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UPMC Altoona's Healthy Living Club has scheduled the following educational programs and screenings for March. Programs are open to all adult age groups, unless otherwise specified.
Most classes are held at:
Altoona Alliance Church, 3220 Pleasant Valley Blvd., next to Planet Fitness in the former Value City building. This is a new location.
The hospital, 620 Howard Ave.
Station Medical Center, 17th Street and Ninth Avenue.
In the event of inclement weather, registrants are contacted. A message regarding program cancellation is left on the 889-2630 phone line.
For more information, visit www.altoonaregional.org/classes_healthyliving.htm.
Healthy Steps in Motion, for ages 55 and older, meets at 8:15 and 10 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Abundant Life Assembly of God Church, 231 Howard Ave., Altoona. There is no fee. Registration is required by calling 889-2630 or 888-313-4665.
Free peripheral artery disease screening, by appointment only, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Vascular Institute, third floor, Outpatient Center at the hospital. Call 889-2005 or 877-855-8152 for an appointment.
Seniors for Safe Driving, a four-hour refresher course for anyone who has taken the eight-hour course, is presented from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 8 in the rotunda, sixth floor, Outpatient Center at the hospital. The fee is $16. Registration is required by calling 800-559-4880 or at www.sfsd-pa.com.
Free Child Safety Seat Checkup Station, by appointment only, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. March 14 in the hospital parking garage, Blue Level. Look for the Safe Kids van. For an apppointment, call Safe Kids Blair County at 889-7802.
Free osteoporosis screenings, by appointment only, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. March 14 at Station Medical Center, Imaging Services Department. For an appointment, call 889-2630 or 888-313-4665.
Corey Schutt, D.O., of Elite Orthopedics will discuss the common causes and types of hip fractures in "Dem Bones, Dem Bones: Hip Fractures - Causes, Treatment and Recovery" on March 21. Lunch is at 11 a.m. with the program from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Altoona Alliance Church. There is no fee. Registration is required by calling 889-2630 or 888-313-4665.
The Rev. David Hammerle of UPMC Altoona's Pastoral Care Department will present "Helping Children Manage Grief" from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. March 24 in the Station Medical Center Conference Room (enter the K-4 entrance, left of Fresenius Dialysis Center). A donation of $10 is requested, but not required. This donation will go toward the support of Day One of Altoona, a nonprofit, faith-based counseling service. Registration is required by calling 889-2630 or 888-313-4665. A 20-minute video sharing a view of loss from the child's perspective will be shown. The program offers 0.2 continuing education units.


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What a mess this has become.
Here are all the vids of stuff that happened.
First off, Asham just loses it:
Schenn really wasn't that hurt, but man. Gotta keep your cool.
Crosby and Grioux and Letang and Timonen
Total meltdown by Kris Letang in this game. Takes himself out of the game.
A couple of things about this:
- We all were Craig Adams today.
- Notice Berube told Simmonds to do this.
- Refs just lost control.
And to cap everything off Hulk Hogan dropped a "Flyers-mania spot."
Hard to take this right now.

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The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has identified the man who crashed a car through the back of his home's garage and fell 80 feet to his death last Friday as Jeffrey Alan Davis, 55.
The sheriff's office said Davis died as a result of blunt force trauma from the motor vehicle incident.
The incident remains under investigation in terms of what caused Davis's vehicle to drive through the back of the garage at his home on the 600 block of Lookout Road in Zephyr Heights, the sheriff's office said.
According to authorities, Davis was backing his vehicle into his garage shortly before noon when he drove through the back wall, fell approximately 80 feet and down an embankment before coming to rest against a tree.


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Gene Locke volunteers hand out croissants
Who would have imagined that French pastries would become a persistent weapon in the Houston mayor's race?
It started with a mailer distributed by City Controller Annise Parker's campaign that targeted City Councilman Peter Brown, who was leading in independent polls at the time. The ad featured images of sliced bread to illustrate her "bread and butter" approach to city policy, and of a croissant that took a poke at Brown's fondness for vacations on the French Riviera while suggesting he was too "flaky" to run the city effectively.
Today, with Brown out of the race and endorsing Parker, Locke's campaign couldn't resist the urge to pick up the theme.
While Brown and Parker spoke at a joint press conference, Locke campaign volunteers passed out croissants to people in the crowd on the City Hall steps and distributed copies of Parker's mailer attacking Brown. The not-so-subtle message was that Parker was embracing someone she had recently targeted with harsh accusations.
The tactic caused a bit of a stir, but most attention remained focused on Brown and Parker.


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Jizobon, Jizo Bon, Jizoo Bon 地蔵盆
Jizoo-e 地蔵会、Jizoo-sai 地蔵祭
On August 24, the monthly memorial day of Jizo Bosatsu, this festival for children is held in many parts of Japan, especially Western Japan. It was customary to have the Jizo-bon on both August 23 and 24 to coincide with the Jizo Bosatsu fairs; but a growing number of communities have recently changed the dates to the nearest Saturday and Sunday, or shortened the festival to one day.
© Librairie Seizan of KYOTO
There are many ways to celebrate this festival. In Kyoto, where more than 5000 Jizo statues are situated along the many roads, people erect small stalls or tents in front of the statues, where children sit and recite a long rosary with many large beads (juzu kuri), since Jizo is the protector deity of children. After the recital, they can play in the stalls and tents.
Red lanterns are hung with the insciption of "Hail to Jizo Bosatsu". Children eat food of red auspicious colors.
Some people paint the face of Jizo in colors (keshoo Jizo 化粧地蔵) and give him new red bibs or coats. kesyoujizou
juzu kuri, 数珠繰り(じゅずくり)・・・玉が大きくて長い数珠を子供達みんなで回す儀式.
. Keshoo Jizoo 化粧地蔵 Kesho Jizo Bosatsu with make-up .
Oki-Island in Lake Biwa 沖島
Oki no Shima, in the middle of Lake Biwa, has many special rites and festivals of olden times.
Jizo is believed to protect especially the boys until age 16, so every time a boy is born in a family, a stone just heavy enough to be carried around is placed in front of the home, carved roughly into a Jizo statue or painted as such and venerated every day.
On the day of the Jizo Bon festival, usually in August, the stone is washed carefully and then father carries it in the home, where he had prepared a special corner with bamboo poles and paper strip prayers. The first paper strip dates from the firstborn boy and new strips are hung every year.
For one day, the Jizo stone is venerated in the home, then carried back outside.
When the boy becomes 16, the last Jizo Bon is performed with the stone. The boy then has to pass another rite of passage to show his manhood in front of all and can now become a traditional fisherman, if he so chooses. This festival is performed in January and called Sagichoo. The boys who participate are called genpuku, coming of age. But in 2005, there have only been two boys left on the island to perform this festival.
They have to set fire to a large pile made of bamboo, while the other villagers try to distract them.
For lack of fish and lure of a better life, many villagers have left Oki no Shima and now live in the nearby town of Omi Hachiman, only returning for the various festivals of this island, where the parents and grandparents still make a small living.
Okinoshima is about 10 minutes by boat from Omi Hachiman, 3 or 4 kilometers from the shoreline of Lake Biwa. It is the largest island in the lake, followed by Chikubushima 竹生島. It lies flat in the lake and looks like Buddha sleeping in Nirvana, when seen from the fisherboats.
Of the population of 500 people, 200 are involved in the fishing industry.
Sagichoo Festival 左義長(さぎちょう)
More Photos from Okishima.
Celebrated at Izushicho, a town located in the Tajima district.
Jizo, guardian deities of children, can be seen on many of the town's street corners. The little statues, their faces decorated with face powder and lipstick, also are known as Kesho Jizo, or Makeup Jizo.
Every Aug. 23, during the Jizobon Buddhist service, the townspeople get up early in the morning and clean the faces of the Jizo and apply new makeup to them in a local tradition. In the evening, the residents gather and offer prayer to the Kesho Jizo. Children also offer prayers to their little guardians by visiting each in turn.
The residents of Izushicho have followed this age-old custom in the hope of keeping their castle town safe and peaceful.
Tsugaru Peninsula, Northern Japan 津軽化粧地蔵
Contests of the best painted Jizo are held in many communities.
Look at a great collection from Tsugaru !
