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With the recent enactment of rules regulating the extraction of natural gas from Marcellus shale, a process known as "fracking," some believe West Virginia will experience an economic boom. Newspapers have called our Marcellus shale deposits "a godsend" and Bill Maloney, the recent Republican candidate for governor, described them as "the biggest opportunity for lasting growth and prosperity that West Virginia has seen in decades."
Since "lasting growth and prosperity" is a phrase not often associated with West Virginia, it's understandable the subject of fracking has commanded the governor's and legislature's obsessive attention for the past few months.
But, what if it's not true? Set aside for a moment the real and legitimate environmental concerns surrounding fracking. What if the gas-drilling boom isn't an economic game-changer for West Virginia?
To understand why it might not be, let's visit the African country of Angola, a nation of 19 million people most of whom live in grinding poverty. Two-thirds survive on incomes of less than $1.70 per day. Most are illiterate and average life expectancy is only 40 years.
This would be just one more heart-rending story from a hellish place were it not for the fact that Angola is the world's 14th largest exporter of oil, generating $3,600 annually for every resident. It's also the world's fourth largest exporter of diamonds and has other abundant mineral resources. In short, Angola is figuratively and literally a goldmine.
So, with lots of income and abundant resources, why are Angolans so poor and what does it have to do with us?
West Virginia is the Angola of the United States. West Virginia coal generates almost $11 billion in sales annually - $6,000 for every person in the state. Yet, we have the nation's lowest median income and staggering rates of poverty. While state GDP has increased in the last decade, population and wealth have barely budged. And the economic scourge is worst in places where coal is most prevalent - the southern counties whose economy has retreated to a nearly pre-industrial state and where average life expectancy is 10 years below the national average.
Both Angola and West Virginia suffer from what economists call a "resource curse" - a phenomenon in which, for structural reasons, vast holdings of natural resources fail to translate into prosperity. This has been true of West Virginia and coal for a century and will probably be true of gas as well. Here's why.
First, most of the wealth generated by gas won't go to West Virginians. As with coal, almost all of West Virginia's gas will be extracted by out-of-state companies that will repatriate the profits elsewhere.
Second, the royalties West Virginia residents will receive won't be overwhelming. Do you remember Senator Joe Manchin dismissing the recent payroll tax cut as being paltry? It saves West Virginia families $14.50 a week, Manchin said, so little "they probably don't know they're getting it."
Guess what. That insignificant $14.50 a week translates into $750 million annually. At current market prices and assuming royalties equivalent to 20 percent of the selling price, even if gas sales increase at a compound rate of 13 percent annually, they won't generate $750 million annually until 2017 and won't equal the accumulated value of the payroll tax cut until 2022.
That kind of growth is still good and welcome, but not transformative. However, even those growth rates may not come to pass.
Drillers pump when the market price gives them an incentive to do so and, because gas is a commodity, prices fluctuate greatly. As Europe and Asia begin tapping their large shale gas reserves, supplies will increase and prices may drop. If so, production and royalties in West Virginia will drop as well.
It may be argued that this overlooks two other important benefits of the gas boom: job growth and severance taxes that will help balance the state budget.
Dr. George Hammond, associate director of the West Virginia University Bureau of Business and Economic Research, recently projected that job growth in natural resources and mining will slow significantly. He explained, "Lower coal production in West Virginia translates into coal mining job losses during the next five years. However, the job losses in coal mining are expected to be offset by job gains in oil and gas extraction."
In other words, we'll be treading water. And did you notice that, as gas grows, coal declines? The dynamic isn't just coincidental. Future growth in gas depends in part on its ability to replace coal as a base fuel, which for West Virginia means that as one hand gives the other takes away.
Finally, gas drilling's contribution to the state budget through severance taxes will be offset in large measure by added costs for inspectors and the maintenance of roads and infrastructure necessary to the industry. In fact, if gas turns out to be like coal, the costs may equal or exceed the tax revenue.
The most likely outcome of West Virginia's natural gas boom will be the enrichment of a small number of property owners and industry workers, a burst of revenue and expenditures for the state, but, little change from the depressed status quo for most West Virginians.
Of course, we can always hope for "lasting growth and prosperity" from gas, but first we'll need Harry Potter to remove the resource curse.


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WBCSD Report Explores Business Models for Energy Poverty Alleviation
17 January 2012: The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has published a new report, titled "Business Solutions to Enable Energy Access for All," which is the first major publication of its Access to Energy initiative.
The report aims to present key opportunities to activate and scale-up private sector involvement in expanding access to energy. It contains chapters specifically on: the role of business, scaling up the business contribution, business model innovation, enabling policy frameworks, and financing mechanisms. It highlights 19 case studies of companies already moving into this field, providing concrete examples of business model innovation to provide affordable, reliable products and services while overcoming barriers and increasing profitability and scalability in low-income markets. [WBCSD Press Release] [Publication: Business Solutions to Enable Energy Access for All]

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Just popping in as a lurker. I'm working on the MF (more fat) part, but not low carb. First step is just replacing white rice with non-grain carbs, then I'll think about reducing carbs. This is for mental health as well as gut health (dealing with chronic constipation for over 4 months now).
I am awaiting test results to see if I have SIBO (small intestine bacterial overgrowth). It can be treated with a HFLC-like diet, or GAPS, but antibiotics are quicker. I would probably do both, for at least a month, so this thread will be my knowledge-collection resource, and I will pitch in with any tips where ever I can.
For one, those dealing with acne: dab tea tree oil on the cysts or white heads twice a day. Make sure not to touch your face! I do not wash my face except with baking soda, once a week. I just rinse in the shower, and lightly dry when I get out.


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Corbett talks jobs in Erie
Gov. Tom Corbett visited Erie to talk about one of its economic success stories.
With his poll numbers down, he might need more of these types of successes to provide a boost for what is expected to be a challenging 2014 re-election campaign.
Corbett toured FMC Technologies, a Fortune 500 company with 269 employees at its Erie plant, 1602 Wagner Ave.
Corbett said the company's growth is tied to the nation's energy industry.
See Friday's Erie Times-News and GoErie.com for more coverage.


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@ChrisRW: Good to know. I'm off to Melbourne on holiday in a few months so I can pack the right stuff now, but need to remove all those thongs I wear now :P
Rocking the Surface 3 there Rick, you enjoying it?
My usual dress code is casual for work or very casual for out-of-work.
Thanks for the shout out last week and the bridge it the Forth Rail Bridge.
I'm loving the return of the older Xbox games to windows phone 8, I've previously bought lots of those and parachute panic is excellent.
I'd also recommend Max and the Magic Marker. If you are a sucker for "old" gaming like I used to remember way back then the Game Room games are fun.
I would love to see the release of the NFL app on Xbox One to those not in the US. I'm in the UK and would use this, but sadly it isn't available to us over here.
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@IRB:do they ever really come out as good as the samples they show? Its like the game of golf - if you "count" 130 on your scorecard, you have to have at least one or two good shots during the round.
Yeah, sometimes they come out pretty good. E.g. http://1drv.ms/1tVG42T
@JohnEgbert Give Golnaz a shout on either here or twitter and ask nicely, she sent me some. although it was after 2 years of asking on the Ping show :)
Good show guys.
