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Penn State Berks Theatre students won two competitions at the 2012 Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Region 2, held at Indiana University of Pennsylvania during the week of January 10-14, 2012.
Berks students won the Tech Olympics, comprised of a series of challenges that tested technical theatre skills and knowledge. Berks students came home with the region trophy and will host the event at next year's festival. Student participants included Joseph Aubry, Erin Edelstein, Danielle Fitzgeorge, Nick Gackenbach, and Stefanie Thomas.
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Liz Allen: You can't take it with you
Khristina Brown is a young professional. Claire Muller is in her golden years. The two women aren't acquainted, but they share an urgent mission -- to raise awareness about organ donation.
Claire decided to become a cornea donor when her son, Erich, lost most of his sight "after a terrible accident."
Recently, she awoke one day and decided that she wants to be cremated. A few days later, she decided to donate her organs. If they can't be used for transplants, they'll go to research.
"A nephew of mine had a loved one who was fighting for her life, for a liver transplant. She had two children but she didn't make it. It didn't come in time," says Claire, who also has a friend recovering from a liver transplant.
Claire, 86, and her husband, Ralph, 91, have been married for 67 years and are also the parents of three daughters. "We've a very close family," she says. "When you get to be this age, you think about (death) quite a bit," she says. "You don't dwell on it, but you know that the time isn't that far off."
Claire sent a letter to the editor about her decisions. "I'm being cremated. Are you? An organ for someone you love; a human garden; a miracle for someone. Does someone you love need a miracle?" she wrote.
Khristina Brown, 23, has a loved one waiting for a miracle. Her brother, Marty, 20, has hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and needs a heart transplant.
Khristina hopes to raise $100,000 in Marty's name for the Children's Organ Transplant Association, which assists families with transplant expenses.
Khristina and Marty are the oldest of five adopted children of Robert and Pamela Brown, of Corry, who are both teachers.
Marty had heart surgery at age 12 but had been living a normal life -- working two jobs, living in his own apartment. Then he had difficulty breathing in March and ended up in the emergency room.
Khristina's mom called her at midnight to say that Marty was being flown to UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh. "The left side of his heart was completely worn out," Khristina says.
Marty can't go back on the transplant list until he's recovered from open-heart surgery he had in April.
Khristina, director of communications for the Erie Community Foundation, is publicizing fundraisers in her brother's name. They include a celebrity bartending night at Skeeter's on June 7 from 3:30 to 7 p.m., corn hole games at Corry Fest June 14-16 and a 5K at Presque Isle State Park on Aug. 3.
To help Marty, visit www.cotaformartyb.com. To learn about being an organ donor, visit www.donatelifepa.org. And think about Claire's organ-donation philosophy: "You can't take it with you. Well, you can, but it won't do you any good," she says.
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E-Verify & Responsible Immigration ReformPosted Monday, July 11, 2011, at 11:13 AM
As I go to work each day and travel around the district, people constantly stop me and say "Craig, we've got to do something about illegal immigration."
I agree.
While immigration is traditionally an issue reserved for the federal government, Washington's lack of action has led many states to take charge. Tennessee is no exception and we have made responsible progress during this legislative session with HB 1378, the Tennessee Lawful Employment Act.
The Tennessee Lawful Employment Act, which passed 96-0 in the House, is a bipartisan approach to immigration reform, focused on utilizing the E-verify system.
E-verify is an internet based program run by the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration. It allows employers to punch in a potential new hires social security number and, within seconds, receive a response that tells whether or not that individual is eligible to work in the US. E-verify is free to businesses and in Tennessee 4,000 companies already use the program.
The Tennessee Lawful Employment Act requires companies in the state to run every new hire through the E-verify system. Failure to do so results in a $500-$2,500 fine for the business. Additionally, any business found to have knowingly hired an illegal alien faces suspension of it's business license for up to 1 year.
There are two exceptions to the new law. One, companies with 5 or fewer employees, mainly Mom & Pop operations that employ family members, are exempt from the new rules. Two, companies may opt to keep a copy of a valid drivers license on file as proof of a new hires legal status. However, if a business chooses the drivers license option over E-verify, they will not be exempt from the penalties if the new hire is later found to be an illegal.
I was proud to support this legislation. Tennessee has an unemployment rate above 10% and we need to make sure businesses are hiring Tennesseans. This bill accomplishes that goal. It is a responsible step toward comprehensive immigration reform and I look forward to more action on this issue next year.
If you have any questions about this new law or would like to hear more about another issue, please contact my legislative office and we'll get your questions answered as soon as possible. Have a great week!
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Welcome back to the Colts Authority Tweetbag. As always, to join in the conversation, email me or fire off a tweet with the #CATweetbag hashtag.
I'll take tweets on absolutely any subject except IU basketball. I'm not ready to go there yet, ok?
@natedunlevy: How would you grade Grigson from day 1? And what do you give him just for the FA period so far? #CATweetbag
— Rational Homer(@jroehling1018) March 29, 2013
A: The only grade that matters for a GM is wins and losses, and the draft will always be the biggest influencer on that front.