Painted Jizo from Wakasa
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Keshoo Jizoo from Kooya-San 高野山の化粧地蔵
Not related to this festival.
Kesho Jizo from Koyasan
Read more about Jizo Bosatsu by Mark Schumacher.
observance kigo for early autumn
Jizoo bon 地蔵盆 (じぞうぼん) Jizo Bon Festival
Jizoo e 地蔵会(じぞうえ)
Jizoo mairi 地蔵参(じぞうまいり)、
地蔵祭(じぞうまつり)visiting a Jizo temple
rokujizoo mairi 六地蔵詣(ろくじぞうまいり)visiting six Jizo statues
jizoobata 地蔵幡(じぞうばた)flag for Jizo
Jizoo-E ya chikamichi o yuku matsurikyaku
Jizo Bon Ceremony -
some visitors take
a shortcut
Buson 蕪村
(Tr. Gabi Greve)
Jizoo Bon arashi no ato no kusa no koo ni
Jizo Bon Festival -
the smell of weeds
after the storm
Oono Rinka 大野林火
. Jizo Bosatsu (Kshitigarbha) 地蔵菩薩 .
. dondon yaki どんどん焼き(どんどんやき)
sagichoo 左義長
and the 道祖神 Doosojin, the Wayside Gods
. Autumn Festivals - Saijiki .
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Jizobon Jizo Bon
Posted by Gabi Greve at 3/03/2006
Labels: kigo
1 comment:
- Gabi Greve said...
kawakami ni gakekuzure ari jizoo bon
there is a landslide -
Jizo Bon Ritual
山本洋子 Yamamoto Yoko
. Jizoo Bon 地蔵盆 Jizo Bon Ritual .
August 24 - for the ancestors at O-Bon
more about landslides and legends
- April 18, 2016
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Sun Sentinel primary election recap
The final push is on for the May 7 primary election. Many people opted to vote early; others will head to the polls on Election Day to cast their ballots in person.
For the convenience of our readers, here is a recap of issues previously endorsed by the Sun Sentinel.
Issue 4, 1.9-mill five-year renewal levy, street maintenance and repair — FOR
Issue 5, 0.45-mill five-year renewal levy for parks and recreation — FOR
Issue 10, 8.28-mill 10-year emergency school levy — FOR
Issue 13, 2.53-mill 10-year renewal school levy — FOR
The Lorain Cuyahoga County Board of Elections is reminding voters that vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked on or before May 6 or returned to the board office by 7:30 a.m. on Election Day. Ballots cannot be returned to a polling place. In-person voting will take place 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on May 7. Anyone with questions about the primary can call the Board of Elections at 440-244-3186.


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Mip TV kicks off in Cannes
As U.S. bizzers traipse to Cannes' Croisette for next week's Mip TV mart, the big questions are: Will prices for Hollywood shows hold — and will foreign buyers clamor for more of them?
Just in the last few months, "Heroes" and "Ugly Betty" have joined a dozen other U.S. series in racking up record license fees and impressive ratings from overseas broadcasters.
Can this last?
Ask any of the Hollywood program suppliers, and they'll tell you the expansion in TV outlets abroad, and the cost-effective performance of U.S. shows on foreign skeds, can only mean the good times will continue.
"There is no lack of competitive juices flowing among buyers," Warner Bros. Intl. TV prexy Jeffrey Schlesinger told Daily Variety. For the right American show, he added, foreign program buyers will step up, whatever pronouncements to the contrary they've made to the press.
If you ask the Brits, they'll demur.
The half-dozen top U.K. program buyers spent unprecedented sums in the last year to tie up Yank series, and having watched some of these shows flame out, they're now vowingthat they'll never fork out so much again.
The mood at the Mip trade show, running April 16-20, and the level of business conducted there will provide an indication of what's in store for the next couple of years.
Certainly, the Americans, both the majors and indie distributors, are bullish on their prospects. So much so that various newcomers to the game — from doc distrib Cinema Libre to indie pic purveyor GreeneStreet to syndication specialist Program Partners — have decided they too need to get in on the buoyant international TV action.
So, whatever signs there are that European broadcasters are now chock-a-block with Yank fare (and reluctant to pay more than they think it's worth), veteran sellers and first-timer distribs are pouring into the Riviera resort with product of all shapes and sizes.
The granddaddy of global TV sales bazaars will, in fact, open its doors Monday to a robust contingent of rights traders, some 12,500, and biz is expected to be brisk.
Hollywood fare, especially drama series, reality shows and hit movies, have commanded steep prices abroad for several years.
Warners is usually the largest single supplier of primetime series to the international market, though a half-dozen of its most recent fall crop ("The Nine," "Smith," "Justice") died on the vine — and thus withered on foreign skeds as well.
"Not every year is a hit-making year," Schlesinger said, adding that Warner Bros.' TV production unit is making a shift for the upcoming pilot season.
"Dark, dense and complicated plots are out: There'll be more upbeat, lighthearted fare. That seems to be what audiences want more of, at home and abroad," Schlesinger said.
The level of financial commitment by the studios to primetime network fare means that selling them smartly to foreign broadcasters is crucial for making up deficits.
Schlesinger pointed to several pilots developed by his studio that, if picked up, are likely to be winners with foreign buyers. He'll begin trying to whet buyers' appetites for these at Mip. Among them are the noisy, action-oriented "Sarah Connor Chronicles" for Fox and the fairy tale-like "Pushing Daisies" for ABC.
From other majors, there's a likely "Bionic Woman" redo for next season (distribbed by NBC Universal) as well as a spinoff of "Grey's Anatomy" (distribbed by Disney).
If picked up Stateside, they'll hope to join the dozen U.S. series — from established hits such as "The Simpsons," "ER" and "CSI" to relative newcomers like "House," "Prison Break" and "Without a Trace" — which are percolating on primetime skeds across Europe.
As for Hollywood movies, they've taken a back seat in recent years on terrestrial stations abroad, as folks started buying DVDs. But new media are coming to the rescue.
"There are a lot of ancillary avenues to explore," said MGM international TV topper Jim Packer. He's pumped because the recent "Casino Royale" has, in his view, "revitalized" the entire James Bond franchise for TV deals abroad. And, Packer added, he now has a couple of high-profile titles from the United Artists banner to talk about.
And not a week goes by that a Hollywood major doesn't unveil a video-on-demand, subscription VOD or IPTV deal somewhere in the world. The money is not huge in this ancillary so far, but the dimes are starting to add up.
India alone is undergoing a tech revolution that will soon see three additional direct-to-home platforms join the two existing players and a half-dozen industrial congloms lay down fiber optic networks to millions of apartment buildings.
Thus, even if Europe were to take a breather from U.S. product, the prospects in emerging markets like India, Eastern Europe and the Middle East are bright.
At any of the seven Hollywood majors, the top international TV exec is likely to have just returned from a fact-finding or dealmaking jaunt: Schlesinger just returned from India; Disney's Laurie Younger from Dubai; Sony's Michael Grindon from Asia.
But the five-day sales bazaar doesn't just entice or end with the Hollywood majors.
Among the U.S. indies that hope to make a splash in Cannes:
- Starz Media comes to market with its first series for cable, "Painkiller Jane," which premiers soon on the Sci Fi Channel Stateside and will be licensed abroad by Tandem of Germany.
- Ben Silverman's Reveille hits the Croisette with dozens of deals in place for its two network gameshows, "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" and "Identity."
- Movie distrib GreeneStreet will be exhibiting for the first time, bringing the Russell Crowe thriller "Tenderness" and Ray Liotta starrer "Slow Burn."
- Gavin Reardon's And Action, which is partnered with a Teutonic company called Action Concept, is focusing on bang-'em-up series aimed at the European market. "Wake Up and Die" is the biggest project his company is handling.
- Program Partners will be testing the waters on its upcoming firstrun gameshow strip "Let's Do Crosswords," a Merv Griffin concept being pitched as a cross between "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy."
- Alfred Haber, who is celebrating 40 years in the biz, will be fielding "Iron Chef" and "Bull Run," among several other recent pickups. Company has just finished licensing the recent Grammy Awards with 175 broadcasters around the world.
His eight salesmen have penciled in 265 meetings altogether with buyers during the five days in Cannes.


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Sound Supressors
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January 1, 2003, 11:00 PM
Are silencers legal in CA?
