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Johnny's was established in 1953 and has been "Serving Up Tradition" ever since. Today, what was once just a workingman haven with cold beer and a jukebox has become a local favorite for sports fans and families – with 10 great locations and counting.
1910 - 1940: Before It All Began
Way back in 1910, Charles Robinson, the founder of Lawrence and first governor of Kansas, purchased the land from the Delaware Indians where the original JOHNNY'S TAVERN in Lawrence stands today. J.D. Bowersock, a successful businessman with a mill across the Kansas River, added four walls and a grocery store with a hotel above were born. It is in that building at401 N. 2nd Street that JOHNNY'S TAVERN was to open some years later.
From 1910 to the 1930's, the evolution from grocery, to pool hall, back to grocery, then to gin joint occurred with the help of a little experiment called "prohibition".
In the 1940's, tractors and other farm implements were on tap when Slim Wilson (Johnny's dad weight in at a mere 325 pounds) became the proprietor of the establishment. Cold beer and gambling were just a sideline at Slim's place until the real deal began thirteen years later.
1953 - 1988: The Beginning
In 1953, Mr. John Wilson stepped in and JOHNNY'S TAVERN was born! It became a haven for the workingman with plenty of cold beer and C & W music on the jukebox. The original red arrow and giant beer mug sign still hang out front today. It was the beginning of what is now the "LONGEST RUNNIN' TAP IN TOWN".
In 1978, fellow rugby players and fledgling bar keeps Rick Renfro and Doug Hassig took over ensuring a place for teammates to partake in suds and song. The 'boys' added a grill behind the bar and started serving up what are now "JOHNNY'S WORLD FAMOUS BURGERS". The bar served 3.2 beer, burgers and chips, and pickled eggs for the old timers. It opened at 7:30 am just in time for the shift workers to get a cold one after work and closed according to state law at 12 midnight.
In 1982, Louie Riederer, friend and fellow rugger came on board. With another partner lending a hand, it was in the cards change the old hotel rooms upstairs into a private club that could serve "spirits" and stay open 'til 2:00 am. Behold, the "UP & UNDER." This upstairs bar- a private club until 1987 when Kansas adopted liquor by the drink, has the look and feel of a speakeasy. Look for Jimmy Cagney's eyes peering through the speakeasy window at the top of the stairs. The Up & Under is a perfect place for private parties. What goes on upstairs, stays upstairs.
Because behind every great man stands a great woman, 1988 became the year of "BETTY'S". While the 'boys' were expanding the tavern to the North, the grave stone of Betty Gailes that had washed down the river during a flood was unearthed. The employees picked up on it and called the new addition "BETTY'S. With this last expansion of Betty's and the patio out back, JOHNNY'S has become a truly diverse establishment, home to local, college students, families and suits, a true melting pot. Oh yea, there was another milestone in Lawrence that year—Danny and the Miracles won the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship!
1991 - 1996: Growth Continues
In 1991, with JOHNNY'S, the UP & UNDER, and BETTY"S well established, the boys looked East to Kansas City. In an effort to bring the tradition of JOHNNY'S to the many KU grads who moved back to the "Big City", Pat Roberts joined the 'boys' with the opening of JOHNNY'S at 119th & Glenwood in Overland Park.
In 1996, after five great years in O.P., the 'boys' decided it was time to expand again. Shawnee's reputation for independence and frontier spirit made it a perfect place for JOHNNY'S in Shawnee, "out West" on 63rd and Pflumm.
2000s & Beyond: A New Era
In 2001, the 'boys' expanded again with our old friends now invested as our new partners. Sean Haydock, Kyle Witherspoon, and David Allen all raised with care at the JOHNNY'S in Lawrence, are now the backbone of JOHNNY'S in Kansas City. Our loyal customers in O.P. and Shawnee made us such a success that we opened another location in a "new" area at 135th and Quivira. This one had a new twist, Overland Park's first NONSMOKING SPORTS BAR.
Just before the year ended in 2002, we added a new location- JOHNNY'S in Prairie Village at 83rd and Mission Road. Always striving to give our customers more, Rick opened the first PIZZA KITCHEN in Lawrence. Manned with a highly researched recipe, we now serve the best pizza in town.
In 2003, JOHNNY'S celebrated 50 years of serving up tradition to our loyal friends and neighbors across the Lawrence – Kansas City area. Here's to 50 more years of fun memories!
Onward and upward- In 2006, we opened another JOHNNY'S TAVERN, complete with a patio, private party room and a pizza kitchen at K-10 and Ridgeview. Our friends in Olathe can now enjoy the Best Pizza in O-Town.
HAPPY 30TH ANNIVERSARY JOHNNY'S TAVERN! Our JOHNNY'S family has grown from two single guys to eight partners with families of our own. It is our hope that we continue serving up the strong JOHNNY'S tradition and friendship to you and your families for generations to come. Here's to Taylor, Spencer, Nick, Logan, Mason, Landry, Lily, Samantha, Ian, Jack and Alex!
Oh, did I mention the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship with Mario and the Miracles? It was a good year wasn't it?
Why stop a good thing! The "Boarder War" is finally over for the Johnny's family of Taverns. We've built another JOHNNY'S TAVERN at the Power & Light District at 13th & Grand. Come on over for a cold one when you visit to the Sprint Center. We're right across the street. See you in the "Living Room".
We didn't stop there! JOHNNY'S WEST is serving up out trademark burgers, pizza and friendly neighborhood attitude on the West side of Lawrence at 6th & Wakarusa. Reminisce about the old college days in this "grown up" JOHNNY'S.
Just as summer came to an end in 2011, we added yet another Johnny's Tavern in Overland Park at the corner of 95th & Antioch. Complete with that neighborhood feel, private party room, and TV's everywhere (including all the booths) for all the sports fanatics. We quickly became well known as the place to watch the "Big Game", grab a cold one and a bite to eat with all your friends and family. You're sure to have a good time with our fun and friendly staff.
Building on our ties from the Downtown Power and Light location we took Johnny further East. Lee's Summit was the perfect fit for our laid back family atmosphere. Things quickly took off at 50 Highway and Todd George Road, both for Johnny's Tavern and on the baseball diamond as the Royals took home their 2nd World Series Championship in October. Many memories were made and Champagne sprayed all over the walls. Don't worry though, we cleaned it up and are ready for years of more celebrations.
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The folks at Jalopnik run a regular feature called "Nice Price or Crack Pipe," which aims to get its viewers' thoughts on certain, uh, different vehicles. Recently, the site asked its viewers to rate this, uh, different 1976 Corvette Stingray that to some may represent all that was wrong with that decade of styling excess.
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Tanya's second book with pictures of taken during her 30th wedding anniversary trip to the Masai Mara in Africa. Elephants, the Marsh Pride and her favorite- Giraffes adorn the pages.
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College Hockey:Hextall forgoes senior season at North Dakota, signs with Phoenix
North Dakota junior forward Brett Hextall has signed an entry-level contract with the Phoenix Coyotes and will forgo his senior season with the Fighting Sioux.
Phoenix selected Hextall in the sixth round (159th overall) of the 2008 NHL draft.
Hextall tallied 13 goals and 16 assists for a career-high 29 points in 39 games last season and helped lead the Sioux to a Frozen Four berth, as well as WCHA regular season and playoff championships.
In 115 career games at UND, Hextall amassed 39 goals and 42 assists for 81 points. Nineteen of Hextall's 39 goals came on the power play.
