deeper understanding of which products worked and which did not.
And, hopefully, you wrestle with the "why" conversation and what's underneath those reports and spreadsheets. That is, Why did the customers respond to this product or color or price point and not that one? Why was this item a surprise seller? Why didn't we anticipate this dog?
These fierce conversations about why certain products/categories are working or not help uncover real and actionable merchandising revelations. Brand leaders need to have these face-to-face discussions because they are the basis for a growth-oriented, sustainable, vibrant merchandising strategy independent of the latest season's trends.
While every brand has its own unique product fit chart, here are a few things to consider as you strategize your year-round merchandising offering.
— Valiant —
How strong are the statements your products make about your brand?
When it comes to brand, how full-bodied is your merchandising offer? How many of your products contribute directly to your brand mission?
Take an inventory of your key categories and items and discuss how important each one is to your overall positioning. Sometimes brands drift into product choices that are best left to competitors. Or there is an untapped opportunity to connect the product more closely to the brand.
For instance, Performance Bicycle offered a product during Christmas that was not just a valiant item in reinforcing its brand positioning, but also relevant to its customers' needs. The merchant's Kids Bike in a Box was cleverly marketed with this online product copy and a short and humorous YouTube video:
Look Dad, no parts! No tools, no waiting, no worries. Just open the box and ride. Imagine, a brand new bike delivered to your door, professionally assembled, quality tested and ready-to-ride by our Spin Doctor Techs. Convenience and value delivered to your door with our 100% Satisfaction Guarantee and Low Price Promise.
— Inspirational —
Does your product offering connect with your customers in an emotionally engaging way?
Great merchants know that every product has the potential to connect with a customer in some emotional way. And you don't need a sexy product line for your brand to make those emotional connections.
Take men's grooming supplies, for instance. Shaving cream and blades are not the sexiest of products to sell, but The Art of Shaving has made them so.
In fact, the entrepreneurial owners' stated philosophy is to "bring art and passion to a daily routine." They encourage potential customers to join "the brotherhood of shaving" and merchandise the company's four exclusive products as items necessary for "The Perfect Shave."
— Befriend —
Does your merchandise provoke passionate aficionados?
Speaking of a brotherhood, do you have a band of customers who rave about your products? Befriending goes both ways, and brands that create products their customers can't live without also create brand cheerleaders.
Can you name the products you offer that have this status with your customers? If you can't either identify them or don't know of any, it's time do some serious homework.
Look at UGG, the Australian boot company that's been the rage here for years. Here's how UGG befriends its customers with its merchandise:
Only the finest materials are used in the construction of our products — the highest quality leathers and suedes, and of course, the world's finest sheepskin…
UGG partnered with retailer Nordstrom to launch a print and online campaign called "It Starts with U," which enabled its customers to show their UGG love right back.
— Reveal —
Do your merchandising selections reveal your brand's intimate understanding of your customers?
Talbots kicked off its holiday catalog with this message in an insert:
It really is all about you. You're the reason we wake up every morning. Literally. Ways to make your shopping experience easier, less stressful, much more enjoyable are always in our thoughts. Constantly on our minds…Our world revolves around you (and we wouldn't have it any other way!)
The insert also showcases on-trend metallic trenches, "can't get enough" ruffled cardigans and cashmere sweaters with the subhead: "The turtleneck you want, need crave for your closet."
Is your brand personally relevant to your customers? How are you communicating that message in clever and attention-getting ways?
— Amaze —
What is WOW! about your products?
Again, you may think that the "wow" factor is reserved for glitzy over-the-top lifestyle products. But the real power of wow happens everywhere and with everyday products.
Multichannel marketer Duluth Trading, for instance, makes your basic workwear tantalizing. Check out the company's "seriously usable stuff" for "hands-on" men and women.
Duluth takes pride in creating products with and for its customers and has trademarked several innovative products: The LongTail T (positioned as the cure for plumber's butt); Fire Hose Workwear (made with real fire hose material) and Buck Naked Underwear ("so comfortable, they're like wearing nothing at all!").
Take a look a your line — are there some everyday products that could use a bit of wow?
— Nudge —
Do your products provoke continual brand interactions?
Many brands can get customers to try their merchandise once, but the secret to a sustainable brand is happy repeat customers. Merchants play a key role in making and offering products that customers keep coming back for.
J. Crew's "Give Sparkle" holiday merchandising campaign borrows brilliantly from the concept of "fruit of the month clubs." J. Crew applied this idea to its jewelry category: "A year's worth of statement jewels. Give 1. Give 12. Spoil Her."