Grigson's first five rounds in the 2012 draft were insane. It could go down as one of the best drafts ever, certainly for one year at least.
On that count, I give him an unqualified "A".
There have been missteps, for sure, but small errors in free agency really don't matter to anything compared with drafting. This free agency period, I'd give him a solid B.
No, I don't get the Erik Walden signing, but I get what they were trying to do. Grigson improved the roster without mortgaging the future. That's all you can hope for in free agency anyway.
He's avoided long-term mistakes while making short-term gains. It's hard to argue with that.
@natedunlevy #CATweetbag Since people love comparing them, at this point, which team would you take next year: Colts, Seahawks, or Redskins?
— Ryan Knox (@Cassieper) March 22, 2013
A: I would take the Seahawks, Colts and Redkins in that order. I think Indy will have the best quarterback play, but Seattle has a much stronger roster, top to bottom.
Given that we don't know if Griffin will even be healthy, it's difficult to project the Redskins as a playoff team.
The fact is that people will continue to compare the three young quarterbacks forever. The teams themselves are considerably less equivalent.
#CATweetbag whos the best wide reciever the colts could get in free agency or the draft?
— Jesus mena jr (@babyjesus107) March 22, 2013
A: The best option at wideout has always been in the draft. Given Indy's dalliance with free agents, however, it seems unlikely they grab one in round one. Grigson and Chuck Pagano know full well the defense is still a motley assortment of spare parts. They need an anchor on that side of the ball.
Still, if I'm looking for a fit at wideout, it's hard not to like Cordarrelle Patterson from Tennessee. He's got terrific skills and is big and fast. He'd be an incredible compliment to T.Y. Hilton for years to come.
@natedunlevy #CATweetbag is the secondary going to be one of the worst in the league?
— Richard Cawdron (@richardcawdron) March 29, 2013
A: Honestly, it still could be. If Vontae Davis and Greg Toler are both healthy, then the corners are solid, but both battled injuries last season.
With LaRon Landry and Toler in the fold, the Colts are better in the secondary, but it's a thin unit. If the projected starters play together, it could be a middle-of-the-pack group at best, but that would be a dramatic improvement.
With even one or two injuries, however, this unit could easily return to the bottom of the league.
@natedunlevy Do you think this year Coby Fleener will have a more productive season? 65/850/8 type of season? #CATweetbag
— Nathan Haza (@NHaza27) March 27, 2013
A: I think this is a fantastic question.
The reason is that it shows just how unrealistic expectations are for tight ends. A slash line of 65/850/8 would be an insane season.
Since 2000, there have been just 16 such seasons by a tight end. Jason Witten, Rob Gronkowski and Dallas Clark only managed one single year like that in their entire careers.
Only 14 different tight ends in history have ever had that kind of a season.
So, no. He won't put up anything in that ball park.
Dallas Clark didn't hit 500 yards receiving in a season until he was 28.
Will Fleener be more productive in 2013?
No question.
That will look more like 30/400/5.
@natedunlevy I would love if you would insult the Patriots next #CATweetbag.Can you please do that?PLEASE!!!
— Matt Shedd (@sheddmatt) March 22, 2013
A: Bill Simmons was talking to Bob Ryan on his podcast this week about how the Patriots keep losing in the playoffs because "they didn't go all in".
I wanted to puke.
They've dropped Super Bowls and AFC Title games because they flat choked. Pure and simple. They had an inferior Ravens team at home for a chance to go to a sixth Super Bowl, and they lost.
I hate Patriot fans because they haven't yet figured out that they were lucky to win three titles and unlucky to have lost a few others. Even after all these years, they don't get it.
@natedunlevy your thoughts on #Grimm to date. Are you still watching? #CATweetbag
— Ugo Eziefule (@igboeagle) March 27, 2013
A: I love Grimm. Other than Justified, it's the one show on TV right now that disappoints me less often than any other.
Is it a little cheesy with the special effects? Sure, sometimes, but I grew up on Star Trek and am a die-hard X-Files and Smallville lover, so I can handle that.
Mostly, I enjoy the world they've created and feel like the show deals effectively with the concept of culture.
It's a great watch.
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Farah: Government May Deny Health Care To Create Society Of 'Dependency And Serfdom'
Taking a page from Bryan Fischer, WorldNetDaily editor Joseph Farah claims that Democrats will use the Affordable Care Act to deny Americans health care so people can never "say no to Washington in the future" because they will be "dependent on government to see a doctor."
Farah calls for the government to be shut down as long as possible in order to prevent this looming "future dependency and serfdom."
"In some future conflict within government, how will Americans feel about being deprived of life-saving health care?" Farah asks. "In a future dispute over what deserves funding and what doesn't, is it hard to imagine another Harry Reid holding Americans hostage by using the government's monopoly on health care and threatening to shut all medical services down?"
The childish, predictably actions of Obama in scaring Americans and making them feel discomfort during this partial government shutdown only illustrate clearly to anyone with half a brain that this old adage is a truism that applies to the very source of this political showdown.
In some future conflict within government, how will Americans feel about being deprived of life-saving health care?
