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(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — While cold temperatures mean higher heating bills, don't forget some easy steps to make your home more energy and cost effective this winter.
Energy dollars can pour out of your living space through drafty doors and windows as well as unused portions of the home. The Energy Education Council (EEC) encourages people to make a small investment of time for big dividends in keeping your home or apartment warm and cost efficient this winter.
"Most winterizing steps can pay for themselves relatively quickly with heating bill savings," says Molly Hall, EEC Executive Director. "And don't overlook simple energy-saving steps such as letting the sun warm rooms on sunny days or closing the damper when the fireplace is not in use. These are effective energy-saving tips that cost you nothing."
Costs associated with heating and cooling account for the majority, about 44 percent of utility bills. Lowering the thermostat is the easiest way to save energy. Energy use is reduced for every degree dialed down. With an eight-hour setback of 10 degrees, the savings is about 20 percent, about 2 percent each degree lowered over an eight hour period. If two eight-hour setbacks of 10 degrees lower are used while sleeping and during time away from home, up to 40 percent savings can result. Turn it down when you are away from home or sleeping, and keep it to the lowest comfortable level when you're at home. Consider installing a programmable thermostat to automatically adjust the temperature day and night.
Use these tips to help cut costs and improve heating efficiency and safety:
"Most people will be pleasantly surprised to realize double digit percentage savings on their heating bills by using these simple measures," Hall said. "And don't forget, saving energy is the cheapest and cleanest way to add to our energy supply."
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NIAGARA FALLS – A central air-conditioning unit valued at $5,000 was stolen from a building in the 500 block of Main Street, city police said.
The owner told police Sunday that the commercial unit was taken from the west side of the building sometime last week. The owner also reported the theft of another air-conditioning unit at an undisclosed location.

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New Samsung Galaxy S4 ad takes the usual shots at the Apple iPhone
0. phoneArena 03 May 2013, 20:42 posted on
It's a whole new year and a new phone, but same old Samsung as the Korean OEM once again takes its usual potshots at its number one rival from Cupertino; the action takes place at a graduation slash pool party and we see the usual showing off of Sammy's features such as Air View and gesture control as a call gets answered with a swipe of the hand...
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1. SleepingOz (unregistered)
"No, yours doesn't do that."
3. Irakli (banned) (Posts: 5; Member since: 30 Apr 2013)
my phone is not defective like your s4 i don't nee a garbage phone thanks. my phone does better and its better quality that this $2 china town toy.
8. taz89 (Posts: 2014; Member since: 03 May 2011)
what are you saying...lol joking got what you saying, you prefer the iphone but the s4 is not in any way a garbage phone and you do know that the
11. gerasim (Posts: 16; Member since: 30 Apr 2013)
i think he is saying that his phone is not defective like the s4 & he doesn't need a garbage phone thanks. his phone does better & its better quality phone than the s4. he thinks that the s4 is $2 china town toy.
14. taz89 (Posts: 2014; Member since: 03 May 2011)
lol i know i just find it funny that he says its a garbage phone because its ''chinese'' made phone when on the iphone on the back clearly says made in china..
17. gerasim (Posts: 16; Member since: 30 Apr 2013)
yes its funny i guess he had bad experience with Samsung i don't know
65. JohnN89 (Posts: 1; Member since: 04 May 2013)
and Many S4s that are shipping right now is made in Korea. Even the Battery.
44. SleepingOz (unregistered)
He's just an HTC troll. He has created multiple accounts here; Irakli, Rayanx10, MariaGabriela and many more, in order to thumb up his own comments and thumb down the ones he dislike.
55. chistoefurpuffer (Posts: 140; Member since: 11 Mar 2013)
Oh I see that explains all the thumbs down. I was actually beginning to believe HTC fanboys were so desperate that they target anything Samsung related and tried their very hardest to bring it down.
56. rizevnarastek (Posts: 347; Member since: 06 Sep 2012)
it's the other way around ;)
61. chistoefurpuffer (Posts: 140; Member since: 11 Mar 2013)
You sure? To be quite honest, it seems to go both ways. ButiI for one like both, but hate how HTC fans behave. I do like the s4 more though.
12. taz89 (Posts: 2014; Member since: 03 May 2011)
the iphone is made in china it says it in plain writing on the back..
33. sniper1087 (Posts: 508; Member since: 31 Dec 2011)
assembled in china yeah and designed in california
48. Galax3 (Posts: 19; Member since: 04 May 2012)
designed in CA, but still made and assembled in China
46. atsamman (Posts: 74; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
Dam they know how to advertise! !!
64. joey_sfb (Posts: 5741; Member since: 29 Mar 2012)
Agreed. They have good production team. I feel that HTC, Sony, Apple and Nokia should hire them.
75. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
every phone always get defective stop acting like a fan boy. and enjoy the phone u like. stop starting fights.and your phone is also made in CHINA
81. JEverettnow (Posts: 228; Member since: 11 Mar 2013)
Iphones are our most exchanged or returned phone where I work.
19. chocolaking (Posts: 494; Member since: 22 May 2012)
LOL! great commercial to slap apple in the face.
and if the screen problem can be fixed. it will be a big plus for them.
and stop the freaking tin mining... good job samsung
45. SleepingOz (unregistered)
There's already a temporary fix availaible on XDA.
Seems like it's only a minor bug with TW.
50. haney.alsaaidy (Posts: 18; Member since: 29 Jan 2013)
great galaxy s4 thumbs up
little toy doesn't do anything thumbs down
58. AnTuTu (Posts: 1580; Member since: 14 Oct 2012)
Those who are barking around and saying bad about S4 they are nothing but fruit trolls.
S4 is the best smartphone ever in the history so far. And the way Sammy slapped fruit's face is so funny hahahhaa they know how to advertise lolz
82. 8logic (Posts: 148; Member since: 05 Mar 2012)
i am boycotting the s4 because i'm tired of getting the snap dragon solution in the US.
66. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
Not as witty as the original S3 ad. Got bored pretty quickly.
87. DibelDibil (Posts: 27; Member since: 19 Jun 2013)
pwned :))) I rofl'd so hard @ that moment..
2. kclgphilsbsa (Posts: 765; Member since: 21 Jan 2013)
kindly post first the solutions of s4 problems coz i wanna continue my order
20. kclgphilsbsa (Posts: 765; Member since: 21 Jan 2013)
Lols, whats d reason for these red marks haha.
Im addrssing this to samsung not to PA :)
23. amats69 (Posts: 1435; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
dude hows your beloved galaxy s4? ive heard some overheating issue.hahahahaha! :P
32. kclgphilsbsa (Posts: 765; Member since: 21 Jan 2013)
Dude, dont be so junk,, if u are referring to the thermal test of gs4 d past month or weeks that is posted here in PA, the s4 was in good condition that barely gets hot and we cant change that.. all d review units are actually in good condtion that no reviewer mentioned screen, battery and heat problems..
I humbly addressing my concern to samsung now to make necessary actions regarding the concerns of the cusomers w/ faulty handsets(note: as i read forums there are gs4 w/o issues but only few).. i just want immediate solutions coz i want to continue my preorder. I recently cancld my preorder..
Dont start fan war if ur mature enough.
Sorry 4 bad sntence constrction..
34. sniper1087 (Posts: 508; Member since: 31 Dec 2011)
ok lets discuss the problems with Software optimizate and over bloated system. All this features while nice on paper, 1 eat battery life, and 2 causes constant lag.
39. kclgphilsbsa (Posts: 765; Member since: 21 Jan 2013)
huh???? r u d samsung represntative?? or a xda member??
67. SleepingOz (unregistered)
"All this features while nice on paper, 1 eat battery life.."
Nope, it doesn't.
Why don't you go check the battery tests on GSMArena?
"and 2 causes constant lag."
All reviews say that the GSIV(with S600) is one of the fastest Android out there, if not the fastest! And I bet the Exynos one is even faster!
I haven't tested it myself but from what I've seen on youtube, no lag whatsoever.
Here you go!
85. sniper1087 (Posts: 508; Member since: 31 Dec 2011)
I don't need to see your video posted, I have used the phone try enabling all the features and you eat constant lag, check androidcentral as well they reported lag, it's even worst when you open the camera. And yes all the sensors will eat battery life ham arena tested it out of the box , but since out of the box features like air view are not enabled I am not sure that's a source you can trust
68. SleepingOz (unregistered)
Like I've said many times before, those GSIV are defective ones.
