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I know there's another Christmas post going around but it was mainly asking for ideas for a boy's gift......I would like to start just a post for everyone to list what they have or plan to get for their L/O for their upcoming holidays. We did this last year and I thought it was fun seeing all the ideas. :)
For Aurora:
Real working Minnie Mouse acoustic guitar
Color change baby Ariel doll
larger dress up My Little Pony Luna doll
Vtech Magic Touch Train that teaches numbers and such
Playskool Busy Gears toy( this is marked for 12 months and up but found it tonight and she really liked it. It reminds me and her of clock gears and for some reason, she loves clocks)
Small My Little Pony Sunset Shimmer
Homemade bracelet
Ariel puzzle
Reindeer bath squirter
Candy Canes
plastic Minnie Mouse microphone
set of 4 My Little Pony nailpolishes
** Already gave her these**
Mini Doodle Elephant ( same thing as Doodle Bear) that's on a keyring, but had to give it to Aurora today. Picked it up while shopping with her, I was shopping for our Christmas shop at church and she seen I was getting one for that so she wanted one.
Loving Family dining room furniture set( decided to give it to her now as she had been playing with her dollhouse a lot lately)
From Others (That I know of) :
My Aunt and Uncle:
The Equestria Girls DVD
The EQ dolls in Rarity and Princess Celestia
Bubble Guppies purple car with the Molly doll
My Grandma:
Plush Princess Celestia, but she already gave this to her since she was with us when she found it and we weren't sure if they were going to sell out quick ( there were only two).
Still wants to get her something else but Aurora keeps changing her mind so I don't know what
For Azlynn:
Lego Friends cruise ship ( this is a big set)
Mario Dream World 3DS game
Just Dance 3, Katy Perry Edition for the Wii
Katy Perry Prism cd ( paid $5.80 for it because I had store credit from trade ins :)
Vanilla Bean Noel bath gel from BBW that was free with coupon with $15 purchase ( bought mother in law some stuff) for her
Vanilla Bean Noel body cream , same deal as above so also free
Vanilla Bean Noel body spray
Vanilla Bean Noel mini hand sanitizer
Vanilla Bean Noel lipgloss, free with same coupon deal used for the gel and body cream
a really cute pair of panties lol ( couldn't pass them up)
a magic 8 rubber ducky from Bath and Body Works ( it's so cool it really is a ducky with a magic 8 cube in the bottom)
homemade wire wrapped bead ring
candy canes
From others ( That I know of):
My Aunt and Uncle got her:
Glitzi Globe maker
A large Zelf doll, the mermaid one
As for Aurora's birthday, for the Melissa and D puzzle thing and the Little people castle, I used $10 Kohl's coupons, so they were really cheap ( the M and D toy only cost $3.00 something!), and the Bratz dolls were on sale or really cheap at a close out price ( the boy was $2 brand new!):
Bratz Jade Summer doll that comes with lipgloss
Bratz Boys Cameron doll ( her sister found and picked this for her to be from her)
Little People carry castle that has a little knight and dragon
Melissa and Doug magnetic dress up ballerina set
* ( Decided to give this for birthday, but it's currently in Lay away as it was going to be for Christmas) Equestria Girl Fluttershy doll
Strawberry Shortcake sticker book ( this and mermaid book were .99 cents a piece at closeout and discount stores)
Barbie Mermaid Tales book
Still to get:
She keep changing her mind as to what she wants so not really sure what else we're getting her yet.
Between the above and Christmas and who knows what family will get....this is a lot of stuff in my opinion. Honestly I am more concerned about having her a fun party this year and would rather put more money into that than more gifts that she doesn't really need. One idea is the bowling alley as she likes to bowl....but it's $10 per child, and costs extra for the adults...so not sure yet.


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ten things that happened
Missing you already, Christina Milian.
Ten Things That Happened on "The Voice" Last Night: "99 Problems," Blood Feuds and Blake "Shuffling" Shelton
Counting off the climactic "Voice" episode of the season.
Nothing but the finals to come.
Who will represent in the finals?
No alarms and no surprises this time around.
You lied to us, Bieber!!
Two Tonys enter. One Tony remains.
Powerhouse performances, ladies' men and more male strippers on another week of live "Voice."
Four gone, 19 to go.
Wigs, male strippers and more Adam-Blake gossip in the second season's first live episode of "The Voice."
Billy Ocean, "Wayne's World" and mandatory fun time on a somewhat down battle round episode of "The Voice."
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Friday, February 7, 2014 - RESCHEDULED TO FRIDAY, FEB.28, 2014
$125 (see Registration Information for discount information)
6 CEUs
As a result of the Affordable Care Act, primary care providers are beginning to receive financial incentives to transform their practices into patient-centered medical homes. Goals include a shift of primary care medicine to more evidence based outcomes that matter to patients and that reduce unnecessary health care costs. Research indicates that addressing behavioral health needs in primary care may achieve significant cost savings. This seminar explains key models of Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) and its common brief treatment modalities, and will examine the challenges of providing care in the unique and fast paced culture of primary care. The seminar explores the use of Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in the treatment of health related behavior change; patient self-management of chronic illness; and common mental health problems in primary care. The very nature of being patient-centered requires clinicians to address patients' health care concerns in a way that is empathic and culturally sensitive to the patient. Several case presentations that include diversity concerns related to ethnicity and disability are presented. Upon completion of this course, participants are able to 1) define the three models of primary care behavioral health; 2) explain the use of "team huddles"; 3) explain the use of the "warm handoff" consultation model; 4) identify three treatment approaches that are brief, evidence based, and patient centered; and 5) identify two key goals of behavioral health interventions for chronic illness. This seminar is appropriate for intermediate and advanced post-master's degreed practitioners who work in primary care and behavioral health, and who have at least two years of direct practice experience.
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Thursday, July 28, 2011
I'm Back!
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I did miss you Penny! Glad you had such a good time on the beach and with your niece. Nothing like a fresh coat of paint and a new color to liven things up. I sure hope she lets us see it all together:>)ReplyDelete
Glad you're back.
Yay! You're home and you were missed! I'm glad you had fun at the beach and some cute little tootsies!ReplyDelete
Oh, those cabinets look so wonderful. I kinda wish I had painted mine green! Hope we get to see them when the doors are on.
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Welcome back Penny. Your niece should be proud. I love the green shade on her cabinets. Glad you got some time at the beach too. Dolphin sightings are so much fun too.ReplyDelete
The beach looks beautiful. I can tell the cabinets are going to look so nice and I look forward to the finished pic. You were a great person to travel so far and help your niece.ReplyDelete
I have missed you. I figured you were gone to some place nice like last year, but no you were painting. The cabinet color looks great. I love green.ReplyDelete
Suntanned tootises! How nice!!ReplyDelete
Welcome home and love the cabinet colors.
Being at the beach sounds wonderful. The cabinets look fabulous. I can't wait to see them all finished. Hugs, MartyReplyDelete
Yes, I did miss you! Welcome back. I hope that your niece sends you a picture soon because I am eager to see how it came together. Glad that you had a great time visiting with your sisters and niece. She has to appreciate the help of a pro!ReplyDelete
Love the cabinets. You were so lucky you didn't have to deal with exposed hinges. Makes all the difference. Welcome back!ReplyDelete
Glad you're back.You were missed. It looks like you had a great time on the beach and painting. I love the green color of the cabinets and can't wait to see the final photos.ReplyDelete
I love the pretty color of the cabinets! I know she appreciated you coming and I'm glad you got to spend some time on the beach! What great photos! It's so hard to get pics of the dolphins! Welcome home! ♥ReplyDelete
Lovely! The beach, the toes and the cabinet color! Welcome home. It must have been a bit of a let down after that lovely sandy beach.ReplyDelete
Hi Penny!ReplyDelete
Welcome home... I sent you an email!
The beach looks amazing...my soul is longing for it....
Talk soon!
Kelee Katillac
Oh yes, you were missed!ReplyDelete
What a sweet auntie you are to go all that way to help your niece with her painting. Now....I have a bedroom that needs painting....
Hope you enjoyed your stay in our state...the cabinets are looking wonderful!ReplyDelete
You were definately missed. I'm sure your neice appreciated your help and loves the new look in the kitchen tho.ReplyDelete
Now I want to go to the beach.
Darla (the one in CA)
Yes, saw you were back and tried to leave a comment last evening but couldn't! Glad you were at the beach some and not painting ALL the time. The kitchen looks great - your niece was fortunate to have you help out - especially as it was very hot there!ReplyDelete
Hugs - Mary
Yay....you're back. I knew where you were..painting those cabinets that pretty color. The water pics are wonderful.ReplyDelete
hugs bj
You were definitely missed Penny!!! I love your nieces kitchen cabinets so far-I love that color!!ReplyDelete
Welcome home, Penny! I did miss you! The beach looks fabulous and oh that wonderful blue ocean...ReplyDelete
Can't wait to see the finished cabinets, I love the color!
Penny, I hope you enjoyed your time in Naples..ReplyDelete
the beach pictures are beautiful. We are heading
down there tonight for a picnic. The cabinets
look amazing. What a lucky niece!
Flora Doora
Catching up a bit and enjoying the scenery! What a gorgeous place to relax and watch the dolphins play! I love the color on those kitchen cabinets - can't wait to see pictures of the finished project.ReplyDelete