That 3D interactive photography thing is really cool.
Nokia always have some great tips on photography and I love trying them out with my 1020, though my shots don't ever come out quite like the great ones they demo :)
Iron Man vs Batman would be good as technically neither are superheroes.
I'll check in from time to time using the Facebook app on my 1020, usually only when I'm at places I've been talking about to friends. Just so they know I've been :)
I don't remember ET being that bad on my Atari 2600, but my memory must be fading.
I hope you have downloaded and are now playing the awesome Snap Attack from Wordament :)
We already have interactive whiteboards here in some of the schools in the UK, but it would be better if it was a large touch-screen instead.
PixelSense (old Surface) would be great to see in schools for round table collaboration and as martinmine says, e-ink paper for note taking.
OneNote is a must as it is brilliant, but it really comes alive when you can use a pen with it. They need to have an e-ink display with a digitizer and use OneNote on that.
I stick mainly to playing games on my WP or Xbox One and on occasion the PC.
I'm currently working on the new Hexic, Titanfall, Trials Fusion, PvZ & KS Rivals and GODUS on the PC.
Looking forward to The Division and Halo 5 (and Halo 2 HD remake)
@MarkDeFalco:I wish MS would bring back NFL Fever, loved those games but sadly EA muscled in and now own the NFL :(
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Was his family a good luck charm? Hugh Jackman bowled three strikes in a row during a recent visit to Lucky Strike Lanes and Lounge in New York. Joined by his wife Deborra-Lee Furness and kids Ava and Oscar, the Aussie was there to help celebrate the birthday of one of his children's friends. Still, there was plenty of time to boast about his bowling accomplishments over chicken bites and plenty of high-fives.
Meanwhile in L.A., Chris Pine partied for his friend's birthday at Bardot Hollywood. The actor and his pals took a seat in the lounge, and Pine eagerly chatted up Washington Redskins player Ladell Betts, who was seated at a nearby VIP table. Soon, the group retreated to the patio to catch the band Casxio, which performed as part of the weekly Lo Hi Fi night. Best of all: Pine picked up the tab for the evening's birthday festivities.
Katherine Heigl, tucking into a cozy lunch with her mom at Bar Boheme at the Sky Lounge in Park City, Utah. The actress ordered clam chowder and split a field greens salad with goat cheese and a steak tartare with her mom. "It was a relaxed lunch," an onlooker says. "She was happy and at ease."
Mom-to-be Amy Adams, eating a burger at Napa Valley Grille in Westwood, Calif., with fiancé Darren Le Gallo. "They were so sweet and gracious," a source says of the couple. "They were adorable out on their casual dinner date."
After partying in Milan with designer Roberto Cavalli and Courtney Love, Lindsay Lohan kept the celebration going at Club Hollywood, where the starlet was a VIP guest of DJ Enferno. But unlike her recent evenings out, a source says Lohan was relatively drama-free. "She was drinking water and dancing with her friends," the source says, adding that Lohan stepped into the deejay booth at one point to watch Enferno spin.
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north n'land bird club: The speaker at the North Northumberland Bird Club's October indoor meeting at Bamburgh Pavilion was George Dodds from Glanton. George's job is a professional advisor to farmers managing land under the various state schemes promoting flora and fauna. George freely confessed that his hobby was his livelihood – out and about in the Northumbrian countryside, often in areas where there is no public access. Ever-increasing world food demand has meant global changes to agriculture. In the UK the change from spring to winter cereals, greater use of fertilisers and herbicides has generally been bad news for our traditional farmland birds. However, Northumberland has fared far better than the more southern counties, with our only serious loser being the corn bunting. In contrast yellowhammers, tree sparrows, linnets and twite are at least holding their own and goldfinches are on the increase. Skylarks and grey partridge are having difficulties but benefiting from specific projects. Most of the management schemes encouraged field margins to be left fallow. Tall grass was an excellent habitat for the barn owl's staple diet of voles but mowing in July produced the short grass preferred by grey partridge. A bare earth strip between the short grass and the crop was particularly good for brown hares, partridges' dust baths and nesting space for skylarks. Many of the field margins were also used for pheasant rearing. The game crops planted to give cover and food for the pheasants also benefited farmland birds. Predator control – where practiced – also benefited farmland birds. Foxes, stoats, carrion crows and magpies all take their toll. At Goswick and Holy Island, sluices had been built to control and retain tidal floods and ditches had been reprofiled with shallow edges to benefit lapwing, snipe and redshank. Upland projects were also important. Grazing was the key to managing wild flower hay meadows and rushy fields. Only lapwing liked the very short grass left by sheep. Today the policy was to encourage diversity in these habitats through cattle grazing to help skylarks, ring ouzels and waders. Many farmers were concerned about the decline in farmland bird species. The evening ended with warm thanks to the speaker. John Harrison.
WI: October saw the 80th birthday of Belford Wl who had invited guests from other Wl's in the area and what a wonderful night was had by all. The real essence of the night got under way with a flower demonstration by Brenda Stanton, who took us from the 1930's to present day in flowers. The floral artistry was interspersed by 'Singalongaeric' with songs reflecting the decades from 1930 onwards. The supper table groaned under the weight of the sumptuous buffet provided by members and our guests remarked that yet again the ladies of Belford Wl had provided an outstanding supper. Then the most senior member, Nance Turnbull cut our birthday cake, made and beautifully decorated for us by one of our members, Margaret Smith. A champagne toast and the singing of Happy Birthday completed a night that will certainly go into the group's history book! Next meeting Monday, November 12 at Bell View 6.45pm. Sugarcraft with Margaret Smith. Comp - three homemade mince pies.
ROTARY CLUB: A celebrated Berwickshire murder of 260 years ago was recounted to Berwick Rotary Club. Fay Weddell of Eyemouth has researched the story of how a butler, desperate for money, attacked Lady Margaret Hume and killed her at Linthill House, Eyemouth. The victim, knows nfamily who have centuries-old connections with Wedderburn Castle, Duns and Paxton House, had gone to bed in August 1751 with her possessions safely locked in the room. Butler Norman Ross, short of money but aware of where she hid hers, crept quietly into the room and picked up the key. Suddenly aware of a shadowy figure as Margaret awoke and sat up, he panicked. Taking a knife from his pocket he plunged it into her throat, leaped 15 feet from a window, injured his ankle and crouched into a field where two days later he was arrested and confessed. Taken to Edinburgh he had the hand which held the knife cut off and was then hanged. The link between the house, recently refurbished by David Hume of Wedderburn exists today and Linthill is used for family holidays.