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2 cups green cabbage, grated
1 cup red cabbage, grated
1 cup savoy cabbage, grated
1 small carrot, peeled and grated
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There are some things about Revolution that we as an audience may just have to accept. Some have criticized the show for its portrayal of the post-electrical world: too much swordplay and flintlock guns, not enough non-electric tech like steam engines, the regression of society is all wrong, and there's too little insight about, seriously, what would really happen if all the power went out. A show that covered all that would be welcome, but this isn't looking to be that show. Instead, Revolution is content with being a pretty standard adventure series set after the apocalypse, with a handful of compelling characters and a decent overarching plot, with a chance to hopefully tell an awesome addictive story in the process. They'll have plenty of time to make it happen now that NBC has picked up the show for a full season. At the very least, it'll be fun every time they cut to commercials for cars, smart-phones, power tools, and other things the show celebrates losing.
The good news is that "No Quarter" takes steps turn our heroes into fully realized characters, as well as introducing a host of new villains to menace our ragtag bunch. The main nemesis is Jeremy, a militia commander played by the always efficient Mark Pelligrino (another Lost alum, god knows there's plenty to go around). He makes his debut as an eeevil guy by playing a one-sided game of Russian Roulette with a captured rebel (I laughed out loud when he said "Where is the rebel camp?," making it an unintentional Star Wars reference. See? Standard.) He tracks the gang to their hideout and spends the episode laying siege to the place with his squad of riflemen just as Charlie, Miles, and Nora are getting comfortable.
Once Jeremy's group starts shooting up the place, the good guys send a shooter up to the roof with the assault rifle from last week to start picking off his men while our heroes work on making another exit. I wasn't quite feeling how much attention the rifle was getting, the way everyone treated it like such a valuable MacGuffin, until I remembered a bit on Falling Skies where the characters jockeyed for a 50-caliber machine gun. In the apocalypse, whoever has the biggest gun has the power. To deal with this, Jeremy employs Zapp Brannigan logic: keep sending guys in to get killed until the shooter runs out of ammo. This made him a lot less threatening, as a smarter villain would have come up with a plan that wouldn't cost him so many guys. (Apparently he's got a lot of guys though, because the plan works.)
Tensions rise inside the hideout, where Miles insists that they have to retreat, but Charlie's tired of running and wants to stay and fight. This attempt at character development could have crashed and burned, but it really works: neither Charlie nor Miles are the moral paragons here. Charlie goes so far as to provoke Miles by calling her own father a coward for trying to appease the militias most of his life. But Miles is certain the rebels have no chance of defeating the well-armed and organized militia, and he may be right: the rebels spend much of the episode running around and getting the crap kicked out of them.
So the gang pulls a hail Mary by capturing Jeremy, which gives him the chance to reveal this week's Big Twist: Not only was Miles a former militia commander, he helped form it in the first place with Sebastian, and served as Jeremy's mentor. (I have my doubts that the writers thought of this before now, but it's only the third episode and there's plenty of ground they can cover with this reveal.) This is further elaborated in another round of flashbacks, where Miles executes a gang of bandits and saves Jeremy, making the decision to form the militia. This, Miles says, is why he knows that the militia is to powerful: because he made them that way. But it turned into something he didn't intend and so he abandoned it in favor of solitude and booze. So Miles agrees to give himself up to Jeremy's squad to end the siege. Despite this revelation (and their earlier argument), Charlie won't give up on her uncle even though everyone else in the camp does, moving her out of the brat zone and closer to bad-ass hero chick territory. The episode climaxes with Charlie and Nora pulling off a pretty spectacular bridge rescue, reuniting our gang for the next adventure.
Danny spends time in Neville's B-story camp getting to know our next villain, played by Michael Mosely (who you won't recognize unless you watched Pan Am last season). He's got a beef with Danny, who shot this guy's best friend, so Danny's got to endure the guy pounding him in the face with a sandbag for a while. He scores a small victory against the bully in the end, faking an asthma attack to get the drop on him, which was pretty slick. (Neville hangs around in the background with no lines. I guess if you can't develop your main villains, you can develop some other villains instead.)
Aaron and Maggie's C-story is mostly a big fat lead balloon. They reach Grace's house, find that she's not there, and it's just a waiting game before they see the Illuminator's magic. Aaron has another nice speech, talking about how he was bullied growing up and his success as a computer magnate was his revenge, until the blackout put the bullies in charge and made him helpless again. They finally see the amulet turn on and off all by itself long enough for Aaron to listen to some music and Maggie to see what her kids look like. It's a great moment, but these two better have more to do than sit around and shoot the breeze.


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Many moons ago, The Vampire Diaries Season 2 finale, As I Lay Dying, lulled us into thinking we knew what was going on, and then soundly thumped us on the head with a double-whammy of WTFery that we've spent all summer recovering from. Sure, it may not have been the most explosive finale ever given The Sun Also Rises pretty much razed our souls, but the implications were astounding. Are you ready to watch Season 3 unfold, fandom? V3 lands tomorrow night at 8/7c.
Think there are some clever recaps we should check out? Hit us up in the comments.
Featured in this installment: AOL TV, TV.com, L.A. Times, Thomas Galvin, Television Without Pity, iphignia939 on LiveJournal, Zap2It, the A.V. Club, Entertainment Weekly, The Televixen, Off-Color TV, Assignment X, Heroine TV, Ology, TV Overmind, and our own Crissy Calhoun.
Jean Bentley, AolTV, "The Vampire Diaries Season 2, Episode 22 (Season Finale) Recap":
To be honest, I wasn't expecting much from 'As I Lay Dying.' (Rookie mistake, I know.) It just seemed that all the events of this season led up to last week's episode, which truly did have a finale-esque feel (the sacrifice, the deaths, the bite, the Klaus not actually dying, the more deaths). Even while I was watching last night, I wasn't sure how they'd manage to go out with a bang.
But oh, me of little faith. I must've forgotten what show I was watching, because the final ten minutes — capped with the epic last scene — left me shaking in silence on my couch more than an hour after it ended. (Not kidding. I've never had such a visceral reaction to a TV show before.)
Price Peterson, TV.com, "Burning Sensations":
After last week's pyrotechnics and tear-filled nightmare, this week's denouement contained fireworks of the more emotional kind. Exemplifying a trend more recently seen in (dare I mention it?) True Blood, this season gave us its actual finale in the next-to-last episode and then used its final 'sode to introduce some of the main elements of next season. But next season's looking AWESOME, am I right? (I am right, just trust me*). *Don't. It looks pretty good though, I'll probably watch it.
Vlada Gelman, LA Times Show Tracker, "Ghosts of the past":
Although Stefan and Damon sometimes mirror Elijah (Daniel Gillies) and Klaus – both Stefan and Elijah are cleaning up their brothers' messes in this episode – there is a deep love between Stefan and Damon. "He just sacrificed everything to save his brother, including you," Katherine (Nina Dobrev) tells Elena (Dobrev). That says a lot about the depth of Stefan and Damon's bond. Klaus, however, tells Elijah he'll take him to their family's bodies and then stakes him. Not cool. Elijah better come out of that coffin next season!
Thomas Galvin, "As I Lay Dying recap":
The Meadow of Man Ass
Klaus: Whoooo! Being an immortal murder machine rules!
Elijah: That's nice. Could you put some pants on?
Klaus: Whoooo! Being able to change into a werepire at will is awesome!