With this program, J. Crew fans have a monthly experience with the brand that is likely to cause additional purchases. What ideas can you borrow to nudge your customers in creative and attention-getting ways?
— Trust —
How much confidence do your customers have in your products?
Do your customers trust you? Do your products deliver what you promise? Each product experience can either build or diminish trust with your customers. How do you message and measure this important communication?
Eddie Bauer has stiff competition in the outdoor apparel market, but enthusiasts trust this brand because of its continual product innovation, its passionate customer connection and its reliance on mountaineering experts to cocreate gear with their merchants.
Here's how the company describes its First Ascent line: "World-class expedition gear created by Eddie Bauer with some of the best mountain guides in the world. Simple. Functional. Light. Durable. Everything you need. Nothing you don't.™" Customers can count on the integrity of Eddie Bauer products.
How do your products add integrity to your brand? Vibrant merchandising is none other than a full-time, full-intensity job. Is your brand up to the challenge?
Andrea Syverson (firstname.lastname@example.com) is president of the consultancy IER Partners, and author of BrandAbout: A Seriously Playful Playbook for Passionate Brand-Builders and Merchants.


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California Democrats Duel Over Taxes, Budget
California Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed ballot measure this fall to raise taxes and restore funding to an array of state programs faces unlikely opposition from a prominent Los Angeles lawyer who supported Mr. Brown's election only 17 months ago.
Attorney Molly Munger has proposed a rival ballot issue that also would raise taxes but earmark most of the new revenues for schools.
The clash between Ms. Munger and Mr. Brown highlights the tension within California's Democrats over how to prioritize spending now that the state is beginning to recover from its fiscal crisis.
Both sides are taking pot shots. "The Munger tax measure has virtually no chance of passage," Mr. Brown's pollster, Jim Moore, wrote in a memo released in February by the governor's campaign, along with polling data that showed Mr. Brown's measure outperforming Ms. Munger's.
Mr. Brown, whom aides declined to make available for an interview, has pressed Ms. Munger to abandon her effort, arguing that a November ballot with both tax measures would confuse voters and hurt both proposals.
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JAMES Yap is elated that the courts denied the request of his ex-wife Kris Aquino to prevent him from coming near their son Bimby. This means he'll now have visitation rights again to spend time with the boy, but he's still not allowed to get near Kris.
"Okay lang, ang concern ko lang naman talaga is makasama uli ang anak ko," he says when interviewed at "Startalk." "Gusto kong makilala niya ako as tatay niya at makasama niya ako sa paglaki niya, na nandiyan ako sa tabi niya. Yun talaga ang pinaglalaban ko, na kahit paano, lumaki siyang kasama niya ako sa buhay niya as his father. Handa akong sundin kung ano 'yung sinasabi ng korte na mga araw na puwede lang kami magkita. Hindi lang ako ang masaya kundi ang pamilya ko, ang parents ko na lolo't lola ni Bimby. Pag bumisita uli sila sa Manila (from Negros), makikita na nila uli ang apo nila."
James no longer wants to say anything about Kris. "Basta masaya akong makakasama ko na uli ang anak ko." He also doesn't want to talk about his rumored new girlfriend, said to be an Italian, and just wants to keep mum about his current lovelife.
JUDY Ann Santos glows with a palpable positive aura when she was presented in a solo presscon for her comeback soap, "Huwag Ka Nang Mawawala." "Nahihirapan nga ako umiyak ngayon sa dramatic scenes ko," she says. "Nanibago ako kasi two years din akong di nag-soap. At nahirapan akong magdrama kasi masaya ang buhay ko ngayon. Di gaya ng dati, isang pitik lang, tumutulo na luha ko. Iniisip ko nga, ano bang ibig sabihin nito? Malungkot ba ako noong araw at mas masaya talaga ako ngayon? Kaya 'yung mga nagsasabing nagpapa-annul kami ni Ryan (Agoncillo), ewan ko kunsaan nila kinukuha ang mga balitang 'yan na malayo sa katotohanan."
ABS-CBN gave her a tribute as the Queen of Pinoy Soap Opera by showing footage of her past soaps with them, from "Mara Clara" and "Esperanza" to "Krystala," "Sa Piling Mo," "Isabella," "Habang May Buhay," etc. What did she realize after watching herself in the video clips? "Na mukha pala talaga akong siopao at hindi dapat sumama ang loob ko sa mga nagsusulat ng ganun dahil mukha talaga kong siopao na bagong gising."