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January 2, 2003, 06:59 AM
I don't know about CA specifically, but silencers do fall under Federal control, just like select fire or full auto weapons. Possession of all such unregistered items is a felony under Federal law.
January 2, 2003, 07:02 AM
According to Mr. Bardwell, suppressors are illegal in CA.
Bardwell's NFA FAQs (http://www.titleii.com/Bardwell/nfa_faq.txt)
January 2, 2003, 01:59 PM
They are illegal unless you have a Class III license.
January 2, 2003, 04:59 PM
Silencers are illeagal in Ca. period I think even Class 3 are now prohibited.
January 2, 2003, 08:01 PM
Class III devices have been illegal in CA for how long now?
I think it's time to move.
January 3, 2003, 12:00 AM
Thanks for clearing that up! An aquaintance asked me the question...I figured it would be Negatory, but asked anyway. BTW, I have an uneasy feeling when people need to know these things...unless they're a writer or something like that:rolleyes:
January 8, 2003, 04:49 PM
Speaking of suppressers
Live in PA and Am thinking about buying one for a AR-15. I was looking at them in GunsAmerica.com. Suppressers for the AR-15 in .223 go anywhere from $350 to $1200 what's the difference. I know how supresors work and fired many guns that where suppressed. It was sup rising how little I actually know. could some help me out.
January 8, 2003, 07:28 PM
Sound Suppressor Information (http://www.guns.connect.fi/gow/highpow.html) . Everything you ever wanted to know.
One thing, you can only put suppressors on pre-ban AR-15's or full auto M16's. ATF considers them a "flash suppressors" in addition to sound suppressors.
January 8, 2003, 10:34 PM
Yes I have a preban AR-15, with the treaded barrel and the hole works. Lets hope to see the day this no longer matters Thanks again
January 9, 2003, 01:00 AM
Don't hold your breath. Quietest supressed centerfire rifle I have seen to date (de Lisle excepted) is the Chandler arms unit. Unbelievably quiet with sub sonic .308 (like .22 CB).I saw one in Arizona last Fall trip there, amazing.
January 9, 2003, 06:50 AM
Thanks for those pages, they where very informative. It mite be better to get a hole upper with the suppresser already installed. Since the bullet has to be slowed down, you can get away with a shorter barrel. Less then 16''. But the class3 manufacture can make up the difference with the suppresser. So just on $200 tax. All so that upper can be sited in for the suppresser.
If I missed something please let me know. Thanks
February 4, 2009, 04:17 PM
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New technology makes it easier for police to catch bad guys and solve crimes. But agencies cannot overstep the law and constitutional boundaries.
Last week, the Supreme Court correctly ruled police did just that when they stuck a Global Positioning System (GPS) on a suspect's vehicle and tailed him for weeks without having obtained a valid search warrant. Proving to a judge probable cause exists to believe a person has committed a crime is a fundamental element of our criminal justice system.
The Fourth Amendment safeguards people's right to protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. This was an important victory on the question of privacy in the information age. But the rationale for the ruling should have been broader to resolve questions about the use of other types of intrusive electronic surveillance.
The ruling was against the Washington, D.C., police, who, in 2005, placed a GPS on the Jeep of Antoine Jones, a suspected drug dealer, and tracked him for 28 days. A federal appeals court reversed the conviction of the nightclub owner for conspiracy to distribute cocaine because the joint FBI-D.C. police team attaching the surveillance device violated the Fourth Amendment. Jones had been sentenced to life in prison.
While the justices unanimously agreed what the police did was unconstitutional, they split 5-4 on the rationale for the ruling.
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas and Sonia Sotomayor emphasized the physical attachment of the device to track Jones constituted a search under the Fourth Amendment. Scalia, who wrote the majority opinion, said, "The government physically occupied private property for the purpose of obtaining information."
But Justice Samuel Alito Jr., joined by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan, wisely recognized the trespass was not as important as the driver's expectation of privacy being violated by the ongoing surveillance.
The difference in rationale is an important one because physical intrusion already is unnecessary with many forms of wireless technology, including surveillance cameras and cellphones. The police should use every resource available to protect and serve, but can't overreach.
While the Alito-led justices' broader interpretation would have been helpful long-term, a narrow win is still a win.
There shouldn't be technological exceptions when it comes to the right to privacy. Congress should help clarify the privacy and public safety lines.
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our server onto each of these machines, without walking around to each of
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i do not have the luxury of preinstalling any RSH daemons or such like on
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Chicken Cacciatore
3 lb. boneless, skinless chicken parts
Butter or vegetable oil
3 garlic cloves
Salt and pepper to taste
2 c. beef broth
8 drops Tabasco sauce
3 c. red wine
3/4 c. sliced green peppers
1/2 c. sliced onions
6 large mushrooms
4 large tomatoes
1 tsp. thyme
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
Sauté chicken in butter or oil until golden brown. Add garlic, salt, pepper, beef broth, Tabasco, and red wine. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes. In another pot, sauté sliced green peppers, onions, and mushrooms until they are tender. Peel tomatoes and cut into large cubes. Add to above vegetables. Add thyme. Pour vegetables over chicken and cook for 10 minutes, then thicken with cornstarch and remaining red wine. Serve immediately. Serves 4.
Chicken Fiesta
2 1/2 to 3 lbs. chicken pieces
Salt, pepper and ground paprika
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1/4 lb. bulk pork sausage
3/4 c. sliced celery
3/4 c. sliced green onions
3 c. cooked rice
1 11-oz. can whole kernel corn with peppers, undrained
2 tsp. lemon juice
Season chicken with salt, pepper, and paprika. Brown in butter, using large skillet. Remove chicken and set aside. Cook sausage, celery, and onions in same skillet until vegetables are tender. Add rice, corn, and lemon juice; mix well. Transfer rice mixture to buttered shallow baking dish. Place chicken pieces on top of rice mixture. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes, or until chicken is tender. Makes 6 servings. Nutritional information: 538 calories, 44 g. protein, 24 g. fat, 35 g. carbohydrate, 1 g. dietary fiber, 140 mg. cholesterol, 830 mg. sodium.
Chicken Casserole
4 oz. shell macaroni
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen peas
3/4 c. mayonnaise
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 c. medium cream sauce
1 c. diced chicken
1 c. chopped celery
2 Tsp. minced onion
1/2 c. slivered almonds
Salt and pepper to taste
1 Tbsp. chopped pimiento
3 hard cooked eggs, sliced
Cook macaroni according to package directions. Drain. Cook peas in small amount of water for 2 or 3 minutes. Drain. Blend mayonnaise, lemon juice, and cream sauce together. Carefully fold in other ingredients and transfer to a greased 2-quart casserole. Bake uncovered for 25 minutes. Makes 8 servings.
Chicken Rolls
3 whole boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 packages (3-oz.) cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. finely chopped chives
6 bacon slices, at room temperature
Pound chicken breasts with a mallet to flatten. Mix cream cheese and chives, roll into 6 logs. Place 1 log on each flattened chicken breast and wrap chicken around the cheese, tucking in ends. Wrap one piece of bacon around each breast. Fasten with toothpicks if necessary. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
Chicken Rice with Pineapple
(An Indonesian recipe)
2 Tbsp. butter or oil
1 lb. boneless chicken, cut in 1/2-inch cubes
3 c. chicken stock
2 c. long-grain rice, washed and drained
1/2 small pineapple, peeled and sliced and cut in small pieces
13 shallots, peeled and finely chopped
7 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
1 inch ginger, peeled and chopped
1 tsp. coriander
1/2 tsp. white peppercorns
1/2 tsp. cumin
A little freshly grated nutmeg
3 inches cinnamon stick
4 cardamom pods, bruised 2 cloves
1 lemon grass, bruised
Heat butter or oil in wok or heavy saucepan, add all seasoning ingredients and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add the chicken and continue sautéing for 3 minutes over high heat.
Add chicken stock and simmer until chicken is tender. Strain the stock and keep aside the chicken pieces. Place rice in a rice cooker or heavy stock pot, add 2 1/2 cups of the reserved chicken stock and bring to a boil. Cover the pan and simmer until the rice is almost cooked and the liquid absorbed. Add the diced chicken and cook over low heat until the rice is thoroughly cooked. Serve on a platter garnished with fried shallots and pineapple pieces.