Floral Art Group: Berwick and District Floral Art Group met for their October meeting. Elizabeth Forster from Kelso was the demonstrator and her title for the evening was "Around the World". Five arrangements were created, the first depicted travel around the earth. Exotic greenery accompanied straight and curved liatris and anastasia chrysanthemums. Thin coloured sticks were attached between the greenery which gave the illusion of a sphere circling the earth. A trip to Hong Kong was the inspiration for the next creation. Set on two levels and with coloured, glittered rectangles and circles to represent the sky scrapers orange gerberas, purple liatris, red roses and vibrant red anthuriums were used to reflect the neon lights and deep mauve cymbidium orchids were the ultimate oriental touch. Ice cream was created in two large ice cream cones held on a metal stand. Copper berberis flowed over the edges. White carnations followed the flow and were also grouped together on the top. Pink stargazer lilies and red roses were added to the centre. Las Vegas was the next port of call. Reflecting the razzle dazzle two glitter covered containers were set on a half moon stand, cypresses, senecio and other greenery covered the sides whilst purple ostrich feathers accompanied purple liatris. Dark plum cala lilies followed the shape of the stand whilst exotic blooms including large cream cymbidium orchids and smaller purple orchids carried off the final effect. The finale represented the return home. Mixed greenery filled the container which was surrounded with twisted hazel. Blooms of green anastasia chrysanthemums, golden gerberas, red alstromeria, orange roses and yellow cymbidium orchids reflected the beautiful colours of the British countryside. The next meeting will be the club's annual Open Night. Jean McClure from Saltburn will be demonstrating, her title will be "Inspiring Christmas". The meeting will be at St. Aidan's Hall, Church Street, Berwick at 7pm on Friday, November 16, tickets are £8 for guests and can be purchased from Val Stevenson on 01289 302398, Tessa Robinson on 018907 51681 or Linda Wortley on 018907 71731 or purchased on the evening.
PROBUS CLUB: The evolution of modern dentistry was described by Dr Ian Morrison in a very enlightening talk to Berwick Probus Club. Until the 1840s when Dr John Holmes became the first real dentist, teeth had been pulled by blacksmiths and farmers and he confirmed that the first Queen Elizabeth had been fitted with wooden teeth. The popularity of sugar in the 1800s, coupled with smoking created widespread decay and gum problems. Although hundreds sat the test to become qualified in dentistry it was not until the 1920s that fillings and dentures were introduced and those in practice were more concerned with replacing teeth than preventative measures. In recent years bridging and implants became popular and continuing research led to rapid progress and a growing trend into specialisation. Dr Morrison predicted that many further improvements would follow and costs would become lower. Today healthy eating and prevention were important factors.
St Andrew's Wallace Green and Lowick Church of Scotland: The work party will meet today, Thursday, November 1, at 1.30pm while choir practice is at 6pm. Our prayer group meet at 9.30am on Saturday and Sunday services will start at 9.45am in Lowick and 11am in St Andrew's Wallace Green. Carpet Bowls at 1.45pm on Monday 29th and keep Fit at 10am on Tuesday 30th completes the fixtures for this week.
TREFOIL GUILD: Chairman Wilma Head welcomed members and guests to the October meeting. A donation was sent to Bernardos in memory of past member the late Betty Purey and a letter of appreciation for this was received from her daughter and read out to the meeting. Recipes for the proposed Recipe Book were handed in. It was decided that the Christmas dinner would be at The Rob Roy on December 14. Pre-orders will be taken at the November meeting. Chairman welcomed guest speaker Sue Malloy. Her subject was fruit and a wonderful selection of fruit was brought by Mrs Malloy. The nutritional properties of our everyday and also more exotic fruits was explained together with their countries of origin and this proved to be a most interesting talk.
Arts Club: The next meeting of Berwick Arts Club will be on Tuesday, November 13 from 7.30pm-9.30pm in the Conference Room of the Berwick Voluntary Forum (CAB) Building, Tweed Street, Berwick. Jane Pigney will give a talk entitled 'Will the real Hans Christian Andersen please stand up? The Danish writer is primarily known in this country for his fairy tales but Jane maintains he is a much more complex person as he also wrote novels, plays, travelogues, poems and short stories. We will look at Andersen's life and times as well as some of his works to see if we can come closer to discovering the real Hans Christian Andersen. All are welcome. There will be a charge of £2 for visitors. For further information contact the secretary on 01289 308767.
CAMERA CLUB: Thanks to an increase in membership the first competition of the Berwick Camera Club's winter season attracted an entry of 56 photographs. It was judged by Geoffry Bradford and the winning pictures in the different classes were:- Artistic 1st Kenny Patterson, 2nd Nick Johnson, 3rd Michael Barron Illustrative 1st & 2nd Maggie Jary, 3rd John Tully. Landscape 1st Michael Barron, 2nd Bob Craig, 3rd Alan Bennett. Portrait 1st Henry Grey,2nd Kenny Patterson, 3rd David Sanderson. Nature 1st Maggie Jary, 2nd Michael Barron, 3rd John Peters. General 1st David Sanderson, 2nd Nick Johnson, 3rd Peter Carr. The club meets each Tuesday evening at the East Ord Village Hall.
U3A: An Open Day of Berwick U3A is next Monday, November 5 in St Aidan's Hall at 10am for tea/coffee and biscuits and at 10.30am we will have a speaker, Angela Clough, on Age UK. The speaker will now have a lapel microphone which means that everyone in the hall will be able to hear what is said. Will members of Maureen Raper's Creative Writing Group please note that the next date for her group is Wednesday, November 14 at 2pm at Maureen's house and every fortnight thereafter. Eugenics was the subject discussed at the last meeting of Beryl Wight's Philosophy Group. The thought of supporting a legal sterilisation of people who were thought to be unfit to reproduce - people with problems such as mental, drug addicts, alcoholics, and criminals. Would it be right to vote to take away the right for them to be parents? Would it be fair to the unborn child? Remember this happened in Germany! The group concluded that the system we have at this moment is the fairest. Will group leaders please contact George Martin with details of your activity, for the website. The website will be fully updated soon on www.berwicku3a.org.uk.
WI: December being the Birthday Party, catering is to be organised and the party to be held in the Village Hall. Thank you cards were read from the Village Shop thanking members for help at the Macmillan Coffee Morning. Also Sylvia McKee for the flowers received when in hospital. This being an open meeting Mrs Clark welcomed everyone, and introduced Mr Friendly who gave a very interesting talk on the Alnwick and Cornhill Railway. Mrs K Telford thanked Mr Friendly on behalf of everyone. Competition: A Railway Photo. First - W. Black, Second - A. Dickson.
Till Valley Archaeological Society: Our AGM is on Wednesday, November 7 at 6.45pm before our November talk at 7.30pm to be given by David Jones of Coquetdale Community Archaeology. He will tell the story of how CCA discovered the existence of a 12th century mill in Coquetdale, how they researched its position and actually found it at Barrowburn. They then applied for grants and have done an extensive excavation of the site. There is a £4 charge for visitors, members are free. At the October meeting we welcomed Graeme Young of the Bamburgh Research Project. He kindly brought us up-to-date with the work in progress. The site is not only a stunningly dramatic one with its castle perched on a dolerite crag but its history dates back at least 2,000 years. In the village St Aiden's Church probably stands on an original Anglo Saxon church site. Geophysical surveys in modern day Bamburgh have, so far, failed to find the Anglo Saxon service village for the castle site. However, the 1860 Ordnance Survey map shows the high water mark at a higher level than today meaning that the St Oswald's Gate, presently being excavated as Trench 1, allowed access to a small port where, in Saxon and medieval times, boats could have drawn up onto the beach. Graeme then moved on to Trench 3 in the West Ward where they have worked through a 13th century midden to 11th and 12th century medium sized timber building to a 9th to 11th century large timber building. Prior to the 9th century there has been industrial activity including metal working and evidence of a smith working in gold and silver, perhaps melting artefacts down for re-use. Sophisticated swords show evidence of great technical skill. In the same area a collection of 77 coins were found in charcoal ash mixed with a fibrous material – were the coins in a bag or some sort of container? Some of the artefacts found can be seen in the castle museum.