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For some people, the answer to the existential question, "Who am I?" requires years of self-reflection and (often expensive) therapy.
For others, it can be solved with a Casual Conversation.
Or, at least, Casual Conversations, an art exhibit by Alina and Jeff Bliumis, now on display at the JCC of Manhattan, located at 334 Amsterdam Avenue at 76th St.
Inspired by their photographs of Russian-Jewish Americans in the Brighton Beach area of Brooklyn who were asked to stand under signs that they felt best defined their identity, families with children ages 1-8 are invited to a FREE Family Art Day this Sunday, February 9, 2014 from 10 am to 12:30 pm to get their own portrait taken beneath white signs that they can decorate with defining words of their choosing. Additional activities will include making family trees, a Book Nook, Cultural Sensory Bins and trying to figure out What's in a Name?
To pre-register, click here.
While Casual Conversations is a project based around Russian-Jewish identity, you don't have to be either to attend. All are welcome.
However, it would probably help to be both for another FREE event scheduled for that weekend.
On Saturday, February 8th, from 6 pm to 8 pm at Congregation Ansche Chesed, located on 251 West 100th St, families with children under the age of 10 will come together to celebrate Havdalah, saying good-bye to Shabbat and welcoming a new week with Jewish music, crafts, singing, and story-time in Russian and English, followed by a light dinner, all while celebrating love in Judaism (just in time for Valentine's Day, which is not a Jewish holiday at all, as evidenced by the Saint at the front of its name).
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Moscow, Idaho – The University of Idaho men's and women's teams split forces Saturday to compete at the Bronco Invitational at Sunnyvale, Calif., and the Inland Empire Championships a Lewiston, Idaho. The meets are the team's final tune-up before the Western Athletic Conference Championships.
Last year, senior Emily Paradis led the way for the Idaho women at the Inland Empire Championships over the 5K course with a seventh-place overall finish. She was followed by sophomore Halie Raudenbush in 19th (18:44) and senior Holly Stanton in 20th (18:48). The women finished fourth in the meet with a team score of 110.
On the men's side, sophomore Santos Vargas finished the meet in 30th place with a time of 26:02 followed by junior Cayle Turpen in 62nd (27:16). The Vandal men finished the meet in seventh place with 196 points.
Historically, the Vandal's didn't make the trip to the Bronco Invitational last year. The previous year, senior Hannah Kiser was the only runner in the field of 175 to finish the 5K course in less than 17 minutes. Kiser earned the individual title at the meet and helped lead the women to a fourth-place finish with a score of 126. Senior's Alycia Butterworth (21st, 17:37.6), Emily Paradis (24th, 17:39.5) and Holly Stanton (55th, 18:12.3) finished out Idaho's scoring.
The Bronco Invitational will begin at 9 a.m. with the men's 8K invitational section and the women's 6K will follow at 9:45 a.m. The Inland Empire Championships kick off with the women's 5K at 10:30 a.m. and the men's 8K at 11:15 a.m.


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Dr. Wayne is a physiatrist, a medical doctor trained in the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He works hand-in-hand with orthopaedic surgeons to diagnose, treat, and direct the rehabilitation of disorders and diseases of the musculoskeletal system. His practice is focused on electrodiagnostics; studying the electrical properties of nerves and muscles. Patients are commonly referred to Dr. Wayne for symptoms of numbness, tingling, weakness and pain, to be evaluated using nerve conduction studies and electromyography. The most common clinical entities include: carpal tunnel syndrome, neuropathies, and radiculopathies (pinched nerves in the neck and/or back). Dr. Wayne is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation since 1985.


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Whether the Yellowstone bison now living on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation are classified as livestock or wildlife was the subject of debate at the Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 6 Citizens Advisory Council meeting Tuesday at the Fort Peck Fish Hatchery.
"The designation of bison will be a contentious and hard-fought issue for many years to come," said Steve Dalbey, the acting FWP Region 6 supervisor.
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As we age, we begin to slow down in our regular activities and start feeling little aches and pains we never felt before. The same goes for the aging dog. It does not mean that life is drawing to a close; far from the truth. Dogs have a much higher pain threshold than humans but you may need to make some changes in your dog's life to make every day activities a little easier. Contact your local Rockford-area veterinarian as listed below or one closest to your home if you see your dog having joint and hip discomfort.
A senior dog may begin to show some signs of Osteoarthritis, joint and hip pain anywhere from 7 to 10 years of age, depending on the size of the dog and its breed. Larger dogs may have more problems earlier on in life than the smaller breeds. A frequent recommendation by veterinarians is the use of Glucosamine sulfate. Glucosamine is normally found in the cartilage of animals. As animals age, their ability to produce their own glucosamine diminishes, at which time osteoarthritis can set in. Glucosamine sulfate can help your elderly dog's body maintain joint health.
Glucosamine sulfate comes in capsule and liquid forms, though it is much easier for your dog to take the liquid. Many dogs have a difficult time swallowing pills. Liquid glucosamine has a pleasant taste for most dogs, who simply think it's a treat. The recommended dosage for your dog is 750 milligrams per 50 pounds of dog weight. Most vets recommend doubling the dosage for the first 2 to 3 weeks to engage a more rapid healing process.
Glucosamine Sulfate provides the building blocks to synthesize new cartilage that the dog's body can no longer do on its own. Glucosamine can soothe the symptoms of arthritis and hip dysplasia in dogs. With its anti-inflammatory properties, glucosamine sulfate works to restore and regenerate your dog's damaged joints. Glucosamine sulfate not only works as a preventative for elderly dogs prone to arthritis, it can help dogs already suffering from arthritis. Within two weeks to thirty days, you should notice a big difference in the activity level of your dog.
There are very minimal side effects with glucosamine sulfate, though a dog may experience some vomiting and diarrhea. Temporarily lowering the dose and administering it with food may alleviate the side effects. Slowly raise the dose to a comfort level to ease your dog's discomfort without recurring side effects.
Many dog owners attribute their dog's loss of activity to "old age," without realizing that the problem may actually be due to osteoarthritis. The condition normally affects middle-aged to older large dogs, but most other breeds can be affected as well, due to other hip related disorders. Follow the advice of your veterinarian regarding glucosamine sulfate treatment, especially for long-term care, and you will find your dog returning to normal activity levels within 15 to 30 days.
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If you are looking for wholesome, natural and homemade treats for your favorite canine best friend, Led foot's Pet Bakery near the Rockford area is happy to meet your needs. Check out the website at Ledfoot Bakery. Contact Susan Weitzel at 815 784-6358, Ledfoot Bakery Contact.
If you are seeking Veterinary assistance in the Rockford area, you can check out one of these at - Rockford Vet Clinics, Bellwood Vet, Rockford Veterinarians, Perryville Veterinarian , Cat Veterinarians Specialists
For all your pets needs and accessories in the Rockford area, go to your local PETCO - 6305 East State Street, Rockford, IL 61108, (815) 229-0184 - Petco or your local PETSMART - 6320 East State Street, Rockford, IL 61108, (815) 397-7880 - Petsmart -Petland, (815) 332-4200 - Petland
For many of your pet essentials, visit your local Rockford-area CVS pharmacies. There are four convenient locations - 3134 11th Street, Rockford, IL 61109, (815)398-0048 - 110 S Alpine Rd, Rockford, IL 61108 - 3718 Main Street, Rockford, IL 61103, (815)877-9620 - 2454 S. Alpine Rd., Rockford, IL 61108, (815)399-5421 - CVS Pharmacy
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Sign up for my pet blog and let me know if you have questions or concerns regarding your pets. You can also find some of my recent petitions to help abused, neglected, mistreated and abandoned animals so please visit, sign the petitions and share with everyone you can as a way to help these defenseless creatures! Let me know what you think of my articles and if you have any queries. I have created a question and answer page for that reason. Let me know if I can be of help to you with your beloved pets – no question too large or small. Hope to see you at Animal Care Blog. Be the most educated pet parent!