Don't you just love Juday's self-deprecating kind of humor? Only someone who's so secure of herself can do that: not take herself seriously. No wonder press people just love her as she really has an endearing personality. We're sure her fans can't wait to see her in her new soap where she plays Anessa, a poor girl who's victimized by an illegal recruiter. She then falls in love with Eros (Sam Milby), the son of a rich military man (Tirso Cruz III), without knowing he's only out to get their land, the salt farm she and her mom (Susan Africa) own. Later on, Sam dumps her for KC Concepcion, who plays villain to Juday here. Sam even steals their baby away from Juday, who becomes a battered wife. NBI agent John Estrada then teaches her martial arts (ala-J Lo in "Enough") so she can fight back. Mylene Dizon, John's wife, then gets jealous and confronts Juday.
"I have slapping scenes galore with KC and Mylene," says Juday. "Later, hindi lang sampalan kundi bugbugan talaga. Lahat ng mga misis, matututo rito kung paano ipagtatanggol ang sarili nila't mga karapatan nila."
She's working with Sam and KC for the first time. How's it? "Dahil sa kanila, nahasa nang bonggang-bongga ang English ko rito. Pero bilib ako kay Sam kasi talagang pinaninindigan niya ang pagta-Tagalog. Kahit sinasabihan namin na Inglisin mo na lang kung nahihirapan ka, talagang pinipilit niya't nagpupursigi siya to deliver his lines in Tagalog. Si KC naman, perfect siya for the role. Ako nagsabi sa kanya, kontrabida ka sa'kin dito. And she said, kaya ko ba? Sabi ko, it's time for her to show na aktres siya, versatile siya. Ipapakita naman ditong may pinanggagalingan yung role niya. Nakatulong yung pagiging best friend namin ng nanay niya (Sharon Cuneta) dahil she opens up to me sa hesitations niya about the role. But I assured her it's really time na ipakita naman ang different side ng pagiging aktres niya."
"Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala," helmed by Jerry Sineneng, Malu Sevilla and Tots Mariscal, starts airing on June 17 to replace "Ina Kapatid Anak."
LUKE Jickain is better known as a ramp model. He has tried acting before in ABS-CBN soaps like "Marina," "Maria la del Barrio" and "Imortal." "But on and off ako noon kasi tinatapos ko pa ang pag-aaral ko," he says. "After I graduated from my marketing course in San Beda, which was my gift to my parents, I went to New York to study acting in Manhattan. Kasi acting naman talaga ang gusto ko, but I don't want to get into it na wala akong preparation. Suwerte naman, kinuha ako ng TV5 to be part of 'Boracay Bodies' and now, sinama naman ako in their new mini-series, 'Misibis Bay', where I play the lifeguard and manager of the resort."
We tell him he's a late bloomer since he's already 28. "I know. But in showbiz, it's also a matter of good timing. Also, I'm willing to do villain and character roles naman so I can use what I learned from acting school."
He's challenged by his role in "Misibis Bay" as he'll be the lover of Vivian Velez, the scheming sister of Christopher de Leon who owns the resort. "I'll admit I'm intimidated kasi she's a good actress at matagal na siya sa industry. Nagkasama kami noon sa 'Imortal' but we never had a scene together. I really admire kasi, tingnan mo naman, hanggang ngayon Body Beautiful pa rin. Hot pa rin. It's really an honor to be working with her."
Luke is the brother of Martin Jickain, the ex-hubby of Aiko Melendez. "One year older lang siya sa'kin. He's now working as the chef of a place called Station Juan Cafe in Boracay. When I was there for 'Boracay Bodies', he treated us to free dinner. He and Aiko are now good friends. Malaki na yung daughter nila."
SANDY Andolong played Dingdong Dantes' mom in "Pahiram ng Sandali." She's now back with GMA7 as Donya Carmela, the grandmother looking for her long lost granddaughter in "Anna Karenina" who could be any of the three teen stars in the show: Barbie Forteza, Krystal Reyes or Joyce Ching. Three days before the show's presscon, we saw Sandy with hubby Christopher de Leon at the set of TV5's "Misibis Bay" in Legazpi City. She calls Boyet "My Ahava," a Jewish which means a Biblical place where you can get nourishing living waters. As we all know, Sandy once got sick in her kidneys and Boyet patiently took good care of her until she recovered fully. Sandy admit she underwent stem cell therapy and she now looks younger and feels stronger.