WI: Mrs. J Gray presided and names of members wishing to attend the carol service at Hexham on December 13 were taken. Our co-operative entry at Heighley Gate was unplaced but Mrs Gray was congratulated on winning 1st plus a gold star for her cordial. Mrs Malloy gained a third for bread, Mrs Smeaton also got third for a chocolate cake. Mrs Nancy Fowler was our guest speaker for the afternoon. She had many beautiful quilts on display plus a Durham Quilt. The designs for these were usually drawn by the men. Mrs Smith won the competition for something red. There were many winners in the raffle. Mrs Kenny will be tea hostess for November. Next meeting will be November 13 at the golf club at 1.45pm.
quilting group: Lowick Quilting Group has launched its Jubilee Quilt, now hanging in the Village Hall and the work of the whole group. Led by Mary Lockie, the quilters have produced a wide range of stitched images of the village ranging from the school, the church, the war memorial to the community orchard, the recently installed Jubilee Fountain and the village pubs. Each image has its own design, its own style and its own colour scheme. Overall, it's a splendid representation to the Jubilee and the village and a permanent commemoration of Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee and the skills and efforts of residents.
ROTARY CLUB: Our local causes to support over the next year will be the Wooler Drop-in Centre and Berwick Young Carers, with practical support being offered to the North Northumberland Hospice and Barndale School. Nationally it was agreed to donate to Canine Partners (who provide assistance dogs to disabled people) and to Ovarian Cancer Research. It had been agreed at a previous meeting to participate in the Alnwick RC 100 Club, and the ticket was passed on to the Treasurer for safe keeping. A thank you letter and receipt had been received from the hospice for last year's donation to them. It was agreed to participate in the Rotary District Car Draw; clubs will receive 25 per cent of proceeds from ticket sales.


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For the immense business transacted, Saint Louis certainly has the fewest monetary facilities- of any city
in the country. The recent action of the Legislature, however, warrants us in anticipating an important
increase in this respect, in the speedy organization of several new Banks in this city and state, to consum-
mate which the incipient steps have already been taken.
There is now but one bank in Missouri authorized to issue notes for circulation. Its total capital is only
about $1,200,000. The part of this allotted to Saint Louis, is about $600,000.
The bank is well managed—gives all the facilities its limited ability will justify. It never suspended
"specie payment" even in the general suspension of 1838. Its notes only pass here as coin, all others are
denominated "currency." The bank only takes her own notes or coin, and pays out nothing else. All
transactions here are for specie. Currency, that is the paper of other states, circulates, but is subject to dis-
count, according to the locality and condition of the banks issuing.
There are also thirteen private banks of deposit, which detl in specie, currency and exchange. These possess
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CHESTER, W.Va. - Jessalyn Kay Smith and Rueben Isaiah Rockwell were united in marriage on Jan. 11, at the Chester Church of the Nazarene.
The bride is the daughter of Bob and Debbie Smith, Hanoverton.
The groom is the son of Dennis and JoMae Rockwell, Barnesville.
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Jessalyn and Rueben Rockwell
Escorted by her father and given in marriage by her parents, the bride wore a halter style, floor length white satin pick-up style gown with a jeweled waist. She carried a cascade bouquet of white orchids and roses.
Justin Smith, brother of the bride, served as honor attendant and Megan Nelson served as matron of honor. In Malibu blue street length dresses were bridesmaids Emily Smith, sister-in-law of the bride; and Dulcie Rockwell, sister of the groom. Raeleigh Burkhart was the flower girl.
Lily Rockwell, twin sister of the groom, served as honor attendant and Aaron Mast was best man. Groomsmen were Eugene Jones and Thomas Ball. Ushers were Ben and Nathan Carpenter, and Kailen Barber was ringbearer.
The bride graduated in 2011 from Mt. Vernon Nazarene University, and is employed by the Department of Job and Family Services.
The groom graduated in 2008 from Wyotech and is employed at Mac Trailer.
A reception at Undo's followed the ceremony.
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Amarillo Senior Citizens Association will have its annual Spring Health Fair from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today in the Main Hall, 1220 S. Polk St.
Lunch will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a suggested donation of $5.
ASCA's Spring Health Fair will present health-related information for seniors as well as free health screenings and services from a wide variety of area providers.
ASCA is a private nonprofit organization that has served the senior citizen populations of Amarillo and the surrounding area since 1973. ASCA's center provides nutritious meals and many activities and is open seven days a week.
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From the 14th to the 17th century, brass candlesticks were the most common form of lighting in well-to-do households. Candlestick designs changed according to fashion, but also for practical purposes. In the 17th century they were made with wide spreading bases for stability and centrally-placed drip pans to catch the wax or fat.
This trumpet shaped candlestick is cast in two sections. The body is hollow cast, the corrugations giving strength to the shaft. The nozzle was often detachable to prevent the candle from falling into the shaft when the wax melted. This kind of candlestick is often seen in contemporary still-life paintings.


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One of the highlights of BI-MU, Italy's recent biennial machine tool show, was the number of innovative machine tools (and related technology) focusing on high speed machining.
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Manners Do MatterGoon Squad Sarah
Oh teenagers at the bake sale outside of Safeway, you are doing it wrong.
There was what seemed to be a mob of teenagers standing in front of the doors to the grocery store as my children and I walked up to the entrance. "Wanna buy some cake?" a girl asked? "Bake sale!" one boy exclaimed. The most alarming sales pitch came from the girl sitting in the only shopping cart in front of the store "GIVE US SOME MONEY!" she yelled and they all laughed.
I did what you do when you are uncomfortable. I avoided eye contact, held my kids hands and made a beeline for the door.
When we passed them one boy yelled "FUNDRAISER FOR WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS HIGH SCHOOL CHORUS!"
I stopped dead in my tracks.
I know that school. In face, I know the choral conductor for the Washington Performing Arts High School*. He is a great guy. My choir sometimes uses his classroom to rehearse because it is set up for about 150 singers.
I turned around. "You guys sing for Bill?" I asked, looking at the girl in the shopping cart and then at the very eager looking boy who was practically touching us.
Their entire demeanor changed.
I know that to them I was just some random faceless mom with two little kids probably going to buy macaroni and cheese or a rotisserie chicken. Someone whom might buy some cake for her kids, but someone who could be dismissed enough that it was still more important to impress each other than to use manners.
Now I was a woman who knew their teacher. The woman who was possibly going to tell their teacher that they just yelled "GIVE US SOME MONEY!"
"Yes ma'am. We sing for Mr. … um, for Bill."