Defective models among first batch is a common problem that concerns EVERY oems!
Now tell me about the nicks, gaps, loose buttons and stuck pixels of your HTC One.. =]
54. therealestboy (Posts: 47; Member since: 03 May 2013)
You are in Samsung fanboy land here, buddy. They will slam you for saying even the slightest negative thing about Samsung, regardless if it is true or not.
57. kclgphilsbsa (Posts: 765; Member since: 21 Jan 2013)
Im a fan of samsung actually coz they made the grandest things in android world
62. chistoefurpuffer (Posts: 140; Member since: 11 Mar 2013)
Sorry to burst your bubble, but HTC fans seem to be acting the same way now.
4. deadstroke (Posts: 113; Member since: 22 Jan 2013)
samsung ,samsung alway giving a hit on a#### lOl ^-^
59. AnTuTu (Posts: 1580; Member since: 14 Oct 2012)
I wanna see the reaction of fruit fans I know they are freaking crying in a corner like little babies after watching this ad hahahahah
5. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
ooo can i share can i share? no u can't LMAO. What are we doing with these phones " SO TRUE".
6. centurion (Posts: 25; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)
lol hahaha
7. ramonleonjr62 (Posts: 48; Member since: 17 Oct 2012)
Poor apple
9. wildcard (Posts: 65; Member since: 15 Jan 2013)
to see and enjoy
13. DarkShadow (Posts: 51; Member since: 01 Feb 2013)
dawn it is so true !!!
15. reyenrique (Posts: 99; Member since: 07 Oct 2012)
getting better and better
16. yyuu1000 (Posts: 207; Member since: 26 Jul 2012)
nice might get one but i will see what the next nexus will have
18. alltechinside (Posts: 248; Member since: 21 Apr 2013)
We all expected this from Samsung XD Enjoyed the ad :D
21. ideal_josh (Posts: 33; Member since: 26 Nov 2012)
So u mean that some smartphones are smarter than others? Yes
22. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
Lol, that was hilarious!
24. 1ceTr0n (Posts: 549; Member since: 20 May 2012)
0:52 = the isheeepy finally get it
25. james1 (Posts: 97; Member since: 16 Mar 2013)
You people do actuall know that the s4 is not 100% plastic. Right? You know the screen is glass and the sides are metal, the back is the only plastic in the phone and it is plastic so you'll have a removable battery, SDcard slot, and a better signal strength.
35. sniper1087 (Posts: 508; Member since: 31 Dec 2011)
well part right and part wrong, the S4 has plastic and glass, and no the sides are not metal, they are plastic.
79. dragonstkdgirl (Posts: 144; Member since: 07 Apr 2012)
Part right and part wrong. Our Sammy rep brought the S4 by my store yesterday for us to test out and the sides are indeed metal.
84. sniper1087 (Posts: 508; Member since: 31 Dec 2011)
Looks metal, but it is not, I played with t and you can see reviewers reporting is not metal either, it doesn't even feel metal, a hint metal is cold, and no sign of that
26. MC1123 (Posts: 1255; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
if samsung keep on talking trash to apple or any other on the competition it just prove how low their technology and their phone is!!! i mean its cheaply built so why they keep on talking trash?
27. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
Well done Samsung! xD
Microsoft, then Samsung......... What's next, Sony? Then LG?
Poor Apple.......... :P
28. pwnarena (Posts: 1129; Member since: 15 Feb 2013)
s4 is obviously better than ip5 when it comes to power and features. however, this formula is getting old. it may backfire soon. samsung should start becoming classy now that they're reached the top. offensive ads like these are less likely to invite iOS users to shift.
29. pwnarena (Posts: 1129; Member since: 15 Feb 2013)
s4 is obviously better than ip5 when it comes to power and features. however, this formula of doing is getting tired and old. it may backfire soon. samsung should start becoming classy now that they're reached the top. offensive ads like these are less likely to invite iOS users to shift.
30. VZWuser76 (Posts: 4197; Member since: 04 Mar 2010)
I actually had this happen this weekend. I took a video and a friend with an iphone asked me to send it to him. I tried using gmail & outlook but those had size restrictions that wouldn't allow me to send it to him. Later on one of my other friends' asked if I had tried the S Beam function. Since I don't know anyone else around here who has an S3, I hadn't had the opportunity to try it. The nearest town has a population of 1400, is mostly older folks, but I do see a few smartphones here and there (mostly dumbphones and older android & iphones). So I turned on the S Beam function & tapped it to her phone. Within about a minute the 50mb file was on her phone. Worked simply and easily. For my iphone friend I'm gonna have to upload it to my computer & use a program like hjsplit to send it to him in parts & he can rejoin it later. It's too bad that all phones don't have a universal function like this, would make thing a lot easier.


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A number of factors, including complacency and apathy, can be blamed for citizens' failure to heed disaster warnings, according to recent research from the School of Management.
Raj Sharman, associate professor, and H. Raghav Rao, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor, both in the Department of Management Science and Systems, studied a number of post-disaster reports to assess why some people refused to evacuate in the face of warnings about imminent tornadoes, hurricanes and other emergency situations such as campus shootings and industrial accidents. The reports were conducted by organizations including the National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Congressional Research Service.
The researchers found that past personal experience in "riding out" storms can lead people to feel complacent when receiving emergency warnings. On the other hand, previous warnings that proved to be false can result in apathetic responses when another warning occurs.
Post-disaster surveys also showed that many people lacked awareness about how serious the situation was when warnings happened.
To combat the factors leading to nonresponse, the researchers made several recommendations. First, warnings should come from more than one source.
"Generally speaking, a single source of information rarely prompts people to take appropriate action," Sharman says. "Multiple sources are more effective."
In addition to a community's traditional emergency signal, such as a siren, warnings should be posted through traditional and/or social media. The professors' research shows that text messages, Facebook and Twitter can be trusted sources of information, especially if messages are sent from a trustworthy source, such as a close friend or local police.
"Text messaging is now clearly preferred among younger age groups than other modes of communication, such as phone and email," Sharman says. "Younger people are in constant connection with social media so these channels have more effective reach." Also, since text messages remain in a queue, they do not need to be retransmitted and are more likely to be seen.
Second, warnings should include more descriptive language, using such words as "unsurvivable" and "catastrophic," and urging citizens to take "immediate, life-saving action" to motivate the public in the event of imminent and extreme severe weather.
Finally, communities should take advantage of technological advances to make warnings more specific. GPS technology can allow for more tightly targeted geographic alerts, which may help motivate people to take action because they can see the threat to their particular area.
The research was published as a white paper for Federal Signal Corp. It included information from Federal Signal's 2012 public safety survey, conducted by Zogby International. The research was partially funded by the National Science Foundation.


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|A Better Anode Design to Improve Lithium-Ion Batteries
Lithium-ion batteries are in smart phones, laptops, most other consumer electronics, and the newest electric cars. Good as these batteries are, the need for energy storage in batteries is surpassing current technologies. In a lithium-ion battery, charge moves from the cathode to the anode, a critical component for storing energy. A team of Berkeley Lab scientists has designed a new kind of anode that absorbs eight times the lithium of current designs, and has maintained its greatly increased energy capacity after more than a year of testing and many hundreds of charge-discharge cycles.
When building a charge, anode materials swell to store lithium ions. The swelling that accompanies lithium absorption has always been a challenge when designing high-capacity lithium-ion anode materials. Most of today's lithium-ion batteries have anodes made of graphite, which is electrically conducting and expands only modestly. Silicon can store 10 times more – it has by far the highest capacity among lithium-ion storage materials – but it swells to more than three times its volume when fully charged. This swelling quickly breaks the electrical contacts in the anode, so researchers have concentrated on finding ways to use silicon while maintaining anode conductivity.
One approach mixes silicon particles in a flexible polymer binder, adding carbon to the mix to conduct electricity. Unfortunately the repeated swelling and shrinking of silicon as it acquires and releases lithium ions eventually push away the carbon particles. What's needed is a flexible binder that can conduct electricity by itself, without added carbon.