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Mozilla Foundation Lays Open its Financial Results
The Mozilla Foundation survived 2008 fairly well despite the economic downturn, says chairman of the foundation Mitchell Baker in her blog. In it she's pretty detailed about its financial status and lays out the figures.
Mitchell's financial statement reports that the revenue from 2007 to 2008 grew from $75.1 to $76.8 million, a five percent increase. Most of it came from integrated search engines in Firefox, primarily from Google. However, the 2008 revenues include a $7.8 million loss in long-term portfolio investment resulting from the economic conditions.
The end of 2008 saw 200 people working full- or part-time for Mozilla, which amounted to 58% of the expenses. Total assets of the foundation were $116 million in 2008, compared with $99 the previous year
Of some concern is an IRS audit to examine records from 2004-2007. According to Mitchell in her blog, "We do not yet have a good feel for how long this will take or the overall scope of what will be involved." Fortunately the foundation established a "tax reserve fund" in 2005 just in case.
Among the Mozilla Foundation's supported projects are Mozdev, the Software Freedom Conservancy, Firebug and the jQuery library. Mitchell indicates that "2008 was another exciting and robust year for Mozilla." During it was launched Mozilla Messaging to develop Thunderbird and establish the new Raindrop messaging service. The year also launched experiments such as the Ubiquity natural language browser interface and expanded programs such as Weave, Personas and Prism.
The financial statement also has a few figures about users. By Mozilla's reckoning, by the end of 2008 daily 110 million people used the Firefox browser, which amounted to about a 22% market share. (The U.S. share was somewhat lower, at 20%, than the European share, at 32%.) As of November 2009, the worldwide figure grew to 25%.
Looking forward, Baker acknowledges that the explosion of mobile devices has been complex due to the variety of platforms and the resulting competition to find customers. Mozilla has been working hard on a mobile browser since 2008 and it should see the light of day by the end of 2009. The Thunderbird 3 email program should also appear in 2009.
Mozilla has accomplished a lot, says Baker. But the growing competition is definitely a challenge for the future. As she says, "Let's go surprise people once again by showing how much better we can make the Internet experience."
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Canonical Announces Cross-Distro Support for Snaps
Ubuntu Vendor tries to solve app packaging and distribution problem across distributions.
ownCloud Forked
Founder of ownCloud launches the Nextcloud project.
HP Enterprise Unveils a Futuristic Computer
Will The Machine change the way future programmers think about memory?
CoreOS Announces Distributed Storage System
The new Torus distributed storage system is available under an open source license on GitHub
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Juries decides Google's use of Java APIs Was Fair Use
Linux is the Largest Software Development Project in History
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Linksys Says Yes to Open Source Firmware
Home routers will give room for custom firmware but still comply with FCC rules
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The city is inviting the public to provide comments on the 2013-14 Annual Action Plan draft.
The main focus of the plan is to provide a summary of projects and programs that will address the housing and community development priorities identified in the city's 5-year Consolidated Plan.
The public is invited to review and comment on the plan by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21. A public hearing on the 2013-14 Annual Action Plan is scheduled to take place during the City Council meeting on Tuesday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers located at 102 North 3rd Street.
View the 2013-14 Annual Action Plan draft
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Muscle Car Shop
At Jeff Lilly Restorations we specialize in the restoration and customization of Muscle Cars on the Ford Mustang and Shelby's including Torinos, Cougars and many other Ford Muscle Cars. We also build Chevelle Super Sport and Z28 Camaro's including the Nova Super Sport and the Impala SS and any other fast Chevrolet Muscle. One of our favorites to build are the Dodge Challengers, Coronets and RT Chargers with the addition of the Plymouth Barracuda, GTX and Road Runners. There are many other Mopar Muscle cars on our desire to build list. Other GM muscle cars we build are the Pontiac GTO, Fire Bird 2+2,s and Catalina's to name a few including the Oldsmobile 442 and the Buick Grand Sports with GSX being a favorite.
Our work has been featured in 100's of magazine articles setting the standard in the industry. Please view our Muscle Cars in our magazine section and our finished work in the Gallery page for a few outstanding examples. Do not forget to check out MOPARZ, our off the wall Custom car with the Challenger, Charger Cuda and others all rolled in to one bad wam machine featuring the world's first 1000 cubic inch HEMI.
Our heart races when we see, touch and hear the sound of a Muscle Car. Passion combined with off the chart skill levels result in the highest workmanship.
Many customers want a 100 percent original example of their favorite Muscle Car. You may desire a Muscle Machine that looks original on the exterior but is modified with mechanical upgrades that offer better dependability and even more performance then a factory original Muscle Car came with. A G-Machine or a Pro Touring car built to handle like no other.
We can also build your engine to put out maximum performance on 93 Octane and or standard high test pump gas. Initial questions like the final curb weight. Engine compression, including cam profile, transmission and rear end gear ratios are needed to achieve the desired mark. We will build them any way you like.
Please call us today at 210-695-5151 and set a time to tour our facility and witness first hand the "Ultimate Shop Tour". If you are pressed for time and can not leave the office we put this web site together for "YOU" to answer any questions you may have.
Take a look below at a few sample articles in major magazines!
Muscle Car Review - September 1997 'Frame Preperation'. Perhaps the most satisfying aspect of restoring your muscle car is watching as it evolves from a grimy and rusted metal object into a gleaming masterpiece. Your frame is the foundation of the car and it deserves as much care in stripping, straightening, preparing and painting as any part of the vehicle. Just because its hard to see doesn't mean it deserves any less attention. More...
Muscle Car Classics - August 1992 'Righteous Rust Repair 2'. There is a correct way to repair rusted sheetmetal. It starts with completely cutting out the rust. This is common knowledge and accepted as true, but what most restorers do wrong is insert a patch panel that is not cut to fit. More...
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In a recent conversation with a public school teacher I asked her if the Common Core State Standards will reduce or even eliminate "teaching to the test." Her response was honest, but sobering. She said that in her opinion, Common Core is clearly a step in the right direction; unfortunately, there are too many teachers who simply don't want to put in the hard work. Therefore, teaching to the test will continue to be their solution for preparing students to take the end-of-year's high stakes assessments.
Without doubt, the end-of-year tests put a great deal of pressure on public schools teachers; however, their students are poorly served by this practice - it is also not ethical. This is where good leadership can play a vital role in the success of our schools and their students. School principals and assistant principals need to make it absolutely clear that teaching to the test is not acceptable and will not be tolerated. In essence, the new Common Core standards offer us a wonderful opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to good teaching.
Our educational leaders should also use the new standards as an opportunity to either build or re-build a culture of success within their schools. This means that they need to lead by walking around - visiting their classrooms two to three hours each day. If done properly, there would be no reason why any school principal or assistant principal would not know that one of her or his teachers is teaching to the test. Additionally, if the administrators make it clear that they will review lesson plans, for content, each week, and go over student performance data, with the teachers, monthly, there will be no surprises at the end of the academic year.
Any teacher who feels that they need to teach to the test in order to survive in the profession is being ill served by her or his institutional leader. Our schools can do better - and our students certainly deserve the best.


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Maria Abi-Habib
Middle East Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
Maria Abi-Habib is a roving Middle East correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, based in Beirut. Previously, Maria was based in Kabul, Afghanistan for The Journal from May 2010 to March 2013 where she focused on corruption issues. In 2012, Maria was a finalist for the SAJA awards for an investigative piece she wrote on atrocities at Kabul's main military hospital. Maria has also covered the Gulf from Dubai, from 2007-2010.


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Weapons Stolen from Maccabim Base
Eight weapons stolen from lockers in the sleeping quarters of Border Policemen.
By Gil Ronen
First Publish: 1/25/2014, 7:48 PM
Soldiers with M-16
Flash 90
Eight weapons were stolen from the Border Police base near Modiin, in central Israel, sometime Friday night.
Reports say the weapons were seven M-16 rifles and a handgun.
The thieves entered the base and broke into lockers in the Border Police officers' sleeping quarters, where the weapons had been stored. Police forces were alerted to try and find the thieves.
A special task force has been established to look into the event.
About two months ago, weapons were stolen from a firing range at Kibbutz Ayelet Hashahar in the upper Galilee, although the weapons storage shed was locked and fitted with an alarm. A hunting gun, machine guns, handguns and an assault rifle were stolen.


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Feb. 9, 2013
SEATTLE - Amy Weissenbach has been everything Stanford had hoped when the fastest half-miler in high school history first stepped foot on campus.
The latest example came at the Husky Classic on Saturday. In only her second collegiate 800-meter race, the freshman from Los Angeles came within 0.15 of the school indoor record. As it was, Weissenbach ran the second-fastest indoor 800 ever at Stanford and became the 10th-fastest ever at Stanford - indoor or outdoor.
Weissenbach's 2:05.83 was good enough for fifth place in the invitational section, with three post-collegiates ahead of her, led by Shannon Leinert in 2:04.53.
As she showed in her debut 800 a week earlier at the Armory Collegiate Invitational in New York City when she was boxed in, but clocked 2:06.72 for the third-fastest at Stanford indoors, Weissenbach should threaten school record. The fastest-ever 800 by a Stanford woman is a 2:03.54 outdoors by Justine Fedronic last year. Fedronic's year-old Stanford indoor mark is 2:05.68. Fedronic, a senior, is redshirting the indoor season.
Weissenbach, and All-Americans Fedronic and Joy O'Hare form one of the nation's most formidable 800 teams.
While at Harvard-Westlake School, Weissenbach set the National Federation high school record (high school-only competition) of 2:02.04, won three state 800 titles, and ran in the Olympic trials.
Weissenbach's 800 was Stanford's most notable performance of the second day of the Husky Invitational on the Dempsey Indoor 307-meter flat track, but there were several strong runs.
Michael Atchoo followed his winning mile performance in New York with an 8:00.73 in the invitational 3,000. Atchoo placed 12th in the fastest section, but his time bettered his season best by 12 seconds. Similarly, sophomore Joe Rosa ran his fastest at the same distance, with his 8:08.14 a six-second improvement over his previous fastest.
Other than a last chance meet to try to reach nationals, Stanford's indoor season has reached its postseason. The MPSF Championships are next, on Feb. 22-23, on the same Dempsey track.