"I thank God for making me experience that as I realized a lot of good things and for healing me," she says. "Okay na ako but I remain very careful. May cut off pa rin ako sa taping para maka-rest din naman ako nang maayos."
She has a very positive attitude in life and sees her husband's losing in the election as God's way of telling him that politics is not for him. "Kung ako lang talaga, ayoko siyang magpulitika, pero dahil gusto niya, sinuportahan ko siya. But siya rin, meron siyang mga bagay at kalakarang hindi matanggap about it. So I guess, ngayon, titigilan na niya and he's back to acting."
How's it acting with GMA7's Tween stars? "Marami kaming eksena together nina Barbie, Krystal and Joyce kasi, silang tatlo, titira sa bahay namin ni Juan Rodrigo while we're trying to discover kung sino sa kanila ang tunay na 'Anna Karenina'. Okay naman sila, professional lahat, they love their work at magagaling din umarte so magaan ang trabaho naming lahat with our director, my kumareng Gina Alajar."
Their son Gabriel has joined showbiz as part of GMA7's teen show, "Teen Gen." Their daughter, Mariel, a finalist in the recent Bb. Pilipinas pageant, will also join showbiz. "She's now managed by Boy Abunda. Sabi namin sa mga anak namin, seryosohin nila ang trabaho nila. Kami naman ng dad nila will always be here to support them."
"Anna Karenina" starts airing tomorrow after "24 Oras," replacing "Indio."
EULA Caballero is happy that her "Cassandra: Warrior Angel" is gaining momentum and gaining more avid viewers who follow the intriguing story of a family of angels with superpowers fighting against the evil "malignos" here on earth. This afternoon, they'll have the marathon showing of the show's 4th week starting 2:45 p.m.
A few days ago, Eula was also involved in TV5 Foundation's project for the environment, Anilao Cleanup, where they helped in cleaning the beaches and surroundings of this popular dive resort in Batangas. She also celebrated her 18th birthday on the set of "Cassandra" with an asalto from cast members Gabby Concepcion and Eula Valdes who play her parents, JD De Vera, Helga Krapf, Albie Casino and Alwyn Uytingco.
DO YOU know that snakes are born swimmers? They use the water's surface tension to glide and can even lift 1/4 to 1/3 of their body length off of the water's surface. This is shown in "Born Impact" this Sunday morning. Some snakes are better adapted to live in water than on land. Taal volcano, a popular tourist destination keeps a number of unique water snakes in its lake. Doc Ferds encounters the real sea snake in the ocean. He must be cautious since true sea snakes are four times more venomous than a king cobra.
In the Philippines , snakes are usually feared and killed because of the stigma of being a "killer" regardless of whether they are venomous or non-venomous. But in Cambodia , Doc Nielsen finds a community of people with a peculiar relationship with water snakes. In a lake known for having the world's largest population of freshwater snakes, snakes have become a natural part of people's lives. Catch "Born Impact" this Sunday, 9:30a.m., after AHA on GMA7.
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Bank, Mechanical, Duro, Commemorative Strato
This commemorative Strato model metal bank manufactured by Duro Pattern & Mold Co. of Highland Park (Detroit), Michigan comes from a base design that was originally patented in 1953, which was then modified beginning in 1961 with the addition of the commemorative ring around the bank's Moon. The ring around the Moon celebrates the flight of the first American in space, Alan Shepard, on its top side and John Glenn's orbital mission in 1962 on the bottom.
The space-themed design of the bank included a mechanism that allowed the owner to shoot coins (pennies, nickels, or dimes) from the rocket into a slot in the Moon on the bank. The coins could be retrieved through a hatch on the underside of the bank.
Created to be distributed as a premium by local commercial banks, the Strato included a place for an adhesive sticker to advertise the gifting institution, in this case the Alpena Savings Bank of Michigan.
Raymond Reines donated this bank to the Museum in 2011.
Gift of Raymond R. Reines. Dedicated to the Berzac Family, in honor of Team NASA.
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- United States of America
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- Duro Pattern & Mold Co.
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- 1962
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June has been a good time to own shares of Walgreen (NASDAQ:WBA). In the first four trading days of the month, shares of the country's second-largest drugstore operator jumped more than 5% from $71.91 to $75.60. While the S&P 500 index also saw upward movement during this period as investors continue to become more confident in the state of the economy, Walgreen's rise has been attributed to strong sales for the month of May.