The secret to the newly-designed anode is a tailored polymer that conducts electricity and binds closely to lithium-storing silicon particles, even as they expand to more than three times their volume during charging and then shrink again during discharge. Anodes made from these conducting polymers have low-cost materials and are compatible with standard lithium-battery manufacturing technologies. However, previous efforts did not take into account the severe reducing environment on the anode side of a lithium-ion battery, which renders most conducting polymers insulators. An ideal conducting polymer should readily acquire electrons, rendering it conducting in the anode's reducing environment, and allow electrons to reside and move freely. Electrons would be acquired from the lithium atoms during the initial charging process.
Gao Liu, a member of the Batteries for Advanced Transportation Technologies (BATT) program, and his team designed a series of polyfluorene-based conducting polymers—PFs for short—that performed excellently. Upon hearing about the PF's success, ALS beamline scientist Wanli Yang suggested candidate polymers be tested to determine their key electronic properties, embarking on a scientific collaboration to better understand the new materials.
Soft x-ray absorption spectroscopy conducted on ALS Beamline 8.0.1 revealed where the ions and electrons are and where they move. The absorption spectra obtained for the PFs stood out from those of other candidate anode materials immediately. The differences were greatest in PFs incorporating a carbon-oxygen functional group (carbonyl). Theoretical calculations made via computer simulation exposed the functionality behind the PF, revealing precisely how the lithium ions attach to the polymer and why the added carbonyl functional group improves the process. The calculations matched the experiments beautifully.
The lithium ions interact with the polymer first, and afterward bind to the silicon particles. When a lithium atom binds to the polymer through the carbonyl group, it gives its electron to the polymer – a doping process that significantly improves the polymer's electrical conductivity, facilitating electron and ion transport to the silicon particles.
Almost as important as its electrical properties are the polymer's physical properties, to which Liu now added another functional group, producing a polymer that can adhere tightly to the silicon particles as they acquire or lose lithium ions and undergo repeated changes in volume. After 32 charge-discharge cycles, scanning and transmission electron microscopy confirmed that the modified polymer adhered strongly throughout battery operation even as the silicon particles repeatedly expanded and contracted. Additional testing and simulation confirmed that the added mechanical properties did not affect the polymer's superior electrical properties.
Using commercial silicon particles and without any conductive additive (like carbon), this composite anode exhibits the best performance so far in lithium-ion batteries, while retaining an economical cost and compatibility with existing manufacturing technologies.
Read the Berkeley Lab News Release
Research conducted by: G. Liu, S. Xun, X. Song, H. Zheng, and V.S. Battaglia (EETD, Berkeley Lab), P. Olalde-Velasco and W. Yang (ALS, Berkeley Lab), L.-W. Wang (MSD, Berkeley Lab), and N. Vukmirovic (MSD, Berkeley Lab, and University of Belgrade).
Research funding: Materials research for this work in the BATT program was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Operation of the ALS is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences.
Publication about this research: G. Liu, S. Xun, N. Vukmirovic, X. Song, P. Olalde-Velasco, H. Zheng,V.S. Battaglia, L.-W. Wang, and W. Yang, "Polymers with Tailored Electronic Structure for High Capacity Lithium Battery Electrodes," Advanced Materials 23, 4679 (2011).
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The Harvard Crimson is reporting that students at this prestigious Ivy League college can now openly join a kinky sex club with all the rights and privileges of any other campus club. The student newspaper interviewed the founder of the group (Harvard College Munch for Bondage, Discipline, Sadism, and Masochism) who used the name "Michael" in the interview so as to protect his anonymity. He told the paper that the move "shows we are taken seriously."
Munch was informally organized over a year ago and had been meeting regularly on campus in dining halls without any official recognition until this week, when the Committee on Student Life gave it legitimacy along with 14 other student organizations.
Official recognition by Harvard means that Munch is eligible for funding for meals and drinks at its meetings. It also gets the school over a touchy diversity issue with its leading-edge decision to acknowledge that the Harvard student has a right to discuss straight sex, or gay sex, and now they can discuss what is commonly described as BDSM sex.
Justin J. Lehmiller, a member of the Harvard psychology department and a sex columnist, said he believed students should learn about diversity in sexual behavior.
According to Curtis Rush, a staff reporter with the Toronto Star, Lehmiller argues that the recognition will "… give students who feel outside the sexual mainstream an opportunity to learn that they are not alone…. Sex is a topic that already makes a lot of people feel uncomfortable, and when you add 'kinky' in front of it, discomfort increases even further. "
Harvard is not the first college or university to approve recognition for a BDSM club on its campus. In 2003 Iowa State University gave approval to a group. In the coveted Ivy League, Columbia and Yale have recognized similar groups. Elsewhere, Tufts, MIT and the University of Chicago have approved such groups on their campuses, according to the Atlantic Wire.
What is special about Harvard's recognition is that Harvard, founded in 1636, is the nation's oldest institution of higher learning.
"It's not like these kids are coming together to have sex. They are just trying to open up the discussion about sex on campus," Nathalie Miraval, a reporter for the Harvard Crimson told the Toronto Star.
According to The Harvard Crimson, Mae, a student member of Munch said, "I didn't think anyone was even remotely interested on campus (in Kink). It's a community where you can feel safe and you can feel comfortable talking about (kink)."
What started out as a few students discussing kinky sex over a meal in Currier Hall one day in October of last year has now morphed into 30 kids who have the approval of their university to meet and chat about subjects in which they share an interest, like bondage and cuffs and whips and such, oh my!
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Walker Leads T&F On First Day Of MAC Championships
ATHENS, Ohio - - Senior thrower Erin Walker (Laurell Hill, Fla./Troy University) paced the Ball State track & field team on the first day of the 2014 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships hosted by Ohio, with a 12th-place showing in the hammer throw.
With just three events completed on the first day of competition, Miami holds the overall lead in the 12-team event with 23 points. Akron is second at 22 points, followed by Central Michigan (19), Bowling Green (18), Ohio (18), Kent State (10), Toledo (6) and Eastern Michigan (1). Ball State, Buffalo, Northern Illinois and Western Michigan were all held scoreless on the opening day.
In her first trip to the MAC Outdoor Championships, Walker turned in a distance of 47.83m in her third and final attempt in the hammer throw to claim 12th among the 20 student-athletes entered in the event.
In her first of three events at the MAC Outdoor Championships, sophomore Michaela Hull (Bloomington, Ind./South) took home 14th place in the javelin throw with an opening toss of 28.84m.
Rounding out Ball State's opening day competitors were senior Madelyn Webster (Brownsburg, Ind./Brownsburg) and freshman Jordan Timmons (Bargersville, Ind./Center Grove) in the 10,000m run. Both posted career-best times in the event, placing 21st (39:19.59) and 22nd (39:34.42), respectively.
The Ball State track & field team is scheduled to compete in eight events on the second day of the three-day competition Friday, starting at 1 p.m. with Webster in the 1500m run and junior Christina Crawford (Belleville, Mich./Romulus) in the long jump.
For the most up-to-date news on Ball State track & field, follow @bsuathletics and @BallStateTrack on Twitter.
Ball State's Thursday Results at the 2014 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships
Hammer Throw
12th - Erin Walker - 47.83m
Javelin Throw
14th - Michaela Hull - 28.84m
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21st - Madelyn Webster - 39:19.59
22nd - Jordan Timmons - 39.34.42
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The following are the highlights and lowlights from the Steelers' 23-20 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore:
Play of the game: Pittsburgh's Shaun Suisham split the uprights on a 42-yard game-winning field goal as time expired.
Offensive player of the game: Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch completed 25-of-36 passes for 276 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
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Charlie Batch came up big in the fourth quarter for the Steelers Sunday in Baltimore.
Defensive player of the game: Pittsburgh linebacker James Harrison recorded seven tackles and forced a fumble on a sack.
Most telling statistic: The Ravens converted just three of 11 third-down opportunities.
Hidden statistic: Batch was 8-for-8 on the Steelers' two touchdown drives in the fourth quarter.
Best pass: Baltimore's Joe Flacco threw a perfect 28-yard touchdown pass to Anquan Boldin late in the second quarter to give the Ravens a 13-3 lead.
Worst pass: Flacco looked like he was just trying to throw the ball away in the second quarter, but it was an easy interception for Pittsburgh safety Ryan Clark.
Best run: Steelers running back Jonathan Dwyer was initially stopped but broke to the outside and scored on a 16-yard run in the third quarter to tie the game at 13-13.
Best catch: Boldin stretched out for a 6-yard catch and a first down in the first quarter.