Elijah: That's great. So, about my family? And, could you put some pants on?
Klaus: Lighten up! I'm still celebrating being completely unkillable, even by you!
Elijah: …This is going to bite me in the ass, isn't it? And speaking of ass, could you please put on some pants?
Cindy McLennan, Television Without Pity, "Frankly my dear, it's okay to love them both":
Grill: Alaric is drinking away his sorrow over Jenna's death when his phone rings. Stefan wants his help. Alaric: "Well, you must have me confused me with somebody else. You see, I'm not allowed to help — just idly sit by while my girlfriend gets sacrificed on an altar of blood." Stefan: "Damon's dying." Alaric: "Oh no! Not my boyfriend, too. This week sucks." That might be a paraphrase.
iphignia939, LiveJournal, "Take all the time you need":
14) "Neither of us is drunk enough for this conversation." OH MY GOD YOU GUYS OH MY GOD. Damon's clearly trying to get Alaric to mercy-kill him, and Ric is not even remotely having it. HE POURED HIM A DOUBLE, YOU GUYS. Refused to kill him, even after Damon brought up Jenna and Isobel. And THEN:
[strangled] "Kill me."
[strangled] "Screw you."
TEAM BADASS FOREVER. Damon's dying of a werewolf bite and Alaric's still legally drunk, and THEY ARE TRYING TO STRANGLE EACH OTHER BECAUSE THEY ARE BEST FRIENDS. If you'd told me this and Caroline Forbes, Vampire would own my heart when this show started I'd have punched you, but whatever, MY TROTH IS PLEDGED, GAME OVER.
Carina MacKenzie, Zap2It, "A kiss, a relapse, and the ghosts of girlfriends past":
"We're going to take a page from Scarlett," [Caroline] says. "We made it through the war. You guys went through hell, and my mom knows I'm a vampire, so basically, it's like Atlanta has burned, and yet, in spite of everything, we persevere."
Am I the only one who thinks they didn't make it through the war at all? They didn't kill Klaus. Has everyone forgotten that he's still on the prowl and that their big plan only succeeded in making him more powerful than ever? I mean, it seems Elena and Jeremy are back to sleeping at their non-vampire-proof house again.
Carrie Raisler, AV Club, "As I Lay Dying recap":
A sick Damon is sort of a sad-sack Damon, which is not very surprising because the man does enjoy a nice round of self-pity, even in his most robust of days. His sickness leads to visions of his past with Katherine, through which he realizes he alone is responsible for his lot in life: If he had only refused Katherine, everything would have turned out differently. That this revelation happens while he is in bed being comforted by Elena is of no consequence, I'm sure.
Mandi Bierly, Entertainment Weekly, "Strange Bedfellows":
"I know you love Stefan. And it will always be Stefan. But I love you. You should know that," Damon said. Maybe it was because he knew the show's death theme was playing for him, but I loved that Damon was able to say that and make us believe he had no agenda. "I do," Elena said, calmly and quietly holding back tears. It wasn't "I love you, too," but it was the next best thing, and again, what he needed to hear. Elena believed he cared for her, believed him capable of caring for her.
Lee MacOdrum, The Televixen, "As I Lay Dying recap":
"That is the vampire I can make a deal with." When Klaus walked Stefan down a very bloody memory lane, I was riveted. We always knew Stefan went dark-side once upon a time, but this for me was the first true evidence of just how truly dark was the side he went to. The way Klaus called him a "true ripper" with almost a tone of admiration and watching Stefan's reaction as he remembered the past had me dying to get back to any scene with them. These two are going to blow the roof off, fandom; mark my words.
SB, OffColorTV, "Neither one of us is drunk enough for this conversation":
Klaus, on the other hand? Action GALORE. Dude, making Stefan suck down the blood bags with the full knowledge that he has junkie tendencies? I felt like I was watching a vampire version of Se7en! And I mean, that was good stuff–Klaus was so dark, and calculated, and Stefan was so resentful, and pitiful, and then so CREEPY when he started kind of LIKING it (which was of course the point). I mean, killing your brother, yeah, that's cold. And knowing all along that Katherine was on vervain (which I suspected and was pleased to find was true), and sending her off with Damon's cure? Tricky. But making Stefan drink the blood and playing straight into his weakness and ENJOYING it? GROSS. And awesome–not of Klaus, obviously, but storywise, and in a big, mythical, legendary, scary, KLAUS™ way? This was good. Necessary.
Crissy Calhoun, Vampire-Diaries.net, "There Will Be Consequences":
A witness to the deal Stefan makes with Klaus, Katherine describes it as him sacrificing everything to save Damon. The cost of Damon's cure is the life Stefan has built in Mystic Falls, his friends, Elena, and his identity as a vampire who strives to be as human as possible and as respectful of human life — refusing to take it for his own sustenance or pleasure and placing value on the sanctity of life (which Klaus has demonstrated he has no regard for). Stefan is trapped in his devil's bargain: if he broke his deal and refused to do Klaus's bidding, he would guarantee that his brother, Elena, and everyone else he cares about would be lambs for the slaughter by a vengeful Klaus, a hybrid who can't be killed. What the heck's going to happen to Stefan next season? Should migrant villagers the world over say their goodbyes? We've heard about Stefan's dark past and got a first-hand glimpse of it in The Dinner Party, but I had assumed that after he met Lexi and she helped him find his way, his days of being a monster were over. Apparently not: he was such a legendary ripper, wiping out a village as late as 1917, that the baddest of all the baddies had heard about his appetite for destruction.
Sean Elliott, Assignment X, "As I Lay Dying review":
Speaking of tears, another hats off to Candice Accola and Marguerite MacIntyre for their mom and daughter reconciliation. That was a beautiful scene, and even though it was brief if really had a depth of emotion between those two that we needed to see. It helps to remind us that Caroline is really the only member of the group with a parent still alive, so the bond with her mom is a gift that no one else has the privilege of enjoying.
Lucia, HeroineTV, "Season 2 Finale: As I Lay Dying":
The finale was remarkable in how well it paralleled last season's ender, and in the way that it provided a bookend to the second season premiere. If you were to rewatch "Founder's Day" and "The Return," and then rewatch "As I Lay Dying," I think that you would be similarly impressed at the thematic continuity and the clear bookends that frame the season. A particularly striking parallel between the premiere and finale was the fate of Jeremy. The poor boy was killed and resurrected in both the season two premiere and finale, and while the experience the first time was certainly important for the development of his character, this second time promises to be an even bigger deal, with far greater consequences. Plus, Jeremy totally tried to turn himself into a vampire at the end of "Founder's Day," because of the fates of Anna and Vicki. And now, at the end of "As I Lay Dying," these lost loves, who haunted him figuratively, are now about to get literal. I mean, how awesome is this show?
Terron R. Moore, Ology, "As I Lay Dying recap":
Bonnie saved Jeremy tonight and initially, my disdain for the dead never staying dead resurfaced. It's not that I want everyone on the show to die, I just feel that endlessly killing people only to bring them back to life is a waste of plot- even if it provides that adrenaline rush that only a show like Vampire Diaries can. But HOLY CRAP, that final scene! Not as good as last year's, but the reappearance of Vicki and Anna was quite a nice touch- Jeremy can see dead people! Not only a shocker, but an excellent decision- it actually makes Jeremy important next year. When Jeremy was shot by Sherriff Forbes, my initial thought was "well, that kinda makes sense," since he's been so dormant for the last part of the season.