It's not a far-fetched scenario.
Harry Reid said he didn't care about saving the lives of children battling cancer. He wouldn't vote to fund the program. In a future dispute over what deserves funding and what doesn't, is it hard to imagine another Harry Reid holding Americans hostage by using the government's monopoly on health care and threatening to shut all medical services down?
It's not hard to imagine at all.
It's as predictable as clockwork if Americans make the mistake of giving Washington this power.
Again, are Americans discerning enough to see what's happening now and project into the future how government's stranglehold on health-care options might be used like a sledgehammer to get whatever the Washington power brokers want? Obamacare could, if fully implemented, once and for all change the balance of power in the United States of America between government and the people.
Instead of being a government of the people, for the people and by the people, government would have monopoly power over life-and-death decisions it could hold over the head of its former bosses. Government officials would no longer be servants of the people, they would become their masters.
Do you think Americans are a little bit close to understanding the critical component of what's at stake in this debate – and how it is evidenced by Obama's desperate and sometimes shocking abuses of power to see that he gets what he wants?
Today, the government is shut down because of Obamacare. But, as a result of the conflict over Obamacare, we may be getting a glimpse into the future and the consequences of what the next government shutdown will cost all Americans. Imagine the next government shutdown. Imagine the next fight over a debt-limit increase. Will Americans dare to say no to Washington in the future when they are dependent on government to see a doctor?
Better to say no now.
Better to keep it shut down than acquiesce into future dependency and serfdom. This may be our last chance to preserve the U.S. as a unique and lasting experiment in self-government, limited government, the rule of law and the will of the people.
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Accomodation in chalet was brilliant with built in Braai which included Nesting swallows and swifts (outside of the burning area) - they just needed to keep warm overnight. Very Clean inside and out with surrounding lawns.
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Critics worry the proposed law, passed by the House and Senate April 1, could discriminate against gays and lesbians.
"We remain hopeful that courts throughout the state will reject any attempts to use religion to justify discrimination," Jennifer Riley-Collins, executive director of Mississippi's American Civil Liberties Union chapter, said in a statement. "Nobody should be refused service because of who they are."
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Quality Control:
Producing a quality product consistently is the key to success! Every brewery has the capability of monitoring process and product to determine level of consistency and quality. Obviously a small brew pub will have a different level of quality control than a bottling microbrewery; however, the level of consistent quality should be the same.
Every brewery can and should monitor and evaluate critical points in the brewery. Basic record keeping is essential to establishing consistency and developing a basic QC program. There are three major points to controlling quality: Equipment, Wort, and Yeast Management.
Know your system and its limitations. Many brew systems have weak points that can potentially cause problems. Dead ends and shadow areas that do not receive adequate recirculation of chemical must be avoided if possible or must be manually cleaned and inspected. A consistent cleaning and sanitizing regimen must be followed. Documentation of the cleaning process and chemical usage rates are essential for consistency and to avoid confusion that could lead to inadequate cleaning.
It is important to work closely with your chemical supplier to be certain that you are using proper concentration levels, temperatures, and recirculation times. It is impossible to sanitize a surface that is not clean; all organic matter must be removed before sanitation can occur.
The term sanitized is not always well understood. Sanitized does not mean sterile. Good sanitation and sanitary practices lead to limitation of microorganisms but does not guarantee that they are eliminated. A smooth surface that has had all of the organic matter (such as dead yeast or wort residue) removed is relatively easy to sanitize because there is no protection or food for microbes. In contrast, a rough surface or a surface that has not been adequately cleaned is very difficult to sanitize because microbes are able to find protection from your chemical cleaning. Use of hot water as a sanitizer should be avoided. Thermophiles can survive high temperatures, so use of a no rinse sanitizer or a sanitizer followed by a sterile water rinse is essential.
In general, the most common sources of infections are heat exchangers, old cracked hoses, and deteriorating gaskets. Each of these locations offers cracks and crevices for microbes to take shelter in. Regular inspections of gaskets and any non-stainless surfaces are essential for consistent results. The heat-exchanger should be broken down and inspected at least every six months.
Knowing that your equipment is well maintained, clean, and regularly inspected will form the foundation to consistent, quality beer. In the event of a contamination issue, a well documented cleaning program will help to take some of the guess work out of determining the source of contamination.
Now that you are confident in your equipment, it is time to focus on your wort. If your equipment is clean and well maintained, it is relatively easy to produce stable and consistent wort.
Adequate record keeping will allow you to track the consistency of your wort. It is very important to monitor and record as many points as possible such as original gravity, pH, length of boil, percent evaporation, timing and quantity of hop additions, addition of any coagulants, and any other relevant data. Once again, if you have good, consistent records it becomes much easier to trouble shoot in the event of a problem.
It is important to keep track of raw materials that are used to produce your wort. Often, a change in beer flavor or yeast performance can be tracked to a change in raw materials, especially grain. A new shipment of grain can produce different nutrient and sugar profiles for the yeast as well as having a different level of soluble and insoluble proteins.