Dropped pass(es): The Steelers' Emmanuel Sanders dropped one down the middle of the field in the third quarter several plays after he had fumbled a 21-yard reception without getting hit. Pittsburgh's Mike Wallace also couldn't haul in a pass down the right sideline late in the first half.
Best block: Steelers right tackle Kelvin Beachum and fullback Will Johnson opened up a hole for Isaac Redman to run 24 yards early in the fourth quarter.
Missed block: Johnson fanned on a blitzing Bernard Pollard, who stopped Dwyer in the backfield for a 3-yard loss in the third quarter.
Best tackle: Steelers linebacker Lawrence Timmons wrapped up Ray Rice after a short pass and held him to a 5-yard gain in the first quarter.
Best hit: Harrison beat Michael Oher and stripped the ball from Flacco in the fourth quarter as he tackled him. Ziggy Hood recovered the ball for the Steelers.
Missed tackle: Baltimore's Courtney Upshaw missed a chance to take down Dwyer on his 16-yard touchdown run.
Best coverage: Pittsburgh's Cortez Allen replaced an injured Ike Taylor, and although he was beaten a few times and was called for a key pass interference penalty, he finished with three passes defensed.
Worst coverage: Steelers cornerback Keenan Lewis allowed Torrey Smith too much room on a second-quarter third-down pass that went for 13 yards.
Best kick: Suisham also hit a 46-yard field goal in the first quarter.
Worst kick: None worth noting.
Best return: Pittsburgh's Chris Rainey brought back a second-quarter kickoff 42 yards to help the Steelers get a field goal before halftime.
Costliest penalty: Baltimore was penalized 15 yards because Paul Kruger roughed Batch on a 10-yard completion to Wallace on the Steelers' game-winning drive. The Steelers moved from the Baltimore 44 to the 19 on the first play after the two-minute warning.
Best decision: A fake screen to Rainey, who had been inserted into the backfield, allowed Batch to find an open Heath Miller for a 23-yard pickup to the Baltimore 20-yard line early in the fourth quarter.
Worst decision: Baltimore coach John Harbaugh challenged an obvious Batch incompletion in the third quarter, costing his team a timeout.
Best effort: Miller stretched to hit the pylon with the ball while going out of bounds on a 7-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter.
Unsung hero: Steelers offensive line coach Sean Kugler not only had Beachum prepared for his first start but also moved Maurkice Pouncey to left guard, allowing Doug Legursky to play center.
Challenges: Harbaugh was 0-for-1, while Steelers coach Mike Tomlin didn't throw any red flags.


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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - "Kind of Blue."
The well-known Miles Davis song and album title is an appropriate way to sum up jazz at Lake Tahoe.
The annual holiday jazz festival, which has been an Incline Village tradition since the 1969 construction of Kings Castle - now the Hyatt Regency - has been canceled.
"It's sad," said Hanna Bankston, the Hyatt's marketing manager. "In the last five years, interest has declined significantly. It was a hard decision to make. We put a lot of thought into it. It wasn't making sense anymore."
Bankston said it has been difficult to publicize the event because jazz radio stations in California have closed. Smooth Jazz Reno 92.1 FM changed its format to country in January 2011.
The event for decades was held Thanksgiving weekend. Many of jazz's greatest artists performed at the festival in recent years, including Wayman Tisdale, Mindi Abair, Rick Braun, Gerald Albright, Kirk Whalum, Dave Koz, David Benoit, Jeffrey Osborne and Jonathan Butler.
Before her 2010 appearance at the Hyatt, Abair said some of her earliest memories were from Incline Village.
"My dad (Lance Abair) played the Kings Castle way back in the day with a band called the Entertainers," Abair said. "As a kid I'd go to Tahoe all the time. I believe they were the band that played the opening of the hotel, and he kept playing there."
The Kings Castle was built in 1969 by Nathan S. Jacobson, who once owned the NBA's Baltimore Bullets.
Tisdale, of course, was first famous as a basketball player. The five-string bass player joked about appearing onstage at the Hyatt with his diminutive peers.
"This is the world's shortest tour; it's going to be very funny when you see us on stage," Tisdale said. "Kimberly Locke, David Koz and Jonathan Butler are all the same height, and here I am at 6-9. They all hit me at my waist."
Peter White often headed up an evening of jazz called "A Peter White Christmas."
"One time Dave Koz decided we would all wear pajamas for one song," he said. "We had to take the pajamas off, and we did it on stage, to much whooping and hollering from the ladies. We decided not to do it again after that. It was just too distracting to have the whole band taking off their pajamas. It was like Chippendales or something."
Benoit also has a radio show on K-JAZZ Los Angeles, which remains popular.
Marketing Manager Michael Lavine said the station has 400,000 listeners.
Moody's Bistro in Truckee offers jazz two to four nights a week. However, jazz has lost popularity at Tahoe.
Bankston said she has received just one call inquiring about the festival.


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I am obsessed with cooking shows: Chopped, Master Chef and Iron Chef America are some of my current favorites, but now that I think about it, I used to watch the Frugal Gourmet and some Julia Child when I was younger. On the heels of this obsession has come another one—chef memoirs and biographies. I also love culinary mysteries, but that's a whole other blog post! Following is a list of just some of the "foodie" books out there; some I've read and some I haven't (yet).
Books by/about Julia Child (who would have turned 100 on August 15)
If you are looking for one of these or something similar, you can use keyword searches for "Food writers Biography", "Restaurateurs biography", "Chef memoir", etc. Of course, you can always come to the Reference Desk and we'll be happy to help you search.
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I am disappointed there's no Andrew Zimmerman or Anthony Bourdain up there!!!
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The Colangelo College of Business offers leading-edge degrees that address the demands of contemporary business environments. We nurture the startup spirit, propelling your entrepreneurial visions on a powerful platform with opportunities to help you thrive. Our philosophy is Lopes First, which means that we embrace a student-centric culture with an emphasis on higher purpose and academic success. From a bachelor's degree in business information systems to a master's degree in accounting to an MBA with an emphasis in sports business, our business programs encompass specializations to help today's students become tomorrow's leaders.
Since our university's founding in 1949, Grand Canyon University (GCU) remains committed to providing students with a values-based education centered on Christian principles. We believe the higher ethics inspired by our Christian worldview are as integral to the workplace as the proper skillset. In the application of both, graduates of our business school stand out in entrepreneurial and business landscapes.
Quality academics are not all that set the Colangelo College of Business apart. During the 2014-15 academic school year, we welcomed Aram Chavez, a local angel investor and entrepreneur, to share his approach to business startup success. GCU alum Courtney Klein, CEO and co-founder of Seed Spot, a central Phoenix social incubator for entrepreneurs, also provided thought-provoking creative insight to help bring ideas to life.
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Servant Leadership. Ethics. Entrepreneurism. These are the pillars that guide our student experience, challenging you to become a values-driven business leader. GCU's Christian worldview guides our educational approach, instilling within graduates the professional ethics necessary to benefit both industry and the global community.
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The Colangelo College of Business challenges and inspires students to be servant leaders with the business skills and values necessary to drive organizational success and positively impact society.
Welcome to the Colangelo College of Business
Welcome to the Colangelo College of Business. We are very excited that you are part of our growing college. Our foundation is based upon servant leadership, ethics and entrepreneurism - three attributes that move us forward as tomorrow's business college for today's student.
We take great pride in helping you find your purpose via our Lopes First approach. Our faculty get to live and work on this beautiful campus because of you. Consequently, we strive to be accessible and accountable to you in all that we do. We aim for you to graduate with an innovative mindset to help create, improve and grow businesses. Our faculty members combine their solid academic pedigrees with extensive industry experience to help you thrive. We are teachers here to teach - and we look forward to working with you.
Dean Randy Gibb, PhD
Colangelo College of Business
About Jerry Colangelo
Jerry Colangelo is one of the most influential and caring sports entrepreneurs in American history. Colangelo has delivered top athletic teams to Arizona, with more than 50 years of experience in sports business management and franchise ownership, as well as dozens of other business organizations.
Among his many accomplishments, Colangelo has owned the NBA Phoenix Suns, built two state-of-the-art sports facilities, won an MLB World Series title with the Arizona Diamondbacks and led USA Basketball to four consecutive gold medals in international competition. Colangelo's achievements in Arizona, professional sports and the study of leadership are remarkable. As a dynamic community leader and committed Christian, his activities transcend the world of sports and serve as an inspiration for future generations.