Emma Fraser, TV Overmind, "As I Lay Dying Review":
It seemed harsh for Jeremy to die considering half his family perished last week, but that still didn't stop me worrying and for the scene where Bonnie begged for his life to be any less emotional. As with all resurrection spells there was a warning of consequences to which Bonnie wasn't bothered, I wonder how she might feel when she finds out Jeremy's two dead ex's have now returned. To have that as the cliffhanger was a brilliant and ballsy move; to make the end of this season not just about the whole Elena/Stefan/Damon story was pretty fantastic and totally unexpected, and I didn't realise how glad I would be to see Vicki and especially Anna again. What this means for the story is any ones guess, are they malevolent spirits in the guise of Anna and Vicki? Are they really them? Will he see other dead people?
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Oh Dear, I must admit that the wife took this one!
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Thank you all for your comments and ratings, greetings!
Hi Peter I also like this type of architecture,Nice one in Liverpool.Thanks for the information. Regards Bob
Hi Peter A lot of new buildings in Birmingham and some do blend in quite well,I did enjoy my trip back to Birmingham. Cheers Bob
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Here is a picture from 1995 when the water was flowing and clean!
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Hi Bob,
Took a picture inside the gates, just after Princess Diana had been killed.
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Peter, time just passes too fast, unfortunately I still haven't been back to England and its lovely countryside again.
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I just finished reading a very interesting article here on SP, "Vote with Your Fork
Create Change, One Bite at a Time." In it they described how you 'vote with your fork' by what you choose.
1 - Lower health care costs - yes, I agree that if you eat healthier your costs will go down. You probably won't go to the doctor as much as those who are still eating improperly and not exercising. What bugs me are people who run to the doctor for everything. I see it all the time where I work. I hurt my knee in a weird twist and I had people bugging me all day to go to the doctor. My feeling is, just give it a day or two and it might get better on it's own (it did). Why waste $130.
2 - Be against disposable bags at the grocery - definately this one is easy to follow. I've been taking my own canvas bags for years. I keep them in my car (and not in the trunk!) so they are always ready when I shop. Sometimes I even remember to take plastic disposable containers if I know I'll be buying something from the deli counter. Saves on those plastic bags they use that never reclose after you open them.
3 - Be against unhealthy food choices - well they mention chips and cookies in the article. Personally I don't buy these very frequently. I do think they can be part of a healthy diet IF you don't overdo. Chips once in awhile are a nice treat. Measure them out so you don't overeat.
4 - Purchase locally grown produce - who doesn't love stuff from a farm stand or a farmer's market? It even smells better than that stuff in the grocery that's been trucked in from who-knows-where.
5 - Inhumane treatment of animals - well this is a touchy subject. We actually broke a contract with a farmer who plowed our fields because of his treatment of the cows he raises. Those poor things stand up to their knees in their own excrement and no longer get to go outside. They live full-time in an open barn. It is disgusting. Eat more meatless meals.
6 - Against eating on the run - well this is a tricky one. I'm actually pretty grateful for these restaurants when I am traveling. The food is fast, less money, and if you choose carefully is pretty good too. I think they are saying don't eat there all the time, and well, that's a no-brainer.
7 - Eat small portions - yup that goes with #6 above. No-brainer.
8 - Avoid food waste - this one is huge with me. I am absolutely appalled by the amount of waste I see. At the school where I work the lunch periods are so short (20 minutes) that many kids don't have enough time to finish their lunches and are not allowed to take anything out of the lunchroom. It just gets thrown out. And those Red Delicious apples they make the kids take every day - 90% are thrown away without even 1 bite taken from them. But adults waste too. I have relatives who take seconds at our family get-togethers, take a single bite and pitch the rest. Such waste.
Now I know many people will not agree with me and that is okay. This is my blog and I'm stating my opinion. I just found this article very interesting. If it pops up on your Start page give it a look.
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I liked this blog. Yes, it makes my hair stand straight when I see the food being wasted at schools. Just makes my hair stand on end.
Wow, 20 minutes for a lunchbreak? If any of the schools where I worked did that, the children would be bouncing on the walls all day not having a decent break from their academic classes. LOL. (Some do!)
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Interesting. I haven't seen that article yet. I agree the waste in schools and elsewhere is horrible. I'm trying to be much more conscious of it at home.
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I agree with you but take it much further than you stated here. I have a sensitivity to many items called "food". 40 years ago it was food. Sure cooked and broiled and fried but it was still food. Don't be too sure what you are eating - you'd be very surprised and shocked.
As to running to the doctor every time you burp: I worked in the medical insurance claims department. I know too much of what goes on. Fraud, abuse, over-charging. Yep, I am very glad I don't add to the problem. I think the best health coverage is eating healthy, sleeping well, drinking water and staying active.
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Good article and generally good advice, with some caveats. We might all do well to avoid GMOs too, since we really have no idea what they are doing to us!! IMHO!
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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Cheats
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publisher: Konami
developer: Digital Eclipse
genre: Action
|ESRB rating: T
release date: Jul 19, 07
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All Endings
Bad Ending: Defeat Richter, while wearing the glasses Maria gave you.
Best Ending: In the battle with Richter, wear the glasses Maria gave you and defeat the green specter. After completing both castles with a percentage of at least 196, defeat the final boss.
Good Ending: In the battle with Richter, wear the glasses Maria gave you and defeat the green specter. After completing both castles with a percentage below 150, defeat the final boss.
Worst Ending: Defeat Richter, but don't wear the glasses Maria gave you.
Music Test
Beat the game with having of 190% map completion. Start a new game and you will be able to listen listen to all the music in Librarian buy/sell window.
A Message from Alucard and a Hidden Song
Place the Castlevania: SotN CD-ROM into your CD Player (or use the player built into your Playstation). Listen to track 2; Alucard will explain what track 1 is, and an extra song will be played.
Moving Loading Screen
During any loading screen, move the D-pad to warp the words.
Glitch: Invincible Alucard
You will need the Walk Armor, Sword Card, and Soul of Wolf. Go to the room where you can see a save point and do the "Sword Brothers". Then, immediately go to the save point and press Up + R2 so that you can save the game as a Wolf. Immediately save the game as the Sword Familiar starts spinning. Once you see the "Data Saved" message, hold Select + Start to reset the game, then load your saved file. If done correctly, your map will be glitched and the rooms you have previously visited will have disappeared. However, your completion will remain as it is. You must cover the rooms you have done before. The Walk Armor's defense will increase as your completion also increases. The more rooms to cover, the stronger the Walk Armor's defense will become. Repeat this until the Walk Armor becomes very strong. At this point the highest damage that Alucard will ever receive is 1 (except spikes), and he will be immune to all types of sickness except for stone. Alucard will not be pushed away, even if he is being attacked by enemies. Also, if Alucard gets hit while he is in Bat or Wolf form, he will remain in that form as if nothing hit him.
Invincible Alucard (and invisible)
Required things for this Glitch:
An AxeLord Armor
A Library card
Wear a normal armor and equip the Library card. Activate the library card and then equip AxeLord armor while the Beam of light is still on you and then go back to a normal armor. Once the screen goes completely white, walk into another room, and if it worked well, Alucard is now Invisible and Invincible. This glitch will end if transform into anything, teleport, re-equip the AxeLord Armor, or do anything that will remake Alucard's sprite.
Keep your inventory (Alucard Sword, Alucard Shield, etc.)