The kids and I walked into the store. I got all of the things on my shopping list, but really I was thinking about those kids outside. They came off as jerks, but really they were just teenagers being teenagers. I ran bake sales for choir and drama when I was in school and I am sure I was a total spaz. As one of them I feel completely justified in saying that there is nothing more annoying than a whole bunch of teenagers who think they are really good at singing and or acting. They/we literally love to hear the sound of their/our own voices. An 18 year old theatre or voice major thinks they are the most entertaining thing on the planet. They have to or they would never choose that path.
I felt bad about not giving them some money. They were loud and abrasive, but so was I. So am I. I am just loud and abrasive with better manners.
"Hey, Mom," my daughter asked "Are you going to give them money?"
I don't know. Probably.
"Mom?" asked my son, "How do you know that they are really giving the money to their school?"
"I guess I can ask Bill." I said.
"How do you know that they really sing for Bill?"
"We can ask them to sing something." I said, and I decided that is what I would do. When we left the store I would ask them to sing something for us and I would give them some money. They could just sing whatever they were working on in school. I am pretty sure that this particular high school was one that you had to audition to get into, so it would probably be pretty good.
I asked for my cash back in fives and tens.
I felt good about my decision. I would be supporting the arts. I would be supporting Bill and his chorus.
We walked outside. They were standing in a clump. "CAKE FOR A DOLLAR!" one screamed at the people walking in. "TWO PIECES FOR TWO DOLLARS!" "TWO PIECES FOR OEN DOLLAR!" "FIFTY CENTS! I AM COLD AND I WANT TO GO HOME!"
We walked by and didn't say a word.
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If I could give high school kids fundraising advice I would suggest the following:
1) No more than three of you in one place. Masses of teenagers make grown-ups nervous. If you don't understand why now, you will later. Just trust me on this one.
2) A bake sale outside of an establishment that sells baked good for less than you are selling them for is nonsensical. Especially when we can see that you bought the baked good in that store. I will take the ones that haven't been uncovered and outside for a few hours. Thanks. Bake sales are great at libraries and schools and churches.
3) Manners go a long way. If any one of those kids had said "Will you please support our choir?" I would have handed them $5 and not taken any of the Safeway cake, but nobody said please so the money is still in my purse. These kids were in an affluent area on a federal holiday. There were funds to be raised. Odds are these kids were from good families and knew better, but they forgot when they were all in a group like that.
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I don't think I will tell Bill this story. I would like to still give him the money for the fundraiser, but I am not sure how to do that without ratting out his kids.
* That isn't the name of the high school. I don't want to get the kids or the director in trouble, so I changed it for this post.
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CHATHAM — Residents should have an easier time communicating with Jersey Central Power & Light during the next power outage.
That was the message delivered by JCP&L representative Stan Prater at the Borough Council meeting on Monday, June 25, as he explained how the utility's new, improved communication system works.
It was Prater's second meeting with borough officials this year. Prater had met with borough officials in January to discuss borough residents' and officials' discontent with JCP&L's to the power restoration after both the August and October 2011 storms.
Those storms left some residents without electricity for prolonged periods of time.
Prater returned to the public forum to explain some recent updates regarding communications between the utility company and its customers. He said customers should provide their cell phone numbers as their primary contact phone numbers in order to avoid any confusion when reporting problems.
JCP&L customers should also visit the utility's "more intuitive" website, firstenergycorp.com, to reporter power outages and non-working street lights, Prater said.
On the left side of the home page, residents can click on "Report Power Outages" if they need to report a problem or on "Current Outages" to log on to the Power Center where they can see areas with current power outages. Residents can also request to receive notification updates. In the very near future, residents may also be able to access the estimated time for service restoration, Prater said. In case of a prolonged outage, the website will be able to provide information on where to get water and ice.
Prater said the website is the preferred way to report problems "24/7."
In recent years, JCP&L has invested millions of dollars updating its infrastructure via the replacement of old equipment and at the same time improving its distribution and transmission systems that service more than one million northern and central New Jersey customers, Prater said.
Councilman James Collander asked Prater to list the main reasons for outages that some areas of the borough have experienced from time to time.
"Forty to 45 percent are due to trees, 20 percent are due to animals", mainly squirrels, Prater said.
He said that typically the utility sees an increase of problems due to tree growth occurring 3-4 years after their planting as the branches start reaching the power lines. Other reasons for outages include thunder and lightning as well as equipment failures. Some causes for outages remain "unknown," he said.
Council President James Lonergan asked Prater about the power grid and said that "if the wind blows in Chatham, the power goes out."
"Is the grid as strong as you expect?" Lonergan asked.
Prater replied that the utility has "enough capacity."
Prater also said that the municipalities should plan what kind of trees they should plant along the power lines. He advised not to plant tall growing trees such as pin oaks and maples.
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Saw Dogs Reveal Tree House at Big White Ski Resort
Big White Ski Resort in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada is hosting the television program Saw Dogs. This new reality television show to hit Outdoor Life Network here in Canada is about a group of guys who use chainsaws to create wood sculptures. These pieces of art are commissioned to the team under tight deadlines, and a tight budget. Tensions rise under these high pressure circumstances but the outcome is always an incredible masterpiece. This show combines the intensity of power tools with the beauty of art.
Saw Dogs will be descending on Big White with a custom-built tree house at White Spirit Lodge. White Spirit Lodge at Big White Ski Resort, is an award winning log home, built on the side of the ski run, Sundance. This spectacular private residence features 1,800 year old, hand scribed red cedars. This unique and incredible tree house will be something to see, and this is your chance to see the beauty of Big White in the summer and take part in the television show. The tree house will be revealed at 3pm Saturday, September 24th.


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What's so hard about dropping in some Marines and letting them run the distribution of food and other supplies, with guns in evidence for the impulsive? No question that they would get it done.
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- In a blender, combine the oranges, pineapple, strawberries and banana; cover and process until blended. Add ice and milk; cover and process until blended. Pour into chilled glasses; serve immediately. Yield: 4 servings.
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Ranjit Bolt's reworking of Pierre Corneille's classic comedy. An old man seeks his estranged son with the help of a wizard. The magician shows the grieving father the boy's recent life in the form of an action-packed comedy adventure.
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Highland second baseman Taylor MacWhade has signed a letter of intent with Lake Erie College.
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A drink invented by Mr Arrigo Cipriani at Harry's Bar in Venice, Italy. It is made of fresh peach juice and prosecco wine. It is served cold.
When in Venice, I always have a cold bellini.
dodane przez The Peach lipiec 26, 2005
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Borne out of Brooklyn life, it refers to the "big job", the one final heist that will let a common crook retire forever.
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dodane przez Theodore maj 17, 2004
The word exclaimed when a particular individual in a group makes shit banter whilst trying to be one of the lads. A vertical arm sweep/cutting motion is made at the same time, in order to portray a separation or screen between the person who made shit banter and the person calling "bellini".
Danny: "lads you seen the tits on mrs roberts? she may be a cow but I would milk those udders, know what I mean?!!"
Member of "lads": "Bellini".
Initial conversation continues.
Member of "lads": "Bellini".