Jerry Colangelo represents the best of what it means to be a Christian university from a standpoint of conducting business with strong character, integrity and servant leadership. We want to instill those same characteristics into every one of our students.
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When someone is just not thinking and says, "Could you close the light?" When, as everyone knows, no one can close a light.
Dude, could you close the light?
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The Arkansas auditor's office has scheduled its monthly online auction of unclaimed property.
The auction on eBay is to start at 10 a.m. Friday and will be open for seven days, and bidding is open to anyone except auditor's office employees.
The office says that goods placed up for auction as unclaimed property come from banks and other financial institutions and all items have been abandoned for at least eight years before they are sold.
Items in this month's auction include assorted coins and a silver fork set.
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Photo courtesy of Roy Lyons
Photo courtesy of Roy Lyons
Supai, the scenic and oft-visited Native American village tucked in a narrow valley that leads to the Grand Canyon, was not as primitive 30 years later. Roy Lyons knew that�s how it would be, and wrestled to keep an open mind.
�I tried not to have expectations because I didn�t want to be disappointed,� Lyons said during a recent interview at his home, east of Ignacio. �I was going for the people. I was going to give back. I was going to share.
�So I tried not to compare, although you can�t help it.�
The Pennsylvania native came out West to serve as teacher and principal at the Havasupai Indian Reservation�s one school from 1977-80. He stayed out West, moving four years after that to Ignacio, where he�s lived ever since.
With major life changes under way � he turned 60 in January and he�s going through a divorce � Lyons figured it was prime time to return to a place that so greatly shaped his life and career. So a few months ago he called the Havasupai tourist office and offered to give a presentation, focusing on his late-�70s experiences in Supai.
He was directed to tribal Vice Chairman Matt Putesoy, who coincidentally was Lyons� former pupil at the village�s 50-student school. Putesoy, a sixth-grader when he�d last seen Lyons, ran the proposal by the Tribal Council. Then he emailed Lyons: Just tell us when you want to come.
�I was interested in the photos he was to bring,� Putesoy said in a phone interview last week.
So in early April, armed with a Power Point presentation featuring pictures from the past, Lyons helicoptered down into Supai, 2,000-plus feet below the canyon rim.
There�s an 8-mile-long trail from the rim to the village, and back in the day, Lyons walked it regularly, taking off on road trips to Flagstaff about every other weekend. In fact, regular helicopter service didn�t begin until his last year at the school. Now, he says, there�s a helicopter making the trip every 8 minutes.
There have been lots of changes since 1980, the big ones involving technology: TV and radio came after Lyons left, as, of course, did cellphones and the Internet. Electricity came to Supai in the mid-1970s.
What hasn�t changed, Lyons said, is the grandeur of the place. By air or by ground, it�s spellbinding: The canyon valley, the waterfalls � and the iconic image of the two Wigleeva towers above Supai. The pair of red pillars, according to what Putesoy has been told, represent two brothers who came to the canyon. They wouldn�t leave, so they turned to stone.
There are differing legends.
The pillars are now guardians of the tribe of 640, about 400 of whom live in the canyon, Putesoy said.
�It�s all about the water. Water is life,� Lyons said. �The beauty has so much power. It can heal you. It�s amazing.�
From the time he reached the heliport to the time he left, he reforged old ties and created new ties.
�They�re simple people,� he said. �They love to laugh. They love to make fun of themselves, of you.�
When Lyons originally came to Supai, with his first wife, he was a pipe-smoking 25-year-old with big hair and bushy moustache � a style he jokingly refers to as the �Frank Zappa� look.
Although it was difficult to blend in and be accepted, he managed to make connections with the Havasupai men through a shared interest in hunting and music. His wife, who also came as a teacher, had a harder time. The two separated after their first year there. Lyons returned.
He stayed two more years, leaving when he was offered a graduate assistant position at Northern Arizona University.
Lyons arrived in Ignacio in 1984 as principal of the elementary school. He spent 22 years as an administrator in the Ignacio system, his final full-time job being junior high principal in 2004-05.
With the changes in his life, and perhaps a bit of nostalgia, Lyons thought it was time to pay his old friends in Supai a visit. Lyons wanted to take another look.
The changes couldn�t be ignored. Where there were agricultural fields, now there was housing. As on many Native American reservations of the Southwest, scourges such as obesity, diabetes and drug abuse are common. Use of the language of the Havasupai � people of the blue water � has decreased.
As well as gradual changes, the Havasupai area underwent a sudden change in 2008 when a flood reshaped the canyon, moving falls and washing out some of the travertine-lined pools that define the tiny reservation to visitors. To the Havasupai, the flood was a difficulty, but not a tragedy.
�The canyon has got its own spirit ... It has a mind of its own,� Putesoy said. �It changes when it has to change.�
But many aspects hadn�t changed. The beauty, the smiles, the reggae music that is basically their national anthem (they revere Bob Marley for his stand for indigenous people).
Lyons found plenty of Havasupai friends and former students. Many wanted his advice on how to run their school. He fed them burgers made from Colorado elk, shared stories and showed them the old photos.
First, he talked to a group of fourth- through eighth-graders. Then about 60 people came to the Community Building for his main presentation.
Putesoy said the photos brought laughter as they saw themselves three decades ago � �we�re a small community so everybody knows everybody� � and tears as they recalled those who are no longer around.
Old yearbooks Lyons brought for the �kids� to peruse were also a hit. Some former students signed them on his latest visit. For example, a woman named Stephanie wrote next to her photo, �Thank you for all the knowledge you gave to me.�
Lyons said his trip was �like walking through the looking glass. It was very trippy.�
He knows Supai shaped his life and continues to do so. �I can�t even begin to thank or tell them how much I gained and how much influence it had on my life.�
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Some area legislators expect their chambers eventually will pass Gov. Tom Corbett's transportation proposals, including uncapping a wholesale tax on fuel.
In his 2013-14 budget proposal, Corbett said he wants to gradually remove the cap on the state's Oil Franchise Tax. That change, after five years, is predicted to generate an additional $1.8 billion annually for roads, bridges and mass transit.
State Sen. John H. Eichelberger Jr., R-Blair, thinks the governor's transportation proposals "probably will" make it through the Senate.
His reasoning is that Corbett's proposals closely follow recommendations released 18 months ago by the Governor's Transportation Funding Advisory Commission.
On the House side, Rep. Jerry Stern, R-Martinsburg, said it's going to be difficult to get passage of the transportation plan, but he said there has been discussion among House members that "this needs to get accomplished."
"The big key is the thousands of deficient bridges. It we fail to act now, we face potential hazard in the future," said Stern.
State Rep. John McGinnis, R-Altoona, said the House probably will support the governor's transportation proposals, but that's because the additional money will be used to fund mass transit in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. He doesn't like the idea that "we have to pay off Philadelphia and Pittsburgh to get things done."
He would like to see some additional offset for taxpayers, such as elimination of the prevailing wage requirement that makes construction projects so expensive.
Eichelberger said senators have had the opportunity to study and to consider the recommendations.
He added that uncapping the Oil Franchise Tax, which is collected from distributors, will not necessarily be passed on to the consumer.
Retail prices for gas are determined by many factors, Eichelberger said, such as the price of crude oil, the prices at the refineries and even the weather. Oil company overhead, which would include the Oil Franchise Tax, is determined on a regional or even a national basis, he said, not state by state.
McGinnis disagreed, saying he believes fuel buyers will end up paying the full cost of the uncapped Oil Franchise Tax at the pump.
While Eichelberger believes that a transportation program will make it through the Senate, he won't estimate how long it might take, noting there are other, more controversial issues on the horizon such as the governor's proposal to privatize the sale of liquor and addressing the state's pension system.
The governor is also proposing that a flat tax of 12 cents per gallon charged at the pump be reduced to 10 cents during the next two years. Another proposal is to provide more money to local municipalities from the Liquid Fuels Tax.
Stern emphasized the need for increased funding at the municipal level, and he likes the idea of immediately reducing the flat tax at the pump.
Stern predicted there will be a lot of discussion in the House on the issues, noting "people already are starting to take positions."
Sam Hayes, a former state representative from Warriors Mark, predicted many months ago that the only solution to the state's transportation funding problems was to uncap the Oil Franchise Tax.