Pacific Rim Soup
1 lb. ground turkey
3/4 c. quick or old fashioned oats, uncooked
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
2 tsp. sesame oil
1 1/2 tsp. minced fresh ginger or 1 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. pepper
Two 14 1/2-oz. cans chicken broth
1 c. water
1 1/2 c. halved pea pods
1 c. thinly sliced carrot strips
1 1/2 c. bean sprouts
1/4 c. thinly sliced green onions
Spray rack of broiler pan with no-stick cooking spray. Combine turkey, oats, soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, pepper, and 1/4 c. chicken broth. Mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape in 1-inch balls and place on prepared rack.
Broil 6 to 8 inches from heat 7-10 minutes or until cooked through. In large saucepan, combine meatballs with water and remaining broth and bring to a boil over high heat. Add pea pods and carrot strips. Cook 1 to 2 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Turn off heat. Add bean sprouts and onion.


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) reported better-than-expected third quarter 2012 results,
beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a nickel. Further,
quarterly revenues were well ahead of the Zacks Consensus
Estimate of $708 million.
Quarter Details
Revenues on non-GAAP basis (excluding revenues from deferral
and related cost of sales) jumped 20% year over year to $751
million and comfortably exceeded the company's guidance of $690
The year-over-year growth was primarily driven by robust
performance from the
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
(life to date revenue of $500 million). Moreover, continued
strong performance from
Diablo III
(year to date 10 million copies sold) and the
Call of Duty
franchise were also responsible for the top-line expansion.
The quarterly revenues were also positively impacted by strong
retail (up 65% year over year) as well as digital online revenues
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On operating basis, revenues from Activision Publishing
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Blizzard Entertainment and its subsidiaries' revenue increased
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Diablo III
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On a geographical basis, revenues from North America, Europe
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Total costs and expenses on non-GAAP basis (excluding stock
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Net income on non-GAAP basis (excluding stock based
compensation and amortization and net effect of deferrals) was
$168 million or 15 cents per share in the quarter, up from $87
million or 7 cents per share in the prior-year quarter.
Including stock-based compensation, net income was $145
million or 12 cents compared with $74 million or 6 cents in the
year-ago quarter.
Activision exited the third quarter with $3.36 billion in cash
and cash equivalents and short-term investments, versus $3.19
billion in the previous quarter. The company did not have any
long-term debt in its balance sheet.
For the fourth quarter, Activision expects non-GAAP earnings
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Activision raised its fiscal 2012 outlook buoyed by the strong
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share (up from 99 cents) on total revenues of $4.81 billion (up
from $4.63 billion) for the full year.
Activision expects its new title releases in October, namely
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Skylanders Giants
Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2013
Cabela's Hunting Expeditions
Transformers Prime
to drive the results in the next quarter. Moreover, the expected
release of
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coupled with
Wipeout 3
Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse
in November would be incrementally beneficial for the company to
achieve its forecasted results.
However, Activision's 2013 outlook was a cautious one owing to
the ongoing sluggish macroeconomic scenario and a tough
year-over-year comparison due to the robust sales of
Diablo III
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to remain cost effective.
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boost top-line growth over the long term. The company is in the
process of reviving its popular old franchises such as StarCraft,
which are expected to drive customer engagement going
Moreover, Activision's partnership with Tencent in China to
Call of Duty
online bodes well with the company's long-term prospects. The
company has a strong product pipeline for the upcoming holiday
season, which would expectedly drive the top line in the near
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limited presence in the mobile gaming segment, higher adoption of
free-to-play games and significant competition from
Electronic Arts Inc.
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Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.
) are the major headwinds going forward.
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maintain our Neutral recommendation over the long term (6-12
months). Currently, Activision Blizzard has a Zacks #3 Rank,
which implies a Hold rating in the short term.
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The credit and financial choices you make today shape your future chances of procuring credit. If you have a tarnished credit history, while you still may be able to qualify, it will be a document-heavy process.
Here are some little lending nuances that may arise if you have credit inconsistencies…
• Your credit history matters: The importance of credit is especially crucial when applying for a mortgage because it is the largest form of credit a consumer can obtain. Be prepared to prove yourself worthy. The credit history is especially important because the history not only supports the credit score, but also provides further insight as to what the consumer behavior has been with regard to having, using and maintaining obligations.
For example, a pattern of derogatory credit items will open up questions and lender scrutiny.
The credit history provides additional modeling of the possibility that a consumer with a blotchy payment history might be predisposed to not make a mortgage payment on time, resulting in default.
• Credit scores 620-659: An unsatisfactory payment history would support a lower credit score, possibly resulting in a score less than 660. Conversely, a higher credit score would be supported by a more satisfactory payment history such as paid on time or paid as agreed.
What a lower score
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Borrowers with credit scores between 620-659 will have credit explanations to provide regarding their credit history and/or any possible collection accounts, charged-off accounts or delinquencies that might otherwise arise in this type of credit capacity.
To score in the 620-659 range, it is usually a combination of multiple factors, such as high credit card balances, late payments, closed credit cards, a charge-off account or collections with old balances or little credit as whole.
Loan can be more pricey
Any score within 620-659 will bear a pricing adjustment on a conventional fixed-rate loan even pricier with little equity such as less than 10 percent down. It would not be unreasonable for a borrower to pay as much as .375 percent higher in rate in these circumstances.
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All mortgage lenders selling loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac use what's called automated underwriting on each loan application. Fannie Mae's automated underwriting engine is Desktop Underwriter and Freddie Mac's automated underwriting engine is Loan Prospector.
Upon submitting an application for a mortgage, the lender will run an automated underwriting system analysis on your credit, debt, income and assets. Effectively, automated underwriting (AUS) is an algorithm that comprehensively reviews the total financial picture a borrower represents for delivery to either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. If automated underwriting results show anything other than "approve eligible" or "accept," you may not qualify without making some kind of change.
Changes include increasing the down payment, showing more savings in the bank, procuring a co-signer, changing loan program, or loan term and cleaning up your credit history.
Lending credit cleanup tips
• Pay down credit card balances to 30 percent of the total allowable line on all credit cards. For example, if you have a credit card with credit line of $1,000, don't carry a balance exceeding $300.
• If possible, pay off each credit card in full but do not close the credit card account. Closing credit cards can create a negative credit rating which results in a lower credit score, resulting in a pricier loan.
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Summer is for traveling and doing things at the farm, but when winter sets in I become a ski-dad. My daughter races on the junior circuit in the Berkshires of Massachusetts, so almost every weekend is a road trip for practice or to a race. We're lucky enough to have friends whose daughter skis with mine and who own a weekend place near the mountain - a big, rambling ex B+B with a commercial kitchen and plenty of prep space.
Apres ski lends itself to braising - I can make something unctuous on Wednesday in New Paltz, and have it ready to re-heat on Friday or Saturday at the mountain. Usually it's something pretty basic - see past posts on the subject - but this weekend Vietnam met New England. Vietnamese Style BBQ Berkshire Pork Belly Braised in Fish Sauce and Caramel. Served with plain jasmine rice, stir fried cabbage, and plenty of beer, it was a big hit.
Here's how:
5# Fresh Pork Belly (butt or shoulder would work also)
4 Tablespoons Chinese 5 spice powder
1 cup Vietnamese Chili Garlic Sauce
1 cup Hoisin sauce
1/2 cup Fish sauce
Combine Sauces
Rub Pork with 5 Spice Powder
Slather sauce combo onto pork
Let marinate over night
Set oven at 300F
Place marinated pork on rack over drip pan
Slowly roast pork until meltingly tender (about 2-3 hours)
Cool Pork
Make caramel from 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water - combine, bring to a boil, simmer until deeply amber, add 1 tablespoon of cool water to arrest browning, remove from heat but keep warm and fluid
Cut cooked Pork into lardons about 1"x 1/2"
6 Shallots, sliced thin
8 garlic cloves, sliced thin
1 quart Chicken (or pork) stock
4 oz caramel
4 oz fish sauce
1 Tablespoon cracked black pepper
Sweat shallots and garlic in a bit of vegetable oil until pale golden
Add black pepper
Add all of the other ingredients
Bring to a simmer and cook slowly for about 1/2 hour.