Initial conversation continues.
dodane przez jarry999 luty 01, 2012
A sorry mother fucker who thinks the world is going to come to an end
Joe your such a bellini about things
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Would you be willing to start a thread to put it all out there?
I asked Zach to do it, so hope he would.
Maybe people could understand both of why you are so passionate about this. Because from this side, it often does look like you are purely bagging out LC and discounting other peoples good experiences, but if we knew what you went through that might be more helpful? So if someone new came here, and maybe started off too low carb for their particular needs they might come across your threads, and see how it affected you, and then work out how much more they can tolerate for example.


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How do you know whether you need to be looking at equity or at law?
Im so confused. My seminarist said if the covenant is positive you look at law, and if its restristictive you look at equity. But i dont understand. Is this right? Why?
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at common law, the burden will not run unless it falls under the halsall v. brizell rule of 'benefit and burden', as it upsets the doctrine of privity.
if you can show that the benefit and burden exception applies, you can use the benefit at common law too.
however, most of the time that won't apply, so you move to equity. Your tutor is right in saying that equity on allows negative covenants (the rules regarding the burden of covenants at equity are set out in tulk v. moxhay). The covenant is labelled as negative by looking at it's substance not it's form.
the generic test is if the covenant requires the covenantor to use money to carry it out, it is positive.
if no money is needed, it's negative.
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Forced arbitration clauses pre-emptively block consumers from going to court if the bank does something wrong.
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I am going to be weaning DD in about a month and I am concerned about weight. I am currently doing Weight Watchers and have lost 8.3 pounds in 2 weeks. I get extra points right now because of BF but I know that will be reduced once I'm no longer BF. Anyway, my question is for moms who have been through this before, did you see any fluctuation with your weight after you stopped? Did you notice a difference in your hunger levels? Just curious and for fun I have added a poll.
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bump! I lost 15 extra pds while BFing and am planning to wean too. I hear BFing actually can cause you to store fat. IDK
With my first, I definitely noticed that I held onto the last of the baby weight until I weaned, and then it came off quickly. I'm still carrying 8-10 extra pounds from this baby, so I'm hoping the same thing happens again.
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I held on to weight while BFing my older DD. Once I weaned her at 12 months, I lost the last 15 lbs within a couple months
bumping - any comments from people who lost lots of weight while breastfeeding and wasn't waiting to lose more? I'm right where I want to be now (~5lbs under pre-preg weight) and am worried about gaining, too.
Katie (36) and DH (36), friends since 1991, married 2009, DD born 2/16/12, DS born 1/31/14
I think I stayed about the same when I weaned DS at 18 months. I was already down below pre-preg weight at that point. I didn't notice a huge change in appetite, but maybe I wasn't quite as hungry. The big change was that my little pooch went away. I think I store a little belly fat while I'm nursing. It didn't change my weight noticeably, though.
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LOVE WW! I had to wean two weeks ago when I was very sick, since I am 19wks preg now I wasnt able to keep my supply up for my Feb LO. I was super dehydrated, like fainting dehydrated. I have lost 6lbs, but I think it was more from sickness than just because Im not breastfeeding. Oh and the difference was only 7 points when you are breastfeeding (older babies) or not breastfeeding. If you are heavier, you should have lots and lots of points anyway, so those 7 were easy for me to skip.
I have successfuly done WW when breastfeeding, as well as when not breastfeeding. I always lost weight IF I did not use any of my weekly extra points. Of course I knew women who ate all of them and still lost, my metablolism just doesnt work as well as theirs I guess. Anyway, good luck in your weight loss! Wishing you a happy, healthy, and energetic life to live with your family!
Happily married and momma to: MJ Sept 2002. Then after many losses, finaly got our rainbow: BA Feb 2012. And now excitedly expecting June 2013!
MamaWeston1- Thanks for your post!! I lost 63 pounds on the old system 7 years ago but gained back about 40 between having 2 kids and falling off the wagon. I'm actually just looking to lose 27 pounds total (172 starting weight, 145 goal weight) and I'm already at 26 points + 7 BF points. It was suggested to me to slowly lower points as I reduce the number of feeding/pumping sessions. Like you, I don't like to use weekly points or activity points if I don't have to and I will continue to work out 5 days a week so hopefully that will balance everything out.
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Mel Gibson, Glenn Close
Most of the attention accorded this version of Shakespeare's most revered and most often abused tragedy has gone to Gibson. Fair enough. Although he risked getting stuck in a bard-on-a-wire disaster, Gibson, in the event, makes a most estimable Hamlet, never studied nor tentative, always intriguing, making up in zeal, black-spirited wit and ease of passion what he lacks in elocutionary expertise.
What is most striking about this film, however, is how much light, both literal and figurative, director Franco Zeffirelli sheds not only on Hamlet, but on Shakespeare's whole array of fascinating characters.
Shot in England and Scotland, the movie includes frequent sunlit shots of the countryside, and even the castle scenes' brightness seems enlightening. Then, too, Zeffirelli adds what are essentially illustrations to the play, showing scenes Shakespeare alludes to but didn't write. As Gibson confronts his father's ghost, for instance, Zeffirelli intercuts those scenes with shots of the revelry within the castle centering on Hamlet's mother, Close, and his murderous stepfather, Alan Bates.
Zeffirelli's cutting and pasting, while usually enlivening, has its unhappy side effects. Lost, for example, is the stunning poetry and mood-setting of Shakespeare's opening scenes on the ramparts; instead the film opens with Zeffirelli's invented scene set around the tomb of Hamlet's newly dead father (Paul Scofield). Zeffirelli also cuts the "my words fly up, my thoughts remain below" speech, in which the anguished Bates tries to pray for forgiveness for his crimes, and omits entirely the scene in which Hamlet tells the traveling actors he wants to rewrite the play within the play.
This amounts to cutting entire courses out of a banquet. Yet a feast it remains.
By allowing Scofield to appear on-camera in human form rather than as a vague apparition, Zeffirelli allows him to act instead of just doing a voice-over. His speech to Hamlet about the details of his murder encompasses an infinity of prideful anger, regret, vanity and love.
Close beautifully portrays Gertrude, Hamlet's mother, as a model of a woman who loves neither wisely nor too well but compulsively, out of fear.
Zeffirelli deftly distracts attention from the clichés within the clichés of Polonius's "this above all: to thine own self be true" speech to his son, Laertes, concentrating on the bemused reactions of Laertes (Nathaniel Parker) to his pompous father (Ian Holm).
The director also uses Horatio insightfully, and Stephen Dillane's presence in the role complements that insight.
There are uneasy moments in Zeffirelli's graphic approach to the Oedipal aspects of Gertrude and Hamlet's mother-son relationship, notably in an on-the-bed, kissing-on-the-lips variation on the bedroom scene. (Close, 43, is a bit young to be playing the mother of the 35-year-old Gibson.) Most of the time, though, Gibson is in total control in a performance that ranges from athletic to touching—especially in his reading of his "get thee to a nunnery" speech to Ophelia (Helena Bonham-Carter).