Hayes wrote the bill in the early 1980s that capped the Oil Franchise Tax at $1.25 per gallon, noting no one thought gas prices would go above that level.
The tax was capped because of the belief that otherwise it would produce too much money for PennDOT.
Hayes, who also has served as lieutenant governor and who wrote Pennsylvania's billion dollar bridge bill in 1982, said there is no other way to fund the system than uncapping the Oil Franchise Tax.
There may come a time when a petroleum-based tax will not be the ideal way to fund improvements, but he said solar power and electric cars are not the answer at this time. Another idea whose time has not yet arrived is attaching a GPS system to each car and taxing motorists on the miles they travel, he said.
"In terms of the job that needs to get done, the Oil Franchise Tax is where I thought the governor would end up and where I think the Legislature will end up."
But Hayes is a political realist. Unless there are 102 votes in the House and 26 votes in the Senate, then the Legislature "is not much different than a debating society."
Steve Chizmar, a PennDOT spokesman, said under Corbett's plan the Oil Franchise Tax will be "gradually uncapped," meaning all the new money won't be pouring in at once.
The tax change is expected to bring in $510 million in its first year - in addition to the $1.3 billion it already provides - and is predicted to bring in $1.8 billion in additional money in the fifth year.
In the meantime, Chizmar stated, PennDOT will be preparing a Decade of Investment list of projects that will benefit from the money.
PennDOT is predicting the governor's plan will create 50,000 jobs, compared with a loss of 12,000 jobs if nothing is done.


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Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary School recently held its annual Spelling Bee for the 3rd, 4th and 5th grade classes. Two representatives from each homeroom and Reading Support classes competed in front of their peers, teachers, and parents. The top three finishers from each grade level were awarded trophies and pencils. This annual event is coordinated by Read 180 and System 44 teachers Andznetta Bradley, Millie May and Jodi Caruso. Although only the 5th grade winners go on to compete in the District Two Spelling Bee, it is a great educational experience for the other grades to participate. Pictured are First, Second and Third Place finishers from 5th grade, Heather Pigford, Makayla Desargent and Kristina Briz.
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I called my power company today, and the phone jockey on the other end was a real jerk.
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Cokie and Steve Roberts: Don't tinker with Electoral College
'We must stop being the stupid party," Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal warned fellow Republicans recently. "It's time for a new Republican Party that talks like adults."
Many Republicans apparently weren't listening, because they insist on doing stupid things. Exhibit A: lawmakers in a half-dozen states who are trying to alter the Electoral College system to give Republicans more votes.
This is a desperate and ultimately self-defeating reaction to the changing demographics of America. The GOP calculus seems to be: We can never appeal to minorities, and we cannot win the presidency without them, so let's rig the system to reduce their influence -- and, in the process, really tick them off. The result will be to make minorities feel even more unwelcome in the Republican Party than they already do, and more likely to step up their organizing and voting efforts.
In all but two cases, Maine and Nebraska, all of a state's electoral votes go to the winner of the popular vote. Republicans loved this system when they were regularly capturing the White House (five of seven times between 1980 and 2004). But Barack Obama's two victories have scared the heck out of them, and with good reason.
In 1980, the electorate was 88 percent white, and Ronald Reagan won 56 percent of that vote in easily defeating Democrat Jimmy Carter. Last year, Mitt Romney actually bested Reagan among whites, winning 59 percent. But whites accounted for only 72 percent of the total vote, and Obama crushed Romney with minorities, taking 93 percent of blacks, 73 percent of Asians and 71 percent of Hispanics.
These minority voters, often clustered in urban areas, provided key margins for Obama in swing states such as Ohio, Florida and Virginia. So, figured those brilliant GOP strategists, perhaps the law could be changed to allocate electoral votes by congressional district, thus boosting the leverage of rural areas and undercutting that Democratic advantage. If that alternative system had been in effect last fall in Virginia, for example, Romney would have won nine of 13 electoral votes -- even while losing the state by 150,000 popular votes.
From a crass political viewpoint, it might be worth enraging minorities if the GOP ploy had any chance of working. But it doesn't.
Smart Republicans are appalled. "It's not going to happen in Virginia," insisted the state's ambitious Republican governor, Bob McDonnell. State Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel called the scheme "pretty shortsighted." Then a state Senate committee controlled by Republicans killed the bill.
Even if these proposals somehow became law, they would immediately be challenged in court as racially biased. And that's exactly what they are. State Sen. Charles Carrico, the lead sponsor in Virginia, candidly explained his motive in the Washington Post: "The last election, constituents were concerned that it didn't matter what they did, that more densely populated areas were going to outvote them."
Most federal judges will surely understand that "densely populated areas" -- along with "urban" and "metro" -- are code words for race. And by the way, Sen. Carrico, that's how democracy works. The majority wins. Blacks in Alabama and gays in Idaho also feel outvoted.
Just because an idea is stupid doesn't make it surprising. Attempts to rig the Electoral College flow from the same motives that inspired Republican lawmakers to pass laws limiting voter participation in a dozen states last fall. Many of the laws were tossed out on legal grounds, but they gave Democrats in "densely populated areas" a pitch-perfect rallying cry.
The Nation quoted Matt Barreto, a pollster specializing in the Latino vote: "There were huge organizing efforts in the black, Hispanic and Asian communities, more than there would have been, as a direct result of the voter suppression efforts." The Rev. Tony Minor, an African-American minister in Ohio, added: "When they went after big mama's voting rights, they made all of us mad."
Sanity has not completely deserted Republican ranks. In Florida, state House Speaker Will Weatherford told reporters that Republicans don't need "to change the rules of the game" and offered a different option: "I think we need to get better."
Fellow Floridian Sen. Marco Rubio is doing exactly that, bravely joining a bipartisan group of U.S. senators in proposing a reasonable compromise on immigration reform. Jeb and George Bush have both proved that Republicans can win a decent share of Hispanic support if they respect and understand those voters.
Subverting democracy by suffocating minorities is the opposite of respect. It ignores Jindal's advice and damages the Republican brand. Talk about stupid.
COKIE and STEVE ROBERTS are syndicated columnists (firstname.lastname@example.com).


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Chronic punchline for many a late night momologue or stand-up comedy routine. Mr. Lewis himself commented about his hair in a Penthouse interview: "I have more grease in my hair than Anthony Quinn's cunt."
"Oil crisis? We should simply connect a tanker to Jerry Lewis' hair."
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LEWISTOWN - This winter, people may have an excuse for bringing up religion and politics in polite company.
If they are taking a class at the Juniata Valley Bible Institute, that is.
The Lewistown institute is offering a class called "Politics and the Bible" beginning Feb. 28, through the Lancaster Bible College.
Taught by the Rev. Abe Rodkey, the class will run from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays at the Calvary Bible Church, 100 Calvary Lane, Lewistown.
During the eight-week course, participants will study God's perspective on politics. According to the class description: "The biblical teachings about politics can bring hope for change to people everywhere when put into practice. This study first establishes Christian worldview, and then examines the components of good government and bad government, and the Christian's relationship and responsibility to government."
Calvary's Senior Pastor, the Rev. Howard Houtz, who organizes the institute, said they try to offer classes on topics that will intrigue people.
"The purpose is to give adults a more in-depth study beyond Sunday school," Houtz said.
Past course topics have ranged from counseling and personal enrichment, to Old Testament prophets and biblical geography.
The purpose of the classes is more for spiritual growth than academics. Houtz said they do not give tests or assign projects, and there is no grading. Attendance is required at all sessions to receive credit, though.
Lancaster Bible College's Institute of Biblical Enrichment awards continuing education unit credits upon the completion of a class. Students who accumulate 10 CEU credits can earn a basic certificate, and those who complete 30 CEU credits can receive an advanced certificate through the college.
Several local students have earned certificates through the Juniata Valley Bible Institute, Houtz said.
The church began offering post-secondary Bible classes more than a decade ago through Houtz's influence.
For many years, Houtz said he kept a file in his desk filled with ideas for a lay institute. In the late 1990s, Houtz proposed his idea to the Calvary church council. Since then, the church has been hosting fall and spring classes every year.
Because their enrollment numbers have been waning recently, Houtz said they have offered just one class per semester. If interest grows, so will the number of classes, he said.
Local pastors, missionaries and lay ministers with years of expertise have taught classes in the past, he said.