Wort must be boiled vigorously in order to achieve a proper protein break and to kill any possible infecting microbes present. An 8-10% evaporation in 1 hour is a good target to shoot for, but each brewery will have slightly different capabilities. Adequate protein removal prior to running in is important for beer stability and consistency. Use of kettle coagulants and a well designed whirlpool will aid in the removal of excess protein.
It is important that a brewer regularly check the stability of the wort produced. A very simple and effective method is a wort stability test. This test can be performed by any brewery with or without a lab. The wort stability test consists of aseptically pulling a wort sample (post heat-exchanger) into a sterile sample container and holding that sample for 3 days in a warm area. If the sample remains clear and no CO2 is formed, the wort is stable. If the wort clouds up, CO2 is formed, a film develops on the surface, or off aromas are detected, then you know that you have a problem. See the protocol section for complete instructions on Wort Stability Testing. In addition to stability, a brewer can also check the fermentability of the wort produced. A very simple and effective method is a forced fermentation test. This test can be performed by any brewer with or without a lab. The forced fermentation test consists of aseptically pulling a wort sample (post heat-exchanger) into a sterile sample container and inoculating with a very high yeast cell count (Dried yeast works fine). Agitate the container often. Check the gravity after 36-48 hours to determine terminal gravity. This test will give the brewer a good idea of where the fermentation should finish. If the main fermentation does not reach the same level as the forced ferment, the brewer will know there is a problem in the fermenter (pitch rate, temperature, oxygenation). If both the main fermentation and the forced ferment finish out of spec (too high or too low), the brewer knows that there is a problem on the brewing side (mash temperature, mash times, crush, ingredients).
Your equipment is properly cleaned and maintained, your wort is consistent and stable, now make sure all of your diligence and hard work are rewarded with consistent predictable fermentations resulting in great beer.
Yeast performance is tied to hundreds, if not thousands of factors. Everything that you do during the brewing process will have an effect on the yeast that are converting your sweet wort into beer. Once again, good record keeping on the entire brewing process will help to maintain consistency and to locate inconsistencies that could be causing a change in yeast performance or beer quality. Pitch rates and oxygenation were covered previously, but the importance of these two factors can not be stressed enough. Adequate pitch rates and oxygenation will help to minimize the impact of inconsistencies in the brewing process.
A brewer that does not have a lab must rely on his or her senses. Knowing the expected aroma, taste, and appearance of a healthy slurry will alert a brewer to possible deterioration of a culture. Fermentation tracking will also allow a brewer without a lab to maintain good, consistent fermentations. If your fermentations begin to take longer, lag times are longer, attenuation levels change, or flocculation character changes then you need to replace your culture. Ideally, a brewer should use fermentation data to determine the best time to replace a culture before there is a problem. If a brewer consistently sees the fermentation data begin to change at generation number 10, then the culture should be replaced at generation number 9. It is much less expensive to replace a culture than it is to dump a batch of beer down the drain.
For breweries with a laboratory, evaluating yeast is much easier. Essential testing consists of viability staining, cell counting, and plating for purity and strain consistency. With these tools at hand, a brewer can very effectively control the consistency of fermentations and the end product.
Documentation and Tracking
The importance of good documentation cannot be over emphasized. A microscope is not need to keep good records. Yeast information can be kept in a logbook or on computer file, which tracks all information pertaining to the yeast. For breweries without microscopes and QC programs, the need for tracking and documentation is just as important. The following are suggestions for documentation and tracking information.
- Strain ID and Generation
- Cropped from fermenter X
- Beer style, volume, date
- Temperature of fermenter at harvest
- Age of yeast at pitching
- Pitching quantity by weight or volume
- Pitching rate in cells/ ml
- Cell count on hemacytometer
- Viability by methylene blue or GenPrime Easy Count method.
- Trub removal and yeast dumps
- Sensory qualities of yeast (taste, smell)
- Lab results on yeast samples
Fermentation Information
Good fermentation records are valuable when evaluating yeast performance over a period of time. Brewing specs per batch:
- Wort cooling/ Run in time
- Sterile wort sample
- Wort aeration
- Fermenter volume
- Yeast pitching details
- Gravity and temperature daily
- Time to half gravity or set target (i.e. 5° P)
- Final gravity
- Cooling time and date
- Trub and yeast removal
- Forced ferment sample
Yeast Performance Variables
The number of times a yeast crop can be harvested and re-pitched will vary between strains and breweries. This is dependant on many variables. The more control the brewer has over these variables the more successful he will be in serial re-pitching the yeast.
- Yeast strain
- Generation
- Yeast performance
- Age of yeast
- Storage conditions
- Yeast washing
- Sanitation- bacteria levels
- Mutation
- Stress: alcohol, CO2, pH, osmotic pressure, temperature and trub
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Ryan Sholin, one of the sharp minds in online news, gets nostalgic and remembers why he reads the paper.
The results are unscientific, from a self-selecting pool of folks who spend most of the day in front of computer screens. The larger but not growing pool of readers who get their news from paper, and like it that way, will have different reasons. Some no doubt read the paper to see if their friends are in the obituaries, or their child is on the honor roll, or yes, for international news.