You may never think of Gibson, as you did of Olivier, that he will break your heart with the beauty of his delivery. But then again, you sometimes suspect with Gibson, as you never did with Olivier, that he may find a way to pull a happy ending out of it after all. (PG)
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CLEARWATER, Fla. - A little slice of Grapefruit League fan interaction summed up the situation Scott Podsednik and Juan Pierre are in.
As the Phillies played the Pirates on Thursday afternoon, the two veteran outfielders were standing along the left-field line, stretching and getting ready to play if called on in the later innings.
"Hey, Scott," a fan called out. "Who's faster, you or Juan?"
Podsednik shook his head, bemused.
"I'm an old man," the 35-year-old said.
Pierre looked up.
"I'm on my last leg here," the 34-year-old said.
The honest answer to that question could decide both men's future with the Phillies. They are two of the more intriguing players here this spring, and not just because they both possess World Series rings. With Charlie Manuel and Ruben Amaro Jr. preaching smarter, more disciplined at-bats to their free-swinging regulars, here are two guys who have made careers with that approach.


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Some humans have attempted to take actions against water voles in efforts to minimize damage to crops (Neithammer, 1990). However, water voles are on the decline in some regions. For example, in England changes due to habitat and introduction of American mink, Neovison vison, is thought to be playing a large role in the decline of water vole populations (Storey, 2001). Conservation efforts are underway in various parts of the British Isles to protect water vole populations.
US Migratory Bird Act: no special status
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Theresa May, associate professor of Theater Arts at the University of Oregon, is directing University Theatre's current production of Quiara Alegría Hudes' Pulitzer-winning drama, Water by the Spoonful. The play tells the story of an Iraq War veteran readjusting to civilian life.
When we think of live performance, we probably picture actors or dancers — the people we regularly see onstage. But where would a production be without the tireless, behind-the-scenes magicians who create the sets, lighting and sound?
Once upon a time, it seemed as though music, like the Willamette, flowed mainly to the north: Eugene bands worked hard to play Portland, but the favor wasn't always returned, especially in the classical and jazz arenas. More and more, though, we're seeing Portland performers recognizing the value of the Eugene market and, accordingly, this winter and spring brings a parade of Portlanders here to perform additional, even exclusive concerts.
A subtle aesthetic is starting to emerge at Oregon Contemporary Theatre, which for the past couple of seasons has mounted a series of tight, powerful works by playwrights (some with ties to Eugene or the Northwest in general) who tackle the prickly issues of what it means and how it feels to live in this world right now.
For half a century, Harper Lee's novel To Kill A Mockingbird has held an immovable place on the American bookshelf by using humor and grace to tackle one of our nation's ugliest ongoing realities: racism.
The Very Little Theatre has mounted a winning production of this evergreen tale.
Like a lot of people, Corvallis-based theater director and educator Elizabeth Helman watched Neil deGrasse Tyson's Cosmos series on Netflix.
"I just happened to see a tiny little biography," Helman tells EW, "a 10-minute segment of the Cosmos series and it had this mini-biography about Henrietta Leavitt."
This year, Eugene Opera will be twice as nice, boasting an expanded production schedule.
The run kicks off with two performances of Benjamin Britten's classic The Turn of the Screw, Oct. 30 and Nov. 1, at the Hult Center.
"This is a new direction for us," director Mark Beaudert tells EW. "It's exciting to increase our presence in the community."
There's no excuse for staying home — well, OK, that's allowed, but should you want to venture out, there are plenty of world-class options this season at Eugene's Hult Center for the arts lover in all of us.
In this month's Symphony magazine cover story detailing the resurgence of new music in American orchestras, three of the dozen or so featured orchestras — in Baltimore, Nashville and Eugene (the only Oregon orchestra listed) — are led by current or former Eugene Symphony music directors.
Oregon Contemporary Theatre artistic director Craig Willis has a keen curatorial vision, one that's helping to shape the landscape of what's possible for the arts in Eugene.
"My predecessor had done a good job of trying to provide interesting, challenging work," Willis says, referring to OCT in its Lord Leebrick days, before he took the helm in 2003.
In theater as in life, timing is everything, though just showing up is a good start. And at the Healing Trauma Project on Coburg Road, where performers have been rehearsing in anticipation of its Feb. 7 show at Wildish Theater, the cast of Transformational Personal Theatre has definitely shown up, in itself a small miracle. These are people who, all things being equal, might not have shown up at all.
As well as being newfound actors and dancers and singers and poets, the folks at this rehearsal are addicts in recovery. They have had their struggles with drugs and alcohol and food addiction. Now they have gathered to transform their personal stories of pain and renewal into the stuff of performance.
Not to mince words, but Evynne and Peter Hollens are kind of a big deal. Evynne Hollens is a singer and performer who directs and teaches. Peter Hollens is a singer-songwriter, producer and entrepreneur. Together, they've built a life in music and, from their cozy base in Eugene, shared it with the world.
Acclaimed "foodie" and TV personality Alton Brown has been teaching Americans how to cook for decades. The author of seven cookbooks, Brown created the Peabody Award-winning series Good Eats, has hosted Iron Chef America and has been a mentor and judge on Food Network Star.
No American playwright — and perhaps no playwright ever — was as adept as Tennessee Williams at pulling apart the icky, sticky tangle of hurt that one furiously guarded secret can exact on a family. In the humid atmosphere of a Williams play, a single skeleton in the closet can level an entire clan for generations down the line, by way of recrimination, jealousy, resentment, obsession, addiction and, most of all, fear.
Just a few hours south on I-5 exists a dulcet community that my family has re-named "The Magical Twinkly Fairyland." For the uninitiated, the village I'm referring to is Ashland, where good restaurants abound, creeks babble, deer wander and, from February through November, some of the finest theater glimmers across the stages of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
When the community loses an artist, it's first felt acutely in his mortal absence, and then in the slow, aching realization that he will never again be there to sing another song or paint another picture — or dance just one more dance.
In the iconic 1980 movie 9 to 5, workaday heroines Doralee Rhodes, Judy Bernly and Violet Newstead (played by Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin) suffer under — and ultimately triumph over — their "sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot" boss, Mr. Hart (rendered to oily perfection by Dabney Coleman). It's a classic film, with a title song that's been scientifically proven to be the foremost go-to karaoke anthem of all time.
"A costume designer is a bit of a hoarder," says Sandy Bonds, professor of costume design at the University of Oregon since 1979, adding, "an organized hoarder." "This is our own Value Village!" Bonds says as she unlocks a storage room in the basement of Villard Hall on the UO Campus. Inside hangs a huge collection of wearable treasures, mostly hand-constructed and all lovingly preserved.
Once upon a time, families across this nation gathered around the radio at the appointed hour, eagerly awaiting the next installment of such classic shows as Gunsmoke, Superman, Burns and Allen or Arch Obler's creepy Lights Out. This was the "Golden Age of Radio," an era stretching roughly from the 1930s through the end of the Second World War, and it was no less vital for being cast now in an aura of quaint nostalgia.
The Fab Four, Four Seasons, Four Tops, Gang of Four, Emerson Quartet, Takacs Quartet: Why do foursomes get all the musical attention? Everyone composes for string quartets and bands made up of two guitars, bass and drum. But in classical music as well as jazz and rock, trios offer more transparency and a lighter, often tighter sound. A trio of trios heading our way this fall reveals the power of three.