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Supergirl TV Series Statue
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Cover date: April 2008
Writer: Kurt Busiek
Penciller: Jesus Merino
Inker: Jesus Merino
"Moonlight & Victory"
Reviewed by: Neal Bailey
On the moon, Superman hallucinates the world the Insect Queen desires, with hives, leading to a universe at her command by virtue of Ambrosia.
Superman sees that the Insect Queen is attempting to make clone warriors with his DNA. She then leaves him in a web to be watched by three inept guards, assuming everything will go to plan.
Lana rallies the workers and attempts to save Superman.
Chris freaks out, afraid that Superman will send him away.
Lana rouses Superman, giving him enough time to take the Insect Queen above, where he is then attacked by the Superman insect soldiers.
He maneuvers it so that the Insect Queen is hit by the baseball, and when she is, momentarily distracted, he stops the soldiers. He punches her into Ambrosia, encasing her in hibernation.
Soon after, he reassures Chris that he will not send him away, and Lana delivers moon base technology to Earth, making Lexcorp look good.
Story - 1: I had trouble reading the second part of this story. It took me three tries. I only did it because I had to for the context of this review. This issue I read in one clip, like swallowing medicine.
I don't know what inclined them to think bugs and Silver Age homages without anything really added to make it compelling would make great reading. It didn't. It also smacked of bad, amateurish writing, or at least writing in a style of a bygone age that just doesn't appeal to me. I can read a Silver Age story now and enjoy it, knowing that it's a historical read. We hadn't figured out, at that point, that a comic story was more than just a hokey device and characters who spout each other's name in dialogue while extrapolating. Now we have, and this story has yet to catch up with that fact. Enthralling... giant bugs trying to take over the universe. How (yawn) engaging.
The story starts with Superman talking to himself, per any superhero cliché. "Must... not... let... her... do... these... awful... things... I... will... now... describe... for... the... benefit... of... the... reader... in... a... visual... medium!"
Public attention is drawn to the Kents and their new child whiles Superman is publicly seen with a Superchild. Not sure what the thinking is there, and the Intergang excuse doesn't cut mustard with me.
Lana became the Insect Queen, it would seem, for no real apparent reason other than an homage to her past position as the Insect Queen. Very arbitrary. The Insect Queen being Lana didn't logically make much sense, nor did it provide a rationale, for me.
The Insect Queen's dialogue made me want to throw the book across the room. Just add Zs, and we have CHARACTER! Or not.
The scene where she hands Superman off to three inept guards and trusted that all would go to plan DID make me briefly put the book down and reconsider reviewing this title.
The Insect Queen, when not talking to Superman, still speaks English. Or there were no brackets to indicate insect language.
Chris Kent's subplot of being afraid that Clark would send him away was annoying and incoherent. Chris acts like a four-year-old, which is annoying on its own, but then he adds into it the idea that Clark, who has been nothing but beneficent to Chris, would suddenly send him away for an accident. Abused kids do this, I know. But they don't suddenly start doing it after acting perfectly normal on a constant basis, as Chris has thusfar.
Lana goes and rouses Superman, and the inept guards do not respond... sigh.
So, this Insect Queen can take over Superman's mind, is strong enough to slap his arm away when he touches her, and yet, a baseball knocks her senseless? WHAT? She doesn't see it coming? Ridiculous. Absolutely contrived.
And then... all of the dilemmas are solved arbitrarily in one panel. Superman DESCRIBES having cleaned up all of the clone soldiers instead of it being shown (after going to pains to extrapolate a vision of what the queen MIGHT do instead of what she is doing, and forsaking what might have been an interesting fight), and then says that he blew the midges out of his brain with... internal heat vision and superbreath? I flat-out giggled at that. What did he do, mold a tunnel to his ears and blow? Roll his eyes and think naughty thoughts? It's good to know that Superman can self-nuke his own brain and get rid of parasites. I mean, there's that little catch that it's utterly ridiculous and implausible, but hey, he can always use superbreath to blow them out, right? God. Sweet God.
Add my favorite little sweetener: Kenny Braverman, tuba player. One of the more original, interesting characters in Superman history, and one that stayed dead, note, had a good story and then stayed dead, has now been retconned from a football star who challenged Clark when Clark was a champion of football (Which I think he wasn't any more, now, right? Ah, who can keep track, and now, who cares? And why would they?) into a tuba player. I know, I know, that'd inspire anyone to passionate villainy. Clark must have been first seat. Oooh... the drama.
So hey, why not just, I dunno, step in there and make Doomsday a monkey in a chicken suit that loves Lois and beat Superman at ping pong and finish the job you started with continuity? Or is that not arbitrary enough to be edgy and Silver Age?
I got it. Doomsday is the new Koko for Brainiac. Zing! I expect to be hired any day now. He can hang out with Streaky and Beppo and Comet in the Final Crisis before killing them brutally, randomly, and arbitrarily. I'll even write his dialogue, per this issue:
"Ook! ...suuuuu... Ook! ...peeeeeer... Ook! ...caaaat... Ook! ...muh... Oook! ...troh... Ook! ...pliiis?"
Art - 2: Very early nineties, per typical, and lacking in many backgrounds. Overdone on the emotions for Chris, and many of the character designs (per the story) were bland. That's mostly the story's fault, but it still doesn't endear me to the art. Superman.
Beyond that, there's a good level of detail in some places, but the panel stylings are very standard and not very enthralling, and most of the action is stills, for the most part. With all of this action, I felt rooted in one place.
Cover Art - 1: I got two comics this week, and this is one of them. The comic book guy holds it up, and actually laughs out loud. I couldn't help it. I did too.
He says, "You know, you say you have trouble convincing people Superman is cool. I see why."
I nod. I say, "Yep. It's this kind of crap that makes people scoff and think I'm moronic when I say Superman can be an awesome literary entity. Then they do stuff like this and I have to push back for literally YEARS."
"It's... It's just... " (He struggled to find word to express it.)
"It's Silver Age crap. Call it for what it is."
And I do. And it is.
This cover just screams: "Epic literary endeavor filled with character and content."
Or wait, no. It screams: "Stupid bug lady story."
Is the image odd? Yes. Will that draw you in? Maybe. For me, it just reminds me of Silver Age nonsense red K stories I read and scoffed at even as a kid.
With GOOD REASON.
January 2008
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Nullification The Rightful Remedy: What do we do when the federal government steps outside of it's Constitutional boundaries? Do we 'vote the bums out' and hope that the new bums limit their own power? Do we ask federal judges in black robes to limit the federal government's power? Thomas Jefferson and James Madison didn't think so, and neither do we. The rightful remedy to federal tyranny rests in the hands of the people and the States that created the federal government in the first place. It's called Nullification, and it's an idea whose time has come. This documentary explores the history of state nullification, and how it is being used today to push back against the encroachment of federal power.
Update 14 July 2012:
Nullification: The Rightful Remedy won best feature-length documentary at the 2012 FreedomFest in Las Vegas. The screening was packed and the audience was enthusiastic, but this news is just thrilling. Congratulations to Jason Rink, whose hard work made the project possible. Source The film beat out 14 other films to earn this award.