In spite of this increase in share price and in light of better operating results, is now the time to be considering jumping into a position in the company? Or would the Foolish investor be better off picking up shares in Rite Aid (NYSE:RAD) or CVS Caremark (NYSE:CVS)?
Walgreen is still growing rapidly!
For the month of May, Walgreen reported that sales increased by 6% to $6.57 billion from the $6.19 billion the company reported for the same month in 2013. According to the company's press release, its sales jump was driven, in part, by a 1.5% rise in drugstore count from 8,096 locations last May to 8,216 this year. However, the biggest jump in revenue seems to have come from rising comparable-store sales.
During the month, Walgreen reported that comparable-store sales increased 4.4%. This came in spite of a 1.3% negative impact from calendar day shifts and a 0.8% hit stemming from new generic-drug introductions. The biggest contributor to these strong results was the company's comparable-pharmacy sales, which jumped 5.5%. Front-end comparable-store sales also did well, increasing by 3% as a 3.1% improvement in basket size was offset by a 0.5% reduction in customer traffic.
For its third quarter ended on May 31, total revenue climbed more than 6% from $18.3 billion to $19.5 billion. Similar to May, Walgreen attributed its strong quarterly results to a 5.1% improvement in comparable-store sales as a 6.8% rise in pharmacy comparable-store sales helped the business out immensely.
But is there a better growth play than Walgreen?
The past few years have been kind to Walgreen. Between 2009 and 2013, the company's revenue rose 14% from $63.3 billion to $72.2 billion. The main driver behind its higher sales has been a 14.5% rise in store count from 7,496 locations to 8,582. However, the company's aggregate comparable-store sales increase of 2% also played a role in its performance.
During this same five-year period, Walgreen outperformed Rite Aid by a mile. Although the company's net loss of $506.7 million turned into a net gain of $249.4 million through cost-cutting initiatives, this came at the cost of lower sales. Between 2009 and 2013, Rite Aid's revenue fell 0.6% from $25.7 billion to $25.5 billion as a 4% reduction in store count was partially offset by an 0.8% improvement in aggregate comparable-store sales.
While Walgreen's revenue growth trounced Rite Aid's, the company could not keep pace with larger rival CVS. Over the past five years, CVS saw its revenue climb a jaw-dropping 29% from $98.2 billion to $126.8 billion. This growth was driven, in part, by an 8% jump in store count from 7,095 locations to 7,660, but the main contributor to the company's success has been its comparable-store sales, which saw an 18% aggregate increase.
Foolish takeaway
Based on the data provided, it's clear that Walgreen has done very well for itself, not just over the past month but over the long run as well. While there is no guarantee that the business will continue this upward trend, evidence suggests that its future looks brighter than ever. Rather, it's likely that the company's increase in sales will continue but not at the rate that CVS has managed to do.
The only downside to the company, however, is the price investors have to pay for it. Using the forecast profits for this fiscal year, shareholders are paying a hefty 22 times earnings for the business. This is steeper than Rite Aid's 20 times, as the company moves more and more into profitability, and the 18 times earnings that CVS is trading for. For this reason alone, shareholders should think very carefully before buying Walgreen's stock, as both Rite Aid and CVS might turn out to be more sensible investments given their discount to Walgreen.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- State fish and wildlife officials have scheduled a meeting in eastern Kentucky to discuss the deer population in the Redbird Wildlife Management Area.
The session set for 6 p.m. EST Wednesday will allow residents to comment on the issue. The meeting will be in the Tim Lee Carter Building in Hyden.
The Redbird Wildlife Management Area consists of 24,000 acres in the Daniel Boone National Forest in Clay and Leslie counties.
The Redbird area is managed by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.
Clay and Leslie counties are in an area with the most harvest-restricted statewide designation in Kentucky. This season, the department made the Redbird area a bow-only hunting area for deer, due to previous hunter concerns about low deer numbers.
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The dangers may be remote, but they are real.
Early in 2000, in a non-jury trial, a Connecticut judge acquitted Christopher DeAngelo, an insurance agent, of robbing a bank after his lawyer successfully argued that his client's state of mind was due to the Prozac he had been taking at the time. Listed in the manufacturer's warning as an "infrequent" adverse reaction is "akathisia," which may cause an unsuspecting victim to become mentally restless and lose all inhibitions about his actions.
In October 1999, Pfizer, makers of Zoloft, settled for an undisclosed sum with the estate of Brynn Hartman, who had shot her husband comedian Phil Hartman dead, and then killed herself. Ms Hartman had been taking Zoloft at the time of the murder/suicide. According to the lawsuit, Ms Hartman had complained to friends that she felt as if she were going to "jump out of her skin."