Rodkey, who is teaching "Politics and the Bible," is a retired pastor and former Christian education teacher. He graduated with a Master of Ministry from Moody Bible Institute, and he serves at Evangel Baptist Church in Lewistown.
The cost per class is $45, not including books. The only text required for the spring course is a Bible. Although graduation from high school is desirable, it is not required.
People may register early or at the door during the first night of class, at 6:30 p.m. All tuition and fees must be paid in full at registration.
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Four Bomb Mr. Cranky Movie Reviews
|The Family Stone
What kind of slime starts hitting on his fiancé's sister? And what kind of movie ultimately makes it all okay?
|12/16/2005 - 20:50
|The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
Yabba dabba doody.
|04/28/2000 - 15:52
|The Fog
By the end of the film, the knocks at the door are more evocative of the old "Saturday Night Live" land-shark skit than anything resembling horror.
|08/26/1996 - 16:02
|The Four Feathers
They should have titled this "Lawrence of Arabia Lite."
|09/30/2002 - 16:19
|The Gingerbread Man
The level of stupidity evidenced here makes one wonder how any of these studio people can take a crap without falling in the toilet.
|01/23/1998 - 20:06
|The Great White Hype
Since he first burst onto the scene with "Bull Durham," (Screenwriter Ron) Shelton has since done a good job of writing his career right into the toilet.
|05/03/1996 - 22:06
|The Haunting
Catherine Zeta-Jones is fast becoming the poster child for no-talent, nice-to-look-at actresses everywhere.
|07/23/1999 - 16:46
|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Since I should pile on someone, it might as well be director Garth Jennings, who looks more confused than David Spade in a sincerity therapy group.
|04/29/2005 - 20:08
|The Ice Harvest
I'm not usually offended when a movie makes fun of Christmas, Kansas and religious people simultaneously, but somehow Ramis and crew manage to ruin this dark comedy by infusing it with the kind of yawn-inspiring boredom that could dislocate a jaw.
|11/23/2005 - 03:03
|The In Crowd
This is what happens when too many beautiful people gather in one place and a film is unable to find anywhere to put them.
|07/19/2000 - 20:38
|The Interpreter
That's right, the plight of Africans victimized by racism now has a face, and that face is Nicole Kidman.
|04/22/2005 - 03:14
|The Little Vampire
The little English kids like Tony about as much as they like cosmetic dentistry.
|10/27/2000 - 02:56
|The Loss of Sexual Innocence
(Mike Figgis) brings subtlety to cinema like Microsoft brings freedom of choice to home computing.
|04/29/1999 - 20:54
|The Lost World
Think "Gym-Kata" with big lizard puppets thrown into the mix.
|05/23/1997 - 21:03
|The Majestic
This is yet another film where people are talking about Jim Carrey as a potential Best Actor nominee. That would be an absolutely great idea if the award were given to the actor capable of making the best goofy face.
|12/21/2001 - 20:36
|The Man
"The Man" is akin to director Les Mayfield, the genius who brought us "Flubber," letting loose an 83-minute-long fart into the faces of movie audiences everywhere.
|09/09/2005 - 20:45
|The Man Who Knew Too Little
Unless I've missed one of those hard-hitting pieces of television news journalism on "Entertainment Tonight" about Murray killing his agent, I'd have to say that Murray would have a hard time distinguishing between a good script and a piece of soiled toilet paper.
|11/14/1997 - 20:59
|The Matchmaker
By movie's end, I felt like I'd been slamming Whiskey shots for two straight hours: I needed a place to puke.
|08/03/1997 - 21:24
|The Matrix Revolutions
If it wasn't already clear that Neo is the Wachowski brothers' Christ figure, it becomes painfully so here. In fact, I heard the Lord's name invoked many times during the course of this film as increasingly frustrated audience members begged aloud for some action.
|11/05/2003 - 21:33
|The Mirror Has Two Faces
This is no movie -- it's one long, boring episode of "The Love Boat."
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I'm on my way. I'm excited. And I'm making this a true adventures in babywearing by even packing a ring sling to share with a Mama bringing her nursing babe.
Here's a pic from a wonderful little trip back to the mall yesterday. We shared hot pretzels and lemonade on a bench. I wouldn't trade it for the world. Not even Disney World.
Saying goodnight last night was difficult. I'm trying not to tear up as I type this morning. As much as I have been looking forward to this get away, I know without a doubt that my heart is here. I love them so much and want to just hug them forever. In my arms it just feels right.
I'll try to post pictures while I'm gone, but since I have no idea what's in store, you can for sure keep up with my travels here on Twitter. I'll be checking in thanks to my new phone!
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The Post Office is born, World War II gets its first flying ace, John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth, and a fire at a Great White concert leaves 100 dead, all on this day.
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An abbreviation for the word ludacris. Also used as a substitute for the word ludiculous.
Those shoes are ludic.
Your ass is soo big, it's ludic.
Your ass is soo big, it's ludic.
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State representatives cheated constituents
Regarding the actions of the New York State Legislature and governor during the first two days of the current session: The people of New York have been ill-served and, indeed, cheated. Hiding in a dark room, our indignant governor and self-appointed legislating elites crafted a plan and rammed it through the two legislative bodies while ignoring the rules for this process.
We, the people, on either side of the issue, were cheated by our elected representatives. Those who voted for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's gun legislation are guilty of the above, as well as those who participated with a no vote and did nothing to stop this atrocity. Whether you are for or against further restrictions on your rights, your Assembly and Senate representatives have cheated you again.
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In its latest issue, Rolling Stone magazine publishes a picture of a heroin user on a bottle of maple syrup. The move shocked and upset many Vermonters, including maple sugar makers.
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Greetings from Canada! Did you miss me? Of course not; no one knew I was gone. But gone I was. Is. Am. As a perk of my day-to-day job, I was sent all the way to exotic Ottawa, Canada, to attend a rousing conference on marketing strategies in the age of this web we call world wide. In the year 2014! In the winter!
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The view outside my window.
Not only did I attend an eight-hour conference complete with a free tuna fish sandwich and tepid water, but I got set up at a pretty swanky hotel. How swanky? A can of Coke costs $6 from room service! I know that's Canadian money, but I have tragic news -- Canadian money is worth pretty much what American money is worth, and that means it's still a $6 Coke, only that $6 is made up of a coin with a duck on it and a blue piece of plastic they claim is a $5 bill up here. Adorable! I want to pinch the cheek of each and every Canadian except the Bieber family. Fuck those guys.
In an effort to save my money for more important things, like Canadian strippers and poutine made by actual Frenchmen, I thought I'd cut some corners by shopping for my own meals and eating in my hotel room, which was kind enough to furnish me with a microwave and a coffee maker. Imagine all the things I could feast on.
My hotel was located in that region of Ottawa colorfully known as "nowhere," and the nearest store that sold food of any kind was a dollar store in a strip mall that also featured an outlet store for plus-size ladies' fashion! Could I satisfy my need for sustenance with a Canadian dollar store? Oh man, let's find out. I took pictures!
The first thing you'll notice is that sign. See on the right there? It says "$1 plus." How the fuck the Mounties haven't caught on to this racket yet I'll never know, but this store is bullshit. Literally. I believe it was constructed from manure. Half the crap in here costs $1.25 or $2 or even $3. Three fucking dollars? Don't call yourself a dollar store and then add an amendment that products inside may cost several dollars; that's some underhanded Canadian shit right there. When you do that you go from a dollar store to a store. Every store charges a dollar or more for stuff. A Tesla dealership charges a dollar or more. I call bullshit, you deceptive Canadian swindlers.
Anyway, unwilling to look for the Canadian 99-cent store, I figured Dollarama would have to do. The "grocery" section of this particular store was one aisle, 50 percent of which was ramen noodles of various brands you absolutely have never heard of, like Bok Bing and Chum Ying's Furious Mastication (avec Poulet). I strongly speculate the store made these themselves and just named them after whatever names they drunkenly found in the credits of a Jackie Chan film.
Now, I could have bought those ramen noodles and easily eaten my fill of starch, salt, and the lowest quality melamine imported into Canada, but how would that entertain you? No, if I was going to make this work, I needed to find the most entertaining products that the budget side of Canada had to offer. I was not disappointed.
That right there is a tallboy of Grolsch, nonalcoholic beer. For $1.50, how could I not buy this? In fact, how were any of these still on the shelf? Dinner was shaping up to be far more awesome than I had anticipated. But as the deadly cold of Canada had frozen most of the moisture in my body, I was still thirsty, so I had to buy a few more beverages to slake my thirst. As an added bonus, I found these!