As Sholin says, it's probably not necessary for newspapers to put Dear Abby on their Web sites. Don't pay a vendor for something readers get for free elsewhere. But newspapers that are dropping stock listings and TV listings want to keep providing those to readers online. It's worth something to be able to say that you're providing more news and information than ever before in more ways than ever, it's just not on paper now and it won't stack up on your porch.
The synecdoche and the retronym
There's a timeline behind this: There was a time when newspaper newsrooms resisted the Web and had to be encouraged to integrate their efforts, instead of treating the Internet as a strange world they wanted nothing to do with. "It's about the news, not the paper" was the slogan, and it was true. What we do had become a synecdoche: Even now, when we speak of "the newspaper" and even "the paper," are we talking about the company, the newsroom, or that thing on paper?
Then it became smart to separate the operations and hire Web people to make the most of online possibilities. It made sense for several reasons, even though some of the most innovative ideas continued to come from the newspaper side.
Now that every newsroom is active online, the urge is to reintegrate those separate operations, the most obvious example being the sibling rivalry at The Washington Post.
But we still operate under the assumption that one size fits all. The paper tries to lure back the readers who get their news online, while trying to push online the readers who want to pick up a paper and read it. The Web site tries to appeal to the savviest social networkers and the noobies who type whole URLs into the Google search form. (There's nothing wrong with that, by the way, it's your Internet, but it's like calling Information and giving them the phone number.)
Instead of a synecdoche, we need to think of the retronym: The print newspaper, like day baseball and broadcast television. That suggests a limited future, but it's not always so. Consider natural grass or the acoustic guitar. All were redefined, and some found a vital new role in spite of it.
The best print newspaper might be the most traditional newspaper possible, "The Traditional Newspaper for Traditional Newspaper Readers," without a care in the world about what people who spend all day in front of computer screens have already seen.
And the Web newspaper should be as flexible as possible, with "skins" for small, medium and large versions. With a push of a button it can go from a basic version that's great for mobile, to a clean but robust Web 2.0 version, to a full-featured multimedia-rich version.
Why do I read the paper?
As an editor who reads much of the paper before it reaches the press, I find myself reading the actual paper for the ads. In this commercial-skipping, popup-blocking world, the newspaper despite its shortcomings is still an excellent environment for ads.


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Is this a sick joke? The color saturation and vignetted corners makes my jaw drop. It almost looks as if I had slides cross processed but this is just the Lomography 100 film that came with my camera developed in correct chemistry.
I don't know what the lab person was thinking. All I know is that if every roll of film turned out like this I'd be a very happy camper.
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Fa la la la la la la la la
December 23rd, 2012
I took the train from Paris to Zurich a couple of weeks ago and here are the things I saw; the ride is fabulous especially when it snows:
I arrived at the main Bahnhof,
And thinking about my dad who loves the famous veal sausages (Bratwurst), I had one before heading to my hotel:
The view from my hotel room was magic at dusk thanks to the snow:
I had a huge smile staring out the window the next day:
After two days I headed back to Paris but not before relishing the site of the divine Sprungli cakes; you gain weight just looking at them!
My favorite is this Vermicelles cake. "In Switzerland, chestnuts are used in a variety of desserts, most commonly in a dessert called Vermicelles where the chestnuts are sweetened in a purée and then pushed through a ricer or similar instrument to produce delicious "noodles" which can be eaten as is or as a decoration on top of cakes. Vermicelles are most commonly served atop some whipped cream with some crushed meringues for added sweetness and texture, a dessert sometimes referred to as Mont Blanc outside of Switzerland":
The train ride back was as beautiful:
I came back and guess who was waiting for me in Paris?
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Yasi Says:
December 24th, 2012 at 7:41 am
Beautiful as always.
Happy Holidays to you too my dear.
Joyeux Noel
Entropy Says:
December 24th, 2012 at 5:04 pm
Lovely Pictures .. Refreshed some memories of our Train journey of Bern To Paris ..
Seasons Greetings & Joyeux Noel
Ava Says:
December 25th, 2012 at 11:22 am
Love is priestess at the altar of truth
Music the expression of her praise
and I find your Love and passion
for life,
these sharings
a blessing and
Music to my eyes,
Many merry moments to you
and your loved ones for today
2013 & beyond…
MarK Says:
December 25th, 2012 at 12:57 pm
Please be well, dear Michele,
and have a great 2013!
marie Says:
January 3rd, 2013 at 2:52 pm
It is now up to you to translate that magic sentence..
L'amour n'est pas un sentiment, c'est une oeuvre d'art
Paul Morand
I do believe it, heartily, deeply.
Be well and have merry hours day after day


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Clara Sanders, 88, of Amarillo died Friday, April 7, 2006.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Sulphur Springs with Larry Black and Bob Boaz, both of Blodgett Church of Christ in Blodgett, officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St.
Mrs. Sanders was born in Tupelo, Miss. She owned Sanders Caf in Sulphur Springs for more than 20 years.