Until recently, Eli Lilly, makers of Prozac, had managed to settle all of its 200 or so civil claims out of court. But that changed in 2000:
In 1992, Bill Forsyth, a retiree living in Hawaii, was prescribed Prozac for his anxiety and depression. The next day, he called his doctor to say he felt 200 percent better. The day after, however, he requested to be taken to a psychiatric hospital, where doctors continued giving him the drug. Eleven days later, he returned home, stabbed to death his wife of 37 years, then impaled himself on a kitchen knife.
Eli Lilly won the case, but possibly lost a long-term war, for the company was obliged to make public incriminating internal documents dating back to 1978.
According to company minutes, Eli Lilly had full knowledge of what its top-selling drug could do to some people. In the company's own words, back in 1978: "There have been a fairly large number of reports of adverse reactions ... Another depressed patient developed psychosis ... Akathisia and restlessness were reported in some patients."
In another meeting, it was noted that, "some patients have converted from severe depression to agitation within a few days; in one case the agitation was marked and the patient had to be taken off [the] drug."
The minutes also revealed that during the approval process, Eli Lilly's trial subjects were put on tranquilizers to counter the akathisia (and presumably skew the drug trial findings in their favor), though no warning was given when the drug came on the market in the US. In Germany, however, Eli Lilly was obliged to put this caveat on its package insert:
"For his/her own safety, the patient must be sufficiently observed, until the antidepressive effect of Fluctin [Prozac] sets in. Taking an additional sedative may be necessary."
The documents also reveal that Eli Lilly excluded from scrutiny at-risk subjects in a so-called suicide study requested by the FDA, as well as 76 out of 97 suicides.
Meanwhile, in 2001, a Wyoming jury has returned a verdict in a wrongful death suit against GlaxoSmithKline (formerly SmithKline Beecham), makers of Paxil, with damages amounting to $6.4 million. On Feb 13, 1998, Donald Schell, 60, took two Paxil tablets, then shot to death his wife, daughter, and grand-daughter before killing himself. Unpublished data from SmithKline revealed that its own investigators had attributed a variety of side effects to the drug, including akathisia (turmoil), mania, psychosis, aggression, and attempted suicides. Dr David Healy, who has published studies on Prozac (but not Paxil) side effects, testified as an expert witness, along with Harvard psychiatrist Terry Maltsberger.
This is the first successful wrongful death suit in the US involving SSRIs. The plaintiffs in the Forsyth and Tobin cases were represented by the same legal team, Vickery and Waldner of Houston, Texas. Andrew Vickery told this writer what was different about taking a drug company to court this time around:
"We had additional experts in Tobin. We tried SKB on a 'failure to test' theory in addition to failure to warn. In Tobin we wised up and emphasized that homicide and suicide are 'multifactorial' and 'biological' phenomena.' These and other tactical changes made a big difference."
In October 2002, BBC aired on its flagship current affairs program, Panorama, a no-holds barred documentary on Paxil (marketed as Seroxat in the UK). Right off, with reporter Shelley Joffre's allusion to the medication's "darker side," you knew this was no industry-sponsored symposium:
In quick succession, we hear from two patients, one who cannot get off the drug and the other who mutilated himself while on the drug, followed by David Healy MD who testified in a successful wrongful death suit brought against the drug's manufacturer, and attorney Andrew Vickery who brought that wrongful death suit. Then Joffre cuts to the chase:
"The Maudsley Hospital in London runs a national information service for people taking psychiatric medicines. Trouble coming off Seroxat is the number one complaint from callers. Doctors too report far more withdrawal problems from patients on Seroxat than on any other drug."
According to Davis Taylor, Chief Pharmacist at the Maudsley Hospital: "If a patient is to stop taking Seroxat suddenly, then usually they would quite soon become quite anxious. They may feel very dizzy and unsteady on their feet. Often people experience electric shock sensations. They may also have a fever and feel generally unwell and they also may experience mood changes or very vivid nightmares for example."
Thanks to the wrongful death suit brought against manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline, Dr Healy gained access to some quarter million documents in the company's archives. He told Panorama that according to GSK's own studies, often on healthy volunteers, that one in four experienced mental agitation while on the drug, and in some instances up to 85 percent had withdrawal problems when they halted.
At about the same time the documentary aired, the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority in the UK ruled that GSK had breached the industry's of the code of practice by playing down Paxil's side effects. Meanwhile, in the US, Paxil's most recent TV ad leaves out its previous
claim about the drug not being habit-forming.