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Our Mission..
Collaborate to establish the region as a global leader in sustainable, environmental technology innovation, with an initial emphasis on water.
Our Vision…
To identify, test,develop and commercialize innovative technologies to solve environmental challenges and spur sustainable economic development and job creation, by:
- Attracting the best and brightest scientists and entrepreneurs;
- Promoting economic development through the creation and attraction of jobs and investment;
- Becoming the world's source for practical and affordable solutions and sustainable practices.
The History of Confluence…
Regional technology innovation clusters are geographic concentrations of interconnected firms – businesses, suppliers, and service providers – and supporting institutions – local government, business chambers, universities, investors, and others – that work together in an organized manner to promote economic growth and technological innovation. On January 18, 2011, EPA Administrator, Lisa P. Jackson, and SBA Administrator, Karen Mills, met at EPA's research facility in Cincinnati to announce the launch of Confluence (the Water Technology Innovation Cluster) of Dayton/Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky/Southeast Indiana .
Over 160 leaders from the region, including the newly formed Confluence Board of Directors, were on hand for this announcement. For more information, click here. For the press release and the video of the announcement, click here.
The idea to form a technology innovation cluster in this region stems from an EPA and SBA initiative that recognizes the importance of harnessing regional expertise – public utilities, research partners, and innovative business – to encourage economic development as well as environmental and human health protection. This idea was embraced by the region, which saw an opportunity to build and maintain a vibrant, technology-driven economy that influences positive change in the way we protect human health and the environment.
In early 2010, EPA Cincinnati staff were charged with catalyzing the development of a public-private partnership focused on environmental technology innovation and commercialization. This charge follows the priorities of the EPA Administrator and the Agency's Chief Financial Officer to support regional economic development efforts. EPA Cincinnati was selected for this initiative because of its rich research and development infrastructure to anchor the effort technically. SBA partnered with EPA to provide federal backing and help ensure success for these efforts.
After receiving this charge, EPA Cincinnati staff quickly initiated a number of studies and organized a number of briefings with leaders from the region. The purpose of the studies and briefings was to investigate the potential for forming a technology innovation cluster in the greater Cincinnati area focused on water. The response EPA received during the briefings was overwhelmingly positive and the region quickly formed a steering committee to spearhead the effort. This committee drafted an initial vision and mission for the cluster and developed agendas for two stakeholder meetings, which EPA hosted at its facility on October 20, 2010 and January 12, 2011. Approximately 60 stakeholders from regional universities, large corporations, emerging companies, Federal government, state government, local government, and economic development agencies attended each of these meetings. Initial and final results from market analysis and patent mapping exercises were presented. See 2010 U.S. Drinking Water Innovation Vendor Outlook – Report on the companies and market trends shaping innovation the U.S. drinking water sector and Mapping Report on Proposed Water Cluster in Cincinnati Region
During these meetings Stakeholders concluded that: (1) the region possesses unique strengths in the area of water technology; and (2) innovative water technologies appear to be a viable area for technology-based economic development given the current global water market. Based on this assessment and the overwhelming interest in supporting this endeavor, they also agreed to proceed with the development of Confluence based on the Draft Framework and Operating Structure for the WTIC developed by the steering committee between October and January meetings. Finally they determined that the steering committee would serve as the basis for the initial Confluence Board of Directors, effective immediately.
Below is a timeline of events:
April 15, 2010 – EPA Cincinnati Charged with Catalyzing the Development of a Public-private Partnership Focused on Environmental Technology Innovation and Commercialization
May, 2010 to present – Regional leaders briefings
October 20, 2010 – Stakeholder Meeting, Establishing a Regional Technology Innovation Cluster
January 12, 2011 – Stakeholder Meeting, Establishing a Water Technology Innovation Cluster
January 18, 2011 – Joint EPA and SBA Administrator Announcement of Confluence Startup
Current Confluence Work Groups
A number of Work Groups seek to collaboratively advance the Vision and Mission of Confluence:
1. Three-State Protocol and Test Bed Development
Work Group Chair: Alan Vicory, Principal, Stantec
The Protocol and Test Bed Development Work Group is establishing Confluence as a facilitating partner with organizations across the three-state Cluster Region to develop an agreed-upon protocol for the test and approval of water devices. In addition, the Work Group is identifying and cataloging water test-beds and systems for use by companies needing "real world" test conditions for water devices.
2. Water Policy & Water Event Work Group
Work Group Co-Chairs: MaryLynn Lodor, Environmental Programs Manager, Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati (MSDGC)
Jim Marten, Vice President, Crown Solutions Company, LLC
The Water Policy & Water Event Work Group is establishing Confluence as the primary driver and convener of a Water Policy Forum to a) identify critical scientific, regulatory and technology issues within the water industry; b) facilitate dialog with the US EPA or other regulatory agencies associated with those issues, and c) report key knowledge back to the water community. In addition, the Work Group will develop a premier series of water-related educational programming, including technology workshops, industry or technology seminars, and water conferences to further the mission of Confluence
3. Confluence Business Advisory Council
Business Advisory Council Chair: Scott Koorndyk, Vice President, Technology Commercialization, Dayton Development Coalition
The Confluence Business Advisory Council works to create critical linkages between the water technology "producers" – entrepreneurs, inventors and small businesses, and the water technology "consumers" – large water technology companies, utilities, and users. The Business Advisory Council assesses and validates technologies developed as a result of Confluence collaborations, and reduces obstacles to the commercialization of those technologies.
4. Confluence Partnerships Work Group
Work Group Co-Chairs: Bill Scheyer, President, Vision 2015
Denyse Ferguson, Vice President, Economic Development, Cincinnati USA Regional Partnership
The Confluence Partnerships Work Group identifies prospective partner organizations and nurtures collaborative relationships with them. The Work Group is the point of contact for establishing those relationships across the global water industry, and ensures that a relationship with Confluence is mutually beneficial.
5. Communications & Marketing Work Group
Work Group Chair: Melinda Kruyer, Principal, Kruyer & Associates.
The Communications & Marketing Work Group creates awareness of Confluence on a Regional, National and Global basis. The Work Group is responsible for the development of all Confluence branding, marketing materials, website design and maintenance, and media relations initiatives.
Confluence Board Members
The Confluence is a concentration of interconnected organizations that work together to promote economic growth and technological innovation. To harness the wealth of water technology innovation found in Southern Ohio and Northern Kentucky, our leadership comes from organizations across our geographic Region.
- Alan Vicory, Principal, Stantec – Board President
- Bill Scheyer, President, Vision 2015 – Board Vice President
- Jim Marten, Vice President, Veolia Water Solutions – Board Secretary
- Bill Ball, Dean of the College of Medicine and Senior Vice President for Health Affairs, University of Cincinnati – Board Treasurer
- David Burrows, Vice President, Dayton Development Coalition
- Dan Tobergte, President, Northern Kentucky Tri-ED
- Gary Conley, President, TechSolve
- Verna Arnett, Treatment Superintendent, Greater Cincinnati Water Works
- Don Pair, University of Dayton
- Jim Uber, President, CitiLogics
- Oliver Lawal, Aqionics
- Peter Tennant, Executive Director, ORSANCO
- Ron Lovan, President & CEO, Northern Kentucky Water District
- Brewster Rhoads, Executive Director, Green Umbrella
- Scott Dyer, Principal Scientist, Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability, Procter & Gamble
- Tammi Clements, Director, City of Dayton Water Department
- Mike Ekberg, Manager, Miami Conservancy District
- Reese Johnson, Vice President, CH2MHill
Executive Director, Melinda Kruyer
What is a Cluster?
Cluster development (or cluster initiative or Economic Clustering) is the economic development of business clusters. The cluster concept has rapidly attracted attention from governments, consultants, and academics since it was first proposed in 1990 by Michael Porter. Many governments and industry organizations across the globe have turned to this concept in recent years as a means to stimulate urban and regional economic growth. As a result, a large number of cluster initiative organizations were started during the 1990s, and the trend continues. The first comprehensive study of cluster initiatives around the world was reported in the "Cluster Initiative Greenbook" published by Örjan Sölvell, Christian Ketels and Göran Lindqvist, with a foreword by Michael Porter. The report was presented at the annual meeting of The Competitiveness Institute, TCI, in Gothenburg in 2003. A follow up study in 2005 covered more than 1400 cluster initiative organizations across the globe.
While the purpose of cluster initiative organizations is to promote economic development within the cluster by improving the competitiveness of one or several specific business sectors, it is important to differentiate these public-private organizations from policy-making organizations at different levels, e.g., national government units such as the UK Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and supranational bodies such as the OECD and the European Commission and from industry associations comprising firms within one business sector, e.g., biotech, steel.
More specifically, cluster initiatives are organizations or projects that are organized as collaborations between a diverse number of public and private sector actors, such as firms, government agencies, and academic institutions. Whereas lobbying policymakers may be one of the cluster initiative's activities, cluster initiatives generally are involved in a broad range of activities, e.g. supply-chain development, market intelligence, incubator services, attraction of foreign direct investment, management training, joint R&D projects, marketing of the region, and setting technical standards.
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluster_development


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Catalogo della mostra personale al Museo Civico del Presepe via Teofilo Patini, 3 Rivisondoli (AQ) dall' 8 all' 11 dicembre 2011e dal 23 dicembre all' 8 gennaio 2012
Women are the protagonists of mysterious tales and the painter feels like their keeper and at the same time he feels like their storyteller. Sunny shores where women lend theemselves to the keen illusion of the lines which dress them, catch their glances and become the limits of infinite spaces like the sky, the sea.
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Hiring fills two vacancies in time for the start of the 2006-07 season
"Jesse and Matt are welcome additions to our staff," said Olson. "They both bring a great deal of experience to their positions and a familiarity with our internal operations."
Mermuys, 26, joins the Wildcat staff after serving most recently as the video coordinator at
"Obviously, this is a dream job at my dream school," said Mermuys. "This is as good as it gets for me on the college level."
He got his start in coaching as the head freshman and varsity assistant coach at
Mermuys also served as the camp director for the Luke Walton/Richard Jefferson basketball camp, and was responsible for creating, organizing and running all aspects of the camp. He was also the program director and head coach of the Team Walton AAU program since 2004.
Mermuys is a December 2004 graduate of the
Brase, 24, returns to the
"It's an honor to be back in this program," said Brase. "I am excited to get started. I can't think of a better place to begin my coaching career than at the
Brase averaged 0.7 points and 0.5 rebounds in 26 appearances during his collegiate career playing for his grandfather. He posted career-high totals of four points and four rebounds against
"Both Jesse and Matt bring a lot of experience and passion to the program, said UA associate head coach Jim Rosborough, who headed the search committee. "They each have years of experience working at our camps and are very familiar to us as a staff and with our former players."
Mermuys and Brase fill the vacancies left by Reggie Geary, who left for an assistant coaching position with the NBA's Developmental League, and Jack Murphy, who left for the head video coordinator's position with the NBA's Denver Nuggets.