Survivors include two daughters, Bobbie Mills and husband, Jerry, of Mount Vernon and Pat Rhodes and husband, Pat Wayne, of Amarillo; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Olivias Angels, in care of BSA Hospice and Enrichment Center, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176-0001 or the American Cancer Society, 3915 S. Bell St., Amarillo, TX 79109.
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DENVER — Nick Evans and Chris Owings hit back-to-back homers, rookie Chase Anderson won his fourth straight start and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the slumping Colorado Rockies 4-2 on Tuesday night.
Evans' solo shot in the fourth was his first homer since Sept. 3, 2011, when he was with the New York Mets. Four pitches later, Owings hit another off Jorge De La Rosa (6-4). Owings also added an RBI double and finished a single shy of the cycle.
Anderson (4-0) didn't overpower the Rockies so much as keep them guessing, throwing six effective innings in his longest outing since he was recalled from Triple-A Reno on May 6. He becomes the fifth rookie since 1998 to win his opening four starts.
Anderson allowed four hits and one run — a homer by D.J. LeMahieu — to help the Diamondbacks stop a three-game skid.
De La Rosa settled down after a shaky start, giving up three runs in seven innings. The hard-throwing lefty didn't have a strikeout for the first time this season, and his six-game winning streak came to an end.
The Rockies opened a 10-game homestand with their fifth straight loss. The best-hitting team in baseball just finished a dismal road swing in which it went 2-7 and averaged less than three runs a game.
Colorado struggled against Anderson, who mixed a fastball that barely crept into the 90s with a sharp curve and a changeup. Anderson also benefited from an overturned call at the plate in the second that kept the game scoreless.
Wilin Rosario was ruled safe by umpire Jerry Layne after sliding past the tag of catcher Miguel Montero. As Montero protested, manager Kirk Gibson trotted out of the dugout to challenge the play. The call was reversed when replays showed Montero tagged Rosario on the back before touching home.
The Diamondbacks took a 3-0 lead in the fourth on homers from Evans and Owings, along with an RBI groundout by Gerardo Parra. Evans was just recalled last week from Reno and his homer was his first hit of the season.
That was more than enough for Anderson, who was taken out for a reliever in the seventh. Addison Reed pitched a wobbly ninth — surrendering a solo homer to Troy Tulowitzki — but struck out LeMahieu looking for his 15th save in 17 chances.
De La Rosa worked his way out of several early messes, including one in the second when Justin Morneau threw out Owings at home on a sharp grounder.
The sun created some awkward shadows on the field in the first and led the Rockies to run themselves out of the inning. Soon after Charlie Blackmon walked, Morneau sent a liner up the middle that Blackmon, looking toward the sun, figured a diving Owings caught. Blackmon retreated back to first as the ball rolled into center field. Ender Inciarte tossed it to second base for a less-than-routine 8-4 putout.


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Millions of Christians around the world are gathering for the Global Day of Prayer for Burma.
Despite some democratic reforms in that country, more than 100,000 ethnic Burmese are still living as refugees in neighboring Thailand.
In recent weeks, government troops have attacked the Kachin people, many of whom are Christian.
Christians are praying for greater religious freedom for Burma and for God to give believers there the strength to endure persecution.
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Ralph Santonastaso, 73, passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2014.
Born in Plainfield, then resided in North Plainfield for 45 years, before moving to Flemington 15 years ago.
Mr. Santonastaso retired in 2006 from Lorillard after 45 years of service. For the past seven years, he was a school bus driver for Hunterdon County ESC. Mr. Santonastaso served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict as a missile instructor at Fort Bliss Texas.
Ralph was an avid fisherman; enjoyed going to the Jersey Shore and Cape Cod with his family every year; loved coaching baseball for all of his children and spending time with his grandchildren (who were the love of his life).
He was preceded in death by his father, Vincent Santonastaso.
Surviving are his beloved wife, Shirley Kohler Santonastaso; his mother, Jennie Cortese Santonastaso; his loving children, Ralph and wife Karen Santonastaso of Livingston, John and wife Karen Santonastaso of Basking Ridge, Patti and husband Steve McTaggart of Lancaster, Pa.; three dear brothers, Vincent and wife JoAnne Santonastaso of Somerset, Michael and wife Linda Santonastaso of Lake Ariel, Pa., Richard and wife Margaret Santonastaso of Flemington; and eight wonderful grandchildren, Sean, Jack, Morgan, Grace, Katherine, Abigial, Kelsey and Nicholas.
A celebration of his life will be held on Friday, July 18, from 4-8 p.m. at Branchburg Funeral Home, 910 US Highway 202 South, Branchburg 908-526-7638. Funeral liturgy will take place on Saturday, July 19, at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph's R.C. Church, 99 Westervelt Avenue, North Plainfield. Burial is private.
Memorial contributions in Ralph's memory to North Plainfield High School Football, 34 Wilson Avenue, North Plainfield 07060, Attn: Robert Lake.
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Green Energy Isn't Always Good Energy
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Solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal are widely considered benign energy sources. For the most part, they are. They harness nature without producing noxious emissions or significant waste streams. They don't require strip mining, punching a hole in the seabed, fracturing bedrock, or splitting atoms. From sailboats to south-facing gardens, hot springs to millstreams, green energy's friendly reputation predates hydrocarbon and fission by centuries.