According to the World Health Organization reported in The Guardian, Paxil tops the list for drugs in terms of difficulty to quit followed by Effexor at number two, Zoloft at number four, and Prozac at number seven. The benzodiazepines Ativan and Valium come 11th and 13th.
If you are on Paxil, please do not panic. Mental agitation or anxiety from SSRIs usually occurs in the first few days, if at all, then recedes. If the agitation or anxiety persists, it is advisable to notify your doctor or psychiatrist. If the drug is working for you, it is sensible to stay on it. If the drug is being prescribed to you for the first time, it is advisable,
as with any medication, to express any concerns to your doctor or psychiatrist. Should you no longer need to stay on the drug, following is a "reprint" from a recent Newsletter:
In December 2001, GSK changed Paxil's label, encouraging physicians to recommend "a gradual reduction in the dose rather than abrupt cessation." Paxil washes out of the system more quickly than other SSRIs when stopped. In recent clinical trials, GSK decreased the daily dose by 10 mgs a week (doses can range from 10 to 60 mg a day), then stopped treatment after reducing the dose to 20 mgs. The Washington Post reports Frederick Goodwin MD, former head of the NIMH, as in favor of an even more gradual taper, "dropping the dose every four or five days by as little as possible, even if that means cutting pills in half."
According to the manufacturer's product information, of patients who gradually weaned off Paxil 2.3 percent experienced abnormal dreams, two percent experienced a tingling sensation (paresthesia), and 7.1 percent experienced dizziness. According to GSK, the majority of cases were mild and did not require medical intervention.
Not since the tobacco lawsuits have law firms been so eagerly licking their litigious chops. A Google search turns up dozens of law firms in the US, Canada, and the UK that have already been filed on behalf of individuals or classes of individuals or are touting for business. The claims generally
allege withdrawal symptoms or suicidal gestures and the failure of GSK to issue appropriate warnings.
In (July 2003, the FDA has advised that no one under age 18 should be prescribed Paxil for depression, owing to the risk of suicide. Three studies found the drug did not help for pediatric depression, and an analysis of the data showed a three times greater risk of suicidal thoughts and attempts among mostly teens taking the drug vs those on a placebo. There were no deaths in the studies.
The warning follows similar action by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority in the UK, where the drug is marketed as Seroxat.
Children and teens already on the drug should not suddenly stop the drug, the FDA cautioned, as a long tapering period is required to avoid withdrawal effects.
Prozac is the only antidepressant FDA approved to treat depression in children.
If soon after beginning antidepressant treatment you start feeling uncharacteristically hyper, call your doctor at once and stop taking the medication while you still have your wits about you. Your doctor may adjust your dose or switch medications to get you on something that works for you. If you are experiencing anxiety or agitation in the early going, the effect is usually temporary, but it won't hurt to keep your doctor informed.
If, after reading this, you feel you are ready to flush your pills down the toilet - hold on. If you have been taking antidepressants for some time, then you will need to be gradually weaned off of them under a doctor's supervision over a period of weeks or months.
If an antidepressant has harmed you or your family, you may have cause for a legal action, but this is something you would need to take up with a lawyer who specializes in these kinds of cases.
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The Hamburg Cell (2004)
This low-budget film is one of the best that I've seen about 9/11. Originally made for British television, the film follows several of the hijackers in the years leading up to the murderous assault on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. They were known as the Hamburg cell because they met in Hamburg, Germany where they came to attend university. The film centers around terrorist ringleader Mohamed Atta, who would later fly American Airlines flight 11 into the WTC, and Ziad Jarrah, the pilot of United Airlines flight 93 which would go down in a Pennsylvania field.
The film is simple yet compelling, and from my knowledge of the subject seems to be quite an accurate portrayal of events. Atta is the cold, repressive fanatic one might expect to be a religious terrorist, while Jarrah is an almost sympathetic figure. When he arrived in Germany, Jarrah was a shy, secular student who once attended a Catholic school in Lebanon. He has a girlfriend and seems much more comfortable in the Western lifestyle than in a strict Islamic culture. But he is approached and befriended, and ultimately seduced, by some fellow Muslim students who convince him that he is living on enemy territory. His gradual descent into religious extremism is chilling to watch. From Germany, the men travel to Afghanistan for terrorist training and eventually move to America where they take pilot training and prepare for their suicidal and homicidal mission. Conclusion: this is a very good drama film and an insightful look inside the world of Islamic extremism.