Cool in the pot
Pack the kid in the car with the dog and the skis remember to keep dog away from Pork pot
Drive to ski house
Open Beer #1
Reheat contents of pork pot while consuming beer #1
While pork reheats, make steamed rice and cabbage stir-fry
Plate Rice, and cabbage, spoon generous amounts of pork and sauce over both
Sit with friends in front of fire place
Open more beer
It turns out that the Ski house is just down the road from Dan Barber's Blue Hill farm...haven't been there yet, but race season is almost over......I'll be looking for new things to explore.
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Well said. A few things I would disagree with are:
That Nintendo has "abandoned" the hardcore gamer...I don't believe this is the case. Of course Nintendo doesn't have AS MANY hardcore games as the other systems, but this by no means indicates that Nintendo has "abandoned" them. Super Mario Galaxy, as you said was actually pretty hardcore and a hell of a lot of fun. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess was a dream-come-true for hardcore gamers like myself. It was amazing. And how bout Metroid Prime 3? That blew me away and I was literally ADDICTED to the damn thing until I beat it. Now we're faced with Smash Bros. Brawl which is going to swoop in and pummel our faces with hardcore-ness...
So I don't see how it can be claimed that anyone has been abandoned. Yes Nintendo releases many simplistic casual games that are the gaming equivalent of a bowl of popcorn...but they continue to deliver fatty steaks on silver platters as well, which are keeping me perfectly satisfied as a gamer.
Also, I can't seem to figure out just what everyone's fascination with Zack & Wiki is, because I have played that game pretty extensively, and while the concept is fabulous and should be applied to more games in the future, it is also incredibly frustrating, cheap, shallow, juvenile, boring and uninspiring.
Everyone is jumping on this bandwagon of loving this title, and while it is innovative in its use of the Wiimote, the gameplay runs very thin very quickly, and is BY NO MEANS some "shining example" of great software on the Wii. I would show off MANY other games to people before even considering Zack & Wiki. It's just not that good!
Finally, let me just say that of the many good points made in the OP, I have to EXTREMELY AGREE with the hopes for Nintendo abandoning the GODFORSAKEN FRIEND-CODES!!!
I hate them.
You hate them.
The public hates them.
How much good are they doing for anyone, Nintendo?
NONE!! Drop the stupid things!
That's all I got.


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It's nice to find another rambler like myself. :D I always start out meaning to write less, a sentence or two, and pretty soon my words breed like rabbits and my posts end up being really long.....
Just finished the first 24. Was feeling a little hungry, or like I wanted to eat something. The new brand of kraut I picked up at the store I found has sugar in it. At least it tasted pretty sweet when I tried a little bit of it, so I set it back down. I saw my jar of pickles, and sipped some of the extra liquid. Wow! did it taste GOOD! (Must be needing the salt!)
I decided to warm up some chicken broth, so as I was waiting for it to heat, I saw my jar of bacon drippings (yes I know it's not coconut oil...) and I tried a little. WOW! That tasted good too! Not fatty (like it should have) and it was so fun to run into salty little bits of cooked goodness. I added a dollop of that to the chicken broth.
I tried a little butter too while the broth was heating. Interestingly, it immediately triggered cravings for me. I added some to the chicken broth, but I don't think I'll be trying it cold by itself for the rest of the fast.
So here I am, stuffed on broth, fat, and pickle juice (from actual dill pickles) and I am STUFFED! And satiated. Who'd have thunk?
Also, mid-day I found myself lamenting the fact that I started this fast on an evening meal. Mentally, I think it's easier for me to do lunch to lunch, you know, it's only three days, plus two halves. (Or on a 24 hour fast, just half a day, and half a day) lol So at mid-day I thought to myself, okay then. "Self, if you really want to fast until lunchtime, then great, just go an extra 18 hours to lunch the next day and then you'll be good."
I found it fascinating that immediately, my anxiety quieted down and I crazily felt okay going into the 5th day. Just between me and you, no, I don't think I'll go into the fifth day, but I thought it was very, very interesting that it happened like this. The mind is such a powerful thing. Isn't it?
How's that for a ramble? .... Again, only meant to type a line or two...


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The WBC is pretty much the worst title right now, it's a joke. Canelo gets gifted a title vs Matthew Hatton, and has only faced one contender since, 34 yo Rhodes in his backyard. The Molina's, Kirkland's, Angulo's, Lara's, Vanes' are made to face each other while Canelo cherry picks old and shot fighters. He is not a real champion, no better than Chavez Jr, and Jr has actually fought better fighters. Disgrace how they stole Vargas' record to hand it to him.
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Lara will walk through Canelo, and Vanes but can someone please tell me who Canelo beat to earn his shot at the title. For a champion his list of foes is kid of weak at 154 no P-Will, Lara, or Vanes I think Canelo's bubble burst on May 5th!
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This idiot fought one semi-eliminator and now is whinging? Ajose olusegun has fought about 2-3 eliminators at 140 for the WBC belt and still hasnt got his chance at the belt, This guy hasnt even fought anyone but he wants a shot? Well fight Lara (Doubt it) and maybe even the fans can back you.
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Lara would embarass & KO Canelo & Vanes but the WBC said a short time back Kirk was 2 box Vanes in the final eliminator, another change...BUT Vanes is, has been #1 & should get his shot, period...
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So they had already agreed to fight Kirkland but because of the injury they want a straight shot... not a replacement with the name of Lara. Vanes is some contender.
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Because he hasn't fought any one to earn or keep the title he's holding. You can have the bet at 154 fight title eliminators for years and just beat each other up. But after its all said and done Canelo will never step in the ring with any of the top 154 fighters
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Angulo won a real FINAL ELIMINATOR 2 years ago and never got his shot. He disappeared from boxing for a year because of his Promotional and VISA issues. That is the reason he did not get a tittle shot.
Once all of that got fixed he got his shot at facing CANELO for the WBC belt but first he would have to get past VANES because of his inactivity. Martiroysan had moved up in the ranks and his promoter TOP RANK had paid alot of WBC sanctioning fee's to put him in that position. VANES OPTED OUT of the fight vs angulo for i don't know what reasons (QUACK QUACK).
When Vanes fought SAUL ROMAN he knew it was for the WBC SILVER belt and the contest was to be a SEMI-FINAL bout...MEANING he would have to fight again in a FINAL ELIMINATOR before he got a tittle shot.
Vanes needs to step up...stop crying...and FIGHT!
I really don't know why your defending this guy. He obviously has not fought anyone to merit a shot at the tittle or has earned the PRIVILEGE to fight a superstar like SAUL "EL CANELO" ALVAREZ...
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Canelo sells out arenas in mexico and the U.S, He has a country behind him, Gets mad ratings when he fights, Dude is a superstar.
Vanes has no fan base, never headlined a meaningful fight card, Has not beat a top 10 guy at juniormiddle, dude hasn't even got televised in his last couple of fights.
That's my point...Vanes brings nothing to the table and hasn't earned the right or the PRIVILEGE to step in the ring with Canelo.
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The William Penn Foundation is donating $1.5 million to help restructure the Philadelphia School District, and officials said Wednesday they thought the move could bring more funds from the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors.
The money would go directly to pay for what is regarded as a much-needed management consultant, William Penn president Jeremy Nowak said Wednesday.
Nowak also said the foundation would help the School Reform Commission identify other private funders to help turn the district around.
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* Wednesday, July 15: Psychotherapist Judith Harris discusses "Creative Worrying: Finding Happiness in a Broken World."
* Wednesday, July 22: Health educator Ginger Jacobs from Facey Medical Group will give the latest, best advice on "How to Keep Your Memory!"
* Wednesday, July 29: Learn "Everything You Need to Know about Funerals & Planning Final Expenses," from Robert Wilhelm from the Guardian of Funds Foundation.
All lectures are from 1-2 p.m. in Activity Rooms 1 & 2 of the SCV Senior Center.
On Thursday, July 30, Jeannette Oganova, territory manager from Health Net Senior Products Division will offer a free birthday celebration served with information on the July 1 Medi-Cal changes and how they will affect area seniors. She will be giving away pill boxes, lip balm, notepads and more -- along with the cake!
In addition, the following free health clinic will be offered at the SCV Senior Center: Wednesday, July 15: Hearing Clinic by Audiologist Randall Bartlett of Audiology Services of Newhall, from 11 a.m. to noon in the Respite Office.