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Lawrence Tureaud, better known as Mr. T, was in true form as he waited outside a suburban Chicago courthouse to be called for jury duty.
Sporting his defining Mohawk and wearing an FBI sweatshirt and hat, but no gold chain, the star of Rocky III and TV's The A-Team signed autographs and made his feelings about the process known.
"I pity the criminals today," he said as he explained he had been designated a potential juror for a trial scheduled for Friday.
The Daily Herald in Arlington Heights reports Tureaud, 62, said he never considered "playing hooky" after receiving the jury summons to the Rolling Meadows court.
Mr. T said he understood his duty and that it's not his style to shirk responsibilities.
Ultimately, he wasn't picked as a juror.
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After weeks of shortages, health officials now say there is enough swine flu vaccine for everyone, including people that are not in high-risk groups.
Ninety-five million doses are currently available with 10 million more does being released each week.
The Centers for Disease Control has also reported that so far, swine flu is not causing more deaths than ordinary seasonal flu.
The swine flu peaked early in October this year. However, the CDC is cautioning the public to continue with vaccinations, and to prepare for another possible flu wave.
"It's easy to say, 'It's over. Cases are going down. We're tired of the story,'" CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden said. "But actually, we don't know what the future will hold."
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Demi's New Life: PEOPLE
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Fresh off her hailed SXSW performance last month, Swedish dynamo Robyn will be embarking on an U.S. tour.
Robyn first hit the states with her 1997 debut Robyn Is Here. The album produced such hits as "Show Me Love" and "Do You Know (What It Takes)" and went on to sell over 900,000 copies. More than a decade later, she returns to the American music scene with her self-titled debut album scheduled to be released on April 29.
The new set finds Robyn collaborating with members of fellow Swede acts The Knife and Teddybears, among others. After shopping the self-titled disc to U.K. labels and then being rejected, Robyn decided to release the album through her own Konichiwa Records. She founded the label in 2004. The album has already been released abroad and the love-addled single "With Every Heartbeat" went to # 1 on the official U.K. Singles chart.
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Breaking the News - Week 48, Year 2009
Posted on December 4th, 2009
Please forgive me for slacking off last week. I had so much food stuffed in my mouth all weekend that the broken news would have sounded like: "mmmffffmmmmmfffmmmmfffffmmmfff."
Which may have been better, now that I think about it.
Anyway, I'm back on track. Fouling up the headlines and then subjecting you to my idiocy.
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It's a special little world I live in.
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They thought they were going to White Castle
Happy Friday! Here are some headlines from this week. You know… sort of.
This week, President Obama addressed the nation to announce his plan to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. Sources close to the White House say he plans to also address school children across the nation again, but he will soften the news for them by telling them he's sending more poops to Assghanistan.
Also this week, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont vowed to hold up Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's nomination for a second term, saying, quote "At least until we figure out if the second 'n' is silent" end quote.
In other news from the Capitol, a DC socialite couple crashed President Obama's first State Dinner late last week. The couple claim they thought it would be perfectly acceptable for them to enter the White House uninvited, based on the precedent set by George W. Bush's second term.
New York added its name to the growing list of states to reject gay marriage bills on Wednesday. A statement released by the state's Senate made it clear that the majority of state lawmakers were just hoping to protect their gay friends from ever having to claim that their mothers-in-law were, of course, welcome to stay for another week and look fetching in those patchwork muumuus.
Comcast announced this week that it has struck a deal to buy NBC. Suckers. I get that network for free. Wait…what?
In sports news this week, much ado has been made about Tiger Woods' recent, minor car accident and subsequent silence about the details. Experts say that any golf fan knows that this was just another day on the links for Tiger: a bad drive while trying to escape a man trap.
And finally, in entertainent news, Meredith Baxter came out of the closet this week. An anonymous source close to Baxter said, quote "That would explain the overwhelming stench of mothballs" end quote.
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While the Douglas wrestling team didn't have any athletes place in the top eight at the prestigious Sierra Nevada Classic in Reno last week, the Tigers did have a number of individual highlights to build on as the season moves forward.
Henley High School out of Klamath Falls, Ore., won the tournament title with a team score of 176 points.
Lowry was the top-scoring Nevada team in the 81-team field, putting up 119 points to take 10th. Spanish Springs was 12th, followed by Reno in 13th. Douglas finished 73rd.
Henley's Ronnie Bresser, Reno's Joey Lavallee and Reed's Spencer Empey were named the outstanding wrestlers of the tournament.
Former Douglas standout Sullivan Cauley, who now wrestles for Reno, won the 195-pound title, breezing through his five matches.
In the 220 weight class, Douglas' Ian Kendrick won his opening match against McQueen's Damon Ramos 5-1. He then suffered an 11-4 loss to Servite's Matt Lavey in the second round.
Kendrick then pinned his consolation opponent in 1:53 before exiting on a 6-1 decision.