To keep your default inventory at the beginning of the game ( the stuff that Death takes), you must first beat the game once and use the advanced luck cheat. Proceed right until you reach the room just before you meet Death for the first time. Kill the first two Wargs( giant wolves) or jump over them, and then jump over the third, but don't kill it. Now, get into your inventory and unequip all of your items,EXCEPT the Lapis Lazuli. Exit the inventory and continue. Jump into the last Warg. If you've done this correctly, you'll be sent flying across the next screen, past Death and into the next room, with all of your equipment! DON'T FALL IN THE GAP IN THE FLOOR ABOVE YOU!!! If you do, the glitch will not work.
Max Money With Librarian and Sword Familiar
Required Items/skills:
-Sword Familiar
-Gem of any type (Diamond is best choice)
-Enough mana to cast sword brothers spell (50 MP)
Sword Brothers spell: Enable The Sword Card Familiar
Press the Directional Pad D, DF, F, UF, U(hold UP 2 seconds) D + Attack
Make your way to the Librarians room. Stand near him, but not so you enter his menu's. Cast the sword brothers spell. As the sword starts to spin, Walk towards the librarian and enter his menu's. Sell off all but 1 of any single gem. Press start to enter into alucards menu while still in the librarian menu's. (Casting of the sword brothers spell allowed you to enter your menu's while in the librarian's menu's) Have Alucard equip the last gem of the chosen type. Return to the librarian's menu's and sell the last gem to the librarian. Since the gem was removed and you sold something you didnt have for sale, The game drops the count of that gem to 255. Sell off extra gems to max out your money. I suggest using the diamond to get your money the fastest.
Richter Warping Glitch
To activate this glitch, you have to be playing as Richter, and must be in the Inverted Castle Keep. Once you reach the Inverted Castle, advance to the left, until you reach the broken staircase. Using Richter's uppercut move (down, up + jump), jump up through the broken staircase. At the top, where the statues are, there will be a door to the left. Advance through the door. There will be two elevator platforms in the room. When you reach the top, take the door to the right. While going through the hallway, there will be risen platforms on the floor, and coffins to fight through. When you reach the last risen platform on the floor, stand to the right of it, and push up. This will warp you back to the normal castle.
Sword Brothers chapel glitch
This glitch can bring your map coverage percentage up to 215.3%, though it's not easy to cover that much. You need the Sword familiar, at level 90 or higher, and the Soul of Bat. Go to the bottom-left corner of the first bell tower. Walk to the bottom left exit and cast the Sword Brothers spell. While the spell is being cast, transform into a bat and charge to the left. If done correctly, you should exit outside of the castle. This can also be done in the Anti-Chapel.
Alucart Mode
First, grab the Stopwatch special item and be able to double jump. Go the the Giant Clock in the Marble Gallery. Activate the Stopwatch (Up + Square/Circle) and go the the upper-right path that you just opened. Grab the three items to the right which are the Alucart Sword, Alucart Shield, and Alucart Mail.
Equip all three and you will enter Alucart Mode. In this mode, your luck will increase by 30 and enemies will now drop $250 bags wherever you go. The $250 bags are rare, but they will drop from any enemy, just like the $1, $25, $50, and $100 bags.
Hidden items under Librarian's chair
Once you acquire the gravity boots, go to the area beneath the Librarian's room. Stand under the hole in the ceiling and use the gravity boots to knock his chair up into the air. The first time you do this, you'll get a Life Max Up pot. After that you have a random chance to get one of three other items: Dracula's Tunic, Axelord Armor, and a Rind of Arcana. The order in which you get them is random, as is the chance of getting any item at all. To greatly improve your chances, use the boots to repeatedly knock his chair up without touching the ground or making him hit the ceiling.
Secret Area
You must be playing as Richter for this to work. Begin a new game. Once you gain control of Richter (which is when he walks through the front gate) turn around and do a ground slide (hold down and hit X). If you were fast enough, you should have slid behind the gate before it completely closed. Go left and you will be outside the castle. go further and the drawbridge will close, but ou will still be able to go further. Keep heading left. You will walk on an extremely large path on the groud until you reach the forest. You will see Richter walking through it like Alucard in the beggining of the game. You then see Richter jump over the closing drawbridge and say "Holy Cross". You are now behind the gate again. NOTE: If you go to the secret area, you will not be able to get in the castle.
Start the game with items
To start the game with a Heart Refresh, you need to use up every single heart you have in the Prologue.
To start with a Neutron bomb, you must collect 15 MORE hearts (you start with 30, so you will end up with at least 45) in the prologue.
To start with a potion, you need to have full life at the end of the battle (this also works if you lose and let Maria bring you to full HP).
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The worker said that a Kwanzaa celebration should not be allowed since he was denied permission to host a Christmas party in the same county building.
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The U.S. average weekly wage rose by 2.6 percent over the same time span.
The BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program produced these data, which are preliminary and subject to revision. Data presented here are for all workers covered by State and Federal unemployment insurance programs. The largest counties are those with employment levels of 75,000 or more. Find out more in "County Employment and Wages: Second Quarter 2008" (PDF) (HTML) news release 09-0032.
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A front door is the gateway into someone's home and should be in sync with the architectural style of the house. The wide selection on today's market allows homeowners to select doors for style as well as practicality. Choosing the right door should be done with the same attention to detail as selecting wood floors like those in Anderson's Brevard collection.
While they may not get as much attention as the front entrance, side doors and those leading to a backyard patio or deck also need to have continuity in design. It's important, for instance, that a back door allows in natural light, presents a good view of the outdoors from within and coordinates well with a home's interior.
Current home design trends favor taller and wider doors that include decorative glass panels alongside the doors or above them. Many are inspired by particular architectural styles, while others come in customized colors for a contemporary look. A door choice should be in step with decor of the the foyer or the room closest to the entry and with the accessories - light lanterns, door fixtures and stair railings - chosen for the outdoor entrance.
Consider the weather Some doors are best suited to certain weather conditions. While new doors are better insulated for energy efficiency than older models, hinged doors that swing out work well in colder climates. In areas with high winds and inclement weather, the wind pushes against the jamb, ensuring a tighter seal, according to The House Designers.
Today's doors are frequently a mix of materials, including wood frames surrounding fiberglass or steel doors and manmade doors that have wood components. According to This Old House, the surface material is what determines appearance, durability, security and price. Doors that are a mix of wood veneer skins and engineered wood cores minimize the expansion and contraction that causes warping.
Like hardwood flooring, wood doors come in many natural wood tones. Durable stains and clear finishes provide good protection for wood doors. When painting a door, high-gloss paint provides the best protection against the elements. To prevent a door from absorbing moisture and swelling, the top and bottom edges should be finished for a good seal.
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ZVM appears to periodically jam...
My ZVM is pushing on for two years old and appears it's age is starting to show.
While turning the player on recently it appears to be jamming on certain screens - it doesn't lock up because usually it can be cured but a quick flick of the power switch or by clicking the "whole" keypad.
This sometimes happen when I go for the volume function, the only thing I can think is that a button is jamming and causing the player to get confused.
It's suffered a few trips to a ground so I'm thinking this could of caused the problems to get worse.
I tried a full format and rebuild of the player which sped things up but the problem still exists.
Is it worth sending it in for repair or just getting a new player?
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Tough call. Intermittent problems are the worst to troubleshoot because there are so many different possible causes, and you can never really tell if one fix has actually fixed it or not.