Every Wednesday: Free blood pressure checks performed by nurses, noon to 1 p.m. in Activity Room 3.
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BookNet Canada's annual Technology Forum, which took place March 12 in Toronto, featured several discussions on building reader loyalty via the ebook market and its untapped potential for Canadian publishers. Magellan Media Consulting founder Brian ... Read More »
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Nonvella, a new publishing initiative run by Vancouver journalists Tyee Bridge and Anne Casselman, is the latest company to enter the long-form non-fiction market made popular by U.S. websites Byliner and Atavist. Bridge describes a ... Read More »
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Two 'Most Wanted' fugitives back in custody
Two women wanted by the Erie County Sheriff's Office are back in custody after one was apprehended and the other turned herself in on Wednesday.
Brooke Yacobozzi, 41, was apprehended in Crawford County on a warrant for bad checks. She was featured in the Jan. 16 Erie Times-News Most Wanted.
Penny O. Szulkowski, 33, turned herself in to the Sheriff's Office. She was wanted for failure to appear for trial for making false statements. Szulkowski was featured in the Dec. 19 Most Wanted.
There have been 724 fugitives apprehended since the feature began in March 2004.


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News (Nasdaq: NWSA ) is expected to report Q2 earnings on Feb. 6. Here's what Wall Street wants to see:
The 10-second takeaway
Comparing the upcoming quarter to the prior-year quarter, average analyst estimates predict News's revenues will increase 3.3% and EPS will grow 10.3%.
The average estimate for revenue is $9.27 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.43.
Revenue details
Last quarter, News reported revenue of $8.14 billion. GAAP reported sales were 2.2% higher than the prior-year quarter's $7.96 billion.
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.
EPS details
Last quarter, non-GAAP EPS came in at $0.43. GAAP EPS of $0.94 for Q1 were 236% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.28 per share.
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.
Recent performance
For the preceding quarter, gross margin was 40.4%, 10 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 16.9%, 50 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 27.4%, 1,810 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.
Looking ahead
The full year's average estimate for revenue is $35.13 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.71.
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Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on News is outperform, with an average price target of $25.91.
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The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday, like the Fourth of July and Memorial Day, is one of those days that's easier to see as simply another beach, ski, or TV sports weekend. But it really is our loss if we don't stop for a moment and recognize each of these holidays' deeper meanings and seize the opportunity to reflect on how we can finish the unfinished business of uniting our country and moving our democracy forward.
Here are some books to read during the MLK Day holiday:
Child of the Civil Rights Movement by Paula Young Shelton: Written by the daughter of Andrew Young, this children's book offers an intimate and inspiring story about growing up in the civil rights struggle of the 1960's amidst Dr. King and his top lieutenants.
A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King and James M. Washington: This is a great collection of his best and most accessible writings. It allows pre-teens through adult readers to get a deeper understanding of what he stood for and the urgency of the cause of ending segregation and hastening racial healing. It's great for readers to know about the "I Have a Dream" speech, but they should also know more of his work. King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" is a good one to start with. It reminds us to recognize the humanity that connects all of us and rise to the level of courage the moment demands.
The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives by Shankar Vedantam: This book, by a Washington Post science writer, is all about implicit bias -- including unconscious racism -- and how it shapes our lives and our world, as well as compromises even our most strategic decisions.
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Color Blindness by Michelle Alexander: America has five percent of the world's people, and 25 percent of its prisoners. This book demonstrates how the phenomenon of over incarceration has its roots in America's history of racial subjugation, and helps maintain a social order too similar to that which Dr. King gave his life helping us to overcome.
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Florence Mills
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London first saw Florence Mills in C.B.Cochran's revue Dover Street to Dixie in 1923. There were rumours that an anti-coloured demonstration was planned, but after one song, London was at her feet. Cochran later presented her in the smash hit black revue Black Birds. Mills never overtly wooed her audience, yet always aroused them to wild enthusiasm. Cochran remembered her voice, 'bird-like, with a throb in it such as I have never heard in any other. In her quietest moment her eyes would suddenly flash, her beautiful little vibrant face would light up, and her frail, lithe limbs would become animated with a sort of dancing delirium'. He considered Mills one of the greatest stars he ever presented. She was born in 1895, to ex-slaves in a Washington, D.C. slum. By the age of four, she was performing on stage. By the 1920s, she was the toast of Broadway and London and the first black woman featured in Vogue. She became a role model and her success helped audiences accept black performers. Her trademark song, 'I'm a Little Blackbird Looking for a Bluebird' was a protest against racial inequality. Mills died in 1927, aged only 31. At her funeral the mourners sang her hit song 'Bye Bye Blackbird'.


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The purpose of the Berean Fellowship Baptist Church is to bring glory to God in worship, fellowship and discipleship. At the same time, we earnestly believe that the heart-felt needs of people can and will be satisfied as these spiritual objectives are met. In that a correct and growing understanding of clear Biblical instruction is foundational to each of these three functions, it will be the priority of the Berean Fellowship Baptist Church to know and to make known the truths of the Word of God.
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Dean Roberts appoints African American Studies task force
Group charged with revising and expanding African American Studies curriculum
Dean John W. Roberts has appointed a task force to enhance the academic offerings of the African American Studies Program and strengthen the program's interdisciplinary ties to other CLASS departments.
Dean Roberts formed the task force on January 31, 2014 during a convening of faculty who teach African American Studies courses across the College. The conversation was wide-ranging and included open discussion about the current state and future direction of African and African-American Studies at UH.
"The task force has a critical role to play in imagining an African American Studies program for the twenty-first century at the University of Houston," Dean Roberts said. "The members of this group and I understand that we need a program that includes the intellectual resources available in any number of academic programs on campus.
"Our goals must be to provide students with the breadth of knowledge of the African diaspora that they deserve."
Dr. James Conyers, director of AAS since 2002, was asked to chair the task force and convened the first meeting on February 14. Besides Dr. Conyers, the task force members appointed by Dean Roberts are:
- Gerald Horne, John and Rebecca Moores Professor in the Department of History
- Phil Howard, associate professor in the Department of History
- Janice Hutchison, professor of Anthropology in the Department of Comparative Cultural Studies
- Kairn Klieman, associate professor in the Department of History
- Shayne Lee, associate professor in the Department of Sociology
- Richard Mizelle, assistant professor in the Department of History
- Demetrius Pearson, associate professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance
- Linda Reed, associate professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of History
- Rheeda Walker, associate professor in the Department of Psychology
"This is a step in a positive direction," Dr. Conyers said. "Dean Roberts initiated this conversation and brought faculty around the table to discuss how we want AAS to grow. Those of us who are serving on the task force are committed to working together to move AAS forward."
The task force has three priorities. The first is to revise the African American Studies minor degree program to provide more clarity about concentrations for students.
In its current format, the AAS minor provides some exposure to the African diaspora, but does not emphasize its international focus.
"The minor is going to have more focus on the African diaspora with an international focus on Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America," Dr. Conyers said. "We're looking at both our humanities and social sciences courses to make sure there are international components within all of them."
The group is also exploring developing additional study abroad programs for the AAS minor, including a trip to the Caribbean. Right now, AAS offers summer, faculty-led study abroad opportunities in Ghana.
The task force's second priority is to cross-list and cross-reference more courses in other departments and academic programs that can count toward the AAS minor.
Cross-listing allows a course to carry two or more numerical designations – one for each department or academic program that will give students credit toward a degree plan for taking the course.
Cross-referencing allows for counting a course toward a degree plan even though the course only has one numerical designation given to it by the originating department or academic program.
"We have over 40 hours of AAS courses in our inventory," Dr. Conyers said. "With cross-listing and cross-referencing, we will be able to add to that inventory another five classes in summer 2014 and fall 2014."
The third priority is to create an African American Studies major at the University of Houston.
"We're building a curricular major, which is a great incentive for the task force to accomplish as a goal," Dr. Conyers said. ""If we get a major, we will be only the second university in the State of Texas to have a major in African American or Africana Studies."
The University of Texas at Austin recently established its African & African Diaspora Studies Department. In addition to an undergraduate major, UT offers terminal master's degree and doctoral programs in African and African Diaspora Studies.