The Very Little Theatre is among the oldest community theaters in the country. Quietly successful, the unassuming venue boasts some of the most reliable ticket sales in town. From them we've come to expect the earnest Arthur Miller drama, British farce and classic musical comedy — comfortable chestnuts staged by a representative slice of the Eugene community.
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival kicks off once again Feb. 14. Our internationally recognized theater down I-5 is entertaining with plays ranging from 400 years old to fresh off the press, dark dramas to Marx brothers comedies. I got in touch with a few notable theater artists from Eugene to see what's on their list to see this season.


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Anti-war activists in Rangoon will hold a series of events over three days starting from Saturday to mark the third anniversary of the outbreak of war in Kachin State, according to the events' organizers.
The events, which will be held both indoors and outdoors at various locations around Rangoon, will include singing, dancing, dramatic performances and art exhibitions, the organizers said.
Outdoor events will be held near Sule Pagoda in downtown Rangoon, at the People's Park near Shwedagon Pagoda in Dagon Township, and near Inya Lake in Hlaing Township.
The whole program will culminate with indoor events on June 9, exactly three years after the collapse of a 17-year ceasefire in Kachin State and the start of a war that has displaced at least 100,000 civilians.
The indoor events will include interfaith prayers for peace, speeches by keynote speakers and testimonies from civilians affected by the conflict, art exhibitions, performances by youth groups, and fundraising activities to benefit internally displaced persons.
Museum of Myanmar civil war must be built and open to the public now. The truth must be shown and revealed to the public and tourists. Atrocities had been committed so many times by the regimes against civilians and especially against ethnic minorities. War crimes must be on display.
>>live and let live>>put a little love in your heart>>and war is a symbol of barbarism>>
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A lender specialising in sub-prime mortgages and secured loans is being investigated over its treatment of customers in financial difficulty and has set aside £9.4 million for potential fines and refunds.
The Financial Services Authority is looking into how Swift Advances dealt with borrowers who missed mortgage payments or were facing repossession. It is also investigating Swift's lending practices. The company has set aside the money to cover legal and professional bills, a potential fine and the cost of compensating customers.
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The moving memoir of one brave woman who, along with her daughters, has kept 90,000 of her fellow citizens safe, healthy, and educated for over 20 years in Somalia.
Dr. Hawa Abdi, "the Mother Teresa of Somalia" and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, is the founder of a massive camp for internally displaced people located a few miles from war-torn Mogadishu, Somalia. Since 1991, when the Somali government collapsed, famine struck, and aid groups fled, she has dedicated herself to providing help for people whose lives have been shattered by violence and poverty. She turned her 1300 acres of farmland into a camp that has numbered up to 90,000 displaced people, ignoring the clan lines that have often served to divide the country. She inspired her daughters, Deqo and Amina, to become doctors. Together, they have saved tens of thousands of lives in her hospital, while providing an education to hundreds of displaced children.
In 2010, Dr. Abdi was kidnapped by radical insurgents, who also destroyed much of her hospital, simply because she was a woman. She, along with media pressure, convinced the rebels to let her go, and she demanded and received a written apology.
Dr. Abdi's story of incomprehensible bravery and perseverance will inspire readers everywhere.
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Dr. Hawa Abdi, a Somalian human rights activist, lawyer, and doctor, specializing in gynecology, founded the Doctor Hawa Abdi Foundation, which runs a hospital and school in one of the largest internally displaced persons camps in the country, offering sanctuary to nearly 90,000 people. Glamour named her "Woman of the Year" in 2010 and dubbed her and her daughters "the Saints of Somalia, equal parts Mother Teresa and Rambo." She was featured as one of the top "Women Who Shake the World" in Newsweek in 2011, was interviewed by Tina Brown at the 2011 Women in the World Summit, and this year has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.
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"Keeping Hope Alive is the inspiring story of how one woman educated, fed and healed thousands of the world's vulnerable in one of the most dangerous places on earth." --Angelina Jolie, Actress and Activist
"Dr. Hawa Abdi embodies the resilience, compassion, and grace of the human spirit. In this poignanttestament of her life's work, she reminds us that we are deeply interconnected and compels us to act. If we seek to create lasting peace, to preserve freedom and protect dignity, we need to stand with leaders like Dr. Abdi." --Alyse Nelson, President & CEO, Vital Voices Global Partnership
"One of the great heroes of our time, Dr. Hawa Abdi, has written a beautiful, heart-gladdening book about what she created against a tide of violence and destruction. Everyone should read this book to find the hope within themselves." --Tina Brown. Editor, Newsweek and The Daily Beast
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text: Terry Lee Holland, 73, Cody, Wyo., died Aug. 20, 2012. He was born in Altoona, son of William and Julia (Claar) Holland. Surviving are his wife, Sharon; two daughters: Brenda and Terry Lynn, both of Duncansville; four stepsons: Keith, Allen, Jay and Kyle Wells; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and six siblings: Doris Grimm, Linda Helsel, Eleanor Weland, Lou, Bill and Dennis. A funeral service was held Aug. 23, 2012, at Grace Baptist Church, Cody, Wyo. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery. Arrangements were by Ballard Funeral Home, Cody, Wyo.


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His voice comes in short clumps over the telephone as he hesitates on the beginnings of words, an unwelcome reminder of a nine-day coma. His broken nose, ribs and shoulders have mended, and a few scars still mark his face.
But Edward Parvin bears no scars on his heart.
Four months ago, Parvin, 28, nearly died in an automobile accident that claimed the life of the driver, his friend, Philadelphia Flyers goalie Pelle Lindbergh.
Hurtling down Somerdale Road at 5:30 a.m. on Nov. 10, Lindbergh's bright- red, high-powered Porsche 930 Turbo missed an abrupt turn and crashed into a concrete wall beside Somerdale Elementary School No. 1. Tests showed that Lindbergh was legally intoxicated.


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Another word for bitch. Can be used to call a friend.
1. You f**kin beotch. (insult)
2. What up beotch. (friends)
2. What up beotch. (friends)
po NUKKA1 Септембар 26, 2003
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also means "bitch"
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po Anonymous Април 12, 2003
A word made up by minorities in a time when speech impediments and making up words was cool.
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slang for bitch
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po Griffin Cash Јануар 27, 2004
describes a person who is either your close friend or infact a beotch.
hey beotch! your like so good at make up!
hey beotch. i hate you.
hey beotch. i hate you.
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..it means good game in sweet latvia...
"beotch yesterday!"
as heard in the movie bench warmers
as heard in the movie bench warmers
po bazookaman Фабруар 29, 2012
Another, more PG rated, way to say bitch. Sometimes used jokingly for a girls bestest friend.
sally: "hey girl hey!"
anne: "hey be-otch!"
anne: "i have to go now"
sally: "ok bye, love you be-otch!"
anne: "hey be-otch!"
anne: "i have to go now"
sally: "ok bye, love you be-otch!"
po ilsicnasty<3 Март 27, 2010