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According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a history of early medieval England, the year 793 brought with it terrifying omens, lightning, high winds, flying dragons, famine, "and a little after that, in the same year, on 8 June, the ravages of the heathen men miserably destroyed God's church on Lindisfarne with plunder and slaughter." By 820, the Irish Annals of Ulster record similar occurrences: "The sea spewed forth floods of foreigners over Erin, so that no haven, no landing-place, no stronghold, no fort, no castle might be found, but it was submerged by waves of Vikings and pirates." In the ninth and tenth centuries, Scandinavian raiders repeatedly visited the Christian countries of Europe, at first to plunder and later to settle. These were Vikings in the Old Norse sense of the term, where viking designates the enterprise of going abroad on raids, and a vikingr is a pirate so engaged. In modern usage, the term Viking is generally applied to medieval Scandinavian culture as it flourished between the 790s and roughly 1000. Although Christian annalists normally portray the Vikings as uncivilized and unprincipled men, the evidence of their achievements proves their sophistication, and the record of their violent activities shows them hardly rougher than their contemporaries.
The success of the Vikings depended on their skills as seamen and the excellence of their wooden ships. The seagoing craft recovered from a ninth-century burial at Gokstad in Norway demonstrates the ingenuity and the effectiveness of Viking ship design: fast, light, maneuverable, and flexible, it could be simply beached and quickly launched, rowed by oarsmen or sailed in any wind. In 1893, an exact replica of the ship was sailed from Norway to Newfoundland in just 28 days. Scandinavian sagas record voyages of similar length. In the ninth century, Norwegian adventurers sailed to settle in Iceland and Ireland, Danish arrivals claimed territory in France and Britain, and Swedish Vikings established themselves in the river valleys of Russia. In the late tenth century, the Icelander Eirik the Red founded a colony on Greenland that flourished for over four centuries, and around 1003, Eirik's son Leif the Lucky sailed to a land called Vinland further to the west, which may mark the first European voyage to the Americas.
Population growth and dwindling resources in Scandinavia may have sent the Vikings to seek their fortunes elsewhere. In the early Viking period, periodic raids on the rich monasteries of Ireland and England seem to have contented them, but later they seized land, proclaimed their own rule, and exacted heavy tribute, the so-called Danegeld, as payment in exchange for safety from attack. They also conducted brisk trade in timber, amber, furs, and slaves with Byzantine and Arab merchants in the Mediterranean and Middle East, and with the Scandinavian colonies throughout Europe. Evidence confirms the range and impact of the Vikings' enterprise. Runic characters inscribed by Viking visitors have been found throughout the Mediterranean, and Viking hoards in Scandinavia contain coins and precious objects from Byzantium and Baghdad. A Viking raid of the late tenth century furnished material for the Anglo-Saxon poem The Battle of Maldon, and the gruesome rituals surrounding the funeral of a Viking chieftain in Russia were described by Ibn Fadlan, an Arab diplomat who witnessed them around 922.
The sophistication and delicacy of Viking art (1982.323.1) presents a striking contrast with the stereotype of the rude and restless barbarian. Viking craftsmen excelled in woodwork and metalwork, adorning brooches (1991.308), weapons, implements, and ship timbers with abstracted animal forms and elaborate patterns of interlace (47.100.25ab). Runic texts and complementary scenes were inscribed on stones and rock faces. The Viking love of riddling phrases and schemes of rhyme yielded a rich poetic tradition, and tales of mythic events and heroic deeds as well as historical episodes were celebrated in Old Norse epic sagas. Earl Rognvald of the Orkneys demonstrates the refinement of his Viking heritage in this twelfth-century verse: "There are nine skills known to me–/ At tables I play ably; / Rarely I run out of runes; / Reading, smith-craft, both come ready; / I can skim the ground on skis, / Wield a bow, do well in rowing; / To both arts I can bend my mind: Poet's lay and harper's playing."
Sorabella, Jean. "The Vikings (780–1100)." In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/vikg/hd_vikg.htm (October 2002)
Fitzhugh, William W., and Elisabeth I. Ward, eds. Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga. Exhibition catalogue. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2000.
Glubok, Shirley. The Art of the Vikings. New York: Macmillan, 1978.
Graham-Campbell, James, and Dafydd Kidd. The Vikings. Exhibition catalogue. London: British Museum, 1980.
La Fay, Howard. The Vikings. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1972.
Sawyer, Peter, ed. The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.


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