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- Applicants must be the dependent son or daughter of an active officer, civilian, retired or deceased member of the Arizona Highway Patrol Association. Member must have five (5) years in the AHPA for dependent to qualify for the scholarship*.
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- Applicants must plan on earning their undergraduate degree within four (4) years.
- Applications accepted January 1 – March 15, 2016. Applications available electronically above. Application must be postmarked no later than March 15, 2016.
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The Axeda Corporation is taking a completely different approach to this issue and hoping to stimulate adoption of its platform with it. Starting today the company will be making its Axeda Platform available for free, eliminating the barriers to developing real-world, wireless machine-to-machine applications, and facilitating a company's ability to get their solutions to market.
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Mose Allison: The Tennessee Waltz
The Tennessee Waltz
Mose Allison (vocals, piano)
Middle Class White Boy (Collectables 6535)
Mose Allison (vocals, piano),
Joe Farrell (tenor sax), Putter Smith (bass), John Dentz (drums).
Composed by Pee Wee King & Redd Stewart.
Recorded: Los Angeles, February 2-3, 1982
Rating: 89/100 (learn more)
So what's a super-hip, former dyed-in-the-cotton Mississippi peckerwood doing singing about a state to his north (pardon the word) whose capital is the hipster's Heart of Darkness (read: capital of country music)? First, this ain't no waltz, y'all, but funky 4/4. (Pronounced: foe/foe.) Plus it's a powerful distance from, with all due respect, Miss Patti Page. Still, the storyline's the same: at dance, introduce old friend to milady; while they waltz, "friend" steals her heart away. Left high & dry, Mose conjures some piquant backroom piano licks, but his gal stays lost. Moral: when the band plays "The Volunteer State Waltz," volunteer yo' gal to nobody, friend nor foe.
Reviewer: Alan Kurtz
Tags: 1980s jazz · jazz vocals · the tennessee waltz
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Welcome to True Redwood City Locksmith
True Red Wood City Locksmith
People living in cities lead a stressful and fast paced life. Many a times, it may so happen that they have just locked their homes and cars and the key is left inside their car or home. Also, many people do not hold a duplicate key and generally the duplicate key is with a far relative or neighbour. So what does one do when they are faced with such a situation? However, there is no cause to panic, as the Redwood City CA Locksmith is there to help you during such stressful situations and have been a saviour during such miserable times.
Highly paid technicians – Red Wood City Locksmith
Redwood City Locksmith are technically skilled professions and these experts charge per hourly basis. If you call on them during an emergency situation, they would charge a heavy fee, but one has no other option but to pay them. They undergo the necessary training when it comes to changing locks, both ordinary and sophisticated ones. Hence, they are adept at lock picking and breaking locks. There are latest technologies in locks and they need to be well aware and experienced so that they can do a perfect job.
The concept of electronic locking systems – Truly sophisticated
The concept of electronic locking systems needs to be understood thoroughly by the Locksmith Redwood City as these require a certain set of skill so as to gain entry into our homes and cars. Many of these locksmith companies hire staffs that are ready to work round the clock as we all would agree that emergencies come without giving any notice. There has to be someone to address the problems of the clients and it goes without saying that Red Wood City Locksmith knows their job well and do it with expertise and in a professional manner. Moreover, they are honest and they complete their job in minimal time, unless the locking system is really very complicated.
Extra charges by Red Wood City Locksmith – Night time
During the night, the Locksmith Redwood City CA charges a higher fee for their services. All the customer has to do is to call them on their number or cell and ask them to come down and take their help. Within minutes, the customer is rescued from whichever situation they land themselves in.
Browse the internet for more details about Redwood City Locksmiths
There are emergency assistance numbers that are available and one can quickly browse through these to check the numbers and call for their help. Also, they are adept at making the keys on the site by using computerized and latest chip keys. However, not many locksmiths are experts at it, but those who are would also charge a high fee.
It goes without saying that safety is our primary concern and we would not mind paying an exorbitant price for it. If you have misplaced your keys of the car or home, they will come to your help and ease you of the situation.


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We've been very happy with the amount of effort and enthusiasm that the guys have shown. Since we got started (Oct. 15), we've only had two days off, so they've been working very, very hard.
Chris Rodgers had his most-involved practice yesterday. Up until then, he's been doing strictly non-contact things and working with Justin Kokoskie, out trainer, and Steven (DiLustro), our strength trainer, to protect it from further injury. What we've been doing is working him in a little bit at a time. But yesterday was the first day that there was actually some contact work where he worked with us on the press offense and that kind of thing. So that was good to see.
The biggest adjustments have with the change from three guys out to four guys out. We've spent a lot of time in the offense. The intent of that is to spread the court a little bit more, open some driving lances, and utilizing our quickness. Defensively, we've been spending a lot of time on pressure with full, three-quarter, and half-court kind-of things. There has been a lot of stuff thrown at them in what amounts to a couple of weeks. We'll get started with some of our set play situations next week.
How has Isaiah Fox performed to date?
Isaiah has done very well. He's played the best that he has since he's been here. Far and away, it's the best condition he ever been in. He's running the court well. The thing he brings to us is that he's a very good communicator. He's probably one of the best guys we have out there in terms of talking, calling screens, and helping the other guys on the court. I think he makes the four other guys with him play better because of the way he plays.
We've had some very good competition on the inside. What we've been doing with Bret Brielmaier and Isaiah is playing them both inside and out in that four spot. The two guys we've kept exclusively inside are Mohamed (Tangara) and Kirk (Walters). Mohamed at this point is our leading rebounder.
What do you see happening at the two-guard position?
What we've been running in practice is to have Mustafa (Shakur) and J.P. Prince against one another. We did put them together a couple of days ago and they played very well. We just feel that the best competition for them is to go against one another.
It's hurt that Chris (Rodgers) hasn't been able to be out there doing everything that everyone else is doing because he certainly is going to be a big factor in there because he is our best defender.
We've been holding Jawann (McClellan) out. He's had a little bit of a problem with that leg ?- he actually hurt the Achilles tendon in the Illinois game last year and it's been kind of a nagging thing. With him not playing early, the orthopedic people and our trainer feel it would be best for him to take an extended period of time off right now. I would assume that next week he could get clearance to go. It's like any injury situation, I just turn it over to the doctors and our trainer and they let me know when he's ready to go.
Have you seen a more assertive Mustafa Shakur both offensively and with leadership now that Salim Stoudamire is gone?
Mustafa is a lot aggressive right now with the ball than he has been. Just by nature, he's more talkative because he's been in that situation for three years. I think he feels comfortable with that. The fact that he is one of the real veterans on the team ?- I think that he just feels more comfortable.
Does it go without saying that you expect more offense from him (Shakur)?
I think the offense will be much more balanced just by nature of the type of team that we have. He's been shooting the ball well. With the style of play, it's been a lot of up and down when we've gone full court because of the way we want to play. He's very good in the open court, which makes our team more effective.
Do you have an idea of just how deep you can go in your playing rotation?
No. Right now, we are trying to mix guys up almost daily so that everyone gets a chance to show what they can do with some of the veterans. It's hard if the whole group you are playing with is relatively new. That's not an easy thing if the other team is all veterans. We've done that a few times and it's been a blowout.
Is there anything that has jumped out at you personality-wise?
It's a big adjustment for freshmen because they are not used to the intensity of the practice situation. So that's always going to be an adjustment. We certainly are not disappointed with anybody and their efforts.
Does that have anything to do with the new offense?
I don't think so. Like I said, it's more difficult for the younger guys starting with the fact that they aren't used to the intensity for this long. Most of the practices are close to two-and-a-half hours, which is a long time, and there is not a lot of down time. They are tired right now.
What about the leadership development right now?
I think at this point if you asked the guys, they would tell you that it's Hassan's (Adams) team because he is a very outgoing, competitive guy. He does a lot to bring the group together. Isaiah based on the fact that he's been here for five years. With Chris, it's been so difficult because ever since he sprained that knee he's spent a large part of the practice session with the trainer. He's not been on the court that much. I would assume that will change some know.
He's been cleared to go full speed since last week. We just want to make sure that he's brought into it a little at a time to make sure he's not thrown into the middle of things immediately. We'll have him involved in full-court contact situations, but then we'll make sure it's not a case of where he tires.
Mustafa among the juniors is far and away the outgoing there. So it's two of the seniors and Mustafa right now. We would expect more from Chris as he gets more involved.
What are you looking for from a general perspective heading into next week's scrimmage?
The biggest single thing is still the offensive movement. We still get jammed up inside and we're working hard to keep the court spread. As far as next Thursday goes, what we're looking for is offensive movement leading to good shots.
Why do you like this style of play?
We've always played up-tempo. We've gotten a lot of our points off turnovers and fast break opportunities. I think we have the depth and quickness to put a lot of pressure on opposing teams.
How has the guys playing the four spot reacted to the offensive change?
Well. The big thing with three out and two in, the three perimeter guys still had to keep the court spread. Now you add a fourth guy (to the perimeter) and take a guy from inside, what that does ?- as long as we keep everybody moving and defending out on the perimeter ?- is open up the basket area. If a guy gets overplayed, he has room to make a back cut to the basket.
Do you think Ivan Radenovic feels more comfortable?
Yes. Ivan feels a lot more comfortable. You can see that. Last year at this point, he was battling to be in the starting lineup. He is so much more confident right now. He worked really hard this summer and he likes facing up. He's a very good shooter. He can put the ball on the floor. I think he feels more comfortable being given the freedom he has in the offense right now.
You said previously that you felt that teams were going to have a hard time matching up against you. Why?
Our quickness. The most difficult thing to match is quickness. If you ask a 6-foot-8 what his worst nightmare is, he would say a smaller, quicker guy guarding him. I don't think we'll have a problem matching up with a bigger guy because I think we will be quicker in that position.
Does the offense change much with Hassan on the perimeter?
Last year was the first year that he had played exclusively on the perimeter. There are still a lot of things he needs to work on. You don't go from inside to outside in a year and feel like you have everything under control. He needs to take better care of the ball. He needs to make better decisions with his passes. He's such an unselfish guy that he's trying to make great passes.
We make this statement: "We don't want great passes." The guys sort of look at us like we're crazy at that point. If it takes a great pass, the passer probably shouldn't have thrown it. Hassan is trying to make a lot of great passes.
You said similar things about Luke Walton and Andre Iguodala...
Oh, yes. I'm also concerned about the assist-to-turnover ratio. Luke, to begin with, was trying to make too many things happen. If you notice in his senior year, his assist-to-turnover went way up. We like to see passes completed.