Brandon James (152) pinned Lincoln's Joshua Garcia in the first round in 2:44. He was then pinned by Daniel Best of Central Linn in the second round. He exited in his consolation match after losing a 17-7 major decision.
Elias Anderson pinned Napa's Andy Gutierrez in 5:37 in the first round but was pinned by Sonoma Valley's Sam Denning in the second round. He was then pinned in the consolation bracket to end his tournament.
Chance Thoene advanced to the second round with a bye but was pinned by Casa Robles Jake Minshew in 1:54 in the second round. Thoene scored a consolation pin in 2:01 and then lost a 4-1 decision.
Parker Hoshizaki (160) was pinned in the first round, but he bouncd back to pin his consolation opponent before losing by technical fall in the consolation second round.


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The Parish Choir of St. Dunstan's Church of the Highlands Parish singing under the direction of Terry Rogers.
The music at Saint Dunstan's Church in Shoreline was a bit different on Sunday, January 18, 2009. At the 9:30 a.m. service there was the sounds of Gospel music as played by the Ain't No Heaven Seven, a traditional Dixieland jazz band.
Gospel music was chosen for this day because it is the day before the civil remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr., on Monday, January 19. President Ronald Reagan signed the bill to create this holiday in 1983. Following the Christian tradition of remembering saints on the day of their death, the Episcopal Church added an observance of Dr. King's on April 4.
The director of the Parish Choir of St. Dunstan's Parish is Marion Anderson. The director of the Ain't No Heaven Seven is Terry Rogers.
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Running Free
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===Story=== In 1914, a German supply ship is en route to Africa with a cargo of work horses when one of the mares gives birth to a foal. The pony is soon separated from his mother when the ship docks in a mining community, and he has a hard time getting along, but an orphaned boy who works at a stable takes a liking to the little horse and looks after him. When war breaks out, the stable is abandoned and the pony escapes into a nearby desert, where an Oryx antelope and a native girl become his companions and teach him how to survive on his own. ===DVD Features=== Widescreen presentation / Digitally mastered audio and video / Audio: English 5.1 [Dolby Digital] and 2-channel [Dolby Surround], Spanish, Portuguese / Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai / Isolated music score / Theatrical trailers / Talent files / Interactive menus / Scene selections
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- Theme(s): Family, Children's
- Director: Sergei Bodrov
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- Length: 81 min.
- Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
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NILES - For Rick Kover, the decision on whether or not to return for a seventh season as the Niles boys basketball coach may have come down to a smile from a 7-year-old.
Kover's daughter flashed the grin after making a play on the softball field. Kover serves as an assistant for her team, and the father-daughter moment made a tough decision a bit easier.
As a result, Niles has begun the search for a coach for the 2012-13 season.
On Friday, Kover informed his staff that he would not re-apply for the position he held for the past six years. Under Kover, the Dragons went 52-78.
Kover, who serves as a teacher at Niles McKinley High School, is also attending classes to earn his administrative license. He recently earned a Masters Degree.
"Juggling school, work, family life and coaching just got to be too much," Kover said. "I've done it for the past two years, and I don't think I could have done it a third. I'll be going to school in the summer, and that's when we have a lot of our camps and open gyms."
"It just wouldn't have been fair to myself or my players to try and come back, knowing I might not be able to give the program everything I've got."
Kover noted that he recently created "Why Return" and "Why Step Down" lists. Though his reasons for stepping down outweighed his reasons for staying, he was still struggling with his decision.
"Then recently during a softball game, my daughter did something special and gave me this smile. That was it," Kover said. "My dad was the best coach I ever had. I want to be the best coach that my two daughters ever have."
"They are involved in dance, in soccer, in softball and so many other activities. I want to be there every step of the way. I couldn't do that and still coach basketball."
Next year, Niles will return five lettermen from a team which went 3-18 this past winter. Despite the recent struggles, Kover believes the program can enjoy a quick turnaround.
"One thing about Niles kids, they'll always give you 100-percent effort. This group is no different. If the right person comes in, and he has the time to totally commit to the program, success will follow," Kover said.
Asked if he would recommend a successor, Kover said that he would like to see the job go to Niles assistant Vince Natoli, who has experience as a head coach while at Leetonia.
"Vince would give all the time in the world to this program. He knows the players, he's committed and he knows basketball," Kover said.
"That being said, I am certain our administration will make the right decision. They did a fantastic job handling the hiring process of (football coach) Brian Shaner. They'll do the same here."
Niles athletic director Marc Fritz referred to Kover as "the ultimate professional" who went above and beyond the call of duty.
"Rick did everything we asked of him and beyond. He was great with the kids. We hate to see him go, but I totally understand and respect the decision," Fritz said.
Earlier this week, Niles posted supplemental contracts for the 2012-13 school year. Fritz noted that applications will be accepted from within the district for a 15-day period. The district can then open the process to other interested applicants, if it chooses to do so.
"Ideally, we'd like to make it a quick process because of the timing," Fritz said. "We're weeks away from summer conditioning and open gyms. But at the same time, we want to be thorough and make sure we do everything possible to hire the right coach for the job."


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