Off the top of my head, it sounds like the problem could be a loose connection within your player, or your hard drive is starting to fail. Either way, if you are handy with tools, these are relatively easy to fix; replacement hard drives are not too hard to find and not too expensive.
If your player is still in otherwise good condition, it is worth getting it fixed, whether you do it yourself or send it in. However, if it's showing other issues, it might be worth replacing it instead.
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Thanks for your help ZC - top work as always, as if by magic the player now refuses to play sound out of one ear and it's distorted.
I contacted Creative UK and Europe support (please note my player is way off warranty and is about 20 months old and they offered me three options)
1. Send player back and they will send me a "replacement or repair" for £94 with a 6 month warranty period.
2. Don't send player back, pay £84 and keep broken player and get a refurbished one sent out with a 3 month warranty
3. ...or exchange player for a discount on a new model MP3 player.
I like option 1 to be honest, it's hassle free and it's only just under a £100, option 3 sounds good but I don't like the Zen, Zen W is not my thing plus I have a Zen Stone.
I'm having to use (sorry about this forum) a ghastly iPod Touch which I got for free via a press friend (he doesn't get to review the Creatives)
The thing is a pain in the ass, so please give me advice before I throw the iPod Touch at the damn wall.
It's taken me an HOUR!! to get 2 TV episodes on the fruit named piece of **** it took seconds on the Zen.
I would go for option 2 as then you would have soares to either keep and use if anything happens or possibly sell on.
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Dear Stirling,
I have read your beautiful little Book,1 the Copy of it you sent me; and wish to say to you, in some authentic manner, and apart from private gratitudes which ought not to bribe my judgement, that I like your work extremely well indeed. You have read faithfully, in all senses of the word read,—books, mined houses, far-off stony vallies, what of instructive, or promising to instruct, have you not "read," and perused with eyes and mind:—and, far better and never,2 you have honourably sifted your reading, and well chosen the corn, blowing away into limbo such cargoes of chaff also which you had! If I add now that the style is to be praised,—correct, concise, lucid and sunny (a handsome cross between Scott and Gibbon,3 with a nice dash of satiric goodhumour all the way), what more is to be said? I prophesy an honourable success to your little Book; and feel that, in the best circles (for we have "circles" from Olympus down to Tartarus again at present), it will be praised by those that themselves deserve praise.4
For my own part I have read it pleasantly and even profitably, tho' I care little or nothing for your big Flemish Kaiser, with his long head and weary hanging jaw, with his remarkably active stomach and remarkably (not to say damnably) torpid soul and conscience, wherever the Catechism and Reichskanzlei [state chancellery] left him;—a man without real originality, and, in that high place and century, very liable to be damned, I shd think! Still less do the Spanish spotted-leopards attach me;—very bright to look upon, but intrinsically feline, narrow, barren, and worthy mostly of damnation (or oblivion), I apprehend. Nevertheless, this is what you have done for me in regard to them; this that I described above.5
I again solemnly invite you back to Scotland with your writings and spiritual endeavourings! But you won't come; you will stay in the adust unfruitful South, with its strange half-moonish monmouth-streets of Old-Clothes suits,6 smelling considerably of garlic.—— The Lord love you any way: any way and anywhere I am glad to see you. Yours with thanks
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In second was "Rio 2" ($22.5 million). When "Rio 2"came out, many had that winning, but it did not. As this weekend started, that was the case again, but it was not meant to be. "Rio 2" is solid but could not beat back the patriotic power of "Captain America."
The staying power of "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" proves that a patriotic blast with those superheroes is what does the trick for repeat viewers. It also means subject matter and tone can help broaden the base besides just aiming for the fanboys.
It was also a great week and weekend for "Heaven Is For Real" and a disaster for "Transcendence" ($11.15 million) and Johnny Depp. "Heaven" proved real with its base and Depp has a bad streak on his hands. His flop list of late include "The Lone Ranger," "Dark Shadows" and "The Rum Diaries." Two of those three are remakes from TV shows, so why not stay away from that? The TV remake idea sounds good sitting in a meeting but translating it to a newer audience doesn't always work. Counting on nostalgia to win the day isn't the answer on those, either.
Third place was "Heaven Is For Real" (three-day, $21.5 million; five-day, $28.5 million) and that may be a surprise to some but it really isn't. Perhaps the success of films like this will wake up certain forces in Hollywood. Not aimed to be a blockbuster like "Noah," this type of faith-based film will and does work.


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Clearly, obesity is currently a significant problem within the African American community that will continue to affect the overall health status of African Americans for years to come. Steps must be taken to control the problem, such as through promoting increased physical activity and following a more healthy diet. Your healthcare professional will be better able to assist you in your favorable lifestyle choices with implementation of the Affordable Care Act, (ACA). With full implementation of ACA, preventative care and pre-existing conditions will receive appropriate attention and you will be better able to take pre-emptive action in halting, reversing and reducing the effects of these illnesses on your life and the lives of your loved ones.
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William Richie, MD, FAPA is a board certified Forensic and General Psychiatrist who has provided psychiatric and forensic services in a wide variety of settings. After receiving a combined B.A/M.D degree from the University of Missouri in 1983, Dr. Richie completed his psychiatry residency training at Howard University in 1990. In additional to clinical duties, Dr. Richie has publications, national and international lectures and seminars, has media appearances and provided expert testimony in both civil and criminal forensic cases throughout the United States. Dr. Richie is committed to providing high quality mental health services to the community and the training aspiring psychiatrists.


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Istanbul is hosting an exhibition that supports this claim it is not accustomed to. The display contains many works that challenge the imagination from thick wrist bands strung with ceramic teeth to silicone necklaces that resemble veins or the edges of a necklace where a frozen fly and a diamond meet.
It's hard to believe, but this is a jewelry exhibition! Called "SODAmore Summer 2010: Art of Contemporary Jewelry," this exhibition is important because it shows that art has not just remained hanging on walls, but at the same time it can be worn.


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Get your campaign on!!
Election Day is today!! And the IOP has an awesome lineup headed your way.
1) Election Dinner - a ticketed event at the IOP where you and your peers can gather in anticipation and talk about what exactly you will do if each candidate wins. Enjoy classy food and crazy conversation!
2) The Watch Party - Thought dinner was intense? Another highly ticketed and anticipated event, The Watch Party will be composed of students gathering together to ring in the electoral college votes with more excitement than ringing in the New Year.
3) A Discussion With Larry Summers - Wednesday, November 7th in the Kirkland Junior Common Room will be a discussion moderated by Eric Lesser, Harvard Law '14. Regardless of the results of the election, you don't want to miss out on what these two White House insiders have to say about presidential campaigns.
4) Didn't get a chance to cast your ballot in New Hampshire? Kirkland has buses leaving campus at 10:30 am and 1:30 pm to drive students from New Hampshire home to vote. Don't miss out on the chance to have a voice!
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The Orvis Company will once again offer free fishing clinics this year. Now in its fifth year, the fly fishing series of clinics includes levels 101, 201, and now a 301 level of instruction. To say it has been popular is an understatement: over 30,000 people have been introduced into the sport through these clinics since 2010 when the program started.
- The Fly Fishing 101 program is the most basic level and perfect for the beginner. Its success is no doubt the result of its approach which focuses on correctly introducing the two most intimidating aspects of the sport: casting, and rigging. The 101 course consists of an hour of casting lessons and an hour of rigging lessons, including knot-tying.