Straws filled with tiny chocolate balls that make whatever you're drinking chocolate flavored? That Grolsch just evolved like a Pokemon into something even more spectacular and full of wonder. So did the rest of my drinks, and all I had to pay was a dollar and the uncomfortable feeling that started building in my guts under the dead-eyed stare of that cartoon menace of a cow. Was it using the straw to drink milk from its own teats? What kind of fuckery was that?
For your edification, that's a strawberry banana rice smoothie, a sugar-free energy drink called Red Rain, and a can of coffee. After opening all four drinks for this photo, the distinct smell of urine filled the room, I'm not even kidding. For a second I thought maybe someone had pissed on my table and housekeeping had simply decided to ignore that, but after a moment it was pretty clear that the fumes from Red Rain and the Grolsch together smell just like a hobo's dungarees.
I have to be honest, chocolate Grolsch is delicious. I wish that beer was alcoholic. I would spend all day drinking chocolate Grolsch if it would get me shitfaced. I would bathe and sleep and interact with those whom I find tiresome, all while suckling from the sweet chocolatey-hopsy teat of my Grolsch tallboy. It's a refreshing beverage, and you would do well to save the recipe (it's Grolsch plus chocolate straws. Tell people you learned it from your European grandma). Chocolate coffee you would think would be delicious also, but you know what they say about making assumptions -- you'll end up drinking chocolate ass water. I'm not a huge coffee fan, but I know it should not be brewed in the belly of a plague victim like this was. No amount of chocolate was going to make this palatable. Maybe I should have chilled it first. Cold is nature's way of numbing your taste buds so you can imbibe a Taiwanese liquid face-fisting without wincing. I threw that shit in the trash.
The Red Rain was its own physics-defying melange of taste. How can it be that, devoid of sugar, I could actually feel diabetes growing inside me as I sipped it through that straw? Whatever brand of artificial sweetener Red Rain uses is amplified like an asshole protester with a bullhorn by chocolate straws. Also, Red Rain definitely supplied most of that piss smell, as its taste is kind of like orange/mango/urinal. Is that the taurine? I'm not sure of the science behind energy drinks, but it obviously has something to do with golden showers.
Strawberry banana rice smoothies taste like the despair of old age mixed with the softness I imagine comes with overdosing in your own bed. Like it's strangely comfortable and yet, at the same time, on an existential level, everything is extremely wrong. I threw it out after one sip and settled on my Grolsch. It had won the day. On to the food!


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Others see it as imperfect... And that makes it all the more perfect to me
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A slightly edited, randomly generated name, produced by "Star Wars Galaxies" for my male human character.
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is my XBL gamer tag
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yo, razom just loaded from the star port, we need to go demolish some rebels.
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Honeck, Beethoven, & A Waltz TraditionCelebrate year five of Manfred Honeck's Thanksgiving tradition with favorite Strauss waltzes and polkas plus a few special PSO surprises. Viennese pianist Till Fellner brings his scrupulous musicianship to Beethoven's beautiful Piano Concerto #4. Children ages 3-12 may attend free of charge.11/29/2013 - 12/01/201311/29 - 8:00 pm12/01 - 2:30 pmHeinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
2 Pianos 4 HandsFor anyone who ever dreamed big—and then didn't quite make it, this is the riotous story of Ted and Richard, childhood friends who spent years chasing the same goal: concert pianist stardom. Two actors, two pianos, and dozens of characters grace the stage in this hilarious portrayal of pushy parents, eccentric teachers, and the triumphs and tortures of being extraordinarily good (or failed?) musicians.11/30/2013 - 12/22/20131300 Bingham Street Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Suite Life - A Billy Strayhorn Birthday BashFeaturing Sean Jones with the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra. Pre-concert reception at 6:00 pm.11/30/2013Time: 8:00 pmKelly-Strayhorn Theater, 5941 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Metropolitan Opera District AuditionsWinners from this first round of Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions will proceed to the Great Lakes Region Auditions in February, whose winners compete at The Met for semi-finals in March. Finalists perform on The Met stage with its orchestra for broadcast on May 17th on Classical QED 89.3.11/30/2013Time: 10:00 am - 3 pmLocation: Kresge Theater, Fine Arts Building, Carnegie Mellon University
24th Annual Festival of LightsView and purchase one-of-a-kind holiday trees beautifully decorated by businesses, organizations, and individuals at the historic Samuel Warden Mansion. Sponsored by Braddock Trail Chapter, National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution.11/30/2013 - 12/08/2013Location: 200 S. Church St., Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County
Heinz Chapel Choir - Music for the Holiday SeasonALL PERFORMANCES SOLD OUT. Classical WQED-FM 89.3 will broadcast the Dec. 4th invitation-only concert live at 7:30 pm. John Goldsmith directs the Heinz Chapel Choir in his 25th and final set of holiday concerts as music director. The a capella program includes O Come, O Come Emanuel, traditional English, Polish, Ukrainian, and Basque carols, and contemporary settings by Arvo Paert, Eric Whitacre and Kirk Mecham. 11/30/2013 - 12/08/201311/30 - 8:00 pm12/01 - 3:00 pm12/06 - 8:00 pm12/08 - 3:00 pm website
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Bach's Brandenburg ConcertosNow considered to be among the finest Baroque compositions, these concertos for the Margrave of Brandenburg were only rediscovered in 1849. Join Chatham Baroque and Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society in their very first collaboration as they realize the splendor of these beloved masterworks, concertos Nos. 2, 4, 5 and 6, with 13 guest artists including Stephen Schultz, baroque flute; Josh Cohen, baroque trumpet; and Adam Pearl, harpsichord.12/02/2013Time: 7:30 pmLocation: 20th Century Club, 4201 Bigelow Blvd., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
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Sherlock Holmes & The Crucifer of Blood The Pittsburgh premiere of the play by Paul Giovanni adapted from Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes story, "The Sign of the Four." Described as a "hilarious whodunit," the play is directed by Matt Torney, and features David Whalen as Holmes and Justin Holcomb as Watson. 12/04/2013 - 12/21/2013Stephen Foster Memorial Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
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It is a Chinese Chin person that jumps up and down like a monkey when he sees a bargain or knows he's getting his money's worth. He's also VERY spend thrifty and will only spend $ when he has to. A Cheap Chinese Bastard's favorite line is..."DAMN CHINA MAN SPECIAL"!!
I was at the mall today and this cheap chinese bastard stole the bargain item I was reaching for.
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Vice President Joe Biden is in
Michigan today at the NextEnergy Center in Detroit. He is
reportedly going to announce the first round of $2B USD in Department
of Energy battery grants. The grants should boost the state's
economy and help develop better electric vehicles, currently favored
as the future of the car industry by the domestic automakers.
federal government is also separately loaning money to battery
manufacturers under the $25 billion Advanced Technology Vehicle
Manufacturing Incentive Program (ATVM). Among the battery
manufacturers that applied for that loan are A123 Systems, EnerDel,
and Compact Power. Thus far Ford,
Nissan, and Tesla Motors received ATVM loans. It is unknown who
the grants will go to, but A123 Systems, EnerDel, and Compact Power
seem like leading candidates.
Ed DeSeve, the president's
special advisor on the stimulus program, had stated about on July 21,
"I think you'll see over the next week or so ... some
industrialization focus, for example, on the battery grants that are
coming. It makes sense to put those in places where there is
productive working capacity -- people who can do the jobs. There are
plants where the jobs can exist, and I think you are going to start
to see more and more of that over time."
The ATVM loans
must be repaid eventually by automakers and battery makers.
However, the DoE grants do not have to be repaid. Michigan has
also offered battery makers some big
tax cuts in hopes of luring business into the state.
limited amount of tickets to Mr. Biden's appearance have been offered
to the public on a first-come-first-serve basis.
quote: Also, Obama's birth certificate is public record, you can even fill out a form requesting to see a copy.
quote: He could instantly defuse the criticism by releasing those documents--yet he won't.
quote: I thought he closed his birth records?
quote: Don't rate me down for asking a question. Did he not lock up his records?
quote: Lets face it, even if Obama did release the very slip of paper that was typed on to certify his birth the day he was born these birthers would STILL not be happy, claiming forgery