The UH AAS task force is taking its expansion one step at a time. It will work on getting a major established without the additional work of trying to build a department to house it.
"By going with a major only, we would not be spending additional resources by having to hire faculty to create a department," Dr. Conyers said. "This is a very good start."
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MARTINSBURG -A trial date was set Wednesday in the case of a Jefferson County man indicted last week by a federal grand jury for allegedly selling guns without a license and selling firearms to a convicted felon.
William Lawrence, 64, was named in a seven-count indictment Nov. 20 charging him with one count of engaging in the business of dealing in firearms without a license and six counts of selling a firearm to a convicted felon.
Lawrence was taken into custody on the charges Monday and was later released on bond. He pleaded not guilty to the charges at an arraignment hearing Wednesday in Martinsburg's U.S. District Court and a trial date was set for Jan. 15.
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The first count of the indictment alleges Lawrence willfully engaged in the business of dealing in firearms in Harpers Ferry between July and September. The remaining counts of the indictment accuse Lawrence of selling four pistols and two revolvers to an individual previously convicted of breaking and entering, grand larceny, procuring the sexual exploitation of a child and burglary charges.
Man sentenced to 30 years in prison for federal drug convictions
MARTINSBURG -A Martinsburg man convicted of federal drug charges following a two-day trial in February was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison, U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld II announced.
Leslie Dominic Musgrove, 35, was sentenced by Chief Judge John Preston Bailey in Martinsburg's U.S. District Court. Musgrove was found guilty on Feb. 22 of conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine hydrochloride and more than 50 grams of methamphetamine between October 2010 and April 2011 in Berkeley and Hardy counties; and one count of possession with intent to distribute 783.7 grams of cocaine hydrochloride on Nov. 27, 2010, in Moorefield.
Testimony at Musgrove's trial indicated that he was receiving cocaine from a source in Washington, D.C., and that the methamphetamine was being brought in from Arizona.
Musgrove was also ordered to forfeit a $101,000 money judgment and a 2004 Volvo sedan. which were identified as proceeds from the drug activity. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Erin K. Reisenweber, Thomas O. Mucklow and Shawn A. Morgan and was investigated by the Potomac Highlands Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force.
Man charged after signing with false name
MARTINSBURG -A Martinsburg man accused of signing a fake last name on a fingerprint screen after he was arrested earlier this month was arraigned Tuesday on a warrant charging with him with felony forgery of a public records.
Tyrone L. Fleming, 21, of Raven Boulevard, was later released after posting $5,000 bail.
According to court records, on Nov. 4, Patrolman C.M. Richmond of the Martinsburg Police Department arrested Fleming on an outstanding warrant for domestic battery. While processing Fleming, the officer took his fingerprints and told Fleming to sign the fingerprint screen. Fleming signed his first name, but signed his last name as Richards. When asked why he did so, Fleming stated that he sometimes uses that name. He later stated he was just joking.
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"It is probable that our budget will not be approved," said Sue Guthrie, chief operating officer for the William S. Hart Union High School District.
The budget, which was based on the governor's budget proposal, includes assumptions like class-size increases and furlough days that require negotiations with the Hart District Teachers Association, she said.
Those negotiations hit a standstill in June after the district declared an impasse.
When asked by board member Dennis King about what will happen if those assumptions don't come through, Guthrie replied, "We will have to come up with another way to save that money."
Along with the assumptions, the budget projects a deficit in the 2010-11 and 2011-12 fiscal years of about $14 million to $15 million, Guthrie said.
Following the board's adoption, the budget goes to the Los Angeles County Office of Education for approval. If a rejection happens, the Hart district is able to submit a revised budget by September 8.
If that budget fails again, the county would form a three-person budget review committee to decide whether the budget should be approved and where revisions can be made, Guthrie said.
However, with so many school districts in Los Angeles County facing deep deficits, it is unknown whether the county education office will actually reject the Hart district's adopted budget.
"In past years, that's what would have happened," said Hart district spokeswoman Pat Willett. "We don't know if they're going to be handling it the same way."
The Hart district's budget had not been rejected by the county in the last eight years, Willett said.
The 2009-10 operating budget is $178 million, a drop from the $185.4 million 2008-09 operating budget, Guthrie said.
While the district's income has dropped by $13 million, the district received a boost of $6.8 million in one-time federal stimulus money designed to offset budget cuts.
State funding for each student has also taken a hit.
For the 2008-09 budget year, the district received $6,217 for each student, which is $426 less than previous years, Guthrie said.
That decrease follows into the 2009-10 fiscal year as the Hart district will receive $6,004 per student, she said.


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So Much For Shaun White's Corporate Remake
We had been asked not to call him the Flying Tomato. That was the old Shaun White, you see, pre-brand. That was before he sheared his rock-star red hair, before he suddenly showed up on Esquire's best-dressed list, before he threatened to break Justin Timberlake's ``(bleeping) skull'' in a chick-flick cameo, before the homey snowboarder who was landing Double Cork 1440s and Double McTwist 1260s became a real-live, full-blown global commodity and corporate pitchman.
Asked on TV the other day if he was ``dirty, stinking, filthy rich,'' White laughed and said, ``Yeah, I'm doing OK.'' It seemed an odd corporate remake, ammunition for resentment in an extreme-sports community that thinks all competitors -- even the breakout star who popularized the X Games and forced us to treat it all seriously -- should live in a commune and pass joints forevermore. Was that really Shaun White with shorter hair, in a business suit, attending galas for sponsors and taking meetings at Hollywood studios?
No, it was not. Because this new incarnation of Shaun White, the Flying Capitalist, was last seen falling hard and fading away under the Olympic lights Tuesday in his holy-grail event, the halfpipe. White was challenged by Switzerland's Iouri Podladtchikov -- who is not ashamed to go by the nickame ``I-Pod'' -- to match the upstart's invention, the ``Yolo,'' which involves two head-over-heel flips, two 360-degree turns and 1,440 degrees of rotation. I-Pod nailed it. White? He took two spills, once on his bulging wallet, then when his board caught the top edge of the pipe. The mistakes left him in 11th place in the final of the halfpipe competition, too far back to recover. He finished fourth, which means one of the compelling daredevils of 21st-century life failed in his mission to become the first American man to win three successful Winter Olympic gold medals in an individual sport.
I liked him better as the Flying Tomato, myself. Is it too late to locate his lost hair? Is he now considered the snowboarding version of Samson? He still has chances for gold in Sochi, but this night felt like a funeral.
``I'm disappointed,'' White told reporters. ``I hate the fact that I nailed it in practice, but it happens. It's hard to be consistent. ? It didn't pan out. Tonight was just not my time.''
``I saw videos of Shaun doing it really well,'' I-Pod said. ``I got bummed and said, `Damn, that's my trick and he's doing it better than me. Today, I guess I was doing it a little better.''
It was a popular victory within the inner workings of snowboarding, where White's mass popularity wasn't well-received in all quarters. His American teammate, Danny Davis, wasn't exactly heartbroken. ``I think it's great the American public and the world now knows that there are other snowboarders besides Shaun White," Davis said, per USA Today. ``Shaun, don't get me wrong, is one of the most talented, one of the best riders there are, but there are guys who are just as good if not better. And today Iouri was the best rider."
Through his transformation from bohemian to businessman, we presumed nothing would change when White resumed hurling himself into the air, spinning and twisting and flipping and leaving his brain and bone structure vulnerable to high-risk fate. If we once giggled at these high-flying kids as a sort of teenage wasteland, it now seemed time to accept White in the same vein as Michael Phelps, Carl Lewis and Bonnie Blair and other Olympians who have three-peated within their disciplines. In retrospect, we should have seen failure approaching last weekend, when White pulled out of the slopestyle event, saying the course was too dangerous. ``With the practice runs I have taken, even after course modifications and watching fellow athletes get hurt, the potential risk of injury is a bit too much for me to gamble my other Olympics goals on,'' he said in a statement. His surprise announcement fed perceptions that he's all about image these days and led two Canadian rivals, Sebastian Toutant and Maxence Parrot, to question his real motives.
``It's easy to find excuses to pull out of a contest when you think you can't win?,'' Toutant tweeted, echoing Parrot's tweet that White withdrew because he ``knows he won't be able to win.''