- The Fly Fishing 201 program is the next step in the program. It takes 101 grads and gets them on the water with an instructor in a lower student to instructor ratio and with a goal to catch fish. Locations are typically local waters where success probability is high.
- Fly Fishing 301 is new to the Orvis fishing clinic suite. This program requires that the angler have attended the 101 or 201 level program, or have casting experience, which only makes sense since the class is on the water with a lot of one-on-one instruction and a lot more fishing time. A minimal charge may apply for this course.
Upon completion of Orvis fly fishing clinics, participants receive more than a great fly fishing education. They receive confidence in a sport that can be somewhat intimidating along with practical experience, AND, a certificate towards a free Trout Unlimited membership (worth $35), plus in-store offers valid for Orvis products.
In the Southern Tier of NY, and outlying areas, there a number of fly shops / events that offer the Orvis fly fishing clinics, as follows:
- The West Branch Angler in Hancock NY will be offering the Fly Fishing 101 Course (free) for women only and for coeds as part of their 'Hell of High Water / Brewfest" this weekend. Both courses require registration. Contact the fly shop for more information at 1-800-201-25571-800-201-2557, or visit the website at www.westbranchangler.com.
- A&G Outfitters in Dickson City, PA (north of Scranton and located on the beautiful Lackawanna River) is also offering the Fly Fishing 101 free course in June. Interested anglers-to-be are encouraged to contact the fly shop at 570-489-1650570-489-1650.
- The Orvis Retail Store in Pittsford (Rochester) NY is offering the Fly Fishing 101 and 201 courses starting April 19th. Contact the fly shop for more information at 585-586-3956585-586-3956.


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You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind." This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." - Matthew 22: 35-39
As we think about whether American society embodies Jesus' teaching that we should love our neighbors as ourselves, we need to be concerned about public schools, the primary institution where we have agreed to nurture and shape God's precious children. Public schools are our largest public institution, serving nearly fifty million children.
In the national conversation about public education, our role in the church is special. We are concerned about our schools as an ethical and public policy matter. How do they embody attitudes about race and poverty, power and privilege, and cultural dominance and marginalization, and how do disparities in public investment reflect these attitudes?
The United Church of Christ has spoken prophetically to name poverty and racism as among the primary causes of injustice in our nation's schools. General Synod 15 warned: "While children from many areas have comfortable schools with all the educational trimmings, poor and ethnic minority children often face overcrowded and deteriorated facilities, and a lack of enrichment programs or modern technology." General Synod 18 cautioned: "Because the poor and their children are disproportionately people of color, the educational inequities in our public schools reinforce the racial/ethnic injustices of our society." General Synod 23 proclaimed public school support - and advocacy for the same - as one of the "foremost civil rights issues in the twenty-first century." General Synod 25 called all settings of the UCC to do justice and promote the common good by strengthening support for public institutions and providing "opportunity for every child in well-funded, high quality public schools."
NEW in March, 2013: Here are the UCC's 2013 succinct, updated talking points to help faithful advocates reflect on and speak to what needs to happen today in public school reform.
The UCC Justice & Witness Ministries 2013 Message on Public Education:The Public Purpose of Public Education, examines what those who have thought seriously about the public nature of public education have expected the institution to accomplish and whether today's myriad attempts to privatize what our society has valued as the foundation of our democracy can produce a better outcome.
A look back at our historical witness: Education and the Wealth Gap is an an interview published in Sojourners' September-October 2012 issue about the United Church of Christ's work over the years to support justice in public education along with our work today.
The National Council of Churches Committee on Public Education and Literacy produced a series of excellent resources for use by members of the Council's many congregations and justice advocates.
The National Opportunity to Learn Campaign is a group of civil rights partners advocating for justice when Congress reauthorizes the federal education law.
April 27, 2013: Sean Reardon, the Stanford University educational sociologist who has done more than most anyone else to challenge the test-and-punish philosophy of current education reform, writes here in a friendly, informative piece, No Rich Child Left Behind. His point: we live in an era when income inequality privileges wealthy children and contributes to an enormous wealth-inequality achievement gap. His academic research is important and is linked to our site on this page. UCLA professor, Mike Rose, who has been writing about educational inequality for a long time responds to Reardon's article here.
April 2013: Check out this infographic and report from the Opportunity to Learn Campaign that display The Color of School Closures.
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No Champ Bailey? No Robert Meachem? No kickers? No misprint.
There's a lot to digest after the New Orleans Saints chopped their roster down to 53 players by Saturday afternoon's deadline. And I have to give it to the team's brass: There's no nonsense when it comes to the Saints making their cuts by what they see, or in some cases, what they don't see.
It's one of the major reasons the Saints have been a transformed franchise since Sean Payton came to town in 2006.
Here's a look at each position group as it stands today (because it will obviously change in the coming days):
The release of Bailey was the most notable cut in the league Saturday. This could point to the end of Bailey's career, and likely points to Patrick Robinson as the starter opposite Keenan Lewis.
The bottom line with Bailey was that the Saints brought him in to become the starter, and he didn't win the job. Bailey wouldn't be a special teams contributor, and it's a must for the Saints to have their reserve cornerbacks play special teams.
I still have my reservations about Robinson as a starter, but he made plays during practice leading up to the team's final preseason game last Thursday vs. Baltimore. Maybe it was just a bad quarter for Robinson when Ravens backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor picked him apart. Maybe ...
Brian Dixon joined Kasim Edebali in this year's two-man undrafted class to land on the 53-man roster. Dixon steadily improved during camp and came up with an interception against the Colts. Plus, he played all of the special teams units like Edebali. It's the way to make the team.
At safety, the debate over injured Marcus Ball or undrafted Pierre Warren has been answered for now. Ball landed on the roster despite an unspecified injury, and Warren seems destined for the Saints' practice squad at worst.
I dubbed Derek Dimke the Saints' kicker after he made two attempts in the preseason finale against Baltimore. To me, he won the job. I figured if the Saints were going to take a risk (and either Dimke or Shayne Graham would have been a risk), why not go with the kicker with the stronger leg.
But Payton duped us all earlier this week. He said teams would be looking at the Saints' situation to find kicking help, not the other way around. Payton also said he thought Dimke and Graham would be in the league this season.
So the last thing anyone figured would be for the Saints to dump both kickers.
The Saints won't be going for two-point conversions all season, so the ever-lasting search for a kicker continues. Names like Connor Barth, Ryan Succop, Alex Henery and Jay Feely will be just a few of the names the Saints could ponder.
I've been saying for the past couple of weeks the Saints would hang on to three quarterbacks, so it's no surprise Luke McCown will serve as Drew Brees' primary backup and Ryan Griffin will continue to develop as the No. 3 passer. The Saints weren't ready to hand over the backup job to Griffin but didn't want to let him go either.
This position group has been locked in since the early portion of training camp with Mark Ingram, Khiry Robinson, Pierre Thomas and Travaris Cadet filling out the tailback depth chart.
The Saints also held on to two fullbacks with Erik Lorig and Austin Johnson. Lorig has been missing from the practice field for about a month with an unspecified injury. New Orleans could easily end up placing Lorig on injured reserve (either full season or eligible to return) to open up a roster spot.
Robert Meachem's fall off the roster isn't all that surprising considering he's fallen so far down the depth chart that he played late into the final preseason game. His route tree consisted of one route -- the deep route. I know there's a pocket of Saints fans not high on Nick Toon, but Toon brings more to the table than Meachem.