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I am looking for recommendations for bilingual (Eng/Spanish) pediatricians in the Oakland/Berkeley area. My baby is due in a couple of months and will most likely be on MediCal or Healthy Families. Any suggestions? New Momma
I have a private PPO and still opted to go through the San Antonio Neighborhood Clinic (which is part of La Clinica) because I found their system of doctors, OB/GYNs/Midwives to be really great and their pediatricians are equally good, IMO.
My daughter is now 17 months old and always gets walk-ins if she's sick without any problems, they have a whole team of people to field triage calls after hours for emergency and non-emergency questions (which I had a lot of after she was first born ''she's got gunk in her eye! is that normal?!'')
Our regular pediatrician there is Dr. Amy Feldmann and we've also seen Dr. Katzenberger on those urgent walk-in days and both have been great. I think Dr. Katz is on leave since she recently had twins. They work with Alta Bates Berkeley and Children's Hospital in Oakland, depending upon the situation. Haven't had a problem yet!
Oh yeah, and we're a bilingual household -- husband and nanny speak exclusively Spanish to our daughter and I speak English/Spanglish so it's nice to go to the doctor's and be able to have things discussed in either/both languages and they also have lots of freebie board books they give at most visits in both languages too. Bonus! Love my Spanglish peds
Dear BPN parents, Due to a recent change in our medical insurance, we had to switch pediatricians and are still on the look out for a great pediatrician for my two sons: 5 and 1. Our ideal pediatrician would be in the county of Contra Costa (we are in Richmond), would be one of those pediatricians that parents would say is ''fantastic,'' ''caring,'' ''available to us at all times,'' ''treats our kids like they were his/her own.'' If there is anyone that you can recommend, I would be very grateful! A benefit to being all of the above is if they were bilingual (Spanish) and took Medi-Cal. Thank you. Claudia
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Rama, Laksmana, and Nityananda
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Laksmana took His bow and arrows and said, "Rama, please give the order; I will kill all of them, and that lusty Dasaratha as well. I think that he is not the appropriate person to be our father. You are my father and my elder brother. So please order me. I will fight against them. I will kill Maharaja Dasaratha and Bharata, and their entire army."


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During a February 6th, 2014 interview on Geraldo Rivera's radio show, O'Reilly predicted that his big Superbowl interview with Barack Obama would "go down in journalistic history."
"I'm going to predict that that interview I did is going to go down in journalistic history as what should be done," he insisted. "It takes a certain skill to pose questions in a factual way and be persistent without being disrespectful."
Of course, O'Reilly's massive display of public self-fellatio might have had some credibility to it if he hadn't gotten a stick up his butt about being poked fun of by a comedian the night before.
On February 4th, John Stewart slammed O'Reilly on Wednesday for focusing his questions largely on what he called a "scandal grab bag" of Benghazi, the IRS and the Affordable Care Act.
The next day, one day before he pledged that he would go down in journalistic history, O'Reilly reserved an entire segment to tearing into Stewart.
"Now, I know and you probably know, too that these issues aren't important to Jon Stewart or even to the president," O'Reilly insisted. "They don't see them as vital because they don't pertain to social justice or global warming.
"So, if I ask about those issues, I'm a doofus, a scandal monger."
It does, Bill. As does throwing a temper tantrum whenever someone, especially a comedian, questions your integrity.
John Stewart has never made an appearance on the National Political Rebuttal column, not because he has never said anything stupid, but because his primary motivation is to amuse instead of inform.
By dedicating an entire segment to tearing him apart, O'Reilly has put himself and Stewart on an equal level (and by that, I mean O'Reilly is a sad sack of a comedian).


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by Rev. Francis Hoffman "Father Rocky"
Mother of Our Creator
From the Book of Sirach we read: "He who created me has deigned to dwell in my womb." (Sirach 24) Mother of our Creator is to say Mother of God. Certainly a mystery, but nonetheless true. It's good to have connections in high places. What better connection can you have than with the Mother of our Creator?
54 Day Rosary Novena based on the titles of the Blessed Mother as found in the Litany of Loreto.
About these reflections
Pope Francis has asked us to pray for the family this year.
Would you please join me in a 54 Day Rosary Novena praying for the upcoming Synod of the Family and the Supreme Court's deliberations on marriage so that God may be glorified and children protected?
We will start May 8.
You can pray the 54 Day Rosary Novena however you wish: alone, in a group, with your family. On a plane, in a train, in the car. You can do the regular, extra, or super-duper. The "super-duper" means praying all 20 mysteries of the rosary daily: Glorious, Joyful, Sorrowful, and Luminous.
Don't worry! There's no such thing as a bad rosary, no matter how distracted you might be or how chaotic life is. If you can't pray the rosary one day, you can get back on track the next day. The point is 'the rosary is powerful.' Very powerful. My father prayed it every day and managed to survive four years in the army in the South Pacific during WWII.
Each day I will post a short reflection on the many titles of the Blessed Mother from the Litany of Our Lady (Loreto) on my Facebook page.
Let's pray!


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I have a Thinkpad W520 laptop. For some reason it has two sets of trackpad buttons, one below the trackpad, the other above it.
Is there any way to disable the bottom set? I don't like them and sometimes they click by themselves.
The Lenovo UltraNavutility should allow this. It does for my T61 which has a similar config. You can easily dowload from the local Lenovo site for your OS. The ThinkVantage System Update will also allow latest drivers to be downloaded and installed.


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As the first month of 2014 comes to an end metal and punk fans have a eleven months of to go to look forward to some new things when it comes to music. Many bands have new albums coming out as well as some rather big tours on the horizon. One of the most anticipated releases for 2014 is the upcoming Black Label Society album due in April. Entitled "Catacombs of the Black Vatican" the new album from guitar icon Zakk Wylde hits store April 8, 2014 and will also be available for presale on ITunes. There will also be a tour supporting the album as well as a few one off festival shows appearances by BLS so please keep an eye out for information on the bands twitter or Facebook page. Punk icons Stiff Little Fingers are hard at work on their latest studio release by help of their fans via Kick Starter and the Belfast band will be giving updates via their social media accounts to let fans know how the album is doing and when it will be out. FOZZY will be releasing a new album sometime in 2014 and the bands lead singer Chris Jericho has hinted it will be a great album and in the usual tradition of FOZZY and good metal. Many bands such as KITTIE, Judas Priest, Orianthi, and Black Star Riders formally the reformed Thin Lizzy all are rumored to be working on new stuff and may have albums or EP's out in 2014. The usual arrays of tours for some of the bigger bands have not been announced yet but the usual tours including Warped are sure to bring fans to their feet with great acts to enjoy.
The main news in the metal and punk world is the announcement made this week about Motley Crue having their final tour and saying that they have decided to retire as the Crue after this tour. The band, who have over thirty years of rocking stages behind them are calling it quits "while we're still on top" as drummer Tommy Lee stated at the bands press conference. They will embark on a multi-city tour of the United States and Canada starting this spring with fellow icon Alice Cooper so try to catch them before it's all over. For tour information on the Motley Crue final tour or any of the bands mentioned be sure to check out their websites and social media accounts for information and updates


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Arrested in Japan ... Dutch environmentalist Erwin Vermeulen. Photo: Sea Shepherd
A Sea Shepherd dolphin activist, held for two months in jail in the town of Taiji over an alleged minor assault, has been cleared of the charge in a very rare finding by a Japanese court.
Erwin Vermeulen, a volunteer with the Cove Guardians group of Sea Shepherd protesting against the Taiji dolphin hunt, was arrested after he was said to have shoved an employee of the Dolphin Resort Hotel.
At the time, Mr Vermeulen was trying to take photographs of Risso's dolphins as they were being transferred between holding pens at the resort, Sea Shepherd said.
A file photo taken on October 6, 2003 shows Japanese fishermen riding a boat loaded with slaughtered dolphins at a blood-covered cove in Taiji harbour. Photo: Sea Shepherd/AFP
He was detained until last week, and a "not guilty" decision in his case was handed down today, Sea Shepherd leader, Paul Watson, said.
"The Japanese judge said there was no evidence to support the claim.
"Erwin says he is very happy and that the judge showed great courage in going against public opinion and ruling fairly."
Japanese courts have a 99.7 per cent conviction rate, according to a 2005 paper by US academics Mark Ramseyer and Eric Rasmusen.