If it wasn't a decision born of cowardice, it did seem an acknowledgment that he was less than invincible and needed to devote full focus and effort to his specialty. If he completed the three-peat, who would remember that he blew off the slopestyle? Besides, he has been dealing with shoulder, ankle and wrist injuries. But the old Shaun White wouldn't have cared, recalling his frightening crashes through the years, including a 2012 spill when he smacked his head off the hard, packed snow and lost his helmet. No snowboarder ever should criticize another for health reasons, not after Kevin Pearce suffered a traumatic brain injury in a New Year's Eve 2009 crash and retired from the sport. There also were concerns about course conditions for the halfpipe -- condition of the snow, curves in the walls -- and White joined others in voicing criticism, with Olympic champion Hannah Teter saying, ``This is going to be showcased to billions of people, and we want the best representation of halfpipe snowboarding. And as of now, it is not to the caliber it should be.''
White also wasn't acting like himself. In a pre-race video sent to the Associated Press -- another nod to his new business ways -- he thanked his fans for sticking by him after the slopestyle furor. ``You're the best," he said. ``You support me through the decisions I make, the training regimen. You show up to the contests. You watch it on TV, and I feel it. ... I want to do my best, not only for myself but for you guys. Wish me luck and here we go."
He also thanked his parents, brother and sister, who watched the event.
``That's what makes me a normal person at the end of the day," he said. ``They don't care what happens. They don't care what the media has to say or other riders have to say, or anything about anything. It's just family.''
The timing of the tape was strange. Where was the bravado? It almost seemed a concession speech of sorts, a hint of impending doom.
So what now for Shaun White? Without the three-peat, the brand fades, and the buzz now surrounds a Swiss Army Knife of a snowboarder who has a cool nickname and cooler jump, Yolo being short for You Only Live Once. ``I feel like fainting,'' Podladtchikov said. ``Everything came together exactly the way I planned. On this run, it felt like it was all meant to be and I was in this position where I'm throwing down my hardest tricks with ease. There's no words for that."
Cool. That's what the extreme-sports business is about, who's cool.
Shaun White? Very quickly, he got old.


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Lockett Named A-10 Co-Defensive Player of the Week
Oct. 14, 2013
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The Atlantic 10 Conference has announced that Taylor Lockett was named the league's Co-Defensive Player of the Week.
In the Dukes' only match of the week - a 3-1 victory at Saint Louis - Lockett recorded a match-high eight blocks. This is her second A-10 award - on Nov. 12, 2012 she was named conference Rookie of the Week.
The Dukes (10-8, 4-1 A-10) return home this weekend to face Rhode Island on Friday and Fordham on Saturday. Both matches start at 7:00 p.m.


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By Shola O'Neil, Port Harcourt and Osagie Otabor, Benin
Luxury bus drivers have raised alarm over incessant robbery attacks on Okene-Lokoja-Abuja highway which have led to the death of 10 of their colleagues this year.(Photo:NAN)
The Catholic Community in Edo State is mourning the death of 18 members of the St Mary's Catholic Church, Uvbe, near Benin City.
They died in a motor accident on Saturday.
The victims were on their way to an ordination service for the priest of the Benin Diocese when their Toyota Hiace bus was crushed by a truck at Okhuahe community on the Benin – Asaba Expressway.
A source close to the parish priest, Rev Fr James Ikechukwu Chima, said the members had barely left their base when a trailer, which obviously lost control, ran over them.
Sources said it took over 10 hours for officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to remove the mangled remains of the bus and the passengers.
Grief-stricken family members and church leaders had difficulty identifying the victims.
Attempts to reach Rev. Chima proved abortive, but his elder brother, Linus, who is a media aide to Delta State Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, confirmed the accident.
He said: "Since Saturday, we have all been dazed.
"My younger brother, Rev. Chima, is confused.
"How would he conduct the funeral mass for 18 of those who daily called him 'Father'?
"They were his family and friends too.
"They were on a short journey of 15 minutes, from Uvbe to Benin for the ordination of new priests.
"They were excited, their expectations for Chirstmas & New Year were high. Hardly did they know that death lurked.
"They did not have a fighting chance; a truck crushed them all," he added.
State Sector Commander of the FRSC Henry Olatunji said a Volkswagen Commercial bus marked EDO XB 326 SGD and a truck marked ENUGU YF 303 ENU were involved in the accident.
Olatunji attributed the cause of the accident to route violation, saying the truck drove against traffic.
He said those dead included nine men and nine women, whose bodies have been deposited at Our Clinic Hospital in Benin City.
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We were set to leave Hong Kong Disneyland on the third day morning. Time really flew by and two days went past just like that.
Time to say goodbye…
Though the trip was a short one, we brought back fond memories for a lifetime with this being Asher's first overseas trip and also his first trip to Disneyland.
Before heading off, we had breakfast at Chef Mickey restaurant, located within Disney's Hollywood Hotel where we stayed.
Inside Chef Mickey restaurant
Like all other Disneyland restaurants, there were many baby-friendly food options in the buffet spread.
Buffet spread
Chinese dim sum
Mickey pancakes
My breakfast
Asher had a very good breakfast and got to practise eating on his own with the baby cutlery and plates provided.
Asher enjoying his breakfast
Parting shot with Indonesian blogger Leonny and her daughter Bree
This sums up my entire Hong Kong Disneyland 3D2N adventure!
If you are interested to visit, do visit their official website for more details.
I am ending this posting with a series of video from Hong Kong Disneyland giving an overview of the park:
Note that the newest attractions like the Grizzly Gulch and Toy Story Land are not featured in the video. You can read about them in my previous blog post though 🙂
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2005-2008 Dodge Magnum Front Lower (Adjustable) Ball Joint Rear Wheel Drive1ASBJ00167-665882
Part Details
- Front / Rear Location: Front
- Location: Lower
- Design: Adjustable
This part replaces:
- Reference Number K7469
- New
This replacement lower ball joint is just what you need to ensure the safety and integrity of your vehicle's suspension and steering.
- Fits either LH (Driver Side) or RH (Passenger Side) FRONT LOWER
- Allows 1 Degree Camber and Caster Adjustment
- Replaces dealer part numbers: 4782740AB, 4782741AB
- Direct replacement
- Built to strict quality control standards
- Fits RWD (Rear Wheel Drive) Models only
- Does NOT fit AWD (All Wheel Drive) Models
Worn ball joints can cause excessive front tire wear, popping or creaking in the front end, extra play in the steering system, and pose a serious safety concern. Replace loose or worn ball joints with our quality replacement.
One way to diagnose a loose, or warn ball joint, is to jack the car up, so the wheel is off of the ground, then have someone try to move the wheel in and out. While they are moving the wheel check the ball joint for play, if it is moving you probably need to replace it.
Remember whenever you are replacing any front end or steering components you should have your vehicle professionally aligned as soon as possible. This will ensure proper tracking and even tire wear.
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- 2005-2008 Dodge Magnum Front Lower (Adjustable) Ball Joint Rear Wheel Drive
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Pregnant Maggie Gyllenhaal Craves Burgers, Limits Coffee
Welcome to My Morning Routine, where we take a look at how people kick-start the day. In the first few installments, we focused on Bon Appétit staffers. Now we move into the wide world of everyone else (and by that we mean celebrities)
Photograph by Matt Duckor
Maggie Gyllenhaal stars in Hysteria (a hilarious historical comedy about the invention of the vibrator), which opened last Friday. She is also expecting a second baby girl, which, of course, changes her eating habits around a little bit. Here's her Morning Routine.
I am a coffee drinker when I'm not pregnant. When I am pregnant I do drink a little coffee, but not every day. I make it at home. And there's one place in my neighborhood that has fantastic coffee, it's called Café Regular, which is just around the corner.
My husband and I usually trade off who takes my daughter to school, although lately I've been so pregnant, he's been doing it all the time. But usually we trade off.
And then, my husband, he really enjoys running, so he makes these smoothies that are green and thick. I have no idea exactly what's in them. But I do like to drink them, so that's good. So if he makes them, I'll drink them, but I don't go near all the jars that he uses.
I had morning sickness for a lot of this pregnancy.
I find that my body definitely tells me what I need. It was yogurt for me, I just ate tons of yogurt. Now I don't throw up any more, but I do find that there are times when I just need to have a hamburger.
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