Keeping only five wide receivers signals the Saints might be optimistic Kenny Stills can return in the near future after aggravating his quad injury during the third preseason game.
The outlook at tight end has been cemented since before training camp even started.
I anticipate the Saints nabbing at least one receiver and a tight end for the practice squad. And no, I don't think any of the Saints' cut receivers will be picked up off waivers.
Picking between Senio Kelemete and Marcel Jones was the only major choice here. Both were solid at times. Both were not so solid at times. I flip-flopped on these guys during camp. Kelemete is a fine choice to serve as depth, along with Tim Lelito and Bryce Harris.
The Saints should probably add two offensive linemen to the practice squad.
The back end of the depth chart was in question leading into the final cuts. The Saints decided to go with seven defensive linemen, allowing them to keep Brandon Deaderick, Glenn Foster and Tyrunn Walker.
Deaderick received plenty of first-team reps during training camp and in preseason games as the Saints wanted to see what the five-year veteran had to offer. He can play all positions along the defensive line.
Edebali became one of the two undrafted rookie free agents to land a spot on the 53-man roster. This continues the Saints' penchant of finding linebackers outside of the draft such as Jo-Lonn Dunbar, Jonathan Casillas and Kevin Reddick (Junior Galette, too, if you consider him a linebacker). Edebali should be a special teams guru to start.
Edebali's inclusion could have pushed the Saints to release veteran Keyunta Dawson. Dawson must have fallen out of favor the past couple of weeks as the Saints were seemingly high on him in the early portion of training camp.
I'd look for the Saints to place fourth-round pick Khairi Fortt on injured reserve in the next couple of days, which will open up a roster spot for a kicker or another linebacker such as Todd Davis, who was waived Saturday.


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Derailment that blocked neighborhood sparks larger focus
Published: Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 12:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, November 8, 2013 at 8:18 p.m.
Amid clamor for a second access to a Wilmington community that was temporarily blocked in by a train derailment, the railroad company and the state want to broaden the focus.
Instead of focusing solely on how to provide another way in and out of the Love Grove neighborhood, CSX and the state Department of Transportation have proposed a study to examine railroad crossings citywide.
The study is the latest development in the community's quest for a second access. A June 28 derailment that blocked access for hours stoked longstanding safety concerns about train tracks crossing King Street, the only way in or out of Love Grove, bound by woods, creeks and railroad tracks. The community has about 100 houses.
The study's goal is to identify mid- and long-term improvements to increase safety, according to memo from Deputy City Manager Tony Caudle to the city council. Each of the 38 crossings will be evaluated to determine whether they could be eliminated, Caudle wrote in the Oct. 25 letter. Additionally, the crossings will be considered for mid-term safety improvements, such as warning equipment or road realignment, and long-term changes, such as the potential to raise the road or tracks to separate traffic and trains.
The effort wouldn't be quick – it would take up to a year and a half to complete, and while it may identify improvements, funding them would be another matter.
While Caudle is recommending the city participate in the state-sponsored study of the CSX crossings, the length of time will not likely meet community expectations, he said.
So while that effort is ongoing, the city will unilaterally explore two other options: a city-provided secondary access and an emergency-only access.
A previously proposed bridge crossing Smith Creek to connect Love Grove with North 23rd Street could cost in excess of $4 million, yet Caudle said the city will finalize project costs for the council, which would ultimately decide on funding such an endeavor.
Simultaneously, the city is exploring creating an emergency-only access, although it would likely have to cross existing CSX tracks, which would be a slow, involved process.
Meanwhile, Lynda McMillan, a neighborhood leader in Love Grove, is fighting to keep their quest for a second access at the forefront.
McMillan, the neighborhood association's president, again pushed the case for a second access at an October council meeting.
"It looks as if we are still on the back burner," McMillan said Friday. But they haven't given up, and she said they will continue coming to council meetings to argue their case. She called the emergency-only access a temporary fix, and said they need a permanent solution to a decades-old problem.
And she hopes that it will be sooner rather than later.
"We're grateful that they want to do something in a year and a half, but I think they could do something quicker than that," McMillan said.
The council will likely receive an update on Love Grove at a Nov. 22 retreat.
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Jan. 31, 2013
Washington State vs. Arizona State - Jan. 31, 2013 - Beasley Coliseum (Pullman, Wash.)
Final Score: ASU 63, WSU 59
Washington State Notes:
· Royce Woolridge led WSU with 16 points and 4 assists...marks his most points since scoring 20 against Portland, Dec. 1 and a personal Pac-12 best.
· Mike Ladd finished with 14 points and has scored in double figures in each of the last nine games...he added 7 rebounds.
· Ladd scored in double figures in the first half for the third-straight game and the fourth time in five games with 10 points...he's averaging 10.6 points per game in the first half in conference games this season.
· Dexter Kernich-Drew finished with 10 points, marking his first double-figure scoring performance in Pac-12 play (a Pac-12 personal best) and his first since scoring 10 against Jackson State (Dec. 13).
· Brock Motum had a season-low 11 points...he has scored in double-figures in every game this season, for a 21-game double-figure scoring streak.
· Motum finished with a game-high 11 rebounds, marking his second-straight double-double and his third of the season.
· The Cougars' 2 first-half fouls tie a season-low, while they combined with the Sun Devils for 6 total first half fouls, the lowest combined in a game this season in the first 20 minutes.
· WSU's 7 first-half 3-pointers tie for its most in a first half this season...was 7-for-14 in the first half from 3-point range.
· The Cougars assisted on 10 of their 19 made field goals, while the Sun Devils assisted on 13 of 24.
· Six of WSU's 10 losses have come by 7 points or less.
· WSU hosts No. 8 Arizona Saturday at 7 p.m. at Beasley Coliseum.


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Recently, I received this email from one of my on-line clients:
Thank you for your consultation about half a year ago.We finally had a chance to re-paint the dining room.This color looked fabulous in the hallway, however there is something wrong how it feels with this color in the dining room.Something just doesn't feel right and I can't understand exactly what. Is there anything you could recommend to fix it?Maybe re-paint the paneling into cream or yellow?
Hi Irina,I think it looks great so I'm not sure what you're seeing (and I'm NOT saying that because I picked it). When the colour doesn't relate to anything in the room, that's when people criticize it the most. In other words, everything in there is white and there is no pattern with green (for example) that you can see relates to the walls, if you like the way it looks in the hallway that most likely doesn't get much natural light maybe that means you should go darker in the dining room because you have natural light in there.Let me know what you think. Maria
A few days later I received another email after she found some artwork in another room:
Just wanted to share how it came out.
I think it looks nice now :)
Well Sunday morning at 6:00 am I will be on a flight to Raleigh, North Carolina for this years Withit Conference.
I'm sharing a room with my friend Barbara Miller. I posted about a dining room she decorated here a while ago.
At the conference I'll be leading a round table on How to Write a Blog Everyone will Love.
Well, technically not everyone. If you try to write a blog that EVERYONE will love, you'll end up without a niche or a point of view and it's very important to have both. So that's part of what I'll be talking about.
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Now I need to figure out what I'm going to wear. Terreeia said she was wondering when the fashion show was going to start as I try on outfit after outfit to get her opinion, haha. Well, that's tomorrow.
Thank goodness for my fashion Pinterest board that I can use for inspiration!
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