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Mr. Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today:
"Hurricane Ivan has wrought widespread damage on several Caribbean nations in the past few days. I would like to express on behalf of the IMF management and staff our deepest sympathy and condolences to the people in the many affected countries at this difficult time.
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KTWU-DT, a PBS affiliate station that is owned and operated by Washburn University of Topeka, KS, has installed a new intercom system from Riedel Communications.
The station selected a Riedel Performer 32+16 intercom matrix to provide communications between its main control room and various studios. The Performer features up to 32x32 ports providing broadcast-quality digital audio.
KTWU's system offers digital connections for seven Artist DCP 5000 series control panels. In addition, two Riedel Connect Solo interfaces integrate POTS telephone lines into the intercom installation. A C44plus system interface seamlessly integrates a digital partyline installation with the matrix intercom.
The partyline portion of the installation consists of two Performer CW-2 wall-mount speaker headset stations and six Performer C3 beltpacks. Thirteen ultra-light AIR headsets complete the installation. The system is already installed and is being used in KTWU's broadcast operations.
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Manned steps beyond Mercury, he said, should be:
- The use of the Vega or Centaur boosters to put a manned satellite into an orbit with a 50,000-mile apogee, carrying two men for two weeks to gain experience beyond Mercury with reentry techniques and extended manned space flight applicable to the lunar mission.
- The use of the Saturn booster in manned flight to the vicinity of the moon and return, putting two men in a highly elliptical orbit, with an apogee of up to 250,000 miles or even one pass around the moon before heading back to earth. The flight time would be about one week, providing experience similar to that of the manned lunar mission, including hyperbolic reentry to earth. A close, direct view of the lunar surface by man would support lunar landing.
- The use of the Nova or clustered-engine Saturn booster for a lunar landing and return. Two men would carry out this one-week to one-month expedition.
Eggers recommended that the same type of return capsule be used in all these missions to build up reliability and experience with the spacecraft before the lunar landing mission. Unmanned space probes should also be used to investigate certain factors related to the success of the lunar mission: polar radiation, lunar radiation, grazing reentry, lunar surface characteristics, and micrometeoroids.
The Committee unanimously agreed that investigation of a grazing reentry was necessary and would require an unmanned space probe. NASA Centers would look into experiments that might be launched by a Scout or Thor-Delta booster. Committee members would check to be sure that the basic programs in the Office of Space Flight Development space sciences programs covered the requirements for investigation of the other factors of special interest to the manned lunar mission.


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Are you familiar with the word "hangry"? According to the Urban Dictionary, "hangry" occurs when a person is both hungry and angry at the same time. It happens when a person becomes so hungry that his lack of food causes him to become angry, frustrated or both. The word has been around for about nine years.
The Huffington Post reported that hangry is the emotion where hunger and anger intersect, and it is a terrifying place to be in. There are lots of reasons we get hangry, but for most of us, the result is the same. Hangry people become like the "Incredible Hulk."
We should never make major decisions when we are hungry or angry and especially when we are both. Don't talk about anything important on an empty stomach. That's why business meetings usually take place over a meal. Try never to argue with a spouse, co-worker or anyone else when you are angry, hungry or a combination of both. Hangry makes for some bad decisions and unforgivable words spoken. A study at Ohio State University has proven that married couples are more likely to fight when their blood glucose levels are low.
Fortunately, hanger can be stopped. The Huffington Post reached out to registered dietitian for a few tips on warding off hanger. The main thing to do is to keep the right snack handy, and do not wait until you get excessively hungry before you eat. Eating a piece of fruit will tide you over to your next meal.
Whatever you do, try not to fall into the trap of being hungry and angry at the same time.


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If you bought stock in Foster the People when they first emerged on the scene late last year, kudos to you. Though we loved "Pumped Up Kicks" from the first time we laid ears on it, we didn't have huge hopes for its commercial potential—the song's verses were too weird, the groove too slippery, the band too anonymous. But somehow, "Kicks" has turned into the stealth hit of the summer, topping the alternative songs chart and likely moving into the top 40 on this week's Hot 100. It's that all-too-rare example of a song just being good enough that people are willing to meet it on its own highly unconventional terms, and that's a beautiful thing.
It's also a hard thing to sustain, however, and Foster the People's are at real risk of "Pumped Up Kicks" representing the entirety of their musical legacy if they don't strike again while the iron's hot. Enter "Helena Beat," Foster's follow-up single to "Kicks," and its new video, directed by veteran indie favorite Ace Norton (LCD Soundsystem, Santigold, Bloc Party). While "Kicks" has become a crossover hit, its video was made by people who clearly did not expect to be famous anytime soon—an uninspiring collage of live performance clips and California lifestyle footage. "Beat" goes the other way with it, a relatively high-budget, high-concept video that looks like a band trying to take the next step towards being legitimately big time.
The concept, previously described by the band as "Lord of the Flies meets Mad Max," does indeed feature a bunch of kids in a post-apocalyptic landscape that such a hybrid would imply. The band of ultraviolent tykes kidnap the members of FTP and torture them for no particular reason, eventually converting the group's lead singer (whose name is Mark Foster, actually) into one of their own with a weird sciencey contraption that steals about 20 years from Foster and gives them to some old guy. The video ends with Kid Foster eating a postcard, because eating paper is totally in these days.
Fun video and fun song, as long as you don't think about either all too much. Whether the band can catch lightning in a bottle twice or not remains to be seen, though, and frankly, we're not even sure we're through with "Kicks" just yet anyway.


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Today is the holiest of all holy days in American sports- Super Bowl Sunday. So where you gonna watch the game?
Hooters will be giving away a 40 inch LCD HDTV to some lucky customer.
Trophy's Sports Bar and Grill has one of the biggest screens, suspended from the ceiling so even if it's crowded there's never a bad spot to watch from. The private loft area is great for larger parties.
Daytona's All Sports Café will be ready for the game, complete with Hooters-style waitresses and probably less of a crowd.
Third Base Sports Bar- also known as 3 Bag, is the place to go if you're looking for a quality hot dog or burger with your Super Bowl beer.
If you're looking for more of an upscale viewing party, Champps Americana in Jordan Creek Town Center has a lot of screens.
I know folks in the Drake neighborhood will be pouring into Jethro's BBQ not only for the screens, but for some local award-winning eats.
But me? I'm staying home this year and having some friends over. We'll be kickin' back with a nice case of Coors Light. I'll be eating a frozen pizza, some Chex Mix and popcorn. All while watching the big game on my brand new 42 inch TV. Happy game day to me! (Go Saints)


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Morimoto's Ex-Partner Wants Back in at Tribeca Canvas
Michael Wainstein says he just wants back in.
An entrepreneur says he invested $1 million on Masaharu Morimoto's long-in-the-works Tribeca Canvas but was ousted from the restaurant's team when he was unable to contribute more money. Michael Wainstein filed a claim in Manhattan Supreme Court and says he just wants to be able to rejoin Morimoto and two other partners at the restaurant and tap back into his 18 percent share. [NYP, Related]


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This is a lovely candelabra primula, found growing wild on hillsides in China. It looks great planted in groups and produces semi-evergreen rosettes of leaves, from the middle of which appear upright spikes of flowers in crimson fading to orange in summer. The foliage remains above ground in all but severe conditions, so do not cut back in autumn. However plants may be tidied up in spring to remove the worst old foliage to make way for fresh new growth in spring, if wished. Ideal conditions are partial shade in rich, moist soil of neutral to acid pH. It has been given an Award of Garden Merit (AGM), which is for plants of outstanding excellence.
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Primula
Species: bulleyana
Plant type: Hardy perennial
Flower colour: Orange
Foliage colour: Mid-green
Feature: Flowers
Sun exposure: Partial shade, Shade
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Hardiness: Hardy
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Height: 60cm
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